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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on June 30 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.

Discussion Topics

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

    0825    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Five Dollars and Sixty Cents ($672,685.60) in the form of a grant for the FY22 YouthWorks, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, passed through the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation of Boston, to be administered by the Youth and Engagement & Employment. The grant will fund the Summer 2021 Success Link Employment Program.

    0826    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Seventy Six Thousand Sixty Six Thousand Dollars ($476,666.00) in the form of a grant for Nutrition Services for Boston elders, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund the FY21 Title IIIC Supplemental.

    0827    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Two Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Three Dollars ($52,963.00) in the form of a grant for the administrative cost for the Boston Area Plan, awarded by the United States Department of Health and Human services, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund the FFY2021 Title III-A Supplemental.

     

  3. PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND REMONSTRANCES:

    0828    Petition of WeDriveU, Inc. for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.

    0829    Petition of WeDriveU, Inc. for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.

    0830    Petition of WeDriveU, Inc. for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.

  4. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    0831    The Constables’ Bonds of Caelum Long, Bramdon Pennington and Mark Vickers have been duly approved by the Collector-Treasurer, were received.

    0832    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 June 9, 2021.

    0833    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 June 16, 2021.

  5. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

    0389    The Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation, to which was referred on March 3, 2021 Docket #0389, message and order for your approval to declare surplus City-Owned former Boston Transportation Department parcels of land and transfer the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. The land is located at: 18 Hamlet Street, Dorchester, MA, Ward 07 Parcel 03916000, consisting of approximately, 1450 square feet of vacant land and an unnumbered parcel on Hamlet Street, Dorchester, MA, Ward 07 Parcel 03894000 consisting of approximately 34,270 square feet of vacant land, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

    0548    The Committee on the Community Preservation Act, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0548, message and order approving an appropriation of One Million Twelve Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($1,012,400.00) for the administrative and operating expenses of the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (“CPC”) for the Fiscal Year 2022, and a further appropriation order in the amount of Twenty-Eight Million Four Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Four Dollars ($28,479,574.00) from the Community Preservation (“the Fund”) estimated annual revenues for Fiscal Year 2022, to be appropriated and reserved for future appropriation, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

        

  6. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    0801    Message and order for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2022.

    0802    Message and order for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2022.

    0803    Message and order approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 32B.

    0804    Message and order approving an appropriation of Twelve Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,600,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements. These projects are aligned with the goals of the Go Boston 2030, the City’s transportation master plan. The funds shall be credited to the Capital Grant fund from the Parking Meter Fund.

    0805    Message and order approving an appropriation of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant fund to address the impact of transportation network services on municipal roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure or any other public purpose substantially related to the operation of transportation network services in the city. Such funds will be transferred and credited to the Capital Grant Fund from revenue received from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund.

    0810    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty- Five Million Dollars ($55,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, awarded by the United States Department of 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).

    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).

    0725    Message and order approving an increase of the cost-of-living adjustment ("COLA") base from $14,000.00 to $15,000.00 for all retirees and beneficiaries of the Boston Retirement System.

        

  7. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    0834    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Creation of a Boston-Cambridge Tourism Marketing District pursuant to M.G.L c.40X.

     

  8. GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for June 30, 2021.

  9. CONSENT AGENDA:



    0835    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing June 25th as World Vitiligo Day.

    0836    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Jackeline Peguero.

    0837    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution congratulating Grace Eleanor Gough.

    0838    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Anne Gordon.

    0839    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Joseph Fisher.

    0840    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mt. Calvary Holy Church.

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