CITY COUNCIL MEETING

0989 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Racial Equity Fund, awarded by the Boston Charitable Trust to be administered by the Office of Equity. The grant will fund the City’s efforts, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, to update the 2015 Color of Wealth in Boston report and create a data-driven action agenda to address the racial equity wealth gap in the City of Boston.

0990 Message disapproving the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2025, (Docket #0670), passed by the City Council on June 05, 2024. I am filing an amended Annual Appropriation and Tax Order.

0991 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Brian Swett as a Member to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Water Resources Agency.

0992 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Carlton Jones as Director of the Public Facilities Department, effective June 1, 2024.

0993 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Julie Kim as a Member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring May 1, 2029.

0994 The Constable Bonds of Sabrina Jackson, Zachary Marble, Anthony DeMarco, and Linda Castagna having been duly approved by the Collector-Treasurer were received.

0377 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Six Hundred Four Thousand Fourteen Dollars and Twenty Cents ($1,604,014.20) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 Hazmat Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the needs of the hazardous materials response teams, as specified in line item 8324-0000 and 8324-0050 of the FY24 General Appropriation Act.

0378 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars. ($1,125,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 State Training Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the purchase of equipment and supplies, and to fund training initiatives for the Boston Fire Training Academy to ensure the department remains current in the firefighting services.

0910 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($16,825.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY2020-2021 Port Security Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund and support increased port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies.

0995  Councilor Pepén offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Richard Lopez.

0996  Councilor Louijeune and Mejia offered the following: Home Rule Petition for a Special Act Re: Ranked Choice Voting in Boston.

0997  Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order for a hearing on city offices without enabling legislation in the municipal code.

0998  Councilor Santana offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Boston LGBTQ+ youth community spaces and their public health benefits.

0999 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss ways to diversify the City of Boston’s revenue.

1000 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the notification process for abutters meetings in the City of Boston.

1001 Councilor Santana and Breadon offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding LGBTQ+ youth and young adult homelessness in the city of Boston.

1002 Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to create a Boston Development Fund in the Planning Department.

1003 Councilor Fernandes Anderson and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday in the City of Boston and commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

1004 Councilor Mejia and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution calling on the Massachusetts Legislature to pass an act establishing collective bargaining rights for TNC drivers.

1005  Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution celebrating Flag Day.

1006 Councilor Breadon and Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing June 20, 2024 as World Refugee Day.

1007 Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution to rename Grove Hall Branch Library’s community room after Mimi Jones.

1008 Councilor Worrell and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution recognizing Edward Joseph Soares’s and Ralph Brown’s chess games.

1009 Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Elsa Flores in City Council, effective July 1, 2024.

12/24  Legislative Calendar for June 12, 2024.

1011 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing American Legion Boston Chinatown Post 328.

1012 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mike Joyce.

1013 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution recognizing five members of the District 7 Advisory Council.

1014 Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution Recognizing 12 Elementary Retiring Teachers.

1015 Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing Hampshire House.

1016 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Michelle (Dunn) McCourt.

1017 Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ronan Fitzpatrick.

1018 Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing Crystal Galvin.

1019 Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing Debbie Hughes.

1020 Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing Debra Burke.