City Council Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Dockets #1391, 1397, 1424, 1455

Message and order for a supplemental appropriation in the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00). This funding became available as a result of an unanticipated payment during the FY18 to the City of Boston through the transfer of the Old City Hall leases. The funding will be used to allow the Boston Centers for Youth and Families to enter into a grant agreement with Urban Edge, a community-based non-profit, to assist in their efforts to bring a new youth recreation center, which will include an ice skating rink and field house, to Jackson Square.

Message and order approving an increase in the Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off credit amount from One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per fiscal year to a maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per fiscal year, effective Fiscal Year 2019. By increasing the credit amount, the City will be able to offer participating seniors that maximum allowable credit pursuant to Section 5K of c.59 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as most recently amended by Section 127 of Chapter 218 of the Acts of 2016.

Order relative to the adoption of classification in the City of Boston in Fiscal Year 2018.

Message and order for an approval of an appropriations of One Hundred Twenty-Three Million Fifty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($123,055,413.00) for the purpose of paying cost of the Boston Arts Academy, which is a new school facility to be built on the site of the current Boston Arts Academy located at 174 Ipswich Street in the City of Boston.

Dockets #1391 and #1397 were sponsored by the Mayor and referred to the Committee on November 1, 2017. Docket #1424 was sponsored by the Mayor and referred on November 15, 2017.  Docket #1455 was sponsored by Councilor Ciommo and referred on November 15, 2017.

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Public Testimony

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Mail Address:  Dockets #1391 #1397 #1424 #1455, City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston, MA 02201

Fax Number:  (617) 635-4203 Attn: Michelle A. Goldberg, Dockets #1391 #1397 #1455

Committee Email: ccc.wm@boston.gov

Staff Email:  michelle.a.goldberg@boston.gov  Staff Telephone:  (617) 635-4645

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