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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on January 27, 2021
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Boston City Council Meeting on January 27, 2021
A
Are
you
all
set
on
your
end?
We're
gonna
get
ready
to
start
if
you're
ready.
C
D
C
A
Am
here,
thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
just
want
to.
Let
folks
know
that
for
the
safety
of
the
general
public
that
this
meeting
and
next
week's
meeting
will
be
held,
virtually
we
are
online
now
and
folks
can
watch
our
council
meetings
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston.gov
city
dash
council
dash
tv.
A
At
this
time
I
would
love
to
bring
up
counselor
flynn
and
have
him
introduce
our
clergy.
We
have
someone
amazing
with
us
today
who
will
open
us
up
and
council
flynn.
You
have
the
floor.
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I'm
honored
today
to
ask
reverend
dr
jay
williams,
to
give
the
invocation
at
today's
boston
city
council.
Meeting
reverend
dr
williams,
is
the
lead
pastor
at
union
church
in
the
south
end
and,
madam
president,
you
know
it
very
well
because
we
we
both
do
a
lot
of
work
there
and
it's
in
the
middle
of
our
of
our
district
as
well.
It's
an
outstanding
church
and
it's
an
outstanding
neighbor
for
so
many.
F
The
union
church
has
a
200
year
history
and
is
committed
to
love
social
justice
and
services
and
is
an
lgbtq
affirming
church.
Reverend
jay
is
also
a
strong
advocate
for
social
and
economic
justice,
and
he
has
worked
closely
with
many
of
my
colleagues
here
in
the
boston
city
council.
In
the
mayor's
office,
reverend
dr
williams
holds
a
master
degree
with
highest
honors
from
the
union
theological
seminary
in
new
york
city,
a
bachelor
of
arts
degree
from
harvard
college
in
a
phd
in
the
study
of
religion
from
harvard
university
graduate
school.
F
It
is
great
to
have
him
here
today
to
give
this
invic
invocation
and
I'm
going
to
ask
reverend
reverend
j
williams
if,
if
he'd
like
to
give
the
prayer,
but
before
I
do
that,
madam
president,
I
know
you
also
are
friendly
with
reverend
dr
jay
williams.
I
don't
know
if
you'd
like
to
you
know,
introduce
him
as
well.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
I'm
not
sure,
there's
much
to
add
for
our
esteemed
guest.
I
just
want
to
extend
my
deep
gratitude
to
you,
reverend
jay,
for
all
you
do
you've
been
a
good
friend
to
this
body
and
a
good
friend
to
our
city.
Thank
you
for
all.
You
do
and
thank
you,
councillor
flynn.
This
is
a
great
choice
to
open
us
up
today,
reverend
jay.
B
Good
afternoon,
council
and
boston-
indeed,
I'm
jay
williams,
my
pronouns-
are
he
him
his
I'm,
the
pastor
of
union
church
in
the
south
end,
and
we
are
a
faith
community
committed
to
unconditional
love,
compassionate
service,
intersectional
justice
and
the
gospel
of
liberation,
with
deepest
gratitude
to
councillor
flynn
for
the
invitation
to
our
council
president
president
janie
our
soon
to
be
acting
mayor
and
to
this
truly
diverse
and
historic
city
council,
as
we
continue
to
make
history,
I
greet
you
in
the
name
of
all
that
is
holy
in
the
name
of
all
that
compels
us
in
the
pursuit
of
justice.
B
B
It
is
fresh
and
full
of
potential
and
possibility
as
we
pray,
I
invite
you
to
take
a
breath
prayer
and
take
a
deep
breath
and
inhale
the
goodness
of
this
grand
moment.
The
moment
we
have
fought
for
and
organized
for
and
prayed
for
the
moment
we
have
been
given
to
breathe
again
and
begin
again
and
to
complete
the
work
to
bring
into
its
fullness
the
prospects
we
bear.
B
B
B
So
take
a
deep
breath,
you
count,
so
we
have
work
to
do
and,
as
we
breathe
deeply
the
life-giving
spirit
of
holy
one.
Let
the
fresh
wind
of
goodness
inspire
you
to
do
the
work
of
ensuring
that
diversity
and
inclusion
are
more
than
just
buzzwords,
take
a
deep
breath
to
be
inspired
by
the
holy
one,
to
close
the
wealth
gap
in
boston,
ensuring
that
all
have
equitable
living
wages
and
all
might
participate.
A
Amen,
amen,
amen.
I
hope
you
will
join
us.
I
know
you're
so
busy
like
so
many
of
us,
because
the
work
is
unfinished
and
we
have
to
continue
this
work,
but
at
this
time
we
will
pledge
allegiance
to
our
flag.
A
G
A
A
H
I
I
D
D
A
Thank
you
so
much.
The
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
stand
as
approved
and
now
we'll
move
on
to
communications
from
his
honor,
the
mayor,
beginning
with
doc
at
zero
one,
nine
one,
madam
clerk,
thank.
A
C
Thank
you,
dr
darrell
192
message
and
auto
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
extend
an
amount
of
six
hundred
ninety
one
thousand
one
hundred
and
ten
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
covert
19
response
grant
awarded
by
the
city
for
excuse
me
by
the
city
for
tech
and
civic
life
to
be
administered
by
the
election
department.
The
grant
funded
planning
and
operating
a
safe
and
secure
election
administration
in
the
city
of
boston
for
the
2020
election.
A
C
Docket
0193
message
and
author
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expended
amount,
three
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
four
hundred
and
fifty
seven
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
twenty
burn.
Justice
assistance
grant
local
allocation
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
a
domestic
violence
management
analyst
at
the
family,
justice
center,
a
hub
and
core
coordinator
and
a
technical
coordinator
for
multiple
data.
Collecting
reporting
and
record
management
systems.
C
Thank
you
dr0194
message
and
order
approving
the
appropriation
of
306
000
for
the
purpose
of
paying
costs
of
a
feasibility
study
and
schematic
design
work
associated
with
the
boiler
windows
replacement
project
at
the
following
schools,
samuel
adams,
elementary
school
and
the
patrick
j
kennedy
school
elementary
school,
for
which
the
city
of
boston
may
be
eligible
for
a
grant
for
the
massachusetts
school
building
authority
and
said
amount
to
be
extended
under
the
direction
of
the
public
facilities
department.
On
behalf
of
the
boston
public
schools.
A
Thank
you
so
much
doc
at
0194
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
ways
and
means.
I
see
a
hand.
The
chair
recognizes
councilor
edwards
concert
edwards.
K
K
It
also
goes
to
a
feasibility
study
to
help
make
sure
that
they're
retrofitted
and
for
their
boilers,
and
so
again
I
apologize
for
this
late
late
request,
but
I'm
hoping
that
we
could
possibly
put
this
before
the
body
allowing
them
to
get
this
money
from
the
state
and
make
them
eligible
for
the
state
and
also
suspend
and
pass
for
306
dollars
for
this
school.
So.
L
Yeah,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Sorry.
I
obviously
catching
me
slightly
off
guard
general
with
these
msba
grants.
Obviously
it's
something
that
we've
been
very
enthusiastic
about
the
city
being
able
to
get
so
much
money
from
the
state
on
and
we
do
traditionally
have
a
hearing.
So
I
understand
yeah
I
I
just.
I
think
I
think
it's
something
that
I
I
mean
I
certainly
counselor
edwards
would
would
be
happy
to
schedule
hearing
very
expeditiously.
A
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Docket
0195
question
auto
authorizes
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of,
and
thirteen
thousand
three
hundred
and
fifty
nine
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fy
20.
Violence
against
women
act.
Stop
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
C
The
grant
will
fund
a
civilian
violence
advocate
who
provides
services
for
victims
in
jamaica,
plain
and
east
boston
and
over
time
for
all
domestic
violence
advocates
rocket,
0196
message
and
honor
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
9
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fy
20.
Violence
against
women
act.
C
Stop
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department,
grant
will
fund
overtime
to
submit
civilian,
domestic,
violent
advocates
and
docket
number
zero
one.
Nine
seven
message
and
auto
arthritis
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
eight
thousand
nine
hundred
dollars.
M
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
and
thank
you,
madam
clerk,
for
reading
all
three,
I'm
asking
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
that
we
suspend
and
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
all
three
grants
today.
The
first
docket
0195
is
a
grant
we've
received
in
the
past.
We've
actually
constantly
been
pushing
for
more
resources
to
address
issues
of
domestic
violence.
M
This
will
actually
go
to
fund
violence
advocates
who
provide
services
for
victims,
specifically,
I
should
say
survivors
specifically
in
jamaica,
plain,
east,
bost
and
east
boston,
so
asking
that
we
suspend
and
pass
that
grant.
The
next
is
docket
0196,
which
is
a
relatively
small
amount,
also
for
similar
purposes.
It
would
be
used
to
fund
the
work
of
our
domestic
violence
advocates
and
obviously
these
resources
are
incredibly
precious
and
extremely
important
in
this
moment
in
time.
So
asking
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
docket,
0196
and
then
lastly
duck
at
zero.
One.
M
Nine
seven,
which
is
also
relatively
small,
is
pretty
specific
and
would
be
used
to
fund
a
webinar
series
that
will
focus
on
commercial,
ex
commercial
sexual
exploitation
in
greater
boston,
critically
important
the
department.
Frankly,
is
always
seeking
more
resource,
more
resources
for
these
efforts,
so
as
chair
asking
that
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
stuck
at
zero,
one,
nine
seven.
Thank
you,
madam.
A
President,
thank
you
so
much
and
we're
going
to
vote
on
each
of
these
dockets
separately
and
we'll
start
with
doc
at
zero
one.
Nine
five
councillor
campbell
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
one,
nine
five,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
rule,
certainly.
H
I
A
I
I
D
I
D
A
H
I
I
G
D
D
C
A
Thank
you
so
much.0197
has
passed.
I
see
councillor
flaherty
has
his
blue
hand
up
council
flaherty,
you
have
a
question
or
comment.
N
Yes,
thank
you
man,
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
through
you
obviously,
maybe
to
the
clerk
is
the
next
eight
items
are
communications
from
is
under
the
mayor.
I
noticed
that
there's
no
addresses
of
the
applicants
listed-
that's
normally
pro
forma,
so
that
we
can
ascertain
as
to
whether
or
not
they
live
in
the
city
or
not.
N
So
I
want
to
make
sure
no
one's
being
cute
and
trying
to
slide
someone
in
that's
not
from
the
city,
so
not
sure
what
that
process
is,
but
through
you
to
the
clerk,
if
we
could
ascertain-
and
maybe
maybe
something
might
be-
for
fernando
ortiz-
to
run
out
the
ground
ball
and
get
the
addresses
for
the
next
eight
applicants
that
we're
being
asked
to
obviously
to
to
to
review
their
confirmation
and
reappointment
in
our
appointment
and.
C
If
I
may,
madam
president,
respond
yes,
please
thank
you,
council
of
flaherty.
The
reports
of
communication
from
the
mayor
addresses
are
never
given
on
that.
I
can
tell
you
that
not
every
boarding
commission
has
residency,
although
a
lot
of
them
do
and
when
we
receive
you
know
as
we.
As
you
know,
the
clerk's
office
actually
swears
all
these
people
in,
but
I
know
that
they
are
filed
in
the
letter
that
the
mayor
sends.
So
it's
very
easy
for
us
to
get
those
addresses
for
you.
N
Very
good,
thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
just
want
to
make
sure
that
boston
residents
are
being
afforded
the
best
opportunity
to
potentially
get
to
stay
involved
and
to
be
appointed
to
various
positions.
A
I
appreciate
your
advocacy.
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
flaherty,
madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read
the
next
two
dockets
together.
This
is
a
docket
zero
one,
nine,
eight
and
zero
one,
nine
nine
sure.
C
Dr
zero
one,
nine
eight
message
in
honor
of
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
john
fernandez
as
a
member
of
the
boston
public
health,
commission's
board
of
health
for
a
term
expiring
january
6,
2024
and
docket
number
zero,
199
message
and
audit
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment.
Excuse
me
of
dr
jennifer
giles
rochack.
A
C
Docket
number:
zero:
two:
zero
zero
message
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
ian
renahan
as
an
alternate
member
of
the
boston
landmarks
commission
for
a
term
expiring
on
january
thirtieth,
twenty
twenty
two
document
number
zero:
two
zero
one
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
alice
richmond
as
an
ultra
alternate
member
of
the
beacon
hill
architectural
commission
for
term
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
five
docket
number
zero:
two
zero:
two
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
matthew
blumenthal
as
a
member
of
the
beacon
hill,
architectural
commission
return
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
one
docket
number
zero:
two
zero
three
messages
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
robert
weintraub.
A
A
C
Wonderful:
zero:
two:
zero
six
notices,
this
even
mayor
of
his
absence
from
the
city
from
11
30
a.m.
On
tuesday
january
19th,
until
9
00
pm
on
wednesday
january
20th,
2021
docket
number
zero,
two
zero,
seven
notices
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
december
9th
2020
docket
number
0208
notices
you
see
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
C
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
december
16
2020.
docket
number
zero,
two
zero
nine
notices
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
january
13
2021.
C
A
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
clerk,
doc
at
zero,
two
zero
six
through
zero,
two
one
zero
will
be
placed
on
file.
We
will
now
move
on
to
reports
of
committees.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
read
doc
at
zero
one,
one
four
and
zero
one
one:
five
together.
A
L
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues,
counselors
asabi
george
flynn,
flaherty
and
braden,
who
joined
us
for
this
hearing
last
week
on
the
boston
association
of
school
administrators
and
supervisors
contract.
L
So,
as
folks
know,
the
many
collective
bargaining
units
of
the
city,
they
negotiate
new
contracts
with
the
office
of
labor
relations
in
the
city
administration
or
with
the
labor
relations
office
within
bps,
as
is
in
this
case
and
then
when
they
reach
an
agreement,
and
it's
signed
on
the
administration
side
and
then
voted
ratified
by
the
members
of
the
unit.
It
comes
before
us
for
consideration
at
the
council
and
that
last
step
is
in
ways
and
means
because
we
have
to
vote
to
fund
the
contract.
So
this
is
the
situation
that
we're
in
vis-a-vis
basis.
L
We
had
a
really
great
presentation
from
mr
jeremiah
hassan
from
bps
labor
relations.
This
is
a
contract
that,
frankly,
has
been
out
for
a
long
time,
so
it's
actually
entirely
retroactive.
L
There
was
no
agreement
between
2016
and
august
2020
when
the
contract,
when
the
now
agreement
sort
of
finishes
and
and
so
because
of
that,
the
folks
who
are
members
of
our
school
administrators
and
supervisors
unit
have
gone
those
four
years
without
any
raises
or
cost
of
living
increases
like
what
other
folks
in
the
city
have
seen,
and
this
is
one
of
the
last
contracts
from
the
sort
of
round
of
2016
to
2020-
that's
still
outstanding,
so
you
know,
I
think
the
parties
had
been
at
a
bit
of
an
impasse
and
then
what
we
really
heard
was
that,
especially
in
the
covid
situation
and,
frankly
with
you
know
our
school
administrators
and
supervisors
just
doing
an
enormous
amount
to
help
to
help
our
school
communities
navigate
through
this
crisis.
L
Really,
you
know
throwing
themselves
into
the
work
in
all
kinds
of
different
ways,
and
and
and
actually
a
number
of
them
really
leading
the
food
distribution
efforts.
You
know
there
was
a
strong
feeling
like
this,
didn't
this
needed
to
not
hang
out
anymore,
so
I
think
the
parties
reached
an
agreement,
that's
commensurate
with
what
have
been
reached
with
other
units.
So
it's
over.
Those
four
years
a
two
percent
pay
increase
for
each
of
those
four
years
and
and
then
on
the
contract
provision
side.
L
L
We
we
heard
from
dominic
the
head
of
basis
just
about
you
know
the
appreciation
for
the
fact
that
agreement
has
been
reached
and
the
fact
that
there's
been
a
really
long
wait
for
these
raises
and
obviously,
in
a
time
of
a
lot
of
financial
pressure,
it's
something.
That
means
a
lot
to
his
members
and
the
bps
had
put
aside
a
contract
bargaining
reserve
in
relation
to
this
contract.
L
That's
funding
about
three
million
dollars
worth
of
what
of
the
retroactive
raises,
but
what
what's
before
us
today
is
to
fund
those
raises
in
fy
21
this
fiscal
year.
So
it's
it's
sort
of
the
balance.
It's
a
it's
another!
You
know
a
little
less
than
one
half
million
to
do
that.
So
that's
that's
kind
of
my
quick
summary
and,
like
I
said
it
was
a
good
hearing,
and
I
think
that
you
know
these
folks
are
really
important.
L
City
workers,
school
workers,
they're
critical
to
both
our
central
leadership
teams
and
our
school-based
leadership
teams,
and-
and
I
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
us
as
a
council-
to
fund
this
contract.
So
that's
my
recommendation
today
is
that
we
ought
to
pass
both
these
dockets.
So
one
is
to
sort
of
take
the
money
out
of
the
central
collective
bargaining
reserve
and
allocate
it
as
an
appropriation
to
cover
those
fy21
costs.
L
This,
this,
like,
I
said,
puts
basis
kind
of
at
the
same
place
as
most
of
our
collective
bargaining
units
in
the
city,
which
is
that
they're,
almost
all
they
almost
all,
have
lapsed
contracts
and
are
up
for
negotiation,
which
the
pandemic
has
complicated
and
so
basis
will
be
in
the
same
boat,
but
at
least
it
will
not
be
that
four
years
back
that
it
has
been.
So
I
think
it's
important
to
vote
on
this
today
and
I
would
urge
an
affirmative
vote
for
passage.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
H
I
C
I
D
C
H
C
I
D
C
A
You
so
much
the
committee
reports
have
been
accepted
in
both
dockets
zero
one,
one
four
and
zero
one.
One
five
have
been
passed.
We
will
now
move
on
to
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read
back
at
zero
one
five.
C
A
K
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
yesterday
we
had
a
robust
conversation
on
the
proposal
of
docket
zero.
One
five,
five
and
act
relative
to
the
office
of
mayor
in
in
the
city
of
boston
council
arroyo
is
the
lead
sponsor
on
this
matter,
in
which
the
home
rule
petition
seeks
to
seeks
to
essentially
cancel
the
special
election
in
2021
and
and
allowing
excuse
me,
madam
president,
if
I
may
take
I'm
sorry
and
allowing
the
madam
president,
if
you
can
come
back
to
me,.
H
A
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
clerk,
I'm
going
to
propose
that
we
reorder
the
agenda
and
come
back
to
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action,
which
is
only
one
docket.
We
will
come
back
to
that
docket
after
we
go
through
motions,
orders
and
resolutions.
Thank
you,
okay.
So,
at
this
time,
madam
kirk,
I
will
ask
you
to
please
read
docket0211
into
the
record.
Thank
you.
C
A
The
chair
recognizes
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
roya,
you
have
the
floor.
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I'd,
like
to
add
julia
media
to
this.
As
a
co-sponsor.
A
Seeing
and
hearing
no
objections,
council
mejia
has
been
added
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
P
This
is
a
refill
from
last
session,
so
I'll
just
make
it
very
brief.
It's
looking
to
evaluate
how
the
boston,
public
schools,
exam
exam
school
admissions
policy
has
impacted
diversity,
exam
schools.
As
many
know,
we
we
created
a
different
system
for
kovid
for
this
year.
P
It
was
meant
to
expire
by
this
by
the
outgoing
mayor,
I
believe,
for
next
school
year,
but
we
are
still
in
a
similar
situation
and
I
think
it's
worth
looking
at
in
formulating
admission
policies
going
forward
in
a
more
permanent
way
and
realizing,
or
rather
analyzing
how
this
change
this
year
has
impacted
diversity
at
the
exam
schools.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
lead
sponsor
for
his
leadership
and
partnership.
As
mentioned,
the
policies
that
were
approved
by
the
school
committee
were
in
a
moment
of
crisis,
an
equitable,
thoughtful
alternative.
J
It
was
also
a
a
a
big
change
for
many
families
that
deserves
more
advanced
conversation
and
the
opportunity
for
process
and
full
inclusion
and
participation
in
that
process.
So
looking
forward
to
talking
about
the
long
term
for
the
district
and
the
best
way
to
keep
our
goals
of
closing
gaps
and
ensuring
equitable
access
in
every
one
of
our
schools
and
pathways
going
over,
not
just
the
survival
and
putting
health
and
well-being
first
during
the
pandemic,
but
to
keep
truly
closing
gaps
over
the
long
run
in
bps.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
chairs
and
my
co-sponsors.
Counselors
and
woo.
This
docket
is
a
refile.
We
started
this
conversation
last
year,
given
the
exam
suspension
in
light
of
the
pandemic.
We
need
to
continue
this
conversation
beyond
the
pandemic
and
I
hope
that
this
hearing
will
achieve
just
that.
I
mean
we
look
forward
to
having
this
conversation,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
my
co-sponsors,
and
I
also
would
like
to
note
that
you
know
when
it
comes
to
issues
of
education.
E
I
understand
that
that
we
need
to
really
be
thoughtful
about
making
sure
that
we're
looking
at
these
discussions
through
a
civil
rights
lands
as
well,
because
a
lot
of
these
issues
are
really
infringing
on
the
rights
of
our
students
being
able
to
have
access
to
quality
and
equitable
education
across
all
schools.
A
O
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I'm
pleased
that
the
makers
are
continuing
to
raise
this
issue
and
have
this
discussion.
We
certainly
need
an
opportunity
to
review
the
policy
changes
from
this
last
school
year
this
current
school
year
and
to
ensure
a
smooth
process
for
our
families
seeking
a
seat
at
an
exam
school.
I
look
forward
to
sharing
this
hearing
and
being
part
of
the
continued
conversation
and
ensuring
that
the
work
done
is
done
well.
Thank
you.
Madam
president,.
A
Thank
you
not
seeing
any
other
speakers
would
folks
like
to
sign
on
at
their
name
show
of
physical
hands.
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
counselor
sybi
george
counselor
royal
who's,
a
maker
here,
counselor
bach
councillor
campbell
councilman
here
you're
already
on
it,
council,
braden,
council
flaherty
any
other.
Did
I
miss
anyone?
Please
also
add
the
chair.
As
folks
know,
this
is
an
important
issue
to
me
as
well.
I'm
looking
forward
to
having
a
good
conversation.
A
We
will
now
move
on
to
docket0212.
Madam
clerk.
C
L
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
mean
this
is
also
a
refile,
so
I'll
be
brief.
Last
year,
councilor
o'malley
and
I
held
a
hearing
where
we
heard
from
both
the
mayor's
administration
and
advocates,
and
importantly,
also
got
presentations
from
elected
officials
in
cambridge
and
somerville
about
their
municipalities
recently
passed,
affordable
housing,
zoning
overlays,
as
folks
will
remember.
L
You
know
this
was
prompted
both
by
the
kind
of
systematic
policy
challenge
of
citing
deeply
affordable,
100,
affordable
projects
and
by
specifically
an
effort
to
block
such
a
project,
a
really
very
much
needed
supportive
housing
project
proposed
by
the
pine
street
inn
and
the
community
builders
and
councilor
o'malley's
district
and
now
you
know
both
somerville
and
cambridge,
serve
as
great
examples
to
us
of
this
type
of
zoning
relief
and
somerville's
just
passed
back
in
december,
and
so
we're
really
excited
to
get
to
work
on
language
for
a
zoning.
L
Amendment
that'll
enable
boston,
similarly
to
to
build
deeply
affordable
housing
with
less
delays
and
a
more
streamlined
zoning
process,
while
still
making
sure
that
we're
taking
care
of
you
know
the
important
steps
along
the
way
in
zoning.
L
The
reality
is
that
our
boston
zoning
code
is
very
different
from
the
summerville
and
cambridge
ones,
so
it's
not
a
case
where
we
can
kind
of
copy
paste.
It's
got
to
be
drafted
for
boston,
but
we're
looking
forward
to
doing
that.
Work
and
it'll
be
coming
in
the
months
ahead,
so
grateful
to
counselor
o'malley
for
his
partnership
and
excited
to
work
on
this.
Thank.
A
Q
You,
madam
president,
just
very
briefly
because
we
have
a
jam-packed
agenda
today.
Thank
you,
of
course,
to
the
my
co-sponsor
and
colleague
counselor
bach,
for
her
leadership
in
this.
Since
this
has
last
been
filed,
we've
seen
6
500
evictions
that
have
been
filed
in
the
commonwealth
of
massachusetts,
I
wouldn't
say
a
majority
in
suffolk
county,
but
certainly
a
plurality
or
among
the
among
the
top
counties
that
have
seen
that,
as
we
are
still
very
much
in
the
midst
of
a
pandemic.
Q
So,
needless
to
say,
the
need
for
affordable
housing
has
never
been
greater.
This
is
particularly
relevant
as
it
relates
to
my
district.
As
has
been
mentioned,
there
was
a
project
that
was
as
supported
and
as
universally
supported
project,
as
I
have
encountered
in
10
years.
A
large
scale,
part
project
that
is,
is
being
held
up
through
some.
In
my
opinion,
frivolous
litigation
from
a
butter
who
owns
a
building
but
does
not,
of
course
live
in
the
neighborhood,
does
not
live
in
the
city.
Q
Q
Jp
rocks
corridor
study,
something
that
I've
been
advocating
for
nearly
my
entire
time
on
this
body
and
as
we
recently
as
last
week,
there
was
another
meeting
where
this
of
course
came
up
so
looking
forward
to
quick
action
and
thank
my
colleague
for
our
partnership
and
all
of
you
for
your
and
the
first
time
this
was
filed.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
o'malley
and
before
we
move
on.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
last
docket
I
know
counselor
savvy
george,
said
she
looks
forward
to
sharing
it.
Let
me
put
it
in
her
committee
so
that
she
can
share
it
so
before
we
continue
on
with
doc
at
zero.
Two
one
two.
I
wanna
make
clear
that
docket
zero
two
one
one
which
was
the
docket
offered
by
councillors,
arroyo,
wu
and
mejia.
That
is
being
referred
to
the
committee
on
education.
A
O
Please
please,
yes,
thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
am
in
full
support
of
pursuing
some
measures
to
provide
zoning
relief
to
100,
affordable
housing
developments.
I'd
like
to
make
sure,
though,
through
this
conversation,
we're
also
considering
how
we
can
encourage
more
affordable,
family-sized
housing
in
these
developments
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
thank
you
to
the
mate
thank.
A
Wonderful,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
councillor
braden
councillor
wu
councillor,
edwards,
counselor,
sabi,
george
councillor
mejia
councillor
arroyo.
Please
also
add
the
chair.
Did
I
get
everyone
me
too?
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Yes
councillor
campbell,
I
think
I
have
everyone.
Please
also
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Two
one
two
will
be
assigned
refer
to
the
committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation,
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Two
one.
C
A
You
so
much
the
chair
recognizes
councillor
black
council
black.
You
have
the
floor.
L
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
this
is
again
a
refile.
L
As
folks
know,
we
made
a
commitment
to
track
the
overtime
cut
to
the
boston
police
department
budget
all
through
the
year
and
really
make
sure
that
we're
actually
achieving
it
and
what
we
saw
in
the
first
two
hearings
that
we
had
on
this
in
july
and
then
november
was
that,
although
there
have
been
some
significant
savings,
they're
largely
due
to
covid
related
aspects
and-
and
I
don't
think
we
have
yet
seen
the
kind
of
systematic
plan
from
the
department
that
would
both
get
realize,
the
full
gains
that
are
expected
in
terms
of
the
budget
and
and
kind
of
make
them
stick
and
make
them
permanent.
L
So
this
is
something
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
track
and
continue
to
chase
and
so
refiling
this,
so
that
we
can
have
another
one
of
these
quarterly
hearings
coming
up
soon.
I
think
it's
really
important,
as
we
go
into
another
budget
season,
where
this
is
going
to
continue
to
be
a
major
issue
that
the
council's
apprised
of
where
we
stand
and
that
we're
putting
maximum
pressure
on
the
department
to
really
make
like
meaningful.
Serious
overtime
control
reforms,
which
is
which
is
different
from
sort
of
passively
watching
the
ticker.
M
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I
too
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsors,
councillor
bach
and
council
o'malley
on
this
and
counselor
box.
Summed
it
up
well,
you
know
we
need
a
plan
and
a
thoughtful
one,
while
recognizing,
of
course,
the
challenges
of
the
department
so
that
everyone,
particularly
those
in
the
public,
are
crystal
clear
on
how
we're
going
to
realize
those
savings,
and
so
looking
forward
to
continue
discussions
with
the
administration
and,
of
course,
the
department.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
A
L
R
Q
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president.
Thank
you
again
to
counselors
campbell
and
baca
for
their
leadership
and
partnership
on
this.
Very
briefly,
what
gets
measured
gets
managed.
That's
a
mantra
that
we,
as
fiscal
stewards
in
the
city
of
boston,
should
always
maintain
having
a
oversight,
as
is
part
of
our
job,
is
important
and
as
we
reflect
on
the
budget
as
we
spend
the
budget
as
we
shape
the
next
year
budget,
and
the
only
other
thing
that
I
would
add
to.
Q
This
is
something
I
brought
up
in
our
working
session
and
we'll
continue
to
do
so
is
the
notion
of
a
shift
length
experiment
which
many
other
cities
have
done
has
been
a
proven
way
to
help
rein
in
overtime
costs,
and
it's
something
that
I
hope
we
continue
to
not
only
explore
but
adopt
here
in
the
city.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
A
Thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
speakers
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
folks
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
brayden
councillor
wu,
counselor,
sabi
george
councillor
edwards,
please
add
michael
council
flaherty
council
arroyo,
councillor
mejia,
please
also
add
the
chair.
Did
I
get
everyone?
A
C
S
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Madam
president,
I'm
really
pleased
to
file
and
initiate
an
effort
to
establish
a
district-wide,
austin,
brighton
master
plan
and
zoning
initiative.
S
It's
incredible
to
know
that
austin
brighton
has
never
had
a
comprehensive,
district-wide
master
plan.
The
critical
issues
that
drive
the
need
for
such
a
master
plan
are
that
are
issues
that
have
impacted
our
neighborhood.
Over
the
past
10
years
we
have
expansion
of
our
academic
and
medical
institutions,
there's
a
great
need
for
housing,
affordability
and
more
home
ownership
opportunities.
S
Public
transit
infrastructure
is
not
been
expanded
or
improved
to
meet
the
increased
demand
from
a
large
number
of
transit
oriented
developments
in
the
neighborhood
and
climate
resiliency
measures
need
to
be
addressed
as,
as,
as
many
of
us
know,
we
have
an
increased
incidence
of
heavy
precipitation
and
heat
waves
and
we
need
to
have
measures
to
manage
storm
water
and
reduce
the
urban
heat
island
effect.
S
Very
pertinent
in
in
light
of
recent
discussion
of
the
previous
two
hearing
orders,
the
only
20
of
the
market
rate
units
produced
have
been
home.
Ownership
units
and
family
size
units
are
largely
excluded
from
all
of
the
new
new
residential
development
projects
in
austin
brighton.
S
The
units
improve
approved
in
the
neighborhood
since
2011,
roughly
66,
are
either
one
bedrooms
or
studios
or
single
occupancy
units,
with
roughly
only
three
percent
of
the
units
are
three
bedrooms
which
is
is
in
unacceptable
when,
as
we
try
and
house
our
our
families
to
to
con
counselor
asabi
george's
point
earlier,
the
market
rate
new
build
residential
units
are
unaffordable
to
the
majority
of
our
residents,
nelson
brighton,
most
of
whom
earn
close
to
50
to
60
of
the
area
median
income.
S
And
while
we
need
proactive
and
equity-minded
planning
informed
by
the
lived
realities
and
needs
of
community
residents,
the
current
practices
encourage
variance
driven
spot
zoning
and
allow
development
and
market
priorities
to
dictate
neighborhood
planning,
rather
than
starting
with
a
comprehensive
plan
crafted
and
initiated
by
with
by
a
vision
for
the
commun
driven
by
community
residents.
S
So
it's
with
great
a
great
excitement
that
I
propose
a
hearing
that
will
serve
as
to
kick
start
and
initiate
a
planning
initiative
with
to
and
develop
a
district-wide
master
plan
for
alston
brighton
that
is
community,
driven
and
informed
by
civic
leaders,
city
planners,
the
public
young
professionals.
Working
families
are
students
and
artists.
In
austin
brighton,
thank
you,
madam
president.
S
N
It's
like
to
just
like
have
my
name
added.
I
know
our
district
colleague
has
been
doing
great
work
over
there,
keeping
an
eye
on
all
that's
happening,
particularly
in
the
development
front.
So
we've
been
working
closely
together
on
a
number
of
things,
so
she
has
my
support.
I'm
calling
for
the
rezoning
it
hasn't
been
done
in
a
while
last
time.
I
believe
it's
not
last
time
it
was
done.
N
I
was
actually
here
so
I
could
add
tremendous
value
I
think
to
to
our
district
colleague
as
they
start
to
go
through
that
process,
but
please
sign
my
name
and
I'm
happy
to
help
anyone
that
I
can.
J
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
similarly
wanted
to
ask
that
my
name
be
added
and
to
thank
our
colleague
for
her
leadership
on
this.
It
makes
such
a
big
difference
when
our
our
body
stands
up
and
and
calls
for
thoughtful
community
driven
equitable
development
and
planning
we've
seen
councilor
edwards
take
on
that
issue
and
make
a
huge
difference
all
throughout
her
district
and
in
various
parts
throughout
the
city.
This
has
really
been
pushed
forward
when
the
council
speaks
up,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
an
extra
note.
You
know.
J
Councillor
braden
gave,
of
course,
fantastic
eloquent
summary
of
everything.
J
A
Thank
you
excellent,
excellent,
a
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name
great.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
sabi
george
councillor
edwards
counselor
campbell
councillor
mejia
councillor
flynn,
council
of
wu
councillor
arroyo,
you
already
have
council
flaherty
councillor
o'malley,
sponsor
bach.
Did
I
get
everyone?
Please
also
add
the
chair.
A
E
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
president.
I
will
try
to
keep
my
remarks
brief,
as
this
is
not
a
refile,
so
don't
hold
that
timer
to
me.
Okay,
I
hope
to
take
a
little
bit
of
time
to
explain
why
I'm
filing
this.
This
isn't
exactly
one
of
the
most
glamorous
or
high
profile
conversations,
but
it's
one
that
we
need
to
have
as
soon
as
possible.
E
E
The
cost
of
obtaining
a
brick
and
mortar
storefront
is
a
hurdle
that
not
a
lot
of
people
are
able
to
afford,
particularly
in
black
and
brown
communities,
where
access
to
capital
is
so
limited
before
the
pandemic,
the
commercial
vacancy
rate
was
somewhere
around
two
percent,
which
is
low
with
so
few
properties
available.
The
ones
that
are
that
were
available
cost
more
than
than
most
people
would
be
able
to
afford.
E
So
for
start
for
small
startups,
it
is
hard
to
start
a
business
before
the
pandemic
and
it's
been
hard
to
start
a
business
during
the
pandemic.
The
question
is:
what
are
we
going
to
do
once
the
pandemic
is
over?
We
have
an
opportunity
to
be
proactive,
not
reactive,
and
when
it
comes
to
supporting
small
businesses
in
our
city,
we
want
everyone
to
be
a
part
of
this
conversation
so
that
we
can
work
together
to
build
back
our
small
business
community.
E
I
look
forward
to
hearing
this
and
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
amazing
advocates
who
helped
us
bring
this
hearing
to
the
table,
particularly
darrell
weathers,
who
has
been
with
us
and
holding
us
accountable
to
this
conversation,
and
I
also
want
to
give
a
quick
shout
out
to
counselor
o'malley
and
his
team,
who
years
ago
also
presented
this,
and
I
know
there
is
some
reservation
in
terms
of
having
this
conversation
in
the
time
of
covet.
But
we
figured,
if
not
now,
when
so
looking
forward
to
the
dialogue.
A
M
Yes,
thank
you.
Sorry.
I
couldn't
find
my
ray's
hand.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you
councilman
here
for
the
hearing
order
and
also
for,
of
course,
lifting
up
council
o'malley
as
well,
because
we
partnered
on
this,
not
specifically
commercial,
I
more
with
the
residential
vacancies,
which
is
critically
important
so
looking
forward
to
this
conversation,
particularly
as
we
think
about
how
we
activate
commercial
and
residential
spaces
for
community
purposes,
critically
important
to
address
whether
it's
the
wealth
gap,
economic
opportunities,
the
housing
crisis
and
so
many
other
purposes.
M
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I'm
really
excited
about
this
one.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
completely
change
the
way
we
do
business
literally
in
boston.
We
have
met
so
many
entrepreneurs
who
are
creative,
motivated
and
dedicated
to
their
community.
Their
only
problem
is
that
they
don't
have
the
money
that
they
need
to
start
a
business.
As
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
small
businesses,
we
see
it
all
the
time.
E
I
know
I
know
what
it's
like
too.
I've
worked
hard
to
get
multiple
nonprofits
off
the
ground.
It's
tough,
so
tough
that
some
people
quit
before
they
even
begin.
We
need
to
find
ways
to
make
it
easier
for
entrepreneurs
to
get
a
leg
up
in
the
city.
That's
why
our
office
has
been
working
with
the
amazing
community
activists
to
find
a
way
to
reduce
barriers
to
economic
empowerment.
E
What
we
are
proposing
is
to
create
a
system
that
allows
for
a
type
of
business
known,
as
quote
unquote,
residential
kitchens,
a
residential
kitchen
is
an,
and
it
is
oops.
A
residential
kitchen
isn't
is
any
kind
of
food
businesses
that
all
sell
certain
products
that
were
prepared
in
their
homes
kitchens
directly
to
the
consumer.
This
is
something
that
the
state
already
already
allows
in
cities
across
massachusetts,
like
concord,
newton
arlington
have
already
put
this
into
action.
All
we
have
to
do
is
write
it
into
the
books.
Our
ordinance
does
two
things.
E
E
Second,
this
ordinance
outlines
ways
in
which
the
city
can
ensure
that
the
products
and
the
employees
of
the
retail
kitchen
follow
all
health
code
standards.
During
our
hearing
on
at
home
entrepreneurs
in
october,
we
learned
that
22
businesses,
mainly
in
dorchester,
roxbury
and
matapan,
are
being
operated
in
people's
homes
without
a
license
to
us.
This
says
that
there's
clearly
clearly
a
need
to
find
ways
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
build
wealth
and
to
do
so
legally
to
operate
their
businesses,
particularly
in
communities
of
color.
E
I
am
confident
that
we
have
something
here
that
will
change
the
way
we
do
business
in
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you
to
all
the
advocates,
especially
irene
and
andre,
for
their
hard
work
and
making
sure
that
this
ordinance
is
representative
of
the
needs
of
the
people.
We
look
forward
to
working
with
you
further.
A
O
Thank
you
again,
madam
president,
thank
you
to
the
maker
for
this
ordinance
and
pursuing
a
permitting
process
for
residential
kitchens
and
the
cottage
food
industry.
Our
smallest
scale,
entrepreneurs
ought
to
have
a
clear
process
and
an
understanding
of
the
safety
protocols
necessary
for
operating
a
food
business.
O
Our
more
traditional
food
enterprises
know
how
hard
it
is
to
operate
a
food
business,
especially
right
now,
during
the
covet
19
pandemic,
we
should
work
to
ensure
that
all
food
businesses
have
to
comply
with
the
same
baseline
of
food
safety
standards,
and
I
look
forward
to
participating
in
this
conversation,
support
supporting
all
of
our
local
businesses,
as
it
will
be
critical
to
our
city's
recovery.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you
again
to
the
maker.
A
Thank
you
not
seeing
any
other
speakers
or
show
of
physical
hands,
please
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
brayden
counselor
bach
counselor
sabi
george
councillor
edwards
councillor
campbell
council
of
flynn,
council
of
flaherty
council
royal
counselor
wu
did
I
get
everyone
and
please
also
add
the
chair.
A
Docket0216
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
government
operations.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read
doc
at
zero?
Two
one,
seven.
Q
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president,
article
29
of
the
boston
zoning
code
allows
us
to
establish
a
g-pod
which
is
an
acronym
for
green
belt
perfection,
protection,
overlay
district,
which
will
preserve
and
enhance
air
quality
by
protecting
supply
of
green
and
open
space
along
the
city's
green
belt
roadways.
Q
We
have
a
situation
in
my
district
really
between
jamaica,
plain
and
west
roxbury
on
allendale
road,
which
one's
perpendicular
with
center
street
near
the
faulkner
hospital
where
allendale
woods,
which
has
been
clearly
one
of
my
favorite
spots
in
the
city
and
many
more
people,
as
we've
all
taken
advantage
of
from
our
great
open
space
during
pandemic.
Q
It's
it's
really
jp
and
west
roxbury.
It's
the
dividing
line.
If
you're
driving
down
allendale
from
center
street
to
your
right
faulkner,
hospitals,
jamaica,
plain
to
your
left,
which
are
some
residential
areas,
is
west
roxbury,
actually
part
of
it
is
roslindale
as
well,
but
that's
that
we
could
have
a
whole
meeting
on
the
neighborhood
boundaries
in
southwest
boston.
However,
what
has
been
frustrating
to
many
of
us
for
many
many
years
is
that
the
jamaica
plain
side
is
given
g-pod
protection.
The
west
roxbury
side
is
not
now.
Q
This
also
seems
counterintuitive,
because
the
bulk
of
allendale
woods
is
actually
on
the
west
roxbury
side
or
heading
towards
west
roxbury,
although
it
is
still
part
of
jamaica
plain.
So
the
purpose
of
this
amendment
to
the
zoning
code
would
simply
allow
us
to
basically
fix
what
I
think
was
an
unintentional
oversight
when
this
was
originally
drawn,
provide
the
same
protection
and
oversight,
it
does
not
prohibit
development
or
building.
Q
It
simply
allows
for
extra
set
of
sort
of
guidelines
that
a
would
be
project
has
to
go
through,
but
it's
just
simply
making
something.
That's
fair
right
now
there
are
half
of
the
of
the
neighborhood
is,
is
given
one
set
of
protections,
the
other
half
are
not
so
this
would
just
allow
us
to
do
our
due
diligence.
Have
a
proper
hearing
submit
the
zoning
code
to
the
zoning
commission,
which
would
then
vote
on
it?
Q
I'm
not
sure
if
the
bpd
votes
on
it
as
well,
it
can
be
a
very
long
and
onerous
process,
but
it
begins
with
us.
It's
an
important
way
that
we
can
rectify
that
and
protect
some
of
our
great
open
land.
Here
in
the
city,
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
add
counselor
brayden
counselor
bach
counselor
sabi
george
concert
edwards
council
arroyo,
councillor
flynn,
councillor
campbell,
council,
flaherty,
council,
blue
and
councillor
mejia.
Did
I
get
everyone?
Please
also
add
the
chair.
Docket
zero.
Two
one
seven
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
government
operations,
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Two
one.
Eight.
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president.
This
is
a
refile
several
times
over.
I
have
been
working
on
this
with
many
of
you,
virtually
all
of
you
and
my
entire
time
on
this
body.
This
being
my
last
year,
I'm
hopeful
that
we
will
certainly
have
a
a
finished
product.
Q
We
are
very
close
to
getting
there
there's
been
some
remarkable
movement
at
the
city
level,
as
it
relates
to
not
only
new
municipal
buildings,
which
will
all
be
net
zero
carbon,
we're
already
seeing
that
some
schools
that
are
coming
down
the
pipeline,
as
well
as
some
other
city
city
buildings,
but
it's
also
going
to
change
what
we
hope
will
be
the
oversight
on
article
76,
I
believe,
of
our
new
large-scale
development
will
be
net
zero
carbon.
So
this
is
something
that's
really
really
exciting.
Q
We
want
to
continue
this
we're
also
seeing
efforts
at
the
state
level
as
well.
As
many
of
you
know-
and
I
know
I've
spoken
with
many
of
you
about
the
really
important
climate
justice
bill
that
was
passed
by
the
legislature,
sadly
vetoed
by
the
governor,
but
it
will
likely
be
voted
on
again
and
hopefully
pass
tomorrow.
That's
another
aspect:
that's
going
to
change
the
stretch
code
simply
put.
This
is
going
to
mandate
the
buildings
which
are
our
largest
source
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
over
70
of
all
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
the
city
of
boston.
Q
All
of
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
boston
come
from
our
buildings.
This
is
the
way
that
we're
going
to
build
cleaner,
better
energy,
efficient
net
zero
carbon
buildings,
which
can
be
done.
We
can
now
say
at
a
less
upfront
cost
which
will
save
significant
money
for
tenants
on
utility
bills
going
forward.
It
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
What
is
right
for
our
planet
is
right
for
our
builders
and
right
for
our
our
citizens
as
well
and
our
ratepayers.
So
this
is
going
to
help
facilitate
a
finalized
product.
Q
We
will
continue
working.
The
advocates
with
whom
I
have
been
standing
shoulder
to
shoulder
for
the
past
decade
in
this
movement
are
too
numerous
to
count,
but
I'm
just
so
grateful
for
them
and
their
leadership
in
the
education
they've.
Given
me,
I'm
looking
forward
to
continuing
this
and
we'll
continue
with
a
working
session
in
very
short
order.
So,
thank
you
again
to
all
of
my
colleagues.
Who've
really
expressed
incredible
interest
in
this
and
looking
forward
to
your
part,
continued
partnership
in
the
months
ahead.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
your
advocacy
and
your
leadership
in
this
space
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
want
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
braden
councillor
bach
councillor
sabi
george
councillor
edwards
counselor
mejia,
councillor
flynn,
council
arroyo
councillor
campbell
council
of
flaherty
council
of
wu.
Please
also
add
the
chair.
Docket
0218
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
environment
resiliency
in
parks,
we'll
move
on
to
daca0219.
Q
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
before
we
proceed
I've
just
I'm
wondering
if
we
could
just
have
a
minute
recess,
I
may
have
inadvertently
asked
that
docket,
217b
and
apologies.
This
is
all
on
me.
I
should
have
brought
this
up
to
you,
but
it
seems
to
me
that
perhaps
we
could
have
voted
on
217
as
a
resolution
and
bisect.
The
yeah
is
that
the
clerk
is
nodding
right.
So
I
think
I
may
have
misspoken
on
that
one.
Q
Q
No,
I
thought,
can
madam
clerk,
do
I
have
this
incorrectly?
You
are
nodding
your
head.
Do
we
need
to
have
a
hearing
on
this.
C
I
I
was
just
suggesting
that
you
just
have
to
move
to
reconsideration.
You
know
it
would
appear
that
it'd
be
going
to
government
operations,
and
perhaps
that
would
be
a
question
for
the
chair.
You.
Q
A
Are
we
on
yes.
Q
We
are
on
219,
okay,
okay,
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
colleagues
for
your
indulgence.
This
is
obviously
something
that
I
think
is
clearly
the
future
and,
as
we
talk
about
ways
that
we're
making
boston
the
most
energy
efficient
city,
we
can.
This
is
an
easy
way
to
do
it.
Q
We
can
certainly
look
at
ways
that
roxbury
community
college,
for
example,
built
an
incredible
solar
canopy
over
there
expansive
parking
lot,
which
is
able
to
help
support
their
building
and
that
the
incredible
amount
of
energy
that
their
buildings
use.
Similarly,
in
my
district,
the
arnold
arboretum
built
a
solar
power
does
or
solar
arrays
all
through
what
is
known
as
prouty's
hill,
which
is
helping
support
their
greenhouse
and
their
research
university.
Q
The
fact
of
the
matter
is,
is
that
solar
and
renewable
energy?
We
need
to
build
up
our
infrastructure,
so
why
not
look
at
ways
that
we
can
actually
build
it
up?
Well,
using
city
resources,
we're
talking
about
having
pv
panels
on
a
number
of
new
buildings
coming
down
the
pike.
As
we
talk
about
net
zero
carbon
construction,
they
will
often
be
a
huge
part
of
what
these
buildings
look.
Like
but
I
want
to
take
it
one
step
further
and
really
look
at
some
of
our
municipal
parking
lots.
Now
you
can't
build
pv
panels
everywhere.
Q
Sometimes
there
are
neighboring
buildings
that
would
prevent
a
useful,
useful
placement
for
them,
but
there
are
still
many
many
many
municipal
lots
that
would
benefit
by
having
pv
panels
serving
as
a
canopy.
So
you
wouldn't
obviously
lose
any
spots.
You
would
actually
help
prevent
I'm
looking
out
the
window
right
now
at
the
couple
inches
of
snow
we
received
last
night,
it
helped
keep
them
clean.
It
would
also
create
energy
that
would
then
go
back
to
help
the
cities
to
phrase
some
of
its
costs.
Q
Last
year
we
were
unable,
obviously
to
get
it
done
this
hearing
order
last
year,
but
this
is
a
top
priority
for
me
as
well
as
we
talk
about
how
we're
going
to
build
back
better
post
pandemic
as
we
talk
about
not
a
return
to
normalcy,
but
is
to
truly
build
a
better,
more
equitable,
more
just
city,
commonwealth
and
country
having
looking
through
as
one
of
our
lenses,
climate
justice
is
part
of
it
and
to
get
there
it
has
to
be
about
having
the
infrastructure
it
has
to
be
having
the
supply.
Q
As
many
of
you
know,
starting
next
week,
community
choice
energy
will
officially
be
on
the
books
in
the
city.
I
am
so
grateful
to
councillor
wu
for
her
partnership
and
all
of
you
for
your
support
with
that
we
need
as
a
city.
Q
It
is
it's
incredibly
disappointing
how
few
renewable
energy
resources
we
have,
particularly
compared
to
so
many
other
states,
and,
admittedly
we're
a
smaller
city
or
a
cramped
city,
we're
an
older
city,
that's
part
of
it
as
well,
but
that's
not
to
say
that
we
can't
take
some
of
this
boston,
ingenuity,
this
boston
spirit
and
building
more.
Q
So,
let's
get
some
solar
canopies
in
not
only
our
municipal
buildings,
which
we've
already
been
talking
about,
but
in
some
of
our
municipal
parking
lots
as
well,
it's
going
to
serve
as
a
buffer
and
serve
as
a
canopy
and
also
create
energy
and,
quite
frankly,
dovetails
nicely
with
the
eevee
charging
stations
that
we're
going
to
have
in
many
of
these
thoughts
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president.
O
O
As
he
noted
in
his
remarks,
bps
has
been
doing
this
work,
but
as
a
large
property,
not
owner,
but
a
holder
here
in
the
city
when
we
think
about
the
city's
property
they'll
work
through
the
boston
public
schools
and
through
rebuilding
bps,
there's
a
real
opportunity
to
to
do
this
work
in
a
greater
way.
Thank
you
to
the
maker
thank.
A
You
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
speakers
so
a
show
of
physical
hands
to
add
your
name
to
this
docket,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
braden
counselor
bach
counselor
edwards,
council
of
wu
council,
mejia
council
flynn,
councillor
arroyo,
council
mejia.
I
think
I
got
you
council
flaherty
councillor
campbell,
councilor,
sabi
george,
please
also
add
the
chair.
Docket
0219
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
environment,
resiliency
and
parks.
We
will
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Two
two
zero.
C
A
And
hearing
no
objections,
the
substituted
language,
we
will
need
to
get
that
language,
though,
before
the
body
is
that
language
does
central
staff.
Have
that
language?
If
you
have
such
a
language,
so
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
has
the
opportunity
to
have
that
language
before
them
and
who
did
you
add
as
an
original
co-sponsor,
counselor
bach.
J
May
I
proceed
or
should
we
wait?
Yes,
please,
I'm
sorry,
wonderful,
so
I'm
really
excited
to
explore
this
specific
tool
to
increase
for
both
affordable
housing
as
well
as
get
us
closer
to
our
climate
goals.
Green
and
social
bonds
are
a
growing
market
worldwide,
and
research
shows
that
compared
to
the
rates
paid
on
the
equivalent
municipal
bonds,
the
city
of
boston
can
actually
save
money
while
using
these
bonds
as
a
tool
to
drive
investment
in
green
and
social
housing.
J
The
urgency
of
this
housing
is
too
important
to
leave
solely
to
the
private
market,
and
the
city
of
boston
can
do
more
to
ensure
new
construction
in
boston
benefits
residents.
At
the
same
time,
the
many
items
that
council
o'malley
just
brought
up
as
well
emphasize
and
point
to
his
track
record,
reminding
us
that
buildings
make
up
the
largest
portion
of
boston's
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
and
so,
as
we
invest
in
energy,
efficient
and
net
zero
buildings,
we
also
need
to
make
sure
we're
bringing
these
benefits
to
boston
residents
at
all
parts
of
the
income
spectrum.
J
Lower
income
boston
residents
have
the
most
to
gain
from
green
housing
with
lower
utility
bills,
improved
air
quality,
reducing
the
the
odds
of
many
urban
disproportionately
burdensome
diseases
and
illnesses
and
medical
conditions
that
our
communities
of
color
and
residents
of
color
must
live
with.
Currently.
So,
as
we
work
to
meet
our
city's
climate
goals,
we
have
a
unique
opportunity
to
leverage
green
and
social
bonds,
make
sure
we're
meeting
our
housing
goals
and
center,
our
boston
residents,
low-income
communities
and
black
and
brown
families
at
the
forefront
of
any
new
projects.
Thank
you
very
much.
J
L
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
wu
for
partnering
on
this.
People
have
heard
me
say
it
before,
but
I
really
think
our
capital
budget.
We
have
to
be
using
it
in
a
counter-cyclical
way
and
in
a
way
that
promotes
our
core
like
goals
and
values
as
a
city,
and
I
think
that
climate,
justice
and
housing
justice
that
our
climate
plan
and
our
affordable
housing
plan.
L
Those
are
two
central
things
they
should
be
intertwined,
and
I
really
want
to
commend
our
treasury
department
for
doing
this
first
round
of
green
and
social
bonds
this
year,
and
also
for
showing
that
green
bonds
could
actually
fetch
a
pricing
benefit
in
the
market
because,
as
council
rules
said,
that
really
opens
up
the
way
to
to
being
more
aggressive.
And
I
think
that
we
have
an
opportunity,
we're
well
below
our
debt
limit
in
terms
of
what
we
actually
get
out
the
door
on
capital
spending.
L
And
this
is
a
time
for
us
to
be
building
green
housing.
That's
owned
by
the
public.
I've
been
here
before,
and
I
will
be
here
again
talking
about
public
housing
specifically
on
that
front.
But
but
there's
really
a
much
richer
tradition
of
social
housing
of
all
types.
You
see
it
over
in
europe
and
other
places,
and
I
think
that
when
you
think
about
the
opportunity
for
the
city
to
really
grow
its
capital
commitment
in
housing,
something
that
we've
only
started
to
do
in
a
serious
way.
L
In
the
last
few
years,
it's
sort
of
a
question
of
going
from
the
pilot
phase
of
having
a
little
piece
of
our
capital
budget.
That's
for
housing
and
having
a
little
piece
of
our
bond,
offering
that's
green
and
social,
to
kind
of
cracking
that
open
and
using
it
as
a
major
lover
to
move
the
city
forward
on
both
these
fronts
so
excited
for
this
hearing
and
grateful
to
councillor
wu
for
her
partnership.
L
A
You
not
seeing
any
other
speakers
a
show
of
physical
hands.
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
braden
councillor
edwards
councillor,
mejia,
council,
councilor,
sabi,
george
council
flynn,
council
arroyo,
council,
o'malley,
council,
flaherty,
councillor
campbell,
council
mejia,
I
got
you,
I
don't
know
if
you're
frozen
did
I
get
everyone.
A
C
Sorry
about
that
dock
at
docket0221
council
is
flynn
and
mejia
offer
the
following
audit
for
hearing
to
discuss:
internet
access
and
digital
equity
in
the
city
of
boston.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
may
I
suspend
rule
12
and
out
counselor
block
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
education,
business,
work
and
other
services
are
now
increasingly
reliant
on
the
internet
in
with
covet
19
pandemic
having
internet
access
and
knowing
how
to
use
the
computer.
Digital
resources
is
now
a
necessity
for
so
many
we
held
a
hearing
last
year
in
this
matter,
and
it's
clear
that
this
is
an
important
issue,
especially
during
this
pandemic
families.
Our
immigrant
communities,
our
communities
of
color,
our
seniors
persons
with
disabilities,
are
most
likely
to
have
issues
with
lack
of
internet
access
and
knowledge
of
digital
skills.
F
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
co-sponsors.
Counselor
flynn
and
bach
times
are
stressful
enough,
as
is
without
having
to
worry
about
whether
your
child
can
participate
in
their
education
or
whether
you
will
have
to
have
enough
bandwidth
to
do
your
own
job.
Working
families
are
I'm
competing
for
the
bandwidth
and
that
that
compromises
everyone's
ability
to
to
go
to
school
work
and
even
enjoy
some
downtime.
E
We
need
to
fight
for
better
internet
access
across
the
city
and
and
in
every
home,
and
we
look
forward
to
holding
this
hearing
and,
as
we
think,
about
expanding
access
to
digital
equity.
We
also
must
be
super
mindful
that,
when
it
comes
to
the
digital
divide,
those
who
have
the
least
are
being
the
most
impacted.
So
looking
forward
to
having
this
conversation-
and
I
again
I
thank
my
co-sponsors
for
their
partnership.
L
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thanks
so
much
to
my
co-sponsors,
councillor
flynn
and
mejia
for
letting
me
partner
with
them
on
this.
You
know
internet's
becoming
for
the
modern
city
as
essential
of
public
utility
as
water
and
sewer
and,
as
my
colleagues
have
said,
the
current
pandemics
left
far
too
many
residents
without
internet
access,
locked
out
of
school
public
meetings,
critical
information
and
key
services.
L
So
I
really
think
it's
important
for
us
to
be
partnering
to
explore
how
we
increase
digital
equity
in
boston,
including-
and
I
want
to
emphasize
this
through
solutions
like
municipal
broadband.
This
is
something
my
office
has
been
doing.
A
bunch
of
research
work
on.
I
think
that,
like
private
railroads
and
sewers,
which
proliferated
at
the
beginning
stages
of
each
of
those
technology,
the
each
of
those
technologies,
private
internet
infrastructure
will
not
make
sense
in
the
long
term.
That
sounds.
L
You
know
right
now,
like
a
real
disruption
of
an
industry,
but,
like
I
said
you
used
to
have
a
lot
of
people
running
a
private
railroad
when
the
thing
got
started.
You
had
this
idea
that
everyone
was
going
to
build
a
private
sewer
just
for
themselves
and
their
block
and
we've
all
seen
in
the
south
end
and
other
places
around
the
city
how
badly
a
private
sewer
works
out.
L
Similarly,
you
know:
there's
the
internet
technology
that
we
rely
on
has
relied
mainly
initially
on
private
infrastructure,
but
it's
just
it's
not
efficient
and
it's
not
a
way
to
get
a
core
utility
that
people
need
for
every
aspect
of
their
lives
to
people
reliably
in
a
way
that
doesn't
lock
folks
out
of
our
very
society
because
of
price.
I
think
in
the
long
term.
So
you
know,
there's
a
powerful
civil
civic
argument
at
play
about
moving
past
costly
private
control
over
this
critical
resource.
L
I
think
for
the
sake
of
democratic
equality,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
that
this
I
hope
is
something
where
we
can
go
from
looking
at
the
symptoms
that
we're
seeing
of
digital
inequity
in
this
moment
of
the
pandemic,
to
a
real
shift
in
our
structural
solutions.
So
really
looking
forward
to
the
conversation.
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
could
you
please
add
my
name
as
a
co-sponsor
for
this,
and
I
just
wanted
to
voice
my
strong
support
and
gratitude
to
all
of
the
sponsors
for
their
leadership
here.
We
know
that
one
in
five
boston
households
do
not
have
a
home
internet
subscription
and,
of
course,
during
the
pandemic,
we
have
seen
just
what
that
means
and
how
we
are
deepening
disparities
and
injustices
across
the
city.
J
J
You
know,
I
am
part
of
the
the
bps
community
as
a
parent
and
know
that
the
distribution
of
chromebooks
was
a
tremendous
task,
a
lot
of
work,
a
lot
of
coordination
and
a
huge
accomplishment
done
for
the
city,
of
course,
with
bumps
and
the
need
to
center
equity
and
outreach
and
make
sure
no
student
falls
through
any
gaps.
But
the
fact
that
we
got
that
done
really
shows
what's
possible
when
the
city
decides
to
address
these
big
issues
and
so
eager
to
keep
expanding
that
with
this.
With
this
push,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
S
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Please
add
my
name
to
this
to
this
hearing
order.
I
also
you
know
we're
very
aware.
Covert
has
has,
has
exposed
so
many
of
the
inequities
in
our
system.
We,
we
very
very
cognizant
of
of
the
impacts
of
lack
of
good
internet
access
to
inner
learning
in
a
student
population
or
school
kids,
but
also
as
a
person
who's
come
from
a
background
in
health
care.
S
I
want
to
also
flag
up
the
need
for
internet
access,
that's
affordable
and
easy
to
use
for
elders
and
folks
who,
with
with
disabilities,
who
rely
on
it
increasingly
rely
on
it
for
tele
health
and
to
be
able
to
have
their
be
supervised
by
medical
profession,
professional
from
while
they're
at
home-
and
this
is
this
is
a
trend
that
that
is
is
the
way
of
the
future.
Telehealth
has
arrived,
and
if
our
population,
especially
low
income
population,
doesn't
have
access
to
good
internet,
then
it
will
only
increase
the
inequities.
M
Floor,
thank
you,
madam
president.
I'll
be
quick.
I
just
want
to
absolutely
thank
the
makers
for
continuing
this
conversation,
which
of
course,
is
critically
important.
The
digital
divide,
of
course,
has
existed
for
generations,
but
I
also
want
to
lift
up.
Do
it
and
then
the
team
that
do
it
for
the
work
they've
done
to
close
the
gap,
particularly
in
partnership
with
the
housing
authority,
to
try
to
make
sure
our
seniors
have
access
and
doing
the
best
they
can.
I
also
want
to
thank
tech.
M
Goes
home
they've
been
out
there
doing
training
and
technical
assistance
with
so
many
folks,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
those
in
the
private
sector
for
supporting
you
know.
Tech
goes
home
and
other
non-profits
who've
been
doing
this
work,
and
particularly
lately
given
covert
19
and
then
lastly,
I'll
just
say-
and
I
think
others
have
said
it-
you
know-
and
counselor
braden,
just
you
know
telehealth
is
is-
is
definitely
the
way
of
the
future.
M
Of
course,
education,
boston,
public
schools,
but
jobs
right.
There
are
folks
right
now
who
are
not
connected
and
who
are
in
the
process
of
trying
to
find
jobs
and
are
struggling
to
do
that
because
they
do
not
have
access
to
wi-fi
hardware
or
software,
so
just
really
wanted
to
applaud
the
makers.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Please
add
my
name.
Thank
you.
A
So
much
a
show
of
physical
hands,
please
for
others
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
edwards
counselor,
brayden,
councilman,
flaherty,
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
o'malley,
counselor,
isabe,
george
councilmember.
I'm
just
checking
your
hands
up,
but
I'm
not
okay.
Councillor
mejia,
please
also
add
the
chair.
Did
I
get
every
one?
A
D
F
Madam
president,
may
I
add
counselor
edwards
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
Please.
F
Madam
president,
I'm
following
this
with
finalists
here
in
order
to
discuss
safety
around
our
peers,
marinas
docks
other
areas
of
access
to
water,
to
discuss
how
we
can
have
water
rescue
measures
in
place
when
there
are
accidents
where
cities
surrounded
by
water
and
over
the
years
with
the
increase
of
visitors
in
tourists
to
our
city,
we
unfortunately
see
incidents
of
people
falling
into
the
water.
It
happens
all
over
the
city,
it
might
be,
it
might
be
in
the
fort
point
area
it
might
be
around
new
england,
aquarium
area.
F
Dorchester
is
surrounded
by
water,
obviously
charlestown
in
in
east
boston
and
along
the
charles
river.
Some
of
the
neighborhoods
along
the
charles
river,
also
residents
in
the
fort
point,
actually
advocated
for
a
life-saving
ring
to
be
installed
at
fort
point,
pier
near
the
public
docks
in
case
of
accidents,
and
it
was
their
recommendation
to
me
to
actually
have
this
hearing
order.
F
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
fort
point,
neighborhood
neighborhood
associations,
so
I
think
it's
important
that
we
work
with
our
law
enforcement,
water,
rescue
units
and
state
agencies,
city
agencies
in
the
u.s
coast
guard
that
plays
a
critical
role
in
and
around
the
in
and
around
boston
harbor.
F
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
24
years
in
the
u.s
navy,
but
I
also
have
seen
a
lot
of
tragedies
over
the
years
as
well
in
and
around
the
ocean,
so
I
just
want
to
see
I
want.
I
want
us
to
come
together
and
discuss
a
plan
of
how
we
can
make
the
make
our
city
safer
for
people
that
might
be
in
and
around
the
ocean.
A
T
Thank
you
very
much
to
my
co-sponsor
counselor
flynn
very
just.
K
Very
briefly,
as
council
fund
noted,
I,
my
district
has
a
great
deal
of
waterfront
property.
Actually,
while
I
was
a
city
councilor,
there
was
a
fire
in
charlestown
on
in
the
marina
and
so
just
going
back
to
that
and
making
sure
we
have
resources
and
also
that
we
have
a
good
conversation
with
massport
present.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
O
O
Are
adults
as
well.
If
they
didn't
learn
to
swim
as
children,
we
have
great
water
resources,
both
our
harbor,
our
beaches
and
the
pools
that
are
both
owned
and
operated
by
the
city
and
private
enterprise.
So
just
excited
about
this
topic,
as
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
as
a
harvard
city
that
we
are
discussing
this
both
from
a
water
safety
perspective
and
how
it
could
also
change
the
way
that
we
perhaps
teach
our
young
kids,
our
young
people,
how
to
swim.
Thank
you.
E
Yes,
thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
makers
as
someone
who
learned
how
to
well,
I
almost
swim
at
the
marshall
because
we
had
a
pool,
but
I
I
was
only
until
the
fifth
grade
and
I
I'm
not
a
avid
swimmer.
I
actually
am
afraid
to
swim,
really
important
and
really
do
appreciate
having
this
conversation
and
looking
forward
to
supporting
the
conversation.
So
please
add
my
name
thank.
N
Thank
you,
madam
president,
commend
the
author
and
obviously
would
like
to
have
my
name
added
the
vital
critical
role
that
both
police
and
fire
marine
units
lend
to
the
city.
Is
it's
tremendous
and
on
a
public
safety
standpoint,
whether
it's
the
lng
tankers
that
come
into
boston
harbor,
whether
it's
search
and
rescue
that
takes
place
pretty
regularly,
whether
there's
a
boating
accident
door.
N
We
saw
as
recent
as
this
summer
where
a
car
went
off
into
the
channel
and
it
was,
I
believe
it
was
our
our
boston
fire
marine
rescue
unit
that
was
able
to
do
the
recovery,
so
they
play
a
critical
and
vital
role
in.
In
addition
to
that,
you
know
if
we're
going
to
have
a
situation
where
we're
going
to
have
this
extreme,
whether
it's
a
flood
or
some
type
of
incident
that
we've
seen
in
other
parts
of
the
country,
the
water
penetration
will
be
coming
up.
N
The
reserve,
channel
and
four
point
channel,
which
arguably
is
ground:
zero
for
both
that
police
and
fire
marine
units,
so
they
may
have
to
assist
in
an
environmental
situation
as
well
so
happy
to
have
the
conversation
look
forward
to
the
hearing.
Thank
you,
mr
president,.
A
Madam
kirk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
braden
counselor,
edwards,
counselor,
o'malley,
counselor
campbell
council
wu
councillor
mejia,
councillor
sabi,
george
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
bach
and
please
also
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Two
two
two
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
city
and
neighborhood
services,
and
at
this
time
I
will
turn
the
chair
over
to
the
vice
chair
council,
o'malley
and
council
o'malley.
You
have
the
floor.
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
into
the
record
and
place
before
the
body
docket
zero.
Two
two
three.
C
Q
Q
Certainly,
we
will
add
the
council
president
as
an
original
co-sponsor
without
suspending
the
rule
12,
and
then
we
will
suspend
rule
12
and
add
counselor
arroyo
as
the
third
co-sponsor
please
proceed,
mr
vice.
F
Thank
you,
mr
vice
president.
This
is
actually
a
refile
order
from
from
last
year
and
two
years
ago,
health
disparities
in
our
communities
of
color
have
been
a
long
problem
in
our
city,
but
with
covert
19.
We
again
see
the
health
disparities
in
our
communities
of
color,
where
we
see
our
black
and
latinx
residents
being
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
virus
in
terms
of
infection
raised
and
hospitalization
rate
mortality
rate.
F
I
work
with
almost
every
city
councilor,
on
this
issue,
and
last
year
visited
the
domestic
violence
unit
with
the
boston
police
and
with
councillor
campbell,
and
that
was
one
of
the
main
issues
that
the
the
the
staff
noted
to
both
myself
and
council
campbell
is
the
public
health
challenges
that
are
prevalent
in
so
many
communities
of
color
research
has
shown
that
asian
americans
latinx
in
african-american
residents
of
boston
significantly
more
likely
to
experience
a
number
of
troubling
health
conditions.
F
Hiv
infection,
diabetes,
heart
disease,
asthma,
with
this
pandemic.
It's
especially
important
that
we
continue
to
talk
about
this
issue
to
work
closely
with
our
public
health
professionals.
Learn
more
about
this
in
making
sure
or
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
do
all
we
can
to
address
this
growing
growing
problem
in
our
city.
Thank
you,
mr
vice
president.
Q
A
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
vice
president.
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
the
lead,
sponsor
counselor
flynn,
for
his
advocacy
and
for
his
leadership
on
this
issue,
for
inviting
me
to
partner
two
years
ago
and
again
last
year,
also
want
to
thank
council
arroyo
for
his
partnership
and
leadership
in
this
space.
As
chair
of
the
public
health
committee
and
also
as
the
first
on
this
body
to
to
to
say
that
racism
was
a
public
health
crisis
and.
I
A
A
They
are
stark
in
if
my
district
alone,
there
is
a
30-year
life
expectancy
gap
from
symphony
hall
to
grove
hall
and
in
every
measure,
those
in
my
district,
whether
we're
looking
at
infant
mortality,
whether
we're
looking
at
black
maternal
health,
whether
we're
looking
at
emergency
room
visits,
we're
looking
at
asthma,
diabetes,
hiv
the
list
goes
on.
We
see
the
disparities
here,
and
so
it
is
very
important
that
we
deal
with
these
inequities.
A
We
can't
just
get
through
the
pandemic
and
think
we're
going
back
to
normal,
because
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
closing
these
gaps,
and
so
I'm
just
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
partner
not
only
with
the
makers
of
this
hearing
order,
but
with
all
of
you
so
that
we
are
addressing
the
public
health
crisis
facing
us
and
it's
not
just
covet
19.
A
Q
P
The
floor,
thank
you,
mr
vice
president.
Racism
as
a
public
health
crisis
had
everything
to
do
with
specifically
these
issues,
and
I
think
you
know
it's
been
clear
that
the
coveted
pandemic
pandemic
has
made
all
of
these
issues
front
and
center.
All
these
disparities,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
I
said
it
then
and
I'll
say
it
now.
P
These
issues,
when
we're
talking
about
asthma
and
for
mortality,
obesity,
hypertension,
hepatitis,
low
birth
weights
diabetes
when
we're
talking
about
those
things
folks
tend
to
discuss
them
as
though
they're
personal
deficiencies,
as
though
we're
talking
about
personal
responsibility
issues
here,
and
that
certain
communities
may
not
be
as
personally
responsible
and
the
reality
is
what
is
driving.
P
These
issues
is
the
environments
that
they're
in
whether
that's
their
socio-economic
environment
and
the
policies
that
create
that,
whether
we're
talking
about
environmental
pollution
and
and
policy
around
that
and
whether
we're
talking
about
which,
which
obviously
has
to
do
with
asthma,
and
when
we're
talking
about
the
way
that
we
address
these.
L
P
We
have
to
address
them
holistically,
and
so
my
hope
is
with
this
hearing
that
we
not
just
continue
to
shame
and
name
the
processes
and
the
things
that
are
doing
this,
but
we
also
come
together
and
create
solutions
to
really
address
these
issues,
because
our
people
are
literally
dying.
P
That's
that's
just
where
we're
at
they're
they're
actually
dying
and
when
we
talk
about
infant
mortality
and
we
talk
about
black
maternal
health
and
when
we
talk
about
just
the
things
that
folks
take
for
granted
like
when
I
tell
my
doctor
that
something
is
wrong
with
me.
They
will
believe
me
and
they
will
not
send
me
home
and
say
that
this
person
does
not
know
what's
going
on
with
their
body
when
we've
seen
studies
and
data
that
show
that
black
women
are
commonly
misbelieved
when
they
report
real
issues
with
their
health.
P
And
so
these
are
the
kinds
of
things
that
I
hope
we
start
to
really
push
into
and
lean
into.
I
commend
ed
flynn
counselor
flynn
for
really
leaning
into
this
conversation,
and
I
hope
that,
as
a
body,
we
can
start
to
push
all
of
these
separate
holistic
pieces
towards
really
doing
the
work
that
we
need
them
to
do
to
make
a
real
difference
in
people's
health
and
lives.
Q
Thank
you
very
much,
counselor
royal.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket0223?
Q
Oh
excuse
me.
Yes,
the
chair
now
recognizes
the
at-large
counselor
from
south
boston,
councilor
flaherty
you
over
the
floor.
N
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Obviously,
please
add
my
name.
I
want
to
thank
the
the
lead
sponsor
and
co-sponsors
for
this,
and
we
continue
that
effort
and
they
continue
to
to
address
these
issues
and
one
thing
that
I've
talked
about.
N
I
know
that
we
were
on
the
call
early
on
in
the
summer
with
the
the
regular
the
pandemic
calls
was
that
something
that
we
can
do,
and
we
should
continue
to
do-
and
I
know
that
I've
worked
closely
with
colleagues
in
the
past
and
council
fund,
and
I
have
talked
about
renewing
that
effort,
but
making
sure
that
we
reach
out
to
as
many
of
our
constituents
as
possible
and
encourage
them
to
to
get
on
mass
health
indoor
participate
and
get
involved
with
their
local
community
health
center
and
or
get
a
primary
care
physician.
N
That's
a
big
piece
of
I
think
of
dealing
with
the
issues
around
the
healthcare
disparity
so
willing
to
partner
with
any
of
my
district
colleagues.
I
know
that
we
did
one
we
had
a
successful
effort
several
years
ago
in
my
community
and
will
work
with
any
of
my
colleagues
to
try
to
make
that
happen
in
partnership
with
our
local
community
health
centers,
in
an
effort
to
try
to
get
as
many
folks
on
the
health
roles
as
possible.
N
That's
a
big
factor
here
and
then
and
get
the
folks
primary
care
and
then
address
some
of
the
underlying
issues.
But,
as
the
grievous
speaker
I
mentioned
obviously,
having
folks
being
believed
is
a
big
piece
of
that
as
well,
but
getting
folks
to
walk
in
the
door
and
feel
comfortable
is
another
piece
of
it.
I
think
that
we
all
as
leaders
in
our
respective
communities
and
and
the
relationships
that
we
have
our
community
health
centers.
I
think
we
could
make
a
huge
difference
in
getting
more
folks
connected
to
health
care
options.
Q
O
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
vice
chair
and
please
add
my
name
I'd
like
to
thank
the
maker
and
co-sponsors
for
this
hearing
order.
We
need
to
do
more
to
equitably
expand
health
access
and
help
into
health
care
itself.
I'd
like
to
make
sure
and
remind
the
makers
to
invite
the
community
health
centers
to
be
part
of
this
conversation.
O
Q
Thank
you
very
much,
counselor
sybi
george,
seeing
in
hearing
no
further
discussion
if
any
counselors
would
wish
to
add
their
name,
please
raise
their
hand.
Now.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
sabe
george,
please
add
counselor
liz
braden,
please
add
counselor
lydia
edwards,
please
add
counselor
michelle
wu,
please
add
counselor
julia
mejia,
please
add
counselor
andrea
campbell,
please
add
counselor
kenzie
bach,
we've
added
counselor,
michael
flaherty.
Please
add
my
name,
madam
chair
and
dock
docket
zero.
Two
two
three
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
public
health
president.
Thank.
H
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
this
is
a
refile.
I
will
be
very
brief.
As
we
know,
restaurants
and
food
establishments
are
struggling.
This
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
learn
more
and
talk
to
them
about
what
assistance,
if
any,
the
city
might
be
able
to
provide
to
them,
whether
it's
relating
to
fees
or
licenses.
F
A
Madam
clerk?
If
you
could
please
that
counselor
edwards
councillor
o'malley
councillor
arroyo
council
of
wu
councillor
mejia
councillor
braden
councillor
campbell
council,
sabi
george,
did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
be
added?
Please
also
add
the
chair
docket
two,
two,
four
docket
zero.
Two
two
four
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
small
business
and
workforce
development.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read
doc
at
zero?
Two
two
five.
C
H
F
Madam
president,
I
I
didn't
hear
the
hear
all
of
it,
but
my
I'm
can,
I
add,
counsel
flaherty.
As
an
original
co-sponsor.
F
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
this
is
another
refile
from
last
year.
We
want
to
continue
the
conversation
about
how
the
city
can
be
more
proactive
in
providing
services,
educating
the
public,
raising
awareness
for
those
living
with
hiv
aids.
With
the
ongoing
covet
19
pandemic.
There
are
growing
concerns
and
a
surge
in
hiv
infections
in
boston,
particularly
among
the
most
vulnerable,
the
court
of
the
homeless
population,
hiv.
All
hiv
slash,
aids
also
impacts
communities
of
color
as
65
of
those
diagnosed
with
hiv,
our
communities
of
color.
F
It
is
therefore
critical
that
we
are
proactive
in
providing
programs
and
services
to
whether
to
those
who
are
living
with
hiv
and
aids
and
those
who
are
at
high
risk
of
infection.
I
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
have
a
conversation
with
our
public
health
officials
advocates
providers
residents.
F
F
The
south
boston
community
health
center
fenway
community
health
center
has
a
presence
now
in
chinatown
in
east
boston,
health
center
has
merged
with
the
south
end
community
health
center.
So
all
of
the
health
centers
really
across
boston
are
playing
a
critical
role
on
this
on
this
issue,
so
again,
looking
forward
to
the
conversation
and
working
with
our
public
health
professionals.
N
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
lead
sponsor
for
including
me,
obviously
in
recognizing
my
my
work
in
the
space
over
over
time.
It's
so
critical
that
we
continue
to
work
together,
as
particularly
as
we're
battling
the
covet
19
pandemic
and
still
raise
awareness
about
hiv
aids
to
ensure
proactive
education
and
care
is
provided
to
constituents
across
the
city.
So
you
know
that,
and
it's
been
referenced,
that
many
of
our
community
health,
centers
and
community
partners
are
at
the
forefront
of
this
work.
N
I
can
imagine
that
the
pandemic
has
presented
new
challenges
to
them,
particularly
as
they're
trying
to
reach
clients
and
provide
proactive
care.
That
said,
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
fenway
community
health
center,
who,
back
in
1981,
made
the
first
diagnosis
of
aids
in
new
england
and
they've,
been
a
leader
in
that
space,
particularly
in
age
treatment.
Ever
since
so
we're
lucky
that
they're
here
with
us
in
boston
and
they've,
taken
the
lead
and
also
want
to
recognize
our
other
community
health
partners
as
well.
N
We
boast
of
having
the
best
hospitals
and
network
of
community
health
centers
in
the
world.
So
I
look
forward
to
working
with
them
the
boston
up
and
along
with
the
boston,
public
health,
commission
and
any
other
stakeholders
that
want
to
make
a
difference
in
this
regard.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
hearing
and
thanks
again
to
the
lead
sponsor
for
including
me.
A
Thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
anyone
else
who
would
like
to
speak
or
show
physical
hands
please
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add,
council
o'malley
councillor
mejia
councillor
asabi
george
councillor,
edwards
counselor
royal
councillor,
braden
counselor,
bob
counselor
wu
did
I
get
everyone
would
like
to
be
added.
A
L
Form,
thank
you,
madam
president.
This
hearing,
I'm
hoping
to
have
in
the
next
10
days
and
the
goal
really
is
we're
halfway
through
we're
now
almost
seven
months
through
the
city's
fy21
budget,
and
I
think
you
know
it
would
in
ordinary
times
make
sense
to
get
something
of
an
update
for
the
council,
about
where
finances
stand
and
where
we
are
on
the
budget.
But
it
makes
a
special
sense
this
year,
because
at
the
time
at
which
we
passed
the
budget,
there
were
a
lot.
L
There
were
lots
of
revenue,
uncertainties
and
there
have
been
lots
of
developments
since
so
we
continue
to
have
uncertainty
about
excise
taxes.
Certain
numbers
came
in
below
expectation,
then
other
things
like
our
property
tax
base
got
certified
at
at
strong
levels.
We
I
mentioned
already
the
strong
bond
offering
by
the
city
and
then
there's
quite
a
lot
of
cares
and
other
related
federal
funds
related
to
the
covet
crisis.
Folks
will
remember
that
in
council
back
in
may,
we
authorized.
L
100
million
dollar
cares
more
than
100
cares
act
appropriation
for
the
city
to
use
on
emergency
matters,
and
that
was
meant
to
be
all
spent
by
december.
31St
but
then
the
law
that
passed
congress
in
the
final
few
days
of
december
actually
extended
that
deadline,
and
recently
the
president
has
signed
executive
orders
that
allow
fema
to
reimburse
the
city
for
up
to
100
rather
than
75,
for
a
bunch
of
a
bunch
of
covert
related
costs.
Things
like
ppe
and
making
schools
safe
and
stuff.
L
So
basically,
the
number
of
moving
pieces
here
means
that
I
think
it's
really
incumbent
upon
us
and
our
kind
of
financial
oversight
and
stewardship
powers
to
ask
the
city
budget
and
anf
folks
to
come
and
give
us
an
update
on
where
all
these
pieces
are
and
kind
of
what
the
fiscal
status
of
the
city
is.
L
A
Thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
anyone
else
who
would
like
to
speak
a
show
of
physical
hands.
Please.
A
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add,
council
o'malley
councillor
flaherty
councillor,
edwards
counselor,
asabi
george
councillor
braden,
councillor
mejia,
councillor
wu
council
flynn,
today,
council
royal.
Did
I
get
everyone.
Please
also
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Two
two
six
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
ways
and
means
and
we'll
move
on
to
dot
zero.
Two
two
seven.
C
K
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president,
last
year
the
administration
introduced
this
for
the
deadline
of
january
31st,
we're
just
reintroducing
the
new
deadline
of
march
31st.
I
would
ask
the
permission
with
the
permission
of
the
president,
madam
president,
that
we
could
suspend
and
pass
and
put
in
the
new
date.
G
A
So
councillor
edwards
would
like
for
us
to
suspend
to
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
docket.
Madam
clerk
will
have
to
call
the
role
on
this.
Would
you
like
to
say
anything
else
on
that.
K
G
A
Not
seeing
any
discussion
on
this
counselor
edward
up,
yes,
there
is
discussion.
The
chair
recognizes
council
black
council
bach.
You
have
the
floor.
L
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
just
wanted
to
underscore
the
fact
that
we
would
not
want
the
people
of
boston
to
lose
these
important
protections
that
keep
people
from
losing
their
homes
because
of
kind
of
you
know,
predatory,
condo,
conversion
actions,
and
so
I
just
think
that,
as
those
policy
conversations
continue
about
how
there's
a
more
robust
plan
going
forward,
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
extend
this
date
and
not
let
it
lapse
in
four
days.
So
I
just
want
to
strongly
support
the
move
to
suspended
past
today.
A
Okay,
any
other
discussion
before
we
do
that
this
is
still
a
daca
before
so
I
want
to
give
it
get.
It
show
a
hands
of
people
who
would
like
to
add
on
madam
clerk.
If
you
could,
please
add
councillor
braden
councillor
flynn,
councillor
wu,
counselor,
sabi,
george
council,
flaherty
council
of
royal
councillor
bach,
please
also
add
the
chair:
did
I
get
counselor
o'malley?
A
Did
I
get
everyone
who
would
like
to
be
added?
Please
add
the
chair
at
this
time.
Count.
Please
add
council
mejia
at
this
time.
Councillor
edwards
is
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
0227
clerk.
Would
you
please
call
the
roll.
I
C
D
I
C
Council
woo,
yes,
madame
president,
two
dockett027
has
passed.
A
A
O
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president,
this
ordinance
has
been
significantly
updated
with
the
help
of
several
key
players
in
my
mental
health
commission
or
my
mental
health
roundtable.
The
hope
for
this
commission
is
that
we
as
a
city
will
take
mental
health
more
seriously,
destigmatize
it
review
our
current
mental
health
resources
and
determine
ways
to
dramatically
improve
access
to
mental
health
care.
The
pandemic
has
shown
all
of
us
that
taking
care
of
our
mental
health
is
as
important
as
taking
care
of
our
physical
physical
health
for
everyone.
O
At
every
age
there
exists
real
barriers
for
many,
particularly
people
of
color
to
to
regularly
access
high
quality
mental
health
care.
Sometimes
the
barriers
are
cultural
or
generational,
sometimes
there's
issues
about.
You
know
family
sort
of
family
issues,
and
you
know
when
I
was
younger.
My
dad
would
say
things
like
it's
all
in
your
head
and
I'd
say.
Yes,
that
is
a
true
statement,
but
many
of
our
ethnic
and
cultural
and
racial
groups
see
too
much
stigma
around
mental
health
issues.
O
What
is
clear
to
me
to
be
mental
health
care
providers,
what's
clear
to
me
and
to
mental
health
care
providers,
and
to
so
many
others
is
that
we
all
have
to
contend
with
our
own
mental
health
if
we
want
to
live
full
lives
and
doing
so
as
a
service
to
ourselves
as
much
as
it
is
to
our
families
and
our
communities.
I
look
forward
to
having
a
public
conversation
about
the
responsibilities
of
this
commission
and
the
work
that
this
commission
could
achieve.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
I
O
A
A
O
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
this
is
a
refile
from
last
year
being
a
first
responder
is
inherently
stressful
and
oftentimes
traumatic.
If
we
don't
ensure
that
our
first
responders
have
adequate
wellness
programming
and
a
supportive
work
environment
to
handle
their
mental
and
physical
health,
then
they
are
more
predisposed
to
suicide
and
domestic
violence.
Currently,
there
is
a
disparity
between
available
programs
across
departments
and
generally
stigma
in
utilizing
these
resources.
Hopefully,
this
hearing
will
help
change
that
experience.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
A
A
A
O
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
last
year
we
held
a
hearing
on
the
impact
of
the
new
funding
for
the
best
clinicians.
I
refile
this
hearing
order
again,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
this
conversation
and
to
review
some
of
the
developments
in
the
last
few
months,
since
the
funding
has
been
put
in
place
and
we've
started
hiring
best
clinicians.
Thank
you.
A
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name
show
of
physical
hands?
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
o'malley
counselor
flynn,
council
of
flaherty
councillor
bach
councillor,
brayden
councillor,
mejia
council
of
royal,
did
I
get
everyone
who
would
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
also
add
the
chair.
A
A
Yes,
these
are
all
the
same
sponsor.
Is
that
good
with
you,
counselor
sabi,
george
you're?
Wonderful?
Yes,
if
you
would,
that
would
be.
C
C
A
O
Thank
you
again,
madam
president,
dockets0231
and
zero.
Two
three
three
are
refiles
from
last
year
and
zero.
Two
three
two
is
new
zero.
Two
three
one
is
a
hearing
order
to
look
at
city
services
to
prevent
suicide.
Zero.
Two
three
three
will
give
us
an
opportunity
to
learn
about
the
challenges
we
are
facing
with
the
opioid
crisis
at
mass
and
cass.
Cobit
obviously
has
made
an
impact
on
suicide
prevention
mark
and
how
we
are
responding
as
well
to
the
opioid
crisis,
but
it
has
also
created
additional
pressure
on
our
recovery
services.
Zero.
O
A
A
Why
don't
we
take
them
one
at
a
time
dock
at
zero,
two
three
one
show
of
physical
hands.
Madam
clerk,
please
add:
counselors
o'malley
flynn,
mejia
edwards,
flaherty,
braden,
wu
arroyo
bach
and
the
chair
for
docket
zero,
two
three
two
show
of
physical
hands
to
add
your
name
to
this
pocket,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
malley
flynn,
woo,
brayden,
flaherty,
edwards,
mejia
bach
arroyo
and
please
also
add
the
chair
for
docket
zero.
Two
three
three
show
of
physical
hands.
A
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
councillor
braden,
council,
wu,
council,
flaherty,
councillor
edwards,
councillor,
mejia
councillor
bach,
councillor
o'malley,
please
add
the
chair
as
well:
zero,
two,
three
one:
zero,
two,
three
two
and
zero.
Two
three
three
will
all
be
referred
to:
the
committee
of
public
health.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could,
please
read
docket
zero,
two
three
four.
O
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
This
is
a
also
a
refile
from
last
year,
but
the
need
for
this
conversation
has
grown
significantly.
We
are
unfortunately
seeing
more
young
women
dealing
with
substance
use
disorders
for
the
first
time
homeless.
Single
women
are
dealing
with
many
issues,
but
they
are
also
dealing
with
sexual
assaults
happening
with
greater
frequency.
O
O
Health
care
for
the
homeless
is
asking
for
us
to
consider
some
short-term
changes
to
our
outreach
programs
and
shelter
system
to
provide
better
support
services.
Some
ideas
that
have
been
discussed
are
having
more
women
specific
spaces
or
drop-in
hours.
A
mobile
van
that
is
safe,
a
safe,
warm
space
where
women
can
access
medical
care,
24
hours,
a
day,
more
resources
for
rapid
rehousing
into
supportive
housing
and
more
regular
access
to
showers
and
laundry
machines.
O
What's
clear
is
that
we
need
to
do
need
to
be
doing
so
much
more
in
the
short
term
and
in
the
long
term,
to
support
our
residents
dealing
with
substance
use
disorders
and
their
unique
experiences
and
circumstances,
especially
those
unique
experiences
and
circumstances
for
women.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
A
You
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add:
counselor
o'malley
councilman
flynn,
council
of
royal
council
of
wu
council
braden
councillor
edwards
council
of
flaherty,
councillor
mejia
and
councillor
bach,
please
also
add
the
chair.
Docket
0234
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities
we'll
go
on
to
docket
0235.
A
C
A
O
O
Please,
thank
you
very
much.
Pat
o'neill
was
a
long-time
resident
of
boston,
more
specifically
of
dorchester
and
a
friend
of
mine.
She
passed
away
last
year
from
covid
and
this
body
closed
in
her
memory
and
shared
some
wonderful
reflections
and
remembrances
of
her
at
that
time.
This
resolution
today
supports
an
effort
to
name
the
adams
street
library
community
room
after
her
in
recognition
and
all
she
has
done
and
given
and
offered
to
our
neighborhood.
I
ask
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
N
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Obviously
thanks
to
the
previous
speaker
and
our
colleague
council,
big
for
including
me,
I
had
the
great
fortune
of
knowing
pat
o'neill
and
paternal,
is
one
of
the
folks
that,
if
you're
deciding
to
run
for
public
office,
whether
you're
running
for
a
seat
in
dorchester
or
you're
running
at
large,
then
she
was
one
of
the
first
people
that
you
wanted
to
at
least
meeting
and
and
I
had
sort
of
that
path
cleared.
N
I
had
the
great
fortune
of
going
to
bci
with
with
her
son
david,
so
as
a
result
of
that
that
transition
and
that
introduction
was
well
and
so
a
lot
of
vince.
A
lot
has
been
said
about
pat
o'neill
and
just
have
to
say
that
she's
been
the
driving
force
behind
a
lot
of
events
in
dorchester,
particularly
as
it
pertains
to
the
section
of
ashmont
and
her
annual
dorchester
chili
cook-off
is
something
that
comes
to
mind
as
well
as
her
steadfast
support
for
the
dorchester
day
parade.
N
It's
just
it's
endless
her
commitment
in
her
love
and
her
passion
for
her
beloved
dorchester,
it's
more
than
fitting
that
this
occur,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
making
this
resolution
obviously
adopting
suspending
and
adopting
this
resolution,
but
also
making
the
pat
o'neil
community
room
a
reality
for
all
the
great
people
in
dorchester
to
remember
her
service
to
community
into
our
city
over
the
years,
and
so
her
accolades
and
all
the
involvement
is
too
voluminous
to
to
sort
of
go
through
every
single
one.
N
But
she
was
a
force
and
she
obviously
leaves
a
great
family
behind.
So
please
obviously
encourage
me,
encourage
all
my
colleagues
to
join
in
supporting
this
resolution
and
for
suspension
and
adoption.
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
know
it's
been
a
long
meeting,
but
I
I
wanted
to
speak
on
this
particular
and
obviously
add
my
my
full
full
throated
support.
Q
I'm
I'm
getting
a
little
wistful
in
my
in
my
old
age
and
as
I
come
up
on
my
last
year,
serving
as
a
member
of
this
body,
I'm
thinking
back
to
the
prior
times
that
I
ran
unsuccessfully
behind
me
is
a
sign
from
2003
to
17
years
ago
or
18
years
ago.
Now,
when
I
was
23
years
old
and
first
ran
for
office
in
the
first
civic
association
meeting,
I
attended
outside
of
my
neighborhood
was
right
off
of
westmoreland
street
in
dorchester
the
clerk.
Q
Then
then,
council,
president
or
not
even
council,
president
at
that
point,
just
a
city
council
at
that
time,
maureen
feedy
was
there
and
it
was
pat
o'neil
holding
court
with
the
ashford
adams,
neighborhood
association
and
she
and
just
stella
and
judy,
and
so
many
of
tom,
so
mike
so
many
of
her
great
neighbors
were
so
kind
to
me
that
I
attended
every
ashmont
adams,
neighborhood
association
meeting
that
campaign
lost
and
came
back
after
I
lost
with
a
box
of
joe
and
some
donuts,
because
I
promised
that
I
would-
and
you
know
this
is
I
I'm
getting
emotional
just
thinking
about
it.
Q
This
this
business
is
great
it's
hard
and
you
think
about
the
people
that
you
meet
that
make
it
worthwhile
the
people
that
that
stand
with
you
and
take
the
time
to
support
you-
and
you
know
pat,
was
just
such
an
amazing
friend
to
me
and
even
though
I
then
ran
district,
she
I
still
counted
her
among
my
my
my
best
supporters.
Q
I
loved
her
and
you
know
pat
loved
this
body.
She
her
husband
david,
ran
for
city
council
when
he
was
23
unsuccessfully,
but
that
was
always
a
connection
that
we
had
had
and
he
he
passed
away
a
couple
years
ago,
so
I
know
they're
together
now,
but
she
was
just
a
remarkable
woman
and
you
think
about
you
just
think
about
the
people
that
you
might
not
know
their
names.
Q
Although
everyone
knew
everyone
knew
pat's
name,
but
you
just
think
about
the
people
who
don't
do
this
for
any
glory
other
than
serving
their
community,
and
she
was
just
an
amazing
woman,
and
this
is
this-
is
one
of
I
hope
many
many
ways
to
honor
her
memory
and
her
legacy.
She
was.
She
was
a
true
daughter
of
this
city
and
a
great
friend
to
all
of
us,
whether
you
do
or
not.
So
thank
you,
counselor
savvy
george.
Q
Thank
you,
councillor,
baker,
I'll
just
close
with
this,
you
know
as
trying
to
run
it
large.
You
know
it's
very,
very
difficult,
especially
when
you're
not
known
in
the
neighborhood.
So
pat
did
a
house
party
for
me.
Judy
tuttle
did
a
house
party
for
me
della
did
a
house
party.
If
you
might
did,
I
was
part
of
me
and
it
was
the
same
people
showing
up
at
all
the
same
house
parties
and
it
just
turned
into
us
having
some
wine
and
cheese
having
a
great
time.
Q
Thank
you,
pat
thank
you,
and
he
said
frank
and
michael
for
putting
this
forward
thanks.
Thanks
for
letting
me
go
on
a
bit.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
tribute
the
show
of
physical
hands
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name
to
this
resolution.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could,
please
add
sorry,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add,
counsel,
o'malley
council
of
flynn,
council
flaherty
council
arroyo,
councillor
braden
councillor,
edwards,
council,
mejia,
council,
bach,
council
of
wu.
Please
also
add
the
chair
councillors,
baker,
asaby,
george
and
flaherty,
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
0235.
C
C
Yes,
madam
clerk,
thank
you
councillor,
edwards.
D
I
D
A
M
Yes,
and-
and
I
know
you
know
just
go
ahead,
madam
president-
go
ahead:
did
you
want
to
speak
yeah?
I
was
dealing
with
this
package
issue.
So
thank
you.
I
know
I
texted
you
and
madame
clerk,
and
I
know
madam
clerk
was
adding
my
name
to
the
previous
dockets,
but
I
would
be
it
would
be
a
total
mistake,
if
I
didn't
say
anything
about
pat
o'neil
who
was
not
in
my
district
was
outside
of
my
district,
of
course,
in
district
three.
M
M
She
was
a
special
woman
and
always
put
community
first,
but
was
really
exemplary
in
demonstrating
how
you
bring
together
folks
around
very
uncomfortable
and
sometimes
difficult
conversations,
because
she
loved
the
city
of
boston,
and
so
I
just
want
to
thank
the
makers
for
taking
time
to
do
this
for
lifting
her
up
and
again.
Madam
president,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
just
to
chime
in
quickly
given
what
was
happening
on
my
end.
I
really
appreciate
it,
but
she
will
be
missed.
M
C
C
The
madam
president,
does
counselor
campbell
want
to
sign
on
to
all
the
matters
from
zero
two
to
five
through.
M
G
A
C
O
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I
I
do
ask
it's
not
a
suspension
of
the
rules
but
if
we
could
add
simply
add
counselor
ed
flynn
as
an
original
co-sponsor
to
this
resolution,.
O
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I
do
ask
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution
today
is
the
the
regular
day
that
we
would
do
the
homeless
census
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
A
number
of
us
have
participated
in
that
year
after
year
it
is
a
different
year.
It
will
not
be
held
in
the
same
way.
O
We
will
not
be
present
in
the
same
way,
but
I
do
want
to
note
how
important
this
day
is
and
how
important
this
census
is
to
those
that
remain
unsheltered
unhoused
and
experiencing
homelessness
in
our
city.
This
resolution
will
simply
note
the
day
as
it
is
different
than
others.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
counselor
wasabi
george
for
allowing
me
to
be
an
original
co-sponsor.
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
counselor
sabi
george
for
her
work
on
homeless
issues
relating
to
across
the
city.
I'm
proud
to
have
many
of
them
in
my
district,
but
the
the
work
of
counselor
sabi,
george,
on
working
with
our
homeless
community
is
exceptional.
F
Madam,
madam
president,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
to
attend
the
first
homeless
count
in
the
early
80s
under
under
mayor
flynn.
I've
attended
many
of
them
over
the
years
under
under
mayor
menino
and
in
mayor
walsh
as
well,
but
there
was
a
lot
of
as
council
asabi
george
noted.
F
There
was
always
great
great
volunteers
that
did
it
even
even
some
that
are
doing
it
today,
including
jim
green
he's,
been
around
for
40
years
in
the
city,
doing
tremendous
work
on
in
the
homeless
community,
but
I
remember
doing
the
homeless
count
with
richie
ring
from
the
pine
street
inn.
I
remember
doing
it
with
tip
kiernan
as
well
a
leader
in
the
homeless
community
and
with
obviously
with
mayor
walsh,
and
one
of
the
things
I
think
about
when
I
hear
mayor
walsh
is
his
commitment
to
homeless
veterans.
F
The
work
the
city
of
boston
has
done,
including
sheila
dylan,
but
the
work
mayor
walsh
has
done
on
homeless.
Veterans
is
probably
the
best
across
the
country
in
under
the
city
of
boston.
F
You
know,
we
don't
forget
our
homeless
veterans.
We
provide
as
much
opportunity
and
services
for
them.
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
our
dedicated
city
employees
that
really
advocate
for
homeless
veterans
for
all
for
all
homeless
people,
but
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
counselor
sabe
george
for
including
me
on
this
important
resolution.
A
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
o'malley
counselor
arroyo,
council
flaherty,
councillor
mejia,
councillor,
braden,
councillor,
edwards
council
wu
councillor
bach,
has,
I
think
I
have
you
already.
Please
also
add
the
chair
and
counselor
campbell
counselor
bach.
Would
you
like
to
speak
on
this.
L
Sorry,
madam
president,
I'm
sorry
I
just
really
wanted
very
briefly
to
to
say
I
was
thinking
as
we
were,
raising
our
hands
about
the
fact
that
when
we
did
this
last
year
I
was
doing
I
was
doing
the
count.
The
homeless
census
count
in
the
public
garden
in
my
district,
and
we
found
six
people
sleeping
out
that
night
it
was
a
cold
night,
as
folks
may
remember,
and
so
I
just
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
voice
to
say.
L
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
councillor,
zasabi
george
and
flynn
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
daca
zero.
Two
three
six,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
I
I
H
D
I
C
C
O
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I'd
like
to
thank
first
thank
counsel
o'malley
for
joining
me
on
this
resolution,
which
recognizes
february
2nd
as
world
wetlands
day.
Wetlands
are
critical
components
of
our
ecosystem
here
in
boston,
and
many
of
our
residents
do
great
work
to
advocate
on
behalf
of
them,
I
want
to
thank
the
longwood
area,
neighborhood
association
and
the
mount
hope,
canterbury,
neighborhood
association
for
helping
our
offices.
With
this
resolution.
O
The
2019
wetlands
ordinance
was
a
critical
step
to
protect
wetlands
across
our
city.
Our
residents
continue
to
do
so
much
good
work
across
boston
to
protect
them
from
chandler
pond
and
bright
brighton
to
belle
isle
marsh
in
east
boston,
to
the
mata
hunt,
woods
and
matapan
to
build
climate
resilient
storm
water
management
systems
through
codman,
square's,
cdc
certification
program.
I
ask
that
we
suspend
the
rules
past
this
resolution
and
continue
to
protect
and
celebrate
our
wetlands.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Of
course
thank
you
to
the
lead,
sponsor
counselor
sabi
george,
for
asking
me
to
partner
with
her
on
this,
and
thank
you
also
to
city
council,
large,
michelle
wu
for
her
partnership
in
the
wetlands
ordinance,
which
we
proudly
passed
as
a
body
last
year
and
was
signed
into
law
in
the
very
wetlands
where
I
grew
up
playing
as
a
kid.
So
listen
there's!
Q
No
doubt
that
we
need
to
underscore
the
importance
that
wetlands
play
in
our
city
and
every
city
is
one
of
the
most
unique
and
effective
ecosystems.
There
are
wetlands
provide
flood
protection.
They
provide
improving
our
water
quality
erosion
control
opportunities
for
recreational
space,
just
aesthetics
just
so
many
different
ecosystems
and
animals
that
live
in
these
wetlands.
We
need
to
protect
them
as
an
environmental,
social
justice
issue.
It's
important
that
we
don't
over,
develop
them
and
put
some
safeguards
in
place
so
that
we
can
actually
grow
them.
It
means
a
huge.
Q
Obviously,
it
is
so
impactful
as
we
talk
about
development
and
what
it
means
for
cities,
particularly
around
flooding,
particularly
around
water
management.
So
this
is
something
that's
incredibly
important.
I
as
much
as
I
love
groundhog
day
this
year
and
every
year
I
will
be
celebrating
february
2nd
as
wetlands
day
and
looking
forward
to
passing
this
or
adopting
this
resolution
after
we
call
for
the
suspension
of
the
rules.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you.
Counselor
simon
george,.
A
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
edwards
counselor
braden
councillor
flaherty
counselor
bach,
councillor
flynn,
council
royal
council
of
wu
councillor
campbell
councillor
mejia.
Did
I
get
everyone?
Please
also
add
the
chair
councillors.
Asabi
george
and
o'malley
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
0237.
I
D
D
C
C
K
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president.
We
had
an
extensive
conversation
last
year
about
this,
and
this
is
essentially
the
final
product.
From
these
conversations,
this
this
proposed
ordinance
is
originally
came
from
the
administration,
and
so
I
want
to
give
a
lot
of
credit
to
tim
davis,
especially
for
his
work.
I
also
want
to
thank
matt
from
greater
boston
legal
services.
K
We
had
an
extensive
amount
of
hearings,
but
we
just
couldn't
quite
see
all
the
perfect
language
on
there
and
ultimately
needed
to
make
sure
that
the
proposed
new
system
that
I
will
explain
shortly
with
isd
was
okay
with
isd,
and
so
we
wanted
to
check
in
with
them.
So
just
to
give
you
what
this
does.
It
is
updating
the
condo
conversion
ordinance
that
has
existed
for
some
time
and
it
adds
in
different
categories
of
protected
households,
those
that
are
disabled.
K
Those
protections
include
generally
a
one-year
notification,
but
they
also
get
eligible.
Households
in
those
groups
get
five
years
of
an
extended
lease
to
stay
and
they
have
right
of
first
refusal.
K
So
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
also
important
other
other
other
updates
include.
Vacant
properties
would
get
a
one-year
waiting
period
of
notice
and
we
wanted
to
also
make
sure
that
there
was
a
form
for
that
notice.
That
comes
to
tenants
that
ohs
the
office
of
housing
stability
will
create
and
specifically
put
out
or
specifically
spell
out
the
conversion
process
and
tenants
rights
provided
in
multiple
languages.
We're
very
excited
about
that.
K
There's
also
a
limitation
on
those
folks
who
have
protection,
prolonged
leases.
Excuse
me,
the
new
leases
will
be
limited
to
no
more
than
10
percent
of
a
rent
increase
or
cpi,
whichever
is
less
so
that's
very
exciting
that
we're
also
making
sure
that
the
incomes
or
the
rents
are
somewhat
stabilized.
K
We
didn't
want
to,
for
example,
protect
people
and
then
turn
around
and
allow
for
their
rents
to
double
if
they
had
a
longer
lease.
Finally,
another
exciting
thing
is
the
relocation
benefit
currently
at
six
thousand
dollars.
It
would
go
to
ten
thousand
dollars
for
generally
people
and
then
for
the
eligible
tenants
and
the
protected
classes.
It's
currently
ten
thousand
dollars.
It
would
go
to
fifteen
thousand
dollars
and
that's
based
on
the
fact
that
the
rents
honestly
have
have
so
much
increase
that
the
average
two
bedroom
apartments
first
last
and
security
is
7
500.
K
This
way,
we
are
confirmed,
no
matter
how
you
purchased
your
building.
If
you're
going
to
create
condos,
you
need
this
permit
and
you
need
to
have
shown
that
you
notified
your
tenants.
That
is
very
exciting,
and
that
is
what
we
needed
to
confirm
with
isd.
So
the
product
is
now
pending
before
us.
I
will
look
forward
to
a
very
quick
hearing
because
we
had
so
many
working
sessions
about
it,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
the
amazing
people.
K
Counselor
flynn,
councillor
bach,
especially
who
were
at
all
of
the
working
sessions
and
fighting
for
housing
for
tenants
rights
and
making
sure
that
we
all
were
protected.
Thank
you.
Q
Thank
you,
counselor
edwards.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket
0238,
seeing
and
hearing
no
other
hands?
Would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name?
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
braden,
please
add
counselor
campbell,
please
add
counselor
bach,
please
add
counselors
ivy
george,
please
add
counselor
royal,
please
add
counselor
wu,
please
add
the
chair's
name,
please
add
counselor
mejia,
please
add
counselor
michael
flaherty,
please
add
counselor
ed
flynn
and
please
place
a
docket
zero.
Two
three
eight
in
the
committee
on
government
operations.
Q
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
into
the
record
and
place
before
the
body
docket
zero?
Two
three
nine.
C
Q
K
Thank
you.
I
want
to
say
congratulations
to
this
body
as
it
was
our
linkage
home
rule
petition
that
passed
just
recently
and
now
we're
seeing
the
result
of
our
good
work.
We
now
have
the
autonomy
to
to
change
our
linkage
on
our
own
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
to
have
that
conversation
happen
between
the
council
and
the
the
bpda
and,
of
course,
dnd.
K
The
first
one
is
basically
putting
in
inclusionary
development
policy
into
the
into
the
zoning
and
also
into
this
ordinance
to
make
sure
that
we
are
defining
and
clearly
stating
as
a
city
that
this
is
our
policy.
It
is
still
exists
as
an
executive
order,
and
we
want
to
make
it
permanent.
K
The
other
thing
that
we're
that
this
does
and
I'm
very
excited,
is
it
just
kind
of
closes
some
some
some
loopholes
and
making
sure
that
we're
defining
the
inclusionary
development
and
substantially
rehabilitated.
Those
were
some
definitions
that
I
think
we
could
tighten
up
and
then
finally,
another
thing
is
that
where
excuse
me,
the
amendments
would
also
require
that
anytime,
a
developer
comes
back.
Developer
comes
back
for
an
amendment
on
a
pda,
even
if
they
had
an
amendment
and
had
this
project
before
this
was
passed.
K
If
they
come
back
for
an
amendment,
we
are
requiring
that
they
meet
the
current
rate
of
the
linkage.
That
way,
they
don't
benefit
from
rushing
through
that
at
any
point
in
time,
so
they
can
get
a
favorable
linkage.
Essentially
we're
saying,
if
you
go
to
change,
we're
going
to
look
at
the
cpi,
we're
going
to
look
at
excuse
me
we're
going
to
look
at
the
current
rate
as
a
linkage
and
you
your
new
linkage,
will
adjust
up.
K
Finally,
what's
really
exciting:
is
that
we're
going
to
try
and
make
sure
we
are
adjusting
up
on
an
annual
basis
looking
at
the
cpr
combined
index
and
on
every
july
1st
that
the
bpda
would
look
at
that
and
see
if
it's
gone
up
so
shall
I
so
shall
our
linkage.
K
So
these
things
are
actually
not
heavy
lifts
and
they're
purposely
direct,
and,
I
think
very
slight
things
to
do,
because
our
current
ordinance
requires
heavy
study,
economic
analysis
and
major
back
and
forth
between
us
and
the
major
back
and
forth
a
deep,
deep
discourse
between
us
and
the
bpda.
K
If
we
were
to,
for
example,
actually
change
the
linkage
so
go
from
nine
dollars
to
20
or
whatever
is
going
to
be
proposed,
I
don't
want
these
small
things
to
be
caught
up
in
that
back
and
forth
when
I
think
that
actually
they're
text
amendments
they're
just
putting
in
definitions
and
then
just
putting
in
the
cpi,
hopefully
will
be
a
more
streamlined
passage
so
very
excited
about
this
excited
to
put
our
good
work
to
work.
This
is
the
autonomy
we
fought
for,
and
I
can't
wait
to
have
a
good
conversation
about
this.
Q
L
Thank
you
so
much
mr
chair,
and
I
just
I
want
to
thank
counselor
edwards
for
her
leadership
on
this
and
really
all
of
the.
I
hope
I
won't
insult
anybody
by
saying
legacy.
Members
of
the
council,
because
the
four
of
us
who
are
new
didn't
get
to
vote
on
this,
but
but
the
rest
of
you
did
send
it
up
there
and
I
feel,
like
we'd,
be
remiss
in
this
moment
not
to
also
thank
our
state
colleagues
for
getting
it
done.
L
You
know,
I,
I
think
there
were
a
number
of
us
on
the
city
side
up
until
three.
In
the
morning,
the
last
night,
a
legislature
and
I
know,
state
senator
brownsberger,
who
I
who
represents
part
of
the
same
area
as
me,
literally
sort
of
snagged
the
physical
packet
and
made
sure
it
was
going
in
the
right
place
to
get
back
over
and
senator
boncore.
You
know
senator
collins.
L
Actually,
this
is
a
dangerous
game,
because
I'll
start
listing
people
and
forgetting,
but
on
the
house
side
you
know
chairman,
michael
wits
and
and
chairman
honan
and
and
rep
livingstone
and
nika,
there's
just
a
ton
of
people
who
really
help
this
one
get
across
the
finish
line
and
then
and
and
one
of
them
was
mayor
walsh-
and
I
think
it's
worth
saying
that
two
days
before
he
announced
well,
it
was
announced
that
he
was
nominated
for
labor.
L
He
was
making
calls
on
this,
and-
and
I
know
that
our
igr-
we
in
the
council,
don't
always
see
eye
to
eye
with
intergovernmental
relations
on
everything.
But
caitlyn's
team
really
dogged
this
one
and
made
sure
also
that
it
got
not
only
not
only
through
the
two
branches
of
the
state
legislature,
but
actually
signed
at
the
governor's
desk
and,
unfortunately,
a
lot
of
things
that
should
have
been
signed.
Weren't.
L
And
so
I'm
just
really
glad
that
when
we
got
this
that
far
it
actually
got
got
signed
off
on
and
now
as
counselor
edward
says,
this
is
in
our
hands
and
I'm
really
grateful
to
the
huge
number
of
advocates
in
the
idp
coalition
who
have
pushed
on
this
for
so
long
and
I
think
we're
going
to
need
to
have
really
robust
conversations
about
how
to
improve
both
the
idp
and
the
linkage
policy
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
that
and
excited
about
it.
L
But
I
also
think
that
council
edwards
is
right,
that
there
are
some
initial
things
in
terms
of
actually
codifying
idp
and
zoning,
because
that
was
part
of
the
whole
point
of
this
petition
and
and
and
making
some
kind
of
common
sense
tweaks
to
the
linkage
sort
of
systems.
L
In
addition
to
the
debate
that
we'll
have
over
the
rate,
I
think
that
makes
good
sense,
so
just
wanted
to
put
a
word
in
to
say
really
excited
about
this
and
very
conscious
of
the
huge
number
of
people
who
worked
on
it
and,
if
you're,
one
of
the
state
legislatures
whose
names
I
just
forgot.
Thank
you
to
you
as
well.
So
thanks,
mr
chair.
Q
Thank
you,
councilor
bach,
any
further
discussion
on
sing,
docket0239
hearing
none
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
the
council
president.
Please
add
counselor
flaherty,
please
add
counselor
braden,
please
add
counselor
side
b,
george,
please
add
counselor
flynn,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
please
add
counselor
mejia,
please
add
counselor
wu,
please
add
counselor
campbell,
please
add
the
chair's
name
and
docket
0239
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee.
Oh
please
add
counselor
box
name,
docket
0239
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
stepping
in
I
had
to
step
away
before
we
move
on
I'd
love
to
get
my
name
added
to
docket0238.
A
Madam
clark,
thank
you
any
thanks
to
counselor
o'malley
for
stepping
in
at
this
time
we
have
finished
with
the
section
of
motion,
orders
and
resolutions,
so
I
want
to
bring
us
back
to
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action
and
call
ask
madam
clerk.
I
know
we
read
it
into
the
record
earlier,
but
if
you
wouldn't
mind
reading
doc
at
zero
one
five
five
into
the
record
once
again.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
The
chair
recognizes
councilor
edwards,
who
is
the
chair
of
government
ops,
councilor
edwards.
You
have
the
floor.
T
K
You
very
much
just
yesterday
we
held
a
robust
conversation,
almost
four
and
a
half
hours
to
discuss
councilor
arroyo's
proposed
home
rule
petition
that
would
allow
for
us
to
amend
the
charter
and
dispense
with
any
special
election
if
one
might
be
needed
this
year,
if
one
one
would
be
needed
this
year.
K
Only
if
our
current
mayor,
martin
marty
walsh,
were
to
leave
before
march
5th,
the
home
rule
is
specifically
introduced
to
make
sure
that,
regardless
of
when
he
leaves
that
the
election
would
go
to
the
general,
which
would,
in
general
preliminary
this
fall
at
the
hearing,
we
had
many
people
come
to
testify
and
I
want
to
again
thank
so
many
people
in
the
community
who
came
out
and
and
passionately
described
what
it
means
to
participate.
K
Why
it's
so
important
that
we
provide
safe,
transparent,
clear
means
for
them
to
participate
and
how
we
they
felt
that
we
would
be
more
democratic
if
we
dispensed
with
the
special
election
and
and
actually
just
went
straight
to
the
fall
four
elections
overwhelmingly,
we
heard
that
four
elections
in
a
matter
of
months
makes
very
little
fiscal
sense.
It
makes
very
little
democratic
sense
and
it
certainly
doesn't
make
any
practical
or
safe
sense
in
a
pandemic.
K
I
want
to
just
give
a
shout
out
to
some
of
the
folks
who
came
to
testify
and
the
organizations
we
had
michelle
carsonary
from
the
secretary
of
state.
We
had
a
native
tavares
the
commissioner
from
boston
election
department.
We
had
sabina
pamonte
as
well
from
the
boston
election
department.
We
had
cheryl
crawford
from
mass
vote,
carrie
costello
from
league
of
women
voters,
beth
wong
mass
voters
from
mass
voter
table
and
ben
pam
cocker
from
the
boston
municipal
research
bureau.
K
Oh
excuse
me
and
tanisha
tanisha
sullivan
from
the
naacp
as
well
as
sam
gabriel,
who
spoke
from
becma.
It
was
again
a
robust,
beautiful
panel
discussing
all
different
perspectives
of
enfranchisement
and
making
sure
that
we
have
a
safe
election.
I
believe
overwhelming
amount
of
testimony
came
down
on
the
side
of
wanting
to
be
more
democratic
and
safe
in
having
a
fall
election.
K
One
person
did
express
concern
about
the
rules
and
I
just
wanted
to
again
note
to
everyone.
The
rules
can
be
changed
and
the
process
to
change
them
is
what
council
royale
is
doing.
There
is
no
work
around.
There
is
no
bending
of
them.
This
is
an
open,
transparent
process
and
conversation
that
we
are
having.
K
So
I
at
this
point,
the
conversation
will
continue.
Just
just
a
note.
I
wanted
to
note
specific
conversations
about
price
points
too,
that
sabino
vavante
brought
up.
He
discussed
the
typical
election
cost
being
five
to
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars.
That's
without
a
pandemic,
so
we
were
looking
at.
You
know:
increased
costs,
but
also
almost
two
to
three
million
dollars
just
to
have
a
special
election
because
there's
again
prelim
and
then
the
final
and
honestly.
K
I
can't
think
we
did
not
hear
from
anybody
noting
that
there
was
a
better
place,
that
there
was
not
a
better
place
in
a
pandemic
to
put
that
money
at
that
time.
Moreover,
just
I
threw
out
the
question
honestly:
have
you
ever
seen
something
so
crazy
before
by
which
the
vienna
promonte
polite
reminded
me?
K
Oh
there's
been
crazier
apparently
because
in
2001
there
were
10
special
elections
and
so
kudos
to
the
elections
department
for
handling
it,
and
I
want
to
be
clear:
no
one
is
doubting
the
ability
for
the
elections
department
to
handle
this
okay.
This
is
not
a
question
of
our
amazing
city
staff
being
able
to
handle
this
moment.
K
I
think
that's,
that's!
That's
all.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
edwards
for
that
committee
report.
Docket
0155
will
remain
in
the
committee
of
government
operations.
We
will
now
move
on
to
personnel
orders
all
right.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read
docket
zero,
two
four
zero.
A
C
Counselor
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
block.
Yes,
councillor
broadcast
council
braden;
yes,
council
braden;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
elsa
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards;
yes,
councillor
edwards;
yes,
councillor,
sabi,
george,
yes,
councilor,
sabi,
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
I'm
so
flaherty!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councilor
janie!
Yes,
dr
janie,
yes,
councilman!
Here.
I
H
I
I
D
D
I
A
H
I
I
A
H
I
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C
D
C
A
R
A
Oh
no,
so
I
know
what
she's
never
mind.
I
see
you
counselor
wu,
well
we're
coming
to
you
in
a
moment,
so
these
are
late
files
that
are
being
sent
to
our
our
emails
so
that
everyone
has
them.
I
want
to
make
sure
people
have
a
moment
to
get
those
up.
A
H
I
D
E
D
I
A
Thank
you
so
much.
We
will
start
with.
There
are
two
late
foul
matters,
we'll
start
with
the
first
one,
which
is
a
letter
from
our
colleague
and
the
second
one
is
an
ordinance
from
council
wu.
Madam
clerk,
please
read
the
letter.
C
G
C
Whereas
boston
is
a
city
rich
in
healthcare
resources
with
hospitals
that
have
successfully
begun
the
rollout
of
the
covert
19
vaccine
employees,
the
teo
toe
employees
and
are
planning
expansion
of
vaccine
efforts
to
their
parties.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
boston
that
the
city
of
boston
code
ordinance
is
hereby
amended
in
chapter
12
by
adding
the
following
sections
and
be.
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
I
apologize
for
adding
to
our
very
long
agenda
to
all
of
our
colleagues.
Among
so
many
urgent
issues
before
us
today.
Coven
19
makes
each
one
worse
and
more
dangerous
and
we
all
know
the
direct
way.
The
most
immediate
way
to
save
lives
is
to
end
the
pandemic
by
getting
our
residents
the
protection
of
the
kobit
19
vaccine
and
to
allow
for
a
recovery
to
be
possible.
J
I'm
sorry
it
had
to
come
to
filing
an
ordinance
with
basic
provisions
around
equity
and
accessibility,
but
over
the
weekend
we
learned
just
how
stark
the
injustices
of
this
pandemic
are.
Even
in
this
last
step
of
getting
our
residents
the
life-saving
vaccine,
the
rollout
has
been
slow
with
hundreds
of
thousands
of
unused
doses
in
massachusetts.
J
We
are
29th
in
the
country
in
getting
this
out
to
our
residents
and
to
compound
it
all
black
and
latinx
residents
of
suffolk
county
communities
disproportionately
bearing
the
burden
of
this
pandemic
in
every
way
are
far
less
likely
to
live
near
a
vaccination
site
than
white
residents
in
boston's,
hardest
hit
communities
of
dorchester,
roxbury,
mattapan
and
east
boston.
We
have
no
vaccination
sites
at
all
now.
J
The
recent
news
that
the
state
plans
to
open
up
a
mass
vaccination
public
vaccination
site
at
the
reggie
lewis
center
is
a
good
first
step,
but
the
city
must
do
more
to
ensure
that
all
boston
residents
have
reliable
and
easy
access
to
a
vaccination
site.
So
this
ordinance,
as
you
heard
a
little
bit
before
this
ordinance,
would
require
the
health
and
human
services
department
to
coordinate
with
the
boston,
public,
health,
commission,
private
health
care
providers
and
other
city
resources
to
ensure
that
we're
bringing
vaccines
to
every
neighborhood.
J
The
ordinance
would
also
create
a
single
online
interface
for
appointment,
scheduling,
we've
all
heard
stories
from
relatives
and
loved
ones
and
friends,
whether
it's
to
access
a
vaccine
or
to
access
testing
of
feeling
incredibly
confused
and
spending
precious
time
just
tracking
down
how
to
where
to
go,
how
to
make
an
appointment
and
and
worrying
about
how
to
get
there.
Boston
residents
shouldn't
have
to
spend
hours
on
the
phone
trying
to
track
down
life-saving
information.
J
The
city
must
do
more
to
build
trust
in
the
vaccination
process,
and
that
includes
a
scheduling
process
that
is
transparent
and
user
friendly.
And
finally,
the
ordinance
would
require
the
hhs
cabinet
to
issue
weekly
publicly
available
reports
on
vaccination
sites
and
their
hours,
as
well
as
demographic
information
on
boston
residents
receiving
the
vaccine.
Leaving
this
process
up
to
chance
would
ensure
that
we
will
replicate
the
same
inequities
that
have
led
left
black
and
latinx
residents
more
vulnerable
to
this
pandemic.
We
must
be
proactive
in
getting
vaccines
out
to
those
communities
that
need
them
most.
J
So.
Finally,
I
just
want
to
emphasize
that
I
hope
this
complements
the
discussion
already
started
and
that
I'm
very
grateful
for
by
our
colleagues
counselors
campbell
and
arroyo
on
the
hearing
order
to
ensure
that
we
are
discussing
every
aspect
of
this
and
so
really
hope
that
this
dovetails
with
that
conversation
with
even
more
variants
of
covid19
spreading.
Now
the
matter
is
incredibly
urgent,
and
so
we
need
to
put
some
parameters
and
basic
requirements
to
push
the
state
to
do
the
right
thing
and
do
it
quickly.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
E
Madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
maker,
I
actually
just
have
a
quick
question
and
through
you
the
chair
to
the
maker,
maybe
that's
how
it
works.
I
don't
know,
but
I'm
just
curious,
because
I've
been
promoting
this
public
hearing
that
counselor
campbell
had
already
put
in
the
books
back
in
december,
and
we
were
going
to
be
talking
about
issues
that
a
lot
of
the
folks
out
in
the
community
have
been
talking
about.
E
So
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
just
kind
of
the
process
like
are:
are
we
now
moving
straight
into
an
ordinance
when
this
was
already
filed?
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
how
that
worked.
Then?
What
role
will
the
community
play
in
informing
this
ordinance
if
we're
moving
straight
into
an
ordinance?
E
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
like
how
are
we
bypassing
community
voice
in
this
process,
and
we,
I
know
on
my
end,
there
have
been
a
lot
of
community
organizations
that
have
been
talking
about
this
issue
for
a
while
and
so
just
curious
about
this
process
and
how
we're
moving
straight
into
an
ordinance.
And
how
do
we
get
here
if
you
could
just
provide
some
clarity
for
me,
that
would
be
great.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
council
mejia
with
all
of
our
dockets.
If
it's
assigned
to
a
committee,
there
will
be
a
hearing
and
the
public
will
have
ample
opportunity
to
weigh
in
the
same
is
true
with
this
ordinance,
so
any
docket
that
is
before
this
body
in
a
committee
will
have
a
public
hearing
or
should
have
a
public
hearing,
and
so
the
same
will
be
true
for
this
ordinance.
A
E
A
Conversation
was
defiled
in
december
and
was
not
voted
on
by
the
end
of
the
year.
That
docket
doesn't
exist
anymore.
Remember
so
everything
that
didn't
get
voted
on
and
passed
by
the
body.
It
doesn't
exist
anymore,
so
I'm
not
sure
which
docket
you're
referring
to,
but
either
we
took
action
on
it
or
it.
E
A
It's
a
docket
before
this
body
we
will
have
a
hearing.
So
if
there
are
going
to
be
two
different
hearings,
there
could
be
so
maybe
there's
a
hearing
in
public
health
around
that
particular
docket.
This
hearing,
because
it's
an
ordinance,
would
go
into
government
ops
and
we
will
have
a
hearing
in
the
government's
arts,
but
in
any
case
the
public
will
have
ample
opportunity
to
participate.
J
Are
you
good?
I'm
I'm
happy
just
to
expand
a
tiny
bit
more.
I
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
time,
but,
as
I
reference
in
my
earlier
comments,
this
is
really
meant
to
complement
the
efforts
and
the
conversations
that
are
ongoing,
but
to
provide
some
specific
parameters
and
to
move
forward
a
piece
of
legislation
that
will
give
a
little
more
urgency
to
to
the
what
we're
seeing
happening
from
the
state.
I
mean
the
rollout
process
in
general.
I
think,
deserves
conversation
on
many
many
aspects
of
it.
J
My
understanding
and,
of
course,
happy
to
will
look
to
participate
in
the
hearing
that
that
you
have
been
promoting
and
that
the
the
lead
sponsors
have
been
scheduling
and
preparing
for,
and
I'm
sure
there
will.
That
will
encompass
a
whole
range
of
topics
in
addition
to
the
parameters
around
a
vaccination
site
in
every
neighborhood
and
the
other
specific
requirements
of
this
ordinance.
P
Thank
you,
madam.
Madam
president,
I
believe
what
councilman
he
is
trying
to
refer
to
his
rule
15
and
whether
or
not
the
rule
15
violation,
a
matter
filed
already
that's
beyond
my
pay
grade.
I
just
wanted
to
talk
about
specifically.
P
If
we're
spending
every
meeting
talking
about
vaccines,
I
think
that's
the
correct
conversation
to
have
frankly
we're
in
a
situation
right
now
where
our
communities
are
not
receiving
the
vaccinations,
they
need
there's
multiple
vaccinations,
there's
a
lot
of,
and
I
think
that
so
to
be
clear,
there's
a
hearing
schedule
for
february
9th
at
1
pm.
P
So
if
you're
watching
this,
you
should
watch
that
hearing
and
you
should
attend
where
we
really
need
a
lot
of
education
for
our
community,
specifically
about
what
the
vaccine
is,
but
also
how
to
receive
it,
and
I
think
what
this
ordinance
is
is
pushing
at.
Is
that
folks
aren't
able
to
receive
it
they're.
Just
it's
not
it's
not
available
in
the
way
that
it
needs
to
be
available.
Even
if
you
know
that
you
want
it,
and
you
know
that
you
need
it
and
I
think
that's
an
important
conversation
for
us
to
have.
So.
P
I
commend
the
maker
for
for
moving
forward
on
this
ordinance.
I
think
it's
a
good
thing
for
us
to
mandate.
Frankly,
the
data
and
the
information
that
we
need,
whether
or
not
it's
a
rule,
15
or
whatever
I
didn't
raise
that
I
don't
know
whether
or
not
it
is
there
isn't,
but
I
think
that's
what
councilor
mejia
was
trying
to
to
get
to,
and
I
just
wanted
to
help
her
with
that,
but
in
terms
of
the
vaccine
conversation,
I
think
this
is
great.
P
I
would
like
to
add
my
name
to
it
depending
on
whether
or
not
there's
a
ruling
made
on
that,
but
I
would
like
to
add
my
name
to
this.
I
think
that
vaccines
are
important
conversation
and
I
thank
councillor
wu
for
bringing
an
ordinance
to
put
some
teeth
into
it.
Thank
you.
C
Yes,
that
that's
that's
the
exact
difference,
the
difference
is
one
was
in
order
for
hearing
and
the
other
is
inordinate
is
for
an
ordinance,
and
so,
although
they
are
the
same
topics
as
you
look
back
on
many
of
the
covert
19
dockets
that
were
filed,
you
know
each
one
seemed
to
have
like
a
slightly
different
twist.
So
therefore
we
didn't
eliminate
them.
C
We
just
added
them
to
the
discussion,
but
in
this
instance,
because
one
is
an
ordinance
and
one
was
a
call
for
hearing
because
we
you
know,
we
did
look
at
this
very
closely
to
make
sure
that
rule
15
was
not
applying
to
this
or
was
it
applying,
but
it
it
does
not
apply.
In
this
instance,.
A
And
let
me
also
just
add:
this
is
a
good
reminder
for
all
of
us
to
be
extra
careful
about
language.
We
could
have
a
zillion
hearings
on
cove
alone.
There
are
so
many
issues
that
are
before
that
are
a
challenge
in
our
city.
Everything
is
at
a
a
breaking
point,
so
we
could
have
zillions
of
hearings
on
each
of
these
issues
really
important,
particularly
as
we're
looking
to
refile
certain
things
that
we
are
being
a
little
more
strategic
around.
Is
this
something
that
I
could
partner
with
someone
else
they
filed
this
last
year?
A
I
filed
this
last
year.
Maybe
we
can
combine
it
into
one
docket
and
not
have
a
zillion
hearings.
I
want
to
remind
all
of
us
that
these
hearings
remotely
have
gone
on
extra
long,
we're
not
in
the
chamber.
We
have
several
members
who
serve
on
panels.
We
have
a
lot
of
interest
in
terms
of
public
who
testifies
and
what
has
been.
The
exception
is
now
the
rule,
and
that
is
a
heavy
heavy
burden,
particularly
for
central
staff.
So
I
do
want
to
encourage
folks.
This
is
the
beginning
of
the
year.
A
I
know
a
lot
of
people
are
doing
their
refiles.
Please
take
a
look
see
if
there's
an
opportunity
to
partner
if
it's
similar
to
another
hearing
that
was
already
done.
We
don't
need
to
have
two
three
four
dockets
all
talking
about
the
same
thing,
so
please
just
be
mindful
of
that
and
remember
that
every
time
we
have
a
four
five
six
hour
hearing,
that
that
is
a
great
burden
on
everyone
who
is
behind
us,
not
just
your
individual
staff
teams
but
central
staff
as
well.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
that
question.
Councilman.
A
N
You,
madame
president,
I
just
want
to
expand
on
that.
I
concur
with
my
colleague
on
the
rule
15
issue
and
I
think
it's
important
particularly
for
the
newer
members
just
to
continue
to
refresh
themselves
with
the
council
rules,
but
in
particular
that
particular
rule
pertains
to
matters
filed
in
the
same
calendar
year.
I
think
through
the
chair.
I
think
council
media
referenced
something
being
filed
in
december
of
2020.
That
therein
lies
the
distinction
in
addition,
took
all
colleagues
a
matter.
N
That's
sort
of
similar
in
substance
and
nature
cannot
be
admitted
sort
of
under
the
guise
of
I
guess
of
an
amendment
if
you
will
so
if
it's
similar
in
substance
in
general,
it's
best
to
defer
to
the
original
lead,
sponsor
and
work
together
on
whether
it's
the
hearing
or
not.
So
I
just
I
concur
on
that,
because
we
can
continue
to
get
down
the
road
and
make
sure
that
I
think
that
rule
15
needs
to
be
strictly
enforced
and
the
onus
is
on
us
as
members,
but
also
may
through.
N
The
chair
may
consider
an
omnibus,
a
coveted
committee
to
be
able
to
sort
of
be
the
clearinghouse
for
all
things
covered,
just
in
light
of
all
the
twists
and
turns,
as
the
clerk
had
indicated
through
the
guise
of
an
amendment
iandor
on
under
the
auspice
of
of
covid,
lots
of
things
are
going
to
start
to
sort
of
cross.
I
guess
if
you
will,
and
so
just
to
be
cleaner
and
neater
from
a
legislative
standpoint
and
adhering
to
rule
15,
the
calendar.
A
P
I
think
we've
done
a
pretty
good
job,
making
sure
that,
when
we're
having
covered
conversations
that
we're
making
sure
that
they're
they're
timely
they're
on
specific
subjects,
we're
not
having
multiple
subjects
with
slight
outliers,
and
so
I
think
we've
done
pretty
well
at
that
and
again
I
just
want
to
commend
the
maker
for
for
tackling
a
very
important
issue
for
the
city.
Thank
you.
M
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
wasn't
really
originally
going
to
speak,
because
I
wanted
to
be
careful
that
things
didn't
get
political
when
we're
dealing
with
folks
with
respect
to
covid
vaccines
and
people
dying,
I
will
just
lift
up.
You
know
there
is
a
toll.
It
takes
on
central
staff
to
hold
a
whole
host
of
hearings
with
respect
to
the
same
topic.
There's
a
toll
it
takes
on
our
team.
Then,
of
course
there's
a
toll.
M
It
takes
on
those
who
are
participating
in
the
hearings,
residents,
of
course,
that
we
ask
to
come
and
participate
as
well
as
those
who
are
the
experts
right
who
are
going
to
show
up
on
a
particular
hearing
in
this
particular
case.
I
do
recognize
that
this
is
an
ordinance
that
will
go
to
government
operations.
M
We
filed
a
hearing
order
and
I
filed
a
hearing
on
in
december.
We
filed
it
this
year
covering
the
same
exact.
Exact
topics
didn't
include
specifics
just
yet,
because
we
thought
it
was
extremely
important
to
have
conversation
with
residents
first
folks
on
the
ground,
but
also
to
have
a
conversation
with
our
health
commission
officials
and
others
not
just
about
location.
Of
course,
of
where
we
place
sites
for
folks
to
get
vaccinated,
yes,
we
are
not
doing
an
excellent
job.
M
We
have
been
sounding
the
alarm
I,
along
with
my
team
since
the
very
beginning,
it's
been
just
beyond
troubling
we're
still
behind
when
it
comes
to
testing
as
well
sites
the
delays
and
response,
you
name
it
more
work
to
do,
but
the
goal
of
the
initial
hearing
was
also
to
say:
we
need
a
multilingual,
culturally
competent
strategy.
M
I
will
tell
you
one
thing
I
do
want
to
add
if
it's
maybe
this
is
through
the
chair
of
public
health
and
the
chair
of
government
operations
to
bring
the
hearing
orders
together
in
some
way.
I
don't
know,
but
I
do
think
it
would
be
a
total
mistake
to
try
to
hold
two
hearings
on
the
same
topic
when
one
seems
to
be
a
subset
of
the
other,
just
my
thoughts
as
the
the
original
lead
sponsor
on
it
as
folks
lift
up
rule
15..
M
A
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
councillor
edwards
council
o'malley,
council
of
flaherty
councillor
of
voyo
councilman
mejia
campbell
councillor
bob
councillor
braden
councillor
mejia,
I
have
you
have
a
question-
is
frozen
counselor
we're
not
at
discussion
right
now,
counselor
flynn.
A
A
A
The
chair
recognizes
councilman
here
councilman.
Here
you
have
a
floor.
E
A
We're
going
to
function,
yes,
government
ops
will
have
the
hearing
on
this,
because
this
is
an
ordinance,
so
this
will
definitely
go
to
the
government
ops,
I
one.
Yes,
I'm
not
one
for
joint
hearings
of
two
committees
coming
together.
It's
not
an
easy
thing
to
undertake,
particularly
for
again
the
people
behind
the
scenes
who
are
doing
the
work
to
make
us
out
front
look
good.
It
is
very
difficult
to
do
these
joint
hearings,
so
I
would
certainly
encourage
these.
A
These
are
this
is
the
issue
right
before
us,
so
I
would
certainly
encourage
that
these
hearings
that
you
do
coordinate,
maybe
there's
an
opportunity
to
have
the
first
hour,
be
the
public
health
committee
talking
about
the
hearing
order
and
then
maybe
the
second
hour
can
be
the
govops.
I
would
encourage
that
coordination,
but
they
will
be
two
separate
hearings
on
the
matter.
Two
separate
committees
is
that
helpful,
excellent
one.
A
Wonderful,
wonderful,
wonderful!
So
why
don't
we
move
on
nothing
to
worry
about
in
the
green
sheets,
just
yet
wonderful
and
so
we'll
move
on
to
the
consent
agenda
at
this
time
the
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
as
presented.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please.
H
I
G
I
I
G
I
A
Thank
you
so
much.
We
will
move
on
now
to
announcements,
a
show
of
blue
zones.
If
you
have
an
announcement,
the
chair
recognizes
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
royal,
you
have
the
floor.
P
Thank
you.
Madame
chairman,
this
announcement
is
a
sad
one.
It's
on
behalf
of
elias
akiki,
who
does
business
in
my
neighborhood,
was
the
high
park.
Business
of
the
year
has
brought
his
uncle,
who
was
part
of
starting
that
company
in
the
70s,
with
his
parents
passed
away
and
we
weren't
able
to
get
his
name
in
time
to
be
closed
in
memory
of
him.
P
P
They
are
one
of
the
businesses
that
I
depend
on
frankly,
as
community
neighbors
just
this
this
winter
they
were
driving
santa
claus
around
on
the
back
of
its
househouse,
and
so
they
are
the
kind
of
folks
that
really
really
really
came
to
america
wanted
to
make
america
home,
but
also
wanted
to
make
it
better
than
they
found
it,
and
he
was
one
of
the
folks
who
really
did
the
work
to
do
that,
and
so
it's
a
great
loss
for
him
elias
aki,
but
also
for
his
mother,
because
that
is
her
brother.
P
So
I
would
like,
if
we
could
close
as
well
in
memory
of
mitchell
rohana.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I
will
be
very
brief,
but
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
and
remember
that
today
is
holocaust.
Remembrance
day
on
this.
On
this
day,
we
remember
in
honor
of
the
six
million
jews
and
millions
of
others
that
were
killed
by
the
nazis
during
the
holocaust
and
we
honor
those
who
survived.
F
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
The
chair,
no
other
announcements.
Yes,
counselor
savvy
george,
the
chair
recognizes
counselor
savvy
george.
O
Thank
you
again,
madam
president,
sorry
for
not
having
my
camera
on.
I
would
like
to
take
this
moment
just
to
congratulate
my
chief
of
staff,
jessica
rodriguez,
her
grandmother,
ms
rodriguez
hovell
made
became
a
u.s
citizen
officially
earlier
this
week
and
just
would
like
to
wish
her
congratulations
and
a
moment
of
sort
of
celebration
for
for
that.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
A
In
particular,
I
want
to
shout
out
michaela
parkin,
who
is
well
was
my
policy
director
and
she
has
been
promoted
to
deputy
chief
of
staff,
so
I
just
wanted
to
give
her
a
public
shout
out
very
proud
of
her
and
the
work
that
she
has
been
doing
for
my
team
and
so
just
wanted
to
give
her
that
that
public
acknowledgement
so
and
many
of
you
have
had
the
chance
to
work
with
michaela
as
my
policy
director,
certainly
our
clerk
and
our
folks
behind
the
scenes,
as
we
prep
for
these
meetings.