Week of 5/3/2009

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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 12:00 on Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Councilors Present: President Ross in the Chair, all Councilors present.
Clergy:Reverend Stanley Deas, New Fellowship Baptist Church, delivered the invocation and the meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
The following were received:
Docket	Short Description
0650	President Ross moved to adopt the minutes from the April 29, 2009 meeting. Motion prevailed. Message and order 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. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0651	Message and order authorizing the Fire Department to accept a Bullard, SceneCatcher, Thermal Imager Camera from Creative Differences Productions. On motion of Councilors Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
0652	Message and order transmitting certain information under Section 17F re: all Boston Redevelopment Authority Financial Statement Audits for the past seven years, passed by City Council April 8, 2009, (Docket #0547). Placed on file.
0653	Communication was received from the Boston Retirement Board re: Consideration of the FY10 COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment). Placed on file.
0654	Communication was received from Dennis E. Royer, Chief for Public Works and Transportation Department, transmitting the 2009 Annual Report regarding Access to City Recycling Program for Large Residential Buildings. Placed on file.
0508	Councilor LaMattina on behalf of the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services, submitted the following:On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2009, Docket #0508, authorizing the Transportation Commissioner to accept and expend a grant of $7,600,000.00 from the Mass. Executive Office of Transportation and Construction, for the purpose of funding planning, design and construction of roadway and traffic management improvements in the City, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. On motion of Councilor LaMattina, the report was accepted; the order was passed.
0655	Councilors Turner, Yancey, Connolly, Ciommo, Feeney and Yoon offered the following:Order for a hearing to discuss what precautions and preparations the Boston Public Health Commission is taking regarding the Swine Flu. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Health.
0656	Councilor Yoon offered the following:Ordinance Requiring Enforcement of Pension Laws. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0657	Resolution urging the Boston Redevelopment Authority to immediately implement a procedure imposing a condition on all contracts executed with a consultant or contractor that ensures compliance with State pension laws. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0658	Councilors LaMattina, Yoon, Connolly, Yancey, Turner, Ross and Feeney offered the following:Ordinance regulating the noise levels of motorcycles. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0659	Order for a hearing to discuss banning motorcycles on certain streets in the North End. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0660	Councilor Ross for Councilor LaMattina offered the following:Order for the appointment of temporary employee Katie Forbes in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules.
0661	The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters: Councilor Yancey offered the following:Resolution in memory of Mr. Willie Wright.
0662	Resolution congratulating Loretta Rudder.
0663	Councilors Yancey, Turner and Yoon offered the following:Resolution congratulating Noemi (Mimi) Ramos.
0664	Resolution congratulating Ben Kuss.
0665	Resolution congratulating Hannah Kahil.
0666	Resolution congratulating Sandra Texeira.
0667	Resolution congratulating Lucia Correia.
0668	Councilor Flaherty offered the following:Resolution declaring June 23, 2009 as “Joanne Cook Day”.
0669	Councilors Feeney and Ross offered the following:Resolution congratulating the Women’s Sports Foundation.
0670	Councilor LaMattina offered the following:Resolution congratulating Elizabeth Morton.
0671	Resolution congratulating Beth Burton.
0672	Resolution congratulating Mary Walsh.
0673	Resolution congratulating 99 Restaurant.
0674	Resolution congratulating Bob “Pots” O’Neil.
0675	Resolution congratulating Bob Decristoforo.
0676	Resolution congratulating Owen MacDonald.
0677	Resolution congratulating Kelli Pelligrini.
0678	Resolution congratulating Debbie Hughes.
0679	Resolution congratulating Karen Scales.
0680	Resolution congratulating the Halligan Club.
0681	Councilors Connolly offered the following:Resolution congratulating Eddly Bonnard Benoit.
0682	Councilor Yancey offered the following:Resolution congratulating Bill Morse of WM. Morse Editions.
0683	Councilor Feeney offered the following:Resolution congratulating Vietnamese-American Community of Massachusetts.
0684	Councilor Linehan offered the following:Resolution congratulating Colleen Tallent of her 50th Birthday.
0685	Resolution in memory of Margaret A. Mullen.
0686	Resolution in memory of Marie R. Bailey.
0687	Resolution in memory of Mary M. Binda.
0688	Councilor Murphy on behalf of all Councilors offered the following:Resolution honoring Clementina “Tina” Chery.
0689	Councilor Murphy offered the following:Resolution congratulating Firefighter Charles Santangelo. The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted. Adjourned at 12:35 p.m. on motion of President Ross in memory of Lillian Bemus, Margeed Sheriff Mohammed, Lucille Donovan, Donald Foley, Christian Lynch, Margaret “Peggy” Joyce and in celebration of the birth of Stephen Charles Yancey, to meet again on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 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 May 8, 2009. Attest: Alex Geourntas Assistant City Clerk