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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 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Councilors Present: President Ross in the Chair. All members present.
Clergy:City Clerk Rosaria Salerno delivered the invocation and the meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
The following were received:
Docket	Short Description
0537	President Ross moved to adopt the minutes from the April 7, 2010 meeting. Motion prevailed. Message and order for Annual Appropriation Tax Orders for FY2011. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0538	Message and order for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2011. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0539	Message and order approving an appropriation of $35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five Million Dollars) to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund authorized under MGL Chapter 32B, Sec.20, as added by Chapter 479 of the Acts of 2008 and approved by this body. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0540	Message and order for a loan of $6,640,000.00 (Six Million Six Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars) for acquiring land, or interests in land, for any purpose for which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interests therein; and for the construction of buildings, or for additions to such buildings where such additions increase the floor space of said buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said buildings, and/or for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, and or for the installation of fire alarm systems including extending and improving such installation, and/for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specification of for the purposes of city departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Fire, Library and Public Works Departments. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0541	Message and order for a loan of $37,215,000.00 (Thirty Seven Million Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars) for the remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, and/or for energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvements to public building or facilities, and/or for the installation of fire alarm systems including extending and improving such installation, for the purposes of city departments including the School Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0542	Message and order for a loan of $3,205,000.00 (Three Million Two Hundred Five Thousand Dollars) for the acquisition of departmental equipment, for the purposes of city departments including the Fire and Parks and Recreation Departments. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0543	Message and order for a loan of $32,195,000.00 (Thirty Two Million One Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Dollars) for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware, computer software, other data processing equipment and computer assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems, for the acquisition of departmental equipment, and for fire alarm or police communication installations and for the purpose of extending and improving such installations for the purposes of city departments including the Department of Innovation and Technology, Library and School Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0544	Message and order for a loan of $20,705,000.00 (Twenty Million Seven Hundred Five Thousand Dollars) for the original construction of public ways of the extension or widening thereof, including land damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction, or for the construction of stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous concrete, bituminous macadam or other permanent pavement of similar lasting character, and or for the construction of sidewalks of brick, bituminous concrete, stone or concrete, and/or for construction of walls or dikes for the protection of highways or property, and/or for traffic signal, or public lighting installations, and for the purpose of extending and improving such installations, and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications for the purposes of city departments including the Public Works and Transportation Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0545	Message and order for a loan of $5,605,000.00 (Five Million Six Hundred Five Thousand Dollars) for the traffic signal, or public lighting installations, and for the purpose of extending and improving such installation, and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specification for the purposes of city departments including the Public Works and Transportation Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0546	Message and order for a loan of $11,555,000.00 (Eleven Million Five Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars) for the construction of municipal outdoor recreational and athletic facilities, including the acquisition and development of land and the construction and reconstruction facilities, for the acquisition of departmental equipment and/ or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, for the purposes of city departments including the Parks and Recreation and School Departments. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0547	Message and order for a loan of $445,000.00 (Four Hundred Forty Five Thousand Dollars) for developing land for burial purposes and for constructing paths and avenues and embellishing the grounds in city-owned cemeteries, for the purposes of city departments including the Parks and Recreation Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0548	Message and order for a loan of $6,920,000.00 (Six Million Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars) for the construction or reconstruction of bridges of stone or concrete or of iron superstructure and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specification, for the purposes city departments including the Public Works Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0549	Message and order for a loan of $5,655,000.00 (Five Million Six Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars) for, but not limited to, energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvements to public building or facilities, the construction of walls or dikes for the protection of highways or property, the laying and relaying of water mains, and/or the cost of departmental equipment for the purposes of city departments including the Environment, Fire and Neighborhood Development Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0550	Message and order for a loan of $405,000.00 (Four Hundred and Five Thousand Dollars) for the purposes of planting shade trees, planning, designing, acquiring land for, constructing and originally equipping structures and facilities it is authorized to construct, and for remodeling, reconstructing, or making major alterations, additions and repairs to the existing facilities including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, for the purposes of city departments including Parks and Recreation Department. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0551	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 59 Spencer Street, Dorchester, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Planning.
0552	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 2 Corman Road, Mattapan, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Planning.
0553	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 34 Wayland Street, Dorchester, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Planning.
0554	Message and ordinance amending CBC Ordinances, Chapter IX, section 9-9.8 (Building Regulation). Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0555	Message and ordinance amending of CBC Ordinance, Chapter VI 6-6.3 to increase various fines for illegal parking within the City of Boston and CBC Ordinance, Chapter XVIII, 18-1.13 to increase the fees for meter removal and reinstallation. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 13, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0556	Message and ordinance amending CBC Ordinances, Chapter XVIII, section 18-1.23 to increase fees for certain existing Weights and Measures Division Inspection and Licensure. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0557	Communication was received from the Massachusetts Port Authority re: Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment Southwest Service Area Redevelopment Program at Boston-Logan International Airport East Boston, MA EEA #14137. Placed on file.
0558	Communication was received from City Council President Michael Ross on the City Charter reform discussion and in compliance with the open meeting law. Placed on file.
0559	Communication was received from the Mayor re: Waiver for Personnel Services Allotment • Voter Mobilization. Placed on file.
0560	Communication was received from the Mayor re: Waiver for Personnel Services Allotment • Finance Commission. Placed on file.
0473	Councilor Ciommo on behalf of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on March 31, 2010, Docket #0473, for a loan of $2,525,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars) for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, for the purposes of the City departments including the Property and Construction Management, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read once and passed, yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
0474	Councilor Ciommo on behalf of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following: On the message and order, referred on March 31, 2010, Docket #0474, approving an appropriation of $1,000,000.00 from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund for the maintenance and improvement of the Boston Common and Parks, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the report was accepted; the order was passed.
0307	Councilor Feeney on behalf of the Committee on Government Operations, submitted the following: On the order, referred on February 24, 2010, Docket #0307, approving a petition for a Special Law regarding Clarification of the Effective Date of the Residential Exemption, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. On motion of Councilor Feeney, the report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft, yeas 13.
0561	Councilor Connolly on behalf of all Councilors offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding bicycle safety in the City. Councilor Murphy in the Chair. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0562	Councilors Arroyo, Murphy, Yancey, Feeney, Ciommo, Connolly, Consalvo, LaMattina, Linehan, Ross, Tobin, offered the following: Resolution in support of Collective Bargaining with the Supervalu, Inc. Warehouse Workers. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
0563	Councilors Ross on behalf of all Councilors offered the following: Ordinance amending CBC Chapter XII, Section 10.4(c) (Boston Employment Commission). Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0564	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Law Enforcement Trust Fund. Referred to the Committee on Post and Audit and Oversight.
0565	Councilors Pressley, Connolly, Murphy, Ross, Arroyo, Feeney, Turner, Yancey, Linehan and Ciommo offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the impact of cumulative hardships on health and to identify strategies to reduce those hardships. Referred to the Committee on Women and Healthy Communities.
0566	Councilor Turner offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F re: Boston Connects Closeout. President Ross in the Chair. On motion of Councilor Turner, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
0567	Councilors Turner, Arroyo, Connolly, Murphy, Linehan, LaMattina, Feeney, Pressley, Tobin, Ross and Yancey offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding improving proficiency of English Language Learners in the Boston Public School. Referred to the Committee on Education.
0568	Resolution urging the Boston Delegation in the Massachusetts State Legislature put its full support behind the passage of House Bill 486 “Proficiency of English Language Learners”. On motion of Councilor Turner, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
0569	Councilor Ross for Councilor Pressley offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Lori D. Nelson in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules.
0570	Councilor Ross for Councilor LaMattina offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Tiana L. Tassinari in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules. The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters:
0571	Councilor Consalvo offered the following: Resolution congratulating 12 people for their outstanding achievements in the Hyde Park Art Association Annual City Hall Exhibit.
0572	Councilors Linehan and Murphy offered the following: Resolution in memory of Mary “Mona” Connolly.
0573	Councilor Arroyo offered the following: Resolution honoring BAGLY for its service to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.
0574	Resolution congratulating Eric Georgi on his 30th Birthday.
0575	Resolution congratulating Juan Carlos Morales.
0576	Councilors Arroyo and Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating Dr. Jeff Howard.
0577	Councilor Feeney offered the following: Resolution congratulating 13 people on winning the 2010 State CYO Championship, High School Girls Division
0578	Resolution congratulating Robert “Bobby” Anadore.
0579	Councilors Pressley, Connolly, Arroyo and Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating United States Representative Yvette Clark.
0580	Resolution congratulating Patrick Beckford.
0581	Resolution congratulating Anthony Johnson Ambassador to the United States.
0582	Resolution congratulating The Honorary Genevieve Brown-Metzger.
0583	Councilors Yancey and Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating Branches Steel Band.
0584	Resolution congratulating Gloria E. Yearwood-Mallory-Miles.
0585	Councilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution congratulating Bernard and Angelina Sulprizio on their 60th Anniversary.
0586	Councilors Yancey and Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating various businesses and volunteers for their support in the 24th Annual Charles C. Yancey Book Fair.
0587	Councilors Turner, Yancey and Arroyo offered the following: Resolution recognizing 6 people for 13 years of services to the Franklin Park Community and Beyond.
0588	Councilor Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating Kansky Benoit.
0589	Councilors Turner, Yancey, Arroyo and Pressley offered the following: Resolution declaring April 24, 2010 as Prince Hall and African Lodge No. 459 Day.
0590	Councilor Feeney offered the following: Resolution in memory of Eunice Flagg. The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted. Adjourned at 1:43 p.m. on motion of President Ross in memory of Eunice Flagg, Norma Driscoll, Eileen Doherty MacDonald, the President Lech Kaczynski and People of Poland who dies in the airplane crash, Ed Kern and Mary Clifford, to meet again on Wednesday April 28, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. Attest: Rosaria Salerno City Clerk