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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on October 24 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:

    1538 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a Community Mitigation Fund Transportation Planning Grant from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, to be administered by the Boston Transportation Department. The grant will fund engineering and design services for the reconstruction of Sullivan Square / Rutherford Avenue in Charlestown.

    1539 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Jeffery Gonyeau as an alternate member of the Boston Landmarks Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2021.

     

  3. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1540 Councilors Essaibi-George and O'Malley offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding improving access to workspace for artists in the City of Boston.

    1541 Councilors Zakim and Janey offered the following: Home Rule Petition for a Special Law RE: An Act Authorizing the City of Boston to Offer Early Voting in Municipal Elections.

    1542 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for a hearing on feasibility of requiring all new municipal buildings to comply with net zero carbon requirements in Boston.

    1543 Councilor Wu offered the following: Ordinance Regarding Fair Workweek Employment Standards for the City of Boston.

    1544 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing Regarding BuildBPS.

    1545 Councilors Pressley and Zakim offered the following: Resolution urging Boston University to negotiate a fair contract with their custodial, maintenance, and trades staff.

  4. GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for October 24, 2018.

  5. CONSENT AGENDA:

    1546 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Community Works, Inc.

    1547 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Turkish-American Heritage Day.

    1548 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution congratulating the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice.

    1549 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Dave DiCicco.

    1550 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tom Fahy.

    1551 Councilors Flynn, Pressley, Essaibi-George, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Chinese History Society of New England.

    1552 Councilors Flynn, Pressley, Essaibi-George, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Professor Peter Kiang.

    1553 Councilors Flynn, Pressley, Essaibi-George, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ms. Ruth Moy.

    1554 Councilors Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Ann M. McCormick.

    1555 Councilors Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Francis Oliver Mulligan.

    1556 Councilors Flynn, Pressley, Essaibi- George, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mrs. Douglas Hsu.

    1557 Councilors Flynn, Pressley, Essaibi- George, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mr. Lee.

    1558 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Mel "Hugs" King.

    1559 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Gloria Osborn.

    1560 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Friends of Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex.

    1561 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Dr. Stanley James.

    1562 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rev. Miniard Culpepper, Sr.

    1563 Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Dlon John.

    1564 Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Junior John.

    1565 Councilors Flynn, Wu, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Shuping Yao.

    1566 Councilors Flynn, Wu, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Tianhan Guo.

    1567 Councilors Flynn, Wu, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Qingxin Tian.

    1568 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Grace McMann.

    1569 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Cummings Family.

    1570 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Connie Wynne, LICSW.

    1571 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Wu, and Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Boston Bilingual Media and Publishing Inc.

    1572 Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing 8th Grade Civic Class for hard work to learning about US History.

    1573 Councilors Essaibi-George and O'Malley offered the following: Resolution declaring October 25, 2018 International Artists Day in the City of Boston.

     

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