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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on March 28 at 12 p.m.

All meetings are open to the public. You can also watch meetings on Comcast channel 8, RCN channel 82, Verizon channel 1964, and online at Boston.gov.

PLEASE NOTE

The schedule for meetings is subject to change at the call of the City Council president.

Discussion Topics

  1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  2. COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR:

    0479 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of Fifty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and Seventy Cents ($55,976.70) for the FFY2018 Traffic Enforcement Program, awarded by the Unites States Department of Transportation, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund high-visibility traffic enforcement of motor vehicle laws, including but not limited to, speeding and aggressive driving, impaired driving, impaired driving and occupant protection.

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    0480 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 14, 2018.

  4. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    0291 Order for a hearing to discuss flooding in the City of Boston.

    0166 Ordinance Increasing Access to Voter Registration.

    0444 Message and order approving appropriations of Nine Million Four Hundred Eighty Six Thousand Five Hundred Eleven Dollars ($9,486,511.00) for the purpose of paying the cost associated with boiler and roof repairs at the following schools: East Boston High School, Sumner School K-5, O'Donnell School K-5, Russell Schools K-5 and Tobin School K-8. This includes the payment of all cost incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority ("MSBA"), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.

  5. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    0481 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in support of MA House Bill 615 (An Act regarding Medicare Saving Programs Eligibility).

    0482 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the issues related to stray voltage in the City of Boston.

    0483 Councilors Edwards and Ciommo offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the City of Boston Review of Proposed Development Containing Corporate Short Stay, Executive Suite and Short Term Rentals.

    0484 Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution urging increased funding for YouthWorks Youth Jobs on State Budget Line Item 7002-0012.

  6. GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for March 28, 2018.

  7. CONSENT AGENDA

    0485 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Molly McCarthy.

    0486 Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Mountaintop Year of Reconciliation, Learning, and Creative Non-Violent Action in the City of

    0487 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Cole Papakyrikos.

    0488 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Stuart Wilkie.

    0489 Councilors Flynn, Essaibi-George, Wu and Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Chinese Business Association.

    0490 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Joan Contompasis.

    0491 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Owen Michael Haight.

    0492 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Steven B. Hawksworth.

    0493 Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution in memory of John A. Rivers Jr.

    0494 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Paul M. Terranova.

    0495 Councilors Flaherty and Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Edward J. "Eddie" Greatorex.

    0496 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Arthur J. Kostaras.

    0497 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Thomas Nickell.

    0498 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of James C. Murphy.

    0499 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Honorable Paul E. Ryan.

    0500 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ciara O'Shea.

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