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A
B
C
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Today
it
is
my
great
honor
to
introduce
you
to
sister
Pat,
who,
on
this
day,
will
speak
a
little
bit
about
this
in
a
little
bit.
Today
is
national
girls
in
sports
day
and
sister
Pat
is
my
very
first
softball
coach.
So
it
worked
out
very
nicely
to
also
have
her
here
today
to
welcome
everybody
and
give
us
a
pre-meeting
blessing
sister
Pat.
D
D
We
also
ask
you
to
bless
all
of
us
who
participate
in
sports
help
us
to
be
grateful
for
the
abilities
you
have
given
us,
grant
us
the
strength
to
play
hard
and
to
play
well,
knowing
that,
whatever
skills
we
have
come
from,
you
help
us
to
strive
not
for
our
own
glory,
but
for
the
good
of
our
teams.
Make
us
realize
that
if
we
act
out
of
goodness
and
respect
for
others,
not
only
while
participating
in
sports
been
in
a
daily
living,
we
will
always
be
winners.
Amen.
B
C
My
colleagues,
especially
those
of
you
that
know
how
much
I
love
sports,
know
that
I
love
this
picture
right
here.
This
is
pretty
exciting.
I'm
incredibly
excited
today
to
present
this
resolution
to
these
amazing
athletes
behind
me
this
year
marks
the
33rd
annual
girls
and
women
in
sports
day,
a
national
observance
celebrating
the
extraordinary
achievements
of
girls
and
women
in
sports.
The
theme
this
year
is
lead
her
forward.
Today
we
recognize
how
sports
and
power
strengthen
and
give
confidence
to
girls
and
women
in
sports
to
become
leaders
and
champions
for
other
women.
C
Today,
I'm
reminded
of
my
time
playing
softball
and
when
I
was
a
high
school
in
high
school
and
when
I
was
coaching
at
East,
Boston
high
as
I.
Remember
my
students,
my
players,
my
teammates
I'm
also
reminded
of
how
crucial
crucial
it
is
to
protect
title
9
and
advance
gender
equity
in
sports.
When
we
talk
about
female
athletes,
we
need
to
point
out.
We
need.
We
need
to
be
at
a
point
where
girls
and
women
who
play
sports
are
just
considered.
Athletes.
C
I
am
always
reminded
of
the
important
role
that
my
coaches
play,
that
my
coaches
played
in
my
life,
whether
they
were
wonderful
women,
like
sister
Pat
or
whether
they
were
some
of
the
the
greatest
coaches
I
had
that
were
men
who
worked
to
empower
me
and
strengthen
me
as
not
just
a
player,
but
as
a
person.
I
also
think
about
my
days,
coaching
at
East,
Boston
high
we've
got
some
Easter
girls
in
the
room.
In
my
days,
playing
at
Boston
tackle,
bryant
is
in
the
room
and
how
fulfilling
it
was
for
me,
as
a
coach.
C
I
also
had
the
opportunity
to
coach
both
of
my
sisters
and
my
youngest
sister
went
on
to
pitch
at
Northeastern,
and
that
was
very
rewarding
for
me,
not
just
as
a
sister
but
as
her
first
as
her
first
coach
and
for
my
own
for
boys,
who
play
a
lot
of
sports.
Nothing
makes
me
happier
than
to
see
them
play
with
girls
and
I
know
that
when
they're
playing
on
in
co-ed
programs
that
they
are
learning
themselves
to
be
better
athletes,
so
I'm
just
excited
to
have
everyone.
C
Here
we
have
a
number
of
players
from
Boston
Public
Schools.
We
also
have
a
number
of
women
representing
college
programs
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
also
have
some
adult
women
who
continue
with
their
work
in
athletics
in
their
early
years.
I
do
want
to
introduce
one
of
our
East
Boston
girls,
who
has
a
few
remarks
to
give
and
share
some
of
her
experiences.
F
Sacrifice
determination,
commitment,
toughness,
heart
talent
and
gut.
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
stuck
with
me
while
being
a
female
athlete
hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
Nicola
Brenda,
40
and
I'm,
a
senior
at
East
Boston
high
school
ever
since
I
was
a
little
girl.
My
dad
has
always
made
it
clear
that
female
sports
are
just
as
important
as
male
sports.
F
Ever
since
then,
I
have
started
my
journey
as
a
female
athlete
at
the
age
of
five
playing
sports
at
a
young
age
and
continuing
to
do
so
during
my
four
years
at
East,
Boston
high
school
has
taught
me
many
lessons.
I
have
impact
in
my
life,
both
on
and
off
the
court
and
field
through
the
guidance
of
my
coaches,
values
such
as
commitment,
dedication,
loyalty,
hard
work
and
perseverance.
They
have
shaped
me
to
become
to
become
the
woman.
I
am
today
and
view
the
world
I
know
that
not
every
situation
I
encounter
will
be
easy.
F
C
D
G
H
I
B
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
counselor
asabi
George
at
this
time
we're
gonna
move
on
to
approval
of
the
minutes.
If
there
are
no
corrections
to
be
made,
the
minutes
of
the
last
council
meeting
will
stand
approved,
seeing
and
hearing
no
objection.
The
minutes
of
the
last
council
meeting
are
so
approved
before
I
move
on
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
acknowledge
what
some
point
he
was
over
here.
A
J
B
You
Thank
You
councillor
co-moh
and
thank
you
I
think
both
councilor
Florida
and
councillor
Flynn
at
the
same
time
said
second.
So
thank
you
for
that.
At
this
time
we
will
proceed
with
the
election,
the
nomination
being
Maureen,
Feeney
and
I'm,
going
to
ask
our
assistant
clerk
to
take
us
through
a
roll
call
vote.
Thank
you.
Alex.
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I've
been
filing
this
whole
move
petition
since
2015.
This
is
a
bill,
an
act
relative
to
the
retirement
classification
of
Boston
school
officers.
It
would
amend
the
Massachusetts
General
Laws
to
specifically
add
Boston
School
police
officers
to
group
to
win
the
Reta
in
retirement.
Currently,
Boston
school
police
officers
fall
under
Group,
one,
which
mainly
consists
of
clerical
and
administrative
workers.
L
The
public
safety
officers
in
the
city
of
Boston
are
classified
in
group
two
by
the
Retirement
Board
Boston
school
police
officers
carry
handcuffs
inmates
in
our
licensed
under
be
PD
rule
408
as
special
police
officers.
They
have
the
powers
to
make
arrests,
preserve
order
and
enforce
the
law
of
our
Commonwealth.
They
are
trained
by
the
Boston
Police
Department,
the
National
Association
of
school
resource
officers
and
completa
Boston
special
officers,
training
academy
prior
to
being
assigned
to
one
of
our
middle
or
high
school
campuses.
L
M
Thank
you,
madam
president,
for
us
I'd
like
to
add
respectfully
asked
to
add
my
name.
Madame
president
I
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
as
a
substitute
school
teacher
at
South,
Boston
High
School
in
Charlestown,
Charlestown,
high
school
and
I
saw
the
professionalism
of
these
police
officers.
They
do
outstanding
work,
they're
dedicated
they
do
their
best
to
help
the
students
and
staff
and
their
great
credit
to
our
city
and
I
strongly
support
the
proposal
by
City
Council
Frank
Baker.
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
Flynn,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Flynn's
name,
anyone
else
looking
to
add
their
name
also
add
councillor
co-moh
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
garrison,
councillor,
McCarthy,
Council,
Malley,
councillor,
whoo
councillors,
a
calm,
councillor,
savvy
George,
councillor
Flaherty,
as
well
as
the
chair
and
and
councillor
Janey.
At
this
time,
docket
0
3,
1
0,
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
government
operations.
Docket.
B
The
first
one
has
to
do
with
the
terms
of
the
City
Council,
changing
it
from
two
years
to
four
years,
so
a
line
with
the
mayor's
office.
This
is
something
we
heard
quite
a
bit
when
we
were
campaigning
folks
talking
about.
Why
is
the
council
every
two
years
in
the
mayor's
office
every
four
years?
How
do
you
get
anything
done?
How
do
you
plan
if
it's
only
for
two
years?
This
isn't
just
about
increasing
our
power.
B
At
the
same
time,
we
recently
had
a
conversation
on
early
voting
and
the
importance
of
doing
early
voting
I
did
that,
of
course,
in
partnership
with
councillor
Jani
and
councillors.
Am
the
go
list
also
passed
that
through
the
council
and
to
send
all
of
these
bills
to
the
Statehouse
at
the
same
time,
with
the
hopes
of
actually
getting
them
passed
up
there,
and
specifically
with
the
changing
of
the
terms.
B
You
know
it
cost
the
city
more
than
$800,000
to
hold
a
citywide
election
in
municipal
election
years,
in
which
the
City
Council
is
the
only
office
on
the
ballot.
Voter
turnout
is
at
its
lowest,
it's
usually
less
than
10%,
and
we're
not
going
to
change
that
overnight,
and
so
this
is
an
opportunity
not
just
to
change
the
term,
so
they
align
with
the
mayor's
office
and
strengthen
the
the
council
and
the
autonomy
around
the
council,
but
also
to
save
the
city
money.
B
We
know
that
folks
get
frustrated
having
possibly
come
out
and
vote
in
so
many
different
elections.
We
got
a
lot
of
questions
as
to
why
they're
just
voting
for
a
council
and
not
the
mayor.
This
would
align
all
of
the
practices
at
the
same
time.
I
will
talk
about
the
other
bills
as
they
come
up,
but
this
is
one
of
many
to
strengthen
the
council
and
I
look
forward
to
the
partnership.
If
every
one
of
my
colleagues
with
respect
to
this
piece
of
legislation
and
the
next
three
that
I'll
talk
about
in
a
minute.
H
Much
mr.
vice
president
I
rise
to
have
my
name
added
I,
don't
know
where
you
were
about
five
weeks
ago.
This
has
no
effect
on
me
anymore.
What
what's
going
on
I've
always
thought
that
the
four-year
term
is
absolutely
imperative
to
not
only
saving
the
city
money
but
to
getting
better
quality
candidates
every
four
years.
Some
people
would
argue
that
having
the
election
every
two
years
is
is
easier
for
people
to
run
against.
You
I
believe
it's
just
the
opposite.
H
When
you
have
a
four-year
term,
people
can
start
gearing
up
two
years
into
your
term
and
really
get
momentum
to
take
a
swing
at
you
later
on.
I
believe
that,
having
a
four-year
term,
whether
it's
during
the
mayor's
election
or
a
legislative
off
year,
however,
it
works
is
imperative
to
making
sure
that
you
can
work
through
a
process
and
I
think
we
all
talk
about
development
in
our
neighborhoods.
It's
arguably
our
biggest
issue.
Besides
traffic
and
from
conception
to
shovel
in
the
ground
to
completion
sometimes
takes
three
or
four
years.
H
You
can't
see
a
process
through
and
if
you
happen
to
be
in
support
of
a
development
that
people
aren't
in
favor
of
you
have
to
step
back
and
think
about
whether
or
not
this
is
the
this.
Is
the
political
capital
you're
going
to
spend
here
and
I
think
when
you
have
a
four-year
term,
it's
much
easier
to
spend
that
capital,
because
when
people
see
that
the
finished
product
good
bad
or
indifferent,
they
appreciate
the
project
that
you've
done
so
I.
H
L
L
Don't
really
have
high
hopes
to
get
it
to
the
Statehouse,
but
we
can
I
guess
keep
going
at
them.
So
I
just
want
to
add
my
my
name
to
it
and
at
a
point
on
to
Tim
I'm,
going
to
a
meeting
tonight
of
a
project.
That's
added
I'm.
In
my
eighth
year
on
the
City
Council
I'm,
going
to
a
meeting
tonight
a
project
that
started
six
years
ago,
in
wit,
we
still
don't
have
shovels
in
the
ground.
So
just
a
little
perspective
down.
Thank.
J
You,
thank
you,
please
add
councillor
Baker's
name
and
please
add
the
chairs
name.
Please
add
the
names
of
councillor
Flynn,
councillor,
Janey,
councillor,
O'malley,
councillor
Edwards
and
councillor
asabi
George
as
well,
and
please
put
doc
at
zero.
Three
one
one
and
the
Committee
on
government
operations.
B
You
it
would
have
been
easier
to
talk
about
these
all
at
the
same
time,
it's
difficult
given
the
rules
and
process,
but
this
rule
is
quite
simple.
It's
another
rule
that
I
think
will
strengthen
the
council.
It
prohibits
a
candidate
or
any
candidate
from
running
for
two
seats.
At
the
same
time,
that
is,
you
can't
run
for
Council
and
mayor.
At
the
same
time,
this
body
passed
this
legislation.
B
Previously
it
went
up
to
the
Statehouse
and
it
died,
and
so
we're
filing
it
again
with
the
hopes
that
if
we
send
all
these
bills
together
at
the
same
time,
they
will
go
to
the
State
House
and
they
will
pass,
and
it's
quite
simple
I
mean
I,
ran
against
my
predecessor,
obviously
who
ran
for
mayor
and
the
council
at
the
same
time
which
frustrated
some
of
the
voters.
For
me,
it's
pick
whatever
seat.
B
You
want
to
run
for
and
run
for
that
and
run
for
it
hard
and
speak
to
the
voters
as
to
why
you
want
that
seat.
Not
both.
We
do
different
things
on
either
side
and
so
I
think
it's
important
that
you
select
the
office
and
go
for
it.
So
this
is
just
another
mechanism,
I
think
to
strengthen
the
council.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
J
B
Thank
You
councillor
co-moh,
another
rule
that
I
think
will
strengthen
the
council
as
well
and
have
to
go
through
the
Statehouse.
This
is
something
that,
under
the
leadership
of
I,
believe
councillor
bacon.
Council
Malley
in
the
past
died
at
the
State
House
and
so
we're
bringing
it
back,
and
it's
simple.
It
says
that
if
there
is
a
vacancy
in
a
seat,
particularly
the
at-large
seat,
that
that
process,
there
has
to
be
a
special
election,
but
you
don't
just
take
the
next
voter
and
I
have
to
name
this.
B
This
is
not
to
call
out
my
new
colleague,
councillor
garrison.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
councillor
garrison
right
now.
If
you're,
a
district,
councillor
and
I
were
to
say
vacate
my
seat,
you
have
to
have
a
special
election,
so
we
think
that
those
processes
should
be
aligned
and
should
be
the
same
for
both
an
at-large
seat,
as
well
as
a
special
district
seat.
They'll
be
hearing
on
this.
We
will
have
a
conversation,
but
this
is
something
that
also
passed
through.
B
J
A
G
You,
mr.
speaker,
yomo
and
my
good
friend
I
think
this
law
should
remain
as
is.
It
is
an
expense
if
you
call
it
special
election.
That
means
you
have
to
pay
an
expense.
The
tip
person
has
already
went
to
the
election
cycle,
so
that
person
should
continue
to
if
it's
someone
resign
or
die,
or
whatever
the
fifth
person
should
get
the
seed.
Some
I
rise
in
opposition
to
this
particularly
Thank.
J
B
Thank
You
councillor
rule
for
your
partnership
on
this
you've
been
in
many
conversations
and
along
with
others,
on
the
council,
including
some
of
our
predecessors,
with
respect
to
repress
inking
and
adjusting
precinct
sizes,
so
that
it's
easier
for
folks
to
vote
to
get
to
voting.
We
have
new
neighborhoods
frankly
in
the
city
of
Boston,
including
the
Seaport
I,
grew
up
in
the
city
that
didn't
exist
before
it
now
does
and
when
you
are
increasing
the
population
of
folks
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we're
growing
our
population
or
making
and
creating
new
neighborhoods.
B
That
means
it
has
effect
on
people's
ability
to
access
the
polls,
and
so
currently,
unlike
most
municipalities
in
Massachusetts,
the
city
of
Boston
is
exempt
from
reviewing
electoral
precincts
or
doing
reap
resyncing
every
10
years,
and
so
we've
been
having
conversations
with
various
advocates
when
I
say
we
council,
whoo
and
I
about
how
can
we
get
these
precincts
adjusted?
So
it's
easier
for
folks
to
go
to
the
polls
and
vote
and
not
have
to
wait
in
long
lines
and
also
have
a
place
close
to
their
home.
B
To
vote
and
out
of
these
conversations,
many
of
the
advocates
have
said
we
need
to
have
these
conversations
more
consistently,
and
so
this
ordinance,
which
does
not
have
to
go
through
the
Statehouse,
allows
us
to
require
the
counsel,
in
partnership
with
the
elections
division.
To
have
that
conversation
about
repressing
to
review
our
precincts
every
few
years
the
ordinance
says
five
years.
B
Those
changes
would
then
possibly
have
to
go
to
a
course
to
the
Statehouse,
but
there's
also
been
some
conversation
that
the
city
of
Boston
at
different
times
does
have
authority,
possibly
to
change
precincts
on
its
own
without
going
through
the
Statehouse.
So
I
look
forward
to
having
a
hearing
on
this
and
inviting
our
Commissioner
who's.
B
Also
looked
at
this
and
thought
it
wasn't
a
bad
idea,
our
Commissioner
of
Elections
I
mean
and
to
have
a
conversation
with
him
about
how
we
mandate
that
the
city
of
Boston
do
a
more
thorough
analysis
in
a
more
consistent
review
of
these
precincts,
so
that
folks,
don't
have
a
tough
time
when
going
to
vote.
Thank
you,
Thank.
E
O
To
thank
president
Campbell
for
including
me
on
this
and
for
the
work
of
many
many
advocates
and
councillors
have
been
talking
about
redistricting
and
repressing
for
I
think
probably
two
or
three
iterations
before
I
even
arrived
at
the
council.
Councillor
Flynn
has
also
been
really
involved
in
these
particular
discussions,
because
many
of
the
mega
precincts,
we'll
call
them
are
in
his
district
that
the
largest
ones
that
have
what
is
it?
O
Six
thousand
some
voters
in
Chinatown
and
village,
and
sort
of
Fort
Point
Seaport,
South
Boston
precinct
compared
to
just
a
couple
hundred
voters
in
other
precincts
across
the
city.
So
I
have
learned
a
great
deal
about
this
subject
since
diving
in
and
what
we
know
is
that
there's
actually
a
very
compressed
and
stressfully
limited
window
for
the
for
the
city
of
Boston
to
fully
do
reap
resync
ting
so
because
we
have
not
done
it
in
almost
90
years.
O
At
this
point
and
the
imbalances
are
so
large,
the
window
in
which
everyone
else
does
reap
resync
ting,
which
is
right
after
the
census,
data
comes
back
which
will
be
in
2021,
but
before
redistricting
is
mandated
to
be
done.
Sometime
around
2022
2023,
it's
really
only
a
couple
of
months
that
we
have
to
do
this
whole
process
of
thinking
about
potentially
erasing
all
the
lines
and
reconfiguring
them
so
to
make
that
even
a
little
bit
feasible.
The
City
of
Boston
needs
to
take
steps
even
before
the
census.
Data
comes
back
to
start,
making
small
adjustments.
O
Again,
it
went
to
the
Statehouse
after
this
body
voted
on
it
and
did
not
go
anywhere.
So
there
will
be
I
think
a
renewed
push
that
the
mayor
had
already
included
that
in
his
legislative
package,
this
cycle-
and
it's
really
important
to
try
to
get
that
done
before
2020.
We
hope
there
will
be
a
massive
influx
of
voters
in
19,
but
I
think
the
odds
are
that
the
long
lines
will
be
the
year
after.
O
So
we
have
a
little
bit
of
time
in
the
meantime,
something
like
an
ordinance
to
require
that
we
build
in
this
regular
review
is
really
important
and
what
I
love
about
the
council
presidents
approach
is
that
this
keeps
Boston's
exemptions.
If
we
were
to
dive
into
what
everyone
else
does
statewide,
it
would
go
into
the
hands
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
we'd,
be
subject
to
a
lot
less
flexibility,
so
just
like
our
zoning
code
is
adapted
to
Boston's
specifics.
O
This
process
should
be
adapted
to
Boston
specifics,
and
in
addition
to
this,
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
thinking
about
how
to
make
the
small
adjustments
under
councillor
Flynn's
leadership
and
the
state
delegation
say
it's
Boston
delegation
to
get
that
done.
But
thank
you
for
your
partnership.
Looking
forward
to
this
Thank.
N
N
I'm
I'm
particularly
excited
about
this,
because
I
see
the
massive
amounts
of
development,
I
think
we'll
be
able
to
one
day
compete
with
my
colleague
Eddie
a
councillor
Flynn
for
one
of
the
largest
precincts
as
we're
seeing
very
soon
we're
gonna
we're
working
on
the
zoning
for
Suffolk
Downs
and
we're
gonna,
see
in
phase
in
five
or
six
phases,
one
of
the
largest
neighborhoods
to
be
built
in
East,
Boston
and
again
making
sure
that
we
are
adjusting
and
looking
at
the
precincts,
as
that
is
growing,
because
large
developments
don't
happen
overnight.
They
happen
in
phases.
N
So
that's
how
precincts
grow
and
so
just
to
have
the
regular
check-in.
Every
four
to
five
years
is
good
for
the
phase
development.
As
we
heard
from
my
colleague,
councillor
Baker,
it
could
take
six
seven
eight
years
before
something
to
start
and
then
once
it
once
it's
going,
you
have
a
whole
new
neighborhood
I.
N
Also
looked
at
Charlestown,
we
are
going
to
be
redeveloping
the
largest
housing
development
in
New,
England
and
doubling
its
size
and
making
sure
we
also
have
more
folks
just
in
that
one
square
mile
that
alone,
that
controversy
alone,
again
being
able
to
review
as
the
phase
and
of
that
large
population
comes
in,
is
really
important,
that
our
election
laws
are
creating
a
structure
also
to
recognize
our
growing
populations.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership.
Thank.
J
You
would
you
like
to
add
your
name.
Come,
please
add
councillor
Edwards
name.
Anyone
else.
Please
add
councillor
Janey
councillor
O'malley
councillor
Zakim,
councillor
Flynn,
councillor,
asabi,
George,
councillor
Baker,
and
the
chair
and
councillor
clarity,
docket
zero.
Three
one
three
will
be
put
in
the
committee
on
government
operation.
P
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
first
let
me
begin
by
thanking
the
many
advocates
and
entrepreneurs,
many
of
whom
are
in
this
room
this
afternoon,
for
sharing
their
experiences
and
ideas
throughout
previous
hearings
and
working
sessions.
Their
participation
in
this
process
has
helped
to
shape
this
ordinance.
I
also
want
to
thank
councillor
McCarthy
for
partnering
with
me
to
reintroduce
this
issue.
P
This
year
he
and
congresswoman
Presley
sponsored
a
hearing
order
last
year
on
this
topic,
and
we
know
that
congresswoman
Presley's
advocacy,
while
a
member
of
this
body
to
establish
equity
within
the
liquor
licenses,
illustrates
the
importance
of
acting
now
to
ensure
equity
and
the
emerging
cannabis
industry
so
that
we
get
it
right
at
the
beginning.
Additionally,
I
want
to
thank
my
amazing
staff.
In
particular,
I
want
to
publicly
acknowledge
Noah
Coolidge,
who
is
my
policy
director.
He
was
very
instrumental
in
helping
to
draft
this
legislation,
Thank
You
Noah,
and
to
my
whole
team.
P
As
the
chair
of
small
business
and
Consumer
Affairs
I
held
a
hearing
in
December
on
equity
in
cannabis,
we
heard
testimony
from
chief
barrows
from
chief
Smith,
as
well
as
Alexis
to
Chuck
and
Selena
Barrios.
Milner
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
and
his
team
for
their
express
support
for
equity
in
this
industry.
At
that
hearing
we
also
heard
from
chalene
title
of
the
Massachusetts
cannabis
Control
Commission,
former
city
city
councilor,
Tito
Jackson,
who
is
here
today
and
councillor
JT
Scott
of
Somerville.
P
All
who
shared
models
of
success
and
ideas
for
implementing
equity
in
Boston,
so
I
want
to
thank
them
for
their
sharing
their
expertise
throughout
the
process.
Last
month
we
also
I
had
a
listening
session
to
hear
from
advocates
and
entrepreneurs
as
well.
Today,
I
am
proud
to
introduce
an
ordinance
which
will
establish
an
equity
program
for
Boston,
including
priority
for
locally
owned
businesses
from
pacted
communities.
P
This
is
important
because
for
generations,
the
war
on
drugs
targeted
and
criminalized
poor
communities
of
color,
causing
economic
devastation,
family
separation
and
emotional
trauma
according
to
the
n-double-a-cp
african-americans
and
whites
used
drugs
at
similar
rates,
but
the
imprisonment
rate
of
African
Americans
for
drug
charges
is
almost
six
times
that
of
whites.
Ensuring
equity
and
this
emerging
industry
will
help
us
correct
the
harms
and
right.
P
This
industry
will
generate
enormous
wealth
and
just
the
first
ten
weeks
of
operation,
cannabis
sales
have
generated
twenty
seven
point:
nine
million
dollars
in
revenue
across
the
Commonwealth,
almost
30
million,
as
the
cannabis
industry
grows.
It's
imperative
that
the
economic
benefits
are
directed
to
the
communities
that
have
for
far
too
long,
been
negatively
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs
and
racist,
discriminatory
policies.
P
Massachusetts
has
taken
some
important
steps
through
corey
form
and
the
recent
criminal
justice
reform
legislation,
but
that
is
not
enough.
In
2016,
Massachusetts
passed
legislation
to
legalize
tax
and
regulate
adult
use.
Marijuana
was
62%
of
boston
voting
overwhelmingly
supporting
this
proposal.
We
have
seen
with
liquor
licenses
what
can
happen
when
the
industry
is
allowed
to
develop
without
intention
of
promoting
equity,
where
people
of
color
are
then
locked
out.
We
cannot
let
that
happen
again.
We
must
honor
the
spirit
of
the
law
and
ensure
that
is
equity
at
the
local
level.
P
Without
a
sufficient
program
in
place,
we
will
squander
this
opportunity
to
make
progress
and
eliminating
the
enormous
wealth
gap
in
Boston.
Today,
no
minority-owned
businesses
have
been
approved
by
the
state,
not
a
single
one
and
few,
if
any
have
negotiated
their
host
community
agreements
with
the
city
of
Boston,
in
accordance
with
state
law,
the
city
of
Boston
will
have
a
minimum
of
50
marijuana
businesses.
That
means
each
neighborhood
in
our
city
is
likely
to
have
two
marijuana
establishments
as
shops
open
up
in
our
city.
P
It's
imperative
that
we
be
intentional
and
ensuring
that
the
process
is
fair,
just
and
equitable.
This
ordinance
would
create
a
city
level
equity
program
which
gives
preference
to
local
businesses
from
communities
disproportionately
impacted
and
would
give
a
two-year
priority
period
for
equity
applicants
to
move
through
the
process.
After
that
period,
it
would
require
a
two
to
one
ratio
of
equity
cannabis
businesses
to
non-equity
cannabis
businesses
to
make
sure
that
equity
remains
a
central
focus
of
this
regulation
in
the
long
term.
P
This
ordinance
also
creates
a
program
to
offer
these
equity
applicants,
technical
assistance,
operational
support
and
business
development
resources,
something
that
is
not
available
to
them.
Now,
through
the
federally
funded
programs
offered
by
the
city.
This
program
would
be
funded
directly
by
license
fees
and
the
city
share
of
the
tax
revenue
to
support
equity
applicants
and
minority-owned
businesses.
This
ordinance
would
also
change
the
way
the
city
reviews
cannabis
applications.
It
would
create
a
new
board,
a
Boston
cannabis
board
appointed
by
in
part
the
mayor
as
well
as
this
body.
P
The
City
Council,
this
new
board
would
be
responsible
for
licensing
cannabis
businesses
supporting
equity,
owned
businesses
and
ensuring
that
businesses
are
operating
safely,
with
no
sales
to
minors.
It
places
formal
responsibilities
for
negotiating
host
community
agreements
with
the
office
of
Neighborhood,
Services
and
district
city
councillors.
P
Finally,
in
order
to
make
sure
this
industry
is
as
transparent
as
possible,
the
ordinance
would
create
an
online
registry
and
mapping
of
cannabis
businesses
operating
in
our
city,
including
ownership
and
investor
information.
We
have
a
chance
to
get
the
cannabis
industry
right
from
the
beginning.
If
we
remember
back
in
2015
the
color
of
wealth
report
by
the
Fed,
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
noted
the
wealth
gap
in
Boston
that
that
report
is
almost
5
years
old.
P
That
was
2015
we're
in
2019,
where
we
saw
$8
of
wealth
for
black
families
in
Boston
versus
two
hundred
forty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
for
white
families.
If
we
do
not
act,
we
run
the
risk
of
having
all
of
the
larger
corporations
come
into
our
city
set
up
shop
and
we're
going
to
be
locking
out
people
in
our
community.
People
who
are
from
our
community
who
want
to
get
into
this
business,
we
can
have
equity
and
move
forward
quickly.
P
N
You
are
setting
a
table
where
all
are
welcome
to
come
in
and
figure
out
how
we
do
this
right.
If
we
do
not
do
this,
we
will
not.
We
will
demonstrate
that,
after
all
the
hearing,
all
the
ordinances
of
all
the
home
rules,
we
have
learned
nothing
from
the
liquor
license
tobacco
that
we
are
still
trying
to
correct
what
I
see
in
this
ordinance
is
that
you
have
seen
and
learned
from
those
conversations
and
saying
we
will
not
be
trying
to
correct
a
hundred
years
later.
This
lopsided
licensing
tobacco
that
we
have
right
now.
N
Instead,
we're
going
to
loan
from
the
very
beginning
that
when
policy
is
implemented
to
hurt
communities,
the
right
response
is
policy,
that's
implemented
to
help
them
heal.
This
is
what
you
are
doing.
This
is
what
you
are
doing
and
I
want
to
say
that
also
you
are
setting
a
precedent
for
how
we
are
telling
companies
and
corporations
to
come
into
Boston.
That's
what
this
can
do
as
well.
N
This
is
going
to
set
that
precedent
for
any
industry
that
comes
behind
whether
it's
scooters,
whether
it's
the
ferry
system,
whatever
system
that
is
coming
to
Boston
to
grow
here.
This
kind
of
conversation
that
you
are
setting
will
help
to
make
that
true
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership.
I,
look
forward
to
fighting
with
you
for
this,
and
also
I
want
to
say
to
the
advocates
who
have
been
out
there.
N
Who've
met
with
us
who
talked
with
us
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
youth
in
the
room
that
have
been
a
part
of
that
the
young
people
who
have
certainly
been
at
the
helm,
to
do
this
to
simply
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
setting
a
standard
that
they
can
contribute
to
that
our
children's
children
can
contribute
to
that.
We
can
look
back
on
this
moment
and
said
we
did
it
right.
So,
thank
you
so
much
councillor
Janey!
Thank
you.
So
much
and
I
look
forward
to
this
hearing
and
to
getting
this
done.
Counts.
B
O
This
can't
come
a
moment
too
soon.
We
are
already
in
the
mad
rush
of
applicants
and
proposals
and
and
often
competing
for
the
same
few
spots
and
few
licenses,
and
whenever
that
is
the
case,
guess
who's
gonna
who's,
gonna
win
out
those
with
resources.
Those
who
come
with
with
the
backing
off
in
the
national
or
multinational
corporations
that
are
coming
in
rather
than
what
we
are
trying
to
do
here
is
create
opportunity
for
local
entrepreneurs,
local
residents.
O
We
saw
it
with
the
rollout
of
the
medical
marijuana
industry
in
terms
of
how
expensive
the
applications
were,
who
got
them.
What
you
have
to
do
all
the
hoops
to
jump
through
and
now
we
are
you've,
said
twenty
seven
point:
nine
million
dollars
in
to
seeing
it
roll
out
with
the
legalization
of
adult
use
as
well.
So
I
am
very
excited
to
see
you
put
details
and
something
that
would
add
structure
to
the
process
just
in
general.
But
on
top
of
that,
as
councillor
Edward,
so
eloquently
said,
this
is
how
we
should
be
legislating.
Q
You,
madam
president,
want
to
I
add
my
voice
to
the
chorus
of
applause
to
our
good
colleague
for
tackling
such
an
important
issue.
You
know
I
think
hardly
a
week
goes
by
where
there
is
not
some
new
applicant
or
entrepreneur
or
someone
who
is
testing
the
waters.
Whether
it's
in
one
of
my
neighbourhood
associations
are
here
in
this
building
on
a
dispensary
of
some
kind
in
the
city
and
certainly
in
district
8,
and
it's
important
that
we're
deliberate
about
this.
Q
It's
important
number
one
that
there
is
a
framework
that
there
is
some
sort
of
objective
standards
that
people
know
what
the
process
is
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
we
should
be
leading
the
Commonwealth
on
this.
So
thank
you
for
that,
but
really
why
this
is
so
important
and
why
I
think
we
need
to
move
quickly
on
this.
It's
because
this
is
a
real
rare
opportunity
to
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is.
Q
We
talked
about
equity
almost
every
day
in
this
chamber,
and
all
of
us
do
and
all
of
us
care
about
that,
and
all
of
us
were
elected
and
campaign
and
work
every
day
to
achieve
that.
But
given
the
state
of
our
nation,
given
the
issues
of
the
economy,
of
a
economy
of
haves
and
have-nots
of
our
limited
Authority
in
many
ways
to
directly
attack
this,
we
sometimes
are
here
and
we
talk
about
it
and
we
do
what
we
can.
Q
We
can
say
we
are
gonna,
use
our
authority
to
achieve
equity
to
make
sure
that
we
are
going
to
do
something
not
just
because
this
is
the
marijuana
industry,
not
just
because
of
the
horrible
legacy
of
the
war
on
drugs
and
people
been
incarcerated
and
subjected
to
mistreatment,
but
because
of
the
broader
issues
in
our
economy
and
the
color
of
wealth
report
that
you
referenced
from
the
things
we
see
every
day
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you
view
is.
This
is
a
complicated
bill.
It's
not
easy
to
put
together.
Q
It's
not
easy
to
legislate
something,
especially
in
an
industry.
It's
in
its
infancy
like
this.
So
thank
you
for
taking
this
on
I
look
forward
to
partnering
with
you
with
our
colleagues
at
with
the
administration,
with
people
in
this
industry
and
people
who
want
to
be
in
this
industry
to
make
sure
that,
in
the
city
of
Boston
at
least
we're
gonna
be
leaders
not
just
on
transparency,
not
just
an
entrepreneurship
and
innovation,
but
inequity
as
well.
So
thank
you.
I
look
forward
to
working
on
this
with
you
with
our
colleagues
and
I.
Add
my
name.
Q
B
Thank
You
councillor
Zakim,
madam
Clerk,
if
you
could
also
add
councillors,
a-come
councillor
sabe,
George
counsel,
Flaherty,
councillor
Flynn,
councillor
McCarthy,
councillor
O'malley,
as
well
as
the
chair
council,
CEO,
okay,
councillor
CMO
councillor
Malley,
did
you
want
to
speak
and
I
just
want
to
echo?
What's
been
said,
councillor
Janey,
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this
congresswoman
Presley
would
be
so
proud
that
you've
continued
this.
You
didn't
let
it
die.
I,
look
forward
to
working
in
partnership
with
you
on
getting
this
passed.
We
really
just
want
to
applaud
your
leadership
as
well.
So
thank
you.
B
B
B
B
I
think
we're
good.
We
started
this
conversation
last
year
with
a
joint
hearing
on
looking
at
the
vacant,
lots
that
are
both
commercial
and
residential
vacant,
lots
in
the
city
of
Boston.
In
to
my
shock,
when
we
got
the
data
specifically
for
the
residential
lots
and
the
city-owned
Lots
in
particular,
the
overwhelming
amount
of
vacant
city-owned
residential
parcels
were
in
Dorchester,
Mattapan
and
Roxbury,
and
we're
talking
that
in
the
thousands.
B
B
But
we
said
you
know
what
there's
nothing
there's
enough
of
an
issue
with
the
city-owned
Lots
that
we
should
focus
on
those
and,
like
I
said
we
pulled
in
councillor
Jani
into
this
conversation,
because
the
majority
of
those
Lots
are
in
Mattapan,
Dorchester
and
Roxbury,
and
every
single
day
we're
talking
about
in
this
body
or
at
hearings
the
need
for
more
affordable
housing.
We're
talking
about
more
housing
for
our
veterans,
more
affordable
housing
for
our
seniors,
and
it's
shocking
to
me
that
we
don't
have
a
plan
or
a
strategy
to
activate
these
city-owned
vacant.
B
Lots
for
the
City
of
Boston
housing
could
go
there
or
something
else
more
creative,
after
a
conversation
that
we
had
last
year.
Actually,
a
friend
of
mine
who
lives
in
Amsterdam
but
who
went
to
Whitworth,
who
happened
to
be
visiting
back
in
Boston,
said:
I
want
to
be
helpful
in
the
work
and
we
talked
about
vacant
lots
and
he
says
in
Amsterdam,
we've
been
activating
Lots
all
the
time
we
do
art.
We
do
different
things
to
make
these
spaces
come
alive.
B
While
we
develop
a
long
term
plan
and
strategy
for
these
lots,
we
are
partnering
and
actually
Wentworth
partnering
to
go
into
district
four
to
look
at
city-owned
Lots,
particularly
in
Dorchester
Matapan
that
are
vacant
to
activate
those
spaces
with
the
recommendations
of
the
residents
in
the
community
that
live
in
that
area,
we're
asking
community
residents.
What
do
you
want
to
see
on
this
lot
and
we're
gonna,
make
it
happen
and
I'm
telling
chief
Dylan
and
others
in
the
city
of
Boston?
B
This
is
no
cost
to
the
city
to
activate
these
spaces,
and
so
there
are
already
many
of
us
on
this
body
who
are
doing
creative
things
in
the
city
and
in
our
district
to
activate
these
spaces.
The
question
is:
what
is
the
city
as
a
whole
doing
so?
This
is
a
hearing
to
explore
strategies
to
reduce
these
lot,
these
vacancies
to
activate
the
spaces
and
also
to
look
at
existing
solutions.
So
we
have
a
problem
properties,
task
force.
I.
Think
everyone
on
this
body
calls
the
task
force
all
the
time
to
say.
B
I
have
these
properties
in
my
neighborhood
that
are
causing
blight
or
that
our
centers
are
crying.
We
need
the
task
force
to
step
up,
and
that
means
we
might
have
to
strengthen
that
task
force
to
respond.
There
used
to
be
a
clean
it
or
lean
it
program
where
folks
and
Public
Works
I'm
looking
at
councillor
McCarthy,
who
used
to
obviously
be
a
public
works
where
you
could
go
on
these
lots
and
actually
clean
it
up
or
you'd
get
ticketed.
That
program
was
dissolved
at
some
point.
Maybe
we
need
to
bring
that
back.
B
There's
also
other
cities
and
municipalities
across
the
country
that
are
using
financial
incentives,
whether
it's
taxing
folks
who
have
these
vacant
lots,
particularly
the
privately
owned
lots
and
saying,
if
you're
not
going
to
do
something
with
it,
we're
going
to
tax
you
with
the
hopes
that
maybe
we
will
assent.
Avise
you
to
develop
it,
sell
it
or
do
something
with
it,
but
we're
not
going
to
accept
private
owners
just
leaving
blighted
properties
left
under
tenant
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
be
an
eyesore
frankly
useless
to
the
folks
who
live
in
that
community.
B
There
are
other
communities
such
as
New,
York
and
DC
that
are
looking
at
creating
land
banks.
I,
don't
think
we
necessarily
need
a
land
bank
because
we
have
the
BPD
a,
but
the
BPD
a
needs
to
be
involved
in
these
conversations
as
well,
all
these
city-owned
Lots
they
have
resources,
they
do
zoning,
they
do
development
projects.
B
What's
their
strategy
to
activate
these
spaces
and
lastly,
I'll
say
we
asked
our
residents,
particularly
in
Dorchester
in
Mattapan,
that
I
represent
to
step
up
to
come
to
the
council,
to
advocate
to
show
up,
and
they
do
they're
waiting
for
us
to
show
up
these
vacant
lots
where
nothing
is
happening.
People
have
been
calling
the
city
often
for
years,
saying:
I
live
next
to
a
city-owned
car,
so
that's
been
vacant
for
ten
years
and
you
don't
even
maintain
it
well.
B
They
want
us
to
step
up
an
act
and
I
think
we
need
to
do
our
part.
So
this
hearing
is
the
beginning
of
a
conversation
excited
to
do
in
partnership
with
councilor,
Janey
and
O'malley.
We're
really
excited
to
get
the
city
to
actually
do
better.
With
respect
to
these
vacant
lots
and
saying
it's
unacceptable
that
they're
largely
in
communities
of
color
and
communities
that
are
concentrated
in
poverty.
We
can't
be
a
part
of
the
problem.
We
need
to
be
a
part
of
the
solution.
R
You,
mr.
vice
president
I
begin
by
thanking
my
dear
colleagues
and
friend
the
council
president
in
the
district
seven
councillor
from
Roxbury
for
their
partnership
and
leadership
on
this
issue.
This
is
actually
a
fascinating
topic
in
a
very,
very
important
topic
that
this
body
can
play
in
a
profoundly
impactful
role
on
when
we
began
work.
Looking
at
ad.
R
Vacancies
sort
of
we
did
a
catch-all,
as
council
president
said,
on
commercial
and
residential
there's,
really
sort
of
three
buckets
we're
talking
about
here.
There's
starting,
you
know,
there's
the
commercial
vacancy
that
we
see
in
our
local
business
districts,
which
has
a
profoundly
negative
impact
and
surrounding
businesses.
R
A
business
can
see
up
to
a
25%
decrease
in
business
when
it's
vacant,
then
it's
sort
of
the
high-end
luxury
housing
vacancy,
where
oftentimes
a
more
reliable
and
lucrative
investment,
but
quite
often
with
foreign
investment,
is
in
some
of
these
high-end
luxury
buildings,
which
I
know
a
good
colleague
and
friend.
The
concert
district
counts
from
Rhys.
R
You
know
thriving
nosov
any
time
in
any
recent
history.
The
real
estate
market
has
never
been
stronger.
We've
got
a
profoundly
powerful
real
estate
market
is
why
we
are
spending
most
of
our
nights,
particularly
my
district
colleagues
and
I
out
at
development
meetings
each
and
every
night
of
the
week.
So
it
seems
counterintuitive
that
we
still
have
these
vacant
spots
when
the
market
is
so
good.
It's
not
as
though
there's
not
interest
in
developing
these
Lots.
R
It's
not
as
though
these
aren't
businesses
that
want
to
come
here,
but
you
often
have
cases
of
a
landlord
who
will
make
the
determination
that
he
or
she
will
get
more
money
by
holding
a
space
vacant
and
holding
up
for
a
higher
paying
tenant.
Quite
often,
someone
in
the
cannabis
industry
now
which
is
fetching
four
or
five
six
times
the
amount
of
rent
of
sort
of
a
more
I,
guess
mainstream.
R
Then
you've
got
this
third
aspect
and
I
think
the
approach
to
dealing
with
all
three
of
them
is
somewhat
similar,
but
we
need
to
be
different
in
our
tactics
to
address
that,
which
is
why
I'm
so
delighted
the
council
president.
You
know
when
we
were
talking
about
this
said:
let's
focus
specifically
on
these
lots,
but
focus
specifically
on
these
residential
buildings
as
well,
because
we
have
an
opportunity
to
actually
collect
some
good
data
here.
That
should
be
a
minimum.
I
think
the
data
is
subpar.
R
Thus
far,
we
have
an
opportunity
to
really
think
of
some
good
incentives
for
these
clean.
It
or
lean
it
was
a
program
that
worked.
There
was
great
partnerships
years
ago,
I
worked
for
our
former
Sheriff
Andrea
Cabral
there's
some
great
partnerships
with
the
Suffolk
County,
Sheriff's,
Department
I'm
sure
sheriff
Thompkins
would
continue
that
and
is
continuing
that
there's
ways
that
we
can
incentivize
the
landlord
or
the
owner
to
make
sure
that
it
is
a
safe,
clean
place.
R
There's
ways
that
we
can
expedite
that
process
because
one
of
the
most
maddening
things
that
I've
been
dealing
with-
and
we
can
all
all
of
us
can
point
to
several
examples
in
our
districts
of
these
problem
properties
that
have
remained
that
way
for
years
and
residents
don't
want
to
sit
here.
You
know
we
there's
only
so
much
we
can
do.
We
can
find
them.
We
can
try
housing
court,
but
that
never
works.
That's
just
a
delay
tactic,
so
we
need
to
be
a
little
more
nimble,
a
little
more
recive
in
our
approach
and
then.
R
Thirdly,
we
have
to
have
a
tough
conversation.
You
know
on
the
on
the
stick.
We
talked
about
the
carrot.
We
talked
about
incentives
to
help
them,
but
there
should
be
some
benefits
or
there
should
be
some
consequences
when
they
don't
add
up.
So
when
to
close
by
saying
a
very
wise
man
once
said
that
what
matters
to
you
is
what
matters
when
we
look
out
our
front
door,
there's
gonna
be
getting
my
speech
that
way,
but
he
stepped
out
for
a
minute.
R
He
is
right
and
we
have
an
opportunity
to
really
not
only
affect
something
that
has
a
profound
quality
of
life
impact
on
all
of
us,
but
is
what
we
ought
to
be,
focusing
on
so
I'm
delighted
for
the
partnership
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
get
to
work.
It
makes
sense
to
to
sort
of
compartmentalize
each
of
these
issues
as
we
go
forward,
we'll
be
continuing
work
on
the
commercial
vacancy
and
some
of
the
high-end
luxury
vacancy
as
well.
Thank
you,
Thank.
P
You
so
much
first,
let
me
just
say
thank
you
to
councillor
met
O'malley
and
council
president
Campbell
for
adding
me
to
this
important
hearing
order.
They
really
kind
of
summed
it
up,
and
so
I
just
would
like
to
offer
a
particular
case
study
in
my
district
that
has
been
just
an
awful
player
and
when
we
talking
about
vacant
locks,
so
certainly
there
are
lost
opportunity
in
terms
of
affordable
housing.
P
I
think
you've
already
heard
that
commercial,
space
or
innovation
that
we
want
to
see
in
our
district
there's
a
particular
lot
in
Grove
hall
right
next
to
the
historic
Freedom
House
between
April
2011
and
November
2018,
so
a
seven-year
period
it
racked
up
a
whopping,
seven
thousand
five
hundred
twenty-five
dollars
and
code
enforcement
violations,
none
of
which
have
been
collected
by
the
city
so
seven
years
of
being
a
bad
player,
collecting
fines.
Seven
thousand
dollars
of
fines
that
have
not
been
collected
from
the
city
they've
been
cited.
P
Ninety
five
times
for
improper
storage
of
trash,
seventy
five
times
for
overgrown
weeds
and
twenty
two
times
for
failure
to
remove
snow
from
sidewalks,
there's
small
fines,
fifteen
twenty
five
fifty
dollars,
sometimes
a
hundred,
but
the
average
has
been
about
$40.00
for
over
citations.
This
is
just
one
lot
in
my
district
and
Grove
home
and
I
can't
remember
there
ever
being
anything
on
the
slot
other
than
weeds
and
trash.
So
I
definitely
want
us
to
take
action.
I
think
there
are
certain.
There
are
certainly
solutions
to
these
challenges.
I
was
a
fan
of
the
lien.
P
It
cleaner
door,
lien
it
program.
I
certainly
would
like
to
have
a
discussion
about
bringing
that
back
or
something
similar,
so
that
communities
are
not
forced
to
kind
of
live
with
this
blight.
I
think
it's
really
unfair
in
terms
of
their
quality
of
life,
but
particularly
when
we
know
folks
are
just
sitting
on
these
properties
waiting
for
the
values
to
increase
so
that
they
can
sell
them
and
get
this
giant
windfall
for
being
a
bad
player.
We
should
not
be
rewarding
bad
players
with
a
giant
windfall.
P
N
I
commend
the
makers
on
their
leadership,
and
this
conversation
of
vacancy
I
had
talked
specifically
about
doing
I.
Think
a
previous
hearing
about
how
even
a
case
study
in
East
Boston,
the
loft
Hill
Hotel
is
probably
one
of
the
the
larger
cases
that
we
see
on
a
daily
basis.
That
impacts
everybody
coming
down
route
1a
in
our
neighborhood
and
Geoffrey's
point.
It
is
a
hollowed
out
hotel.
Several
I
don't
know
seventy
five
feet
high.
It
is
just
concrete,
with
plastic
blowing
to
and
fro
with
cardboard,
if
maybe
some
drywall,
some
some
sort
of
windows.
N
But
ultimately
it's
been
sitting
like
that.
For
ten
years
it
was
sold
for
two
million
dollars
and
twelve
million
dollars.
We
captured
none
of
that
income
of
which
we
would
have
if
we,
if
we
passed
the
speculator
tax,
just
putting
in
a
work
of
a
transfer
fee,
but
also
it
just
sits
there
continually.
The
owners
live
in
Sudbury
and
some
other
suburb
they've
done
nothing
really
to
correct
it.
The
debris
blows
on
you.
If
you're
running
on
the
Greenway.
By
the
way
you
can
get
a
mouthful
of
all
the
stuff
that
comes
on
there.
N
They
don't
take
care
of
the
of
the
land,
and
we
have
to
look
at
that
now.
They
taken
so
long
and
passing
ownership
to
ownership
that
the
permits
that
they
had
to
correct
those
problems
have
now
expired.
They
have
to
start
all
over
again
and
get
new
counsel
to
hopefully
fix
this
issue,
and
the
problem
I
have
with
that
is
that
we
do
have
currently
in
policy
a
receivership
program
in
the
city
of
Boston.
That
works
with
the
attorney
general's
office.
N
And
then,
if
that
lot
is
ever
sold
or
if
that
goes
into
foreclosure,
they
get
their
money
back.
But
the
neighborhood
essentially
rises
up
with
a
receiver
and
gets
gets
to
it,
and
we
have
this
program
I
think
we
have
less
than
a
hundred
properties
at
it,
but
I
think
that's
something
that's
worth
talking
about
there.
This
is
a
program
that
exists.
We've
talked
briefly
about
it
in
the
land
disposition
hearing
with
Commissioner,
Christopher
and
I.
N
J
You
councillor,
would
you
like
to
add
your
name?
Please
add
councillor
Edwards
name,
please
add:
counsel
of
clarity,
councillor
Flynn
councillor
McCarthy,
Council,
whoo
councillors,
a
consular
Baker
and
councillor
sabe
George
and
councillor
co-moh
docket
zero.
Three
one
six
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
Housing
and
Community
Development
docket.
B
B
There's
a
bill
in
the
Statehouse
that
would
increase
the
matching
fund
so
that
the
money
that
the
city
of
Boston
puts
in
to
the
CPA
is
matched
by
the
state
at
a
higher
level.
And
so
this
resolution
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
say.
Not
only
do
we
support
this
bill,
we
want
the
Statehouse
to
move
on
this
to
increase
this
match
so
that
all
of
the
municipalities
at
this
point
over
160
in
Massachusetts
that
have
adopted
the
CPA
can
seize
more
money
from
the
state
in
terms
of
that
match.
B
I
think
every
municipality
that
has
adopted
this
program
will
speak
to
how
powerful
it
is
not
only
engaging
our
residents
in
the
work,
creating
projects
and
building
projects
that
they
actually
want
and
how
it
brings
folks
into
government.
It's
it's
a
win-win,
and
so
this
resolution
we're
asking
that
we
suspend
the
rules
today
and
adopt,
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
add
our
voice
to
the
conversation
at
the
Statehouse
and
to
hopefully
push
the
state
to
increase
that
match
and
to
do
so
in
short
order.
I
You
mr.
chair,
and
obviously
thank
you,
too
council
president
for
the
continued
partnership,
where
we're
not
only
calling
upon
the
state
to
work
with
the
City
Council,
we're
also
advocating,
on
behalf
of
all
the
municipalities
across
the
Commonwealth,
to
increase
the
amount
of
CPA
matching
funds.
As
council
president
Campbell
had
described
and
I
know,
we,
as
mentioned
we're
joined
by
CPA
director,
christine
pop
who's,
doing
a
great
job
managing
the
whole
CPA
program.
So
a
round
of
applause
for
christine
who's.
Here.
I
Who
did
the
pilot
round?
One
was
the
pilot
which
we
distributed
a
little
over
eight
million
dollars
to
35
shovel-ready
project.
We
have
a
bigger
round
of
funding
underway
now
for
round
two.
That's
gonna
have
a
heavy
lien
on
affordable
housing,
which
is
great
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
with
the
director
as
well
as
our
constituents
across
the
city.
I
But
the
interesting
piece
about
this
is
that,
despite
the
ongoing
rapid
growth
and
development
of
our
city,
we're
currently
waiting,
it's
been
over
18
years
for
there
to
be
an
update
with
respect
to
the
revenue
that's
acquired
through
the
Registry
of
Deeds
eiling's.
That's
just
that's
just
inexcusable
and
too
long
for
us
to
get
an
update.
I
So
if
we
can
get
that
update
as
quickly
as
possible,
this
proposed
legislation,
as
described
by
our
colleague,
has
over
100
sponsors
between
the
House
and
Senate,
so
I'm,
assuming
that
through
the
chair
and
the
lead
sponsor,
we
would
probably
want
to
move
for
suspension
and
adoption
today.
So
with
that,
I'd
urge
my
colleagues
to
do
the
same,
that
we're
expecting
to
be
assigned
to
a
committee
and
that
they
have
an
expedited
hearing
at
the
Beacon
Hill
because
it
just
doesn't
just
affect
Boston.
It
affects
everyone.
I
I
But
let
folks
in
your
community
know
a
lot
of
people
just
still
believe
it
or
not.
Don't
realize
the
importance
of
of
the
CPA
and
what
it
can
mean
for
their
respective
communities
so
make
sure
that
they're
paying
attention
make
sure
that
they're
getting
their
applications
in
because
they'll
be
respected,
they'll
be
vetted,
and
hopefully
they'll
be
recipients
of
some
very
much
needed
funds
that
will
help
all
of
our
neighborhoods
here
across
the
city,
as
well
as
those
that
are
struggling
to
find
affordable
housing.
Thank
you
missed
you,
Thank.
J
A
B
You
councillor
CMO,
thank
you,
madam
clerk,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
Edwards
for
your
partnership
on
this.
This
is
a
hearing,
frankly
creating
an
opportunity
for
us
to
have
a
conversation
not
only
with
the
home
center,
but
also
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development,
specifically
around
the
senior
home
repair
programs.
B
Two
of
my
team
members,
including
one
of
my
team
members,
that
I
call
my
senior
advisor
that
works
frequently
with
the
seniors
in
our
district
we've
had
a
lot
of
conversation
have
gone
back
and
forth
with
the
Home
Center.
Those
who
oversee
this
program
for
our
seniors,
sometimes
with
success
and
sometimes
not,
but
in
cases
where
seniors
have
complained
that
once
they
participated
in
this
program,
they
had
contractors
come
out
and
do
really
shoddy
work,
really
bad
work.
B
We've
had
constituents
come
in
with
actual
pictures
of
work
that
was
supposed
to
be
done
that
none
of
us
in
this
body.
Frankly,
if
they
can't
the
contractor,
came
and
did
the
same
work
in
our
home
we'd
be
extremely
angered
and
upset.
So
this
is
an
opportune
for
us
to
bring
forth
many
of
those
seniors
who
have
come
to
us
to
talk
about
this
program
and
how
it
has
not
worked
for
them.
The
lack
of
accountability
for
some
of
these
contractors
that
go
out
and
do
the
work
and
don't
do
a
great
job.
B
Some
of
them
are
still
working
as
a
part
of
the
senior
home
repair
program
and
doing
more
work
on
our
homes
with
our
seniors.
Many
seniors
have
also
complained
about
signing
the
paperwork
and
not
necessarily
understanding
the
fine
print.
So
we
had
just
recently.
I
was
talking
to
a
group
of
seniors
where
the
senior
actually
passed
away,
and
the
loan,
of
course
that
they
signed
passes
on
to
their
family
members.
B
Who
now
have
you
know
$30,000
that
they
have
to
pay
I,
don't
think
any
senior
would
probably
sign
up
for
that
and
pass
that
burden
onto
their
family,
but
in
this
case
they
didn't
think
that
this
was
explained
well
to
the
Constituent.
So
there
are
many
ways
I
think
we
can
improve
this
program
and
it's
a
great
program.
It's
specifically
in
certain
neighborhoods,
including
you
know,
Matapan
West,
Roxbury,
Rosendale
Charlestown,
we're
talking
about
not
gentrification
but
displacement.
You
know.
B
Yes,
the
city
is
affordable,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
seniors
that
own
their
homes,
and
so
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we
have
programs
that
help
them
stay
in
their
homes.
Many
of
these
seniors
need
help
with
repairing
their
home.
So
this
is
a
great
program
and
something
that
is
necessary
to
address
the
housing
crisis
in
the
city
of
Boston.
B
You
know
add
one
story
for
my
district
recently
where
the
senior
came
in
with
her
son,
who
was
a
police
officer
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
has
been
advocating
for
now
a
couple
of
years
and
saying
the
contractors
that
came
out
to
do
the
work
in
her
home
did
a
terrible
job.
She
pulls
in
her
son
who
was
her
advocate.
Of
course
we
have
meetings
with
the
Home
Center.
B
So
it
was
just
this
back
and
forth,
and
if
it's
back
and
forth
with
us,
I
can't
imagine
how
some
of
our
seniors
feel
that
have
gone
through
this
program,
where
it
has
not
been
a
success
and
feel
like
they're
advocating
by
themselves
and
that
no
one
is
listening
to
them
or
standing
up
for
them.
So
this
is
an
opportunity
for
all
of
us
to
bring
these
stories
to
a
hearing
to
say
how
do
we
strengthen
this
program?
B
How
do
we
hold
folks
accountable
and
we
should
not
have
any
contractors
working
for
the
city
of
Boston
if
we
have
examples
or
research
or
evidence
that
says
they
just
don't
do
great
work.
There
are
many
folks
who
would
love
these
contracts.
Who
would
love
to
do
this
work
on
behalf
of
our
residents
in
the
city
of
Boston
who
do
great
work,
so
we
need
to
have
a
conversation
also
about
accountability,
look
forward
to
the
hearing
and
look
forward
to
the
partnership
with
councillor
Edwards.
Thank
you
and
thank
you.
Counselor
Thank.
N
You
very
much
I
just
wanted
to.
First
of
all,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
work
with
you,
council
Campbell,
on
this
particular
issue
of
the
senior
home
program,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
reason
why
I
also
signed
on
for
this
is
because
I've
been
on
that
other
side.
I
worked
for
this
for
the
city
with
the
folks
at
the
Boston
home
center,
so
we
I've
been
in
the
side
of
the
person.
N
Who's
been
called
to
a
City
Council
hearing
to
testify
in
front
of
all
of
you
and
I
know
what
it
feels
like
when
you're
sitting
there
9:00
to
5:00
working
your
best
and
as
yourself
as
well
Constance,
Gummo
and
councillor
McCarthy.
Both
know
what
it's
like
to
be
on
the
other
side
and
then
to
have
a
city
council
call
call
you
in
to
really
talk
about
the
work
that
you're
doing
or
trying
to
do,
which
is
not
easy.
N
All
the
time
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
work
of
my
former
colleagues
at
the
Boston
Housing
Home
Center,
the
office
of
housing
stability
and
no
longer
there,
but
the
lead
there,
Dominique
Williams
working
extremely
hard
to
deal
with
this.
The
housing
crisis
that
were
in
and
trying
to
make
sure
people
stay
in
home,
and
so
when
we
do
call
folks
forward
I,
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that,
when
we're
holding
them
accountable
or
accurate,
when
we
do
that
in
many
cases,
their
job
is
to
make
sure
to
build
a
bridge.
N
Yes,
we
need
to
hold
them
accountable
for,
for
who
they're
connecting
in
terms
of
contractors,
but
also
acknowledge
the
incredible
work
that
is
going
on.
That
is
not
stated,
I
mean
oftentimes.
Only
the
negative
things
and
negative
stories
make
it
to
this
stage,
so
I
just
for
them.
That's
why
I'm
here
also
I
feel
like
I'm,
advocating
in
many
cases
for
those
who
are
putting
it
in
the
nine-to-five
work,
it's
working
extremely
hard
for
the
city
of
Boston
to
do
to
do
right
by
their
neighborhoods
and
by
their
neighbors
other
programs.
N
However,
I
do
want
to
have
come
forward
to
talk
about
how
we
can
enhance
and
support
for
many
folks.
Don't
are
not
aware
of
the
landlord
guaranty
program.
That's
a
program
that
started
to
actually
provide
almost
an
insurance
to
small
landlords
who
would
house
folks
who
are
at
high
risk
who
may
have
gone
through
recovery
may
have
been,
evicted
may
have
been
homeless
and
in
many
cases,
because
of
that
connotation
and
discrimination,
people
do
not
let
them
in
their
homes.
N
This
is
a
two-year
program
that
was
insuring
up
to
$10,000
for
back
rent
and
any
property
damage
and
wraparound
services
that
came
with
that,
and
they
found
they
were
matching
for
people
who
are
homeless.
Based
on
how
long
they
were
homeless.
With
folks
who
were
willing
to
enter
into
this
program,
I'd
love
to
hear
how
that
program
is
going
I'd
love
to
hear
how
we
can
expand
it.
Another
program
that
I
have
heard
some
concerns
about
is
the
accessory
dwelling
unit
program.
N
As
many
of
you
know,
the
city
of
Boston
was
allowing
for
folks
to
open
up
a
new
unit
in
the
envelope
of
their
home,
either
the
attic
or
the
basement
and
allowing
them
to
actually
be
permitted,
taking
their
three
to
a
four
or
four
to
five
or
to
two
or
three
through
a
streamlined
process.
To
date,
I've
heard
there
are
three
neighborhoods
where
they
were.
They
were
allowing
this
to
happen.
N
That
was
East
Boston
Jamaica
Plain
in
Mattapan
and
I
I,
wouldn't
say
that
maybe
even
a
hundred
units
have
gone
through
that
program
successfully
and
some
people
have
reached
out
to
me
saying
you
know
every
time
I
came
back
with
him.
What
I
thought
was
a
sufficient.
It
was
one
more
thing,
one
more
hurdle
and
another
$10,000
eventually
I
just
couldn't
do
it
and
I
wanted
to
have
that
extra
basement.
N
I
wanted
it
more
than
anything
in
the
world,
so
so
I
just
wanted
to
have
this
conversation
be
a
balance
when
we
do
push
on
the
city
as
a
city
council
to
be
innovative,
and
goodness
knows
they
are
responding
with
the
innovation
of
lab
with
the
tiny
houses
with
all
the
different
kind
of
produce
prototypes.
They
have
in
City
Hall
when
they're
coming
up
with
programs,
then
when
we
we
want
to
make
sure
their
we're
inviting
them
to
know
that
we
do
support
them,
that
we
want
to
enhance
them.
N
M
Thank
You
mr.
vice
president
I,
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
council,
president
and
council
Edwards
for
their
leadership
on
this
issue,
I'd
like
to
respectfully
ask
that
my
name
be
added
and
I
would
like
to
join
the
during
the
hearing
is
consider
you
know
what
type
of
fine
or
what
type
of
penalty
there
would
be
to
develop.
M
Is
that
intentionally
or
contractors
that
intentionally,
you
know,
provide
shabby
work
to
our
elderly
to
our
disabled,
whether
it's
a
a
a
fine
or
a
suspension
from
the
program,
but
I
think
we
need
to
be
transparent,
that
anyone
that
does
commit
this
type
of
an
offence
against
the
elderly
or
the
disabled,
in
my
opinion,
nation,
to
be
able
to
have
that
type
of
contract
anymore.
So
I'd
really
like
to
see
us
hit
them
hard
right
in
the
wallet
when
they
when
they
exploit
the
elderly
and
when
they
exploit
the
disabled.
Thank
you,
mr.
vice
president.
M
J
C
B
C
B
B
We
might
have
missed
that
step,
so
forgot,
docket,
0,
3,
1
7
did
anyone
want
to
actually
add
their
name,
we've
already
passed
it
but
formally
add
their
name.
Okay,
madam
clerk,
if
we
could
add
counselor,
Baker,
counselor,
co-moh,
counselor,
Edwards,
counselor,
sabe,
Jorge,
counselor,
Flynn,
Kelso,
garrison,
counselor,
Janey,
counselor,
McCarthy
counsel,
male
counselor
whoo,
and
that's
in
that's
it.
Thank
you.
P
B
A
B
B
B
B
A
council
rule
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
in
passage
of
duck
at
zero.
Three
two,
two,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
duck
at
zero.
Three
two
two
has
been
passed
and
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
is
one
late
file
matter
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added
to
today's
agenda
hearing
and
seeing
no
objections.
The
late
file
matter
is
added
I,
believe
everyone
has
a
copy.
B
A
C
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
rise
to
recognize
the
winter
walk,
a
two-mile
walk
that
helps
raise
resources
for
Boston's,
homeless,
shelters.
I.
Do
want
to
note
that
a
hundred
percent,
a
hundred
percent
of
the
event
proceeds,
will
go
directly
to
partner
organizations
and
critical
programs
serving
our
homeless
community
I.
Invite
you
all
to
join
me.
It's
this
Sunday.
There
are
about
a
thousand
walkers
On
February
10th
8:30
a.m.
in
Copley
Square
I
for
the
for
this
third
annual
walk
as
chair
of
the
Committee
on
homelessness,
mental
health
and
recovery.
C
B
Thank
You
councillor
Sabra
George.
Anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
add
their
name,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Baker
councillor,
co-moh
councillor,
Edwards,
councillor,
Flaherty,
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
garrison,
councillor,
Janey,
Council,
McCarthy,
Council,
Malley,
counter
guru,
counters
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair,
ucq
I'm,
assuming
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
at
this
time.
Counselor
sabe
George
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
the
late
file
matter.
All
those
in
favour
of
adoption,
say
aye
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
B
The
late
file
has
been
adopted
any
one
at
this
time,
I'll
move
on
to
the
green
sheets.
Anyone
wishing
to
remove
a
matter
from
the
Green
sheets,
moving
right
along
I,
am
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
two
late
file
matters
to
add
to
the
consent
agenda,
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added
to
the
consent,
agenda
hearing
and
seeing
objections.
The
too
late
file
matters
are
added
at
this
time.
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
R
You,
madam
president,
I
ask
unanimous
consent
to
make
a
brief
statement
starting
in
Memorial.
Thank
you.
Some
of
you
know
there
was
absolute
tragedy.
Yesterday
afternoon
in
West
Roxbury,
a
woman
was
crossing
the
street
and
safely
and
was
hit
by
a
car.
You
know
and
was
killed.
She
was
sent
to
the
hospital
last
night
with
life,
sustaining
injuries
and
was
pronounced
dead
later
last
night.
R
B
You
councillor
Malley
anyone
else
well
I'll
just
add:
go
Pat's.
At
this
time.
I
asked
all
guests
in
my
colleagues
and
staff
to
please
rise
as
we
adjourn
today's
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
for
councillor
co-moh
Raymond
Maloney
for
councilors
Flynn
in
flower,
tee
Martin,
Dahlin,
Carol,
Dacus,
James,
Fitzpatrick,
Thomas,
Gannon,
Rose,
Linehan,
Nora,
Loftus,
rosemary
McDonough,
Thomas,
Walsh,
Harry,
Hayes
and
Patrice
Jirachi,
and
for
councillor
Janey
Theresa,
Andrews,
David,
Dana,
Robinson,
Marilyn,
Dawson,
Edward,
Jameson,
Harvey,
Sheryl,
Maillard
facie
a
moment
of
silence.
Please.
B
Thank
you.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals
were
scheduled
to
meet
in
this
chamber
at
Boston
City
Hall
again
on
Wednesday
February
13th
at
12:00
noon,
all
those
in
favor
of
a
German
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
council
is
adjourned.