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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on December 8 at 12 p.m.

All Council Meetings are held at 12 p.m. (noon) in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber on the fifth floor of Boston City Hall, unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public and are also available on Xfinity Channel 8, RCN 82, Fios 964, and livestream via City Council TV.

Please note: Due to COVID-19, meetings are currently being held remotely via Zoom.

Discussion Topics

  1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  2. COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:

    1240

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Dollars ($399,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the East Boston Foundation Fund II, awarded by the Massachusetts Port Authority to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund Age Strong Commission’s operation and management of the East Boston Senior Center.

     

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    1241

    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Lorena Lopera, as a member of the Boston School Committee.

    1242

    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Rafaela Polanco Garcia, as a member of the Boston School Committee.

    1243

    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Michael B. Firestone as Chief of Policy and Strategic Planning effective November 16, 2016.

     

  4. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

    1145

    The Committee on Environment, Resiliency and Parks, to which was referred on November 3, 2021, Docket #1145, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), Division of Conservation Services Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Program. The grant is awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for renovations to Winthrop Playground located in the neighborhood of Dorchester, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    1146

    The Committee on Environment, Resiliency and Parks, to which was referred on November 3, 2021, Docket #1146, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount not to exceed Three Hundred Eighty Seven Thousand One Hundred Sixty Four Dollars ($387,164.00) from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Division of Conservation Services for the Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Program grant, to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. The grant will help fund the acquisition of two parcels on the western shore of Sprague Pond at 0 4 Lakeside Avenue in Hyde Park as a permanently protected parkland to be known as the Sprague Pond Shoreline Reserve, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    1210

    The Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on December 1, 2021, Docket #1210, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to extend the local option first adopted in 2012 that offers members of the Massachusetts National Guard and reservist on active duty in foreign countries a real and personal property tax exemption of up to 100% of the total assessed, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

     

  5. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    0221

    Councilor Flynn, Mejia and Bok offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss internet access and digital equity in the City of Boston.

    0899

    Councilor Arroyo, Mejia, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Campbell, Edwards, Essaibi George, Flaherty, Flynn, O'Malley and Wu offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Reorganization of the Boston School Committee.

    0192

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Hundred Ninety-One Thousand One Hundred Ten Dollars ($691,110.00) in the form of a grant, for the COVID-19 Response Grant, awarded by the Center for Tech and Civic Life to be administered by the Election Department. The grant funded planning and operating a safe and secure election administration in the City of Boston for the 2020 election.

    0547

    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend reimbursements in the amount of up to Six Million Dollars($6,000,000.00), from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for expenses related to the COVID 19 event.

    0861

    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss predatory lending programs in the City of Boston.

  6. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1244

    Councilor Breadon and Bok offered the following: Resolution Urging Passage of the Massachusetts Parentage Act.

    1245

    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution Renouncing Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Urging the United States to Pull "Back from the Brink" and Prevent Nuclear War.

     

  7. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    1246

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Amanda O'Connor in City Council.

    1247

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kennedy Avery, Anthony Baez, Lauren Brody and Emily Brown in City Council effective December 11, 2021.

    1248

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kennedy Avery, Anthony Baez, Lauren Brody and Emily Brown in the City Council effective December 18, 2021.

    1249

    Councilor Janey for Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Ana Fonseca, Michael Giordano and Jessica Morris in City Council effective December 11, 2021.

    1250

    Councilor Janey for Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Ana Fonseca, Michael Giordano and Jessica Morris in City Council effective December 18, 2021.

    1251

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jordan Frias, Gregory Molina and Yasmine Radassi in the City Council effective December 11, 2021.

    1252

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jordan Frias, Gregory Molina and Yasmine Raddassi in City Council effective December 18, 2021.

    1253

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Arroyo offered the following:  Order for the appointment of temporary employee Judnise Guilett in City Council effective December 11, 2021.

    1254

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Amanda Curley, Malaki Hernandez, Patricia McCormack, Joseph McEachern and Julie Ryan in City Council.

    1255

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Baker offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Amanda Curley, Malaki Hernandez, Patricia McCormack, Joseph McEachern and Julie Ryan in City Council effective December 11, 2021.

    1256

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Michael Bonetti, Yamina Lachmi Benbokreta,  Theresa Malionek, Ricardo Patron and Jesse Purvis in City Council.

    1257

    Councilor Janey for Councilor Edwards offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Michael Bonetti, Yamina Lachmi Benbokreta, Theresa Malionek, Ricardo Patron and Jesse Purvis in City Council effective December 18, 2021.

     

  8. GREEN SHEETS:

    12/8/21

    Legislative calendar for December 8, 2021.

  9. CONSENT AGENDA:

    1258

    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Frank Taverna Jr.

    1259

    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Sherry (O'Neil) Tradd.

    1260

    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing SPOKE.

    1261

    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Marjorie Lenora Young Basu.

    1262

    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Ruth M. Douglas.

    1263

    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of Harriet Chafetz.

     

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