City Council Meeting

1373    Message and order for your approval an Ordinance to support public safety 

    as the City doubles down on our public health led approach to the crises of 

    mental health, substance use, and unsheltered homelessness concentrated in 

    the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

    1374    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston through its Mayor’s 

    Office of Housing to apply for, accept and expend, the FFY23 Continuum 

    of Care grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 

    Development in the amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars 

    ($50,000,000.00). The funds will be used to support programs that provide 

    services and housing to persons experiencing homelessness.

    1375    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) in the form of a 

    grant, for the Commonwealth Builder Program, awarded by the 

    Massachusetts Housing Partnership to be administered by the Mayors 

    Office of Housing. The grant will fund the creation of workforce 

    homeownership units and long term availability of those units to eligible 

    moderate income households.

    1376    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for 

    Securing the Cities continuation grants, awarded by the United States 

    Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police 

    Department. The grant will fund continued enhancements for regional 

    capabilities to detect, identify, report, and interdict nuclear and other 

    radioactive materials out of regulatory control and provide regional training 

    and exercise opportunities necessary to enhance capabilities.

    1377    Message and order authorizing the Department of Innovation and 

    Technology (DoIT) to enter into a long term contract for constituent 

    relationship management system for Boston 311 Call Center for a term of 

    up to Ten (10) years.

    1378    Message and order for your approval an Order to declare surplus this 

    City owned parcel currently under the management of the Boston Public 

    Library and transfer the care, custody, management and control of said 

    property to the Public Facilities Commission. The land is located at 151 

    Cambridge Street in the West End District (Ward 03 Parcel 00656000).

1379    Communication was received from City Council President Flynn regarding 

    updated City Council committee assignments.

    1380    Notice was received from City Council President Ed Flynn of the 

    designation of Councilor Sharon Durkan as an ex officio member of the 

    Boston Groundwater Trust from the Boston City Council.

    1381    Notice was received from City Council President Ed Flynn regarding the 

    reassignment of Docket #1293 to the Committee on Planning, 

    Development, and Transportation.

    1382    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Chantal Lima 

    Barbosa as a member of the Boston School Committee.

    1383    The Constable Bonds of Donna Moore and Ian Randal having been duly 

    approved and received by the Collector Treasurer were received.

1188    Councilor Mejia offered the following Ordinance Amending City of Boston 

    Code, Ordinances, Chapter XII, Section 12 19, Immigrant Advancement for 

    Public Health and Welfare.

    1196    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Four Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars 

    ($4,550,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the MBI Digital Equity 

    Partnership Program, to be administered by the Broadband and Equity. The 

    grant will fund services and support for residents of the Commonwealth 

    who cannot afford broadband services and/or internet connected devices or 

    lack the digital literacy skills needed to utilize the internet.

 

1384    Councilor Coletta and Mejia offered the following: An ordinance 

    establishing street food enterprises in the City of Boston Municipal Code by 

    inserting Chapter 17, Section 22, Permitting and Regulation of 

    non motorized street food carts.

    1385    Councilor Breadon and Durkan offered the following: Order for a 

    hearing on stormwater management and flood hazard mitigation in the City 

    of Boston.

    1386    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for a hearing on ways 

    to increase trash pickup for large buildings.

    1387    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 

    information under Section 17F re: data from BPS Summer School 2023

    1388    Councilor Durkan and Flynn offered the following: Resolution 

    designating a hero square at the intersection of Wait St. and Huntington 

    Ave. in Mission Hill in recognition of Nelson Edward Young.

    1389    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Indian Independence Day and Indian Cultural Day on August 

    15th annually as a Boston Municipal Holiday.

    1390    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    designating a Hero Square at the intersection of Crawford St and Walnut 

    Ave in recognition of Sergeant Sidney D. Lane, Jr.

    1391    Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution honoring Peter 

    Deluca.

    1392    Councilor Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Resolution recognizing Black Breastfeeding Week.

    1393    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 

    9, 2023 as Black Joy Day in the City of Boston.

1394    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Malaki Hernandez in City Council, 

    effective August 26, 2023.

    1395    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Anjani Naidu in City Council, 

    effective August 26, 2023.

    1396    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Julisa Curet Rodriguez in City 

    Council, effective August 26, 2023.

    1397    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Kate O'Donovan in City Council, 

    effective September 9, 2023.

    1398    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Patricia Mullaney in City Council, 

    effective September 2, 2023.

    1399    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Patricia Mullaney in City Council, 

    effective September 9, 2023.

    1400    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the employment of 

    temporary employees Ron Cobb, Arnita Flint, Michelle A.L. Goldberg, 

    Meghan Kavanagh, Juan Lopez, Cora Montrond, Candace Morales, 

    Christine O'Donnell, Shane Pac, Lorraine Schettino and Ethan Vara in City 

    Council, Effective September 9, 2023.

    1401    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

    temporary employee Karishma Chouhan in City Council, effective 

    September 30, 2023.

    1402    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Rayshon Irby in City Council, effective 

    September 2, 2023.

Legislative Calendar for August 30, 2023.

1403    Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution recognizing Donald 

    Thomas Zaylor.

    1404    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Murielle Alexis.

    1405    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing seven 

    people as team leaders in the Mattapan Tech summer job training program.

    1406    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing 2001 

    WCPS Darren LaCroix, CSP.

    1407    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ian White.

    1408    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston 

    Hangzhou Day and Youth Cultural Celebration.

    1409    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Tanoy A. Burton.

    1410    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing The Cabo Verdean Basketball Men's National Team.

    1411    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Neha 

    Modak.

    1412    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Isabelle 

    Nelson.

    1413    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Cora 

    Funke.

    1414    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Cierra 

    Thompson.

    1415    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Lesly 

    Diaz.

    1416    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Adrian 

    Flannelly.

    1417    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the West 

    Broadway Tenant Task Force.

    1418    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing South 

    Boston En Accion.

    1419    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Brandon 

    Li.

    1420    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sabrina 

    Wei.

    1421    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing six people for their contributions to the 50th anniversary of the 

    Boston Caribbean Carnival.

    1422    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing September 

    as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

    1423    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Yolanda 

    Cerullo.

    1424    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Raymond Arlando Adams.

    1425    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing 4 youth 

    organizations during Council Meeting (8/9/23).

    1426    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ramon 

    Antonio Alvarez Contreras.

    1427    Councilor Mejia and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Resolution recognizing Con Funk Shun.

    1428    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing 3 people 

    for Semana Cultural y Festival Dominicano.