Councilors Wu, Mejia, Bok, Breadon, Essaibi-George, Flynn, Arroyo, Janey, Mejia, O’Malley and Wu offered the following: Resolution urging the MBTA to protect free movement and peaceful assembly with reliable public transit services during public demonstrations. Councilors Wu and Mejia invoked Rule 12 to include Councilor Bok as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation; yeas 12, nays 2. (Baker, Flaherty)

On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0588, for the annual appropriation and tax order for FY2021, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.

On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0589, for the annual appropriation for the school department for FY2021, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.

On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0590, approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32B, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.

On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0591, approving an appropriation of Twenty-Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($27,200,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.