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2024-0989
| 1 | | Mayor Order | Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Racial Equity Fund, awarded by the Boston Charitable Trust to be administered by the Office of Equity. The grant will fund the City’s efforts, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, to update the 2015 Color of Wealth in Boston report and create a data-driven action agenda to address the racial equity wealth gap in the City of Boston. | The rules were suspended; the order was passed. | |
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2024-0990
| 1 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | Message disapproving the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2025, (Docket #0670), passed by the City Council on June 05, 2024. I am filing an amended Annual Appropriation and Tax Order.
As Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, Councilor Worrell recommended partial overrides to the Mayor’s Annual Appropriation and Tax Order return and modification as follows:
Councilor Worrell moved to pass the following Partial Override #1:
•Increase Office of Workforce Development Contractual Services, $500,000 for College Readiness (adding $500,000 to the line on the tax order).
•Increase Mayor's Office of Housing Special Appropriation, $100,000 for Community Land Trust (adding $100,000 to the line on the tax order).
•Increase Mayor's Office of Housing Special Appropriation, $1,100,000 for Down Payment Assistance (adding $1,100,000 to the line on the tax order).
•Increase Office of Immigrant Advancement Contractual Services, $300,000 to support ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) parent classes across the city (adding $300,000 to the line on the tax order).
•Increase Finance | Referred to | |
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2024-0991
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Brian Swett as a Member to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. | Placed on file. | |
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2024-0992
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Carlton Jones as Director of the Public Facilities Department, effective June 1, 2024. | Placed on file. | |
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2024-0993
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Julie Kim as a Member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term expiring May 1, 2029. | Placed on file. | |
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2024-0994
| 1 | | Report of Public Officer | The Constable Bonds of Sabrina Jackson, Zachary Marble, Anthony DeMarco, and Linda Castagna having been duly approved by the Collector-Treasurer were received and approved under the usual terms and conditions. | Passed | |
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2024-0377
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 28, 2024, Docket #0377, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Six Hundred Four Thousand Fourteen Dollars and Twenty Cents ($1,604,014.20) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 Hazmat Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the needs of the hazardous materials response teams, as specified in line item 8324-0000 and 8324-0050 of the FY24 General Appropriation Act, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed. | | |
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2024-0378
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on February 28, 2024, Docket #0378, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars. ($1,125,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 State Training Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the purchase of equipment and supplies, and to fund training initiatives for the Boston Fire Training Academy to ensure the department remains current in the firefighting services, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed. | | |
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2024-0910
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | On the message and order, referred on June 5, 2024, Docket #0910, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($16,825.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY2020-2021 Port Security Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund and support increased port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed. | | |
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2024-0995
| 1 | | Council Home Rule Petition | Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Richard Lopez. | Referred to | |
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2024-0996
| 1 | | Council Home Rule Petition | Home Rule Petition for a Special Act Re: Ranked Choice Voting in Boston.
Councilor Worrell in the Chair.
On motion of Councilors Louijeune and Mejia, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Santana as an original co-sponsor.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. | Referred to | |
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2024-0997
| 1 | | Council Hearing Order | Order for a hearing on city offices without enabling legislation in the municipal code. | Referred to | |
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2024-0998
| 1 | | Council Hearing Order | Order for a hearing regarding Boston LGBTQ+ youth community spaces and their public health benefits.
On motion of Councilor Santana, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Fernandes Anderson and Weber as original co-sponsors.
Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery. | Referred to | |
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2024-0999
| 1 | | Council Hearing Order | Order for a hearing to discuss ways to diversify the City of Boston’s revenue.
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Fernandes Anderson and Mejia as original co-sponsors.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. | Referred to | |
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2024-1000
| 1 | | Council Hearing Order | Order for a hearing to discuss the notification process for abutters meetings in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Fernandes Anderson and Mejia as original co-sponsors.
Referred to the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. | Referred to | |
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2024-1001
| 1 | | Council Hearing Order | Order for a hearing regarding LGBTQ+ youth and young adult homelessness in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilors Santana and Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Coletta Zapata as an original co-sponsor.
Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery. | Referred to | |
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2024-1002
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Order for a hearing to create a Boston Development Fund in the Planning Department.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Fernandes Anderson and Mejia as original co-sponsors.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. | Referred to | |
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2024-1003
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday in the City of Boston and commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
On motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson and Worrell, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Worrell, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13. | The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | |
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2024-1004
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution calling on the Massachusetts Legislature to pass an act establishing collective bargaining rights for TNC drivers. | Referred to | |
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2024-1005
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution celebrating Flag Day.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, not present 1 (Mejia). | The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | |
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2024-1006
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution recognizing June 20, 2024 as World Refugee Day.
On motion of Councilors Breadon and Louijeune, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Weber as an original co-sponsor.
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | |
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2024-1007
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution to rename Grove Hall Branch Library’s community room after Mimi Jones.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | |
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2024-1008
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution recognizing Edward Joseph Soares’s and Ralph Brown’s chess games.
On motion of Councilors Worrell and Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | |
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2024-1009
| 1 | | Personnel Orders | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Elsa Flores in City Council, effective July 1, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-0671
| 2 | | Matters Recently Heard-For Possible Action | Councilor Worrell called Docket #0671, message and order for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2025, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was passed; yeas 10, nays 3 (Breadon, Mejia, Murphy). | Passed | |
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2024-0843
| 2 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Councilor Weber called Docket #0843, Resolution calling on the Massachusetts Legislature to pass the Act Establishing Protections and Accountability for TNC and DNC Workers, from the Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development.
Remains the Committee on Labor, Workforce & Economic Development. | Remains in | |
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2024-0401
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Councilor Murphy called Docket #0401, order for a resolution calling for "Sundays for All," from the Committee on Education.
Pursuant to Rule 24, the matter was properly before the Council; yeas 9, nays 1 (Durkan), absent 3 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Mejia).
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the order failed to pass; yeas 6, nays 2, present 3 (Breadon, Louijeune, Santana), not present 2 (Coletta Zapata, Mejia). | Placed on file. | |
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2024-1021
| 1 | | Personnel Orders | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Moira McCrave Carragee, Deborah Glennon, and Wayne D. Yeh in City Council, effective June 8, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1022
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Moira McCrave Carragee, Deborah Glennon, and Wayne D. Yeh in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1023
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Durkan offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kennedy Avery, Anthony Baez, Lauren Carmi, Shyam Gopaladesikin, and Lily Sweeterman in City Council, effective June 8, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1024
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Durkan offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kennedy Avery and Anthony Baez in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1025
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Durkan offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Lauren Carmi, Shyam Gopaladesikin, and Lily Sweeterman in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1026
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kasey Barrett, Andrew Galvin, Paul Halloran, John Herrington, Mary Karski, Carly Moran, Kevin O'Sullivan, and Louisa Siciliano in City Council, effective June 8, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1027
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kasey Barrett in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1028
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Andrew Galvin, Paul Halloran, John Herrington, Mary Karski, Carly Moran, Kevin O'Sullivan, and Louisa Siciliano in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1029
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Weber offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Melissa Beltran, Mark A. Cohen, Jordan Frias, and Aran Hamilton Grenham in City Council, effective June 8, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1030
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Weber offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Melissa Beltran, Mark A. Cohen, Jordan Frias, and Aran Hamilton Grenham in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1031
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Abdullah Beckett, Bruce Broisman, Matthew Martinelli, Ayomide Olumuyiwa, Anushree Sahay, and Angela Yarde in City Council, effective June 8, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1032
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Stephan Clarke in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1033
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Abdullah Beckett, Bruce Broisman, Matthew Martinelli, Ayomide Olumuyiwa, Anushree Sahay, and Angela Yarde in City Council, effective June 15, 2024. | Passed under suspension of the rules. | |
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2024-1034
| 1 | | Council Legislative Resolution | Resolution in support of East West Manufacturing workers in Boston.
On motion of Councilors Santana and Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Murphy as an original co-sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Santana, Flynn, and Murphy, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. | The rules were suspended; the order was passed. | |
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2024-1035
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Order for a hearing to discuss causes of increases in Boston Police overtime spending.
On motion of Councilors Weber and Worrell, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsors.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. | Referred to | |
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2024-1010
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Cathy Slade. | | |
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2024-1011
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing American Legion Boston Chinatown Post 328. | | |
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2024-1012
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Mike Joyce. | | |
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2024-1013
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing five members of the District 7 Advisory Council. | | |
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2024-1014
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution Recognizing 12 Elementary Retiring Teachers. | | |
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2024-1015
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Hampshire House. | | |
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2024-1016
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution in memory of Michelle (Dunn) McCourt. | | |
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2024-1017
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Ronan Fitzpatrick. | | |
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2024-1018
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Crystal Galvin. | | |
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2024-1019
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Debbie Hughes. | | |
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2024-1020
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Debra Burke. | | |
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2024-1036
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution in memory of Mary S. Grace. | | |
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2024-1037
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution in memory of Maria D. (Rossi) Sullivan. | | |
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2024-1038
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution in memory of Patricia Kane Gibeley. | | |
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2024-1039
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution congratulating Helen Connolly. | | |
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2024-1040
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Bill King. | | |
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2024-1041
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution recognizing Henry Lee. | | |
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2024-1042
| 1 | | Consent Agenda Resolution | Resolution congratulating Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services. | | |
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