City Council, September 16, 2026

Name: City Council, September 16, 2026
Start: 2026-09-16
End: 2026-09-16
Location: Boston, MA

September 16, 2026

Boston, MA

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1 land-use item: 1 plan amendment.

Watch: Order regarding a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code to prohibit data centers in… plan amendment, too close to call, based on 15 prior decisions.

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Order regarding a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code to prohibit data centers in… plan amendment

Case 2026-1718

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106 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 AUGUST 26, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR, THE MAYOR:
Message and order to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective…
Message and order for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million…
Message and order to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective…
Message and order for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seven…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One…
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston Procurement Department to enter into a…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Fred Penney, as a member of…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Maya Smith, as a member of…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Gina Smyth, as a member of…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Kailie Benson, as a member…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Mike Glasfeld, as a member…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Jill Valdes-Horwood, as a…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Gabriela Coletta Zapata, as…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Josh DeLisle, as a member of…
Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Oliver Sellers-Garcia, as a…
REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS:
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Richard Claytor as a Member of…
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Alex Edwards as a Member of the…
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Abrigal Forrester as a Member of…
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Matthew Gibson as a Member of…
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Stanley Green as a Member of the…
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Reginald Jean as a Member of the…
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Desmond Kennard as a Member of…
Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Ron Marlow as a Member of the…
Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of…
Communication was received from Councilor Flynn transmitting "Boston Public Schools -…
Communication was received from Councilor Flynn regarding a potential hate crime in the…
Communication was received from Councilor Worrell and Councilor Culpepper regarding a…
Communication was received from Metro Boston Homeland Security regarding support for…
Communication was received from the Mayor, pursuant to the Ordinance on Surveillance…
Communication was received from the Boston Police Department regarding a revised…
The Constable Bonds of Christopher Castagna, Carl Jean-Louis, Philmore Phillip, Bianca…
MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD-FOR POSSIBLE ACTION:
Order for a hearing to discuss the status of HVAC updates in the Boston Public Schools
MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
Ordinance Amending and Extending Protections for Tenants Facing Displacement by…
Ordinance to Codify Abutters Meetings and Community Process for All Projects Seeking…
Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Fiscal Accountability and Oversight of…
Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to…
Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Authorizing Property Tax Relief for…
Order for a hearing to discuss the findings of the state Inspector General's Report on…
Order for a hearing to discuss San Francisco's reduced affordable housing requirements…
Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding voter registration and…
Resolution endorsing a financial literacy graduation requirement for Boston Public Schools
Resolution in support of workers at Encore Boston Harbor
Resolution denouncing hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander Community
Resolution calling upon the Administration to honor its commitments to The People's…
Resolution condemning the United States Postal Service's proposal to permanently close…
Resolution in support of mail-in voting
Resolution in support of H.1405 / S.860: An Act Establishing Medicare for All in…
Resolution in support of H.R
Resolution recognizing April 22 as "Yhinny Matos Day" in the City of Boston
Resolution recognizing September 2026 as Suicide Prevention Month in Boston
Resolution recognizing September 12, 2026, as Black Joy Day in the City of Boston
Resolution recognizing Latino Heritage Month in the City of Boston from September 15 to…
Resolution declaring September 18th as Ben Swan Day in the City of Boston
Resolution recognizing September 23, 2026 as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day and…
Resolution recognizing the 115th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China…
Resolution recognizing October 26, 2026 as Intersex Awareness Day
PERSONNEL ORDERS:
Councilor Breadon for Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Order for the…
GREEN SHEETS:
Legislative Calendar for September 16, 2026
CONSENT AGENDA:
Resolution recognizing TRUBU CIBAU
Resolution recognizing the ribbon cutting of 43 Hemenway
Resolution recognizing Florina Pizzeria & Paninoteca
Resolution recognizing Dermot Kennedy
Resolution recognizing June Weinberg
Resolution in memory of Madeline J
Resolution congratulating the Sacred Rose Center
Resolution in memory of Noreen Kelly
Resolution congratulating the Boston to Belfast Program
Resolution congratulating Landry's Bicycles
Resolution in memory of John Arun Basu
Resolution in memory of John Patrick McLaughlin
Resolution congratulating Marijane Diodati
Resolution congratulating the Brazilian Independence Day Festival
Resolution in memory of John Pierce Rousmaniere
Resolution recognizing Rubiel Patiño
Resolution recognizing Geoff Pipoly
Resolution recognizing Wilner Auguste
Resolution recognizing Alcides Velez, Jr
Resolution recognizing Juan Carlos Ferrufino
Resolution in memory of Denise Alena Washington
Resolution recognizing Bianca Rose
Resolution recognizing Shabazz Napier
Resolution recognizing Cedar Grove Cemetery and the Boston Women's Heritage Trail
Resolution recognizing Evenflow E
Resolution recognizing Marcus Craigwell
Resolution recognizing Minister Don Muhammad and Sister Shirley Muhammad
Resolution recognizing Eddy Chrispin
Resolution in memory of Juanita Byner
Resolution recognizing four participants in Boston's 2026 Caribbean Carnival

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