Wednesday, April 26, 2006

A meeting only North Enders could love

[Deirdre Fulton guest-blogging.]

11:43 a.m.: Scapicchio calls the meeting to order --- it's his last city council meeting.

12:01 p.m.: I promise, not one interesting thing has happened. Sorry. All councilors have a copy of Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times on their desks. Was Lincoln so dull?

12:03 p.m.: They're so tired from being so boring that they're taking a recess.

12:09 p.m.: Flaherty puts forth a bid to hold the National League of Cities 2012 conference here in Boston.

12:11 p.m: Scapicchio gets a plaque and a standing ovation. "I will certainly miss being a member of the BCC. It's been a great ride, it's been a great eight years....We're in a really good place in the city, and we've got some great leadership, some great minds --- far greater than mine --- here on this council." The high point of his tenure: getting water fountains fixed in the North End.

12:15 p.m.: Flaherty: "Sadly, the Young Turks just got a little younger."

12:20 p.m.: Council adjourning in memory of former city councilor Tony Crayton (among others).

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Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:07:45 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

It's Tony "Crayton" not Creighton. And he was a pretty good guy too.

Tony Schinella

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:15:31 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Another NLC Convention? Well, we had them in 1988 and 2000 so 2012 is right on track. Of course, both years were depressing in terms of presidential elections, hope 2012 is better.

Media Watch

Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:41:57 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

The Council needs another vendor of stenographic services. The current vendor doesn't have the new technology for closed captioning of public meetings for people with hearing loss. The debate and remarks of councilors need to be made available as the public record.

dsaklad@zurich.csail.mit.edu

Thursday, April 27, 2006 7:50:28 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Councilor Flaherty should be held to greater accountability for the many violations of FOI Freedom of Information principles, public records principles, open government principles at our Boston City Council. Council staff routinely deflect, delay, deny enquiries for public information about Council proceedings, transactions.

dsaklad@zurich.csail.mit.edu

Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:54:34 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Sorry about misspelling Anthony Crayton's name. It's fixed now.

Deirdre

Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:16:39 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

What exactly are the papers referred to in the
docket items?...
0554 ?...

0555 ?...

0556 ?...

The information is not available at
http://cityofboston.gov/citycouncil

Reports from public officers and others
http://www.cityofboston.gov/cityclerk/hearing/see.asp?type=ag

0554
Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with
Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of 1979
re: actions taken by the Mayor on
papers acted upon by the City Council at its meeting on
March 22, 2006.

0555
Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with
Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of 1979
re: actions taken by the Mayor
on papers acted upon by the City Council at its meeting on
March 29, 2006.

0556
Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with
Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of 1979
re: actions taken by the Mayor
on papers acted upon by the City Council at its meeting on
April 5, 2006.

City Council Meeting Agendas
View the Agendas from a specific week: 4/23/2006

Or, search the Minutes!

Order of business for
matters presented to the City Clerk prior to
12:00 on Tuesday, April 25, 2006
for consideration by the City Council at a regular meeting on
Wednesday, April 26 at 11:30 AM

The following were received:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/cityclerk/hearing/see.asp?type=ag

dsaklad@zurich.csail.mit.edu

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