Boston City Council Meeting on April 15, 2026

The Boston City Council meeting held on April 15, 2026, included extensive discussions on various procurement and budget-related matters. Key procurement actions involved the approval of grant acceptances and expenditures, including a $50,000 grant for police overtime and ADA-compliant barriers, a $45,843.39 Municipal Road Safety Grant, and a $10.9 million grant for counter unmanned aircraft system capabilities. The council also approved capital appropriations totaling over $21 million for window and door replacement projects at multiple Boston public schools, with funding coordinated through the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Additionally, the council passed a home rule petition to implement a real estate transfer fee aimed at generating approximately $180 million over four years to support affordable housing and senior property tax relief. A revolving fund ordinance was adopted to sustain the city's bike share program with a $1.4 million spending cap for FY27. The council referred several ordinances to committees, including one to eliminate parking minimums for new residential developments to reduce housing costs and another to pilot programs increasing contracting opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses. The meeting also featured resolutions recognizing public safety telecommunicators, animal control officers, and Holocaust Remembrance Day, among others. Overall, the meeting focused on budget appropriations, grant management, capital improvement projects, and policy initiatives to support housing affordability and equitable contracting.