Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/17/2018 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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2018-1518 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Helen S. Palkey.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1517 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Bella Luna & The Milky Way.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1501 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 until 10:15 PM. on Thursday, October 11, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1505 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 19, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1506 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 26, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1519 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Donna Coleman.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1520 1 HistoricalCouncilors Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Robert Perry.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1521 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recogonizing Dr. Judith Kerr.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1524 1 HistoricalCouncilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Marc Tarabocchia.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1510 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution to support equitable access to homeownership through fair lending and a strong community reinvestment act.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1512 1 HistoricalCouncilors Flynn and Wu offered the following: Resolution in Support of the Unite Here Local 26 Hotel Workers Strike.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1536 1 HistoricalCouncilors O'Malley, McCarthy and Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in memory of John Joseph “Joe” Banks III.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1507 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 3, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1522 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Michael F. Donlan.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1526 1 HistoricalCouncilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Edna McGuiness.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1497 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars ($54,286.00) in the form a grant for the FFY 2017 Assistance to Firefighters, Fire Prevention and Safety Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department, The grant will fund 1,500 smoke alarm,1000 carbon monoxide monitors and 10,000 fire safety education materials for outreach and prevention activities carried by the Department's Fire Prevention Division.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1499 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) in the form of the FY19 Sustainable Material Recovery Program, awarded by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to be administered by the Environment Department. The grant will fund materials and services for waste reduction programs.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1523 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating the Greater Boston Association of Black Social Workers, Incorporated.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1498 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($50,124.00) in the form of a grant for the FY19 Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Health and Wellness, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund instructor-led, train-the-trainer courses and clinical resources to develop a peer support program in the Boston Fire Department.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1525 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Joseph A. Drago.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1527 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of George M. Conduris III.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1500 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from 3:11 P.M. on Monday, October 8, 2018 until 11:11 PM.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1528 1 HistoricalCouncilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing St. Paul AME Church.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1503 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kathleen Joyce as Chair of the City of Boston Licensing Board, for a term expiring June 1, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2018- 1 HistoricalLegislative Calendar for October 17, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1508 1 HistoricalCouncilors Janey and Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding admission to Boston's exam schools.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1495 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-One Dollars ($966,871.00) in the form of a grant for the FFY 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund an Accountability Management System for critical on scene activities, including Personal Accountability Reports and unit assignments.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1496 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars ($172,427.00) in the form of a grant for the FFY 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Regional Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the growing need for the fire department personnel trained in tech rescue in the cities/towns of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Somerville, Quincy and Winthrop.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1502 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kathleen Joyce as Executive Director of Consumer Affairs and Licensing, effective October 9, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1529 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution congratulating Francesco Urena.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1530 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution congratulating Anamaria DePaulo.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1531 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution congratulating Rocky Graziano.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1532 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution congratulating Gabriela Taveras.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1533 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Shaun MacDonald.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1509 1 HistoricalCouncilor Zakim offered the following: Resolution against Donald Trump's proposed changes to the definition "public charge" in re federal immigration policy.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1515 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell for Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Aileen Callahan in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1516 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kerry Richards in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1504 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 12, 2018.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1441 1 HistoricalMessage and order approving an appropriation of One Hundred Five Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($105,400,000.00) from the Surplus Property Disposition Fund, for the purpose of providing funding for the completion of the City's signature open spaces, the Emerald Necklace and funding to the Boston Housing Authority to support redevelopment of communities at Old Colony in South Boston and Orient Heights in East Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1233 1 HistoricalMessage and order to accept and expend reimbursements up to the amount of Four Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,300,000.00), from various government agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for expenses related to the March 13-14 2018 Snowstorm.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1513 1 HistoricalCouncilors Wu and O'Malley offered the following: Ordinance Protecting Local Wetlands and Promoting Climate Change Adaptation in the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1240 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on August 22, 2018 Docket #1240, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) to enter into a contract with Crown Castle Fiber, LLC for a period of up to thirty (30) years for the lease of fiber optic cable connecting 170 City buildings with the City's existing fiber optic network. The contract term of twenty years plus two five-year City renewal options requires City Council approval pursuant to section twelve (12) of chapter 30B of the General Laws, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1442 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on October 3, 2018 Docket #1442, Message and order to reduce the FY19 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Six Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Dollars ($644,420.00) to provide for the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) for FY19 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston Public Health Commission and Local 888, SEIU-Counselors Union as well as salary increases for non-union BPHC employees, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1534 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating nine recipients for the 2018 Shattuck Awards.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1535 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Brian Mac Donnacha.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1416 1 HistoricalMessage and order approving an appropriation of Eight Hundred Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($809,500.00) from the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund for projects described in the attached order. The Commissioners met on August 31, 2018, and voted to approve these projects. The projects will ornament the City’s streets, ways, squares and parks.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1511 1 HistoricalCouncilor Edwards offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding a zoning amendment to regulate the proximity of certain businesses to recovery facilities.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1514 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Corporate Tax Break Transparency in the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2018-1537 1 HistoricalCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Tolle Graham.adopted  Action details Not available