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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on July 8, 2020
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Boston City Council Meeting on July 8, 2020
A
A
C
Thank
you
so
much
I've
been
informed
by
our
clerk
that
we
have
a
quorum,
so
we
will
begin
our
meeting
as
we
usually
do
with
clergy.
We're
grateful
to
have
a
rabbi
with
us
and
to
introduce
her.
I
will
be
counselor
brock
hamsterbach.
You
have
the
floor.
After
the
invocation.
We
will
do
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
D
D
rabbi
zechar,
is
the
first
woman
to
lead
that
community
and
she's
also
a
leader
in
the
national
jewish
reform
movement
and
someone.
I
learned:
who's
actually
developed
a
number
of
prayers
and
prayer
books,
so
we're
especially
lucky
to
have
her
providing
our
benediction
today.
On
a
personal
note,
I
think
it's
come
up
before
that.
Well,
I
was
raised
christian.
I
was
raised
with
jewish
god,
parents
who
were
members
at
temple,
israel,
and
so
I
do
think
of
it.
D
E
You
and
I'm
so
I'm
so
honored
and
glad
to
to
be
present
again
in
in
these
chambers
when
we
are
in
our
boxes.
And
yet
what
a
prayer
reminds
us
is
that
we
are
all
interconnected
and
even
in
this
austere
group,
even
if
you
reach
out
and
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
reach
out
beyond
your
box,
go
ahead,
reach
out
beyond
your
box
and
you're
going
to
see
how
we
actually
are
all
connected
to
one
another.
E
Even
though
there
might
seem
that
something
is
separating
all
of
us
and
I
turned
to
the
psalmist
and
they
were
the
ones
with
really
the
first
ones
who
really
thought
about
what
is
prayer
and
how
do
we
express
prayer
and
they
recognize
that
our
whole
bodies
here
we
are
our
whole
bodies-
can
can
express
and
express
gratitude
and
praise
god
and
in
the
15th
psalm
the
15th
psalm
asks.
Okay,
you
can
put
your
hands
down
now,
it's
hard
okay,
but
you
get
the
idea.
E
E
E
G
C
C
Wonderful,
wonderful,
have
we
been
joined
by
campbell,
not
yet
okay.
Well,
I
I
wanted
to
thank
you
rabbi
and
certainly
you're
welcome
to
to
stay
if
you
like,
but
you
are
also
free
to
go.
We
certainly
appreciate
those
words
and
that
exercise
of
how
connected
we
all
are.
I
know
as
we're
coming
back
from
the
holiday
weekend.
C
Everyone
on
central
staff,
but
especially
michelle
goldberg
and
shane
pack,
they've
done
incredible
work
over
the
past
several
months
and
I
wanted
to
thank
them
publicly.
In
addition,
I
am
thrilled
to
share
that.
Our
very
own,
shane
pack
will
officially
step
into
the
role
of
senior
legislative
assistant
and
budget
analyst.
C
C
C
I
know
I
can
speak
confidently
when
I
say
that
this
body
remains
committed
to
doing
the
work
long
after
the
budget
vote,
so
that
we
will
continue
to
fight
for
just
an
equitable
boston
for
all
residents,
and
I'm
truly
grateful
that
I
get
to
do
this
work
with
all
of
you.
So
with
that
said,
let's
get
to
work,
we
will
go
follow
our
agenda
and
the
first
order
of
business
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
If
there
are
no
corrections
to
be
made,
the
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
will
stand
as
approved.
C
A
A
An
amount
of
120
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
harrison
albany
block
public
benefit
fund
awarded
by
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
to
be
administered
by
the
boston
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
purchase
and
installation
of
cameras
at
o'day
park,
blackstone
square
franklin
square
in
the
south
end
under
cooperation
agreements
between
mept
lmp,
gambrock
llc
and
the
boston
redevelopment
authority.
C
A
Thank
you,
dr
zero.
Eight
three
two
message
and
auto
authorize
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
extended
amount
of
forty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
art
lab
cooperative
agreement
awarded
by
the
harvard
university
office
of
general
counsel
administered
by
the
office
of
arts
and
culture.
The
grantful
fund.
A
A
A
A
sentence
the
grant
will
fund
the
remaining
amount
of
ten
thousand
dollars
per
year
for
five
years
to
the
boston
cultural
opportunity
fund.
The
benefit
of
the
austin
brighton
community
art
lab
grant
will
support
career
development
of
austin,
brighton
artists
and
free
community
arts.
Experiences
to
austin
brighton
residents.
C
G
I
would
like
to.
I
would
like
to
make
motion
to
suspend
and
pass
docket
zero.
Eight
three
two,
it's
ten
ten
thousand
dollars
a
year
over
four
years,
short
money
and
it
will
benefit.
I'm
sure
all
council
braden
is
on
board
with
this.
One
here
benefit
directly
also
brighton,
addison,
that
in
the
community
community
residence.
So
I'd
like
to
suspend
and
pass
0832.
C
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
baker
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
three
two,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
and
docket
zero.
Eight
three
two
has
been
passed
before
we
move
on.
I
think
we've
been
joined
by
councillor
campbell,
madam
clerk,
could
you
please
update
the
attendance
to
reflect
that
councilor
campbell
has
joined
us?
Absolutely
wonderful.
C
A
Thank
you,
madam
president,
dock
at
zero,
eight
three
three
notices
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
mcdonald.
As
a
deputy
city
auditor,
effective,
may
30th
2020.
docket
number
zero.
Eight
three
four
noticed
to
succeed
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
john
dempsey
as
commissioner
of
the
boston
fire
department,
effective
april
13,
2020
and
docket
number
0835
communication
was
received
from
tim
davis,
deputy
director
of
policy
development
and
research
division.
Regarding
the
submissions
of
the
report
on
the
ordinance
allowing
short-term
residential
rentals
in
the
city
of
boston.
C
A
C
I
I
I
It
also
guarantees
that
persons
with
disabilities
are
entitled
to
the
same
rights
as
those
without
disabilities
and
provides
construction
standards
on
building
accessibility
in
the
city.
We
work
to
support
our
persons
with
disabilities.
Also,
the
disabilities
commission
works
with
individuals
with
disabilities
to
ensure
that
they
have
full
and
equal
participation
in
all
aspects
of
life,
as
well
as
work
to
address
ada
compliance
in
accessibility
improvements
in
city
hall.
We
have
an
exceptional
mayor's
office
on
commission
with
disabilities.
They
do
a
tremendous
job
in
this
city,
under
the
leadership
of
commissioner
mccrush.
I
The
office
of
language
and
communication
access
also
works
to
ensure
that
all
city
departments
have
translation
and
interpretation
services
for
non-english
speaking
residents
in
residents
with
disabilities
as
well.
On
the
30th
anniversary
of
the
passage
of
ada,
it
is
important
that
we
again
affirm
that
persons
with
disabilities
deserve
to
be
treated
with
dignity
and
respect.
I
hope
that
we
can
suspend
and
pass
this
resolution
today.
C
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
thank
you
to
flynn
for
including
me
on
this
resolution
passing
the
ada
30
years
ago,
mark
the
beginning
of
our
society's
efforts
to
rethink
what
it
means
to
be
a
person
with
a
disability
and
what
it
means
to
live
in
a
world
that
was
not
built
with
them
in
mind.
I
am
particularly
concerned
with
the
barriers
our
students
with
disabilities
have
when
trying
to
access
education
that
supports
and
celebrates
them.
I've
filed
hearing
orders
on
inclusion
and
dyslexia
services
and
bps.
J
I'm
also
concerned
about
our
autistic
students,
as
well
as
the
quality
of
our
special
education,
supports
across
the
board
for
our
students
with
ieps
and
504s.
This
anniversary
is
a
reminder
that
we
still
have
so
much
more
work
to
do
to
make
public
education,
in
particular
in
our
city,
more
accessible
for
all,
truly
accessible
for
all.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you.
Councillor
flynn.
C
K
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Please
add
my
name
and
appreciate
the
work
of
the
sponsors.
I
know
that
the
council
fund
and
I
have
done
a
lot
of
work
dating
back
to
saint
pauletta's,
to
st
simon
cyrene,
around
best
buddies,
so
very
timely
and
appreciate
the
work
that
we've
done
as
a
body
and
as
a
city
in
the
space
so
appreciate
it,
and
I
look
forward
to
getting
this
adopted
today.
C
Thank
you
so
much
so
much
anyone
else,
looking
to
add
their
name
show
of
physical
hands.
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
brayden
councillor
o'malley
counselor
campbell
councillor
edwards,
councillor,
arroyo,
council
of
flaherty
council
of
wu
council
mejia
councillor
baker,
councillor
bach
the
chair,
I
did
I
get
everyone.
I
think
I
got
everyone.
The
boxes
were
moving
and
the
chair.
C
Thank
you!
So
much
councilors
flynn
and
counselor
assabe
george
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight
three
seven,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
the
eyes:
have
it
docket
zero?
Eight
three
seven
has
been
adopted.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
be
back
at
zero?
Eight
three,
eight.
C
L
L
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
of
course
thank
you
to
my
co-sponsors.
Counselors
edwards
and
council
councillors,
edwards
and
bach
for
your
partnership
and
your
leadership
with
respect
to
housing.
Issues
stable
and
affordable
housing
is
a
critical
piece
of
healthy,
safe
communities,
especially
while
we're
in
the
midst
of
a
public
health
crisis,
and
we
must
treat
it
as
essential.
The
statewide
eviction
moratorium,
which
was
passed
on
april
20th,
has
helped
thousands
of
people
stay
in
their
homes
while
facing
serious
economic
hardship
due
to
job
loss,
health
issues
in
hospital
bills
and
so
much
more.
L
The
state
moratorium
is
stopping
most
eviction.
The
state's
moratorium,
stopping
most
evictions,
will
last
until
august,
18th
or
until
45
days
after
the
governor
lifts
the
state
of
emergency.
Whichever
comes
first
a
study
from
mapc
projects
that
at
this
time,
roughly
120
000
households
are
at
risk
of
being
unable
to
make
their
housing
payments.
L
Furthermore,
a
report
just
recently
from
city
life,
vita
obama
and
researchers
at
the
mit
at
massachusetts
institute
of
technology
mit
suggests
that
these
evictions
are
less
likely
to
disproportionately
affect,
of
course,
communities
of
color
and
particularly
black
communities.
Between
march
1st
and
april
20th,
the
weeks
in
which
the
covert
19
virus
was
spreading
in
massachusetts
and
before
the
eviction
moratorium
was
signed,
78
of
all
evictions
filed
in
boston
were
in
census,
tracts
where
the
majority
of
residents
are
people
of
color.
L
Many
of
those
residents
of
matapan,
dorchester,
roxbury
and
hyde
park
where
island
rates
are
the
highest,
are
already
living
closer
to
poverty,
with
lower
median
incomes
than
the
city
as
a
whole
and
less
accumulated
wealth.
As
a
city
at
the
city
level,
we
have
a
rental
relief
program
that
works,
of
course,
for
tenants
and
landlords
to
make
up
the
rents,
tenants
can't
pay,
but
that
works
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
So
I'm
hoping
all
of
my
colleagues
will
sign
on
to
this
resolution.
L
I
also
want
to
thank
representative
mike
connolly
and
kevin
honan
for
bill
h4624,
which
also
extends
the
moratorium
and-
and
I
hope
all
my
colleagues
will
support
this-
it's
extremely
pressing-
I
think
you
all
understand
the
magnitude
of
this
issue
and
how
communities
of
color,
particularly
residents
and
low-income
workers,
are
suffering
right
now.
So
this
is
something
quite
simple
that
we
can
do
to
support
them.
Thank
you
again
to
counselors,
edwards
and
bach
for
your
partnership.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Oh
ask
the
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage.
M
M
M
This
is
all
on
us
at
this
moment
we
did
not
control,
nor
did
we
create
coven,
but
the
how
we
respond
to
this
particular
crisis
should
speak
to
our
hearts,
our
political
will
and
our
moral
compass.
The
fact
is,
I
say
this
as
a
landlord
right.
I
say
this
as
a
landlord.
This
eviction
moratorium
needs
to
continue.
M
M
It
allows
for
people
having
up
to
15
units
to
tap
into
that
fund
and
by
tapping
into
that
fund
you
will
commit
not
to
raise
your
rents
or
evict
these
individual
individuals
in
your
in
your
property.
It
it
is
balanced.
It
looks
at
the
long-term
impacts
financially
on
landlords
as
well
as
tenants.
The
fact
is,
we
are
in
this
together.
All
of
us
in
some
way
shape
or
form
owe
more
money
as
landlords
property
owners
to
the
banks
as
tenants
to
the
landlords.
M
We
should
be
seeing
this
as
a
moment
for
us
to
come
together
to
hold
institutions
that
hold
all
of
our
debts
more
accountable,
instead
of
as
a
moment
to
fight
against
each
other.
The
fact
is,
there
are
good,
hard-working
people
who
are
unable
to
pay
rent
due
to
covet.
Yes,
there
are
some
bad
actors
who
have
misinterpreted
this
law
and
misinterpreted
the
point
of
this
to
say
I
don't
have
to
pay
rent.
No
one
has
said
you
do
not
have
to
pay
rent.
M
If
you
can
pay
it
most
people
have
said
you
should
not
be
evicted
if
due
to
covid,
you
cannot
pay
your
rent,
and
I
stand
firmly
by
that.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is,
we
are
dealing
with
an
eviction
tsunami
before
koben,
with
a
million
people
already
having
eviction
records
in
massachusetts
before
kogan.
M
We
have
no
one
to
blame,
but
ourselves
as
policy
makers.
If
we
allow
this
moratorium
to
expire
and
for
us
to
look
at
and
wonder
what's
going
on
in
our
neighborhoods,
we
should
be.
I
personally
think
that
we
should
be
doing
everything
we
can
to
expand
it,
to
extend
it
and
also
provide
the
financial
relief
to
landlords
small
landlords,
especially
to
make
sure
that
they
can
also
continue
to
be
homeowners.
So
I
stand
firmly
and
I'm
excited.
C
D
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
I
also
want
to
add
my
thanks
to
counselor
campbell
for
originating
this
and
counselor
edwards
for
her
leadership
on
this
issue.
Both
my
colleagues
have
said
so
much
already.
I
I
just
wanna.
I
wanna
underline
picking
up
on
the
tsunami
point
that
councilor
edwards
was
making
that
we're
worrying
right
now
about
a
second
wave
of
kovid,
and
there
is
a
you
know:
there's
a
fundamental
sort
of
natural
component
of
that
right.
D
D
D
It's
incumbent
upon
us
to
pass.
You
know,
representative,
connolly
and
honan's
bill,
but
even
and
their
bill
structurally,
I
think,
does
a
lot
of
important
things
that
go
beyond
a
mere
moratorium.
But
the
reason
I'm
so
glad
to
be
co-sponsoring
this
with
counselor
campbell
calling
for
an
extension
to
the
moratorium.
D
Now
is
that
you
know:
we've
got
people
who
are
sitting
in
fear
and
worry
right
now
with
that
august
18th
deadline
and,
frankly,
I
expect
the
wrangling
up
at
the
state
house
about
the
larger
bill
and
the
sort
of
bigger
structural
fix
to
this
to
be
something
that
happens
now
over
a
series
of
weeks.
We
should
at
least
give
those
people
the
assurance
of
an
extended
moratorium,
as
we
continue
to
have
that
conversation
about
how
we
how
we
lay
deeper
protections
permanently.
D
C
Show
of
hands
for
anyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
councillor
braden
councillor,
o'malley,
counselor,
sabi,
george
council,
mejia
council
arroyo,
councillor
wu
council
of
flaherty
and
please
also
add
the
chair
councillors.
Campbell
edwards
and
bach
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
0838.
C
D
D
As
everyone
knows,
a
12
million
dollar
reduction
to
the
city's
over
police
overtime
budget
was
included
in
the
mayor's
resubmitted
budget
that
we
voted
on
and
approved
on
june
24th,
and
the
reality
is
that
that
is
a
line
item
in
the
budget
that
is
allowed
legally
to
run
over
for
public
safety
reasons
and
we're
looking
and
we're.
Looking
at
several
years
of
history
in
which
our
overtime
budgets
have
run
over
and
as
I've
said
previously,
I
expect
that
we
will
find
out
soon.
D
Officially
that
we
had
a
significant
overrun
in
last
year's
overtime
budget,
perhaps
to
the
tune
of
about
8
million
or
so
so
for
us.
So
that's
a
challenge,
but
it
also
presents
an
opportunity
because
it
means
that
if
we
could
actually
hold
the
line
on
this
year's
police
overtime
budget
to
the
amount
that
the
administration
has
budgeted,
we
could
potentially
save
as
much
as
20
million
dollars
right
instead
of
just
the
12..
But
for
us
to
do
that.
The
city
needs
to
have
a
plan
and
that
plan
needs
to
be
intensely
monitored.
D
And
so
I'm
calling
for
a
hearing
today
for
us
to
hear
from
the
administration
about
what
their
plan
is
and
and
really
push
them
on.
Not
just
you
know,
there's
a
piece
of
this
that
we
might
be
able
to
get
through
the
fact
that
there
are
covered
large
events
cancelled.
But
when
we
looked
at
the
overall
distribution
of
overtime
in
our
budget,
those
special
events
over
time
is
not
enough
to
take
to
to
make
this
kind
of
a
savings.
So
we
need
to
be
looking
at
structurally.
D
We
are
going
to
be
looking
at
declining
revenues
and
every
dollar
that
we
run
over
for
this
overtime
is
dollars
that
we
can't
move
into
the
other
critical
priorities
of
the
city
and
specifically,
the
kind
of
investments
in
community
care
and
community
solutions
to
public
safety.
That
we've
all
been
talking
about,
and
so
many
advocates
have
been
talking
about,
so
I
see
this
as
the
continuing
work
of
the
budget.
D
Our
president
talked
about
the
fact
that
nothing's
over
after
a
vote-
and
it's
definitely
continuing
today
and
our
plan-
will
be
to
hold
this
hearing
to
solicit
a
plan
and
then
to
hold
quarterly
hearings
all
year
to
track
where
we
are
on
the
overtime
budget,
so
that
we
are
not
surprised
next
spring
or
summer
by
where
we've
ended
up
so
yeah.
So
I
I
look
forward
to
holding
this
hearing
in
the
very
near
future.
Thank
you,
madam
thank.
L
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
councillor,
bach,
of
course,
for
the
partnership
and
your
leadership
with
the
ways
and
means
committee.
I
look
forward
to
not
only
this
hearing,
but
also
the
quarterly
hearings
and
updates,
consisting
updates
that
we
can
provide
to
the
public
on
this
on
this
critical
issue.
L
While
I
would
have
liked
to
see
a
greater
reallocation
of
these
dollars
in
the
fy
21
budget,
the
mayor's
budget
makes
the
commitment
to
reduce
the
police
overtime
budget
by
12
12
million,
to
go
towards
other
departments.
I
think
there
absolutely
needs
to
continue
to
be
a
public
conversation
with
respect
to
that
so
really
excited
again
to
partner
on
this
hearing
order
with
you.
L
L
We
have
to
also
talk
about
the
provisions
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreement.
I
know
we're
going
to
talk
about
that
hearing
order
next,
but
starting
with
looking
at
the
four-hour
minimum,
the
cost
with
respect
to
details
and
possibly
the
exorbitant
cost
there
related
to
some
things
that
we
were
unaware
of,
maybe
at
some
point
were
happening
in
terms
of
double
dipping
or
something
that
was
some
things
that
are
very
concerning.
L
I
see
reallocating
12
million
from
the
police
overtime
as
a
bare
minimum
shift
in
resources
that
we
can
start
with
this
year.
But
I
do
think-
and
you
said
this
as
well-
we
need
to
make
structural
changes
now
to
ensure
we
can
continue
to
reduce
these
exorbitant
overtime
costs
over
the
next
several
years
and
reinvest
these
resources
and
other
efforts
to
improve
public
safety,
public
health
and
systemic
inequities
in
communities
in
the
city,
but
also
communities
of
color.
Thank
you
for
the
partnership
and
thank
you,
madam
president,.
N
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president.
Thank
you
again
to
my
dear
colleagues
and
friends,
the
district
councilors
from
beacon
hill
and
matapan,
the
chairwomen
of
the
committee
on
ways
and
means,
as
well
as
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
for
their
leadership
and
partnership
across
the
country
and
in
boston
advocates,
are
calling
for
transparency,
accountability
and
justice
and
our
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
throughout
the
budget
process
which
we
just
concluded.
N
We've
had
an
important
conversation
on
the
distribution
of
public
funds,
as
we
have
a
conversation
about
reimagining
what
public
safety
looks
like
in
our
city
now.
Structural
changes
here
include
a
review
assessment
and
council
oversight
of
the
boston
police
department's
overtime
budget
in
his
resubmittal.
As
has
been
said,
mayor
walsh,
committed
to
reallocating
20
of
the
police
overtime
spending
in
the
fy
21
budget,
and
that
was
an
important
starting
point,
but
we
will
need
to
also
discuss
the
long-term
implementation
of
this
reallocation
for
future
fiscal
years.
N
Now,
it's
important
to
recognize
the
mechanisms
currently
in
place
which
have
contributed
to
an
84
increase
of
the
overtime
budget.
Since
I
was
first
elected
to
this
body,
and
many
of
these
mechanisms
are
dictated
by
state
law
or
city
policy
or
some
things
in
the
collective
bargaining
agreement,
but
as
we
talk
about
strategies
for
reform,
it's
important
to
have
these
conversations
and,
more
importantly,
to
have
these
opportunities
for
check-ins
throughout
the
course
of
the
year.
N
While
this
council
does
not
have
a
literal
seat
at
this
table,
we're
able
to
push
for
better
and
much
needed
structural
reforms
through
these
discussions
and,
ultimately
our
work
in
the
weeks
months
ahead.
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president.
Thank
you
to
the
two
co-sponsors
for
their
leadership
and
looking
forward
to
getting
to
work.
C
K
Thank
you
president.
Please
add
my
name.
These
hearings
are
opportunities
opportunities
for
us
to
learn
about
the
strategic
plans
to
reduce
overtime
costs,
as
well
as
opportunities
to
collaborate
with
a
variety
of
stakeholders,
including
the
police,
the
administration,
members
of
the
public
and
subject
matter
experts.
K
Yes,
I
had,
I
had
my
scanner
on
this
weekend:
complete
chaos
in
some
of
our
neighborhoods,
with
close
to
half
a
dozen
homicides
13
non-fatal
shootings,
10,
non-fatal
stabbings,
and
it
just
it
was
call
after
call
after
call
after
call,
and
so
don't
envy
the
position
that
they're
in
in
the
situations
that
they
get
thrust
into.
But
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
going
into
this
with
our
eyes
open
that
clearly
there
are
some
issues
that
need
to
be
addressed
to
control
overtime
costs.
K
There's
got
to
be
a
better
collaboration,
particularly
on
the
mental
health,
in
the
substance
abuse
side,
to
eliminate
situations
that
our
offices
are
finding
themselves
in.
But
the
facts
are
what
they
are,
which
is
those
911
calls
continue
to
come
in.
The
men
and
women
of
our
police
department
are
are
asked
to
handle
those
calls,
and
so
I
think
a
good
start
from
this
body
would
be
each
one
of
us.
K
Does
a
ride-along
or
two
or
three,
and
also
get
those
trip
sheets
every
month
and
start
to
kind
of
get
our
sense.
Get
our
heads
and
hands
around
the
volume
of
calls
that
come
in
and,
more
importantly,
the
nature
of
those
calls
because
we're
getting
conflicting
reports.
We
get
some
folks
in
in
organizations
that
and
advocacy
groups
that
don't
want.
K
D
K
K
It
starts
with
us
understanding
exactly
the
types
of
calls
that
come
in
and
also
the
type
of
of
job
that
the
men
and
women
of
our
police
department
are
doing
so
we're
going
into
this
with,
with
our
eyes
wide
open,
as
we
talk
about
trying
to
find
ways
to
reduce
overtime
costs.
Thank
you,
and
please
have
my
name.
C
O
One
of
the
things
that
our
office
learned
and
tried
hard
to
communicate
to
people
is
that
the
cut
in
overtime
spending
doesn't
really
mean
a
cut
in
the
actual
use
of
overtime.
In
fact,
if
the
boston
police
department
needs
more
overtime
funding,
then
we
budgeted
it
still.
We
would
still
have
to
pay
for
it.
So
what
we
really
need
to
be
mindful
about
is
how
we're
finding
ways
to
actually
reduce
police
use
of
overtime.
O
I
hope
this
hearing
will
be
a
time
for
us
to
learn
more
about
over
time
how
it's
used
for
how
long
and
why
it's
used
in
the
first
place.
I
look
forward
to
learning
and
being
an
active
participant
in
this
hearing
and
would
like
to
thank
counselors
bach
and
campbell
for
bringing
this
forward.
I
just
wanted
to
say
one
two
things
that
made
me
think
about.
O
So
many
people
who
are
unemployed
right
now,
and
I
look
at
the
details
when
people
are
fixing
potholes,
I'm
just
wondering
what
the
level
of
expertise
is,
that
that
is
required
to
do
that
type
of
detail.
And
what
opportunities
do
we
have
to
create
employment
opportunities
for
folks
as
alternates
to
to
kind
of
man?
Those
details?
O
I
think
that
you
know
these
times
require
us
to
be
really
creative
about
how
we're
going
to
go
about
addressing
these
issues
and
making
sure
that
that
we
are
really
mindful
of
the
social,
emotional
and
mental
well-being
of
our
police
officers,
so
that
they're
able
to
interact
with
folks
in
ways
that
are
healthy
as
well.
So
I
think
that
this
conversation
is
going
to
be
robust
and
I'm
here
for
all
of
it.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and,
madam
president,
please
add
my
name
and
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
comments
of
council,
flaherty
and
council
of
mejia.
I
think
we
also
want
to
factor
in
you
know
what
are
the?
What
is
the
plan
for
boston
police
as
it
relates
to
many
many
offices
potentially
retiring
over
the
next
year?
Have
they
reached
that
age?
I
Have
they
reached
the
number
of
years,
and
is
there
a
good
estimate
on
the
potential
of
of
50
people
or
100
people
retiring
as
boston
police
officers
over
the
next
year?
What
impact
does
that
have
on
our
manning
levels?
What
impact
does
that
have
on
on
overtime
as
well?
So
that's
those
are
important
issues
we
want
to
make
sure
the
city
is
safe
and
if
we
have
a
lot
of
potential
retirees
coming
on
board
over
the
next
12
months
or
18
months,
that's
something
we
should
really
factor
in
and
then.
I
My
second
point,
madam,
madam
president,
is
like
all
the
city
councils
that
go
to
that
go
to
community
meetings
almost
every
night.
The
first
person
that
speaks
at
the
community
meeting
is
usually
the
community
service
officer
who
provides
an
update
on
crime,
crime,
stats
or
trends
in
the
neighborhood,
and
what
to
look
for
and
how
we're
working
closely
with
the
residents,
but
that
community
service
officer
program
is
exceptional
in
this
city
residents,
love
them
residents,
enabled
organizations
depend
on
them
for
their
expertise
and
working
closely
with
the
residents.
I
So
I
would
also
like
to
see,
as
we
have
a
discussion
about
police
overtime,
what
impact
will
that
have
on
our
community
on
csos
and
the
critical
role
they
play
in
our
city
as
well,
because,
like
you
going
to
four
or
five
meetings
a
night
in
the
csos
of
the
also
providing
good
information
to
the
residents,
that's
also
about
building
trust,
that's
about
working
closely
with
the
residents
and
that's
community
policing.
So
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
those
two
issues
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
C
B
I
think,
if
we're
talking
about
as
fiscal
stewards
of
this
city
structurally
ensuring
that
we're
creating
overtime
measures
that
deal
with
the
fact
that
folks
shouldn't
be
working
90-hour
weeks.
I
think
you
know
if
we're
concerned
about
police
officer
safety.
If
we're
concerned
about
constituent
safety,
then
we
should
be
looking
at
that.
B
We
should
be
looking
at
whether
or
not
there's
caps
on
how
many
days,
how
many
weeks
you
can
work
90
hours,
which
I
don't
believe
there
actually
are,
and
so,
when
we're
talking
about
how
much
overtime
officers
are
allowed
to
take
or
are
mandated
to
take,
I
think
we
have
to
have
a
real
discussion
about
how
that
impacts
their
ability
to
be
effective
on
the
job.
I
would
also
just
stress
that
when
we
talk
about
police
overtime,
you
know
I
I've
spoken
to
captains
in
my
district.
B
And
so
when
we
talk
about
how
we
look
at
overtime
and
how
we
work
with
overtime,
I
don't
think
it's
a
choice
between
somebody's
going
to
answer
your
9-1-1
phone
call
or
somebody
or
you're,
going
to
get
a
busy
tone
right.
Like
that's,
not
a
that's,
not
a
real
argument,
and
I
think
we
really
have
to
discuss
how
we
look
at
structurally
taking
care
of
our
officers.
B
Health
when
it
comes
to
90-hour
work
weeks
and
how,
where
we
step
in
on
that
and
how
we
actually
fiscally
steward
the
city
where
we
have
a
department
that
routinely
runs
over
its
overtime
costs,
and
I
think
we
have
to
really
bear
in
and
and
dig
in
on
that
in
a
real
responsible
way
to
our
constituents
and
also
for
the
help
of
those
officers.
And
so
you
know.
B
I
just
want
to
thank
the
makers
for
for
doing
this
and
for
making
sure
that
we
look
at
this
policy
and
we
hold
them
to
the
overtime
that
we
budgeted
and
we
create
better
structures
to
do
that.
If
this
was
a
private
sector
job-
and
we
had
folks
who
were
putting
up
that
much
money
in
overtime,
we
would
we
would
question
our
business
model.
And
so
I
think
we
have
to
really.
D
B
C
K
Thank
you,
man,
just
a
footnote
on
on
on
the
on
the
comments
there,
a
lot
of
the
offices
in
in
b2,
b3
and
c11
they're,
ordered
in
just
for
minimum
staffing
levels
as
well
as
to
handle
the
volume
of
calls.
So
a
lot
of
them
don't
want
to
be
working
90
hours,
in
fact,
many
of
them
it's
time
away
from
their
own
children
and
or
the
ability
to
to
have
some
of
their
own
down
time
so
and
to
council
flynn's
point
earlier.
K
K
So
it's
an
interesting
point
that
council
fund
raised,
but
also
wanted
to
add
that
these
officers
don't
want
to
be
working
that
that
much
that
they
are,
and
unfortunately
they
get
ordered
in
by
the
command
staff
because
of
the
volume
of
activity
and
the
need
to
have
the
districts
covered.
So
I
appreciate
that
opportunity
to
to
just
add
a
further
comment.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
council
flaherty.
Anyone
else,
looking
to
add
their
name
show
of
physical
hands.
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
counselor
braden
councillor
sabi,
george
council,
mejia
council
of
flaherty
councillor
arroyo,
councillor
edwards,
counselor
wu.
Please
also
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Eight
three
nine
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
of
ways
and
means
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Eight
four
zero.
Madam
clerk.
A
D
D
Almost
every
issue
that
we've
discussed
in
terms
of
accountability
and
policing,
both
fiscal
accountability
and
accountability
around
how
force
is
used
in
our
city
and
on
our
behalf
that
has
come
up
over
the
last
six
weeks,
ties
back
in
some
way
or
other
to
the
police
contract,
and
I
count
us
as
in
a
fortunate
moment
in
the
city
in
the
sense
that,
as
we're
having
those
conversations,
our
police
contracts
have
come
up
for
renegotiation
and
so
we're.
In
a
moment.
D
Our
president
talked
about
structural
change,
we're
in
a
moment
to
really
look
at
the
structural
documents
that
help
structure
those
interactions
in
our
streets
every
day
and-
and
that
is
a
is
a
good
fortune
of
timing.
I
think
that,
while
the
council,
the
council,
cannot
be
at
the
table
in
the
negotiation
of
these
agreements,
but
the
whole
reason
why
these
agreements
eventually
come
before
the
council
for
funding
is
because
the
council
represents
the
public
interest
right,
there's
a
duly
like
well-represented,
employee
and
employer
interest
that
sits
at
the
table
and
negotiates.
D
D
For
that
public
policy
reason
is
really
a
fulfillment
of
that
commitment
going
back
several
years,
and
so
that's
one
important
piece
where
the
public
interest
comes
into
play.
But
the
other
important
piece
is
that
these
contracts
shape
the
conditions
for
the
use
of
deadly
force,
which
makes
them
public
policy
issues
the
highest
order.
D
You
know
it's
a
it's
a
life
and
death
thing
and
and
when
the
conditions
of
someone
else's
employment
affect
like,
you
know,
the
possibility
that
you
might
be
in
an
interaction
that
you
know
could
could
lead
to
could
lead
even
to
death.
It's
just
it's
something
that
we
have
to
take
really
seriously
as
public
officials
and
so
and
I
think,
every
time
every
one
of
the
reforms
that
has
been
discussed
by
this
body.
That
has
been
called
for
by
advocates
that
the
mayor
has
mentioned
in
his
charge
to
the
task
force.
D
D
We
need
to
see
the
parties
step
up
in
that
vein
to
meet
the
moment
and
while
we,
the
council,
are
not
at
the
table,
we
and
the
public
can
together
talk
about
these
implications
of
the
contract
in
a
way
that
creates
and
acknowledges
the
accountability
climate
that
we're
in
for
policing
and
so
in
the
same
way
that
these
negotiations
have
to
happen
in
the
context
of,
unfortunately,
a
very
challenging
economic
climate.
They
also
need
to
happen
consciously
and
aware
and
very
aware
in
the
context
of
this
accountability
climate.
D
So
you
know
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna.
Have
this
hearing
to
really
look
at
the
at
the
contract
piece
by
piece
to
think
about
what
are
the
public
policy
implications
of
this
document?
You
know,
that's!
That's
gonna,
be
a
conversation
between
counselors
and
the
public,
there's
a
limited
degree
to
which
we
can
engage
the
parties
at
the
table
in
coming
and
speaking
to
us
directly
on
that.
D
But
that's
why
we
have
conversations
out
in
the
public
to
to
sort
of
shape
the
overall
atmosphere,
and
this
is
something
that
the
council
and
certainly
the
ways
and
means
community
this
year
is
going
to
take
extremely
seriously.
So
I'm
I'm
grateful
to
councillor
campbell
again
the
public
safety
chair
who
has
been
so
focused
on
these
issues
for
so
long
and
also
to
my
colleague,
councilor
edwards
for
her
for
her
leadership
on
this
as
well.
So
thank
you,
madam
president.
D
L
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
of
course
thank
you
councillor
bach,
for
your
leadership
here
and
thank
you,
councillor
edwards,
for
the
the
partnership.
Many
of
the
reforms
residents
activists
and
I
have
been
pushing
for
absolutely
must
be
initiated
in
the
collective
bargaining
discussions.
These
include
disciplinary
practices
for
officers,
overtime,
minimums
and
regulations,
and
training
requirements
for
officers
within
the
police
department,
with
thousands
of
bostonians
calling
for
change
and
accountability
and
policing.
L
We
have
to
be
absolutely
more
transparent
about
our
police
union
contracts
and
discussions,
and
this
cannot
be
done
completely
in
private
and
with
no
sense
of
the
administration's
positions
at
the
bargaining
table.
I
want
to
know,
for
example,
if
the
mayor
is
committed
to
eliminating
the
four-hour
minimum
for
overtime
shifts
or
doing
something
with
respect
to
that
as
a
step
towards
reducing
overtime
costs.
L
As
I
work
with
lawyers
now
to
finalize
legislation
with
respect
to
a
civilian
review
board,
it
is
extremely
difficult
when
you
look
around
all
of
the
apparatuses
that
exist
in
other
municipalities
across
the
country
to
create
something
as
powerful
and
effective
and
substantive
as
what
we
see
across
the
country
without
discussions
without
knowing
what
the
discussions
are
at
the
collective
bargaining
table.
And
so,
while
I
am
sort
of
putting
final
touches
on
that
and
to
when
we'll
introduce
it
with
other
council
colleagues,
it's
really
challenging
to
push
the
envelope
with
respect
to
this
accountability.
L
Opera
apparatus,
the
civilian
review
board
without
having
a
clear
sense
from
the
administration
what
their
positions
are
here
with
respect
to
the
limitations
that
the
collective
bargaining
agreement
puts
in
the
way
of
creating
a
really
effective
civilian
review
board.
I
want
to
be
crystal
clear
too.
I
absolutely
respect
the
privacy
of
the
negotiating
process
understand
fundamentally
the
reasons
why
we
have
unions
the
the
powerful
history
there
and
how
important
it
is
to
have
unions
and
that
employees
feel
protected
in
their
rights
and
their
legal
rights
and
administrators
and
employers
as
well.
L
L
I
will
tell
you
that
you
know
we
obviously
have
a
vote
that
will
come
up
and
and
and
be
asked
to
vote
in
favor
of
these
police
union
contracts
and
based
on
some
of
the
things
I
just
mentioned,
and
many
others.
I
don't
see
myself
supporting
contracts
where
some
of
these
changes
are
not
made,
especially
with
respect
to
the
civilian
review
board.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
this
conversation,
I
absolutely
thank
every
reform
that
we
push
for
every
stakeholder,
including
our
officers,
including
our
union
leadership,
should
be
at
the
table
working
in
partnership.
L
It's
really
hard
to
do
this
work
where
you
pass
an
ordinance
and
you
don't
have
the
folks
who
are
called
to
implement
it
at
the
table
at
the
beginning.
So
I've
been
very
intentional,
making
sure
that
that's
the
case
so
looking
forward
to
this
hearing
and
having
a
robust
conversation
with
every
stakeholder,
we
can
imagine
so
thank
you
councillor,
brock,
for
the
partnership.
Thank
you,
councillor,
edwards
as
well,
and
thank
you,
madam
president,.
C
M
You
very
much,
madam
president,
again.
I
would
also
echo
the
thanks
to
councillor
bach
and
her
leadership
and
really
taking
this
conversation
to,
I
think,
a
new
level
for
the
city
council.
I
also
want
to
thank
councillor
campbell
not
only
for
her
steadfast
leadership,
but
for,
as
she
mentioned,
the
table
setting
she's
already
done
and
has
been
doing
for
years
with
law
enforcement
officers,
and
it
has
invited
several
folks,
including
me,
to
be
able
to
be
there.
M
She
has
actually
formed
bridges
for
me
personally
with
officers
to
make
sure
I
knew
who
to
contact
how
who
to
learn
from
so
I
want
to
thank
councillor
campbell
for
her
for
her
leadership.
I'm
excited
to
be
one
of
the
co-sponsors
of
this,
because
I
I
believe
I
bring
a
not
only
a
legal
perspective
like
counselor
counselor
campbell,
but
also
a
labor
perspective
as
well.
As
you
know,
I've
been
fighting
for
as
an
attorney
for
legal
services,
workers,
rights
and
union
rights
and
unemployment.
M
So
I
bring
that
perspective
and
I,
as
councilor
campbell
noted,
I
firmly
respect
and
believe
in
unions
and
the
ability
for
workers
to
organize
for
the
best
contract
that
they
can
have.
But
this
union
is
different.
This
union,
as
council
bach
noted,
can
use
deadly
force.
This
union
is
armed.
This
union
also,
unfortunately,
has
been
used
to
counter
and
also
suppress
other
workers.
M
We
cannot
continue,
as
we
were
before
so
adding
to
the
list
of
things
that
we
need
to
look
at
and
this
contract
and
this
back
and
forth,
and
also
calling
on
the
administration
who
is
going
to
engage
in
this
administration
that
ultimately,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
one
are
looking
at
how
we
discipline
our
officers.
What's
the
process
currently,
are
we
incentivizing
officers
to
step
in
and
intervene
regardless
of
whether
it's
a
superior
officer
doing
something
incorrect
or
wrong
or
immoral
or
dangerous?
Are
we
not
only?
M
Are
we
encouraging
them,
but
are
we
benefiting
them
or
do
we
have
certain
retaliatory
protections
for
those
officers
who
intervene?
You
know
this.
I
can
look,
we
can
all
look
to
minneapolis
and
that
man
sat
and
kneeled
on
george
floyd's
neck
for
eight
minutes
and
46
seconds,
and
a
lot
of
people
looked
at
the
officers
around
him.
He
had
made
a
decision
to
do
something
evil.
M
The
question
is
why
they
didn't
step
up
what
culture
was
it
in
minneapolis
that
prevented
them
as
young
recruits,
and
I
believe
some
of
them
were
just
on
their
first
in
their
first
year
from
stepping
up
and
challenging
a
superior
officer.
Do
we
have
that
culture?
Do
we
benefit?
Do
we
move
that?
Also?
How
not
only
have
we
comment
commented
on
compensation,
but
looking
at
how
we
also
need
to
reform
how
we
move
and
compensate
certain
officers
for
certain
duties.
M
M
I
had
the
pleasure
to
speak
with
new
orleans
police
chief
yesterday,
actually
to
talk
about
their
program.
Called
ethical
policing
is
courageous,
it's
called
the
epic
program
and
they
did
that
they
had.
They
were
under
a
a
conservatory
order
because
of
the
corruption
and
the
issues
and
the
police
brutality
issues
in
new
orleans
for
years
are
now
one
of
the
stellar
examples
of
how
to
move
and
change
the
culture
within
the
police,
and
they
gave
examples
of
how
that
happens
at
the
police
level.
M
So
I'm
looking
to
see
how
we
are
encouraging
courageous,
ethical
policing
in
boston,
I'm
encouraged
to
see
how
that
contract
reflects
it
and
again,
as
counts
into
echo
council
campbell
and
councillor
bach.
I
expect
that
kind
of
leadership
to
come
from
the
officers.
I
expect
good
faith
negotiations.
I'm
excited
to
see
what
they
come
up
with
for
the
solutions
for
today's
issues
and
if
we
don't
see
it,
I'm
encouraging
our
my
colleagues
not
to
vote
for
the
for
the
contract.
C
C
D
D
We
want
the
kind
of
wisdom
and
and
passion
and
insight
that
people
are
bringing
to
their
public
testimony
to
be
part
of
our
process
earlier
and
further
upstream,
in
a
way
that
allows
it
to
to
bear
real
fruit
in
our
budget
process
and
and
also
as
we
talk
about
civic
engagement.
We
we
know
that
what
you
know
we
can
talk
about
lots
of
kind
of
conditions
that
help
make
it
easier
for
people
to
participate
civically,
but
one
of
the
biggest
determiners
of
that
is.
D
Do
people
feel
like
what
they
do
then
has
an
effect
on
the
result,
and
so
we
really
want
to
look
at
how
to
build
a
more
participatory
budgeting
structure
into
our
whole
budget
structure,
and
I
think
that
means
looking
at
how
we
do
this
work
earlier.
So
I'm
excited
I'm
excited
to
be
co-sponsoring
this.
With
a
couple
of
my
fellow
first
year,
council
colleagues,
counselor
mejia
and
councillor
braden.
D
We
we
hit
our
six-month
mark
two
days
ago
and
yeah
and
I
think
and
we're
all
obviously
learning
a
lot
and
then
also
you
know
starting
to
think
about.
Well,
what
are
the
ways
that
we
could
reimagine
these
processes
and
we
have.
We
have
a
limited
participatory
budget
process
in
the
city
right
now.
That's
just
for
sort
of
a
particular
group
of
youth
around
a
million
dollars
in
the
capital
budget,
and
so
we
want
to
understand
how
that's
working,
but
I
think
it's
clear
that
we
need.
D
We
need
to
really
expand
that
vision
and
there
are
models.
New
york
has
a
30
million
participatory
budget,
there's
a
place
porto
alegre
in
in
brazil
that
for
a
long
time
now,
has
had
a
whole
overlapping
set
of
democratic
assemblies
that
look
at
kind
of
district-based
issues
and
then
also
look
at
some
city-wide
issues
and
generate
proposals
that
then
move
up
the
food
chain
and
become
part
of
of
the
budget,
and
so
some
of
while
there
is
some
degree
of
incorporating
participatory
budgeting
into
our
process.
D
O
O
Shut
it
down,
y'all.
Okay,
let's
go!
Thank
you,
madam
president,
when
we
started
out
on
our
first
budget
season
back
in
march,
nobody
in
our
office
was
fully
prepared
for
what
was
to
come.
We
were
all
budget
newbies,
and
so
we
had
a
lot
of
surface
level
questions,
but
as
we
progressed
through
the
budget
process,
we
found
that
a
lot
of
our
constituents
had
the
same
surface
question
that
we
had
like
what
is
an
operating
budget.
What
is
an
external
fund?
O
O
It
was
truly
inspiring
to
see
the
level
of
advocacy
and
scrutiny
that
people
brought
to
the
police
budget,
but
we
need
to
see
that
same
level
of
civic
engagement
in
all
departments
from
the
office
of
economic
development
to
the
bbda,
because
this
isn't
the
mayor's
budget.
As
you
all
know,
this
is
the
people's
budget.
The
budget
is
the
council's
most
important
responsibility
and
it
is
our
job
to
bring
the
people
to
the
table
because,
if
we're
not
at
the
table,
we're
always
on
the
menu
and
every
single
day
we're
being
eaten
up
alive.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
councillor
spock
and
councillor
mejia
for
your
allowing
me
to
join
you
in
co-sponsoring
this
important
issue.
I'm
really
pleased
to
co-sponsor
you
with
you
in
this
important
hearing
and
modernizing
and
democratizing
our
annual
budgeting
process
in
my
first
budget
season.
As
a
new
counselor,
I
had
so
much
to
learn,
and
I
heard
from
thousands
of
constituents
and
members
of
the
public
who
express
their
wishes
directly
wishes
to
directly
have
more
impact
on
on
how
taxpayer
dollars
are
allocated
in
the
city's
budgeting
process.
H
While
it
is
true
that
our
budget
is
a
reflection
of
our
values,
the
process
of
how
that
budget
is
decided
is
just
as
important,
so
many
people
feel
excluded
from
the
process.
The
budget,
making
process
and
participatory
budgeting
is
a
positive
way
to
directly
engage
with
residents
in
order
to
bring
more
voices
to
the
table
when
deciding
how
resources
are
allocated.
H
A
truly
participatory
budget
process
allows
everyday
community
members
to
access
have
access
to
the
seat
of
the
table,
which
would
help
instill
much
greater
trust
and
confidence
in
the
proceedings
of
municipal
government.
I
have
a.
We
have
a
critical
responsibility
to
uplift
and
engage
all
of
our
communities,
especially
those
who,
who
go,
who
are
most
unheard
and
under-represented
and
in
this
process.
H
C
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
counseling
flynn,
counsel,
o'malley,
counselor,
edwards,
counselor,
wu,
counselor,
sabi,
george
council
arroyo,
councillor
campbell
council
flaherty
and
please
also
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Eight
four
one
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
ways
and
means,
and
now
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Eight
four
two.
O
Go
ahead,
you
have
the
floor.
Thank
you.
So
thank
you.
Madam
president.
This
is
the
third
hearing
order
that
we
filed
alongside
with
councillor
royal
wu
and
every
time
we
have
one
of
these
hearings
about
how
we're
managing
covet
19
recovery.
We
learn
more
and
more
about
the
work
that
we
need
to
do
in
order
to
better
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
the
people
we
represent.
O
Our
office
is
the
chair
of
the
committee
of
small
businesses
and
throughout
covert
19's
pandemic.
We
have
heard
doom
and
gloom
when
it
comes
to
our
small
businesses
community
and
going
and
how
they're
going
to
recover.
We
knew
back
in
march
that
the
number
of
small
businesses,
particularly
in
black
and
brown
owned
businesses,
might
not
be
able
to
make
it
three
months
with
the
current
clash.
Cash
flow.
Well,
it's
been
three
months
and
time
is
running
and
well,
it's
been
three
months
and
time
is
running
out.
During
this
pandemic.
O
We've
heard
departments
talk
about
their
quote-unquote
outreach
efforts,
and
this
is
for
me
one
of
the
things
that
I
really
want
to
laser
focus.
Our
our
intention
on
is,
but
what
we
need
to
really
look
at
closely
is
what
does
outreach
actually
mean
which
neighborhoods
were
included?
How
many
languages
were
offered?
What
what
type
of
how
many
efforts
and
attempts
were
made,
in
particular
neighborhoods
to
ensure
that
the
information
was
well
saturated
and
that
people
who
would
normally
not
know
about
it
will
actually
finally
get
access
to
this
information.
O
So
I'm
really
curious
about
what
that
looks
like,
as
well
as
the
follow
up.
One
thing
is
to
send
out
an
email
to
make
a
phone
call
or
even
stop
by,
but
there's
no
follow-up
and
a
little
bit
of
hand-holding,
then
oftentimes
things
will
just
fall
through
the
cracks.
So
what
we're
really
curious
is
that
we
can't
take
a
risk
at
looking
back
and
thinking.
What
could
we
have
done
better
we're
now,
at
a
time
where
we
have
to
truly
uplift
value
and
validate
the
realities
that
small
businesses
are
facing
right
now.
O
I
hope
that
what
we
can
as
a
solution
based
conversation
led
by
diverse
small
businesses,
to
address
their
their
immediate
needs.
Thank
you
again
to
counselor
arroyo
and
woo
for
the
work
in
the
space
and
really
looking
forward
to
ensuring
that
those
who
are
living
the
realities
are
at
the
table
and
then
we're
working
with
the
administration
to
not
only
resolve
this
issue.
But
if
we're
really
in
the
business
of
getting
people
into
business
and
keeping
them
there,
then
we
need
to
really
look
at
how
we're
doing
business
in
the
city
of
boston
as
well.
C
B
B
P
Thank
you,
madam
president,
just
wanted
to
thank
the
lead,
sponsors
and
co-sponsors
here.
It's
important
for
the
council,
in
our
oversight
role,
not
only
to
think
about
the
outcomes
that
the
city
has
arrived
at
in
terms
of
funding
and
policy,
but
also
the
processes
by
which
and
the
outreach
by
which
we
got
to
those
outcomes
so
that
we
are
always
holding
ourselves
accountable
to
the
highest
standards.
So
I'm
grateful
for
for
these
colleagues
and
keeping
that
focus
on
every
issue,
access
and
outreach
and
inclusion.
P
C
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I'm
filing
this
hearing
order
with
council
flarey
to
discuss
how
corey
impacts
a
person's
ability
in
seeking
employment
and
other
resources,
the
effectiveness
of
existing
corey
reform
and
how
we
could
further
expand
opportunities
for
people
with
corey.
I
I
There
are
reforms
enacted
by
the
state
in
2010,
governor
patrick,
signed
the
massachusetts
criminal
offender
record
information
law
in
chihuahua.
It
was
outstanding.
It
was
excellent.
It
bought
employees,
employers
from
asking
early
stage,
applicants
questions
about
their
criminal
history,
known
as
be
in
the
books
in
2018
massachusetts
legislature,
expanded
the
2010
core
reform
bill,
reducing
the
period
of
required
disclosure
for
misdemeno.
I
In
our
discussion
about
racial
equity
and
reforms
in
the
criminal
justice
system,
we
should
also
be
talking
about
how
we
can
ensure
that
people
with
records
are
given
a
fair
chance
in
getting
jobs
in
other
opportunities.
I
mentioned
earlier
the
the
legislation
signed
by
governor
patrick
that
it
was
excellent,
but
I
think
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
as
a
as
a
society
to
go
much
further
than
that.
Should
someone
with
the
cory
never
be
allowed
to
get
a
meaningful
job
in
that
person's
life.
I
I
don't
think
so.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
my
advocates
and
my
colleagues
on
this
important
issue
and
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
testimony,
especially
on
people
with
quarries
and
how
it's
impacting
them
personally,
especially
in
the
job
market
or
getting
other
services
that
are
that
are
critical
housing
services,
job
services.
I
Even
when
people
are
hired
with
the
quarry
and
when
that
background
checks,
when
that
background
does
come
back
oftentimes.
That
person
is
let
go
by
a
company
even
though
they
were
initially
hired.
So
I
think,
there's
some
room
to
improve
this
system
to
give
people
an
opportunity
for
a
second
chance
for
a
third
chance
or
a
fourth
chance,
because
everyone
makes
mistakes
in
life
and
everybody
deserves
an
opportunity
to
get
a
job
and
raise
their
family.
K
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thanks
to
council
flynn
for
recognizing
my
leadership
in
the
space,
as
well
as
the
role
he
played
as
a
probation
officer
here
in
the
city
and
in
the
county.
I've
seen
firsthand
how
cory
impedes
a
person's
attempt
to
fully
participate
in
their
community
and
ultimately
avoid
recidivism,
whether
it's
finding
housing,
securing
a
job
or
quality
drug
training,
program
or
health
care.
Record-Based
discrimination
can
be
an
enormous
barrier
that
disproportionately
impacts
those
with
records,
their
families
and
loved
ones.
K
We
have
standards
that
ensure
that
that
our
hiring
as
well
as
our
vendors
have
a
fair
shot
at
the
through
the
hiring
practices
related
to
corey
as
a
a
hub
of
resources
for
our
residents.
We
also
have
the
office
of
returning
citizens
to
connect
those
records
to
legal
services,
job
training
and
opportunity
through
the
operation
exit
program
that
our
mayor
has
instituted.
K
This
conversation
needs
to
be
about
how
we
can
connect
people
to
opportunity
how
we
can
ensure
that
we're
providing
people
you
know
with
fair
and
equal
access
to
to
second
chances
and
also
how
we
can
get
people
to
not
be
stuck
in
the
cycles
of
joblessness
and
homelessness
and,
ultimately,
substance,
abuse
and
recidivism
and
also
being
directed
towards
low
wage
earning
jobs.
So
we've
got
some
work
to
do.
We've
made
significant
progress,
but
particularly
around
the
covid
portion
of
this,
and
what
has
been
highlighted.
K
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
hearing
where
we
can
invite
all
of
the
stakeholders
to
share
their
knowledge
and
experience
with
our
body
invite
our
constituents
in
to
share
some
of
their
experiences,
particularly
those
that
have
queries
that
have
been
struggling
to
to
find
a
meaningful
opportunity.
So
we
can
work
towards
a
solution
at
the
city
level
and
hopefully
be
a
leader
for
the
state
and
others
to
follow.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
look
forward
to
an
expedited
hearing.
L
L
We
know
that
communities
of
color,
particularly
black
and
brown
residents,
are
still
disproportionately
seeing
barriers
to
good
career
jobs
and
good
careers
and
jobs
because
of
their
corey,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
this
hearing
order
and
look
forward
to
this
discussion.
Obviously,
in
the
midst
of
cobin
19
on
this
pandemic,
that
has
continued
to
sort
of
exacerbate
how
difficult
it
is,
particularly
for
this
population
of
men
and
women
to
find
meaningful
employment.
L
So
anything
we
can
do
at
the
city
level
is
critically
important
and
there
are
organizations
on
the
ground
that
are
working
really
hard,
but
non-profits
that
are
struggling
because
of
covet,
so
would
love
to
think
about
how
do
we,
as
a
city
partner
with
them
and
resource
these
organizations
that
have
the
trust
and
relationships
with
men
and
men
and
women
who
are
returning
to
the
city
of
boston
and
and
support
them
in
the
work,
while
also
sustaining
these
organizations
that
do
such
vital
work.
So,
thank
you
please
add
my
name.
O
O
You
know
the
bear
the
brunt,
often
when
we're
talking
about
issues
of
court
reform
on
criminal
justice,
it's
usually
on
low-income
black
and
brown
folks,
so
really
really
grateful
to
both
flaherty
and
flynn
for
taking
this
up,
because
it's
going
to
take
all
of
us
working
together
to
really
figure
out
how
to
change
systems
that
were
designed
to
make
it
harder
for
folks
to
build
wealth.
As
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
small
business
and
workforce
development,
our
office
is
committed
to
economically
empowering
returning
citizens.
O
I
previously
worked
in
the
space
in
a
partnership
with
a
program
called
family
matters
through
the
sheriff's,
the
suffolk
county
sheriff's
department,
where
we
providing
wrap-around
services
to
ensure
that
our
returning
citizens,
when
they
came
back
home,
were
well
taken.
Care
of,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
heard
in
every
court.
Meeting
that
I
attended
was
how
difficult
it
was
for
people
to
actually
find
gainful
employment
which,
as
my
colleagues
mentioned
earlier,
how
it
continues
to
preparate
to
the
cycle
to
disrupt
the
cycle
of
poverty.
O
C
Thank
you
so
much
councilman
show
of
hands
for
anyone
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
wassabi
george
counsel,
o'malley
councillor
campbell
councillor,
who
counselor
braden
council
arroyo,
councillor
edwards
councillor,
counselor
baker
and
please
also
add
the
chair.
I
think
you
had
council
mejia
councilman
here.
Are
you
adding
your
name.
C
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
I
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
edwards
for
partnering
with
me
on
this
and
also
for
her
important
work
on
this
issue
and
representing
as
a
defense,
defense
counsel,
representing
the
marginalized
in
our
society
in
a
professional
manner.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
consular
council
edwards.
This
is
a
congressional
bill
that
seeks
to
improve
data
collection
on
hate
crimes
in
established
mechanicisms,
to
support
law
enforcement
to
identify
and
investigate
hate
crimes.
I
The
covet
19
pandemic
is
further
exasperating
the
situation,
including
on
our
aapi
residents
and
other
immigrants
as
well.
However,
hate
crimes
are
vastly
underreported,
often
due
to
fear,
as
the
u.s
department
of
justice
report
estimates
that
about
54
percent
of
hate
crimes
between
2014,
2004
and
2015
were
unreported
to
local
police.
I
I
This
bill
also
encourages
local
law
enforcement
on
establishing
policy
for
the
prevention
and
investigation
of
hate
crimes,
providing
grants
to
states
to
establish
hate
crime
hotlines.
It
allows
judges
to
require
individuals
convicted
of
the
hate
crime
was
to
undergo
community
service
centered
on
the
impacted
community.
I
I
I
M
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
I
again
want
to
thank
councillor
flynn
for
his
leadership
and
inviting
me
to
be
an
original
co-sponsor.
This
is
this
is
about
good
policing.
This
is
about
being
responsive.
This
is
about
being
able
to
investigate
and
know
patterns
when
it
comes
to
hate
crimes.
As
council
flynn
noted
many
people
do
not
come
forward.
M
That's
also
because
many
law
enforcement
agencies
don't
have
a
clear
definition
and
are
not
keeping
data.
So
many
people
who
are
victims
of
hate
crimes
think
that
they're
the
only
ones
and
they
they
oftentimes
internalize
what
happened
to
them
and
question
what
they
were
doing
or
not
doing,
and
what
was
really
important
and
what
we
need
to
see
is
real
time
data
and
track
the
patterns
of
who
is
being
targeted,
how
they're
being
targeted
when
churches
are
being
burned,
whose
churches,
what
synagogues,
what
mosques?
M
These
things
are
all
important
to
track
every
day
as
they're
happening.
This
helps
us
to
investigate
those
crimes.
It
also
is
important
that
we
standardize
this
mechanism
so
that
it's
a
nationwide
effort
to
really
put
down
and
eliminate
hate
crimes
all
throughout
our
nation.
So
I
want
to
thank
again
councillor
flynn
for
his
leadership.
I
do
hope
all
of
our
colleagues
will
join
us
in
supporting
this
resolution
and
encouraging
in
support
of
the
congressional
bill
202043.
H
C
J
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
A
critical
win
in
this
year's
budget
is
the
significantly
more
funding
for
the
best
clinicians
or
the
boston
emergency
services
team
who
are
able
to
provide
support
to
our
residents
when
they
are
having
a
mental
health
crisis.
This
new
funding
of
two
million
dollars
will
allow
us
to
expand
the
team
and
expand
our
city's
ability
to
respond
to
a
public
health
crisis
in
a
way
that
provides
support
without
criminalizing
our
our
residents.
J
J
We
don't
want
the
best
clinicians
to
simply
have
their
hands
tied
because
of
a
confusing
bureaucracy,
because,
especially
due
to
this
significant
investment,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
funding
is
there
and
leading
to
the
support
of
our
residents
that
are
asking
for
this
help.
To
that
end,
I
look
forward
to
having
this
hearing
soon
in
a
public
conversation
along
with
it.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
C
Would
anyone
would
anyone
like
to
add
their
names
show
up
physical
hands?
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
councillor
brayden
counselor
of
royal
councillor,
mejia
council,
flaherty,
councillor
edwards,
councillor
campbell,
councillor,
baker,
councillor
o'malley,
councillor,
wu,
council,
bach
and
please
add
the
chair.
C
D
D
D
Is
added
great
thank
you.
This
is.
This
is
the
second
part
of
our
effort,
especially
by
the
first
year,
counselors
to
really
re-envision
the
budget
process,
and
I'm
grateful
to
councillor
mahia
and
arroyo
for
co-sponsoring
it
with
me.
The
the
notion
of
this
order
is
two-fold:
one
is
really
again
and
again
in
our
scrutiny
process,
as
I
mentioned
before,
we
heard
folks
from
the
community
offering
visions
of
how
we
could
really
do
things
differently.
D
Do
public
safety
fundamentally
differently
make
community
investments
and
sort
of
change
change
the
way
that
we
live
and
operate
together
in
the
city.
There
were
the
types
of
things
that
for
us
to
shift
money
into
them.
We
would
need
to
have
we
need
to
set
up
the
systems.
We
need
to
think
about
how
we
shift
personnel,
but
it
can't
it
can't
be
that,
because
those
things
are
ambitious
and
because
they
they
reflect
a
real
vision
of
a
different
city
that
there's
no
place
for
them
in
our
budget
process.
D
And
so
what
we
need
to
do
is
is
make
a
place
and-
and
you
know
I
for
one-
am
committed
to
us-
shifting
more
resources
out
of
traditional
public
safety
and
into
things
like
this.
And
for
that
to
happen,
we
need
to
be
having
these
conversations
this
summer
and
fall
so
so.
The
vision
here
is
whether
it's
the
people's
but
from
family
justice
and
healing,
or
the
suggestion
from
action
for
equity,
to
think
about
our
capital
budget
in
a
different
way.
D
That
really
builds
employment
opportunities
in
this
moment
of
recession
for
local
folks
in
boston.
There's
just
a
bunch
of
bigger
picture
changes
that
we
want
to
create
the
space
to
discuss
ahead
of
time.
Long
before
a
mayoral
budget
is
proposed
at
a
time
on
at
the
point
in
the
timeline
where
we
can
really
where
we
can
really
shift
things,
and
I
think
the
proposal
from
counselor
edwards,
wu
and
mejia
around
alternative
non-violent
emergency
response
is
another.
Another
item
like
this.
D
The
phrase
zero-based
budgeting
is
a
reference
to
a
sort
of
wider
tradition
of
saying
how
about
instead
of
every
year,
starting
our
budgeting
from
our
prior
allocations,
which
are
always
going
to
keep
you
kind
of
thinking
in
in
the
mode
of
the
status
quo,
because
you
start
with
this
year's
budget,
and
then
you
make
your
marginal
incremental
changes.
What
if
we
did
the
exercise
of
thinking
from
a
zero
basis
right,
so
you
start
with
no
dollars
in
any
pots,
and
you
ask
yourself
what
are
the
core
goals
of
the
city?
D
What
are
the
results?
We're
trying
to
achieve?
And
you
build
from
that,
and
you
say:
okay,
if
my
number
one
thing
were
to
really
you
know,
achieve
economic
equity
with
these
programs
or
my
number
one
thing
is
to
keep
the
city
safe.
You
don't
start
with
all
the
ways
that
we've
done
that
forever.
You
start
with
the
thinking
of
what
would
be
the
most
direct
ways
of
that
problem,
and
zero-based
budgeting
is
an
exercise.
D
So
I'm
I'm
really
excited
to
be
calling
for
this
hearing
as
a
first
step
kind
of
in
thinking
in
that
direction,
both
in
terms
of
our
process
and
in
terms
of
some
of
the
concrete
visions
that
we
might
be
working
towards
and
again
grateful
to
my
colleagues
for
their
partnership.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
O
Yes,
thank
you,
madam,
as
we
can
see,
councillor
bach
has
been
busy
blowing
up
the
hearing
today
with
all
these
things
that
she's
filing,
because
she
knows
that
these
times
require
us
to
be
a
little
bit
more
thoughtful
and
thinking
outside
the
box.
If
we
really
want
to
see
the
change
that
we've
been
hearing
from
so
many
that
is
needed,
so
I'm
really
excited
to
join
you
on
this.
But
I'm
going
to
be
honest.
O
In
terms
of
like
the
people's
budget,
a
serial-based
budget
is
one
where
we
have
to
justify
all
spending,
not
just
the
new
spending.
So,
instead
of
looking
at
why
a
certain
department
wants
a
million
more
here
or
a
million
left
there,
we
take
a
holistic
approach
to
the
entire
budget
for
each
department.
O
To
me,
it's
a
lot
like
our
call
for
50
idp.
I
know
that
people
thought
we
were
crazy
because
we
were
asking
for
so
much,
but
ultimately,
what
it
really
is
about
is
asking
for
what
the
need
is
in
terms
of
the
housing
crunch
that
we
find
ourselves
here
in
the
city
of
boston
contending
with
so
I
really
love
the
concept
in
terms
of
like
how
how
this
looks,
but
the
way
that
we
see
it
is
that
we
shouldn't
be
just
measuring
what
we
need
by
what
we
already
have.
O
O
We
have
to
get
this
right
and
we
need
to
activate
the
voices
of
the
people
and
encourage
them
to
take
a
greater
role
in
their
budget
so
that
these
new
processes
can
be
more
accessible
to
them,
and
I
can't
wait
to
get
started
on
this,
and
I
want
to
thank
counselor,
bach
and
counselor
for
for
joining
us
on
this
effort.
And
you
know
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
think
it's
really
important.
O
I'm
really
hoping
that
whatever
we
discover
in
this
process,
counselor
bach
in
particular,
is
that
that
we're
able
to
really
not
see
the
budget
as
an
afterthought,
I
mean,
I
think,
that
we
should
start
having
conversations
actually
today
about
what
2021
and
2022
are
going
to
look
like.
I
mean
the
fact
that
we
don't
get
all
the
information
until
april,
and
then
you
know
all
this
negotiating
and
all
this
willing
and
dealing
happens.
I
don't
think
it
is,
is
doesn't
resonate
with
my
soul.
O
B
B
Appropriately
and
accordingly,
for
those
things
rather
than
incremental
dollars
here
there-
and
I
think,
that's
a
that's
a
great
new
way
of
looking
at
how
we
put
together
our
budgets,
and
so
with
that.
You
know,
I'm
happy
to
be
on
board,
and
I
want
to
thank
councillor
bach
for
our
leadership
on
this.
C
Thank
you
so
much
would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name.
Please
show
up
physical
hands,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
flynn,
councillor
braden
councillor
o'malley,
councillor,
wu,
councilor,
sabi,
george
councillor
campbell,
please
also
add
the
chair
and
council
flaherty
and
the
chair.
C
A
C
J
Thank
you
again,
madam
president.
The
student
opportunity
act
passed
in
november.
It
represented
a
historic
and
essential
update
to
the
state's
formula
for
for
funding
public
education
for
decades,
the
state's
formula
underfunded
our
schools
and
did
not
meet
the
real
cost
of
educating
our
students.
The
act
is
supposed
to
provide
provide
1.5
billion
in
new
funding
over
the
next
seven
years,
due
to
correcting
the
mechanism
that
led
to
the
chronic
underfunding
of
low-income
students,
english
language,
learners
and
special
education
students,
as
well
as
the
health
care
costs
for
our
educators.
J
The
covid19
pandemic
has
exposed
our
state's
inequities
even
more
and
shows
us
exactly
why
the
student
opportunity
act
is
necessary.
However,
the
state
has
yet
to
appropriate
this
critical
funding.
This
resolution
reiterates
our
support
for
the
act
and
urges
the
slate
state
legislature
to
fully
fund
it.
We
cannot
let
the
pandemic
be
an
excuse
to
further
delay
fulfilling
our
promise
to
our
children's
education.
J
Our
schools
have
waited
too
long
and
if
the
legislature
acts
now
we'll
be
more
able
to
weather
repercussions
of
the
pit
of
this
pandemic
in
the
years
to
come,
I
ask
that
you
all
sign
on
to
this
resolution
and
send
a
clear
message
to
the
legislature
that
we,
as
representatives
of
the
city
of
boston,
wholeheartedly
support
the
student
opportunity
act.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you.
So.
C
O
You
know
that
this-
this
is
my
thing.
Education,
madam
president,
and
I
just
would
love
to
just
give
a
shout
out
to
councilwomb
george
for
her
relentless
commitment
in
the
education
space
really
grateful
to
you
for
all
that
you
do
on
behalf
of
our
most
vulnerable
learners.
I'm
proud,
I
was
you
know
during
my
time.
In
the
education
space,
we
worked
with
parents
who
were
having
a
hard
time,
navigating
the
educational
landscape
before
the
student
opportunity
act.
It
was
the
promise
act
before
that.
It
was
the
rise
before
that.
O
We
keep
losing
students
and
we're
not
doing
our
dual
diligence
by
funding
our
schools
properly,
and
this
constant
drip
drip
drip
drip
of
funding.
It
just
can't
continue
to
happen
when
it
comes
to
our
education
system.
This
is
why
we
continue
to
live
in
poverty,
and
so
there's
no
excuse
for
underfunding,
and
we
have
seen
this
in
the
boston,
public
schools
and
we
need
to
work
collaboratively
both
on
the
inside
and
on
the
outside
to
make
sure
that
we're
seeing
the
type
of
funding
that
our
students
deserve
so
here
for
all
of
it.
O
K
C
I
C
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
sabi
george,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight
four
seven,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
I
I
jose
the
eyes:
have
it
docket
zero.
Eight
four
seven
have
been
adopted.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read
docket
zero.
Eight
four,
eight.
N
N
Thank
you
very
much,
and
I
also
noticed
I
believe,
counselors
happy.
George
and
council
edwards
may
have
a
similar
hearing
order
coming
down
a
little
bit
later
in
the
agenda,
so
happy
to
work
and
coordinate
with
them.
If
it
makes
sense,
our
city
has
seen
an
unprecedented
boom
in
housing
development
over
the
past
several
years,
while
adding
to
our
housing
stock
is
certainly
needed.
We
must
ensure
that
it
does
not
come
at
the
cost
of
displacing
those
who
are
the
most
vulnerable.
N
A
recently
published
study
by
suffolk
university
law
school
found
that
black
residents
searching
for
housing
in
the
city
of
boston
face
discrimination
based
on
their
race
71
of
the
time
and
voucher
holders
face
discrimination
in
a
staggering
86
of
cases.
Even
these
researchers
who
worked
in
the
field
of
housing
discrimination
for
years,
said
quote.
This
was
a
shocking
result
for
us.
N
Now,
mayor
walsh
recently
declared
that
racism
is
a
public
health
crisis
in
the
city,
and
this
city
council,
led
by
councillor
ricardo
arroyo,
started
that
conversation
back
in
march.
Moreover,
the
world
health
organization
has
stated
that
access
to
quality
housing
is
essential
for
quality
public
health
by
allowing
discrimination
in
the
housing
market
to
exist
in
boston.
We
are
compounding
these
two
health
crises
during
a
global
pandemic.
N
This
is
unacceptable.
On
top
of
this,
the
metropolitan
area
planning
council
predicts
that
when
the
state's
eviction
moratorium
ends,
there
will
be
roughly
120.
000
households
will
be
at
risk
of
being
unable
to
pay
their
rent
and
therefore
risk
of
potentially
being
evicted.
Many
of
these
households
are
black
and
latin.
You
know
if
a
vet,
if
evictions
occur
and
families
are
thrust
into
a
housing
market,
that's
discriminates
against
them
for
their
race
or
source
of
income.
We
will
see
irrevers
irreversible
displacement
to
an
unprecedented
degree.
N
City
life.
Peter
urbana
and
mit
researchers
have
found
that,
despite
only
18
percent
of
renters
living
in
majority,
black
neighborhoods
37
percent
of
evictions
occur
in
those
very
neighborhoods,
while
cobia
19
has
exacerbated
the
issue
of
displacement.
In
these
neighborhoods,
there
is
a
long,
existing
systemic
problem
that
we
need
to
tackle
from
as
many
angles
as
humanly
thought
possible.
N
Through
the
fair
housing
office,
the
city
has
partnered,
with
suffolk
university
to
conduct
fair
housing
tests
when
complaints
are
brought
to
them
directly.
This
is
similar
to
the
secrets
of
shopper
method,
where
you
would
have
someone
investigate
these
claims,
and
it's
it's
important
and
it's
it's
a
very
good
program
that
has
existed.
We
appreciate
those
who've
been
working
on
it.
However,
the
way
the
program
is
currently
constituted
it
requires
those
seeking
housing
to
go
out
of
their
way
to
submit
claims,
often,
while
still
searching
for
place
to
live.
N
Some
would
argue
that
it's
a
lot
more
reactive,
as
opposed
to
proactive
the
program
also
is
largely
reliant
on
hud
funding
which,
as
we
all
know,
can
be
volatile
and
hard
to
rely
on,
particularly
with
the
presidential
administration,
who
has
demonstrated
its
racism
and
competence
time
and
time
again.
So
we
must
fund
this
testing
as
a
city
to
allow
everyone
a
chance
at
fair
housing,
despite
their
race
or
source
of
income.
We
need
to
focus
on
testing
enforcement,
education
and
research.
N
So
many
of
our
neighborhoods
in
boston
and
so
many
of
our
cities
across
the
commonwealth
and
across
the
united
states.
I'm
delighted
to
partner
with
both
the
district
council
from
east
boston,
who
herself
has
been
an
amazing
housing
leader
advocate,
as
well
as
one
of
our
newer
colleagues,
the
district
council
from
beacon
hill,
who
similarly
has
done
some
remarkable
work
in
the
housing
field.
N
This
is
a
great
opportunity
for
this
district
for
this
council
to
lead
to
make
a
real
impactful
difference
and
to
continue
to
do
the
work
that
is
so
important
now
more
than
ever.
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
thank
you
again
to
my
two
colleagues
for
their
partnership
in
this
important
endeavor.
C
M
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
council
o'malley
for
this
partnership.
I
am
excited
about
this
possibility.
I
think
this
is
dovetails
wonderfully
with
the
work
the
council
is
already
doing,
and
the
mayor
has
committed
to
completing,
which
is
a
zoning
amendment
to
affirmatively
further
for
housing.
It
dovetails
because
that
amendment
looks
at
housing
from
the
planning
perspective
before
the
buildings
are
built,
and
this
is
actually
dealing
with
discrimination
and
discrimination
and
oppression
on
the
part
of
the
real
estate
agent
when
the
things
are
built
and
when
we're
trying
to
sell
them.
M
We're
literally
dealing
with
the
bookends
of
the
industry
and
as
I've
stated
and
as
some
of
my
colleagues
have
stated,
this
industry
real
estate
has
been
probably
the
biggest
driver
of
segregation
in
our
city.
If
not
the
nation,
the
industry
specific
specifically,
has
had
a
horrible
history
of
valuing
dollars
about
bottom
lines,
evaluating
racist
policies
over
not
only
the
law
but
simply
morals
morality.
M
The
fact
is,
we
as
a
city
need
to
be
ever
vigilant
every
single
time,
something
happens
to
prevent
bostonians
from
being
able
to
stay
in
boston.
That's
a
concern
for
us,
and
especially
when
it
comes
to
discrimination.
We
have
a
unique
burden
because
our
city
is
unique
in
our
race
relations.
We
need
to
lead
and
we
need
to
create
the
programs
that
help
us
to
lead.
I
have
actually
been
a
tester
in
this
program.
I
was
actually
recruited
by
suffolk
and
I've
done
it.
M
I've
done
the
calls
I've
gone
to
the
units
I
presented
myself
and
then
gave
back
the
data.
It
is
something
that
anybody
can
do
and
it's
something
that
all
of
us
should
be
a
part
of
eliminating
and
eradicating
systemic
racism
in
our
housing.
This
is
going
to
help
us
to
remove
it
root
and
branch
from
our
housing
market,
and
it's
going
to
also
help
us
identify
the
bad
actors.
Who's
actually
help
hurting
people,
who's
discriminating
against
people
down
to
the
real
estate
agent.
M
The
agencies
down
to
the
buildings
we'll
be
able
to
find
that
out
as
it's
happening
and
be
able
to
respond
to
it.
I
look
forward
not
only
to
this
be
coming
to
fruition,
but
the
city
of
boston,
demonstrating
that
it
can
create
one
of
the
most
robust
anti-discrimination
programs.
In
the
country
I'm
beyond
excited,
thank
you,
councilor
o'malley,
for
this
opportunity.
D
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you
to
counselor
o'malley
for
his
leadership
on
this
and
for
councillor.
Edwards
is
always
for
leadership
on
housing
and
fair
housing,
and
I
couldn't
agree
more
that
this
is
the
bookend
to
the
infernally
furthering
fair
housing.
Zoning
amendment
that
we're
working
on,
and
I
just
think
it's
so
important.
D
Honestly
when
I
used
to
work
at
the
housing
authority
we
used
to
speculate
about
when
we
would
next
get
something
like
a
real
testing
evidence
from
suffolk,
because
we
were
seeing
anecdotally
lots
of
things,
but
it
was
all.
It
was
hard
to
sort
of,
pin
down
exactly
right,
the
proof
of
what's
happening,
and
you
really
really
do
need
this
kind
of
pair
testing,
and
I
think
that
it's
I
mean
it's
ironic,
because
all
it
all
it's
really
done
is
confirmed
what
we
already
knew.
D
But
I
think
that
confirmation
has
to
spur
us
to
sort
of
structural
institutional
action,
and
you
know
I'm
really
encouraged
by
the
example
seattle
back
in
2015
2016.
They
did
their
office
of
civil
rights,
which
sort
of
plays
the
role
that
our
fair
housing
our
office
of
fair
housing
and
equity.
Does
they.
D
They
did
a
whole
testing
regime
that
then
resulted
in
them
bringing
actions
against
first
13
and
then
another
23
landlords
rep,
who
collectively
were
landlords
to
thousands
of
units
in
the
city
and
basically
all
of
those
claims
were
settled
and
the
effect
that
it
had
was
a
chilling
effect
on
discrimination
in
the
real
estate
market
in
the
city,
and
that's
really
what
we
have
to
do.
I
mean
I
think
this.
The
study
that
just
came
out
has
just
shown
us
how
much
you
know.
D
So
I
just
I-
I
really.
I
really
want
to
thank
councilor
o'malley
for
bringing
this
today
and
say
that
I
hope
it's
something
that
we
can.
You
know
quickly:
transition
and
partner
with
the
administration
to
transition
from
being
a
hearing
order
into
being
a
concrete
policy.
So
thank
you,
madam
president,.
C
L
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
just
quickly
want
to
thank
the
makers
and
council
o'malley.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
here.
I
think
you
cited
the
statistics
quite
well
very
disturbing
reports
reading
those
and
especially
when
you
think
about
all
of
the
whether
it's
the
national
collective
trauma
or
going
through
with
respect
to
george
floyd,
but
also
the
pandemic
to
see
these
numbers
is
just
was
just
really
disheartening.
L
So
I
immediately
saw
this
on
the
docket
and
thought
this
is
such
a
creative
solution
and
something
we
could
do
immediately
and
it's
a
it's
an
easy
lift,
so
look
forward
to
supporting
it.
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
of
course,
the
counselors
edward
zinbach
as
well.
Please
add
my
name.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
C
You
show
of
hands
for
anyone
else
who
wants
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
add
counselor
flynn,
counselor
braden
counsel,
arroyo,
councillor
sabi,
george
council
mejia,
council
of
wu.
Please
add
council
flaherty.
Please
also
add
the
chair
very
important
kudos
to
the
makers
on
this.
I
too
was
a
tester
for
suffolk,
so
I
saw
firsthand
how
folks
are
treated
out
there
in
the
real
estate
world.
C
My
very
first
apartment
was
a
section
8
apartment,
and
I
know
what
it
was
like
as
a
young
single
mom
trying
to
find
a
place
to
live
with
me
and
my
daughter
so
very
important.
Looking
forward
to
this
hearing
order,
as
council
box
said,
becoming
some
sort
of
policy
here
and
would
suggest
to
the
chair
of
the
committee.
C
So
this
is
getting
ready
to
get
assigned
to
a
committee,
and
it
is
very
similar
to
the
section
eight
voucher
discrimination,
one
that
perhaps
those
two
hearings
could
be
held
back
to
back
because
they
are
very
similar
and
edwards
is
a
co-sponsor
on
both.
So,
thank
you
guys
thank
you
to
the
makers
and
docket
0848
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
housing
and
community
development.
A
M
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president.
I,
this
is
a
very
common
sense
stance
in
solidarity
with
essential
workers
who
are
on
the
front
lines
and
keeping
us
safe
and
assuring
that
we
are
that
our
economy
can
still
function
and
also
that
we
are
that
our
hotels
and
our
tourism
industry,
which
is
trying
to
come
back,
can
do
so
in
the
safest
manner.
This
is
a
simple
ask
from
our
body
to
support
these
workers
in
their
push
to
make
sure
that
daily
cleanings
of
rooms
is
happening.
Essentially,
that's
it.
M
The
fact
is
that
hotel
industry
has
changed,
people
are
staying
in
their
rooms,
longer
they're,
actually
congregating
and
having
parties
and
inviting
people
over
to
their
hotel
rooms
versus
using
the
conference
rooms
or
other
common
areas
throughout
the
hotels
or
throughout
the
the
complex.
And
so
what
does
that
mean?
That
means
in
those
areas
where
there's
daily
cleanings
required
the
we
need
to
take
the
same
treatment
that
we
have
for
them
to
the
bedrooms,
to
the
guest
rooms,
to
make
sure
that
we
have
daily
cleanings
for
happening.
M
This
is
necessary
because
we're
in
a
pandemic,
this
is
necessary
to
keep
us
safe.
It's
also
necessary
to
keep
the
workers
safe
out
of
respect
for
what
they
have
to
do,
and
it's
extremely
hard,
it's
extremely
hard
to
go
in
and
clean
hotel
rooms.
It's
extremely
hard
to
do
so
when
someone's
been
there
for
several
days
and
they've
had
parties.
So
we're
asking
simply
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
this
workers.
M
These
workers,
who
are
asking
to
treat
these
hotel
rooms
as
common
areas
and
to
have
daily
cleanings
for
those
who
are
concerned
about
privacy,
that's
what
the
do
not
disturb
sign
is
for
no
one's
stopping
that
put
that
up.
If
you
really
want
it,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
this
is
to
the
industry.
This
is
to
the
hotel
owners.
M
What
we're
asking
for
is
that
you
provide
the
best
working
conditions
for
these
essential
workers.
They
keep
us
all
safe
and
daily.
Cleanings
is
vital
to
that,
and
this
to
me
is
common
sense,
and
so
I'm
asking
my
colleagues
to
also
to
sign
on
to
this
resolution
and
supported
that
request
in
support
of
those
workers
that
we
said
we
stood
with
them
many
times
before,
and
I'm
asking
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution
today.
M
K
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
recommend
the
maker.
Please
add
my
name
as
a
co-sponsor,
and
this
is
a
classic
example
of
moving
forward
with
respect
to
covid.
This
being
cue
and
and
cutting
corners
is
completely
unacceptable
and
cannot
be
the
norm
in
sort
of
our
new
norm,
so
not
just
in
this
sector
but
in
all
sectors.
Particularly
I've
been
thinking
about
our
colleges
and
universities,
they're
going
to
be
inviting
students
back
if
tourists
are
going
to
start
to
come
back
to
boston.
K
Cutting
corners
in
in
trying
to
be
cute
with
covid
is
completely
unacceptable.
Perilous
borders
recklessness,
and
I
full
highly
support
this
initiative
and
this
resolution
put
forth
by
our
colleague,
council
lydia
edwards
hotel
workers.
They
deserve
better
than
this
in
our
hotel
years.
No
better
than
this,
and
so
this
this
thing
speaks
for
itself
and
and
we
need
to
stand
together
on
this
and
make
sure
that
we're
drawing
the
line
in
the
sand
immediately
before
this.
K
This
type
of
behavior
festers,
not
just
throughout
the
whole
hotel
and
hospitality
industry,
but
in
our
restaurants,
is
again
as
we're
all
starting
to
open
up
social
distancing
the
mask.
All
of
that
the
hand
sanitizing
sanitizing
in
general,
all
of
that
stuff
has
to
continue
with
complete
diligence
and
extra
effort
not
being
cute
and
sidestepping
it.
But
extra
effort
has
to
going
in
to
make
sure
that
every
place
where
the
public
will
have
access
to
is
completely
clean
and
sanitized.
K
I
I
They're
often
the
first
people,
a
visitor,
a
tourist
sees
when
they
come
to
boston,
is
the
is
the
person
that
cleans
the
room
and
many
of
those
people
that
clean
the
rooms
live
in
my
district
and
I'm
proud
to
represent
many
of
them.
Many
of
them
are
in
the
aapi
community
and,
as
council
of
flaherty
said,
the
the
hotels
are
trying
to
be
cute
they're,
trying
to
save
save
some
money.
I
You
know
they're
being
reckless
they're,
not
dealing
with
covet
19
they're,
not
dealing
with
public
health
and
it's
critical.
Every
day
hotels
should
be
claimed.
They
should
be
claimed
profession
professionally
by
highly
trained
people
that
go
to
school.
For
that
that
have
experience
in
that
and
for
hotels
to
try
to
save
a
couple
of
dollars
is,
is
reckless
and
it's
also
it's
you're,
also
hurting
so
many
families
that
depend
on
that
wage
for
these
for
these
hotel
workers.
I
C
N
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Let
me
start
by
saying
when
a
guy
from
south,
he
calls
you
cute
it's
seldom
a
good
thing,
so
I
wanted
to
put
that
right
up
there.
Obviously,
congratulations
to
the
lead,
sponsor
the
district
council
from
east
boston
for
once
again
for
leadership.
This
is
such
an
important
issue,
one
that
I
am
proud
to
support
as
we
think
about
the
sort
of
first
line,
essential
workers
that
that
as
a
city
and
we
as
a
country
have
been
collectively
lotting
over
the
past
couple
of
months.
N
N
These
are
men
and
women
who
work
incredibly
hard,
each
and
every
day
and
potentially
open
themselves
up
to
real
risk
of
conv
of
contracting
a
potentially
deadly
disease,
a
deadly
virus,
so
anything
that
we
can
do
to
stand
with
them
and
support
them.
We
ought
to
be
doing
congratulations
to
the
lead
sponsor
for
her
leadership
once
again,
look
forward
to
adding
my
name
and
voting
in
the
affirmative.
C
Thank
you
so
much
would
anyone
like
to
add
their
names,
joe,
a
physical
sense,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add,
council,
braden,
council,
o'malley,
council
bach
councillor
arroyo,
councillor
sabri
george
consum
mejia
council,
who
counselor
campbell,
I
think
you
already
have
flynn
and
flaherty
wonderful
councillor.
Edwards,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
doctrine.
C
A
J
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
from
august
2018
to
july
2019,
suffolk
university's
housing
discrimination
testing
program
sent
200
testers
out
into
the
boston
area,
housing
market.
The
testers
represented
different
walks
of
life
present
in
our
city.
At
the
end
of
june.
They
released
the
results
of
that
study.
71
percent
of
black
testers
face
discrimination.
J
86
percent
of
section
8
voucher
holders
face
discrimination,
no
matter
the
person's
race.
It
is
illegal
to
discriminate
against
tenants
because
of
their
race,
and
it
is
illegal
to
discriminate
them
because
of
the
source
of
their
income.
Housing
vouchers
provide
landlords
with
guaranteed
rental
income
and
ensure
our
housing,
insecure
families
have
a
place
to
call
home.
J
My
office
has
been
working
with
the
boston
housing
authority
and
the
department
of
neighborhood
development
to
find
new
landlords
who
would
be
able
to
house
our
vote
voucher
holders,
but
the
this
is
not
enough
if
the
vast
majority
of
voucher
holders
are
routinely
denied
housing,
we
need
to
look
at
what
those
other
mechanisms
are,
and
I
think
councilor,
o'malley
and
others
with
the
earlier
filing
have
are
working
to
answer
some
of
these
questions.
But
those
questions
are:
what
are
the
other
ways
that
the
city
can
enforce
our
rules
around
housing
discrimination?
J
Do
we
need
to
update
our
codes
and
are
there
things
that
we
can
do
on
our
end,
to
streamline
the
process,
so
landlords
aren't
stuck
in
the
red
tape?
Will
it
take
a
public
awareness
campaign
and
other
strategic
thinking
for
us
to
respond
to
this?
We
certainly
need
to
have
an
open
conversation
about
this
and
by
the
show
of
this
earlier
hearing
order
presented
before
us
today.
J
We
think
that
we're
all
very
much
willing
and
open
and
desire
this
conversation
around
why
discrimination
is
happening
and
how
we
can
stop
it
even
before
the
pandemic.
We've
had
a
family
homelessness
crisis
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
it's
only
gotten
worse,
and
if
we
don't
ensure
that
there
is
a
pathway
to
stable
housing,
it
will
continue
to
be
a
huge
burden
on
our
city
and
certainly
on
the
families
that
are
dealing
with
homelessness
across
our
city.
J
M
M
I
actually
I
I
do
think
they
should
be,
at
least
on
the
same
day,
and
certainly
on
the
same
vein
of
looking
at
how
we
are
treating
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
residents,
and
what
this
is
particularly,
I
think
painful
to
see.
Is
that
even
when,
given
the
money,
even
when,
given
the
resources
to
pay
the
rent,
even
now,
when
we
have
increased
the
average
voucher
in
boston
and
in
my
district
alone,
the
average
section
8
voucher
in
charlestown
went
up
almost
1300
on
top
of
what
they
were
getting
before.
M
That
is
what
we're
trying
to
attack,
and
this
is
going
to
add
to
that
conversation
because,
yes,
we
know
that
there
is
discrimination
in
all
forms,
but
when
we
come
to
this
particular
form,
this
is
the
largest
rent
assistance
program
in
the
nation,
and
if
this
is
not
working,
if
this
is
still
hitting
roadblocks,
then
we
are
failing
to
actually
integrate.
We
are
failing
to
help
our
most
poor
people
and,
honestly,
we're
kidding
ourselves
if
we
think
we're
doing
anything
by
adding
money
to
it.
M
I'm
excited
about
this
conversation
because
we're
leading
as
a
city
we're
going
to
create
our
own
city-based
voucher
program
this.
If
we
don't
figure
out
how
discrimination
is
impacting
the
current
section,
8
voucher
program,
then
it's
adding
more
vouchers
and
adding
more
people
in
the
line
that
have
the
resources
to
pay,
isn't
going
to
do
anything.
So
when
we
get
the
data
back
from
the
new
program
that
I
know
we're
going
to
set
up
in
the
city
of
boston,
to
look
at
the
discrimination
and
who
that's
what's
key,
who
is
discriminating?
M
What
real
estate
agent,
what
property,
what
neighborhoods
we'll
get
all
of
that
real
life
data,
we'll
be
able
to
see
it
and
then
we'll
be
able
to
see
why
they're
discriminated
against
them.
When
we
get
those
two
married
together
this
body,
this
administration
will
be
able
to
attack
it
full
front,
and
I
expect
us
to
stand
strong
with
the
data
and
take
it
on.
M
We
have
to
again
ask
ourselves
if
we
are
going
to
be
committed
to
this
true
structural
change
for
our
city
to
be
a
city
for
anyone
to
come
and
call
home,
I'm
blessed
that
I
was
able
to
do
that.
I
am
not
born
here.
I
chose
boston
and
I'm
so
blessed
that
my
district
then
chose
me,
but
so
many
people
don't
have
that
opportunity
and
matter
of
fact,
a
lot
of
people
born
and
raised
in
boston
whose
only
choice
is
to
leave
the
city.
They
love.
M
So
we're
going
to
fight
to
make
sure
that
people
have
a
real
choice,
that
the
voucher
means
something
in
this
city
and
I'm
so
thankful.
Counselor
sabi
george,
for
your
part
for
for
you
asking
me
a
partner
in
this,
and
I'm
so
excited
to
have
this
hearing
where
we
create
the
program
and
also
deal
with
this
acute
discrimination.
Thank
you
very
much.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
savvy
georgian
to
councillor
edwards
for
their
leadership
in
this
area.
I
am
absolutely
delighted
and
excited
to
be
a
co-sponsor
in
this
very
important
hearing.
While
we've
already
talked
about
this
in
our
preceding
conversations,
but
our
city
housing
crisis
that
predates
the
covent
health
crisis.
H
I
was
involved
with
trying
to
find
assist
a
family
and
finding
user
voucher
to
find
housing
in
austin
brighton,
and
it
was
absolutely
impossible.
We
explored
every
opportunity
and
it
just
wasn't
happening.
We
could
not
find
a
a
landlord
who
would
take
a
section
8
voucher
family
in
this
neighborhood.
H
At
the
time
we
were
looking
and
our
local
cbc
has
a
wait
list
of
17
000
families
and
individuals
waiting
for
low-income
housing,
and
we
know
this
housing
available
and
it's
really
really
important
that
we
dig
deep
into
this
and
get
to
the
bottom
of
this
and
change
what's
happening.
It
is
a
very
unjust
and
inequitable
system,
and
I
hope
that
I
can
be
part
of
fixing
that
problem.
Thank
you.
So
much.
C
D
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
want
to
commend
the
makers
and
thank
them.
I
want
to
thank
the
council,
for
you
know.
Back
in
march,
we
passed
a
resolution
calling
on
landlords
to
house
our
section,
8
families
and
we've
throughout
this
crisis.
The
housing
authority
dnd,
several
council
offices,
my
counselor
sabi
georges,
have
been
working
really
hard
to
make
those
placements
and
to
you
know,
when
the
music
stopped,
we
had
these
empty
apartments
around
the
city,
and
then
we
had
families
who
couldn't
find
housing,
and
so
we've
been
trying
to
pair
them
up.
D
But
this
discrimination
is
just
such
a
persistent
barrier
and
for
me
for
me,
it's
sort
of
personal.
It
feels
it
feels
like
unfinished
business.
Counselor
edwards
referred
to
the
fact
that
we
significantly
increased
the
amount
that
our
vouchers
could
pay
in
many
neighborhoods
the
city,
and
that
was
the
last
big
policy
push
that
I
made
at
the
housing
authority
before
coming
into
this
role
and
and
in
one
sense
I'm
really
encouraged
by
that
we've
actually
seen.
D
So
I
I
think,
specific
section,
eight,
how
discrimination
is
an
important
protected
class
for
us
to
keep
our
eyes
on
in
this
process,
and
so
I
agree
with
the
president's
suggestion
to
combine
these
two
conversations,
but
I
also
think
we
should
keep
this
thread
that
counselor
savvy
george
and
edwards
and
braden
have
called
out
around
section
8
discrimination
specifically
because
it
is
so
persistent.
So
thank
you,
madam
president.
D
O
O
Is
segregation
and
nothing
hurts
more
than
to
know
that
you're
not
wanted
on
a
block,
and
I
think
that
this
is
this
opportunity
for
us
to
you
know,
dig
deeper
could
give
us
the
type
of
information
that
we
need
to
move
forward.
So
thank
you,
congresswoman
george,
for
your
continued
leadership
and
all
things
that
deal
with
housing
and
homelessness
and
supporting
our
families.
Thank
you.
C
L
It
wasn't
just
the
money
that
race
shows
up
in
many
sectors
and
if
you
really
understand
the
the
ugly
history
of
boston
right,
not
just
federal
policies,
but
the
role
that
government
has
played
federally
state
locally
to
ensure
that
certain
people
could
not
live
in
certain
communities
right
could
not
buy
in
certain
communities
could
not
sort
of
put
a
stake
in
the
ground.
Well,
that's
my
house.
L
N
L
So,
thank
you.
This
is
shires,
but
I
there's
a
there's
a
historical
context
here
that
most
folks
don't
want
to
unders
sort
of
talk
about
because
it
involves
race.
It
involves
a
deep
level
of
uncomfortability,
but
in
order
to
get
these
policies
or
sort
of
the
effects
of
these
policies
in
the
past
that
have
created
current
neighborhoods,
where
largely
people
of
color
concentrated
in
public
housing
with
poor
housing
stock,
we
have
to
talk
about
it.
L
We
have
to
be
sort
of
upfront
and
then,
of
course,
using
an
equity
lens
to
create
something
different.
That's
why
equity
is
so
important.
So
thank
you
again
to
the
makers
I
apologize
for
just
all
of
that,
but
really
excited.
For
this
conversation,
the
data
and
in
the
recent
reports,
you
know
already
confirmed
what
people
already
knew,
but
it
was
still
very
depressing
in
the
middle
of
covert
19
in
the
middle
of
the
police.
L
Brutality
we're
talking
about
across
this
country,
to
review
these
reports
and
see
that
once
again,
race
is
playing
a
role
in
holding
people
back
who
are
working
really
hard
to
move
forward
right.
This
is
an
individual
responsibility.
This
is
systems
that
continue
to
oppress,
so
this
is
a
real
opportunity
to
think
about
doing
something
different
and
for
boston
truly
to
lead
in
many
aspects.
So
thank
you
again
to
the
makers
and
thank
you,
madam
president,
thank.
C
You
so
much
anyone
looking
to
add
their
name.
Please
raise
your
physical
hand,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
bach
counselor
o'malley
councillor
flynn,
council
arroyo
councillor
mejia,
councillor
flaherty.
Please
also
add
the
chair,
docket
0850
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
of
housing
and
community
development.
M
M
Start
again
to
my
colleagues
today,
I'm
asking
you
to
join
me
in
fighting
and
changing
the
way
we
do
business.
What
we
learned
recently
in
the
back
and
forth
that
we
had
about
our
past
budget
is
that
we
base
great
political
pressure
and
we
also
face
great
political
risk
based
off
of
an
annual
vote
that
we
take
on
the
budget,
but
considering
the
amount
of
risk
and
the
amount
of
pressure
that
we
have
as
individuals
and
as
lawmakers.
M
We
do
not
have
the
political
power
in
order
to
implement
or
actually
effectuate
the
change
that
is
being
asked
of
us.
So
I
am
asking
my
colleagues
if
they
will
join
me
in
presenting
this
question
to
the
voters
as
to
whether
our
budgetary
process
is
is
good
enough.
Does
it
really
represent,
and
does
it
really
treat
the
decision
that
we're
making
on
an
annual
basis
as
a
3
billion
dollar
decision
that
it
is,
is
a
yes
or
no
or
reduce
enough?
M
So,
if
we're
all
going
to
question
how
we
do
business
on
all
aspects
of
our
of
our
city
government,
then
I'm
asking
my
my
colleagues
shouldn't
this
question
also
be
put
to
the
voters
about
how
we
allocate
their
money.
The
fact
is,
I
think
we
know
deep
down
inside
every
single.
One
of
us
thinks
that
we
should
be
at
the
table
earlier
and
discussing
with
the
mayor
about
how
three
billion
dollars
is
going
to
impact
our
constituents.
M
Goodness
knows
they
are
going
to
come
to
us
if
they
don't
get
the
things
that
they
need,
and
goodness
knows,
we
don't
have
the
ability
to
move
that
money
in
a
way
that
truly
affects
our
district,
if
not
the
at
large
city.
At
this
moment,
I
personally
stated
it
when
I
was
talking
about
my
budget
vote,
that
we
need
to
break
this
wheel.
We
we
genuinely
need
to
stop
this.
What
I
think
is
a
farce
about
up
down
or
reduction
being
systemic
or
being
structural.
M
We
need
to
change
how
we
do
business
and
what
I'm
proposing
in
this
question
is
whether
we
should
also
be
able
to
originate
a
budget,
and
we
could
also
modify
and
whole
or
impart
parts
of
the
budget
by
reducing
line
item.
Light
item
vetoes
by
having
excuse
me
by
allocating
funds
to
different
departments
by
allocating
and
having
a
participatory
budgeting
process
by
clarifying
certain
budgetary
measures
and
also
being
able
to
impact
the
school
budget.
M
M
Think
about
that
moment
and
the
discussions
that
we
had
every
single
one
of
us
having
a
valued
reason
for
the
decision
that
we
made
to
vote
for
or
against
the
budget
and
every
single
one
of
us
knowing
dollar
for
dollar
what
we
felt
was
necessary
and
unnecessary.
What
was
good,
wasn't
good
enough,
and
every
single
one
of
us
could
have
if
this
was
implemented,
have
had
that
conversation
and
pushed
for
it
directly
in
the
budget.
M
That
is
what
I'm
asking
you
to
imagine
june,
24th
being
a
different
time,
every
annual
vote
being
a
different
time,
because
we're
going
to
share
the
responsibility
of
a
three
billion
dollar
decision
with
the
mayor,
the
procedure
would
change
naturally,
and
the
mayor
could
propose,
we
would
respond.
The
mayor
could
also
adjust
and
then
we
would
ultimately
have
to
vote.
M
M
That
is
the
nimbleness
that
we
will
absolutely
need
when
this
budget
and
future
budgets
are
impacted
by
the
reduction
in
income
that
we're
going
to
have,
we
need
to
be
nimble.
We
need
to
be
thinking
about
whose
jobs
are
on
the
line,
but
also
whose
futures
are
on
the
line
if
they
don't
get
the
funding
now.
M
They
will
be
able
to
make
this
decision.
Ultimately,
this
is
not
in
our
hands
completely.
This
is
not
an
increase
in
taxes.
This
is
simply,
I
am
asking
my
colleagues
to
step
one
review
this
question
and
to
form
the
quite
the
right
question
that
we
think
is
appropriate
for
the
ballot.
We
would
then
vote
on
it
and
decide
that
after
we
do
that,
we
must
do
so
within
six
months.
That
question
then
goes
to
our
attorney
general.
M
She
will
then
look
at
the
constitutionality
of
that
and
she
has
four
weeks
to
decide
after
she
makes
her
decision.
I
I
believe
it
will
be
constitutional.
Then
it
will
go
to
the
voters.
That
is
the
procedure
that
I'm
asking
simply
that
we
participate
in.
I
could
not
think
of
a
better
body
of
individuals
or
a
better
city
council
to
do
this
with,
I
can't
think
of
a
better
time
to
lead.
M
We
will
be
the
first
body
in
the
commonwealth
to
use
this
process
under
43
b
10
b,
to
lead
and
to
amend
our
constitution,
our
charter.
I
can't
think
of
anybody
else.
I'd
rather
do
this
with
what
I'm
asking
for
you
is
to
do
it
together
that
we
share
this
and
we
change
how
we
do
business
in
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
D
D
For
the
thing
that
put
some
of
us,
you
know
making
different
voting
decisions
to
be.
You
know
about
our
judgments
about
what
the
administration
would
do,
what
a
broader
economy
would
do,
what
our
sort
of
prospects
you
know
what
we
were
trading,
often
in
this
zero-sum
game,
yes
or
no,
and
I
think
if
we
had
been
able
to
spend
to
spend
june
talking
about
reallocations
that
we
could
actually
make
ourselves,
it
would
have
just
been
such
a
more
fruitful
conversation.
D
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
in
my
capacity
chairing
this
committee,
that
it
it
counselor
edwards's
proposal
really
excites
me.
I
know
we'll
have
to
look
at
the
legal
language
and
have
the
conversation,
and
I
think
there's
also.
I
think
we
should
acknowledge
that
there's
a
huge
community
of
advocates
that
have
been
thinking
a
lot
about
charter
reform
in
a
host
of
ways
for
years
now,
and
so
this
is
a
conversation
bursting
onto
the
scene.
D
C
L
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
councillor
edwards
for
your
leadership
here,
and
I
absolutely
agree
with
you
that
to
meaningfully
put
forward
reforms
that
we've
all
been
pushing
for
to
have
a
more
robust
and
effective
budget
process
right
to
to
do
it
in
partnership
with
our
residents,
particularly
our
district
residents
for
district
councillors,
the
council
needs
more
power.
The
council
needs
more
tools.
L
You
know,
as
council
president
got
to
interact
with
a
lot
of
council
presidents
from
across
the
country,
and
they
were
just
floored
at
the
limitations
of
power
that
the
council
has
to
do
meaningful
things,
including
our
appointments,
meaningful
appointments
that
do
not
go
through
the
council,
so
charter
reform
has
been
a
topic
of
discussion.
I
have
participated
in
many.
L
I
see
it
as
a
long-term
goal,
though,
and
in
one
that
we
should
absolutely
push.
You
know
there
are
different
ways
in
which
to
do
it.
Some
is
through
the
state
house
this
this
particular
method.
There's
still,
I
still
have
some
lingering
questions
on
some
of
the
legal
pieces,
but
looking
forward
to
this
conversation
and
working
in
partnership,
but
in
the
short
term
there's
also,
I
think
things
that
we
have
to
do
to
push
this
administration.
Given
the
limited
power
we
have.
L
So
when
I
voted
no
on
the
school
budget
years
ago,
I
remember
saying
that
it
was
extremely
painful
to
sort
of
be
the
solo
person
out
there.
Voting
no,
but
I
said
this
budget
this.
The
way
of
continuing
to
do
our
education
in
the
city
of
boston
is
not
working
for
so
many
of
our
families
who
continue
to
not
have
access
to
good
quality
schools
in
certain
neighborhoods
in
the
city
of
boston
and
this.
L
If
this
is
the
the
major
tool
that
we
have
to,
let
our
voices
be
known
as
to
certain
things
we
just
don't
want
to
accept
anymore,
and
I
remember
really
that
vote
was
just
out
of
just
fear.
You
know
just
a
ton
of
frustration,
but
even
through
all
our
hearings,
through
all
of
our
conversations
through
all
of
our
advocacy,
that
we
still
can't
get
some
of
these
systems
to
respond
differently,
we
can't
get
responses
to
data
requests.
L
I
mean
it's
a
struggle
sometimes,
and
it
shouldn't
be
that
using
our
budgetary
tool
and
our
vote
is
powerful
in
the
short
term
to
hopefully
move
an
agenda,
and
I
stand
by
my
no
vote
in
in
that.
I
thought
we
had
an
opportunity
to
to
push
for
some
more
reforms
there,
but
this
long-term
piece
critically
important.
I
am
absolutely
looking
forward
to
the
conversation
and
the
action
steps
necessary.
I'll
just
add.
It
reminds
me
of
the
community
preservation
act.
You
know
I
came
onto
the
council.
L
That
was
my
first
piece
of
legislation,
major
legislation
with
councillor
flaherty,
who
was
here
before
when
it
failed
now
everyone's
like.
Oh,
it's
so
wonderful,
we're
getting
millions
of
dollars
for
our
communities.
That
was
a
hard
time,
so
there's
no
guarantee
that
the
voters
would
even
see
it
our
way
right
and
so
again,
how
can
we
think
about
all
the
short-term
tools
that
will
help
us
move
things
forward,
while
also
thinking
about
these
long-term
changes?
That
absolutely
must
happen.
L
C
O
And
yes,
I
understand-
and
I
do
appreciate,
because
I've
heard
from
a
lot
of
folks
that
a
lot
of
the
things
that
I
was
advocating
for
during
the
public
hearings
actually
made
it
on
to
the
budget,
and
I
do
appreciate
those
efforts
that
were
made
on
behalf
of
language
access
and
food
insecurity
and
more
dollars
into
the
department
of
public
health.
I
mean,
I
really
do
appreciate
the
boston
public
health
commission.
All
the.
O
I
appreciate
everything
that
the
mayor
did
to
listen
and
and
and
at
least
satisfy
some
of
the
needs
that
we
identified
during
our
hearings.
But
I
I
will
have
to
say
is
that
you
know
even
participating
in
the
countless
hearings
I
felt
like
it
was
robotic.
You
would
show
up,
people
would
talk
and
everything
would
sound,
really
pretty
and
then
you'd
have
to
go
back
and
do
a
google
search
and
try
to
figure
out.
It
was
like
the
da
vinci
code
just
to
try
to
get
some
answers.
O
F
N
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
wanted
to
commend
the
maker.
The
district
council
from
east
boston
asked
that
my
name
be
added
and
just
briefly
sort
of
offer
a
a
historic
perspective
on
these
important,
but
certainly
initiatives
that
have
some
great
precedence.
It
was
about
25
years
ago.
The
clerk
will
correct
me
because
she
was
counselor
at
the
time.
I
believe
where
there
was
the
last
charter
change,
binding
charter
change
for
the
governance
of
the
school
committee
question
two.
N
C
C
C
And
so
I
think
this
is
an
important
conversation
to
have
around
our
charter
and
and
how
we
can
have
a
budget
process
that
gives
us
much
more
flexibility.
I
think
this
is
a
great
compliment
to
all
of
the
other
hearing
orders
that
have
been
presented
so
kudos
to
the
maker
and
kudos
to
all
of
you
for
doing
amazing
work.
As
I
said
at
the
beginning,
I
am
really
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
work
with
each
of
you.
C
So
with
that
being
said,
docket
zero,
eight
five
one
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
We
will
try
to
move
through
the
rest
of
our
meeting
quickly.
We
all
know
we
have
a
meeting
in
five
minutes.
So
let's
continue
on
madam
clerk,
we're
on
the
personnel
orders.
If
you
could,
please
read
docket
zero,
eight
five,
two.
C
C
C
The
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Eight
five
three
has
passed.
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
three
late
files.
I
believe
they
are
all
personnel
orders
if
people
want
to
check
their
emails
to
see
but
they're
all
personnel
orders,
and
in
the
absence
of
objection
objection
these
matters
will
be
added
to
the
agenda.
C
C
C
C
Okay,
not
seeing
any
hands
raised,
we
will
keep
moving
on.
I
do
want
to
make
mention.
We
have
suspended
the
consent
agenda
during
our
remote
work.
Everyone
knows
the
last
three
to
four
months.
We
have
not
been
doing
the
consent
agenda
during
the
quarantine
and
as
we
safely
transition
back
into
our
physical
spaces.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
my
colleagues
can
do
resolutions
and
all
of
those
types
of
things,
so
there
will
be
regular
office
hours
for
my
office.
C
The
president,
if
you
need
your
signatures
for
your
resolutions
by
our
next
meeting,
so
we
will
have
regular
office
hours
and
we
could
communicate
what
those
are
so
that
we
can
open
up
the
consent
agenda
and
people
can
do
resolutions
once
again.
So
I
will
follow
that
up.
I
know
folks
miss
being
in
the
chamber.
You
know
we
have
this
three
o'clock
briefing
with
chief
brophy
to
discuss
how
we
can
safely
move
back
into
our
space.
C
J
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
request
permission
to
just
make
a
few
comments.
Yes,
thank
you.
Madam
president,
first
july
is
black
indigenous
people
of
color
mental
health
month
and
I'd
like
to
we'll
be
filing
a
resolution
myself
and
counselor
campbell
later
this
month,
formally
declaring
it
so
in
the
city
of
boston.
But
I
wanted
to
note
it
today.
J
There
are
so
many
culturally
specific
stigmas
around
mental
health,
but
people
of
color
also
face
systemic
racism
when
trying
to
access
the
mental
health
care
system.
I
will
talk
about
these
barriers
in
more
in
more
detail
at
our
next
council
meeting,
but
I
think
it's
important
that
we
take
every
opportunity
to
uplift
that
we
need
more
mental
health
care
providers
of
color,
more
providers
with
different
from
various
ethnicities,
but
also
with
some
significant
linguistic
skills.
J
My
second
comment
today
is
about
my
I'm
just
absolutely
appalled
at
the
changes
that
ice
has
made.
Regarding
the
student
exchange
and
visitor
program,
these
changes
we
know,
especially
here
in
boston
as
a
university
town
as
a
college
town,
that
these
changes
will
leave
so
many
of
our
students
stranded,
particularly
if
they
are
unable
to
safely
return
home,
both
their
physical,
safe
and
physical
safety,
but
also
they
are
thinking
about
their
health
in
relation
to
this
pandemic
and
covenant
19.
J
isis
changes
are
unnecessary
and
damaging
to
our
country
to
our
schools,
most
of
all
into
our
city,
but
most
of
all
to
our
international
students.
These
changes
ignore
the
realities
of
being
an
international
student
and
put
them
at
the
unnecessary
risk
for
contracting
covet,
19
or
being
detained
and
deported.
I
ask
that
our
colleges
make
it
as
easy
as
possible
for
our
international
students
who
leave
the
us
to
maintain
and
access
their
education,
but
what
we
really
need
is
these
rules
to
be
reversed.
We
need
federal
action
to
counter
man.
J
These
unnecessary
and
cruel
rule
changes.
We
are
in
the
midst
of
a
pandemic
and
we
cannot
sacrifice
the
freedom
and
dignity
of
our
international
students,
and
we
cannot
ask
our
colleges
to
bring
everyone
back
in
person
to
ensure
our
international
students
can
stay.
International
students
should
be
able
to
remain
in
the
u.s
and
go
to
school
virtually
if
this
school
is
so
structured.
These
rule
changes
will
only
cause
more
harm
and
they
will
protect
no
one
in
this
pandemic.
J
I
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I
just
want
to
inform
the
body
that
I
conducted
a
a
meeting
with
south
boston
residents,
along
with
council
flaherty.
We
discussed
fireworks
in
south
boston
and
I
was
on
a
meeting
last
night
with
council
mejia.
In
with
my
my
colleagues
as
well-
and
you
know,
the
at-large
colleagues
are
doing
a
great
job
on
the
task
force
working
with
the
mayor,
but
I
just
wanted
to
keep
people
posted
after
that
meeting
last
night,
the
very
informative
meeting
hosted
by
council
mejia.
I
There
was
a
tragic
accident
in
south
boston
where
a
little
boy,
11
years
old
fireworks,
hit
him
somehow,
in
his
his
hand,
had
to
be
amputated
partially.
So
we
continue.
We
continue
talking
about
this
issue
and
the
police
are
responding,
but
it's
also
critical
that
we
continue
working
with
community-based
organizations.
I
Other
people
are
concerned
about
this
issue:
continuing
to
update
people
about
the
dangers
of
fireworks
they're
having
a
terrible
quality
of
life
impact
on
so
many,
but
especially
our
seniors
persons
with
disabilities,
little
kids,
a
lot
of
veterans
with
ptsd,
even
out
even
our
pets.
So
I
just
want
to
highlight
the
incident
last
night,
but
also
to
acknowledge
the
work
of
mayor
walsh
in
my
at
large
counselors
that
are
doing
great
work
on
the
task
force
and
we'll
continue
working
closely
with
with
you
on
suggestions.
So
thank
you.
C
M
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
I
just
I
I
had
some
names,
but
I
I
can
wait
till
next
week,
but
I
did
want
to
correct
the
or
amend
the
record.
I
was
trying
to
get
a
charger
at
the
time
where
you
were
collecting
signatures
or
co-sponsors
for
zero
docket
zero,
eight,
four,
six,
the
zero
budgeting-
and
I
don't
believe
I
I
I
want
to
be
I'd
like
to
be
a
co-sponsor
adam
president.
M
D
E
C
Any
other
announcements
well,
thank
you
so
much.
I
I
just
want
to
also
acknowledge
that
it's
been
a
really
difficult
time
in
our
city.
Residents
have
been
dealing
with
a
compounded
trauma
of
weeks
and
weeks
and
weeks
of
disruptive
fireworks
of
people
dying
from
gun
violence.
We
had
a
really
rough
week
this
past
week.
This
is
all
during
our
covet
pandemic,
which
is
still
alive
and
real.
There
still
is
no
cure
and
no
vaccine,
so
we
still
need
to
be
safe.
C
I
mean
this
is
all
happening
while
we
are
collectively
grieving,
george
floyd,
brianna,
taylor,
and
so
many
others,
and
so
just
a
reminder
that
it's
important
that
we
take
care
of
ourselves
and
take
care
of
each
other
and
that
we
are
more
intentional
on
being
kind
and
understanding
with
each
other.
It
is
a
really
difficult
time
for
all
of
us
in
our
city
and
as
we
close
out
with
memorials,
we
will
be
adding
the
names
of
those
killed
in
our
own
city
on
behalf
of
the
entire
council.
C
As
we
adjourn
today's
meeting,
we
will
do
so
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
for
counselors
arroyo
and
woo,
lieutenant
benny
white
for
counselor,
bach,
sergey
spitzer
spielkowski
for
councillor
edwards,
josephine
ward
and
angela
atenko
for
councillor
flaherty,
paul
flynn,
peggy
balder
and
gina
cerullo
for
councillor
flynn,
toonie
lee
and
on
behalf
of
the
entire
council.
Sean
bailey
o'neil,
colin
felicity
coleman,
xavier
rico,
justin
kennedy,
rashawn,
washington,
clarke
and
tyrese
g
wiley.
A
moment
of
silence.