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  • 2026-0760: Message and order for your approval an appropriation order in the amount of Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars ($860,000) for the Cemetery Division of the Parks and Recreation Department and the Trust Office of the Treasury Department to be funded from the Cemetery Trust Fund established under Chapter 13 of the Acts of 1961. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 6, 2026.

    Apr 3, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0738: Message and order approving an appropriation order in the amount of Three Hundred Eighty-Four Million Seven Hundred Five Thousand Dollars ($384,705,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for city departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Boston Housing Authority, Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston Public Library, Innovation and Technology, Environment, Fire, Mayor’s Office of Housing, Office of Arts & Culture, Parks and Recreation, Planning, Property Management, Public Health Commission, Public Works, and the Transportation Departments. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 6, 2026.

    Apr 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0756: Message and order approving an order appropriating One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,400,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund. The funds are to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence as of January 12, 1887. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 6, 2026.

    Apr 2, 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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  • 2026-0148: Communication was received from the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission regarding a vote to approve Cathy Baker-Eclipse to serve on the Community Preservation Committee, as the representative of the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission.

    Jan 15, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0131: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant in an amount not to exceed One Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,150,000.00) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program. This grant is awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for improvements to Christopher Columbus Park and Long Wharf located in the Downtown neighborhood of Boston.

    Jan 12, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-2034: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($425,000.00) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), Division of Conservation Services’ Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Program. This grant is awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for renovations to Ronan Park located in the neighborhood of Dorchester.

    Dec 1, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1831: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the United States Department of the Interior under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 88-578, 78 Stat 897), to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, for purposes of making capital improvements to Ceylon Park in Dorchester. The Order also confirms that Ceylon Park is permanently dedicated for park and playground purposes, as required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), the grantor’s agent.

    Oct 20, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1835: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars ($44,780.00) in the form of a grant, for the Water Quality Assessment of Chandler Pond Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to be administered by the Parks and Recreation Department. The grant will fund water quality monitoring in Chandler Pond for 12 months, develop a watershed-based plan to identify sources of pollution, engage the community to build continued support for the restoration of Chandler Pond and to educate abutters about what they can do to minimize urban impacts to the pond.

    Oct 15, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1258: On the message and order, referred on June 25, 2025, Docket #1258, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant not to exceed One Million One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($1,170,000.00) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program. The grant is awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for renovations to Moakley Park located in the neighborhood of South Boston, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted, the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

    Jun 23, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1016: Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Brian Swett, as Interim Commissioner of the Parks and Recreation Department, effective May 1, 2025 for a period of 60 days.

    May 5, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0845: On the message and order, authorizing the appropriation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund. The funds are to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence since January 12, 1887, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Apr 3, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0828: Councilor Worrell called Docket #0828, approving an appropriation order in the amount of Two Hundred Sixty-Six Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($266,100,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for city departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Boston Housing Authority, Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston Public Library, Innovation and Technology, Environment, Fire, Mayor’s Office of Housing, Office of Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, Police, Property Management, Public Health Commission, Public Works, and the Transportation Department, from the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 11, nays 2 (Breadon, Mejia).

    Apr 3, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0645: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Lending Library for the Moakley Park/South Boston, awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The grant will fund the implementation, operation and replenishment of a community recreation lending library in the Moakley Park in the South Boston section of the City of Boston.

    Mar 7, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0646: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Lending Library for Ringer Park/Allston, awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The grant will fund the implementation, operation and replenishment of a community recreation lending library in Ringer Park in the Allston section of the City of Boston.

    Mar 7, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0408: Message and order for your approval an order confirming that Ringer Playground is permanently dedicated for park and playground purposes, as required by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), for parks receiving aforesaid grant assistance. This confirmation is required to receive a grant awarded to the City of Boston through the Parks and Recreation Department for renovations to Ringer Playground located in the neighborhood of Allston-Brighton.

    Feb 3, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0292: On the message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), awarded by the Donor Group to be administered by the Parks & Recreation Department. The grant will fund the maintenance of the City of Boston Animal Shelter, and assistance with medical care for sick or injured animals (whose owners are Boston residents), through donations in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Jan 27, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0120: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0120, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars ($36,638.00) in the form of a grant, for FY23 Mass Trails Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Transportation Department. The grant will fund the enhancement of trails and trail access in the Dorchester Community, from the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks. No objection heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed.

    Jan 6, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0126: Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Sandra Kautz as an Associate Commissioner of the Parks and Recreation Commission, for a term expiring December 31, 2027.

    Jan 6, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0110: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0110, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC), awarded by the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to be administered by the Parks and Recreation Department. The grant will fund the prospect of cities and towns in acquiring and developing land for park and outdoor recreation purposes, from the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    Nov 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1705: Councilor Durkan called Docket #1705, message and order for your approval an Order to declare surplus parcel of land currently owned by the City of Boston located at Codman Square Park on Talbot Avenue in Dorchester District (Ward 17, Parcel 1704781300), and shown on the plan recorded at Suffolk County Registry of Deeds under Book 2016 Page 513, entitled Parcel Consolidation Plan, Codman Square, Codman Commons, Boston (Dorchester), MA, September 2016; and to transfer the parcel to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for the care, custody, management and control of said parcel, from the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation. On motion of Councilor Durkan, the order was passed; yeas 13.

    Nov 18, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1677: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #1677, message and order for your approval an appropriation Order in the amount of Nine Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($925,000.00) for Cemetery Division of the Parks and Recreation Department and the Trust Office of the Treasury Department to be funded from the Cemetery Trust Fund established under Chapter 13 of the Acts of 1961, from the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency, and Parks. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed.

    Nov 18, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1475: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #1475, message and order 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 Clougherty Pool Project, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury passed through the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to be administered by the Public Facilities Department. The grant will fund the Clougherty Pool replacement and bathhouse renovation project, from the Committee of Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed.

    Sep 30, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1506: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the United States Department of the Interior under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to be administered by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for the purpose of making capital improvements to the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway in East Boston. The grant will fund improvements to the Greenway, including newly paved pathways, enhanced entrances, new site furnishings, and drainage improvements to address chronic site flooding.

    Sep 30, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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    Sep 6, 2024

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  • 2024-1334: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #1334, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eleven Million Four Hundred Six Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($11,406,762.00) in the form of a grant, awarded by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry to be administered by the Parks and Recreation Department. The grant will fund the creation of an accessible, inclusive and resilient urban forest in Boston and reduce technical and financial barriers to accessing and preserving trees, from the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 1 (Flynn).

    Sep 4, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0921: Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Jessica Pierre, as an Associate Commissioner to the Parks and Recreation Commission, for a term expiring May 6, 2028.

    May 31, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0922: Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Icey Washington, as an Associate Commissioner to the Parks and Recreation Commission, for a term expiring May 6, 2028.

    May 31, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0868: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0867, message and order for your approval an Order authorizing the Parks and Recreation Commission, on behalf of the City of Boston, to acquire by an eminent domain taking a parcel at 0 Dale Street in Hyde Park adjacent to the Sherrin Woods urban wild, as permanently protected parkland to be managed in coordination with Sherrin Woods, and to use Community Preservation Fund monies appropriated to the Parks and Recreation Department to award damages as determined by the Commission from the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency and Parks. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed.

    May 20, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0679: On the message and order, referred on April 10, 2024, Docket #0679, authorizing the appropriation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the income of the George Francis Parkman Fund. The funds are to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence since January 12, 1887, 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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