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City Council, October 21, 2026

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87 procedural and consent items (minutes, proclamations, resolutions)
  • ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR MATTERS PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO 10:00 A.M
  • APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 7, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
  • Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six…
  • Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Burton Malkofsky as a…
  • Communication was received from Councilor Flynn transmitting the Fiscal Year 2026 Annual…
  • Communication was received from Councilor Flynn regarding Boston Police Officers…
  • Communication was received from Councilors Culpepper and Worrell regarding civil rights…
  • The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which was referred on…
  • The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which was referred on…
  • The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which was referred on…
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  • The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which was referred on…
  • The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which was referred on…
  • The Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation, to which was referred on…
  • The Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement, to which was…
  • Order for a hearing to explore raising the percentage of Community Preservation Act funds…
  • Order for a hearing to review prevention and response to bullying, sexual harassment…
  • Ordinance Establishing a "Bad Landlords List" and Extending Rental Property Code…
  • Ordinance Establishing the Displacement Impact Mitigation Initiative and Trust Fund
  • Ordinance Establishing Neighborhood-Based Affordability Standards
  • Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Fire Department to…
  • Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to…
  • Order for a hearing to discuss the 3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and increasing the…
  • Order for a hearing to discuss the recent verdict in the civil lawsuit against the Boston…
  • Order for a hearing to examine the central booking agreement between the Boston Police…
  • Order for a hearing to discuss the future of the SuccessLink Youth Employment Program
  • Order for a hearing to discuss the Office of the Veteran Advocate's Fiscal Year 2026…
  • Order for a Summons for Phillip Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay…
  • Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding outstanding responses to…
  • Resolution urging the United States Postal Service to secure a new location for the…
  • Resolution recognizing Ride for Your Life and remembering the lives lost to traffic…
  • Resolution in support of H.R
  • Resolution urging Congress to reverse devastating cuts to the Federal Public Housing and…
  • Resolution in support of designating the Dorchester division of the Boston Municipal…
  • Resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon…
  • Resolution recognizing November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Boston
  • Legislative Calendar for October 21, 2026
  • Resolution recognizing Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
  • Resolution recognizing 2026 Cedar Grove Civic Association Scholarship Award Recipients
  • Resolution recognizing Staff Sergeant Craig Crowley
  • Resolution recognizing Kathleen Joyce
  • Resolution recognizing the Haitian American Students Corporation
  • Resolution recognizing the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation
  • Resolution congratulating Malika Whitley
  • Resolution congratulating Norman Parks
  • Resolution recognizing VOCHEI
  • Resolution congratulating Nina Vansuch
  • Resolution congratulating Ana Liz Chavez
  • Resolution congratulating Juan Chavez
  • Resolution congratulating EMPath graduates
  • Resolution recognizing Pedro Pinales Martinez
  • Resolution recognizing the East Boston Soup Kitchen
  • Resolution recognizing community members and supporters of Nouvel Horizon
  • Resolution recognizing the Central American Civic Cultural Alliance
  • Resolution recognizing Nigerian Independence 2026
  • Resolution recognizing Rutshelle Guillaume
  • Resolution recognizing the Pathfinder's Club of Temple Salem
  • Resolution recognizing Allen Francis Knight
  • Resolution recognizing Edwidge Danticat
  • Resolution recognizing Marc Joseph
  • Resolution recognizing October 17, 2026 as Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day
  • Resolution recognizing Reverend Bruce Wall and Karin Wall
  • Resolution recognizing Rose's Bounty's 10th Year Celebration
  • Resolution recognizing Analia Garay
  • Resolution recognizing David Goldsztajn Farelo as a 2026 Pilares de la Hispanidad Award…
  • Resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary and naming October 16, 2026 as "Boston Lyric…
  • Resolution recognizing the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
  • Resolution recognizing National POW/MIA Recognition Day
  • Resolution recognizing Brookline Lunch
  • Resolution recognizing One Nation Diversity
  • Resolution recognizing June Weinberg
  • Resolution recognizing Bova's Bakery
  • Resolution recognizing the Boston Chapter of Gold Star Wives of America
  • Resolution recognizing Harrison Clark
  • Resolution recognizing Crite Park
  • Resolution recognizing Dr
  • Resolution recognizing Samuel Hurtado
  • Resolution recognizing the Witherspoon Institute
  • Resolution recognizing Marisol Camilo
  • Resolution recognizing Nicolasa Lopez
  • Resolution recognizing Nancy Rojas
  • Resolution recognizing Edwardo Vasallo
  • Resolution recognizing John Diaz

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