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2004 Council Initiatives
Authored (20)
- Amendments to the Rules of the City Council (1/28) — REJECTED
- Order for Hearing – Jobs and the Democratic Convention (1/28)— HEARING HELD.
- Order for Hearing – Environment and the Democratic Convention. (1/28) — HEARING HELD.
- Home Rule Petition — Creating a City Planning Department. (1/28)
- Order for Hearing — Boston’s Public Transportation Plan. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing — BPS and special education system. (2/4)
- Resolution — In support of State automobile insurance reform. (2/25) PASSED!
- Order for Hearing — To discuss automobile insurance rates in Boston. (2/25)
- Order for Hearing — Community health centers. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing — Reforms to City's homeless programs. (3/24) - HEARING HELD.
- Resolution — In support of Health Care Action Day. (3/30) – PASSED!
- Resolution — Supporting the "Stop The Cuts Campaign" to limit state budget cuts. (3/31)
- Order for Hearing – Reducing crime at MBTA stations. (4/14) – HEARING SCHEDULED (06/10)
- Order for Hearing – To explore property tax deals offered by the BRA to developers. (4/28)
- Resolution — To explore the use of biodiesel in the City's existing diesel fleet. (5/5)
- Order for Hearing —Traffic and the Democratic Convention. (5/26)
- Resolution —In support of Health Care Constitutional Amendment. (6/9)
- Resolution —Recognizing Health Care Action Day in Boston. (6/16)
- Order for Hearing —Regarding Kensington proposal to demolish historic Gaiety Theater. (6/16)
- Resolution —In support of curtailing use of pesticides in City parks. (6/16)
- Resolution — Civil Liberties and the Democratic Convention. (7/14)
Hearing Scheduled
- Resolution —In support of Health Care Action Day.
(3/30) – PASSED!
CO-SPONSORED (35) - Order for Hearing —Consalvo —Cars registered illegally out-of-state. (1/28)
- Order for Hearing — Hennigan —Assessment of commercial properties. (1/28)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and Family & Community Engagement Center System. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and Public Schools Site Council. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and Boston Plan for Excellence. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and public school inventory system. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and School assignment in Roxbury. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and MCAS. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and 2005 layoffs. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and materials and supplies (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – Ferdinand Building Complex. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – Mass Pike Towers in Chinatown. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Yancey – Compliance with City affirmative action programs. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Yancey – New Community Center in Mattapan. (2/4)
- Order for Hearing – Yancey – Gas powered
scooters. (2/4)
Home Rule Petition – Turner – Fixing "up to four" language on the ballot. (2/4) - Order for Hearing – McDermott – To review the City’s pension system. (2/25)
- Order for Hearing – Flaherty – Future of the City’s Catholic schools. (2/25)
- Order for Hearing – McDermott – Cuts to State gambling programs. (2/25)
- Order for Hearing – Tobin – Televising School Cmte. meetings. (2/25)
- Order for Hearing – McDermott – Comcast and the City’s cable system. (2/25)
- Order for Hearing – Hennigan – Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square. (2/25)
- Resolution – Tobin – Removing soda and junk food from school vending machines. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing – Tobin – On nutrition education curriculum. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing – Tobin – Public schools after-school athletic programs. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – Summer jobs program. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing – Turner – BPS and the unified facilities plan. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing – Kelly – Bio-terror laboratory. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing – McDermott – Residential and elderly tax exemption programs. (3/3)
- Order for Hearing – McDermott – Binge drinking among college students. (3/3)
- Ordinance – Turner – Prohibiting bioterror labs in Boston. (3/10)
- Order for Hearing – Flaherty – Predatory lending. (3/10)
- Order for Hearing – McDermott – Green building practices. (3/10)
- Home Rule Petition – Turner – Requiring voter registraion as H.S. graduation requirement. (3/10)