City Council meeting

0262

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Million Six Hundred Seventy Thousand Eight Hundred Ten Dollars ($20,670,810.00) in the form of a grant for the Emergency Rental Assistance, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury to be administered by the Department of Neighborhood Development. The grant will fund assistance to household that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

0263

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Sustainable Materials Recovery Program/Recycle Dividend, awarded by the MA Department of Environmental Protection to be administered by the Public Works Department. The grant will fund a cost-benefit analysis of programs that utilized economic incentive to increase residential waste diversion in Boston.

0264

Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Kristen Hoffman as an alternate member of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2023.

0265

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Adesuwa Igbineweka as a member to the City of Boston Scholarship Fund Committee for a term expiring June 1, 2023.

0266

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Kathryn Preskenis as a member to the City of Boston Scholarship Fund Committee for a term expiring June 1, 2023.

0267

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Daniel Passacantille as a member to the City of Boston Scholarship Fund Committee for a term expiring June 1, 2023.

0268

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Meaghan Towie as a member to the City of Boston Scholarship Fund Committee for a term expiring June 1, 2023.

0269

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Micah Rosegrant as a member to the City of Boston Scholarship Fund Committee for a term expiring June 1, 2023.

0270

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Onyen Yong, as a member to the Boston Fair Housing Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2023.

0271

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Javier Flores, as a member to the Boston Fair Housing Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2023.

0272

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Egobudike Ezedi Jr., as a member to the Boston Fair Housing Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2023.

0273

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Anne Connolly, as an Associate Commissioner to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a term expiring January 25, 2025.

0274

Notice was received from Mayor of the reappointment of David Queeley, as an Associate Commissioner of the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission for a term expiring January 25, 2025.

0275

Notice was received from Mayor of the appointment of William Epperson, as an Associate Commissioner of the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission for a term expiring January 25, 2025.

0276

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Jennifer Falk as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2023.

0277

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Alexander Speir as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2023.

0278

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Catherine O'Neill as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2023.

0279

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Shauan Helton as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2023.

0280

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Leonard Lee as a member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2023.

0281

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Marie Tai as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2023.

0282

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Robert MacEachern as a member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2023.

0283

Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Reyes Coll-Tellechea as a member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2023.

0284

Notice was received from Mayor of the appointment of Joyce Linehan as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring April 1, 2021.

0285

Notice was received from Mayor of the appointment of Senator Michael Rush as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring May 1, 2025.

0286

Notice was received from Mayor of the appointment of Navjeet Bal as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring May 1, 2025.

0287

Notice was received from Mayor of the appointment of Joseph Berman as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring May 1, 2025.

0288

Notice was received from Mayor of the appointment of Christian Westra as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring May 1, 2025.

0289

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Aisha Miller as a Trustee of the Make Boston Shine Trust Fund for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0290

Notice was received from Mayor of the reappointment of Daniel Greene, as a Trustee of the Boston Retirement Board for a term expiring March 13, 2023.

0291

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Edward McGuire, as a Trustee to the Boston Groundwater Trust, as a representative.

0292

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Linda Champion as member to the Municipal Lobbying Compliance Commission, for a term expiring January 3, 2022.

0293

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Alexis Tkachuk as member of the Boston Election Commission, for a term expiring March 31, 2024.

0294

Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Zouk Mo as member to the Internal Affairs Oversight Panel, for a term expiring March 14, 2021.

0155

The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0155, Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to the Office of Mayor in the City of Boston, submits a report recommending the petition ought to pass in a new draft.

0109

Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Sherry Dong as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term expiring July 1, 2021.

0110

Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Bethany Patten as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term expiring July 1, 2021.

0111

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.

0125

Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Michael P. Monahan as a member of the Boston Redevelopment Authority for a term expiring August 23, 2023.

0173

Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Harry Jean.

0174

Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Ryan Lenane.

0175

Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Terry Cotton.

0295

Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the current state of cooperative housing in Boston and strategies for its further expansion.

0296

Councilors Bok and Breadon offered the following: Petition for a special law re: The Boston Landmarks Commission.

0297

Councilors Bok and Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding a City-level Conservation Corps for Boston.

0298

Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order requesting certain information under 17F re: BPD staffing.

0299

Councilors Breadon and Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding future plans for the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

0300

Councilors Flynn and Edwards offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss services for women veterans.

0301

Councilors Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the impact of CORI on access to employment and other opportunities.

0302

Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Good Food Purchasing at the City of Boston and Boston's anchor institutions.

0303

Councilor Wu offered the following: Ordinance Extending Paid Sick Leave for City of Boston Employees to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine.

0304

Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution urging the Baker Administration to prioritize K-12 educators in COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

0305

Councilors Wu and Janey offered the following: Resolution in support of transit equity.

0306

Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution offering support for the creation of the Steven P. Odom Serenity Garden and the Life Skills Training and Wellness Center.

0307

Councilors Campbell and Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding implementation of the Boston Police Reform Task Force's recommendations and the State Police Reform Bill.

0308

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing February 7, 2021 as Winter Walk Day in the City of Boston.

0309

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing February 3, 2021 as National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

0310

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Expanding the Services Available on 311.

0311

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Elder Scamming Protections.

0312

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the SNAP Gap in Boston.

0313

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Impact of Main Streets Organizations on Small Businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Legislative Calendar for February 3, 2021.

0314

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Richard Flippin.

0315

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing January 27, 2021 as Holocaust Remembrance Day.

0316

Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sharron (Shay) A. Allen.