City Council Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Dockets #0763-0768, FY24 Budget: Capital Overview

Message and order approving an appropriation of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund to address the impact of transportation network services on municipal roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure or any other public purpose substantially related to the operation of transportation network services in the city. Such funds will be transferred and credited to the Capital Grant Fund from revenue received from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund.

Message and order for your approval an order authorizing the City of Boston to enter into one or more leases, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2024 in an amount not to exceed Thirty Nine Million Dollars ($39,000,000.00). These funds are to be used by various City departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions. The list of equipment includes: computer equipment (hardware and software), motor vehicles and trailers, ambulances, firefighting equipment, office equipment, telecommunications equipment, photocopying equipment, medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting installation, traffic signal equipment and equipment functionally related to, and components of the foregoing.

Message and order approving an appropriation of Twenty-Nine Million Four Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($29,405,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements. The funds shall be credited to the Capital Grant Fund form the Parking Meter Fund.

Message and order authorizing an appropriation Order in the amount of Twenty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($27,500,000.00) from Surplus Property Disposition Fund, credited to the Capital Fund for planning, design, and construction, for projects, the Animal Shelter, Old State House, BHA decarbonization, and Harrison Avenue BWSC Operations.

Message and order for your approval an appropriation order in the amount of Six Hundred Fifty-Seven Million One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($657,110,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for city departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Department of Innovation and Technology, the Environment, Fire, Parks and Recreation, Police, Property Management, Public Works, and Transportation departments, Mayor's Office of Housing, Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, Boston Public Library, Boston Housing Authority, Boston Planning and Development Agency, and the Boston Public Health Commission.

Message and order authorizing an appropriation order in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty-Eight Million One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($328,160,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for the Boston Public Schools.

These matters were sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu and referred to the Committee on April 12, 2023. 

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Public Testimony

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Staff Contact: Shane Pac

Committee Email:  ccc.wm@boston.gov 

Staff Email:  shane.pac@boston.gov | Staff Telephone: 617-635-3040

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