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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on May 26 at 12 p.m.

All Council Meetings are held at 12 p.m. (noon) in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber on the fifth floor of Boston City Hall, unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public and are also available on Xfinity Channel 8, RCN 82, Fios 964, and livestream via City Council TV.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, meetings are currently being held remotely via Zoom.

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  1. Agenda
    APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
    COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:

    0686

    Message and order for your approval a Declaration of Trust entitled “East Boston Housing Stabilization Trust Fund”. This trust will work to prevent the displacement of East Boston residents by establishing a fund to support rent burdened residents.

    0687

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury to be administered by the City of Boston’s Chief Financial Officer/Collector Treasurer. This grant payment is made from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) in the Treasury of the United States established by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).

    0688

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($256,731.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department Neighborhood Development. The grant would fund Community and Economic Development Programs. Additional funds were awarded after the previous Council vote to Accept and Expend.

    0689

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Dollars ($143,990.00) in the form of a grant for the BJA FY20 Post-Conviction Testing of DNA Evidence, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the Committee for Public Counsel Services, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund the BPD Crime Lab staff time for the Massachusetts Innocence and Conviction Integrity Collaboration Project.

    0690

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($5,425.00) in the form of a grant for a charitable donation, awarded by the Shah Family Foundation to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant will fund additional outreach material, translated in ten languages, to promote awareness of Pandemic EBT benefits.

    REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

    0668

    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on May 19, 2021 Docket #0668, message and order for your approval authorizing the City of Boston to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Statements of Interest for their Accelerated Repairs Program for the following schools: William E. Russell in Dorchester, Henderson Upper (Wilson Building), the Rafael Hernandez School in Jamaica Plain and the Boston Day and Evening Academy (Wheatley Building) in Roxbury, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

    0669

    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on May 19, 2021 Docket #0669, message and order for your approval authorizing the City of Boston to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Statements of Interest for The Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, located at 40 Armington Street, Boston, MA, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

    MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    0524-0526

    Orders for the FY22 Operating Budget, including annual appropriations for departmental operations, for the School Department, and for other post-employment benefits (OPEB).

    0527-0528

    Orders for capital fund transfer appropriations.

    0529-0531

    Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and lease-purchase agreements.

    MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    0691

    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss an update on the City of Boston's Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO).

    0692

    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Petition for Special Law re: An Act Concerning the Operations of the Boston City Council.

    PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    0693

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Deborah Glennon, Anne Mazzola, Moira McCrave-Carragee, Patricia Mullaney and Wayne D. Yeh in City Council effective June 5, 2021.

    0694

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Deborah Glennon, Anne Mazzola, Moira McCrave-Carragee, Patricia Mullaney and Wayne D. Yeh in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

    0695

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Dustin Gardner, Cheryl R. Harding and Carl Jean-Louis in City Council effective June 5, 2021.

    0696

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Dustin Gardner, Cheryl R. Harding and Carl Jean-Louis in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

    0697

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Karen Foley, Rachel Nagin and Jessica Rodriguez in City Council effective June 5, 2021.

    0698

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Karen Foley, Rachel Nagin and Jessica Rodriguez in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

    0699

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Amanda Curley, Malaki Hernandez, Patricia McCormack, Joseph McEachern and Julie Ryan in City Council effective June 5, 2021.

    0700

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Amanda Curley, Malaki Hernandez, Patricia McCormack, Joseph McEachern and Julie Ryan in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

    0701

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Rebecca Arellano, Brianna Millor, Avital Robbins and David Vittorini in City Council effective June 5, 2021

    0702

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee in City Council Rebecca Arellano, Brianna Millor, Avital Robbins and David Vittorini in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

    0703

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Michael Bonetti, Gabriella Coletta, Ricardo Patron and Jesse Purvis in City Council effective June 5, 2021.

    0704

    Councilor O’Malley for Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Michael Bonetti, Gabriella Coletta, Ricardo Patron and Jesse Purvis in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

    PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    0705

    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Michael Giordano in City Council.

    0706

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kennedy Avery, Lauren Brody, Emily Brow and Henry Santana in City Council effective June 5, 2021.

    0707

    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kennedy Avery, Lauren Brody, Emily Brow and Henry Santana in City Council effective June 12, 2021

    GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for May 26, 2021.

    CONSENT AGENDA:

    0708

    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jack Rathbone for Making His National Hockey League Debut and Scoring His First National Hockey League Goal.

    0709

    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing John Clougherty.

    0710

    Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution recognizing Police Officer Lenny Lilly.

    0711

    Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston Wood Floor Supply.

    0712

    Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution in memory of Jennie Mazzella

    0713

    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ryan S. Sutliff.

    0714

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Yolene Antoine-Neptune.

    0715

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Luis Antonio Diaz.

    0716

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Laura V. Dowd.

    0717

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Annie Kinkead.

    0718

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Cilda Cora Martinez Ellison.

    0719

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Beausejour Antoine.

    0720

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Janis Janey.

    0721

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Beth Williams.

    0722

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Norman Britt.

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