City Council meeting

0857

Message and order approving an appropriation of Seven Million Fifty thousand Six Hundred Seven Dollars ($7,050,607.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs associated with the roof and boiler replacement project at the following schools; Mary Lyon School, McKinley School and Curley K-8, for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of Boston Public Schools.

0858

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($3,828,317.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY21 Public Safety Answering Points Support and Incentive Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department will fund costs associated with providing Enhanced 911 services.

0859

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($295,000.00) in the form of a 2020 Transportation Construction Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, to be administered by the Boston Transportation Department. The purpose of the grant is to fund the Cambridge Street and Maffa Way portions of the Lost Village Project in the Charlestown neighborhood.

0860

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a 2020 Transportation Planning grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, to be administered by the Boston Transportation Department. The purpose of the grant is to fund a portion of the design cost under the Tetra Tech contract for the Sullivan Square/ Rutherford Avenue project.

0861

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000.00) in the form of a grant, Boston Resiliency Fund Grant, awarded by the Boston Resiliency Fund to be administered by the Youth Engagement and Employment. The grant will fund the purchase of Chromebooks for the Summer Job Program.

0862

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, for the Small Business Relief Grant, awarded by the MA Attorney General to be administered by the Office of Economic Development. The grant will fund emergency grants for small businesses in Boston.

0863

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fitly Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY20 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration programs. The program was awarded an additional $50,000.00.

0864

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the DOWN DUDLEY Event Series, awarded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to be administered by the Office of Economic Development. The grant will fund arts related programming in the Dudley Square neighborhood.

0865

Message and order authorizing for the benefit of the City of Boston a donation from Dell of Four (4) Inspiron 17 3000 Series laptop computers that were recovered in a fraud investigation. The recovered computers will be donated to the Police Department to support the Department's technological needs.

0866

Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Mayra Negron-Roche to the Board of Directors of the Boston Industrial Development Finance Authority for a term expiring April 1, 2024.

0867

Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of W.E. David Halbert to the Board of Directors of the Boston Industrial Development Finance Authority for a term expiring April 1, 2025.

0868

Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Residency Compliance Commission regarding the Semi-Annual Report (January thru June 2020).

0869

Communication was received from Gregory Rooney, Acting Commissioner of the Boston Transportation Department on the Report of the Small Vehicle Sharing Business Advisory Committee.

0870

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 June 17, 2020.

0871

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 June 24, 2020.

0872

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Alejandra St. Guillen as a member to the Boston Cannabis Board for a term expiring March 4, 2022.

0873

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Christopher Arena as a member to the Animal Control for a term expiring January 3, 2022.

0874

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Aisha Francis as a member to the Boston Employment Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2022.

0875

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Robert Whitney as a member to the Boston Groundwater Trust for a term expiring March 1 2022.

0876

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Cheryl Cronin as a member to the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring May 1, 2025

0877

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Dusya Lyubovskaya as a member to the Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board for a term expiring June 1, 2023.

0878

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Jerry Boyd as a member to the Commission for Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board for a term expiring June 1, 2023.

0879

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of John Barros as a member to the Trustees of Charitable Donations for Inhabitants of Boston for a term expiring May 1, 2023.

0880

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Joyce Linehan as a member to the Trustees of Charitable Donations for Inhabitants of Boston for a term expiring May 1, 2023.

0881

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Jerome Smith as a member to the Trustees of Charitable Donations for Inhabitants of Boston or a term expiring May 1, 2023.

0882

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Aisha Miller as a member to the Trustees of Charitable Donations for Inhabitants for a term expiring May 1, 2023.

0883

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Drew Smith as a Trustee of the Franklin Park Maintenance Trust Fund for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0884

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Karilyn Crockett as Chief of Equity effective June 29, 2020.

0233

The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on January 29, 2020 Docket #0233, petition for a special law re: An Act Relative to the Zoning Board of Appeal, submits a report recommending the home rule petition ought to pass in a new draft.

0389

Order for a hearing regarding condominium conversion protections in the City of Boston.

0839

Order for a hearing regarding Boston Police overtime.

0885

Councilors Campbell and Arroyo offered the following: Ordinance Establishing a Civilian Review Board within the City of Boston.

0886

Councilors Arroyo and Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the selection of NWEA as the admissions exam vendor for Boston's exam schools and the impact exam-based admissions has on diverse enrollment at those exam schools.

0887

Councilor Janey offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding predatory and deceptive practices by competitive energy suppliers.

0888

Councilor Janey offered the following: Order for a hearing concerning residents and neighborhoods in Boston most affected by student debt post pandemic.

0889

Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding food distribution at Boston Public Schools and other institutions.

0890

Councilors Flynn and Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss internet access and digital equity in the City of Boston.

0891

Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order requesting certain information under section 17F: regarding Boston Police Department Court Overtime Slips and Supervisor of Cases Weekly Reports.

0892

Councilors O'Malley and Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss racial disparities in the Field Interrogation and Observation (FIO) data by the Boston Police Department.

0893

Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing on Racism in Retail Stores in the City of Boston.

0894

Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding increasing public housing in the City of Boston.

0895

Councilors Edwards and Janey offered the following: Ordinance amending CBC Chapter 8-13 (Establishing the Equitable Regulation of the Cannabis Industry in the City of Boston).

0896

Councilors Bok and Edwards offered the following: Resolution in support of An Act to Guarantee a Tenant's Right of First Refusal (H.1260/S.786).

0897

Councilors Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following: Resolution requesting the MBTA to extend fare-free service to essential workers.

0898

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in Support of the NO BAN Act.

0899

Councilors Wu and Janey offered the following: Resolution supporting "The Freedom to Move Act".

0900

Councilors Flynn and Campbell offered the following: Resolution celebrating the centennial adoption of the 19th Amendment granting women's right to vote.

0901

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing National Purple Heart Day.

0902

Councilors Essaibi-George and Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing July as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month.

0903

Councilor Janey for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Oscar Torres in City Council.

0904

Councilor Janey for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee John Studley in City Council.

0905

Councilor Janey for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Brady Baca, Cisnell Baez, Jacob deBlecourt, Natalie Held, Sandra Sanchez Saavedra in City Council.

0906

Councilor Janey for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Ava Sullivan-Thomas in City Council.

0907

Councilor Janey for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Anayte Lopez in City Council.

0908

Councilor Janey for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Nikkia Jean-Charles, Vikiana Petit-Homme, Fiona Phie and Cameron Teleau in City Council.

Legislative Calendar for July 29 2020.