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Council adopted several committee reports and motions, including authorization for up to $65 million in bonds to finance an educational facility, direction to negotiate no‑cost nonprofit leases for memorial and crisis‑response sites, steps to grandfather existing medical marijuana dispensaries and study social equity support, requests for library renovation and budget revenue reports, and adoption of an urgency ordinance to curb excessive price increases.
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The Council approved financing steps for a local educational facility and supported nonprofit use of city land and space, which can preserve local services and memorials. It directed city departments to study and propose rules and funding for cannabis social equity programs and to allow existing licensed dispensaries to remain at their current locations. The Council also sought detailed updates on the Benjamin Franklin Library renovation and asked the budget office to identify revenue options; it adopted an emergency rule to limit excessive price increases and hoarding of supplies to protect consumers.
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