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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/29/2021 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2021-1010 1 Committee ReportsOn the message and order, referred on September 29, 2021, Docket #1010 an order authorizing the City of Boston to apply for, and to accept and expend, the Federal Fiscal Year 2021 Continuum of Care grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount not to exceed Forty Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000.00). These funds will be used to support programs that provide services and housing to persons experiencing homelessness, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2021-1011 1 Matters Recently Heard-For Possible ActionOn the message and order, referred September 29, 2021 Docket 1011, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars and Fifty Six Cents ($1,768,378.56) in the form of a grant for the FY22 State Elder Lunch Program, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund nutrition services for up to 284,394 meals for older adults in the City of Boston at $6.24 per meal, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2021-1012 1 Committee ReportsOn the message and order, referred on October 4, 2021, Docket #1012, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Securing the Cities, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund Year 2 of the Securing the Cities grant project, which enhances the ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose a threat to homeland security in high-risk urban areas, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2021-1013 1 Matters Recently Heard-For Possible ActionOn the message and order, referred on September 29 , 2021 Docket #1013, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in the form of a Land Water Conservation Fund grant awarded by the National Park Service, passed through the Massachusetts Division of Conservation Services, to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The grant will be used for improvements at Malcolm X Park that will make paths, entrances, and play areas compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2021-1014 1 Committee ReportsOn the message and order, referred on September 29, 2021, Docket #1014, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, awarded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture-USDA to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant will fund projects to increase the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables by low-income SNAP consumers, , the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2021-1015 1 Mayor OrderMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept equipment valued at Forty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($46,725.00) from the Thermo Environmental Instruments, LLC for the purpose of detecting COVID-19 in the air.The rules were suspended; the order was passed.  Action details Video Video
2021-1016 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Acting Mayor of the appointment of Leslie Harris as a member to the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) Commission.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2021-1017 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Acting Mayor of the appointment of E. Peter Alvarez as a member of the Civilian Review Board of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2021-1018 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Acting Mayor of the appointment of Danny Y. Rivera, Jr., as a member of the Civilian Review Board of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2021-1019 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Acting Mayor of the appointment of Joshua Dankhoff as a member of the Civilian Review Board of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2021-1020 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Acting Mayor of the appointment of Dexter G. Miller as a member of the Civilian Review Board of the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2021-1021 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Acting Mayor of the appointment of Leslie Harris as a Chair of the Internal Affairs Oversight Panel.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2021-1022 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Acting Mayor of the appointment of Stephanie Everett as a Chair to the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) Commission.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2021-1023 1 Committee ReportsCommunication, referred on September 29, 2021, Docket #1023 received from Susan L. Sullivan Executive Director, Newmarket Business Association regarding the proposed petition for a Newmarket Business Improvement District, the committee submitted a report recommending the communication ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2021-0860 1 Matters Recently Heard-For Possible ActionOrder for a hearing to discuss the redistricting process in the City of Boston.Remains in   Action details Video Video
2021-1024 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing to review Rental Unit Conditions, Standards, and Inspections in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilors Breadon and Edwards , Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Bok as a co-sponsor.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2021-1025 1 Council Legislative ResolutionResolution in recognition of the achievements of former Mayor Thomas M. Menino in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilor O'Malley, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted yeas 12.adopted  Roll call Video Video
2021-1026 1 Council Legislative ResolutionResolution in Support of Amending the Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan. On motion of Councilor Edwards, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted yeas 12.adopted  Action details Video Video
2021-1027 1 Personnel OrdersCouncilor O'Malley for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Mary Karski in City Council effective October 2, 2021.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2021-1028 1 Personnel OrdersCouncilor O'Malley for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jonathan Spillane in City Council.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2021-1029 1 Personnel OrdersCouncilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Peter Favorito, Ana Fonseca, Michael Giordano and Jessica Morris in City Council.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2021-0998 1 Mayor OrderCouncilor Edwards called Docket #0998, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Forty Five Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars ($345,678.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY22 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Fair Housing and Equity. The grant will fund processing and training cost related to housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Fair Housing & Equity Commission, from the Committee of the Housing & Community Development. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Edwards; the order was passed.The rules were suspended; the order was passed.  Action details Not available
2021-1030 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution recognizing Heidi Weston.adopted  Action details Not available
2021-1031 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution in memory of Ronald Paul "Ronnie" O'Keefe.adopted  Action details Not available
2021-1032 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution recognizing James "Jimmy" Jackson.adopted  Action details Not available
2021-1033 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution recognizing Chris Lovett.adopted  Action details Not available
2021-1034 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution recognizing William Paul Golden.adopted  Action details Not available
2021-1035 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution recognizing Walter Joe Bass.adopted  Action details Not available