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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on July 13, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on July 13, 2022
A
You
know
everyone,
my
name
is
ed
flynn.
I
am
the
city
council.
President
viewers
can
watch
the
council
meeting,
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston,
dot,
gov,
slash
city
council
dash
tv
I'd
like
to
ask
my
colleagues
and
those
in
the
audience
to
please
silence
your
phones
in
electronic
devices.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
C
Thank
you,
council
president,
and
welcome
to
rabbi
korff.
You
told
me
earlier
that
the
last
time
you
were
in
this
chamber
was
when
council
olynyhan
was
president,
so
welcome
back
grand
rabbi
korff
was
born
and
raised
in
boston
in
a
family
that
was
very
much
involved
in
public
service
from
a
young
age.
Rabbi
y,
a
korff
was
encouraged
to
follow
in
his
grandfather's
footsteps
to
become
grand
rabbi
and
chaplain
of
the
city
of
boston.
C
His
family
philosophy
was
to
be
committed
to
public
service,
but
not
to
earn
a
livelihood
from
doing
so.
This
prompted
rabbi
korff
to
embark
on
a
dual
education
obtaining
a
ba
degree
from
columbia
university
in
a
bje
from
hebrew
college
in
rabid,
rabbinical
seminary.
At
the
same
time,
he
then
earned
two
law
degrees
as
well
as
two
ordinations.
C
I
do
have
to
say
that
is
quite
impressive
and
I
first
met
you
at
a
fire.
It
was
the
fire
swearing-in.
Yes,
at
florian
hall,
when
we
had
the
the
new
recruit
of
the,
and
so
it
was
very
impressive.
So
when
I
looked
you
up,
you
have
a
very
impressed
and
we
met
together
and
talked
several
times.
So
I'm
really
I'm
thankful
that
you're
here
and
without
further
ado.
It
is
my
honor
to
welcome
back
grand
rabbi
korff
to
the
city
council.
Thank
you.
D
Before
we
before
the
prayer,
just
a
quick
comment,
I
came
on
as
chaplain
in
1975
your
father's
predecessor
kevin
white,
so
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
some
of
you
counselors
for
a
number
of
years,
others,
it's
a
whole
new
council,
others.
I've
met
only
recently
and
a
few
of
you
I
haven't
met
at
all,
but
I
look
forward
to
I
am
available
to
you.
In
whatever
capacity
you
wish
to
consult,
I
can
be
reached
through
my
boston.gov
email
or
through
the
boston
fire
department
of
boston
police
department.
D
D
All
else,
including
the
responsibility
to
give
one's
life
for
the
proper
cause,
follows
that
is
the
ideal
that
I've
seen
pursued
by
the
distinguished
members
of
this
honorable
body
since
it
was
first
established,
and
so
we
pray
dear
lord
bless
the
leaders
we
have
chosen
with
wisdom,
good
judgment,
grace
and
dignity
and
blessed
to
the
followers
the
people
of
the
city
of
boston
with
trust
and
confidence
in
those
we
have
elected
for.
We
have
chosen
our
city
officials
to
lead
us
not
to
be
us.
D
D
We
invoke
your
blessings
o
lord
on
this
city,
family
that
is
gathered
here,
and
we
thank
you
for
what
we
mean
and
for
what
we
bring
to
one
another
and
to
the
people
of
boston
bless.
Our
leaders
bless
our
followers.
God
bless
the
city
of
boston.
Now
and
always
may
this
be
her
will
and
let
us
say,
amen.
A
A
F
Yes,
come
on.
Ladies
take
your
stage.
This
is
our
moment
so
good
afternoon.
Everyone
really
excited
to
be
here
today
in
celebration
of
the
international
women
of
african
descent,
which
is
going
to
be
on
july,
the
25th
we
are
so
honored
to
be
working
with
the
network
of
afro-latina
afro-latin
american
afro-caribbean
and
the
diaspora
women,
as
well
as
encuentro
diaspora,
afro,
to
recognize
the
30th
anniversary
of
the
international
day
of
women
of
african
descent.
On
july,
the
25th
2022.
F
Women
of
from
african
descent
continue
to
experience
situations
of
poverty,
extreme
technology,
technological
and
educational
exclusion,
with
less
access
to
decent
employment
and
health
care.
During
the
pandemic,
this
diaspora
experienced
disparities
in
access
to
vaccines
and
prevention
of
illness.
Systemic
racism
is
active
and
persuasive
reality
and
without
intervention
it
continues
to
fester
in
the
region.
This
30th
anniversary
is
recognized
to
help
create
the
space
for
the
articulation
of
afro-descent
women
for
the
construction
of
the
democratic,
equitable
and
just
multicultural
societies
which
are
free
of
racism,
racial
discrimination,
sexism
and
exclusion
from
this
place.
F
F
I
recognize
our
roots
because
I
always
say
when
they
abducted
our
ancestors.
The
only
difference
is
the
port
that
we
were
dropped
off
on,
and
the
first
port
was
the
island
of
kiskaya,
which
I
share
with
my
sister
in
haiti.
So
with
that,
and
for
all
your
hard
work
wanted
to
give
you
all
an
opportunity
to
to
say
a
few
words
and
then
we're
going
to
bring
the
two
women
to
the
states.
Okay,
thank
you.
G
My
experience
is
just
a
tiny
bit
different
for
my
relatives,
my
cousins,
my
sisters,
my
mothers,
our
daughters
and
granddaughters,
and
grandmothers
who
and
the
men
too,
who
were
taken
from
us
from
the
west
coast
of
africa
in
all
of
our
and
we
as
we
know
the
story
of
transatlantic
slave
trade.
We
must
never
forget
the
genocide.
We
must
never
forget
the
african
genocide.
I
think
that
I
often
hear
a
lot
about.
G
You
know
nazi
and
hitler
and
all
of
these
other
stuff,
and
that
is
an
atrocious
and
we
should
never
forget,
obviously
the
genocide
that
took
place
in
germany
or
all
of
europe,
but
we
also
should
never
forget
the
genocide,
the
11
million
african
people
that
were
killed
and
slaughtered
and
raped
and
abused
and
oppressed
over
centuries
time.
Here
today
I
stand
before
you
as
a
proud
african
woman,
and
I
tell
you
that
I'm
often
talking
about
the
african
people,
the
black
people,
the
despaired,
people,
the
poor
white
people
and,
of
course,
recently.
G
G
All
of
the
african
women
that
have
to
withstand
the
most
disrespected
woman,
as
malcolm
x
once
said,
is
the
black
woman
in
america,
and
we
have
to
go
through
this
time
and
time
and
time
again
and
we
have
to
demand
it
and
beg
and
sweat
and
bleed
and
breastfeed
your
children,
and
it's
still
not
enough.
Yet
we
still
love
you,
and
we
stand
here
today
in
commemoration
of
a
beautiful
day
to
be
able
to
celebrate
our
identity
is
not
a
threat.
It's
not
a
risk.
It's
not
us
taking
away
your
position
or
your
livelihood.
G
Rather
it
is
us
asking
you
that
you
see
us
not
as
equal,
because
we
are
not
equals.
We
are
totally
different
and
it's
okay
to
be
different.
It's
okay
for
us
to
be
individuals,
and
for
you
to
accept
me,
as
I
am
today.
As
an
african
woman,
I
proudly
ask
you
that
you,
my
white
brothers
and
sisters,
my
asian
brothers
and
sisters,
my
lgbtq
brothers
and
sisters
and
everyone
in
the
world
come
together
as
one
human
community.
Thank
you.
H
Hello,
everyone
I'm
councillor
louisian,
and
I
just
want
to
stand
here
and
celebrate
the
30th
anniversary
of
the
international
day
of
women
of
african
descent.
I
want
to
thank
you,
yvette
moristein,
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
with
encuentro
and
and
thank
you
and
also
for
being
here,
because
we
follow
your
lead
in
so
much
when
you
know
my
counselor
said
so
much
and
so
there's
not
so
much
more
for
me
to
say,
but
as
a
haitian
woman
as
the
daughter
of
haitian
immigrants.
H
Thank
you
as
the
daughter
of
haitian
immigrants,
I
think
about.
I
often
speak
here
about
the
the
meaning
of
haitian
independence
and
as
the
first
black
republic,
the
first
free
black
republic
and
the
only
republic
to
be
created
as
a
result
of
a
slave
revolt.
I
think
in
1804
haiti
is
one
of
the
countries
that
has
kept
really
close
to
its
african
roots.
Because
of
how
early
we
were
able
to
throw
off
the
yoke
of
slavery
and
the
yoke
of
white
supremacy
which
we
are
still
struggling
with
in
other
ways.
H
But
because
of
that,
my
my
family
and
my
connection
to
that.
My
our
west
african
ancestry
is
really
strong,
something
that
I
was
able
to
strengthen.
When
I
lived
in
senegal,
I
mean
I
lived
with,
as
I
have
stated,
with
the
cape
verdean
family
and
saw
all
the
beauty
of
our
of
of
the
african
diaspora
and
how
black
women
hold
up.
Not
only
this
country.
We
see
it
often
time
and
time
again
with
democratic
politics,
but
our
families
and
around
the
world.
I've
talked
to
yvette
morisse,
so
many
times.
H
And
so
I
thank
you
for
doing
the
work
of
showing
what
what
it
looks
like
to
really
center
the
struggle
of
black
women,
the
beauty
of
black
woman
and
the
way
that
we
show
up
in
this
world
and
to
continue
in
the
struggle.
We
know
that,
once
black
women
are
free,
we
are
all
free.
Once
black
lgbtq
women
are
free,
we
are
all
free
right,
and
so
I
thank
you
for
this
work.
Celebrate
your
inner
first
anniversary
messi.
Now
that
there
are
haitians
among
you.
H
F
I
J
Afternoon,
everyone
as
a
black
immigrant
from
the
dominican
republic,
who
has
lived
in
boston,
a
place
where
many
women
of
african
descent
hail
from
all
over
the
world.
Convene
in
this
small
city,
I
feel
like
it
is
important
to
recognize
this
day.
This
is
not
about
your
native
language,
be
it
spanish,
french,
patois,
italian,
swahili,
creole.
J
I
I
also
want
to
thank
the
council,
because
for
years
we
have
done
this
and
we
have
always
gotten
the
full
support
and
I'm
looking
out
into
the
council
and
council,
flaherty
and
council
baker
have
been
with
us
through
all
of
it
because
chuck
started
this
way
back.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
and
to
councillor
flynn
for
continuing
the
tradition
of
recognizing.
I
We
are
human
beings,
we
are
civil
beings,
we
are
loving
beings,
we
are
beautiful
beings,
ain't,
none
better
than
black
one.
Let
me
just
say
we
give
ourselves
that
kind
of
credit.
So
thank
you.
It's
30
years
of
saying
we
are
here.
You
know,
out
of
this
space
comes
the
current
vice
president
of
costa
rica,
fc
campbell
bar
out
of
this
space
comes
the
first
lgbtq
black
woman,
senator
of
puerto
rico,
and
out
of
this
space
comes
the
recent
vice
president
of
colombia,
francia
marquez.
E
A
A
K
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
amend
the
city
council
meetings
of
june
29
2020
for
docket
zero
five
zero
three
is
as
follows:
replacing
the
last
sentence
which
states
remains
in
the
committee
on
boston,
covert,
19
recovery,
replace
it
with
docket
number
zero.
Five
zero.
Three
as
amended
was
referred
back
to
the
committee
in
boston's
coven,
19
recovery,
I'm
looking
for
a
second
and
a
vote
on
this.
Mr
president,.
C
A
B
Talking
number
zero:
eight
six
one
message
disapproving
an
ordinance
amending
city
of
boston
code,
ordinance,
chapter
15,
section
10
and
establishing
the
boston,
fair
chance
act.
Doctor
number
0259,
passed
by
the
city
council
on
june
29
2022,
recommending
that
the
city
council
pass
a
new
draft
based
on
docket
0259
with
some
technical
revisions.
Thank
you.
A
B
Eight
zero,
eight
six
three
message:
in
order
for
the
supplemental
appropriation
order
for
the
boston
police
department
for
fiscal
year,
22
in
the
amount
of
one
145
fifteen
dollars
to
cover
the
fiscal
year.
Twenty
two
costs
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
boston
police,
school
traffic
supervisors,
association,
incorporated
bpst.
B
The
terms
of
the
contracts
are
september:
first,
twenty
twenty
through
august
thirty,
first,
twenty
twenty
three:
the
major
provisions
of
the
contract
includes
base
wage
increases
of
two
percent,
one
point:
five
percent
and
two
percent
to
be
given
in
september
of
each
fiscal
year
of
the
contract
term
filed
in
the
office
of
the
city
clerk
on
july,
eleventh,
twenty
twenty
two
doctor
number
zero.
Eight
six.
B
Four
message:
in
order
for
your
approval,
in
order
to
reduce
the
fiscal
year,
twenty
three
appropriation
for
the
reserve
for
collective
bargaining
by
one
hundred
and
eight
thousand
one
hundred
fifty
eight
dollars
to
provide
funding
for
the
property
management
department.
So
the
fiscal
year
23
increases
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
green
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
municipal
police
patrols
and
patrolmen's
association,
also
known
as
mppa
docker
number
zero.
B
Eight
six
five
message
and
order
for
the
supplemental
appropriation
for
the
property
management
department
for
fiscal
year
23
in
the
amount
of
108
158
dollars
to
cover
the
fiscal
year.
23
costs
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
municipal
police,
patrolmen's
association
and
ppa.
A
B
Document:
zero,
eight
six,
six
message
and
honor
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
seventy
five
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year.
Twenty
three
local
consumer
program
awarded
by
the
mass
attorney
general
to
be
administered
by
consumer
affairs
and
licensing
the
grant
will
fund
staff
cost
and
operational
expenses.
A
A
B
Daca
number:
zero:
eight
six
eight
communication
was
received
from
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
Regarding
the
short-term
rentals
2022
report
to
the
boston
city
council,
doctor
number
zero,
eight
six
nine
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
paul
burke
as
the
commissioner
of
the
boston
fire
department,
effective
july
1st
2022
docker
number
zero.
Eight
seven
zero
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
caitlin
pacifaro
as
a
member
of
the
boston
compensation
advisory
board
for
a
term
exp
expiring
june
thirtieth
twenty
twenty
seven
doctor
number
zero.
B
Eight
seven
one
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
selena
barrios-milner
as
a
member
of
the
boston
compensation
advisory
board
for
a
term
expiring
june
30th
2027
doctor
number,
zero
872
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
john
tobin
as
a
member
of
the
boston
compensation
advisory
board
for
a
term
expired
june,
thirtieth
twenty
twenty
seven
doctor
number
zero.
Eight
seven
three
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
jeffrey
y
as
a
member
of
the
boston
compensation
advisory
board
for
a
term
expiring
june
30th
2027.
B
doctor
number
zero.
Eight
seven
four
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
kenzie
bark
as
a
member
of
the
residency
compliance
commission
for
a
term
expiring
january.
Third,
twenty
twenty
six
daca
number
zero.
Eight
seven
five
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
ross
mcdonough
as
a
member
of
the
residency
compliance
commission
for
a
term
expiring
january.
Third,
twenty
twenty
six
number
zero.
A
B
A
A
F
New.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
am
the
chair
of
labor
workforce
and
economic
development.
I
was
not
at
the
hearing
or
was
able
to
lead
the
hearing,
but
the
lead
sponsor
was
in
attendance
and
facilitated
the
hearing
so
I'll
be
deferring
to
her
shortly
for
her
to
give
some
highlights,
the
docket
is
a
zero
six
one,
eight,
a
resolution
calling
for
an
end
of
the
u.s
embargo
against
cuba
and
opening
up
for
new
travel
and
collaborative
art,
cultural,
medical
and
academic
opportunities
between
the
two
countries.
F
If
passed,
resolves
that
the
boston
city
council
calls
upon
the
united
states
of
america
to
end
the
embargo
against
cuba
and
to
allow
the
opening
up
for
new
travel
and
collaborative
arts
culture,
I
feel
like
I'm
reading
that
again
opportunities
between
the
two
countries.
The
committee
held
a
hearing
on
monday
july
11
to
discuss
docket
0618
for
this
hearing
council
lara
served
as
the
acting
chair
of
the
committee.
The
committee
heard
testimony
from
panelists,
which
included
pastor
florescent
from
equity
now
and
beyond.
F
His
loan,
agavo
from
the
brazilian
women's
group
and
equity
now
and
beyond
catherine
de
la
roy
from
the
women's
health
institute
and
sandy
eaton
rn
from
health
justice
for
boston.
The
panelists
discussed
the
importance
of
uplifting
the
embargo
on
cuba,
highlighting
the
importance
of
information
and
resource
sharing,
specifically
when
it
comes
to
health
care,
which
is
probably
what
this
would
have
been
ended
up
in
the
public
health
committee
as
opposed
to
the
workforce
development.
You
could
take
a
stab
at
that.
F
The
next
time
around
the
panelists
stated
that
the
cuba's
health
care
system,
outperforms,
the
united
states
and
many
public
health
metrics
and
an
embargo
were
lifted
in
the
us,
could
benefit
greatly
from
learning
and
partnering
with
cuba
on
health
care
efforts,
which
is
probably
why
I
ended
in
my
committee,
because
it's
also
about
job
creation
and
opportunity
and
employment.
The
panelists
stated
on
the
stated
that
the
pandemic
emphasized
the
need
to
lift
the
embargo
as
the
u.s
and
was
unable
to
share
covet
19
related
information
resources,
specifically
vaccines.
F
The
panelists
also
discussed
cuba's
work
in
assisting
the
international
community
by
dispatching
numerous
healthcare
and
professionals
to
develop
countries
to
provide
healthcare
services
and
training
facilities.
The
panelists
shared
examples
of
cuba's
successful
healthcare
efforts
in
haiti
and
brazil,
so
I
would
this
resolution
was
also
amended
to
include
the
following
new
draft
draft.
Is
that
the
bot,
the
that
the
boston
city
council,
condemns
reports
of
human
rights
violation
by
the
cuban
government?
F
Although
the
cuban
community
has
defeating
views
on
on
this
issue,
we
believe
our
posture
for
non-engagement
has
been
unsuccessful
in
changing
the
conditions
on
the
island
and
ending
the
embargo
is
our
best
chance
at
improving
diplomatic
outcomes.
That
was
recently
amended,
and
I'm
going
to
ask
my
my
colleague
who
brought
this
to
us
and
I'm
cheering
it
to
give
her
remarks.
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
to
councilor
mahia.
As
mentioned,
we
had
what
I
seem
to
be
an
incredible
hearing
on
monday,
where
we
heard
over
dozens
of
constituents,
cuban
exiles
and
people
who
joined
us
on
zoom
directly
from
the
island
who
testified
about
what
ending
the
embargo
would
mean
for
them
and
how
they
feel
that
the
city
of
boston
would
be
joining
if
this
resolution
passes
30
plus
cities
across
the
country
who
are
moving
these
kinds
of
resolutions
forward.
L
We
heard
from
our
panelists
that
talked
about
the
humanitarian
work
that
they
have
been
doing
in
exchange
with
the
cuban
people
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
how
the
cuban
government
has
been
helpful
and
supportive
of
humanitarian
efforts
in
places
like
haiti
and
brazil,
where
other
folks
have
not
shown
up
to
support.
In
the
same
way,
we
were
joined
in
our
hearing
by
congressman
jim
mcgovern,
who
gave
an
impassioned
testimony
about
ending
the
embargo
and
av
chomsky
who
talked
about
the
impact
the
embargo
has
had
on
her
work.
L
As
a
professor
at
salem
state
university,
we
heard
from
first
and
second
generation
cuban
residents
who
traveled
from
boston
to
a
sense
to
attend
school
for
free
in
cuba.
Cuban
pastors,
who
testified
in
spanish,
about
how
their
communities
have
benefited
from
the
humanitarian
exchanges
between
boston
and
havana.
L
Today,
more
than
half
a
century
since
the
embargo
was
put
in
place,
the
biden
administration
continues
to
uphold
this
symbol
of
hostility
between
the
u.s
and
cuba
amid
the
most
challenging
humanitarian
crisis
on
the
island.
Since
the
1990s
in
2014,
the
obama
administration
lifted
restrictions
for
cuban
americans
to
travel
and
send
family
and
donate
remingtons
and
re-establish
the
u.s
embassy
in
havana,
expanded
access
to
the
internet
and
licensed
a
range
of
trade
opportunities
for
u.s
companies.
L
L
I
filed
this
resolution
because
this
embargo
complicates
a
human
humanitarian
assistance
to
cuba,
complex
licensing
requirements
effectively
prevent
food,
medicine
and
medical
equipment
from
reaching
cubans
and
discourage
medical
equipment
sales
to
the
island.
These
restrictive
policies
make
it
extremely
difficult
to
send
aid
to
cuba
and
has
damaged
the
cuban's
healthcare
system's
ability
to
respond
effectively
to
the
covenant
19
pandemic.
With
a
toll
on
human
lives.
L
The
city
of
boston
is
home
to
one
of
the
some
of
the
leading
medical
public
health
and
academic
institutions
in
the
united
states,
and
would
greatly
benefit
from
the
restoration
of
trade
with
cuba
by
permitting
the
scientific,
biopharmaceutical,
medical
and
public
collaboration
and
exchange,
including
the
importation
of
cuban
products.
That
would
be
useful
to
the
residents
of
boston,
such
as
life-saving
medicines
like
herbaport,
pro
and
cimavax,
that
is,
the
cuban
developed
vaccine
against
lung
cancer.
L
Our
posture
of
non-engagement
has
been
ineffective
for
62
years
and
with
this
resolution
we
will
be
joining
30
plus
cities
all
across
the
country
and
asking
our
congress
to
lift
the
embargo
to
the
benefit
of
the
cuban
people.
So
it's
my
hope
today
that
I
can
have
my
council
colleagues
vote
to
pass
this
resolution
alongside
all
of
our
other
sister
cities
and
even
other
people,
five
other
cities
in
new
england
here
and
here
in
massachusetts,
to
call
for
the
end
of
the
embargo.
Thank
you.
A
M
Thank
you,
mr
president,
just
rise
to
offer
a
letter
of
an
opposing
view
from
the
bandera
cubano,
which
is
the
organization
in
the
city
that
represents
the
cuban
americans
here
in
boston,
dear
boston
city,
council.
I'm
writing
to
ask
you
to
please
vote
against
the
proposed
city
council
resolution
calling
for
an
end
to
the
u.s
embargo,
I'm
a
long-time
resident
of
boston
over
50
years.
M
I'm
also
the
president
of
the
bandera
cubana,
an
organization
that
has
been
raising
proudly
raising
the
cuban
flag
for
more
than
30
years
on
boston
city
hall,
plaza
grounds
and
one
of
the
founders
of
the
cuban
cultural
center,
an
organization
with
over
more
than
50
years,
representing
the
cuban
community
in
massachusetts
as
a
governing
body,
the
city
and
public
servants.
I
would
hope
that
you
would
consider
how
controversial
this
matter
is.
There
are
many
cuban
americans
living
here
in
boston
and
beyond
who
do
not
blame
the
embargo
for
the
shortcomings
in
cuba.
M
Many
of
the
members
of
the
bandera
club
in
cuban
exiles
living
in
boston
had
no
idea
that
this
matter
was
being
discussed
or
that
there
was
a
public
hearing
scheduled
yesterday.
Many
have
had
very
strong
opposition
to
this
resolution
being
passed
by
the
city
council.
Please
take
into
consideration
this
point
of
view.
That
has
many
that
has
many
sides
and
very
passionate
stances.
I
don't
believe
taking
a
position
on
global
matters
as
controversial
and
divisive
as
this
one
serves
the
city
of
boston.
Well,
please
consider
voting
against
this
resolution.
M
It
will
cause
pain,
anger,
frustration
to
a
segment
of
boston's
population
has
been
living
here
for
fifty
years
or
more.
Any
questions
feel
free
to
call
me
regular
gonzalez
president
bandera
cubana
and
I
think,
they're
asking
if
we
could
hold
this
back
and
have
a
second
hearing
to
just
allow
an
opposing
point
of
view
to
be
heard.
I
know
we
had
a
hearing.
There
was
a
panel,
but
I
don't
think
the
panel
included
opposition.
M
I
would
advise
all
of
our
colleagues
when
you
have
the
public
hearing
it's
important
to
get
all
sides
of
the
issue
to
the
best
of
our
ability,
and
I
think
that
there's
a
community
here,
boston's
cuban
community
that
felt
left
out
of
this
hearing,
they
didn't
feel
that
they
were
part
of
a
panel
discussion.
They
were
able
to
call
in.
I
think
they
were
given
two
minutes,
but
they
weren't
part
of
a
panel
discussion.
M
I
think
that,
as
a
matter
of
basic
fairness,
I
would
ask,
through
the
maker
to
the
chair
that
we
withdraw
this
today
and
we
have
a
hearing
and
allow
all
points
of
view
to
be
heard
on
the
topic
and
then
move
the
item
forward
for
the
boston
city
council
to
vote
their
conscience,
based
on
the
testimony
that
they
heard,
taking
into
consideration
all
sides
of
this
issue,
not
just
one
side.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
councillor
flaherty,
for
one
reading,
that
into
the
record
and
making
that
request.
I
think
that
as
it
stands,
it
was
already
incredibly
unorthodox
to
have
a
hearing
about
a
resolution
to
discuss
a
resolution
to
be
more
specific,
and
I
think
that
the
request
to
have
a
second
resolution.
L
Excuse
me.
A
second
hearing
is
coming
from
political
pressure
and
a
group
of
people
who
are
being
you
know,
led
by
by
one
person
that
have
been
sent
to
the
city
council,
who
came
and
testified
here
against
the
resolution.
I
do
think
that
we
have
heard
opposing
views.
I
think
that
the
city
council,
as
individuals
and
both
as
members
of
this
elected
body
are
aware
of
what's
happening.
C
C
C
Cuba
also
has
a
dark
history
of
the
lgbtq
plus
rights,
something
I
know
this
body
continues
to
lift
up
in
support,
and
I
also
know
so.
I
do
just
want
to
say-
and
I
did
listen
to
the
whole
hearing.
I
was
not
present.
I
had
another
meeting
at
that
same
time,
but
I
did
hear
the,
but
I
will
be
voting
no
today
if
it
is
going
to
go
to
a
vote,
but
I
will
continue
to
work
alongside
the
cubans
here
in
boston
and
make
sure
that
I
support
them
any
way.
I
can
so.
A
Thank
you,
council
murphy,
I'm
going
to
call
on
council
of
royal
next,
but
I
should
have
asked
councillor
mejia
the
question
from
council
flaherty.
If,
if
if
she
would
consider
having
a
second
hearing,
but
I'm
going
to
call
on
council
royal
and
then
I'm
going
to
go
to
council
me
here,
council
arroyo.
N
Thank
you,
council,
president
flynn.
I
just
want
to
be
sure
that
I
speak
on
this
openly
and
on
the
record
that
we
have
to
acknowledge-
and
I
think
that
this
resolution
and
the
edit
that
has
been
added
to
it,
acknowledges
the
dictatorship
and
the
lack
of
rights
that
are
currently
on
the
cuban
island.
N
And
yet
in
this
one
instance,
it's
the
cuban
people
on
the
streets
in
cuba
who
are
harmed
by
this
embargo,
the
most
and
so
for
me.
I
do
think
you
can
hold
the
dual
position
that
the
embargo
harms
cuban
residents
and
cuban
individuals
and
citizens
the
worst,
while
also
holding
in
position
that
the
dictatorship
is
wrong
and
the
dictatorship
should
not
exist
and
that,
frankly,
the
dictatorship
should
be
condemned.
And
so
you
know
I
actually
struggle
with
this
one,
because
I
think
the
embargo
is
unjust
for
the
the
residents
of
cuba.
N
But
I
don't
agree
with
the
dictatorship
itself.
And
so
this
is
one
of
those
situations
where
we
have
heard
from
folks
who
call
the
united
states
their
home,
not
because
it
was
their
first
choice,
but
because
they
felt
that
they
had
to
flee
or
people
in
their
family
who
felt
like
they
had
to
flee
from
a
dictatorship,
a
dictatorship
that,
in
some
instances
has
taken
members
of
their
family,
has
killed
or
murdered
members
of
their
family.
And
for
those
folks,
the
idea
of
punishing
this
dictatorship
is
a
powerful
one
and
one
that
I
understand.
N
But
I
also
understand
that
the
embargo
has
existed
for
quite
some
time
and
that
those
that
have
been
most
impacted
and
most
harmed
are
the
very
cuban
people
who
have
not
had
the
ability
to
flee
have
not
had
the
ability
to
leave
and
who
live
there
every
day,
and
so
with
that.
I
think
this
is
a
complicated
matter.
N
I
defer
to
the
makers
on
how
they
want
to
proceed,
but
I
do
want
to
just
make
sure
that
I
sit
on
the
record
that
I
understand
the
complication
here,
and
I
understand
that
you
can
be
against
the
embargo
and
against
the
dictatorship
that
those
aren't
mutually
exclusive
and
I
would
not
want
if
this
goes
to
a
vote
today,
for
anyone
to
construe
this
as
support
for
this
dictatorship
that
has
done
awful
things
to
the
cuban
people.
Thank
you.
A
F
Yeah,
so
you
know,
I
think
that
for
me,
in
the
spirit
of
because
my
colleague
is
the
lead,
sponsor
and
also
chaired
the
hearing,
I
really
want
to
honor
and
support
her
leadership
in
this,
and
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
I
always
talk
about
here
on
this
council
about
all
means
all
and
making
sure
that
everybody
feels
heard
and
seen
and
I'm.
I
am
somewhat
conflicted
about
the
messaging
around
the
fact
that
and
I
not
to
take
offense
to
what
flaherty
said
about
the
way
we
roll
here
with
our
public
hearings.
F
F
A
G
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
madam
chair
mejia,
my
sister
kendra
lara,
who
filed
this.
I
was
at
the
hearing
and
there
was
an
opportunity-
and
I
think,
as
she
mentioned
unconventional,
although
unconventional,
but
she
held
it
so
that
it
could
allow
opportunity
for
folks
on
both
sides
to
come
and
voice
their
positions.
G
I
am
not
conflicted.
So
right
is
right.
Wrong
is
wrong,
and
the
point
here
is
that
we're
trying
to
generalize
or
group
an
entire
country
based
on
policies
based
on
the
harm
that
its
government
is
doing.
So
in
that
case,
we
should
condemn
and
push
back
against
china
for
the
muslims
that
they
are
keeping
in
their
concentration
camp.
We
should
push
back
on
burma
for
the
buddhists
that
are
massacring
and
killing
babies
and
pregnant
women.
G
The
myanmar
myanmar
muslims
there
we
should
condemn
india,
we
should
for
what
they
do,
what
they
do
to
and
across
religion
fights.
We
should
condemn
all
of
north
africa
and
what
their
what's
happening
there:
the
civil
rights
and
the
piracy
in
somalia.
We
should
condemn
even
cape
verde
for
the
atrocities.
We
should
condemn
portugal.
G
We
should
condemn
everyone
and
say
that
everybody
is
bad
in
a
country
and
do
not
deserve
opportunity,
and
this
is
not
just
about
us
giving
opportunity.
This
is
about
as
council
lara
was
saying.
This
is
about
us
also
benefiting
collaborating
in
medical
fields
and
other
fields
that
cuba
has
shown
to
be
in
advance.
G
He
went
to
cuba,
he
would
travel
the
world
and
met
a
beautiful
man
there
and
they
got
married
and
they
didn't
get
married
in
cuba.
It
took
some
maneuvering
or
whatever
and
then
because
they
couldn't
thank
you,
but
you,
but
I'm
speaking
because
they
couldn't
thank
you,
and
I
hate
that
about
that
right.
I
hate
that
about
k
bird.
I
hate
that
about
other
countries
that
do
this
to
people,
but
for
us
to
generalize
the
people,
the
poor
people.
We
know
the
conditions
that
black
and
brown
people
in
cuba
especially
face.
G
G
A
Thank
you,
council
fernandez,
anderson,
the
chair
recognizes
council,
lara
council
larry,
you
have
the
floor
and
then
I'm
I'm
going
to
call
council
baker
and
other
than
council
lara.
Each
council
will
only
have
one
opportunity
to
speak,
but
since
this
is
council
lara's
resolution,
I'm
going
to
allow
her
a
second
time,
but
certainly
I'm
going
to
call
council
baker
after
this
council
laura.
You
have
the
fall.
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
I
really
appreciate
your
grace
on
this
matter
and
I
appreciate
the
the
thoughtfulness
that
my
colleagues
are
showing
on
this
specific
matter.
I
think
that
the
fact
that
we're
still
having
this
conversation,
the
fact
that
we're
hearing
from
people
that
have
different
opinions,
the
fact
that
councillor
mejia
is
feeling
on
the
fence
just
shows
how
much
care
the
boston
city
council
is
taking
with
passing
this
resolution,
and
so
I
am
no
way
offended
and
I
appreciate
the
discourse
that
we're
having
here.
L
I
have
stated
right,
and
I
think
that
other
members
of
the
council
have
already
stated
that
this
is
not
a
resolution.
In
support
of
that,
I
think
that
one
of
the
things
that
we
often
see-
and
we
have
seen
it
with
other
caribbean
and
latin
american
countries-
is
that
when
a
country
takes
a
stance
against
the
status
quo,
they
are
continuously
and
very
harshly
punished.
L
Whether
with
the
resolution,
we
should
take
a
look
at
what
has
worked,
what
hasn't
worked
and
ultimately,
what
the
end
goal
is
here.
If
the
end
goal
for
the
people
on
the
members
of
the
city
council
and
for
the
cuban
people
who
are
in
exile
here
in
the
city
of
boston
in
the
united
states,
is
ultimately
a
more
democratic
cuba.
L
We
have
62
years
of
proof
that
shows
that
the
posture
of
non-engagement
that
the
u.s
has
taken
has
been
completely
ineffective
in
being
helpful
to
the
people
of
cuba
and
has
actually
made
it
more
difficult
for
people
to
send
aid
to
their
family
members
to
be
able
to
send
money
to
be
able
to
send
clothes
and
has
really
created
a
wall
between
the
people
on
the
island
and
their
family
members.
Here
in
the
united
states
at
minimum,
we
would
be
alleviating
that
level
for
them
and
for
the
cuban
people.
L
So
again,
I'm
asking
my
council
colleagues
to
vote
in
support
of
passing
this
resolution
if
it
needs
to
be
restated,
as
it
has
already
been
restated.
The
boston
city
council
is
not
taking
a
position
of
support
towards
the
cuban
government
by
filing
this
resolution,
but
we
are
taking
a
position
of
support
of
the
poor
and
working-class
cuban
people
who
are
going
to
be
disproportionately
impacted.
If
we
maintain
this
embargo.
K
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
I
stand,
I'm
not
conflicted.
I
I
for
years
have
shared
the
opinion
of
the
late
joe
moakley,
who
always
talked
about
how
he
didn't
think
the
embargo
worked.
I
don't
think
the
embargo
works,
which
is
what
is
basic
for
me.
I
understand
what
we're
talking
about
here.
People
not
feeling
heard
it
is
just
a
resolution.
K
That's
going
to
be
worked
out
by
the
chairs.
I
will
be
voting
in
support
of
this
resolution
because
I
think
support
of
this
resolution
and
ending
the
embargo
will
support
the
cuban
people
and
maybe
open
up.
I
mean
they're,
unable
we
don't
talk
to
them.
So
if
we
end
the
embargo,
we
end
up
building
relationships.
I
think
it
only
helps
us
in
this
country
as
we're
helping
cuba
also,
so
I
I
view
this
as
a
as
a
vote
for
the
cuban
people,
not
in
support
of
the
cuban
government.
Thank
you.
A
F
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that,
and
you
can
rewind
it
and
play
it
over
again
for
those
folks
who
who
question
that
and
because
I'm
all
about
making
sure
that
people
who
are
leading
things
that
they
deeply
care
about,
also
have
a
say
and
a
voice
in
how
they
want
me
to
proceed
in
support
of
their
work.
It
is
important
for
me
to
defer
to
the
lead,
sponsor
and
the
one
who
chaired
this
hearing
to
articulate
her
desires
so,
and
this
is
an
off
what
is
it
unorthodox?
F
So
this
whole
situation
has
been
unorthodox-
okay,
because
that's
just
how
we
roll
just
so
you
know,
take
notes
so
with
that
counselor
president
flynn,
I
am
going
to
recommend
that
we
bring
this
up
for
a
boat
and
allow
my
colleagues
to
vote
their
heart
and
their
conscious,
and
I
would
also
recommend,
for
those
who
have
opposing
views-
is
to
consider
filing
something
in
regards
to
creating
space.
For
that,
so
the
conversation
can
continue
doesn't
necessarily
have
to.
This
is
a
resolution.
F
O
A
B
Together,
please
doctor
number
zero
five
zero
three
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
349
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
city
of
boston's.
Chief
financial
officer
collect
a
treasurer.
This
grant
payment
is
made
from
the
corona
virus
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
front
fund.
B
Slf
rf
in
the
treasury
of
the
united
states,
established
by
section
9901
of
the
american
rescue
plan
act
of
2021,
a
rpa
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
the
arpa.
The
grant
payment
would
fund,
covert,
19
response
and
recovery
efforts
and
accelerate
a
green
green
new
deal
for
boston
through
once
in
a
generation
transformative,
investments
that
address
the
systemic
health
and
economic
challenges
in
the
areas
of
affordable
housing,
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
behavioral
health,
climate
and
mobility,
arts
and
culture
and
early
childhood
doctor
number
zero.
B
Eight
five
five
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston:
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
17
million
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
the
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
city
of
boston's
chief
financial
officer
collector
treasurer.
Pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
arpa,
the
grant
will
fund,
covert,
19
response
and
recovery
efforts.
A
P
I
I
think
you
know
I
want
to.
I
want
to
highlight
a
few
key
items
that
I
think
are
exciting
and
also
some
of
the
reason
for
the
urgency
of
getting
these
funds
passed.
I
just
want
to
note
for
folks
who
were
at
the
working
session
yesterday
that
you
know
we.
One
of
the
things
that
we
did
discuss
was
the
question
of
the
mayor's
legal
authority.
Vis-A-Vis
dockets,
whether
or
not
she
has
line
item
veto
authority.
We
received
a
memo
from
the
law
department,
asserting
that
she
does.
P
P
There's
money
in
the
homeownership
space,
a
number
of
counselors,
led
by
counselor
warrell,
have
advocated
for
a
better
pathway
for
low
and
moderate
income
homeowners
into
into
homeownership
and-
and
I'm
excited
that
that
got
in
here
the
green
jobs
program
that
kicked
off
a
few
weeks
ago
for
the
city.
There's
six
million
dollars
here
to
really
like
really
make
our
investment
real
in
that
and
as
an
opportunity
to
get
black
and
brown
young
people
in
the
city
of
boston
into
the
green
economy
in
a
way
where
they're
going
to
be
the
leaders
of
that
economy.
P
I
think
it's
something
that
just
sets
up
the
city
of
boston
in
an
amazing
way.
There's
some
really
exciting,
like
hit
the
streets
quickly.
Money
in
here
there's
an
opportunity
to
revitalize
our
our
neighborhoods
and
downtown
business
districts,
we're
doing
everything
from
investing
in
main
streets
to
helping
get
murals
and
arts
and
culture
investments
out
to
helping
actually
there's
eight
million
in
here.
P
That
includes
an
expansion
of
the
sidewalk
street
clearing
pilot
for
snow
in
the
winter
to
make
it
easier
for
folks
of
all
mobility
to
get
around
the
you
know
there
are
some
pretty
urgent
things
that
really
need
to
move,
and
it's
one
of
the
reasons
that
I'm
here
recommending
passage
view
today.
An
example
would
be
there's
2.5
million
in
here
of
food
security
money
for
contracts
that
will
run
out
at
the
end
of
july.
P
P
A
K
K
But
I
also
think
that,
just
because
that
this
money
is
passed,
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
diligent
with
the
administration
across
the
hall
to
make
sure
that
we're
still
involved
in
the
conversation
there
was
some
talk
around
trying
to
split
it
up,
which
I
was
of
the
mindset,
but
that
didn't
happen.
So
I'm
just
happy
to
be
here
today.
I
will
be
voting
in
in
favor
of
it.
There's
a
whole
lot
of
good
things
that
are
going
to
happen
that
some
of
my
speaking
points
were
a
little
aggressive,
saying:
yeah.
K
They
were
a
little
aggressive
I'll,
just
leave
it
I'll.
Just
leave
it
at
that,
but
I'm
thrilled
to
be
here
in
the
position
that
we're
in
taking
taking
this
this
this
vote
with
the
amendment
in
there
and
also
I
appreciate
my
seven
colleagues
that
john
joined
me
last
week
and
voted
for
this
amendment.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
L
You,
president
flynn,
I
just
rise
in
support
of
voting
and
passing
this
today.
Councilor
colette
and
I
have
a
time
sensitive
matter
with
the
blue
line
portfolio
that
you
know
if
we
don't
vote
and
pass
on
it
today.
Ultimately,
it's
going
to
go
to
august
into
the
fall
and
we're
going
to
lose
our
time
window
to
be
able
to
take
those
114
units
off
of
the
speculative
market.
I'm
really
excited
that
this
is
moving
forward.
L
I'm
glad
that,
even
with
our
family
tension,
we
were
able
to
come
to
an
agreement
that
worked
for
for
all
of
us,
and
I
think
that,
in
addition
to
that,
I
really
want
to
stand
in
support
of
the
three
million
dollars
that
we're
looking
to
create
the
compost
infrastructure.
I
think
it's
going
to
save
the
city,
an
incredible
amount
of
money
that
we're
going
to
be
used,
be
able
to
use
for
other
necessities
for
our
constituents
and
it's
going
to
create
jobs
for
the
people
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you.
A
It
hasn't
been
easy,
but
I
think
I
think
you've
handled
this
very
well
in
a
professional
manner.
You've
been
inclusive
and
you
tried
your
best
to
listen
to
listen
to
all
sides.
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councilman
bark
hearing,
no
one,
no
one
else
that
wants
to
speak
council
bloc
did
you
want
to
did
because
I
know
you
reserved
the
right
to
speak.
P
Thank
you,
mr
president.
No,
I
think
I'm
fine,
I
guess
the
only
other
thing
was.
I
mentioned
this
in
the
working
session,
but
just
a
flag
that
one
additional
thing
that
was
in
the
in
the
17.7
is
a
half
a
million
dollars
for
exceeding
the
implementation
of
the
community
community-led
mental
health
crisis
response
pilot,
something
which
it
came
up
in
our
budget
conversations
that
it
couldn't
yet
be
funded
in
budget,
because
there
wasn't
a
clear
plan,
but
there
was
a
there's,
a
really
eager
sense
to
need
to
get
moment.
P
Six
keep
momentum
on
that
and
it's
something
that
my
office
is
excited
to
see
implemented
and
we've
been
talking
about
since
councillor
mejia
and
the
mayor
and
councilor
edwards
introduced
the
idea
back
in
summer
2020.
So
just
it's
really
excited
and
wanted
to
flag
that
as
one
edition
also
on
the
floor.
So
thank
you.
F
F
H
Thank
you
president.
I
just
wanted
to
also
say
thank
you
to
councillor
bach
for
her
leadership
here,
and
I
also
wanted
to
say
that
I'm
incredibly
excited
about
the
opportunities
that
we
have
here.
I
want
to
thank
council
arroyo
for
working
in
partnership
with
my
office
to
make
sure
that
we
get
funding
for
emergency
housing
for
populations
that
are
really
in
need:
the
haitian
migrants,
who
and
not
just
haitian
migrants,
folks
who
are
coming
in
from
the
border
in
need
of
shelter.
H
We
have
our
formerly
incarcerated
residents
who
struggle
to
find
housing
in
with
this
money.
When
we're
talking
about
an
equitable
recovery,
we
think
about
those
who
have
been
pushed
into
unfortunate
circumstances.
So
I'm
excited
about
that.
I'm
excited
about
the
funds
that
we'll
get
to
help
our
seniors
who've
disproportionately
in
this
pandemic
suffered.
We
talk
about
those
who
have
died
and
passed
away.
H
Our
senior
residents
have
suffered
disproportionately
and
they've
also
suffered
from
isolation,
so
getting
money
there
to
support
our
seniors
for
senior
engagement
and
senior
activity
is
also
really
exciting,
and
our
businesses
that
continue
to
struggle
that
continue
to
struggle
with
the
operations.
With
continuing
to
be
able
to
maintain
employees
and
staff.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
our
residents
who
are
employed
at
a
lot
of
these
resident
restaurants
and
bars,
are
able
to
continue
and
have
employment,
and
I
think,
continuing
to
assist
them
as
we
come
out
of
this
pandemic
is
crucially
important.
H
That
is
currently
being
led
by
the
trans
emergency
fund
and
we
have
real
opportunities
here
to
make
real
investments
in
conversations
that
were
sparked
by
opera.
So
I'm
really
excited.
I
want
to
thank
council
bach
and
my
colleagues
who
partnered
with
me
in
getting
dollars
to
the
communities
that
have
been
the
hardest
hit
by
the
pandemic.
Thank
you.
A
G
G
In
fact,
I've
talked
about
big,
you
know
top
heavy
white
top
heavy
agencies,
nonprofits
that
are
funded
through
the
city
when
we
look
at
arpa
dollars
and
how
it's
supposed
to
be
expanded.
We
I
talk
about
the
black
and
brown
community.
In
fact,
everyone
that
proposed
their
ideas
pull
on
these.
The
same
narrative
like
we
are
going
to
this
is
going
to
benefit
black
and
brown
when
you
look
at
housing
and
how
we
build
affordable
housing,
especially
in
roxbury,
where
it
holds
the
largest
amount
of
low,
affordable
housing
in
boston.
G
G
So,
even
if
we
are
going
to
spend
arpa
dollars-
and
we
say
we
talk
about
these
narratives-
we
say
we're
going
to
help
the
brown
and
the
black
and
brown
communities,
but
yet
the
housing
that's
going
to
be
built
and
I've
talked
to
departments
and
I've
talked
to
different
people
and
community
and
shout
out
to
my
advisory
council
to
all
the
civic
association
leaders
in
d7.
Who
has
helped
me
in
the
last
six
months
to
have
these
conversations
and
do
our
research.
G
We
feel
that
the
affordable
housing
that
boston
is
providing
does
not
actually
address
the
issue
of
district
7..
The
issue
is
that
we
don't
want
any
more
affordable
rental
in
roxbury
or
south
end.
District
7
does
not
want
any
more
affordable
rental.
We
don't
want
any
more
rentals.
We
have
enough,
but
then
you
take
our
per
dollars
that
essentially
are
supposed
to
be
for
black
and
brown
people,
because
it
disproportionately
affected
black
and
brown
people.
G
G
So
how
is
it
that
arpa
dollars
that
are
supposed
to
be
for
black
and
brown
people
majority
is
not
going
to
help
black
and
brown
people
so
in
the
way
that
these
monies
are
gonna
be
expended?
Yes,
the
narrative
says
that
it's
gonna
be
equitable.
I've
talked
about
equity.
I've
asked
about
metrics.
I've
asked
about
dashboards
that
actually
measure
equity
in
the
city
of
boston
that
actually
talks
about.
How
is
it
that
you
are
creating
true
racial
equity,
economic
mobility
for
black
and
brown
people,
and
then
in
government?
G
We
come
in
and
we
sit
down
through
these
committees
and
we
talk
about
how
which
businesses
are
going
to
help
black
and
brown
people
which
which
programs,
which
small
non-profits
the
the
daryl's
or
the
the
d7
tavern
or
the
soles
or
the
different
businesses
in
boston
that
are
suffering
people
that
have
to
put
their
blood
sweat
and
tears
toward
it.
And
we
are
actually
not
going
to
support
these
non-profits
we're
not
going
to
support
programs
that
are
actually
going
to
impact
us.
G
We're
going
to
support
our
overall
general
ideas
that
we
say
are
going
to
help
black
and
brown
people.
But
when
you
really
look
at
it
and
in
the
way
in
the
formula
that
they've
laid
out,
it
does
not
actually
help
us.
It
does
not
actually
impact
or
help
the
disproportionate
impacted
people
in
at
least
d7.
I'm
just
going
to
speak
for
my
district.
G
G
The
the
mayor
wants
this
to
pass
so
that
we
can
keep
going,
but
everything
has
been
rushed
and
we
did
it
while
the
budget
is
happening,
and
then
we
were
supposed
to
vote
on
in
the
29th
when
we
were
supposed
to
take
the
budget,
the
vote
on
the
budget,
and
then
we
we
come
back
today
and
we
have
to
do
it
again.
And
then
there
are
people
like
frank
baker
who
put
in
his
idea,
but
then
we
can't
put
in
the
other
capital
idea
because
we
feel
it's
not
going
to
be
supported.
Anyway.
G
It's
just
been
a
mess
and
I
think
that
we
can
do
better
and
we
should
do
better,
especially
with
monies
that
is
supposed
to
be,
because
a
disproportionate
amount
of
black
and
brown
people
died,
we're
supposed
to
revitalize
and
build
up
and
bring
people
out
and
support
so
that
it
doesn't
happen
again
and
yet
it's
just
it
feels
performative,
and
I'm
I'm
just
I'm.
I'm
now.
I'm
now
not
conflicted,
but
I'm
disappointed
that
it's
going.
G
This
way
that
it's
that
it's
not
that
we
haven't
had
the
time
that
I've
I've
asked
for
support
for
my
ideas.
I've
put
it
out,
I've
advocated
you
cry,
you
scream,
you
do
whatever
and
guess
what
it's
not
heard,
it's
about,
ultimately,
the
the
agenda,
and
it
just
feels
like
it's
support
the
status
quo,
whatever
the
whatever
the
programs,
whatever
they
want,
whatever
we
need
to
do
in
order
to
speed
this
up.
A
B
Call
vote
on
docket
zero:
five
zero.
Three
council
arroyo;
yes,
council
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
aye
councillor
baker,
aye,
councillor
bark;
yes,
councillor,
bark,
yes,
council,
braden,
council
of
great
council
coletta,
councillor
coletta;
yes,
councillor,
fernandez,
anderson,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
council,
lara,
council
lara;
yes
consolusion;
yes,
council
louisiana!
Yes,
councillor!
Mejia
council
me
here:
yes,
councillor,
murphy,
yes,
councillor,
murphy,
yes
and
councillor
world.
E
B
B
Call
vote
on
docker
number
zero.
Eight
five
five
council
arroyo.
Yes,
council
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
aye
councillor
baker,
aye
councillor
bark;
yes,
councillor,
bark;
yes,
councillor,
braden;
yes,
councillor
braden;
yes,
council,
coletta,
councillor
coletta;
yes,
councillor,
fernandez,
anderson,
council
of
flaherty;
yes,
council
of
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
council,
lara,
council
lara;
yes,
council,
louisiana;
yes,
council,
louisiana;
yes,
councillor!
Mejia,
council
council
me
here:
yes,
councillor,
murphy,
yes,
councillor
murphy,
yes,
councillor,
warrell,.
A
B
F
Thank
you,
mr
president.
We
already
did
the
presentation,
so
I
don't
want
to
occupy
too
much
oxygen
and
too
much
space,
so
we
have
a
lot
to
get
through
today.
So
we
did
the
wreck
the
recognition
earlier
today
and
would
just
like
to
give
my
co-sponsors
an
opportunity
to
talk
so
council,
louisian
and
council
tanya
fernandez
anderson.
You
can
call
on
them.
H
Thank
you,
council
president
fran
flynn
and
thank
you
to
councillor
mejia
for
introducing
this
resolution.
I
spoke
when
the
folk
when
we
were
earlier
when
we
were
honoring,
yvette,
moristein
and
anna
for
being
here,
so
I
have
not
much
more
to
say,
but
thank
you,
and
I
hope
that
the
council
will
support
this
resolution.
A
E
F
A
A
E
A
A
F
You,
mr
president,
just
so
you
all
know
that
the
official
holiday
is
going
to
be
celebrated
on
august,
the
14th,
but
because
of
our
because
I
won't
be
here
on
the
next
council
meeting-
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
file
and
and
get
this
on
the
record.
The
organization
semana
cultural
and
de
bosto
has
celebrated
and
praised
the
patriotic
values,
art
and
culture
of
the
dominican
community,
the
second
largest
latino
population
in
boston
and
the
largest
immigrant
population.
F
According
to
the
u.s
census
bureau
in
the
us
I
don't
know
if
that's
true
or
not,
but
wow
we're
growing.
I
don't
think
that's
right,
though
people
are
making
some
stuff
up
up
in
here,
but
the
the
the
the
for
me
as
afro
latina
and
a
dominican
immigrant,
I'm
just
so
incredibly
grateful
to
have
the
opportunity
to
celebrate
our
culture
here
and
just
wanted
to
rise
up
to
celebrate.
A
L
Yes,
the
other
dominican
on
the
council
would
like
to
speak
on
this
matter.
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn
and
thank
you
to
councillor
mejia
for
sponsoring
this
resolution.
Recognizing
august
14th
as
dominican
cultural
day
in
the
city
of
boston.
As
many
people
here
know,
I'm
first
generation
dominican,
both
of
my
parents
came
to
the
u.s
before
I
was
born,
as
did
all
six
of
my
siblings.
L
I
think
that
we
highlight
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
all
of
the
good
that
the
dominican
community
has
done
and
how
they
feed
into
here
in
the
city,
but
despite
having
higher
labor
force
participation
rate
than
both
native
born
and
other
immigrants,
dominicans
have
the
highest
unemployment
rate
at
six
percent
compared
to
four
percent
for
other
immigrants
and
five
percent
for
other
native
born
people.
The
median
income
for
foreign-born
dominicans
in
the
u.s
is
much
lower
than
that
than
other
foreign-born
native-born
populations.
L
The
dominicans
reported
a
median
income
of
33
thousand
dollars,
whereas
other
ford
and
born
native
populations
recorded
median
incomes
of
40
049
000.
Correspondingly.
I
think
that
oftentimes
here
on
the
city
council,
we
talk
about
how
black
families
have
a
median
income
of
eight
dollars
and
dominican.
Families
are
not
left
from
that
figure,
but
one
thing
that
we
do
know
and
that
that
research
also
showed
is
that
dominican
families
here
in
the
city
of
boston
have
a
median
income
of
zero
dollars.
L
And
so
I
hope
that
our
celebration
of
dominican
culture
and
our
uplifting
of
all
of
the
good
that
dominican
people
have
done
for
the
city
of
boston,
follows
with
the
economic
policy
here
in
the
city:
that's
going
to
make
sure
that
we
uplift
dominican
and
latino
families
all
across
the
city.
So
I'm
really
excited
to
vote
for
this,
and
it's
an
invitation
for
all
of
us
on
the
city
council
to
do
this
work
together.
Thank
you.
H
President
flynn,
I'm
not
going
to
repeat
everything
I
said
earlier
when
we
were
honoring
the
international
day
of
women,
of
the
african
diaspora,
but
want
to
rise
in
support
of
this
resolution
introduced
by
councillor.
Mejia
worked.
I
worked
in
the
dominican
republic
with
dominicans
and
haitians
and
a
lot
of
the
people
I
love
in
my
life
here
are
dominican.
Obviously,
haiti
and
dominican
republic
shared
the
island
that
is
properly
known
as
hispaniola,
but
its
technical
name.
H
A
A
B
N
N
It's
because
much
of
the
new
ideology
the
children
of
the
klan
here
have
come
up
with
is
the
idea
that
this
country
was
founded
for
them,
specifically
white,
supremacist
individuals
and
because
the
country,
as
we
know
it
today,
had
its
very
first
steps,
its
infancy.
It
was
essentially
birthed
here
in
massachusetts.
N
There
is
a
draw
here
for
them.
This
is
a
propaganda
piece
for
them
to
be
able
to
stand
outside
of
our
old
state
house
to
be
able
to
stand
around
the
things
that
we
take
and
treasure
here
in
boston
as
proof
of
our
our
sort
of
history
being
the
founders
of
of
this
country
and
amongst
the
very
architects
of
this
country,
and
I
think
one
of
the
issues
that
I
had
with
this
I'll
separate
this
into
sort
of
two.
It's
really
three
now
but
there's
two
issues.
The
first
is
the
intelligence
issue.
N
The
boston
regional
intelligence
center
was
founded
to
combat
terrorism.
It
that's
one
of
its
major
functions.
It's
in
its
mission
statement
that
includes
being
a
fusion
center
for
data,
former
boston
police
department,
lieutenant
thomas
nolan,
who
also
worked
within
that
fusion
center
described
this
as
an
intelligence
failure.
N
N
That
was
in
idaho,
and
it
was
brought
to
my
attention
that
the
fbi
had
investigated
the
patriot
front
there,
including
thomas
rousseau,
for
almost
a
year.
It's
very
difficult
for
me
to
believe
that
thomas
rousseau,
who
is
a
founding
member
of
this
organization,
was
able
to
plan
a
meeting
and
a
gathering
with
other
people
from
outside
of
the
state
that
we're
in
right
now
coordinate
times.
N
Locations
well,
just
having
been
arrested,
well
just
being
the
target
of
an
investigation
for
over
a
year,
and
they
just
didn't
know
where
he
was
going
or
what
he
was
doing.
That's
a
very
difficult
thing
for
me
to
hear
and
that's
either
an
incredible
intelligence
failure
or
an
issue
with
information
sharing
either
way.
I'd
like
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
what
happened
there.
The
second
issue
with
this
is
the
response
itself.
N
At
this
point
everybody
knows
mr
morrell
was
assaulted
by
this
organization.
I
understand
that
by
the
account
that
we
were
given,
that
there
was
very
little
notice
for
bpd
that
the
boston
police
department
essentially
received
the
phone
call
around
12
30
and
that
phone
call
alerted
them
to
their
presence.
N
I
think,
frankly,
that
the
response
should
have
had
folks
in
front
of
that
caravan
and
that
little
parade
or
march
or
rally
or
whatever
they
were
trying
to
do
there
and
behind
it,
simply
to
warn
pedestrians
away
from
the
fact
that
there
was
this
white
supremacist.
Patriot
group,
patriot,
front
group
marching
down
the
street.
What
I
was
told
in
a
meeting
that
we
had
with
bpd
was
that
the
concern
was
for
the
optics
of
this,
that
it
would
look
like
they
were
escorting,
the
patriot
front
through
the
city.
N
The
issue
I
have
with
that
is
that
I
would
never
want
the
boston
police
department
or
any
of
our
departments
to
prioritize
the
public
relations
aspect
of
what
it
looks
like
over.
The
safety
of
individuals
in
our
city-
and
so
I
think,
the
decision
making
and
how
they
came
upon
these
decisions
and
how
we
are
preparing
for
these
decisions
in
the
future
should
be
discussed
and,
and
people
in
boston
should
know
that.
N
Besides
that,
there's
an
actual
victim
here
who
is
physically
assaulted,
who
has
had
questions
about
what
has
happened
post
that
assault?
And
so
I
think
all
of
these
things
are
fair
to
have
a
conversation
about
to
have
a
discussion
about
to
ensure
that
the
city
of
boston
is
fully
aware
that
this
city
will
always
take
these
kinds
of
hate
crimes
seriously.
N
We
are
seeing
a
rise
in
hate
crimes,
whether
it's
anti-semitism,
whether
it's
anti-lgbtq
communities
like
in
my
own
district,
where
they
had
spray-painted
these
awful
violent
terms,
had
threatened
arson
for
a
senior
affordable
housing
center.
In
my
district
in
the
heart
of
the
neighborhood
that
I
live
in,
and
so
we
have
to
have
a
zero
tolerance
policy
on
that,
and
for
me
you
know
this
isn't
about
coming
down
on
an
organization
and
just
being
critical.
N
I
want
to
ensure
that
if
there
were
failures
here,
which
I
think
there
were
clear
intelligence
failures,
I
don't
know
that
that
necessarily
lies
with
bpd.
I
think
some
of
that
might
lie
with
our
federal
and
state
partners
if
there
were
response
failures
in
terms
of
what
the
what
the
rules
of
engagement
are
and
how
they've
determined
what
those
rules
of
engagement
are.
We
should
just
have
a
conversation
about.
N
N
This
is
about
making
sure
that
in
the
future,
because,
unfortunately
I
do
believe
that
there
may
be
future
events
that
we
are
prepared,
that
we
are
ready,
that
there
is
a
plan
that
the
people
of
boston
know
that
this
is
something
we
take
seriously
and
that
we
will
not
just
rest
on.
You
know
we'll
get
them
next
time,
don't
worry
about
it.
A
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
I
just
want
to
stand
in
support
of
this.
This
is
something
that
councillor
mahia
and
I
were
like
councillor
oriole
mentioned
we're
going
to
work
on
together
to
file
to
continue
having
this
conversation,
so
we're
really
glad
that
council
of
royal
has
put
it
on
the
floor
and
I'm
eager
to
have
this
hearing
to
make
sure
that
we
can
hear
from
it
as
the
district
6
city
councilor.
L
These
folks
have
made
it
a
point
and
have
made
a
home
in
my
district
more
than
once
they
have
felt
welcome
there.
They
have
scared
and
caused
harm
to
the
immigrant
community
in
my
district
to
the
black
and
brown
community
in
my
district
to
see
these
white
supremacists
ultimately
marching
and
gathering
in
our
district,
and
so
this
is
something
that's
very
important
to
me
that
we
have
a
conversation
as
it
pertains
specifically
to
brick.
L
Here
in
the
city
of
boston,
I'm
also
curious
about
the
kind
of
intelligence
that
brick
is
collecting
right
now,
if
brick
is
collecting
intelligence
on
young
people
in
the
city
of
boston
on
black
and
brown
young
people,
we
have
a
lot
of
data
that
shows
that
they're
gathering
data
from
a
specific
segment
of
the
city
in
a
disproportionate
way.
Then
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
resources
the
city
of
boston
is
using
by
maintaining
this
database
are
also
being
used
to
track
white
supremacists
when
they're
coming
into
our
city.
L
It
can't
just
be
one
way
and
if
we
say
that
we
stand
against
white
supremacy
and
they
want
to
protect
the
people
in
our
city,
then
we
have
to
make
sure
that
the
places
where
we're
spending
our
money
are
working
to
do
just
that.
So
I'm
excited
to
to
support
this
continue
to
have
this
conversation
and
figure
out
how
we
can
make
sure
that
these
people
don't
feel
like
they
are
safe
or
welcome
in
our
city
again.
Thank
you.
P
You
so
much,
mr
president,
I
just
wanted
to
ask
you
to
please
add
my
name
and
to
say
that
as
a
district
counselor
in
whose
district
this
occurred,
I
was
horrified
and
also
just
to
say
that
I
think
it's
so
important.
The
point
that
council
arroyo
touched
on
about
us
making
sure
that
these
people
are
never
allowed
to
own
our
history.
P
It's
gonna
be
so
important
for
us
to
claim
that
and
claim
it
for
the
like,
inclusive
and
whole
boston
that
we
see
before
us
today,
and
that
is
the
the
actual
revolutionary
boston,
and
so
I
just
I
really
want
us
to
be
prepared
both
on
the
on
the
law
enforcement
front
and
also
kind
of
on
all
cultural
and
community
fronts,
to
really
push
the
need
to
own
our
city's
story
and
and
not
seat
an
inch
to
just
these
file
vial
groups.
So
thank
you,
mr
president.
Please.
P
A
F
F
We
have
been
very
loud
about
the
discrepancies
that
exist
within
the
brick,
more
specifically
around
the
fact
that
the
gang
database,
if
you
look
at
it
in
early
2019,
more
than
90
percent,
that's
just
to
break
it
down
for
you.
That's
4,
700
individuals
in
the
gang
data
base
at
that
time,
or
black
or
latino,
like
that,
the
gang
database
has
been
used
to
wrongly
implicate
the
boston
residents
that
are
part
of
gangs.
F
G
Thank
you,
council
royal.
We
have
a
policing
apparatus
that
it's
often
used
quite
well
against
immigrants,
black
protesters,
union
activists
and
many
others
right.
So
we
need
to
guarantee
that
these
forces
are
utilized
as
well
to
combat
the
right-wing
white
supremacist
forces
that
are
actually
a
threat
to
our
collective
well-being
and
therefore
I
support
council
royal
in
this
offer
and
look
forward
to
the
work.
Thank
you.
O
O
The
thinking
here,
council
royal,
is
timely
and
I
believe
it's
far
overdue,
but
it's
crucial
that
we
revisit
how
we
use
brick
to
prevent
over
criminalizing
black
and
brown
youth
in
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
it's
intelligence.
Failure
when
a
group
of
suspected
crimes
can
fly
under
the
radar
and
we
need
our
agencies
to
be
able
to
better
collaborate
with
national
and
federal
agencies
to
be
able
to
provide
that
intelligence.
O
The
message
that
our
police
department
will
be
monitoring
hates
needs
to
be
heard
loud
and
clear
to
white
nationalists
and
put
people
on
notice
that
hate
does
not
live
in
our
city
of
boston.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
this
to
discussion
and
looking
for
how
we
can
make
sure
that
our
community
is
protected
protected.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
I
wasn't,
I
wasn't
planning
to
speak
on
it,
but
it's
such
an
important
issue,
but
I've
been
working
on
this
issue,
probably
for
for
three
years
during
during
the
pandemic,
the
the
first
covet
meeting
we
had
in
the
country
really
before
the
before
covert
19
arrived
in
into
the
united
states.
We
had
we
had
it
at
josiah
quincy
school
and
we
had
it
there,
because
the
asian
community
that
I
represent
was
very
concerned
about
the
pandemic,
and
one
of
the
young
women
that
came
up
and
spoke
was
a
young
student,
a
asian
student
asian-american
student.
A
A
lot
of
that
certainly
was
the
rhetoric
coming
out
of
the
white
house,
the
the
hate
speech
coming
out
of
the
white
house,
but
it
had
it
had
a
huge
impact.
That's
my
point:
it
had
a
huge
impact
on
immigrants,
it
had
a
huge
impact
on
the
aapi
community
and
then
and
then
fast
forward.
We
saw
we
saw
this
march
recently
that
that
started
in
both
mine
and
in
council
box
district.
I've
been
tracking
and
writing
about
this
group.
For
several
years
now
they
were
at
beth,
brigham
and
women's
hospital.
A
Several
doctors
of
color
were
doing
a
study
about
disparities
in
the
communities
of
color,
and
these
nazis
were
protesting
out
in
front
of
the
hospital
protesting.
This
study
basically
trying
to
intimidate
them
fast
forward.
They
go
they're
in
south
boston
during
the
during
the
south
boston,
st
patrick's
day
parade
as
well.
They're
they're
in
the
beacon
hill
area
down
towards
the
charles
charles
river
they've,
been
all
over
all
over
the
city.
A
I've
sent
several
letters
over
the
last
several
years
about
this
group
to
the
human
rights
commission
to
document
it
we
have
to
document
every
time
a
hate
incident
happens
in
the
city,
so
it's
important
that
we
acknowledge
it
and
we
figure
out
what
we're
going
to
do
about
it.
That's
exactly,
I
think
what
council
of
royal
is,
is
trying
to
do,
but
it's
important
to
document
important,
educate
people,
but
but
the
last
part
of
my
story
is
the
the
march
started
at
the
haymarket
area.
A
Again:
borders
myself
and
in
council
block
and
council
of
coletta
is
right
there
too,
and
they
marched
right
through
the
downtown
area
right
around
the
chinatown
area,
so
they're
they're
intimidating
the
chinese
community.
In
my
district
they
continued
walking
through
downtown
around
the
south
end,
which
has
a
large
lgbtq
community
as
well.
A
They
ended
up
down
towards
the
orange
line
station
at
back
bay,
which
right
across
the
street
of
it,
but
right
across
the
street,
is
tent
city,
I'm
working
with
council
louisian
on
on
an
issue
on
a
housing
issue,
yet
that
housing
development
is
mostly
people
of
color,
mostly
mostly
african-american
in
latinx,
but
they
they
chose
those
sites
to
intimidate,
really
intimidate
immigrants
and
to
intimidate
people
of
color.
So
my
final
point
is
boston.
A
I
know
the
us
attorney
rachel
rollins
has
also
called
called
for
that
as
well.
So
I
think
I
think
all
of
us
stand
against
this
hate
and
violence
and
intimidation
in
in
our
city
in
boston
stand
strong
and
supportive
of
our
immigrant
neighbors
and
communities
of
color,
and
then
my
my
final
point
is
this:
nazi
group.
You
know
just
don't
forget.
50
60
years
ago,
70
years
ago,
we
fought
that
nazi
philosophy
overseas,
that
white
supremacist
philosophy
overseas,
a
lot
of
men
and
women
put
their
life
on
the
line.
A
Many
many
communities
of
color
I'm
going
to
be
talking
about
that
in
a
few
minutes
with
council
fernandez
anderson,
the
heroic
role
of
black
veterans,
black
servicemen
fighting
for
our
country.
So
what
they're
trying
to
do
is
divide
the
country.
What
they're
trying
to
do
is
intimidate
the
country,
but
I
know
boston
stands
strong
against
that
type
of
hate
and
against
that
type
of
bullying
and
intimidation.
A
A
B
N
Thank
you,
council,
president
flynn,
I'll
keep
this
short.
I
promise
once
we
got
through
budget
season,
we
would
start
looking
at
redistricting
and
putting
together
our
maps
and
setting
out
a
road
map
to
get
redistricting
done.
We
will
have
to
do
redistricting
this
year.
It's
done
every
10
years,
and
so
this
is
the
official
formal
sort
of
starting
gun.
N
N
A
Thank
you,
council
royal.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Would
anyone
else
like
to
sponsor
it?
Please
raise
your
hand,
mr
clerk,
please
add
counselor
bach
counselor,
braden
counsel,
coletta,
council
fernandez,
anderson
council,
flaherty,
council,
lara
councillor,
zhen,
murphy,
council
royale.
Please
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Eight
eight
one
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
redistricting,
mr
kirk.
Please
read
docket
zero.
Eight
eight
two!
Please.
B
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
braden
for
co-sponsoring
this
matter
with
me.
I'm
going
to
give
a
little
bit
of
an
introduction
to
what's
happening
here
and
for
the
next
two
dockets
that
are
coming
up.
So
the
lgbtqia
community
is
an
integral
part
of
the
city
of
boston.
However,
the
reality
is
that
queer
folks,
particularly
queer
people
of
color,
are
disproportionately
impacted
by
most
of
the
systemic
issues
that
we
see
in
our
city.
L
That's
why
we
believe
that
lgbtqia
policy
is
housing
policy,
its
racial
justice
policy
and
its
community
safety
policy
in
june
political
platitudes
and
messages
of
support
are
not
enough.
We
can,
and
we
should
build
policies
that
protect
uplift
and
support
the
lgbtq
communities
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
as
part
of
our
commitment
to
a
more
direct
and
participatory
democracy.
L
L
This
hearing
order
and
the
following
two
are
a
part
of
moving
that
collective
vision
forward,
and
I
have
sponsored
these
hearing
orders
with
colleagues
that
have
been
champions
for
this
work
here
on
the
city
council.
The
copa
19
pandemic
has
further
exacerbated
the
lgbtq,
youth
and
young
adult
homelessness
crisis
in
boston
and
across
the
city.
L
The
city
of
boston,
the
boston
youth
action
board
and
the
280
community
members
launched
the
rising
to
the
challenge
initiative,
which
explores
how
to
prevent
and
end
unaccompanied
youth
and
young
adults
homelessness
in
boston.
They
released
a
report
and
an
accompanying
accompanying
action
plan
in
november
of
2019..
L
This
hearing
order
is
for
us
to
receive
an
update
from
the
administration
on
the
specific
lgbtq
plus
initiatives
and
goals
that
were
inside
of
that
plan
and
hear
from
the
community
about
what
needs
persists.
I'm
proud
to
be
sponsoring
this
alongside
councilor
braden,
who
is
not
only
a
member
of
this
community,
but
has
been
a
champion
for
safe
and
affordable
housing
all
across
the
city.
Thank
you.
Q
I
look
forward
to
hearing
updates
to
the
boston
youth
action
board,
rising
to
the
challenge
initiative
and
the
action
plan
and
thank
laura
councillor
lara
for
initiating
this.
This
is
critically
important
work
and
to
a
vulnerable
section
of
our
community,
and
I
hope
we
can
move
this
agenda
forward.
Thank
you.
A
C
We
will
continue
to
work
with
organizations
to
come
up
with
a
concrete
plan
to
end
this
crisis.
A
solution
is
essential
to
tackling
the
racial,
economic
and
institutional
barriers
to
supporting
our
most
vulnerable
youth
experiencing
housing
and
security.
It's
definitely
all
hands
on
deck
and
please
add
my
name
to
this
filing.
Thank
you.
A
R
Thank
you,
council,
president
flynn.
I
just
want
to
rise
to
say
thank
you
to
the
makers,
and
please
add
my
name.
This
is
an
incredibly
important
issue
that
I
believe
the
city
of
boston
can
be
doing
more
to
protect
our
lgbtqia
youth
at
this
moment.
In
time.
To
my
understanding,
bagley
has
a
home
first
program
for
youth
and
there
is
a
trans
shelter
that
just
opened
up
in
may
in
dorchester,
although
there
is
no
designated
shelter
for
trans
youth
at
this
moment
in
time.
R
So
I
do
recommend
to
the
sponsors
to
just
include
these
organizations,
as
well
as
family
coordinators,
in
our
boston,
public
schools,
I'm
in
full
transparency.
My
mother
is
a
family
liaison
at
east
boston,
high
school
and
serves
as
the
point
person
to
coordinate
wrap-around
services
for
the
child
or
young
adult
once
they
disclose
that
they
are
homeless.
So
she
has
a
good
window
and
idea
of
what
is
going
on
in
this
person's
life,
and
I
believe
others
in
the
bps
system
do
as
well.
R
A
Thank
you,
council
of
coletta.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter
or
add
your
name?
Please
raise
your
hand,
mr
couric.
Please
add
counsellor
of
royal
council
of
baugh
councillor
coletta
council
fernandez,
anderson
council,
flaherty,
council
of
louisian
councillor
mejia,
councillor
murphy,
council.
Overall,
please
add
the
chair:
docket
zero,
eight
docket,
zero.
Eight
eight
two
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery.
B
L
I'm
getting
tired
of
saying
thank
you
president
today,
but
thank
you.
President
flynn,
like
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
lgbtq
community
and
the
city
of
boston,
and
particularly
queer
black
and
indigenous
people
of
color
are
disproportionately
and
have
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
most
of
the
systemic
issues
that
we
see
in
our
city,
and
that
includes
disproportionate
criminalization.
L
According
to
the
william
institute
in
2017
lesbian
game,
bisexual
people
are
three
times
more
likely
to
be
incarcerated
than
the
general
population,
and
85
percent
of
them
have
experienced
solitary
confinement
while
they
have
been
incarcerated,
police
disproportionately
harass
transgender,
black
and
indigenous
people
of
color.
One
in
five
trans
people
who
have
had
contact
with
the
police
have
said
that
reported
that
they
have
been
harassed
by
them,
including
38
of
those
people
being
black
trans
individuals
compared
to
18
of
black
of
of
white
trans
individuals
and
23
of
latinx
trans
individuals.
L
Six
percent
of
all
trans
individuals
have
reported
that
the
police
have
physically
assaulted
them
and
in
boston,
specifically,
the
boston
police
department's
policies
do
not
explicitly
prohibit
the
use
of
gender
identity
or
expression
as
a
basis
to
stop
question
or
search
or
arrest.
Any
individual
as
a
sole
basis
for
basically
initiating
the
contact
or
as
evidence
of
a
crime
and
their
policies
do
not
require
training
on
interactions
with
transgender
people
as
part
of
their
officer
training.
L
A
N
Council
president
flynn
think
from
where
I'm
at
on
this,
I
just
want
to
ensure
that
our
lgbtq
plus
population
feels
safe
when
they
interact
with
our
police
department
and
that
they
feel
as
though
they
are
respected
the
same
way.
We
want
that
for
everyone
else.
It
is
alarming
to
me
the
percentage
disproportionately
of
transgendered
individuals,
as
well
as
lgbtq
plus
juveniles
that
are
coming
into
contact
with
our
criminal
justice
system,
and
I
think
that's
something.
That
also
requires
some
analysis.
A
Thank
you,
council
royal.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand,
mr
clerk,
please
add
counselor
bach
counselor
braden,
councillor
fernandez,
anderson,
councillor,
louisian,
councilmember,
here,
council
overall,
please
add
the
chair
council
of
coletta
doctor
zero.
Eight
eight
three
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery.
L
You,
president
flynn,
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt.
I
think
that
the
docket
zero
eight
eight
two
belongs
rightfully
in
that
committee,
but
I
think
that
the
0883
docket
would
be
better
fit,
and
the
committee
for
public
safety,
as
it
relates
to
the
over-criminalization
of
people
and
the
boston
police
department's
own
policies
around
how
they
deal
with
lgbtq
members
of
the
lgbtq
community
and
the
well-being
of
people,
while
they're
incarcerated.
A
A
B
L
This
kind
of
political
hypervisibility
without
systems
of
support
and
protection
makes
students
vulnerable,
and
what
we
know
is
that
queer
students
in
bps
are
also
suffering
according
to
the
high
school
youth
risk.
Behavior
survey
that
bps
gives
to
the
students,
lgbtq
youth
in
boston,
make
up
15
of
boston's
public
high
school
population
and
those
same
young
people,
particularly
queer
people
of
color,
face
a
disproportionate
level
of
bullying
and
harassment
based
on
their
gender
identity
or
sexual
orientation.
L
To
this
end,
we
can
ensure
that
lgbtq
plus
students
are
also
centered
in
this
conversation,
recognizing
that
each
student
needs
time
care
and
attention
to
succeed.
Academically.
Thank
you
and
I'm
happy
to
be
co-sponsoring
this.
With
the
chair
of
the
education
committee,
counselor
julia
mejia,
who
has
been
a
champion
for
young
people
in
bps,.
F
F
We
seen
during
covet
that
a
lot
of
our
lgbtq
plus
students
were
feeling
isolated
and
home
in
in
spaces
and
places
where
they
didn't
feel
celebrated,
heard
or
embraced,
and
that
is
the
case
oftentimes
too,
when
they
go
into
our
schools.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
in
that
space.
I
will
just
share
one
thing.
I
always
talk
about
my
daughter
in
this
in
this
chamber
because
you
know,
as
a
parent,
I
think
I'm
living
the
realities
that
so
many
of
our
parents
are
often
times
dealing
with.
F
F
Everyone
would
call
her
a
boy
or
they
didn't
know
what
to
call
her
and
she
called
it
out.
She
said
you
don't
know
what
my
gender
is.
Don't
label
me
right
if
what,
if
I'm
non-conforming
like
she
talked
about
pronouns
at
the
age
of
nine,
and
it
is
important
for
us
as
parents
to
create
space
for
our
kids
to
recognize
their
themselves
and
be
fully
expressed.
F
She
also
joined
her
school's
gay
and
lesbian
alliance
as
an
ally
and
as
a
parent.
For
me,
it
is
important
for
whatever,
for
whatever
expression
that
my
daughter
has,
whatever
emotions
she
might
be
going
through
is
for
me
to
create
an
environment
where
she
is
fully
embraced
and
and
loved,
and
so
when
it
comes
to
the
social,
emotional
and
mental
well-being
of
our
students.
F
When
we
ask
them
to
be
silent,
when
we
ask
them
to
put
their
feelings
to
the
side
when
we
ask
them
to
not
be
fully
expressed-
and
that
is
oppressive,
and
so
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
having
this
hearing
and
and
uncovering
all
the
many
ways
that
we
can
be
more
supportive
in
our
boston
public
schools
to
ensure
that
our
kids
are
fully
embraced,
loved
and,
more
importantly,
that
our
policies
reflect
our
values
and
that,
if
we
have
to
shift
things
around,
we
do
so.
Thank
you.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
really
want
to
thank
the
co-sponsors
for
taking
this
very,
very
important
issue
and
raising
this
you
know
when
I
came.
I
I
I
grew
up
at
a
time
when
you
didn't
talk
about
your
sexuality
unless
you're
a
heterosexual.
Of
course
that
was
a
given,
but
if
you
were
queer
or
questioning,
there
was
no
safe
spaces
in
your
church,
your
school
or
your
community.
To
talk
about
it,
and
I
really
feel
it's
detrimental.
Q
All
of
it
is
is
something
that
we
have
to
really
work
every
day
to
try
and
push
the
tide
back,
because
this
is
not
who
we
are.
This
is
not
what
this
country
is
meant
to
be,
and
we
have
so
much
work
to
do
so.
Thank
you
to
the
co.
This
is
so
important,
taking
care
of
our
young
people
at
this
very
critical
time
and
creating
safe
spaces
and
trying
to
change
the
conversation
to
accept
everyone
for
who
they
are.
Thank
you.
A
C
C
As
I
filed
a
similar
hearing
order
this
week
as
well,
bullying
affects
our
children's
physical
and
mental
health
and
increases
the
chance
of
suicide,
which
is
frighteningly
on
the
rise
for
our
youth.
In
addition,
if
students
are
not
socially
and
emotionally
well,
we
know
their
education
falls
behind
our
boston.
Public
schools
need
to
handle
bullying
matters
more
responsibly,
so
that
all
of
our
students
feel
safe,
regardless
of
their
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity
or
race.
C
We
also
need
to
work
together
to
tackle
the
mental
health
crisis
in
our
youth
mayor
wu,
appointing
boston's
first
chief
of
behavioral
health,
dr
kevin
simon,
is
a
significant
first
step
as
we
move
forward.
Dr
simon's
initial
focus
will
be
on
immediate
and
long-term
strategies
to
support
youth
mental
health.
Exactly
what
we
need.
So
thank
you
to
the
makers.
I
will
be
adding
my
name
to
this
and
look
forward
to
working
together
on
this.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
murphy.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter
or
add
their
name?
Mr
clerk?
Please
add
counselor
bach
council
of
royal
council
braden
council,
coletta,
council
fernandez,
anderson
council
of
flaherty
council
louisiana
councillor
murphy
councillor,
we're
all
please
add
the
chair
talk
at
zero.
Eight
eight
four
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
education,
mr
clerk,
please
read
docket
zero,
eight,
eight
five!
Please.
A
H
H
Thank
you.
As
we've
heard,
with
discussions
on
when
council
arroyo
filed
his
hearing
order
on
the
brick,
we
have
seen
an
increase
in
under
undeniable
increase
in
racist
incidents
here
in
our
city.
You
know
sparked,
most
recently
by
the
july
2nd
white
supremacist
march
throughout
our
city,
as
we
saw
with
the
attack
on
the
pride,
but
even
prior
to
that,
and
in
april
of
this
year,
70
year
old
asian
american
woman
was
attacked
in
chinatown.
H
There
are
more
incidents
in
chinatown
and
around
our
city
regarding
anti-asian
incidents
in
east
boston.
There
are
several
incidents
of
violence
have
been
documented
against
lion
x,
individuals
for
merely
speaking
spanish
and
in
2021
reports
identified
more
than
a
dozen
hate
groups
in
massachusetts,
including
388,
specific
incidents
of
racism,
extremism
and
anti-semitism.
H
We
have
a
human
rights
commission
here
that
is
committed
to
tackling
and
addressing
hate
crimes,
discrimination,
civil
rights
violations
and
overall
human
rights
issues,
but
we
have
to
do
a
lot
more
and
this
entity
has
to
do
a
lot
better.
At
tracking
reporting
and
monitoring
these
incidents
as
they
come
in,
you
know,
oftentimes
I've
been
in
chinatown
with
council
flynn.
I've
been
at
these
different
meetings,
hearing
about
these
acts
and
these
incidents
of
racism
and
not
everyone
when
they
experiences
these
threats
or
these
violations,
not
everyone
wants
to
call
the
police.
H
Not
everyone
wants
to.
You
know,
have
those
interactions
with
the
police,
and
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
strengthening
the
human
rights
commission
to
be
a
commission
that
can
track
and
can
be
a
reporting
commission
where
folks
in
our
residence
when
they
feel
threatened,
and
they
feel
that
it's
based
on
their
race
or
their
gender
identity
or
their
religion,
that
they
have
an
outlet.
That
is
not
just
the
police.
That
is
this
commission
that
we're
able
to
strengthen
to
do
that.
You
know
when
we
were
sitting
at
those
meetings.
H
Listening
to
people
talk
about
what
they've
experienced
a
lot
of
them
didn't
even
know
that
they
could
report
threats
or
incidences
to
the
human
rights
commission
for
a
number
of
reasons
folks
expressed
why
they
didn't
want
to
call
the
police,
and
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
strong
entity
here
in
our
city
of
boston,
to
prove
our
commitment
to
being
an
anti-racist
city
and
to
understand
the
issues
before
us,
and
we
can't
understand
that
which
we
don't
track.
Tracking.
H
These
incidents
will
allow
us
to
have
tangible
measures
to
improve,
and
once
we
start
tracking
our
goals
we'll
be
able
to
see
the
small
day-to-day
progress
that
we
make
as
a
city
to
transform
our
city
into
the
anti-racist
city
that
we
want
to
be.
I
know
that
the
mayor
and
the
city
is
committed
to
a
zero
tolerance
approach
and
committed
to
eliminating
racism
in
every
form
and
as
chair
of
civil
rights
and
immigrant
advancement
committee,
I'm
determined
to
also
working
on
this
issue.
Our
freedom
and
our
rights
are
all
bound
together.
H
This
is
a
crime
statement
that
I've
had
with
the
administration
starting
from
day.
One
of
getting
here
on
the
city
council,
and
so
I'm
excited
that
now
we're
ready
to
bring
it
to
a
hearing
and
have
discussions
on
what
we
need
to
do
to
really
make
the
human
rights
commission
one
that
is
empowered
to
that,
has
enforcement
powers.
That
may
be
looking
at
updating
the
language
of
the
ordinance.
H
The
name
of
the
commission
also
to
make
it
more
responsive
to
what
community
members
need.
You
know
if
they
hear
human
rights
commission-
it's
not
always
it's
not
always
apparent
to
them
that
this
is
a
body
that
they
can
report
issues
to,
and
I
want
to
commend
our
president
flynn's
father
for
starting
the
human
rights
commission
at
a
time
where
we're
really
as
a
city
experiencing
issues
and
and
and
having
the
foresight
of
knowing
that
the
human
rights
commission
was
something
that
we
needed
here
in
the
city.
H
So
I'm
excited
to
get
to
work
on
this,
in
partnership
with
the
administration
and
in
partnership
with
my
council
colleagues.
So
we
can
build
up
the
human
rights
commission
as
a
standalone
entity
that
works
with
different
entities
in
the
city
of
boston,
but
also
as
an
alternative.
When
people
want
to
report
threats
to
their
well-being,
threats
to
their
communities
and
maybe
don't
want
to
call
the
boston
police
department,
thank
you.
A
G
G
That's
been
at
play
in
organizing
and
strategizing
for
centuries,
and
so
it
it
almost
feels
like
the
oppressed
populations,
never
really
have
the
opportunity
to
catch
up
and
if
we're
not
strategically
planning
against
it.
If
we're
not
actually
looking
at,
you
know
what,
how
can
we
tackle
these
issues
ahead
of
time
and
not
and
and
prevent
us
from
always
being
reactionary,
then
we're
we're
left
to
just
you
know,
do
the.
G
A
A
A
H
Thank
you.
I
won't
belabor
the
point
because
I
believe
we
spoke
about
this
last
week
a
bit,
but
obviously,
with
this
you
know
supreme
court's
reckless
decision,
overturning
roe
v
wade.
We're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
here
as
a
lot
of
folks
seek
abortion
services
and
reproductive
health
care
in
massachusetts.
H
That
means
we
have
to
further
scrutinize
the
pregnancy
crisis
centers
and
the
limited
service
pregnancy
centers
that
operate
here
in
the
city
of
boston
by
looking
at
our
charter
and
the
boston
public
health
commission's
ability
to
regulate
them
to
make
sure
that
they're
not
engaging
in
deceptive
practices.
Oftentimes
these
centers
present
themselves
as
resources
for
individuals
facing
pregnancies.
These
centers
are
often
deliberately
located
near
reproductive
health
clinics
that
offer
abortion
services.
H
However,
these
facilities
offer
pregnancy
tests,
counseling
and
baby
supplies,
but
also
encourage
people
to
continue
their
pregnancies
and
do
not
provide
unbiased
information.
For
example,
one
of
these
facilities
here
in
our
city
states
on
their
website
in
an
easily
missible
footer,
that
they
are
not
a
medical
clinic
and
do
not
provide
medical
services
under
the
direction
and
supervision
of
a
licensed
physician
and
that
they
do
not
perform
or
refer
for
abortions.
And
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
regulating
these
clinics.
H
I
filed
this
hearing
order
because
we
need
to
have
a
serious
conversation
that
is
respectful,
but
is
also
responsive
to
the
times.
As
I
said
earlier,
the
commonwealth
has
taken
steps
to
address
this
issue,
but
I
think
we
need
to
do
more
than
just
issue
missives
and
statements
saying,
buyer
or
person.
Beware,
there's
a
lot.
H
We
have
to
lean
into
our
powers
here,
our
regulatory
powers
as
a
city
to
make
sure
that
these
centers
are
not
deceiving
those
who
are
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
who
are
coming
to
city
of
boston
to
seek
abortion
care.
Thank
you,
and
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation
with
all
of
the
folks
who
have
been
working
on
this,
both
within
city
hall
and
our
non-profits
and
organizations
outside
of
city
hall,
who
have
been
working
on
this
issue.
Thank
you.
N
F
Whatever
is
almost
three,
it's
three
o'clock
y'all.
I
just
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsors
for
bringing
this
here.
You
know,
I'm
just
you
know.
I'm
gonna
just
put
to
the
side,
because
sometimes
politicians
talk
a
lot.
So
I'm
just
gonna
say
a
few
things
really
quick
one
is
imagine
walking
into
a
space,
walk
thinking
that
you're
going
to
be
seeking
something
and
then
being
dissuaded
and
emotionally
disrupted
right.
F
So
I
am
really
encouraged
by
our
colleagues
here
on
the
council,
who
have
stood
up
in
firm
support
around
abortion
rights,
and
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
be
super.
Mindful
that
you
know
crisis
pregnancy,
centers
operate
in
direct
contrast
to
abortion
or
reproductive
health
clinics
and
in
many
parts
of
the
country,
open
up
shop,
close
to
legitimate
abortion
clinics
and
pretend
to
operate
a
similar
resource,
which
is
incredibly
deceptive
deceitful
and
it
appears
in
boston
there.
F
There
is
one
allegedly
operating
here:
the
boston
center
for
pregnancy
choices,
choices
right
then
you
walk
in
and
not
so
much
so
so
I
think
we
have
again
an
opportunity
to
name
it
and
call
it
and
report
it.
Several
academic
studies
done
on
these
centers
describe
their
internal
operations
as
having
a
lack
of
adherence
to
medical
and
ethical,
practical
practice
standards.
Moreover,
empirical
research
done
on
the
effectiveness
and
power
of
these
centers
revealed
that
living
further
away
from
a
cpc
was
associated
with
lower
odds
of
a
cpc
visit.
F
Though
somerville
has
no
cpcs.
They
have
proactively
worked
to
prevent
them
from
operating
in
their
city
and
when
their
current
attack
on
reproductive
rights,
we
need
to
do
the
same
in
boston
and
protect
our
already
vulnerable
birthing
population
from
further
unethical
medical,
emotional,
mental
and
possibly
even
physical
harm.
So
I
thank
my
colleagues
for
their
leadership
in
bringing
this
forward
and
I
look
forward
to
the
hearing.
Thank
you.
R
Thank
you
vice
president
arroyo.
Thank
you
to
the
original
co-sponsors
and
for
adding
my
name
to
this
important
docket.
I
will
be
brief.
Pregnancy,
centers
and
crisis
pregnancy
centers
are
often
misleading
to
those
in
the
most
stressful
moments
of
an
individual's
life
they
claim
on
their
beautiful
websites
that
they
are
there
to
provide
accurate
and
helpful
information
in
a
compassionate
environment
to
empower
life-affirming
choices
that
changes
lives.
R
People
go
to
these
centers
for
resources
in
good
faith,
in
the
hope
that
they
will
be
provided
with
the
full
spectrum
of
options
that
an
individual
who
is
pregnant
has
for
their
health
and
for
the
health
of
their
baby.
In
reality,
that
is
simply
not
the
case.
In
light
of
the
devastating
ruling
overturning
roe,
vs
wade,
the
city
of
boston
must
do
everything
in
its
power
to
protect
individuals
who
are
and
can
get
pregnant,
to
make
informed
choices
regarding
family
planning.
It
is
within
our
authority
to
regulate
abortion
and
abortion
clinics
through
the
bphc.
R
I
agree
with
the
language
in
this
docket
that
we
must
explore
the
full
extent
of
our
powers
regarding
the
presence
of
these
centers.
So
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation
during
the
hearing
and
thank
you
again
to
the
makers
and
again,
please
add
my
name,
which
has
already
been
added
sorry,
never
mind.
Thank
you.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
makers
for
raising
this
very
important
issue.
Crisis
pregnancy,
centers,
many
of
which
are
religiously
affiliate
affiliated,
like
the
one
in
my
district
typically
typically
are
positioning
themselves
as
social
safety
nets,
offering
services
like
pregnancy,
tests
and
resources
like
diapers
and
baby
clothes,
but
their
presence
and
role
as
social
service
provider
is
not
without
an
agenda
as
they
exist
to
advance
anti-abortion
misinformation,
contrary
to
reproductive
and
contraceptive
justice.
Q
Q
I
I
have
reviewed
the
ordinance
passed
in
somerville
and
the
proposed
came
one
in
cambridge
as
well
as
from
other
parts
of
the
country,
and
I
look
forward
to
the
hearing
to
discuss
how
the
boston
public
health
commission
may
regulate
limited
services,
limited
service,
pregnancy,
centers
and
particularly
how
we
approach
regulating
vast
number
of
which
are
run
by
religious
organization
in
lease
properties
such
as
the
existing
center.
In
my
district.
N
N
Mr
clark,
please
add
counselor
bach,
please
add
counselor
fernandez
anderson,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
murphy,
please
add
council
rel,
please
add
my
name.
Docket
886
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery.
Mr
clerk,
please
read
docket
887.
H
H
H
You
know,
as
I
stated
earlier
in
wanting
to
get
support
for
the
first
trans
transitional
house
that
exists
in
dorchester.
It's
the
first
one
of
its
kind
in
new
england.
I
wanted
to
get
that
through
the
opera
process.
Aop
program
actually
presents
a
really
incredible
opportunity
to
support
that
work,
and
so
I'm
calling
for
this
hearing
so
that
we
can
do
a
deep
dive
into
aop
to
see
what's
working.
What's
not
what
the
cliff
points
are
in
terms
of
subsidizing
subsidizing,
the
purchase
of
units.
H
There
is
a
point
at
which
you
know
more
and
more
community
land
trust
and
nonprofit
developers
have
been
asking
the
city
of
money
for
more
dollars
per
unit
to
prevent
displacement,
and
the
city
has
actually
done
a
really
good
job
at
responding
to
those
increased
requests
for
funding.
But
there
will
come
a
cliff
point
where
it
may
not
make
the
most
financial
sense
for
the
city
to
for
for
the
method
of
supporting
anti-displacement
to
be
via
this
program.
H
P
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
I'm
gonna
be
really
brief.
I'm
thrilled
that
about
the
fact
that
we
just
authorized
this
27
million
more
dollars
for
aop.
I
think
the
acquisition
opportunity
program
is
something
this
council
has
led
in
that.
27
million
is
on
top
of
another
20
that
this
council
authorized
last
june
for
the
acquisition
opportunity
program
and
I
think
what
we've
recognized
and
what
I've
heard
so
many
counselors
talk
about
is.
P
That's
focused
on
people's
people's
living
in
our
communities
the
better,
so
I
just
think
aop
is
a
really
really
important
piece
of
the
puzzle
for
the
city
of
boston,
pushing
back
on
displacement
and
I'm
thrilled
that
we're
going
to
continue
a
partnership
with
the
mayor's
office
on
that
front.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
G
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
consolation
for
filing
this
and
my
co-sponsor
council
block.
We
know
that
the
acquisition
opportunity
program
is
in
place
to
combat
gentrification,
but
it'd
be
nice
to
have,
as
my
consul
colleagues
so
eloquently
already
expressed,
concrete
data.
That
demonstrates
the
extent
to
which
it's
impact
in
that
stated
endeavor
right.
G
A
R
R
We
have
heard
from
our
local
cdcs,
who
have
incredible
intentions
to
preserve,
naturally
affordable
housing
stock,
that
the
hundred
thousand
dollar
cap
is
just
simply
not
enough
to
make
the
financials
work,
so
we
should
be
doing
everything
we
can
to
empower
these
proven
organizations
who
are
doing
incredible
work
and
fighting
against
displacement
and
gentrification.
So
I
do
look
forward
to
this
conversation,
especially
as
it
relates
to
my
beloved
home
of
east
boston,
where
the
fate
of
our
community
and
our
families
really
relies
on
the
success
and
predictability
of
this
program.
So
thank
you
so
much.
A
Q
Q
It
really
is,
as
we
read
in
the
paper
every
day,
massachusetts
has
a
crisis,
we
have
a
crisis
and
this
is
a
very
useful
and
valuable
tool
that
we
can
and
use
in
in
trying
to
stabilize
and
remove
our
housing
from
the
speculative
market
in
order
to
compete.
Head-To-Head
with
corporate
developers
and
speculative
investors,
community
oriented,
affordable
housing
developers,
community
land
trusts
and
tenant
and
advocacy
organizations
must
be
afforded
the
tools
and
funds
to
help
leverage
the
real
estate
market
for
the
public
good.
Q
I
also
believe
that
the
conversation
on
aop
scale
and
reach
should
also
be
conducted
with
the
power
conducted
with
the
powers
of
the
public
facilities
commission
in
mind.
The
public
facilities
commission
has
acquisition
tools
available
for
designated
public
uses
and
previous
conversations
have
been
had
on
legislation
allowing
the
city
to
to
designate
affordable
housing
as
a
municipal
purpose,
we
should
revisit
that
and
renew
its
potent
review
its
potential
as
another
possible
tool
that
could
be
used
in
conjunction
with
aop.
A
Thank
you,
council
braden.
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand,
mr
clerk.
Please
add:
council
of
braden
council
coletta,
council
lara
council,
mejia,
council
murphy,
council,
world
council
royal,
the
chair
council
of
bark
talk
at
zero.
Eight
eight
seven
will
be
signed
to
the
committee
on
housing
and
community
development.
B
C
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
Yes,
so
a
recent
audit
of
boston,
public
schools
by
the
state
department
of
elementary
and
secondary
education
reported
that
the
boston
public
school
system
does
not
support
the
physical,
social
and
emotional
well-being
of
all
students
and
does
not
ensure
a
safe
environment
for
all
students.
C
C
C
C
The
recent
report
on
the
mission
hill
school
makes
painfully
clear
that
unabated
sexual
and
mental
abuse
of
students
took
place
there
for
nearly
a
decade
to
countless
students
as
young
as
four
and
five
years
old,
with
all
the
recent
tragic
incidents
in
schools
nationally,
it's
clear
that
sensible,
timely
communication
regarding
dangerous
school
situations
is
important.
More
than
ever
now
is
the
time
for
law
enforcement
in
boston,
public
schools
to
cooperate
rather
than
alienate.
C
State
legislators
passed
an
anti-bullying
law
about
a
decade
ago
after
the
death
of
phoebe
prince
in
hadley
massachusetts.
That
does
not
seem
to
comply
with
this
2020
school
policy.
As
a
council,
we
need
to
check
into
the
city's
compliance
and
how
they
handle
bullying
matters.
According
to
this
state
law,
there
is
also
frustration
with
the
lack
of
action
and
accountability
by
the
boston
public
schools.
C
Recently,
the
boston
globe
reported
on
three
assaults
this
spring,
where
one
student
beat
another
with
a
chromebook
laptop
leaving
one
child
bloodied
and
another
with
a
concussion.
In
all
three
of
these
cases,
the
parents,
rather
than
the
school,
contacted
the
police
crimes
happening
outside
school
grounds
are
also
a
growing
worry
for
many
people.
C
The
may
11th
stabbing
at
nubian
square
station
is
one
recent
incident
both
victim
and
attacker
were
students
of
boston,
public
schools
in
another
incident.
Earlier
this
spring,
a
teacher
and
a
student
were
shot
just
outside
tech,
boston
academy.
In
dorchester
the
perception
parents
have
of
our
boston,
public
schools
is
becoming
a
reality
concerned.
Parents
and
guardians
are
removing
their
children
from
the
boston
public
schools.
C
C
My
question
to
the
new
superintendent
skipper
was:
what
are
we
going
to
do
as
a
council
to
gain
the
trust
back
of
our
families?
It's
so
important.
Boston.
Public
schools
is
responsible
for
over
46
000
students
in
10,
000
school
staff.
The
mental
and
physical
safety
of
these
students
in
school
employees
is
most
important.
C
All
of
you
were
here
when
I
did
my
maiden
speech,
which
was
to
address
the
mental
health
crisis
of
our
children
and
to
advocate
that
we
are
as
a
council
body
using
all
the
power
we
can
to
make
sure
our
schools
are
offering
athletics
arts
guidance
counselors
whatever
it
is,
our
children
need.
I
understand,
and
have
always
as
an
educator
myself
taken
the
holistic
approach
to
support
our
children,
but
the
cases
were
hearing
in
the.
C
Our
children
deserve
it
and,
like
I
said
one
student
sexually
assaulted
is
too
many
having
a
hearing
on
a
sexual
harassment
hearing
and
they
came
with
no
numbers
and
said
we
can
get
them
to
you
and
we
didn't
get
them
until
I
kept
calling
and
found
out
that
it
jumped
from
350
to
744
this
past
school
year
is
alarming
to
me.
It
should
be
alarming
to
all
of
the
families
in
the
city
of
austin,
so
I
think
we
need
to.
A
F
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleague
for
filing
this
hearing
order.
I
just
would
like
just
some
clarity,
because
I
know
we
filed
a
hearing
order
earlier
this
year
and
it
was
specifically
around
bullying
and
harassment
in
our
boston
public
schools.
So
I
just
need
some
clarity
and
understanding
what
the
difference
is
between
what
we
did
and
what
we're
proposing
to
do
now,
one
and
and
two
I
think,
as
we
continue
to
have
these
conversations
when
I
think
about
safety.
F
F
So
I
think
safety
is
a
loaded
word
and
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
to
unpack
that,
and
so
I
just
want
some
clarity
from
you,
president
flynn,
to
explain
to
me
kind
of
what
the
rules
are
in
regards
to
something
that
has
already
been
heard
and
what
the
distinction
and
difference
is
between
what
we've
already
filed
and
spoke
upon,
and
what
this
is
going
to.
Look
like
moving
forward.
A
E
E
Q
Q
Q
Q
I
you
know
we
spent
so
much
of
our
time
this
afternoon.
Talking
about
bullying
and
abuse
and
vandalism
and
white
supremacy.
It
just
seems
that
this
is
a
climate
that
we're
living
in
right.
Now,
it's
it's
such
an
unhealthy
and
toxic
time
that
we're
living
in
this
weekend's
tragic
and
vulgar
act
of
hateful
vandalism
targeting
the
pride,
affordable
housing
development
in
hyde
park
that
is
intended
for
lgbtq
older
adults
was
maddening
and
disheartening.
Q
The
pride
is
a
profoundly
inspiring
development
project
seeking
to
ensure
secure,
stable
and
affordable
housing
that
is
accessible
and
available
for
the
for
the
healthy
aging
of
all
pride
is
envisioned
as
a
home,
where
lgbtq
older
adults
can
safely
and
securely
be
their
authentic
selves
without
fear
or
shame,
but
live
joyfully
in
community
and
while
homophobic
and
trans
queerphobic
impacts
all
in
our
lgbt
communities.
I
have
to
say
that
this
is
especially
hurtful
when
a
space
for
older
adults
is
targeted.
Q
Many
of
an
older
generation
may
have
not
been
able
to
live
in
their
youth
in
a
society
such
as
the
one
today,
which
is
seeming,
seemingly
progressed
to
be
more
tolerant.
Sometimes
we
wonder
about
that.
But
yes,
we,
we
think
we're
on
a
trajectory
of
more
tolerance
and
acceptance,
and
yet
many
of
our
older
adults
still
do
live
with
their
still
do
live
with
their
true
identities,
concealed
whether
from
their
families,
their
religious
communities
or
in
senior
housing,
and
while
the
hateful
messages
targeting
lgbtq
folks,
it
was
particularly
of
note
that
it
not
it.
Q
There
were
explicit
and
direct
transphobic
messages
spray-painted
on
the
on
the
on
the
in
this
incident
as
well,
which
further
propos
further
intensifies.
The
generational
trauma
experienced
by
trans
folks,
who
are
seniors,
who've
survived
years
and
decades
of
abuse
and
a
lack
of
acceptance
in
our
communities.
Q
Despite
the
the
display
of
hate
which,
which
came
so
shortly
after
the
events
of
the
previous
week,
when
the
white
supremacy
group
marched
through
the
streets
of
boston
again,
I
think
we
just
have
to
reassert
our
our
principles
that
boston
is
a
welcoming
and
safe
place
for
all
and
keep
working
to
make
that
a
reality.
Thank
you.
I
would
like
to
suspend
the
rules
and
and
ask
for
passage
of
this
resolution
today.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
N
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn.
Thank
you,
councillor,
braden,
and
co-sponsors
for
sort
of
the
urgency
behind
this.
I
wanna
make
first
clear
that
there
are
probably
no
one
that
I
look
to
more
for
leadership
on
these
issues
than
eileen
montour
and
gretchen
van
ness,
and
in
lieu
of
that
I
think
it's
important
to
give
some
background
here.
This
occurred
not
just
in
the
district
that
I
represent,
but
in
my
home,
my
home
neighborhood,
where
I
was
born
and
raised
and
where
I
currently
reside,
and
it
was
incredibly
painful.
N
I
want
to
be
clear
that
the
language
used
wasn't
just
derogatory
or
a
slur,
but
actually
were
death.
Threats
were
threats
of
harm
and
violence,
and
in
light
of
that,
I
think
it's
import.
This
is
an
appropriate
response
and
I
think
that
there's
a
couple
of
things
that
I
want
to
note,
which
is
first
and
foremost,
there's
district
counselors
here
we've
had
development
projects
in
our
districts,
and
everyone
here
has
that
group
of
folks
who
hate
every
project
that
has
ever
been
proposed
period
of
any
district.
N
N
I
hope
that
they
get
the
message
that
this
is
not
an
isolated
thing
where
you
can
attack
our
residents
and
then
walk
away.
I
hope
that
you
are
found.
I
hope
that
you
are
caught.
I
hope
that
you
were
prosecuted
to
the
fullest
extent
of
the
law,
but
beyond
that,
I
hope
that
you
understand
that
you
failed
that
this
will
be
built.
This
will
be
built,
more
will
be
built.
This
is
the
first.
It
will
not
be
the
last.
This
is
a
model
for
people.
N
In
my
community
who
identifies
lgbtq
plus
and
many
do
I
want
you
to
understand
that
you
are
loved,
that
you
are
seen
that
your
leadership
represents.
You
understands
the
pain
and
the
harm
that
came
from
this
and
that
we
won't
rest
until
it's
very
clear
that
these
kinds
of
things
should
never
happen
and
that
when
they
do,
they
should
be
condemned
as
powerfully
as
we
can
it's
an
incredibly
emotional
thing
for
me,
because
I
saw
the
pain
in
the
heart.
I'm
still
getting
texts
about
the
pain
and
the
hurt.
N
Who
are
seeing
that
I
want
you
to
know
that
we
feel
it
that
same
way
and
that
our
response
will
be
a
powerful
one
beyond
just
a
resolution,
we
will
continue
to
support
projects
like
this.
We
will
continue
to
see
projects
like
this
grow
and
I
think
it
speaks
to
the
importance
of
projects
like
this
because
for
those
well-meaning
individuals
who
want
to
say
well,
why
do
we
need
to
be
so
clear
about
the
fact
that
this
is
lgbtq?
Can
we
just
say
this
is
inclusive
senior
housing?
N
N
It
can't
be
put
to
the
side,
because
those
who
hate
our
lgbtq
plus
brothers,
sisters
and
non-gender
performing
don't
take
days
off,
and
so
neither
can
we,
and
so
thank
you,
council,
brayden
and
thank
you
to
our
original
sponsors
on
this,
and
I
just
hope
that
those
that
were
harmed
find
some
measure
of
solace
in
this
resolution
today.
Thank
you.
A
H
H
I
came
to
everyone's
attention
sunday
afternoon,
while
many
of
us
were
at
open
streets
and
the
community
quickly
rallied
together
to
support
our
lgbtq
plus
community
and
to
say
that
we
will
not
tolerate
this
and
that
we
condemn
this
in
the
loudest
of
voices,
and
we,
you
know,
I'm
an
at-large
city
councillor,
which
means
the
entire
city,
but
high
park
is
home
and
the
pride
building
is
in.
We
were
there
as
concert
warriors
said
a
few
weeks
ago.
H
We
were
there
for
the
groundbreaking
a
few
weeks
ago,
but
it
actually
used
to
be
a
middle
school
and
it's
a
middle
school
that
my
sisters
all
went
to.
The
reason
why
I
didn't
go
is
because
I
was
rebellious
and
wanted
to
go
to
middle
school
in
dorchester,
but
it
is
a
place,
a
point
of
pride
actually
for
my
family
and
for
it
to
be
called
the
pride
so
that
it
because
it's
an
affordable
housing
senior
development
to
welcome
our
lgbtq
plus
community.
H
Although
we
come
together
and
we
rally
and
we
push
back
and
we
say
not
on
our
watch,
this
is
our
city
there's
no
way,
and
we
stand
together
in
unison
and
in
love
and
in
solidarity
that
these
are
really
hurtful
and
that
the
messages
that
we
see
on
these
buildings
and
the
hoods
and
masks
that
we
see
on
these
white
supremacists.
They
hurt
us
and
so
emily.
H
In
these
moments,
I
shout
out
to
gretchen
vanessa
and
eileen
montour,
who
in
you
know,
were
just
rallied
the
community
so
quickly
and
who
also
approached
this
work
with
tremendous
love
and
kindness
and
no
homophobic,
anti-trans
language
will
change
their
tenacity
and
the
kindness
and
love
with
which
they
approach
this
work.
So
thank
you.
A
C
You
council,
president
flynn,
so
I
want
to
thank
my
colleagues,
councillor
braden
and
councillor
arroyo
for
this
resolution
and
condemning
the
hateful
vandalism
that
targeted
the
lgbtq
plus
seniors,
as
well
as
denouncing
white
supremacist
activity
in
the
city
of
boston.
As
martin
luther
king
once
said,
darkness
cannot
drive
out
darkness.
Only
light
can
do
that.
Hate
cannot
drive
out
hate.
Only
love
can
do
that.
I
know
it's
often
said
and
it
seems
cliche,
but
I
joined
gretchen
van
ness,
a
friend
in
other
community
members
and
leaders
from
high
park
across
boston.
C
Many
of
our
colleagues,
councillor
mejia,
councilman,
lara
councillor,
arroyo
and
louisiana
were
there
and
our
state
reps
consalvo
state,
rep
miranda
and
al
guardo.
Were
there
also,
and
there
was
staff
from
suffolk,
d.a
kevin
hayden's
office,
and
there
were
so
many
community
leaders
and
just
neighbors
who
came
out
and
in
a
short
period
of
time
and
like
my
colleague,
council
louisiana
said,
many
of
us
were
either
still
at
the
jamaica,
plain,
open
streets
or
at
other
events
across
the
city.
C
C
So
I'm
here
to
say
thank
you
again
to
the
makers
and
as
a
city
and
community
leaders,
we
must
stand
and
act
together
like
glue
during
times
of
hatred
that
attempt
to
divide
us.
So
please
add
my
name
and
I
look
forward
to
the
work
ahead
and
also
look
forward
to
continuing
to
support
that
strong
community
and
high
park
and
will
be
there
along
the
way,
especially
as
we
open
the
doors
to
our
senior
community
there.
So
thank
you.
A
A
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair.
Approximately
three
thousand
boston
area
security
officers
are
in
the
middle
of
negotiations
for
a
fair
contract.
They
hope
to
achieve
what
we
all
hope
to
achieve
and
work
fair
wages,
affordable
health
care,
retirement
benefits,
401k
and
better
working
conditions.
Members
of
32
bj
were
here
earlier,
but
they
left
because
today
is
their
day
of
action
on
this
a
10-minute
walk
away,
and
I
hope
that
my
colleagues
will
join
me
in
standing
in
solidarity
with
the
security
officers
who
who
are
members
of
32bj.
H
We
shouldn't
forget
that
so
many
a
lot
of
people
were
able
to
work
from
home
during
the
pandemic.
Our
security
office
workers
officer
workers
weren't
able
to
do
so.
Nor
did
they
receive
any
hazard
pay,
although
they
were
forced
to
work
in
person.
Security
officers
are
essential
workers
and
a
majority
of
them
are
people
of
color
and
immigrants
who
call
boston
home
a
lot
of
my
family
members
and
folks
that
I
know
have
been
and
are
security
officers
and
buildings.
H
These
jobs
can
be
good
union
jobs
and
a
stepping
stone
for
future
job
growth
in
a
growing
industry.
A
lot
of
cities
when
we
look
during
the
pandemic
that
commercial
spaces
and
life
science
spaces
weren't
as
robust,
but
we
in
the
city
have
a
robust
commercial
and
life
science
space
where
we
often
have
security
officers
and
these
security
officers
demand
deserve
to
have
fair
wages
deserve
to
have
to
pay
less
in
health.
H
Care
deserve
to
have
a
401k
which
they're
still
fighting
for,
and
many
of
them
work
at
places
that
we
all
traffic
and
go
to
all
the
time
that
includes
institutions
of
higher
education
like
northeastern
emerson
and
berkeley.
It
includes
the
booming
life
sciences,
industry,
novartis,
vertex,
biomed,
realty
trust.
It
includes
our
commercial
office
partners
like
liberty,
mutual
and
state
street
corporation.
H
Who
was
here
today
and
saying
I'm
just
looking
for
the
basics,
I'd
like
to
be
able
to
have
enough
money
to
feed
my
family,
I'd
like
to
be
able
to
contribute
to
a
401k
and
experience
a
decrease
in
in
in
medical
expenses.
So
this
resolution
is
a
symbol
that
we
stand
in
solidarity
with
our
security
officers.
Many
of
us
were
on
a
call
last
week
with
them,
as
they
were
talking
about
how
we
can
help
them.
H
Their
contract
expires
july
31st
a
shout
out
to
32bj
we're
talking
about
a
number
of
different
private
companies
here
that
negotiate
with
either
institutions
of
higher
education
or
life
sciences
facilities.
32
bj
has
managed
to
get
them
all
all
the
different
private
companies
to
the
table
at
one
time
to
talk
about
private,
to
talk
about
contract
negotiations
and
a
fair
bargaining
process
for
our
workers,
one
of
the
biggest
companies
is
northeast
and
they
actually
are
the
ones
that
work
at
northeastern
and
and
and
throughout
our
city.
H
N
A
A
We
we
admire
these
workers
for
their
their
love
of
this
of
this
country,
but
also
their
their
hard
work
as
well.
We
support
these
workers
because
they're
really
the
backbone
of
our
city.
They
make
our
downtown
area,
which
is
a
which
is
many
financial
air,
is
the
financial
area,
so
they
help
make
boston
move
forward,
especially
in
the
especially
during
this
pandemic.
They
were
essential
workers.
A
They
played
a
critical
role,
so
I'm
just
honored
to
be
to
be
part
of
this,
but
also
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
not
just
on
this
issue,
but
on
so
many
issues
impacting
working
men
and
women
across
across
boston
city
councillors
have
always
been
there
representing
the
interest
of
working
men
and
women
and
families.
Thank.
O
Warrell,
thank
you
councillor
royal.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
my
co-sponsors
council,
louis
jen
and
councillor
flynn,
and
we
know
our
security
workers
are
essential
workers.
They
show
up
day
and
night
to
protect
us,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
I
know
they're
not
here,
but
hopefully
they're
watching.
O
We
know
that
the
cost
of
cost
of
living
is
rising,
especially
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
think
we
heard
some
numbers
that
were
staggering
to
me:
was
it
three
thousand
dollars
for
a
two
bedroom
apartment?
So
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we
are
continuously
fighting
for
increased
wages
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
especially
for
black
and
brown
communities,
because
we
know
when
we
fight
we
win.
So
thank
you.
R
Thank
you
vice
president
arroyo,
I
rise
in
solidarity
with
my
32
bj
union
siblings.
I
have
many
of
them
who
live
in
my
district
in
their
fight
for
a
living
wage
in
receiving
the
respect
and
dignity
that
they
deserve,
especially
as
they
were
largely
the
forgotten
front
line
workers,
keeping
our
building
safe
and
potentially
putting
their
loved
ones
at
risk
during
the
pandemic.
R
It
is
insanity
to
to
me
that
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
the
innovation
hub
of
the
east
coast
with
offices
that
these
individuals
largely
stewart
that
we
cannot
ensure
that
one
job
is
enough.
So
we
stand
with
you.
We
will
fight
with
you
and
we
urge
the
security
contractors
to
bargain
fairly
and
in
good
faith.
Yes,
we
can
see
separate.
N
L
Thank
you
councillor
arroyo
and
thank
you
so
much
to
the
makers
for
offering
this
resolution
on
the
floor.
I
do
not
have
to
speak
about
my
support
of
unions
and
my
belief
that
every
worker
deserves
a
union
and
deserves
to
be
organized
and
protected
by
their
union
and
my
love
and
my
reverence
for
32bj.
So
I'm
really
excited
to
support
this
resolution.
L
F
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair,
and
this
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
absolutely
love
you
right,
because
no
for
real
seriously,
I
mean
I've
had
my
moments
today,
but
just
really
like
to
be
honest,
you
really
lead
with
the
personal
is
professional
and
political
and
oftentimes.
We
see
a
lot
of
political
theater
here
in
this
chamber,
but
I
know
when
I
see
you-
and
I
hear
you
talking.
F
Thank
you
and
thank
you
to
the
the
sponsors
for
bringing
this
on
to
to
the
floor
as
as
well
today,
you
know,
I
always
talk
about
the
fact
that
my
mom
is
what
now
73
years
old
and
too
poor
to
retire,
because
she's
never
had
union
representation
and
she's
barely
making
20
dollars
an
hour
right.
So
when
we
talk
about
justice,
when
we
talk
about
workers,
when
we
talk
about
supporting
our
low-wage
workers
in
that
you
know,
this
resolution
is
great.
F
G
Thank
you
vice
president
arroyo.
I
I
just
heard
my
sister
counselor
coletta
say
that
and
I
just
wanted
to
be
official.
It
is
you
I
honestly.
This
is
the
first
time
that
I'm
saying
that
and
I'll
make
sure
that
it's
correct
next
time.
I
think
so
shout
out
to
dalita
rasha
if
you're,
if
you're
watching
sis
you
know,
I
love
you
this.
G
G
I
do
not
have
experience
with
union,
but
my
grandmother
was
in
local
26
and
having
to
go
through
that
experience
and
understanding
exactly
what
they're
about.
Of
course,
my
my
my
advocacy
on
you
know.
Racial
justice
in
within
the
unions
are
consistent
as
well,
but
nonetheless
I
share
the
same
experience
as
council
lara,
but
I
was
15
years
old
working
at
the
piano
craft
on
tremont
street
and
I
didn't
know
what
the
hell
I
was
doing.
G
I
was
just
trying
to
get
as
many
jobs
as
possible
without
a
green
card,
but
anyway,
the
point
is.
Is
that,
aside,
all
aside,
I
like
to
mention
the
extreme
vital
work
that
seiu
does
and
in
supporting
plethora
of
workers
in
a
number
of
fields.
We
appreciate
you
and
I
just
wanted
to
go
on
record
and
say
that
I
fully
support
this
and
thank
you,
council
of
louisiana
and
councillor
flynn
and
councillor
mural
for
filing
this.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
you,
councillor,
fernandez
anderson.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
fully
support
this
and
I'm
grateful
to
council
president
flynn
and
councillor
louis
again
for
proposing
this
today.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak,
counselor
braden
the
floor?
Is
yours?
Oh,
are
you?
Are
you
raising
your
hand?
To
just
add
your
name.
Q
I
would
add
my
name
I
I
should
yes,
I
had
some
very
brief
comments.
I
think
everyone
has
already
stated
just
how
important
the
work
of
seiu
32bj
has
been
in
raising
up
the
voices
and
the
the
work
of
our
so
many
of
our
essential
workers.
One
one
job
should
be
enough
and
I
want
to
just
add
my
name
in
support
of
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
you,
councillor,
braden,
seeing
no
further
discussion.
Please
raise
your
hand
if
you'd
like
to
add
your
name.
Mr
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
baker,
please
add
counselor
bach,
please
add
counselor
brayden,
please
add
counselor
coletta,
please
add
counselor
fernandez
anderson,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
mejia,
please
add
counselor
murphy,
please
add
council
warrell
and
please
add
my
name.
Counselor's
lieutenant
flynn
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Eight.
Ninety,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
A
This
stamp
would
really
show
the
us
postal
us
post
office,
commitment
and
understanding
of
the
service
of
of
african-american
veterans,
and
maybe
this
is
just
a
resolution,
maybe
symbolically,
but
also
we
stand
here
really
to
recognize
the
incredible
role
that
these
veterans
have
played,
including
the
the
54th.
That's
that's
in
my
colleagues
district
councilor
bark.
I
do
like
to
take
credit
for
it,
but
in
all
honesty
it's
in
council
bloc's
district.
A
That's
a
group
of
african-american
veterans
that
that
fought
in
the
in
in
the
war
for
and
independence,
have
a
beautiful
memorial
right
across
the
street.
From
this
massachusetts
state
house,
I
had
a
friend
many
of
you
might
know,
or
some
of
the
older
people
might
know,
willa
saunders,
who
was
a
boston
police
superintendent,
who
was
a
tuskegee
airman,
and
here
was
a
group
of
african-american
veterans
that
fought
in
world
war
ii.
They
fought
in
world
war
ii
for
our
country.
They
came
back.
A
They
they
weren't,
even
able
to
use
the
gi
bill
to
buy
to
buy
homes.
They
weren't
able
to
use
the
gi
bill
for
other
other
services
or
or
or
programs,
but
here
they
already
been
willing
to
die
for
our
country
and
in
in
germany
in
other
locations
and
they
and
they
don't.
They
don't
have
the
same
level
of
services
that
other
veterans
have.
But
it's
about
it's
about
respect
showing
african-american
veterans
that
they're
important
they've
sacrificed
they've
died
for
our
country,
their
families
have
sacrificed
for
our
country.
A
I
want
to
acknowledge
council
murphy
for
her
support
of
veterans
over
the
last
year,
but
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
council
fernandez
anderson
in
her
support,
and
certainly
she
has
personal
history
with
her
son
serving
serving
in
in
the
military.
So
it's
important
to
have
have
both
perspectives,
so
I'm
honored
to
have
co-sponsors,
council,
murphy
and
and
councillor
fernandez
anderson
recognizing
this
as
well.
So
thank
you
councillor.
G
Thank
you
vice
president
arroyo.
Thank
you,
council
of
president
flynn
for
allowing
me
to
co-sponsor
on
this
highly
worthwhile
offer.
African-Americans
have
served
in
the
us
army
forces
and
bravely
and
distinction
sensed
the
founding
of
this
nation.
Despite
the
rampant
racism
and
oppression,
they
often
face
both
in
service
and
in
society
at
large.
Because
of
both
of
these
elements,
I
think
it
is
imperative
that
we
continue
to
honor
our
african-american
veterans.
G
Camaromative
stamps
are
an
important
symbol
of
recognition
from
the
society
in
terms
of
paying
proper
respect
and
attention
to
those
who
are
so
honored.
Therefore,
it
is
sensible
that
we
support
such
a
stamp
series
pertaining
to
black
veterans,
considering
their
heroic
and
steadfast
actions
and
behaviors,
despite
entrenched
discrimination.
C
I
join
in
support
of
the
creation
of
a
commemorative
postal
stamp
series
for
african-american
veterans.
We
need
to
highlight
and
celebrate
the
services
and
sacrifices
of
african-american
veterans
who
have
not
gotten
the
proper
recognition
in
the
past.
So
thank
you
for
this
resolution
and
I
look
forward
also
to
buying
the
stamps
when
they
come
out.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
N
You
councillor
murphy
and
thank
your
family
for
their
service.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter,
seeing
no
further
discussion
with
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Mr
clerk,
please
add
counselor
bach,
please
head
counselor
coletta,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
lou
jen,
please
add
counselor
mejia,
please
add
my
name.
Please
add
counselor
warrell,
counselors
flynn,
fernandez,
anderson
and
murphy
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero,
eight
nine
one,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
N
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn,
and
I
don't
know
precisely
whether
or
not
people
are
allowed
to
join
in
a
17
f.
However,
counselor
louis
jenna's
asked
to
join
in
the
17f
and
if
it's
allowed,
I
would
like
to
add
her
as
a
it's.
My
understanding
that
they're,
not
okay,
so
I'll,
just
share
this
information
with
with
the
entirety
of
the
council,
but
especially
with
counselor
louis
jen,
I'm
just
seeking
relatively
basic
information
the
rosters
by
year,
the
unit
assignments,
complaints,
history,
which
was
documented
by
the
boston
globe.
N
But
I
want
it
up
to
2022
all
individual
records
regarding
officer
rank
overtime,
hourly
pay
and
the
following
overtime
categories,
which
is
courts,
special
events
and
details.
We
have
that
up
to
a
specific
year,
but
now
we
need
to
update
that
all
revenue
sources
outside
of
the
budget
approved
by
the
city,
including
grants
and
civil
forfeiture.
N
This
is
to
address
a
number
of
outstanding
questions
regarding
discrepancies
and
discipline
for
officers
of
color
and
officers
who
are
not
of
color
discrepancies
and
overtime
that
have
been
revealed
in
the
past
through
such
searches,
as
well
as
a
better
understanding
of
the
roster
and
how
people
are
being
assigned
within
the
force
and
have
continued
to
be
assigned
throughout
the
years,
and
so
it's
a
simple
17f.
All
of
these
things
should
be
easily
attainable.
Some
of
these
things
we've
received
in
the
past,
and
so
for
that
reason
I'm
offering
the
17f.
A
H
H
G
Thank
you,
council
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
arroyo
for
filing
this.
As
my
girl,
mary
j
blige,
said,
what's
the
4-1-1
we
need,
we
need
information
from
bpd
to
better
understand,
what's
going
on
within
the
department
and
learn
how
we
can
better
assist
them
and
the
communities
that
they
serve.
For
example,
we
just
spent
months
talking
about
bpd
over
time.
G
A
Thank
you,
council
fernandez,
anderson
council,
royal
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
darker
zero,
eight
nine,
two,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye,
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Eight
nine
two
has
passed
we're
on
to
personnel
orders.
Mr
corp,
please
re-talk
at
zero.
Eight,
nine
free.
A
A
A
A
C
A
Q
A
A
Chassis
suspensions
rules
and
passages
at
zero,
eight,
nine,
nine,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye,
aye,
all
posts,
say
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
doctor's
passed
we're
on
to
lay
files.
I
am
informed
by
the
correct
that
there
are.
There
are
four:
what
that
there
are
four
late
file
matters.
The
late
fire
matters
include
a
hearing
order
from
council
coretta
and
louisiana
a
revised
ordinance
from
the
mayor's
office.
A
hearing
order
from
council
flaherty
in
the
chair.
A
Okay,
a
hearing
order
from
from
the
chair
a
resolution
from
council
lara
a
personal
order.
The
late
file
matters
should
be
on
everyone's
desk.
We
will
take
a
vote
to
add
these
items
into
the
agenda.
All
those
in
favor
of
adding
the
late
file
matter
into
the
agenda
say
aye.
Thank
you.
The
late
final
matters
have
been
a
jet
added
to
the
agenda.
Mr
clerk,
can
you
please
read
the
first
late
file
matter,
which
is
a
hearing
order
from
council,
clutter
and
council
louisiana.
B
Since
the
dobbs
versus
jackson,
women's
health
organization,
u.s
supreme
court
decision,
overruling
both
road
versus
weight
and
planned
parenthood
plan
parenthood
versus
casey
and
whereas
it
be
it
ordered
that
the
appropriate
committee
by
the
boston
city
council
hold
a
hearing
to
discuss
vending
machines
that
provide
contraception
and
menstrual
products
in
the
city
of
boston
and
the
mayor's
office
of
women's
advancement,
with
other
advocacy
advocacy
organizations,
including
mass
now.
Reproductive
equity
now
planned
parenthood
and
other
stakeholders
invited
to
testify.
A
R
Thank
you
all
for
your
grace
and
acceptance
of
this
late
file
matter.
Regarding
a
hearing
on
contraception
and
menstrual
product
vending
machines
in
the
city
of
boston,
with
the
devastating
ruling
coming
from
the
supreme
court
just
weeks
ago,
overturning
roe
versus
wade,
we
must
act
with
urgency
to
break
down
any
and
all
barriers
to
accessible
and
affordable
contraception
and
the
fight
for
bodily
autonomy.
R
I
also
hope
to
increase
public
dialogue,
not
just
in
this
city
but
in
other
cities
located
in
trigger
states
that
are
desperate
for
any
ideas
and
relief
or
protections
providing
free
or
affordable
condoms
in
plan
b
are
already
taking
place
in
the
city.
Boston
university
recent
recently
launched
plan
b,
vending
machines
on
their
campuses,
offering
it
to
students
at
a
lesser
price
than
what
they
get
over.
The
counter
bps
already
supplies
our
high
schools
with
access
to
condoms
with
a
parent
or
guardian,
opt
out
program.
R
As
I
was
initially
researching
this
idea,
I
was
very
pleased
to
hear
that
the
mayor's
office
of
women
women's
advancement
is
already
working
with
a
company
to
launch
a
pilot
program
for
menstrual
product
vending
machines
across
the
city,
four
to
five
to
be
exact.
So
it's
not
a
large
pilot
program
period.
Poverty
affects
young
people
and
particularly
members
of
our
bipod
community
period.
Poverty
is
still
stigmatized
and
not
talked
about
enough.
R
Even
though
half
of
our
populations
lives
literally
depend
on
having
access
to
these
products,
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
sasha
good
friend
at
mass
now
who
is
leading
the
coalition
around
the.
I
am
bill
that
seeks
to
expand
access
to
menstrual
products
across
the
commonwealth.
It
recently
passed
the
massachusetts
senate
in
march
and
is
awaiting
approval
in
the
house
at
the
close
of
session
this
month
month.
R
So
I'm
wishing
her
the
best
of
luck
in
that
effort,
but
in
the
city
we
have
an
incredible
opportunity
here
to
leverage
the
incoming
pilot
program
providing
free
or
affordable
menstrual
products,
while
also
meeting
this
dire
moment
in
our
country
to
protect
and
safeguard
persons
who
can
become
pregnant
with
any
and
all
methods
of
safe,
reliable
contraception
that
does
not
need
to
be
approved
by
a
doctor.
I
look
forward
to
this
hearing
and
having
advocates
from
mass
now
reproductive
equity
now
and
planned
parenthood,
as
well
as
the
administration
in
attendance.
Thank
you.
H
H
Expanding
expanding
this
pilot
into
all
municipal
buildings
and
making
sure
that
we're
giving
folks
access
to
the
health
care
that
they
need
on
demand
is
vital
and
important,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
councillor
coletta
on
on
this
hearing
order
and
on
our
previous
hearing
order,
so
that
we
can
protect
our
residents
and
those
who
will
come
here
seeking
refuge
from
their
own
states
that
enact
draconian
laws
to
attack
abortion
care
and
reproductive
rights.
Thank
you.
H
N
N
Frankly,
with
their
with
their
own
sexual
history
or
sexual
preferences
or,
however,
they
would
like
to
express
themselves
and
that
stigmatization
can
often
lead
to
them
not
having
access
to
what
they
need
to
protect
themselves
and
to
protect
their
safety
and
their
health.
And
that's
before
we
add
in
sort
of
the
cost
prohibitiveness
of
this.
And
so
I
think
this
attacks
and
addresses
that
in
a
number
of
different
ways,
it
makes
this
more
accessible
for
individuals
who
really
need
this
and
deserve
this.
N
But
it
also
increases
the
accessibility
due
to
cost,
and
it
takes
away
some
of
that
stigmatization
by
giving
them
that
level
of
anonymous
purchase
so
that
if
they
wish
to
do
so
without
having
to
declare
themselves
in
some
way
shape
or
form,
they
are
able
to
do
that.
And
I
think
it's
important
that
we
give
people
and
individuals
that
space
and
I
think
it's
important
for
boston
to
lead
on
this.
I
would
just
note:
do
the
jobs
that
clarence
thomas
did
make
reference
to
the
fact
that
he
thought
we
should
revisit
contraceptives?
N
And
I
think
this
is
an
important
step
for
the
city
of
boston
to
lead
on
what
we
can
do
to
sort
of
address
those
threats
that
we
now
find
ourselves
under
from
our
supreme
court.
So
thank
you,
councillor
coletta,
thank
you
counselor
louis
jen,
and
I
do
hope
that
this
happens
and
that
this
brings
some
relief
to
those
who
who
really
need
it.
Thank
you
councillor,
president
flynn.
Thank
you,
council.
A
B
Second,
light
file
matter,
filed
by
mayor
michelle
wu
to
your
council,
as
I
hereby
transmit
for
your
approval
and
amendment
to
the
city
of
boston
code,
ordinance,
chapter
15,
section
10.
The
proposed
amendment
to
the
ordinance
is
submitted
along
with
my
disapproval,
of
a
similar
ordinance
ordinance
passed
by
your
honorable
body
on
june
29
2022.
N
Thank
you,
council.
Mr
president
flynn.
As
chair
of
government
operations,
I
am
going
to
seek
suspension
of
rule
33
so
that
this
matter
can
be
adopted.
I'm
happy
to
give
the
reasoning
for
that
now
or
after
we
vote
on
that
as
a
council,
but
I
would
just
say:
we've
already
passed
this.
This
is
the
fair
chance
act.
N
They've
made
some
amendments
to
make
it
more
legally
sound
for
the
city
of
boston,
they're,
they're,
sort
of
minor
and
technical
in
nature,
and
so
because
our
next
meeting
is
until
august
10th
I'd
just
like
to
get
it
done
now.
There's
there's
not
going
to
be
a
hearing
on
this.
It
would
just
get
pulled
out
and
voted
on
august
10th.
So,
if
possible,
I'd
like
to
vote
on
it
today.
A
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
council,
royale
and
sorry.
Thank
you
recognize.
Your
council
royal
is
seeking
to
suspend
rule
33,
so
we're
able
to
vote
on
this
matter
today.
So
seeing
and
hearing
no
objections,
council
royal
was
seeking
suspending
the
rules
and
seeking
passage
of
this
second
lay
file
matter.
N
N
In
some
instances.
I
believe
these
technical
revisions
still
hold
true
to
the
spirit
and
intent
of
this
ordinance,
as
originally
filed
working
to
provide
the
transparent
hiring
process
where
disclosures
notifications,
recusal
practices
are
established
when
family
relationships
exist,
and
it
will
prevent
conflicts
of
interest
in
hiring
and
promotional
practices
of
the
city
by
establishing
standards
to
ensure
fairness
and
opportunity
in
the
hiring
and
promotional
practices
of
the
city.
As
chair
of
the
government
operations
committees,
I
recommend
that
we
take
this
up
today.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
O
B
Offered
by
counselors
michael
flaherty
and
ed
phil
order
and
ed
flynn
order
for
a
hearing
to
discuss
the
south
boston,
waterfront
strategic
transit
plan,
whereas
the
south
boston
waterfront,
has
been
the
center
of
boston's
development
boom
with
a
large
number
of
existing
and
future
big
scale.
Projects
that
add
thousands
of
housing
units
as
well
as
office,
commercial
and
laboratory
spaces
in
the
area
and
via
further
order
that
the
appropriate
committee
of
the
boston
city
council
hold
a
hearing
to
discuss
the
south
boston
seaport
transit
plan.
A
Thank
you,
council
arroyo,
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleague,
council
of
flaherty.
The
important
work
he's
been
doing
on
this.
The
south
boston
waterfront
is
a
critical
part
of
our
city.
The
economic
development
boom
that
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
it
is
happening
in
this
area.
However,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
right
transportation
plan.
A
We
have
the
south
boston,
waterfront
strategic
transportation
plan
which
aims
to
address
the
transit
needs
of
the
neighborhood,
with
the
goal
of
putting
forth
recommendations
to
improve
the
city's
transportation
network
in
the
south
boston
waterfront.
The
draft
plan
recommendations
were
released
in
march
and
the
city
seeks
to
release
its
final
recommendations
for
the
plan
during
the
winter
of
2020.
A
Concerns
remain
about
a
lack
of
direct
and
meaningful
engagement,
with
both
the
greater
south
boston
community
and
the
marine
and
fishing
industries
located
in
the
raymond
alpha
and
marine
industrial
park.
So
I
hope
that
we
can
have
a
hearing
to
discuss
this
plan.
It's
important
that
residents
voices
are
heard.
It's
important
that
businesses
are
heard
in
the
waterfront.
A
A
lot
of
these
owners
in
businesses
are
in
the
fishing
community,
fish
processing
and
it's
a
tremendous
job
for
someone
that
doesn't
doesn't
graduate
from
college
if
you're
willing
to
work
hard,
there's
a
job
for
you
and
we
want
to
keep
these.
We
want
to
keep
the
fishing
industry
in
in
in
the
port
of
boston
because
it
plays
a
tremendous
role
in
our
city
and
it's
an
economic
engine,
but
it's
also
important
for
our
economy,
but
also
important
to
working
class
families
that
they're
able
to
work
in
the
fishing
community.
A
But
what
we're
seeing
is
a
lot
of
these
trucks
that
are
in
and
out
of
the
fishing
industry
in
the
south
boston
waterfront.
The
roads
are
being
changed
on
them.
It's
making
it
more
difficult
for
them
to
pick
up
fish
drop
off
fish
because
of
the
change
in
the
road,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
their
voices
are
heard
as
well.
A
I
want
to
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleague,
councillor
flaherty,
but
also,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
and
recognize
congressman
stephen
lynch,
senator
nick
collins,
representative,
david
beal,
as
well,
and
including
councillor
baker
that
also
works
with
us
on
this
issue.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
thank
you.
Our
council,
royale.
M
M
It
just
makes
for
better
policy
and
in
this
particular
instance,
as
the
council
president
alluded
to
the
main
stakeholders,
the
businesses,
the
employers
that
are
all
down
there,
working
hard.
The
workers
that
go
down
there,
no
one
had
any
say
in
in
some
of
the
things
that
are
taking
place
there.
So
you
have
the
community
piece
to
it,
which
is
sort
of
the
broader
community.
M
But
then
you
actually
have
the
stakeholders,
those
that
have
been
down
there
longer
than
anybody
and
they're
just
looking
to
be
heard
and
we're
making
changes
down
there
as
a
city
we're
implementing
new
policy
down
there
in
the
city,
and
we
never
asked
the
stakeholders
how
they
felt
about
it,
what
they
thought
about
it.
How
is
this
going
to
impact
your
business
and
I
think,
we're
doing
a
huge
disservice
by
cutting
them
out
of
the
discussion
when
we
should
be
inviting
them
into
the
discussion.
So
that
would
be
the
only
the
thing
I
would
add.
M
As
again,
we
continue
to
grow
as
a
city,
particularly
down
around
the
south
boston
waterfront,
and
also
particularly
in
the
reef
and
main
industrial
park,
where
those
long-term
stakeholders
and
pioneers
arguably
have
been
holding
the
fort
down
there
as
an
integral
part
of
the
port
of
boston.
In
addition
to
the
seafood
processing
and
the
freight
forwarding,
we've
also
opened
up
opportunity
for
life
sciences
and
and
biotech
down
there.
M
So
lots
of
great
things
happening
down
in
the
rafale
marine
industrial
park,
but
the
city
is
also
implementing
some
policies
and
changes
and
they're
not
engaging
the
community
in
the
major
stakeholders
down
there
and
whether
it's
in
that
part
of
town
or
anyone
else's
district
or
neighborhood
across
the
city.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
the
stakeholders,
the
residents
the
butters,
have
some
say
they
have
an
opportunity
to
be
heard
and
they
don't
get
left
out
of
the
process
and
one
other
piece.
M
I
don't
know
whether
or
not
I
came
in
as
council
president
was
speaking,
but
these
particular
policy
changes
also
require
transportation,
studies
and
data,
and
some
of
that
started
and
then
stopped
because
of
covit,
and
then
this
didn't
necessarily
pick
back
up
again.
So
you
know
maybe
a
situation
where
folks
may
be
running
a
little
fast
and
loose
with
the
data,
but,
more
importantly,
the
fact
that
they're
moving
in
a
certain
direction,
the
residents
and
the
stakeholders
in
the
community
have
known
how
to
say
is
we
need
to
pump
the
brakes.
M
Have
an
emergency
hearing
quickly
get
some
additional
information,
see
what
if
any
transportation
studies
are
available.
What
are
they
basing
these
things
on
and
then,
let's
find
out
what
impacts
if
any
they'll
have
on
the
port
of
boston
and
those
very
precious
businesses
down
that
employ
thousands
of
of
our
residents.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
N
Thank
you,
councillor
flaherty.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Seeing
no
one
would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
add
counselor
baker.
Please
add
councillor
braden,
please
add
counselor
coletta,
please
add
council
fernandez,
anderson,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
mejia,
please
add
councillor
murphy,
please
add
councillor
and
please
add
my
name
as
chair
of
the
government
operations
committee.
I
recommend
that
we
take
this
up.
Sorry,
one
wrong
one.
This
late
file
matter
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
planning,
transportation
and
development.
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
A
A
B
Resolution
in
support
of
amendment
813,
fair
relief
now
for
low-income
workers
offered
by
council
lara,
whereas
the
taxpayer,
energy
and
economic
relief
program
laid
out
in
h,
507
and
act
relating
to
economic
growth
and
relief
for
the
commonwealth
is
a
critical
step
in
addressing
the
high
costs
of
essential
goods
and
be.
It
therefore
resolve
that
the
boston
city
council
offers
its
support
for
amendment
813
to
house
5007.
B
Fair
relief
now
for
low-income
workers,
and
that
the
clerk
of
the
city
of
boston
is
hereby
respectfully
requested
to
transmit
a
suitable.
A
tested
copy
of
this
resolution
to
the
chairs
and
vice
chairs
of
the
house
committee
on
ways
and
means
the
speaker
of
the
house.
The
presenter
of
the
proposed
amendment
representative,
tammy
gouveia,
and
the
boston
delegation
to
the
general
court.
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
so
much
to
my
colleagues
for
accepting
this
late
file.
This
is
a
matter
that
has
just
recently
picked
up
at
the
state
house,
which
is
why
it's
timely
and
why
it
is
late.
The
h5007,
which
is
the
taxpayer
energy
and
economic
relief
program,
ultimately
has
laid
out
a
relief
package
for
our
residents
to
try
to
combat
the
impact
of
inflation
and
rising
energy
costs.
L
The
cost
of
goods
continues
to
rise,
and
the
cost
of
energy
also
continues
to
rise.
So
I
am
putting
this
resolution
forward
to
my
colleagues
so
that
we
can
vote
in
favor
of
amendment
eight
through
eight
one,
three
to
basically
drop
the
thirty
eight
thousand
dollar
floor
on
bill.
Eight
h,
five,
zero,
seven
and
I'm
hoping
to
suspend
the
rules
and
take
a
vote.
Today,.
A
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand,
mr
clerk.
Please
add
council
of
royal
councillor,
braden
council
baker,
council,
clutter,
council,
fernandez,
anderson
council,
flaherty,
council,
mejia
and
add
the
chair.
Please,
council,
laura's,
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
adoption
of
the
fourth
late
file.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye.
E
A
K
A
M
Thank
you,
mr
president,
just
in
similar
fashion
just
like
to
have
my
name
added
to
target
zero.
Eight,
eight,
eight
zero,
eight,
nine,
zero,
zero,
eight,
nine
one
and
I
believe
it's
included
in
dark
at
eight
eight,
nine
by
council
braden
as
an
additional
signatory
to
the
resolution.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
A
A
A
We're
on
to
the
consent
agenda.
I
have
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
zero
additions
to
the
consent
agenda.
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda.
He
has
presented
to
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
Thank
you.
The
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted.
Announcements.
Does
anyone
have
any
announcements
at
this
time?
The
chair
recognizes
council
of
coletta.
P
R
R
These
these
individuals
have
always
made
our
community
brighter
more
vibrant
and
stronger
because
of
their
contributions
to
the
east
boston
community,
so
invite
you
to
two
events
that
are
taking
place,
one
happening
in
the
pia
monte
room
at
11
a.m
and
another
one
outside
on
the
plaza,
I
believe,
at
10
a.m.
Either
way
my
staff
will
send
you
information
via
email,
so
I
just
wanted
to
invite
everybody
to
those
events.
Thank
you.
A
L
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn.
This
is
a
quick
celebratory
announcement
on
my
end.
At
the
last
city
council
meeting,
especially
after
roe
v
wade
was
overturned.
I
made
a
pledge
in
front
of
the
city
council
to
make
a
thousand
dollar
donation
to
the
national
network
of
abortion
funds,
and
I
asked
some
of
my
colleagues
to
join
me
in
matching
me
in
that
pledge
and
I
wanted
to
announce.
I
wanted
to
thank
them
formally.
L
Counselor
julia
mejia,
councillor,
ricardo
arroyo,
state
representative,
liz
miranda,
state
representative,
nikai,
lugardo,
sheriff
steve
tompkins
register
of
probate
for
suffolk
county
felix
de
arroyo,
mayor
michelle
wu
senator
sonia
chang
diaz
and
myself
will
be
making
a
9
000
gift
to
the
national
network
of
abortion
funds.
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
my
share
that
and
celebrate
and
share
my
gratitude
to
all
the
elected
officials
in
suffolk
county
who
heard
the
call
and
made
the
match.
So
we
can
ensure
that
people
have
access
to
safe,
affordable
abortion
care.
A
Q
I
don't
I
need
to
make
this
brief.
I
have
to
be
the
officers
and
all
austin
in
a
harsh
time
quickly.
The
open
meeting
law
allowing
remote
and
hybrid
participation
will
expire
on
friday,
I'm
hoping
that
the
legislature
will
extend
the
deadline
so
that
we
can
continue
to
have
hybrid
and
remote
participation
in
our
public
meetings.
Q
The
other
issue
I
wanted
to
just
from
a
memorial
really
for
boston
city,
councillor,
brian
j
honen,
who
passed
away
unexpectedly
on
july
30th
2002..
He
was
a
predecessor
of
mine.
He
was
the
district
councillor
for
austin,
brighton,
district
9.
and
why,
at
the
time
of
his
death,
he
was
campaigning
to
be
the
suffolk
county
district
attorney
and
he
passed
away
at
the
early
age
of
39
years,
and
we
still
remember
him.
Q
I
remember
when
I
was
elected
people
said
remarked
that
he
was
one
of
the
most
incredible
city
councilors,
who
was
dedicated
to
tremendously
good
constituent
services.
So
I
I
got
in
touch
with
his
former
chief
of
staff
and
tried
to
get
the
secret
sauce
as
to
how
how
he
did
that,
and
I
also
want
to
you
know
he
was
a
good
friend
of
of
councillor
flaherty's
brian.
These
are
the
words
of
our
colleague,
councillor
flackerly.
Q
Q
It's
sad
really
that
we're
still
dealing
with
all
of
these
issues,
but
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
remember
his
service
and-
and
you
know
at
this
time
and
then
the
other
achievement.
I
would
like
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
for
their
support
in
our
campaign
to
in
with
the
harvard
enterprise
campus
phase
a
it
will
come
before
the
board,
the
bpda
board.
Q
This
is
the
largest
percentage
of
income
restricted
units
in
a
single
project
by
and
by
a
private
developer
in
boston,
we're
also
getting
25
million
commitment
from
harvard
to
establish
a
vault,
also
brighton,
affordable
housing
fund
and
money
to
undertake
a
community
needs
assessment
and
a
planning
process.
It's
a
significant
achievement.
Q
It
we
didn't
get
everything
we
asked
for,
but
since
the
erc
is
the
first
phase
of
a
massive
development
of
harvard
land
land
holdings
involved
in
austin,
a
total
of
160
acres,
I
think
we,
this
is
the
first
phase,
the
opening
chapter,
and
we
hope
to
continue
that
campaign
to
ensure
that
that
we
will
develop
this
land
within
with
inclusion,
equitably
equitable
equity
and
sustainability
as
a
as
a
a
byline
and
how
what
we're
seeking
to
achieve
in
partnership
with
harvard
university.
Thank
you.