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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on September 14 at 12 p.m.

All 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. 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.

Discussion Topics

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

    1099    Message and order for your approval an Order to declare surplus the parcel 

        of land currently owned by the City of Boston, located at Harrison Avenue 

        in the Roxbury District (Ward 08, Parcel 0242604), and to transfer the 

        parcel to the Public Facilities Commission for the care, custody, 

        management and control of said parcel.

        1100    Message and order for your approval an Order to declare surplus two (2) 

        parcels of land currently owned by the City of Boston, located at 

        Washington Street in the Roxbury District (Ward 08, Parcel 02426020 and 

        Ward 08, Parcel 0246010 respectively), and to transfer the parcels to the 

        Public Facilities Commission for the care, custody, management and control 

        of said parcels.

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    1101    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Mariangely 

        Sokis Cervera as a member of the Human Rights Commission for a term 

        expiring December 1, 2025.



        1102    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Richard 

        Glovsky as a member of the Disability Commission Advisory Board for a 

        term expiring January 6, 2025.

        1103    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 August 31, 2022.

  4. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

    1017    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

        August 31, 2022 Docket #1017, message and order for your approval a 

        home rule petition to the General Court entitled “Petition for a Special Law 

        Re: An Act Authorizing the City of Boston to Establish Fossil Fuel Free 

        Standards for New Construction and Major Renovation Projects," submits a 

        report recommending that the home rule petition ought to pass in a new 

        draft.

  5. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    0929    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

        amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.000) in the form of a grant, for 

        the FY23 Public Safety Answering Point Support and Incentive Grant, 

        awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be 

        administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund costs associated 

        with providing Enhanced 911 services.

        0933    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

        amount of Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Dollars 

        ($413,890.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 State 911 Training Grant, 

        awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be 

        administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the training and 

        certification of Enhanced 911 telecommunications staff.

        0935    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

        amount of One Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Dollars ($167,000.00) in 

        the form of a grant, for the FY23 Crisis Intervention Team Training & 

        Technical Assistance Center, awarded by the MA Department of Mental 

        Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the 

        implementation and staffing of a CIT TTAC through Boston Police Street 

        Outreach Unit and Academy.



        0936    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

        amount of One Hundred Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Five Dollars 

        ($106,575.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 DMH Co Response 

        Grant, awarded by MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by 

        the Police Department. The grant will fund a full time recovery 

        coach/forensic peer specialist to assist BPD officers with HUB meetings 

        citywide.

        0937    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 the FY23 DMH Training 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 Team Training and 

        other mental health training for officers.

        0382    Order for a hearing on the importance of census and demographic data and 

        the consequences of an undercount.

        0292    Order for a hearing regarding access to low cost veterinary care.

     

  6. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1104    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Order for a hearing to address 

        contaminated beverages in clubs and bars.

        1105    Councilor Coletta and Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing 

        regarding a Tree Mitigation Fund for the City of Boston.

        1106    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a meeting to review the 

        Boston City Council Rules.

        1107    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order requesting certain 

        information under Section 17F relative to census demographic data.

  7. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    1108    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for the 

        appointment of temporary employee Angela Yarde in City Council, 

        effective September 10, 2022.

        1109    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the 

        appointment of temporary employee Shawna O'Hara in City Council, 

        effective September 24, 2022.



        1110    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

        temporary employee Laura Toledano in City Council, effective September 

        21, 2022.

        1111    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the 

        appointment of temporary employee Paul Sullivan in City Council, effective 

        September 5, 2022.

        1112    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

        appointment of temporary employees Deborah Glennon, Anne Mazzola, 

        Moira McCrave Carragee, Patricia Mullaney, Wayne D. Yeh in City 

        Council, effective September 10, 2022.

        1113    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for 

        the appointment of temporary employee Cindy Dieujuste in City Council, 

        effective October 1, 2022.

  8. GREEN SHEETS:

    14/22    Legislative calendar for September 14, 2022.

     

  9. CONSENT AGENDA:

    1114    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Connie 

        Situ.

        1115    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing APAPA.

        1116    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Asian 

        American Day Fest.

        1117    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mid 

        Autumn Lantern Fest.

        1118    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 150th 

        Anniversary of the South Boston Branch Library.

        1119    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

        Ricky Eric.

        1120    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

        Soca & Associates.

        1121    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

        Michelle DeFronzo.



        1122    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

        Serghino Lambert René.

        1123    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

        One Step Beyond.

        1124    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution in recognizing 

        Thaddeus Miles.

        1125    Councilor Flynn and Murphy offered the following: Resolution 

        recognizing New England Center and Home for Veterans.

        1126    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing October 

        as Italian American Heritage month.

        1127    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mary 

        Cole.

        1128    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Guitano 

        "Danny" Festa.

        1129    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Clidfod 

        Saintjean.

     

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