CITY COUNCIL MEETING

1051    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Twenty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars 

    ($23,860.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 Firefighter Safety 

    Equipment Grant Round 2, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire 

    Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the 

    procurement of necessary equipment firefighter personal protective and 

    safety equipment to comply with the National Fire Protection Association 

    (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 

    standards.

    1052    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant, for 

    the BTHC Program, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the 

    Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund free tax preparation 

    and filing services to low and moderate income Boston residents.

    1053    Communication was received from Council President Louijeune regarding 

    City Council Rule 40A.

    1054    Communication was received from Scott Finn, City Auditor, transmitting a 

    list of FY25 reallocations made by the Mayor prior to April 15, 2025, for 

    the purpose of continuing operations.

    1055    Communications from Councilor Flynn regarding Downtown Public Safety.

    1056    Communication was received from the City Clerk transmitting a 

    communication from the Boston Landmarks Commission for City Council 

    action on the designation of The Old North Church and Campus, 193 Salem 

    Street, Boston, MA, as a Landmark (In effect after June 6, 2025 if not acted 

    upon).

    0144    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

    January 8, 2025, Docket #0144, Petition for a Special Law Re: Ranked 

    Choice Voting in Boston, submits a report recommending that the docket 

    ought to pass in a new draft.

    Dockets #0822   0824, Orders for the FY26 Operating Budget, including annual 

    appropriations for departmental operations, for the School Department, and for other 

    post employment benefits (OPEB). 

    Dockets #0825   0827, Orders for capital fund credited appropriations. 

    Dockets #0828   0830, Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and lease 

    purchase agreements. 

    

    Dockets #0831   0845, Orders authorizing limits for departmental revolving funds, 

    including Law, Tourism, Arts & Culture, Environment, Boston Centers for Youth & 

    Families, Schools, and Police, and other budget related dockets.

    1057    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing May 

    as Haitian Heritage Month and May 18 as Haitian Flag Day.

    1058    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Ordinance expediting 

    the review of coastal resilient projects by amending Article 25A, Resilience 

    Review, in the zoning code of the City of Boston.

    1059    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Ordinance Establishing A Road 

    Safety and Community Engagement Commission to Regulate the Use of 

    Bicycles, E bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, and Motorized Scooters in the 

    City of Boston.

    1060    Councilor Worrell and Coletta Zapata offered the following: Ordinance 

    Codifying the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT).

    1061    Councilor Louijeune and Breadon offered the following: Petition For A 

    Special Law Re: An Act Relative To The Office of District Councilor In 

    The City of Boston.

    1062    Councilor Santana offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding 

    occupational cancer risks for Boston Firefighters, and programs the City of 

    Boston offers or could offer for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

    1063    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss 

    Boston Public Health Commission's "Health of Asian Residents in Boston" 

    Report.

    1064    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Second order requesting certain 

    information under 17F re: Disclosure of Individual Recipients of 

    City Funded Down Payment Assistance Grants Disbursed Since 2021.

    1065    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution designating a Hero 

    Square at the intersection of Stratford and Kenneth streets in West Roxbury 

    in recognition of William Roddy.

    1066    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution designating a Hero 

    Square at the intersection of Stratford and Kenneth streets in West Roxbury 

    in recognition of Thomas Roddy.

    1067    Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution urging the federal 

    government not to cut life saving cancer research in the city of Boston.

    1068    Councilor Murphy and Flynn offered the following: Resolution in 

    support of ethical leadership and a Council vote on the status of Councilor 

    Tania Fernandes Anderson

    1069    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

    temporary employees Briejah Ayer and Isabelle Nelson in City Council, 

    effective May 24, 2025.

    1070    Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for 

    the appointment of temporary employee Aiden Walsh in City Council, 

    effective June 14, 2025.

Legislative Calendar for May 14, 2025.

    1071    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Danny "Budzo" Ryan.

    1072    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing La Liga 

    Aneja.

    1073    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing City Feed 

    and Supply.

    1074    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing Hyde 

    Square Task Force.

    1075    Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution in memory of Paul S. 

    Greenfield.

    1076    Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing Calvin 

    Jaing.

    1077    Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ana de 

    Souza Correa.

    1078    Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing Lydia 

    McCue.

    1079    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Davio's 

    Seaport.

    1080    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Eliot 

    School.

    1081    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing United 

    South End Settlements.

    1082    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Eastie Farm.

    1083    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Sonja Tengblad.

    1084    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Ken Burns.

    1085    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Marcelo Suarez Orozco.

    1086    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Boston Harbor Now.

    1087    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Bill Masterson.

    1088    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Major General Joseph Warren.

    1089    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Gloria Pizzarella.

    1090    Councilor Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Bunker Hill Associates.

    1091    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Mary Lou Cronin.