Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/2/2015 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall
City Council Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
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2015-1437 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing six recipients of the 2015 St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Scholarship.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1439 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Gabriella D'Ambrosio.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1442 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ximena Cordoba.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1444 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rosalba Aguillon.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1445 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jaime Alejandro Guerrero Ramirez.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1446 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Delio Guzman.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1447 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jessie Marshall.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1450 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Thomas MacDonald.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1419 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from Wednesday, August 19, 2015 until Tuesday, August 25th, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1436 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of E. Joyce Munger.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1440 1 HistoricalCouncilor Zakim offered the following: Resolution in memory of Dr. Carolyn Kaelin.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1455 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Jack Mahoney.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1465 1 HistoricalCouncilor Zakim offered the following: Resolution recognizing Robert Taylor IIIadopted  Action details Not available
2015-1423 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Redevelopment Authority of the Fourth Amendment to the Report and Decision on the Cottage Brook Apartments Chapter 121A Project”.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1466 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Juan Carlos Lovato Mejia.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1467 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Andres Giraldo.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1468 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Hernan Choque.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1469 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Adalberto Santiago.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1471 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution in memory of Winston S. Rodriquez.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1473 1 HistoricalCouncilors Jackson and Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1474 1 HistoricalCouncilor Jackson offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sam's House.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1477 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of George J. Smith.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1454 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ruvena Rose Marie King.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1453 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Barry W. Sullivan.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1452 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Catherine M. Leonard-McLean.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1406 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the Transportation Department to accept and expend a grant not to exceed of Six Hundred Sixty-Six Hundred Thousand Seventy Four Dollars ($666,074.00), from the Federal Highway Administration, passed through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Mass DOT), to be used to fund eighty percent (80%) of the design and engineering services cost for traffic management improvements at fifteen (15) intersections in the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street. Such improvements will range from signal timing updates to reconstruction of wheelchair ramps and sidewalk construction, to new traffic signal equipment.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1407 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ( $360,000.00) from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, for the purpose of providing assistance and referrals to individuals with Mental Illness and /or Emotional Disturbances under the MA DMH FY16 Police Behavioral Health Jail Diversion Grant Program.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1425 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from Tuesday, August 25, 2015 until Saturday, August 29th, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1456 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution in memory of Agustus "Gus" Gatti.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1457 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Dr. John Button.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1459 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Victor Brogna.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1460 1 HistoricalCouncilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Bob Susi.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1463 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Heglichs W. Perez.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1476 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of John Prata.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1479 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing 23 individuals for their dedication to personal development and successful completion of the GIRLS RULE/ EMPOWERMENT Mentoring Program.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1426 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Sally D. Glora, City Auditor; transmitting the Fiscal Year 2016 Payroll Allotment schedules for all City Departments.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1480 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following in memory of Salvatore Trovato.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1481 1 HistoricalCouncilor Linehan offered the following: Resolution in memory of Michael J. Connors.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1483 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Candy Lewis.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1494 1 HistoricalCouncilorJackson offered the following: Resolution recognizing the twenty people for thier dedication and assistance to The Elevate Boston Foundation, INC.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1405 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the Fire Commissioner to accept and expend funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security FY14 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response ("SAFER") grant program, for Twelve Million Seven Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars($12,778,650.00), for the City of Boston's Fire Department for the purpose of hiring and sustaining , 75 firefighters who have been lost through attrition.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1409 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend funds of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from contributions received from individuals, organizations, and local and private businesses for the purposes of promoting safety, health and wellness initiatives for Boston Firefighters.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1422 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Redevelopment Authority of the Report and Decision on the Application for the Parcels 1B and 1C Chapter 121A Project.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1424 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Redevelopment Authority of the Third Amendment to the Report and Decision on the Restoration Housing Chapter 121A Project"adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1472 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution in memory of Dianne George.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1488 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Hiram Grand Lodge.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1432 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for a Hearing to discuss extending metered parking privileges to Veterans with Purple Heart license plates in Bostonadopted  Action details Not available
2015-1495 1 HistoricalCouncilor Linehan for Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Herby Lindor in City Council effective September 12, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1496 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Katherine Hammer, as Executive Director of the Office of Budget Management, effective August 31, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1498 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Francis Doyle, as a member of the Residency Policy Commission.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1485 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Commemoration Day.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1278 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Economic Development, Planning and Labor to which was referred on August 12, 2015 Docket #1278 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Carol Downs as a member of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Industrial Corporation for a term expiring September 17, 2017.submits a report recommending the order ought to be confirmed.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1279 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Economic Development and Planning and Labor, to which was referred on August 12, 2015 Docket #1279 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Priscilla Rojas as a member of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Industrial Corporation for a term expiring September 17, 2016.submits a report recommending the order ought to be confirmed.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1412 1 HistoricalMessage transmitting certain information under section 17F regarding dockets numbers 0412, 0413, 0414, 0417 and 0418 pertaining to list of City personnel and all boards, commissions and authorities, file in the City Council on February 25, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1482 1 HistoricalCouncilors Linehan and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Ronald E. Tobias.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1435 1 HistoricalCouncilor Linehan for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Annie Qin City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1287 1 HistoricalPetition of Hilton Garden Inn Shuttle, for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1484 1 HistoricalCouncilor Jackson offered the following: Resolution congratulating The House Slam.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1486 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Calvin Davis.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1428 1 HistoricalCouncilor Linehan offered the following: Ordinance amending salary categories for certain offices.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1462 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Daniel Alemu.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1461 1 HistoricalCouncilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Daniel J. O'Connor.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1427 1 HistoricalCouncilor Baker 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 Robert J. Butts, III.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1451 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rustin Hiatt.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1421 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Commission on Affairs of the Elderly of the increase in participants in the "Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Abatement" program.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1420 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Paul Donnelly, as a member of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission, for a term expiring, May 1, 2019.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1416 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from 8:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 11, 2015 until 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, August 11, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1448 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing NAAAP Boston for its commitment to empower Asian American leaders and its efforts in promoting Asian culture through Boston Asia Fest.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1418 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from Sunday, August 16, 2015 until Wednesday, August 19, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1417 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from Saturday, August 15, 2015 until Sunday, August 16, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1443 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Robert "Bob" Alexander.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1441 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution in memory of Paul Piantedosi.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1438 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Jean Powes and Theodora Keiber.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1411 1 HistoricalMessage transmitting certain information under section 17F regarding Veolia Transportation concerning the events of October 8, 2013, Docket number 0416, passed by the Council on February 25, 2015adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1487 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Leonard "Leon" Coleman.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1458 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing John Kelly.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1464 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of James S. Hamrock.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1470 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Alberto Rivera.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1478 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Jeremy Eschelbacher.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1475 1 HistoricalCouncilors Linehan and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mary C. King.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1408 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ( $350,000.00) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, through the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, to be administered by the City of Boston's Environment Department.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1429 1 HistoricalCouncilor Jackson offered the following: Order for a hearing to conduct a comprehensive review of re-entry resources and disparate impact of Black and Latino males in Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1430 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution urging utility regulators to ensure that Boston residents have to access to FiOS.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1489 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing John Wesley Carlos.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1490 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jemma Jordan.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1491 1 HistoricalCouncilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution recognizing seven people and organizations for their assistance as Judges in the 42nd Annual Boston Caribbean Carnival.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1431 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for a Hearing regarding the creation of an Appetite for Arts program to connect local artists with restaurantsadopted  Action details Not available
2015-1492 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jose Huaman Turpo.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1273 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on August 12, 2015 Docket #1273, message and ordinance to amend the City of Boston Code, ordinances, Chapter VII, Section 7.4, to prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco and other tobacco products at sites for professional and amateur baseball and other sporting events, submits a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1274 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on August 12, 2015 Docket #1274, message and ordinance to amend the City of Boston Code, ordinances, Chapter XVI, Section 16, recreational vehicles, submits a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1413 1 HistoricalMessage transmitting certain information under section 17F regarding dockets numbers 1234, 1235 and 1236 pertaining to list of Homeless and Recovery Services in the City Council on July 15, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1414 1 HistoricalMessage and ordinance amending City of Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter 2-8.1, Salary of City Councilors, and City of Boston Code of Ordinances 2-7.11, Salary of the Mayor. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on August 31, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1433 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for a Hearing to discuss incentivizing on site child care in new commercial developments in the City of Bostonadopted  Action details Not available
2015-1434 1 HistoricalCouncilors Ciommo and Zakim offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding enforcement of the "no more than four" zoning amendmentadopted  Action details Not available
2015-1493 1 HistoricalCouncilor jackson offered the following; Resolution recognizing Dorothea Jones.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1415 1 HistoricalMessage and ordinance to ban the possession, sale or display of any toy or imitation firearm that substantially duplicates or can reasonably be perceived to be an actual firearm, from public spaces in the City of Boston. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on August 31, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1410 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend funds of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from contributions received from individuals, organizations, and local and private businesses for the purposes of promoting fire prevention and fire safety education.adopted  Action details Not available
2015- 1 HistoricalCouncilor Linehan for Councilor Murphy Personnel Order.adopted  Action details Not available
2015- 1 HistoricalMayor Appointment of Kathryn Hammeradopted  Action details Not available
2015- 1 HistoricalMayor Appointment of Kristen Pulgini.adopted  Action details Not available
2015- 1 HistoricalMayor Appointment of Francis Doyle.adopted  Action details Not available
2015-1497 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Christine Pulgini, as Interim Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Consumer Affairs and Liscensing, effective August 31, 2015.adopted  Action details Not available