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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on December 2, 2019
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Docket #0184 - An ordinance reauthorizing condominium conversion protections in the City of Boston
A
By
my
colleague
vice
chair
and
also
lead
sponsor
the
ordinance
authorizing
condominium
conversion
protections
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
we
are
addressing
docket
zero.
One.
Eight
four
and
we
are
joined
here
by
Chief
Sheila
Dillon
from
Robin
neighborhood
services
and
also
Bob
Garrett
chief
legal
counsel
to
managing
director
sounds
great
and
we're
joined
by
my
colleague,
city
council,
lydia,
redwoods,
and
also
my
colleague
city
council
up
Matt
O'malley,
and
we
are
here
today
to
discuss
this
matter
of
just
one
housekeeping
matter.
A
I
know
that
on
the
initially
filed
ordinance
we
have
a
change
that
needs
to
be
read
into
the
record
and
it's
a
section.
1
basically
says
theater
deigned
by
the
city
of
Boston
as
follows:
section
1,
section,
5
of
chapter
8
of
the
ordinances
of
1999,
is
revised
such
that
the
phrase
quote.
2014
is
stricken
where
a
P
is
in
the
phrase.
2019
is
substituted
and
then
additional
language
be
retained.
A
In
the
city
of
Boston,
section
1,
section
2,
2
0
of
chapter
10
of
the
Boston
Municipal
Code
is
revised
such
that
the
date
December
31st
2019
is
stricken
where
a
P
is
and
the
phrase
December
31st
2020
is
substituted
in
its
place
by
L
PI.
The
City
Council
so
just
want
to
get
those
those
two
manners
on
the
record
from
the
originally
filed
document.
So
with
that,
my
colleague
lead
sponsor,
wants
to
just
give
an
opening
comment
and
we'll
turn
it
over
to
administration,
and
hopefully
this
can
be
a
quick
hearing.
Thank.
B
B
This
conversation
is
about
a
short-term
renewal,
because
many
of
the
protections
that
we
have
in
there
include
the
right
protections
for
low-income
individuals,
low
to
moderate
income,
individuals,
elderly
and
disabled,
which
allows
them
up
to
five
years
to
prevent
the
eviction
right
of
first
refusal
just
cause
eviction.
We
also
this.
The
current
version
only
applies
to
units
that
are
four
or
more
units.
B
We
are
looking
now
at
different
issues
and
some
loopholes
that
we
need
to
close,
for
example,
when
people
purchase
homes
and
clear
out
the
building
and
then
claim
their
no
tenants
to
notify
about
a
condo
conversion,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
looking
at
also
the
class
of
individuals
where
I'd
mention
it's
just
low
income,
elderly
and
disabled.
Are
there
other
classes
of
individuals
that
are
deserving
of
protections?
B
There's
also
questions
of
whether
the
four
or
more
units
limit
is
still
applicable
and
should
be
looking
at
lowering
that
limit
to
two
and
three-story
buildings
unit
buildings.
Excuse
me,
so
these
are
all
wonderful
conversations
that
we've
started,
but
before
we
renew
for
in
another
five
years,
we
think
it's
better
to
renew
for
one
year
and
have
this
continued
conversation,
so
we
can
close
the
loophole.
B
Look
at
the
different
classes,
look
at
their
protections
afforded
including
right
to
right
of
refusal,
just
cause
eviction
as
I
mentioned,
and
have
that
conversation
robust
conversation
and
then,
by
the
end
of
next
year,
December
31st
2020.
We
extend
for
what
is
our
typical
term
of
five
years,
so
I
wanted
to
put
that
out
there
for
my
colleague
colleagues
here
today
to
understand
what
we're
doing
today,
basically
maintaining
the
language
acknowledging
where
there's
some
things
we
need
to
work
on
and
then
promising
or
committing
to
work
on
them
in
the
year.
A
At
that
time,
so
this
matter
was
also
sponsored
by
our
other
colleague
city
counsel,
Josh
Zakim
as
well,
and
as
mentioned,
it
seeks
to
extend
protections
last
updated
in
2014
for
residents
of
covered
properties,
a
notice
period
right
of
first
refusal
to
purchase
the
unit.
Relocation
assistance
just
cause
addiction
in
relocation
benefits.
If
the
unit
is
converted
to
a
condominium,
I'd
like
to
note
that
this
hearing
is
being
streamed
on
Boston
City,
Council
TV
online,
also
being
recorded
and
broadcast
on
Conte
channel
8
RCN
channel
82
in
Verizon
1964.
A
Anyone
here
wishing
to
offer
public
testimony
may
do
so
now
by
signing
the
sheet
at
the
entrance
of
the
chamber
and
now
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
Sheila
Dillon
chief
of
Housing
and
Neighborhood
Development,
who
will
be
providing
testimony
on
behalf
of
the
administration
and
she's
also
joined
by
Bob
from
the
from
D&D.
Welcome
great.
C
Boston
is
able
to
provide
tenant
protections
because
the
state,
through
a
state
enabling
Act
enacted
enabling
cities
and
towns
to
regulate
the
conversion
of
residential
property
to
the
condominium
forms
of
ownership,
and
while
this
state
it
laid
out
some
protections
it
does
give,
it
does
give
authority
to
the
cities
to
strengthen
those
protections
and
and
right
now,
Boston
has
has
very
good
protections
on
the
books.
They're
not
perfect,
but
if
I
could
just
summarize
them
very
quickly
right
now,
if
you
are
low
or
moderate-income,
you
are
elderly
or
you
are
handicapped.
C
You
have
to
be
given
a
five-year
notice
to
leave.
If
the
owner
intends
to
convert
to
condominiums,
you
are
to
receive
6,000
for
all
tenants
or
10,000
moving
expenses
if
you
are
elderly,
low-income
and
handicapped,
and
it
also
provides
tents
with
Just
Cause
eviction
during
this
notice
period.
So
these
are
good,
but
these
are
good
protections
and
they
give
people
a
chance
to
plan
and
and
make
other
arrangements.
C
However,
as
councillor
Edwards
mentioned,
oftentimes,
the
tenants
are
long
gone
by
the
time
a
developer
comes
in
to
convert
the
buildings,
it
won't
be
sinister,
but
knowing
that
these
are
in
place,
oftentimes
owners
of
multifamily
buildings
will
sell
buildings
empty
because
they
are
more
desirable,
especially
to
developers
that
want
to
do
condo
conversions.
So
we
look
forward
to
working
with
the
City
Council
I'm
figuring
out
how
to
strengthen
these
protections,
how
to
make
sure
that
the
tenants
that
were
asked
to
leave
know
about
these
protections
early
or
those
look-back
visions
that
are
really
enforceable.
A
C
I
think
all
of
this
can
be
looked
at
and
it
may
be
time
to
adjust
upward
and
give
people
even
more
money
to
make
you
know,
move
and
set
themselves
up
in
other
locations.
So
I
think
we
can
look
at
that.
What
is
more
complicated
is
looking
at
the
number
of
units
that
we
can,
that
we
can
oversee
I
will
ask
Bob
to
sort
of
outline
this
for
because
I
think
it's
important.
D
A
C
We
did,
we
did
run
the
data
since
2015,
since
2015
1020
buildings
have
been
converted
from
apartments
to
condominiums,
representing
two
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty
eight
apartments
and
I.
As
you
know,
following
up
on
our
earlier
comment
here,
eighty-nine
percent
of
the
conversions
have
occurred
in
one
to
three
family
buildings,
so
the
vast
majority
are
happening
in
two
and
three
family
buildings.
A
Already
Flynn
housekeeping
council
is
a
can
just
wanted
me
to
read
into
the
record
dear
council,
Flaherty
I'm.
Sorry
I
cannot
be
present
for
today's
committee
hearing
on
target
zero.
One.
Eight
four
regarding
condominium
conversion
protections
as
previous
chair,
the
Committee
on
housing
and
community
development.
I
know
how
important
these
protections
can
be
in
preventing
the
displacement
of
long
term
residents.
This
ordinance
provides
vital
benefits
to
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
residents,
particularly
seniors
and
those
with
disabilities.
B
The
only
way
then
and
I
apologize
I
don't
have
the
home
or
I
guess
it
was
the
enabling
act
that
discussed
four
more
units,
its
formal
units
in
a
building
or
owned
four
more
units
to
be
in
total
at
the
person
who
owns
the
building
it's
in
a
building.
So
the
only
way
to
fix
that
then,
is
through
a
home
roll
petition
to
amend
the
enabling
act.
D
B
So
at
this
point,
then,
what's
on
that?
Can
we
just
run
through
what's
on
the
table,
for
us
to
look
at
for
that
in
the
next
year?
One
there's
the
love,
the
individuals
that
the
the
the
current
ordinance
protects,
which
includes
low
to
moderate
income,
elderly
and
disabled,
so
there's
the
class
of
individuals.
We
could
look
at
then
there's
the
the
amount
of
relocation
funds,
that's
right
and
then
the
is
there
additions.
Is
there
a
difference
between
the
relocation,
assistance
and
relocation
benefits?
No
no
means.
B
A
B
I
mean
those
those
individuals
technically
if
they
were
elderly,
low
to
moderate,
moderate
income
or
disabled
had
every
right
to
stay
there
for
another
five
years,
but
they're
wrong
correct.
So
what
do
we
do
and
as
a
city?
And
so
that's
one
of
our
challenges?
How
do
we
work
with
maybe
the
Registry
of
Deeds
figuring
out
all
these
different
things
right.
C
We
had
thought
about
some
kind
of
extra
permit
or
extra
approval
that
a
condo
developer
would
need
to
provide
to
the
city
telling
us
who
was
living
there
when
they
let
you
know
so
that
they
would
be
buying
something
with
eyes,
wide
open
that
they
had
obligation.
So
but
I
think
these
are
our
details
we
can
get
into.
But
we
too
would
like
to
make
sure
that
the
residents
that
we're
living
there
know
of
their
rights
and
and
get
those
get
those
benefits
before
they
leave.
But.
B
A
There
any
opportunity
now,
where
we're
seeing
where
folks
have
not
registered
properly
for
their
Airbnb
ease
that
they
missed
the
window.
If
you
will
so
there's,
there
are
potential
available
properties
that
would
sort
of
fall
into
this
category,
where
they're
gonna
be
removed
from
the
platform.
So
they're
not
gonna,
be
able
to
sort
of
advertise
they
our
Airbnb
unit,
but
my
expectation
would
be
that
would
see
a
significant
number
of
units,
potentially
maybe
coming
back
online.
It's.
C
A
very
good
point
there
may
be
because
of
December
1st.
If
you
didn't
have
a
registration
number
a
year,
you
have
to
actually
rent
an
apartment
to
a
tenant
right,
so
we
might
see
people
that
were
used
to
making
a
certain
amount
of
money
on
them,
and
now
those
properties
aren't
as
desirable
to
own.
So
we
may
see
more
come
on
the
market.
It's
a
very
good
point,
so
that
does
I
think
make
you
know.
E
Thank
you,
council
fire.
It
in
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
panelists
for
your
work
on
this
important
issue,
but
especially
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council,
Edwards
and
council
as
a
come
for
their
they'll
work
on
filing
this
reauthorization.
It's
important
that
we
have
this
condo
conversion
ordinance
in
place
so
that
we
can
continue
to
protect
our
tenants
who
might
face
displacement
due
to
condo
conversions,
as
we
all
know
we're
in
a
housing
crisis.
E
So
we
need
all
the
tools
available
to
help
our
working
families
or
our
immigrant
neighbors
as
well.
Our
elderly
persons
with
debility
disabilities
to
stay
in
our
neighborhoods.
The
condo
conversion
ordinance
is
important
tool
that
provides
protections
such
as
a
notice
period,
writer
for
refusal
to
purchase
the
unit,
relocation,
assistance
and
benefits.
So
it's
an
important
one.
It's
I
think
we
can
use
this
as
a
road
map
for
other
types
of
measures
to
provide
protections
against
displacement.
E
That's
unconscionable
in
our
city,
you
know,
with
our
city,
is
booming
everyone's
making
a
lot
of
money
developers
are
making
a
lot
of
money
and
who's
paying
the
price
Florida's
these
seniors
that
have
been
living
in
Boston
for
a
long
period
of
time.
You
know
you
know
a
persons
with
disabilities
are
immigrants.
So
you
know
these
developers
are
pushing
these
longtime
residents
out
there
pushing
out
vulnerable
people,
our
neighbors,
very
unfair.
E
That's
not
what
Boston
is
all
about.
I
believe
that
tenants
who
have
lived
in
properties
for
five
years
or
more
should
be
provided
at
least
one
year's
notice
to
vacate
following
property
transfers,
maybe
longer
maybe
five
years,
along
with
information
regarding
resources
available
to
assist
with
searching
for
new
housing
while
seeing
is
the
disabled,
low
income
residents
should
be
afforded,
maybe
twice
that
reauthorizing.
This
ordinance
is
very
important
again.
E
B
My
good
friend
and
colleague,
councillor
Flynn.
We
are
because
of
all
those
suggestions
that
you
mentioned.
We
realized
we're
running
up
against
the
clock.
This
will
sunset
on
December
31st
of
this
year,
and
so,
instead
of
doing
the
five-year
extension
well,
we've
thought
made
more
efficient
and
allowed
us
the
time
to
really
get
to
the
real
crux
of
these
issues
is
a
one-year
extension
this
time
to
go
to
December
31st
2020.
By
that
time,
councillor
Flynn
we
based
on
all
the
suggestions.
You
just
made
several
suggestions.
B
E
E
C
E
C
E
I'd
like
to
get
the
addresses
I
was
over
there
this
weekend
and
I
was
by
the
row
houses
that
you've
met
me
also
yep.
She
are
in
council
Authority
as
well
and
I
know.
I
know
we
are
making
some
progress
working
with
working
with
the
community,
but
what?
How
can
we
ensure
that
our
long
time,
immigrants
in
our
city,
whether
it's
in
my
district
or
someone
else's
district?
E
What
protections
are
we
giving
them
that
they're
just
not
going
to
be
pushed
out
of
this
city
for
the
sake
of
a
developer
because
they
want
to
they
want
that
piece
of
property
and
they
want
to
make
money,
and
so
what
do
we
do?
We
push
the
immigrant
neighbors
right
out
out
of
the
place,
so
a
developer
can
can
build
it.
What
do
we?
What
are
we
doing
to
prevent
that?
So.
C
We
have
some
tools
and
and
know.
As
we
talked
about
last
week,
we
are
trying
to
build
a
lot
of
additional
affordable
housing,
especially
in
neighborhoods
like
Chinatown
and
East
Boston,
where
we're
seeing
rents
rise
and
we
do
have.
We
are
seeking
permission
from
the
state
we're
very,
very
close
to
allowing
us,
as
we
do
build
new
units
to
give
priority
to
families
in
individuals
that
are
rent
burdened
to
get
those
new
units,
so
that
would
be.
That
would
be
very,
very
helpful.
E
C
In
the
90s,
so
we
don't
have
those
kind
of
protections.
So
what
we
do
is
we
we
work
very
very
hard
all
day,
long
to
talk
to
owners
and-
and
you
know,
ask
them
to
do
the
right
thing.
So
I
think
we
need
to
increase
supply,
make
sure
the
president
we,
the
affordable
housing
that
we
have
in
neighborhoods.
We
we
preserve
and
then
all
we
can
do
around.
Rent
protections
is
appeal
to
owners.
C
Better
selves-
and
you
know,
ask
them
very
very
you
know,
politely
but
strongly
not
to
raise
rents
to
the
point
where
people
have
to
leave
so
we're
doing
everything
we
can
within
the
tools
that
we
have
counselor
we're,
also
working
with
councilor,
Edwards
and
others
to
have
nonprofits
buy
buildings
that
that
with
existing
tenants
in
them,
and
we
need
to
scale
that
that
that
program
up,
we
just
celebrated
our
75th
unit
in
East
Boston.
It
might
not
sound
like
a
lot,
but
there
were
75
families
in
living
in
those
units.
E
D
E
Look
across
my
district
when
I
was
when
I
was
a
kid
and
it
was.
It
was
a
city
of
working-class
families,
of
low-income
residents
of
elderly,
of
persons
with
disabilities
and
right
now,
I
see
a
lot
of
young,
wealthy
people
and
people
call
that
progress
I,
don't
necessarily
call
it
progress
when
we
evict
immigrants
when
we
evict
seniors
when
we
in
vicked
long
time,
residents
that
have
that
have
been
here
for
a
long
period
of
time
that
are
struggling
to
make
ends
meet
Boston
should
be
a
City
for
everybody,
especially
for
low-income
workers.
E
I
think
we
kind
of
lost
our
soul
when
we
lost
rent
control
many
years
ago
and
I
don't
I,
don't
really
think
we.
We
did
a
good
job
of
fighting
back
for
our
tenants
in
support
of
our
tenants.
So
you
know
maybe
this
is
this
is
an
opportunity
to
do
that
so
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councillor.
Edwards
counsel
is
a
command
in
council
fire
T.
Thank
thank
you
to
the
Walsh
administration
in
to
the
pianos
as
well.
A
Thank
You,
council,
fun
and
Chief
Justice
thinking
of
this
five
five
cases
this
month
alone,
just
for
the
month
of
November,
a
note
or
in
council
fun,
a
nice
neighborhood
one
was
a
nice
tea.
One
was
in
Charlestown,
both
a
councillor
Edwards
district
and
one
was
in
Dorchester
where
you
have
middle-aged
or
older
adult
living
with
an
elderly
parent
parent
dies,
other
siblings
and
or
their
spouses
get
involved.
They
then
probate
the
home.
That
person
basically
gets
evicted
and
you
got
two
issues
going
on
there.
A
Damn
you
know
they're
they're,
making
they're
making
making
enough
money,
but
not
enough
to
qualify
for
any
of
the
affordable
housing
programs,
but
not
enough
to
afford
their
own
place
with
the
fact
that
they're
gonna
get
a
windfall
if
they're
gonna
be
the
beneficiaries
of
the
sale
of
the
estate
and,
as
you
know,
a
lot
of
the
property
being
sold
now,
particularly
for
elderly
folks.
That
is
where
there
are
no
encumbrances,
there's
no
mortgages
on
them.
Average
price
you
can
envision.
A
A
But
then
there's
gonna
be
a
period
of
time
where
they're
gonna
get
a
little
bit
of
a
windfall
right.
It's
gonna
knock
them
out
of
the
box
and
I
just
don't
know
what,
if
any
consideration
is
being
given
to
sort
of
that
category
and
it's
happening
more
often
I'm
hearing
it
more
often
I
know
my
colleagues
will
be
here
and
get
more
often
and
their
lifelong
residents
of
the
city.
A
There
you
add
tremendous
value
to
to
our
neighborhoods
and
those
are
the
folks
we
don't
want
to
lose
and
unfortunately,
through
no
fault
of
their
own,
it's
there
was
a
death
in
their
family
and
and
the
properties
being
probated
and
they're
not
making
enough
to
be
able
to
hang
on
so
I
know,
there's
worse
situations,
but
I
just
want
to
put
that
in
the
category
is
there's
a
group
of
folks
that
are
are
being
priced
out
as
well,
and
if
there's
anything
we
can
do
for
them.
So.
C
I,
you
know
I
I
agree
we're
getting
the
calls
as
well,
not
so
much.
The
probate
calls
maybe
getting
more
of
those
just
just
elderly
people
being
asked
to
leave
for
various
reasons
we
did
file
the
mayor
filed
a
bill
at
the
State
House
and
it
said
two
things
that
elderly
people
could
not
be
evicted
unless
there
was
just
cause.
D
C
The
cause
could
not
be
rent
increases,
they
could
only
rent
raise
the
rents
5%
per
year.
I've
worked
really
hard
on
trying
to
move
that
bill
out
of
committee
and
it's
got
very
little
traction
and
it
was
a
start
of
talking
about
the
right
thing
to
do
rent
regulation,
all
of
the
above.
But
it's
it's
just
I've.
C
You
know
it's
frustrating
because
I
think
we
see
situations
on
the
ground
and
then
we
have
to
so
often
go
up
to
the
Statehouse
to
get
permission
to
do
what
we
think
is
right
and
sorry
if
I
sound
a
little
frustrated.
It
is
very
frustrating
because
you,
you
know
you
look
around.
You
go
wow.
No
one
should
be
taking
our
seniors
and
asking
them
to
leave
a
short
notice
or
raising
the
rents.
You
say
we're
gonna
do
something
about
it
and
then
the
bills
languish
up
at
the
Statehouse.
So
it
is
frustrating.
C
We
are
also
trying
to
build
a
lot
of
additional
senior
housing
with
the
range
of
incomes,
some
more
middle
and
some
very
low,
and
we've
got
a
pipeline
of
about
a
thousand
units
which
was
really
hard
to
do
because
we
just
we
didn't.
We
didn't
see
a
pipeline
of
new
elderly
housing,
so
we're
working
really
hard
on
advancing
that
as
well
and
almost
every
neighborhood.
C
A
I
use
the
example:
it's
you
know,
it's
the
kid
that's
born
or
raised
in
the
city
that
you
know
to
college
educated,
they're
strapped
with
some
student
loan
debt.
They
have
a
pretty
good
entry-level
job,
then
I
crushing
it,
but
they
make
in
just
a
little
too
much
to
qualify
for
any
of
that
other,
but
they're
carrying
some
debt.
They
got
their
student
loan
dead
and
and
some
other
dead
end
there's.
A
What
can
we
do
for
that,
because
those
are
folks
that
again
they're
the
ones
that
played
Little
League
in
your
hockey
and
they
grew
up
on
our
neighborhoods,
that's
where
their
family,
their
support
system,
is
and
we're
starting
to
see
them,
go
down
and
hang
them
and
Weymouth
and
Marshfield,
etc,
and
then
for
those
in
Liddy's
district.
It's
an
interesting
thing.
People
from
South
Boston
go
South
people
in
her
district
code
North,
so
she
sees
more
Stoneham
and
Malden
in
Medford,
but
but.
A
They
leave
Boston
and
we
want
to
try
to
capture
that.
So,
while
we're
trying
to
take
care
of
the
most
vulnerable,
we
also
do
have
a
segment
of
society
neighborhoods.
That
really
really
want
to
continue
to
be
part
of
the
fabric
of
our
community.
Then
again,
they're
just
just
missing
the
mark
on
qualifying
for
anything,
but
yet
they
have
some
debt
that
they
have
to.
That
has
to
be
factored
in
and
and
it's
like,
what
can
we
do
it?
A
Can
we
move
the
percentages
even
if,
on
a
particular
project,
it's
two
units,
our
higher
higher
bracket,
they
just
trying
to
be
all
encompassing
and
trying
to
protect
as
many
city
residents,
and
that's
the
that's.
What
we're
hearing,
whether
it's
the
probate
situation
or
it's,
the
young
man,
a
woman,
that's
graduated
from
school
and
there's
a
pretty
good
entry-level
job,
but
just
can't
yeah
qualify
for
anything
but
wants
to
stay,
but
they
can't
afford
anything
in
the
neighborhood
that
they
were
born
and
raised
in
yeah
I.
C
Think
you
raised
two
good
and
two
interesting
ideas
and
one
I'm
starting
to
look
at.
Can
we
do?
Can
we
start
working
with
the
banks
and
a
mortgage
product
that
would
somehow
allow
people
to
buy
modest
priced
homes
and
also
start
paying
off
student
debt?
Is
there
a
way
of
combining
those
two?
There
is
a
program,
let
me
know
yeah,
but
we
I
think
we
should
look
at
I.
C
Think
it's
a
really
good
idea
and
then
one
other
thing
we
met
last
week
with
a
lot
of
the
private
developers
in
Boston
and
saying
that
you
know
where
we're
working
really
hard
to
build
more
affordable
housing
as
much
as
we
can
on
city
land,
we're
working
really
hard
at
it
and
it
would
it
would
it
really.
We
really
do
need
the
market
to
respond
and
build
something.
You
know
that's
more
moderately
priced
for
for
folks
that
want
to
buy
a
new
home
or
that
are
making.
C
A
D
C
A
Much
but
yet
again,
they're
they're
sort
of
house
rich
cash,
poor.
They
sell
their
house
they're
gonna,
get
a
windfall
they're
gonna
knock
themselves
out
of
the
box
for
any
of
those,
but
they
would
very
much
like
to
be
maybe
in
sort
of
a
senior
community
very
well
and
how
we
could
kind
of
mm-hmm.
I
guess
bridge
that
gap
of
someone
that
again
is
fixed
income
until
they
sell
the
property
the
minute
they
sell,
the
property
they
get
a
windfall.
A
A
And
there's
not
a
one
size
fits
all.
If
we
can
start
to
think
about
these
different
sort
of
groups
and
categories
of
individuals
who
live
in
our
city
and
have
made
the
city
the
great
City
than
it
is,
and
they
want
to
stay,
how
do
we
keep
them
here
and
I
know?
That's
the
challenge.
I
know
you
work
extremely
hard
to
try
to
find
answers
for
that,
but
just
why
we're
talking
about
I
wanted
to
throw
out
a
couple
scenarios
that
have
been
percolating.
Those.
C
Are
no,
those
are
good
suggestions.
There
is.
There
is
the
model
it's
on
the
border
of
JP
and
West
Roxbury,
the
Sophia
snow
house,
where
people
that
sold
their
homes
were
able
to
almost
buy
in
they
do
they
buy
in.
They
live
there
very,
very
reasonably
because
they're
taking
their
asset
and
they're
buying
in
and
then
when
they
leave
either
when
they
pass
away
or
when
they
leave
go
into
a
different
situation.
C
They
get
like
90
percent
of
what
they
bought
in
and
what
they
paid
to
buy
in
back
or
their
family
does,
and
it's
it
is
a
model
that
to
life
in
Brighton
is
looking
at
as
well.
So
I
think
there
are
those
situations
where
people's
incomes
are
limited,
but
they
do
have
an
asset.
So
how
do
we
work
with
them
to
make
sure
that
they
have
a
safe
living
situation
and.
C
A
A
Else,
good
in
the
else
of
us
good,
so
that
will
conclude
the
hearing
with
respect
to
dark.
It's
zero
one,
eight
four,
an
ordinance
reauthorizing
condominium
conversion
protections
in
the
city
of
Boston.
That
matter
was
sponsored
by
council,
lady
redwoods
and
council
shaken
and
referred
to
the
Committee
on
chairing
the
16th
and
the
Committee
on
government
operations
is
adjourned.
Thank
you.