City Council meeting

0191    Message and order extending the City's acceptance of M.G.L. c 32B,  Section 19, to be effective until June 30, 2025 upon my approval and execution of a written agreement with the Public Employee Committee (PEC). The PEC will continue to be the exclusive bargaining representative for the coalition of public employee bargaining units and retirees of the City of Boston with respect to health insurance coverage until June 30, 2025.  The agreement extends reforms agreed upon in the current PEC agreement and adds further saving, estimated to equal approximately $60 million over the five year period. It also anticipates continued efforts to achieve additional saving through future health insurance procurements.

0192    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars and Forty-Seven Cents ($1,794,683.47) in the form of a grant, for the FY20 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to be administered by the Boston Police Department. The grant will fund regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution, and reintegration programs.

0193    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the United States Department of the Interior under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965, to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, for the purpose of making capital improvements to McConnell Park in Dorchester. The Parks and Recreation Department will use the funds to reconstruct the athletic fields, including a Challenger field, Boston's first inclusive ball field and to add climate resiliency measures.

0194    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($491,316.00) in the form of a grant for the First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperation Agreement, awarded by the United States Health and Human Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund a collaborative effort between Boston Fire Department first responders, the Mayor's Office of Recovery Services, the Boston Public Health Commission and community-based organizations to improve the City's response to opioid overdoses. This is year 2 of a 4 year grant.

0195    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 2019 Transportation Planning Grant awarded by Massachusetts Gaming Commission to be administered by the Boston Transportation Department. The purpose of the grant is to fund a portion of the design cost under the Tetra Tech contract for the Sullivan Square/Rutherford Avenue project.

0196    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighty Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Dollars and Forty Cents ($80,370.40) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY19 Violence Against Women Act STOP grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund a Civilian Violence Advocate who provides services for victims in Jamaica Plain and East Boston, and overtime for all the civilian Domestic Violence advocates.

0197    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FFY19 Violence Against Women Act STOP grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administer by the Police Department. The grant will fund a Civilian Domestic Violence Advocate who provides services for victims in Jamaica Plain and East Boston, and overtime for all the civilian Domestic Violence advocates.

0198    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Age-Friendly Bench Program, award by Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation to be administered by the Public Work Department. The grant will fund the installation of Age-Friendly benches in Allston Brighton's business district.

0199    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 FY20 National Violence Death Reporting System Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to be administered by the Boston Police Department. The grant will fund data collection by the Bureau of Investigation Services and the Drug Control Unit.

0200    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Four Dollars ($1,884.00) in the form of a grant, for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture, passed through the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, to be administered by the Boston Center for Youth and Families.  The grant will fund a healthy breakfast and snack to children enrolled in the program.

 

0201    Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Lorna Rivera, as a member to the Boston School Committee, for a term expiring January 1, 2024.

0202    Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Alexandra Oliver-Davila, as a member to the Boston School Committee, for a term expiring January 1, 2024.

    

0203    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Richard Davey, as a Commissioner to the Air Pollution Control Commission, for a term expiring September 1, 2022.

0204    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Margaret McKenna, as a Chairperson to the Boston Human Rights Commission.

0205    Communication was received from Maureen A. Joyce, City Auditor, regarding the City of Boston's Fiscal 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

0206    Communication was received from the City Clerk regarding the 2019 - 2020 University Accountability-Statistical Report.

0207    Notice was received from City Council President Janey of the appointment of Lydia Edwards, as a Trustee of the Boston Neighborhood Housing Trust for a term expiring December 31, 2020.

0208    Notice was received from the Mayor of the re-appointment of Catherine Hardaway as a Trustee of the Neighborhood Housing Trust Fund for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0209    Notice was received from the Mayor of the re-appointment of Harry Smith as a Trustee of the Neighborhood Housing Trust Fund for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0210    Notice was received from the Mayor of the re-appointment of Mark Liu as a Trustee of the Neighborhood Housing Trust Fund for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0211    Notice was received from the Mayor of the re-appointment of Mossik Hacobiann as a Trustee of the Neighborhood Housing Trust Fund for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0212    Notice was received from the Mayor of the re-appointment of Sister Margaret Leonard as a Trustee of the Neighborhood Housing Trust Fund for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0213    Notice was received from the Mayor of the re-appointment of Trinh T. Nguyen as Trustee of the Neighborhood Jobs Trust for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0214    Notice was received from the Mayor of the re-appointment of Councilor Frank Baker as a Trustee of the Neighborhood Jobs Trust for a term expiring January 14, 2022.

0215    Notice was received from the Mayor of Felicia Jacques, as a member of the Community Preservation Committee, for a term expiring January 1, 2023.

0216    Notice was received from the Mayor of Carol Downs, as a member of the Community Preservation Committee, for a term expiring January 1, 2023.

 

0217    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing on issues related to stray voltage in the City of Boston.

0218    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss ways to support tenants facing eviction and displacement.

0219    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss After Hours Construction and Development Issues in the City of Boston.

0220    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss Safety of Construction Sites in the City of Boston.

0221    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing to review the Boston Police Department's Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program Final Study Results and the status of implementation.

0222    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding automobile rates in Boston.

0223    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine mental health and suicide prevention resources in the City of Boston.

0224    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Ordinance relative to the establishment of an independent Mental Health Commission.

0225    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Ordinance to create the Special Commission on Ending Family Homelessness.

0226    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Ordinance to provide for safe disposal of sharps through the establishment of a Product Stewardship Program.

0227    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a working session regarding the Opioid Crisis.

0228    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing to review the Boston Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel and Civilian Review Board Possibilities.

0229    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution affirming that the climate crisis is a health emergency.

0230    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Civil Rights in the Creation of Sanctuary schools in Boston.

0231    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Charter of the City of Boston.

0232    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order regarding a text amendment for Boston Zoning Code Relative to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.

0233    Councilor Edwards offered the following: A Home Rule Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to the Zoning Board of Appeal.

0234    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the City's Pilot Payments.

0235    Councilors Edwards and Essaibi-George offered the following: Ordinance establishing a Payment In Lieu of Taxes Program.

 

0236    Councilor Janey for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Lauren Brody in City Council.

0237    Councilor Janey for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Emily Brown in City Council.

0238    Councilor Janey for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Christina Schlegel in City Council.

Legislative Calendar for January 15, 2020.

0239    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Naakh Vysoky.

0240    Councilors Flynn and Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jan 6th as "Jewish and Proud Day" in the City of Boston.

0241    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing Franck Louissaint.

0242    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts.

0243    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Daniel Patrick Sheehan.

0244    Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following: Resolution congratulating President Raymond Cheng.