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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on August 1 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:

    1148 Message disapproving an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Regarding Lobbyist Registration and Regulation, (Docket #0987), passed by the City Council July 27, 2018. Along with this veto, I am filing a redrafted ordinance that I urge you to approve expeditiously.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on July 13, 2018.

    1149 Message and order approving a Home Rule Petition to the General Court entitled “An Act to regulate Lobbying Activities before the City of Boston”. This Home Rule Petition modifies Docket #0101, passed by your Honorable Body on June 27, 2018, which remains unsigned and will not be submitted to the General Court for consideration.

    1150 Message and ordinance amending CBC Ordinances, Chapter XVIII, 18-1.16 (Parkway or Street Occupancy Permit for Delivery Vehicles).

    Filed in City Clerk's Office on July 30, 2018.

    1151 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Two Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($3,253,317.00) in the form of a grant for the FY19 PSAP Grant awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the cost associated with providing Enhanced 911 Public Safety Answering Point services.

    1152 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Seventy-two Thousand Sixty-Three Dollars ($472,063.00) in the form of a grant for the FY18 State 911 Training Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the training and certification of Enhanced 911 telecommunications staff.

    1153 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($95,000.00) in the form of a grant for a HBS Service Leadership Fellow, awarded by Harvard Business School to be administered by the Mayor's Office. The grant will fund the Harvard Business School Fellow as a full-time employee in the Mayor's Office.

    1154 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) in the form of grant for Early Childhood Innovation, awarded by The Piton Foundation to be administered by the Mayor's Office. The grant will fund the Early Educator Space Project, which will retain and expand the supply of child care homes.

    1155 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Seventy-Four Cents ($32,932.7) in the form of a grant, for the FFY2018 Step Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Transportation, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the Traffic Enforcement Program: high-visibility, year-round enforcement, using data to focus sharply on specific dates and locations where crashes occur most frequently.

    1156 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) in the form a grant for the Connecting the Peaces, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the Boston Public Health Commission, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund participants to learn and develop peaceful resolutions to prevent and de-escalate Youth Violence.

    1157 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Rebecca Gutman as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health, for a term expiring January 15, 2020.

  3. PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND REMONSTRANCES:

    158 Petition of Local Motion of Boston, for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.

    1159 Petition of Above All Transportation, for a license to operate motor vehicles for the carriage of passengers for hire over certain streets in Boston.

  4. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    1160 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Zary Amirhosseini, as a Commissioner of the Persons With Disabilities Advisory Board, for a term expiring May 1, 2019.

    1161 Notice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from 8:40 A.M. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 until 8:30 P.M. on Friday, July 20, 2018.

    1162 Notice was received from the Mayor of his absence from the City from 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 28, 2018 until 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 5, 2018.

    1163 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 20, 2018.

    1164 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 27, 2018.

    1165 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 July 11, 2018.

    1166 Communication was received from Brian P. Golden, Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding the Report and Decision on the Application on the Trinity Orient Heights Phase Two Chapter 121A Project.

    1167 Communication was received from Brian P. Golden, Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding the Proposed Eminent Domain Taking of City of Boston-owned Property in Boylston Street, St. Cecilia Street, Scotia Street and Cambria Street.

    1168 The Constable Bonds of Geovanne Colon and Wallace Tilford, having been duly approved by the Collector-Treasurer, were received.

  5. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

    0506 Message and order to declare surplus City-owned former Public Works Department parcel property known as Leo M. Birmingham Parkway in the Allston/Brighton to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission.

    0807 Message and order to declare surplus City-owned former Public Facilities Department parcels with vacant building and transfer the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. The land is located at 48 Tileston Street in the North End District (Ward 3 Parcel 02295000) and 50 Tileston Street in the North End District (Ward 03 Parcel 02294000).

    0808 Message and order for your approval to authorize a sale of certain portion of public way known as 90 Cottage Street, East Boston, as shown on a plan of land entitled "City of Boston, Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, Vertical, 90 Cottage Street, East Boston, dated November 21, 2017" specifically containing about 16.9 sq. ft. and 533 cubic ft. (The Discontinued Parcel").

    0980 Message and order to declare surplus City-owned former Boston Redevelopment Authority parcels of vacant land and courthouse and the transfer the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. The land located at: A portion of 135 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA being Ward 12 Parcel 001180000, consisting of approximately 156,788 square feet of vacant land and courthouse, but specifically excluding the portion of the Assessor's parcel retained for library use. A portion of 2406 Washington Street, Roxbury being Ward 12 Parcel 01263000 consisting of approximately 4,480 square feet of land adjacent to 135 Dudley Street but specifically excluding the portion of the Assessor's parcel retained for police use.

    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").

    1076 Message and order approving the appropriation of Five Million Four Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Three Hundred and Four Dollars ($5,429,304.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs associated with window replacement project at the John Marshall Elementary School (UP Academy). This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.

    1077 Message and order approving appropriations of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with projects at the following schools: Rafael Hernandez School– boiler replacement, Patrick Lyndon School – boiler replacement, Donald McKay K-8 School – boiler replacement, James Otis School – window replacement, Josiah Quincy Elementary School – boiler replacement, Snowden International School at Copley- roof replacement and the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science-window replacement. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.

    1084 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Community Gardens Grant, awarded by TD Bank  to be administered by the Mayor's Office. The grant will fund the activation of community gardens and green spaces located in the City of Boston.

  6. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    1169 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding dockless mobility and electric scooters in the City of Boston.

    1170 Councilors Flaherty and Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the South Boston Interim Planning Overlay District and Neighborhood-Wide Zoning.

    1171 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss how the City of Boston can improve its wireless infrastructure.

  7. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    1172 Councilor Campbell for Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Stephen Maguire, Elizabeth Blasi and Walter Apperwhite in City Council effective July 28, 2018.

    1173 Councilor Campbell for Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Stephen Maguire, Elizabeth Blasi and Walter Apperwhite in City Council effective August 4, 2018.

  8. GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for August 1, 2018.

  9. CONSENT AGENDA:

    1174 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Milena Ciancio.

    1175 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution In memory of Petty Officer First Class Saman Gunan.

    1176 Councilors Flynn, Wu. Flaherty, Essaibi-George and Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Shaw Pong Liu.

    1177 Councilors Flynn, Wu. Flaherty, Essaibi-George and Pressley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Consul General Valery Freland.

    1178 Councilors Flynn and Wu offered the following: Resolution in memory of Caroline Chang.

    1179 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Hector Conde.

    1180 Councilor O'Malley offered the following:  Resolution in memory in memory of Fatima Breton.

    1181 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Patrick Flaherty.

    1182 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Frances Conti.

    1183 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lance Norwood.

    1184 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Octavia Kelly.

    1185 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Dorothy Spellman.

    1186 Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Donato Mazzola.

    1187 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Wen Ting Lin.

    1188 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Alex Lin.

    1189 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing ten individuals for outstanding contributions and commitment to the Colombian community in Boston.

    1190 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Ying Tzu Wu.

    1191 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Hsu Hsin Yuan.

    1192 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Min-Lin Chiu.

    1193 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Yun Liu.

    1194 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Vanessa Calderon-Rosado.

    1195 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion.

    1196 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following resolution; Recognizing OCAC Officer Hung-Wei.

    1197 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Adam Nguyen.

    1198 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Tiago Moraes.

    1199 Councilors Flynn, Flaherty, Pressley, Essaibi-George and Wu offered the following; Resolution recognizing Fran V.  Postudensek.

    1200 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bernis Tavaras.

    1201 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Alaila Muhammad.

    1202 Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Nequita Ayuso.

    1203 Councilors O'Malley and Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of the locked out United Steelworkers Local 12003 and 12012 workers.

    1204 Councilor Zakim offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bill Dinneen.

    1205 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution congratulating six people for receiving the high school equivalency credential.

    1206 Councilor Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing Luis Borrero.

    1207 Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Officer Michael Healey.

    1208 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Paul A. Hourihan.

    1209 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Stephen F. Zozula.

    1210 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Raymond Capobianco.

    1211 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Cappy's Tavern.

    1212 Councilors O'Malley and Baker offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mary Lovett.

    1213 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Deandra Russo.

    1214 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Serena Rizzo.

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