City Council meeting
The City Council is holding a meeting on May 4 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.
Discussion Topics
- APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:
0577 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Greg
Wilmot as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of
Health, for a term expiring January 15, 2025.0578 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Sandro
Galea a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of
Health, for a term expiring January 6, 2024. -
REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:
0579 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Renee Bushey
as Director of the Office of Labor Relations effective, April 23, 2022.0580 Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Inez Foster as
a Member of the Make Boston Shine Trust Fund.0581 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Brianna Millor
as a Member of the Make Boston Shine Trust Fund.0582 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of John Romano as
a Member of the Make Boston Shine Trust Fund.0583 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Henry Santana
as a Member of the Make Boston Shine Trust Fund.0584 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kevin Tran as a
Member of the Make Boston Shine Trust Fund.0585 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Tiffany Chu as
Chief of Staff, effective April 18, 2022.0586 Communication was received from the Mayor providing a list of the Fiscal
2022 reallocations prior to April 15, 2022. -
MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:
Dockets #0480 0482, Orders for the FY23 Operating Budget, including annual
appropriations for departmental operations, for the School Department, and for other
post employment benefits (OPEB).Docket #0483, Order for capital fund transfer appropriations.
Dockets #0484 0486, Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and lease
purchase agreements.0503 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the
amount of Three Hundred Forty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($349,500,000.00) 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 (SLFRF) in the
Treasury of the United States established by Section 9901 of the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Pursuant to the requirements of the
ARPA, the grant payment would fund COVID 19 response and recovery
efforts and accelerate a Green New Deal for Boston through
once in a generation, transformative investments that address the systemic
health and economic challenges in the areas of affordable housing,
economic opportunity and inclusion, behavioral health, climate and
mobility, arts and culture and early childhood.0504 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the
amount of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) 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). Pursuant to the requirements of the ARPA the grant payment
would fund provision of government services to the extent of the reduction
in revenue of such State, territory, or Tribal government due to the
COVID 19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the
most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory or Tribal government prior
to the emergency.0436 Order for a hearing on the state of Boston's non governmental, nonprofit
social sector and charting a post pandemic recovery. -
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
0587 Councilor Lara and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order
for a hearing to discuss the impact of inequitable housing code enforcement
and Boston's proactive rental inspection program.0588 Councilor Lara and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order
for a hearing to discuss the Malcolm X Park renovation.0589 Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing on
Diversifying Cannabis Business Models.0590 Councilor Fernandes Anderson and Murphy offered the following:
Order for a hearing to discuss ways in which ARPA Funding can support an
ecosystem of Non Profit Holistic Wraparound Health Services for
Disenfranchised Populations.0591 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order requesting certain
information under Section 17F: relative to the Mission Hill K 8 School.0592 Councilor Mejia, Lara and Arroyo offered the following: Resolution
Recognizing November 20 December 20, 2022 as National Survivors of
Homicide Awareness Month.0593 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution Recognizing the
Contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders During Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
0594 Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution in Support of S.2671
An Act Relative to Forfeiture Reform and S.2105 An Act Relative to Civil
Asset Forfeiture Data Reporting.0595 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing May
as Haitian Heritage Month. -
GREEN SHEETS:
Legislative calendar for May 4, 2022.
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CONSENT AGENDA:
0596 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating
Gerard F. Paul.0597 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Asian
Women for Health's 10th Anniversary Celebration.0598 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing The
Benevolent Asian Jade Society's 40th Anniversary Celebration.0599 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing The
Taiwan Day Celebration.0600 Councilor Bok offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
reopening of the French Cultural Center.0601 Councilor Bok offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jacqueline
Royce.0602 Councilor Bok offered the following: Resolution recognizing Stephanie
Warburg and the Max Warburg Courage Curriculum.0603 Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution Recognizing May 6,
2022 as Provider Appreciation Day in the City of Boston.0604 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Patricia Romano.0605 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Denny
Vo.