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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:

    1510 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a 
    grant from the Boston Planning and Development Agency in an amount not 
    to exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) for cost related to the 
    design and reconstruction of Blossom Street from Cambridge Street to 
    Charles Street.

    1511 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of One Million One Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Seven Hundred 
    Eighty-Nine Dollars and Nine Cents ($1,181,789.09) in the form of a grant, 
    for the FY21 AFG Health & Wellness, awarded by the Federal Emergency 
    Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department, The grant 
    will fund safety training and fitness equipment to support officer health and 
    wellness.

    1512 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, 
    Administration for Children and Families, awarded by U.S. Department of 
    Health and Human Services to be administered by the Office of Early 
    Childhood.The grant would fund childcare for homeless children and to 
    provide training to providers offering these services.

    1513 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a 
    grant from the Boston Planning and Development Agency in the amount not 
    to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00). Cost will 
    be related to a transportation study examining design changes and 
    improvements that can be made along Cambridge Street, Blossom Street, 
    and North Grove/Cambridge Street intersection.

    1514 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars 
    ($533,200.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Prosecuting Cold Cases 
    using DNA, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be 
    administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund an increase in 
    the number of cases where suspect DNA was identified, and an increase in 
    the number of convictions resulting from prosecution.

    1515 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Eighty-Two Dollars 
    ($317,082.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 DNA Capacity 
    Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, awarded by the United 
    States Department Of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. 
    The grant will fund two Criminalist positions, overtime, lab supplies, 
    equipment, and continuing education expenses.

    1516 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of Forty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and 
    Sixty Cents ($49,173.60) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Firefighter 
    Safety Equipment Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire 
    Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the 
    purchase of active shooter response gear, including ballistic vest and 
    ballistic helmets.

    1517 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00) in the form of a 
    grant, for the FY22 Port Security Grant, awarded by United States 
    Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Fire 
    Department. The grant will fund a third-party training consultant to deliver 
    eight (8) half-day (4 hour) sessions of Module 1 of the Harbor Incident 
    Response Training (HIRT, NY-002-RESP) course.

    1518 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars 
    ($16,387.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Port Security Grant 
    Program, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security 
    to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund 
    installation of two On-Demand Side Sonar Units onto Boston Police 
    Department Harbor Patrol Unit vessels.

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    1519 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Porsha 
    Olayiwola as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for 
    a term expiring May 1, 2028.

    1520 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Raymond Liu as 
    a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term 
    expiring May 1, 2028.

    1521 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of James F. 
    Canales as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a 
    term expiring May 1, 2028.

    1522 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Ramon Soto as a 
    member of the Boston Cannabis Board for a term expiring September 18, 
    2025.

    1523 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Eugene 
    Bollinger as a member of the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission for 
    a term expiring September 22, 2025.

    1524 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 September 13, 2023.

  4. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    1474 Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY24 
    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Twenty-Seven 
    Million, Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six 
    Dollars ($27,357,626.00) to provide funding for the Boston Fire 
    Department for the FY23 increases contained within the collective 
    bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the International 
    Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 718.

    1475 Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston 
    Fire Department for FY24 in the amount of Twenty-Seven Million, Three 
    Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six Dollars 
    ($27,357,626.00) to cover the FY24 cost contained within the collective 
    bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the International 
    Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 718. The terms of the contract are 
    July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The major provisions of the contracts 
    include base wage increases of 3%, 3%, and 2.5%, to be given in July of 
    each fiscal year of the contract term.

    1293 Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the 
    Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding inclusionary zoning 
    changes to the Boston Zoning Code.

    1447 Resolution Calling for a State of Emergency at the Intersection of 
    Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

    1450 Order for a hearing to discuss the humanitarian crisis at the intersection of 
    Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

  5. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1525 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the 
    impact of a government shutdown on Boston's Veteran and Military 
    Members, and Military Families.

    1526 Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the 
    creation of a Municipal Bank for the City Of Boston.

    1527 Order for a hearing to discuss the unique needs of our veteran population in 
    Boston.

    1528 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 
    information under Section 17F re: Follow-up summer school incidents.

    1529 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 
    information under Section 17F re: English High bus ramp.

    1530 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing 
    October 1, 2023 as Nigerian Independence Day.

    1531 Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution Recognizing 
    Indigenous Peoples' Day.

  6. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    1532 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 
    appointment of temporary employee Patricia Mullaney in City Council, 
    effective November 5, 2023.

    1533 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 
    temporary employees in City Council, effective September 16, 2023.

  7. GREEN SHEETS

    27/23 Legislative Calendar for September 27, 2023.

  8. CONSENT AGENDA:

    1534 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jim Brett.

    1535 Councilor Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution 
    recognizing the Michael Burke Foundation & the Burke Family.

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