Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Million Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($13,317,200.00) in the form of a grant from the FY2023 Urban Area Security Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the MA. Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management. The grant will fund planning, exercise, trainings, and operational needs, that will help prevent, respond to and recover from threats of acts of terrorism, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents.
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 Community First Partnership, awarded by Mass Save to be administered by the Environment Department. The grant will fund outreach and engagement with environmental justice communities to drive increased awareness and measurable participation in energy efficiency programs.
Petition for a Special Law re: An Act increasing the maximum amount of fines which may be imposed for violations of ordinances and authorizing the City of Boston to place municipal charge liens on certain properties in the City of Boston for nonpayment of any local charges, fees or fines.
Order for a hearing on the viability, transparency and community engagement process regarding the proposed plan to move the John D. O'Bryant School of Math and Science from Roxbury to West Roxbury.
Order for a hearing on the viability, transparency and community engagement process regarding the proposed plan to move the John D. O'Bryant School of Math and Science from Roxbury to West Roxbury.
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Fadi Samaha, as a Commissioner of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2025.
Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation.
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Kevin Ready, as a Member of the South End Landmarks Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2025.
Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation.
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Dollars ($352,270.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Boston Fair Housing & Equity Commission. The grant will fund processing and training cost related to housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Housing & Equity Commission.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Dollars ($304,430.00) in the form of a grant for the FY24 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Office of Fair Housing & Equity. The grant will fund processing and training cost related to housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Fair Housing & Equity Commission.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) in the form of grant for the FY23 COPS CD Micro-Grant-Community Policing Development, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund Building Trust and Legitimacy with Community Building. With COPS Community Development Micro funding, the Boston Police Department will hire two full time BRIC Data Analysts to work with the Bureau of Field Services, and the 11 District Captains and Community Service Offices; the Bureau of Community Engagement to help connect with an even wider range of community partners; other Bureaus that will add data and information to the Community CompStat meetings; and the Office of Research and Development’s civilian HUB Program Coordinator, who operates 6 District HUB Table convening per week throughout the neighborhoods of Boston.
Referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Jim Kennedy, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Betsy Cowan Neptune, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Jarret Wright, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Khalid Mustafa, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Carolline de Paula, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Marilyn Forman, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Esther Chong Weathers, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Lisa Hy, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Carla Stovell, as a member of the Participatory Budget External Oversight Board, for a term expiring November 15, 2025.
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 November 1, 2023.
Notice was received from the Mayor of her absence from the City from Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:30 A.M. returning Friday, November 17, 2023 at 5:30 P.M.
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 November 15, 2023.
Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding the "The Report and Decision Application on the 150 Centre Street Chapter 121A Project".
An ordinance establishing street food enterprises in the City of Boston Municipal Code by inserting Chapter 17, Section 22, Permitting and Regulation of non-motorized street food carts.
Remains in the Committee on Government Operations.
Petition for a Special Law RE: An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Nuias Daveiga.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 13.
Resolution honoring Barbados' 57th Independence Day and Flag raising.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
Resolution recognizing November 20 - December 20, 2023 as National Survivors of Homicide Awareness Month.
On motion of Councilors Mejia and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
Order to amend the Boston City Council Rules to include the Committee on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
Councilor Breadon in the Chair.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order failed on passage; yeas 5, nays 2 (Durkan, Louijeune), present 3 (Coletta, Fernandes Anderson, Worrell), not present 3 (Arroyo, Lara, Mejia).
Councilor Flynn for Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Abdullah Beckett in City Council, effective January 2, 2024.
Councilor Flynn for Councilor Durkan offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Maccon Bonner in City Council, effective November 27, 2023.
Communication was received by the City Clerk from the Board of Election Commissioner certifying the results of the election held for the Offices of City Councillor at Large and District City Councillor, on November 7, 2023, at the Municipal Election in Boston.
Councilor Flynn for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Amanda Curley and Julie Ryan in City Council, effective November 25, 2023.
Councilor Flynn for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Amanda Curley and Julie Ryan in City Council, effective December 2, 2023.
Resolution recognizing November as Men's Mental Health Awareness Month.
On motion of Councilors Worrell and Durkan, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
Councilor Breadon called Docket #1435, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($1,620,752.00) in the form of a grant for the State FY24 Council on Aging formula allocation, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund social and health care services for 115,768 older adults in the City of Boston at $14 per person, according to 2020 Census data from UMass Boston Donahue Institute, from the Committee of Strong Women, Families and Communities.
No objection being heard, the matter was before the body.
Committee members polled; yeas 5.
On motion of Councilor Breadon, the order was passed.
Councilor Breadon called Docket #1512, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, Administration for Children and Families, awarded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The grant would fund childcare for homeless children and to provide training to providers offering these services, from the Committee of Strong Women, Families and Communities.
No objection being heard, the matter was before the body.
Committee members polled; yeas 5.
On motion of Councilor Breadon, the order was passed.
Councilor Baker called Docket #1625, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY23 Mass Trails grant, awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Boston Transportation Department. The grant will fund the enhancement of trails and trail access in the Dorchester Community, from the Committee of Planning Development and Transportation.
No objection being heard, the matter was before the body.
Committee members polled; yeas 5.
On motion of Councilor Baker, the order was passed.
Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #1574, for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Seventeen Million One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($17,165,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs associated with the boiler, roof, windows and doors replacement projects as the following schools: The Jeremiah E. Burke High School, The English High School, Dennis C. Haley Pilot School and the Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion Upper School. The City of Boston has applied for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), from the Committee of Strong Women, Families and Communities.
No objection being heard, the matter was before the body.
Committee members polled; yeas 5.
On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson,the order was read once and passed; yeas 9.
Assigned for further action.
An ordinance establishing street food enterprises in the City of Boston Municipal Code by inserting Chapter 17, Section 22, Permitting and Regulation of non-motorized street food carts.
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Million Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($13,317,200.00) in the form of a grant from the FY2023 Urban Area Security Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the MA. Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management. The grant will fund planning, exercise, trainings, and operational needs, that will help prevent, respond to and recover from threats of acts of terrorism, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents.
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 Community First Partnership, awarded by Mass Save to be administered by the Environment Department. The grant will fund outreach and engagement with environmental justice communities to drive increased awareness and measurable participation in energy efficiency programs.