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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on April 22, 2020
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Docket #0232 - Order regarding a text amendment for the Boston Zoning Code Relative to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
A
A
B
Was
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
look
at
the
language
of
this
amendment
and
see
based
off
of
what's
there
and
stated?
Does
it
get
us
toward
the
goal
of
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing?
We
have
folks
here
who
have
looked
at
the
language
we
have
folks
in
the
administration
we
have
Tim
Davis
from
the
administration
for
DoD
Brian
Glasscock
is
here
from
the
BPD.
A
señal
is
here
from
the
BPA
and
Kristy
Doyle
is
here
from
BHA.
B
B
If,
if
it's
a
well
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
turn
it
then
over
to
the
folks
who
have
looked
at
it
and
been
working
on
this
and
our
part
of
the
eve,
the
vertically
furthering
fair
housing
task
group
and
on
their
thoughts
on
the
amendment,
not
just
the
necessity
but
on
the
language
and
then
if
the
administration
would
has
any
thoughts
on
the
language,
I
and
I'll
say
this
quite
clearly.
The
administer
the
people
representing
the
administration
today
are
not
going
to
be
pro
or
or
against
this.
B
So
much
as
they're
here
to
hear
I
guess
about
the
language
director
golden
previously
testified
about
this,
and
he
at
they
excuse
me
about
equity
in
2018.
In
February
of
this
year
he
attended
the
working
session,
at
which
point
he
stated.
The
the
BP
day
does
not
need
this
equity
lens,
and
it's
in
the
zoning
code.
B
They
have
a
culture
I
couldíve
and
it
is
not
written
down.
It
is
not
enforced,
it's
not
a
standard
and
it's
not
part
of
their
planning,
except
in
as
much
as
it's
part
of
imagine,
Boston
2030s,
general
statement.
That's
their
guiding
for
affirmatively,
furthering
fair
housing.
At
the
BPD,
a
which
I
find
to
be
mostly
insufficient,
so
I
don't
know
if
the
administration
had
any
thoughts
about
the
language.
If
not
we're
going
to
go
to
the
the
advocates.
D
Thank
you.
This
is
sonal
Gandhi
at
the
BPD,
a
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity.
Councillor
Edwards
and
the
other
councillors
on
the
call,
along
with
the
advocates
for
I'm,
excited
to
be
here,
I'm
hearing
your
thoughts
about
the
language.
I
know
you've
received
a
letter
from
director
golden
outlining
some
of
our
work
and
some
of
the
parents
we
had
on
the
language,
so
we'd
love
to
hear
your
thoughts
and
concerns,
and
also
you
know,
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
we
happen
very
seriously
working
on
this.
E
B
Cast
amel
mentioned
Brian
golden
the
director
of
the
BPD
a
submitted
a
letter
after
the
last
working
session,
wherein
he
went
through
many
ways
in
which
he
builds
the
city
generally
is
dealing
with
us
affirmative
ly
further
for
housing.
He
then,
in
the
last
part
of
his
letter
to
bullet
points
addressed
the
language
in
the
amendment
one
was
and
I.
This
letter
has
been
sent
out
to
my
colleagues.
One
was
to
clarify
certain
terms
such
as
displacement
and
economic
dislocation.
The
BP
is
the
process
of
developing
form
of
guidelines
to
address
direct
displacement.
B
B
He
also
said
to
they
would
need
to
clarify
the
processes,
methodologies
and
staffing
structures
in
order
to
enforce
this
proposed
language
or
any
I
guess
order
in
the
zoning
code
that
affirmatively
further
fair
housing,
it
would
require
the
development
of
new
processes,
as
he
stated
methodologies
and
analytical
tools
to
conduct
complex,
modeling
and
analysis.
It
is
important
to
have
clear
conception
of
those
tools.
B
It
would
require
significant
additional
city
and
BPD
a
staff
and
resources,
along
with
interagency
procedures,
to
ensure
success.
So
what
I
understood
from
there
is
there
was
questions
about
clarity
and
what
it
would
need
to
bring
this
to
fruition.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
people
understood
that
he
had
that
had
stated
that
on
the
record,
do
any
of
my
colleagues
have
anything
burning
to
say
right
now.
Otherwise
we
wanted
to
get
to
the
language
and
the
goals
of
the
amendment.
I
see
nobody,
okay.
F
I
think
we
all
are
aware
of
the
history
of
racial
inequality
and
white
supremacy
in
Boston
and
there's
dramatic
current
racial
disparities
in
educational
attainment,
income,
wealth
and
health
that
are
tied
to
housing
in
neighborhoods
and
I.
Think
that
that
backdrop
makes
this
effort
to
include
an
affirmative
furthering
fair
housing
provision
in
the
city's
laws,
particularly
important
I,
think
we
saw
great
progress
from
the
Obama
administration
at
the
federal
level
in
the
affirmative,
furthering
fair
housing
rule
which
is
currently
being
rolled
back
by
the
Trump
administration.
I.
F
Think
that
creates
a
really
important
opportunity
for
Boston
to
lead
and
set
an
example
for
other
cities
and
states
of
what
can
be
done
at
the
local
and
state
level
to
advance
fair
housing.
I
think
in
leading
it's
really
important
to
be
clear
on
the
specifics,
so
that
this
policy
has
the
hope
for
effects
and
doesn't
just
become
kind
of
nice
words
that
don't
get
implemented
in
the
way.
F
Think
what
we're
looking
for
I
think
one
potential
measure
of
that
could
be
new
developments
that
advance
the
city's
efforts
to
address
racial
disparities
in
housing,
cost
burdens
in
housing,
overcrowding
and
a
requirement
that
the
BPD
a
can
take
to
its
community
meetings
across
the
city.
In
every
neighborhood
saying
we
have
an
obligation
to
create
more
affordable
units
in
every
development,
in
every
neighborhood,
with
a
mix
of
unit
sizes
and
especially
in
middle
and
higher
income
communities,
because
of
the
responsibility
to
firmly
further
fair
housing.
F
So
I'll
just
start
there
and
be
brief
by
saying
I
think
this
is
really
important
and
I
support
it
fully
and
I
think
it's
important
to
include
in
it
as
much
as
possible
clear
measures
of
what
are
the
racial
disparities
that
we
hope.
New
developments
will
help
address,
like
housing,
cost
burden,
housing
overcrowding
and
others.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Am
but
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Margaret
Turner,
who
will
speak
on
behalf
of
G
BLS,
but
I
just
want
to
say
on
behalf
of
all
our
low-income
clients
who
are
so
in
need
of
housing
and
housing
that
comes
with
opportunities
to
be
able
to
live
where
they
want
to.
We
are
in
support
of
this
Margaret.
Do
you
want
to
take
it
over.
H
I
B
J
Yes,
okay,
I'm,
really
we're
really
supportive
of
this
amendment
will
believe.
It's
really
important
and
in
the
I
appreciate
in
the
last
discussion,
the
councillors
bringing
out
the
importance
of
you
know
having
explicit
goals
and
measurements
around.
You
know
around
how
the
BPD
a
it's
gonna
do
this,
and
that
was
just
so
critical
and
just
really
support.
You
know
we
really
support
your
Amendment.
I
I
That's
known
amongst
the
Advocate
community
and
then
also
known
amongst
developers.
This
is
usually
80%
of
ami,
if
you're
planning
for
88%
of
AMI
and
you're
working
in
a
community
that
whose
ami
is
50%
for
example,
then
you
then
you
plan
for
a
certain
number
of
displaced
individuals.
We
do
not
think
that
that's
asking
for
financial
commitment
that
is
beyond
beyond
the
scope
of
your
responsibilities,
and
so
if
it
requires
retooling,
the
BPD
a
are
creating
another
armed
with
a
BPA
or
whatever
it
requires.
It
is
something
that
is
maybe
80
years
overdue,
and
so.
I
G
K
Hi,
sorry
about
that,
so
I'm,
sorry,
I'm,
not
sure
where
I
was
but
I
was.
The
biggest
thing
I
was
emphasizing
is
that
there
is
a
federal
legal
requirement
that
the
city
of
permit
ibly,
further
fair
housing
dating
back
to
the
Fair
Housing
Act
in
1968,
and
there
are
other
provisions
of
law
that
require
the
city
to
certify
annually,
that
it
is
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing.
So
it
there
is
nothing
currently
in
the
zoning
code
that
ensures
that
the
that
the
city
is
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing.
K
I
think
as
BPD
a
notes
in
its
letter,
but
a
concern
that
all
of
us
advocates
have
is
that
there
really
is
a
need,
after
the
passage
of
this
proposed
amendment
for
BPD
a
to
have
a
really
a
comprehensive,
fair
housing.
Audit
by
an
independent,
fair
housing,
auditor
of
all
would
be
pda's
processes
from
you
know,
from
planning
meetings,
decision-making,
etc.
K
K
K
Minore
other
issues,
if
not
a
hundred
times
more
important,
and
it's
our
feeling
that
there
is
a
need
for
an
independent
outside
Fair
Housing
auditor,
to
examine
how
the
BPD
a
goes
about
what
it
does
and
to
ensure
that
the
language
of
the
zoning
amendment
is
implemented
in
the
day-to-day
operations
of
the
PDA.
But
if
the
zoning
proposed
order
should
be
passed
by
the
City
Council,
it's
long
overdue.
I
have
a
small
edit
that
I
sent
to
councillor
Edwards
this
morning
and
we
may
have
some
additional
small
edits.
B
Just
a
books
know
that
it
had
to
do
with
incorporating
additional
language
and
the
East
Boston
section
so
I
know
I
know
everyone
created.
A
copy
of
the
amendment
is
in.
Is
it
studiously
following
along
I,
say
that
smiling,
but
for
those
who
are
not
and
in
May
I
want
to
understand
how
this
amendment
is
at
least
outline
and
body
you'll
see
it's
actually
not
it's.
It's
specifically
focusing
on
article
80.
D
B
Minimum
20,000
and
it
goes
up
for
article
80,
and
so
so
the
goal
was
to
have
they're
already
having
the
BPA
these
intense
and
good
and
necessary
conversations,
and
so
we
wanted
to
be
part
of
that
conversation,
the
impact
on
certain
protected
classes
of
individuals.
That
is
what
the
amendment
is
doing.
Looking
at
the
impact
to
assure
there
isn't
discrimination,
but
also
following
the
federal
mandate
to
remove
obstacles
to
discrimination
and
to
go
further
than
that.
B
Excuse
me
first,
then,
we
go
into
mitigation,
which
is
when
they
enter
into
a
cooperation
agreement
with
a
developer
and
making
sure
that
that
also
falls
within
an
equity
lens
and
when
they're
doing
these
negotiations
of
getting
certain
monies
or
getting
certain
services.
If
they're
checkpointing
that
to
make
sure
that
is
also
it
through
an
equitable
lens.
Then
there's
certain
project
reports
that
developers
have
to
do
anyway
or
at
least
analysis
that
they
have
to
demonstrate
that
they've
done
on
tidelands
on
traffic
and
all
of
these
different
areas.
B
So
this
is
not
necessarily
the
BPD
a
burden
so
much
as
it's
the
BPD,
a
being
a
guardian
or
check
to
developers,
ideas
and
thoughts
around
their
owns
on
zoning,
and
we
want
them
to
be
an
equitable
Guardian
for
the
city
of
Austin,
as
they
do
for
tidelands
as
they
do
for
so
many
other
things.
So
the
developers
are
gonna,
be
the
ones
who
are
going
back
and
forth
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
their
language
is
actually
making
sense
and
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
and
the
BPD
a
saying.
Yes,
it
does.
B
Finally,
we
also
approve
the
require
certification
of
fair
housing
from
city
agencies.
So
we
think
this
is
a
multi-agency
review
and
designated
by
the
mayor
of
Boston
again
toward
the
approval
process,
because,
as
their
approval
goes
through
no
no
sooner
than
60
days
after
they
received
the
thing
they
have
to
go
through,
possibly
have
a
public
hearing.
We
want
to
have
a
certification
for
that
certification
of
fair
housing
from
city
agencies
that
have
also
looked
at
an
analyte
assessed.
So
we
put
this
into
sections
of
article
80
process.
B
That's
pretty
much
it
and,
if
I
believe,
if
we
can
get
this
language
and
we
can
agree
on
a
standard
that
can
be
monitored
that
can
be
enforced,
we
will
set
a
standard
not
just
for
other
neighborhoods
but
possibly
for
the
nation
and
how
to
literally
zone
equity
and
I.
Think
that's
a
beautiful
thing,
I
think
it's
a
it's
an
incredibly
brave
and
bold
thing
to
do,
and
it
shouldn't
be
something
that
we
shy
away
from
so
again.
That
was
the
summary
of
the
sections
of
the
amendment.
L
L
It
is
not
designed
for
families
and
I
really
support
this
amendment
to
see
if
we
can
develop
a
more
inclusive
approach
to
planning
of
housing,
housing
that
is
suitable
for
families
and
rising.
That
will
accommodate
a
range
of
incomes
right
out
here
in
Austin
Brighton.
Our
inclusion
redevelopment
policy
is
pegged
at
70
percent
of
the
area
median
income
and
that
is
excluded,
so
many
people
from
access
to
more
housing
housing
that
they
can
afford.
So
I
really
support
this
amendment
and
commander
work
on
this.
Thank
you.
Thank.
M
Were
these
provisions
part
of
the
process
where
we
were
including
having
a
racial
lens
as
we
discussed
development
and
if
we,
if
we
were
or
if
we
weren't
did
we
at
one
point
say
you
know
we're
not
really
capturing
the
true
composition
of
Boston,
and
maybe
we
have
to
make.
Maybe
we
have
to
make
changes?
Did
we
ever
stop
that
process
process
and
say
you
know?
M
B
B
Sorry,
the
Seaport
councillor
plan,
but
we
did
ask
about
the
area
in
your
district
and
he
did
say
that
at
the
time
of
the
planning
which
was
start
and
go
start
and
stop
start
and
stop
that
that
analysis
did
not
happen
formally,
but
I
will
turn
it
over
to
councilor
or
excuse
me
to
Brian
Orser,
mal
or
Tim,
who
can
maybe
add
some
more
flesh
to
those
bones.
Maybe
I'm
correct
me.
M
Thank
you
and
the
reason
I
call
it
the
South
Boston
waterfront
when
I
was
in
high
school
I
worked
down.
There
was
a
popover
boy
at
Anthony's
pf4
for
four
years,
so
I
have
a
great
relationship
and
glad
for
that
neighborhood,
but
I.
Also,
as
a
city
council
of
love
wished
to
seem,
you
know
more
Asian
faces
in
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
more
african-american
or
Latino
faces.
M
You
know
we
can
use
it,
I
guess
as
an
example
of
what
to
do
or
what
not
to
do
as
you
develop
and
huge
pieces
of
undeveloped
land,
I
guess
like
like
Lydia,
has
over
and
over
in
East
Boston,
making
sure
that
you
include
that
racial
component
is
it's
critical,
it's
critical
to
enable
to
have
to
be
diverse,
to
be
welcoming.
So
that's
those.
Those
are
my
comments
again.
Thank
you,
council,
helots,
Thank.
N
Thank
You
van
shade,
obviously
that's
the
reason.
One
is
the
same
concerns
at
that
preview
of
our
colleague
previous
speakers
Kokomo,
which
respect
to
the
Southwest
Waterfront.
There
was
a
period
of
time
that
the
community
was
involved
in
the
process
and
then
they
kind
of
got
elbowed
out,
and
this
really
likes
it.
This
was
all
the
previous
administration.
N
We're
not
the
neighborhood
feel
now
you
really
feel
like
you're
you're
in
New,
York,
probably
more
than
anything
so
I
I
concur
with
my
my
colleague
from
South
Austin,
with
respect
to
the
missed
opportunity
down
there
and
the
lack
of
a
real
sense
of
community
in
diversity
and
as
a
result
of
which,
let's
learn
from
that
and
hope
they
don't
do
the
same
in
your
district.
Madam
chair,
you
know
it's
the
East
Boston
waterfront,
that's
we're
not
gonna
start
calling
it
East
port.
O
N
P
N
N
Hopefully
the
same
doesn't
happen
on
your
community,
madam
chair
and
in
other
communities,
particularly
in
they
can
see
council
block.
She
gets
some
significant
development
happening
in
her
district
as
well.
These
are
things
that
we
all
need
to
be
very
mindful
of
as
we
move
forward
as
a
city,
so
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
heard
and
I
look
forward
to
listening
to
two
other
testimony
appreciate.
Obviously,
members
from
from
the
BPD
a
and
from
D
and
D
I
see
some
Allen
and
Tim
on
they
do
great
work.
N
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
want
to
say
today
I'm
strongly
in
favor
of
adding
a
fair
housing
zoning
amendment
to
Boston
zoning
code.
I
think
that
Sony
was
one
of
the
chief
tools
used
to
secretary
and
exclude
people
in
America
was
an
is,
and
it
isn't
going
to
become
inclusive
automatically
or
by
accident.
P
You
have
to
to
make
explicit
efforts
to
make
it
so,
and
so
I
really
think
being
proactive
on
that
front
is
something
we
need
to
do
on
the
city
side,
I
have
read
the
language
and
also
the
full
report
and
I
think
I
think
there
are
probably
three
three
sort
of
buckets
of
concerns:
I
have
just
about
how
we
draft
one
is
and
and
I
apologize.
If
we,
you
know,
if
times
were
different,
I
might
have
also
an
annotated,
a
redline
for
everybody,
but
I
don't
so.
P
P
So
excited
nation
over
time
means
aspiring
to
do
better
over
time,
especially
in
the
places
where
people
have
been
excluded.
So
I'm
definitely
anxious
to
make
sure
that
we
have
mechanisms
for
first
sort
of
thinking
at
that
citywide
level
and
thinking
about
redress
at
that
level
and
I
certainly
was
aware
in
the
time
that
I
worked
at
the
at
the
city
over
at
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
of
sort
of
like
reading
back
through
history
and
seeing
parcels
that
you
know
our
city
owned.
P
That
could
have
been
parcels
for
dense
housing
and
then
there's
only
was
changed
to
parkland
because
of
like
who
lived
around
there
and
people
not
wanting
it
and
so
I.
Just
think
I.
Just
think
there
really
are
cases
where
we
need
to
be.
If
we're
gonna
get
serious
about
Fair,
Housing
and
zoning
in
this
city,
we
need
to
get
serious
about
creating
some
of
those
opportunities
and
I
want
to
make
sure
I.
P
And
you
know
again,
coming
out
of
the
world
of
trying
to
find
places
to
put
project-based
vouchers
when
we
talk
about,
like
Pajar,
was
referencing
getting
lower
ami
income
families
into
our
neighborhoods
a
lot
of
times
for
us
to
do
that
at
scale.
We
actually
need
some
like
multifamily
developments
to
put
them
in
personally.
I
think
we
should
do
be
doing
a
lot
more.
P
A
hundred
percent
affordable
project-based
voucher
buildings
around
the
city
and
I
think
something
like
that
is
obviously
in
the
interest
of
fair
housing,
but
I
also
think
that
sometimes
people
think
that
keeping
the
people
who
live
in
a
neighborhood
keeping
them
means
keeping
like
the
same
shape.
Housing
stock
that
already
exists
and
I
think
we
can
get
everything,
be
confusion
there
and
so
I
just
think.
P
It's
really
important
for
us
to
make
sure
in
drafting
this
that
were
explicit
about
some
of
the
I
think
like
goals
that
are
implicit
in
this
and
and
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
most
want
to
us
to
bring
out
explicitly.
That
I
think
has
really
motivated
this
and
councillor
Edwards
work
for
years.
Now.
Is
this
issue
of
how
do
we
create?
How
do
we
explicitly
say
the
city
is
trying
to
create
housing
for
people
for
families
of
diverse
incomes
across
our
city
like,
and
that
just
needs
to?
P
We
need
to
be
super
clear
that
that's
part
of
what
we
mean
when
we
say
we
want
our
zoning
code
to
affirm
really
further
fair
house,
so
I
think
that's
really
important.
I
think-
and
the
third
thing
related
to
specifics
is
just
that,
unfortunately,
there's
not
like
a
great
world
of
jurisprudence
on
affirmatively,
furthering
fair
housing,
and
so
and
actually
you
know.
P
That
was
why
so
many
of
us
were
excited
about
the
Obama
administration's
moves
to
create
the
affh
rule,
because
it
kind
of
gave
like
administrative
teeth
and
function
to
that
to
that
objective,
which
is
law
and
has
been
the
law
of
the
land
for
50
years.
But
it's
one
thing
to
say:
something's
a
lot
of
land.
It's
another
thing
for
you
to
have
a
kind
of
robust
case
law
behind
it,
and,
unfortunately,
our
judicial
support
for
the
affirmative
lis
part
of
furthering
fair
housing
which
for
people
who
may
not
know
the
distinction.
P
Q
P
Like
I
went
to
go,
try
to
buy
or
rent
its
house,
and
you
discriminated
against
me
because
of
I'm,
a
part
of
a
protected
class,
my
race,
my
family
composition
or
whatever
right,
and
so
we
have
an
apparatus
for
proving
that
but
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing.
What
councilor,
Edwards
has
said
is
about
seeing
this
whole
historical
institutional
effort
to
exclude
people
from
certain
places
and
saying
what
are
we
gonna
do
to
affirmatively
unwind
that
clock.
P
Unfortunately,
what
kind
of
a
case
you
can
bring
on
that
basis
is
and
be
successful.
It's
much
more
variable,
and
so
because
I
say
all
that
to
say
that
I
think
that
we
can't
count
on
the
legal
system
through
you
know
subsequent
impact
litigation,
providing
a
set
of
like
specific
standards
on
this
front.
So
I
think
it
gets
all
the
more
important
for
us
to
be
specific
about
what
we're
pick.
P
What
we're
achieving,
because,
basically,
we
have
we're
trying
in
the
city
level
to
substitute
for
what
HUD
was
doing
at
the
national
level
and
there
were
a
lot
of
people
at
HUD
who
were
assigned
to
kind
of
think
through
think
through
whether
studies
clan's
passed,
muster
and,
unfortunately
they've
all
been
reassigned
to
other
functions
very
intentionally
and
malevolently
in
my
opinion,
and
so
I
just
think.
For
that
reason,
I
suggest
that
we
add
a
little
bit
more
specificity
about
how
we
expect
these
standards.
P
What
we
expect
the
center
should
be
and
how
we'd
expect
them
to
play
it
out
for
it
to
be
successful,
but
so
yeah
and
and
then
and
I'll
just
say.
Also
that
I
don't
think
this
substitutes,
so
I
think
we
should
be
doing
like
smart
goals
and
standards.
You
know
and
really
thinking
that
through
in
the
zoning
code,
amendment
I'll
also
say
I.
Also
like
the
idea.
That's
actually
in
the
city's
draft
report
of
putting
something
in
the
preamble
of
the
zoning
code.
P
I,
don't
think
that's
adequate
I,
don't
think
putting
something
in
the
sort
of
commitment
and
a
creative
bowl
is
adequate.
But
I
think
that
the
idea,
which
is
goal
7.1
for
folks
looking
at
the
report,
it's
on
page
10,
I,
think
of
the
draft
report,
there's
so
there's
a
there's.
Some
proposed
language
around
you
know
amending
the
preamble
of
the
Boston
zoning
code
to
includes
is
one
of
its
purposes
to
affirm
really
further
access
to
affordable
housing
by
all
inhabitants.
P
The
city
consistent
with
the
requirements
of
federal
state
and
local,
fair
housing
laws
in
any
manner
which
ameliorates
patterns
of
segregation
and
relatively
high
rates
of
poverty
based
on
census,
tracts,
I.
Think
just
something,
and
you
know
whether
it's
exactly
that
language
or
not
I,
just
think
like
I,
think
I
think.
Basically,
we
should
do
something
that
is
both
affirming
that
overall
goal
and
then
also
helping
to
lay
out
a
pretty
specific
out
forward.
And
so
those
are
my
comments.
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
chair.
Thank.
B
You
very
much
I
appreciate
that
and
just
to
emphasize
or
just
it
just
a
push
or
not
even
push
back
just
to
make
sure
I'm
clear.
You
wanted
specific
language
or
definitions
for
the
standards
that
we
would
be
holding
developers
by,
for
example,
the
impediments
defining
what
those
are
defining.
What
are
meaningful
actions
more
succinctly,
possibly
or
what?
What
areas
of
definition
yeah.
P
So
a
couple
of
things
so
yeah
on
me.
Well,
there's
a
couple
things
so
one
is,
and
one
is
that
I'd
be
interested
in
thinking
about
how
we
this
this
was
sort
of
my
first
point
that
even
goes
above
the
article
80
level
and
things
are
explosive.
How
we're
putting
this
in
as
a
planning
fees
and
then
yeah
at
the
article
80
front,
I
think
I
think
we.
We
really
need
to
think
through
like
what
would
what
do?
P
We
think
that
kind
of
adequately
addressing
this
bucket
would
look
like
because
part
of
my
concerns
frankly,
is
there
wasn't
a
reference
earlier
to
affirmative
leaf
or
like
a
firm
ative
like
fair
housing,
marketing
plans-
and
you
know,
fair
housing.
Marketing
plans
have
become
a
thing
that
you
file
as
part
of
the
industry,
but
I.
P
Don't
think
that
they've
really
achieved
any
stretch,
goals
around
affirmatively,
furthering
fair
housing
and
so
I,
I
guess,
and
it's
something
that
it's
something
that
I
want
to
have
more
conversation
on
really
thinking
about
like
what
would
cuz
I
guess
for
me.
My
point
would
be
madam
chair,
that,
like
you
know
somebody
reassessing
their
unit
mix
I'm,
changing
in
ways
that
allow
us
to
like
house
a
more
diverse
set
of
Boston
families
is
like
responses
in
the
way
that
we
would
want
it
to
be.
P
R
P
B
S
Out
councillor
Edwards
and
thank
you,
everyone
who
is
here
today
on
this
call
and
present
I,
unfortunately
have
to
jump.
I
have
an
11
o'clock
commitment,
but
I
will
try
to
re-engage
if
this
lasts
longer.
Thank
you
again
to
your
leadership
on
this
and
Kennedy
I,
appreciate
your
comments
and
questions
right
there,
because
I
think
that
was
I've
learned
a
lot
from
all
of
you.
Thank
you.
S
T
Hey
so
I
guess
first
I
would
start
by
just
applauding
the
maker
so
councillor
Edwards.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership.
Once
again,
another
solid
piece
of
legislation,
I'm
speaking
from
someone
who,
whose
district
is
disproportionately
impacted,
I'm
speaking
as
someone
who
has
just
picked
up
the
book,
the
color
of
law
and
the
evidence
is
quite
clear
in
terms
of
how
we
got
here
and
I'm
a
firm
believer
that
it
is
not
enough
to
stop
doing
a
behavior
that
is
hurting
someone
and
I'm,
not
even
clear
that
we
have
stopped
that.
T
So
I
won't
be
real
clear,
but
it
is
not
enough
to
stop
that
behavior.
You
must
also
repair
the
harm
and
unless
we
repair
the
harm,
we
are
never
going
to
have
to
justice,
and
so
I
am
in
full
support
of
this
amendment
to
the
zoning
code.
I'm
in
full
support
of
doing
our
development
and
planning
in
this
city
with
an
eye
toward
equity,
I
am
in
full
support
of
doing
it
in
such
a
way
that
ensures
that
all
truly
does
mean
all
in
and
we
are
not
leaving
those
who
are
most
vulnerable
behind.
T
As
someone
who
was
not
just
the
president
of
the
Boston
City
Council
but
represents
district
7
I
see
this
all
too
well
six
generations
of
my
family
in
Roxbury
and
have
seen
the
changes
of
who
is
being
displaced
and
pushed
out
of
the
community
and
again
it's
not
enough
to
say-
and
you
know
and
I'm
grateful
for
the
the
changes
that
I've
been
able
to
make,
along
with
all
the
housing
act
activists
and
my
colleagues
on
the
council
that
has
moved
the
needle
forward.
I
know
you
know.
T
In
my
district
we
got
some
good
affirmative
language
in
around
anti
displacement
and
equity
language,
around
ownership
and
the
plan
Dudley.
But
it
is
not
enough
and
the
language
isn't
strong
enough.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
there
there's
more
teeth
to
to
all
of
this
so
I'm
in
full
support
and
I
guess.
You
know
and
I
had
a
bunch
of
questions
that
I
wanted
to
ask,
but
really
what
I'm
interested
in
from
the
administration's
side
from
their
point
of
view.
T
What
are
you
know
the
stumbling
block
blocks
here,
because
from
my
standpoint
this
speaks
to
what
we
say:
we're
about
and
I.
You
know,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
can't
just
say
you
just
hope
that
we
have
someone
leading
a
department
who
gets
it
and
so
therefore
we're
good.
We
have
to
make
sure
in
it's
our
job
as
the
Boston
City
Council.
As
legislators,
I
want
to
be
real
clear,
but
what
I've
been
sent
to
do?
T
What
I
need
and
I
think
what
this
body
is
asking
for
is
that
we
codify
what
we
say
we
believe
in
so
if,
in
fact,
we
believe
in
equity
and
if,
in
fact,
we
believe
in
planning
where
we
are
not
displacing
the
PTIN
residents
of
this
city
and
pushing
them
out
of
the
city.
If
we
believe
in
racially
diverse
and
economically
diverse
neighborhoods,
then
I'm
not
clear
what
the
challenges
are.
T
I'm
not
saying
you
know
that
this
is
perfect,
and
so,
if
there
are
some
challenges,
I
want
to
just
make
sure
we're
getting
things
on
the
table
and
addressing
them
because
in
my
mind
there
is
an
urgency
to
moving
forward
and
again
I,
just
like
to
understand
from
the
administration
standpoint.
What
they
see
are
the
challenges
here,
because
in
my
mind
this
is
a
good
piece
of
legislation.
I
fully
supported
and
I
just
want
to
understand
from
the
administration
what
the
challenges
right.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
before.
B
D
Think
I
was
I
was
hoping
to
listen
to
all
of
the
testimony
before
getting
into
some
of
the
details,
but
I
can
talk
about
some
of
the
some
of
the
some
of
the
work
that
we've
done
to
date
and
councillor
Bach.
Thank
you
so
much
for
some
of
employment.
Well,
thank
you,
Justin
for
being
part
of
this
panel
as
well.
We've
actually
taken
a
long
look
at
the
paper
that
Justin
was
an
author
on
that
was
released
in
2020
about
mapping
gentrification
as
part
of
our
work
in
research.
D
You
know
we
are
very,
very
concerned
about
asking
the
right
questions
being
as
specific
as
possible
and
asking
the
right
questions
when
it
comes
to
you
know
and
then
and
where,
in
our
documents
and
processes,
we
are
asking
those
questions
so
concert
back
to
your
points
about
this
being
citywide.
You
know
large
project,
review
and
PDA
review
are
definitely
you
know
very
big
parts
for
a
city,
but
you
know
what
about
smaller
parts
of
our
city,
where
we
wouldn't
capture
them.
It
necessarily
through
the
article
a
review
process,
and
how
does
this
work
there?
D
How
do
we
make
sure
that
we're
leveraging
city-owned
resources
to
you
know
accomplish
some
of
these
goals
that
we
were
talking
about?
Working
with,
we've
been
working
and
having
good
conversations
with
our
colleagues
and
other
city
departments,
the
office
of
housing
stability
really
getting
into
some
of
the
things
that
have
already
come
up,
which
is
so
great
to
hear
a
lot
of
families
with
children?
Are
we
looking
at
the
right
to
income
levels
come
70%
ami?
Is
that
the
right
income
level?
And
what
about
those
folks
who
don't
speak?
English?
D
D
B
Actually
do
want
you
to
do
a
summary
after
if
that's
okay,
councillor
Jani,
if
that's
okay,
I,
wanted
to
allow
for
the
other
colleagues
to
ask
their
questions.
Some
have
to
go.
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
too,
and
then
in
one
group
señal,
you
were
doing
a
great
job,
you're
talking
citywide
and
answering
her
counselor.
But
if
that's
okay,
I'm
gonna
have
I
got
some
text
messages.
People
have
to
go:
okay,
okay,
so
thank
you.
So
much
for
your
response.
O
Woo,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Just
to
be
clear.
I
was
not
the
one
texting
it's
a
group,
but
I
will
take
it
and
I'm
glad
to
be
able
to
ask
the
question.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here,
I
most
wanted
to
express
my
support.
My
continued
support,
the
lead
sponsor
and
her
push
to
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
codify
what
has
been
stated
over
and
over
again
as
a
shared
value
across
the
council.
The
administration
is
certainly
the
community.
O
You
know
I
echo
many
of
the
points
that
were
made
by
colleagues
before
I
appreciate
councillor
Cox
focus
on
in
how
are
we
not
just
thinking
about
what
the
laws
will
say
and
the
actual
text
of
you
know
the
regulations
that
were
probably,
but
how
does
that
actually
be
implemented
to
the
point
where
we
are
seeing
more
vibrant
mixed
income
communities?
So
you
know
I
will
not
miss
the
opportunity,
also
just
to
emphasize
that
I
do
believe.
O
We
need
to
continue
to
push
for
true
planning
that
abolishing
the
current
structure
of
the
DPP
a
not
the
functions,
not
all
the
functions
within
it,
but
that
the
organizational
structure
we
are
still
using
now
decades
after
urban
renewal
is
holding
us
back,
because
we
are
not
doing
the
citywide
master
planning
that
feeds
into
zoning
on
a
regular
basis
that
keeps
residents
engaged
on
that
very,
very
front-end,
visioning
and
and
taking
action
to
define
what
their
community
should
be.
And
therefore
we
end
up
at
this
sort
of
end
point
where
the
conversation
is.
O
Who
should
have
the
you
know,
burden
or
responsibility
of
requiring
affirmative
ly,
requiring
for
housing
and
right
now?
The
reality
is
that,
even
though
we
say
developers
are
doing
most
of
the
you
know
planning
around
specific
Parsons
and
this
event
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
still
advocates
and
community
members
who
are
then
pushing
the
developers
who
then
you
know,
make
concessions
to
get
some
of
this
through.
So
the
burden
should
be
on
the
city,
on
the
public
sector,
to
take
charge
for
for
planning
and
to
have
accountability
and
key
in
that.
O
U
U
B
So
councillor
Baker:
if
this
pant
passes
the
council,
we
can
go
to
the
Zoning
Commission,
at
which
point
you
file
the
amendment,
the
BPD
a
can
respond
pro
or
against
it
and
they
file
a
report
and
they
do
what
they're
gonna
do.
Ideally,
we
we
pass
this
together
and
the
BPD
and
the
council
have
agreed
on
language.
So
there
is
no
back
and
forth
or
contention
at
the
Zoning
Commission
and
we
as
a
united
front,
are
going
to
the
Zoning
Commission.
B
U
Okay
and
and
the
other
thing
is,
you
had
talked
about
this
being
sort
of
a
playbook
or
or
let's
get
word
you
used
for
maybe
other
other
cities
to
follow
suit.
What
about
towns
like
Newton
and
Brookline
like
so?
How
do
we
get
places
like
that
into
shape
that
don't
even
come
close
to
their
4tb
arabica
to
us?
Come.
B
What
one
you
you
highlight,
one
of
the
biggest
problems
that
we
have
is
that
we
are
an
island
in
trying
to
build
period,
as
you
know,
right
where
the
only
Cambridge
and
maybe
some
of
all
the
only
cities
who
are
actually
even
trying
to
build
period.
Even
if
we
may
have
divergent
opinions
on
how
how
well
the
building's
going,
we
cannot
as
the
City
Council
necessarily
enforce,
or
tell
them
to
do
something
in
their
zoning
code.
B
I,
don't
know
if
you
saw
Newton
recently,
they
literally
they
tried
to
approve
a
multi-family,
a
large
building
in
Newton
and
in
response
they
did
a
referendum
and
and
and
actually
put
it
on
the
ballot
as
to
whether
they
would
allow
for
it
to
happen.
So
the
City
Council
and
Zoning
approved
it
and
the
citizens
of
Newton
pushed
for
it
to
be
voted
against.
Luckily
they
lost,
so
they
will
be
getting
one,
the
largest
multifamily
unit,
building
and
Newton's
history.
So
it
will
take
organizing
and
it
probably
takes
state
laws.
B
The
governor
is
trying,
at
the
state
level
right
now
to
amend
zoning
so
that
it
doesn't
require
two-thirds
majority,
but
a
simple
majority.
So
that
good
projects
will
pass
through
the
zoning
boards
and
cities,
so
there
is
work
being
done
to
try
and
open
up
the
other
cities.
I
think
75%
of
cities
around
Boston
zoned
for
only
single
families
and
that's
I'm,
not
including
Somerville
and
Cambridge,
so,
but
that
that
is
a
huge
block
to
people
even
having
choices,
whether
they
want
to
stay
in
Boston
or
not
so,
I
agree
with
you
100%.
B
U
V
V
The
Seaport
as
a
neighborhood
didn't
exist
at
my
birth
that
was
essentially
created
during
my
my
time
in
Boston
and
it
hasn't
stopped
being
created,
I
think
in
the
last
six
years,
there's
certainly
been
cranes
in
the
sky
and
there's
still
cranes
there
now
and
a
lot
of
the
diversity
and
the
things
that
we're
seeking
they're
not
being
implemented
there.
Those
aren't
those
cranes
aren't
indicative
of
new
diversity
or
different
faces
in
those
neighborhoods.
V
And
frankly,
when
we
talk
about
the
rest
of
the
city,
we've
seen
more
displacement,
we've
seen
more
gentrification
and
I
think
this
is
a
situation
where
we
can
proactively
through
a
fair
housing
amendment
really
get
to
reversing
harm
that
we
have
created
and
that
we
have
participated
in
as
a
municipality
and
so
I
commend.
This
I
do
have
to
jump
off
on
another
call.
I
am
essentially
here
to
learn
that's
practices
in
ways.
We
can
do
this,
but
I
do
support
this
I
support
the
despair
of
behind
it.
V
I
support
the
efforts
behind
it
and
I
think
it's
incredibly
crucial
in
a
city
where
you
know
I
think
if
you
went
and
spoke
to
most
of
our
constituencies.
I
certainly
speak
for
mine,
where
they
don't
feel
that
hi,
Park,
Roslindale
or
Mattapan,
the
new
house
and
coming
in
is
reflective
of
these
kinds
of
values,
and
so
this
is
somewhere
where
the
city
can
really
lead
on
this
I
support.
V
B
You
counsel,
counsel,
mejia
and
then
we'll
start.
The
second
round
I
do
want
to
acknowledge.
We've
been
also
joined
by
Dwayne,
Dwayne
Jindal
and
also
Sofia
Owens,
two
advocates
who
have
been
at
our
working
sessions
at
the
beginning,
Dwayne
and
Sofia.
We
had
kind
of
folks
in
the
advocate
community
advocates
community,
expressed
the
support
or
concerns
or
anything
about
the
amendment.
So
before
we
go
back
into
City
Council.
If
you
two
wanted
to
make
some
quick
remarks,
you
know
or
pass
on,
it's
also
fine
as
well
and
then
well
finish,
I'm.
B
Sorry,
then
I
think
Justin
may
have
some
questions
or
some
suggestions.
I
see,
Jason
does
destroy
Y
as
well.
I,
don't
know
if
he
also
wanted
to
say
anything
but
I'm
trying
my
best
to
make
sure
everyone
can
work
in
this
working
session.
So
that's
why
I'm
calling
on
everybody
and
have
an
opinion
and
thoughts?
Okay,
so
now
I
have
you
on
deck,
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
everyone
is
able
to
give
their
opinion
and
thoughts.
Councillor
Mickey
I
apologize
go
ahead.
Yes,.
R
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you,
Thank
You,
chair,
Councilwoman,
Edwards,
I,
appreciate
you
bringing
us
together.
So
just
really
quick
I'm
super
grateful
for
your
hard
work
on
this
issue
and
pushing
the
work
forward
for
fair
housing
in
our
city
last
night,
our
office
held
a
community
conversation
with
members
of
the
lgbtq+
community
about
their
lived
experiences,
though
during
covert
nineteen,
and
one
of
the
first
things
that
we
talked
about
was
the
need
for
fair
housing.
R
No
matter
what
part
of
the
city
that
I
was
in.
In
fact,
people
felt
excluded
from
the
process
and
I
and
I
believe
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
right
the
wrong
and
change
the
way
we
do
business
and
making
sure
that
we're
looking
at
planning
from
a
community
centered
approach
and
that
those
who
are
in
the
realities
are
informing
our
thinking
and
that
we're
leading
with
equity,
so
I'm
here
to
say
that
I'm,
in
full
support
of
this
and
looking
for
ways
for
the
city
to
hold
people
accountable
to
those
they
serve.
R
I,
too,
have
to
jump
off
in
a
little
bit,
but
I
just
want
you
all
to
know
that
I'm
in
full
support
and
I'm
here
for
the
work
I'm,
including
helping
everyone
think
through.
How
do
we
engage
those
who
have
never
been
engaged
in
the
planning
process
in
ways
that
really
makes
sense
so
here
for
all
of
it
and
Thank
You
counsel
Edwards
for
your
your
continuously
to
knock
the
D
I.
Guess
that's
what
it's
called!
That's
what
it's
called.
B
H
C
B
You
well
again,
if
someone
else
doing
for
the
administration
and
I
didn't
recognize
you
or
haven't
been
able
to
comment
or
please,
you
probably
have
to
text
it
to
me
or
just
interrupt
at
some
point,
but
I
I'm
not
doing
it
on
purpose.
I
can't
necessarily
see
everyone
or
recognize
her
phone
number
so
doesn't
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
Dwayne
and
Sophia
and
Jason
I
didn't
know.
If
you
had
any
questions.
Thoughts
support
for
the
amendment
before
we
go
back
again.
B
W
The
other
thing
that
we
could
do
the
it's
a
it's
a
Massachusetts
analysis
of
impediments
same
way,
the
city
of
Boston
has
series
of
analysis
of
impediments
as
a
document
as
one
also
so
the
same
way,
the
real
leadership
I
believe
the
city
of
Boston
could
really
provide
is
following
the
analysis,
with
pediments
and
assessment
for
fair
housing
and
hold
it
state.
The
total
state
accountable
today
own
analysis
impediment
that
they
agreed
to
cut
to
follow
and
have
not
been
following
babies
similar
how,
on
historically,
the
city
of
Boston
have
not
followed.
W
So
the
only
thing
I
want
to
be
mindful.
This
is
the
law
of
the
land.
Fair
housing
is
not
fair.
It's
the
law,
it's
impossible,
and
this
is
a
bad
opportunity
to
do
it
on
your
own
versus
eventually
having
some
level
of
enforcement
coming
down
on
the
city,
and
the
last
thing
I
would
say
that
the
city
and
the
state
are
both
entitlement,
meaning
ABC,
cutting
funding
right
in
the
queue.
W
Obviously
even
cut
funding
is
a
bank
or
having
an
analysis
of
impediments
or
assessment
fish
housing
plan
to
direct
us
to
a
point
where
the
city
of
Boston
is
a
more
integrated
City
right.
This
is
the
plan
and
we
have
a
plan
in
place
and
I
think
it
is
our
bad,
but
towards
our
benefits
if
we
follow
the
plan
on
baby
have
in
place.
So
this
is
thus
a
quick
reminder.
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
Q
Q
The
amendment
is
very
important
but,
as
has
been
said
by
councilor,
Bach
and
Edwards,
we
do
are,
we
do
need
a
citywide
plan
and
the
project
that
was
spearheaded
by
the
professor
Jennings
and
putting
together
the
report
on
the
assessment
for
fair
housing
is,
is
one
tool
that
the
city
can
use
to
do
that.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
as
we're,
so
you
know
as
we're
moving
forward
with
something
that's
going
to
correct
the
article
80
issues
with
equity
that
we
aren't.
Q
We
are
also
keeping
our
eye
on
the
big
picture
and
how
to
integrate
equity
more
broadly
into
the
planning
processes
for
the
for
the
city
overall,
and
also
that
I
think.
The
moment
that
we're
in
with
Koba
19
has
has
just
highlighted
the
the
need
for
these
policies
to
be
implemented.
More
broadly
and
the
lack
of
equity
in
the
city
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that,
even
as
we're
responding
to
these
public
health
and
economic
crises,
that
housing
doesn't
get
put
aside
as
a
lower
priority.
N
Y
So
Jason
DeRusha,
Austin,
Brighton,
CDC
I,
agree
with
with
everything
that's
been
said
and
also
by
NCPC,
fully
supports
this
text.
Amendment
code,
we
have
approximately
last
time
I
checked
about
4,000
units
of
development
in
the
pipeline
somewhere
and
the
BPD
a
pipeline.
A
majority
of
that
is
large
project
review
through
article
80.
X
Thank
you,
Lincoln
lormand
Boston
southern
coalition,
also
at
the
affirmative,
affirmative
Lee,
furthering
fair
housing,
community
advise
doing
committee
and,
and
certainly
the
BTC
supports
the
amendment,
be
affirmatively.
Furthering
fair
housing
committee.
Advisory
communities
support
the
amendment.
We
believe
it's
been
a
long
time
in
coming,
and
this
certainly
is
a
huge
lead
for
for
your
housing
to
be
part
of
the
zoning
and
I
think
the
risk
of
repeating
what
everyone
else
has
already
said.
X
You
know
we're
at
a
pivotal
point
in
time
and
I
think
code
with
19
is
highlighted
so
much
of
the
inequities
of
disparities
that
exist
and
it's
across
the
city
of
Boston,
and
there
are
so
many
different
intersectionalities
that
really
impact
really
responding
to
this
way.
This
in
a
comprehensive
and
as
a
substantive
way.
X
So
as
we
look
at
certainly
supporting
the
amendment,
we
also
want
to
look
look
at
addressing
some
of
the
core
issues
that
we're
seeing
revealed
every
day
and
they
don't
mention
about
the
document
that
Professor
Jennings
was
a
part
of,
and
and
and
certainly
our
community
was
a
part
of
it,
the
city
and
and
the
committee
over
the
past
couple
years,
and
we
think
that
would
be
a
good
framework
to
really
address
some
of
these
other
equity
and
equity
issues
that
it
that
exists
across
city
of
Boston.
So
just
in
closing
just
yeah.
B
You
thank
you
so
before
we
go
back
through
on
second
round
of
questions
Justin
or
anybody
who
has
a
specific
text,
suggestion
I'd
love
for
them
to
kind
of
put
that
out
there
I
didn't,
know
Justin.
If
you
had
some
specific
areas
and
a
definition
or
yeah
there,
you
are
Justin,
you
see
you
and
I
just
need
to
unmute.
W
F
Right
yeah,
so
a
few
concrete
suggestions
that
came
to
my
mind
while
we've
been
discussing
this
is
potentially
and
I
defer
to
to
you
counselor
Edwards
and
the
other
people
who
are
more
expert.
Just
some
ideas
that
came
to
mind
is
potentially
including
some
type
of
anti
displacement
preference
for
some
of
the
affordable
units
in
the
project
daily
developments
for,
for
instance,
for
applicants
with
a
rental
subsidy
that
is
going
to
be
expiring
in
the
near
future.
F
On
the
basis
of
protected
characteristics
and
housing
needs,
and
certainly
not
exacerbating
them,
and
then
also
some
expectation
about
the
mix
of
unit
sizes
in
unit
rents,
that
will
not
have
the
effect
of
making
units
inaccessible
to
Boston
residents
in
a
way
that
has
a
disparate
impact
on
the
basis
of
protected
characteristics.
I
think
those
three
could
be
some
concrete
measures
that
could
better
dance.
F
This
and
I
think
we
could
also
look
to
HUDs
very
extensive
and
thoughtful
list
of
impediments
and
include
that,
in
the
analysis
of
impediments
were
focusing
on
the
ones
that
are
to
project
developers
as
opposed
to
cities
as
a
whole,
because
not
all
of
them
would
would
be
relevant
to
developers,
and
so
those
were
some
thoughts
that
I
had
preferred.
Thank.
B
You
thank
you.
I
had
I'm
going
down
to
the
city
councilors
to
I'm
gonna.
Do
my
questions
in
señal,
then,
if
you
could
break
down
or
Tim
and
Brian
also
and
support
ups
and
all
or
well
has
any
any
thoughts,
it's
11:30
one.
So
we'll
probably
have
you
guys,
respond
or
respond
to
everybody
and
then,
unless
and
then
we'll
go
back
to
very
last
minute
comments,
suggestions
and
then
we'll
close
out
I
think
we
can
do
that,
so
just
just
making
sure
that
when
you
respond
so
now,
I
want
to
be
clear
to
folks.
B
We
are
talking
about
a
standard
where's,
the
zoning
code
and
then
also
many
folks
are
suggesting
checklists
or
measuring
that
standard.
And
so
in
many
cases
the
checklist
for
those
that
standard
would
include
looking
at
this
place
and
would
include
looking
at
and
income
would
look
would
include
looking
at
racial
disparities,
but
but
I
want
to
be
clear,
those
that
language
and
those
those
things
will
not
be
part
of
the
actual
zoning
amendment.
The
zoning
amendment
creates
a
standard
for
which
you
have
to
look
at
those
things
and
ask
those
questions.
B
Okay,
so
a
lot
of
folks
are
having
wonderful
suggestions
and
checklists.
Why
is
that
important?
Because
one
of
the
back
back
and
forth
we've
had
with
the
administration
is
how
do
you
measure
and
how
do
you
look
at
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing,
so
this
checklist
and
these
thoughts
add
to
that
bucket.
So
this
has
been
very
fruitful
so
now
that
we
have
some
suggestions
for
that
checklist
and
all-
and
we
have
also
the
language
you
know,
councillor
Janie
asked
and
I'm
going
to
repeat
in
my
ass.
What
are
the
stumbling
blocks
to
the
language.
B
B
B
D
Can
I
can
go
first
if
you
like
I,
want
to
say
again
we're
very
happy
to
be
here,
we're
not
very
happy
to
hear
a
lot
of
the
conversations
that
I've
been
had
today.
Justin
national
youth,
you
were
on
the
call
earlier
I
mentioned.
I
talked
about
the
report,
the
MIT
report
on
gentrification.
That
was
really
interesting,
that
we
looked
at
closely
as
well
as
part
of
our
research,
and
you
know
we're
very
open
to
an
amendment
we're
here
to
listen.
We
really.
D
We're
at
the
table
to
really
you
know
what
hear
what
the
concerns
are.
This
is,
this
has
been
amazing,
I've
been
taking
ton
of
notes,
and-
and
you
know,
and
it's
important
that
we
are-
you
know,
counsellor
box,
you
know
points
earlier.
How
do
you
look
at
the
city
wide?
How
do
we?
How
are
we
making
sure
that
our
processes
and
procedures
are
inclusive
as
exclusive
as
possible
and
you're
furthering?
B
Thank
you
so
specifically
in
terms
of
the
stumbling
blocks
on
this
particular
work.
And/Or
analysis.
When
you
approach
this
amendment,
what
are
you
looking
for
and
what
you
need
from
us
are
there
definitions
that
are
not
clear.
Are
there
standards
that
are
need
to
be
defined?
We're
willing
to
put
the
work
in,
but
we
really
do
need
some
direction
as
to
where
you
are
finding
some
deltas
I.
D
Think
what
we,
what
we
would
welcome,
is
conversations
like
this
to
continue
these
these
thoughts,
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
We're
really
taking
advantage
of
some
of
this
time,
given
the
fact
that
we're
all
kind
of
pulled
in
different
directions,
but
also
when
you
have
you
know
prioritizing
this
in
our
free
time
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
at
the
existing
processes
existing
developments,
what
our
goals
are
making
sure
that
we're
not
having
in
it
were
in
unintended
consequences
as
we're.
Looking
at
this
looking
at
other
cities,
you
know
we.
D
This
was
touch
upon
a
little
bit
during
the
conversation,
but
this
is.
This
is
a
difficult
topic
and
a
lot
of
other
cities
are
struggling
with
this
as
well.
So
we're
looking
at
since
doing
a
Toronto
Seattle,
New,
York,
City,
Portland,
Philadelphia,
LA
Justin
in
your
report,
as
I
mentioned,
and
then
also
like,
like
I,
said
earlier,
making
sure
that
we're
asking
the
right
questions,
and
so
this
discussion
today
is
really
helping
us
making
helping
us
kind
of
hone
in
on
making
sure
we
were
asking
the
right
questions
to
get
the
right
results.
B
You
know
I
again,
I'll
say
this:
there's
nothing
about
your
suggestions
or
thoughts
that
scope
that
is,
or
intended
to
bind
the
administration
and
support
of
this
amendment,
but
just
as
planners
just
as
thoughts
of
looking
at
this
amendment
are
there
anything
that
could
be
improved
or
things
that
you
are
unfamiliar.
That
would
help
us
honestly
at
least
allow
us
to
do
the
work
we
want
to
get
to
a
better
place
for
you,
but
that's
what
we're
looking
for
I'm
looking
for
a
direct
response
to
the
amendment,
if
it's.
C
Like
this
is
Tim
Davis
I
think
one
of
the
challenges
is
I
think
it
does
need
more
detail
and
more
thought
into
how
it
would
be
implemented
and
what
that
would
mean
in
an
implementation
process,
so
I
think
parking
back
to
some
of
what
councilor
box
said.
I
think
it
would
be
very
useful,
for
it
would
be
further
discussion
about
what
what
some
of
different
these
definitions
are.
What
do
they
mean?
C
We
are
still
proceeding
with
the
process
of
completing
formally
furthering
fair
housing
document.
It
has
been
slow
given
at
19
emergency,
and
so
I
am
grateful
for
the
advocates
and
groups
out
there
that
have
been
interests
in
this.
They
are
being
patient
with
us
at
this
time.
We
are,
we
are
proceeding,
but
it's
not
been
on
the
time
when
we
get
hope
for,
given
that
myself
and
other
staff
are
working
diligently
to
make
sure
that
the
resources
that
we
are
able
to
provide
for
the
cove
in
19
resolves.
G
This
is
Nadine
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
and
asked
him.
Is
there
a
timeframe
for
the
response
to
the
assessment
of
fair
housing?
As
people
know,
we've
spent
about
three
years
going
back
and
forth
with
the
city,
and
this
was
a
requirement
of
HUD
under
the
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
rule
and
even
though
I'd
suspended
the
rule
under
the
Trump
administration
and
then
issued
a
new
rule,
the
city
really
said
that
they
would
follow
the
original
rule
and
finalize
an
assessment
of
fair
housing.
C
C
So
there
is
actually
work
going
on,
but
I
do
think
that
the
next
step
will
be
probably
getting
together
with
the
Advisory
Committee
again
to
continue
our
work
on
the
objectives
and
goals
that
we
had
been
going
on
in
the
fall,
because
there
were
some
loose
ends
there
and
I
think
that
that
will
be
the
next
step
with
the
organization.
Some
a
few
more
on
the
table
today.
B
Yes,
here,
okay,
Christie
and
so
I
understand,
BHA
has
and
has
his
committed
and
is
implementing
affirmatively
further
fair
housing
at
that
agency
and
I'm
curious
has.
Is
there
a
checklist?
Is
there
a
definition
of
removing
impediments?
Are
there
ways
in
which
the
VHA
is
analyzing
and
implementing
affh
standards
that
we
could
use
or
borrow
or
the
BPD
a.
A
A
Doing
fair
housing
for
the
VHA
is
on
the
call
as
well,
and
you
can
tap
him,
but
both
of
us,
in
conjunction
with
a
working
group,
have
a
you
know,
have
a
list
of
impediments.
We
are
already
working
on
the
goals
that
are
enumerated
in
the
report.
I,
don't
I.
Unfortunately,
don't
have
the
report
right
in
front
of
me
and
so
I
couldn't
give
you
a
detailed
report
back
on
on
our
progress,
but
I'd
be
happy
to
follow
up
on
that
in
writing.
Either
Robert
or
I
would
be
happy
to
do
that
and.
A
Whether
or
not
the
PHAs
list
or
progress,
it
would
be
an
informative
for
the
work
of
the
BPD.
A
I
can't
really
say:
I
think
that
the
working
group
has
for
the
analysis,
for
the
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
report
has
been
really
diligent
in
working
with
the
city
on
crafting.
You
know
their
own
list
of
the
impediments
and
the
analysis
and
what
they'd
like
to
see
moving
forward,
and
so
I
would
just
like
defer
to
that.
As
kind
of
the
word
on
that
subject,
could
you.
B
Send
thank
you.
I
appreciate
that,
and
and
I
will
type
that
certainly
go
to
you
and
and
mr.
Tyrell
or
any
other
standards
or
how
you're
implementing
affh
would
be
a
che.
I
would
love.
We
can
get
anything
that
you
have
in
terms
of
how
you
measure,
how
you
analyze
your
checklist
for
impediments.
I,
think
that
would
be
a
great
tool.
You
are
correct,
not
all
tools
that
we
use
the
same
way:
there's
planning
those
direct
housing
of
individuals
and
already
built
or
to
be
built
buildings
but
I.
B
B
W
So
developers
are
big
city
is
going
beyond
zoning
code
and
and
when
they
can't
meet
zoning
code,
we
crime
as
they
go
to
forty
B
and
put
in
some
affordable
housing
and
then
build
structure
that
is
ot
not
consistent
with
the
neighborhood.
They
are
destroying
the
character
of
neighborhoods
very
fast
and
Brookline.
W
That's
one
one
of
the
greatest
issues
that
we
are
facing
came
Brookline
I'm,
a
town
meeting
member
for
the
past
eight
years
in
the
town
of
Brookline,
on
my
work
around
housing,
mount
big
housing
with
the
civil
rights
commission
in
the
town
of
Brookline.
It's
a
major
issue.
How
developers
are
using
the
lack
of
percent
10%
of
affordable
housing
in
to
circumvent
on
zoning
in
the
town
of
Brookline?
That's
happening
in
Newton.
W
That's
being
said,
Brookline
needs
to
figure
out
how
to
get
to
the
10%,
and
that
being
said
that
they
are
they
have
it
go.
Client
also
has
an
analysis
of
impediments.
The
state
of
Massachusetts
have
analysis
impediments
and
if
they
would
have,
the
town
of
Brookline
would
have
done
what
they
need
me
to
do
over
the
generations
and
not
stop
all
the
affordable
housing
in
Northbrook
line
and
leave.
South
Brookline
is
pristine,
suburb
of
Ralphy
folks.
Then
they
wouldn't
be
in
this
situation
that
we
are
in
now.
W
W
So
that's
what
I,
meaning
that
you
know:
Brookline
Newland
and
many
other
entitlement,
towns
and
cities
and
struggling
for
TB
and
when
I
was
working
with
the
fair
housing
center
of
Greater,
Boston
and
I
went
to
it
and
we
did
a
firmly
furthering
fair
housing
seminars
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
state.
This
is
a
chronic
problem
with
me,
town,
municipalities,
all
across
on
East
Massachusetts
and
mr.
Tyrell,
which
was
basically
you
know.
W
My
mentor
teacher
and
director
of
the
fair
housing
center
could
tell
you
in
much
more
detail
that
it's
no
way
getting
out
of
it.
That's
why
I
told
the
times
and
our
telephones
now
do
it
on
your
own
volition.
Don't
wait
until
reality
comes
with
possible
enforcement
and
other
things
that
could
impact
the
city
and
impact
our
people.
B
So
we're
it's
about
ten
to
twelve
and
I
wanted
to
go
ahead
and
check
in
with
the
colleagues
if
they
had
any
final
questions
or
thoughts
or
comments,
and
then
I
will
conclude
with
next
steps
and
suggestions
and
then
we'll
close
out
so
just
again
going
in
and
you
get
my
order
of
arrival.
One
second
counts
our
Braden.
If
she's
still
available,
I.
L
B
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
No
further
questions
just
want
to
say
that
laughs,
definitely
looking
forward
to
being
actively
involved
in
drafting
I,
think
thinking
about
how
we
add
a
citywide
and
sort
of
more
a
little
up
the
food
chain
planning
element
into
this.
It's
gonna
be
important
and
and
appreciated.
I
just
want
to
personally
thank
professor
steel
for
coming
today.
I'm.
P
Also,
looking
forward
to
I
think
some
of
those
suggestions
about
things
that
we
could
put
in
as
potential
potential
criteria
for
what
it
means
for
development
to
affirmatively.
Further
fair
housing
could
be
really
fruitful
and
helpful,
so
I'll
certainly
follow
up
with
him
on
that
front.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
chair
again
for
convening
this
and
everybody
for
coming
and
weighing
in
and
say
that
I
I
look
forward
to
us
figuring
out
fair
housing,
zoning
amendment
that,
hopefully
the
whole
city
can
support
and
that
we
can
use
to
really
make
change
on
this
front.
T
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I'm,
madam
chair
I,
just
want
to
say
again
that
I'm
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
discuss
this
I
think
it's
a
really
important
piece
of
legislation.
This
text
amendment
to
the
zoning
code.
We
certainly
need
to
do
more
to
make
sure
that
the
residents
of
Boston
can
stay
in
Boston
to
ensure
that
we're
not
discriminating
and
that
we
are
actively
seeking
solutions
that
would
ensure
that
this
city
truly
is
for
everyone.
So
I
appreciate
your
leadership.
T
That
is
something
that
you
know
all
city
departments
whenever
we
move
as
a
body
we'll
have
to
think
about
implementation
and
I'm
certainly
happy
to
to
think
about
implementation
and
next
steps
moving
forward,
but
I
think
just
to
move
this
conversation
forward.
I
would
certainly
appreciate
getting
a
little
clearer
from
the
administration
around
any
barriers
that
themselves
beyond
implementation,
and
so
again,
I
just
want
to
be
on
the
record.
T
With
my
my
full
support,
I
think
this
is
the
right
thing
to
do
if
we
truly
care
about
justice,
if
we
truly
care
about
housing
and
planning
in
our
city,
that
is
fair.
That
is
just
that
is
equitable,
so
happy
to
support
and
happy
to
continue
the
conversation
understanding.
What
some
of
the
barriers
are,
so
that
we
can
address
them.
That's
why
I'm
asking
so
that
we
can
address
them
and
move
forward
so
again,
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
T
B
T
B
R
R
That's
coming
down
the
pipeline,
and
it's
more
than
just
knocking
on
doors
for
our
butters
I'd
like
to
be
a
little
bit
more
creative
and
challenging
us
to
really
think
about
what
all
means
all
because,
as
I've
always
said
that
nothing
about
us
without
us
is
for
us
and
if
we're
not
at
the
table,
we're
always
on
the
menu
and
I
feel
when
it
comes
to
issues
of
housing.
We're
always
eating
up
alive
out.
R
B
You
so
much
councillor
mejia,
any
other
counselors,
if
not
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
do
some
cool
concludes
their
hearing
with
some
remarks.
Okay,
so
I
want
to
thank
first
of
all
the
administration
for
for
coming.
We
I
do
know
that
it's
not
an
easy
thing
to
do,
and
I
do
know
that
you
aren't
wearing
more
than
one
hat
at
this
point
and
a
lot
of
your
job,
your
job,
so
that
all
of
our
jobs
are
going
to
depend
on
a
lot
of
factors.
B
We
have
no
idea
what's
coming
down
the
pike
in
terms
of
how
we're
going
to
what
city
we're
gonna
inherit,
what
Delta's
we're
gonna
have
to
deal
with
in
any
of
our
jobs.
City
councillors
you
as
planners
people
in
housing.
Our
advocates
I
mean
we.
There
is
a
moment
of
uncertainty
at
a
level
that
we
just
it
changes
literally
every
day.
So
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
folks
who
are
on
the
ground
every
day.
The
advocates
who
came
today
as
well.
B
They
don't
they're,
usually
the
first
call
they're
they're,
the
community's
9-1-1
and
they're,
who
people
come
to
when
they
have
nothing,
and
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
your
partnership,
your
thoughts
and
your
time.
Your
mentorship
in
between
this
other
phone,
calls
and
really
pushing
this
and
demonstrating
your
belief
that
we
can
rise
to
the
occasion
as
a
city,
so
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you,
and
and
in
terms
of
next
steps,
you
know
in
terms
of
what
I
will
continue
to
do
and
work
on
is
looking
at.
The
preamble
suggested
language.
B
Looking
at
a
citywide
approach
in
terms
of
zoning
for
her
councilor
box
suggestion
beyond
article
80,
how
does
this
become
part
of
the
BPD's
actual
culture
through
zoning
and
then
I
want
to
make
sure
that
people
understood
all
their
great
suggestions
for
what
we
need
to
be
considering
our
part
of
I,
think
of
growing
checklist.
We
look
forward
to
getting
the
documents
from
BHA
for
their
list.
B
As
Dwayne
mentioned,
the
city,
the
state
already
has
a
list
of
impediments
that
we
will
also
look
and
want
to
remind
people
that
these
are
wonderful
things
that
will
be
looked
at
in
question.
However,
I'm
not
putting
the
checklist
and
having
a
perfect
list
to
analyze
ahead
of
the
zoning
amendment,
I
believe
we
can
go
forward
with
a
zoning
amendment
that
directs
the
B,
PDA
and
developers
to
look
at
these
checklists
and
and
in
Prior.
B
Iterations
and
conversations
I
had
offered
that
time
to
allow
for
us
to
pass
the
amendment
and,
at
one
point
offered
a
whole
year
to
actually
come
up
with
a
plan,
implementation
plan
and
actual
checklist
to
make
sure
that
when
it
became
effective
as
an
enforceable,
the
city
was
ready
to
go
so
I
I'm
still
of
the
mindset
that
we
can
pass
good
language.
That
is
clear,
that
is
more
defined,
and
then
the
standards,
or
at
least
the
checklist
that
hold
people
accountable,
can
be
developed
within
a
certain
time
frame.
Why
do
I
believe
that?
B
Because
that's
what
we
do
every
day
and
every
year
with
all
of
the
other
standards
that
we
hold
developers
to
think
about
environmental
standards,
they
change
every
single
year
because
our
science
changed
every
single
year
and
our
understanding
of
what's
going
to
protect
us
now
is
different
than
what
it
was
10
years
ago.
And
what
do
we
require
of
the
VPD
and
developers
to
adjust?
So
again,
we
will
never
have
a
perfect
checklist
because
of
Prussian
racism.
B
You
know,
homophobia
is
not
perfectly
checked
right,
it's
going
to
also
change
and
how
it
manifests
and
how
it
hurts
people
how
ableism
hurts
people
will
also
change.
So
I
want
to
be
clear,
there's
a
checklist
conversation
and
then
there's
the
actual
zoning
amendment.
Conversation
and
I
intend
fully
to
bring
this
to
a
vote
to
push
this
through.
I
really
do
hope.
We
have
the
BPD
a
support
and
the
language
for
it.
But
if
we
do
not,
we
intend
I
intend
to
push
this
through.
B
For
my
colleagues
to
at
least
at
least
for
the
City
Council,
to
say
that
they
support
this
amendment
and
we
support
a
certain
standard
being
implemented.
Like
I.
Look
forward
to
the
continued
conversation:
I
will
not
be
pushing
for
a
vote
next
week,
just
to
be
clear,
I
will
actually
go
back
and
all
the
suggestions
that
we
got
I
will
take
those
those
questions,
those
thoughts
and
implement
and
come
up
with.
B
Another
version
of
the
amendment
and
I
hope
that
in
that
time
the
BPD
a
has
some
suggestions
or
again
a
thank
you
again,
Tim
for
the
implementation
being
a
big
concern
and
would
love
to
be
to
pass
something
and
then
still
work
on
perfecting
that
implementation.
So
without
any
additional
comments
or
concerns,
I
want
to
thank
all
for
coming
today
and
I'm,
officially
closing
out
the
hearing
or
excuse
me,
the
working
session
on
the
on
docket
number
zero,
two
three:
two
as
owning
amendment
amending
the
Boston
zoning
code
for
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing.