City Council Committee on Arts, Culture and Special Events Hearing on Dockets #0799 and #1246

Docket #0799 – Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Boston Red Sox Arts Fund, awarded by the Boston Red Sox to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund programs supported by the Boston Cultural Council, with a portion directed specifically to Fenway-area groups or artists.

Docket #1246 – Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant from the Boston Planning and Development Agency in an amount not to exceed Four Million Six Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty Nine Dollars ($4,601,589.00) which will be allocated to the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture for its work on public arts and culture efforts.

These matters are sponsored by the Mayor and were referred to the Committee on Arts, Culture and Special Events, Docket #0799 on June 29, 2022 and Docket #0799 on October 19, 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. If you have not testified at a Council hearing before, please arrive five (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.

The public may also watch this hearing via live stream at boston.gov/city-council-tv. Members of the public wishing to testify virtually via videoconference should email the staff contact for a link and instructions to do so. Written comments may be sent to the Committee or staff email (below) and will be made a part of the record and available to all Councilors.

Committee Liaison: Juan Lopez - juan.lopez@boston.gov 

Mail Address: Boston City Council, One City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA  02201

Fax Number: 617-635-4203 – Attn: Dockets #0799, #1246

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