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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on February 3, 2021
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Boston City Council Meeting on February 3, 2021
A
With
governor
baker's
march
12
2020
executive
order
modifying
certain
requirements
of
the
open
meeting
law
and
relieving
public
bodies
of
certain
requirements,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
its
meeting
in
a
public
place
that
is
open
and
physically
accessible
to
the
public.
The
city
council
will
be
conducting
its
hearings
virtually
as
we
have
been
for
almost
a
year
now,
viewers
can
watch
online
by
visiting
boston,
dot,
gov,
slash
city
dash
council
dash
tv.
Now
at
this
time,
I
will
ask
our
clerk
to
call
the
role
to
ascertain
the
presence
of
a
quorum.
Madam
clerk.
C
E
B
You're
on
mute
yeah,
I
don't
know
who
you
muted
me,
but
okay,
councillor
arroyo,
president
council
of
royal
president
council
baker.
D
A
Thank
you
so
much
I've
been
informed
by
our
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present.
We
will
begin
this
meeting
as
we
always
with
the
introduction
of
clergy,
and
at
this
time
I'm
going
to
ask
councillor
flynn
to
come
forward
to
introduce
our
clergy
councilor
flynn.
You
have
the
floor.
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam,
madam
president,
I'm
on
it
on
behalf
of
myself
and
council
of
flaherty
we're
honored
to
have
monsignor
liam
bergen.
Give
the
invic
invocation
of
today's
city
council.
Meeting
monsignor
liam
bergen
has
been
a
priest
in
residence
at
gate
of
heaven,
in
saint
bridges
parish
since
2012.
G
G
G
Above
all,
we
monsignor
bergen
knows
that
we're
all
god's
children
and
understands
the
pain
and
suffering
he's
a
student
of
the
lessons
in
ireland
during
the
great
the
great
family,
great
famine
and
those
lessons
are
still
relevant
today.
The
famine
in
many
african
countries
also
remind
us
that
human
life
is
precious
for
the
hungry,
the
homeless,
imprisoned,
sick
and
desperate.
We
strive
for
compassion
and
empathy.
G
Monsignor
lamb
also
has
a
welcoming
soul
and
is
very
welcoming
to
my
my
nephew
brayden,
a
little
boy
of
special
special
needs
and
he's
also
an
understanding
to
so
many
persons
with
disabilities
in
the
community.
Our
former
eucharistic
minister
was
michael,
michael
flaherty's,
mother,
peggy
flaherty.
I
know
we
missed
mrs
flaherty
as
well.
So
on
behalf
of
my
myself
and
counselor
flaherty
mount
senior
liam,
it's
an
honor
to
have
you
today.
H
Thank
you
councillor.
Indeed,
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
and
in
your
honor
I
have
the
picture
of
our
beautiful
gate
of
heaven
church
in
in
the
background
today.
My
friends
in
the
catholic
calendar
is
the
feast
of
saint
blaze,
a
martyr
from
armenia
in
the
fourth
century,
and
normally
on
this
day
we
bless
people's
throats,
but
colvin
19
has
stopped
all
that
the
prayer
of
blessing
asks
for
god's
protection
to
keep
us
free
from
illness
and
that
we
utter
with
our
mouths.
H
H
Let
there
be
light.
The
author
of
genesis
reminds
us,
and
there
was
the
word
spoken-
brings
everything
into
being
in
islam.
God
is
described
as
speaking
as
creating
by
speaking
the
word.
Quran
is
literally
the
divinely
revealed
word
of
god,
and
buddhism
too,
is
only
very
much
aware
of
the
power
of
the
word,
and
that
is
why
right
speech
is
included
in
the
buddhist
eightfold
path.
H
H
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
inspiring
message.
At
this
time
we
will
stand
to
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
and
one
senior
please
feel
free
to
stay
as
long
as
you'd
like
or
to
exit.
Whenever
you
need.
Thank
you.
A
Just
some
quick
housekeeping,
I
think
there
may
be
a
couple
of
counselors
waiting
to
be
led
in
to
the
zoom
so
hoping
that
that
is
being
taken
care
of.
We
have
a
couple
of
special
presentations
this
morning
and
I'm
going
to
begin
with.
Miss
allen.
Miss
allen
you
with
us.
Yes,.
A
I
I'm
trying
to
I'm
having
some
difficulties
here.
A
No
worries,
I
will
offer
a
brief
introduction
and
then
you
will
have
the
floor
there
you
are,
you
can
see
me.
Yes,
I
can
see
you
wonderful,
so
I
I
wanted
to
just
take
a
moment
as
folks
know
we're
offering
singing
the
praises
of
of
city
workers,
people
who
have
dedicated
their
entire
lives
their
careers
to
making
sure
the
operations
of
our
city
function
and
shay
allen
is
certainly
an
unsung
hero
in
that
regard.
A
She
has
42
years
of
service
with
the
city
of
boston
and
she
recently
retired
at
the
end
of
last
year,
so
we
weren't
able
to
get
this
resolution
last
year
with
all
of
our
legislation,
but
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
were
bringing
her
forward
so
that
we
could
celebrate
her.
She
is
a
roxbury
resident.
A
She
started
back,
I
believe,
on
march
29
1978
working
for
the
city
of
boston,
she's
worked
in
multiple
capacities
in
different
departments
throughout
her
career,
including
being
a
youth
worker
on
the
youth
activities,
commission
back
in
1978,
a
supervisor
for
the
office
of
boards
and
commissions
in
1980,
she's
done
some
work
in
the
public
facilities
department
and,
most
recently,
she's
been
in
the
department
of
neighborhood
development
and
the
boston
home
center.
Since
1986.
A
she's
served
on
a
number
of
committees
and
special
events,
including
the
planning
committee
for
the
martin
luther
king
celebration
and
boston's
350,
jubilee
committee,
I've
gotten
to
know
her
just
through
her
amazing
service
through
our
city,
and
I
just
wanted
to
take
time
to
recognize
our
unsung
heroes.
And
at
this
time
I
will
ask
miss
allen
to
say
a
few
words.
Thank
you.
Miss
allen
for
your
dedication
to
our
city.
I
Thank
you,
president
jamie,
that
that
was
awesome
to
end
the
distinguished
members
of
the
boston
city
council.
I
thank
you
so
much
for
just
this
honor
just
to
recognition
recognize
that
my
work
that
I
have
done
with
the
city.
It
has
been
a
pleasure.
I
have
met
some
dynamite
people.
I
have
worked
with
several
people,
some
who
are
on
the
committee.
I
Your
parents
have
worked
with
rape
mayor
ray
flynn
for
years
and
in
fact,
when
he
be,
I
was
on
his
inauguration
committee
and
in
fact
I
did
the
coordinated
the
luncheon
for
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
the
year
that
he
was
sworn
in
as
mayor
and
it's
been
just
a
dynamite
experience.
I
have
met
so
many
people
that
I
would
never
have
dreamed
dreamt
of.
Meeting
like
I
was
sent
out
to
represent
the
city
with
when
rosa
parks
came
to
town.
I
So
with
the
first
black
mayor
of
chicago
mayor,
ray
flynn
had
a
reception
at
the
parkman
house
for
him
and
there,
and
there
were
just
so
many
people
that
have
helped
me
along
the
way.
But
the
most
important
part
of
my
journey
with
the
city
is
that
I
love
working
with
the
city.
I
love
doing
the
even
the
political
work
and
working
with
the
city
councilors
is.
I
I
I
am
so
happy
that
I
have
been
able
to
change,
help
change
the
fabric
of
the
city
and
by
saying
meaning
that
it
used
to
be
a
lot
of
distressed
properties.
All
over
the
various
communities
and-
and
I
know
in
roxbury
in
certain
parts
of
dorchester-
was
a
dumping
ground
for
construction
people.
They
would
just
dump
the
trash
there.
Kids
could
not
walk
or
play
on
the
on
those
properties
and
in
the
late
80s
they
came
with
a
department
of
neighborhood
development.
I
They
came
up
with
an
idea
to
clean
off
the
neighborhoods,
develop
the
land
that
was
buildable
and
this
the
other
distressed
land
that
was
not
buildable
their
butter
lot
program
they
put
gardens.
They
would
had
additional
space
for
homeowners
that
wanted
it
and
it
just
changed
the
community.
I
Now
you
see
kids
playing
in
little
playgrounds
and
and
to
me
that
is
so
important
and
I
have
helped
over
thousands.
I
want
to
say
close
to
3
000
homeowners
help
to
develop
their
homes,
and
and
so
they
can
be
safe
and
they
can
live
and
afford
to
be
in
their
homes
without
incurring
any
additional
monthly
debt.
I
By
providing
the
deferred
loan
program-
and
I
have
worked
with
some
terrific
managers
like
lawrence
quality,
he's
known
as
larry
coyley
he's
the
person
that
put
on
the
when
the
pope
came
to
town
in
the
late
70s.
I
think
it
was
79.
I
Then
I
had
the
chance
of
working
with
him
with
boards
and
commissions
and
he
did
all
the
special
projects
when
the
celtics
were
winning
in
the
80s
he's
the
one
to
plan
the
events-
and
I
worked
in
that
department.
So
I
was
able
to
attend
all
the
parties
and
I
was
just
happy
to
just
serve
boston
and
I
did
work.
I
was
always
on
the
war
community
committee
for
nine
five
and
some
for
christmas.
A
Your
dedication
and
your
service,
we
want
to
present
you
with
a
resolution.
You
may
have
gotten
that
already
we're
just
so
grateful
for
all
of
your
contribution
to
our
city.
A
So
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today
and
for
your
nearly
50
years
of
dedication
to
this
city
and
the
the
items
that
you
highlight
are
clearly
visible
in
terms
of
a
new
day
around
the
dumping,
but
there
is
clearly
so
much
more
work
to
be
done
and
even
though
you
are
retired,
I
know
that
you
are
not
going
anywhere
and
that
you
will
continue
this
work,
so
we
are
all
very
grateful
on
behalf
of
the
entire
city
council.
We
offer
our
deep,
deep,
deep
gratitude
to
you.
A
I
hope
that
you're
able
to
stay
on
we've
got
another
special
presentation
that
is
pretty
special
and
wouldn't
want
you
to
miss
it.
Thank
you
so.
A
Thank
you
so
much
our
second
presentation
and
folks
may
recall
from
last
year,
when
we
opened
up
our
city
council
meeting
for
black
history
month,
we
had
a
wonderful
treat
at
that
time.
We
were
still
in
the
city,
council
chambers,
and
we
had
with
us
young
people
from
page
academy
and
even
though
we
are
not
physically
in
the
chamber,
I
wanted
to
bring
back
our
young
people
to
open
up
this
council
meeting
again
in
honor
of
black
history
month.
A
If,
if
folks
recall
page
academy
is
one
of
the
last
standing
independent
schools
that
was
founded
more
than
50
years
ago
to
serve
students,
particularly
in
the
black
community,
who
were
not
being
served
well
50
years
ago
in
our
school
system,
they
still
are
around
to
this
day
and
are
providing
excellent
opportunities
for
our
young
people.
And
so
I
want
to
highlight
at
this
time
the
founders,
dr
angela
cook
and
brother
joe
cook,
for
their
leadership
in
our
community
and
throughout
our
city.
A
A
Our
students,
our
children,
to
thrive
academically,
certainly
want
to
acknowledge
that
their
their
hard-working
staff,
who
have
been
dealing
like
like
all
of
us,
trying
to
adjust,
give
and
covered
and
how
we,
how
we
educate
our
young
people,
but
whatever
the
obstacle
they
continue
to
to
overcome
them,
which
is
really
important
so
without
further
ado.
Just
a
brief
introduction
from
maybe
brother
joe,
if
you
could
keep
that
to
one
minute,
because
we
want
to
get
right
into
the
drumming
of
our
young
people.
Thank
you.
So
much.
J
Hi,
can
you
see
me
hear
me
hi?
Can
you
see
me
and
hear
me?
Yes,
yes,
hi!
Thank
you
for
that
time.
Introduction
through
page
academy,
through
nursery
and
elementary
school,
we
educate
children
from
birth
to
sixth
grade
and
we're
gonna
drum
for
a
lot
of
three
months
and
welcoming
our
song,
which
we
have
celebrate
black
history
all
the
time
february.
J
But
we
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
this
is
black
history
month.
So
my
name
is
dr
angela
paige
cook
and
I'm
one
of
the
founders
of
the
school
and
we're
going
do
a
song
follow
a
thunder
a
lot
here.
Maybe
you
may
know
it.
You
can
sing
along
with
us
and
it
means
welcome
and
blessings
to
you.
So
without
further
ado,
we'll
start.
C
C
C
C
C
C
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much.
It
clearly
isn't
the
same
as
being
in
the
chamber
in
person,
and
we
have
some
technical
difficulties
on
our
end,
but
I
cannot
wait
till
next
year
to
have
you
back
in
the
chamber,
god
willing.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
all
that
you
do
and
many
thanks
to
the
young
people.
A
Wonderful,
thank
you
all
and
thank
you
miss
allen.
Thank
you,
monsignor!
That's
it
for
our
special
presentations.
The
rest
of
our
meeting
certainly
won't
be
as
exciting
as
this,
but
you're
welcome
to
stay
on
or
leave
it
at
your
leisure.
So
with
that
we're
going
to
go
back
to
our
agenda
and
madam
clerk,
if
you
could,
please
amend
the
attendance
report
to
include
that
councillor.
Baker
has
joined
us.
A
Yes,
and
now
on
to
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
our
minutes,
seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter,
the
the
the
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented,
I'm
going
to
ask
our
clerk
to
call
the
role
madam
clerk.
B
Yes,
council
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
baker;
yes,
councillor
baker;
yes,
council
block;
yes,
council
block;
yes,
council
braden;
yes,
I'm
so
brave!
He
is
counselor
campbell;
yes,
counselor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
edwards;
yes,
elsa,
edwards,
counselor,
sabi
george,
yes,
councillor,
sabi,
george,
yes,
council
of
flaherty;
yes,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
casa,
mejia,
yes,
elsa
mejia!
Yes,
councillor,
o'malley,.
D
B
A
Thank
you
so
much.
The
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
stand
as
approved,
we'll
move
on
to
communications
from
his
honor,
the
mayor,
beginning
with
docket
zero.
Two
six,
two.
B
Lock
at
zero,
two
six
two
message
and
auto
authorize
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
20
million
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
eight
hundred
and
ten
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
emergency
rental
assistance
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
the
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
department
of
neighborhood
development.
The
grant
will
fund
assistance
to
households
that
are
unable
to
pay
rent
and
utilities
due
to
the
covered
19
pandemic.
B
Zero
two
six
three
message
and
auto
authorize
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
eighty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy21
sustainable
materials
recovery
program,
recycled
dividend
awarded
by
the
mass
department
of
environmental
protection
to
be
administered
by
the
public
works
department.
The
grants
will
fund
a
cost
benefit
analysis
of
programs
that
utilize
economic
incentives
to
increase
residential
waste,
diversion
in
boston.
A
B
A
A
We
will
now
move
on
to
our
reports
of
public
officers
and
if
we
could
take
the
next
few
dockets
together,
that's
docket
0265
through
docket
0294.
Thank
you,
madam.
B
President
back
at
zero,
two
six
five
notice,
as
you
see,
from
the
mirror
of
the
reappointment
of
adesua
igbin
as
a
member
of
the
city
of
boston,
scholarship
fund
committee
for
a
term
expiring
june,
1st
2023
docket
number
zero.
Two
six,
six
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
catherine
pres
preschensis.
B
As
a
member
of
the
city
of
washington,
scholarship
fund
committee
for
terms
expiring
june,
1st
2023
docket
number
zero.
Two
six,
seven
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
daniel
paskantilli
as
a
member
of
the
city
of
boston,
scholarship
fund
committee
for
term
expiring
june
1,
2023
docket
number
zero.
Two,
six,
eight
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
megan
towie
as
a
member
to
the
city
of
boston,
scholarship
fund
committee
for
term
expiring
june,
1st
2023
docket
number
zero.
B
Two
seven
eight
notices
to
see
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
catherine
o'neill
is
a
member
of
the
boston
cultural
council
for
term
expiring
october,
1st
2023
docket
number
zero,
two
seven
nine
notes
just
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
john
helton
as
a
member
of
the
boston
cultural
council
for
a
term
expiring
october.
First,
twenty
twenty
three
docket
number
zero,
two
eight
zero
notices
received.
It's
even
may
of
the
reappointment
of
leonard
lee
is
a
member
of
the
boston
human
rights
commission.
Her
term
expiring,
on
december
1st
2023
bucket
number
zero.
B
Two
eight
one
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
marie
ty
as
a
member
of
the
boston
cultural
council
for
a
term
expiring.
On
october,
1st
2023
docket
number
zero.
Two
eight
two
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
robert
mc
mcaron.
Sorry
as
a
member
of
the
boston
human
rights
commission
for
a
term
expiring
on
december
1st
2023.
B
rocket
number
zero.
Two
eight
three
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
reyes
cola
teletia
as
a
member
of
the
boston
human
rights
commission
return
expiring
on
december
1st
2023
docket
number
zero,
two
eight
four
notices
to
see
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
joyce
lanahin
as
a
member
of
the
boston
public
library
board
of
trustees
for
term
expiring
april.
B
Two
eight
seven
notices
to
see
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
joseph
berman
as
a
member
of
the
boston
public
library
board
of
trustees,
return
of
expiring
may
first
2025.
docket
number
zero.
Two
eight
eight
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
christian
westra
is
a
member
of
the
boston
public
library
board
of
trustees.
For
a
term
expiring
may
1st
2025.
B
Two
nine
two
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
lender
champion,
remember
to
excuse
me,
municipal
lobbying,
compliance
commission
return,
expiring
january
third,
twenty
twenty
two
docket
number
zero:
two
nine
three
notices
received
from
the
mir:
the
appointment
of
alexis
kaczuk
as
a
member
of
the
boston
election
commission
per
term
expiring
march
31st,
2024
and
doc.
Docket
number
zero.
Two:
nine
four
notices
you
see
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
zokomo
as
a
member
of
the
internal
affairs
oversight
panel
return
expiring
march
14
2021.
A
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Please
take
a
sip
of
water
after
all:
zero.
Two
six
five
through
zero,
two
nine
four
will
be
placed
on
file
we'll
now
move
on
to
reports
of
committees,
beginning
with
docket
0155.
B
A
L
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
just
confirming
you
can
hear
me.
L
Hear
you
excellent
dear
counselors,
docket
zero
one,
five,
five
and
a
half
relative
to
the
office
of
mayor
in
the
city
of
boston
was
sponsored
by
council.
Arroyo
referred
to
the
committee
on
january
13th.
The
committee
held
a
hearing
on
january
26th,
and
we,
where
we
had
copious
amounts
of
public
comment,
and
then
we
also
had
a
working
session
on
january
29th
during
the
the
the
summary
of
the
legislation
is
that
it
essentially
dispenses
with
the
obligation
for
the
city
of
boston
to
have
a
special
election
this
year.
L
If
the
mayor,
for
example,
were
to
leave
and
because
the
mayor's
office
were
to
become
vacant
before
march
5th,
we
would
be
required
otherwise
to
have
a
special
election.
This
homeworld
petition
allows
for
us
to
skip
that
special
election
and
go
straight
to
the
general
and
then
ultimately
allowing
for
the
acting
mayor
to
remain
in
such
position
until
the
a
new
emir
is
elected.
L
Essentially,
at
the
hearing
we
had
a
great
conversation
where
we
had
many
people,
including
the
elections
department.
We
had
people
from
the
from
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
as
well
as
from
mass
vote
and
league
of
women.
Voters
and
voter
table
common
speak
in
favor
of
dispensing
with
the
special
election.
We
also
had
the
boston
municipal
research
bureau
in
complete
and
total
agreement.
L
I
can
honestly
say
99.99
of
the
people
who
testified
wanted
to
dispense
with
the
special
election,
and
only
did
we
hear
slight
concerns
about
the
issue
with
the
following
the
rules,
but
overall
most
people
found
that
the
safety
and
the
fact
that
we
have
a
pandemic
and
that
we
could
be
disenfranchising
voters
was
was
far
more
far
more
outweighed
the
concerns
of
following
the
exact
rules.
As
written,
I
got
to
make
clear
that
councilor
royal
in
filing
the
house
by
excuse
me.
L
L
I
want
to
thank
councillor
bach,
especially
for
her
presentation
and
making
sure
that
we
considered
an
amendment
that
I
believe
brought
consensus
for
all
of
the
councillors
to
look
at
and
make
sure
that
we
were
clear
what
we
were
doing
clear
with
how
the
democracy
would
be
played
out
in
the
fall,
and
also
that
we
understood
that
that,
according
to
our
charter,
that
if
a
vacancy
were
to
occur,
that
the
mayor
elected
at
large
would
be
certified
and
would
become
the
mayor
upon
winning
that
election
in
the
fall-
and
that
was
I
thought-
was
actually
a
really
great
consensus
moment
in
coming
together
and
and
again
amending
moving
language.
L
L
One
part
actually
really
a
sentence
in
the
proposed
draft
and
just
make
sure
that
it's
very
clear
that
we're
following
the
charter-
and
it
basically
puts
in
the
line
at
thirteen
a
mayor
shall
be
elected
at
large
at
the
next
regular
municipal
election
and
that's
it.
L
I
wanted
to
just
again
thank
everyone
again,
councillor
bach,
for
the
amendment
for
the
conversation
and
for
the
clarity
and
essentia
also
councillor
arroyo
for
your
leadership,
and
I
again,
as
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
recommend
that
this
submit
this
committee
report
and
recommend
that
this
that
this
homeworld
petition
pass
in
an
amended
draft.
Thank.
A
M
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you.
Madam
chair.
I
filed
this
homeworld
petition
because
we
are
living
under
extraordinary
circumstances.
Boston
is
under
a
state
of
emergency
and
we
are
in
the
middle
of
a
deadly
pandemic
that
has
claimed
the
lives
of
over
1
000
boston
residents.
To
date,
we
are
continuing
to
see
the
colder
positivity
rates
increase
and
we
are
experiencing
alarming
numbers
of
hospitalization.
M
I
was
surprised
that
so
much
of
our
conversation,
centered
among
mayoral
campaigns
and
that
instead
on
the
well-being
of
our
residents,
ensuring
that
health
and
equity
are
first
and
foremost
in
everything
that
we
do
as
a
city
should
always
take
precedent
over
any
individual's
personal
political
ambitions
and
questions
about
what
is
and
is
not.
Ethical
were
raised
as
though
voting
to
ensure
we
protect
the
health
and
stability
of
the
city
of
boston
could
ever
be
unethical.
M
I'm
deeply
grateful
to
the
residents
of
the
city
who
ensured
that
they
and
the
communities
that
they
are
a
part
of
have
their
voices
heard
and
that
we
centered
them
the
residents
and
the
realities
that
they
are
facing
day-to-day
without
their
overwhelming
support.
I'm
not
sure
this
effort
would
have
been
successful,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
following
organizations
that
work
to
ensure
that
the
voices
of
our
residents
were
heard.
M
This
is
not
a
complete
list,
so
please
don't
come
after
me
if
I
miss
your
organization,
but
the
naacp
boston
branch,
the
greater
manipan
neighborhood
council,
the
rights
of
the
city
vote,
black
economic
council
of
massachusetts,
the
chinese
progressive
association,
la
allianza,
hispana,
west
roxbury,
roslindale
progressive
chapter,
as
well
as
the
downtown
progressive
chapter,
the
greater
boston
chamber
of
commerce.
M
Mass
vote
me
hint
of
boston,
planned
parent
advocacy
fund
massachusetts,
the
society
latina
lawyers
for
civil
rights,
iba,
boston,
the
high
score
task
force,
the
black
economic
justice
institute,
32,
bj,
seiu,
the
boston
foundation,
the
new
england,
united
for
justice
asian
american
resource
workshop
amplify
latinx,
the
mass
voter
table,
the
greater
boston
latino
network,
the
lenny
zakum
fund
league
of
women,
voters
of
massachusetts,
the
boston
globe,
editorial
board,
as
well
as
the
dorchester
reporter
editorial
board.
M
The
municipal
research
bureau,
latino
stem
alliance,
latinos
for
education,
boston,
higher
education,
resource
center,
the
east,
boston,
community
council
and
the
greater
boston
interfaith
network.
It's
it's
a
it's
an
impressive
list
frankly,
because
they
believe,
as
do
I,
that
having
multiple
elections
for
the
office
of
mayor
in
the
same
year.
M
In
the
midst
of
a
pandemic
is
a
serious
threat
to
the
health
of
our
residents,
our
city
workers
and
our
communities,
and
will
contribute
to
the
disenfranchisement
of
people
of
color,
disabled
and
low-income
communities
and
would
be
wasteful
and
costly
as
an
expenditure
for
the
city.
At
a
time
when
our
revenues
are
down,
and
so
many
critical
services
are
in
need
of
increased
funding,
the
people
of
boston
deserve
nothing
less
than
a
boston
city
council.
M
That
unequivocally
boasts
yes
to
their
health
and
their
enfranchisement,
and
I'm
asking
my
colleagues
to
vote
yes
on
this
home
rule
petition
as
it's
as
it's
written
now,
because
I
believe
that
is
what's
right
and
best
for
this
city,
and
so
I
appreciate
the
work
that
we've
done
on
this.
M
I
appreciate
the
work
of
the
advocates
who
really
made
sure
that
we
centered
them
during
a
four-hour
hearing
where
you
know
they
made
sure
to
take
the
time
to
stress
how
this
impacts
their
lives,
and
I
appreciate
my
colleagues
who,
who
listened
and
heard
from
them
and
took
to
heart
what
they
said.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that.
At
this
time,
counselor
at
I
see
a
hand
counselor
bach.
You
have
the
floor.
N
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
just
I
want
to
thank
the
lead
sponsor
for
bringing
this
forward.
I
think
it
was
something
that
a
lot
of
us
were
sort
of
reading
the
charter
and
looking
at
askance,
and
he
took
action
and
filed
a
petition,
and
I
want
to
second
his
thanks
to
all
the
advocacy
organizations.
I
also
really
want
to
thank
councillor
edwards
for
for
running.
You
know
us
through
this
process
of
a
hearing
in
a
working
session.
N
Obviously
I
made
clear
to
folks
last
friday
that
I
I
was
interested
in
the
details
of
the
language
and
I
appreciate
colleagues
allowing
me
to
get
into
the
weeds
on
that
front
and
also
just
very,
very
grateful
that
folks
are
able
to
come
to
consensus,
and
I
think
that
I
think
that
when
we
work
as
legislators,
it's
where
we
take
the
things
that
are
what
people
want
to
see
happen
and
we
figure
out
how
to
do
them
in
the
best
legislative
forum.
N
That's
our
job
and
I
appreciate
counselor
edwards
steadfast
commitment
to
that
to
to
hearings
and
working
sessions
and
I'm
glad
that
we've
ended
up
where
we
are
today
and-
and
I
know
that
from
all
my
conversations
you
know
strong,
strong
consensus.
Support
from
this
body
is
going
to
be
really
important
for
passage
at
the
state
house
and
so
again
glad
we've
gotten
there
and
really
would
just
use
this
moment.
Also
to
urge
our
our.
I
know.
N
The
mayor
has
already
said
that
he's
going
to
support
the
council,
but
would
urge
our
colleagues
at
the
state
house
to
to
join
us
in
that
consensus
that
we've
reached
around
this
petition.
So
thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
A
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
before
I
get
into
the
matter
of
voting
on
docket
zero
one,
five,
five,
we
need
to
address
how
we
conducted
business
as
a
body
here.
K
K
Needless
to
say,
a
question,
the
professional
integrity
of
someone
who
works
for
all
13
of
us.
There
was
some
other
misinformation
that
was
put
out
to
the
public
and
I'd
like
to
set
the
record
straight.
Both
the
new
maps
that
came
out
of
the
city
council
registering
process
and
the
increased
salaries
for
city
councils
took
effect
after
the
election
that
followed
both
of
these
very
public
public,
transparent
processes.
K
The
vote
that
took
place
did
not
impact
the
city
council
and
our
government
immediately.
Our
constituents
had
to
say
nixon.
Some
of
you
may
recall
that
I
was
the
chair
of
the
committee
of
the
special
committee
of
chatter
and
we
held
public
discussions
on
various
various
aspects
of
chatter
and
possible
legislative
reform.
Last
january,
a
year
ago,
this
committee
was
done
away
with,
at
last
week's
working
session.
K
There
was
consensus
about
having
more
elaborate
discussions
on
how
we
should
look
at
the
language
on
what
we
do
when
there's
a
vacancy
in
the
office
of
the
match
of
the
mayor
for
future
situations.
The
topic
of
updating
language
in
the
charter
is
nothing
new.
There
continues
to
be
an
ongoing
discussion.
K
K
A
F
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
counselor
arroyo
for
his
steadfast
leadership
in
this
space
and
being
so
quick
to
really
put
this
work
into
motion,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
counselor
edwards
for
her
commitment
to
getting
this
here
today
and
obviously
I
also
want
to
thank
our
resident
historian
and
professor
councillor
bach
for
her
powerpoint
presentation.
F
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
walking
away
with
from
this
entire
journey
over
the
last
few
weeks
is
how
important
the
process
is
and
how
important
it
is
for
us
to
engage
those
who
are
living
these
realities
and
doing
the
work
in
that
conversation,
and
I
just
I
don't
think
that
we
would
have
gotten
this
far
had
it
not
been
for
the
advocates
who
were
out
on
the
outside,
really
engaging
in
the
conversation
and
helping
to
inform
our
thinking.
F
So
I
just
wanted
to
just
really
amplify
community
voice,
and
I
I
do
think
it's
really
interesting,
as
we
start
thinking
about
all
of
the
politics
that
play
from
the
memo
that
councilor
baker
just
brought
to
to
the
forefront
to
everything
that
we've
gone
through.
It
just
goes
to
show
that
when
it
comes
to
politics,
we
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
as
a
body
in
terms
of
building
our
own
relationships
and
really
developing
spaces
and
places
where
we
all
feel
heard
and
respected.
F
So
I
think
that
this
is
really
an
opportunity
for
us
as
a
council
to
really
think
about
how
we're
going
to
move
forward,
and
then
I
also
just
want
to
urge
our
colleagues
to
recognize
that
those
who
put
us
in
office
expect
us
to
do
the
people's
work,
and
you,
president,
madam
president,
council
president
jamie,
you
know
you
kind
of
were
one
of
the
first
people
to
really
talk
about
the
fact
that
there
is
no
conflict
of
interest
right
in
that.
F
When
people
put
us
in
office,
they
expect
us
to
vote
on
the
things
that
matter
to
them
most
and
that
we
need
to
hear
that
and
and
and
act
accordingly
and
and
ensure
that
everyone
is
voting
to.
However,
they
feel
in
in
regards
to
this
issue,
but
the
people
put
us
in
office.
They
expect
us
to
do
our
job
and
I
am
extremely
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
learn
and
engage
with
you
all,
but
I
do
know
walking
away
that.
A
Thank
you
so
much
council,
mejia
and
just
to
clarify.
I
am
not
the
final
authority
on
conflicts.
Anyone
who
needs
advice
on
that
should
go
straight
to
the
ethics
commission,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
that.
Council
me
here.
At
this
time
the
chair
recognizes
council
flaherty,
council
flaherty.
You
have
the
floor.
O
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I'd
like
to
thank
chair
edwards
for
sharpening
the
body
through
the
process
and
to
sponsor
council
arroyo
for
filing
the
petition,
and
also
a
special
mention
to
our
colleague
council
block
for
her
efforts
during
the
working
session
that
you
know
garnered
consensus
among
our
colleagues
that
resulted
in
the
amended
legislation
that
we
have
in
front
of
us
today
and
I'll
be
voting
for
this
petition,
as
I
feel
that
the
legislation
recognizes
the
public
health
emergency,
we
are
in
while
maintaining
consistency
with
the
provisions
outlined
in
our
city
charter.
O
This
petition
provides
for
the
duly
elected
mayor,
whoever
he
or
she
is
to
be
sworn
in
after
the
vote
is
certified
in
november
in
order
to
ensure
greater
stability
for
our
city.
So
as
as
the
acting
mayor,
as
we
all
know,
does
not
have
the
same
powers
as
an
elected
mayor
and
we're
also
at
the
same
time
recognizing
the
will
of
the
voters
so
for
all
the
after
mentioned
I'll,
be
voting
for
today's
amended
legislation.
O
A
M
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
I
wasn't
going
to
touch
on
process
during
during
my
speech,
simply
because
I
think
that
was
something
for
us
to
discuss,
but
since
it's
been
broached
publicly,
I
do
feel
like
it's
important
to
respond
to
this
and
just
lay
out
sort
of
where
I'm
at
on
this.
In
terms
of
you
know
what
the
council
has
done
prior
council
flaherty
would
recall
that
in
2007
a
regularly
scheduled
preliminary
election
that
candidates
were
in
at
that
time
was
cancelled
by
this
body.
M
There
was
no
conflict
of
interest
conversation
or
check
there.
Folks
will
remember
that
in
2019
we
made
decisions,
and
I
wasn't
on
the
body
at
that
time
regarding
early
election
voting,
and
so
there
certainly
have
been
in
an
election
that
they
are
in,
and
so
there's
certainly
been
questions
about
whether
or
not
we've
ever
had
a
conversation.
M
I've
never
been
privy
to
one
about
who's
ethically
supposed
to
be
voting
on
something
or
ethically,
is
or
isn't
on
behalf
of
another
person,
I
don't
think
we've
ever
had
that
whether
or
not
people
have
had
their
own
personal
conversations
with
themselves
and
with
the
massachusetts
ethics
commission
is
entirely
separate
and
apart,
but
we've
never
had
a
public
conversation
about
who
is
ethically
or
not
ethically
allowed
to
vote
and
to
be
clear
about
this
legal
memorandum.
That
was,
you
know,
as
councilor
baker
says
confidential.
M
I
certainly
did
not
give
it
to
the
globe.
If
that
was
the
insinuation,
I
did
receive
a
call
from
the
globe
that
day
about
it,
and
I
gave
them
my
massachusetts,
ethics,
commission
response
and
the
reason
for
that
is
this-
that
legal
memo,
just
first
and
foremost
as
a
lawyer,
is
not
confidential
or
privileged,
that
that
belongs
to
the
client.
So
whoever
on
this
council
did
give
that
to
the
globe
frankly
was
within
their
rights
to
do
so,
whether
you
agree
with
it
or
not.
M
But
when
that
happened
in
terms
of
the
massachusetts
state
ethics
commission.
That
was
an
answer
that
I
received
in
about
45
minutes
to
an
hour,
and
my
issue
and
concern
with
that
that
has
been
public.
M
Is
that
that
opinion
that
came
out
of
the
council
would
have
disenfranchised
three
duly
elected
women
of
color
and
their
constituencies,
not
just
from
a
boat
but
from
a
conversation
about
this,
and
I
think
it's
really
important
to
understand
that
as
legislators,
our
voices,
the
elected
the
electorate
that
puts
us
in
this
position
to
use
our
voices
and
to
use
our
votes
on
their
behalf.
That's
the
most
precious
thing
that
we
have,
and
so,
when
we're
talking
about
a
decision
that
wrongfully
would
have
straight
folks
of
that
power
and
constituencies
of
those
voices.
M
I
think
that
is
the
highest
affront
that
we
can
have
when
it's
incorrect
and
so
to
be
perfectly
clear.
It
has
been
cleared
up,
at
least
on
my
behalf,
and
I
believe
on
council
president
jamie's
behalf
by
the
massachusetts
state
ethics
commission,
but
that
was
my
issue.
I
don't
think
anybody
here
would
defend
that.
M
That
is
not
a
a
worthy
cause
to
make
sure
that
we
are
not
disenfranchising
our
own
elected
body
from
votes
that
they're
rightfully
allowed
to
participate
in,
and
so
I
would
just
say
from
from
the
standpoint
of
having
a
conversation
about
the
ethics
and
whether
or
not
this
was
correct,
or
that
was
correct,
or
how
something
was
done
was
correct.
I
would
just
say
on
this
body:
I've
never
seen
it.
I've
never
heard
of
a
conversation
or
a
memo.
M
I've
never
received
one
in
the
year
plus
that
I've
been
here
on
anything
we've
done
about
whether
or
not
there's
an
ethical
obligation.
And,
frankly,
I
think
when
we
deal
with
ethical
obligations,
those
are
usually
ethical
obligations
that
we
raise
ourselves.
The
massachusetts
state
ethics
commission,
for
instance,
only
speaks
to
an
elected
official
on
what
they're,
reliable
or
responsible
to,
and
so
you
know
from
the
standpoint
of
where
we
are
today.
This
wasn't
the
conversation.
M
I
was
hoping
to
have,
but
I
do
think
it's
important
to
note
that
when
something
happens
that
could
disenfranchise
the
voices
on
this
body.
That
is
something
wrongfully.
That
is
something
that
I
always
speak
out
against.
That
is
something
that
I
always
raise
my
voice
up
against,
and
so
it's
incredibly
important.
I
think
that
we
note
that
that
is
what
that
that
legal
memo
was
was
going
to
do
if
it
had
not
been
checked
by
the
massachusetts
state
ethics
commission,
and
so
you
know,
that's
that's
where
I
am
on
that.
M
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
responded
to
that
because,
frankly,
in
terms
of
wrong
information
or
wrongful
information,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
set
the
record
with
where
I
was
coming
from
and
what
that
situation
is
for
this
for
me.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
B
K
B
Yes,
council
baker;
yes,
spencer
block;
yes,
council
block;
yes,
council
braden;
yes,
council
braden;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards;
yes,
so
edwards!
Yes,
councillor,
sabi!
George
president,
president
council
flaherty,
yes,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
counter
danny!
Yes,
councillor!
Janie!
Yes,
come
to
me
here!
B
A
Thank
you
so
much.
The
committee
report
has
been
accepted
and
docket
number
zero.
One.
Five
five
has
been
passed
in
a
new
draft.
We
will
now
move
on
to
items
under
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action.
B
Certainly,
dock
at
zero
one,
zero,
nine
message
and
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
cherry
dong.
As
a
member
of
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
for
a
term
expiring
july,
1st
2021
docket
number
zero
one
one
zero
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
bethany
patton.
B
As
a
member
of
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
for
term
expiring
july,
first,
twenty
twenty
one
docket
number
zero
one
one
one
message
and
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
myra
negron
roach
to
the
board
of
directors
of
the
boston,
industrial
development,
finance
authority
for
a
term
expiring
april,
1st
2024
and
docket
number
zero
one,
two
five
messaged
an
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
michael
f
monahan.
As
a
member
of
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
for
a
term
expiring
august,
23rd
2023
thank.
A
P
Thank
you,
madam
president.
This
will
be.
There
are
many
nominations
in
committee,
so
between
this
week
and
next
week.
P
I
hope
that
our
committee
will
have
worked
through
much,
if
not
all,
of
these
out
of
these
four
dockets
that
were
graciously
read
by
madam
clerk,
docket
number
zero
one
one
one
for
myra,
negron
roche,
to
be
nominated
to
the
bidpha
board,
actually
was
part
of
a
hearing
that
we
had
in
november,
but
did
not
get
to
act
on,
and
so
we
were
bundling
with
it
to
be
able
to
act
on
it
today
with
with
the
other
three,
so
we
had
a
hearing
this
past
monday.
P
P
These
commissioner
irish
reported
at
that
hearing
that
we
are
now
in
good
shape
with
the
you
know,
pending
the
the
recommendation
that
I'm
putting
forward
to
confirm
all
of
these
appointments.
We
would
be
in
good
shape
with
that
board,
with
just
one
vacancy
left
and
everybody,
nearly
everybody
having
an
alternate
attached
to
them
and
and
plenty
of
capacity
to
be
able
to
schedule.
P
Hearings
get
through
all
the
dockets,
and
the
commissioner
also
reported
that
the
the
board
is
fully
through
the
backlog
that
had
been
caused
by
cancelling
a
few
meetings
in
the
early
part
of
the
pandemic.
So
I
wanted
to
give
that
larger,
update
as
well.
All
of
these
candidates
have
been
vetted
by
the
council
and
answered
questions
around
conflicts
of
interest
around
their
participation
and
motivation
for
joining
in
these
roles,
and
I
recommend
passage
of
all
four
today.
A
C
D
J
B
D
D
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
doc
0109
has
passed.
We
will
now
move
on
to
the
next
docket
council
will
seek
passage
and
confirmation
of
docket
0110.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
rule.
D
B
A
D
D
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
docket
zero
one.
One
one
has
passed
we'll
move
on
to
the
last
docket
here
council,
who
seeks
passage
and
confirmation
of
docket
zero
one,
two
five,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
rule?
Certainly.
D
J
D
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
doctor
zero
one,
two
five
has
passed
and
we
will
move
on.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could,
please
read
the
next
three
dockets
zero
one:
seven,
three:
zero
one:
seven:
four
and
zero
one:
seven
five
together.
C
L
We
can,
I
just
want
to
make
sure.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity.
We
had
a
working
session.
We
actually
had
all
three
matters
and
introduced
and
discussed
last
year,
where
we
had
a
really
robust
hearing
and
actually
heard
from
the
officers
and
due
to
the
traumatic
experience,
I'm
going
to
encourage
the
public
to
look
at
that
particular
hearing
to
hear
from
the
officers
directly
about
their
experiences.
L
L
It
would
also
give
some
exceptions,
two
other
retirement
policies,
one
that
they
would
not
be
subject
to
a
cap
of
fifteen
thousand
dollars
on
subsequent
income
if
they
were
to
get
the
hundred
percent
base
salary
and
then
two
that
they
would
also
not
have
to
do
certain
financial
certifications
of
income.
It
would
also
be
there
was
in
this
draft
a
bar
from
working
in
law
enforcement
and
then
finally,
this
draft
also
allows
for
the
survivor
benefit
to
go
through.
L
If
they
get
married
to
only
550
a
month,
we
believe
that
has
been
eliminated,
so
we're
just
going
to
make
sure
that
that
the
language
is
modernized
also
what
we,
what
what
we
took
as
a
body
in
this
working
session,
was
the
opportunity
to
really
set
a
precedent
and
also
get
some
education
about
what
we're
doing.
The
fact
is
we
have
three
pending
right
now.
L
So
that's
one
part
of
the
analysis.
The
other
part
was
to
make
sure
that
we
had
the
financials
available.
What
is
the
impact?
It
is
a
fiscal
decision
and
it's
making
sure
that
we
understand
if
this
person
goes
out
on
100
at
whatever
age,
they
are
how
much
that
will
cost
the
city.
The
city
is
responsible
for
the
difference
between
the
70
to
75
and
100.
So
how
much
is
that?
Actually?
The
other
thing
we
wanted
to
make
sure
we
got
was
a
background
from
the
retirement
board
of
who
has
gotten
these
waivers
before.
L
Excuse
me
who,
who
has
waived
the
caps
before
and
then
also
I
specifically
asked
about
the
waiver
and
what
would
happen
if
a
person
made
more
than
fifteen
thousand
dollars
and
they
discussed
that
they
they
could
get
a
waiver
and
basically
waive
their
retirement
payment
from
that
year
and
turn
around
and
and
then
collect,
possibly
the
next
year.
But,
most
importantly,
I
wanted
to
know
how
many
people
actually
got
waivers
and
made
more
than
the
15
000
cap.
L
I
thought
was
very
important
and
also
something
for
us
to
consider
in
our
standards.
Going
forward
is
the
cap
itself,
and
I
want
to
thank
again
councillor
bach
for
her
suggestion
that
we
do
want
to
balance
fiscal
responsibility
and
also
making
sure
people
don't
get
a
windfall
with
the
ultimate
goal
of
making
them
whole.
The
cap
right
now
again
is
15
000
for
subsequent
income,
that's
less
than
minimum
wage.
So
what
I
I
hope
we're
going
to
continue
to
discuss
and
I
think
we
will
get.
L
There
is
just
simply
within
our
homework
petitions
raising
the
cap
so
that
they
can
make
additional
income,
but
not
a
windfall.
So
I'm
asking
that
these
matters
stay
within
committee,
pending
the
information
that
we
have
asked
for,
which
is
the
financial
documents
and
the
history
from
the
retirement
board.
L
I
don't
ever
want
people
to
think
that
we
don't
doubt
that
or
that
we
don't
value
that,
but
in
as
much
as
we
are
looking
at
the
tax
dollars
and
how
they're
spent
on
the
city,
I
don't
want
people
to
think
I'm
counting
people's
money
as
or
that
I'm
doubting
that
someone
should
make
money
when
they're
retired.
No,
indeed,
I
want
to
make
sure
we
set
a
standard
so
that
when
we
go
forward
to
analyze
these
things,
we
understand
as
a
body
what
we're
doing
and
we
are
consistent.
A
A
Thank
you
so
much.
The
chair
recognizes
counselor
by
council
bach,
you
have
the
floor.
N
N
Woody
woodhouse
came
and
joined
us,
and
it
was
a
really
great
occasion
to
talk
about
the
the
real
stability
and
long-term
community
that
cooperatives
are
able
to
instill
in
our
our
neighborhoods
and
also
the
way
that
they
can
be
a
real
path
to
wealth
building.
For
folks
who
don't
have
the
kind
of
stake
to
do
initial
home
buying,
we
since
filing
that
have
had
a
hearing
with
dnd
and
also
done
a
bunch
of
work
with
them
behind
the
scenes?
N
And
I'm
really
been
pleased
about
some
of
the
steps
we've
been
able
to
start
taking
so
at
dnd
and
their
partner
organizations
they're
working
towards
a
lesson
on
housing
cooperatives
as
part
of
the
first
time
home
buyers
program,
and
also
on
a
concrete
effort
to
actually
have
a
revolving
fund
that
increases
access
to
share
loans,
which
is
the
sort
of
name
for
the
mortgage
style
product.
You
need
to
buy
a
co-op
share
and
just
in
general,
to
increase
the
sort
of
financial
and
technical
services
available
to
housing
co-ops.
N
So
it
feels
like
we've
got
some
really
good
work
in
progress,
but
it's
work
in
progress,
and
so
you
know
we
really
want
to
make
housing
cooperatives
a
bigger
piece
of
the
solution
for
increasing,
affordable
housing
and
reducing
displacement
in
boston.
So
that's
why
I'm
refilling,
because
I'm
excited
to
keep
working
on
this.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
any
discussion
a
show
of
physical
hands,
please
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name
to
this
docket.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
braden
councillor
savvy
george
council,
eric
campbell
council,
o'malley
council
of
royal
council
of
wu
councillor
flynn,
councillor
edwards,
council,
flaherty,
councillor
mejia,
councillor
baker.
A
A
A
N
Madam
president,
this
home
rule
petition
is
part
of
it's
part
of
what
I
feel
is
a
really
important
kind
of
360
degree
effort
to
really
increase
the
historic
preservation
tools
in
our
city
with
an
eye
to
community
history
and
to
how
we
get
more
historic
preservation
and
awareness
of
the
valuable
historical
resources
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods,
especially
our
neighborhoods
of
color,
in
places
that
frankly,
haven't
seen
the
kind
of
investment
in
historical
preservation
that
we've
seen
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
and
this
is
a
very
small
change,
but
it
would
make
a
big
difference.
N
So
it
would.
It
would
really
allow
us
to
more
fully
preserve
and
landmark
boston's
historic
sites
because,
as
it
stands,
massachusetts
state
law,
the
law
that
creates
our
landmarks
commission
only
allows
boston
to
landmark
sites
that
are
significant
to
the
state
or
nation.
So
it
says
that
it
has
to
be
significant
to
the
city
and
commonwealth
or
the
country,
and
so
basically,
if
you've
got
an
incredibly
important
site
to
a
neighborhood
or
the
city
itself
community.
N
A
lot
of
times
it's
landmarks
in
our
communities
that
first
tell
people
that
history
kids
come
to
learn
that
history,
because
someone
points
at
a
building
and
says:
oh,
you
know
about
this,
and
I
really
think
we
need
that
all
over
the
city
and
this
home
rule
would
merely
change
an
and
to
an
ore.
So,
instead
of
something
having
to
have
city
and
commonwealth
level
importance,
it
would
be
city
or
commonwealth
or
nation.
N
So
basically
lets
you
lets
you
landmark
buildings
of
importance
to
our
local
community,
and
I
I
just
really
think
that
that
would
help
us
honor
history.
That
includes
all
bostonians,
not
just
white
affluent,
well-known
historical
figures
and
sites,
and
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
discussing
this
legislation
at
the
hearing
and
working
a
landmark
more
of
boston's,
rich
and
diverse
history.
So
thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
very
timely.
This
time
the
chair
recognizes
councillor
braden,
council,
brain.
E
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
maker
councillor
bach
for
including
me
on
this.
As
an
original
co-sponsor
on
this
important
petition
for
a
special
law,
the
enabling
legislation
for
the
landmarks
commission
only
allows
individuals
with
significance,
above
the
local
level,
to
be
landmark,
and
that
makes
it
very
difficult
for
local
communities
to
designate
and
recognize
and
preserve
the
importance
of
the
history
of
of
our
local,
diverse
communities.
E
As
the
addition
of
a
simple,
simple,
comma,
a
simple
change
in
the
wording
will
give
the
commission
a
greater
ability
to
designate
sites
particularly
important
to
boston's
historic
landmarks
and
to
historical
buildings
and
and
places
of
historic
significance
in
our
neighborhoods
and
the
communities
that
live
in
those
neighborhoods.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
show
up
counselor
campbell
did
you
want
to
speak
to
this.
Q
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
president,
really
quickly.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
makers
for
this
legislation.
It's
it's
critically
important.
Q
You
know
as
a
district
councilor,
we
are
often
getting
requests
and
obviously,
in
the
context
of
development
in
and
outside
the
district,
with
respect
to
folks
who
are
fighting
to
preserve
buildings
that
have
a
historical
nature
and
context,
and
so
this
is
just
great
legislation,
great
idea,
thank
you
to
the
makers
for
doing
it,
and-
and
I
know
that
it's
it's-
it's
often
been
a
point
of
frustration
where
we've
sort
of
lost
some
of
those
battles
when
trying
to
push
for
some
of
these
these
designations
to
happen.
Q
A
A
Please
also
add
the
chair.
Docket
0296
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
government
operations,
we'll
move
on
to
socket
0297.
B
A
N
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
this
is
also
a
refile
and
something
that
I'm
really
excited
about.
We
had
a
great
hearing
back
in
the
in
december
about
thinking
about
what
a
boston
conservation
corps
could
look
like
and
what
we
found
as
we
started
to
peel
back.
The
layers
was
that
there
was
a
lot
of
ground
to
cover,
so
we
focused
in
particular
in
that
december,
hearing
on
establishing
career
pathways
for
residents,
and
especially
our
black
and
brown
youth
in
boston
into
you,
know:
forestry
and
arborist
careers.
N
Where
there
there's
a
bunch
of
the
pieces.
We
have
some
of
the
best
higher
educational
opportunities
in
becoming
an
arborist
anywhere
in
the
country,
but
we
still
see
this.
This
huge
lack
of
diversity
in
the
arborist
field,
and
we
know
that
we're
trying
to
build
the
pipeline
for
that
with
things
like
our
urban
forestry
plan,
so
the
opportunity
to
to
really
increase
that
pipeline
thinking
about
our
summer
programming
thinking
about
madison
park
about
pathways
that
really
create
those
jobs
and
get
our
young
people
into
them
and
grow.
N
The
degree
of
climate-focused
work
we
can
do
in
the
city
is
really
exciting.
To
me,
but
urban
forestry
is
only
one
strand,
there's
also
green
infrastructure,
managing
stormwater,
just
an
enormous
number
of
things
that
we
could
do
and
that
we
could
expand
our
work
within
the
city
budget
in
a
in
a
sort
of
youth
development.
N
N
I
think
we've
now
got
a
bunch
more
hearings
to
have
and
work
to
do
on
how
to
put
all
the
pieces
together
and-
and
I
think
there
is
an
opportunity,
even
without
having
all
the
pieces
together
yet
to
pilot
something
this
year,
to
get
our
residents
to
work,
receiving
job
training
and
and
completing
climate
focused
capital
projects,
and
I
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsor,
counselor
wu.
N
I
think
when
I
initially
rolled
this
out,
I
acknowledged
both
her
and
counselor
o'malley's
leadership
in
getting
this
council
to
endorse
the
green
new
deal
which,
at
the
federal
level
suggests
a
recovery
of
the
conservation
corps
idea,
and
I
think
it's
been
really
exciting
to
realize
all
the
ways
in
which
it
really
could
be
real
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
there
are
other
places
that
are
a
little
bit
ahead
of
us
in
leading
on
this,
but
I
think
that
we
have
the
capacity
to
leapfrog
all
of
them.
N
So
grateful
grateful
to
the
many
great
folks
who
came
to
the
hearing
more
partners
than
I
can
name
it's
one
of
those
it'd
be
dangerous
to
start
listing
them
situations
and
also
really
want
to
thank
chief
cook
who's,
been
really
open
to
this
idea,
as
has
the
office
of
workforce
development
and
actually
the
yee
folk.
So,
like
I
said,
I
think,
there's
a
pretty
exciting
opportunity
here
and
we'll
be
digging
into
it.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
P
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
cheered
this
when
councillor
bach
filed
it
initially,
so
I'm
just
grateful
to
be
partnering
and
to
be
able
to
follow
her
lead
on
this.
We
know
climate
justice
is
racial.
Justice
is
economic
justice,
and
this
is
one
of
the
simplest
and
fastest
steps
that
the
city
could
take
to
really
connect.
P
All
that
put
people
to
work,
create
a
jobs,
training
program
that
directly
helps
residents
in
our
most
impacted
communities,
ex
be
able
to
access
the
benefits
of
better
flood
resistance
infrastructure
protections
against
climate
change
and
all
the
goals
that
we're
looking
to
move
forward
on
this
council.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
R
You
just
very
briefly
rise
to
commend
the
two
makers,
counselors
bach
and
we'll
obviously
add
that
my
name
be
added
or
ask
that
my
name
be
added
to
this.
R
It's
just
tremendous
and
as
we
talk
about
the
the
the
green
economy
going
forward
just
on
energy
alone-
and
I
mentioned
that
because
we
are
now
in
day
three
of
the
city
adopting
community
choice,
energy.
Through
our
efforts
several
years
ago
on
clean
energy
jobs
alone,
we
will
see
a
quin
excuse
me,
a
quadrupling
of
those
jobs
over
the
next
decade.
R
We're
going
to
go
from
3
to
12
million
jobs
in
the
clean
energy
sector
and
again
these
are
jobs
to
pay
enormously
well,
and
some
of
the
early
action
from
the
biden
administration
on
this
through
executive
orders
have
just
really
inspired
me.
We
we're
we
are
seeing
more
movement
in
the
green
economy
over
the
last
two
weeks
than
we
have
in
decades
before,
and
I
think
that's
a
safe,
a
safe
statement
to
make.
R
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
makers
for
this
hearing,
and
I
also
just
want
to
encourage
us
to
really
think
about
how
we
can
center
this
around
equity,
and
I
know
that's
kind
of
one
of
the
goals
and
objectives,
but
I'm
thinking
about
a
lot
of
the
black
arborists
that
already
exist
in
the
city
of
boston
and
what
role
we're
going
to
play
to
include
them
in
this
process.
F
Right,
I'm
also
thinking
about
how
can
we
hold
ourselves
accountable
by
putting
together
some
real,
clear
goals
and
objectives
that
are
measurable,
right
and
and
creating?
This
is
not
just
it
all
sounds
very
pretty
and
great
and
like
we
have
the
best
intentions,
and
I
think
that
oftentimes,
when
it
comes
down
to
the
work
things
get
a
little
bit
lost
in
in
the
sauce.
F
So
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
the
hearing
and
making
sure
that
we're
centering
this
around
creating
opportunities
for
people
who
have
been
left
out
of
the
green
space
for
far
too
long
and
being
really
intentional
about
what
that's
going
to
look
like
from
a
workforce,
development
and
small
business
perspective.
So
really
thank
council,
bach
and
wu
for
for
their
leadership
in
the
space
and
looking
forward
to
bringing
the
people
into
the
conversation
so
that
we
can
be
held
accountable
to
just
that.
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I
want
to
thank
the
makers
for
this
refile,
it's
great
and
as
council
o'malley
said,
yes,
jobs,
jobs,
jobs
and
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
looking
for
work
right
now,
so
it
is
exciting
to
see,
of
course,
what's
happening
at
the
federal
level
and,
of
course,
essential
and
important
that
we
at
the
local
level
maximize
what
that
could
look
like
in
our
city.
So
thank
you
to
the
makers.
Q
I
will
just
add
a
conversation
I
look
forward
to
to
having
specifically
during
budget
process,
including,
I
guess
right
now.
We
start
those
conversations
that
connects
with
this.
It's
just
the
capital
projects
right,
accelerating
those
looking
at
ways
in
which
the
city
could
possibly
be
borrowing
a
little
bit
more
now
that
interest
rates
are
so
low
to
accelerate
some
of
these
capital
projects,
whether
around
climate
issues
or
school
infrastructure,
or
something
else
to
get
our
folks
back
to
work
while
also
meeting
needs
in
communities
at
the
same
time.
So
this
is
fantastic.
Q
Thank
you
to
the
makers
again
for
for
refiling
it
looking
forward
to
engaging
in
those
conversations.
Thank
you-
and
please
do
add
my
name.
Madam
president,
thank.
E
I
I
really
applaud
the
idea
of
developing
a
pipeline,
and
this
is
a
new
and
emerging
area
of
expertise
that
will
offer
many
many
opportunities
for
our
young
people
across
the
city
and
I
hope
to
see
look
forward
to
the
conversation
about
how
we
can
engage
our
high
school
students
and
our
students
at
madison
park
under
our
community
colleges
to
develop
really
good
paying
wealth,
well-skilled
young
people
who
can
avail
of
these
jobs,
and
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation
thanks
again.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
seeing
no
other
discussion.
Madam
clerk,
we'll
add
news
at
this
time,
show
physical
hands.
Colleagues,
please
add:
counselor
o'malley
counselor
brayden
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
campbell
council
of
royal
councillor
flynn,
councillor
edwards,
counselor,
sabi,
george
councilman
mejia,
please
also
add
the
chair.
Did
I
get
everyone
councilman?
I
got
you
wonderful
doc
at
0297
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
environment,
resiliency
and
parts
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Two.
B
M
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
I'm
going
to
take
this
moment
actually
to
publicly
congratulate
commissioner
white
on
his
post.
We
haven't
had
a
chance,
yet
at
least
I
haven't
had
a
chance
yet
to
publicly
congratulate
him,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
working
with
him.
This
is
a
17
f
that
seeks
specifically
the
minimum
minutes
and
notes
from
the
quarterly
personnel
analysis,
meetings
that
discuss
and
determine
minimum
staffing
levels
for
all
boston,
police
department,
districts
and
city-wide
units
from
january
2019
to
january
2019
to
december
2020..
M
M
What
we've
been
told
in
those
meetings
is
that
and
those
hearings,
rather,
is
that
they
have
meetings
where
they
discuss
and
decide
whether
or
not
how
they
put
this
together,
and
so
this
is
just
seeking
the
minutes
and
the
notes
from
that.
It's
also
seeking
what
those
minimum
staffing
levels
for
the
bpd
district
districts
and
city-wide
units
are
on
a
quarterly
basis
from
the
same
time
frame
and
a
comprehensive
list.
Electronic
list
of
all
construction
details
worked
by
bpd
employees
from
january
25th
december
20
20..
M
This
list
shall
include
the
following
information:
the
names
of
officers
and
officer
ids,
the
date
and
time
of
the
construction
detail,
details
ship,
the
construction
project,
name
and
location.
Where
officer
was
stationed
during
the
shift,
the
customer's
name
and
addresses
hours
paid
in
hours
worked
by
an
officer
and
also
data
on
how
many
construction
details
were
filled
and
how
many
went
unfilled
by
a
month
by
month,
from
january
25th
to
december
2020,
and
so
that's
that's
a
general
sense
of
what
this
is.
M
It's
really
about
figuring
out
how
much
staffing
we
use.
What
the
level
of
detail
work
is,
which
you
know
for
folks
that
may
be
concerned
about
conflating
detail,
work
with
overtime
that
the
city
pays
for.
That's
not
what
this
is
about.
M
This
is
simply
getting
accurate
lists
of
how
many
details
we
do
and
how
and
who's
doing
them
and
where
and
how
we
try
to
dole
out
who,
how
many
need
to
be
at
each
project
and
all
those
different
things,
and
so
that's
that's
what
this
is
literally
that's
what
this
is
almost
word
for
work,
and
so
this
is
just
a
17
now
seeking
that
information.
Thank
you,
madam.
N
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
I
think
it
is
important
for
us
to
get
this
information
on
the
minimum
staffing
levels.
I
think
that
council
roy
alluded
to
it,
but
over
the
course
of
our
conversations
with
the
department,
the
description
of
the
minimum
staffing
levels
and
how
they're
determined
has
sort
of
shifted.
N
Initially,
they
were
kind
of
presented
as
this
fixed
point
and
then,
as
we've
asked
for
more
details
on
them,
they
become
this
amorphous
thing,
and
so
you
know,
I
think,
obviously
they're
either
written
in
stone
and
we
can't
possibly
change
them
or
they're
not,
and
then
we
need
to
be
able
to
have
a
conversation
about
them,
and
so
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
to
get
some
more
information
out
on
the
table
on
that.
So
I
just
wanted
to
appreciate
that.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
A
B
D
B
D
B
Councillor
janie
yes
councilman
here;
yes,
councillor
o'malley;
yes,
mr
o'malley,
yes
and
council
wu;
yes,
council
wu!
Yes,
madam
president,
docket
number
zero,
two
nine
eight
has
passed.
E
E
Thank
you.
The
harassment
school
for
the
deaf
was
founded
in
1869
and
is
the
oldest
public
day
school
for
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
students
in
the
united
states,
with
a
history
of
providing
quality
education
for
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
the
hardest.
Man
is
the
first
and
only
dual
language
school
in
the
united
states
to
teach
both
american
sign
language
and
english.
E
The
demographics
of
the
harassment
student
body
are
as
follows:
a
hundred
of
the
should
100
of
the
students
have
disability
with
disabilities
of
hearing
loss
and
other
other
disabilities.
E
High
needs
high
needs,
100
percent
73.7
of
the
are,
with
the
first
language
other
than
english
in
their
family
situation.
67
percent
are
english
language.
Learners
81.6
are
economically
disadvantaged
and
over
89
are
non-white.
Minorities
in
the
build
bps
initiative
initiative,
as
the
bpa
bill
bps
initiate
initiative
identifies
the
jackson,
man,
k-8,
the
horace
mann
school
and
the
bcyf
jackson.
Man
community
center
are
slated
to
be
closed
and
ultimately
demolished.
E
It
is
my
hope
that,
with
this
public
hearing,
we
may
engage
all
the
stakeholders
and
help
to
formulate
a
plan
to
establish
the
harassment
school
for
the
deaf
as
a
state-of-the-art
facility,
consistent
with
its
role
as
a
regional
center
of
excellence
for
deaf
education.
They
do.
They
do
have
many
outs
out
of
district
placements,
and
it
is
one
of
the
few.
It
is
probably
the
only
public
school
in
the
city
of
boston
that
actually
generates
revenue
from
out
of
out
of
district
placements.
A
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I'd
just
like
to
first
say
thank
you
to
councillor
braden
for
her
tremendous
leadership
on
this
important
issue
along
with
councilor
sabi
george.
I
know
our
colleagues,
counselor,
edwards
and
counselor
baker
have
also
done
a
lot
of
work
in
this
field
as
well.
I
will
be
brief.
I
know
council
braden
covered
covered
the
issue,
but
horace
mann
provides
tremendous
support
for
our
students,
who
are
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
it's
an
indispensable
resource
for
our
disability
community.
G
It's
important
that
the
school
receive
the
support
in
upgrades
that
it
needs
to
continue
serving
its
students
supporting
people
and
students
with
disabilities
is
a
civil
rights
issue.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
braden
for
a
long
time
leadership
on
civil
rights
issues.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
S
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
and
I
realized
that
I
think
my
service,
the
internet's
not
great
for
me
today,
although
I
am
here
at
city
hall,
I'd
like
to
thank
councils,
breeding
and
flynn
for
adding
me
and
co-sponsoring
this
important
hearing
holding
a
public
conversation
about
the
future
of
the
horace
mann
facility
is
very
much
needed.
The
horace
mann
community
deserves
a
much
better
building
as
all
of
our
boston,
public
schools
do
in
a
long-term
home
that
is
designed
with
their
students
in
particular
in
mind.
I
look
forward
to
holding
this
hearing
soon.
A
You
so
much
seeing
no
other
speakers
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
names.
Madam
clerk,
if
we
could
please
add
counselor
wu
council
of
flaherty
councillor
bach
councillor
edwards
councillor
campbell
councillor,
o'malley
councilor,
mejia,
councillor
baker,
council
of
royal,
did
I
get
and
councillor
campbell
did.
I
get
everyone
also
add
here
doc.
At
zero,
two,
nine
nine
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
education.
A
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
council
edwards
for
her
partnership
on
this.
This
hearing
aims
to
start
to
continue
to
continue
that
discussion
on
how
veteran
organizations
in
va
hospitals
can
offer
the
gender
specific
services
for
our
woman
veterans.
Today,
women
compromised
20
of
serving
military
personnel
10
of
the
veteran
population.
G
Despite
their
contributions,
women
veterans
often
don't
receive
enough
support.
For
example,
the
department
of
veteran
affairs
does
not
have
medical
facilities
that
provide
the
necessary
inadequate
maternity
care
for
women
veterans
as
va
hospitals
are
struggling
to
provide
gender
specific
medical
care
for
our
women
veterans.
G
G
In
madame
president,
I've
worked
on
this
issue
with
council
edwards
for
three
years,
and
I
don't
think,
there's
anyone
that
knows
this
issue
as
well
as
councillor
edwards,
and
she
lived
the
experience
of
being
a
family
member
of
a
woman
veteran.
So
her
unique
experience
on
this
issue
is
critical,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councillor
edwards,
not
for
just
partnering
with
me,
but
for
her
long
time,
advocacy
in
support
of
women
veterans
in
our
military
families
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
L
Thank
you
very
much.
I
really
appreciate
this
opportunity.
You
know
my
mother
told
me
when
she
was
growing
up.
It
used
to
be
an
insult
that
your
mother
wears
combat
boots.
My
mother
did
and
then
she
put
on
heels
and
then
she
would
put
on
house
slippers
too,
because
she
was
a
mother.
She
took
care
of
my
sister
and
I
and
she
raised
us
on
various
military
bases.
I
was
born
in
saint
patrick
air
force
base
and
they
delivered
us
in
actually
christmas
socks
stockings.
As
a
set
of
twins.
L
L
I
look
at
my
mother
and
the
eyes
and
the
perspectives
that
she
had,
but
and
and
the
struggle
she
had
trying
to
find
people
to
babysit
my
sister
and
I,
when
she
would
have
to
do
tdys
it
traveled
for
weeks
on
end.
She
had
to
leave
us
at
six
weeks
actually
with
some
friends
on
the
base,
and
that
was
one
of
the
hardest
things
she
had
to
do
as
a
mother.
L
It's
adjusting
our
military
to
understand
that
people
should
be
able
to
fight
in
their
fullest
selves
and
that's
what
this
hearing
order
is
about
when
they
return
home
when
they
retire.
When
they've
stopped
that
formal
fight,
they
shouldn't
have
to
keep
fighting
for
services
to
be
seen
to
be
recognized
and
to
get
help,
so
I'm
excited
again
to
partner
with
councillor
flynn
to
make
sure
that
this
conversation
stays
vibrant
and
ongoing.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
opportunity
for
this
opportunity,
councillor
flynn
and
councillor
and
to
the
council
for
your
patience.
L
A
You
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
speakers
or
show
physical
hands
please
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add,
council
o'malley
councillor
sabri
george
councillor
campbell
council
of
royal
council
wu
council
flaherty
councillor
braden
councillor
mejia.
A
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
As
as
the
clerk
mentioned,
this
is
a
refile.
From
last
year
I've
worked
with
council
flaherty
and
our
colleagues
and
mayor
walsh
on
this.
We
had
an
excellent
hearing
last
year
on
quarry
reform,
the
impact
it
has
on
employment
and
other
resources.
G
G
When
they
have
that
conviction,
conviction,
it's
almost
a
it
almost
prohibits
them
from
certain
jobs,
employment
opportunities,
criminal
records,
often
harm
access
to
resources,
opportunities
for
those
with
prior
convictions.
But
despite
progress
made
on
quarry
reform,
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
governor
deval,
patrick
who's
done
excellent
work
on
corey
reform,
as
as
have
the
state
legislators
as
well,
but
there's
more
can
more.
That
can
be
done.
G
As
a
former
probation
officer
for
nine
years,
I
witnessed
firsthand
the
impact
that
cory
can
have
on
a
person's
ability
to
access
opportunities
that
would
help
put
them
on
the
right
path.
In
our
discussion,
our
ongoing
discussion
about
racial
equity
and
reforms
to
the
criminal
justice
system,
we
should
also
be
talking
about
how
we
can
ensure
that
people
with
criminal
records
are
given
a
fair
chance
in
getting
jobs
and
other
opportunities.
G
99
of
our
of
those
leaving
jail
in
prison
do
return
to
their
home
community,
so
it's
important
that
they
return
to
their
home
community
with
resources,
and
one
of
the
resources
is
not
having
that
cory
follow
them
around
for
the
rest
of
their
life.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
com,
my
colleague
council
flaherty,
this
body
and
looking
forward
to
another
discussion
on
how
we
can
make
some
progress
on
corey
reform.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
O
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleague
council
flynn
for
his
partnership
on
this
and
for
recognizing
my
efforts
over
the
years
as
well
as
the
efforts
of
this
council,
and
I
know
madam
clerk
can
attest
to
that.
O
We
were
the
very
first
as
council
president
created
a
standalone
committee
on
corey
reform,
really
put
a
focus
and
shine
the
light
and
and
gut
us
into
the
space
and
as
a
result
of
which
worked
with
other
legislative
bodies
and
as
council,
funded
recognized,
governor
patrick
also
was
responsive
to
those
efforts
as
well.
So
we
had
a
great
hearing
on
this
issue
back
in
august
often
times
when
people
think
about
quarries.
O
All
of
us
city
of
neighborhoods
here,
and
particularly
from
from
for
me
and
growing
up
with
humble
roots
and
growing
up
in
public
housing
and
having
an
opportunity
to
see
folks
that
had
struggled
and
it
worked
hard
but
at
the
same
time
hit
some
pumps
along
the
way
and
but
for
the
fact
that
they
were
given
a
second
chance.
In
some
instances.
Is
there
a
chance,
they've
been
able
to
turn
it
around,
and
so
there
are
a
lot
of
organizations
doing
fantastic
work
in
the
space.
O
Our
city,
under
the
leadership
of
the
wallace
administration,
has
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
here,
ranging
from
the
launch
of
operation
exit
to
the
newly
launched
project
opportunity
that
aims
to
create
equitable
opportunities
for
boston
residents,
with
quarries
that
helps
connect
residents
with
legal,
a
free
legal
consultation
for
sailing
or
expunging
their
records
convening
panel
discussions
to
address
challenges
and
solutions
for
residents
with
cory's,
as
well
as
training
city
departments,
to
meet
the
needs
of
residents.
O
With
cory,
so
I
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
discussion
have
another
hearing
where
we
can
continue
to
keep
the
topic
at
the
forefront
of
our
discussion,
particularly
as
everything's
overshadowed
now
by
covert
and
our
response.
Corey
reform
needs
to
continue
to
be
front
and
center.
If
we're
going
to
talk
about
structural
change
and
particularly
criminal
justice
reform,
core
reform
has
to
continue
to
be
a
big
part
of
that.
So
with
that,
I
thank
my
co-sponsor
and
look
forward
to
an
expedited
hearing.
A
Thank
you
so
much
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name
to
this
docket.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
councillor
o'malley
councillor,
braden
councillor
baker,
councillor
bach,
councillor
wu
councillor
campbell,
council,
wasabi,
george
councillor,
edwards,
councilman
mejia
did
I
get
everyone.
Please
also
add
the
chair
docket
zero.
Three
zero
one
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
small
business
and
workforce
development,
move
on
to
docket
zero,
three
zero.
Two.
P
P
That
would
require
environmental
sustainability,
good
jobs
with
labor
standards,
local
production,
wherever
possible,
and
health
and
nutrition.
And
so,
as
part
of
that
ordinance,
there
was
a
18-month
window
for
bps
to
begin
to
complete
a
baseline
assessment
of
how
we're
doing
along
all
those
standards
and,
despite
everything,
that's
been
on
their
plate
during
the
pandemic,
especially
with
food
delivery
and
and
thinking
about
food
security
for
our
families.
P
The
possibilities
to
expand
this
to
many
of
our
anchor
institutions,
hospitals,
who
are
serving
hundreds
of
thousands
of
meals
to
patients
and
families
and
visitors,
universities,
who
are
already
beginning
to
have
students,
come
back
on
campus
and
and
serve
by
major
food
system,
food
programs
as
well.
We
could
put
together
a
bulk
purchasing
program
to
support
local
jobs,
healthy
foods
and
do
so
much
more
so
looking
forward
to
talking
about
best
practices
and
coordinating
a
much
larger
program.
P
P
A
You
so
much
his
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
A
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add,
counselor
o'malley
counselor
sabi
george
councillor
royal
councillor
campbell
council
bot,
council
flynn,
counselor
flaherty,
councillor,
brayden,
councilman,
mejia,
councillor
edwards,
please
also
add
the
chair
is
everyone
who
wants
to
be
added
added
great
doc
at
zero?
Three
zero
two
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
post
audit
and
oversight,
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero,
three
zero.
Three.
P
Thank
you,
madam
president.
So
this
is
to
add
to
the
work
that
this
council
is
doing
every
day,
we're
seeing
more
stories
and
more
information
about
how
the
vaccine
rollout
has
been
going
and
how
urgently
and
stressful
it
has
been
for
families
who
are
incredibly
anxious
and
wanting
to
do
everything
they
can
to
to
make
sure
we're
protecting
individuals,
as
well
as
a
larger
community.
P
Part
of
lowering
the
barriers
and
making
sure
we're
building
trust
is
also
being
open
and
honest
about
the
vaccination
process,
and
so
this
helps
to
address
a
piece
of
that
that
the
cdc
reports
that
the
common
side
effects
of
the
copin
19
vaccine,
include
pain
and
swelling
on
the
arm
that
receive
the
shot.
Potentially
fever
chills
tiredness
and
headache.
These
are
normal
side
effects
and
will
usually
go
away
after
just
a
few
days,
but
in
the
short
term,
the
risk
of
these
side
effects
and
the
impact
may
make
it
harder
to
fulfill
daily
responsibilities.
P
We
should
make
it
possible
to
accommodate
and
mitigate
the
burden
of
these
side
effects,
however
possible,
so
this
ordinance
would
put
forward
three
additional
days
of
paid
sick
time
for
city
employees
to
receive
the
vaccine
and,
if
necessary,
to
rest
and
recover
from
side
effects
in
the
days
following
the
the
vaccine
itself.
So,
by
sending
this
protection
to
an
accommodation
to
city
workers,
we
can
use
our
voice
and
our
example
to
make
sure
that
everybody
is
protecting
our
community
as
quickly
as
possible
and
lifting
it
each
other
up
in
the
process.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
F
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
wu
for
bringing
this
issue
to
the
forefront
and
we've
seen
so
far
how
our
state
has
handled
the
vaccine
rollout
and
it's
becoming
clear
that
we
as
a
city
need
to
begin
implementing
rules
and
regulations
to
help
ensure
the
safety
of
all
of
our
people.
A
lot
of
counselors
have
been
talking
about
this
issue
and
what
could
be
done
to
help
people
who
need
to
get
the
vaccine
back
on
their
feet
without
any
problems
with
their
employment
or
their
health.
A
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Please
please
add
my
name
and
thank
you
to
counselor
wu.
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
one
of
the
aspects
of
this
issue
is
we
have
to
make
sure
we
provide
as
much
medical
information
to
our
immigrant
neighbors
as
we
possibly
can
encouraging
them
to
take
the
vaccine,
and
that
includes
talking
to
them
communicating
them
in
their
language.
G
Many
of
them
may
not
be
on
social
media,
but
we
have
to
expand
our
outreach
to
our
immigrant
neighbors
to
make
sure
that
we
reach
them
with
a
positive
message
about
vaccinations.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
O
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Please
add
my
name
and
obviously
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to.
Let
folks
know
that
in
dorchester
beth
israel,
in
partnership
with
bowdoin
square
community
health
center,
I've
been
working
closely
with
them.
They've
opened.
O
O
But
it's
available
too,
to
get
you
know
their
their
loved
ones
up
there.
So
I
think
there's
responsibility
on
on
a
lot
of
things
and
in
particular
the
sons
and
daughters
and
the
grandsons
and
granddaughters
of
elderly
folks
to
make
sure
that
they're
having
the
information
and
and
they're
having
the
opportunity
to
to
get
up
there
and
or
another
site.
O
So
I
think
the
onus
is
on
those
family
members,
particularly
the
first
wave,
anyone
over
75
years
of
age,
many
of
those
instances
that
they
either
don't
own
a
vehicle
and
or
they
don't
drive.
O
So
it's
incumbent
upon
all
of
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
the
best
we
can
and
we
had
council
fund-
and
I
had
some
of
the
heads
of
the
restaurants
in
south
boston-
have
organized
shuttle
rides
to
get
folks
to
get
the
vaccine
so
again,
a
lot
of
emphasis
and
a
lot
of
pressure
on
responsibility,
and
it's
up
to
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
after
our
elders,
making
sure
that
they
get
the
vaccine
and
obviously,
as
we
continue
to
do.
O
The
roll
out
in
the
age
limit
drops
make
sure
that
the
work
gets
out
there
in
as
many
different
languages
as
possible.
But
obviously
the
leadership
that
we
could
provide
as
city
council
as
be
a
district
or
at
large
councils
is
is
vital
here,
and
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
that
partnership
exists
with
beth,
israel
in
bowdoin
square
and
and
the
first
thing
I
did
was
reach
out
to
my
district
colleague
and
we've
been
sending
folks
to
first
parish
church.
O
So
encourage
you
to
do
that
and
or
give
me
a
call
after
this
hearing,
and
I
can
connect
you
with
the
right
folks.
If
you
have
constituents,
relatives
and
loved
ones
or
organizations
that
can
get
the
elderly
to
the
site,
that's
the
difference.
I
think
we
all
can
make
is
again
get
back
to
responsibility.
We
all
have
a
responsibility
to
connect
people
to
these
resources,
to
educate
folks
about
the
importance
of
it
and
help
them
with
transportation
needs.
Thank
you.
A
P
I'm
sorry,
madam
president,
I
forgot
earlier
and
my
staff
just
flagged
for
me.
I
wanted
to
ask
for
substitution
of
just
a
new
language
that
just
fixes
a
small
technical
error.
Thank
you
to
counselor
box
team
for
pointing
it
out.
A
A
Excellent,
all
right
so
docket
zero
through
oh
show
off
physical
hands.
I'm
sorry
folks,
who
want
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
we
could
please
add
council
flynn,
councillor
o'malley
counselor,
sabi
george
councillor
mejia
councillor,
edwards
counselor,
bob
councillor,
braden
council,
flaherty
councillor
campbell
counselor
arroyo
did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
be
added?
Please
also
add
the
chair.
A
A
A
P
Thank
you,
president,
and
I
won't
forget
with
this
one,
to
do
it
up
front.
Could
I
move
to
substitute
the
language
to
add
counselor
sabi
george,
as
an
original
co-sponsor
to
this.
A
So
if
you
could
make
sure
that
that
happens,
that
would
be
great
and
seeing
it
here,
no
objections,
we're
gonna
be
re.
We're
gonna,
this
docket
is
now
included,
has
counselor
savvy
george
on
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
P
Thank
you,
madam
president.
We
all
know
it's
it's
difficult
to
overstate
how
much
disruption
our
students
and
families
and
school
communities
and
educators
have
felt
throughout
this
last
year,
and
we
are
now
with
the
the
new
mou
moving
towards
more.
You
know,
already
actually
more
educators
and
students
back
in
person
learning
with
a
phased-in
expansion
over
the
next
couple
weeks
and
months.
P
However,
we
have
also
seen
that
the
updated
state,
prioritization
schedule
for
vaccinations
keeps
teachers
and
other
educators
waiting
longer
to
be
able
to
access
the
vaccine,
even
those
who
have
no
choice
but
to
in
fulfilling
their
jobs
and
their
responsibilities
to
be
in
person
in
indoors
in
spaces
with
many
other
people,
and
so
while
of
course,
we
are
still
dealing
with
many
issues
around
the
vaccination
rollout,
the
shortage
of
doses
and
balancing
many
competing
factors
and
locations
and
everything
we've
been
discussing
over
the
last
few
weeks.
P
We
must
ensure
that
there's
an
equitable
distribution
process
that
recognizes
the
essential
role
of
our
essential
workers.
That
includes
the
importance
and
the
foundation
of
schools
as
a
way
to
keep
our
our
students
and
families
healthy
and
as
a
foundation
to
keep
our
economy
running.
So
this
resolution
would
urge
the
baker
administration
to
prioritize
our
educators
and
make
it
available
immediately,
especially
for
educators,
who
are
already
back
with
in-person
learning,
and
I
ask
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
this
resolution.
S
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you
councillor,
wu
for
adding
me
as
an
original
co-sponsor
on
this
resolution.
Providing
priority
vaccinations
to
our
teachers
is
certainly
a
critical
component
to
getting
our
students
or
the
rest
of
our
students
back
in
school
safely,
those
who
are
not
already
in
classrooms
across
our
city.
I
wholeheartedly
support
this
resolution
and
urge
the
governor
to
prioritize
our
teachers
as
soon
as
possible.
M
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I'd
like
to
thank
counselor
rue
and
counselor
savvy
george
as
original
co-sponsors
of
this.
As
somebody
who
was
raised
by
a
teacher
as
somebody
who
is
whose
sister
is
currently
teaching
right.
Now
as
we
speak,
it
is
an
essential
job.
M
It
is
one
that
does
put
you
in
close
quarters
with
others
and
that
we
certainly
want
to
see
our
kids
back
in
classrooms,
but
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
that
in
a
way
where
our
teachers
and
and
faculty
in
the
building
are
protected,
and
I
I
would
urge
the
governor,
who
has
been
so
wholeheartedly
on
top
of
trying
to
make
sure
that
students
are
going
back
to
schools.
M
Frankly
in,
in
my
opinion,
in
ways
that
have
been
a
little
bit
rushed
and
ensuring
that,
as
we
have
a
vaccine
that
is
made
available
to
teachers
so
that
we
can
best
achieve
that
goal.
I
think
the
safety
and
wellness
of
you
know
our
our
our
teachers
is
probably
to
me
one
of
the
number
one
things
in
the
city
that
we
should
be
focusing
on,
because
I
think
more
so
than
ever.
M
The
impact
of
teachers
and
in
having
students
in
their
classrooms
has
been
prevalent
and
really
really
obvious
to
folks
who
otherwise
may
have
not
even
thought
about
it,
and
so
as
we're
moving
towards
getting
students
back
into
classrooms.
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
that
we
treat
teachers
the
way
we
would
treat
essential
workers
and
that
we
do
what
we
need
to
do
to
ensure
that
they're
prioritizing
the
vaccination
process
moving
forward
so
that
we
can
move
children
back
into
school
safely
and
so
that
teachers
can
interact
with
one
another
safely.
M
I
know
that
the
statistics
on
the
amount
of
teachers,
the
percentage
of
teachers
who
have
comorbidities
and
are
at
risk
of
complications
that
they
contract
kobe
19,
is
very
high,
and
so
I
think
this
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the
public.
It's
certainly
something
that
should
be
done.
It's
a
no-brainer
and
I
commend
the
makers.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
madam
president,
when
we
had
our
discussion
recently
about
the
vaccine
update
and
it
was
re.
I
I
raised
the
issue
of
early
early
education
and
I
feel
strongly
that
we
should
not
forget
our
early
education
providers.
In
this
conversation,
many
of
them
live
work
in
daycare.
Preschools
family-run
day
cares.
E
N
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
just
really
wanted
to
commend
councillors,
wu
and
asabi
george
for
this.
I
think
that
I
think
that
it's
a
critical
function,
I
mean
we're
talking
about
essential
work
in
so
many
different
ways,
but
I
think
that
there's
nothing
more
important
than
getting
our
teachers
vaccinated
right
now
and
I
just
wanted
to
flag
that.
I
think
it's
important
for
us,
given
our
role
governing
the
city,
to
recognize
that
half
of
the
city,
employees
of
the
city
of
boston
are
teachers.
N
So
you
know
it's
about
nine
thousand
out
of
eighteen
thousand
and
and
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
hopeful
of
is
that
both
that
the
governor
will
we'll
move
them
up
in
priority
and
that
that's
the
reason
we're
talking
about
this
resolution
today,
because
we've
that's
decision,
sits
at
the
state
level,
but
also
I've
been
very
encouraged
in
talking
to
marty,
martinez
and
hhs
back
here
at
the
city
about
the
recognition
that,
once
that
green
light
does
come
from
the
governor,
we
really
have
to
be
all
hands
on
deck,
to
set
up
as
many
ways
as
possible
for
our
teachers
to
get
vaccinated
and
think
about
dedicated
clinics
in
the
same
way
that
we
have
done
for
our
first
responders
and
recognize
it's
going
to
be
a
all
the
above
strategy
with
people
also
going
to
mass
vaccination
clinics
and
other
places
in
other
towns.
N
Even
but,
but
I
just
wanted
to
really
flag
since,
since
we're
the
city
council,
the
important
role
that
I
think
the
city
is
going
to
need
to
play
in
making
sure
that
when
we
do
get
this
green
light,
those
9
000
city
of
boston
employees.
N
A
Q
Madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
makers
on
this,
you
know
teachers
are
essential
workers,
it's
as
clear
as
that,
and
especially
as
we
are
talking
with
families
every
single
day,
about
the
importance
of
bringing
back
our
students,
it's
critically
important,
that
they
get
vaccinated
along
with,
of
course,
our
staff
and
school
leaders.
I
also
was
raising
my
hand
just
to
lift
up
and
counselor
braden
actually
made
the
point,
the
importance
of
including
early
ed
providers,
who
are
also,
of
course,
delivering
educational
services.
Q
My
three-year-old
is
in
such
a
with
a
provider.
Most
of
those
providers
are
women,
most
are
women
of
color
and
many
are
from
our
latinx
and
latino
population,
and
so
these
are
communities
of
color,
of
course,
who
are
devastated
by
covid
and
absolutely
should
be
prioritized
in
the
vaccination
response.
So
just
wanted
to
lift
that
up
as
well
to
see
if
that
can
be
added
to
the
resolution
and
again,
thank
you
to
the
makers,
and
please
add
my
name.
O
Thank
you,
madam
president,
please
I
had
my
name
and
thank
the
the
lead
sponsor
and
co-sponsors
for
their
efforts
here
and
I
think
the
last
whereas
catches
it,
but
I
just
wanted
to
through
the
chair
to
the
maker,
just
in
addition,
obviously
to
our
front
line
school
teachers.
There
are
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
schools
that
have
direct
contact
with
teachers
and
our
children
and
obviously
that's
the
secretaries
and
other
support
staff,
our
bus
drivers
etc.
O
So,
I'm
assuming
that
we
catch
it's
a
sort
of
a
catch-all
if,
if
not,
maybe
a
friendly
amendment
to
include,
in
addition
to
our
teachers,
that
we
include
other
public
school
staff
and
personnel,
I
think
it
catches
it
in
the
last,
whereas
but
I'll
defer
to
the
lead
sponsor.
But
in
any
event
please
add
my
name.
I
P
A
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
add
counselor
o'malley
counselor
bach
counselor,
brayden,
counselor
mejia,
councillor
flynn,
council
flaherty,
councillor
edwards,
counselor
campbell.
Did
I
get
everyone
who
would
like
to
be
included
on
this?
Please
also
add
the
chair
council
wu
and
counselor
sabe
george
seek
suspension
of
our
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Three
zero.
Four,
madam
clerk,
will
you
please
what's
the.
Q
Point
of
clarification,
I
think
council
rule
was
saying
that
she
is
going
to
add
language
with
respect
to
providers.
A
P
Yeah
I'm
welcome.
Madam
president,
apologies.
There
are
two
separate,
I
think
categories
that
were
being
discussed.
It
is
inclusive
of
everyone
within
k-12
schools,
including
non-teachers
as
well,
but
I
was
I
was
saying
at
the
end.
I
believe
that
if
we
want
to
enter
to
make
sure
that
we
are
explicit
about
early
edge,
that
k
also
means
sort
of
k,
zero
k,
one
all
of
the
pre
k's
we
we
can
definitely
include
that
as
well.
If
that
is
helpful
to
everyone,
I
will
just
take
a
moment
with
my
team,
though.
A
J
J
A
P
I'd
like
to
move
to
substitute
the
language
to
ensure
that
we
are
specifically
naming
early
education
and
child
care
workers
and
and
care
providers
as
well.
A
T
B
P
It's
been
sent
on
our
end,
so
hopefully,
okay.
B
I
do
not
have
it
on
my
phone,
so
my
phone
is
just
burling.
Not
I
do
not
have
the
language.
Perhaps
a
good
counselor
might
be
able
to
read
it.
A
P
Offered
by
councillors
michelle
and
anisa
sabi
george
a
resolution
urging
the
baker
administration
to
prioritize.
Oh
sorry,
I
still
have
the
old
version
on
my
end
here.
P
A
C
K
B
I'm
so
baker,
yes,
counselor
book.
Yes,
council
block;
yes,
council,
braden,
yes,
council,
braden,
yes,
conquer
campbell,
yes,
and
thank
you
to
the
makers.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
the
makers
and
council
campbell,
yes,
councilor,
edwards,
yes,
and
for
edward
yes,
counter
sabi
george,
yes,
council,
savvy,
georgia,
council,
flaherty.
D
B
B
Council
of
wolves-
yes,
thank
you,
madam
president,
the
substitute
language
for
the
resolution
on
docket
zero.
Three
zero
four
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
Okay,.
A
And
just
to
clarify,
we
just
voted
on
that
language
and
we're
going
to
vote
on
the
actual
resolution
now.
Okay,
so
we
will
now
do
a
roll
call
vote
for
the
int.
Now
that
the
language
has
been
included
on
the
actual
resolution,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
B
Baker,
yes,
council
of
bond.
Yes,
mr
walk
ass
council
braden,
yes,
elsa
braden,
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
officer,
edwards;
yes,
counter;
wasabi,
george,
yes,
councilor,
sabi,
giorgious,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
melissa,
janie,
yes,
councilman!
Here;
yes,
elsa
mejia;
yes,
councillor
o'malley;
yes,
anther,
o'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wu.
Yes,
so,
madam
president,
the
resolution
on
zero
three
zero
four
has
received
the
unanimous
vote.
A
R
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
it
into
the
record.
Docket
number:
zero.
Three
zero.
Five.
R
P
Thank
you,
mr
vice
president.
I'm
proud
to
partner
once
again
with
council
president
janie
and
a
coalition
of
transit
and
environmental
justice
organizations
and
ensuring
that
we
are
recognizing
rosa
parks,
birthday,
which
is
february
4th,
as
well
as
the
legacy
of
her
activism
for
civil
rights
or
justice
for
transit,
justice,
and
so
usually
there
would
be
an
accompanying
event
where
everybody
piles
onto
the
bus
together
and
makes
sure
that
we
are
saving
a
seat
for
rosa
parks
on
the
bus
with
us.
P
But
this
year
we
will,
we
will
celebrate
virtually
but
wanted
to
make
sure
the
council
continued
our
tradition.
Thank
you
so
much
to
the
tea
writers
union
to
ace
to
so
many
coalitions
and
shout
out,
especially
to
miss
mella
miles
for
her
advocacy
and
making
sure
that
this
tradition
goes
on
and
that
we
are
moving
forward
in
transit
justice
every
every
single
day.
R
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
again,
I'm
very
excited
to
partner
once
again
with
counselor
wu
and
I'm
grateful
for
her
steadfast
leadership
in
this
space.
As
someone
who
doesn't
own
a
car,
I
understand
all
too
well
the
challenges
that
many
of
our
transit
riders
face
every
single
day
and
certainly
a
huge
shout
out
to
all
of
the
advocates
in
this
space
who
do
incredible
work
every
single
day.
A
I
just
will
briefly
lift
up,
as
you
already
have
rosa
parks,
her
birthday
being
tomorrow,
this
being
black
history
month
and
the
importance
and
the
lessons
that
we
see
from
her
own
advocacy
around
civil
rights
but
using
public
transit
as
a
way
to
kind
of
highlight
that
issue,
and
I
think
we
see
other
examples
with
freedom,
freedom,
riders
of
the
1960s,
as
well
as
using
public
transit
as
a
way
to
underscore
the
importance
of
of
just
civil
rights
in
general,
and
we
know
from
the
on
the
the
resolutions
we've
passed
from
the
hearing
orders
from
the
events
that
we've
had
and
at
different
stations
and
writing
the
t.
A
A
R
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president.
The
chair
now
recognizes
the
district
council
for
mattapan
councilor
campbell.
You
have
the
floor.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
vice
president.
I
want
to
thank
the
makers,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
the
advocates,
but
I
also
wanted
to
lift
up,
because
we
were
talking
about,
of
course,
rosa
parks
in
transportation,
natalie
ornell,
who
really
pushed
at
the
state
level
and
organized.
Q
I
think,
all
of
us
to
pass
legislation
at
the
state
level
that
would
put
on
our
mbta
buses
a
decal
that
honored
rosa
parks
and
she
had
to
fight
for
that
and
frankly,
it
took
a
long
time
for
it
to
be
accomplished,
which
was
unfortunate,
but
I
just
wanted
to
lift
her
up.
I
know
she
was
in
contact,
I
think,
with
every
counselor.
Q
Now
and
previous
to
make
that
happen,
she's
also
a
teacher
within
boston,
public
schools.
So
I
just
wanted
to
lift
up
natalie
and
the
work
that
she
did
on
the
ground
to
to
get
that
over
the
finish
line.
The
meetings
at
the
state
house
as
well,
and
thank
you
very
much
to
the
makers
and,
of
course,
the
advocates
as
well
and
please
add
my
name.
R
Thank
you
very
much
councillor
campbell.
The
chair
now
recognizes
the
district
council
from
beacon
hill
councilor
bach.
You
have
the
floor.
N
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
vice
chair,
and
I
I
just
wanted
to
second
the
thanks
to
all
the
bookmakers
for
this
and
to
say.
I
really
think
it's
been
a
scandal
that,
in
that,
in
the
midst
of
the
pandemic,
we
have
seen
these
cuts
and
this
sort
of
threat
to
the
permanent
vision
of
public
transit
and
and
it
really,
it
really
does
need
to
be
a
moment
for
transit
justice.
N
That
goes
in
the
other
direction
that
not
just
doesn't
cut
but
actually
expands
and
and
thinks
about
exactly
the
the
people
who
are
served
by
public
transit
and
the
ways
in
which
we
open
up
our
city
and
possibilities
for
everyone
when
we
have
robust
service
on
that
front.
So
I
just
I
really
want
to
appreciate
the
recognition
for
the
history
here
and
and
for
the
importance
of
doubling
down
on
this
in
this
moment
where,
unfortunately,
it's
not
what
we're
seeing
from
the
state.
So
thank
you,
mr
chairman,.
R
Thank
you
councillor
bach.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero,
three
zero
five
seeing
none?
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
campbell,
counselor
bach
counselor
asabi
george
councillor
braden
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
mejia,
councillor
flynn,
please
add
the
chair's
name.
Would
anyone
else
counselor,
flaherty
counselor
edwards
at
you,
counselor
campbell,
seeing
and
hearing
no
no
other
additions
to
service
co-sponsors.
R
D
D
B
R
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Before
I
turn
it
back
to
the
council
president,
I
just
remind
my
colleagues
to
please
keep
yourself
muted
when
you
are
not
speaking,
it
is.
I
I
learned
recently
more
recently
that
I
care
to
admit
that
if
you
are
on
mute
and
press
the
space
bar
on
your
desktop
or
laptop,
it
will
temporarily
unmute
you.
So
that's
a
good
way.
Therefore,
there's
no
feedback
disturbing
the
rest
of
the
meeting.
So,
thank
you
all
congratulations.
Madam
president,
the
floor
is
now
yours
again.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
We
will
move
on
in
our
agenda
on
on
to
I've
been
informed,
however,
that
this
next
docket
has
been
withdrawn.
I've
been
informed
by
a
clerk
that
docket
0306
has
been
withdrawn,
so
we'll
go
directly
to
zero
three
zero.
Seven.
A
Q
A
Q
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
we
are
obviously
in
a
moment
where
dedicated
leadership
committed
to
equity,
transparency
and
accountability
in
our
police
department
is
absolutely
critical.
I
want
to
congratulate,
of
course,
our
new
police
commissioner
dennis
white
and
thank
him
for
his
years
of
service
to
the
department
and
the
significant
role
he
played
on
the
police
task
force
in
pushing
for
reforms,
as
demonstrated
by
the
thousands
of
bostonians
who
marched
took
to
the
streets
emailed.
All
of
us
called
us
last
year.
Q
Our
residents,
of
course,
are
counting
on
us
to
continue
to
move
with
urgency
and
intention
and
transforming
our
policing
system
to
be
more
accountable,
more
just
and
more
transparent,
and
I
have
to
stress
that
this
is
talking
about
the
system.
You
know
not
attacking
individual
officers,
of
course,
who
show
up
every
day
to
do
their
jobs,
but,
looking
at
how
we
transform
this
system
to
be
more
just
more
accountable
and
more
transparent,
is
important
and
necessary
work
as
a
council.
Q
Along
with
the
civilian
review
board,
an
internal
affairs
oversight
panel,
we
passed
an
ordinance
restricting
the
use
of
chemical
and
kinetic
crowd,
control
agents
and,
as
a
city,
we
adopted
recommendations
from
the
boston
police
reform
task
force
and
while
the
city
and
police
department
both
undergo
transitions
of
leadership
at
different
moments
in
time,
it's
absolutely
critical
that
we
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
implement.
Opat
the
police
reform
task
force
recommendations
as
well
as
following
the
local
implementation
of
police
reform
that
was
passed
at
the
state
level.
Q
Of
course,
working
in
partnership
with
our
state
delegation
and
the
council
in
all
of
this
should
play
a
critical
role.
This
hearing,
and
we
envision
possibly
holding
a
series
of
hearings,
is
designed
to
track
that
progress
and
to
make
sure
that
every
counselor
has
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
those
conversations.
Q
One
of
the
concerns
that
we
continue
to
hear
about,
of
course,
has
to
do
with
what
happened
on
our
capital
in
the
attack
on
our
capital
and
real
concerns
from
folks
in
the
public
and
residents
who
have
been
in
touch
around
potentially
boston
police
officers
participating
in
that.
And
so,
while
we
push
for
an
investigation
with
respect
to
that,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it
is
public
and
that
the
findings
of
that
investigation
are
revealed
publicly,
even
while
we're
implementing
the
civilian
review
board
in
the
office
of
opec.
Q
I
also
want
to
add-
and
this
is
something
that
just
came
up
a
few
minutes
ago-
that
I
think
is
important.
You
know
it's
we're,
obviously
going
to
get
attention
on
what
happened
with
respect
to
our
capital,
and
we
all
want
to
hold
any
officer
from
our
department
that
participated
in
that
accountable.
Q
But
there
are
many
who
of
course
want
to
remind
us
that
the
reason
the
civilian
review
board
and
opat
were
set
up
is
because
there
have
been
real
cases
in
concern
in
our
own
city,
with
respect
to
issues
of
misconduct
or
issues
of
gross
negligence
by
by
officers
within
our
department
and
where
residents
have
felt
they.
Q
And
again,
this
is
not
to
suggest
that
officers
or
individual
officers
don't
work
hard,
which
is
a
common
rhetoric
and
theme
that
comes
up.
This
is
to
talk
about
a
system
that,
for
too
long
has
not
been
transparent,
has
not
been
easy
to
navigate
to
hold
folks
accountable.
When
something
goes
wrong,
we
should
want
transparency,
accountability,
equity
diversity
and
justice
in
all
of
our
city
departments,
and
there's
work
to
do
with
respect
to
that,
and
so
again,
thank
you
to
my
council
colleagues
for
the
partnership.
Q
Thank
you
councillor,
mejia,
as
well
for
the
the
letter
of
as
well
to
our
police,
commissioner,
our
new
police
commissioner.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
co-sponsors,
counselor
campbell
and
arroyo
for
being
a
leader
on
all
things,
public
safety.
We
would
like
to.
We
wouldn't
be
talking
about
this
issue
today,
if
it
weren't
for
the
people
all
throughout
2020,
we
got
emails.
Voicemails
phone
cell
calls
text
messages,
facebook,
messengers,
dms.
F
Everybody
was
all
up
in
the
mix
in
protest
of
all
these
things
and
we
need
to
see
some
change
in
the
way
our
police
operate,
and,
while
it's
easy
for
local
elected
officials
to
take
credit
for
a
lot
of
the
accomplishments
of
2020,
it
was
the
people
who
led
the
charge.
F
We
just
followed
their
leadership
and
com
and
committed
to
the
work
of
the
police
reform,
but
the
work
isn't
over
just
because
a
piece
of
legislation
is
signed
into
law.
There
are
very,
there
are
very
real
systems.
I
need
to
adjust
to
these
new
laws
and
there
are
new
systems
that
need
to
be
created
as
well.
We
have
a
responsibility
as
a
body
to
make
sure
that
the
reforms
we
passed
into
law
are
fully
implemented.
F
That
is
why
this
that's
why
this
hearing
is
so
important,
but
this
hearing
does,
but
this
hearing
does
one
thing
more:
it
needs
to
be
brought
up
ever
since
that
angry
mob
stormed
the
capital
we've
seen
reports,
claiming
that
a
bpd
officer
was
in
attendance.
F
M
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I'd
just
like
to
thank
councillor
campbell
as
well
as
councilor
mejia
for
for
their
work.
Here
it's
been
steadfast
and
I
would
just
say,
because
there's
not
a
whole
lot
to
add
to
this.
I
think
often
about
the
way
that
this
gets
framed,
that
these
sort
of
measures
or
punishment
or
in
some
way
shape
or
form
a
way
of
being
anti-police,
and
I
think
a
lot
about
that
because
for
me
you
know
my
grandfather,
my
abuelo
was
an
officer.
M
He
was
an
officer
in
puerto
rico
and
he
was
injured
in
the
line
of
duty
and
I
take
the
sacrifices
and
that
work
very
seriously,
and
I
think
a
lot
about
how
he
saw
his
role
and
how
he
saw
that
job
and
for
him
he
wanted
to
be
held
to
the
most
standards
that
he
could
be
held
accountable
to,
and
I
think
often
about
whether
or
not
what
we're
doing
is
somehow
unfair
or
a
punishment
or
something
that
would
be.
You
know
not
just
asking
for
basic
accountability,
and
when
I
look
at
it.
M
What
I
see
here
is
basic
accountability,
measures
and
basic
reforms
to
ensure
transparency
and
the
processes
that
I
believe
that
officers
do
welcome,
because
I
do
believe
that
it
creates
community
trust
in
their
process.
It
communicates
community
trust
in
the
work
that
they
do
and
I
think
it's
integral
to
getting
us
to
a
place
where
we
can
have
real
conversations
about
what
is
right
and
what
is
wrong
about
policing.
M
I
look
forward
to
hearing
just
like
counselor
campbell
and
councillor
mejia
as
to
whether
or
not
there
is
an
investigation
pending
about
an
officer
being
at
the
capitol,
and
I
also
look
forward
to
hearing
as
well
where
we
are
on
the
investigation
into
officers
who
may
have
been
in
two
places
at
once,
where
we
had
that
report
that
came
out
about
officers
who
may
have
been
exciting
court
time,
but
also
were
at
other
places
at
the
exact
same
time
they
were
citing
being
in
court,
and
I
know
that's
also
under
investigation.
M
So
I
look
forward
to
getting
updates
on
these
issues,
because
the
sooner
we
can
do
that,
the
sooner
we
can
move
into
a
real
trustworthy
relationship
with
community,
and
we
can
start
to
rebuild
that
faith
and
trust
in
policing
that,
I
think,
is
very
important
for
the
institution
itself.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
A
Thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
speakers
that
show
a
physical
hands
please
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name
to
this
docket.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
sabi
george
counsel,
o'malley
counselor
braden
council
of
wu
councillor
bach
council
of
flaherty
councillor
edwards,
please
also
add
the
chair
counselor
flynn.
Please
also
add
counselor
flynn
docket
zero.
Three
zero
seven
will
be
added
to
the
committee
of
public
safety
and
criminal
justice,
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Three
zero.
Eight.
A
S
Thank
you,
madam
president
february
7th
will
be
the
fifth
annual
winter
walk
day
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
Winter
walk
is
a
collaborative
effort
that
brings
together
organizations
focused
on
preventing
homelessness
in
supporting
those
who
are
unhoused.
Every
year,
the
winter
walk
day.
Participants
walk
two
miles
through
boston,
to
raise
awareness
about
homelessness
and
funding
for
the
organizations
doing
the
work
on
the
ground
this
year.
Winter
walk
is
encouraging
participants
to
do
a
self-guided,
walk
I'll.
Do
my
walk
tomorrow
afternoon
and
join
a
virtual
gathering
on
sunday.
S
A
A
I
think
I
have
everyone.
Please
also
add
the
chair,
counselor
isabe
george,
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Three
zero,
eight!
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
rule.
B
A
S
Thank
you
again,
madam
president,
and
in
years
past
we've
had
a
significant
group
of
young
women
here
before
us
as
we
present
this
resolution
and
I'm
excited
again
to
present
it,
although
virtually
to
mark
today,
is
the
35th
annual
national
girls
and
women.
In
sports
day,
we
are
celebrating
the
extraordinary
achievements
of
girls
and
women
in
sports,
as
well
as
the
importance
of
protecting
title
ix.
In
years
past.
I've
talked
about
my
time
playing
sports
in
high
school
and
coaching
when
I
was
a
teacher
at
east
boston
high
school
today.
S
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
the
coaches
who
have
figured
out
how
to
safely
have
practice
and
games
during
this
pandemic
and
engage
our
kids
in
athletics.
All
of
the
athletes
I'd
like
to
thank
them
for
their
drive,
their
commitment
and
dedication
to
the
sport
they
love.
I
ask
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution.
A
O
Yes,
madam
president,
please
have
my
name.
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
my
cousin,
colleen
coyne,
who
played
on
the
united
states
olympic
olympic
gold
medal
team
in
nagano.
She
played
hockey
for
the
united
states,
the
women's
team
and
is
in
proud
possession
of
a
gold
medal.
So
shout
out
to
her-
and
please
add
my
name.
A
Thank
you
at
this
time
the
chair
recognizes
councillor
braden
councillor
braden,
and
you
have
the
floor.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
have
to
applaud
counselor
savvy
george
for
this
recurring
resolution
every
year.
I
think
the
participation
of
girls
and
young
women
in
sports
is
really
really
important
and,
as
my
own
life
experience
when
I
was
a
young
kid,
my
dad
died
when
I
was
14
years
old
and
my
participation
in
team
sports
with
my
field
hockey
team
and
my
cross-country
team,
believe
it
or
not,
I
used
to
do
those
things
it
was.
It
was
a
life-saving
thing.
E
It
built
confidence
and
it
was
a
really
important
piece
of
my
my
ability
to
cope
with
grief
and
loss
in
my
family.
So
I
really.
I
think
this
is
a
hugely
important
issue
for
young
young
women
and
girls.
So
may
we
continue
to
support
it.
Thank
you.
Like
your
name.
A
Show
of
physical
hints,
now
counselor,
braden
and
others
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clark,
if
you
could
please
add:
council
o'malley
councillor
baker,
councillor
mejia
councillor
bach,
councillor
campbell
council,
flaherty,
council
of
wu
council
royal
council
of
flynn,
councillor
edwards
did
I
get
everyone.
The
boxes
were
moving
quite
a
bit.
Did
I
get
everyone?
A
Please
also
add
the
chair.
Counselor
savvy
george,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Three
zero,
nine.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll,
certainly.
B
Back
at
zero,
three
zero
nine
council
arroyo.
B
B
A
S
Thank
you,
madam
president,
this
hearing
order
is
a
refile
from
last
year.
I
would
like
to
just
continue
the
conversation
and
the
work
regarding
expanding
the
options
available
through
3-1-1,
so
that
our
residents
are
able
to
get
the
support
they
need
and
that
the
system
is
a
dynamic,
dynamic
one
that
is
responding
to
the
needs
of
our
residents.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
G
G
Last
year
I
was
proud
to
host
the
that
hearing,
but
311
plays
a
critical
role
in
our
city,
and
residents
continue
every
day
to
learn
more
about
what
31131
actually
can
do
to
improve
quality
of
life
for
our
residents
and
neighborhood
services,
the
bread
and
butter
of
of
city
government.
So
thank
you
to
counselor
sabi
george
for
filing
this,
and
I'm
I'm
sure,
it'll
be
another
interesting
and
informative
hearing
for
the
residents
of
boston.
A
Thank
you
so
much
show
physical
hands
for
others
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
we
already
have
counselor
flynn,
if
you
could
add
council
o'malley
councillor,
braden
council
royal
councillor,
mejia
councillor
campbell
council
of
bach
council
of
wu
councillor
edwards,
council
flaherty,
please
also
add
the
chair.
Did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name?
A
S
A
S
Thank
you,
madam
president.
This
hearing
order
is
also
a
refile,
but
from
several
years
ago,
we'd
like
to
renew
this
conversation
in
light
of
the
pandemic.
For
so
many
of
our
seniors,
this
pandemic
has
worsened
social
isolation,
increased
the
barriers
to
technology
and
safe
health
care
and
deepens
the
loss,
certainly
of
family
and
friends.
We
must
make
sure
to
address
those
problems
and
prevent
any
predatory
behaviors
that
have
been
destabilizing
our
seniors
over
time
and
the
pandemic
has
done
this
further.
I
look
forward
to
having
this
hearing.
A
E
E
This
was
discussed
in
a
hearing
in
the
fall
regarding
energy
companies,
offering
lucrative
and
enticing
deals
that
really
ended
up
with
our
elders.
Paying
more
for
their
energy
seniors
are
particularly
vulnerable
to
scamming
and
predatory
sales
techniques
due
to
language
barriers,
social
isolation,
as
well
as
financial
and
legal
dependency.
E
O
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
counselor
wasabi
george
for
adding
me
as
an
original
co-sponsor
and
for
council
braden's
partnership
on
this
issue.
Boy.
Do
I
miss
our
seniors
across
the
city,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
hopefully
seeing
them
soon,
but,
as
mentioned
in
the
hearing
order,
our
seniors
are
inundated
with
scams,
whether
it's
receiving
non-stop
mail
about
cash
offers
to
to
buy
their
home
or
online
solicitation.
O
So
my
team
has
received
several
calls
and
requests
for
help
from
seniors
after
they've
been
victims
of
a
scam
over
the
last
several
months.
So
this
is
a
growing
and
real
problem
for
our
constituents,
especially
during
a
time
where
more
and
more
of
everyday
life
is
conducted
online
using
the
latest
technology.
So
this
body
has
a
track
record
of
standing
up
for
our
seniors
in
a
variety
of
different
ways.
Back
in
2016,
I
sponsored
an
ordinance
regarding
contractor
accountability
on
building
permits
that
passed
this
body
unanimously.
O
My
staff
and
I
had
heard
from
residents
across
the
city,
particularly
our
elderly,
that
and
more
vulnerable
residents
about
decipherable
contractors
taking
advantage
of
them,
and
we
wanted
to
take
action
to
protect
our
seniors
from
these
bad
actors.
This
ordinance
requires
contractors
applying
for
building
permits
to
include
on
a
signed
affidavit
list
all
currently
open
permits,
their
corresponding
addresses
status
of
the
project
and
expected
completion
date.
So
I'm
hoping
that
this
hearing
order
will
lead
to
additional
actions
that
we
can
take
as
a
council
to
support
our
seniors.
O
O
That
number
is
888-243-5337
and
they're
open
monday
through
friday,
10
a.m
to
4
p.m.
So
those
who
may
have
maybe
hard
of
hearing
or
deaf
there's
a
tty
number
and
it's.
O
617-727-4765,
so
let's
continue
to
be
great
partners
for
our
seniors
started,
doing
a
lot
of
elderly
scam
work
back
when
I
was
an
assistant
district
attorney
continued
it
obviously,
as
a
member
of
this
council,
so
happy
to
serve
and
along
all
of
our
colleagues
who
are
committed
to
our
seniors,
but
in
particular
thank
the
chair
for
her
adding
me
to
this.
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president.
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Please
please
add
my
name,
and
I
just
want
to
highlight,
as
as
my
colleagues
have
done,
the
tremendous
work
of
commissioner
shea
and
age
strong,
but
they
they
play
a
critical
role
in
educating
our
seniors
on
a
lot
of
the
scams
out
there,
so
that
public
awareness
campaign
is
critical.
G
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
counselor
sabe,
george
and
all
of
our
city
council
colleagues
for
their
long
time,
support
of
our
seniors
in
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
on
a
personal
note,
I
just
like
to
highlight
when
my
mother
was
first
lady
of
boston.
She
did
a
lot
of
outreach
to
seniors
as
well.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
mother
for
her
work
on
helping
seniors
as
first
lady
of
boston.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
A
Thank
you
so
much
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name
to
the
stock.
At
madame
clark,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
o'malley
counselor,
brayden,
counselor
baker,
council
wu,
counselor,
edwards,
council,
bach,
councillor
campbell
councillor,
mejia,
council
royal,
did
I
get
everyone's
hands?
Please
also
add
the
chair
docket
zero.
Three
one
one
will
be
reports
of
the
committee
on
small
business
and
workforce
development,
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Three
one.
Two.
S
Thank
you
again,
madam
president,
I'd
like
to
add
counselor
kenzie
bach
to
this
hearing
order.
The
pandemic
has
taught
us
many
things,
including
food
insecurity
is
widespread
for
too
many
boston
residents.
Prior
to
the
pandemic,
there
were
approximately
70
000
people
in
boston
who
are
eligible
for
snap,
but
we're
not
currently
enrolled.
S
Most
are
just
unaware
that
they
are
eligible
and
that
snap
will
benefit
them.
I
hope
that
in
holding
this
hearing,
we
are
able
to
identify
strategies
to
increase
enrollment
and
further
food
security
for
our
residents.
I'll
also
note
that
this
is
an
item
that
we've
discussed.
I
should
be
a
part
of
the
3-1-1
app
so
that
families
can
use
that
as
a
one-stop
shop
to
access
certain
applications
and
certain
resources.
I
thank
you.
Madam
president,.
N
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
lead
sponsor
on
this.
It's
such
a
critical
issue,
and
I
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
folks
who
have
been
involved
in
this
front
so
far,
so
I
know
that
our
igr
world,
and
in
particular,
catalina
lopez
osfina
in
our
office
of
food
access,
have
really
worked
to
support
the
effort
at
the
state
level
to
make
it
so
that
when
people
sign
up
for
mass
health,
they
also
sign
up.
N
So,
actually,
in
my
district,
both
representative
jay
livingstone
on
the
house
side
and
senator
sal
d
dominico
on
the
senate
side
are
the
lead
sponsors
of
that
and
they
pushed
it
very
hard
last
session,
and
I
think
one
thing
we
should
all
be
doing
is
advocating
for
that,
because
just
getting
folks
who
are
on
mass
health
signed
up
for
snap
would
really
help
narrow
this
gap
in
a
big
way,
and-
and
I
just
want
to
appreciate
what
the
office
of
food
access
has
done
so
far
on
setting
up
a
toolkit
for
bps,
like
principals
and
folks,
to
kind
of
spread
the
word
in
their
communities
and
trying
to
run
a
destigmatizing
public
relations
campaign.
N
I
just
I
think
this
is
something
where
we've
got
a
lot
of
good
work
happening
at
the
city
of
boston,
but
this,
but
this
gap
is
persistent,
and
so
I
think
counselor
sabi
george
is
absolutely
right
that
we
need
to
focus
on
it
and
we
need
to
use
our
platforms
as
counselors,
which
are
public
platforms,
to
really
spread
the
word,
especially
as
we
confront
more
food
need
than
our
city's
ever
seen
in
this
moment.
So,
thank
you,
madam.
A
L
Thank
you
very
much
I'll,
be
very
brief.
At
a
recent
community
meeting,
the
teacher
actually
in
lawrence
brought
up
some
gaps
that
occur
if
kids
end
up
going
to
school,
full-time
physically
and
whether
their
access
to
the
temporary
extended
snap
snap
benefits
is,
is
actually
pulled
away
or
reduced,
and
so
we
just
want
to
make
sure.
I
don't
think
we
have
that
problem
in
boston,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
did
have
that
as
part
of
the
conversation.
Thank
you.
A
P
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you
so
much
to
the
sponsors
for
continuing
to
lift
this
up.
I
also
just
want
to
flag
that
there's
a
there's,
an
additional
fix
that
governor
baker
only
has
to
implement
this
council
passed
a
resolution
last
year
about
recognizing
that
the
I.t
bond
bill
that
the
state
I.t
bond
bill
that
had
been
passed
allows
for
specifically
legally
provides
for
an
automatic,
enrollment
and
front
universal
application
for
mass
health
and
snap
together.
But
the
governor
has
chosen
not
to
implement
that
and
we're
also
just
wanting
to
lift
up
that.
P
In
addition
to
issues
around
awareness
and
eligibility
awareness
around
eligibility,
many
residents,
particularly
are
undocumented.
Residents
in
boston,
are
worried
about
public
charge
requirements
impacting
immigration
status,
and
so
there
are
issues
linked
in
here
that
we
need
to
make
sure
we're
giving
space
to
community,
to
speak
about
and
and
to
continue
to
push
the
state
level
to
do
what
they
can
on
the
automatic
side
to
enroll
people
and
make
folks
eligible.
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
please
add
my
name
and
I
would
just
like
to
echo
what
some
of
the
comments
council
would
just
made.
You
know
I
I
think
the
snap
program
is
the
the
best
federal
program
we
have
and
even
during
the
2020
census,
it
was
a
critical
part
of
the
2020
census
to
make
sure
everybody
was
counted
because
that
those
number
of
people
determined
how
many,
how
much
funding
we
would
get
for
the
snap
program
in
other
programs
that
benefited
so
many
people
in
need,
including
our
immigrant
neighbors.
G
So
I
want
to
highlight
the
the
work
of
each
strong
highlight
the
work
of
food
access.
Immigrant
advancement,
joseph
did
a
tremendous
job
on
a
lot
of
this
outreach
to
make
sure
we
we
captured
everybody
in
the
2020
census,
and
that
was
one
of
the
reasons
we
we
did
it
among
many,
but
making
sure
people
had
access
to
snap
benefits.
G
A
F
You
I
was
I'm
so,
madam
president,
I
was
frozen.
Sorry.
A
B
S
Thank
you,
ma'am
chair,
our
main
streets
organizations
do
so
much
to
promote
and
support
our
local
economy
and
times
in
normal
times,
and
then,
certainly
during
this
pandemic,
many
of
our
local
businesses
are
not
currently
in
the
main
streets
district.
So
last
year
the
city
of
boston
began
the
reimagined
boston
main
streets
program
to
look
at
expanding
the
number
of
districts
using
small
businesses
to
close
the
racial
wealth
gap
and
to
understand
the
impact
of
the
pandemic
on
our
local
economy.
S
A
Thank
you
so
much
any.
No
other
speakers
show
a
physical
hands
of
folks
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
A
Wonderful,
madame
clark,
if
you
could
please
add,
council
o'malley
councillor
braden
council
of
flaherty
councillor
edwards
council
of
wu
councillor,
mejia
council
flynn,
councillor
bach
councillor
campbell
councillor
royale.
Please
also
add
the
chair,
wonderful,
docket,
zero.
Three
one
three
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
in
small
business
and
workforce
development.
At
this
time.
The
chair
recognizes
council
baker,
council
baker,
you'd
like
to
add
your
name
for
reconsideration.
K
A
A
So
this
we
have
some
late
files
today,
three
late
files,
in
fact
two
are
personnel
orders,
which
is
understandable.
The
third
is
an
ordinance
and
just
given
the
importance
of
ordinances.
This
is
the
second
week
in
a
row
that
we've
had
an
ordinance
as
a
late
file.
I'd
like
to
ask
my
colleagues
to
either
get
them
in
on
time
or
to
wait
for
the
following
week,
but
at
this
point
we
do
have
three
that
we
need
to
entertain,
and
so
I
am
going
to
ask
everyone
to
check
their
emails.
A
While
we
get
queued
up
so
that
you
understand
again,
two
are
personnel
orders.
It
is
from
council
wu.
The
third
is
an
ordinance,
but
it
is
somewhat
of
a
refile
and
we'll
let
the
sponsor
speak
to
that
at
the
appropriate
time.
While
you're
looking
at
your
emails,
I'm
going
to
ask
the
clerk
to
call
a
roll
call
vote
so
that
we
can
get
these
items
onto
our
agenda.
A
B
B
Council
baker.
Yes,
thank
you!
Council
baker,
council
baker.
Yes,
council
block;
yes,
elsa
broadcast
council
braden;
yes,
also
breaking
yes,
councillor
campbell!
Yes,
now,
sir
campbell.
Yes
councillor
edward,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
counselor,
sabe,
george,
yes,
councillor,
sabby,
giorgious,
council
flaherty;
yes,
elsa
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councilor,
jamie,
yes,
councilman!
Here,
yes,
councilman
here;
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,.
K
A
B
Would
you
like
me
to
read
both
of
them
or
one
separately,
certainly
boston
city,
council
february,
1st
2021
councilor
kim
janey
offered
the
following
order
and
then
the
second
one
is
in
boston
city,
council
january
27,
2021,
council
kim
janey
for
council
of
wu.
A
B
J
B
Councillor
campbell,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
councillor
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
sabi
george,
yes,
dr
sabi,
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
also
flaherty.
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
council
mejia;
yes,
council
mejia;
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,
yes,
elder
o'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wu;
yes
also,
yes,
madam
president,
the
first
late
file
personnel
matter
received
a
unanimous
vote.
B
A
You
so
much,
could
you
well,
you
already
read
the
second
one,
so
the
chair
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
in
passage
of
the
second
late
file
matter,
which
is
a
personnel
order.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read.
B
B
Baker,
yes,
council
block.
Yes,
council
block;
yes,
council
braden;
yes,
council
brain,
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards;
yes,
councillor
edwards;
yes,
councillor,
wasabi,
george,
yes,
doctor
savvy,
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
elsa
flaherty!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor,
janie,
yes,
councilman!
Here;
yes,
that's
now;
yes,
cancer,
o'malley,
yes,
anther
o'malley
as
the
council
of
wu.
Yes,
absolutely
yes!
Madam
president,
the
second
lady,
the
second
personnel
lay
file,
has
passed
unanimously.
A
Thank
you
so
much
we'll
move
on
to
the
third
late
file,
which
is
an
ordinance
madam
kirk.
If
you
could,
please
read
the
matter
into
the
record.
B
B
If
the
special
commission
determines
necessary,
the
special
commission
is
authorized
to
continue
meeting
beyond
the
five-year
commission
limit
to
ensure
the
plan
to
implement
and
provide
or
implemented
provided
by.
The
special
commission
continues
to
provide
biannual
reports
to
the
clerk.
The
commission
reports
submitted
to
the
city
clerk
and
any
documents
pertaining
to
the
governing
of
the
commission
will
be
publicly
available
filed
in
the
council
on
february,
2nd
2021.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
quirk
and
if
folks
recall
not
too
long
ago,
we
did
pass
this
matter
and
there's
full
agreement,
but
there
are
some
technicalities
and
councilor
sarby
george
will
give
us
an
update
on
where
things
are,
and
so
at
this
time
the
chair
recognizes
counselor
sabe
george,
you
have
the
floor.
C
S
This
special
commission
last
year
we
learned
that
there
was
a
minor
problem
with
the
language
regarding
appointments,
so
we
needed
to
refile
it
this
year.
The
mayor
did
not
veto
this,
but
it
has
not
put
it
been
put
into
place
because
of
those
the
the
inappropriate
or
improper
language.
S
This
is,
you
know,
obviously
unusual,
and
hopefully
this
change,
which
will
separate
the
ex-officio
commission.
Members
from
the
members
who
need
to
be
formally
appointed
can
be
fixed
quickly.
There
will
be
no
other
changes
to
the
text
per
hour.
Conversation
this,
I
hope,
will
just
be
pulled
from
the
green
sheets
and
and
processed
next
week.
I
am
happy
to
answer
any
questions
either
today
or
offline
from
colleagues.
Thank
you,
madam.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
and
just
to
reiterate
that,
because
there
is
this
agreement-
and
it
is
just
tech,
technical
language-
we
do
hope
to
move
this
quickly.
It
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations
because
it's
an
ordinance,
but
the
hope
is
because
we've
done
all
of
our
due
diligence
in
terms
of
hearings
and
working
sessions,
etc.
That
we'll
be
able
to
move
this
quickly
and
pull
from
the
green
sheets
at
our
next
meeting.
A
Just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
colleagues
had
the
opportunity
to
view
the
change
in
language
as
well
as
the
public,
and
so
at
this
time
this
third
late
file
matter,
which
is
an
ordinance
sponsored
by
councillor
isabe
george,
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
Thank
you
so
much.
We
will
now
move
on
to
the
green
sheets
and
even
though
it's
early
in
the
year,
we
do
have
an
item.
A
I
believe
council
flynn
would
like
to
pull
a
docket
and
at
this
time
I'm
going
to
just
briefly
call
upon
you
council
flynn
not
to
speak
to
the
docket,
but
just
to
direct
people
as
to
where
to
find
it.
You
will
also
be
getting
an
email
about
this
docket,
so
please
be
on
the
lookout
on
your
email
council
flynn.
Where
can
we
find
this.
G
Yes,
yes,
madam
president,
it's
docket
zero,
two
zero,
five,
okay.
A
Wonderful
is
being
sent,
and
so
right
at
this
time
I'm
going
to
ask
our
clerk
to
read
it
into
the
record
and
also,
if
you
could,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
pull
the
committee
and
after
we
get
it
properly
before
the
body
through
this
process,
I'm
going
to
go
back
to
council
flynn
who
will
speak
to
it.
Madam
clerk.
B
Oh
the
committee
on
city,
neighborhood
services
has
been
polled
and
had
four
of
five
members.
A
G
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you,
madam
clerk.
I
apologize
for
having
to
ask
for
a
vote
by
pulling
this
stock
it
off
the
green
sheet.
I
have
sent
the
appointees
resume
to
central
staff.
I
hope
my
colleagues
have
it
in
their
inboxes
their
their
resumes.
G
This
is
for
an
appointment
of
thomas
keating
to
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission
board,
boston,
water
and
soil
commission
board
of
commissioners
says
three
members
in
the
board's
primary
responsibility
is
to
ensure
the
sound,
economical
and
efficient
maintenance
of
the
water
and
source
systems
for
the
citizens
of
boston
board.
Members
are
appointed
to
serve
four-year
staggered
terms
and
must
maintain
residency
within
the
city
of
boston
board.
Members
are
not
compensated
for
their
services,
but
are
reimbursed
for
expenses
necessarily
incurred
in
the
performance
of
their
duties.
G
G
G
He
has
a
great
knowledge
about
the
water
and
soil
commission,
but
also
he
had
an
excellent
attitude
and
wants
to
learn
more
about
how
we
can
make
sure
the
boston,
water
and
soil
commission
works
for
everyone
and
in
every
neighborhood
effectively.
I
hope
that
we
can
vote
on
this
appointment
today,
since
they
need
a
new
commissioner.
G
A
B
B
D
B
Campbell,
yes,
councilor
edwards.
Yes,
sir
edward,
yes,
councillor,
sabi
george,
yes,
yes,
I'm
sir
sabi
georgia's
council
flaherty.
Yes,
council
flaherty!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
I'm
council
flynn,
yes,
counter
danny;
yes,
councillor,
janie!
Yes,
councillor
mejia,
yes,
elsa
mejia!
Yes,
councillor
o'malley!
Yes,
answer
o'malley!
Yes
and
counselor!
Wu!
Yes,
absolutely!
Yes!
Madam
president,
docket
number
zero.
Two
zero
five
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
A
B
Certainly
counts
on
the
consent
agenda.
Councillor
arroyo.
Yes,
council
roya
roy!
Oh
yes,
excuse
me:
counselor
alison
baker.
Yes,
sir
baker.
Yes
councillor
bach,
yes,
lebron,
council
brayden;
yes,
no,
sir
braden!
Yes,
counselor
campbell!
Yes,
councillor
campbell!
Yes,
councillor
edwards;
yes,
spouse,
edward
diaz,
counselor,
sabi
george,
yes,
dr
sabi,
george,
yes,
council
flaherty!
D
D
A
A
L
Very
briefly,
I
just
wanted
to
just
announce
or
note
that,
where
the
council's
praying
for
and
thinking
about,
larry
dekara,
who
I
understand,
had
been
in
an
accident
and
is
on
the
mend,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to,
let
folks
know
he's
a
former
city
councilor
and
he's
a
good
person,
and
I
just
wanted
him
to
know
and
his
family.
No
no
he's
in
our
thoughts.
Thank.
A
The
chair
recognizes
of
land
council
flynn.
You
have
the
floor.
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I
just
want
to
highlight
a
couple
brief
issues.
I
I
have
a
city
council
tribute
here.
It's
to
a
city
worker
that
recently
passed
away.
His
name
was
richard
flippen,
I'm
going
to
present
this
to
his
family
for
his
bravery
and
service
in
the
united
states
marine
corps
in
the
vietnam
war
as
a
purple
heart
recipient
as
a
disabled
american
veteran
with
ptsd,
he
continued
to
live
his
life
to
the
fullest
by
dedicating
his
service
to
the
city
of
boston
for
20
years.
He
served.
G
He
worked
with
the
boston
police
department.
He
worked
with
the
city
of
boston,
transportation,
department,
the
city
of
boston
veterans,
department,
his
hard
work
and
dedication
and
commitment
to
the
city
and
country
was
felt
by
those
who
served
and
worked
alongside
him.
Each
and
every
day
we
honor
his
service
and
sacrifice.
We
thank
him
as
a
dedicated
city
worker
as
well.
G
We
thank
his
family
for
this
for
their
service
and
sacrifice,
and
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
going
to
present
this
to
his
to
his
family,
and
I
also
just
want
to
highlight
a
couple
of
losses
in
my
community,
including
frank
d,
giacomo
on
behalf
of
myself
and
council
flaherty
and
o'malley
as
well,
but
also
we
lost
other
leaders
in
our
community
in
south
boston,
mrs
pat
feeney.
G
She
was
active
in
saint
bridget's,
church
and
gate
of
heaven
church
in
dawn
and
knee
casper,
a
young
woman
who
did
a
lot
of
outreach
in
south
boston
in
our
church,
but
also
with
so
many
organizations,
including
the
south
boston
neighborhood
house.
So
our
condolences
go
out
to
to
many
of
those
to
those
families.
S
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
just
to
echo
the
sentiments
and
thoughts
and
prayers
of
for
mr
dakara
and
thanks
to
mr
flippin
I'd
also
like
to
congratulate
now
former
and
retired
commissioner
willie
grass
for
his
37
years
of
service
to
this
city,
and
I'd
also
like
to
wish
a
very
happy
birthday
to
our
central
staff
for
lorraine's
catino.
A
So
much
and
I
have
a
few
announcements
myself
and
certainly
want
to
extend
my
best
wishes
to
larry
dakar
as
well
on
behalf
of
the
entire
city
council.
Certainly
our
congratulations
to
former
police
commissioner
gross
as
well
as
congratulations
to
our
new
commissioner.
Dennis
white
certainly
want
to
welcome
him.
I've
had
the
opportunity
of
working
with
our
new
commissioner
around
some
of
the
peace
walks
in
our
neighborhood,
so
really
excited
about
his
leadership
as
he
takes
over.
A
I
also
wanted
to
share
with
everyone
that
mike
who
is
fondly
known
as
our
14th
counselor,
who
he
has
joined
us
countless
times
in
the
ianella
chamber.
He
sends
his
regards
and
his
well
wishes,
and
I
hope
I
don't
know
if
you're
watching
mike.
But
if
you
are,
we,
we
miss
your
presence
and
we
wish
you
the
best,
and
we
hope
that
you
will
be
able
to
join
us
again
in
the
chamber
soon
when
it
is
safe
to
do
so
so
warm
wishes.
A
Thank
you
for
extending
your
warm
wishes
this
way,
and
we
certainly
wish
you
the
best.
Speaking
of
our
chamber
and
counselor
sabe.
George
has
already
mentioned
that
it's
lorraine's
birthday,
and
so
we
certainly
wish
her
a
wonderful,
blessed,
happy
birthday
and
we
thank
her
for
all
of
the
work
that
she
does
behind
the
scenes.
A
It
is
also
our
our
former
colleague
and
our
congresswoman,
or
at
least
my
congresswoman
ayanna
presley.
It
is
her
birthday
today
as
well,
so
certainly
want
to
shout
her
out
and
the
new
chief
of
public
safety
for
boston,
public
schools,
it's
her
birthday,
neva
coakley,
so
a
shout
out
to
these
amazing
women
and
certainly
rosa
parks
birthday,
is
is
tomorrow.
A
I
also
just
want
to
on
a
saturn
note,
one
to
mark
the
passing
of
cicely
tyson
she's,
an
american
treasure,
just
an
incredible
icon
in
2014.
I
was
blessed
to
see
her
perform
in
a
play
right
here
in
boston.
It
was
the
the
trip
to
to
bountiful
and
after
the
play,
the
entire
audience
joined
the
cast
and
singing
happy
birthday.
It
was
her
90th
birthday
at
the
time
and
we
joined
in
and
to
sing,
happy
birthday.
A
We
did
it
the
traditional
way,
but
we
also
did
it
stevie,
wonder
style
and
that
just
stays
with
me
and
warms.
My
heart,
to
think
that
I
was
able
to
partake
in
that,
and
so
just
wanted
to
to
lift
her
up
for
her
incredible
work
over
the
length
of
her
her
career,
her
contributions
to
the
arts,
to
black
culture
into
society
overall
and
want
us
to
keep
all
those
who
love
her
and
are
mourning
her
loss
in
our
thoughts
and
prayers.
A
As
we
close
out
our
council
meeting
with
tributes
to
those
who
have
passed
today,
we
will
join
our
council
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
for
councillor
baker,
francis
patron
for
council
flynn,
richard
flipping
and
donna
casper
for
the
chair,
k
born
and
for
the
entire
boston
city
council.
Cicely
tyson
a
moment
of.
A
A
Thank
you.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals,
we
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
on
wednesday
february
10th
one
week
from
today
at
12
noon.
This
meeting
will
be
held
remotely
for
the
safety
of
the
public
and
all
those
involved,
and
at
this
time
we
will
adjourn
today's
meeting.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.