City Council meeting

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.

0726    Message and order for your approval to declare surplus this City-owned former Commonwealth of Massachusetts parcel and transfer the care and custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission located at: Melnea Cass Boulevard in the Roxbury District (Ward 09 Parcel 01968010).

0727    Message and order for confirmation of the renewal appointments of constables authorized to serve civil process upon the filing of their bonds for the period commencing May 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2024.

0728    Message and order for confirmation of the appointment of new constables authorized to serve civil process upon the filing of their bonds for the period commencing May 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2024.

0729    Message and order for confirmation of the appointment of renewal Inspectional Services constables authorized to serve civil process upon the filing of their bonds for the period commencing May 1, 2021 and ending April 30, 2024.

 

0730    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 May 12, 2021.

0731    Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Redevelopment Authority of the "Certificate of Project termination for Westland Avenue Apartments Chapter 121A Project.

 

0524    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0524, message and order for annual appropriation and tax order for FY2022, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

0525    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0525, message and order for annual appropriation for the school department for FY2022, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

0526    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0526, 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 Laws Chapter 32B, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

0527    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0527, message and order approving an appropriation of Eight Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,600,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements, to be credited to the Capital Grant fund from the Parking Meter Fund, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

0528    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0528, 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, to be credited to the Capital Grant Fund from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

0529    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0529, message and order approving an appropriation of Two Hundred Thirty-Seven Million Six Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($237,654,000.00) for the acquisition of interests in land or the acquisition of assets, or the landscaping, alteration, remediation, rehabilitation improvement of public land, the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, demolition, removal or extraordinary repairs of public buildings, facilities, assets, works or infrastructure; for the cost of feasibility studies or engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and any and all costs incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of various city departments including Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Department of Innovation and Technology, Environment, Fire, Neighborhood Development, Office of Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, Police, Property Management, Public Works and Transportation Departments, Boston Public Library, Boston Redevelopment Authority, and Public Health Commission, submits a report recommending the order ought to read for the first time and assigned for further action.

0530    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0530, message and order approving an appropriation Fifty Million Four Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($50,438,000.00) for the acquisition of interests in land or the acquisition of assets, or the landscaping, alteration, remediation, rehabilitation, or improvement of public land, the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, demolition, removal or extraordinary repairs of public buildings, facilities, assets, works or infrastructure; for the cost of feasibility studies or engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications; for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and any and all cost incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of the Boston Public Schools, submits a report recommending the order ought to read for the first time and assigned for further action.

0531    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0531, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to enter into one or more leases, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2022 in an amount not to exceed Thirty-One Million Dollars ($31,000,000.00), funds from which to be used by various city departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions, with equipment to include computer equipment (hardware and software), motor vehicles and trailers, ambulances, firefighting equipment, office equipment, telecommunications equipment, photocopying equipment, medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting installation, traffic signal equipment and equipment functionally related to, and components of the foregoing, submits a report recommending the order ought to read for the first time and assigned for further action.

0532    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0532, message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Public Schools revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to support maintenance and repair for BPS facilities, including custodial and utility costs for extended building tie, floor refinishing, landscaping and building repairs, with expenditures not to exceed Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0533    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0533, message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Public Schools revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to repair and purchase Boston Public Schools computer technology, including computers, mobile devices, and instructional software, with expenditures not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0534    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0534, message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Public Schools revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 for Boston Public Schools Transportation costs, including bus and public transportation costs, with expenditures not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0535    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0535, message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Police Department revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to support the Canine Unit’s training program for officers and police dogs from non-City of Boston law enforcement agencies, with expenditures not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0536    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0536, message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Police Department revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to pay salaries and benefits of employees and to purchase supplies and equipment necessary to operate the Police Department Fitness Center, with expenditures not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0537    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0537, message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Centers for Youth and Families revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to pay salaries and benefits of employees and to purchase supplies and equipment necessary to operate the City Hall Child Care, with expenditures not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0538    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0538, message and order authorizing a limit for the Distributed Energy Resource Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to facilitate the purchase of offsets of greenhouse gas emissions which shall be associated with a portion of the electricity consumed by the City annually, and to operate, maintain, monitor, and expand the City's existing solar arrays and Boston Public Schools' combined heat and power facilities, with expenditures not to exceed One Hundred-Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0539    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0539, message and order authorizing a limit for the Environment Conservation Commission revolving fund for the Fiscal Year 2022 for the purpose of securing outside consultants including engineers, wetlands scientists, wildlife biologists, or other experts in order to aid in the review of proposed projects to the Commission, per the city’s ordinance protecting local wetland and promoting climate change adaptation, with expenditures not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0540    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0540, message and order authorizing the Law Department revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to purchase goods and services for repairs to city property, with expenditures not to exceed Two Hundred-Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0541    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0541, message and order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to purchase goods and services to support public art to enhance the public realm throughout the City of Boston, with expenditures not to exceed One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0542    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0542, message and order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to purchase goods and services to support the operation of the Strand Theatre, with expenditures not to exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0543    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0543, message and order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Tourism revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2022 to purchase goods and services to support events and programming on and around City Hall Plaza to advance tourism and promote participation in public celebrations, civic, and cultural events, with expenditures not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0544    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0544, message and order authorizing the appropriation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

0545    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0545, message and order approving an appropriation of Four Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,400,000.00) from the 21st Century Fund, also known as the Public Educational, or Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund, pursuant to Section 53F 3/4 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, to the PEG Access and Cable Related Grant for cable related purposes consistent with the franchise agreement between the cable operator and the city including but not limited to: (i) supporting public, educational or governmental access cable television services; (ii) monitoring compliance of cable operator with the franchise agreement; or (iii) preparation of renewal of the franchise license, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

0546    The Committee on Ways & Means, to which was referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0546, order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from the City’s Boston Equity Fund to create a special revenue project grant in order to support equity applicants and licensees, as defined by the Equity Program, to establish and operate a cannabis business in the City of Boston, submits a report recommending the order ought to be rejected without prejudice.

 

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).

 

0732    Councilors Baker and Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding maximizing workforce development opportunities in biotechnology for Boston residents.

0733    Councilors Baker and Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of S.1669 - An Act Relative to Providing A COVID-19 Retirement Credit to Essential Public Sector Workers.

0734    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding reparations and their impact on the civil rights of Black Bostonians.

0735    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Reopening Plan for City Operations.

0736    Councilors Breadon and Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.

0737    Councilors Arroyo and Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing June as Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the City of Boston.

 

0738    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee John Studley and Ava Sullivan-Thomas in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

0739    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Brady Baca, Cisnell Baez, Jacob deBlecourt and Cecily Graham in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

0740    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Brady Baca, Cisnell Baez, Jacob deBlecourt and Cecily Graham in City Council effective June 19, 2021.

0741    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Jordan Frias, Judnise Guillet, Gregory Molina, Michelle Pierre and Yasmine Raddassi in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

0742    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Jordan Frias, Judnise Guillet, Gregory Molina, Michelle Pierre and Yasmine Raddassi in City Council effective June 19, 2021.

0743    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Samantha Bennett, Tricia Kalayjian, Alicia Payne, Paul Sullivan and Quinn Valcich in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

0744    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Samantha Bennett, Tricia Kalayjian, Alicia Payne, Paul Sullivan and Quinn Valcich in City Council effective June 19, 2021.

0745    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Ron Cobb, Michelle A.L.Goldberg, Kerry Jordan, Juan A. Lopez, Cora F. Montrond, Candace Morales, Christine O'Donnell, Shane Pac, Lorraine Schettino, Yuleidy Valdez and Ashley Vassall in City Council effective June 12, 2021.

0746    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Ron Cobb, Michelle A. L. Goldberg, Kerry Jordan, Juan A. Lopez, Cora F. Montrond, Candace Morales, Christine O'Donnell, Shane Pac, Lorraine Schettino, Yuleidy Valdez and Ashley Vassal in City Council effective June 19, 2021.

0747    Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Katherine A. Sabido in City Council.

 

Legislative Calendar for June 9, 2021.

0748    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Philippe Paul.

0749    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Clare O'Brien.

0750    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Leonard "Lenny" W. Kelliher.

0751    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing Trans Resistance Massachusetts.

0752    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing Patrick J. Ellis.

0753    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing John J. Ellis.

0754    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution congratulating Matthew Moriarty.

0755    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution congratulating Brendan Sanders.

0756    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution congratulating James McMahon.

0757    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Essence of Thyme Café and Gift Shop.

0758    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Michael C. Corra.

0759    Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing David Hunter Van Hise.

0760    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston Pride.

0761    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston Police VFW Post 1018.