City Council

Public Safety Committee Meeting on Dockets #0910, #0378, & #0377

Agenda — 4 items

1. 1 Public Safety Committee Meeting on Dockets #0910, #0378, & #0377
2. 2 On the message and order, referred on June 5, 2024, Docket #0910, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixteen Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($16,825.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY2020-2021 Port Security Grant, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund and support increased port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed. 2024-0910
3. 3 On the message and order, referred on February 28, 2024, Docket #0378, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars. ($1,125,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 State Training Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the purchase of equipment and supplies, and to fund training initiatives for the Boston Fire Training Academy to ensure the department remains current in the firefighting services, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed. 2024-0378
4. 4 On the message and order, referred on February 28, 2024, Docket #0377, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Six Hundred Four Thousand Fourteen Dollars and Twenty Cents ($1,604,014.20) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 Hazmat 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 in line item 8324-0000 and 8324-0050 of the FY24 General Appropriation Act, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed. 2024-0377