City Council Meeting

    1133    Message and order for your approval, an order to reduce the FY23 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million 

    Seven Hundred Five Thousand One Hundred Forty Two Dollars 

    ($1,705,142.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for the 

    FY23 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement 

    between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Association of School 

    Administration and Supervisors (BASAS).

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 26, 2023.

    1134    Message and order for your approval a supplemental Order for the Boston 

    Public Schools Department for FY23 in the amount of One Million Seven 

    Hundred Five Thousand One Hundred Forty Two Dollars ($1,705,142.00) 

    to cover the FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining 

    agreement between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Association 

    of Schools and Supervisors (BASAS). The terms of the contracts are 

    September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022 and September 1, 2022 to 

    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 September of each 

    fiscal year of the contract term, as well as other cost items including 

    inclusion reform implementation.

    1135    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant, a 

    charitable donation, awarded from the Frank and Elizabeth Simoni 

    Foundation, Inc. to be administered by the Police Department. The grant 

    will fund support for the work of the Homicide Unit.

 

    1136    Communication was received from the Mayor providing a list of the Fiscal 

    2023 reallocations prior to April 15, 2023.

    1137    Notice was received from Councilor Louijeune of her absence from the 

    June 23, 2023 Special City Council Meeting.

    1138    Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with Chapter 6 of 

    the Ordinances of 1979 re: action taken by the Mayor on papers acted upon 

    by the City Council at its meeting of June 14, 2023.

    1139    Communication was received from Michael Nichols, President, Downtown 

    Boston Business Improvement District of their renewal for another five 

    years.

    1140    The Constable Bonds of Holsen Borgella, Leonard Brown, Meaka, Brown,         Christopher   Castagna, Andrew Cherry, 

    Melvin Johnson, Cynthia Martinez, Evangeline Maxwell Davis, Sherea 

    McLaughlin and Julia Scott have been duly approved by the 

    Collector Treasurer were received.

    0822    The Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency and Parks, to which 

    was referred on April 12, 2023, Docket #0822 Message and order for the 

    confirmation of the appointment of Matt O'Malley, as a member of the 

    Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) Review Board for 

    a term expiring April 24, 2026, submits a report recommending that the 

    report ought to pass.

    1141    Councilor Murphy and Flaherty offered the following: Order for a 

    hearing to discuss public safety and quality of life issues for our residents in 

    Public Housing.

    1142    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss 

    the public safety concerns surrounding a 32 year old woman enrolled in 

    Boston Public Schools.

    1143    Councilor Louijeune and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in 

    support of in state tuition for undocumented immigrants in Massachusetts.

    1144    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 213th 

    anniversary of the Independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 

    and the flag raising for Venezuela Day in the City of Boston.

    1145    Councilor Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Resolution recognizing July 1, 2023, as Somali Independence Day.

    1146    Councilor Louijeune and Breadon offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing the month of June 2023 as Immigrant Heritage Month.

1147    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Dulce M. Bernal Sandoval in City 

    Council, effective July 1, 2023.

    1148    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

    temporary employees in City Council, effective June 17, 2023.

28/23    Legislative Calendar for June 28, 2023.

    1149    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jocelyn 

    Rivera.

    1150    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Marisa 

    Bono.

    1151    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Daniel 

    "Doc" Sheehan.

    1152    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Steve 

    Walsh.

    1153    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

    EBHS baseball and softball teams.

    1154    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Debbie 

    Baker.

    1155    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bryan 

    Bishop.

    1156    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tanya 

    Neslusan.

    1157    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing eleven 

    people.

    1158    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution celebrating Flag Day.

    1159    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

    Emerald Society of the Boston Police Department.

    1160    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing American 

    Legion Chinatown Post 328.

    1161    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Ng 

    Family Benevolent Association.

    1162    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rob 

    Martelli.

    1163    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Eugene Ford.

    1164    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Mariaelena Ricker.

    1165    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Ronald Russell.

    1166    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Roxanne Yancey.

    1167    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Mukyia Baker Gomez.

    1168    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing six 

    individuals for their commitment to shifting mindsets of men of color in the 

    City of Boston.

    1169    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing The 

    Honorable President of Cabo Verde Jose Maria Neves.

    1170    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Charlayne Hunter Gault.

    1171    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Benjamin Crump, Esq.

    1172    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Kenyora Lenair Parham.

    1173    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Asian 

    American Civic Association.

    1174    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston 

    Irish Famine Memorial Committee.

    1175    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing April 

    Ricci.

    1176    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing July 5th, Cape Verdean Independence Day, as a municipal 

    holiday in the city of Boston.

    1177    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Larry 

    James "LJ" Pirone.

    1178    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Daniel 

    Araniz.

    1179    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jose 

    Gonzales.

    1180    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sophia 

    Michel.

    1181    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Willie 

    "Chill" Veal.

    1182    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kwong 

    Kow Chinese School Class of 2023.

    1183    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lady 

    Luella Dickerson.

    1184    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Luisa 

    "Piti" Gandara.

    1185    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Nicolas Poulopoulos.

    1186    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Manny Ligeros.