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Environmental Justice, Resiliency & Parks - Docket #0822 - A hearing regarding appointments to the BERDO Review Board
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city
council
will
be
conducting
this
hearing
virtually
via
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being
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city
council
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carry
out
its
responsibilities
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ensuring
that
there
is
public
access
to
its
deliberations
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hearing
is,
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being
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and
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public.
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Testimony
will
be
taken
at
the
end
of
this
hearing
and,
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
please
email,
Megan
Kavanaugh
at
megan.kavanaugh
at
boston.gov
for
the
link.
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
number
0822.
This
matter
was
sponsored
by
the
mayor
and
was
referred
to.
The
committee
on
environmental
justice,
residency
and
parks
on
April
26
of
2023.
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docket0822
is
a
message
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
Matt
O'malley.
As
a
member
of
the
building,
emissions
reduction
and
disclosure
review
board
for
term
expiring,
April
24th
2026.,
we
are
not
joined
by
any
members
of
the
administration
today.
So
I
would
just
like
to
turn
it
over
to
Mr
O'malley
for
any
opening
remarks
and
then
we'll
jump
right
into
questions.
Mr,
Romania.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
good
afternoon
great
to
be
with
you
all.
Virtually
it's
always
great
to
see
my
former
colleagues
who've
joined
as
well.
My
name
is
Matt
O'malley
I
for
11
years
had
the
incredible
honor
of
being
the
district
six
City
councilor,
as
well
as
the
for
that
entire
duration
chair
the
committee
on
the
environment.
C
I
was
truly
honored
when
mayor
Wu
invited
me
to
apply
to
nominate
to
nominate
me
to
serve
on
the
Berto
board,
because
it
truly
encapsulates
a
lot
of
my
legislative
work
on
this
body
in
2012.
I
began
working
with
then
mayor,
Tom,
Menino
and
then
Chief
Brian,
sweat
on
the
first
Birdo
ordinance.
It
was
an
acronym
in
those
days
for
the
building,
energy
reporting
and
disclosure
ordinance,
and
it
was
a
benchmarking
tool.
It
seems
quaint
now,
but
it
was
quite
controversial
at
the
time
and
it
nearly
didn't
pass.
C
A
funny
thing
happened
after
it
did
indeed
pass
and
was
signed
into
law
by
Mayor.
Menino
is
that
you
began
to
see
many
large
building
owners
recognize
that
environmental
sustainability
changes
would
often
almost
always
save
money.
I've
often
said
that
every
fiscal
conservative
ought
to
be
an
environmentalist,
because
switching
to
energy,
efficient
utility
usage
is
going
to
save
you
money
that
was
back
in
2013.
C
fast
forward
to
eight
years
later,
and
my
final
year
on
the
council,
I
worked
very
very
closely
with
first
Mayor
Marty
Walsh,
then
acting
mayor,
Kim,
Janey
and
then
finally,
mayor
Michelle
Wu,
who
was
a
tried
and
true
partner
of
mine,
particularly
in
environmental
issues.
Through
the
years
on
Berto
2.0,
we
kept
the
acronym.
We
changed,
the
definition
to
mean
building
or
Boston's
emissions
reduction,
disclosure
ordinance
and
the
response
couldn't
have
been
more
different
than
that
initial
piece
of
legislation.
It
passed
unanimously,
working
with
first
Chief
cook,
then
now
Chief
Mariana
white
Hammond.
C
C
We
are
in
12
U.S
cities,
including
Boston
and
Cambridge,
where
our
corporate
headquarters
is
based
out
of
and
I'm
overseeing
our
decarbonization
efforts.
There
we
are
leading
in
best-in-class
technology.
It's
been
really
worthwhile,
both
professionally
and
personally,
to
be
able
to
continue
this
work
on
the
other
side
of
the
Ledger
as
it
were,
and
I'm
really
excited
for
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
serve
in
a
small
way
with
this
board.
C
One
thing
that
we
were
very
intentional
about
when
we
were
crafting
the
legislation
is
having
an
Advisory
board
that
really
came
from
community,
so
I
know
there's
some
incredible
folks,
many
of
whom
I
know
before.
As
you
know,
Madam
chair
I
put
some
special
language
to
make
sure
that
the
chair
of
the
environment
committee
would
have
a
seat
as
well.
So
look
forward
to
working
with
you
into
clearly
implementing
some
really
Innovative
strong
Solutions
use
my
expertise
and
my
unique
perspective.
As
someone
who
was
in
the
public
sector
now
in
the
private
sector.
C
Obviously
it
goes
without
saying.
I
would
recuse
myself
for
many
projects
that
are
associated
with
vicinity
energy,
my
current
employer,
but
there's
a
real
opportunity
for
us
to
lead
and
make
this
the
best
the
best
in
the
country,
the
best
implemented
plan
in
the
country
and
I'll
just
close
with
this,
because
you've
been
generous
with
your
time
as
I
mentioned
facilities
in
12
different
cities.
C
We
know
that
every
city,
particularly
older
cities,
the
largest
source
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
come
from
buildings
nearly
more
than
two-thirds
in
Boston
Philly,
the
numbers
closer
to
three-fourths,
because
it's
a
more
dense
City
so
by
tackling
and
decarbonizing
and
electrifying,
and
taking
advantage
of
new
technology
of
these
of
of
what's
existing
out
there
to
use
both
the
carrot
and
the
stick
approach
of
a
city
working.
We
will
have
a
profound,
profound,
successful
impact
on
lowering
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
making
sure
that
Boston
is
an
international
leader
on
sustainability.
B
Thank
you
so
much
Mr
O'malley
I'm,
going
to
take
care
of
the
floor
to
my
Council
colleagues
to
ask
any
questions
and
then
I
will
ask
my
questions
at
the
end,
for
the
record
I
want
to
share
that.
We
have
also
been
joined
by
counselor
from
District
9
Council
Elvis
Braden.
That's
what
everybody
and
welcome
I
am
going
to
start
with
counselor
at
large
Michael
Clarity
Council
Clarity.
You
have
before.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair
Services,
great
to
be
here
it's
great
to
see
you
Matt
I've,
served
with
a
lot
of
members
of
the
Boston
city
council,
a
lot
of
green
thumbs
and
a
lot
of
climate
resiliency
and
climate
Justice,
Champions
and
oftentimes
remind
folks,
council,
president
Flynn
and
I.
Our
efforts
would
save
the
harbor
save
the
bay
as
part
of
the
Boston
Harbor.
A
Cleanup
I
like
to
talk
about
my
efforts
around
single
stream
Recycling
and
the
famous
recycle,
with
Michael
program
that
we
had
launched
at
one
point,
but
I
have
to
say
that
everyone
I've
served
with
the
consulate.
Who's
who's
led
the
assets
around
decarbonization
and
sustainability
assets.
You
have
been
Second
To
None
your
time
and
attention
to
that
issue.
As
the
lead
author
and
Lead
Community
collaborative
Alberto
has
I
had
a
front
row
seat
watching
as
it
hatched
as
a
member
of
the
council,
but
also
as
chair
of
government
operations.
A
So
look
forward
to
working
with
you
in
this
new
capacity
and
as
obviously
as
our
chair
will
be
a
member
as
well,
and
any
way
that
the
city
council
can
continue
to
play
a
lead
into
a
supporting
role
to
efforts
to
put
our
our
environment
on
the
right
path,
as
we
continue
to
address
these
issues
globally.
Sign
me
up
so
good
to
see
you
again
and
look
forward
again
to
supporting
your
candidacy.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
former
councilor
O'malley
for
being
here
with
us
and
explaining
why
this
is
such
an
important
issue.
Environmental
justice
is
such
an
important
issue
and
when
I
started
out
on
the
council,
I
I
have
to
be
honest.
That
I
didn't
know
all
that.
Much
about
environmental
justice
issues,
but
I
learned
a
lot
from
Council
O'malley
and
the
way
you
explain
things
was
very
clear
and
concise,
and
you
made
a
lot
of
us
a
better.
D
You
made
a
lot
of
us
better
City
councilors
through
through
working
with
you
through
your
example
through
your
hard
work,
your
professionalism
but,
most
importantly,
I,
would
say
it's
your
integrity,
so
just
want
to
acknowledge,
acknowledge
that
Matt
and
your
contributions
exceptional
contributions
to
the
residents
not
just
of
not
just
of
the
district
district,
but
also
throughout
the
city.
So
my
question,
I
guess:
I
have
one
question
and
and
I
I
was
always
curious
about
this.
C
Well,
thank
you
for
the
question.
Mr
President.
Thank
you
for
those
exceedingly
kind
words
from
yourself
and
and
counselor
Flaherty
as
well.
You
know,
as
chair
of
government
Ops
councilor
Flaherty,
we
would
not
have
gotten
Berto
through,
but
for
your
leadership
and
second
only
to
the
your
famous
Grandma's
coffee
cake.
The
best
gift
you
ever
gave
me
was
your
recycle
with
Michael
reusable
tote
bag,
which
I
use
frequently
as
well
and
similarly
counselor
Flynn.
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
of
how
I
got
into
this
I
think
you
know
growing
up
in
the
city,
I,
remember
being
aware
of
of
recycling
efforts,
but
not
really
quite
sure
what
it
meant.
You
know.
I
often
tell
the
story,
which
is
a
true
story.
I
was
in
probably
fourth
or
fifth
grade
and
my
science
teacher
assigned
us
to
read
this
book
called
25
ways
to
save
the
Earth
and
I
digested
it
and
it
sort
of
Drew
the
real
parallel
of
how
small
actions
can
have
profound
impacts.
C
I,
remember
being
a
kid
lucky
enough
to
go
to
the
Cape
Cod
for
some
portions
of
the
summer
and
I
would
I
manufactured
a
stick
with
a
magnet,
so
I'd
got
around
to
all
the
barrels
at
the
beaches.
Collect
the
aluminum
cans,
turn
them
in
and
make
a
tidy
profit,
and
that
I
think
underscores
the
the
economic
impact,
but
to
be
completely
candid
and
I
know.
This
is
something
that
that
obviously
Kendra
and
I
butcher
and
I
didn't
serve
together,
but
but
I
know
she
feels
the
same
way.
Liz
feels
the
same
way.
C
You
know
undoing
some
really
strong
regulations
that
had
come
from
the
Obama
bite
Administration.
So
that's
where
we
really
push
forward
on
Community,
Choice,
energy,
the
plastic
bag
reduction
ban
and
certainly
birdo's.
So
you
know
I
think
that
I
have
a
very
special
place
in
my
heart
for
the
Boston
city
council.
I
think
that
we
can,
you
all
formerly
may
could
really
impact
some
important
and
effective
legislation
and
I
love
the
fact
that
I
had
the
opportunity
to
do
so
for
11
years.
I'll
close
with
this,
because
I
think
you
all
will
appreciate
it.
B
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I.
Don't
have
any
questions
just
want
to
say
again
just
say
thank
you
to
Matt.
You
made
you
made
me
and
a
lot
of
our
colleagues
better,
better
leaders
because
of
your
your
leadership
and
your
your
availability
of
always
being
there
and
explaining
things
and
being
a
great
colleague,
so
I
have
no
further
questions
and
proud
to
support
this
nomination
when
it
comes
up
for
a
vote.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank.
E
Our
lovely
little
planet
is
in
crisis
and
our
our
country
is
in
crisis,
and
our
city
is
facing
some
really
critical
challenges
in
terms
of
climate,
resiliency
and
and
I.
Think
your
your
leadership
has
made
a
mark
on
how
we,
as
a
city,
address
those
issues
and
step
up
and
Lead
as
Boston
is,
is
known
to
do
in
these
spaces.
I'm
delighted
to
know
that
other
cities
are
looking
at
Bordeaux
as
a
model
that
they
might
adopt
to
try
and
reduce
their
Greenhouse
emissions
from
buildings.
E
For
this
position,
so
yeah
I
I'm
always
interested
to
hear
how
you
got
into
this
and
how
you
became
such
a
an
environmental
champion,
and
that
was
one
of
the
questions.
I
had
it's.
It's
always
interesting,
because
I
know
how
cancer
Lara
has
has
proposed.
You
know
much
more
environmental
justice,
education
in
our
schools
and
teaching
our
kids
about
environmental
justice
and
climate
and
all
the
impacts
of
how
we
live
on
this.
This
planet
will
impact
our
future
for
Generations,
so
I.
E
It's
always
interesting
that
those
those
formative
years
of
our
lives
and
our
schools
and
our
parents
and
our
and
our
teachers
are
the
folks
that
set
our
values
for
the
life
ahead
and
I
think
you're
an
example
of
that
and
I
know.
I
know
from
my
life
that
the
teachers
were
people
who
instilled
those
values
about
environmental
justice,
so
I
think
that's
another
shout
out
to
our
Educators
in
the
space
about
how
important
this
work
is
anyway.
I'm
talking
on
I,
congratulations,
it's
lovely
to
see
you
I
have
no
hesitancy
in
voting
support.
B
You
thank
you
so
much
counselor
Braden,
now
Mr
O'malley
I'm,
going
to
move
on
to
my
questions.
I
asked
three
questions
of
all
of
the
folks
who
were
being
confirmed.
I
am
going
to
skip
the
first
question
because
it's
regarding
your
expertise
and
what
you
would
be
bringing
and
I
think
that,
based
on
your
work
on
the
council
and
being
one
of
the
authors
of
this
legislation,
we
can
skip
that
question.
B
C
C
I'm
also
lucky
enough,
I
serve
on
the
green
ribbon
commissions.
We
actually
had
a
meeting
this
morning
with
many
members
of
Mayor
Wu's
team
as
we're
talking
about
grid
preparedness
and
making
sure
that,
as
we
build
out
infrastructure
we're
doing
through
the
lens
of
equity,
these
can
all
be
cited
in
the
same
areas.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
that
we
have
an
equitable
approach,
not
only
deciding,
but
how
we
discuss
these
things
and
how
we
grow
our
support
network,
so
it's
obviously
Equity
is,
is
a
huge
piece
of
it.
C
The
labor
piece
is
absolutely
crucial.
One
of
the
reasons
why
we
had
a
unanimous
vote
and
I
will
give
him
credit-
is
Mayor.
Walsh,
you
know
was
really
supportive
of
this
and
it's
sort
of
infancy.
The
way
the
Birdo
2.0
legislation
was
came
about
was
it
began
with
the
mayor's
office
with
then
Mayor,
Marty,
Walsh
and
then
through
the
transition.
I
came
to
the
council,
but
it
was
unlike
any
piece
of
legislation
that
I
was
involved
with
for
11
years.
C
You
had
the
late,
you
had
the
executive
in
the
legislative
bodies
working
hand
in
glove,
that
almost
never
happens,
and
it
was
because
we
recognized
the
enormity
of
it.
So
having
folks,
you
know
with
great
Labor
backgrounds
on
the
council
as
well,
who
are
saying
this
is
something
that
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
we
address
it
together.
The
jobs
piece
is
key.
C
It's
just
not
about
environmental
policy.
It's
about
job
creation,
it's
about
the
economic
case.
So
we
need
to
be
bold.
We
need
to
act
quickly,
but
we
also
need
to
be
very,
very
deliberative
and
thoughtful
in
our
approach
to
implementing
a
piece
of
legislation
like
this,
so
the
Stars
really
are
aligning
mayor.
Wu
is
a
national
leader
on
this
stuff.
I
know
that
she
feels
it
in
deep
in
her
bones
the
importance
and
the
the
opportunity
that
we
have
right
now
in
the
urgency
of
the
moment.
C
Similarly,
Governor
Healy
is
the
most
pro-climate
Governor
we've
had
ever.
She
has
put
together
a
phenomenal
team,
so
it's
working
hand
in
hand
with
them.
We
have
a
great
opportunity
with
Federal
Partners,
so
it's
engaging
at
all
levels
of
government,
but
also
making
sure
it's
rooted
in
community
I
know
that's
something
that
this
board
is
deeply
is
deeply
involved
in
yeah.
B
Thank
you
so
much
Mr,
O'malley
I
think
that
we
have
a
the
opportunity,
particularly
in
the
job
creation
space,
with
the
announced,
the
expansion
of
Madison
Park,
to
really
ensure
that
our
young
people
and
people
in
our
communities
are
having
no
accessory
economy
and
that
the
green
new
deal
is
not
just
about
environmental
justice,
but
also
about
creating
jobs.
So
I
am
very
encouraged
to
hear
to
hear
that
from
you
and
I
think
that
the
deliberative
part
is
a
place
where
we
can.
B
We
can
do
the
most
work,
not
just
here
and
on
the
city
council,
but
also
at
the
level
of
the
administration,
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
bold
and
we're
being
deliberative
and
bringing
people
along
with
us,
so
I'm.
Thank
you
for
for
that
answer.
The
second
question
that
I
have
is,
as
the
review
board,
we
are
going
to
be
working
collaboratively
to
finalize
regulations
and
I'm,
curious
and
I
would
like
to
hear
what
considerations
are
you
going
to
be
making
When
developing
these
regulations?
C
That's
a
great
question:
I
mean
I
think,
as
my
colleagues
can
attest,
I
always
tried
to
find
that
collaborative
approach
and
I
brought
that
to
the
private
sector,
we'll
bring
it
to
the
board
as
well.
So
it's
it's
listening
to
folks.
Finding
the
common
areas
of
Interest
I
think
that
I
bring
a
unique
lens.
C
Some
of
these
really
ambitious,
expensive,
but
incredibly
important
projects,
so
I,
probably
prattled
on
more
than
you
want
I
think
my
Approach
will
be
a
collaborative
way
looking
through
different
lenses
and
making
sure
that
every
voice
has
a
seat
at
the
table
and
an
ability
to
to
express
themselves
with
a
PS
on
that.
You
know,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
get
out
in
community
and
explain
what
this
is
I
think
a
lot
of
folks
are
still
are
somewhat
familiar
with.
C
B
Absolutely
thank
you
Mr
O'malley
and
my
final.
My
final
question:
you
talked
about
your
transition
into
the
private
sector
and
you
talked
about
your
whole
life
vicinity
and
in
your
opening
remarks
you
said
that
you
would
be
willing
to
recuse
yourself
from
any
decisions
that
were
in
alignment
with
vicinity
and
I.
I
really
appreciate
that
I
think
some
of
my
concern
was
about
the
possible
conflict
of
interest.
B
C
Sure,
and
and
I
I
guess
I
would
just
I.
Would
you
know,
respect
to
say,
I,
don't
know
that
there
would
be
a
conflict
of
interest,
but
but
I
would
happily
recruit
and
and
of
course,
recuse
myself
from
any
of
vicinity's
clients,
just
as
other
members
of
the
board
who
may
come
from
labor
unions
or
planners
or
Architects
would
do
the
same
so
vicinity
IG
is
the
district
Energy
System.
C
We
provide
heating
for
70
million
square
feet
in
Boston
in
Cambridge,
it's
through
an
underground
network
of
pipes
about
26
miles
of
pipes,
mostly
in
downtown
Boston,
the
financial
district,
as
well
as
Kendall
Square,
and
what
my
job
I
am
the
chief
sustainability
officer.
So
I'm
not
I'm,
not
in
business
development,
I'm,
I'm,
I'm
in
sort
of
a
technical
as
well
as
sort
of
the
government
oversight
where
we
are
working
on
decarbonizing.
So
it's
really
really
interesting
work
that
we're
doing
we're
implementing
a
three-tier,
decarbonization
strategy.
C
Right
now
we
create
Steam
for
through
mostly
a
process
known
as
cogeneration,
which
is
the
most
efficient
way
to
burn
fossil
fuel,
but
you're
still
burning
fossil
fuels.
So
we
are
moving
away
from
that
with
the
installation
of
electric
boilers,
a
probably
42
megawatt
heat
pump,
which
will
leverage
energy
from
the
Charles
River
to
create
Steam
and
then
thermal
storage,
which
will
allow
us
to
to
Peak
shift.
B
F
F
C
To
hear
your
voice
counselor,
thank
you
for
your
great
work.
It's
it's
a
great
question
and
I
think
it
dovetails
nicely
on
what
we
were
just
saying.
Birdo
2.0
was
a
success
because-
and
this
gets
to
I-
think
one
of
your
questions
as
well.
Madam
chair,
you
know,
Chief
white,
Hammond
and
I
and
and
commissioner
brezius
sat
down
with
a
better
City.
We
sat
down
with
the
Greater
Boston
real
estate
board.
We
sat
down
with
one
local
103.
We
sat
down
with
Ace,
we
sat
down
with
mothers
out
front.
C
We
sat
down
with
the
Sierra
Club,
we
there's
the
bcec,
the
Boston
clean
energy
Coalition,
which
is
sort
of
a
conglomerate
of
many
of
those
groups,
and
we
made
sure
that
everyone
understood
what
we
were
doing
asked
for
fee.
Ask
for
honest
feedback,
encourage
folks
to
push
us.
You
know
we
couldn't
always
find.
We
couldn't
always
agree
line
up
perfectly
on
every
aspect
of
every
issue
on
sort
of
the
the
overarching
themes,
but
we
came
pretty
darn
close
and
that's
precisely
the
spirit
that
I
will
bring
to
this
board.
C
I
am
so
focused
on
making
sure
that
this
is
a
success.
We've
done,
I
don't
mean
to
minimize
our
efforts
because
it
was
a
lot
of
work
and
it
was
hard,
but
in
many
ways
we've
done
the
easy
part
we
passed
it.
We
built
a
coalition.
Now
comes
the
hard
part,
making
sure
that
it's
done
well
and
I
will
ensure
that
we
have
every
seat
at
the
table.
B
Thank
you
so
much.
So
thank
you
for
that.
For
that
answer.
Thank
you
for
all
of
your
work
and
getting
us
to
the
place
that
we
are
today
both
in
the
public
sector
and
now
in
your
role
in
the
private
sector.
I
hear
lots
of
stories
from
Chief
white
Hammond
about
how
much
work
it
actually
took
to
get
Berto
done,
and
so
I
definitely
empathize
and
we
are
a
better
City
for
it.
B
I
am
excited
to
put
this
Fork
to
the
council.
We
initially
weren't
supposed
to
have
a
meeting
until
the
28th,
but
it
looks
like
we're
going
to
have
a
special
meeting
next
week,
so
this
Wednesday.
So
that
means
that
we'll
be
able
to
put
it
on
the
floor
for
a
vote.
I
appreciate
your
willingness
to
recuse
yourself,
I
to
me.
B
I
want
to
make
sure
this
is
why
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
had
this
so
that
we
had
it
on
the
record,
and
we
could
be
clear
not
only
with
the
council
but
members
of
the
public
about
what
your
role
is.
I
think
it
would
be
an
incredible
asset
and
I
am
excited
to
put
it
forth
for
a
vote.
Next
Wednesday.