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  • 2026-0753: Message and order approving an order authorizing a limit for the Mayor’s Office of Tourism revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2027 to purchase goods and services to support events and programming on and around City Hall Plaza to advance tourism and promote participation in public celebrations and civic and cultural events. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from payments for the use of City Hall Plaza pursuant to CBC Chapter 11, section 7-14. The Mayor’s Office of Tourism will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).

    Apr 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0890: On the message and order, referred on April 16, 2025, Docket #0890, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Immigrant Advancement Fund Grant, awarded by the Boston Foundation to be administered by the Office of Immigrant Advancement. The grant will fund programs, initiatives, events and small grants that enable immigrants to play an active role in the economic, civic, social and cultural life of the City of Boston, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

Apr 11, 2025

·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0834: On the message and order, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Tourism Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2026 to purchase goods and services to support events and programming on and around City Hall Plaza to advance tourism and promote participation in public celebrations, civic and cultural events. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from payments for the use of City Hall Plaza pursuant to City of Boston Code, Ordinance, 11-7.14. The Mayor's Office of Tourism will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Apr 2, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0687: Councilor Flynn called Docket #0687, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Red Sox Arts and Parks Program Grant, awarded by the Boston Red Sox to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will fund arts programming, community events and parks operations across Boston, from the Committee on Arts Culture, Entertainment, Tourism and Special Events. No objection heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the order was passed.

    Mar 7, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1434: Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #1434, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) in the form of a grant for the BPS Sundays pilot support grant, awarded by the Boston Foundation to be administered by the Office of Arts & Culture. The grant will fund the BPS Sundays Cultural Museum Access Pilot Program, from the committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism & Special Events. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the order was passed.

    Sep 23, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • RS2024-625: A resolution approving a grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park, as fiscal agent for Celebrate Nashville, a 501(c)(3) organization, to provide cultural event management services.

    Jul 25, 2024

    ·Nashville, TN
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  • 2024-0872: Order for a hearing to discuss the creation of cultural districts in Boston. On motion of Councilors Worrell and Pepén, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism & Special Events.

    May 17, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 1437-2024: To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Somali Cultural Festival, a non-profit entity, in support of their June 29 event; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($29,000.00)

    May 10, 2024

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • RS2024-460: A resolution approving a grant contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Celebrate Nashville, a 501(c)(3) organization, to provide cultural event management services.

    May 10, 2024

    ·Nashville, TN
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  • 2024-0684: On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2024, Docket #0684, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Tourism revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2025 to purchase goods and services to support events and programming on and around City Hall Plaza to advance tourism and promote participation in public celebrations, civic and cultural events. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from payments for the use of City Hall Plaza pursuant to City of Boston Code, Ordinance, 11-7.14. The Mayor's Office of Tourism will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Apr 4, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0343: Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #0343, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($325,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Red Sox Arts and Parks Program, awarded by the Boston Red Sox to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will support arts programming, community events and parks operations across Boston, from the Committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism & Special Events. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the order was passed.

    Feb 12, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0289: Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #0289, message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Nigel Jacobs to the Boston Art Commission for a term expiring on December 20, 2028, from the Committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism & Special Events. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the appointment was confirmed.

    Jan 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0291: Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #0291, message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Abigail Norman to the Boston Art Commission for a term expiring on December 20, 2028, from the Committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism & Special Events. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the appointment was confirmed.

    Jan 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0290: Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #0290, message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of James Mason to the Boston Art Commission for a term expiring on December 20, 2028, from the Committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism & Special Events. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the appointment was confirmed.

    Jan 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0175: Order for a hearing to bring the NBA All-Star Weekend to Boston. On the motion of Councilors Worrell and Durkan, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Arts, Culture, and Special Events.

    Jan 24, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1132: Councilor Fernandes Anderson called Docket #1132, message disapproving the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2024, (Docket #0760), passed by the City Council on June 14, 2023. I am filing an amended Annual Appropriation and Tax Order. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson as Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means will be recommending overrides to the Mayor's Annual Appropriation and Tax Order return and modification as follows: Councilor Fernandes Anderson moved to pass the following Partial Override #1: • Increase Office of Human Services Contractual Services, $20,000 for the Office of Returning Citizens Vital Documents Waiver Pilot Program (adding $20,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Office of Historic Preservation Contractual Services, $25,000 for Black Heritage Trail Signage (adding $25,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement Contractual Services, $250,000 for ESOL adult classes for new arrivals and beginners (adding $250,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement Personnel Services, $125,000 for the Director of Latinx and Caribbean Programming and Policy (adding $125,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Office of Food Justice Personnel Services, $90,000 to create an additional Project Manager role to increase capacity (adding $90,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Office of Neighborhood Services Contractual Services, $21,000 for Cultural Events Fund (adding $21,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Arts & Culture Contractual Services, $135,000 for cultural spaces (adding $135,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Women's Advancement Personnel Services, $260,000 for maternal health programming, ½ FTE (adding $260,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Youth Employment & Opportunity Personnel Services, $300,000 for workforce development for recent arrivals (adding $300,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Women's Advancement Contractual Services, $150,000 for maternal health grants (adding $150,000 to the line on the tax order). To balance these increase overrides, I recommend the following decrease overrides: 1. Central Fleet Management Equipment: $140,000 2. Central Fleet Management Contractual: $2,000 3. Department of Innovation and Technology Equipment: $200,386 4. Human Resources Current Charges & Obligations: $200,000 5. Intergovernmental Relations Supplies & Materials: $2,000 6. Property Management Equipment: $219,276 7. Snow & Winter Management Equipment: $670,000 Councilor Fernandes Anderson requested a roll call of Partial Override #1 Partial Override #1; yeas 6 nays 6 (Baker, Breadon, Coletta, Flaherty, Flynn, Murphy). Override Fails. Councilor Fernandes Anderson moved to pass the following Partial Override #2: • Increase Boston Fire Department Personnel Services, $1,500,000 for Car 5 (adding $1,500,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Parks and Recreation Department Supplies and Materials, $50,000 to expand the tree canopy (adding $50,000 to the line on the tax order). To balance these increase overrides, I recommend the following decrease overrides: 1. Auditing Department Contractual: $2,000 2. City Clerk Contractual: $3,000 3. Execution of Courts Special Appropriations: $1,000,000 4. Labor Relations Contractual: $1,000 5. Parking Clerk (BTD) Equipment: $2,000 6. Property Management Contractual: $59,385 7. Public Facilities Department Equipment: $2,000 8. Snow & Winter Management Contractual: $363,951 9. Office of Streets Supplies & Materials: $2,000 10. Treasury Department Equipment: $2,000 11. Treasury Department Supplies & Materials: $113,079 Councilor Fernandes Anderson requested a roll call of Partial Override #2 Partial Override #2; yeas 3 nays 8 (Baker, Breadon, Coletta, Flaherty, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Worrell). Override Fails. Councilor Fernandes Anderson moved to pass the following Partial Override #3: • Increase City Council Personnel Services, $829,385 for Councilors' Staff Salary Increases (adding $829,385 to the line on the tax order). • Increase City Council Personnel Services, $38,000 for City Council Central Staff Director salary raise (adding $38,000 to the line on the tax order). To balance these increase overrides, I recommend the following decrease overrides: 1. Human Resources Contractual: $832,995 2. Treasury Department Supplies & Materials: $41,250 Councilor Fernandes Anderson requested a roll call of Partial Override #3 Partial Override #3; yeas 5 nays 7 (Baker, Breadon, Coletta, Flaherty, Flynn, Murphy, Worrell). Override Fails. Councilor Fernandes Anderson moved to pass the following Partial Override #4: • Increase Property Management Personnel Services, $584,896 for a salary increase for Municipal Officers (adding $584,896 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Age Strong Department Contractual Services, $50,000 for Senior Programming at the Veronica Senior Center (adding $50,000 to the line on the tax order). To balance these increase overrides, I recommend the following decrease overrides: 1. Boston Police Department Equipment: $350,000 2. Boston Police Department Supplies & Materials: $300,000 _ _ _ RECESS _ _ _ Councilor Baker moved for the following amendment to Partial Override #4. Motion prevailed; yeas 11, nays 0, present 1(Coletta). Amendment of Councilor Baker Docket #1132 Partial Override #4, as moved, shall be amended as follows: Increase Property Management Personnel Services, $584,896 for a salary increase for Municipal Officers (adding $584,896 to the line on the tax order). To balance these increase overrides, I recommend the following decrease overrides: 1. Property Management Contractual: $600,979 Partial Override 4 passed as amended; yeas; 10, nays 1 (Flaherty), Present 1(Coletta). Councilor Fernandes Anderson moved to pass the following Partial Override #5: • Increase Office of Participatory Budgeting Special Appropriations, $1,000,000 for Participatory Budgeting (adding $1,000,000 to the line on the tax order). • Increase Office of Participatory Budgeting Special Appropriations, $450,000 for Participatory Budgeting (adding $450,000 to the line on the tax order). To balance these increase overrides, I recommend the following decrease overrides: 1. Boston Police Department Equipment: $1,450,000 Councilor Fernandes Anderson requested a roll call of Partial Override #5 Partial Override #5; yeas 5 nays 7 (Baker, Breadon, Coletta, Flaherty, Flynn, Murphy, Worrell). Override Fails. Four of the Partial Overrides having failed with the exception of #4, Docket #1132 has been overridden in part and this constitutes the approval of the FY24 City Budget.

    Jun 16, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0784: Councilor Coletta called Docket #0784, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Cultural Facilities Fund grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The grant will support construction of the 1965 Freedom Plaza on the Boston Common, which will commemorate the leaders who worked for social and racial equity alongside Coretta Scott King and Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, from the Committee on Arts, Culture and Special Events. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta, the order was passed.

    Apr 6, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0770: On the message and order, referred on April 12, 2023 Docket #0770, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Tourism revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2024 to purchase goods and services to support events and programming on and around City Hall Plaza to advance tourism and promote participation in public celebrations, civic and cultural events. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from payments for the use of City Hall Plaza pursuant to City of Boston Code, Ordinance, 11-7.14. The Mayor's Office of Tourism will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12.

    Apr 6, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0676: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4,150.00) in the form of a grant for Program Exhibits, awarded by National Arts Program Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund event cost for the employee art exhibits.

    Mar 22, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0120: Councilor Louijeune called Docket #0120, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Immigrant Advancement Fund, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Advancement. The grant will fund programs, initiatives, events and small grants that enable immigrants to play an active role in the economic, civic, social and cultural life of the City of Boston, from the Committee on Civil Rights and Immigrant Advancement. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body.

    Jan 9, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2022-1413: Councilor Coletta called docket # 1413, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Waterfront Cultural Planning & Development Agency to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Art and Culture. The grant will fund an analysis of existing, pending and planned civic and cultural facilities in Boston waterfront neighborhoods, from the committee on Arts, Culture and Special Events. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion Councilor Coletta, the order was passed.

    Nov 28, 2022

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2022-0780: WHEREAS, J. Kevin McMahon is retiring at the end of 2022 after 21 years of serving as President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Under his guidance, the Cultural Trust has become renowned for its ability to attract over two million people each year to more than 2,000 performing arts events, festivals, visual arts exhibitions, public art installations, and education programs and he successfully helped the Cultural Trust overcome the operating deficit from the COVID-19 pandemic; and,

    Sep 23, 2022

    ·Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 1421-2022: To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to contract with the State of Ohio Collective in support of the Ohio Black Expo Week Events, a celebration of Black Culture designed to inspire, educate, and showcase Blackexpollence; to authorize the transfer of $25,000.00 from the Jobs Growth Fund to the General Fund; to authorize the transfer of $25,000.00 within the General Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)

    May 10, 2022

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 2022-0495: On the message and order, referred on April 13, 2022 Docket #0495, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Tourism revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2023 to purchase goods and services to support events and programming on and around City Hall Plaza to advance tourism and promote participation in public celebrations, civic and cultural events. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from payments for the use of City Hall Plaza pursuant to City of Boston Code, Ordinance, 11-7.14. The Mayor's Office of Tourism will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass

    Apr 7, 2022

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 22-0256: A resolution approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Tallbull Memorial Council for Non-financial cooperative agreement related to use of the Tall Bull Memorial Grounds at Daniels Park. Approves a non-financial cooperative agreement with the Tall Bull Memorial Council for 25 years, with automatic renewal for additional 25 years terms, for the traditional use of lands at the Tall Bull Memorial Grounds at Daniels Park for cultural events and activities, participation in the bison conservation program, and to allow collection of native plants and trees throughout Denver Mountain Parks for educational and cultural purposes (202161608). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 5-16-22. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 4-12-22.

    Feb 20, 2022

    ·Denver, CO
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  • 2021-1273: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00) in the form of a grant, for Immigrant Advancement Initiatives, awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the department of Immigrant Advancement. The grant will fund programs, initiatives, events and small grants that enable immigrants to play an active role in the economic, civic, social and cultural life of the City of Boston.

    Dec 10, 2021

    ·Boston, MA
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  • RS2021-1261: A resolution appropriating $750,000.00 in American Rescue Plan Act funds from Fund #30216 to the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation to expand its sponsorship of new and culturally diverse events in Nashville.

    Nov 19, 2021

    ·Nashville, TN
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  • City Council Meeting Minutes July 12, 2021 Approved August 9, 2021 1 Minutes 1

    Jul 12, 2021

    ·Coatesville, PA
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    The Coatesville City Council held a regular meeting on July 12, 2021, with six of seven council members present. The council approved the previous meeting's minutes and accounts payables, added a presentation on new part-time police officers to the agenda, and heard a presentation from Vincent Derek Smith about planning an African American Cultural Fair scheduled for July 26-31, 2021, featuring local entertainment, poetry, jazz, gospel, and a black business expo.

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  • 2021-1679: WHEREAS, Since the founding of the City of Pittsburgh, African Americans have played an integral part in the City’s economic growth and social development after 44 Black Men fought alongside General John Forbes to establish Fort Pitt in 1758; also by creating an abolitionist movement in the 1800s to end slavery; by creating a historic Jazz Movement in 1930s-60s; by creating a Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s-70s; and by hosting unifying cultural events like the annual Harambee Arts Festival and the 1972 Black Solidarity Fair held at the then-Civic Arena; and, WHEREAS, William Marshall (AKA B. Marshall) believes in educating our communities about the rich heritage of the African American people and he accomplishes that goal by holding numerous events throughout the year such as the Jubilee Parade and A Soulful Taste of the Burgh; and, WHEREAS, most recently, Mr. Marshall was instrumental in making Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of African-American slaves, a paid City of Pittsburgh holiday. Through organizing and promoting Juneteenth and other Black events annually, Mr. Marshall hopes to bring cultural and educational awareness to Pittsburgh and its youth and eventually build unity and reduce violence in our communities; and, WHEREAS, because of his passion for our youth, B. Marshall founded Stop the Violence-Pittsburgh (“STV-Pittsburgh”) in 2013 to be a community network of non-profit groups and other agencies who offer viable and practical options to children, youth, and young adults to encourage positive youth development; and,

    Jul 2, 2021

    ·Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 2021-0834: The Committee on Government Operations and the Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Special Events to which was referred on June 30, 2021, Docket #0834, Order for a hearing regarding the Creation of a Boston-Cambridge Tourism Marketing District pursuant to M.G.L c.40X,, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12.

    Jun 24, 2021

    ·Boston, MA
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