City Council meeting

0998

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Million Seven Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($9,781,393.00) in the form of a grant from the CDBG FY20-Cares Supplemental, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department Neighborhood Development. The grant would fund programs to help alleviate housing and economic crisis conditions caused by COVID-19.

0999

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY2020 Securing the Cities Program, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the development of the Metro Boston Securing the Cities Radiological/Nuclear Threat Response Initiative, which includes the opening of a regional office and the creation of a regional task force.

1000

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Eighty Thousand Seventy Dollars ($280,070.00) in the form of grant for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program Action Grant, awarded by the Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs to be administered the Environment. The grant will fund a two-year Heat Resilience Planning Study for the City of Boston.

1001

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000.00) in the form of a grant. Childcare Entrepreneur Fund, awarded by the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation of Boston to be administered by the Office of Women’s Advancement. The grant will fund assistance to home-based childcare businesses in the City of Boston as they struggle to remain open

1002

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Seventy Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($176,194.00) in the form of a grant for FY20 Port Security Grant Program awarded by United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund installation and re-powering of three Boston Police Department Harbor Patrol Unit vessels. Thermal Optical equipment for those vessels and new equipment for the Harbor Patrol Unit Dive Team.

0451

The Committee on Environment, Sustainability, and Parks, to which was referred on March 4, 2020 Docket #0451, message and order authorizing the City Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Market Development Program, awarded by the MA Center of Excellence Corporation to be administered by the Environment Department. The grant will fund the City's procurement of a solar storage system at Moon Island which will provide a critical training asset to the City and the region's emergency response and inspection service professionals, submits a report recommending it ought to pass.

0935

Order for a hearing on pest control and illegal dumping in the City of Boston.

0322

Order for a hearing regarding the current state of cooperative housing in Boston and strategies for its further expansion.

1003

Councilor Baker offered the following: Home Rule Petition for a special law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle P. Lamonica.

1004

Councilors Flaherty and Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding relief for our local Cultural Civic and War Veterans Clubs during the covid-19 public health emergency.

1005

Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding a Boston Sestercentennial Commission to mark the 250th anniversary of 1776 through inclusive historic preservation and commemoration.

1006

Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution recognizing September as Suicide Prevention Month in the City of Boston.

1007

Councilor Janey for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Moira McCrave-Carragee in City Council.

1008

Councilor Janey offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee's in City Council.

Legislative Calendar for September 23, 2020.

1009

Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Chief Eric Weston.

1010

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution congratulating Amanda Cimmino.

1011

Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution congratulating Captain Kenneth Fong.

1012

Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Nurses of the 8th Floor of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

1013

Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Father John Carroll.

1014

Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution declaring August 22, 2020 as "Diane Berberian Day".

1015

Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Police Officer Harry Scales.

1016

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

1017

Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mr. Harry Goon Mook.