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A
B
C
You
Madame
Clerk
I've
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present
at
this
time.
I
would
like
all
councilors
or
guests
colleagues
to
please
rise
as
council.
Malley
comes
forward
to
present
the
clergy
for
the
day
to
give
us
an
invocation
at
after
the
invocation,
I
ask
that
all
guests
and
colleagues
remain
standing
as
councillor.
Malley
leads
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
D
Previously
she
served
as
the
chaplain
at
Germaine
Lawrence,
a
residential
school
which
provides
superior
treatment
services
in
New
England
for
adolescent
girls
with
complex
behavioral,
psychological
and
learning
challenges
and
Annie
spent
six
years
as
the
board
president
of
the
cooperative
metropolitan
ministries,
which
is
the
oldest
interfaith
organization
in
the
area.
Many
of
you
know
her
from
her
incredible
political
experience
and
wonderful
leadership
that
she
has
shown
Annie
and
her
wife
Nancy
live
in
Jamaica
Plain,
and
there
are
also
fantastic
chefs
both
of
them.
She
is
our
dear
friend.
E
E
E
Let
us
shape
a
city
where
our
mutual
values
are
reflected
in
decent
homes,
affordable
to
all
good
schools,
safe,
neighborhoods,
glad
gatherings,
respected
differences,
a
city
where
older
persons
are
not
forgotten
but
honored
for
their
experience,
cherished
for
their
gifts
and
sought
for
their
wisdom,
God
of
mercy,
strengthened
them
in
us
to
help
shape
a
city
where
life's
poetry
is
realized,
justice
attained
Joye,
persuasive
and
hope
lived.
We
asked
your
blessing
too
on
their
families,
colleagues
and
dedicated
staff
that
support
them
in
the
work
that
belongs
to
all
of
us.
E
C
B
Eight
eight,
eight
docket
number
zero,
three
one:
five
message:
an
auto:
removing
the
supplemental
appropriation
of
1
million,
seven
hundred
and
sixty
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
and
seventy
eight
dollars
for
various
departments
for
the
FY
18
to
cover
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
SEIU
Local.
Eight
eight,
eight,
the
terms
of
the
contract
are
October
1st
2016
through
September
30th
2017
and
October
1st
2017
through
September
30th
2020.
B
C
B
Docket
number:
zero:
three
one:
six
message
in
authorizing
the
City
of
Austin:
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
thirty
four
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
Bank
on
Boston
program
awarded
by
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority,
to
be
administered
by
the
new
urban
mechanics.
The
grant
would
fund
eight
day
oversight
of
Bank
on
Boston
program.
C
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
At
this
time
the
chair
seeks
to
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
grant.
The
grant
will
fund
the
program
manager
position
for
the
Bank
on
Boston
program
that
the
mayor
launched
this
past
fall.
The
program
is
set
to
roll
at
this
winter
or
in
the
spring,
at
the
sign
of
chair,
moves
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
three
one,
six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Three
one
six
has
been
passed:
docket.
B
B
C
B
C
Docket
0
3
1
9.
At
this
time,
the
chair
move
will
move
for
suspension
on
the
rules
and
passage
of
dock
at
0,
3
1
9,
but
just
to
give
a
little
context,
this
grant
has
come
from
a
woman's
hospital
specifically
to
fund
the
block.
The
council's
Black
History
Month
event,
which
is
scheduled
for
this
evening.
I
hope
to
see
all
of
you
there.
C
B
Thank
thank
you.
Docket
number
zero.
Three:
two:
zero
notices,
the
thief
in
the
mirror
of
the
reappointment
of
Deon
Irish.
As
a
member
of
the
public
facilities
Commission
for
term
expiring,
January
3rd
2022,
docket
number
0,
3
21
notice
was
received
from
the
mirror
of
the
reappointment
of
Katherine
Craven.
As
a
member
of
the
public
facilities
commission
for
a
term
expiring,
January
3rd
2022,
docket
number
0,
3
2
2
notice
was
received
from
the
mirror
of
the
reappointment
of
Larry
Moe
moley.
B
Regarding
actions
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
City
Council
On
February,
7th
2018
docket
number
zero.
Three,
two
eight
notes.
As
you
see
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
Gail
rillette
as
commissioner
of
assessing
effective
February
15
20
team
docket
number
zero,
three
to
nine
notices.
You
see
from
the
mirror
of
his
absence
from
the
city
from
nine
o'clock
a.m.
on
Monday
February
19th
2018,
until
12:00
p.m.
on
Wednesday
February
21st
2018
docket
number
zero.
B
Three:
three
zero
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
of
the
filing
by
the
Washington
Planning
and
Development
Agency
of
the
third
amendment
to
the
report
and
decision
on
the
bridge,
View
Apartments
chapter
121,
a
project
and
docket
number
zero.
Three
three
one
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
of
the
filing
by
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
on
the
application
for
the
old
colony
phase.
Three,
a
chapter
121,
a
project.
C
B
Docket
number
0
1
6
8,
the
community
on
planning
development
and
transportation
to
which
was
referred:
On
January,
24th,
2018,
docket
number
0,
1,
6
8
order
regarding
a
medical
marijuana
dispensary
at
one.
Fifty
two
one,
five,
two
four
VFW
Parkway
in
West
Roxbury,
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass
at.
F
Sponsor
and
district
counselor
for
the
area
in
which
the
proposed
medical
marijuana
dispensary
will
be
located
for
further
comment.
Just
want
to
outline
that
this
step
is
part
of
a
sort
of
standard
operating
procedure.
Given
the
Department
of
Public
Health's
process
for
how
applicants
for
medical
marijuana,
dispensary
licences
need
to
proceed
in
order
to
move
forward,
they
need
to
get
a
letter
of
support
or
non
opposition
from
either
the
mayor
or
City
Council
of
that
municipality
that
they're
seeking
to
open.
F
In
so
on
last
Thursday
we
held
a
hearing
on
beacon,
compassion,
Center's
proposal
to
open
at
1524
VFW
Parkway.
They
are.
They
have
told
us
that
this
would
be
one
of
three
locations
that
they
are
seeking
approval
for
across
the
state
and
had
members
of
their
team
answer
various
questions
that
many
of
our
colleagues
had
posed.
They
did
mention
that
they
are
agreeing
to
a
proviso
that
this
would
be
only
approved
for
medical
marijuana
purposes
and
had
gone
through
a
lengthy
community
process,
as
requested
and
guided
by
the
district
counselor.
F
G
D
Of
the
the
owner
Rena
and
her
team
from
beacon
Compassion's
with
us
in
the
chamber
today,
I
first
met
with
being
compassion
a
better
part
of
a
year
ago,
more
than
a
year
ago,
now,
in
this
very
chain-
and
this
in
this
very
Hall,
not
in
this
chamber
and
I,
had
two
requests:
one
to
agree
to
be
a
medicinal
only
facility
and
to
conduct
as
robust
a
community
process
as
humanly
possible.
I
am
very
satisfied
that
they
have
agreed
to
both.
D
In
fact,
there
was
a
time
where
they
had
requested
some
action
to
be
taken
earlier
and
I
said
that
I
was
not
comfortable
doing
that
and
would
not
do
that
until
they
were
able
to
meet
with
more
people,
engage
more
neighbors,
and
they
did
just
that.
So
there
are
four
different
neighborhood
and
seven
associations
that
I
want
to
touch
upon
that
have
agreed
to
issue.
Also
letters
of
non
opposition.
D
One
was
the
West
Roxbury
Neighborhood
Council
I,
believe
that
was
the
first
one,
which
is
an
app
mayoral
appointed
board
that
oversees
and
deals
with
sort
of
zoning
for
the
entire
neighborhood.
The
second
I
believe
was
the
West
Roxbury
Civic
and
Improvement
Association,
which
is
a
Civic
Association
concerning
primarily
the
neighborhoods
of
Washington
Street
sort
of
east
into
councillor,
McCarthy's
district
abutting,
councillor
McCarthy's
districts,
which
is
a
close
by
neighborhood
association.
D
The
third
was
the
1515
VFW
Parkway
trailer
park,
which
is
Boston's
only
trailer
park
which
I'm
proud
to
represent
a
thriving
wonderful
community,
which
is
the
closest
abutters
residential
butter's
to
beacon
Compassion's
proposed
location
that
ended
up
writing
a
letter
of
non
opposition
as
well,
and
then.
Fourthly,
the
Charles
River
Spring
Valley
Neighborhood
Association,
which
I
guess
would
be
the
most
the
closest
Neighborhood
Association
for
this
proposed
location.
All
four
bodies
either
wrote
letters
or
took
statements
in
non
opposition,
provided
that
this
facility
remain
a
medicinal
marijuana
only
which
was
my
position
as
well.
D
It
wasn't
easy
to
do
and
there
are
many
questions
that
being
compassion
had
to
deal
with
the
neighbor,
but
they
did
that
and
I
commend
them
for
conducting
his
robusta
process.
As
we've
seen
for
business
like
this
still
this
you
know
we
are
dealing
with
this
now,
because
this
is
the
law
of
the
land
and
there
seems
to
be
some
confusion
as
we
get
to
recreational,
but
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
feel
so
strongly
that
medicinal
only
is
needed
is
because
that's
precisely
what
this
is.
D
This
is
medicine
we
don't
have
to
get
into,
because
we
all
know
what
the
the
scourge
of
opiates
has
been
and
in
many
cases
for
many
patients.
Medicinal
marijuana
is
a
far
preferable
treatment
to
help
to
deal
with
someone
who's
dealing
with
a
chronic
or
fatal
disease.
We've
all
lost
loved
ones.
I
many
of
you
know
as
three
years
ago
next
month
that
I
lost
my
sister
to
cervical
cancer
towards
the
end
of
her
life.
She
was
given
medicinal
marijuana
and
it
helped
her
quality
of
her
life.
The
fact
that
it
helped
her
eat.
D
Half
a
cheeseburger
when
she
could
keep
food
down
is
something
that
will
always
stick
with
me
is
a
great
memory
in
an
otherwise
incorrigible
time.
So
this
is
that
what
this
is
about?
I've
heard
from
some
people
who
are
very
upset
about
this
and
I
understand
it.
This
is
this
is
this
is
a
change,
but
the
fact
that
we're
talking
about
a
medical
facility
staffed
by
medical
professionals
is
why
I
support
non
opposition
to
this
site
as
medicinal
only,
and
that
is
precisely
what
beacon
compassion
has
agreed
to
so
there
we
will.
D
But
I
will
be
echoing
the
chairs
request
that
this
body
today
ratify
this
and
pass
this,
and
thank
you
to
beacon
for
not
only
your
commitment
to
being
medicinal
only
but
having
robust
public
safety
plan
having
a
man
trap
or
a
sally
port,
initially
working
with
Boston
Police,
to
have
a
police
duty
on
detail
for
the
beginning,
as
it
opens
up
and
to
really
work
to
address
many
questions.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
their
participation.
D
C
You,
council
Malley
and
thank
you
for
sharing
at
this
time.
Councillor
rules,
councillor
Wu,
moves
for
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
one
six,
eight
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
docket,
zero,
one
six
eight
has
been
passed
and
the
operator
will
be
granted
our
standard
letter
of
non
opposition
Duncan
zero,
one
with
that
proviso
that
it
remain
exclusively
for
medicinal
marijuana,
Thank
You,
council,
Mele,
Madame
clerk,
docket.
B
Number
zero
one
thirty-nine
Committee
on
planning
and
development
transportation
to
which
is
referred.
On
January,
24th,
2018
docket
number
zero.
One.
Thirty-Nine
message'
not
arise
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
extend
to
grants
from
the
Massachusetts
Gaming
Commission
for
a
cumulative
amount
of
250
thousand
dollars.
The
purpose
of
the
grant
is
to
fund
a
portion
of
the
city's
costs
of
the
design
of
the
Rutherford
Avenue.
Slash,
Sullivan
square
project
submits
a
report
recommending
the
otter
ought
to
pass.
F
Our
last
meeting
two
weeks
ago
we
had
just
before
that
meeting
had
a
hearing
on
this
particular
grant
$250,000
from
the
mass
Gaming
Commission
to
fund
this
to
help
the
city
pay
less
in
terms
of
our
obligation
that
we're
sharing
with
the
state
to
get
to
25%
design
for
this
corridor,
something
that's
been
20
years
in
the
making,
and
at
the
hearing
there
was
some.
There
were
some
questions
that
came
up
about
design
alternatives
and
whether
particular
alternatives
had
been
evaluated
and
to
what
degree.
F
So
we
had
paused
last
meeting
to
give
a
chance
for
the
Transportation
Department
and
some
proponents
of
an
alternative
design
to
huddle
up.
That
meeting
has
happened,
and
while
there
are
still
questions
that
I
know,
the
district
counselor
will
be
pursuing
further.
My
intention
was
never
to
hold
up
the
design
which
sorry
the
grant,
which
is
going
to
reduce
the
city's
obligation.
We
want
some
designed
to
happen.
We
want
the
project
to
happen.
F
The
residents
of
Charlestown
desperately
need
the
infrastructure
improvements
there
to
relieve
the
traffic
situation,
particularly
with
all
the
development
planned
in
the
area,
and
so
we
want
to
get
them
to
that
design
and
stay
on
track
for
the
federal
funding
to
happen
and
I
think
they're
there.
You
know
we'll
continue
to
have
conversations
about
what
exactly
that
design
contains,
so
it
would
move
for
acceptance
of
the
report
and
passage
of
this
grant.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
H
President
yesterday,
I
chaired
a
productive
hearing
regarding
the
fiscal
year,
2018
bps,
school,
BPS,
transportation,
budget
and
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
like
everyone
was
there
at
some
point
yesterday
for
attending
this,
a
very
thorough
and
thoughtful
hearing.
We
heard
from
John
Hanlin
chief
of
operations
for
bps,
as
well
as
Rob
Ken,
salvo,
chief
of
staff
for
the
superintendent
of
boss,
Public
Schools,
as
well
as
a
number
of
other
folks
that
lent
their
voices
during
the
hearing.
H
Bps
is
anticipating
a
total
spending
for
fiscal
year
18
to
be
a
hundred
and
twenty
three
million
dollars.
That's
seven
million
dollars
more
than
what
we
were
presented
with
during
the
fiscal
year
18
budget
process.
Much
of
this
rise
is
due
to
the
cost
of
our
driver
and
bus
contract
and
related
costs
to
the
exception
times,
which
is
when
the
driver
is
driving
beyond
what
is
designated
and
part
of
their
contract
and
route
and
for
standby
drivers
who
are
acting
as
backup
drivers
performing
routes
when
active
drivers
are
not
available.
H
There
are
currently
35
of
the
750
bus
drivers
suspended
with
pay
a
few
of
them
under
investigation
through
the
Department
of
Children
and
Families,
and
a
number
of
them
only
for
other
reasons,
and
those
are
ongoing
investigations,
but
unfortunately,
they
are
out
currently
with
pay,
which
is
a
substantial
expense
to
the
district.
The
contract
with
Transdev
the
current
transportation
vendor
will
be
expiring
at
the
end
of
this
school
year
and
bps
is
currently
in
the
process
of
putting
out
an
RFP
for
the
next
contract
cycle.
H
We
were
also
informed
that
bps
is
in
the
process
of
leading
an
opt-out
campaign,
started
at
the
beginning
of
this
school
year
and
continuing
through
the
year
to
identify
students
who
do
not
ride
the
school
buses,
although
they
are
assigned
to
a
bus,
and
this
opt-out
could
help
reduce
the
number
of
bus
stops
and
routes.
So
far,
2200
students
have
been
taken
off
of
this
list,
and
this
reduction
has
certainly
helped
realize
some
savings
in
over
a
period
of
time.
They
hope
to
realize
a
few
more.
H
When
a
family
opts
out
of
transportation,
there
is
always
an
opportunity
to
back
on
to
a
bus
route,
should
family
circumstances
change
a
large
percentage
of
our
transportation
spending
over
fifty
six
thousand
dollars
per
student
is
to
transport
students
to
private
education
facilities
requiring
when
students
require
special
ed
services
out
of
district.
There
are
currently
a
hundred
and
sixty
six
students
being
transported
to
sixty
three
different
locations.
This
is
a
growing
number
of
students,
but
they've
been
identified
as
requiring
these
out
of
district
placements.
H
I
was
certainly
displeased
not
thrilled
to
hear
of
this
increase
in
spending
for
this
current
fiscal
year,
but
trust
that
bps
is
looking
for
ways
to
improve
family
engagement
and
reduce,
reduce
spending,
and
they
have,
you
know,
set
some
goals
to
realize
those
savings,
whether
it's
a
conversation
and
hopes
to
change
some
bail
times,
looking
to
create
more
efficient
routes.
Working
on
that
opt
out
plan.
H
All
of
those
are
good
pieces
and
parts
of
the
conversation,
as
well
as
a
few
others,
but
my
advice
to
bps
and
certainly
central
to
our
conversation
is
always
making
sure
that
we
put
the
child
first,
but
also,
while
looking
to
meet
budget
expectations,
certainly
for
our
efforts
here
on
the
council
and
I.
Thank
you
all
for
joining
yesterday
and
participating
in
a
very
robust
and
thoughtful
conversation.
Thank
You
council
president
Thank.
C
D
Job
sort
of
illustrating
what
what
we
heard,
one
thing
that
it
stuck
with
me
I'm
thinking
a
lot
about-
was
the
private
out
of
district
placement,
we're
up
to
one
hundred
and
sixty
six
students
and
a
student
population,
fifty-six
thousand
that
doesn't
seem
that
high,
but
that
number
has
gone
up
and
the
fact
that
we
are
paying
on
average
fifty-six
thousand
dollars
for
the
transportation
of
these
students,
not
the
tuition
that
comes
from
a
whole
other
bucket
of
money.
Fifty
six
thousand
dollars
per
student
times.
D
Admittedly,
some
students
need
services
that
we
cannot
offer,
but
we
shouldn't
be
satisfied
with
that
number
growing
from
140
something
to
166,
because
not
only
should
we
be
able
to
set
it
to
service
the
needs
of
every
student
in
Boston,
but
it
also
would
save
us
money
if
there
are
63
different
sites.
I,
don't
know
what
the
breakdown
is.
Some
need
one
on
one,
but
you
would
think
there
would
be
at
least
a
handful
of
students
per
school.
Two,
three,
that's
$150,000!
D
You
can't
tell
me
that
we
couldn't
offer
a
specialist
at
a
salary
that
were
able
to
keep
this
student
in-house
and
be
able
to
save
money
in
the
long
run.
So
I
know
that
this
is
a
conversation
we
all
shared
as
we
get
to
the
budget
here
and
I.
Think
that's
something
that
we
really
need
to
focus
on
on.
Bps
needs
to
focus
on
as
well.
Thank
you,
Thank.
C
B
A
Zero
two
five
seven
message
and
order
approving
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
the
right
to
enforce
a
use
restriction
to
ensure
that
the
Huntington
Theatre
continues
to
be
used
as
a
theater
or
similar
cultural
use
was
referred
to
the
Committee
on
arts,
culture
and
special
events
on
February
7th
I
had
a
hearing
on
this
matter
on
February
27th
to
hear
testimony.
At
that
time
we
heard
from
Joyce
Linehan
chief
of
policy
and
Jonathan
green
greeley
from
the
BBT
da,
and
they
give
a
presentation.
A
What
is
important
to
recognize
is
that
this
project
is
mixed
use
in
addition
to
keeping
the
theater
400
years
as
a
cultural
use,
we
will
also
have
over
400
residential
units,
as
well
as
retail
and
restaurant
space.
There
are
additional
community
benefits,
including
additional
cultural
space,
as
well
as
an
accessible
entrance
that
will
be
added
to
this
project,
as
well
as
donations
to
parks
and
sidewalk
improvements.
In
addition,
when
this
project
is
completed,
it
will
generate
approximately
two
million
dollars
in
annual
property
tax
that
the
city
can
then
use.
A
We
also
heard
at
that
time
the
directors
of
the
Huntington
Theatre
and
the
Fenway
Alliance,
who
attended
the
hearing,
and
they
testified
in
full
support
of
accepting
the
right
to
enforce
a
use
restriction
to
ensure
that
the
Huntington
theater
continues
to
be
used
as
a
theater
or
a
similar
cultural
use
over
the
next
hundred
years.
So
so,
based
on
this
information
and
the
testimony
that
was
presented
at
the
hearing,
I
respectfully
ask
that
this
matter
ought
to
pass.
Thank
you
so
much.
C
Thank
You
councillor
Janey.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter
at
this
time?
Councillor
Jamie
moves
for
adoption
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
docket,
zero,
two
five,
seven,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it:
docket
docket
zero.
Two
five
seven
has
been
passed:
motions,
orders
and
resolutions
docket.
I
You,
madam
president,
this
is
a
refile
at
councilor,
a
Baker
and
I
worked
on
last
year
in
conjunction
with
the
ahjummas
stabilization
stabilization,
Act,
otherwise
known
as
Just
Cause
eviction,
which
you
know
this
body
and
the
mayor
sent
up
to
the
Statehouse
last
year.
But
there
were
some
components
of
the
bill
that
we
want
to
try
and
put
in
place
quickly,
particularly
around
where
evictions
were
happening
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
after
the
series
of
hearings
we
did
here.
We
held
here
on
Jim
Brooks
act.
I
Excuse
me
what
stood
out
from
the
testimony
was
that
tenants,
my
folks
were
facing
eviction
need
to
be
informed
at
their
rights
in
the
process
that
Massachusetts,
while
we
can
always
do
better,
has
pretty
strong
protections.
The
problem
was
many
folks
didn't
know
about
those
options
until
it
was
late.
I
So
what
this
bill
would
do
would
require
that
folks,
who
are
issuing
eviction,
notices
or
at
least
non
renewal
notices
to
tents
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
there
are
some
exemptions
in
here
for
smaller
landlords,
for
public
housing
etc,
but
would
be
required
to
also
do
send
to
the
city's
office
of
housing.
Stability,
a
notification
of
this
impending
eviction,
along
with
the
tenants
name,
address,
etc.
The
office
of
housing
stability
is
then
able
to
one
track
where
these
are
happening.
I
I
think
this
is
important.
This
is
something
that
the
City
Council
can
do
without
approval
from
the
state
legislature.
Although
I
we
know,
we
all
have
faith
in
our
colleagues
up.
There
I
think
we
can
probably
move
a
little
more
quickly
on
this
and
enacting
it
and
making
sure
that
we're
protecting
home
owners
and
tenants
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
J
Family
reunification
is
critical
to
reducing
recidivism
and
building
healthy
communities
when
citizens
reenter
our
neighborhoods
and
women
certainly
play
an
integral
part
of
our
families
in
the
fabric
of
our
city,
representing
a
fifty
three
point,
three
percent
of
our
population
in
the
city
of
Boston,
almost
forty
percent
of
single
female-headed
households,
and
so
we
will
continue
to
see
the
number
of
and
Carson
weighed
with
incarcerated
women
growing.
That
is
incredibly
destabilizing,
especially
since
we're
talking
about
many
of
them
being
separated
from
their
children
and
those
children.
J
Then
going
into
the
system
just
to
share
some
numbers
in
terms
of
breakdown,
because
I
think
often
we
can
a
stereotype.
In
fact
who
is
incarcerated,
most
women
who
are
incarcerated
again.
What?
If
we're
survivor
of
physical
or
sexual
violence,
some
form
of
trauma
who
have
been
self
medicated
to
treat
that
trauma
and
so
haven't,
turned
developed
a
substance,
abuse
disorder,
many
of
them
are
battling
mental
health
challenges,
and
so
they
really
should
not
be
incarcerated,
and
so
the
fact
that
they
are
incarcerated
that
this
is
destabilizing
families
in
our
communities.
J
It
really
is
incumbent
upon
us
to
be
gender
competent
and
specific,
as
we
are
thinking
about
strategies
around
a
rehabilitation
and
also
reentry.
The
debate
is
ongoing
relative
to
sentencing
and
punishment
of
crimes,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
also
talking
about
a
rehabilitation
and
reentry
and
specifically
for
this
population,
which
were
so
long,
has
been
overlooked
and
is
unfortunately
growing.
J
C
Thank
You
councillor
Presley.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Add
your
name,
madam
clerk.
If
you
could
add
councillor
Baker
councillor
co-moh
councillor,
Edwards
councillors,
Abby
George,
council,
flower,
tea,
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
Janey,
Kelton,
McCarthy,
Council,
Malley,
counter
whoo
councillors
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair
at
this
time.
Councilor
Pressley
moves
for
a
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
0
3
3,
an
adoption
of
docket
code
council,
pressing.
J
No
proper,
but
this
is
what
happens.
I
was
a
deliberate
I.
Do
just
want
to
give
the
good
work
of
our
fellow
colleague
justice
and
make
sure
that
I
punctuated
specifically
what
we're
about
to
affirm
here
is
a
body
and
so,
in
addition
to
the
data
and
research,
to
find
best
practices
to
ensure
that
this
panel
makes
recommendations
that
are
gender,
responsive,
gender,
responsive
and
trauma-informed
to
support
justice
involve
women.
J
This
will
include
family
visitation
again
speaking
to
my
point
about
maintaining
familial
bonds,
reproductive
health
care
again
also
something
often
overlooked:
pretrial
services,
reducing
harm
to
families
and
again
maximizing
rehabilitation
practices
to
ensure
successful
reentry
into
the
community.
Thank
you.
K
You,
madam
president,
I
think
it's
very
evident
that
many
people
here
already
have
been
impacted
by
shooting
and
violence
in
our
country.
I
distinctly
recall
in
1999,
I
was
a
senior
in
high
school
when
Columbine
happened,
and
while
that
was
in
Colorado
and
I,
was
in
a
small
town
in
Michigan,
we
I
still
certainly
felt
the
effect
and
felt
fear
suddenly
of
trying
to
go
to
school.
K
What
we're
seeing
increasingly
is
that
that
fear
is
not
only
growing
but
that
it's
impacting
the
way
people
go
to
school,
but
also
how
they
teach
to
bring
up
my
colleague
yesterday.
She
had
incredible
my
colleague
on
counselor
necessity.
Asabi
George
had
incredible
comments
yesterday
that
were
quite
emotional
about
how
the
impact
on
teachers
and
that
we
asked
already
so
much
of
them
to
come
to
school
and
to
compensate
and
to
compensate
and
now
apparently,
to
potentially
also
have
wage
war
on
other
students
to
protect
our
own.
K
This
is
to
echo
my
count,
my
colleagues
comments.
This
is
also
a
public
health
crisis.
This
is
a
health
crisis
of
gun,
violence
in
the
United
States
and
I
thought.
It
was
important
that
we,
as
the
city
of
Boston,
stand
firmly
in
solidarity
in
this
conversation,
while
we
may
not
have
thank
God
have
not
had
had
a
school
shooting,
we
do
have
violence
on
our
streets
that
is
directly
related
to
gun
violence.
The
statistics
are
staggering
when
we
did
the
research
for
this
for
this
resolution.
K
K
We
are
in
this
has
been
declared
a
public
health
crisis
by
the
American,
Public,
Health,
Association
and
so
I
bring
this
up,
not
only
because
we
need
to
firmly
express
our
solidarity
and
that
when
they
grieve,
when
people
grieve
around
this
country,
Boston
grieves
the
fear
that
they
fear.
We.
We
also
feel
here,
but
also
to
be
very
clear.
There
are
children
leading
the
way
in
this
conversation
and
that
we
should
also
be
proud
about
the
fact
that
they
are
stepping
up
in
such
huge
ways.
C
H
You
again
Madam
President
I
rise
today
to
thank
the
maker
council
Edwards
and
ask
that
my
name
be
added
as
a
former
boston
public
school
teacher
as
a
mother
as
a
chair
of
the
Committee
on
education,
I
take
this
issue
very
seriously.
It
is
a
topic
that
keeps
me
up
at
night.
It
is
a
conversation
I've
had
with
my
children.
It
is
a
conversation
I've
had
with
my
office.
It
is
a
conversation
I've
had
with
my
colleagues
in
education
and
it's
one
I've
had
with
residents
across
the
city
of
Boston.
H
It's
one
that
we
had
now.
We
are
losing
innocent
lives
across
the
country
and
in
our
great
city
because
of
gun
violence.
For
many
of
our
students,
schools
are
their
safety
net,
the
most
stable
part
of
their
lives,
I
thought
of
school
shootings
in
the
vicinity
of
our
school
buildings.
The
thought
of
shootings
in
the
vicinity
of
our
school
buildings
is
a
painful
nightmare
that
weighs
on
weight
on
me
throughout
my
teaching
career,
and
it
doesn't
fail
to
keep
me
up
now,
as
a
parent
and
as
a
city
councilor.
H
Whether
this
is
a
conversation
about
regulating
guns,
bringing
more
support
for
our
youth
and
their
families
into
our
school
schools
and
for
us
to
use
as
a
community
simply
caring
more
about
each
other
before
it
becomes
a
crisis.
We
need
to
do
more.
I
stand
with
our
youth,
our
families
and
our
communities
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
across
the
United
States,
who
are
working
to
make
every
life
making
every
life
one
that
is
allowed
to
be
lived
to
its
fullest
potential
and
I
am
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
thank
you.
C
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
so
much
councillor
Edwards,
for
offering
this
I
appreciate
your
leadership,
and
I
too,
would
like
to
add
my
name.
I
stand
in
solidarity
with
the
young
people
across
the
country,
certainly
in
Florida,
and
certainly
here
in
our
own
communities.
This
is
a
very
serious
issue
and
we
need
to
also
recognize,
as
our
young
people
lead
the
way
as
they
always
do.
A
A
So
we
need
to
do
more
as
a
body
as
a
city
to
make
sure
that
our
young
people
have
the
resources
that
they
need
and
not
just
the
resources
that
we're
dealing
with
the
trauma
in
our
communities
and
so
I'm
proud
to
stand
with
you
and
my
other
colleagues
here
on
this
body
in
support
of
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
president,
Thank
You
councillor
Edwards
for
putting
this
forward.
As
we
were
saying
in
recent
weeks.
You
know
resolutions
are
a
way
for
us
to
affirm
and
double
down
on
our
values
and
certainly
as
supporting
a
youth
voice
and
doing
everything
possible
to
stem
the
scourge
of
this
public
health
epidemic
that
is
gun.
Violence
is
certainly
a
value
of
this
body.
So
thank
you
for
putting
this
forward.
J
I
also
just
wanted
to
affirm
the
words
that
have
already
been
said
and
that
there
is
no
hierarchy
of
hurt
here
and
I
want
to
say
that,
because
there
are
forces
at
work
that
would
lead
you
to
believe
something
else.
There
is
solidarity
in
the
survivor
movement.
There
is
no
hierarchy
of
hurt
here,
whether
we
are
robbed
of
a
life
and
that's
what
it
is
it.
We
should
never
say
a
loss
of
life
we
have
been.
J
These
lives
were
stolen
from
us,
so
whether
we
are
robbed
of
a
life
in
a
school
at
a
concert
in
a
church
or
on
a
city
block.
You
know
what
that
violence
leaves
in
its
wake.
Is
generational
trauma
in
those
impacted
communities
and
for
those
families
a
permanent,
empty
seat
at
that
dining
room
table,
and
so
we
will
not
allow
the
powers
that
be
to
pit
survivors
against
one
another
and
we
will
affirm
youth
voice.
J
What
I
love
about
activism
is
that
there
is
neither
an
eligibility
age
or
a
shelf
life,
and
these
young
people
are
certainly
affirming
that,
and
so
we
should,
in
the
words
of
councilor
Jania,
continue
to
to
follow
their
lead
and
finally,
I
would
just
say:
I
am
really
sick
and
tired
of
people
using
survivors
who
have
lost
or
had
the
lives
robbed
from
them.
Who've
been
impacted
by
gun
violence
using
survivors
as
political
fodder
or
for
photo
ops.
It
has
got
to
stop
so.
C
D
Speakers
and
were
able
to
much
more
eloquently,
articulate
what
I'm
feeling
when
many
of
us
are
feeling
so
I
just
wanted
to
add.
One
thing
as
it
relates
to
this
March,
is
that
the
young
people
of
parkland
Florida
have
given
me
incredible
hope
in
that
tragedy.
The
fact
that
they
have
pushed
back,
challenged
and
really
I
think
articulated
what
needs
to
be
said.
What
needs
to
be
done?
We
are
sick
of
this.
This
has
to
end
now.
D
So,
if
nothing
else,
I
hope
that
the
young
people
of
storm
and
Douglas
Elementary,
particularly
but
others
that
are
putting
this
march
together,
and
particularly
those
in
our
city
that
are
leading
the
way,
will
help
us
retire,
that
tired,
trope,
that
Gen,
Z
or
Millennials
are
apathetic
or
out
of
touch,
because
they
have
shown
more
courage
than
many
members
of
Congress
and
this
president,
as
it
relates
to
doing
something
about
gun
violence.
So
please
add
my
name
look
forward
to
supporting
this
Thank.
C
You
councilman
Malley,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
Council
of
Mally's
name,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Baker
councillor,
co-moh
councillor,
Flaherty
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
McCarthy,
councillor,
woo
councillors
a
come
as
well
as
to
chair
at
this
time.
Councillor
Edwards
moves
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
number
0
336,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
duck
at
zero.
Three
three
six
has
been
adopted:
personnel
orders,
Madame
clerk.
B
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
At
this
time,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
we
have
one
late
file
matter,
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added
to
today's
agenda
hearing
and
seeing
no
objection.
The
late
file
matter
has
been
added,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
read
the
firstly
file
matter
and
the
only
late
file
matter,
thank
you
offered.
B
By
city,
councillor
Ayanna
Presley
resolution
urging
the
state
legislature
to
support
House
bills,
632
and
House
for
159
and
act
demanding
justice
from
Massachusetts
campus
sexual
assault
survivors,
whereas
me
one
in
five
women
and
one
in
sixteen
men
will
be
victims
of
sexual
violence
and
call
on
college
campuses.
Yet
despite
its
pervasiveness,
it
is
often
underreported,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
at
the
Boston.
B
City
Council
in
meeting
assembled
go
on
record
in
support
of
House
Bill
632
and
House
bill
ache
for
159
to
ensure
Massachusetts
colleges
and
universities
remain
intolerant
of
sexual
violence
and
committed
to
the
protection
and
security
of
victims
and
survivors
within
its
jurisdiction
filed
on
February
28th
2018.
Thank.
J
You,
madam
president,
and
I
apologize
apologize
for
the
late
file,
but
this
is
an
important
matter.
That's
currently
being
debated
at
the
Statehouse
and
again
emblematic
of
the
times
that
we
are
in
that
I
have
to
sit
here
and
affirm
something
that
we
all
agree
is
important
and
is
so
very
obvious,
but
I
want
to
thank
state
Reps,
Tricia,
Farley,
Bouvier
and
Lorie
Erlich,
who
authored
these
two
bills
aimed
at
protecting
our
students
from
campus
sexual
assault.
I,
do
think
the
stats
bear
repeating,
because
many
people
think
sexual
assault
only
affects
women.
J
This
is
a
crime
that
does
not
discriminate.
Campus
sexual
assaults,
as
a
madam
president,
alluded
to
nearly
one
in
five
I'm.
Sorry,
our
clerk,
nearly
one
in
five
women
and
one
in
sixteen
men,
will
be
victims
of
sexual
violence
on
our
college
campuses.
For
those
of
you
who
think
the
number
one
reason
that
people
drop
out
of
college
is
a
financial
stress.
Actually,
the
number
one
reason
they
drop
out
is
campus
sexual
assault
and
the
trauma
that
occurs
and
the
end.
J
The
fact
that
it
is
very
painful
to
have
to
see
your
perpetrator
on
campus
over
and
over
again,
because
so
many
of
these
campuses
have
not
enforced
and
taken
seriously
the
needs
of
survivors
and
getting
them
on
the
pathway
to
healing
and
also
justice.
And
so
what
we've
learned
from
an
anonymous
survey
is
what
any
survivor
could
tell
you
this
still,
an
underreported
crime
has
devastating
a
long
effects
on
victims.
J
So
we
thank
our
local
leadership
and
representatives
in
Farley,
Bouvier
and
Ehrlich
for
ensuring
that
Massachusetts
does
not
follow
suit
and
put
together
instead,
legislation
that
will
codify
procedures
aimed
at
justice
for
the
victims
and,
again,
a
pathway
to
healing.
So
this
legislation
will
ensure
that
the
Obama
era,
requirements
of
title
9
not
only
stay
in
place
in
the
Commonwealth
but
actually
are
strengthened.
J
C
You
councillor
Presley
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
the
following
names:
councillor
Baker
councillor,
co-moh
councillor,
Edwards
councillors,
Abbey
George,
councillor
Flaherty,
councillor
Flynn,
councillor,
Janey,
councillor,
McCarthy,
councillor,
O'malley,
councillor,
whoo,
councillor
Zakim
in
the
chair.
At
this
time,
councilor
Pressley
moves
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
the
first
and
only
late
file
matter.
All
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
file
matter
has
been
adopted
at
this
time.
C
Anyone
wishing
to
remove
a
matter
from
the
green
sheets
may
do
so
at
this
time.
Hearing
none
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
zero
late
file
matters
to
add
to
the
consent
agenda.
At
this
time
the
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda.
All
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay.
The
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted
at
this
time.
I
will
recognize
counter
O'malley
for
the.
D
I
have
a
brief
note
to
read
from
our
friend
bud:
wait
whom
this
council
honored
at
our
last
meeting
it
reads:
steer
matte
in
the
entire
City
Council
I
was
most
appreciative
and
thrilled
and
honored
with
your
invitation
to
the
City
Council
meeting
last
week.
It
was
a
most
gratifying
experience.
All
the
many
years,
I've
been
a
resident
of
Boston.
This
was
the
first
time
I
had
gone
to
the
city
council
chamber
and
a
meeting.
All
the
good
things
you
have
said
about
me
over
time
have
been
great,
and
so
much
thanks
are
in
order.
D
I
was
very
honored
to
meet
the
many
councillors
with
their
congratulations
and
good
wishes.
Thanks
to
you,
many
thanks
to
my
dear
friend
Linda
denna
camp
for
taking
good
care
of
me
all
day
so
to
you,
Matt
and
Jessica
and
Bill,
and
your
entire
staff,
thanks
again
for
all
your
kindness
and
for
all
you've
done
for
me
and
what
you
mean
to
me
best
wishes
always
bud,
wait!
Ps.
D
If
you
have
a
chance,
perhaps
you
could
read
this
note
at
the
council
meeting
when
a
world
war,
two
veteran
and
a
French
Legion
of
Honor
winner,
asks
you
to
read
a
note
at
a
council
meeting.
You
do
so
bud.
Wait
I
think
joins
mr.
McCarthy
and
watching
this.
So
how
about
him?
One
more
round
of
applause
for
our
friend.
C
H
H
C
C
Thank
you
at
this
time.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
those
aforementioned
individuals
and
were
scheduled
to
meet
again
on
Wednesday
March
7th
at
12:00
noon
in
this
chamber,
at
Boston,
City
Hall,
all
those
in
favor
of
adjournment,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
council
is
adjourned.