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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on April 26, 2023
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Boston City Council Meeting on April 26, 2023
A
B
Good
afternoon
everyone,
my
name,
is
Ed
Flynn
I
am
the
city
council.
President
viewers
can
watch
the
city
council
meeting
Live
on
YouTube
by
visiting
boston.gov
city
council
Dash
TV
I'd
like
to
ask
my
colleagues
and
those
in
the
audience
to
please
silence
your
cell
phones,
electronic
devices.
Thank
you.
B
I'd
also
like
to
ask
everyone
to
be
respectful
of
each
other
and
do
not
disrupt
the
meeting.
While
you
were
here.
If
you
are
disruptive,
you
will
be
asked
to
leave
and
if
you
feel
to
comply
you'll
be
escorted
out.
Please
also
note
that,
according
to
city
council
rules,
there
are
no
signs
allowed
in
the
chamber.
C
C
B
D
It
is
a
pleasure
for
me
to
introduce
Imam
Talib
of
Masjid
Al-Quran
born
and
raised
in
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Imam
Talib
is
a
respected,
Community,
leader
and
spiritual
guide.
He
is
a
loving
husband
and
father
of
six
children.
His
journey
to
Islam
began
December
8
1978
right
here
in
Boston's
Masjid
Al-Quran.
Since
then
he
has
been
a
devoted
member
of
the
community
serving
as
their
Imam
since
June
1992.
Imam
Talib
is
not
only
committed
to
Muslim
Community,
but
also
to
the
Greater
Community
of
humanity
as
a
whole.
D
He
believes
in
supporting
and
uplifting
people
in
need,
and
he
his
dedication
to
this
work,
has
earned
him
an
admiration
and
respect
across
various
communities.
Today
we
are
honored
to
have
him
here
with
us
to
kick
off
this
city
council
meeting.
We
look
forward
to
hearing
his
words
of
wisdom
and
guidance
and
kindness
as
we
continue
to
work
towards
a
betterment
of
our
city
and
its
people.
Please
help
me
welcome
Imam
Talib.
E
Thank
you
all.
We
always
greet
the
audience
with
the
greetings
that
we
give
in
the
religion
of
Islam.
We
say
assalamu
alaikum,
which
means
peace,
be
upon.
You
I'm,
going
to
recite
the
opening
chapter
of
our
holy
book,
the
holy
Quran
and
it
is
called
the
opening
it's
a
very
short
chapter,
7,
verses,
I'll,
say
it
in
Arabic
and
then
translate
to
English
and
then
I
think
they
told
me:
I
got
about
30
minutes
to
say
something
else
which
I'll
take
about
29.
E
E
That
means
with
God's
name
the
merciful
benefactor
the
mercy
for
Redeemer.
The
praise
belongs
to
God
the
Lord
and
cherish
and
stain
of
all
the
worlds.
The
merciful
benefactor,
the
merciful,
Redeemer
Master
of
the
day
of
judgment,
the
alone
do
we
worship
and
not
Aid.
We
seek
show
us
the
straight
way,
the
way
of
those
on
whom
you
have
bestowed
thy
blessings,
not
upon
those
who
encourage
your
wrath.
Nor
of
those
who
go
astray
amen.
E
E
Until
now
we
know
there
has
been
many
many
many
many
changes
and
so
I
like
to
just
end
with
another
verse
in
our
Holy
Quran
and
just
make
a
few
remarks
and
then
I'll
have
my
seat
and
listen
to
you
just
a
chapter
in
the
verse
in
the
Holy
Quran
that
says
we
have
created
you
verily.
We
have
created
you
from
a
male
and
a
female
made
you
into
Nations
and
tribes
that
you
may
get
to
know
one
another,
the
most
honored
of
you
in
the
sight
of
we
say:
Allah,
the
god.
E
E
So
I
encourage
you
to
men.
Imperatively,
encourage
you
to
please
counsel
members.
In
fact,
all
of
us
try
to
get
to
know
each
other
because
again
the
more
we
know
each
other,
the
more
we'll
be
able
to
serve
each
other,
and
it's
all
about
not
serving
in
an
ethnic
group.
It's
not
all
about
serving
a
particular
person
or
persons
it's
about
serving
Humanity.
So
thank
you
very
much.
May
God
bless
us
all
and
may
he
continues
to
guide
us
for
in
ever
in
all
of
our
actions.
Thank
you.
Peace
be
upon
you.
B
Mr
we
have
two
presentations
this
morning.
The
first
one
we'll
do
is
today
is
international.
Jazz
day
in
celebration
of
this
day,
we
will
now
have
Jazz
Boston
to
give
us
a
short
performance.
B
B
F
Thank
you,
president
Flynn
counselors
for
giving
me
a
few
minutes
to
speak
and
I'd
like
to
take
the
opportunity
to
recognize
the
presence
of
the
chief
of
arts
and
culture
Cara
Elliot
Ortega
over
here.
Thank
you
for
being
here:
I'm
Ken
field
I'm,
the
president
of
jazz
Boston.
Since
2006
we've
been
advocating
for
the
Boston
area,
Jazz
community
of
musicians,
audiences
venues
and
media,
we
have
about
4
600
members
and
about
60
percent
of
them,
open
our
monthly
newsletters
on
a
regular
basis.
F
They're
engaged
and
passionate
about
this
important,
music
and
I
did
say
important.
The
music's,
not
just
a
music
we
enjoy
or
play
jazz,
was
created
in
the
African-American
community
of
New
Orleans,
and
we
think
it's
valuable
to
shine.
An
ongoing
Spotlight
on
that
history
and
jazz
is
a
somewhat
unique
musical
styling
that
it
focuses
on
spontaneous
improvisation,
giving
it
a
powerful
energy
Boston
has
played
and
continues
to
play
a
central
role
in
the
history
of
jazz.
This
music
has
spread
from
the
US
across
the
globe
and
Jazz
Boston
is
proud
to
bring
you
this
afternoon.
F
A
short
performance
by
the
nigerian-born
saxophonist
pianist
talking
drummer
composer
and
educator,
really
you're,
all
those
things,
I
guess
so.
Temidayo
baligan
now
a
Boston
resident
with
with
bassist
right
with
basis,
Sam
Smith
they'll
play
a
composition
of
temodios
called
ijiroro,
which
translates
to
discussion,
which
is
appropriate,
which
is
an
appropriate
concept
for
this
deliberative
body
right.
Please
enjoy
if
you'd
like
to
be
informed
about
jazz
Boston's
activities.
Please
sign
up
for
our
email
newsletter
at
jazzboston.org,
excellent.
A
A
A
A
A
B
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
invite
a
a
friend
who's,
been
the
legal
counsel,
but
also
been
the
attorney
at
the
city
law
department
for
many
years,
Henry
lutein
is
one
of
the
city's
Attorneys
at
the
Law
Department
that
has
been
with
us,
probably
probably
the
longest
and
someone
who
has
served
the
city
with
distinction
for
for
many
decades
Henry
and
his
wife,
his
wife
Mariana,
is
here
with
us
as
well.
Henry
is
known
for
his
knowledge
professionalism,
his
kindness,
his
integrity.
B
B
G
Mr
President
and
counselors
I
want
to
thank
you
very
very
much
for
this.
This
recognition
I
started
as
an
aide
to
Boston
City
councilor
Raymond
Flynn
in
1982..
So
in
many
ways
this
is
completing
the
circle
and
I
survived
that
and
went
on
to
serve
in
the
Flint
Administration
and
subsequent
administrations,
and
you
know,
are
they
serving
on
the
staff
of
the
city.
G
Council
certainly
made
me
cognizant
of
the
fact
that
this
honorable
body
was
elected
by
the
people
of
Boston
and
you
have
a
heavy
responsibility
which
I
know
that
you're
well
aware
of
so
I,
don't
want
to
keep
you
from
the
people's
business
and
I
do
want
to
say.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
The
could
I
could
I
ask
my
colleagues.
A
B
B
B
We're
on
to
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter.
The
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes
in
the
last
meeting,
say
aye
I'll
post,
say
Nate.
Thank
you.
The
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
standards
approved
Communications
from
her
on
the
man
Mr
Clark.
Please
read
doc
at
zero.
Eight.
C
B
C
Eight
one
three
message:
you
know
document
number
zero,
eight
one
three
message:
in
order
for
your
approval
in
order,
they
will
authorize
the
department
of
innovation
and
Technology
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
a
term
of
up
to
seven
years
for
data
center,
hosting
with
co-location
and
fiber
interconnection
to
provide
uninterrupted
functionality.
Such
a
contract
would
support
city-wide
services
and
operations.
Thank.
C
Five,
please
doctor
number
zero,
eight
one
four
messaging
on
authorized
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
four
hundred
thirty
thousand
four
hundred
nineteen
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fiscal
year.
23
senior
companion
program
awarded
by
the
corporation
for
National
and
community
service
to
be
administered
by
the
age,
strong
commission,
the
grant
will
fund
reimbursement
for
travel
and
meals
play
plus
stipends
for
volunteers
who
provide
companionship
to
Homebound
and
frail
seniors
and
dock
number
zero.
C
Eight
one
five
message
and
not
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
137
753
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year.
23
retaliate
senior,
volunteer
program
awarded
by
the
corporation
for
National
and
community
service
to
be
administered
by
the
age,
strong
commission,
the
grant
will
fund
reimbursement
for
meals
and
travel
for
senior
community
service
volunteers.
Thank.
B
C
Six
document
number
zero,
eight
one
six
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
forty
five
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
the
Galilee
and
fund
for
the
Boston.
At
the
Boston
Foundation
awarded
by
the
Charities
Aid
Foundation
America,
to
be
administered
by
the
men's
office
of
arts
and
culture,
the
grant
will
fund
the
Faye
Chandler
emerging
artist,
Awards.
B
I
You
president
Flynn,
as
chair
of
the
arts
and
culture
committee,
I'm,
asking
in
consideration
of
my
colleagues
to
suspend
and
pass
docket
zero,
eight
one
six.
This
is
a
grant
that
would
fund
the
fake
Chandler
artist
Awards
through
the
Galilean
fund
at
the
Boston
Foundation
awarded
by
the
Charities
Aid
Foundation
of
America
and
administered
by
the
office
of
arts
and
culture.
I've
been
asked
by
the
mayor's
office
to
push
this
forward
expeditiously
and
I'm
get
again
I'm
asking
for
consideration
to
suspend
a
pass.
Thank
you.
B
C
B
C
B
C
Documentary
now
for
the
following
communication
was
received
from
Council
of
this
brain
disclosing
for
release
to
the
public.
Certain
electronic
correspondence
dated
April
5th
2023,
so
I
can
have
a
zero
eight
two
eight
notice
residency
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
B
B
We
received
these
complaints
last
week
and
the
complaints
alleged
four
instances
of
potential
open
meeting
law
violations.
This
order
would
allow
the
Law
Department
to
review
the
complaints
and
repair
responses,
the
gs6
suspension
that
rules
and
passage
of
disorder,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
of
Jose,
nay
pic
someone
say:
okay,.
A
B
C
Zero
seven
eight
nine,
the
committee
of
the
whole
to
which
was
referred
on:
April
12,
2023,
docket,
number,
zero;
seven,
eight,
nine
order
for
a
special
preliminary
municipal
election
for
District
8
city
council
or
on
June
27
2023,
and
special
municipal
election
on
July
25th
2023,
submits
a
report
recommending
that
the
order
ought
to
pass
in
doctor
number
zero.
Eight
zero
nine.
C
The
committee
on
rules,
an
Administration
to
which
was
referred
on:
April
12,
2023,
docket,
number,
zero,
eight,
zero,
nine
ordinance
amending
the
city
of
Boston
code
ordinances,
section
2-9.2
in
regard
to
council,
District
8.
submits
a
report
recommending
that
the
order
ought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft.
J
B
B
B
J
Do
you
want
to
deal
with
zero,
seven,
eight,
eight,
nine
first
yeah,
so
the
councilor
Flynn
and
the
chair
chair
on
the
committee
of
the
whole
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
zucker0789.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
time,
I'll
say
an
opposed
the
eyes
have
it.
This
docket
has
passed
councilor
Flynn.
Would
you
like
to
continue
with
docket0809?
Yes,.
B
So
as
as
chair
of
the
committee
of
the
whole
and
rules,
I
would
like
to
recommend
passage
also
of
of
the
next.
It's
the
docket
I'm,
going
to
ask
Council
block
at
this
time.
If
she
would
like
to
speak
on
this
and
give
you
an
opportunity
to
provide
the
further
details.
K
K
Thank
you
Madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
president
Flynn
this.
This
docket,
as
filed
as
we
discussed
last
meeting,
is
designed
to
allow
the
mapping
of
the
new
precincts,
which
are
now
what
voters
information
is
affiliated
with
in
elections
and
systems
to
the
old
district
for
the
re-election
for
the
special
election
since
filing
elections
in
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
have
worked
together
on
that
information,
and
so
the
docket
now
reflects
all
of
the
addresses
that
fall
within
each
sub.
K
Precinct
with
that
mapping
and
as
counselor
Flynn
alluded
to
at
the
request
of
the
elections.
Commissioner
Tavares.
It
also
includes
a
line
just
saying
that
if
somebody
were
to
show
up
tomorrow
and
register
in
an
address
that
falls
in
the
sub
Precinct
that
isn't
currently
on
the
list,
they
would
be
able
to
add
that.
So
it's
it's
really
a
data,
Administration
Management
clarification
for
our
elections
department,
so
that
it's
clear
that
they
have
the
authority
to
use
the
voter
rolls,
as
as
they
have
them
in
their
system.
So.
J
B
J
Thank
you,
councilor
Flynn,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
rules
and
administration,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
zalkat0809
in
a
new
draft.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
any
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
the
stock
at
his
past.
Thank
you.
B
B
C
It's
not
gonna
have
zero
five
two
one:
the
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation
technology
to
which
was
referred
on,
mache
2023,
docket
number
zero.
Five,
two
one
order
for
a
study
on
City
wages
and
services
for
the
lowest
paid
Municipal
Employees
submits
a
report
recommending
that
the
order
ought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft.
B
Thank
you.
The
chair
recognizes
Council
block
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
city
services,
innovation,
technology,
Council
block
you
of
the
foil.
K
Thank
you
so
much
Mr
President
and
thank
you
to
councilor
Lou
Jen
for
filing
this
order,
along
with
counselor
Anderson
and
myself.
It's
it
was
actually
not
in
order
for
a
hearing.
K
So
what
I'm
recommending
as
the
chair
is
that
the
order
pass
in
order
to
commission
the
report?
It's
been
amended
just
to
reflect
a
deadline
of
July
1st
for
the
report,
but
also
an
understanding
with
the
administration
of
an
intention
to
try
to
provide
intermediate
data
updates
along
the
way
prior
to
July
1st.
So
that's
the
that's
the
new
draft
and
before
moving
to
a
vote,
Mr
Sheriff,
counselor
gen,
wanted
to
say
anything.
L
You
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
chair
for
her
help
with
this
order,
making
sure
that
this
was
taken
care
of
before
she,
sadly
departs
this
body.
A
study
like
this
is
long
overdue
and
I'm
encouraged
that
the
administration
also
agrees
and
agrees
on
the
attention
to
our
lowest
paid
workers
together.
We're
taking
the
next
steps
to
ensure
that
our
employees
are
being
fairly
compensated
for
their
hard
work.
L
As
a
city,
we
rely
on
the
dedication
and
commitment
of
our
Municipal
Employees
at
all
levels
to
provide
essential
services
to
our
residents
and
to
us
here
from
our
Municipal
Protective
Service
officers
to
our
janitorial
staff
and
Beyond.
These
employees
work
tirelessly
to
help
keep
our
city
running
smoothly
and
councilman.
Anderson
was
a
co-sponsor
with
me
on
this.
I
know
that
she
or
herself
and
counselor
Flynn
also
had
a
hearing
order
or
a
resolution
for
our
Municipal
officers.
So
just
want
to
thank
all
the
workers
for
elevating
this
issue
to
us.
L
I
especially
want
to
thank
Joe
Scott,
who
is
a
really
committed,
City
employee,
former
janitor,
who
has
now
moved
on
to
a
different
office,
but
who
came
and
spent
time
with
me
courageously,
even
though
other
workers
wanted
to
be
there
but
were
fearful.
He
came
into
my
office
and
and
really
urged
me
to
do
this
work,
and
so
I
want
to
just
give
him
a
shutout
who
comes
from
a
great,
a
great
family
here
in
our
city.
L
It's
important
that
we
have
a
comprehensive
study
to
examine
the
wages
and
benefits
of
our
lowest
paid
Municipal
Employees.
This
study
will
include
a
review
of
all
salaries,
so
we're
not
just
restricting
it
to
me
so
employees,
but
it's
going
to
be
the
folk.
The
focus
will
be
on
our
lowest
wage
workers
and
the
possibility
of
establishing
a
municipal
minimum
wage
and
to
report
findings
to
the
city
council
for
a
public
hearing.
This
is
important,
especially
as
we
have
Employers
in
this
city,
and
we
ask
them
to
do
right
by
our
residents.
L
We
are
often
on
picket
lines
and
standing
in
solidarity
with
workers
demanding
that
they
get
extra
pay,
but
we
need
to
be
also
self-reflective
and
make
sure
that
we
are
providing
a
good
example
to
Employers
in
the
city.
The
findings
in
the
study
will
be
used
to
better
inform
budget
decisions
and
and
future
budget
allocations
and
I
suspect.
The
study
will
affirm
the
need
for
increased
wages
and
codifying
a
municipal
Municipal
minimum
wage
to
ensure
we
are
supporting
our
lowest
paid.
Municipal
Employees,
like
Alaska
I,
want
to
thank
everyone
for
their
hard
work.
L
I
know
that
everyone
on
this
body
really
cares
about
this
issue
and
I
want
to
thank
the
Municipal
Employees
for
your
contributions
to
to
this
city.
As
Council
box
stated,
we
require
people
to
live
in
what
is
the
second
most
expensive
city
to
rent
a
city
in
which
you're
required
to
have
at
least
an
income
of
180
000
to
purchase
a
home.
I
mean
I
think
that
we
have
to
do
better
by
our
Municipal
Employees
in
in
recognizing
that
reality.
L
So
I
look
forward
to
getting
this
report
from
the
administration
and
urge
them
to
work
very.
As
quickly
as
possible,
so
that
we
can
have
some
data
at
least
beginning
in
June
to
help
influence,
budget
and
I
also
just
want
to
thank
Chief
Lawrence,
because
I
know.
This
is
something
that
she
deeply
cares
about,
and
I
think
this
focus
on
Lois
paid
workers
is
going
to
give
them
the
urgency
that
we
all
want
and
need.
Thank
you.
B
Okay,
before
before
we
take
a
vote,
I
just
wanted
to
add
one.
One
brief
comment:
we're
talking
about
the
lowest
paid
city
employees
during
this
conversation
and
they're.
The
most
diverse
Union
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
the
municipal
police
officers.
B
They
come
up
here
and
they
protect
us.
They
protect
the
public.
Most
of
them
are
people
of
color
and
woman
they're,
not
getting
a
fear
wage
I,
don't
know
how
we
we,
as
a
body
I
know
we
we
supported
them,
but
as
a
body
we
we
need
to
make
sure
that
those
workers
are
treated
with
respect.
In
my
opinion,
they're
not
being
treated
with
respect
and
the
most
diverse
work,
diverse
Union
in
the
city
of
Boston
are
not
even
receiving
a
fair
wage.
B
Thank
you,
Council
block
and
thank
you.
Council
Louisiana
Council
block
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
city
services,
innovation
technology,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passive
docket
zero.
Five,
two
one
in
a
new
draft,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
I'll,
post
saying
a
the
eyes.
Have
it
the
dark
of
his
past.
B
C
The
funds
are
to
be
expended
under
the
direction
of
the
commissioner
Parks
and
Recreation
for
the
maintenance
and
Improvement
of
Boston
Common
and
parks
in
existence
since
January
12,
1887
and
docking
up
zero,
seven,
eight
two
message
and
not
approving
an
appropriation
of
four
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
21st
century
fund,
also
known
as
the
public
education
or
governmental
access,
also
known
as
Peg
and
cable
related
fund.
Pursuant
to
section
53f
and
three
quarters
of
chapter
44
of
the
general
laws.
B
D
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
the
committee
on
Ways
and
Means
held
the
first
hearing
for
the
budget
season.
We
dropped
right
in
the
overview
of
the
operating
budget.
D
D
For
then,
the
in
the
afternoon
we
held
a
capital,
a
hearing
on
capital,
budget
and
I
was
joined
by
the
administration,
Ashley
goffenberger
Jim
Williamson,
direct
chief
of
equity,
Mary
Angeli
soli,
savera,
chief
of
streets,
Yasha
Franklin,
Hodge,
chief
of
energy
environment
and
open
space,
Reverend
mariama
white
Hammond,
chief
of
operations,
Dion
Irish
Parks,
commissioner
Ryan
Woods,
chief
of
capital
planning
for
BPS
Del,
stainless
Sam,
depina,
Deputy
superintendent
of
operations
for
BPS,
and
also
they
were.
D
We
were
joined
by
other
Administration
folks
that
were
in
the
audience
to
to
observe
or
support
with
the
conversation.
D
D
The
administration
reviewed
where
the
capital
plan
funds
will
be
spent
with
the
top
three
spending
areas
being
streets
and
infrastructure,
schools
and
environment
and
open
space
and
then
on
to
Public
Safety.
The
administration
planned
a
capital
plan
will
undertake
major
projects
across
the
city
that
support
green
and
growing
city,
ensure
public
health
and
safety,
but
Boston
Families
First
and
deliver
exceptional
city
services
for
public
testimony.
D
There
were
many
people
in
the
audience
who,
after
the
breakdown
of
the
budget
or
data
visualization
presented
or
requested
by
myself
to
a
new
budget
analyst,
the
community
felt
that
the
Capital
plans
were
highly
inequitable
or
racially
inequitable
that
there
were
still
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
and
that
they
also
expressed
that
they
wanted
more
of
these
hearings
in
person
and
in
community.
So
with
that
in
mind,
the
administration
expressed
that
it
was
still
a
proposal
that
it
wasn't
final,
that
it
could
be
that
it
was
open
for
discussion.
D
So
with
that
in
mind,
the
schedule
that
I've
put
together
so
far,
obviously
I
think
some
of
my
colleagues
know
that
is
subject
to
some
change
in
terms
of
the
reception
or
feedback
from
the
community.
I
will
definitely
notify
departments
at
least
seven
days,
seven
business
days
in
advance
of
any
changes
that
I
make
also
the
committee
on
ways.
D
It
means
I
held
a
hearing
yesterday
in
the
in
the
morning
and
afternoon,
and
we
first
how
the
hearing
with
office
of
arts
and
culture
and
discuss
new
programs
such
as
pipeline
programs
or
cultivate
space,
For,
Young,
Artists
and
allocation
of
budgets
or
theater
The,
Strand,
Theater
and
cultural
art
spaces
and
place
making.
Additionally
proactive
about
displacement
in
communities
was
discussed
and
its
implication
through
the
r
Community
just
wanted
to
commend
Chief
Cara
for
her
great
leadership
and
just
stepping
in
and
ensuring
placement
for
artists
that
were
getting
displaced
for
this
department.
D
Discussion
I
was
joined
by
my
Council
colleague,
Council
Flaherty
Council
Braden
Council
Mejia
Council
Flynn,
councilor,
Murphy,
Council,
Lujan,
Council
orrell.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
feedback,
then
also
the
committee
held
hearing
on
with
the
office
of
Tourism
sports
and
entertainment.
We
were
joined
by
John
borders
to
fourth,
our
new
director
of
Tourism
and
sports
and
entertainment.
D
In
this
hearing,
I
was
joined
by
my
Council
colleague
or
in
this
discussion
with
Department
by
my
Council
colleague,
Mejia
Council,
Mejia,
consolation,
Consular
and
myself.
D
The
hearing
that
we
that
was
held
overall
discussed
the
exciting
functions
of
auditing
and
Treasury
Department,
and
all
that
goes
on
in
law.
My
colleagues
had
very
good
questions
on
in
terms
of
the
role
and
the
process
of
determining
who
gets
prioritized
in
terms
of
representation
and
just
reviewed
overall
allocations
in
terms
of
need
from
the
Law
Department.
D
B
D
Just
wanted
to
remind
everyone
that
tomorrow,
April
27th,
we
will
have
the
two
virtual
format:
hearings
dedicated
to
Boston
Public
Health
at
10
A.M,
as
well
as
at
2
pm.
I
I
asked
that
these
dockets
remain
in
committee.
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
some
of
my
colleague,
or
at
least
one
or
two
have
reached
out
and
a
reporter
has
reached
out
about
the
schedule
for
the
hearings.
D
I
personally,
don't
have
a
preference
and
I
I
actually
like
being
in
person,
but
in
order
for
me
to
lead
this
in
a
democratic
way,
I
have
to
accommodate
everyone,
so
some
folks
have
expressed
that
they
prefer
virtual
hearings
and
some
folks
say
that
they
prefer
that
the
community
is
better
heard
and
there's
actually
research.
That
shows
that
there's
more
participation
from
Community
virtually,
although
when
I've
held
hearings
in
person,
the
community,
although
less
participation,
they
prefer
in
person.
D
So
it's
a
Juggle
and
it's
a
balancing
act
that
I
have
to
create
and
so
I
will
be.
Holding
17
hearings
virtually
and
the
remaining
in
person,
and
also
there's
a
lot
of
contention
about
the
process
to
which
the
mayor
and
the
council
discusses
District
priorities,
and
we
are
looking
for
a
more
transparent
conversation
about
counselors,
expressed
that
they
were.
D
They
made
requests
to
the
mayor
and
it
was
not
responded
to,
or
they
did
not
get
anything
that
they
asked
for
in
their
district,
and
so
in
order
for
me
to
be
totally
honest
with
this
process,
I
feel
that
it
is
my
responsibility
to
and
I
owe
it
to
the
people
of
Boston
to
say
this
process
is
actually
not
a
process.
It's
one
that
it's
just
by
choice
and
it's
still
a
conversation.
D
This
position
holds
a
lot
of
conflict
and
contention
a
lot
of
politics
and
with
that
I'm
not
sure
if
the
Boston
Globe
or
the
herald
I,
don't
even
care
which
newspaper
did
it,
but
from
what
I
hear
someone
screenshot
it
and
sent
me
messages
as
a
chair
weighs
a
means
and
as
a
black
woman
trying
to
represent
people
most
vulnerable
people
in
Roxbury
in
District
7.,
it's
been
quite
a
process,
a
spiritual
questioning,
a
a
test,
a
sacrifice,
even
my
own
children
are
being
attacked,
in
fact,
retaliation
from
from
politicians
and
from
politics
and
from
people
in
city
government.
D
It's
coming.
It's
coming
close
to
my
home
I'm
not
going
to
disclose
here
today
exactly
what's
happening
because
I'm
going
to
be
looking
for
an
investigation,
but
it
is
not.
Okay.
When
you
retaliate
in
her
people's
families-
and
it's
not
okay-
for
people
to
be
so
emotionally
reactive,
because
when
you
disagree,
whether
it's
redistricting
or
whether
it's
Ways
and
Means,
or
whether
it's
you
don't
get
stuff,
then
you
get
your
cronies
and
your
people
to
go
in
newspapers
and
attack
people
on
a
personal
level.
D
I
saw
what
they
said
about
you,
Mr,
President
and
I'm,
sorry
that
they
said
that
I'm
sorry
to
all
of
my
colleagues
for
all
of
the
hurtful
things
that
were
said,
but
for
me
personally,
not
only
do
I
get
death
threats,
I
get
caught
out.
I've
said
this:
before
I
get
cut
out,
magazine,
threats,
I
get
find
Jesus
Muhammad
is
a
fake
Prophet
I
get
all
the
stuff
and
I
get.
You
know,
go
back
to
your
go
back
to
Africa.
You
heard
the
message
and
plus
now
this
article
they
want
us
to
die.
D
They
want
us
to
disappear.
It's
not
it's
not
funny
and
again,
I'm
not
going
to
speak
about
how
they've
retaliated
against
my
own
Sons
and
soon
enough.
I
will,
because
this
includes
people
in
this
building.
This
includes
politicians.
This
includes
people
out
the
protesters.
This
includes
everybody.
It's
getting
ugly
and
I
want
no
parts
of
it.
I'm,
not
a
vindictive
person,
because
I
want
to
save
my
own
soul.
D
I
want
to
represent
my
community
and
be
safe.
I
owe
no
one,
but
my
constituents
in
God
I
serve
my
constituents
because
I
love
people,
because
that
is
my
responsibility
as
my
job
I
serve
people,
because
I'm,
a
Muslim
and
I
want
to
be
a
good
person.
I'm
not
saying
I
am
I'm,
saying
I'm
trying
to
be
a
good
person,
but
none
of
us
here
deserve
it.
D
B
Also
Baker:
can
the
chair
recognize
this
Council
counselor
Fernandez
Anderson
Council
Baker
hi
Council
Baker
ma'am
ma'am?
Can
you
please
be
quiet?
The
chair
recognizes
that
she
recognizes
Council
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council
Fernandez
Anderson
has
the
floor.
When
someone
has
the
floor,
no
one
else
should
be
speaking.
D
D
D
Is
the
public
sometimes
is
at
fault
too,
because
they
get
together
and
they
get
messy
and
people
are
attacking
each
other
in
the
city
like
it's
like,
we
don't
have
lives
like
we
don't
deserve
to
just
do
our
jobs
with
dignity
and
go
home,
so
maybe
people
don't
want
to
hear
it.
Maybe
people
are
afraid
of
having
honest
conversations,
but
the
politics.
It's
nonsense.
It's
filthy!
It's
dirty!
It's
corrupt!
D
Whatever
you
got
to
do,
keep
your
chin
up
for
all
of
you,
my
Council
colleagues,
that
got
insulted
and
was
told
that
they
should
disappear
for
all
of
the
insults
that
they
said
to
my
Council
colleague,
Council
Council,
counselor
Arroyo
for
everybody
that
got
insulted.
It's
not
true
and
I'm
here
to
say
that
it's
not
okay.
Nobody
wants
to
talk
about
it.
I'm
standing
up
and
I'm,
saying
it's
ridiculous.
D
Don't
give
a
damn
about
Joe
Robert's
Rules
I'm
telling
you
right
now
that
people
are
human
beings
and
we
don't
deserve
it
so
with
the
politics
of
not
getting
anything
in
that
district
and
it's
supposed
to
be
a
process
with
the
politics
of
discussing
it
and
the
co.
The
department
heads
have
to
ask
for
priorities,
but
we
counselors
that
are
close
to
the
issue
we
don't
get
to
advocate
for
the
art
priorities.
D
On
top
of
that
I
gotta
fight,
the
administration,
I
gotta
fight
the
Departments,
I,
gotta
fight,
the
trolls,
I
gotta
fight
everybody,
because
I'm
black
or
because
I'm
Muslim
or
because
I'm
a
woman,
I'm,
not
afraid
of
y'all
or
anybody
else,
I'm
only
afraid
of
my
Lord,
so
I'm
standing
here
and
I'm
saying
that
it's
not
okay
come
for
me!
I!
Don't
care!
D
I!
Owe
you
nothing
but
to
serve
my
Lord
and
do
right
by
my
people
and
my
children
come
for
my
family
I'm,
bringing
all
the
smoke
and
that's
what
I'm
telling
you
now.
Everybody
can
play
their
pretty
politics
and
take
pictures
and
pretend
everything's.
Okay,
don't
take
pictures
with
me
if
you
know
that
you're
threatening
my
family
don't
smile
at
me.
D
B
B
So
these
dockets
there
was
two
there's
22
dockets
these
dockets
zero,
seven
six
zero
through
zero.
Seven
eight
two
will
will
remain
in
committee,
we're
on
to
motions
orders
and
resolutions
at
this
time,
I'm
going
to
take
one
of
them
out
of
out
of
order.
Mr
clerk
can
we
first
go
to
docket
zero.
Eight
three
six!
Please.
M
The
president
and
I
just
want
to
send
my
love
to
my
colleague,
councilor
Anderson,
and
it's
hard
to
just
get
up
and
do
business
as
usual.
We're
all
we're
all
carrying
so
much
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you,
councilor
Anderson,
for
having
the
courage
to
speak
in
this
chamber.
The
way
that
you
do
and
know
that
it
is
you're
not
just
speaking
for
yourself
you're
speaking
for
a
lot
of
us,
so
I
appreciate
that
all
right,
so
Mr
President.
First,
thank
you
for
taking
this
out
of
order.
M
I
really
do
appreciate
your
patience
with
us
and
I
would
like
to
suspend
the
rules
and
add
counselor
luigien.
As
a
co-sponsor.
B
M
M
M
M
The
East
Boston
Neighborhood
Center
Clinic
is
the
largest
community
health
center
in
Massachusetts
and
one
of
the
largest
in
the
nation.
It
provides
Health
Care
Services
to
many
families
and
children
in
Boston's
immigrant
communities.
However,
concerns
have
been
shared
with
several
elected
officials
regarding
East
Boston,
Neighborhood,
Health,
Clinics,
quality
of
care
in
March
of
2022
Centro,
presente
and
East
boston-based
organization
discovered
that
several
patients
did
not
receive
adequate
care
and
all
share
the
same
profile.
They
are
all
women
immigrants,
particularly
Spanish-speaking,
low-income
and
all
have
mass
health
insurance.
M
The
treatment
of
central
percentage
members
is
just
one
example
of
how
much
a
larger
trend
of
Health
Care
inequities.
We
see
here
and
across
the
country.
High
quality
Health
Care
should
be
provided
equally
to
our
residents,
regardless
of
their
race,
national
origin,
social,
economic
status,
immigration
status,
age,
gender
or
sexual
orientation.
I.
M
Ask
that
my
colleagues
join
me
in
reaffirming
that
all
Community
Health
Care
Centers
should
be
committed
to
thoroughly
examining
and
reforming
treatment
policies
to
guard
against
misdiagnosis
and
substandard
care
and
to
improve
the
translation
and
interpretation
services
to
ensure
language
is
not
a
barrier
to
Quality.
Health,
Care
and
insurance
in
all
health
care
and
administrative
staff
is
received,
is
culturally
competent
and
trauma-informed
care
training
to
be
better
served
of
Boston,
diverse
communities.
M
At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
women
in
East
Boston
are
not
just
asking
for
an
apology,
they're
asking
for
accountability
and
to
be
Affirmed
and
I.
Think
as
a
council,
we
have
an
opportunity
not
to
just
support
them
in
this
process,
but
to
stand
up
and
I
also
would
like
to
thank
my
colleague
and
my
second
co-sponsor
councilor
Coletta
for
her
leadership
and
always
standing
up
and
showing
up
for
East
Boston.
M
So
I
just
wanted
to
read
this
into
the
record
and
thank
Centro
presente
and
all
the
women
that
are
here
who
shared
their
stories
with
us
and
sometimes
that's
the
hardest
part
is
to
show
up
and
to
speak
truth
to
power.
But
our
responsibility
is,
is
when
we
hear
the
truth,
then
the
power
must
be
seated
back
to
the
people
and
we
must
respond
in
ways
that
they
ask
us
to
and
I'm
standing
here
to
say
I'm
here
with
you.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you,
president
Flynn
and
I
just
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsors,
Council
Mejia
and
luigien
for
their
partnership.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
sense,
represente
and
the
lawyers
committee
for
for
civil
rights
for
for
your
work
and
supporting
these
individuals
and
these
families
who
came
forward
to
tell
their
story.
We've
heard
directly
from
these
courageous
individuals,
predominantly
immigrant
women
of
color,
who
assert
that
their
needs
were
not
adequately
met
at
the
East
Boston
Neighborhood
Health
Center.
I
Everyone
deserves
Equitable
treatment
and
access
to
the
highest,
the
very
very
highest
standard
of
Health
Care,
especially
our
immigrant
brothers
and
sisters,
and
all
those
disproportionately
impacted
by
Health
inequities.
I
stand
in
solidarity
with
former
patients
who
are
calling
for
accountability
and
better
practices
by
the
health
center
and
the
health
center
does
good
work
right.
They
we
we
respect
one
another.
They
did
good
work
during
the
covid-19
pandemic.
They
just
as
we
all
do
need
to
understand
where
we
made
mistake.
I
Many
come
to
Boston
as
a
Bastion
of
world-class
Healthcare.
Many
people
make
the
journey
to
this
country
in
search
of
everything
that
we
have
to
offer
economic
opportunities,
housing
and,
yes,
our
health
care,
it's
honestly
devastating
to
think
that
some
of
these
individuals
were
met
with
barriers
to
their
health,
and
now
it
threatens
their
life.
I
B
L
You
president
Flynn
I,
want
to
thank
the
sponsors
and
I
want
to
thank
Central,
presente
and
I
want
to
thank
the
not
only
for
your
advocacy,
but
how
personal
your
stories
are
that
you
shared
with
me
and
Healthcare
is
so
personal
and
it's
private
and
you
shouldn't
have
to
share
with
all
of
us
the
intimacy
of
your
health
needs,
but
sometimes
that's
what's
required
to
get
Justice
that
you
demand
and
so
I
think.
My
colleagues
have
made
a
lot
of
points,
but
I
just
want
to
thank
Central
present
day.
L
You
deserve
an
apology
for
what
you've
experienced
you
deserve
to
know
that
there
are
translators.
You
deserve
a
center,
that's
focused
on
the
needs
and
the
health
needs
of
immigrants,
especially
undocumented
folks.
None
of
this
is
asking
for
too
much.
It's
actually
sometimes
asking
for
too
little
I
know.
L
We
want
them
to
meet
the
moment
here,
to
really
listen
to
really
Center
what's
been
happening
and
to
make
sure
that
we
are,
we
know,
what's
happening
when
there's
a
misdiagnosis
and
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
prevent
that
from
happening,
because
our
communities
deserve
healing
not
only
on
the
back
end
but
on
the
front
end
right
prevention
and
so
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
and
for
your
advocacy.
This
work
as
a
result
of
all
of
you
and-
and
we
will
continue
to
stand
with
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
Council
Louisiana.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
in
this
matter?
Would
anyone
like
to
add
the
name?
Please
raise
your
hand.
Mr
Clark,
please
add
councilor
block
Council
of
Braden
Royal.
Please
add
the
chair,
councilman
Mejia,
Carrera
councilman,
here,
Council
Colorado,
Council
Louisiana
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
Adoption
of
zero.
Eight
three
six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
been
adopted,
Mr
Mr
Clark.
Before
we
go
on,
can
you
let
the
record
be
reflected
that
Council
we're
always
present?
B
He
was
here
a
while
ago,
I
I
failed
to
recognize
him.
K
Thank
you,
Mr
President.
This
is
actually
the
same
home
rule
petition
that
we
passed
previously,
but
that
version
hasn't
been
signed
by
the
mayor
because
it
came
up
afterwards
that
the
version
of
the
exclusion
language
that
we
had
related
to
the
sidewalks
to
make
sure
that
that
there
would
wouldn't
be
an
issue
there.
That
was
flagged
by
the
disability
commission
as
them
needing
a
slight
adjustment
to
it.
K
So
there's
just
a
one
phrase:
adjustment
in
this
version
and
and
so
we're
hoping
to
hoping
with
the
chairs
Indulgence,
to
suspend
and
pass
through
today,
so
that
the
updated
version
can
hit
the
mayor's
desk.
Thank
you
so
much
Mr,
President
and
Mr
chair
thank.
B
You
Council
block
I'm,
not
going
to
speak
on
this
matter,
but
would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
in
this
matter?
The
chair
recognizes
Council
Royal
Council
Royal.
You
have
the.
N
Full
thank
you.
Mr,
chair
I,
just
want
to
say
that,
as
chair
I
support
a
suspension
and
passage
of
this
document,
it's
a
simple
edit
made
by
the
disabilities
commission,
which
I
think
is
important
to
make
sure
it's
reflected
in
this,
so
I
do
support
a
suspended
pass
today.
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair.
B
Thank
you,
Council
Royal.
Would
anyone
like
to
sign?
Would
anyone
like
to
raise
your
hand
to
support
this
Mr
clerk?
Please
add
counselor
Royal
Council
of
Braden
counsel,
Dakota
Council,
Louisiana
councilman,
here,
councilman
Murphy
Council
we're
all
so
the
chair
is
going
to
recognize.
Councilor
bark,
councilor
Bach,
the
the
chair
of
Royal,
is
agreeing
not
to
hold
a
hearing
and
will
go
straight
to
a
vote.
B
That's
okay
with
you.
Okay,
so
counselor
Bach
and
councilor
Flynn
seek
suspension
the
rules
in
passage
of
docket,
zero,
eight
three
one,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
this
Mr
clerk.
Can
we
do
a
roll
call
vote?
Please.
C
Roll
call
vote
on
docket
zero,
eight
three
One
console
Arroyo
Council
Arroyo;
yes,
Council,
Baker,
counselor,
Bach,
Council
of
Bach;
yes,
Council
Braden;
yes,
Council
Braden;
yes,
Council,
councilor,
Coletta,
yes,
Council,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council,
Flaherty,
Council
Flynn;
yes,
Council
Flynn;
yes,
Council,
Lara,
Council,
Louisiana,
Council
of
Louisiana;
yes,
Council,
Mejia,
councilor,
Murphy,
councilor,
Murphy,
yes
and
Council;
Worrell,
yes,
Council
Worrell,
yes,
DOC
number,
zero!
Eight
three
one
has
received
eight
votes
in
the
affirmative.
C
B
B
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
thank
Council
of
clutter
and
all
of
my
colleagues
really
for
the
tremendous
work
you
have
done
on
Pest
Control
working
closely
with
the
mayor's
office
in
various
departments.
So
I
want
to
acknowledge
John
Elric
as
well
in
so
many
dedicated
and
professional
city
of
Boston
employees
that
have
done
tireless
work
on
Pest
Control.
B
B
B
So,
for
many
reasons,
I
I
want
to
work
with
my
colleagues
work
with
the
wool
Administration
work
with
the
city
departments
to
think
about
how
we
can
coordinate
resources,
coordinate
services
and
eventually,
in
my
opinion,
come
up
with
a
city
Department.
That
would
recognize
how
significant
this
public
health,
public
safety
quality
of
life
issue
is
to
so
many
residents
and
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
the
work
on
this
issue
recently
and
thank
my
colleagues
working
on
this
issue
in
the
past.
B
But
I
also
want
to
thank
the
residents
of
Boston
because
they
really
are
the
ones
that
have
called
their
District.
Council
is
almost
non-stop
in
in
their
large
councilors,
but
they've
called
us
non-stop
they've
texted
us
they've,
they've
emailed
us
they've,
seen
us
at
the
grocery
stores
and
they
tell
us
about
certain
streets
in
their
neighborhood
where
rats
are
running
wild.
B
We
I
will
let
you
know
the
details
but
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
in
government
for
the
important
work
you
are
doing
working
closely
with
Maya
will
City
departments
on
Pest
Control
issues.
J
Thank
you,
president
Flynn.
The
chair
recognizes
councilor
Coletta.
I
Thank
you
so
much
Council,
Braden
I
have
to
say
again
reiterating
this.
The
rats
are
going
to
hate
this.
That
is,
that
is
what
was
said
in
New
York
City,
when
this
office
was
proposed
and
I
want
to
thank
councilor
Flynn
for
your
leadership
in
trying
to
bring
this
to
the
city
of
Boston.
I
represent
high
density,
downtown
neighborhoods,
so
East
Boston
I'm
thinking
of
the
North
End,
in
particular,
with
the
amount
of
folks
that
live
there
in
close
proximity
there's
a
lot
of
trash.
I
We
have
a
lot
of
restaurants
that
provide
organic
waste,
which
is
what
the
rats
love
so
always
making
sure
that
trash
and
rats.
It's
a
in
tandem
conversation,
and
you
know,
there's
there's
a
lot
of
construction
and
development.
That's
happening
in
my
neighborhoods
as
well,
so
I
am
getting.
I
This
is
what
I
absolutely
love
about
municipal
government.
What
are
we
doing
wrong?
What
we
can?
What
can
we
do
better
to
best
serve
the
residents
of
our
city,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you,
council,
president
Flynn,
for
looking
me
in.
Thank
you
to
inspectional
services
for
their
work,
public
works
and
then
all
my
neighbors
who
put
this
in
front
of
me
and
uplifted
this
issue.
So
thank
you.
N
Are
thank
you
Madam,
chair
I,
just
want
to
thank
council
president
Flynn
and
councilor
Coletta
for
moving
forward
with
this.
This
has
been
an
ongoing
long,
probably
for
as
long
as
the
city
of
Boston
has
been
a
city,
We
have
dealt
with
pests
and
I.
N
Think
one
of
the
things
that
has
been
sort
of
a
reoccurring
theme
is
that
there's
a
number
of
issues,
whether
it's
how
we
get
the
dried
ice
and
all
the
different
things
to
sort
of
address
the
issue
that
we
have
with
pests
specifically
rodents
in
the
city
of
Boston.
N
Some
neighborhoods
bear
the
brunt
of
it
more
depending
on
whether
or
not
there's
construction,
whether
or
not
they're
heavy
restaurant
districts,
whether
or
not
they're,
they're
downtown
frankly
near
the
tunnels,
but
all
neighborhoods
have
issues
with
pests
and
specifically
with
rodents,
especially
it
seems
like
we've,
had
an
increase
in
in
sort
of
the
last
five
years,
at
least
in
terms
of
the
amount
of
complaints
that
we
have
so
I
commend.
This
I
think
this
is
a
solution
in
a
way
towards
a
sort
of
more
permanent
solution.
N
So
I'm
very
grateful
to
council
president
Flynn
for
his
leadership
on
this
and
councilor
Coletta
for
moving
forward
on
this
I.
Think
it's
an
important
issue.
I
think
people
think
it's
funny
when
you
say
a
rat
star,
but
these
are
the
kinds
of
things
that
make
a
real
change
in
people's
lives
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
especially
if
you
are
managing
restaurants
and
you
have
a
large
amount
of
waste
and
you
are
neighbors
who
live
in
that
area.
These
are
the
kinds
of
things
that
really
increase.
N
The
quality
of
your
life,
keep
our
communities
healthy
and
so
I'm
grateful
to
them
both
for
having
their
eye
on
the
city's
well-being.
So
thank
you.
K
Thank
you
so
much
Madam
chair
and
just
in
my
final
meeting
as
a
chair
of
the
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation
technology,
a
chair
which
I
was
proud
to
take
after
councilor
Flynn,
who
had
it
in
the
prior
session,
just
wanted
to
thank
him
for
his
leadership
on
this
and
also
say
that
you
know
I
really
think
this
is
a
great
idea.
K
K
How
much
I
think
that
interdepartmental
approach
is
important,
especially
now
that
I
think
we're
increasingly
recognizing
the
central
role
of
Public
Works
and
trash
Management
in
this
conversation
and
I'm
thrilled
about
the
accelera
duration
of
the
compost
pilot,
so
that
we're
not
just
doing
another
10
000
families
next
year,
but
actually
this
coming
year,
but
actually
twenty
thousand,
because,
fundamentally,
if
we
can
get
that
organic
food
waste,
that
is
what
the
rats
are
going
for
out
of
the
trash.
That's
that's!
K
What's
going
to
really
turn
this
problem
around
we
can
we
can
Downstream
try
to
kill
rats
as
much
as
we
want,
but
fundamentally
we
have
to
remove
the
food
source
if
we
want
to
make
a
serious
dent
in
this
problem.
So
just
really
grateful
to
councilor
Flynn
for
his
leadership
and
certainly
can
volunteer
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
to
participate
in
partnership
with
any
rats
are,
should
they
be
so
named.
So,
thank
you
and
please
add
my.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Please
add
my
name
to
this
and,
in
addition,
obviously
to
the
desire
and
to
eliminating
the
food
source
which,
speaking
to
our
Pest
Control
Road
and
control
division,
they're,
saying
that
its
dog
feces
is
now
becoming
sort
of
the
meal
of
choice
for
for
rats.
So
we
know
that
they've
borrowed
under
our
Parks
our
playgrounds
backyards
they
get
into
homes
into
commercial
residents.
I.
Think
a
big
piece
of
the
solution
is,
in
the
whole
dry
ice
conundrum
completely
illogical.
O
Someone
has
patented
under
the
guys,
I
think
of
rat
ice,
but
it's
completely
logical
that
and
special
services
have
to
drive
to
the
North
Shore
I
think
it's
to
Woburn
to
get
a
specific
type
of
label.
They
then
have
to
turn
around
drive
back
through
Boston
and
out
to
Rockland
to
get
the
dry
ice
and
then
turn
around
and
come
back
into.
So
something
has
to
be
done
at
that
level
and
I.
O
They
used
to
be
able
to
get
it
over
it
over
in
the
or
the
meat
packing,
Meatpacking,
District
and
and
as
a
result
of
now,
this
new
situation,
where
we've
got
a
team
of
folks
going
to
the
North
Shore
and
a
team
of
folks
going
to
the
South
Shore
complete
Insanity,
so
look
forward
to
an
expedited
hearing,
look
forward
to
working
with
the
lead
sponsors.
O
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
also
just
please
add
my
name.
I
I
want
to
thank
councilor
council
president
Flynn
and
councilor
Coletta
for
their
work
here
and
whether
we
get
and
excited
for
the
conversation.
I
will
just
say
that
I
think
an
important
equation
also
to
this
issue
is
and
as
an
at
large
city
councilor,
seeing
it
in
Charlestown,
seeing
it
in
Mattapan,
seeing
it
in
High
Park.
A
large
part
of
the
issue
is
dumpster
maintenance
and
absentee
landlords,
not
taking
care
of
their
dumpsters
and
I.
L
Think
a
huge
part
of
the
work
of
the
rap
Czar
will
be
in
working
with
our
absentee
landlords,
our
corporate
landlords
that
allow
our
neighborhoods
to
be
overrun
with
dumpsters
that
then
become
the
feeding
grounds
for
these
routes,
so
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
is
a
centered
part
of
this
conversation.
Thank
you.
Thank.
P
You
I
just
also
want
to
stand
and
thank
the
sponsors
of
this
and
often
reluctant
to
add
another
level
of
government,
but
having
the
hearings
and
being
at
the
hearings
so
far,
seeing
that
so
many
departments
are
affected
and
they're
working
so
closely
together.
P
I
think
it
is
such
a
public
health
quality
of
life
issue
that
we
do
need
to
have
one
person
managing
all
that
intergovernmental
cooperation,
which
I
know
the
Departments
who
have
come
before
us,
ISD
Property,
Management,
Public,
Works,
Transportation,
BHA,
I,
hope
to
see
you
on
the
other
side,
soon
councilor
Bach,
the
housing
department,
streets
department,
so
many
different
departments
know
that
they
can
be
part
of
the
solution.
So
I
do
believe
that
this
is
a
good
idea.
So
put
add
my
name
please
thank
you.
J
Thank
you.
Councilman
Murphy
I'd
also
like
to
make
a
few
comments
as
the
district
council
for
District
9
Austin
Brighton
the
rodent
issue
and
is
probably
one
of
the
most
the
highest
frequency
number
of
calls
that
we
get
from
residents,
long
established
residents
and
and
renters
in
our
in
our
neighborhoods.
It's
not
just
it's
so
so
distressing
when
rats
actually
end
up
getting
into
homes
and
and
apartment
buildings.
J
We
have.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
in
terms
of
compliance
and
enforcement,
and
they're
really
welcome.
Thank
you,
counselor
Flynn
and
councilor
Coletta
for
proposing
this
this
this
hearing
to
discuss
the
the
idea
of
an
office
of
pest
control
in
the
city
of
Boston.
It's
really
past,
due
as
I
said
and
many
times.
This
is
our
we've
had
a
perennial
hearing.
Every
year
we
go
in
and
we
have
the
same
conversation,
but
we
really
need
to
try
and
move
the
needle
on
this.
J
So,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership
would
who
else
just
take
a
count
on
who
holds
adding
the
name:
councilor
Royal
counselor,
Park,
counselor,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
councilor,
Flacco,
Lee,
councilor,
Louisiana,
councilor,
Mejia,
councilor,
Murphy,
councilor,
Morel,
Council
brain.
Thank
you.
So
much
talk
at
zero.
Eight
three
two
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
city
services
and
innovation
technology.
Thank
you.
B
B
Okay,
the
chair
recognizes
Council
Louisiana
Council
Louisiana.
You
have
the
four
thank.
L
You
Mr
President
I'd,
like
to
request
a
suspend
rule,
12
and
add
accounts
for
waiting
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
B
Having
hearing
no
objection,
Council
of
Braden
is
added,
the
chair
recognizes
Council
Louisiana.
Thank.
L
L
That
is
true
for
our
doctor
trainees
for
the
doctor
for
the
fellows
the
interns
and
the
residents
at
Mass,
General
Brigham
on
April
4th
after
months
of
organizing.
That
was
not
easy,
and
this
really
busy
busy
schedules.
One
of
the
reasons
why
they're
unionizing
residents
and
fellows
at
mgmb
National
Brigham
filed
a
petition
with
the
nlrb
to
unionize.
This
is
good
news,
as
MGB
is
the
largest
employer
here
in
the
Commonwealth,
with
approximately
75
000
employees
across
the
state,
and
it
has
the
largest
residency
Pro
program
on
the
East
Coast.
L
The
proposed
unionization
includes
residents
and
fellows
across
all
MGB
Specialties
and
professions,
and
is
the
largest
analy
nlrb
filing
for
a
house
staff
bargaining
unit.
That
was
very
evident
earlier
this
week,
when
we
stood
in
front
of
Mass
General
Brigham
in
partnership
with
the
residents
and
the
fellows
and
Union
brothers
and
sisters
around
this
city
standing
in
solidarity
with
all
of
you
want
to
think
quarterly
for
all
of
the
work
that
you've
done
with
SEIU
and
Oregon.
L
Helping
to
get
folks
organized
MGB,
residents
and
fellows
are
still
currently
fighting
for
formal
recognition
for
this
bargaining
unit
for
real
seed
at
the
table
and
to
advocate
for
improved
working
conditions,
wages
and
patient
care.
Mgb
could
choose
to
voluntarily
recognize
the
union
and
they
have
chosen
not
to,
and
so
we
want
to
just
make
it
clear
that
we
stand
in
solidarity
with
all
of
you.
You
work
incredibly
long
hours,
giving
health
care
to
our
residents
across
the
city,
and
sometimes
you
have
to
endure
poor
working
conditions.
L
Sleeping
on
yoga
mats
during
after
16
hour
shifts
and
struggling
to
make
ends
meet
this
step
will
help
build
a
system
that
not
only
ensures
the
safety
and
well-being
of
our
physicians,
but
also
takes
a
look
at
our
health
care
industry.
In
general,
we
were
talking
earlier.
The
resolution
filed
in
partnership
with
my
co-sponsors,
Coletta
and
Mejia
about
the
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are.
L
We
have
a
health
system
that
really
does
the
work
of
meeting
health
care
for
every
single
person,
regardless
of
status,
and
so
much
of
our
Health
Care
system
is
based
on
profit
and
not
recognizing
individuals,
as
people
in
need
of
rest
in
need
of
full
healing
and
as
as
being
more
than
just
cogs
in
a
wheel.
So
we
can't
forget.
The
doctors
were
also
on
the
front
lines
during
the
pandemic,
taking
care
of
our
residents
and
it's
our
turn
to
stand
with
them
and
to
make
sure
our
Collective
voices
are
heard.
L
As
someone
who
cares
deeply
about
the
city
of
our
health
care
about
improving
working
conditions
as
I
as
I
know,
my
colleagues
do
honor
to
file
this
resolution
alongside
my
colleagues-
and
you
know,
we
in
here
at
Boston,
have
a
rich
history
of
standing
with
our
work
with
our
workers
and
I
see
no
reason
why
that
should
not
be
the
situation
today.
So
I'm
asking
my
colleagues
to
join
with
me
and
I
hope
that
we
can
pass
this
resolution.
Do
a
suspend
and
pass
today
thank.
B
K
You
so
much
for
the
counselors
Louis
Jen
and
Braden
I
Mr
s,
the
counselor
for
both
my
Most
Wanted
to
rise
and
add
my
voice
and
support
of
our
workers,
who
are
fighting
to
unionize,
and
you
know
I
think
for
those
of
us
who
believe
that
every
worker
needs
a
union.
K
That
means
we
mean
every
worker
and
I
think
that
you
know
there
are
certain
systems.
You
know
people,
not
everybody
realizes
that
residents
are
called
that
because
there
was
this
like
original
history
of
them,
literally
living
in
the
hospitals
and
I.
Think
there's
like
some
kind
of
old
Legacy
systems
here
that,
like
almost
have
a
kind
of
hazing
approach
towards
this
work,
where
it's
like
look.
This
is
just
a
really
hard
thing
that
you
get
through
and
then
you
get
out
the
other
side.
But
you
know
for
a
lot
of
our
trainees.
K
It's
just
it's!
It's
not
a
livable
work
environment
and
it
can
create
a
situation
where
we,
you
know,
lose
potential
great
doctors
along
the
way,
because
we
haven't
put
the
parameters
around
the
work,
to
really
make
it
livable
and
to
and
to
support
them
and
have
them
become
the
best
doctors
that
they
can
be
and
provide
the
best
level
of
care
to
our
pace.
K
So
you
know
to
me,
you
know:
Labor
Management,
partnership
at
its
best
is
always
a
win-win,
like
it
results
in
better
work
environments
and
a
better
experience
for
the.
In
this
case.
K
The
patient-
and
you
know,
I,
really
think
that
there's
an
enormous
opportunity
here
and
so
definitely
want
to
join
my
colleagues
in
in
urging
a
sort
of
Labor
Harmony
approach
from
MGB
and
a
move
towards
a
fair
nlrb
election
here
and
again
would
love
to
have
colleagues
support
in
a
suspension
and
passage
today
and
if
that
were
to
be
successful,
Mr
President,
potentially
a
photograph.
If
you
were
to
indulge
us
so.
B
J
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
as
a
healthcare,
professional
I'm,
really
proud
to
stand
and
support
the
interns
and
residents,
and
fellow
Physicians
and
plot
for
Mass
General
Brigham,
as
as
councilor
Bach
has
already
mentioned.
This
arduous
and
grueling
Trinity
processes
is
a
really
sort
of
a
very
sort
of
antiquated
and
long-standing
practice
in
our
Health
Care
Systems.
All
over
the
world,
I
I
witnessed
it
myself
and
I
was
working
in
the
healthcare
system
in
in
Northern
Ireland.
J
The
notion
that
you
we
have
to
put
our
trainee
Physicians
through
this
ringer
this
this
ringer
of
working
over
80
hours
a
week,
sleep
deprived
unable
to
have
you
know
a
couple
of
days
off
at
a
time
is
sort
of
inhuman,
and
it
also
is
very
detrimental.
We're
supposed
to
be
health
and
wellness
is
about
getting
getting
self-care
good
sleep
able
to
eat
on
a
regular
basis.
J
So
I
really
am
very
proud
to
stand
with
my
a
fellow
Healthcare
professionals
over
on
the
on
the
over
here
and
support
them,
and
ask
that
they're
organizing
efforts
be
be
handled
appropriately
and
fairly
and
that
they
actually
have
some
recognition
that
it
doesn't
have
to
be
this
way
we
can
have
a
much
more
Humane
approach
to
working
with
our
trainee
Physicians
so
that
they
continue
to
be
able
to
continue
their
career,
be
successful
and
fully
fledged
Physicians
and
and
continue
so
many
as
cancer
bark
has
already
mentioned
so
many
Physicians,
actually,
especially
women
and
Physicians,
and
training
who
have
family
commitments,
decide
to
go
somewhere
else
and
take
their
talents
and
their
their
commitment
to
Humanity.
J
B
N
You
I'll
be
brief.
I
just
want
to
stand
in
support,
I
think
it's
vital
to
make
clear
that
in
professions
like
this
and
frankly
in
all
professions,
you
perform
better
when
you're
healthy.
You
perform
better
under
healthy,
healthy
sort
of
guidance
and
guidelines
for
how
we
should
operate
within
our
organizations,
whether
it's
city,
council,
or
whether
it's
a
hospital
and
in
a
situation
where
you
have
a
job,
that
everything
requires
human
interaction,
interacting
with
other
people
and
making
really
important
decisions
and
making
really
important
diagnosis.
N
It's
really
important
that
we
make
sure
that
our
hospitals
are
doing
their
very
best
to
uplift
and
support
mental
health
to
uplift
and
support
good
rest
and
well
rest.
We
get
all
of
this
data
and
all
of
this
evidence-backed
study
on
what
sleep
means
to
people.
N
And
the
folks
who
are
interacting
with
our
hospitals,
which
then
trickles
into
our
communities
and
our
families
and
who's
benefiting
from
that
and
the
the
truth
is
the
only
person
who
benefits
is
all
of
us,
and
so
it's
really
important
that
we
do
the
things
that
we
can't
do
to
protect.
Our
workers,
especially
in
the
health
profession,
I,
went
to
law
school
and
we
all
knew
about
sort
of
how
grueling
med
school
students
had
it.
When
they
first
came
out,
we
would
complain
about
our
similarly
based
loans.
So
hopefully
something
happens
on
that.
N
But
in
terms
of
when
we
talk
about
the
actual
sort
of
hazing
ritual
of
what
it
is
to
be,
a
young
physician
I
think
it's
clear
that
there
are
better
more
efficient
ways
to
do
this
and
that
failure
to
act
on
this
is
actually
a
failure
to
uplift
patient
care,
and
so
it
is
my
hope
that
they
do
so
swiftly
and
that
it
becomes
a
template
for
how
we
do
work
in
all
of
our
hospitals.
So
thank
you.
B
M
M
But
when
you
hear
stories
like
this
and
you
hear
what
this
moment
is
requiring
us
to
do
is
to
support
you
all
so
that
you
could
have
the
type
of
dignity
and
working
environment
that
is
suitable
right
and
so
I
just
want
to
affirm
and
let
you
know
that
I
see
you
I
support
you
and
please
add
my
name.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
councilman
here.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
Mr
Clark,
please
add
counselor
Royal
Council
of
Coletta
Council
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council,
Flaherty,
Council,
Mejia,
Council,
Murphy
Council,
we're
all
please
have
the
chair,
I
I
would
add
very
briefly
that
this
body,
the
city
council
body,
has
always
stood
for
the
rights
of
working
men
and
women,
the
rights
of
unions,
the
right
to
collective
bargaining.
We
support
these
medical
professionals
in
their
quest
to
organize.
B
B
Council
Council
Louisiana,
Council,
Bar,
Council
Braden,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
Adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight
three
five,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
opposed,
saying:
hey
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
has
been
adopted.
Can
my
colleagues
please
come
forward
for
a
photo?
Could
the
medical
professionals
please
come
forward
as
well.
A
B
K
Thank
you
so
much
Mr
President,
and
this
means
a
lot
to
me
because
so
we're
recognizing
Enoch
Woodhouse
today,
although
he's
better
known
for
me
as
Woody
and
for
many
of
us
he's
my
constituent
and
actually
he
was
a
focus
of
my
maiden
speech
that
I
gave
in
February
2020
a
month
before
the
pandemic
hit,
and
so
I
thought
that
today,
in
my
remarks
on
this
docket
I
would
actually
just
pull
some
of
the
things
that
I
said
about
Woody
back
in
February
2020,
because
they
remain
just
as
true
today,
except
that
it's
three
years
later
and
now,
instead
of
93,
he
is
96..
K
He
is
still
with
us
he's
a
little
under
the
weather
today,
so
resting
up.
We
were
hoping
to
have
him
here,
but
he's
still
doing
great
and
he's
resting
up
in
part
for
a
trip
this
weekend,
so
still
going
strong
and
just
really
one
of
the
legends
of
Boston.
So
I'll
just
read
some
of
those
remarks
of
mine
from
three
years
back
and
then
I'm
proud
to
be
co-sponsoring.
K
This
with
counselor
Flynn
Woody
is
my
constituent
in
Mission
Hill,
but
the
square
that
we
were
honoring
in
Copley
Square
is
actually
in
councilor
Flynn's
district,
and
so
the
veterans
that
commission
reached
out
to
both
of
us,
which
I'm
grateful
for
and
I
do
want
to
recognize.
K
Commissioner
Santiago
just
for
all
of
the
work
he
was,
he
was
going
to
be
Woody's
ride
today,
and
he
just
does
so
much
work
day
in
day
out
for
all
of
our
veterans,
whether
they're
our
Super
Famous
ones
like
our
Tuskegee,
Airmen
or
or
just
any
any
veteran
here
in
our
community.
So
this
was
from
and
for
a
little
bit
of
context.
K
My
maiden
speech
was
actually
about
cooperatives,
housingcooperatives.my
District
they're,
all
over
from
Fenway
to
the
West
End
place
to
Charles
Bank
in
Mission
Hill,
which
is
where
woody
lives
and
so
I've
left
out
the
bit
about
co-ops
today,
I
just
want
to
talk
about
Woody,
but
for
folks
wondering
that
was
kind
of
the
housing.
Cooperatives
was
the
focus
of
my
first
speech
here
in
this
party
today.
I
want
to
highlight
Enoch,
Woodhouse
or
Woody
a
resident
of
the
Charles
Bank
cooperatives
who
turned
well
in
February,
was
93
just
a
couple
weeks
ago.
It's
now
96.
K
and
you
know,
as
we
enter
Black
History
Month
in
2020.
We
could
stand
to
learn
a
lot
from
a
man
born
in
the
1920s
someone
who
still
gives
so
much
to
our
community.
Woody
grew
up
here
in
Boston
raised
in
the
Roxbury
housing
projects.
After
he
graduated
from
English
high
in
1944.
He
enlisted
he
served
as
a
Tuskegee
Airmen
part
of
the
community
that
shamed
President
Truman
into
integrating
the
Armed
Forces
by
defending
our
nation
in
uniform,
even
when
it
didn't
see
fit
to
treat
them
as
equal
citizens.
K
Woody
was
kicked
off
a
train
on
his
first
trip.
South
to
training
camp
for
the
color
of
his
skin.
I
once
heard
a
muse
about
why
such
experiences
hadn't
embittered
him.
Why
they,
instead
stoked
his
resolve
to
break
down
barriers,
I
think
it's
because
Woody
had
been
raised
in
love
and
faith
to
know
for
sure
that
his
dignity
was
his
own
and
couldn't
be
threatened.
He
wears
that
dignity
as
easily
as
he
inhabits
his
skin
and
that
self-assurance
means
he's
always
been
ready
to
stretch
out
a
hand
to
others.
K
Woody
went
to
officer
candidate
school
and
became
Lieutenant
Colonel
Woodhouse.
He
later
attended,
Yale
and
then
bu
law
school.
He
served
in
Jag
practiced
law
in
the
city
worked
for
the
state
department
and
at
one
point
worked
as
assistant
Corporation
counsel
for
Boston
I'm.
Here
so
again
in
the
same
story,
Department
we
were
honoring
Henry
lutein.
A
few
minutes
ago.
Woody
was
here
working
on
our
behalf.
He's
been
a
path
breaker
at
every
stage
of
his
life.
K
He
was
also
very
involved
in
1960
when
Charles
Bank
was
first
built,
not
without
a
fight
in
Mission
Hill.
As
a
limited
Equity
Co-op
of
276
units
stretching
24
stories
tall,
it
was
actually
done
on
bra
land
and
I.
Think
in
a
moment
where
again
we're
talking
about
producing
housing
in
a
context
where
you
don't
have
as
much
Federal
money
as
you
wish
you
had.
K
This
was
actually
I
think
the
very
first
Redevelopment
project
in
all
of
Boston
that
wasn't
funded
by
federal
money
where
the
city
pulled
together
money
to
create
this
and
60
years
later
it
has
housed
thousands
of
people
from
all
walks
of
life
and
it's
one
of
the
most
vibrant
residential
communities.
In
my
district,
it's
a
place.
People
really
know
their
neighbors
and
are
very
involved
and
Woody
is
its
most
treasured
resident.
He's
content
now
mostly
to
sit
back
and
let
others
run
the
co-op
meetings,
but
he's
always
there.
K
96
with
his
mix
of
infectious
energy,
lawyerly
wit
and
deep
personal
wisdom,
and
just
the
last
bit
of
this
I
was
in
my
speech
in
2020
and
it's
something
I
feel
very
keenly
now
as
well.
It
should
go
without
saying,
but
I
will
say
it.
Boston
has
to
be
a
place
where
people
can
live
their
whole
lives
a
place
with
homes
for
our
elders
to
share
their
wisdom
with
us
and
homes
for
our
little
ones
too.
K
The
other
end
of
the
age
spectrum
that
is
being
driven
out
of
Boston
when
Market
logic
takes
over
our
housing
stock.
You
get
a
city
that
only
has
homes
for
current
high-wage
earners,
not
the
two
ends
of
every
life,
where
we
most
feel
our
dependence
on
one
another.
To
do
that
to
squeeze
out
our
elders
and
our
children
is
community.
Destroying
insanity.
K
There
has
got
to
be
a
place
not
as
a
not
as
a
sort
of
inconvenient
thing
that
happens
to
people
that
their
children
and
their
elderly,
but
a
recognition
that
that's
a
huge
part
of
the
in
the
natural
round
of
life,
and
we
have
to
have
places
where
people
can
afford
to
live
as
young
ones
and
as
and
as
Elders
people
might
look
at
Charles
Bank,
where
woody
lives
right
on
Huntington
Ave
and
see
a
tall
tower.
It
looms
so
high.
K
K
K
So
I
just
really
want
to
today
Mark
Woody
Woodhouse
as
one
of
those
Larger
than
Life
humans,
Among
Us.
Somebody
who
teaches
us
what
a
life
of
service
looks
like
as
a
veteran,
but
also
just
what
a
significant
meaningful
life
means
in
every
aspect
of
his
work
and
I'm
really
really
excited
for
the
moment
that
we'll
put
his
square
up
and
be
able
to
know
that
whenever
we're
going
to
Copley
Square,
there's
also
that
marker
of
Woody
here.
So
thank
you
thanks.
So
much
Mr
President.
B
Thank
you,
Council
block
I
will
speak
briefly
on
it.
I
think
Council
block
said
it
said
it
best
in
describing
Lieutenant
Colonel
Woodhouse
during
the
pandemic.
Lieutenant
Colonel
Woodhouse
was
a
lieutenant.
Colonel
and
I
saw
him
two
years
later
and
he
was
promoted
to
General
at
the
age
of
88
or
89
I
said
I
said
Colonel.
How
did
you
get
promoted
to
to
General?
He
said.
Don't
call
me
Colonel
call
me
General.
B
B
So
so
now
we
have
to
call
him
General
and
not
Lieutenant
Colonel,
but
when
I
think
of
Lieutenant
Colonel
Woodhouse
I
think
of
what
what
is
great
about
Boston,
his
his
African-American
veteran
serving
our
country,
like
many
African-American
veterans,
did
in
World
War
II
Tuskegee
Yemen
serving
our
country
will
assigned
as
many
of
council
Flaherty
knows,
Willis
Saunders,
who
was
the
superintendent
on
Boston
police,
a
lot
of
Boston
Boston
men
were
tuskegeeman,
quoting
the
lieutenant
colonel,
but
here
they
are.
B
They
were
willing
to
lay
down
their
life
for
our
country
in
World,
War
II,
and
then
they
come
back
to
Boston
and
they're
not
treated
and
come
back
to
the
United,
States
and
they're
not
traded
with
with
respect,
and
they
don't
have
the
same
same
rights
as
everybody
else,
but
they
continue
serving
our
city.
They
continue
serving
our
country
and
making
our
country
better
and
that's
what
I
think
about
when
I,
when
I
see
Lieutenant
Colonel
woodhouse's
a
dedication,
a
commitment
service
sacrifice
in
helping
people
along
the
way.
B
L
You
and
president
Flynn
I
just
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
filing
this
and
asked
to
please
add
my
name:
Lieutenant
Colonel,
General
Woodhouse
is
a
walking
institution.
I
I
get
sometimes
I
can't
believe
he's
96
years
old.
I
remember,
you
know
going
from
neighbor
to
Neighborhood,
but
there's
one
morning,
I
was
at
an
event
at
8
A.M
and
he
was
there
and
then
I
ended
my
last
event
at
7
pm
and
he
was
there.
L
I
was
like
how
can
you
keep
the
same
schedule
so
I
just
am
thankful
that
he
is
recognized
when
he
probably
needs
to
probably
stay
home
and
get
some
rest,
but
I'm
grateful
that
he's
been
kept
so
long
and
that
he
continues
to
be
a
walking
historian.
L
What
I
call
a
real
legend
here
could
not
have
been,
and
you
hear
from
him
all
the
time
easy
being
a
black
person
in
the
Army,
giving
his
tenure
and
given
everything
that
he's
experienced,
I
was
at
a
St,
Patrick's
Day
event
in
Dorchester,
and
he
pulled
me
aside
to
tell
me
all
the
work
that
he's
done
and
tried
to
do
in
Haiti,
which
really
just
warmed.
L
My
heart
and
he
talked
about
the
story
of
of
Liberation
in
Haiti
and
the
work
that
he
tried
to
do
to
really
continue
that
and
push
that
needle
forward
and
I
just
was
further
enamored
with
him
and
everything
that
he's
given
this
city
and
how
he
still
finds
time
to
keep
going
so
I
just
asked.
My
prayer
is
that
God
continues
to
keep
him
in
good
health
so
that
he
can
continue
to
teach
all
of
us.
So
thank.
B
P
You,
council,
president
Flynn
and
I
want
to
thank
veteran
services
for
making
sure
we're
making
a
hero
Square
for
General
Woodhouse,
and
also
thank
you,
Council
abach,
for
taking
the
time
on
your
last
meeting
to
recognize
him.
He
was
one
of
the
first
constituents
as
an
at-large,
City
councilor
and,
like
Council
Louisiana,
said
everywhere
we
go,
we
see
him.
P
I've
walked
out
of
famine,
Copley
and
there
he
is
at
nine
o'clock
at
night
and
I've
been
seeing
him
here
in
the
hallways
at
City
Hall
oftentimes
looking
for
council
president
Flynn,
but
he
he
talks
to
me.
If
you're
not
available,
he's
just
a
wonderful
person,
and
when
you
speak
to
him,
you
can
just
tell
he's
full
of
love
and
he's
just
what
you
know.
What's
the
city
to
me
is
all
about
the
history.
He
tells
you
in
a
five
ten
minute.
Conversation
is
something
that's
so
important.
P
P
My
dad
and
my
stepdad
are
two
of
them
that
making
sure
that
we're
we're
hearing
their
stories
and
we're
capturing
them
because
once
they're
gone
I,
don't
want
those
stories
to
be
gone
with
them,
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
the
Celebration
when
we
make
the
hero
Square
for
him
and
hope
he's
resting
up
and
just
want
to
send
my
love
to
him.
Thank
you.
Thank.
N
You
president,
Flynn
I,
also
am
really
excited
that
we
have
some
Something
official
happening
for
General,
Woodhouse,
I.
N
Think
there's
something
really
special
about
individuals
like
him
and
others
who
have
served
who
have
served
knowing
that
they
are
serving
in
a
country
that
does
not
fully
respect
their
being
or
their
humanity
and
has
made
it
harder
for
them
to
both
serve
and
to
thrive
and
have
made
it
their
goal
to
make
this
country
more
representative
and
more
reflective
of
what
it
should
be
and
who
believe
in
the
promise
of
this
country
enough
to
serve
in
a
manner
where
they
are
making
or
potentially
making
the
ultimate
sacrifice,
and
so
for
folks,
like
General
Woodhouse.
N
Who
did
this
at
a
time
where
it
was
even
more
difficult
to
do
so
and
serve
courageously
and
with
honor
and
dignity.
This
is
a
wonderful
tribute
for
him
and
I'm
really
grateful
that
he
is
getting
it
and
so
I
commend
all
who
were
involved
in
that,
but
most
especially
himself
for
earning
this
distinction
today.
So
thank.
O
The
Fall,
thank
you
Mr
President,
please
add
my
name
to
Woody's
resolution.
Thank
the
lead,
sponsor
Woody
is
a
Fountain
of
Knowledge
and
experience
doesn't
miss
a
trick.
I
know
he's
watching,
so
hopefully
he
feels
better
and
look
forward
to
seeing
him
at
the
dedication
of
a
hero
script.
Thank
you,
Mr
President.
Thank.
B
You
Council
Flaherty.
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
Clark.
Please
add:
council
of
Royal
Council
of
Baker
counselor
Braden
Council
Colorado,
Council,
Fernandez
Anderson
Council
priority
Council,
Louisiana,
councilmania,
Council,
Murphy
Council
overall
council
is
block
and
flensig
suspension
the
rules
and
Adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight
three
three,
all
those
in
favor
say.
K
K
So
much
may
often
we
can
we
do
these
in
the
actual
month,
but
since
I'm
not
going
to
be
here
for
the
first
May
meeting,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
to
recognize
national
historic
preservation
month
and
and
shout
out
to
the
Boston
preservation
Alliance
and
really
like
really
say
what
an
important
thing
I
think
it
is
for
a
city
like
Boston
to
take
historic
preservation
really
seriously.
It
wasn't
that
long
ago
that
you
know
when
they
built
this
building.
K
The
Assumption
was
that
we
were
going
to
knock
down
old
city
hall
because
we
didn't
need
it
anymore,
and
it
was
only
actually
by
some,
like
pretty
belated
everybody
pulling
together,
that
that
building
was
saved
over
on
School,
Street
and
I.
Think
about
how
much
it
means
to
us
to
still
have
it
and
actually
we'll
be
going
a
little
bit
later
after
the
meeting
I've
invited
all
of
my
colleagues
to
join
me
over
at
the
Old
State
House,
which
is
also
Old
City
Hall.
K
It
was
the
city
hall
from
1830
to
1840,
and
you
know
I
just
think
that
those
those
built
markers
are
really
important
to
chronicling
the
city's
history.
But
particular
one
of
the
things
that
we've
been
talking
about
more
and
more
over
the
last
few
years
is
the
importance
of
making
sure
that
we're
really
doing
historic
preservation
for
all
of
our
communities
and
that
we're
preserving
the
really
important
sites
and
markers
for
our
black
communities.
Our
immigrant
communities,
the
stories
that
don't
get
told
as
much.
K
Even
when
we're
talking
about
Revolutionary
War
stuff,
we've
got
as
much
if
not
more
revolutionary
history
in
Dorchester,
Roxbury,
Hyde
Park
in
this
city,
as
we
do
downtown
and
those
haven't
always
been
the
stories
that
we've
told
and
the
sites
that
we've
highlighted.
And
so
you
know
as
we
as
we
move
towards
America's,
250th
and
2026,
and
then
the
city's
400th
in
2030.
I
think
it's.
K
You
know
really
important
for
Boston
to
remember
that
one
of
the
things
that
makes
us
different
from
a
lot
of
American
cities
is
our
history
and
it's
part
of
what
draws
Taurus
here
and
it's
part
of
what
gives
us
as
a
city,
our
sense
of
identity,
and
we
want
that
identity
to
be
really
inclusive.
And
we
want
there
to
be
resources
for
historic
preservation
again
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
a
few
things
kind
of
on
the
record
and
on
the
agenda
on
that
front.
K
So
one
of
them
is,
you
know,
I
think
there
really
needs
to
be
a
look
in
again
at
article
85.
That's
the
demolition
delay
piece
and
it's
come
up
again
and
again
in
this
chamber,
because
it's
very
frustrating
for
all
concerned.
Right
now
it
starts
a
90-day
clock,
but
from
a
developer
perspective
it
tends
to
just
be
like
another
added
layer
of
time
wasting
and
then
from
the
preservation
Community.
It's
not
really
affecting
what
it's
supposed
to,
which
is
a
real
effort
to
do
adaptive,
reuse
and
look
at
how
to
save
a
building.
K
Uses
and
I
know
in
my
neighborhood
a
lot
of
the
affordable
housing
on
Beacon
Hill
is
actually
in
old
schools
of
the
cities,
and
so
thinking
about
you
know
it's
not
about
preserving
everything
in
Amber
and
nothing
changes,
the
city's
got
to
grow
and
the
city's
got
to
have
New
Uses.
But
thinking
about
really
proactively,
how
do
we
have
resources?
For
that?
The
other
thing
is
it's.
You
know
it's
come
up.
K
How
do
we
make
it
so
that
more
folks
in
all
of
our
communities
can
apply
for
CPA
historic
preservation
grants
and
that
those
don't
just
go
to
folks
where
you
already
have
an
endowment
and
a
board
around
a
building?
So
more
technical
assistance
on
that
is
something
I
know
that
fadine
and
her
team
have
started
to
work
on
I
think
there's
still
an
argument
for
a
real
city-wide
historic
survey
so
that
we
actually
go
out
proactively
and
look
at
the
important
resources
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods.
K
Instead
of
relying
on
the
squeaky,
wheels
and
I
think
the
kind
of
inclusive
commemoration
related
to
these
upcoming
anniversaries
can
help
us
can
help
us
get
there.
So
I,
just
you
know,
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
set
of
things,
because
it's
a
May
is
a
historic
preservation
month
to
celebrate
all
the
things
we
have
preserved
in
Boston,
but
there's
lots
more
work
to
do
and
and
I
think
it's
very
important
to
upholding
the
city's
history
and
really
telling
all
of
our
stories
our
indigenous
stories,
our
black
stories.
K
Our
immigrant
stories
Boston,
has
always
been
that
kind
of
Rich
tapestry
all
the
way
back,
so
thank
you,
Mr,
President
and
and
I
would
ask
for
the
council
support
and
suspension
and
passage
of
this
resolution
today.
L
You
Mr
President
and
thank
you
to
councilor
Bach
for
again
when
this,
like
these
last
filings
today,
honoring
may
as
National
preservation
month,
obviously
preserving
our
history,
whether
we're
marking
a
particular
moment
or
just
recognizing
the
importance
of
all
the
different
people
who
make
up
our
city
is.
Is
it
doesn't
happen
without
the
dedication
of
folks
making
sure
that
this
history
is
uplifted?
You
know
we
just
talked
about
General
Woodhouse
and
why
it's
important
to
name
the
square
after
him,
recognizing
him
as
a
Tuskegee
Airmen,
and
all
that
he's.
L
Given
our
city,
we
did
it
more
recently
in
recognizing
Christmas
addicts
day,
we're
doing
it
when
we
recognize
the
indigenous
land
in
which
we
stand
and
thinking
about
when
we're
thinking
about
Long
Island
thinking
about
the
sensitivity
to
the
historic
centrality
of
a
place
like
that
to
our
end
indigenous
residents.
L
So
the
preservation
of
History
must
be
inclusive
and
I
also
want
to
shout
out
to
thadian
Brown
who's
done
a
a
really
good
job
and
continues
to
do
a
good
job
to
make
sure
that
other
communities
are
able
to
make
use
of
the
community
preservation
act.
Working
with
my
office
to
make
sure
the
first
Haitian
Baptist
Church
a
church
where
I
grew
up,
that
is
a
Historic
Landmark.
Has
the
funds
necessary
to
maintain
the
building
on
the
Roxbury
Dorchester
line,
oftentimes
money
that
they
don't
wouldn't
otherwise?
L
Have
we
as
a
city,
we're
home
to
many
iconic
landmarks,
including
the
black
Heritage
Trail,
the
USS
Constitution
Museum,
the
Freedom
Trail
places
where
MLK
lived,
jazz
square,
the
corner
of
Tremont
and
Columbus,
paying
homage
to
the
hi-hat
The
Wigwam,
which
are
no
longer
there,
but
we
do
still
have
Wally's
the
longest
running
family-owned
jazz
club
in
the
country,
and
so
these
landmarks
remind
us
of
our
Rich
history.
L
The
history
of
abolition,
emancipation,
but
also
more.
Recent
history
of
of
persecution
and
discrimination
are
important
landmarks
in
our
city
that
we
must
Preserve.
In
order
to
truly
move
forward.
We
always
have
to
look
back
and
homage
to
one
of
the
our
latest
inclusions,
the
Embraced
Monument,
which
really
not
only
tries
to
pay
homage
to
the
importance
of
credit,
Scott,
King
and
Martin
Luther
King,
but
to
all
the
Freedom
Fighters
here
in
our
city,
who
have
made
the
makeup
of
this
body.
We've
made
the
makeup
of
this
city.
L
What
it
is
so
celebrating
preservation
is
only
about
historical
significance.
It's
about
how
we
can
bring
economic
benefits
to
all
of
our
neighborhoods
as
a
walking
my
first
job
again
as
a
walking
tour
guide
in
Roxbury
and
in
the
South
End,
there's
so
much
Rich
richness
in
our
neighborhoods,
where
they
were
talking
about
Cantonese
and
Hyde
Park
with
the
54th
Regiment,
trained
or
other
places
throughout
our
city,
they're,
underappreciated
and
underutilized
historical
sites
that
could
attract
tourism
and
yesterday
budget
hearing.
L
We
talked
about
this
and
how
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
putting
more
money
into
that
office.
If
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
centering
our
neighborhoods
and
their
ability
to
be
these
beacons
of
Tourism
for
our
city.
So,
as
we
celebrate
this
month,
I
look
forward
to
working
together
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
future
Generations
can
enjoy
our
cultural
Treasures
here
in
our
city.
Thank
you.
J
You
Mr
President
and
thank
you
to
councilor
bark
and
Council
Louisiana
for
including
me
as
an
original
co-sponsor
as
a
long
time,
member
of
the
Brighton
Austin
Historical
Society.
This
is
an
issue
very
close
to
my
heart,
the
the
Olsen
bright
Historical
Society
before
the
pandemic,
used
to
do
a
walking
tour
of
in
and
around
Brighton
Center,
and
they
had
a
binder
full
of
photographs
and
and
maps
that
listed
and
accounted
for
many
many
historic
structures
that
were
demolished
over
the
years
and
they're
lost
and
I.
J
Think
it's
really
important
to
think
about
the
local
significance
and
thank
you
to
councilor
Bach
for
really
pushing
to
have
you
know
a
historic
structures
and
locations
if
they
have
a
state
or
federal
significance
and
there's
protections
there,
but
if
they
have
local
significance,
we
do
not
have
a
lot
of
protection
at
the
moment,
so
we
really
want
to
keep
working
on
that.
What
is
significant
and
locally
has
to
be
decided
by
the
population,
the
local
population.
What
they
see
is
important
I.
J
You
know
when
I
arrived
in
Austin
Brighton
years
ago,
we
used
to
drive
past
the
the
old
Speedway.
It
was
an
old
former
State
Police
Station.
It
was
the
former
headquarters
of
the
speedway
that
had
a
trotting
track
around
down
on
off
soldiersfield
road
and
every
time
we
drove
past
my
partner
would
say:
oh
my
goodness,
I
hope
to
save
that
place.
J
Somebody's
going
to
set
it
on
fire
and
it's
going
to
burn
down
to
the
ground,
but
thankfully,
through
to
the
good
offices
of
our
local
representative,
Senate
House,
Majority
Leader
Michael
Moran
had
it
on
his
to
do
list
to
try
and
save
that
structure.
So
through
working
with
historic
Boston,
the
whole
place
has
been
renovated
and
it
is
a
brew
pub
and
all
sorts
of
great
things
are
happening
there
and
it
is
a
totally
rejuvenated.
J
The
original
architectural
structures
preserved
and
it's
become
a
community,
a
community
place
to
gather
which
is
an
incredibly
beautiful
thing.
It's
well
activated
and
and
has
been
well
used.
So
that's
just
one
instance
that
just
something
that
looks
old
and
decrepit
doesn't
mean
that
it
can't
be
restored
to
be
become
a
compute.
A
very
important
Community
Asset,
so
I'm
very
happy
to
support
this.
J
This
resolution
today
and
recognize
the
National
Historic
preservation
month
and
I,
think
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
I
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
just
keep
advocating
just
back
to
one
other
issue
that
country
bark
has
mentioned
the
article
85
90
day,
demolition
delay.
J
Very
often
developers
apply
for
a
demo
and
they
apply
for
a
demolition
permit
and
they're.
Given
a
90-day
delay
and
they're
supposed
to
have
presented
a
serious
adaptive,
use
alternative
to
demolishing
and
very
often
it's
just
like
a
sort
of
a
token
exercise,
not
a
really
serious
effort
to
try
and
preserve
a
structure,
and
they
basically
just
running
the
clock
out,
so
they
can
demolish
it
and
very
often
we're
losing
so
much
of
our
historic
fabric,
all
across
the
city
that
we
need
to
be
more
mindful
in
terms
of
preserving
these.
J
These
historic
structures-
they
are
the
they
are
the
structures
and
the
places
that
character
to
our
city
and
make
it
an
interesting
and
and
very
vital
place
to
live.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
Council
Braden,
counselor,
Bach,
counselor
Braden,
oh
yeah,
I'm,
sorry
chopping
the
gun
out
of
it.
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
clerk,
please
add:
council
Arroyo
Council
of
Coletta
Council
for
name
is
Anderson
Council
priority
Council
over
here
Council
Ralph,
please
add
the
chair,
Council
bark,
counselor,
luigien
and
Council
Braden
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
three
four,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
opposed
saying:
Navy
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
been
adopted.
B
M
Level
set
for
people
to
understand
that,
back
in
the
day
during
white
flight,
when
our
schools
were
depleted
of
every
single
resource,
you
know
black
and
brown.
Families
did
not
have
the
means
to
be
able
to
just
send
their
kids
to
Parochial
School,
and
some
of
us
did
not
know
about
other
opportunities,
and
so
you
know
when
I
think
about
the
history
and
education
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I.
M
Think
about
the
immense
lack
of
Investments
that
we
have
made
in
our
Boston
public
education
system
and
as
a
parent,
a
BPF
parent,
a
BPS
graduate
and
a
education
activist.
I
have
seen
time
and
time
and
time
again
that
parents
and
people
who
are
stakeholders
who
are
always
up
in
arms
about
the
things
that
they
want
to
see
in
their
schools
are
always
the
last
to
be
heard
and
oftentimes.
M
So
this
particular
instance
here
the
green
deal,
the
Boston
Public
Schools
is
a
long-term
facilities
action
plan
that
includes
major
capital
projects
that
will
affect
at
least
20
School
communities.
These
district-wide
initiatives
intend
to
address
environmental
concerns
within
our
school
facilities
and
expand
educational
opportunities
for
students.
M
Some
of
the
capital
projects
include
closing
and
merging
several
public
schools
in
the
next
few
years.
The
process
to
merge
schools
has
begun
with
the
Sumner
and
philbrick
schools
in
Roslindale,
the
Shaw
and
Taylor
schools
in
Dorchester
and
Mattapan,
and
the
Hyde
Park
base
Boston
Community,
Leadership
Academy
and
the
Dorchester
base
McCormick
School
BPS
will
likely
continue
to
consolidate
small
school
communities
into
larger
new
ones
or
renovated
buildings
necessitating
more
school
closures
and
mergers.
M
Such
decisions
impact
our
school
communities
greatly,
and
it
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools
to
communicate
any
proposal
to
close
or
merge
schools
and
make
the
public
the
reasons
for
these
schools
and
not
other
schools
should
be
closed
or
Consolidated.
Moreover,
in
the
event
that
schools
are
to
be
closed
or
Consolidated
in
anticipation
of
better
facilities
for
students,
construction
projects
should
be
completed
before
schools
are
closed
or
merged.
In
the
absence
of
an
elected
school
committee,
there
is
no
governance
party
for
BPS
that
is
directly
accountable
to
the
families.
M
Therefore,
direct
communication
and
engagement
with
school
communities
is
imperative.
At
a
systems-wide
level.
It
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Boston
city
council
to
ensure
that
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Boston
public
schools
are
engaging
the
community
in
the
decision-making
process
and
offering
full
transparency
to
the
changes.
Therefore,
I
ask
my
colleagues
to
join
me
in
calling
the
Boston
public
schools
for
Community
engagement
and
full
transparency
in
the
ongoing
efforts
to
close
emerge.
Public
Schools.
M
As
included
in
the
equity
impact
analysis
and
three,
all
School
Community
meetings
about
closures
and
consolidation
must
be
advertised
at
least
10
days
in
advance
and
conducted
in
multiple
languages
and
child
care
must
be
provided
in
regards
to
these
mergers.
It's
gotten
so
bad
that,
as
an
at
large
city,
councilor,
not
only
am
I.
The
chair
of
Education
about
I
also
happen
to
be
a
busybody,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
do
is
not
just
talk
about
it.
I
do
something
about
it.
M
So
roll
opening
up,
my
sleeves
is
a
part
of
the
work,
so
I've
been
working
with
the
Sumner
School
literally
training,
their
parents,
the
Latino
Spanish-speaking
parents,
about
parent
councils
and
what
is
happening
around
these
mergers
right.
So
there's
one
thing
to
hold
the
district
accountable
and
then
there's
the
other
to
actually
do
the
work
to
help
support
those
situations.
So
now
the
students
at
the
some,
the
parents
at
the
Sumner,
the
Spanish-speaking
ones,
understand
what
apparel
council
is.
They
understand
what
their
role
is.
M
They
also
understand
what
their
rights
are,
so
now
they're
being
engaged
in
the
process
and
I
uplift.
This
because
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
recognize
the
difference
in
terms
of
tactic
that
we
see
here
at
play,
oftentimes
when
there's
issues
happening
in
our
Boston
public
schools,
because
the
only
way
we're
really
going
to
change
things
is
if
we
actually
dive
into
the
issues
and
work
in
community
and
identify
other
viable
Solutions.
M
Q
Have
the
full
thank
you,
council,
president
Flynn,
and
thank
you
to
councilmania
for
filing
this
I
also
want
to
thank
The,
Advocates,
Barbara
fields
and
the
many
school
advocates
and
the
families
who
have
been
lending
their
voices
to
this
merger
engagement
process.
Q
Boston,
Boston,
School
mergers
need
to
be
a
collaborative
process
that
centers
the
opinions
of
students,
teachers
and
parents
neglecting
to
engage
with
any
of
these
groups
will
jeopardize
the
school's
ability
to
effectively
serve
the
students.
I
was
considering
school
closures
and
mergers.
It
becomes
even
more
critical
for
BPS
to
actively
seek
out,
engage
with
and
incorporate
the
opinions
and
perspective
of
all
state
stakeholders,
especially
those
affected
students
and
families.
As
VPS
works,
it
becomes
responsive
to
changes
in
student
populations.
Q
Q
We
must
work
to
ensure
that
we
are
acting
in
the
best
interest
of
all
students,
particularly
particularly
those
who
are
historically
been
underserved
and
that
our
decisions
are
grounded
in
community
inequity
and
what
I've
heard
what
I've
been
hearing
in
the
in
the
engagement
processes
that
that
the
process
is
feeling
rushed
and
that
families,
opinions
and
students
opinions
are
not
feeling
heard
so
I'd
like
to
have
the
merger
process,
at
least
for
the
Sean
Taylor,
be
slowed
down
quite
a
bit
and
that
the
dates
be
moved
out
and
I
Look
to
having
the
support
of
the
council
and
voting
and
supported
this
resolution.
B
L
Thank
you,
I
also
just
rise
to
say
that
it's
important
that
we
get
these
merger
these
mergers
right
as
an
Alum
of
the
Taylor.
As
someone
whose
niece
who
goes
to
the
Taylor
and
as
someone
who's
customer
is
here,
is
talking
about
the
work
that
she's
been
doing
with
latino
parents
and
my
office
has
been
working
with
my
father,
founded
the
parent
council
at
the
Taylor
school
that
we
work
in
conjunction
with
those
communities
that
are
in
need
of
so
much,
including
for
more
slight
classrooms.
L
I'll,
say
it
Ad
nauseam
for
our
students
with
limited
and
formal,
inter
limited
and
interrupted
formal
education
that
we
get
it
right.
That,
as
we
are
thinking
about
what
the
merger
looks
like
that
parents,
administrators
and
students
are
centered
in
the
conversation
in
my
offices,
is,
has
been
doing
that
work
and
want
to
make
sure
that
one
of
the
things
that
we
don't
do
so
well
is
communicating
to
parents
and
families.
L
What
we
think
the
benefits
of
the
merger
will
be
and
why
the
mergers
must
happen
before
we
have
a
new
physical
structure
and
I.
Think
it's
important
that
we
try
to
get
the
calms
piece
of
this
right
to
build
trust
in
a
lot
of
communities
where
that
trust
has
been
lost.
Just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
put
that
on
the
record,
as
as
as
these
mergers
have
the
potential
of
being
both
disruptive
for
students
and
transformative,
it's
important
that
we
get
it
right.
Thank.
B
L
B
You
Council
Louisiana.
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your.
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
clerk.
Can
you
please
add:
council
Royal,
Council
ball,
Council,
braided,
Council,
Coweta,
Council
luigien,
please
add
the
Chia
councilor
Mejia
counciloral,
it's
the
expansion
of
the
rules
and
positive
dock
at
zero.
Eight,
three,
seven,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
opposing
a
the
eyes.
Have
it.
The
docket
has
been
adopted,
we're
entrepreneur,
we're
on
to
Personnel
orders,
Mr
clerk,
please
red.
B
Share
six
suspension
of
rules
and
positive
docket
zero,
eight
three,
eight,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
the
dark.
It
has
passed,
we're
on
to
late
files,
I
I'm,
informed
by
the
query
that
there
are
four
lead
file
matters.
These
include
absence
letter
from
Council
awara,
two
Personnel
orders,
a
resolution
from
councilor
Baker
delay
file.
Delay
file
should
be
on
everyone's
desk.
B
C
Dear
council,
president
Flynn
I
am
regretfully
unable
to
attend
today's
council
meeting,
though
I
am
not.
There
I'd
like
to
thank
councilor
Kenzie
Bach
for
nearly
four
years
of
service
to
the
people
of
Boston.
As
chair
of
the
Housing
and
Community
Development,
Committee
I
look
forward
to
working
in
tandem
as
she
enters
her
new
role
at
the
Boston
Housing
Authority.
C
If
her
commitment
to
poor
and
working-class
people
proves
to
be
as
strong
as
her
commitment
to
the
political
institution,
we're
in
good
hands,
a
member
of
my
staff
will
be
present
to
take
notes
and
report
to
me
as
needed.
I
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
recordings
of
the
meeting
counselor
Kendra
Lara.
Thank
you.
B
Bock,
the
gs6
suspension
of
the
rules
and
capacity
of
this
second
late
file
met.
All
those
data
say:
aye
aye
all
posts
say
Nave.
You
guys
have
it.
This
docket
has
passed
yeah
Mr
clerk
can
I
revisit
the
previous
slate
file
mat
of
the
letter
from
Council
Larry.
Can
we
please
place
that
on
file
we're
on
to
the
next
slate
file
Mata,
which
is
also
a
personality.
B
C
Comes
offered
by
councilor
Baker,
on
behalf
of
the
Boston
city
council
resolution,
recognizing
the
202nd
anniversary
of
the
Greek
Revolution
and
flag
raising
for
Greek
Independence
Day,
whereas
March
25th
is
the
202nd
anniversary
of
Greek
Independence
and
whereas
we
recognize
the
long-standing
relationship
between
Boston
and
the
Greek
people
and
whereas
the
community
enriches
and
enhances
the
city
of
Boston
through
its
friendship,
business,
education,
dance,
literature,
arts
and
history.
And
now
therefore
be
it,
ordered
that
on
Sunday
April,
30th
2023.
H
You
Mr
President.
This
is
again
just
a
flag
raising
that
will
happen
at
the
end
of
the
Greek
Independence
parade
to
to
recognize
the
202nd
anniversary,
and
we
acknowledge
Alex
here
because
he's
part
of
the
parade
he's
part
of
the
Greek
Community.
That's
that's
added!
So
much
to
us.
We
had
the
Israeli
flag
raising
earlier
so
I'll
do
the
Israeli
flag
raising
earlier
today
and
then
the
Greek
on
Sunday.
H
You
know
you
always
got
to
keep
the
wife
happy,
so
I'm
I'm
thrilled
to
be
able
to
do
this,
and
and
if
anybody
is
interested
I
think
we'll
be
there
around
parade
starts
at
one
o'clock
on
Boylston
comes
down
Tremont
and
there'll
be
a
celebration
on
the
Plaza
that
will
start
with
the
with
the
Greek
flag,
raising
and
just
a
a
point
of
preferences.
I
think
the
Greeks
have
the
best
food
there.
You
go.
B
Thank
you,
Council
Baker.
Would
anyone
like
to
speak
in
this
matter?
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
clerk.
Please
add:
council
Royal,
Council
ball,
Council,
Braden,
Council,
Council
of
clarity,
Council
Louisiana,
Council,
Mejia,
Council,
Murphy,
Council,
we're
all
pleased
at
the
chair,
foreign.
B
B
H
B
K
You
so
much
Mr
President,
Mr
President,
the
Water
and
Sewer
Commission
is
run
by
three
Commissioners
and
so
there's
a
vacancy
right
now
and
armindo
Gonzalez
is
the
mayor's
nominee
for
that.
Because
of
the
budget
schedule,
we
weren't
able
to
schedule
a
hearing,
but
I
did
interview
him
directly
as
the
chair
and
also
sent
his
resume
out
to
the
whole
Council
arminda
lives
in
Boston.
He's
actually
got
history
working
for
the
city.
K
He
was
at
the
BHA
briefly
and
then
at
the
bpda,
as
his
resume
shows
from
97
to
2014,
so
for
a
very
long
time
doing
Economic
Development
planning
over
there
and
then
he
actually
went
and
did
a
capital
planning
and
design
and
construction
for
Rhode
Island's
division
of
capital
assets.
So
it
has
a
lot
of
experience
and
kind
of
like
big
institutional
Capital
portfolios
and
how
to
maintain
them
and
invest
in
them
and
but
again,
I
think
got
tired
of
driving
back
and
forth
to
Rhode
Island.
K
So
now
he's
back
working
in
the
city
he's
been
living
in
the
city
and
and
I
think
just
brings
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
great
experience.
Professionally
is
definitely
very
interested
in
how
we
continue
to
both.
You
know:
keep
our
gray
storm
water
infrastructure
in
a
state
of
good
repair
and
also
expand
green
storm
water
infrastructure
in
the
city.
Integrating
Green
Building
designs
into
the
work
at
the
capital,
asset
management
and
Rhode
Island
was
a
piece
of
his
work.
K
He
also,
you
know,
is
really
interested
in
how
Boston,
Water
and
Sewer
can
do
more
internships
for
our
young
people
and
kind
of
pull
more
people
into
this
really
important
work
with
great
careers
and
yeah
I.
Think
he'll
be
a
wonderful
person
on
the
commission
and
obviously
it
would
be
good
for
the
commission
to
be
at
full
force
so
asking
today
for
college
support
in
passing
his
nomination.
Thank
you.
Mr
President.
B
B
B
B
I've
been
informed
by
the
correct
that
there
are
there's
one
one
addition:
the
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consensual
agenda,
consent
agenda,
all
those
in
favor
of,
say,
aye.
B
Today
is
Council
of
Kenzie
Block's
last
council
meeting
before
she
departs
to
be
the
head
of
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
I
would
like
now
to
ask
my
colleagues
if
they
would
like
to
give
any
comments
or
remarks
at
this
time
in
recognition
of
the
exceptional
where
Council
block
is
done
on
this
body,
but
she's
also
been
a
great
a
great
colleague
as
well.
Let
me
start
with
counselor
Flaherty
Council
fire.
You
have
the
thank.
O
You
Mr
President,
obviously
through
the
chair
I,
just
want
to
congratulate
my
colleague,
our
colleague
in
her
moving
on
to
the
BHA.
She
knows
I
think
how
fun
I
am
of
public
housing
being
born.
There
I
think
my
family
has
100
combined
hundred
years
between
myself,
my
mom,
my
grandmother
and
so,
and
what
public
housing
meant
to
to
my
family.
You
know
and
I
know
we're
in
public
housing
pretty
regularly
and
so
in
Council
Bock
does
as
well
from
her
tenure
at
the
BHA.
O
And
it's
been
a
pleasure
to
work
with
and
also
has
been
someone
that
I've
even
been
able
to
lean
on
when
there's
been
some
disagreements
or
when
we're
looking
at
sort
of
different
parts
of
our
city,
Business,
Council,
business
and
or
rules
always
great
to
bounce
things
off
of
each
other.
So
wishing
her
and
of
the
very
best
in
her
new
Endeavor
I
know
that
this
will
be
seeing
each
other
probably
more
regularly
across
the
city,
because
she'll
be
now
City
Wide,
instead
of
just
focusing
on
District
eight.
O
So
looking
forward
to
many
more
opportunities
to
help
people
to
serve
people
and
to
make
a
difference,
particularly
for
those
that
are
living
in
public
housing.
So,
congratulations
to
you
and
again,
it's
been
great
to
serve
with
you
and
I
of
all
folks.
I've
served
I.
Think
probably
I've
served
with
probably
the
most
colleagues
Mr
President
out
of
anyone,
not
only
here
but
in
the
history
of
the
council,
given
particularly
in
light
of
significant
amount
of
turnover
over
the
last
decade,
and
so
with
that.
O
I
know
that,
as
colleagues,
move
on
to
other
opportunities
across
will
continue
to
path.
So
you,
although
you'll
be
over
the
BHA
people,
will
still
associate
you
as
the
district
8
city
council.
People
will
continue
to
call
you
asking
for
help
outside
of
the
BHA,
so
know
that
you
can
always
call
me
as
your
at
large
counselor
to
help
sort
of
effectuate
city
services
for
those
folks
and
because
your
phone
will
continue
to
ring,
and
so
is
the
work
that
you've
been
doing.
O
As
a
city
council
takes
you
on
to
another
great
opportunity
and
challenge
know
that
your
colleagues
here
in
particular
myself,
will
always
be
willing
to
to
take
that
call
and
to
return
that
call
and
to
try
to
find
ways
to
help
people
at
the
end
of
the
day.
B
P
Thank
you,
president
and
I
just
want
to
rise
to
say:
good
luck,
counselor
Bach,
17
months
we've
worked
together.
I
appreciate
that
the
first
few
times
I
reached
out
and
you
ignored
my
phone
calls.
You
explained
to
me
that
you're
you're
young
you're,
my
kids
age,
so
you're
a
millennial
and
that
you
you
don't
pick
up
the
calls
so
that
I
learned
how
to
text
to
communicate
or
it
was
hard.
But
I
do
appreciate
that.
We've
had
some
some
tough
conversations,
but
it's
because
I
know
we
both
love
the
city.
P
B
L
You
Mr
President,
Kenzie
and
sad
to
see
you
go.
You
are
so
committed
to
the
people
of
District,
8.
L
L
You
get
into
the
weeds
and
we
are
all
better
because
of
your
commitment
to
the
understanding
of
this
institution,
to
the
historical
to
the
historic
knowledge
that
you
historical
knowledge
that
you
bring
to
this
body
about
this
work
that
we
do
every
day
about
the
city
of
Boston
and
about
how
you
just
Center
the
conversation
around
what
the
public
good
is
and
what
it
should
be
and
how
we
should
be
thinking
every
day
about
what,
where
what
whether
we're
doing
is
serving
the
public
goods.
L
So
I
appreciate
that
sad
that
you're
going
but
happy
that
you're
going
to
the
BHA
I
just
want
to.
Let
you
know
that
the
when
I
first
started
as
an
attorney,
the
VHA
folks
thought
I
was
really
annoying,
because
I
would
gobble
all
the
time
with
questions
so
I
get
taxed
whatever
so
I
guess
I
will
be
bothering
you
even
more
to
make
sure
that
we
are
meeting
the
needs
of
all
of
our
residents
in
the
city.
L
I
was
just
not
not
just
District
8
everywhere
in
the
city
and
I.
Just
I
appreciate
your
eagerness
to
to
not
only
for
a
camaraderie,
but
also
to
just
share
your
love
for
the
city
with
others,
when
my
team
and
I
and
our
families
and
loved
ones
were
walking.
The
black
Heritage
Trail
we're
like
Hey
we're
on
Kenzie
street
called
Kenzie
Kendra's
like
I'll
come
outside
and
she
joined
us
and
enriched
our
trip.
L
The
trail
so
much
more
because
of
all
of
the
personal
history
and
knowledge
that
you
were
able
to
add
so
I
just
I'll
miss
your
enthusiasm
for
this
city.
Your
work
ethic,
the
way
in
which
you
really
do
uplift,
your
residence
and
the
diversity
of
your
residence,
whether
we're
talking
about
Mission,
Hill
or
Beacon
Hill
literally,
there
was
never
an
issue
that
I
talked
to
you
about
that.
You
didn't
have
the
ins
and
outs
basically
tattooed
somewhere
around
your
body,
so
I.
L
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
and
I
know
that
your
work
is
going
to
continue
at
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
and
that
we
will
continue
to
be
in
contact
to
do
the
work
of
the
people.
So
thank
you.
B
I
As
a
with
all
the
love
in
the
world
and
as
a
term
of
endearment,
but
you
really
are
our
our
Dumbledore
and
I,
feel
like
there's
nobody
if
you're
a
Harry
Potter
fan,
you
know
exactly
what
I
mean
you're
a
professorial,
you
you
are
in
insanely,
intelligent
in
your
your
stage
and
your
wise
beyond
your
years.
I
am
very,
very
sad
to
to
see
you
go
it's
it's
bittersweet,
but
I'm.
Just
so
proud
of
you
I'm
very,
very
proud
of
you
and
you
really
have
solidified
yourself
to
be
incredibly
intelligent,
thoughtful
and
effective.
I
Maneuvering.
This
institution
and
I
will
always
remember
you,
as
as
the
counselor
who
just
want
to
do
the
work
and
serve
the
residents.
The
power
core
Boston
is
an
incredible
Legacy
that
you
helped
put
together.
It
will
train
and
Foster
generations
of
environmental
stewards
because
of
your
work,
I'm
thinking
about
back
in
in
2018
when
I
was
in
Aid,
and
you
were
also
working
on
this
body.
I
You
know
doing
the
budget
pilot
for
housing
like
this
is
just
an
incredible
Legacy
and
you
have
a
lot
to
stand
on
and
so
I've
gotten
to
know
you
first,
as
a
friend
through
various
party
events,
I've
gotten
to
know
your
family
as
well.
They've
welcomed
me
with
open
arms
and
we've
just
had
incredible
conversations
on
how
to
to
Center
the
work
and
to
make
the
city
better
brighter
and
more
vibrant.
For
for
everyone
and
I
know
your
heart
and
I
know
you
are
committed
to
Boston
Housing
residents
and
I
know.
I
You've
already
worked
to
make
the
quality
of
life
for
for
BHA
residents
decent,
safe
and
stable.
So
I
look
forward
to
continuing
that
work.
I
also
look
forward
to
working
with
you
because
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
get
done,
I'm
not
going
to
start
naming
all
the
various
developments
in
my
district,
but
there's
a
lot
that
needs
to
happen
and
so
rising
to
the
occasion
and
meeting
the
needs
of
residences.
I
know
that's
something
that
you
can
do
and
so
I'm
just
so
incredibly
proud
of
you.
B
H
President
I
just
want
to
say
congratulations
and
good
luck
in
your
new
in
your
new
job,
I
think
you,
you
bring
a
good
a
good
attitude
and
a
good
skill
set
to
the
job,
so
I
I
look
forward
well
I'm,
leaving
too
so
much.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
N
You
Mr
chair,
I,
would
just
say:
I
would
have
gone
with
Professor
McGonagall
myself,
but
Dumbledore
is
a
fine
reference
personally
I,
just
like
having
a
somebody
who
go
through
details
as
much
as
I
do
when
it
comes
to
language
before
us
and
sort
of
the
difference
between
Xiao
and
May,
and
all
the
different
things
that
we
have
talked
about.
I.
N
Think
honestly,
we
both
came
in
in
the
same
class
and
very
shortly
into
that
class
based
sort
of
a
huge
International
crisis
that
has
made
sort
of
this
term
and
the
term
before
it
different
than
most
terms
that
have
come
before
us
and
I
think.
In
that
sense,
it
was
trial
by
fire
pretty
much
all
of
the
time
and
at
every
step
of
that,
I've
been
grateful
to
have
someone
who
thinks,
through
things
to
the
level
that
you
think
through
things,
I
think
there
has
been
a
lot
of
conversations.
N
N
Think
on
how
we
interpret
it
through
different
lenses
or
perspectives,
but
the
goal
behind
it
has
always
been
to
get
it
right
and
I
really
appreciate
that
about
you
that
we're
constantly
trying
to
just
get
this
stuff
right,
because
you
have
a
overarching
sense
of
the
fact
that
these
things
matter
and
they
touch
people's
lives
and
they
sort
of
last
on
for
longer
than
our
terms
in
office.
And
so,
if
we
get
it
right,
the
first
time
then
there's
a
whole
lot
of
residual
good.
N
That
comes
from
that,
and
so
I
am
really
excited
to
see
you
step
at
the
beach
step
into
the
BHA,
because
I
know
how
much
you
care
about
it
and
I
think
that
when
people
care
deeply
about
a
thing
it
just
it
gravitates
through
all
of
the
work
and
it
shows
in
the
product
and
how
they
go
into
it
and
how
they
go
about
it.
N
And
so
I
think
that
the
city
of
Boston
is
in
for
a
really
good
time
with
you
at
the
head
of
the
BHA
in
terms
of
what
we
get
out
of
it
and
where
your
focus
is
and
how
that
works.
And
I
say
that
genuinely
that
I
really
really
am
excited
to
see
how
you
step
into
that
role,
because
I
know
how
you
are
when
you
feel
passionate
about
a
specific
thing
and
I
think
that's
going
to
be
really
good
for
everybody
involved.
N
So
I
look
forward
to
calling
and
or
texting
or
I
guess,
dropping
in
and
and
having
conversations
with
you
about
projects
in
my
district,
but
also
I.
Think
as
we
look
at
how
Housing
Works
throughout
the
city
and
I
know
that
stuff
that
you're
really
excited
about
I
know
you're
already
probably
got
like
a
20
Page
PowerPoint
slide
for
how
you're
going
to
do
this
that
you
probably
brought
to
the
interview
but
really
grateful
for
you
and
for
the
ways
in
which
you've
sort
of
served
on
this
body.
N
I
know
that
your
district
is
going
to
miss
you
profoundly
and
so
My
Hope
Is,
That,
You
Don't
Stray
too
far
from
the
public
service
side
of
it,
Beyond
this
being
in
the
BHA,
because
I
know
how
much
environmental
issues
and
how
much
local
issues
have
mattered
to
you
throughout
your
life.
So
grateful
to
you,
I,
look
forward
to
seeing
you
in
this
new
role,
really
think
you'll
do
great
and
now
I
can
have
conversations
with
you
as
as
a
friend
and
not
just
a
colleague,
so
look
forward
to
it.
B
Q
Kenzie
you'll
be
missed,
it's
been
a
pleasure
working
with
you.
The
technical
and
historical
context
you
bring
into
the
city
council
has
always
challenged
me
to
dive
deeper
into
the
into
the
the
topic
and
I
know
that
our
constituents
in
the
city
of
Boston
appreciate
it
because
I
remember
one
day
we
were
out
and
one
of
the
constituents
came
up
and
just
said.
Thank
you
for
making
that
hearing
easy
to
understand
and
that's
something
that
you
know.
Q
I'll
miss
and
the
whole
city
of
Boston
will
miss,
but
I
also
want
to
just
say:
congratulations
on
your
new
role
and
I'm
excited
and
happy
for
you
that
you're
able
to
pursue
your
passion
at
the
BHA
and
I
have
a
long
list
of
Investments
I
won't
get
into
now,
but
look
forward
to
working
with
you
in
your
new
role.
Congratulations
and
thank
you
for
your
service
to
the
city
of
Boston.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
you're,
not
Madam
chair.
Thank
you
card
gender
bender.
J
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
I'm,
going
to
miss
Kenzie
as
a
colleague
and
or
my
right
hand,
woman
here
next
to
me
in
District
8.,
we
were
in
that
class
of
2020
that
we
were
in
10
weeks
and
then
covert
happened
and
we
were
all
working
remotely,
but
we
we
sort
of
it,
was
a
trial
by
fire
and
we
we
developed
working
relationships
and
support
for
each
other
under
very
difficult
circumstances.
I
could
always
rely
on
Kenzie
to
have
a
very
incisive
and
thoughtful
consideration
of
all
the
issues.
J
We're
dealing
with
at
any
given
moment
and
I
also
constantly
reminded
and
recognized
her
commitment
to
the
common
good.
Every
issue
that
came
before
us
there
was
that
question.
How
do
we
serve
the
common
good
and
the
power
core
program
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
really
part
of
her
Legacy
as
a
city
councilor
here,
and
we're
going
to
be
incredibly
grateful
for
going
forward.
J
She's,
also
in
our
in
her
expertise
and
and
interest
in
housing,
is
always
trying
to
expand
their
envelope
in
terms
of
finding
creative
ways
to
increase
our
affordable
access
to
affordable
housing,
increase,
tenant
stimulus
stability
and
just
to
really
make
Boston
a
place
where
everyone
can
live.
So
I'm
really
delighted
that
she's
going
to
be
there
in
charge
over
at
BHA
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
her
on
on
the
BHA
projects.
J
In
my
district
you
know,
I
I
also
want
to
recognize
her
her
her
credentials
as
a
historian
and
I
think
she
brings
a
historic
perspective
to
our
conversations.
She
has
an
acute
understanding
of
where
we've
come
from
as
a
city
in
our
long
history,
and
she
also
is
very
mindful
of
where
we're
headed
to
and
how
we
can
work
together
to
build
an
inclusive,
Equity,
Equitable
and
sustainable
future.
J
So
I'm
delighted
and
congratul,
and
delighted
that
she's
going
to
BHA
we're
going
to
miss
her
greatly
here
on
the
in
the
body
but
I
I
know
where
she
lives
and
and
I.
Don't
suppose.
This
is
the
end
of
the
conversation
or
the
end
of
our
working
together.
But
I
wish
you
many
congratulations.
Kenzie
and
I
do
know
how
to
text
you
now
now
that
I
figure
out
how
to
use
a
cell
phone.
Yes,
thank
you.
B
M
You
Mr
President
Kenzie,
it's
so
crazy,
because
both
Kenzie
and
I
have
a
special
long
history
that
goes
back
20,
something
if
not
more
years
ago,
because
we
both
had
some
deep
roots
at
MTV.
I,
remember:
I
was
working
at
MTV.
I
was
a
political
reporter
then,
and
we
did
an
event
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
It
was
a
House
of
Blues
and
I.
Think
Kenzie
was
in
the
crown
as
a
little
youngster
there.
M
So
even
at
the
age
of
12,
I
believe
Kenzie,
you
are
already
politicking
and
creating
mass
disruption
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
I
just
think
that
that's
such
a
beautiful
for
me,
it's
like
it
came
full
circle
when
we
discovered
that
we
were
back
in
the
day
already
in
the
trenches
and
trying
to
get
people
activated
and
engaged
in
their
own
lives,
so
that
always
stood
near
and
dear
to
me,
and
the
fact
that
I
grew
up
on
BHA
and
you're
going
to
go
there
to
help,
save
it
so
I'm.
M
So
incredibly
encouraged
because
of
your
work
here
on
the
council,
especially
around
digital
Equity
access
language.
You
have
been
such
a
leader
in
the
space
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
information
Justice
is
at
the
center
of
making
things
easier
for
people
and
I.
Think
I.
Think
BHA
is
going
to
be
better
because
of
you
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
that,
and
then
there's
three
things
that
I
want
to
uplift
in
terms
of
our
work
together.
M
Lowering
the
voting
age
as
a
result
of
our
MTV
Rock
the
vote
and
experiences.
It
was
such
a
pleasure
to
work
alongside
you
and
your
office
in
getting
that
home
rule
petition
out
of
a
committee
and
into
the
state
house
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
leadership
for
bringing
so
much
insight
and
bringing
even
somebody
from
around
the
world
to
participate
in
helping
to
influence
us
in
that
space.
M
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
hard
work
there,
as
well
as
the
work
that
we
did
together
on
the
digital
Equity.
You
were
at
the
front
and
center
always
advocating
and
I
know
that
again
when
it
comes
to
BHA,
you're
I'm
going
to
say
your
constituents,
because
those
are
going
to
be
your
constituents
at
this
point
are
going
to
really
reap
those
benefits
in
terms
of
the
work
that
you've
done
and
then,
lastly,
and
I
think
the
one
that
I
feel
was
the
biggest
the
most
I
would
say.
M
So
you
would
be
crazy
to
think
about
talking
about
election
year
during
during
a
I
mean
reparations
during
an
election
year,
but
you
leaned
into
it,
and
you
stood
up
and
joined
me
as
a
co-sponsor,
and
you
even
had
reservations
because
you
said
I'm,
a
white
woman
and
you
were
so
incredibly
thoughtful
about
what
this
moment
meant.
But
you
stood
up
and
joined
me
and
supporting
me
and
the
and
the
community,
and
not
only
having
the
hearing
but
working
alongside
Community
to
Define
for
themselves.
M
What
this
moment
was
all
about
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that.
Counselor
walk.
It
meant
a
lot
to
the
the
folks
who
were
who
were
leading
the
effort
and
when
the
the
conversation
around
the
task
force
came
up,
they
were
really
eager
to
hear
what
you
had
to
say
and
what
your
thoughts
were
on
that
so
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
you
know
we
talked
about
Legacy
here
and
I.
M
Just
want
you
to
know
that
in
in
so
many
ways
you
played
a
big
role
in
helping
us
to
establish
a
reparations
task
force
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I.
Just
want
to.
Let
you
know
that
historical
perspective
is
is,
is
definitely
one
of
the
things
that
brought
you
so
near
and
dear
to
that
conversation.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
leadership
in
that
space
and
for
supporting
us
through
that
process,
and
then
lastly,
I
always
kid
around.
M
You
know
you're
a
doctor,
Dr
Bach
young,
get
that
title
right
shoe
right
or
it
was
an
honorary
or
did
you
earn
it?
She
earned
it
even
worse.
She
earned
it
and
I
think
it
was
a
constituent
that
brought
it
to
my
attention.
The
other
day
like
Dr
Bach,
you
better
respect
that
name
I
was
like
okay,
so
you
know
your
first
year
here
you
were
a
professor
at
Harvard
I
believe
was
you
were
a
professor
somewhere
and
I
was
just
so
incredibly
in
awe
that
you
were
a
professor.
M
While
you
were
also
a
city,
councilor
and
I,
didn't
know
how
you
were
able
to
juggle
all
of
that,
but
you
found
a
way
to
in
doing
so,
even
during
covet,
which
speaks
volumes
to
your
work
ethic
and
to
your
commitment,
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you,
counselor
Bach,
Dr,
Bach,
for
educating
us
and
for
being
so
generous
with
everything
that
you
shared
with
the
council.
I
think
we're
all
better
for
it
and
I
just
want
to
congratulate
you
and,
and
thank
you
as
you,
move
on
your
journey.
B
B
You
always
took
the
job
serious
in
never
yourself
and
didn't,
take
yourself
seriously
and
we
always
were
able
to
laugh,
but
you
were
always
able
to
work
in
a
professional
manner
for
your
constituents
and
I
know
how
much
they
mean
to
you
and
how
important
this
job
was
to
you,
because
there's
really
nothing
like
being
a
district,
City,
councilor
and
I
know
how
much
respect
you
had
for
the
position
and
for
your
constituents,
especially
during
the
pandemic.
B
I,
would
go
on
these
Zoom
meetings
with
my
constituents
in
the
bay
village
and
Kenzie's
parents
are
my
constituents
and
every
time
I'd
go
on
the
zoom
meeting.
I
would
always
say
to
Kenzie's
parents,
gay
and
Alex
I
would
say
I'm
there
I'm
their
favorite,
City
councilor
in
gay
would
always
say
no.
You
Ed
you're.
The
second
favorite
city
council
and
I
bring
I,
bring
your
parents
up
because
every
time
I,
think
of
Kenzie
I,
think
of
her
parents
and
I
know
how
proud
your
parents
are
of
you
and
I
know
how
hot
I
know.
B
The
hard
work
you
put
into
passing
the
community
preservation
Act,
getting
getting
getting
elected
to
the
Boston
city
council
being
be
an
expert,
an
expert
really
on
city
city
finances
and
in
quality
of
life
issues.
So
we
have
the
most
respect
for
you
Kenzie,
because
of
the
way
you
conducted
yourself
here
on
this
body
and
you've
represented
yourself
well,
and
he
represented
your
family
well
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
proud
to
call
you
a
friend
and
I'm,
somewhat
a
little
jealous
that
you're
going
to
the
Boston
Housing
Authority.
That's
the
job.
B
I
always
wanted,
but
I
know
you're
going
to
do
a
tremendous
job,
you're
dedicated
to
the
residents
in
in
tenants
of
public
housing
and
we're
proud
of
you
on
the
Boston
city.
Council,
congratulations,
Kenzie.
K
But
folks,
over
at
the
Old
State
House
know
that
we
might
be
a
few
minutes
late.
So
just
for
those
of
you
are
joining
me
afterwards
that
I
yeah
I
just
want
to
reciprocate
with
a
few
words
about
colleagues
and
then
just
a
couple.
Other
words
and
and
I'll
I'll.
Do
the
colleagues
who
are
not
with
us
just
briefly,
because
you
know,
as
we
always
say,
we
can
watch
the
tape
afterwards.
K
So
potentially,
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
prefer
quick
text
to
phone
calls
is
that
when
I
was
running
for
city
council,
counselor,
Royo
and
I
had
one
phone
call,
which
lasted
more
than
an
hour
and
and
I
learned
that
some
of
us
are
like
talk
for
a
long
time
but
but
I
think.
As
he
said,
we
came
in
in
the
same
class
here
and
both
of
us
are
really
interested
in
legislative
detail,
really
interested
in
kind
of
like
the
institutions
of
city
and
how
they
work
and
I.
K
Think
one
of
the
things
that
I've
always
appreciated
is
that
we
both
grew
up
kind
of
steeped
in
this
Boston
political
context
and
really
starting
out
from
the
sense
of
how
much
it
matters
like
how
much
what
we
do
in
this
building
matters
and
and
I
think
that
that's
a
really
important
thing
to
know
and
believe
when
we
do
this
work
every
day
and
so
really
I
appreciate
Council
Royal
for
sharing
that
councilor
Baker
I
counselor
Baker
is
like
the
one
of
us
who
doesn't
give
his
sign
on
easily
on
legislation
and
so
I
always
feel
like
particularly
accomplished
when
Frank
signs
on
to
my
resolutions,
and
so
but
just
and
again,
I
think
somebody
who
takes
this
work
really
seriously
and
and
I've
also
always
appreciated
that
both
of
us
are
very
strongly
Pro.
K
You
know
public
workers,
doing
Public,
Work,
Not,
sort
of
farming,
everything
out
to
private
contracts,
but
really
saying
like
you
know
we
should
have.
We
should
have
as
important
work
being
done
in
the
city
and,
frankly,
I
think
when
we
talk
about
trash
contracts
and
stuff
we're
seeing
the
negative
effects
of
farming
it
out
over
time.
K
So
really
appreciate
and
and
and
I
think
also
just
the
amount
that
counselor
Baker
brings
himself
into
the
space
and
and
especially
some
of
the
like
when
we've
had
announcements
and
we've
talked
about
personal
things
in
our
life,
I
mean
I.
Think
Frank
is
probably
like
responsible
for
reducing
me
to
tears
more
often
than
anyone
else
in
the
council
just
kind
of
talking
about
some
of
the
things
that
we
all
go
through
in
our
communities
and
families.
K
Liz
Liz,
Liz
and
I
have
great
dinners
and
we're
I'm
not
going
to
miss
them,
because
we
can
still
do
them.
I
first
met
Liz
again
like
at
Ricardo.
We
were
in
the
same
Council
class
and,
like
I
said
so
with
like,
like
he
and
I.
We
had.
We
had
one
conversation
during
that
we
were
obviously
in
different
districts,
so
we
were
like
kind
of
comparing
notes.
K
Similarly,
Liz
and
I
I
got
a
drink
late
kind
of
early
and
towards
the
general
election
and
I.
Remember
feeling
like
pretty
pleased
with
myself
about
the
fact
that,
like
we'd
raised
a
lot
of
money
in
District
8,
which
is
probably
the
most
expensive
District
to
run
in
in
the
city,
because
it's
the
wealthiest
District
in
the
city
and
then
I
was
talking
to
Liz
and
I
was
just
like.
K
K
K
Think
that
Liz
and
I
like
deal
with
a
lot
of
the
same
constituent
issues
day
in
day
out
the
rats,
the
trash-
and
it's
just
been
really
great-
to
have
a
very
sensible,
grounded
friend
to
talk
through
those
things
about
yeah
and
again
I'm,
not
saying
I'm
gonna
miss
anybody,
because
I'm
about
to
work
with
all
of
you
in
this
VHA
context,
and
it's
going
to
be
great,
so
councilor
Coletta,
as
she
alluded
I,
just
want
to
clear,
be
clear
for
the
record
when
she
said
we
knew
each
other
from
party
things.
K
She
meant
the
Democratic
party.
Not
not
the
party
circuit
just
to
be
clear.
So
my
claim
to
fame
is
that
when
the
when
the
Sal
lamentina's
seat
I
was
in
2017,
I
called
Gigi
and
I
said
you
should
run
like.
Are
you
getting
ready
to
run
and
she
was
like
no
no
I'm
getting
ready
to
run
this
amazing
woman,
Lydia
Edwards,
who
I
also
knew
of
and
obviously
did
a
fantastic
job
and
became
one
of
my
best
friends
on
this
body.
K
But
Gigi
was
the
first
person
I
thought
of
for
the
seat
because
of
how
much
she
was
representing
her
community
already,
even
in
her
like
teens
and
early
20s,
and
so
it
just
feels
extremely
natural
and
right
that
you've
ended
up
here,
and
it's
just
one
of
my
regrets
that
we
won't
overlap
for
longer,
I
think
we're
not
even
quite
making
it
a
year
as
counselors
overlapping,
but
just
continue
to
be
really
excited
about
everything
you
do,
especially
like
climate
change
resiliency.
K
Thank
you
for
the
power
core
acknowledgments,
that's
something
that
does
mean
a
lot
to
me
and
but
I'm
really,
you
know
it's
a
it's
a
great
relief
when
you
leave
a
legislative
body
to
feel
like
there
are
people
who
are
continuing
and
extending
the
work
that
you've
done
in
areas
that
you
really
care
about
and
like
there's
a
lot
of
housing
Champions
on
this
Council,
so
I'm
excited
to
work
at
with
at
BHA.
K
There's
a
lot
of
green
Champions
on
this
Council
as
well,
in
climate,
resiliency
and
and
yeah
just
and
Gigi,
and
also
those
you
know.
These
are
things
that
I
know
are
going
to
continue
to
be
a
big
Focus
Tanya's,
not
here,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I,
when
I
first
walked
into
Tanya's
headquarters
in
the
fall
of
21.
K
She
there
was
like
a
youth
Arts
activity
going
on
as
I
walked
in
and
then
every
time
I
came
back
to
the
headquarters
for
packets
or
anything.
There
was
like,
always
like
a
fashion
show
or
like
some
other
thing
that
was
kind
of
activating
arts
in
the
community,
and
so
that's
something
that
just
it
really
stuck
with
me
at
a
time
and
that
continuing
focus
on
the
Arts,
Corridor
and
arts
and
Roxbury
has
been
something.
That's
really
impressed
me
Michael
when
I
walked
in
here.
K
I
start
I
took
a
job
to
be
budget
director
for
counselor
Anisa,
Sabi
George
and
it
was
2016
and
I
had
just
been
in
all
the
counselors
offices,
bothering
them
about
signing
on
to
the
community
preservation
act
and
putting
it
on
the
ballot,
and
so
it
was
like
a
month
after
I'd
been
visiting
with
everybody
and
Michael
Flaherty
was
not
somebody
we
had
to
convince
Michael
had
been
for
the
community
preservation
act
in
2001
when
it
had
gone
down
to
defeat,
and
he
was
right
back
on
the
train
right
from
the
beginning
and
and
so
but
I
had
recently
been
in
his
office.
K
He
knew
me
because
he
knows
my
father
and
I
I
remember
walking
into
the
lobby
right
there
and
I
saw
a
counselor,
flared
and
I
said.
Oh
counselor
Flaherty,
like
I'm,
actually
like
working
for
Anisa
now
for
a
bit
for
the
budget.
K
So
I,
you
know,
I
won't
be
bothering
you
about
any
constituent
stuff,
like
I'm
on
the
staff
side.
Now
so
like
don't
worry,
I
won't
be
knocking
down
your
door
and
I,
remember
Michael,
being
like
Kenzie
I
still
work
for
you
like
it
was
this
kind
of
like
sort
of
like
I'm.
K
Still,
your
at-large
counselor,
like
yeah
yeah,
you're
an
easy
staffer,
but
if
you
need
something
come
to
me
and
it
it
just
jogged
my
memory,
because
he
just
said
that
just
now
the
sort
of
like
hey
when
you're
the
BHA
person,
if
you
need
something
from
a
counselor
call
me
and
I,
just
think
that
kind
of
expansive
approach
to
you
know
your
when
you're
an
at
large
counselor
you're
everybody's
service
is
something
that
I've
always
appreciated
from
from
Michael.
K
Counselor
is
not
here,
but
really
looking
forward
to
working
together
on
public
housing.
I
think
we're
both
big
Believers
in
public
goods,
investing
in
them
kind
of
trying
to
break
Capital
logic
where
it
really
hurts
our
communities
and
yeah
and
and
I'm,
although
not
a
member
of
DSA.
Basically,
a
Christian
socialist,
so
I
appreciate
having
having
that
perspective
on
the
body.
K
I'm
gonna,
miss,
sharing
a
wall
and
and
I
feel
like,
and
your
amazing
purple
couch.
She
has
a
purple
couch
I,
have
a
blue,
couch,
they're,
themed
and
yeah.
It's
just
you
know,
I
think
I,
as
somebody
who
thinks
about
things.
K
A
lot,
maybe
overthinks
things
I
really
appreciate
that
and
you
as
well
I
am
not
a
lawyer,
but
I
was
raised
by
a
family
of
lawyers
and
like
sometimes
it
shows
and
I
again
really
appreciate
that
kind
of
lawyer
nerdiness,
but
also
just
hugely
grateful.
For
you
know.
K
So
many
of
the
hearings
that
I've
been
in
that
you've
organized
I
was
thinking
about
the
lending
discrimination,
one
that
we
had
a
few
weeks
back,
just
I
think
have
been
so
on
point
and
so
good
about
kind
of
thinking
about
what's
the
whole
issue
and
bringing
the
right
stakeholders
to
the
table
and
then
asking
like
what
are
the
action
items
like
what's
coming
next
out
of
this,
and
and
again
it's
it's
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
feel
really
comfortable.
K
You
know
the
BHA
job,
there's
a
huge
piece
of
it
that
is
about
you,
know,
managing
and
investing
in
and
growing
our
public
housing
portfolio,
but
there's
also
a
huge
piece
of
it.
K
That's
about
making
the
private
housing
market
fair
for
our
voucher
holders,
which
is
also
an
enormous
proportion
of
the
puzzle
and
and
I
think
that,
like
when
we
think
about
affirmatively,
furthering
fair
housing
and
fair
housing,
testing
and
stuff,
there's
a
lot
that
the
BHA
can
do
in
partnership
with
this
body
and
with
City,
Hall
and
I'm
really
excited
to
do
that.
Work
together,
Julia
I
was
going
to
tell
the
MTV
story.
If
you
didn't
so,
you
know,
choose
or
lose.
K
That
was
the
motto
that
year
and
yeah
I
we
go.
We
go
way
back,
as
you
say,
and
I,
and
we're
CL
and
we're
classmates.
You
know
again
so
Ricardo
and
Julia
and
Liz
and
I.
We
came
in
together
and
had
this
insane
experience
of
having
the
third
month
be
covered.
K
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
you
mentioned
some
of
the
stuff
that
we've
worked
on
together
flooring,
the
voting
age,
reparations
digital
Equity,
one
of
the
things
that
I've
always
really
appreciated
in
my
ways
and
means
role
and
then
my
arpa
rule
is
that,
like
a
lot
of
the
budget
or
arpa
amendments,
that
Julia
was
pushing
for
were
like
things,
I
also
wanted.
So,
like
you
know,
in
the
2020,
you
know
is
that
we
got
that
last
minute:
expansion
of
a
thousand
year-round
youth
jobs
and
then
like
in
21.
K
We
got
the
money
for
the
municipal
broadband,
like
study
and,
and
we
there's
just
been
and
then
like
this
in
arpa
right.
There
was
the
money
for
the
for
us
to
really
pilot
how
we
can
have
child
care
that's
off
hours
and
that
you,
you
know,
raises
the
wages
and
quality
for
our
child
care
workers
and
have
like
co-ops
there
and
kind
of
really
think
about
this
whole
Child
Care
ecosystem
differently,
and
it's
really
like
you
know,
obviously,
when
you're
in
those
roles
of
trying
to
negotiate
Appropriations
with
the
administration.
K
It's
like
really
helpful.
When
things
are
not
your
things,
you
get
to
be
like.
Oh
no,
this
other
colleague
really
needs
this
to
happen
and
I
just
feel
like
we've
been
so
aligned
on.
So
many
of
those
things
and
I've
really
appreciated
that
and
I
also
love
your
refrains.
K
You
know
the
like
the
the
little
repeated
phrases
like
the
all
means
all
or
you
know,
I
forgot
the
table
all
because
it's
not
a
strength
of
mine
like
I,
feel
very
self-conscious
about
repeating
things,
but
I
think
that,
actually,
you
know
I
think
these
things
actually
refrains
go
all
the
way
back,
like
in
Spanish,
poetry,
they're.
K
K
So
they
know
what
we're
up
to
here
in
this
imposing
building
on
the
subject
of
Appropriations
Aaron
I
I
was
really
glad
to
see
your
advocacy
for
the
recovery
Community
in
that
arpa
process
and
I
love
that
visit.
We
did
to
the
rock
climbing
gym
at
the
Phoenix
I.
You
know,
I
do
regret
that
we
haven't
done
more
of
those
things
together.
K
I
I
didn't
really
think
I
would
make
it
to
the
top
of
the
rock
climbing
wall,
so
it
was
also
like
a
personal
moment
of
achievement.
It
yeah,
it
is
true,
I
feel
like
on
the
generational
gradient.
Like
you
referenced,
my
preference
for
texting
over
phone
calls.
I
also
feel
like
the
generational
gradient
is
reflected
in
the
Pat
and
the
fact
that,
like
Aaron
gives
me
rides
places
which
I
really
appreciate.
K
Folks
know
that
I'm
a
I'm,
an
MBTA
and
a
walking
person,
but
there
have
been
many
occasions
on
which
you
have
saved
me
on
that
front.
So
thank
you,
and-
and
thanks
also
for
being
so
kind
to
my
staff,
Brian
I'm
like
sad
to
be
jumping
off.
This
goes
for
all
the
new
counselors,
but
just
when,
like
you
know,
I
feel
like
we're
really
getting
to
know
each
other
I'm
so
excited
to
have
you
on
the
body.
K
I
think
like
there's
just
a
practicalness
and
it
kind
of
like
what
can
we
get
done,
orientation
that
you
have
to
work
and
I'm
so
excited
that
again
to
keep
the
arpa
theme
going
that
that
you
push
for
all
this
money
for
BHA
to
do
home
ownership
so
like?
Thank
you
and
I.
K
Think
it's
going
to
give
us
a
real
opportunity
to
partner
together
and
another
another
another
long
song
called
guy,
but
but
it's
it's
good
and
yeah
and
and
Ed,
as
you
said,
you're
my
parents,
counselor
and
I'm
so
glad
to
have
them
in
your
District.
K
I
have
always,
especially
when,
like
the
alley
behind
my
parents
and
their
neighbor's
house
had
like
a
rat
infestation,
I
just
felt
like
Ed
was
the
best
man
for
that
job
and
and
as
he's
continuing
the
show
really
like
an
amazing
focus
on
that.
But
you
know
the
I
I
mentioned
I
was
talking
about
councilor,
Arroyo,
I!
Think
what
it,
what
it
means
to
have
these,
like
multiple
generations
of
your
family,
that
have
been
engaged
in
local
public
service
and
I
feel
that
very
deeply
about
the
Flynn's.
K
My
my
dad
and
my
grandfather
were
involved
in
your
father's
campaign
and
so
I've
always
grown
up
hearing
the
stories
about
that.
I
think
that
the
whole
reason
that
Billy
McGonagall
hired
me
to
the
BHA
in
the
first
place
was
that
my
grandfather
had
supported
Ray
Flynn
like
I,
don't
it
was
definitely
not
the
PHD
and
and
I
just
and
that
focus
on
housing.
K
You
know
your
father's
campaign
that
launched
in
public
housing
is
just
something
that
you
continue
so
much
and
so
I'm
so
excited
to
work
together
on
public
housing
and
and
I.
Remember
when
there
was
that
when
you
did
run
in
2017,
my
dad
and
I
were
on
opposite
sides:
I
backed
Mike
Kelly,
my
father
backed
Ed
Flynn.
My
father's
explanation,
looking
at
me,
uncomprehendingly
was
he's
a
Flynn
of
course,
I'm
with
him
and
I
was
young.
K
You
know
and
I
and
went
the
other
way,
but
it
turned
out
that
my
dad
was
right
and
he's
been
a
remarkable
counselor
for
my
parents
and
I'm
just
I'm
really
grateful
for
that
and
I'm
sorry
to
be
taking
your
dream
job.
It's
also
mine
and
yeah.
It's
it's
good
in
that
sense
that
certain
things
worked
out
certain
ways.
From
my
perspective,
you
know
besides,
besides
the
12
current
colleagues,
I
do
just
want
to
acknowledge.
K
I've
had
six
other
colleagues
on
the
council,
I've
had
opportunities
to
talk
about
them
in
these
kinds
of
settings,
so
I
won't
do
that
now,
but
I
do
just
want
to
thank
Anisa
who
brought
me
here
in
the
first
place
and
Andrea
and
Matt
and
Kim
and
Lydia
Lydia,
who
I
will
just
say,
has
always
been
a
dangerous
friend
for
me,
because
you'd
be
talking
and
you'd
be
sort
of
hypothetically
saying.
Well,
we
could
do
this
thing
and
then
Lydia
is
the
one
who's
always
like.
K
Let's
do
it
we're
doing
it
now,
it's
already
happening
and
and
I'm
excited
to
get
a
chance
to
work
with
her
in
a
new
role
as
the
housing
chair
at
the
Senate
and
doing
housing
and
then
and
then,
of
course,
Michelle.
Who
is
finally
getting
me
to
come.
K
Work
for
her
and
I'm
obviously
extremely
excited
and
would
not
be
making
a
move
from
representing
constituents
directly
myself
to
working
for
the
mayor,
if
I
didn't
believe
tremendously
in
her
and
her
leadership
and
her
belief
in
public
goods
and
and
real
belief
in
the
Boston,
Housing
Authority
and
public
housing
and
our
voucher
families
and
everything
that
we
need
to
do
for
them.
In
this
moment,
I
just
I
want
a
couple.
K
I
have
a
few
more
thank
yous,
so
I
would
appreciate
everyone
bearing
with
I
would
be
remiss
In,
This
Moment,
not
to
thank
the
igr
team
and
I
mean
both.
You
know
Claire
and
Chantal
and
Neil
now,
but
also
Caitlyn,
Fernando
Pilar
and
everybody
who's
kind
of
worked
with
us
over
this
crazy
period.
K
I
think
that
and
in
the
I
was
just
getting
to
know
igr
and
what
they
even
did
in
the
opening
months
of
the
pandemic,
and
it
was
a
strange
thing
because
the
kind
of
like
oppositional
dynamic
between
the
council
and
the
mayor
sort
of
broke
down
in
this
weird
way
where
we
were
obviously
just
all
bostonians
trying
to
figure
things
out
and
I,
was
the
new
ways
and
means
chair,
and
we
were
supposed
to
start
our
budget
hearings
and
the
pandemic
hit.
And
there
was
this
real
question
of
like.
K
Are
we
even
going
to
do
budget
hearings
and
ultimately,
we
decided
that
we
were
going
to
do
them
together
and
that
that
was
actually
an
important
piece
of
the
puzzle
for
the
city
to
see
that
we
are
continuing
to
do
that
work
and
and
that,
even
as
everything
was
turning
upside
down,
we
still
had
to
talk
about
the
future
and
like
how
we're
going
to
Steward
the
resources
that
we
had.
And
so
you
know
when
I
think
about
igr
and
I
think
about
Emma
and
Justin
on
the
on
the
finance
side.
K
In
that
moment,
it
was.
It
was
really
important
to
me
how
we
were
able
to
partner
and
and
I
do
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
Neil,
who
has
been
my
only
consistent
dance
partner
through
the
budget
of
2020,
the
budget
of
21
and
the
ARP
of
of
22,
and
has
really
in
that
process
become
a
friend
it's
something
like
Stockholm
syndrome,
but
I'm,
not
sure
which
of
us
is
the
prisoner
in
the
scenario.
So
you
know
it's
just
it's
been
great
working
together.
K
I
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
City
staff
in
general.
I
was
thinking
about
you
know,
Henry
lutein
and
then
also
leaving
this
week
is
John.
Visella
who's
been
unbelievable
at
Public
Works
and
to
me
those
two
people
just
kind
of
like
symbolize,
the
legions
of
city
workers
who,
just
day
in
day
out
they
make
things
actually
happen.
They
make
us
look
good
if
we
call
them
and
they
get
the
work
done
and
especially
in
covid.
K
They
just
really
were
unsung
heroes,
and
we
say
that
but
I
I,
just
I,
don't
know
that
people
know
really
how
much
people
took
on
themselves
in
that
in
that
season
and
and
I
think
it's
still
something
that
needs
to
be
said
and
needs
to
be
recognized
and
speaking
of
Staff
really
want
to
recognize
our
Central
staff,
one
of
the
things
that
I
say
sometimes
a
little
jokingly,
but
not
that
jokingly
about
the
council
is
I
say
well.
K
The
thing
you
have
to
remember
is
that
elected
officials
are
first
and
foremost
principles
which
is
different
from
managers
and
I.
Think
that
you
know
people
who
are
like
all
of
us.
We
come
with
like
a
lot
of
capacities
and
a
lot
that
we
bring
to
the
table,
but
the
question
of
kind
of
like
how
does
the
day
in
day
out
logistics
of
the
council
happen
like
that
lands
on
Central
staff
and
Michelle
Goldberg
is
amazing.
K
The
lady
did
a
great
job
as
staff
director
before
her
Michelle
and
Shane
and
Cora
were
like
my
team
and
budget
I'm
like
just
you
know,
Ron
and
Megan
and
Juan
and
now
I've
started
my
list,
so
I
got
to
make
sure
I
get
everybody.
I
mean
Lorraine,
obviously
handling
our
Personnel
orders
Christine
with
all
of
her
wealth
of
knowledge,
Candace
Ashley,
who
is
here
and
Carrie,
who
invented
a
way
for
us
to
do
remote
hearings
in
those
early
months.
K
That
involved
him
being
alone
in
this
chamber,
because
we
couldn't
run
things
remote
remote.
So
it
was,
all
of
us
were
home
and
Carrie
was
here
making
it
happen.
Just
Central
staff
has
been
unbelievable
and
and
there's
my
staff,
starting
on
the
campaign
with
Carolyn
and
Henry
and
Henry
came
in
here
then
joined
by
Emily
and
John
and
Lauren,
and
then
since
then,
we've
added
Kennedy
and
Anthony
and
Jake,
and
just
you
know
every
one
of
my
staffers
I.
K
Don't
have
to
tell
this
audience
because
your
counselors
that
your
staffers
are
the
ones
who
make
you
look
good.
They
do
the
work,
nothing
happens
without
them
when
I
think
on
the
policy
side
about
affirmly
furthering
for
housing
power.
Corp
Austin
are,
like
you
know:
zoning
Amendment,
just
a
million
things
that
we've
worked
on,
I've
relied
so
much
on
my
policy
staff
and
then
on
the
constituent
service
side.
There
are
just
things
that
I
learned
that
our
office
has
done
all
the
time.
K
That
I
can't
really
claim
any
hand
in
except
having
hired
good
people
and
I.
Just
I
really
want
to
express
my
thanks
to
all
of
them
and
I
guess
just
a
couple
more.
My
elected
colleagues
I
won't
list
them
all,
but
when
you're
District
eight,
you
have
like
a
million
overlap.
K
State
elected
officials
because
of
the
way
the
districts
are
drawn,
so
I've
just
had
a
great
set
of
colleague
relationships,
which
is
key
because
we
also
have
a
lot
of
state
land
in
the
district,
so
we're
always
going
to
them
for
things
and
they've
just
been
wonderful.
Former
mayor
Marty
Walsh,
we
had
a
really
good
working
relationship
and
obviously
just
he
carried
a
lot
of
weight
in
covid
and
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
Him,
the
all
of
our
labor
Partners.
K
But
it's
also
where
a
lot
of
people
who
work
in
the
city
of
Boston
work
and
when
we
talk
about
you,
know
janitors
and
hotel
workers
and,
and
just
like
so
many
people,
it's
so
critical
to
like
what
shared
Prosperity
looks
like
in
the
city
that
these
folks
have
great
great
jobs
and
union
jobs
and
there's
just
been
a
lot
of
really
strong
advocacy.
That
I've
been
proud
to
be
part
of
on
that
front.
K
So
I
want
to
thank
all
the
labor,
Partners
and
I
can't
begin
to
thank
all
of
the
neighborhood
leaders
and
the
people
who
manage
their
patches
in
every
corner
of
District.
8.
I
see
Allison
poulton
us
over
here,
so
I'm
going
to
shout
her
out
because
she's
my
one
constituent
in
this
room
right
now
but
Allison
I,
mean
literally
knows
every
invasive
species
that
is
in
McLaughlin
Park
and
is
like
actively
working
on
helping
to
pull
them
out
and
it's
managing
like
a
little
wood.
K
K
Is
that
you
you
get
to
do
some
things,
but
mostly
you
get
this
like
ringside
seat
on
everything
that
everybody
else
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
doing
to
make
the
city
great,
and
you
have
this
kind
of
Kaleidoscope
opportunity
to
cross
people's
thresholds
and
see
the
city
as
they
see
it,
and
I
have
been
so
privileged
to
get
to
do
that
with
the
residents
of
Mission,
Hill
and
Fenway,
and
Back
Bay
and
Beacon
Hill
in
the
West
End
and
as
counselor
Flaherty
said,
I
will
continue
to
be
their
District
8
Shadow,
counselor
and
spirit
and
I'm
really
excited,
as
I
said
in
a
letter
to
them
to
sort
of
pull
the
BHA
archipelago
and
the
district
8
archipelago
closer
together,
because
I
think
that's.
K
What
kind
of
the
whole
city
of
Boston
looks
like
is.
Is
that
all
those
things
intertwined
together
and,
of
course,
I
want
to
thank
all
my
friends
who
knocked
doors
and
did
a
million
things
to
get
me
elected
to
this
job
that
I
am
now
leaving?
K
So,
thank
you
and
sorry
and
and
special
thanks
to
my
parents,
gay
and
Alex,
my
sister
Abby,
my
brother
Oliver,
who
people
in
my
district
are
still
asking
after
because
they
knocked
a
lot
of
doors
for
me,
a
lot
of
doors
and
you
know,
and
and
all
my
family,
my
uncle
my
cousins.
K
My
grandfather,
John
Lester,
who
passed
have
all
been
part
of
it,
my
grandmother,
John
Bach
and
then
a
like
a
special
shout
out
to
my
grandfather,
John
Bach,
who
passed
long
before
I
ran
for
city
council,
but
he
he
was
really
a
Hauser,
just
sort
of
a
phrase
that
some
of
us
use
for
you
know
people
who
just
think
the
first
and
foremost
people
need
to
be
housed
and
that's
got
to
be
a
really
animating
policy
goal
for
all
of
us
and
so
yeah.
K
He
he
was
a
Hauser
and
I'm,
proud
to
be
a
Hauser
and
I
feel
like
I'm
able
to
extend
some
of
the
work
that
he
did
and
and
and
that
means
a
lot
for
me.
K
I
wanted
to
say
something
about
the
Boston
city
council
I've
been
thinking
recently
about
the
council
and
I
sort
of
and
and
kind
of
how
I
feel
about
it
and
and
what
I
want
people
to
understand
and
and
I
think
I.
K
Think
sometimes-
and
forgive
me
this
it's
a
weird
metaphor,
but
I've
been
thinking
about
like
a
sort
of
movie
where
that,
like
the
credits,
start
rolling
and
you
see
you're
in
this
kind
of
like
one
in
room
and
there
and
inside
the
wooden
room
it
let's
come
from
sort
of
moving
or
like
all
of
these
creatures,
lions
and
tigers,
and
bears
and
lizards
and
mice
and
they're,
all
kind
of
like
hissing
at
each
other
and
there's
like
a
Morgan
Freeman
type
voice.
That's
like
you
know.
K
This
is
a
story
about
rivalry
and
you
know
nature
red
and
tooth
and
Claw
and,
like
you
sort
of
like
you
think,
you're
in
one
story
and
then
like
his
voice
breaks
and
then
you
zoom
out
and
you
go
through
so
you're
no
longer
in
the
room
you
go
up
above
and
you
see
that
actually
the
room
you
were
in
is
a
boat.
K
It's
actually
like
an
arc,
oh,
that
a
wooden
Arc,
that's
being
like
tossed
in
these
Tempest
waves
and-
and
you
realize,
like
oh
I'm,
looking
at
Noah's
Ark
like
all
these
creatures
are
together
and
actually
they're
stuck
in
a
storm
like
they're
in
Tempest,
and
the
real
question
here
is
like:
are
they
gonna?
Are
they
gonna
make
it
out
together
and
you
know,
and
the
Morgan
Freeman
voice
Cuts
back
in
and
says
you
know,
maybe
that
actually
no
wait.
K
This
is
a
story
about
a
community
going
through
a
storm
and
how
it
stays
afloat
and
the
reason
I
say
I,
give
you
that
metaphor
I,
think
to
explain
it.
I
have
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
one
more
time
about
covid
covet
hit
in
March,
2020
and
I.
Feel
like
those
of
us
who
are
in
public
life
could
go.
Our
whole
lives
wondering
what
we
would
do
in
a
crisis
and
nobody
who's
been
in
public
life
lately
has
to
wonder,
because
we
all
got
hit
with
it
and
it
was
so
scary.
K
You
know:
I
was
upstairs
on
the
ninth
floor,
with
some
bpda
folks
doing
spreadsheets,
trying
to
figure
out
who
we
need
to
deliver
food
to
and
how
we
were
going
to
get
that
done,
and
you
know
and
like
Mike
christopher
is
calling
everybody
he
knows
who
might
have
a
freezer,
and
you
know
we're
we're
just
trying
to
like
find
people
who
have
Vans
and
people
who
have
boxes
and
then
meanwhile,
like
you,
don't
know
what
is
even
safe
to
do
so.
K
You
don't
want
to
ask
your
staff
anything
right
and,
and
so
there's
like
there
were
a
lot
of
sort
of
principles
in
the
city
of
Boston.
I
ended
up
doing
a
lot
of
that
work,
because
none
of
us
knew
enough
to
want
to
ask
anybody
else
to
do
it
and
for
me
it
was
I
mean
just.
K
Those
months
are
like
this
blur
of
just
like
delivering
thousands
and
thousands
of
boxes
of
food
and
and
not
knowing
how
long
it
was
going
to
be,
and
then
also
knowing
a
lot
of
people
who
were
getting
sick
right
and
dying.
I
mean
I.
Think
I
I
had
the
experience
of
talking
to
a
lot
of
friends
from
around
the
country
and
around
the
world
like
a
few
months
into
the
pandemic,
and
realizing
that,
oh,
like
most
of
my
friends,
don't
actually
know
anyone.
K
Who's
died
of
kofit
or
they
know
like
one
and
like
I'm
in
Boston,
where
we
got
hit
so
early
and
like
I,
know
dozens
and
the
people
who
I
know
between
them
right
know
hundreds
and
it
was
just
like
this
extremely
traumatic
Community
experience,
and
we
and
there
was
so
much
that
was
so
inspiring
about
how
people
responded,
whether
it's
the
food
stuff,
whether
it's
like
I,
said
the
idea
that
we
sort
of
like
carried
on
the
budget,
the
way
that
the
hospitals
and
the
universities
pulled
together.
Just
like
the
million
things
we
did.
K
You
know
recognizing
Health
disparities,
but
then,
like
the
aggressive
work,
when
we
had
vaccines
to
get
that
message
out
and
the
fact
that
we
actually
saw
that
reflected
in
the
data
like
this
community
did
so
much.
That
was
so
good,
but
I
think
sometimes
that
we
don't
acknowledge,
like
the
trauma
that
we
all
went
through
and
and
I
also
think
that
we've
ended
up
in
a
place
of
being
a
little
bit
competitive
about
that
trauma
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is
like
I.
K
Think
that
I
think
that
you
know
covet
brought
to
light
how
much
the
disparities
in
our
community
are
just
our
life
and
death
right.
They
brought
to
light
that,
if
you're
crowded
into
housing,
those
two
two
Deads
and
nobody's
got
any
space.
K
You
know
the
mortality
went
up
or
that,
if
like
people,
don't
speak
your
language
and
you're
providing
critical
public
health
information
like
you're,
really
in
trouble,
and
so
they
like
added
this
kind
of
sense
of
urgency
to
everything
that
we
needed
to
do
on
a
policy
level,
but
also
every
one
of
our
communities.
Lot
was
losing.
So
many
people
right,
like
nobody,
was
spared,
and
even
you
know,
even
in
Boston.
K
Your
grief,
your
urgency,
I,
have
my
own
and
and
the
thing
that
I've
been
thinking
about,
is
that
the
biggest
lesson
from
this
moment
for
me
is
that
you
cannot
ration
sympathy
like
that
to
me
is
what
that
phrase
that
Mel
King
said
that's
been
echoing
all
the
month
is
about
the
love.
Is
the
question
and
the
answer?
It's
that
every
time
we
try
to
like
ration
sympathy
ration
love.
We
try
to
say,
like
there's
only
so
much
of
this,
and
we
can
only
afford
it
for
certain
things
like
it.
K
It
collapses
in
on
itself,
because
love
is
a
muscle
that,
like
the
more
that
we
work
it,
the
more
of
it
that
it
there
is
and
I
think
that
it's
actually
been
the
cities
of
Boston's
strength
historically,
to
try
to
to
try
to
expand
the
pie
and
specifically
to
to
really
really
like
love
one
another
in
a
Civic
context.
So
I
think
that
at
Boston,
where
we
ration
sympathy
for
one
another
cannot
be
the
city
that
we
needed
to
be.
K
In
this
moment,
it
can't
meet
our
present
crises
of
recovering
from
the
pandemic
of
fighting
the
climate
crisis,
of
making
this
that
City
for
shared
Prosperity.
That
I
mentioned
a
city
for
people
rather
than
a
site
for
Capital
profit
interests,
and
so
that's
that's.
What
I
meant
with
my
weird
metaphor,
about
the
boat
like
to
me,
we're
on
that
boat
together
and
the
Sea
around
us
is
wild
and
deep,
and
we
can't
afford
to
set
any
fires
on
board.
You
know
I.
Think
we've
made
this.
K
It's
kind
of
like
this
precious
wooden's
craft,
this
Municipal
boat
of
State,
in
my
vision
with
generations
of
effort,
we've
carved
that
phrase
from
the
library
free-for-all
into
its
beams.
You
know
we
have
this
deep,
Boston,
civic,
pride
and
belief
in
the
public
goods
that
we
construct
and
care
for
together.
K
It's
actually
something
that
philosophers
call
Civic
friendship,
which
is
not
personal
friendship,
but
it's
also
not
just
civility.
I,
actually
think
it's
what
the
Imam
was
talking
about
way
at
the
beginning
of
our
meeting.
Civic
friendship.
K
This
idea
that
there's
a
kind
of
trust
that
we're
all
working
for
the
public
good
and
the
Commonwealth,
even
when
we
passionately
disagree
and
that
we're
kind
of
bonded
together
by
this
shared
purpose,
and
this
like
shared
craft,
that
we're
on
and
I,
don't
actually
think
that
there's
a
city
in
America
that
has
cultivated
that
ethic
that
belief
in
public
goods
that
we
Steward
together
more
successfully
than
Boston
and
I,
think
we
have
to
continue
to
strengthen
that.
If
we're
going
to
navigate
the
waters
before
us
today.
K
So
I
wanted
to
say
that,
because
I'm
now
going
to
go
care
for
one
of
those
crucial
public
institutions
that
we
care
for
together,
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
which
I
love
and
I
want
to
leave
this
Council,
which
I
also
love
with
that
pledge
of
ongoing
Civic
friendship
to
you
all
and
gratitude
for
everybody
on
the
deck
of
this
shared
beloved
ship.
So
thank
you,
Mr
President.
Thank
you.
B
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
we
do
so
in
memory
of
those
individuals
mentioned.
We
are
now
scheduled
to
meet
again
in
the
ayanella
chamber
on
Wednesday
May
3rd
at
12
noon.
Before
we
adjourn
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
City
Clerk
and
the
clerks
team.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
court
stenographer
city,
council,
Central
staff,
my
city
council,
colleagues,.
B
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
IGA
team
that
does
a
tremendous
job
working
with
us
as
well
and
also
before
we
adjourn
I
also
want
to
mention
that
if
my
colleagues
can
join
us,
we
we
do
have
a
special
presentation.
We
would
like
to
give
Council
block
right
after
this
right.
After
this
meeting,
all
in
favor
of
German,
please
say:
aye
aye,
the
council
is
adjourned.