City Council Meeting

    0407    Message and order for your approval an order at the recommendation of the 

    Chair of the Board of Election Commissioners, I hereby transmit for the 

    approval of your Honorable Body an Order fixing the date of the 

    Preliminary Election for this Municipal Year as September 12, 2023.

    0408    Message and order for your approval, a home rule petition to the General 

    Court RE: A Special Law Authorizing the City of Boston to Implement 

    Rent Stabilization and Tenant Eviction Protections."

    0409    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Jerica Bradley 

    as Temporary Second Assistant Collector Treasurer for a period of sixty 

    days, effective January 25, 2023.

    0135    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

    January 11, 2023 Docket #0135, Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to 

    Reorganization of the Boston School Committee, submits a report 

    recommending that the home rule petition ought to pass in new draft.

    0362    Message and order to reduce the FY23 appropriation for the Reserve for 

    Collective Bargaining by One Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Four Hundred 

    Forty Eight Dollars ($164,448.00) to provide funding for the Boston School 

    Department for the FY23 increase contained within the collective 

    bargaining agreement between the Boston School and the New England 

    Police Benevolent Association, Local 160 Boston School Police 

    Patrolmen's Association.

    0363    Message and order approving a supplemental appropriation for the Boston 

    School Department for the FY23 in the amount of One Hundred Sixty Four 

    Thousand, Four Hundred Forty Eight Dollars ($164,448.00) to cover the 

    FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements between 

    the Boston School and the New England Police Benevolent Association, 

    Local 160 Boston School Police Patrolmen's Association. The terms of the 

    contract are September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2024 the major 

    provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2%, 2.5 %, 2.5% 

    and 2.5% to be given in October of each fiscal year of the contract term.

    0364    Message and order to reduce the FY23 appropriation for the Reserve for 

    Collective Bargaining by One Million Two Hundred Eighty Three 

    Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty Six Dollars ($1,283,486.00) to provide 

    funding for the Boston Public Schools and the City Housing Trust Fund for 

    the FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreement 

    between the Boston School Committee and Local 1952, Painters Allied 

    Trades District Council No. 35 (School Custodians).

    0365    Message and order approving a supplemental appropriation of One Million 

    Two Hundred Eighty Three Thousand, Four Hundred Eighty Six Dollars 

    ($1,283,486.00) to cover the FY18 cost contained with the collective 

    bargaining agreement between the Boston School Committee and Local 

    1952, Painters and Allied Trades District Council No. 35 (School 

    Custodians). The terms of the contracts are September 1, 2020 through 

    August 31, 2026. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage 

    increases of 2% in September and then a base wage increase of 2.5% to be 

    given in September of 2022, 2023 and 2024 and then a base wage of 2% to 

    be given in September 2024 and 2025.

    0370    Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY23 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million 

    Seventy Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1,079,770.00) to 

    provide funding for the Boston Public School for the FY23 increases 

    contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston 

    Public Schools and the United Steelworkers Local 2936 (Bus Monitors).

    0371    Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston 

    Public School Department for FY23 in the amount of One Million Seventy 

    Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1,079,770.00) to cover 

    the FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements 

    between the Boston Public Schools and the United Steelworkers Local 2936 

    (Bus Monitors). The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 

    2025, a base wage increase of 1.5% in September 2021, and rate 

    adjustments in September 2022, and then a base wage of 2% to be given in 

    September 2023 and 2024.

    0372    Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY23 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Seven Hundred 

    Three Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Nine Dollars ($703,939.00) to provide 

    funding for the Boston Public Schools for the FY23 increases contained 

    within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston Public and 

    the Administrative Guild, SEIU Local 888.

    0373    Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston 

    Public Schools Department for FY23 in the amount of Seven Hundred 

    Three Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Nine Dollars ($703,939.00) to cover 

    the FY23 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements 

    between the Boston Public Schools and the Administrative Guild, SEIU 

    Local 888. The terms of the contract are September 1, 2020 through August 

    31, 2024. The major provisions of the contracts include based wage 

    increases of 2%, 2.5%, 2.5%, and 2.5% to be given in September of each 

    fiscal year of the contract term.

    0324    Message and order temporarily extending Urban Renewal Plans in the City 

    of Boston until March 31, 2025 or passage of a proposed relevant Home 

    Rule Petition.

    0210    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to except and expend the 

    amount of One Million Six Hundred Forty Two Thousand Seven Hundred 

    Twenty Three Dollars and Ten Cents ($1,642,723.10) in the form of a grant, 

    for the FY23 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, 

    awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be 

    administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund regional and 

    multi disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated 

    prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution and reintegration 

    program.

    0325    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Million Seven Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Seven 

    Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Twenty Cents ($1,722,764.20) in the form 

    of a grant for the Local Fire Department Projects and Grants Line Item 

    83240050 of the FY23 State Budget, awarded by Massachusetts 

    Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The 

    grant will fund decontamination equipment, vehicle and maintenance 

    expenses for the Hazard Response Team at the Boston Fire Department.

    0326    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 Local Fire Department Project and Grants for the FY23 State 

    Budget Line Item 8240050 awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire 

    Services to be administered by the Boston Fire Department. The grant will 

    fund renovations at Engine 8/Ladder 1 in the North End, to improve the 

    safety, health and wellness of firefighters.

    0167    Order for a hearing on government transparency and accountability towards 

    COVID safety in Boston Public Schools.

    0410    Councilor Breadon and Louijeune offered the following: Petition for a 

    Special Law re: An Act increasing the maximum amount of fines which 

    may be imposed for violations of ordinances and authorizing the City of 

    Boston to place municipal charge liens on certain properties in the City of 

    Boston for nonpayment of any local charges, fee or fine.

    0411    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of 

    designating Lunar New Year as an official holiday in the City of Boston.

    0412    Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for a hearing to create a 

    Renters' Bill of Rights for the City Of Boston.

    0413    Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss 

    District Improvement Financing (DIF) from Kosciuszko Circle through 

    Morrissey Boulevard Corridor.

    0414    Councilor Breadon and Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing 

    regarding targeted coordination of community benefits in the payment in 

    lieu of taxes (PILOT) program.

    0415    Councilor Murphy and Baker offered the following: Order for a hearing 

    for the possible closing of several Boston public schools and BCYF 

    community centers this summer.

    0416    Councilor Bok and Breadon offered the following: Order for a hearing to 

    discuss city services in regard to composting and the need of composting 

    capacity in new construction and large buildings in Boston.

    0417    Councilor Bok and Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to 

    discuss digital equity and municipal broadband in relation to affordable 

    housing in the City of Boston.

    0418    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order requesting 

    certain information under 17F regarding the Boston Public Health 

    Commission.

    0419    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 

    information under section 17F re: Chronic Absenteeism in BPS for School 

    Years 2021 22 and 2022 23.

    0420    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 

    information under section 17F re: BPS sexual assault and misconduct data 

    for school year 2021 22 and 2022 23.

    0421    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employees Deborah Glennon, Ann Mazzola, 

    Moira McCrave Carragee, Patricia Mullaney and Wayne D. Yeh in City 

    Council, effective February 11, 2023.

    0422    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Coletta offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment or temporary employee Hannah Worline in City Council, 

    effective February 11, 2023.

15/23    Legislative Calendar for February 15, 2023.

0423    Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution recognizing Carla 

    Payne.

    0424    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    participants of the Manning School Spelling Bee.

    0425    Councilor Bok offered the following: Resolution in memory of Dr. 

    William C. Mackey.

    0426    Councilor Bok offered the following: Resolution in memory of Thomas 

    Maguire.

    0427    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tufts 

    University and its Lunar New Year celebration.

    0428    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Iris Calderon.

    0429    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Keyon Sprinkle.

    0430    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Danielle 

    Sommer Kieta.

    0431    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mahlon 

    Williams.

    0432    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kanessa 

    Alexander.

    0433    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tanya 

    Nixon Silberg.

    0434    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sharif 

    Muhammad.

    0435    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Julia 

    Martin.

    0436    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Corey 

    Stallings.

    0437    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Edith 

    Bazile.

    0438    Councilor Mejia and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Resolution recognizing Patricia Odom.

    0439    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Devon 

    McNeil.

    0440    Councilor Mejia and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Resolution recognizing the Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association.

    0441    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution to recognize Sylvia 

    Cross.