Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/19/2020 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  
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2020-0930 1 HistoricalCouncilor Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding implementing a Boston Green New Deal and Just Recovery.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0958 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Daniel Hutchinson in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0914 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the 2020 Summer Jobs Fund, awarded by the Harvard University Office of General Counsel to be administered by the Youth Engagement and Employment. The grant will fund employment and enrichment for Boston youth at community-based organizations.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0959 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Angel Rodriguez in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0915 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Art Works, awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund technical assistance for community arts and cultural events and projects.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0920 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of John Amodeo as an alternate member of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2021.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0926 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 July 8, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0950 1 HistoricalCouncilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0946 1 HistoricalCouncilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in support of extending the 2020 census reporting deadline by one month in order to ensure a fair and complete count during the COVID-19 pandemic.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0947 1 HistoricalCouncilors Essaibi-George and Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in support of the United States Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0923 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Auditing Department providing the Fiscal Year 2021 Payroll Allotment Schedules for all City Departments.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0922 1 HistoricalNotice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from 9:00 A.M. on Monday, August 3, 2020 until 8:00 P.M. on Friday , August 7, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0931 1 HistoricalCouncilors Janey and Arroyo offered the following: Order for a hearing reviewing the City's Melnea Cass/Mass Ave 2.0 plan in light of Covid-19.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0941 1 HistoricalCouncilors Bok and O'Malley offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding zoning relief for 100% affordable and deeply affordable projects.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0954 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Oscar Torres in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0956 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Key'Aira Lockett in City Council. Effective August 22, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0957 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Key'Aira Lockett in City Council. Effective September 1, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0911 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund sub-awards to help save jobs in the arts sector and keep doors open to arts organizations.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0912 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Six Thousand Seventy-One Dollars ($106,071.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY21 Co-Response, awarded by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund a full-time Master’s-level Mental Health Clinician to co-respond with officers in Police Districts B2- and B-3, and a part-time Certified Peer Specialist.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0917 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Jeanne Pinado as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending July 1, 2021.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0918 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Diana Parcon as an alternate member of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0919 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of David Berarducci as a member of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0921 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Felicia Jacques as a member of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0935 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing on pest control and illegal dumping in the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0924 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from Councilor Janey of a letter sent to the Mayor regarding a Black and Brown Agenda for Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0938 1 HistoricalCouncilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing discussing youth involvement in regards to Police Reform.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0913 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 a grant, for the Harvard Business School Leadership Fellow Program, awarded by Harvard Business School to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will fund a fellow for a one-year term with an annualized salary of $100,000.00. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0916 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant for Boston Properties Donation, awarded by the Donor’s Group to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund repairs and maintenance of the Quest Eternal statue.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0909 1 HistoricalMessage and order for your approval the proposed Ordinance for the purpose to expand the current membership of the Public Improvement Commission for effective management of public rights of ways, to enhance public travel, and safe guard public safety. Filed in the Office of the Clerk on August 17, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0857 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on July 29, 2020 Docket #0857, message and order approving an appropriation of Seven Million Fifty Thousand Six Hundred Seven Dollars ($7,050,607.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs associated with the roof and boiler replacement project at the following schools; Mary Lyon School, McKinley School, and Curley K-8, for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of Boston Public Schools, submits a report recommending the order ought to be read for the first time and assigned for further action.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0945 1 HistoricalCouncilors Campbell and Janey offered the following: Ordinance amending Chapter 12-9 of the City of Boston Code - Ordinances, regarding Human Rights.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0104 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Planning Development and Transportation, to which was referred on January 29, 2020 Docket #0104, message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Timothy Burke, as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, for a term ending July 1, 2021, submits a report recommending the order ought to be denied without prejudice.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0925 1 HistoricalCommunication was received from the Mayor designating Robert Arcangeli, Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City of Boston Law Department, to execute "Host Community Agreements" and "Letters of Support or Non-Opposition" as may be required by MGL Chapter 94G and the regulations of the Cannabis Control Commission effective August 17, 2020. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0939 1 HistoricalCouncilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing addressing the relationship between school lunches and the achievement gap.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0943 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order approving a petition for Special Law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Harry Jean.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0944 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order approving a petition for Special Law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Terry Cotton.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0910 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the amount not to exceed Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00) for cost related to the construction and implementation of dedicated bus lanes and similar bus priority measures in various locations within the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0927 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 July 29, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0929 1 HistoricalCouncilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding discrimination in the metro Boston rental housing market.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0951 1 HistoricalCouncilors Arroyo and Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing August 6th 2020 as Jamaica's 58th Independence Day.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0953 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Courtney Davis in City Council.adopted  Action details Not available
2020- 1 HistoricalLegislative Calendar for August 19, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0932 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the preservation of murals & public art.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0933 1 HistoricalCouncilors Edwards and Flaherty offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding community healing and trust building after child sexual abuse.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0934 1 HistoricalCouncilors Edwards and Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding increasing transportation options for bicycles on the MBTA blue line.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0936 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss issues relating to water and sewer infrastructure in the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0948 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in support of Waiving MCAS in Spring of 2021.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0949 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing August 9-15 as National Community Health Center Week.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0937 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a Hearing regarding Libraries and Library Staff in the Boston Public Schools.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0940 1 HistoricalCouncilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing addressing sexual assault in Boston Public Schools.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0952 1 HistoricalCouncilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 12, 2020 as Black Joy Day in the City of Boston.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0942 1 HistoricalCouncilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order approving a petition for Special Law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Ryan Lenane. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0955 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Key'Aira Lockett in City Council. Effective August 17, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available