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Docket 0330 - Hearing to discuss zoning and the community outreach process for life sciences laboratories in the City of Boston
A
A
A
I
will
first
read
a
series
of
required
disclosures
and
and
summaries
on
the
record,
and
then
we
will
dive
in
accordance
with
chapter
20,
of
the
acts
of
2021
modifying
certain
requires
of
the
open
meeting
law
and
relieving
public
bodies
of
certain
requirements,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
their
meetings
in
a
public
place
that
is
open
and
physically
accessible
to
the
public.
The
city
council
will
be
conducting
this
hearing.
A
Virtually
this
enables
the
council
to
carry
out
our
responsibilities
while
adhering
to
public
health
recommendations
and
ensuring
public
access
to
deliberations
through
adequate
alternative
means.
The
public
may
watch
this
meeting
via
live
stream
at
boston.gov
city,
hyphen,
council,
hyphen,
tv
or
via
broadcast
on
xfinity
8,
rcn,
82
and
fios
964..
A
A
Anyone
who
would
like
to
testify
please
email
juan.lopez
at
boston.gov,
for
the
zoom
link,
so
today's
hearing
is
on
docket
number
zero.
Three,
three
zero
order
for
a
hearing
to
discuss
zoning
and
the
community
outreach
process
for
life
sciences
laboratories
in
the
city
of
boston.
This
matter
was
sponsored
by
councillor
ed
flynn
and
councillor
michael
flaherty,
and
was
referred
to
this
committee
on
february
10
2021,
and
so
let's
go
to
the
counselors
first,
the
sponsors
for
a
quick
opening
statement.
A
C
Thank
you,
councilwoof
for
sharing
this
hearing
to
counsel
flaherty.
For
being
my
co-sponsor,
I
want
to
thank
the
pianos
as
well
for
being
here.
Recent
decades,
our
city
and
state
has
become
the
hub
of
life
sciences
and
biotechnology
industry
with
incredible
investment,
innovation
in
partnership
among
government,
our
world-class
education
and
medical
institutions
in
the
private
sector,
as
we
witnessed
over
the
course
of
the
covet
19
pandemic.
It
will
take
this
combination
of
talent,
innovation
and
technology
that
we're
fortunate
to
have
in
our
backyard
to
confront
our
challenges.
C
C
C
I
also
want
to
continue
to
work
closely
with
residents
in
making
sure
their
voices
are
heard,
as
well
as
we
go
through
the
community
process.
Additionally,
counselor
baker,
counselor
bark
and
braden.
He
myself
called
for
a
hearing
on
workforce
development
development
as
it
relates
to
the
life
sciences
and
biotech
industry.
C
We
have
an
obligation
to
educate
people
across
the
city
on
the
impact
of
life
sciences
and
that's
what
we're
calling
here
for
today
in
in
the
community
process
again
looking
forward
to
the
hearing
and
looking
forward
to
the
testimony
from
some
of
the
experts
in
this
field
as
well.
Thank
you,
councilwood.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
obviously
thanks
to
council
flynn
for
his
leadership
here
and
just
to
expand,
obviously,
and
to
add
on
to
what
council
flynn
had
said.
We
are
grateful
for
the
life
science
industry,
for
the
commitment
to
our
city,
as
I've
often
said,
we
boast
of
having
the
best
colleges
and
universities,
hospitals
and
network
of
community
health
centers
in
the
world,
and
so
it's
it's
no
surprise
that
that
life
sciences
has
chosen
boston.
You
know
it's
a
livable,
walkable
and
relatively
safe
city
compared
to
other
cities.
D
Our
size
are
bigger,
and
so
we
get
a
lot
of
natural
strengths
that
makes
boston
a
popular
destination
and
particularly
its
brain
power.
And
so
I
appreciate
the
industry
and
the
representatives
from
the
industry.
That's
here
just
expand
on
some
of
the
challenges
that
we're
facing,
as
as
we
continue
to
become
a
bigger
hub
for
life
sciences
and
for
labs,
it
presents
us
with
enormous
opportunities,
but
also
challenges,
and
it's
critical
that
as
the
demand
for
life
science
and
lab
use
continues
to
grow,
particularly
as
it
encroaches
closer
to
our
residential
communities.
D
It's
important
that
our
planning
agency,
you
know,
develop
planning,
guidelines
and
policies
around
you
know
community
concerns
the
big
one
and
we
need
to
all
find
a
way
to
solve.
It
is
the
mechanicals:
how
can
we
tuck
the
mechanicals
into
the
building
you
have
someone
will
purchase
a
building,
maybe
a
commercial
space
and
then
they're
looking
to
add
mechanicals
in
some
instances,
I've
seen
them
37
40
feet
in
height.
D
So
that's
you
know,
that's
one
big
hurdle
that
we
need
to
satisfy
right
out
of
the
gate
in
addition
to
what
council
flynn
had
alluded
to
in
terms
of
the
education
piece,
whether
it's
the
information
or
there's
a
lot
of
misinformation
out
there
in
terms
of
what's
being
tested,
what's
not
being
tested
if
anything's
being
tested
at
all
within
these
lab
space.
So
we
appreciate
the
opportunity.
D
But
these
are
some
of
the
challenges
that
we're
seeing
as
elected
leaders
when
you
go
out
to
a
community
group
and
or
you're
listening
to
the
direct
abutters
they'll
be
looking
at
a
footprint
of
a
building,
and
we
had
one
recently
and
then
the
person
will
ask
a
question
and
say
well
what
is
that
and
they
point
up?
And
oh
that's
a
great
question,
sir.
Those
are
the
mechanicals.
D
Well,
how
big
are
those
well
that
actually
that's
another
great
question:
they're
37
feet.
So
if
life,
science
and
labs
can
solve
that
problem,
they
will
eliminate
a
huge
headache
in
the
neighborhoods,
with
with
respect
to
the
to
the
mechanicals
on
top
of
the
building,
and
I
would
argue
that
and
through
a
planning
process
and
working
with
the
the
bra
doing
business
as
the
bpda
that
they
find
a
way
to
incorporate
the
mechanicals
into
the
to
the
guts
into
the
bones
of
the
building.
D
We
are
well
poised
as
a
city
in
conjunction
with
the
federal
covenant,
really
funds
to
move
our
city
even
further,
and-
and
I
know
that
life
sciences
and
in
labs
will
add
tremendous
value
there.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
sensitive
to
the
communities,
the
surrounding
communities,
particularly
the
neighborhoods,
as
we
continue
to
see
lab
opportunities.
D
You
know
getting
closer
and
encroaching
on
the
neighborhoods
that
we
do
have
appropriate
guidelines
that
respect
their
quality
of
life,
but
that
the
direct
about
us
have
imported,
and
I
get
to
tell
you
from
experience.
You
know
right
out
of
the
gate.
The
big
one
is
the
mechanicals
and
then
the
second
one
is
well
what's
being
tested.
What
level
is
it
stuff
like
that?
So
I
think
an
education
piece
would
would
would
would
serve
the
life
science
and
lab
community
well
as
well
as
the
neighborhood.
So
that's
it
for
me.
D
Look
forward
to
the
hearing.
I
appreciate
everyone's
participation
and
again
I
appreciate
the
the
industry
and
the
representatives
that
are
here.
We
value
and
respect
their
value
add
and
the
sheer
number
of
people
that
you
guys
are
putting
to
work,
and
hopefully
that
will
trickle
out
to
our
neighborhoods
and
that
we
will
have
a
school
system
that
will
adjust
and
we
will
have
a
curriculum.
D
D
So
that's
those
are
the
things
I'm
going
to
continue
to
keep
a
close
eye
on
and
push
for,
and
our
hope
is
that,
working
together
we
can
iron
out
some
of
these
issues
that
sort
of
pop
up
at
the
community
level,
but
I
think
they're
solvable
problems.
You
know
putting
mechanicals
into
the
guts
of
the
building.
I
got
to
think
that
there's
someone
smarter
than
all
of
us
in
the
engineering
and
architectural
world
that
can
find
a
way
to
sink
them
into
the
building,
so
that
they're,
not
you,
know,
hulking.
D
A
E
Thank
you
and
sorry,
I'm
a
few
minutes
late.
I
really
welcome
this
discussion
this
morning.
Austin
brighton
is
another
neighborhood,
that's
seeing
a
lot
of
development
of
labs,
and
I
just
want
to
hear
what
folks
are
thinking
about
zoning
and
and
how
we
integrate
a
lab
facility
into
a
close
to
residential
neighborhood,
which
is
a
big
concern.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
to
the
lead
sponsors.
A
Thank
you.
So,
let's
dive
right
in
the
administration
panel
has
graciously
agreed
to
accommodate
one
pre-submitted
notification
that
there
was
a
hard
stop
from
peter
from
mass
econ.
So
we
appreciate
you're
making
the
time
for
us.
I
know
you
have
a
few
minutes.
So
could
you
please
introduce
yourself
and
give
some
remarks
and
if
we
have
time
we
can
entertain
some
questions
and
then
we'll
go
back
to
the
administration
panel.
F
F
Our
mission
as
an
organization
is
to
help
champion
massachusetts
is
the
best
place
for
companies
to
locate
and
grow
in
a
fashion,
that's
equitable
in
every
community
across
the
entire
state.
A
little
my
I
have
a
background
in
the
life
sciences
number
of
years
I
spent
at
massbio
back
in
2010.
I
was
the
editor
of
a
publication
called
the
community
guide
for
biotechnology,
which
was
a
great
learning
experience
for
me,
and
and
probably
will
echo
among
folks
that
are
that
are
on
in
this
meeting
today.
F
All
those
regulations
now
rest
with
the
boston
public
health
commission
has
its
office
of
biosafety,
incredible
experts
there
right
within
city
hall,
with
regard
to
the
regulation
of
the
industry,
and
when
we
say
the
industry,
it's
not
just
private
employers,
it's
just
not
companies.
It
is
research,
hospitals
that
do
this
type
of
research.
It's
research,
universities
in
boston
that
do
this
type
of
research.
F
You
know
so,
and
the
regulations
are
based
on
something
called
the
national
institutes
of
health
guidelines
on
our
dna
research,
and
these
are
institutional
standards
used
by
those
in
research
in
terms
of
good
lab
practices
to
protect,
primarily
those
that
are
working
in
the
labs
from
from
harm
and
so
well-established
regulations
and
regulations
that
are
well
established
in
in
the
city
of
boston,
sort
of
the
the
centerpiece
of
all.
That
is,
the
establishment
of
institutional
biosafety
boards,
which
organizations
that
are
operating
research
in
our
dna
need
to
establish.
F
F
All
of
these
things
are
highly
regulated
and
and
they're
regulated
and
those
in
the
industry
appreciate
these
regulations
because
they
again
and
and
why
boston
has
been
such
a
centerpiece
for
the
industry,
because
the
industry
knows
these
are
things
we
need
to
do.
There's
a
sophistication
level
in
boston
to
understand
this
industry
and
that's
why
it's
attractive
to
them,
because
it's
highly
regulated
industry
and
for
funders
who
are
for
companies
that
receive
funding
from
investors.
F
They
have
to
show
the
same
kind
of
accountability
in
terms
of
what's
going
on
in
their
lab
space,
so
these
are
expensive
facilities
and
you
know
ballpark
to
to
create
a
a
lab
in
in
that's
doing
biotechnology
research.
You
know
we're
we're
talking,
seven,
eight
hundred
dollars
or
more
per
square
foot
in
terms
of
establishing
this
type
type
of
space.
So
it's
not
something
that
can
be
done
in
any
kind
of
building.
F
It
requires
a
big
investment
to
make
these
systems
work
as
they
as
they
should,
and
there
are
very
experienced
developers
and
construction
firms
that
work
almost
specifically
just
with
this
industry
and
so
for
those
developers
that
have
a
broad,
lengthy
experience
with
the
industry.
They
know
how
to
do
it.
F
There
are
more
developers
that
are
interested
in
getting
in
the
space,
but
there
there
would
not
be
a
company
that
would
go
into
space
that
did
not
meet
their
very
specifications
in
terms
of
what
they
were
going
to
do,
and
so
a
very
robust
systems
need
to
be
in
place.
So
it's
not
for
the
the
faint
of
heart
in
terms
of
developing
this
type
of
space.
F
It
requires
a
lot
of
expertise
and,
as
we
look
around
boston,
there
are
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
these
facilities,
of
course
already
in
place,
and
many
are
very
unobtrusive
because
you
know
they
have
built
out
the
space
in
in
the
proper
fashion.
So
those
are
just
some
thoughts
from
from
mass
econ
and
from
my
experience
in
with
the
industry
happy
to
take
any
any
questions,
and
I
thank
you
for
your
time.
A
A
Great,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
pete
for
your
time
and
we'll
proceed
now
to
the
administration.
I
see
representatives
from
vpda
isd
and
the
boston
public
health
commission
here,
so
I
will
leave
to
you
all
whatever
order
feels
to
fit.
If
you
could
just
please
make
sure
you
introduce
yourself
before
diving
into
your
open
opening
statement
and
then
feel
free
to
pass
it
on.
G
G
I
am
joined
by
my
colleague,
lauren
shirtleth,
the
director
of
planning
at
the
bpda
leon
bethune,
director
of
community
initiatives,
bureau
at
the
boston,
public
health
commission
and
chris
english,
who
is
the
chief
of
staff
at
isd
our
goal
today.
Our
goal
is
to
talk
about
the
built
environment
and
how
we
evaluate
current
proposals
in
front
of
us.
I
know
counselor
flynn
and
baker,
counselors
flynn,
baker
hosting
another
hearing
focusing
on
workforce
development
as
it
relates
to
life
science,
industry,
and
we
look
forward
to
participating
in
that.
G
G
We
work
closely
with
our
urban
design
and
planning
staff
to
evaluate
all
of
these
proposals
relative
to
current
neighborhood
context
and
within
the
article
80
process.
We
also
conduct
neighborhood
dialogue
and
public
meetings
to
take
both
public
and
written
comment,
as
it
relates
to
specific
proposals
throughout
this
part
process.
We
are
constantly
reshaping
the
projects
to
address
and
mitigate
the
different
concerns
that
come
up
through
the
regulatory
and
community
dialogue.
G
This
is
meant
to
be
an
iterative
process
to
ensure
that
issues
that
are
coming
up
are
being
addressed
and
that
both
the
bpda
and
the
development
teams
work
to
address
the
current
concerns
specifically
raised
by
the
communities,
as
it
relates
specifically
to
the
life
science
industry.
We
work
closely
with
the
development
teams
to
we've
spent
a
lot
of
over
the
past.
You
know
year
or
so
really
working
with
the
industry
to
better
understand
how
their
buildings
are
put
together.
G
What
are
the
ability
to
do
setbacks
to
council
fire's
point?
How
can
you
shape
the
mechanicals
in
a
way?
There
is
no
doubt
that
these
buildings,
one
of
the
main
differences
between
this
and
office
building,
is,
is
the
roof
and-
and
I
would
say
the
other
main
difference
would
be
the
massing
they
tend
to
have
heavier
floor
plates.
G
I
am
joined
by
my
colleague,
lauren
shirtless,
who
is
the
director
of
planning
and
she's
here
to
answer
any
questions
that
come
up.
Like
I
mentioned
in
the
beginning.
We
really
want
this
to
be
an
open
back
and
forth
dialogue,
so
we
can
kind
of
address
specific
issues
that
come
up.
I'm
now
gonna
turn
it
over
to
leon
bethune
from
the
department
of
public
health
who
can
walk
through
the
how
the
pph
deals
with
regulating
labs
as
it
relates
to
different
levels.
Thank
you.
H
Before
I
move
forward.
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
the
boston
public
health
commission
has
no
authority
over
lower
level
biological
labs
or
other
types
of
life.
Science
labs,
we're
not
involved
in
deciding
on
the
zoning
or
the
location
of
the
biological
research
labs
or
life
science
labs
in
boston.
H
This
is
you
know,
as
mr
a
bear
said,
it's
a
unique
authority
among
local
health
departments,
because
it
provides
boston
with
an
important
extra
layer
of
regulatory
oversight
at
the
local
level,
and
I
think,
there's
only
other
one
city
that
has
this
and
I
think
it's
grafton.
At
the
local
level.
You
know:
we've
developed
stringent
messages
to
ensure
that
the
bar
safety
level,
three
and
level
four
labs
operate
safety
in
our
community,
including
an
annual
permit,
permitting
annual,
permitting
there's.
H
Also
an
incident
reporting
requirement,
that's
needed
and
also
a
rigorous
approval
process
for
research
projects.
So
I'm
going
to
talk
about
how
an
entity
goes
about
getting
a
permit
so
basically
to
get
a
permit.
The
entity
must
apply
supporting
documents,
including
policies
procedures
related
to
lab
safety,
security,
transportation
and
biological
materials.
H
They
also,
we
also
look
at
the
waste
of
their
waste
disposal,
how
they
commission
the
lab,
how
to
decommission
lab,
how
to
terminate
to
work
with
the
agents
they're
working
with.
So
it's
done
in
a
safe
way.
The
training
of
all
employees,
how
they
interface
with
the
occupational
health
programs,
how
they
plan
for
emergency
response
and
then
how
they
and
if
they're,
done
working
with
the
lab.
How
are
they
going
to
decommission
that
lab
so
and
with
that
said,
both
the
boston,
public
health,
commission
and
also
the
fire
department?
H
H
H
The
our
regulation
also
requires
the
also
requires
upon
you
know
for
for
a
level
four
level
level,
3
and
level
4
lab
to
submit
incident
investigation
reports
and
after
action
will
reports
if
we
discover
the
laboratory,
hadn't,
acquired
infection
or
occupational
exposure
or
failure
of
a
containment
system
or
any
critical
equipment.
So,
for
instance,
if
their
hvac
system
goes
down,
they
have
to
report
that
to
us.
If
somebody
gets
infected
with
an
agent,
they
have
to
report
that
to
us.
H
So
the
the
the
other
thing,
the
other
layer
that
that's
that's
there
is
all
institution
operating.
You
know
biosafety
level,
three
and
level
four
labs
are
required
to
hold
a
public
ivc.
It's
called
the
institutional
biosafety
committee
meeting
every
year.
The
meeting
must
be
open
to
the
public
and
be
held
in
a
location,
that's
easily
accessible
to
the
public
and
persons
with
disability
and
and
finally,
every
regulated
lab
must
submit
an
annual
ibc
report
to
the
commission.
H
The
the
level,
the
level
three
and
level
four
lab,
as
mr
abeo
said,
are
also
subject
to
regulatory
oversight
by
state
and
federal
agencies,
including
the
massachusetts
department
of
public
health,
the
massachusetts
water
resource
authority,
the
cdc,
the
nih,
the
department
of
agriculture
and
the
epa
and
the
department
of
transportation
and,
as
I
said,
like
all
entities
operating
and
especially
a
level
four
lab
must
provide
and
maintain
a
community
benefits
program
to
support
local
health
and
safety
needs.
The
entities
are
required
to
submit
an
annual
report
detailing
the
operation
of
that
program.
H
We
also
created
a
boston
biosafety
committee
under
the
regulations.
The
committee
is
an
advisory
group
of
scientific
experts,
professionals,
community
representatives
and
just
just
to
make
sure
everybody
knows
all
level
four
permit
application.
Individual
research
projects
must
be
reviewed
by
the
committee
before
they
are
approved
by
bphc
for
any
work
to
be
done
in
the
city.
H
We
also
have
a
bio
safety
working
group,
which
includes
a
representative
from
the
local
emergency
first
response
response,
responder
community,
which
includes
boston,
ems,
boston,
fire,
boston,
police
department,
the
mayor
office
of
emergency
management
and
also
our
office
of
public
health
preparedness,
the
level
and-
and
this
is
all
based
for
the
level
three
and
level
four
labs.
We
also
hold
coordinating
meetings
to
discuss
emergency
response
planning,
which
includes
drills
and
exercise.
A
C
C
One
of
my
focuses
over
the
last
several
years
has
also
been
on
the
south
boston
waterfront,
making
sure
that
that
is
a
strong,
viable
neighborhood
and
obviously
a
lot
of
life
sciences
are
moving
in
there,
including
the
four
point
neighborhood.
I
know
the
fire
department
plays
an
important
role
in
this
discussion
as
well.
C
C
I
Thanks
for
the
question
counselor,
I
I
would
say
the
role
of
the
inspectional
services
department
in
labs,
a
sort
of
intern
between
the
upfront
planning
and
citing
and
design
work
that
the
bpda
does,
and
the
operational
and
ongoing
work
that
the
boston
public
health
commission
does.
We
isd
is
involved
sort
of
the
construction
and
inspection
of
construction
science
and
labs
when
an
applicant
seeks
to
change
a
use
of
an
existing
building
or
construct
a
new
facility.
I
I
G
And
council,
I
could
probably
just
be
helpful
to
add
in
on
that,
and
I
think
just
for
context.
I
think
you
know
relative
to
this
industry
and
kind
of
what
we're
seeing.
Currently
we
have.
You
know
we
have
projects
that
are
kind
of
at
the
initial
stages
of
article
80,
where
they're,
really
you
know
they
have,
whether
it
be
a
life
science
developer
or
a
private
develo
developers
coming
in
and
they
have
a
proposal
right
and
they
want
to.
G
You
know:
they're
looking
to
build
ground
up
and
that's
kind
of
goes
through
that
full
article
80
project
like
I
referenced.
We
also
then
have
you
know,
projects
that
have
been
built
as
office
and
are
now
switching
over
to
lab
and
particularly
council
flynn.
I
know
we've
worked
closely
in
your
district.
We've
had
a
couple
of
those,
and
what
will
happen
is
that
you
know
we
will
once
we
get
the
notification,
we
will
then
go
out
and
conduct
a
you
know:
a
notice
of
project
change
process,
which
essentially
is
a
community.
G
It
will
entail
both
a
regulatory
review
of
kind
of
the
building
and
looking
at
the
things
like,
I
mentioned,
setback
high
density,
physical
changes
to
the
building,
particularly
focusing
on
the
roof
on
a
lot
of
these
built
buildings.
And
then
we
will
also
go
out
and
engage
the
community
in
a
public
process
and
have
a
comment
period
and
trying
to
address
those
concerns
and
mitigate
those
concerns
throughout
that
that
that
process
and
we'll
have
to
go
to
our
board
to
codify
the
switch
from
office.
To.
C
Lab
you,
my
my
next
question,
would
maybe
maybe
would
be
to
lauren
learning
in
your
planning
capacity.
Are
you
working
with
potential
proposals
and
encouraging
them
to
put
their
mechanicals
or
identifying
other
locations?
Mechanicals
can
be
placed
other
than
on
top
of
a
roof,
as
council
of
flaherty
highlighted.
J
Yeah,
thank
you
for
your
question.
Counselor.
So
part
of
the
issue
with
building
mechanicals
is
that
they
don't
count
towards
the
actual
building
height,
and
so,
if
we're
talking
about
enclosing
them,
which
I
think
is
a
completely
worthy
discussion,
this
also
means
that
the
actual
height
of
the
building
would
likely
also
have
to
go
up.
So
it's
oftentimes
say:
if
you
know
an
area
is
zoned
for
a
hundred
feet
and,
like
council
flaherty
said,
maybe
there's
at
that
point.
J
20
feet
of
mechanicals,
the
building's
height
would
actually
be
120
feet,
and
so
it
becomes
this
kind
of
delicate
play
back
and
forth
where
you
know,
there's
a
certain
height
that
a
lab
building
needs
to
be
they're.
Generally,
not,
you
know
400
feet,
but
they
are
taller
generally
than
70
or
80
feet,
and
so
once
you
have
those
mechanicals,
obviously
that
if,
when
they're
not
enclosed,
they
don't
count
towards
the
actual
building
height.
There
is
also
sometimes
a
challenge
with.
J
I
don't
think
you
can
actually
fully
enclose
a
lot
of
them,
because
there
is,
you
know
different
kind
of
air
requirements
and
that
sort
of
thing
so
we're
absolutely
looking
at
it
and
and
rest
assured,
like
I
mean
our
most
important
criteria
when
looking
at
these
is
how
is
this
going
to
impact
the
existing
context
of
the
neighborhood
and
the
people
that
are
already
there?
And
so
I
would
just
say
that
you
know
we.
J
Actually,
we
have
been
pushing
back
against
proposals,
particularly
in
places
where
we
do
not
think
that
they're
necessarily
going
to
add
to
the
community
into
the
neighborhood
character,
say,
for
instance,
when
you
know
they're
across
the
street,
from
an
embedded
residential
neighborhood.
That's
just
triple
deckers,
that's
completely
inappropriate
from
our
perspective,
but
it's
a
very,
very
long
discussion
and,
as
you
can
imagine,
we
want
the
community
to
also
be
involved
in
that
which
is
fortunately
what
we
have.
The
article
80
process
for.
J
G
G
You
know-
and
I
am
not
an
architect
but
but
I
from
I
think
the
industry
probably
speak
to
it
better,
but
you
know
some
of
the
core
layouts
relative
to
the
elevator
shafts.
It
does
present
some
challenges,
but
it's
not
you
know
it's
not
impossible
and
I
think
you
know
being
a
sophisticated
industry.
I
think
we're
going
to
continue
to
push
them
and
I
think
I'd
be
curious
to
kind
of
how
how
they
view
when
you
take
the
mechanicals
and
kind
of
embed
them
into
the
building.
J
And
it
can
also
be
done
through.
You
know,
really
careful
screening,
which
is
what
our
urban
design
staff
is
constantly
advocating
for
is
how
do
we
screen
these?
Are
they
visible
from
the
street?
Sometimes
they
aren't
because
of
the
height
and
where
they're
set
back.
So
all
of
this
is
you
know,
and
again
it's
really
hard
to
talk
about
this
in
the
abstract.
It's
much
easier.
C
And
I
guess
my
final
question
I'll:
ask
it
to
leon
leon.
What
is
what
is
your
role
in
terms
of
educating
the
public
regarding
the
the
different
types
of
labs
that
are
are
proposed
in
a
residential
neighborhood?
Are
you
providing
any
input
or
any
communication
to
residents
about
the
safety
of
a
lab?
What
roles
will
the
lab
play
next
to
a
residential
community
in
the
different
types
of
labs
as
well?
Those
are
those
are
common
questions
I
receive
from
residents.
C
H
H
I
think
we
probably
reached
out
to
you
guys,
maybe
a
few
times
to
to
send
to
your
constituents
about
some
of
these
meetings.
But
that's
where
you
know
the
the
entity
will
will
educate
the
public
on
the
work,
that's
actually
being
done
in
the
lab
and
also
they'll
also
educate
the
the
public
about.
You
know
the
various
labs
that
they
have
and
that's
that's
that's
something
that
so
it's
it's
sort
of
like.
After
the
fact.
G
G
We
would
definitely
pull
in
bph
to
really
kind
of
do
this
broader
education
and
work
with
the
industry
as
well,
so
that
folks
can
really
delineate
the
difference
between
kind
of
not
even
just
the
levels
within
life
science,
but
also
the
different
industries
within
research
and
development
right.
Every
life
science
is
the
big
dominant
one,
but
there's
a
lot
of
layers
within
research
and
development,
so
we're
very
much
open
to
that.
Yeah.
C
C
Not
not
not
traditional
hearings
but
informational
sessions
in
the
community,
where
residents
can
learn
more
about
life
sciences,
and
maybe
my
colleague
is
also
on
his
council
of
braden,
maybe
even
having
a
listening
session
educational
session
in
the
allston
and
brighton
the
area
as
well
anyway.
Thank
you
to
the
panelists
and
thank
you.
Council
wrote.
D
Thank
you,
ma'am.
I'm
trying
just
want
to
sort
of
stay,
maybe
on
mechanicals
for
a
little
bit
in
terms
of
whether
or
not
we
have
engaged
any
engineers
or
are
there
any
examples
out
there
where
they
were
able
to
to,
I
guess,
put
the
mechanicals
into
the
guts
of
the
building
or,
as
lauren
had
suggested,
shielding
them
it's
hard
to
shield.
You
know
mechanicals
that
are
37
feet
high
and
the
concerns
around,
obviously
not
just
the
sight
of
them.
But
the
sounds
as
well.
D
D
D
As
a,
I
guess,
as
a
community
service
to
the
community
to
the
to
the
director,
others,
so
not
like
someone
wants
to
and
to
see
an
entire
floor
of
a
footprint,
but
it
may
be
what's
necessary
for
us
to
continue
to
see
these
conversions.
I
do
have
some
concerns
around
sort
of
the
you
know
with
a
you
know,
a
lot
of
the
purpose-built
empty
space
that
we're
seeing
in
in
premium
locations.
You
know
some
of
it
was
before
the
pandemic.
D
You
know
mostly
from
the
pandemic.
Where
we're
you
know,
on
the
commercial
side,
we're
not
we're
gonna,
we
will
see.
We
will
witness
firsthand
that
when
their
lease
renewables
are
up,
they
just
won't
commit
to
the
exact
amount
of
square
footage
because
they
are
allowing
their
employees
to
work
from
home.
You
know
they've
seen
some
success
with
that.
They
also
there's
a
new
model.
I
guess
now
that
folks
are
talking
about.
You
can
just
see
it
just
driving
around
the
city.
D
You
don't
have
we're
not
seeing
the
traffic
that
we
used
to
see,
and
so
I
know
that
ceos
and
their
teams
are
sort
of
reimagining
their
their
workspace
they're.
In
the
process
of
negotiating
with
their
landlord
and
or
their
commercial
brokers,
in
many
instances,
I'm
talking
to
folks
they're
taking
less
square
footage.
D
You
know
they're
eliminating
floors.
So
that's
not
good
news
for
the
city
of
course,
particularly
as
it
pertains
to
our
tax
base,
and
you
know,
and
the
resources
we
use
to
fund
our
schools
and
public
safety
and
street
cleaning,
snow,
plowing
and
trash
removal,
etc.
But
so
these
are
real
concerns
and
I
know
that
obviously,
life
sciences
has
been
playing
a
huge
role
in
in
being
willing
to
take
up
that
space,
and
so
it's
a
cuts
both
ways.
D
I
look
at
life
sciences,
a
lot
like
our
community
health
centers,
wherever
there's
a
community
health
center
in
boston,
every
all
the
businesses
around
that
community
health
center
are
thriving.
You
know
the
coffee,
shops,
the
sandwich,
shops,
etc,
and
a
lot
like
that,
because
life
science
there's
a
demand
that
folks
be
in
the
lab,
they'd
be
at
that
workspace
and
as
a
result
of
which
you
know
all
those
amenities
and
ancillary
services
in
the
neighborhood
would
benefit
from
that.
So
I
I
see
it
upside
in
all
of
that.
D
I
just
worry
about
sort
of
all
that
sort
of
purpose-built
commercial
space.
You
know,
and
it
would
pace
you
know
I
guess
that's.
The
second
part
of
that
question
is
is,
is
how
much
of
of
this
rush
to
convert
commercial
to
to
lab
is,
is
is
speculative
or
or
is
it?
Was
there
a
real
demand
to
get
this
done?
So
I'd
like
to
hear
from
someone
on
that
front,
I
also
want
to
know
whether
or
not
there's
been
any
notable
incidents.
D
You
know
as
part
of
the
education
piece
with
respect
to
the
public
safety
concerns.
Public
health
concerns
that
any
of
the
existing
you
know,
boston,
labs
or
life
science
spaces
and
whether
or
not
our
officials
have
considered
you
know
a
particularly
where
we're
seeing
a
significant
number
of
you
know
new
life,
science,
buildings
and
labs
coming
online
as
to
whether
or
not
they
would
consider
a
you
know
a
new
fire
station.
I
think
it's
recently.
I
learned
that
we
had
a.
D
I
don't
think
we
have
a
ladder
company
in
the
south
end
at
one
point
they
eliminated.
I
believe
it
was
ladder
13.
So,
given
that
there's
a
level
four
bio
lab
there,
but
other
labs
that
are
sort
of
encroaching
in
and
around
south
end,
I
think
we
need
to
put
a
focus
on
putting
a
ladder
company
in
as
well
just
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
doing
the
best
we
can
to
making
sure
the
public
is
protected
in
the
event
of
an
incident.
D
D
G
So
I
do
know
we
have
some
of
the
questions
relative
to
the
engineering
of
the
buildings.
I
would
defer
to
the
other
panel
just
because
I
want
them
to
kind
of
speak
to
that
as
industry
experts.
You
know
what
I
would
say
to.
I
think
I
can
lump
your
kind
of
office
to
office
to
lab
into
the
question
around
height
and
density.
G
You
know
when
we
start
from
an
article
80
perspective
and
and
we're
looking
at
the
initial
height
and
we're
evaluating
kind
of
what
the
roof's
going
to
look
like.
We
have
the
ability,
through
our
process,
to
kind
of
lower
that
building
potentially
to
allow
for
some
mechanics,
so
that
gives
us
a
lot
more
flexibility.
G
When
you
get
into
these
office
to
labs
it's
we
should
be
clear.
We
are
definitely
seeing
it
at
a
higher
volume,
but
only
certain
buildings
have
the
makeup
to
be
able
to
go
from
an
office
to
a
lab
because
of
the
way
they're
set
up.
You
know,
obviously
we
have
an
older,
so
most
of
and
once
again
I
would
that'd
be
a
good
question
for
the
industry,
but
I
know
you
know
older
buildings
are
extremely
challenging.
G
You
know.
Obviously,
the
floor.
Plates
and
kind
of
the
size
of
the
actual
buildings
are
a
huge
challenge,
so
you
can
see
this
potentially
in
a
new
construction
building,
which
is
two
of
the
npcs
we
dealt
with
council.
I
know
you
involved
69a
street
321
harrison.
Those
are
new
construction
buildings
that
were
scheduled
to
be
office.
That
then
came
back
to
us
to
be
lab
another
one
we're
dealing
with
is
the
601
congress
street,
which
is
the
mass
for
apostle
that
manulife
building
was
in
menu.
G
Life
left,
that
is,
a
new
construction
within
the
last
10
years,
set
up
a
little
bit
more
to
be
able
to
be
converted
to
lab.
So
that's
kind
of
you
know
what
we're
seeing
relative
to
the
overall.
You
know
what
the
industry,
what
kind
of
what's
happening
on
the
commercial
marketing
office
front
and
then
on
the
other
questions
relative
to
safety,
I'll
I'll,
defer
to
leon
or
pph
on
any.
You
know
any
incidents
that
have
come
up
relative
to
to
the
current
industry.
H
Yeah
as
the
question
to
the
incidents
we
haven't
had
any,
we
haven't
cited
any
recent
incidents,
but
you
know
we
do
get
lab
incident
reports,
as
I
stated
in
my
testimony.
So
we
get
reports
from
you
know
the
various
entities
we
permit
and
usually
it's
it's.
You
know
somebody
working
with
a
mouse,
a
clean
mouse
and
they
get
bitten
by
them
and
it's
uninfected
needle
sticks.
H
You
know
action
that
they
that
that
entity
would
have
to
implement.
So
this
wouldn't
happen
again,
and
so
the
the
only
other
one
I
mean
I
could
mention
is
that
we
had
you
know.
Last
year,
with
with
cove
and
we've
had
a
few
labs
working
with,
you
know,
you
know
covered
19
and
materials,
and
these
are
like
pieces
of
genetic
materials
from
the
from
the
covered
virus
and
and
since
they
do
routine
testing
of
everybody,
kova
testing
for
the
lab
workers.
H
H
So
we
we
make
sure
that
there's
an
investigation
and
and
just
to
make
sure
that
when
we
look
at
the
standard,
operating
procedures
and
protocols
are
in
place,
so
these
incidents
won't
happen
again
and
a
lot
of
it
is
just
like
retraining
that
worker
on
like
how
to
handle
a
lab
rat
or
how
to
use
a
piece
of
equipment
and
that
sort
of
stuff.
So
but
that's
that's
that's
what
we've
seen
so
far
within
the
last
year.
D
And
just
a
follow-up
to
leon,
maybe
through
your
advocacy,
you
could
work
with
council
flynn,
and
I
would
talk
about
you
know
the
need
for
fire
station
on
the
south
boston
waterfront
I
referenced
earlier
so
lat.
So
the
south
end.
Obviously
that
has
the
level
four
biolab,
plus
other
labs
they're
serviced
by
one
ladder
company,
which
is
ladder
17
and
the
first
responder
for
the
bio
lab,
would
actually
be
ladder
four
out
of
dudley.
D
So
I
would
make
a
strong
argument
that
the
south
end
needs
another
ladder
company,
but
the
southwestern
waterfront,
with
the
emergence
of
not
just
our
sort
of
life,
science
and
and
lab
partners,
but
just
our
partners
in
general,
a
lot
of
companies.
A
lot
of
ceos
are
moving
their
companies
down
to
the
south,
boston
waterfront.
So
you
know,
and
given
the
need
to
you
know,
make
sure
that
the
public
is
protected
down
there.
It
would
make
some
sense
to
identify
in
the
area.
You
know.
D
Whatever
time
of
the
day,
it
is
traffic,
etc,
potentially
leaves
occupants
of
that
building.
As
well
as
surrounding
buildings,
in
a
in
a
tough
situation
there,
so
any
advocacy
leon
you
could
bring
to
the
table
working
with
us
to
try
to
get
some
additional
fire
support
would
be
great
happy
to
help
out
thanks.
A
E
E
You
know
we
hear
a
lot
about
the
sea
fro,
the
south
boston,
water,
waterfront
and
the
the
seaport
and
the
and
the
vulnerability
to
sea
level
rise
and
storm
surge,
especially
in
the
fort
point
area.
I
was
wondering
you
know
how
new
labs
are:
what
is
their
emergency
management
planning
with
regard
to
extreme
weather
events
like
power,
outages
and
flooding
that
might
occur
when
we
have
a
if
we
have
a
hurricane
sandy
or
a
superstorm
sandy
that
hits
boston?
E
E
We
we
are
we're
working
with
in
the
city
in
these
facilities
and
what
sort
of
regulations
are
in
place
to
ensure
that
they're
treated
humanely
and
well.
I
had
a
also
wonder
about
you
know
in
terms
of
utility
infrastructure.
There's
a
lot
of
this
is
a
lot
of
new
industry.
That's
coming
in
that
demand
has
probably
a
pretty
high
demand
for
power
and
and
water.
E
G
H
Question
yeah
a
lot
of
questions:
council
braid
and
I
just
so
the
first.
The
first
question
is:
you
said
you
were
at
you
asked
because
you
know
how
many
bio
safety
level
three
and
four
labs
in
boston.
So
we
have
seven
biosafety
level,
three
labs
and
they're
situated
in
harvard
at
harvard
university,
boston,
university,
tufts,
dana
farber
and
children's
hospital,
and
we
only
have
one
level
four
lab
which
is
on
albany
street
and
that's
the
boston
university
needle
lab.
H
So
when
I,
when
I
I
would
say
about
10
years
ago,
I
think
we
had
up
to
like
13
labs
and
it's
we've.
Actually
it's
actually
shrunk
down
now
to
seven
feudal
labs
shut
down.
So
the
thing
about
level
three
and
level
four
labs
they're
they're
very
expensive
to
operate,
so
I
don't
think
the
others
coming
online
anytime
soon.
You
may
see
a
lot
more.
You
know
level
2
labs
coming
into
the
city,
but
yeah
that
that
yeah,
that
I
mean
from
from
from
just
looking
at
the
trends.
E
Yeah,
the
other
you
know
in
terms
of
our
utilities,
for
for
to
support
these
labs,
like
I
think,
a
power
outage
has
a
pretty
devastating
effect
on
on
a
lab
facility.
You
could
wear
white
body
years
work
and
if,
if
you
have
an
emergency
with
power,
I'm
just
wondering
about
backup,
generation
and-
and
you
know
especially
down
in
the
south
end
and
the
fort
point
area
in
terms
of
emergency
planning
for
extreme
weather
events,
flooding
and
power,
outages,
etc.
H
H
E
K
Yes,
thank
you
leo
for
most
of
the
institutions
that
are
working
with
animals
are
the
ones
which
have
left
for
three
and
four
labs
right
now.
We
only
have,
I
think,
only
two
biotech
companies
that
are
working
with
animals
because
we
permit
them
they
add
more
research
is
regulated
at
the
federal
level.
E
D
C
L
Thank
you
very
much.
I
want
to
again
thank
the
co-uh
sponsors,
counselor
flaherty
and
counselor
flynn
for
their
leadership
in
this.
I
think
we're
getting
ahead
of
what
is
going
to
be
an
emerging
movement
for
life
sciences
for
lab
space,
and
I
I
love
that
we're
having
this
conversation
now,
instead
of
after
the
fact
I
also
just
say
right
now,
I
buy
back
of
the
envelope
math
for
just
charlestown
alone,
I'm
seeing
1.5
million
square
feet
of
lab
space,
that's
slated
to
come
online.
L
We
just
saw
recently
in
suffolk
downs,
the
some
of
the
housing
has
been
turned
to
office
space
or
lab
space
as
well,
and
so
this
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
that.
I
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
the
impacts
for
our
neighborhood.
I'm
glad.
Thank
you,
council
braden,
for
your
questions
about
the
level
of
what
is
going
to
be
done
and
the
lab
spaces,
but
I
also
have
a
question
about
who's
going
to
be
not
only
building
them.
L
I
know
we
have
a
boston
job
policy,
but
who's
going
to
be
working
in
them.
Our
policies
really
have
to
do
with
construction,
not
necessarily
our
commitment
from
a
lot
of
these
future
owners
for
the
percentages
for
boston
residents
or
our
kids
to
be
pipelined
from
our
high
schools
or
from
our
community
colleges,
and
I
want
to
know
what
that
looks
like
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
this
is
a
growing
industry
for
everybody
in
boston.
L
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we're
we're
changing
over,
we
don't
put
ourselves
in
a
position
where
we're
so
heavily
dependent
on
our
new
jobs.
Coming
just
from
this
industry.
You
know,
like
any
other
place
and
any
other
time
that
the
economy
ebbs
and
flows,
and
that's
my
biggest
concern
as
well.
Is
that
we're
diversified
in
in
what
kind
of
lab
space
we're
building
and
what
who
is
building
it
and
also
who
is
working
in
them?
L
Finally,
I
just
wanted
to
note
you
know
one
of
the
things
we're
still
going
to
have
to
deal
with
is
who's
going
to
house
the
workers
where
the
worker
is
going
to
live.
Are
we
are
we
setting
people
up
to
have
two
hour
commutes
again
through
our
communities
again
on
our
highways
again
polluting
our
lungs,
either,
whether
it's
in
chinatown,
charlestown
or
east
boston,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
have
an
infrastructure
that
supports
this
massive
amount
of
new
people
coming
to
work
in
and
around
our
neighborhoods?
L
L
I
I
would
love
to
know
that
there's
an
orientation
around
lab
space,
preparing
people
who
are
going
to
be
asking
questions
on
behalf
of
their
neighborhood,
what
the
benefits
and
mitigation
and
the
possibilities
are,
because
I
think
that
it's
a
different
conversation
and
I
I
really
hope
that
the
city
is
going
to
lead
and
push
us
to
demand
more
of
lab
space.
I
know
we
should
be
welcoming
to
industry,
but
they
should
also
be
proud
and
honored
to
be
able
to
build
and
grow
and
have
a
business
in
boston.
L
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
edwards,
for
your
comments
at
this
time.
The
first
piano
is
completed.
I
don't
have
any
additional
colleagues
from
the
city
council
that
are
waiting,
so
the
first
piano
is
basically
excuse.
Certainly
you
can
stay
on
and
listen,
but
at
this
time
kario
is
going
to
bring
in
the
second
piano
and
let
me
introduce
the
second
piano,
as
as
you
bring
them
on
kerry.
If
that's
okay,.
G
C
C
M
C
M
Great
thank
you
so
much
counselor
finn
flynn
and
thank
you
for
having
us
here
this
morning.
For
the
record,
my
name
is
anastasia
nicolau
and
I
am
the
vice
president
of
policy
and
public
affairs.
At
mayotte.
Massachusetts.
The
commercial
real
estate
development
association
naop,
represents
the
interests
of
more
than
1700
members
involved
in
the
development,
ownership,
management
and
financing
of
office,
research
and
development,
industrial
mixed-use,
multi-family
and
retail
space,
both
in
boston
and
across
the
commonwealth.
The
grace
greatly,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
offer
testimony
today
on
docket
zero.
M
M
However,
the
life
science
real
estate
market
remains
severely
constrained,
which
makes
it
difficult
for
boston
to
compete
among
other
science
clusters
such
as
san
francisco,
new
york,
philadelphia
and
san
diego.
The
demand
for
new
square
footage
in
boston
is
currently
double
that
of
a
typical
seven-year
outlook
at
four
million
square
feet,
and
vacancies
in
boston
are
at
1.1
percent.
M
New
space
on
the
market
is
not
projected
to
temper
the
record-setting
demand
in
greater
boston
for
months,
given
that
over
a
few
percent
of
the
space
coming
onto
the
market
at
the
end
of
2022
is
already
pre-leased.
In
many
ways.
This
demand
in
new
space
construction
is
underpinning
much
of
the
state's
short
and
long-term
recovery
from
the
effects
of
coven
19.,
with
over
650
life
science
companies
operating
in
massachusetts.
The
innovation
economy
is
a
cornerstone
of
our
success.
M
Urban
commercial
lab
space
is
becoming
more
and
more
popular
as
cluster
development,
public
transportation,
access
and
walkability
have
come
to
the
forefront
of
residents
minds.
Investors
are
making
real
estate
decisions
holistically,
hoping
to
attract
and
retain
talent,
as
well
as
cultivate.
The
type
of
quality
work
and
living
environment
that
enables
companies
and
their
employees
to
prosper.
M
Creating
space
for
the
life
sciences
also
creates
a
tremendous
positive
impact
on
boston's
workforce
via
construction
jobs,
permanent
positions
and
in
secondary
fields.
According
to
the
june
release
of
the
mass
bioeducation
foundation's
employment
outlook
report,
if
current
trends
continue,
the
industry
can
be
expected
to
add
20
000
new
jobs
over
the
next
four
years
across
all
occupations,
while
many
typically
think
the
life
science
sector.
Think
of
the
life
science
sector
as
requiring
a
phd.
M
It's
also
very
important
to
note
that
lab
and
research
facilities
are
highly
regulated
both
in
design
and
in
operation
facility
building
and
subsequent
operations
are
strictly
regulated
at
the
state
level,
through
the
massachusetts
department
of
environmental
protections,
regulatory
schemes
for
air
pollution
control,
industrial
wastewater
and
hazardous
waste.
Additionally,
at
the
federal
level,
the
cdc
provides
strict,
operating
and
facility
construction
guideline
guidelines
for
every
classification
of
lab,
with
bsl
or
bios
safety
level,
one
classified
as
the
lowest
risk
and
bsl4
classified
as
the
highest
risk
in
the
city
of
boston.
M
The
boston
public
health
commission
must
provide
a
permit
for
regular
regulated
laboratory
space
for
lab
types
from
bsl-2
to
bsl4
and
before
any
intended
such
use
can
proceed.
Air
emissions
are
closely
regulated
and
building
systems,
including
the
supply
and
exhaust
systems,
are
monitored
constantly
to
ensure
proper
orientation
with
power
backups
and
fail
safes
to
ensure
system
continuity.
M
Additionally,
there
is
a
clear
distinction
between
commercial
lab
buildings,
which
tend
to
be
rated
as
bsl2
or
lower
and
institutional
research
facilities
of
which
you
received
a
list
earlier
from
our
colleagues
at
the
public
health
commission,
which
may
operate
at
higher
biosafety
levels
according
to
the
cdc
which
tracks
all
designations.
There
are
no
commercial
lab
buildings
in
the
city
of
boston
registered
as
bsl3
or
bsl4,
nor
is
nap
aware
of
any
proposed
commercial
bsl3
or
bsl4
labs
before
the
bpda.
M
M
businesses,
large
and
small,
have
been
devastated
by
the
pandemic,
and
the
reality
is
that
boston's
recovery
will
not
happen
overnight.
Lab
in
life,
science
benefits
boston
by
both
expanding
the
property
tax
base,
which
allows
increased
investment
in
schools
and
social
services
and
in
creating
new
high-paying
jobs
that
are
accessible
to
all
residents.
Nav
also
believes
that
it
is
critical.
The
economic
benefits
of
the
sector
reach
every
bostonian.
Thank
you
again
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
today
I'll
turn
it
over
to
my
colleague
at
mass
bio,
zac
stanley.
C
N
Yes,
thank
you.
Counselor
I'd
be
happy
to
speak
on
behalf
of
mass
bio
this
morning
and
thank
you
counselor.
Thank
you,
councillor,
flaherty,
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
Members
of
the
committee.
Again,
my
name
is
zac
x
stanley,
I'm
the
executive
vice
president
of
mass
bio,
and
before
I
start
my
testimony,
I
just
do
want
to
recognize
and
thank
the
counselors
on
today
for
your
positive
remarks
about
the
life
sciences,
industry's
impact
on
the
city
of
boston
and
to
its
residents.
N
I
you
know
I
full
full-heartedly,
agree
and
believe
that
we've
seen
in
other
cities
and
towns
across
the
state,
the
positive
impact
that
our
industry
can
have-
and
I
opened
my
testimony
today.
I
can
give
you
a
better
sense
of
the
success
it's
had
in
boston
over
the
years
and
also
what
we
expect
looking
into
the
future
mass
bio.
To
start,
we
are
a
trade
state
based
trade
association.
N
N
Our
combination
of
world
leading
talent,
academic
research,
centers
colleges
and
universities,
private
funders
and
the
long-standing
support
of
state
and
city
government
makes
massachusetts.
Cluster
unique
and
boston
is
the
prime
example
for
this.
These
factors
together
make
biopharma
companies
want
to
launch
and
grow
here,
and
the
data
really
does
back
this
up.
Over
the
last
15
years,
biopharma
jobs
in
the
state
have
grown
by
94
percent.
N
We
are
now
over
80
000
residents
employed
across
the
state
in
the
life
sciences
and
growing
lab
space
has
grown
by
91
percent
over
the
last
10
years
and
we're
over
35
million
square
feet
of
lab
space
across
the
state.
Massachusetts
receives
more
nih
funding
per
capita
than
any
other
state
in
the
country.
It's
a
leading
reason
why
the
biopharma
companies
continue
to
launch
and
grow
here
and
and
tied
to
that
venture
capital.
Funding
in
massachusetts
reached
record
levels
in
2020
and
as
I'll
talk
about.
N
The
growth
is
on
pace
to
accelerate
in
coming
years,
and
it's
exciting
opportunity
for
massachusetts
in
places
like
the
city
of
boston,
current
estimates
forecast
between
10
and
20
million
square
feet
of
new
lab
space
will
be
need
to
build
across
the
state
in
the
next
five
years.
This
growth
is
largely
driven
by
the
sheer
amount
of
new
biotech
companies
being
created,
venture
capital
funding
of
biotech
companies
continues
to
exceed
records,
leading
to
the
launch
of
new
companies
and
the
expansion
of
existing
organizations.
N
These
new
and
growing
biotechs
need
lab
space
and
based
on
the
data,
we're
seeing
demand
for
labs
is
extremely
strong
and
will
continue
to
be
into
the
future
tied
to
that
expansion.
We
expect
an
additional
twenty
to
forty
thousand
new
jobs
to
be
created
in
the
same
time
period
across
massachusetts
and
as
anastasia
noted,
these
are
not
just
phds.
N
Boston's
history
with
the
life
sciences.
Industry
is
long
and
extremely
successful.
In
fact,
one
of
the
first
biotech
companies
ever
created,
one
that
still
exists
in
a
new
form
genzyme
launched
in
1981
in
boston's,
chinatown
neighborhood
boston
has
one
of
the
highest
densities
of
life
sciences,
companies
of
anywhere
in
the
state
and
as
you'll
hear
from
others.
This
long
history
of
successful
biotech
development
has
gone
hand
in
hand
with
the
development
and
implementation
of
stringent
processes,
procedures
and
policies
to
ensure
that
any
lab
space
development
is
safe,
secure
and
an
integrated
part
of
the
city.
N
We
know
our
member
companies
demand
the
absolute
best
when
it
comes
to
facilities
and
labs.
These
companies
are
among
the
best
and
most
prominent
biotech
companies
in
the
world,
and
they
will
only
locate
in
world-class
facilities,
and
that
is
what
we
have
seen
and
continue
to
see
in
boston,
lab
developments
being
done
by
leading
developers
creating
the
best
facilities.
C
Thank
you
zach
at
this
time
I'm
going
to
ask
my
council
colleagues
to
engage
in
questions
during
this
period,
I'll
I'll
start
off
and
then
I'll
go
to
council
flaherty
and
then
counselor
console
edwards
and
council
braid
and
council
edwards,
so
zach
and
anastasia.
I
know
both
of
you
mentioned
that
you
don't
need
a
phd
to
to
work
in
this
field,
and
I
know
your
last
sentence:
zach
stated
that
you
want
to
work
to
make
sure
that
residents
of
boston
also
want
to
are
able
to
participate
in
this
growing
field.
C
N
Absolutely
you
know,
I
think,
first
and
foremost,
the
need
to
diversify
the
talent
pipeline,
whether
it's
based
on
where
someone
lives
or
their
background,
race,
ethnicity,
etc,
is
imperative
and
something
mass
bio
has
been
focused
on
for
a
long
time.
You
know
looking
back
if
we
have
20
to
40
000
new
jobs
to
fill
in
the
life
sciences
industry
in
the
next
five
years.
You
know
that's
an
amazing
opportunity,
but
I
also
view
it
as
somewhat
of
a
crisis.
N
Secondarily,
you
know
we
have
programs
in
place
for
those
who
know
they're
interested
in
working
the
life
sciences
to
get
integrated
into
them.
So
the
best
example
right
now
is
a
project
that
we
support
with
a
number
of
other
partners
called
project
on-ramp
which
creates
opportunities
for
summer
internships.
For
currently
it's
for
college
students
interested
in
working
in
the
life
sciences,
who
are
first
generation
college.
N
So
these
students
predominantly
are
coming
through
bottom
line
and
many
of
them
most
of
them
are
from
massachusetts,
colleges
and
universities,
including
probably
the
most
coming
from
umass
boston.
It's
a
great
opportunity
for
students
to
have
access
to
the
life
sciences,
create
networks
and
ultimately
see
what
jobs
may
be
available
to
them.
N
C
So
I
think
it's
critical
that
we
expand
our
outreach
in
educational
opportunities,
training
opportunities
to
students
in
boston.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
they're
connected
to
this
growing
field
in
the
only
way,
the
only
way
they're
able
to
get
a
job
into
in
that
field
is
having
a
background
in
stem
in
being
exposed
to
it.
So
I'm
going
to
challenge
you
guys,
mass
bio,
to
do
more
in
the
city
of
boston
as
we
expand
this
field,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
residents
of
the
city
are
not
left
behind.
C
C
E
I
think
I
just
want
to
continue
the
continue
the
conversation
about
workforce
development.
You
know,
as
we
anticipate
these
labs
coming
online
in
the
next
few
years.
We
need
to
be
aggressively
working
to
prepare
our
workforce,
our
colle
high
school
students,
etc
to
to
be
able
to
get
into
this
this
this
industry-
and
I
don't
know
in
terms
of
project
on-ramp,
how
many,
how
many,
how
many
students
are
we
engaging
with
at
this
point
and
what's
your
plan
to
ramp
it
up?
E
If
you
excuse
upon
the
other
question
I
had
was
with
regard
to
manufacturing,
I
know
that
the
former
genzyme
facility
in
austin
is
a
has
a
manufacturing
because
all
of
these
all
of
these
labs,
if
they're,
developing
new
drugs
etc,
all
those
drugs
need
to
be
manufactured
and
prepared
in
different
different
titrations
for
testing,
and
it
really
seems
like
we're
a
little
behind
in
the
manufacturing
side
of
things
as
well.
So
I'd
like
your
like
your
thoughts
on
those
two
issues.
N
Absolutely
thank
you
counselor
on
the
project
on-ramp
front.
You
know
I
do.
I
want
to
reiterate.
That's
just
one
initiative.
We
have
ongoing,
you
know,
there's
others
focused
on
apprenticeship
and
otherwise
that
I'm
happy
to
follow
up
with
you
in
more
detail.
You
know,
project
on-ramp
has
128
students
involved
in
the
summer
internship
program
this
summer,
that's
more
than
double
from
the
initial
year
two
years
ago,
so
we're
very
proud
of
the
the
growth
there
and
believe
it
is
creating
opportunities.
N
E
N
Sure
so
we
you
know
our
statewide
numbers
are
estimates
based
on
what
we
expect
the
lab
supply
across
the
state
to
look
like
so
between
10
and
20
million
new
square
feet
of
lab,
potentially
built
over
the
next
five
years.
There's
some
rough
rough
math.
You
can
do
it's
about
one
new,
employee
per
500
and
so
square
feet
of
lab
space.
That's
extremely
rough,
but
you
know
that
gets
us
to
that
20
to
40
000
new
employee
number.
N
The
mass
bioed
report,
which
came
out
earlier
this
year
is
right
around
20
000
new
employee
estimates
over
the
next
four
years.
So
I
think
that
math
squares
away
in
a
rough
sense
and
obviously
that's
a
statewide
number-
and
I
don't
have
specifics
in
front
of
me
for
for
what
that
looks
like
in
boston,
yeah,.
E
E
They
want
us,
they
want
us
to
build
a
lot
of
parking,
which
is
is
based
on
the
assumption
that
their
workers
are
going
to
come
from
the
suburbs
somewhere
and
driving
thousands
of
cars
every
day
and
as
we
really
grapple
with
the
challenges
of
climate
change,
that's
something
that's
unsustainable
and
that
we
can't
we
can't
do
so.
I
think
recruit,
training
and
recruiting
locally
is
really
key
to
making
this
a
much
more
sustainable
effort
across
the
board.
N
Without
a
doubt,
counselor-
and
it's
something
we've
been
doing
for
a
number
of
years
now
on
the
on
the
transportation
front,
especially
at
mass
bio.
We
know
that
two
things
you
know
employees
want
to
work
close
to
where
they
live,
and
if
they
don't,
they
need
reliable
transportation
networks
to
be
able
to
get
there.
You
know
so
one
example
comes
to
mind.
You
know:
we've
been
active
in
the
conversations
along
with
our
partners
in
the
business
community
around
the
grand
junction
project
and
the
impact
that
that
would
have
on
the
city
of
boston.
N
But,
more
importantly,
you
know
people
coming
from
the
west
and
how
they
access
kendall
square
via
public
transportation.
That's
a
critical
issue
for
us
because
we
know
if
more
employees
can
travel
to
kendall
square
via
public
transportation
via
the
train
through
that
grand
junction
project,
that's
going
to
benefit
everybody
in
the
long
term.
N
So
that's
just
one
example:
it's
it's
a
it's
a
high
priority
for
us,
the
competitiveness
issues
the
massachusetts
is
facing
in
this
industry
are
are
really
unprecedented
right
now,
and
transportation
is
a
top
list
for
why
other
states
may
be
winning
projects
over
massachusetts
on
the
manufacturing
front.
Biomanufacturing,
it's
an
exciting
new
entity.
That's
in
your
district
right
right
now
and
there's
many
others
like
it
across
the
state.
N
We
see
biomanufacturing
as
a
gigantic
opportunity
in
the
workforce
development
front,
especially
for
those
looking
at
retraining
opportunities,
re-skilling
as
many
of
the
manufacturers
who
are
opening
or
expanding
their
sites
do
on-site
trainings
in
order
to
build
their
workforce.
It's
also
an
area
where
you
do
not
need
advanced
degrees
primarily
to
fill
these
jobs.
E
Very
good,
you
know,
keep
keep
advocating
for
improvements
in
our
mass
transit
and-
and
I
really
agree
with
you-
that
the
the
retraining
and
reskilling
for
the
manufacturing
side
is
is
critical
as
well.
So
thank
you
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
conversation
at
another
another
hearing
we're
going
to
have
on
workforce
development
for
for
biotech,
so
counselor
flynn
I
have
to
I
have
to
jump
off,
but
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
their
for
their
presentation
this
morning.
Thank
you.
M
Echo
I'll
go
first,
and
then
you
can.
You
can
finish
us
out.
You
know.
I
think
that
as
we're
looking
at
this
as
an
industry
with
lab
becoming
so
critical,
one
of
the
things
I
mentioned
is
people
wanting
to
live
and
work
in
their
neighborhoods
and
and
seeing
that
opportunity
go
to
to
every
neighborhood
in
boston.
So
it's
accessible
to
every
bostonian
is
critical.
M
You
know
we're
also
talking,
as
I
mentioned,
about
bsl
twos
and
bsl
ones
that
are
considered
very
low
risk.
Education
is
critical
and
I
completely
agree
with
you
their
counselor.
You
know
the
neighborhoods
need
to
know
what's
actually
going
in
I
I
would
not
want
anything
to
go
up
that
I
don't
understand
and
I
think
education
is
critical,
but
we
really
are,
especially
in
the
commercial
lab
space
dealing
with
very,
very
safe,
very
highly
regulated
buildings
that
you
know
they
they
answer
to
the
federal
government.
M
The
answer
to
the
state
government,
of
course
they
their
operations
and
also
answer
to
the
city
level,
and
I
think
something
that's
really
important
to
underscore
is
the
operators
of
these
buildings
want
them
to
be
safe
as
well.
They
do
not
want
to
have
to
report
any
incident
to
the
the
public
health
commission.
They
are.
There
are
fail
safes
in
place.
C
C
I
know
they
do
a
tremendous
job,
the
benefits
to
the
city
of
boston,
but
we
need
to
do
a
much
better
job
of
outreach
communication
with
our
residents
on
on
that
issue.
In
other
issues,
so
appreciate
your
comments
and
finally,
my
last
question
is
I:
while
I
was
on
this
call,
I
I
got
a
brief
text
from
a
ceo
asking.
C
N
M
Again,
happy
to
to
talk
about
how
these
efforts
can
be
supported
across
the
city,
I
think
that
different
neighborhoods
obviously
have
different
needs
and
developers
do
try
to
be
sensitive
to
that
in
the
community
process
that
they
work
with.
I'm
so
happy
to
have
continuing
conversations
with
you,
counselor
and
any
of
the
other
counselors
kind
of
as
these
ideas
are
fleshed
out
to
see
where
nao
can
be
supportive.
C
M
C
C
O
As
of
october
2020
in
our
neighborhood
we
had
six
life
sciences,
labs
licensed
by
bphc,
I'm
not
quite
sure
what
the
current
count
is.
I
know
it
was
mentioned
earlier
in
the
in
the
testimony
that
that
may
have
dropped
due
to
covet,
but
it
was
six
back
in
october.
More
importantly,
we
currently
have
13
new
life
sciences
projects
either
proposed
or
under
development,
with
four
of
these
being
conversions
that
are
directly
adjacent
to
large
multi-tenant
residential
buildings.
O
So
clearly,
our
neighborhood
has
been
impacted
by
the
recent
trend
of
labs
in
the
city,
we'd
like
to
provide
comments
in
two
areas
of
the
city
of
boston's
processes
on
how
it
engages
the
community
on
life
sciences,
use
primarily
zoning
and
licensing.
So,
regarding
zoning,
we
have
experience
my
neighbors
have
experienced
both
new
projects
managed
through
the
bpda's
article
80
process
and
and
conversions
of
existing
buildings
to
life
sciences
use.
O
It
should
be
recognized
that
this,
the
city
of
boston
zoning
code,
does
not
have
a
defined
use
for
life
sciences.
Right
life
sciences,
buildings
within
a
light
manufacturing
district
or
a
pda,
are
treated
as
research
and
development
use
and
create.
This
lack
of
zoning
definition
for
life
sciences
creates
two
areas
of
concern
for
our
residents
in
proximity
to
these
types
of
buildings,
first
and
foremost,
is
when
a
developer
undertakes
a
conversion
from
an
existing
property
zoned
as
r
d.
There
is
no
change
of
use,
triggered
that
would
engage
the
neighborhood
through
any
city
process.
O
So,
whilst
it
was
discussed
earlier
about
change
of
use
from
office,
change
of
use
from
r
d
does
not
trigger
any
process.
We
have
three
of
those
in
our
neighborhood
five
channel
center,
20
to
30,
channel
center
and
51
sleeper
that
fit
that
criteria
and
therefore
residents
were
engaged
through
any
zoning
process.
O
Second
is
regardless
of
the
type
of
the
proposal,
whether
it's
a
new
project
or
a
conversion.
You
know
the
building
characteristics
that
apply
to
life
sciences.
Buildings
are
actually
are,
are
attuned
for
r
d
use,
so
they
do
not
take
into
consideration
nuances
and
differences
of
life
sciences
use
such
as
the
height
of
the
lab
building
mechanicals.
That
had
a
lot
of
talk
earlier
today
and
we
all
know
those
can
be
upwards
of
40
feet
above
the
last
occupied
floor.
O
There
is
potential
for
a
different
additional
noise,
that's
generated
by
the
fans
and
vents
needed
to
actually
support
the
labs
and
lastly,
of
course,
there's
a
potential
for
the
need
to
store
hazardous
materials
on
site,
and
that's
just
not
the
the
the
the
work
associated
in
the
labs,
but
it's
the
chemicals
right
that
may
support
that
work.
So
so
we
would
like
to
advocate
for
the
creation
of
a
category
within
the
city.
O
Now,
regarding
permitting,
there
is
currently
no
public
engagement
during
the
bphc
licensing
process
for
a
life
sciences
lab
none.
There
is
more
public
engagement
when
an
applicant
wants
to
get
a
liquor
license
than
there
is
to
open
a
lab
in
the
city
of
boston.
This
includes
both
the
initial
application.
O
As
well
as
well
as
any
annual
license
renewal,
we
recognize
that
each
applicant
is
required
to
form
an
individual
institutional,
bio
safety
committee
that
was
discussed
earlier,
and
we
also
acknowledge
that
on
that
committee
are
two
non-affiliated
neighborhood
residents.
So
that's
a
positive,
but
but
to
be
clear,
there
is
no
consistent
communication
method
for
anybody
in
the
public
to
know
about
these
biosafety
committees
when
the
meetings
are
scheduled
and
where
minutes
are
stored
and
available,
they're
all
left
to
the
individual
institutions
and
each
one
does
it
differently.
O
There's
also
no
transparency
to
any
lab
where
bphc
has
identified
operational
issues
that
were
discussed
earlier
during
either
public
inspection,
periodic
inspections
when
lab
self-report
on
safety
violations
or
if,
in
fact,
any
ever
had
a
suspended
license.
So
so
the
amount
of
transparency
that
exists
in
the
entire
licensing
and
permitting
process
really
needs
to
be
uplifted.
We
would
advocate
primarily
well,
first
and
foremost,
they're
going
to
need
a
budget
to
do
this.
The
the
the
number
of
labs
opening
in
the
city
is
growing
tenfold.
O
I'm
sure
the
bphc
doesn't
have
a
tenfold
increase
in
in
the
portion
of
their
budget.
That's
associated
with
lab
oversight
and
and
and
licensing
so
clearly
that
I
would
ask
that
city
council
considers
that
we
also
would
like
to
see
them
completely,
revamp
the
license
and
inspection
process
and
ensure
it
is
transparent,
robust
and
continuous
with
regard
to
public
engagement.
So
thank
you,
councillor
flynn,
for
the
time.
C
B
Hi,
I
just
want
to
add
a
couple
of
a
more
pointed
question
to
what
tom
said.
A
few
days
ago,
the
bpda
voted
to
recommend
69
a
street
which
was
mentioned
earlier
in
the
meeting.
69
a
street
is
across
an
alley
from
45
west
third
street,
the
local
neighborhood
association,
I'm
a
board
member
of
the
west
broadway
neighborhood
association
and
the
local
association
recommended
against
this.
A
number
of
the
people
in
actually
most
of
the
people
in
the
public
hearing
also
were
opposed
to
this.
B
Yet
yet
it
went
forward.
So
the
you
know,
the
all
the
things
that
have
been
said
about
paying
attention
to
the
neighborhood,
and
you
know
noise
and
so
on.
We
have
this
very
recent
example
of
of
the
bpda
going
forward
and
I
guess
the
question
is
so.
What
now
you
know
is
this
something
that
you
would
be
looking
at?
Should
these
buildings
actually
be
right
next
to
residential
buildings,.
P
Yes,
thank
you
councillor
flynn.
My
name
is
sarah
mccammond.
I
am
a
resident
of
fort
point
and
I
just
wanted
to
respond
to
a
couple
of
things
that
were
mentioned
earlier.
I
was
very
encouraged
to
hear
from
the
bpda
from
michael
christopher
and
from
lauren
shirtless,
and
I
apologize
lauren.
If
I'm
mispronouncing
your
last
name
about
the
attention
to
labs
and
mechanicals,
we
have
a
project
that
is
in
development.
P
It
has
not
been
constructed
yet
for
life
sciences
and
it
is
a
project
that
is
already
25
feet
over
zoning
in
terms
of
height
with
50
foot
mechanicals
and
so
very
with
the
very
much
like
to
work
with
both
michael
and
lauren.
The
community
has
been
advocating
and
counselor
flynn.
I
know
you
have
as
well
on
our
behalf
and
to
reduce
those
mechanicals
and
to
work
out
a
system
where
some
of
those
mechanicals
can
be
absorbed
within
the
building
or
the
actual.
P
What
tom
talked
about
the
actual
floor
height
to
being
readjusted,
and
I'd
also
like
to
point
out
on
a
conversion
in
the
neighborhood
on
congress
street.
It
was
an
office
building
hasn't
been
built,
yet
they
made
the
decision.
They
wanted
to
convert
to
life
sciences
and
in
order
to
accommodate
the
mechanicals,
they
took
a
floor
off
of
their
height.
P
P
We
have
neighbors
who
share
a
wall
with
a
life
science
building
and
there
was
a
conversion
and
were
never
notified
until
construction
started,
and
thank
you
again
to
councillor
flynn
for
making
sure
that
a
meeting
was
convened.
But
there
is
an
absolute
need
for
this
process.
I
personally
live
in
a
building
that
is
probably
less
than
50
feet
from
a
building
that
is
converting
with
life
sciences
with
no,
you
know
public
process.
P
So
these
are
we
we
value
and
enjoy
being
in
a
mixed-use
neighborhood,
that
we
are
we're
in
a
neighborhood
that
is
already
zoned
to
allow
for
life
sciences
under
the
r
d
zoning
and
we're
in
a
neighborhood
that
is,
has
new,
build
for
life
sciences
and
appreciate
this
hearing
very
much
in
order
to
create
a
process
and
a
way
that
we
can
adapt
and
benefit
from
each
other
being
side
by
side.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
H
Q
Q
I
have
a
lot
of
safety
concerns
regarding
these
labs.
I've
worked
in
cambridge
kendall
square
to
be
exact
for
20
years
I
watched
them
build
benny
street
and,
as
some
of
the
panelists
have
stated,
they're
looking
at
the
community
around
vinnie
street
and
kendall
square
was
created
via
restaurants,
a
lot
of
commercial,
and
that
sounds
wonderful.
Q
However,
what
it
also
did
in
its
development
was
to
push
the
neighborhood
further
and
further
back
as
it
engulfed
more
square
footage
in
center
in
kendall
square.
It
also
extended
down
to
central
square.
So
it's
a
very
slippery
slope
that
we're
on
we're
talking
about
I'm
hearing
bringing
people
in
building
more
housing.
Q
Q
How
are
we
going
to
look
at
infrastructure
so
that
we
don't
have
accidents
happening?
It's
just
a
lot
to
think
about.
I
don't
believe
that
life
science,
particularly
levels,
three
and
four-
should
be
located
in
a
dense
area.
I'm
not
particularly
happy
with
one
and
two
because
of
the
experimentation
on
animals.
Q
So
I
really
would
like
to
see
before
the
bpda
engages
or
makes
promises
to
this
industry.
I
would
like
to
see
quite
a
few
community
engagements.
I
would
like
to
see
more
information
put
forth.
I
would
like
to
see
raw
conversation
and
answers
for
the
community
and
in
so
far
as
the
level
four
in
the
south
end,
that
lab
was
not
wanted
by
the
south
end
people
and
at
that
particular
point
in
time
there
were
specific
elected
officials
that
pushed
that
lab
through
against
the
community
of
the
south
end.
Q
So
I
just
want
to
make
note
of
that
leon
said
that
they
publish
safety
reports
and
that
it's
once
a
year,
I
don't
ever
recall
seeing
a
safety
report
or
any
report
on
that
bio
lab.
So
I'd
like
to
know
where
that's
published
how
the
community
can
have
access
to
it
insofar
as
what
tom
stated
and
so
in
with
the
mechanicals
and
the
building
and
the
zoning
and
the
licensing
and
permitting,
I
absolutely
support
everything
that
he
said.
Q
So
I
think
this
is
probably
one
of
many
conversations
that
need
to
be
had
public
safety
insofar
as
health
and
commuting
safety.
All
of
that,
it's
everything
that
you
stand
for
counselor
flynn
insofar
as
public
safety
is
it's
a
big
red
flag.
So
I'd
like
to
see
more
community
engagement
on
this
and
from
all
aspects
of
all
neighborhood
associations
as
well.
As
you
know,
edison
plant
up
on
all
street
is
also
proposing
bio
lab
in
their
209
foot
building.
So
that's
all
I
have
for
right
now.
Q
I
just
really
hope
that
the
city
council
and
our
government
city
government
listens
to
what
south
boston
is
saying.
I
can
only
speak
for
south
boston
because
that's
where
I
live,
but
I'd
also
like
to
see:
are
these
labs
being
proposed
in
other
areas
of
the
city
such
as
west
roxbury
high
park
and
what
their
take
on
it
is
as
well?
So
that's
all
I
have
thank
you
for
listening
and
thank
you
for
hosting
this
meeting.
C
Thank
you
luanne
for
your
comments
and
just
a
quick
response.
Myself
and
council
flaherty.
Do
the
council
who's
the
chair
too,
but
we
do
plan
to
have
kind
of
an
informative
session
in
the
community,
maybe
sometime
in
the
fall
to
provide
more
information
to
residents
background
information
to
residents
with
the
q,
a
maybe
we'll
have
one
in
south
boston
in
the
south
end,
and
I
know
liz
braden
would
probably
like
to
have
one
in
brighton.
So
so
we
do
want
to
engage
with
the
residents,
especially
in
the
impacted
neighborhood.
C
D
D
I
think
they're
solvable
problems
now
we
recognize
the
benefit
of
the
the
brain
power
and
the
talent
and
our
institutions
here
in
the
city
that
their
economic
engines
for
for
boston
and
and
that
in
turn,
trickles
out
to
the
neighborhood.
So
we
wanna
make
sure
we
can
continue
to
sort
of
tap
into.
You
know
that
that
investment,
that
energy
and
that
success.
D
That
said,
you
know
our
quality
life
and
quality
of
life
issues
are
paramount
importance
to
to
you
and
I,
as
as
counselors,
but
also
to
the
the
council
as
a
whole,
so
look
forward
to
working
with
the
the
bra
doing
business
as
the
bpda
to
try
to
address.
You
know
solutions
for
these
issues
that
we've
heard
public
testing
on.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
coming
in,
for
you
know
the
rest
of
the
session.
C
C
Excellent,
well,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
kerry
and
to
juan
from
the
city
council,
central
staff
for
assisting
me
with
with
this
hearing.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
wu
for
sharing
the
meeting
in
my
co-sponsor
council
of
clarity
as
well.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
city
officials.
That
chester
testified
in
the
first
panel,
greatly
appreciate
you
being
here
and
continuing
to
that
same
dialogue
and
openness
as
we
move
forward.
C
I
also
want
to
thank
the
panelists
on
the
second
on
the
second
panel
from
the
life
sciences,
industry,
providing
good
background
information
to
residents,
and
we
also
want
to
ask
you
if
you
will
join
us.
This
fall
in
engaging
the
residents
yeah,
maybe
in
south
boston
in
the
south,
end
sometime
in
the
fall,
but
also
to
keep
encouraging
you
to
know
that
boston
students
want
to
be
educated
and
trained
in
this
field.
It's
critical
and
as
a
city
council
that
represents
that
also
represents
a
large
immigrant
community
communities
of
color.
C
We
want
to
make
sure
that
access
to
the
stem
program
is
available
to
everybody.
I
also
represent
the
largest
number
of
residents
living
in
public
housing
as
well.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
my
constituents
know
about
life
sciences.
I
want
to
make
sure
my
constituents
and
students
have
access
to
these
training.
Programs
are
educated
on
the
stem
program.
So
again,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna,
challenge
the
life
sciences
and
mass
bio
to
do
more
for
boston
students
so
that
they
can
compete
with
other
students
across
the
country.