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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0635, authorizing a limit for the Distributed Energy Resource revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2020 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. This revolving fund shall be credited with any and all receipts from the sale of renewable and alternative energy certificates and demand response program revenues produced by combined heat and power units located at Boston Public Schools sites, and solar renewable energy certificates produced by the City's photovoltaic arrays. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0634, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2020 to purchase goods and services to support public art to enhance the public realm throughout the City of Boston. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from easements within the public way granted by the Public Improvement Commission. The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0633, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2020 to purchase goods and services to support the operation of the Strand Theatre. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from rental fees for the use of the Strand Theatre. The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0632, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Tourism revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2020 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. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from payments for the use of City Hall Plaza pursuant to City of Boston Code, Ordinance, 11-7.14. The Mayor's Office of Tourism will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0631, authorizing the Law Department revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2020 to purchase goods and services for repairs to city property. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from recoveries for damages to city property caused by third parties. The Law Department will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0628, authorizing the City of Boston to enter into one or more leases, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2020 in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Eight Million-Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($28,200,000.00). These funds are to be used by various City departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions. The list of equipment includes: 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, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0627, approving an appropriation of Forty Two Million Four Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($42,405,000.00) 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, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019 Docket #0626, approving an appropriation of Two Hundred Forty-Seven Million Six Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($247,675,000.00) 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 cost incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of various city departments included Boston Center 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, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.

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On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2019, Docket #0644, an order for the adjustment of the local room occupancy excise rate under MGL c.64G, section 3A, and acceptance of MGL c. 64G, sections 3D(a) and 3D(b) allowing cities and towns to impose a community impact fee on short-term rentals, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed. MGL, Chapter 64G, section 3A, yeas 12 nays 1 (Garrison). Section 3D (a), yeas 12 nays 1 (Garrison). Section 3D (b), yeas 12 nays 1 (Garrison).

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Councilors Wu, Edwards, Flynn, Janey, McCarthy O’Malley and Zakim offered the following: Resolution that the Boston City Council go on record in support of House Resolution 109 and Senate Resolution 59 “A Resolution Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal”. On motion of Councilor Wu, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 9 nays 3 (Baker, Ciommo, Garrison).

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