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  • 2026-0751: Message and order approving an order authorizing a limit for the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture revolving fund for Fiscal Year 2027 to purchase goods and services to support public art to enhance the public realm throughout the City of Boston. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from easements within the public way granted by the Public Improvement Commission. The Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00).

    Apr 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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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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  • 2026-0757: Message and order approving an appropriation of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00) from the 21st Century Fund, also known as the Public, Educational, or Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund. Pursuant to Section 53F 3/4 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, the funds may be used to support PEG access services, to monitor compliance with the cable franchise agreement, and for preparation of renewal of the franchise license. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 6, 2026.

    Apr 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0736: Message and order approving an appropriation order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund to address the impact of transportation network services on municipal roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure or any other public purpose substantially related to the operation of transportation network services in the City. Such funds will be transferred and credited to the Capital Grant Fund from revenue received from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 6, 2026.

    Apr 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0417: Order for a hearing to discuss Boston Public Schools (BPS) health services leadership requirements.

    Feb 23, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0284: Order for a hearing regarding equitable access to services and programming through the Boston Public Library System.

    Feb 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0278: Order for a hearing to audit mental health curriculum and services in Boston Public Schools.

    Feb 2, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0132: Councilor Flynn called Docket #0132, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend technology equipment valued at approximately Four Hundred Thirty Thousand Three Hundred Forty Dollars ($430,340.00), from the Connected & Online Program Grant, awarded by United States Department of the Treasury, passed through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The equipment includes laptops, desktop bundles, and related equipment. The equipment will support public access to education, workforce development, digital literacy, and telehealth services across multiple City departments, with deployments centered at BCYF Centers and sites operated by the Office of Workforce Development and the Office of Returning Citizens. This award reflects strong cross-departmental collaboration and advances the City’s broader digital equity goals, from the Committee on City Services. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

    Jan 22, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0136: Councilor Santana called Docket #0136, message and order 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, the FY26 Delta Unit Earmark Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant would fund the Boston Fire Department to conduct dedicated emergency services through its Delta Units, consisting of 3 Delta Unit vehicles assigned to Castle Island, Pleasure Bay and Carson Beach respectively, within the Old Harbor Reservation in the South Boston section of the City of Boston, seasonally from Memorial Day to Labor Day, inclusive, per line item 8324-0050 of the FY26 General Appropriations Act, from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

    Jan 12, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0130: Councilor Santana called Docket #0130, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000.00) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Training Academy Earmark Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant would fund the Boston Fire Department Training Academy to provide training and instruction for public safety agencies in the City of Boston and municipal and political subdivisions across the Commonwealth, per line item 8324-0000 of the FY26 General Appropriations Act, from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

    Jan 12, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-2079: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Four Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars And Twenty Cents ($1,485,264.20) in the form of a grant, the FY26 Hazardous Materials Response Team Earmark Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant would fund the needs of the Boston Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team, per line item 8000-0600 of the FY26 General Appropriations Act. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. Later in session, Councilor Santana moved for reconsideration of Docket #2079. Seconded by Councilor Breadon. Reconsideration prevailed. On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    Dec 3, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1952: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Harvard Public Service Fellow Grant, awarded by the Harvard Center of Public Service and Engagement Scholarship to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will fund the Harvard Public Service Fellow position in the Mayor’s Office supporting initiatives owned by the Partnership team.

    Oct 27, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1548: On the message and order, referred on August 27, 2025, Docket #1548, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Million One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($4,125,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY26 Public Safety Answering Point Support and Incentive Grant, awarded by MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund costs associated with providing Enhanced 911 services, the committee submitted a report recommending that this order ought to pass. The report was accepted, the order was passed.

    Aug 8, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1400: On the message and order, referred on August 6, 2025, Docket #1400, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Nine Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($3,966,900.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY26 Safe and Successful Youth Initiative Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund a comprehensive, interagency strategy that connects law enforcement, employment, education, public health and youth development agencies to reduce youth violence in the Commonwealth, the committee submitted a report recommending that this order ought to pass. The report was accepted, the order was passed.

    Jul 23, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1409: On the message and order, referred on August 6, 2025, Docket #1409, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars and One Cent ($10,000.01) in the form of a grant, for the FY23 National Violent Death Reporting System, awarded by the MA Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund data collection by the Bureau of Investigative Services and the Drug Control Unit, the committee submitted a report recommending that this order ought to pass. The report was accepted, the order was passed.

    Jul 23, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1261: On the message and order, referred on June 25, 2025, Docket #1261, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Fifty-One Thousand One Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($251,145.00) in the form of a grant, for the MA Innocence and Conviction Integrity Collaboration Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the Committee for Public Counsel Services, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the BPD Crime Lab staff time for the Massachusetts Innocence and Conviction Integrity Collaboration Project, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Jun 23, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1259: Councilor Santana called Docket #1259, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000.000) in the form of a grant from the Cummings Foundation, to be administered by the Office of Human Services. The grant will support violence prevention, including events, community outreach and engagement, and efforts to support the City’s summer safety plan and Plan to End Violence, from the Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Santana, the order was passed.

    Jun 23, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1051: Councilor Santana called Docket #1051, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars ($23,860.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant-Round 2, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the procurement of necessary equipment firefighter personal protective and safety equipment to comply with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, from the Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice. No objection heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Santana, the order was passed.

    Apr 30, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0844: On the message and order, approving an appropriation of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00) from the 21st Century Fund, also known as the Public, Educational, or Governmental (PEG) Access and Cable Related Fund. Pursuant to Section 53F 3/4 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, the funds may be used to support PEG access services, to monitor compliance with the cable franchise agreement, and for preparation of renewal of the franchise license, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Apr 7, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0825: On the message and order, approving an appropriation of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant fund to address the impact of transportation network services on municipal roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure or any other public purpose substantially related to the operation of transportation network services in the city. Such funds will be transferred and credited to the Capital Grant Fund from revenue received from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund, 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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  • 2025-0834: 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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  • 2025-0841: On the message and order, authorizing a limit for the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2026 to purchase goods and services to support public art to enhance the public realm throughout the City of Boston. This revolving fund shall be funded by receipts from easements within the public way granted by the Public Improvement Commission. The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00), 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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  • 2025-0648: On the message and order, referred on March 12, 2025, Docket #0648, for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston Streets Cabinet to enter into a contract for a period of up to ten years for the services of an operator for the City’s public bike share program, Bluebikes. The contract term would begin in 2026. The City Council’s permission to enter into a contract of this type for a period of more than three years is required by section 12 of Chapter 30B of the General Laws, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Mar 7, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0293: The Committee on Strong Women and Families and Communities, to which was referred on January 29, 2025, Docket #0293, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Seventy-Two Cents ($145,687.72) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 Violence Against Women’s Act, a STOP Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund a Civilian Domestic Violence Advocate who provide services for victims in Jamaica Plain, as well as for Spanish-speaking victims citywide and also supporting overtime for all Civilian Domestic Violence Advocates citywide, submits 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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  • 2025-0119: Councilor Santana called Docket #0119, 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 FY22 COVID-19 SA/DV Trust Fund, awarded by the MA Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund two full-time Domestic Violence advocates who will work with social services agency partners at the Boston Public Health Commission Family Justice Center. No objection heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Santana, the order was passed.

    Jan 6, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0117: Councilor Santana called Docket #0117, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($593,750.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 Hazmat Earmark grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the needs of the hazardous materials response teams, as specified the line items 8324-0000 and 8324-0050 of the FY25 General Appropriation Act, from the Committee on Public Safety & Criminal Justice. On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.

    Jan 6, 2025

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

    Sep 6, 2024

    ·Dallas, TX
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  • 2024-1166: On the message and order, referred on August 7, 2024, Docket #1166, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Million One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($4,125,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 Public Safety Answering Point Support and Incentive Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund costs associated with providing Enhanced 911 services, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    Jul 24, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1177: On the message and order, referred on August 7, 2024, Docket #1177, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY23 National Violent Death Reporting System, awarded by the MA Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund data collection by the Bureau of Investigative Services and the Drug Control Unit, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    Jul 22, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-1106: On the message and order, referred on July 10, 2024, Docket #1106, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Mayor’s Office of Human Services’ Connect, Learn and Explore Initiative, awarded by Boston Children’s Hospital to be administered by the Office of Human Services. The grant will fund youth sports and swim activities in partnership with Boston Public Schools, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed.

    Jul 3, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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