City Council
Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee Hearing on Dockets #1545-1546, #1548, #1622, #1673, #1675-1676, #1680-1681, #1770, & #1772
Agenda — 12 items
- 1 Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee Hearing on Dockets #1545-1546, #1548, #1622, #1673, #1675-1676, #1680-1681, #1770, & #1772
- 2 On the message and order, referred on October 23, 2024, Docket #1545, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Seven Thousand Three Hundred Four Dollars ($307,304.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 DMH CIT TTAC Grant awarded by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the implementation of 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for officers under the umbrella of the BPD Street Outreach Unit, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
- 3 On the message and order, referred on October 23, 2024, Docket #1546, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Eighty Thousand Sixty-Five Dollars ($280,065.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund two Criminalist positions, overtime, lab supplies, equipment, and continuing education expenses.
- 4 On the message and order, referred on October 23, 2024, Docket #1548, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Six Dollars ($29,496.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 Port Security Grant Program, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase of a new collar for the 38' Safeboat duty vessel, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 1 (Mejia).
- 5 On the message and order, referred on October 30, 2024, Docket #1622, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Hundred Dollars and Four Cents ($56,890.04) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 Municipal Road Safety grant, awarded by the United States Department of Transportation, passed through the MA Executive Office of Safety and Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund high-visibility traffic enforcement of motor vehicles laws, including but limiting to, speeding and aggressive driving, distracted driving, impaired driving, and occupant protection, as well as traffic safety equipment, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 1 (Mejia).
- 6 On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1673, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eleven Million Nine Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars ($11,952,986.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY2024 Urban Area Security Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, to be administered the Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness. The grant will fund the enhancement of regional preparedness and capabilities in designated high-threat, high-density areas, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 1 (Mejia).
- 7 On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1675, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Three Hundred Five Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Seven Dollars ($2,305,847.00) in the form of a grant for the FY24 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness grant, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness. The grant will fund regional planning efforts to manage catastrophic incidents, including extreme weather events and their impact, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 2 (Fernandes Anderson, Mejia).
- 8 On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1676, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Securing the Cities Continuation Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund continued enhancements for regional capabilities to detect, identify, report, and interdict nuclear and other radioactive materials out of regulatory control and provide regional training and exercise opportunities necessary to enhance regional capabilities, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 2 (Fernandes Anderson, Mejia).
- 9 On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1680, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY25 DMH Co-Response Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund two full-time recovery coaches through BEST and provide training to officers, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 1 (Mejia).
- 10 On the message and order, referred on November 20, 2024, Docket #1681, 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 FY25 DMH Training Grant, awarded by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund to reimburse overtime cost to backfill Crisis Intervention Team training and other mental health trainings for officers, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 1 (Mejia).
- 11 On the message and order, referred on December 4, 2024, Docket #1770, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the Annual Boston Address Verification procedures mandated by the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 1 (Mejia).
- 12 On the message and order, referred on December 4. 2024, Docket #1772, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventy-One Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars ($71,335.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY24 Emergency Management Performance Agency, to be administered by the Office of Emergency Preparedness. The grant will fund the enhancement of operational capacity at the Boston Emergency Operation Center (EOC) and promote the professional development of The Mayor's Office of Emergency Management, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepen, Santana, Webber and Worrell), present 2 (Fernandes Anderson, Mejia).