City Council meeting
The City Council is holding a meeting on October 26 at 12 p.m.
All City 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:
1320 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the
amount of One Hundred Six Thousand Dollars ($106,000.00) in the form of
a grant, for the FY22 Community Mitigation, awarded by the Massachusetts
Gaming Commission to be administered by the Police Department. The
grant will fund investigations that are coordinated between the BPD Human
Trafficking Unit and other law enforcement entities, along with traffic
safety patrols and accident reconstruction.1321 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the
amount of Fifty Nine Thousand Dollars Four Hundred Five Dollars and
Thirty Cents ($59,405.30) in the form of a grant, for the COPS FY22 Law
Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program, awarded by the
United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police
Department. The grant will fund peer support services for Boston Police
Department sworn and civilian personnel, particularly civilians working in
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REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:
1322 Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Beyazmin
Jimenez, as a Member of the Boston Fair Housing Committee for a term
expiring July 1, 2024.1323 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Bianca Tosado,
as a Member of the Residency Compliance Commission for a term expiring
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MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:
1186 An Ordinance Amending City Council Electoral Districts.1215 An Ordinance Amending City Council Electoral Districts.
1216 An Ordinance Amending City Council Electoral Districts.
1273 An Ordinance Amending City Council Electoral Districts.
1275 An Ordinance Amending City Council Electoral Districts.
1244 Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY23
appropriation for the Reserves for Collective Bargaining by Thirty One
Million, Seventy Two Thousand, Twenty Nine Dollars ($31,072,029.00) to
provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for the FY23 cost contained
within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston School
Committee and the Boston Teachers Union (BTU), Local 66, AFT
Massachusetts.1245 Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston
Public Schools for FY23 in the amount of Thirty Seven Million Six
Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Seven Dollars
($37,674,337.00) to cover the FY23 cost items contained within the
collective bargaining agreements between the Boston School Committee
and the Boston Teachers Union (BTU), Local 66, AFT Massachusetts. The
terms of the contracts are September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The
major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2.5% in
September 2022, September 2023, as well as other cost items including
inclusion reform implementation.
Filed in Office of the City Clerk on October 17, 2022. -
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
1324 Councilor Baker offered the following: Petition for a Special Law RE: An
Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the Maximum
Age Requirement for Police Officers for Wan Pierre Louis.1325 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the Adoption of City
Council Redistricting Criteria.1326 Councilor Coletta offered the following: Order for a Hearing on the
Review of the Zoning Board of Appeal Executive Order.1327 Councilors Lara and Coletta offered the following: Order for a Hearing
Assessing the Need for a Text Amendment for the Boston Zoning Code
Relative to Special Protection Zones.1328 Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for a Hearing to discuss trash
containerization in Boston.1329 Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing November
as Youth and Young Adult Homelessness Awareness Month.
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GREEN SHEETS:
Legislative Calendar for October 26, 2022.
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CONSENT AGENDA:
1330 Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 27th
Annual Boston Turkish Arts and Culture Festival.1331 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in recognition of
Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc.1332 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in recognition of
Carmelle Bonhometre.1333 Councilor Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution
recognizing October 16th as El Grito de Yara Heritage Day.1334 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 41st
Anniversary of Polish American Heritage Month.1335 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing eleven
recipients of the Pilar de la Hispanidad 2022 Award.1336 Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution in recognizing Darra
Slagle.1337 Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution Honoring Nathan Louis
Johnson.1338 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution in
memory of Edna Greene Willis Murrell.1339 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution
recognizing Sekondi Takoradi, Ghana.1340 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution
recognizing the Civic Leaders of District 7.