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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.

Discussion Topics

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

        1095    Message transmitting certain information under Section 17F: regarding City 

        of Boston Employee Demographic Data, filed on Docket #1020, passed by 

        the Council on May 7, 2025.

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

        1096    Communication was received from Timothy J. Smyth, Executive Officer of 

        the Boston Retirement Board re: follow up correspondence to the FY26 

        Retiree Cost of Living Adjustment ("COLA") Base Vote.

        1097    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 special meeting of April 30, 2025.

        1098    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 special meeting of May 7, 2025.

  4. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

        Dockets #0822 -  0824, Orders for the FY26 Operating Budget, including annual 

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

        post employment benefits (OPEB). 

        Dockets #0825 -  0827, Orders for capital fund credited appropriations.

        Dockets #0828 -  0830, Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and lease 

        purchase agreements. 

        

        Dockets #0831 -  0845, Orders authorizing limits for departmental revolving funds, 

        including Law, Tourism, Arts & Culture, Environment, Boston Centers for Youth & 

        Families, Schools, and Police, and other budget related dockets.

  5. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:



        1099    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Petition for a Special Law 

        re: an act relative to the Disability Pension for Patricia M. Lampron 

        administered by the Boston Retirement Board.

        1100    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Petition for a Special Law RE: 

        An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the 

        Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Jose Ortiz.

        1101    Councilor Flynn and Murphy offered the following: Order for a hearing 

        to review the hiring, training and compliance certification of BPS Bus 

        Drivers.

        1102    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for a hearing to review 

        the management and oversight of the Boston Main Streets programs and the 

        preliminary findings of the Wolf & Company audit.

        1103    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the 

        community engagement process for installing EV Charging Stations in the 

        City of Boston.

        1104    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution to 

        formally support the Roxbury District Improvement Financing (DIF) to be 

        utilized in District Seven.

        1105    Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing June 

        2025 as Immigrant Heritage Month in the City of Boston.



        1106    Councilor Murphy and Flynn offered the following: Resolution in 

        recognition of Boston Emergency Medical Services and in celebration of 

        EMS Week.

        1107    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution commemorating 

        Memorial Day and Honoring our Gold Star Families and those who made 

        the Supreme Sacrifice for our country.

  6. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

        1108    Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Coletta offered the following: Order for 

        the appointment of temporary employee Samantha Peracchi in City Council, 

        effective May 24, 2025.

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

        the appointment of temporary employee Anthony Gilardi in City Council, 

        effective 5/31/25.

  7. GREEN SHEETS

    Legislative Calendar for May 21, 2025.

  8. CONSENT AGENDA:

        1110    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        District Three Legacy Businesses.

        1111    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

        Charlene Roberts Hayden.

        1112    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution congratulating ESOL 

        students for completing courses in Roslindale.

        1113    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution declaring May 18th, 

        2025 as Public Works Appreciation Day in the City of Boston.

        1114    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

        Michael Whitla.

        1115    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Raquel 

        Semedo, Sonia Satcheel, and Michaela Flatley.

        1116    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mariann 

        Bucina Roca.

        1117    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        FriendshipWorks.

        1118    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing Friends 

        of the Jamaica Plain Branch Library.

        1119    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution congratulating Craft 

        Food Halls.

        1120    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        Chinatown Land Trust.

        1121    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing BPS 

        Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Education.

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