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CITY COUNCIL MEETING

All weekly City 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.

Discussion Topics

  1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  2. COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:

    1640    Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY25 

        appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Three Million 

        Eight Hundred Six Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars 

        ($3,806,367.00) to provide funding for various departments for the FY25 

        increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the 

        City of Boston and the Salaried Employees of North America (SENA).

        1641    Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for various City 

        Departments for FY25 in the amount of Three Million Eight Hundred Six 

        Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars ($3,806,367.00) to cover the 

        FY25 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement 

        between the City of Boston and the Salaried Employees of North America 

        (SENA). The terms of the contact are October 1, 2023 through September 

        30, 2027. The major provision of the contract includes a base wage increase 

        of 2% to be given in October of each fiscal year of the contract term and flat 

        amounts of $500.00, $250.00, $900.00, and $750.00 to be added to annual 

        salaries in January of each fiscal year, as well as a new pre paid legal 

        benefit.

        Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on November 4, 2024.



        1642    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

        amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a 

        grant from BHCCI Connect, Learn & Explore Grant, awarded by Boston 

        Children’s Hospital to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. 

        The grant will fund the Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative and the 

        Connect, Learn, Explore Program.

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    1643    Communication was received from Sam DePina, Deputy Superintendent, 

        Boston Public Schools regarding certain information under section 17F 

        pertaining to chronic absenteeism, Docket #0938 passed by the Council on 

        June 5, 2024, and Docket #1061 passed by the Council on June 26, 2024.

        1644    Communication was received from Kenzie Bok, Administrator and CEO of 

        the Boston Housing Authority, regarding certain information under section 

        17F pertaining to Boston Housing Authority Elevators, Docket #1357, 

        passed by the Council on September 11, 2024.

        1645    Communication was received from Clare Kelly, Director of 

        Intergovernmental Relations, regarding Docket #1399, an order for a 

        hearing to review the procedures and protocols for the termination of City 

        appointees.

        1646    Communication was received from Councilor Murphy and Councilor Flynn 

        regarding a letter to the City Clerk.

        1647    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kairos Shen as 

        Chief of Planning, effective October 15, 2024.

        1648    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 October 9, 2024.

        1649    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 October 23, 2024.

  4. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

    1202    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

        August 7, 2024, Docket #1202, Petition for a Special Law re: An Act 

        Providing Certain Death Benefits for Rachel Marie Troy, the widow of a 

        former Firefighter of the City of Boston, submits a report recommending 

        that the petition ought to pass.

        1197    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

        August 7, 2024, Docket #1197, Ordinance Amending the City of Boston 

        Code, Ordinances Chapter VII Section 7 Regulating Restrictions on Park 

        Frontages, submits a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass.

  5. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1650    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: An Ordinance 

        Regarding Employee Safety within Boston's Oil Terminals.

        1651    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An 

        Act relative to reorganization of the Boston School Committee.

        1652    Councilor FitzGerald and Pepén offered the following: Order for a 

        hearing to discuss increasing access to high quality school options for 

        Boston Public School students in all neighborhoods.

        1653    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the 

        responsibilities of the City Council President during the Weekly Council 

        Meeting.

        1654    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        November as Men's Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of Boston.

        1655    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution celebrating Veterans 

        Day and honoring those who served our country.

     

  6. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    1656    Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Durkan offered the following: Order for 

        the appointment of temporary employee Lilly Sweeterman, effective 

        November 4, 2024.

  7. GREEN SHEETS

       Legislative Calendar for November 6, 2024.

  8. CONSENT AGENDA:

    1657    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        Comfort Kitchen.

        1658    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing No 

        Relation.

        1659    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        Toro.

        1660    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing Via 

        Cannuccia.

        1661    Councilor Weber and Pepén offered the following: Resolution 

        recognizing members of the Flora Way Working Group.

        1662    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

        MSPCA Animal Care & Adoption Center.

        1663    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing John 

        Miller.

        1664    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing Antonio's 

        Bacari.

        1665    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing Baron 

        Langston.

        1666    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing Geovani 

        Cheverre.

        1667    Councilor FitzGerald and Worrell offered the following: Resolution 

        recognizing eight people for winning the 2024 Hidden Heroes and Sheroes 

        Award.

        1668    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing South 

        Boston Community Health Center and the Laboure Center.

        1669    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Lisa 

        Duarte.

     

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