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  • 2026-0792: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor’s Office of Housing, to apply for, and to accept and expend, the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Continuum of Care grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00). These funds will be used to support programs that provide services and housing to persons experiencing homelessness.

    Apr 10, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0569: Message and order approving an appropriation of Thirty-Two Million, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($32,600,000.00) from Fiscal Year 2026 community preservation fund revenues for community preservation projects at the recommendation of the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (“CPC”). The upcoming projects will aim to improve the quality of life across Boston neighborhoods. Plans include renovating playgrounds and enhancing or creating recreational spaces such as parks, community gardens, and urban farms. In addition, these projects will plant trees to grow the city’s tree canopy, preserve historic buildings and artifacts, support a program for affordable first-time home buyers and construct new affordable housing units for residents. Together, these efforts are expected to deliver a meaningful and lasting positive impact on Boston’s neighborhoods and communities.

Mar 16, 2026

·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0347: Order for a hearing to explore programs the City of Boston offers or could establish to prevent illegal discrimination by landlords and real estate brokers against prospective tenants utilizing housing choice vouchers.

    Feb 9, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1976: Councilor Breadon called Docket #1976, message and order authorizing the City of Boston, acting by and through the Mayor’s Office of Housing, to accept and expend Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($32,251.00) in supplemental funds awarded under HOME Investment Partnership Program- American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Act of 2021 for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of the HOME-ARP funds is to provide housing, shelter and services to individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations in the City of Boston. This award will support the development of affordable rental housing, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Breadon, the order was passed; yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 2 (Mejia, Worrell).

    Nov 13, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1348: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($32,251.00) in the form of a grant from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Act of 2021 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The purpose of the HOME-ARP funds is to provide housing, shelter and services to individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations in the City of Boston.

    Jul 2, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0907: Resolution in support of House Bill No. 148: an Act establishing a livable home modification grant program. On motion of Councilor Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.

    Apr 14, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0886: On the message and order, referred on April 16, 2025, Docket #0886, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY25 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the production of new affordable rental and homeownership housing, and also provide operating support for community development corporations. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committed submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    Apr 14, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0885: On the message and order, referred on April 16, 2025, Docket #0885, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighteen Million Dollars ($18,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY25 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund housing, economic development and social services program. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    Apr 11, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0527: On the message and order, referred on February 26, 2025, Docket #0527, 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 Sunday’s Phase 2 Grant, awarded by the Pilot House Philanthropy to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The program will fund the learning and evaluation components of the BPS Sundays pilot program, the committee submitted a report recommending that this order ought to pass. The report was accepted, the order was passed: yeas 11 (Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

    Feb 19, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0402: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($115,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Creative Aging Program, awarded by Goddard House Assisted Living to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund bringing arts programming to older adults in Boston.

    Jan 29, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0329: Order for a hearing to explore programs the City of Boston offers or could establish to prevent illegal discrimination by landlords and real estate brokers against prospective tenants utilizing Housing Choice Vouchers. On motion of Councilors Santana and Weber, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsor.

    Jan 26, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0108: On the message and order, referred on December 4, 2024, for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of One Hundred Ten Million Dollars ($110,000,000.00) for purposes of funding the Housing Accelerator Program. The expenditures related to the program are one-time in nature and are assumed to be non-recurring costs of the City, therefore, are appropriate to be funded with non-recurring revenue. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on December 2, 2024. Councilor Mejia moved to postpone the vote until the January 29, 2025 meeting. Seconded by Councilor Flynn. Motion failed; yeas 2 (Flynn, Murphy), nays 7, present 1 (Mejia). The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 10.

    Dec 2, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1674: The Committee on Housing and Community Development, to which was referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1674, Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Million Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars ($4,460,897.00) in the form of a grant, for the FFY24 Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Grant Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund abatement, inspection, risk assessment, temporary relocation, and interim control of lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned, single-family and multi-family housing units that are occupied by low-income families, submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    Nov 18, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1544: On the message and order, referred on October 23, 2024, Docket #1544, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars ($999,896.00) in the form of a grant, for the FFY24 Shelter & Services Program Allocated (SSP-A) grant, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the increase of capacity to shelter non-citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; Yeas 12, Nays 1 (Flynn).

    Oct 16, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1542: On the message and order, referred on October 23, 2024, Docket #1542, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Three Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Twenty-Four Cents ($1,349,531.24) in the form of a grant, for the FFY24 Shelter & Service Program Competitive (SSP-C) grant, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the increase of capacity to shelter non-citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; Yeas 12, Nays 1 (Flynn).

    Oct 16, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • Memorandum DATE September 6, 2024 CITY OF DALLAS

    Sep 6, 2024

    ·Dallas, TX
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  • 2024-1165: On the message and order, Docket #1165, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Commonwealth Builder Program, awarded by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass in a new draft.

    Aug 5, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1172: On the message and order, referred on August 7, 2024, Docket #1172, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Senior’s Save Program grant, awarded by the Boston Charitable Trust Fund to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund the heating system replacement program for eligible senior citizen homeowners in Boston, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed

    Jul 31, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0906: On the message and order referred on June 5, 2024, Docket #0906, 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, BPS Sundays pilot program support, awarded by Pilot House Philanthropy to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund the learning and evaluation component of the BPS Sunday Pilot Program, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    May 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0465: Councilor Murphy called Docket #0465, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($180,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Creative Aging Program, awarded by Goddard House Assisted Living to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund bringing arts programming to older adults in Boston, from the Committee on Strong Women, Families and Communities. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On the motion of Councilor Murphy, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    Feb 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0573: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY24 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund housing, economic development and social service programs. The award amount is estimated from prior years.

    Feb 26, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0414: Order for a hearing to explore programs the City of Boston offers or could establish to prevent illegal discrimination by landlords and real estate brokers against prospective tenants utilizing housing choice vouchers.

    Feb 22, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0265: Order for a hearing to explore a right to counsel pilot program for tenants facing eviction in the City of Boston. On the motion of Councilors Weber and Louijeune, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Breadon as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.

    Jan 26, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0203: Order for a hearing regarding the state of anti-displacement as to Boston’s Acquisition Opportunity Program. On the motion of Councilors Louijeune and Fernandes Anderson, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Breadon as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.

    Jan 22, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1747: Councilor Lara called Docket #1747, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Dollars ($352,270.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Boston Fair Housing & Equity Commission. The grant will fund processing and training cost related to housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Housing & Equity Commission, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Lara, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    Nov 27, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1748: Councilor Lara called Docket #1748, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Dollars ($304,430.00) in the form of a grant for the FY24 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Office 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. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed.

    Nov 27, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1539: Councilor Lara called Docket #1539, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($1,983,833.00) in the form of a grant, for the Shelter & Services Program 23, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund services to non-citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody to provide shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and case management services, and to provide funding to non-federal entities to increase their capacity to shelter non-citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities, 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 Lara, the order was passed; yeas 13.

    Sep 29, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1375: Councilor Lara called Docket #1375, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Commonwealth Builder Program, awarded by the Massachusetts Housing Partnership to be administered by the Mayors Office of Housing. The grant will fund the creation of workforce homeownership units and long-term availability of those units to eligible moderate-income households, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 12.

    Aug 23, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1374: Councilor Lara called Docket #1374, message and order authorizing the City of Boston through its Mayor’s Office of Housing to apply for, accept and expend, the FFY23 Continuum of Care grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00). The funds will be used to support programs that provide services and housing to persons experiencing homelessness, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 12.

    Aug 23, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0967: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency grant pass through the United Way Worldwide to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund humanitarian services for individuals and families encountered by the Department of Homeland Security at the Southern border, through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.

    May 22, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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