Items in any status, sorted by recent activity.
Next: The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
2026-1611 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced August 24, 2026
This City Council resolution expresses support for granting City of Boston Park Rangers police powers and academy training to enhance public safety in Boston parks.
updated August 27, 2026
2026-1544 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced August 3, 2026
The City Council referred this matter to a committee to discuss the future of Boston’s nighttime economy, including late-night licensing, alcohol-service hours, and public-space activation.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-1335 · Request for a public hearing · South End and Roxbury · Introduced June 29, 2026
A City Council order schedules a hearing to discuss the Blackstone pool status and an independent engineering study on repairs.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-0694 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 27, 2026
The matter requests a City Council hearing to review the status of BCYF pools, including operation, maintenance, reopening timelines, staffing, and programming decisions.
updated June 29, 2026
2026-1191 · Request for a public hearing · Chinatown-Leather District and Downtown · Introduced June 8, 2026
The City Council ordered a hearing to discuss expanding urban tree canopy in District 2.
updated June 26, 2026
2026-0636 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 23, 2026
The City Council ordered a hearing to discuss city services and quality of life concerns in Copley Square, including sanitation, sidewalks, lighting, and ongoing construction.
updated March 25, 2026
2026-0635 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced March 23, 2026
The City Council has scheduled a public hearing to examine the denial of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s park permit for a private event.
updated March 25, 2026
2026-0412 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 23, 2026
The City Council referred this matter to a committee for a hearing to examine plans for World Cup neighborhood activations in Boston.
updated March 20, 2026
2026-0505 · Request for a public hearing · Mattapan · Introduced March 5, 2026
The matter requests a city council hearing to review the achievements of the Mattapan Square Task Force and discuss additional municipal support for Mattapan Square.
updated March 12, 2026
2026-0346 · Request for a public hearing · Mission Hill · Introduced February 9, 2026
The hearing would explore strategies to include pollinator corridors in Boston's planning, with focus on native plants, habitat restoration, and biodiversity.
updated February 12, 2026
2026-0211 · Request for a public hearing · Dorchester · Introduced January 23, 2026
The City Council referred this hearing order to discuss creating municipal indoor playgrounds in Boston.
updated February 8, 2026
2026-0188 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced January 26, 2026
The City Council order calls for a hearing on Boston Public Schools facilities, public assets, and the White Stadium redevelopment.
updated February 8, 2026
2026-0181 · Request for a public hearing · Downtown and Chinatown-Leather District · Introduced January 23, 2026
The City Council referred this matter for a hearing to discuss public safety and quality of life concerns in Downtown Boston and the Boston Common.
updated February 8, 2026
Next: The council has taken its position.
2026-1614 · Formal position, not binding · South End · Introduced August 24, 2026
The City Council supports establishing a South End Alleyways Working Group to study historic private alleyways, ownership, maintenance, and potential solutions.
updated August 27, 2026
2026-1313 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 6, 2026
City Council approved a mayoral order to accept and expend a gift: a Percheron gelding valued at $8,500 from the Friends of the Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-0756 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026
The matter authorizes an appropriation of $1.4 million from the George Francis Parkman Fund to be managed by the Parks and Recreation Department for maintenance and improvements to Boston Common and other parks that existed as of January 12, 1887.
updated July 6, 2026
2026-1034 · Mayor's directive · Introduced May 18, 2026
The City of Boston would accept and expend a $100,000 Sports and Entertainment Events Fund grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Economic Development.
updated May 21, 2026
2026-0918 · Mayor's directive · Dorchester · Introduced May 4, 2026
The City Council suspended the rules and passed a message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a grant not to exceed $104,000 from the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Cultural Facilities Fund.
updated May 7, 2026
2026-0917 · Mayor's directive · Dorchester · Introduced May 4, 2026
The City Council authorized accepting and spending a grant not to exceed $157,650 from the National Parks Service Semiquincentennial Grant for gravestone conservation at the Dorchester North Burial Ground in Dorchester.
updated May 7, 2026
2026-0131 · Mayor's directive · Downtown · Introduced January 12, 2026
The City Council approved a mayoral order to accept and spend up to $1,150,000 from the FEMA BRIC program.
updated January 29, 2026