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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on August 18, 2021
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Boston City Council Meeting on August 18, 2021
A
B
C
B
D
B
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Thank
you
to
those
who
are
in
the
chamber.
Thank
you
for
once
again
keeping
your
masks
on
unless,
if
you
were
speaking,
counselors
have
the
right
to
take
them
off
during
their
remarks,
folks
can
watch
this
council
meeting
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston.gov
city
dash
council
dash
tv
we're
going
to
begin,
as
we
always
do
with
an
invocation.
I'd
like
to
invite
counselor
wu
to
please
offer
remarks
introducing
the
member
of
the
clergy,
whom
she's
decided
to
bless
this
body.
E
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
I'd
like
to
invite
pastor
hall
up
as
I
introduce
her.
I
am
so
deeply
humbled
and
honored
that
she's
joining
us
once
again
in
the
chamber.
Dr
arlene
o'hall,
is
an
ordained
minister
in
the
church
of
god,
she's
a
native
of
jamaica,
where
she
accepted
jesus
christ
as
her
lord
and
savior
as
a
young
woman
and
sensed
the
call
of
god
on
her
on
her
life
at
a
young
age.
E
Currently
she
serves
as
founder
and
lead
pastor
of
dt,
where
god
is
transforming
the
lives
of
men
and
women,
positioning
them
for
their
destiny,
she's,
a
woman
of
integrity
with
an
engaging
and
congenial
personality.
I
can
vouch
for
that
and
her
unique
style
of
preaching
and
teaching
has
reached
beyond
traditional
cultural,
ethnic
and
generational
barriers.
E
E
When
you
talk
about
leadership
in
boston,
especially
within
the
black
church
community,
a
name
that
consistently
services
is
dr
arlene
o'hall.
After
serving
on
the
board
of
directors
for
the
black
ministerial
alliance
for
over
12
years
in
june
of
2016,
she
was
voted
in
a
historic
move
as
the
first
woman
and
the
youngest
president
to
serve
as
head
of
the
bma
so
very
honored.
She
is
with
us
today,
pastor
hall,.
F
F
G
Verse
32
and
it
tells
us
that
the
men
of
essicar
had
an
understanding
of
the
times
they
knew.
One
translation
said
the
signs
of
the
time
with
knowledge
of
what
to
do.
They
knew
the
best
course
to
take.
Let
us
pray
father
god.
I
thank
you
for
these,
your
servants
that
have
answered
the
call
to
serve
the
city
of
boston.
G
I
pray
today
that,
as
they
deliberate
the
business
of
today,
that
you
will
endow
them
with
the
wisdom,
the
knowledge
that
they
need
to
make
the
right
decision
holy
spirit.
We
invite
you
to
give
them
the
wisdom
that
they
do
not
possessed
within
themselves
that,
as
they
trust
you
as
they
allow
you
to
lead
them
that
they
father
god,
will
be
confident
in
the
course
that
they
will
take.
I
ask
you
that
you
will
watch
over
each
person
and
their
families.
We
pray
that
you
will
cover
them
in
their
going
out
in
their
coming
in.
G
I
pray
that
you'll
watch
over
their
children
watch
over
their
household
and
we
pray
especially
for
the
city
of
boston,
as
they
father
god,
lead
and
deliberate
today
that
every
step
they
take
every
agenda
item
you
will
be
involved
for
they.
Lord
father
will
have
ears
to
hear
what
you
are
saying,
give
them
ears
to
hear
what
the
community
members
are
saying,
give
them
eyes
to
see
even
beyond
the
physical
give
them
vision
we
pray
not
just
for
today,
but
for
the
years
ahead.
G
So
I
ask
you
that
you
will
grant
the
peace
that
passeth
all
understanding
that
will
guard
their
hearts
in
christ
jesus.
They
will
not
lean
on
their
own
understanding,
but
in
all
their
ways
in
all
they're
doing
in
all
their
discussion,
they
will
acknowledge
you
and
allow
you
to
direct
their
path.
We
thank
you
for
hearing
us
now
in
the
name
of
jesus,
the
christ
amen
and
amen.
B
B
Thank
you
again
pastor
and
thank
you
councillor,
wu
for
bringing
the
pastor
in
to
celebrate
with
us
today
we're
now
moving
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,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
minutes
have
been
adopted,
moving
right
along
to
communications
from
her
honor,
the
mayor,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
docket
0882.
B
H
Thank
you
very
much.
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
the
work
that
a
lot
of
the
this
body
had
done
in
actually
getting
the
original
transfer
fee,
which
is
currently
pending
at
the
state
house
already
as
h2942
it's
a
bill
that
would
have
actually
had
a
transfer
fee
for
transactions
of
two
million
dollars
or
more.
We
did
this
actually
in
the
last
session
it
would
did
not
pass,
and
luckily
the
chair
honen
has
now
reintroduced
the
transfer
fee.
H
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation,
but
I
will
say
this:
I
look
forward
to
actually
getting
something
back
up
to
the
state
house,
but
I
don't
see
the
point
in
just
doing
it
with
those
two
amendments.
What
was
stripped
away
from
the
first
one
was
a
flippers
tax.
We
could
also
look
at
green
innovation
and
ways
in
which
we
could
actually
make
sure
that,
if
we're
going
to
send
a
home
rule
petition
up
there
to
do
something
to
do
something
magical
for
our
housing,
we
should
do
it
in
the
most
bold
way.
H
It
makes
no
sense
in
having
two
home
rules
from
the
same
city
with
just
two
different
numbers.
So
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation.
I
look
forward
to
having
continued
push
and
move
and
to
actually
seeing
bold
action
on
housing.
So
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
and
again
thank
this
body
that
actually
sent
up
the
the
the
transfer
fia
last
session.
Thank
you.
B
D
Thank
you,
docket
zero,
eight,
eight
three
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
160
774
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
museums
for
america
project
awarded
by
the
institute
of
museum
and
library
services
to
be
administered
by
the
environment
department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
neh
project
and
the
digitalization
of
early
17th
century
archaeological
materials
curated
by
the
city
of
archaeology,
laboratory.
B
I
Mr
chair,
this
is
pretty
straightforward.
I
would
like
to
accept
and
and
vote
on
this
it's
160
000,
which
is
a
little
higher
than
we
normally
set
up
to
to
to
not
have
a
a
hearing.
Thank
you,
but
the
grant
will
fund
the
any
neh
project
in
the
digitalization
of
early
17th
century
archaeological
materials
curated
by
the
city
of
boston,
archaeological
library,
pretty
straightforward.
I
B
You
very
much
counselor
baker.
Chair
of
the
committee
on
arts,
tourism
and
special
events,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
eight
three,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
passed.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
docket
zero.
Eight
eight
four.
D
Docket
zero,
eight,
a
four
message
and
order
authorized
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
eighty
six,
eighty,
seven
thousand
three
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars
and
four
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
22
crisis,
intervention,
team
training
and
technical
assistance
center
awarded
by
the
mass
massachusetts
department
of
mental
health
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
development
and
staffing
of
a
sit
cit
ttac
through
the
boston
police
academy.
B
J
As
the
chair
of
this
committee,
I'm
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
this
docket,
it's
in
the
amount
of
eighty
seven
thousand
three
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars
and
four
cents,
and
it
has
been
a
grant
the
police
department's
received
in
the
past.
It's
a
relatively
small
amount.
We
obviously
want
to
get
the
resources
out
there.
It
comes
from
the
massachusetts
department
of
mental
health.
J
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
counselor,
andrea
campbell,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight,
eight
four,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
passed,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
now
call
read
and
place
before
the
body
dock
at
zero?
Eight,
eight
five.
D
Docket
zero,
eight
eight
five
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
35
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
21
survey
and
planning
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
interior,
passed
to
the
massachusetts
historical
commission
to
be
administered
by
the
environment
department.
The
grant
will
fund
phase
one
of
the
east
boston
survey,
update.
B
E
B
D
Thank
you
doc
at
zero.
Eight
eight
six
message
and
audit
are
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fy.
Sixteen
innovations
and
community
based
crime
reduction,
formerly
known
as
the
burn
criminal
justice
innovation
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice
passed
to
the
boston
public
health
commission,
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
heal
boston
summer
2021
youth
program
in
area
c11.
B
J
As
a
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
eight,
eight
six,
it's
actually
going
to
c11,
which
is
in
my
district
because
it
covers
a
large
part
of
dorchester
in
a
large
part
of
my
district.
We've
received
this
grant
in
the
past,
which
is
a
good
thing.
B
D
Dot:
zero,
eight
eight
seven
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
fourteen
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
community
outreach
program
awarded
by
the
innovation
network
for
communities
to
be
administered
by
the
environment
department.
The
grant
will
fund
support
implementation
and
community
outreach
for
cities,
sustainability
plans,
including
the
climate
action
plan,
the
climate,
ready
boston
and
associated
plans
and
zero
waste
boston.
B
Thank
you,
madam
clerk,
as
this
is
a
small
fourteen
thousand
dollar
grant
that
will
probably
be
primarily
used
for
community
outreach
on
climate
action
plan,
climate,
ready,
boston
and
zero
waste.
I
move
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight,
eight
seven,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
all
those
posts
say:
nay,
the
guys
have
it.
The
docket
is
hereby
passed.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
docket
zero.
Eight
eight
eight.
D
Thank
you,
docket
zero,
eight,
eight,
eight
message
and
auto
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
ten
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
the
aarp
community
challenge
grant
awarded
by
the
american
association
of
retired
persons
to
be
administered
by
the
mia's
office.
The
grant
will
fund
internet
access
that
will
benefit
seniors
through
the
installation
of
outdoor
workstations
and
shades
at
branch.
B
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
The
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
eight
eight,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
passed
moving
right
along
madame
clark,
your
dock
at
zero,
eight,
eight,
nine.
B
L
These
vaccine
clinics
are
held
at
bcyf
community
centers
across
the
city
to
increase
accessibility
and
convenience
for
city
of
boston,
pet
owners.
This
is
a
relatively
small
amount
of
a
grant,
but
it
will
go
a
long
way
in
helping
animal
control
and
providing
low-cost
rabies
vaccines
that
would
protect
their
pets
in
other
people.
L
B
You
chair
ed
flynn,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
city,
neighborhood,
services,
veterans
and
military
affairs,
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight,
eight,
nine,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say.
Nay,
you
guys
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
and
then
finally,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
doc
at
zero?
Eight,
nine,
zero.
D
B
J
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Our
clerk
said
it
all:
it's
pretty
self-explanatory.
It's
docket
zero,
eight,
zero,
eight,
nine
zero.
As
a
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice,
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
this
docket,
relatively
small
amount,
we
want
to
get
it
out
quickly,
obviously,
given
what
the
training
entails.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
councillor,
campbell
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice,
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
talking
zero.
Eight
nine
zero.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
has
passed.
How
is
that
for
an
efficiently
run
meeting,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
moving
right
along
to
reports
of
public
officers
and
others?
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read:
dockets
zero,
eight,
nine
one
through
zero,
eight,
nine,
four.
D
Certainly,
thank
you.
Dock
at
zero.
Eight,
nine
notices
to
see
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979,
regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers,
acted
upon
by
the
city
council
at
its
july
21st
2021,
meeting
dock
two
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
lorena
lopera.
D
As
a
member
of
the
boston
school
committee,
docket
number
zero,
eight
nine
three
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
rafaela
polanco,
garcia.
As
a
member
of
the
boston
school
committee
and
docket
number
zero.
Eight
nine
four
communication
was
received
from
nicholas
ariane
ariello,
assessing
commissioner
of
the
appointment
of
john
gallagher
as
an
assistant,
assessor.
B
D
K
M
B
We
have
to
do,
and
I
want
to
begin
by
thanking
counselor
edwards
for
her
leadership
here,
not
only
in
getting
us
to
this
point,
but
also
making
sure
that,
as
as
my
in-house
legal
counsel,
we
do
it
the
right
way.
This
is
about,
of
course,
the
referendum
that
this
body
has
advanced.
Back.
In
april
of
this
year,
councilor
edwards
introduced
an
order
to
amend
the
chart
of
the
city
of
boston
by
a
submission
of
question
for
approval
by
the
voters.
B
This
is
a
binding
referendum
and
we're
going
to
get
to
a
non-binding
referendum
shortly.
This
is,
of
course,
what
we've
been
advancing.
What
we
support
council
and
acting
mayor
pass
docket
on
in
june
of
this
year.
On
july
last
month,
the
attorney
general
approved
the
proposed
charter
amendment,
finding
no
conflict
with
the
constitution
or
laws
of
the
commonwealth
and
part
of
it
is.
We
need
to
send
a
summary
to
all
registered
voters,
all
households
with
at
least
one
or
more
registered
voters,
and
that's
what
we're
doing
today.
B
K
K
K
B
Again,
I
just
wanted
to
explain,
as
this
is
coming
to
us
from
a
different
avenue.
This
is
the
citizens
petition
which
would
allow
for
a
non-binding
referendum
or
valid
question
this
november
on
whether
or
not
we
should
have
a
the
makeup
of
the
school
committee
going
to
an
all-elected
school
committee.
Obviously
I
support
this.
I
support
anytime
individuals
come
together
to
advance
it.
We
were
looking
at
what
our
process
was,
and
what
we're
going
to
do
here
is
follow.
What
we
did
for
the
nubian
square
question
last
year.
B
Excuse
me
two
years
ago,
last
election
cycle,
so
I
will
ask
you,
madam
chair,
to
refer
this
to
the
government
operations
committee
spoke
to
the
chair
of
the
government
operations
committee.
She's
promised,
of
course,
a
ex
expedited
hearing,
and
then
it
is
my
hope,
or
we
will
be
voting
on
this
at
our
next
council
meeting,
which
happens
to
occur
on
september
15th,
now
once
again
to
look
as
past
his
prologue
when
we
were
dealing
with
the
nubian
square
name
change
that
was
voted
on
at
the
last
meeting
of
the
month
of
september
2019..
B
So
obviously
this
would
be
on
the
ballot
in
november,
but
would
allow
us
the
opportunity
to
both
have
the
hearing
and
then
cast
the
vote
on
september
15th
of
this
year.
So
I
would
ask
obviously,
if
other
folks
want
to
speak
on
it,
they
should
feel
free
to
do
so,
but
I
would
ask
that
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
Thank
you.
C
D
D
Mr
president
and
counselors,
I
believe
ron
has
perhaps
passed
out
substitute
language,
because
this
is
the
communication
from
the
election
department.
It
goes
directly
to
the
clerk's
office
and
we're
sorry
that
it's
coming
so
late,
but
if
people
would
like
to
take
a
look
at
the
substitute
language
that
we
have
before
us
and
obviously
the
question
is
to
accept
this
substitute
language.
Thank
you.
B
B
As
we
know,
we
have
not
done
them
for
city
elections
and
we
certainly
have
not
done
them
for
preliminary
city
elections,
the
first,
the
first
cutoff
so
given
obviously
the
pandemic
and
given
the
governor's
extension
of
his
emergency
powers,
which
was
passed
last
month,
this
will
allow
for
municipalities
to
allow
early
voting,
which
we
are
very
excited.
I
know
each
and
every
one
of
us
support
this
wholeheartedly.
B
It
will
also
allow
for
vote
by
mail,
which
the
applications
have
already
been
put
out.
The
way
that
the
law
has
written,
it's
somewhat
somewhat
more
complicated,
perhaps
for
a
city
like
boston
where
the
elections
department
has
to
affirmatively,
ask
the
legislative
body
the
council
to
take
action
on
it
and
that's
what
we're
doing
today
and
I
wanted
to
give
particular
appreciation
to
the
chair,
councillor
braden
and
her
team
for
really
recognizing
sort
of
the
the
complexity
on
this.
B
That's
before
us
today,
I
called
a
meeting
of
the
hole
that
was
publicly
noticed
yesterday,
where
we
went
over
what
the
process
was
going
to
look
like
it's
very
similar
to
what
we've
done
in
prior
early
voting
sites.
Several
colleagues
had
mentioned
that
there
were
some
glaring
omissions,
so
the
reason
why
this
the
clerk
has
offered
substituted
language
is,
there
is
obviously
a
commitment
for
additional
sites,
including
roslindale
chinatown,
the
seaport,
I
believe,
mission
hill,
which
are
included
there.
B
Now
the
important
thing
is-
and
I
know
folks
will
be
speaking
on
this
and
obviously
welcome.
That
is
we
need
to
take
action
on
this
today.
We
need
this
is
our
last
meeting
before
the
preliminary
election
appreciate
the
advocacy
of
each
and
every
one
of
you
who
fought
to
make
sure
that
we
open
our
early
vote
sites
or
grow
the
number
of
early
vote
sites
as
largely
and
cohesively
as
possible.
That
has
been
reflected
in
this,
but
again
actually
needs
to
be
taken.
B
B
I'm
sorry
before
we
do
that
there
is
I'm
sorry,
there's
a
moat
and
thank
you,
madam
clerk,
there's
a
motion
to
accept
the
substitute
language,
madam
chair,
which
I've
made
and
I'd
like
a
second
second.
So
that's
the
first
I'm
sorry,
I
should
have
didn't
include
this
in
your
script,
madam
chair,
but
there's
a
motion
to
accept
the
substitute
language
that
has
been
properly
seconded
so
that'll
be
our
first
vote
and
then
there'll
be
discussion.
K
B
K
C
N
O
As
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
civil
rights
and
as
the
daughter
of
an
immigrant
to
this
country,
who
is
now
a
super
voter,
I'm
incredibly
grateful
that
we
have
the
opportunity
to
approve
early
voting
for
september's
primary,
but
I
also
know
that
the
first
report
did
not
meet
the
moment
where
it
was
needed,
and
thank
you
to
the
president
for
clearing
that
up
and
making
sure
that
all
means
all
are
represented.
Let's
go
around.
So
thank
you
for,
for
that
advocacy.
O
A
right
to
vote
isn't
a
right
unless
it
applies
to
everyone,
and
this
is
what
we
mean
when
we
all
say
all
means
all.
There's
still
work,
though,
to
be
done.
Last
year,
the
entire
city
council
advocated
to
place
a
ballot
box
outside
of
the
suffolk
county's
house
of
of
corrections,
counselor
edwards
counselor
campbell,
and
I
filed
a
resolution
which
passed
unanimously,
and
yet
here
we
are,
and
there's
still
no
place
in
our
plans
in
place
to
put
a
ballot
box
in
that
location.
O
So
let
me
just
be
clear:
is
that,
while
I'm
going
to
approve
this
report,
I
think
that
we
need
to
push
ourselves
and
not
just
stop
there,
we're
going
to
be
doing
a
disservice
to
the
voters
and
residents
of
the
city,
and
I
think
that
it's
really
important
for
us
to
ensure
that
we
honor
that
commitment
that
we
made
last
year.
So
I
just
want
to
put
that
out
there
and
seize
this
moment
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
K
E
We
know
that
every
additional
site
that
is
added
every
additional
hour
that
is
added
is
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
and
effort
from
our
city,
employees,
from
the
elections
department,
who
are
day
in
and
day
out,
trying
to
coordinate
all
the
pieces
from
the
volunteers
and
the
clerks
and
and
the
various
polling
places
and
everyone
who
is
who
is
there
all
the
wardens
and
and
many
many
pieces
go
into
this?
It
is
an
investment
that
we
know
is
more
than
worth
it
when
the
returns
come
with
civic
engagement
with
democracy
with
breaking
down
barriers.
E
Colleagues
from
the
council
had
specifically
lifted
up
neighborhoods,
including
chinatown,
south
boston,
waterfront
mission,
hill,
roslindale,
uplam's
corner,
and
so
I'm
very
glad
that
the
elections
department
is
now
with
this
first
letter,
moving
towards
having
not
just
one
week
night
of
early
voting
but
two
to
accommodate
more
neighborhood
sites
and
that
these
five
specific
neighborhoods
are
now
in
writing
committed
to
be
added
to
that
list
both
for
the
preliminary
and
for
the
the
final
election.
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
has
advocated
for
this
across
the
city.
E
L
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
of
braden,
and
I
want
to
highlight
the
leadership
of
council
president
o'malley
in
ensuring
that
those
sites
were
added.
He
worked
closely
with
the
mayor's
office
and
with
the
election
department.
So
thanks
to
the
leadership
of
the
council
president,
we
were
able
to
include
them,
but
what
I
also
noticed
as
well
is
neighborhoods
that
were
excluded,
lobbied,
us
district
city
councillors
and
at-large
city
councils
as
well,
and
they
demanded
respect
and
they
demanded
justice
and
they
demanded
the
opportunity
for
persons
with
disabilities.
L
Seniors
immigrant
neighbors
have
the
same
access
to
voting
as
everyone
else
as
every
other
neighborhood.
So
I'm
glad
to
stand
with
my
colleagues
and
the
election
department
to
make
this
happen
and
again
a
special
thank
you
to
council
o'malley
and
to
my
colleagues
on
the
city
council
for
making
sure
that
every
neighborhood
was
included
on
this
list.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
At
first
I
want
to
thank
the
elections
department
for
putting
this
together
and
making
sure
that
they
actually
put
together
a
plan
here
that
would
see
all
of
our
neighborhoods
receive
early
voting
access
as
a
representative
for
roslindale,
it's
important
for
me
to
see
roslindale
so
be
added
to
that
list,
and
so
I'm
glad
that
they've
done
so.
A
A
D
Nine
seven
councillor
arroyo:
yes,
councillor
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
aye
councillor
baker,
aye,
council,
book,
council
book
aye,
council,
braden,
aye,
council
braid
and
I
counselor
campbell
councillor
campbell,
yes,
councilor,
edwards,
council
edwards;
yes,
councilor,
sabi,
george
councillor
sabi,
georgia,
council,
flaherty,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
of
flynn,
council
flynn;
yes,
I'm
sorry
having
trouble
with
my
pen
here,
councillor
mejia
councillor
mejia;
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,
yes
and
counselor.
Wu
council
rule.
Yes,
mr
president,
number
zero.
Eight
nine
seven
has
passed.
B
Thank
you
and
I
apologize
madam
clerk
before
we
get
to
docket
zero,
eight
nine
eight
there
was
a
request
which
I
would
like
to
address
and
agree
with
that.
You
read
the
brief
second
communication
from
the
chair
of
the
elections,
commissioner,
just
to
codify
the
the
great
advocacy
of
work
that
we've
done.
C
D
Thank
you.
So
we
didn't
read
it
so
yeah,
my
bad
from
the
boston
election
department,
dear
counselors,
ensuring
voter
access
and
participation
in
the
waterfront
of
of
the
I'm
sorry
at
the
waterfront
of
the
mission
and
goals
of
the
election
department
as
a
local
election
of
election
officials
for
the
city
of
boston.
B
D
Docket
zero,
eight
nine
eight
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
transmitting
a
communication
from
the
boston
landmarks
commission
for
the
city
council,
action
on
the
designation
of
shirley
use,
eustis
place,
33
to
42
to
44
shirley
street
and
24
rockford
street
roxbury.
As
a
landmark.
This
will
take
effect
on
after
september.
12
2021,
if
not
acted
upon.
B
E
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
would
like
the
council
to
consider
suspending
and
passing
or
moving
on
this
just
to
affirm
the
decisions
and
the
designation
of
the
landmarks
commission.
We
have
so
many
treasures
in
our
neighborhoods
and
certain
neighborhoods,
especially
we've
been
trying
to
fight
for
more
resources
to
ensure
that
we
are
cataloging
and
making
official
designations.
So
I
know
there
will
be
an
event
I'm
told
by
the
administration.
E
B
P
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
president,
and
I
just
want
to
say
I
strongly
second,
the
chair's
motion.
As
folks
know,
I
I
and
many
of
you
have
been
advocating
for
the
landmarks
commission
to
actually
get
to
more
landmarks
and
to
and
to
do
some
of
the
you
know,
even
more
of
the
work
of
cataloging,
the
history
of
our
communities
and
really
our
diverse
communities,
and
I
think
the
charlie,
the
shirley
eustis
house
is
a
really
important
marker
on
that
journey.
P
I
think
that
often
you
know
sometimes
when
we
re-narrate
history
in
boston,
people
have
a
kind
of
sense
of
oh.
This
was
the
north.
This
was
an
abolitionist
place
and,
and
people's
and
and
it's
sort
of
like
the
correction,
there
is
hang
on
no
like
people
owned
slaves
in
massachusetts
which
which,
indeed
they
did,
but
I
think,
the
even
more
important
re-centering
than
recognizing
that
that
boston
was
tied
up
in
the
slave
trade
in
that
sense
of
people-owned
slaves
in
massachusetts
is
that
is
that
slaves
lived
in
massachusetts.
They
were
some
of
the
first
bostonians.
P
B
Thank
you
councillor
buck
any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
councillor
wu
moves
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight,
nine,
eight,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
has
passed.
Thank
you
now
we're
moving
on
to
reports
of
committees.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
docket
zero,
eight
four
six
thank.
B
L
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
the
committee
on
city
and
neighborhood
services
held
a
public
hearing
on
july
28
on
this
docket.
I
want
to
thank
chief
information
officer
david
ells
in
chief
of
enterprise
applications,
michael
hamill,
for
being
panelists
and
to
counselor
sabi
george
for
attending.
L
An
example
would
be
that
if
a
constituent
is
applying
for
permits,
online
interact
transactions
are
taking
longer
than
usual
like
clicking
on
the
button,
and
it
takes
15
seconds
instead
of
5
seconds
a.
I
can
detect
that
in
alert.
Do
it
proactively
and
so
do
it
can
intervene
in
check
before
anything
goes
wrong.
L
L
B
Thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
ed
flynn,
chair
of
the
committee
on
city,
neighborhood
services,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
0846.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
committee
report
is
hereby
passed
and
accepted.
Thank
you,
adam
clerk.
Would
you
now
please
read
docket
zero
eight
one
one.
D
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Docket
zero,
eight
one
one,
the
committee
on
public
health
to
which
was
referred
on
june,
23
2021,
docket,
zero,
eight
one
one
message
and
auto
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
expend.
Excuse
me
the
amount
of
480
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
boston,
chna
chip
collaborative
to
be
administered
by
the
office
of
hhs
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass.
B
B
Thank
you.
Any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
council
arroyo,
chair
of
the
community
of
public
health,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
one
one
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
hereby
the
committee
report
is
adopted.
D
Thank
you
talk
at
zero,
eight
three:
four:
the
committee
on
government
operations
and
the
committee
on
arts,
culture,
tourism
and
special
events
to
which
was
referred
on
june
30th
2021
docket
number
0834,
an
order
for
hearing
regarding
the
creation
of
a
boston,
cambridge
tourism,
marketing
district
pursuant
to
mass
general
laws.
Chapter
40x
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass.
B
H
H
It
is
a
historic
day
in
that
we
had
not
just
boston.
We
had
the
city
of
cambridge
and
we
had
the
state
house
all
on
the
same
page.
So
we
should
have
taken
a
picture.
I
think
we
did
just
to
prove
that
we
can
do
it.
It
was
great
to
see
all
of
that
happen
and
the
excitement
behind
it
is
is
palpable.
We
can
feel
it
everywhere.
I
want
to
also
just
acknowledge
what
this
is
going
to
do.
H
This
tourism
destination
and
marketing
district
will
allow
for
hotels
in
the
boston
and
cambridge
area
to
assess
a
fee.
It's
self-imposed
and
on
a
regular
on
an
annual
basis
could
earn
up
to
10
and
a
half
million
dollars
that
money
we
talked
about
where
it
would
go,
it
could
go
to
ecotourism.
It
goes
to
beautification
of
our
streets.
It
goes
to,
I
don't
know
the
trellis
in
the
north
end
just
ahead.
It
goes
to
some
additional
canisters
additional
beautification
throughout
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
promoting
every
single
one
of
our
neighborhoods.
H
It's
about
equity,
it's
about
good
jobs.
That's
also
why
we
have
local
26,
the
president,
representing
that
wonderful
union
here
today.
So
of
course,
I
recommend
that
this
ought
to
pass.
I
think
this
is.
We
need
to
move
forward
and
give
our
industry
and
everybody
in
the
city
of
boston,
an
equal
fighting
chance
in
this
race
to
recovery
and
making
sure
that
we
together
are
going
to
thrive
in
the
city.
So
again,
I
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsor
counselor
baker.
H
I
want
to
thank
all
the
counselors
who
again
came
today
and
want
to
thank
the
the
greater
boston
convention
and
visitors
bureau
for
being
here
today
and
their
stewardship
and
leadership.
I
also
wanted
to
thank
chairman,
michael
witz,
as
well
as,
of
course,
our
friends
at
beacon
hill,
who
helped
to
shepherd
this
as
part
of
an
amendment
to
last
year's
economic
recovery
bill.
So
here
we
are
today.
I
hope
we
will
pass
this
together
as
a
body.
Thank
you.
B
I
I
Thank
you,
so
first
I'd
like
to
to
throw
my
support
in
behind
this.
It's
about
time
that
we're
spending
some
money
on
actually
promoting
the
city
of
boston
in
this
in
the
city
of
cambridge
here,
but
but
there's
two
things
that
I'm
really
excited
about
within
this
within
the
structure
of
this
is
first,
is
the
promotion
of
our
conventions
and
convention
center
business.
I
If
you
were
over,
if
you
were
over
the
convention
center
at
all
during
the
during
the
pandemic,
it
was
quite
a
dismal
site,
empty
hallways
and
every
dollar
spent
in
there.
I
think,
will
come
back
to
us
multi
times.
Many
that's
one
thing,
that's
very
exciting,
but
also
more
exciting
is
the
fact
that
we
are
now
going
to
come
out
promote
outside
of
the
core
of
boston.
If
you
look
at
all
the
all
the
maps
in
in
boston
magazine
the
places
that
are
promoting
us,
they
stop
at
the
seaport.
I
They
don't
come
into,
so
they
don't
come
into
matapan.
They
just
started
getting
the
salty
a
year
ago,
when
southeast
a
couple
years
ago
when
southeast
prices
went
through
the
roof,
but
in
my
district
alone
I
have
a
replica
of
an
exact
replica
of
the
senate.
I
have
a
presidential
library,
I
have
an
olmstead
park.
I
have
historical
burial
grounds
that
predate
the
revolution.
If
that's
your
thing,
you
can
come
see
those,
but
it's
time
for
the
rest
of
the
country
to
come
and
see
in
a
selfish
way.
I
Dorchester
matapan
roxbury
places
like
that
experience,
our
food.
We
also
have
the
only
vietnamese
cultural
district
in
the
country
just
happening
fields
going
with
with
this
parties
with
this
party
support
here.
So
there's
a
lot
to
see
outside
the
downtown
court,
not
that
we're
going
to
be
not
be
in
the
downtown
core,
but
very,
very
exciting.
It's
about
time
that
we
started
promoting
what
we
are
and
how
much
we
we
can
do.
The
industry
was
absolutely
killed
this
year,
hotels,
pre-pandemic
we're
around
90
last
year,
the
year
before
they're
only
around
20.
I
B
P
I
I
can't
really
follow
that.
I
I
really
just
wanted
to
express
my
thanks
to
counselor
edwards
for
all
her
leadership
on
this.
You
know
one
way
of
putting
it
is
that
we
got
everyone
on
the
same
page.
Another
way
of
putting
it
is
that
she
successfully
herded
cats
to
make
this
happen,
and
it's
just
so
important
to
all
of
our
communities.
I
mean
I've
just
got
so
many
main
streets
in
my
district
that
rely
on.
You
know,
tourists,
and
so
it
is.
P
It
really
is
it's
the
the
some
is
greater
than
the
parts
right
like
there
are
a
lot
of
really
important
parts
here.
These
hotel
jobs
are
real
people's
jobs,
but
then
you
know
mushrooming
out
from
the
hotels
or
just
all
this
activity
and
we
hope
all
throughout
the
whole
city
and
so
yeah
as
the
district
8
counselor.
I
just
really
wanted
to
express
my
thanks
to
her
and
to
everybody
involved.
B
L
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
also
want
to
voice
my
strong
support
for
this.
I
want
to
thank
councillor
edwards
and
councillor
baker
for
working
closely,
also
with
the
city
of
cambridge
and
with
our
legislators
on
beacon
hill,
including
representative,
michael
with,
so
thank
you
to
lydia,
and
thank
you
to
frank,
but
I
also
want
to
thank
the
hotels
themselves,
the
restaurants
as
well,
and
the
workers
it's
been
a
very
difficult
year
for
the
hotel
workers.
L
B
E
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
thanks.
I
know
that
at
the
event
that
the
sponsored
sponsors
had
hosted
outside
outside
the
chamber,
we
heard
about
just
how
many
years
of
work
have
gone
into
this,
and
so
I
want
to
recognize
that
your
leadership
has
made
this
possible
and
many
folks
in
this
room.
E
This
is
a
time
when
cities
around
the
country
are
having
to
rethink
what
local
economies
look
like
as
more
and
more
big
businesses
don't
need
in-person
office
space
and
that
affects
our
restaurants
and
arts
and
culture
organizations.
We
need
to
lean
on
these
spaces
on
building
community
more
than
ever
to
make
sure
that
boston
is
a
place
where
you
can't
miss
out
on
being
in
person,
and
so
this
comes
at
a
really
critical
time.
Thank
you
again.
So
much.
B
N
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
would
like
to
commend
the
sponsors
and
obviously
the
partnership
with
cambridge
and
add
my
support,
look
forward
to
voting
for
this
and
just
remind
folks
how
blessed
we
are
to
be
in
boston.
You
often
hear
me
say
this:
we've
got
the
best
colleges
and
universities
in
the
world,
the
best
network
of
of
hospitals
and
community
health
centers,
which
draw
so
many
people
to
boston,
whether
it's
the
homecomings
or
the
graduations,
whether
it's
just
to
get
top-notch
medical
care
for
your
loved
one.
N
You
think
about
our
marathon,
the
regatta
on
the
charles
foliage,
all
seasons.
In
times
when
our
hotels
are
booked
and
then
our
beloved
sports
teams,
you
know
a
bruins
canadians
weekend
or
bruins
rangers
weekend,
pat's
anybody,
celtics,
lakers,
sarks
yankees,
the
the
town.
Our
city
is
bustling
with
with
folks
coming
in
here
to
experience,
fenway
or
whatever
it
is
so
we're
blessed
on
so
many
fronts.
N
I
know
that
oftentimes
people
like
to
sort
of
do
the
ho-hum
and
point
at
all
the
problems
we
have,
but
you
know
we
get
the
best
city
best
city
in
the
country
and
it's
because
of
our
partnerships,
it's
because
of
the
institutions,
and
it's
because
of
folks
that
come
to
work
as
councilors
to
work
hard
with
their
constituents
to
try
to
make
a
difference
today.
This
makes
a
difference
in
people's
lives,
I'm
happy
to
sponsor
and
co-sponsor
and
support
it.
B
Thank
you,
council
flaherty,
seeing
no
further
discussion,
counselors,
edwards
and
baker
seek
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
three
four,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
I
opposed
the
I.
The
vote
has
been
doubted.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll
on
docket
zero?
Eight
three
four.
B
D
B
E
So
all
these
next
couple
of
dockets
were
heard
at
a
hearing.
I
want
to
thank
all
that
my
colleagues
were
able
to
join.
These
are
fairly
straightforward.
This
first
one
that
we're
talking
about
now
is
to
ensure
that
a
parcel
will
be
made
available
for
a
community
garden,
which
will
then
be
connected
to
one
that
is
designated
for
affordable
housing
in
roxbury.
B
Okay,
great,
so
this
is
on
docket
zero.
Seven,
two
six
counselor
michelle
wu
chair
of
the
committee
on
planning,
development
and
transportation
is
seeking
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Seven,
two
six,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it
docket
zero.
Seven
two
six
has
passed.
Madam
clerk.
Would
you
now
please
read
dockets
zero,
eight
one,
two
zero
eight
one
three
and
zero
four
together
and
then
the
chair
will
speak
on
all
three
and
we
will
take
three
individual
votes.
D
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Dockett0812
the
committee
on
planning,
development
and
transportation
to
which
is
referred
on
june
23
2021
docket
number,
zero,
eight
one
two
message
and
order
authorized
in
city
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
239
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
2021
transportation.
Construction
grant
awarded
by
the
massachusetts
gaming
commission
to
be
administered
by
the
transportation
department
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass
docket
number
zero.
D
The
committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation
to
which
was
referred
on
june
23
2021
docket
number
zero,
eight
one
four
message
and
order
for
your
approval:
an
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston's
conservation
commission
to
receive
a
property
located
at
morrison
street
unnumbered
in
the
roslindale
neighborhood
of
boston
and
identified
by
the
city
of
austin's,
assessing
department
possible
identification.
Number
two:
zero,
zero,
five
one
six
zero
know.
Now,
as
the
property
submits
a
report
recommending,
the
order
ought
to
pass.
B
E
You
very
much,
and
I
would
invite
the
two
district
councillors
to
to
chime
in
as
well.
Of
course,
two
of
these
grants
are
about
transportation
infrastructure
in
charlestown
and
at
various
phases
of
being
completed,
the
first
almost
near
completion
in
terms
of
design
and
the
the
second
with
more
opportunity
for
community
conversation
and
and
some
planning,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
delivering
the
funds
so
that
these
planning
projects
can
continue.
E
B
H
You
very
much
I
just
wanted
to
speak
up
and,
of
course,
in
favor
of
these,
these
dockets
they're
demonstrating
promises
made
good
and
made
whole
for
a
neighborhood.
That's
been
fighting
to
be
seen
and
fighting
for
some
desperate
transportation
infrastructure
dollars.
I
want
to
thank
brian
callahan,
one
of
the
well,
I
think,
civically
most
typically
engaged
people
I
have
in
charlestown
as
a
constituent
as
a
friend
as
a
person
who
is
guiding
and
very
protective
of
his
his
neighborhood.
The
lost
villages
is
often
referred
to
as
we're
developing
massively
in
that
area.
H
B
Thank
you
any
further
discussion
on
these
dockets.
Okay,
I'm
going
to
call
them
each
individually
for
clarity
sake.
The
chair
has
is
seeking
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
so
the
first
docket
812,
which
is
the
239
000
transportation
construction,
grant
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
docked
at
8,
12
has
passed
for
8
13,
which
is
the
200
000
transportation
plan
and
grant
all
those
in
favor.
Please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
the
guys
have
it.
B
Docket
813
has
passed
and
finally
for
docket
814,
which
is
the
order
authorizing
city
of
boston
conservation
commission
to
receive
a
property
located
on
morrison
street.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
the
ice.
Have
it
talk
at
8
14
has
passed,
madam
clerk.
Would
you
now
please
read
dockets
zero,
six,
five,
four
and
zero
six
five,
five
together.
D
B
H
D
B
B
H
You
very
much
myself
and
counselor.
Flaherty
are
the
co-sponsors
of
these
two
dockets,
the
first
docket
before
you
is
an
ordinance
that
had
that
was
introduced
by
then
councillor
now
acting
mayor
janie
to
essentially
create
the
boston
cannabis
board
and
to
regulate
this
industry
at
the
time
when
she
introduced
that
and
we
ultimately
passed
it,
it
was
desperately
needed.
H
We
absolutely
needed
a
new
board,
a
new
way
of
doing
things,
new
way
of
planning
and
certainly
a
new
way
of
regulating
and
her
legacy
continues
and
the
edits
that
I'm
going
to
go
through
for
this
particular
ordinance
build
on
that
legacy
and
also
implement
lessons
that
we
have
learned
in
the
course
of
trying
to
make
sure
that
this
industry
is
happening
is
vibrant
and
honestly
is
within.
The
mission
that
is
given
to
us
by
the
state
is
is
at
least
52.
H
I
think
establishments
are
established
so
so
that
that's
the
first
thing
I
don't
know
accounts
are
counselor
male.
If
you
want
to
be
to
speak
to
both
dockets
or
if
you
want
to
speak
to
one,
go
to
the
edits,
do
the
vote
and
then
go
to
the
zoning
amendment
afterwards.
I'm
happy
to
do
either
just
be
a
lot
longer
in
terms
of
my
speaking.
B
H
Well,
so
to
my
colleagues,
I'm
just
going
to
go
through
the
different
edits
that
we
went
through.
We
had
a
hearing
about
this.
We
had
a
working
session
about
this
and
we
added
in
certain
edits
to
make
sure
that
this
ordinance
that
controls
the
bcb
that
gives
us
as
a
body
the
most
control
over
the
bcb
and
the
cannabis
industry
is
updated,
and
I
want
people
to
understand.
This
is
not
a
correction
of
mistakes.
This
is
a
living
breathing
industry
and
this
ordinance
will
have
to
be
a
living
breathing
law.
H
We're
going
to
have
to
adjust
it
again
and
again,
as
different
forms
of
consumption
of
cannabis
is
going
to
be
introduced
to
us.
The
state
house
was
just
came
with
deliveries.
This
addresses
that
this,
the
ccc
will
eventually
come
with
on-site
consumption,
whether
to
smoke
or
to
eat
and
have
cannabis
recipes.
We
will
have
to
address
that,
so
this
is
not
a
matter
of
making
mistakes.
This
is
a
matter
of
making
law,
which
is
what
we're
doing
and
responding
to
the
needs
of
our
constituents.
H
So
the
way
in
which
we
respond
to
some
of
those
needs.
The
first
thing
we
do
is
deal
with
how
we
define
disproportionate
impact
areas.
Initially,
it
was
defined
by
the
ccc
we're
giving
that
definition
now
to
the
bcb,
the
boston
cannabis
board.
Why
is
that
important?
Because
we
found
a
neighborhood
such
as
matapan
across
the
street
from
each
other?
One
section
of
mattapan
across
the
street
was
considered
a
disproportionate
impact
area
and
the
other
side
was
not
in
charleston.
H
The
same
thing
happened
as
well,
where
we
have
the
single
largest
housing
development
across
the
street,
from
million
dollar
homes
and,
as
a
result
of
that,
charlestown
was
not
considered
a
disproportionate
impact
area.
So
I'd
like
the
bcb
to
be
able
to
have
control
to
be
able
to
adjust
that
definition,
because
where
these
are
located
in
the
disproportionate
impacts,
have
a
certain
favor
within
our
ordinance,
which
is
a
good
thing.
H
The
other
thing
that
we
did
is
we
wanted
to
line
this
with
with
the
state
house
at
the
state
house,
they
have
equity
applicants.
As
you
know,
economic
empowerment
applicants.
Excuse
me
the
initial
version
of
this
only
allowed
for
economic
empowerment
applicants
to
also
be
considered
part
of
the
equity
applicants.
For
the
city
of
boston,
this
is
adding
those
keeping
those
and
adding
the
other
states
program
for
equity,
which
is
the
commission's
social
equity
program.
H
The
other
thing
that
I'm
very
happy
to
do
is
it
includes
again
this.
This
is
a
equity
applicant
definition
for
the
city
of
boston.
It
includes
includes
veterans
for
the
first
time,
so
it
allows
for
those
who
have
served.
There
is
a
former
member
of
the
air
force
army,
navy
marine
corps
coast
guard
and
yes,
counselor
bach
space
force,
served
on
active
duty
and
is
discharged
under
conditions
that
were
other
than
dishonorable.
H
H
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
when
we
were
dealing
with
the
one-for-one
ratio,
which
is
very
important,
I
think,
makes
boston
a
leader
when
it
comes
to
non-equity
applicants
and
equity
applicants.
That
is
staying,
but
we
didn't
want
it
to
be
between
a
dispensary
and
a
delivery
applicant.
We
wanted
people
of
the
same
resources
in
the
same
level
to
be
compared
to
each
other,
because
we
know
that
you
are
likely
to
have
more
resources
as
a
dispensary
and
unfortunately,
at
least
right
now,
not
unfortunately,
many
of
the
liberty
operators
are
people
of
color.
H
We
didn't
want
the
one
for
one
to
go
down.
We
wanted
to
be
of
equity,
so
we
kept
that
and
just
made
sure
of
that,
and-
and
I
will
say
that
with
regards
to
one
for
one
ratio.
Oh
the
other
thing
we
also
included
was
indigenous
people.
We
did
not
include
indigenous
people
as
part
of
the
equity
applicant
pool,
so
that
was
a
suggestion.
I
think
that
makes
sense
going
on
to
the
board.
H
The
initial
definition
wasn't:
isn't
there,
it
simply
says
in
the
in
the
initial
law,
a
board
will
be
established,
which
is
great.
This
goes
further
and
says
who's
going
to
be
on
that
board.
What
expertise
should
they
bring?
We
include
a
member
with
experience
in
licensing
and
regulation,
a
member
with
experience
in
public
health
policy,
a
member
with
experience
in
public
safety
organized
a
member
with
experience
in
organized
labor
or
workers
rights,
a
member
with
experience
in
economic
development,
a
member
with
experience
in
urban
planning
and
land
use.
H
That
is
to
address
some
of
the
concerns
of
some
of
the
folks
in
terms
of
site,
location
and
a
member
with
experience
and
leadership
role
within
a
neighborhood
association.
Of
course,
we
don't
have
their
names,
we're
mirroring
what
we
do
with
the
zba.
You
say
the
expertise
that
should
be
sitting
there
at
the
table,
and
this
is
again
now
codifying
that
again
a
new
power
that
we
have
as
members
of
this
body,
we
go
further
into
the
application
requirements
again.
H
H
Unless
you
have
a
statement
explaining
why
you
had
to
locate
there,
what
special
circumstances
caused
you
to
have
to
be
within
a
half-mile
buffer
reasons
of
practical
difficulty
and
substantial
hardship,
substantial
hardship,
not
having
anything
to
do
with
your
financial
interests
and
also
making
sure
that
the
that
your
location
would
not
negatively
impact
the
surrounding
neighborhood.
You
have
to
explain
all
of
that
in
order
to
even
be
scheduled
for
a
hearing
if
you're
within
the
half-mile
buffer.
H
We
also
include
letters
of
support
from
community
members
that
you
need
to
explain
why
you're
doing
this
essentially
we're
trying
to
just
dissuade
and
send
a
very
bright
signal
to
everyone.
You
should
not
be
trying
to
concentrate
get
creative
about
where
you
can
locate,
but
if
there's
already
someone
there
look
for
someplace
else
or
at
least
come
up
with
reasons
why
you
couldn't
in
cases
where
there
are
two
or
more
licensed
established
establishments.
H
Excuse
me
within
a
half
mile
radius,
retail
applicants
shall
be
subject
to
a
heightened
scrutiny
and
a
rebuttable
presumption
against
the
proposed
location,
so
we're
really
trying
to
stop
where
there's
already
two
or
three
locations
or
three
cannabis
establishments.
We
then
further
add
into
the
poland
system
location
as
a
point.
As
a
separate
category
unto
itself,
we
look
at
distance
from
a
marijuana
establishment,
residential
commercial
density
near
the
site,
distance
from
schools,
social
services
and
treatment,
centers
access
to
public
transportation
and
access
accessibility
and
the
amount
of
on-site
parking.
H
H
What
we
can't
do
with
the
zba
pick,
the
members
pick
the
standards
push
them
to
do
better
and
adjust
them,
as
our
community
demands
that
we
adjust.
So
I
hope
that
you
will
consider
passing
this
with
the
amended
language.
I
think
this
has
been
a
good
back
and
forth
between
all
of
my
colleagues
with
all
the
district
needs
again.
This
is
the
ordinance
for
zero
zero.
Six
zero.
Four
excuse
me
and
zero.
H
B
N
N
There's
some
apprehension
because
we're
changing
the
process
and
the
anxiety
is
being
driven
largely
by
folks
community
residents,
in
some
of
our
colleagues
here
in
the
chamber
who
just
went
through
sort
of
an
arduous
process
and
or
may
have
scored
a
victory
against
a
proponent
or
were
contesting
a
particular
site
or
location
in
their
district
or
in
their
neighborhood.
So
I
recognize
that
and
want
to.
Let
folks
know
that
this,
this
ordinance
sort
of
strengthens
that
and
there's
a
couple
areas
I
like
to
call
it.
N
N
It
is
spelled
out
distance
from
a
licensed
retail
marijuana,
establishment,
residential
or
commercial
density
near
the
site,
distance
from
schools,
social
services
or
treatment
centers,
including
detox
and
suboxone,
and
methadone
and
halfway
houses,
access
to
public
transportation,
accessibility
and
the
amount
of
on-site
parking
that
should
bring
tremendous
relief
to
those
that
just
won
a
sort
of
hard-fought
victory.
With
that,
I
do
raise
two
issues,
not
issues
but
they're,
really
friendly
amendments.
N
After
checking
with
the
resident
veteran
expert
in
the
room,
given
that
we're
recognizing
in
naming
space
force,
he
seems
to
think
that
we
should
also
highlight
the
national
guard
they
potentially
could
be
covered
under
army.
However,
given
that
his
expertise
and
the
amount
of
outreach
that
council
flynn
does
to
veterans
organizations,
I
think
there's
a
preference
that
national
guard
be
added,
so
that
would
be
one
friendly
amendment,
mr
president,
to
8-13.3
number
seven.
B
N
Very
good
and
the
second
one
obviously
is
in
the
last-
and
this
is
again
goes
to
some
anxiety
from
folks
in
the
neighborhood
as
well
as
our
colleagues.
The
effective
date
want
to
add
language
at
the
very
end,
so
it
says
that
this
ordinance
shall
be
effective
upon
passage
if
subsequent
change
in
the
zoning
code
shall
remove
the
need
for
zoning
variants
for
applicants
who
receive
conditional
approval
for
a
license
from
the
boston
cannabis
board
prior
to
the
passage
of
this
ordinance,
but
did
not
receive
previously
necessary
zoning
relief.
N
Any
such
applicant,
who
wishes
to
further
pursue
their
application,
must
repair
before
the
boston
cannabis
board
for
consideration
under
the
new
criteria
contained
herein
after
and
this
is
the
new
language,
an
additional
required
community
meeting,
hosted
by
the
district
city
council
that
should
give
our
district
colleagues
in
those
community
based
organizations.
Abutters
civic
associations
who
again
have
just
gone
through.
You
know
lengthy
and
arduous
process
with
a
particular
proponent
gives
them
another
opportunity
to
be
heard.
Prior
to
this
new
process
and
again,
new
process
is
creating
a
little
anxiety
and
some
concern.
N
I
happen
to
think
that
we've
cleaned
up
a
lot
in
the
initial
ordinance.
It
strengthened
some
of
the
key
things
that
we've
all
we've
had.
We've
had.
We've
had
an
opportunity
to
sort
of,
observe
and
watch
how
it's
unfolded
and
we're
making
sort
of
very
necessary.
I
think
changes
and
tweaks
to
the
process
which
hopefully,
will
enhance
the
process
for
the
folks
that
we
represent.
N
So
that's
in
a
nutshell,
mr
president,
just
two
friendly
amendments
that
I'll
have
reduced
to
writing
and
they're
friendly,
and
they
obviously
give
I
think,
hopefully
will
bring
give
some
comfort
to
those
that
are
just
concerned
after
going
through
the
process
that
they
didn't.
You
know
they
sort
of
won
the
process.
I
guess
and
then
they
think
that
someone
could
just
sort
of
just
do
the
end
around
that
won't
be
the
case.
N
District
city
councillors
will
be
required
or
a
required
meeting
hosted
by
the
district
council
will
be
part
of
the
process
before
they
can
now
move
forward
with
the
cannabis
commission,
which
I
think
is
a
fair
compromise,
correct.
So
look
forward
to
having
supporting
this,
obviously
in
co-sponsoring,
but
also
having
it
passed
today.
Okay,.
B
So
the
co-sponsor
council
flaherty
has
two
amendments
that
have
both
been
are
being
offered
as
friendly
and
have
been
received
both
as
friendly.
We
still
need
to
vote
on
those
amendments
individually.
They
need
to
be
seconded
and
we
can
continue
discussion,
but
are
there
is
we're
getting
them
written
they'll,
be
here
shortly?
Okay,
so
just
written.
So
is
there
more
discussion
on
this
I'll
go
back
to
the
concert
edwards
on
this?
We
will
be
voting
on
both
amendments
as
soon
as
we
we're
in
receipt
of
them,
but
counselor
edwards.
H
B
C
N
B
H
Zero
six,
five
five.
Would
then,
if,
if
zero,
six
five
four
began,
the
conversation
zero,
six
five
five
would
be
finishing
it
or
at
least
finishing
the
sentence.
What
it
does
is,
while
we've
heightened
the
the
analysis
and
the
scrutiny
and
the
power
of
the
boston
cannabis
board,
it
was
in
preparation
for
a
shift,
which
is
that
we
no
longer
need
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
to
be
part
of
cannabis.
H
I
have
talked
with
many
people
and
many
people
are
concerned
about
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
being
removed
because
they're
concerned
about
a
final
check
and
the
ability
to
stop
a
cannabis
entity
from
coming
into
their
neighborhood.
That
is
not
the
role
of
the
zba
first
of
all.
Secondly,
the
zba
has
no
standards
to
analyze
cannabis.
I
I
heard
some
of
their
members
discussing
you,
know,
equity.
They
don't
discuss
equity,
normally
they're
overwhelmed;
they,
they
barely
are
handling
the
docket
that
they
have
right
now
to.
Why
are
we
kidding
ourselves?
H
Let's
remove
this
from
them
and
place
the
conversation
of
cannabis
in
one
city
agency
that
allows
to
go
back
and
forth,
and
it's
actually
the
strongest
position.
We
could
put
it
in
because,
if
you
do
not
get
a
license
from
the
bcb
you're,
not
going
anywhere
so
your
location,
your
equity,
your
all
of
those
aspects
that
we
just
went
through
is
connected
to
your
ability
to
get
a
license.
You
get
no
license,
doesn't
matter
if
you
have
a
you're,
an
allowed
use
anywhere
in
the
city,
you're
not
going
to
have
a
cannabis
establishment.
H
Now
what
this
bill
does
or
what
this
zoning
amendment
does
is
formally
remove
the
zba
by
making
it
allowable
use,
making
cannabis
and
allow
and
allowable
use.
It
does
not
mean,
therefore,
that
cannabis
can
be
anywhere
in
the
city
of
boston
at
any
time.
For
any
reason,
the
analysis
we
just
shifted
from
one
to
the
other
and
they
could
be
rejected
and
they
could
be
told
that
they
can't
be
there
at
the
bcb.
H
The
zba
has
proven
that
it
cannot
handle
this.
They
are
inconsistent
in
their
analysis.
They
are
inconsistent
in
their
stand.
They
have
no
standards
and
there's
no
point
in
them
being
there
you
we
heard
testimony
and
we
talked
to
folks
who
who
said,
but
for
the
zba
being
the
last
final
stop
I
lost
40
000
in
my
process,
because
I
had
to
wait
months
for
them
to
figure
out
what
they're
doing.
H
I
am
simply
asking
that
we
streamline
this
entire
process,
put
it
into
one
entity
and
if
that
entity
is
not
doing
what
we
want,
we
can
go
back
and
continually
amend.
We
have
no
control
over
the
zba.
We
can't
control
who
they
are.
We
have
a
home
rule
petition
to
try
and
even
reform
them,
they're
not
doing
their
job.
They
cannot
do
their
job.
There's
nothing
in
there's.
Nothing!
H
That's
been
proposed
that
allows
for
the
zba
to
be
part
of
this
conversation
and
for
us
to
be
real
as
legislators
and
acknowledge
that
there's
any
role
that
they
could
possibly
play
in
a
positive
role
in
this
moment.
So
I
I
encourage
us
as
legislators
to
acknowledge
when
a
system
is
broken
and
can't
be
fixed,
this
system
that
allows
for
a
copious
amount
of
community
process,
the
district
city
council
a
letter,
so
it
requires
a
community
meeting.
H
It
requires
a
district
city
council
to
do
a
letter
and
then
to
go
in
front
of
the
committee
of
the
bcb.
None
of
that
is
required
in
the
zba.
There
is
no
community
process
required
in
the
zb
arizona
code.
You
have
an
aborting,
a
butters
meeting
and
then
by
culture.
We
just
happen
to
have
a
bunch
of
civic
associations
that
do
all
these
things,
but
it
is
not
required.
H
I
want
to
just
kill
that
entire
analysis
about
oh,
no,
there's
no
community
process.
No,
the
community
process
is
legislated
for
the
bcb.
It
is
not
at
all
for
the
cba
and
we
continually
see
that
they
fail
that
they
don't
even
want
to
talk
to
most
people
at
the
zba,
and
I
guess
you
know
to
to
to
fight
to
keep
them
in
the
room
to
fight
to
keep
that
that
institution
powerful
over
zebia
over
cannabis
is
as
counselors.
Is
it's
a
perplexing
to
me
that
you
would
ever
do
that
and
why?
H
Because
it
isn't
helping
our
constituents,
you
want
to
help
your
constituents.
You
make
sure
that
power
is
put
in
the
in
the
entity
that
we
created.
You
want
to
help
your
constituents.
You
make
sure
that
their
voices
can
immediately
be
reflected
by
amendments
that
we
put
in.
None
of
that
will
happen
if
it
stays
in
the
zba.
H
H
H
So
I'm
asking
again
to
finish
the
sentence:
if
we
just
gave
more
standards
and
more
clarification
about
the
half-mile
buffer,
making
it
law
for
the
first
time
under
the
bcb,
let's
see
if
it
can
work,
let's
work
with
that
and
then
rework
it
if
we
need
to
and
remove
the
zba
from
this
process.
Thank
you.
B
J
J
J
We
actually
took
a
tour
rep
holmes
and
I
and
I
think
rep
homes
is
against
anything
cannabis,
but
he
came
along
with
some
residents
from
codman
square
looking
at
seed,
so
you
could
really
see
the
the
standard
of
what
people
should
expect
and
the
questions
residents
should
ask
when
new
new
sites
are
proposed
in
their
neighborhood,
what
they
should
expect
from
a
cannabis
site
and
location
in
terms
of
community
benefit
etc.
And
we
know
the
bcb
has
approved
cannabis,
applicants
that
had
errors
and
really
flawed.
J
Frankly,
proposals
and
even
when
residents
were
stepping
up
and
and
standing
up
to
say
we
have
concerns
around
the
buffer
zone
or
we
have
concerns
around
other
pieces
of
an
application.
The
bcb
still
approved
it
and
allowed
it
to
go
forward,
and
so
I
agree
with
you.
It's
really
important
to
streamline
process
not
to,
of
course,
have
things
that
would
allow
someone
to
incur
more
costs,
because
we
have
such
bureaucracy
and
red
tape.
J
J
I've
also
seen
the
discrepancies
with
the
zba.
On
the
one
hand,
in
my
district,
they
approved
two
sites
violating
the
half
buffer
and
then,
of
course,
in
another
neighborhoods
they
didn't
and
so
there's
real
inconsistency,
definitely
a
lack
of
predictability,
lack
of
predictability.
I've
also
gotten,
of
course,
a
lot
of
emails
in
opposition.
I
think
some
having
fear
around
a
particular
neighborhood
in
a
particular
site.
J
So
I
want
to
be
honest
and
candid
about
that,
but
I
just
I
just
say
all
that
to
say:
I'm
really
torn
because
there
still
is
a
lack
of
trust
with
the
bcb
itself,
leslie
hawkins
who's,
leaving
who's
gone
or
leaving
the
the
the
the
board.
She
you
know
incredible
attorney.
She
would
come
out
to
community
meetings
to
really
talk
about
how
the
bcb
could
do
better,
be
better,
strengthen
their
own
regulations
and
process,
so
they're
not
as
new
in
their
operation,
she's,
obviously
leaving
the
bcb.
J
So
I
just
left
those
up,
because
I've
been
following
the
conversation.
Definitely,
of
course,
lots
of
notes
from
the
working
session
hearing
order,
but
just
wanted
to
to
say
I'm
torn
because
because
of
the
vcb
itself
having
some
issues
in
the
past,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
on
the
record.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
counselor
campbell,
any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero,
six,
five,
five;
okay!
So
we're
going
back
to
docket,
zero,
six;
five,
I'm
sorry,
okay,
so
doc
at
zero.
Six,
five
four,
which
is
the
edwards
flaherty
ordinance
amending
cbc
chapter
8-13,
ensuring
equitable
regulation
of
the
cannabis
industry.
B
Q
B
I
appreciate
your
your
inclusivity
counselor
block.
For
many
years
there
were
space
cadets
who
served
in
the
boston
city
council,
so
I
think
we're
in
good,
I
think
you're
in
good
company.
So
the
national
guard
amendment
offered
by
council
flaherty.
Is
there
a
second
seconded
by
councillor
baker,
all
those
in
favor
of
amendment,
one
adding
national
guard,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed.
Nay
national
guard
is
hereby
added.
The
amendment
is
accepted.
B
Second
flaherty
amendment,
which
you
will
see
is
listed
under
section
two
includes
the
language
and
additional
required
community
meeting
is
hosted
by
the
district
city
councilor.
Is
there
a
second
on
that
seconded
by
councillor
baker,
all
those
in
favor
of
flaherty,
amendment
two
say:
aye
opposed,
nay
vote.
The
amendment
is
hereby
added,
so
we
are
now
voting
on
docket
zero.
Six
five
four,
which
we've
already
established,
is
in
the
new
the
change
language.
With
these
two
amendments
is
there
any
further
discussion
before
we
take
the
vote?
B
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
of
docket
0654
with
new
language.
With
two
amendments,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Six
five
four
offered
by
counselors,
edwards
and
flaherty
has
passed
moving
on
to
docket
zero,
six
five
five,
which
is
a
text
amendment
to
the
boston
zoning
code
regarding
marijuana
establishments.
B
P
P
I
have
I
have
a
specific
district
8
challenge
with
the
with
the
way
that
the
language
of
065
is
constituted,
and
that's
that
I
have
a
number
of
neighborhood
business
sub-districts
where
residents
worked
with
residents.
Businesses
worked
with
the
bpda
on
zoning.
In
comparatively
recent
memory.
I've
got
constituents
who
are
very
involved
in
this
and
made
decisions
to
have
like
a
wide
swath
of
business
uses,
be
conditional
use,
so
even
just
a
normal
retail
store,
a
restaurant,
etc
are
all
conditional
uses.
P
It
would
put
us
in
a
situation
where
a
retail
store
on
those
blocks
selling
literally
anything
else,
would
be
a
conditional,
but
the
cannabis
would
not
be,
and
that's
not
something
that
I
think
that
there's
been
adequate
opportunity
for
for
my
folks
to
really
dig
in
on
and
that's
not
a
knock
on
councillor
edwards.
That's
just,
I
think
it
for
me.
Even
it
was
just
really
this
week
digging
into
some
of
the
weeds
of
it
to
just
realize
that.
P
P
I
think
that
the
reality
is
is
that
that's
a
the
half-mile
buffer
conversation
needs
to
be
part
of
an
overarching
cannabis
conversation
and
our
bcb
is
better
prepared
to
have
that
conversation
than
our
cba
is,
and
I
agree
with
councillor
edwards
there.
It's
just
that
the
the
sweepiness
of
step
one
and
the
way
that
it
affects
the
business
districts
in
in
my
district.
P
B
I
To
speak
on
that,
so
how?
How
do
we
help
our
good
counselor
there
in
that
situation,
if
a
conditional
use
goes
in
front
of
zoning,
where
how
do
we
rectif?
How
do
we
rectify
this
question
through
you
to
whoever
wants
to
answer?
If
anybody
has
a
an
opinion
on
it?
It's
something
that
I
hadn't
thought
about,
but
it's
a
quite
interesting
point.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
H
Lady
in
red
reporting
and
answering
so
we
had.
I
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
my
friend,
councillor
bach.
We
had
extensive
good
conversation
about
this
and,
and
she
really
broke
down
that
because
of
the
neighborhood
process
that
she
had
had
in
her
neighborhood
that
that,
unlike
other
sub-districts,
where
you
know
a
retail
establishment
is
considered
conditional
use,
it
is,
is
in
direct
response
to
the
unique
characteristics
of
her
district
in
our
neighborhood.
H
It
is
a
concentrated
area
that
is
different
from
east
boston,
not
so
much
different
from
the
north
end,
but
different
from
charlestown.
So
I
understand
that
when
it
comes
to
that
conditional
use
and
why
the
community
work
with
the
bpda
to
create
a
conditional
use
for
almost
every
form
of
retail
establishment,
clothing
stores,
so
on
and
so
forth.
H
H
That's
there
that
if
we
want
to
talk
about
the
concentration
and
concern
or
consider
conditional
use
licenses,
if
we
want
to
talk
about
those
things
and
say
that
there's
a
concern
that
you
know,
people
are
going
to
head
downtown
and
treat
you
know
certain
areas
of
counselor
box,
district
or
certain
areas
of
council
funds
district
as
a
place
to
go,
get
cannabis
because
they
concentrated
there.
You
want
to
stop
that
as
counselors.
H
H
What
we
are
sending
up
to
the
zoning
commission
today,
hopefully,
is
this
allowable
use
to
allow
for
the
conversation
to
continue
at
the
zoning
commission,
and
I
can
assure
you,
opponents
will
show
up
there
and
try
to
stop
it
or
amend
it
there
and,
as
councilor
bach
noted,
if
it
continues
through
she'll,
be
there
to
look
at
certain
carve-outs
to
look
at
certain
language
to
look
at
ways
in
which
we
could
maybe
have
that
adjustment.
But
we
fundamentally
while
we
agree
over,
I
think,
99.9
of
things
on
this
one.
We
fundamentally
disagree.
H
So
if
you
again
feel
that
there's
an
issue
to
resolve,
you
must
put
the
power
in
our
hands
to
adjust
and
conform
to
the
bcb,
but
this
is
the
beginning
of
the
conversation
with
the
zoning
amendment.
So
I'm
asking
my
colleagues
to
allow
for
that
conversation
to
continue.
If
you
vote
it
down
today,
we
won't
go
anywhere.
There
won't
be
any
continued
conversation
about
what
the
zba
can
and
can't
do.
H
I'm
asking
you
to
allow
for
that
conversation
to
vote
this
out
today,
the
zba
amendment
it
will
go
to
the
zoning
commission
where
there
will
be
continued
conversation
there
may
be
there
may
be.
I
doubt
it,
but
there
may
be
a
compromise
at
that
level
with
zoning
folks
that
carve
out
certain
districts
that
don't
so
on
and
so
forth.
H
There
may
not
be,
but
I
can
assure
you
there
will
not
be
any
shape
or
form
if
you
don't
vote
this
out
today.
So
I'm
encouraging
you
again
take
the
brave
step
of
saying
we
have
a
problem
here
and
we're
going
to
move
this
conversation
to
continue
to
hopefully
resolve
it.
So
that's
what
I'm
my
response.
Counselor
paper.
B
N
I
do
know
that,
as
the
lead
sponsor
indicated
that
there
will
be
a
zoning
commission
process
now
by
which
the
zoning
commission
will
have
to
now
go
out
to
the
community
and
explain
sort
of.
I
guess
what
this
means,
what
it
is,
what
it
is,
etc
get
feedback
from
the
community
and
then
obviously
potentially
tweak
it
into
something
that
the
zoning
commission
would
or
could
support,
and
then,
lastly,
just
touch
on
the
occupancy.
Permit.
N
So
I
think,
there's
still
some
things
that
need
to
be
worked
out
and
obviously
the
lead
sponsor,
looking
to
kind
of
move
the
ball
from
the
council
to
the
zoning
commission
to
at
least
start
that
process
and
to
sort
of
work
through
some
of
those
remaining
issues
and
clearly
the
community
civic
associations
the
butters,
etc,
can
and
should
participate
in
that
process
so
that
the
zoning
commission
gets.
You
know
a
clear
picture
from
the
people
that
they
work
for
they
work
for
the
public.
N
N
But
there's
there
is
a
legitimate
concern
around
the
sub-districts
sub-districts
now
get
taken
out
and
they're
sort
of
viewed
as
an
allowed
use
and
again
folks
in
the
community,
if
you're
living
in
a
sub-district
or
you're
living
near
a
sub-district,
you
could
have
some
anxiety
around
that
the
initial
ordinance
that
we
just
passed:
zero,
six,
five,
four,
the
location
piece
which
was
again
codified
in
the
audience
through
the
chair
and
working
with
chairwoman
joyce.
I
think
kind
of
sheds
some
light
and
gives
some
additional
protections
there.
N
But
yes,
if
you're
a
district
council
and
you
get
a
lot
of
sub-districts
in
your
district,
clearly
you're
going
to
have
some
questions
and
I
would
encourage
you
obviously
to
be
engaged
and
participate
alongside
the
zoning
commission
and
your
neighbors
and
civic
associations
to
try
to
make
sure
you
get
it
right.
You
clearly
we
can't
spot
zone,
but
you
know
there
are
situations
where
carve
outs
would
and
exceptions
would
be
made,
and
that
might
be
the
the
forum
to
do
it
so
great.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
We
got
a
couple
of
them
approved
which
were
later
not
approved
and
then
approved,
and
so
it's
it's
been
a
pretty
long
long
battle.
I
think
to
get
any
sort
of
clarity
in
this
will
be
helpful,
will
be
helpful
to
all
of
us
like
the
like
the
fact
that
the
district
city
councils
are
now
back
in
in
front
and
just
to
make
one
more
point.
We've
talked
about
this
so
much
in
and
it's
been
about
dispensaries
and
people
just
on
the
front-facing
part
of
this
industry,
and
I
think
we've
missed
an
opportunity.
I
As
a
city,
we
went
to
denver
and
I've
been
to
a
couple
different
places
and
they
seem
to
have
more
jobs
than
what
we
have
because
they've
allowed
and
again
maybe
it
gets
back
to
land
cost,
but
the
manufacturing
the
grows,
the
labs,
that's
where
the
jobs
are.
That's
where
the
money
is
there
and
we
don't
really
have
any
of
that
going
on.
There's
no
concerted
effort
for
large
developments
built
around
this
industry.
I
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
baker.
Councillor
lydia,
edwards,
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Six
five.
Five,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed
nay
na
the.
It
is
the
opinion
of
the
chair
that
the
eyes
have
it
and
docket
zero.
Six
five
five
has
passed.
D
Document,
I'm
sorry
target
zero.
Three
nine
six:
the
committee
on
government
operations
to
which
was
referred
on
march
3rd
2021
docket
number
0396,
an
ordinance
amending
the
city
of
boston
code,
ordinances,
chapter
6,
section,
6-10,
language
and
communication.
Access
for
city
services
submits
a
report
recommending
the
ordinance
ought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft.
B
H
Thank
you
very
much
to
my
colleagues.
I
want
to
first
of
all
thank
councillor
mejia
who's,
the
lead
sponsor
of
this
of
this
ordinance
and
the
amendment
to
this
ordinance.
I
think
councillor
wu
as
she.
I
think
she
did
the
first
version
of
this,
but
the
conversation
that
we've
had
over
several
months
from
last
year
to
this
year,
counselor
mejia
your
office
has
been
incredible.
I
want
to
thank
you.
H
I
want
to
thank
jacob
if
that's
okay,
for
the
work
that
you've
done
to
make
sure
we
got
to
this
point
and
the
dogged
amount
of
pushing
and
moving
and
demanding
that
we
get
to
this
point.
So
I
want
to
thank
you.
First
and
foremost,
this
point
is,
I
think,
one
of
the
most
comprehensive
progressive
pieces
of
legislation
that
we
have
had
when
it
comes
to
including
people
in
the
city
of
boston,
regardless
of
whether
they
speak
english
or
not.
H
I
want
to
also
thank
acting
mayor,
jane's
administration,
I
think,
and
the
legal
department,
as
well
for
being
there
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement
and
the
office.
I
think
we
also
had
folks
in
the
disability.
Commission
I
mean
I
can't
imagine
how
many
people
stood
and
said
this
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
It
was
just
a
matter
of
getting
all
the
language
in,
so
I
want
to
just
note
that
this
is
I'm
excited
about
today.
I'm
excited
for
your
hard
work.
I'm
excited.
H
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
first
or
third,
maybe
pieces
of
legislation
you
pass
as
a
counselor,
and
it
is
magnanimous.
So
some
of
the
things
we
got
done,
some
of
the
things
concert
mejia
got
done-
include
making
sure
that
the
definition
section
includes
plain
language,
cultural
competence,
making
sure
adult
illiteracy
is
addressed.
We
also
look
at
alternative
communication
and
universal
design
for
learning
it
is
about
how
we
not
only
just
it
wasn't
enough
to
just
translate
different
things.
H
It
was
how
we
made
sure
that
when
we
translated,
we
were
talking
to
people
so
that
they
would
listen.
I
also
want
to
note
that
this
proposal
changes
translation
sections
require
that
vital
documents.
So
your
birth
certificates,
your
marriage
licenses,
all
those
different
things-
would
be
translated
in
the
languages
spoken
by
five
percent
of
the
population
of
the
city
of
boston
or
a
thousand
persons
which
is
ever
lesser.
But
we
went
through
that
as
well
to
make
sure
again
that
we
were
always
putting
people's
access
to
government.
H
First,
the
the
change
from
the
current
ordinance
and
poses
also
requirement
on
city
departments
that
receive
federal
assistance
to
make
sure
that
we're
more
inclusive
of
all
the
departments
that
are
that
this
is
that
this
applies
to.
The
current
ordinance
already
requires
that
vital
documents
be
translated
in
spanish,
haitian
creole,
chinese,
vietnamese
and
cape
verdean,
but
it
continues
on
when
we
have
this
lower
standard
for
the
amount
of
populations.
H
I
wanted
to
note
some
of
the
most
exciting
parts
of
this
were
also
when
it
comes
to
the
community
meetings
that
we
had
so
taking
it
from
inside
this
place
and
on
our
website.
So
when
we
went
into
the
community
again
requiring
that
based
off
of
the
local
community
population,
we
had
interpretive
interpretation
services
which
I
paid
out
of
pocket.
H
For
I
know,
councilman
has
paid
out
of
pocket
for,
but,
as
the
city
of
boston
is
going
to
do
a
process
in
any
way
shape
or
form,
they
should
be
paying
out
of
pocket
for
it
and
employing
people.
So
again
I
wanted
to
thank
councillor
mejia
for
doing
that
advocates.
Who
came.
I
forgot
to
mention
that
yvonne
espinoza
from
the
lawyers
for
committee
for
civil
rights,
bethany
lee
from
the
asian
outreach
unit
for
greater
boston,
legal
services,
carolyn
chu,
director
of
asian
american
resource
workshop.
H
We
also,
of
course,
had
folks
from
the
office
of
language
and
communication
access,
which
this
also
codified.
Thank
you
again.
Councillor
mejia
and
dominique
williams,
deputy
director
of
equity
and
inclusion,
cabinet,
natasha,
white
chief
of
staff
of
equity
inclusion
cabinet
at
christian
mikash
from
the
commission
of
disabilities.
Commission.
It
has
been
a.
H
I
could
go
through
all
the
amendments,
but
we're
over
a
hundred
of
them,
but
so
I
won't
but,
but
I
can
assure
you
they
were
all
vetted
because
it
was
just
making
sure
we're
in
line
with
legal,
federal
and
state
language
requirements.
So
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
lead,
sponsor
counselor
o'malley.
If
that's
okay
and
answer
any
questions
that
people
would
like
about
the
process.
But
floor
is
yours:
if
it's
okay,
councilor
o'malley,
because
you've
done
a
great
thing,
counselor
mejia.
B
O
Just
knowing
that
the
voices
of
the
people,
like
my
mom,
who
never
learned
past
the
third
grade,
and
to
do
the
to
do
so
on
this
day,
still
doesn't
speak.
English
fluently
are
treated
with
the
same
level
of
respect,
as
everyone
else
would
have
would
make
a
huge
difference.
I
know
growing
up
for
me,
but
this
ordinance
does
more
than
just
that.
O
We
are
creating
new
and
stronger
standards
for
how
the
city
provides
services
for
people
who
speak
languages
other
than
english.
First,
we
are
expanding
the
number
of
languages
that
the
city
must
provide
for
services.
Services
for
these
threshold
languages
will
cover
five
of
a
thousand
people
of
the
city
wide
or
the
neighborhood
population.
O
There
was
a
lot
of
discussion
about
what
constitutes
as
plain
language
and
what
grade
level
it
should
be,
and
because
I
talk
a
lot
about
the
fact
that
my
mom
never
made
it
beyond
the
third
grade.
I
felt
like
the
eighth
grade
was
not
adequate,
and
so
I
know
that
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
who
are
struggling
with
interrupted
education
who
come
to
this
country
and
struggle,
so
I'm
just
incredibly
grateful
to
the
administration
and
to
counselor
edwards
for
for
pushing
and
helping
us
get
through
that.
O
This
change
came
as
a
direct
result
that
we
saw
during
the
release
of
the
first
rental
relief
application
during
covet,
which
has
since
been
changed
so
that
all
the
information
is
released.
At
the
same
time,
if
there
is
an
emergency
or
there
is
an
important
public
health
announcement
that
is
being
made,
people
who
speak
languages
other
than
english
deserve
to
know.
O
O
So,
thank
you
for
that
counselor
bach,
for
her
insightful
suggestions
and
edit
counselor
wu
for
being
the
original
and
bringing
this
to
the
space
and
counselor
flynn
who
has
shown
us
what
it
looks
like
to
serve
a
community
that
speaks
languages
other
than
english
and
how
hard
you
go
and
advocate
for
your
constituents.
This
ordinance
reflects
the
hard
work
and
the
heart
work
that
advocates
and
community
members
have
been
calling
for
for
years.
O
This
is
an
important
moment,
and
I
urge
my
colleagues
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
ordinance
and
and
thank
you
so
very
much.
I
am
emotional
I
am
an
emotional
being
and
I'm
not
making
any
apologies
for
it.
But
this
is
a
near
and
dear
to
my
heart
and
I'm
so
incredibly
grateful
that
we
get
to
do
this
work
every
day
and
look
forward
to
your
support
and
passage
to
this,
and
I
would
not
be
here
given
this
speech
if
it
wouldn't
have
been
for
the
hard
work
of
my
main
man.
O
My
policy
director,
jacob
deblay
court,
who
worked
countless
hours
to
bring
everyone
together
to
ensure
that
every
piece
of
this
ordinance
was
locked
in
step
with
the
people's
voices.
And
so
thank
you
so
very
much
for
all
your
hard
work,
not
just
with
this,
but
with
everything
that
you
do
jacob.
Thank
you.
So
very
much.
B
Thank
you,
councillor
mejia
councillor
edwards,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations
on
behalf
of
lead,
sponsor,
counselor,
julia
mejia,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
0396
in
a
new
draft.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
I
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
order
has
passed.
Congratulations,
counselor,
mejia,
clap
for
that
folks.
Moving
right
along
to
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
doc
at
zero?
Five,
nine
four.
D
B
H
Thank
you
very
much.
We
had
a
very
good
conversation
about
this.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
and
acknowledgement
of,
I
think
it's
bromley,
heath
where
this
would
be
directly
impactful
and
really
bringing
bringing
community
centered
and
understanding
that
there
is
no
way
we
can
talk
about
housing
as
a
human
right.
If
we
delay
this
any
further
and
getting
this
delayed
this
process
in
any
way
shape
or
form.
There
was
a
robust
conversation
when
it
comes
to.
H
I
think,
some
of
the
tree
canopy
and
looking
at
how
you
balance
tree
canopy
with
the
redevelopment
of
public
housing
spaces
and
the
fact
is
it's
not
one
or
the
other.
It's
yes
and
we
need
to
redevelop
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
there's
a
growing
tree
canopy,
but
we
were
not
willing
to
delay
this
process
for
an
absolute
perfect
plan
for
the
tree
canopy.
But
there
is
a
plan
and
there
will
continue
to
be
a
plan
to
make
sure
that
we
have
yes
housing
and
a
tree
canopy.
H
I
I
we
would.
I
wanted
to
note
that
there
have
been
folks
who
come
around
and
were
particularly
concerned
when
dealing
with
charlestown
redevelopment
and
other
public
spaces
as
well
and
amenities
and
their
voices
were
heard.
I
want
them
to
feel
and
know
that
they
were
heard
directly
by
us
and
we're
moving
on
that
and
we're
actually
having
a
hearing
on
the
tree
canopy
next
week.
So
with
that,
joel
wool
spoke
from
the
bha
counselor
o'malley
spoke
passionately,
and
I
think
it's
really
clear.
H
B
Thank
you,
councillor
edwards
councillor,
lydia
edwards,
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations
on
behalf
of
yours.
Truly,
the
district
councilor
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Five,
nine
four,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay.
The
eyes
have
it.0594
has
passed.
Madam
clerk
with
you
now,
please
read
doc
at
zero.
Three
seven
two.
D
B
E
Thank
you,
president
o'malley.
We
we
had
a
hearing
and
I'll
just
ask
that
this
item
stay
in
committee
and
defer
to
the
lead
sponsor
for
any
further
comments,
but
we
mostly
got
an
update
from
isd
and
from
the
bpda
about
the
home
rule
about
the
executive
order
that
was
signed,
and
they
are
needing
some
more
time
to
catch
up
on
deadlines
in
terms
of
reporting
and
were
held
to
task
by
several
colleagues
there.
So
it
was
wonderful
that
we
had
this
oversight
hearing
and
look
forward
to
much
more.
So
it
asks
this
remaining
committee.
B
D
B
A
What
it
is
in
fact,
is
a
reflection
of
the
fact
that
in
this
city
we
trust
our
residents
to
vote
for
the
president
to
vote
for
the
governor
to
vote
for
the
u.s
senator
to
vote
for
their
state
senators
to
vote
for
their
state
representatives
to
vote
for
their
counselors.
But
we
draw
the
line
for
some
reason
at
the
school
committee.
A
So
thank
you
for
the
work
you've
done
to
to
do
this,
but
I
truly
believe
that
the
city
of
boston
can
be
trusted
with
that
responsibility.
I
truly
believe
that
doing
so
creates
real
community
buy-in
to
the
decisions
that
are
made
by
that
body
creates
a
level
of
accountability,
a
level
of
engagement
that
we
don't
currently
have
and
really
would
go
a
long
way
to
restoring
trust
in
the
body
and
restoring
trust
in
the
decisions
that
that
body
makes,
and
I
think
that
that's
invaluable.
A
I
want
to
be
clear
that
the
the
I
want
to
be
clear
that
the
hrp
that's
before
you
is
actually
a
template.
It's
a
placeholder,
it's
something
that
I
expect
will
be
shaped
and
changed
by
this
body
by
the
city
of
boston
by
the
residents
and
activists
and
and
advocates,
and
teachers
and
parents
and
students
and
folks
who
chime
in
what
what
is
before
you,
nothing
that
you
see
should
be
considered
written
in
stone.
A
Every
aspect
of
that,
I
believe,
should
go
through
a
robust
community
engagement
process
should
go
through
a
robust
process
here
in
this
chamber.
I
recognize
that
in
this
chamber,
if
we
pulled
every
counselor
we'd
probably
get
a
different
version
of
what
we
believe
the
school
committee
should
look
like
and
how
many
people
and
who
and
from
where
and
how-
and
so
I
recognize
that
and
nothing
that's
in
this
hrp-
should
be
construed
as
a
way
to
either
limit
the
imagination
of
what
this
can
be
or
as
a
set
in
stone,
part
or
aspect
of
this.
A
Speaking
personally,
I
look
at
chicago's
model.
Chicago
recently,
had
a
appointed
school
committee
changed
towards
an
elected
school
committee.
I,
like
the
phased-in
approach,
that
they
did
where
they
phase
in
the
election,
so
you
don't
have
all
of
these
elections
at
once.
You're
not
electing
7
or
13
or
9
people
all
on
the
same
ballot
at
the
same
time,
but
rather
you're
phasing
in
those
elections.
A
I
also
want
to
be
clear
that
I
have
heard
some
of
the
critiques
of
this
some
of
the
belief
that
this
could
inject
politics
into
our
education,
and
I
just
want
to
push
back
on
that
in
the
sense
that
everything
that
happens
in
education
is
political
who
receives
what
funding,
how
many
teachers
to
students
we
have,
what
our
facilities
look
like.
What
facilities,
where
all
of
the
aspects
of
education
that
we
have
are
political
and
so
the
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
those
politics
already
exist.
I
don't
think
this
makes
it
worse.
A
But
I
do
believe
that
the
process
for
this
should
start
earlier
to
give
us
the
runway
to
allow
for
that
process
to
come
in
and
we're
not
rushed
at
the
end
of
the
year
there.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank
you
everybody.
I
also
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsor
counselor
mejia
for
her
help
and
her
leadership
in
getting
this
done
and
bringing
folks
to
the
table
and
ensuring
that
voices
were
heard
on
this.
So
thank
you
counselor
me
as
well.
B
O
O
In
fact,
I
think
I
went
to
more
schools
than
counselor
campbell
likes
to
talk
about.
I
think
I
went
to
every
single
boston
public
school
because
I
bounced
around
from
place
to
place,
but
we're
not
going
to
compete
about
that,
but
I
will
say,
having
grown
up
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
now
as
a
boston,
public
school
parent.
O
This
this
conversation
really.
I
see
this
as
an
opportunity
for
real
voice
and
what
I
have
seen
here
as
a
counselor
is
that
oftentimes
things
are
being
done
to
us
without
us,
and
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
community
feel
frustrated
about
the
level
of
engagement
or
lack
thereof,
and
I
think
that
this
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
really
put
the
power
back
in
the
people
and
when
you
have
people
who
are
in
elected
positions,
then
there's
that
level
of
accountability
shifts.
So
I'm
really
encouraged
about
what
this
moment
in
time
means
here
today.
O
Ever
since,
even
before
the
return
to
an
appointment
school
committee,
black
and
brown
residents
have
been
fighting
to
hold
our
school
committee
members
accountable
to
the
ballot
box.
Today,
we're
standing
on
the
shoulders
of
giants
like
mel,
king
and
others
who
organized
weekly
meetings
in
roxbury
with
black
and
brown
leaders
to
fight
to
preserve
the
elected
school
committee.
O
That
work
started
nearly
40
years
ago
and
the
next
chapter
of
that
work
is
starting
now,
with
this
whole
new
petition,
and
just
like
the
advocacy
taken
on
by
mel
king
and
others,
this
work
isn't
being
done
in
a
vacuum
advocates
across
the
city.
Folks,
like
the
boston
coalition
for
education,
equity,
the
naacp,
the
elect,
be
sc
team
and
all
the
others
who
have
risen
up
to
put
a
question
on
the
ballot.
We
need
to
follow
their
leadership
and
meet
the
moment
where
it's
needed
right
now.
O
B
N
Please
add
my
name
been
a
long
time
and
vocal,
a
supporter
of
returning
to
an
elected
school
committee
and
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
give
a
shout
out.
I
believe,
if
my
memory
serves
me
correctly,
was
vote
no
on
two
led
by
dorchester's
own
catholic
memorial
headmaster
at
the
time
dan
burke,
who
I
believe
also
served
as
a
school
committee
member
and
so
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
effort
went
into
that
battle.
N
They
were
also
battling
the
administration
at
the
time,
and
I
know
clerk
feeney
will
remember
the
slogan
judge
me
by
the
schools
and
judge
me
harshly.
Not
only
did
he
get
a
free
pass,
but
the
school
committee
got
a
free
pass.
Absentee
absenteeism
was
on
the
rise.
Graduation
rates
were
plummeting.
The
buildings
were
a
disaster.
We
were
not
taking
advantage
of
the
school
building
assistance
program
which
would
have
given
us,
I
think,
80
90
cents
on
the
dollar
reimbursement.
N
N
Time
has
come
to
restore
accountability
quite
frankly
to
to
the
school
committee
into
the
administration,
and
we
do
that
by
electing
members
of
the
community
like
we're
elected
we're
in
a
representative
government.
People
are
like
their
district
and
at
large
councillors,
and
we
we're
responsive
to
them
and
if
we're
not
responsive
to
them,
and
if
we
have
a
persona
that
we
don't
work
for
them,
then
they'll
vote
us
out.
N
N
The
dry
cleaners
come
in
and
out
of
this
building
in
your
neighborhood,
when
you
can
put
a
name
on
a
face
with
a
school
community
member,
you
can
talk
to
them
about
your
son
or
daughter,
or
your
grandchild's
education,
if
you're
a
grandparent,
raising
a
grandchild,
that's
all
good
stuff
and
they
get
to
skate
on
that
almost
kind
of
act
invisible
over
at
the
bowling
building.
I
remember
at
one
point
this
is
years
ago.
I
think
clerk
feeding
will
remember
this.
The
they
didn't
have
a
camera
system.
N
They
didn't
have
audio
visuals
set
up,
so
I
was
the
president
of
the
council
of
time
and
I
said
hey.
I
got
a
great
idea.
Why?
Don't
you
come
over
to
the
boston
city
council,
we'll?
Let
you
use
the
chambers
and
we'll
host
your
school
committee
meetings
so
that
the
public
can
watch
and
or
participate
how
we're
all
set?
We
got
this
we're
out
of
it,
so
they
refused
our
our
offer
to
to
participate,
and
so
it
goes
back
further
than
that.
N
But
whether
you
participated
on
the
vote,
no
on
two
campaign
and
or
you've
been
a
long-term
advocate
for
the
return
or
you've
had
a
front
row
seat
watching
folks,
not
holding
people
accountable.
Time
has
come
to
to
pump
the
brakes
on
that
and
return
to
an
elected
school
committee.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
B
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
don't
disagree
with
this.
I
disagree
with
half
of
it.
Nine
years
ago
I
filed
for
a
hybrid
school
committee
because
I
do
believe
at
the
end
of
the
day,
the
person
that
sits
across
that
that
home
we're
in
we're
in
the
host
historic
time
there
is
going
to
be
a
woman
over
there.
Well,
smart
money
has
a
woman
being
over
there
in
a
couple
of
months
and
we're
looking
to
strip
that
person's
power.
I
Here
now
I
think-
and
this
is
my
personal
opinion-
nine
nine
years
ago
I
filed
for
a
hybrid
school
committee
was
brushed
back
by
that
administration.
A
year
later
it
was
a
new
administration.
I
I
filed
to
just
have
confirmation
powers
on
the
school
committee
members.
We
we
saw
two
new
names
in
here
today.
They'll
never
sit
in
this
chamber.
We
won't
know
who
we
who
they
are,
unless
we
call
them
and
bring
them
to
dinner
or
call
them
and
bring
them
to
a
coffee.
We
won't
know
them.
Confirmation
power
is
very
important.
I
That
is
how
became
political.
That
is
how
it
ended
up
in
a
judge's
lap,
and
the
judge
made
us
in
our
neighborhoods
fight
over
subpar
pro
pro
sub
par
products.
So
that's
just
a
little
bit
of
of
where
my
head
is
again.
I
think
the
I
think.
Ultimately,
the
person
that
sits
in
the
mirror's
office
should
still
have
that
ultimate
say.
I
One
of
the
things
that
I
noticed
when
I
was
first
elected
was
the
amount
of
calls
that
came
into
my
office
in
august.
Can
you
help
me
with
my
kid
here?
Can
you
help
me?
Do
this
all
school
department,
all
school
department,
related
issues
and
I'm
saying
to
myself-
I
don't
even
really
have
that
many
people
over
the
school
department
to
call
what
is
the
school
committee
doing
they're,
not
touching
any
of
this
stuff.
Is
that
what
we're
looking
to
do?
I
We're
looking
to
have
school
committee
members
now
deal
with
things
that
we
deal
that
deal
with
that
day
in
day
out
of,
can
you
help
my
kid
you
know?
Can
you
look
into
where
my
kid
is
on
this
list
on
that
list?
Can
you
help
me
get
in
this
school?
Can
you
talk
to
the
administration
about?
You
know
a
maintenance
issue
you
have
there.
I
Are
we
looking
for
the
school
committee
people
to
do
that,
we're
looking
for
them
to
make
decisions
that
are
best
for
our
kids
now
back
to
busing
we're
still
suffering
with
that
over
100
million
dollars
every
year
going
into
busing
contracts
that
should
be
going
into
the
school?
So
thank
you,
mr
chair,
for
allowing
me
to
speak
on
this
oh
and
sign
my
name
on.
B
Thank
you
adam
clark,
please
add
counselor,
frank
baker
is
a
co-sponsor
any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
when
any
other
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
As
a
co-sponsor,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
block
counselor
braden
counselor
edwards,
counselor,
sybi
george.
We
already
had
council
flaherty
councillor
flynn,
please
add
the
chair's
name
as
well
and
docket
zero.
Eight
nine
nine
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
D
B
P
B
P
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
edwards.
I
won't
be
not
counselor
o'malley,
sorry,
I
I
won't
belabor
this
th,
it's
somewhat
of
a
technical
filing,
but
I
think
a
really
important
one
as
folks
in
this
council
know
the
boston.
Groundwater
trust
are
really
the
stewards
of
our
groundwater,
which
is
a
precious
resource
for
ensuring
the
stability
frankly
of
thousands
of
buildings
across
the
city.
P
Thousands,
in
my
district,
many
in
council
edwards
district
councillor,
flynn's
district,
seven,
it
sprawls
across
the
city
and
that's
because
of
how
much
land
we
reclaimed
over
the
many
decades
and
centuries
as
the
city
was
growing,
and
it's
really
essential.
It's
a
total
case
of
sort
of
stewarding
the
commons
it
was
set
up
by
the
city.
Its
members
are
appointed
mayorally
and
it
really-
and
it
has
you-
know,
a
certain
regulatory
role
in
a
bunch
of
our
processes.
It
really
is
a
city
board
entity.
P
However,
it
has
a
501c3
sort
of
entity
as
part
of
the
way
to
to
hold
funds
that
then
by
cover
the
monitoring,
wells
and
other
things,
and
the
law
department
of
the
city
has
taken
the
position
for
some
time
now,
but
because
of
the
way
it
is
constituted,
if
it
were
to
be
sued,
they
are
not
obligated
to
represent
the
members
of
the
boston.
Groundwater
trust,
the
board
members.
These
are
volunteers
who
work
on
behalf
of
our
city
and
who
again
are
appointed
through
this
building,
and
I
feel
that
it's
very
important.
P
We
are
not,
fortunately,
right
now
facing
a
lawsuit
against
the
groundwater
trust,
but
obviously
they
are
involved
in
making
determinations
concerning
very
valuable
real
estate
property
and
if
they
were
to
be
sued
as
an
entity.
I
think
that
the
city
of
boston
should
be
standing
behind
them
as
it
stands
behind
a
wide
array
of
boards
commissions
and
departments.
P
So
this
is
really
a
filing
by
myself
and
the
co-sponsors
to
to
fix
that
to
either
change
that
determination
through
law
passed
in
this
council
or
if
there's
a
way
that
it
provokes
conversation
with
the
law
department
and
we
can
fix
it
administratively,
I'm
open
to
that
as
well.
But
I
I
certainly
I
feel
great
gratitude
to
the
folks
who
sit
in
these
seats
and
do
this
work,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
know
that
we,
as
the
city
of
boston,
have
their
back
in
that.
P
B
N
N
They
they
don't
have
any
protection
and
they
can
be
sued.
So
this
ordinance
seeks
to
rectify
that
issue.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do
again:
they're
volunteering,
their
time
and
they're,
adding
tremendous
value
and
it's
an
important
role
and
that
we
all
know
obviously
the
role
that
the
boston
groundwater
trust
plays
and
how
important
it
is.
N
B
H
Thank
you
very
much.
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge,
first
of
all,
the
leadership
counselor
bach
and
counselor
flaherty.
I
also
just
wanted
to
note
that,
as
east
boston,
I
think
we
just
recently
as
a
body
helped
the
groundwater
trust,
expand
its
analysis
into
east
boston
and
actually
just
into
district
seven.
I
think
it
was
so
to
further
allow
for
this.
Non-Profit
that
is
doing
incredible.
Work.
Christian
minelli,
especially,
is
has
been
one
of
the.
H
I
think,
one
of
the
most
accessible
kind,
educating
person
who
gives
us
a
lot
of
education
and
helps
us
as
counselors
understand
our
stewardship
on
this
particular
issue.
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
him.
I
think
councillor
pocket
mentioned
him,
but
I
want
to
re-mention
him
again
and
thank
that
we
should
be
doing
our
best
to
make
sure
that
that
work
is
protected,
he's
doing
everything
he
can
to
get
ahead
of
this,
but
that
he
is
exposed
in
any
way
shape
or
form
without
commun
without
city
resources
is,
is
a
little
bit
ridiculous.
B
Thank
you
edwards.
Anyone
else,
looking
to
speak
on
docket
0-900.
Seeing
no
takers
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor.
Madam
clerk,
please
add:
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
councillor
braden,
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
cybee,
george
counselor
flynn,
councillor
wu,
please
add
the
chair's
name
and
docket
zero.
Nine
zero
zero
will
be
referred
to
the
very
busy
committee
on
government
operations.
D
B
K
We
are
introducing
this
ordinance
at
a
time
when
the
ongoing
pandemic
has
not
only
exposed
but
exacerbated
financial
strains
and
socioeconomic
stability
in
every
day
of
everyday
residence
across
our
city,
residents
are
increasingly
struggling
to
cover
essential
everyday
costs
such
as
food,
rent
and
car
payments,
and
recent
studies
have
shown
that
39
of
us
adults
could
afford
could
afford
a
could
not
afford
a
1
000,
unexpected
expense
and
we're.
Surely
this
is
we're
no
different
in
our
city
here
in
boston.
K
My
office
has
been
in
contact
with
the
massachusetts
department
of
public
utilities,
transportation
oversight,
division
and
we
look
forward
to
continue
continuing
engaging
with
them
on
this
topic.
This
ordinance
aims
to
modernize
and
reform,
involuntary
private
vehicle,
towing
and
relocation
practices
in
boston.
We
must
establish
standards
for
private
towing
companies
not
to
punish
them
all,
but
to
bring
into
line
practices
for
those
who
have
been
manipulative
and
predatory.
K
B
H
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you,
council
braden,
for
allowing
me
to
be
a
co-sponsor
in
this.
You
know.
One
of
the
interesting
aspects
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
boston
is
that
we,
while
we
are
a
public
entity
as
a
city
government,
we
use
private
actors
to
do
our
towing
and
that's
an
interesting.
I
I'm
looking
right,
yep
a
counselor
baker
who
has
talked
about
the
enforcement
of
these
these
kinds
of
things,
and
and
when
you
marry
private
actors
with
public
money,
we
should
hold
them
to
a
higher
standard.
H
We
should
make
sure
that
people
don't
feel
exploited
by
them.
So
I'm
beyond
excited
about
having
this
conversation,
and
this
is
not
to
call
out
any
particular
towing
company,
but
I
have
gotten
so
many
calls
from
individuals
who
are
struggling
to
pay
rent
who
are
struggling
to
get
to
work,
trying
to
figure
out
what
to
do
in
this
particular
moment,
then,
to
wake
up
to
see
their
car
wasn't
there.
I
brought
up
to
this
body
before
at
crossroads.
H
My
crossroads,
the
at
the
shelter
where
we
put
a
boot
on
one
of
the
residents
cars.
It
was
all
she
had
was
the
car
which
she
used
to
make
money
with
in
the
city.
Again
we
we
just
we
just
treated
it
like
it
was
a
continued
part
of
process.
She
didn't
have
a
parking
placard
and
we
didn't
resolve
that,
and
I
was
it
was
cruel.
What
we
did
to
her.
H
A
vehicle
is
something
sometimes
all
a
person
has,
and
not
only
do
we
make
sure
that
there's
a
towing
bill
of
rights,
that's
public
and
yes,
because
of
what
we
just
passed
it'll,
be
in
more
than
one
language
council
mejia
to
make
sure
people
understand
their
bill
of
rights
when
it
comes
to
their
private
property.
It's
also
to
make
sure
that,
if
someone's
in
the
car
or
is
physically
there,
they
won't
tow
the
car
with
the
person
in
there
there
are
people
some
some
people
living
in
their
cars.
H
It's
about
it's
about
compassion,
but
again
it's
also
about
looking
towards
you
know.
Really:
analyzing
are
the
private
actors
that
we
subcontract
to
over.
I
think
it's
a
five-year
contract
for
so
many
contracts
based
on
the
neighborhood.
Are
they
are
they
meeting
the
highest
standards
and
treating
everybody
in
the
neighborhood
with
respect
and
dignity?
Some
of
them
are
some
of
them.
There's
some
room
for
improvement.
H
I
just
I've
said
before,
and
I'll
just
go
quote
that
tour
operators
who
cruise
and
hunt
for
cars,
especially
in
our
neighborhoods,
are
without
cause
or
without
being
called
or
requested
to
come
and
take
care
of
that.
I
think
that's
just
plain
wrong
and
unethical.
I
think
it
shouldn't
be
a
payday
street
cleaning.
It
shouldn't
be
your
payday.
It
shouldn't
be
how
you
make
your
most
money,
because
you
know
some
of
us
couldn't
move
our
cars
in
a
pandemic
where
we
didn't
have
a
place
to
go.
So
I'm
excited
about
this
conversation.
H
B
A
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Prior
to
holding
this
position.
I
was
a
public
defender
and
one
of
the
things
that
would
break
my
heart
was
often
I
had
clients
who
would
have
a
car
towed
some
minor
thing
that
they
would
clear
up
when
they
were
in
court,
but
because
their
car
had
been
towed,
they
now
lost
their
car
forever
because
they
couldn't
afford
the
daily
impound
fee
that
kept
going
up
on
them,
and
so
the
number
of
times
I
mean
I
lost
count
of
the
number
of
times.
A
They
couldn't
retrieve
personal
belongings,
they
couldn't
retrieve
medications,
they
couldn't
retrieve
things
that
didn't
so,
for
instance,
the
belongings
for
their
children,
things
that
were
in
those
vehicles
that
they
needed
to
get,
and
so
this
is
something
that
I
am
thrilled
to
see.
This
is
one
of
those
things
where
I
kind
of
wish
I
had
done
it,
so
I'm
glad
that
you
two
have,
and
I
commend
you
both
for
doing
it.
A
This
is
overdue,
and
I
look
forward
to
making
sure
that
we
strengthen
this
and
make
this
something
that's
actually
strong
and
works
on
behalf
of
the
residents
in
a
way
that
they
can
really
rely
on.
So
thank
you
both
for
doing
that.
I
know
that
this
will
get
through,
hopefully
this
year
and
we'll
be
able
to
get
this
stuff
moving.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
I
And
I
just
want
to
thank
council
edwards
for
bringing
up
the
city
worker
there.
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
that
we're
going
to
see
here
when
we
have
this
hearing
is
just
the
number
of
toes
that
happen
and
the
number
of
times
the
city
of
boston
employee
is
doing
it
you're
going
to
see
that
it's
probably
a
one
to
ten
ratio.
I
So
if
nothing
else,
if
we
can
get
away
from
that
private
that
that
private
form
of
towing,
towing
our
people
and
basically
putting
them
in
a
bad
position,
because
I
think,
if
not
me,
but
if
someone
like
me
or
like
my
my
colleague
here-
is
driving
a
tow
truck
someone
from
a
neighbor
neighborhood
and
sees
sees
the
distress
in
someone
saying.
Can
you
please
put
my
car
down?
I
I
don't
have
the
300
to
get
it
out,
they're
going
to
put
it
on
the
ground
because
they
don't
need
to
get
that
car
in
the
in
the
yard
to
get
paid.
That's
what
the
service
is
about.
That's
why
we
in
the
city
and
the
state
and
government
we
provide
these
services
because
we
don't
have
to
make
a
profit.
It's
about
even
in
transportation,
when
we
don't
need
to
make
a
profit
in
transportation,
we're
there
to
provide
a
service.
I
Let's
look
at
this
more
of
a
service,
because,
if
we're
towing,
so
we
can
clean,
clean
the
streets,
let's
work
hand
in
hand
with
with
the
neighbors,
let's
get
away
from
that
private
model,
and-
and
maybe
this
is
a
discussion
for
us
to
look
at
more
things
that
are
happening
privately.
How
do
we
bring
them?
How
do
we
bring
them
back
into
the
city?
Thank
you
and
just
sign
my
name
on.
Thank.
B
You
thank
you,
baker
and,
and
I
I
apologize
counselor
royal-
did
you
want
you
wanted
your
name
added.
So,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
royal,
please
add
counselor
baker
as
a
co-sponsor
we'll
get
to
everyone
else
in
a
second
chair
recognizes
the
at-large
counselor
from
south
boston,
councilor,
michael
flaherty,.
N
Thank
you,
mr
president,
just
want
to
remind
folks
a
previous
speaker
had
sort
of
touched
on
it
when
you
see
the
streak,
so
we
did
a
pilot
program.
We
tried
a
couple
neighborhoods.
We
wanted
to
sort
of
reduce
the
towing,
so
we
were
increasing
the
ticket
for
the
street
cleaning
and
the
commitment
with
the
administration
was
we
were
going
to
hire
hokies
to
get.
N
You
know
the
elbows
behind
the
brooms
in
between
the
space
where
the
car
was
parked,
because
when
someone
parks
in
front
of
their
home
on
street
cleaning,
they
don't
do
it
on
purpose:
tomorrow's
scree
cleaning,
I'm
gonna,
screw
everything
up
and
I'm
gonna
park
my
car
in
front
of
my
house.
I
want
a
dirty
sidewalk,
it
doesn't
happen.
They
do
because
they
came
in
late.
They
didn't
see
the
sign.
N
So
we
knew
that
was
happening
a
while
ago
we
pumped
the
brakes
on
it.
We
started
two
pilot
programs.
I
think
one
pilot
program
was
in
council
edwards
district.
I
know
we
were
trying
one
in
in
my
neighborhood
and
it
seemed
to
work
two
things:
one,
we
weren't
punitive.
We
were
sending
a
message
that
we
wanted
folks
to
move
the
car,
so
we
could
get
to
the
curb
and
we
hired
hokies
to
actually
do
the
work
when
the
stripper
couldn't
get
to
the
to
the
curb
we
had
hockey.
N
N
Picking
the
car
up,
shooting
over
to
where
the
tow
light
is
dropping
it
off
spinning
around
and
high
tailing
it
back
and
again
in
some
instances
coming
up
one
ways:
the
wrong
way
with
the
yellow
lights,
as
if
they're
entitled
to
do
that,
because
it's
going
to
take
them
a
couple
extra
minutes
to
go
back
around
the
block
and
they
may
miss
out
on
the
toe
because
the
person
might
come
out
of
their
house.
So
thank
you
frank
for
reminding
me
of
that.
N
But
we
did
have
two
successful
pilot
programs,
not
sure
why
we're
not
replicating
that
across
the
street.
When
it
comes
to
street
cleaning,
we
agreed
to
increase
the
fine
of
the
ticket
in
lieu
of
the
toe
to
save
the
person
from
having
a
getting
a
cab
or
an
uber
go
over
to
get
your
car
drop,
your
kids
or
have
someone
sit
et
cetera.
So
that's
an
important
piece
to
this.
That
is
lost,
so
let's
revisit
the
pilot
program
and
let's
make
it
a
city-wide
program.
That'll
end
the
predatory,
towing
practices.
B
O
Thank
you,
I'm
excited
about
this
and
and
thank
both
of
the
sponsors
for
bringing
it
to
to
to
us.
I
I
don't
know
if
you
all
remember,
but
back
in
february
of
2020,
we
introduced
a
income,
adjusted
parking
ticket
situation,
because
we
were
getting
a
lot
of
calls
from
constituents
who
were
experiencing
financial
hardships
and
so
really
glad
that
we're
landing
in
a
space
where
I
think
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
provide
some
a
leave
to
folks.
O
I
I
will
say,
though
I
don't
know
whether
or
not
this
pilot
program
has
made
it
down
to
my
neck
of
the
woods.
But
I
know
on
my
block,
you
get
you
still
get
a
ticket
and
you
still
get
towed,
and
I
know
that
that
situation
has
not
been
resolved,
at
least
on
cape
and
street
in
dorchester.
So
I
just
want
to
kind
of
really
name
that,
because
they
still
come
around
our
way
ticket
and
and
and
tow
you
and
I
think,
to
councillor
flaherty's
point.
You
absolutely
right.
O
M
B
P
P
Somebody
you
know
to
take
you
out
there,
it's
a
real
challenge,
so
I
think
I
know
that's
something
that
that,
like
commissioner
rooney's
been
sensitive
to
and
he's
tried
to
find
contracts
that
are
that
are
close,
but
I
think
that
in
some
instances
we
just
haven't
been
able
to
and-
and
it
really
does
add
an
additional
barrier
for
folks-
that
I
think
we
need
to
be
mindful
of
as
we're
looking
at
the
equity
of
the
whole
situation.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
B
J
J
Unsuccessfully
people
did
want
it,
and
so
we
can
definitely,
of
course,
push
for
that
again
and
just
had
a
call
yesterday
from
a
constituent
in
mattapan
about
the
very
issue
counselor
bach
just
raised
about
how
far
you
have
to
go
to
retrieve
your
car,
how
it
looks
very
different
for
every
neighborhood
and
there's
just
no
equity
in
that
system,
and
so
yes,
I
applaud,
commissioner
for
trying
to
do
his
best,
but
absolutely
hope
it's
a
part
of
this
conversation
and
thank
you
to
the
makers.
Please.
B
Take
my
name
thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
andrea
campbell,
any
other
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
Who
haven't
yet
spoken.
Madame
clerk,
please
add
counselor
sabby
george
counselor
flynn,
please
add
the
chair.
Please
add
counselor
wu
and
docket
0901
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
B
O
M
B
B
Let
that
sink
in
for
folks,
a
year
ago,
before
we
had
anyone
vaccinated,
the
rate
was
lower.
So
it
was
about
a
month
ago
that
I
mandated
that
every
council
or
council
staff
intern
must
either
get
the
vaccine
or
submit
to
a
weekly
testing.
Regimen
and
three
things
have
happened
in
that
time.
One
even
though
the
deadline
for
uploading
your
information
is
at
the
end
of
the
month,
because
we
wanted
to
give
folks
enough
time
to
be
able
to
do
so
if
they
haven't
already
we're
at
more.
B
A
super
majority
of
staffers
and
counselors
have
already
uploaded
their
information.
If
you
haven't,
you
still
have
time.
Secondly,
a
number
of
folks
with
whom
we
work
thanked
me
because
they
felt
safer
for
their
families
for
themselves
to
have
such
a
strict
mandate.
And
thirdly,
I've
heard
from
a
number
of
folks
who
hadn't
yet
received
the
vaccine,
but
have
since
gotten
it
or
begun
gotten
their
first
shot
and
nobody
wants
to
be
overly
punitive,
but
the
times
demanded
now.
B
The
purpose
today
is
a
resolution
urging
every
city
employee
to
have
a
vaccine
mandate
for
every
city
employee.
So
I'm
not
changing
that
language.
I'm
putting
it
before
us,
I'm
going
to
ask
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
vote
on
that,
but
I'm
going
to
use
this
opportunity
to
also
underscore
the
fact
that
there's
a
lot
more
that
we
have
to
do
that
we're
not
doing
now.
The
acting
mayor
has
said
that
we
are
leading
in
this.
B
69,
positive
cases,
2.4
positive
rate,
142
er
visits,
august
10,
2021,
3.9,
positivity
rate
218,
er
visits
and
117
cases
per
day,
despite
the
fact
that
61.4
percent
of
bostonians
are
fully
vaccinated.
Now,
how
do
we
get
here?
It's
simple
and
I'm
not
an
epidemiologist.
Nor
do
I
play
one
on
tv,
but
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
the
longer
that
we
go
we're
going
to
see
increased
mutations
of
the
virus
with
fewer
people
vaccinated
and
those
mutations
make
mean
the
efficacy
of
the
vaccination
becomes
less
and
less
potent.
B
We
know
how
bad
the
delta
variant
is.
The
lambda
variant
is
already
on
the
horizon,
so
we
need
to
implement
some
strong,
robust
and
effective
policies.
Now
I've
had
people
say
to
me:
it's
not
not
more
than
one.
Why
are
you
talking
about
this
so
much?
Why
are
you
tweeting
about
this?
So
much?
Well,
damn
it!
This
deserves
leadership.
B
B
We
need
to
have
a
vaccine
passport
and
not
for
not
for
going
to
the
supermarket
for
large
ticket
events
for
concerts
for
health
clubs
for
indoor
dining,
that's
how
this
virus
is
going
to
continue
to
grow
and
we're
not
going
to
get
out
of
this.
So
I
urge
the
governor,
I
urge
the
mayor.
We
need
to
show
some
real
leadership.
We
need
to
put
some
really
strong
implemented
policies
in
place,
including
a
vaccine
mandate
for
employees
for
public
employees.
The
federal
government
has
done
it.
Other
states
have
done
it.
B
B
We
need
to
have
a
vaccine
passport.
If
you
don't
like
that
term,
we
come
up
with
something
else
and
finally,
we
need
to
combat
this,
the
anti-vax
rhetoric,
and
we
need
to
be
very
careful
with
how
we
talk
about
this
I'll,
be
damned
if
we
continue
this
and
by
the
end
of
this
year,
we're
going
to
go
back
to
zoom
meetings,
but
if
we
don't
get
our
act
together,
that's
a
very
real
possibility,
because
we
are
seeing
some
incredibly
dangerous
trends
continue,
and
that
is
why
again,
I've
gone
somewhat
off
topic.
B
I
apologize
and
appreciate
your
indulgence,
but
on
this
specific
resolution,
because
the
other
thing
is,
we
can't
just
have
a
hearing
on
this
and
talk
about
this.
We
don't
have
enough
time.
We
need
quick,
decisive
action
now
and
that's
why
I'm
asking
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
this
resolution
and
we'll
continue
to
use
every
opportunity
publicly
and
privately,
to
advocate
for
some
more
strict
restrictions
and
policies
in
place
to
keep
the
people
of
this
city
that
we
all
care
about
and
love
safe.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
O
J
I'll
be
quick
because
I
think
our
president
summed
it
up
well,
and
I
stand
in
full
alignment
with
you
and
have
for
weeks
and
have
been
really
disappointed,
frustrated
with
the
inaction
not
only
by
the
acting
mayor,
but
also
by
the
governor,
I'm
going
into
establishments.
You
would
think
there
is
no
delta
variant.
J
J
J
It
is
real
we're
not
making
this
up,
and
if
we
do
not
take
the
necessary
action,
it
will
be
extremely
trouble
troubling
and
devastating,
particularly
in
communities
that
have
lower
infection
rates,
and
we
know
this
virus
disproportionately
affects
people
of
color,
and
so
I
refuse
to
sort
of
stand
by
and
not
to.
Of
course,
continue.
The
advocacy
really
grateful
to
you,
council
o'malley
for
your
leadership,
not
only
in
this
body
and
putting
forth
the
policies
that
were
necessary,
we're
not
experts.
J
We
don't
have
all
of
the
answers,
but
many
of
course,
communities
across
the
country
are
testing
out
really
new
ideas,
and
so
we
have
different
ideas
and
initiatives
that
we
could
be
testing
out
and
trying
out.
But
it's
unacceptable
that
we
keep
sort
of
dragging
it
along
in
the
midst
of
a
public
health
crisis.
That
is
only
getting
worse
and
that's
been
confirmed
on
many
of
our
briefing
calls.
Well
many.
J
Many
of
us
are
caring
for
parents
who
are
in
their
80s
who
are
immunocompromised,
of
course,
that
can
come
in
any
age
and
form
it's
a
big
deal,
and
so,
if
we
want
to
protect
not
only
our
employees
but
also,
of
course,
the
residents-
and
we
want
other
institutions
to
do
the
same,
we
really
have
to
lead
the
way,
and,
let
me
just
say
the
public
health
institutions,
many
of
them
never
even
change
their
policies.
I
have
a
child
care
provider
right
now
for
two
of
my
boys.
J
She
never
changed
her
policy
because
she,
in
the
back
of
her
mind,
she
knew
that
we
weren't
quite
out
of
it
and
so
this
inconsistently.
This
inconsistency
can't
continue
to
stand
and
the
only
way
there
is
some
clear
guidelines
is
if
the
city
of
boston
steps
up
and
if
the
governor
doesn't
do
it,
okay.
Well,
thank
you
we're
going
to
do
it,
so.
Thank
you,
council,
o'malley.
Thank
you,
councilmember!
That's
what
I
said.
Madam
president,.
O
O
Please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
bach
councilor
braden,
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselor,
assabe,
george
councillor
flaherty,
councilor
flynn,
councillor
wu,
please
add
counselor
baker
and
please
add
counselor
mejia
and
president
o'malley
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero
nine
zero.
Two
all
of
those
in
favor,
say
yay.
O
B
B
O
Sound
effects,
so
thank
you,
mr
president.
We
are
thrilled
to
be
able
to
present
this
resolution
today,
which
we
worked
on
with
the
one
and
only
thaddeus
miles,
who
is
a
pillar
in
the
city
and
the
bringer
of
all
things.
Joy
in
april
of
2020,
the
city
council
passed
a
resolution
committing
itself
to
using
acid-based
language
when
talking
about
communities
we
seek
to
represent
too
often
we
talk
about
our
lived
experiences
and
it's
always
about
the
doom
and
gloom.
But
we
need
to
remember
that
black
joy
is
a
form
of
resistance.
O
Black
joy
day,
2020
was
an
amazing
celebration
filled
with
poetry,
music
and
words
of
affirmation
of
all
things
blackness,
and
since
that
day,
a
book
of
poetry
has
been
written
by
black
youth.
Titled
to
my
king
was
published
for
2021
and
celebrating
the
second
annual
black
joy
day.
It
is
crucial
for
us
to
stand
on
the
shoulders
of
our
previous
success
and
build
the
movement
in
a
way
that
calls
in
more
people.
This
means
making
space
for
the
entire
diaspora
of
blackness,
including
our
afro,
latinx,
siblings,
and
our
black
members
of
the
lgbtq
community.
O
We
will
be
holding
an
event
on
september
the
12th
this
year,
which
will
feature
black
poets
musicians
and
singers
and
more.
We
hope
that
you
will
join
us
and
we
hope
that
you
will
all
vote
in
favor
of
this
resolution
and
we
would
like
to
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
so
that
we
can
once
again
celebrate
black
joy
day
here
in
the
city
of
austin.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
councillor,
mejia.
Any
further
discussion
on
docket.
Excuse
me:
zero,
nine,
zero!
Three
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
bach
counselor
braden,
counselor,
sybi
george
councillor
flynn,
counselor
wu,
please
add
the
chair's
name
and
I'm
just
making
sure
we
have
a
quorum
folks
hold
on
a
sec.
Yes,
barely
counselor
mejia
moves
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
0903.
B
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
posney
the
eyes
have
it
the
order
is
adopted
and
madame
clark.
Please
add:
counsel
michael
flaherty
is
a
co-sponsor
as
well
on
docket,
zero,
nine,
zero,
three
moving
right,
oh
and
please
add
counselor,
andre
joy
campbell
on
docket,
zero,
nine,
zero,
three
as
well!
Madam
clerk,
please
add.
Excuse
me,
please
place
before
the
body
dock
at
zero,
nine,
zero.
Four.
D
B
O
Thank
you,
mr
president.
This
is
a
very
exciting
resolution,
not
only
because
we
have
the
opportunity
to
push
for
greater
protections
for
our
workers,
but
because
we're
feeling
it
at
this
well
because
we're
filing
it
at
the
same
time
our
bodies
going
through
its
yearly
mcad
training
as
those
of
you
as
those
as
those
of
you
who
have
completed
the
training
before
have
noticed.
Unlawful
harassment
exists
when
it's
directed
towards
someone's
protected
group,
meaning
their
gender,
sexual
orientation,
race,
national
origin,
etc.
O
This
does
not
protect
people
against
any
other
kind
of
harassment,
bullying
or
intimidation.
The
dignity
at
work,
act
or
dawa
is
an
opportunity
to
expand
the
rights
of
workers
to
operate
in
a
workplace
that
is
safe
and
free
from
bullying
and
intimidation
of
any
kind.
Dawa
will
ensure
that
workplace
bullying
is
reduced
by
holding
employers
liable
for
creating
and
allowing
hostile
environments
within
their
workplace
through
fines
and
responsibility
for
damages.
O
B
Thank
you,
councilman
mejia,
any
further
discussion
on
this
docket
before
we
take
the
vote.
Would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor
on
docket,
zero,
nine,
zero,
four
madame
clark
piece,
add
counselor,
kenzie,
bach,
counselor,
andrea
campbell,
counselor,
olydia,
edwards,
concernista,
sibi,
george
counselor,
michael
flaherty,
counselor
ed
flynn.
Please
add
the
chair.
Please,
head
counselor,
michelle
wu
as
well.
Counselor
julie,
mejia,
moves
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero,
nine
zero.
Four,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
B
B
O
Not
only
for
allowing
me
to
speak
on
this
important
resolution,
but
for
how
hard
you
fight
for
the
dominican
community,
I
always
lovingly
and
jokingly,
call
you,
because
you
have
been
embraced
and
always
a
big
champion
of
our
people.
So
thank
you
so
very
much
for
all
of
that.
On
monday,
we
raised
the
flag
of
the
dominican
republic
in
front
of
city
hall,
and
hopefully
you
all
got
your
invitations.
O
I
don't
know
how
in
the
world
that
works
here
in
the
council,
but
I'm
glad
that
some
of
y'all
showed
up
and
and
grateful
to
to
have
seen
you
there
as
a
dominican,
afro
latina
who
immigrated
to
this
country
at
the
age
of
five
and
who
became
an
american
citizen
just
steps
away
from
faneuil
hall.
This
was
an
incredibly
powerful
moment
for
me,
especially
because
my
mom
was
here
to
witness
it.
The
dominican
flag
is
a
powerful
symbol
of
boston's
largest
immigrant
community,
and
it
is
more
than
just
the
sum
of
its
parts.
O
The
dominican
community
has
the
has
lower
rates
of
education
attainment,
lower
rates
of
english
proficiency,
lower
than
average
household
incomes
and
a
higher
rate
of
poverty
than
other
latinos.
So,
as
we
raise
the
dominican
flag
over
boston,
we
also
need
to
raise
up
the
issues
that
are
impacting
our
dominican,
friends
and
neighbors.
O
B
Thank
you
very
much
councillor
mejia.
Anyone
looking
to
speak
on
docket
0905
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clark,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
counselor
bach
counselor,
braden,
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselor,
cybee,
george
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
flynn.
Please
add
the
chair,
please
add
counselor
wu
and
counselor
julia
mejia
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
0905.
B
B
R
Each
day
we
celebrate
the
work
and
services
health,
centers
provide
and
their
employees
provide
to
special
populations
within
their
neighborhoods.
I
appreciate
the
innovative
solutions
they
produce
to
address
the
most
pressing
health
issues
for
our
neighborhoods
and
our
city's
residents.
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
every
staff,
member
and
employee
who
works
at
one
of
our
health
care
centers
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
You
all
provide
critically
important
health
care
services
that
keep
our
communities
healthy
and
thriving.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
B
B
Madam
clark,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
counselor
baker,
counselor
braden,
counselor,
buck,
counselor,
block
concert,
campbell
concert,
edwards,
counselor,
flaherty,
councilor
flynn,
counselor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair,
counselor
wu
as
well,
and
counselor
sabi
george,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
0906.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay.
The
eyes
have
it.0906
has
passed.
Madam
clerk
talk
at
0907.
B
P
Thank
you
so
much.
Mr
president,
lester
burton
was
born
on
october
18th
1918
in
albany
new
york,
but
he
resided
at
364
massachusetts
avenue
in
boston
for
most
of
his
childhood
and
actually
started
tap
dancing
when
he
was
three
became
one
of
the
best
dancers
at
the
raymore
playmore
ballroom
on
huntington
avenue
back
in
the
day,
went
to
the
martin.
P
Today,
this
resolution
to
honor
private
lester
burton
for
his
service
and
sacrifice
by
dedicating
a
plaque
on
the
intersection
of
westland
avenue
and
hemingway
street
in
the
fenway
area
of
my
district
and
yeah,
you
know,
like
I
said,
recognition
for
a
world
war
ii.
Veteran
that
we're
offering
in
2021
is
a
long
time
coming,
but
it's
never
too
late
for
to
do
the
appropriate
thing.
So
I'm
grateful
to
private
burton
for
his
service
and
hope
that
the
council
will
join
me
in
supporting
this
hero
square
petition.
So
thank
you,
mr
president.
B
Thank
you,
counselor
bach.
Would
anyone
else
wish
to
speak
undocked0907
or
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name?
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
counselor
baker,
councillor
braden,
counselor,
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselors,
ivy,
george
councillor
flaherty
counselor
flynn,
councillor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair's
name:
counselor
wu
and
counselor
bach
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero
nine
zero.
Seven.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
hereby
adopted.
Madam
clerk
talk
at
zero,
nine
zero,
eight.
D
B
L
B
L
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
this
hearing
order
is
filed
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
boston
disabilities,
commission,
which
would
which
we
want
to
discuss
ways
to
ensure
public-facing
televisions,
provide
closed
captioning
for
persons
with
disabilities,
so
that
we
can
expand
communication
access
through
public-facing
television
and
ensure
that
persons
with
disabilities
have
full
access
to
information
in
resources
shared
to
the
public.
L
Television
and
public
places
have
often
played
an
important
role
in
conveying
information
to
the
public.
During
the
covet
19
pandemic
tv
stations
have
broadcasted
press
conferences
from
public
officials,
breaking
news,
public
health
updates
and
other
critical
programming
that
provides
information
and
resources
to
boston
residents.
L
L
To
reduce
this
barrier,
businesses
can
enable
the
closed
captions
function
on
their
tvs
so
that
a
live
transcript
of
the
program.
Audio
content
is
shown
having
visible
captions,
eliminate
a
significant
communication
obstacle
for
persons
with
hearing
loss
in
other
disabilities.
It
would
also
increase
access
to
information
for
the
general
public.
L
When
I
would
talk
to
her,
I
would
always
ask
kerry
and
ron
to
check
the
tv,
so
we
could
put
the
captioning
on
for
her
and
have
a
nice
spot
for
her
to
sit
down
and
watch
the
council
hearing.
So
I
appreciate
the
tremendous
work
of
ron
and
kerry
as
well,
so
I
hope
that
we
can
discuss
ways
for
the
city
and
businesses
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
residents,
especially
persons
with
disabilities,
are
able
to
access
and
understand
information
that
is
shared
on
public
television
screens.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
B
O
O
O
I
also
feel
like
we
need
to
acknowledge
some
of
the
advocates
who
have
been
pushing
for
these
re
forms
in
the
city,
particularly
people
like
lisa
gene
graf,
who
has
been
very
outspoken
about
these
reforms,
not
just
online
but
in
the
community,
but
in
the
council
chamber
as
well.
Earlier
this
in
this
meeting,
we
voted
on
our
language
access
ordinance.
Thank
you
again,
which
we
hope
will
make
the
work
of
our
city
more
accessible.
O
But
despite
that
ordinance,
we
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
ensure
that
our
people
are
able
to
access
these
spaces.
This
is
what
information
justice
is
all
about.
The
work
that
will
come
out
may
be
policy
based,
but
it
may
also
mean
that
we
need
to
make
some
personal
changes
to
how
we
engage
in
the
space,
including
speaking,
more
slowly,
which
I
have
a
problem
doing
so.
Thank
you
note
to
self.
O
B
K
B
Thank
you,
councillor
braden.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
docket,
zero,
nine,
zero
eight?
Would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
counselor
bach,
counselor,
campbell,
councillor,
edwards,
counselor,
cybee,
george
councillor
flaherty,
please
add
the
chair's
name,
please
add
counselor
wu's
name
and
docket.
0908
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
city
and
neighborhood
services.
D
P
N
Federal
support
from
the
american
rescue
plan
act
through
the
end
of
2024
and,
as
you
all
know,
as
the
chair
of
the
council's
committee
on
the
covert
relief
I
serve
as
our
representative
on
the
administration's
task
force.
The
administration
recently
announced
the
launch
of
the
equitable
recovery
task
force
and
the
let's
go
better
community
engagement
campaign,
which
will
help
inform
the
public
of
the
investment
of
these
additional
recovery
dollars
as
counselors,
particularly
our
district
councils.
N
You
know
your
districts
better
than
anyone
and
also
the
needs
of
our
residents,
so
it's
imperative
that
we
have
a
seat
at
the
table
and
we
help
inform
where
these
funds
are
spent
across
priority
areas:
ongoing
public
health
response,
housing
and
food
security,
small
business
relief,
education,
the
environment.
The
list
goes
on
and
on
so
having
public
hearings
that
run
alongside.
N
I
guess
inform
us
where
they
would
like
these
very
precious
funds
to
be
spent,
so
this
is
meant
to
serve
as
sort
of
a
catch-all
it's
an
order
for
hearing,
so
anyone
has
any
specific
questions
or
concerns.
I
will
obviously
give
regular
updates
to
this
council
from
the
task
force
meetings
and
when
safe
to
do
so
through
the
chair
to
the
president.
When
we
sort
of
re-engage
those
luncheon
series
might
be
a
good
way
to
kick
off.
N
The
luncheon
series
would
have
some
members
of
the
task
force
come
in
and
engage
with
the
council,
but
looking
to
have
a
you
know,
sort
of
a
robust
and
transparent
process.
So
if
there
are
things
that
are
sort
of
percolating
in
your
respective
districts
for
those
that
are
obviously
city-wide
at
large
or
in
your
specific
committees
that
you
want
to
tie
in
to
the
american
rescue
plan
by
all
means,
this
is
sort
of
the
catch-all
order
for
a
hearing
that
will
remain
in
committee
will
keep
open
and
have
hearings
through
that
process.
P
B
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
very
briefly,
because
it's
been
a
quite
a
long
meeting.
We
still
have
many
more
things
to
address.
I
wanted
to
thank
the
incredible
partnership
and
leadership
of
concert
flaherty,
as
as
your
council
president
pro
tem,
I
created
this
committee
early
on
for
the
very
reason
that
there
is
obviously
a
behemoth
of
issues
as
it
relates
to
the
public
health
aspect,
which
council
arroyo
we're
doing
a
fine
job
shepherding
the
committee
in
that
aspect.
B
B
We
have
created
it's
a
relatively
small
committee
council
flaherty
is
the
chair
as
an
at-large
counselor
counselor
edwards
is
the
vice
chair
and
then
the
three
members
are
counsel
arroyo
and
his
capacity
is
public
health,
chair,
councilor
bach,
in
her
capacity
as
ways
and
means
chair
and
counselor
flynn
in
his
capacity
a
city
and
neighborhood
services
chair,
that's
not
to
say
that
that
will
just
be
those
five
individuals.
As
we
know,
we
have
a
very
loose
committee
interpretation,
so
everyone
is
and
will
play
a
vital
role
in
the
discussions.
B
But
the
fact
the
matter
is
when
we're
talking
about
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
that
are
going
to
be
allocated,
who,
better
than
to
help
hold
a
space
where
we
can
have
discussions
and
understanding
than
the
directly
elected
individuals
us
the
men
and
women
of
the
boston
city
council.
So
I
look
forward
to
hearings.
I
look
forward
to
continued
partnership
with
the
administration
of
running
a
transparent
and
open
process.
But
again
this
is
something
that
demands
the
council's
leadership
and
I'm
delighted
to
have
cancer
flaherty
members
of
the
committee
filling
that
role.
P
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
president,
is
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Seeing
none
would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
councillor
braden,
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
councillor,
sabi,
george
councillor
flynn,
councillor
mejia,
councillor
wu
and
please
add
the
chair.
P
D
P
P
P
J
Oh,
my
apologies
all
set.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
bob.
I
filed
the
17f,
which
sadly
may
be
largely
symbolic,
because
we
know,
frankly,
that
they're
not
always
responded
to,
sadly,
but
to
draw
attention
and
to
wait
to
the
continued
urgent
need
for
the
administration
and
police
department
to
be
transparent
in
releasing
records.
I
think
it
connects
obviously
to
the
very
next
docket,
which
is
broader
in
scope,
on
the
lack
of
response
and
transparency
to
public
records,
requests
and
foia
requests.
J
We
also
learned
that
the
globe
sued
the
city
of
boston
for
failing
to
comply
or
even
respond
to
two
dozen
public
records
requests,
including
for
public
public
police
records
involving
former
commissioner
dennis
white
and
former
officer,
patrick
rose,
and,
most
recently.
Of
course,
our
attorney
general
is
now
suing
the
police
department
for
failure
to
release
records
related
to
the
investigation
of
former
police.
Commissioner
dennis
white.
This
is
beyond
concerning.
J
I
think
it's
important
to
note
that
when
we
talk
about
transparency
across
the
entire
city
of
boston,
it's
critically
important,
but
when
you
talk
about
it
in
the
context
of
our
public
safety
agencies,
those
of
course
officers
who
are
going
out
to
protect
the
public
transparency
is
essential
because
it
builds
trust
between
the
communities.
Of
course,
we're
attempting
to
respond
to
to
police,
and
vice
versa,
and
I've
been
reminding
folks.
This
is
not
about
individual
officers.
This
is
about
a
system
and
not
individual,
not
speaking
to
individual
officers,
not
doing
a
great
job.
J
There
are
a
whole
host
of
advocates
who
responded
to
many
of
these
media
reports
who
have
said
they
face
similar
challenges
in
trying
to
get
information,
which
is
absolutely
unacceptable.
So,
hopefully
the
17f
does
the
job.
I
ask
my
colleagues
on
the
council
to
support
me
and
passing
this
so
that
these
records
are
released
immediately
to
the
public.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
councillor
campbell,
thank
you
councillor,
bach,
for
taking
over
the
deus
anyone
else,
looking
to
speak,
undocked0911,
seeing
and
hearing
none.
Would
anyone
like
to
do?
We
add
names
nope,
we
don't
add
name
17f,
sorry,
counselor
campbell,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
I'm
sorry.
I
referred
to
that
as
docket
911.
It's
actually
docket
0910
counselor
campbell,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
in
passage
of
daca
0910.
B
D
B
P
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
president,
I
have
done
my
best
to
stay
neutral
in
the
mayor's
race.
I
haven't
endorsed,
and
I
was
proud
to
work
with
this
body
and
with
the
acting
mayor
and
her
administration
to
get
a
responsible
city
budget
passed
a
month
ago,
despite
the
dynamics
of
the
campaign.
I
think
that
you
know,
I
think
all
bostonians
know
that
our
city
government
has
to
keep
working
in
the
middle
of
campaign
season
and
that
for
those
of
us
not
in
the
race.
P
I
I
think
that
one
of
those
times
is
when
we
reach
a
threshold
where
what
the
acting
mayor
is
doing
in
a
certain
arena
is
really
thwarting
our
mechanisms
of
democratic
transparency
and
accountability
at
the
local
government
level.
In
our
democracy,
as
everyone
here
knows,
we
elected
officials
are
held
accountable
by
elections.
The
people
judge
us
they
go
to
the
polls
and
they
cast
their
ballots,
but
for
all
the
focus
that
we've
rightly
placed
on
voting
access,
you
don't
just
need
a
polling
place
to
do
your
civic
duty.
P
You
need
information,
no
one
can
hold
their
elected
officials
accountable
for
things
they
don't
know
about.
So
when
information
is
kept
from
the
public
until
after
a
local
election
that
literally
breaks
that
accountability
mechanism,
we
use
that
word
accountability
all
the
time.
Well,
that's
that's
what
it
means
you
have
to
have
the
information.
Then
you
get
to
act
and
when
the
action
is
the
local
election.
You've
got
to
have
the
information
in
good
in
good
time
and
when
the
press
is
denied
public
records.
P
I
think
our
journalism,
friends
feel
it's
probably
too
rare
and
she's
only
done
it
twice
and
once
was
this
month
against
boston,
and
it's
also
pretty
much
an
action
of
last
resort
for
our
our
newspapers
and
media
companies
to
bring
a
lawsuit
around.
You
know
public
records
because
it
can
hurt
their
informal
access
and
because
only
the
larger
outlets
really
have
the
means
to
sustain
legal
cases
like
that,
but
the
globe
filed
such
a
lawsuit
again
this
month
again
against
boston
and
every
reporter.
P
I've
spoken
to
in
the
city
is
experiencing
a
pattern
of
public
records,
requests,
delayed
and
ignored
by
the
administration.
Far
past
the
deadline
spelled
out
in
law
and
then
earlier
this
week
I
think,
as
everyone
saw,
and
it
really
prompted
this
filing
by
myself.
The
administration
acknowledged
that,
in
relation
to
one
public
records
request,
the
acting
mayor
had
an
improper
heads
up
an
opportunity
to
remedy
a
mistake
that
her
rivals
were
not
given.
That's
just
wildly
unacceptable.
So
is
releasing
your
opponent's
calendars,
but
not
your
own.
P
Some
foia
requests
ask
for
data
in
formats
that
the
city
genuinely
doesn't
have
and
are
very
difficult
to
pull
together.
I
am
very
sympathetic
to
the
fact
that
sometimes
we
need
more
time
to
pull
those
things,
but
there
is
nothing
hard
about
pulling
a
calendar
and
there
is
nothing
different
about
pulling
a
counselor's
calendar
versus
an
acting
mayor's
counsel
calendar.
In
fact,
the
acting
mayor
is
still
a
counselor.
P
The
lawsuits
that
I
mentioned
are
going
to
wind
their
way
through
the
courts,
but
it
won't
be
in
time
for
voters
and
that's
really
what
what
frustrates
me
so
much
about
this
and,
what's
sort
of
so
broken
about
withholding
information
from
them
in
this
window,
there
is
no
remedy.
Later,
no
one
gets
to
go
recast
their
ballots
with
all
the
delayed
files
finally
in
hand.
You
know
it
may
well
be
that
the
administration
feels
like
you
know
that
many
of
the
foias
are
fishing
expeditions.
P
I
know
that's
something
that,
from
our
perspective,
as
elected
officials,
often
happens
in
election
season.
You
know
they
may
not
feel
like
they're
worth
the
time
great
like
you
still
got
to
fill
them
like
these
requests
are
annoying
but
they're
part
of
what
separate
us
in
the
hurley
burley
of
democratic
politics.
What
separates
a
mayor
from
a
king
or
queen,
you
know
the
voters
are
the
ones
who
get
to
decide
what
information
actually
matters.
What's
really
important,
I'm
not
willing
to
allow
the
voters
of
boston
to
be
denied
timely
information
in
this
way.
P
That's
why
today,
I
filed
this
order
under
the
charter
provision
17f
to
require
the
acting
mayor
to
provide,
within
a
week
a
complete
list
of
the
foyer
requests
that
have
been
received
and
have
been
answered
or
gone
unanswered
since
her
administration
began
in
march.
I
do
think
that
one
of
the
things
the
public
deserves
to
know
right
now
in
black
and
white,
is
what
the
eu
administration's
pattern
of
response
has
been
along
with
the
process
that
has
led
to
those
decisions.
P
Q
P
P
It's
what
we
need
for
local
democracy
to
work,
the
public's
right
to
the
newspaper
and
the
news
in
it
is
as
fundamental
as
the
right
to
the
ballot
box.
So
I'd
urge
my
colleagues
to
support
this
17f
order
today,
and
I
look
forward
to
the
cooperation
of
the
dna
administration.
I
think
this
is
something
where
we
all
have
a
duty
to
make
sure
that
it's
fixed
without
delay.
So
thank
you,
mr
president,
and
I
would
ask
for
suspension
and
passage.
B
L
And
thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
I
just
had
a
follow-up
question
would
either
be
to
council
bloc
or
council
campbell
or
who,
whoever
might
want
to
answer
it,
but
when
a
member
of
the
media
does
send
a
foia
request,
does
that
go
to
the
mayor's
office
or
does
that
go
to
the
police
department
or
or
what's
the
interaction
relationship
between
a
particular
department
and
then
the
mayor's
office?
But
why?
Why
couldn't?
If
it
went
to
a
department?
L
B
P
P
My
understanding
is
that
we
have
a
public
records
officer
and
that
these
requests
are
funneled
through
them
and
for
members
of
public
watching
at
home.
This
includes,
if
you
issue,
foia
requests
about
members
of
the
city
council.
They
still
run
through
this
sort
of
central
city
hub.
So
I
think
that
there
are
some
requests
that
are
targeted
at
department
like
matters
that
then
get
sort
of
farmed
out
to
the
department
to
go
solve
this,
and
sometimes
it
is
at
the
department
level
that
you're
experiencing
the
delay.
P
I
think
some,
I
think
sometimes
it's
going
to
be
the
public
records
officer.
Sometimes
it's
the
department
level,
and
sometimes
I
think
it's
the
press
office
and
the
fifth
floor
right,
and
I
think
that,
what's
what's
really
important
for
us
to
be
clear
on
and
for
you
know,
the
city
as
a
whole
to
get
religion
on,
is
that,
like
there
shouldn't
there
should
not
be
public
records,
requests
that
are
delayed,
because
it
is
an
inconvenient
time
for
a
set
of
information
to
come
out.
P
P
There
are
real
they're,
real
considerations,
and-
and
that's
why
you
know
if
this
was
a
report
of
one
or
two
things,
it
wouldn't
be
something
that
I
would
have
commented
on,
but
the
the
degree
of
the
sort
of
pattern
and
practice
is
really
what
makes
me
think
that
we
need
we
need
to
intervene.
Thank
you.
L
Thank
you,
counselor
book,
and
maybe
just
one
suggestion
I
think
you
kind
of
imply
to
council
book
but
shouldn't
there
be
a
like
standard
operation
procedure
for
when
these
do
come
in.
You
have
a
checklist
and
you
have
to
do
so.
Many
you
have
to
do
such
and
such
a
thing
on
a
particular
date.
Just
just
an
idea
again.
Thank
you,
council
block
for
answering
my
question
and.
P
My
apologies,
mr
president,
yeah.
If
you
look
at
number
three
in
the
in
the
17f
request,
it
asks
for
a
description
of
the
city
of
boston's
standard
operating
procedure
for
responding
to
foia
requests
in
or
including
the
protocols
for
informing
the
mayor's
office
and
the
role
of
the
mayor's
office
in
decision
making
in
regard
to
timeliness
and
response.
So
very
much
agree.
B
H
H
And
so
we
stood
up
and
said
they
should
do
it.
And
so
today,
voting
for
the
17f
is
simply
being
consistent
for
transparency
state.
I
should
do
it
so
should
the
jne
administration,
and
so
I
wanted
to
commend
the
maker.
You
have
my
full
support
and
I
also
wanted
to
note,
as
we,
I
think,
increase
the
demands
for
transparency.
H
H
Of
course
protecting
the
privacy
rights
of
certain
people
will
be
will
be
met,
and
I
think
it's
a
good
reset
if
there's
nothing
to
see
here
and
there's
nothing
to
see
here,
but
the
actual
denial
of
information
or
the
delay
makes
people
feel
that
there's
something
to
see
here
makes
people
feel
that
there's
actually
more,
maybe
than
there
really
is
so
just
be
transparent
release.
The
information
allow
the
people
to
make
a
decision,
an
informed
decision
as
to
who
they
would
like
to
be
their
representatives,
and
thank
you
again,
councillor
bach.
B
J
Thank
you,
and-
and
thank
you
council
bach,
for
your
leadership.
I
just
wanted
to
stress
one.
I
guess
two
things
one
is
yes.
Councilbox
17f
is
across
a
whole
host
of
departments,
but
the
department
that
stands
out
as
being
the
least
responsive
is
our
police
department.
I
have
had
reporters
call
me
and
say
help
me.
They
are
struggling
for
access,
they're,
struggling
for
information
within
city
hall.
J
I've
always
made
calls
to
try
to
get
to
the
bottom,
whether
it's
through
corporation
council
or
our
public
records
office,
to
see
if
there
are
legitimate
reasons,
because
there
are
as
to
why
a
department
will
not
release
records
and
their
legal
exemptions,
and
I
have
heard
that
our
public
records
office
usually
has
a
difficult
time
with
our
police
department
and
they're,
not
usually
on
the
same
page,
and
so
there's
that
layer
too,
which
is
really
troubling,
and
I
want
to
flag
that
because
it's
not
every
department
in
the
city
of
boston.
That
is
lacking
response.
J
It's
just
not
true,
but
then
the
last
piece
is
this:
even
if
a
department
says
no,
we
do
not
want
to
release
those
records.
Usually,
of
course,
the
mayor
working
with
their
corporation
council
can't-
and
so
in
this
particular
instance,
with
some
of
these
requests
in
putting
my
lawyer
hat
on,
there
is
no
legitimate
reason
as
to
why
the
police
department
should
hold
some
of
these,
and
the
acting
mayor
does
have
the
power
to
compel
release
so
that
the
ag's
office,
for
example,
does
not
intervene
so
that
other
officers
don't
intervene.
J
And
so
I
just
want
to
stress
those
points
in
particular,
as
we
look
at
the
larger
process,
but
to
remind
the
public
of
who
has
the
power
to
compel
our
department
to
release.
Information
is
squarely
within
the
office
of
the
mayor's
office,
working
in
partnership
with
their
corporation
council
and
that
the
police
department
always
rises
to
the
top
of
the
list
when
engaging
media
and
folks
in
the
press
as
to
the
lack
of
transparency
around
our
forward
request,
and
that
just
has
to
change.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
councillor
campbell
any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero,
nine
one
one
seeing
none
counselor
kenzie
box
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
nine
one
one
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
I
oppose
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
Docket
0911
has
passed
and
is
being
advanced,
moving
right
along
to
personnel
orders.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
talk
at
zero
nine
one
two.
C
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
All
right
does
anyone
have
a
late
file?
Okay,
I
apologize
there
are.
There
are
no
late
file
matters,
so
we
are
moving
on
to
the
green
sheets.
Would
anybody
wish
to
move
a
matter
from
the
green
sheets?
They
may
do
so
now
we're
going
to
start
with
councillor
edwards.
The
chair
recognizes
the
district
council
from
east
boston,
council
edwards.
H
H
B
D
So,
on
page
10
of
21
and
also
page
1
of
the
green
cheese
in
the
committee
on
government
operations,
docket
number
zero.
Eight
four
three
sponsored
by
the
mayor
message:
an
ordinance
amending
the
city
of
boston,
municipal
code,
ordinances,
10,
10-11.4,
required
notice,
chapter
x,
housing
services.
It
was
referred
to
committee
on
july,
21st,
2021.
H
Is
just
a
quick
amendment
to
a
statute
that
we
passed
last
year
that
requires
notice
requirements
for
notices
to
quit.
The
administration
did
the
prior
administration
welsh
administrated
passed
it
we
passed
it
in
this
body.
There's
been
just
a
slight
amendment
to
include
certified
mail
and
electronic
mail
as
part
of
the
notice
that
the
city
would
be
giving
out
to
tenants.
So
the
process
is
now
landlords
file.
H
B
Perfect,
thank
you,
counselor.
Would
anyone
else
really
wish
to
speak
on
this
green
sheet?
Docket
0843,
seeing
none
counselor
edwards,
then
chair
of
the
committee
on
housing,
community
development
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight
four
three,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
hereby
passed.
B
P
D
That
is
to
be
built
on
the
site
of
its
current
location
at
396
northampton
street,
in
the
city
of
boston,
including
the
payment
of
all
cost
incidental
or
related
thereto,
and
for
which
the
city
of
boston
may
be
eligible
for
a
grant
for
the
massachusetts
school
building
authority
known
as
msba
set
amount
to
be
expended
under
the
direction
of
the
public
facilities
department.
On
behalf
of
the
boston
public
schools,
this
matter
was
referred
to
the
committee
on
june
23rd
2021.
P
D
P
Thank
you,
mr
president.
As
a
reminder,
this
stock
is
for
an
appropriation
of
91
million
270
thousand
dollars
for
the
purpose
of
paying
costs,
of
designing,
constructing,
equipping
and
furnishing
a
new
building
for
the
william
e
carter
school,
for
which
the
city
may
be
eligible
for
a
grant
through
the
massachusetts
school
building
authority.
We
took
our
first
vote
on
this
docket
on
july,
21st
and
I'll
be
asking
now
for
your
second
vote
in
the
affirmative.
Before
I
do,
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
I
did
when
we
had
the
hearing.
P
I
asked
the
administration
to
come
back
to
me
with
kind
of
what
the
expected
actual
eligible
reimbursement
for
the
msba
would
be
because
they
because
they
were
having
meetings
after
our
hearing
on
it,
and
so
it's
it's
landing
right
now,
at
at
least
it
will
be
26.5
million.
I
wanted
to
sort
of
provide
the
council
with
transparency.
I
think
many
of
us
associate
the
msba
with
the
60
support
threshold
and
in
the
kind
of
roof
and
boiler
projects
that
we
talk
about.
P
That
is
what
we
experience
in
the
whole
school
rebuilds,
it's
60,
but
only
on
eligible
costs
and
there's
a
lot
of
eligible
costs
that
get
knocked
out
in
some
of
the
big
buildings.
Frankly,
partly
because
we
in
the
city
of
boston,
you
know,
do
really
great
new
school
buildings
with
lots
of
bells
and
whistles,
and
some
of
them
are
outside
agreement
of
what
the
state's
willing
to
reimburse
us
for,
and
certainly
in
this
case,
for
the
carter
school
for
these
students.
P
This
is
a
long
overdue
school
for
this
community
really
excited
about
it,
but
I
just
I
want
the
council
to
know
what
you're
authorizing,
and
so
people
should
know
that
when
you
look
at
that,
91
million
number
you
take
26.5
out
of
it,
and
then
the
remainder
is
is
what
the
city
is
going
to
be
covering
in
bonding
costs
functionally.
So
with
that.
Mr
president,
I
would
ask
now
for
a
second
vote
in
the
affirmative,
reminding
colleagues
that
this
does
need
a
two-thirds
majority
on
this
vote,
as
it
did
on
the
first
one.
B
I
D
Council
arroyo:
yes,
councillor:
baker,
aye,
council
baker.
I
council
block
aye
council
block
eye
council,
braden,
council
brayden
and
I
councillor
campbell
councillor,
edwards
counselor,
edward's,
eye
counselor,
sabi
george
counselor
sabi
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor,
mejia,
council,
mejia,
yes,
councilor,
o'malley,.
D
B
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
clerk.
Anyone
else
looking
to
pull
something
from
the
green
sheets,
which
I've
just
noticed,
are
no
longer
green.
Moving
on
then
to
the
consent
agenda.
I
may
have
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
zero
additions
to
the
consent
agenda.
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
as
presented
all
those
in
favor.
Please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed,
nay.
The
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted.
Was
anyone
like
to
make
an
announcement?
The
chair
recognizes
the
district
council
from
east
boston,
councilor
edwards.
H
L
B
P
P
I
I
wanted
to
much
closer
to
home,
just
it's
a
bit
jarring
of
a
shift
but
recognize
community
boating.
That's
in
my
district.
There
is
a
resolution
in
the
packet,
but
it's
their
75th
anniversary
and
they've
been
providing
accessible
sailing
for
you
know,
kids
from
all
over
boston,
some
amazing
sailing
for
folks
who
are
just
differently
abled.
I
learned
to
sail
there
as
a
kid
for
one
dollar
all
summer.
P
It's
just
an
incredible
resource
and
an
example
of
of
how
you
can
creatively
use
a
public
good
like
the
esplanade
and
the
river
extending
off
of
it,
and
so
just
you
know
there
it's
a
sailing
for
all
kind
of
place,
and
I
just
really
wanted
to
commend
them
and
say
I'm
proud
to
be
their
counselor,
I'm
very
proud
to
be
honoring
them
and
thank
all
the
councillors
for
voting
in
the
consent
agenda
to
honor
them
in
their
75th
anniversary.
So
thank
you,
mr
president.
B
A
B
K
B
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
liz
braden
as
a
co-sponsor
on
zero,
nine
zero.
Four,
I
will
say
very
briefly
three
quick
items.
Oh
then
we'll
we'll
I'll
go
and
then
I'll
go
to
you
counselor
here.
First,
we
are
extending
the
civilian
review
board
application
by
a
month.
Deadline
now
is
september.
20Th,
it's
been
updated
on
our
website.
I'd
urge
each
and
every
one
of
us
to
please
share
the
portal.
It's
under
the
news
section
on
the
boston
city,
council
page.
B
You
want
to
have
as
many
applicants
as
as
possible.
Secondly,
I
wanted
to
thank
you
commend
my
two
interns
tom
and
jacob.
It's
their
last
week.
They've
done
a
great
job
as
someone
who
started
as
an
intern
for
a
city
councillor.
Thank
you,
gentlemen,
and
finally
wanted
to
acknowledge
michelle
goldberg
from
central
staff
who
is
getting
married,
I
believe
within
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
so
we
wanted
to
wish
her
well,
we
can
do
a
round
of
applause
for
michelle,
congratulations
and
then.
B
M
B
B
B
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals.
We
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
here
in
the
inela
chamber
on
wednesday
september
15th
at
12
noon.
All
in
favor
of
adjournment,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
council
is
hereby
adjourned.