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A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall at 1:10 on Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Councilors Present: President Ross in the Chair. . All members present.
Clergy:Revered Jonathan Wilkins, Western Avenue Baptist Church, Cambridge, delivered the invocation and the meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
The following were received:
Docket	Short Description
1353	On the message and order, referred on September 29, 2010, Docket #1353, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $172,574.00 from the FY10 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act Formula funded by the National Institute of Justice, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1422	Message and order authorizing the Fire Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of One Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars $1,750,000.00 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Department of Fire Service for the Fire Department training academy. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety.
1423	Message and order authorizing the Department of Neighborhood Development (Public Facilities Department) to apply for, accept and expend a grant of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Federal FY2010 Healthy Homes Production Program Grant. Referred to the Committee on Housing.
1424	Message and order authorizing the Police Department to accept and expend a grant of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing, for the purpose of the COPS Secure Our Schools (SOS) Program. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Special Committee on Federal Stimulus Oversight.
1425	Message and order authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend $141,983.23 bequeathed to the Boston Police Department from Mrs. Jean Fink for the purpose of bicycles for 100 new recruits and for a contract to provide maintenance on the purchased bicycles. On motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
1426	Message and order to declare surplus the vacant land owned by Harrison Supply Co, Inc. located at 1003 Harrison Ave, Roxbury District, Boston (Ward 8, Parcel 02445000) containing 329 sq ft (permanent easement) and 302 sq ft (temporary easement) areas taken by the Boston Redevelopment Authority and to transfer the care, custody, management and control said easements to the Public Facilities Commission. On motion of Councilor Linehan, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
1427	Message and order authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend $200.00 from Mary Gier for the purchase of pet oxygen masks to assist in the resuscitation of pets. On motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
1428	Message transmitting certain information under section 17F regarding Food Services at the Boston Public Schools, passed by the City Council on September 29, 2010, (Docket #1369). Placed on file.
1429	Communication was received from the Massachusetts Port Authority re: Boston-Logan International Airport East 2009 Environmental Data Report (2009EDR) EOEA # 3247. Placed on file.
1430	Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Joanne Massaro as the Commissioner of Public Works for a term expiring on January 6, 2014. Placed on file.
1431	The Constable Bond of Ayubur Rahman, having been duly approved by the Collector-Treasurer, was received and approved under the usual terms and conditions.
1349	Councilor Consalvo, on behalf of the Committee on Housing, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on September 29, 2010, Docket #1349, authorizing the Department of Neighborhood Development to apply for, accept and expend a grant of Thirty One Million Dollars ($31,000,000.00) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Federal FY2010 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Grant, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
0592	President Ross moved to adopt the minutes from the October 6, 2010 meeting. Motion prevailed. Councilor Murphy, on behalf of the Committee on Public Safety, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on April 28, 2010, Docket #0592, authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management to accept and expend a grant of $400,000.00 from the Federal Government under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, for the purpose of Assurance Planning for the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1076	Councilor Murphy, on behalf of the Committee on Public Safety, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on August 4, 2010, Docket #1076, authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management to accept and expend a grant of Eleven Million Six Hundred Fifty One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Dollar ($11,651,680.00) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS), Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant FY2009, to address the unique planning, training, exercise, equipment, and operational needs of large urban areas, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1078	On the message and order, referred on August 4, 2010, Docket #1078, authorizing the City to accept and expend a grant of One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,400,000.00) from various Government Agencies, including FEMA, as reimbursement for expenses incurred due to server storms and flooding that occurred in March and April 2010, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1079	On the message and order, referred on August 4, 2010, Docket #1079, authorizing the City to accept and expend a grant of One Million Three Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Two Hundred Forty Nine Dollar ($1,378,249.00) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS), for the purpose of catastrophic planning within the designated region, including the Boston Urban Area Providence Urban Area, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of New Hampshire, and State of Rhode Island, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1081	On the message and order, referred on August 4, 2010, Docket #1081, authorizing the Fire Academy to establish in accordance with General Law Chapter 44, Section 53E ½ a revolving fund to accept from the fund up to a maximum of $200,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing training equipment, certifying instructors, updating facilities, and providing funds for other training needs not otherwise budgeted for, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1145	On the message and order, referred on August 25, 2010, Docket #1145, authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a Port Security Program Grant of One Million, One Hundred Eighty Thousand, Two hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($1,180,257.00) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, for the construction of a Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) Watercraft, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1146	Councilor Murphy, on behalf of the Committee on Public Safety, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on August 25, 2010, Docket #1146, authorizing the Public Health Commission to accept and expend a grant of $750,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs FY 2009 Discretionary Grant Program, for the purpose of violence intervention and prevention in the City, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1147	On the message and order, referred on August 25, 2010, Docket #1147, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend $300,000.00 of the FY2010 ICAC Program award, from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to indentify child victims of commercial sexual exploitation, provide services and support for them, and investigate and prosecute cases against adults who exploit children and youth, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1224	On the message and order, referred on September 15, 2010, Docket #1224, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $904,932.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice, for the FY09 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds, for the purpose of supporting crime prevention and law enforcement, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1225	On the message and order, referred on September 15, 2010, Docket #1225, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $307,967.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice, for the FY 2010 Forensic DNA Backlog Reduction Program, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1226	On the message and order, referred on September 15, 2010, Docket #1226, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend the FY10 (VAWA) STOP grant of $43,560.00, from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to support the BPD’s Civilian Domestic Violence Advocate, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1351	On the message and order, referred on September 29, 2010, Docket #1351, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $749,828.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance funded under the FY10 Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative for the purpose of funding the Boston Reentry Partnership Initiative, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1352	Councilor Murphy, on behalf of the Committee on Public Safety, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on September 29, 2010, Docket #1352, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $175,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance funded under the FY10 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1354	On the message and order, referred on September 29, 2010, Docket #1354, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $80,000.00 from the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants Program funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs passed through from the Massachusetts State Police, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1355	On the message and order, referred on September 29, 2010, Docket #1355, authorizing the Police Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $75,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice, for the purpose of supporting law enforcement response to human trafficking, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1082	Councilor Feeney, on behalf of the Committee on Government Operation, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on August 4 2010, Docket #1082, approving a Home Rule Petition to the General Court entitled “An Act Amending Contract Procedures in the City of Boston, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft.
1144	On the message and order, referred on August 25, 2010, Docket #1144, approving a Petition for a Special Law re: the Certification and Training of All Levels of Fire Service Personnel, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 0.
1161	On the ordinance, referred on August 25, 2010, Docket #1161, amending Chapter 16-52 of the CBC, regarding the Maintenance of Vacant, Foreclosing Residential Properties”, the Committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft.
1350	Councilor Feeney, on behalf of the Committee on Government Operation, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on September 29, 2010, Docket #1350, authorizing the Mayor to accept and expend a grant of Four Million Three Hundred and Twelve Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Six Dollars ($4,312,476.00) from National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to provide three in��"depth programs (Technology Goes Home, On Line Learning Readiness, and Connected Living) which will use high-speed internet broadband access to provide training on how the internet can improve lives and enhance job prospects, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1432	Councilors Arroyo and Connolly offered the following: Resolution opposing Question 1, would, if passed, eliminate the sales tax on alcohol purchases, and asking the residents of Boston to join them in voting no on Ballot Question 1. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, nays 0.
1433	Resolution opposing Question 2, would, if passed, repeal the State’s Affordable Housing Law (Chapter 40B), and asking the residents of Boston to join them in voting no on Ballot Question 2. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, nays 0.
1434	Resolution opposing Question 3, would, if passed, cut the sales tax rate to 3%, a reduction of more that fifty percent from the current sales tax rate, and asking the residents of Boston to join them in voting no on Ballot Question 3. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the resolution as substituted, was adopted; yeas 12, nays 0.
1223	Councilor Connolly, on behalf of the Committee on Environment and Health, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on September 15, 2010, Docket #1223, authorizing the City of Boston to apply for, accept and expend various grants and other funds, for the purpose of supporting the City’s bike share program, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1296	On the message and order, referred on September 22, 2010, Docket #1296, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of $112,750.00 over two years starting in FY2011, awarded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and passed through the Boston Public Health Commission to support Boston Transportation Department Community Bike Programs, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.
1435	Councilors Ross , Ciommo, Yancey, Linehan, Turner, Pressley, Murphy, LaMattina and Feeney offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine the impact that the off-campus student rental market has had on neighborhoods. Councilor Murphy in the Chair. Councilor Ross in the Chair. Referred to the Committee on Housing.
1436	Councilor Ross for Councilor Connolly offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Andrew Vincent in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules. The Chair stated that in absence of objection, two late-filed matters would be added to the Agenda. No objection being heard, the following matters were added:
1470	Councilor Connolly offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F: regarding Boston Public Schools Enrollment. On motion of Councilor Connolly, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
1471	Councilors Connolly, Feeney, Arroyo, Yancey, Ross and Linehan offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss student capacity within the Boston Public Schools. Referred to the Committee on Education.
1297	Councilor Linehan called Docket # 1297, message and order to declare surplus a portion of 221-227 Commercial Street, Boston, approximately 561+ sq. ft., which is currently owned by the City of Boston, shown on plan entitled “City of Boston, Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Discontinuance Plan, 221-227 Commercial Street, Boston to convey the proposed area by a Release Deed in form satisfactory to the Corporation Counsel, from the Committee on Economic Development and Planning. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Linehan, the order was passed. The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters:
1437	Councilor Linehan offered the following: Resolution in memory of Doris M. Noonan.
1438	Resolution in memory of Paul J. Doherty.
1439	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution congratulating Gladtidings House of Prayer for All Nations.
1440	Councilor Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Bishop John M. Borders III.
1441	Councilor Consalvo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Robert M. Conley.
1442	Councilor Connolly offered the following: Resolution congratulating Spring Street Crime Watch.
1443	Councilor Ciommo offered the following: Resolution in memory of Teresa A. Farmer.
1444	Resolution congratulating Saman Kong.
1445	Councilor Feeney offered the following: Resolution congratulating Mary McDevitt.
1446	Resolution congratulating Mary Lou Flaherty.
1447	Resolution congratulating Pat Moran.
1448	Resolution congratulating Josephine Lacey.
1449	Councilor Murphy on behalf of all Councilors offered the following: Resolution congratulating Walter Sullivan.
1450	Councilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution congratulating Mayor Giuseppe Esposito.
1451	Resolution congratulating City Councilor Antonietta DiBiase.
1452	Resolution congratulating City Councilor Michele DiPaolo.
1453	Resolution congratulating City Councilor Franco Castellucci.
1454	Councilor Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating Juanita Pitts Franklin Parks Development Tenants.
1455	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution congratulating Hicks Auto Body.
1456	Resolution congratulating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Massachusetts.
1457	Councilors Yancey and Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating Pastor Franklin Murray, Sr.
1458	Resolution congratulating the Sierra Leone Cultural Organization.
1459	Councilor Linehan offered the following: Resolution congratulating The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on the celebration of their 150th years of Presence in South Boston.
1460	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution in memory of Frederick Mathieson.
1461	Resolution in memory of Locksley Bryan.
1462	Resolution congratulating The Reverend Dr. Wesley A. Roberts.
1463	Resolution congratulating Alusaine K. Deen.
1464	Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Aida Diaz.
1465	Resolution congratulating Dr. Alcy Torres.
1466	Resolution congratulating Luis Yepez.
1467	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution congratulating Roy Neblett.
1468	Resolution congratulating Saquawna Anderson-Knight.
1469	Resolution congratulating Shaniqua Johnson. The Chair stated that in absence of objection, five late-filed matters were added to the Consent Agenda. No objection being heard, the following matter were added: Councilor LaMattina offered the following
1472	Resolution congratulating Cheryl Hodge-Spenser.
1473	Resolution congratulating Dolores LamCattina.
1474	Resolution congratulating Bruce Shulman.
1475	Resolution congratulating City of Boston web Team.
1476	Resolution congratulating Ann M. Nucci. The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted. Adjourned at 2:00 p.m. on motion of President Ross in memory of Uma Sinnott, Locksley Bryant, Frederick Mathieson, Leo “Buddy” Comeau, Marilyn Hogan, Ann Nucci, Bruce Shelman, Ian Isberg and a Happy Birthday to Mrs. LaMattina and Happy 35th Anniversary to Councilor Linehan, to meet again on Wednesday October 27, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. The papers acted upon at the foregoing meeting of the City Council, which contain action requiring the approval of the Mayor, were deposited in the Mayor’s Office on October 21, 2010. Attest: Alex Geourntas Assistant City Clerk