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ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK
PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2026 FOR CONSIDERATION
BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING IN THE CHRISTOPHER A.
IANNELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M.
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ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 7, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:
1953 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the
amount of Six Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($668,500.00) in the form of a grant, the Community Mitigation Grant,
awarded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to be administered by
the Office of Budget Management. The grant would fund offset costs
related to the construction and operation of a gaming establishment.
1954 Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Burton
Malkofsky as a renewal constable authorized to serve civil process upon the
filing of his bond for the period commencing May 1, 2026 and ending April
30, 2029.
REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:
1955 Communication was received from Councilor Flynn transmitting the Fiscal
Year 2026 Annual Report by the Office of the Veteran Advocate.
1956 Communication was received from Councilor Flynn regarding Boston
Police Officers assaulted in Blackstone Park.

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1957 Communication was received from Councilors Culpepper and Worrell
regarding civil rights concerns with the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation
Action Plan.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
1515 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1515, Message and order for the
confirmation of the reappointment of Giovanny Valencia, as a Member of
the Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2027, submits a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1516 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1516, Message and order for the
confirmation of the reappointment of Katie Whewell, as a Member of the
Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2027, submits a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1517 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1517, Message and order for the
confirmation of the reappointment of Alan E. Langham, as a Member of the
Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2028, submits a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1518 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1518, Message and order for the
confirmation of the reappointment of Sherry Dong, as a Member of the
Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2029, submits a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1519 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1519, Message and order for the
confirmation of the reappointment of Shamaiah Turner, as a Member of the
Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2029, submits a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1520 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1520, Message and order for the
confirmation of the reappointment of Jeanne Pinado, as an Alternate
Member of the Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2027,
submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

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1521 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1521, Message and order for the
confirmation of the reappointment of David Collins, as an Alternate
Member of the Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2028,
submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1522 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1522, Message and order for the
confirmation of the appointment of Carla Monteiro, as an Alternate Member
of the Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2028, submits
a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1523 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1523, Message and order for the
confirmation of the appointment of Patrick Walsh, as an Alternate Member
of the Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on November 1, 2028,
submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1524 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1524, Message and order for the
confirmation of the appointment of William Masterson, as an Alternate
Member of the Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2029,
submits a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
1883 The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which
was referred on October 7, 2026, Docket #1883, Message and order
authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three
Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Dollars
($3,250,220.00) in the form of a grant, Boston MPO Surplus FY26
Community Connections Grant Program, awarded by the MA Metropolitan
Area Planning Council to be administered by the Transportation
Department. The grant would fund support for new e-bikes and spare
batteries for the bikeshare system, submits a report recommending that the
order ought to pass.

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1774 The Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant
Advancement, to which was referred on September 23, 2026, Docket
#1774, 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, MOIA Mayors Migration Council, awarded by Rockefeller
Philanthropy Advisors to be administered by the Department of Immigrant
Advancement. The grant would fund support for city-led programs that
advance relief, inclusion, and opportunity for underserved communities in
Boston through the Global Cities Fund, submits a report recommending that
the order ought to pass.
MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:
1718 Order regarding a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code to prohibit
data centers in all zoning districts.
1601 Order for a hearing to explore raising the percentage of Community
Preservation Act funds dedicated to affordable housing.
0407 Order for a hearing to review prevention and response to bullying, sexual
harassment, sexual assault, and sexual misconduct in Boston Public
Schools.
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
1958 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Ordinance Establishing a "Bad
Landlords List" and Extending Rental Property Code Enforcement Against
Chronic Offenders and Scofflaws.
1959 Councilor Mejia and Worrell offered the following: Ordinance
Establishing the Displacement Impact Mitigation Initiative and Trust Fund.
1960 Councilor Mejia and Worrell offered the following: Ordinance
Establishing Neighborhood-Based Affordability Standards.
1961 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An
Act Directing the City of Boston Fire Department to Waive the Maximum
Age Requirement for Firefighters for Stephen Maguire.
1962 Councilor Santana offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re:
An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the
Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Haji-Mohamed Bayour.

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1963 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the
3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and increasing the COLA base for
retirees in the Boston Retirement System.
1964 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the
recent verdict in the civil lawsuit against the Boston Water and Sewer
Commission.
1965 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Order for a hearing to
examine the central booking agreement between the Boston Police
Department and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department.
1966 Councilor Santana offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss
the future of the SuccessLink Youth Employment Program.
1967 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the
Office of the Veteran Advocate's Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Report.
1968 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Order for a Summons for
Phillip Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority and Interim Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial
Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.
1969 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Order requesting certain
information under Section 17F regarding outstanding responses to
previously-filed Section 17F orders and administration accountability.
1970 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution urging the United
States Postal Service to secure a new location for the Fields Corner Post
Office.
1971 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ride for
Your Life and remembering the lives lost to traffic violence.
1972 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of H.R. 210
- Dental Care for Veterans Act.
1973 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution urging Congress to
reverse devastating cuts to the Federal Public Housing and Voucher
Budgets.

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1974 Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of
designating the Dorchester division of the Boston Municipal Court as the
Judge Leslie E. Harris Courthouse.
1975 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution declaring Election
Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon the City of
Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to follow.
1976 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing November
as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Boston.
GREEN SHEETS:
/21/26 Legislative Calendar for October 21, 2026.
CONSENT AGENDA:
1977 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco.
1978 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing 2026
Cedar Grove Civic Association Scholarship Award Recipients.
1979 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing Staff
Sergeant Craig Crowley.
1980 Councilor FitzGerald offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Kathleen Joyce.
1981 Councilor Pepén and Louijeune offered the following: Resolution
recognizing the Haitian American Students Corporation.
1982 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation.
1983 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution congratulating Malika
Whitley.
1984 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution congratulating
Norman Parks.
1985 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing VOCHEI.
1986 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution congratulating Nina
Vansuch.

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1987 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution congratulating Ana
Liz Chavez.
1988 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution congratulating Juan
Chavez.
1989 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution congratulating
EMPath graduates.
1990 Councilor Pepén offered the following: Resolution recognizing Pedro
Pinales Martinez.
1991 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
East Boston Soup Kitchen.
1992 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing
community members and supporters of Nouvel Horizon.
1993 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
Central American Civic Cultural Alliance.
1994 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Nigerian Independence 2026.
1995 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Rutshelle Guillaume.
1996 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
Pathfinder's Club of Temple Salem.
1997 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing Allen
Francis Knight.
1998 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Edwidge Danticat.
1999 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing Marc
Joseph.
2000 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing
October 17, 2026 as Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day.
2001 Councilor Louijeune and Culpepper offered the following: Resolution
recognizing Reverend Bruce Wall and Karin Wall.

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2002 Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing Rose's
Bounty's 10th Year Celebration.
2003 Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing Analia
Garay.
2004 Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing David
Goldsztajn Farelo as a 2026 Pilares de la Hispanidad Award Recipient.
2005 Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 50th
Anniversary and naming October 16, 2026 as "Boston Lyric Opera Day" in
the City of Boston.
2006 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center.
2007 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing National
POW/MIA Recognition Day.
2008 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Brookline
Lunch.
2009 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing One
Nation Diversity.
2010 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing June
Weinberg.
2011 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Bova's
Bakery.
2012 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
Boston Chapter of Gold Star Wives of America.
2013 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Harrison
Clark.
2014 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Crite
Park.
2015 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Resolution recognizing Dr.
Lee Pelton.
2016 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Samuel Hurtado.

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2017 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Resolution recognizing the
Witherspoon Institute.
2018 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing Marisol
Camilo.
2019 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Nicolasa Lopez.
2020 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing Nancy
Rojas.
2021 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing
Edwardo Vasallo.
2022 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing John
Diaz.

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