City Council Meeting

1700    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for 

    the MGH Clinical Building Project Grant, awarded by the Boston Planning 

    & Development Agency to be administered by the Public Works 

    Department. The grant will fund studies to examine design changes and 

    implement the reconstruction of Blossom Street from Cambridge Street to 

    Charles Street.

    1701    Message and order authorization the City of Boston to accept and expend 

    the amount of One Million Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand One 

    Hundred Dollars ($1,358,100.00) in the form of a grant for the FY22 

    Assistance to Firefighters Grant Operation and Safety, awarded by the 

    Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire 

             Department. The grant     will fund the procurement of Personal Protective 

             Equipment / bailout     systems and the training required to use this PPE safely, 

             as well as fund     cancer and cardiac screening programs to provide early 

             clinical detection of     members.

    1702    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in the 

    form of a grant for the MGH BTD Clinical Building Project grant, awarded 

    by the Boston Planning & Development Agency to be administered by the 

    Department of Transportation. The grant will fund transportation studies to 

    examine the design changes and improvements that can be made to 

    Cambridge Street, Blossom, and North Grove/Cambridge Street 

    intersection.

    1703    Message and order for your approval an order authorizing the City of 

    Boston to accept and expend a grant in an amount not to exceed Five 

    Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) from the Commonwealth of 

    Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), 

    Division of Conservation Services’ Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations 

    for Communities (PARC) Program. This grant is awarded to the City of 

    Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for renovations to the 

    Walsh Playground located in the neighborhood of Mattapan.

    1704    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in the form 

    of a grant, for the FY23 COPS Accreditation Project, awarded by the United 

    States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. 

    The grant will fund accreditation process though the purchase of 

    PowerDMS to document objective evidence of CALEA and MPAC 

    requirements.

    1705    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Forty Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Dollars and 

    Forty Seven Cents ($47,890.47) in the form of a grant, for the FY22 Fire 

    Prevention and Safety Grant Program (FP&S), awarded by the Federal 

    Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire 

    Department. The grant will fund the purchase of an evidence management 

    system and necessary supporting items and provide one time training to 

    personnel of the Fire Investigation Unit on the use of system.

    1706    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Peter 

    Sanborn, as a member of the South End Landmark District Commission for 

    a term expiring on June 30, 2025.

    1707    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of John 

    Freeman, as a member of the South End Landmark District Commission for 

    a term expiring on June 30, 2025.

    1708    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Christopher 

    DeBord, as a member of the South End Landmark District Commission for 

    a term expiring on June 30, 2025.

    1709    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Nancy 

    Russell, as a member of the St. Botolph Architectural Commission for a 

    term expiring on November 10, 2026.

    1710    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Jim Kutchin, 

    as a member of the St. Botolph Architectural Commission for a term 

    expiring on November 10, 2026.

    1711    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Douglas 

    Miller, as a member of the St. Botolph Architectural Commission for a term 

    expiring on November 10, 2026.

 

1712    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Councilor 

    Sharon Durkan as Ex Officio Trustee of the Boston Groundwater Trust.

    1713    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Nick Pittman as 

    a Trustee of the Boston Groundwater Trust for a term expiring on 

    November 2, 2025.

    1714    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Beatrice Nessen 

    as a Trustee of the Boston Groundwater Trust for a term expiring on 

    November 2, 2025.

    1715    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Chaton Green as 

    a Member of the Boston Employment Commission for a term expiring on 

    October 26, 2025.

    1716    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Nigel Jacobs as 

    a Member of the Boston Arts Commission for a term expiring on November 

    15, 2028.

     

    1717    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of James Mason as 

    a Member of the Boston Arts Commission for a term expiring on November 

    15, 2028.

    1718    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Abigail Norman 

    as a Member of the Boston Arts Commission for a term expiring on 

    November 15, 2028.

    1719    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Sonal Gandhi as 

    a Member of the Boston Cannabis Commission for a term expiring on 

    November 10, 2025.

    1720    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 October 25, 2023.

 

0455    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

    March 1, 2023, Docket #0455, Ordinance amending the City of Boston 

    Code relating to the study and report on the trafficking of illegal firearms, 

    submits a report recommending that the ordinance out to pass in an 

    amended draft.

0944    Order implementing an anti bullying policy for the Boston City Council.

1721    Councilor Lara offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An 

    Act Relative To Voting For All Legal Residents In The City Of Boston

    1722    Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss a 

    guaranteed basic income program for families living below the poverty line 

    in the City of Boston.

1723    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Order for the appointment of temporary employee Joshua Champagne in 

    City Council, effective November 18, 2023.

Legislative Calendar for November 15, 2023.

1724    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jude 

    Charles.

    1725    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bridge 

    Over Troubled Waters.

    1726    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ellis Early 

    Learning.

    1727    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ron 

    Druker.

    1728    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Korean 

    War Veterans.

    1729    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing AIPAC.

    1730    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

    organizing committee of Nanjing Week.

    1731    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Wu 

    Zhi Yuan Dance School and the New Star Community Art School.

    1732    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Alexander Mavradis.

    1733    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Raulene Denise Rose.

    1734    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

    Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.

    1735    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution Recognizing Daniel 

    Donovan, U.S. Air Force.

    1736    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Thomas 

    Nee, U.S. Navy.

    1737    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Joseph 

    Hayes, U.S. Air Force.

    1738    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing John 

    Barrett, U.S. Army.