City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Hearing on Docket #0100, #1675, and #1773

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 FY25 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund upgrading, expanding, and integrating technology and protocols related to anti-terrorism, anti-crime, anti-gang and emergency response.

This matter was sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu, and was referred to the Committee on April 9, 2025.

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Million Four Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Seventy Dollars And Forty Cents ($13,471,070.40) in the form of a grant, FY2025 Urban Area Security Initiative, awarded by United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the MA Executive Office Of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Office of Emergency Preparedness. The grant would fund the enhancement of regional preparedness and capabilities in designated high-threat, high-density areas.

This matter was sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu and was referred to the Committee on September 16, 2026.

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Boston Regional Intelligence Center Earmark, awarded by MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund upgrading, expanding, and integrating technology and protocols related to anti-terrorism, anti-crime, anti-gang and emergency response.

This matter was sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu and was referred to the Committee on September 23, 2026.

NOTICE: The Boston City Council may have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and non-voting members. However, members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee.

Public Testimony

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify in person or virtually. Those wishing to testify in person should arrive five (5) minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up. Please bring fifteen (15) copies of any written documentation you wish to present at the hearing. Those wishing to testify virtually via videoconference should email the staff contact for a link and instructions to do so. Written comments may be sent to the Committee or staff email (below) and will be made a part of the record and available to all Councilors. The public may watch this hearing via live stream at www.boston.gov/city-council-tv and on Xfinity 8/RCN 82/Fios 964. This hearing will be recorded.

Staff Contact: Ryan Pratt

Mail Address:  Dockets #0100, #1675, and #1773 City Council, City Hall, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02201

Committee Email:  ccc.ps@boston.gov  

Staff Email:  ryan.pratt@boston.gov | Staff Telephone:  (617) 635-5635

Broadcast Live on Xfinity 8/RCN 82/ Fios 964 and streamed at: boston.gov/city-council-tv