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February 25, 2026 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Boston was held in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, City Hall on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 12:09 PM. President Breadon in the Chair. Present Councilors Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell. City Clerk Alex Geourntas delivered the invocation, and the meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the February 11, 2026 City Council Meeting. Motion prevailed. _________________________________________________________________________ 0377 Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Eighty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($189,000.00) in the form of a grant, The Solar Recommissioning Project Grant, awarded by MA Department of Energy Resources to be administered by the Environment. The grant would fund the replacement of existing inverters with newer models, the incorporation of rapid shutdown modules to meet safety regulations, the replacement of the monitoring system, and proper redressing of wiring. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell). 0378 Councilor Flynn called Docket #0378, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Dollars ($20,930.00) in the form of a grant, the El Centro Fellowship Grant, awarded by Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant would fund the fellowship program for El Centro IT training program graduates, from the Committee on City Services. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. Referred to the Committee on City Services. 0379 Message transmitting certain information under Section 17F regarding cost of out-of-district vocational placements for Boston resident students, Docket #0297, passed by the City Council on February 4, 2026. Placed on file. 0380 Message transmitting certain information under Section 17F regarding traveling Boston Public School employees and parking access needs, Docket #0298, passed by the City Council on February 4, 2026. Placed on file. 0381 Notice was received from the Mayor of her absence from the City from Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00 A.M., returning Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. Placed on file. Page 1 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0382 Notice was received from the Mayor of her absence from the City from Monday, February 16, 2026 at 9:00 A.M., returning Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:30 P.M. Placed on file. 0383 Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of 1979 re: action taken by the Mayor on papers acted upon by the City Council at its meeting of February 11, 2026. Placed on file. 0384 Communication was received from the City Clerk of the filing by the Boston Planning and Development Agency regarding “Proposed Minor Modification to the Washington Park Urban Renewal Plan, Project No. Mass. R-24, with respect to Parcel L-19.” Placed on file. 0385 Communication from Councilor Flynn regarding temporary rollback of Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) percentage for five years. Placed on file. 0386 Communication was received from the Office of Black Male Advancement of the report entitled "Black Male Advancement Impact Report 2025". Placed on file. 0200 Order for a hearing on BPS staffing program impacts. Remains in the Committee on Education. 0166 Order for a hearing regarding Boston Public Schools student-athlete transfer and eligibility policies. Remains in the Committee on Education. 0387 Councilor Coletta Zapata, Louijeune, Worrell, Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: An Ordinance Establishing the Boston Emergency Relief Fund. On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata and Louijeune, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Worrell as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. 0388 Councilor Coletta Zapata, Santana, Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: An Ordinance Modernizing and Increasing Transparency at the Zoning Board of Appeal. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. 0389 Councilor Coletta Zapata, Santana, Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to the Zoning Board of Appeal. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Page 2 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0390 Councilor Coletta Zapata, Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Fire Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Firefighters for Richard Scimeca. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Durkan). 0391 Councilor Santana, Louijeune, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Boston LGBTQIA+ youth community spaces and their public health benefits. Referred to the Committee on Human Services. 0392 Councilor Santana, Durkan, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding Boston's LGBTQIA+ mental health data collection processes, existing services, and further community needs. Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery. 0393 Councilor Santana, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to ensure access to lifesaving online resources for LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized communities in response to proposed federal and state digital censorship legislation. Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement. 0394 Councilor Santana, Durkan, Pepén, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding legalizing construction of triple-deckers and other 2- to 4-unit housing in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilors Santana and Durkan, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Pepén as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. 0395 Councilor Santana, Pepén, Durkan, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding legalizing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in every neighborhood in the city of Boston. On motion of Councilors Santana and Pepén, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Durkan as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. 0396 Councilor Santana, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to facilitate the creation of Single Room Occupancy (SROs) in the City of Boston. Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Page 3 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0397 Councilor Santana, Culpepper, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss how Boston Public Schools can expand the use of evidence-based best practices for inclusive learning environments for multilingual and special education learners. On motion of Councilors Santana and Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Education. 0398 Councilor Santana, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding the public safety requirements and possible locations for a new emergency operations center in the city of Boston. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. 0399 Councilor Santana, Weber, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing regarding how the Boston Police Department collects, uses, protects, and shares information that may be requested by external entities. On motion of Councilors Santana and Weber, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. 0400 Order for a hearing regarding all City of Boston grants administered by the Boston Fire Department. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. 0401 Councilor Pepén, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss parking benefit districts. Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. 0402 Councilor Culpepper, Worrell, Mejia, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Santana and Weber offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine reallocating funding for the Blue Hill Avenue project toward streetscape improvements and beautification and to provide a status update on project implementation. On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Worrell, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. Councilor Culpepper motioned to doubt the decision of the Chair, recommending this docket be placed in the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement; seconded by Councilor Flynn. Recess. A roll call vote was taken to determine if the decision of the Chair should prevail. Decision of the Chair prevailed; yeas 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber), nays 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell). Remains in the Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation. Page 4 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0403 Councilor Culpepper, Flynn, FitzGerald, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine the status of the proposed Long Island reconstruction project and the reopening of the Long Island Treatment Center. On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor FitzGerald as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery. 0404 Councilor Culpepper, Weber, Durkan, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine weather emergency policies for unhoused individuals in the City of Boston and coordination with housing and homelessness assistance providers and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Weber, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Durkan as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Homelessness, and Recovery. 0405 Councilor Culpepper, Mejia, Pepén, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine crossing guard staffing shortages in the City of Boston and to explore strategies for improved coordination and volunteer recruitment. On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Mejia, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Pepén as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. 0406 Councilor Mejia, Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing on transparency and accountability of private fundraising in Boston Public Schools. Referred to the Committee on Education. 0407 Councilor Mejia, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to review prevention and response to bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual misconduct in Boston Public Schools. Referred to the Committee on Education. 0408 Councilor Mejia, Culpepper, Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to identify community priorities, needs, and hopes in Boston Public Schools. Referred to the Committee on Education. 0409 Councilor Mejia, Culpepper, Santana, Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing on civil rights, constitutional, and legal implications of the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), The Associative Violence Information System (AVIS), Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), and participation in Federal Joint Task Forces (JTTF). On motion of Councilors Mejia and Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Santana as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement. Page 5 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0410 Councilor Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to examine and modernize the Boston City Charter in advance of the City's 400th anniversary. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. 0411 Councilor Mejia, Culpepper, Louijeune, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to explore how to amend special law to expand access to the ballot box by removing language barriers and aligning with the language and communications access ordinance. On motion of Councilors Mejia and Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Census, Redistricting, and Elections. 0412 Councilor Louijeune, Pepén, Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy and Weber offered the following: Order for a hearing to bring World Cup activations and economic activity to Boston neighborhoods. On motion of Councilors Louijeune and Pepén, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Worrell as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Tourism and Special Events. 0413 Councilor Flynn, Murphy, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss water and sewer infrastructure in Chinatown and the Leather District. Referred to the Committee on City Services. 0414 Councilor Flynn, Murphy, Culpepper and FitzGerald offered the following: Order for a hearing on the establishment of a Committee on Civility in the City of Boston. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. 0415 Councilor Flynn, Murphy, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén and Weber offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss appropriate uses of Boston 311 and 9-1-1 emergency. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. 0416 Councilor Flynn, Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén and Santana offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss the Boston 2025 crime statistics. Referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. 0417 Councilor Flynn, Murphy, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Order for a hearing to discuss Boston Public Schools (BPS) health services leadership requirements. On motion of Councilors Flynn and Murphy, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Education. Page 6 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0418 Councilor Coletta Zapata, Breadon, Louijeune, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing Women's History Month and reaffirming Boston's commitment to women's rights. On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata and Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata, Breadon, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. 0419 Councilor Culpepper, Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution declaring February 17, 2026 as Jesse Jackson Day in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Worrell, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. 0420 Councilor Pepén, Santana, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 27th of February as Dominican Independence Day. On motion of Councilors Pepén and Santana, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Pepén, Santana, and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. 0421 Councilor Murphy, Mejia, Culpepper, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing March 2nd as Read Across America Day. On motion of Councilors Murphy and Mejia, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Culpepper as an original co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Murphy, Mejia, and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. 0422 Councilor Murphy, Flynn, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilors Murphy and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. 0423 Councilor Murphy, Mejia, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing March as National Social Work Month. On motion of Councilors Murphy and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted. 0424 Councilor Breadon called Docket #0424, Resolution recognizing Women's History Month and the Boston City Council Women's History Month Celebration, from the Committee on Rules, Ethics, and Administration. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. The report was accepted; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell). Objection by Councilor Durkan. Referred to the Committee on Rules, Ethics, and Administration. Page 7 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0425 Councilor Pepén, Culpepper, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution urging continued funding of the MBTA's Fare-Free Bus Program. On motion of Councilors Pepén and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Flynn). 0426 Councilor Louijeune, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in recognition of the Independence of Ghana on March 6, 1957. On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 2 (Durkan, Murphy). 0427 Councilor Weber, Culpepper, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of H.D. 5608, "An Act Promoting Rule of Law, Oversight, Trust, and Equal Constitutional Treatment," (The PROTECT Act). On motion of Councilors Weber and Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Santana). 0428 Councilor Flynn, Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of an initiative to create a U.S. commemorative stamp series in honor of African American Veterans. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), not present 2 (Coletta Zapata, Santana). 0429 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of receiving a response to docket #0221: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F: regarding elevator access, life safety, and disability compliance. Objection by Councilor Pepén. Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development. 0430 Councilor Flynn, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission to study and address Downtown office vacancies and city revenue. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 10 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), present 1 (Breadon), not present 2 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan). Page 8 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0431 Councilor Flynn, Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of the seven nights per week "Residential Parking Only" in South Boston. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 10 (Breadon, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Weber), not present 2 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan). 0432 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of a temporary rollback for the Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) and affordable housing requirement to 13%. Objection by Councilor Pepén. Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development. 0433 Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding increased White Stadium costs and their effect on other Boston Public Schools capital projects. On motion of Councilor Mejia, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Durkan). 0434 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding Memoranda of Understanding, cooperation agreements or collaborative partnerships between the City of Boston and external entities. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order was passed. 0435 Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding detainer requests from January 1, 2024 to the present. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order did not pass: yeas 4 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy), nays 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell). 0436 Councilor Breadon offers the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Veniece Miller in City Council, effective February 28, 2026. Passed under suspension of the rules. 0437 Councilor Breadon for Councilor Mejia offers the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee John D. Moore in City Council, effective February 21, 2026. Passed under suspension of the rules. 0438 Councilor Breadon for Councilor Mejia offers the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Millie Rivera and Skarlett Abreu Martinez in City Council, effective February 21, 2026. Passed under suspension of the rules. 0439 Councilor Breadon for Councilor Mejia offers the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employees Millie Rivera and Skarlett Abreu Martinez in City Council, effective February 28, 2026. Passed under suspension of the rules. Page 9 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0128 Councilor Weber called Docket #0128, message and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs for the window and door replacement projects at the following schools: the Edward Everett Elementary School and the Richard J. Murphy K-8 School. This includes the payment 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 Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Weber, the order was read a second time and again passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell). 0129 Councilor Weber called Docket #0129, message and order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs for the roof replacement projects at the following schools: the Thomas J. Kenny Elementary School and Hugh Roe O’Donnell Elementary School. This includes the payment 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 Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Weber, the order was read a second time and again passed: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell). The Chair stated that in absence of objection, 1 late-filed matter would be added to the Agenda. No objection being heard, the following matter was added: 0454 Communication from the Law Department regarding an Open Meeting Law complaint filed on February 21, 2026. Placed on file. The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following items: 0440 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing Boston Hip-Hop Legends. 0441 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution recognizing Norman Brown. 0442 Councilor Durkan and Coletta Zapata offered the following: Resolution recognizing February 12, 2026 as "North End Curling Club Day" in the City of Boston. 0443 Councilor Durkan offered the following: Resolution celebrating the grand opening of Swingers Back Bay. 0444 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution congratulating the Boston Lunar New Year Festival Gala. 0445 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing Joseph Charles. Page 10 of 11

City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2026 0446 Councilor Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing eight (8) individuals upon receipt of their awards in celebration of Afro-Caribbean Black History. 0447 Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Luis D. Brown Peace Institution. 0448 Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing the Allston Brighton Health Collaborative. 0449 Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing Ethan Torres. 0450 Councilor Santana offered the following: Resolution recognizing Belencita Rosa. 0451 Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution recognizing staff of the Benjamin Healthcare Center and 11 individuals. 0452 Councilor Weber offered the following: Resolution in memory of Scott MacIsaac. 0453 Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Ice Creamsmith. The Chair stated in absence of objection, 8 late-filed matters would be added to the Consent Agenda. No objection being heard, the following items were added: 0455 Councilor City Council offered the following: Resolution in memory of Juan Gabriel Lopez. 0456 Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution recognizing Lorraine Schettino. 0457 Councilor Louijeune offered the following: Resolution in memory of George Jeas. 0458 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Resolution recognizing Segun Idowu. 0459 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Resolution recognizing Annie Corrine Johnson. 0460 Councilor City Council offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Black Builders of Boston and 16 award-winners celebrating the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. 0461 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Resolution recognizing The Black Men and Boys Commission. 0462 Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Resolution in memory of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The items contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted. Adjourned at 4:02 p.m. on motion of President Breadon, and in memory of Juan Gabriel Lopez, China Altman, Anna Priscilla Monge, Joseph G. Oakley, Bob Aliano, Boston Firefighter William G. Carey, George Jeas, Sheryl Goler Richards, Marianne McLaughlin, Santos Laboy, and Rev. Jesse Jackson, to meet again on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Attest: Alex Geourntas City Clerk Page 11 of 11