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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on February 10, 2021
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Boston City Council Meeting on February 10, 2021
A
A
B
Angela
arroyo
council
baker
here,
councillor
bakery,
yes,
council
bach
present
absolute
present,
council
brainy
braveness.
I'm
sorry
president
worry
about
that
councilor
campbell
here,
elsa
campbell,
council
edwards,
president
counselor
savvy
george
president
council,
flaherty
yeah
council
flynn,
here,
council
janie
president
councillor.
B
A
A
D
in
2018.
He
was
assigned
as
vicar
of
saint
james,
the
greater
church
in
boston's
chinatown
and
recently
last
year,
cardinal
sean
o'malley
appointed
him
as
the
administrator
of
saint
james.
The
greater
church
father
zhang
is
the
first
priest
of
chinese
descent
appointed
as
a
parish
administrator
in
the
archdiocese.
D
He
is
also
a
great
member
of
our
community.
One
of
the
unofficial
mottos
of
saint
james,
the
greater
church
is,
we
need
to
be
brothers
and
sisters
to
each
other.
This
church
is
welcoming
to
all
our
immigrant
neighbors.
Those
in
need
our
seniors,
our
families,
those
that
are
sick,
a
homeless
person
seeking
a
coffee
or
a
sandwich.
D
E
So,
thank
you,
uh
counselor
uh
excellent.
uh
This
totally
is
an
honor
for
me
to
be
with
all
of
you
so
good
morning
to
everyone
and
wish
god
to
bless
the
society
through
the
good
stewardship
from
all
of
you
and
each
of
your
gifts
um
shall
we
start
the
prayer
counselor
flynn.
So,
okay,
in
the
name
of
the
father
and
of
the
son,
and
of
the
holy
spirit,
amen.
E
E
E
A
H
D
A
A
I
A
B
B
Yes,
councillor
edwards,
yes,
councillor
savi
george,
yes
enter
sabi,
georgia's
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flaherty
as
council
flynn.
Yes,
elsa
flynn;
yes
concert
janie,
yes,
country
genius,
council,
mejia;
yes,
elsa
mejia;
yes,
councillor
o'malley;
yes,
council,
o'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wu,
yes,
council
of
wu.
Yes,
madam
president,
the
minutes
of
um
of
the
last
meeting
have
been
approved
unanimously.
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
Rohu
as
a
member
of
the
boston
school
committee
for
term
expiring
january
3rd
2022
and
the
letter
that
is
in
your
packet
does
state
appointed
not
thank
you
docket
zero.
Three,
two
five
nurses
see
for
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
derry
howard
as
a
member
of
the
boston
school
committee
nominating
piano
for
a
term
expiring
april,
1st
2022
and
docket
number
zero,
three,
two
six
notices
to
see
from
the
mirror
of
the
reappointment
of
laura
siati.
As
a
member
of
the
boston
school
committee
nominating
panel
for
a
term
expiring
april,
1st
2022.
B
A
J
J
We
have
received
documents
and
resumes.
So
I
I
just
want
to
flag
that.
I
would
like
to
withdraw
one
item
from
the
agenda
later
on
zero,
two
zero
four
and
I
will
speak
on
it
in
the
way
that
makes
the
most
sense
given
how
we
will
vote
on
it.
So
I
would
defer
to
you,
madam
president,
would
you
like
me
to
speak
on
all
of
the
zoning
commission
and
landmarks
folks,
together
or
um
or
just
a
batch
at
a
time.
A
J
B
There
we
go
all
right:
docket
0106,
the
committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation
to
which
was
referred
on
june
3rd
2020,
docket
number
0106
message.
In
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
nelson
arroyo.
As
a
member
of
the
zoning
commission
for
term
ending,
may
1st
2022
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
be
confirmed.
B
Docket
0108,
the
committee
run
planning
development
and
transportation
to
which
was
referred
on
june
3rd
2020
bucket
number
zero
one
zero.
Eight,
mr
ginata,
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
drew
leff
is
a
member
of
the
zoning
commission
for
tormenting
may
1st
2021
to
miss
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
be
confirmed.
Dockets
excuse
me:
docket
number:
zero:
two:
zero
zero.
B
Docket
number
0203,
the
committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation
to
which
was
referred
on
january
27
2021
docket
number
zero,
two
zero
three
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
robert
weintraub
as
a
member
of
the
bay
architectural
commission
for
a
term
expiring
december
31st
2024
to
miss
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
be
confirmed,
docket
number
zero.
Two
zero
four
has
been
withdrawn
and
docket
zero.
B
Two
six:
four:
the
committee
on
planning
development
transportation,
which
was
referred
on
february
3rd
2021,
docket
number
0264,
messaged
an
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
kristen
hoffman.
As
the
alternate
member
of
the
boston
landmarks
commission,
her
term
expiring
june
30th
2023
submits
the
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
be
confirmed.
A
A
Yes,
so
um
we've
heard
a
bunch
of
dockets,
so
I
want
to
if
you
just
indulge
me
and
thank
you
for
your
patience,
counselor
wu.
um
We
need
to
first
look
at
docket
zero.
Three,
two
two
um
which
madam
clerk
has
read,
which
was
a
notice
from
the
mayor
of
his
absence
from
the
city
that
docket
will
be
placed
on
file
docket
zero,
three
two
three
um
again
that
will
be
placed
on
file
uh
docket
zero.
Three,
two:
four
that
docket
will
also
be
placed
on
file.
A
A
J
Madam
president,
um
so
there
are
two
batches
within
here,
and
so
that's
why
I
um
thank
you
better
clerk
for
reading
them
all
into
the
record.
um
The
first
half
is
the
nominees
for
the
zoning
commission
um
and
the
council,
and
this
committee
had
held
a
hearing
in
late
2020,
but
we're
awaiting
some
final
documentation
from
the
nominees,
so
that
has
all
been
received.
J
We've
had
a
hearing
on
those
folks
and
wanted
to
recommend
confirmation
of
nelson
arroyo,
jane
cooper,
brayton
drew
leff
and
drew
left
those
three
members,
the
uh
the
second
half
is
for
various
of
our
landmarks
and
architectural
commissions,
and
because
there
are
so
many
of
these
and
we
have
received
the
resumes
and
documents
and
several
of
these
are
reappointments.
I
also
recommend
passage
and
confirmation.
This
is
for
anne
renahan,
robert
weintraub,
alice
richmond
and
kristen
hoffman.
J
As
meadow
clerk
has
said,
the
one
that
I
wanted
to
actually
withdraw
as
a
an
oversight
was
the
bid
for
nominee
for
whom
we
have
not
yet
had
a
hearing,
and
so
I
would
still
plan
to
have
that
hearing
in
committee
and
give
everyone
a
chance
to
meet
that
nominee
and
have
a
conversation
before
we
proceed
with
o204.
So
everyone
else
of
the
two
batches
recommend
confirmation.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
B
Thank
you.
Councillor
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
arroyo,
yes,
counter
baker.
Yes,
the
bakery
is
councillor
block.
Yes,
council
of
blockiest
council
braden.
Yes,
council
braden,
you
ask
counselor
campbell,
yes,
council
campbell,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
councilor
edwards;
yes,
counselor,
sabi,
george,
yes,
dr
sabi,
georges
council,
flaherty,
yes,
council
flaherty,
yes,
council
flynn,
yes,
council
flynn,
yes,
councilor
janie,.
K
B
A
H
L
H
B
B
B
L
B
B
B
H
B
Now
so
flaherty
is
council
flynn?
Yes,
so
flynn,
yes,
counselor
janie;
yes,
counselor
janie;
yes,
council
mejia;
yes,
council
mejia;
yes,
councillor
o'malley,
yes,
doctor
o'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wu.
Yes,
yes,
madam
president,
docket
number
zero.
Two
zero
zero
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
Now:
docket
zero,
two
zero
one
council
arroyo.
L
H
B
H
B
Councillor
campbell,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
councillor
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
sabi,
george,
yes,
councillor,
sabby,
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council,
clarity;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
I'm
so
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie!
Yes,
answer
janie
as
councillor
mejia;
yes,
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,.
B
O'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wu.
Yes,
yes,
madam
president,
docket
number
zero.
Two
zero
three
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
um
Docket
number
zero.
Two
zero
four
has
been
withdrawn:
uh
docket
zero,
two
six,
four
counselor
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
arroyo;
yes,
council
baker;
yes,
elsa
baker;
yes,
council
block;
yes,
that's
lebron!
Yes,
council
braden;
yes,
I'm
so
braden,
yes,
counselor
campbell.
B
Yes,
sir
sabi
george,
yes,
council
flaherty.
Yes,
that's
the
clarity!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councilor
janie;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor
mejia;
yes,
council,
mejia;
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,
yes,
andrew
o'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wu;
yes,
council,
blue,
yes,
madam
president,
docket
number
zero.
Two
six
four
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
A
A
K
K
This
is
a
homo
petition
and
it
seeks
to
amend
section
2
of
chapter
772
of
the
acts
of
1975
by
basically
changing
the
definition
of
the
term
landmark.
The
change
would
allow
for
local
resources
that
have
historical
significance
in
the
community
to
be
designated
as
landmarks,
by
changing
the
definition
of
the
term
landmark
with
structural
change
of
the
syntax,
really
comma,
more
placement
than
any
real
massive
change
in
language.
K
um
Councillor
bach
also
explained
that
the
current
uh
definition
requires
that
resources
have
significance
to
both
the
city
and
the
state
new
england,
region
or
and
or
the
nation
and
changing.
The
definition
will
actually
allow
resources
that
have
local
importance
to
the
city's
neighborhoods
to
proceed
through
the
landmark
designation
process,
as
opposed
to
being
prevented
from
doing
so
by
the
definition.
K
K
We
had
carl
spector
from
the
environment
and
the
environment
commissioner,
and
we
also
had
lynn
smiley
from
the
ch
who
was
the
chair
of
landmarks,
and
we
also
had,
uh
I
think
it's
greg.
Gaylor
also
testify
who's
the
executive
director
of
the
boston
preservation
alliance.
It
was
a
great
hearing
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
for
participating.
A
B
Docket
zero
one
nine
four
message
and
order
approving
the
appropriation
of
300.
Excuse
me:
306
thousand
dollars
for
the
purpose
of
paying
for
costs
of
a
feasibility
study
and
schematic
design,
work
associated
with
the
boiler
and
window
replacement
projects
following
schools,
samuel
adams,
elementary
school
and
the
patrick
j
kennedy
elementary
school
excuse
me
for
the
city
of
boston
may
be
eligible
for
a
grant
from
the
massachusetts
school
building
authority
that
amount
to
be
expended
under
the
direction
of
the
public
facilities
department
on
behalf
of
boston,
public
school.
A
M
You
have
before
thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
um
yesterday
the
ways
and
means
committee
held
a
hearing
on
this
docket.
um
The
formal
committee
report
is
in
everyone's
inboxes
from
michelle
goldberg.
um
We
I
want
to
thank
uh
councillor
edwards
councillor,
braden
flynn,
flaherty
um
and
asabi
george
for
attending
um
as
folks
are
familiar
with.
um
There
is
a
state
program
which
provides
funding
reimbursement
for
school
buildings,
there's
sort
of
two
programs,
one
is
for
big
school
renovations
and
replacements.
That's
not
what
we're
looking
at
today.
M
M
This
is
something
that
they
should
be
maximizing
more
and
so
this
year
um
I
came
before
you
all
around
this
time
last
year
to
propose
that
we
support
the
school
department's
uh
application,
for
I
think
six
of
our
schools
um
to
to
go
through
this
process
uh
and
ultimately,
the
process
got
delayed
by
the
pandemic.
And
then,
when
the
um
when
the
msba
made
their
decisions,
they
had
a
huge
number.
M
This
sort
of
issue
of
how
do
we
continue
to
maximize
it
and
making
sure
that
the
state
is
sort
of
treating
boston
proportionally
to
how
large
a
school
district.
We
are
um
because
I
I
think
that
with
these
two
schools,
although
they're
two
great
projects,
I
think
that
for
us
to
have
sort
of
gotten
our
share
this
year,
probably
we
should
have
seen
a
third
or
fourth
um
so
trying
to
think
about
how
we
work
with
the
um
with
the
msba
to
keep
making
this
a
really
important
part
of
our
of
our
repair
program.
M
And
then
we
talked
about
in
general,
the
sort
of
need
for
systems
upgrades
in
all
our
schools.
The
way
the
pandemic
has
really
raised
that
issue
of
especially
air
quality
systems,
and
in
fact
we
have
so
many
schools
where
you
can't,
even
you
can't
upgrade
the
hvac,
because
it
doesn't
exist
and
counselor
edwards
underscored.
M
M
um
Councilor
mahia
is
also
raised
around
kind
of
how
we
build
a
minority
owned
business
pipeline
to
actually
get
these
contracts
around
windows
and
boilers
and
roofs,
because
we
know
we're
gonna,
just
keep
doing
these
projects
and
their
significant
price
tags
and
the
fact
that
they
tend
to
go
consistently
to
um
you
know
a
particular
set
of
low
bidders
is
part
of
it's
part
of
the
contracting
problem
that
we
see
across
the
city.
So
we
talked
about
that
and
about
how,
instead
of
sort
of
passively
waiting
on
that,
we
could
really
build
that
ecosystem.
M
We
learned
that
the
process
for
making
windows
to
replace
in
our
schools
is
a
particularly
like,
fraught
and
long
fabrication
process.
It's
like
very
customized,
and
then
people
have
to
make
them,
and
so
it
might
take
two
years
um
which
made
me
think
we
should
have
a
window
making
specialized
factory
owned
by
people
of
color
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
I
think
there's
gonna
be
further
conversation
for
all
of
us
um
on
these
grants
specifically
related
to
procurement,
but
my
task
today
is
just
to
recommend
um
you
know.
M
This
work
is
urgent
in
these
two
schools,
the
adams
and
the
kennedy,
and
the
next
step
is
for
us
to
pass
this
appropriation
so
that
we
can
get
the
design
contract
on
board
and
move
towards
actually
doing
these
repairs.
So
my
recommendation
today
is
that
this
matter
ought
to
be
read
for
the
first
time
and
a
sign
for
further
action.
It
is
a
capital
docket.
It
does
technically
uh
initiate
borrowing.
So
it
does
require
two
readings,
but
I
would
recommend
um
that.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
B
H
B
A
N
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
yesterday
afternoon
we
held
a
very
informative
and
robust
hearing
on
the
coping
19
vaccine
that
included
a
discussion
on
plans
for
equitable
vaccine
distribution,
vaccine
education
and
messaging
around
the
vaccine
in
the
city
of
boston.
We
were
joined
by
members
of
the
administration,
including
chief
martinez,
from
the
mayor's
office
of
health
and
human
services
and
the
medical
director
for
the
boston
public
health
commission,
dr
lowe.
N
We
were
also
joined
by
the
boston
medical
center
brigham
and
women's
hospital,
the
east,
boston,
neighborhood
health
center
and
the
cottman
square
health
center.
Our
community
health,
centers
and
hospitals
were
able
to
give
us
an
overview
of
what
strategies
they
have
in
place
to
try
and
ensure
equitable
distribution
of
the
vaccine
to
their
patients.
How
these
have
shaped
messaging
around
getting
vaccinated
and
how
they
are
working
with
the
city
to
continue
these
efforts.
N
We
were
also
fortunate
enough
to
be
joined
by
many
community
leaders
in
this
space,
including
boston,
community
pediatrics,
the
mass
coalition
on
health
equity,
uh
former
senator
diane
wilkerson,
uh
who
was
part
of
the
black
boston,
covid
uh
inequity
task
force,
archipelago
strategies,
ace,
doan,
the
ymca
and
members
of
the
community.
uh
This
led
to
a
productive
and
interactive
conversation
on
coordination
and
vaccine
distribution
education.
In
order
to
minimize
duplication
of
efforts.
N
I'd
like
to
thank
the
original
sponsor,
counselor
campbell
I'd
also
like
to
thank
councillors,
flynn,
flaherty,
wu
bach,
mejia,
isabe,
george
and
braden
for
joining
us
at
the
hearing.
The
coveted
pandemic
is
by
no
means
over
our
conversation
regarding
an
equitable
distribution
of
the
vaccine.
Tomorrow's
vulnerable
residents
is
is
certainly
far
from
over,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
all
stakeholders
going
forward
to
help
make
that
a
reality.
C
A
O
O
M
O
M
You
so
much,
mr
vice
chair,
um
our
city
and
its
large
private
nonprofit
institutions
are
utterly
intertwined.
You
see
this
in
my
district
we've
seen
that
this
year,
especially
when
you
look
at
the
relationship
between
public
city
infrastructure
and
boston's
university
and
hospital
life
sciences
system,
we
had
a
strain
of
covet.
19
go
almost
straight
from
a
major
life
sciences
gathering
to
the
city's
homeless
shelters.
M
That
crisis
of
inequality
is
one
that
existed
before
the
pandemic
and
has
only
been
deepened
over
the
past
year.
I'm
very
proud
that
our
city
council
president,
soon
to
be
our
acting
mayor,
saw
this
need
at
the
start
of
her
term
and
established
a
new
pilot
reform
committee
which
I'm
honored
to
chair.
M
Since
then,
we've
successfully
worked
with
mayor
walsh
of
the
assessing
department
to
commit
to
a
reassessment
of
pilot
property
valuations
for
this
calendar
year,
since
that
hasn't
happened
for
over
a
decade
and
so
many
of
the
critical
ways
that
the
city
seeks
to
bridge
this
inequality
chasm
are
funded
through
the
general
fund,
which
needs
the
key
support
that
comes
from
pilot
cash
contributions.
We
really
rely
on
those
this
hearing
order
is
about
the
other
piece
of
the
pilot
program.
The
community
benefit
offsets
this
year.
M
The
city
asked
for
over
112
million
in
pilot
payments
and
received
about
34
million
of
that
in
cash
with
institutions
collectively
offsetting
almost
53
million
of
their
pilot
payments
through
community
benefits.
So
that
means
that
about
61
percent
of
the
pilot
contributions
the
city
receives,
are
in
the
form
of
community
benefits,
as
our
communities
have
discussed
community
benefits.
Again
and
again,
we
hear
a
bunch
of
questions
about
how
these
are
defined
and
how
they're
targeted
um
at
that
that
inequality
gap
that
I
mentioned.
M
M
We
want
to
be
part
of
determining
that
and
we
want
to
be
in
close
coordination
with
the
institutions,
as
I've
talked
to
institutions
over
the
course.
This
year,
I've
heard
lots
of
them
whose
boards
are
focused
on
these
questions
of
equity
and
how
we
really
reduce
the
racial
and
economic
disparities
in
our
city,
like
I
said,
as
with
covet
19
to
really
get
there,
we
have
to
have
a
coordinated,
targeted
strategy
and
it
means
that
we
need
a
reboot
and
evaluation
of
how
we
do
the
community
benefits
offsets.
M
So
you
know,
as
I
said,
I've
been
really
grateful
for
the
council
president's
leadership
on
this.
I'm
excited
to
work
with
her
with
counselor
braden,
the
pilot
action
group,
our
constituents
and
all
our
institutions
who
participate
in
the
pilot
program,
which
really
is
a
model
um
that
we
rely
on
to
work
on
an
improved
framework
for
a
more
targeted
system
of
community
benefits,
and
this
hearing
it
will
be
a
step
in
that
direction.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair.
O
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
I'll
keep
it
brief.
Counselor
bach
has
summed
it
up
nicely
and
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
her
as
well
as
councillor
braden
for
their
partnership.
As
folks
know,
our
districts
are
the
districts
that
are
heavily
populated
with
universities
and
medical
institutions,
um
and
I
would
like
to
just
emphasize
counselor
box
appreciation.
We
know
that
these
institutions
are
amazing
partners
for
our
city,
and
this
is
really
a
call
to
for
more
accountability.
More
oversight
around
the
community
benefits
peace.
A
So
I'm
really
grateful
to
work
with
my
sisters
in
service,
counselor,
bach
and
councilor
braden,
as
well
as
all
of
my
colleagues
on
the
city
council,
as
well
as
those
in
our
community
and
our
non-profit
partners,
uh
to
tackle
this
issue
uh
and
to
have
a
a
process
uh
that
works
for
for
everyone.
So
just
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
lead
here
grateful
that
we
have
the
pilot
committee
uh
that
is
being
chaired
by
council
of
box.
A
O
P
P
As
we've
learned
throughout
the
covent
crisis,
public
uh
health
crisis,
communication
and
partnership
with
higher
education
under
medical
institutions
and
partners
and
laborers
has
been
vital,
um
and
it's
been
very,
very
important.
Part
of
our
response
to
the
covet
crisis
across
the
city
of
boston
and
in
austin,
brighton,
awesome,
brightness
is
is
home
to
several
large
pilot-paying
institutions
and,
as
these
institutions
have
their
own
master
plans
for
land
use
and
expansion,
we
must
have
a
community
driven
master
uh
public
master
plan
that
informs
development
decisions
as
well
as
community
benefits.
P
The
the
community
benefits
that
we
hope
to
see.
The
pilot
program
is
deeply
in
need
of
updating
to
ensure
adequate
and
appropriate
community
benefits,
and-
and
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation
to
further
ensure
reassure
our
community
members,
boston's
residents
and
cities
and
the
city
services,
that
we
rely
on
that
the
institutions,
uh
their
contribution
is
taken
into
consideration
when
addressing
community
identified
need
for
a
more
equitable
city
for
all.
P
O
K
Thank
you
very
much.
um
I
wanted
to
commend
the
makers
for
this
and
the
leadership
in
creating
a
committee
to
have
this
conversation
literally
permanent
and
part
of
our
our
growth
as
a
body.
um
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
you
know:
there's
been
a
great
deal
of
movement
um
and
myself
and
counselor
sabi
george
actually
filed
legislation
on
the
pilot
and
actually
making
sure
that
there
was
assessments
done
on
an
annual
basis
and
specifically
requiring
that
um
universities
are
being
honest
about
the
taxable
and
non-taxable
lands
or
income
that
they
have
on
their
property.
K
So
we
we
filed
this
actually
last,
um
I
think,
want
to
say
last
year,
at
the
beginning
of
last
year's
term
and
as
well
last
year,
is
a
vacuum
of
many
things.
What
I'm
looking
forward
to
is
having
that
conversation
with
this
conversation,
making
sure
that,
as
we
go
to
file
additional
legislation
um
this
year,
that
we
have
a
robust
uh
version
of
that
homeworld
petition
to
make
sure
that
we
are
excuse
me.
K
When
we
tried
this
conversation
several
times
we
were
rebuffed
by
the
administration,
we
were
told
that
such
efforts
would
be
too
too
onerous
and
were
not
worth
pursuing.
I'm
so
happy
to
see
that
we're
not
giving
up
on
that
conversation,
because
we
believe
transparency
and
understanding
what
is
really
being
lost
in
this
moment
from
the
institutional
anchors.
What's
really
being
lost
in
terms
of
money,
is
important
for
us
to
see
as
a
city.
K
Also,
it's
important
for
us
as
we're
so
heavily
dependent
on
property
taxes
that
we
are
looking
to
expand
the
table
of
people
who
need
to
contribute
to
the
future
and
the
health
and
the
safety
of
the
city
of
boston.
So
I'm
very
excited
about
this
hearing
I'll
bring
the
draft
uh
the
ordinance
that
we
filed
last
time
with
us
and
I'll
make
sure
that,
where,
as
we're
having
this
conversation,
it
gets
rebuffed
and
only
enhanced.
So
thank
you
so
much
to
the
makers
for
this
conversation.
O
F
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
vice
chair,
and
I
would
like
to
congratulate
first
and
thank
the
makers
of
this
hearing
order.
Please
add
my
name.
I
know
this
certainly
will
be
a
robust
conversation,
as
it
has
been
over
uh
the
many
years
that
I've
served
on
this
body.
We
know
that
ensuring
an
entire
pilot
that
the
entire
pilot
process
is
clear,
timely,
transparent
and
thorough
is
essential
for
maintaining
positive
relationships
between
our
large
non-profit
partners
and
surrounding
communities.
F
O
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket0327
seeing
none
would
any
other
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
ed
flynn,
please
add
counselor
ricardo
arroyo,
please
add
counselor
michelle
wu,
please
add
counselor
michael
flaherty,
please
add
uh
counselor
andrea
campbell,
please
add
the
chair
and
docket0327
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
pilot
agreement.
Sorry.
O
O
O
M
M
But
what
also
came
up
quite
often
during
that
discussion
were
the
legal
barriers
and
forms
of
discrimination
that
residents
face
when
applying
to
rental
housing
background
checks
that
landlords
are
able
to
do
including
credit
checks
and
criminal
background
checks
mean
that
many
of
our
residents
have
a
hard
time
finding
the
suitable
and
affordable
housing
that
they
badly
need.
When
we
talked
about
council
president
janie
and
councilor
campbell's
filed
legislation
on
the
role
of
credit
discrimination
and
creating
a
barrier
to
employment,
housing
came
up
at
that
time
last
year
as
a
parallel
case.
M
It's
not
necessarily
best
addressed
through
the
same
legal
mechanism
at
the
human
rights
commission,
but
we
do
really
need
to
tackle
it,
and
you
know,
because
of
the
before
the
economic
impacts
of
the
pandemic.
Credit
checks
were
already
making
it
difficult
for
folks
with
low
or
non-existent
credit
scores
to
find
housing,
um
and
that
was
true,
even
when
those
individuals
have
a
housing
voucher.
M
That
means
their
rents
guaranteed
by
the
federal
state
or
local
government,
and
we
heard
about
that
from
the
bha
at
our
hearing,
and
it
really
doesn't
make
any
sense
if
the
u.s
federal
government
will
back
you
which
has
the
best
credit
in
the
world.
Your
landlord
doesn't
need
a
credit
check
with
the
impacts
of
the
pandemic,
which
has
left
so
many
folks
suffering
under
substantial
rent
debt
and
other
debt
or
facing
eviction.
M
Once
the
moratorium
lifts,
credit
scores
will
take
a
hit
and
so
housing
linked
credit
checks
are
going
to
make
it
even
harder
for
our
residents
to
get
back
on
their
feet.
We
need
to
move
away
from
doing
this
in
the
city
of
boston,
both
with
our
own,
affordable
housing,
idp
resources
and
in
whatever
way
we
can
to
restrict
and
discourage
the
rental
housing
world
of
the
city
from
using
this
tool.
M
I'd
be
remiss
not
to
mention
that
criminal
background
checks.
Similarly,
are
a
huge
barrier
for
residents
re-entering
the
community;
they
can
include
convictions
up
to
10
years
old
in
some
cases,
as
well
as
misdemeanors,
counselors,
flaherty
and
flana
filed
the
hearing
order.
Looking
at
all
all
the
ways
that
cory's
hurt
these
folks
and
I'm
really
grateful
for
their
holistic
work
on
this
front.
M
We
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we're
talking
about
these
background
checks
and
sort
of
focusing
on
credit
that
we're
also
folding
that
into
the
conversation
here,
so
that
it's
part
of
the
concrete
legislative
work,
we're
planning
on
discrimination
and
access
to
housing.
um
The
you
know,
the
those
barriers
to
housing
are
also
part
of
perpetuating
the
revolving
door
of
homelessness
and
incarceration,
and
it's
something
that
that
we
really
need
to
break.
M
So
while
this
is
a
hearing
order,
I
just
I
do
want
to
flag
for
colleagues
that
it's
really
designed
to
lead
to
legislation
very
soon.
In
this
calendar
year
we
determined
when
we
were
talking
about
the
employment.
One,
like
I
said
last
fall
last,
fall
that
it
didn't
make
sense
to
kind
of
append
this
on
there,
but
that
it
is
something
that
needs
legislative
action.
M
um
Many
other
municipalities
around
the
country
have
made
progressive
reforms
to
both
of
these
types
of
credit
and
criminal
background
checks
in
housing,
enabling
more
of
their
residents
to
be
housed,
and
that's
something.
We've
been
looking
at
already
those
models-
and
I
know
d
d
started
to
do
so
too,
and
we
think
there's
some
great
things
to
emulate.
So
it's
it's
past
time
for
boston
to
follow
a
suit
and
live
up
to
our
goal
of
housing.
For
all.
I
really.
M
O
A
A
A
We
we
know
that
many
municipalities
are
looking
at
this
across
the
nation.
Just
to
name
a
few
seattle
portland
detroit
minneapolis
washington
d.c,
are
in
the
process
of
reforming
their
housing
policies
to
remove
these
barriers
that
would
discriminate
against
poor
people
and
often
poor
people
of
color.
We
know
that
with
covet
19
this
pandemic,
even
though
we
hope
at
some
point
soon
with
vaccines,
that
we
will
regain
some
sense
of
being
able
to
gather
and
support
our
businesses
and
do
some
things
that
we
did
uh
last
well
two
years
ago
now.
A
We
know
that
this
is
particularly
true
here
in
boston,
because
we
had
a
housing
crisis
long
before
the
pandemic,
um
and
so
again
I
am
just
thankful
for
the
partnership
of
councillor
bach
and
councillor
campbell
and
for
the
leadership
of
not
just
folks
on
this
body,
but
so
many
out
in
the
community
and
looking
forward
to
partnering
to
have
this
hearing
quickly
and
to
move
forward
on
some
sort
of
legislation,
as
councilor
box
said.
So
again.
Many
thanks
to
all
thank.
O
C
I
also
want
to
thank
counselor
edwards
as
well,
who,
of
course,
uh
brought
us
through
that
process,
as
the
chairman
ops
um
also
was
pushing
the
housing
piece
and
we're
pushing,
of
course,
administration
for
some
specifics.
uh
She
too
has
been
a
partner
in
this
effort
as
well
and
so
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
all
work
together
um
to
get
this
done.
O
K
Thank
you
very
much
um
again.
I
echo
the
thanks
to
the
leadership
um
for
counselor
janie
and
councillor
bach
and
councillor
campbell
uh
all
of
what
they
said
about
the
injury
of
a
decision
made
a
while
ago
in
your
life
whether
it
was
to
pay
your
rent
instead
of
paying.
Maybe
your
credit
card
bill
shouldn't
be
something
that
judges
that
is
forever
something
that
marks
you
or
defines
your
potential
or
your
ability
to
work
hard.
K
So
I
completely
echo
those
things.
I
just
wanted
to
note
also,
though,
in
the
conversation
that
there
is
also
something
that
shouldn't
completely
mark
your
ability
to
be
housed
or
your
ability
to
to
pay
rent,
and
that
is
a
prior
eviction,
um
as
as
this
body
had
supported
a
resolution
for
the
homes
act,
which
is
to
a
seal
eviction
records
um
the
prior,
um
that
homes
act
actually
made
it
through
both
houses,
and
I'm
very
proud
of
that.
The
first
time
it
made
it
through
the
house.
K
It
made
it
through
the
senate
and
made
it
all
the
way
to
the
governor's
desk,
of
which
he
then
vetoed
it,
and
just
to
give
you
some
background,
the
people
who
are
being
evicted
and
who
are
more
likely
to
be
evicted
actually
two
and
a
half
times
more
than
anybody
else.
Are
black
women
in
massachusetts.
K
That's
a
study
here.
It
demonstrates
that
that
scarlet
letter
e
is
carried
more
by
a
black
woman
than
any
other
group,
and
the
fact
is,
this
body
could
see
it
and
so
could
both
of
the
bodies
of
the
state
house
and
the
fact
that
the
governor,
despite
it
being
on
his
desk,
despite
it
being
a
modified
uh
version
that
actually
had
the
support
of
landlord
groups,
he
still
vetoed
it.
K
This
is
the
city
that
I
chose
to
be
in,
and
this
is
the
city
that
uh
and
and
that,
while
you
may
not
be
from
here,
you
can
be
something
here
and
this.
This
is
these
kinds
of
policies
and
that
kind
of
voice.
I
just
thank
you
so
much
counselor
janie
councillor
bach
and
council
campbell
campbell
for
being
dedicated
to
that,
and
I
look
forward
to
getting
the
credit
discrimination
legislation
back
on
another
mayor's
desk
to
make
sure
that
we
actually
eliminate
that
as
well.
We're
going
to
do
that
too.
So,
thank
you.
So
much.
O
P
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
um
I
also
I
want
to
thank
uh
the
the
lead
sponsors
councillor
bach
concertgenie
and
president
council
president
jenny
and
councillor
campbell
for
really
leading
the
conversation
on
this.
This
is
such
an
important
issue:
um
credit
checks,
criminal
background
checks,
large
super
security
deposits
and
additional
fees
are
barriers
to
securing
long-term
rental
housing
for
young
professionals,
working
families,
aging
seniors
and
me
and
many
others.
As
we
know,
there
is
a
housing
crisis
in
boston
and,
in
particular,
a
family
housing
crisis.
P
This
the
family
housing
is
a
particular
concern
of
mine,
and
we
must
be
aware
of
how
credit
screening
requirements
add
further
barriers
to
securing
housing
for
those
who
are
low
income
without
banking
and
relying
on
housing
vouchers
and
other
factors.
I
really
look
forward
to
participating
in
this
conversation
to
see
if
we
can
make
necessary
reforms,
particularly
as
it
pertains
to
making
rental
housing
more
accessible
to
secure
and
secure
just
accept
more
easily
accessible
for
working
families.
Thank
you
and
I
really
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
Thank
you.
O
A
um
This
was
we
heard.
The
report
from
council
arroyo
the
chair
of
public
health
and
just
want
to
say
officially
that
docket0142
will
remain
in
the
committee
of
public
health.
So,
thank
you
so
much
now
we
will
move
on
to
the
next
dockets,
uh
which
are
we're
going
to
start
with
daca
0329.
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
clark.
B
A
M
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
and
I'll
try
to
be
brief.
This
is
a
refile
from
last
year
uh
we
discussed
um
you
know,
as
we
dug
deep
into
the
issues
of
our
police
budget
and
police
accountability,
the
completely
central
role
that
our
police
contracts
play
in
that
which
are
up
for
negotiation
this
year.
M
This
council
does
not
sit
in
the
room
and
negotiate
our
labor
contracts,
but
we
do
have
a
responsibility
to
the
residents
of
boston
to
set
the
public
policy
expectations
for
how
you
know
really
the
most
important
serious
thing
that
government
can
do,
which
is
to
use
force
right.
That's
that's
what
police
departments
are
authorized
to
do
that's
a
really
heavy
thing
and
our
our
contractual
arrangements
around
how
that's
done
and
how
it's
held
accountable
and
how
it's
transparent.
M
To
me
that
they're,
the
height
of
a
public
policy
concern,
and
so
that's
what
the
council
really
needs
to
be
exercising
public
policy
oversight
over
so
for
our
working
session
of
november
30th.
Last
year
I
introduced
a
memorandum
which
kind
of
summarized
a
bunch
of
the
the
issues
that
have
come
up
and
the
kinds
of
public
policy
expectations
that
the
council
may
wish
to
set,
and
we
had
some
initial
conversation
of
that.
M
But
I
think
we
need
to
have
further
conversation
of
it
this
year
and
it
really
is
an
urgent
thing,
as
we
know
that
that
those
contract
negotiations
are
ongoing
um
and
you
know-
and
we
need
to
obviously
when
this
council
deliberates
about
something
we
deliberate
about
it
in
the
light
of
day.
So
we're
filing
this
refiling
this
and
expecting
to
have
further
working
sessions
too.
To
discuss
that
document-
and
I
will
just
say
I've
said
several
times
as
the
chair
of
ways
and
means
all
contracts
come
to
our
committee.
M
I
am
really
trying
to
broadcast
for
all
parties
involved
the
council's
public
policy
expectations
now,
so
that
we
are
not
in
a
position
where,
in
a
year
a
contract
comes
to
us.
That
is
unacceptable
in
terms
of
these
core
concerns
about
accountability,
about
transparency,
about
civilianization
and
about
fiscal
responsibility.
In
a
context
in
which
we
have
seen
the
um
pay
and
budgets
of
ours
of
our
sort
of
sworn
officer,
side
of
the
house
grow
faster
than
our
civilian
departments
in
the
city
of
austin.
M
So
these
are
all
issues
that
we've
taken
up
and
they're
issues
that
I
want
to
see.
This
council
take
a
clear
position
on,
so
that
that
can
be
the
weather
in
the
room
for
the
folks
who
are
at
the
at
the
part,
at
the
table,
making
good
faith
negotiations
in
a
city
that
believes
in
unions
and
believes
in
strong
labor
protections,
but
believes
also
in
um
imperfections
and
accountability
for
all
of
our
residents
and
the
need
for
real
reform
and
policing
um
by
the
last
thing.
M
I'll
just
say
is
that
I
would
be
remiss
not
to
mention.
There's
been
enormous
progress
on
getting
police
reform
into
law
since
we
originally
filed
this
hearing
order.
So
since
that
july,
filing
we've
had
this
council
pass
in
partnership
with
the
mayor
and
the
police
task
reform,
mage
police
reform
task
force,
um
you
know,
pass
major
legislation
that
that
changes
and
uh
upgrades
the
accountability
in
boston
and
then
we've
also
seen
state
legislation
passed
that
allows
for
certification
of
police
officers.
M
Commissioner
level,
if
we
don't
change
them,
they'll
frustrate
discipline
at
the
civilian
review
board
level
as
well,
so
that
was
not
short
as
I
had
promised,
um
but
I
I
really
can't
think
of
a
more
important
issue
before
this
council
and
I'm
grateful
uh
to
counselors
campbell
and
edwards
for
being
my
co-sponsors
on
it.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
A
C
So
thank
you
counselor
bach
and
councillor
edwards
for
the
partnership,
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
discussion
and,
um
of
course,
um
looking
forward
to
figuring
out
what
else
we
can
do
to
transform
some
of
these
uh
conversations
that
can
be
very
limiting
at
times
for
us
as
counselors.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
A
K
Thank
you
very
much.
My
co-sponsors
have
been
more
than
detailed
and
accurate
in
their
description
of
what
this
conversation
is
going
to
be.
So
I
will
not
belabor
by
adding
any
additional
comments.
uh
Thank
you
again
for
letting
me
be
part
of
the
leadership
team
for
this
conversation,
counselors
bach
and
counselor
campbell.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
uh
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
names.
uh
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
braden
counsel,
councillor
sabi,
george
council
arroyo,
council
wu
council
of
flynn,
councillor
mejia,
councillor
braden,
I
have
you
anyone
else.
Did
I
miss
anyone?
A
D
A
D
D
D
We
have
seen
in
recent
years
that
there
are
multiple
proposals
from
various
companies
that
hope
to
construct
life
science
laboratories
in
the
city
of
boston
with
the
recent
development
boom.
There
are
many
changes
to
the
landscape
of
our
neighborhoods
in
areas
currently
zoned
for
industrial
and
manufacturing
use
may
now
be
directly
next
to
or
above
residential
areas.
D
It
allowed
the
proponent
to
bypass
a
community
process,
as
the
project
was
deemed
as
zoning
compliant
residents
have
expressed,
concern
to
me
and
to
council
flaherty
about
the
lack
of
a
community
process
with
such
projects,
especially
during
a
pandemic.
When
neighbors
are
unaware
of
these
types
of
testing
that
would
be
conducted
in
the
laboratory,
residents
should
have
a
say
in
what
gets
spilled
in
their
community,
especially
if
a
laboratory
can
potentially
impact
public
health
and
safety
in
the
area.
G
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
council
flynn
for
adding
me
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
As
council
flynn
mentioned.
Boston
is
the
the
hub
of
of
life
sciences,
particularly
down
the
south
boston
waterfront,
we're
seeing
a
significant
influx
of
companies
wanting
to
come
to
boston,
along
with
the
rafale
and
marine
industrial
park
area,
uh
and
thanks
and
lodge
that's
in
thanks
a
lot
proud
of
world-class
higher
education
institutes
in
the
best
hospitals
uh
in
the
world.
G
So
we're
proud
of
the
life-saving
treatments
and
cutting-edge
solutions
that
these
industries,
um
you
know
bring
provide
here
in
boston,
but
also
bring
to
the
world.
So
the
growth
of
life
science
industries
prevents
us.
It
presents
a
city
with
in
our
region
with
enormous
opportunities,
including
good
jobs
for
residents,
but
the
the
growth
in
our
residential
neighborhoods
does
present
some
unique
challenges
that
deserves
a
public
discussion.
You
know
a
lot
of
our
city
planning
has
been
focused
on
the
growth
of
mixed-use
developments
and
that's
development
that
aims
to
create.
G
You
know:
vibrant
neighborhoods,
that
balance
building.
You
know
much
needed
housing
stock,
but
also
including
commercial
and
office
space
for
local
businesses
and
restaurants,
etc.
Life
science
buildings
can
look
and
feel
different
than
other
buildings
uh
in
the
neighborhood
and
oftentimes
we're
now
starting
to
see
them
sort
of
coming
closer
and
closer
to
the
neighborhood.
G
So
residents
often
have
questions
as
to
what
type
of
research
is
being
done
in
the
lab
uh
questions
about
the
height
of
the
buildings,
particularly
um
the
um
the
the
I'm
trying
to
find
the
program
like
not
the
guts
of
the
building
but
the
the
venting
um
and
also
the
machinery
oftentimes.
We
see
that
these
labs
they
put
them
on
the
roof
and
in
some
instances
there
is
they're
as
high
as
the
mechanicals
that's.
The
word
I
was
looking
for.
G
The
mechanicals
can
be
sometimes
as
high
as
35
feet,
in
addition
to
the
roof
line,
and
so
um
again
lots
of
questions
come
up
and
we've
also
seen
some
developers
get
a
little
cute
too,
when
um
they
um
they
put
in
sort
of
their
their
loi.
With
respect
to
the
bra
that
uh
you
know
they're
looking
to
do
a
commercial
uh
building,
but
they
never
mention
the
possibility
of
a
lab
space,
and
so
um
you
know
there
are
lois
that
go
in
as
research
and
development
which
allow
the
developer
to
easily
transition
to
lab.
G
But
when
that's
left
out
of
the
documents,
sometimes
people
in
particular
communities
direct
about
us
go
up
in
arms
because
they
thought
that
there
was
going
to
be
a
sort
of
a
regular
office
building
and
now
it's
a
lab
and
they
want
to
know
what's
going
to
be
tested
there
etc.
So
this
is
more
than
timely,
particularly
given
the
economic
downturn
that
we're
going
to
find
ourselves
in
and
developers
will
be
coming
in
looking
to
go
from
residential
to
commercial
or
commercial
to
office
to
lab.
G
A
Thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
and
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
braden
counselor
savvy
george
council
arroyo,
councillor
edwards,
council,
mejia,
council
of
wu
council,
o'malley
council
bach.
Please
also
add
the
chair:
a
docket
zero,
three,
three
zero
one.
A
K
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president.
I'm
excited
to
start
this
uh
robust
conversation
about
our
idb
policy
and
the
city
of
boston,
as
we
are
so
grateful
that
uh
the
state
house
has
passed
our
zoning
amendment
for
linkage
and
but
also
just
wanted
to
note
the
folks.
It
included
language
uh
that
discussed
uh
having
an
affordable
uh
housing
policy
in
our
zoning
code,
and
so
what
I'd
like
to
do
before
we
go
and
change
what
that
language
could
be
is
to
have
a
robust
conversation
about
our
current
policy.
K
According
to
this
study,
or
according
to
um
federal
guidelines,
is
and
nineteen
thousand
dollars
for
a
family
of
four
um
and
uh
eighty
three
thousand
dollars
for
an
individual
all
right.
So
that's
a
hundred
percent
amir
average
ami,
but
the
affordability
being
from
seventy
percent
to
a
hundred
percent.
Okay.
So
those
are
the
percentages
working
in
for
affordable
units
and
the
fact
is
for
many
people.
According
to
our
own
studies
in
the
city
of
boston,
27
of
bostonians
make
less
than
35
thousand
000
44
make
less
than
60
ami
or
71
000.
K
So
what
does
that
mean?
71
of
bostonians
make
less
than
the
average
affordable
unit,
so
we
can
do
better.
We
can
do
better.
We
have
to
do
better
and
that's
what
this
conversation
is
about,
how
we're
going
to
do
better,
there's
the
analysis
of
the
13
in
and
of
itself
that
that
the
requirement
and
how
we
probably
should
raise
that
and
the
analysis
of
looking
at
how
some
developers
skirt
that
obligation
altogether
by
building
units
that
are
just
nine
units
and
not
having
to
build
any
affordable
units.
K
K
K
So
that's
why
I'm
introducing
this
I'm
excited
to
get
to
work
on
this.
I'm
also
excited
to
ultimately
have
some
concrete
legislation
that
can
go
into
our
zoning
code
by
the
end
of
this
year.
Again,
we're
governed
by
an
executive
order
right
now,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
regardless
of
who
the
executive
is
that
we,
as
a
city
of
boston,
put
into
our
laws
permanent
change
for
affordability
and
standards
as
we
move
and
develop
and
grow.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
G
Too
often,
we
hear
that
the
ami
is
too
high
on
the
units
or
that
not
enough,
affordable
housing
is
being
built
through
the
idp
program.
Take
a
look
at
the
south
boston
waterfront
in
the
um
colossal
missed
opportunity
there
as
well.
As
you
know,
we
learned
that
developers
are
now
building
nine
units
instead
of
10
to
be
able
to
um
to
skip
out
on
on
the
contribution.
So
I
guess
we've
seen
a
number
of
different
sort
of
iterations
of
uh
head
fakes
as
to
how
folks
have
been
able
to
get
around
idp.
G
So
we
have
heard,
through
the
bpda
um
at
uh
last
hearing
that
they
were
supportive
of
lowering
the
threshold
as
well
as
looking
at
possible
square
footage
requirements.
Instead
of
the
number
of
units
under
development,
which
I
would
support,
I
would
support
a
scaling
review.
um
You
know
anything
over
a
certain
amount
or
in
between
a
certain
amount
or
under
a
certain
amount
should
all
be
on
the
table.
G
uh
I
think
it's
absolutely
critical
that
we're
using
every
tool
in
the
toolbox
to
build
more
affordable
housing
in
our
city,
uh
so
that
the
people
that
built
this
city
can
stay
in
the
city.
uh
We're
seeing
the
middle
class
squeezed
out
at
uh
at
all
ends
here
and
uh
we're
becoming
manhattanized.
The
city
of
the
very
rich
and
very
poor,
and
so
we
need
to
do
more.
G
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
to
this
hearing
and
to
to
have
a
conversation
with
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
and
perspectives
and
I'll
continue
to
advocate
for
again
more
clarity
and
more
transparency
with
respect
to
the
idp
in
the
city
and
look
forward
again
to
working
with
the
lead
sponsor
and
my
colleagues.
Thank
you.
Madam
president,.
M
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
want
to
thank
councillor
edwards
um
for
filing
this
today
and
really
for
her
leadership
on
this
in
terms
of
the
here,
the
home
rule
petition
that
enables
us
to
even
be
having
this
conversation.
um
I
think
that
uh
you
know
when
we
passed
this
body
past
the
firmly
furthering
fair
housing
zoning
amendment.
M
So
I
mean
to
me
in
a
district
with
a
lot
of
neighborhoods
that
have
been
historically
exclusive.
That
means
that
I
think
that
our
policy
should
tilt
much
more
strongly
towards
on-site,
affordable
housing.
It
also
means
that,
as
has
already
been
discussed
in
many
places,
we
need
deeper
affordability
that
costs
more
money.
Yes,
in
people's
pro
formas,
but
it's
essential
for
having
that
full
diversity
um
and
uh
I'm
really
excited
to
work
on
this.
M
um
I
do
have
a
background
in
affordable
housing
finance,
so
I'm
happy
to
show
up
counselor
edwards
at
these
working
sessions
and
kind
of
help
out
the
conversation
about
viability,
because
I
think
that's
where
we
always
hear
pushback
on
this
policy
is:
oh,
you
know
we
couldn't
possibly
do
more,
because
it
will
threaten
projects,
and
I
I
think
there
absolutely
is
a
sweet
spot.
You
like
we.
M
We
want
to
see
housing
built
for
bostonians
of
all
incomes
and
to
get
that
done
like
things
have
to
be
financiable,
um
but
I
don't
think
our
current
policy
hits
that
sweet
spot
just
right
um
and
I
think
we
could
do
more,
and
I
think
we
could
have
a
more
nuanced
policy
that
uh
that
that
creates
homes
for
more
of
the
families.
We're
really
trying
to
keep
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
so
just
really
grateful
as
ever
for
councillor
edwards
and
her
leadership
on
this
and
looking
forward
to
the
conversation.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
just
very
quickly
would
like
to
thank
councillor
edwards
on
this
hearing
order
to
review
our
idp
provisions
for
affordable
housing.
I
have
a
particular
interest
in
family-sized
housing
and
that
works
very
nicely
with
my
work
around
family
homelessness.
If
we
don't
have
housing,
it's
really
hard
to
find
answers
and
solutions
to
family
homelessness.
So
let's
uh
continue
to
do
this
work
and
increase
the
number
of
deeply
affordable
units
and
family
size
units
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
P
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
um
I
want
to
thank
councillor
edwards
for
her
leadership.
This
is
so
been
so
long
in
the
making,
uh
and
it's
it's
past
due
that
we
really
address
this.
This
issue,
um
you
know
in
austin,
brighton
we've
seen
an
incredible
um
wave
of
new
construction
where
we're
including
uh
14
13
million
square
feet
of
new
development
in
austin,
brighton,
7,
000,
new
housing
units
66
of
those
new
housing
units.
Our
studios
are
one
bedrooms
or
single
occupancy.
P
Only
three
percent
of
them
are
three
three
bedrooms
for
families
and
and
and
the
idp
units
uh
most
of
them
come
in
at
13
idp
and
it's
been
a
struggle
to
get
up
to
15,
16
and,
more
recently,
with
more
stronger
advocacy.
We
are
getting
up
to
17
and
once
in
a
while,
we
got
one
new
one
project
that
gave
us
20
the
we
need
more
units
that
are
affordable
and
we
also
need
a
range
of
idps.
P
The
other
thing,
my
other
colleagues,
have
already
mentioned
the
policy
of
some
developers
of
building
just
nine
units
to
avoid
having
to
give
any
idp
units.
I
think
we
need
to
look
at
the
possibility
of
a
portfolio
and
evaluate
their
portfolio
to
see
how
many
units
they're
building
and
if
they
won't
commit
to
build,
affordable
housing
on
in
in
those
projects
and
then
to
contribute
some
monetary
funds
to
uh
to
building
affordable
housing
elsewhere.
P
The
people
who
live
here
cannot
afford
70
of
the
ami,
the
the
the
our
community,
lev
and
incomes
are
more
low
to
moderate
income,
which
is
closer
to
50
or
60
percent
of
the
area
median
income,
so
even
even
even
a
unit
that
comes
in
at
70
percent
is
unaffordable
for
the
vast
majority
of
people
who
live
in
our
district,
so
I'm
really
excited
to
participate
in
this.
I
will
be
there
and
I
I
would
love
to
see
this
come
to
fruition.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
uh
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
uh
councillor
wu
councillor,
flaherty
council
o'malley
councillor
flynn,
councillor
braden,
councillor
bach,
councilman,
mejia,
council
of
royal,
you
already
have
councilor
sabi
george.
Did
I
miss
anyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name?
Counselor
campbell?
Please
add
counselor
campbell
anyone
else.
Please
also
add
the
chair
docket
zero.
Three
three
one
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
housing
and
community
development,
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Three
three
two.
K
Thank
you
very
much.
uh
Madam
president.
I
think
one
of
the
biggest
concerns
I
heard
throughout
last
year
when
it
came
to
building
and
upgrading
our
infrastructure
was
the
lack
of
coordination
of
those
who
are
trying
to
do
right
by
the
city
but
weren't
talking
to
each
other.
uh
When
we
had
boston,
water
and
sewer,
we
had
verizon,
we
had
comcast,
we
had
eversource.
We
had
all
these
different
entities.
K
I
think
on
one
street
at
one
point
and
I
was
trying
to
get
home
as
many
of
the
folks
in
eagle
hill
were
trying
to
do
or
many
of
the
folks
in
jeffrey's
point
in
east
boston
were
trying
to
do,
and
literally
they
blocked
each
side
of
the
street.
Saying
use
the
other
side.
So
I
came
down
one
side
and
I
tried
to
go
okay,
fine.
I
went
the
other
way
and
found
out
that
that
was
blocked
and
it's
it's
not
um
so
much
um
a
nefarious
actor
that
people
are
trying
to
do
wrong.
K
I
know
these
workers
are
working
hard
in
all
sorts
of
conditions,
trying
to
upgrade
infrastructure
that
needs
to
be
upgraded.
So
this
is
not
trying
to
slow
that
down.
We're
just
trying
to
make
sure
that
there's
a
conversation
had
and
notice
really
given
to
the
residents,
so
we
can
prepare.
There
are
people
who
had
appointments
with
their
home
health
care
aides.
They
were
trying
to
coordinate
with
their
family
members.
K
They
were
trying
to
do
all
sorts
of
things
and
and
due
to
lack
of
notice
due
to
lack
of
timing
notice
as
well,
we
will
be
here
for
x
amount
of
days.
We
will
be
blocking
off
this
more
in
advance.
Here's
the
map
of
all
these,
the
areas
that
we're
going
to
be
working
on.
All
of
that
I
I
know
people
can
coordinate
around,
but
if
they
feel
that
it's
suddenly
put
on
upon
them
and
then
for
who
knows
how
long
it's
beyond
frustrating.
K
So
this
is
really
trying
to
bring
all
those
stakeholders
to
the
table
um
who
are
doing
doing
good
work,
hard
work
so
that
we
are
coordinating
and
coming
up
with
almost
a
city-wide
or
the
notice
notification
system
so
that
it
isn't
incumbent
on
just
one
entity.
How
do
we
coordinate
that
conversation?
K
K
A
O
O
um
One
of
the
major
utilities
fought
this,
and,
while
I
know
I
and
many
of
us
are
looking
forward
to
boston,
moving
away
from
uh
gas
infrastructure
and
traditional
fossil
fuels,
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
we
have
three
or
four
thousand
active
gas
leaks
now.
So,
um
sadly,
despite
passing
that
bill
nearly
unanimously
having
it
signed
into
law
by
mayor
walsh
early
in
his
first
term,
uh
the
utilities
have
sued
to
prevent
implementation.
So
uh
look
forward
to
uh
this
hearing
order
again
the
community.
O
The
focus
is
more
on
communication
of
neighbors
and
our
constituents,
which
is
a
valid
uh
goal
that
I
wholeheartedly
support,
but
I'm
hopeful
we
can
again
make
sure
that
the
utilities
are
in
contact
with
one
another
so
that
we're
able
to
address
these
things
and
not
reinvent
the
wheel.
We've
all
known
we've
heard
from
constituents
we've
seen
it
ourselves
when
there's
road
work,
that's
done
and
then
months
later,
perhaps
a
year
later,
more
work
is
done.
O
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
uh
Please
add
my
name
uh
and
to
the
maker
nuts
and
bolts
is
obviously
what
we
do
as
city
council
is
so
uh
proud
to
work
with
you
on
this.
There
was
actually
a
time
council
feeney
will
remember
when,
across
the
street
across
the
city,
um
new
streets
in
sidewalks
would
be
repaired
and
paved
only
to
literally
days
later
be
dug
back
up
again
to
allow
for
utility
hookups.
G
It
was
an
outrage
and
an
absolute
disgrace,
so
fortunately
this
administration,
we
don't
see
that
as
often,
I
know
that,
under
the
leadership
of
former
commissioner
michael
dennehy
and
now
under
mike
bruhl
they've
done
a
great
job
of
streamlining
that
so
we
perfect
no.
But
I'm
happy
to
work
with
the
lead
sponsor
on
this,
to
make
sure
that
the
best
coordinated
effort
with
all
of
our
utility
companies
anytime,
a
street
is
opened
up.
G
They
need
to
literally
do
a
360..
They
need
to
reach
out
to
all
these
companies
to
find
out
who
needs
to
get
in
the
street
when
why
and
how
and
and
sort
of
have
that
as
a
coordinated
approach,
so
that
once
the
job
is
all
done
and
the
street
is
closed
and
it's
repaved,
hopefully
that
I'm
provided
you
know
short
of
an
emergency
situation
that
that
street
does
not
need
to
be
dug
up
again.
G
So
I
know
that,
in
addition
to
the
sort
of
the
traffic
patterns
and
the
disruption
and
the
noise
that
takes
place
in
our
neighborhoods,
that
obviously
need
to
be
monitored.
That
was
really
the
major
concern.
Was
you
know,
coordinating
all
the
different
utilities
to
make
sure
that
when
people
are
getting
things
done,
um
then
it's
uh
it's
a
full
court
press,
while
the
street
or
while
that
sidewalk
is
open
so
and
it's
important,
it's
an
important
quality
life
issue
and
it's
what
we
as
uh
as
counselors,
get
called
about
uh
regularly.
G
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
please
sign
my
name.
um
I
won't
echo
what
council,
o'malley
and
flaherty
said,
but
I
think
this
is
an
important
hearing.
um
It's
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
city
government.
It's
timely.
It's
very
important.
um
I
was
going
to
say
exactly
what
counselor
flaherty
said.
I
don't
know
if
he
was
at
my
office
before
and
stole
my
speech.
He
took
my
thunder
so
I'm
going
to
investigate
that
after,
but
um
thank
you
to
the
maker
for
excellent
work.
Madam
president,
thank
you.
A
C
God
bless
you
flanny,
god
bless
um
just
love
you,
um
but
no.
I
have
to
thank
counselor
on
a
very
serious
note.
Thank
you,
counselor
edwards,
for
bringing
this
forward.
This
has
been
an
ongoing
conversation
um
and
I
was
new
to
the
body
during
the
gas
leaks
conversation
and
the
gas
leaks
are
very
present
in
district
four
um
and
so
any
time
folks
were
showing
up
from
utility
companies.
The
conversation
around
gas
leaks,
particularly
from
resident
and
civic
leaders
would
always
come
up.
C
Well,
what
can
we
do
while
you
got
the
ground
open
to
address
this
issue?
So
I
appreciate
council
o'malley's
leadership
on
this,
um
but
even
during
those
conversations
and
other
conversations
uh
there
were
separate,
they
were
often
separate,
whether
connected
to
that
ordinance
or
just
around
coordination
lack
of
communication
to
constituents
um
around
how
not
only
the
utilities
could
do
better,
but
how,
even
internally
we
could
do
better,
whether
you
had
public
works
or
the
transportation
department
going
out
and
not
necessarily
knowing
who
was
going
where
um
so.
N
Thank
you
I'll,
be
brief.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
maker
for
her
leadership
on
this.
I
know
one
thing
that
hopefully
we
can
get
to
the
bottom
of
is
the
double
of
polls,
the
double
poles
that
they
do
to
uh
these
electricity
poles
and
the
in
the
polls
that
I
know
this
has
been
an
issue
that
came
up
during
budget
season,
whether
or
not
that
requires
permits
to
just
double
up
those
polls.
The
way
they
do.
N
C
A
Thank
you
so
much
uh
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
if
folks
want
to
raise
their
physical
hands
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
we
could
please
add
counselor
sabi
george
councillor
campbell
council
of
flaherty
councilor
brady
councillor
bach
council,
mejia
council
of
wu
councillor
o'malley,
um
I
believe
you
have
flaherty
and
flynn,
certainly
add
the
chair
uh
to
that
hearing
order.
This
is
docket.
B
A
A
P
However,
the
staff
at
the
city,
archives
and
the
park
and
parks
and
recreation
department
and
commission
discovered
that
likely
to
an
overs
like
likely
in
an
oversight.
Then
mayor
white
did
not
bring
the
council
resolution
to
the
parks
and
recreation
commission
to
formally
ratify
and
the
official
renaming
of
the
playground
in
honor
of
mr
roberts.
P
Mr
roberts
was
a
resident
of
seattle
street
in
allston
and
a
member
of
the
african-american
community
that
lived
in
that
neighborhood
and
served
in
the
commonwealth
for
33
years
as
state
in
the
state
treasury
department
serving
as
the
director
of
the
vietnam
bonus
at
the
time
of
his
death.
He
was
a
veteran
of
the
massachusetts
state
guard
and
act
and
active
in
the
mass
er
nba
system
and
this
austin
civic
association,
as
well
as
the
voiced
skype
program
sponsored
by
the
austin
congregational
church.
P
Although
none
of
today's
counselors
were
present
in
19
and
for
the
1969
vote,
I
don't
think
so.
I
don't
think
any
of
us
were
there.
I
believe
it
is
important
that
we
observe,
as
we
observe
black
history
month
and
continue
conversations
on
achieving
a
more
equitable
representative
city.
Our
body
as
a
council
should
pass
this
resolution
over
50
years
later
to
correct
this
oversight
and
affirm
the
naming
of
the
james
roberts
memorial
playground
in
honor
of
robert's
mr
robert's
service
to
his
community.
P
A
D
D
A
Thank
you
so
much
seeing
no
other
discussion
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
at
council
of
flynn
councillor
o'malley
councillor,
edwards
council,
flaherty,
council
of
wu
councillor
sabi
george
council
of
royal
councillor
bach
councillor
baker,
councilman
mejia,
councillor
campbell,
did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name?
A
B
Yes,
council
flaherty,
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councilor
janie;
yes,
now,
sir
janie,
yes,
councilman;
yes
councilman!
He
is
councillor
o'malley,
yes,
councilor
o'malley,
as
in
council
of
war.
Yes,
council
will?
Yes,
madam
president,
docket
number
zero.
Three
three
three
has
been
adopted
unanimously.
B
A
F
You,
madam
president,
this
resolution
is
in
support
of
in
sd-519,
which
would
make
school
meals
available
to
all
massachusetts
students,
regardless
of
their
family
income
level,
expanding
access
to
free
breakfast
and
lunch
to
ev.
Everyone
will
ensure
all
students
are
fed
and
able
to
learn
at
school,
while
also
removing
one
indicator
of
economic
difference
in
our
school
communities.
I
ask
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
A
A
B
Currently,
dock
at
zero,
three
three
four
councillor
arroyo:
yes,
councillor
arroyo;
yes,
councilman
baker;
yes,
council
baker;
yes,
council,
bark;
yes,
council
of
broadcast
council
braden;
yes,
council
of
braden;
yes
counselor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yeah,
counselor,
edward
jess,
councillor,
sabi
george;
yes,
dr
sabi,
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty,
yes,
council
of
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor,
mejia,
yes,
councilman!
Here;
yes,
councilor
o'malley,.
B
B
A
F
Thank
you
again,
madam
president.
The
boston
ujima
project
is
a
democratic
member-run
organization,
building
a
cooperative
business
arts
and
investment
ecosystem
in
boston.
Their
mission
is
to
return
wealth
to
working-class
communities
of
color
and
build
a
local
economy
that
supports
all
of
us
from
february
14th
to
the
22nd.
The
ujima
project
is
hosting
a
series
of
community
conversations,
ranging
from
exploring
neighborhood
needs
to
trans
national
organizing
to
investing
in
our
local
community.
Throughout
this
week
there
will
be
powerful
events
with
some
of
our
leading
artists
and
writers,
including
boston's
poet,
laureate
portia,
o.
K
K
um
The
late
great
council
turner
was
also
there
and
part
of
this,
and
this
is
part
of
his
understanding
of
growing
democracy
and
wealth
in
the
community.
So
he
was.
He
was
also
at
a
lot
of
these
conversations,
and
so
I
just
in
terms
of
um
yes,
we
need
to
celebrate
it
as
a
body,
but
just
recognize
so
many
people.
K
I
know
mel
king
also
when
looking
at
cooperative
housing
and
co-growth
in
the
susu
model
from
a
lot
of
african-american
communities
and
immigrant
communities
that
growing
together
and
growing
bit
by
bit,
you
go
get
yours
together,
then
we
move
to
somebody
else
to
get
theirs
together.
This
is
a
model.
That's
actually
been
part
of
a
lot
of
cultures
and
the
to
see
ujima
grow.
K
This
much
off
of
that
model
is
a
beautiful
thing
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
know
the
ancestors
have
been
doing
this
for
a
long
time
and
we've
codified
it
and
got
it
to
this
point.
We
got
a
lot
of
support
from
foundations,
but
again
acknowledging
that
and
thank
you,
counselor
sabi
george,
for
bringing
that
to
the
forefront.
A
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
edwards,
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
edwards
counselor
flynn,
council
of
wu
council
of
royal
council
o'malley
councillor
bach
councillor,
mejia
councillor,
braden
councillor
campbell
council
of
flaherty,
did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name?
A
B
Certainly,
docket
zero.
Three
three
five
councillor
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
baker,
yes
officer
baker;
yes,
councilor
block;
yes,
councillor
broadcast
council
braden;
yes,
I'm
celebrating!
Yes,
counselor.
Excuse
me
councillor
campbell,
yes,
councillor
campbell,
yes,
councillor
edwards,
yes,
councillor
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
sabi,
george.
B
B
A
F
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
This
resolution
urges
the
district
to
formulate
a
policy
allowing
students,
the
ability
to
repeat
a
grade
or
get
additional
support
going
into
the
next
school
year.
We
don't
have
time
to
wait
for
a
student
retention
policy
or
to
have
a
hearing
on
this
matter.
It's
part
of
why
we're
calling
for
this
resolution
to
be
passed
today,
because
we
cannot
let
more
of
our
students
fall
behind
developmentally
and
academically.
Due
to
this
pandemic,
we
must
explore
every
opportunity
to
proactively
support
our
students,
including
putting
programs
in
place
for
this
upcoming
summer.
F
Students
and
families
need
time
to
review
their
options
and
make
the
best
decision
possible.
We
also
know
that
this
pandemic
has
been
too
disruptive
for
our
students
and
we
cannot
expect
them
to
simply
rebound
once
full
person
a
full
in-person
learning
returns.
I
also
think
that
it's
really
important
that
this
place
be
this
policy,
be
evaluated.
As
we
know
the
implications
of
retention
or
too
much
retention
uh
can
have
on
student
enrollment
and
classroom
size.
F
A
Thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
to
show
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
council
o'malley,
council
of
wu
councillor
bach
consular
arroyo,
councillor
braden
councillor,
edwards
councillor,
mejia
councillor
campbell
council
of
flaherty,
did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name?
A
B
Baker,
yes,
council
block.
Yes,
council
of
broadcast
council
braden.
Yes,
councillor,
braden!
Yes,
excuse
me
counselor
campbell,
yes,
councillor
campbell,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
councillor
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
sabi
george,
yes,
councillor,
sabi,
georgia,
council
flaherty;
yes,
the
flaherty!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes
so
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
so
janie!
Yes,
councillor
mejia,.
H
H
B
A
F
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
our
school
counselors
are
essential
components
of
our
school
communities,
providing
educational
and
emotional
support
to
our
students.
This
resolution
honors
the
great
work
of
our
school
counselors
and
the
work
that
they
informally
declares
this
last
week
as
national
school
counseling
week.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
every
single
boston,
public
school
has
at
least
one
full-time,
school,
counselor
or
a
psychologist
on
staff.
This
will
help
foster
a
culture
that
allows
more
students,
abilities
to
thrive
and
think
about
how
to
realize
their
potential.
A
B
L
B
Councillor
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
sabi
george,
yes,
councilor
sabi,
georgia's
council
flaherty;
yes,
now
so
flaherty,
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
I'm
so
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councilor
janie;
yes,
council
mejia;
yes,
councillor
mejia;
yes,
councillor
o'malley,
yes,
doctor
o'malley,
as
in
council,
whoa,
yes,
sort
rule!
Yes!
Madam
president,
docket
number
zero.
Three
three
seven
has
been
adopted
unanimously.
A
F
F
A
B
B
I'm
a
yes
counselor
baker.
Yes,
please
excuse
me
counselor
book,
yes,
counselor
bach,
yes,
council
braden;
yes,
sir
braden
counselor
campbell,
yes,
eliza
campbell,
yes,
councilor
edwards;
yes,
also
edwards!
Yes,
councillor,
sabe
george,
yes,
councillor,
sabby
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council
flaherty;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
janie;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor
mejia;
yes,
councillor
mejia;
yes,
councilor
o'malley!
Yes,
now,
sir
o'malley
as
the
council
of
wu.
Yes,
councillor
wu,
yes,
madam
president,
docket
number
0338
has
been
adopted
unanimously.
A
A
A
Well,
seeing
and
hearing
no
objections
we
can
get
it
before
the
body.
I
want
you,
though,
people
to
see
the
late
file
in
their
inbox
and
for
you
to
read
it
before,
read
the
docket,
so
that
and
then
I'm
going
to
get
out
of
the
way
and
call
upon
our
vice
president,
because
I
am
a
co-sponsor
on
this
late
file.
A
B
B
B
Yes,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor,
janie,
yes,
councilman
here,
councilman;
yes,
councillor
o'malley;
yes,
mr
o'malley
romelus
and
councillor
wu.
Yes,
councillor
wu!
Yes,
madam
president,
um
the
slave
file
is
probably
before
the
body
and
has
been.
A
O
B
Therefore,
be
it
ordered
at
the
appropriate
committee
of
the
boston
city
council,
hold
a
hearing
to
discuss
the
results
of
the
report
on
the
procurement
process
in
the
city
of
austin
and
that
representatives
from
the
economic
development
cabinet,
other
interested
parties
and
the
public
be
invited
to
testify
filed
on
february
10.
2021.
O
J
Thank
you,
mr
vice
president.
um
I
am
grateful
to
our
council
president
for
her
partnership
and
for
approaching
this
I
wasn't
going
to
bring
up
the
late
file
on
this
one,
but
it
is
extremely
timely
that
we
get
this
refile
in
um
this
has
been
tweaked
to
accommodate
and
acknowledge
the
fact
that
the
city
of
boston's,
soon
to
be
released.
Disparity
study
done
over
the
course
of
four
years
that
this
council
pushed
for,
advocated
for
and
and
had
held
oversight
meetings
to
ensure
happened
that
that
shows
essentially
what
we
knew
all
along.
J
J
If
you
look
at
just
the
amount
to
businesses
owned
by
black
sorry
contracts
going
to
businesses
owned
by
black
entrepreneurs,
that
was
uh
0.44
and
just
1.2
total
for
black
and
latinx
owned
businesses
receiving
contracts.
This
is
a
huge
I
mean
I
want
to
emphasize
it's
not
just
about
hitting
certain
numbers
for
the
sake
of
hitting
numbers.
J
This
is
about
what
we're
missing
out
on
as
a
city
the
opportunity,
the
wealth
building,
the
jobs,
the
multiplication
effect
of
investing
our
taxpayer
dollars
and
getting
all
the
value
we
can
from
our
communities,
making
it
possible
for
people
to
get
a
foothold
and
connect
everything
we're
trying
to
do
on
the
council,
the
affordable
housing
with
the
jobs
and
opportunities
with
the
uh
the
resources
for
families
and
for
young
people.
This
is
the
crux
of
it
and
and
it's
just
within
reach,
so
there
are
some
incredibly
actionable
steps
that
we
continue
to
push
for.
J
The
study
highlights
many
of
them
in
terms
of
unbundling
contracts,
and
I
stand
with
beckmann,
lift
up
their
advocacy
and
leadership
in
calling
for
direct
changes,
echo
all
of
what
they've
lifted
up
and
want
to
ensure
that
we
continue
to
keep
up
the
pressure
on
this.
A
study
right
doesn't
get
us
to
where
we
need
to
go.
We
need
to
see
actionable
changes
and
we
know
what
we
need
to
do
it's
a
matter
of
having
the
political
will
to
get
it
done.
So.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
for
your
partnership.
J
O
A
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
vice
president,
and
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
my
sister-in-service
counselor
wu
for
her
leadership
in
this
space
and
her
partnership.
Here
uh
every
year
since
I've
joined
this
body,
we
have
filed
this
uh
hearing
order
together.
This
is
a
huge
issue
facing
our
city
and
a
missed
opportunity.
A
I
just
want
to
lift
up
um
one
something
that
I've
said
over
and
over
and
over
again,
if
we
are
serious
about
closing
the
wealth
gap
in
boston.
We
know
there
are
two
ways
to
do
that
and
it's
ownership.
Both
ways
are
ownership
home
ownership.
We
talked
about
that
earlier
in
this
meeting.
There's
some
important
uh
initiatives
and
items
before
us
uh
this
body
that
will
help
us
get
there
as
well
as
business
ownership.
A
That
is
how
we
close
the
wealth
gap,
and
this
is
a
missed
opportunity,
but
it
also
presents,
I
think,
new
opportunities
moving
forward.
I've
said
many
times
before
becoming
a
counselor
the
importance
of
breaking
up
these
contracts.
I
threw
my
advocacy
to
this
body
before
I
joined
this
body
and
I'm
reminded
of
of
you,
know
different
companies
that
that
are
eager
and
willing
to
participate.
A
uh
One
uh
in
my
district
that
delivers
food
would
love
to
not
just
deliver
food.
uh
You
know
they
they
make
food,
they
deliver
food,
it's
a
great
company,
it's
it's
owned
by
black
people.
They
employ
lots
of
people
of
color,
many
whom
are
immigrants.
They
have
a
a
great
model
in
terms
of
profit,
sharing
and
they're
locked
out
of
contracts,
because
oftentimes
they're
too
big.
I
want
to
just
lift
up
some
of
the
stats,
because
this
this
is
a
period
from
2014
to
2019..
A
So
it's
a
five-year
period
that
the
disparity
study
covered
um
council
wu
already
lifted
up
the
1.2
percent
of
2.1
billion
dollars.
1.2
percent
of
2.1
billion
dollars
spent
in
city
contracts
was
awarded
to
black
latinx
companies.
We
obviously
can
do
better
and
we
must
do
better,
a
9.4
million
or
0.4
percent,
not
four
percent
point.
Four
percent
of
total
spending
went
to
black
owned
businesses.
A
A
We
know
that
these
numbers
2014
to
2019,
that's
pre-covered,
so
just
imagine
what
this
means
post-pandemic,
the
companies,
many
of
whom
are
struggling,
may
not
even
be
around
to
take
advantage
of
new
opportunities,
because
they've
been
left
out
for
so
long.
We
must
do
better
on
this,
so
that
we
can
truly
have
a
in
a
recovery
that
is
equitable
in
terms
of
health
as
well
as
wealth.
So
again,
I
am
grateful
for
for
my
colleagues
here.
A
But
now
is
the
time
to
do
something
different
and
I
believe
we
have
the
tools
to
do
it,
and
we
just
need
to
do
it
so
grateful
again
to
to
this
body,
uh
looking
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
with
those
in
community
with
business
owners
uh
and
with
the
administration,
to
find
ways
to
combat
this
issue
and
make
sure
that
boston
truly
is
a
city
for
all
of
us.
So
thank
you
again,
councillor
wu.
Thank
you
to
all
of
my
colleagues
uh
and
again.
O
F
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
vice
chair.
I
think
that
the
challenge
here
is
the
state
procurement
laws.
That's
the
significant
issue.
What
we
need,
in
addition
to
this
hearing
order,
I
would
argue,
is
a
homo
petition
so
that
that
would
be
the
tool
that
could
better
address
these
disparities
and
expedite
the
implementation
of
the
recommendations
put
forth
in
this
study.
State
procurement
law,
specifically
chapter
30
b,
dictates
that
the
procurement
process
um
for
municipalities
must
adhere
to
that
30
b,
that
chapter
30
b
when
requesting
contractual
services.
F
Changes
to
this
law
are
the
vital
missing
piece
to
increasing
access
to
city
contracts
for
our
residents.
I'm
happy
to
draft
a
home
rule
petition
in
partnership
with
the
lead
sponsors
of
this
hearing
order
before
us.
I
do
believe
that
that
is
the
better
tool
and
will
allow
the
city
to
unbundle
these
large
contracts
to
ensure
that
minority
and
female-owned
businesses
can
fairly
compete
when
we
think
about
the
awarding
of
these
opportunities
at
a
in
the
desire
to
award
them
at
a
far
higher
level.
F
O
N
That
essentially
continues
to
lock
out
people
of
color
and
women
from
these
major
contracts
and
instead
create
sort
of
a
a
two-pronged
economy
where
the
major
contracts
still
go
to
white
men
predominantly,
but
then
they
are
forced
or
they
do
subcontract
with
women
or
people
of
color.
I
think
there's
certainly
a
lot
of
discussion
and
waste
move
on
this,
uh
and
I
would
certainly
love
to
see
action
on
this,
and
I
trust
in
the
leadership
of
those
who
are
proposing
this
and
moving
forward
on
this.
So
I
I
know
that
this
is
just
an
issue.
N
I
want
to
make
sure
we
draw
attention
to
that.
We
don't
create
sort
of
a
two-pronged
economy,
one
for
wealthy
white
businesses
and
another
for
women
and
people
of
color
who
are
trying
to
grow
their
businesses
to
be
who
uh
get
those
contracts
eventually.
So
thank
you
to
the
makers
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
how
this
homeroom
petition
takes
shape
and
the
ways
in
which
we
move
forward
with
this
discussion.
So
thank
you
all.
O
My
name,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Counselor
royal,
uh
please
add
counselor
arroyo's
name
um
and
I'm
sorry,
I
believe
counselor
sabi
george,
uh
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
nisa
sabi,
george's
name
as
well.
The
chair
now
recognizes
the
district
council
from
matapan
councilor
campbell.
The
floor
is
yours.
C
Yes,
that
is
true.
It
is
an
absolute
failure
of
the
administration
to
not
have
made
more
substantial
progress
towards
equity
and
city
contracts,
as
we've
been
talking
about
this
for
years,
and
I
stand
with
my
council
colleagues,
of
course,
with
all
the
organizations
on
the
ground
that
have
been
fighting
on
this
issue
and
fighting
for
the
city
to
do
better,
beckma,
of
course,
icic,
and
so
many
others,
including
business
owners
themselves.
I
think
we
have
all
engaged
with
business
owners
who
have
been
frustrated
by
the
process.
C
C
C
These
large
contracts,
streamlining
the
procurement
process,
of
course,
to
make
it
easier
for
folks
to
apply
and
making
sure
that
every
single
business,
especially
women
and
minority-owned
businesses
in
the
city
of
boston,
have
access
to
capital,
technical
assistance,
mentoring,
entrepreneurial
networks
and
so
many
other
things
that
they
need.
We
can
do
that
now
and
if
we
are
going
to
like
council
president
jamie
said
eradicate
the
racial
wealth
gap
make
boston.
Finally,
the
unequal
city,
because
we
still
have
that
history
and
reputation
around
the
country
of
being
one
of
the
most
unequal
cities
in
the
country.
C
It
is
absolutely
unacceptable
that
one
we
haven't
been
transparent.
This
study,
I
have
been
getting
requests
for
the
study.
It
should
be
out
there.
Some
of
us
have
it
some
of
us,
don't
if
we're
transparent
about
the
data
and
transparent
about
the
problem,
then
release
the
study
already.
In
addition
to
that,
it's
really
important
that,
of
course,
we
set
goals
and
targets
we
can
do
that,
but
that
we
maximize
the
ecosystem
that
exists
in
the
city
of
boston,
we're
blessed
with
robust
industry,
private
sector,
a
large
non-profit
sector,
a
philanthropic
sector.
C
So
many
sectors
that
so
many
municipalities
across
the
country
are
so
jealous
of.
We
have
that
ecosystem
to
make
sure
every
single
bot,
a
business
in
the
city
of
boston,
has
everything
they
need
to
succeed
and,
most
importantly,
to
thrive,
not
just
within
their
neighborhood
but
across
the
entire
city
of
boston,
and
so
I
am
looking
forward
to
this
hearing.
Thank
you
to
my
council
colleagues
and
thank
you
for
making
it
a
late
file
because
it
is
a
pressing
issue.
O
I
Floor
you
um
so
I
just
wanted
to
first
say
two
things.
One
is
that
please
add
my
name
to
um
this
hearing
order,
and
I
also
want
to
make
note
that,
as
the
chair
of
small
business
and
workforce
development,
every
single
public
hearing
that
I
participated
in,
I
always
ask
the
administration:
where
are
these
contracts
and
why
were
they
not
being
distributedly
equitably?
I
And
while
I
appreciate
counselor
asapi
georgia's
idea
of
going
to
the
state,
I
think
that,
as
councilor
campbell
noted
is
that
we
have
a
responsibility
and
an
opportunity
to
really
lead
here
in
this
city
council
and
and
make
the
noise
that
we
need
um
to
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
this
issue.
So
I
think
that
the
hearing
is
exactly
what
we
need
in
this
moment
in
time
and
looking
forward
to
participating-
and
please
add
my
name.
O
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
julia
mejia
as
a
co-sponsor
um
with
anyone
else
who
hasn't
spoken
yet
like
like
to
speak
before
we
go
back
to
the
uh
the
uh
author
lead
author,
seeing
no
further
discussion.
The
chair
now
calls
on
the
at-large
counselor
from
roslindale
and
the
uh
lead
sponsor
of
this
uh
hearing
order.
J
I
apologize
um
vice
president
o'malley,
I
I
just
got.
I
get
really
incensed
about
this
topic
and
I
just
really
want
to
emphasize
all
that
is
within
our
control
at
the
city
level
to
do
on
this
issue,
so
I'm
eager
and
grateful
to
to
partner
and
work
on
moving
forward.
What
we
need
to
move
forward
at
the
state
level,
but
I
want
to
just
lay
on
the
table
very
clearly
state
procurement
laws
and
many
of
those
supposed
barriers
did
not
apply
at
all.
During
this
public
health
emergency
right,
it
was
gone
leveled.
J
The
city
was
free
to
do
whatever
we
could
do
to
get
those
contracts
going.
17
million
dollars
were
spent,
and
we
know
that,
thanks
to
a
17f
order
from
this
council
to
be
able
to
exercise
that
oversight
of
those
17
millions
of
dollars
put
out
there
one
contract
just
uh
in
the
same
range
of
percentage
points
when
one
contract
went
to
a
locally
owned
business
of
color
right
with
no
barriers
whatsoever
from
procurement
30b,
or
anything
like
that.
So
this
is
fundamentally
an
issue
of
political
will.
J
We
know
feedback
from
small
businesses
tells
us
that
the
process
for
bidding
with
the
city
in
fact,
is
more
cumbersome
than
bidding
with
the
state
where
you
can
get
automatic
notifications
when
there
are
contracts
that
are,
you
know
related
to
your
area
of
business
that
come
up
or
the
the
forms.
You
only
have
to
fill
out
one
time
and
then
you're
good
to
go
any
other
time
you
bid.
So
there
is
a
lot
that
we
need
to
do
immediately,
asap
this
week
and
month.
J
O
Thank
you,
uh
councillor
wu
uh
would
any
other
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
co-sponsors
to
this
late
file
order.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
ed
flynn,
counselor
lydia,
edwards,
counselor,
liz,
braden,
counselor,
kenzie,
bach,
counselor,
andrea
campbell,
counselor,
michael
f,
flaherty,
please
add
the
chair's
name
in
this
late
file
matter
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
post
audit
and
oversight.
A
O
B
B
Baker,
yes,
council
block.
Yes,
council
block;
yes,
council
brayden;
yes,
councillor
brayden,
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
council
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
councillor
edward,
yes,
counter
savvy
george,
yes
elder
sabe,
georgia,
council
flaherty;
yes,
also
flaherty!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
counter
danny;
yes,
councillor,
janie,
yes,
councillor
mejia,
yes,
councilman,
councillor,
o'malley,
yes,
councilor,
o'malley,
yes
and
counselor
wu;
yes,
that's
the
woo!
Yes,
then
president,
the
consent
agenda
has
been
approved
unanimously.
A
L
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
wanted
to
um
uh
mention
somebody
a
couple
weeks
ago
I
was
out,
and
it
was
a
young
man
whose
parents
had
uh
that
a
friend
my
wife
knows
the
mom,
and
I
know-
and
I
know
the
dad
lance
norwood
jr
um
he
was
shot
about
a
month
ago
and
ironically,
christie
was
at
a
public
safety
meeting
the
night
he
got
shot.
I
just
wanted
to
to
mention
his
name
that
today
is
his
22nd
birthday
and
he
was
taken
off
life
support
um
like
two
weeks
ago.
N
Thank
you,
madam
president,
uh
today
we
one
of
the
uh
resolutions
in
the
consent
agenda
was
a
resolution
honoring
benny
white.
uh
As
we
all
know,
this
is
black
history
month
and
is
the
time
to
reflect
on
honor
and
celebrate
achievements
of
african
americans
and
to
recognize
their
central
and
u.s
history
and
as
part
of
that
consent
agenda,
I
filed
a
resolution
honoring
the
contributions
of
benny
white,
who
was
a
veteran
and
co-founded
the
54th
massachusetts
volunteer
infantry
regiment,
reenactment
group,
which
is
located
in
my
district
of
high
park.
N
M
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
um
I
think
uh
you
all
may
remember
that
my
predecessor
in
district
8
councillor
zakim,
was
really
leading
the
way
in
advocating
for
a
city-funded
voucher
program
um
and
thanks
to
many
other
members
of
this
body.
I
know
councilor,
edwards
and
others
are
very
focused
on
this,
and
thanks
to
the
mass
association
of
hud
tenants
who
pushed
it
and
mayor
walsh
and
justin
starred
in
the
budget
office
really
made
it
a
priority
and
it
was
funded
in
last
year's
budget.
M
um
Since
then,
dnd
and
the
bha
have
been
working
hard
on
implementation.
um
Our
uh
joel
wolf
from
councillor
edwards's
office
has
been
deeply
involved
in
that
and
grateful
to
him
and
the
housing
authority,
um
and
you
know
they,
as
people
may
have
seen
in
the
papers.
um
The
at
the
request
of
community
members,
that's
going
to
turn
into
a
a
project-based
voucher
program
to
really
make
more
housing,
affordable
and
accessible
to
extremely
low-income
bostonians,
um
and
so
the
um
bha
is
now
releasing
a
nofa.
M
A
notice
of
um
funding
availability
for
these
new
project-based
city
vouchers
and
us
having
a
city
voucher
program
is
just
it's
a
real.
um
It's
a
it's
a
first
of
its
kind
kind
of
thing:
it's
really
exciting,
but
it
means
that
now
we're
at
the
stage
of
the
process
where
the
bha
needs
property
owners
to
apply
for
the
voucher
funding,
so
that
they
can
begin
to
award
that
funding
and
line
up
referrals
and
actually
get
people
housed.
M
I
think
all
counselors
should
have
the
nofa
from
the
bha
in
their
inboxes,
but
I'd
also
just
encourage
housing
providers
who
might
be
watching
to
reach
out
to
that
email
bids
b-I-d-s
at
bostonhousing.org
to
get
further
information
just
really
wanted
to
use
this
channel
on
all
channels.
We
have
because
it's
exciting
that
we've
funded
this
on
the
city
side,
it's
exciting
that
our
city
staff
have
worked
really
hard
on
how
to
implement
it,
and
now
we
need
to
make
sure
that
this
this
process
for
actually
putting
it
out
there
and
getting
used
goes
successfully.
M
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
quick,
a
quick
announcement
on
saturday
february
13th
from
10
a.m,
to
1
p.m.
There's
going
to
be
a
vaccination
clinic
for
veterans,
age
65
in
over
it's
going
to
be
at
the
vfw
boston,
police,
post
on
morton
street
in
dorchester,
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
veterans,
again
age,
65
and
over
that
are
enrolled
in
the
va
healthcare
system
to
get
the
vaccination.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
va
health
care
center.
D
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
rob
santiago
from
the
veterans
department,
the
city
of
boston
and
my
good
friend,
congressman
stephen
lynch
for
working
together
to
make
this
possible
I'll
be
over
there
on
saturday,
just
thanking
the
um
the
staff
for
um
the
incredible
work
of
helping
our
veterans
get
vaccinated.
Thank
you.
Madam
president,.
K
K
Another
loss
that
we
had
is
from
one
of
our
seniors,
one
of
the
stalwarts
of
our
community,
peter
he
catanali
he
died
recently.
He
is
he
is.
uh
He
was
in
his
90s.
He
was
lived,
a
vibrant,
beautiful
life
in
east
boston
and
was
considered
one
of
our
stakeholders
and
um
assalamutina
mentioned
him
to
uh
today
on
facebook
and
in
the
picture
that
showed
that
he
was
part
of
our
political
scene,
part
of
the
heart
of
east
boston,
and
so
he
he
he
was.
K
He
was
a
good
man
and
we
lost
him
as
well
um
and
then
finally,
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
just
note
and
congratulate
the
administration
on
the
um
recent
filing
to
increase
the
linkage.
um
As
you
know,
the
the
filing
does
two
things:
it
increases
the
housing
fund
uh
contribution
by
3.97
and
it
increases
the
job
contribution
by
61
cents,
bringing
the
linkage
total
amount
to
15
and,
I
think
39
cents.
K
K
K
You
know
it
was
a
response.
It
was
quick,
it
was
done
and
it's
it's
going
to
sail
right
through
and
that's
okay,
but
that
number
still
for
many
of
us
is
too
low,
especially
for
the
job
um
I
do
want
to.
I
did
want
to
note,
though
it
is
complemented
by
what
we
filed
last
week
and
many
of
you
co-sponsored,
which
is
to
make
sure
that
in
our
zoning
code
we
have
automatic
increases
on
the
with
cpi.
It's
in
the
it's
in
the
homework
petition.
We
need
it
in
the
code.
K
The
other
thing
that
is
also
that
we
filed
or
I
filed
last
week
is
to
make
sure,
as
there
are
amendments
come
up
that
people
have
to
comply
with
the
recent
and
the
most
um
the
highest
um
id.
Excuse
me
linkage
at
that
moment.
My
my
biggest
concern
is
by
doing
it
one
time
right
now.
There
are
a
lot
of
projects
in
the
pipeline
that
have
already
filed
they're
going
to
say
well
doesn't
apply
to
us
the
new
rate
right.
K
The
new
rate
doesn't
apply
to
us
because
we
already
filed
we'll
go
with
the
old
rate
and
there
might
be
a
rush
now
to
get
the
old
rate
in
while
these
this
new
rate
comes
in,
and
so
again
we
need
to
make
sure
that
as
they
amend
and
change
their
product
projects,
excuse
me
that
the
the
new
higher
rate
applies
to
them.
So
I
just
want
to
again
congratulate
the
administration,
but
just
say
I
think
we.
K
K
O
O
This
has
been
an
incredibly
trying
time
for
all
of
us,
but
but
certainly
as
local
officials
and
we're
grateful
for
your
leadership
for
your
dedication,
and
I
know
I
speak
for
all
of
us
when
I
say
how
proud
we
are
of
you
and
how
excited
we
are
for
you
to
go
and
make
some
history
in
our
city.
Congratulations!
A
job
well
done.
A
Got
me
speechless,
thank
you
um
really
appreciate
that,
uh
and
and
since
it
may
be,
and
you
brought
it
up,
um
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
uh
that
perhaps
it
it
may
be
um
so
we
we
have
been
working
on
transition.
um
It's
been
great
to
have
council
o'malley,
join
our
prep
sessions.
He
and
members
of
his
team
they've
been
delightful
and
earlier
today
just
expressed
my
deep
deep
gratitude
to
that
team.
So
I
want
to
again
lift
up
all
those
behind
the
scenes
who
do
incredible
work.
A
You
have
been
with
you,
know
the
council
of
the
long.
I
you
you
and
councillor
flaherty
can
can
can
duke
that
out,
I'm
not
gonna
get
into
the
middle
of
who's,
been
here
longer,
consistent
years
or
whatever
or
whatever
it's
been.
um
But
as
such
you
know,
I
may
not
be
here
uh
for
your
last
uh
meeting
council
o'malley,
I
don't
know,
but
wanted
to
acknowledge
you
uh
with
this.
A
A
I
certainly
would
want
to
acknowledge
you
then,
but
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
got
this,
that
I
could
hand
this
off
to
you
just
as
a
gift
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
council,
um
as
you
preside
over
these
council
meetings
coming
up,
I
don't
know
if
I'll
be
at
the
next
one.
It's
two
weeks
away,
we
will
see,
but
in
any
event,
we've
got
this
gift
for
you
and
just
wanted
to
extend
my
deep
gratitude
to
you
and
again
on
behalf
of
all
of
us.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
I
have
a
couple
more
updates
in
terms
of
announcements
and
just
wanted
to
also
say
I
know,
counselor
flynn
brought
up
the
new
vaccine
site
coming
online,
which
is
so
important.
The
more
we
can
get
this
information
out
around
testing.
You
know
our
testing
numbers
are
taking
a
dip.
We
need
people
to
continue
to
get
tested
as
part
of
this
process
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
our
folks
have
access
to
the
vaccine.
So
please
continue
to
share
that
information,
uh
use
your
community
meetings,
your
platforms,
etc.
A
To
get
the
word
out,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
visiting
the
strand
theater
testing
site
with
chief
martinez
just
yesterday
morning.
There's
an
amazing
team.
Over
there
doing
testing
and
soon
they
will
become
a
vaccine
location.
So
we
just
want
to
make
sure
to
get
that
information
out
to
our
residents.
We've
got
to
make
sure
that
people
have
access
to
the
vaccine
as
well
as
confidence
in
the
vaccine.
A
We
know
that
there's
still
a
lot
of
hesitation
and
we've
got
to
cut
through
that,
so
that
we
can
get
to
the
other
side
of
this
pandemic
and
reopen
our
businesses
and
get
workers
uh
back
to
work,
so
just
wanted
to
lift
that
up.
um
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
uh
that
you
probably
have
heard
the
news
that
today
is
the
last
council
meeting
for
fernando
ortiz.
He
joined
us
recently
and
we're
certainly
sad
to
see
him
leave
but
excited
for
the
new
opportunity
that
awaits
him.
A
A
A
She
has
most
recently
served
as
the
mid-dorchester
liaison
through
the
office
of
neighborhood
services
and
the
cape
verdean
liaison
her
knowledge
of
city
operations,
and
our
neighborhoods
will
serve
us
well
on
this
body,
and
so
I
hope
you
will
all
join
me
in
welcoming
chantal
who
her
her
camera
is
now
on.
So
we
can
all
see
her.
Thank
you.
So
much,
uh
certainly
a
warm
welcome.
We're
excited
to
have
you
and
we
wish
fernando
all
the
best.
A
A
A
um
And
so
I'm
just
I'm
grateful
my
heart
is
full
really
um
grateful
to
all
of
you.
You
guys
are
amazing,
and
it's
been
incredible,
so
um
we
should
move
on
in
our
agenda
before
we
get
all
uh
teary-eyed
and
sappy
here,
so
we
will
move
on,
as
is
always
the
case.
We
close
out
our
city
council
meetings
in
tribute
to
those
we
lost.