City Council meeting

0272    Message and order for your approval an order to reduce the FY22 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective bargaining by Two Million 

    Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred Nine Dollars ($2,016,409.00) to provide 

    funding for various departments for FY22 increases contained within the 

    collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and SENA.

    0273    Message and orders for a supplemental appropriation order for various 

    departments for FY22 in the amount of Two Million Sixteen Thousand Four 

    Hundred Nine Dollars ($2,016,409.00) to cover the FY22 cost items 

    contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of 

    Boston and SENA. The terms of the contracts are October 1, 2020 through 

    September 30, 2023. The major provisions of the contacts 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 Office of the CIty Clerk on February 14, 2022.

    0274    Message and order authorizing the City off Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of One Million Six Hundred Forty Two Thousand Seven Hundred 

    Twenty Three Dollars and Ten Cents ($1,642,723.10) in the form of a grant 

    for, the FY22 Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative, 

    awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be 

    administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund regional and 

    multi disciplinary approaches to combat gang violence through coordinated 

    prevention and intervention, law enforcement, prosecution and reintegration 

    programs.

    0275    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a 

    grant (the “Grant”) in the amount of Sixty Five Thousand Dollars 

    ($65,000.00) awarded by the Barr Foundation, to be administered by the 

    Mayor’s Office. The grant will support the national search process to fill the 

    position of Senior Advisor for the Green New Deal for the City of Boston.

    0276    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Cokiena 

    Fuller as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring Committee 

    for a term expiring February 14, 2024.

    0277    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Ana Calderon 

    as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring Committee for a 

    term expiring February 14, 2024.

    0278    Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Dacia 

    Morales as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring 

    Committee for a term expiring February 14, 2024.

0279    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 January 26, 2022.

    0280    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 February 2, 2022.

    0281    Notice was received from the Mayor of her absence from the City from 

    11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 11, 2022 until 5:00 P.M on Saturday 

    February 12, 2022.

    0282    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Justin Sterritt as 

    Trustee of the Boston Common Maintenance Trust Fund.

    0283    Communication was received from Lawrence S. DiCara, Chairman of the 

    Audit Committee, updating the City Council of their meetings held with 

    independent auditors KPMG LLP for the year ending December 31, 2021.

    0284    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Jung Wing Lee 

    as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring Committee for a 

    term expiring February 14, 2024.

    0285    Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Meena Carr as 

    a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring Committee for a 

    term expiring February 14, 2024.

    0286    Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Matilda 

    Drayton as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring 

    Committee for a term expiring February 14, 2024.

    0287    Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Margarita 

    Lebron as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring 

    Committee for a term expiring February 14, 2024.

    0288    Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Eugenia Smith 

    as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring Committee for a 

    term expiring February 14, 2024.

    0289    Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Julietta Lopez 

    as a member of the Boston Housing Authority Monitoring Committee for a 

    term expiring February 14, 2024.

0240    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on 

    February 2, 2022, Docket #0240, An Ordinance Amending City of Boston 

    Code, Chapter XV Section XI Creating a Commission on Black Men and 

    Boys, submits a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass in a 

    new draft.

    0223    The Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology, to which was 

    referred on February 2, 2022, Docket #0223, Message and order authorizing 

    the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty 

    Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY22 

    Municipal ADA Improvement Grant Program, awarded by the 

    Massachusetts Office on Disability to be administered by the Commission 

    for Persons with Disabilities, submits a report recommending that the order 

    ought to pass.

0165    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a 

    grant for the No Kid Hungry Grant, awarded by Share Our Strength to be 

    administered by the New Urban Mechanics. The grant will fund a 

    Fellowship to pilot solutions for increased access to healthy food for 

    children and families that experience economic insecurity and food 

    insecurity.

    0186    Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Providing Certain Retirement Benefits 

    for the Widow of a Former Firefighter of the City of Boston.

    0290    Councilor Flynn and Mejia offered the following: Order for a hearing to 

    discuss ways for the city to increase communications access for People with 

    Disabilities to Public Facing Televisions.

    0291    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding 

    equity in city contracts.

    0292    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding 

    access to low cost veterinary care.

    0293    Councilor Breadon and Louijeune offered the following: Order for a 

    hearing regarding transparency and publication of the Organization of City 

    Government, the City Charter, and City Ordinances.

    0294    Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding a 

    Cradle to Career Tracking System.

    0295    Councilor Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson offered the following: 

    Order for a hearing to explore municipal bonds and other fiscal options to 

    increase affordable housing and community investments.

    0296    Councilor Louijeune and Worrell offered the following: Order for a 

    hearing regarding biannual review of the Boston Employment Commission 

    and Boston Residents Jobs Policy.

    0297    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution calling on the 

    Biden Administration to cease deportations of Haitian migrants under Title 

    42.

 

0298    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Worrell offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Chukwuemeka Osuagwu in City 

    Council effective February 28, 2022.

    0299    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Cisnell Baez in City Council effective 

    February 12, 2022.

    0300    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Cisnell Baez in City Council effective 

    February 19, 2022.

2/16/22    Legislative calendar for February 16, 2022.

0301    Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Andre Fritz Dossous.

    0302    Councilor Mejia offered the following: Resolution in memory of Dr. 

    Delores M. Richardson.

    0303    Councilor Bok offered the following: Resolution celebrating David 

    Shepherd King.

    0304    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution in memory of  Stephen 

    K. Economou.

    0305    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing South 

    Boston Excel High School JROTC.

    0306    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Alberto Miranda Pires.

    0307    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Winifred McDonald.

    0308    Councilor Edwards offered the following: Resolution in memory of  

    Mary Roach.

    0309    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution in memory of Rose 

    Marie Norton.