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Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks Hearing on Dockets 0433, 0530, 0653

Two orders authorizing the City of Boston to Accept and expend grants and an order to authorize the Parks and Recreation Commission to take by eminent domain for Park and Community Preservation purposes. The Chair of the Committee is Councilor Kendra Lara and the Sponsor is Mayor Michelle Wu. 

The public can offer testimony.
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  1. Docket 0433

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) in the form of a grant of the Massachusetts Diesel Emission Reduction Act grant. The funds will be used to purchase and deploy fuel efficient school buses as part of the Boston Public School fleet. 

  2. Docket 0539
    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($180,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Community First Partnership, awarded by Mass Save to be administered by the Environment Department. The grant will fund outreach and engagement with environmental justice communities to drive increased awareness and measurable participation in energy efficiency programs. 
  3. Docket 0653

    An order to authorize the Parks and Recreation Commission to take by eminent domain for Park and Community Preservation purposes, and to grant a conservation restriction on two parcels on Sprague Pond in Hyde Park.

    These matters were sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu and referred to the Committee on March 30, 2022,  April 27, 2022 and May 25, 2022.

    NOTICE:  The Boston City Council may have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and non-voting members.  However, members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee.

    Public Testimony

    Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify in person and virtually via Zoom. For in person testimony, if you have not testified at a Council hearing before, please arrive (5) minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up and become familiar with the hearing format, testimony locations, and sound system. Please bring fifteen (15) copies of any written documentation you wish to present at the hearing. For virtual testimony, please contact the staff contact listed below to sign up and receive the login information.

    Written testimony may be sent to the Committee or staff email (below) and will be made a part of the record and available to all Councilors.

    Staff Contact: Ron Cobb

    Committee Email:  ccc.ep@boston.gov 

    Staff Email:  ron.cobb@boston.gov  Staff Telephone: 617-635-3040

    Broadcast on Xfinity 8/RCN 82/Fios 964 and streamed at: boston.gov/city-council-tv

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