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Docket #0321 - Petition for a special law re: Securing Environmental Justice in the City of Boston
A
The
live
stream
at
www.boston.gov,
slash
city
council
tv
and
on
xfinity
8
rcn,
82,
verizon
964..
It
will
also
be
rebroadcasted
at
a
later
date.
Written
comments
may
be
sent
to
the
committee
email
at
ccc.gov
at
boston.gov
and
we'll
be
made
a
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors.
Since
this
is
a
working
session,
there
will
not
be
a
public
comment
period.
The
purpose
of
this
working
session
will
be
for
counselors
to
review
the
specific
language
of
the
docket.
A
This
morning,
I'm
joined
by
my
council
colleagues,
council,
lydia,
edwards
councillor,
ed
flynn,
councillor
kendra,
lara
council
of
julia
mejia
and
councillor
aaron
murphy.
This
home
rule
petition
would
declare
that
a
state
of
emergency
exists
in
city
of
austin
with
regards
to
environmental,
drug
injustice
and
climate
change.
If
passed,
this
legislation
would
amend
the
bdpda's
enabling
accident,
remove
public
service
corporation's
ability
to
seek
an
exemption
to
all
boston
zoning
laws
by
petitioning
the
state
department
of
public
utilities.
This
legislation
would
instead
give
the
building
commissioner,
the
authority
to
enforce
environmental
justice
standards.
A
If
the
commissioner
determines
that
a
use
of
use
or
proposed
use
of
a
building
structure
or
land
in
the
city
would
negatively
impact
environmental
rights
afforded
to
residents
by
state
law,
the
building,
commissioner,
would
have
the
authority
to
issue
a
stop
work
order
or
suspend
any
issue
permits
licenses
or
authorizations
associated
with
the
use
or
proposed
use
before
I
turn
it
over
to
the
lead.
Sponsor
I'd
like
to
read
a
letter
of
absence
from
counselor
louis
jennings,
the
record
dear
chair
arroyo.
A
I
regret
to
inform
you
that
I
will
be
unable
to
attend
the
committee
on
government
operations.
Hearing
docket
number
zero,
three,
two
one:
a
special
law
securing
environmental
justice
in
the
city
of
boston,
the
city
of
boston,
must
be
an
active
participant
in
new
england.
In
new
environmental
justice
regulations
coming
from
the
state,
this
home
rule
petition
will
go
a
long
way
to
securing
low
income
and
black
and
brown
communities
the
rights
they
deserve.
Environmental
justice
must
be
taken
seriously
and
actions
taken
immediately.
A
A
I'll
now
turn
it
over
the
sponsor
of
this
docket
counselor
lydia
edwards,
followed
by
the
rest
of
my
colleagues
by
order
of
arrival,
counselor
allergy
at
the
floor.
B
Thank
you
very
much,
councillor
roya.
I
really
appreciate
the
expedient
and
urgency
and
sense
of
urgency
that
you
held
this
working
session
just
again
to
remind
people
what
the
goal
is
and
why
we're
getting
this,
and
just
to
slightly
add
to
your
summary
of
what
this
will
do.
Counselor
arroyo.
First,
we
are
as
residents
of
massachusetts.
We
are
given
the
right
under
our
constitution,
to
clean
air
and
to
clean
water
under
article
97.
B
This
is
a
constitutional
right
that
we
have,
moreover,
that
right
was
recently
enshrined
in
our
legislature
for
the
first
time,
using
the
words
environmental
justice
and
making
sure
that
there
was
a
standard
where
it
included
environmental
justice
communities,
asthma
rates,
looking
at
also
the
language
access
and
looking
at
all
of
these
different
components
when
it
came
to
how
we
define
environmental
justice.
That
is
a
new
law
that
was
just
passed
by
and
it
was
sponsored
by
my
representative
adrian
mario
mataro.
B
This
is
part
of
that
continued
enshrining
of
environmental
justice
in
all
of
our
laws,
to
make
sure
that
all
of
us
all
of
our
lungs,
all
of
our
health
is
actually
impacted
rightfully
and
truthfully.
The
way
that
our
constitution
had
thought
or
thought
of
so
this
is
going
from
the
constitutional
level
to
the
state
level
now
to
the
municipal
level
and
putting
environmental
justice
as
part
of
our
zoning
code
for
the
first
time.
So
I'm
very
excited
about
that
now.
B
The
question,
then,
is:
when
you
put
in
a
right:
what
good
is
it
if
it
can
be
overwritten
or
ignored,
and
so
our
current
zoning
allows
for
for
the
boston?
Excuse
me
utility
companies
to
simply
apply
for
an
exemption
to
our
rules
and
and
override
them
by
going
to
the
department
of
public
utilities.
Essentially,
they
don't
have
to
follow
our
zoning
process.
B
They
don't
have
to
have
the
same
back
and
forth
and
in
part,
that
is
to
make
sure
that
they
can
efficiently
put
in
necessary
infrastructure
and
to
prevent
them
being
blocked
by
nimbies.
But
what
it's
been
used
instead
of,
is
a
bulldozing
of
the
rights
concerns
and
even
real
conversations
about
what
that
infrastructure
should
be.
Is
it
sustainable?
Is
it
healthy
and
does
it
belong
in
certain
locations?
B
So
what
this
does
is
simply
say:
we
want
that
process.
We
just
want
it
to
be
controlled
and
informed
by
the
city
of
boston.
We
believe
that
our
boston
zoning
commission
has
the
expertise
and
the
necessity
necessary
accountability
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
we
are
planning
a
sustainable
future.
We
also
have
the
great
new
deal
and
also
have
the
direction
of
our
new
mayor
to
make
sure
that
we
are
a
greener
city.
B
So
we
first
the
first
thing
as
council
roya
mentioned-
are
putting
in
the
are
taking
out
the
exemption
that
utility
companies
no
longer
have
to
come
to
the
city
of
boston,
about
where
they're
going
to
be
cited
and
how.
But
we
then
put
in-
and
this
is
the
zoning
commission-
will
promulgate
regulations
and
come
up
with
a
way
in
which
they
will
come
up
with
a
efficient,
environmentally
sound
and
also
sustainable
method
for
utility
companies
to
be
cited
in
the
city
of
boston.
B
So
this
is
taking
one
system
and
replacing
it
with
a
locally
controlled
system.
The
second
thing
that
this
does
is
it
makes
sure
that
there's
a
police
powers
and
enforcement
powers
and
the
way
we
enforce
all
of
our
zoning,
whether
it
comes
to
the
fire,
commissioner,
whether
it
comes
to
the
boat,
excuse
me
and
sanitation
codes.
B
We
have
the
building
inspector
go
in
and
make
sure
that
the
building
is
compliant,
whether
that
building
was
built
in
1907,
whether
or
the
building
was
is
to
be
built
in
2027,
and
so
this
is,
for
the
first
time
enshrining
environmental
justice
norms,
codes
and
understanding
in
our
building
code,
so
that
if
there
is
a
polluter
or
if
there
is
a
building
that
is
not
compliant
or
is
causing
more
than
blight,
but
actual
economic
excuse
me,
environmental
injury.
The
building
commissioner
can
shut
it
down
and
that's
the
goal.
B
This,
of
course,
is
sponsored
and
inspired
by
a
recent
action
in
east
boston,
but
the
fact
the
matter
is
we
as
a
city
of
boston,
need
to
have
an
infrastructure
conversation.
It
needs
to
be
enshrined,
it
needs
to
be
regulated
when
it
comes
to
environmental
justice
and
where
utility
companies
should
go
for
in
the
future.
This
is
part
of
the
same
conversation.
We've
had
a
comprehensive
conversation
when
it
came
to
the
building
emissions
regulations
and
beardo
2.0.
B
This
is
part
of
the
same
conversation
we
had
when
it
came
to
the
environmental,
core
and
youth
corps.
We
are
headed
in
towards
a
green
future
and
our
our
zoning,
as
well
as
our
building
regulations,
need
to
be
need
to
be
updated
to
make
sure
that
we
are
able
to
enforce
that
environmental,
green
future
goals.
So
that's
all
I
have
I'm
very
excited
to
get
into
the
weeds
of
this.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
about
the
language.
It's
not
actually
very
long
in
terms
of
home
rules
just
to
let
people
know
again.
B
This
is
a
homeworld
petition,
because
our
zoning
is
unique.
It
would
need
first
to
pass
through
the
city
of
boston
and
then
be
signed
by
the
mayor
and
then
ultimately
would
go
to
the
state
house
in
which
the
state
house
would
have
to
approve
and
get
it
done
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
roya
for
letting
me
go
and
I'm
very
excited
to
get
into
the
weeds
of
the
language.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
edwards
and
I
just
want
to
know:
we've
been
joined
by
counselors
michael
flaherty,
counselor,
kenzi,
bach
and
counselor
brian
morell.
We're
gonna,
go
down
and
give
folks
a
chance
to
do
openings
and
then
I'll
explain
the
second
part
of
this
process,
because
it's
a
working
session
and
I
wanna
try
and
maximize
everybody's
time
here
so
counselor
council
president
flynn.
The
floor
is
yours.
A
C
You
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
to
council
edwards
for
that
explanation
was
very
helpful.
I
want
to
thank
council
edwards
for
her
work.
Important
work
she's
been
doing
on
environmental
justice
issues
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
strong
work
council.
Lara
is
also
doing
on
environmental
justice
issues
as
well.
This
is
an
important
issue
to
me.
C
I'm
also
looking
at
areas
in
my
district,
especially
chinatown,
has
the
highest
asthma
rate
of
any
neighborhood
practically
in
new
england.
So
I
I
want
to.
I
want
to
work
closely
with
my
colleagues
to
address
environmental
issues
and
justice
issues
that
are
impacting
my.
My
constituents
will,
literally
on
top
of
the
mass
pike,
the
the
the
route
from
maine
to
florida.
C
93
we're
across
the
street
from
south
station,
with
the
trains
running
with
the
with
the
airplane,
with
the
trains
running
with
the
buses
running
the
exhaust,
so
environmental
justice
is,
is
a
critical
issue
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
edwards
council
lara
for
the
important
work
and
thank
you,
council
royal.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn,
councillor,
lara,
followed
by
councillor
mejia
councillor
lara
the
floor
is
yours,.
D
Thank
you
chair.
I
am
excited
to
be
here
to
be
a
part
of
this
conversation.
D
I
definitely
don't
need
to
be
convinced
about
my
support
for
this
homeworld
petition,
but
I'm
excited
to
hear
from
counselor
edwards
around
the
possible
application.
What
inspired
the
homeless
petition,
and
I
think
that
that's
going
to
be
incredibly
important
for
us
in
the
future.
So
I'm
glad
that
this
is
filed,
I'm
here
to
listen
today
and
look
forward
to
stewarding
this
in
collaboration
with
my
colleagues
as
it
moves
forward.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council,
councillor
mejia.
The
floor
is
yours.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
to
the
maker.
You
know
as
someone
who
I
always
talk
about
the
fact
that
I
grew
up
in
a
community
that
has
been
bearing
the
brunt
of
climate
change
here
in
my
entire
life,
especially
with
someone
who
has
asthma.
I'm
really
incredibly
grateful
that
we're
leaning
into
this
conversation,
and
I
also
think
that
oftentimes
issues
of
climate
change-
just
don't
reach
neighborhoods
like
mine,
because
we
don't
see
how
they
intersect
with
the
trauma
and
violence
that
we
see
out
in
these
streets.
E
But
in
so
many
ways
they
are
interconnected,
and
I
think
that
this
whole
new
petition
is
an
opportunity
to
bring
people
together
on
the
issues
of
climate
change
in
ways
that
we
haven't
seen
before.
So
I
thank
the
maker
and
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation
and,
more
importantly,
learning
about
this
proposal
and
ways
that
we
can
suit
it
along
and
bring
it
to
fruition.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
mejia
councillor,
aaron
murphy,
followed
by
council
clary.
F
Hi
good
morning,
I'll
hold
my
comments
for
later,
but
thank
you
I'm
glad
to
be
here
and,
like
you
said,
this
is
a
working
session.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
to
ask
some
questions
later
when
we
get
into
the
weeds
and
more
into
the
topic.
So
thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
council
arroyo
and
thank
you
councillor
edwards
for
introducing
this.
I
think
that
you
know
whenever
we're
talking
about
environmental
justice,
we
really
need
to
think
about
like
what
are
the
procedures
that
bring
justice
about,
and
I
think
the
reality
is
that
that
whole
environmental
justice
lens
has
not
been
built
into
our
regulatory
procedures
around
this,
and
even
though
it
was
a
major
step,
I
know
led
by
rep
moderato,
council,
edwards's
colleague
and
others
to
sort
of
embed
environmental
justice
a
little
bit
more
in
state
law.
G
The
reality
is
that
that
doesn't,
I
think,
really
have
the
teeth
or
substance
that
it
needs
yet
and
per
usual.
Counselor
edwards
is
thinking
about
how
to
make
the
rhetoric
real.
So
I
really
appreciate
this
recommendation.
I
think
it
would
make
a
lot
of
sense
for
the
city
to
have
this
control
and
really
this
you
know
discretion
and
perspective
built
in
at
the
local
zoning
level,
and
so
I'm
excited
about
the
petition
and
yeah
looking
forward
to
the
working
session,
but
fully
expect
to
support
it
thanks.
So
much.
A
Thank
you
councillor
bach
now,
counselor
warrell.
H
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
to
councillor
edwards
for
bringing
this
important
matter
to
the
floor
and
I'm
in
support.
I
think
it's
needed
and
making
sure
that
you
know
it's
at
the
local
level
and
that
it
has
some
real
teeth
behind
it.
So
just
looking
forward
to
getting
into
the
work
in
this
working
session.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
councilor
allen,
so
we
have
a
number
of
folks
here
today
and
so
I'm
just
gonna
run
through
the
names
and
sort
of
how
I
foresee
this
playing
out
so
that
this
works
as
a
working
session.
We
have
john
walkey
here:
who's
the
director
of
waterfront
and
climate
initiatives
with
free
boots,
stacey
rubin,
the
vice
president
of
environmental
justice,
with
conservation
law
foundation,
cindy
luby,
new
england,
director
of
clean
water
action,
dwayne,
tyndall,
executive
director
for
alternatives
for
community
environments,
frank
o'brien,
from
the
allendale
coalition
for
the
administration.
A
Of
asset
management
and
from
the
companies
themselves,
we
have
nicole
bowden
from
eversource
the
community
relations
specialist
who's,
also
bringing
along
aaron
angstrom,
craig
halstrom
and
david
rosenweig,
and
so
here's
how
we're
going
to
try
to
do
this.
A
This
is
a
working
session
and
for
our
guests,
who
this
may
be
the
first
council
hearing,
perhaps
you've
ever
been
to
a
working
session,
is
when
we
get
into
the
language
itself
of
the
home
rule
petition
and
or
ordinance
before
us
today,
it's
a
home
rule
petition
for
all
my
council
colleagues
that
home
rule
petition
should
be
sitting
in
your
inbox.
A
If
you,
if
you
open
it
up
it's
two
pages,
it
goes
from
section
one
all
the
way
to
section
four,
and
so
what
we
will
do
is
give
our
guests
a
chance
to
give
a
quick
opening
statement
each
and
then
any
edits
or
anything
that
they
think
or
believe
is
crucial
to
the
this
being
effective
and
or
an
issue
they
can
highlight
and
we
will
and
we
will
work
from
there.
Normally.
A
If
this
were
a
hearing,
we
would
allow
questions
from
all
our
council
colleagues
in
order,
and
we
would
go
down
the
whole
list
and
then
we
would
do
it
that
way.
What
I
would
like
to
do,
for
the
sake
of
trying
to
run
this
better,
is
having
yellow
hands,
go
up.
A
If
you
have
a
question
for
a
panelist
or
if
you
are
a
panelist
and
you
have
a
question
about
the
language
after
the
openings
just
raise
your
your
zoom
hand
and
that
way,
I'm
not
just
running
down
the
list
asking
everybody.
If
they
have
questions,
I
will
just
know
if
you
have
a
question
if,
for
some
reason
you
don't
know
how
to
do
that,
just
raise
your
hand
on
screen,
and
I
will
see
you
and
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
kick
it
over
to
our
panelists,
starting
with
john
walker,.
J
Thank
you
very
much
counselor
and
thank
you
to
to
all
the
counselors
for
hosting
this,
and
and
thank
you
very
much
so
to
lydia
edwards
for
for
for
proposing
this.
My
name
is
john
walker.
J
I
live
in
east
boston
and
I
work
at
green
roots
and
for
the
past
and
before
prior
to
working
at
green
boots,
I've
my
identity
is
more
has
been
past
eight
years
following
the
formal
procedures
around
the
eversource
proposed
substation
in
east
boston,
on
condor
street
and
and
actually
predates
that
when
the
initial
conversations
were
happening
before
they
actually
filed
with
the
energy
facility,
citing
board,
attending
meetings
and
civic
associations
and
hearing
about
a
land
swap
deal,
and
we
were
going
to
get
a
great
location
for
a
library,
knew
nothing
about
energy
policy
going
into
this
and
quickly
drank
from
the
fire
hose
and
get
up
to
speed
on
how
our
energy
infrastructure
gets
invested
in
in
the
commonwealth.
J
Who
makes
those
decisions
and
who
is
at
the
table
for
those
conversations
and
realize
that
there
are.
There
are
a
number
of
failures
in
that
process
and
throughout
this
time
period
we've
been
following
this
project
and
trying
to
influence
the
process.
We
have
used
all
the
legal
mechanisms
we
have
available
to
us
and
they've
been
lacking.
J
The
system
is
set
up
in
a
very
differential
way
towards
towards
the
industry,
to
investor-owned
utilities
for
and
investing
in
transmission
and
distribution,
and
for
from
our
perspective,
this
has
been
detrimental
to
the
community,
because
we
haven't
been
able
to
have
a
very
straightforward
conversation,
very
clear
data
and
clear
justifications
for
why
things
are
happening
and
when
we've
tried
to
get
that
conversation
going,
there
have
been
barriers
put
in
place
through
the
legal
procedures
that
exist
through
the
energy
facility,
citing
board
and
the
most
late
latest
version
of
that
has
been
this
certificate
of
public
interest
and
environmental
impact,
which
is
basically
a
trump
card
which
says
we
can
push
aside
local
zoning.
J
We
can
push
aside
state
laws
like
chapter
91,
all
of
the
mechanisms
that
we,
as
advocates,
make
use
of
quite
frequently,
and
all
that
gets
brushed
aside
so
having
this
home
real
petition
really
would
put
in
some
more
checks
and
some
people
might
say.
Well,
it
was
a
year
ago
we
just
passed
an
ej
bill
and
it
was
a
little
bit
prior
to
that
that
we
passed
a
local
wetlands
ordinance
in
the
city
of
boston
that
included
some
environmental
justice
language.
J
Well,
the
reality
is,
none
of
these
laws
really
mean
anything
if
they're
not
implemented
and
we're
a
year
on,
and,
for
example,
there
is
an
ej
advisory
council
that
the
governor
has
slow
walked
and
we
have
nobody
on
that
council.
So
there's
no
environmental
justice
review
of
this
project
at
this
stage.
J
From
that
from
that
new
mechanism,
the
local
wetlands
ordinance
in
the
city
of
austin
likewise
has
been
sort
of
dragging
on
for
quite
some
time.
We
have
the
ordinance
passed.
J
You
all
did
your
job,
the
actual
written
regulations
aren't
aren't
there
yet
so
that
your
your
efforts
are
not
hitting
the
ground
yet
because
they
have
not
been
implemented
yet,
and
so
there
really
is
a
need
for
as
and
to
be
pushing
on
as
many
buttons
ej
buttons
as
we
can
and
pushing
forward
as
many
mechanisms
and
tools
at
our
disposal,
because
when
we
look
at
things
like
the
energy
facilities
citing
board
at
the
state
level
and
the
reg,
the
the
state
laws
that
enacted
that
entity,
they
were
really
written
by
advocates
of
the
industry.
J
J
The
city
of
boston
is
really
leading
in
that
in
terms
of
having
participatory
budgeting
of
having
new
procedures
for
really
getting
people
engaged
and
how
their
city
and
how
their
state
is
governed,
and
we
should
be
promoting
that
wherever
we
can-
and
in
this
case
with
the
with
this
eversource
substation,
I
think
is
a
very
good
example
of
where,
if
you
were
to
poll
the
people
as
we
did
in
november,
you
find
that
eighty
percent
or
more
are
saying
we
don't
think
this
is
a
good
idea.
J
If
you
talk
to
the
elected
officials,
city
councilors,
you
talk
to
state
reps
state,
senator
you
talked
to
our
federal
delegation.
Everybody
is
saying
this
is
not
a
good
idea,
and
so
why
are
we
coming
to
this
point
where
it's
still
moving
forward?
There
is
this
sort
of
procedural
inertia
in
this
process
that
defies
common
sense
and
logic,
and
I
do
think
going
forward,
there's
going
to
be
a
concern
and
lydia
edwards
mentioned
the
concerns
around
nimbias,
and
that
is
a
legitimate
concern.
Nobody
and
eversource
has
even
said
this
themselves.
J
J
Do
you
put
forward
the
data
information
to
have
an
honest
conversation
about
whether
something
is
needed
or
not,
and
do
an
assessment
of
how
much
of
a
burden
is
this
community
taking
on
that
parcel
of
land
where
this
is
going
for
about
15
years
in
the
city's
own
open
space
plans
that
parcel
land
was
promised
as
a
passive
recreation
as
green
space,
and
then
within
the
lifespan
of
this
project
was
even
proposed
at
one
point
for
soccer
fields,
and
all
of
that
is
being
taken
away
for
this
infrastructure,
which
is
supposedly
needed.
J
This
is
the
beginning
of
a
long
road
and
a
long
fight,
because
when
it
gets
up
to
beacon
hill,
there's
going
to
be
eversource
has
invested
a
lot
of
money
on
beacon
hill
and
in
lobbyists,
and
we
are
going
to
have
to
fight
for
it
there.
But
I
think
from
the
perspective
of
the
city
of
boston,
this
makes
all
the
sense
in
the
world
to
have
a
say
on
what
actually
happens
in
your
neighborhood.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you,
and
just
so
I
don't
have
to
start
calling
out
time
on
folks.
Just
please
try
to
keep
the
opening
to
just
three
minutes.
I
appreciate
your
comments
and
so
we'll
go
through
each
one
and
if
there's
things
that
come
up
you
know
hand
up
for
questions
next
up:
stacy
rubin
from
the
the
vice
president
of
environmental
justice
with
the
conservation
law
foundation.
So
the
floor
is
yours.
K
Thank
you
very
much.
I
wanna
thank
councillor
edwards
for
her
leadership
on
this
issue
and
really
just
want
to
thank
all
of
the
counselors
for
standing
up
for
environmental
justice
in
the
city
of
boston
conservation
law
foundation
is
a
non-profit
organization
working
throughout
new
england,
on
environmental
justice
and
other
matters.
We
have
been
supporting
green
roots,
the
residents
of
east
boston
and
chelsea
to
oppose
this
facility
for
several
years.
K
I
just
want
to
let
people
know
that
we
are
challenging
eversource's
request
for
a
waterways
license
under
the
state
chapter
91
procedure,
so
that
is
an
active
pending
appeal
and
we
are
also
actively
involved
in
the
new
docket
that
is
before
the
energy
facilities
sighting
board.
Where
eversource
is
seeking
a
certificate
of
public
interest,
we
will
continue
to
challenge
the
location
of
the
substation
at
this
particular
parcel
of
land
on
environmental
justice,
as
well
as
numerous
other
environmental
public
health
than
other
grounds.
K
A
Thank
you,
and
I'm
frank
o'brien
I
see
is
on
frank
o'brien
from
the
allendale
coalition.
I
Yeah
hi
good
morning,
everybody
thank
you,
council
arroyo.
So,
as
we
know
in
the
city,
first
preliminarily
very
much
in
favor
of
this
home
rule
petition.
It
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
it's
necessary
to
fill
in
one
of
the
gaps
in
the
regulatory
framework
that
we're
operating
under.
I
I
think
one
of
the
key
themes
here
is
how
these
goals
that
we
have
for
addressing
climate
change
for
addressing
environmental
justice,
both
individual
impacts
from
a
particular
project,
but
also
the
cumulative
interest,
the
historical
impacts
they
haven't
made
their
way
into
the
regulatory
framework.
Yet-
and
this
is
one
key
way
to
do
that-
you
know
there
is
a.
There-
is
a
rationale
for
some
provision
to
override
which
is
kind
of
what
what
stacy
was
referring
to.
I
But
if
that
provision
is
abused,
if
that
provision
doesn't
take
into
account
the
local
knowledge
and
expertise
that
exists,
for
example,
in
the
city,
then
it
really
needs
to
be
sort
of
counterbalanced,
and
I
think
that's
one
of
the
goals
here,
that's
very
important.
I
would
make
two
other
points.
The
first
is
100
000
plus
boston
residents
voted
against.
Locating
the
substation
at
this
site
and
this
the
override
certificate
and
other
proceedings
right.
I
They
say
there
has
to
be
a
public
interest
showing
right,
so
the
public
interest
should
be
determined
by
the
public
at
some
level
and
we're
hoping
that
the
city.
This
is
second
point
petitions
to
intervene,
and
I
know
that's
kind
of
technical,
but
it's
very
easy
for
the
city
to
do
for
the
administration
to
do
petition
to
intervene
in
this
override
certificate
of
public
interest.
That's
being
sought.
The
deadline
is
april.
19Th.
I
A
Thank
you,
frank
and
I
we've
been
rejoined
by
counselor,
michael
flaherty,
if
councillor
flaherty,
if
you'd
like
to
give
an
opening
statement,
I'm
happy
to
go
to
you.
L
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
obviously
thanks
to
the
lead
sponsor
for
filing
and
no
specific
questions
at
this
time.
I
just
the
only
thing
I
need
answers.
I
just
want
to
just
get
a.
I
guess
a
reminder
for
everyone
as
to
how
our
zoning
rules
would
play
out
in
a
mass
dep
review
on
you
know
public
service
corporation,
so
that
would
be
very
helpful.
L
I
think
that's
one
to
me,
but
to
two
for
everyone's
edification
again,
how
our
local
zoning
rules
would
play
out
in
a
mass
dep
review
would
be
very
helpful.
But
again,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thanks
to
the
lead
sponsor.
A
Thank
you,
council
clarity,
and
so
the
last
person
who
is
actually
currently
here
and
will
add
in
folks
as
they
come
in
is
nicole
bowden
from
eversource
the
community
relations
specialist.
So
gene
luck
to
share
is
not
here
at
the
moment
when
he
gets
here
will
will
signify
that
he
is
here
now
but
gene
luc
is
it
gene
boop
tishara
there
we
go
and
nicole
bowden
the
floor
is
yours.
M
Good
morning,
thank
you
counselor.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
say
good
morning,
thanks
for
having
me
I'm
joined
today
with
my
colleagues,
erin
ingstrom,
david
rosenswag
and
craig
holstrom
again,
I
we
want
to
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
be
here.
Thank
you
for
bringing
me
into
the
conversation
allowing
me
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table
with
you
all,
and
I
look
forward
to
today's
working
session.
A
Thank
you,
miss
bowden.
I.
A
Hear
my
muted
myself,
okay,
so
now
everybody
should
have
the
actual
homeworld
petition
in
front
of
them.
Normally.
A
What
I
ask
folks
to
do
is
just
tell
me
section
or
sentence
that
they
have
any
kind
of
comments
or
concerns
about
or
that
they
would
like
to
amend
in
any
way,
I'm
going
to
kick
it
over
to
counselor
edwards,
just
because
it
is
your
home
rule
petition.
If
there's
anything
that
you
wanted
to
change
or
amend.
A
B
Thank
you
very
much.
You
can
hear
me
yeah
right.
Thank
you
so
much
so
the
first
thing
that
we
try
to
do
so
section.
One
is
the
first
thing
we
try
to
do
in
section.
One
is,
and
this
might
be
the
controversial
thing,
but
I
take
it
to
my
colleagues-
is
declare
formally
a
state
of
emergency
with
regards
to
environmental
justice
and
climate
change
in
the
city
of
boston.
B
I
think
that
this
we
thought
I
feel
and
that
it's
necessary
that
we
center
this
in
the
sense
of
urgency
and
why
it's
necessary
that
we
have
to
get
this
done,
but
also
it's
not
trying
to
expand
the
huge
amount
of
powers,
but,
but
I
think
it
also
helps
to
justify
to
the
sit
to
the
state
house
where,
hopefully
this
will
go,
that
the
cit
there's
a
state
of
emergency
in
this
particular
location
and
the
local
location
is
trying
its
best
to
resolve
that.
B
So
that's
the
first
thing
I
try
to
do
in
this
section.
The
residents
of
the
city
suffer
from
air
water
pollution,
as
you
know
that
that's
something
again
part
of
this,
and
so
we
are
trying
our
best
to
again
center
the
sense
of
emergency
environmental
injustice
and
then
also
talk
about
environmental
justice
communities
and
the
burden
that
is
built
on
them
again.
This
is
all
the
justification
that
we're
trying
to
bring
to
the
state
house
to
explain
why
we
need
to
recapture
this
power
also
recite
the
the
constitution.
B
So
the
first
section
really
is
about
why
this
is
happening.
What
rights
we
have
that
allow
for
us
to
do
this
and
also
the
burdens
that
we're
facing.
If
we
don't
do
this,
the
second
excuse
me,
the
second
section
is
basically
going
to,
and
I
apologize
for
not
getting
you
section
six.
I
don't
know
if
that's
possible
to
get
section
six
where
you
can
see
the
language
currently
as
stated,
but
in
section
6
of
chapter
665.
B
It
essentially
provides
the
ability
for
a
utility
public
service
company
to
appeal
to
the
department
of
public
utilities,
to
forego
the
zoning
of
the
city
of
boston.
A
If
I
could
just
interrupt
right
there,
council
edwards,
we
do
have
sections
five,
six
and
seven
of
the
accident
1956..
So
it's
four
five!
Six!
If
you
look
in
your
email
that
should
have
been
sent
out
to
all
the
counselors,
if
there's
a
second
attachment
there
section
four
or
five,
six,
seven
eight
that
counts
edwards
is
referring
to
now,
but
we
do
have
it.
So
it
is.
B
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
so
you
could
see
the
language
and
what
we're
trying
to
amend
and
so
for,
as
we
go
into
the
working
session,
you
might,
you
know,
be
seeing
some
tweaks
that
I
may
may
have
missed,
or
some
areas
that
you
specifically
want
to
to
to
streamline.
But
the
goal
ultimately
of
this
section
and
this
language
is
to
no
longer
allow
for
that
foregoing
of
our
local
laws
number
one
and
in
in
second
it
places
the
boston
zoning
commission.
B
It
centers
the
zoning
commission
as
the
entity
that
will
be
governing
the
sighting
going
forward,
at
least
for
public
utilities,
but
also
that
they
have
to
create
regulations.
We
expect
them
to
be
comprehensive.
I
want
you
to
know.
We
expect
them
to
include
environmental
justice,
include
a
public
participatory
process
and
do
all
of
these
different
things,
but
you
can't
put
all
of
that
in
a
home
role.
B
So
that's
why
we
give
them
one
year
to
do
all
of
that,
and
in
order
to
come
up
with
those
regulations,
it
will
be
a
back
and
forth
that
is
community-led
and
and
and
will
ultimately
lead
to
what
I
feel
a
more
just
understanding
of
what
is
environmental
justice
meeting.
At
the
same
time,
utility
needs
of
the
city
of
boston.
B
The
goal
is
to
get
us
to
a
yes
that
we
can
all
not
just
tolerate
but
celebrate
in
a
sustainable
way
with
utility
companies,
and
I
believe
we
could
do
that
in
one
year
and
I
believe
the
correct
entity
to
do
that,
which
some
of
you
may
disagree
is
the
boston
zoning
commission.
I
also
wanted
to
make
sure,
was
the
boston
zoning
commission,
because
one
they're
appointed
by
the
mayor
and
two,
so
we
have
an
appointed,
an
accountability
system
to
our
mayor
and
then
two.
B
They
also
have
their
own
built
in
public
comment
period
back
and
forth
accountability
and
amendment
process
as
well.
So
that's
the
reason
why
we
pick
them.
I
I
do
understand
some
people.
I
did
get
a
call
concerns
about
the
boston
zoning
commission
not
having,
for
example,
an
environmental
justice
expert
on
the
commission.
I
understand
that
or
that
they
don't
have
somebody
in
in
green
space.
B
I
just
want
to
make
sure
everyone
understands
the
goals
so
that,
when
we're
going
back
and
forth,
where
you
understand,
hopefully
the
goals-
and
you
can
agree
with
them
find
the
last
section
is
what
I
think
is
the
most
robust
and
and
new,
and
I
really
am
looking
forward
to
the
back
and
forth
on
what
you
think
a
of
of
how
we
are
going
to
enforce
environmental
justice
in
our
boston
zoning
code.
That
I
think,
is
most
exciting
part
about
this.
B
This
is
basically
we
list
the
several
laws
from
the
constitution
to
chapter
91
and,
of
course,
the
new
amendment
for
environmental
justice
and
say
well.
How
is
this
going
to
actually
be
real?
I
mean
honestly,
are
we
expecting,
I
mean,
and
we
love
you
conservation
law
foundation,
but
are
we
seriously
expecting
them
to
sue
every
single
time?
That's
not
fair
right!
B
If
the
goal,
if
the
government
has
been
tasked
with
protecting
the
people
of
boston
under
every
other
aspect,
sanitation,
traffic,
blah
blah
and
so
on,
and
so
forth,
restaurants,
as
we
know,
if
it's
all
under
that
umbrella,
then
this
should
be
part
of
that
umbrella,
and
you
should
be
tasked
with
protecting
us
when
it
comes
to
environmental
justice
as
well.
So
what
are
those
standards
and
who
would
enforce
them
we
put
in
at
the
local
level
the
boston
zoning
commission.
B
Excuse
me,
I'm
sorry,
the
building
code
in
the
building
called
the
building
inspector
and
so
we're
trying
to
have
that
person
to
be
air
that
entity
to
be
able
to
go
in
again
with
ideal
regulations
set
by
the
boston
zoning
commission
about
what
is
what
is
environmental
justice?
What's
an
injustice
in
the
building
code
and
with
clear
guidelines
to
make
sure
that
we're
enforcing
them
why
this
is
important
is
because
we
can
have
something
cited
years
ago
that
is
causing
an
injustice
today.
B
Also
our
standards
for
everything
else
changes
our
standards
for
sanitation
code
changes,
our
our
standards
for
traffic
change,
everything
changes
all
the
time
and
we
want
an
entity
that
is
equipped
with
the
inspectors
to
also
meet
the
moment
in
those
changes
and
those
standards
as
we
go
along.
So
that's
why
I
also
felt
the
building
inspector
would
be
able
to
do
that
again.
This
is
you
know
this
is
going
to
be
probably
the
meatiest
part
where
we're
going
back
and
forth
and
really
building
something
special
together.
I
don't
see
opposition
here.
B
I
just
see
great
ideas
coming
together.
So
thank
you,
council
and
the
final
part
of
this,
and
I
want
people
to
understand
why
I
did
this.
Is
I
made
the
provisions
of
this
ordinance
severable?
Of
course
that's
the
normal
severability
language
and
also
the
goal
is
it
can
be
amended
at
the
state
house?
B
I
did
that
for
for
genuine
fear
and
concern
of
you
know,
I'm
just
concerned
that
you
know
what
one
just
the
politics
of
it
I
think
it'd
be
some
parts
are
going
to
get
through,
some
parts
are
going
to
be
opposed,
saw
hell
and
not
saying
that.
I
don't
think
I
can
do
it,
but
you
know
I
think
john
walkey
summarized
what
the
fight
will
be
at
the
state
house
very
well.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
counselor
edwards,
now
in.
If
anyone
has
any
questions
pertaining
to
anything
that
has
been
said
or
to
the
document
itself,
please
raise
your
your
zoom
hand
or
your
actual
hand
and
I'll
I'll
call
into
an
order.
I
see
counselor
murphy,
so
councilman
is
yours.
F
Laura
so
I
have
a
few
questions
for
eversource.
I
know
you
have
a
few
represent
representatives
here,
nicole
and
others.
So
would
you
like
me
to
ask
one
at
a
time
I
can
do
one
at
a
time
I
have
a
few
just
so
I
can
be
clear
on
some
questions
I
have
my
first.
F
M
Absolutely-
and
I
think
we
can
go
question
by
question
if
that's
yeah
that'd
be
great,
absolutely
thank
you
yeah.
So
I
think
that
we
kind
of
all
know
the
long
history
on
this
site,
but
eversource
had
a
site
over
on
bremen
street
in
east
boston
that
we
were
looking
to
site
our
facility
there.
Originally
we
worked
with
the
city
that
they
wanted
to
use
that
site
as
a
public
library
which
now
stands
there
very
beautiful
for
the
community
to
use
and
in
that
sighting
and
in
that
selling
of
that
site
to
the
city.
M
We
acquired
this
site
here
over
in
the
eagle
hill
section
of
the
the
city
and
the
east
boston
area,
where
it
was
thought
of
at
that
time
to
be
a
little
bit
more
industrial
and
more
fit
for
a
substation,
and
so
that's
how
we
landed
here
on
this
site
in
eagle
hill
and
as
far
as
throughout
the
city,
we
have
substations
throughout
the
city
of
boston.
Many
of
them,
you
would
never
even
know.
I
know
councillor
flynn
is
here
on
this
call.
Today.
M
Just
last
summer,
we
opened
up
the
new
harborwalk
expansion
down
at
our
substation.
In
south
boston,
which
is
very
similar
in
topography
to
what
will
be
here
in
east
boston,
that
substation
is
on
the
water
over
there
on
boston
harbor.
It
has
a
harbor
walk
that
the
residents
use
very,
very
often
they
walk
their
dogs.
We
just
recently
did
some
I'll
call
them
renovations
over
there,
upgrading
the
property
with
some
doggy
dispenser
bags
and
new
benches,
and
things
just
to
make
it
feel
more
welcoming
for
that
community.
M
Additionally,
we
have
a
substation
in
high
park
that
actually
looks
very
much
like
a
building.
You
would
never
know
being
in
that
area,
it's
a
clock
across
from
a
playground
and
then
one
other
that
actually
too,
we
have
one
down
the
faneuil
hall
that
I'm
sure,
if
you're
in
familial
hall,
you
walk
by
it
every
single
time.
You
would
not
know
it's
there
and
then
one
in
west
roxbury
excuse
me
that
has
a
baseball
field
on
both
sides
of
that
substation.
And
so
again
we
have
these
in
every
single
community.
M
A
Thank
you,
miss
bowden
and
councilman
murphy
just
for
the
questions,
if
we
can
keep
them
locked
in
on
the
actual
ordinance
in
front
of
us
today.
That
would
be
great.
I
don't
know
what
your
follow-up
questions
are,
but
I
just
wanna
make
sure
that
we're
focusing
on
the
language
of
the
ordinance
and
not
any
projects
specifically
within
the
city.
F
To
understand
yeah
the
effects,
though
right
if
the
homework
petition
is
in
play,
then
making
sure
like
what
would
be
affected
yeah.
So
my
next
question
would
be:
can
you
describe
any
flood
mitigation
studies
or
subsequent
measures
that
are
put
into
place
to
protect
environmental
justice
communities
from
potential
negative
impacts
like
have
you
been
doing
something
yeah?
It's
an
understanding
like
what
work
has
been
happening.
F
M
N
Sure,
thank
you
nicole.
Thank
you,
counselor
murphy.
This
is
an
issue
that
was
very
important
to
have
a
source
to
make
sure
that
its
facilities
were
designed
in
a
way
that
they
would
not
be
negatively
affected
by
sea
level
rise.
That
may
occur
over
the
next
50
hundred
years,
and
it's
been
an
area
that
this
energy
facility
signing
board
has
reviewed
a
great
detail
in
its
proceedings.
N
Over
the
last
five
to
seven
years,
there's
been
a
series
of
sea
level
rise
estimates
that
have
been
reviewed
and
analyzed
during
that
sighting
process
in
in
designing
the
company's
what
they
call
the
design
flood
elevation,
which
is
the
elevation
at
which
the
the
facility
would
be
graded
and
set
in
at
which
the
substation
equipment
would
would
be
located.
N
The
company
took
the
most
aggressive
of
those
sea
level
rise
studies
and
provide
an
additional
margin
of
safety
to
ensure
that
its
facilities,
given
the
topography
in
the
area,
would
be
at
an
elevation
above
the
highest
estimates
of
sea
level,
rise
to
any
of
those
studies
and
analyses
had
estimated
for
what
may
occur
over
the
next
50
to
100
years.
N
So
it's
an
important
issue
to
ever
source
to
make
sure
it's
its
equipment
is
safe
and
will
reliably
operate
for
the
benefit
of
its
customers
in
the
area
and
that
it
will
be
resilient
to
sea
level
rise.
That
may
occur
as
a
result
of
climate
change
and
storms,
and
if
the
facility
has
been
specifically
designed
to
be
at
an
elevation
that
will
avoid
those
types
of
effects
going
forward.
O
O
We
make
a
lot
of
effort
in
terms
of
how
they're
engineered
the
safety
systems
put
in
place,
how
they,
you
know,
react
to
big
weather
events,
storms,
whether
it's
a
hurricane
or
easter-
and
you
know
the
way
the
substations
are
built-
are
all
with
those
types
of
environmental
factors
in
mind
and
in
their
they're
built
very
safe.
They
have
controls
and
safety
measures
that
that
ensure
that.
F
A
Thank
you,
council
murphy.
Thank
you
craig
and
david,
and
I
saw
a
couple
other
folks
jump
up.
Counselor
mejia.
E
Yes,
I
just
quick,
follow
up
to
counselor
edward's
point
about
there,
not
being
an
environmental
expert
on
the
zoning
commission.
I'm
just
curious.
Will
the
building,
commissioner
be
the
only
sole
voice
when
it
comes
to
determining
that
particular
development
if
it
violates
environmental
justice
principles
and
what
happens
if
climate
advocates
in
the
building
commission
are
disagreeing?
E
I'm
just
curious
about
kind
of
like
how
we're
going
to
handle
that
and
then
I
also
think
that
the
environmental
justice
principles
definition
in
chapter
eight
of
acts
of
2021
is
pretty
clear
and
what
the
mission
is,
but
it's
pretty
broad
in
terms
of
what
we're
trying
to
defend
against.
So
I'm
just
curious.
E
A
Thank
you
councilman
here
and
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna!
Kick
it
over
to
the
original
sponsor
and
author
counselor
edwards.
B
Thank
you
and
honestly,
and-
and
so
thank
you
so
much.
Those
are
excellent
questions.
So
right
now,
I'm
just
following
the
current
system
that
we
have
where
the
building
inspector
is
the
lead
enforcer
for
all
of
our
standards
for
buildings,
and
this
is
just
adding
a
different
standard
for
which
they
can
enforce
and
they
have
broad
enforcement
powers,
which
is
really
a
good
thing,
and
it's
something
that
many
of
us
are
are
used
to
in
terms
of
what
and
how
those
standards
will
be.
B
So
not
only
will
we
be
defining
ej
and
what
they
are
in
terms
of
the
where
the
the
bil,
where
the
utilities
or
will
be
cited,
but
they
can
also
promulgate
regulations
specifically
for
the
building
inspector
so
that
they
are
also
defining
what
is
an
ej
violation
again,
I
expect,
and
we
could,
if
you
feel
more
comfortable,
counselor
mejia
happy
to
put
in
the
homeworld
petition
that
it
would
be
guided
by
the
people
or
that
there
will
be
a
certain
committee
that
could
be
set
up.
B
That
is
directly
informing
the
the
boston
zoning
commission
to
make
sure
that
there's
other
experts
who
are
part
of
that
conversation
and
if
it's
okay,
so
I
think
that
was
a
do.
They
have
the
sole
enforcement
powers.
Yes,
because
that's
what
they
have.
They
have
the
sole
enforcement
or
the
top
enforcement
powers
for
all
other
standards
that
we
have
when
it
comes
to
buildings
and
then
in
terms
of
expertise.
How
are
we
going
to
assure
that
those
standards
are
put
in
and
drafted?
They
have
one
year
to
draft
those
regulations.
B
We
could
absolutely
make
sure
those
regulations
are
including
a
committee
or
some
sort
of
expertise,
expert
panel
to
push
and
move
the
boston
zoning
commission
to
make
sure
those
standards
are
clear,
black
and
white
and
can
go
further
than
chapter
eight,
as
you
mentioned,
is
which
is
pretty
broad
if
it's
okay,
council
mckee
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
any.
B
But
like
our
experts
in
the
room,
counselor
excuse
me
our
counselor
and
the
other
sense
attorney
stacy
rubin
and
who
might
also
be
able
to
add
in
where
there
could
be
some
enforcement
mechanisms
in
in
this.
A
Thank
you,
councilman
hale
gets
you
for
the
follow-up,
stacey
rubin
closures,.
K
Thank
you,
yeah
counselor
edwards.
I
agree.
I
I
do
think
one
potential
group
to
consult
with
could
be
this
state
ej
advisory
council
also
established
by
the
roadmap
law
under
the
acts
of
you
know,
2021
chapter
8,
section
60,
where
it's
it's
also
quantified
in
state
law.
K
E
Thank
you
so
two
things
I
just
would
like
to
advocate
for
yes,
counselor
edwards.
I
would
like
to
see
something
very
explicit
around
community
voice
and
engagement
because
having
gone
through
the
process
a
few
years
ago,
we
saw
that
that
was
not
the
case.
So
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
write
that
wrong
and
and
codify
it
into
something
that
we
know
that
community
is
going
to
be
leading,
and
then
at
least
they'll
have
some
voice
in
in
what
those
decisions
look
like.
E
So
I'd
like
to
see
that
and
then
the
the
other
piece
that
and
I'm
not
sure
kind
of
what
this
would
look
like.
But
you
know
where
I
find
in
the
28
months
that
I've
been
in
this
role-
is
that
we,
we
often
propose
a
lot
of
things,
but
where
we
get
kind
of
lost
is
in
the
implementation
and
the
accountability
enforcement
of
it.
E
So
I
would
like
to
see
some
language
about
kind
of
like
maybe
whether
it's
quarterly
or
or
you
know
twice
a
year,
that
there
will
be
some
level
of
mechanism
and
accountability
so
that
we
can
just
check
imbalances
to
see
how
things
are
going.
What
are
we
learning?
What
do
we
need
to
modify
what
what
the
zoning
do
do?
Basically,
does
the
public
really
have
the
confidence
in
in
what
we're
proposing
in
the
execution
of
it?
E
So
I'd
like
to
see
something
that
we're
able
to
monitor
at
on
a
regular
basis,
whether
it
be
through
a
report
or
something
that's
transparent,
that
we
can
just
go
on
to
some
dashboard,
but
there
needs
to
be
some
level
of
public
transparency
around
the
execution
of
this.
So
I'd
like
to
see
that.
B
Agreed
so
maybe
under
the
building
inspector
component,
that
they
would
produce
an
annual
report
or
something
about
how
many
citations,
or
how
many
failures
that
they're
finding
in
of
environmental
injustice
every
you
know
environmental
justice
does
that
make?
Would
that
be
meeting
that
that
goal
yeah.
E
And
also
you
know
kind
of
it
would
the
bad
actors
right.
I
think
that
there
needs
to
be
some
sort
of
transparency
around
the
bad
actors
and
yeah.
I
think
the
accountability
piece
is
where
we
always
get
lost,
so
some
enforcement
and
some
language
around
that
would
be
helpful.
Whatever
that
looks
like
to
you,
council
adwords,
thank
you.
Yeah.
A
Thank
you,
council,
mejia,
and
so
we're
now
just
gonna
go
through
the
home
rule
petition
so
that,
if
folks
have
any
specific
portion
that
they
would
like
to
see
amended
in
some
way
or
clarified
in
some
way,
they
can
we'll
start
with
the
ordered
section
that
a
petition
to
the
general
court,
accompanied
by
a
bill
for
special
law
relating
to
the
city
of
boston,
to
be
filed
with
an
attested
copy
of
this
order
be
and
hereby
is
approved
under
clause.
A
1
of
section
8
of
article
2,
as
amended
of
the
articles
of
amendment
to
the
constitution
of
the
commonwealth
of
massachusetts,
provided
that
the
legislature
may
reasonably
vary
the
form
and
substance
of
the
required
scope
of
the
general
public
objectives
of
the
petition,
and
so
just
my
own
question.
That
is
the
section
where
we've
sort
of
given
the
legislature,
some
some
say
over,
fixing
it
correct
or
editing
it.
Rather
any
any
questions
by
anybody
on
that
section.
A
Don't
see
any
so
we're
going
to
keep
moving
on
so
section
one.
The
general
court
finds
and
declares
that
a
serious
state
of
emergency
exists
in
the
city
of
boston
regarding
environmental
injustice
and
climate
change,
whereby
residents
of
the
city
suffer
from
air
and
water
pollution
in
a
lack
of
open
space
and
tree
canopy,
and
whereby
environmental
justice
communities
bear
a
disproportionate
burden
of
industrial
pollution,
risk
of
extreme
heat
and
flood
and
displacement
from
natural
and
unnatural
forces,
and
further
finds
that
additional
safeguards
are
needed
to
secure
the
environmental
rights
afforded
to
all
residents.
A
I
A
Energy
and
industrial
projects,
any
questions
any
comments.
Anything
anybody
would
want
to
change
there,
one
once
going
twice
all
right
section,
two
section:
six
of
chapter
665
of
the
acts
of
1956
as
amended,
is
hereby
amended
by
striking
up
this
section
in
its
entirety
and
inserting
in
place
thereof
the
following
section
and
this
is
it
the
boston
zoning
commission
shall,
within
one
calendar
year
of
enactment
of
this
section,
promulgate
zoning
rules
and
regulations
to
govern
the
review
of
the
filings
of
filings
petitions
or
proposals
by
public
service
corporations.
A
B
One
second,
just
pulling
it
up
section
two
so-
and
this
is
this-
is
one
of
those
sections
where
having
section
six,
which
I
think
was
sent
to
all
of
our
inboxes,
would
be
helpful.
This
is
a
mending
language,
that's
currently
in
section
six
that
allows
for
the
utility
companies
to
over
to
simply
forego
our
boston
zoning,
our
local
zone
zoning
and
go
directly
to
the
the
dpu.
If
it
might
be
helpful,
I
don't
know
if
you
can
share
your
screen,
counselor
royal
and
show
section
six
or.
B
That
might
be
very,
very
helpful
so
that
we
can
we,
so
we
can
do
this
side
by
side.
B
Yes,
so
you'll
see
in
section
six:
oh,
I
got
tiny
a
building
structure
or
land
used
or
to
be
used
by
a
public
service
corporation,
which
is
essentially
utilities
company
may
be
exempted
from
the
operation
of
a
zoning
regulation
or
amendment.
That's
basically,
our
local
zoning
code.
B
If,
upon
petition
of
the
corporation,
the
state
department
of
public
utilities
shall,
after
public
notice
and
hearing,
decide
that
the
present
or
proposed
situation
of
the
building
structure
or
land
in
question
is
reasonably
necessary
for
the
convenience
or
welfare
of
the
public.
This
essentially
allows
for
natural
gas,
or
you
know
national
grid
not
to
take.
B
Whether
this
is
essentially
is
necessary
for
the
convenience
of
welfare
of
the
public.
The
dpu,
according
to
this,
is
going
to
determine
what
is
best
for
the
city
of
boston
estate
agency
and
my
the
proposed
excuse
me
the
proposed
I
have
to
get
out
of
the
screen.
The
proposed
amendment
essentially
takes
out
that
language
about
a
public
service
corporation,
maybe-
and
it's
that
there's
no,
maybe
exempted
exact
anymore.
E
Okay,
thank
you
thank
you
for
that,
but
I
I
do
have
a
follow-up
question.
Of
course
you
know,
and
I'm
just
gonna
keep
going
back
to
this
whole
idea
of
having
you
know.
A
building,
commissioner,
have
the
full
discretion
over
these
stop
work,
orders
and
I'm
just
concerned
that
unless
you
know
if
they
lack
environmental
justice
experience
right
to
your
point,
I
would
really
like
to
see
the
commissioner
guided
by
and
overseen
by
experts
and
advocates
who
know
this
issue
better
than
any
of
us.
E
So
is
there
any
way
within
the
context
of
that
particular
in
that
language,
that
there
is
some
community
oversight
or
voice
where
absolutely.
B
Okay,
so
within
section
two,
what
I'm
will
what
I,
what
I'm
suggesting
to
meet
this
this
rightful-
and
I
think
very
good
point-
is
instead
of
just
saying
the
boston
zoning
commission
shall,
within
one
calendar
year
how
about
the
boston
zone.
Commission
shall,
with
consultation
of
the
environmental
justice
advisory
council,
and,
if
you
want
to
say
environmental
advocate
or
advocacy
organizations.
E
And
and
community
stakeholders
right,
so
I
think
that
it's
really
clear
that
not
everybody
is
an
activist
right
and-
and
you
know
there
are
folks
who
are
deeply
impacted,
so
community
stakeholders,
I
would
say,
advocates
organizations
and
shall
consult
with
environmental
justice
populations,
perhaps
right
so
that
we
are
being
inclusive
of
folks.
B
So
absolutely
so
the
boston
zoning
commission
shall
or
the
boston
zoning
commission
in
concert
with
or
in.
A
Thank
you
and
if
we
can
just
make
sure
that
that
language
change
gets
sent
to
my
office,
I'm
assuming
councilman
here
counselor
whatsoever
is
willing
to
type
up
that
sentence
and
to
send
it
to
us
so
that
we
can
officialize
it.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
edwards
section
three
section:
seven
of
chapter
six,
six,
five
of
the
acts
of
1956
as
amended
in,
is
hereby
amended
by
inserting,
at
the
conclusion
of
section
seven,
the
following
paragraph
upon
a
determination
that
a
use
or
proposed
use
of
a
building
structure
or
land
in
the
city
of
boston
would
impede
the
attainment
of
environmental
rights
afforded
to
residents
of
the
commonwealth,
personal
articles,
xcv
2
of
the
massachusetts
constitution
or
frustrate
the
environmental
justice
principles,
as
defined
in
chapter
8
of
the
acts
of
2021.
A
The
building,
commissioner
of
the
city
of
boston,
may
issue
a
stop.
Where
order.
The
building,
commissioner,
shall
indicate
the
purpose
rationale,
conditions
in
duration
or
permanency
of
such
order
and
provide
instructions
above
the
officers
concerning
the
suspension
or
recession
of
any
permit
license
or
authorization
associated
with
such
use
or
proposed
use.
A
A
So
is
it
showing
the
document.
B
B
I
see
the
difference
this
was
this.
Is
there
was
a
late
file
when
I
introduced
this
and
the
late
file
included.
For
example,
chapter
91
there
were
actual
some
suggestions
from
conservation
law
foundation,
so
it
reads:
there's
actually
another
law
that
this
is
supposed
to
be
part
of,
and
I
think
it
just
there's
a
little
bit
more
scrivener.
B
Just
a
little
bit
change
I
mean
the
goal
is
still
the
same,
but
there
were
some
more
laws
that
the
building
commissioner
was
able
to
enforce
so
that
that's
the
difference.
A
A
B
The
building
commissioner
of
the
city
of
boston
may
issue
a
stop
work
order,
and
then
I
think
it's
basically
saying
the
bill.
The
commissioner
shall
indicate
the
purpose,
rationale,
conditions
and
duration
or
permanency
of
such
order
and
provide
instruction
to
public
officers
concerning
the
suspension
or
recession
of
any
permit
license
or
authorization
associated
with
such
use
or
proposed
use.
A
F
So,
under
this
petition
the
commissioner
can
ask
any
active
work
to
stop
is
what
I'm
understanding
and
in
an
event
that
a
group
say
like
boston,
water
and
sewer
is
conducting
any
routine
upgrades
or
responding
to
an
emergency,
and
the
commissioner
or
say
an
ej.
An
environmental
justice
group
believes
it
goes
against
this
petition.
F
B
So
if
boston,
water
and
sewer
is
doing
an
emergency
work,
you
might
want
to
say
that
the
building
commissioners
are
going
to
stop
the
repair
or
the
concern
of
emergency,
but
I
want
to
be
very
clear
right
now
in
any
work
that
anybody's
doing
in
the
city
of
boston
if
it
causes
other
harm,
let's
say
if
and
boston
water
and
sewer
is
going
through
and
digging
up
monitoring
holes
or
whatever,
and
it
starts
to
shake
my
build.
I
will
call
it
the
building
inspector
right
now
and
have
it
shut
down
right.
B
So
so
we
do
it
anyways.
My
point
is
we
have
stock
work
orders
as
if
we're
showing
a
harm
right
away.
Now
I
understand
counselor
murphy,
the
concern
of
abuse
of
I'll
give
to
give
a
crazy
example.
Just
to
I
you
know,
because
you
know,
but
let's
say
a
little
factory
has
been
going
on
for
some
time
and
then
all
of
a
sudden.
B
I
can
completely
understand
council
murphy,
the
concern
of
that,
and
so
I
think
the
if,
if
done
correct
the
zoning
commission,
because
this
is
a
year
after
the
fact
upon
passing,
they
still
have
to
to
come
up
with
all
the
regulations
and
standards
a
year
after
the
fact.
So
you
we
can
put
in
those
regulations,
you
know
nuisance
and
you
know
certain
certain
warnings
to
prevent
somebody
from
just
hauling
off
and
just
getting
rid
of
a
competitor
business,
for
example,
or
hurting
somebody.
B
F
F
B
I
completely
agree,
I
think,
like
the
timelines,
the
appeal
process,
all
of
that
usually
goes
in
the
regs
and
so
and
that
allows
for
us
to
get
deeper
into
the
the
weeds,
like
the
con
com,
sets
a
standard
we're
still
building
those
regs,
for
example,
for
how
and
when
they
would
come
in.
So
all
of
these
questions
are
completely
relevant
to
the
implementation.
B
If
we
have
even
the
power
one
day
to
implement
it
right,
we
still
have
to
get
this
pass
at
the
state
house
to
even
have
this
expanded
power,
but
I
can
I
I
that's
why
I
opened
my
comments.
Counselor
murphy
saying
I
don't
want
this
to
be
a
nimby
tool.
I
don't.
I
don't
want
people
to
just
come
in
and
say
you
know
I've
had
you
know
I'm
coughing
all
of
a
sudden
because
of
the
local
business
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
they
shut
it
down.
I
don't
want
that
at
all.
F
And
one
last
thing
thinking
about
like
working
together
and
all
like:
what
are
the
current
steps?
All
the
utilities,
including
national
grid,
which
I
know
I
don't
see,
are
here
today,
but
eversource,
mwra,
boston,
water
and
sewer,
taking
to
include
all
of
our
environmental
justice
communities
and
the
future
plans
like
what
are
the
current
conversations
and
efforts
to
work
with
these
communities
is
something
I
think
we
have
to
really
think.
B
B
In
many
cases
with
the
example
in
east
boston,
there
was
a
lot
of
retroactive
adjustment
to
include
language
interpretation,
to
redo
hearings
and
conversations
in
east
boston
that
we
felt
the
community
had
said
and
voice
of
ever
source
that
they
felt
that
they
were
excluded
from,
but
you
know
that's
at
their
election
and
what
we
want
is
the
direction
from
the
community
in
the
actual
zoning
code
saying
this
is
how
you
will
come
converse
with
us,
how
you
will
work
with
us
and
how
we
will
have
standards
to
hold
you
accountable,
which
is
the
why
we
want
to
put
in
our
zoning
code.
A
Thank
you,
council,
edwards
councillor
murphy.
Does
that
answer
all
your
questions.
E
Yeah,
thank
you,
and
I
also
just
want
to
thank
eversource
for
for
being
here,
it's
great
to
have
you
here
in
community
with
us
and
workshopping
these.
You
know
point
by
point
here.
So
thank
you
for
your
active
participation.
It
does
mean
a
lot
to
those
who
are
tuning
in
to
see
you
here.
I
I
do
have
a
quick
question
in
regards
to
the
work.
Stop
order
and
I'm
just
curious
from
a
preventative
standpoint.
E
Should
we
get?
Should
there
be
something
in
this
that
looks
at
so
that
we
don't
have
to
get
to
the
workstop
order
that
there's
ways
that
we
can
mix
it
before
a
project
is
approved
that
it's
gone
through
this
process
so
that
we're
looking
at
this
from
a
prevention,
not
an
intervention
standpoint.
I'm
just
curious
about
the
thought
around
that.
B
Yes,
counselor
mejia,
I
believe
the
process
we
we
currently
have
would
just
include
this
new
standard
for
environmental
justice,
but
most
building
inspectors
can't
come
in
and
just
stop
a
work
order.
They
usually
come
in.
They
have
to
investigate
it.
B
They
usually
talk
with
the
owner
and
unless
there's
an
immediate,
ongoing
emergency
like
a
building
shaking
a
fire
or
something
like
you
know,
where
there's
there's,
there's
always
a
process
before
you
go
and
shut
something
down
that
they
can
appeal
that
you
know
people
that
it's
transparent,
that
they
put
the
notice
up
on
the
door.
You
know
all
of
that
is
currently
what
they
do
currently.
B
So
we
would
just
simply
be
adding
an
ej
standards
for
the
same
notice,
transparent
conversation
that
they
have
before
they
could
shut
down
a
building,
so
that
you
know
again
like
like
councillor
murphy
said
and
as
you
you
just
mentioned,
you
just
don't
want
people
going,
gangbusters
saying,
shut
it
down,
shut
down,
shut
it
down,
shut
it
down
with
no
rhyme
or
reason.
E
And
would
all
of
these
notices
be
translated
in
multiple
languages?
Is
that
written
into
that,
because
one
thing
is
to
put
some
public
notices
out,
but
is
there
going
to
be
language
in
information?
Justice
is
what
I
call
it
you
know
like.
So
all
of
these
notices
will
be
translated
in
multiple
languages,
and
everybody
in
the
immediate
area
will
be
notified
in
a
language
that
it
is
relevant
to
that
particular
neighborhood.
E
B
Because
that's
what
of
your
work,
counselor,
mejia,
making
sure
that
when
the
city
you
know
when
we,
when
the
language
access
ordinances
comes
to
fruition,
and
we
finally
start
to
push
out
everything,
it
will
have
to
be.
According
you
know,
by
your
work,
and
thank
you
for
that.
Basically
saying
we're
not
going
to
be
working
as
though
this
is
an
english
only
speaking
city
right
and
and
that's
what
got
us
in
in
in
trouble
with
the
eversource
situation.
Is
some
people
really
felt
that
they
were
not?
E
Yeah,
and,
and
is
that
in
terms
of
the
responsibility
who
would
that
fall
on.
E
Our
resources
are
pretty
limited
and
there
should
be
some
sort
of
level
of
accountability
on
the
utility
company
to
be
able
to.
You
know,
have
some
sense
of
responsibility
on
making
sure
that
that
is
multilingual,
and
it's
not
just
trans
translation.
You
know,
I
also
want
to
uplift
the
fact
that
I
always
talk
about
this.
You
know
that
there
are
native
speakers
who
don't
know
how
to
read
and
write
even
in
their
own
native
language,
and
so
that
we
need
to
expand
that
conversation
to
the
use
of
audio
and
visuals.
E
That
will
help
get
that
message
out
in
in
multiple
spaces.
So
I
just
I'm
curious
about
what
that
looks
like.
B
So
it
would,
it
would
most
likely
be
taken
care
of
in
the
regulations
and
in
the
regulations.
We
would
cite
to
the
language
ordinance
that
you
pass
saying
you
know.
Violation
of
the
language,
ordinance
and
notice
notice
by
the
companies
would
be
maybe
grounds,
for
you
know
a
warning
or
indication
that
they
are
not
environmentally
just
again
the
city
of
boston.
B
If
it's
like
with
the
building
inspector,
though,
which
is
what
we're
talking
about
the
city
they
have
to
comply
with
your,
they
will
have
to
comply
with
the
language
access
ordinance
at
the
city
of
boston.
B
So
it
would
be
more
holding
the
city
of
boston
accountable
for
its
notices,
and
then
I
agree
with
you
100
there
there
could
be
baked
in
a
warning
signal
or
some
system
for
when
the
city
of
boston
puts
it
on
the
the
dp
or
excuse
me
on
the
public
utilities,
corporations
to
put
out
multilingual
or
to
put
out
notices.
That
must
be
multilingual.
E
Yeah,
I
think
that
that's
that
would
be
hopeful,
because
accountability
needs
to
be
360,
and
it's
all
of
us
working
together
to
to
ensure
that
we're
holding
all
of
ourselves
accountable
to
to
this.
So
I
think
that
the
utility
company
should
should
get
some
sort
of
warning,
and
then
there
should
be
some
way
for
us
to
monitor
that
as
well
in
terms
of
execution
like
did
they
do
it
because
one
thing
is
to
ask
them
to
do
it
and
then
the
other
question
is
whether
or
not
they
have
done
it
successfully.
B
I
think
the
question
for
me
is
or
more
appropriate.
I
think
that
that
kind
of
accountability,
tracker
and
that
kind
of
level
would
be
more
suited
for
the
regulations
and
not
so
much
the
what
what
we
need.
The
state
house
to
pass.
E
F
I
am
follow
up
to
your
question
council
of
mejia,
just
to
clarify,
if
someone
would
send
to
call
the
building
commissioner
and
say
there's
something
that
needs
to
be
investigated
based
on
the
environmental
justice
complaint,
we're
going
to
have
multilingual
folks
in
that
office
and
following
up
with
that
person
on
what's
happening
in
their
language
and
that's
going
to
be
something
that
we
absolutely
make
sure
is
happening.
F
B
The
the
language
of
the
the
regulations
and
enforcement
would
absolutely
cite
to
the
current
standard
for
language
access
and
and
everything
that
falls
flows
under
that,
including,
I
think,
within
each
department,
they're
supposed
to
be
someone
who
is
monitoring
and
doing
an
not
an
accountability,
an
accounting
of
all
the
notices
and
making
sure
that
there
are
more
than
one
language
that
there's
a
certain
the
level
of
access
to
people
who
speak
different
languages
in
each
department,
so
that
flows
from
a
law
that
we
passed
last
year.
F
B
J
E
And
then
I'll
be
done.
I
swear
for
this
section,
two
things
one
is
you
know
I
always
it's
in
plain
language,
right
and
and
simple.
I
think
that
sometimes
you
know
we,
we
have
good
intentions
and
things
literally
do
get
lost
in
translation.
So
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
super
mindful
of
making
the
language
as
as
easily
accessible
as
possible
and
then
the
other
part,
and
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
already
a
consideration
or
or
we're
going
to
talk
about
it
at
some
point.
But
there
needs
to
be.
E
If
there's
a
project,
there
needs
to
be
signage
or
or
some
sort
of
kind
of,
like
announcement
that
this
particular
project
has
gone
through
the
environmental
justice
review
and
it's
all
you
know
all
set
or
because
I
think
a
visual
indicator
couldn't
help
so
counselor
edwards,
I'm
not
sure
where
you
might
potentially
kind
of
write
this
into
your
petition,
but
that
that
there
needs
to
be
some
sort
of
signage
on
a
work
site
that
says
that
this
project
has
gone
through.
E
A
review
has
has
been
approved
or
whatever
the
case
is,
and
then,
when
the
project,
when
a
work
order
ensues,
and
then
there
needs
to
be
a
second.
You
know
signage
that
says
on
hold
or
something
something
that
is
a
visual
indicator.
E
Is
that
something
that
you
would
I'm
not
even
sure?
That's
something
that
already
happens,
but
if
it
doesn't,
then
I
think
it's
worth
considering
some
signage
on
a
work
site
that
this
project
is
environmentally
just
and
has
been
approved
by
whoever
approved
this
and
then,
if
it
and
then,
if
it
gets
stopped
for
whatever
reason,
then
there
needs
to
be
something
not
too
obnoxious,
but
some
sort
of
like
a
big
x
or
something
that
says
you
know
put
on
pause,
put
on
hold
for
violating
the
environmental
justice.
E
A
I
think
so
I'll
hop
in
there
and
then
I'll
give
it
over
to
counselor
edwards.
I
think
that's
that
would
be
something
separate,
and
apart
from
this,
which
is
just
really
creating
a
language
to
allow
us
to
have
oversight
on
those
things,
I
think
the
signage
is
sort
of
a
separate
aspect
to
the
city
but
I'll.
Let
councillor
edwards
answer
that.
B
Yes,
I
think
that
that's
a
great
way
of
kind
of
helping
to
to
go.
This
is
so
big.
This
is
so
grand
this
is
so
at
30,
000
foot
view
we
don't
even
have
the
permission
to
do
this
right
now
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
get
is
out
of
the
city
of
boston
and
then
this
whole
state
house
to
even
incorporate
this
as
a
standard,
then
how
those
standards
are
implemented
in
what
languages
by
whom,
but
with
what
deadlines.
B
All
of
that
will
have
to
come
in
the
regulations
which
is
kind
of
like
what
we
just
did.
You
know
with
linkage
and
other
ones
we
we
got.
We
don't
have
the
permission,
so
I
I'm
agreeing
with
everything
you
you
and
counselor
murphy
are
saying,
but
it's
literally
we're
just
talking
about
something
we
don't
have
the
right
to
do
right.
B
Quite
yet,
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
create
right
now
is
the
right
to
even
have
this
conversation
with
the
zoning
commission
with
community
in
more
than
one
language
and
really
defined
in
the
most
innovative,
creative
way,
environmental,
justice
and
standards
that
we
could
lead
the
state,
if
not
the
nation,
on
in
our
zoning
code.
But
we
don't
have
permission
to
do
that.
Yet.
E
E
Gonna
look
like
yeah
all
right,
so
I
just
wanted
for
the
record
to
let
it
be
known
that
I
definitely
once
it
gets
passed
because
I'm
speaking
it
into
existence
y'all
is
that
we
need
to
then
make
sure
that
the
implementation
process
has
some
sort
of
process
in
place
to
ensure
that
we
have
all
of
our
products
lined
up
to
ensure
that
we're
communicating
effectively
to
the
folks
who
are
going
to
be
impacted
by
whatever
said
project
is,
is
being
considered
in
that
area.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
in
section,
four
is
just
the
section
on
several
ability
which
is
standard.
We've
done
this
a
number
of
different.
I
feel
like
almost
every
ordinance
that
ever
makes
it
out
of
this
committee
has
the
severance,
which
basically
is
the
provisions.
A
If
there's
a
provision
of
this
ordinance,
the
provisions
of
this
ordinance
are
cerebral
if
in
any
provision
or
person,
thereof
should
be
held
to
be
unconstitutional
or
otherwise
invalid
by
any
court
or
confident
jurisdiction,
such
unconstitutionality
or
invalidity,
shall
not
affect
the
remaining
provisions
which
remain
in
full
force,
in
effect,
so
basically
section
three
section,
two
section,
one
they're
all
separate
and
apart
from
each
other,
and
so
that
concludes
it.
I
don't
know
if
council
edwards
would
like
to
do
any
closing
statements.
I
see
you
have
one
finger
up.
B
Yes,
for
more
than
one
statement,
but
I
would
like
to
I
would,
I
would
actually
would
like
to
throw
it
over
to
eversource.
Did
you
have
any
suggestions
on
language
any
concerns
about
some
of
the
language?
Any
do
you
do
you
think
that
this
is
something
that's
practical?
I
mean
we
and
by
the
way
we
invited
eversource,
because
we
we
didn't
want
to
have
a
conversation
about
this
without
them.
They're
part
of
this
conversation
they're
part
of
our
infrastructure,
they're
part
of
our
utility
future.
Okay.
So
that's
that's
not!
B
This
is
not
about
being
against
anybody.
This
is
about
really
con,
like
I
believe,
zoning
in
a
green
future
and
eversource
is
going
to
be
part
of
that.
We
also
invited
national
grid,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
boston,
modern
sewer
for
coming,
so
we
did
invite
the
major
utilities
to
come
and
be
part
of
this
conversation
to
craft
this
legislation.
This
was
not
an
exclusive
conversation.
This
is
not
against
anything.
B
This
is
literally
trying
to
to
to
make
sure
we
have
codified
the
best
working
relationship
so
didn't
know
if
eversource
had
any
thoughts
about
the
way
this
working
relationship
would
work.
Are
you
in
opposition?
Are
you
and
you
know
what
concerns
and,
and
it
would
be
great
to
hear
if
there's
a
practical
concern
that
we're
not
hearing
or
thinking
about
you
can
only
help
inform
the
conversation.
A
M
I
invite
craig
holstrom
and
david
and
aaron
ingram
to
join
me
here
on
the
screen.
I
will
defer
to
my
technical
folks
who
are
doing
this
work
out
in
the
field,
but
from
a
community
perspective.
I
just
want
to
continue
working
with
the
folks
here
in
the
community.
Having
conversations
I
see
mr
walkie
him
and
I
have
been
having
conversations
for
quite
some
time
and
so
I'll
defer
craig
holstrom
and
david
rosenswag
to
speak
from
a
technical
perspective.
O
You
would
think
I'd
get
used
to
that
by
now.
You
know,
obviously,
I'm
not
a
lawyer,
and
I
know
there's
a
lot
involved
with
making
changes
like
this,
and
you
know,
certainly
you
know,
really
need
to
be
careful
of
unintended
consequences.
I
know
during
the
hearing
we
talked
about
kind
of
the
whole
nimby
you
know
issue
and
that
I
do
I
am
concerned
about
that.
But,
but
you
know
today
was
a
good
meeting
for
us.
It
provided
us
ability
to
to
listen
and
learn
about
the
provisions.
O
You
know
I
will
say
you
know
whatever
source
we.
You
know
we
fully
support
the
the
city
and
the
state
for
that
matters,
transition
to
clean
energy
and
that
that
will
be
through
electrification.
And
you
know
it's
it's
important.
We
get
this
right,
it's
important.
We
we
work
together
as
we
move
forward
and
we
think
about
ev
and
heat
pumps
and
and
probably
technology
that
hasn't
even
been
invented.
O
Yet
it's
going
to
require
capacity,
it's
going
to
be
it's
going
to
require
electrical
electric
capacity
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
we
do
work
together
and
we
do
it
with
everybody's
interest.
In
mind,
especially
in
in
communities
that
you
know
are
the
most
vulnerable,
so
you
know
I
do
appreciate
the
invitation
and
we
will
continue
to
work
with
this
group
and
others
to
to
do
the
right
things
for
for
the
city
and
for
the
state.
So
I
do
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
be
here
today.
B
B
Would
you
be
comfortable
in
that
shift
if
the
utilities
utility
companies
were
working
to
help
with
the
boston,
zoning,
commission
and
and
community
stakeholders
are
part
of
that
conversation
to
to
come
up
with
the
zoning.
B
I
mean
I'm
really,
you
know
if
you
do
have
language
suggestions
or
concerns.
I
really
would
love
to
to
have
that
conversation
and
re
conversation
over
and
over
as
much
as
possible
here.
So
it's
totally
transparent
that
there
isn't
something
you
know
people
would
feel
is
underhanded
or
coming
around
or
will
meet
meet
us
at
the
state
house.
You
know
in
the
dark.
It
would
be
great
to
have
that
only
because
I
think
this
is.
B
This
is
hopefully
an
example
of
how
we
will
be
working
together
and
we
could
be
setting
the
example
for
how
utilities
and
community
can
work
and
setting
regulations
that
we
can
all
live
with
again.
I
you
know
what
I
would
be
disappointing
is
if
this
this
passes
out
of
city
hall,
and
then
we
are
met
with
such
opposition
and
concerns
at
the
state
house
that
could
have
been
talked
about
now.
A
Thank
you,
and
so
I
I
think
that's
that
basically
concludes
it.
I'm
gonna
allow
counselors,
if
you
have
a
closing
statement
as
the
original
sponsor.
B
You
know
I'm
excited
about
this.
I
I
think
this
is
something
a
part
of
what
the
the
council
has
done
in
the
last
four
or
five
years,
we've
done
seismic
shifts
and
then
also
allowed
for
regulations
and
community
input.
We've
done
a
seismic
shift
where
we
change
the
charter
and
we're
coming
up
with
a
community
process
for
what
it
means
to
be
participatory.
B
We've
done
a
seismic
shift
in
our
zoning
code
and
putting
in
civil
rights
legislation
for
the
first
time
in
zoning,
with
the
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
and
then
allowing
again
for
the
regulations
and
the
back
and
forth
to
come
up
with
ways
in
which
we
are
dealing
with
the
displacement
crisis
and
exclusive
communities,
and
we
came
up
with
all
of
that,
and
so
I
just
want
people
to
understand.
We
do
big
things
in
this
body.
B
We
do
big
things
and
we
trust
community,
and
so
what
we
are
hoping
is
that
this
is
another
big
thing,
a
seismic
shift,
as
you
said
david,
that
actually
leads
us
to
a
greener,
transparent
future
where,
where
there
aren't
enemies
in
the
conversation
about
how
we're
going
to
create
a
sustainable
living
for
our
city
instead,
we
are
all
coming
together
with
our
expertise
and
and
natural
concerns.
B
So
this,
I
hope,
is
you
know
this
is
the
goal
of
a
working
session.
It's
just
air
it
out.
You
know
what
are
the
concerns?
There's!
No,
no,
no,
no
enemy!
Here
we
do
believe
in
process
and
I
do
believe
we
have
demonstrated
that
we
can
set
our
communities
up
to
define
that
process
and
to
still
move
our
our
our
city
forward.
B
So
thank
you
very
much
for
coming
again
to
eversource
really
do
deeply
appreciate
that-
and
I
hope
you
know
national
grid
and
other
utility
companies
might
have
some
some
some
statements
and
language
suggestions.
I
want
to
thank
also
the
advocates.
The
attorneys,
the
folks
of
east
boston,
of
course,
and
my
colleagues.
A
Thank
you,
and
so
with
that
we'll
get
the
edits
back
in
terms
of
the
the
small
edits
that
I
think
were
made
to
section
two.
A
There
were
some
edits
already
in
the
substituted
version
for
section
three
that
I
didn't
hear
any
issues
with
so
just
once
we
see
that
and
I
believe
that's
that's
all
of
the
language
changes
that
I
saw
there,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
passing
this
we'll
we'll
be
in
communication
and
getting
this
done
for
certain,
and
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
adjourn.