City Council meeting

0479    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 from the Immigrant Advancement Initiative, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the Office of Immigrant Advancement. The grant will fund programs, initiatives, events and small grants that enable immigrants to play an active role in the economic, civic, social and cultural life of the City of Boston.

0480    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston accept and expend the amount Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Surdna Foundation, passed through the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund the Surdna Foundation's thriving Cultures Program designed to invest in artists, artist’s collectives and small arts organizations of color proposing projects to imagine and practice more racially just systems and structures.

0481    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars($10,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Arts+Culture, awarded by the Boston Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture. The grant will fund cultural institutions convening activities that support diversity, equity and inclusion strategies for those institutions.

0482    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 February 12, 2020.

0483    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Darlene Lombos as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.

0484    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of John Smith as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.

0485    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kathleen Joyce as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.

0486    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Lisa Holmes as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.

0487    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Monica Valdes Lupi as member of the Boston Cannabis Board, for a term expiring March 4, 2022.

0488    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Graham Wright as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.

0489    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Richard Meinke as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.

0490    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Abria Smith as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.

0491    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Annie Le as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.

0492    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Mu-Chieh Yun as member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2022.

0493    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Kathryn Burton as Mayor's Office Chief of Staff, effective March 9, 2020.

 

0405    The Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on February 24, 2020 Docket #0405, order and order to reduce the appropriation for the reserve for Collective Bargaining by Sixty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($69,500.00) to provide funding for the Police Department for FY20 cost contained with the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police School Traffic Supervisors Association, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

0406    The Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on February 24, 2020 Docket #0406, order approving a supplemental appropriation of Sixty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($69,500.00) to cover the FY20 cost items contained with the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police School Traffic Supervisors Association, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.

 

0193    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the United States Department of the Interior under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965, to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, for the purpose of making capital improvements to McConnell Park in Dorchester. The Parks and Recreation Department will use the funds to reconstruct the athletic fields, including a Challenger field, Boston's first inclusive ball field and to add climate resiliency measures.

 

0494    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution honoring Herbert D J Hassell for his service to our nation.

0495    Councilors Breadon and Baker offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Designation of Allston Village as an Arts Innovation District.

0496    Councilors Breadon and Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in Support for Nurses and All Healthcare Staff at Steward Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center.

0497    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution in Support of the I AM Bill.

    

0498    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Gender Parity in the Naming of Public Art and Places.

0499    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing to review the Women-specific Outreach and Healthcare Programming to Combat the Opioid Crisis.

0500    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing to Analyze Patron Safety in Nightlife Settings.

0501    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Boston Police Department Crime Lab.

0502    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Expanding the Services Available on 311.

0503    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Access to Wellness Programs for First Responders.

0504    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order requesting certain information under section 17F: documents related to the Boston Police Department’s field interrogation and observation policy as well as the field interrogation and observation data from 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

0505    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order approving a petition for Special Law re: An Act regarding the Disability Pension for Scott O’Brien, Ryan Lenane, Harry Jean, Terry Cotton, Kurt Stokinger, Matthew Morris and Richard Cintolo.

0506    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing women veterans during Women's History Month.

 

0507    Councilor Janey for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Melanie Alba in City Council.

 

Legislative Calendar for March 10, 2020.

 

0508    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Giovanna "Jeanie" Lanza.

0509    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Grace Trotman.

0510    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Officer Danielle Rosales.

0511    Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant.

0512    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lucia Esperanza Moffi.

0513    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing eight people for their support of the 7th Annual Women's Ministries Day of Prayer.

0514    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Susan McDonough.

0515    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Thomas B. Materazzo.