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Docket #0176 - Message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan as a Member of the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health for a term expiring January 15, 2022
Docket #0305 - Message and order for confirmation of the appointment of Phillomin Laptiste as a Member of the Boston Public Health Commission for a term expiring January 15, 2022
A
Chairman
of
the
City
Council's
Committee
on
healthy
women,
families
and
communities.
We
are
here
today
to
discuss
docket
number
zero
one,
seven,
six
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
doctor
Myesha
mentor
jordan
as
a
member
of
the
board
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
and
docket
number
zero,
three
zero
five
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
philomon
Leptis
as
a
member
of
the
board
of
the
Public
Health
Commission
Boston
Public,
Health
Commission
as
well.
First,
a
note
of
clarification.
A
The
original
docket
summary
out
in
the
City
Council
meeting
agenda
for
docket
zero
one,
seven
six
had
a
typo
regarding
doctor
mentor,
Jordans
term.
Her
term
will
expire
in
2022
as
written
in
the
docket,
not
2020.
As
written
in
the
agenda.
I'm
joined
by
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
the
District
Council
representing
district
2
Edie
Flynn
welcome
counselor
Flynn.
Thank
you
for
being
here
as
well
as
Heather
Gasper
from
the
Public
Health
Commission
who's
going
to
start
us
off
before
we
get
into
conversation,
councilor
Flynn
did
you
have
any
opening
comments.
B
Thank
You
councillor
O'malley
and
thank
you
to
the
staff
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
feel
great
work
for
many
years
in
the
city.
You
know
in
neighborhoods
on
various
public
health
issues
and
I'm,
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
with
the
Public
Health
Commission
and
in
helping
all
residents
and
neighborhoods
across
the
city.
Thank
you
for
being
here
with
us
today.
Thank.
A
You
councillor
Flynn:
this
is
a
public
hearing,
which
means
it
is
being
streamed
and
televised.
There
is
also
an
opportunity
for
public
testimony
if
any
members
of
the
public
would
wish
to
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
at
the
conclusion
of
this
panel.
They
are
welcome
to
do
so
if
they
were
to
just
fill
in
the
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left
and
finally,
any
individual
watching
this
online
or
on
television
can
submit
written
testimony
by
mail
or
email.
A
The
email
address
as
si
si
si
dot
hwf
see
at
Boston
gov,
that's
CCC,
dot,
H
WFC,
healthy
women,
families
in
communities
at
Boston,
gov,
alright,
well,
we'll
get
right
into
it.
The
miss
Gasper.
Do
you
want
to
give
a
quick
overview
of
the
Public
Health
Commission
and
in
the
two
positions
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
filling
today,
yeah.
C
Sure
thank
you
good
morning.
Thank
you
for
having
me
and
I'm
here
to
in
support
of
Mayor
Walsh
is
a
reappointment
of
dr.
mentaur,
jordan
and
ms
Latisse
for
the
the
board.
Our
board
is
a
seven
person
board
appointed
by
Mayor
Walsh
and
the
powers
of
the
board
are
to
adopt,
amend
and
repeal
reasonable
Health
Regulations
we've.
C
The
board
has
adopted
innovative
policy
interventions,
including
numerous
measures
related
to
preventing
use,
any
initiation
of
tobacco
and
nicotine
products,
environmental,
health
and
biological
safety
measures
and,
of
course,
our
expertise
that
serve
on
our
board
serve
to
inform
our
policy
decisions
that
the
Commission
and
the
work
we
do
so
there,
their
participation
and
expertise
are
valuable
to
our
work.
We've
been
thrilled
to
have
dr.
mentaur
jordan
on
our
board.
Now
her
clinical
experience
her
experience
with
a
large
health
center.
C
Her
experience
with
mental
health
and
substance
use
have
have
just
been
invaluable
and
we're
looking
forward.
Similarly
to
miss
Loftus
in
terms
of
being
a
resident
of
bone,
Geneva
and
and
being
part
of
another
health
center.
We
think
it
should
be
a
great
addition
to
our
board.
So
having
me
to
ask
any
question
and
answer
any
questions,
but
turn
it
over
to
great.
A
D
Thank
you
so
much
again
for
having
me
and
I
appreciate
the
the
attention
to
with
that
has
been
given
to
this
reappointment.
I
am
an
internist
by
training
I'm,
originally
from
New
York,
and
did
my
training
at
Johns,
Hopkins
and
internal
medicine.
I
came
to
Boston
in
2007,
first
as
the
chief
medical
officer
of
the
Dimmick
Center,
and
then
the
president
and
CEO
in
2013.
D
Since
the
time
that
I've
been
appointed
to
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
it's
been
my
honor
to
serve
the
public
health
needs
of
Boston
and
beyond,
and
really
focusing
really
much
of
my
time
has
been
focused
on
the
tobacco
initiative.
That
was
mentioned
that
we
undertook,
as
well
as
identifying
other
public
health
initiatives
for
the
city
as
a
community
health
center
leader
I
find
it's
incredibly
important
to
represent
the
communities
that
we
serve
and
to
represent
their
public
health
needs.
D
As
we
look
at
how
we
treat
flu
epidemics
from
h1n1
from
my
time
in
Boston
to
the
various
public
health
issues
that
have
arisen
during
my
time
on
the
Commission,
it's
been
an
honor
to
share
my
expertise.
My
clinical
expertise,
as
well
as
my
knowledge
of
the
communities
that
we
serve
in
really
trying
to
craft.
D
The
public
health
agenda
for
the
city
have
a
great
focus
and
a
great
appreciation
for
the
work
that
the
Commission
has
done
in
terms
of
identifying
disparities
for
particular
populations,
as
well
as
the
work
that
we've
done
more
recently
in
establishing
the
Tenace
of
our
strategic
planning
and
really
trying
to
ensure
that
we
are
engaging
various
stakeholders
in
that
planning
process,
particularly
focused
on
the
mayor's
interests,
in
terms
of
not
only
identifying.
Disparities
are
really
working
diligently
to
improve
the
disparities
that
we're.
D
Seeing
the
work
that
the
mayor
has
done
in
terms
of
the
office
of
recovery
services.
I've
supported
I've
work
with
the
mayor
in
terms
of
the
establishment
of
that
office
and
supporting
that
office's
integration
into
the
Commission
as
well
as
the
office
is
outreach
into
the
community
with
various
community
organizations,
including
the
demux
Center,
so
I'm
very
proud
to
have
served
on
the
Commission
and
look
forward
to
being
reappointed
and
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
that's
great
and
which
neighborhood
Boston
do
you
live
in.
A
E
So
I
am
a
lifelong
resident
of
bowden
Geneva
born
raised
here
in
Boston
started
my
early
work
around
community
engagement
and
outreach
that
has
been
kind
of
what
I've
done
up
until
the
point
that
I
got
to
the
health
center,
so
I've
been
at
Bowden
Street
for
over
ten
years
and
now
in
the
current
role
is
executive
director.
So
I
started
as
manager
of
community
health
very
excited
about
this
opportunity,
because
you
know
working
at
the
health
center
and
also
thinking
about
what
this
role
means
as
a
community
resident.
E
Someone
who
has
family
raising
children
in
the
neighborhood
that
I
grew
up
in
that
we
serve
is
very
important
to
me.
So
looking
forward
to
I've
been
I've
had
a
relationship
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
during
my
time,
an
entire
time
at
the
health
center
strong
working
relationships
on
issues
such
as
violence,
intervention
and
prevention
trauma,
food
access
and
really
looking
forward
to
what
I
can
bring
to
the
table.
A
So
you
both
you're
the
executive
C
dr.
min
Jordan,
is
the
CEO
of
the
demux
Center.
Miss
lapkus
is
the
IDI
of
the
Bowden
Street
Health
Center,
two
of
the
best
community
health
centers
I,
would
say
by
far
how
many
patients
do
you
currently
see
at
bone
genever
and
then
the
same
question
for
demmick
sure.
A
A
A
It
is
vitally
important
that
we
have
a
public
health
commission
that
values
and
respects
every
Bostonian,
no
matter
where
they
come
from.
You
know
citizenship
status.
You
know
who
they
love
gender
identity
or
expression.
So
we
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
efforts,
that
we
can
make
sure
that
the
Public
Health
Commission
indeed
the
city
I,
know
the
mayor
shares
this,
as
well
as
as
open
and
welcoming
a
public
health
board.
You
know,
as
any
other.
D
Server
in
the
board,
I
think
part
of
it
is
looking
at
the
leadership
of
the
Commission
and
working
with
the
head
of
the
Commission
Monica
Valdes
Lupi,
to
ensure
that
her
senior
leadership,
as
well
as
others
within
the
Commission
reflect
the
community
that
it
serves,
and
we
do
that
I
believe
quite
well.
I
think
there's
always
room
to
grow
within
that
I
think
also.
The
diversity
of
the
Commission
is
important
of
the
Commission
members
like
myself,
is
really
important
in
terms
of
that
reflection.
D
E
E
Looking
at
when
we
talk
about
disparities,
that's
something
that's
always
at
the
forefront
of
the
work
that
we
do
and
making
sure
that
healthcare
is
accessible
and
also
equitable.
I
think
we
all
share
the
same
struggles
as
we
talk
about.
You
know
maternal/fetal
health,
and
you
know
how
the
outcomes
of
that
have
not
been
so
great,
and
how
do
we
move
the
dial
on
that?
E
How
do
we
make
the
change
so
for
me,
coming
in
very
coming
in
very
energetic,
very
open
to
sharing
and
really
working
closely
with
the
Commission
to
see
what
knowledge,
or
you
know,
services
that
I
can
bring
to
the
table?
That
would
really
help
to
move
the
dial
and
a
lot
of
these
issues
that
we
struck.
We
have
been
struggling
with
in
the
city
right.
A
Given
the
fact
that
you
both
have
such
expertise
at
two
critical
components
of
our
public
health
delivery
systems
and
community
health
centers,
how
have
you
seen
the
relationship
with
some
of
the
larger
scale?
Hospitals,
particularly
the
Longwood
Medical
area
as
general
program
and
women,
supporting
some
of
your
community
health
centers
I
know,
for
example,
in
my
district
Children's
Hospital
has
a
great
relationship
with
the
Martha
Elliot
Center.
Next
to
the
former
Bromley
Heath.
We
now
call
it
Mildred
Hayley,
so
that's
been
a
good
relationship.
Have
you
seen
that
as
well?
E
So
I'm
Bodhi
tree
health,
centers
Hospital
licensed
so
we
are
licensed
by
Beth
Israel
Deaconess
Medical
Center,
and
you
know
thinking
back
to
like
the
stories
that
I've
heard
wasn't
a
part
of
those
earlier
conversations.
But
when
we
surveyed
our
patients
about
where
they
wanted
to
receive
their
care,
the
number
one
choice
that
they
had
was
Beth
Israel
and
also
for
our
parents.
Their
first
choice
was
Children's
Hospital
and
we
have
a
very
strong
relationship
with
Children's
Hospital.
D
A
I
appreciate
your
work
on
the
tobacco
initiative.
I
think
that
this
really
been
important
for
a
whole
host
of
reasons.
Should
you
be
appointed
or
reappointed?
What's
one
sort
of
public
health
initiative
that
you'd,
like
the
Commission
to
really
dig
deep
on
in
the
years
ahead
and
we'll
start
with
you
filly
sure.
E
So
coming
in,
for
me
it
would
be
our
initiatives
around
public
safety
I
signed
on
as
a
validator
for
one
of
the
bills
that
the
mayor
was
putting
forward
and
that
was
to
ask
questions
around
gun
access
and
just
gun
violence
to
our
pediatric
patients,
especially
so
we
started
a
pilot
at
the
Health
Center,
where
we
are
actually
looking
at
asking
those
questions
in
the
medical
visit.
So
asking
questions
like
in
the
past
several
weeks
or
in
the
past
month.
Have
you
been
in
an
altercation
or
have
you
had
any
verbal
dispute?
E
E
So
from
me,
when
I
think
of
the
most
recent
hit
that
our
community
has
had
and
I
would
talk
about
jassie
Korea,
looking
at
how
the
community
came
together,
not
just
the
Cape
Verdean
community,
it
was
people
from
everywhere.
Bowden
Street
was
Jim,
packed
on
Friday
and
Saturday
with
both
her
services.
So
when
I
think
about
that
and
how
that
impacts,
people,
if
you
think
about
diabetes,
if
you
don't,
if
we
the
way
to
prevent
type
2
diabetes,
is
to
exercise
and
eat
healthy.
E
If
you
don't
feel
safe,
you're
not
going
to
go
out
and
exercise
there's
so
many
there's
such
a
ripple
effect
when
you
think
about
Public,
Safety
and
other
initiatives.
So
for
me
Len
my
hand,
that
is
something
that
I
would
be
most
interested
in
and
then
obviously
other
issues
around
tobacco.
They
all
connect
in
some
way.
So
that
would
be
it
for
me.
A
D
Wholeheartedly
agree
in
terms
of
that
being
a
priority
for
the
Commission
moving
forward.
I
would
also
add
substance,
use
disorder,
yeah.
Clearly,
that's
something
that
continues
to
impact
Boston,
as
well
as
the
Commonwealth
disproportionately
to
the
rest
of
the
country.
I
know
that
there's
already
been
a
lot
of
incredible
work,
that's
been
done,
but
we
continue
to
see
rising
rates
of
overdose,
particularly
within
communities
of
color
and
so
I
think
we
there's
still
room
to
grow
in
terms
of
how
we
not
only
provide
access
to
treatment
services,
but
also
education
and
I.
D
Think
really,
particularly
with
the
legalization
of
marijuana.
I
think
this
is
an
opportune
time
for
us
to
double
down
on
those
efforts
and
really
make
sure
that
we
are
preventing
further
overdoses
and
opioid
use
to
begin
with
within
not
only
kameez
of
color,
but
the
broader
Boston
community
yeah
has.
D
D
D
You
know,
harm
reduction
is
also
wearing
bicycle
helmets,
so
I
think
we
really
need
to
have
a
deeper
discussion
at
the
Commission
level
and
with
the
public
about
changing
our
ideas
around
harm
reduction,
they're,
not
sort
of
focusing
on
the
more
complex
issues,
but
really
thinking
more
broadly
about
what
that
continuum
of
harm
reduction
looks
like
yeah,
so
I
think
there's
some
that
comment.
Those
conversations
are
beginning,
but
we
haven't
formally
know
that's
fair
and.
A
I
think
we
should
be.
You
know
I've
I'm
glad
at
least
the
Health
Commission
is
beginning
these
conversations
because
they
are
important.
I
know,
there's
a
whole
host
of
issues
surrounding
them,
but
I
know
the
mayor's
are
also
been
upfront
about
talking
about
the
need
to
be
having
this
discussion
so
I
appreciate
that
Heather.
How
often
does
the
board
meet
once
a
month
and
is
there
a
stipend
for
serving
on
the
board?
There's.
B
Thank
You
council
Malley
for
your
leadership
on
on
this
issue
on
public
health
issues.
I
know
you're
doing
an
excellent
job,
educating
and
providing
as
much
information
and
working
closely
with
Department
of
Public,
Health
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
your
great
work
on
that
in
in
doctor,
dr.
Jordan
I
was
interested
in
some
of
your
comments
on
tobacco
initiatives
in
environmental
health.
B
Some
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
with
your
staff
on
on
the
upcoming
forum,
but
you
know
Chinatown,
is
surrounded
by
you-
know
the
Mass
Pike
and
surrounded
by
the
the
highway
system,
and
we
see
our
young
kids
students
of
Josiah
Quincy
school
that
are
exercising
playing
in
the
school
yard
right
off
the
Mass
Pike
they're
breathing
in
those
fumes.
Unfortunately,
all
the
time,
but
do
you
have
any
thoughts
about
what
is
currently
how
we
can
be
more
effective
as
it
relates
to
these
environmental
concerns
and
in
various
neighborhoods
I?
Do.
F
D
D
Of
the
leadership
positions
that
the
Commission
has
taken
in
terms
of
understanding,
the
health
of
Boston
is
being
able
to,
and
part
of
I
was
really
excited
at
our
last
Commission
meeting.
To
understand
that
our
health
of
Boston
is
going
to
go
online
and
the
opportunity
to
look
at
data
and
to
slice
data
in
different
ways,
and
particularly
around
geography,
to
understand
what
the
impact
is
of
certain
disease
processes
and
various
communities.
D
We
can
link
that
information
and
provide
data
around
that
and
share
that
with
our
Hospital
partners,
as
I
talked
about
earlier,
bringing
the
hospitals
to
the
table
as
stakeholders
and
creating
a
common
public
health
agenda
with
that
level
of
data
can
help
to
drive
more
mammogram
screenings.
More
education
in
communities
that
are
disproportionately
impacted.
B
And
in
Philly
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
so
many
public
health
issues
as
well.
I
know
you're
active
in
the
Community
Health
System
the
opportunity
to
visit
the
South
End
community
health
center
yesterday
for
a
to
learn
to
meet
with
some
of
the
staff
there.
One
of
the
one
of
the
concerns
they
were
expressing
to
me
is
a
lot
of
the
cuts
from
the
federal
government
in
reimbursement
rates,
they're
actually
cutting
a
program.
B
Unfortunately,
that's
doing
tremendous
work
on
behavioral
health
issues
for
for
kids
and
in
the
issue
was
that,
because
of
the
coding
system,
these
young
kids
didn't
have
the
diagnosis
of
a
behavioral
health
issue.
So
they
were
working
with
these
young
people
on
on
these
issues,
but
because
of
the
coding
system,
they
weren't
able
to
get
reimbursed
on
it
because
it
wasn't
an
official
diagnosis
at
the
time
and
it
was
I
think
was
a
cut
of
$75,000
to
the
South
End
Community
Health
Center.
B
E
And
I
can
speak
to
it
a
little
bit
so
bonus.
Street
is
hospital
licensed
we're
not
federally
qualified,
so
we
do
not
go
out
directly
after
federal
dollars,
but
as
it
relates
to
behavioral
health.
Yes,
there
is
a
concern
that,
if
you
you
know
the
coding
the
diagnosis,
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
you
know
have
had
to
seek
grant
funding
for
is
what
we
refer
to
as
behavioral
health
integration.
E
And
so
while
there
aren't
formal
diagnosis,
when
we
look
at
our
patient
population
as
it
relates
to
behavioral
health,
our
patients
are
come
in
they're,
very
it's
episodic.
They
don't
come
every
week
for
a
visit
for
the
course
of
a
year.
We
may
see
them
about
four
or
five
times
when
they're
in
crisis
mode
and
then
they'll
drop
off
and
then
they'll
show
back
up
again,
as
it
relates
specifically
to
the
integration
piece
as
something
that
we
have
a
licensed
therapist
a
social
worker
who
is
on
call
that
the
middle
of
a
primary
care
visit.
E
Would
they
benefit
from
long
term
or
short
term
intervention,
and
that
is
something
that
is
not
reimbursable,
so
I
think
many
of
the
health
centers
are
doing
some
form
of
behavioral
health
integration
and
we're
not
getting
reimbursed
for
it,
but
we
do
see
it
as
a
need
for
our
patients.
So
we
do
whatever
it
takes
to
make
sure
that
they're
well.
B
E
So
the
hip
hip
I'm
gonna,
mess
this
up,
but
I
know
that
they
were
hip
dollars.
Snap
benefits
double
your
money.
There
have
been
a
lot
of
initiatives
around
education,
outreach
to
make
sure
that
people
know
that
these
dollars
exist.
I
think
that
there
were
there's
several
hundred
thousand
people
that
are
or
that
qualify
for
SNAP
benefits
that
are
not
getting
it.
So
one
of
the
approaches
is
one
that
they've
been
doing.
A
lot
of
education
they've
been
coming
out
to
the
farmers
market.
E
Bowden
is
I,
know
one
health
center
that
has
a
farmers
market
or
farm
stand
on-site,
so
we
do
have
education
and
information
for
our
patients
to
let
them
know
that
these
services
are
available
to
them
and
how
to
access
them
other
areas
and
things
that
they've
done
are
making
sure
that
they
do
strategic
outreach
around
coupons
or
vouchers
for
seniors,
especially
in
our
neighborhood.
We
do
have
one
senior
housing
and
that's
on
Bowden
Street.
It's
called
the
pachuco
house.
We
do
extensive
outreach
there.
E
We
partner
with
the
Public
Health
Commission,
to
do
that
as
well,
and
make
sure
that
people
know
that
these
resources
exist.
I.
Think
that's
one
of
the
biggest
issues
is
getting
the
word
out.
I
think
people
if
they
are,
and
if
the
language
barriers
are
also
an
issue
for
folks
that
they
may
not
understand
what
supports
are
in
place
for
them.
So
we've
partnered
with
them
because
of
the
language
capacity
for
the
health
center
to
make
sure
we
get
the
education
out
there.
Yeah.
B
I
was
always
impressed
with
the
health
centers
commitment
to
our
immigrant
community
people
living
in
public
house
and
I.
See
it
in
all
of
my
health
centers,
including
including
South
Boston,
does
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
in
public
housing,
which
is
which
is
critical
and
important,
and
just
one
final.
One
final
issue
is
I'm
working
on
a
upcoming
hearing
with
the
City
Council
president
Andrea
Campbell
on
domestic
violence.
B
D
So
I
think
some
of
the
things
that
we
do
at
the
Deming
Center
is
that
we
screen
every
patient
for
domestic
violence,
and
that
includes
the
parents.
The
adults
as
well
as
children,
so
part
of
it
is
asking
the
question
which
then
opens
up.
The
conversation
from
a
prevention
standpoint
is
working
with
the
school
systems,
those
that
do
have
counselors
on-site.
D
Those
counselors
sometimes
are
overwhelmed
by
the
sheer
number
of
children
that
they
are
caring
for
is
understanding
that
there
are
resources
within
the
community
within
the
Community
Health
Center
system
to
connect
those
children
to
Philly
spoke
of
this
a
bit,
but
the
behavioral
health
integration
piece
that
we
have
at
the
demyx
enter
in
terms
of
having
psychiatrists
as
well
as
counselors
and
pediatricians.
Working
together
within
the
same
clinic.
E
Just
I
just
wanted
to
add
to
that
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
make
community
health
centers
unique,
which
you
probably
already
know,
is
that
we
see
generations
of
families
and
so
that
trust,
first
and
foremost,
we
can
screen
as
much
as
we
want.
But
if
there's
no
trust
between
the
provider
or
any
staff
member,
it
would
be
hard
to
get
that
information
and
hard
to
move
forward
with
any
sort
of
support.
If
that
trust
is
not
there.
B
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
when
your
staff
and
your
team
for
the
tremendous
work
in
cooperation
you
are
giving,
but
all
City,
counselors
and
residents
of
Boston
on
these
critical
issues
and
I
know
we're
going
to
be
going
into
the
budget
season
very
soon
and
if
there's
anything,
I
can
do
to
be
helpful
to
public
health.
Please
let
me
know
I'm
sure
councillor
O'malley
feels
the
same
way.
B
A
You
thank
you.
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
councillor
Flynn
for
those
great
questions.
Alright,
the
last
question
I
will
have
is
I
want
both
of
you
to
talk
about
somebody
that
inspired
you
to
get
into
this
line
of
work.
It
could
be
a
professor,
it
could
have
been
a
doctor,
it
could
have
been
some
other
public
health
professional,
but
just
someone
we
may
know
someone
we
may
have
never
heard
of
so
we'll
start
with
you,
dr.
Jordan.
F
D
E
For
me,
it
would
be
an
experience
that
I
had
with
my
daughter,
which
is
how
I
got
to
vote
and
straight
I'll
spare
you
the
details
of
the
story,
but
she
did
ingest
a
high
blood-pressure
pill
while
being
cared
for
by
both
my
parents
and
walking
into
my
mom
just
bringing
her
to
Bowden
Street,
because
that
was
what
she
knew
and
the
care
that
I
received
there
not
being
a
patient.
Even
though
I
literally
lived
down
the
street
from
it.
We
actually,
ironically,
my
family
when
they
first
came
from
migrated
from
Trinidad.
F
E
So
she
went
and
she
brought
her
into
Bowdoin
and
for
me,
the
care
that
we
received
there
that
day
being
asked
to
come
back
for
a
visit
being
called
that
night,
while
at
Children's
by
one
of
the
pediatricians
dr.
Bonacci,
saying
we'd
love
to
meet
you,
please
bring
your
daughter
back
going
there
running
up,
having
her
run
up
and
down
the
halls,
I'm,
giving
her
stickers
and
books,
and
just
saying
you
know
thank
you,
I'm
glad,
she's,
okay
and
then
happened
to
see
a
posting
for
a
position
at
the
health
center.
E
E
I
worked
at
the
American
Diabetes
Association
and
I.
My
dad
was
a
diabetic.
I
lost
him
to
diabetes
several
years
ago,
and
that
was
the
start
of
it.
For
me,
I
knew
I
wanted
to
do
work
in
the
community,
but
I
wanted
to
do
meaningful
work
in
the
community,
but
I
just
didn't
know
what
that
was
and
that
until
I
had
that
instance
at
Bowden,
Street
and
I
was
like
yes,
this
is
it
well.
Those.
A
Are
wonderful
stories
both
so
thank
you
cannot
thank
you
enough.
I
will
be
forwarding
these
with
a
positive
vote
for
the
committee
and
then
hopefully,
the
full
council,
if
not
tomorrow,
I
don't
tomorrow
or
next
Wednesday,
whatever
the
timeframe
is,
but
really
appreciate.
Both
of
you
for
doing
this
incredibly
important
work
for
no
money,
no
glory
other
than
you.
A
Both
are
true
public
servants
in
every
positive
sense
of
the
term
and
I'm
very
grateful
for
you,
both
as
as
we
are
grateful
for
you
to
Heather
Gasper
for
the
great
work
you
and
your
colleagues
do
on
the
staff
at
the
Public
Health
Commission.
So
unless
there's
any
public
testimony
which
I
do
not
see,
I
will
hereby
adjourn
this
hearing
on
dockets
zero,
one,
seven,
six
and
zero
three
zero
five.
Thank
you,
dr.
mayo,
mentor,
jordan.
I
will
be
recommending
your
reappointment
and
Thank
You
Philly
Leptis
I
will
be
recommending
your
appointment
as
well.