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2025-0641
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order for your approval an appropriation order in the total amount of Thirty-Eight Million One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Fifty-Two Dollars ($38,148,052.00) from Fiscal Year 2025 Community Preservation Fund revenues for community preservation projects at the recommendation of the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (“CPC”). | Referred to | |
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2025-0642
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents ($382,163.59) in form of a grant, for the Carry-In Wagner Peyser Program Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund the individual reemployment needs of Unemployment Insurance claimants, as well as prevent and detect improper benefit payments, and application assistance for, training and education resources and programs. | Referred to | |
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2025-0643
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000.000) in the form of a grant, for the Uncornered Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, passed through the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation of Boston to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund coaching, mentorship, and other workforce development training opportunities for at-risk, violence-involved youth and reentering citizens. | Referred to | |
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2025-0644
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Lending Library for Almont Playground/Mattapan, awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The grant will fund the implementation, operation and replenishment of a community recreation lending library in the Hunt Almont playground in the Mattapan section of the City of Boston. | The rules were suspended; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0645
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Lending Library for the Moakley Park/South Boston, awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The grant will fund the implementation, operation and replenishment of a community recreation lending library in the Moakley Park in the South Boston section of the City of Boston. | The rules were suspended; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0646
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Lending Library for Ringer Park/Allston, awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The grant will fund the implementation, operation and replenishment of a community recreation lending library in Ringer Park in the Allston section of the City of Boston. | The rules were suspended; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0647
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Lending Library for, the East Boston Greenway/East Boston awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The grant will fund the implementation, operation and replenishment of a community recreation lending library at the East Boston Greenway in the East Boston section of the City of Boston. | The rules were suspended; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0648
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston Streets Cabinet to enter into a contract for a period of up to ten years for the services of an operator for the City’s public bike share program, Bluebikes. The contract term would begin in 2026. The City Council’s permission to enter into a contract of this type for a period of more than three years is required by section 12 of Chapter 30B of the General Laws. | Referred to | |
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2025-0649
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Stanley McLaren as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health, for a term expiring January 15, 2028. | Referred to | |
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2025-0650
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Councilor Durkan called Docket #0650, message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Kirsten Hoffman as a Member of the Monument Square Landmark District Study Committee, from the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation.
No objection heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Durkan, the appointment was confirmed. | Referred to | |
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2025-0651
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message transmitting certain information under section 17F re: vehicles owned, leased, or otherwise utilized by the City of Boston, filed on Docket #0490, passed by the City Council on February 12, 2025. | Placed on file. | |
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2025-0652
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | Communication was received from Clare Kelly, Director of Intergovernmental Relations regarding a written statement for reference of the Mayor's testimony at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington D.C. | Placed on file. | |
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2025-0653
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | Notice 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 February 26, 2025. | Placed on file. | |
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2025-0654
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | Communication was received from Councilor Santana regarding second call for urgent action to sustain the BPS Parent Mentor Program operated by St. Stephen's Youth Programs. | Placed on file. | |
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2025-0137
| 2 | | Committee Reports | Ordinance regarding employee safety within Boston's oil terminals. | Remains in | |
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2025-0393
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars and Twenty-Eight Cents ($2,563,236.28) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 State Elder Lunch Program Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund nutrition services for older adults in the City of Boston, at a rate of $7.39 per meal for up to 358,679 meals, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
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2025-0414
| 3 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | Order for a hearing to audit the implementation and effectiveness of the 2014 Boston Trust Act. | Remains in | |
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2025-0128
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | Communication was received from Police Commissioner Michael A. Cox in accordance with Section 3 of the Boston Trust Act regarding civil immigration detainer results for calendar year 2024. | Remains in | |
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2025-0407
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | Message and order for your approval an Ordinance for Road Safety and Accountability for Delivery Providers. | Remains in | |
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2025-0397
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 5, 2025, Docket #0397, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seven Hundred Two Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Twenty-Two Cents ($702,244.22) in the form of a grant, for the REDEA Program for Field CY24 Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund individual reemployment needs of unemployment insurance claimants, as well as prevent and detect improper benefit payments, and application assistance for, training and education resources and programs, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0398
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 5, 2025, Docket #0398, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Six Dollars and Fifty-Seven Cents ($626,466.57) in the form of a grant, for the Carry-in WIOA Dislocated Workers Program Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund a program to help dislocated workers get back to work as quickly as possible and overcome barriers to employment, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0401
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 5, 2025, Docket #0401, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-One Dollars ($254,921.00) in the form of a grant, for the WIOA Youth Activities Admin Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund a program that focuses primarily on out-of-school youth, between ages 14-24, who face barriers to education, training, and employment, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0403
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 5, 2025, Docket #0403, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Nine Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-One Dollars and Seventy Cents ($109,271.70) in the form of a grant, for the WIOA Dislocated Worker Admin Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund individualized career services and training services, for dislocated workers to rejoin the workforce as early as possible and overcome barriers to employment, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0404
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 5, 2025, Docket #0404, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ninety-Four Thousand Eighty-Nine Dollars ($94,089.00) in the form of a grant, for the Wagner Peyser Admin Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office Workforce Development. The grant will fund individual reemployment needs of unemployment insurance claimants, as well as prevent and detect improper benefit payments and application assistance for training and education resources and programs, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0449
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 12, 2025, Docket #0449, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Two Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars ($2,294,289.00) in the form of a grant for the WIOA Youth Program Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund a comprehensive youth employment program to serve eligible youth, ages 14-24, who face barriers to education, training, and employment, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0450
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 12, 2025, Docket #0450, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Two Hundred Twelve Dollars and Seventy Cents ($1,761,212.70) in the form of a grant, for the WIOA Adult Activities, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund services to help job seekers access employment, education, skills training, apprenticeships and support services, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0451
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 12, 2025, Docket #0451, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seventy-Six Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($1,076,177.00) in the form of a grant, for the Wagner Peyser Program, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund the individual reemployment needs of Unemployment Insurance claimants, as well as prevent and detect improper benefit payments, and application assistance for, training and education resources and programs, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0452
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 12, 2025, Docket #0452, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Five Dollars and Thirty Cents ($983,445.30) in the form of a grant, for the WIOA Dislocated Workers Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund a program to help dislocated workers get back to work as quickly as possible and overcome barriers to employment, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0455
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 12, 2025, Docket #0455, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Carry-In Regional Planning Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Labor, passed through the MassHire Department of Career Services, to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund regional planning efforts to address the creation of regional pipeline programming for high demand industries and occupations in alignment with regional planning priorities, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. | The report was accepted; the order was passed. | |
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2025-0655
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution declaring Boston a sanctuary city for transgender persons and all members of the LGBTQIA2s+ community.
On motion of Councilors Mejia and Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, nays 1 (Flynn). | The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | |
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2025-0656
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution declaring March 12, 2025 as "School Social Worker Appreciation Day" in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Mejia, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson as original co-sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Mejia, Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | |
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2025-0657
| 1 | | Personnel Orders | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Durkan offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Denise Mame Gately in City Council, effective March 18, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2025-0589
| 1 | | Mayor Home Rule Petition | Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0589, message and order for your approval a revised home rule petition to the General Court entitled "Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to Creation of a Branch of the Boston Public Library (BPL) within an Affordable Housing Development in the Dorchester Section of the City of Boston," from the Committee on Government Operations.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the petition was passed. | Passed | |
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2025-0683
| 1 | | Personnel Orders | Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees in City Council, effective March 15, 2025. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2025-0684
| 1 | | Personnel Orders | Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Julian Viviescas Mejia in City Council, effective March 15, 2025. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2025-0685
| 1 | | Personnel Orders | Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Julian Viviescas Mejia in City Council, effective March 22, 2025. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2025-0686
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | Communication was received from Councilor Durkan re: Boston Zoning Code Text Amendment Application No. 530. | Placed on file. | |
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GS-3/12/25
| 1 | | Green Sheet | Legislative Calendar for March 12, 2025. | | |
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2025-0658
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution in memory of Yvon "Tiboule" Tersilas. | | |
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2025-0659
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution in memory of Elaine M. Cloherty. | | |
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2025-0660
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. | | |
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2025-0661
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Tufts University. | | |
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2025-0662
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Maria Giazi Blasi. | | |
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2025-0663
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Kyle Holmes. | | |
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2025-0664
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Jimmy Allen. | | |
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2025-0665
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing David Pogorelc. | | |
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2025-0666
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Chee Kong Tong. | | |
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2025-0667
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Zina Izejiobi. | | |
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2025-0668
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Jomairy Peña. | | |
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2025-0669
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Castle Square Tenants Association. | | |
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2025-0670
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Alanna Devlin Ball. | | |
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2025-0671
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Randy J. Greeley. | | |
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2025-0672
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Prince Hall Freemasonry. | | |
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2025-0673
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution in memory of Fletcher "Flash" Wiley. | | |
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2025-0674
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing the Taishan Communtiy Association. | | |
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2025-0675
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing the South Boston Citizens' Association. | | |
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2025-0676
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing the Save Chinatown No Arena Coalition. | | |
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2025-0677
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Brian Ahern. | | |
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2025-0678
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing South Boston Allied War Veterans Council. | | |
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2025-0679
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Michael Aldred. | | |
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2025-0680
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Brian Yanovitch. | | |
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2025-0681
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing the Chinese Progressive Association. | | |
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2025-0682
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Asian Americans United. | | |
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