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Docket #0584 - Planning for an equitable recovery from the impacts of COVID-19
A
A
A
All
yours,
thank
you.
I
want
to
welcome
everyone
to
our
Boston
City
Council,
hearing
no
longer
in
the
Boston
City
Council
chamber,
but
coming
at
you
from
zoom.
We
are
here
for
hearing
on
the
docket
that
was
jointly
co-sponsored
by
myself,
councilor
part
of
our
oil
and
health,
sir
Julie
Mejia,
on
planning
for
an
equitable
recovery.
My
name
is
michelle
wu
and
I'm,
chair
of
this
committee,
that
the
doctor
was
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
Planning
development
and
transportation.
A
So
we
are
joined
today
by
colleagues
in
on
City
Council
by
experts
and
panelists
will
be
sharing
their
views
and
we
will
also
have
public
testimony
at
the
end
I'm
looking
around
in
multiple
directions
but
I'm
trying
to
do
with
hearing
from
two
devices,
because
my
internet
is
also
very
slow.
So
I
try
to
see
everyone
on
the
screen
on
my
laptop,
but
then
keep
the
phone
as
I'll
be
able
to
make
sure
I'm
plugged
in
even
if
we
have
to
turn
it
up
itches.
A
B
What
happens
when
we
talk
about
what
that
recovery
looks
like
afterwards
for
you
and
how
quickly
we
can
accelerate
that
recovery
or
not
using
the
tools
that
we
have
Missa
Polly
to
do
so.
I
do
want
to
note
that
I'm
disappointed
that
the
administration
isn't
here
to
have
this
conversation.
I
know
they
were
invited
and
I
think
it's
vital
that
we
have
their
voice
at
this
table.
B
It's
not
new,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
to
really
address
those
in
the
ways
in
which
we
bring
this
our
economy
back
in
the
way
we
bring
our
cities
and
neighborhoods
back,
and
so
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you
all
of
our
panelists
for
being
here
to
add
their
insights
and
I
appreciate
the
leadership
of
both
you
and
chair,
and
you
councillor,
Mejia,
and
with
that
I
cede.
D
Thank
you
to
the
chair.
Thank
you
to
counselor
I.
Don't
you
for
your
work
on
uplift
all
these
issues.
This
is
a
hearing
that
I'm
very
proud
to
be
a
part
of
for
me,
this
issues
really
personal,
because
it's
something
that
I
see
every
day
in
my
family
and
in
my
community
we
are
already
facing
problems
with
housing,
jobs,
education
and
so
many
other
issues
before
this
outbreak
it.
So
my
colleague
councillor
O'neill,
stated
this
is
I'm,
not
a
new
conversation
to
us,
cupboard
19
didn't
create
these
inequities
and
they
already
existed.
D
All
I
did
is
just
exposed
and
reaffirm.
What
we
already
knew
is
that
we
have
systems
in
our
city
that
are
not
designed
from
the
lens
of
equity.
Families
are
struggling
to
get
access
to
culturally
competent
boots.
Non-English
speakers
are
getting
information
on
a
delay
in
comparison
to
everyone
else,
and
businesses
across
the
city
are
shutting
down
and
shutting
their
doors
because
they
can't
afford
to
stay
open
during
this
crisis.
It's
frustrating
and
challenging
to
be
reminded
of
this,
especially
when
there's
no
members
from
the
administration
who
showed
up
today.
D
It's
frustrating,
but
I'm
also
optimistic
to
see
that
the
people
who
have
joined
this
conversation
because
I
know
that
we
are
engaged
in
a
solution
based
dialogue,
I,
look
forward
to
the
work
that
is
to
come
ahead
as
a
result
of
this
hearing,
and
it's
just
the
beginning.
My
goal
for
this
hearing
is
to
walk
away
with
a
clear
action
items
and
directives
from
the
people
living
the
reality
so
that
we
can
get
to
work
on
creating
long-term
solutions,
ones
that
go
beyond
corporate
19.
D
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
participating
in
this
process
and,
as
I
said
before,
I'm
not
looking
forward
to
going
back
to
the
way
things
used
to
be.
I
am
really
all
about
making
sure
that
whatever
we
do
lay
out
for
the
future
is
something
that's
going
to
be
sustainable
and
I
believe
with
political
will,
there's
nothing
that
we
can't
make
happen
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
getting
started.
Thank
you
so
much
for
those
who
are
gonna
be
speaking
today
and
for
those
who
continue
to
do
this
work.
A
With
this
hearing,
even
on
the
recovery
siding
the
first
steps
of
stimulus
and
relief,
we
see
the
folks
who
most
needed
that
support
least
able
to
access
it,
whether
it's
because
of
language
barriers
and
materials
that
weren't
translated
until
much
later
in
the
process,
whether
it
was
quick
turnarounds
and
first-come
first-serve,
so
that
those
who
had
big
banks
and
lawyers
helping
that
were
able
to
get
their
share
of
the
pie.
First,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
the
city
of
Boston's
recovery
efforts
are
very,
very
intentional.
A
I
want
to
just
give
a
quick
summary
of
the
letter
that
came
from
the
administration
shortly
before
the
hearing.
I
know
we
had
requests
if
it's
a
very,
very
busy
time
for
everyone,
and
there
is
a
lot
on
the
roads
place.
We
had
requested
any
number
of
folks
to
speak,
particularly
on
recovering
from
the
perspective
of
the
schools
of
planning
and
especially
to
understand
how
the
funds
have
been
distributed
by
who
has
gotten
them.
What
does
he
has?
A
An
allocation
have
been
equitable,
and
so
the
response
that
we
received
today
was
that
everybody
is
too
busy
to
answer
questions,
but
they
did
send
a
very
nice
letter.
I'll
just
read
a
bit
of
it
dear
chairman
chairwoman.
Well,
thank
you
for
the
invitation
to
testify
at
today's
hearing.
We
are
unable
to
testify
before
the
committee
due
to
the
severity
and
quickly
changing
nature
of
a
public
health
crisis
that
is
before
us.
A
The
city
of
Boston
and
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
continue
to
experience
a
surge
in
cases
and
we
are
making
every
effort
to
address
this
pandemic,
while
their
teams
are
actively
working
to
expand,
departmental
service
capacity,
support
our
health
care
system,
provide
resources
to
our
residents
and
continue
the
operation
for
the
city.
We
are
also
developing
plans
for
the
future.
Once
the
search
has
ended,
it
will
be
incumbent
on
us,
as
government
officials
to
lead
the
city
and
its
recovery.
A
There's
a
section
on
the
Boston
Public
Schools
describing
equity
efforts,
describing
distribution
of
food
and
Chromebooks,
describing
mental
health
supports
it's
as
well,
oh,
and
also
describing
planning
for
several
scenarios
and
latest
of
school
reopening
timeframes
and
logistical
requirements.
While
these
plans
will
continue
to
evolve
as
a
health
friends
has
evolved,
so
we
expect
to
be
able
to
share
high-level
summaries
of
plans
for
the
future.
A
Dmv
staff
is
working
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
they're,
also
working
to
provide
housing
stability
to
for
all
Boston
residents,
especially
those
in
restaurant
accommodation
and
service
sectors,
where
most
more
likely
to
be
people
of
color
and
more
likely
to
face
a
loss
of
income.
Thirdly,
DMV
is
working
to
address
the
specific
needs
of
renters
at
risk
partnering
with
partners
in
the
affordable
housing
industry
to
help
renters
and
recognizing
that
many
in
the
private
market
need
assistance.
Finally,
from
home
owners
of
color
their
home
may
be
their
only
source
of
wealth.
A
With
that
in
mind,
who
are
working
with
lending
partners
who
provide
extra
protections
for
homeowners
above
and
beyond
what
the
legislation
provides.
The
Office
of
Economic
Development
contributed
a
section
to
the
letter
that
says:
Boston's
diverse
network
of
small
businesses
and
entrepreneurs
is
what
makes
our
city
great.
Small
businesses
are
the
heart
of
Boston's
economy.
A
We
have
we're
processing
the
nearly
3,000
applications
received
for
the
relief
fund
and
the
issuing
the
farthest
rent
checks
in
the
coming
days.
We
also
know
that
funding
is
just
one
part
of
the
solution.
Therefore,
the
city
created
a
financial
handbook
and
posted
it
on
a
these
website,
updated
regularly
and
running
a
list
of
financial
assistance
opportunities
we
are
reaching
out
with
to
small
businesses,
so
they
access
the
second
round
the
federal
paycheck
protection
program,
PPP,
maintaining
an
open
line
of
communication
with
small
businesses.
Hosting
conference
calls
every
Tuesday
at
3
p.m.
A
to
provide
updates,
answer
questions
and,
lastly,
working
on
unemployment,
insurance
and
helping
people
navigate.
That
system
and
finally,
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
contributor,
section
saying
construction
activity
currently
paused,
while
construction
activity
is
currently
pause,
Boston
is
experiencing
the
biggest
building
boom
in
its
history
and
planning
for
the
city's
population.
Growth
must
continues
in
response
to
the
crisis.
The
BPD
a
has
paused
the
public
review
process
for
all
article
80
development
projects
and
citing
studies
until
public
meetings
can
resume.
However,
BPD
a
staff
is
still
working.
A
An
internal
review
of
development
projects
and
planning
studies
is
ongoing.
This
administration's
partnership
with
the
City
Council
has
never
been
more
important,
as
we
all
work
to
support
and
empower
the
people
of
Austin
door.you
as
crucial
moment
in
our
history.
This
is
an
unprecedented
time
and
we
have
the
chance
now
to
set
a
precedent
for
how
our
city
comes
together
and
rises
to
a
major
challenge.
The
steps
we
take
will
not
only
help
the
people
of
Boston
weather
this
storm.
A
They
will
also
make
our
entire
city
more
resilient,
more
equitable
and
better
prepared
to
face
other
crises
in
the
years
and
decades
to
come.
We
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
hearing
and
continuing
to
work
with
you
all,
as
we
face
the
surge
and
start
to
move
toward
recovery,
so
I
will
make
sure
the
entirety
of
that
language.
It's
shared
publicly,
but
I
also
want
to
express
my
deep
disappointment
and
frustration
that
we
do
not
have
anyone
from
the
administration
present
to
answer
any
sort
of
question.
A
I
will
ask
my
colleagues
if
someone
has
a
pressing
statement
that
you'd
like
to
make
feel
free
to
raise
the
blue
hand
on
the
zoom
feature,
and
we
can
go
to
our
quick
statement.
Otherwise,
because
we
have
multiple
panelists
it'd
be
great
to
dive
in,
and
everyone
is
okay
with
that.
Take
a
quick
pause
and
see.
Okay,
Kenzie
Bach
would
like
to
make
a
quick
statement
feel
free
to
unmute
yourself,
counselor,
Bach
and.
E
A
F
Chair,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
and
I'll
try
to
be
very
brief.
I
just
want
to
go
on
record
publicly
thanking
you
and
the
other
makers
of
this
very
important
hearing
order.
What
all
of
this,
as
we've
all
said,
is
pointing
out
are
the
pre-existing
conditions
that
were
already
in
our
community
in
terms
of
in
equities
and
what
colvett
has
done
on
top
of
that
not
enough
to
be
concerned
with
the
health,
we
also
have
to
be
concerned
with
the
wealth
very
important
conversation
anxious
to
get
to
it.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
so
I
will
dive
in
now
and
just
a
note
to
my
council
colleagues,
it's
at
some
point.
Your
schedules
are
shifting
and
you
have
to
hop
off
on
and
off
feel
free
to
raise
your
hand
at
any
point
and
I'll
try
to
just
jump
to
you.
Even
if
we're
in
the
midst
of
testimony.
You
know
right,
but
if
you
could
preserve
that
for
when
you
need
to
really
screwed
out,
that
would
be
very
helpful.
I
have
the
proceedings
and
thank
you
all
so
much
for
joining
us.
A
G
H
G
G
Thank
you,
I
just
wanted
to
start
by
saying
thank
you
to
the
council
to
the
chair.
I
think
that
Madam
President
this
is
so
important
and
I'm
actually
going
to
be
brief,
because
you
all
said
so
much
in
the
conversation
and
the
introduction
that
I'm
going
to
look
forward
to
the
discussion
and
questions
after
the
fact
we
know.
First
I
would
say
that
I
am
so
very
troubled
that
the
administration
chose
not
to
participate
in
this
process.
G
While
writing
to
you
how
anxious
they
were
to
be
working
with
you
on
a
plan,
I'm
not
sure
how
we
do
that,
if
we're
not
sharing
information
and
talking,
but
I
will
lead
for
you
to
figure
it
out
in
your
work.
I
think
this
is
part
of
the
old
practice
of
Boston
that
we
haven't
figured
out
how
to
change
it,
that
when
people
don't
want
to
work
together,
I'm
not
sure
how
we
get
there.
But
but
you
have
demonstrated
by
this
hearing
your
focus
and
commitment.
G
We
already
know
that
small
businesses,
in
particular
businesses
of
color,
have
not
even
had
not
fared.
Well,
even
in
the
process
of
remedy,
through
the
payroll
protection
process,
we
have
one
major
bank
who
didn't
even
bother
to
participate,
processing,
applications
and
Santander.
No
one
should
be
surprised
because
Santander
failed
their
CRA
tests
for
Boston,
Worcester
and
Springfield
the
same
urban
communities
just
three
years
ago.
G
G
I
know
that
I
had
a
conversation
with
City
this
morning
about
that
we
have
a
group
of
people
who
are
fluent
in
Spanish
and
actually
Vietnamese,
Cape,
Verdean
and
Portuguese,
who
are
standing,
ready
and
willing
to
assist
businesses.
My
time
they
figure
out
what
to
do.
The
money
was
gone,
the
first
time,
even
the
city
money,
the
applications
that
they
have
not
sure
have
no
idea
how
three
thousand
applications
are
going
to
be
processed
in
the
pool
that
we
had
I
heard
and
after
the
fact,
I.
G
That's
about
a
lottery,
not
sure
how
that
works
either.
Just
not
very
much
in
from
Asia
in
the
bottom
line
is
that
there
are
people
and
it
in
unity.
I
think
most
of
you
have
received
that
dot,
gimmick
that
was
sent
by
the
boston
black
Ovid
19
called
all
issues
growing.
We
have
months
and
the
economic
about
that
again
this
evening
and
I
would
say
that
it's
also
the
one
I
feel
like
we're
in
our
Martin
Luther
King
jr.
moment,
and
that
is
that
people
were
willing
to
talk
about
civil
rights
and
health
care.
G
But
when
he
started
talking
about
the
economy
and
the
economics
of
racism
and
poverty,
things
got
real
heated
and
I
and
I
think
the
best
where
we're
headed,
I
appreciate
your
attention.
You're
focused,
like
I,
said.
We
have
some
specific
recommendations
that
we
have
put
submitted
to
you
in
writing.
You're,
going
to
be
hearing
that
committed
submitted
to
you
formally
by
the
coalition
after
this
evening
and
I
just
stand
ready
to
be
involved
in
whatever
way.
G
A
G
A
I
Okay
thanks.
Thank
you
very
much
good
afternoon
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
I'm
positive
Arkin,
the
chef/owner
of
a
small
restaurant
in
Boston,
historic
Thornton
I
have
been
in
the
restaurant
business
for
about
21
years.
We
opened,
it
has
been
a
journey
for
us.
We
we've
been
very
connected
to
the
city
for
the
last
15
years,
20
years,
helping
cooperating
and
being
part
of
this
big
community,
it
was
a
chef
and
a
restaurant.
We
are
an
elemental
component
of
this
disel
community.
I
Unfortunately,
what
has
happened
to
to
ask
to
me
to
the
small
business
kind
of
like
a
trauma?
We
feel
that
this
is
a
traumatic
event
in
this
office.
As
a
small
business,
you
know
we
we
weren't
from
having
a
restaurant
that
was
employing
25
25
employees
and
was
linked
in
a
little
bit
by
the
end
of
the
month
of
February
to
shut
down
completely,
so
we
were
left
with
with
bills.
We
were
left
with
having
to
send
people
home
some
of
them
not
able
to
collect
unemployment.
Some
of
them.
I
You
know
finding
a
really
hard
time
to
go
through
the
system
of
applying
for
unemployment,
etc,
etc.
So
it
has
been
a
very
difficult
moment
for
me
for
my
family,
because
this
is
what
I
know
what
to
do.
I
run
restaurants
and
when
we
try
to
take
care
who
try
to
do
a
lot
of
different
things,
we
have
to
engage
in
conversations
with
our
landlord,
etc,
etc.
But
I'm
here
today
to
actually
think
forward.
I
mean
I.
I
know
that
we
have
this
issue.
I
Grants
are
good
they're,
great
PPP
doesn't
work
for
us.
I
got
a
proof,
but
I'm
not
open.
I
have
to
spend
the
money
on
the
restaurant
in
eight
weeks.
How
do
I
tell
a
bartender
or
a
server
that
is
home,
collected
unemployment,
that
it's
gonna
make
less
money
if
I
rehired
him?
No
one
wants
to
come
back,
they're,
afraid
guidelines,
I
mean
how
how
do
I
maintain
social
distance
in
a
restaurant
that
has
a
70
seat
capacity,
cut
it
in
half
how
do
I
meet
my
liabilities?
I
My
rent
from
the
point
of
trying
to
talk
to
my
insurance
company,
of
course,
we're
not
getting
any
business
interruption,
we're
not
getting
anything
from
all
the
food
spoilage.
You
know
we
try
to
be
a
foot
away,
I'm
right
now,
dealing
with
them
and
asking
them
to.
Please
give
me
a
discount,
because
I
don't
think
it's
fair
for
me
to
have
to
pay
a
full
amount
of
the
policy.
I
If
I
don't
have
any
liquor
liability
I
don't
have
anything
that
is
representing
that
so
they're
very
hard
to
deal
with
the
whole
process
of
applying
through
the
PPP
has
been
a
disaster
for
me,
I
apply
I
feel
that
applications
six
times
the
seventh
time.
I
think
it
was
right
with
the
city
of
Boston.
I
was
the
first
in
line
and,
and
it
was
very
difficult
because
it
was
not
clear-
it
was
in
English,
so
I
can
imagine
how
they
were
Leggero
in
the
small
neighborhood
that
is
really
doing
a
great
job.
I
I
Can
you
please
tell
me
what
information
is
missing,
so
I
can
send
it
to
you
and
I'll
have
questions
about
what
you
ask
him
now,
not
an
answer
back
so
and
imagine
if,
if
someone
that
is
trying
to
at
least
getting
into
trying
to
apply
or
do
this
from
from
all
the
small
communities,
you
know
like
some
of
the
Latino
community
by
community
and
they
have
the
language
barrier
they
have.
They
don't
have
the
knowledge.
I
It's
very
difficult,
I
volunteer
to
help
other
small
businesses
to
to
find
out
apply
for
the
IDL,
so
it
is
really
frustrating
I
use
the
word
challenging
right
now
is
you
know
where
the
point
is
that
okay,
do
we
take
this?
What
do
we
do
with
that?
You
know
how
how
do
I
deal
with
my
landlord
okay,
so
we
go
we
open,
but
how
do
we
open?
What
is
the
plan
so
there's
no
tourism,
we
lost
all
the
events
or
the
sporting
events.
We
lost
the
marathon,
we
love
the
seafood.
I
Show
we
do
corporate
business,
corporate
team-building,
that's
our
business.
You
know
we
work
with
the
tourism.
What
can
we
do
to
recuperate
that
tourism?
What
can
we
do
to
bring
that
consumer
confidence
back
to
go
to
a
restaurant
or
to
a
place,
because
we
employ
a
lot
of
people,
I
mean
and
and
so
how
can
we
use
technology?
Can
we
get
the
guys
from
MIT
to
help
us
design
a
model?
I,
don't
know
testing.
What
can
we
do
and
we
see
what
other
cities
have
done?
Has
it
worked?
I
Do
we
have
a
way
to
to
approach
our
landlords
and
tell
them
how
about
we
do
upper
central
rent,
it's
mandatory
because
we
are
not
going
to
be
able
to
pay
your
rent
if
we
want
to
be
in
business
25%
of
that
PPP
that
works
in
rural
America
in
the
city,
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
use
that
for
a
month.
Wait
I
mean
so
it's
really.
It's
really
difficult.
I
So
I
am
just
thinking
that
from
now
on,
business
is
not
going
to
be
the
same,
and
you
see
in
the
example
we
were
talking
about
girls,
kitchens
and
all
the
apps
and
uber,
and
all
that
and
artificial
intelligence
and
I
think
that
now
is
come.
You
know
it's
coming
back
with
a
different
model.
So
how
can
we
get
these
businesses?
This
is
small
businesses
to
be
successful
in
these
times
that
are
changing.
I
A
Thank
you
so
much.
This
is
great
and
I
know.
My
colleagues
will
have
lots
of
questions
for
you
about
your
experience
with
the
applications
and
met
your
mentoring
of
other
businesses
and
other
ideas
that
you
have
so
we'll
go
through
the
rest
of
the
panel
and
then
and
then
return
to
a
larger
Q&A.
But
thank
you
so
much
for
saying,
and
now
professor
Paul
Watson,
nothing
I
can
I.
Will
okay,
okay,
there
you
go
I
want.
C
To
thank
the
counselors
and
my
fellow
panelists
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
about
these
important
issues
and
I
want
to
underline
the
fundamental
premise
that
everybody
has
talked
about.
That
is
a
crises
whether
they
be
a
flood
or
a
hurricane
or
a
financial
crisis,
or
in
this
case
a
health
crisis.
All
does
the
same
thing
it
does
not.
It
does
not
create
inequality
and
injustice,
it
simply
amplifies
and
reflects
it
and
I.
C
Think
that
that's
true
in
this
case-
and
unfortunately,
that's
been
a
pattern,
and
my
hope
is-
is
that
what
we
learned
from
this
is
not
that
this
is
going
to
happen
the
next
time,
but
my
hope
is
finally
will
accept
to
understand
this,
so
that
the
next
crises
we're
going
to
be
able
to
deal
with
the
fundamentals
so
that
we
don't
have
to
go
through
this
action
time
and
time
again.
So
that's
my
hope
and
I
hope
that
that
hope
will
finally
triumph
over
experience
at
least
related
to
this
experience.
C
I
want
to
just
give
it
a
little
examples
from
this
experience
that
reflects
all
of
these
systemic
factors.
So,
in
terms
of
healthcare
access
part
of
the
discussion
that
has
been
out
there
has
been
talking
about
racial
disparities,
but
principally
made
the
argument
how
heavily
it's
impacted,
our
black
and
Latino
brothers
and
sisters
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
they
have
they
had
a
tremendous
disproportionate
impact
on
them.
But
to
me,
what
is
missing
significantly
is
what
is
the
impact
ban
on
the
asian-american
community?
C
C
However,
if
you
look
at
other
data,
for
example,
the
most
important
data,
which
is
the
death
data,
the
deaths
by
race
and
ethnicity
in
the
city
of
Boston,
you
will
see
that
asian-americans
11%
of
that
total
deaths
within
the
city
of
Boston
are
Asian
Americans,
almost
four
times
the
number
of
positives
percentage
of
their
positives.
This
indicates,
to
a
considerable
degree,
some
serious
problems
about
that
3%
or
4%
figure.
It
indicates
that
there
must
be
some
problems
in
terms
of
access
to
testing
minimally
and
there's
some
other
disturbing
data.
C
That
indicates
there's
some
indication
in
terms
of
emergency
room
hospital
visits
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Asian
Americans
may
be
the
talk
group
in
terms
of
that,
so
it's
indicating
that
perhaps
Asian
Americans
of
community
are
not
getting
tested,
they're
getting
into
an
emergency
situation
and
unfortunately,
moving
towards
death
fast
and
in
higher
percentage
and
any
population,
the
City
of
Boston
so
and
what
this
all
reflects
has
access
to
things
like
testing
to
care
to
treatment
and
so
forth.
That
is
once
again
in
equitably
represented
in
terms
of
economic
barriers,
has
been
pointed
out.
C
The
asian-american
community
might
much
like
other.
Some
of
the
other
communities
relies
heavily
on
small
businesses,
restaurant
workers,
nail
salons
people
who
are
in
small
construction,
businesses
and
so
forth,
but
we
not
particularly
the
federal
access
access
to
programs
to
support
them
that
these
programs
are
usually
all
filled
up
or
the
money
is
taken
before
they
ever
get
a
shot
at
it.
And
why
is
that
the
case?
Well
part?
Probably
there's
a
often
a
pattern,
and
the
pattern
is
this:
a
program
gets
announced
that
first
comes
out
in
English.
C
Then
it
might
come
out
a
few
days
later
in
Spanish
and
then
a
few
days
later
or
weeks
later
in
another
languages
by
the
time
that
comes
out
in
other
languages,
all
the
money's
gone
and
all
the
money's
been
taken
away.
So
what's
one
of
the
solutions
to
it
part
of
it?
Is
you
got
to
understand
that
either
you
earmark
our
target
money
for
minority
businesses
or
they
don't
get
any
access
to
it.
It's
the
only
way
by
which
these
programs
communities
are
going
to
be
able
to
share
in
this.
These
kinds
of
programs
equitably.
C
You've
got
to
be
able
to
target
certain
amounts
of
the
money
and
I.
Don't
know
what
kind
of
programming
the
city
is
considered,
but
certainly
the
federal
money
for
supporting
small
businesses.
It's
unfortunate
that
it
didn't
set
aside
or
earmark
a
significant
portion
of
money
for
minority
businesses,
because
once
again,
their
experience
their
capacity,
particularly
with
an
Asian
American
community
that
is
about
70
percent
of
the
adults,
are
immigrants
and
about
half
of
them
are
I,
can't
speak
English,
very
well.
C
They're,
even
ability
to
access
or
apply
for
these
funds
is
significantly
limited,
and
then
we
also
think
about
the
workers,
the
unemployment
that
is
the
impacts
of
it.
But
these
are
people
who
deliver
grocery
goods
who
stock
the
shelves
who
are
providing
the
support
as
well,
but
they're
also,
the
other
end,
are
their
health
care
workers
and
so
forth.
So
it's
not
only
in
terms
of
the
impact
on
them
economically
in
terms
of
risk
as
well
that
there's
an
undifferentiated
risk
as
well.
That's
shared
now.
C
Let
me
talk
briefly
about
what
I
mean
by
the
social
impacts
for
Asian
Americans.
This
means
anti-asian
violence
anti-asian,
targeting
almost
always
again.
When
we
have
a
crisis,
we
want
to
blame
somebody
as
the
other.
We
want
to
give
it
a
face
as
the
source
of
our
travails,
whether
it's
a
911
thing.
C
But
unfortunately,
under
these
circumstances,
our
community
is
the
one
that's
hit,
particularly
heavily
in
these
regards.
So
in
all
of
these
realms
I
think
it's
necessary
for
us
to
understand
that
we
need
to
have
ways
to
respond.
We
need
to
have
ways
to
respond:
the
systemic
oppression,
systemic
injustice
and
systemic
inequality
and
again
I
applaud
the
idea
to
not
look
beyond
that.
C
We
do
need
to
deal
with
the
current
crisis,
but
we
want
to
think
about
trying
to
recover
in
the
short
and
midterm
and
long
term
in
way
so
to
bring
this
together
and
within
community--and
and
embrace
the
notion
not
of
discrimination
and
Prejudice
and
scapegoating
together
in
the
desire
to
try
to
adjust
these
issues
once
and
for
all
together
as
a
community.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
A
If
you
want
to
speak
at
any
point
and
I
would
ask
particularly
if
it's
because
you
need
to
leave
for
another
commitment,
I'm
so
appreciate
your
time,
and
so
just
raise
your
blue
hand
on
zoom'
and
I
will
go
to
you
to
jump
in
at
that
moment
for
a
quick
statement.
But
if
you
could
reserve
that
so
that
we
could
keep
getting
through
the
testimony
and
the
panels,
that
would
be
wonderful.
But
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Okay,
next
in
the
panels,
we
will
go
to
sugar
middle.
J
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
madam
chair
colleagues,
on
the
City
Council,
my
panelists,
who
are
here
and
others
who
are
joining
on
behalf
of
Baek
ma
and
our
members
I,
wish
to
express
gratitude
for
the
opportunity
to
offer
testimony
in
support
of
docket
zero.
Five,
eight
for
order
for
a
hearing
regarding
planning
for
an
equitable
recovery
from
the
impacts
of
code.
J
19
and
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
at
the
outset
of
these
comments,
the
Herculean
efforts
of
our
frontline
health
workers
and
professionals
who
are
working
tirelessly
to
treat
those
in
our
community
who
are
who
are
sick
in
helping
them
to
recover
or
to
be
that
last
kind,
smile
or
hymn
held
from
any
of
our
loved
ones,
who
are
passing
away.
I
also
want
to
applaud
our
essential
workforce.
Many
who
are
women
of
color
who,
by
necessity,
continue
to
transport
the
food
or
stack
store
a
shell
to
deliver
the
essentials
right
to
our
homes.
J
This
is
a
critical
time
for
all
of
us,
most
especially
for
the
black
community
across
the
nation
in
general
and
in
the
Greater
Boston
area.
More
specifically,
a
recent
McKinsey
study
noted
that
nationally
black
Americans
are
twice
as
likely
to
live
in
areas
where,
if
contagion
hits,
the
pandemic
will
likely
cause
outsized
disruption.
The
report
also
notes
that
39%
of
all
jobs
held
by
black
Americans
from
Penn,
about
34%,
held
by
white
Americans,
are
now
threatened.
Our
reductions
and
hours
of
pay,
temporary
furloughs
or
permanent
layoffs,
totaling
seven
million
jobs
locally.
J
J
It
is
safe
to
say
that
a
large
portion
of
these
businesses
are
based
in
Boston,
as
we
know
as
an
organization
that
black
businesses
tend
to
locate
in
their
own
communities
due
to
the
state
home
order
issued
two
weeks
after
our
survey.
We
know
that
these
numbers
are
now
desperately
higher
the
black
Boston
community.
Mckinsey's
words
are
experiencing
an
outsized
disruption
in
April
2020
report
from
the
Brookings
Institution
noted
that
although
minority-owned
businesses
were
more
likely
to
shudder
during
the
Great
Recession,
they
helped
stabilize
the
economy
during
the
recovery
period.
J
Nationally,
minority-owned
business
has
helped
to
add
1.8
million
jobs
from
2007
to
12,
while
firms
owned
by
white
males
lost
800,000
jobs
and
firms
equally
owned
by
white
men
and
women
lost
another
1.6
million
jobs.
So
it's
clear
to
us
that
what
we
invest
in
black
and
other
minority
businesses,
not
only
do
these
communities
thrive,
but
the
entire
economy
is
saved.
For
this
reason,
it
is
profoundly
important
that
the
city
balance
its
efforts
to
address
the
immediate
public
health
crisis,
with
an
effort
to
save
and
protect
black
and
other
minority
owned
businesses.
J
J
The
new
package
being
deliberated
in
the
house
right
now
is
set
to
repeat
these
same
mistakes
and
to
ensure
that
one
of
those
are
just
transfers
of
wealth
in
our
lifetime.
Well
bypass
communities
who
continue
to
be
ignored.
The
state
also
continues
to
fumble
its
responsibilities
to
the
black
business
community,
as
they
are
relying
on
on
federal
efforts
only
to
stave
off
the
disaster.
J
That's
why
we
joined
a
coalition
with
groups
like
the
mass
Association
of
CDC's,
amplifying
Latin
x
and
over
75
statewide
organizations
calling
on
governor
Baker
and
the
legislature
to
set
aside
150
million
dollars
to
provide
grant
relief,
low-interest
loans
and
technical
assistance
to
our
businesses.
While
we
continue
this
needed
advocacy,
we
know
that
the
city
of
Boston
cannot
wait
as
we
sit
here
and
talk
today.
Another
black
owned
business
is
put
in
a
closed
sign
in
their
windows.
J
It
is
critically
important
that
the
city
act
now
to
invest
in
our
businesses
and
thus
the
future
of
all
in
order
to
ensure
the
city
appropriately
addresses
the
needs
of
our
businesses,
both
in
this
current
moment
and
in
the
coming
weeks
and
months.
We
believe
the
city
must
do
the
following.
The
Office
of
Economic
Development
has
already
begun.
Collecting
data,
we
believe
that
they
need
to
continue
to
do
this,
along
with
the
support
of
the
council.
J
We
encourage
the
continuation
of
this
effort
throughout
the
crisis
and
in
the
recovery
phase
to
ensure
or
to
guide
where
the
city
and
other
partners
are
investing
their
resources
under
guidance
to
address
the
issues
affecting
the
black
community.
We
strongly
encourage
that
this
council,
as
a
body
consult
with
experts
like
those
represented
on
the
phone
today
so
I,
was
very
happy
to
see
where
I
am
very
happy
to
see
the
senator
Wilkerson
is
on
this
call.
J
The
council
can
also
support
local
coalition
efforts
to
provide
protection
equipment
to
local
businesses
that
are
deemed
essential
right
now.
There
are
owners
and
workers
who
are
continuing
to
go
to
their
job
sites
without
protective
equipment
because
of
the
lack
of
availability,
where
their
inability
to
access
this
equipment,
and
so,
as
we
all
know,
this
is
increasing
the
chance
of
spreading
the
virus
to
one
another
as
well
as
when
you
get
back
home
to
their
their
families
and
their
communities.
J
J
This
is
an
opportunity
for
the
city
to
connect
black
and
brown
business
owners
to
these
contracted
opportunities,
but
also
we
need
to
hold
the
administration
accountable
for
four
contracts
that
exist
outside
of
the
crisis,
whether
it
be
in
bps
or
some
of
the
larger
departments,
as
these
departments
continue
to
roll
on.
You
know
there
continue
to
be
barriers
to
our
business
members
to
win
these
contracts
that
we
need
to
you
know.
J
Last
year
you
know
baek-mae
submitted
not
only
testimony
but
recommendations
on
how
to
eliminate
those
barriers,
and
so
we'll
hope
that
the
council
will
review
those
recommendations
and
that
everyone
on
this
panel
to
you
know,
remove
those
barriers
that
can
get
make
sure
we're
connecting
our
folks
to
lucrative
opportunities.
And
so
I'll
just
end
by
saying
that
it's
been
noted
by
you
know
counselors
in
the
beginning
that
we've
been
facing
these
issues
long
before
koban
19,
but
we
don't
need
to
continue
to
experience
them
actor.
J
So
we
have
a
unique
opportunity
to
address
this
and
again,
I
really
do
appreciate
the
co-sponsors
of
this
legislation.
But
this
hearing,
councillor,
woo
and
counselor-
comes
from
here
and
all
of
the
counselors
who
are
joining
the
call
and
the
fact
that
we
are
thinking
about
the
recovery
phase.
You
know
a
lot
of
the
focus
right
now.
Courses
in
the
immediate
crisis,
but
you
know
for
me,
equity,
is
always
talked
about
in
public
spaces
and
cheered,
but
often
times
it
is,
are
at
the
back
end
of
a
conversation.
J
A
Thank
you
so
much
too
good
a
lot
there
and
always
appreciate
you
always
come
with
with
specific
recommendations
and
always
in
alignment
with
what
we've
been
talking
about
all
along.
So
thank
you
for
being
part
of
the
panel.
Next
we
will
go
to
Priscilla
Flint
Blanc
Priscilla
Flint
thanks,
miss
Webb
thanks
I
see
you
on
the
zoom,
but
my
computer,
it
says
you're
connecting.
Can
you
hear
us.
K
My
name
is
James
Bennett
I
own,
a
store
downtown
for
like
20
years.
I
live,
I,
live
in
Rosendale
and
right
now,
I'm
sure
I'm,
just
a
small
business
owner
and
right
now
this
is
crazy.
To
me.
I,
don't
understand,
I,
don't
understand.
I
did
caution
up.
I
can't
get
my
questions
answered.
For
example,
when
I
first
tried
to
fill
out
for
that
for
this.
For
this
information
for
for
for
help,
I
try
to
fill
out
online
and
dinner,
it
said
to
go
to
you.
Talk
to
your
bank
I
go
to
my
bank.
K
My
back
is
Santander
and
then,
when
I
see
diamond,
look
at
senior
sister
months
and
came
up
day,
they
told
me
come
back
to
my
computer.
If
it
fell
out
there
and
I'll
do
not
do
my
whole
time
when
I
start
going
out.
I
said
all
the
money
ran
out.
I'm
like
what
is
this
for
they
put
a
couple
of
dollars
up
here.
So
I'm
like
what
is
going
on
here.
K
So,
just
right
now
and
like
I
said,
I've
been
a
bachelor
for
20
years
and
I
still
would
never
think
I've
had
to
go
through
this
type
of
stuff.
Right
now
and
right
now
it's
been
very
stressful.
Last
week
it
got
even
more
stressful,
but
I'm
saying
like
I
feel
like
we're.
Not
getting
no
help
out
here.
Elleni
is
like
you
know,
support
and
sisters
are
for
non-weighted
to
go
to
instead
of
every
time
I
go
over
here
go
over
there.
I
might
get
my
answer.
My
question
answer
so
pretty
pretty
much.
That's
it.
K
You
know
so
I'm,
like
everybody
else,
I
just
mean
like
how
we
don't
get
do
this
like
I,
said
I've
been
the
best
for
20
years
and
like
it's.
There
me
I'm,
50
years
old,
look
for
another
job
somewhere,
I'm
like
I,
have
to
do
but
I'm
like
saying
wow.
This
is
ready.
This
is
like
as
I
say,
crazy,
so
I
saw
I,
gotta,
say.
A
Thank
you
so
much
mr.
Bennett,
we
will
yeah
a
lot
of
questions
for
you
too.
So
I
appreciate
you
being
part
of
the
panel
and
sharing
your
experiences
with
us.
We
are
trying
to
send
some
notes
to
Priscilla
to
see
if
we
can
get
her
back
on.
In
the
meantime,
I
was
going
to
exercise
a
privilege
of
the
chair
to
make
sure
that
the
Boston
Public
Schools
perspective
was
represented
as
well.
We're
talking
about
the
recovery
so
I
see
miss
Susie
McGlone
is
with
us
now
Suzy.
Would
you
like
to
give
a
statement?
L
You
hi
sorry
I
was
just
texting.
The
other
mom
who
was
gonna,
be
on
she's,
actually
on
with
her
son's
teacher
right
now,
I
teach
her
daughter
at
orchard,
gardens
and
so
I've
been
meeting
with
the
parents
and
taking
calls
from
parents
regularly.
Obviously,
since
this
all
began
so
I'm
gonna
represent
them,
I
will
say
that
a
lot
of
the
parents
at
orchard,
gardens,
I
teach
sixth
grade
they're
by
the
way,
are
essential
workers.
So
right
now
they
are
still
at
work.
L
L
The
thing
is:
is
that
when
you
come
in
and
listen
to
our
parents
and
the
students
and
the
community,
you
get
to
better
answers
about
how
to
help
the
community,
and
so
I
really
appreciate
that
and
I
just
want
to
push
the
idea
that
this
needs
to
continue.
It
needs
to
get
deeper
as
far
as
really
taking
a
close
look
at
what
parents
and
the
students
are
going
through
right
now
and
what
they
will
be
going
through
in
the
near
future.
L
I
asked
my
students
the
other
day,
we've
been
on
a
April
vacation
soon,
because
they
wanted
to
do
that
anyway.
So
we've
been
having
conversations
in
one
conversation
we
had
was:
what
will
the
schools
look
like
when
they
reopen
and
the
students
actually
had
a
lot
of
really
legitimate
concerns
and
good
ideas,
and
that
is
in
the
far
future,
but
it
will
come
up
on
us.
You
know
they
were
like.
Well,
how
are
the
bathrooms
gonna
work?
How
are
the
three
old
students
who
have
autism?
How
is
that
gonna
work?
L
L
Many
of
what
I've
heard
from
the
testimony
here
about
rent
and
things
like
that,
getting
the
financial
support
they
need
right
now
because,
like
I
said,
many
of
them
are
essential
workers,
but
some
of
them
aren't
able
to
work
right
now,
and
so
there
are
very
real
concerns
with
the
parents
about
that
I'm.
Just
looking
at
my
notes,
so
I
think
one
thing
I
noticed
is
that
you
know
when
the
officials
make
choices
about.
L
What's
going
on
in
the
city,
they're
really
able
to
see
the
budget
and
the
laws
and
I
want
the
parents
and
the
students
in
the
real
community
to
be
at
the
center
of
these
discussions,
because
I
think
what
they're
able
to
see
is
the
reality
and
the
humanity
of
the
situation
as
well
in
a
crystal
clear
way.
So
I
just
wanted
to
encourage
that
and
to
find
ways
that
we
can
really
get
to
not
just
the
usual
suspects
of
speaking
to
this
topic.
So
thank
you
again.
L
But
I
would
love
some
more
consideration
for
thinking
outside
the
box
as
far
as
how
students
continue
to
learn
and
teach
and
I
know
that
VPS
has
a
diversity
problem
with
the
teachers,
there's
not
enough
diversity
in
the
teaching
staff
at
schools
and
just
like
orchard
gardens.
So
you
know
this
is
a
possibility
to
start
be
an
opera
to
look
into
having
parents
and
community
members
do
the
teaching
right
now,
but
anyway,
thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity
and
please
let
me
know
how
else
I
can
help
out
I
appreciate
it.
Thank.
A
B
B
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today.
I
know
that
you've
spoken
about
first
off
I'm,
sorry
for
the
trauma
that
you
are
experiencing
now,
with
with
everything
that's
happening
and
with
that
said,
as
you've
tried
to
navigate
through
that
I
know,
you
talked
about
filling
out
applications
over
and
over
again
and
having
kind
of
these
delays
and
service
I
know
you've
both
applied
to
the
federal
and
the
municipal,
the
city
of
Boston's.
Can
you
kind
of
give
us
some
feedback,
productive
feedback
on
the
municipal
front
of
that?
What
that
process
is
like
the.
I
First,
one
that
I
missed
was
the
state
one,
those
ten
million
dollars
in
24
hours.
They
were
gone
by
the
time
that
I
printed
the
application.
They
were
wrong,
but
Ana
municipal
when
they,
the
first
thing
was
that
was
they
announced
that
there
was
no
indication
on
whether
you
apply
online
or
you
apply
personally
or
in
a
form
I
mean
there
was
no
indication
of
how
that
application
could
be,
could
be
done.
I
So
I
went
into
the
whole
process
again
and
I
think
there
were
additional
questions
and
some
of
them
are
terrified
and
then
the
affidavit
was
there.
So
I
feel
the
aphid
air.
They
read
about
a
property
in
in
Boston
and
then
I
I
just
waited
so
then
I
received
another
email
about
five
days
ago
six
days
ago.
That
said
that
I
have
made
it
to
the
second
round
of
I,
don't
know
the
round
of
the
rounds,
but
we
need
you
to
complete
this
information.
Vendor
ID,
which
I
had
already
submitted
I
spent
some
time.
I
I
feel
all
the
information
that
you
came.
A
vendor
of
the
city
of
Boston
I
got
an
a
vendor.
Id
number
I
put
it
in
there.
They
also
asked
you
about
your
adjusted
gross
income.
Does
this
refer
to
the
businesses?
They
refer
to
a
personal
I
mean
how
do
you,
you
know
I
quite
understand,
accounting
a
little
bit,
but
how
you
make
this
process,
you
know
who
do
you
go
to
to
ask
these
questions?
You
know,
and
then
there
was
another
another
question
in
there.
I
So
I
and
I
noticed
that
on
these
last
email
he
was
multilingual.
So
the
whole
information.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
this,
you
can
email
economic
development
and
it
was
in
Spanish
and
Portuguese
Creole,
which
wasn't
before
so
anyway.
I
fulfilled
the
information
again
and
I
send
an
email
directly
to
the
person
that
is
in
charge
and
I
have
her
names
where
I
says
I
just
need
to
know.
If
you
want
to
really
apply
again
because
I
had
already
given
you
all
the
answers
and
I
just
don't
know.
I
I
Some
tropical
ice
I
mean
sort
of
being
like
tested
in
a
way
that
okay,
we're
going
to
send
this
applications
to
2
to
3
small
businesses,
but
not
everybody's
computer,
saying
we
have
you
know
a
lot
of
people
that
run
business
that
they
they
find
a
hard
time
going
into
a
computer.
You
know
how
do
we
make
this
process
a
little
bit?
I
I
will
use
the
work
fair
for
everybody
to
apply,
as
I
heard,
I
think
that
the
businesses
already
been
selected,
but
in
a
sense
how
many
small
businesses
are
there
in
the
city
of
Boston?
What
is
the
number
of
businesses
you
know
and
and
and
the
amount
of
money
that
is
being
shared
I
mean
how?
How
is
this?
What
is
the?
How
do
we
measure
you
know
who
needs
see?
I
Who
doesn't
need
say
you
know
so
so
that's
kind
of
the
experience
on
the
propagation
process
that
I
that
I
went
through
that
I
think
that
it
could
have
been
a
little
bit
more
streamlined
in
a
way
that
with
specific
questions
and
also
make
it
available
for
other
small
businesses.
That
probably
didn't
even
know
that
this
existed
so.
B
Thank
you
for
that,
and
then
just
my
last
question
of
this
round
for
mr.
doe
I
know
you've
made
comments
in
the
past
about
your
membership
reaching
out
and
the
difficulty
they've
had
working
with
their
banks,
and
that
specifically
goes
towards
sort
of
the
rental
mortgage
relief.
If
you
just
present
some
of
your
solutions
that
you
think
would
really
help
address
this
problem,
especially
for
black
home
businesses
and
in
our
businesses
and
communities
of
color.
All
that
would
be
very
helpful.
B
J
I
mean
you
know,
I
guess
there
are
several
issues
that
folks
have
had
with
banks:
I
mean
so
outside
of
the
federal
programs.
I
know
that
the
that
the
mayor
announced
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
some
deal
with
folks
in
the
real
estate
industry
on
what
they
were
doing
for
rents,
at
least
for
renters
homeowners
that
lived
here,
but
I
didn't
hear
anything
about
business
owners.
So
I
would
say
you
know
going
back
to
what
the
mayor
did
in
that
regard.
We
might
be
able
to
replicate
there,
but
you
know
I
think
you
know
also.
J
You
know
the
council
itself
reaching
out
as
a
body
to
these
banks
having
a
conversation
and
saying
this
is
where
we
are,
and
you
know
we
need
you
to
put
that
put
a
pause
here.
I
mean
and
working
with
them
in
that
way,
but
you
know
again
I'm
part
of
different
coalition's
that
are
also
working
on
this
and
we'll
hope
to
get
their
recommendations
over
to
the
council
as
well.
Thank.
A
Thank
you,
so
it
counts
with
me
here.
Do
you
mind
if
I
intercede
I
saw
that
comes
for
Edwards
want
to
make
a
brief
statement,
I
assume,
probably
because
she
needs
to
run
to
another
commitment
and
I
think
we
got
Priscilla
back
I'm
hearing
from
my
team.
It's
a
visit:
okay,
councilman
yeah,
okay,
Thank
You,
councillor
Edwards.
Thank.
M
M
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
this
vital
conversation
and
demonstrating
that
the
hearts
of
the
city
councillors
are
certainly
with
the
daily
day-to-day
struggles
of
everyday
Bostonians
in
trying
to
figure
our
way
out
of
this
and
what
I
love
about
this
hearing?
Is
we
don't
assume
we're
the
experts?
We
don't
even
assume
the
administration
was
the
experts.
M
We
went
straight
to
the
people
in
the
community
who
are
dealing
with
it,
who
have
the
pain
as,
of
course
congressman
when
pressing
that
often
stays
the
people
closest
to
the
pain
should
be
closer
to
the
power,
and
this
kind
of
hearing
is
a
demonstration
of
just
that.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
all
those
folks
who
are
here
to
demonstrate
and
expose
and
and
and
just
be
as
vulnerable
as
possible,
so
that
we
can
adjust
government
to
to
actually
meet
your
real
needs.
M
Two
comments
or
two
two
things:
I
wanted
to
highlight:
number
one.
Yesterday
we
had
a
vibrant
hearing
with
four
members
in
the
administration
about
equitable
planning
which,
as
we
know,
is
directly
connected
also
to
our
recovery.
How
does
the
BPD
a
plan
and
why
isn't
equity
part
of
the
seven
things
that
it
considers
when
looking
at
a
project
at
the
planning
stage
before
it's
built
before
you
have
affirmative
marketing
to
people
of
color
or
families?
M
Why
don't
you
make
sure
you
have
your
plans,
actually
include
them,
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
you
know
we
had
a
wonderful
conversation
when
I
heard
was
a
commitment
from
the
City
Council
to
make
sure
that
we
will
have
a
zoning
amendment
that
does
just
that.
We're
still
waiting
for
the
administration
to
commit
to
that,
but
we
are
moving
forward
for
the
community
to
make
sure
planning
looks
at
jobs.
Look
at
the
conclusion
looks
at
families
all
of
these
different
aspects
that
are
ways
in
which
people
are
oppressed.
M
Through
zoning,
we
gonna
make
sure
that,
as
we
plan,
we
will
be
lifting
those
those
oppressions
number
and
number
two.
This
conversation
will
continue,
especially
about
the
city
contracting
I've
heard
that
come
up
on
April,
30th,
councillor,
Jani
and
I.
Don't
know
if
she
mentioned
this
in
her
brief
remarks.
We
are
having
the
Boston
residency
and
job
policy
hearing
where
we
will
be
going
through,
and
this
is
part
of
the
biannual
hearings
that
the
administration
required
in
four
to
two
or
three
years
ago.
M
We
are
required
to
have
a
hearing
in
April
and
October
to
analyze.
The
new
guidelines
are
the
new
quotas
for
the
Boston
residency
job
policy,
which
is
52%
of
the
jobs
and
construction
should
be
people
of
color
excuse
me
should
be
Boston
residents,
40%
people
of
color
and
12%
women,
and
we
have
not
met
those
numbers
in
many
cases,
so
we
will
be
coming
back
to
look
at
the
numbers
and
also
for
the
first
time,
looking
at
how
they're
enforcing
they
have
a
fine.
M
They
have
realized
that
are
coming
in
to
them,
and
this
is
a
great
time
to
set
up
that
infrastructure,
which
many
times
it
said
when
we
are
trying
to
set
up
the
infrastructure.
So
we
can
so
we
can
so
we
can.
So
we
can't
let
you
can
now
and
I
bet.
You
have
the
time
to
find
the
set
up
the
guidelines
to
monitor
that
so
that
we
are
making
sure
come
October
when
we
are
unleashing
and
getting
to
work
and
supposedly
making
sure
people
in
Boston
people
of
color
of
women
are
working
on.
M
These
projects
will
be
able
to
monitor,
on
literally
down
to
the
day,
looking
at
the
paycheck
stubs
and
looking
at
who's
there
on
the
job,
so
that
is,
and
that
is
April
30th.
If
y'all,
if
you
you
don't
have
that
in
your
calendar,
for
those
of
you
are
concerned
about
who's
working.
Please
come
to
that.
Thank
you.
So
much
chairwoman,
wolf
I,
have
to
go.
I
love
this
kind
of
conversation
and
I.
Just
thank
you.
Councillor
Mejia
and
councillor.
Oh
yo,
two
freshmen
counselors
came
out
swinging
hard
and
and
with
with
boldness
and
bravery.
M
A
N
Yes,
thank
you.
Finally,
thank
you
all
for
having
this.
This
discussion,
as
Lydia
just
got
finished
talking
about
one
of
our
piece
that
we
worked
on
so
hard,
and
that
was
the
Boston
resident
job
policy
and
the
new
ordinance,
as
well
as
the
economic
justice
commission.
So
we
we
are
happy
to
hear
that.
However,
we
are
suffering
and
when
I
say
what
suffering
was
suffering
and
our
communities,
the
communities
that
we
service,
our
people,
don't
have
anything
when
I
say
anything,
I
mean
we
are
the
LAT.
We
are
the
last
to
get.
N
N
There's
also
people
that
you
may
not
even
think
about
that
needs
to
go
to
the
laundromat
and
wash
their
clothes,
and
we
have
been
able
to
partner
with
a
laundromat
that
we
are
sharing
and
they
had
given
out
we're
giving
out
gift
cards
when
people
go
to
Marge
man
$40
on
each
and
in
the
laundromat
said
that
he
would
do
it
again.
These
are
the
things
that
we
are
trying
to
do
as
a
grassroots
nonprofit
organization.
N
The
the
fact
that
when
this
money
came
down
the
business
unit
for
the
businesses,
a
lot
of
our
community
didn't
did
not
receive
it.
You
know
it
was
the
same
thing
in
the
mortgage
day
when
they
keep
asking
you
to
repeat
so,
we'll
send
us
document
sending
that
document
and
people
get
frustrated,
sending
the
same
documents
over
and
over
again.
N
So
clearly,
this
is
an
opportunity
for
a
lot
of
things
to
be
changed
and
the
way
they
have
been
being
and
especially
around
the
construction,
because
as
brother
Lowell
says,
if
Marty
has
enough
power
to
shut
down
all
this
construction,
then
he
have
enough
power
to
ensure
that
people
are
in
compliance
when
they,
when
they
go
back
to
work
and
the
small
businesses.
You
know
it's
it's
hard.
It's
it's
it's
horrible!
You
know
I
mean
not
only
on
the
city
side
but
on
the
state
side
and
people
are
continuing
to
do
Studies
on
us.
N
We
don't
need
any
more
studies
done
on
us.
We
see
it.
We
are
living
it
firsthand,
and
so
that
is
my
testimony.
I
really
appreciate
everybody
on
here,
but
we
got
to
do
something.
I
just
lost
my
mother
yesterday
to
Kovac
I
just
found
out.
My
mother
was
in
a
nursing,
home
and
I
found
out
today
that
she
passed
from
Kovac.
She
was
87
years
old.
She
would
have
been
88
on
Tuesday,
so
this
is
hit
home
for
me
and,
as
you
all
know,
I
have
been
fighting
in
this
community.
N
The
black
economic
justice
Institute
me
and
my
husband
Bello,
have
been
fighting
in
this
community
for
Oh
close
to
eight
years
now,
and
we
want
to
see
changing
the
city.
We
want
to
see
a
difference
and
I
mash
it,
and
then
the
administration
should
be
ashamed
that
they
did
not
show
up.
They
all
be
ashamed
of
this
self
that
they
didn't
show
up.
That's
why
we
need
the
post
and
Audit
Committee.
That's
why
we
need
it
so
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
thank
you
for
working
with
me
to
get
me
on,
but
it's
real.
D
You
hear
me
now
thank
you,
Thank
You
chairwoman,
Wu
and
our
panelists
and
I
tell
you
for
your
partnership
in
this
work.
I
do
have
some
quick
questions
and
I'm
and
I
share
the
same
frustration
and
sentiments
right,
I
feel
like
I'm
at
a
point
in
this
work
that
I
want
to
move
beyond
the
dialog
I
feel
like
we've
already
talked
enough
about
these
situations,
and
so
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
the
action
piece
of
this
work.
O
D
So
as
someone
who
works
in
higher
education
space,
what
recommendations
do
you
have
to
make
it
easier
for
non
English
speakers
to
engage
in
education,
space
and
I'm
gonna?
Go
I,
have
questions
for
other
panelists,
but
I'd
like
to
just
get
those
answered.
If
that's
okay,
constant
of
what
would
you
like
me
to
go
through
all
my
questions?
I
will.
A
D
Amy
now,
yes,
okay,
you
know
I,
don't
have
any
specific
questions
for
a
senator
look
at
since
she
knows
she
is
my
sister
in
the
corruption
and
all
for
that
sense
of
fire
and
urgency.
She
brings
to
the
dialogue
and
I
appreciate
our
partnership
in
this
conversation,
but
I
don't
have
any
specific
questions
for
her
at
this
point.
Okay,.
A
C
You
counselor
and
it
I
hope
people
remember
that
this
is
really
a
germane
question,
the
city
of
Boston
and
public
higher
education
in
Boston,
and
that
is
the
eighth
case
in
the
entire
country.
The
first
in
Massachusetts
and
the
first
case
on
a
college
campus
took
place
right
here
in
Boston
at
UMass,
Boston,
the
institution
I'm,
a
part
of
and
I
must
say
that
I
thought
in
terms
of
dealing
with
a
situation.
This
is
remember
back
in
January.
C
Think
it
was
useful
that
at
the
very
beginning,
not
only
did
they
in
announcing
the
case
that
they
talked
about
the
health
consequences,
but
they
also
talked
about
the
need
not
to
scapegoat
and
discriminate
against
anyone.
Because
of
this
crisis
and
the
anticipation
of
this
I
thought
was
very
valuable.
It
spoke
to
the
concerns
that
a
lot
of
us
had
and
I
must
say.
C
I
was
able
to
get
to
get
consulted
a
bit
on
some
of
this
language
to
make
sure
that
we
not
focus
only
upon
the
health
consequence
ability
talk
about
the
social
and
the
legal
and
the
racism.
That
is
often
the
part
of
these
situations
from
the
very
beginning.
Now,
in
terms
of
colleges
and
universities,
as
you
know,
UMass
Boston
is
getting
about.
C
That
I
would
suggest
that
perhaps
those
considerations
be
part
of
the
formula
too
in
terms
of
providing
support
for
institutions
in
terms
of
colleges
and
so
forth,
and
the
ability
to
provide
support
for
them.
I
know
when
we
moved
on
to
online
only
decisions
which
we
moved
to
very
early
on.
There
were
concerns
about
as
they're,
as
is
true
for
the
Boston
Public
Schools
I'm
sure
about
whether,
for
example,
students
had
access
to
computers
and,
more
importantly,
had
access
to
Internet
services,
which
cost
a
significant
amount
of
money.
C
Lots
of
people
focus
on
the
hardware,
but
the
question
is:
did
you
have
a
service
that
you
could
be
able
to
have
access
to
the
internet
and
so
forth?
So
these
are
questions
that
once
again
speak
to
the
inherit
inequality
that
we
talked
about
and
I
can't.
Remember
your
second
question:
counselor.
It
had
something
with.
D
C
So
the
notion,
for
example,
that
families
that
do
not
have
English
speakers
in
their
home
the
role
that
their
children
have
to
play
as
representing
them
with
the
government
and
filling
out
forms
and
doing
all
that
sort
of
thing
has
been
reflected
once
again
and
the
notion
that
automatically
you
hear
all
these
wonderful
stories
and
there
are
wonderful
stories
of
how
parents
are
helping
their
children
with
their
homework
and
helping
them
sort
of
do
some
teaching
and
so
forth.
A
very
difficult
thing
to
do.
C
If
your
parents
don't
speak
English
in
the
instruction
is
in
English
and
so
forth.
So
once
again,
this
is
a
crisis
that
both
amplifies
and
reveals
some
of
these
factors
that
are
the
everyday
existence
of
students
in
the
Boston
schools
and
families
that
are
four
that
have
heavy
foreign
language
speakers
in
their
home
and
the
need
for
it
to
respond
to
their
particular
needs,
whether
it's
filling
out
a
form
to
get
assistance
as
a
small
business
or
assisting
with
the
schools
or
filling
out
the
census,
even
or
just
doing
a
variety
of
different
activities.
C
D
A
Sorry
is
it
okay,
I
know,
I
know
the
senator
has
to
hop
off
and
you
don't
mean
to
say
one
thing.
So
let
me
go
quickly
to
Madam
President,
who
wanted
to
make
a
quick
statement
and
then
senator
will
present
and
then
back
to
Council.
Mickey
has
questions.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
many
thanks
accounts
to
me
here
to
you
to
council
woo
and
certainly
to
councillor
Royo
for
again
bringing
this
very
important
hearing
forward,
and
thank
you
for
all
of
your.
Your
leadership.
I
want
to
thank
councilor
Edwards
for
bringing
up
our
hearing.
That's
happening
at
the
end
of
the
month,
offer
my
deepest
condolences
to
Priscilla.
You
have
my
prayers,
but
not
only
my
prayers.
You
have
my
continued
advocacy
on
this
important
work.
I
also
just
want
to
thank
the
panelists
that
are
here
today.
F
I've
spent
the
vast
majority
of
my
career
working
as
an
organizer
and
as
an
advocate
and
I
know
that
that
is
how
you
get
things
done,
working
in
coalition
with
each
other
around
and
shared
goal.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
everyone
is
not
just
here
on
this
call,
but
for
all
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
really
appreciate
the
entrepreneurs
on
the
panel,
because
I
know
you
guys
are
really
being
hit
particularly
hard.
F
Just
wanted
to
share,
as
we
talked
that
since
the
beginning
of
this
pandemic.
We
know
that
it
is
built
upon
existing
inequities
and
that
those
inequities
are
being
exacerbated
by
this
pandemic.
I
think
counsel
mejia.
As
a
sponsor
of
this
important
hearing
order
has
said
as
some
others
we
don't
want
to
go
back
to
normal.
We
want
to
lift
up
all
of
the
important
things
that
we
have
shown
when
there
is
urgency
we
have
shown
when
people
come
together
and
push
we
can
get
things
done.
F
People
have
been
more
kind
more
generous
and
we
need
to
continue
with
that.
I
know:
I,
don't
want
to
go
back
to
normal,
because
going
back
to
normal
was
killing
us.
It
was
a
slow,
painful
death
for
black
people,
for
people
in
the
Latin
X
community
for
for
poor
people
and
it's
a
agonizing
death
that
looks
like
the
health
disparities
that
we've
been
talking
about,
whether
heart
disease,
asthma,
diabetes
and
in
my
district
that
plays
itself
out
with
a
30
year.
F
F
It
is
about
the
systemic
inequities
that
are
a
result
of
structural
racism
that
and
that
these
this
situation
was
created
by
City,
Council's
and
state
legislatures
all
across
our
country,
as
well
as
the
role
that
Congress
and
our
courts
have
played
in
creating
these
inequities,
and
so
I
just
want
to
lift
up
it's
not
this
personal
choice,
because
I
think
a
lot
of
people
want
to.
You
know
talk
about
what
people
should
have
smoked,
or
maybe
they
shouldn't
drink.
F
So
it's
really
important
that
our
starting
point
is
the
structural
racism
and
that
it
is
about
these
inequities
and
so
I
don't
want
to
go
back.
I
want
to
go
better
and,
as
the
president
of
this
council,
I
am
just
so
incredibly
proud
of
my
colleagues
on
the
council
for
the
work
that
you
guys
have
been
doing.
Not
just
you
know,
post
kovat
in
this
pandemic,
but
pre
Colvin,
because
again
many
of
these
issues
existed
and-
and
this
council
has
been
on
the
case.
F
Many
of
my
questions
were
geared
toward
the
administration
and
I'm
disappointed
that
they're
not
here
to
answer
those
those
questions,
but
the
last
thing
that
I
would
say.
For
me,
this
is
about
racial
and
economic
justice,
and
we
have
to
be
intentional
and
use
that
equity
lens,
but
we
can't
get
to
real
justice
unless
we're
repairing
the
harm.
F
It's
not
enough
to
stop
the
hurt
and
stop
the
harm,
and
many
folks
would
say
that
that
harm
is
still
happening
right
now,
but
it's
not
enough
to
stop
it
and
have
to
repair
it
and
until
we
repair
it,
we're
not
gonna
have
to
justice.
So
again,
I
appreciate
my
colleagues
I
appreciate
everyone
on
this
panel
for
bringing
this
conversation
to
light
and
really
for
the
work
that
is
happening.
So
thank
you
and
I
understand
for
as
long
as
I
can.
Thank
you
thank.
G
G
We
know,
and
we
keep
talking
about
the
historical
inequities
that
black
and
brown
people
are
facing
at
every
level
as
residents
and
as
businesses,
and
what
she
said
is
really
my
closing
point,
and
that
is
we
can't
keep
talking
about
it
and
then
sending
these
same
businesses
through
the
same
old
process
and
then
being
surprised
that
we
hear
what
chef
director
is
telling
us.
What
he's
shared
with
you
is
what
I've
heard
with
soap
with
every
business
small
business
that
apply
except
one
about
the
constant
email
saying
you
have.
G
You
still
need
more
information
and
there
was
no
information
to
come.
So
what
we're
seeing
it
is.
What
happens
when
you
try
to
do
equity
and
justice
on
the
fly
and
what
I
would
just
say
to
you
is
just
and
I'm
I'm
at
a
point
where
I
said
we
we
have
to
talk
in
those
stark
languages.
That's
what
I
take
away
from
what
the
president
said.
We
have
to
call
it
what
it
is,
because
what
we
talk
around
it
people
don't
always
get
this.
You
know
we.
G
This
is
the
argument
for
a
separate
fund
for
black
and
Latino,
and
businesses
of
color
I
think
we
just
made
it
in
this
conversation.
I
will
be
following
up
with
so
gun
I'll
be
following
up
with
mr.
James
Bennett,
because
I
want
to
hear
more
about
that,
and
was
this
with
the
the
chef
as
well,
but
mostly
for
the
council.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
G
We
can't
do
this
without
getting
the
city
in
the
room
and
if
you
need
us
to
be
set
to
speaking
loudly
about
that
we're
here,
I
was
hoping
that
Priscilla
would
speak
more
and
I
know
she
will
about
the
work
that
the
black
Kovach
coalition
covert.
19
coalition
is
doing
because
they
have
some
very
specific
suggestions
around
it.
But
we
have
to
start
with
information.
We
must
get
an
accounting
of
the
monies
that
have
been
spent
and
the
monies
to
be
spent.
G
We
must
there's
no
way
we
move
forward
in
an
enlightened
way
without
that
and
I
know
that
that
is
something
that
we
can
count
on.
Segond
and
Ann
Beck
know
to
help
and
support
us
doing
so.
Thank
you
to
the
council.
I
will
I
can't
wait
till
the
April
30th
hearing
the
Madam
President
you'll
remember
last
year,
I
had
to
leave
well
I'm
here
now
is
nowhere.
F
A
D
And
I
wasn't
sure
and
I
still
on
me
am
I
good.
Can
you
mean
you're,
good,
you're,
good,
wait
and
I'm,
not
sure,
because
I
was
new
to
before
when
I
first
hearted
speaking,
I
just
wanted
to
also
send
my
condolences
to
my
sister
and
service
Priscilla,
and
we
got
to
her
mom
passing
I'm.
Sorry
to
hear
that
and
I
think
my
question
was
my
next
question
was
to
chef
Jose.
I
At
all,
I
mean
I,
basically
learned
to
my
accountant
that
the
city
was
launching
this
business
relief
fund
and
that
we
should
go
to
the
website,
and
there
was
some
information
about
the
SBA
and
I
didn't
follow
in
all.
This
very
close
would
be
as
be
a
SBA
and
all
the
changes
that
were
occurring
daily
and
all
the
whole
situation
with
the
parents
that
a
lot
of
the
banks
wanted
to
pull
out
last
minute.
They
didn't
want
to
do
the
SBA
loans
because
of
the
lie,
but
anyway
in
the
restituted.
I
The
one
in
the
city
I
never
received
a
follow-up.
At
this
point,
I
am
trying
to
to
help
my
business,
no
matter
how
to
deai
apply
it
for
a
facebook
grant.
I
applied
for
the
city
I
applied
from
the
AIB
L,
because
I
need
to
somehow
get
by
I
mean
I
have
to
I.
Owe
money
I
need
to
reopen.
What
what's
gonna?
Be
it's
great
Melanie
we
can.
We
can
get
all
this,
but
but
how
what's
next
is
the
important
and
and
I
take
it
from
what
you
start.
I
Speaking,
okay,
we
know
the
reality,
but
we
have
to
actually
think
about
what's
coming
and
regards
to
the
application.
It
was
just
a
simple
application:
I
received
the
email
after
a
while,
and
it
was
not
a
personal,
it
was
a
general
email.
You
know
generic
there
was
no
like,
in
fact,
I
did
at
the
beginning
of
the
process
when
I
found
out
that
there
was
a
form
missing
that
everybody
was
going
to
get
hung
on
that
one
I
reach
out
to
consider.
I
Oh
you
and
I
said
hey
I
think
there
is
there's
a
form
missing
and
people
are
not
gonna
be
able
to
fill
this
up
because
it's
just
not
there.
It's
just
don't
wrong.
So
he
tried
that
just
email,
the
economic
developers,
I
emailed
them
and
I-
didn't
get
an
answer
so
and
I
understand
they
probably
had
5,000
emails.
You
know,
so
everything
is
collapsing
I
and
it's
a
crisis.
You
know
but
and
a
lot
of
those
resources
that
out
there
we
just
trying
to
figure
things
out.
I
mean
we
were.
I
I
mean
we.
Yes,
we
need
jobs,
we.
How
do
we
get
those
jobs?
Well,
we
need
to
bring
tourism
back.
We
want
people
to
come
back
to
Boston,
we
want
corporate.
We
want
all
the
events
we
want
all
these,
so
we
can,
you
know,
generate
all
that,
so
I
mean
that's
that's
kind
of
what's.
My
I
cannot
think
about
what
happened.
I
want
to
think
about
what
what
could
we
do?
What
we
do
you
know
like
how
can
we
fix
this?
Thank.
D
You
thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you.
I
do
have
one
more
question,
but
this
one's
for
sure,
okay,
so
I'm.
Moving
on
to
my
last
questions
and
it's
about
Beckman
I
know
that
Blackwell
had
a
survey
that
was
a
mirror
to
the
start
of
this
outbreak,
and
it
concluded
that
over
1/2
of
businesses
who
responded
to
the
survey
will
have
to
shut
their
doors
within
six
months,
given
their
current
cash
flow.
We're
now
less
than
two
months
since
that
report
was
released
and
I'm
curious
to
know
how
many
businesses
have
been
impacted.
D
So
far,
I
would
like
to
know
how
many
businesses
in
your
network
were
able
to
benefit
from
the
small
business
grants
issued
by
the
city,
state,
and/or
federal
government
and
how
many
of
the
businesses
in
your
network
applied
for
grants,
but
haven't
received.
One
and
and
I
would
really
curious
as
to
whether
or
not
you
were
invited
to
the
table
in
regards
to
putting
together
the
set
of
criteria.
Where
did
the
city
reach
out
to
you
to
help
inform
us
thinking
at
all
around
the
recovery
around
the
fund?
Just
curious,
Thank.
J
You
counselor
for
the
questions,
so
I'll
start
off
first
with
a
number
of
businesses
so
actually
happy.
You
asked
that
question
we're
actually
putting
together
a
survey
to
send
out
to
our
members
to
collect
just
that
information.
We
held
off
on
sending
that
out
in
the
last
week,
because
we
know
that
our
businesses
are
surveyed
out
I
mean
literally,
if
they're
being
inundated
with
emails,
trying
to
collect
information,
so
we're
trying
to
hold
off
on
that.
J
I'll
stick
with
the
government
resources
and
not
talk
a
lot
about
any
nonprofit
resources
or
corporate
funds
on
the
city
level.
We
know
that
a
number
of
folks
did
apply.
I
can't
say
that
I've
heard
any
different
in
terms
of
the
issues
that
were
presented
on
this
and
the
securing.
Today
we
have
some
members
who
successfully
apply
others
who
receive
the
same
feedback
or
a
lack
of
information
they're
out
on
the
process,
but
really
a
lot
of
our
folks.
Try
for
the
federal
resources.
J
This
is
where
the
majority
of
the
issues
were
when,
when
the
Paycheck
protection
program
in
particular,
was
supposed
to
roll
out
about
three
Fridays
ago
now,
a
lot
of
our
members
Bank,
with
like
Bank
of
America
and
others
who
immediately
set
out
the
gig,
we're
not
doing
business
with
you.
If
we've
never
done
a
loan
with
you,
which
automatically
put
black
and
brown
folks
out
the
mix,
because,
as
we
know,
historically,
banks
don't
do
that.
J
We
get
denied
a
lot,
and
so
we
automatically
were
not
able
to
participate
in
this
program
with
some
of
the
larger
banks
as
the
day's
progressed
and
more
banks
that
are
opened
up.
Who
got
access
to
this,
it
became
quite
clear
that
if
you
had
a
CFO,
if
you
you
know
had,
if
you
were,
you
know
a
well
resourced
business.
You
would
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
immediately.
J
You
know,
we've
all
read
the
stories
of
how
you
know:
corporate
entities
like
Shake,
Shack
and
roots
Chris
was
just
announced
as
giving
back
the
money,
but
it's
a
little
avail.
You
know
it's
their
money
and
so
there's
no
way
for
us
to
access
that
at
this
moment,
but
you
know
they
all
got
money
and
our
businesses
did
not,
and
so
there
are
over.
J
If
you
had
just
a
slight
mistake,
or
it
didn't
include
an
insignificant
document,
you
were
automatically
pushed
out
and
those
who
had
everything
are
being
given
priority
because
they
want
to
stick
to
this
mandate
of
ten
days
of
getting
getting
the
money
out
the
door
anyway.
So
a
lot
of
our
members
had
issues.
I
will
say
that
you
know
I'm
back
my
side.
J
We
were
able
to
send
them
to
Berkshire
and
they
got
their
applications
processed
and
they
were
able
to
receive
those
monies
and
what
we
key
were
the
same
exact
thing
when
Congress
passes
this
next
package
this
week
in
terms
of,
and
then
you
know,
for
the
state.
You
know
Jose
mentioned
again
that
you
know
there
were
ten
million
dollars
available
at
the
state
level
in
36
hours,
that
money
was
gone
and
and
what
the
state
reported
was
that
they
all
the
applications
they
received.
J
There
were
three
thousand
indicated
that
the
a
need
for
135
million
dollars,
and
that
was
for
almost
two
months
ago
again,
so
we
know
that
the
need
is
way
more
than
that
right
now.
So
you
know
we
know
many
of
our
businesses
are
suffering.
Many
have
had
to
close
their
doors
if
they
haven't
closed
their
doors,
they
have
laid
off
their
staff
so
that
the
owners
or
founders
of
the
business
irregular
remain
to
continue
the
business
in
some
way,
and
now
folks
are
in
a
stage
of
trying
to
get
as
much
capital
as
possible.
J
Again,
as
Hosea's
mentioned,
everyone
is
doing
the
same
thing
applying
to
everything,
as
as
they
can
so
getting
the
capital,
but
also
finding
ways
to
pivot
their
business.
So
the
final
question
about,
if
we
were
involved
in
the
process
or
the
city
developing
the
grant
fund,
you
know
we,
we
definitely
shared
our
thoughts
on
on
the
process.
I
wouldn't
say
that
it
was
like
a
huge
you
know.
J
So
I
will
say
that
the
city
did
listen
to
some
of
our
concerns
and
and
removed
some
of
the
barriers
to
make
it
possible
for
for
more
folks
to
apply,
but
again
that's
the
application
process
in
terms
of
reviewing
the
applications,
and
you
know
all
that
stuff.
We,
you
know
didn't
really
have
any
sharing
thoughts
on
that.
So
you
know
would
love
to
hear
if
the
administration
would
hear
what
that
process
was
like
and
how
we
can
perfect
it
in
the
future.
I.
D
Think
that,
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
in
this
conversation
around
equity,
and
how
do
we
have
some
of
their
looks,
you
know
talk
about
the
recovery
phase
of
this.
It's
making
sure
that
the
voices
are
the
people
who
are
doing
the
work
and
living
the
realities
really
do
inform
all
aspects
of
this
work
and
I
think
you
are
a
value.
D
Add
it
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we're
doing
things
in
ways
that
are
uplifting
the
realities
of
people
who
are
doing
business
in
Boston,
particularly
black
and
brown
folks,
and
so
I
appreciate
your
leadership
and
think
that
that's
definitely
a
recommendation
that
I
would
have
that
I
will
share
with
with
folks
so
that
they
get
on
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
P
Thank
You
counsel,
oh,
and
thank
you
to
the
panelists
for
being
here
and
fiar
important
work
that
you've
done
in
this
city
for
so
many
years.
This
was
an
informative
hearing.
I
learned
a
lot
from
the
pianist's
learned.
A
lot
from
my
counsels,
hello
colleagues,
one
issue
I
wanted
to
focus
on
I
know:
Paul
talked
about
it
earlier
is
the
critical
role
language
access
plays
and
not
only
this
pandemic.
But
you
know
a
society
I'm
lucky
on
my
on
my
staff
to
have
for
a
woman
and
they're
all
immigrants.
P
They
they
speak
Cantonese
and
Mandarin
and
Spanish,
but
I
couldn't
effectively
represent
my
constituents
if
I,
if
I
didn't
have
a
staff
that
was
bilingual
I
couldn't
I
couldn't
reach
out
to
my
to
the
Asian
community,
I
couldn't
reach
out
to
the
next
community,
the
public
housing
community.
That's
that's
very
large
in
my
district,
but
it's
critical
during
the
budget
process.
The
budget
season
is
that
language
access
is
a
critical
part
of
the
discussion
and,
as
Paul
was
mentioned
earlier
and
I
think
Michelle
mentioned
earlier
as
well.
P
P
P
It
has
to
be
a
critical
part
of
this
discussion
going
forward
and
that's
something
I'm
going
to
continue
to
focus
on
working
closely
with
my
colleagues
again.
This
was
an
informative
hearing
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
makers,
but
most
important
is
we
all
work
on
this
issue
much
longer
than
what
much
longer
than
made,
but
it's
a
it's
great
to
learn
from
you
guys.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council.
Grateful.
Q
Q
If
Fame,
that's
pastime,
that
in
Boston
we
have
more
of
a
public,
publicly
accessible
internet
system
that
would
support
small
businesses
and
so
that
we
wouldn't
find
ourselves
in
this
crisis
of
scrambling
to
find
hotspots,
and
you
know
just
really
that
infrastructure
would
support.
So
many
is
a
great
leveler
in
many
ways
and
I
feel,
but
that's
an
important
bit
of
the
copies
of
the
conversation
going
forward.
Q
R
Thank
you
to
the
makers,
Thank
You
counsel,
oh
and
councillor
Arroyo
and
council
Mejia
for
this
important
hearing
an
important
conversation.
Thank
you
to
the
panelists
as
well
for
your
participation
and
your
ongoing
advocacy
with
respect
to
these
issues.
I
too
am
disappointed
that
no
one
from
the
minute
culture
is
here,
and
we
expressed
the
same
thing
and
our
hearing
yesterday,
of
course,
on
the
guidelines.
R
Question
around
you
know
ventilators
and
ICU
beds
that
I
get
everyone
is
extremely
busy,
but
all
of
these
topics
are
obviously
relevant
to
covered
19
and
so
I
think
it's
important
that
we
take
time
to
have
these
conversations.
I
could
see
if
they
weren't
related
to
what
we
were
talking
about.
I
get
that
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
on
the
record
and
and
raise
up
or
echo
what
has
already
been
said
around
the
persistent
inequities
and
communities
of
color
in
all
communities,
whether
they
are
the
Latin
X
community,
black
community
Asian
community.
R
Sometimes
those
disparities
show
up
differently
and
they
have
different
stories
and
different
contexts
attached
to
them,
based
on
a
history
but
they're
all
important
to
raise
up
and
I
think
what
this
hearing
is
demonstrating
is
that
we
all
have
to
come
together
to
solve
these
persitz
inequities
and
that
this
is
the
time
to
do
that.
I
just
had
a
couple
of
questions.
R
One
I
wanted
to
thank
the
small
business
owners
that
participated
in
this
call
because
we're
hearing
for
a
lot
of
business
owners
from
our
districts
largely
Dorchester
in
Mattapan,
but
the
small
business
owners
are
talked
about.
Our
city's
small
business
relief
fund,
I.
Think
if
we
had
had
some
business
owners
at
the
table
at
the
outset
doing
the
planning
we
would
have
I
think
got
some
things
done.
Some
things
a
little
bit
better
I,
you
know,
was
really
hard.
R
There
was
lack
of
notice,
lack
of
some
equity
in
the
process.
There's
still
questions
around.
What
is
the
need
right
for
the
businesses
that
are
suffering
right
now?
What
is
the
overall
number
or
you
know?
How
can
we
gauge
what
that
number
is
to
be
more
intentional
about
helping
our
businesses?
What
would
it
take
to
support
everyone?
R
The
work
continues,
but
I
think
you
know
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
small
business
owners
in
particular
for
raising
up
concerns
on
the
application
process,
things
that
could
have
been
better
a
better
done
and
before
we
launch
that,
but
one
question
I
do
have,
and
maybe
this
is
Rebecca
is
you
know,
COO
is
right
now
helping
businesses
think
about
repurposing
in
the
midst
of
Kovach
19.
We
have
a
lot
of
businesses
of
color.
In
particular.
R
J
So
I
appreciate
the
question,
so
there
are
a
number
of
different
organizations
that
provide
technical
assistance
either
across
the
city
or
across
the
state.
I
will
say
that
you
know
one
of
the
reasons
I
mentioned
in
the
opening
comments,
that
the
city
should
support.
Organizations
like
the
foundation
for
business
equity
is
because
they
match
businesses
with
not
only
capital
but
that
technical
assistance
to
head.
So
it's
like
they
don't
just
give
you
the
money.
J
They
also
talk
to
you
about
how
to
use
the
front
of
an
effective
way
to
help
your
business
survive
the
crisis
and
also
match
you
with
one-on-one
mentoring,
so
that
you
can
figure
out
how
to
pivot
your
business
for
the
what
will
eventually
be
our
new
normal.
So
but
that's
just
one
example,
but
you
know
I
also
know
that
the
Coburn
relief
coalition
exists
now.
J
So
this
is
an
effort
between
the
attorney
general's
office,
the
lawyers
for
civil
rights
and
many
different
law
firms
that
are
working
to
provide
that
kind
of
support
to
businesses
to
help
them
think
through
how
they
can
pivot
I
know,
efore.
All
and
other
technical
assistance
providers
like
them
are
making
their
services
available
to
folks
who
are
not
in
we're
not
originally
in
their
cohorts.
J
You
know,
but
you
know
I
think,
though
this
speaks
to
to
an
unstated
point
of
communication
and
getting
that
information
out
to
small
business,
but
I
do
that
with
our
membership
and
I
know
that
some
of
the
others
I've
been
in
try
to
do
with
theirs.
But
you
know
I
think
a
partnership
between
the
council
in
our
organizations
and
those
in
your
network
to
get
that
information
out.
There
would
be
incredibly
helpful,
especially
because
you
have
such
a
finger
on
the
pulse
of
your
own
business
community's,
potentially
working
through
the
main
street's
organizations
as
well.
J
R
I
guess
my
that's
very
helpful
and
I'm
happy
to
support
any
way
I
can
in
that
regard,
I
think
that
it's
critically
important
there
are
businesses
already
that
are
doing
some
of
that
repurposing
who
are
just
looking
for
the
capital
to
just
to
move
quickly.
I
mean
we
have
a
couple
of
examples
where
businesses
are
looking
to
expand
right
now,
right,
businesses
of
color.
So
how
do
we
support
them
in
these
efforts
and
then
those
that
are
struggling?
How
do
we
help
them
as
well?
R
My
question
is
on
that
on
the
money
question.
Given
your
work,
even
what
you're,
seeing
and
other
panelists
may
have
thoughts
on
this
too.
You
know
what
is
we
have
a
sense
of
the
number
of
businesses
in
the
City
of
Boston.
We
have
some
data
right
that
that
paints
a
picture
of
what
possibly
the
need
could
be.
But
what
are
you
seeing
in
terms
of
what
is
needed?
Monetarily
so,
for
example,
the
small
business
relief
fund
at
the
outset,
there
were
already
questions
around.
Is
that
enough
money
to
help
businesses?
R
What
percentage
of
that
you
know
that
funds
gonna
be
gone
like
that,
and
clearly
that
has
happened,
what
percentage
of
the
businesses
that
does
it
cover
rate?
So
what
does
that
number
look
like
in
the
short
term?
I
know,
there's
more
conversation
around
the
long
term
to
help
businesses
right
now.
You.
J
Know
I
appreciate
that
question
and
I
appreciate
it,
because
there
is,
the
problem
is
literally
no
way
to
answer
the
question
because
our
businesses
were
already
in
such
a
precarious
position
before
this
even
happen
that
ii
wonder
what
that
figure
would
be
to
help
them
survive.
We
would
never
meet
it.
I
mean
hunch,
I
mean
you
know
right
now.
The
conversation
on
the
federal
level
is
how
they're,
setting
aside
60
billion
that
they
think
is
gonna
reach
minority
businesses.
J
Then
we
know
that
most
of
it
is
not,
but
we
know
that
that's
not
enough,
and
so
you
know
in
the
city,
I,
don't
think
anything.
That
is
right.
We
could
raise
a
hundred
million
dollars
tomorrow.
It
will
not
be
enough
to
help
all
of
the
minority-owned
businesses
across
the
city
of
where
you've
been
in
Greater
Boston
survive
this,
and
so,
if
it's
especially
with
just
capital
alone,
so
you
know
to
your
point
earlier.
You
know
it
needs
to
be
matched
with
with
technical
assistance.
J
If
we
just
give
people
money,
it
just
won't,
be
enough.
I
think
helping
people
to
figure
out
how
to
tailor
their
business
will
be
important,
but
in
terms
of
the
the
money
number
I,
don't
think
anything
that's
raised.
Will
everyone
the
need,
but
I
think
we
should
be
raising
as
much
as
possible?
Nonetheless,
thing
we're
gonna
save
as
many
bases
as
possible,
because
you
know
Senator
Wilkinson
said
in
her
opening
comments.
J
If
we're
saying
that
you
know,
half
of
businesses
are
gonna
fail,
multiply
that
by
three
or
are
black
and
brown
communities,
but
this
city
will
not
survive
if,
if
even
half
of
our
minority
businesses
fail
because
minority
businesses
are
the
ones
keeping
this
city
going,
you
know
so
the
the
Boston
foundation
has
a
goal
of
10
million.
And
that's
that's
you
know
they
want
to
keep
going
after
that.
But
you
know
other
funds
exist
as
well
to
try
to
fill
in
the
gap
but
yeah
the
city.
R
My
last
question
is
been
hosting
these
neighbors
helping
neighbors
conversations
as
a
way
to
get
at
that
innovation
and
creativity
in
the
community
on
the
ground.
You
know
government,
as
we
already
know,
is
slow
to
respond.
You
know
if
we
don't
change
the
way
in
which
we
do
business.
We
will
always
be
reactive
and
just
late
frankly,
so
as
a
parallel
track.
R
Looking
at
how
can
community
and
residents
play
a
role
in
the
solutions
right,
so
I've
been
telling
a
lot
of
residents
work,
whether
it
is
donating
to
our
businesses
buying
gift
certificates,
I'm
still
frequenting
places.
People
are
still,
you
know,
bringing
their
dogs
to
some
of
the
local
businesses
right
as
right
now
we're
getting
masks
from
a
seamstress
right,
so
we're
doing
things
on
the
ground
level
and
community
to
be
creative
to
help
businesses.
R
J
I
mean
I
would
say
exactly
that.
You
know
I,
think
the
city
put
together
a
good
resource
of
restaurants
that
are
still
opening,
but
they
are
still
open,
and
so
some
of
our
members
are
on
that
list
and
have
benefited
from
that
working
with
businesses
who
may
have
been
producing
a
product
before,
but
can
ship
to
making
max
masks.
I
think
is
also
important,
which
is
why,
if
the
city
is
purchasing
masks,
they
should
be
focused
on
local
businesses
who
are
producing
those
masks.
But
in
terms
of
you
know
again,
community,
yes
and
everything.
J
R
Just
want
to
be
respectful,
my
other
colleagues
and
we'll
stay
in
contact
with
you
guys.
Consider
me
a
partner
in
the
work
on
moving
some
things
quickly
and
until
the
business
owners.
Thank
you
Hayden
says
thank
you
too,
but
to
Jose
and
James.
Thank
you
guys
for
for
joining
the
call
you
saying
thank
you
can
crying
saying.
Thank
you
anything
to
yes
again,
thank
you
for
all
of
you
guys
for
the
work
you're
doing
and
again.
Thank
you
to
the
makers
for
hosting
the
conversation.
A
Thank
you
very
much
helps
your
Campbell
I
have
also
just
we
had
two
folks
sign
in
for
public
testimony.
Who've
been
waiting
for
so
long,
so
I
admitted
them
into
the
Xoom.
Now
so
I
have
their
hi
Antonio.
We
just
for
your
to
orient
you.
We
have
one
two
counselors
left
to
ask
questions
you
know
and
then
we'll
move
into
the
conversation
public
testimony
right
after
that.
So
next
up
is
counselor
and
he
says
talking
George
I.
Thank.
O
You
chair
ruin,
thank
you
to
everyone
who's
here
today.
I
think
it.
Certainly.
This
time
is
an
important
time
to
talk
about
the
impacts
of
this
pandemic
on
our
businesses
on
our
families
on
our
residents
across
the
city
on
our
nonprofit
partners,
who
you
know
springtime.
We
all
know
because
we
get
those
invitations
springtime
is
a
big,
is
a
huge
opportunity
for
a
lot
of
our
nonprofit
partners
to
do
a
significant
amount
of
their
fundraising.
O
I
think
what
this
you
know,
what
a
number
of
I
think
what
everyone
has
said
is
that
this
pandemic
has
really
emphasized
and
amplified,
and
it
calls
that
amplified.
The
discrepancies
that
we
have
known
have
existed
and
unfortunately,
have
really
sort
of
exposed
us
to
lack
of
preparedness
that
so
many
of
our
businesses
didn't
weren't
prepared
for
this
pandemic
and
not
that
we
could
first
see
it.
O
But
we
need
to
make
sure
that
the
the
safety
net
was
in
place
and
that
the
the
infrastructure
is
was
in
place
or
should
have
been
in
place
so
I
think
for
us
and
for
as
a
city
and
our
work
as
a
city
council.
It's
not
to
just
make
sure
that
we're
coming
out
of
this
in
a
thoughtful
and
equitable
way,
but
that
we're
making
sure
that
we're
helping
businesses
and
organizations
and,
quite
frankly,
just
our
residents
across
the
city,
have
a
stronger
foundation
and
build
a
stronger
foundation.
O
I
think
for
entrepreneurs
in
particular,
and
those
that
are
here
on
the
panel,
sir
Glen
is
a
as
a
leading.
An
organization
still
carries
with
him
I'm
certain
their
entrepreneurial
spirit.
Entrepreneurs
will
entrepreneur.
So
after
this
weather,
business
can
sort
of
struggle
its
way
out
or
fail.
New
businesses
will
emerge
and
how
do
we
make
sure
that
they
emerge
or
reemerge
or
come
a
new
being
strong
and
I?
O
Think
an
important
part
of
that
in
this
argument,
I
think
also
lives
with
the
housing
conversation
is
how
do
we
help
create
more
ownership,
because
ownership
creates
power.
Ownership
creates
an
opportunity
to
make
those
decisions
and,
quite
frankly,
build
equity
both
in
in
your
business
and
in
your
community.
O
How
do
we
make
sure
that
that
curriculum
is
accessible,
I,
think
some
of
the
work
that
we've
done
as
a
city
has
demonstrated
very
clearly
and
Hosea
has
shared
this
and
I
know
the
businesses
will
work
with
say,
go
and
have
shared
this
that
the
the
work
that
we're
doing
as
a
city
is
not
accessible
to
our
business
owners.
It's
not
accessible
to
some
of
our
residents.
We
talk
about
accessing
some
housing
resources.
So
for
me
you
know
the
next
steps
and
what
this
has
revealed
to
me.
O
Our
next
steps
is
a:
how
do
we
create
ownership
opportunity
across
the
spectrum
across
industries,
but
how
do
we
also
make
sure
that
we're
not
just
supporting,
especially
our
business
owners
on
the
other
side
of
this
pandemic
and
of
this
crisis?
How
do
we
support
them,
but
how
do
we
make
sure
that
anything
new
that
comes
about
was
built
on
the
strongest
foundation
that
we
have
yet
imagined?
How
do
we?
How
do
we
get
to
that
spot?
O
So
I
think
those
are
not
necessarily
clearly
questions
that
could
be
clearly
understood,
but
it's
it's
my
thinking,
I
own,
my
own
business
I
am
in
business
and
for
me,
ownership
of
my
property
has
been
a
stabilizing
factor
for
me.
Has
given
me
real
an
opportunity
to
leverage
my
business
in
a
different
way
and
to
leverage
my
work
in
a
different
way,
so
I
am
I'm,
not
sure
if
anyone
has
a
response
to
that,
it's
sort
of
an
open-ended
open-ended
question
or
open-ended
prompt,
but
accessibility,
ownership
and
creating
stronger
infrastructure.
O
S
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Professor
Watanabe
for
his
great
contributions
to
our
city,
particularly
in
areas
of
higher
education,
as
we're
now
an
expert
in
always
good
to
be
listening
to
him
and
a
question
to
follow
up
on
shift
or
to
two
ideas
in
terms
of
small
businesses,
and
they
are
actually
getting
absolutely
smoked.
That's
all
businesses,
not
just
the
businesses
of
women
and
people
of
color.
It's
just
this
is
just
estimating
businesses.
S
We
had
a
hearing,
probably
a
little
over
a
week
ago,
where
we're
learning
that
you
know
potentially-
and
this
is
conservatively
close
to
25%
of
existing
businesses
across
our
city-
may
not
reopen
and
again
that's
conservative
estimates,
and
that
was
during
a
licensing
hearing.
So
the
impacts
as
it
pertains
to
to
all
of
our
businesses
and
again,
we
think
about
our
city.
S
In
our
neighborhoods
and
the
diversity
in
our
city
and
the
diversity
of
our
different
businesses,
it
makes
our
city
a
special
City
and
to
think
that
we
potentially
lose
25
percent
of
those
businesses
across
the
board
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods.
It's
it's.
That
would
be
an
absolute
tragedy,
so
so
we
go
obviously
need
to
continue
to
pay
attention
to
to
all
these
through
all
these
issues
and
try
to
streamline
things
to
to
help
our
cities,
businesses
and
whether
that's
through
the
permit
process.
S
I
know
madam
chair
and
I've,
been
talking
about
some
of
the
regulations
that
are
still
in
place,
despite
the
fact
that
you,
nor
in
a
pandemic-
and
we
ought
to
be
trying
to
make
things
as
easy
as
possible,
you
know
and
streamline
that,
whether
it's
you
know
being
able
to
do
more
online,
endure
specifically
with
the
inspections.
I
know
that
we're
gonna
call.
S
You
know
our
lives
and
in
some
of
our
policies
are
changing.
Our
hope
is
that
this
doesn't
boomerang.
There's
some
talk.
I
was
he
in
TV
and
radio
that
there's
concerns
that
this
thing
may
come
back
in
in
the
fall.
All
in
potentially
could
come
back
and
be
even
more
vengeful,
so
want
to
be
mindful
of
that,
and
obviously
it
was
great
to
listen
to
the
testimony
today,
obviously
multitasking.
S
It
love
an
opportunity
to
come
over
and
when
it's
safe
to
do
so
to
spend
some
time
in
her
class
and
learn
a
little
bit
of
the
things
that
are
going
on
in
her
school
in
her
classroom
and
as
a
footnote,
my
mother
was
a
Malone.
So
for
all
we
know
we
may
be
related
so
happy
to
get
over
it
to
her
class
and
and
see
what's
happening
over
there
and
find
ways
we
can
partner
together.
S
A
You
very
much
announcer
clarity,
now
I
know
we're
running
a
little
long
on
time
and
some
counselors
may
have
second
round
questions
before
we
circle
around.
I
do
want
to
make
sure
we're
bringing
in
two
folks
who
had
signed
up
for
public
testimony
so
we'll
start
with
Heather
white
and
then
go
to
Antonio.
H
H
Before
we
closed
due
to
kovachev,
it
was
on
a
50
day
streak
of
sold-out
classes,
we're
welcoming
over
1,200
people
into
our
studio
each
month
and
since
we've
closed,
we've
gone
virtual
and
we've
been
able
to
welcome
almost
10,000
people
into
our
programming
through
zoom
and
youtube,
but
we're
not
charging
for
any
of
this
content.
It's
really
important
to
us
that
this
content
is
widely
accessible
by
everybody,
so
we
have
removed
all
cost
no
barriers.
So,
even
though
we've
been
able
to
grow
our
online
presence,
we
still
have
a
ton
of
ground
to
make
up.
H
We've
lost
40
percent
of
our
revenue,
which
previously
came
from
foot
traffic
and
drop
ins.
So
momentum
for
us
looks
completely
different
now
again
we're
keeping
all
of
our
digital
classes
free,
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
Bostonians
who
need
access
to
health
and
wellness
programming
can
get
it.
And
what
we're
looking
to
from
the
city
is
point
like.
We
need
Mission
Hill
to
survive
period.
H
The
city
needs
to
be
really
targeted
in
its
support
and
it
needs
to
invest
heavily
in
small
businesses,
black
and
brown
owned
and
operating
businesses,
LGBTQ
owned
businesses
and
businesses
that
are
operated
by
folks
from
historically
marginalized
groups.
They
were
being
hit
by
Cola
the
hardest
first-come.
First-Serve
is
just
not
gonna
work
here
and,
from
my
perspective,
there's
so
many
ways
that
the
city
can
be
collaborative
and
creative
and
working
with
small
businesses
and
in
helping
to
get
residents
what
they
need,
while
also
supporting
small
businesses.
H
So,
for
example,
we
started
conversations
with
Boston
Public
Schools
around.
How
can
we
bring
our
family
and
youth
content
to
them
since
kids
are
out
of
school
summer
is
coming
and
they
need
health
and
wellness
opportunities
more
now
than
ever.
We
know
that
there's
a
gap
between
what
they
would
have
gotten
at
school
and
what
they're
getting
at
home,
and
especially
for
black
and
brown
children.
T
T
Like
that,
just
perfect,
perfect
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody's
input.
I
late
to
the
meeting,
but
I
I
know
that
I
got
your
email
that
what
I've
got
to
share
with
you,
but
I
want
to
echo
that
you
know
it's
very
important
to
make
sure
that
the
policies
are.
You
know
the
way
it's
implementing
should
be
centered
on
people
of
color
neighborhoods.
T
T
A
Mean
you
have
waited
so
long
as
I
mentioned
by
email,
I
think
we'll
have
a
hearing
on.
You
know
more
directly
focus
on
the
topic
that
you're
interested
in
the
idea
that
you
would
suggested.
But
you
know,
while
you
have
the
floor,
please
you
know
feel
free
to
just
talk
about
whatever
you
want
to
talk
about,
whether
it's,
whether
or
not
it's
directly
on
this.
So
if
you'll
be
to
go
into
a
little
bit
of
detail
on
your
plans
right.
T
A
T
A
A
B
B
Thank
you
so
much,
but
on
a
personal
level
with
Chef
Duarte
when
I
was
sworn
in
and
that's
where
we
went
that
that
day,
and
so
you
know,
chef
Duarte
is
a
somebody
who
has
operated
in
the
North
End
for
a
long
time
was
really
pioneering
on
some
very
progressive,
great
different
practices,
including
his
green
practices,
and
really
working
well
with
his
staff.
And
so
my
question
for
you.
B
I
Okay,
yeah.
Thank
you
again
so
in
regards
to
the
staff.
I
think.
The
best
opportunity
for
me
is
to
bring
him
back
to
business
is
to
give
continue
supporting
them
by
giving
them
their
job
back
in
the
meantime,
I'm
personally
helping
some
of
them
I,
don't
think
this
is
going
to
be
for
too
long
I'm,
hoping
that
perhaps
we
can
start
getting
back
in
a
routine,
not
as
we
were
before.
I
I,
don't
know,
I
mean
I'm
right
now,
I'm
trying
to
make
it
feasible
for
everybody
know
in
regards
to
the
the
green
part,
yes,
I
mean
I
have
been
trying
to
to
help
the
environment
for
the
last
20
years.
Specifically,
15
years
ago,
we
returned
a
restaurant
into
a
sustainable
restaurant.
We
adopted
about
45
or
mental
changes
in
our
business
practice.
I
I
think
we
got
their
green
business
a
word
from
the
city
in
2008,
so
it's
being
a
long
time
and
and
what
what
is
this
telling
us
in
regard
to
the
environment,
I
think
what's
happening
right
now
is
that
technology
and
artificial
intelligence,
many
people
were
afraid
of
it,
but
it
could
possible
bring
a
lot
of
solutions
for
us.
You
see
a
lot
of
the
models
of
ghost
kitchens
and
uber
and
all
the
delivery
systems
that
people
thought.
Oh,
we
don't
go
out
for
dinner
anymore.
I
I
We
create
a
takeout
package
that
is
fun
for
people
to
build
at
home
and
has
an
experience
that
has
a
story
behind
that
it
continues
to
support
our
business.
The
model
will
be
very
different
because
I
can
do
this
out
of
a
warehouse
not
having
to
pay
prime
will
statement,
also
fabrication
lab
and
and
how
people
are
going
to
be
able
to
to
produce
their
own
things
at
home
without
having
to
go
from
point
A
to
point
B.
I
Now
a
lot
of
the
people
are
losing
that
going
to
work
part
and
their
houses
are
becoming
too
social
entities.
You
know
this
family
time
and
work
time
or
compressed
and
then
that
other
social
part
will
become
the
delivery
so
psychologically
we're
changing
as
well
so
I'm
still.
This
is
too
fast
and
I
believe
that
changes
that
we're
seeing
are
there
already,
and
we
need
to
think
proactively
in
how
we
can
adapt.
D
Thank
you,
I
I
didn't
get
it
get
to
ask
a
question
to
Heather
earlier
so
I
just
heard
you
speak
Nasir.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
joining
us.
I
wasn't
aware
about
your
boutique,
but
you
know
when
the
doors
open
up,
I'll
be
in
Mission
Hill
handling
my
business,
but
I
do
I,
do
have
a
question
and
and
and
just
want
to
uplift
the
issue
around
physical
wellness
and
also
social,
emotional,
mental
well-being,
I
think
those
two
things
kind
of
go
hand
in
hand.
D
You
know
my
mom
was
recently
laid
off
three
or
three
three
weeks
ago
and
she's
been
extremely
depressed
and
we've
been
using
yoga
and
Zumba
at
all
as
a
way
to
uplift
your
spirits.
My
ten-year-old
is
a
very
active
so
trying
to
figure
out
how
I
channel
that
energy
doing
tic
TOCs
I'm
just
to
keep
her
active.
But
you
know
when
I
think
about
physical
fitness
and
well
and
wellness
that
usually
you
know
there
was
once
upon
a
time.
D
As
you
start
thinking
about
what
the
recovery
phase
is,
what
would
you
say
are
some
of
the
recommendations
or
things
that
we
could
do
right
now
to
help
people
stabilize
and
then
keep
their
wellness
in
check.
But
how
do
we
do
it
in
a
way?
That's
thinking
about
a
long
term
plan
for
folks
who
may
not
want
to
step
outside
their
door,
don't
feel
comfortable
doing
so
what
world?
What
what
our
creative
ideas
you
have
for
a
virtual
type
of
environment
for
wellness.
Just
curious
Center,
just
wondering
if
you
have
any
thoughts
on
that.
Yes,.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
mean
what
weaves
what
we've
seen
is
since
we
closed
our
doors
and
we
started
our
YouTube
channel
right.
It
didn't
exist
before
and
we
have
now
had
over.
10,000
people
come
through
this
programming,
so
we
know
that
there's
a
need
for
it
and
for
us,
we've
used
this
platform
as
a
be
able
to
test
out
different
classes,
so
take
families,
for
we
saw
folks
showing
up
with
their
children
of
various
ages
to
classes.
H
We're
seeing
the
same
thing
with
our
elder
population
as
well,
we're
having
folks
come
in
and
they
may
not
always
be
turning
on
their
videos
but
they're
there
and
they're,
sending
us
feedback
and
we're
working
on
something
that
we're
internally
calling
trophic
silver
to
speak
to
those
needs,
as
well
as
developing
seated
classes
for
our
folks
who
are
in
wheelchairs,
etc.
Because
for
us,
our
point
of
view
is
that
wellness
and
being
well
is
the
pathway
out
of
this.
H
It's
the
pathway
out
out
of
isolation
and
it's
more
important
than
ever,
because
we
have
folks
sending
us
emails
and
DMS
and
comments
every
single
day
telling
us
that
this
is
saving
them.
So
we
know
it's
important.
We
know
that
having
a
routine
is
important
that
establishes
you
know
some
sense
of
normalcy
during
this
time,
and
we
have
to
continue
to
think
about
folks
as
physical
and
mental
well-being
as
a
pathway
out
of
this
in
terms
of
recovery.
A
U
Initially,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
apologize.
I've
been
on
zooms
all
week
like
the
rest
of
us,
so
I'm
not
sure
what
I
missed
or
what
has
been
said
already.
But
one
of
the
things
that
I
wanted
to
address
is
the
email
was
you
know?
How
can
we
be
more
equitable
after
cover
19
and
I?
Think
we
have
to
be
honest.
We
weren't
equitable
before
Koba
19,
and
we
weren't
doing
what
we
needed
to
do
as
a
city
before
Koba
19.
U
As
far
as
City
Council
is
concerned,
you
guys
have
been
and
I
want
to
say,
like
individual
councillors
have
been
actively
engaging
their
constituency,
but
as
the
city
and
as
the
whole
like
there's
a
lot
of
information,
that's
slipping
through
the
cracks
we
I
personally,
as
a
real
estate
agent,
have
been
directly
affected
by
Coppa
19
and
no
one
wants
to
sell
their
house
in
this
market.
Nobody
wants
to
buy
a
house
in
this
market.
U
People
are
terrified
to
even
leave
their
house,
let
alone
go
look
at
someone
else's
home
as
a
possible
purchase
and
so
I
applied
for
the
relief
and
I
want
to
say,
like
within
12
hours,
I
got
a
denial
letter.
What,
on
what
basis,
are
and
barbershops
nail
salon
shops
like
everyone's
being
denied
from
my
limited
network
that
I'm
involved
with
I,
don't
know
anybody
that
got
city
funding,
City
monies,
and
there
was
something
that
I
posted
and
a
lot
of
you
were
tagged
in.
U
That
was
an
echo
of
diane
wilkinson,
where
we
already
were
told
how
we
were
0.1%
of
the
funds
that
millions
of
dollars
that
billions
of
dollars
that
came
into
the
construction
boom
as
far
as
women-owned
businesses,
minority-owned
businesses,
Vantage
businesses
and
we
weren't
equitable.
Then
what
are
we
actually
going
to
do
or
what
are
what's
in
place
for
future
to
make
sure
that
we
are
making
sure
that
those
that
deserve
have
an
equitable
space
to
receive?
And
so
it's
it's
annoying
for
me,
because
the
question
is:
how
do
we
like?
U
U
So
I
say
all
of
that
to
say
it
would
be
helpful,
like
all
of
these
grant
programs
and
all
of
these
Mormon
programs
a
lot
of
people
who
don't
qualify
for
them.
A
lot
of
small
businesses.
I
cannot
apply
because
there's
like
a
minimum
of
two
years
that
you
have
to
have
been
actually
registered
business
with
the
city.
You
have
to
fill
out
all
these
forms,
and
it's
when
you
think
about
our
communities.
We're
being
honest.
It's
a
real
conversation
right
when
you
think
about
our
communities
when
you
think
about
our
business
owners.
U
Half
of
them
don't
even
have
a
federal
tax
ID
number,
even
though
they
are
in
business
and
are
generating
income
and
their
households
have
been
limited
by
not
being
able
to
make
money
because
of
Kovach,
but
that's
another
part
of
equitable,
like
what
what
is
set
up
for
people
to
help
people
understand
all
aspects
of
equity
across
the
board.
I,
just
wrapped
up
an
interview
with
angel
rich
on
financial
literacy
and
our
schools
aren't
teaching
financial
literacy.
U
So
we
have
adults
that
aren't
financially
literate
and
we
have
a
city
that
is
financially
ignorant
and
there's
little
to
nothing
being
done
to
help
or
assist
them.
And
so
we
can
talk
about
the
school
system
and
the
curriculum
not
having
any
act
having
any
proper
education.
But
it
just
I
feel
like
it's
a
really
deep
rabbit
hole
for
us
to
be
on
the
surface
and
say:
hey
Kolb
it
hit,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
do
things
equitably.
U
U
We
really
need
to
take
a
timeout
and
say
why
are
we
giving
public
dollars
to
organizations
that
are
not
doing
that
actual
work,
while
all
of
these
people
that
have
boots
on
the
grounds
that
may
not
have
501
3
C's
but
are
still
doing
more
work
than
those
that
are
getting
the
millions
of
dollars?
And
so
this
isn't
a
new
conversation.
This
isn't
a
wild
Cove
in
nineteen.
This
has
been
going
on
for
a
while
is
something
that
we've
ignored
and
we've
allowed
to
take
place.
U
A
R
Thank
You
Council,
who
I
just
wanted
to
thank
teyla
for
joining
us
and
for
adding
her
her
remarks.
I
think
I
heard
the
baby
in
the
background
her
children
and
background.
So
it
was
like
good
for
you,
but
thank
thank
her
for
raising
up
a
couple
points,
one
on
the
funding
piece.
You
know
this
idea
that
we've
had
I
think
numerous
hearings,
I
think
every
counselor
said
different
hearings
on
funding
organizations
that
are
having
an
impact
and
what
it
means
to
fund
those
who
are
having
immediate
impact.
R
Some
of
them
may
have
a
501
C
3,
some
of
them
don't,
but
us
really
thinking
outside
the
box
on
organizations
that
don't
traditionally
get
funding
that
could
be
having
a
greater
impact
in
some
of
our
new
neighborhoods
because
of
the
trusting
relationships.
They've
built
I.
Think
that's
something
that
we
always
have
to
be
evaluating,
but
also
just
wanted
to.
Thank
you
guys
again
for
hosting
this
hearing.
I
have
to
jump
off,
but
I
appreciate
the
folks
who
also
waited
for
some
time
to
also
participate
in
public
testimony.
O
Thank
You
Jo
and
thank
you
again
to
those
that
gave
public
testimony
I
think
it
was
really
powerful
and
it's
important
to
hear
sort
of
the
impacts.
Not
just
of
this
of
this
current
situation,
but
sort
of
the
long-standing
impacts
that
that
the
system
has
created
for
your
businesses
and
you
know,
have
really
sort
of
stunted
your
ability
to
grow
as
a
business
and
Andorra's
organ.
So
Heather
I
look
forward
to
your
workouts
and
teyla.
I
really
appreciated
your
commentary
as
well.
O
Andrea
referenced
it
and
I
think
it's
really
powerful
to
just
sort
of
hear
the
the
frankness
of
your
experiences
and
the
impacts
again,
not
just
and
my
questions
earlier
in
this
segment.
My
you
know
this.
This
conversation
around
our
response
to
the
pandemic
and
what
we're
going
to
do
following,
but
really
the
long-standing
challenges
that
our
businesses
in
organizations
that
exist
throughout
our
city
to
serve
our
residents,
that
long-standing
impact
and
especially
minority-owned
businesses,
the
impact
that
the
system
has
had
on
your
and
in
stunting
your
ability
to
grow
and
thrive
and
be
strong
businesses.
O
A
You
George
okay,
so
before
the
last
thing,
which
will
be
just
closing
statements
from
the
co-sponsors
I
wanted
to
ask
one
question,
and
so
we
could
keep
the
answers
really,
maybe
just
30
seconds
from
each
of
the
panelist
and
all
if
Heather
and
Taylor
wanted
to
jump
in
to
please
do
so.
If
you
just
have
one
thing
that
you
want
the
city
to
be
focusing
on
urgently
immediately
30
seconds,
what
is
it.
U
C
Just
wanted
to
say
something
taking
off
of
this.
Some
of
the
final
comments
are
made
about
the
sector.
That's
often
forgetting,
and
that's
the
nonprofit's
CBO
sector
and
I,
don't
think
I'm
not
talking
about
those
are
making
millions
upon
millions
of
dollars,
I'm
talking
about
those
that
provide
active
activists,
organizers
and
service
providers,
and
they
may
have
be
lucky
to
have
one
or
two
staff
and
they
do
their
fundraising
by
having
a
dinner
in
Chinatown
or
having
a
festival,
and
there
may
be
being
hurt
very
badly
and
I.
C
Don't
have
to
tell
the
city
councillors
this,
because
many
of
them
I
know
come
from
backgrounds
where
they
worked
and
got
their
God
established
in
these
kinds.
Organizations
but
I
hope
that
we
don't
forget
about
them
in
terms
of
trying
to
provide
something,
they
provide
jobs,
they
provide
important
roles
to
play
and
and
and
they
are
disproportionately
represented
in
the
people
that
they
serve
and
the
people
that
they
employ
so
I
just
want
to
make
that
make
sure
we
not
forget
them.
Thank.
H
I
just
want
to
say
again
that
first
come
first
serve
is
just
not
gonna
work,
and
you
know
my
quick
piece
is
just.
We
need
the
administration
to
think
about
us
and
we
need
collaboration
and
we
need
it
to
be
targeted
and
intentional,
and
it's
not
what
we've
seen
so
far,
and
you
know
that's
the
only
way
that
small
businesses
and
communities
are
gonna
come
back
to
not
just
survive
colvett,
but
actually
attempt
to
thrive.
J
I
Yes,
okay
I
was
about
to
leave,
but
you
know
so
one
of
the
things
that
I
really
think
that
will
really
help.
All
this
is
is
just
bad
impulse
and
economic
development
tourism
how
to
bring
back
that
tourism,
how
to
bring
back
that
confidence
on
the
consumer,
because
without
that
we
cannot
restart
this.
So
what
is
the
city?
How
is
the
city
planning?
What
is
the
city
planning
on
trying
to
to
create
or
to
do
to
bring
back
all
this
sector?
I
A
B
One
second,
just
I
just
want
to
thank
again
every
panelists
that
stayed
everybody
who
stayed
to
make
comment,
I.
Think
a
couple
of
things
that
we
know
and
should
take
away
from
this
is
that
the
city
and
frankly,
the
country
and
the
state
and
there's
a
long
history
of
this-
has
left
communities
of
color
out
of
their
planning
out
of
there
they're,
not
the
intended
ones
for
resources.
Many
times
first-come,
first-serve,
won't
work
for
communities
of
color
because
we're
never
the
first
served.
So
those
are
real
issues
that
need
to
be
addressed.
B
B
Their
presence
today,
I
think
councillor
Janie,
president
Janie's,
that
she
had
questions
for
them.
I
certainly
had
questions
for
them.
I
think
our
panelists
had
questions
for
them
there.
Their
absence
was
felt
in
a
real
way
and
I
think
moving
forward.
We
need
to
see
more
collaboration
with
our
community
members
and
more
focus
on
our
communities
of
color
when
their
issues
are
raised.
B
A
D
Good
I'm
unmuted,
so
I
also
wanted
to
thank
councilor
Wu
and
Ricardo
Ricardo
you
for
partnering
alongside
me
on
this
journey
in
terms
of
I.
Think
about
this
conversation
around
the
road
to
recovery
and
equity
seems
to
be
something
that
is,
is
a
hope
and
I
can't
believe
that
we're
having
this
conversation
in
2020
about
what
it
should
look
like,
we
should
be
really
embarrassed
in
fact
the
fact
that
leave
and
have
to
have
this
conversation
in
this
hearing
I'm
to
uplift.
D
Those
voices
really
sets
the
tone
in
terms
of
what
we
know
about
the
city
of
Boston.
Having
grown
up
here,
I
understand
how
deeply
rooted
we
are
in
segregation
and
issues
of
show
tension
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I.
Think
that
that's
probably
one
of
the
reasons
why
so
many
people
do
not
believe
in
city
government
do
not
believe
in
institutions,
because
we
have
been
always
on
the
other
end
of
the
situation
and
we're
always
getting
the
like.
They
say
the
short
end.
A
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
participating
or
being
with
us
until
until
the
end
here
for
all
my
colleagues
and
community
members
and
panelists,
and
so
this
will
conclude,
docket
number
zero,
five,
eight
for
a
hearing
to
plan
for
an
equitable
recovery
from
Cobie
19.
Thank
you.
Everyone
whose
hearing
is
adjourned.