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Government Operations Hearing- Docket #1300 - An Ordinance Amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter XII, Section 12-20, Latino and Caribbean Affairs for Public Health and Welfare
B
B
Boston
city
council,
Ricardo
Royal,
chair
of
the
committee
and
government
on
government
operations.
It
is
Thursday
August,
31st
2023,
and
this
hearing
is
on
docket
1300,
an
ordinance
amending
city
of
Boston
code
ordinances,
chapter
12,
section,
1220,
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
for
Public,
Health
and
Welfare.
This
proposal
would
create
a
dedicated
office
equipped
to
attend
to
the
growing
needs
of
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
population
of
Boston.
B
This
office
seeks
to
ensure
that
services
and
policies
address
the
needs
and
concerns
of
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities
through
Community
engagement
efforts,
services
and
policies,
as
well
as
a
way
to
monitor
the
progress
and
provide
oversight
and
accountability
on
the
impact
of
the
city's
policies,
programs,
procedures
and
protocols.
This
ordinance
would
call
for
a
director
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
to
be
appointed
by
the
mayor.
B
The
director
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
director's
main
responsibilities
would
include,
advising
and
assisting
and
developing
policies
designed
for
Latino
and
Caribbean
residents,
while
embracing
the
accessibility
of
cities,
programming,
services
and
benefits.
In
addition
into
conducting
research
and
soliciting
community
and
stakeholder
input
in
accordance
with
chapter
2
of
the
acts
of
2023
modifying
certain
requirements
of
the
open
meeting
law,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
their
meetings
in
a
public
space
that
is
open
and
physically
accessible
to
the
public,
the
city
council
will
be
conducting
this
hearing
remotely
and
it
is
being
recorded.
B
This
enables
the
city
council
to
carry
out
its
responsibilities
while
ensuring
public
access
to
its
deliberations
through
adequate
alternative
means.
This
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
is
being
live
streamed
at
www.boston.gov
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council
TV
and
on
Xfinity
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rcn82
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964
to
provide
written
testimony.
Members
of
the
public
can
also
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committee
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of
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B
Boston.Gov
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request
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I'd
like
to
stress
that
we
need
information
for
people
who
are
providing
public
testimonials.
So
please
sign
up
with
your
full
name,
make
sure
that
your
username
on
Zoom
matches
the
name
you
use
to
sign
up
for
public
comment.
This
morning,
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues,
councilor
Mejia,
counselor,
Flaherty,
Council,
Worrell
council,
president
Flynn
and
councilor
Murphy.
We
have
interpreters
for
Spanish
available
once
you've
entered
the
zoom
meeting,
there's
a
little
Globe
at
the
bottom.
That
says
interpretation.
B
Please
click
the
interpretation
icon
at
the
bottom
right
of
the
screen
and
choose
Spanish.
If
that
is
your
language
of
choice,
I'm
going
to
allow
at
this
time
the
Spanish
interpreters
to
just
tell
people
how
to
do
that
in
Spanish
I
know
we
have
Marcelo
and
Erica
Perez
with
us.
So
whoever
is
more
comfortable
explaining
to
folks
how
to
access
the
interpretation.
B
All
right
there
we
go
I,
think
I
was
getting
to
that
last
part,
but
for
the
sake
of
time,
I'm
going
to
skip
my
opening
remarks
and
go
right
ahead
to
the
ordinance
lead,
sponsor,
councilor,
Mejia
and
then
I'll
go
to
co-sponsor
co-sponsor
Royal
and
then
I'll
give
every
other
counselor
the
ability
to
make
an
opening
remark
if
they
so
wish.
Councilor
Mejia.
E
E
E
000
residents
are
Caribbean,
so
that
is
a
large
percentage
of
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
it
is
that
we
do
is
reflected
in
programming
and
policies
to
help
move
these
communities
forward.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
robust
conversation
and
grounding
it
with
what
it
is
that
we
need
to
do
together
to
get
us
there.
Thank
you.
B
F
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair,
obviously,
in
the
interest
of
everyone,
that's
been
available
since
10
o'clock,
I'll
defer
opening
comments,
just
say
that
appreciate
and
respect,
obviously,
the
Latino
and
the
Caribbean
community
and
their
great
contributions
to
our
city
so
look
forward
to
continuing
working
together.
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
thank.
A
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair
I
will
be
very
brief
to
here
to
listen
to
the
to
the
community,
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
Community,
as
as
councilmania
mentioned
30
percent
of
our
population.
It
contribute
significantly
to
our
economy,
culture,
Community,
all
areas
of
life
there
in
our
military,
sacrificing
for
our
city,
sacrificing
for
our
nation,
so
I'm
here
to
support
them
support
this
support
this
proposal.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
E
So
that's
a
level
set
so
that
those
who
are
listening
in
understand
why
we're
starting
at
11.
We
were
asked
by
the
administration
to
have
a
later
start,
so
we
did
not
officially
start
at
10..
This
was
really
slated
later
so
that
we
can
accommodate
and
making
sure
that
we
have
representation
here.
So
if
those
folks
who
have
been
tuning
in
before
10,
we
apologize,
but
we
did
make
it
a
public
notice,
so
we're
just
really
grateful
to
have
folks
so
super
eager
to
be
here.
E
We
also
know
that
this
is
the
Caribbean
month
right.
We
had
the
Caribbean
Festival
recently
today
we're
doing
the
Trinidadian
flag
raising.
So
it's
fitting
that
we
are
doing
this
hearing
here
today
in
this
moment
and
so
I
think
in
the
interest
of
time,
we'd
love
to
start
off
with
the
community
panel.
E
B
B
E
G
B
I
Yes
and
so
good
afternoon,
everyone
I'm
Dr
Nina,
Shreya,
Luna
I'm,
the
owner
and
principal
of
star
Luna,
consulting,
which
provides
anti-racism
and
social
equity,
research,
education
and
Consulting
Services.
Previously
I
was
a
university
Professor,
a
political
sociologist
and
law
and
policy
scholar
for
15
years
and
I've
been
a
social
justice
advocate
for
over
20
years
here
in
Boston.
I
A
lot
of
people
want
to
believe,
or
at
least
make
that
claim
that
a
majority
of
us
were
born
outside
the
U.S,
but
as
Dr,
Rivera
and
Bianca
will
show.
This
is
simply
false.
We
are
not
all
immigrants
and
to
make
that
claim
is
to
put
us
in
boxes.
We
don't
belong
in
and
it
devalues
the
complexity
of
our
lived
experiences
equally
important.
I
The
experiences
of
U.S
born
children
with
immigrant
parents
are
different
than
the
experiences
and
issues
of
U.S
born
children
with
immigrant
grandparents,
which
will
also
vary
depending
on
their
economic
position
and
other
issues
so
to
properly
attend
to
the
needs,
the
goals
and
the
aspirations
of
the
latinx
and
Caribbean
peoples
of
Boston.
We
need
an
office
that
both
understands
that
diversity
and
complexity
and
is
focused
on
the
unique
situations
of
our
communities.
I
Now
I
spoke
at
the
previous
hearing
about
three
potential
functions
that
an
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
could
serve.
I,
don't
have
time
to
go
into
everything.
I
said
there
so
either
watch
the
video
or
ask
me
about
it,
but
as
I
mentioned
in
that
hearing,
there
are
departments
and
individuals
working
in
the
city
of
Boston
who
sincerely
want
to
design
and
Implement
programs
and
to
make
policy
and
program
decisions
that
are
Equity.
Centering
I
know
these
folks
and
I've
worked
with
these
folks.
I
They
are
trying
and
they
need
guidance
to
do
it
better
and
to
continue
to
improve.
They
deserve
a
resource
that
can
provide
that
support.
But,
getting
to
my
earlier
point
that
support
cannot
be
put
on
the
backs
of
the
mayor.
The
mayor's
office
of
immigrant
advancement
that
would
be
a
disservice
to
Moya
Moya
already
has
responsibilities
for
people
who
come
from
over
130
countries.
I
Literally,
the
entire
world
lives
in
Boston
people
who
are
refugees,
Asylum,
Seekers,
green
card
holders,
naturalized
citizens
and
others
living
with
various
forms
of
insecure
status,
to
place
additional
responsibilities
on
Moya
for
the
U.S
citizens
of
latinx
and
Caribbean
Heritage
would
be
misguided
at
best.
A
much
better
approach
is
creating
an
office
whose
job
is
to
collaborate
with
Moya,
where
that
adds
value.
I
The
same
can
be
said
about
the
office
of
equity.
They
have
to
attend
to
a
whole
variety
of
equity
issues
that
need
attention.
The
same
can
be
said
about
the
cultural
Liaisons.
Even
under
the
new
organizational
structure,
we
cannot
expect
a
single
Latino
liaison
to
attend
to
the
needs
of
even
the
Spanish
language,
Heritage
latinx
peoples,
we're
talking
about
18,
different
countries
and
Puerto
Rico,
and
the
U.S
citizens
all
encompassing
a
huge
diversity
of
peoples
and
cultures
and
and
I
think
also.
We
should
also
get
real
about
this.
I
The
issues
that
I
deal
with
as
a
light-skinned
Latina
will
be
different
than
the
issues
that
my
black
Haitians
or
Jamaican
neighbors
deal
with.
This
is
true
when
it
comes
to
the
experiences
I
would
like
the
next
and
Caribbean
children
who
make
up
the
majority
of
students
in
our
Public
Schools.
It
is
true
when
it
comes
to
being
a
small
business
owner.
It
is
true
when
it
comes
to
who
gets
the
benefit
of
the
doubt
in
official
processes.
I
So
right
now,
the
attention
to
latinx
and
Caribbean
peoples
in
Boston
is
divided
across
multiple
departments.
Multiple
agencies
and
offices,
with
other
responsibilities
that
need
attention
what's
needed
is
someone
who
can
coordinate
across
the
city
who
can
provide
support
to
The,
Advocates
and
individuals
and
who
can
create
opportunities
for
accountability.
That's
what
this
proposal
would
create
and
it
deserves
your
support,
so
I
appreciate
your
time
and
consideration.
I,
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
B
G
So
much
and
off-road
to
call
acknowledge,
I'm,
Andrew,
sharp
and
I'm,
the
chairman
of
the
authentic
Caribbean
foundation
and
non-profit
organization,
based
here
in
Boston
in
operation
for
the
past
10
years
and
I'm.
Also
the
program's
board,
member
for
The
Institute
of
Caribbean
studies
in
Washington,
DC
that
oversees
U.S
Caribbean
policies
and
convene
with
the
state
department
and
the
White
House.
G
This
office
is
so
important
to
us
in
terms
of
three
aspects.
One
strengthening
do
that
law.
The
U.S
Caribbean
engagement
act,
H.R
4939,
which
is
that
federal
law
which
deals
with
U.S
Caribbean
strategic
policies,
pertinent
to
health,
education,
trade
and
investment,
prosperity
for
its
current
American
community.
So
definitely
this
office
will
empty.
G
You
know,
will
really
work
as
a
empowerment
from
the
city
and
state
level
to
move
policies
with
regards
to
curbed,
American,
Community
capturing
the
data
looking
at
health
issues
pertaining
to
our
community
and
strengthen
the
education
systems
between
both
the
city
and
the
state
and
the
engagement
within
the
Caribbean
Community,
because
a
lot
of
Caribbean
folks
engage
with
their
Homeland.
So
it's
important
that
we
understand
this
policy,
and
so
we
can
threaten
more
policy
for
development.
G
Exchange
program
in
Education,
Health
Services
in
terms
of
health
care,
we've
seen
the
Health
Care
System,
a
majority
of
health
care
workers
are
from
the
Caribbean
and
Latino
community.
So
how
can
we
look
at
those
policies
to
strengthen
what
is
happening
right
now?
We're
faced
with
the
redetermined
creation
of
Mass
health
or
Community
need
to
be.
You
know,
so
those
kind
of
policies
we
need
to
look
at.
G
So
we
really
need
this
office
to
look
at
all
of
these
situations.
The
arrival
of
migrants
from
our
Caribbean
Shores,
and
also,
let's
not
forget
about
disaster
and
climate
change,
how
that
is
also
important.
It
affects
our
community
and
this
office
can
guide
the
guidance
of
these
policies
that
are
coming
from
the
federal
level
through
the
state
level
that
will
affect
our
community
from
a
city
level.
G
Also
we
have
a
Caribbean
American
government,
lieutenant
governor,
that
is
here
in
office
at
the
state
level,
so
this
kind
of
office
will
be
very
instrumental
in
straightening
the
community,
supporting
our
community
and
to
move
us
forward
into
21st
century
as
what
city
of
Boston
say,
Boston
for
all
inclusions
for
all,
so
thank
you
so
much
and
I
will
yield
to
my
other
participants.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
Oh,
thank
you
so
much
and
also
City,
councilors,
Mejia
and
Worrell
for
making
this
ordinance
possible.
I'm,
Professor,
Lorna,
Rivera
I
teach
Latino
studies
at
the
University
of
Massachusetts
in
Boston
and
I'm,
also
the
director
of
the
Mauricio
Gaston
Institute
for
Latino,
Community,
Development
and
public
policy,
and
we,
our
Institute,
was
actually
established
in
response
to
the
the
fact
that
there
were
so
many
different
latinx
groups
moving
into
the
state
into
the
1980s,
in
addition
to
the
long
established,
Puerto,
Rican
and
Dominican
communities.
H
J
Okay,
so
good
morning,
everybody
so,
like
Dr
Rivera
said
in
the
previous
hearing,
we
presented
a
number
of
data
points
looking
at
the
different
populations
of
the
latinx
community.
Here
in
Boston
for
this
hearing,
we
thought
it'd
be
really
interesting
if
we
focused
particularly
on
the
non-latino
Caribbean
population.
Looking
at
the
same
data
points,
if
there's
enough
time,
we
can
actually
show
both
data
of
life
and
next
and
the
non-latino
Caribbean
population
just
to
see
kind
of
the
comparison
between
both
groups.
J
So,
like
we
said
earlier,
30
of
Boston's
entire
Caribbean
population,
Boston's
population
of
Caribbean
residents
makes
up
30
percent
of
the
City's
population.
So
that
means
that
1
in
12
bostonians
is
actually
a
Caribbean.
Immigrant
Caribbeans
in
Boston
are
from
many
different
cultural
backgrounds
right
from
Haitian
to
Jamaican,
to
Puerto
Rican
to
Dominican.
As
shown
on
this
Slide,
the
largest
groups
of
non-latino
Caribbean
are
Haitian
Jamaican
and
Trinidadian
tobagonian
populations
with
Haitians,
making
up
the
largest
well,
so
so
Trinidadian
to
begonian
make
up
the
largest
but
they're,
actually
a
smaller
group.
J
J
Oh
and
also
these
are
these
groups
make
up
67.5
of
foreign-born
residents
right,
which
is
larger
than
the
foreign-born
population
in
the
city,
so
the
non-latino
Caribbean
populations
tend
to
have
lower
poverty
rates
compared
to
the
rest
of
Boston,
but
again
Jamaican
and
Trinidadian.
Tobagonian
residents
are
much
smaller
group.
It
is
pretty
significant
that
12.6
percent
of
Haitian
residents
live
in
poverty.
J
J
J
Non-Latino
Caribbean
residents
are
concentrated
in
service
occupations
and
this
is
correlated
to
Educational
attainment.
Service
occupations
include
Health,
Care,
Social,
Services
food
services
and
transportation
to
name
a
few
compared
to
the
median
income
of
53
566
dollars
for
Boston
workers,
a
non-latino
Caribbean
workers
median
is
47
960..
Yet
again,
the
median
personal
income
for
Haitian
workers
is
significantly
less
compared
to
other
Caribbean
groups.
This
data
demonstrates
why
it
is
important
to
understand
specific
circumstances
and
to
provide
targeted
services
and
more
resources
for
Caribbean
populations.
J
J
The
Caribbean
as
a
whole,
including
Latino
and
non-latino
islands
and
Nations,
has
a
shared
history
of
colonization.
We
understand
that
the
impact
of
settler
colonialism
has
been
devastating.
Some
of
the
negative
impacts
include
environmental
degradation,
slavery,
attempted
genocide
of
indigenous
peoples,
severe
human
rights
violations
and
economic
instability,
which
has
produced
significant
wealth
inequality,
and
we
continue
to
see
how
some
of
these
issues
can
long
Outlast
one
group's
Colonial
pool.
J
This
is
incredibly
incredibly
important
to
highlight,
because
this
history
has
important
implications
not
only
for
why
people
migrate,
but
also
how
they
integrate
into
their
receiving
communities,
particularly
here
in
the
U.S.
So
in
terms
of
Haitian
migration.
Haitian
migration
really
started
to
the
U.S
during
the
mid-1950s,
and
it
was
triggered
in
part
by
political
repression
and
natural
disasters
on
the
island.
These
include
the
repressive
regimes
of
Francois
duvalier
in
the
1950s
and
60s,
followed
by
his
son,
Jean-Claude
debalier
in
the
1970s
and
80s.
J
Another
way
of
immigration,
of
course,
was
caused
by
the
massive
destruction
of
the
earthquake
in
2010,
resulting
in
217
000
deaths
and
leaving
1.5
million
Haitians
homeless.
Over
these
decades
thousands
fled
and
migrated
to
Boston
actually
has
one
of
the
highest
populations
of
Haitian
immigrants
in
the
United,
States
and
other
parts
of
Massachusetts.
As
well,
the
number
of
Haitians
in
Boston,
as
of
2021,
is
over
23
000
persons.
J
J
The
first
significant
wave
was
during
World
War
II,
when
Jamaicans
were
migrating
to
the
U.S,
to
fulfill
a
Workforce
demand
and
again
in
the
1960s,
with
the
immigration
and
nationality
act,
which
essentially
ended
National
quotas
and
provided
more
opportunities
for
individuals
to
migrate
to
to
where
their
families
were,
and,
unlike
some
other
groups
in
the
region.
Jamaican
immigrants
actually
have
a
tendency
to
stay
in
Boston
and
not
move
to
other
locations
in
Greater
Boston
black
census.
J
Respondents
who
select
Jamaican
ancestry
in
2020
are
still
primarily
in
Boston,
and
so
lastly,
I'd
like
to
just
discuss
a
little
bit
how
a
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
office
would
function
so
and
one
way
it
could
function
is
through
a
language.
Access
support.
The
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
could
provide
technical
support
to
agencies
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
ensure
that
culturally
and
linguistically
competent
city
services
are
delivered
to
Spanish-speaking
and
Haitian
Creole
speaking
residents.
J
The
office
of
Latino
Caribbean
Affairs
could
focus
on
establishing
Partnerships
engaging
residents
in
the
city
and
disseminating
information
to
the
city's
Latino
and
Caribbean
residents
to
increase
their
knowledge
of
and
how
to
access,
vital
programs
and
services
available
to
them.
The
office
could
also
recommend
policies
and
programs
that
will
improve
service
to
Latino
residents
by
developing
advancing
legislative
agendas
policy
proposals
that
are
important
to
both
communities
to
collect
and
share
statistics
about
the
status
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
residents,
which,
as
we
see
with
the
disparities,
is
incredibly
important
and
also
Distributing.
J
Information
about
programs,
grants
and
Contracting
opportunities
to
to
the
community
and
I
will
conclude
by
saying
that
Latinos
and
Caribbeans
are
to
grow
in
populations
in
our
city
right
together,
making
up
well
curriculum
alone,
30
percent.
There
are
neighbors
our
co-workers,
they
make
a
vital
contributions
to
our
city
and
there
is
much
more
potential
for
prosperity
and
well-being.
The
city
is
bound
together
with
the
future
of
Boston's,
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities.
Thank
you.
B
K
K
Both.
Groups
are
very
large
homeowners
when
it's
compared
to
the
whole
other
aspers
and
other
groups,
and
when
it
comes
to
health
needs,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
research
sources
are
being
put
together
and
I'm
really
intentional
about
what
those
things
look
like.
Also
when
it
comes
to
policy
policy
that
is
fair
and
unbiased
to
not
just
one
person
or
island
or
one
group
of
people.
K
We
know
that
Kara
common
itself
exists
of
15
different
islands,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
although
very
relatable
and
commonalities
exist
that
they
do
often
come
with
different,
with
different
thresholds
for
different
barriers
for
different
resources
and
information.
Seeking
like
one
of
the
panelists
said
before,
not
all
of
us
are
immigrants.
K
A
lot
of
this
are
second
generation
Second
Generation
of
these
cultures
that
have
a
lot
of
needs
that
still
reflect
our
our
immigrant
parents
and
what
they
come
from
and
there's
a
lot
of
need
that
still
goes
into
each
and
one
of
those
things
and
then
lastly,
just
need
positions
specifically
for
the
Caribbean
and
for
the
Latino
communities.
We
have
been
led
by
a
few
and
in
all
in
art
group.
We
know
that
who
those
people
are
and
it
needs
to
be
more
widespread.
There
needs
to
be.
K
I
have
very
specific
concerns,
but
I
also
am
very,
very
excited
that
this
is
being
put
to
the
table
and
that
we
are
really
thinking
intentionally
and
community-wise
of
how
these
how's.
This
of
this
office
can
work
together.
How
this
office
can
keep
its
separation
as
well,
and
how
no
one
gets
left
behind
in
that.
You
know,
in
the
words
of
our
great
counselor,
all
means
all
when
it
comes
to
these
specific
groups
and
that
we
are
paying
attention
to
all
the
things
that
go
into
what
comprises
of
these
cultures,
traditions
and
this
heritage.
K
B
M
As
pointed
out,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
needs.
You
know
this
culture,
cultural.
You
know
language
needs
that
you
know
that
was
presented
today.
Also
some
financial
needs
and
education
needs
and
I
think
that
this
office
right
here
is
needed
just
because
of
the
gaps
that
have
been
identified
in
the
city
of
Boston,
no
one
speaking
to
the
needs
of
our
community,
so
I'm
I'm
a
big
advocate
for
this.
M
For
me,
you
know
most
of
my
questions
just
comes
out
for
the
details
because,
as
we've
seen
throughout
these
presentations
by
our
panelists
and
Advocates
that
it's
wanted
and
that
it's
needed
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
just
looking
forward
to
the
working
session
to
hash
out
more
more
of
the
details
on
what
this
office
can
look
like.
Thank
you.
B
E
Think
that
for
me,
and
only
I've
only
been
an
office
for
three
and
a
half
years.
I
lead
with
a
sense
of
urgency,
because
there's
been
so
many
groups
that
have
been
left
out
and
so
I'd
love
to
hear
from
the
panelists.
As
we
start
thinking
about
right
now,
we're
we're
calling
it
The
Office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
right,
and
this
could
look
like
many
things.
It
could
be
two
positions,
one
that
focuses
on
the
latinx
community,
one
that
focuses
on
the
Caribbean
community,
that
does
policy
and
programming.
E
There's
also
other
examples
right
now
in
the
city
that
they're
thinking
of
cultural
Liaisons
and
while
I
do
appreciate
the
cultural
liaison
model.
Kind
of
I
would
love
to
hear
from
you
all.
How
can
we
strengthen
it
from
a
policy
perspective
right?
Because
one
thing
is
to
create
programming
for
communities
and
the
other
is
to
really
be
super
intentional
about
policy
making
so
I'm
curious
as
we
continue
to
talk
through
and
finalize
the
language
and
and
and
put
something
forth.
E
That
makes
sense
what
will
be
your
recommendations
from
a
policy
perspective
in
terms
of
the
the
would
it
be
having
someone
having
a
position
that
is
dedicated
to
policy
and
a
position
dedicated
to
programming?
Is
it
having
the
positions
dedicated
to
the
the
actual
group
of
individuals
that
you're
trying
to
serve
kind
of
like
in
in
practice?
What
would
you
think
would
be
the
best
way
to
construct
something
like
this
I
know.
It
took
me
a
while
to
get
that
out,
but
basically
I
just
love
to
hear
from
you
all.
G
G
G
Sorry
I'm
downtown
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
looking
at
policy
in
terms
of
Education
curriculums
after
school
programs,
how
are
those
curriculums?
Is
it
cultural,
competent
in
terms
of
you
know,
is
it
inclusive?
Do
we
have
teachers
like
our
face
that
are
in
school
that
are
able
to
to
adapt
to
the
variety
of
intakes
of
various
carbon-american
and
Latino
students,
kids,
who
are
entering
into
the
educational
system?
So
that's
one
thing
that
policy
can
look
at
in
terms
of
shaping
the
curriculum
and
overviewing
see.
G
G
Another
thing,
too,
is
in
terms
of
city
services.
Access
to
these
Services
is
it
available.
How
is
it
relate
transition
to
the
community
enhance
the
neighborhood
services
that
the
city
of
Boston
has
you
know,
there's
assignment
different
neighborhood
system?
How
is
that
working
are?
Are
those
policies
that
are
in
place
and
adaptable?
Then,
when
you
look
at
housing,
we
there's
a
housing
crisis.
How
can
that
something
that
mayor
councilworld
speaks
about
home
ownership?
How
can
we
increase
those
home
ownership
for
curb
and
American
Community
part
of
prosperity
for
our
community?
B
Y'all
guys,
oh
everybody
likes
this
question.
So
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
we're
just
going
to
go
in
order
from
Dr
Rivera
to
doctors
for
Elona
to
Danielle,
Johnson
and
then
Julia.
If
you
have
any
other
questions,
but
right
now,
it's
it's
I.
Believe
me,
you
were
out
councilor
rally
and
Council
Fernandez
Anderson.
So
there's
a
little
bit
more
time
for
questions.
If
folks
have
them
so
we're
going
to
start
with
Dr
Rivera,
then
Dr
Estrella
Luna,
then
Danielle.
You
guys
can
jump
right
in
after
the
last
person
finished.
H
Well,
well,
I'll
be
really
brief,
because
really,
a
lot
of
what
was
just
said
is
what
I
was
going
to
speak
about
in
terms
of
policy
but
just
taking
housing
just
as
a
real
focal
point
where
the
primary
groups
of
like
of
garlandix
and
Caribbean
communities
are
renters
and
the
lack
of
affordable
housing.
And
you
know
it's
it's
ironic
that
it's
also
our
small
business
owners
are
immigrant
owned
businesses
that
end
up
revitalizing.
H
You
know,
policies
where
that's
where
we
really
affect
change.
We
definitely
need
programming
and
the
coordination
of
those
services,
but
I
think
we
can
go
really
deeper
into
the
policy
policy
that
are
needed
right
to
address
some
of
these
socioeconomic
inequalities
and
I'll
turn
it
to
my
esteemed
colleague,
Dr
Nina.
I
So
I
was
councilmania,
knows
I'm
a
policy,
scholar
and
I
do
a
lot
of
organizational
development
work
and
Redevelopment
work.
So
the
question
of
structure
is
very
important
and
and
you're
right.
You
could
actually
structure
this
office
so
that
there
are
it's,
it's
sort
of
people
focused,
you
could
structure
it
so
that
it's
space
or
place
focused
more.
You
can
structure
it
in
terms
of
policy
issue
areas
right
and
each
of
those
has
strengths
and
weaknesses.
I
I
I
think
it's
worth
thinking
about
structuring
this
office
in
a
way
that
is
more
sort
of
issue
area
focused
right
because
there's
you
know
the
issues
around
education
and
around
your
Youth
and
Young
adults.
The
issues
for
small
business
owners.
You
know,
Danielle
and
I
are
both
small
business
owners,
and
you
know
we
know
the
struggle
of
what
it
means
to
be
women
who
are
business
owners
right
and
so
that's
a
whole
different
area
than
dealing
with.
I
So
there
maybe
is
a
policy
area,
but
also
an
internal
facing
program
and
practice
support
because
again,
the
city
itself,
if
we're
going
to
move
in
an
anti-racist
equity,
centering
way
of
doing
things
of
folks
in
the
city,
need
support
and
all
the
different
offices,
the
equity
office,
Moya,
the
LCA
office
or
the
the
language
Assistance
Office.
All
of
them
need
to
kind
of
start
coordinating
together
in
order
to
provide
that
kind
of
support
for
all
of
the
different
agencies
and
departments
and
offices
within
the
city.
I
It
would
have
been
great
for
folks
who
have
had
somebody
to
go
to
that's.
Not
just
Moya,
and
it
help
us
navigate
all
of
these
complex
processes,
so
so
I
think
that
would
be
a
structure.
That's
worth.
Thinking
about
and
I.
Think
I
will
say,
though,
the
way
that
the
ordinance
is
currently
structured
allows
for
different
possibilities.
I
So,
to
the
extent
that
this
could
be
something
that
is
just
sort
of
part
of
the
record
and
hopefully
can
direct
how
the
art,
how
the
offices
eventually
structured,
not
convinced
that
the
structure
needs
to
be
actually
an
ordinance
itself,
because
that
also
is
dangerous.
It
it
concretizes
structures
that
doesn't
allow
for
Learning
and
evolution
to
happen,
so
I
will
go
ahead
and
Ms
Johnson.
K
E
If
this
is
the
intention
that
we
want
how
we're
going
to
measure
the
impact
that
we're
making
and
how
we're
going
to
Pivot
and
I
think
that
that's
one
of
the
most
important
things
in
the
policy
making
space
that
I
don't
see.
Much
of
because
we
think
once
it's
done
it's
done,
but
we
need
to
continue
to
evaluate
what
it
is
that
we're
doing
and
pivot
accordingly.
So
I
love
the
whole
idea
of
establishing
something
and
then
writing
it
in
a
way
that
says,
let's
evaluate
to
see,
are
we
meeting
these
benchmarks?
E
Are
we
really
meeting
the
moment
and
what
do
we
need
to
do
in
the
next
six
months
right
or
the
next
iteration
of
this?
To
really
reset
so
I
think
that
that
is
a
really
important
part
of
of
the
policy
making
process
and
I
really
love
the
flexibility
of
that,
because
nothing
should
ever
be
final.
We
we
should
always
continue
to
be
open
to
the
evolution
of
it
and
I,
see
Andrew.
You
have
your
hands
up,
so
I'm
going
to
be
quiet
because
councilor
Arroyo
is
a
facilitator.
G
One
of
the
things
too,
we
have
to
focus
not
just
only
policy
but
Community
Development.
We
see
we
have
pockets
of
Caribbean
Community
throughout
the
city
of
Boston
Mattapan
Roxbury,
Roslindale,
High
Park.
Those
are
predominantly
High
communities.
So
how
are
these
communities
our
service?
Is
there
enough
Health
Care
Services
there
that
are
communicated
that
access?
One
prime
example
that
we
had
worked
on
was
the
vaccine
initiative
to
ensure
that
our
community
gets
vaccinated.
So
that's
who
we
got
to
focus
on
Community
Development?
G
How
are
we
having
more
of
our
folks
who
are
who
have
established
and
who
have
developed
these
communities
according
to
Dr
neyman
is
able
to
live
there
who
have
been
contributing
the
development
of
matapan?
How
is
the
beautification
of
our
community,
our
community
climate
resilience
and
all
of
those
stuff?
So
that's
also
something
thing
that
we
got
to
focus
on
and
see
that
office
can
play
a
very
critical
role
in
terms
of
making
sure
funding
and
access
to
services
for
those
communities
are
available.
Thank
you.
B
M
No
questions
at
this
time,
chair,
I,
am
currently
driving
to
City
Hall
to
attend
the
Trinidadian
flag
raising
but
I
wanna.
Thank
all
the
panel
panelists
for
sharing
all
the
information
that
they
shared
today.
I
do
believe
that
you
know
it's
well.
I
would
love
to
see
the
structures
kind
of
similar
to
what
I've
been
hearing.
Is
you
know,
policy
Community,
Development,
making
sure
that
Boston
is
more
of
a
welcoming
place
for
Caribbeans
and
also
for
the
Caribbeans
that
are
here
and
that
are
coming
into
Boston?
M
How
do
we
make
sure
that
our
you
know
we
always
pride
ourselves
on
our
diversity
on
our
Rich
culture?
How
do
we
make
sure
that
you
know
our
policy
is
reflective
of
that
and
that
we're
in
we're
set
up
just
we're,
setting
up
all
the
support
to
help
people
in
Boston
Thrive
when
it
comes
to
you
know:
housing,
education,
small
business
support
and
that
that
me,
and
that
that
you
know
information
is
shared.
M
You
know
throughout
our
communities
in
Equitable
way,
so
I
love
what
I'm
hearing
for
me,
it's
all
about
the
details
on
how
we,
you
know
structured
this
department,
I'm
in
office
and
what
it
looks
like,
and
that
would
not
also
being
duplicative
of
of
any
other
efforts
that
are
out
there.
So
looking
forward
to
continue
conversations
in
this
working
session.
N
N
I,
forget
the
name
of
the
presenter
MRT
swipe
a
Wyatt
Bianca
and
as
well
as
Miss
Johnson,
for
your
presentation,
of
course,
our
our
dear
friend
from
authentic
Caribbean
Foundation
as
well
and
I,
think
off
the
top
of
my
head.
Just
thinking
about
understanding,
just
the
diversity
within
the
Caribbean,
diaspora
and
I.
N
So,
just
to
narrow
down
that
all
of
that
down
to
make
all
of
these
Services
long-term
sustainable
there
needs
to
be
a
systemic
change
right
to
discuss.
You
know
the
plans
for
integrating
our
broader
concerns
are
on
urban
planning
and
development,
that
is
inclusive
of
our
Caribbean
brothers
and
sisters,
Equitable
resource
allocation,
creating
the
platform
and
also
transparency,
so
that
we
are
communicating
what
the
access
is.
How
do
you
utilize
it
and
how
to
properly
navigate
those
resources?
N
When
we
talk
about
coordination,
then
intentionality
means
that
we
are
building
the
tools
that
we
are
equipping
our
people
in
order
to
do
that,
just
my
thoughts
for
now
and
again,
I
don't
want
this
conversation
to
be
a
rushed
one
where
we
just
sort
of
do
a
one-off
and
we
come
in,
and
we
say,
make
certain
points,
but
that
this
should
be
the
beginning
of
continuity,
for
how
we're
going
to
intentionally
build
out
those
policies
that
both
Council
Mejia
and
counselor
Worrell
are
mentioning
in
their
filing.
Thank
you.
B
Mr
chair,
so
I'm
gonna
go
with
so
so
folks
understand.
We
move
this
from
10
to
11
so
that
the
administration
can
join
us.
We
have
a
hard
stop
at
one.
What
I
want
to
do
at
this
time
is
Pivot
to
community
comment
and
then
hopefully
the
Administration
has
joined
us
by
the
time
that
is
done
and
we
will
go
to
the
administration
for
questions.
I'm
gonna
go
to
I.
Believe
councilman
has
her
hand
raised.
E
I
I
just
want
to
point
out
one
thing
that
I
really
appreciate
in
the
ordinance
as
it's
currently
drafted
and
to
make
sure
that
it's
on
the
record
and
anybody
listening
right
now
understands
this.
But
the
way
that
in
this
post-ordinates,
Latino
and
Caribbean
is
defined
is
any
person
whose
Heritage,
descent
or
origin
is
from
the
Western
Hemisphere,
excluding
Canada
and
the
United
States.
So
it
would
not
include
Spaniards.
I
For
example,
it
really
only
addresses
pretty
much
all
of
the
peoples
South
of
the
Border,
which
is,
as
you
know
so
we
mentioned
earlier,
and
as
counselor
Hernandez
Anderson
mentions,
it's
a
Complex
Community
language-wise
cultural,
wise
as
we
conceive
of
it
in
the
United
States
race,
wise
and
so.
But
that's
also
why
an
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
is
actually
needed
as
well.
N
I'm,
saying
that
there
are
descendants
that
I
just
wanted
to
know
exactly
what
we
were
encompassing
since
Caribbean
meant
automatically
certain.
You
know
certain
Latin
diaspora,
but
just
wanted
to
understand
if
that
also
extended
to
South
America.
But
thank
you
for
that.
Clarity
I
must
have
missed
a
part
of
a
western
hemisphere
and
appreciate
that.
B
Thank
you,
and
with
that
I
know,
we've
had
folks
who
patiently
waited
in
the
community.
The
Administration
has
joined
us,
but
I'm
going
to
go
to
the
community
comment.
Well,
she
gets
set
up
if
you
can
bring
up
Darren,
Fenty
and
Shirley
shillingford
and
Doug
Chavez
those
three
and
then
we'll
do
the
next
three.
After
that.
B
B
I
guess
we
weren't
recording,
but
we
have
a
two
minute
timeline
for
folks
who's.
Speaking
with
public
comment,
please
just
say
your
name
and
if
you
are
speaking
on
behalf
of
an
organization,
please
state
that
organization
as
well,
just
so
everybody's
clear.
If
you're
speaking
on
behalf
of
yourself,
you
don't
have
to
do
that.
Just
state
your
name
and
then
and
jump
into
your
comments.
I'm
going
to
start
with
Shirley
shillingford.
L
The
Caribbean
is
very,
very
diverse
and
all
of
us,
although
we
might
be
related,
we
have
different
culture.
You
know
we
have
different
ways
of
even
education.
If
you're
looking
at
education
I
know
in
the
state,
they
always
have
an
educational
piece
there
for
immigrants
who
come
from
the
Caribbean.
You
know
in
terms
of
Education
I,
don't
know
if
it
still
exists.
It
was
always
something
that
existed
because
I
remember
Dr,
Doreen,
Wilkinson
and
Dr
munis
Bennett
used
to
do
do.
Do
you
know
used
to
work
on
that?
So
you
know
I'm
just
concerned.
L
You
know
about
the
two
offices
being
together:
I
think
that
it's
good
for
them
to
be,
but
it
has
to
be
separate
because
the
Latina
they
have
different
different
kind
of
backgrounds
of
Latinas,
and
you
have
different
different
backgrounds
of
caribbeaners
as
well
and
each
one
of
those
islands
they
have
different
needs,
especially
just
coming
to
this
country.
I
mean
I,
have
been
here
over
50
years
and
I've
worked
in
city
of
Boston
for
48
of
those
years.
L
So
you
know
this
certainly
cannot
be
the
only
Forum
that
we
are
going
to
have
for
this
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
panelists
who
came
on
and
who
spoke.
Everybody
has
great
ideas,
but
we
need
those
things
and
to
put
to
work.
The
other
thing
I
want
to
talk
about
a
little
bit
is
affordable
housing.
There's
no
such
thing,
in
my
opinion
as
affordable
housing,
because
you
know
every
politician
talk
about
affordable
housing
and
how
we
do
for
affordable
housing.
L
You
know
if
you
even
rent
they're
gonna
rent
to
fit
the
criteria
of
the
federal
government,
and
then
they
go
right
back
to
market
rate.
It's
the
same
people
that
are
going
to
be
in
those
spaces
and
so
I
think
we
need
to
change
this
affordable
housing
into
something
else.
That
will
really
really
benefit
the
people
here.
L
B
P
Good
afternoon,
everyone
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
letting
me
know
hope
everyone
can
hear
me.
Okay,
I,
don't
have
the
best
reception
on
that
right
now,
but
I
want
to
thank
the
co-sponsors
council,
voyo
councilman
councilman
here,
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
here.
I
want
try
not
to
take
up
too
much
of
the
time
to
me
this
office,
whether
it's
one
or
two
offices.
This
conversation
is
a
great
start,
as
Council
Royal
just
said.
P
We
feel
we
are
left
out
often
and
if
you
look
at
all
the
metrics
that
everybody's
a
lot
of
my
panelists
have
pointed
out,
which
I
won't
go
over
at
every
level.
This
stats,
the
data,
don't
lie.
We
are
under
resourced
under
financed
underrepresented,
lack
of
housing
opportunities,
Access
to
Health,
Care
access,
economic
opportunities,
a
small
business
owner
I
see
it
myself.
It
is
a
struggle
trying
to
even
get
access
to
contracts
like
the
city
or
state
level.
P
Think
it's
a
no-brainer
and
anyone
that
pushes
back
it's
a
shame,
because
the
data
does
not
lie
or
that
we
have
one
office
two
office,
like
I,
said:
that's
a
conversation
for
the
future,
I
think,
as
councilman
here
says,
we
shouldn't
be
pitted
against
each
other
on
African-American,
brothers
and
sisters
or
Asian,
American,
brothers
and
sisters.
I
think
we
all
need
representation.
We
all
have
different
issues
and
a
sister
showing
foot
says.
Yes,
we
all
have
different
issues
that
need
to
be
addressed,
but
there
are
also
a
lot
of
similarities.
P
I'm,
tired
of
hearing
from
Mayors
or
hey,
look
at
point
and
look
at
the
Latinos.
We
have
hired
I,
don't
want
to
hear
about
a
few
hires.
Yes,
that's
great
policy!
How
policy
that
affects
our
communities.
I
want
to
see
offices
such
few
enacted
I
want
to
see
how
our
Greater
Community
can
policies
that
affect
a
greater
Community,
not
just
a
few
hires.
So
while
a
few
hires
are
great
that
you
can
point
to
in
your
Administration,
please
stop
pointing
at
that
I
want.
We
want.
P
Q
All
right
good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Winfield
Warren
press
I
am
a
parent,
School
administrator
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
as
well
as
president
of
the
Boston
Society
of
Caribbean
culture
and
Heritage,
and
I'd
first
like
to
thank
the
sponsors
of
this
pieces
of
legislation
for
bringing
together.
The
panel
brings
together
this
opportunity
for
us
to
discuss
this
very
important
issue.
Q
I'm
sharing
comments
through
all
my
roles,
I
guess
as
concerned
Committee,
Member
parent
member,
again
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools
system,
as
well
as
Community
organizer
I,
believe
that
this
office
will
serve.
You
know
undoubtedly
many
many
roles,
and
you
know
the
panelists
you
know
spoke
very
eloquently
and
expertly
about
you
know
the
different
functions
of
different
benefits
that
this
office
cancer
I
want
to.
You
know
Echo
all
those
sentiments.
Q
Foreign
Boston
is
certainly
undergoing
a
number
of
changes
in
terms
of
addressing
you
know.
Systemic
issues.
I
can
speak
directly
of
some
of
those
changes
through
our
Public
School
System.
Moving
towards
you
know
becoming
an
anti-racist
system
by
tackling
again
deep
rooted
systemic
challenges.
I
see
some
of
the
same
efforts
being
made
on
a
more
sort
of
macro
level
within
the
city
and
in
order
for
us
to
have
you
know,
sort
of
widespread,
profound
change.
We
really
have
to
address
issues
and
take
on
you
know:
widespread
profound
Solutions
and
I
see
this
office.
Q
As
being
you
know,
one
of
those
efforts
being
you
know
a
step
in
the
right
direction
to
address
a
very
specific,
but
very
significantly,
no
need
for
me
to
reiterate
the
details
again
that
the
panelists
already
shared,
but
we
all
know
that
our
community
is
very
diverse.
Coming
with
a
number
of
complex
challenges
that
are
very
unique
in
the
office,
a
mayor
office
of
Affairs
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs,
whether
it's
again
one
individual
co-directors,
however
structured
will
certainly
be
beneficial
in
addressing
the
needs
of
the
members
of
our
community.
Q
You
know
the
sentiments
and
the
messaging
that
was
shared
by
the
panelists
and
to
let
the
audience
know
counselors
that
there
is
widespread
support
for
such
an
office
within
the
Caribbean
Community
I
assuming
it'll
be
the
same
within
the
Latino
Community,
because
we
understand
that,
in
order
for
us
to
progress,
you
know
we
have
to
have
structures
and
resources
in
place
that
support
policies
that
you
know
Downstream
will
work
to
our
benefit
so
I.
Thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity.
Q
Thank
you
for
putting
together
this
panel,
we're
working,
specialization
and
I
hope
that
will
be
successful,
anything
that
we
can
do
as
an
organization
again,
the
Boston
side
of
proven
culture
and
Heritage.
We
are
willing
to
support,
because
we
see
this
as
being
an
instrumental
piece
of
policy
that
can
move
things
forward
for
our
community.
R
C
R
R
O
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today.
My
name
is
Chance
Simpson
I
am
the
executive
director
of
High
Park,
main
streets
and,
of
course,
being
a
director
of
Hyde
Park,
Main
Street.
My
main
focus
is
on
small
businesses
and
I
believe
that
this
is
a
very,
very
important
office
that
would
be
so
helpful
to
our
Latino
and
Caribbean.
O
Small
business
owners
joined
the
pandemic
and,
subsequent
months
afterwards,
where
grants
were
coming
out,
our
Latino
and
Caribbean
business
owner
had
the
most
challenging
time
applying
for
Grants,
and
there
was
no
Pacific
office
that
could
provide
assistance
as
a
as
a
director
of
Hyde
Park,
Main
Street.
We
realized
that
they
were
losing
out
on
on
opportunities.
So
in
2021,
after
the
first
round
PPP,
we
created
a
task
force
specifically
for
this
and
I
parked
Main
Street,
along
with
high
priority
trade
Southwest
Boston
CDC.
O
We
also
met
with
Lisk
and
JP
neighborhood
development,
Corp
and
even
beckma
to
you,
know,
brainstorm
and
come
up
with
ways
on
how
we
can
help
the
small
business
owners
and
had
there
been
an
office
already
in
place,
maybe
it
wouldn't
have
been
as
challenging.
So
the
fact
that
we're
even
thinking
about
creating
this
special
office
I
think
is
a
wonderful
idea
and
it's
definitely
going
to
be
life-changing
for
some
of
these
small
business
owners.
Thank
you.
S
S
For
several
years
from
the
time
we've
come
here
from
several
exchanges,
we've
always
felt
Left
Behind
when
it
comes
to
our
education,
economic,
empowerment,
just
the
whole
aspect
of
Boston
and
American
General
is
come
to
America.
You
can
Thrive,
you
can
learn!
You
can
build
upon
your
heritage.
You
can
bring
your
family
over,
but
that's
always
been
a
struggle
for
any
type
of
Caribbean,
folk
or
Latin
diaspora.
S
I
do
feel,
like
that's
a
strong
point
and
whoever
that
person
is
has
to
be
tested,
tried
and
true
throughout
the
community
vouched
for
someone
who's
actually
been
in
the
streets
talking
to
the
various
communities,
for
example,
Mattapan
up
and
down
Blue
Hill
Ave
to
various
Haitian
shops,
not
only
just
speaking
on
Haitian,
Americans,
Jamaicans
or
trinidadians,
also
the
smaller
Islands
as
well.
Each
one
of
them
has
different
causes
and
concerns.
So
just
someone
who
has
lived
it
listens
to
the
community
who's
actually
outside
and
not
afraid
to
speak
to
the
people.
S
I,
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
time,
but
education,
job
accessibility,
interpreters
to
know
when
you're
going
to
Health
Services,
if
you're
being
advocated
for
correctly
everything
across
the
board.
To
be
honest,
any
any
situation
you
could
think
of
the
Caribbean
and
Latin
Community
needs
help
in.
So
we
just
need
someone
who
the
community
relates
to.
Who
knows
not
someone
from
outside
the
city
who
just
moved
here,
and
they
have
credentials
someone
who's
actually
in
the
streets.
S
Who
can
listen
to
the
concerns
that
we've
been
talking
about
for
years
and
just
push
it
forward
and
also
someone
who's,
not
afraid
of
actual
City
Hall?
We
work
for
the
people,
not
for
the
mayor
or
or
the
chief
or
whoever
else
is
in
staff.
You
got
to
be
able
to
stand
up,
say
yes,
and
no,
because
you're
speaking
for
the
people
and
that's
all
I'll
say
right
now.
Thank
you.
T
T
We
are
proud
to
be
a
diverse
Workforce
of
different
races,
religions,
languages
and
beliefs
that
fight
for
better
working
conditions
for
all
our
community
members.
To
this,
then,
we
encourage
collective
bargaining
efforts
in
any
workplace
where
there's
no
Union
representation.
We
also
want
to
work
together
with
our
city
officials
and
leaders
to
address
issues
that
affect
our
City's
economic
growth,
social
stability
and
environmental
sustainability.
The
these
are
just
some
of
the
core
issues
that
affect
our
nation
and
Community,
including
those
in
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
communities
of
our
of
our
city.
T
Unless
we
work
together
to
find
Collective,
Solutions
and
strategies
to
combat
these
issues,
our
efforts
will
be
inadequate.
As
such,
we
are
in
favor
of
the
establishment
of
an
office
of
Latino
and
Caribbean
Affairs
in
our
city,
so
that
a
space
can
exist
within
the
current
infrastructure
of
the
city's
Administration
to
focus
on
the
needs
of
these
communities.
Should
an
office
like
this
become
a
reality.
We
are
hopeful
in
the
near
future
that
perhaps
there
might
be
a
city-wide
Summit
held
nearby
to
advocate
for
cutting-edge
scalable
solutions
to
empower
and
grow
our
Workforce.
T
We
would
engage
different
trade
unions,
Community
organizations,
educational
institutions
and
Industry
leaders
to
ask
about
the
impacts
that
these
sectors
have
made
and
the
issues
that
are
most
related
to
our
City's
growth.
If
we
welcome
new
talent
and
Innovation
and
Innovation,
we
can
intensify
growth
in
our
communities.
It's
the
individuals
within
our
organizations
that
have
contributed
towards
the
health,
sorry,
the
Health
and
Welfare
of
our
city.
There
are
many
latinx
and
Caribbean
leaders
within
our
organizations
who
are
passionate
about
the
work
they
do.
T
They're
dead
medication
is
heroic
and
they
have
transformed
our
society
with
love,
compassion
and
perseverance
during
times
of
hardship,
and
we
need
to
create
the
spaces
to
Foster
leadership
skills
and
allow
for
more
Collective
work
to
foment
in
an
office
where
there's
dedication
and
commitment
to
the
Latino
and
Caribbean
Working
Families
throughout
the
City.
Events,
such
as
the
summit
as
I
mentioned,
will
also
be
able
to
help
identify
individuals
and
organizations
that
have
demonstrated
leadership
skills
in
their
respective
fields
and
can
impact
their
communities
and
develop
that
leadership.
T
Grants
and
other
initiatives
that
are
might
be
available
via
this
office.
As
we
ask
that
our
voices
be
heard
and
interest
represented,
we
also
want
to
express
our
gratitude
with
the
city
of
Boston's
workers
and
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
they
have
fought
for
which
are
an
effective
resource
in
achieving
social
justice.
T
We
are
aware
that
some
of
our
brothers
and
sisters,
including
those
from
my
our
Treasures
Union
SEIU
Local
888,
who
still
do
not
have
a
contract,
and
it
has
almost
been
three
years
and
despite
reaching
an
agreement,
are
still
waiting
to
be
made
whole
via
those
negotiations
that
occurred.
So
let
us
hope
that
these
Agreements
are
settled
relatively
soon,
so
that
workers
can
access
the
wages
and
benefits
they
deserve.
We
hope
that
a
proposal
for
this
office
is
just
one
of
the
ways
that
we
can
close
the
economic
divide
that
plagues
our
community.
T
E
U
C
U
C
U
U
U
C
And
also
the
youth,
this
is
not
just
for
immigrants.
There's
a
like
a
big
population
of
Youth
that
come
from
immigrant
families
like
myself.
I
have
three
children,
because
I've
been
here
for
more
for
more
than
three
years,
I've
been
here,
came
in
the
80s,
so
a
lot
of
the
youth
have
borne
have
been
born
and
raised
here.
They
speak
Spanish
and
other
languages
like
people
from
Guatemala
or
Colombia,
or
the
Spanish
Hispanic
speaking
folks,
that
they've
established
and
created
their
families
here
in
the
state.
U
C
Also,
what
I've
been
able
to
observe
is
that
there's
a
lot
of
resources,
but
the
issue
is
that
those
resources
do
not
get
to
the
community.
They
don't
get
to
where
the
need
is
so
it's
good
to
have
a
office
within
City
Hall,
where
people
know
where
exactly
where
to
go,
to
get
the
information
get
the
risk,
resources
are
and
how
to
get
it
to
the
people
and
where
the
resources
are
not
getting
to
or
the
information
does
not
get
into
the
people
yeah.
Let
me
know.
B
V
I
know
we're
running
low
on
time,
so
I
just
want
to
express
my
gratitude
for
everyone
coming
in
today
to
share
your
perspectives.
Your
concerns
know
that
we
are
committed
to
continuing
to
change
the
way
that
some
of
our
current
policies,
programs
and
practices
are
being
implemented
throughout
the
city
and
and
our
mission
as
an
equity
cabinet
is
to
ensure
that
we
are
improving
a
social
determinants
of
Health
for
people
of
historically
excluded
communities,
and
that
in
particular
also
means
the
Latino
Community,
the
Caribbean
Community.
V
E
It
has
to
be
everyone
feels
like
they
are
really
part
of
the
the
development
process
of
this
right,
so
I
really
want
to
in
the
spirit
of
that
I
really
want
to
think
about.
You
know:
we've
heard
from
some
folks
talking
about
the
cultural
Liaisons
right
and
the
need
for
more
policy
and
I
know
that
you
guys
are
working
towards
developing
and
strengthening
that.
So
in
the
ideal
world,
when
we're
thinking
about
this
is
a
this.
Is
the
first
hearing
we're
going
to
move
into
some
working
sessions?
E
We'd
love
to
hear
from
your
thoughts
like
based
on
what
you've
heard
the
data
does
not
lie.
The
numbers
do
not
lie.
You
know
like
when
you're
thinking
about
how
do
we,
how
do
we
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
these
communities
in
ways
that
are
going
to
help
close
some
of
the
gaps
that
we
have
been
struggling
with
for
decades?
We're
trying
to
address
here,
Decades
of
neglect
for
both
the
Latino
Community,
the
Caribbean
Community,
all
of
our
communities,
to
be
honest
with
you,
so
I'm
just
curious
about
like
what?
E
What
are
some
of
the
ways
that
you
potentially
see.
Something
like
this
in
terms
of
co-governance
and
policy,
making
in
a
collaborative
way
like
what
you've
heard
from
us,
what
you've
heard
from
the
community
and
what
you're
seeing
in
your
Administration
kind
of
like
what
are
some
of
the
things
where
you
could
see
us
aligning.
V
Yeah,
thank
you,
counselor
the
I'm
thinking
of
the
last
hearing,
and
somebody
I
cannot
remember
who
said
this,
but
it's
like.
We
don't
really
want
to
talk
about
org
charts,
so
it's
it's
not
about
org
chart,
but
this
is
about
governance
and
the
decision
we
made
to
move
the
Formerly
Known
cultural
Liaisons
from
the
office
of
neighborhood
services
that
has
the
neighborhood
Liaisons
that
you
know,
engage
directly
in
sort
of
like
emergencies
and
constituent
Services.
V
Some
of
the
current
advisors,
formerly
Liaisons,
have
already
kicked
off
some
conversations
depending
on
the
culture
that
they
represent,
whether
that's
small
business
owners,
whether
that's
some
of
the
the
Barbershop
hair
salon,
owners,
etc.
Those
conversations
are
starting
to
kick
off
just
so.
We
get
a
sense
of
like
what
is
sustainable
and
what
is
what
is
the
community
really
asking
for
when
it
comes
to
that
tempo
of
Engagement?
V
Well,
we
are
looking
at
a
model
where
we
have
advisory
groups
per
cultural
advisor
so
that
we
can
focus
on
some
of
the
specific
issues
that
have
been
named
today.
We've
known
that
these
are
the
issues
that
we
are
focusing
on.
Hence
the
the
shift,
and
we
three,
the
three
main
buckets
of
of
work,
that
these
cultural
advisors
will
be
focused
on
is
fostering
a
sense
of
belonging
for
the
different
communities
that
we
all
know
are
not
a
monolith.
V
There
isn't
a
single
Vietnamese
or
a
Latino
person
that
is
the
same
as
the
next,
so
helping
Foster
a
sense
of
belonging
think
ensuring
that
every
flag
raising
we
have
City
Hall,
fully
Decked
Out
people
are
outside
and
really
enjoying
one
another.
The
second
bucket
really
focusing
more
on
proactively
delivering
results
to
communities.
So,
rather
than
saying
here's
a
program
come
get
it.
Instead,
we
are
outside
in
the
communities
where
we
know
people
are.
V
People
are
right,
whether
that's
schools,
whether
that's
barber
shops,
quarters,
corner
stores,
Etc
and
the
last
but
not
least,
which
is
the
main
shift,
is
this
advising
and
informing
of
policy
they
are
themselves
are
not
policy
experts.
We
are
developing
our
policy
shop
to
ensure
that
they
have
that
skill
set
as
well,
but
they
are
the
ones
engaging
with
Community
with
this
Advisory
Group.
That
would
be
meeting
on
a
constant
on
a
constant
basis.
Yeah.
E
I'm
just
curious
when
you
talk
about
advising
there's
a
difference
between
advisory
groups
and
people
who
are
set
up
to
be
real
experts
in
in
policy
spaces,
so
I'm
curious
what
if
any
opportunities
exist
within
the
the
constructs
that
we're
working
right
now,
the
language
in
the
ordinance
is
still
open
for
interpretation
and
and
and
to
develop
it
in
a
way
that's
going
to
strengthen.
So
what
will
be
some
of
the
recommendations
that
you
would
make
to
strengthen
the
ordinance
to
help
meet
the
goals
and
objectives
that
the
administration
is
working
towards?
E
Because
just
for
the
record,
everybody
knows
that
things
that
that
it's
supposed
to
be
called
governance
right.
The
city
council
is
supposed
to
be
working
in
direct
partnership
with
the
administration,
because
we
represent
the
folks
that
you
all
represent
so
I'm
just
curious.
What
would
be
some
of
the
feedback
that
you
would
give
to
make?
The
current
ordinance
match
a
little
bit
more
of
some
of
the
goals
and
objectives
that
you're
working
towards,
so
that
we
can
edit
the
language
to
meet
that.
B
V
Yeah,
that's
a
that's
a
really
good
specific
question,
so
I'll
make
sure
that
our
team
gets
together
and
sends
the
feedback
back
and
and
ensures,
but
I
will
say
that
I
we've
been
waiting
for
Bianca's
announcement,
so
Dr
Rivera,
congratulations,
I,
know
that
you
all
have
been
working
really
hard.
This.
This
partnership
is
going
to
be
essential
for
whatever
the
future
of
of
this
conversation
is
so
our
team
will
get
back
to
you
with
specific
recommendations.
E
I
so
I
know
we
have
the
time
crunching.
We
were
really
generous
in
terms
of
switching
things
around
and
I
really
do
feel
like
we're
really
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we're
meeting
the
moment
with
the
urgency
that
it
needs
and
I'm
just
curious
Chief.
You
are
overseeing
a
lot
of
this
work,
so
even
if
you
may
not
have
any
I,
just
like
initial
reactions
in
terms
of
kind
of
like
what
do
you,
what
can
how?
B
V
You
right
I
think,
overall,
the
the
administration
continues
to
stand
on.
We
do
not
believe
that
it
is
a
responsibility
of
a
single
person
or
two
people
to
carry
on
the
burdens
of
of
historic
wrongs,
and
so
why
an
advisory
model
for
us
works
is
that
we
have
the
tools
we
have
the
the
people
and
the
resources
already
in
Economic
Opportunity
in
housing
in
Boston,
Public,
Health,
commission
counselor.
E
I'll
just
say
for
the
record
that
really
like
that
again
just
puts
us
in
the
lump
sum
of
everyone
else
and
that
doesn't
really
address
the
the
things
that
we've
heard
here
in
public
testimony
in
terms
of
what
people
are
asking
for,
specifically
so
I'm
just
going
to
encourage
us
to
think
about.
If
we
were
to
have
five
cultural
Liaisons
right
that
they
also
have
a
specific
mandate
for
policy
making
and
they're
going
to
say
it's,
the
cultural
and
I,
don't
think
even
liaison
should
be
the
the
it
should
be
a
title.
E
E
Maybe
we're
looking
at
the
top
11
languages
that
are
spoken
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
look
at
it
based
on
on
the
need
right
and
that
there
is
some
sort
of
mechanism
in
place
that
we're
able
to
look
at
benchmarks,
we're
able
to
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
the
deliverables
that
there
is
a
level
of
organizational
structure
that
is
put
in
place.
That
I
think
right
now.
The
way
we're
moving
it
I
think
that
this
is
the
reason
why
I'm
pushing
for
something
that
is
a
little
bit
more
formal.
E
That
has
a
little
bit
more
of
a
of
a
mandate
and
that's
what
I'm
looking
for
I'm
Chief
is
for
you
to.
Let
us
know
so
that
we
can
Shepherd
this
process
in
a
way
that
is
going
to
be
a
win
for
everybody,
because
what
I
said
to
the
administration
is
that
the
administration
wins,
the
community
wins
the
council
wins.
It
should
not
be
one
of
these
situations
that
just
because
the
administration
is
not
open
to
it,
that
we
just
say:
okay,
we're
just
going
to
keep
moving
on.
E
E
Yeah
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
chief
I
know
that
these
are
the
sort
of
conversations
you're
off
camera
on
at
least
you
can
go
out
by
that.
These
are
the
sort
of
conversations
that
we
really
need
to
have
publicly
and
really
help
people
understand
that
we're
not
in
conflict
with
each
other
that
we
are
having
the
same
conversation
that
we
want
to
go
in
the
same
direction.
E
It's
it's
that
it's
tweaking
it
in
a
way
that
sets
you
up
for
Success,
because
what
we
don't
want
to
do
is
to
put
forth
something
that
is
going
to
give
you
all
more
work.
What
we'd
like
to
do
is
figure
out
what
it
is
that
is
currently
in
place.
What
it
is
that
we're
trying
to
do
and
figure
out
how
we
meet
in
the
middle
and
I
think
that
that
is
what's
going
to
really
show
that
there
is
an
effort
and
an
appetite
to
really
be
collaborative.
E
B
You
councilmania
and
I
just
want
to
say
we're
at
105
p.m.
I
want
to
make
sure
we
respect
sort
of
the
hard
stops
that
Central
staff
wants
to
have
here.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone.
I
think,
there's,
obviously
going
to
be
an
extended
conversation
between
the
administration
and
the
original
sponsors
to
get
to
a
place
where
everybody
wins,
and
everybody
is
happy
with
what
is
coming
out
of
that.
B
This
is
not
the
only
hearing
we're
going
to
have
they're
likely
be
working
sessions
and
meetings
about
this
to
make
sure
we
get
to
a
place
where
everybody
is
Happy
and
I
just
want
to
thank
our
our
panelists
in
councilor
Mejia
for
all
the
work
that
you
put
in
to
make
sure
that
the
panelists
were
here
and
available
and
ready
to
go
in
making
sure
it
gets
promoted
to
as
many
folks
as
possible
for
Community
comments.
So
thank
you.