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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on July 21, 2021
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Boston City Council Meeting on July 21, 2021
B
C
C
C
Good
afternoon
everyone
welcome
to
the
christopher
ionella
chamber.
My
name
is
matt
o'malley.
I
am
the
city
council
president
pro
tempore
today
is
wednesday
july
21st
2021
and
the
boston
city
council
is
hereby
in
session.
Viewers
can
watch
the
council
meeting
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston.gov
city
dash
council
dash
tv.
E
C
C
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
I'm
going
to
begin
we're
going
to
do
things
a
little
out
of
order.
I
think
we'll
start
with
the
pledge
of
allegiance
and
then
hopefully
our
esteemed
clergy
member
will
join
us.
So
if
you,
those
who
are
able
would
please
stand
as
I
lead
us
in
reciting,
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
A
C
C
You
I
will
gavel
back
in
one
moment.
The
rabbi
is
on
the
elevator
as
we
speak,
so
I
appreciate
that
I
will
say
well
I'll
wait
to
introduce
her
when
she
actually
gets
here
so
just
another
minute
and
then
we'll
get
started.
C
C
Welcome
rabbi
come
on
come
on
up,
the
council
is
back
in
session.
I
am
delighted
to
this
is
actually
a
bonus
invocation
for
me
this,
according
to
the
schedule
it
was
set
out
back
in
in
january.
This
was
the
the
acting
mayor
week.
Two
she
was
a
clergy
member,
but
obviously
she's
no
longer
participating
with
this
body.
It
fell
to
me
and
I'm
delighted
because
I've
known
rabbi,
barbara
penzer
for
my
time
in
office,
we
first
met
actually
through
mayor
tom
menino.
C
He
had,
I
believe
it
was
his
first
state
of
the
city,
and
I
was
a
counselor
for
probably
two
months
at
the
time
and
we
met.
You
gave
an
incredible
invocation
there
and-
and
I
know
what
a
special
friend
you
have
been
to
so
many
of
us
rabbi-
penzer's
works
at
temple.
Hillel
bene
torah
on
corey
street
in
west
roxbury.
C
I've
had
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
engage
with
just
so
many
of
her
of
just
her
just
just
one,
wonderful
folks
there
and
I
want
to
say
congregation,
but
I
don't
think
that's
the
right
in
the
congregation
and
we
particularly
have
celebrated
saint
patrick's
day,
which
is
great
for
the
the
the
temple
in
westerosbury.
We
had
a
wonderful
time
with
some
great
friends,
so
so
rabbi
penzer
barbara
penzer.
Please
join
us
up
here.
C
I
You
sure-
and
please
forgive
my
delay
these
times
of
coming
out
of
covid
one
never
knows.
What's
going
to
happen,
I
feel
like
I'm
still
living
in
a
stage
of
experimentation,
so
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
god
for
simply
being
present
and
for
giving
us
this
opportunity
to
be
in
person,
and
I
I
want
to
begin
by
thanking
councillor
o'malley,
I'm
so
grateful
that
you're
serving
as
president
pro
tem
today,
so
that
I
can
thank
you
for
your
years
of
service.
I
I
Israel
adonai
eloheinu,
adonai,
echad,
listen,
listen,
people
of
israel,
the
god
we
call
adonai,
is
our
god
and
is
one
I've
been
saying
this
prayer,
since
I
was
little
I've
said
it
with
my
kids
when
we
go
to
bed,
it's
six
words.
That
really
are
the
essence
of
witness
to
understanding
the
oneness
of
the
cosmos.
I
I
I
In
these
hot
and
humid
days
of
summer,
the
troubles
of
our
times
fall
heavily
on
us.
The
city
of
boston
is
a
city
facing
rising
sea
levels
and
unshaded
streets,
schools
that
need
better
ventilation
and
neighborhoods
that
need
equitable
care.
The
needs
are
many.
The
time
is
short,
be
courageous,
and
in
these
glorious
playful
days
of
summer,
seedlings
of
healing
and
building
of
gratitude
and
renewal
burst
with
joy
through
the
cracks
of
that
heaviness.
I
I
I
want
to
share
a
teaching
of
one
of
my
favorite
teachers
who
comes
from
a
town
in
poland,
whose
name
no
one
can
pronounce
rabbi.
Simha
bhunam
of
shikha
lived
about
250
years
ago,
and
he
taught
everyone
should
have
two
pockets
in
one.
You'll
have
a
slip
of
paper
that
says,
for
my
sake,
the
world
was
created
and
the
other
is
a
slip
of
paper.
That
says
I
am
but
dust
and
ashes.
I
I
I
C
C
We've
already
dispensed
with
the
roll
call,
of
course,
and
we
had
the
pledge
of
allegiance
a
little
bit
early,
so
we're
now
moving
on
to
approval
of
the
minutes,
which
is
our
first
order
of
business.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter,
the
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay,
you
guys
have
it.
C
The
minutes
are
hereby
adopted
as
presented
now
moving
on
to
communications
from
her
honor,
the
mayor,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
docket
zero
eight
four
three.
C
C
K
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
president.
It
is
rare
that
I
just
want
to
suspend
and
pass,
but
today
I
am
going
to
ask
to
suspend
and
pass
this
particular
ordinance,
because
it
is
extending
an
already
proven
program
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
boston
to
help
many
of
our
seniors
work
off
their
taxes.
As
you
know,
we've
had
this
for
many
years.
Excuse
me
and
we've
had
this
for
many
years,
and
many
of
our
seniors
are
vulnerable
at
this
particular
time.
K
I
don't
know
one
part
of
my
aspect
of
my
district,
where
not
one
of
the
seniors
hasn't
reached
out
to
me
and
said:
can
I
get
back
into
city
hall?
Can
I
please
start
to
work
off
my
taxes?
Can
you
please
help
me
stay
in
my
home.
Every
single
one
of
us
as
counselors
know
that
this
program
works,
and
this
is
an
extension
of
what
works,
and
so
I
would
prefer
that
we
get
to
it
and
allow
that
our
seniors
get
back
in
here.
K
C
Thank
you
is
there,
and
the
chair
recognizes
the
district
councillor
from
dorchester
council
baker.
The
floor
is
yours,.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
just
just
a
quick
question
through
you
to
the
maker,
I'm
absolutely
in
support
of
this
I'd
just
like
to
know
what
the
what
the
what
the
cap
is,
how
much
can
that
senior
make
to
come
off
their
tax,
their
tax
roll,
and
can
we
increase
that.
C
The
chair
recognizes
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations:
counselor
edwards,
you
heard
the
question.
K
Yes,
1500
is
the
work
off
with
this
particular
extension.
We
cannot
it's
just
continuing
what
we
want,
I'm
happy
to
revisit,
increasing
it
and
also
making
sure
it
doesn't
run
up
out
of
state
law
or
other
other
laws
as
well,
but
it's
fifteen
hundred
dollars
and
it
does
help
a
lot
of
people.
Thank
you,
madam
chief.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Any
further
discussion
on
the
proposal
from
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations
to
suspend
the
rules
in
past
docket:
zero.
Eight
four,
four
seeing
none
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
uncharacteristically,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight,
four
four,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
E
Thank
you.
Memory
of
joe
chason
was
the
first
person
to
guess
right.
So
thank
you.
Counselor
arroyo.
Yes,
council
arroyo;
yes,
councilor
baker,
aye
councillor
baker,
aye,
council
block
counselor,
bach
aye,
council,
braden,
council
braid
and
I
counselor
campbell
counselor
campbell,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
edward
gs,
councilor
sabi,
george
councillor
sabe,
georgia,
council,
flaherty,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn,
council,
flemish
councilman
here
councilman
here,
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,.
E
C
Thank
you,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
now
read
docket
zero.
Eight
four
five
thank.
E
This
additional
funding
increases
the
total
grant
of
two
million
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
over
two
years
awarded
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
health
and
human
services
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
fy,
22
and
fy
23
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative.
C
Thank
you,
docket
zero.
Eight
four
five
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice.
Next
up
is
docket,
zero,
eight
four
six
thank.
C
E
You,
dr
zero
eight
four
seven
message
and
order
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
110
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
a
one-year
fellowship
awarded
by
the
harvard
business
school
to
be
administered
by
the
mayor's
office.
The
grant
will
fund
leadership
fellows
the
leadership
fellows
program.
C
L
You
very
much,
mr
president,
this
dock
at
zero.
Eight
four
seven
is
four
hundred
and
ten
thousand
dollars,
as
mentioned
in
the
docket
before
us,
to
be
used
for
the
salary
of
a
one
year,
fellowship
awarded
by
harvard
business
school.
I'd
like
to
suspend
and
pass
this
docket.
C
Thank
you,
madam
excuse
me.
Thank
you
yeah,
madam
chair,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
education,
moves
or
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
in
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight,
four,
seven,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed.
Madam
clerk,
please
read
doc
at
zero.
Eight
four,
eight.
E
Thank
you,
docket
0848
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
seventy
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
22
local
consumer
program,
awarded
by
the
mass
attorney
general
to
be
administered
by
the
consumer
affairs
and
licensing
department.
The
grant
will
fund
intake
resolution
and
administration
of
consumer
complaints
and
consumer
outreach.
C
M
Thank
you.
Mr
president.
The
local
consumer
program
is
run
by
the
massachusetts
attorney
general's
office
and
supports
nonprofit
or
government
agencies
that
handle
consumer
complaints
in
their
own
regions
of
the
state
where
their
local
knowledge
and
community
involvement
enable
them
to
provide
effective
assistance
to
consumers.
M
Many
of
these
programs
have
decades
of
experience
assisting
massachusetts
consumers
and
they
can
help
with
debt
collection,
auto
repossession
issues,
home
improvement,
contract
issues
and
a
number
of
other
consumer
affairs
concerns
that
affect
boston
consumers
on
a
daily
basis.
This
grant
is
for
70
000
and
will
be
administered
by
the
consumer
affairs
and
licensing
department.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
Councillor
julia
mejia
who's,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
small
business
and
workforce
development,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
four,
eight,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Eight
four
eight
has
passed.
Madam
clerk.
Now
please
read:
docket
zero,
eight
four,
nine.
C
Thank
you
very
much,
docket
zero.
Eight
four
nine
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation
up
next
dock
at
zero.
Eight
five,
zero.
C
D
You,
mr
president,
I
would
like
also
in
some
ways,
unusually
for
the
council,
to
waive
our
right
to
have
a
hearing
on
this
appointment.
Not
only
is
the
reverend
well
qualified
to
serve
in
this
role
as
a
community
leader
and
expert
in
climate
justice
and
issues,
but
it
is
customary
for
the
cabinet
chief
in
this
role
to
be
on
that
commission
as
well.
So
this
is
about
filling
that
role
in
and
not
adding
more
delay.
So
I
would
like
to
request
suspension
and
passage
of
this
matter.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
councillor,
wu
chair
of
the
committee.
Excuse
me
of
planning
development
and
transportation,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
confirmation
of
docket
zero,
eight
five
zero.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
the
confirmation
stance.
Thank
you,
chair
woo,
moving
on
to
reports
of
public
officers
and
others.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read:
dockets
zero,
eight
five
one:
three
zero,
eight
five,
six.
C
E
docket
0853
communication
was
received
from
the
acting
mayor
regarding
the
resignation
of
the
boston
parks.
Commissioner,
christopher
cook,
docket
number
0854
notices
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
C
C
J
Thank
you.
Mr
president,
I
wanted
to
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
approval
of
these
constables
under
the
usual
terms
and
conditions.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
very
much
chair,
andrea
campbell,
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal.
Just
justice
seeks
approval
of
docket
0857
under
the
usual
terms
and
conditions.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
in
docket
zero.
Eight
five
seven
has
been
approved
under
the
usual
terms
and
conditions
moving
right
along
to
reports
of
committees.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
docket
zero
seven,
six,
two.
E
Thank
you
dock
at
zero,
seven,
six:
two:
the
committee
on
housing
and
community
development
to
which
is
referred
on
june
16
2021,
docket,
number,
zero,
seven,
six,
two
message
and
order
authorizing
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
thirty
million.
Ninety
two
thousand
nine
hundred
ninety
one
dollars
and
thirty
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
emergency
rental
assistance
known
as
era
ii
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
department
of
neighborhood
development,
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass.
C
K
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues,
councillor
flynn,
councillor
flaherty
clown,
sir
braden
councillor
blue
councilor,
sabi
george
for
attending
the
hearing
on
the
30
million
dollars
that
is
proposed
to
come
back
out
to
the
community.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
administration,
tim
davis,
deputy
director
of
policy
and
development
and
research,
taylor,
kane,
director
of
housing,
innovation
lab
and
catherine
ford
or
katie
ford,
who
is
a
director
who
is
with
the
office
of
housing
stability.
They
made
an
excellent
presentation.
K
They
provided
us
with
a
powerpoint
really
showing
how
this
is
going
to
only
further
try
and
stabilize
the
many
how
many
households
in
the
city
of
boston.
K
This
is
their
continued
transparency
with
the
money
that
they've
been
getting
for
the
past
over
16
months
and
demonstrating
the
down
to
the
neighborhood
level,
the
average
amount
and
the
average
request.
I
will
say
that
they
were
extremely
excited
to
be
able
to
talk
about
how
this
that
they've,
actually
perfected
the
giving
out
of
the
of
the
money
they've
gotten
rid
of
a
lot
of
the
headaches
and
issues
that
we
had
when
we
first
began,
giving
out
this
kind
of
money
for
rent
assistance.
K
So
they're
going
to
work
on
whether
they're
going
to
decrease
the
amount
that
they
give
to
individuals
so
that
there's
some
more
money
left,
but
we're
going
to
leave
it
in
their
good
hands
is
my
point
and
I
am
moving
to
suspended,
pass
to
get
this
money
to
their
good
hands
to
get
out
to
the
people
of
boston.
C
Thank
you
any
further
discussion
on
docket
0762,
seeing
none
counselor,
lydia
edward,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Seven,
six,
two,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it
docket
zero.
Seven
six
two
has
passed.
Madam
clerk.
Would
you
please
read
docket
zero
four,
seven
three.
E
Thank
you,
docket
zero,
four,
seven:
three:
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
to
which
is
referred
on
march,
31
2021,
docket,
number,
zero,
four,
seven
three
message
and
auto:
authorized
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
330
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
21
state
traffic
safety.
Information
system.
Improvements
grant
awarded
by
the
u.s
department
of
transportation
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
public
safety
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass.
C
E
Thank
you,
docket
0-6-3-1,
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
to
which
was
referred
on,
may
5th
2021
docket
number
zero,
six,
three
one
message
and
order
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
one
million,
seven
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy21
bfd
state
training
program
awarded
by
the
mass
massachusetts
department
of
fire
services
to
be
administered
by
the
fire
depart
boston.
Fire
department
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass.
C
J
Thank
you
and
council
council
o'malley,
and
also
thank
you,
madam
clerk.
These
matters
were
sponsored
by
the
administration
and
referred
to
the
committee
on
march
31st
and
may
5th
respectively.
The
committee
held
a
hearing
on
thursday
july
1st,
and
I
want
to
thank
councillor
flynn
and
counselor
sabi
george
for
attending
and
the
folks
from
the
administration
we
had
sheila
smith
who's,
a
program
manager
for
the
police
department,
maria
chivers,
who
runs
office
of
research
and
development,
kathleen
judge
who
is
from
the
fire
department.
She
is
the
commissioner
of
administration
and
finance.
J
The
funds
which
is
330
000
will
fund
improved
reporting
and
electronic
reporting
in
particular,
of
collisions
and
incidents
in
boston,
which
would
make
it
a
lot
easier
for
our
department
to
coordinate
with
the
state,
because
right
now,
a
lot
of
it
is
still
via
paper.
And
so
this
raises
the
current
rate
of
seven
percent
to
70
over
the
next
six
months,
which
would
allow
them
to
actually
be
able
to
send
this
data
to
the
state.
J
Maria
also
talked
about
how
this
ad,
how
this
will
make
how
this
will
help
with
storing
and
retrieving
traffic
data
and
make
it
more
easier
make
it
easier
to
ran
to.
I
can't
find
my
words
make
it
easier
to
manage
records
specifically
for
docket.
0631
kathleen
testified
that
this
grant,
which
we've
received
before
specifically
funds
fire
training
for
our
fire
fighters,
instructure
instructors
on
training,
functional
skill
tests,
emt
training
as
well,
water,
rescue
and
other
academic
activities.
The
state
supplements
this
funding
for
the
city,
they're
always
actually
pushing
for
more.
J
C
Thank
you
very
much
councillor
campbell,
so
councillor
campbell,
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
first
of
docket
zero.
Four
seven
three.
We
will
of
course,
vote
on
these
separately
duck
at
four.
Seven.
Three
is
the
three
hundred
thirty
thousand
dollar
grant
all
those
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.0473
has
passed.
C
The
committee
chair
calls
for
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
0631.
This
is
the
1.750
million
1.7
million
dollar
grant
for
the
fire
department
state
training
program.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
Dockett0631
has
passed
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
clerk.
Would
you
please
now
read
docket
zero,
eight
zero.
Nine
thank.
E
That
is
to
be
built
on
the
site
of
its
current
location
at
396
northampton
street
in
the
city
of
boston,
including
the
payment
of
all
costs
incidental
or
related
thereto,
and
for
which
the
city
of
boston
may
be
eligible
for
a
grant
from
the
massachusetts
school
building
authority,
known
as
the
msba
set
amount
to
be
expended
under
the
direction
of
the
public
facilities
department.
On
behalf
of
the
boston
public
schools
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
be
read
for
the
first
time
and
assigned
for
further
action.
C
F
Thank
you
so
much.
Mr
president,
on
tuesday
july
13th
we
held
a
hearing
on
this
docket
and
I'm
very
grateful
to
councillor
flynn,
councillor
sabi,
george
and
yourself,
mr
president,
for
attending.
As
I
think
many
folks
know,
the
carter
school,
which
serves
many
of
our
students
with
special
needs,
really
is
in
a
building.
F
So
we,
like,
I
said
we
heard
from
the
principal
we
heard
from
nate
cooter,
the
cfo
at
bps,
from
carrie
griffin,
the
director
of
our
public
facilities
department
and
a
number
of
members
of
the
project
team.
We
got
to
review
the
project
plans
in
detail.
It's
really
exciting.
It's
actually
going
to
expand
the
school
such
that
it
is
going
to
be
able
to
serve
folks
all
the
way
from
kindergarten
up
through
when
services
end
at
22..
So
it's
we're
going
to
have
60
seats
in
the
end.
F
F
We
talked
about
everything
from
you
know,
air
filtration,
to
the
types
of
sort
of
like
extra,
wide
hallways
and
entrance
areas
and
such
that
you
need
for
students,
many
of
whom
are
using
wheelchairs
and
and
there's
also
going
to
be
a
adaptive
like
pool
facility
inside
of
the
building,
which
is
something
that
our
students
don't
have
access
to
today.
F
The
reality
is
that
we
send
many
students
who
could
will
benefit
in
the
future
from
this
type
of
facility
out
to
day
programs
around
the
region,
because
we
don't
have
enough
capacity
of
this
type
here
in
boston.
So
I
think
it's
a
really
it's
it's
a
really
serious
major
investment
in
serving
those
students
and
families.
So
it
was
an
exciting
thing
to
see
there.
F
As
folks
will
remember,
this
will
I'll
in
a
minute
I'll,
say
the
magic
words
and
formally
ask,
but
we'll
I'll
be
asking
for
a
vote
today
on
this,
because
it's
a
capital
docket,
we
will
be
voting
again
on
it
and
I'll.
I
expect
to
ask
for
that
second
vote.
At
the
august
meeting,
there
are
a
few
details
that
we
are
still
waiting
to
get
because
the
msba
has
a
formal
meeting
with
the
project
team
in
the
first
week
of
august.
F
That
will
give
us
a
slightly
more
exact
reading
on
the
reimbursement
rate,
so
I
am
expecting
that
when
I
come
back
to
the
council
with
that,
for
that
second
vote,
I'll
also
be
letting
you
know
about
some
of
those
follow-up
details
that
we
just
don't
have
yet.
But
the
the
thing
is
that
because
of
the
msba
timeline
and
the
importance
of
keeping
this
project
on
on
track
and
critically
getting
the
state
reimbursement
for
it,
it's
very
important
that
the
council
support
it
prior
to
the
end
of
august.
F
So
so
today,
mr,
mr
president,
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
ways
and
means,
I
recommend
moving
the
listed
docket
from
the
committee
to
the
full
council
for
discussion
and
formal
action,
and
at
that
time
my
recommendation
to
the
full
council
is
that
this
matter
ought
to
be
read
for
the
first
time
and
assigned
for
further
action.
C
Thank
you
any
further
discussion
on
duck
at
zero.
Eight,
zero,
nine,
seeing
none
counselor,
kenzie
bach,
chair
of
the
committee
on
ways
and
means
recommends
that
docket
zero,
eight
zero
nine
ought
to
be
read.
For
the
first
time.
We
will
do
a
roll
call
vote.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll
for
the
first
reading
of
docket
zero,
eight
zero,
nine.
G
E
Councillor
arroyo:
yes,
council
baker,
councillor
baker,
I
counsel
bach
counsel,
bach.
I
council
braden
counselor
braden
aye,
councillor
campbell
council
campbell,
yes,
councilor,
edwards,
counselor
edwards.
He
has
counselor
sabi
george
counter
sabe
george,
georgia's
council,
flaherty
council
flaherty,
as
council
flynn,
council
flynn;
yes,
council,
mejia,
councilmehia,
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,.
E
C
C
K
Thank
you,
docket,
zero.
Seven,
six
excuse
me
stockx
zero.
Seven,
seven
six
was
sponsored
by
councillors,
matt
o'malley
councillor,
michael
flaherty
and
councilor
kenzi
bach.
It
is
essentially
a
homework
petition
that
seeks
to
allow
boss
to
preserve
and
restore
at-risk
affordable
housing
at
no
cost
to
the
city.
This
proposal
applies
to
current
or
formerly
hud
subsidized
housing
with
expiring
use
restrictions.
K
This
proposal
would
help
maintain
affordable.
Excuse
me,
help
maintain
affordable
units
in
the
city
and
discourage
condominium
conversions
of
these
homes.
I
there's
a
section
by
section
analysis
in
this
committee
report,
but
because
I
know
that
there's
three
incredible
co-sponsors
and
I
unfortunately
was
not
able
to
attend
the
entire.
K
K
So
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
incredible
co-sponsors
and
their
leadership,
because
I
know
it's
inspired
not
just
by
people
by
general,
the
concept
that
we
believe
in
housing
stabilization
in
my
district,
with
the
mercantile
I
got
lucky,
but
I
know
not
every
single
building
is
that
is
an
expiring
use,
may
be
as
lucky
as
we
were.
So
I
will
turn
it
now
over
to.
I
believe
you.
K
And
I
will,
but
again
after
mike
after
my
colleagues
speak,
I
will
again
move
to
to
pass.
Thank
you.
B
C
You
very
much,
mr
chair,
so
I
prepared
talking
points
for
this,
but
I
think
it's
rather
redundant.
I
just
really
want
to
speak
on
the
heart
from
this.
This
is
not
the
first
time
we've
passed
this
through
the
leadership
of
concert,
flaherty
and
others.
We've
actually
passed
this
this
almost
identical
language
several
times
before,
and
the
fact
that
somehow
opponents
of
this
are
suggesting
that
this
is
rent
control,
or
this
is
something
that
doesn't
encapsulate.
What
we're
trying
to
do
here
is
just
intellectually
dishonest,
to
put
it
mildly.
C
We
have
a
situation
where
we
have
these
expiring
use
buildings.
There's
one
in
my
district
there's
one
in
concert:
braden's
district,
there's
one
in
many
of
your
districts-
and
this
is
one
that's
particularly
personal
to
me.
It's
the
forbes
building
in
jamaica,
plain,
it's,
a
wonderful,
vibrant,
thriving
community,
mostly
senior
citizens
of
older
bostonians.
C
Many
who
have
have
some
health
issues
they've
been
dealing
with
this
incredibly
difficult
year
as
we
all
have,
but
it
seems
incredibly
cruel
that,
because
the
the
building
is
expiring
use,
meaning
after
30
or
x
number
of
years,
it's
there's
a
real
possibility.
They
could
be
displaced.
So
I've
got
senior
citizens
in
my
district,
who
are
anxious,
who
are
worried,
who
feel
like
they
may
be
thrown
out,
and
the
new
owner
of
the
building
has
done
little
to
assuage
their
their
concerns.
C
The
city
has
worked
and
dnd
and
sheila
dillon
deserves
enormous
credit,
because
she's
worked
with
many
of
these
building
owners
in
the
past
to
come
up
with
a
plan,
and
we
thought
we
had
a
plan
with
this
particular
building,
but
things
fell
through
right
before
christmas
time.
Talk
about
being
extra
needlessly
cruel.
C
This
comrade
petition
would
very
simply
allow
for
protections
for
these
expiring
use
and
make
no
mistake
about
it.
These
the
reason
why
these
buildings
were
designated
as
affordability
as
affordable
is
because
they
were
often
purchased
for
for
in
pennies
on
the
dollar,
and
there
was
significant
city
and
state
and
federal
resources
to
these
buildings
to
allow
for
these
units.
So
it's
not
as
though
someone
out
of
the
goodness
of
their
hearts
said
we're
going
to
deed,
restrict
ourselves.
C
This
was
done
with
the
agreement
that
we
were
going
to
provide
safe,
clean,
wonderful
housing
for
for
our
most
vulnerable,
and
it
is
again
it
is
offensive
to
me
that
we've
got
an
opportunity
where,
in
this
little
district
alone,
we
have
nearly
150
individuals,
147
units,
so
actually
more
than
that,
because
some
have
multiple
folks
in
the
units
couples
in
the
units
are
looking
at
potentially
being
thrown
out
and
that's
only
going
to
exacerbate
the
housing
crisis
we
have
in.
This
is
a
very.
This
will
affect
a
very
small
number
of
units.
C
It
is
actually
quite
minor
in
the
grand
scheme
of
things
as
we
talk
about
protections
for
tenants,
but
it
will
allow
protections
for
those
tenants
in
the
forbes
building
and
elsewhere.
Again,
we've
passed
this
before
I'm
hopeful
we'll
pass
it
again,
credible
gratitude
to
council,
flaherty,
councilor
bach,
my
sponsors
co-sponsors
on
this
and
each
and
every
one
of
you
I
know
folks
have
reached
out
to
me.
You
know
either
at
the
hearing
or
behind
the
scenes,
to
see
that
we
ways
we
could
advance
it.
C
There
is
an
enormous
appetite
at
the
state
legislature,
we're
not
there.
Yet
it's
died
at
the
state
legislature
before,
but
I
can
tell
you
representative
nicolagardo
has
has
pledged
to
to
move
this
forward.
There's
republican
support,
there's
bipartisan
support
of
this.
So
again,
when
you
have
folks
from
the
real
estate
industry
characterize
this
as
something
that's,
not
it's,
intellectually
dishonest.
This
is
about
saving
people,
saving
our
most
vulnerable
individuals
who
currently
are
there
who
are
in
places
we
just
want
to
make
sure
they
can
continue
to
be
so
so.
C
O
Thank
you
councillor.
Thank
you,
chair,
thank
you,
chairman
edwards,
for
recommending
passage
and
to
my
co-sponsors
for
their
partnership
in
this
important
work
and
as
reference,
this
legislation
will
only
apply
to
a
specified
list
of
governmentally
controlled
buildings
that
were
always,
I
repeat,
always
heavily
subsidized.
So
expedient
passage
of
this
home
rule
is
necessary
to
protect
hundreds
of
residents
that
live
in
expiring,
use,
affordable
units
across
the
city
and
every
year.
I
have
supported
this
during
my
tenure
on
the
council
of
always
supported,
expiring,
used
properties
and
specifically
their
tenants
and
every
year.
O
I
do
that
in
memory
of
someone
and
so
this
year,
and
it's
usually
a
community
leader,
a
resident
in
that
particular
building
and
or
someone
that
has
fought
for
for
safe
in
quality,
affordable
housing
and
this
year.
I
do
it
in
memory
of
the
late
great
teresa
parks
from
mission
hill,
a
wonderful
woman
who
fought
tirelessly
in
mission
hill
for
again
safe
quality,
affordable
housing
took
on
some
of
the
giants
and
we
recently
lost
her
as
we've
adjourned
in
her
memory.
But
so
I
do
so
today.
O
C
F
You
so
much,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
chair
and
my
co-sponsors
I'll,
be
brief,
because
you've
said
much
of
what
needs
to
be
said.
I
think
it's
just
you
know
so
important
to
underscore
that
in
a
moment
in
which
we
are
in
an
affordable
housing
crisis
that
the
last
thing
we
can
afford
to
do
is
to
go
backwards
to
lose
the
communities
where
we
have
people
anchored
often
you
know
for
many
decades,
often
as
we've
discussed
with
this,
you
know
forming
language
communities
being
critical
parts
of
our
neighborhood.
F
I
mean
that
that
is
the
fabric
of
the
city
and
we're
trying
to
preserve
it
and
we're
trying
to
strengthen
it
and
add
units,
and
when
we
lose
these
expiring
use
units,
it
just
takes
us
in
the
wrong
direction
and
it's
heartbreaking
in
whatever
neighborhood
it
happens
in
so
I
really
you
know,
would
urge
counselors
to
join
us
today
in
passing
this,
and
then
you
know
we'll
need
everybody's
good
offices
to
ask
our
colleagues
at
the
state
house
to
pass
it
for
us
and
and
make
it
a
reality.
So
thank
you,
mr
president.
C
Thank
you,
councilor
bach,
any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero,
seven,
seven
six,
seeing
none
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
councilor
edwards,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
docket
zero,
seven,
seven,
six
in
an
amended
draft.
I
should
note
it's
a
technical
amendment.
It's
referring
to
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
as
such,
not
the
bpda.
So
that's
that's
why
it's
an
amended
draft!
That's
the
only
change
all
those
in
favor
of
passage,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it
docket
zero.
Seven
seven
six
has
passed.
C
K
Thank
you
very
much.
Docket
0602
was
sponsored,
bribe,
council
ricardo
arroyo
and
referred
to
the
committee
on
april
28
2021.
The
committee
held
a
hearing
on
july
8
and
then
the
committee
held
a
working
session
on
july
15th.
K
K
What
this
does
is
make
it
permanent,
as
opposed
to,
I
still
think
there
might
be
a
deadline
or
some
sort
of
extension,
with
the
state
house
new
proposal
that
passed
on
friday.
So
this
is
complementary.
This
is
demonstrating
that
we
at
the
city
of
boston,
know
what
works
and
would
like
to
continue
it.
K
The
fact
is,
during
the
pandemic,
we
actually
saw
an
increase
in
voter
turnout
because
we
made
it
easier
for
folks
to
access
voting.
I
want
to
thank
the
administration,
especially
sabino
pamonte
assistant,
registrar
of
the
boston
elections
department,
for
participating
on
behalf
of
the
administration.
I
want
to
also
thank
sheryl
crawford
for
mass
vote
as
well
as
I
believe
in
the
working
session,
tanisha
sullivan
from
the
mw-
boston,
naacp
branch.
K
The
committee
discussed
again
that
the
city
doesn't
have
it
currently,
but
that
we
think
it
all
makes
sense,
and
we
think
that
we
should
continue
this.
As
in
the
discussion,
I
wanted
to
note,
there
were
a
summary
of
some
amendments,
most
of
them
just
technical
to
make
sure
the
language
was
precise
and
clear
that
it
would
apply
to
municipal
elections.
K
K
C
Thank
you
did
the
chair,
so
I'm
sorry,
the
the
lead
sponsor.
I
I
didn't
want
to
don't
want
to
put
you
on
the
spot,
but
before
we
take
a
vote,
did
you
have
any
comments
or
you
could
save
them
for
the
next
one,
all
right.
B
So
I'll
just
say
that
this
is
something
we
know
works.
I
also
want
to
give
a
thank
you
to
the
chair
of
government
ops
for
moving
this
quickly,
considering
we
are
on
tight
deadlines
and
things
of
that
nature.
The
extension
by
the
the
house-
and
I
believe
the
senate
is
well
together,
ends
in
december,
so
they
extended
it
up
until
december.
The
mail-in
voting
so
we'd
have
the
same
kind
of
issue
we
just
had
where
they
kicked
it
to
june.
B
Then
they
kicked
it
to
december,
but
they
haven't
made
it
a
permanent
thing.
Yet
this
this
would
give
some
clarity,
provided
they
pass
it
at
the
house
in
the
senate
for
for
boston,
municipal
elections
and
ensure
that
we
have
mail-in
and
early
voting
options
available
from
here
until
until
so
I
I
hope
that
folks
will
support
that
and
support
access
to
the
ballot
as
we've
seen
that
it
works.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero,
six
zero
two
seeing
none
counselor
edwards,
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
seeks
acceptance
of
her
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Six
zero.
Two
in
a
new
draft.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it
docket
zero.
Six
zero
two
has
passed.
Madam
clerk,
please
read
doc
at
0603.
C
K
K
This
would
allow
for
election
day
registration
to
vote,
and
it
essentially
is
using
the
same
standards
that
we
use
to
determine
whether
you're
an
eligible
voter
in
the
city
of
boston,
but
we're
just
no
longer
removing
the
deadlines
for
being
able
to
register
to
vote
and
allowing
a
person
who
may
have
just
moved
into
a
community
to
walk
in
to
their
local
polling
place
present,
who
they
are
proof
of
residency
and
and
sign
the
affidavit
and
vote.
K
K
I
will
just
note
some
amendments
that
we
had
put
in
to
make
sure
that
we
took
out
the
word
same
and
and
put
in
the
word
election
so
that
it
isn't
on
this.
It's
not
any
day
the
person
chooses
to
go
and
register
it's
on
election
day
that
they
would
be
able
to
register
and
vote
at
the
same
time.
That
was
that
was
a
specific
concern
voiced
by
the
registrar
and
the.
K
C
B
President,
so
there's
20
states
that
already
do
this.
We
are
not
one
of
them,
though
we
should
be,
as
the
data
shows
that
this
really
increases
voter
participation
and
voter
engagement.
B
Currently,
if
you
were
to
say,
not
be
registered
to
vote
but
you're
so
moved
by
a
specific
election
or
candidate
or
you
move
into
the
city
of
boston,
you,
you
would
have
a
deadline
by
which
you
would
have
had
to
register
to
vote.
It
wouldn't
be
enough
for
you
to
have
say,
made
up
your
mind
or
made
a
decision
to
vote
in
an
election
and
then
go
register
say
a
week
before
this
removes
that,
but
it
does
it
in
a
very
specific
way.
Right
now,
at
the
house
and
in
the
senate.
B
There's
two
different
versions
of
this,
so
one
is
same-day
voter
registration,
which
means
for
every
early
voting
day
that
we
make
available.
Somebody
could
just
show
up
register
to
vote
on
those
days,
and
then
you
and
then
you
move
forward.
This
one
is
election
day
registration,
which
means
you
have
to
show
up
on
the
actual
date
of
the
election.
So
that's
either
the
preliminary
date
or
the
general
date,
but
the
actual
date
of
the
election.
B
The
reason
that
that's
the
case
is,
after
speaking,
with
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
after
speaking
with
mr
pimanti
in
the
boston
elections
department,
it's
re.
What
makes
this
better
for
the
election
department
is
that
they
can
pre-tabulate
so
rather
than
having,
in
some
cases,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
votes
or
a
hundred
thousand
plus
votes
to
tabulate
on
any
one
given
night,
it
spreads
out
the
work.
But
if
you
had
early
voting
registration
on
days
other
than
the
election,
they
would
actually
have
to
not
pre-tabulate
those
all
those
ballots.
B
They
would
actually
have
to
hold
all
those
ballots
to
then
certify
that
somebody
didn't
just
register
to
vote
a
week
before
three
weeks
to
three
days
before
the
election
and
then
move
out
of
the
city
of
boston,
for
instance,
and
so
making
it
election
day
making
it
the
preliminary
date
allows
them
to
know
this
person
is
here
today.
This
person
lives
here
today.
This
person
signed
this
affidavit
today
went
through
all
the
proof
of
residency
today,
and
so
we
can
count
this
vote
with.
B
All
these
other
votes,
but
it
allows
them
to
continue
to
pre-tabulate
the
mail-in
voting
and
the
early
voting
that
that
happens,
and
so
that's
the
reason
why
this
is
election
day,
registration
and
not
or
for
every
date
of
early
voting.
That
was
a
conscious
decision
to
to
ensure
that
our
election
departments
aren't
overwhelmed
and
that
this
actually
works
in
a
way
that
is
conducive
not
just
to
them
but
to
democracy,
and
so
I
hope
that
you
will
join
me
in
supporting
this
and
sending
this
to
the
house.
Thank
you.
C
O
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
just
through
the
chair
to
the
maker.
This
is
something
my
kids
love
this
and
all
their
friends
in
in
in
my
neighborhood
would
love
this
opportunity,
just
through
the
cheerleader
on
election
day
that
individual
shows
up
what
do
they?
What
do
they
have
to
bring
with
them
to
prove
that
they
actually
live
in
that
particular
precinct
into
that
particular
neighborhood.
O
B
So
it
would
be
exactly
the
same
as
if
they
went
to
the
rmv
right
now
or
went
online
to
sign
on
so
they
have
to
sign
an
affidavit
that
would
essentially
say
you'd
have
to
that
affidavit.
Has
a
social
security
or
driver's
license
number
has
a
address,
has
a
date
of
birth
so
that
we
can
verify
that
you're
actually
of
the
right
age.
You
have
to
sign
that
under
penalty
and
I
believe
in
some
cases,
if
so
they
run
a
check.
B
If
there's
an
issue
with
your
your
license
or
your
social
security
number.
If
there's
some
kind
of
discrepancy,
they
then
ask
for
a
proof
of
residency
which
could
be
a
bill
or
or
whatever
you
would
bring.
You
know
any
kind
of
government
legal
docket
number
like
a
passport
or
a
license.
That
shows
where
you
are,
if
there's
an
issue
or
discrepancy
on
that
first
part,
but
the
application
for
this
is
exactly
the
same
as
if
you
would
apply
right
now
online.
But
the
difference
is
you
do
it?
There.
C
O
B
Sure
happy
to
answer
that,
so
one
I'd
love
to
know
what
that
organization
was,
but
basically
when
we're
when
we're
talking
about
people
who
are
either
here
with
work
visas
or
on
the
road
to
legal
citizenship.
What
we're
talking
about
our
full
citizenship!
B
Rather,
what
we're
talking
about
for
these,
the
voter
form
is
that
you
would
have
to
have
a
license
which
you
currently
cannot
get
unless
you
are
a
citizen
and
you
would
have
to
actually
have
and
or
a
social
security
number
which
you
don't
get
if
you
are
just
here
on
a
work
visa
or
any
of
those
things,
so
you
would
not
be
able
to
actually
fill
that
out,
but,
furthermore,
when
we're
talking
about
the
process
for
elections
and
for
folks
who
may
not
be
actually
legally
allowed
to
vote,
that
is
something
that,
as
somebody
who
has
dealt
with
folks,
who
are
in
the
process
of
legally
getting
paperwork
to
be
here
for
for
full
citizenship
rights.
B
They're
well
aware
of
things
like
this,
this
is
something
that
almost
all
immigration
attorneys
or
anybody
who's
doing.
That
would
say:
don't
don't
do
this
because,
as
you
said,
it's
a
permanent
bar
and
it's
actually
criminal
conduct,
but
there's
the
actual
application
should,
by
in
and
of
itself
ensure
that
that
doesn't
actually
happen
because
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
fill
in
specific
places
and
the
places
that
they
would
have
to
fill
in.
If
that
was
filled
in
incorrectly
would
flag.
It
and
they'd
have
to
prove
at
that
point.
What's
going
on.
C
To
the
chair
to
make
it,
thank
you
consulary.
Thank
you.
Council
royale.
The
chair
now
recognizes
the
committee
on
government
operations,
counselor
lydia
edwards.
The
floor
is
yours.
K
Thank
you
and
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
actually
what
my
colleague
had
just
said
when
it
come.
The
issue
in
the
bar
is
signing
a
document
with
the
pains
and
penalties
of
perjury
and
with
the
documents
specifically
asked.
If
you
are
a
u.s
citizen
or
not,
and
if
they
say
no
or
they
say
yes
well,
if
they
say
no,
then
they
won't
be
allowed
to
vote.
They
won't
be
allowed
to
vote
at
that
moment.
K
If
they
say
yes,
then
they
and
they
are
not
a
us
citizen
and
they
will
be
subjecting
themselves
to
yes,
but
that
would
be
for
any
form
that
they
sign
where
they've
lied
under
the
pains
and
penalties
of
perjury.
C
J
But
I
do
think
we
can
be
proactive
right.
We
don't
want
to
stand
in
the
way
of
folks
getting
citizenship
or
going
through
their
process.
So
we
could
in
very
creative
ways
of
course,
list
that
information
offer
that
information
up
before
folks
are
filling
out
the
forms.
So
it's
crystal
clear
who's
eligible
and
who
isn't.
A
C
You
seeing
no
further
discussion
on
docket
0603,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
docket
0603
in
a
new
draft.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
oppose
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it,
dr,
the
madam
clerk?
Would
you
please
call
the
roll
on
docket
zero
six
zero?
Three
thank.
E
O'malley
yes
and
councilor
wu
woo,
yes,
mr
president,
docket
number
zero
six
zero
three
has
passed
with
eleven
votes
and
positive
and
in
the
affirmative
and
one
vote.
C
Thank
you,
madam
clark.
Madam
clark,
moving
on
to
motions
orders
and
resolutions,
would
you
please
read:
docket
zero.
Eight
five,
eight.
C
The
chair
now
recognizes
the
district
council
from
hyde
park
council
royal.
The
floor
is
yours,.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
I'd
like
to
add
councillors
braden.
As
the
original
co-sponsor.
She
is
hereby
added.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
This
is
this
would
establish
a
tree
ordinance
to
protect
boston's
tree
canopy,
as
I
think
we're
all
well
aware.
B
This
was
the
this
last
month
was
the
hottest
june
in
our
recruited
recorded
history
in
boston,
but
we're
continuing
to
have
the
hottest
summer
year
after
year
and
we're
continuing
to
see
a
deep
impact
of
heat,
island
impact
and
heat
island
effect
in
september
of
2020,
the
city
of
boston
released
a
tree
canopy
assessment
that
analyzed
tree
cover
changes
in
the
city
from
2014
to
2019.
2019
when
they
evaluated
the
neighborhoods.
B
They
found
that
those
relatively
stable
they
found
that
the
southern
eastern
neighborhood
suffered
the
highest
relative
tree
canopy
losses,
especially
in
hyde
park,
roslindale,
matapan
and
west
roxbury.
They
also
found
that
the
highest
losses
were
on
residential
land.
This
ordinance
would
do
the
following
things:
it
would
establish
a
tree
warden
to
oversee
enforcement
of
the
ordinance.
It
would
establish
a
senior
urban
forestry
and
landscape
planner
as
an
expert
in
tree
matters.
It
would
tree
matters
established
in
urban
foresty
forestry.
B
Forest
can't
find
my
words
easy
for
you
to
say,
yeah
urban
forestry
committee
that
will
advise
with
respect
to
the
management
and
maintenance
of
all
existing
and
new
trees
on
public
grounds
in
ways,
establish
a
criterion
process
for
the
removal
and
replacement
of
public
shade
trees,
establish
a
tree
stabilization
fund
and
to
fund
replacement
trees
and
tree
maintenance
and
establish
a
criterium
process,
removal
of
city,
trees
and
private
trees,
and
the
ordinance
would
of
course,
provide
exemptions
for
situations
in
which
a
tree
presents
a
health
or
safety
hazard.
B
And
so
my
goal-
and
my
hope,
is
that
if
we
do
this,
we
can
protect
our
trees.
We
can
increase
our
tree
canopy.
We
can
preserve
the
tree
canopy
that
we
already
have
we.
We
know
that
we
are
in
the
middle
of
a
global
climate
crisis
that
boston
is
not
exempt
from
that
and
that
we
are
feeling
the
impacts
of
that
every
day,
and
this
is
also,
I
should
note
something
that
has
been
done
in
other
cities
in
the
city.
In
the
state
of
massachusetts.
B
Cities
like
somerville,
cambridge,
lexington,
newton
and
wellesley
have
already
passed
similar
legislation,
and
so
this
is
something
I
think
boston
is
overdue
on
and
something
that,
I
believe,
will
go
a
long
way
to
ensuring
that
our
our
green
spaces
and
our
our
future
generations
benefit
from
urban
tree
canopy
and
the
impact
that
that
has
thank
you.
Thank.
C
N
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
want
to
thank
councillor
arroyo
for
his
initiative
on
this
issue
and
also
for
including
me
as
a
lead
co-sponsor.
N
I
think
the
urban
tree
canopy
is
a
critical
part
of
our
strategy
to
mitigate
the
impacts
of
climate
change.
You
know
a
mature
tree.
A
healthy,
mature
tree
can
absorb
approximately
11,
000
gallons
of
water
from
the
soil
and
releases
it
back
into
the
areas,
oxygen
and
water
vapor
in
a
single
growing
season,
so
the
trees
are
really
important
to
our
ability
to
manage
storm
water
ability
to
reduce
the
urban
heat
island
effect
and
also
to
create
healthy,
sustainable
environments.
You
know
you
think
about
a
schoolyard.
That's
just
asphalt
with
some
tree
canopy.
N
It
can
be
a
really
healthy
restorative
space
for
young
people
to
spend
their
time.
So
I
really
applaud
this
effort,
and
I
also
you
know,
put
a
put
a
a
say
something
as
well
that
when
we
think
about
our
formerly
industrial
areas
like
in
allston
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
new
development
on
industrial
spaces
and
it's
being
redeveloped
as
commercial
and
residential,
and
we
should
be
really
mindfully
cr,
not
only
protecting
what
we've
got,
but
also
mindfully,
creating
new
sustainable
green
space
with
mature
trees
to
help
mitigate
the
impacts
of
climate
change.
N
C
Thank
you
very
much
councillor
braden.
The
chair
now
recognizes
the
district
councilor
from
east
boston,
councilor
edwards.
The
floor
is
yours.
K
Thank
you
very
much.
I
just
wanted
to
note
I'm
very
excited
about
this
conversation
based
on
the
actual
census,
the
trees
essence
that's
going
on
in
the
reporting.
K
My
district
actually
is
the
baldest
when
it
comes
to
tree,
canopy,
east
boston
being
number
one
and
then
charlestown
being,
I
believe,
number
three
in
the
in
the
entire
city
and
what
we're
finding
is
that
it
does
impact
the
heat
effect
on
people.
It
does
impact
the
sense
of
beauty
what
streets
get
trees,
what
streets
are
seen
as
valuable
what
streets
are
considered
part
of
the
nicer
part
of
the
neighborhood
and
what
are
just
part
of
a
concrete
kind
of
enclave.
K
At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
tree
canopy
discussion
is
about
how
we're
going
to
develop
a
green
space.
That's
equitable
and
honestly
really
assess
and
deal
with
the
climate
change
and
crisis
that
we
have
right
now.
So
I'm
excited
about
this.
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation
and
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
this
is
going
to
be,
I
think,
further
complementary
to
all
the
work
green
work
that
you
have
also
done.
President
o'malley,
when
it
comes
to
making
our
city
more
sustainable,.
C
H
So
it's
important
that
we
have
a
good
community
process
in
place
for
tree
removal
and
that
there
are
measures
in
place
to
protect
our
tree
canopy,
especially
as
we
see
a
lot
of
trees
dying
because
of
gas
leaks
that
continue
to
take
place
across
the
city
of
boston,
literally
thousands
of
gas
leaks,
although,
although
the
miner
in
nature
they're
killing
our
trees,
I
want
to
thank
council
arroyo
and
braden
for
filing
this
hearing
order
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
both
of
you.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
C
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn,
madam
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
ed
flynn
as
a
co-sponsor
any
further
discussion
on
zero,
eight
five,
eight
seeing
none
would
any
other
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
baker,
counselor
bach
counselor,
campbell,
counselor,
sybee,
george
counselor,
flaherty,
counselor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair
and
counselor
wu
as
well.
Docket
0858
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
E
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
mr
flores
is
a
resident
of
roslindale
has
been
a
resident
of
our
city
for
all
of
his
life
over
40
years.
He
currently
works
with
the
boston
school
police
and
before
that
he
worked
with
a
youth
program
for
11
years.
So
he's
worked
with
the
school
police
for
five
years.
He
worked
with
a
youth
program
for
gang-affiliated
youth
for
11.
Prior
to
that
he's
applied
four
different
times
to
be
a
member
of
our
boston
police
department.
This
is
the
furthest
he's
ever
gotten.
B
However,
he
was
turned
away
because,
unfortunately,
he
is
three
months
past
the
age
limit
and
so
similar
to
one
of
these
that
I
believe
counselor
baker
did
earlier
last
year.
This
is
just
an
act
that
that
does
not
make
him
a
boston
police
officer.
This
gives
him
an
opportunity
to
go
through
the
process
and
to
and
to
have
an
age
extension.
B
He
is
somebody
who
is
driven
by
his
interactions
with
youth
wants
to
make
sure
that
he's
making
a
positive
impact
in
our
streets
and
in
our
city
with
other
people
like
him,
and
so
this
is.
This
is
something
that
I'm
happy
to
to
to
propose
and
hope
that
we
can
move
through
at
some
point
later
this
year
to
ensure
that
he
can
have
an
opportunity
to
achieve
his
dream.
Thank
you.
E
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I'm
standing
up
a
lot
today.
The
census
is
delayed,
as
folks
know,
until
september,
there's
a
bill
that
just
passed
the
house
that
changes
sort
of
the
order
in
which
we
do
the
the
redistricting
process.
But
what
what
this
hearing
is
for
is
so
that
we
can
have
a
public
hearing
prior
to
the
release
of
the
census,
so
that
we
can
discuss
sort
of
all
the
permanent
details
of
what
the
process
will
look
like,
so
that
folks
can
voice
what's
important
to
them
in
this
process.
B
So
we
can
answer
questions
like.
What's
the
difference
between
sub-precinct
and
representing
and
all
these
kinds
of
things
in
a
in
a
public
forum
in
a
public
space
and
that
will
sort
of
give
some
order
to
the
process
that
will
then
follow
in
the
fall
and
so
redistricting
is
upon
us.
B
It
is
something
we
do
every
decade,
it's
incredibly
important,
and
so
this
is
just
a
way
to
make
sure
that
any
questions
that
any
counselor
may
have
any
member
of
the
public
may
have
they're
able
to
come
and
ask
it
in
a
way
that
doesn't
say,
violate
open
meeting
law
and
and
cause
any
extra
confusion.
So
my
my
hope
is
to
have
this
done
prior
to
the
release
of
the
census
results
which
I
believe
are
due
to
release
september
30th
of
this
year.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
very
much
any
further
discussion
on
docket0860,
seeing
none
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
C
Council
is
back
in
session
sorry
for
that
little
delay,
just
a
quiet
for
those
watching
just
a
question
on
the
committee
assignment
for
doc
at
zero:
eight:
six,
zero!
So
no
further
discussion,
counselors
wishing
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
baker,
counselor
bach,
counselor
braden!
You
wish
to
speak
on
this.
C
Okay,
we'll
get
to
you
we'll
do
we'll
get
you
in
one
moment.
I'm
sorry
just
collecting
names
now:
counselor
campbell,
counselors
heibi,
george
councillor
flaherty
counselor
flynn,
councillor
mejia,
the
chair,
counselor
wu,
and
before
we
remand
this
to
committee,
I
will
call
on
the
district
council
from
austin
brighton
to
you
have
the
floor.
Thank.
N
You,
mr
president,
as
well
as
the
redistricting
process,
which
is
on
a
sort
of
the
bigger
scale.
I
really
feel
that
we
have
an
opportunity
in
this
moment
to
look
at
re-precincting
in
our
in
the
in.
In
our
redistricting
conversation,
I
think
the
the
last
time
we
had
new
precincts
drawn
in
the
city
of
boston
was
april
of
1921,
so
we
haven't
had
our
local
pre
precincts
haven't
been
redrawn
in
over
100
years.
N
C
E
B
You,
mr
chair,
I
think
we've
heard
a
lot
and
we
all
understand
what
home
ownership
means
to
somebody
individually,
but
also
what
it
means
to
to
generations
of
families
in
terms
of
stabilizing
their
lives
and
creating
sort
of
generational
wealth.
There's
another
side
to
that
which
is
mortgages
and
what
happens
to
folks
when
they,
when
they
have
problems
with
financial
institutions
or
economic
issues
in
which
predatory
lending
programs
may
come
in
and
fill
up
the
gap.
B
This
hearing
was
inspired
by
members
of
my
district,
who
have
come
to
me
with
a
number
of
different
things
that
have
occurred
to
them
and
things
that
they
are
dealing
with
and
frankly,
that
that
seem,
predatory
and
deserve
to
be
studied
and
looked
at
by
this
council
to
ensure
that
when
organizations
exist
in
the
city
of
boston,
when
they
deal
with
our
residents
and
our
constituency
that
they're
they're
doing
what
they're
supposed
to
be
doing
that
they're
not
causing
more
harm
that
they're
not
in
any
way
shape
or
form
engaging
in
predatory
practices.
B
And
the
hope
for
this
is
twofold.
It's
to
one
address
and
and
and
look
at
whether
or
not
predatory
lending
programs
are,
are
existing
in
the
city
of
boston
and
how
they're
operating,
but
it's
also
to
provide
an
opportunity
for
those
who
may
be
having
issues
with
their
home
ownership.
Who
may
be
having
these
kinds
of
problems
to
see
what
kinds
of
programs
and
resources
the
city
of
boston
has
available
to
them?
B
What
kinds
of
programs
and
resources
they
should
be
looking
for
or
or
seeking,
because
as
we
all
know
where
you
live
in
in
your
own
home,
is,
is
an
important
part
of
your
identity
and
who
you
are
and
so
ensuring
that
we're
giving
folks
safe
outlets
and
informing
them
of
what
resources
they
have
available
to
them,
while
also
sort
of
providing
a
disclaimer
or
sort
of
a
warning
on.
B
This
is
the
kind
of
thing
that
you
would
only
get
out
of
predatory
lending
or
predatory
mortgage,
and
this
is
something
you
should
be
aware
of
and
if
you
have
been
somebody
who
has
been
taking
it
in
that
way.
These
are
the
options
available
to
you
to
address
that,
so
my
hope
is
to
address
both
of
those
things
at
this
hearing.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank.
C
K
K
Something
got
caught
in
my
throat,
my
apologies
as
you
know
that
as
we
recover
as
we
think
of
different
creative
ways
to
come
back
from
the
housing
crisis
that
we're
in,
we
also
need
to
be
mindful
of
the
ways
in
which
oppression
and
scams
are
also
being
recreated
consistently
to
take
people's
money
and
to
take
their
housing.
K
So
I'm
really
excited
about
this
hearing,
because
I
do
think
that
there's
many
people
who
are
desperate
to
look
at
a
way
to
help
to
sign
up
for
to
get
some
credit
option
to
hopefully
get
rent
assistance
to
do
all
of
these
different
things,
because
people
are
desperate
to
stay
in
their
homes,
and
I
think
that
there
are
a
lot.
I'm
really
concerned
about
seniors,
I'm
concerned
about
people
who
do
not
speak
english
as
a
first
language,
I'm
concerned
about
people
being
in
the
dire
straits
and
making
whatever
decision
they
can
make.
K
Yes,
please
whatever
decision
they
can
make
to
try
and
save
you
at
a
temporary
moment,
so
I'm
really
excited
about
having
a
watchdog
hearing.
If
you
will,
I
assume
that
that's
what
it's
like,
and
also
just
assessing
all
the
lessons
that
we
learned
from
the
past
when
we
did
have
the
same
issue
when
we
were
coming
back
from
the
recession.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
this
conversation.
I
look
forward
to
it.
C
Thank
you
very
much.
The
chair
now
recognizes
the
district
council
from
austin
brighton,
councilor
braden.
The
floor
is
yours.
Thank.
N
You,
mr
president,
thank
you.
Mr
president.
I
I
do
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
counselor
arroyo,
for
offering
this
this
hearing
order.
We
have
had
some
instances
recently
where
we're
dealing
with
some
of
our
residents,
nelson
brighton,
who
have
been
subject
to
some
questionable
lending
practices
that
have
put
their
their
housing
situation
in
dire
in
a
dire
circumstance.
N
So
I
really
value
the
opportunity
to
have
a
have
a
watchdog
hearing
to
really
look
at
what's
happening
on
the
ground
in
our
neighborhoods
and
to
really
use
it
as
a
platform
to
try
and
educate
our
residents
about
when
something
seems
slightly
off.
Maybe
it
is
and
that
they
should
be
careful
before
signing
on
the
signing
on
to
a
contract
that
will
leave,
put
them
in
jeopardy
going
forward.
So
I
I
really
welcome
this
opportunity
for
this
hearing.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
Clark,
please
add
counselor
liz
braden
any
for
further
discussion
on
docket
zero.
Eight
six
one
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor
to
docket
zero.
Eight
six
one,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
bach
counselor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselor,
sybee
george
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
flynn,
counselor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair,
counselor
wu
and
docket
zero.
Eight
six
one
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
housing
and
community
development
moving
right
along
to
docket
zero.
Eight
six
excuse
me
that
was
jackie.
Zero.
C
E
B
B
The
reality
is.
This
is
a
serious
matter
in
the
sense
that,
when
you
are
trying
to
say
take
an
mcas
exam
in
your
classroom
is
85
or
90
degrees.
There's
a
real
impact
that
has
on
somebody's
ability
to
focus
on
somebody's
ability
to
make
it
through
that
program
and
it's
an
unfair
disadvantage
when
we,
when
we
put
our
children
in
a
situation
where
the
temperatures
are
beyond
an
acceptable.
Realm.
B
Desi,
which
is
department
of
the
department
of
elementary
and
secondary
education,
actually
has
a
requirement
that,
when
temperatures
that
a
temperature
in
a
classroom
not
fall
below
68
degrees
or
rise
above
the
temperature
of
80
degrees,
however,
they
only
allow
heat
related
half
days
as
long
as
the
schools
meet
the
required
amount
of
student
learning
time
for
the
year,
and
so
when
we're
talking
about
putting
children
into
conditions
that
we
would
not
allow,
in
other
circumstances,
classrooms
that
are
above
80
degrees
or
below
68
degrees
and,
in
some
cases,
jeopardizing
their
health,
but
certainly
creating
an
uncomfortable
environment
for
them
to
learn
and
to
be
engaged
in
their
learning
and
their
processes
to
advance
themselves.
B
That's
a
responsibility
that
we
should
take
really
seriously.
As
a
city
to
ensure
that
we're
not
allowing
that
to
happen-
and
so
this
is
a
hearing
to
ensure
that
we're
figuring
out
one,
how
widespread
is
this
a
problem
and
two?
What
are
the
steps
we're
taking
to
address
it?
If
I
had
the
ability
to
mandate
that
a
classroom
not
be
used
for
when
it's
above
these
numbers,
I
would
do
that.
I
don't
none
of
us,
do
it.
It
belongs
to
desi.
B
And
so
the
question
is
what
is
what
is
bps
doing
when
we
get
to
a
classroom,
that's
83,
85,
90
degrees
or
a
classroom,
that's
60
or
50
something
degrees.
What
are
we
doing
to
ensure
that
they're
not
spending
that
time
in
that
learning,
room
and
ensuring
their
safety
and
their
health,
because
it
is
a
responsibility
when,
when
a
kid
gets
on
a
bus
or
a
kid
gets
dropped
off
at
school?
B
That
parent
is
entrusting
them
with
their
child
and
their
health
and
safety
of
that
child,
and,
if
there's
certain
schools
that
are
not
going
to
have
those
issues
in
some
schools
that
do
then
we're
creating
inequity
within
our
own
system
but,
more
importantly,
we're
creating
real
dangers
to
their
health
and
real
dangers
to
their
ability
to
learn
and
retain
information
and
do
the
things
that
we
want
them
to
do
to
be
successful.
And
so
I
look
forward
to
going
into
this.
B
I
appreciate
the
partnership
with
councillor
ed
flynn
on
this,
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
what
exactly
the
city
intends
to
do.
Moving
forward
to
address
this
issue
in
a
long-term
sustainable
way.
Thank
you.
C
H
You
thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
council
arroyo
for
including
me
on
this
important
discussion
about
hvac
and
air
conditions
and
heating
in
our
classroom.
In
june,
I
sent
a
letter
a
formal
letter
to
the
bps
superintendent.
When
it
was,
we
had
extreme
heat,
many
of
our
schools,
kids
were
taking
the
mcas
and
the
classrooms
were
95
degrees,
and
I
asked
what
are
we
doing
as
it
relates
to
students
that
are
in
that
situation.
H
I
think
it's
an
important
issue
and
it's
an
important
issue
that
we
get
answers
from
I
just
want
to
quickly
respond
to
council
arroyo
is,
I
would
add.
I
would
like
to
ask
bps
to
provide
us
before
the
meeting
with
the
list
of
schools
that
don't
have
the
proper
hvac
systems
in
place
or
the
proper
heating
systems
in
place
before
our
meeting.
So
we
know
exactly
what
the
data
is
before
we
have
our
council
meeting
and
asking
them
to
make
recommendations
on
how
we're
going
to
address
this
situation.
H
And
finally,
mr
president,
I
just
wanted
to
add,
with
the
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
this
school
department
is
receiving
from
the
federal
government.
In
my
opinion,
there's
really
zero
excuses
for
not
ensuring
that
our
kids
study
in
a
healthy
environment-
that's
important
to
me-
that's
important
to
all
of
the
parents.
Certainly
it's
important
to
this
council
body,
but
we
must
demand
that
our
students
are
studying
in
a
proper
environment,
especially
when
we
were
given
hundreds
of
million
dollars
from
the
federal
government.
H
C
N
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
want
to
thank
the
makers
for
this
hearing
order.
You
know,
I
think
we've
talked
already
about
climate
change
in
this
hearing
today.
N
The
reality
is
that
climate
change
is
a
reality
it's
here,
and
we
expect
that
we
will
experience
periods
of
extreme
heat
outside
the
regular
school
year
in
may
and
september
and
as
a
physical
therapist
who've
worked
in
a
special
special
needs
population.
I
also
am
very
cognizant
of
the
fact
that
many
of
our
students
with
special
needs
have
are
particularly
vulnerable
because
they
have
heat
regulation
challenges
and
they're
not
able
to
regulate
their
heat
in
the
same
way
as
a
typically
developing
student.
N
C
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
liz
braden
as
a
co-sponsor
any
further
discussion
on
zero.
Eight
zero
excuse
me:
zero.
Eight
six,
two
seeing
none
running
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor.
Madam
clerk,
please
add:
counselor
bach
counselor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselor
cybee
george
concert
flaherty
councillor
flynn,
councilmember,
please
add
the
chair,
counselor
wu
as
well,
and
docket
zero.
Eight
six
two
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
education
and
madam
clark.
I
also
wanted
to
note.
C
Apologies
if
I
neglected
to
say,
counselor
campbell
was
also
a
co-sponsor
on
docket
zero.
Eight
six,
one:
okay,
moving
right
along
to
docket
zero,
eight
six,
three.
C
H
C
No
objection
to
the
suspension
of
rule
12
counselors,
lydia,
counselor,
lydia,
edwards
and
counselor
liz
braden
are
hereby
added
as
original
co-sponsors
to
docket0863.
Please
proceed
counselor
flynn.
H
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
this
is
basically
a
refile.
From
last
year
last
year
I
had
a
hearing
on
this
exact
topic:
illegal
dumping
and
pest
control,
but
the
issue
of
rodents
and
illegal
dumping
still
persists.
It's
important
that
we
continue
our
discussion
on
how
we
can
curb
rodent
activity
in
illegal
dumping.
This
morning
I
started
my
day
at
villa
villa
victoria,
and
that
was
the
first
question
I
received.
It
was
about
illegal
dumping
and
rodent
control.
H
H
This
past
year
there
has
been
an
increase
in
rodent
activity
across
all
of
the
neighborhoods.
We
have
had
neighbors
reach
out
to
us
and
to
my
colleagues
talking
about
the
uptick
in
pest
activities
last
year,
the
cdc
has
warned
that
environmental,
health
and
rodent
control
agencies
should
expect
reports
of
unusual
or
aggressive
rodent
behavior.
Due
to
the
closing
of
restaurants
in
other
food
services
sources,
I
should
say
for
rats
and
rodents
closing
down
during
pandemic.
However,
as
restaurants
are
opening
up
again,
residents
still
see
an
uptick
in
roading
activity.
H
It
also
presents
an
opportunity
for
rats
to
get
into
the
trash
and
to
cause
and
cause
other
challenges
that
we
have
as
well.
So
I'm
filing
this
hearing
order
to
discuss
ways
how
we
continue
to
be
proactive
during
these
challenges.
I
want
to
highlight
the
excellent
work
of
the
public
works
department
in
inspectional
services
on
these
issues.
These
issues
aren't
going
away,
we're
not
we're
not
able
to
solve
them,
but
we
need
to
be
proactive
in
dealing
with
them.
Their
quality
of
life
issues
they're
impacting
every
resident
in
every
neighborhood.
H
So
it's
important.
We
talk
about
these
bread
and
butter
issues
because
they
affect
everybody.
If
we
can't
deal
with
these
issues,
we
can't
deal
with
the
the
big
issues
of
the
city,
so
my
focus
is
on
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
city
government
and
I'm
glad
to
partner
with
my
council
colleagues
on
these
as
well.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
C
K
You
very
much
I
echo
every
first
of
all.
I
want
to
thank
you,
council
fund,
for
allowing
me
to
be
a
co-sponsor.
I
think
what
we
have.
I
have
in
my
district,
often
dealt
with
pest
control
issues
predominantly
in
north
end,
because
we
have
the
single
largest
concentration
of
restaurants,
and
so,
as
a
result,
we
have
a
lot
of
street
trash
and
we
have
a
lot
of
concentration
that
results
in
unfortunately,
a
lot
of
pests.
K
So
we
did
discuss
this.
I
would.
I
will
give
credit
for
credit
student
chris
osgood
when
we
discussed
this
during
the
budget
and
how
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
abatement
was
part
of
the
conversation.
I
also
spoke
with
chris
english
again
from
isd.
I
really
do
hope
at
some
point.
We
can
discuss
how
this
is
connected
to
the
permits
and
making
sure
there's
robust
abatement
plans
to
keep
for
the
developers
to
be
held
accountable
for
keeping
the
rodent
population
down.
Thank
you.
C
N
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
president.
I
want
to
thank
the
maker
councillor
flynn
for
your
initiative
on
this
important
issue
and
for
including
me
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
You
know
the
prevalence
of
rats
and
rodents
is
well
known
across
our
city,
but
in
austin
brighton.
You
know,
allston
is
called
rat
city
for
for
good
reason,
and
I
think
it
is
an
ongoing
concern.
We
hear
multiple.
We
have
multiple
calls
every
day
about
rats
and
issues
with
rodent
concerns
from
our
residents
and
in
the
district.
N
I
also
want
to
appreciate
the
work
great
work
of
our
our
works
at
the
inspectional
services
department
and
department
of
public
works.
You
know
I
I
had
a.
I
called
it:
a
rat
safari
with
leo
voucher
last
year
when
we
he
took
me
on
a
walk
around
the
district
to
follow
up
on
some
complaints,
and
I
got
a
first-hand
education
about
the
concerns
and
the
things
to
look
for
so
there's
a
piece
of
that
is
really
important.
Is
public
education
about
how
to
help
mitigate
the
impacts
of
rodent
control?
N
But
you
know
it
is
really
a
huge
issue
in
in
my
district.
I
also
want
to
echo
culture
edward's
concerns
about
the
need
for
adequate
abatement
with
regard
to
construction
sites.
We
are
seeing
a
lot
of
construction
in
austin,
brighton
and
combined
with
the
the
prevalence
of
you
know
a
lot
higher
high
density
of
restaurants.
You
know
it's
a
it's
sort
of
a
perfect
storm
in
terms
of
a
rodent
explosion
of
our
rodent
population,
so
I
really
look
forward
to
the
ongoing
conversation.
We
began
this
conversation
last
year.
N
C
O
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Please
add
my
name
as
we
know,
or
at
least
for
my
colleagues.
Identification
boston
is
home
of
the
norwegian
rat
over
the
years.
It's
actually
built
up
a
tolerance
to
the
bait
that
goes
into
the
sewers
and
what
have
you?
So?
I
would
ask
that,
through
the
makers
that
they
insist
that
dry
ice,
which
obviously
is
the
most
effective
and
most
humane
way
to
solve
this
problem,
is
a
part
of
the
equation.
O
Developers
should
be
being
held
to
that
standard
when
they're
coming
in
and
either
tearing
down
buildings
or
doing
significant
construction
projects,
disrupting
things
underground,
but
also
to
the
previous
speaker,
leo
voucher
is
no
longer
with
inspectional
service
development.
He's
been
he's
moved
over
to
the
parks
department,
so
I
know
that
there's
there's
a
void
there
in
road
in
control.
We
probably
have
arguably
one
of
the
best
road
and
control
divisions
in
the
country
in
coupled
with
private
extermination,
companies,
etc.
O
They
could
have
worked
hand
in
hand,
but
we
had
an
opportunity,
obviously
through
the
pandemic.
I
think,
because
of
the
closures,
and
when
we
saw
the
rat
population
coming
out
in
search
of
new
food
sources
should
have
been
the
opportunity
where
we
pounced
on
it
with
the
dry
ice
and
instead,
I
think
we
sort
of
we
kind
of
maybe
played
a
little
defense
instead
of
going
on
the
offense
and
as
a
result
of
which
we're
now
seeing
explosion
of
the
norwegian
rat
population.
That
is
it's.
O
It's
causing
significant
issues
in
quality
life
issues
and
particularly
across
the
city.
So
again,
please
add
my
name,
and
I
just
if
we
want
to
have
a
fruitful
discussion
if
we
want
to
put
a
dent
in
in
the
effort
against
the
norwegian
rat,
dry
ice
has
to
be
front
and
center
from
the
opening
remarks
of
of
this
body.
Thank
you.
C
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
got
a
rat
complaint
last
night
at
11,
45.
texted,
to
me
so
something
that
I've
been
dealing
with
in
my
district
for
10
years,
liz
touched
on
it
a
bit
education,
a
rat
lives
within
300
feet,
so
they
need
all
their
needs.
They
need
their
water,
they
need
their
food
and
that
education
piece
cover
covers
on
the
barrels.
You
know
if
there's
water
here,
dump
that
out
put
your
bags
in
the
trash.
G
A
lot
of
it
is:
is
education
you're
only
as
good
as
your
next-door
neighbors,
so
it's
an
education
for
for
entire
neighborhoods.
It
seems
like
when
you
get
in
front
of
it
six
months
later.
It's
back.
I
honestly
don't
know
what
to
do.
I'm
glad
you
brought
up
the
dry
ice.
I
believe
we
were
prohibited
and
I'm
not
sure
why
we
were
prohibited
from
using
the
dry
ice.
I
think
it
was
the
environmental
department,
I'm
not
quite
sure,
but
I'd
love
to
touch
on
that
it
seems
to
be
the
most
effective.
C
Just
a
little
clarification,
no,
I
appreciate
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you
so
much.
C
Thank
you
concert
baker.
I
assume
you
want
your
name
added.
Yes,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor,
frank
baker
is
a
co-sponsor
any
further
discussion
on
duck
at
zero.
Eight,
six,
four,
seeing
none
when
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
As
a
co-sponsor,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councilor
bach
counselor
campbell,
counselor,
s.I.b,
george
we've
already
added
council
flaherty,
counselor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair
and
counselor
wu
and
docket
0863
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
city
and
neighborhood
services.
C
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
The
chair
now
recognizes
counselor
julia
mejia,
the
at-large
counts
from
dorchester
councillor
mejia.
You
have
the
floor.
C
M
M
The
right
to
protest
is
a
fundamental
part
of
boston's
history
and
we
have
an
obligation,
as
elected
official
officials,
to
protect
the
right
that
right,
both
within
the
city
and
outside.
As
some
of
you
may
know.
Since
april,
people
from
all
backgrounds
across
colombia
have
been
protesting.
Their
government's
proposed
tax
reform
laws.
M
M
That's
our
money
being
placed
into
the
hands
of
people
who
are
causing
harm
to
their
own
people.
We
may
not
have
much
power
as
a
body
to
impact
the
situation
directly
in
colombia,
but
we
can
certainly
use
our
power
to
urge
the
federal
government
to
support
all
people's
rights
to
democracy
and
protest.
M
M
M
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
stay
open
during
protests
and
to
ensure
that
protests
are
safe,
accessible
and
effective,
and
while
we
continue
to
advocate
for
this
abroad,
we
need
to
just
we
need
to
fight
just
as
hard
to
advocate
here
at
home
as
well.
I
move
to
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution.
C
B
You,
mr
chair,
I'll,
keep
it
brief,
because
I
believe
council
mejia
did
an
excellent
job
summarizing
that.
As
a
co-sponsor
of
this,
I
think
it's
really
important
that
that
our
tax
dollars
never
go
towards
funding
human
rights
abuses,
the
values
that
we
treasure
here
in
our
country,
freedom
of
speech,
the
freedom
to
assemble
the
freedom
to
not
have
human
abuses.
Human
rights
abuse
is
perpetrated
on
you
for
political
purpose
or
at
all,
are
the
kinds
of
values
that
should
be
directing
where
we
send
our
money.
B
And
it's
for
that
reason
that
I
stand
on
this,
that
I
support
council
mejia
his
efforts
here,
and
I
would
also
say
that
my
thoughts
are
here
in
in
boston
with
those
who
have
family.
We
do
have
a
colombian
population.
Yesterday
was
their
independence
day.
I
believe
yesterday
was
also
their
flag
raising.
B
We
do
have
a
relatively
large
colombian
population,
immigrant
population,
that
is
feeling
the
effects
of
what's
happening
at
home,
and
it
is
incredibly
sad
that
any
of
that
violence
may
be
perpetrated
with
with
some
of
our
assistance
in
the
sense
that
we
have
assisted
in
funding.
Some
of
that,
and
so
I
pray
for
a
peaceful
solution
and
a
peaceful
end
to
what
is
happening
there,
and
I
hope
that,
as
we
decide
at
a
federal
level
where
money
goes,
we
do
so
leading
with
the
values
that
we
strive
to
achieve
here
at
home.
Thank.
C
You
thank
you
very
much
any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero,
eight
six,
four
seeing
none
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor
to
this
to
doc
at
zero.
Eight
six
four,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
bach
counselor
braden
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselor,
sybee,
george
councillor
flaherty
counts.
Please
add
the
chair,
please
add
counselor
wu
and
counselors
mejia
and
arroyo
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
in
adoption
of
docket
zero.
C
C
Thank
you.
The
chair
recognizes
the
at-large
council
from
dorchester
councilman.
Here
you
have
the
floor.
M
This
means
that
all
public
meetings
must
be
noticed
at
least
48
hours
before
it
happens,
giving
us
a
little
bit
of
time
to
make
sure
that
the
voices
of
the
people
are
heard
in
these
spaces
as
an
office.
We
have
also
worked
to
make
sure
that
we
are
being
open
and
transparent
about
everything
we
do.
We
post
videos
infographics
explaining
new
information
that
we're
learning
so
that
people
can
learn
alongside
us
and
we've
always
pushed
to
make
sure
that
it's
not
just
the
same
usual
suspects
in
the
room.
M
M
Advocates
and
elected
officials
were
pushing
to
make
commitment
votes
public
and
to
ensure
that
there
were
at
least
48
hours
between
an
amendment
being
introduced
and
being
voted
on
both
on
both
on
period.
Everyone
is
having
an
issue
here
with
their
reading
today.
Both
of
these
initiatives
failed,
while
we're
disappointed
in
these
efforts.
We
know
that
the
fight
for
greater
accountability
and
transparency
is
not
over.
M
This
isn't
about
calling
people
out,
but
rather
calling
them
in
advocacy.
Organizations
like
act
on
mass
are
continuing
the
work
of
making
sure
that
all
government
businesses
is
that
all
government
business
is
accessible
to
the
people,
and
while
we
push
for
greater
transparency
in
the
state
house,
we
should
also
be
looking
at
our
body
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
everything
possible
to
make
sure
we're
not
just
creating
space
for
people
but
we're
we
are
directly
involving
them
in
every
part
of
our
work.
I
move
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution.
C
C
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
braden
councillor
campbell,
councilor,
edwards,
counselor,
sybee,
george
councillor
flaherty,
he's
at
the
chair.
Please
add
counselor,
wu
and
counselor
mejia
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight
six
five,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
dock
at
zero.
Eight
six
five
has
passed.
C
E
C
L
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
president.
I'm
pleased
to
once
again
file
this
resolution.
Declaring
july
is
bypack
mental
health
awareness
month
with
councillor
campbell.
Our
resolution
highlights
some
of
the
continued
racial
disparities
when
it
comes
to
accessing
mental
health
care.
I'd
like
to
read
some
troubling
statistics:
2.7
million
asian
american
pacific
islanders,
have
a
mental
health
or
substance
use
disorder.
L
This
last
may,
I
also
filed
a
resolution
on
the
importance
of
supporting
people
of
color
working
to
become
mental
health
care
providers
themselves
along
the
way
they
face.
Systemic
racism
and
cultural
stigma
around
mental
health.
But
it
is
clear
from
these
statistics
that
there
is
an
overwhelming
need
to
have
more
practitioners
of
color
working
with
clients
of
color.
Studies
have
shown
that
when
clients
are
matched
with
providers
from
the
same
background
or
who
speak
the
same
language,
the
clients
stay
in
treatment
longer
and
experience
greater
benefits
than
those
who
are
not
matched.
L
There
are
community-wide
ripple
effects
to
increasing
the
number
of
bypro
practitioners,
including
that
more
people
of
color
will
seek
out
care
when
they
need
it,
no
matter
a
person's
race
or
cultural
background,
everyone
has
to
contend
with
their
own
mental
health,
and
we
should
be
able
to
do
so
free
from
discrimination
from
incarceration
and
from
systemic
barriers
that
make
it
unnecessarily
hard
to
access
the
care
we
all
need.
I
know
that
many
of
us
on
our
on
this
body
have
struggled
with
our
own
mental
well-being
or
have
had
family
members
who
are
actively
struggling
today.
L
It
is
important
that
we,
as
a
body
are
considerate
of
each
other,
our
family's
struggles
and
the
struggles
of
so
many
bostonians
trying
to
get
a
handle
on
their
mental
well-being.
I
ask
that
we
suspend
and
pass
this
resolution
and
redouble
our
efforts
to
improve
access
to
mental
health
care
for
all
of
our
residents.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank.
C
J
Thank
you,
council
president,
and
thank
you
councillor,
sabi
george,
for
the
continued
partnership
on
this
very
important
issue,
and
I
won't
repeat
the
stats
they're
crystal
clear,
but
I
think
we
also
recognize
coming
out
of
covet
and
obviously
there's
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
J
But
all
of
us,
regardless
of
course
of
your
demographic,
suffered
a
great
deal,
and
so
I
have
actually
been
really
proud
to
partner
with
councillor
sabi
george
and
council
mejia
in
pushing
the
city,
of
course,
to
use
a
mental
health
lens
when
responding
to
issues
for
greater
investments
and
that's
what
it
is.
The
city
of
boston
can
do
so
much
more.
J
This
month,
of
course,
recognizes
the
hard
work
of
those
in
community,
our
healthcare
providers
and,
of
course,
those
in
our
city
departments
who
are
doing
this
work,
but
also
pushes
us
to
really
be
reflective
on
what
else
we
could
do,
and
it
does
mean
making
sure
every
resident,
for
example,
has
access
to
a
primary
care
physician.
It's
proven
that
when
you
do
that
you're
more
likely
to
actually
seek
out
mental
health
services,
we
can
do
that
in
the
city
of
boston.
J
It
also
means,
of
course,
being
really
intentional
in
our
response
to
mental
health,
making
sure
our
own
city
departments
have
adequate
staff
to
respond
and
more
resources
to
help
residents
navigate
all
of
the
resources
and
services
that
actually
are
available
to
them,
including
right
in
our
neighborhoods
right
at
our
community-based
health
centers.
And,
of
course
it
requires
us
to
invest
more
in
our
community-based
health,
centers
and
so
much
more.
The
providers
are
fully
aware
of
what
we
can
do.
J
They
have
been
doing
this
work
in
partnership
for
a
really
long
time,
so
again
grateful
to
counselor
sabi,
counselor
anissa
asabi
george,
for
the
continued
partnership
for
creating
the
space
for
providers
to
come
to
together
and
for
particularly
continuing
to
recognize
the
work
that
folks
do
not
just
this
month,
but
all
year
round
on
these
critical
issues.
Thank
you.
C
M
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
my
colleagues
for
filing
this.
You
know
I,
since
being
on
this
job.
I
always
think
about
how
you
know
everything
is
political
and
personal,
and
I
always
I
lead
with
my
personal
experiences
in
the
space,
and
so
you
know
I've
mentioned
the
fact
that
my
grandfather
died
by
suicide
in
one
of
our
earlier
meetings.
I
talked
about
my
cousin,
who
was
a
vietnam,
I'm
not
vietnam,
but
he
was
a
a
war
vet.
I
guess
a
veteran
thank
you
who
who
died
by
suicide
and
oftentimes.
M
We
don't
address
the
stigma
that
could
existing
communities
of
color.
You
know
I
I
have
I'm
not
sure
if
I've
talked
about
it
here,
but
in
my
own
adolescence,
I've
also
attempted
suicide,
and
you
know
my
mother,
who
was
undocumented
at
the
time,
was
too
afraid
to
take
me
to
the
hospital
because
she
was
afraid
what
what
would
happen
and
instead
of
taking
me
to
the
hospital
she
made
me
drink
oil
and
milk
as
a
way
for
me
to
handle
that
situation,
and
so
her
her
point
was,
is
that
she
was
afraid.
M
And
so,
when
we
talk
about
issues
of
mental
health,
it's
important
for
us
to
share
our
own
journeys,
because
that's
part
of
that
work
and
I
think,
as
we
continue
to
move
in
this
space
and
as
we
continue
to
think
about
covet,
we
have
to
recognize
that
mental
health
is
going
to
be
the
next
pandemic
that
we're
going
to
be
facing,
because
so
many
people
have
lost
loved
ones
and
haven't
been
able
to
grieve
properly.
M
And-
and
so
I
just
think-
I'm
just
really
grateful
to
you
both
for
your
leadership
in
this
space
and
just
wanted
to
offer
some
remarks
and,
and
I'm
very
grateful
for
your
work
in
this
space.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
councillor,
mejian,
thank
you
for
sharing
that
that
took
strength.
Thank
you
very
much.
Any
further
comments
on
docket
zero.
Eight
six
six
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
counselor
bach,
counselor,
braid
and
counselor
edwards
counselor,
flaherty,
councillor
flynn,
councillor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair's
name
as
well
as
counselor
wu
and
counselors
acai
b,
george
and
campbell
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight
six
six,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay.
C
The
eyes
have
it.0866
has
been
adopted.
Madam
clerk,
we
are
now
moving
on
to
personnel
orders.
Would
you
please
begin
with
docket0867
thank.
C
C
C
Chair
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
eight,
six,
nine,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
is
passed.
Thank
you,
madam
clark.
Moving
on
to
late
files,
I
am
informed
by
clerk
feeney
that
there
is
one
late
file
matter.
The
late
foul
matter
is
a
resolution
sponsored
by
at
large
councillor
julia
mejia,
and
we
are
first
going
to
take
a
vote
to
add
this
item
to
the
agenda.
C
Does
everyone
have
a
copy
of
this?
You
should
have
it
on
your
desk
from
our
city,
messenger,
okay,
great!
So
all
those
in
favor
of
adding
this
item
to
the
agenda,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay,
thank
you.
The
eyes
have
it.
The
late
file
matter
has
been
hereby
added
to
the
agenda.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
the
first
and
last
clause
of
the
late
file
right
into
the
record.
C
M
Thank
you,
mr
president.
We
try
very
hard
to
avoid
late
file
matters,
but
given
the
timing
of
our
council
calendar
and
the
upcoming
decisions
in
the
state
house,
it's
definitely
now
or
never
situation
for
those
of
you
who
have
been
following
our
journey.
You
know
my
story.
I
grew
up
in
boston
bouncing
from
place
to
place
and
it
wasn't
until
the
fifth
grade
that
I
had
a
room
that
I
can
call
my
own.
M
When
I
became
the
first
person
in
my
family
to
buy
a
house
and
get
my
mom
out
of
section
eight.
I
thought
I
finally
had
a
sense
of
security,
a
place
that
nobody
could
take
away
from
me,
but,
as
we
saw
throughout
covet,
19
pandemic
evictions
and
foreclosures
would
have
become
a
reality
for
thousands
of
bostonians.
M
M
C
Thank
you
very
much
counselor
mejia.
Would
anyone
else
wish
to
speak
on
this
late
file
resolution
seeing
and
hearing
none
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor
to
this
late
file
resolution?
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
counselor
bach
counselor
braden,
councillor
campbell,
councilor,
edwards,
counselor
flynn.
Please
add
the
chair,
please
add
counselor
sybi
george,
please
add
counselor
wu
and
counselor
mejia
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
this
late
file
resolution.
C
Excuse
me,
madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
michael
flaherty
as
well.
It's
counselor
here
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
this
late
file
resolution.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
resolution
is
hereby
adopted.
C
We
are
now
moving
on
to
the
green
sheets.
Do
any
counselors
wish
to
remove
a
matter
from
the
green
sheets?
You
may
do
so
at
this
time.
Seeing
no
takers
we're
now
moving
on
to
the
consent
agenda
and
I've
been
informed
by
clerk
feeney
that
there
are
zero
additions
to
the
consent
agenda.
Well
done
everyone!
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
as
presented
all
those
in
favor.
Please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
consent
agenda
has
hereby
been
adopted.
We're
now
moving
on
to
announcements.
C
Do
any
counselors
wish
to
make
an
announcement.
The
chair
recognizes
the
district
council
from
matapan
council
andrea
campbell.
The
floor
is
yours.
J
J
Where
are
you
going?
Thank
you,
council
baker
and
thank
you,
council
o'malley.
I
actually
wanted
to
provide
the
council
with
an
update
on
the
civilian
review
board
process,
and
I
guess
that's
why.
Council
president
o'malley
is
over
here,
because
he's
also
going
to
offer
some
thoughts,
but
I'm
really
proud
to
announce
that
today
the
council
is
going
to
be
launching
a
public
application
process
for
our
civilian
review
board
nominees.
J
J
I
also
want
to
thank,
of
course,
each
and
every
one
of
you
on
the
body
who
weighed
in
and
offered
a
whole
host
of
ideas,
as
we
took
this
over
the
finish
line.
The
civilian
review
board
was
tasked
with
reviewing
and
investigating
complaints
against
the
boston
police
department
and
its
employees
and
was
later
incorporated
into
the
ordinance
establishing
the
office
of
police,
accountability
and
transparency
with
mayor
walsh
and
with
great
and
significant
input
from
the
members
of
his
task
force.
J
I
also
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
jamal
crawford
frankly,
because
this
has
been
his
issue
for
decades
and
he
also
played
a
significant
role
and
will
continue
to
play
a
role
I
think
in
our
process
as
we
go
forward
as
well.
Six
members
by
statute
are
appointed
by
the
mayor
from
a
pool
of
applicants
recommended
by
civil
rights,
advocacy
groups,
youth
organizations,
neighborhood
associations
and
members
of
the
boston
community
with
knowledge
of
law
enforcement.
J
The
remaining
three
members
are
appointed
by
the
mayor
from
a
pool
of
nine
nominees
to
be
submitted
by
the
boston
city
council.
I
want
to
thank
our
council
president
o'malley
and
his
team,
particularly
jessica,
as
well
as
my
chief
of
staff
ellie,
who
worked
closely
with
with
jessica
and
michelle
from
central
staff
for
helping
us
create
infrastructure
in
process
and
to
help
the
council
navigate
our
own
process
with
respect
to
choosing
these
nominees.
J
I
will
let
president
o'malley,
because
he
is
going
to
be
navigating
the
logistics
with
the
administration,
given
his
role
speak
to
the
logistics,
but
it
really
is
grounded
on
what
we
did
for
the
community
preservation
act.
J
G
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
just
very
briefly,
obviously
tremendous
thanks
to
to
the
three
co-sponsors
counselor
mejia
counselor
royal
in
particularly
councilor
campbell.
It
was
about,
I
would
say,
probably
six
weeks
or
so
ago,
where
the
the
acting
mayor's
administration
had
asked
for
some
names.
The
way
it's
written-
and
I
said
well,
I
said
shortly
after
that-
we're
going
to
follow
the
process
that
we
did
exceptionally
well
in
the
cpc
for
the
community
preservation
committee,
and
I
actually
think,
if
done
well,
and
I'm
I'm
fairly
convinced
this
will
be
done
well.
C
This
is
a
blueprint
that
I
hope,
members
of
this
body
next
year,
adopt
for
other
mayoral
appointments.
It
allows
for
the
council
to
collect
and
vet
names
and
then
present
to
the
administration
to
to
select
members,
and
I
think
that
this
is
a
a
unique
way
to
do
it
openly,
transparently,
effectively,
as
as
counselor
campbell
sort
of
broke
down
how
it's
going
to
go.
The
only
thing
I
would
add
to
kerry
jordan
again
thanks.
He
has
the
quick
turnaround.
The
website
will
be
live
shortly.
C
If
it's
not
live
already,
where
you
can
go
to
boston.gov
city
council,
we
urge
all
counselors
and
friends
to
share
this
direct
link
and
application
portal
out.
So
we
can
spread
the
word
and
assist
in
the
outreach.
C
The
nominees
will
serve
a
term
of
three
years,
provided
that
the
members
are
first
appointment,
three
shall
be
appointed
for
a
term
of
one
year.
Three
shall
be
a
point
for
appointed
to
a
term
of
two
years.
Three
shall
be
appointed
for
a
term
of
three
years
and
of
course,
I
think
the
other
unique
situation
here
is.
C
I
believe
that
these
terms
will
be
coterminous
with
the
mayor,
much
like
other
appointments,
so
we'd
like
to
have
a
deadline
for
applications
by
about
a
month
from
now
friday,
august,
20th,
2021,
obviously-
and
shortly
after
that,
we
will
hold
a
working
session
under
the
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
committee,
but
obviously
opened,
and
we
encourage
all
members
of
this
body
to
participate
crucially
and
want
to
thank
my
colleagues.
Who've
talked
obviously
about
language
access,
we're
making
sure
that
we
have
available
paper
copies
of
this
application
portal.
C
C
So
once
again,
thank
you
to
chair
campbell
and
sponsors
arroyo
and
mejia
for
your
leadership
and
partnership
on
this
looking
forward
to
a
good,
robust,
transparent
and
effective
process,
and
I
will
then
switch
gears
shortly
to
again
use
this
opportunity
to
thank
all
my
colleagues
for
your
support
in
interest
in
the
birdo
2.0.
We
are
having
our
hearing
tomorrow
at
three
o'clock.
It
will
be
virtually
and,
of
course,
government
operations.
Committee
please
participate
if
you
can.
C
This
is
something
that
obviously
is
very
important
to
all
of
us,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
do
this
also
well
quickly
and
effectively.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank.
G
You,
mr
president,
chair
recognizes
council.
B
G
B
Just
want
to
also
thank
councillor
campbell
for
her.
B
On
ensuring
that
opat
made
it
through,
I
think
the
marriage
of
what
came
out
of
both
the
task
force
and
this
council
made
it
a
stronger
document
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
folks
actually
be
on
this
board.
B
This
is
something
folks
have
been
angling
for
for
for
decades
now,
and
so,
if
you
are
somebody
who's
watching
this,
who
shares
the
goals
of
ensuring
that
police
are
engaged
in
the
community
in
a
way
that
is
transparent
and
that
there's
an
accountability
step
point
to
that,
but
also
that
we
are
shaping
and
messaging
the
ways
in
which
we
would
like
policing
to
engage
in
our
communities
that
I
think
this
is
a
perfect
opportunity
for
you
to
apply
and
be
part
of
that.
B
I
want
to
shift
gears
a
little
bit
from
something
like
that
to
something
like
this,
which
is
we
are
having
riverside
theater
works
in
my
district,
is
having
every
tuesday
summer
concert
series
from
6
30
to
8
pm
at
the
martini,
half
shell
off
of
truman
parkway,
it's
already
truman
highway.
It's
already
happened
twice,
so
we've
already
had
two
dates,
so
the
next
two
are
this
coming
tuesday
and
tuesday
after
that,
and
I
would
invite
folks
to
come.
B
Join
riverside
theater
work
is
a
really
great
organization,
so
this
is
in
high
park
off
of
at
the
martini
half
shell
off
of
truman,
parkway
truman
highway,
sorry
and
so
that's
from
6
30
to
8..
So
if
folks
want
to
come
in
and
say
hi
and
meet
some
of
the
residents
of
the
city
in
high
park,
that's
a
great
opportunity
to
do
that.
Thank
you.
C
F
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
continuing
on
the
theater
theme.
I
just
wanted
to
draw
the
council
on
the
city's
attention
to
the
fact
that
tonight
is
the
first
performance
of
commonwealth
shakespeare
back
on
the
boston
common.
We
didn't
have
it.
Last
year
it's
been
going
for
25
years.
I
actually
attended
the
first
performance
when
I
was
seven
and
it's
been
a
big
family
tradition
of
ours
to
bring
a
picnic
blanket
and
some
food
and
snag
a
spot
and
watch
it
every
year
and
so
very
excited
about
it.
F
Opening
tonight
the
show
this
year
is
the
tempest.
It's
it's
free.
You
know
there
are
some
seats
in
the
front
that
you
can
pay
for
to
support
the
theater
company
commonwealth
shakespeare,
but
there's
plenty
of
space
for,
like
I
said
picnic,
blankets
and
folks
are
spread
out
and
it
should
be
great.
It's
every
night
at
8
p.m,
except
for
mondays
from
now
to
august
8th.
F
So
if
counselors
have
a
moment
to
stop
by
and
see
it
great,
but
for
anybody
watching
this
at
home,
it's
gonna
be
a
fantastic
production
and
to
me
it's
just
another
harbinger
of
the
fact
that
our
world
is
is
hopefully
reopening
and
continuing
to
do
so,
and
it's
it's
just
a
very
special
cultural
event
in
the
life
of
the
city
of
boston
every
summer,
so
tonight
8
p.m.
The
tempest.
C
Thank
you,
you
know
councilor
buck.
I
attended
the
first
opening
25
years
ago,
as
well
as
as
you
like
it
and
steve
mayler
was
the
director
we
weren't
together.
I
was
older
than
seven,
but
my
former,
my
former
boss,
for
whom
I
interned
on
this
body,
peggy
davis
mullen,
was
the
driving
force
behind
that.
So
thank
you
for
that
memory.
Thank
you
and
clark.
Feeney
was
very
supportive
as
well.
Then
thanks
right,
the
chair
now
recognizes
counselor
julie,
mejia.
M
God
and
I've
never
been,
and
I
grew
up
here
in
boston,
so
I'm
going
to
have
to
get
out
there
and
participate
at
some
point,
but
also
I
just
wanted
to
to
counselor
campbell
just
wanted
to
just
in
regards
to
the
civilian
review
board.
M
As
you
know,
we
fought
really
hard
around
the
youth
component,
piece
of
it,
so
just
really
making
sure,
as
we
start
thinking
about
this
process,
I'm
eager
to
know
what
the
dynamics
are
going
to
be
for
that
youth
representative
voice
in
that
space
and
to
ensure
that
some
of
the
folks
are
included
in
that
conversation.
Thank
you.
C
N
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
want
us
to
adjourn
today
in
memory
of
frank
j,
strank
jr
he
passed
away
on
saturday
july
10th
at
the
age
of
77.
N
in
it's
not
exactly
a
household
name
but
frank
was,
is
a
massive
loss
for
the
boston
music
community.
He
was
a
champion
and
arthur
arden
supporter
of
those
who
sought
to
make
music
in
boston's
music
culture.
As
you
know,
austin
is
known
as
rock
city
and
due
to
its
history
because
of
its
history.
N
Both
of
his
these
were
beloved
venues
and
frank,
considered
great
scott
as
his
home
base.
So
his
passing
marks
the
end
of
an
era,
but
it's
it's
hopeful.
We're
hopeful
that
rick
scott
will
live
on
in
a
new
venue
which
is
the
austin
depot.
You
see
it
on
the
pike
as
you're
coming
in
it
used
to
be
regina
pizza
and
we're
hoping
that
it
will
take
on
a
new
life
and
re-emerge
post
covert
as
a
really
dynamic
music
venue
for
the
music
scene
in
allston.
N
So
frank,
was
a
larger-than-life
character
and
and
represented
a
lot
of
what
was
good
and
wonderful
about
the
austin
music
scene,
and
he
will
be
greatly
missed.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
brayden,
we
will
be
among
the
people,
for
whom
we
will
during
this
memory,
will
be
francis
frank
strength
is
the
last
name,
strength
strength.
Thank
you.
Chair
now
recognizes
the
large
concert
from
south
boston
councilor,
michael
flaherty.
Thank
you,
mr.
O
President,
on
behalf
of
council
baker
and
counselor
savvy
george
and
all
the
counselors,
I
would
just
like
to
adjourn
in
memory
of
paul
hacker
quinn
who
passed
away
suddenly.
We
know
allison
allison
worked
for
mayor
walsh,
but
the
quinn
family.
Actually
hacker
grew
up
with
my
mother
back
in
the
day
and
so
a
retired
police
officer
and
died
suddenly.
So
our
thoughts
and
prayers
are
with
the
quinn
family.
C
Paul
hacker
quinn,
q-u-I-n-n.
Thank
you
thank
you,
and
that
was
I'm
sorry.
Council
player,
there's
on
behalf
of
yourself
counselor
baker,
your
counselor.
C
C
C
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals,
we
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
in
the
iowa
chamber
on
wednesday
august
18th
at
12
noon.
All
in
favor
of
adjournment,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed.
Nay,
council
is
hereby
adjourned,
I'm
so
sorry,
not
even
sick.