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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on December 7 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

  1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  2. COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:



        1499    Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY22 

        appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Forty Six 

        Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight Dollars ($46,778.00) to 

        provide funding for the Inspectional Services Department for the FY23 

        increases contained with the collective bargaining agreements between the 

        City of Boston and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

        1500    Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the 

        Inspectional Services Department for FY23 in the amount of Forty Six 

        Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight Dollars ($46,778.00) to cover 

        the FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements 

        between the City of Boston and the International Brotherhood of Electrical 

        Workers. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. 

        The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2%, 

        1.5%, and 2%, to be given in October of each fiscal year of the contract 

        term, as well as other items include a boot allowance.

  3. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

    1392 The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on

    November 9, 2022, Docket #1392, An Ordinance amending the City of

    Boston Code Related to Closed Captioning on Public Facing Televisions,

    submits a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass.

  4. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:



        0194    Order for a hearing regarding a review of COVID 19 recovery funds.

        1148    Order for a hearing on the needs and services for migrant populations.

        1144    Order for a hearing to address the facility conditions of all BCYF's pools to 

        ensure city services to all residents.

        1145    Order for a hearing to address the current lifeguard shortage affecting the 

        BCYF's pools.

        0963    Order for a hearing regarding enhancing Boston's COVID recovery via 

        grants provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

  5. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

        1501    Councilor Arroyo 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 Wilfrid Decossa.

        1502    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Order for a hearing to establish a 

        climate change and environmental justice curriculum in Boston Public 

        Schools.

        1503    Councilor Lara and Louijeune offered the following: Resolution calling 

        for Immediate action to improve the inclusionary development policy to 

        remedy Boston's affordable housing crisis.

     

  6. PERSONNEL ORDERS:



        1504    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

        Order for the appointment of temporary employee Stephen Etienne in City 

        Council, effective November 26, 2022.

  7. GREEN SHEETS:

        12/7/2022    Legislative Calendar for December 7, 2022.

  8. CONSENT AGENDA:

        1505    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kevin 

        Williams.

        1506    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        Cannonball Cafe.

        1507    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing Klare 

        Shaw.

        1508    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

        National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals.

        1509    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

        Premier of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston.

        1510    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

        Thawood "Shah" Sahabdeen.

        1511    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Diego 

        Perez.

        1512    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

        November 20th to December 20th as Survivors of Homicide Victims 

        Awareness Month.

        1513    Councilor Flaherty off

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