City Council meeting
The City Council is holding a meeting on June 15 at 12 p.m.
All City Council meetings are held at 12 p.m. (noon) in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber on the fifth floor of Boston City Hall, unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public and are also available on Xfinity Channel 8, RCN 82, Fios 964, and livestream via City Council TV.
Discussion Topics
- APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:
0762 Message disapproving the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for
FY2023, (Docket #0480), passed by the City Council June 8, 2022. I am
filing an amended Annual Appropriation and Tax Order.0763 Message and order for Amended Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for
FY2023.0764 Message and order for confirmation of the renewal appointments of
constables authorized to serve civil process upon the filing of their bonds
for the period commencing May 1, 2022 and ending April 30, 2025.0765 Message and order for confirmation of the appointment of new constables
authorized to serve civil process upon the filing of their bonds for the
period commencing May 1, 2022 and ending April 30, 2025. -
REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:
0766 The Constable Bonds of A. Vanessa and Larocque and Corita Miles has
been duly approved and received by the Collector Treasurer. -
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
0432 The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on
March 30, 2022, Docket #0432, Message and order for your approval a
home rule petition to the General Court entitled “Petition for a Special Law
Re: An Act relative to 30B,” submits a report that the home rule petition
ought to pass.0433 The Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks, to which
was referred on March 30,2022, Docket # 0433, message and order
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollar ($350,000.00) in the form of a grant for the
Massachusetts Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant (“the DER Grant”)
awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
under a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. The purpose of the DER grant is to reduce diesel
emissions from the transportation sector. The funds will be used to purchase
and deploy fuel efficient school buses as a part of the Boston Public School
fleet, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.0539 The Committee on Environmental Justice Resiliency & Parks. to which was
referred on April 27,2022, Docket #0539, Message and order authorizing
the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Eighty
Thousand Dollars ($180,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Community
First Partnership, awarded by Mass Save to be administered by the
Environment Department. The grant will fund outreach and engagement
with environmental justice communities to drive increased awareness and
measurable participation in energy efficiency programs, submits a report
recommending the order ought to pass.0653 The Committee on Environmental Justice Resiliency & Parks to which was
referred on May 25, 2022, Docket #0653, Message and order for your
approval an Order authorizing the Parks and Recreation Commission, on
behalf of the City of Boston, to acquire by an eminent domain taking two
parcels on the western shore of Sprague Pond at 0 4 Lakeside Avenue in
Hyde Park as a permanently protected parkland to be known as the Sprague
Pond Shoreline Reserve and to use Community Preservation Fund monies
appropriated to the Parks and Recreation Department to award damages as
determined by the Commission, submits a report recommending that the
order ought to pass.
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MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:
0185 Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Granting the City of Boston the
Authority to Provide Legal Voting Rights in Municipal Elections for City of
Boston Residents Aged 16 and 17 Years Old. -
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
0767 Councilor Lara and Baker offered the following: Order for a hearing to
utilize American Rescue Plan Act federal and state COVID recovery funds
to buy back Hackney Carriage Medallions.0768 Councilor Mejia and Arroyo offered the following: Order for a hearing
on Expanding Access for Minority Business Enterprises into High Volume
Commercial Centers.0769 Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution dedicating the
intersection of Savin Hill Avenue and Sydney Street as Hero Square on
behalf of Donald Vincent Baker's service and ultimate sacrifice for the
United States of America in the Vietnam War.0770 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Resolution to
Acknowledge, Condemn and Apologize for the Role Played by the City of
Boston in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and the Ongoing Detrimental
Impacts Experienced by the Black People of Boston.0771 Councilor Breadon and Bok offered the following: Resolution
commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Hotel Vendome fire on June
17, 1972 and memorializing the lives of nine firefighters lost in the line of
duty.0772 Councilor Worrell and Flynn offered the following: Resolution to
declare the month of June "Caribbean American Heritage Month". -
PERSONNEL ORDERS:
0773 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the
appointment of temporary employees Jordan Frias, Judnise Guillet, Gregory
Molina and Faarooq Sahabdeen in City Council, effective June 11, 2022.0774 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the
appointment of temporary employees Jordan Frias, Judnise Guillet, Gregory
Molina and Faarooq Sahabdeen in City Council, effective June 18, 2022.0775 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the
appointment of temporary employees Kennedy Avery, Anthony Baez,
Emily Brown and Jacob Werner in City Council, effective June 11, 2022.0776 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the
appointment of temporary employees Kennedy Avery, Anthony Baez,
Emily Brown and Jacob Werner in City Council, effective June 18, 2022.0777 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the
appointment of temporary employee Anne Mazzola, Moira McCrave
Carragee and Wayne Yeh in City Council, effective June 11, 2022.0778 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the
appointment of temporary employee Anne Mazzola, Moira McCrave
Carragee and Wayne Yeh in City Council, effective June 18, 2022. -
GREEN SHEETS
15/22 Legislative calendar for June 15, 2022.
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CONSENT AGENDA:
0779 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Georges
Hawat.0780 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing John
Drew.0781 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mayor
Kim Janey.0782 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Barbara
Gibbs.0783 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Marcia
Kimm.0784 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in recognition of
Joseph Okafor.0785 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in recognition of
Emily Cararra.0786 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lola
Tierney.0787 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Kathleen Costello.0788 Councilor Breadon and Bok offered the following: Resolution in
memory of 9 Boston firefighters on the fiftieth anniversary of the Hotel
Vendome fire.0789 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mary
Antonelli.0790 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of John
J. Ellis, Jr.0791 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of
Michael R. Mellone.0792 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of
Richard “Dick” Hartman.