Councilor Flynn for Councilor Fernandes Anderson offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kalamu Kieta, Joshua McFadden, Aline Mercury and Amina Scott in City Council.
Docket 015 for counsel of Flynn for Counsel Fernandez Anderson. The Chair seeks suspension of the rules and passage of Docket 015. For all of those in favor, say I now oppose saying no. The ayes have it. The docket has passed. Late files. Now, moving on to late files, I am informed by the clerk that there are two late file matters. They are both 17 f orders. We will take a vote to add these matters to the agenda. All of those in favor of adding the late file matters say i. I. While those opposing a. Thank you. The late file matters have been added to the agenda. Madam Clerk, please read the two late matters into the record. Thank you, Mr. President. In the City Council and Order of Council, Frank Baker. All of it. Under the provisions of 17 of Chapter 452 of the Acts of 1948 as amended, and any other applicable provisions of law. The Mayor be and hereby is requested to obtain and deliver to the City Council within one week of the receipt thereof. The following information relative to Code COVID 19 Vaccination Mandate for City of Boston employees filed in the City Council on January three, 2022. The second 17 filed an Order of council. Frank Baker ordered that under the provisions of 17 Section 17 of Chapter 452 of the Acts of 1948, as amended and any other applicable provisions of law, the Mayor be and hereby is requested to obtain and deliver to the City Council within one week. The receipt thereof. The following information relative to the best Western Roundhouse hotel filed in the City Council on January 3rd, 2022. The chair recognizes City Councilor Frank Baker. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Sorry, this is unorthodox filing this, but we're in a period here now where we won't have any hearings, we don't have any committees. And both of these things are looking to be implemented in the in the month of January. So that's why we have the 17 FS sorry for the late file. I ran up against the holidays and didn't get them filed on a on a. In the proper timeline. The first one is the first one is about the the the the mandates. The the. The COVID vaccination mandates. And I'm not taking the position. I'm for it. I'm against it. But what's going to happen here in the next little while that I want clarification is is first of all, what jurisdiction do we have to go into private business and tell them they have to collect or they have to do the vaccine passports? But more importantly, we're talking about hundreds of people here that can potentially lose their jobs, whether it's police, firefighters, teachers, people that are collecting tickets, people that are giving tickets. Every department is going to be affected by this. We have no idea who they are, what they are, how many they are, and if they're going to have an opportunity to be able to come back to work if they comply. I'm looking for some clarification on this. And the second one is on is on the Roundhouse Hotel, which I defer. I couldn't be any more different from what the pathway that this administration is taking right here. Simple things. Who's the leaseholder is? Is it Public Health Commission? What's our what's our commitment going to be there? Meaning what's our money commitment going to be in there? Is it going to be drugs used on on the premise? What is the what is the the the security plan? When we asked in a meeting what the security plan was, a person from from BMC said it was very high level. So whatever that means, I can handle high level. I want to know what that security plans are. Again, these these were all filed because we are unable to have hearings now. We don't have our committees. We don't have our we don't have our. Yes, we won't we will not be having hearings for a month now. So this is this is pressing. And in the 17, if it's it's a face to face meeting, I would like to have someone sitting in front of me and explain to me all these things here. The Roundhouse isn't a surprise. It's not a surprise. We've been asking for over a month here all these questions I've been on record sending it over to this administration, all these questions. So it shouldn't be a surprise why they're not being why they're not being answered. We're asking the people on the street if they want hotel rooms. We're not asking the neighborhood what their their opinions are. It it reminds me if you ever wanted a question answered about the BPD and Menino, good luck. You never get it. You never get an answer question. At least I wouldn't had nobody to call. Nobody returned my calls. This feels eerily the same. So everybody that's here now, you should be asking questions here because it feels like. I'm going to save my comments. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Feels good to have you saying, Mr. Chair again. Although I may call you Madam Chair every once in a while, because it's just ingrained in my head. Sorry about that. If I do do that. I appreciate you and sorry for the the delay files. Thank you, everyone. Thank you, Counsel Baker. The chair seeks suspension. Of the rules and passage of the first slate matter. All those in favor say, All right, all oppose, say nay. The ayes have it. The matter has been passed. The Chair seeks suspension of the rules and passage of the secondly foreign matter. All those in favor say aye. All oppose any. The ayes have it. The matter has been passed. Memorials. And let me also note that the recording of this to the stenographer is being recorded remotely. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Two memorials. Today, we will adjourn our meeting in memory of the following individuals. For counsel is Flynn Baker. Clarity in the body? Erica Calderon. A moment of silence, please. Thank you. Chair moves that when the council adjourns today, it does so in memory of the those mentioned individuals. And it is scheduled now to meet again in the Eisenhower Chamber on Wednesday, January 26th, at 12 noon, all in favor of adjournment. Please say I. The councils are joint.