City Council meeting
The City Council is holding a meeting on March 17 at 12 p.m.
All 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. All meetings are open to the public and are also available on Xfinity Channel 8, RCN 82, Fios 964, and livestream via City Council TV.
Please note: Due to COVID-19, meetings are currently being held remotely via Zoom.
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR:
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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 CANshare FY2021, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant would fund key Office of Food Access programs and initiatives that support their mission of creating a more food secure Boston.0437
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) in the form of a grant for policies and programs to maximize reuse, recycling and waste reduction, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to be administered by the Public Works Department. The grant will fund Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Recycling Dividends.0438
REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:
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 FY2021 Jail/Arrest Diversion Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund overtime cost to backfill Crisis Intervention Training for officers.0439
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 March 3, 2021.0440
MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:
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 March 10, 2021.0182
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
Order for a hearing regarding a supplemental sidewalk clearance program during snowstorms in Boston.0441
Councilors Edwards and Wu offered the following: Ordinance Relative to the Investments of the City Treasury.0442
Councilors Edwards and Breadon offered the following: Ordinance Expanding Access to Local Democracy in the City of Boston.0443
Councilors Edwards and Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing on digital infrastructure and electronic city services.0444
Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in support of SD.1709, An Act Relative to Medication Assisted Recovery and Care.0445
Councilors Edwards and Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of the striking nurses at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts.0446
PERSONNEL ORDERS:
Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of S.D.1313, "An Act Relative to the Structure of the Fiscal Management and Control Board".0447
Councilor Janey for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Amanda Curley, Malaki Hernandez, Patricia McCormack, Joseph M. McEachern and Julie Ryan in City Council effective March 20, 2021.0448
Councilor Janey for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Amanda Curley, Malaki Hernandez, Patricia McCormack, Joseph M. McEachern and Julie Ryan in City Council effective March 27, 2021.0449
GREEN SHEETS:
Councilor Janey for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Brandi Walker in City Council.Legislative Calendar for March 17, 2021.
CONSENT AGENDA:0450
Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Ed Kelly.0451
Councilors O'Malley and Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing March 7-13, 2021 as School Social Worker Week.