Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/3/2020 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall
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2020-0745 1 HistoricalCouncilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss ways for the City to prevent and investigate incidents of hate crimes and discrimination.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-00 1 HistoricalLegislative Calendar for June 3, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0730 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($30,800.00) in the form of grant for the FY19 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Fair Housing and Equity. The grant will fund training costs related to processing housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Fair Housing and Equity.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0748 1 HistoricalCouncilors Wu and Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0598 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0598, message and order approving an appropriation of Four Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,400,000.00) from the 21st Century Fund, also known as the Public Educational, or Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund, pursuant to Section 53F 3/4 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, to the PEG Access and Cable Related Grant for cable related purposes consistent with the franchise agreement between the cable operator and the city including but not limited to: (i) supporting public, educational or governmental access cable television services; (ii) monitoring compliance of cable operator with the franchise agreement; or (iii) preparation of renewal of the franchise license, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0505 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on March 11, 2020 Docket #0505, order approving a petition for Special Law re: An Act regarding the Disability Pension for Scott O’Brien, Ryan Lenane, Harry Jean, Terry Cotton, Kurt Stokinger, Matthew Morris and Richard Cintolo, submits a report recommending the Home Rule Petition ought to be rejected without prejudice.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0750 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Samantha Bennett, Tricia Kalayjian, Alicia Payne, Ryan Spitz, Paul Sullivan and Quinn Valcich in City Council effective May 30, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0746 1 HistoricalCouncilors Breadon and Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of state legislature bills regarding the occupational presumption of exposure to COVID-19.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0749 1 HistoricalCouncilors Mejia and Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in Support of Federal Action Condemning Police Brutality, Racial Profiling, and the Use of Excessive and Militarized Force.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0599 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0599, message and order authorizing the Law Department revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2021 to purchase goods and services for repairs to city property, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0613 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0613, message and order authorizing an appropriation from the Boston Equity Fund to create a special revenue project grant to support revenue project grant to support equity applicants and licenses to establish and operate a cannabis business in the City of Boston, pursuant to City of Boston Ordinances Chapter 8, Section 13, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0593 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0593, message and order approving an appropriation of Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Million Eight Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($328,895,000.00) for the acquisition of interests in land or the acquisition of assets, or the landscaping, alteration, remediation, rehabilitation, improvement of public land, the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, demolition, removal or extraordinary repairs of public buildings, facilities, assets, works or infrastructure; for the cost of feasibility studies or engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and any and all cost incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of various city departments included Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Department of Innovation and Technology, Environment, Fire,adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0732 1 HistoricalMessage and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to increase the Elderly Property Tax Exemption pursuant to MGL Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41C from $750.00 to $1,000.00, effective for the Fiscal Year 2021. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0731 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($4,292.00) in the form of a grant for the Street Outreach Unit Opioid COVID-19 Pilot Program, awarded by the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase and disbursement of up to 30 smartphones for High Users of Emergency Services (HUES), in order to maintain bi-weekly contact through the Police-Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative. HUES will also receive Narcan and training, along with a list of virtual support groups. The phones will allow collection of baseline data and ensure that the Street Outreach unit can maintain contact and continue building rapport with their clients during the pandemic.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0747 1 HistoricalCouncilors Breadon and Janey offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the status of college and university plans to reopen for Fall 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0588 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0588, message and order for annual appropriation and tax order for FY2021, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0591 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0591, message and order approving an appropriation of Twenty-Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($27,200,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0597 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0597, message and order authorizing the appropriation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0612 1 HistoricalThe Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 8, 2020 Docket #0612, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with certain entities, for the purpose of reporting costs and receiving Title IV-E (Every Student Succeeds Act) allowable federal reimbursement for said costs as they relate to transporting eligible children from foster placements and schools of origin, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0737 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Guale Valdez, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Board of Health for a term expiring on January 15, 2022.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0738 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Nelson Arroyo, as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term ending May 1, 2022.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0739 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Jane Cooper Brayton, as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term ending May 1, 2022.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0740 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Drew Leff, as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term ending May 1, 2021. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0751 1 HistoricalCouncilor Janey for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Samantha Bennett, Tricia Kalayjian, Alicia Payne, Ryan Spitz, Paul Sullivan and Quinn Valcich in City Council effective June 6, 2020.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0729 1 HistoricalMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend reimbursements up to the amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000.000.00), from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0733 1 HistoricalMessage and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to lower the interest rate that accrues on property taxes deferred, for eligible seniors from 4% to 1% effective for the Fiscal Year 2021 pursuant to MGL Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41A. adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0742 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of P.T. Vineburgh, as a member of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission for a term ending May 1, 2022.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0743 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Justine Orlando, as a member of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2022.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0744 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Michael Woodall, as the Chair of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission for a term ending January 1, 2024.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0734 1 HistoricalMessage and order to declare surplus City-owned former Public Works Department parcel property known as Windsor Street in the Roxbury District (Ward 09 Parcel 02025020) will transfer the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0736 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Manny Lopes, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Board of Health for a term expiring on January 15, 2023.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0735 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Rebecca Gutman, as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Board of Health for a term expiring on January 15, 2023.adopted  Action details Not available
2020-0741 1 HistoricalMessage and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Joel Pierce, as a member of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission for a term ending May 1, 2021.adopted  Action details Not available