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There is hereby established within the Environmental Health Office of the Department of Health and Hospitals or its successors an Indoor Air Quality Unit which is charged with monitoring the quality of air:
(A) In buildings to which the public has access which are not subject to monitoring by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) for air quality standards substantially as contemplated by its Proposed Indoor Air Quality Rule (59FR15968);
(B) In all public school buildings within the city;
(C) In all other buildings owned or leased by the city or any Agency or instrumentality thereof (except foreclosed real estate); and
(D) In any other structure in Boston where there is an apparent risk to health likely to be caused or aggravated by poor air quality.
(CBC 1985 7-14.1; Ord. 1996 c. 10)
(A) No less than twice each year, the Indoor Air Quality Unit shall inspect each school building, and, using as guidelines the then current recommendations and standards of OSHA and the Environmental Protection Agency, shall ensure that the air quality in each such building is appropriate to the maintenance of good health, with special regard to airborne pollutants in concentrations harmful to children. Each inspection shall include:
(1) Electronic environmental air quality monitoring;
(2) Visual inspection;
(3) Review of health complaint surveys, heating, ventilation and air conditioning evaluations, building inspection records; and
(4) Such other procedures as building history and inspection of similar structures suggest.
(B) In the event an inspection shall detect a situation likely to cause ill health, the Unit shall forthwith make written record thereof and report the same to the person in charge of the building, to the Superintendent of Schools and to the School Committee.
(C) The Unit shall cooperate with city and school officials and employees to take appropriate action to cure the situation and minimize adverse effect on the public health.
(D) In the event subsequent inspection, or other facts known to the Unit, indicate a failure to act with expedience toward correction of the situation, the Unit shall give immediate report to the Board of Health and Hospitals or its successors and to the Mayor.
(CBC 1985 7-14.2; Ord. 1996 c. 10)
(A) The Unit shall, from time to time, and when requested by the Officer having charge of a city owned or occupied buildings, or any other building upon request of the owner, inspect buildings owned or leased by the city, and, using as guidelines the then current recommendation and standards of OSHA and the Environmental Protection Agency, shall ensure that the air quality in each such building is appropriate to the maintenance of good health. Each inspection shall include:
(1) Electronic environmental air quality monitoring;
(2) Visual inspection;
(3) Review of health complaint surveys, heating, ventilation and air conditioning evaluations, building inspection records; and
(4) Such other procedures as building history and inspection of similar structures suggest.
(B) In the event an inspection shall detect a situation likely to cause ill health, the Unit shall forthwith make written record thereof and report the same to the person in charge of the building, and to the Mayor.
(C) The Unit shall cooperate with city officials and employees to take appropriate action to cure the situation and minimize adverse effect on the public health.
(D) In the event subsequent inspection, or other facts known to the Unit, indicates a failure to act with expedience toward correction of the situation, the Unit shall give immediate report to the Board of Health and Hospitals or its successors.
(CBC 1985 7-14.3; Ord. 1996 c. 10)
The Unit shall make annual report of its doings, including a listing of inspections made and any recommendations it may have for legislative action, to the Mayor, who shall convey a copy to the Boston City Council and to the Board of Health and Hospitals or its successors, which Board shall maintain the same as a public record.
(CBC 1985 7-14.4; Ord. 1996 c. 10)
The purpose of this Section is to establish the Boston Commemoration Commission. The Commission is herein tasked with developing and executing a plan to mark upcoming historical anniversaries, including, but not limited to, the United States Sestercentennial (250th) in 2026 and the 400th anniversary of the founding of the City of Boston in 2030, while investing in inclusive and robust historical resources and preservation tools. The intent of this Section is to ensure that the many diverse community voices and organizations who steward Boston’s history, and the City Departments with responsibilities related to historical narrative, exhibits, curricula, archives, preservation and event-planning, are all able to work together to deepen the public opportunities to engage with that history, in collaboration with commonwealth and federal partners. This Section affirms that our diverse and intertwined community histories are of great value to the city and its residents, that historical tourism should be a driver of true shared prosperity, that inclusive and honest historical memory is a crucial public good worthy of attention and resources and that communities all over the city should have the tools and resources to research, preserve, acknowledge and celebrate their history.
(CBC 1985 7-15.1; Ord. 2021 c. 19 § 1)
(A) The Boston Commemoration Commission will include members appointed by the Mayor, including:
(1) One member who represents a tourism-related Boston business outside downtown;
(2) One member who represents a tourism-related Boston business in the downtown area;
(3) One member from the Boston Chamber of Commerce;
(4) One member from The Boston Foundation;
(5) One member from the commonwealth’s Competitive Partnership;
(6) Two members who are archivists and are seeking to preserve a diverse history;
(7) One member who is a digital archivist or preservation specialist seeking to preserve a diverse history;
(8) One member from a non-profit institution with major Boston historical holdings;
(9) One member representing a Neighborhood Historic District;
(10) One member involved in local history in a neighborhood without a Historic District;
(11) One member affiliated with the North American Indian Center of Boston;
(12) One member from the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag;
(13) One member from the Museum of African American History;
(14) One member with an expertise in local Asian American and Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) history;
(15) One member with an expertise in local Indigenous history;
(16) One member with an expertise in local Black history;
(17) One member with an expertise in local European immigrant history;
(18) One member with an expertise in local Latinx history;
(19) One member with an expertise in local women’s history;
(20) One member with an expertise in local LGBTQ+ history;
(21) One member with an expertise in local intellectual history;
(22) One member from the commonwealth’s Historical Society;
(23) One member from the Boston Preservation Alliance;
(24) One member from Revolutionary Spaces;
(25) One member from the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau;
(26) One member who is a hospitality worker;
(27) One member of the Boston Legislative Delegation;
(28) One member of the Boston City Council;
(29) The following members, ex officio: Three members from National Parks of Boston, representing the Boston National Historic Park, the Boston African American National Historic Site and the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area; and
(30) And the following people or their designees, ex officio:
(a) Chief of Economic Development;
(b) Chief of Arts and Culture;
(c) Director of the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports and Entertainment;
(d) The Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools;
(e) The City Archivist;
(f) The City Archaeologist;
(g) President of the Boston Public Library;
(h) Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space;
(i) Executive Director of the Landmarks Commission;
(j) Chair of the Landmarks Commission;
(k) Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency; and
(l) Collector-Treasurer, as steward of the Community Preservation Trust Fund.
(B) (1) The Boston Commemoration Commission will include, but not be limited to, the following Subcommittees:
(a) Events, Exhibits and Trails;
(b) Timelines, Archives and Curricula; and
(c) Legislation and Preservation Tools.
(2) All members of the Boston Commemoration Commission shall be assigned to at least one Subcommittee. The Boston City Council member shall sit on any Subcommittees on which the Councilor requests membership.
(C) The city shall assign the equivalent of two full-time staff: one half-time staff person to coordinate the Commemoration Commission as a whole, and one half-time staff person to coordinate each of the three above-enumerated subcommittees, with these staff persons to be drawn from such City Departments as may be most appropriate.
(D) The Boston Commemoration Commission’s full meetings will be open for any organizational member of Revolution 250 and/or of commonwealth- level Commissions focused on commemorating the commonwealth’s history to attend.
(E) The Boston Commemoration Commission members shall serve without compensation. Members will elect a Chair for the Boston Commemoration Commission every year with a simple majority vote. Members of each subcommittee will elect a subcommittee Chair every year with a simple majority vote.
(F) The Boston Commemoration Commission will exist until June 30, 2031.
(G) The Boston Commemoration Commission shall first convene within 60 days of the effective date of this Section. Should there be a vacancy or resignation in any of the above positions, the Mayor will appoint a new representative from another equally relevant Office or organization within 90 days. Members of the Boston Commemoration Commission will remain members as long as the Commission exists or unless voted to be removed by a majority vote of the Commission.
(CBC 1985 7-15.2; Ord. 2021 c. 19 § 1)
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