Councilor Bok called Docket #1166, message and order for your approval an order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of One Million Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Dollars ($1,212,000.00) for the purpose of paying the cost of a feasibility study and schematic design associated with the boiler and window and door replacement projects at certain Boston Public Schools. This includes the payments of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools, from the Assignment sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Bok, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
Madam Clerk, when you are ready, if you could please read Docket 1166 into the record. Dockets 1166 message in order for your approval, an order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate an amount of $1,202,000 for the purpose of paying costs of the feasibility study and schematic design associated with the boiler and window and door replacement projects at certain Boston public schools. This includes payment of all costs, incidental or related thereto, and for which the city of Boston may be eligible for. Grant for the Mars excuse me, Massachusetts School Building Authority known as the MSB, a set amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools. Thank you so much, Madam Clerk, that you are recognized as Councilor by Chair of Ways and Means Council. You have the floor. Thank you so much, Madam President. And yes, on yesterday we held this hearing on docket 1166. As folks are familiar, the Massachusetts School Building Authority provides partial reimbursement for school building projects. There are two types of projects. What are these core buildings? So things like the Carter and Vaya the desired ones, the upper school. But the AARP program or an accelerated replacement program is for specifically wind windows, boilers and roofs and school buildings that have that are nearing the end of or have passed the end of their sort of functional life. And unfortunately, we have a backlog of those in the city. And we're very glad that over recent years there's you know, there was a shift in the Walsh administration that continued through the Janie and administrations now of really trying to pursue as many of these dollars as we possibly can. And so this docket is to authorize the money for a feasibility study and schematic design for the four that were approved in the last round, the last the October hemisphere meeting. So this is related, as you can see on your docket to Boston Day and Evening Academy, Henderson, Upper Rafael Hernandez and William Russell. The reimbursement rate for these projects is 6.42%. So that's if you any any of these sums this on for this design later on the sum for actually executing the work. If you look at that 40% of that the city of Boston is going to pick up, but 60% of what we're appropriating today will be reimbursed to us by the state and we're very grateful for that support. I want to thank my colleagues, Counselor Flynn, Flaherty, Braden and SRB George for joining yesterday's hearing. And the and also I want to thank Councilor Flaherty for the question, sort of to give us some context about what the benefit has been from the MSB funds in the last few years. So from 2015 to 2020, we've had just in these this HRP category, never mind the core projects, projects adding up to about $71.6 million, for which we've gotten $41.4 million of reimbursement. So I think it all it became clear to all of us in COVID how critical window projects are certainly, but also boilers to keep our schools warm and roofs to keep leaks out. And so in order for this docket to be passed in full before the end of the council's legislative session, it's important for there to be a vote today and then because the capital docket another vote in two weeks. So, Madam Chair, I'm requesting today that this docket ought to be read for the first time and assigned for further action. Thank you. Thank you so much. Councilor Bach has requested that Docket 1166 be read for the first time and assigned for further action. All in favor, please indicate by saying I am any opposed. Nay, the ayes have it. Docket 1166. I'm going to do a rock roll call vote, Madam Clerk. Thank you. Thank you. But the first reading on docket number one one. City. Councilor Arroyo. Yes. Councilor Arroyo. Yes. Councilor Baker. Councilor Baker I. Councilor Bach. Councilor Bach Council Braden's. Councilor Brady no. Councilor Campbell Councilor Campbell Years Councilor Edwards Councilor Edward G as Councilor Sabby George Councilor Sabby Giorgi as counsel clarity counsel clarity as counsel Flynn Counsel Flynn Yes. Councilor James. Yes Councilor Janey of Councilor Me here. Councilman here. Yes. Got the order straight now. Councilor Murphy. Councilor Murphy, yes. Councilor O'Malley. Yes. Councilor O'Malley. Yes. I think we. Have. The 1166. Has received a unanimous vote for its first. Reading. Wonderful. Thank you so much. Dock at 1166 has received its first reading and will be assigned for further action. We'll move on to docket 1182. Madam Clerk.