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Docket #0332 - Hearing regarding a petition to establish the Greenway Business Improvement District (BID)
A
Good
morning,
everyone
welcome
to
the
Boston
City
Council's
I&L
chamber,
for
our
hearing
on
docket
number
zero.
Three
three
two
hearing
on
the
Greenway
Business
Improvement
District.
My
name
is
Michelle
woo
I'm,
chair
of
the
Committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation
and
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues
in
order
of
their
arrival
councillor,
Lydia
Edwards,
counselor,
Edie,
Flynn
and
councillor
Frank,
Baker
and
I'm
excited
to
be
sitting
up
here
with
the
two
councillors
who
represent
whose
districts
include
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway.
A
So
I
want
to
remind
everyone
that
this
public
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
broadcast
live
channel
channels,
Comcast
eight
RCN,
82
and
Verizon
1964
and
webcast
on
our
city
website.
So
please
silence
your
cell
phones
and
other
devices.
We
have
two
panels
today
and
we'll
try
to
intersperse
testimony
on
either
side
and
throughout.
So
if
you
wish
to
speak
publicly,
please
remember
to
check
the
box
on
the
sign-in
sheets
and
we
have
some
statutory
language
to
read
as
well
before
I.
A
Do
that
I
also
want
to
give
a
quick
hello
and
thank
you
to
our
sixth-grade
leaders
from
the
Boston
collegiate
charter
school.
Would
you
please
read,
give
us
a
wave,
welcome
to
City
Hall
and
we're
so
so
glad
that
you're
learning
all
about
government
and
getting
ready
to
sit
in
these
seats
not
too
far
from
now?
A
Okay,
so
here's
the
statutory
language
to
read
into
the
record,
as
required
pursuant
to
section
4
of
chapter
4000
of
Mass
General
Laws
at
the
public
hearing
on
a
proposed
bid,
the
presiding
officer
or
clerk
shall
read
into
the
record
the
basis
for
determining
the
district
fee
pursuant
to
section
7
and
the
process
by
which
eligible
property
owners
may
vote
not
to
renew
such
bid.
Okay,
so
here
we
go.
A
The
district
fee
structure
of
the
proposed
Greenway
bid,
which
is
set
forth
in
Section
4
of
the
Greenway
Business
Improvement
District
improvement
plan
in
its
entirety
is
intended
to
Rhea
is
1.5
million
dollars
each
year
to
support
the
maintenance,
horticultural
cost
and
future
enhancements
of
the
Greenway.
The
proposed
bid
assessment
applies
to
all
taxable
properties
in
the
bid,
valued
at
10
million
dollars
or
greater,
except
for
one
to
four
family
residential
properties
and
all
residential
condominium
units
within
the
proposed
bid.
A
Tax-Exempt
entities,
including
not-for-profits,
are
exempt
from
bid
assessments.
The
bid
assessment
is
37
cents
per
1,000
dollars
of
assessed
valuation
up
to
two
hundred
million
dollars,
plus
eleven
cents
per
one
thousand
dollars
of
assessed
valuation
over
two
hundred
million
dollars.
If
a
property
changes
from
tax-exempt
to
taxable
or
increases
in
valuation
to
greater
than
10
million
dollars,
it
will
then
become
subject
to
the
bid
assessment.
A
Residential
rental
properties
are
assessed
at
half
this
amount,
approximately
mirroring
the
city's
differential
between
commercial
and
residential
property
tax
rates.
The
commercial
components
of
South
Station
shall
be
subject
to
the
bid
assessment.
Quarterly
installments
of
the
bid
assessments
will
be
a
part
of
the
city
of
Boston
property
tax
bills,
two
properties
located
inside
the
Greenway
district
and
collected
by
the
city
of
Boston,
collect
or
treasure
on
behalf
of
the
bid.
If
this
assessment
formula
generates
more
revenue
than
the
bid
has
committed
to
funding
the
Greenway
subsequent
years,
assessment
will
be
reduced.
Accordingly.
A
The
process
by
which
eligible
property
owners
may
vote
not
to
renew
the
bid
is
as
follows.
On
or
before
the
fifth
anniversary
of
the
organization
of
the
bid
and
the
fifth
anniversary.
Thereafter
of
the
date
of
the
most
recent
renewal
of
the
bid,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
bid
or
of
its
designated
management
entity
shall
call
a
renewal
meaning
of
the
bid
members
to
review
the
preceding
five
year.
History
of
the
bid
to
propose
an
updated
improvement
plan
to
succeed
the
then-current
improvement
plan
and
to
consider
whether
to
continue
the
bid.
A
A
Okay
and
just
to
note,
I've,
also
received
a
letter
from
the
clerk
Maureen
Feeney.
Determining
that
the
petitions
to
create
this
bid
meet
the
establishment
criteria
set
forth
in
chapter
40,
oh
section,
4,
that
all
the
signatures
matched
and
all
the
valuations
matched
and
I've.
Since
we
have
since
been
joined
by
several
colleagues,
I
believe
councillor,
Kim
Janey
came
in
next
and
followed
by
at-large
councilor,
an
ISA
sabe
George.
A
B
Good
morning,
Jim
one
minute:
wool,
vice-chairman
Baker
councillors,
asabi
George,
counselor,
Flynn,
councilor
Edwards
councillor
Janey
is
I'd
like
to
be
here
with
you,
and
thank
you
for
taking
me
out
of
order
and
given
the
opportunity
to
testify,
testify
in
favor
of
accepting
this
Greenway
bid.
The
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
is
a
valuable
asset
for
the
entire
city
of
Boston.
All
of
it
17
acres,
I'm
honored,
to
represent
in
the
state
Senate
along
with
council,
is
Flynn
and
councillor
Ed's
Edwards
in
the
City
Council.
B
It
serves
as
a
vibrant
public
space
in
an
economic
driver.
The
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
is
a
key
asset
to
all
the
residents
of
Boston,
it's
key
asset
to
tourists,
the
public
sector
and,
of
course,
the
businesses
along
the
Greenway.
The
funding
for
this
urban
parks
unfortunately
has
always
come
into
question
in
a
very
public
way.
I
want
to
thank
the
Commonwealth,
the
city
of
Boston,
for
coming
together
sitting
at
the
table
and
coming
to
an
agreement
on
how
a
solution
I
should
say
on
how
this
Park
can
be
funded
going
into
the
future.
B
This
money,
the
1.5
million
dollars,
will
go
a
long
way
to
solving
some
in
meeting
some
of
the
needs
for
maintenance
for
the
in
the
long
term.
For
the
Greenway,
the
Greenway
bid
will
help
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
remain
a
vital
public
space
and
have
a
positive
public
impact
for
many
years
ahead.
I
encourage
you
to
support
the
establishment
of
the
Greenway,
Business,
Improvement,
District
and
again
I.
Thank
you
all
for
taking
my
testimony
today.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
C
D
C
E
Thank
You
counselor,
Wu
and
counselor
Edwards
for
your
leadership
on
this
important
issue.
I'd
also
like
to
acknowledge
a
better
city,
rec
dimino,
for
tremendous
work
and
helping
organize
this
effort.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
Greenway
staff.
I'd,
also
like
to
thank
the
downtown
Boston
Business
Improvement
District,
for
providing
leadership
on
this
issue
as
well.
The
Greenway
is
an
important
part
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
connects
our
city.
It's
a
welcoming
Park
for
our
tourists,
but
it's
also
a
park
where
our
young
people
can
play
that
live
in
the
city.
E
I
probably
represent
about
70
or
80
percent
of
the
Greenway
and
I'm
proud
to
represent
it,
along
with
the
video
Lydia
Edwards
as
well.
I'm,
also
proud
of
the
that
the
Greenway
starts
in
Chinatown,
which
is
an
immigrant
community.
It's
welcoming
to
all
and
I
do
know.
We
have
a
little
bit
of
work
to
do
as
it
relates
to
the
Greenway
in
improving
the
park
and
Chinatown.
So
that's
gonna
be
a
big
focus
of
mine
as
well,
but
I
do
strongly
support
this
plan
and
whatever
I
could
do
to
be
helpful.
E
A
F
I'm
Kate
Victor
I'm,
the
assistant
secretary
for
policy
coordination
at
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Transportation
and
I
think
I
got
voted
to
go
first,
so
I
will
do
so.
I'm
very
pleased
to
be
here.
I
am
representing
mascot
secretary
and
CEO
Stephanie,
as
well
as
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
as
a
whole.
We
are
the
owner
of
the
17
acres,
underneath
the
Greenway
and
I'm
actually
really
pleased
that
I
drew
the
short
straw
to
go
first,
because
it
gives
me
a
chance
to
say
what
an
incredibly
exciting
and
important
day
this
is
I.
F
Think
for
all
of
us.
There
are
some
of
us
in
this
room
who
have
been
working
on
this
issue
for
two
decades.
I
figured
out
this
year
and
to
be
here
is
really
an
incredible
honor
and
we
would
not
be
here
without
our
partners
at
the
city
at
a
better
City
and
also,
of
course,
at
the
Greenway
Conservancy
itself.
I
think
an
important
place
to
start
is
to
talk
about
what
bids
look
like
in
other
cities.
F
F
One
thing
that
is
very
important
for
me
to
emphasize
is
that,
even
though
MassDOT
is
sort
of
entering
into
this
partnership
through
the
bid,
we
are
in
no
way
stepping
away
from
our
commitment
to
the
Greenway
we
own
it.
It
is
an
incredibly
important
asset
for
us.
It
is
also
the
roof
of
the
I-93
tunnel,
which
gives
it
a
special
significance
to
us.
We
also
see
it
literally
literally
and
figuratively,
as
the
capstone
of
the
central
artery
project.
The
central
artery
was
never
just
a
transportation
project.
It
was
also
about
city
building.
F
It
was
also
about
making
the
city
of
Boston
more
open
and
a
lot
of
different
ways
connecting
neighborhoods
and
the
Greenway
is
really
the
physical
embodiment
of
that.
But
because
of
the
connection
to
the
tunnel,
underneath
we
have
a
really
keen
interest
in
making
sure
that
the
physical
structures
of
the
Greenway
are
well
maintained.
F
It's
hard
to
believe
that
they
are
getting
to
be
a
decade
old
at
this
point,
which
means
that
they
are
beginning
to
come
into
the
place
in
the
cycle
where
they
are
going
to
need
more
intensive
capital
care,
and
that
is
for
us.
I.
Think.
One
of
the
key
reasons
why
the
bid
is
such
an
important
thing,
because
it
will
allow
the
Commonwealth
to
sort
of
shift
the
dollars
that
we
have
allocated
to
the
Greenway
from
everyday
operating
expenses
into
a
more
sustained
capital
program,
which
is
really
of
I.
F
Think
timely
importance
for
us
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
work
with
the
Conservancy
and
the
bid,
as
well
as
the
city,
to
to
really
develop
and
refine
a
capital
plan
that
will
help
to
bring
the
Greenway
forward.
I.
Think
just
one
last
thing
that's
important
to
mention.
We
have
a
long-standing
commitment
to
the
Greenway
to
build
a
maintenance
facility.
F
We
are
doing
that
now
we're
investing
over
three
million
dollars
in
that
wholly
paid
for
by
mass
designed
and
constructed,
and
we
hope
it
will
be
done
by
2020
in
construction
by
2019
and
open
by
2020.
So
those
are
the
main
things
I
wanted
to
say.
I
know,
other
folks
will
go
into
more
detail
about
the
actual
structure
of
the
bid
itself
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions
or.
G
Morning,
chairman
chairman
Wu
and
members
of
the
City
Council,
my
name
is
Emma
handy
as
I
mentioned,
and
I
am
the
chief
financial
officer
of
the
city
of
Boston
on
behalf
of
Mayor
Walsh.
I
am
here
to
testify
in
support
of
the
Act
who
established
the
Greenway
Business
Improvement
District,
mayor
Walsh
in
the
city
of
Boston,
in
partnership
with
the
Commonwealth,
the
Greenway
Conservancy
in
a
better
city
are
in
full
support
of
establishing
a
Greenway
Improvement
District
in
order
to
support
its
operations,
programming
and
maintenance
of
the
Greenway.
G
As
you
know,
a
Business,
Improvement,
District
or
bid
is
fine
area
and
which
businesses
and
properties
are
required
to
pay
an
additional
assessment
in
order
to
fund
projects
within
the
district's
boundaries.
An
establishment
of
a
bid
in
Boston
is
governed
by
Massachusetts
general
law
and
includes
the
following
steps.
60%
of
property
owners
within
the
proposed
bid
must
sign
a
petition
of
support.
The
assessed
value
of
the
property
owned
by
these
supporters
must
be
at
least
51%
of
the
total
assessed
value
of
the
bid
district.
G
The
clerk
must
approve
the
authenticity
of
the
petition
and
the
Boston
City
Council
must
approve
the
greenway
bid
before
you
has
reached
82
percent
of
property
owners
endorsing
the
effort,
and
this
support
represents
89
percent
of
the
total
asset
value.
Putting
the
Greenway
bid
well
above
both
of
the
legal
thresholds
for
support.
The
clerk
has
also
indicated
that
the
petition
has
met
the
criteria
required.
G
The
purpose
of
the
proposed
bid
is
to
support
the
ongoing
maintenance
and
programming
of
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway,
as
a
vital
public
asset.
Investing
in
our
public
spaces
has
been
a
priority
of
Mayor
Walsh
since
he
took
office.
The
mayor
has
increased
the
operating
budget
for
parks
by
5.7
million
dollars
or
roughly
30%,
and
the
FY
19
budget,
which
the
mayor
announced
yesterday
includes
seventeen
point:
seven
million
dollars
of
new
capital
funding
for
parks
projects.
G
Currently,
the
Greenway
is
financed
by
support
from
the
Commonwealth
and
fundraising
by
the
Greenway
Conservancy,
but
it
has
not
had
a
stable,
predictable
long-term
financial
arrangement.
Last
year,
mayor
Walsh,
governor
Baker,
the
Greenway
Conservancy
and
a
better
City,
worked
closely
together
to
develop
a
memorandum
of
understanding
to
provide
a
structured
financing
plan
for
the
Greenway
over
the
next
five
years
and
as
a
model
for
the
future.
G
This
investment
is
subject
to
the
sale
of
that
property
and
the
approval
of
this
council
once
established
all
income
generated
from
the
fund,
which
is
anticipated
to
be
approximately
250,000
dollars
annually,
will
be
provided
to
the
Greenway
Conservancy
to
support
operations,
capital
repairs
and
maintenance.
The
city
will
have
an
opportunity
to
reconsider
that
commitment
at
the
end
of
conservancy
occurred
a
10-year
lease.
We
are
all
doing
our
part.
G
I
applaud
mascot
for
providing
the
Greenway
with
a
long-term
leasing,
structure
and
capital
support
the
conservancies
commitment
to
increasing
their
own
source
revenue
and
operational
efficiencies
and
a
better
city
for
engaging
property
owners
in
the
formation
of
this
bid.
This
bid
will
allow
for
the
Greenway
to
flourish
and
continue
to
provide
programming
for
all
who
live
in
Boston.
We
expect
the
bid
to
produce
roughly
1.5
million
dollars
a
year
to
fund
these
operations,
and
it
will
be
in
place
for
five
years
following
the
five-year
term
owners
of
the
district
can
vote
to
renew
the
agreement.
G
The
city
is
especially
pleased
with
this
opportunity
to
engage
our
partners
in
the
private
sector
to
help
improve
a
public
amenity
for
years
to
come.
This
bid
will
allow
the
space
along
the
Greenway
to
continue
to
be
the
jewel
that
it
is
today.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
urge
you
to
support
this
bid,
and
I
am
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
have.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
F
I
think
actually
some
of
the
folks
will
be
testifying
later-
are
probably
better
positioned
to
do
that,
but
in
general,
the
way
it
will
work
that
the
Conservancy
itself
has
a
board.
The
bid
will
also
have
a
board.
There
will
be
a
relationship
between
the
two
that
will
allow
and
there
actually
are
a
series
of
documents
that
kind
of
define
how
this
works,
but
they
will
allow
the
bid
to
transfer
money
to
the
Greenway
to
be
spent
uncertain,
to
find
things
most
mostly
having
to
do
with
horticultural
maintenance
of
the
horticulture.
F
In
addition,
as
the
bid
sort
of
ramps
up
the
money
that
it
has
they,
they
will
also
have
some
room
for
discretionary
spending
that
will
be
more
at
the
choice
of
the
bid,
but
certainly
with
the
input
of
the
Conservancy
and
I'm
sure
of
the
city
and
of
mascot
as
well.
We
tried
to
make
it
as
easy
a
process
as
possible.
We
also
put
in
a
number
of
safeguards.
Should
something
happen?
Should
the
bid
fail?
Should
one
of
the
funding
sources
drop
out?
F
C
F
That
is
certainly
part
of
the
mission
both
of
the
park
as
mascot
as
the
owner
defines
it
an
of
the
Conservancy
and
that
the
actual
the
kind
of
mandate
of
the
Conservancy
is
laid
out
initially
in
legislation
and
then
in
a
whole
series
of
statements
related
to
the
Conservancy
itself
and
to
their
board.
So
yes,
by
all
means,
definitely
thank
you.
Thank.
E
F
So
certainly
I
think
Jessie
will
will
be
able
to
speak
to
that
in
detail,
but
I
think
the
kind
of
general
issues
that
the
the
Greenway
has
as
a
city
park
and
I
think
some
of
these
are
more
probably
more
pronounced
on
the
Chinatown,
and
certainly
the
horticulture
is
always
a
challenge
in
the
environment.
With
the
traffic,
the
number
of
people,
the
hard
surfaces,
the
curbs,
the
concrete
those
things
all
require:
a
huge
amount
of
maintenance
water
features
which
Chinatown
has
are
really
challenging
to
maintain.
I.
F
Think
that
as
we
get
this
new
capital
improvement
process
in
place,
I
know
that
the
fountains
throughout
the
park
are
one
of
the
first
areas
of
focus
for
the
the
Conservancy
and
I
think
beyond
that,
I
would
defer
to
Jessie
to
speak
more
specifically
about
some
of
the
the
issues
at
that
end,
but
it
is
certainly
something
we
are
all
aware
of
and
know
no
needs
improvement.
Okay,.
E
F
I
mean
those
are
obviously
incredibly
important
issues
and
I
Jesse.
You
me
ready
on
this
okay
good,
so
we
will.
We
will
get
to
that
when
we
get
there,
but,
yes,
I
think.
Certainly
those
are
the
kinds
of
things
that
the
Greenway
needs
to
think
about
with
the
Conservancy
needs
to
think
about
when
it's
doing
its
programming.
Okay,.
E
And
there
might
be
a
great
opportunity
to
work,
but
the
new
library
in
Chinatown
and
then
connect
the
library
to
the
Greenway,
give
people
access
to
the
to
the
park,
but
also
to
the
library
in
a
in
a
in
a
positive
manner.
Positive
way.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
our
you
know.
As
you
know,
Chinatown
is
a
high
concentration
of
poverty
and
many
don't
speak.
English
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
this
Park
was
enjoyed
by
everybody,
especially
our
immigrant
community,
as
well.
No.
F
By
all
means,
one
of
the
things
that
I
was
very
proud
of
was
that
we
were
able
to
get
a
letter
of
support
from
the
Chinatown
CDC
for
the
bid,
which
I
think
represents
the
kind
of
partnership
that
we
want
to
have.
But
we're
well
aware
of
the
affordable
housing
issues
and
other
problems
that
we
will
try
to
make
those
part
of
the
overall
mission.
Okay,.
E
H
G
H
F
Yes,
it's
a
long
commitment
that
we've
had.
We
have
actually
allowed
the
Conservancy
to
use
space
at
our
North
Street
facility
for
a
long
time
without
facilities
being
sold.
So
obviously
that
needs
to
change.
The
Conservancy
also
needs
more
space,
just
in
general
for
its
equipment
and
particularly
for
its
organic
compost
system.
The
the
new
facility
will
actually
be
at
the
the
far
other
end
towards
what
we
call
our
district,
six
building,
the
old
Wang
and
then
central
artery
headquarters,
building
at
the
very,
very
end
kind
of
beyond
the
end
of
the
park.
Yeah.
H
F
I
mean
I
think
that
that's
something
that's
been
incredibly
important
to
us,
but
really
even
before
the
park
was
built
when
it
was
just
renderings
on
a
board
to
think
about
how
do
you?
How
do
you
make
a
park
sitting
where
it
sits,
feel
welcoming
and
accessible
to
all
the
residents
of
Boston
to
the
residents
of
the
Commonwealth
to
visitors
from
other
places
and
I?
Think
I
think
that
the
Conservancy
has
done
a
really
excellent
job
at
maintaining
a
wide
variety
of
types
of
programming.
F
Different
types
of
attractions,
different
types
of
facilities,
I
think
it
is
a
continual
challenge.
It's
something
that
we
all
will
need
to
continue
to
work
at,
but
I
do
feel
pretty
confident
that
the
both
the
policy
is
there
practices
and
even
the
rules
that
are
in
place
both
from
asked
out
and
actually
even
underlying
that
the
federal
government
which
helped
to
pay
for
a
large
part
of
the
construction
of
it
has
many
rules
about
keeping
it
free.
Limiting.
What
kinds
of
uses
can
be
can
be
put
in
there?
F
Particularly
private
uses,
leasing
it
renting
it
for
events,
anything
that
we
kind
of
constrained
the
public
access
to
it
in
the
amount
of
hours,
the
number
of
hours
that
the
public
can
use
it,
but
I
think
it's
something
that
we
need
to
continue
to
work
on,
as
we
do
all
over
the
city
with
with
a
number
of
different
things,
and
we
would
certainly
welcome
any
input
from
the
council
to
help
us
do
better.
Could.
F
J
F
F
I
think
with
the
Greenway
has
a
number
of
unique
characteristics
that
I
think
helped
to
keep
it
accessible
than
the
number
of
neighborhoods
that
it
runs
through
the
fact
that
it
is
in
downtown
Boston
such
a
kind
of
hub
of
attraction
for
people
from
all
over
the
city
all
over
the
state.
Many
many
visitors
from
outside
I
think
within
that
there
is
a
lot
that
can
be
done,
needs
to
be
done
through
programming
to
attract
different
types
of
interest,
different
types
of
people,
people
from
different
kinds
of
places,
but
then
sort
of
underlying.
F
All
of
that
there
are
pretty
strong
restrictions
in
place
that
limit
how
how
the
park
can
be
used
hours.
It
can
be
closed
number
of
things
that
it
can
be
used,
for
they
are
not
fully
open
to
the
public,
and
that
is
something
that
I
know
the
city
and
the
state
will
keep
an
eye
on
as
the
bid
evolves
as
we
sort
of
see
how
the
private
private
piece
comes
in
and
I
can
assure
you
that
it's
something
that
it's
a
certainly
of
great
interest
to
me
personally
and
to
the
Commonwealth
as
a
whole.
What.
J
F
I
would
think
that
the
first
sort
of
the
first
line
would
be
the
Greenway
Conservancy
itself,
which
is
a
non-profit
entity,
but
that
essentially
functions
as
a
public
sector
entity.
All
of
their
work
is
public,
their
meetings
are
open,
their
documents
are
open.
They
have
a
lot
of
experience
and
working
closely
with
the
neighbourhoods
and
the
community
leader
is
right
around
the
Greenway,
so
I
think
that
would
certainly
be
the
first
place,
but
by
all
means
both
the
city
and
mascot,
particularly,
is
the
property
owner.
J
Don't
I
certainly
don't
anticipate
problems
and
I
think
that
this
is
a
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
make
sure
that
the
Greenway
continues
to
be
and
can
be
a
more
beautiful
place
and
have
some
really
thoughtful
programming.
But
just
always
when
we
talk
about
public
space
and
we
include
private
interest,
there's
always
this.
You
know
great
concern
between
maintaining
that
access
over
a
long
period
of
time.
No.
A
Thank
You
councillor,
sabi,
George,
yeah
I,
would
just
echo
the
sort
of
thread
of
public
access
and
emphasizing
the
importance
of
that,
particularly
because
so
many
of
the
technically
public
spaces
in
that
area
already
feel
very
private,
whether
it's
there
directly
adjacent
or
between
large
office
buildings,
and
therefore
the
public
doesn't
realize
that
it's
actually
open
to
walk
through.
You
know
signage
and
the
city's
efforts
there
are
are
helping,
but
the
influence
of
commercial
center
is
so
felt
throughout
the
the
entire
area
that
there
really
needs
to
be
proactive
attention
on
this.
A
G
I
think
that
certainly
this
bid
is
unique.
Each
bid
is
unique,
and
you
know
I
would
say
in
terms
of
the
annual
contribution
from
the
city
of
Boston,
that
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Greenway
Conservancy
will
establish
a
funding
agreement
to
ensure
that
there
is
agreement
about
how
exactly
the
city's
contribution
to
the
ongoing
maintenance
and
operations
of
the
Greenway
will
will
be
spent.
F
So
actually,
when
we
first
started
thinking
about
a
bit
a
couple
of
years
ago,
we
went
to
meet
with
the
downtown
bid
and
kind
of
learn
from
them
how
their
process
had
worked,
and
we
knew
that
there
would
be
a
Jason
sees
between
the
two
and
kind
of
thinking
about
how
they
could
they
could
work
together.
I
think
they
have
pretty
different
missions
that
downtown
one
is
really
focused
on
Downtown
Crossing.
You
know
issues
of
streetscape
issues
of
safety
issues
of
kind
of
more
welcoming.
F
A
She's
she's
here
as
well,
but
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
there
is
sort
of
a
difference
in
mission
and
how,
in
terms
of
from
your
perspective,
are
there
particular
management
directives
or
you
know,
ways
of
arranging
the
board
or
other
processes.
Given
that
difference
and
the
focus
on
this
being
a
public
park
opened,
everyone
I
think
probably.
F
The
I
guess
to
me
the
main
thing:
that's
that's
of
real
importance
is
the
the
fact
that
the
Conservancy,
a
bit
is,
is
focused
on
an
open
space
and
an
open
space,
both
literally
and
figuratively.
I
think
that
the
issues
there
are
obviously
there
was
some
overlap
of
the
issues,
but
the
issues
are
really
quite
different
and
I
think
that
the
I
think
that
the
new
bid
can
learn
from
the
Downtown
Crossing
bid
about
things
like
board
structure.
A
Great
and
I
know
the
next
panel
will
get
into
more
detail
on
that,
so
I
have
the
funding
schedule
that
so
the
the
the
bid
Improvement
Plan
states,
specifically
that
the
funding
contributions
by
the
state
and
city,
as
reflected
in
the
funding
schedule
of
the
MOU,
our
material
preconditions
for
the
funding
contribution
by
the
bid
and
similarly,
the
funding
contributions
by
the
bidder,
material
preconditions
for
the
contributions
by
the
state
and
city,
so
everyone
sort
of
all
in
it
together.
That
was
the
idea.
How
so
could
you
just
summarize
again?
A
G
A
F
It
so
we
we're
primarily
thinking
about
sort
of
in
2
buckets
there's.
We
will
continue
to
provide
operating
funding
to
the
Conservancy.
It
will
be
other
at
a
lower
level
than
what
we
have
done
historically,
because
the
bid
will
be
able
to
sort
of
help
fill
in
some
of
that
space,
and
it
will
allow
us
to
shift
more
into
our
capital
size.
What
have
you
been
providing?
Historically,
we
have
been
providing
historically
or
American,
2
million
a
year,
2
million
a
year
and
I
think
that
I,
don't
think
so.
F
A
F
C
A
C
F
I
can
speak
to
what
I
know
and
I'll
ask
Jesse
to
talk
more.
My
understanding
is
that
there's
a
private
security
force
that
does
at
least
some
of
it
we're
assessing
is
that
right
and
I
believe
it
is
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Boston
Police.
This
is
not
a
place
where
state
troopers
are
patrolling.
Okay,.
C
A
Does
anyone
else
have
any
further
questions
for
this
panel?
Okay,
great.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
You're
welcome
to
stay
or
I
know
you
have
busy
schedules
as
well,
but
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you
very
much
before
taking
the
second
panel.
I
want
to
intersperse
some
public
testimony,
as
given
our
directive
from
our
council
president.
So,
let's
start
with
state
representative
Aaron
Michael
wits
and
after
the
rep
will
be
Steve
Hollinger,
Rosemarie,
Sansone
and
Sam
Tyler.
K
K
K
We
good
okay.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
taking
me
out
of
turn.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
testify
in
front
of
you
today
and
thank
you
to
my
two
district
counselors
that
I
share
the
Greenway
with
they
do
great
great
work
and
it's
an
honor
to
work
with
them
on
getting
helping
get
to
today
where
we
are
today-
and
you
know
it
took
a
long
time
to
get
to
today.
K
You
know
the
neighborhoods
of
the
north
end
Chinatown
leather
district,
warf,
warf
district.
They
all
went
through
the
Big
Dig.
They
all
went
through
the
central
artery
tunnel
project
living
a
day
in
and
day
out,
and
you
know,
the
carrot
that
was
hung
out
on
the
stick
was
beautiful
parks
and
world-class
parks
that
were
gonna,
be
in
our
basically
our
backyards,
which
we
didn't
necessarily
have
before,
what
the
artery
was
there
and
the
Greenway
when
it
first,
when
we
first
started
having
the
Conservancy
taking
control
the
Greenway
back
in
2008-2009,
there
were
some
growing
pains.
K
It
certainly
wasn't
something
that
was
easily
rolled
out.
It
took
took
a
lot
of
time.
There
was
a
you
know,
a
lot
of
potential
criticism
of
the
Conservancy,
a
lot
of
potential
criticism
of
how
we
were
handling
it
from
the
state's
perspective,
but
I
think
you
know
we
stayed
the
course.
We
we
were
very
focused,
and
we
got
to
today
where
the
Conservancy
now
is
ready
for
something
of
a
bid.
Nature
I,
don't
think
a
bid.
K
Nature
was
necessarily
something
that
was
in
the
cards
early
on
in
this
process,
but
the
the
reason
why
the
bid
is
going
to
be
so
important
for
the
long-term
growth
of
the
Greenway
is
that
we
don't
have
to
live
year-to-year
on
funding
mechanisms
right
now.
Currently,
that's
what
we
are.
You
know
in
a
structure
where
we
are.
We
are
basically
living
year
to
year
through
mascot
through
some
of
the
private
funding.
It
is
very
challenging
to
have
to
for
it
for
the
Conservancy
to
be
able
to
progress
and
grow.
K
It
is
very
challenging
for
the
neighborhoods
that,
but
the
Greenway
to
know
exactly
what's
going
to
happen
annually
with
the
with
the
funding
for
the
Greenway
and
so
for
us
to
actually
be
able
to.
You
know,
secure
the
bid.
It's
a
very
important
step,
long-term
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
the
proper
and
we
have
those
world-class
parks
that
we
promised
the
people
of
those
neighborhoods
while
they
were
going
through
the
central
artery
tunnel
project,
the
Conservancy
under
Jessie
Bracken,
Berry's
guidance
has
been,
has
done
a
great
work.
K
We
are,
you
know
very
happy
that
we've
been
partnering
with
them.
Mascot
has
been,
you
know,
continuing
to
keep
things
moving
in
the
in
the
positive
direction,
and
so
for
us
to
get
here
today,
along
with
the
city
of
Boston,
is
a
is
a
great
step
and
I
wholeheartedly
support
the
bid
and
I'm
open
to
any
questions
or
comments
or
anything
necessary.
A
K
L
Hi,
my
name
is
Steve
Hollinger.
Thank
you
for
having
this
hearing
I
realize
I'm
an
outlier
on
this
issue,
but
I,
don't
believe
I'm
alone.
In
my
concerns,
my
testimony
runs
about
2
minutes
and
45
seconds.
Please
accept
my
testimony
in
opposition
to
the
establishment
of
a
Greenway
Business
Improvement
District,
as
the
Commonwealth
abandons
its
responsibility
to
maintain
the
Greenway.
L
We
are
now
ceding
control
and
influence
over
this
priceless
asset
to
interest
with
known
inclinations
that
are
unaligned
with
greater
objectives
for
our
best
public
spaces,
specifically
with
respect
to
focusing
on
and
celebrating
the
economic
and
cultural
diversity
of
waterfront
visitorship.
My
concern
most
particularly
regards
the
expressed
intention
of
the
bid
to
wield
its
influence
over
the
programming
and
decision-making
processes.
Currently
administrated
by
the
Conservancy.
The
foundation
for
my
concern
is
based
on
two
well-documented
track
records.
One
track
record
to
consider
regards
the
groundbreaking
work
of
the
Conservancy
over
the
past
decade.
L
L
In
a
2012
survey,
public
access
to
the
tidelands
conducted
by
a
conservation,
Law
Foundation
in
northeastern
university,
each
audited
property
of
over
a
dozen
waterfront
sites
was
reported
as
non-compliant.
The
history
of
chapter
91
public
space
in
Boston's,
rife
with
attempts
to
privatize,
commercialized
and
otherwise
discourage
access
to
public
spaces.
L
By
a
broad
range
of
visitors,
intensity
of
parochial
influence
over
privately
owned
public
spaces
has
contributed
to
the
evolution
of
waterfront,
in
which
visitorship
is
overwhelmingly
defined
by
a
single
homogenized
demographic,
seemingly
those
capable
of
patronizing
commercial
establishments
from
outdoor
movie
screenings
to
ambient
music
and
public
art.
The
common
denominator
is
one
in
which
serving
the
interests
of
patrons
or
attracting
new
patrons
is
the
highest
priority.
L
My
testimony
is
longer
than
the
written
testimony
right,
step,
2,
minor
recommendations
to
recommendations,
bid
representation
if
a
greenway
bid
is
established
bid.
Members
with
a
track
record
for
excellence
in
management
of
public
spaces
should
be
recognized
as
candidates
for
representing
the
bids
interest
on
the
concern
on
the
Greenway
public
and
second
recommendation.
Public
oversight
of
bid
management,
Rebeca
nism
for
public
oversight
of
bid
management
and
its
influence
on
Conservancy
programming
will
be
fundamental
to
the
success
of
the
Greenway
as
a
destination,
valued
as
more
than
a
parochial
opportunity
for
revenue
generation.
L
In
assessing
the
role
of
the
Greenway
district
bid,
one
must
first
understand
the
critical
public
responsibility
that
is
borne
supremely
well
by
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
Conservancy.
The
Conservancy
has
worked
to
provide
a
welcoming
destination
for
all
and
must
be
incented
to
continue.
Thank
you
for
consideration.
My
comment.
Thank
you.
Thank.
M
Good
morning
councillors,
I'm
rosemary
Sansone
from
the
downtown
Boston
Business,
Improvement,
District
and
I'm
here
to
support
the
formation
and
the
creation
of
the
Greenway
bid.
I
wanted
to
congratulate
Rick,
dimino
and
Jesse
Brackenbury,
the
abutters,
the
property
owners
who
worked
in
establishing
and
creating
this
bid.
M
Secondly,
I
think
that
the
formation
of
the
bid
and
the
inclusion
of
the
60
property
owners
around
this
very,
very
important
space
will
provide
an
opportunity
for
engagement
to
have
the
property
owners
understand
how
they
can
play
a
role
in
the
future
of
this
very,
very
important
space
that
everyone
across
the
city
of
Boston
enjoys
and
around
the
world
when
they
visit
Boston.
As
you
know,
our
bid
has
46
uniformed
ambassadors
on
the
street
and
when
they
come
to
Boston,
they
don't
just
concentrate
on
this
34
block
area
that
we
provide
services
to.
M
They
ask
us
about
Fenway
Park.
They
ask
us
about
Charlestown.
They
ask
us
about
neighborhoods
across
the
city
that
they
want
to
visit,
and
naturally
the
Greenway
is
one
of
the
parks,
because
it's
the
newest
Park
in
the
city
that
they
want
to
visit.
So
when
we
talk
about
access
and
inclusion,
because
the
downtown
Boston
bid
is
the
hub
of
the
transit
system
that
has
subway
lines
and
transit
lines
coming
in
from
all
the
neighborhoods
across
the
city
and
the
Greenway
is
really
one
block
from
that
or
three
blocks
from
that
transit
system.
M
It
would
be
highly
unlikely
that
people
from
across
the
city
would
not
be
able
to
enjoy
this
wonderful
space
and
I
can
understand
the
the
question
about
access
and
with
programming
and
making
sure
that
that
dance,
troupes
and
artists
and
musicians
from
across
the
city
are
participating
when
there's
programming
being
provided
that,
obviously
we
can
all
do
more
of.
We
do
a
lot
of
it
in
in
the
downtown
Boston
bid
area
and
that's
one
of
the
ways
I
think
that
both
bids
can
work
together.
M
We
have
a
lot
of
people
that
are
asking
to
perform
in
the
Downtown
Crossing
area
and
I
think
that,
with
this
new
bid
being
created,
that
they'll
probably
be
even
more
communication
between
what
the
downtown
Boston
bid
is
doing
and
what
the
Greenway
provides
as
well.
So
I
think
that
looking
at
this
bid
being
created
will
allow
the
Greenway
Conservancy
staff
not
to
worry
about
a
funding
source
every
year,
as
they
have
in
the
past,
it'll
be
a
reliable
stream
of
money.
M
That's
what
makes
bids
so
wonderful
and,
as
you
know,
bids
have
been
in
existence
since
the
70s.
We
have
over
a
thousand
bids
in
this
country,
New
York
City
has
over
70
Los
Angeles
has
over
45,
the
oldest
in
Massachusetts
is
in
Springfield
and
the
most
recently
created
was
in
Hudson
mass.
Just
a
few
months
ago,
people
are
talking
about
bids
around
us,
Kendall
Square,
Central,
Square
Worcester,
is
are
in
the
process
of
creating
a
bid.
It
allows
property
owners
and
others
to
engage
in
the
process.
M
Bydd
has
33
members
on
our
board.
They
represent
nonprofit
organizations,
residents,
small
businesses
and
property
owners.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
is
engaged
in
the
process
when
we're
making
decisions
and
we're
making
when
we're
spending
money
that
the
property
owners
have
provided
us.
So
everybody
needs
to
be
engaged
in
the
process,
especially
the
city
of
Boston
bids
cannot
be
successful
unless
there's
a
closed
collaborative
relationship
between
the
bid
organization
and
the
city
providing
basic
city
services.
M
So
in
our
bid
we
would
not
be
successful
if
we
did
not
have
a
close
working
relationship
with
our
area.
A1
captain
captain
Foong
and
his
team
DPW
BTD,
the
fire
department,
inspectional
Services
EMS.
All
of
these
folks
provide
an
opportunity
for
us
to
make
sure
that
the
people
who
are
paying
the
assessments
have
the
kind
of
services
that
they
need
whenever
something
extreme
has
taken
place.
Data
collection
is
extremely
important
to
us.
We
collect
information
on
a
daily
basis
about
how
many
9-1-1
calls
are
made.
M
We
track
everything
so
that
again,
when
the
property
owners
who
are
paying
the
assessments
want
to
know
the
value
of
what
a
bid
provides,
we
have
current
information
for
them
at
all
times.
We've
worked
closely
with
the
Boston
Police
Department,
installing
over
45
cameras
throughout
the
district
that
has
provided
a
very,
very
invaluable
source
of
information
for
them
after
a
crime
has
been
committed,
as
I
said,
it's
the
close
collaboration
working
with
the
collector
treasurer
and
assessor's
office.
They
are
the
ones
that
are
collecting
the
assessments.
M
M
So
with
that
I
encourage
you
all
to
support
this
wonderful
new
addition
to
Boston
the
Greenway
bid
and
allow
the
Conservancy
to
continue
the
wonderful
work
that
it
has
been
doing
and
I
look
forward
to
working
very
very
closely
with
Jesse
Brack
and
Barry
Ric
dimino
and
his
staff
and
the
new
board
that
will
be
created
for
this
new
addition
in
Boston.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
M
Doesn't
just
one
right,
it
doesn't,
but
I
I
think
that
a
good
example
is
the
34th
Street
partnership
in
New
York.
That
is
the
management
entity
that
contracts
with
Bryant
Park
and
provides
the
assessments
that
are
collected
to
Bryant
Park.
So
I
think
that
there
are
some
examples
of
a
park
that
has
a
bid
that
collects
the
assessments
that
allows
the
bid
to
continue
on
it
allows
the
park
to
continue
operating.
Thank.
M
Writer,
it's
right
off
Times
Square
and
near
Central
Grand,
Central
Station.
It
was
a
very
dilapidated
and
very
unsafe
area
for
many
many
many
years
with
all
kinds
of
public
safety
issues.
No
one
wanted
to
go
there
and
it
was
really
devaluating
the
property
around
it,
obviously,
with
Grand
Central
Station,
creating
its
own
bid
and
the
34th
Street,
which
is
a
major
shopping
area
in
New
York
having
a
bid
in
a
partnership
already.
M
H
H
A
E
Thank
you
and
I
would
I
just
like
to
ask
when,
when
Jessie
does
testify,
if,
if
you
and
Jessie
could
continue
to
work
closely
together
to
compare
notes,
you
districts
overlap
somewhat
and
it's
important
to
make
sure
that
you
know
he
learns
from
from
your
organization
and
you
learned
from
him,
and
it
could
be
a
great
opportunity
for
a
productive
partnership.
Absolutely.
M
You
know,
I
think
that
the
challenges
of
the
park
and
the
challenges
of
a
downtown
urban
area
are
very
different.
In
some
ways
we
have
five
shelters:
seven
hotels
to
universities;
many
many
nonprofits
call
the
downtown
Boston
area
home,
so
our
challenges
are
very
different.
However,
the
business
that
we're
in
is
to
make
sure
that
we
provide
a
clean,
safe
and
welcoming
environment,
whether
it's
a
park
or
whether
it's
a
downtown
area.
So
those
two
things
we
have
in
common
and
I'm
sure.
There's
there's
a
lot.
We
can
learn
from
one
another
Thank.
A
N
Chairwoman,
you
and
members,
my
name
is
Sam
Tyler,
president
of
the
Boston
Municipal
Research
Bureau
and
I'm
here,
to
support
docket
zero.
Three
three:
two:
a
petition
to
establish
the
Greenway
Business
Improvement
District,
the
Research
Bureau,
was
involved
with
three
separate
efforts
to
try
to
create
the
downtown
bid,
the
third
being
the
successful
one
and
our
office
is
we're
in
the
Jones
Exchange
building.
N
So
we're
right
in
the
middle
of
the
bid
and
able
to
see
the
services
and
I
serve
as
a
director
of
the
bid
and
I
must
say
that
I'm
impressed
in
terms
of
the
commitment
that
the
directors
and
the
members
have
to
the
bid
and
ensuring
that
the
services
that
that
are
provided
are
done
well
and
I
expect
you
know
the
same
in
terms
of
the
downtown
bid,
I
mean
I'm.
Sorry,
the
Greenway
bid,
the
I
think
the
purpose
of
the
Greenway
bid.
N
It
was
really
to
create
a
mechanism
that
would
contribute
to
the
financing
to
preserve,
protect,
maintain
enhance
the
Greenway
bid.
That
is
now
the
conservancies
responsibility.
It
really
is
a
general
framework
for
shared
financial
responsibility.
I
mean
basically
it's
a
it's
one,
where
it
there's
preconditions
that,
frankly,
the
you
know
the
city
and
the
state
might
not
have
been
part
of
this
agreement.
N
This
is
a
bid
to
establish
under
40
Oh,
which
is
chapter
40
oath
of
the
special
of
the
acts
of
the
legislature,
and
this
is
the
same
law
that
was
the
basis
for
the
creation
of
the
downtown
bid,
the
mechanisms,
the
financing
mechanisms.
You
basically
have
already
talked
about
it's
worth,
noting
that
you
know
it's
really
those
who
would
be
paying
the
assessment,
our
basic
properties
owners
that
property
of
10
million
dollars
or
more
so
those
properties,
valued
at
less,
would
not
be
asked
to
make
an
assessment.
N
It's
also
exempt
would
be
residential
properties
1
to
4
units
from
condominium
units
or
condominiums.
Would
all
residential
condominiums
also
exempt
taxes
and
property
also
exempt?
So
it's
really
specified
more
for
those
who
are
able
to
to
make
those
payments.
The
city
of
Boston's
annual
contribution
is
based
on
an
estimated
income
that
would
be
generated
from
the
proceeds
of
the
5
million
dollars
from
the
which
are
themselves
proceeds
from
the
sale
of
the
capital
asset.
The
Winthrop
Square
garage
this.
N
But
given
that
the
revenue
that's
generated
from
downtown
and
how
that
has
grown
in
part
because
of
more
people
willing
to
and
wanting
to
live,
downtown
and,
obviously
more
commercial
buildings
downtown,
partly
because
the
attractiveness
of
the
air
is
result
of
the
work
of
the
bid.
So
I
think
it's.
It
really
isn't
coming
upon
the
city
to
do
more
in
terms
of
the
Capitol
Street
sidewalk
kind
of
work
for
downtown
than
we
have
seen
in
the
past.
But
all
together.
N
I
think
this
is
a
worthy
endeavor
and
it
would
really
enhance
the
city
and
ensure
that
you
know
the
Greenway
will
continue
to
be
an
attractive
area
of
providing
services
and
a
real
benefit
to
the
city
of
Boston.
And,
as
a
result,
the
research
field
does
strongly
recommend
that
the
City
Council
approved
this
docket,
creating
the
downtown
bid.
Thank
you,
I'm.
O
A
P
First,
both
Jesse
and
I
would
like
to
thank
the
City
Council
for
having
this
hearing
and
for
formally
introducing
this
petition
before
your
body.
We're
so
grateful
for
all
of
your
engagement
and
discussion
with
us,
as
we
have
worked
real
hard
to
try
to
think
through
how
to
create
a
Business
Improvement
District
for
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway.
P
But
what
was
really
interesting
honestly
was
the
Commonwealth
and
the
City
of
Austin
in
the
communities
along
the
central
artery
tunnel,
but
also
the
you
know.
The
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city
working
together
to
make
this
mega
project
become
a
reality
and
bodies
like
the
City
Council
were
very
instrumental
together
with
leadership
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
in
the
City
of
Austin.
P
Interestingly
enough,
believe
it
or
not
the
otteri
Business
Committee,
which
was
started
in
1989
while
I
was
the
Commissioner,
took
a
very
active
role
in
thinking
about
this
whole
project,
but
also
the
central
lottery
back
in
1989.
There
was
actually
an
about
a
committee
that
was
established
by
the
business
community,
so
this
is
not
new.
The
business
community
and
the
property
owners
along
the
Greenway
have
had
an
active
civic
interest
in
this
space
and
1989
they've
been
engaged
with
all
types
of
contributions,
planning,
research,
analysis
and
partnership
with
Connellan
city
of
austin.
P
So
there's
been
a
very
long
and
wonderful
relationship
of
the
private
sector
through
this
incredibly
wonderful
open
space
that
has
a
lot
of
real
serious
productivity
and
lost
a
serious
engagement,
and
so
it's
kind
of
reasonable
and
in
fact,
almost
natural
for
us
in
2017
now
going
into
2018,
because
we
started
this
effort
in
2017
to
be
asked
to
partner
on
coming
up
with
a
shared
responsibility
regarding
this
space.
So
it's
built
off
the
shoulders
of
many
many
years
of
contributions,
both
and
partnership
between
the
private
sector
and
the
public
sector.
P
So,
as
was
referenced
by
the
colleagues
that
spoke
before
us,
there
was
a
general
agreement
that
was
established
in
2017
between
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
well
as
the
Conservancy
and
a
better
City
which
in
turn,
we
represented
the
about
our
community
of
the
60
properties
that
are
in
the
bid.
20
of
the
property
owners
actually
were
sitting
on
the
abut
our
committee
and
had
a
historical
role
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
P
We
saw
the
idea
and
opportunity
as
something
that
was
really
special
and
what
was
really
important
is
that
all
these
agencies
came
together.
I
know
that
you
are
focused
on
collaboration
and
people
working
together
on
a
regular
basis.
This
nature
of
the
City
Council
you'd
be
very
proud
of
this
collaboration
mast
off
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
the
city
of
Boston,
the
Boston
planning,
Development,
Agency,
Jesse
Brackenbury
in
the
Conservancy
and
the
butter
committee
sitting
down
thinking
about
a
long-term
financing
strategy
to
preserve
and
promote
the
future
of
this
wonderful
iconic
space.
P
That's
become
not
only
a
resource
for
the
downtown,
but
all
of
the
neighborhoods
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
When
that
type
of
collaboration
comes
together
and
works,
it's
one
of
those
things
and
moments
that
we
should
certainly
pause
and
celebrate,
and
now
we
actually
at
a
place
where
we
can
give
you
a
formal
bid
to
consider.
P
Obviously,
we've
been
working
with
all
of
you
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
I
appreciate
that
and,
as
you
heard,
from
senator
bond
quarry
and
represented
markets,
even
both
active
participants
together
with
all
of
you
and
again
I
appreciate
your
input
in
shaping
this.
We've
also
got
a
lot
of
input
from
neighborhood
business
leaders
as
well,
and
also
residents
that
live
along
the
Greenway.
So
let
me
just
talk
quickly
about
the
goals
of
the
Greenway
bid.
I.
P
Think
one
of
the
important
things
that
you
should
realize
and
I'm
so
glad
pharmacy,
councilor
sandstone
spoken
admissible.
Research,
director,
Sam
Tyler
spoke
as
well
as
the
others.
I
really
appreciate
and
respect
everybody's
comments
that
perceived
both
Jessie
and
I,
including
Steve's,
and
we
think
that
Rosemarie,
particularly
and
Sam
have
been
providing
incredible
guidance,
as
you
are
asking
council,
flame
and
Michelle
India.
We've
talked
about
this
as
well.
P
Every
step
of
the
way
Rosemarie
Sansone
Sam
Tyler,
even
DLA
Piper,
who
was
with
a
lot
from
the
creative
bid
in
the
downtown,
have
been
incredibly
helpful
advisors
to
us
and
Jesse
in
terms
of
creating
this
I
mean
without
their
help.
We
would
not
be
here
today
so
I
want
to
thank
them
publicly
for
their
for
the
great
support
we
have.
As
I
was
mentioned
to
you
before,
we
have
specific
goals,
we're
looking
to
raise
1.5
million
dollars
through
an
incremental
increase
in
property
taxes,
as
you
were
asking
the
CFO
earlier.
P
This
is
new
tax
dollars.
It
will
not
affect
the
task
tax
base
of
the
city
of
Boston.
Imagine
just
like
in
the
downtown
bid
where
rosemary
cents
on
and
her
leadership
agreed
to
have
an
incremental
increase
on
their
taxes,
while
the
property
owners
that
are
in
this
bid
have
agreed
to
do
the
same
thing,
they've
agreed
to
actually
have
an
increment
increase
on
their
taxes
that
will
be
collected.
Organized
one
main
of
dolls
of
those
dollars
will
go
into
the
operations
and
maintenance
of
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
505.
P
Sorry,
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
will
then
go
into
enhancements.
So
this
was
a
kind
of
what's
wonderful
about
bids.
Is
it's
a
volunteer
action
of
the
property
owners
to
be
partners
with
the
public
sector
to
enhance
and
complement
the
space
I
want
to
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
it
can
give
you
a
breakdown
of
the
relationship
to
the
dollars
and
Jesse
will
speak
to
this
soon.
But
please
look
at
the
big,
green
piece
of
the
pie.
P
This
is
where
a
partnership
with
the
nonprofit
known
as
the
Conservancy
and
again
I've,
been
very
grateful
to
be
able
to
work
for
Jesse
over
the
years.
He's
been
incredibly
important.
Normally,
does
the
Conservancy
do
a
great
job
with
taking
care
of
the
space,
but
because
the
Commonwealth
was
wise,
we're
creating
this
partnership.
The
Conservancy
has
been
leveraging
its
activities
as
a
nonprofit
to
generate
funding
to
actually
go
beyond
the
traditional
operations
in
the
nations
of
space.
What
a
great
deal
the
return
on
investment
for
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
has
been
substantial.
P
That's
why,
as
a
property
owners,
we
were
very
proud
and
pleased
to
actually
invest
in
this
very
viable
enterprise,
where
we
could
see
our
dollars
going
into
something
which
was
productive
and
actually
anticipated
to
be
incredibly
well
used.
So
please
know
that,
while
wheel
making
concert
a
contribution
to
the
Conservancy
into
the
Greenway,
the
Conservancy
will
still
have
a
pretty
substantial
responsibility
of
raise
funds
work
as
a
prat,
a
charitable
nonprofit
and
do
its
job
relative
to
the
whole
development
part
of
its
responsibilities.
P
P
We
will
be
putting
18%
of
vid
dollars
into
that
operating,
pie-chart,
mascot,
we'll
be
putting
in
another
18%.
The
City
Boston
will
be
putting
in
4
percent.
This
does
not
real
at
all
relate
to
the
capital
dollars
that
were
spoken
to
earlier.
Commonwealth
will
stay
involved
with
capital.
We
will
be
involved
with
enhancement
funding.
Those
dollars
are
not
reflected
in
in
this
pie
chart.
This
is
just
the
operation
and
maintenance
of
the
space.
P
The
Massachusetts
bid
law
was,
as
as
many
of
these
speakers
before
us,
was
created
by
the
Commonwealth
and
it's
a
very
specific
law,
and
it
really
requires
very
prescriptive
activities
and
creating
a
bid.
If
you
don't
follow
it,
you
don't
get
to
do
a
bit.
It's
that
plain
and
simple.
We
had
to
create
a
bid
district
and
boundary
lines.
We
had
to
engage
all
of
the
property
owners
that
were
defined
in
the
in
geography
of
the
bid.
P
We
had
to
then
work
with
them
to
create
a
bid
management
plan
and
come
up
with
a
specific
formula.
We
then
had
to
work
with
them
to
get
them
to
sign
up
and
be
part
of
the
bid
voluntarily.
As
was
mentioned
earlier,
we
met
the
thresholds.
Our
bid
has
been
certified
by
the
city
clerk,
we're
very
proud
of
that
as
well.
We
had
to
submit
our
bid
to
the
to
the
city
clerk
and
now
this
bid
is
awaiting
council
approval.
P
Just
a
little
bit
of
highlights.
Regarding
the
process,
we
had
a
butter
committee
meetings
over
the
last
year,
so
think
of
a
52
weeks.
In
a
year,
we
almost
met
every
two
weeks
in
the
course
of
the
year.
To
get
this
thing,
organized
I
got
to
give
the
a
butter
community
some
of
the
folks
that
are
here
today
a
lot
of
credit
because
they
took
this
thing
very
seriously.
P
Around
the
table
in
my
office
sat
the
major
property
owners
and
some
of
the
small
property
on
this
actually
going
into
the
weeds
and
making
sure
that
we
could
figure
this
thing
out.
Getting
Jesse's
engagement,
his
boards
engagement
and
figure
out
what
the
partnership
should
be
getting
the
Commonwealth
and
the
cities
involved.
It
was
one
of
those
things
that
really
required
a
lot
of
work.
P
You
have
a
lot
of
this
information
in
your
packet,
but
we
created
Greenway
bid
boundaries.
We
decided
to
create
a
level
of
ten
million
dollars,
of
which
we
would
consider
any
property
within
the
bid
district.
We
also
looked
at
future,
develop
Russell's
relative
to
the
relationship
in
the
future
relationship
to
being
valued
at
ten
million
dollars
or
more.
As
director
Tyler
mentioned,
residential
comm
condo
properties
are
excluded.
Nonprofits,
we
included
nonprofits,
but
they
will
not
be
assessed
in
the
result.
P
Was
61
owners
representing
50
buildings
in
terms
of
the
total
population
of
the
people
that
we
needed
to
work
with
and
as
was
reflected
by
the
city
of
Boston's
chief
financial
officer,
we
exceeded
the
minimum
requirements.
The
legal
threshold
for
property
owners
to
sign
up
was
sixty
percent.
We
got
to
82
percent
and
in
terms
of
the
asset
value
we
got
to
89
percent.
P
The
assessment
formula
that
we
prepared
for
the
property
owners
was
something
that
was
very
much
informed
by
the
downtown
bid
again.
Here's
where
rosemary
in
her
office
and
all
good
colleagues
that
work
for
her
helped
us
tremendously.
We
came
up
with
a
fear
and
I
could
we'll
approach.
We
decided
that
residential
rentals
would
be
assessed
at
50%
of
the
asset
value,
which
made
a
lot
of
sense.
P
The
other
thing
that
we
decided
to
do
is
that,
just
as
in
the
downtown
bid
include
a
hardship
waiver,
so
if,
for
some
reason
somebody
is
facing
difficulties,
they
can
come
to
the
big
board
and
work
with
us
to
see.
If
there's
some
relief,
we
can
give
those
particular
parties
and,
as
the
CFO
mentioned
earlier,
this
will
be
part
of
the
regular
city
of
Boston
tax
collection
process.
A
bill
will
go
out.
P
We
hope
the
bill
goes
out
in
July,
because
we
want
to
try
to
meet
the
schedule
that
counsel
referred
to
earlier
and
and
then
that
will
start
the
process
providing
cash
flow.
So
the
overall
operating
budget
of
the
of
the
conservancy
in
the
green
way
and
we'll
also
begin
to
set
the
stage
for
setting
up
the
enhancement
program
and
the
related
other
aspects
of
the
bid
that
will
be
involved.
P
P
That's
what's
one
of
the
wonderful
parts
of
the
idea
of
this
bid,
we're
basically
providing
an
essential
part
of
the
operating
budget
for
the
term
of
our
bid,
and
we
hope
it
will
go
along
with
in
five
years,
but
every
bid
in
Massachusetts
has
a
sunset
clause
and,
of
course,
as
Rosemary's
working
on
it.
We
hope
that
we'll
be
able
to
continue
this
bid,
but
for
the
for
the
period,
the
bid
we're
providing
cooperating
and
maintenance
funds
to
the
Conservancy
and
we're
just
simply
asking
them.
Please
continue
to
do
a
good
job.
P
The
other
part
of
this
equation,
we'll
have
a
chance
to
work
with
the
Conservancy
in
the
Commonwealth,
as
as
Kate
mentioned
earlier
in
the
say,
Boston
to
figure
out
what
kind
of
improvements
can
we
make
and
work
with
them
to
make
those
investments
but
relative
to
what
happens
out
there?
It's
kind
of
the
same
thing
that's
been
going
on
well
for
the
last
ten
years,
or
so
the
public
gets
to
enjoy
the
space
Conservancy
working
with
the
Commonwealth.
P
The
city
of
Boston
finds
those
moments
where
it
can
be
a
little
entrepreneurial
and
also
provide
some
cool
programming,
and
that
particular
relationship
is
something
that
well
to
the
public.
Interest
is
actually
held
consistent
with
the
way
it
is
today,
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear
and
again
we
look
forward
to
being
that
partner
and
we're
excited
about.
You
know
we
again,
we
have
some
of
others
here.
P
Initially,
the
idea
was:
okay,
look
I'm,
asking
you
to
pay
a
little
bit
more
on
axis,
but
they
were
totally
honestly
right
out
of
the
gate
as
soon
as
we
came
out
with
a
formula
that
that
had
this
kind
of
philosophical
goal
of
making
sure
other
share
responsibility
was
part
of
the
idea,
totally
enamored
and
worked
really
hard
to
get
this
bid
before
you
today.
So
thank
you
for
the
time.
I'll
now
turn
over
the
rest
of
presentation
to
Jesse.
Thank.
Q
Q
Thank
you
so
much
chair,
woo
and
vice-chair
Baker,
and
to
our
counselors
counselor,
our
district
councillors,
councillor
Flynn
and
councillor
Edwards
to
councillor
sabe
George
and
councillor
Jamie.
Thank
you
for
for
having
us
today.
I
also
wanted
to
thank
one
of
our
board
members
mark
oil
from
mascot
is
in
attendance,
as
well
as
for
the
Conservancy
staff.
I.
Q
The
this
is
an
incredibly
exciting
day
because,
as
has
been
said
before,
many
parties
came
together
to
form
this
agreement
and
it
my
thanks
to
Rick
for
playing
a
leadership
role
in
that
effort
to
the
city
and
to
the
state
and
all
the
property
owners
that
are
here.
As
has
been
emphasized,
this
will
allow
the
Conservancy
to
continue
to
leverage
additional
private
sector
funding
for
the
public
park
and
to
continue
to
do
the
work
that
we've
been
focused
on.
So
let
me
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
work.
Q
We
in
2017
had
about
400
free
events
in
the
park
and
we
expect
with
the
introduction
of
the
bid
our
work
to
continue.
I,
don't
see
this
as
to
those
that
are
concerned.
I,
don't
see
this
as
a
change,
as
as
Rick
has
said,
this
is
a
funding
mechanism
that
creates
certainty
and
a
great
partnership
that
has
existed
for
many
times
continues,
and
so
our
our
work
can
continue.
So
2018
will
see
more
community
festivals
markets,
fitness
classes,
100
free
fitness
classes,
all
downtown
all
on
the
organically
maintained
lawns.
Q
We
have
a
robust
volunteer
program
where
we
engage
community
members
and
groups
for
a
day
or
for
an
ongoing
way,
and
that
community
engagement
will
continue
it's
critical
when
we
maintain
the
park
organically.
If
you're,
not
spraying
pesticides,
you
need
helpful
hands
pulling
some
of
those
weeds
and
we
are
delighted
to
have
that
community
engagement.
Q
In
addition,
we
have
community
focused
programming,
a
lot
of
that
occurs
in
Chinatown
Park,
and
that
will
continue
in
this
year.
We
have
a
partnership
with
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club,
in
which
we
bring
kids
from
clubs
all
across
the
city.
For
a
day
on
the
Greenway
food
truck
lunch,
a
tour,
the
public
art
a
run
through
the
free
fountains,
a
ride
on
the
carousel,
those
food
trucks.
Q
We
the
very
first
food
gourmet
food
truck
in
Boston
Michelle
that
I
worked
on
that
long
ago
together
was
on
the
Greenway
and
it
is
now
38
local
entrepreneurs
that
have
a
way
to
get
started
that
we're
working
with
this
year
and
many
of
those
that
very
first
food
truck
clover
now
has
12
restaurants
across
the
city
employing
people.
This
this
space
is
an
incubator
for
those
kind
of
small
businesses.
Q
Our
public
art
program,
which
is
I,
think
helped
change
the
conversation
about
public
art
here
these
pieces
by
Akash,
neha,
Lonnie
and
Risa
puno
and
me
across,
are
currently
on
exhibit
and
you're,
seeing
it
here.
First,
some
of
the
art
that
is
coming
this
year.
We,
the
theme,
is
glow
for
our
public
art.
Curator
Lucas
is
here.
Q
A
last
example
of
the
type
of
work
that
we
do
and
that
we
do
with
private
support.
Thank
you
to
the
Lynch
foundation.
We
will
be
renovating
a
garden
in
the
north
end
and
opening
at
this
spring,
the
Carolyn
Lynch
garden,
and
we
will
be
adding
tables
chairs
umbrellas
places
to
gather
excited
about
all
this
work
in
2018
excited
about
the
work
to
come
following
that
it
doesn't
make
for
quite
as
interesting
a
slide,
but
with
the
support
of
the
the
Commonwealth
on
Capitol,
we
will
all
we
are
currently
doing
masonry
repair
work.
Q
It
is,
of
course,
a
park
sitting
over
a
tunnel
that
is
vibrating
ever
so
slightly
with
acres
of
specialty
paving,
and
so
that
is
not
the
ideal
condition
for
for
parks
and
so
the
Capitals
excuse
me.
The
Capitol
support
from
the
from
the
Commonwealth
that's
been
referenced.
A
few
times
is
critical
to
maintaining
that
that
the
park
in
the
near
new
condition
that
we
all
would
like
it
to
be
in
with
that
I'm
happy
to
take
questions.
Q
P
A
C
We
don't
want
it
to
be
just
that
that,
if
we're
not
conscious
as
a
city,
if
we're
not
conscious
in
our
leadership
about
making
sure
that
this
is
completely
accessible
by
all
Bostonians,
then
then
to
me
that
a
lot
of
this
investment
really
is
not
for
the
city
of
Boston
is
for
the
local
business
owners,
property
values,
I'll,
just
state
that,
and
so
I
really
want
to
talk.
Then
about
the
Conservancy.
C
Q
14
of
those
seats
are
appointed
by
public
bodies,
six
are
from
community
groups
and
eight
are
from
elected
officials
or
state
agencies,
and
the
bid
will
end
up
with
two
of
those
21
seats,
and
so
in
you
know,
in
sort
of
what
I
hope
is
reassuring
terms.
The
governance
is,
it
is
a
nonprofit
and
it
is
a
nonprofit
with
significant
public
influence.
Q
Q
C
O
Q
The
other
thing,
I
will
say,
which
is
just
my
personal
commitment
to
this
I-
grew
up
in
New,
York,
City
I
grew
up,
taking
gym
class
in
Central,
Park
I.
Think
Central
Park
is
an
example
of
the
type
of
Democratic
space
in
which
people
gather
and
that's
what
parks
should
be
and
that's
the
aspiration
for
the
Greenway.
It
is
a
park
right
downtown
where
the
sort
of
installed
base
of
people
living
and
working
a
lot
it
is
living
and
working
along.
Q
So
you
referenced,
we
have
consulting
team
working
on
a
strategic
business
plan
for
us
and
one
of
the
key
work
strings
that
they
are
working
on
is
thinking
about
audience
diversity
because,
as
I
said,
this
is
built
with
state
and
federal
dollars,
meaning
it
isn't
a
park
just
for
those
who
live
and
work
along
there,
and
so,
while
that
may
be
the
default
audience,
we
have
to
be
extremely
proactive
at
the
Conservancy
in
trying
to
create
partnerships
and
create
other
things
that
draw
a
diversity
of
visitors
to
the
park.
Yeah.
C
And
I
would
I
would
echo
in
leadership.
There's
also
a
way
to
do
that
as
well.
So
I
understand
the
limitations,
if
they're
being
all
appointed
so
there's
only
so
much.
You
can
do
in
terms
of
leadership
that
you
have
in
terms
of
you
mentioned
the
local.
This
is
a
hub
for
local
entrepreneurs
and
the
food
trucks
terms.
I
guess
I'll
go
back
to
diversity
and
making
sure
that
the
local
entrepreneurs
are
people
who
have
a
chance
to
present
their
wares
who's,
making
that
decision
so.
Q
It
is
the
Conservancy
that
is
selecting
the
food
trucks
that
operate
on
the
Greenway.
They
need
to
be
permitted
through
the
city
of
Boston
I
mean
from
the
very
first
year
that
we
did
this.
There
was
a
globe
editorial
commending
the
diversity
of
selections
and
actually
talking
about
ethnic
or
immigrant
diversity
of
foods
in
Boston
and
how
that
was
well
reflected
in
the
very
first
year.
We
now
have
I
mean
new.
This
year
we've
got
South
Indian
food.
We
have
Korean
food,
the
we
have
the
Jamaica
me
hungry
truck
coming
back.
C
Q
And
I
think
one
of
the
great
things
about
sort
of
food
trucks,
particularly
I
mean
many
parks
will
build
a
restaurant.
One
of
the
great
things
about
food
trucks
is
that
it's
relatively
comparatively
low
barriers
to
entry,
I,
don't
want
to
say
I,
mean
still
probably
cost
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
get
the
truck
off
the
ground,
but
that
compared
to
opening
a
brick-and-mortar
restaurant.
It
is
a
much
more
economically
accessible
path
and
so
I'm
glad
we
can
be
engaged
in
fostering
those
kind
of
opportunities
and.
C
I
understand
that
there
was
a
petition
to
allow
for
the
sale
of
alcohol
on
the
Greenway
hours
at
some
point.
If
there
was
a
liquor
license
to
be
available,
that
the
Greenway
would
be
able
to
have
that,
is
there
anything
within
the
greenways
policy
or
mission
with
regards
to
cannabis
and
its
availability,
also
in
the
Greenway.
So.
Q
C
Q
D
Q
C
Yes,
so,
along
with
the
the
goal
of
making
sure
that
we
maintain
this,
this
access
to
to
be
absolutely
free,
I
think
majority
of
your
activities
are
100%
free.
As
you
noted,
when
you
are
selling
alcohol,
when
you
are
looking
at
what
you're
going
to
sell,
is
there
a
mission
to
make
sure
that
it
stays
within
a
certain
price
range?
How
is
that
determined
yeah.
Q
So
when
we're
doing
an
annual
RFP
for
food
trucks,
we
have
done
RFPs
for
the
the
beer
garden
that
was
there
last
year,
and
in
that
we
emphasize
you
know
our
interest
in
sustainable
and
local
in
affordable.
You
know
it's
one
of
many
factors
that
we're
thinking
about.
I,
think
that
you
know
the
the
Trillium
beer
garden
was
a
huge
success
that
is
on
the
price
point
of
beers.
All
of
the
sort
of
local
craft
breweries
are
going
to
be
more
expensive
than
your
national
beer
brands.
Q
We
also
had,
in
addition
to
the
trillion
beer
garden.
There
was
also
the
Thursday
night
block
parties
done
by
the
same
folks
that
do
Boston
calling
concerts
that
was
sponsored
by
Bud
Light,
and
it
was
very
deliberately
in
our
minds.
There
were
two
different
types
of
price
points
and
entry
points
for
those
who
wanted
to
have
a
drink
in
a
public
park
and
that
it
wasn't
all
a
five
to
ten
dollar
beer.
There
were
also,
you
know.
There
was
a
less
expensive
option
also
in
the
park.
Okay,.
C
Thank
you
and
again,
I
really
do
appreciate
your
efforts
in
work.
I'm
happy
to
support
this
bid.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
the
conversation
about
diversity.
You
see,
I,
take
it
very
seriously
and
then
we'll
continue
to
have
it
and
I
do
acknowledge
the
work
you
have
already
worked
put
in
with
your
consulting
group
calling
up
folks
and
specifically
asking
these
questions.
So
thank
you
very
much.
E
You
council
vote
Thank,
You
Jessie
and
thank
you
Rick
for
your
leadership
in
bringing
us
together.
You've
worked
hard
on
this
and
it's
something
I
support,
because
you've
done
you've
done
a
lot
of
outreach
to
people
across
the
city
to
the
business
community
to
neighborhoods
and
I.
Think
I
think
you
guys
are
heading
in
the
right
direction.
E
I
as
the
city
councillor
from
district
2
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
Greenway
Pot
in
Chinatown
looks
as
beautiful
as
it
does
in
the
downtown
area
towards
the
North,
End
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
get
a
commitment
from
you
that
you
know.
Chinatown
will
not
be
forgotten
during
capital
budget
plans
during
renovations,
because
that's
very
important
to
me
that
the
Greenway
in
Chinatown
looks
as
beautiful
as
the
Greenway
in
downtown
Boston
area.
Q
Q
E
That's
a
that's
an
important
issue
for
me
and
I
know
you
had
four
hundred
free
events
and
I
do
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
a
lot
of
those
events
are
in
Chinatown,
they're,
open
to
the
Chinatown
community
they're.
Also
in
you
know,
Cantonese
that
are
in
Mandarin,
they're
welcoming
to
the
community,
and
the
community
has
input
on
what
some
of
those
programs
would
be
so
I
just
hope.
You
make
a
commitment
that
you
will
factor
in
the
residents
of
Chinatown
as
you
do
these
public
events
as
well.
Absolutely.
Q
I
think
it's
worth
sort
of
noting
for
everybody.
Our
model
for
programming
is
hosted
rather
than
produced.
So
in
other
words,
what
is
occurring
in
the
park
is
a
reflection
of
what
people
in
the
city
would
like
to
see
in
the
park.
So
in
Chinatown,
for
example,
we
partnered
with
the
Asian
community
development
corporation
on
a
series
of
kung-fu
movies.
That's
been
a
partnership
for
a
long
time.
Q
We
partner
with
the
Chinatown
main
street's
group
on
several
festivals,
the
we're
partnering
this
year
with
the
Wang
YMCA
to
do
fitness
classes
in
the
park,
and
so
we
would
love
to
have
more
proposals
from
the
Chinatown
community
and
from
diverse
communities
across
the
city
of
things
that
they
would
like
to
see.
I
think
that's
part
of
how
we
can
do
authentic
programming.
It
is
hard
for
us,
as
a
staff,
to
put
on
a
that
many
events,
and
so
we
don't.
Q
It
would
also
be
hard
for
us,
as
a
staff,
to
put
on
a
an
authentic
August
moon
festival
or
an
authentic
Brazilian
festival
without
those
communities
direct
involvement,
and
so
it
isn't
simply
that
we
are
reaching
out
to
them
for
their
input.
It
is
they
are
producing
the
events
and
we
are
happy
to
host
them
on
the
Greenway
and
help
facilitate
that.
So,
yes,
I
think
many
occur
in
Chinatown.
Many
more
would
be
great
and
I.
You
know,
I
did
encourage
everyone
in
the
whole
audience.
Q
E
There's
some
organizations
that
I
will
reach
out
in
Chinatown
and
have
them
follow
up
with
you,
terrific
and
there's
some.
You
know
themes
that
I'd
like
to
see
happen
is
certainly
we
have
a
immigrant
community.
We
have
a
high
concentration
of
poverty
at
times
in
Chinatown
we
have
some
public
health
issues,
I'd
love
to
combine
all
those
factors
and
maybe
do
some
type
of
educational
form.
That's
beneficial
to
the
community,
providing
some
services
to
the
Chinatown
community
on
some
social
aspects
as
well,
not
just
entertainment,.
Q
Thank
you.
We
would
be
delighted
to
partner
with
you
on
that
another
good
partner,
and
that
would
be
a
ACA
with
whom
we've
had
a
partnership
for
the
past
year
and
a
half
where
they
have
been
running
with
funds
that
we
collectively
got
from
Tufts
they've
been
running
and
smoking
cessation
and
initiative
focused
on
the
park
as
an
example
of
sort
of
the
type
of
addressing
health
concerns
and
working
with
the
local
community
and
getting
private
funding
to
take
on
those
things
and
councilor
would
be
delighted
to
work
with
your
office.
Further
on
that.
Thank.
E
Q
Q
It
is
a
leading
Park
in
that
regard,
not
just
in
the
city
but
in
the
country,
and
then,
when
we
worked
on
the
the
construction
of
the
Greenway
carousel
at
the
Tiffany
&
Company
Foundation
Grove,
we
worked
with
the
Institute
for
human
centered
design
to
make
that
the
most
sort
of
accessible
carousel
in
New
England.
So
not
only
does
it
have
several
different
places
for
those
in
wheelchairs
to
ride,
but
those
who
have
cognitive
or
other
distant
disabilities.
Q
E
Q
Referencing
back
to
an
earlier
question
about
sort
of
who
police's
the
park,
which
will
in
a
moment,
connect
to
your
question
so
BPD
police's
the
the
park.
They
have
the
full
responsibility,
we
don't
have
a
private
security
force,
but
we
have
to
Park
Rangers,
where
the
classic
Park
hacked
and
in
a
welcoming
way,
our
senior
Park
Ranger
is
a
veteran,
and
so
she
raises
these
issues
herself
internally.
E
Q
Absolutely
it
can
be
a
consideration.
One
of
the
one
of
challenges
is
because
so
many
of
the
the
seats
are
actually
filled
by
other
nominators,
we're
somewhat
limited
in
our
ability
to
accommodate
all
the
many
goals
that
one
wants
from
a
board
in
terms
of
diversity
and
networks
and
diversity
of
perspectives,
but
I
think
beyond
our
board.
We
would
be
delighted
to
make
connections
with
thought
leaders
in
this
area
and
people
that
could
suggest
weight.
E
Okay
in
my
final
question,
is
ADA
opportunity
to
join
Council
Edwards
during
the
recent
storms
that
we
had
in
Boston.
We
walked
throughout
the
Greenway
and
we
walked
through
the
North
End
as
well.
What
are
your
plans
as
it
relates
to
climate
change?
High
tides
will
any
the
Greenway
be
impacted
by
changes
in
weather
pattern
and
in
what
are
some
of
the
precautions
that
you
have
taken
so.
Q
In
the
two
recent
storms,
where
there
was
major
flooding,
the
water
stopped
literally
at
the
curb
of
the
Greenway
at
State
Street.
Had
the
water
been
two
inches
higher
we'd
have
had
salt
water
on
the
lawns,
and
it
had
it
been
a
few
inches
higher
than
that.
We
would
have
had
salt
water
in
the
beds,
and
we
had
internal
conversations
about
the
timing
of
those,
particularly
because
it
was
winter.
The
irrigation
is
not
on.
You
can't
flush.
The
salt
out
I
mean
it
is
a
real
issue.
Q
I
will
also
say:
I've
been
at
the
Conservancy
for
about
eight
and
a
half
years,
and
that's
those
are
the
only
two
times
that
something
like
that
has
happened
and
other
places
on
the
Greenway
are
further
from
the
water.
But
as
we
all
know,
this
problem
is
getting
worse,
not
better
and
the
the
hundred-year
storms
don't
occur
every
hundred
years.
They
seem
to
occur
twice
a
winter,
and
so
it
will
require
coordinated
action
in
many
places.
E
Q
I
I
have
recently
had
conversations
with
chief
Blackman
here
about
this,
and
we
are
actively
thinking
about
it.
I
mean
I
think
right
there
at
State,
Street,
that's
our
most
vulnerable
point
and
considering
whether
on
the
street
side,
the
the
the
plant
beds
there
that
are
enclosed
in
seawall
stones,
whether
we
should
add
another
seawall
stone
to
just
sort
of
keep
the
water
at
bay.
That's
the
type
of
thing
that
we
need
to
be
thinking
about,
and
it
through
seven
and
a
half
years
didn't
seem
as
pressing
the
water
seemed
further
away.
Q
We
have
been
participating
since
sandy
in
a
consortium
of
parks.
That
is
thinking
about
these
issues.
So
our
horticulturalists
and
this
conversation
about
flushing
the
salt
and
the
best
practices
there
comes
directly
out
of
participating
in
that.
So
we
have
been
thinking
about
it,
the
type
of
physical
changes
that
are
needed
for
adaptation
or,
of
course,
costly,
but
we
will
have
to
evaluate
you
know,
together
with
mass
dot,
how
this
priority.
You
know
how
big
this
risk
seems
relative
to
other
capital
priorities,
but
it
it
seems
very
real,
very.
Q
Q
You
know,
thankfully,
lawns
are
not
that
expensive
to
replace
I,
don't
want
to
minimize
the
cost,
but
relative
to
the
cost
of
building
up
additional
seawall
stones.
It
might
be
that
allowing
too
longs
to
be
replaced
in
the
spring
is
a
more
cost
effective
approach
that
isn't
a
good
approach
for
our
society.
I
E
I
I
love
that
children
are
able
to
utilize
and
come
down
I
think
that's
great
I
just
wanted
to
come
back
to
some
of
the
questions
that
I
had
earlier
around
programming
and
who
can
access
building
off
of
many
of
the
questions
that
councillor
Edwards
asked
around
really
authentic
engagement
from
diverse
communities.
I
think
that,
for
me,
is
very
important.
I
So
in
terms
of
the
board,
while
I
appreciate
that
it
is
appointed
I,
don't
think
that's
an
excuse
for
not
having
the
diversity
that
we
need
to
see,
particularly
if
we're
talking
about
wanting
to
have
authentic
engagement
from
diverse
communities
across
the
city
of
Boston
I
think
it
really
starts
with
the
leadership,
and
so
I
would
love
for
more
thought
to
be
given
to
how
you
can
increase
diversity,
even
though
there
are
several
groups
that
are
nominating
I.
Think
that's
very
important,
I'm,
hoping
that
you
can
speak
to
the
diversity
of
staff.
I
Q
So
we
have
35
to
40
staff,
the
I
don't
have
the
numbers
at
my
fingertips
on
diversity,
I'd
be
happy
to
get
back
to
you
on
that
it
is.
It
is
a
focus
and
a
significant
discussion.
I
I
won't
pretend
that
those
numbers
are
going
to
blow
you
away.
I
can
get
you
the
the
specific
numbers,
but
we
would
like
to
and
have
been
making
real
efforts
at
trying
to
recruit
a
more
diverse
staff.
Q
I
think
a
number
of
the
feeder
fields
of
architecture
and
City,
Planning
and
event
planning
and
so
on
are
themselves
not
as
diverse,
and
so
a
lot
of
the
the
the
applicant
pool
does
not
reflect
the
diversity
we
would
like
to
see
and
therefore
the
staff
does
not
reflect
the
diversity
that
we
would
like
to
see.
Yet
you
know
we
have
been
having
conversations
with
Boston,
City,
Parks,
Department
and
with
DCR
and
about
how
they
think
about
and
recruit
diverse
talent.
Q
We
have,
you
know,
taken
you
know
at
a
tactical
level,
we've
taken
to
paying
for
ads
for
some.
Maybe
it's
all
positions
in
the
Bay
State
banner.
We
have,
you
know,
tried
to
have
conversations
with
and
made
connections
with,
stakeholders
at
the
partnership
and
other
places
so
that
we
can
we
send
the
jobs
out
and
they
can
encourage
diverse
applicants.
Q
I
Q
Q
I
Terms
of
the
programming
you
mentioned
that
you
had
some
partnerships
with
groups,
organizations
and
the
Chinatown
community
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
speak
to
other
partnerships
in
terms
of
really
offering
a
wide
array
of
programming.
Who
else
are
you
partnering
with
and
who
might
be
helping
you
think
through?
Who
else
you
should
be
talking
to
yeah.
Q
So
in
2017
the
our
we
had
the
African
festival
on
the
Greenway
and
we
had
the
Brazilian
festival
on
the
Greenway
and
we
have
the
Caribbean
festival
on
the
Greenway.
We
have
a
new
alt.
We
have
invited
all
of
those
operators
back
for
2018
I,
don't
know
that
we
have
confirmations
from
them,
but
that,
as
I
say
we're
on
the
sort
of
hosted
model,
and
so
the
you
know
the
balls
a
little
bit
in
their
Court.
Q
The
you
know,
I
mentioned
the
extensive
partnerships
in
the
Chinatown
community,
including
the
Boston
Chinatown
neighborhood
center
and
ac/dc
and
ACA
and
others,
and
we
have
a
new
sort
of
market
festival.
Coming
did
somebody
want
to
throw
me
the
name
or
that
the
Ujamaa
green
Fest
is
coming
to
the
Greenway
this
year?
Q
And
you
know
we
are
actively
looking
for
these
kind
of
partnerships.
We
we
have
partnered
with
Colette
Phillips
before
to
do
get
get
connected
events
several
years
when
we
think
about
the
artists
that
we
commissioned.
I.
Think
that
if
you
looked
at
where
we
are
spending
our
dollars
with
artists,
there,
we
I'm
very
proud
and
look
it's
done-
a
very
nice
job
of
mixing
local,
national,
international
and
people
of
color
and
men
and
women
and
diverse
backgrounds,
and
so
in
the
programming,
because
we
are
reactive
to
proposals
it.
Q
We
try
to
create
the
connections
with
people
like
Colette.
It
will
draw
these
type
of
things
to
us
and
it's
why?
When
I
come
to
a
forum
like
this
I
say
anybody
want
to
do
a
proposal.
Anybody
want
to
do
an
event,
other
gratefully,
send
it
our
way,
but
where
we
are
commissioning
art
and
spending
our
dollars.
And
if
you
look
I
think
at
the
the
seven
board
seats
that
are
the
conservancies,
you
see
an
intentionality
to
creating
opportunities
for
people
of
color
and
people
of
diverse
backgrounds,
I.
I
Q
A
it's
a
staff
group
and
we
it
has
to
go
through
city
of
Boston,
some
special
events
permitting
and
through
the
Boston
Parks
Department.
So
the
the
formal
permitting
process
is
through
the
city
rather
than
through
the
state
that
was
in
the
sort
of
original
founding
agreements.
The
state
didn't
have
processes
for
evaluating
at
the
local
level.
Here
events,
and
so
we
go
through
the
city
it
we
are
substantially
in
the
business
of
saying
yes
right,
I
mean
this
is
a
public
park
and
we
are
hosting
these
events.
Q
It's
the
program
staff
that
are
here
wishes
that
we
could
say
no
a
little
more
often
because
we've
ramped
up
from
one
hundred
to
four
hundred
events
and
we
haven't
ramped
up
staff
accordingly,
but
this
is
a
review
of
the
proposals.
It's
mostly
focused
on
where
on
the
green
way
should
this
go.
Is
this
safe?
Are
you
proposing
something
that
will
be
open
and
free?
Q
And
you
know,
if
there's,
if
there's
any
concerns
on
any
of
those
topics,
then
it
gets
to
be
much
more
involved
as
a
conversation,
it's
otherwise
a
great
you'd
like
to
do
this,
as
the
number
of
those
proposals
is
increased,
for
example,
for
fitness
classes,
we
have
to
balance
the
need
also
for
moments
of
quiet
in
the
park
and
for
the
lawn
to
rest
after
one
more
cross.
That
class
has
run
up
and
down
on
it,
and
so
we
are
trying
to
balance
the
preserve
portion
of
the
mission.
Q
You
know
maintain
the
lawns
and
the
program
and
the
programming
shouldn't
all
be
active
programming.
There
should
be
a
chance
to
sit
with
a
book
and
not
necessarily
have
a
Festival
next
to
you,
and
so
we
tried
to
be
conscious
in
thinking
about
that,
but
that
substantially
it
is
people
send
us
proposals
and
we're
trying
to
make
those
happen.
I
Wonderful
just
a
couple
more,
I
late
for
12
o'clock,
but
this
was
very
important,
so
I
wanted
to
to
stay
in
terms
of
marketing.
What
do
you
do
your
own
marketing
in
terms
of
materials
who's
in
charge
of
that?
And
how
do
you
ensure
that
I
don't
know
if
it's
in-house
or
if
you
contract
out,
if
you
contract
out
you
know,
are
there
diverse
bids
that
you're
trying
to
get
to
make
sure
that
those
dollars
are
being
spent
in
communities
of
color
if
it's
done
in-house
or
wherever
it's
done?
I
Q
It
is
partly
because
it's
so
difficult
with
advertising
to
know
if
it's
working
or
not
the
people
that
came
and
that
our
Rangers
talked
to
did
they
did
they
come
because
of
the
ads
or
did
they
come
for
some
other
reason,
and
so
that's
part
of
what
actually
spurred
the
the
inclusion
of
this
as
a
real
work
stream
in
our
business
planning
process
is
the
feeling
of
we
could
spend
money
on
ads
there,
but
is
that
the
most
effective
way
to
really
reach
these
audiences
and
what
would
be
the
most
effective
way?
And
what
would?
Q
I
And
so
I
think
my
last
question,
so
one
I
would
just
say
that
I
hope
you
can
really
appreciate
the
questions
around
inclusion,
around
equity
access,
diversity
and
we'll
really
take
that
back
and
reflect
and
continue
to
work.
You
say
that
you
do
ongoing
reflection
and
thinking
about
that
you
know
as
a
staff,
so
I
would
I
would
certainly
encourage
you
to
continue
to
think
about
that
I
think
it's
really
important
that
you
know
as
I,
observe
I.
Think
it's
one
I
think
it's
beautiful
as
I
said
earlier.
I
It's
certainly
a
big
improvement
on
what
it
used
to
be,
but
it
really
should
be
something
that
is
for
all
of
us
and
right
now.
It
feels
like
it's
something
for
people
who
work
in
the
area,
people
who
live
in
the
area
and
for
tourists
and
so
just
making
sure
that
it
is
something
that
we
can
all
enjoy.
I
think
that's
the
the
shared
goal
that
we
all
have
and
I
certainly
support
that
there
was
a
slide
earlier
around
me
on
signs
now.
Q
Q
We're
working
with
a
collector
Elmo
has
from
Lin
who
has
about
300-400
neon
signs
that
he's
collected
over
time
and
Lucas.
Our
curator
made
this
connection
with
Dave
Waller
and
made
the
selection
of
these
signs
based
on
you,
know
the
aesthetics
of
them
and
on
the
distribution
across
the
state
and
on
actually
the
state
of
the
signs,
and
some
of
them
are
in
great
condition
and
some
are
not
ready
to
be
put
outside.
Q
Q
A
You
councillor
Janey,
okay,
I,
have
a
few
of
my
own
I
thought.
I
would
save
mine
I
appreciate
the
patience.
There
are
a
few
folks
who
are
left
signed
up
to
testify,
including
Kathy
and
others.
So
I'm
almost
done
I
want
to
appreciate
the
the
line
of
questioning
from
several.
My
colleagues
really
pushing
you
all
to
think
about
diversity
and
representation.
A
It's
clear
that
you
know
you
occupy
a
special
place
in
the
city's
sort
of
ecosystem,
but
the
fact
that
you're
also
kind
of
playing
this
quasi
public
role
in
terms
of
representing
mascot
and
the
public
asset
naturally
hold
you
to
a
higher
standard
and
and
more
scrutiny.
So,
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
you
think
about
that
responsibility
in
terms
of
your
transparency,
you
know:
are
you
going
above
and
beyond
sharing
some
of
these
statistics
or
numbers,
whether
it's
about
staff
visitors,
decision-making?
A
Q
Q
I
will
also
say
the
Conservancy
has
come
in
for
and
continues
to,
as
you
say,
justifiably,
come
in
for
a
tremendous
amount
of
scrutiny,
not
just
public
agency
oversight
and
scrutiny,
but
press
attention,
and
so
we
are
used
to
as
a
staff
the
idea
that
our
decision-making
on
which
events
to
have
or
which
operator
to
have
for
the
beer
garden
or
which
proposals
to
accept
will
be
questioned
and
that
we
therefore
hold
ourselves
to
that.
That
higher
standard,
great.
A
And
then
also
just
reflecting
some
of
the
the
feedback
it
I
mean,
the
consensus
is
that
everybody
wants
to
see
stability
for
the
park
and
for
the
oversight
and
management
of
it
and
the
resources
needed.
We
want
to
see
the
Conservancy
grow
and,
in
your
bid
to
your
efforts,
to
expand
your
own
fundraising
and
getting
a
resources
to
continue
the
programming.
A
We
want
to
see
this
sort
of
sharing
of
having
skin
in
the
game
from
all
the
property
owners,
for
the
benefit
that
they
have
already
been
receiving
from
from
this
great
asset,
and
then
we
want
to
very
much
see
maintain
maintenance
of
public
access,
expansion
of
public
access
and
diversity,
so
that
the
programming
piece
seems
to
be
the
key
linchpin.
There's
some
concern
about,
will
the
programming
change?
Will
it
be,
you
know,
will
it
be
fully
inclusive
and
it's
set
I
mean
you've
stated
that
this
is,
will
stay
on
the
Conservancy
side
of
things.
A
Q
Q
So
we
take
a
percentage
of
the
the
booth
fee
that
he
charges
as
a
for
example,
so
that
it
isn't
that
those
who
want
to
use
the
park
commercially,
even
in
a
wonderful
appropriate
way
like
an
artisan
market,
are
reaping
the
benefits
of
the
profitability
of
that
for
themselves,
and
so
yeah
I
think
that
the
the
fees
are
not
a
barrier
to
entry
for
the
type
of
community
events
and
community
festivals.
One
of
the
challenges
on
that
I
will
note,
is
you
know?
Most
state
agencies
are
self-insured.
Q
A
The
plan
specifically
mentions
that
funding
can
go
in
terms
of
the
programming
and
advocacy
bucket,
fostering
collaboration
with
social
service
organizations
and
others
to
address
issues
of
homelessness,
substance
abuse
and
other
social
issues
affecting
the
bid
district.
Do
you,
how
do
you
plan
to
use
some
of
this
funding
to
either
ramp
up
or
change?
What
you're
doing
now.
Q
So
the
Rick
talked
about
and
there's
a
million
dollars
for
sort
of
basic
operations
and
$500,000
for
enhancements.
The
million
dollars,
therefore,
will
not
change
or
enhance
what
we
are
doing
in
that
regard.
It
is
funding
that
the
state
was
providing
before
and
that
the
property
owners
will
now
be
sort
of
generously
participating
in
and
providing
the
$500,000
annually
could
go
towards
enhancements.
Those
enhancements
don't
have
to
be
capital,
they
could
be
an
expansion
of
the
park
ranger
program
that
we
have.
That
would
allow
for
both
greater
safety
and
greater
social
services.
Q
That'll
be
a
you
know,
an
item
that
we
work
together
mutually
on
the
selection
of
which
things
when
where,
but
that
I
think
that
the
the
document
very
clearly
leaves
open.
That
possibility,
because
I
think
that
it
is
a
shared
interest
in
and
it's
one
that
bids
classically
work
on
and
that
you
know,
Rosemarie
has
been
very
focused
on
in
the
downtown
bid.
P
I
was
mentioned
earlier.
That's
the
next
step
for
the
bid,
organizing
effort.
You
know
once
we're
fortunate
enough
to
have
the
C
council
approval
the
next
step
for
us
to
think
about
a
governance
structure.
A
bit
board
we
did
put
aside
some
resources,
show
the
support
the
management
of
the
bid
organization.
P
There'll,
be
traditional
aspects
of
that
like
submitting
documents
to
the
state
secretary
of
state,
you
know
annual
audience
and
reports,
etc.
So
that's
still
ahead
of
us,
but
the
intention
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
you
know
operating
under
the
appropriate
rules
of
the
Commonwealth
and
also
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Service,
as
well
as
those
requirements
that
relate
to
good
nonprofit
operations.
It's
likely
that
a
better
City
will
continue
to
support
the
efforts
associated
with
the
bid
board
to
ensure
the
bid
success.
P
The
collaboration
between
the
bid
board,
a
better
City
and
the
Conservancy,
as
well
as
the
Commonwealth
and
city
of
Boston,
is
already
kind
of
pre-established
we'll
have
another
group
of
good
constituents
that
will
help
us
in
those
discussions.
But
as
I
mentioned
to
you
earlier,
the
bid
itself
will
have
a
somewhat
limited
scope
relative
to
its
relationship
to
this
activity
when
they
were
proud
of
and
pleased
to
be
part
of,
but
and
of
course,
absolutely
embraced.
P
A
P
A
P
It's
a
great
question
so,
within
the
Commonwealth's
bid
law,
any
property
owner,
that's
paying
property
taxes
if
they're
included,
they
have
an
opportunity.
The
bid
process
relative
to
their
proactive
affirmative
vote
relative
to
being
engaged
in
bins
so
relative
to
bids
throughout
the
country,
including
ours.
Here
in
Massachusetts.
It's
often
the
case
that
condominiums
are
left
out
of
that
because
of
the
complexity
associated
with
the
the
volume
of
potential
vote
vote,
voter
engagement
activities.
P
So
that's
really
a
practical
matter.
Of
course
you
know
constituents
throughout
the
Greenway
carting
stitch
ones
throughout
the
city
can
have
a
voice,
as
jessie
was
suggesting
on
all
matters
that
relate
to
the
to
the
Greenway
in
the
Conservancy.
But
it's
more
a
matter
of
really
thinking
through
how
to
it's
a
big
get
organized
and.
A
P
P
A
I
do
want
to
note
because
Angie
couldn't
be
here,
but
she
had
supported.
I
mean
it
sent
in
a
letter
of
support,
but
noting
a
distinction.
Angie
Lou,
the
executive
director
of
Asian
Community
Development
Corporation,
had
been
a
little
concerned
about
what
happens
with
the
one
Greenway
building,
which
is
affordable
housing,
but
not
technically
nonprofit,
given
the
funding
streams
and
tax
credits
and
all
that,
but
that
there
and
is
currently
below
the
ten
million
dollar
threshold.
A
A
Great
well,
thank
you
very
much.
Any
other
final
questions.
Good
okay,
appreciate
your
time
and
your
patience
setting
throughout
all
of
this.
We
have
just
a
few
folks
signed
up
for
public
testimony
at
the
end,
so
feel
free
to
watch
from
the
stands
or
or
or
from
there's
up
to
you.
But
we'll
conclude
this
panel
and
move
on
to
call
the
final
speakers.
I
have
signed
up,
Steve,
Faber,
Noam,
Ron
and
Cathy
Abbott.
O
Q
R
Hi,
my
name
is
Steven
Faber
executive.
Vice
president,
with
related
beale,
we
represent
two
different
properties,
one
being
the
new
Marriott,
as
well
as
the
Beverly
on
Beverly
Street,
and
what
is
our
corporate
headquarters
at
the
Grain
Exchange
177
milk
Street,
which
most
people
recognize
as
being
the
building
that
puts
the
bowl
around
it
at
holiday
season.
I'll,
keep
my
my
comments,
brief,
which
I
think
is
in
keeping
with
what
most
of
us
that
were
on
the
abutters
committee
and
our
believe
is
our
role
and
relationship
essentially
to
the
operations
of
the
Greenway.
R
R
But
we
knew
that
it
was
going
to
happen
and
we
felt
that
it
was
appropriate.
At
least
I
did
as
in
a
butter.
We
felt
it
was
appropriate
for
us
to
step
up
and
try
to
solve
that.
The
bid
process
came
as
a
really
a
very
elegant
solution
to
that
problem.
We
think
that
it
represented
a
very
fair
and
appropriate
means
by
which
to
tax,
essentially
those
that
benefit
the
most
from
being
on
the
Greenway.
R
S
Thank
You,
counselor
and
I
want
to
try
to
keep
it
brief
as
well,
and
just
thank
all
the
counselors
here
Rick
and
his
team
Tom
Jesse
and
the
Conservancy
team,
and
thank
you
for
hearing
my
testimony
today
in
strong
support
of
the
bid
that
we've
heard
a
lot
about
today.
A
little
bit
of
background
on
myself.
My
name
is
no
Imran
actually
happen
to
live
in
a
leather
district.
S
So
a
couple
blocks
away
from
the
Greenway
I
work
with
a
local
kind
of
family
owned
real
estate
development
company
called
Hudson
group,
so
we've
been
active
and
invested
in
the
neighborhood's
leather
district
in
Chinatown,
specifically
for
about
25
years
or
so
so.
It's
kind
of
an
unusual
role
wearing
the
Hat
of
both
the
resident
and
I
guess
a
developer
long-term
owner
in
some
ways.
S
I
think
that
the
long
term
ownership
key
to
that
is
an
important
one,
because,
obviously
not
all
real
estate
owners
are
long-term
and
we
value
sort
of
the
Greenway
both
from
our
early
discussions.
You
know
with
Jesse
close
to
ten
years
ago
and
both
kind
of
what
you
know
what
the
Greenway
was
like
when
we
conceived
the
project
that
Kingston's
Kingston
Street
rate
in
which
is
a
new
construction
multifamily
project.
So
when
we
conceived
that
it
was
important
for
us
to
understand,
you
know
what
the
tail-end
of
the
Big
Dig
was
going
to
look
like.
S
It
was
important
for
us
in
2014
when
we
delivered
a
building
and,
of
course,
it's
important
for
us
kind
of
for
the
future
of
both
our
residents.
Our
investment
and
just
kind
of
the
community
that
we're
engaged
in
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
Radian.
In
essence,
I
know
there
are
some
concerns
and
there's
been
a
discussion
about
sort
of
that.
The
privatization
of
a
portion
of
the
Greenway
through
the
bed,
in
essence,
I
think
you
know
you
know
a
lot
of
ways.
S
Lobbying
for
what
essentially
became
a
revolving
public
art
program,
kind
of
outside
of
our
front
door,
so
I'm
not
sort
of
taking
credit
for
all
that
I
think
very
organically.
Those
discussions
happened
hand-in-hand
with
Jesse
and
his
staff
and
I
think
the
bid
is
a
really
natural
way
to
sort
of
formalize
those
future
discussions
and
bring
them
kind
of
to
the
next
level.
I
will
say
and
I
think.
S
Obviously,
Jesse
and
Tom
know
this
I
think
I
initially
did
have
some
hesitations
about
the
bid
and
I
think
a
lot
of
other
abutters
did
as
well,
but
I
think
it
was
a
very
productive
conversation,
I
think,
in
my
opinion,
it
laid
of
a
really
strong
foundation
for
the
future
collaboration.
That's
to
come.
Specifically.
There
was
some
discussion
about
the
assessment
rate
for
residential
buildings.
Our
building
that
I'm
speaking
about
is
an
apartment
rental
building.
S
Just
to
conclude
again,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
to
speak
in
front
of
you
today
in
support
of
the
Greenway.
As
we've
said
in
a
lot
of
different
ways,
it's
not
only
an
important
asset
for
our
neighborhood
for
our
residents.
For
me
as
a
resident,
it
really
is
a
regional
showcase
of
a
public
space
and
we're
really
committed
to
the
future
of
that.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
D
Last
but
not
least,
and
standing
between
all
of
you
and
food,
my
name
is
Kathy
Abbott
I'm,
the
president
and
CEO
of
Boston
Harbor.
Now
a
civic
organization
in
Boston
dedicated
to
a
thriving
waterfront
Harbor
and
islands
to
benefit
our
social,
economic
and
environmental
fabric,
Thank
You
chairwoman,
row
and
counselors
Flynn
and
Edwards,
and
to
the
rest
of
the
committee
for
being
taking
testimony
today
on
the
on
the
Greenway
bid.
D
This
is
a
long-awaited
very
critical
component
of
that
city,
stay
and
private
public
partnership,
so
that
the
butter
is
adjoining.
The
private
funding
from
the
philanthropy
that
Jesse
and
his
crew
are
already
soliciting
I
think
is
really
important
and
provides
a
much
more
stable
base
going
forward.
The
Greenway
has
been
a
really,
obviously
a
very
exciting
success,
a
really
thriving
public
space
and
really
has
helped
to
enable
to
some
extent
what
our
harbor
is
becoming
today.
So
I
think
the
the
example
it
sets
is
one
that
we
we
should
all
look
toward.
D
The
creation
of
the
business
district
will
provide
this
predictable
and
consistent
funding
and
will
also
I
think
enable
us
to
be
sure
that
the
maintenance
and
operations
which
is
such
a
difficult
component
of
all
of
our
areas
to
secure
funding
for
is,
is
further
secured.
So
we
hope
that
the
council
supports
this
effort
and
thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
Thank.
A
You
Kathy
for
everything
that
you
do
is
there
anyone
else
in
the
audience
who
didn't
sign
up
but
is
moved
to
speak.
You
know,
hearing
none.
Any
final
statements
from
my
colleagues
well
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
involved
with
this
and
sharing
your
opinion
today.
This
will
require
a
City
Council
vote
for
approval
or
disapproval,
though
it's
sounding
good
from
what
we
heard
today.