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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.

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:

        1133    Message and order for your approval, an order to reduce the FY23 
        appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million 
        Seven Hundred Five Thousand One Hundred Forty Two Dollars 
        ($1,705,142.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for the 
        FY23 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement 
        between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Association of School 
        Administration and Supervisors (BASAS).
        Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 26, 2023.

        1134    Message and order for your approval a supplemental Order for the Boston 
        Public Schools Department for FY23 in the amount of One Million Seven 
        Hundred Five Thousand One Hundred Forty Two Dollars ($1,705,142.00) 
        to cover the FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining 
        agreement between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Association 
        of Schools and Supervisors (BASAS). The terms of the contracts are 
        September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022 and September 1, 2022 to 
        August 31, 2024.The major provisions of the contracts include base wage 
        increases of 2%, 2.5%, 2.5% and 2.5%, to be given in September of each 
        fiscal year of the contract term, as well as other cost items including 
        inclusion reform implementation.

        1135    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant, a 
        charitable donation, awarded from the Frank and Elizabeth Simoni 
        Foundation, Inc. to be administered by the Police Department. The grant 
        will fund support for the work of the Homicide Unit.
     

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

        1136    Communication was received from the Mayor providing a list of the Fiscal 
        2023 reallocations prior to April 15, 2023.

        1137    Notice was received from Councilor Louijeune of her absence from the 
        June 23, 2023 Special City Council Meeting.

        1138    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 June 14, 2023.

        1139    Communication was received from Michael Nichols, President, Downtown 
        Boston Business Improvement District of their renewal for another five 
        years.

        1140    The Constable Bonds of Holsen Borgella, Leonard Brown, Meaka, Brown,         Christopher   Castagna, Andrew Cherry, 
        Melvin Johnson, Cynthia Martinez, Evangeline Maxwell Davis, Sherea 
        McLaughlin and Julia Scott have been duly approved by the 
        Collector Treasurer were received.

  4. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

        0822    The Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency and Parks, to which 
        was referred on April 12, 2023, Docket #0822 Message and order for the 
        confirmation of the appointment of Matt O'Malley, as a member of the 
        Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) Review Board for 
        a term expiring April 24, 2026, submits a report recommending that the 
        report ought to pass.

  5. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

        1141    Councilor Murphy and Flaherty offered the following: Order for a 
        hearing to discuss public safety and quality of life issues for our residents in 
        Public Housing.

        1142    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss 
        the public safety concerns surrounding a 32 year old woman enrolled in 
        Boston Public Schools.

        1143    Councilor Louijeune and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in 
        support of in state tuition for undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts.

        1144    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 213th 
        anniversary of the Independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
        and the flag raising for Venezuela Day in the City of Boston.

        1145    Councilor Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 
        Resolution recognizing July 1, 2023, as Somali Independence Day.

        1146    Councilor Louijeune and Breadon offered the following: Resolution 
        recognizing the month of June 2023 as Immigrant Heritage Month.

  6. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    1147    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the 
        appointment of temporary employee Dulce M. Bernal Sandoval in City 
        Council, effective July 1, 2023.

        1148    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 
        temporary employees in City Council, effective June 17, 2023.

  7. GREEN SHEETS

    28/23    Legislative Calendar for June 28, 2023.

  8. CONSENT AGENDA:

        1149    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jocelyn 
        Rivera.

        1150    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Marisa 
        Bono.

        1151    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Daniel 
        "Doc" Sheehan.

        1152    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Steve 
        Walsh.

        1153    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 
        EBHS baseball and softball teams.

        1154    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Debbie 
        Baker.

        1155    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bryan 
        Bishop.

        1156    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tanya 
        Neslusan.

        1157    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing eleven 
        people.

        1158    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution celebrating Flag Day.

        1159    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 
        Emerald Society of the Boston Police Department.

        1160    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing American 
        Legion Chinatown Post 328.

        1161    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Ng 
        Family Benevolent Association.

        1162    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rob 
        Martelli.

        1163    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Eugene Ford.

        1164    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Mariaelena Ricker.

        1165    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Ronald Russell.

        1166    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Roxanne Yancey.

        1167    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Mukyia Baker Gomez.

        1168    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing six 
        individuals for their commitment to shifting mindsets of men of color in the 
        City of Boston.

        1169    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing The 
        Honorable President of Cabo Verde Jose Maria Neves.

        1170    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 
        Charlayne Hunter Gault.

        1171    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 
        Benjamin Crump, Esq.

        1172    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 
        Kenyora Lenair Parham.

        1173    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Asian 
        American Civic Association.

        1174    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston 
        Irish Famine Memorial Committee.

        1175    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing April 
        Ricci.

        1176    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 
        recognizing July 5th, Cape Verdean Independence Day, as a municipal 
        holiday in the city of Boston.

        1177    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Larry 
        James "LJ" Pirone.

        1178    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Daniel 
        Araniz.

        1179    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jose 
        Gonzales.

        1180    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sophia 
        Michel.

        1181    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Willie 
        "Chill" Veal.

        1182    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kwong 
        Kow Chinese School Class of 2023.

        1183    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lady 
        Luella Dickerson.

        1184    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Luisa 
        "Piti" Gandara.

        1185    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Nicolas Poulopoulos.

        1186    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Manny Ligeros.
     

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