CITY COUNCIL MEETING

0670    Message and order for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2025.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 8, 2024.

    0671    Message and order for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for 

    FY2025.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 8, 2024.

    0672    Message and order approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars 

    ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability 

    Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Laws 

    Chapter 32B.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 8, 2024.

    0673    Message and order approving an appropriation of Four Million Dollars 

    ($4,000,000.00) 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.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 8, 2024.

    0674    Message and order approving an appropriation of Twenty Nine Million 

    Seven Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($29,780,000.00) 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 from the Parking Meter Fund.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 8, 2024.

    0675    Message and order authorizing an appropriation Order in the amount of One 

    Million Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,850,000.00) from 

    Surplus Property Disposition Fund, credited to the Capital Fund for 

    planning, design, and construction, for projects, the Lafayette Garage and 

    Border Resilience projects.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 8, 2024.

    0676    Message and order for your approval an appropriation order in the amount 

    of One Hundred Eighty Million Seven Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars 

    ($184,780,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for city 

    departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Boston 

    Housing Authority, Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston 

    Public Library, Environment, Fire, Mayor’s Office of Housing, Office of 

    Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, Police, Property Management, 

    Public Works, and the Transportation Departments.

    0677    Message and order authorizing an appropriation order in the amount of Two 

    Hundred Forty Million Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars 

    ($240,375,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for the Boston 

    Public Schools.

    0678    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 2025 in an amount not to exceed Forty Million 

    Dollars ($40,000,000.00). 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.

    0679    Message and order authorizing the appropriation of One Million Three 

    Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George 

    Francis Parkman Fund. The funds are to be expended under the direction of 

    the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and 

    improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence since January 12, 

    1887.

    0680    Message and order approving an appropriation of Four Million Four 

    Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,400,000.00) from the 21st Century Fund, 

    also known as the Public Educational, or Governmental (PEG) Access and 

    Cable Related Fund, pursuant to Section 53F 3/4 of Chapter 44 of the 

    General Laws, to the PEG Access and Cable Related Grant for cable related 

    purposes consistent with the franchise agreement between the cable 

    operator and the city including but not limited to: (i) supporting public, 

    educational or governmental access cable television services; (ii) 

    monitoring compliance of cable operator with the franchise agreement; or 

    (iii) preparation of renewal of the franchise license.

    0681    Message and order approving an appropriation of One Million Five 

    Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Three Hundred Forty Eight Dollars 

    ($1,568,348.00) for the administrative and operating expenses of the City of 

    Boston Community Preservation Committee (“CPC”) for the Fiscal Year 

    2024 and a further appropriation order in the amount of Thirty Three 

    Million Seven Hundred Seven Three Thousand Seven Hundred 

    Eighty Three Dollars ($33,773,783.00) from the Community Preservation 

    (“the Fund”) estimated annual revenues for Fiscal Year 2025, to be 

    appropriated and reserved for future appropriation.

    0682    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a 

    grant from Eversource valued in the amount not to exceed Ten Million 

    Dollars ($10,000,000.00) (grant includes the value of rebates and 

    equipment) for the purpose of promoting energy efficiency and energy 

    savings to various public buildings and infrastructure projects.

    0683    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Law Department revolving 

    fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to purchase goods and services for repairs to city 

    property. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from recoveries 

    for damages to city property caused by third parties. The Law Department 

    will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such 

    expenditures shall be capped at Three Hundred Thousand Dollars 

    ($300,000.00).

    0684    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Tourism 

    revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to purchase goods and services to 

    support events and programming on and around City Hall Plaza to advance 

    tourism and promote participation in public celebrations, civic and cultural 

    events. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from payments for 

    the use of City Hall Plaza pursuant to City of Boston Code, Ordinance, 

    11 7.14. The Mayor's Office of Tourism will be the only unit authorized to 

    expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One 

    Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).

    0685    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts and 

    Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to purchase goods and services 

    to support the operation of the Strand Theatre. This revolving fund shall be 

    funded by receipts from rental fees for the use of the Strand Theatre. The 

    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture will be the only unit authorized to 

    expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One 

    Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).

    0686    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts and 

    Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to purchase goods and services 

    to support public art to enhance the public realm throughout the City of 

    Boston. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from easements 

    within the public way granted by the Public Improvement Commission. The 

    Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture will be the only unit authorized to 

    expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at Eight 

    Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00).

    0687    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Distributed Energy Resource 

    Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to facilitate the purchase of offsets of 

    greenhouse gas emissions which shall be associated with a portion of the 

    electricity consumed by the City annually; and to operate, maintain, monitor 

    and expand the City's existing solar arrays and Boston Public Schools' 

    combined heat and power facilities. This revolving fund shall be credited 

    with any and all receipts from the sale of renewable and alternative energy 

    certificates and demand response program revenues produced by combined 

    heat and power units located at Boston Public Schools sites and solar 

    renewable energy certificates produced by the City's photovoltaic arrays. 

    Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed One 

    Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00).

    0688    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Environment Conservation 

    Commission revolving fund for the Fiscal Year 2025 for the purpose of 

    securing outside consultants including engineers, wetlands scientists, 

    wildlife biologists or other experts in order to aid in the review of proposed 

    projects to the Commission, per the city’s ordinance protecting local 

    wetland and promoting climate change adaptation. The revolving fund shall 

    be funded by receipts from fees imposed by the Commission for the purpose 

    of securing outside consultants. The Environment Department will be the 

    only department authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures 

    shall be capped at Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).

    0689    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Centers for Youth and 

    Families (BCYF) revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to pay salaries and 

    benefits of employees and to purchase supplies and equipment necessary to 

    operate the City Hall Child Care. This revolving fund shall be credited with 

    any and all receipts from tuition paid by parents or guardians for children 

    enrolled at the center. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund 

    shall not exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00).

    0690    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Public Schools 

    revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to repair and purchase Boston Public 

    Schools computer technology, including computers, mobile devices, and 

    instructional software. This revolving fund shall be credited with any and 

    all receipts from equipment sales and repair fees for Boston Public School 

    technology. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not 

    exceed One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars 

    ($1,750,000.00).

    0691    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Public Schools 

    revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to support the maintenance and repair 

    for BPS facilities, including custodial and utility costs for extended building 

    time, floor refinishing, landscaping and building repairs. Receipts from 

    Lease, Permit for Use and Parking Fees for BPS facilities will be deposited 

    in the fund. BPS will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund 

    and such expenditures shall not exceed Two Million Dollars 

    ($2,000,000.00).

    0692    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Public Schools 

    revolving fund for the Fiscal Year 2025 for Boston Public School 

    Transportation cost, including bus and public transportation costs. This 

    revolving fund shall be credited with revenue received by Boston Public 

    School Department for the provision of transportation to groups and entities 

    for field trips and activities other than transportation to and from school. 

    Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed One 

    Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).

    0693    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Police Department 

    revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to support the Canine Unit's training 

    program for officers and police dogs from non City of Boston law 

    enforcement agencies. The Special Operating Division will charge tuition 

    and other fees to outside law enforcement agencies for the Canine Unit. The 

    tuition and other fees by outside agencies will be used to purchase training 

    equipment, certify instructors, update facilities and provide funds for other 

    training needs not otherwise budgeted. The Special Operations Division 

    will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such 

    expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand 

    Dollars ($125,000.00).

    0694    Message and order authorizing a limit for the Boston Police Department 

    revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to pay salaries and benefits of 

    employees and to purchase supplies and equipment necessary to operate the 

    Police Department Fitness Center. Revenue for this fund is derived from 

    monthly membership fees. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this 

    fund shall not exceed One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars 

    ($125,000.00).

    0695    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) in the form of a grant to 

    provide rapid rehousing services together with wraparound support and 

    recovery services to individuals, with a history of homelessness, awarded 

    by the MA Department of Public Health to be administered by the Mayor’s 

    Office of Housing. The grant will fund State ARPA Earmark Mayor’s 

    Office of Housing.

    0696    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Eighty Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty 

    Dollars ($184,320.00) in the form of a grant, for the American Rescue Plan 

    Act (ARPA) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Funding for 

    Family Caregivers Support Program Stipends, awarded by the U.S. 

    Department of Health and Human Services, passed through the MA 

    Executive Office of Elder Affairs, to be administered by the Age Strong 

    Commission. The grant will fund Respite and Supplemental Services 

    Stipends to family caregivers enrolled in an Aging Service Access Points 

    Family Caregiver Support Program.

    0697    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, for 

    the Veteran’s Heritage Grant Program, awarded by the Secretary of the 

    Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be administered by the City Clerk. The 

    grant will fund the preservation of the history of our Commonwealth’s 

    Veterans.

    0698    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Kevin Ready 

    as a member of the South End Landmark Commission, for a term expiring 

    June 30, 2025.

0699    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 March 20, 2024.

    0700    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 March 27, 2024.

    0701    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Eliot Laffer, as 

    Trustee of the Boston Groundwater Trust, for a term expiring April 8, 2026.

0202    Order for a hearing on addressing and improving fair housing practices in 

    the City of Boston.

    0414    Order for a hearing to explore programs the City of Boston offers or could 

    establish to prevent illegal discrimination by landlords and real estate 

    brokers against prospective tenants utilizing housing choice vouchers.

    0530    Message and order for your approval, an Order to reduce the FY24 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Seven Million 

    Seven Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand One Hundred and Ninety Three 

    Dollars ($7,767,193.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police 

    Department for the FY24 increases contained within the collective 

    bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police 

    Detectives Benevolent Society.

    0531    Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston 

    Police Department in the amount of Seven Million Seven Hundred 

    Sixty Seven Thousand One Hundred Ninety Three Dollars ($7,767,193.00) 

    to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining 

    agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives 

    Benevolent Society. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 

    30, 2023 and July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The major provisions for 

    the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 2%, 1%, and 2.5% to be 

    given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term as well as the addition 

    of the Transitional Career in July 2023. The contract also contains reforms 

    relating to discipline, officer return to duty, paid detail system, and union 

    release.

    Filed in Office of the City Clerk on March 18, 2024.

    0532    Message and order for your approval, an Order to reduce the FY24 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Thirty Four 

    Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Four Dollars ($34,294.00) to provide 

    funding for a city department for the FY24 increases contained within the 

    collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Office 

    and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6.

    0533    Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for a city 

    department in the amount of Thirty Four Thousand Two Hundred 

    Ninety Four Dollars ($34,294.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained 

    within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and 

    the Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6. The 

    terms of the contract are July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. The major 

    provisions for the contract include base wage increases of 2% to be given in 

    October of each fiscal year of the contract term and flat amounts of $500, 

    $250, $900, and $800 to be added to annual salaries in January of each 

    fiscal year.

    Filed in Office of the City Clerk on March 18, 2024.

    0631    Message and order for your approval, an Order to reduce the FY24 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Four Million 

    Nine Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars 

    ($4,909,838.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for 

    the FY24 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements 

    between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent 

    Society   Superior Officers Unit.

    0632    Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston 

    Police Department for FY24 in the amount of Four Million Nine Hundred 

    Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($4,909,838.00) to 

    cover the FY24 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements 

    between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent 

    Society   Superior Officers Unit. The terms of the contracts are July 1, 2020 

    through June 30, 2023 and July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The major 

    provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5%, 2%, 

    1% and 2.5%, to be given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term, as 

    well as the addition of the Transitional Career Award Program in July 2023. 

    The contract also contains reforms relating to discipline, officer return to 

    duty, paid detail system, and union release.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 1, 2024.

    0418    Order for a hearing to discuss long term city job vacancies.

    0262    Ordinance Establishing the Office of Pest Control in the City of Boston.

0702    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to establish 

    a “Business Owner 101” program for grant recipients.

    0703    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to address 

    problem properties in Boston.

    0704    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order for a 

    hearing to discuss the impact of restricted deeds on property ownership and 

    transfer, including both negative and positive effects, and strategies to 

    promote generational wealth creation.

    0705    Councilor Flynn and Murphy offered the following: Order for a hearing 

    to discuss Boston Public Schools transportation for student athletes.

    0706    Councilor Weber and Louijeune offered the following: Order for a 

    hearing to review the City of Boston Voucher Program.

    0707    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution designating a Hero 

    Square in the North End in recognition of Second Lieutenant Angelo R. 

    Polcari.

    0708    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution designating a Hero 

    Square at the intersection of Centre Street and Westerly Street in 

    recognition of Eugene L. Lydon.

    0709    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution designating a Hero 

    Square at the intersection of Weld Avenue and Columbus Avenue in 

    Jamaica Plain in recognition of Monek Weitz.

    0710    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing April 

    27th as The Karen Wepsic Jamaica Plain Love Your Block Day of 2024.

    0711    Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution to 

    recognize and honor Eid Al Fitr as a City of Boston holiday on April 10, 

    2024.

    0712    Councilor Worrell and FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing April 13th, 2024 as Louis D. Brown Day of Civic Engagement.

    0713    Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing National 

    Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

    0714    Councilor Murphy and FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Polish Constitution Day and Flag Raising on May 3, 2024.

    0715    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution calling for a hiring 

    freeze in the City of Boston.

    0716    Councilor Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Resolution recognizing the week of April 11th to 17th as Black Maternal 

    Health Week.

    0717    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of Bill S.2600, an act ehhancing school bus 

   safety.

    0718    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution declaring speeding 

    cars and reckless driving as a public health emergency.

    0719    Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for 

    the appointment of temporary employee Beatrix Knight in City Council, 

    effective April 27, 2024.

    0720    Councilor Louijeune for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for 

    the appointment of temporary employee Carly Moran in City Council, 

    effective May 4, 2024.

Legislative Calendar for April 10, 2024.

0721    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Jennifer Tracey.

    0722    Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Mary Anita St. Louis.

    0723    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution in memory of Joanie 

    Francis Forcucci.

    0724    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 20th 

    anniversary of Belle of the Ball.

    0725    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston 

    Police Commissioner Cup Hockey Tournament.

    0726    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    James Roberts.

    0727    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Susana Arteta.

    0728    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    Brandon L. Wyatt.

    0729    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    Todd Hughes.

    0730    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Keosha Pointer.

    0731    Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing New 

    Mission Titans Boys Basketball Team.