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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on April 12, 2023
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Boston City Council Meeting on April 12, 2023
A
A
B
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.
I'd
also
like
to
ask
everyone
to
be
respectful
of
each
other
and
do
not
disrupt
the
meeting.
While
you
are
here,
if
you
are
disruptive
you'll
be
asked
to
leave
and
if
you
fail
to
comply,
you'll
be
escorted
out.
B
C
B
B
B
D
Thank
you
good
afternoon.
Thank
you.
Council
president
Flynn
today,
I
have
a
very
special
person
to
introduce
to
you,
I'd
like
to
introduce
you
to
Imam
Ahmed
Barry
Imam,
Barry
I
was
born
in
Senegal
and
is
happily
married
with
four
children
on
the
side
of
his
car
dealership
business.
He
is
hails
from
Sierra
Leone
as
where
he
gives
hut
bar
as
well.
D
Is
it
where
he
is
an
Imam,
and
today
he
likes
to
give
what
we
call
a
khudbar
in
our
sermon,
but
rather
a
prayer
for
us
and
our
stakeholders
across
Massachusetts
as
well.
It's
our
practice
to
not
gloat
in
or
to
talk
too
much
about
our
Good,
Deeds
or
charity
work
we
believe
in
Islam.
We
believe
that
charity
work
should
be
private,
it
shouldn't
be
televised,
it
shouldn't
be
talked
about
or
boasting
that
it
should
just
be
between
that
person.
D
That's
doing
the
work
and
God,
and
so
the
Imam
of
course
has
asked
me
not
to
talk
about
all
the
things
that
I
want
to
go
and
talk
talking
boast
about
him,
but
inshallah,
God,
willing
I,
ask
that
God
rewards
the
Imam
today
for
all
of
his
good
deeds
and
accept
our
fast
and
again
happy
Ramadan
to
all.
Please
welcome
Imam
Ahmed
Bari.
E
Actually,
you
don't
have
to
stand,
do
I!
Thank
you
so
much,
please!
It's!
Okay!
All
right!
So
I'm
going
to
recite
for
you,
the
Quran,
which
is
in
Arabic
and
then
I.
Will
we
also
read
out
the
the
translation
and
tell
you
its
meaning.
It
probably
take
about
five
six
minutes.
If
that's
okay
for
everyone
all
right.
E
E
E
B
B
C
document,
zero,
seven,
six,
three
message
and
auto:
approving
an
appropriation
of
one
million;
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
city's
Capital
Grant
fund
to
address
the
impact
of
Transportation,
Network
Services
on
Municipal,
roads,
Bridges
and
other
Transportation
infrastructure,
or
any
other
public
purpose,
substantially
related
to
the
operation
of
Transportation
Network
Services
in
the
city.
Such
funds
will
be
transferred
and
credited
to
the
capital
Grant
fund,
from
revenues
received
from
the
Commonwealth
Transportation
infrastructure,
enhanced
enhancement,
trust
fund
filed
in
the
office
of
the
city.
Clerk
on
April
10th
2023.
C
message
in
order
number:
zero:
seven,
six
nine
message
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
Law
Department
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
purchase
goods
and
services
for
repairs
to
city
property.
This
revolving
fund
shall
be
funded
by
receipts
from
recoveries
for
damages
to
city
property
caused
by
Third
parties.
The
law
department
will
be
the
only
unit
authorized
to
expand
from
the
fund,
and
such
expenditures
shall
be
capped
at
three
hundred
thousand
dollars.
C
Docket
number:
zero,
seven,
seven
one
message:
in
order
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
men's
office
of
arts
and
culture
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
purchase
goods
and
services
to
support
the
operation
of
the
Strand
Theater.
The
revolving
fund
shall
be
funded
by
receipts
from
rental
fees,
for
use
of
the
Strand
Theater.
The
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
will
be.
The
only
unit
authorized
to
expand
from
the
fund
in
such
expenditures
shall
be
capped
at
three
hundred
thousand
dollars.
C
Docket
number:
zero,
seven,
seven:
two
messaging
on
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
men's
office
of
arts
and
culture
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
purchase
goods
and
services
to
support
public
art
to
enhance
the
public
realm
throughout
the
city
of
Boston.
The
revolving
fund
shall
be
funded
by
receipts
from
easements
within
the
public
way
granted
by
the
public
Improvement
commission,
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
will
be
the
only
unit
authorized
to
expand
from
the
fund,
and
such
expenditures
shall
be
capped
at
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars.
C
This
revolving
fund
shall
be
credited
with
any
no
receipts
from
the
sale
of
renewable
and
Alternative
Energy
certificates
and
demand
response
program.
Revenues
produced
by
combined
heat
and
power
units
located
at
Boston,
Public
School
sites
and
solar
renewable
energy
certificates
for
to
produced
by
the
city's
photovoltaic
arrays
receipts
and
resulting
expenditures
from
this
fund
shall
not
exceed
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars.
C
The
only
Department
authorized
to
expand
from
the
fund
in
such
expenses
shall
be
capped
at
fifty
thousand
dollars.
Talking
number
zero,
seven,
seven
five
message
and
auto
authorizing
limit
for
the
Boston
census
for
Youth
and
families,
bcyf
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
pay
salaries
and
benefits
of
employees
and
to
purchase
supplies
and
equipment
necessary
to
operate
the
city
hall.
Child
care.
C
Talking
number
zero:
seven:
seven!
Six
messaging
on
our
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
Boston
Public
Schools
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
repair
and
purchase
Boston
Public
Schools
computer
technology,
including
computers,
mobile
devices
and
instructional
software.
This
revolving
fund
will
be
credited
with
any
and
all
receipts
from
Equipment
Sales
and
Repair
fees
for
Boston,
Public,
School,
Technology
receipts
and
resulting
expenditures
from
this
fund
shall
not
exceed
one
million.
Seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
talking
number
zero.
Seven.
C
Seven
authorizing
limit
for
the
Boston
Public
Schools
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
support
the
maintenance
and
repair
BPS
facilities,
including
custodial
custodial
and
utility
costs
for
extended
building
time
floor,
refinishing,
landscaping
and
building
repairs.
Receipts
from
lease
permit
for
use
and
parking
fees
for
BPS
facilities
will
be
deposited
in
this
fund.
C
Bps
will
be
the
only
unit
authorized
to
expand
from
the
fund,
and
such
expenditures
shall
not
exceed
2
million
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
talking
number
zero,
seven,
seven
eight
message
and
not
authorizing
limit
for
the
Boston
Public
School
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
for
Boston,
Public,
School
transportation
costs,
including
bus
and
public
transportation
costs.
This
revolving
fund
shall
be
credited
with
Revenue
received
by
by
Boston
public
school
department
and
the
provision
of
transportation
to
groups
and
entities
for
field
trips
and
activities
other
than
transportation
to
and
from
schools.
C
Receipts
and
resulting
expenditures
from
this
fund
shall
not
exceed
one
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Talking
number
zero:
seven:
seven,
nine
Messenger
on
authorizing
the
limit
for
the
Boston
Police
Department,
involving
coming
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
pay
salaries
and
benefits
of
employees
in
the
purchase
applies
and
equipment
necessary
to
operate.
The
police
department,
Fitness
Center
revenues
for
this
fund
is,
is
derived
from
monthly
membership
fees.
Receipts
and
resulting
expenditures
from
this
fund
shall
not
exceed
125
thousand
dollars.
C
Talking
number
zero:
seven:
eight
zero
message:
you're,
not
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
Boston
Police
Department
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2024
to
support
the
K-9
units,
training
program
for
offices
and
police
dogs
from
non-city
of
Boston
law
enforcement
agencies.
The
special
operating
division
will
charge
tuition
and
other
fees
to
outside
law
enforcement
agencies
for
the
king
K-9
unit,
the
tuition
and
other
fees
by
outside
agencies
will
be
used
to
purchase
training
equipment,
certify
instructors,
update
facilities
and
provide
funds
for
other
training
needs
not
otherwise
budgeted.
C
C
document
number
zero,
seven,
eight
one
messaging
on
authorizing
the
appropriation
of
one
million
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
income
of
the
George
Francis
Parkman
fund.
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.
C
document
number
zero,
seven,
eight,
two,
not
approving
an
appropriation
of
four
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
21st
century
fund,
also
known
as
the
public
educational,
well,
government
access,
also
known
as
Peg
and
cable
related
fund.
Pursuant
to
section
53f
three
quarters
of
chapter
44
of
the
general
laws.
The
funds
may
be
used
to
support
Peg
access
services
to
monitor
compliance
with
the
cable
franchise
agreement
and
for
preparation
of
renewal
of
the
franchise
license
filed
in
the
office
of
the
city.
Clerk
on
April,
10,
2023.
B
C
Three
please
document0783
messaging
on
approving
appropriation
of
one
million
two
hundred
sixty
nine
thousand
one
hundred
and
Seventeen
dollars
for
the
administrative
and
operating
expenses
of
the
city
of
Boston,
Community
preservation
committee
for
the
fiscal
year
2024,
and
a
further
appropriation
in
the
amount
of
37
million.
Two
hundred
fourteen
thousand
five
hundred
fourteen
dollars
from
the
community
preservation
fund
estimated
annual
revenues
for
fiscal
year
2024
to
be
appropriated
and
reserved
for
future
appropriation
filed
in
the
office
of
the
city,
clerk
on
April,
10
2023..
C
B
C
Eight
four:
please
document
number
zero,
seven,
eight
four,
a
message:
you're
not
authorized
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
the
cultural
facilities
fund
Grant
from
the
Massachusetts
cultural
Council.
The
grant
will
support
construction
of
the
1965
Freedom
Plaza
on
the
Boston
Common,
which
will
commemorate
the
leaders
who
work
for
social
and
racial
Equity
alongside
alongside
Coretta
Scott
King
and
the
Reverend
Dr
Reverend
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
Thank.
B
C
Five
document
number
zero,
seven,
eight
five
messaging
on
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept,
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
fifty
three
thousand
four
hundred
sixty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
the
BJ
a
fiscal
year,
20
post
conviction,
testing
of
DNA
evidence
awarded
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Justice
pass
through
the
committee
Public
Service
public
Council
services
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
Fund
Boston
Police
Department
crime,
lab
staff,
time
for
the
Massachusetts
innocence
and
Convention
Integrity
collaboration
project.
F
Fall,
thank
you.
Mr
President,
just
by
way
background
in
2012
Massachusetts
passed
its
first
ever
post-conviction
DNA
and
forensic
analysis
law,
creating
historic
opportunity
for
cross-agency
collaboration
to
expand
the
availability
of
DNA
testing
to
substantiate
innocent
victims
in
innocent
claims.
A
coalition
of
leading
Massachusetts
criminal
justice
stakeholders
therefore
formed
a
working
group
to
create
the
infrastructure
necessary
to
fully
realize
the
potential
of
this
new
law.
F
This
group
established
a
Statewide
review
of
cases
involving
hair
micro,
microposky
enabled
State
and
County
Law
Enforcement
Department's,
inventory
physical
evidence,
streamline
the
process
for
agreed
upon
DNA
testing
and
serious
violent
felony
cases
and
paid
for
DNA
testing
in
dozens
of
violent
felony
cases.
The
ogp
and
BGA
funding
awarded
to
the
mass
Committee
of
Public
Council
Services
enables
the
MSP
crime
lab
to
compete.
F
It
enables
the
Suffolk
County
District
Attorney's
Office
IRB
and
the
cpcs
Committee
of
Public
Council
service
to
implement
a
proactive
data-driven
approach
to
evaluating
categories
of
cases
identified
by
the
working
group
partnership
to
expand
Staffing
capacity
to
litigate.
Accordingly,
it
facilitates
collaboration
of
stakeholders
and
working
group
members
to
efficiently
locate
key
physical
evidence
in
cases
currently
under
review.
F
It
approves
evidence,
documentation
and
storage
in
closed
cases
to
ensure
for
the
availability
of
future
forensic
testing,
and
it
supports
ongoing
efforts
to
disseminate
and
train
stakeholders
on
best
practices,
evidence,
location
handling,
storage
and
also
to
ensure
future
access
to
forensic
analysis.
As
folks
may
recall,
a
BPD
crime
lab
received
197
450
dollars,
and
this
was
53,
640
of
which
has
recently
been
added
through
a
contract
Amendment,
and
it's
to
conduct
a
system-wide
review
to
identify,
as
mentioned
cases
from
1980
to
2000,
and
those
are
cases
that
are
eligible
for
DNA
retesting.
F
This
grant
end
date
is
September
30th
of
2023,
which
was
recently
extended.
So
somewhat
time
is
of
somewhat
of
the
essence
to
move
These
funds
forward.
So
as
the
chair
of
Public
Safety
in
criminal
justice
like
to
move
a
suspension
passage
of
this
53
640
to
go
to
this
very
important
function,
thank
you.
Mr
President.
B
Thank
you,
Council
Flaherty,
Council
of
clarity,
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
criminal
justice,
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
darken
zero.
Seven,
eight
five,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
opposing
a
docket0-785,
is
best
we're
on
to
reports
of
public
offices
and
others.
Mr
clerk,
please
read:
darken
zero,
seven,
eight
six,
two
zero
seven.
C
Eight
eight
please
Dr
number
zero.
Seven,
eight
six
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
of
a
vacancy
in
the
district
8
City
Council
seat,
effective
April,
28,
2023.
document
zero.
Seven,
eight
seven
communication
was
received
from
the
office
of
blackmail
advancement
of
the
report
entitled
the
state
of
black
males
in
Boston
and
docket
number
zero.
Seven,
eight,
eight
notice.
B
C
Seven
four
document
number
zero:
five:
seven:
four:
the
committee
on
the
community
preservation
act
to
which
was
referred
on:
March
15,
2023,
docket,
number,
zero,
five,
seven,
four
message:
in
order
for
an
appropriation
amount
in
the
amount
of
40
million
six
hundred
and
seventy
six
thousand
four
hundred
fifty
five
dollars
from
the
fiscal
year.
2023
Community
preservation,
fund
revenues
for
Community
preservation
projects
at
the
recommendation
of
the
city
of
Boston
Community
preservation
committee,
also
known
as
CPC,
submits
a
report
recommending
that
the
order
ought
to
pass.
B
F
You
Mr
President.
Obviously
it's
a
great
day
today
for
the
city
of
Boston,
respecting
these
56
projects
and
40
million
676
455
dollars
to
some
very
worthy
projects
across
the
city,
for
the
creation
of
affordable
housing,
for
historic
preservation
and
for
open
space
in
it
and
as
folks
that
were
at
the
hearing
and
had
listened
to.
The
testimony
want
to
First
give
a
shout
out
to
thadine
Brown
and
her
team
over
at
the
CPC.
F
They
do
a
phenomenal
job
and
has
referenced
many
of
the
applicants,
as
stated
feel
that
they're,
the
affiliate
they're,
the
only
applicants
in
the
process
in
terms
of
the
attention
to
detail
that
in
care
and
passion
that
vading
provides
and
her
team
provides
to
them,
also
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
shout
out.
The
five
departing
members
of
this
body
had
had
appointed
and
that's
Carroll
down
rounds,
Matt,
kifa,
Kanan,
thorough
vegan
and
Madeleine
tenna
and
yin
yang
they
termed
off.
F
So
the
committee
is
obviously
in
the
process
of
finding
new
members
to
serve
in
this
spot,
but
would
be
remiss
if
we
didn't
thank
them
for
their
commitment
to
the
community
preservation
act
to
the
CPC
and
also
to
the
City
of
Austin.
So
with
that,
everyone
has
on
their
desk
a
list
of
all
the
projects.
F
So
we
can
continue
to
put
these
very
precious
and
real
dollars
to
work
for
them,
so
without
further
Ado.
Just
want
to
congratulate
my
colleagues
for
all
the
great
things
that
will
be
happening
in
their
districts
and
for
my
at
lodge
colleague,
city
wide
and
through
the
chair
at
this
time
would
move
for
passage
of
the
committee
Report
with
respect
to
darker
zero
five,
seven
four.
Thank
you.
Mr
President.
B
C
Roll
call
vote
on
dock
at
zero
five:
seven:
four
councilor
Arroyo
aye
Council
Arroyo
I
Council,
Baker,
aye,
Council,
Baker,
aye,
Council,
Buck,
Council,
Buck,
aye,
Council,
Braden,
Council,
brave
knight,
councilor
Coletta,
Council
Coletta;
yes,
Council,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council,
Fernandez
Anderson;
yes,
Council
Flaherty;
yes,
Council
Clarity;
yes,
Council
Flynn;
yes,
Council
Flynn;
yes,
Council,
Lara,
Council,
Lara;
yes,
Council
Louisiana;
yes,
Council
Louisiana;
yes,
Council,
Mejia,
councilman;
here;
yes,
Council,
Murphy,
councilor,
Murphy,
yes
and
Council;
Morrell,
yes,
councilorell
docket,
number,
zero.
Five,
seven
four
has
received
a
unanimous
vote
in
the
affirmative.
The
docket
has.
B
C
B
D
D
I
look
forward
to
also
working
with
my
colleagues
on
the
Amendments,
but
also
publicizing
all
the
Amendments
that
my
colleagues
suggest
so
that
we
can
have
a
full,
transparent
process
with
the
community
and
look
forward
to
working
with
The
Advocates
as
well
to
figuring
out
exactly
what
we
are
intending
to
amend
on
the
budget
and
that's
about
it.
Thank
you.
B
C
G
B
Thank
you,
Council
Braden,
the
committee
on
rules
and
administration
held
a
working
session
on
Monday
April
10
to
discuss
the
ordinance
offered
by
Council
Fernandez
Anderson
about
the
allocation
for
the
city
city,
Council
budget
staff.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
attending,
including
Council
as
Fernandez
Anderson,
Council,
Murphy,
Council,
Council,
Mejia,
Council,
luigien
and
Council.
Overall,
not
the
working
session.
B
We
discussed
the
recent
salary
levels
of
our
city
council
staff,
including
recent
increases
to
the
budget
in
order
to
right-size
our
staff
salary,
to
make
sure
it's
more
competitive,
retain
talent
and
better
compensate
our
hard-working
staff.
We
also
discuss
comparative
salaries
from
other
City
departments
and
from
other
cities
in
the
cost
of
living
in
our
city.
B
We
also
discussed
paid
time
off
family
leave
and
budget
for
hiring
when,
when
that
staff
member
is
is
on,
active
duty
councils
still
have
questions
regarding
data
from
historic
city,
council
staff,
budget
salaries
for
similar
positions
in
other
related
data.
We
all
agree
that
our
staffs
are
indispensable,
that
they
should
earn
a
fair
wage
for
all
the
work
they
do.
I
believe
we
still
have
work
to
do
to
come
to
a
common
ground
that
will
allow
us
to
offer
good
wages
while
being
fiscally
while
being
fiscally
responsible.
B
I
also
believe
that
Council
Fernandez
Anderson
will
come
back
with
more
information
as
well
and
city
council.
Central
staff
is
doing
some
research
on
some
issues
that
came
up
during
this.
This
hearing
at
this
time,
I
do
want
to
give
city
council
Fernandez
Anderson
the
opportunity
to
speak.
If,
if
that's,
okay,.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council,
president
Flynn,
for
allowing
me
to
speak
on
this,
but
also
for
hosting
or
for
holding
the
working
session.
Essentially,
council.
President
Flynn
has
been
an
advocate,
a
strong
Advocate,
to
increase
the
council
staff
budget
in
order
for
us
to
be
able
to
actually
pay
people,
what
they
should
be
getting
paid.
D
So
I
look
forward
to
going
back
to
the
working
session
and
working
with
council
president
Flynn.
My
suggestion
is
that
everyone
that
works
for
us,
that
our
Council
staff
make
a
minimum
of
72
000
a
year
and
that
begins
with
the
lower
level
position
and
then
that
our
chief
of
staffs
have
a
standard
so
that
we
can
actually
quantify
it,
but
that
to
leave
to
leave
the
decision-making
to
discretion
of
the
counselors.
D
In
terms
of
you
know,
measuring
qualifications
looking
at
where
people
are
coming
in
in
terms
of
their
again
qualifications
and
experience,
but
that
the
range
and
I'll
just
give
you
a
couple.
The
range
for
Chief
of
Staff
should
go
from
a
very
minimum
if
entry
level
or
lesser
qualifications
of
72
000
Baseline
all
the
way
up
to
a
hundred
and
three
thousand
a
year,
and
that
we
should
not
be
looking
at
comparing
our
salaries
Council
as
City
councilors
with
our
staff.
All
there's.
D
We
know
that
increasing
our
budget
for
our
pay
is
contentious
or
it's
controversial,
and
you
know
people
will
come
out
all
the
trolls
and
Twitter.
What
might
start
saying
that
City
councilors
are
politicians
and
greedy
and
therefore
wants
to
pay
themselves
a
lot
of
money,
not
taking
into
consideration
that
you
take
home
really
like
seventy
five
thousand
dollars?
And
four
of
us
here
are
single
parents.
But
this
is
not
about
us
again.
D
Most
of
them
are
either
attorneys
or
that
they
have
high
qualifications
and
they
come
in
and
they
put
in
the
work
and
they
put
in
the
heart
and
that
we
should
pay
them,
but
not
just
because
we
we
care
about
them
in
the
work,
but
also
because
of
the
cost
of
living.
We
looked
at
data
that
showed
that
you
know
whatever
way
of
paying
people
now,
like
some
chief
of
staffs,
make
75
000
or
I.
Don't
know
I
looked
at
the
numbers
and
some
people
are
making
70s.
D
Some
people
are
making
like
at
the
most
I
saw,
was
I,
think
eighty
thousand,
and
then
that's
considering
like,
if
you
give
your
staff,
if
you
give
your
staff
a
bonus
but
still
there's
a
26
tax
on
bonuses,
so
essentially
they
have
to
pay
taxes
on
that
again
later
when
they
file
their
taxes.
So
it
doesn't
really
make
a
lot
of
sense
and
we're
just
going
to
keep
it
really
plain.
The
point
is:
is
that
we're
not
paying
our
staff
properly
and
again?
I'll
say
it
here?
D
G
B
C
B
H
You
so
much
Mr
President
and
thank
you
so
much
to
the
counselors
who
joined
us
for
this
omnibus
hearing
on
all
things.
Trash
rats
and
recycling
it
was
I,
was
joined
by
my
colleagues,
many
of
them
co-sponsors
of
the
various
dockets.
So
president
Flynn
councilor,
Louie,
gen,
councilor,
Braden,
councilor,
Coletta
and
then
Council
Murphy
as
well,
and
it
was
a
really
good
conversation.
H
We
had
Public
Works
represented
by
Dennis
roach
here,
code
enforcement
represented
by
John,
Blackmore
and
then
John
Ulrich
from
environmental
services
at
ISD
and
just
I
think
had
a
really
good
integrated
conversation
with
the
Committees
found
over
the
last
few
years.
Is
that
since,
since
rats
and
you
know,
code
enforcement
needs
are
really
the
downstream
results
of
you
know
the
track
of
how
trash
is
being
managed
kind
of
Upstream
at
Public
Works.
It
really
makes
sense
to
have
everybody
at
a
table
talking
together
and
there
was
a
particular
focus
on
the
you
know.
H
Upcoming
renewal
of
we
have
we're
in
a
five-year
trash
contract
and
the
new
RFP
for
the
next
trash
contract
needs
to
get
finalized.
This
fall
and
so
a
lot
of
the
ways
in
which,
in
our
neighborhoods,
the
trash
contract
isn't
working,
ideally
have
kind
of
crystallized
and
part
of
the
goal
and
Public
Works
is
hiring
a
trash
fellow
to
work
on
this,
but
part
of
the
council
goal
has
really
been
to
use
this
moment
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
best
system
for
the
residents
of
Boston
and
for
really
improving
quality
of
life.
H
So
you
know
I
think
we
had
some
really
good
conversation
about
possibly
having
some
more
tailored
approaches
to
those
parts
of
the
city.
You
know,
ideally
from
my
perspective,
getting
it
to
be
that
in
the
places
where
we
don't
have
containerization
trash
is
only
going
out
during
the
day
and
it's
just
not
sitting
out
overnight
because
as
John
Ulrich,
you
know
raised
to
us
again
and
again.
Although
the
ISD
folks
do
an
amazing
job
going
out
and
baiting
public
areas.
H
But
you
know
baiting
is
that
Downstream
solution
and
the
more
that
we
can
remove
the
food
source
from
the
rats
the
better.
So
we
also
talked
about
the
composting
program
and
the
way
in
which
that's
pulling
some
of
the
organic
food
that
the
rats
most
desire
out
of
those
trash
bags
and
into
a
separate
stream
and
kind
of
talked
about
the
ongoing
need
to
grow
that
program
and
make
sure
that
the
city's
got
the
back
end
and
to
handle
it.
So
there
were
a
lot
of
really
good
questions
asked
by
counselors.
H
It's
a
big
Focus
I.
Think
for
many
of
us
and
and
I
think
you
know
an
area
where
we're
really
working
in
partnership
with
the
Departments
I
think
you
know
just
like.
We
continue
to
pull
together
the
different
departments
in
these
hearings.
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
was
expressed
was
a
desire
for
the
Departments
to
really
have
an
interdepartmental
working
group
on
this
and
not
to
be
in
a
situation
because
again
rats.
H
You
know
they
don't
know
if
they're
on
public
or
private,
they
don't
know
if
it's
ISD
or
PWD
so
kind
of
how
do
we
have
a
joined
up.
Plan
of
attack
was
a
big
part
of
the
conversation,
but
it
was
yeah.
It
was
a
great
hearing
and
we
were
also
joined
by
a
lot
of
residents
and
so
I
just
really
want
to
thank
the
many
residents
who
came
out
and
testified
again.
H
This
huge
quality
of
life
issue
and
folks
have
thought
a
lot
about
potential
ways
to
make
it
better,
so
definitely
a
topic
of
ongoing
conversation
and
for
dockets.
Sorry,
I
don't
have
their
numbers
up
for
two
of
the
dockets
docket
zero
one.
Four
four
and
docket
zero.
Four
four
three
gonna
be
looking
to
keep
those
in
committee,
but
for
docket
zero,
six
one
one.
We
also
had
Dennis
rodich
from
Public
Works
addressed
that
recycling
docket.
H
So
that's
actually
a
grant
that
the
master
EP
gives
us
each
year
and
it's
grown
from
80
000
to
a
hundred
thousand,
that's
kind
of
a
reward
grant
for
the
various
recycling
programs
that
the
city
runs.
So
especially
things
like
the
Hazardous
Waste
drop-off
days
and
like
the
other
kind
of
tailored
approaches,
we
we
hold
all
those
events
and
then
dep
gives
us
this
grant
in
acknowledgment
of
that.
So
that's
this
Grant
and
so
I
will
be
recommending
Mr
President.
H
B
B
Well,
I'll
take
a
I'll,
take
a
brief
minute
or
two
to
discuss.
It
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councilor
Bach
and
the
sponsors
for
coming
together
in
the
city
Administration
staff
for
working
with
us
on
these
critical
Public
Health
public
safety
issues
that
are
impacting
every
neighborhood
across
the
city.
B
I
proposed
a
and
there's
so
many
different
departments
that
are
involved
in
Pest
Control,
such
as
ISD
Water
and
Sewer
Public
Works,
the
parks
everyone's
doing
their
part
on
Pest
Control,
but
I
recommended
having
a
Pest
Control
Za
that
would
oversee
the
whole
operation,
so
everybody's
working
together
under
one
office
on
this
critical
issue,
I
am
New.
York
City
is
doing
excellent.
Work
on
this
I
am
going
to
visit
New
York
City
in
the
near
future
to
explore
their
Pest
Control
operation.
B
But
these
quality
of
life
issues
are
critical
and
as
we
approach
the
budget,
these
are
the
quality
life
issues
that
really
matter
to
Residents
across
the
city.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
to
my
colleagues
in
the
city,
Administration
team,
for
the
excellent
work
they're
doing,
but
we
need
to
do
more
so
docket0144
and
zero.
Four
four
three
will
remain
in
committee
and
Council
block.
B
C
I
You
Mr
President.
We
had
a
hearing
yesterday
dark
at
zero.
Three
four,
two
on
the
revitalization
of
the
taxi
industry.
It
was
attended
by
the
co-sponsor
council,
Lara
Council
Flynn
was
there
hold
on.
Let
me
just
look
at
my
notes.
That's
best
councilor
Murphy
was
there
and
we
had
a
a
letter
that
was
read
into
the
record
from
Council
Louisiana
that
she
could
not
attend.
I
We
we
went
through
everything
from
electrified
vehicles
and
what
that
would
do
to
to
save
the
city
and
Compton
imprint.
We
talked
about.
We
talked
about
the
amount
of
vehicles
that
are
coming
into
the
city
around
200
000
a
day
for
Uber
and
Lyft.
Now
think
of
200
000
cars,
we
wonder
why
the
streets
are
like
that.
There's
200
000
additional
cars,
just
looping
the
block
here,
there's
things
we
could
do
like
reinstating
the
taxi
stands,
which
are
all
filled
with
Uber
and
Lyft
different
different
things
that
we
we
talked
through.
I
It
was
a
good
hearing
over
overall
there's
some
money
that
happened
through
state
state
legislation,
I
believe
it
was
about
three
years
ago
which
all
came
in
the
form
of
Grants
which
the
Public
Health
commission
applied
for,
and
it
was
basically
Transportation.
I
didn't
I,
don't
see
anything
that
went
directly
to
the
taxi
industry.
Now
these
these
people
are
all
small
business
owners,
most
of
them
immigrant
owners
and-
and
this
was
a
way
to
achieve
the
American
dream,
and
that
was
because
of
big
business
because
of
big
technology.
I
They
came
in
and
crushed
the
taxi
industry
and
we,
the
city
of
Boston
Sat
by
complacent,
going
back
a
couple.
A
couple:
mayoral
administrations
did
nothing
at
all
to
help
the
taxi
industry.
I
do
believe
there
is
some
hope
for
the
for
the
taxi
industry,
because
now
you
can
get
a
medallion
for
around
twenty
thousand
dollars
and
you
become
Your,
Own
Boss,
but
there's
still
challenges
within
with
within
that
and
I
think
one
of
them
one
of
them
can
potentially
be.
I
If,
if
we
have
the
discussion
around
electrifying,
the
entire
taxi
taxi
industry
might
be
a
way
for
us
to
speak
about
the
environment
and
get
people
interested
in
in
shopping
local.
If
you
shop
local,
you're,
jumping
in
a
taxi
that
that
the
money's
saying
in
Boston
someplace
and
with
that
I
I
would
like
to
pass
it
over
to
the
lead
sponsor
Council
Council
Lara.
For
for
her
comments
and
what
she
thought
of
the
here,
we.
B
J
You
president
feline,
and
thank
you
to
the
chair
and
my
co-sponsor
for
making
sure
that
we
held
this
hearing
before
the
budget
season
started.
I
think
that,
in
addition
to
what
councilor
Baker
Baker
shared,
there
is
really
an
opportunity
here
to
revitalize
there.
There
are
places
where
we
can't
turn
back
what
has
already
happened,
but
particularly
when
it
comes
to
taxis.
There
are
Niche
areas
where
they
are
still
necessary.
J
The
taxi
drivers
didn't
have
access
to
any
of
the
small
business
loans
and
a
lot
of
the
supports
that
we
had
through
arpa
and
throughout
covid,
and
so
we
also
wanted
to
make
sure.
Unfortunately,
the
hearing
happened
at
the
same
time
as
Mel
King's
funeral
yesterday,
and
so
it
was
difficult
to
get
a
lot
of
the
cabinet
here,
but
we're
hoping
that
we
can
have
other
hearings
where
we
bring
small
business.
J
If
there
is
something
you
know
a
competition
right
now,
that's
really
difficult
for
them
to
keep
up
with.
We
had
an
incredible
amount
of
taxi
drivers
that
came
to
testify,
I
think
maybe
what
40
40
50
people
were
here
they
filled
up.
They
filled
up
the
chambers
and
they
really
let
us
know
that
they
were
one
struggling,
that
they
needed
the
support
of
the
city
and
that
there's
a
lot
of
pain
points
that
would
make
it
much
easier
for
them
and
their
families
to
be
successful.
So
I'm
really
grateful
to
councilor,
Baker
and
I.
B
B
Many
of
them
are
immigrants,
as
Council
of
Baker,
stated
they're
trying
to
support
their
family
and
just
want
to
acknowledge
and
respect
the
work
that
you're
doing
in
support
of
these
of
these
immigrant
families
across
across
the
city.
One
one
final
point
I
will
make
is
the
the
taxi
industry
is
supervised
oversaw
by
the
Hackney
division
at
the
Boston
Police
Department,
the
the
Uber
and
Lyft
200
200
000.
B
in
hundred
thousand
that
come
into
the
city
of
Boston
they're,
not
overseen
by
the
Boston
police,
they're,
actually
overseen
by
the
State
Department
of
Public
Utilities,
and
not
sure
how
many
inspectors
they
have
at
that
division,
but
just
something
something
to
consider
this
stock
at
zero.
Three
four
two
will
remain
in
committee:
motions
orders
and
resolutions;
Mr,
Clerk,
I'm,
sorry,
the
chair
recognizes
Council
Bar,
Council
ball
beautiful.
Thank.
H
B
B
H
H
In
2023
Nationwide
and
this
resolution
before
us
today
is
to
name
specifically
April
25th,
as
Library
workers
day
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
I'm,
really
an
acknowledgment
of
our
incredible
Boston
Public
Library
staff.
You
know
as
it
lays
out
on
the
resolution.
You
know.
Over
the
past
year,
they've
served
over
2
million
visitors
circulated,
almost
4
million
e-resources
put
6
000
Chromebooks
and
3
000,
Wi-Fi
routers
and
patrons
hands
hosted
over
700
programs
system-wide
for
all
ages
and
I.
H
So
we
wouldn't
want
them
to
go
unacknowledged
locally
during
this
National
week
of
recognition.
So
again,
this
is
a
resolution
to
name
April
25th
Library
workers
day
and
I.
I
do
hope
that
counselors
will
join
us
in
suspension
and
passage
today,
and
thank
you
to
counselors,
Braden
and
Flynn
and
to
Alyssa
and
the
whole
the
whole
asthma
Union
of
Library
workers,
but
I
just
really
want
to
use
this
moment
to
express
our
appreciation.
Thank
you,
Mr
President
thank.
G
G
We
are
very
fortunate
in
my
district
District
9
to
have
the
Honan
Library,
the
Brighton
Center
Library
and
the
Faneuil
Branch
Library,
which
is
closed
at
the
moment
for
renovations
and
all
across
the
city.
These
Library
spaces
provide
our
neutral
spaces
for
folks
to
gather
in
community
the
libraries
in
our
neighborhood
almost
function
as
many
community
centers
for
people
gather
and
discuss
and
deliberate
and
meet
and
have
fun
and
support
each
other
and
have
access
to
technology
and
all
sorts
of
services.
G
Librarians
are
very
inventive
group
of
people
when
they
see
a
need
they
put
their
heads
together
and
they
try
and
find
respond.
Try
and
come
up
with
responses
to
meet
Community
need
and
that's
something
I
really
appreciate.
We
saw
that
very
much
in
evidence
during
the
covert
pandemic
when
they
really
went
the
extra
mile
to
try
and
ensure
that
residents
had
access
to
library
Services,
while
still
now,
by
not
actually
being
able
to
be
in
a
physical
building.
G
G
We
see
that
in
our
local
library,
I'm
sure
everyone
in
their
district
has
friends
groups
that
support
their
libraries
and
again,
that's
that's
really
that
for
the
where
the
collaboration
and
partnership
between
the
friends
groups
and
the
Librarians
makes
makes
our
City
dollars
going
extra
mile
in
many
cases
and
meet
Community
needs.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
K
Thank
you,
council,
president
Flynn,
and
not
to
take
away
at
all
from
our
library
and
ask
me
union
workers,
but
I
did
just
want
to
shut
out
and
it
may
be
appropriate
to
also
uplift
our
Librarians
at
our
Boston
public
schools
and
our
schools
across
the
city.
Also
they
are
such
a
crucial
part
in
the
education
of
our
students,
integral
part
of
the
staff
in
every
building,
and
you
know,
wrap
our
children
in
books
and
knowledge
and,
as
we
know
in
2023
also
the
technology
that's
necessary
for
all
of
our
children
to
access
education.
L
You
Mr
President
I,
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
putting
this
resolution
forward.
I
believe
it
was
Council
Braden.
That
said,
our
libraries
are
a
lot
like
community
centers
and
I
talk,
often
about
how
at
the
Lower
Mills
Public
Library
I
spent.
A
lot
of
my
childhood
in
my
Librarians
are
basically
like
a
quasi
babysitters,
and
so
so.
L
Too
often
we
saw
last
year,
subject
to
our
Librarians,
are
subject
to
a
lot
of
Bad
actors
and
people
entering
with
bad
intentions,
and
it's
not
just
the
protection
of
our
Librarians
that
we
need
to
consider.
It's
also
our
patrons
who
are
going
in
and
taking
out
books
about
sexual
identity
or
gender
identity
and
want
to
feel
safe
in
our
libraries
and
want
to
feel
safe
from
recording.
So
I
was
really
encouraged
at
the
Board
of
Trustees.
L
B
B
B
B
B
C
M
M
The
Boston
public
libraries
are
one
of
the
few
free
and
accessible
places
that
provides
entertainment
and
activities
for
people
of
all
ages.
It
is
a
place
where
families
can
come
together
to
learn
and
explore
particularly
important
for
families
who
may
not
have
the
means
to
access
other
forms
of
entertainment
or
activities
outside
of
their
home.
It
is
also
a
space
that
welcomes
youth,
providing
them
with
an
opportunity
to
engage
in
supervised
recreational
fund.
M
However,
accessibility
is
limited
by
the
Boston
Public
Library's
hours
of
operation,
as
well
as
the
fact
that
different
branches
offer
different
services,
BPL
branches
other
than
the
Central
Library
closed
at
5,
00
PM
or
at
6
p.m.
On
weekdays,
this
means
that
an
average
of
40
hours
a
week,
employee
or
students
that
participate
in
after
school
sports
and
activities
may
not
be
able
to
visit
the
library
during
the
week.
M
Additionally,
most
branches
are
only
open
for
a
few
hours
on
Saturdays
and
are
closed
on
Sundays,
limiting
the
opportunities
for
family
to
visit,
the
library
on
weekends.
The
Central
Library
is
the
only
branch
open
on
Sundays
and
hosts
this
approach
disproportionately
more
events
than
other
Branch
branches
across
the
city.
There
are
419
events
at
the
Central
Library
compared
to
14
to
162
at
local
branches.
This
suggests
that
entertainment
and
accessibility
for
tourists
is
prioritized.
M
It
is
extremely
disheartening
situation,
as
working
residents
of
Boston
contribute
to
the
economy,
but
are
unable
to
fully
access
the
services
offered
by
the
beep
Boston
Public
Libraries,
the
Boston
Public
Library
cannot
just
be
the
place
where
individuals
go
to
get
books,
but
has
the
place
of
of
community
cultural
celebration.
Civic
duty
and
safe
fund
investing
in
libraries
means
investing
in
the
capability
Days
of
Our
Youth,
allowing
them
to
engage
in
activities
that
encourage
lifelong
learning.
Creativity
and
Civic
engagement
can
have
a
positive
impact
on
their
future
success
and
well-being.
M
As
the
saying
goes,
it
takes
a
village
to
raise
a
child
and
the
Boston
Public
Library
can
serve
as
an
important
part
of
that
Village.
We
recognize
that
mayor
Wu's
budget
proposed
to
increase
the
BPL
hours
of
operations
and
renovate
three
branches,
and
we
are
really
grateful
for
her
initiative.
Expanding
hours
of
operation
and
scope
of
service
offered
such
as
homework
help
Career
Services,
Community
Support
commits
Boston
to
a
high
quality
delivery
of
service
and
promotes
Equity
within
the
city,
and
I
grew
up
going
to
the
Fields
Corner
Library.
M
When
I
was
a
kid-
and
you
know
the
point
of
when
you're
working,
even
when
you're
in
high
school,
whether
you're
participating
in
sports
I
didn't
have
the
luxury
of
doing
that.
I
had
to
work
right
after
school,
so
not
having
access
to
a
place
where,
after
I
got
done
with
work,
I
can
go
and-
and
you
know,
grab
a
book
or
do
some
studying
was
difficult.
So
I
know
that
there
is
something
to
be
said
of
thinking
about
non-traditional
hours,
for
everyone
to
have
access.
M
B
H
You
so
much
Mr
President
I
just
wanted
to
thank
councilor
Mejia
for
filing
this,
and
also
to
just
express
my
real
thanks
to
the
BPL
staff
and
including
at
the
central
branch.
We
actually
as
folks,
probably
know.
There's
a
teen
center
at
the
central
branch
and
they've
been
really
critical
partners
with
our
students
at
the
Snowden
in
particular,
which
has
a
open
campus
like
where
it's
got
three
different
sites.
H
That
kind
of
like
are
a
constellation
around
the
library
and
I
think
that
the
the
partnership
with
the
library
has
been
really
crucial,
and
especially
with
some
of
the
like
social
disruption.
That's
happened
for
our
students
over
over
the
course
of
the
pandemic.
They're
they're,
a
key
partner.
So
just
really
think
that,
like
the
opportunity
to
have
more
of
these
teen
Services
everywhere
in
the
city
is
super
valuable
and
then
just
also
expressing
the
feeling
you
know
in
the
West
End
in
my
district
there's,
there's
no
school
or
bcyf
Etc.
H
B
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name:
Mr
coroceller,
Bach,
Council,
Braden,
Council,
Colorado,
councilor,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council,
Flaherty,
Council
of
Laura
Council,
Louisiana,
councilor,
Murphy
Council.
We're
all
pleased
at
the
chair
and
I
also
want
to
thank
Council
Mejia
for
this
important
hearing
order,
as
our
libraries
bring
us
together
as
a
community
and
provide
tremendous
services
to
the
residents
of
Boston.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
Mejia
for
bringing
this
forward.
J
J
Really,
during
the
covid-19
pandemic,
we
saw
a
sharp
increase
in
the
amount
of
dog
owners
all
across
the
city,
mostly
because
people
were
incredibly
isolated
and
they
were
looking
for
some
level
of
companionship
in
Jamaica
Plain,
specifically
as
the
highest
per
capita
of
dog
ownership
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
have
long
as
a
city
and
as
a
council
have
been
really
committed
to
ensuring
that
people
have
access
to
Parks
right
now.
Everybody
in
the
city
of
Boston
lives
within
a
one
mile
radius
of
a
public
park
and
I.
J
Think
one
of
the
main
issues
is
what
do
those
Parks
look
like?
Who
are
they
accessible
to
and
who
is
able
to
use
them?
We
don't
have
that
many
off-lease
dog
parks,
I
think
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
have
about
six
and
there's
a
new
one.
That's
coming
to
Jamaica,
Plain
I.
Think
the
problem
that
we're
running
into
is
that
neighbors
are
really
concerned
about
having
dog
parks,
because
there
are
so
there's
such
a
small
amount
of
dog
parks
across
the
city.
J
People
are
worried,
worried
that
the
dog
parks
in
their
neighborhoods,
or
that
their
playgrounds
and
parks
are
really
going
to
become
destination
parks
for
people
from
all
over
the
city
to
come
and
use
as
a
dog
park,
and
that's
an
issue
for
a
number
of
reasons,
mostly
cleanliness,
noise
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
So
last
year
we
received
a
report
from
the
administration
that
gave
us
a
public
land
audit
and
ultimately
audited
all
of
the
city-owned
land
that
we
have
all
across
the
city.
J
So
obviously
I'm
a
big
supporter
of
dog
parks,
I
think
every
neighborhood
should
have
at
least
a
few
where
people
can
bring
them
and
I
think
that
using
public
land
and
really
looking
at
the
land
audit
is
going
to
help
us
get
to
where
we
need
to
go
so
I'm
happy
to
bring
this
on
the
floor
and
I'm
excited
to
have
yet
another
dog
park
here.
Thank
you.
N
All
these
different
things
that
can
be
sort
of
handled
and
and
funneled
towards
dog
parks,
where
you
actually
create
a
safe
and
fun
environment,
not
just
for
animals
who
deserve
them,
but
also
for
those
communities
of
dog
owners
who
are
seeking
that
kind
of
community
community
and
fellowship.
It
gives
a
safe
space
for
animals
to
play
with
one
another.
N
I
know
in
my
district
there
are
no
dog
parks,
there's
I
think
an
additional
since
we've
had
this
hearing,
I
think
two
went
up
in
Dorchester,
I
believe
another
one
is
coming
to
Jamaica
Plain
or
there
are
talks
to
bring
one
to
Jamaica
Plain,
but
Rosendale
Mattapan
and
Hyde
Park
still
do
not
have
any
in
the
places
where
these
exist.
They
are
maintained
by
those
Community
groups,
so
it
does
not
cost
the
city
any
money.
N
In
that
sense,
they're
maintained
by
private
organizations
that
then
clean
up
and
and
do
all
of
that,
because
I
think
the
that
speaks
to
the
level
of
desire
and
the
level
of
teamwork
that
we
are
getting
from
residents
to
the
city
of
Boston.
To
make
sure
that
these
things
become
a
reality.
I
think
we
should
have
one
in
every
neighborhood
and
I
think
it's
just
a
matter
of
finding
the
appropriate
space
space
in
each
neighborhood
to
do
that.
N
B
J
Thank
you,
president.
Flynn
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
point
on
the
record
that
when
we
look
at
building
dog
parks
and
really
the
size
that
they
need
to
be,
there's,
there's
a
recommended
size
anywhere
from
7,
500
square
footage,
and
so
I
mentioned
the
261
Lots.
All
of
them
are
not
of
that
size,
but
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
paint.
A
more
Vivid
and
accurate
picture
of
how
many
of
the
plots
that
we
have
in
the
city
are
going
to
be
we're
going
to
be
unable
to
develop.
B
B
K
You,
council,
president
Flynn
I,
believe
we
need
to
focus
on
re-establishing
trust,
not
just
here
in
the
chamber,
among
colleagues
but
with
our
constituents.
We
all
share
a
covenant
of
service
with
them.
Our
process
is
here
on
the
city.
Council
of
deliberation
and
debate
do
more
for
the
common
good
when
they
are
open,
transparent
and
inclusive.
K
This
time
it
was
redistricting,
but
if
we
continue
in
this
manner,
I
believe
it
could
happen
with
any
other
committee
and
it
is
very
dangerous
precedent
to
set.
We
must
be
vigilant
about
fairness,
inclusion
and
respect
for
each
other
and
for
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston
that
all
of
us
represent
so
council
president
Flynn
I'm,
looking
forward
to
this
hearing
that
I
will
be
sponsoring.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
is
anyone
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Please,
let
me
know:
I
will
allow
people
to
speak
anyone
that
wants
to
speak
in
this
matter,
but
I'm
not
going
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
on
this
matter,
because
this
this
top
topic
will
be
discussed
in
committee.
The
chair
recognizes
Council
of
Royal
Council
Royal.
You
have
the
thought
when.
N
I
I
got
it.
Thank
you.
This
is
a
refile
soap,
it's
a
little
different
in
Form
and
Function
this
time
around,
but
I
just
want
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
counselor
Braden
and
her
staff
for
the
great
work
that
they
did
under
an
incredibly
strenuous
time.
I
was
witness
to
everyone.
Here
was
witness
to
the
level
of
personal
attack
and
conversation
that,
frankly,
was
uncivil
throughout
this
process
that
she
endured
that
her
staff
endured
I.
Think
it's
inappropriate
that
we
are
continuing
to
paint
councilor,
Braden
councilor
Braden's
committee.
N
The
work
that
Council
Braden
did
the
work
that
her
staff
did
in
some
nefarious
light.
I'd
also
want
to
note
that
in
these
hearing
orders
it
Paints
the
NAACP
Ward
14,
Ward,
12,
Ward
18
as
nefarious
or
having
done
something
behind
the
scenes
or
illegally
or
anything
beyond
just
a
constituent,
actually
emailing.
Our
offices
and
I
think
it's
inappropriate
to
try
to
paint
constituent
emails
to
counselors
as
something
that
shouldn't
happen
or
doesn't
happen.
I
think
every
member
of
this
Council
receives
constituent
emails.
Some
of
them
are
very
nice.
N
N
Let
this
come
up
without
being
clear
about
the
fact
that
I
believe
this
Council
should
stand
by
its
process.
Nine
members
of
this
Council
voted
for
that
map
that
went
through
a
very
public
process,
so
much
of
a
public
process
that
we
had
those
hearings
in
this
room
where
they
could
be
recorded
where
they
can
be
seen
as
other
members
of
this
Council
asked
to
go
to
a
back
room
where
it
wasn't
recorded
and
so
I
think
from
the
standpoint
of
what
this
process
did.
N
B
You
thank
you
Council
Royal.
Let
me
say
Let
me,
let
me
say
it
again:
I
don't
know
if
I,
if
I
was
clear
this
this
is
going
to
be
discussed
in
the
committee.
It's
going
to
be
discussed
in
a
in
a
hearing
I'm
not
going
to
allow
this
time
to
divide
people.
This
will
be
discussed
again
in
a
committee
meeting,
so
I'm
going
to
give
everyone
the
opportunity
to
speak,
but
we're
not
going
to
divide
the
body
today.
B
We
can
speak
very
briefly,
but
I
do
expect
everybody
to
show
up
at
the
city
council
hearing
when
we
have
it,
we
don't
have.
We
haven't
done
a
good
job
of
of
being
present
at
a
lot
of
these
hearings
either.
So
that's
where
these
hearings
are
discussed,
not
not
on
the
Wednesday
meeting,
the
chair
recognizes
councilor
Baker
Council
Baker
number.
B
And
I'm
going
to
allow
everyone
to
speak
for
for
a
minute
or
so
I
allowed
Council
Arroyo
to
speak
an
extra
couple
of
minutes,
but
I
want
to
keep
everybody
to
a
minute
I'm
not
going
to
let
this
meeting
get
out
of
hand.
Did
she
recognizes
Council,
Baker
Council
of
Braden
Council
Baker?
You
have
the
flow.
I
So
I
learned
a
term
one
of
the
last
couple
weeks
and
it
was
the
line
drawing
bodies.
That's
us.
We
were
the
line,
drawing
bodies
we
weren't
all
involved
in
that
process.
I
know
we
say
it
was
transparent
and
everything
it
was
far
from
transparent,
Mr
President.
We
are
the
line,
drawing
bodies,
not
the
paid
paid
Advocates
they're,
not
the
one
lying
drawing
bodies
we
are
and
they
were,
and
there
were.
There
was
a
lot
of
things
that
happened
here.
I
I
wasn't
invited
to
any
of
the
meetings
where
we
were
talking
about
me
about
the
about
my
district
about
District,
three,
so
I
just
got
a
government
said
that
in
in
was
it
uncivil.
There
were
people
that
were
being
mistreated
there
and
they
knew
they
were
being
mistreated.
We
are
the
line,
drawing
bodies.
We,
the
city
council,
shouldn't,
have
drawn
those
lines
and
we
did
not
draw
those
lines.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
President.
Thank
you,
Council
Baker.
Let
me
repeat
myself
again:
this
matter
will
be
discussed
in
the
hearing.
This
body
has
not
been
showing
up
to
City
Council
meetings
like
we
should
have.
We
have
a
lousy
record
attendance
wise,
but
we'll
we'll
finish
this
we'll
finish
this
one
here,
but
we
need
to
discuss
this
in
a
council
Council
hearing.
This
is
really
not
the
the
place
to
do
it,
but
the
chair
recognizes
Council
Braden.
G
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
and
thank
you
colleagues.
You
know
this
this.
As
chair
of
the
redistricting
committee
we
had
I
had
my
our
first
working
session
was
virtually
on
September
16th
Friday
and
at
that
working
session,
I
informed
all
the
attendees
that
the
chair
met
with
and
would
continue
to
meet
with
members
of
the
drawing
democracy
Coalition
consisting
of
community
organizations,
voting
rights,
Advocates
researchers
and
civil
rights
attorneys.
G
The
Coalition
sought
to
advise
an
equitable
and
transparent
redistricting
process
with
Community
voice,
and
they
helped
mobilize
residents
to
attend
and
participate
throughout
the
process,
and
the
committee
is
more
than
20
publicly
noticed.
Meetings,
hearings
and
working
sessions
that
followed
presentation,
slides
from
that
working
session,
described
the
collaborative
role
of
the
community-based
organizations
in
advising
the
chair's
redistricting
process
and
were
emailed
to
all
counselors
on
Friday
September
16th
2022
at
12
29
pm,
while
Advocates
were
invited
to
participate
in
and
advise
the
process.
G
G
It's
a
complex
decision
making
process
required
for
redistricting,
particularly
given
the
Voting
Rights
Act
demands.
Local
legislators
will
almost
always
be
aware
of
racial
demographics.
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
the
details
of
all
this
right
now,
because
we
are
going
to
have
a
discussion
and
a
commit
in
committee.
G
I
think
one
of
the
the
biggest.
What
there's
a
lot
of
insinuation
that
we
have
violated
the
vote.
The
open
meeting
law
meetings
hosted
by
Community
organizations
if
attended
by
a
CO,
even
if
attended
by
a
quorum
of
members,
are
not
public
meetings
of
the
council
or
any
of
its
committees.
If
deliberation
does
not
occur.
G
The
Law
Department
responded
on
on
behalf
of
this
body
that
it
is
the
council's
position
that
on
October
12
2022
an
event
was
not
a
meeting
which
required
public
notice
and
meeting
was
organized
by
Community
organizations
and
counselors
in
attendance
introduce
themselves,
but
otherwise
no
council
members
spoke.
Therefore
there
was
no
deliberation.
G
That
is
the
not
the
sort
of
the
the
the
the
standards
no
deliberation.
Your
attendance
at
a
meeting
doesn't
doesn't
necessarily
mean
it
was
a
violation
of
open
meeting
law.
If
there
was
no
deliberation
regarding
the
past
conference
hosted
by
the
community
organizations
on
October
12
2022,
it
is
the
current
quote.
G
That
is
the
council's
position,
that
the
statements
made
at
the
press
conference
likely
do
not
constitute
deliberation,
and
therefore
the
press
conference
was
not
a
meeting
as
defined
by
the
statute,
though
another
quote,
is
those
members
present
describe
the
map
introduced
at
the
public
docket
of
the
council
since
it
focused
on
presenting
what
has
already
been
filed
in
city
council?
Those
statements
do
not
constitute
a
deliberation
among
the
Quorum
of
the
committee.
B
B
The
the
time
and
place
to
discuss
the
matter
is
in
a
city
council
hearing
I'm
trying
to
stress
that
to
you,
if
it's
absolutely
critical
for
my
the
remaining
colleagues
to
speak
in
this
issue,
I
will
allow
it,
but
I
don't
want
to
divide
the
council
any
further
than
it's
been
divided
already.
If
you
have
something
critical
that
must
be
said
at
this
time,
I
will
allow
it.
But
let
me
say
again:
it's
it.
The
discussion
really
needs
to
take
place
at
the
city.
Council,
hearing
and
I
expect
everybody
to
show
up
there.
B
N
B
N
B
B
B
D
B
N
You
this
is
not
an
attempt
to
be
divisive
in
any
way,
shape
or
form.
We
are
elected
by
our
constituents.
We
are
not
allowed
to
speak,
we
were
elected
to
speak
and
when
it
comes
to
the
rules
for
the
city,
council
body
rule
39
handles
the
ability
to
speak
on
this
floor.
The
content
of
our
speak
as
long
as
it
is
not
a
personal
attack,
as
long
as
it
is
not
uncivil
is,
is
allowed.
We
are
not
allowed
to
be
told
to
not
speak
about
this
or
not
speak
about
that.
N
So
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that,
though
we
can
set
time
limits
on
the
amount
of
time
we're
allowed
to
speak
the
content
of
that
conversation,
whether
you
want
to
talk
about
it
here
or
at
the
hearing.
You're
allowed
to
do
so,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
that
clear
for
for
the
public
that
there's
no
setting
of
of
benchmarks
on
what
we're
allowed
to
speak
as
duly
elected
officials,
and
so
that
that
was
my
only
thing.
N
A
M
I
I
do
appreciate
my
colleague
really
being
super
clear
about
how
we
are
allowed
to
speak
right.
We
were
elected
by
the
people
to
speak,
for
the
people
and
to
represent
the
people,
so
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
have
that
ability
to
do
so
and
I
just
want
to
be
really
clear
when
I
think
about
constituents
and
when
I
think
about
folks
who
are
who
are
in
this
space,
you
know
our
job
is
to
represent
them
and
their
voices
and
their
and
and
uplifting
them.
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
B
F
B
G
B
B
G
O
Louis
D
Brown
was
born
on
April
13
1978..
He
grew
up
to
be
a
15
year
old,
dedicated
to
pursuing
his
PhD
and
one
day
becoming
the
first
black
president
of
the
United
States
during
this
life
he
advocated
for
violence
prevention,
proclaiming
that,
if
true
peace
is
to
happen,
it
will
be
up
to
his
generation,
regardless
of
which
side
street
they
came
from.
Lewis
worked
throughout
his
community
striving
to
build
Bridges
and
heal
wounds.
O
His
inspiration
has
continued
far
behind,
but
beyond
his
tragic
passing,
carried
forward
by
his
parents,
Joseph
and
Tina
cherry
and
the
Lewis
D
Brown
peace
Institute.
Here
they
worked
tirelessly
to
support
families
and
communities
impacted
by
murder,
trauma,
grief
and
loss.
Lewis
believed
that
we
are
all
part.
We
all
have
a
part
to
plan
fostering
a
more
peaceful
world
through
our
personal
and
Collective
Civic
engagement.
O
It
is
in
this
spirit
that
I
request
that
we
declare
April
13
2023
as
the
first
annual
Louis
D
Brown
day
of
Civic
engagement
and
all
joined
the
peace
Institute
and
working
towards
a
more
collaborative,
peaceful
community
I'm.
Looking
for
the
support
of
my
colleagues
to
suspend
and
pass
this
resolution,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council.
L
L
The
brown
day
of
Civic
engagement
also
want
to
encourage
my
colleagues
to
join
the
Mother's
Day
walk
for
peace,
and
hopefully
we
can
express
that
support
with
our
dollars,
their
fundraising
and
hopefully,
as
a
body,
we're
able
to
come
together
and
and
make
an
expression
of
support
for
the
work
that
they're
doing
to
really
respond
to
the
needs
of
survivors
and
victims
when
they're
experiencing
tragedy
and
so
looking
forward
to
the
day
of
Civic
engagement
and
the
continued
work
of
the
peace
Institute.
Thank
you.
B
I
M
M
He
was
a
youth
leader
in
teens
against
gang
violence,
which
is
an
organization
that
still
is
in
effect
under
the
under
their
leadership
of
Warwick
Johnson.
It
just
does
it's
expanded
its
scope
of
services,
but
I
just
wanted
to
just
rise,
and
and
not
only
just
I,
lend
my
support,
but
my
commitment
to
supporting
anything
that
deals
with
the
Lewis
D
Brown
peace
Institute.
Thank
you
counciloral.
M
B
Thank
you
councilman
here.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
in
this
matter
or
sign
on
to
it?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
clerk.
Please
add:
council
Royal,
Council
Bach
Council
Colorado,
Council,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council,
Flaherty,
Council,
Lara,
Council,
Mejia,
Council,
Braden,
Council
Murphy,
please
add
the
chair.
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
The
GSC
suspension
of
the
rules
of
piosity
of
this
slave
file.
Mata,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
I'll,
post,
say
nay,
the
eyes
have
at
this
late
file.
Man
has
passed
Mr
Clark
the
fourthly
file
matter
is
the
ordinance
from
Council
block
that
she
had
recognizes
Council
Bach
at
this
time.
Yeah.
Please
read
it
into
the.
H
H
The
old
precincts
are
not
tag
to
the
voters
anymore,
I'm
in
the
system,
and
so
the
challenge
of
going
back
to
the
old
precincts
is
substantial,
and
so
what
this,
what
this
ordinance
would
do
is
it
would
still
have
the
special
election
be
for
the
old
District.
So
it
would
still
be
people
who
were
eligible
to
vote
for
District
8
in
2021
or
eligible
in
2023,
but
it
would
allow
it
would
clarify
that
elections
is
allowed
to
use
the
new
precincts.
H
So,
for
instance,
in
my
district
there
are
folks
in
Beacon
Hill
who
used
to
vote
up
at
the
state
house
now
with
the
new
precincts
they
vote
down
at
Hill
House.
We
don't
want
to
send
them
back
to
the
state
house
for
two
elections
and
then
back
to
the
to
Hill
House,
and
so
so
that's
that's.
Basically,
the
proposal
is
to
have
it
be
that
we
use
the
new
precincts,
but
inside
the
old
District.
H
That
does
require
the
creation
of
a
few
sub
precincts,
but
that's
something
that
the
elections
commission
is
empowered
to
do
and
has
frequently
done
when
districts
have
changed
with
the
old
precincts.
So
the
the
proposal
today
is
just
to
get
this
filed
and
then
for
elections
in
the
Secretary
of
State's
office
to
be
able
to
continue
to
have
the
administrative
conversation
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
because
the
special
election
order
that
councilor
Flynn
introduced
today
can't
be
voted
on
until
next.
The
next
meeting
anyways
as
the
clerk
gave
his
notice
today.
H
So
the
idea
is
just
for
this
to
also
come
into
Council
today
and
be
part
of
that
conversation
and
and
if
helpful,
pass
in
either
this
or
an
amended
draft
at
the
same
time
as
the
special
election
order.
But
it's
really
a
question
of
of
Landing,
with
elections
on
the
most
efficacious
clearest
way
for
voters
to
to
to
be
informed
about
at
the
special
election
process,
so
I'm
happy
to
chat
at
greater
length
at
whatever
level
of
detail
about
the
RIS
and
the
precincts
and
everything
but
yeah.
Thank
you,
Mr
President
thank.
I
B
H
Ahead,
Council,
so
so
by
by
law.
The
special
election
to
fill
the
vacancy
created
by
my
departure
is
for
the
2012
District,
because
that's
because
it's
not
it's
not
actually
an
election
for
the
new
term
that
starts
in
January
it's
an
election
for
the
remainder
of
the
term,
so
it
is
not
so
it
it
is
a
is
a
continuation
of
the
existing
District.
Yes,.
H
B
H
B
I
H
B
Council
Baker
excuse
me,
excuse
me,
excuse
me,
I
know:
I
I
only
want
it's
a
lot
of
work,
no
I
know,
but
but
I
only
want
one
person
to
speak
at
the
time
at
a
time.
I
want
everyone
to
treat
each
other
with
respect
to
you.
But
but
let
me
ask
Council
Buck.
There
was
a
question
from
Council
Baker
I
want
to
give
Council
block
the
opportunity
to
to
respond
I'm.
H
Sure
my
colleague
wouldn't
want
me
to
confuse
people
by
oversimplifying
the
matter.
The
the
for
example
in
Ward
5
in
my
district,
the
same
set
of
people
are
eligible
to
vote
in
District
8.
as
of
2021,
and
when
we
talk
about
the
special
now.
However,
some
of
those
people
were
previously
indifferently
numbered
precincts
before
the
representing.
H
B
B
K
My
question
is
why,
through
you
to
the
maker
of
this
to
council,
abach,
why
we
need
to
do
anything,
because,
if
I
understand
you
which
I
think
I
do
it's
just
communication
from
the
elections
Department
to
make
sure
people
know
where
to
actually
bring
their
bodies
on
Election
Day
or
when
they
mail
out
the
special
election
ballots,
they
will
stay
within
the
2012
perimeter.
Everyone
who
was
able
to
vote
for
you
in
2021
will
be
able
to
vote
for
every
candidate
who
puts
their
name
on
the
ballot
for
your
special
election.
K
So
I
absolutely
understand
what
you're
saying.
But
my
question
is:
why
do
we
need
this
on
the
council
when
the
elections
Department
can
do
the
work
of
just
making
sure
they
communicate
to
those
who
live
in
District
8
when
and
where
they
need
to
vote,
so
that
everyone
has
access
in
easily
access
to
your
to
the
balance.
B
H
So
many
places
people
describe
districts
by
Geographic
boundaries
like
they
say
to
such
and
such
street
Etc.
However,
we
have
a
historical
practice
in
the
Council
of
describing
districts
based
on
Wards
and
precincts.
So
what
that
means
is
that
the
2012
districts
were
described
using
the
old
precincts.
So
the
legal
question
is
whether
elections
has
the
authority
to
do,
even
though
it's
really
a
Communications
activity,
whether
basically
like
they
are
able
to
communicate
the
new
precincts
when
the
districts
were
described
using
the
old
precincts.
H
So
that's
why
this
language
says
for
the
purposes
of
a
special
election
and
it
defines
the
district.
It's
the
exact
same
Geographic
boundaries
as
2012,
but
it
translates
it
into
new
precincts.
I.
Think
one
could
debate
whether
you
really
need
this
I
could
put
on
a
different
hat
and
say
I
think
elections.
H
The
Board
of
Elections
has
all
the
authority
that
it
needs
to
use
the
new
pre,
the
newly
represented
precincts
for
the
purposes
of
administration,
but
I
think
there
is
some
legal
debate
about
whether
or
not
they
do,
and
so
in
a
kind
of
better
safe
than
sorry
perspective.
This
would
be
very
clear
that
they
did
have
that
ability.
So
that's
the
answer.
Thank.
B
Mr
Clark,
please
at
councilor
Arroyo
Council
of
Braden
Council
Council,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council,
Lara,
Council,
Louisiana,
Council,
Mejia
Council.
We're
all
please
add
the
chair.
This
talker
will
be.
We
refer
to
the
committee
on
rules
and
administration,
Mr
Clark.
Please
read
the
next
late
file
matter
into
the
agenda,
which
is
the
resolution
from
Council
Fernandez
Anderson
I'm,
going
to
ask
again
for
my
colleagues.
Only
one
person
can
speak
I'm
going
to
ask
my
colleagues
if
only
one
person
can
speak
at
a
time.
Please,
the
church
that
share
recognizes
recognizes
the
clerk.
C
B
D
Last
year,
a
man
came
and
punched
her
on
the
back
of
her
head
and
called
her
a
terrorist.
So
this
happens
often
and
the
list
of
my
experiences
go
on
and
on
and
on
and
last
year
you,
the
council,
my
Council
colleague,
supported
me
in
passing
this
resolution
to
recognize
either
fitted
as
the
municipal
holiday.
But
it
was
very
painful
for
me
to
stand
here
and,
for
the
first
time,
a
Muslim
to
recognize
to
be
recognized
in
the
city
of
Boston
for
a
lot
of
ritual.
That
came
my
way
post-ifact,
but
still.
D
Just
ask
you
that
as
elected
officials,
that
we
not
just
support
Muslims
in
a
in
this
sort
of
you
know,
I
guess
ritual
way,
but
also
to
represent
the
Islamic
community's
issues
to
advocate
for
them
and
to
also
see
them
as
your
constituents
I
think
that
oftentimes
a
lot
of
the
councils,
what
I've
seen
is
I've,
never
I,
never
really
see.
My
colleagues
stand
up
and
actually
raise
issues
to
address
or
advocate
for
the
Islamic
community,
so
I'm
asking
I'm
imploring
you
to
rise
up
not
literally
today
but
and
Advocate
with
me.
D
D
B
You
Council
Fernandez
Anderson.
Would
anyone
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Would
anyone
like
to
add
the
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
Kirk.
Please
add:
council
Royal,
Council
Bach
Council
operating
Council,
Coletta
Council
of
clarity,
Council
Lara,
Council,
Louisiana,
Council,
Mejia,
Council,
Murphy
Council,
we're
all
please
add
the
chair.
B
C
Roll
call
vote
on
Council
of
Fernandez
Anderson's
resolution,
councilor
Arroyo
Council
Arroyo;
yes,
Council,
Baker,
aye,
councilor,
Baker,
aye,
councilor,
Bach,
councilor,
Buckeye,
Council,
Braden,
Council
Braden;
yes,
Council,
Coletta,
Council,
Coletta;
yes,
Council,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council,
Fernandez
Anderson;
yes,
Council,
Flaherty,
Council,
Clarity;
yes,
Council
Flynn;
yes,
Council
Flynn;
yes,
Council,
Lara,
Council,
Lara;
yes,
Council,
Louisiana,
Council,
Louisiana;
yes,
Council,
Mejia,
councilman;
here;
yes,
Council,
Murphy,
councilman,
Murphy,
yes
and
Council.
Burrell.
O
B
F
B
C
17
F
order
filed
by
councilor,
Coletta
and
councilor
Mejia,
ordered
under
the
provisions
of
section
17,
f
chapter
452
of
the
acts
of
1948,
as
amended
in
the
other
applicable
provision
of
the
law.
The
mayor
be
and
hereby
is
requested
to
submit,
to
obtain
and
deliver
to
the
city
council
within
one
week
of
the
receipt
thereof.
The
following
information
on
the
English
language
Learners
at
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
B
P
P
A
little
bit
of
details
on
this
meta
consent
decree
in
1992,
BPS
BPS.
As
a
district
and
parents
of
el
students
represented
by
attorneys
with
the
Multicultural
education,
training
and
advocacy
project
or
The
Meta
project
entered
into
a
binding
consent
decree,
the
decree
requires
that
title
1
funds
be
used
to
benefit
Els
to
the
same
extent
as
other
students.
P
It
commits
bps2
and
I'm
just
going
to
name
a
few
improve
and
provide
equal
access
to
programs
for
El
students,
adjust
Title
1
School
budgets
for
staff
and
services
annually
and
periodically
in
light
of
changing
student
needs
meaningfully
consult
with
and
involved
El
parents
in
each
school
and,
more
importantly,
report
annually
on
the
status
of
Title
1
services
to
El
students.
As
of
today,
all
components
of
this
Equity
compliance
monitor,
monitoring
have
not
taken
place.
The
required
checklist
produced
by
individual
schools
were
never
furnished
by
BPS.
P
There
are
three
sets
of
documents
that
I'm
requesting.
First,
a
budget
plan
that
describes
the
needs
of
el
students
and
how
the
title
1
Services
being
described,
will
address
those
specific
needs.
Second,
at
the
end
of
the
school
year,
BPS
must
share
Title
1
checklists
for
each
School,
showing
how
it
actually
spends
the
fund.
The
funds
allocated
in
the
respective
schools
during
that
year
and
lastly,
I'm
requesting
the
details
of
the
centrally
directed
portion
of
these
Title
1
funds.
P
These
are
funds
that
go
direct
directly
to
central
office
and
ask
for
details
of
how
Els
benefited
equitably
from
those
funds
as
well.
To
summarize,
the
council
and
the
public
are
entitled
to
review
these
checklists
before
the
council
is
expected
to
review
the
sy24
BPS
budget.
This
is
information
that
has
been
utilized
by
some
of
our
colleagues.
Colleagues
in
past
BPS
and
budget
discussions
and
I
think
it
would
be
beneficial
for
all
of
us
to
have
this
information
so
that
we
can
effectively
Advocate
on
behalf
of
our
students.
Thank
you
so
much.
B
M
You
Mr,
President
and
I
would
like
to
thank
councilor
Coletta
for
filing
a
request
for
Title
1
District
dollars
targeted
to
El
during
school
year.
Between
2020
and
2023.
Accountability
is
an
essential
part
of
promoting
equity
and
being
intentional
about
supporting
Boston
Public
School
students.
It
is
not
enough
to
State
a
dollar
amount
number
without
revealing
how
where,
when
El
students
are
being
supported,
to
understand
the
full
scope
of
the
issue
and
how
success
can
be
achieved.
This
information
will
allow
us
to
understand
how
dollars
are
being
spent
towards
supporting
English
language
Learners.