Councilor Flynn called Docket #0744, message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Michael Woodall, as the Chair of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission for a term ending January 1, 2024, from the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Flynn; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 13.

On the ordinance, referred on June 17, 2020 Docket #0811, Restricting the Use of Chemical Crowd Control Agents and Kinetic Impact Projectiles), the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance as amended was passed in a new draft; yeas 8; nays 5 (Councilors Baker, Essaibi-George, Flynn, Flaherty and O’Malley).

On the ordinance, referred on August 19, 2020 Docket #0945, amending Chapter 12-9 of the City of Boston Code - Ordinances, regarding Human Rights, 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; yeas 13

Councilor Arroyo called Docket #0960, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seventy-Eight Dollars ($313,078.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Fair Housing & Equity. The grant will fund processing and training cost related to housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Fair Housing & Equity Commission, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Arroyo; the order was passed; yeas 13.

On the message and order, referred on September 23, 2020 Docket #0999, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY2020 Securing the Cities Program, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the development of the Metro Boston Securing the Cities Radiological/Nuclear Threat Response Initiative, which includes the opening of a regional office and the creation of a regional task force, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.