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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:

    1539    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of One Million Nine Hundred Eighty Three Thousand Eight 
        Hundred Thirty Three Dollars ($1,983,833.00) in the form of a grant, for 
        the Shelter & Services Program 23, awarded by the United States 
        Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Mayor’s Office 
        of Housing. The grant will fund services to non citizen migrants recently 
        released from DHS custody to provide shelter, food, transportation, acute 
        medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and case management services, and 
        to provide funding to non federal entities to increase their capacity to 
        shelter non citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including 
        renovations and modifications to existing facilities.

        1540    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of One Million One Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Five Hundred 
        Sixty Six Dollars ($1,124,566.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY2023 
        Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site based Program 
        (COSSUP) Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be 
        administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund and support pre 
        and post arrest diversion of substance users to treatment in the area of Mass 
        and Cass.

        1541    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of Four Hundred Eighty One Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen 
        Dollars ($481,919.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Byrne Justice 
        Assistance Grant Local Allocation, awarded by the United States 
        Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The 
        grant will fund a Domestic Violence Management Analyst at the Family 
        Justice Center, a Hub & Center of Responsibility Coordinator, and a 
        Technology Coordinator for multiple data collection, reporting and records 
        management systems.

        1542    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of Four Hundred Forty Six Thousand Four Hundred Six Dollars 
        and Nine Cents ($446,406.09) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 State 911 
        Training Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and 
        Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund 
        the training and certification of Enhanced 911 telecommunications staff.

        1543    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of Three Hundred Thirty Thousand ($330,000.00) in the form of a 
        grant for the FY24 EEA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program 
        awarded by the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs to be 
        administered by the Environment. The grant will fund Ready Boston's 
        findings through further assessment and exploration of three design 
        alternatives for flood risk reduction on Bennington Street in Boston and 
        Fredericks Park, Belle Isle Avenue, and Montfern Avenue in Revere. The 
        project team aims to complete a feasibility assessment and schematic design 
        of these alternatives to identify a preferred coastal resilience solution to 
        advance further design that will protect Boston and Revere from coastal 
        flooding while providing a myriad of co benefits, including storm water 
        management, urban heat island reduction, recreational enhancement, and 
        the health and longevity of Belle Isle Marsh.

        1544    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of Seventy Thousand One Hundred Seventy Two Dollars 
        ($70,172.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal Byrne Justice Assistance 
        Grant Reallocation, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, 
        passed though the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be 
        administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund Annual Boston 
        Address Verification procedures mandated by the Massachusetts Sex 
        Offender Registry Board.
     
        1545    Message transmitting certain information under Section 17F: Relative to the 
        City of Boston Redistricting Lawsuit, passed by the City Council 
        on September 13, 2023.
     

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    1546    Communication was received from Eneida Tavares, Chair, of the Board of 
        Election, for your approval of a report requesting and recommending early 
        voting for the November 7, 2023 Preliminary Election.

        1547    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Mary Skelton 
        Roberts as a member of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 
        Board of Directors for a term expiring on September 26, 2027.

  4. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

        1188    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on June 
        28, 2023, Docket #1188, Ordinance Amending City of Boston Code, 
        Ordinances, Chapter XII, Section 12 19, Immigrant Advancement for 
        Public Health and Welfare, submits a report recommending the ordinance 
        ought to pass in a new draft.

        1376    The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, to which was 
        referred on August 30, 2023, Docket #1376, 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 for Securing the Cities continuation 
        grants, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to 
        be administered by the Police Department, submits a report recommending 
        that the order ought to pass.

        1476    The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, to which was 
        referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1476, message and order 
        authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight 
        Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for 
        the FY20 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the 
        MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the 
        Police Department, submits a report recommending that the order ought to 
        pass.

     
        1477    The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, to which was 
        referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1477, message and order 
        authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight 
        Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for 
        the FY21 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the 
        MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the 
        Police Department, submits a report recommending that the order ought to 
        pass.

        1478    The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, to which was 
        referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1478, message and order 
        authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight 
        Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for 
        the FY22 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the 
        MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the 
        Police Department, submits a report recommending that the order ought to 
        pass.

        1479    The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, to which was 
        referred on September 20, 2023, Docket #1479, Message and order 
        authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight 
        Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00) in the form of a grant for 
        the FY23 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the 
        MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the 
        Police Department, submits a report recommending that the order ought to 
        pass.
     

  5. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    1300    Ordinance Amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter XII, 
        Section 12 20, Latino and Caribbean Affairs for Public Health and Welfare.

        1197    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
        amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for 
        the Transforming Boston grant, awarded by the Andrew E. Mellon 
        Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. 
        The grant will fund the support of community and curatorial partnerships, 
        new temporary commemorative installations, and related public art 
        programs.

  6. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1548    Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing Elliott 
        Laffer.

  7. GREEN SHEETS

    Legislative Calendar for October 4, 2023.

  8. CONSENT AGENDA:

        1549    Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution congratulating 
        Neponset Animal Hospital.

        1550    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Ronald Dunn.

        1551    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Caitlin Kuhlman.

        1552    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing three 
        people for building an inclusive community of joy in East Boston.

        1553    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
        Murphy MacDonald.

        1554    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ciara 
        Williams.

        1555    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 
        24, 2023 to be AHEPA Athens Chapter #24 Day in the City of Boston.

        1556    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing October 
        10th. 2023 as El Grito de Yara Heritage Day in the City of Boston.

        1557    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Lilo 
        Vilaplana.

        1558    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Oldren 
        Romero.

        1559    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Genoveva 
        Canabal.

        1560    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Irasema 
        Otero.

        1561    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Greater 
        Boston Chinese American Community.

        1562    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Anne G. 
        Michalik.

        1563    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Alex 
        García.

        1564    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Stacy 
        Hazeth.

        1565    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Natasha 
        Moore.

        1566    Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing Joseph 
        Bohlke

        1567    Councilor Mejia offered the following: A resolution recognizing 3 people 
        for their service to Boston Rhythm Riders.

        1568    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing 5 people 
        in tribute to their loved one who passed away from cancer.

        1569    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing 4 people 
        for their leadership service at Boston Rhythm Riders.

        1570    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing 10 people 
        at Boston Rhythm Riders.

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