City Council Meeting

0864    Message and order for your approval of the receipt of a Preservation 
    Restriction on the Hayden Building, 681 683 Washington Street, Boston, 
    Massachusetts, 02111 1611.

    0865    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    amount of Thirty Sixty Thousand One Hundred Nineteen Dollars 
    ($36,119.00) in the form of a grant, from the Federal FY22 Paul Coverdell 
    Forensic Science Improvement Formula Allocation, awarded by the United 
    States Department of Justice, passed through the Massachusetts State 
    Police/ Crime Laboratory, to be administered by the Police Department. The 
    grant will fund training and continued education for forensic examiners, 
    criminalist and laboratory personnel.

    0866    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 
    in kind donation of office furniture, equipment, and accessories, valued at 
    Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), a donation to the Veronica B. Smith 
    Senior Center, Inc. located at 20 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, MA 
    02135. The purpose of this donation is to furnish the Veronica B. Smith 
    Senior Center that provides services for older adults, including exercise and 
    other recreational programs.

    0867    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Midori 
    Morikawa, as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term expiring May 
    1, 2026.

    0868    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Aisha Miller, 
    as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term expiring May 1, 2026.

    0869    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Ricardo 
    Austrich, as a member of the Zoning Commission for a term expiring May 
    1, 2026.

    0870    Message transmitting certain information under Section 17F Relative to 
    BPS Title 1 Spending, Docket #0811, passed by the City Council on April 
    12, 2023.

0871    Notice was received from the Mayor of her absence from the City from 
    Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 9:00 A.M., returning Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 
    8:00 P.M.

    0872    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 April 5, 2023.

0607    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 
    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0607, authorizing the City of Boston 
    to accept and expend the amount of Seventeen Million Five Hundred 
    Thirty Five Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($17,535,525.00) 
    in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Community Development 
    Block Grant (CDBG), awarded by the United States Department of Housing 
    and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of 
    Housing. The grant will fund housing, economic development and social 
    services programs. The award amount is estimated from prior years, submits 
    a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    0608    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 
    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0608, authorizing the City of Boston 
    to accept and expend the amount of Six Million Two Hundred Thirty Five 
    Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Six Dollars ($6,235,976.00) in the form 
    of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Home Investment Partner grant awarded by 
    the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be 
    administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the 
    production of new affordable rental and homeownership housing, and also 
    provide operating support for community development corporations. The 
    award amount is estimated from prior years, submits a report recommending 
    that the order ought to pass.

    0609    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 
    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0609, authorizing the City of Boston 
    to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Seven Hundred  
    Thirty Four Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Three Dollars ($3,734,533.00) 
    in the form of a grant, for     the Federal FY23 Housing for Persons with 
    AIDS  (HOPWA), awarded by the United States Department of Housing 
    and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of 
    Housing. The grant will fund services for income eligible individuals and 
    families affected by AIDS. The award amount is estimated from prior years, 
    submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    0610    The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was 
    referred on March 22, 2023, Docket #0610, authorizing the City of Boston 
    to accept and expend the amount of One Million Five Hundred Seventeen 
    Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Six Dollars ($1,517,966.00) in the form of a 
    grant, for the Federal FY23 Emergency Solutions Grant, awarded by the 
    United States     Department of Housing and Urban Development to be 
    administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the 
    street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid 
    re housing assistance, and shelter services. The award amount is estimated 
    from prior years, submits a report recommending that the order ought to 
    pass.
 

Dockets #0760 0762, Orders for the FY24 Operating Budget, including annual 
    appropriations for departmental operations, for the School Department, and for other 
    post employment benefits (OPEB). 

    Dockets #0763, 0765, 0766, Orders for Capital Fund transfer appropriations. 

    Dockets #0764, 0767, 0768, Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and 
    lease purchase agreements. 

    Dockets #0769 0782, Orders authorizing limits for departmental revolving funds for 
    FY24, including Law, Tourism, Arts and Culture, Environment, Boston Centers for 
    Youth and Families, Schools and Parks, Parkman Fund, and PEG Access Fund

    0818    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Gail 
    Latimore, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure 
    (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0819    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment Kai 
    Palmer Dunning, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and 
    Disclosure (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0820    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment Lee Matsueda, 
    as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) 
    Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0821    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Rashida 
    Boyd, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure 
    (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0825    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Stephen Ellis, 
    as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) 
    Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

    0824    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Lovette 
    Jacobs, as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure 
    (BERDO) Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2026.

0873    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution Recognizing May As 
    National Bike Month.

    0874    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution Recognizing the Sun 
    Poem As A Powerful Tool to Ignite Change.

    0875    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution Recognizing May 
    as Haitian Heritage Month.

    0876    Councilor Lara and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 
    Resolution Supporting Graduate Student Worker Unionizing Efforts At 
    Northeastern University.

    0877    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution Recognizing Polish 
    Constitution Day and Flag Raising on May 3, 2023.

0878    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order for the 
    appointment of temporary employee Ryan Clark in City Council, effective 
    April 29, 2023.

3/23    Legislative Calendar for May 3, 2023

0879    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing 17 
    individuals for graduating from the Building Pathways Pre Apprenticeship 
    Program.

    0880    Councilor Worrell offered the following: resolution recognizing Pastor 
    Egobudike E. Ezedi, Jr.

    0881    Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing Heaven 
    Clarke.

    0882    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing The 
    Boston Renegades Women's Football Team.

    0883    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing Alfredo 
    Vilar.

    0884    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing three 
    people for serving Venezuelan migrant families.

    0885    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
    Dorothy A. "DOT" McNeil.

    0886    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of 
    George Kalabokis.

    0887    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing 
    Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

    0888    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing David 
    Wild.

    0889    Councilor Flynn, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Coletta, Fernandes 
    Anderson, Flaherty, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell and Lara 
    offered the following: Resolution recognizing Henry Luthin on his 
    retirement.