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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/26/2022 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2022-0205 1 Council OrderOrder that rules of the Boston City Council be adopted for the Municipal Years 2022-2023.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Roll call Video Video
2022-0158 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022, Docket #0158, for your approval an order authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds in a principal amount not to exceed Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00). The current conditions in the municipal bond market appears to be favorable for the City to potentially realize significant saving in debt service costs by refunding certain of its outstanding general obligation bonds, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to passed.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0159 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022, Docket #0159, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Four Million One Hundred Fifty Four Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Eighty Five Cents ($24,154,518.85) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund training for a class of 85 recruits at the BFD Training Academy and reimbursement for their salaries for 36 months, the Committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0160 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022, Docket #0160, authorizing the City of Boston (the “City”) to accept and expend the amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in the form of a grant ( the “Grant Payment”), awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, to be administered by the City’s Chief Financial Officer/Collector-Treasurer. The Grant Payment is made from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in the Treasury of the United States established by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0161 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022 Docket #0161, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY 2021 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund three positions (Coordinator, Criminologist, and Victim Advocate) overtime, travel and sub-awards and training, the Committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0162 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred January 26, 2022 Docket #0162, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Six Dollars ($527,586.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY21 Connected and Protect, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Boston Police Department. The grant will fund clinician-directed project coordinator, community partnerships for translation and outreach and staff cost for Section 12 activities carried out by the Boston Emergency Services Team in partnership with the BPD Street Outreach Unit, the Committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0163 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022 Docket #0163, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Ninety One Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($491,316.00) in the form of a grant, for First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund a collaborative effort between the Boston Fire Department First Responders, The Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services, the Boston Public Health Commission and community-based organizations to improve the City’s response to opioid overdoses. Year 4 of a 4 year grant, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0164 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022 Docket #0164, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Thirteen Dollars ($272,013.00) in the form of a grant for FY2021 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund two Criminalist positions, overtime, lab supplies and continuing education expenses, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0165 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022, Docket #0165, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a grant for the No Kid Hungry Grant, awarded by Share Our Strength to be administered by the New Urban Mechanics. The grant will fund a Fellowship to pilot solutions for increased access to healthy food for children and families that experience economic insecurity and food insecurity, the Committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0166 1 Mayor OrderOn the message and order, referred on January 26, 2022 Docket #0166, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY21 Violence Against Women Act Stop grant, awarded by the United State Department of Justice, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund a Civilian Violence Advocate who provides services for victims in Jamaica Plain, East Boston, Charlestown and overtime for all Domestic Violence Advocates, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0167 1 Mayor OrderMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00)in the form of a grant, for the FY21 Sustainable Materials Recovery Program/Recycling Dividend, awarded by the MA Office of the Attorney General to be administered by the Public Works Department. The grant will fund a cost-benefit analysis of programs that utilized economic incentives to increase residential waste diversion in Boston Small Business Relief Fund.The rules were suspended; the order was passed.  Action details Video Video
2022-0168 1 Mayor OrderMessage and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,250.00) in the form of a grant for the National Arts Program Exhibit, awarded by the National Arts Program Foundation to be administered by the Office of Arts & Culture. The grant will fund cash awards to the winners of the City’s National Arts Program exhibit.The rules were suspended; the order was passed.  Action details Video Video
2022-0169 1 Report of Public OfficerCommunication was received from Timothy J. Smyth, Executive Officer, Boston Retirement Board re: Certification and Transmittal to City Council of Boston Retirement System Calendar Year 2022 Operating Budget.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0170 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Segun Idowu as Secretary of the Boards for the Dudley Square Realty Corporation, The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Center and the Ferdinand Building Development Corporation.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0171 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Justin Sterritt, as President of the Boards for the Dudley Square Realty Corporation, The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Center and the Ferdinand Building Development Corporation.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0172 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Brianna Millor as Chief of Civic Engagement.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0173 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Enrique Pepen as Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0174 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Dion Irish as Treasurer of the Boards for the Dudley Square Realty Corporation, The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Center and the Ferdinand Building Development Corporation.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0175 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Stephen Alkins, as a member of the Boston School Committee for a term expiring January 1, 2026.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0176 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice 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 December 15, 2021.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0177 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Justin Sterritt as Trustee of the Franklin Park Maintenance Trust Fund.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0178 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Rickie Thompson as Trustee of the Franklin Park Maintenance Trust Fund.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0179 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Justin Sterritt as Chairperson of the Franklin Park Maintenance Trust Fund.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0180 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Katherine P. Craven as a Member of the City of Boston Public Facilities Commission.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0181 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Lawrence D. Mammoli as a member of the City of Boston Public Facilities Commission.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0182 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the Friends of the Public Gardens of the appointment of Abby Mason as Trustee of the Boston Common Maintenance Trust Fund.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0183 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from Councilor Edwards of her resignation from the Boston City Council effective April 30, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0184 1 Report of Public OfficerNotice was received from the City Clerk of a Vacancy in the City Council District 1 seat effective April 30, 2022.Placed on file.  Action details Video Video
2022-0185 1 Committee ReportsOn the Home Rule Petition, referred on January 26, 2022, Docket #0185, for a Special Law re: An Act Granting the City of Boston the Authority to Provide Legal Voting Rights in Municipal Elections for City of Boston Residents Aged 16 and 17 Years Old, , the committee submitted a report recommending that the docket ought to pass in a new draft.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0186 1 Council Home Rule PetitionOn the Petition, referred on January 26, 2022, Docket #0186, for a Special Law re: An Act Providing Certain Retirement Benefits for the Widow of a Former Firefighter of the City of Boston, the Committee submitted a petition ought to pass in a new draft.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0187 1 Council Home Rule PetitionPetition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Reorganization of the Boston School Committee.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0188 1 Council OrdinanceOrdinance Preventing Wage Theft in the City of Boston.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0189 1 Council OrdinanceOrdinance Establishing Protections for the City of Boston Tree Canopy.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0190 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding increasing public housing in the City of Boston.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0191 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding zoning relief for affordable projects.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0192 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding using planning and land-use tools for public good.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0193 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding reducing barriers to securing rental housing in Boston.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0194 1 Matters Recently Heard-For Possible ActionOrder for a hearing regarding a review of COVID-19 recovery funds.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0195 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding a city-level Conservation Corps for Boston.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0196 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding municipal broadband for the City of Boston.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0197 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing addressing civil rights in the creation of sanctuary safe spaces in Boston.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0198 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing addressing sexual assault and harassment in Boston Public Schools.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0199 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing on state receivership for Boston Public Schools.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0200 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing on government transparency and accountability towards surveillance equipment.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0201 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding the Jackson/Mann and Horace Mann BPS school communities.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0202 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding the BCYF Jackson Mann Community Center and services in Allston-Brighton.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0203 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for the City of Boston to submit a Count Question Resolution Operation case to the United States Census Bureau.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2022-0204 1 Council Hearing OrderOrder for a hearing regarding homeownership assistance including for first-generation homebuyers.Referred to  Action details Video Video
2022-0206 1 Personnel OrdersCouncilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Judnise Guillett in City Council effective December 11, 2021.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2022-0207 1 Personnel OrdersCouncilor Flynn for Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Emily Polston in City Council.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2022-0208 1 Personnel OrdersCouncilor Flynn for Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jesse Purvis in City Council effective January 24, 2022.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2022-0209 2 Personnel OrdersCouncilor Flynn for Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Stephanie Serrata and Dillon Tedesco in City Council.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2022-0210 2 Personnel OrdersCouncilor Flynn for Councilor Murphy ordered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Thomas Mannion and David Mareira in City Council effective January 29, 2022.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
2022-0211 1 Personnel OrdersCouncilor Flynn for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Stephen Graham III in City Council effective January 22, 2022.Passed under suspension of the rules.  Action details Video Video
GS - 01/26/22 1 Green SheetLegislative Calendar for January 26, 2022.   Action details Not available
2022-0212 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution congratulating Christine Tieri.   Action details Not available
2022-0213 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution in memory of Michael Georgopoulos.   Action details Not available
2022-0214 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution in memory of Kathleen Woods-Georgopoulos.   Action details Not available
2022-0215 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution in memory of Anna Adams.   Action details Not available
2022-0216 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution congratulating Haitian-Americans United, Inc. for the 23rd Annual Haitian Independence Day Gala.   Action details Not available
2022-0217 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution in memory of Emmanuel Adonis.   Action details Not available
2022-0218 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution in memory of Eva Williams.   Action details Not available
2022-0219 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution in memory of Elizabeth Leah Frederique.   Action details Not available
2022-0220 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution congratulating Ten Haitian Artists in Recognition of Still Art Rises II - First Haitian Women's Exhibit at City Hall Presented By Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts.   Action details Not available
2022-0221 1 Consent Agenda ResolutionResolution declaring January 18th "Willie O'Ree Day" in the City of Boston.   Action details Not available