City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice

Docket #0274, Message and order authorizing the City off Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Six Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Three Dollars and Ten Cents ($1,642,723.10) in the form of a grant for, the FY22 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund regional and multi-disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution and reintegration programs, referred to Committee on February 16, 2022;

Docket #0348, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($237,500.00) in the form of a grant for the FY22 HazMat Earmark, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund decontamination equipment, vehicle and maintenance expenses for the Hazard Response Team at Boston Fire Department, referred to Committee on March 9, 2022;

Docket #0349, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) in the form of grant, for the FY22 COVID-19 SA/DV Trust Fund, awarded by the Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund two full-time Domestic Violence advocates who will work with social service agency partners at the BPHC Family Justice Center, referred to Committee on March 9, 2022;

Docket #0375, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Fifty Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty Six Dollars and Forty Cents ($555,166.40) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY20 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund safety training and fitness equipment to support officer health and wellness, referred to committee on March 16, 2022.   Mayor Wu sponsored these dockets.

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Mail Address: Dockets 0274, 0348, 0349, 0375 City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston MA  02201

Fax Number: 617-635-4203 Attn: Christine O’Donnell, Dockets 0274, 0348, 0349, 0375

Committee Email:  ccc.ps@boston.gov

Staff Email:  christine.odonnell@boston.gov   Staff Telephone:  617-635-1185