Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/30/2016 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall
City Council Meeting
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2016-1518 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the Environment Department to accept and expend a grant of Six Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Dollars ($6,650.00) from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Sustainable Materials Recovery Program for the purpose of waste reduction programming in the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1519 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in the form of a grant, Emerging Artist Award, awarded by the The Boston Foundation for be administered by the Arts and Culture Commission. The grant would fund the Emerging Artist awards.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1517 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($69,990.14) in the form of a grant, EOPSS Year 2 Youth Engagement, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Boston Police Department. The grant will support collaboration with Teen Empowerment and NAFI/YPI on specific facilitated youth/police dialogues, including an emphasis on engaging Somali youth.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1514 1 HistoricalMessage 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 a Communications Staff Grant, awarded by the Boston Foundation to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will provide funding for an additional staff person who will be responsible for all strategic communications.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1538 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing the New England Association of City and Town Clerks for their annual conference and commendable work.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1539 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Resolution congratulating five people on receiving the Clovis V. Turner Community Service Award.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1557 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Joseph M. Hanlon.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1543 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing five people and groups for their contribution to cultural diversity in the East Boston community.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1544 1 HistoricalCouncilor Zakim offered the following: Resolution recognizing the National Telecommuting Institute.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1546 1 HistoricalCouncilor Zakim offered the following: Resolution congratulating Leor Radbil.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1547 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Morning Star Baptist Church Healing and Encouragement survivors of Homicide Victims Ministry.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1549 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating True Colors: Out Youth Theater.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1550 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating Officer Michael Keaney.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1553 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution in memory of Charles S. Welch.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1554 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating James Mahoney.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1540 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rev. Clovis V. Turner on the occasion of memorializing the Community Award in his name.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1541 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Archbishop L. Livingston Foxworth on the occasion of memorializing the Clovis V. Turner Community Service Award at Grace Church of All Nations.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1515 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Seven Dollars ($119,207.00) in the form of a grant for the Fair Housing Program (FHAP) awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by Fair Housing and Equity. The grant will fund the FY16 Fair Housing Investigation and Enforcement work to help process housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Fair Housing Commission.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-0164 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on January 27, 2016 Docket #0164, message and order authorizing the issuance of tax-exempt refunding bonds in a principal amount not to exceed Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000.00) in order to pay the principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest on the bonds or other obligations to be refunded, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1548 1 HistoricalCouncilor Jackson offered the following: Resolution in memory of Lena J. Taylor.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-0000 1 HistoricalLegislative Calendar for November 30, 2016adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1551 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Joseph Ruggiero.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1552 1 HistoricalCouncilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kathleen Hardaway.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1513 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to apply for, accept, and expend a grant in the amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), Division of Conservation Services' Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Program. The grant will be used to renovate Harambee Park (Phase I) located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1555 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Roger J. McCannadopted  Action details Not available
2016-1520 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Redevelopment Authority of the “Agreement on the application on the Orient Heights Redevelopment Phase One Limited Partnership Chapter 121A Project.”adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1559 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Seamus Mulligan.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1560 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kay Murphy.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1562 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sheila Cummings.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1534 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Andrew Baldizon, William McGregor, Jessica Morris, and Elizabeth Sullivan in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1542 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kenneth Cutler.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1545 1 HistoricalCouncilor Zakim offered the following: Resolution congratulating Jessica Adler.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1556 1 HistoricalCouncilors Pressley and Jackson offered the following: Resolution recognizing Carol Farmer.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1531 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Zakim offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kathryn Bell, Nicholas G. Carter, Kyndal Henicke, and Daniel Sibor in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1532 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor LaMattina offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Katherine Carangelo, Janet L. Knott, Jennifer McGivern, Michael A. Sinatra, and Lori Toscano in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1535 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Andrew Baldizon, William McGregor, Jessica Morris, and Elizabeth Sullivan in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1516 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the Office of Arts and Culture to accept and expend a grant of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) from the Boston Redevelopment Authority, to fund the Boston Artist Resource Manager position.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1536 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Karen Foley, Nadine F. Jean, Alana Olsen, Deborah Reiff, and Jessica Rodriguez in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1537 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Karen Foley, Nadine F. Jean, Alana Olsen, Deborah Reiff, and Jessica Rodriguez in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1511 1 HistoricalMessage disapproving an Order Adopting the provisions of section 17C of Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws regarding the authority to establish speed limits for vehicular traffic (Docket #1448).adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1522 1 HistoricalNotice 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 September 21, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1523 1 HistoricalNotice 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 October 19, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1525 1 HistoricalNotice 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 November 16, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1564 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bishop Edgar A. Love.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1565 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Robert Petrie.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1512 1 HistoricalMessage and order adopting the provisions of section 17C of Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws regarding the authority to establish speed limits for vehicular traffic.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1527 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Goodwin Proctor LLP of the Notice of Easement and Air Rights Plan pursuant to the Report and Decision on the Application for Approval of Boston Garden Development Corp. and Boston Properties Limited Partnership to Undertake the Project in Boston, Massachusetts under Mass G.L.C 121A, as amended and St. 1960 C.652, as amended (the "Report and Decision"). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the definition attributed to them in the Report and Decision.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1566 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Jackson offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Heshan Berents-Weeramuni, Justin Brown, Nichelle Sadler and Enrique Pepen in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1567 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Jackson offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Heshan Berents-Weeramuni, Justin Brown, Nichelle Sadler and Enrique Pepen in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1568 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Jackson offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Enrique Pepen in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1569 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Ivon Alvarez, John Henry Cohen, Annie Qin, David Vittorini, Sophia Wang and Gary Webster in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1570 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Ivon Alvarez, John Henry Cohen, Annie Qin, David Vittorini, Sophia Wang and Gary Webster in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1571 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Pressley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Luz Villar and Eric White in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1558 1 HistoricalCouncilor Jackson offered the following: Resolution recognizing eleven people for thier untiring efforts advancing the cause of refugees in Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1530 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Zakim offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kathryn Bell, Nicholas G. Carter, Kyndal Henicke, and Daniel Sibor in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1561 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Billy O'Neil.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1510 1 HistoricalMessage and ordinance amending CBC Ordinances, Section 8-9 (Establishing the Boston Residents Job Policy) will now contain the sections of the Code containing the Boston Employment Commission, and as such, this Ordinance revokes Section 12-10 of the Code ("Establishing the Boston Employment Commission"). Filed in the Office of The City Clerk on November 28, 2016. adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1524 1 HistoricalNotice 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 November 2, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1528 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Order that pursuant to Chapter 40, section 56, the residential factor in the City of Boston for FY2017 shall be the minimum residential factor as determined by the Commissioner of Revenue pursuant to M. G. L. Chapter 58, section 1A and be it further that pursuant to Chapter 403 of the acts of 2000, a residential exemption in the amount of value equal to thirty percent (30%) of the average assessed value of all Class One-Residential parcels in the City of Boston be, and hereby is, approved for Fiscal Year 2017.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1526 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Councilors O'Malley and Wu regarding the completion of the Plastic Bag Ordinance Task Force and its findings.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1563 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolutions recognizing seven members of the community for their commitment to improving quality of life for families and our communities.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1529 1 HistoricalCouncilors O'Malley and Wu offered the following: Ordinance regarding the Reduction of Plastic Bags in Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1572 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Pressley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Luz Villar and Eric White in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1573 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Councilor Campbell regarding her absence from the City Council meeting on November 30, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1574 1 HistoricalCouncilors Essaibi-George and Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jocelyn Villegas.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1575 1 HistoricalCouncilors Essaibi-George and LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Vanessa Bigby.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1576 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Analisa R. Smith-Perez.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1577 1 HistoricalCouncilors Essaibi-George and LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing fourteen players from the East Boston High School Volleyball Team for winning the City Championship Title.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1533 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor LaMattina offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Katherine Carangelo, Janet L. Knott, Jennifer McGivern, Michael A. Sinatra, and Lori Toscano in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016-1521 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from the City Clerk on the University Accountability Report - 2016-2017 Statistics.adopted  Action details Not available
2016- 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Pressley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Luz Villar and Eric White in City Council effective December 3, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016- 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu for Councilor Pressley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Luz Villar and Eric White in City Council effective December 10, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016- 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Councilor Campbell regarding her absence from the City Council meeting on November 30, 2016.adopted  Action details Not available
2016- 1 HistoricalCouncilors Essaibi-George and LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing Vanessa Bigby.adopted  Action details Not available
2016- 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Analisa R. Smith-Perez.adopted  Action details Not available
2016- 1 HistoricalCouncilors Essaibi-George and LaMattina offered the following: Resolution recognizing fourteen players from the East Boston High School Volleyball Team for winning the City Championship Title.adopted  Action details Not available