City Council meeting
The City Council is holding a meeting on March 11 at 12 p.m.
All meetings are open to the public. You can also watch meetings on Comcast channel 8, RCN channel 82, Verizon channel 1964, and online at Boston.gov.
PLEASE NOTEThe schedule for meetings is subject to change at the call of the City Council president.
Discussion Topics
- APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR:
0479 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Immigrant Advancement Initiative, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the Office of Immigrant Advancement. The grant will fund programs, initiatives, events and small grants that enable immigrants to play an active role in the economic, civic, social and cultural life of the City of Boston.
0480 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston accept and expend the amount Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Surdna Foundation, passed through the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund the Surdna Foundation's thriving Cultures Program designed to invest in artists, artist’s collectives and small arts organizations of color proposing projects to imagine and practice more racially just systems and structures.
0481 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars($10,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Arts+Culture, awarded by the Boston Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture. The grant will fund cultural institutions convening activities that support diversity, equity and inclusion strategies for those institutions.
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REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:
0482 Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of 1979 re: action taken by the Mayor on papers acted upon by the City Council at its meeting of February 12, 2020.
0483 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Darlene Lombos as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.
0484 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of John Smith as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.
0485 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kathleen Joyce as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.
0486 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Lisa Holmes as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.
0487 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Monica Valdes Lupi as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.
0488 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Graham Wright as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.
0489 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Richard Meinke as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.
0490 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Abria Smith as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.
0491 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Annie Le as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.
0492 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Mu-Chieh Yun as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.
0493 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kathryn Burton as Mayor's Office Chief of Staff, effective March 9, 2020.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
0405 The Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on February 24, 2020 Docket #0405, order and order to reduce the appropriation for the reserve for Collective Bargaining by Sixty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($69,500.00) to provide funding for the Police Department for FY20 cost contained with the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police School Traffic Supervisors Association, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.0406 The Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on February 24, 2020 Docket #0406, order approving a supplemental appropriation of Sixty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($69,500.00) to cover the FY20 cost items contained with the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police School Traffic Supervisors Association, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.
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MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:
0193 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the United States Department of the Interior under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965, to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, for the purpose of making capital improvements to McConnell Park in Dorchester. The Parks and Recreation Department will use the funds to reconstruct the athletic fields, including a Challenger field, Boston's first inclusive ball field and to add climate resiliency measures.
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MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
0494 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution honoring Herbert D J Hassell for his service to our nation.
0495 Councilors Breadon and Baker offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Designation of Allston Village as an Arts Innovation District.
0496 Councilors Breadon and Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in Support for Nurses and All Healthcare Staff at Steward Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center.
0497 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in Support of the I AM Bill.
0498 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Gender Parity in the Naming of Public Art and Places.0499 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing to review the Women-specific Outreach and Healthcare Programming to Combat the Opioid Crisis.
0500 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing to Analyze Patron Safety in Nightlife Settings.
0501 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Boston Police Department Crime Lab.
0502 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Expanding the Services Available on 311.
0503 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Access to Wellness Programs for First Responders.
0504 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order requesting certain information under section 17F: documents related to the Boston Police Department’s field interrogation and observation policy as well as the field interrogation and observation data from 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
0505 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order approving a petition for Special Law re: An Act regarding the Disability Pension for Scott O’Brien, Ryan Lenane, Harry Jean, Terry Cotton, Kurt Stokinger, Matthew Morris and Richard Cintolo.
0506 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing women veterans during Women's History Month.
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PERSONNEL ORDERS:
0507 Councilor Janey for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Melanie Alba in City Council.
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GREEN SHEETS:
Legislative Calendar for March 10, 2020.
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CONSENT AGENDA:
0508 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Giovanna "Jeanie" Lanza.
0509 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Grace Trotman.
0510 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Officer Danielle Rosales.
0511 Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant.
0512 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lucia Esperanza Moffi.
0513 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing eight people for their support of the 7th Annual Women's Ministries Day of Prayer.
0514 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Susan McDonough.
0515 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Thomas B. Materazzo.