City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Hearing on Dockets #1019 #1020

Docket #1019, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($3,450,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY23 Safe and Successful Youth Initiative, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund a comprehensive, inter-agency strategy that connect law enforcement, employment, education, public health and youth development agencies to reduce youth violence in the Commonwealth; and,

Docket #1020, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Securing the Cities continuation, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund continued enhancement for regional capabilities to detect, identify, report and interdict nuclear and other radioactive material out of regulatory control and provide regional training and exercise opportunities necessary to enhance regional capabilities.

Both dockets were sponsored by Mayor Wu and referred to the Committee on August 31, 2022.

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

Attendance and Public Testimony    

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The public may watch this meeting via live stream at boston.gov/city-council-tv and Comcast 8/RCN 82/Fios 964.  It will also be re-broadcasted at a later date on Comcast 8/RCN 82/Fios 964.

Mail Address:  Dockets #1019, #1020 City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston MA  02201

Attn:  Christine O’Donnell, Dockets #1019, #1020

Committee Email:  ccc.ps@boston.gov

Staff Email:  christine.odonnell@boston.gov   Staff Telephone:  617-635-1185