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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on January 16, 2019
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A
C
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
At
this
time,
I've
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
we
have
a
quorum.
I
would
like
all
guests
to
please
rise,
including
my
colleagues.
Our
lovely
clerk
will
take
us
through
an
invocation
today
and
then
after
that,
I
ask
that
everyone
remain
standing
as
she
leads
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
B
Afternoon,
Oh
God
of
our
being
and
becoming
we
enter
a
new
year
in
the
spirit
of
reflection,
we
look
back
to
decisions
made
and
issues
we
have
dealt
with
and
we
look
forward
to
the
issues
of
the
coming
year.
The
decisions
that
we
have
yet
to
make.
We
ask
for
your
wisdom.
We
ask
for
your
strength
in
helping
us
to
become
better
servants
of
your
love.
We
take
this
time
at
the
turning
of
the
year
to
thank
you
for
the
gifts
of
another
year.
B
Amidst
the
hustle
and
bustle
of
our
beautiful
city,
we
give
thanks
for
the
gifts
of
life
and
for
the
abundance
that
is
ours.
May
we
always
rejoice
at
the
splendor
of
creation.
On
this
day,
we
acknowledge
issues
that
generate
a
lot
of
feelings.
May
you
grant
our
public
servants
wisdom
to
make
the
decisions
that
will
bring
the
greatest
good
to
the
greatest
now
of
people?
We
ask
your
blessing
and
guidance
in
this
new
year.
We
pray
in
many
names
by
which
you
are
known,
amen.
D
Good
afternoon,
colleagues,
this
is
a
special
presentation
to
really
acknowledge
the
efforts
of
the
community
to
assure
that,
despite
the
dcs
and
willingness
to
work,
boston
keeps
moving
in
Boston
shines
even
brighter.
We're
now,
on
the
26th
day
of
the
federal
government,
shutdown
and
thousands
of
federal
government
workers
remain
furloughed
or
working
without
pay,
and
that
includes
hundreds
of
people
who
live
here
in
Boston.
The
Bunker
Hill
Monument
in
Charlestown
is
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
National
Park
Service.
D
Whether
despite
whether
DC
chooses
to
work
or
not
and
I,
wanted
to
personally
thank
them
and
and
say
out
their
names
and
the
organizations
that
they
represent,
we
have
members
from
the
Charlestown
Dawgs.
Specifically,
we
also
have
Chris
level
Arthur,
kolpak
and
Pippin
Nava
here
today,
so
I
wanted
to
give
them
a
round
of
applause
for
coming
out.
There.
D
They've
gone
out
of
their
way
to
clean
the
trash
to
utilize,
utilize
waste
bags,
they've
installed
and
post
signs,
encouraging
visitors
to
use
them
as
well.
They
basically
taken
on
leadership
where
DC
has
failed
and
I'm
just
so
proud
of
them
as
the
district
city
councilor,
but
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
them
publicly
for
their
work.
So
thank
you.
So
much
I
have
some
certificates
as
well
to
present
to
them
for
making
sure
that
we
shine
our
brightest
in
Boston.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
You
counselor
Edwards
moving
on
to
approval
of
the
minutes.
If
there
are
no
corrections
to
be
made,
the
minutes
of
the
last
council
meeting
will
stand
approved,
seeing
and
seeing
and
hearing
no
objection.
The
minutes
are
so
approved.
Moving
on
to
communications
from
his
honor,
the
mayor,
docket.
C
C
B
Number
zero
one:
seven
five
messaging
are
to
authorize
the
city
of
Boston,
which
is
submit
to
the
Massachusetts
School
Building
Authority.
The
statement
of
interest
dated
January
14
2019
for
the
English
High
School
Jamaica
Plain
McKinley
K
through
12
Boston,
the
Curley
K
through
8
Mary
Lyon,
nine,
two
through
12
brighten,
the
Josiah
Quincy
elementary
school
and
the
Dudley
Street
neighborhood
charter
school
in
Roxbury.
B
Docket
number
0
1
76
message:
an
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
Myesha
Minter
jordan.
As
a
member
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
Board
of
Health
for
a
term
expiring,
January,
15,
20,
20,
dark
at
number,
0,
177
message
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
jacqueline
rivers
as
a
member
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
Board
of
Health
with
time
expiring,
January,
15,
20,
22,.
E
B
B
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
City
Council
at
its
meeting
of
December
12
2018
docket
number
zero
one.
Eight
zero
communication
was
received
from
Congress
congresswoman,
a
Anna
Presley
in
support
of
councilor
garrison
docket
number
zero
one.
Eight
one
communication
was
received
from
the
prep
from
president
campbell
of
the
filing
of
a
report
on
diversity
in
Boston's,
public
safety
agencies,
where
we
are
now
and
how
we
can
improve
dockets.
H
Janey
you
have
the
floor.
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
and
also
thank
you
for
joining
me
in
this
refile.
So
folks,
remember.
We
filed
this
hearing
order
last
year
very
important
issues,
though,
when
it
comes
to
dealing
with
equity
and
diversity
and
inclusion
in
our
schools.
This
issue
really
came
to
light
in
recent
years
when,
on
Martin
Luther
King
Day
years
back,
Meggy
and
Kylie,
two
very
courageous
students
launched
what
they
were
calling
blackhat
BLS.
These
issues
are
still
prevalent,
the
issues
that
they
experienced
that
they
shared
we
saw
in
the
report.
H
The
Rappaport
Institute
at
Harvard
made
some
suggestions
about
how
we
could
deal
with
the
admissions
policy
to
make
it
more
inclusive
they
had
suggested
using
M
casts.
There
were
lots
of
other
suggestions
on
the
table
and
this
hearing
order
will
simply
or
the
hearing
itself
will.
Let
us
explore
ways
to
look
at
it
missions
and
hopefully
make
sure
that
all
of
our
students
in
our
city
can
benefit
from
an
education
at
any
one
of
our
exam
schools,
particularly
Latin
School.
So
again,
thank
you
for
your
partnership.
H
C
H
Janey
of
the
floor,
thank
you
so
much,
madam
president
and
I
want
to
thank
councillors.
Sorry
George
for
co-sponsoring
this
refile
with
me
and
for
her
leadership
on
issues
regarding
recovery.
You
know
this
is
still
a
very.
Unfortunately,
we
still
struggle
with
this
issue
in
our
community
in
terms
of
addiction.
H
We
certainly
need
to
make
sure
that,
as
individuals
are
seeking
recovery,
that
they're
able
to
get
into
treatment,
sober
homes
do
have
a
role
to
play
in
this.
But
what
we
know
from
some
incidents
last
year
and
from
the
past
is
that
that
they
tend
to
be
clustered
in
certain
neighborhoods
and
not
others.
So
the
question
is
really:
how
do
we
have
a,
or
at
least
the
ones
that
are
registered?
That's
the
other
issue.
We
we
don't
know
there
is
no
real
engagement
of
community.
H
These
are
just
popping
up
wherever
they
want
to
those
who
voluntarily
register
are
clustered
in
certain
communities
and
I.
Think
it's
just
worth
having
a
conversation
to
understand
how
residents
can
be
engaged
in
the
process,
how
we
can
make
sure
that
they're
not
being
pitted
against
those
who
actually
need
recovery
and
that
some
of
the
bad
players
who
exist
are
not
allowed
to
prey
on
people
with
addiction.
So
again,
I
look
forward
to
engaging
all
of
you
in
this
important
conversation.
I
think.
C
D
Thank
you
very
much.
This
is
really
following
up
a
conversation
that
we've
heard
many
many
times
about,
assuring
that
when
people
are
flipping
and
when
they're,
creating
condos,
that
our
tenants
aren't
displaced
and
that
we
are
not
becoming
a
lessor
city
because
of
it,
this
ordinance
has
been
around
for
since
I
think
believe,
1999
and
the
ability
to
renew
it
and
to
again
express
our
commitment
to
assuring
that
we're
protecting
tenants
while
we're
developing
is
something
that
I
think
we
should
take
advantage
of
as
much
as
possible.
D
This
condo
conversion
ordinance
is
actually
going
to
sunset
in
December
of
this
year,
and
so
this
is
really
just
a
call
to
renew
our
commitment
to
brewing
that
ordinance
that
we've
done
for
many
many
year
so
far,
I
want
to
thank
the
leadership
of
my
colleague
and
and
his
partnership
in
this
ordinance
or
in
this
ordinance,
and
also
just
in
general,
your
breadth
of
knowledge
and
having
been
the
chair
of
housing
beforehand
and
really
working
with
me.
A
great
deal
so
I
want
to
thank
you
Josh
or
councillors,
ake
them
for
all
of
that.
D
But
it's
a
really
simple:
ask
it's
asking
us
to
renew
our
commitment
and
to
renew
our
protections
for
tenants
with
this
wonderful
ordinance.
It
provides
notice
periods.
It
provides
right
of
first
refusal.
It
provides
relocation,
assistance
for
our
elderly
and
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
folks
limitations
on
rent
increases
and
also
certain
just
cause
evictions
for
tenants
who
are
to
show
that
they're,
just
not
evicted
for
no
reason
so
I
suggest
the
body
continue
to
have
that
those
protections
and
recommit
to
assuring
that
we
are
a
livable
city,
Thank.
I
Thank
you,
madam
president,
want
to
thank
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
housing,
community
development,
for
her
leadership
and
partnership
on
this.
You
know
2014
this
body
reauthorized.
This
rather
re
opted
in
to
this
state
law.
It's
really
one
of
the
few
state
laws
we
have
right
now
in
the
Commonwealth
that
are
directly
addressing
some
of
the
housing
pressures
and
the
pressures
on
the
market
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
particularly
around
displacement
protecting
long-term
residents
when
their
homes
are
converted
to
condominiums
or
coops,
as
our
good
colleague
already
mentioned
some
of
those
protections.
I
One
thing
we
did
that
was
very
important
five
years
ago,
when
we
reauthorized
this,
was
we
expanded
the
amount
of
money
that
the
converters
or
the
owners
were
required
to
pay
to
help
folks
relocate,
particularly
for
our
seniors
for
disabled
tenants?
It's
a
it's
incredibly
important,
it's
something
that
is
easy
for
us
to
do
here
in
the
City
Council,
with
the
partnership
of
the
Walsh
administration
and
it's
something
that
is
at
a
minimum
of
what
we
need
to
be
doing
to
help
address
these
issues
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I.
I
Also,
I
don't
want
to
go
on
and
on,
but
one
important
aspect
of
this
law
is
making
sure
people
in
our
communities
know
about
it.
There
are
so
many
folks
who
could
who
would
fall
under
these
protections,
not
enough,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
tenants
residents,
our
constituents
who
are
unaware
of
their
rights
under
the
statute.
I
So
it's
something
that
we
need
to
continue
to
work
with
DND
with
the
mayor's
office
of
Neighborhood,
Services
and
all
of
us
more
out
in
our
communities
to
make
sure
the
folks
know
about
these
protections,
because
these
are
these
are
in
state
law.
This
is
not
us
sending
another
Home
Rule
petition
up
there
and
trying
to
fight
it
on
Beacon
Hill.
This
is
it
we
opt-in.
This
is
the
law
of
the
land,
so
I
urge
a
swift
passage
of
this
to
make
sure
it
does
not
expire
at
the
end
of
the
year.
H
C
F
You,
madam
president,
I'm
delighted
to
partner
with
my
colleague
and
friend,
the
at-large
councils
are
from
Roslindale
on
this
initiative.
This
is
a
refile,
but
really
it's
the
it's
the
result
of
an
incredible
process
that
I
was
proud
to
partner
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
over
the
last
year,
plus
as
we
talk
about
net
zero
carbon
and
how
we
can
have
a
profound
impact
not
only
on
climate
change,
but
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
making
Boston
the
greenest
city
in
the
country.
F
Net
Zero,
Carbon,
utilizes
energy
that
is
supplied
are
offset
by
100%
renewable
sources
and
thus
does
not
add
to
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
That
is
the
elevator
pitch
for
what
we're
talking
about
by
net
zero
carbon.
Now
buildings
in
Boston
account
for
a
majority,
more
than
50
percent
of
all
greenhouse
gas
emissions
come
from
buildings.
F
So,
by
getting
to
net
zero
carbon,
we
are
going
to
have
a
profound
impact
on
lowering
those
emissions
and
having
a
positive
impact
as
it
relates
to
storms
as
it
relates
to
resiliency,
as
it
relates
to
the
changing
manmade,
climate
change
and
the
result
that
it's
had
in
the
city
last
night.
At
the
mayor's
state
of
the
city,
the
mayor
again
committed
to
having
Boston
be
carbon-free
by
2050.
It
was
surprising
to
me,
and
perhaps
to
some
of
you
to
learn
that
we
are
closer
now
to
2050
than
we
are
to
1987.
F
It
is
31
years
away
from
2050
and
we
have
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
to
do
so.
One
thing
that
we
can
do
right
off
the
bat
as
we
talk
about
new
municipal
buildings
as
we
talk
about
new
schools,
new
libraries,
new
police
stations,
new
buildings,
by
mandating
that
they
are
Net,
Zero
Carbon.
We
can
not
only
walk
the
walk,
but
talk
that
we
cannot
only
talk
the
talk
but
walk
the
walk
as
well.
So
I'm
delighted
to
partner
again
with
the
a
large
council
from
Rosendale
I,
know.
F
She's
done
some
great
work
in
this
space,
as
it
relates
not
only
to
City
municipal
buildings
but
also
city
land
that
may
be
sold
off.
So
there's
a
real
opportunity.
I'd
have
a
profound
impact
and
look
forward
to
having
a
hearing
and
invite
all
of
you
to
again
continue
your
support
of
these
great
efforts.
Thank
you.
G
You,
madam
president,
I
just
rise
to
thank
the
the
lead
sponsor
on
this
for
his
work
over
the
entire
last
year,
convening
numerous
sessions
in
his
usual
style,
bringing
everyone
to
the
table
representing
all
different
viewpoints.
I
am
eager
to
push
this
and
hope
that
to
get
to
see
this
get
done
this
year,
just
echoing
councillor
O'malley's
comments,
if
we
I'm
gonna
keep
banging
the
drum,
but
we
there's
really
in
some
ways.
No
time
left
to
be
doing
everything
we
can
be
doing
around
climate
change.
Forget
2050.
G
The
UN
has
said
emphatically
that
2030
is
the
deadline
for
the
entire
planet
in
the
world
to
get
our
act
together.
If
we
do
not
have
substantial
changes
in
place
by
2030,
it
will
be
too
late
to
reverse
or
even
live
in
a
sustainable
way
on
the
planet.
Since
that
report
came
out
over
the
summer,
subsequent
reports
have
not
only
confirmed
that,
but
have
actually
said
that
report
was
more
lacs
than
the
latest
numbers.
So
every
bit
of
data
and
research
that
is
coming
out
is
adding
to
the
urgency
and
saying
we
at
all
levels.
G
You
know
we're
doing
what
we
can.
Looking
at
2020
and
thinking
about
new
leadership
and
in
country,
but
we
have
our
platform
here
to
do
everything
we
can
do.
This
is
really
the
least
that
we
could
and
should
be
doing
in
terms
of
requiring
immediately
that
all
city
buildings
satisfy
the
standard
and
doing
what
we
can
to
make
sure
that
we're
working
with
our
colleagues
at
the
state
to
push
that
across
every
sector,
not
just
public
sector
and
municipal
buildings.
Thank
you,
Thank.
C
You,
council
whoo
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter.
Add
their
name,
madam
Clerk.
If
you
could
add
councilor
CMO
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
sabi
George,
councillor,
Flaherty,
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
Janey
councillors,
a
calm
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket
zero.
One.
Eight
five
would
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
Environment
sustainability
in
parks.
B
F
You,
madam
president,
again
I
rise
to
thank
my
colleague
and
partner
on
this.
In
abstention.
The
great
District
Council
from
Dorchester
for
his
leadership
I
know
he's
been
a
willing
partner,
as
all
of
you
have
been
as
we
talk
about
net
zero
carbon.
This
is
another
refile,
but
it
really
gets
to
the
heart
I.
Think
of
something
that's
a
little
innovative
as
we
talk
about
incentivizing
developers
to
build
green
to
build
energy
efficiently,
and
it
really
comes
down
to
the
zoning
code
as
it
stands.
F
Right
now
we
talked
about
floor
area,
raise
ratio
or
FA
our
that's
currently
measured
by
the
exterior
phases
of
the
wall.
This
would
redefine
that
to
measure
from
the
interior
of
the
wall,
provided
that
it
was
used
for
insulation.
That's
zero
carbon,
a
thicker
wall
with
more
insulation
makes
for
a
more
energy-efficient
building,
lower
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
F
As
I
often
say,
every
fiscal
conservative
ought
to
be
a
environmentalist
as
well,
because
you're
paying
less
in
utility
cost
no
matter
what
you
use,
but
a
building
envelope
that
has
more
insulation
acts
like
a
thermos
and
energy
savings
are
increased.
So
this
is
something
that
came
out
of
our
conversations
as
we
talked
about
Net
Zero
Carbon.
That
was
really
the
trifecta
environmentalists
thought
it
was
great
developers
thought
it
was
great.
The
building
trades
thought
it
was
great.
This
is
something
that
really
can
have
a
impact.
It
will
take
a
zoning
code.
F
Amendment
change,
which
is
something
that
we
not
only
in
our
power,
but
is
our
responsibility,
can
really
play
a
role,
and
so
I
think
that
this
is
something
that
we
can
see
some
tangible
results
in
a
very
short
order
and
look
forward
to
seeing
action.
Taken
so
I
appreciate
appreciate
that
mrs.
Madam
President
Thank.
C
You
councillor
Malley
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
add
their
name,
madam
Clerk.
If
you
could
add
councillor
co-moh
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
sabi
George,
councillor,
Flaherty,
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
Janey,
councillor,
Wu
councillors,
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket
zero
one.
Eight
six
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
Planning
development
and
transportation.
D
We
need
to
make
sure
that,
as
a
city,
we
say
that
we
are
not
for
sale
and
that
our
Boston
housing
market
is
truly
for
families,
the
middle
class
and
folks
trying
to
assure
that
they
can
live
and
work
here.
This
is
not
the
new
stock
market,
which
is
what
it's
become.
It's
become
a
place
where
folks
can
own
prevent
people
from
occupying
and
make
as
much
money
as
possible
by
simply
just
having
a
piece
of
the
property.
That's
a
problem
because
we
have
displacement.
We
have
people
looking
to
live
here.
We
have
look.
D
We
have
people
looking
to
be
able
to
stay
in
the
city
of
Boston.
This
great
City
of
Boston
has
amazing
opportunities.
That's
those
opportunities.
I
have
been
able
to
take
advantage
of
and
become
a
homeowner
and
I
look
at
people,
my
generation,
friends
and
younger,
who
will
never
see
that
happen
in
their
minds.
It's
depressing
sometimes,
but
I
believe
that
and
based
off
the
words
of
our
administration
of
our
mayor
last
night.
D
That
not
only
can
we
do
this,
but
we
can
lead
the
nation
in
the
conversation
about
how
to
stop
speculation,
how
to
generate
revenue
and
how
to
make
sure
that
when
you
come
to
Boston
to
own
property,
you're
really
owning
a
part
of
our
future
and
building
community,
not
just
buildings.
I'm
excited
to
work
with
the
mayor
and
I'm
excited
to
work.
D
My
colleagues
here
to
make
sure
that
this
transfer
fee
is
something
that
we
pass
out
of
this
body
with
full
support
and
that
we
get
it
to
the
Statehouse
with
a
movement
that
I
feel
is
building
every
single
day,
Cambridge
Somerville,
Newton
and
other
cities
around
we're
saying
that
their
their
housing
markets
are
also
not
for
sale.
They
want
people
coming
there
to
live.
This
is
a
movement.
That's
only
going
to
get
louder
and
stronger,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
do
need
the
revenue
to
build,
affordable
housing.
D
D
I'm
not
talking
about
the
average
person
who
has
a
property
who's
bought
it
who
lived
in
it
and
one
day
wants
to
make
money
off
of
that.
That's
why
owner
occupants
are
exempt!
That's
why
families
transfers
are
exempt,
because
building
wealth
is
important.
It's
necessary
we're
talking
about
people
who
are
coming
here
only
to
make
money
and
as
much
as
possible,
regardless
of
the
pain
that
they
make.
I've
seen
it
in
East
Boston.
D
We
had
flippers
come
in
a
young
man
in
his
20s,
but
about
70
units
and
in
order
to
make
that
money
he
he
evicted
as
many
people
as
possible
and
two
of
the
walls
fell
down
in
the
buildings
that
he
flipped
because
he
was
moving
so
fast.
His
job
was
to
make
money
and
he
would
throw
on
some
paint
on
an
empty
building
and
then
quickly
sell
it.
We
ended
up
displacing
tenants
in
other
buildings
that
were
actually
connected
to
those
buildings
who
he
didn't
buy
because
his
work
was
so
shoddy.
D
The
kind
of
aggressive
flipping
and
the
kind
of
speculation
in
our
communities
is
something
we
cannot
sustain.
We
are
in
a
boom
economically,
we
have
money
coming
here.
That
is
a
good
thing.
This
will
not
stop
that.
This
will
assure
that
speculators
are
paying
into
the
pot
just
like
construction
and
developers
are
doing
right.
Now
they
pay
into
the
pot
their
linkage
fees
they
pay
in
the
pot
through
ID,
fief
fees
and
regulations.
Well,
speculators
aren't
doing
that,
and
this
is
inviting
them
or
demanding
of
them
to
do
it.
D
I
look
forward
to
making
sure
that
our
city
is
no
longer
part
of
the
new
stock
market.
I
look
forward
to
telling
speculators.
You
are
not
welcome
here,
anymore
and
I,
look
forward
to
our
leadership
from
our
mayor
to
make
sure
that
he
is
part
of
the
same
message
and
generating
those
revenues
to
go
to
wonderful
city
programs.
That
I
was
blessed
to
be
a
part
of
when
I
worked
for
this
administration
programs,
such
as
downpayment
assistance
and
the
Boston
homebuyers
program,
such
as
the
acquisition
opportunity
program
allowing
nonprofits
to
buy
up
triple-deckers.
D
These
are
wonderful
programs.
The
city
already
has
I
am
hopeful
that
we
will
only
generate
more
funds
to
make
sure
those
programs
continue
to
grow.
A
wonderful
example
of
the
acquisition,
Opportunity
Program
is
the
fact
that
it,
the
goal
with
the
administration,
is
to
have
a
thousand
new
units
under
that
program.
In
order
to
do
that,
we
need
to
acquire
83
units
a
year
by
2030.
D
That's
cost
us
7
million
dollars,
but
that
would
be
a
thousand
new
rental
units
that
are
permanently
affordable
by
buying
at
the
market
rate.
It's
a
program
that
works.
It's
a
program
that
needs
money.
The
transfer
fee
will
help
raise
that
money.
So,
let's
protect
Boston.
Let's
make
sure
our
housing
is
for
folks
to
live
here
and
I.
Look
forward
for
your
for
your
leadership,
your
guidance,
your
mentorship.
H
You
so
much,
madam
president,
also
want
to
thank
councillor
Edwards
not
only
for
her
partnership
on
this
piece
of
legislation,
but
for
her
leadership,
you've
been
a
fierce
advocate
around
housing
and
making
sure
that
Boston
stays
affordable
for
residents
who
currently
live
here.
You
know
this
council
in
the
mayor
has
already
taken
steps
to
address
the
housing
crisis.
For
example,
last
year
we
passed
the
short-term
rental,
but
we
need
to
do
much
more.
We
need
to
take
bold
action.
We
need
to
send
a
clear
message
that
Boston
is
not
for
sale.
H
At
her
hearing
and
her
working
session
at
my
hearing
identification
in
Roxbury,
we
heard
clearly
a
clear
message
from
residents
that
they
want
to
see
the
luxury
real
estate
market
slowed
down
and
more
investment
in
an
affordable
housing.
We
heard
how
the
high
costs
are,
causing
residents,
many
who
are
looking
to
buy
and
make
their
first
purchase
and
invest
in
a
community,
raise
their
families,
build
and
create
communities
with
their
neighbors.
It's
causing
them
to
look
outside
of
the
city
because
they
can't
afford
to
do
it
here.
H
So
we
owe
it
to
our
constituents
to
the
residents
of
this
city.
This
is
about
fairness.
It's
about
equity,
it's
about
justice.
It's
really
about
closing
the
wealth
gap
and
people
can't
buy
a
home
if
the
market
is
overrun
by
people
who
are
flipping
properties,
it
really
puts
it
out
of
reach
for
regular
people.
This
housing
crisis
is
impacting
public
health,
the
quality
of
life,
and
we
need
to
do
much
more
I'm,
proud
again
to
partner
this
particular
legislation
would
discourage
the
practice
of
flipping
by
creating
this
fee
within
the
24.
H
If
you
sell,
we
sell
a
property
within
24
months.
It
also
will
generate
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
that
we
can
invest
and
help
people
who
want
to
buy
buy
their
first
home,
which
is
so
important,
so
I
look
forward
to
really
partnering
with
all
of
you.
This
is
a
very
important
piece
of
legislation.
We've
got
to
be
bold
here.
We've
got
to
take
action
and
send
that
message
to
folks
who
want
to
use
our
city
and
use
this
hot
market
as
a
way
to
lock
people
out
so
again,
I
appreciate
you
I.
H
G
G
You
asked
for
a
certain
the
ability
to
take
a
certain
level
of
action
so
that
we
always
have
that
decision,
where
it
belongs
here
at
in
city
government
to
adjust
based
on
how
the
economy
is
doing,
to
take
into
account
in
real
time.
The
feedback
from
residents
so
I
know
that
there
will
be
much
conversation
on
this,
but
the
the
important
point
is
that
this
is
a
body
that
is
working
to
do
and
not
just
talk
and
this
whole.
K
You,
madam
president,
I
rise
to
ask
that
my
name
be
added
and
look
forward
to
this
conversation.
One
thing
that
popped
into
my
head
is
during
our
negotiations
with
the
Harvard.
During
their
last
master
plan,
we
implemented
a
program
in
partnership
with
the
local
Austin
Brighton
CDC,
and
they
purchased
properties
with
the
sole
purpose
of
reselling
them
to
owner
occupants.
So
anything
that
we
do
I
want
to
just
make
sure
that
we're
mindful
of
programs
such
as
this
that
actually
are
a
positive
for
my
community.
K
We
have
such
a
low
owner
occupancy
rate,
but
also
also,
we
need
to
realize
the
taxes
and
fees
impact,
behavior
and
I.
Don't
disagree
that
we
can't
necessarily
build
our
way
out,
but
certainly
building
is
a
major
part
of
that
solution,
and
and
just
want
to
be
mindful
about
how
these
taxes
impact
developers,
behaviors
buyers,
behaviors
and
such,
but
look
forward
to
that
conversation.
I.
K
C
D
D
So
I
want
to
take
that
leadership
in
that
energy.
Behind
those
words
and
say
we
can
go
further
together.
This
is
not
an
opera.
This
is
not
an
attempt
to
take
away
power
from
the
mayor
or
the
administration.
Instead,
this
is
really
supporting
the
call
for
us
as
a
city
to
look
at
ourselves
and
reflect
on
how
we
got
here
to
many
of
our
city
departments.
Do
not
reflect
the
diversity,
be
a
gender,
be
a
trace
of
Boston
and
that's
not
the
fault
of
any
particular
individual.
D
This
is
a
matter
of
systemic
bias
that
generations
have
built
up
on
and
as
an
administration
take
comes
into
power.
It
is
not
enough
to
simply
look
at
one
specific
incident,
write
one
report
and
then
hope
that
somehow
we're
going
to
tackle
systemic
bias,
I
don't
need
to
repeat
my
comments
and
my
criticisms
of
the
recent
report
about
the
Boston
Fire
Department.
D
In
short,
I
found
it
very
lacking,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
this
is
an
opportunity
to
say
that
when
we
do
call
for
an
independent,
gation,
City,
Council
or
the
mayor,
it
should
mean
something.
It
should
mean
we're
going
to
look,
take
a
hard
look
in
the
mirror
and
figure
out
what
happened,
and
why
we're
here.
This
Commission's
job
would
be
to
do
just
that.
D
An
independent
commission
that
has
funding
from
the
city
of
Boston
city
councilors,
the
mayor
all
appoint
individuals
to
to
make
sure
when
we're
looking
at
systemic
bias,
we're
doing
it
in
a
holistic
way,
with
no
pressure
with
no
no
scent.
No
political
need
or
want,
but
literally
just
saying:
how
did
we
get
here?
How
do
we
get
to
15
women
out
of
1,500
firefighters,
and
how
do
we
get
out
of
that
now?
The
Commission
may
not
have
the
expertise
necessarily
to
always
look
at
those
issues.
D
So
I
would
encourage
that
this,
the
Commission
we
establish
have
the
right
to
RFP
and
put
our
proposals
to
allow
for
nonprofits
or
experts
in
these
areas
to
come
to
the
table
and
write
those
reports
and
do
that
analysis
that
did
not
happen.
With
this
report
we
picked
someone
we
already
work
with
and
I'd
like
to
separate
those
boxes.
D
The
attorneys
that
we
have,
who
are
brilliant,
who
are
defenders
of
the
city
of
Boston,
should
do
just
that
defend
at
all
costs,
with
whatever
issues
they
have
that's
what
they're
contracted
to
do,
and
that
is
fine.
I
have
been
that
kind
of
attorney.
I
have
worked
defending
corporations
and
businesses
and
making
sure
that
they
are
not
up
that
they
are
not
overly
burdened
by
discrimination.
Cases.
I
have
done
that
and
have
had
that
mindset.
I,
don't
oppose
it,
but
I
do
not
think.
Then
you
pull
from
that
same
bucket
of
attorneys.
D
So
then
turn
around
say:
take
a
neutral
understanding
of
the
very
department
that
you
are
currently
defending
in
court,
which
is
what
we
did
instead
I
say
establish
a
commission
that
will
put
out
those
RFPs
that
allow
for
folks
who
are
not
currently
defending
the
city
of
Boston
or
do
not
have
a
contract
to
do
so.
To
compete.
D
To
do
that
kind
of
analysis
they
put
out
the
RFPs,
they
would
ask
for
the
reports
and
then,
when
those
reports
come
in,
such
as
the
recent
one
that
has
21
recommendations,
they'd
monitor
how
those
recommendations
are
being
implemented.
That
or
we
can
have
a
hearing
every
six
months
and
the
City
of
Boston,
to
look
at
those
recommendations
and
say
what's
going
on
with
all
21
of
them.
D
I'd
rather
give
it
to
a
commission
whose
job
is
to
look
at
that
said,
there's
been
a
call
for
a
culture
shift,
so
this
commission
will
be
looking
at
how
that
shifted
or
how
that
culture
is
shifting
or
not.
What
resources
and
what
name
names
who
is
in
the
way
of
this
culture
shift
start
to
hold
people
accountable,
but
this
is
not
going
to
replace
the
MCAD.
It
is
not
intended
to
be
an
hour
a
mediation
component
between
two
individual
employees.
D
This
will
not
be
something
that
if
I
have
an
issue
with
a
colleague
I'm
going
to
run
to
this
commission
to
have
a
report
done
about
what
this
colleague
is
not
doing.
That's
what
we
have
HR
for
that's
what
we
have
MCAD
for
those
individual
concerns.
This
is
when
you've
had
15
to
20
individual
concerns,
potentially
sexual
assault
over
decades,
and
we
find
ourselves
still
in
the
situation
saying.
How
did
we
get
here?
D
This
Commission's
job
is
to
figure
out
how
we
got
here
and
how
to
get
out
of
here
together
as
a
city
for
the
better
and
for
our
future,
so
I
hope
our
colleagues
will
join.
My
colleagues
will
join
in
and
saying.
Yes,
we
want
that
kind
of
independent
analysis.
We
want
that
kind
of
check-in
about
what
we
do
recommend.
D
C
C
You
know
this
is
in
response
not
only
to
the
recent
report
with
respect
to
the
firefighters
in
the
fire
department
to
fire
the
women
firefighters
in
the
fire
department,
but
really
looking
at
all
of
the
reports
that
come
out
after
the
May
or
even
the
council,
or
even
when
we
do
this
together,
call
for
an
independent
investigation.
What
happens
to
those
reports?
How
do
we
folks
accountable
and,
more
importantly,
we
call
for
these
investigations
who's
doing
the
investigation?
What
are
the
standards
with
respect
to
those
investigations?
C
Obviously,
even
in
this
Pat
last
year
we
had
concerns
coming
out
at
Boston,
Water
and
Sewer
I
have
a
lot
of
employees
that
work
for
that
division.
Real
concerns
there
regarding
discrimination
and
bias,
and
we
call
for
an
investigation,
and
then
we
don't
hear
anything,
and
so
this
is
about
setting
up
a
commission
where
we
sort
of
take
the
politics
out
of
it.
Take
it
out
of
the
purview
of
the
mayor's
office
and
the
council
put
it
in
the
hands
of
some
professionals.
C
These
are
real
incidents
that
are
happening
to
people
and,
let
me
tell
you,
our
employees
and
I
think
we
all
know
this
are
dedicated
to
the
city
of
Boston
I,
often
say
at
least
when
the
council
side
they
work
really
hard
and
they're
underpaid,
and
so
we
have
to
do
our
best
to
take
care
of
them,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
to
not
just
talk
about
doing
something
with
respect
to
discrimination,
but
actually
taking
action.
I'm
excited
to
work
in
partnership
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
on
this.
I
You,
mr.
vice
president
I
want
to
thank
council
president,
our
good
colleague,
the
district
councillor
from
East
Boston
for
their
partnership
and
their
leadership
on
this
issue,
particularly
council
president
Campbell.
Your
report,
that
is
in
the
dot
on
the
docket
today,
is
not
all
encompassing
the
issues
we're
talking
about
with
this
ordinance,
but
it
isn't.
It
has
some
important
data
in
there
and
it
shows
us
why
this
is
necessary,
regardless
of
the
best
intentions
from
anyone
in
this
building
outside
of
this
building.
It
is
quite
clear,
there's
a
problem.
I
I
mean
1%
of
a
fire
department.
The
City
of
Boston
to
be
women
is
unacceptable,
regardless
of
the
best
intentions,
regardless
of
the
policies
and
investigations
and
agreements.
We
need
to
address
some
of
these
systemic
issues
and
that's
why
it's
so
important
that
this
independent
commission
is
established
that
can
do
this
and
that
can
dig
deep
and
that
can
look
at
how
to
do
how
we
can
do
is
so
we're
not
just
gonna
issue
one
report,
but
we're
gonna
strive
for
systemic
change.
I
It's
a
time
not
to
be
too,
you
know
cliche
about
it
for
self
reflection
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
we
included
the
City
Council
under
the
jurisdiction
of
this
commission,
we're
not
exempting
ourselves.
We
do
not
think
we
are
perfect
in
this
way
by
any
means.
We
have
work
to
do
here
as
well,
and
that's
what
we
need
to
start
doing.
I
It's
great
and
I
truly
believe
that
everyone
who
sits
around
this
chamber
that
the
mayor
Walsh,
that
his
administration
is
working
on
these
issues
and
is
committed
to
these
issues,
but
we
need
to
take
another
step.
We
need
to
make
sure
we're
doing
everything
we
can,
because
in
2019,
Boston
Cannons
should
do
better,
so
I'm
proud,
as
chair
of
our
Civil
Rights
Committee,
to
continue
this
work
with
the
co-sponsors
and
hopefully
with
all
of
you,
our
colleagues
and
with
Mayor
Walsh
and
his
administration,
because
this
is
something
we
all
agree
on.
K
L
Thank
you,
madam
president.
This
is
the
first
of
many
important
tree
files
today
as
chair
of
the
Committee
on
education,
I
held
a
hearing
to
explore
all
possible
governing
structures
for
the
Boston
School
Committee
last
December,
the
Boston
School
Committee
is,
is
a
direct
opportunity
for
students,
families
and
advocates
to
address
the
education
policy
decisions
being
made
for
their
children
for
our
children.
We
know
at
the
very
least,
and
in
the
most
immediate
time
we
need
to
improve
communication,
the
application
for
appointment
and
the
process
of
the
citizens
nomination
panel.
L
The
rest
continues
to
be
a
part
of
our
work
ahead.
To
make
any
impactful
change,
there
needs
to
be
multiple
thoughtful
public
opportunities
for
input,
I,
look
forward
to
having
another
robust
conversation
in
this
new
year
with
students,
families
and
advocates,
as
well
as
my
colleagues
in
the
administration.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
You
councillor
asabi
George,
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
add
their
name,
madam
Clerk.
If
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
Janey
councillor,
garrison,
council,
O'malley,
council
woo,
as
well
as
the
chair
jockey
at
zero,
one,
eight
nine
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
education.
Thank.
B
H
Janey
of
the
floor,
thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
first
just
want
to
open
up
by
extending
my
gratitude
to
congresswoman
Presley
and
councillor
McCarthy,
who
had
to
step
away.
They
originally
filed
this
last
year.
I
had
a
hearing
December.
Fourth
on
this
issue
and
there's
so
much
more
work
to
be
done
to
ensure
that
there
is
equity.
As
this
industry
emerges,
that
I
thought
it
was
important
to
introduce
us
again
so
I'm.
H
Now,
a
sponsor
on
this
on
this
docket
and
I'm
excited
to
engage
with
folks
with
stakeholders
with
our
potential
entrepreneurs
who
want
to
ensure
the
same
that
there
is
in
fact,
equity.
We
already
know
through
the
war
on
drugs,
how
that
has
impacted
communities
of
color,
poor
communities
and
now,
with
this
emerging
industry,
there
is
an
opportunity
to
not
only
build
wealth
but
really
close
the
wealth
gap
in
in
Boston.
H
If
we
do
this
right
and
we're
not
here
again
to
debate
whether
or
not
we
want
dispensaries
or
whether
we
don't
want
dispensaries,
that
was
decided
by
the
voters
back
in
2016,
the
question
now
is:
how
do
we
roll
this
out?
How
do
we
do
so
in
an
equitable
way
and
who
will
be
able
to
benefit
from
this
when
it
is
rolled
out
through
our
city?
What
we
found
at
the
hearing
that
I
held
just
a
month
ago
was
that
there
is
a
lot
more
work
to
be
done,
for
example,
the
city's
application
process.
H
We
learned
at
that
time
was
not
even
asking
the
question
around
economic,
empowerment
or
equity
and
that's
an
easy
fix
that
I
believe
has
been
resolved.
We
also
learned
that
there
will
be
a
minimum
of
52
establishments
throughout
the
city,
so
we
will
have
these
all
over
the
you
know,
I
shouldn't
say
all
over
the
place.
H
We're
gonna
have
them
throughout
the
city
and
again
we
need
to
make
sure
that,
yes,
our
residents
are
engaged
in
this
process,
but
we
also
don't
want
to
shut
the
door
on
applicants
who
are
equity,
applicants
or
economic
empowerment
applicants.
What
I'm
going
to
do
through
this
refil
is,
and
through
my
committee
through
the
committee
of
small
business
and
Consumer
Affairs,
continue
to
engage
with
stakeholders,
convene
stakeholders
so
that
we
can
continue
to
identify
ways
that
we
can
move
forward
to
ensure
that
there
is
equity
as
this
industry
unfolds
in
the
city
of
Boston.
H
So
I
look
forward
to
engaging
all
of
you
in
this
work.
We
need
to
there's
a
lot
that
we
need
to
do.
What
I
know
and
understand
is
if
we
do
nothing
that
we
continue
to
perpetuate
the
income
divided
and
the
wealth
gap
within
the
city.
We
have
to
be
intentional
if
we
want
to
ensure
that
there's
equity
and
so
I
look
forward
to
engaging
all
of
you
and
the
stakeholders
who
who
came
to
the
hearing,
which
was
packed
so
that
we
can
continue
to
work
on
some
language
and
on
a
program
for
Boston.
C
Thank
You
councillor
Janey
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
or
add
their
name
I'm.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
Sabu
George,
councillor,
Flynn,
council,
O'malley,
councillor,
woo
councillors
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket
zero
one.
Nine
zero
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
small
business
and
consumer
and
affairs.
B
Docket
number:
zero
one:
nine
one
councillor
Flynn
offered
the
following
order
for
hearing
regarding
city
regulations
of
the
proximity
of
certain
businesses
to
daycare
centers
after
school
and
summer
programs
and
requiring
certain
businesses
to
be
situated
as
to
not
impair
traffic
and
public
pedestrian
safety.
Council
any
other
floor.
C
M
You,
madam
president,
I
believe
the
city
is
doing
its
best
to
safely
implement
both
medicinal
in
recreational
cannabis.
Amendment
4,
3
2
of
the
zoning
code,
establishes
cannabis
facilities
as
forbidding
use
in
residential
residential
district.
It
also
requires
that
cannabis
establishments
be
separated
by
a
half
mile.
M
Additionally,
this
amendment
establishes
that
cannabis
businesses
be
situated
500
feet
from
K
through
8
schools.
Amendment
4,
3
2,
has
good
intentions
and
I
commend
the
mayor
members
of
DP
da
for
establishing
these
rules.
This
hearing
order
calls
for
the
council
to
investigate
separating
cannabis
establishment
from
additional
places
where
many
minors
may
gather
this
includes
playgrounds
in
daycare
or
after-school
programs.
This
is
not
intended
to
place
unreasonable
burdens
on
new
businesses.
The
council
is
already
investigating
buffer
zones
for
licensed.
We
have
a
rehab
rehabilitation
facilities.
As
this
emerging
industry
continues
to
change
in
evolve.
M
C
You
councillor
flame
council
flattered
your
name,
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
rather
named.
Madam
clerk.
If
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
asabi
George,
councillor
Flaherty,
councillor,
garrison,
Council,
Malley,
councillor,
Wu,
docket,
zero,
one,
zero,
one,
nine
one
would
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
small
business
and
Consumer
Affairs.
L
You,
madam
president,
this
is
a
refil
for
an
update
on
the
Boston
Public
Schools
transportation
budget
for
fiscal
year
2019
as
we
prepare
for
fiscal
year
20
budget
last
year,
I
held
a
hearing
on
this
topic
with
the
purpose
of
this
body
being
better
prepared
heading
into
the
next
budget
cycle.
Bps
continues
to
have
cost
overruns
year
after
year
last
year,
we
realized
a
mid
school
year
report
that
we
were
already
over
by
six
million
dollars
in
spending
on
BPS
transportation.
L
That's
why
it's
so
important
to
have
this
analysis
done
at
this
point
in
the
school
year,
so
that
we
understand
the
true
spending
to
date
and
how
we
can
have
a
more
accurate
picture
of
the
BPS
transportation
budget,
and
this
work
also
gives
us
an
opportunity,
affords
us
an
opportunity
to
correct
or
underside
enta
phi,
any
missed
opportunities
for
savings.
I,
look
forward
to
having
this
hearing
I
look
forward
to
it
being
placed
in
the
Ways
and
Means
Committee.
This
is
a
very
budget
specific
and
I.
Look
forward
to
spending
understanding.
C
Thank
You
councillor
sabi
George.
Anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
or
add
their
name.
Madam
Clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
co-moh
councillor,
Janey,
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
garrison,
council,
Flaherty,
council,
Malley,
councillor
whoo,
as
well
as
the
chair,
a
docket
0
1,
9
2
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means.
A
M
You,
madam
president,
this
is
a
refil.
Thank
you,
madam
president
and
other
colleagues
for
you
all
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue.
I
stand
today
just
to
discuss
a
topic
that
is
unfortunately
still
with
us
today
in
our
society,
the
state
of
Massachusetts,
our
city,
and
that
is
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault
as
a
form
of
probation
officer
for
ten
years.
I
worked
closely
with
victims
and
those
that
committed
acts
of
domestic
violence
as
well.
M
We
in
the
city
of
Boston
take
great
pride
in
knowing
that
the
nation
often
looks
to
us
for
guidance
due
to
our
progressive
policies
in
Outlook
on
so
many
different
issues.
However,
according
to
Jane
Doe,
the
Massachusetts
coalition
against
sexual
assault
and
domestic
violence
I'm
afraid
that
our
communities
are
not
immune
to
this
behavior.
M
According
to
data
compiled
by
Jane
Doe,
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Public
Health
in
the
2010
national
intimate
partner
survey,
statistics
indicate
that
Massachusetts
was
on
par
with
national
averages.
I'll
just
highlight
a
couple
stats.
Nearly
one
in
three
woman
in
one
in
five
men
in
Massachusetts
have
experienced
rape,
physical
violence
in
a
stock
stalking
by
an
intimate
problem.
11
percent
of
high
school
students,
sick
percent
of
middle
school
students,
reported
being
hurt
by
a
date
sometime
in
their
life.
M
In
addition,
it
was
noted
that
these
statistics
may
not
account
for
immigrants,
members
of
the
LGBTQ
community
or
those
who
may
be
hesitant
to
contact
law
enforcement.
I
recognize
again
it's
an
uncomfortable
issue.
To
talk
about.
However,
I
believe
we
have
a
responsibility
to
seek
ways
to
reduce
domestic
violence
and
increased
reporting
opportunities
for
all
communities.
M
M
As
a
city
to
increase
awareness
about
domestic
violence,
sexual
assault
in
our
city
make
sure
we're
doing
all
we
can
to
educate
the
public
that
we're
doing
all
we
can
to
support
victims
in
offer
opportunities
for
reporting
for
all
communities
and
hopefully
find
ways
to
reduce
and
bring
about
an
end
to
this
criminal
behavior.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
know.
C
Thank
You
councillor
Flynn
and
thank
you
for
the
partnership.
Again,
it's
a
refile
but
I
look
forward
to
continuing
the
conversations
and,
of
course,
defining
in
more
clear
terms
how
the
city
can
step
up
to
support
these
organizations
that
are
doing
incredible
work.
Madam
Clerk.
Anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
co-moh
councillor,
sabi
George,
councillor,
Edwards,
councillor,
Flaherty,
councillor,
garrison,
councillor,
Janey,
councillor,
Malley,
councillor
Wu,
as
well
as
councillors,
akin
docket
0,
1
9,
we'll
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice.
L
You,
madam
president,
Thank
You,
Clark
I
am
looking
forward
to
revisiting
the
conversation
around
Madison
Park
technical
vocational
high
school,
along
with
my
colleagues,
counselor
Janey
and
counselor
Madison
Park
will
be
another
priority
for
me
during
the
FY
2008
Cyclone
meetings
and
discussions
providing
feedback
from
students
faculty
advocates,
union
reps
and
more
through
the
recommendations
resulting
from
those
conversations.
We
are
narrowing
our
focus
to
tackle
these
main
issues,
the
admissions
policy,
increasing
funding
and
partnerships.
L
L
I
hope
that,
over
the
course
of
the
next
few
months
in
this
year,
along
with
your
support,
we
will
make
real
progress
in
the
work
that
needs
to
happen
and
the
support
that
needs
to
happen
for
what
is
already
happening
at
Madison
Park,
technical,
vocational
high
school
for
both
the
students
for
the
school
community
members
of
faculty,
but
also
for
the
eventual
employers
of
these
students,
both
the
workplace,
both
college
and
career-readiness.
All
of
that
what
comes
next
for
our
kids!
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
Thank.
H
We
spent
much
of
last
year,
most
of
last
year,
working
on
this
very
important
issue,
really
trying
to
highlight
and
elevate
Madison
engaged
various
stakeholders
through
school
visits
through
policy
briefings
through
the
hearing
that
we
had
talking
with
different
partners,
very
important
work.
We
heard
throughout
that
some
concrete
ways
that
we
can
move
forward,
so
I'm
excited
to
have
the
conversation
around
it
admissions
policy
around
how
Madison
is
funded.
It's
one
of
the
many
high
schools
that
are
in
my
district.
H
It
certainly
plays
a
very
important
role
in
our
portfolio
of
schools
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
they
are
being
supported.
I've
already
talked
about.
You
know
how
you
know,
so
many
students
are
are
being
locked
out
of
the
the
the
building
boom
that
we
see
and
I'm
glad
to
see
that
there
are
more
and
more
partnerships
with
different
unions
and
and
and
construction
companies.
But
it's
not
just
about
the
building
trades.
There
are
other
trades.
H
This
is
a
school
that
is
teaching
our
young
people
to
be
entrepreneurs,
so
it
really
plays
a
very
important
role
and
I'm
excited
to
embark
on
this
continued
work
with
my
colleagues
for
this
year
and
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
all
that
we
can
to
support
the
students
and
the
educators
and
the
whole
school
community
at
Madison.
So
I'm
grateful
for
your
partnership
as
co-sponsors
and
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
and
all
of
the
stakeholders
on
this.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
G
It
is
the
fastest
way
for
the
city
to
be
immediately
providing
stability
for
our
young
people,
and
it
is
something
that
we've
heard
universal
support
from,
of
course,
from
the
students
and
the
families
and
the
Madison
Park
community
in
the
alumni,
I
were
ready
to
go
and
an
eager
to
see
these
changes
implemented,
but
from
the
business
community
who
see
this
as
critical
to
their
workforce
development
pipelines
and
their
future
employees.
We
hear
this
from
even
higher
education.
G
But
we
always
need
smart,
informed
people
to
be
managing
the
software,
the
technology
and
that's
that's
a
place,
particularly
with
our
hospital
industry,
particularly
with
services,
retail
services
and
with
the
need
for
more
and
more
technology
that
our
students
will
continue
to
have
jobs.
So
jobs
will
be
be
here,
they're
already
here,
they're
waiting
and
it's
about
bringing
all
these
pieces
together,
unlocking
through
the
admissions
policy
through
funding
through
the
most
up-to-date
equipment
and
partnerships,
those
connections,
so
that
we
can
immediately
start
taking
advantage
of
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
J
A
lot
of
you
have,
and
it's
interesting
and
exciting,
to
sort
of
take
a
look
back
as
to
you
know
when
they
first
came
to
asking
for
advocacy
and
then
where
they
are
now
and
whether
that's
a
two-year
five-year
seven-year
10-year
and
it's
amazing,
to
see
so
council
who
really
just
nailed
it
in
terms
of
talking
about
closing
the
the
the
income
gap
there
and
it's
interesting
to
see
where
these
kids
are
buying
homes.
You
know
the
types
of
cars
and
trucks
they're
driving
where
they're
sending
their
kids
to
school.
J
So
so
I
concur
and
we'd
like
to
have
my
name
added
I.
Think
that
there's
a
this
is
a
huge
vehicle
for
us
and
all
of
us
individually.
If
we
can
continue
to
advocate
for
men
and
women,
our
neighborhoods
and
for
my
city
to
get
into
the
building
trades.
There's
a
tremendous
pathway,
therefore,
for
them
and
for
them
to
have
a
successful
career,
not
only
just
within
that
trade
is
their
continuing
to
learn
that
skill,
but
many
of
them
sort
of
siphon
off
and
stop
their
own
businesses.
J
It's
not
their
own
plumbing
companies,
not
their
own
electric
companies
and
that's
always
really
exciting,
to
see
so
I'm
proud
to
have
played
a
role
in
some
sense.
When
you
see
these
folks
and
you
see
a
van
driving
by
with
their
name
on
the
side
of
it,
knowing
that
ten
years
ago,
they
came
into
your
office
looking
to
to
have
some
advocacy
for
a
particular
trade.
J
So
I
think
this
is
a
tremendous
opportunity
for
our
city
and
if
you
take
a
look
at
the
skyline
or
I,
set
up
a
tent
MSF,
the
permits
just
continue
to
keep
coming
in
the
trucks.
The
cranes
the
construction
projects
continue
happen
in
it
continue
to
happen
in
our
city
and
there's
a
great
vehicle
to
have
a
bonafide
state
of
the
a
trade
school.
That's
well
equipped
to
train
these
individuals
to
move
on
to
to
gain
a
great
career
and
not
to
be
successful.
So,
thank
you
very
president.
M
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
a
Technical
High
School,
not
far
from
here
Don
Bosco,
Technical,
High,
School,
and
that
high
school
provided
subjects
similar
to
the
vocational
program.
Computer
science,
woodworking,
carpentry,
electronics,
electricity
and
my
classmates
now
are
in
the
building
trades
that
doing
well.
But
it's
because
that
great
training
and
education
they
received
at
Don,
Bosco,
high
school
I,
think
Madison
Park
is
making
progress
and
I
think
well.
M
I'm
also
proud
of
the
great
progress
the
building
trades
have
made
over
the
over
the
last
years
in
encouraging
and
recruiting
communities
of
color
and
women
into
the
into
the
building
trades,
and
would
like
to
add
my
name
onto
this
and
just
proud
that
this
is
a
major
issue
that
our
colleagues
are
focused
on.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
C
J
While
the
new
zoning
schemes
have
been
effective
in
many
ways,
they're
still
our
existing
deficiencies
in
those
schemes,
particularly
pertaining
to
minimum
lot
size,
something
that
we
don't
have
in
my
neighborhood
that
may
allow
for
development
that
could
negatively
impact
a
neighborhood
character,
quality
life
for
the
local
residents.
So
I
look
forward
to
having
an
expedited
hearing.
This
is
a
refiled
matter.
J
I
know
our
colleague
in
East
Boston
has
been
grappling
with
these
issues
and
we've
shared
some
information
with
her
with
respect
to
the
interim
planning
overlay
district,
otherwise
known
as
an
iPod,
and
so
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
talk
about
the
iPod.
That's
in
my
neighborhood
South
Boston,
along
with
district
colleague,
council
Flint,
but
also
an
opportunity
for
particularly
our
district
colleagues,
to
turn,
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
what
the
iPod
does.
J
How
and
how
effective
it
can
be
with
respect
to
managing
that
growth
and
development
that's
occurring
and
throughout
all
of
our
neighborhoods
and
and
there
may
be
some
deficiencies
and
some
of
the
Zoning
schemes
within
your
respective
communities.
I
know
there
was
one
in
ours
where
they
were
literally,
you
know,
prospectives
we're
just
coming
in
buying.
You
know
one
and
two
family
homes
leveling
those
homes
that
were
on
beautiful
Lots
and
then
coming
back
with
proposals.
J
J
So
this
iPod
was
a
way
to
sort
of
stop
that
that
frenzy,
if
you
will
and
so
very
important
piece
to
to
local
zoning,
look
forward
to
hearing
the
words
of
a
district
colleague
but
asked
my
district
colleagues
to
to
weigh
in
on
this
a
little
bit
with
respect
to
your
districts,
because
it
could
be
a
very
useful
tool
in
allowing
you
to
manage
and
allowing
and
manage
expectations
of
community
organizations,
but
particularly
about
us
as
to
what
they're
going
through
as
we
continue
to
move
our
city
forward.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
M
You,
madam
president,
and
we
also
had
great
leadership
from
the
South
Boston
elected
officials.
That
also
continue
to
hear
the
same
concerns
that
myself
and
counsel
of
clarity
and
the
other
at-large
counselors
here
almost
every
day,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
make
any
change,
make
changes
that
are
that
are
appropriate,
but
make
sure
that
South
Boston
in
all
communities
across
the
city
is
a
place
for
working-class
people
and
families
and
for
it's
always
a
place
for
the
elderly
and
the
disabled
and
the
poor
as
well.
M
I
think
we
need
to
make
some
major
changes
to
make
sure
that
our
city
becomes
a
strong
place
for
a
growing
middle
class.
In
obviously,
the
federal
government
has
gotten
out
of
building
public
public
housing.
So
it's
up
to
the
city
government
in
state
to
the
state
government
to
pick
up
that
role,
but
also
to
build
housing
for
middle-class
families
across
the
city.
But
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleague,
council
Authority
in
working
on
this
issue
for
many
years.
It's
an
important
issue
in
South
Boston.
M
C
You
councillor
Flynn
and
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
or
add
their
name.
Madam
Clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
asabi
George,
councillor
garrison
councillor,
woo
councillors,
a
calm
duck
at
zero
one.
Nine
five
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation.
A
L
C
L
You
thank
you,
madam
president.
As
a
city
prioritizing,
the
safety
of
all
students
should
always
be
the
number
one
goal.
The
topic
of
school
safety
is
not
new
to
the
council
floor.
We
discuss
it
in
many
forms
and
meetings
and
through
our
budget
hearings,
violence
and
boston's
discussions.
In
every
moment
we
can
with
the
Boston
Public
Schools
in
front
of
us,
but
we
need
to
do
more.
L
Our
students,
families
and
their
educators
continue
to
be
concerned
and
have
every
reason
to
be
the
crisis
of
violence
in
and
around
our
schools
have
devastating
effects
on
our
school
communities,
families
in
the
entire
city,
all
together
at
the
very
least
we
have
to
make
sure
every
school
has
improved
safety
practices
and
infrastructure,
such
as
appropriate
door,
locks
for
classrooms,
monitored,
entryways,
school-wide,
active
shooter,
trainings
and
other
preventative
measures
against
violent
attacks.
A
safe
school
environment
also
includes
actively
in
addressing
in
preventing
physical,
verbal
and
cyber
bullying.
L
L
I
would
also
like
to
note
that
we
are
approaching
in
the
next
few
weeks
or
a
month
from
today
or
a
month
of
February
14th,
the
one-year
anniversary
of
the
parklands
shooting-
and
it
is
I'm-
also
not
lost
on
me
since
that
in
this
11
months
or
so,
we've
had
about
a
hundred
other
school
shootings
or
active
shooters.
Shooting
incidences
at
schools
across
the
United
States,
and
we
continue
to
have
work
to
do
and
as
unlikely
as
an
active
shooter
case
might
be
in
any
one
of
our
schools.
L
Unfortunately,
after
every
incident
it
statistically
becomes
more
likely
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
prepared
that
we
are
prepared
for
what's
happening
in
our
schools.
What's
happening
around
our
schools
what's
happening
to
and
with
our
students,
and
how
do
we
better
protect
them,
give
them
the
skills
that
they
need
to
be
to
protect
themselves
both
from
physical
harm
but
also
from
emotional
harm,
and
what
can
we
do
for
our
teachers
and
our
faculty
to
better
protect
their
students?
L
The
Boston
Public
Schools
has
certainly
made
some
gains
over
the
last
year
in
particular,
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
about
those
successes
and
those
improvements,
but
we
we
know
that
there
is
work
to
do
and
so
I
look
forward
to
the
work
that
lies
ahead:
the
unfortunate
anniversary
of
parkland
in
particular,
but
our
than
any
violent
act
that
has
happened
in
around
our
schools
or
to
our
students.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
thank.
C
You
counselor
aside
to
George
I'm
at
this
time.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
anyone
looking
at
their
name,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
counselor,
CMO
counselor,
Edwards,
counselor,
Flynn,
counselor,
Flaherty,
counselor,
garrison,
counsel,
O'malley,
counselor,
woo
counselors
am
as
well
as
the
chair
duck
at
zero.
One.
Nine
six
would
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
education.
B
L
You
again
Madame
president,
since
my
first
year
in
office,
I
have
advocated
alongside
our
former
colleague
congresswoman
diana
Presley,
for
a
full-time
nurse
in
every
single
school.
Our
students
need
to
be
supported
for
their
social,
emotional,
behavioral,
physical
and
mental
well-being.
We
need
to
address
issues
affecting
students
such
as
trauma,
depression,
anxiety
and
bullying.
L
They
need
to
be
in
every
school
every
day
to
support
all
of
our
students,
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
with
the
interim
superintendent,
the
administration
and
our
colleagues
to
implement
a
policy
requiring
all
Boston,
Public
Schools
to
have
at
least
one
full-time
nurse
and
social
and
emotional
support
specialists.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
You
councillor
Sabra
George,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Flaherty
council
Oh,
councillor,
Flynn,
counter
garrison,
councillor,
Janey,
council
male
councillor,
who
counters
a
calm
as
well
as
councillor
Edwards
as
well
as
the
chair
councillor
Fellini,
would
like
to
speak
counter
flame.
You
have
the
floor.
Thank.
M
You,
madam
president,
I,
want
to
thank
councillor
sabe
George,
for
her
leadership
on
on
this
important
issue.
One
issue
I
would
like
to
bring
to
the
table
or
two
issues,
maybe
is
if
we
can
also
consider
asking
or
see
if
we
can
get
funding
for
family
counseling,
whether
it's
the
parents
that
come
to
the
school
yeah
yeah
after
school,
so
that
they
can
also
get
counseling
if
they
do
need
it
as
well
in
the
other.
M
The
other
point
I'd
like
to
make
is
if
we
could
work
together
to
make
sure
that
our
our
mental
health
counselors
are
also
in
fluent
in
certain
languages
other
than
English,
as
well,
just
to
make
sure
that
we
have
counselors
in
Viet
that
speak
Vietnamese,
while
Cantonese
or
Spanish,
and
just
so
that
we
partner
up
those
mental
health
counselors
with
the
right
school
at
the
right
time.
At
times,
we
do
have
counselors
that
would
bring
a
counselor
into
a
school
that
does
not
speak
the
language
of
some
of
the
students.
M
C
Thank
You
councillor
Flynn,
just
gonna,
go
through
again
those
folks
who
wanted
to
add
their
name
because
I'm
not
sure
the
clerk
got
them
all.
So,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor
clarity,
councillor
Flynn,
councillor,
garrison,
councillor,
Janey,
Council,
Malley,
councillor,
woo
councillors,
a
calm
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket
zero
one,
nine
seven
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
education.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
B
L
You
again,
madam
president,
last
October
I
hosted
a
hearing
and
partnership
with
new
council
president
Campbell
and
councillor
Jamie
regarding
off-track
youth.
During
this
hearing,
we
heard
from
students
attending
bada
a
school
that
specializes
in
older
youth,
expressing
their
fear
of
getting
pushed
out
mid
year
because
of
their
age.
Boston
Public
Schools
recently
decided
to
enforce
a
decadal
decade-old
policy
that
automatically
kicks
out
students
from
the
school
system
as
soon
as
they
turn
22
years
old,
without
letting
them
compete
complete
the
year.
L
We
welcome
these
students
to
our
schools
and
then
boot
them
out
when
they're
so
close
to
graduation.
This
is
wrong.
Many
of
these
students
are
immigrants,
English
language
learners
and
some
may
be
students
with
disabilities.
These
students
are
working
hard
toward
their
high
school
diploma
and
deserve
the
same
support
as
any
other
student.
This
includes
social
emotional
support,
the
right
to
finish
the
school
year
and
graduate
and
receive
complete,
receive
complete
and
thorough
transitional
assistance.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
families,
the
interim
superintendent,
the
administration
and
our
colleagues
to
review
this
maximum
age
policy.
H
Councillor
Jamie,
you
have
the
floor.
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
and
I
just
want
to
applaud
the
sponsor
of
this
I.
Think
it's
very
important
to
look
at
this.
You
know
we
heard
clearly
from
badhas
students
and
from
staff
about
how
this
was
impacting
students.
There
I'm
sure
it's
an
issue
at
some
of
our
other
high
schools.
H
I
want
to
just
highlight
for
all
of
us
that
many
of
the
students
that
we're
talking
about
are
late,
arriving
immigrant
students
who
speak
languages
other
than
English
and
need
extra
time
and
support
to
complete
their
studies,
and
so
I
think
this
is
a
very
timely
and
important
hearing
order.
I
look
forward
to
having
the
conversation
with
all
of
you.
Please
add
my
name.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
M
You,
madam
president,
I'd
like
to
respectfully
ask
if
he
could
add
my
name
as
well.
I
do
support
this
proposal.
I
think
it's
critical.
One
of
the
issues
I
tried
to
highlight
on
my
first
year
is
language
access
for
for
everyone.
That
speaks
a
language
other
than
English,
but
I
think
keeping
these
schools
open
another
few
years
for
older
students,
especially
our
immigrant
community
people,
that
may
not
speak
English.
M
Let's
give
them
an
opportunity
to
be
successful
here
in
Boston
and
they
will
be
successful
if
they
were
able
to
continue
their
education,
their
training,
so
that
they
can
get
a
job
where
we're
not
helping
them.
If
we're
kicking
them
out
of
a
school
before
they
graduate,
it
makes
them
less
desirable.
Unfortunately,
when
they're
looking
for
a
job,
so
let's
give
these
immigrants
people
that
may
not
speak
English
people
that
may
have
disabilities
give
them
an
opportunity
to
benefit
in
this
booming
Boston
economy.
M
C
Thank
You
councillor
Flynn
Madame
clerk.
If
you
could
add
councillor
Flynn
its
name,
anyone
else
looking
to
speaking,
if
you
could
also
add
councillor
O'malley
councillor,
rule
councillors
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair
and
as
well
as
councillor
co-moh
and
Thank
You
councillor
savvy
George,
docket,
zero,
one,
nine
eight
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee.
L
Sorry,
George,
you
have
the
floor.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Supporting
our
students
continues
to
be
a
priority
of
mine
as
I
know,
it's
a
priority
of
all
of
ours.
Every
student
should
be
able
to
succeed
academically
socially
emotionally
and
physically.
There
are
approximately
11,000
students
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools
that
have
a
disability
and
require
specific
services
based
on
their
needs.
Students
and
families
go
through
a
demanding
and
intimidating
process
for
an
IEP.
L
This
is
one
area
that
I
hear
the
most
frustration
about
when
I
talk
to
families
and
parents,
families
feel
unsupported
overwhelmed
and
incapable
of
advocating
for
their
children.
An
IEP
identifies
the
needs,
goals
and
services
for
a
particular
student.
Families
need
to
know
that
bps
can
fulfill
their
child's
needs.
Bps
has
an
obligation
of
providing
proper
transportation,
a
school
nurse
counseling
a
plan
for
transition
and
more.
L
It
is
critical
that
we
are
breaking
down
barriers
and
making
services
accessible,
while
assisting
students
in
transition
I,
look
forward
to
working
with
families,
the
interim
superintendent
in
the
administration
to
review
the
IEP
process
and
policy
and
to
especially
support
our
students
aged
14
to
22
accessing
transition
services,
as
they
transition
out
of
the
Boston
Public
Schools
to
college
and
work
and
other
programs.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
and
once
again,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
sponsor
of
this
important
hearing
order
I
first
hand
from
my
one,
my
work
at
mass
advocates
for
children,
which
does
a
lot
of
work
supporting
families
around
navigating
this
process.
It's
a
very
complicated
process,
I
know
firsthand
from
my
own
experience.
My
grandson
has
an
IEP
and
I
know
how
difficult
it
can
be
for
parents
to
really
understand
much
of
the
language
that's
being
presented.
H
H
C
J
Think
event,
president,
please
add
my
name
having
been
through
this
years
ago.
The
process
is
an
absolute
nightmare
and
through
the
chair
would
suggest
through
the
maker
that
when
we
have
the
hearing
and
hopefully
be
an
expert
at
hearing
that
there's
a
defined
start
and
a
defined
finish
to
the
process,
to
often
folks
that
are
going
through
the
IEP
process,
it
just
languishes
and
then
you
throw
in
school
vacations
and
you
throw
in
the
summer
break
and
then
you
finally
have
sort
of
a
diagnosis
or
a
plan.
J
If
you
will
and
then
we're
uprooting
a
child
out
of
a
classroom
in
a
school
and
a
different
neighborhood,
it's
it's
just
that
it's
just
been
a
recipe
for
disaster.
So
I
look
forward
to
having
my
name
added
in
for
an
expedited
hearing
to
try
to
bring
some
sense
to
the
side
process.
Thank
you.
I
thank.
C
F
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I
rise
to
thank
my
colleague
and
friend
the
at-large
council
from
Dorchester
for
her
leadership
on
this,
and
so
many
school
issues,
and
just
going
over.
You
know
the
the
robust
portfolio
that
was
offered
today.
I
think
they
all
tie
nicely
particularly
into
I
EPS.
As
we
talk
about
school
safety.
As
we
talk
about
nurse
and
support
services,
we
talk
about
transportation
or
talk
about
governance
of
the
school
committees.
We
talk
about
build
bps.
F
These
are
all
issues
that
we
need
to
be
having
a
conversation
concurrently
with
IEP
s
and
support
for
our
students,
and
the
only
thing
that
I
would
add
to.
This
is
something
that
I've
noticed
in.
My
eight
budgets
now
on
this
body
is
that
we
are
seeing
an
increase
in
our
out
of
district
placement
for
services,
which
I
know
is
a
last
resort.
That
is
unacceptable
to
me.
F
We
ought
to
be
able
to
service
every
boston
public
school
student
only
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do,
but
we
are
paying
cumulatively
millions
of
dollars
for
out
of
district
placements,
so
the
more
that
we
can
identify
what
we
need
and
how
we
can
address
it.
We
can
also
serve
as
kids
while
saving
taxpayers
money.
It
doesn't
get
any
better
than
that.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
C
M
You,
madam
president,
please
add:
my
name
is
well
Madam,
President
and
I
speak
I
rise
to
speak
on
on
this
important
issue.
Education
for
everybody
is
critical,
especially
those
in
the
disability,
community,
I.
Also
what
one
of
my
colleagues
mentioned
have
had
several
family
relatives
that
participate
in
the
special
education
program.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
Boston
Public
Schools
for
doing
the
best
they
can
on
this
issue,
and
also
maybe
it's
up
to
us
during
the
budget
process
to
advocate
more
strongly
for
for
special
education
programs,
but
also
Madam
President.
M
We
see
a
booming
Boston
economy
most
a
lot
of
it
is
happening
in
my
district,
maybe
it's
time
for
some
of
these
major
developers
to
start
playing
a
better
role
or
a
financial
role.
You
know
a
public
education
system,
helping
our
special
needs,
helping
our
athletic
programs,
helping
our
mental
health
councils
as
well
so
I'm
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
that
have
worked
on
this
issue
for
many
years.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
C
Thank
You
councillor
Flynn,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Flynn's
name
anyone
else
when
at
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
also
add
councillor
CMO
councillor
Edwards
councillor
garrison
councillor,
whoo
councillors,
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket
zero
one,
nine
nine
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
education.
Oh
did
you
want
to
speak
on
this
docket
Madam.
C
J
May
have
my
name
added
in
through
the
chair
just
suggest
to
to
colleagues
makers
and
co-signers
that
there's
obviously
a
movement
afoot
at
the
federal
government
level,
probably
through
the
Surgeon
General,
to
reclassify
marijuana
and
I.
Think
if
that
does
then
I
think,
there's
gonna
be
sort
of
an
end
to
this
Gold
Rush.
If
you
will
and
I
just
throw
that
up
as
a
caution
flag,
you
got
people
that
are
cashing
in
their
life
savings
sort
of
repositioning
their
assets.
You
have
them
drawing
equity
on
their
existing
properties,
all
to
get
into
the
cannabis
game.
J
C
Thank
You
councillor
Flaherty,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Flaherty's
name
to
dock
at
zero,
one:
nine
zero
at
this
time,
I'm
going
to
move
on
to
late
files
and
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
we
have
three
late
file
matters
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added
to
to
Tate
to
today's
agenda
hearing
and
seeing
no
objection.
The
three
late
file
matters
will
be
added
just
four,
so
my
colleagues
are
aware
one
is
a
letter
from
one
of
our
colleagues
who
was
not
present
today
and
then
two
of
personnel
orders.
C
B
The
office
of
Frank
Baker
Boston
City
Council
District,
three
January
15
2019
dear
president
Campbell,
please
be
advised
that
I
will
not
be
in
attendance
at
the
Boston
City
Council
meeting
on
Wednesday
January
16
2019.
Please
ask
that
the
city
clerk
read
this
matter
into
public
record.
Thank
you
sincerely.
Frank
Baker
Boston
City
Council
District.
Three,
the.
C
C
Sorry
George
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
the
third
late
file
matter.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
third
late
file
matter
has
been
passed.
Moving
on
to
the
green
sheets,
anybody
wishing
to
remove
a
matter
from
the
green
sheets
may
do
so
now.
Moving
right
along
I
am
okay,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
they
are
zero
late
file
matters
for
the
consent
agenda.
C
G
G
Other
states
have
had
this
model
where
there's
a
right
to
charge
where
you
have
to.
Let
them
add
this
public
utility,
but
you
can
talk
about
where
who
pays
for
it,
etc.
Anyway,
the
Council
passed,
the
homo
petition,
went
up
to
the
State
House
and
I'm
very
excited
to
report
that
it
was
signed
into
law
two
weeks
ago.
G
I
never
thought
this
would
happen
in
terms
of
something
moving
through
on
Beacon
Hill,
but
thanks
to
it
is
entirely
thanks
to
the
efforts
of
our
sponsors
at
the
state
level,
Rep
Adrian,
Monroe
and
Senator
Joe
bond
Cory.
So
if
you
see
them
tell
them,
thank
you
as
well,
and
this
is
now
law
and
any
of
your
residents
who
have
questions
about
this
direct
them
to
ISD
will
be
implemented.
Thank.
D
Unanimous
consent
to
make
two
brief
statements.
Objections
come
tied
with
the
first
statement.
I
wanted
to
acknowledge.
The
passing
of
a
constituent
sister,
father
Mahoney
in
Charlestown
is
I
think
is
the
definition
of
Charlestown.
It's
probably
baptized
most
of
the
the
Townies
and
he's
a
firefighter
actually
and
was
injured
in
fighting
fires
and
has
delivered
rights
last
rites
to
folks
in
the
fire,
so
his
sister
has
passed
away
and
I
wanted
to
it.
D
We've
sent
him,
of
course,
a
in
acknowledgment,
but
I
just
wanted
to
also
say
that
to
you,
many
of
you
knew
him
before.
I
ever
did
known
him
for
decades,
he's
been
there
in
the
fight
for
the
town
been
there
in
some
of
the
hardest
moments
of
strife
and
conversation
and
and
of
course,
the
passing
of
a
loved
one
is
something
that
also
is
something
we
want
to.
D
Let
him
know
we're
here
for
him
and
that
if
he
needs
to
reach
out,
if
he
needs
anything
from
the
council,
were
there
for
him,
knowing
father
Mahoney,
he
won't
not
because
he
doesn't
want
to,
but
because
he's
that
kind
of
person
he's
there
for
everybody
else,
but
we
have
to
I
wanted
to
say
it
publicly
we're
here
for
you
Father,
and
we
understand
that
this
is
this
would
be
a
difficult
time.
So
I
wanted
to
say
that
very
briefly,
and
then
also
just
to
acknowledge
that
this
is
we're.
D
Celebrating
the
hundred
year
anniversary
of
the
great
molasses
flood
that
happened
in
the
north
end,
it's
it's
a
sad
tragedy.
Actually
21
people
died
were
killed,
150
were
injured.
Six
of
those
folks
were
city
workers
and
it's
a
real
it's
a
real
tragedy
in
that
there
was
lack
of
regulation
and
lack
of
corporate
responsibility
to
a
neighborhood
and,
as
a
result,
I
think
it
was
almost
13
tons
of
molasses
moved
at
35
miles
an
hour
where
the
Langone
Park
is
right.
D
So
as
a
result
of
that
mass
tragedy,
a
lot
of
things
have
changed
in
our
culture,
but
I
did
want
to
acknowledge
that
it's
in
Langone
Park
and
in
my
district
in
the
North
End,
and
that,
unfortunately,
there
are
people
who
had
to
die
for
us
to
be
a
better
city.
But
I
didn't
want
them.
This
100
anniversary,
due
to
go
without
our
recognition.
L
A
L
Just
want
to
use
this
opportunity
recognize
that
there
is
a
strike
happening
in
Los
Angeles
day
three
of
the
teachers
strike
and
when
I
was
reading
about
it,
sort
of
heard
it
in
the
background
and
then
did
a
little
bit
of
reading
and
realized
what
was
actually
happening
in
Los
Angeles.
This
is
day
three
of
their
of
their
strike.
Los
Angeles,
School
District
is
the
second
largest
school
district
in
the
United
States.
They
have
three
six
hundred
and
forty
thousand
students
they
have
900
or
so
schools
and
about
35,000
teachers.
L
This
strike
is
not
about
money.
It's
about
class
size.
For
example,
high
schools
have
a
class
limit
of
42
I
taught
with
31
kids,
and
the
ideal
amount
is
really
about
25
or
26.
The
elementary
school
class
size
limit
is
36
and
we
think
about
in
Boston.
Our
numbers
are
so
much
lower
than
that.
They
rank
for
student-teacher
ratio.
They
rank
48
out
of
50
states,
it's
also
about
nurses
and
support
staff.
L
We
talked
today
about
the
importance
of
having
full
time
nurses
in
all
of
our
buildings
to
have
the
appropriate
behavioral
health,
mental
health
support
professionals
in
our
buildings,
they're.
Looking
for
that
Los
Angeles
they're,
also
looking
for
a
reinvestment
in
school
safety,
something
that
every
school
district
across
the
United
States
is
talking
about
something,
that's
so
important
when
we
think
about
the
safety
and
well-being
of
our
students
and
certainly
of
our
staff
and
our
faculty
in
all
of
our
schools.
It.
L
This
strike
is
about
the
very
things
that
we
worry
about
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
so
I
just
wanted
to
lend
my
voice
lend
my
support
for
the
teachers
in
Los
Angeles
for
the
35,000
members
or
so,
but
really
for
the
640
thousand
kids
that
are
part
of
that
school
district.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
this
Thank.
F
Ask
unanimous
consent
to
make
a
brief
statement.
Any
objections,
I
promise
this
will
present
I
just
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
yesterday,
would
have
been
the
90th
birthday
of
Reverend,
dr.
Martin
Luther
King
jr.,
one
of
the
most
transformative
figures
in
American
history,
someone
who
we
will
call
an
honorary
Bostonian
for
his
time
spent
at
Boston
University,
where,
of
course,
he
met
his
incredible
wife
and
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
what
would
have
been
his
90th
birthday
how
the
world
would
have
been
had
he
been
with
us
to
celebrate
it.
So
thank
you,
madam
president.
C
C
At
this
time,
I
asked
all
colleagues
and
guests
to
please
rise
as
we
adjourn
today's
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
for
counselor
Edwards
Mary
Mahoney
for
a
counselor
McCarthy
Antonio
tobacco
for
counsel,
Malley,
Chuck,
McGowan,
Helen,
Stanford,
Elizabeth
Chabot
for
counselor
Janie,
Edward,
Mao
ring
in
Mildred
Alexandrian
Washington
for
counselor,
sabe,
Jorge,
counselor
Baker,
and
the
chair
barber
tribe,
a
moment
of
silence.
Please.
C
Thank
you.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
four
mentioned
individuals,
we
were
scheduled
to
meet
again
today
on
whens
again
in
this
chamber,
at
Boston,
City,
Hall
and
Wednesday
January
30th
at
noon,
all
those
in
favor
of
a
German
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
council
is
adjourned.
Just
a
quick
reminder
sure
you
want
to
take
so
if
everyone
could.