On the message and order referred on April 14, 2021, Docket #0549, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Fifty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Three Dollars ($2,051,903.00) in the form of a grant for the Boston Cultural Fund, awarded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund cultural spaces, organizations, programs, artists, and activities in the South End, with the goal of preserving and enhancing cultural activity, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted the order was passed.
Thank you. Docket 0965 will be placed on file reports of committees. Madam Clerk, would you please read docket 0549? Ducats 0549 The Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism and Special Events, to which is referred on April 14th, 2021. Docket number 0549. In order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expand the amount of $2,051,903 in the form of a grant for the Boston Cultural Fund, awarded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund cultural spaces, organizations, programs, artists and activities in the South End, with the goal of preserving and enhancing cultural activity. Submits a report recommending the committee report back to pass. Thank you. The Chair now recognizes Councilor Frank Baker, Chair of the Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism and Special Events. Councilor Baker. The floor is yours. Thank you. Mr. President. A hearing was held on Thursday, September 9th, on docket 0549, and a message authorizing City of Boston to accept and expand the amount of $2,051,903. The matter was sponsored by Mayor Kim Janey and referred to the committee on April 14th, 2021. Chief Cara Elliott Ortega and Director, Director of Policy and Planning for the Mayor's Office was there, and the DIA Ferré, director of Administration Finance from the Office of Arts and Culture, was there and gave the committee an update on the arts and cultural programs in the city. Overview of how these funds will be used. These funds are the result of a zoning code which requires the creation and support of affordable spaces for quality, art and cultural uses. So listen up district councils. The code also has a provision for contribution in lieu of providing a physical space to which this is here. Chief Ortega explained the BDA is expected to receive a certain contribution of funds generated as a result of the Section 29 of Article 64 of the Boston Zoning Code. Projects proposed within planned developing areas in the south and neighborhood district of Boston that incorporates nonresidential uses are required to provide affordable cultural spaces as defined in Section 64 Dash 21.2 of the code under under Section 29 B and C. A proposed project may provide a portion of affordable cultural space as a contribution equivalent to 5% of the total gross floor area allocated to nonresidential uses and to any and all proposed projects within an approved plan. Develop the area above that allowed as of right in the underlying zoning sub district. In layman's term, 5% of this project was a 10,000 square foot space, of which 4000 will be on site and the other 2 million will be able to stay with the project. So we can do the groups can do programing and art uses and spaces in there in the surrounding area. So I view it as a good thing. The grant will fund cultural spaces, organizations, programs, artists and activities in the South End with the goal of preserving and enhancing cultural activities. As Chair of the Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism and Special Events, I recommend moving the listed docket from the Committee to the full City Council for discussion and formal action. At this time, my recommendation is to. Passed Docket 0549. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Counselor Roundhill. Counselor Baker, chair of the Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism and Special Events, seeks acceptance of the Committee report and passage of Docket 0549. Seeing no further discussion. All those in favor please indicate by saying I oppose nay. The ayes have it. The docket has passed. Madam Clerk, would you now please read docket 0353?