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Docket #03331 - Hearing regarding the state of affordable housing as to Boston’s Inclusionary Development Polic
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It
is
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov,
slash,
diddy
city
dash,
council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
uh
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82
and
fios
channel
964..
um
Again
uh
we
will
be.
um
This
is
a
public
hearing,
but
we're
doing
it
via
zoom
due
to
the
public
uh
health
uh
declaration
from
governor
baker.
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A
Okay,
so
per
the
declaration
of
emergency
last
march,
we're
having
this
be
a
zoom
to
balance
the
ability,
our
public
safety
needs,
with
our
the
ability
to
do
our
jobs.
Now
um
again,
this
hearing,
we
will
take
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
the
hearing
and
probably
throughout,
and
if
you're
interested
in
testifying,
please
email
ron,
cobb,
that's
r-o-n-c-o-b-b
at
boston.gov,
for
the
link
and
please
make
sure
your
first
and
last
name
is
displayed
and
listed
out
when
your
name
is
called.
A
um
Please
state
your
name
and
your
affiliation,
your
residence
or
you
know,
organization
that
you're
with
um
and
limit
your
comments
to
about
two
minutes
and
we
expect
a
decent
amount
of
public
testimony
today.
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
zero,
three
three
one
and
then
specifically
dealing
with
boston's
inclusionary
development
policy.
The
inclusion
of
development
policy
or
idp
was
first
created
in
2000
and
requires
market
rate
housing
developments
with
10
or
more
units
to
create
income
and
to
actually
include
um
income
restricted
units
within
the
building.
A
Typically,
at
13,
the
creation
of
income
restricted
units
at
a
location
near
the
building
is
also
an
option
or
contributing
to
the
inclusionary
development
fund.
Is
the
third
option
um
today
we're
going
to
be
discussing
how
that
policy
can
be
updated,
we'll
be
looking
at
the
set-aside
percentage
of
13
the
levels
of
affordability
within
what
is
considered,
affordable
the
thresholds
and
triggers
to
actually
apply
idp,
but
now,
right
now
again
it's
10
units
or
more
data
regarding
the
current
development,
economic
and
racial
home
size
just
in
general.
A
A
I'm
going
to
allow
for
our
counselors
to
do
some
very
brief
opening
remarks
and
we're
going
to
go
right
into
a
panel
of
community
advocates,
and
then
we
will
go
into
a
panel
of
the
administration.
We
will
then
have
a
round
of
counsel,
questions
and
public
testimony,
and
then
we
will
continue
through
rounds.
A
As
we
ask
questions,
I
think,
but
to
be
very
frank
with
everybody.
The
goal
of
this
is
to
get
community
uh
feedback
and
response,
as
well
as
a
practical
concerns
voice,
so
that
we
can
update
our
idp
policy
in
the
city
of
boston
so
um
and
it
has
been
um
through
executive
order,
but
thank
goodness
due
to
the
uh
state
house,
passing
our
homeworld
petition
last
year.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this.
I've
actually
been
fighting
a
cold
for
the
last
48
hours,
and
so
I'm
going
to
try
and
be
here
for
the
whole
hearing.
uh
But
if
I'm
not
here
I'll,
have
somebody
uh
I'll
have
staff
watching.
I
certainly
have
questions
that
I
want
to
ask
so
just
uh
if
I'm
not
able
to
hang
on
until
then,
if
it's
okay
for
me
to
send
those
to
you.
Madam
chair.
E
Thank
you
so
much
and
just
to
keep
my
statements
incredibly
brief.
The
inclusionary
development
policy
includes
the
word
inclusionary
in
it,
uh
because
what
we're
doing
is
essentially
determining
who
lives
in
boston
who
has
a
home
in
boston
who
has
a
future
in
boston
uh
by
creating
housing
that
applies
to
those
sex,
whether
it's
affordable
housing,
whether
it's
for
families,
whether
it's
for
working
class
communities.
F
Bach,
thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair.
um
Just
I'll
be
brief,
and
this
is
our
third
hearing
of
the
day
super
grateful
to
the
idp
coalition
um
really
feel,
like
you
know,
there's
a
bunch
of
different
pieces
um
that
we
have
made
progress
on.
I
think
getting
this
into
zoning
and
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
really
codify
the
best
version
of
an
idp
policy
um
is
critical
and
I'm
so
glad
about
that
home
rule.
F
I'm
grateful
to
the
to
the
state
legislators
for
voting
it
through
and
to
the
tireless
coalition
that
fought
for
it
for
a
long
time.
um
But
now
I
think,
as
you
say,
right,
we've
got
to
actually
figure
out
what
is
the
best
thing
to
have
in
there
and
and
I
think,
there's
a
real
opportunity
to
pair
this
with
you
know.
We
talked
so
much
to
council
arroyo's
point
about
inclusion.
F
um
Now
we
have
an
opportunity
to
raise
the
baseline
right,
raise
the
sort
of
like
floor
basic
thing
about
what
we
do
in
the
city,
and
I
think
there
are
ways
to
do
that
um
that
that
really
like
help
us
make
faster
progress
towards
that
more
inclusive
um
city.
We
all
want
to
see
so
excited
about
this
and
uh
grateful
for
everyone's
participation.
A
G
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
edwards,
um
for
sharing
this
important
hearing.
It's
been
well
documented.
Boston
has
a
housing,
affordability
crisis.
I
have
heard
from
many
constituents
in
my
district
about
how
they
could
not
afford
to
live
in
the
city
and
that
working
families
and
seniors
and
immigrants
are
being
pushed
out
out
of
their
communities
and
homes.
Our
city
needs
affordable
housing
for
our
working
families
to
stay
in
the
city.
We
do.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
our
idp
program
is
effective
in
providing
affordable
housing
that
our
community
needs
and
that
it's
enforced.
G
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
activists
that
are
testifying.
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
administration
as
well,
for
being
being
here
and
for
your
leadership.
I
see
sheila
dylan
in
others
as
well.
I
had
a
recent
meeting
listening
listening
meeting
with
members
of
the
chinatown
resident
association
uh
last
week
about
this
issue.
I
listened
for
about
two
hours
on
concerns
in
my
in
their
neighborhood
about
a
lot
of
seniors
being
dislocated
immigrants
being
locate
dislocated
um
long-time
residents,
low-income
residents.
G
G
A
H
I
Thank
you,
councillor
edwards.
um
This
is
like
a
marathon
today,
we've
been
talking
about
housing
and
how
we
build
more
affordable
housing
quicker
and
faster.
So,
of
course
um
thank
you
to
everyone
from
the
administration,
as
we
explore
this
incredible
tool
to
allow
us
to
build
more
of
affordable
housing
at
pricing
points
that
residents,
of
course,
can
afford
and
for
families,
seniors
veterans
and
our
most
vulnerable.
I
want
to
also
thank
the
coalition
for
their
work
and
advocacy
at
the
state
level
to
make
this
possible.
Of
course.
I
Of
course,
I
want
to
thank
you,
councillor
edwards,
as
well
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue.
I
want
to
thank
those
who
are
offering
and
doing
translation.
Thank
you,
I'm
intentionally
speaking
a
little
slower,
so
thank
you
as
well.
This
is
critically
important
so
that
everyone
can
fully
participate.
I
B
Hi,
yes
good
afternoon,
um
everyone.
Thank
you
so
much
for
for
holding
this.
The
chair
for
calling
this
hearing,
the
city
of
boston,
has
the
highest
percentage
of
income
restricted
housing
in
the
united
states,
but
we
are
still
the
third
most
gentrified
city
in
the
country.
We
already
know
that
clearly,
there's
a
disconnect
between
affordability
and
development
that
we
need
to
address.
B
J
J
I've
been
concerned
about
this
issue
for
many
years
out
in
austin
brighton,
um
our
idp
uh
policy
set
the
most
of
the
idp
units
were
set
at
70
of
the
ami,
and
the
average
um
median
income
in
allston
is
45
to
50,
so
that
meant
that
and
in
brighton
it
is
about
60.
So
um
a
huge
proportion
of
the
folks
who
actually
live
in
our
neighborhood
were
on
ineligible
to
access
the
uh
idp
units
that
were
being
built
in
our
neighborhoods.
So
um
I
hope
that
in
this
conversation
we
can
try
and
rectify
this
situation.
J
uh
Also,
you
know
the
whole
issue
about
the
10
units
threshold
is
uh
there's
a
huge
number
of
units
being
built
by
developers
that
come
in
at
nine
nine
units.
They
don't
have
to
give
us
any
idp
any
any
idp
units
in
that
that
equation.
So
I
hope
we
can.
We
can
make
some
inroads
in
that
in
that
to
try
and
build
more
uh
affordable
units
for
our
for
our
communities.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
appreciate
you
indulging
all
of
us
with
opening
statements
and,
as
you
know,
obviously
this
is
an
important
issue.
I'm
also
very
impressed
to
see
so
many
faces
on
screen
uh
compared
to
some
of
our
earlier
hearings
today.
So
just
grateful
for
uh
this
continued
conversation,
certainly
the
continued
work
and
also
want
to
make
note-
I
think,
council
campbell
also
made
it
at
an
earlier
hearing
today
about
the
the
need
to
make
sure
that
the
affordable
units
in
particular
are
online
and
online
quickly.
K
Many
of
you
on
this
call
today
will
recall
the
hearing
we
had
in
the
middle
of
the
summer
regarding
those
unoccupied,
affordable
units
waiting
for
their
tenants
and
their
homeowners
to
arrive,
and
you
know,
look
forward
to
making
sure
that
we
are
working
diligently
and
and
quickly
and
with
certain
urgency
to
have
those
units
occupied
quickly
so
happy
to
be
here
for
this
hearing
and
we'll
uh
engage,
as
as
I
can
with
all
of
our
colleagues.
Thank
you.
L
Thank
you,
councillor,
edwards,
for
chairing
the
hearing
and
for
sponsoring
this
order.
I
also
will
be
brief.
I've
been
a
long-time
advocate
for
updating
our
city's
inclusionary
development
policy
to
include
the
codification
of
a
program
to
provide
permanence
predictability
and
transparency
to
that
process,
as
well
as
to
raise
the
level
of
affordable
commitment
uh
to
reflect
the
need
of
of
our
affordable
housing
in
the
city.
uh
It's
absolutely
critical
that
we
use
all
the
tools
in
the
toolbox
to
build
affordable
housing.
L
uh
As
you
know,
uh
I've
had
partnered
with
you
and
our
colleague
council
flynn
on
a
hearing
to
discuss
potential
updates
to
idp,
to
make
it
more
effective
and
to
strengthen
compliance
with
the
program.
Too
often,
we
hear
that
the
ami
is
too
high
on
units
or
that
not
enough,
affordable
housing
is
built
through
that
program
or
uh
like
we
caught,
I
caught
several
developers,
city-wide
being
cute
uh
and
obviously
building
under
the
threshold
or
uh
completely
skipping
their
contributions,
and
so
we
brought
that
to
light
uh
last
year.
L
So
again,
thank
you
uh
to
the
chair
and
to
the
sponsor,
and
also
I
look
forward
to
the
stakeholder
listening
to
the
stakeholders
today,
who
who've
been
in
this
fight
for
a
long
time
and
uh
and
who
know
a
lot
about
uh
this
issue,
and
we
want
to
be
as
helpful
as
we
can
as
as
their
boston
city
council.
Thank
you,
madam
chairman.
A
M
Hi
thank
you
counselor
at
which
for
posting
this,
and
thanks
to
all
the
uh
your
fellow
colleagues
who
are
there,
I
just
wanted
to
flag
quickly
um
something
that
counselor
george
said
about
the
amount
of
faces
she's
seeing
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
we
have
about
40
other
folks
who
are
in
the
watch
party,
um
that's
going
on.
At
the
same
time
again,
my
name
is
marvin
martin.
M
But
I'm
just
going
to
give
it
something
really
brief
here.
So
this
is
what's
a
statement
from
ctap
housing.
Is
it's
a
right
and
we
need
to
use
all
the
tools
available
to
us
to
ensure
that
those
who
need
truly
affordable
um
housing,
the
most
can
that
the
most
folks
can
access
it.
Neighborhoods
are
seeing
major
displacement
of
longtime
community
residents
and
families
causing
many
to
fall
into
homelessness.
M
Almost
half
of
boston's
households
make
less
than
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year,
many
residents
rent
burden
and
most
can't
afford
to
buy
homes.
That
is
why
this
coalition
is
calling
on
the
city
to
ask.
They
update
the
id
idp
policy
to
include
the
following:
the
rental
units
30
to
70
percent
at
ami,
with
an
average
of
40
percent
ami
and
ownership
units
between
50
to
100
ami,
and
this
is
important
because
when
we
use
the
ami,
an
individual
has
to
make
almost
80
000
a
year
less
than
half
of
the
folks.
M
M
M
uh
The
other
course
is
the
33
set-aside.
um
Now
we
know
that
this
is
probably
the
one
thing
that
we're
going
to
get
the
most
pushback
on,
but
we
believe
it's
doable
um
jason.
Can
you
show
that
this?
The
that's
not
my
slide?
Did
you
show
me
yeah?
um
If
you
see,
I
don't
know
if
you
can
see
that,
but
on
the
left
hand
side,
we
give
some
examples
of
some
things.
M
We
can
do
to
try
to
keep
down
the
cost
of
the
construction,
and-
and
some
of
it
is
based
on
what
the
you
know-
the
city
estimate
of
land
costs.
If
you
see
there
for
zone
c,
it's
150
150
square
foot,
but
underneath
of
it
you
can
actually
see
that
and
there
was
those
same
neighborhoods
in
zone
z.
Over
the
last
10
years.
M
I
think
this
lab
will
be
available
to
all
of
you
um
yeah,
so
you
can
take
time
to
look
at
that
yourself.
Another
thing
is:
it's:
it's
doable.
You
know
in
san
francisco,
which
has
um
you
know
high
housing
costs
like
we
do
here.
They
actually
do
have
a
model,
that's
33
percent
and
you
know
there's
no
evidence
that
they're
losing
any
development.
M
So
I
think
we
have
to
really
look
at
what
some
other
folks
are
doing
across
the
country
and
see,
in
fact,
if
we
can't
really
come
up
with
something
that
gets
us
a
lot
higher
than
um
I
think
you
know
we
all
know.
13
percent
is
too
high,
but
you
know
I
think
we
we
can
do
better
than
20
20
too
so
um
and
then
another
last
thing
I
want
to
say
before
I
turn
it
over
to
my
akisha.
M
Is
that
there's
a
sense
of
urgency
here?
uh
There
are
thousands
and
thousands
of
units
being
planned
right
now,
right
in
the
front
of
my
corridor,
where
action
um
works.
uh
Does
the
lab
is
housing
work
there
um
folks
are
in
some
neighborhoods
like
bowling
geneva
and
four
coroners
are
actually
asking
the
city
to
slow
down
the
development
process,
because
there's
so
many
units
being
proposed,
they
can't
keep
up
with
them.
You
know
they
having
problems
in
keeping
a
coherent
community
process,
but
also
people
are
concerned
that
by
the
time
we
pass
anything
meaningful.
M
N
Sorry
had
to
unmute
myself,
I'm
so
used
to
these
zoom
meetings.
I'm
never
muted,
um
hi
everyone
I
just
wanted
to.
I
know
you
guys
have
been
in
in
hearings
all
day,
so
I
really
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
and
and
being
present
and
paying
attention
to
the
things
that
we're
saying.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
doing
that
and
being
here,
and
I
want
to
thank
marvin
for
his
comments,
um
so
um
I
don't
know
jason.
Do
you
want
to
put
up
my
slides,
I'm
going
to
speak
a
little?
N
I
can't
okay,
so
I
just
I'm
gonna
talk
a
little
bit
about
um
how
the
amis
in
boston
are
actually
um
how
they
actually
come
to
be.
They
don't
just
include
boston
incomes,
um
as
you
can
look
on
your
screen.
This
is
just
the
top
five
I've
only
added
that
included
the
top
five
earning
cities
that
surround
boston
that
are
not
not
actually
part
of
boston,
but
that
they
are
included
in
calculating
what
boston
average
um
income
is
and
um
if
you
can
see
at
the
right
hand,
side
lower,
but
this
is
dorchester.
N
This
is
the
medium
income
for
dorchester
residents,
so
boston
median
income
is
90,
92
thousand
dollars,
that's
that's
the
average
um
and,
as
you
can
see,
dorchester
residence
period,
that's
not
even
the
breakup
of
how
how
dorchester
households
or
the
residents
make
their
money,
but
that's
just
dorchester
residents.
That's
their
area,
median
income,
so
things
that
are
being
built,
they're
not
being
built
for
us.
We
are,
as
you
can
see,
we
are
well
below
the
boston
median
income
um
next
slide.
Please.
N
N
What
is
being
built
in
the
new
units
is
61
for
upper
income,
31
for
upper
middle
six
percent
for
moderate
and
three
percent
for
low,
but
on
the
other
side
you
can
see
what
uh
what
what
is
needed,
what
is
actually
needed,
what
the
boston
resident's
income
makeup
is
only
20
27
of
boston
residents
make
the
upper
middle
income,
but
that's
what
the
majority
of
the
apartments
are
being
built
for.
We
have
27
percent,
which
is
it's.
It
should
be
equal.
N
We
have
27
of
extremely
low
income
and
only
three
percent
of
the
new
idp
units
are
being
built
for
that.
If
you
look
on
the
right
hand,
side
of
your
screen,
you
can
see
the
make
up
of
the
income,
the
the
income
of
boston
residents,
so
we
have
white
89.
Their
average
median
household
income
is
89
400,
black
and
african
american.
N
Fifty
nine
thousand
three
hundred
and
fifty
dollars,
and
and
overall,
so
the
overall
medium
income
is
sixty
four
thousand
eight
hundred,
that's
not
even
seventy
70,
which
is
what
the
the
idp
is
asking
for.
um
Can
you
go
to
the
next
slide?
Please,
okay,
uh
this
here
I
did
some
research
on
a
building
that
has
actually
a
new
development.
It's
a
newer
development
in
the
past
few
years
that
is
actually
built
in
my
city
dorchester.
N
um
When
you
look
up
here.
This
is
this
is
what's
in
that
building.
We
have
studios
one
bedrooms,
two
bedrooms
and
three
bedrooms:
these
are
the
market
rate
on
the
top
in
the
red.
That's
market
rate,
when
you
see
where
studios
start
at
the
lowest
in
is
1
783
and
the
highest
in
is
2
689
that
that's
for
a
market
rent.
N
That's
not
even
the
idp
unit
in
order
to
afford
the
idp
units
which
each
one
of
them
is
at
70.
None
is
that
30
um
40,
50,
60
they're,
all
at
70,
there's
20
studio
apartments
at
70,
21,
one
bedrooms
and
between
the
two
two
and
three
bedrooms,
there's
22!
So
that's
that's
half!
That's
that's
almost
half!
So
we
have!
N
You
would
have
to
make
at
70
ami
to
for
a
household.
Now,
I'm
just
saying
a
household
size
of
three
I'm
not
even
saying
a
three
three-bedroom
apartment.
I'm
saying
you
could
be
two
people
with
one
child.
You
could
be
a
mother
with
two
children,
but
you
would
have
to
be
making
75
000
a
year
to
afford
our
idp
apartments
at
70
in
this
building.
Now,
if
that's
the
idp
apartment,
which
they're
all
at
70
percent,
we
if
you
look
over
here
to
your
right
on
the
far
right
bottom.
N
This
shows
you
what
you
would
have
to
be
making
to
afford
them.
Those
market
rate
apartments
in
that
building.
So
in
order
to
afford
the
new
construction
market
rates
in
this
building,
you
would
have
to
make
from
studios
to
three
bedrooms.
You
would
be
having
them,
you
would
have
to
make
1
800.
I
mean
185
000
to
221
000
a
year
to
afford
market
rate,
which
I
don't
see
the
difference
between
market
rate
apartments.
I
never
have
in
luxury.
I
think
it's
just
semantics
in
the
name,
but
they
are
the
same
thing.
A
N
I'm
sorry
I'm
sorry.
I
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
in
that
building
I'm
gonna
finish.
I
just
want
to
add
it
in
that
building
of
the
413
market
rate.
Apartments
121
are
are
still
waiting
to
be
rented
and
this
building
has
been
there
for
years
for
a
few
years
now.
So
this
this
is
what
I
wanted.
I
just
want
to
enforce
like
this
is
not
enough
that
the
the
standards
are
not
enough
and
we
really
need
to
change
them
now
and
I'm
sorry
and
I'm
going
to
pass
to.
O
O
All
right
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
jason
derosier
and
I'm
the
manager
of
community
action
at
austin
brighton
cdc.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today
and
speak
to
the
urgent
need
for
a
stronger
idp
that
truly
reflects
the
housing
needs
of
boston
residents.
Housing
influences
outcomes
across
many
sectors.
Students
do
better.
Patients
are
healthier,
people
can
more
readily
escape
poverty
and
homelessness.
The
economy
is
healthier
and
our
city
is
more
just
and
equal
when
we
all
have
access
to
safe,
stable
and
affordable
homes.
O
Opportunity
truly
starts
at
home,
but
not
everyone
has
equal
access
to
the
opportunity
to
thrive,
because
not
everyone
has
access
to
a
safe,
stable
or
affordable
home.
The
executive
order,
which
established
boston's
inclusionary
development
policy,
was
a
policy
intervention
designed
for
a
particular
need
at
a
particular
time.
However,
in
the
21
years
since
its
creation
and
six
years
since
its
last
update,
our
housing
needs
have
changed,
and
these
needs
have
only
been
exacerbated
by
covet
19
and
the
resulting
economic
crisis.
The
idp
should
be
strengthened
in
response
to
these
changes.
O
As
you
update
this
policy,
we
ask
that
you
consider
the
pressing
need
for
units
that
are
truly
affordable.
Neighborhoods
are
seeing
major
displacement
of
long-time
community
residents
and
families,
causing
many
to
fall
into
homelessness.
Almost
half
of
boston
households
make
less
than
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
Many
residents
are
rent
burdened
and
most
cannot
afford
to
buy
homes
and
create
wealth
through
home
ownership.
O
People
of
col
people
of
color
are
excluded
from
the
idp,
as
about
60
of
black
households
cannot
afford
idp
rents
as
currently
constituted.
This
is
a
fair
housing
issue.
This
is
a
moral
issue.
In
recent
years,
the
neighborhoods
of
alston
and
brighton
have
become
the
new
hot
neighborhoods
for
development,
with
more
than
2
489
units
in
the
private
development
pipeline
with
another
2
425
approved
by
the
bpda
board
within
the
last
two
years
alone.
Additionally,
there
are
four
4578
units
currently
under
review
by
the
bpda
in
four
neighborhoods
east
boston,
dorchester,
roxbury
and
charlestown.
O
3193
of
these
units
are
in
east
boston,
dorchester
and
roxbury.
Three
neighborhoods,
with
lower
average
household
incomes
than
austin
brighton,
83
percent
of
austin
brighton
residents
are
renters
and
in
recent
years,
rents
in
austin
brighton
have
increased
sharply
between
2018
and
2020
average
rents
for
family
size
units,
increased
30
percent
from
2131
dollars
to
2767
per
month.
Rents
for
units
of
all
sizes
have
increased
by
32
percent
on
average
or
more
rent
in
austin.
O
Brighton
for
a
three-bedroom
household
would
require
a
family
earning
52
795,
which
is
the
median
household
income
for
the
neighborhood
to
pay.
63
percent
of
its
monthly
income
on
rent
rent
for
a
one
bedroom,
which
is
the
second
most
common
unit
being
developed
after
studios,
exceeds
the
entire
gross
pay
of
a
full-time
worker
earning
the
minimum
wage.
So
one
hundred
21
twenty
dollars
a
year
earned
twenty
one
thousand
six
hundred
and
twelve
dollars
for
rent.
O
Only
in
the
last
report
in
the
latest
report
from
the
national
low
income
housing
coalition,
the
fair
market
rent
for
a
two
bedroom
apartment
in
allston
would
require
you
to
earn
fifty
one
dollars
and
fifteen
cents
an
hour
to
afford
rent
while
the
fair
market
rent
for
the
same
modest
two
bedroom
apartment
in
brighton
would
require
fifty
five
dollars
an
hour.
Even
market
rate
units
are
out
of
reach
for
a
majority
of
the
neighborhood.
O
O
There
are
programs
and
tools
available
that
would
provide
additional
resources
to
reach
lower
ami
levels
in
new
development,
such
as
cpa,
city
of
boston,
voucher
program
or
income
averaging
to
name
a
few.
This
shift
in
reducing
the
affordability
levels
for
idp
units
is
critical
as
the
area
median
income
for
boston
includes
114
cities
and
towns
from
six
counties,
and
two
states
stretching
from
plymouth
to
the
new
hampshire
maine
border
included
in
this
formula
are
wellesley
and
lexington,
which
have
two
of
the
highest
median
incomes
in
the
country.
O
It
goes
without
saying
that
the
residents
of
lexington
do
not
have
the
same
incomes
as
those
in
austin
brighton,
no
other
residents
of
roxbury,
dorchester,
chinatown
or
east
boston.
The
ami
standard
for
idp
must
take
this
into
account.
uh
Lower
the
10
unit
threshold
right
now,
developers
only
have
to
comply
and
fulfill
idp
requirements
if
the
project
contain
at
least
10
units.
However,
many
developers
in
austin
brighton,
as
well
as
in
dorchester
and
south
boston,
for
example,
are
proposing
nine
unit
buildings
to
skirt
affordability
requirements.
This
loophole
must
be
closed.
O
Significantly.
Increased
transparency
ctab
asks
that
the
bpda
and
dnd
provide
data
previously
requested
by
ctab
pertaining
to
financial
data
and
models
up
data,
updated
data
about
development
and
housing
need
and
an
analysis
of
land
values.
We
will
resubmit
this
data
request
to
the
appropriate
parties
with
specifics.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
each
of
these
departments
on
this
request.
The
time
has
come
to
be
bold,
to
lead
with
our
values.
The
time
to
act
is
now.
Thank
you.
A
M
A
A
P
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
um
Counselor
edwards
and
that's
the
city
council
um
also
want
to
thank
our
um
coalition
for
truly
affordable
boston
watch
party
folks,
there's
over
50
of
them
watching
right
now
um
so,
and
thank
you
for
holding
this
um
hearing
and
and
really
listening
to
the
community
to
you
know
what
we
think
our
um
the
community
needs
are
and
what
are
reasonable.
P
um
You
know
due
to
influx
of
luxury
development,
short-term
rental
and
rent
speculation,
and
we
know
that
in
2015,
where
you
know
there,
it's
where
jason
talked
about
the
tipping
point
right,
um
you
know
the
tipping
time
for
chinatown
is
kind
of
more
like
around.
uh
You
know
2010
and
around
2015
we
start
seeing
because
of
organizing.
I
think,
also
support
the
city,
we're
seeing
more
affordable
housing.
You
know
in
in
chinatown,
we
see
more
balanced
in
um
development
and
even
with
the
significant
number
of
affordable
housing,
we're
still
seeing.
P
P
You
know
80
of
the
income
um
towards
rent
and
we
still
are
seeing
you
know
long
waiting
lists
uh
for
affordable
housing,
uh
subsidized
housing
and
we
have
seen
developments
in
in
chinatown
like
one
greenway,
you
know
have
um
a
little
bit
under
100
units,
but
there's
like
more
than
5
000
uh
athlete
applicants
and,
more
recently,
the
chinatown
community
land
trust
put
out
seven
units.
um
You
know
home
ownership.
Programs
is
even
with
the
pandemic,
you
know
titan
and
lending.
P
So
for
us,
you
know
really
what's
most
affordable
to
the
community,
who
are
those
who
are
impacted
by
displacement?
A
related
unit
does
a
30
area
meeting
income
and
um
below,
and
uh
you
know,
until
the
home
ownership.
I
know
that
len,
you
know
lending
is
related
to
it
and
we
know
that
you
know
the
the
chinatown
community
was
able
to
make
one
of
the
units.
You
know
a
50
every
million
income,
and
that
would
really
you
know,
really
help
um
stabilize
the
community.
P
I
think
that
there
should
be
you
know
not
just
require
of
you
know
nonprofits,
but
also
you
know
all
uh
um
you
know
developers
um
and
then
I
think
I
I
also
want
to
say
that
you
know.
Meanwhile,
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
hard
choices
that
we
have
to
make
right
a
lot
of
times.
You
know.
Meanwhile,
you
know
we
like
to
have
good
numbers
like
we
had
this
many
percent
affordable
housing.
uh
Well,
meanwhile,
that
looks
good,
but
then
also
it
could
mean
that
there's
a
significantly
more
studio
in
one
bedroom.
P
P
So
I
think
there
needs
to
be,
you
know,
really
emphasis
on
making
some
hard
choices
and
creating
more
two,
three
and
four
bedroom
apartments,
uh
four
bedroom,
because
actually
you
know
multi,
um
you
know
generation
household,
I
think
among
you
know,
chinese
color
and
immigrant
community
is
quite
you
know
common,
um
and
so
you
know,
and
and
and
lastly
you
know-
I
want
to
say
that
um
jason
murray
touched
on
this
earlier
too-
lowering
lowering
the
thresholds
um
a
10
unit
or
changing
it.
We
have
seen
in
chinatown,
101
and
103
hussein.
P
You
know
making
proposals
to
build
up
every
inch
of
the
backyard
and
I'm
sure
that
that's
also
something
a
trend
that
in
other
neighborhoods
that
we
are
seeing
you
know
in
in
in
you
know,
in
austin
brighton
we
have
seen
that
you
know
uh
59
um
winship
street
in
world
22.
You
know
it
was
a
two-family
unit.
They're
turning
into
a
nine
unit
but
we're
actually
the
surrounding
area,
mostly
immigrant,
you
know
working
families,
and
um
but
there
was
no
with
the
new
development.
There's
no
requirement
for
you
know
affordable
uh
uh
units.
So.
P
Q
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity
to
speak.
uh
My
name
is
margaret
turner,
I'm
a
housing
attorney
at
greater
boston,
legal
services
and
I'm
representing
the
boston
antenna
coalition.
Today.
um
The
boston
tenant
coalition
is
also
a
member
of
the
coalition
for
the
for
truly
affordable
boston
and
um
completely
endorses
all
of
uh
ctab's,
truly
affordable
standards.
Q
Familial
status,
disability
address,
significant
disparities
in
housing
needs
and
access
to
opportunities
to
replace
segregated
living
patterns,
with
truly
integrated
and
balanced
living
patterns,
and
to
transform
racially
and
ethnically
concentrated
areas
of
poverty
into
areas
of
opportunity
that
the
city
has
the
legal
authority
to
take
steps
to
affirmatively.
Further
fair
housing
and
it
has
as
well
the
legal
obligation
under
federal
law
to
affirmatively
further
fair
housing.
Q
You
should
feel
emboldened
empowered
to
take
these
steps
that
are
necessary
to
address
what's
happening
now.
There
is
a
legacy
of
discrimination
and
segregation,
as
we
know
in
boston,
where
has
that
left
us?
um
Households
of
color
are
four
to
six
times
more
likely
than
white
households
to
live
in
concentrated
areas
of
poverty.
Q
The
percentage
of
black
and
latinx
households
with
severe
rent
burdens,
which
is
defined
as
paying
more
than
50
percent
of
your
income
in
rent,
is
double
that
of
white
households
and
uh
most
important.
The
average
monthly
rent
in
2019
was
two
thousand
four
hundred
and
eighty
dollars,
which
would
require
an
annual
income
of
ninety
nine
thousand.
Q
Not
surprisingly,
this
has
created
a
disparity
in
in
ability
to
maintain
housing
stability.
um
I
don't
know
if
jason,
I
had
a
slide
prepared.
I
don't
know
if
jason
has
it,
but
um
this
is
um
that
the
data
that
I
just
referred
to
is
was
all
put
together
in
the
boston's
assessment
of
fair
housing,
which
is
completed
and
we
hope
will
soon
be
recognized
by
the
city.
Q
Q
But
these
issues
are
systemic
issues
and
they
require
a
systemic
approach
and
systemic
changes
in
order
to
change
this
graph
eliminate
uh
most
of
these
evictions
and
make
things
fair
across
the
city.
um
So
again
I
don't
know
if
I'm
going
over
but
um
totally
off
over,
but
I'm
just
hoping
yeah.
Okay.
In
any
event,
I
wanted
to
um
you
know
we,
um
the
boston,
tenno
coalition,
endorses
all
of
the
ctab
truly
affordable
standards
and
also
emphasize
the
importance
of
permanent
affordability
and
um
housing
for
uh
families
with
children
which
are
they're
very
discriminated
against.
S
Okay,
oh
my
my
50
minute
speech
um
bye.
I
have
like
30
seconds
so
thank
you,
counselor
edwards,
for
allowing
us
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
My
name
is
michelle
mccarthy,
housing
policy,
manager
of
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency.
I'm
joined
today
by
brian
glassback,
deputy
director
for
regulatory
planning
and
zoning
and
lizzie
torres
housing
policy
assistant,
also
the
bpda,
as
well
as
by
tim
davis,
deputy
director
for
policy
development
and
research
at
the
department
of
neighborhood
development.
S
um
I
just
really
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
uh
counselor
edwards
for
your
leadership
on
this,
the
rest
of
the
counselors
for
your
comments
and
statements
and
as
well
as
the
advocates
and
uh
thanks
in
advance
to
the
public.
For
all
your
comments
about
um
the
idp
policy,
we're
very
excited
to
hear
those.
S
R
R
While
the
bpda
manages
the
day-to-day
implementation
of
the
inclusionary
development
policy
from
project
approval
through
the
50-year
oversight
of
on-site
off-site
income
restricted
units,
the
department
of
neighborhood
development
has,
since
2014
managed
any
funds
collected
when
developers
meet
their
idp
requirements
by
making
a
monetary
contribution.
The
id
f
idp
fund,
rather
than
creating
on-site
or
off-site
units
through
2020
developers,
have
made
nearly
165
million
dollars
in
idp
contributions,
with
nearly
7
million
of
that
sum
paid
in
2020.
R
R
T
T
T
The
inclusion
development
uh
threshold
for
projects
um
that
need
zoning
relief
and
lowering
that
below
the
10
10
unit.
That
has
been
in
place
for
for
the
last
20
something
years
uh
and
then
uh
also
looking
at
um
the
question
of
sort
of
pivoting
to
a
square
footage
rather
than
a
unit
count
as
a
way
of
of
um
uh
determining
uh
uh
inclusionary
zoning,
uh
inclusionary
unit
uh
participation
and
then,
lastly,
sort
of
the
unit
size
uh
issue.
um
You
know
the
question
around
family
size
units
and
so
on,
and
then
um
throughout.
T
This
is
the
theme
of
uh
the
idp
percentage
itself
and
the
amis
that
we
that
we
select
and
being
um
being
uh
much
more
uh
strategic
uh
going
forward
uh
in
in
how
we
how
we
calculate
those.
So
uh
I
hope
I've
sort
of
rattled
off
the
the
list
of
action
items
and
I'm
sure
there'll
be
more,
but
that
those
are
sort
of
the
main
buckets
that
I'm
hearing.
A
Thank
you
um
so
now
I'm
going
to
go
to
um
counselors,
which
will
allow
for
us
and
I'm
really
going
to
keep
I'll,
be
stricter
with
my
colleagues
than
I
was
with
the
the
community,
um
because
I
know
um
so
much
of
what
we
are
going
to
do
as
colleagues
requires
us
to
listen
to
community,
and
so
uh
we
have
a
lot
of
questions.
But
um
again
I
want
to
thank
all
the
advocates.
A
I
know
markeisha
said
she
was
doing
the
research
herself,
so
I
do
appreciate
that
and
I
think
you
I
want
you
to
understand
the
counselors
especially
appreciate
the
perspective
you
have
as
grassroots
organizers
and
also
as
I've
said,
before,
being
experts,
and
only
in
experiencing
and
understanding
housing
disparities,
but
truly
being
in
the
fight
to
make
us
a
more
equitable
livable
boston.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
thank
you
for
your
expertise.
A
I'm
going
to
now
go
to
colleagues
and
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
probably
be
ringing
the
bell
around
three
minutes
to
make
sure
that
we
get
uh
get
through
at
least
all
of
us.
um
Those
of
us
who
are
still
here
um
I'll
go
last.
So
I'm
going
to
go
ahead.
I
think
council
arroyo
did
say
he
might
um
not
be
up
to
the
whether
he
might
be
sick.
F
Great
thanks
so
much
council,
edwards
and
I'll
echo
your
thanks
to
the
whole
coalition.
I
think
um
it's
really
stark
putting
into
perspective
sort
of
what
we
what
we
need
versus
what
we're
getting
through
the
current
program,
and
I
think
we
can
all
acknowledge
the
big
steps
that
we
make
with
the
idp
program
while
still
saying
like.
We
need
to
be
better
because
we're
in
a
crisis,
and
so
how
do
we
hit
that
point?
I'm
strongly
in
support
of
deepening
affordability.
F
You
were
kind
to
um
to
wish
us
well
on
our
third
hearing.
We
as
counselors
somehow
managed
to
do
this
to
ourselves.
So
um
I
think
we
should
take
responsibility
for
three
hearings
in
a
day,
but
this
it's
really
energizing
to
be
with
you
all
at
the
end
of
this
day.
So
thank
you
for
that.
um
I,
I
guess
it's
just
a
quick
question
tim.
F
I
understand
the
idp
funds
help
us
do
important
things
sometimes
and
I'm
just
wondering
kind
of
how
much
does
that
work
out
to
per
unit.
Usually
that
comes
from
the
idp
funds,
because
I
guess
the
other
the
other
piece
right
is:
should
we
be
making
the
amount
of
money
if
we're
going
to
have
a
cash
out
option
at
all,
should
we
be
making
the
amount
of
money
per
unit
higher
um
and
should
we
have
stricter
conditions
on
whether
we
do
it
and
then
um
you
know,
are
we
really
getting
the
units
for
our
buck?
F
I
always
have
an
instinct
that,
with
construction's
cost
being
what
they
are,
we're
better
off
having
someone
build
us
a
unit
um
than
paying
for
it.
But
of
course,
if
we
acquire
a
big
building
like
an
aop,
there
might
be
an
economy
of
scale.
So
I
just
wondered
if
you
could
talk
a
little
bit
about
like
how
much
per
unit
kind
of
we're
achieving.
R
R
It's
no
more
than
a
hundred
thousand
per
unit
is,
I
think,
where
we
are
right
now
in
terms
of
our
maximum
um
and
that,
and
that
obviously
gets
us
a
lot,
because
uh
people
are
buying
out
for
two
hundred
thousand
to
three
hundred
eighty
thousand
units,
so
we're
obviously
getting
a
lot
more
units
for
our
dollar.
That
way,
um
I
certainly
appreciate
the
the
I
think
the
concern
about
having
as
much
of
the
units
on
site
as
possible.
R
R
R
H
R
I
think
that,
obviously,
if
there's
a
shift
to
doing
even
more
of
the
units
on
site,
I
think
it
will
be
made
easier
if
we're
using
square
footage
rather
than
units,
because
maybe
we
could
a
downtown
building,
that's
doing
2
000
square
foot
units
for
market
rate.
We
can
do
900
and
thousand
square
foot
units
and
get
more
units
that
way
and
actually
have
them
on
site.
R
U
V
R
E
V
We
have
been
been
able
to
um
to
make
some
some
accommodations
for
specific
projects
in
specific
neighborhoods,
um
but
also
I
mean
to
tim's
point,
but
generally,
I
think
it's
it's
good
that
we're
seeing
on-site
development,
particularly
neighborhoods,
that
don't
have
a
lot
of
affordability,
um
but
that
the
idp
funds
have
been
particularly
useful
in
in
our
acquisition
program.
So
um
so
to
the
extent
that
trends
go
more
on
site.
We
do
need
to
think
creatively
about
those
funds
that
we
can
move
really
quickly
like
idp.
G
I
have
a
feeling
it's
not
benefiting
the
community
as
much
as
I
as
I
hoped
it
would.
um
We
have
a
critical
need
in
the
chinatown
community
for
affordable
housing
for
our
immigrant
neighbors
for
low-income
residents
for
families.
For
for
the
seniors
um
tim.
How
are
we
gonna
work
closely
on
this
to
make
sure
that
the
funds
generated
from
downtown
construction?
G
um
You
know
stay
in
the
or
a
good
portion
of
it
stay
in
the
chinatown
community,
and
I
I
I
know
sheila
has
been
advocating
in
in
helping
as
well,
but
just
wanted
to
follow
up
that
it's
critical.
I
was
on
a
phone
call,
the
other
day
with
chinatown
residents
and
and
uh
they're
being
displaced,
and
they
they
they
want
us
to.
They
want
us
to
fight
for
them.
So
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do.
R
I
could
find
my
own
mute
button,
sir,
um
so
I
think
that
uh
the
um
our
department
is
very
committed
to
making
sure
that
projects
in
chinatown
are
funded
and
move
forward
um
and
including
uh
the
taitung
village
uh
parking
lot
project.
That's
uh
ccba
is
proposing,
and
also
r1,
which
is
a
dpda-owned
parcel
that
we
anticipate.
R
I
can't
speak
for
bpd
on
this,
but
we
anticipate
we'll
be
I'll,
have
an
rfp
in
the
future
for
affordable
housing
um
and
those
are
those
are
the
kinds
of
projects
that
we
are
committed
to
funding,
whether
it's
idp
funds
or
one
of
our
other
funding
sources.
I
mean
that's
one
of
the
things
is
that
jessica's
shop
really
does
a
fine
job
of
looking
at
all
the
different
funding
sources
and
putting
putting
together
the
puzzle
for
each
and
every
project
to
make
sure
that
we
are
supporting
housing
projects
in
the
downtown
core.
G
Thank
you
thank
you,
tim
and
I
I
pretty
much
consider
the
downtown
uh
chinatown
part
of
the
part
of
the
downtown
area
in
terms
of
of
the
funding,
um
so
I
want
to
make
sure
a
good
percentage.
A
good
portion
goes
there
because
I'm
I'm
still
concerned
about
that
and
I
was
listening
again.
I
was
listening
to
residents
for
two
hours
and
they're
being
displaced
and
I
and
they
knew
about
this
meeting
and
they
wanted
me
to
come
up
here
and
and
advocate
for
the
chinatown
community.
G
A
Absolutely-
and
I
just
for
folks,
um
because
this
is
the
beginning
of
what
I
I
believe
will
end
in
true
policy
change.
This
is
we're
going
to
keep
this
in
committee
for
some
time
to
have
another
conversation.
So
what
we're
just
we're?
Just
barely
um
you
know,
cracking
the
you
know
cracking
into
this
right
now.
So
just
so
folks
know
this
isn't
going
to
be
the
only
conversation.
A
G
A
A
A
I
Europe,
council
campbell,
uh
thank
you
and
thank
you
um
to
everyone
for
the
presentations
and
the
thoughtful
presentations
as
well.
um
I
can
also
send
follow-up
questions.
I
know
you.
There
are
a
lot
of
folks
in
public
testimony,
so
I
want
to
be
mindful
that
they're
not
here
until
you
know
eight
o'clock
before
we
get
to
them.
I
I
To
me
or
to
to
the
administration,
you
know.
Obviously
we
have
a
presentation
and
proposal.
We've
all
been
meeting
with
advocates,
we've
been
meeting
with
residents
who
have
some
specific
uh
solutions
and
ideas
that
they
think
are
going
to
work
to
address
the
housing
crisis
in
the
city
right
and
so
the
question-
and
I
know
we
were
waiting
to
have
this
hearing
to
really
have
the
conversation
on
what
is
the
the
spot
right?
um
You
don't
want
to
go
too
high
and
stand
in
the
way
of
constructing,
affordable
housing.
I
S
I
And
well
one
one,
I
guess.
Maybe
I
have
a
couple
additional
follow-up
questions
um
and
excuse
my
throat
I'm
like
horse.
um
So
then,
obviously
you
know
some
of
these
ideas
have
been
on
the
table
for
for
some
time
and
and
so
I'm
just
and
I
hear
folks,
you
know
there
is
a
need
to
act
with
a
sense
of
urgency.
I
Right
people
are
being
pushed
out,
people
need
housing.
Now
I
mean
I'm
dealing
with
residents
who
are
facing
rent
increases,
including
at
grant
manor,
where
I
grew
up
right,
who
are
moving
out
of
the
city
right
now,
and
I
think
chief
dylan
and
her
team
are
also
involved
in
those
conversations
too
to
protect
those
residents.
I
So
I'm
just
curious,
you
know
clearly
there's
a
sense
of
urgency
when
you
guys
go
back
to
the
table
and
have
conversations
and
um
around
these
particular
proposals.
What
is
that
conversation
going
to
be?
What
do
you
envision
are
the
barriers?
What
do
you
envision
could
be
unintended
consequences
that
we're
not?
Thinking
of,
I
would
love
to
just
hear
a
little
bit
more
um
on
sort
of
the
opposite
side
of
this.
W
So
let
me
let
me
see
if
I,
because
I've
been
in
in
a
lot
of
the
conversations
hi
nice
to
see
you
all
and
I've
been
kind
of
quiet.
I
have
two
have
been
listening
tonight
and
um
uh
it's
good
to
see
everyone.
So
you
know,
I
think,
they're.
So
uh
when
the
walsh
I'll
do
a
little
history
lesson
here
when
the
walsh
administration
came
in,
I
think
it
was
2015.
W
uh
The
bpda
and
others
did
an
analysis
to
say
how
much
we
could
stress
the
policy.
How
much
could
we
extract
before
it
would
negatively
impact
private
development
and
changes
were
made
at
that
time
with
the
advocates
and
developers?
Nobody
was
particularly
happy,
but
we
thought
we
had
and
then
we
said:
hey
everybody,
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
look
at
this
again
in
three
years,
and
so
new
feasibility
studies
were
done
uh
by
the
bbda,
and
you
know
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
the
conversations
internally
were
going
slow.
W
W
Can
we
extract
more
and
then
covet
hit
and
I
think
we've
been
in
coven
coveted
paralysis,
because
we
don't
know
what
the
market's
doing
I,
I
truly
believe-
and
I'm
maybe
I'm
speaking
for
sheila
dylan,
but
I
think
I'm
speaking
for
all
my
colleagues
is
that
we
want
to
extract
as
much
as
we
can
from
developers
for
affordable
housing,
but
are
mindful
that
we
don't
want
to
crush
private
development,
and
I
think
therein
lies
the
equation.
But
to
your
point
I
think
there
is
a
sense
of
a
renewed
sense
of
urgency.
We
want.
W
W
I
I
can't
stress
enough
and
it
in
it-
can
be
frustrating
for
a
counselor
right
um
to
have
to
uh
delay
a
response
to
folks
who
really
want
a
commitment
from
us
and
then,
of
course,
to
move
forward,
um
and
I
think
the
under
unintended
consequences
on
private
development
et
cetera.
I've
heard
that
too,
and
that's
why
I
was
waiting
for
this
hearing
to
have
a
greater
understanding
on
what
that
actually
looks
like
um
so
that
we
can
make
that
decision,
and
so
I'd
love
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
at
some
point.
I
Maybe
it's
not
this
particular
hearing,
maybe
it's
the
next
working
session
we
have
um
based
on
some
data
that
we
still
need
to
get,
um
but
looking
forward
to
continued
hearings
and
and
moving
with
a
sense
of
urgency
on
this.
um
Thank
you
councillor,
edwards
I'll,
stick
around
as
long
as
I
can.
Thank
you.
If
I
can
just
add
one
more.
W
Right,
I'm
gonna
go,
but
you
know
I
think
idp
is
a
critical
tool.
The
city
has
especially
because
we're
a
wealthy
city.
You
know,
thanks
to
your
great
work,
we
also
just
increased
linkage
by
40
42
45
we've
increased
the
operating
budget
for
housing
by
over
200
percent.
So
I
think
because
of
your
advocacy
because
of
you
know
the
affordable
housing
advocates,
there
really
has
been
some
great.
You
know
movement
we're
creating
a
thousand
units
a
year,
so
there's
been
some
wonderful
movement
to
increase,
affordable
housing
in
the
city,
but
I
I
agree.
A
Thank
you
um
and
we
do
have
actually
we
we
have
other.
um
We
might
have
some
developers
as
part
of
the
public,
testimony
to
provide
that
counter
or
to
at
least
that
other
perspective
um
uh
counselor.
We
have
counselor
michia
councillor,
braden,
counselor,
savvy
george
and
then
myself,
and
then
we
have
about
40
people
signed
up
for
public
testimony.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Counselor
edwards,
I'm
gonna
try
to
uh
make
up
for
the
time
that
um
counselor
campbell
took
up
so
really
quick.
You
know
I
I
do
appreciate
this
conversation.
You
know
when
I
was
a
newbie
now
I
feel
like
I've
been
here
for
a
while.
I
was
pushing
for
50
idp,
because
I
was
thinking
that
we
need
to
build
for
what
the
need
is
um
and
and
build
accordingly.
You
know,
I
think
what
where,
where
I'm
seeing
and
and
I'm
hearing
is,
that
we
need
to
at
least
be
fighting
for
33.
B
um
If
we're
really
serious
about
addressing
this
issue
around
affordability
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
I
think
we
need
to
be
a
little
bit
more
aggressive,
but
that's
just
my
personal
opinion,
so
I
just
have
a
few
questions.
We've
seen
a
lot
of
developers
come
into
our
neighborhoods
and
propose
development
that
just
avoids
having
an
idp
requirement.
So
I'm
curious
as
what
are
we?
B
And
I
think
that,
while
we're
on
this
conversation
to
me,
it
seems
like
we
are
develop,
focused
and
not
resident-led
in
terms
of
all
things
that
deal
with
housing,
so
really
curious
about
what
education
and
opportunities
the
administration
is
seizing
to
educate
developers
about
what
doing
business
and
building
in
boston
should
look
like.
Those
are
my
three
questions.
T
I'll
I'll
take
the
that
first
one
and
I
think
I
can
be
less
than
a
minute.
um
You
know
to
extend
the
um
idp
below
the
10
unit.
Idp
exists
as
a
policy
now,
but
we
couldn't.
uh
I
could
imagine,
amending
zoning
to
reach
down
below
the
10
units
so
that
any
variance
granted
for
housing
for
residential
project
would
um
would
need
that
need
to
participate
in
inclusionary
development,
what
those
numbers
are
and
what
the
formula
is
for.
B
X
A
J
J
I
think
it
has
opened
up
a
space
in
which
we
can
have
a
conversation
with
developers,
and
I
know
that
this
year
this
past
year,
when
we
talked
to
developers
that
is
part
of
the
conversation
and
making
sure
that
we're
considering
housing
that
are
family-sized
units
um
in
austin,
brighton
and,
and
also
one
of
the
displaced
groups
that
we
see
in
our
neighborhood
are
our
artist
community.
So
they
need
uh
they
tend
to
earn
less,
and
so
they
needed
some
more
deeply
affordable
units.
J
um
So
I
feel
that
you
know
we
are
making
progress,
but
um
I
I
really
it's
sort
of
a
glacial
speed
and
I
really
wanted
to
speed
up
and
make
sure
that
we
create
more
uh
housing
opportunities
and
homeowner
ownership
opportunities
for
folks
across
the
across
the
city
and
and
that's
not
a
it's
more
of
a
statement.
But
I
really
wonder
you
know
in
terms
of
the
conversations
that
the
bpda
are
having
with
with
developers
like.
J
J
Is
that
the
best
time
like
it's,
not
it
shouldn't
on
a
project
by
project
basis
and
for
us
for
us
me
as
a
counselor
to
sort
of
go
to
bat
for
this?
It's
it's
it's
a
huge
lift
and
it's
there.
It's
got
varying
degrees
of
success.
So
I
really
would
like
us
to
get
to
a
place
where
we
would
have
a
consistent
ask
across
the
board
and
that
developers
would
have
a
more
certain
terrain.
J
R
This
well
was
going
to.
I
was
going
to
thank
thank
you,
councillor
braden,
for
those
comments.
um
When
I
was
at
the
bpda
when
we
were
holding
our
public
meetings,
there
were
uh
several
of
these
items
that
are
being
discussed.
There
were
ones
that
I
talked
about
in
those
meetings
quite
frequently
mostly
to
get
feedback,
because
I
thought
that
they
would
be
good
changes
and
that
was
including
using
an
average
ami.
R
So
we
get
a
better
spread
of
incomes,
reducing
the
the
unit
count
trigger
and
also
using
a
square
footage
basis,
so
that
we
can
get
more
family
size
units.
So
those
are
all
things
that
um
we
think
that
are
very
positive
changes
to
the
program.
um
I
think
that
you
know
the
ongoing
discussion
will
be,
what
is
the
exact
uh
average
ami
and
what
is
the
exact
percentage
of
units
or
square
footage?
R
S
Thanks
tim,
uh
thank
you,
councillor
braden,
uh
it
has
been.
You
know,
top
point
of
my
bullet
list
when
I'm
speaking
with
developers
to
note
that
um
to
really
remind
them
that
it's
not
just
um
idp
units
in
general,
we're
really
talking
about
units
of
all
sizes
looking
at
the
community
and
what
the
community
wants
and
needs,
um
and
that
does
definitively
include
those
two
three
plus
bedroom
units,
as
well
as
um
the
like.
Second
addendum
bullet
point,
is
also
units
built
up
for
persons
with
disabilities
and
really
calling
that
out.
S
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
everyone
for
your
uh
testimony
and
comments.
Today.
It's
been
very
informative
and
thoughtful.
You
know
one
thing
that
I
keep
going
that
I
in
my
mind,
keep
going
back
to
and
you
know
I
referenced
it
in
my
opening
statement
and
it
was
common
that
counselor
campbell
made
earlier
today
and
um
an
item
that
I
had
a
hearing
on
about
two
years
ago
and
that's
even
when
we
create
any
affordable
housing.
It
takes
so
long
to
have
it
occupied
to
get
it
into
the
hands
of
a
of
a
resident.
K
Do
do
we
know
where
we
are
on
um
the
vacancy
rate
right
now
for
affordable
units
and
and
how
have
we
improved
that
process
because
we
can
create,
and
obviously
we
want
to
create
more
affordability
and
more
units
that
are
affordable
and
the
affordability
of
those
units.
But
if
it's
still,
you
know
up
to
a
year
a
year
and
a
half
almost
two
years,
sometimes
to
get
those
units
occupied
they're
doing
no
one
any
good.
S
S
K
L
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair,
um
and
thank
you
for
everyone
uh
for
their
thoughtful
presentation
and
remarks,
as
well
as
their
work
in
the
space.
I
I
would
like
to
um
to
listen
to
the
public
testimony
so
I'll.
Be
very
brief
that,
as
you,
madam,
she
has
stated,
the
idp
coalition
and
so
many
other
groups
and
advocates
put
a
lot
of
work
and
hours
into
their
advocacy.
So
their
voice
is
important.
L
Would
love
to
hear
them,
uh
as
you
know,
I'm
a
huge
proponent
of
creating
on-site,
affordable
housing
in
order
to
create
neighborhoods
with
mixed
income
and
stress
that
we
need
to
learn
from
the
lessons
of
the
south
boston
waterfront.
So
I'm
happy
to
hear
that
we
are
building
more
units
on
site
and
we'll
continue
to
advocate.
For
that.
I
also
understand
that
we
need
to
strike
the
appropriate
balance
between
on-site
versus
off-site
contributions
that
contribute
to
the
acquisition
opportunity
program.
L
So
that
said,
how
quickly
can
the
city
access
idp,
idd
fund
contributions
to
fund
programs
like
aop,
and
what
is
the
approximate
turnaround
time
from
from
contribution
date
to
the
time
we're
able
to
put
those
funds
to
use?
So
those
are
my
two
questions,
madam
sheriff
uh
I'll
defer
to
you
as
the
chair,
as
the
appropriate
person
could
answer
those.
R
Rental
projects
they
pay
in
over
seven
years
on
condo
projects,
they
do
three
payments,
one
at
building,
permit
one
at
cfo
and
then
a
true
up
payment
a
year
later,
um
and
so
those
you
know
we
we
may
be
getting
in
segments,
but
it
goes
into
the
fund,
and
I
can
promise
you
that
jessica's
staff
is
very
on
top
of
making
awards
to
projects
almost
immediately.
There
is
an
annual
request
for
proposals
from
affordable
housing
developers
and
uh
jessica's
laying
your
head,
because
our
staff
is
very
much
on
top
of
this.
uh
It's
it's.
W
L
A
A
um
There's
several
data
requests
from
uh
advocates
and
from
some
of
my
colleagues,
so
counselor
flynn
has
20
questions,
or
so
we
will
forward
that
to
the
city.
Councilor
sabe
george
has
questions
about
the
vacancy
rate.
Counselor
uh
clarity
just
specifically
asked
about
the
payment,
and
maybe
we
can
get
uh
where
the
payments
are
coming
in,
where
there's
any
like
lag
and
where
the
and
I
think
councillor
flynn
also
wanted
to
know
where
majority
of
the
payments
are
going
in
terms
of
development
and
aop
or
so
on
and
so
forth.
A
So
if
we
can
get
that
kind
of
data,
I'll
add
to
that.
I
think
uh
one
of
the
questions
from
the
advocates
was
the
racial
data
of
idp
units.
If
the
city
has
them
uh
where
or
you
know
how
many
uh
black
latinx
aapi
folks
are
in
idp
units
and
where
um
so,
that's
just
some
data
research
that
I
know
you
don't
have
the
answers
on
hand,
but
I'm
putting
that
out.
A
Well,
you
got
seven
percent
gap
and
uh
section
eight
vouchers
pay
market
rent,
so
they
just
happen
to
have
a
lower
ami
and
they
have
a
subsidy
to
help
them
pay
it.
But
let's
be
clear,
they
should
be
they're
supposed
to
be
able
to
compete
in
the
market
so
to
really
push
for
developers
to
work
with
and
find
either
they
work
with
bha.
A
We
have
a
higher
sfmr
a
higher
rate,
especially
for
downtown
and
and
then
you
can
really
discern
whether
that
person
should
be
developing
in
your
community
or
not
if
they
have
a
problem
with
someone
who
can
compete
in
the
market
just
with
a
subsidy
and
that
problem's
got
nothing
to
do
with
section
8.
It's
got
something
to
do
with.
They
have
another
discriminatory
motive,
so
I
think
you
should
be
pushing
for
more
section
8
and
also,
um
I
think
we
should
be
uh
this.
That's
just
an
immediate
fix.
A
I
think
the
other
thing
the
city
had
been
asked
about
before
when
we
were
dealing
with
credit
discrimination
was
we
had
discovered
some
people
were
denied
affordable
units
because
of
bad
credit,
and
so
that
is
something
that
we
should
be
fixing,
obviously
that
if
you
know,
we
all
know
that
a
lot
of
people
may
have
not,
they
don't
have
high
credit
scores
because
they
paid
the
rent,
they
didn't
pay
their
other
bills.
So
we
don't
want
the
city
um
holding
that
against
folks,
or
at
least
those
who
need
the
affordable
unit.
A
um
That
specifically,
was
is
supposed
to
be
enacted
by
august,
where
people
or
developers
coming
before
the
zba
are
supposed
to
disclose
who's
part
of
the
llc
or
who's
part
of
the
corporation,
the
ownership
interest,
and
so
that
would
help
us
to
be
able
to
really
hold
them
accountable.
So
you'll
find
that
um
you
know
abc
llc
and
def,
and
g
h,
I
and
so
on
and
so
forth
are
all
owned
by
me.
But
I
just
you
don't
know
that
yet
so
you'll
be
able
to
see
that.
A
um
So
I
think
that's
really
key
and
working
to
make
sure
we
have
that
kind
of
disclosure.
So
I
just
want
to
let
people
know
those
those
updates
and
the
things
that
we
are
asking
for.
I
am
now
going
to
turn
it
over
to
public
testimony
um
and
we're
going
to
go
in
order
of
those
who
registered
beforehand.
We
have
some
people
who
registered
and
will
will
be
using
um
translation
and
so
wanted
to
make
sure
that
they
were
getting
ready.
A
Y
A
Z
Hello,
thank
you
very
much.
um
You
can
hear
me:
okay,
yep,
okay,
uh
my
name
is
john
walke.
I
live
in
east
boston
at
63,
putnam
street
and
I
work
at
an
organization
called
green
roots
which
works
with
the
communities
of
east
boston
and
chelsea
on
environmental
justice
issues,
um
and
I
had
uh
submitted
some
slides.
We
don't
have
to
look
at
them,
but
they're
sort
of
for
your
uh
the
city,
councilor's
edification,
we've
talked
um
you
know,
never
one
to
pass
up
an
opportunity
to
beat
on
a
dead
horse.
D
Z
It
basically
includes
of
the
top
20
wealthiest
municipalities
in
massachusetts.
There's
only
two
communities
that
aren't
in
this
area
and
of
the
bottom
20
poorest
communities
in
massachusetts,
there's
only
three
that
are
included
in
this
area.
So
it's
almost
you
couldn't
design
a
more
appropriate
uh
or
effective,
um
basically
like
a
laundry
ringer
to
wring
out
poor
people.
If
you
keep
using
like
this
ami
measure,
we
are
going
to
little
by
little
keep
pushing
people
out
of
the
community.
Z
In
those
slides
I
submitted.
There
was
a
comparison
of
looking
at
the
boston
ami
for
a
household
and
then
looking
at
the
massachusetts
median
household
income,
which
is
lower
than
that
by
quite
a
bit,
the
boston
median
income,
uh
and
then
the
east
boston
household,
median
income,
which
is
less
than
half
of
what
the
boston
ami
is.
Z
Z
Just
because,
with
all
this
planning
process,
we're
hoping
we
get
to
a
point
where
um
you
know
christine
and
others
on
the
zoning
board
of
appeals
that
their
job
gets
really
boring
and
they
don't
have
such
a
huge
list
of
variances
coming
to
them,
because
none
of
these
variances
are
actually
hardships.
So
um
hopefully
in
the
future.
Z
So
as
we
move
forward-
and
we
start
talking
about
looking
at
square
footage
for
affordability,
just
uh
caution
uh
on
that
and
just
make
sure
that
we
don't
end
up
with
people
being
in
sort
of
tokyo,
sized
um
like
little
coffin
boxes,
that
people
are
living
in
as
studio
apartments
and
saying.
Well,
there's
your
affordability.
A
um
You
know
just
for
folks
sake,
it's
it's
it's!
It
makes
it
harder
for
us
to
run
in
an
order
if
we
don't
have
your
full
name,
so
I'm
gonna,
maybe
francesca
or
francis,
can
ping
one
of
us
offline
to.
Let
us
know
what
order
you're
in
or
what
organization
you're
with
and
because
we
have
a
francis.
Actually,
no,
we
have
another
francis.
So
I
think
it's
I
don't
know
if
um
francesca
is
on.
Are
we
going
to
go
to
julio
nunez.
AB
Hi
um
my
name
is
julio
and
today
I
will
be
answering
questions.
The
first
question
is
why
affordable
housing
is
important
in
the
crisis,
so
affordable
housing
is
important
in
the
crisis,
because
some
people
in
the
back
of
their
head
have
the
fear
and
the
thought
of
hey
one
day.
I
cannot
pay
my
rent
because
I'm
not
working
because
of
covet
would
will
I
be
in
the
risk
of
getting
this
place
and
the
answer
is
to
some
extent.
Yes,
you
know
some
people,
which
means
us
the
community
we
shouldn't
go
through.
AB
Even
that
thought
in
our
mind,
you
know,
affordable
housing
is
built
to
help
people
that
cannot
afford
to
live
in
a
luxury
apartment
because
they
don't
make
enough
people
in
our
area
only
make
twenty
to
thirty
thousand
dollars
tops
a
year.
Some
of
them
only
can
make
up
to
twenty
five
thousand
dollars,
and
that's
also
one
of
the
reasons
why,
once
again,
it's
important
to
have
affordable
housing.
AB
The
next
question
is
what
is
wrong
with
the
current
idp
plan,
so
you
guys
are
only
giving
us
13
and
that's
never
enough.
You
know
us
in
the
community.
I
feel
like
you
guys,
are
building
for
people
that
makes
thousands
and
thousands
of
dollars
and
was
probably
with
the
ami
of
percent,
and
that's
not
right.
You
know
we
should
have
a
minimum
of
33
affordability.
Y
X
X
X
X
Y
And
I
live
on
hudson
street
in
chinatown.
So
for
those
who
don't
know,
hudson
street
is
a
street
full
of
private
housing
in
chinatown,
and
my
biggest
wish
is
to
be
able
to
move
into
an
affordable
unit,
an
actual
stable
home.
So
for
many
years
now
I've
lived
in
private
housing
on
hudson
street
moving.
You
know
every
few
years
after
every
few
years,
because
there's
a
lack
of
stable,
affordable
housing
in
my
community.
Y
Now
101
and
103
hudson
street,
my
former
residence
is
being
converted
into
newly
developed
luxury
units
and
the
developer
has
even
expanded
and
built
out
the
building
as
well.
So
right
now,
my
husband
and
I
are
splitting
rent
with
others,
because
we
simply
cannot
afford
the
rent
of
an
entire
unit
on
our
own.
Our
dream
is
actually
to
have
our
own
independent
home
that
we
would
be
able
to
have
a
stable
life,
but
we
have
been
waiting
for
an
affordable
unit
for
over
10
years.
Y
In
the
past,
we've
been
notified
of
available,
affordable
units,
but
the
units
cost
thirteen
hundred
dollars
a
month
and
this
affordable
unit
is
simply
not
affordable
to
us.
In
chinatown,
we
see
many
tall
residential
buildings,
but
almost
all
of
them
are
filled
with
luxury
units
with
monthly
rents
of
thousands
of
dollars.
I
can't
even
begin
to
think
about
what
it
would
take
for
me
to
be
able
to
afford
something
like
that.
Y
A
AC
Yes,
counselor.
Thank
you.
Actually,
I
was
not
quite
sure
when
we
were
going
to
get
on
um
council
edwards
uh
members
of
the
council
members
of
the
city.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
opportunity
to
testify
on
this
important
issue.
uh
My
name
is
richard
giordano.
I
work
at
fenway
community
development
corporation,
I'm
the
director
of
policy
and
community
planning
um
I'd
just
like
to
take
a
step
back
and
thank
everyone.
The
city
mayor
walsh,
the
council
for
getting
us
to
this
point.
AC
That
being
said,
we're
also
in
a
very
bad
place,
um
as
other
folks
have
demonstrated
so
ably
the
housing
market
that
we
have
cannot
possibly
produce
the
affordable
housing
that
the
actual
residents
of
boston
need.
We
are,
unfortunately,
almost
in
the
business
of
importing
wealthier
people
when
we
build
the
luxury
units
that
we're
building
in
the
fenway.
AC
um
We
realize
that
we
cannot
build
our
way
out
of
the
affordable
housing
crisis
in
the
city
by
building
market
rate
units.
The
rents
do
not
come
down
in
the
10
or
15
years
of
massive
development
in
the
fenway.
The
rents
have
only
gone
up.
The
only
thing
that's
made,
the
rents
uh
go
down
to
some
extent
now
has
been
the
pandemic
and
as
soon
as
things
return
to
normal,
we
know
where
that'll
go.
AC
So
we
have
to
figure
out
how
to
strengthen
and
improve
the
idp
program,
and
I
know
we're
going
to
get
pushback
from
developers
who
say
we
can't
do
as
much
as
residents
want.
um
I
think
we
have
to
take
a
page
out
of
former
mayor
walsh's
book
when
we
met
with
him
a
year
ago
or
more
now.
He
was
suggesting
that
we
take
extra.
AC
Yes,
I
want
all
the
developers
to
do
a
heck
of
a
lot
more
on
both
bringing
in
online
more
units
at
better
lower
ami,
but
at
some
point
they're
going
to
push
back
and
say
they
can't
and
we're
going
to
have
to
be
creative
about
how
we
get
down
to
funding
or
mixing
things
to
allow
us
to
get
to
the
point.
We
were
actually
able
to
produce
the
housing
that
the
city
so
desperately
needs
to
house
the
people
that
we
actually
have
here,
who
need
it.
AC
A
A
A
AD
AD
If
she
earns
seventy
five
thousand
dollars
a
year
or
a
family
of
four
earning
over
eighty
three
thousand
dollars,
um
the
city
has
actually
built
no
idp
units
that
are
affordable
for
people
who
live
here.
Dorchester
residents
have
a
median
household
income
of
under
fifty
thousand
dollars.
I
think
markeisha
said
it
was
forty.
Eight
thousand
five
currently
and
one-third
of
households
here
earn
under
25
000..
AD
AD
The
city
must
stop
the
lying
and
deepen
the
idp
affordability
level
um
to
an
average
of
at
least
the
40
of
ami,
as
the
coalition
for
a
truly
affordable
boston
is
demanding
and
increase
the
percentage
of
such
truthfully,
affordable
units
to
33
percent
or
one-third
of
the
total
in
new
developments.
Thank
you,
perfect.
A
AE
AE
Y
So
my
family
and
I
right
now
currently
live
in
a
private
housing
building
complex
in
chinatown
on
oxford
street,
and
I
really
hope
that
real
and
truly
deeply
affordable
housing
can
be
built
here
in
chinatown
to
provide
housing
for
folks
like
me,
who
are
also
low
income
according
to
the
current
idp
policy
of
only
building
requiring
13
of
units
to
be
affordable.
I
think
that
this
is
way
too
little
for
the
needs
of
the
community.
Y
There
should
be
minimum
required
30
to
50
percent
of
housing,
affordable
housing
units
provided
to
people
like
me,
who
are
essential
frontline
workers
to
solve
the
housing
problem
and
truly
meet
our
housing
needs.
According
to
the
current
situation,
affordable
housing
is
in
short
supply.
So
I
really
hope
that
the
city
council
can
hear
our
concerns
and
really
take
action
to
protect
and
care
for
disadvantaged
groups
like
low-income
folks
such
as
myself.
Y
I
really
want
my
dream
is
really
to
buy.
My
own
house
in
chinatown,
or
at
least
some
place
nearby,
but
it
is
way
too
expensive
and
I
don't
dare
to
dream
of
this
future
for
myself.
So
I
hope
today
you
hear
our
voices
through
this
council
hearing
and
that
the
government
would
reform
idp
to
strengthen
the
policy
and
build
more
truly
affordable
housing
for
the
community.
Y
A
A
U
A
AF
AF
Listeners
is
on
the
rise.
Evictions
are
coming
for
people
who,
through
no
fault
of
their
own,
have
had
incomes
that
are
have
been
completely
erased
or
severely
disrupted,
and
there
are
not
enough
resources
to
go
around
for
everyone
who
needs
it.
We
must
insist
that
all
new
developments
are
at
least
one-third,
affordable
and
by
affordable.
We
mean
truly
affordable
at
at
least
30
to
70
percent
of
the
area
median
income.
AF
Additionally,
these
affordable
units
must
remain
so
in
perpetuity.
The
people
being
displaced
and
priced
out
are
often
the
ones
who
earn
the
least
and
have
the
most
to
lose.
The
huge
number
of
luxury
buildings
going
up
already
have
a
large
number
of
empty
units.
Meanwhile,
low-income
families
and
individuals
are
displaced
and
provided
with
few
options.
AF
This
only
adds
to
the
injustice
and
clearly
demonstrates
that
our
demands
are
not
only
reasonable
but
imperative.
I'll
share
part
of
my
own
story
of
the
effects
of
housing
and
security
and
the
result
it
had
on
my
health.
Ten
years
ago
I
lost
my
housing.
As
a
result,
I
had
to
live
out
of
doors
for
five
months.
AF
AF
A
Thank
you
so
much.
um
Thank
you
for
also
um
being
vulnerable
enough
to
tell
us
that
story.
I
think
you
speak
for
a
lot
of
people
um
and
I
really
appreciate
you
giving
a
voice
and
face
to
that.
um
I
hope
you'll
continue
to
participate
in
our
working
sessions
and
conversations
and
continue
to
um
elevate
that
voice.
Thank
you
check.
U
Yes,
good
to
go
okay,
sorry
about
earlier
tech.
I
was
having
some
tech
issues.
um
Thank
you
for
um
allowing
me
to
testify
tonight.
My
name
is
meredith
levy
and
I'm
from
the
boston,
neighborhood
community,
land
trust
I'll,
be
quick.
uh
I
really
support
all
the
points
being
made
forward,
uh
particularly
about
raising
the
idp
amount
to
to
a
third
and
deepening
the
affordability
level.
So
if
we
could
get
to
that
average
of
40
percent,
that
would
be
amazing.
U
um
I
can
speak
on
behalf
of
the
land,
trust
that
having
additional
resources
from
the
city
to
enable
us
to
to
purchase
properties
and
then
to
keep
people
in
their
homes
goes
a
long
way
towards
prevention,
so
that
we
can
avoid
crisis.
You
know
crises
like
we're
having
today,
by
having
the
resources
now
to
be
able
to
acquire
properties
and
keeping
people
housed
and
keeping
the
affordability
uh
in
perpetuity.
U
U
Five
of
those
we
were
able
to
acquire
through
idp
and
through
off-site
uh
one
of
the
remarkable
things
about
idp
is
its
flexibility,
and
I
do
want
to
speak
even
though
um
the
the
on-site
requirement
is,
I
mean
having
on-site,
is,
is
very
helpful.
There
is
a
value,
there's,
definitely
a
big
value
to
doing
the
off-site
as
well
um
the
idp
program,
the
design
of
it,
is
flexible.
It's
you
can
get
into
different
um
corners
and
niches
in
ways
that
other
programs,
you
can't.
U
So
I
would
urge,
as
we
revise
idpa
or
just
to
think
about
those
off-site
formulas,
um
to
encourage
uh
ways
to
make
use
of
that.
So,
for
example,
um
if
we
can
lower
the
limit,
so
the
threshold
isn't
10
but
lower.
When
you
have
odd
numbers
and
there's
like
leftovers,
that
money
from
idp,
if
it
can
use
for
offsite,
we
can
um
try
to
get
into
parts
of
our
community
and
neighborhoods
with
additional
resources
so
that
in
timely
ways
we
we're
able
to
stabilize
the
housing
in
the
neighbors
the
neighborhoods.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
um
I
think
I
had
mentioned
pam
coker
and
hilary
piser,
but
also
um
who
is
here
um
eric
perot,
I'm
sorry
eric,
I'm
not
sure
how
to
pronounce
your
last
name
and
then
uh
there's.
I
also
have
rita
lauer,
who
I
think
is
not
here
anymore,
lydia
lowe,
who
is
here
and
gabriella
cartagena,
who
I
believe
is
here.
AG
AG
AG
um
People
are
avoiding
these
thresholds
because
the
pro
the
costs
associated
with
the
project
increase
dramatically
when
they
cross
them,
and
it's
like.
We
basically
made
it
the
hardest
to
build
the
projects
we
most
want
to
see.
So
to
me,
I
think
if
you
want
to
push
for
33
affordability,
um
that's
a
that
would
make
that
would
make
it
the
highest
number
in
the
country.
AG
I
think
anything
short
of
that
and
you're
absolutely
just
going
to
see
people
dodge
whatever
new
requirement
you
put
in
place-
and
I
want
to
point
out-
cambridge
just
enacted
its
own
20
inclusionary
program
and
it's
actually
built
no
units.
Yet
there
are
a
few
in
the
pipeline,
but
april
2017
and
there
hasn't
been
anything.
That's
come
online
so
that
the
possibility
that
we
create
something
that
actually
doesn't
build
any
affordable
units
is
extremely
real,
and
I
think
that
we
have
to
be
very
mindful
of
that.
AG
So
just
keep
that
in
mind.
If
you're
asking
for
us
to
stop
building
70
units,
those
are
70
is
a
cut
off.
The
actual
rent
in
a
70
ami
unit
is
is
a
third
of
the
monthly
income
of
somebody
making
about
53
000
a
year
so
anyway.
I
appreciate
that
we're
doing
this
hearing.
This
is
a
really
important
issue.
I
hope
that
you
host
more
of
them.
Thank
you.
AH
AH
AH
So
we
both
have
rising
crazy,
real
estate
prices
beyond
the
level
of
financing
that
is
available
through
the
aop
normally
as
well
as
properties
that
are
greatly
in
need
of
repairs,
which
adds
additional
costs
if
you're
trying
to
turn
them
into
permanently
affordable
housing.
So,
even
though
we
face
these
particular
challenges,
there
are
also
critical
benefits
for
the
community
that,
I
think,
should
make
projects
like
these
a
priority.
AH
Most
importantly,
community
land
trust
properties,
provide
for
permanent
affordability
through
99-year,
renewable
ground
leases
and
ongoing
community
involvement
and
stewardship,
and
we're
also
in
a
good
position
to
try
some
very
creative
approaches
to
preserving
affordability
and
stabilizing
our
neighborhoods.
If
we
can
use
the
idp
off-site
program
as
a
way
to
support
that
creativity,
so
some
of
the
examples
of
ways
that
a
clt
can
do
that
would
be
purchasing
a
property
to
restore
as
permanently
affordable
housing,
whether
rental
or
home
ownership
on
a
ground
lease.
AH
AH
AI
Can't
hear
me
right,
awesome
well
just
wanted
to
quickly
introduce
myself
everyone.
My
name
is
gabriella
lifelong
east
boston
uh
resident
and
come
from
a
working
class,
immigrant,
family
and
community
organizer
with
city
life.
You
little
finer
right
now
um
and
you
know
I
just
kind
of
want
to
reiterate
I'll
try
to
be
quick,
but
I
just
really
want
to
reiterate
the
importance
of
lowering
our
ami
to
not
just
an
average
of
40
percent,
but
really
considering
30
to
40
average
of
ami
for
these
idps.
AI
The
current
70
to
100
ami
is
honestly
a
system
systematically
dividing
classes
and
races
from
each
other
systematically
racist.
We
see
here
in
us
in
boston.
You
know
facts
that
I'm
sure
you
already
know
right.
The
net
worth
of
the
black
family
is
eight
dollars.
Meanwhile,
like
family
247
thousand
dollars,
and
just
just
with
those
basic
facts
alone
like
there's,
there's,
no
reason
why
the
city
of
boston
should
still
have
a
cutoff
of
70
ami
for
these
um
units,
and
um
it's
you
know
systematically
it's
it's
systematic
racism.
AI
Bipod
people,
um
black
indigenous
people
of
color,
of
east
of
boston,
um
and
in
the
past
few
years,
we've
seen
a
giant
white
flight
into
the
city
of
boston
right
and
a
giant
mass
exodus
of
these
same
backpack.
People
right
and-
and
why
is
that?
Because
idp
isn't
working
idp
is
not
working
and
gentrification
is
winning
gentrification
displacement.
I'm
sorry.
AI
But
when
the
federal
government
fails,
that's
when
the
state
and
the
city
needs
to
step
up
right,
so
kudos
right
to
everyone
who
um
to
our
counselors
for
sponsoring
this
hearing-
um
and
I
also
just
wanted
to
say
that
for
that
very
reason
of
needing
the
state
and
cities
to
step
up,
we
need
to
reform
idp
in
a
way
in
which
we
are
lowering
right.
The
the
amount
of
units
that
is
triggering
idp
right,
10
units
we
are
seeing
those
same
developers
and
named
and
others
who
are
hiding
behind
llc's.
AI
We
are
seeing
them
avoid
the
10
unit
to
avoid
right
building
affordable.
But
what
we
need
to
do,
literally,
our
neighbors
in
somerville
ha
have
lowered
um
units
that
triggers
idp
right
in
2016.
They
have
six
units
of
trigger
idp
and
as
of
2019
three
buildings
that
were
that
a
two
unit
building
that
added
a
third
unit
triggered
idp
and
either
a
partial,
either
through
um
partial
affordability
or
full
affordability
right,
and
we
just
need
to
recognize
how
close
how
close
somerville
is
to
us
and
how
boston
has
not
implemented.
This
has
not
changed
right.
AI
The
amount
of
of
units
that
is
triggering
idp
right,
we
see,
we
saw
mayor
walsh
what
includes
and
raised
12
to
13.
That
is
not.
That
is
not
what
the
grassroots
have
been
demanding.
We've
been
demanding,
30
and
even
15
for
years
right
and
if
boston
city
councillors,
and
if,
if
boston,
city,
councilors
and
if
the
boston
mayor
really
prioritized
people
over
profit
right,
we
need
to
see
the
idp
unit
trigger
lord,
to
prevent
predatory
speculation
on
naturally
affordable
homes
that
are
causing
further
gentrification
and
massive
displacement
right.
AI
AI
So
you
see
this
like
stripped
down
price
kind
of
like
spirit
you
see
those
like
stripped-down
pies
for
a
unit
for
this
ticket,
but
when
it
comes
to
actually
paying
for
it,
you
see
all
these
other
like
fees
and
charges.
So
when
we
start
talking
about
affordability,
we
need
to
start
including
these
fees
and
make
sure
that
um
make
sure
that
living
there
um
you
know.
AI
A
A
It's
got
my
spirit,
they
get
you
in
there.
They
hit
you
whatever
anyway,
we'll
talk
offline.
So
um
I
have
two
more
people
who
are
um
signed
up.
I'd
look
so
that
are
still
here,
so
I'm
gonna
call
on
them.
Thank
you
so
much
um
to
speak.
I
will
not
be
going
through
for
other
folks
who
have
already
spoken
again.
AJ
AJ
The
first
thing
is,
we
know
that
the
idp
units
at
13
could
be
raised
to
at
least
20
and
the
33
we're
asking
for,
because
developers
in
the
washington
corridor
along
jp
rocks
have
been
doing
23
20
25,
so
it
is
possible
for
them
to
raise
their
idp
percentages
seconds.
um
We
also
know
that
our
homeless
count
is
incorrect,
that
people
are
chronically
under
housed.
So
the
fact
the
facts
of
people
who
say
they
need
housing,
they
may
be
in
a
unit
with
you
know:
family
members
on
a
couch
and
they're
technically
not
homeless.
AJ
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
accounting
for
the
folks
in
our
system
who
don't
qualify
as
homeless
under
the
state
of
massachusetts
and
will
need
housing
more.
So
it's
can.
You
continue
to
develop
at
higher
rates
idp
and
third,
um
I
work
for
an
affordable
housing
developer
and
we
routinely
get
6000
applications
for
like
39
units,
so
obviously
we're
not
meeting
the
need
with
that,
and
it
would
be
great
if
we
could.
AJ
We
have
over
a
thousand
units,
I
think,
being
approved
on
washington
street
right
now
in
jp
that
do
not
have
nearly
enough
idp
units
and
could
have
way
more
and
meet
the
jp
rocks
affordability
percentages
that
we
had
set
up
when
making
that
plan.
So
that's
all
I
have
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
Everyone
and
have
a
great
evening.
AK
AK
We
don't
want
to
be
pushed
out
of
our
community
people
are
we're
asking
you
to
be
bold?
No,
we're
not
asking
for
this
to
be
the
only
solution,
but
it
is
a
very
important
tool
and
it
is
woefully
inadequate
right
now.
It's
not
meeting
the
needs
of
our
community
and
to
speak
specifically
to
the
ami.
No
one's
saying
we
shouldn't
have
any
affordable
units
at
70
ami
we're
saying
that
should
not
be
the
average
that
we
need
to
hit
those
30
percent
40
ami.
AK
We
need
to
build
housing,
that's
affordable
to
the
residents
in
our
community.
Now,
that's
simply
it
the
numbers
are
too
low.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
I
I
just
want
to
express
the
urgency
we've
been
working
on
this
for
years.
This
should
have
been
changed
years
ago.
We
now
have
a
real
opportunity
in
this
crisis
that
has
been
a
crisis
for
years,
but
in
the
crisis
of
the
pandemic
has
exposed
even
more
you
know.
Do
we
want
to
build?
You
know
a
community
and
build
housing
that
can
sustain
us
through
even
deeper
crisis.
AK
A
Thank
you
um
with
that.
I'm,
I
think
we're
done
with
public
testimony
for
folks
who
want
to
submit
comments.
They
will
become
part
of
the
record
and
again
this
is
the
beginning
of
the
conversation
with
the
goal,
the
very
real
goal
of
setting
a
new
policy
passing
a
new
policy
increasing
our
idp
lowering
the
threshold
and
absolutely
making
sure
that
we
are
codifying
what
we
fought
hard
to
even
get
the
power
to
do,
which
is
really
making
sure
that
we
have
an
inclusive
boston,
and
so
that
is
the
absolute
goal.
A
That's
the
reason
why
we
started
this.
We
want
to
make
sure
it
was
centered
and
grounded
in
folks
from
the
community.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
who
came
and
spoke
today
again.
We
will
continue
to
have
conversation
and
we
will.
um
We
will
notify
you
folks
for
the
next
working
session
and
then,
when
we
get
a
draft-
and
we
will
a
draft
zoning
amendment
to
do
this-
we
expect
everyone
to
be
back
to
get
to
work.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.