CITY COUNCIL MEETING

1345 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars ($644,458.00) in the form of a grant, for the US Inflation Reduction Act, awarded by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund to grow an accessible, inclusive, and resilient urban forest.

1346 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Nine Dollars and Eighty-Six Cents ($262,908.86) in the form of a grant, for the FY26 DMH CIT TTAC Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the implementation of 4-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for officers under the umbrella of BPD Street Outreach Unit.

1347 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the MVP Planning 2.0 Grant, awarded by the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs to be administered by the Office of Climate Resilience. The grant will fund the work climate resilience communities have done to date and support communities with new methods, tools, and resources for building climate resilience.

1348 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($32,251.00) in the form of a grant from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Act of 2021 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The purpose of the HOME-ARP funds is to provide housing, shelter and services to individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations in the City of Boston.

1349 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Thousand Five Hundred Thirteen Dollars Seventy-Six Cents ($30,513.76) in the form of a grant for the ACLS grant, awarded by the MassHire Department of Career Services to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will support efforts to work in partnership with local adult education programs to identify and develop career pathways opportunities for adult learners.

1350 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Napoleon Jones-Henderson as a Commissioner of the Boston Art Commission, for a term expiring June 1, 2029.

1351 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Ian Alteveer as a Commissioner of the Boston Art Commission, for a term expiring January 1, 2029.

1352 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Cailtin Gould Lowire as a Commissioner of the Boston Art Commission, for a term expiring August 1, 2029.

1353 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Norm Stembridge as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeal, for a term expiring May 1, 2028.

1358 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 4, 2025.

1359 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 11, 2025.

1360 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 25, 2025.

1361 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Jonathan Garland as a member of the Boston Civic Design Commission, for a term expiring October 31, 2025.

1274 The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on June 25, 2025, Docket #1274, Communication was received from Eneida Tavares, Chair of the Board of Election, regarding the Citizen Petition to establish an Independent Municipal Inspector General, submits a report recommending that this matter ought to pass.

1188 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1188, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Dollars and Thirty-Eight Cents ($1,271,380.38) in the form of a grant, for the WIOA Youth Program Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund a comprehensive youth employment programs to serve eligible youth, ages 14-24, who face barriers to education, training, and employment, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1189 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1189, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars ($423,132.00) in the form of a grant, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund and support jobs seekers by providing staffing at the MassHire Career Centers to help them enroll in education and training programs funded by ARPA upskilling, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1190 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1190, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand One Hundred Fifty-One Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($350,151.85) in the form of a grant for the Carry-In RESEA Program for Field CY24 Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund individual reemployment needs of Unemployment Insurance claimants, as well as prevent and detect improper benefit payments, and application assistance for training and education resources and programs, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1192 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1192, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Boston Climate Jobs Alliance Grant, awarded by Citizens Bank Foundation/ Community Relations to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund critical outreach and job coaching for workers in training to ensure placement into jobs that enhance climate resilience as part of the Boston Climate Jobs Alliance, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1193 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1193, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Liberty Mutual Climate Resiliency Grant, awarded by Liberty Mutual Foundation, Inc., to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund mitigative and adaptive approaches to climate change. By supporting innovative solutions, scaling proven strategies, and promoting nature-based initiatives, this funding empowers grassroots efforts to tackle environmental challenges, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1194 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1194, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-Seven Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Thirty-Five Cents ($77,122.35) in the form of a grant, the Carry-In WIOA Dislocated Workers Administration Grant, awarded by United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund administrative cost associated with providing programming to help dislocated workers get back to work as quickly as possible and overcome barriers to employment, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1195 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1195, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) in the form of a grant, from the Friends of Youth Opportunity Boston, awarded by State Street Global Advisors to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund young people ages 14-24 an opportunity to work and learn, along with intensive staff support, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1196 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1196, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and Thirty-Five Cents ($60,573.35) in the form of a grant, for the Carry-In WIOA Adult Administration Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant would fund administrative cost associated with Boston’s MassHire Career Centers, which help resident adult job seekers access employment, education, job training, apprenticeship, and support services, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1197 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1197, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Thousand Twenty-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($50,027.55) in the form a grant from the Department of Transitional WPP Grant, awarded by MassHire Department of Career Services to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund employment and training assistance, career counseling and job search assistance for individuals in need who receive cash assistance, food assistance, and housing assistance, to help transition from temporary to self-sufficiency, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1198 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1198, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Thirty-Six Cents ($34,349.36) in the form of a grant, for the Carry-In Regional

Planning Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund regional planning efforts to address the creation of regional pipeline programming for high demand industries and occupations in alignment with regional planning priorities, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1199 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1199, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Three Dollars and Seventy-Seven Cents ($8,943.77) in the form of a grant, awarded by MassHire Department of Career Services to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund employment and training assistance, career counseling and job search assistance for disabled individuals who are clients at Boston MassHire Career Centers, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

1200 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1200, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Thousand Seventy-Four Dollars and Ninety-Four Cents ($3,074.94) in the form of a grant for the SCSEP Grant, awarded by the MassHire Department of Career Services to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund employment and training assistance, career counseling and job search assistance for older adults and individuals with disabilities who are clients at Boston’s MassHire Career Centers, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1201 The Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, to which was referred on June 11, 2025, Docket #1201, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-One Dollars and Eight Cents ($1,861.08) in the form of a grant, for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund reemployment services to workers who have lost their jobs or experienced a reduction in hours and wages due to increased imports or shifts in production outside the United States, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

1367 Councilor Worrell offered the following: A 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 Angela C. Depina.

1368 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the creation of a regional substance use disorder and mental health fund to address the Mass & Cass crisis.

1369 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss pest control and the discovery of leptospirosis in the City of Boston.

1370 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the goals and priorities of the Office of Arts & Culture and the Office of Tourism, Sports & Entertainment in the City of Boston.

1371 Councilor Murphy and Flynn offered the following: Order for an expedited hearing on the City's July 4th payroll delay and its impacts on affected employees.