CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Name: CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Start: 2024-09-18T16:00:00

All weekly City Council meetings are held at 12 p.m. (noon) in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber on the fifth floor of Boston City Hall, unless otherwise noted.

Discussion Topics

ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:

1385 Message and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston (the "City") to accept and expend the amount of Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) in the form of a grant (the "Grant Payment"), awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, to be administered by the City's Chief Financial Officer/Collector-Treasurer. This Grant Payment is made from the Corona Virus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in the Treasury of the United States established by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021.
1386 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the MBI Digital Equity Partnership Program, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, passed through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The will fund services and support for residents of the Commonwealth who cannot afford broadband service and/or internet connected devices or lack the digital literacy skills needed to utilized the internet.

1387 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Six Thousand Dollars ($106,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Fire Prevention & Safety grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund critically needed resources to strengthen community fire prevention programs and enable scientific research on innovations that improve firefighter safety, health, and well-being.
REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

1388 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Nicholas Gove as ex-officio member of the Air Pollution Control Commission, effective immediately.

1389 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Bridget Connelly as member of the Local 888 AFL-CIO Housing Trust Fund, for a term expiring September 12, 2026.
MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

0100 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant from the Planning and Development Agency in the amount not to exceed Two Million Five Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars ($2,562,297.00) for the costs related to transportation improvement projects.
0101 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seven Million Five Hundred One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($7,501,200.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal Highway Administration Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division, to be administered by the Boston Transportation Department and the Boston Public Works Department. The grant will fund a portion of the design cost for the Sullivan Square/Rutherford Avenue project.

1105 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) and any interest accrued thereon-received in the form of annual Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) payments and held in an interest-bearing escrow fund until designated for use by the City-for the Sullivan Square Infrastructure Project.

1108 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Eight Thousand ($38,000.00) in the form of a grant for the MHC FY24 Survey and Planning Grant Phase II, awarded by the United States Department of the Interior, passed through the Massachusetts Historical Commission, to be administered by the Office of Historic Preservation. The grant will fund Phase II of the East Boston Survey Update. The aim of Phase II is to produce new and updated inventory forms for properties in East Boston's Orient Heights area.
1169 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars ($539,256.00) in the form of a grant, for the MassEVIP Charging Stations, awarded by MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to be administered by the Transportation Department. The grant will fund sixty (60) electric vehicle charging stations under the Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP) Public Access Charging (PAC) Program.

1275 Message and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant from the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) in the amount not to exceed Four Million Three Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($4,382,932.66) cost related to the following projects: Two Financial Center, The Victor (Simpson Parcel), 1501 Commonwealth Avenue, 1397-1305 Blue Hill Avenue, BIDMC New Inpatient Building, 1350 Boylston Street, 76 Stoney Road, Seaport Square Northern Avenue Bridge, 745 Atlantic Avenue, 370-380 Harrison Avenue, Boston University Center- Dental School, Boston Landing, 780 Morrissey Boulevard, 289 Walk Hill Street, Allston Yard Building A, 61-83 Braintree Street, and Belvidere Street Student Housing Project.

1277 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Reconnecting Communities-Pilot Program, awarded by the United States Department of Transportation. The grant will fund the assessment of the feasibility of reconnecting the Chinatown neighborhood that was bisected by the construction of I-90.
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

1390 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Ordinance reforming the Boston Cultural Council.

1391 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss a holistic vision for District Seven in order to redress historic racial harm and to uphold District Seven Constituents' Civil Rights.
1392 Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to provide additional support and informational sessions on the distribution of Boston’s new 225 liquor licenses.
1393 Councilor Worrell and Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss Boston Public Schools’ FY26 Budget.

1394 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the Nubian Square Task Force, its goals, vision, and composition in alignment with the principles of equity and recovery.

1395 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss residency requirements for COB employees.

1396 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the process of establishing hero squares in the City of Boston.

1397 Councilor Weber and Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss long-term vacant commercial spaces in the City of Boston.

1398 Councilor Santana offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the Educational and Workforce Development past successes and future opportunities of youth jobs offered by the City of Boston.

1399 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for a hearing to review the procedures and protocols for the termination of City appointees.

1400 Councilor Santana and Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 23, 2024 as Bisexuality Visibility Day.

1401 Councilor Mejia and Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing Latino Heritage Month in the City of Boston from September 15 to October 15.

1402 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution celebrating Amilcar Cabral and his contribution to the independence of Guinea and Cabo Verde.

1403 Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing September as Baby Safety Month to promote infant safety and injury prevention in Boston.
1404 Councilor Worrell and Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 17-23 as National Constitutional Week in the City of Boston.
GREEN SHEETS:

18/24 Legislative Calendar for September 18, 2024.
Consent Agenda

1405   Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Hannibal Auto Repair.

   1406   Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Charlie Connors.

   1407   Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   American Food Basket.

   1408   Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Parziale's Bakery.

   1409   Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jake

   Silveria.

   1410   Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Sammy Carlo.

   1411   Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Ducali Pizzeria & Bar.

   1412   Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Johnny "Mangia" Pagliuca.

   1413   Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Steven Scire.

   1414   Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution in memory

   of Helen Gallo Bryan.

   1415   Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing

   Susan Huang.

   1416   Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Jane

   Hurley O'Connor.

   1417   Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution in memory of

   Annie Grant.

   1418   Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bishop

   Dr. Everett Dallas Jr.

   1419   Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution honoring the lives lost

   and those held hostage following the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel.

September 18, 2024

12:00PM
BOSTON CITY HALL,

IANNELLA CHAMBER

BOSTON, MA 02201
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01/04/2024 - 2:23PM
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