Docket 1334
Roll call 4 of 18 at the meeting of November 20, 2024: 12 yes, 1 no.
The motion
City Council Approves Urban Forestry Grant
The City's own summary of the docket.
yeas 12, nays 1 (Flynn).
The clerk's full description
Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket# 1334, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eleven Million Four Hundred Six Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($11,406,762.00) in the form ofa grant, awarded by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry to be administered by the Parks and Recreation Department. The grant will fund the creation of an accessible, inclusive and resilient urban forest in Boston and reduce technical and financial barriers to accessing and preserving trees, from the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 1 (Flynn).