City Council Meeting

1510 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a 

grant from the Boston Planning and Development Agency in an amount not 

to exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) for cost related to the 

design and reconstruction of Blossom Street from Cambridge Street to 

Charles Street.

1511 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

amount of One Million One Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Seven Hundred 

Eighty-Nine Dollars and Nine Cents ($1,181,789.09) in the form of a grant, 

for the FY21 AFG Health & Wellness, awarded by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department, The grant 

will fund safety training and fitness equipment to support officer health and 

wellness.

1512 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, 

Administration for Children and Families, awarded by U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services to be administered by the Office of Early 

Childhood.The grant would fund childcare for homeless children and to 

provide training to providers offering these services.

1513 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a 

grant from the Boston Planning and Development Agency in the amount not 

to exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00). Cost will 

be related to a transportation study examining design changes and 

improvements that can be made along Cambridge Street, Blossom Street, 

and North Grove/Cambridge Street intersection.

1514 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

amount of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars 

($533,200.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Prosecuting Cold Cases 

using DNA, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be 

administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund an increase in 

the number of cases where suspect DNA was identified, and an increase in 

the number of convictions resulting from prosecution.

1515 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

amount of Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Eighty-Two Dollars 

($317,082.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 DNA Capacity 

Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, awarded by the United 

States Department Of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. 

The grant will fund two Criminalist positions, overtime, lab supplies, 

equipment, and continuing education expenses.

1516 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

amount of Forty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and 

Sixty Cents ($49,173.60) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Firefighter 

Safety Equipment Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire 

Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the 

purchase of active shooter response gear, including ballistic vest and 

ballistic helmets.

1517 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

amount of Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00) in the form of a 

grant, for the FY22 Port Security Grant, awarded by United States 

Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Fire 

Department. The grant will fund a third-party training consultant to deliver 

eight (8) half-day (4 hour) sessions of Module 1 of the Harbor Incident 

Response Training (HIRT, NY-002-RESP) course.

1518 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

amount of Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars 

($16,387.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Port Security Grant 

Program, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security 

to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund 

installation of two On-Demand Side Sonar Units onto Boston Police 

Department Harbor Patrol Unit vessels.

1519 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Porsha 

Olayiwola as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for 

a term expiring May 1, 2028.

1520 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Raymond Liu as 

a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a term 

expiring May 1, 2028.

1521 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of James F. 

Canales as a member of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees for a 

term expiring May 1, 2028.

1522 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Ramon Soto as a 

member of the Boston Cannabis Board for a term expiring September 18, 

2025.

1523 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Eugene 

Bollinger as a member of the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission for 

a term expiring September 22, 2025.

1524 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 September 13, 2023.

1474 Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY24 

appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Twenty-Seven 

Million, Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six 

Dollars ($27,357,626.00) to provide funding for the Boston Fire 

Department for the FY23 increases contained within the collective 

bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the International 

Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 718.

1475 Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston 

Fire Department for FY24 in the amount of Twenty-Seven Million, Three 

Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six Dollars 

($27,357,626.00) to cover the FY24 cost contained within the collective 

bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the International 

Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 718. The terms of the contract are 

July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The major provisions of the contracts 

include base wage increases of 3%, 3%, and 2.5%, to be given in July of 

each fiscal year of the contract term.

1293 Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the 

Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding inclusionary zoning 

changes to the Boston Zoning Code.

1447 Resolution Calling for a State of Emergency at the Intersection of 

Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

1450 Order for a hearing to discuss the humanitarian crisis at the intersection of 

Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.

1525 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the 

impact of a government shutdown on Boston's Veteran and Military 

Members, and Military Families.

1526 Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the 

creation of a Municipal Bank for the City Of Boston.

1527 Order for a hearing to discuss the unique needs of our veteran population in 

Boston.

1528 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 

information under Section 17F re: Follow-up summer school incidents.

1529 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain 

information under Section 17F re: English High bus ramp.

1530 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

October 1, 2023 as Nigerian Independence Day.

1531 Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution Recognizing 

Indigenous Peoples' Day.

1532 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

appointment of temporary employee Patricia Mullaney in City Council, 

effective November 5, 2023.

1533 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

temporary employees in City Council, effective September 16, 2023.

27/23 Legislative Calendar for September 27, 2023.

1534 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jim Brett.

1535 Councilor Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution 

recognizing the Michael Burke Foundation & the Burke Family.