Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/11/2018 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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2018-1105 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Thomas Connolly.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1082 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) in the form of a grant for the CanShare 2018/2019, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the Boston Center for Youth and Families. The grant will fund matching and support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Healthy Incentives Program and the new Boston Double Up Food Buck pilot program, through donations for an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00). This funding will enable beneficiaries of these programs to double their buying power at Boston Farmer's Markets and select neighborhood convenience stores, providing greater access to fresh foods.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1085 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in the form of a grant for Phase ll of the Climate Ready Boston Initiative, awarded by the Barr Foundation to be administered by the Environment Department. The grant will fund a set of community-level resilience strategies recommended by the Boston Green Ribbon Commission to address climate risk.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1107 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Walter J. Oates, Jr.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1106 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ines Brito.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1103 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mildred Kunerth.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1104 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Sister Virginia Muhammad.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1081 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (BID) Public/Private Safety Initiative, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase and installation of video cameras and related equipment in the Downtown business area. The equipment will assist BPD with enhancing public safety and improving quality of life in the downtown area.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1084 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Community Gardens Grant, awarded by TD Bank to be administered by the Mayor's Office. The grant will fund the activation of community gardens and green spaces located in the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1078 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventeen Million Two Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars ($17,229,498.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY2018 Community Development Block Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Neighborhood Development. The grant will fund Housing Preservation and Production, Homebuyer and Homeowner Assistance programs, Human Services, Fair Housing, Environmental Abatement program, Main Streets and Business Assistance programs.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1091 1 HistoricalCouncilor Baker offered the following: Resolution designating a Hero Square at Edison Green Street and Pond Street in Honor of 2nd Lieutenant Warren Francis Ames.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1086 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($13,607.50) in the form of a grant awarded by the Pipefitter's Association Local Union 537 to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the installation of two (2) security cameras, one on Enterprise Street and one on Clapp Street.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1108 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution congratulating Capital One.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1113 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston Police Department District A7.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1119 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Pressley and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Chinatown Main Streets.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1120 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Pressley and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing C-Mart Supermarket.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1122 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing All Retired Chinese American Law Enforcement Agents.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1123 1 HistoricalCouncilors Flynn, Campbell, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi George, Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Sailors Aboard the USS Ramage for the historic visit to Boston during the July 4th National Holiday.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1126 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Ann Theresa Cavaliere.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1128 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Matthew Woellert.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1129 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mildred Buckley.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1099 1 HistoricalCouncilors Pressley and Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution Urging Passage of S.257 & H.2796 An Act For Providing Immediate Child Care Assistance To Homeless Families.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1092 1 HistoricalCouncilor Baker offered the following: Resolution designating Hero Square at the intersection of Bellevue Street and Kane Street in honor of Sergeant Victor Gemelli.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1117 1 HistoricalCouncilors Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Richard L. Miller.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1118 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Pressley and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Garrick Durst.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1121 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Isabel Moreta.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1127 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Coreanos Allston.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1083 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Efficiency and Regionalization grant, awarded by the MA Department of Revenue to be administered by the Office of Economic Development. The grant will fund the Greater Boston Regional Economic Compact Cities to hire a consultant who will develop an Action Plan of operational projects based on overlapping needs expressed in the municipalities' community master plans.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1075 1 HistoricalMessage and order for your approval an ordinance amending City of Boston Code, Ordinance, Chapter XXIV, Boston Jobs and Living Wage Ordinance. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on July 6, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1131 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Barbara Hamilton.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1132 1 HistoricalCouncilors Essaibi-George and Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tabitha Goggins.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1080 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-One Dollars ($2,588,781.00) in the form of a grant for the FFY18 Housing Opportunities for Person with AIDS (HOPWA) grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Neighborhood Development. The grant will fund Housing related services to persons with HIV/AIDS, primary to provide tenant-based rental assistance.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1079 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Million Eight Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Two Dollars ($5,863,642.00) in the form of a grant for the FFY18 Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Neighborhood Development. The grant will fund development of affordable rental and homeownership housing units.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1109 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Dan Bailey.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1110 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Jendriel Collision Center.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1098 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution Urging Passage of S.2260 An Act Negating Archaic Statutes Targeting Young Women.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1111 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Detective Rosalva Medina.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1112 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Alexander Farias.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1114 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Magdalena Ayed.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1115 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Jassour Moroccan Association Board.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1116 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Doris Hung.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1124 1 HistoricalCouncilors Flynn, Campbell, Essaibi-George, Wu, Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Capital One.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1125 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn, Campbell, Flaherty, Wu, Essaibi George, Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Librarian Frances " Francie" Francis.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1102 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell for Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Ricardo Patron and Michael Bonetti in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1088 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kara Elliott-Ortega as Interim Arts Commissioner of the Office of Arts & Culture, effective July 1, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1140 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Imari Paris Jeffries.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1077 1 HistoricalMessage and order approving appropriations of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with projects at the following schools: Rafael Hernandez School– boiler replacement, Patrick Lyndon School – boiler replacement, Donald McKay K-8 School – boiler replacement, James Otis School – window replacement, Josiah Quincy Elementary School – boiler replacement, Snowden International School at Copley- roof replacement and the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science-window replacement. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1076 1 HistoricalMessage and order approving the appropriation of Five Million Four Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Four Dollars ($5,429,304.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs associated with window replacement project at the John Marshall Elementary School (UP Academy). This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1089 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Gayle Willett, Assessing Commissioner, of the appointment of Julie Castor as an Assistant Assessor.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1134 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Commander Robert L. Gillen USN (Ret.).adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1137 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution congratulating Raymond Choi.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1138 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Yi Jia International.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1100 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the retirement age of Boston Police Officers.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1094 1 HistoricalCouncilors Edwards and Flynn offered the following: Ordinance regarding repayment of back taxes.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1095 1 HistoricalCouncilors Zakim and Pressley offered the following: Order to Adopt a Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy for City Council Employees.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1096 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for a Hearing Regarding Local Wetlands Protection Legislation.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1097 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution Endorsing Parenting Journey's Parent Bill of Rights.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1133 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jennifer DuBose.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1130 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Millie McLaughlin.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1136 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Roza Lyons & Rob Fitzharris.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1139 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution congratulating Boston Unity Cup.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1101 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing to review the Boston police department's body-worn camera pilot program final study results.adopted  Action details Not available
2018- 1 HistoricalLegislative Calendar for July 11, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1087 1 HistoricalMessage and order to declare surplus City-owned former Public Works Department parcels of vacant land and the transfer of the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. The land located at: 400 Frontage Road in South Boston being Ward 08 Parcel 01024040, 200 Frontage Road in South Boston being Ward 08, Parcel 01024035 and Frontage Road in South Boston being Ward 08 and Parcels 01024036, 01024107 and 01024037.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1093 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution designating a Hero Square at Royce Road and Commonwealth Avenue in Honor of Private First Class John MacDonald.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1141 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Jen Ryan Hickes.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1142 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rose Pappas.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1135 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Lucy Fiandaca.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1143 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Councilor McCarthy regarding his absence from the City Council meeting on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1144 1 HistoricalCouncilors Wu, Edwards, Janey Ciommo, Essaibi-George and Pressley offered the following: Order regarding a text amendment for Boston Zoning Code.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1145 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution supporting amendment #1 to H.4730 (An Act Relative to findings of the Foundation Budget Review Commission).adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1146 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards on behalf of all Councilors offered the following: Resolution in memory of Commander Robert L. Gillen, US Navy.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1147 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in memory of Justin Poitras.adopted  Action details Not available