CITY COUNCIL MEETING

1430    Message and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of 

    Boston to appropriate the amount of Two Million Two Hundred 

    Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,225,000.00) for the purpose of paying 

    the cost of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with a project 

    for the Paul Agassiz Shaw Charles H. Taylor Elementary School, Mattapan, 

    MA 02126. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related 

    thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from 

    the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be 

    expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf 

    of the Boston Public Schools.

    1431    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Million Nine Hundred Eighty Three Thousand Eight 

    Hundred Seventy Two Dollars ($1,983,872.00) in the form of a grant, for 

    the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) 

    Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Transportation to be 

    administered by the Department of Innovation and Technology. The grant 

    will fund the Digitizing of Boston’s Curbs via Machine Learning: 

    Promoting Transparency, Workforce Development, and Equitable Green 

    Policy Project.

    1432    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) in 

    the form of a grant, for the FY24 Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant 

    Program, awarded by the Target Corporation to be administered by the 

    Police Department. The grant will fund the Youth and Police Initiative 

    (YPI), which provides police with the skills and tools necessary to 

    understand and deal with troubled youth and gives troubled youth new ways 

    to understand, perceive and deal with police authority.

    1433    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand One Hundred Four Dollars 

    ($167,104.00) in the form of a grant, from the Massachusetts Electric 

    Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP) grant, awarded by the MA 

    Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to be administered 

    by the Transportation Department. The grant will fund the acquisition and 

    installation of 4 Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) electric vehicle 

    stations at four Boston Municipal Parking Lots.

    1434    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) in the form 

    of a grant for the BPS Sundays pilot support grant, awarded by the Boston 

    Foundation to be administered by the Office of Arts & Culture. The grant 

    will fund the BPS Sundays Cultural Museum Access pilot program.

 

1435    Communication was received by the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston 

    Planning and Development Agency regarding "Proposed Minor 

    Modification to the South End Urban Renewal Area, Project No. Mass. 

    R 56, with respect to Parcel 35, and so called Parcels 35A and 35B."

    1436    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 July 10, 2024.

    1437    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 August 7, 2024.

    1438    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 September 11, 2024.

    1439    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of John Romano as 

    Co Chair of the Boston   AFSCME Council 93, AFL CIO Housing Trust 

    Fund, for a term expiring on January 10, 2025.

    1440    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Alice Brown as 

    an Ex Officio Trustee of the Boston Groundwater Trust.

    1441    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Henry Vitale as 

    an Ex Officio Trustee of the Boston Groundwater Trust.

    1442    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Robert Consalvo 

    as a member of the Neighborhood Housing Trust.

    1443    Notice was received from the Auditing Department providing the Fiscal 

    Year 2025 Payroll Allotment Schedules for all City Departments.

 

0651    Order for a hearing to discuss the need that all our youngest children in the 

    Universal Pre Kindergarten Program are receiving their special education 

    services.

    0907    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in the form of a grant, 

    Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health Sustainability, 

    awarded by the United States Conference of Mayors to be administered by 

    the Office of Early Childhood Development. The grant will fund and 

    support programs that engage community members and promote or 

    stimulate behavior change in Childhood Obesity Prevention and 

    environmental health and sustainability.

    1106    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of  One Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) in the 

    form of a grant, for the Mayor’s Office of Human Services’ Connect, Learn 

    and Explore Initiative, awarded by Boston Children’s Hospital to be 

    administered by the Office of Human Services. The grant will fund youth 

    sports and swim activities in partnership with Boston Public Schools.

    1109    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Twenty Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500.00) in 

    the form of a grant, for the Child Care Licensing Support grant, awarded by 

    the United Way to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The 

    grant will fund stipends for individuals who have completed the Family 

    Childcare Licensing Support Training and have opened their businesses.

    1172    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, for the Senior’s Save Program grant, awarded by the Boston 

    Charitable Trust Fund to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. 

    The grant will fund the heating system replacement program for eligible 

    senior citizen homeowners in Boston.

    1176    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Eleven Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($11,600.00) in the form 

    of a grant for the Escrow Mitigation Activities, awarded to the City of 

    Boston to be administered by the Boston Center for Youth and Families. 

    The grant will fund to pay contractors for mitigation activities.

    1276    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Two Million Two Hundred Thirty Two Thousand One Hundred 

    Fifty Two Dollars ($2,232,152.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal 

    FY25 Title III C Nutrition Services Program, awarded by the U.S. 

    Department of Health and Human Services passed through the MA 

    Executive Office of Elder Affairs, to be administered by the Age Strong 

    Commission. The grant will fund nutrition services for older adults in the 

    City of Boston.

    1278    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Million Seven Hundred Thirty Six Thousand Five Hundred 

    Twenty Dollars ($1,736,520.00) in the form of a grant for the State FY25 

    Council on Aging formula allocation, awarded by the MA Executive Office 

    of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The 

    grant will fund social and health care services for 115,768 older adults in 

    the City of Boston at $15 dollars per person, according to the 2020 Census 

    data for UMass Boston Donahue Institute.

    1279    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Million Thirty Eight Thousand Two Hundred Forty Three 

    Dollars ($1,038,243.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY25 Title 

    lll B Supportive Services, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and 

    Human Services, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, 

    to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund 

    home based support services for older adults in the City of Boston.

    1280    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Five Hundred Thirty Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Nine 

    Dollars ($530,999.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY25 Title 

    III E Family Caregiver Support Program, awarded by the U.S. Department 

    of Health and Human Services, passed through the MA Executive Office of 

    Elder Affairs, to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant 

    will fund Caregivers Services for older Adults in the City of Boston.

    1281    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Four Hundred Sixty One Thousand One Hundred Forty Three 

    Dollars ($461,143.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY25 Title 

    III A Administration grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and 

    Human Services, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, 

    to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund 

    costs for the administration of Title III programs.

    1283    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand Two Hundred 

    Seventy One Dollars ($177,271.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal 

    FY25 Title III  Ombudsman Program, award by the U.S. Department of 

    Health and Human Services, passed through the MA Executive Office of 

    Elder Affair, to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant 

    will fund consumer protection programs to improve long term services for 

    older adults in the City of Boston.

    1284    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Eighty Four Thousand Fifty Eight Dollars ($84,058.00) in the 

    form of a grant, for the Federal FY25 Title III D Disease Prevention and 

    Health Promotion, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human 

    Services, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, to be 

    administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund services 

    that assist older adults in Boston to prevent illness and manage chronic 

    conditions.

1444    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order for a 

    hearing on standardized testing as a graduation requirement.

    1445    Councilor Flynn and Murphy offered the following: Order for a hearing 

    to discuss providing $15 million towards residential taxpayers in need of 

    relief.

    1446    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 

    information under section 17F re: School bus data.

    1447    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 

    information under section 17F re: Second request for White Stadium 

    documents.

    1448    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    September 2024 as Kinship Awareness Month.

    1449    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution Recognizing 

    October as Italian American Heritage Month.

    1450    Councilor Weber and Santana offered the following: Resolution in 

    support of a COLA base increase for City of Boston retirees.

    1451    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 

    26, 2024 as "Boston Women's Fund Day" in honor of its 40th anniversary.

    1452    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 

    29, 2024 as "Runway for Mom Day" in celebration of its 10th anniversary.

    1453    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution supporting the 

    renaming of the soccer field within Saunders Stadium in honor of Billy 

    Baker.

25/24    Legislative Calendar for September 25, 2024.

1454    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing friends of 

    Sherrin Woods.

    1455    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing Trudy 

    Creedon.

    1456    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jennifer 

    Hawes.

    1457    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution in memory of Lorenzo 

    Graham.

    1458    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Joseph Conrad Alexander.

    1459    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution congratulating Tom 

    O'Brien.

    1460    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath).

    1461    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mona 

    Connolly Casper.

    1462    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Meet 

    Boston and Gary Bembridge.

    1463    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Polish 

    American Community in Boston.

    1464    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

    Friends of Blackstone School.

    1465    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing More than 

    Words.

    1466    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tech Goes 

    Home.

    1467    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Marleen 

    Nienhuis and Walter Newman.

    1468    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Friends of 

    the Public Garden.

    1469    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing St. Peter's 

    Church 120th anniversary.

    1470    Councilor Murphy, Flynn and FitzGerald offered the following: 

    Resolution in memory of Richard Litto.

    1471    Councilor Murphy, Flynn and FitzGerald offered the following: 

    Resolution in memory of Lillian "Jeannie" Cahill.