City Council meeting

1099    Message and order for your approval an Order to declare surplus the parcel 

    of land currently owned by the City of Boston, located at Harrison Avenue 

    in the Roxbury District (Ward 08, Parcel 0242604), and to transfer the 

    parcel to the Public Facilities Commission for the care, custody, 

    management and control of said parcel.

    1100    Message and order for your approval an Order to declare surplus two (2) 

    parcels of land currently owned by the City of Boston, located at 

    Washington Street in the Roxbury District (Ward 08, Parcel 02426020 and 

    Ward 08, Parcel 0246010 respectively), and to transfer the parcels to the 

    Public Facilities Commission for the care, custody, management and control 

    of said parcels.

1101    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Mariangely 

    Sokis Cervera as a member of the Human Rights Commission for a term 

    expiring December 1, 2025.

    1102    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Richard 

    Glovsky as a member of the Disability Commission Advisory Board for a 

    term expiring January 6, 2025.

    1103    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 August 31, 2022.

1017    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

    August 31, 2022 Docket #1017, message and order for your approval a 

    home rule petition to the General Court entitled “Petition for a Special Law 

    Re: An Act Authorizing the City of Boston to Establish Fossil Fuel Free 

    Standards for New Construction and Major Renovation Projects," submits a 

    report recommending that the home rule petition ought to pass in a new 

    draft.

0929    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.000) in the form of a grant, for 

    the FY23 Public Safety Answering Point Support and Incentive Grant, 

    awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be 

    administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund costs associated 

    with providing Enhanced 911 services.

    0933    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Dollars 

    ($413,890.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 State 911 Training Grant, 

    awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be 

    administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the training and 

    certification of Enhanced 911 telecommunications staff.

    0935    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Dollars ($167,000.00) in 

    the form of a grant, for the FY23 Crisis Intervention Team Training & 

    Technical Assistance Center, awarded by the MA Department of Mental 

    Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the 

    implementation and staffing of a CIT TTAC through Boston Police Street 

    Outreach Unit and Academy.

    0936    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Five Dollars 

    ($106,575.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 DMH Co Response 

    Grant, awarded by MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by 

    the Police Department. The grant will fund a full time recovery 

    coach/forensic peer specialist to assist BPD officers with HUB meetings 

    citywide.

    0937    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a 

    grant, for the FY23 DMH Training Grant, awarded by the MA Department 

    of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant 

    will fund overtime cost to backfill Crisis Intervention Team Training and 

    other mental health training for officers.

    0382    Order for a hearing on the importance of census and demographic data and 

    the consequences of an undercount.

    0292    Order for a hearing regarding access to low cost veterinary care.

 

1104    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Order for a hearing to address 

    contaminated beverages in clubs and bars.

    1105    Councilor Coletta and Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing 

    regarding a Tree Mitigation Fund for the City of Boston.

    1106    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a meeting to review the 

    Boston City Council Rules.

    1107    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order requesting certain 

    information under Section 17F relative to census demographic data.

1108    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Angela Yarde in City Council, 

    effective September 10, 2022.

    1109    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Shawna O'Hara in City Council, 

    effective September 24, 2022.

    1110    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

    temporary employee Laura Toledano in City Council, effective September 

    21, 2022.

    1111    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Paul Sullivan in City Council, effective 

    September 5, 2022.

    1112    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employees Deborah Glennon, Anne Mazzola, 

    Moira McCrave Carragee, Patricia Mullaney, Wayne D. Yeh in City 

    Council, effective September 10, 2022.

    1113    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Order for 

    the appointment of temporary employee Cindy Dieujuste in City Council, 

    effective October 1, 2022.

14/22    Legislative calendar for September 14, 2022.

 

1114    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Connie 

    Situ.

    1115    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing APAPA.

    1116    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Asian 

    American Day Fest.

    1117    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mid 

    Autumn Lantern Fest.

    1118    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 150th 

    Anniversary of the South Boston Branch Library.

    1119    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    Ricky Eric.

    1120    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    Soca & Associates.

    1121    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    Michelle DeFronzo.

    1122    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    Serghino Lambert René.

    1123    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating 

    One Step Beyond.

    1124    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution in recognizing 

    Thaddeus Miles.

    1125    Councilor Flynn and Murphy offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing New England Center and Home for Veterans.

    1126    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing October 

    as Italian American Heritage month.

    1127    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mary 

    Cole.

    1128    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Guitano 

    "Danny" Festa.

    1129    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Clidfod 

    Saintjean.