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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on January 6 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. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:

    0141    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Gregory Rooney as Chairperson of the Air pollution Control Commission.

    0142    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Anne Rousseau as a Member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2021.

    0143    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Benjamin Goldberger as a Member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2021.

    0144    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Leonard Lee as a Member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2020.

    0145    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Leslie Harris as a Member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2022.

    0146    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Margaret McKenna as a Member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2022.

    0147    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Reyes Coll-Tellechea as a Member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2020.

    0148    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Robert MacEachern as a Member of the Boston Human Rights Commission, for a term expiring on December 1, 2020.

    0149    Communication was received from Brian P. Golden, Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding Proposed Minor Modification to the Charlestown Urban Renewal Plan, Project No. Mass. R-55, with respect to the creation of Parcel R-23B-1.

    0150    Communication was received from Brian P. Golden, Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding Proposed Minor Modification to the South End Urban Renewal Plan, Project No. Mass. R-56, with respect to the creation of Parcel 57 located at 380 Northampton St. and Parcel 59 located at 599 Columbus Avenue in the South End.

    0151    Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Redevelopment Authority of the "Fifth Amendment to Report and Decision on the Lafayette City Center Chapter 121A Project."

    0152    Communication was received from John W. Parsons, Esq., Executive Director, Boston Retirement Board re: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021.

    0153    Communication was received from MassPort re: Logan Airport Parking Project, Final Environment Impact report / Environmental Assessment (EEA #15665).

    0154    Communication was received from Eneida D. Tavares, Chair, Board of Election Department, certifying the results of the election held on November 5, 2019 for the Boston City Council at Large and District seats.

    0155    Communication was received from Gregory Rooney, Acting Commissioner of the Boston Transportation Department on the Report of the Small Vehicle Sharing Business Advisory Committee.



     

  3. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

    0156    Councilor Janey offered the following: Order that the City Council adopt the City Council Rules of Municipal Years 2018-2019, except for Rule 36 (Council Committees), as temporary rules for the 2020-2021 municipal years.

     

  4. PERSONNEL ORDERS:

    0157    Councilor Janey for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Hank Cohen and Michelle Pierre-Vilmont in City Council.

    0158    Councilor Janey for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Brady Baca, Cisnell Baez, Justin Brown, Jacob DeBlecourt and Natalie held in City Council.

    0159    Councilor Janey for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Lee Nave Jr. in City Council.

    0160    Councilor Janey for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Jonathan Spillane and Henry Santana in City Council.

  5. GREEN SHEETS:

    Legislative Calendar for January 6, 2020.

  6. CONSENT AGENDA:

    0161    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution recognizing Damien Margardo.

    0162    Councilor Wu offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bless Robinson.

    0163    Councilors Wu and Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing 25 residents for their leadership and advocacy and building civic engagement.

    0164    Councilors Wu and Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Pamela Lewis Hoyt.

    0165    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Pearline Johnson.

    0166    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Annie Dixon.

    0167    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Pearl Holder.

    0168    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Charlie Kennedy.

    0169    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Christopher J. Doherty.

    0170    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in memory of Susan Wong Lee.

    0171    Councilors Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kevin and Nancy Conroy.

    0172    Councilors Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jack and Susan Woods.

    0173    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of Vincenza "Vi" Raspa.

    0174    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Carrie Coplin.

    0175    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Doris Smith.

    0176    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution congratulating Jennifer Williams.

    0177    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating Coretta Brown.

    0178    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution congratulating Gertrude "Ms. V." Sweeney.

    0179    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Nneka Hall.

    0180    Councilor Campbell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Meena Carr.

    0181    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing Lucyann Dias.

    0182    Councilor Essaibi-George offered the following: Resolution recognizing Dolores Silvestri Sullivan.

    0183    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Francelis Castillo.

    0184    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Elizabeth "Betty" Manion.

    0185    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution recognizing Kristen Halbert.

    0186    Councilor Essaibi-George on behalf of the Council as a whole offered the following: Resolution recognizing Corporal Frank Levin, U.S. Army.

    0187    Councilors Flynn, Flaherty and Baker offered the following: Resolution in memory of Zoey Litterio.

    0188    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Frances "Franny" Miller.

    0189    Councilor Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in memory of Conrad "Conny" Bletzer.



     

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