City Council

Agenda

1. Housing and Community Development Committee Hearing on Dockets #0792, 0913-0916
2. 2026-0792 On the message and order, referred on April 15, 2026, Docket #0792, authorizing the City of Boston, acting through its Mayor’s Office of Housing, to apply for, and to accept and expend, the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Continuum of Care grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount not to exceed Fifty-Two Million Dollars ($52,000,000.00). These funds will be used to support programs that provide services and housing to persons experiencing homelessness, the committee submitted a report that the order ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), not present 1 (Weber), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).
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3. 2026-0913 On the message and order, referred on May 6, 2026, Docket #0913, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixteen Million Eight Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Two Dollars ($16,834,742.00) in the form of a grant, the Federal FY26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant would fund housing, economic development and social service programs. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committee submitted a report that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), not present 1 (Weber), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).
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4. 2026-0914 On the message and order, referred on May 6, 2026, Docket #0914, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars And Ninety Cents ($4,825,132.90) in the form of a grant, the Federal FY26 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant would fund the production of new affordable rental and homeownership housing, and also provide operating support for community development corporations. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committee submitted a report that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), not present 1 (Weber), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).
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5. 2026-0915 On the message and order, referred on May 6, 2026, Docket #0915, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Forty-Nine Dollars ($3,859,049.00) in the form of a grant, the Federal FY26 Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant would fund services for income-eligible individuals and families affected by AIDS. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committee submitted a report that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).
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6. 2026-0916 On the message and order, referred on May 6, 2026, Docket #0916, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Four Hundred Eighty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($1,489,616.00) in the form of a grant, the Federal FY26 Emergency Solutions Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant would fund street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance and shelter services. The award amount is estimated from prior years, the committee submitted a report that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).
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