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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on June 27 at 12 p.m.

All meetings are open to the public. You can also watch meetings on Comcast channel 8, RCN channel 82, Verizon channel 1964, and online at Boston.gov.

PLEASE NOTE

The schedule for meetings is subject to change at the call of the City Council president.

Discussion Topics

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

    1021 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Three Dollars ($100,833.00) in the form of a grant for the FY19 DMH Grant Co-Response, awarded by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund continued support of a full-time Master's-level Mental Health Clinician to co-respond with officers in Police Districts B-2 and B-3, as well as a part-time Certified Peer Specialist.

    1022 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Eight Thousand Dollars ($58,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY19 Local Consumer Aid Fund, awarded by the MA Attorney General to be administered by the Consumer Affairs and Licensing Department. The grant will fund the intake, resolution, administration of consumer complaints and outreach on topics of concern to consumers.

    1023 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY18 National Violent Death Reporting System, awarded by the MA Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund data collection by the Bureau of Investigative Services and the Drug Control Unit.

    1024 Message and order authorizing a sale of a certain portion of public way known as Everett Street, Allston, as shown on a plan of land entitled "City of Boston, Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Everett Street, Allston, dated March 22, 2018, specifically containing about 4,417 sq. ft. (the Discontinued Parcel").

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    1025 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Lana Jackson, as a member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2019.

    1026 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Paola Garcia, as a member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2019.

    1027 Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Shawn Radley, as a member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2020.

    1028 Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Ann Moritz, as a member of the Boston Cultural Council, for a term expiring October 1, 2020.

    1029 Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Jill Ann Snyder, as a member of the Archives and Records Advisory Commission, for a term expiring January 3, 2022.

    1030 Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Judith Watkins, as a member of the Archives and Records Advisory Commission, for a term expiring January 3, 2022.

    1031 Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Keeana Saxon, as a member of the City of Boston Licensing Board, for a term expiring June 1, 2024.

    1032 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Benjamin Vainer, as a member of the City of Boston Scholarship Fund Committee, for a term expiring August 1, 2019.

    1033 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Ken Ryan Sr., as a member of the Residency Compliance Commission, for a term expiring January 3, 2022.

    1034 Communication was received from Gayle Willett, Commissioner of Assessing, of the appointment of Francis Graham, as an Assistant Assessor effective, May 12, 2018.

    1035 Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Planning and Development Agency of the "First Amendment to the Report and Decision on the Boston Garden Development Corp., Now Known as the Hub on Causeway Chapter 121A Project”.

    1036 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 June 6, 2018.

    1037 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 June 13, 2018.

    1038 The Constable Bond of William Flippin, having been duly approved by the Collector-Treasurer, was received.

  4. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

    0913 The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on June 13, 2018 Docket #0913, message and ordinance amending CBC Ordinances, Chapter V, Section 5-5.10 regarding Salary Categories for Certain Offices, and CBC Ordinances, Chapter II, Section 2-8.1, Salary of City Councilors, and Section 2-7.11, Salary of the Mayor, submits a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft.

  5. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    0101 Order approving a petition for a special law re: “An Act to Regulate Lobbying Activities before the City of Boston,”

    0987 An ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Regarding Lobbyist Registration and Regulation.

    0238 Order for a hearing on implementing a curbside composting program in Boston.

    0973 Message and order for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2019.

    0974 Message and order for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2019.

    0975 Message and order approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32B, Section 20, as added by Chapter 479 of the Acts of 2008.

    0976 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Fifty-Three Million Eight Hundred Two Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($53,802,817.00) from the City's Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for various transportation and public realm improvements. These projects are aligned with the goals of GoBoston 2030, the City's transportation master plan. The funds shall be credited to the Capital Grant fund from the Parking Meter Fund.

    0977 Message and order approving an appropriation of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars($1,600,000.00) from the Surplus Disposition Fund, credited to the Capital Fund for the development of master plans, architectural and engineering plans and designs, and for the implementation of such plans and designs for Boston Common, Franklin Park and the completion of the Emerald Necklace.

  6. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1039 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Ordinance amending CBC 2-8.3, certain City Council Personnel Salaries.

    1040 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding vacant affordable housing units and improving access to those units in the City of Boston.

    1041 Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution urging the State Legislature to support Safe Communities Act with specific provisions that would protect families from being separated.

    1042 Councilors Campbell and Pressley offered the following: Resolution in support of HR38 / S446 Opposing Concealed Carry Reciprocity.

  7. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    1043 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for the appointment of Ashley Vassall in City Council.

    1044 Councilor Campbell for Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Scialoia Christina and Nita Holder in City Council.

    1045 Councilor Campbell for Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Order for the appointment of Samantha Bennett in City Council.

    1046 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees in City Council.

  8. GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for June 27, 2018.

  9. CONSENT AGENDA:

    1047 Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Sarah Ann Shaw.

    1048 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Mara Ellen Hoffman.

    1049 Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Cynthia Jacobs-Tolbert.

    1050 Councilors Flynn, Essaibi-George, Pressley, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Principal Craig Martin.

    1051 Councilors Flynn, Essaibi-George, Pressley, Flaherty and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Mel King.

    1052 Councilors Flynn, Essaibi-George, Pressley, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Mel King Institute.

    1053 Councilors Flynn, Essaibi-George, Pressley, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Richard Chin.

    1054 Councilors Flynn, Edwards, Essaibi-George, Pressley, Flaherty and Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Institute of Contemporary Art.

    1055 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution congratulating ten people for being the 2018 Brighton Board of Trade Scholarship Winners.

    1056 Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating LaRyan Campbell.

    1057 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lynda Lee Sheridan.

    1058 Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution congratulating Jamilatou Jalloh.

    1059 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Mary Cody.

    1060 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Barbara Reich.

    1061 Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution congratulating Nikayla Jett

    1062 Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Klare Shaw.

    1063 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Thomas Patrick Lally.

    1064 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Hector Flores.

    1065 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Dr. Sonia E Noel.

    1066 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Liberatore Federico.

    1067 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Olga Dummott.

    1068 Councilor Flaherty offered the following: resolution recognizing seven people for being honored at El Centro Para Adultos Hispanos.

     

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