City Council Meeting

0864    Message and order for your approval of the receipt of a Preservation 

    Restriction on the Hayden Building, 681 683 Washington Street, Boston, 

    Massachusetts, 02111 1611.

    0865    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Thirty Sixty Thousand One Hundred Nineteen Dollars 

    ($36,119.00) in the form of a grant, from the Federal FY22 Paul Coverdell 

    Forensic Science Improvement Formula Allocation, awarded by the United 

    States Department of Justice, passed through the Massachusetts State 

    Police/ Crime Laboratory, to be administered by the Police Department. The 

    grant will fund training and continued education for forensic examiners, 

    criminalist and laboratory personnel.

    0866    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    in kind donation of office furniture, equipment, and accessories, valued at 

    Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), a donation to the Veronica B. Smith 

    Senior Center, Inc. located at 20 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, MA 

    02135. The purpose of this donation is to furnish the Veronica B. Smith 

    Senior Center that provides services for older adults, including exercise and 

    other recreational programs.

    0867    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Midori 

    Morikawa, as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term expiring May 

    1, 2026.

    0868    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Aisha Miller, 

    as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term expiring May 1, 2026.

    0869    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Ricardo 

    Austrich, as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term expiring May 

    1, 2026.

    0870    Message transmitting certain information under Section 17F Relative to 

    BPS Title 1 Spending, Docket #0811, passed by the City Council on April 

    12, 2023.

0871    Notice was received from the Mayor of her absence from the City from 

    Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 9:00 A.M., returning Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 

    8:00 P.M.

    0872    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 April 5, 2023.

0607    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 

    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0607, authorizing the City of Boston 

    to accept and expend the amount of Seventeen Million Five Hundred 

    Thirty Five Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($17,535,525.00) 

    in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Community Development 

    Block Grant (CDBG), awarded by the United States Department of Housing 

    and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of 

    Housing. The grant will fund housing, economic development and social 

    services programs. The award amount is estimated from prior years, submits 

    a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    0608    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 

    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0608, authorizing the City of Boston 

    to accept and expend the amount of Six Million Two Hundred Thirty Five 

    Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars ($6,235,976.00) in the form 

    of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Home Investment Partner grant awarded by 

    the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be 

    administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the 

    production of new affordable rental and homeownership housing, and also 

    provide operating support for community development corporations. The 

    award amount is estimated from prior years, submits a report recommending 

    that the order ought to pass.

    0609    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 

    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0609, authorizing the City of Boston 

    to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Seven Hundred  

    Thirty Four Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Three Dollars ($3,734,533.00) 

    in the form of a grant, for     the Federal FY23 Housing for Persons with 

    AIDS  (HOPWA), awarded by the United States Department of Housing 

    and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of 

    Housing. The grant will fund services for income eligible individuals and 

    families affected by AIDS. The award amount is estimated from prior years, 

    submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    0610    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 

    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0610, authorizing the City of Boston 

    to accept and expend the amount of One Million Five Hundred Seventeen 

    Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Six Dollars ($1,517,966.00) in the form of a 

    grant, for the Federal FY23 Emergency Solutions Grant, awarded by the 

    United States     Department of Housing and Urban Development to be 

    administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the 

    street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid 

    re housing assistance, and shelter services. The award amount is estimated 

    from prior years, submits a report recommending that the order ought to 

    pass.

 

Dockets #0760 0762, Orders for the FY24 Operating Budget, including annual 

    appropriations for departmental operations, for the School Department, and for other 

    post employment benefits (OPEB). 

    Dockets #0763, 0765, 0766, Orders for Capital Fund transfer appropriations. 

    Dockets #0764, 0767, 0768, Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and 

    lease purchase agreements. 

    Dockets #0769 0782, Orders authorizing limits for departmental revolving funds for 

    FY24, including Law, Tourism, Arts and Culture, Environment, Boston Centers for 

    Youth and Families, Schools and Parks, Parkman Fund, and PEG Access Fund

    0818    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Gail 

    Latimore, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure 

    (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0819    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment Kai 

    Palmer Dunning, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and 

    Disclosure (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0820    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment Lee Matsueda, 

    as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) 

    Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0821    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Rashida 

    Boyd, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure 

    (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0825    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Stephen Ellis, 

    as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) 

    Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0824    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Lovette 

    Jacobs, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure 

    (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

0873    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution Recognizing May As 

    National Bike Month.

    0874    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution Recognizing the Sun 

    Poem As A Powerful Tool to Ignite Change.

    0875    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution Recognizing May 

    as Haitian Heritage Month.

    0876    Councilor Lara and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Resolution Supporting Graduate Student Worker Unionizing Efforts At 

    Northeastern University.

    0877    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution Recognizing Polish 

    Constitution Day and Flag Raising on May 3, 2023.

0878    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Ryan Clark in City Council, effective 

    April 29, 2023.

3/23    Legislative Calendar for May 3, 2023

0879    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing 17 

    individuals for graduating from the Building Pathways Pre Apprenticeship 

    Program.

    0880    Councilor Worrell offered the following: resolution recognizing Pastor 

    Egobudike E. Ezedi, Jr.

    0881    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Heaven 

    Clarke.

    0882    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing The 

    Boston Renegades Women's Football Team.

    0883    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Alfredo 

    Vilar.

    0884    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing three 

    people for serving Venezuelan migrant families.

    0885    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Dorothy A. "DOT" McNeil.

    0886    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    George Kalabokis.

    0887    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

    0888    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing David 

    Wild.

    0889    Councilor Flynn, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Coletta, Fernandes 

    Anderson, Flaherty, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell and Lara 

    offered the following: Resolution recognizing Henry Luthin on his 

    retirement.