Boston, MA

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Thu Oct 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Improvement Commission

Boston CIty Hall

Wed Oct 14, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

Bolling Building

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Thu Oct 15, 2026 · 3:30 PM

BPDA Board of Directors

Room 900, City Hall

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Wed Oct 21, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Disability Commission Advisory Board

Room 801, City Hall

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Tue Oct 27, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall

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Wed Oct 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Facilities

Room 801, City Hall

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Wed Nov 4, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

Bolling Building

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Tue Nov 10, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall

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Thu Nov 12, 2026 · 3:30 PM

BPDA Board of Directors

Room 900, City Hall

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Tue Nov 17, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall

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Wed Nov 18, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Facilities

Room 801, City Hall

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Wed Nov 18, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

Bolling Building

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Wed Dec 2, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

Bolling Building

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Tue Dec 8, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall

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Wed Dec 9, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Disability Commission Advisory Board

Room 801, City Hall

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Thu Dec 10, 2026 · 3:30 PM

BPDA Board of Directors

Room 900, City Hall

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Tue Dec 15, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall

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Wed Dec 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Facilities

Room 801, City Hall

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Wed Dec 16, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

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Recent meetings

Fri Oct 2, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Census, Redistricting, and Elections Committee Hearing on Dockets #0183 and #1805

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thank you. >> this was. Really severe. Oh, okay. I. Morning everyone. Happy friday. For the record my name is ruti louijeune at large city councilor and I am the chair of the boston city council committee on census redistricting and elections. Today is OCTOBER 2nd, 2026 and the exact time is 10:07 A.M.. This hearing is being recorded. It is also being live [email protected]. Forward slash city council dash tv and broadcast on it's channel eight rcn channel 82 fios channel 964. Our written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at seek [email protected]. And we made a part of the record and available to all councilors public testimony will take will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you are looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison shane pack at shane dot pack at boston dot GOD for the link and add your name and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 0183. Order for a hearing regarding voter accessibility and election preparedness. This matter is sponsored by myself and councilor enrique japan and is referred to the committee on JANUARY 28th, 2026 . This also includes docket number 1805 resolution in support of question four to us to establish election day voter registration in ma …

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Wed Sep 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

Boston City Council weighs $2.84M in school and police union contract funding

The Boston City Council is considering a series of mayoral messages and orders to move money from the FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining into supplemental appropriations for the Boston Public Schools and Boston Police Department to cover union contract costs. The largest items are $1,951,894 for the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society and $1,366,093 for its Superior Officers Unit. The agenda also includes several proposed hearings and resolutions, plus routine items like meeting minutes and a consent agenda of recognitions.

$268,887 for Boston School Police Patrolmen's Association contract (2% base wage increases in Oct 2024, 2025, 2026; flat increases of $250, $900, $800 in Jan 2025, 2026, 2027)
$111,802 for Boston School Police Superior Officers Federation contract
$85,879 for SEIU Local 888 Professional Employees Chapter, Department of Planning and Engineering
$1,951,894 for Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS) FY27 contract costs
$1,366,093 for Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society - Superior Officers Unit (BPDBS-SO)

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Council Chambers

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good afternoon everyone. I call to order today's meeting of the boston city council. Viewers can watch the council meeting live on [email protected] backslash city council dash tv. At this time I ask my colleagues and those in the audience to please silence their cell phones and electronic devices. Also pursuant to rule 42, I remind all in the chamber that no demonstration of approval or disapproval from members of the public will be permitted. Thank you. MR. Clerk, could you please, uh, take a roll call vote to ascertain the presence of a quorum? Councilor breadon here. Council. Colletta. Zapata. Councilor. Culpeper. Councilor. Durkan. Councilor. Fitzgerald. Councilor. Flynn. Council. Louijeune. Councilor. Mejia. Councilor murphy. Councilor. The pen. Councilor santana. Councilor weber. And councilor. World of palms. Thank you, mr clerk. I've been informed by the talk that the quorum quorum is present. now it is my pleasure to ask councilor collette as a partner to come forward and introduce her to this clergy. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT. Good afternoon everybody. Um, it's an honor to welcome father paolo coming here. Did I get that right? Excellent. Okay. Um, from east boston, from sacred heart church which is my home parish in east boston. He was born in italy and after schooling he joined the seminary of the fraternity of saint charles borromeo in rome in 2001 he was or he was ordained deacon and assigned to the mission of the of the fraternity in taiwan and after ten yea …

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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER A. IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. ________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: 1829 Message and order to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Two Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($268,887.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for the FY27 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Boston School Police Patrolmen’s Association. 1830 Message and order for a supplemental appropriation order for the Boston Public Schools Department for FY27 in the amount of Two Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($268,887.00) to cover the FY27 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Boston School Police Patrolmen’s Association. The terms of the contract are September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. The major provisions of the contract include a base wage increase of 2% in October of 2024, 2025, and 2026, and a flat dollar amount increase of $250, $900, and $800 to be added t …

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Wed Sep 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Facilities

Room 801, City Hall

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Good morning. Good morning. Welcome to the Public Facilities Commission. Before us this morning is the public facilities Department. Okay. Thank you, Commissioner Memoli. Good morning. This meeting is being recorded broadcast live. Before we get started I will ask Holly Daley, pfc Secretary to take a roll call of our meeting participants. Calling a few. Please conduct the roll call. Thank you. Please unmute your device and confirm your presence when I call your name beginning roll call with the commission Larry Memoli Commissioner PRESIDENT Donald the right commissioner present. Lee legal advisor present. Dillard a penny a Tova paralegal present and the cfd Kelton Jones director present of Senior Project Manager present I'll read for the remainder of read for the record the remainder of the individuals in attendance. Attendees do not need to unmute your device when I call your name Brian McLaughlin Senior Program Manager and this concludes roll call. Thank you. Thank you Colleen. The first order of business before you this morning concerns staff meeting minutes for AUGUST 26th, 2026 for the Mayor's Office of Housing. Is there a motion to take a vote via roll call for the meeting minutes. Motion to approve the roll call. Commissioners, when I call your name, please cast your vote, Commissioner Wright. Yes, Commissioner Memoli. Yes. Thank you, thank you. The meeting minutes for AUGUST 26th, 2026 for each are hereby approved for the Public Facilities Department we have director …

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Tue Sep 29, 2026 · 10:30 AM

City Council

Boston City Council committee to hear housing docket #0695

The City Council's Housing & Community Development Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on Docket #0695. The agenda text provided contains only the meeting title and page marker, so it does not describe the docket's contents, any proposed action, or any dollar amounts. No decisions, votes, or specific items are established by the supplied record.

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Housing & Community Development Committee Hearing on Docket #0695

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Mon Sep 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Boston council weighs $3.3M shift to fund police union contracts

The City Council's Ways & Means Committee is holding a hearing on four dockets that would move money from the FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining to the Boston Police Department. Two orders would reduce the reserve by $1,951,894.00 and $1,366,093.00, and two matching orders would appropriate those same amounts to cover FY27 costs of contracts with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS) and its Superior Officers Unit (BPDBS-SO). Both contracts run July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and include a 2% base wage increase in July 2025, plus updates to hazardous duty pay and other provisions.

Docket #1671: reduce FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,951,894.00 for BPDBS contract costs
Docket #1672: appropriate $1,951,894.00 to the Boston Police Department for the BPDBS contract (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026), including a 2% base wage increase in July 2025
Docket #1673: reduce FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,366,093.00 for BPDBS-SO contract costs
Docket #1674: appropriate $1,366,093.00 to the Boston Police Department for the BPDBS-SO contract, including a 2% base wage increase in July 2025 and amended paid-detail and summer-vacation language
Both contracts also update hazardous duty pay and sick time buyback at retirement (BPDBS) or paid details and summer vacation schedules (BPDBS-SO)

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Ways & Means Committee Hearing on Dockets #1671-1674

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weber I'm the district six city councilor and the chair of the boston city council on ways and means. Today's uh SEPTEMBER 20th, 2026 and the exact time is 10:04 A.M.. Uh in accordance with chapter two of the acts of 2025 modifying certain requirements of the open meeting law and uh, reliving or relieving uh, sorry public bodies of certain requirements including the requirement that public bodies conduct uh, meetings in a public place that's open and physically accessible to the public. The city council will be conducting this hearing virtually via zoom. This hearing is being recorded . It's also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight, rcn channel 82, in favor of channel 964. Uh written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at uh ccw [email protected] it will be made a part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they've signed up and will have two minutes to testify if you wish to sign up for public testimony you've not done so already, please email our central staff liaison karishma on. Yeah. Kkr. Mq [email protected] for the zoom link and your name will be added to the list. uh okay so today's hearing is on psych uh 1234 dockets. Uh I'm going to read them out um uh so docket number 1671 is a message in order to reduce the f y 27 appropriation you're just going to on second and fy 27 appropriation for the res …

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Ways & Means Committee Hearing on Dockets #1671-1674 1671 Message and order to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($1,951,894.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY27 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS). 1672 Message and order for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($1,951,894.00) to cover the FY27 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS). The terms of the contract are July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The major provisions of the contract include a base wage increase of 2% in July of 2025. The contract also contains an update to hazardous duty pay and amended language around sick time buyback at retirement. As originally presented to you, the FY27 budget request included a Reserve for Collective Bargaining - a separate appropriation to fund projected collective bargaining increases. A separate order has been filed to reduce that appropriation by One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($1,951,894.00). 1673 Message and order to reduce the FY27 appropriation fo …

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Fri Sep 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council hearing on ending federal protected status for Haitian immigrants

The Boston City Council's Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee is holding a hearing on Docket #0299. The order calls for confronting the termination of federal protected status for Haitian immigrants and examining the City of Boston's response to protect affected residents. The agenda provides only this single item and no further details on speakers, timing, or outcomes.

Hearing on Docket #0299 regarding termination of federal protected status for Haitian immigrants
Examines the City of Boston's response to protect affected residents

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Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee Hearing on Docket #0299

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good morning. Good morning. My name is minyard. >> culpeper district seven city council. Where someone has been at large this morning but I'm. District seven city councilor. Chair of the person. City council committee on civil rights. Racial equity and immigrant advancement. Today is SEPTEMBER. >> 25th. And the exact time is 1005. This hearing is being recorded. Yeah. >> it's also being live [email protected] backslash city council dash tv and broadcast on. Xfinity channel eight. Rcn 82. And files channel 964. Written comments. MAY be sent. To the committee email and. Seek out civil [email protected]. And will be made part of the record and available. To all councilors. Public testimony will. >> be taken. At the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they have signed up. And will have two minutes to testify if you're interested. Interested in testifying in person, please. Add your. >> name. To the sign. >> up sheet. Near the entrance of the chamber. if you're. Looking to testify. Virtually, please. Email our central staff liaison. Megan kavanaugh and. Megan [email protected]. For the link and your name will be added. >> to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 0299. Order for a hearing to confront determination. Of federally protected status for. Asian immigrants and. Examine the city of us response to protect affected residents. This matter was sponsored by councilors minyard culpeper councilor jim. Here councilor ruth the. Loui …

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Thu Sep 24, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Improvement Commission

Public Improvement Commission hearing scheduled for Sept. 24

This agenda is purely procedural, listing only the date, time, and title of the Public Improvement Commission hearings. No specific items, proposals, or decisions are detailed in the provided text.

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Boston City Hall

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But. Recording in progress. Good morning. My name is the co-chair of the Public Improvement Commission. I call to order the public the Permanent Commission of SEPTEMBER 24th, 2026. MR. Wyman, please take a roll call. Certainly. Would the representative from the Public Works Department please state their name for the record? The Go property management department please do the same. Joseph Callahan, transportation department work. Inspectional services department. Brian Roden, water and sewer commission. Today I will and the Commission for persons with disabilities have the we have a full quorum. At that time we'll start with hearing minutes. Uh, the request to the Public Improvement Commission staff acceptance of the minutes of the psc meeting which was held on SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2026. Any questions, comments or edits to the minutes and if not we have a motion. Make a motion to accept the minutes of SEPTEMBER 3rd 2026. Second. All in favor? Right. The post or abstained. Hearing none so okay, on to the info on him. Go. Back to the public hearing agenda item number one uh, on a petition by r e I MAY region number 87 tenant llc for the widening and relocation and relocation of the existing right of way lines on Fullerton Street a public way in Boston proper as well as for the acceptance of a highway easement located on southwest side at the side of 201 Brookline Avenue generally northwest of white House as shown on a set of plans. Uh City of Boston Public Works Department the enginee …

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Thu Sep 24, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council to discuss Blackstone Pool repairs and engineering study

The Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on Docket #1335, an order to discuss the status of the Blackstone Pool and an independent engineering study on repairs. The agenda contains only this single hearing item, with no other business listed.

Hearing on Docket #1335 regarding Blackstone Pool status
Discussion of independent engineering study on pool repairs

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Human Services Committee Hearing on Docket #1335

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and. >> good morning. For the record my name is erin murphy at large city councilor and I am the chair of the boston city council committee on human services. Today is SEPTEMBER 24th and the exact time is 10:04 A.M.. This hearing is being recorded. It is also being live [email protected] backslash city council dash tv and broadcast on its finity channel eight, rcn channel 82 and fios channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email. At seek dhs at boston knock up and will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you're here in person and interested in testifying, you can sign in at the sign in sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you are listening in and you want to testify virtually, you can email our central staff liaison megan kavanagh at m e g h a n dot cav and a g [email protected] for the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 1335. Order for a hearing to discuss the status of the blackstone pool and an independent engineering study on repairs. this matter was sponsored by councilors ed flynn, john fitzgerald and minyard culpeper and was referred to the committee on JULY 8th 2026. Today I am joined by my colleagues in order of arrival councilor flynn and. Hopefully more colleagues will show up. I know that we. Had invited the adminis …

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Wed Sep 23, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

Council to approve $47.3M Community Preservation Fund appropriation

The Boston City Council will consider a $47.3 million appropriation to the Community Preservation Fund, along with numerous grant acceptances for broadband, police technology, workforce development, and other programs. The agenda also includes several ordinances, hearings, and resolutions on topics like synthetic drugs, surveillance oversight, and housing.

$47,265,655 appropriation to Community Preservation Fund for FY27
$1,361,182 grant for broadband expansion at two Boston Housing Authority campuses
$750,000 grant for police anti-terrorism and anti-crime technology
Ordinance prohibiting sale of synthetic mitragynine and 7-OH
Ordinance amending surveillance oversight and information sharing

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✓ Decided: Council approves $47.3M for FY27 Community Preservation Fund

The Boston City Council unanimously approved an amended $47.3 million appropriation for the FY27 Community Preservation Fund, which includes $7.7 million in unused funds from prior years. The Council also accepted multiple public safety, workforce development, and community grants, and adopted a resolution supporting a temporary suspension of the state gas tax.

Approved $47,265,655 FY27 Community Preservation Fund appropriation (13-0)
Adopted resolution supporting temporary suspension of state gas tax (9-1, 3 present)
Approved $288,221 DOJ grant for DNA capacity enhancement and crime lab staffing (13-0)
Approved $240,806.50 state grant for police Crisis Intervention Team training (13-0)
Approved $225,125.11 federal grant for broadband and digital equity services (12-0)
Accepted gift of 43 HVAC units valued at $84,210 for municipal facilities (12-0)
Approved $110,000 DMH grant for a police co-response recovery coach (13-0)
Adopted resolution supporting Boston Medical Center resident physicians (13-0)

Council Chambers

Agenda (official) · cached copy · Minutes · Video

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and. I'm. Afternoon everyone. I call to order today's meeting of the boston city council. Viewers can watch the council meeting live on [email protected]. Backslash city council dash tv . At this time I ask my colleagues and those in the audience to please silence their cell phones and electronic devices. Also pursuant to rule 42 I remind all in this chamber that no demonstration of approval or disapproval from members of the public will be permitted. Thank you. MADAM Clerk, will you please call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum? Councilor breadon here. Council. Breadon here. Council. Colletta. Zapata. >> council. Culpeper. Yes. >> pepper. Yes. >> councilor. Durkan. Councilor. Kenya. Council. Fitzgerald. Council. Fitzgerald. Here. Councilor. Flynn. Yeah. Council flynn. Here. council louijeune here. Councilor louijeune here. Councilor mejia council. Mejia. Here. Council murphy. Council murphy. Here. Council. Councilor. Santana. Council santana. Here. Council. Weber. Council. Weber here and on several fronts overall. A quorum is present. Thank you, MADAM Clerk. I've been informed by MADAM Clerk that a quorum is present. Um, MADAM Clerk uh, I would invite you to come and offer some brief remarks as an invocation since our truck is absent today and following the ,uh the clerks, MADAM Clerk remarks we will do the pledge of allegiance. Let's pray now. Made us further lead us in our search for truth and justice. That spirit that has ample man and woman to devote life a …

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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER A. IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. ________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: 1771 Message and order authorizing an appropriation order to amend the FY27 Community Preservation Fund’s (“the Fund”) appropriation in the amount of Forty-Seven Million Two Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($47,265,655.00) from the Fund’s estimated annual revenues for Fiscal Year 2027, to be appropriated and reserved for future recommendation by the CPC and appropriation by City Council consistent with the Act. This number includes both the originally approved FY27 revenue of Thirty-Nine Million Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars ($39,587,798.00), as well as Seven Million Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($7,677,857.00) in unused revenues from projects in previous fiscal years. Page 1 of 10 1772 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Three Hundred Sixty-One Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars ($1,361,182.00) in the form of a grant, Metropolitan Area Planning C …

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September 23, 2026 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 12:10 P.M. President Breadon in the Chair. Present Councilors Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell. Assistant City Clerk Dassie Bheecham delivered the invocation, and the meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the September 16, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed. ________________________________________________________________________ 1771 Message and order authorizing an appropriation order to amend the FY27 Community Preservation Fund’s (“the Fund”) appropriation in the amount of Forty-Seven Million Two Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars ($47,265,655.00) from the Fund’s estimated annual revenues for Fiscal Year 2027, to be appropriated and reserved for future recommendation by the CPC and appropriation by City Council consistent with the Act. This number includes both the originally approved FY27 revenue of Thirty-Nine Million Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars ($39,587,798.00), as well as Seven Million Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($7,677,857.00) in unused revenues from projects in previous fiscal years. On motion of Councilor Pepén, the rules were suspe …

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Wed Sep 23, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Disability Commission Advisory Board

Room 801, City Hall

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Come to members of the public. My name is Andrea. The open meeting law requires that I notify the public that this meeting is recorded. Therefore, please be aware that an audio and visual recording of this meeting is being made by Boston City tv. Part of the City of Boston Office of Cable Communications and is being broadcast on Xfinity channel 26, rcn channel 13 and Fios channel 962 as well as live streamed on YouTube where a recording will live after the event. To open the meeting I want to make a few notes about how the meeting is run. As I mentioned it is being recorded and will be posted on YouTube. Closed captioning is available. There it is. Um closed captioning is available. You can access it by clicking the cc button at the bottom of your screen. But if you are having trouble accessing it please chat me Andrea patent uh for assistance . Asl interpretation is also available. If you would like to have the ability to multi pin to have both interpreters pinned on screen again please chat me for assistance. Remember to refrain from interrupting the asl interpreters to allow time to finish translation before speaking. For the agenda uh which I will drop in the chat when I'm done speaking. Public input is near the end of the meeting. Residents will be given two minutes for question or comment. If you have a question or comment before that time please feel free to put it in the chat. If there is time we MAY be able to answer the question before then at the discretion of the …

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Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall

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Good. That's good. Recording in progress. Good morning. The City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal hearing for SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2026 is now in session. This hearing is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Open Meeting Law, including the updated provisions enacted by the legislature this year. The new law allows the board to continue its practice of holding virtual hearings till JUNE 2027. This hearing of the board is being held remotely via the zoom webinar platform and it's also being live streamed. As with our in-person meetings. Comments and support will be followed by comments in opposition. The order of comments is as follows elected officials, representatives of elected officials and members of the public. The chair MAY limit the number of people called upon to offer a comment and the time for commenting as time constraints require. For that reason, the board prefers to hear from members of the public who are most impacted by a project that is those individuals who live closest to the project. Okay. If you wish to comment on an appeal, please click the Raise Hand button along the bottom of your screen in the Zoom webinar platform. Click it again and your hand should go down when the host sees your hand or receive a request to unmute yourself. Select yes and you should be able to talk. If you are connected to the hearing by telephone, please press star nine to raise and lower your hand. You must press star six to unmute yourself after you rec …

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Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council to discuss reestablishing a post office in Allston

The City Council's Institutional and Intergovernmental Relations Committee will hold a hearing on Docket #1338, an order to discuss reestablishing a post office location in Allston. The agenda is limited to this single hearing item.

Hearing on Docket #1338 to discuss reestablishing a post office in Allston

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PILOT Agreements, Institutional and Intergovernmental Relations Committee Hearing on Docket #1338

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office. >> this hearing is being recorded. It is being live [email protected] backslash city council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82 files chat channel 964 written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at 0.06 uh. Pilot at boston.Com and will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they have signed up, and they will have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison megan kavanaugh at meghan dot cava and a g [email protected]. For the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 1338. Order for a hearing to discuss reestablishing a post office location in allston. This matter was sponsored by councilor liz breadon and referred to the committee on JULY 8th, 2026. This morning I'm joined by my colleagues in order of arrival um councilor breadon and councilor ed flynn. Um and uh, I wanted to give a moment. Um, uh, so we're going to take mark flanagan from ed markey's office first. Um, but first I want to say good morning and thank you to everyone for being here. I'm grateful to be chairing this important conversation at the request of my colleague, council PRESIDENT Liz breadon. The also community has now gone n …

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Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 2:00 PM

City Council

Council to hear testimony on BPS private fundraising transparency

The Education Committee will hold a hearing on Docket #0406, an order concerning transparency and accountability of private fundraising in Boston Public Schools. The hearing is for discussion and testimony; no final vote is scheduled on the agenda.

Hearing on Docket #0406 regarding private fundraising in Boston Public Schools

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Education Committee Hearing on Docket #0406

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because. >> here I'm an at large city councilor and I'm also the chair of the boston school council committee on education. Oh my goodness my daughter's calling me. Hold on one second. All right I'm going to pick up where I left off. Okay. Um so for the record my name is julia mejia. I'm an at large city councilor and the chair of the boston city council's committee on education. Today is SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2026 and the exact time is 204. In accordance with chapter two of the acts of 2025 modifying certain requirements of the open meeting law and relieving public bodies of certain requirements including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible uh to the public. The city council will be conducting this hearing virtually via zoom. This hearing is being recorded and it is also being live [email protected] stache city council tv and broadcast on infinity channel eight, rcn channel 82 and files 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at [email protected] and it will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called in the order in which they have signed up and will have two minutes um to testify if you wish to sign up for public testimony and have not done so ,please email central staff liaison megan [email protected]. For the zoom link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hear …

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Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

City Council committee reviews three grants: IT training, broadband, HVAC units

The City Services Committee is holding a hearing on three dockets that would authorize Boston to accept and spend grant funds and a gift. The items cover a fellowship for IT training graduates, a digital equity program for broadband access, and donated HVAC units for city facilities. The committee is reviewing these before any full Council vote.

$20,930 El Centro Fellowship grant from Catholic Charities for IT training program graduates
$225,125.11 MBI Digital Equity Partnership grant for broadband and digital literacy support
43 HVAC units valued at $84,210 donated by FWC2026 US, Inc. for police stations, schools, and municipal offices

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City Services Committee Hearing on Dockets #1085, #1395, and #1397

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i. Don't. Good morning. My name is ed flynn. District two city council. I'm chair of the city council committee on city services. Today is SEPTEMBER 21st. The exact time is ten zero three. The hearing is being recorded. It is also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council dash tv broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82 files channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at at [email protected] and will be made part of the record and available to all city councils. Public testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing or in the middle of the hearing. Uh depending on how many people we have testifying, um individual individuals will be called in order in which they are signed up and we'll have two minutes justify. But I won't cut you off if you go over two minutes. I want to hear what's important to you. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. When you walk in uh in our chamber, if you are looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison ryan pratt and ryan are ryan dot pratt [email protected]. For the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 1085. What's it which is a message in order authorizing the city of boston to accept expand the amount of. $20,930 in the form of a grant the health central fellowship grant order to catholic charities archdiocese of boston to be administered by the department of innova …

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City Services Committee Hearing on Dockets #1085, #1395, and #1397 1085 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Dollars ($20,930.00) in the form of a grant, the El Centro Fellowship grant, awarded by Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant would fund the fellowship program for El Centro IT training program graduates. 1395 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and Eleven Cents ($225,125.11) in the form of a grant, the MBI Digital Equity Partnership Program, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, passed through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant would fund services and support for residents of the Commonwealth who cannot afford broadband service and/or internet connected devices or lack the digital literacy skills needed to utilize the internet. 1397 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a gift of 43 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Units of various types valued at Eighty-Four Thousand Two Hundred and Ten Dollars ($84,210.00) from FWC2026 US, Inc. This gift is awarded to the City of Boston through the Mayor’s Office for use in the public facilities of …

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Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 2:00 PM

City Council

Council committee to consider banning synthetic kratom compounds

The Government Operations Committee is holding a hearing on an ordinance that would amend Chapter 16 of the City of Boston Code to prohibit the sale and use of synthetic mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), and other dangerous chemical compounds. The committee will discuss and potentially vote on the proposed ban.

Public hearing on Docket #1414
Ordinance to prohibit sale and use of synthetic mitragynine and 7-OH
Amendment to Chapter 16 of City of Boston Code

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Government Operations Committee Hearing on Docket #1414

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and. >> good afternoon. For the record my name is gabrielle club as a district one councilor and I'm the chair of the boston city council committee on government operations. Today is SEPTEMBER 21st 2026. The exact time is 209. This hearing is being recorded. It is also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight, rcn channel 82 and fios channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at [email protected] and will be made a part of the record and available to all councilors. We have gotten considerable amount of public testimony already. It's all in this blue binder so please feel free to continue to send those to that email. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they signed up. We'll have two minutes to testify. If you're interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison megan at amiga encore. Are you good? Oh, ma tim at boston dot go for the link. Anyone in your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 141 for an ordinance amending chapter 16 of the city code ordinances prohibiting the sale and use of synthetic. And we need help on this one. Yeah. Get. >> does anybody. >> in my janine. And seven hydro. Hydroxy hydroxy mataji love it . 7-0h and other dangerous chemical compounds I …

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Fri Sep 18, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council to hear status of Boston curbside food waste program

The City Services Committee is holding a hearing on Docket #0773 to discuss the status of Boston's Curbside Food Waste Collection Program. The agenda contains only this single hearing item, with no other business listed.

Hearing on Docket #0773 regarding the Curbside Food Waste Collection Program

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City Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0773

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and. >> then. Go. Good morning. My name is ed flynn. City council for district 12. Chair of the city council. Committee on city services. Today is SEPTEMBER 18th, 2026. The exact time is ten zero eight. I do apologize for starting this meeting eight minutes late. This hearing is being recorded . It is also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council dash tv. In broadcast on xfinity. Channel eight. Rcn channel 82 fios channel 964. Written comments MAY. >> be sent to the committee email at csea dot cse. It at boston gov. And will be a part of the record and available to all city councils. Public testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing or maybe throughout the hearing. Individuals will be called on in order in which they sign. Up and will have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in. Testifying in person. Please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the city council chamber. And if you are looking to testify virtually please email our central staff liaison. Liaison ron cobb at ron erwin. Dot cobb [email protected]. For the. link and your name. >> will be added to the list. I also want to say thank you. To ron cobb for being here. And for. Ethan as well. And appreciate the city council's central. Staff for supporting this hearing. Today's hearing. Is on. Docket 0773. This is an order for a hearing to discuss the status of the city of boston's curbside food waste collection program. The matter was. Sponsored by. City councilors. Gabriel collado …

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Thu Sep 17, 2026 · 3:30 PM

BPDA Board of Directors

Room 900, City Hall

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Stability of Boston residents. Hybrid means that our board meetings are conducted in-person at City Hall in our boardroom on the ninth floor and virtually via Zoom in Boston City tv. For more information and updates please visit Boston Plans talk. The Open Public Meeting law requires that I notify the public that this meeting is being recorded. Please be aware that an audio and visual recording of this meeting is being made and broadcast by Boston City tv, which is a part of the City of Boston Office of Cable Communications. Edison Channel 26 rcn channel 13 and Verizon Fios channel 962. It's also being live streamed at boston.Com/cable. Now if there's anyone in the audience who is recording this meeting I just ask that you please identify yourself now. Seeing none we'll start with the roll call. MISS Jack here is Bennett here. MR. Shepard here. MR. Here and I the chair I am present. Item number one request authorization for the approval of the minutes of that AUGUST 13th, 2026 board meeting. A motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? I opposed. The ayes have it. Item number two. Request authorization to amend the Engineering Design Services contract with Childs Engineering for construction documents to repair defects at berth ten. Increase the contract amount by $49,315 and further execute a 10% design contingency in the amount of $4,931.50 for an aggregate contract amount not to exceed $54,246.50 and the total aggregate contract amount not to rate and the to …

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Thu Sep 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

City Council committee hears ordinance on unarmed security guard training

The Government Operations Committee is holding a hearing on Docket #1541, an ordinance that would establish minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards. The committee will discuss the proposed ordinance, but no vote is scheduled in this agenda.

Hearing on Docket #1541: ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards

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Government Operations Committee Hearing on Docket #1541

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and. >> the. Number. And. The. And. The. Good morning everybody. Happy to be here. For the record my name is gabrielle collette is the district one city councilor and I'm the chair of the boston city council committee on government operations today's SEPTEMBER 17th 2026. The exact time is 10:18 A.M. This hearing is being recorded. It is also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight, rcn channel 82 and fios channel 964 written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at [email protected] and will be made a part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called on in order in the order in which they signed up and we'll have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison megan at amiga and echo. Are yugi d o m a r t I [email protected] for the link in your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 1541. an ordinance establishing minimum training and training requirements for unarmed security guards. This matter was sponsored by councilors henry santana and rosie louijeune and was referred to the committee on AUGUST 5th 2026. Today I am joined by my colleagues in order of arrival I think it was councilor ed flynn because he's the first one every single time …

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Thu Sep 17, 2026 · 2:00 PM

City Council

Council to discuss preventing student homelessness in Boston schools

The Boston City Council's Education Committee will hold a hearing on Docket #0507, an order to discuss strategies to prevent homelessness among students in the Boston Public Schools. The agenda is limited to this single hearing item.

Hearing on Docket #0507: strategies to prevent student homelessness in Boston Public Schools

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Education Committee Hearing on Docket #0507

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>> know. And. I'm. So. For the record my name is brian worrell district for city councilor and I'm the vice chair of the boston city council committee on education and I will be conducting today's hearing and the chair's absence today is SEPTEMBER 17th, 2026. The exact time is 2:10 P.M. This hearing is being recorded is also being live [email protected]. Backslash city dash council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82 and files channel 964. Reading comments MAY be sent to the committee email at [email protected]. It will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals be called on in order which they signed up. We'll have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison megan at . M e a g a and c o r u g e d o martyr [email protected] for the link your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 0507. order for a hearing to discuss strategies to prevent homeless homelessness among students in the boston public schools. This matter was sponsored by councilor ben weber, liz breadon and councilor julie mejia referred to the committee on MARCH 11th, 2026. Today I'm joined by my council colleagues in order of arrival council PRESIDENT Breadon, councilor weber, councilor fl …

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Wed Sep 16, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

Council to fund Boston Police union raises, accept $16M in grants

The Boston City Council will consider funding police collective bargaining agreements totaling about $3.3 million, funded by reducing the FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining. It will also vote on accepting over $16 million in federal and private grants for emergency preparedness, transportation, DNA analysis, food access, and other programs. Several ordinances and resolutions are proposed, including tenant protections, zoning changes, and school oversight.

$1,951,894 for Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society contract (2% wage increase, hazardous duty pay, sick time buyback)
$1,366,093 for Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society - Superior Officers Unit contract (2% wage increase, hazardous duty pay, paid details)
$13,471,070.40 FY2025 Urban Area Security Initiative grant for regional preparedness
Ordinance extending protections for tenants facing displacement by condo/co-op conversion
Ordinance to codify abutters meetings and community process for projects seeking zoning relief

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✓ Decided: Boston City Council approves multiple grants and fire truck contract

The City Council approved several grant acceptances, including funding for museum access, transportation operations, and youth mental health initiatives. The Council also authorized a six-year contract for the purchase of fire apparatus and approved multiple personnel appointments and resolutions. A proposal regarding voter registration procedures failed to pass.

Approved $1M BPS Sundays Support Grant (13-0)
Approved $750k Fair Share transportation grant (13-0)
Approved $200k BHCCI/Connect grant (12-0)
Approved $51,980 SNAP administrative grant (13-0)
Approved $50k Food, Fuel and Shelter grant (13-0)
Approved $50k Tuition Free Community College grant (13-0)
Approved 6-year fire apparatus procurement contract (13-0)
Voter registration information order failed (4-5)

Council Chambers

Agenda (official) · cached copy · Minutes · Video

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and. >> I'm. Going. Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon. Good to see so many folks in the chamber this afternoon. I call to order today's meeting of the boston city council. Viewers can watch the council meeting on [email protected] backslash city council tv. At this time I ask my colleagues and those in the audience to please silence their cell phones and electronic devices. Also pursuant to rule 40 and remind all in the chamber that no demonstration of approval or disapproval from members of the public will be permitted. Thank you. And also per council rules I know we're welcoming uh, folks from the oncor, uh, workers. Um, and just a reminder that per council rules, displaying of signs is not permitted within the chamber. So I appreciate your, um, all being here and we know why you're here. We're supportive. Uh, but, uh, the council rules with no sign. So thank you for your cooperation with that. Thank you, mr chair. Could you please call a roll, uh, to ascertain the presence of a quorum? Councilor breadon. >> here. Councilor collette as a person. Yeah. councilor culpeper. Council. Durkan. Council. Fitzgerald. Councilor flynn. Yeah. Councilor. Louijeune. Councilor. Mejia. Councilor. Murphy. Councilor. Pepen. Councilor. Santana. Councilor weber and council. We're here. A quorum is present. Thank you. >> been informed by the clerk that a quorum is present. Now it's my pleasure to ask, uh, councilor santana to come forward and introduce today's st …

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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER A. IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. ________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 26, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: 1671 Message and order to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($1,951,894.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY27 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS). Page 1 of 12 1672 Message and order for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($1,951,894.00) to cover the FY27 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS). The terms of the contract are July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The major provisions of the contract include a base wage increase of 2% in July of 2025. The contract also contains an update to hazardous duty pay and amended language around sick time buyback at r …

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September 16, 2026 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 12:14 P.M. President Breadon in the Chair. Present Councilors Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell. Pastor Wilson Santos, Congregation Lion of Judah, delivered the invocation, and the meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the August 26, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed. ________________________________________________________________________ 1671 Message and order to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($1,951,894.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY27 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS). Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 1672 Message and order for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four Dollars ($1,951,894.00) to cover the FY27 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS). The terms of the contra …

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Wed Sep 16, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Boston School Committee

Bolling Building

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Good evening and welcome to this meeting of the Boston School Committee. I'm chairperson Jerry Robinson. We'll begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under GOD, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. I want to welcome everyone who is joining us tonight in person on Boston City tv and on zoom. I'm going to ask everyone here in the chamber to please turn off the volume on your laptops or other devices so it does not interfere with the audio for tonight's meeting. Thank you for your cooperation. Tonight's meeting documents are posted on the committee's web page. Boston Public schools.Org/school committee under the SEPTEMBER 16th meeting link for those joining us in person. You can access the meeting documents by scanning the qr code that's posted by the doors. The meeting documents have been translated into all of the major languages. Any translations that are not ready prior to the start of the meeting will be posted as soon as they are finalized. The meeting will be rebroadcast on Boston City tv and posted on the School Committee's web page and on YouTube. The committee is pleased to offer live simultaneous interpretation virtually in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verde and Creole Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese and American Sign Language. The zoom interpretation feature has been activated. Zoom participants should click the globe icon at the bottom of your s …

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Tue Sep 15, 2026 · 10:30 AM

City Council

Council hearing on HVAC updates in Boston Public Schools

The Education Committee is holding a hearing to discuss the status of HVAC updates in Boston Public Schools, per Docket #1334. This is a discussion item, not a vote, and the agenda contains no other business.

Hearing on Docket #1334 regarding HVAC updates in Boston Public Schools

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Education Committee Hearing on Docket #1334

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nothing. >> for the record, uh, my name is julia mejia at large boston city councilor. I am also the chair of the boston city council's committee on education. Today is SEPTEMBER the 15th and the exact time is 1037. In accordance with chapter two of the acts of 2025 modifying certain requirements of the open meeting law and revealing public bodies of certain requirements including the requirements that public bodies conducts its meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public. The city council will be conducting this hearing virtually via zoom. This hearing will be recorded and it is also being live streamed at boston.Gov. Slash city dash council dash tv and broadcast on infinity channel eight rcn channel 82 and files channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at seek [email protected] and will be made part of the record and available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals will be called in the order in which they have signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you wish to sign up for public testable money and have not done so yet, please email our central staff liaison meg at meg dot org. The name change megan dot c r u g e n d o m a r t I [email protected] and the zoom link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket 1334. In order for a hearing to discuss the status of hvac updates in the boston public schools. This matter was sponsored b …

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Sicut Patribus Sit Deus Nobis BOSTONIA. CONDITA A.D. 1630. CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA A.D. 1822. Education Committee Hearing on Docket #1334 1334 Order for a hearing to discuss the status of HVAC updates in the Boston Public Schools. Page 1 of 1

Thu Sep 10, 2026 · 2:45 PM

City Council

Council to examine waste transfer facilities and dumping impacts

The City Council's Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks Committee will hold a hearing on Docket #1241, an order to examine waste transfer facilities, illegal dumping, environmental justice, and fair housing impacts in residential and mixed-use neighborhoods. The hearing is for discussion only; no final action is scheduled.

Hearing on Docket #1241 regarding waste transfer facilities
Discussion of illegal dumping in residential and mixed-use neighborhoods
Examination of environmental justice and fair housing impacts

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Environmental Justice, Resiliency, & Parks Committee Hearing on Docket #1241

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and. >> I'm. For the record, my name is brian worrell. District four city councilor and the chair of the boston city council committee on environmental justice, resiliency and parks. Today, SEPTEMBER 10th, 2026 the exact time is 3:02 P.M.. This hearing is being recorded is also being live [email protected]. Backslash city dash council dash tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82 and files channel 964. Reading comments MAY be sent to the committee email at [email protected]. It will be made part of the record available to all councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing. Individuals be called on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you're looking to testify virtually, please email us central staff liaison shane pac . At ach and that pack at boston.Com for the link you name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on docket number 1241 order for a hearing to examine waste transfer facilities, illegal dumping, environmental justice and fair housing impacts and residential and mixed use neighborhoods. The matter was sponsored by cancer council culpeper and council media and was referred to the committee on JUNE 24th, 2026. Today I'm joined by councilor culpeper um and I believe councilor murphy was here as well. First I will go to my council colleague, the original co-spon …

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Thu Sep 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Council committee to hear five public safety and violence prevention dockets

The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee will hold a hearing on five dockets covering community safety strategy, a summer public safety plan, noise complaint enforcement, codifying the Office of Violence Prevention, and firearm trafficking in police districts B-2 and B-3. The hearing is for discussion only; no votes are scheduled on the agenda. Councilor Culpepper invoked Rule 12 to add Councilors Worrell and Flynn as co-sponsors of the dockets.

Hearing on docket 0185: citywide community safety and violence prevention strategy
Hearing on docket 1390: Community-Based Summer Public Safety Plan
Hearing on docket 1419: noise complaint response and noise control enforcement
Hearing on docket 1602: codifying Office of Violence Prevention and biennial strategy plan
Hearing on docket 0999: firearm trafficking and gun violence hotspots in districts B-2 and B-3

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Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee Hearing on Dockets #0185, 0999, 1390, 1419, and 1602

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and. >> I'm. >> a factory. >> for the record my name is henry santana and our city councilor. And I am the chair of the boston city council committee on public safety and criminal justice. Today is SEPTEMBER 10th, 2026. The exact time is 10:09 A.M. This hearing is being recorded . It is also being live stream at boston.Gov/city council dash tv and broadcasted on xfinity channel eight, rcn channel 82 and fios channel 964. Rain comments MAY be sent to the committee email ask for [email protected]. And we made part of the record and available to all councilors . Public testimony will be taken in at the end of this hearing. Individuals would be caught on in the order in which they signed up and will have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. If you are looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison shane pack uh [email protected]. For the link and your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing in is on um many docket so I'll read the docket into the record now. First docket is docket number 0185 order for a hearing on cross-sector collaborative citywide strategy for community safety and violence prevention. This matter was sponsored by councilor ruchi louijeune and brian row and was referred to the committee on JANUARY 28th, 2026. Second docket is docket number 0999. Order for a hearing to examine fire on firearm trafficking, gun violence hotspo …

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Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee Hearing on Dockets #0185, 0999, 1390, 1419, and 1602 0185 Order for a hearing on a cross-sector collaborative citywide strategy for community safety and violence prevention. 1390 Order for a hearing regarding a Community-Based Summer Public Safety Plan for the City of Boston. 1419 Order for a hearing regarding the City of Boston's response to noise complaints and enforcement of noise control laws. 1602 Order for a hearing to explore codifying the Office of Violence Prevention and establishing a biennial violence prevention strategy plan in the City of Boston. 0999 Order for a hearing to examine firearm trafficking, gun violence hotspots, and the concentration of firearm violations in Boston police districts B-2 and B-3. On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Worrell and Flynn as original co-sponsors. Page 1 of 1

Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Zoning Board of Appeal

Room 801, City Hall

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Recording in progress. Good morning the City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal hearing for SEPTEMBER 8th, 2026 is now in session. This hearing is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Open Meeting Law, including the updated provisions enacted by the legislature this year. The new law allows the board to continue its practice of holding virtual hearings through JUNE 2027. This hearing of the board is being held remotely via the zoom webinar event platform and is also being live streamed. In order to ensure this hearing of the board is open to the public. Members of the public MAY access this hearing through telephone and video conferencing. The information for connecting to this hearing is listed on today's hearing agenda, which is posted on the Public notices page of the city's website boston.Gov. Members of the public will enter the virtual hearing as attendees, which means you will not see yourself on the screen and you will be muted throughout unless administratively unmuted. When asked to comment for members, applicants and their attorneys or representatives will participate in the hearing as panels and they will appear alongside the presentation materials when speaking. Panelists are strongly encouraged to keep video on while presenting to the board. As with our in-person meetings ,comments and support will be followed by comments and opposition. The order of comments is as follows. Elected officials, representatives of elected officials and …

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Thu Sep 3, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Improvement Commission

Public Improvement Commission hearing agenda is procedural only

This meeting agenda for the Boston Public Improvement Commission on September 3, 2026, contains only a title and no listed items. It appears to be procedural boilerplate with no specific decisions or discussions detailed.

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Mon Aug 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM

City Council

City Council to discuss accessibility in Boston City Hall

The City Services Committee is holding a hearing on Docket #0335, an order to discuss accessibility in Boston City Hall. This is a discussion item, not a final decision.

Hearing on Docket #0335 regarding accessibility in Boston City Hall

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City Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0335

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and. >> good afternoon everyone. My name is ed flynn. District city council. I am the chair of the boston city council committee on city services. Today is AUGUST 31st 2026. The exact time is 203. This hearing is being recorded. It is also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council dash tv broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn 82 fios channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at sk dot csv [email protected]. And will be made part of the record and available to all city councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing. Individuals will be called on in order in which they sign up and will have two minutes to testify. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the chamber. When you walk in if you are looking to testify virtually, please email our central staff liaison shane pack and shane and dot [email protected]. For the link and your name will be added to the list. Before I begin I do want to say thank you to shane and ethan for being here. They're our city council central staff and we want to thank them for their for their work and professionalism. Today's hearing is on docket 0335. in order for a hearing to discuss accessibility issues in boston city hall. This matter is sponsored by myself and city council erin murphy who was referred to the committee on FEBRUARY 11th, 2026. Today I am and I am joined by city councilors in order of arrival. Councilor fitzgerald, c …

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SICUT EXURIUS SIT DEUS NOBIS BOSTONIA. CONDITA A.D. 1630. CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA A.D. 1822. City Services Committee Hearing on Docket #0335 0335 Order for a hearing to discuss accessibility in Boston City Hall. Page 1 of 1

Fri Aug 28, 2026 · 10:00 AM

City Council

Committee to hold hearings on services for women veterans and Black veterans' lung cancer rates

The Veterans, Military Families, and Military Affairs Committee will hold hearings regarding two specific dockets. The discussions will focus on services provided to women veterans and lung cancer rates among Black veterans.

Hearing on Docket #0274 regarding services for women veterans
Hearing on Docket #0273 regarding lung cancer rates among Black veterans

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Veterans, Military Families, and Military Affairs Committee Hearing on Dockets #0273 and #0274

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good morning. My name is ed flynn. Boston city council I am the vice chair of the boston city council committee and veterans military families military affairs. Today is AUGUST 28th, 2026. The exact time is 10:00. This hearing is being recorded . It is also being live streamed at boston.Gov/city council tv and broadcast on xfinity channel eight rcn channel 82 fios channel 964. Written comments MAY be sent to the committee email at seek dot that's at boston.Gov and will be made part of the record and available to all city councilors. Public testimony will be taken at the end of this hearing or if anyone would like to testify virtually. We'll try to get you in during during the hearing. If you have any scheduling related issues and you need to testify immediately, please let me know and I'll try to get you in to testify as we speak. Individuals will be called on in the order in which they sign up, and they'll have two minutes to testify. I will not cut anyone off if you need to speak for more than two minutes. Please take the time that you need. If you are interested in testifying in person, please add your name to the sign up sheet near the entrance of the city council chamber. If you are looking to testify virtually, please email our city council central staff liaison shane pac and shane s h a n [email protected]. For the link in your name will be added to the list. Today's hearing is on actually two dockets docket 0273. It's an order for a hearing to discuss lung cancer rate …

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Wed Aug 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM

City Council

Council to vote on $12.8M Bloomberg grant for skilled trades training

The Boston City Council will consider accepting a $12,855,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for the Skilled Trades Initiative, which supports vocational training and apprenticeships in construction and other trades. The agenda also includes votes on several conservation restrictions, appointments to city boards, and a special law for a firefighter's pension. Numerous resolutions and orders, including a hearing on affordable housing funding and a resolution on ShotSpotter, are scheduled for discussion.

$12,855,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Skilled Trades Initiative (Docket #1391)
$40,000 Simoni Foundation grant for Police Homicide Unit (Docket #1589)
Conservation restrictions on land at 0 Dale Street, Hyde Park, and 190-198 West Eighth Street, South Boston (Dockets #1401, #1402)
Ordinance amending paid parental leave for city employees (Docket #1599)
Resolution supporting continued use of ShotSpotter (Docket #1606)

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✓ Decided: Boston City Council approves $12.855M Bloomberg grant for skilled trades training

The Council approved a $12,855,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant to the Office of Workforce Development for a Skilled Trades Initiative run with Boston Public Schools. It also passed a $40,000 Simoni Foundation grant for the Police Department's Homicide Unit, approved conservation restrictions on land at 0 Dale Street in Hyde Park and 190-198 West Eighth Street in South Boston, and confirmed nine appointments or reappointments to the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board. A resolution supporting a Secretary of State investigation into incorrect early-voting ballots and continued state receivership of the Election Department failed 2-7. Most other items were referred to committees, placed on file, or adopted as ceremonial resolutions.

Approved $12,855,000 Bloomberg Philanthropies grant for Skilled Trades Initiative (passed)
Approved $40,000 Simoni Foundation grant for Police Homicide Unit (10-0, 3 absent)
Approved conservation restriction at 0 Dale Street, Hyde Park (10-0, 3 absent)
Approved conservation restriction at 190-198 West Eighth Street, South Boston (10-0, 3 absent)
Confirmed 9 appointments/reappointments to Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board
Passed special law on pension benefits for Firefighter Richard Lopez in new draft (9-0, 1 not present, 3 absent)
Declared surplus City-owned parcels at Melnea Cass Boulevard, Roxbury, for transfer to Public Facilities Commission (passed)
Resolution on Secretary of State investigation into early-voting ballots and election receivership failed (2-7, 1 present, 3 absent)

Council Chambers

Agenda (official) · cached copy · Minutes · Video

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i'm. I'm sure that you. Good afternoon everyone. I called to order today's uh, meeting of the boston city council. Viewers can watch the the council meeting live on [email protected] backslash city council tv. At this time I ask my colleagues and those in the audience to please silence their cellphones and electronic devices including my um also pursuant to rule 42. I remind all in the chamber that no demonstration of approval or disapproval from members of the public would be permitted. Thank you. Mr clerk, will you please call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum? Councilor breadon here councilor collette as a further councilor. Culpeper. Councilor. Durkan. Councilor. Fitzgerald. Councilor. Flynn. Yeah. Councilor louijeune. Yeah. Concilor mejia here. Councilor murphy. Councilor vipond. Yeah. Councilor santana. Councilor weber. Thank you. Councilor worrell. Yeah. A quorum. Thank you. >> MISTER. Uh, the truck has informed us that the quorum is PRESIDENT Present. Um, MR. Clerk, uh, if you would do us the honor of some brief remarks as an invocation today, we appreciate it. Thank you so much. And following the invoking following the invocation will, um, have the pledge of allegiance. Good afternoon. Please stand. The ringing of bells calls us to worship. The pounding of the drum calls us to war. The popping of a cork calls us to celebration. What is the sound that calls us to hear one another? Listen. Listen carefully. It is here in the silence. Listen deeply. The be …

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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER A. IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. ________________________________________________________________________ ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 5, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR: 1589 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in the form of a grant, The Simoni Foundation Charitable Donation Grant, awarded by Frank R. and Elizabeth Simoni Foundation Inc. to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund supporting the work of the Homicide Unit. 1590 Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Robyn Casper, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for a term expiring on August 24, 2029. REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS: 1591 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Ann Moy as a Member of the Chinatown Trust Fund Committee, for a term expiring August 3, 2031. 1592 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Helen Chan Kwong as a Member of the Chinatown Trust Fund Committee, for a term expiring August 3, 2031. Page 1 of 10 1593 Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Adam Cederbaum as Chair of the Boston Elect …

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August 26, 2026 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 12:10 P.M. President Breadon in the Chair. Present Councilors Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, and Worrell. Absent Councilors Durkan, Mejia, and Weber. City Clerk Alex Geourntas delivered the invocation, and the meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the August 5, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed. ________________________________________________________________________ 1589 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in the form of a grant, The Simoni Foundation Charitable Donation Grant, awarded by Frank R. and Elizabeth Simoni Foundation Inc. to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund supporting the work of the Homicide Unit. On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber). 1590 Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Robyn Casper, as a Member of the Building Emissions Reduction And Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for a term expiring on August 24, 2029. Referred to the Committee on Environmental …

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Wed Aug 26, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Public Facilities

Room 801, City Hall