City Council meeting

0346

Message and orders for an appropriation order in the amount of Twenty-Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($25,500,374.00) from the Fiscal Year 2021 Preservation Fund revenues for community preservation projects at the recommendations of the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee ("CPC"). The CPC is recommending $13,617,850.00 in affordable housing projects, $5,598,569.00 in historic preservation projects and $6,283,955.00 in recreational use and open space projects.

0347

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($360,000.00) in the form of a grant awarded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, doing business as the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), pursuant to a Board vote to approve the expenditure on February 11, 2021.  The purpose of the grant is to fund a staff position in the Boston Transportation Department for three (3) years, under a Memorandum of Agreement, to assist in the implementation of transportation and infrastructure improvements associated with BPDA and Boston Transportation Department planning initiatives in the City’s neighborhoods.

0348

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($245,900.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Local Culture Council Program, awarded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council to be administered by the Office of Arts & Culture. The grant will fund the Boston Cultural Council sub-grants.

0349

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty-Two Thousand Eighty-Two Dollars and Seven Cents ($62,082.07) in the form of a grant, for Help America Vote Act Election Security Funds, awarded by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, passed through the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to be administered by the Elections Department. The grant will fund reimbursement for the cost of implementing mail-in voting in 2020.

0350

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 FY21 First Responder Naloxone Administration Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase of Naloxone and related supplies for use by the Boston Police Department

0351

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($5,885.00) in the form of a grant from a charitable donation, awarded by the Shah Family Foundation to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant will fund outreach materials, translated in 10 languages to promote awareness of Pandemic EBT benefits.

0352

Petition of A Yankee Line, for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.

0353

Communication was received from Eneida Tavares, Chair, of the Board of Election, for your approval a citizen petition entitled "Petition for Eversource Substation East Boston".

0354

Communication was received from Councilor Kenzie Bok regarding public land and public finance for public good.

0117

The Committee on City & Neighborhood Services, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0117, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) in the form of a grant, 2019 Barr Fellowship, awarded by the Barr Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0173

The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0173, petition for a special law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Harry Jean, submits a report recommending the home rule petition ought to pass in a new draft.

0174

The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0174, petition for a special law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Ryan Lenane, submits a report recommending the home rule petition ought to pass in a new draft.

0175

The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0175, petition for a special law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Terry Cotton, submits a report recommending the home rule petition ought to pass in a new draft.

0116

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0116, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Eight Hundred One Thousand Four Hundred Three Dollars and Six Cents ($1,801,403.06) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administered by the Boston Police Department, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0118

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0118, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Six Dollars ($123,306.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities Program, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, to be administered by the Police Department, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0119

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0119, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($114,737.00) in the form of a grant for the 2019 Port Security Grant Program, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to be administered by the Fire Department, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0120

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0120, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-One Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars ($71,335.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, passed through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0121

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0121, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FFY2021  Municipal Road Safety Program, awarded by the United States Department of Transportation, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administered by the Boston Police Department, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0124

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0124, 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 for the Simoni Foundation Donation, awarded by the Frank R. and Elizabeth Simoni Foundation Inc., to be administered by the Police Department, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0191

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 27, 2021 Docket #0191, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Million Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($13,520,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY20 Urban Area Security Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0193

The Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice, to which was referred on January 27, 2021 Docket #0193, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Seventy Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($370,457.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant-Local Allocation, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0170

Order for a hearing regarding the governance structure of the Boston School Committee.

0355

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in support of a nonbinding public advisory opinion ballot measure regarding a proposed Eversource substation in East Boston.

0356

Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing on Community Voice in Impact Advisory Groups.

0357

Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding worker cooperatives.

0358

Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding summer learning opportunities and summer planning for the 2021-2022 school year for Boston Public Schools.

0359

Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the status of Universal Pre-K given the COVID-19 pandemic.

0360

Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding services for English Learners and the LOOK Bill.

0361

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing on the process for tree removals in the City of Boston.

0362

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding existing residential unit diversity across Boston.

0363

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding to review the procedures to alert a neighborhood to development-related meetings.

0364

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the creation of publicly available developer profiles.

0365

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

0366

Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding using planning and land-use tools for public good

0367

Councilors Bok and Edwards offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding homeownership assistance including for first-generation homebuyers

0368

Councilors Bok and Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding investing Boston Saves funds

0369

Councilors Arroyo and Campbell offered the following: Ordinance Restricting the Use of Chemical Crowd Control Agents and Kinetic Impact Projectiles.

0370

Councilors Edwards and Essaibi-George offered the following: Ordinance Establishing a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program.

0371

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order regarding a text amendment to Article 5 of the Boston Zoning Code with respect to public service corporations.

0372

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for a hearing on the status of the Zoning Board of Appeals Executive Order and Home Rule Petition.

0373

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support Of H.D. 1167, “An Act Concerning Genocide Education” and S.D. 1592, “An Act Advancing And Promoting Genocide Education".

Legislative Calendar for February 24, 2021

0374

Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution in memory of Emily Millard Watts.

0375

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Arthur Chin.

0376

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Lam Sin Sujo.

0377

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Edward J. "Butch" Shifflett..

0378

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Dolores LaMattina.

0379

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Peter Cardinale.

0380

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing of Mary Romano.

0381

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing of Walter Castaneda.

0382

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing of Andres Jaramillo and Erica Acevedo.

0383

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing Valin Edwaeds.

0384

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing Anthony Powell.

0385

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution congratulating Javada Seamuesl.

0386

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution congratulating Anthony Stewart.

0387

Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution congratulating Mrs. Marjorie Samuels.