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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on January 16 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:

    0173 Message and order approving a Home Rule Petition to the General Court entitled “Petition for a Special Law Re: A Fire Cadet Program for the City of Boston Fire Department."

    0174 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 One Million Five Hundred Two Thousand and Fifty Dollars ($1,502,050.00) for the cost related to the design and construction of the Harrison Avenue Complete Street Corridor Project.

    0175 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest dated January 14, 2019 for the English High School, Jamaica Plain, the McKinley K-12, Boston, the Curley K-8, the Mary Lyon 9-12, Brighton, the Josiah Quincy Elementary School and the Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School in Roxbury.

    0176 Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan as a Member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health for a term expiring January 15, 2020.

    0177 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Jacqueline Rivers as a member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health with a term expiring January 15, 2022.

  3. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    0178 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 December 5, 2018.

    0179 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 December 12, 2018.

    0180 Communication was received from Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley in support of Councilor Garrison.

    0181 Communication was received from President Campbell of the filing of the report on Diversity in Boston's Public Safety Agencies: Where We Are Now and How We Can Improve.

  4. Motions, Orders and Resolutions

    0182 Councilors Janey and Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing on admission to Boston's exam schools.

    0183 Councilors Janey and Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing on sober housing in the City of Boston.

    0184 Councilors Edwards and Zakim offered the following: An Ordinance Reauthorizing Condominium Conversion Protections in the City of Boston.

    0185 Councilors O'Malley and Wu offered the following: Order for a hearing on the feasibility of requiring all new municipal buildings to comply with net-zero-carbon requirements in Boston.

    0186 Councilors O'Malley and Baker offered the following: Order regarding a text amendment for Boston Zoning Code for gross floor area.

    0187 Councilors Edwards and Janey offered the following: Home Rule Petition for a Special Law RE: An Act Authorizing the City of Boston to establish an investor and commercial properties transfer fee.

    0188 Councilors Edwards and Campbell offered the following: An Ordinance Relative to the Establishment of an Independent Commission on Equal Opportunity and the Elimination of Systemic Bias in the Workplace.

    0189 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the governance structure of the Boston School Committee.

    0190 Councilors McCarthy and Janey offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine and discuss best equity practices in city's marijuana licensing process & potential for a social equity program.

    0191 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding city regulation of the proximity of certain businesses to day care centers, after school & summer programs, and requiring certain businesses to be situated as to not impair traffic and pedestrian safety.

    0192 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the fiscal year 2019 Boston Public Schools Transportation budget.

    0193 Councilors Flynn and Campbell offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss domestic violence and sexual assault in the City of Boston.

    0194 Councilors Essaibi-George and Janey offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding an admissions policy and funding changes for Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and improving scholarships.

    0195 Councilors Flaherty and Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the South Boston Interim Planning Overlay District and Neighborhood-Wide Zoning.

    0196 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing to analyze the safety and security measures taken to protect school environments from threatening situations.

    0197 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the implementation of policy requiring all Boston public schools to have a full-time nurse and social emotional support specialists.

    0198 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the maximum age assignment policy in the Boston public schools.

    0199 Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding independent education plans in the Boston public schools.

  5. GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for January 16, 2019.

  6. CONSENT AGENDA:

    0200 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mary E. Mahoney.

    0201 Councilors Flynn, Wu, Flaherty and Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing South End Soccer.

    0202 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Helen Stanford.

    0203 Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Resolution in memory of Charles M. McGowan.

    0204 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution congratulating Emily Esdale.

    0205 Councilor McCarthy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Maureen Murphy.

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