Week of 1/31/2010

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A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall at 12:05 on Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Councilors Present: President Ross in the Chair. All members present.
Clergy:Cynthia White, Teen Challenge delivered an inspirational song and the meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
The following were received:
Docket	Short Description
0192	President Ross moved to adopt the minutes from the January 27, 2010 meeting. Motion prevailed. Message and ordinance prohibiting parking or stopping within any pedestrian safety zone. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on February 3, 2010. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0193	Message and order authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a Harbor Security Grant of $819,743.00 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, for the construction of a Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) Watercraft. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety.
0194	Message and order authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events to accept and expend a grant of $137,720.00 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, to support year-round programming agendas of Boston’s Cultural and Educational Organizations. Referred to the Committee on Arts, Film, Humanities & Tourism.
0195	Message and order authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a grant of $20,000.00 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, for the purpose of deploying, maintaining and implementing 10 Mass Decontamination Units. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety.
0196	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 96 Bellevue Street, Dorchester, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic and Development and Planning.
0197	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 10 Cameron Street, Dorchester, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic and Development and Planning.
0198	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 498 Blue Hill Ave, Dorchester, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic and Development and Planning.
0199	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 24 Alpine Street, Roxbury, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic and Development and Planning.
0200	Message and order to declare surplus City owned former Real Estate-Owned (REO) property known as 16 Folsom Street, Dorchester, to transfer care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Commission. Referred to the Committee on Economic and Development and Planning.
0201	Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of John J. Walsh as a member of the Public Facilities Commission for a term expiring on January 6, 2014. Placed on file.
0202	Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Patrick S. Harrington as a member of the Public Facilities Commission for a term expiring on January 6, 2014. Placed on file.
0203	Notice was received from the Mayor of the reappointment of Michael S. Hatfield as a member of the Public Facilities Commission for a term expiring on January 6, 2014. Placed on file.
0204	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F: regarding elderly tax exemptions. On motion of Councilor Yancey, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
0205	Order requesting certain information under Section 17F: List of all City of Boston vehicles owned or leased as of December 31, 2009. On motion of Councilor Yancey, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
0206	Order requesting certain information under Section 17F: list of all authorized, but unissued debt as of December 31, 2009. On motion of Councilor Yancey, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
0207	Order requesting certain information under Section 17F: regarding revenue and expenditures by Departments. On motion of Councilor Yancey, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
0208	Councilors Yancey and Pressley offered the following: Ordinance amending CBC Chapter 12-13 (Paid Parental Leave). Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0209	Order for a hearing to investigate social services available to victims of community violence. Referred to the Committee on Women and Healthy Communities.
0210	Councilors Yancey and LaMattina offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding emergency gas valve shut-off. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0211	Councilors Yancey and Murphy offered the following: Ordinance mandating use of automated external defibrillators in Boston Police vehicles responding to 911 calls in the City. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0212	Councilors Consalvo, Feeney, Arroyo, Ciommo, Connolly, LaMattina, Linehan, Murphy, Pressley, Ross and Yancey offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the purchase, installation, rotation and utilization of vandalism deterrent technology to protect property and reduce costs throughout the City. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0213	Councilors Connolly and LaMattina offered the following: Ordinance amending CBC 16-26 (Noise Enforcement). Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0214	Councilors Connolly, Feeney, Linehan, Murphy, Arroyo, Yancey, Turner, Pressley, Consalvo, Ciommo and Ross offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine the policies and procedures regarding emergency response to individuals experiencing mental health crises. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Health.
0215	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Resolution calling for hiring up to 300 street and youth workers. Referred to the Committee on Labor, Youth Affairs and Human Rights.
0216	Order for a hearing regarding accuracy of United States Census 2010. Referred to the Committee on Special Committee on 2010 Census.
0217	Councilors Yancey, Arroyo, Connolly, LaMattina, Pressley, Turner and Tobin offered the following: Order for a loan of $110,000,000.00 for the planning, designing, acquiring land for, constructing and originally equipping structures and facilities and for remodeling, reconstructing, or making major alterations, additions, and major repairs to existing facilities including original equipment and landscaping, including the planting of shade trees, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair for the purposes of the School Department, (High School in Mattapan). Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
0218	Councilors Yancey, Turner, Murphy and Feeney offered the following: Ordinance amending CBC 6-2.5 (Elderly Property Tax Exemption). Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0219	Councilors Yancey, Ross, Turner, Tobin, Pressley, Murphy, Linehan, LaMattina, Feeney, Ciommo, Arroyo and Connolly offered the following: Order for a hearing to investigate the lack of cable coverage of the Boston City Council. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0220	Councilors Tobin, Ross, Yancey, Turner, Pressley and Arroyo offered the following: Ordinance amending CBC chapter 11-4 (Regulating the Boston Fire Department Apparatus Standards). Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
0221	Councilors Turner, Yancey, Ciommo, Tobin, Arroyo and Pressley offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the Low Power FM Radio Campaign. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0222	Councilors Turner, Connolly, Yancey, Linehan, LaMattina, Pressley, Ciommo and Arroyo offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the plan that guides coordination of the services during floods caused by water main breaks. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0223	Order for a hearing to discuss whether the City has a comprehensive strategy for contacting each effected resident during a flood caused by a water main break. Referred to the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services.
0224	Councilors Turner, Yancey, Linehan, LaMattina, Pressley, Ciommo, and Arroyo offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F: regarding water main breaks that occurred each year for the last ten years. On motion of Councilor Turner, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.
0225	Councilors Pressley, Connolly for all Councilors offered the following: Order for hearing on teen pregnancy. Referred to the Committee on Women and Healthy Communities.
0226	Councilor Ross for Councilor Linehan offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Timothy J. Brown in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules:
0227	Councilor Ross for Councilor Linehan offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Lauren Williams in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules: The Chair stated that in absence of objection, one late-filed matter would be added to the Agenda. No objection being heard, the following matter was added:
0248	Councilor Yancey offered the following: Order for a hearing to review the fiscal year 2010 budget. Referred to the Committee on Post Audit and Oversight. The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters:
0228	Councilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution congratulating 5 people for their services to the East Boston Chamber of Commerce.
0229	Councilors Yancey and Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating Sue Bheecham on her 50th Birthday.
0230	Councilors Turner, Yancey, Arroyo and Pressley offered the following: Resolution congratulating Diane Dujon.
0231	Councilor Linehan offered the following: Resolution congratulating Pat Eustace.
0232	Councilors Arroyo and Linehan offered the following: Resolution in memory of Gregory Leon Rivera.
0233	Councilors Yancey and Turner offered the following: Resolution congratulating Lisa Dix.
0234	Councilor Consalvo offered the following: Resolution congratulating Marjorie Crear.
0235	Councilor Feeney on behalf of all Councilors offered the following: Resolution declaring January 29, 2010 as “Mr. Donald Plunkett Day”.
0236	Councilor Feeney offered the following: Resolution in memory of Ezzeddine Essaibi.
0237	Resolution in memory of Maureen McCarrick.
0238	Resolution in memory of William Jennings.
0239	Resolution in memory of Joseph Baksys.
0240	Councilor Tobin offered the following: Resolution congratulating 45 people for participating in the Joseph P Manning School Spelling Bee.
0241	Councilor LaMattina offered the following: Resolution in memory of Steven P. Tauro.
0242	Resolution in memory of Marcelino Sardina.
0243	Councilor Linehan offered the following: Resolution in memory of James G. Connolly.
0244	Resolution in memory of Catherine G. Chisholm.
0245	Resolution in memory of Anne L. Butler.
0246	Councilor Ross on behalf of all Councilors offered the following: Resolution recognizing February 3, 2010 as American Heart Month in Massachusetts.
0247	Councilors Pressley, Turner and Yancey offered the following: Resolution honoring Black History Month. The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted. Adjourned at 1:58 p.m. on motion of President Ross in memory of Howard Zinn, Peter Flinn, Gertrude King, Walter Bowe, Doris Holmes, Monica Gill, Hector Fabia Salazar Villa and Pedro Blas Pirez Capo, to meet again on Wednesday February 10, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. Attest: Rosaria Salerno City Clerk