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From YouTube: Committee on Government Operations on December 8, 2017
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DOCKET #1425 - Hearing regarding an order to accept the local option provided in Section 3 of Chapter 64N of the General Laws and set the local sales tax on recreational marijuana at the maximum-allowed 3 percent rate.
A
The
order
also
sets
the
rate
of
the
local
sales
tax
on
marijuana
at
the
maximum
allowed
three
percent
rate.
This
manner
was
sponsored
by
Mayor,
Martin
Walsh
and
referred
to
the
Committee
on
government
operations.
Background
November,
the
15th
section,
3
of
chapter
64
n
of
the
master,
no
laws,
as
recently
amended
by
section
13
of
chapter
55
of
the
acts
of
2017
after
the
legalization
of
recreational
marijuana
in
2016,
provides
municipalities
with
the
option
of
abducting
a
local
sales
tax
on
recreational
marijuana
sales.
A
The
maximum
local
sales
tax
allowed
on
to
mass
is
at
3%
docket,
one
four
to
five
says:
chapter
5,
but
it
should
be
reflected
in
everyone's
notes
and
on
public
record
that
it's
actually
chapter
55
and
dr.
dark
at
1425
is
in
order
to
accept
the
local
sales
tax
option
and
also
to
set
the
local
tax
rate
on
retail
marijuana
and
marijuana
projects
in
the
city
of
Boston
at
3%.
Although
there
are
not
yet
any
marijuana.
A
Retailers
in
the
city
of
Boston,
the
mayor's
transmittal
letter
recommend
setting
the
tax
rate
now
in
order
to
be
able
to
text
such
sales
in
the
event
that
a
retailer
becomes
officially
licensed
in
Boston.
So
we're
joined
today
by
my
colleagues,
city
counsel,
Frank
Baker
city,
councilor,
nice
to
savvy
George
in
city
councilor,
mark
co-moh
and
we're
also
joined
today
by
Justin
starett.
They
starett
I'm
starett
of
the
city
bar
some
budget
director,
so
yeah
you
have
the
floor.
A
If
you
wanna
make
some
introductory
comments
and
then
we
can
may
be
back
in
a
back-and-forth
I
know.
There
are
also
industry
representatives
that
are
here
that
may
at
some
point
when
I
come
down
as
either
part
of
a
panel
or
offer
public
testimony
and
give
us
their
thoughts.
Sure
welcome
and
you
have
the
floor.
B
Absolutely
thank
for
thank
you
for
inviting
me,
council,
fireready,
council,
shamu
councillor
george
and
councillor
baker.
As
you
mentioned,
my
name
is
justin
stared
on
the
budget
director
for
the
city
of
boston
I'm,
here
to
sort
of
offer,
testimony
in
support
of
1425
that
will
authorize
the
city
to
accept
and
set
the
tax
rate
at
3%
for
recreational
marijuana.
This
is
a
reaction
to
the
recently
passed
state
law,
chapter
55
of
the
acts
of
2017
that
produced
regulations
and
the
law.
That's
governing
the
new
recreational
marijuana
ballot
question.
B
We
believe
that
setting
the
tax
rate
at
3%
is
a
prudent
move
for
the
city.
We
are
starting
to
look
at
what
this
is
going
to
cost
as
part
of
an
enforcement
regulations,
public
health,
education
as
part
of
the
city
budget
for
FY
19,
and
we
think,
even
at
3%,
that
the
revenue
of
the
city
will
receive
only
partially
support
those
operations.
B
We've
taken
a
look
at
some
other
cities
that
have
more
mature
markets,
Denver
being
sort
of
a
pretty
good
proxy
for
what
the
city
has
in
terms
of
population
Boston
Duffy's
a
little
bit
more
dense
than
Denver.
We
think
that
you
know
they
spend
upwards
of
five
to
six
million
dollars
a
year
and
the
regulation
of
enforcement
of
marijuana
so
setting
the
tax
rate
will
sort
of
give
us
some
of
the
resources
we
need
to
allocate
for
that.
B
But
we
don't
think
that
it'll
even
be
enough
to
cover
all
the
cost
of
the
city
will
incur
setting
the
tax
rate
now
is
important
because,
as
we
get
into
the
FY
19
budget
process,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
sort
of
refine
what
we
think
the
estimates
are
going
to
be
on
that
and
then
secondly,
for
the
businesses
that
are
sort
of
looking
to
open
up
in
Boston.
We
think
it's
important
to
set
the
tax
rate
so
that
they
know
what
to
expect
on
the
local
level.
B
Also,
it's
going
to
take
obviously
businesses
finding
locations
and
zoning
and
understanding
what
their
needs
are
going
to
be,
and
then,
finally,
you
know
understanding
that
there
will
be
a
additional
process
to
figure
out
where
to
locate
these
or
I'm.
Assuming
will
be
a
public
process
both
here
and
sort
of
in
the
community,
to
understand
what
the
impacts
are
gonna
be.
So
we
think
it's
an
important
step
to
get
the
ball
rolling
will
obviously
be
having
additional
conversations.
A
A
Thank
you
Justin,
first
and
foremost
for
participating,
63%
of
the
citywide
of
Boston
voters
and
yes
to
recreational
marijuana.
So
lots
of
questions
now
loom
with
respect
to
how
much
revenue
does
the
city
estimate
to
be
regenerate
so
I
know
it's
a
little
premature
insurance,
we're
getting
your
tax
in
place
before
retailers
are
up
and
running,
but
yeah
any
any
guesstimate
yeah.
B
Absolutely
so
Colorado
has
a
1.3
billion
dollar
a
year
business
in
recreational
marijuana.
We
think
that
when
the
market
is
fully
up
and
running
here
in
Massachusetts,
you
know
we
can
see
numbers
not
maybe
as
high,
but
something
close
to
that
Boston
represents
obviously
the
largest
population
density
area.
So
thinking
about
that
as
terms
of
what
we
might
be
able
to
get
in
terms
of
revenue,
we
think
somewhere
between
two
and
three
million
in
the
first
year.
Obviously,
it's
gonna
take
time
for
the
shops
to
get
up
and
running
more
shops
coming
online.
B
The
state
recently
at
the
consensus
revenue
hearing
last
week
put
a
ballpark
figure
between
40
and
80
million
in
statewide
collections
on
this.
We
obviously
only
represent
about
3%
of
that
their
tax
rate
is
17%,
so
we
think
somewhere
between
two
and
three
million
is
a
reasonable
estimate
for
the
first
year,
but
we'll
be
working
to
refine
that
over
the
next
few
months.
B
As
far
as
costs
I
think
definitely,
enforcement
of
regulation
are
gonna,
be
the
top
two
things
that
come
into
play
initially
and
that's
both
going
to
be
cost
at
BPD
or
you
know,
other
departments
are
sort
of
regulating
and
enforcing
the
zoning
laws.
I
think
we'll
have
to
work
with
departments
over
the
next
few
months
to
figure
out
what
the
process
will
be
to
fund
some
of
these
things.
A
C
You
very
much
and
I.
Thank
you.
Justin
for
being
here,
I
have
just
two
questions.
Cuz
the
general
law
allows
us
to
impose
a
local
tax
of
up
to
3%,
and
the
mayor
is
recommending
that
we're
at
3%.
Can
you
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
that
decision
was
made,
as
opposed
to
doing
one
or
two
or
two
point
five
sure.
B
I'd
say
3%
is
not
gonna,
be
enough,
as
is
so
I
think
that
we
wanted
to
maximize
the
resources
that
we
have
available
to
regulate
this
industry
moving
forward.
I
think
I
think
I
mentioned
before
denver
spends.
You
know
six
to
ten
million
dollars
a
year
on
programs
3%,
which
I
said
before
was
roughly
two
to
three
million
dollars
a
year.
Maybe
that
won't
cover
half
of
what
denver
spends
on
regulation
and
enforcement.
B
C
B
So
do
we
understand
it
now
the
3%
will
go
into
the
general
fund.
We
can
certainly
talk
and
look
at
priorities
throughout
the
budget
process.
There
will
be
a
separate
process
for
community
mitigation
fees,
so
essentially,
retailers
dispensaries
will
enter
into
a
host
agreement
with
the
city
and
at
that
time
will
negotiate
with
them
an
opportunity
to
impose
an
additional
fee,
or
you
know,
agreement
with
the
retailer
to
collect
other
3%.
C
D
B
B
So
I
that'll
be
two
be
determined,
I
guess
through
the
zoning
process
and
the
process
of
how
the
shops
actually
get
licensed
and
and
put
into
different
places,
I
think
we're
still
working
through
that
process.
As
a
city,
some
of
that
will
depend
on
what
the
CCC's
final
regulations
are
and
sort
of
what
the
restrictions
are,
how
to
get
them
in
the
right
places
and
then
enforcement
on
both
the
retail
side
and
the
homegrown
side.
B
D
B
D
B
D
D
D
B
B
A
great
question:
I,
don't
think
we
have
finalized
that
exactly
I
think
there'll
be
probably
input
from
several
different
departments
in
the
city.
I
think
it'll
kind
of
depend
on
what
the
process
is
for
zoning
and
sort
of
siting
the
facilities.
I,
don't
think
we
have
had
enough
of
those
conversations
yet
and
that'll
sort
of
depend.
A
little
bit
like
I
said
before
on
the
regs
that
come
out
of
the
CCC
and
we'll
sort
of
continue
to
work
on
that,
probably
as
a
group
effort,
but
not
a
specific
Department
in
mind.
Right
now
is.
E
You
know
the
city
of
Denver
gets
excise
taxes
and
all
these
extra
taxes
and
they
provide
a
lot
of
money
for
education
and
I,
just
hope
that
we
can
get
enough
revenue
to
regulate
but
also
educate,
I.
Think
it's
really
important,
especially
with
a
new
industry
coming
in
and
I
would
also
say
that
you
know
the
state
hopefully
and
I.
Don't
know.
If
you
know
this
or
not
at
this
point,
are
they
gonna
be
offering
grants
or
anything
for
those
kinds
of
programs
that
we
obviously
don't
seem
to
have
enough
money
to
do?
B
So
I'll
answer
the
first
part
on
the
host
agreement.
First,
who,
in
the
host
agreements
were
allowed
to
negotiate
for
upwards
of
three
percent
of
their
total
sales?
Okay
and
that
would
be
sort
of
dedicated
towards
specific
mitigation
and
I.
Think
the
important
thing
to
note
on
that
is
that
agreements
sunsets
after
or
the
financial
components
of
those
agreements
sunset
after
five
years.
We
want
to
be
really
careful
that
we
don't,
you
know,
have
cost
that
will
extend
past
those
five
years.
B
We
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
controlling
whatever
we're
getting
from
the
sort
of
host
agreements
to
only
go
towards
a
sort
of
one-time
cost
that
one
extent
has
five
years
as
far
as
grants
from
the
state.
Obviously
they
have
a
much
bigger
piece
of
the
pie
when
it
comes
to
this
they'll
have
resources,
I,
think
available
for
education
and
grants
and
stuff
like
that,
but
I
think
it's
they're
going
through
their
own
internal
process
right
now
to
figure
out
exactly
what
they're
kind
of
to
councillor
Baker's
question
earlier.
B
E
In
one
final
comment,
I
guess,
one
of
the
things
that
I
saw
to
be
very
important
was
the
kind
of
monthly
meetings
that
several
departments
convened:
police,
fire,
inspectional
services,
all
of
the
various
departments
that
not
only
regulate
but
enforce,
and
one
of
the
problems
that
Denver
I
think
had
was
explosions
from
people
growing
their
own.
So
I
I
just
hope
that
we
look
at
this
holistically
and
some
of
those
impacts
in
how
we're
gonna
deal
with
those
so
yeah.
Thank
you.
Thanks,
Justin.
F
You,
mr.
chairman
and
good
morning,
Justin
great
to
be
with
you
just
a
couple
of
questions:
I
apologize,
I
missed
the
beginning
of
this,
but
this
up
to
three
percent
sale
is
municipalities
get
to
decide.
This
is,
and
is
that
a
flat
rate
for
all
nudist
recreational
dispensaries,
or
is
that
sort
of
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
so.
B
The
sales
tax
piece
will
apply
to
all
recreational
retailers.
We
did
have
the
opportunity
to
do
up
to
three
percent
the
way
that
it
works.
The
state
collects,
as
you
would
regular
sales
taxes.
You
know
on
a
quarterly
basis,
they'll
remit
it
to
us
as
part
of
the
general
fund
revenue
that
we
have
okay.
B
F
And
it's
you
know
it's
funny.
I
know
your
Baker
had
a
hearing
earlier
today.
I've
got
several
medicinal
dispensaries
that
seem
to
be
moving
in
a
quicker
pace
because
of
the
agreement
that
we've
been
able
to
work
with
them,
that
it
would
be
medicinal
only
and
not
recreational,
but
obviously
this
is
coming
in.
The
state
legislature
is
looking
for
this
summer,
I
believe
to
sort
of
have
their
final
results.
Has
the
city
begun
sort
of
creating
zoning
regulations,
or
at
least
an
overview
for
recreational,
so.
B
F
But
I'm
hopeful
that
this
body
will
play
a
role
with
you.
When
you
know
a
draft
is
available
and
working
for
our
input,
I
mean
you
know.
People
often
have
to
jump
through
hoops
to
put
a
dormer
on
their
home,
so
I
hope
that
there
would
be
similar
protections
for
this
and
then
similarly-
and
this
may
actually
be
a
question
for
the
the
Chairman
under
your
leadership
I-
believe
we
did
establish
some
zoning
regulations
that
you
could
not
have
more
than
one
facility,
be
it
recreational
or
medicinal.
Within
half
a
mile
of
of
another.
A
F
F
F
B
F
That
would
be
helpful
if
we
could
get
that.
That's
all
I
really
have
I
pre
I
know
I'm
getting
more
into
sort
of
their
zoning
weeds,
and
this
is
more
in
terms
of
the
revenue
piece,
but
you
know,
obviously,
if
this
could,
if
done
well
and
done
right
and
done,
you
know
sort
of
sensitively.
This
could
obviously
allow
for
significant
revenue
for
the
city
which,
which
we
all
agree.
We
need
any
idea
what
the
fund,
what
the
number
would
be
in
terms
or
I.
Guess
it's
to
prematurity.
B
Sure
so
I
think
right
now
we're
looking
at
somewhere
between
two
and
three
million
in
the
first
year,
but
it
really
depends
on
how
exactly
like
you
said
how
quickly
the
CCC
gets
up
and
running
how
quickly
the
retailer's
get
cited.
How
quickly
you
know
they
can
start
growing
and
selling.
We
think
two
or
three
million
is
a
reasonable
estimate
for
the
first
year
with
growth
potential,
as
the
market
continues
to
grow.
F
B
F
B
B
F
A
You
counselor
Jessica,
if
I
could
just
ask
you
to
stay
with
us.
A
little
longer
I
see
my
friend,
Jim
Borg,
asani
and
in
will
lose
they're
here
they
played
key
roles
and
in
the
es
on
for
campaign
back
in
2016.
So
whether
or
not
they
have
any
specific
questions
they
may
want
to
come
down
and
if
we
can
engage
so
I,
see
Jim
and
will
welcome
to
join
us.
A
G
Appreciate
that
councillor
Flaherty,
thank
you
determined
for
the
opportunity
to
do
address
you.
Thank
you
to
the
rest
of
the
councillors
for
that
opportunity.
Also,
I
don't
have
any
questions
of
the
revenue
department.
I,
don't
have
any
prepared
remarks.
I
just
want
to
address
a
couple
of
things
that
have
come
up
during
the
testimony.
The
first
is
the.
G
My
name
is:
will
lousier
I?
Am
the
political
director
of
the
Marijuana
Policy
Project
and
a
resident
of
Austin
Brighton
of
Austin
I
should
say
not
Brighton
and
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
local
host
agreements.
Those
will
be
negotiated
with
each
of
the
retail
facilities
and
they
are
the
cost.
G
The
payment
of
those
for
those
local
host
agreements
is
tied
to
the
cost
of
that
facility
in
that
location,
and
it
can.
It
can
be
up
to
three
percent
now
I,
don't
know
exactly
how
the
city
of
Boston
is
going
to
determine
what
each
facility
costs
in
each
neighborhood,
but
that's
probably
something
that
the
revenue
department
will
have
to
struggle
with.
G
So
it's
it's
the
opportunity
for
to
reap
revenue
well
of
up
up
to
six
percent,
so
3
percent
for
the
local
host
agreement
and
3
percent
for
the
retail
sales
tax,
the
the
tax
is
actually
20
percent,
3
percent
local
option
six
and
a
quarter
percent
for
the
sales
tax.
As
long
as
that
is
in
effect
and
ten
point,
seven
five
percent
is
the
excise
tax
and
that.
G
Money
will
go
into
the
marijuana
regulation
fund
and
the
fund
will
fund
the
administration
of
the
state
program,
several
other
opportunities,
including
prevention
of
funding,
for
folks
who
use
the
strategic
prevention
fund
framework.
This
is
part
of
me,
the
strategic
prevention
framework
for
costs
of
training,
local
law
enforcement
and
for
costs
that
may
be
incurred
in
making
sure
that
there
is
equity
in
the
program.
G
So
all
of
those
things
are
outlined
in
Chapter
55
of
the
acts
of
2017
that
will
allow
for
all
of
those
costs
to
be
administered
by
the
cannabis,
Control
Commission,
but
there's
no
formula
for
exactly
how
much
will
go
to
each
activity.
There
is
a
priority
for
the
administration
of
the
program.
First,
obviously,
and
then
the
cannabis
Control
Commission
will
have
the
opportunity,
with
the
direction
of
the
legislature,
to
apportion
the
rest
of
that
money
to
those
activities.
G
Councilor
co-moh
mentioned
issues
with
regard
to
home
growing
in
Colorado
and
explosions.
Actually,
those
explosions
probably
happened
not
because
of
people
were
home
growing
but
because
they
were
home
extracting
and
there
are
several
extraction
methods,
including
using
volatile
liquids,
and
sometimes
those
explosions
happen,
but
the
the
legislation
and
the
initiative
both
prohibited
the
use
of
any
volatile
gas
that
has
a
flashpoint
of
over
a
hundred
degrees.
So
those
those
kinds
of
explosions
would
be
prohibited
and
obviously
that
would
be
an
issue
that
would
be
addressed
by
local
police.
So.
A
G
Based
absolute
agreements,
absolutely
additional
resources,
also
for
well.
No,
because
the
the
money
that
the
ten
point-
seven
five
percent-
that
goes
into
merit,
the
marijuana
regulation
fund-
will
be
available
to
communities
that
use
the
strategic
prevention
framework
and
almost
all
of
the
prevention
activities
that
go
on
with
regard
to
alcohol
and
drugs
and
and
tobacco
prevention,
particularly
around
youth.
Almost
every
community
uses
that
strategic
prevention
framework.
It's
the
framework,
that's
recommended
by
the
the
substance
of
abuse
administration
of
the
state,
and
so
those
those
monies
will
be
available
to
localities
that
use
that.
H
Mr.
chairman,
yes,
Jim,
Volga's,
Ani
Duxbury
Massachusetts
I
just
wanted
to
weigh
at
the
local
host
agreement
under
Chapter
55.
Nothing
says
that
you
can't
renegotiate
that
host
agreement
after
five
years,
so
it
ends
after
five
years.
But
nothing
says
that
again
you
can
renegotiate
it.
It's
just
a
term
interesting.
A
F
H
F
A
G
Most
all
of
the
prevention
efforts
that
have
that
are
active
now
in
cities
and
towns
across
them
across
Massachusetts.
Most
all
of
them
use
the
strategic
prevention
framework.
I
would
be
surprised
if
the
the
prevention
efforts
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
don't
use
that
strategic
prevention
framework.
So,
to
the
extent
that
that
those
funds
are
available,
they
would
be
grant
funding
to
those
organizations
that
that
provide
prevention,
education,
great
okay
and
one.
A
G
Make
make
sure
that
everyone
knew
most
large
cities
and
towns,
San
Francisco
Los
Angeles
Portland,
when
marijuana
became
legal
there
Colorado
when
marijuana
became
legal.
There
have
have
been
developing
local
offices
of
marijuana
policy
so,
for
instance,
the
city
of
San
Francisco,
just
approved
and
they're
going
online
with
adult
use
retail
in
January
1st
of
this
of
next
year.
They
have
just
signed
off
on
the
city
of
San.
Francisco
has
just
signed
off
on
their
raked
local
regulations
through
their
office
of
Marijuana
Policy
and
the
mayor
signed
off
on
it.
A
Thank
you
and
we've
been
asked
a
vest
to
join
both
Michael
Ross
and
Frank
reuleaux,
representing
folks
in
the
recreational
sort
of
recreational
marijuana
representatives.
If
you
will
so
you've
heard
the
testimony
from
the
administration
also
from
lead
sponsors
of
question
four.
So
if
you
have
any
thoughts
or
comments
on
this
idea-
and
we
can
ask
you
guys
some
questions.
I
This
seems
to
be
a
growing
area
and
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
I've
reached
out
to
my
my
clients
and
as
a
practitioner
in
this
space,
I
would
like
to
put
my
full
support
behind
this
initiative.
I
think
it's
responsible
and
I
think
it
warrants
the
approval
of
this
body
if
I
may
say
so,
and
I
think
it's
very
telling
of
this
industry
that
the
fact
that
I
would
think
of
almost
all
the
people
within
this
industry
would
wanting
to
support
a
tax
on
their
industry.
I
J
Sure
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
Thank
You
fellow
councillors,
I'm
here
Frank
marullo,
representing
Mayflower
medicinals
Mayflower,
was
approved
last
year
now,
I
believe
for
a
site
over
in
Harvard
I
have
in
Austin
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
John
Henderson,
the
CEO,
to
read
his
comments
on
on
the
tax
matter.
If
you
will,
my
name
is
John
Henderson
and
I'm.
J
One
additional
comment,
I
think
I
think
the
comparisons
to
Colorado
are
always
great
and
they
are
you
know
the
best
data
points
we
have
but
I
think
it's
worth
noting
that
there
are
over
300,
I,
think
we'll
and
Jim
could
probably
know
the
exact
amount
there
are
over
300
dispensaries
in
Colorado,
so
the
cost
to
enforce
and
inspect
and
all
of
the
things
you
do
as
a
government
body
may
be
quite
I.
Think,
significantly
more
than
you're
going
to
see
in
Boston,
with
the
Flaherty
rule
being
in
place
of
the
half-mile
rule.
That's
what
that's!
J
What
we
in
the
industry
refer
to
it
as
mr.
chairman,
it's
the
Flaherty
rule,
it's
a
name
by
Mike
Ross,
but
I
do
think
it's
interesting
to
note
that
there
was
300
over
300.
I
can't
see
there
being
more
than
15
20
25.
We
can.
You
can
negotiate
this
now,
but
I
do
believe
it's
important
to
note
that
I
think
costs
of
frankly
what
you
have
one
right
now
operating
in
downtown
and
what
has
been
the
cost
so
far
to
operate
or
to
enforce,
inspect
and
and
overall
manage
that
I.
J
A
Good,
the
flirty
rule
come
with
gummy
bears
or
brownies
or
anything
yeah
yeah
any
question
of
my
colleagues
of
representatives
from
from
the
industry
this
time.
We're
gonna
appreciate
your
time
and
attention.
Thank
you
taking
to
be
here
to
testify.
If
any
folks
here
wish
to
offer
public
testimony
or
have
any
questions
of
our
panel,
you
may
come
down
and
do
so
now
or
forever
hold
your
peace.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
desire
I.
A
G
A
G
Supportive
of
the
local
tax
and
the
second
thing
I
wanted
to
address
councilor
Baker's
comment
about
police
enforcement.
There
are,
there
are
some
small
studies
that
indicate
that
security
around
retail
marijuana
establishments
is
so
strict
and
so
strong
that
the
crime
rate
around
those
localities
goes
down
because
there
are
cameras
and
there
are
security
officers
and
perhaps
even
police
officers
on
detail
at
those
locations
so
that
the
the
crime
rate
actually
goes
down
in
those
areas
where
adult
use
retail
establishments
are
located.
D
And
what
the
police
are
asking,
what
they're
going
to
be
asking
for
if
they
may
have
any
sort
of
projections
on
that,
because
I
tend
to
agree
with
you,
Dan
Lynn's
he's
gonna
be
doing
security
at
the
proposed
place
in
Dorchester
and
I
can
see
that
improving
the
quality
of
life
around
there.
We
have
people
like
that.
So
thank.
G
You
I
know
that
the
the
facility
that
was
just
approved
in
the
Back
Bay
by
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
they've
indicated
they're,
going
to
have
a
police
detail
that
that
is
on
the
commonwealth
mall,
just
to
make
sure
that
there
aren't
people
loitering
there.
Even
though
it's
a
few
blocks
from
their
location.
So
very.
A
Good
well
that'll
conclude
the
hearing
around
archit
1425,
so
justin.
Thank
you
for
getting
time
attention
and
you're
a
professional
input,
and
then
obviously,
thanks
and
good
to
see
was
there
participating
in
this
panel,
as
well
as
former
colleague,
counsel,
Ross
and
Frank
Bruno.
So,
with
respect
to
this,
I
get
my
attention
as
chair
of
governor
offices
to
have
a
committee
report
turned
around
pretty
quickly.
A
last
formal
session
will
be
Wednesday,
so
I
expected
working
with
the
administration
will
have
something
before
the
council
for
a
vote
on
on
this
coming
this
coming
Wednesday.
A
So
with
that
rocket
14:25
message
and
honor
authorizing
substance
of
provision
of
section
3
of
chapter
64,
n
of
the
master,
'no
laws
which
allows
the
municipality
to
accept
that
that
accepts
that,
because
section
will
impose
a
local
tax
up
to
3%.
The
committee
on
government
operations
is
adjourned.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.