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City Council meeting

The City Council is holding a meeting on March 23 at 12 p.m.

All City Council meetings are held at 12 p.m. (noon) in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber on the fifth floor of Boston City Hall, unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public and are also available on Xfinity Channel 8, RCN 82, Fios 964, and livestream via City Council TV.

Discussion Topics

  1. ROLL CALL
  2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
  3. COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:



    0402 Message and order approving a supplemental appropriation of Two Million

    Nine Hundred Fifty Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight

    Dollars ($2,954,828.00) to cover the FY22 cost items contained within the

    collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the

    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFL CIO

    Council 93 (AFSCME). The term of the contract is July 1, 2020 through

    June 30, 2023. The major provisions of the contract include base wage

    increases of 2% , 1.5% and 2% to be given in October of each fiscal year of

    the contract term.

    filed in the Office of the City Clerk on March 21, 2022.

    0403 Message and order to reduce the FY22 appropriation for the Reserve for

    Collective Bargaining by Two Million Nine Hundred Fifty Four Thousand

    Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight Dollars ($2,954,828.00) to provide

    funding for various department for the FY22 increases contained within the

    collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the

    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees AFL CIO,

    Council 93 (AFSCME).



    0404 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the

    amount of One Million Fifty Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Dollars

    ($1,056,840.00) in the form of a grant for the State FY22 Council On Aging

    formula grant, awarding by the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be

    administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund Services

    for 88,070 older adults in the City of Boston at $12 per person, according to

    the 2020 Census.

  4. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:



     0405 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Henry Luthin as

     Interim Director of the Office of Labor Relations for a sixty day period

     commencing March 18, 2022.

     0406 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Ralph Jackson,

     as a member of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission for a term

     expiring on May 1, 2023.

     0407 Notice was received from the Mayor of  the appointment of Edward Fleck,

     as an alternate member of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission for a

     term expiring on May 1, 2024.

     0408 Notice was received from the Mayor of  the appointment of Mark Kiefer, as

     a member of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission for a term expiring

     on May 1, 2026.

  5. MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:

     0294 Order for a hearing regarding a Cradle to Career Tracking System.

     0200 Order for a hearing on government transparency and accountability towards

     surveillance equipment.

     0192 Order for a hearing regarding using planning and land use tools for public

     good.

     0314 Message and order for you approval an Order for a short term extension of

     nine (9) of the fourteen (14) remaining urban renewal plans in Boston.

  6. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:

     0409 Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order for a

     hearing to discuss developing an app to support parental involvement and

     support.

     0410 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of Sheraton

     Hotel Workers.

  7. PERSONNEL ORDERS:



     0411 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the

     appointment of temporary employee Faarooq Sahabdeen in City Council,

     effective April 2, 2022.

     0412 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the

     appointment of temporary employee Jordan Frias in City Council, effective

     March 26, 2022.

     0413 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the

     appointment of temporary employee Gregory Molina in City Council,

     effective March 26, 2022.

     0414 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Order for the

     appointment of temporary employee Gregory Molina, effective April 2,

     2022.

     0415 Councilor Flynn for Councilor Fernandez Anderson offered the following:

     Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kalamu Kieta and David

     Silberg in City Council, effective April 2, 2022.

     0416 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of

     temporary employees in City Council, effective March 19, 2022.

  8. GREEN SHEETS:

    23/22 Legislative calendar for March 23, 2022.

  9. CONSENT AGENDA:

     0417 Councilor Flaherty and Flynn offered the following: Resolution

     recognizing the Condon Community Center Staff.

     0418 Councilor Flaherty and Flynn offered the following: Resolution

     recognizing 9 people on their achievement as a South Boston Citizen

     Association Scholarship winner.

     0419 Councilor Arroyo and Lara offered the following: Resolution

     recognizing Corinne Keane.

     0420 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Jeremiah

     Foley and the Foley Family.

     0421 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution congratulating

     Renette Desir.



     0422 Councilor Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution

     recognizing Jackie Woods.

     0423 Councilor Flynn and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution

     recognizing Danielle O'Brien Lydon.

     0424 Resolution recognizing Rob Fitzharris.

     0425 Resolution recognizing South Boston Community Health Center.

     0426 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of

     Edward Jeffries.

     0427 Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Preston

     Settles.

     0428 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing Elberta

     Hayes Stone.

     0429 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

     Heather Yunger.

     0430 Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of

     Alicia Difeo.

     0431 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing 6 people

     from Ireland.

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