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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on June 15, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on June 15, 2022
A
My
name
is
ricardo
arroyo,
I'm
the
city
council
for
district
five,
I'm
also
the
vice
president
of
the
boston
city
council.
Viewers
can
watch
this
council
meeting
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston.gov
city
council
tv
or
rather
dash
counsel
dash
tv.
I
would
like
to
ask
my
colleagues
in
those
in
the
audience
to
please
sign
us,
their
phones
and
electronic
devices.
Thank
you
for
that.
Please
also
be
respectful
and
do
not
disrupt
the
meeting.
While
you
are
here.
If
you
are
disruptive,
you
will
be
asked
to
leave.
A
A
Thank
you,
and
can
you
you
please
have
the
attendance
record
indicate
that
council
louisiana
has
joined
us?
Yes,
thank
you.
Mr
clerk.
I've
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present.
This
week's
clergy
is
reverend
dr
kevin
c
peterson
from
the
metropolitan
baptist
church
in
dorchester,
invited
by
councillor
tanya
fernandez,
anderson,
counselor,
fernandez
anderson.
Would
you
like
to
come
up
to
the
podium
and
introduce
our
clergy.
C
Today
I
invited
dr
kevin
peterson
reverend
dr
kevin
peterson
to
join
us.
The
reverend
is
an
associated
minister
at
metropolitan
baptist
church
in
dorchester.
He
studied
philosophy
and
political
science
at
boston
university
as
an
undergraduate
and
has
completed
his
master's
degree
in
urban
ministry.
At
the
gordon
cornell
conwell
theology
seminary
reverend
peterson
has
been
awarded
a
doctorate
in
human
letters
by
the
whalen
baptist
the
theological
seminary
for
his
work
in
the
area
of
public
theology
and
his
work
upon
voter
empowerment
for
black
people
and
racial
reconciliation.
C
He
is
a
no.
He
is
known
across
the
nation,
among
activists
and
theologians.
His
opinions
have
appeared
in
the
boston
globe,
the
philadelphia,
inquirer,
the
boston
herald
and
the
huffington
post.
He
is
the
a
host
on
a
weekly
radio
show
on
boston,
praise,
radio
called
politics
and
grits.
He
has
lectured
across
the
country
and
in
africa
he
is
a
senior
fellow
at
the
center
of
collaborative
leadership
at
umass
boston
and
is
currently
associated
faculty
at
boston
university
center
for
anti-racist
research.
He
lives
in
dorchester,
dr
reverend,
dr
kevin
peterson.
D
Oh
lord,
we
live
within
the
circumference
of
your
love,
so
lord,
we
pray
that
every
day
we
learn
to
love
each
other
and
that
we
grow
daily
in
brotherly
love
and
sisterly
affection,
oh
good
god,
almighty.
We
cast
our
spiritual
eyes
across
the
broad
ranges
of
this
city
along
the
distinct
neighborhood
delineations
across
the
corridors
of
communities
that
comprise
our
marvelous
municipality
across
the
political
precincts
across
the
blue.
The
glowing
browse
of
the
diverse
multicultural
humanity
that
live
and
thrive
within
the
gates
of
the
city
and
who
call
this
place
boston
home
lord.
D
It
is
easy
for
us.
We,
your
children
to
grow,
discourage
easy
for
our
joy
bells
to
lose
its
resounding
ringing,
easy
for
our
greek
to
turn
to
reason,
because,
despite
of
the
greatness
of
this
city
and
despite
our
love
for
this
place,
a
city
on
a
hill,
much
pain
and
horror
and
hurt
washed
throughout
its
boundaries,
shots
fired
outside
of
a
school
graduation
in
charlestown
the
bitterness
and
sense
of
loss
that
rise
in
the
wake
of
gentrification
and
alienation
in
southie.
D
It
is
within
this
context,
lord,
the
context
of
this
pain
that
you
have
instructed.
We,
your
children
to
care
for
the
least
of
these,
the
desperate,
the
daunted,
the
disengaged,
the
disillusioned,
the
discounted,
the
disenfranchised,
the
loss,
the
locked
out,
the
those
lingering
precariously
on
the
margins
of
life.
D
D
A
A
Mr
clerk,
if
you
could,
please
amend
the
attendance
report
to
include
counselor
flaherty
as
being
president.
Yes,
thank
you
now
onto
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter.
The
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented
all
of
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
pr
of
approving
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
say
aye
all
opposed,
nay.
Thank
you.
The
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
stand
is
approved.
B
Document:
zero,
seven,
six,
two
message:
disapproving
the
annual
appropriation
and
tax
order
for
fiscal
year,
2023
doctor
number
zero:
four:
eight
zero
passed
by
the
city
council
on
june
8
2022.
I
am
filing
an
amended
annual
appropriation
and
tax
order.
Doctor
number
zero,
seven,
six:
three
message:
in
order
for
amended
annual
appropriation
and
tax
order
for
fiscal
year,
2023.
A
B
A
F
G
To
move
for
a
suspension
of
passage
of
zero,
seven,
six,
four
and
zero,
seven
six
five:
these
are:
this
is
for
service
of
process
in
our
city,
which
is
a
vital
function,
not
just
for
the
city
corporation,
but
also
for
the
housing
authority
in
our
courts.
So
with
that,
I
know
that
the
zero
seven
six
four
are
three
and
zero:
seven,
six:
five,
our
new
appointments.
These
individuals
obviously
have
passed
all
the
necessary
requirements
and
them
and
their
businesses
depend
on
on
these
approvals.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
F
F
F
F
B
Three:
two:
please
doctor
number
zero.
Four
three:
two:
the
committee
on
government
operations
to
which
was
referred
on
march
thirtieth
twenty
twenty
two
doctor
number:
zero.
Four,
three
two
message:
in
order
for
your
approval,
a
home
rule
petition
to
the
general
court
entitled
petition
for
a
special
law
regarding
an
act
relative
to
relative
to
30b,
submits
a
report
that
the
whole
new
petition
ought
to
pass.
F
A
You
have
the
floor.
Thank
you,
council
president
flynn.
As
chair
of
government
operations,
I
moved
to
substitute
docket
number
0432
with
an
amended
draft
which
can
be
found
on
your
desks.
The
amended
committee
report
includes
added
language
from
the
administration
for
this
home
rule
petition,
which
would
effectively
include
the
following
agencies:
the
boston
housing
authority,
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency
and
the
water
and
sewer
department,
as
well
as
the
boston
public
health
commission,.
F
Mr
clerk,
we
should
everyone
should
have
the
copy
on
their
desk.
Yes,
thank
you.
Council
royale,
the
chair
of
committee
and
government
operations
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
0423
in
a
new
draft.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
right,
I'll,
oppose
nade
the
eyes.
Have
it
docket
zero.
Four
two
three
has
passed.
F
A
You,
mr
chair,
oh
thank
you.
The
committee
held
the
hearing
on
june
10
2022
discussing
the
home
rule
petition
sponsored
by
the
mayor,
which
would
give
the
city
of
boston
greater
flexibility
in
awarding
contracts
to
diverse
small
and
local
businesses.
The
proposal
would
raise
the
massachusetts
general
law
chapter
30
be
written,
quote:
contract
maximum
from
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
the
state
small
purchase
chapter
small
purchase
threshold
as
defined
by
the
operational
services
division
for
contracts
with
certified
minority
and
women-owned
businesses.
A
Currently,
as
written
chapter
30
b,
section
4
does
not
allow
any
preferences
for
disadvantaged,
diverse
or
small
and
local
businesses.
This
proposal
would
allow
a
procurement
officer
in
the
city
of
boston
to
seek
written
quotations
from
at
least
three
disadvantaged
businesses,
diverse
businesses
or
small
and
local
business
enterprises
as
certified
by
the
massachusetts
supplier
of
diversity,
office
or
the
city
of
boston,
effectively
increasing
opportunities
and
access
to
city
contracting
for
minority
and
women-owned
businesses.
I'd
like
to
thank
my
council
colleagues
who
joined
us
councillors.
A
Mahian
warrell
I'd
like
to
also
thank
members
of
the
administration,
segan
duo,
chief
of
economic
opportunity,
inclusion,
michael
miller,
director
of
strategic
procurement
administration
and
finance
and
andre
lima,
deputy
director
of
supplier
diversity
and
the
boston
residence
job
policy.
During
this
hearing,
we
also
heard
from
the
advocates-
and
I
would
like
to
thank
kareem
keyboardia
senior
policy
and
advocacy
advisor
for
the
black
economic
council
of
massachusetts,
as
well
as
the
lawyers
for
civil
rights
boston
for
submitting
written
testimony
in
support
of
this
homeworld
petition.
A
During
the
hearing
we
were
able
to
hear
from
the
administration
that
this
home
rule
petition
is
an
important
tool
in
decreasing
barriers
to
city
contracting,
especially
considering
the
city
of
boston's
2020
disparity
study,
which
showed
us
that,
from
2014
to
2019,
black
and
latinx
owned
firms
were
awarded
1.2
percent
of
the
2.1
billion
dollars
in
city
contracts
for
construction
and
professional
goods
and
services.
The
administration
explained
that
the
written
quote
contract
process
is
faster
for
staff
than
pursuing
a
full
request
for
proposal
and
is
less
burdensome
for
small
businesses.
A
The
committee
discussed
the
importance
of
engaging
with
small
businesses
and
the
difficulties
with
supplier
portal
and
efforts
of
supply
of
simplifying
the
process,
as
well
as
changing
the
narrative
by
suggesting
the
promotion
of
the
awards
of
contracts
to
small,
diverse
businesses
in
order
to
generate
interest
in
applying
for
contracts
or
becoming
a
certified
vendor.
As
I
said
earlier,
this
amended
docket
adds
the
following
agencies
to
be
covered
in
this
home:
rule
petition,
the
boston,
housing
authority,
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency,
the
water
and
sewer
department
and
boston
public
health
commission.
A
These
amendments
only
further
contribute
to
the
opportunities
for
certified
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
and
small
and
local
businesses.
Passage
of
this
home
rule
petition
would
allow
for
more
businesses
to
participate
in
city
contracting
will
allow
the
city
to
diversify
the
supplier
chain
to
make
greater
investments
in
small
businesses
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
recommend
that
this
amendment
of
docket
ought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
F
F
B
Arroyo,
yes,
councilor
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
councillor
baker,
aye,
councillor,
bark,
yes,
council
of
black;
yes,
council
braden;
yes,
councillor
braden;
yes,
council,
coletta,
council,
coletta;
yes,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
council,
lara,
council
lara;
yes
councillors;
yes,
that's
a
louisiana!
Yes
councillor!
Mejia
council!
Let
me
hear
yes
councillor.
Murphy,
councilor
murphy,
yes,.
F
B
B
The
committee
on
environmental
justice
resiliency
in
parks
to
which
was
referred
on
april
27
2022
docket,
number,
zero,
five,
three
nine
messaging
honor
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
180
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
community.
First,
partnership
awarded
by
mass
save
to
be
administered
by
the
environment
department.
The
grant
will
fund
outreach
and
engagement
with
environmental
justice
communities
to
drive
increased
awareness
and
measurable
participation
in
energy.
Efficient
efficiency
programs
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass
and
docker
number
zero.
F
H
H
Dr
allison
brizias,
commissioner
of
the
environment
department,
gave
the
committee
an
overview
of
the
mass
saves
community
first
partnership
grant.
The
city
of
boston
has
been
selected
for
the
mass,
saves
community
first
partnership
and
will
work
with
eversource
and
national
grid
to
bring
energy
cost
savings
to
residents,
small
businesses,
houses
of
worship
and
local
nonprofits
in
east
boston,
roxbury,
dorchester
and
mattapan.
H
All
four
neighborhoods
are
considered
to
be
environmental
justice
communities
who
already
pay
into
the
massachusetts
program
like
everyone
else,
but
historically
experience
disproportionately
low
participation
rates
with
intentional
and
targeted
outreach.
These
communities
they're
basically
going
to
focus
on
the
renter's
residence
whose
primary
language
is
not
english,
moderate
income
residents
defined
as
60
to
80
of
state
median
income
and
small
businesses,
so
the
community
first
partnership
is
going
to
share
energy
efficiency
opportunity
with
the
residents,
provide
emission
reduction,
cost
savings
and
increased
comfort.
H
Specifically,
anybody
who
participates
in
this
program
is
going
to
receive
no-cost
energy
assessment
to
identify
energy-saving
opportunities
such
as
insulation,
heating
and
cooling
equipment
upgrades
through
this
partnership.
The
massive
sponsor
is
going
to
offer
100
of
the
cost
for
all
of
the
approved
upgrades
so
for
docket
number:
zero,
four,
three:
three
and
docket
zero:
five:
three
nine.
As
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks,
I
recommend
moving
the
dockets
from
the
committee
to
full
council
discussion
and
that
this
order
ought
to
pass.
F
We
could
do
that
sure.
Thank
you,
council
olara
we're
going
to
now
we're
going
to
take
a
vote
on
those
two
dockets
which
is
docket
zero.
Four
three:
three
council
lara,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
environmental
justice
in
resiliency
and
parks,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Four
three:
three,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
B
F
Council
lara
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
toxics
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Five,
three
nine,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
council
lara.
The
chair
recognizes
you
on
docket
zero,
six,
five,
three.
H
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
so
for
docket
number,
zero.
Five,
six
three!
This
matter
is
also
sponsored
by
mayor
michelle
wu
and
was
referred
to
the
committee
on
may
5th.
We
held
a
public
hearing
also
on
june
9th,
where
we
heard
from
chief
reverend
mariama
whitehammond
aldo,
gearing
senior
planner
for
the
boston
parks
and
recreation
department
and
joseph
bagley,
who
is
the
city
archaeologist?
H
We?
They
basically
gave
the
committee
an
update,
an
overview
on
the
process
due
to
the
legal
constraint.
The
administration
could
not
go
into
great
detail
concerning
the
status,
but
we
heard
from
representative
rob
consalvo,
who
testified
in
support
of
adding
that
excuse
me
testified
in
support
of
adding
the
number
to
the
high
park.
H
I
come
from
a
neighborhood
that
was
decimated
to
basically
put
a
highway
through
it
and
a
lot
of
it
was
done
through
eminent
domain.
So
I
had
a
lot
of
reservations
about
hearing
the
process
for
the
city.
The
administration
could
not
share
publicly
what
they
were
offering
the
owner
of
the
parcel,
because
they're
still
in
negotiations,
but
after
having
a
private
conversation
with
chief
mariama
whitehammond,
I
am
convinced
that
the
administration
is
going
to
properly
compensate
mr
brown
and
I
am
recommending
that
this
order
ought
to
pass.
A
A
My
understanding
as
I
support
this
project
and
I've
supported
in
terms
of
the
eminent
domain
aspect
of
this
as
I've
supported
this
since
my
election
is
that
they
will
be
fairly
compensated
for
the
land
of
which
they
purchased.
They
have
not
built
anything
on
it
or
anything
of
that
nature.
While
this
has
been
ongoing.
So
I
think
it's
important
to
ensure
that
we're
on
the
record
with
saying
that
that
that's
something
that
I
believe
needs
to
happen,
but
I
also
wanted
to
stress
that
this
is
a
very
historical
space.
A
That
was
a
place
that
they
were
sighted,
that
was
a
home
for
them
and
so
from
an
archaeological
standpoint.
From
a
from
a
local
standpoint
from
a
conservation
for
environment
standpoint,
all
of
those
things
are
aligned
for
doing
what
is
happening
here
and
the
one
thing
I
would
just
like
on
the
record.
I
did
not
have
that
private
conversation
with
the
chief,
but
I
do
know
that
there
are
that
I've
been
told
that
those
conversations
are
ongoing
and
are
progressing
in
the
way
that
they
should
be.
A
F
I
That
as
a
high
park
resident
as
councillor
rory
has
mentioned,
heard
a
lot
from
constituents
about
the
preservation
spray
pond,
so
just
want
to
voice
my
support
for
full
preservation
and
also
full
compensation.
So
we've
heard
my
opposite
a
lot
about
this
and
just
want
to
make
sure
that
folks
know
that
we
are
in
deep
support
of
this.
Thank
you.
F
B
Roll
call
on
docket
number
zero
six.
Five
three
council
arroyo
council
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
aye
councillor
baker,
aye
councillor,
bark,
aye,
council
of
barca,
councillor,
braden,
council,
brave
night
council,
coletta,
council
coletta;
yes,
councillor,
fernandez,
anderson,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
council,
lara,
councillor
lara;
yes,
council,
louisiana,
council,
lucien;
yes,
councillor,
mejia
counsel,
me
here:
yes,
counselor
murphy,
yes,
counselor
murphy,
yes,
doctor
0653
has
received
a
unanimous
rule.
F
B
A
This
home
rule
petition
would
authorize
the
city
of
boston
to
allow
any
individual
age
16
or
17,
who
is
a
resident
of
boston,
to
be
able
to
vote
as
long
as
they
are
eligible
under
state
law
for
all
other
qualifications
other
than
age,
and
to
be
clear
to
vote
in
municipal
elections,
these
individuals
would
be
added
to
a
list
of
voters
established
and
maintained
by
the
board
of
election
commissioners
and
would
be
allowed
to
vote
for
local
offices
and
ballot
questions.
This
would
be
done
by
having
them
fill
out
an
alternative
registration
form.
A
The
board
of
elections
would
be
responsible
for
the
associated
costs.
The
petition
would
also
grant
the
board
the
authority
to
implement
regulations
associated
with
this
act.
When
the
individual
turns
18,
they
would
be
removed
from
the
separate
list
and
inform
that
they
must
register
to
vote
in
accordance
with
state
law.
We
were
informed
during
this
process
that
they
can
pre-register,
and
so
it's
possible
that
we
can
make
that
one
smooth
process.
A
I
would.
I
would
like
to
thank
councillor
mejia
and
councillor
bach
for
sponsoring
this
matter,
as
well
as
my
council,
colleagues
who
joined
us
council
president
flanagan
councillors,
murphy
flaherty
and
louis
jen.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
members
of
the
administration,
anita
tavarez,
commissioner
of
the
election
department
and
marta
crilley
archivist
for
reference
and
outreach
at
boston
city
archives.
A
During
this
working
session,
we
were
able
to
gain
clarity
around
the
pre-registration
process
for
16
and
17
years
old
residents
in
the
city
of
boston,
in
efforts
of
having
a
simplified
process
that
would
limit
a
burdensome
effort
on
the
elections
department.
The
committee
also
discussed
specific
language
changes
that
would
ensure
a
more
gender
neutral
version
of
the
normal
petition,
as
well
as
ensuring
terms
such
as
local
voter
were
consistent
with
language
already
written
by
the
commonwealth.
A
H
H
H
H
You
know
just
kind
of
turning
our
economy
upside
down.
It's
really
added
more
pressure
financial
pressure
for
these
families.
The
arpa
funds
have
really
been
identified
for
us
to
also
be
able
to
give
one
time,
support
to
small
business
owners
and
councilor
baker.
Often
time
talks
about
how
are
we
going
to
make
sure
that
we
use
arpa
funds
to
have
a
lasting
impact?
H
And
I
think
that
creating
a
grant
program
that
would
help
these
families
get
into
get
out
of
the
red
and
into
the
black
and
really
give
them
the
financial
support
that
they
need
is
going
to
have
a
huge
impact
economically
on
our
city.
We
didn't
do
enough
for
the
taxi
industry
when
uber
and
lyft
was
coming
into
the
city
of
boston,
and
I
think
that
with
arpa
funds,
we
really
have
an
opportunity
to
make
some
corrective
legislation
here
in
the
city
to
support
these
families.
H
F
J
J
You
know
get
rid
of
a
get
rid
of
a
service
that
is
provided
and
then,
once
that
service
is
gone,
you
come
in.
You
see
you
saw
with
uber
and
lyft
the
prices
go
up,
all
those
all
those
sorts
of
things,
but
even
more
than
further
than
just
going
after
upper
dollars
dollars.
This
is
a
a
good
time
to
talk
about
the
taxi
industry,
a
possibility
to
maybe
rebuild
that
that
industry
with
more
more
of
a
local
focus.
J
You
know
what
in
in
whatever
it
is
that
taxi
industry
needs
to
do
to
to
come
back.
You
know
we
should
be
able
to
talk
about
it.
I
know
there
was
money
available
the
state
had
had
you
know
we
got
we
got.
I
think
it
was
a
dollar
per
ride.
Where
did
that
money?
Go?
That's
maybe
a
good
place
to
start
the
discussion.
Also,
so
thank
you
council
lara
for
including
me.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and.
F
G
There
is
no
reason
why
our
taxi
industry
cannot
flourish
in
this
city
and
unfortunately,
it's
off
the
rails.
Right
now,
but
I
think
that
this
hearing
will
be
very
timely
and
bring
in
the
appropriate
parties
to
try
to
one
assist
in
that,
whether
it's
the
buyback
medallion
program
or
finding
ways
that
the
hackney
division
could
be
less
onerous
and
more
cooperative
and
helpful,
with
existing
current
cab
drivers
and
owners
to
try
to
help
them
in
their
business
to
survive.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
F
K
Thank
you
chair.
I
just
rise
to
commend
the
makers.
We
are
in
a
humanitarian
crisis
with
this.
We
are
seeing
it
across
the
country.
Folks
have
lost
their
life
savings
and
the
suicide
rate
in
new
york
city
alone
is
just
appalling.
So
I
I
love
the
fact
that
we're
we're
looking
into
this.
So
thank
you
again.
K
Hopefully
they
will
be
open
to
it
this
time
around,
and
I
just
want
to
flag
that
in
new
york
city
they
went
after
predatory
lenders
and
they
also
wrote
legislation
that
forgave
debt
and
provided
additional
relief
so
would
just
respectfully,
through
the
chair,
encourage
the
makers
to
review
new
york
city's
model,
and
I
just
look
forward
to
the
conversation
ahead
on
this.
So
thank
you.
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
coletta.
I
also
wanted
to
ask
a
a
question
to
the
chick
to
the
to
the
chair
to
the
to
the
author
of
this.
The
the
taxi
industry
now
is
under
the
is
being
supervised
under
the
hackney
division
of
the
boston
police
department.
I
don't
think
that
under
uber
or
lyft,
that's
that's
the
case
as
council
of
clarity
referenced.
H
H
Looking
at
this
hearing
order,
specifically
because
we've
seen
a
lot
of
creative
approaches,
I
think
that
we
have
to
have
a
specific
conversation
about
what
works
in
the
city
of
boston,
how
our
program
works
and
how
we
can
be
inspired
by
some
of
the
work
that
other
cities
have
done.
I
also
want
to
say
that
we
cannot
solve
this
problem
alone.
H
My
hope
is
that,
having
this
hearing
order,
creating
a
city
program
is
going
to
signal
to
the
state
that
they
also
have
to
kind
of
pitch
in
and
help
us
and
help
the
people
in
the
state.
So
I
think
that
those
are
two
two
responses
that
I
wanted
to
give
to
to
what
I
heard
from
my
colleagues,
this
question
and
the
lack
of
liability
from
uber
and
lyft,
and
specifically
these
big
tech
companies
are
part
of
what
we've
been
fighting
with
this
ballot
initiative.
H
Is
that
uber
and
lyft
wants
to
continue
to
consider
their
employees
independent
contractors
so
that
they
also
don't
have
any
liability
for
things
that
happen
in
the
uber
and
during
the
rides?
And
so
I
think
that
this
is
part
of
this
bigger
statewide
fight
to
make
sure
that
we
are
considering
these
drivers
as
employees
of
these
companies,
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
these
companies
have
liability,
and
so
similarly,
the
boston
police
department
has
oversight
of
the
hackney
program.
H
There
is
no
oversight
with
uber
and
lyft,
and
not
only
is
there
not
any
oversight
they
are
currently
because
they
consider
their
drivers
independent
contractors.
There
is
no
liability,
so
there's
no
level
of
consumer
protection
and,
as
part
of
my
fight
against
big
tech
here
in
the
state
and
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
definitely
want
to
look
more
about
how
we
make
sure
that
uber
and
lyft
are
liable
for
the
well-being
and
we're
really
increasing
consumer
protections
for
these
big
tech
companies.
So,
yes,
I
would
love
to
have
that
conversation.
F
Anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name.
Please
raise
your
hand.
Mr
clark,
please
please
put
down
council
royal
baker,
hawk
braden,
aveda,
council
fernandez,
anderson
councillor,
zhen,
council,
mejia,
councillor
murphy
and
the
chair
as
well.
Dark
at
0-767
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
in
boston's
covert
19
recovery.
L
Venues
in
boston,
such
as
society
on
high
in
the
financial
district,
were
recently
issued
a
seized
and
deceased
letter
on
the
grounds
of
optics
negatively,
impacting
the
clientele
of
color
service
providers
of
color
and
its
employees.
In
fact,
over
50
employees
were
impacted
as
a
result
of
this,
and
so
one
thing
is
to
create
opportunities
for
businesses
of
color
to
thrive
throughout
the
city.
But
then
the
other
piece
of
it
is:
what
are
we
going
to
do
to
address
the
racial
discrepancies
that
continue
to
manifest?
L
So
we
want
to
file
this
hearing
order
to
give
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
what
we
can
do
as
a
city
to
not
only
create
more
opportunities
to
build
economic
prosperity
for
communities
of
color.
But,
more
importantly,
what
are
we
going
to
do
to
ensure
that
that
we
are
holding
ourselves
to
a
standard
of
what
it
looks
like
when
we
create
space
and
are
super
intentional
about
that
space,
and
also
recognizing
that
here
in
the
city
of
boston?
L
And
we
I
I
know-
I
always
bring
this
into
the
chamber.
You
know
we
have
a
history
here.
We
have
a
history
here
and
that
history
lies
in
an
opportunity,
I
believe
for
us
to
really
repair
the
harm
and
lean
into
this
conversation.
So
it
is
my
hope
that,
with
this
refile
we
can
not
only
just
have
a
conversation,
but
actually
put
some
thought
into.
What
are
we
going
to
do
in
regards
to
that
through
legislation?
L
F
A
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank
you
to
councillor
mejia
for
sponsoring
this
with
me.
I
think
it's
important
for
everybody
on
the
council
that
boston
reflects
its
values
and
that
those
values
include
making
sure
that
people
of
color,
specifically
black
people
within
the
city
of
boston,
are
able
to
open
and
manage
businesses
in
all
places
within
the
city
and
that
clientele
of
color,
specifically
black
clientele,
are
able
to
go
and
enjoy
these
spaces
without
feeling
unwelcome
or
united
or
disinvited,
or
as
if
somehow
they
are
a
burden.
A
But
black
client's
health
is
welcome.
We
will
not
stand
for
that.
We
will
not
tolerate
that
where
there
are
issues
where
businesses
are
making
it
harder
for
people
to
succeed
in
an
area
on
those
kinds
of
grounds.
I
think
it's
incredibly
important
that
we
stand
up
with
one
voice
and
push
back
against
this,
so
making
that
more
welcome
is
is
incredibly
important.
I
think
to
the
continuing
success
of
the
city,
and
you
know
I
want
to
applaud
it
where
it
happens.
A
We
do
have
restaurants
like
seva,
restaurant
and
lounge,
which
is
the
only
black
owned
restaurant
and
lounge
in
the
downtown
area
of
boston
and
so
making
sure
that
we
go
from
just
having
one
place
to
multiple
places.
I
think
is
incredibly
important
for
all
of
us
and
making
sure
where
places
aren't
necessarily
owned
by
people
of
color,
but
they
are
hiring
talent
of
color
that
when
that
talent
attracts
people
from
all
over
the
city
as
it
should
that
all
of
them
are
welcome
in
these
spaces
and
feel
welcome
in
these
spaces.
A
G
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Please
add
my
name
and,
as
you
know,
we've
been
working
very
closely
along
with
congressman
lynch,
senator
collins
and
representative
bill
with
some
of
the
major
stakeholders
down
on
the
south
boston
waterfront
in
one
that
comes
to
mind
is
the
ws
company.
That's
done
phenomenal
work
in
the
space
at
our
prodding
and
arguably
probably
a
model
for
other
destinations
here
in
our
city,
but
also
other
business
districts
that
in
and
out
throughout
across
our
city.
That
could
benefit
so
at
the
appropriate
time.
G
When
this
hearing
takes
place,
that
might
be
a
good
opportunity
for
them
to
come
in
and
share
with
us
the
model
that
we
have
been
working
with
them
and
they've
put
in
place
down
the
south
boston
waterfront.
That
seems
to
be
sort
of
paying
dividends.
If
you
will
there's
a
lot
of
excitement
about
it,
a
number
of
different
businesses
have
benefited
from
it
and
I
think,
there's
a
real
opportunity
to
expand
that
model
throughout
other
parts
of
our
city.
F
Thank
you,
council
flaherty.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
it
or
add
the
name?
I
I
would
also
like
to
highlight
that
counselor
warrell
has
also
been
fully
engaged
and
active
on
this
issue.
In
fact,
he
called
me
over
the
weekend
about
the
high
street
location.
I
had
a
discussion
with
council
where
also
I
know
this
issue
is
very
important
to
him
as
well,
so
just
wanted
to
highlight
the
work
of
our
colleague,
counselor
brian
morrell,
mr
clerk.
F
J
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Normally
hero
squares
are
designated
for
men
and
women
who
who
die
in
service.
My
uncle
dawn
came
back
while
he
in
1968
was
wounded
and
nearly
nearly
didn't
come
back
and
the
miracle
about
him
was-
and
I
I
had
kind
of
learned
this
from
hanging
with
his
friends
and-
and
you
know
you
have
conversations
at
the
funeral
about
about
veterans
and
the
special
thing
about
him
was
they
had.
They
had
projected
that
he
probably
would
have
only
lived
another
two
or
three
years
based
on
his
injuries.
J
He
was
hit
with
shrapnel
in
the
back
and
arms
were
practically
hanging
off
and
and
like
didn't,
wasn't
expected
to
to
really
live.
So
this
is
a
way
for,
for
me
and
and
my
family
to
honor
him
in
a
in
a
hero,
square
it'll
be
different,
it'll,
be
the
it'll,
be
the
blue
sign,
but
my
my
uncle
dawn
was
pretty
special.
He
was
someone
that
at
13
left
his
family
to
go
travel
with
the
carnival
the
world
of
mirth.
He
was,
he
was
a.
J
J
We
grew
up
spring
garden,
grandparents
around
the
corner,
everyone
right
there,
so
you
shared
the
pain
you
shared
the
the
trauma
of
the
whole
experience,
and
so
I
appreciate
just
being
able
to
do
this
and
just
be
able
to
talk
about
about
him
and
what
what
a
good
person
he
was,
the
way
his
effect
on
other
people
and
the
impact
that
that
he
and
his
brothers
and
his
friend
friends,
his
crew,
had
in
my
neighborhood
and
and
by
extension,
dorchester
and
other
places.
So
thank
you,
mr
president,.
F
M
You
so
I
stand
it
to
support
consular
baker's
dedication
of
the
intersection
of
saving
hill
ave
in
sydney
street
as
hero
square,
on
behalf
of
your
uncle
donald
baker's
service
and
sacrifice
in
the
vietnam
war.
So
I
definitely
want
to
thank
your
family
for
that.
The
hero
square
program
started
in
1898
with
the
mission
to
educate
communities
about
the
history
of
service
in
their
own
neighborhoods.
M
M
F
F
J
Have
said
it
at
the
beginning,
but
I
would
like
to
suspend
and
pass
if
possible
and-
and
if
you
I
wanted
to
read,
can
I
just
read
this
also
here
this
is
this:
is
the
letter
that
the
navy
sent
my
aunt
dot
when
he
was
hit
with
concerns.
I
confirm,
on
behalf
of
the
united
states
navy,
that
your
husband,
donald
vincent
baker,
was
u.s.
Navy
was
critically
wounded
in
action
on
may
14
1968
at
dongha
vietnam.
J
He
sustained
shrapnel
wounds
of
the
back
arms
face
and
legs
and
transections
of
spinal
cord
d6
during
the
enemy
artillery
attack
has
during
the
enemy
attack.
His
prognosis
is
poor.
Your
husband
is
presently
hospitalized
and
they
go
on
to
say
that
he'll
receive
the
best
care.
So
thank
you,
mr
president,
thank
thank
you.
F
Council,
baker
and
I
know
the
incredible
sacrifices
and
contributions
your
family
have
made
to
our
city
and
into
our
country
as
well.
Council
bacon,
I
I
know
it
counselor,
flaherty
and
murphy
know
it,
but
I'm
glad
you
were
able
to
highlight
the
incr
incredible
sacrifice
and
service
of
of
your
family
council
baker,
and
we
we
appreciate
that
council
baker
is
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero,
seven,
six,
nine,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye,
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
mr
clark,
can
you
please
take
a
roll
call
vote.
B
We'll
call
vote
on
docket
zero,
seven
six,
nine
council
arroyo;
yes,
council
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
aye,
council
baker,
aye
councillor,
bark,
aye,
councillor,
barkai,
councillor,
braden,
councillor
braden;
I
counsel
coletta
councillor
coletta;
yes,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
yes,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council,
flaherty;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council,
lara,
council
lara;
yes,
consolution
councillorsian;
yes,
councillor,
mejia
council
me
here:
yes
and
councillor
murphy
council
of
murphy,
yes,
doctor
number
zero.
Seven,
six
nine
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
F
F
C
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
offer
this
because
I
think
that
it's
imperative
that
we
apologize
for
the
heinous
historical
criminality
of
slavery
in
its
modern
day
manifestations
when
a
harm
is
done.
The
first
step
is
to
acknowledge
the
harm
and
to
apologize
for
it.
The
fact
that
this
hasn't
been
done,
and
yet
yet
at
the
municipal
level,
is
stunning
to
me.
C
Let's
just
look
at
the
facts.
For
a
moment,
slavery
likely
began
in
boston
in
1638
and
was
legalized
in
massachusetts.
In
1641.
massachusetts
bay,
colony
slave
codes
were
authored
by
the
state's
first
governor
john
winthrop.
These
codes
legalize
and
formalize
a
set
of
incredibly
harsh
and
dehumanizing
conditions.
C
The
local
economy
grew
exponentially
largely
on
the
backs
of
unpaid,
enslaved
laborers,
the
enslaved
african
population
of
boston,
increased
350
percent
over
the
first
half
of
the
18th
century.
Many
famous
and
wealthy
bostonians
of
the
era,
including
peter
faneuil,
grew
rich
from
the
buying
and
selling
of
enslaved
africans.
C
When
it
he
when
he
died,
he
still
owned
five
human
beings.
As
of
a
state
inventory
of
all
white
bostonians
taken
between
1700
and
1775,
around
25
percent
of
them
possessed
and
save
africans.
The
legacy
of
this
disdasterly
crime
manifests
today
in
generational
trauma
and
in
various
disparities
in
realm
of
politics,
economics
and
social
indicators.
C
We've
heard
it
often,
but
it
is
such
it
is
such
an
astounding
stat
that
it
bears
repeating
the
average
net
worth
of
white
family
in
boston
is
twenty
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars,
while
the
average
net
worth
of
black
family
is
still
eight
dollars
in
terms
of
businesses
that
attained
contracts
with
the
city
between
2014
and
2019,
a
dismal
0.4
of
them
were
black
owned.
In
short,
the
political
and
economy
power
brokers
of
boston
have
a
lot
to
apologize
for-
and
I
say
now
is
a
good
time
to
do
so.
C
C
It's
not
the
burden
shouldn't
be
on
me
to
educate,
but
it
is
incumbent
on
me
if
I
have
this
knowledge
or
information,
that
I
am
patient
and
graceful
with
my
white
brothers
and
sisters
to
extend
more
grace
and
say
there
should
be
a
platform
for
reconciliation.
There
should
be
a
platform
where
we
treat
each
other
as
though
we
are
equal
to
do
so
before
we
begin
the
process
of
reconciliation.
C
C
We
do
not
hire
according
to
the
demographics
or
at
least
the
the
people
that
are
hired
in
city
departments,
to
not
reflect
the
population
of
the
city
of
boston.
I
know
that
this
council
at
least
wants
to
do
right.
I
also
know
that
this
council
works
very
hard
to
create
to
the
best
of
their
purview
or
ability
or
courage
to
create
racial
justice
in
the
city
of
boston.
C
Today.
I'm
asking
you
to
give
your
hearts
in
your
courage
to
vote,
to
suspend
and
pass
this
resolution
today,
so
that
we
can
actually
act
upon
our
intention
and
hopefully
acknowledge
the
harm
and
begin
discussions
about
what
it
means
to
truly
undo
the
harm
that
has
been
done
to
the
african-american
people
in
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you.
F
I
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
councilman
andrew
anderson,
for
bringing
this
forward.
We
as
a
city.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
reckon
with
our
past
we're
talking
about
the
work
that
we
need
to
do
to
build
a
better,
more
just
more
equitable
boston.
For
me,
when
we
think
about
the
word
equity
that
we
talk
about
a
lot
baked
into
the
very
idea
of
equities
about
the
corrective
action
that
we
need
to
take
for
our
policy
harms
and-
and
the
policy
runs
that
we've
done
in
the
past.
I
When
we
look
at
the
brilliance,
you
know
that
that
really
culminated
in
decades
centuries-long
work
on
making
the
case
for
reparations
when
taisi
coates
talks
about
the
foundation
of
the
wealth
building
in
this
country
and
the
foundation
of
capitalism
really
being
the
slave
trade
and
that
really
serving
as
a
model
of
wealth,
building
and
profit.
When
we
think
about
our
city
and
the
wealth
of
our
city,
which
I
talk
about
quite
often
that
wealth
is
really
built
on
the
back
of
blacks
in
the
city
and
around
the
country.
I
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
when
it
comes
to
acknowledging
the
harm
and
really
repairing.
But
I
it's
one
of
the
frustrations
that
I
experience
when
we
talk
about
equity
because
it
is
now
the
word
du
jour
and
baked
into
that
word
is
corrective
action
baked
into
the
word.
Equity
is
an
acknowledgement
of
our
history
and
where
we
have
gone
wrong
and
what
we
need
to
do
to
make
it
all
right.
A
second
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention
is
that
boston.
I
Has
this
really
rich-
and
I
think
councilman
jenderson
spoke
to
this
as
well?
If
not
the
idea
that
boston,
it
has
this
very
rich
history
of
abolitionism
and
we
talk
about
it.
But
when
we
do
that,
we
ignore
the
fact
that
we
also
played
a
very
active
role
in
the
slave
trade.
I
think
about
the
fugitive
slave
act
and
something
that
I
have
up
in
my
office
that
I
got
from
the
museum
of
african
history
about
a
decade
ago.
I
Is
this
advertisement
that
was
put
out,
but
I
think
his
name
was
theodore
parker
a
prominent
abolitionist
at
the
time
to
warn
black
folks
in
the
city
of
boston,
about
potential
capture
I'll
just
read
it
so
that
everyone
sees
it.
It
says:
caution,
colored
people
of
boston,
one
and
all
you
are
hereby
respectfully
cautioned
and
advised
to
avoid
conversing
with
watchmen
and
police
officers
of
boston.
I
For,
since
the
recent
order
of
the
mayor
and
aldermen,
they
are
empowered
to
act
as
kidnappers
and
slave
catchers
and
they
have
already
been
actually
employed
in
kidnapping
catching
and
keeping
slaves.
Therefore,
if
you
value
your
liberty
and
the
welfare
of
the
fugitives
among
you,
shun
them
in
every
way
possible
in
every
possible
manner,
and
so
many
hounds
on
the
track
of
the
most
unfortunate
of
your
race,
keep
a
shop
look
out
for
kidnappers
and
have
top
eye
open.
I
This
was
april
24
1851
when
slaver
was
out
loud
in
1783,
and
when
we
talk
about
evolution
of
discrimination
and
racism
and
bias,
it's
a
continuum
right
these
these.
These
racist
structures,
don't
just
disappear.
They're
really
ingrained
in
in
a
lot
of
the
work
that
we
have
to
undo
here
in
city
hall,
in
the
city
so
and-
and
my
last
point
will
be
also
to
something
councilor
fernandez
anderson
said
right.
This
is
not
about
individual
blame.
I
Never
my
idea-
and
this
isn't
about
today,
whether
or
not
slavery
was
an
individual
person's
idea
right.
It's
not
about
whether
it
was
your
idea.
It's
about
acknowledging
that
profit
that
wealth
in
this
country,
in
this
city
in
boston,
we're
able
to
tell
this
aaa
bond
rating,
these
very
strong
fiscal
resources
that
we
have
in
this
city,
but
a
lot
of
that
is
rooted
in
in
unjust
systems.
That
really
start
when
we
what
we
start
with
indigenous
folks
when
coming
here
in
mass
bay
colony,
but
it
continued
with
slavery.
I
And
so
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
atone
for
that
to
repair
the
harm
and
to
do
the
work
together.
To
really
be
honest
about
our
history,
to
do
the
work
of
repairing
and
I
think,
the
idea
of
having
a
citywide
conversations
about
truth
and
reconciliation
are
really
important.
Part
of
that
process
so
just
want
to
thank
counselor,
fernando
anderson
and
all
the
activists
and
advocates
a
lot
of
them
who
are
here
who
have
really
been
doing
the
work
to
really
center.
This
conversation
in
the
city
of
boston.
H
I
don't
have
much
more
to
say:
we've
heard
from
councillor
fernandez
anderson
about
the
importance
of
this
we've
gotten
an
incredible
amount
of
historical
context
from
council
illusion,
and
so
I
think
for
for
my
remarks.
I
would
just
like
to
quote
el
hajj
malik,
el
shabazz
or
malcolm
x,
as
folks
know.
Him
brother,
malcolm
said
that
if
you
stick
a
knife
in
my
back
nine
inches
and
pull
it
out
six
inches,
that
is
not
progress.
H
That
progress
is
ultimately
healing
the
wound
that
was
made
by
pulling
putting
the
knife
in
my
back
in
the
first
place,
and
to
paraphrase
not
only
have
we
not
taken
the
knife
out,
we
haven't
even
admitted
that
the
knife
is
there,
and
so
some
people
will
say
that
we
have
taken
the
knife
out
six
inches.
Some
people
might
even
argue
that
we've
taken
the
knife
out
completely
and
that
we
are
doing
work
to
start
healing.
H
That
wound-
and
I'm
not
here
today
to
argue
the
merit
of
either
of
those
arguments,
but
this
resolution
is
specifically
about
not
skipping
the
critical
step
of
admitting
that
the
knife
is
there,
and
so
my
hope
is
that
my
council
colleagues
will
vote
in
favor
of
passing
this
resolution
today,
because
we
can't
get
to
pulling
it
out
six
inches.
We
can't
get
to
pulling
it
out
completely
and
we
definitely
cannot
heal
the
wound
if
we
don't
first
admit
that
the
knife
was
there
in
the
first
place.
Thank
you.
F
L
L
L
How
much
backlash
I
got
from
folks
as
a
result
of
that
and
then,
when
we
entered
the
conversation
about
an
ordinance
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
how
that
backlash
continued.
But
despite
that
backlash
we
have
to
keep
showing
up
and
pushing
the
envelope.
So
that
is
what
courage
is
all
about.
So
I
am
grateful
for
you
and
to
the
advocates
for
continuing
to
sound
the
alarm
of
what
this
moment
calls
for.
Thank
you.
F
A
A
I
don't
think
I've
ever
received
vitriol
the
way
I
do
on
anything
that
I
stand
up
on
to
speak
in
support
of
or
in
favor
of,
like
I
do
when
that
thing
is
black
lives
or
race
in
this
city
in
this
country.
That
is
usually
when
the
worst
vitriol
comes
my
way,
and
so
you
know
I.
I
appreciate
the
courage.
I
think
this
is
an
important
part
for
the
city
to
acknowledge
their
role
in
this.
A
The
ways
in
which
we
have
profited
as
a
city
over
time
by
this
trade
and
by
the
ways
in
which
we
have
excluded
and
or
subjugated
entire
people,
and
so
you
know,
I
think,
the
biggest
part
for
me
about
this
and
an
act
like
this
and
the
importance
of
an
act
like
this
is
admitting
that
the
harm
was
done
and
taking
accountability
for
that
part
of
it,
so
that
we
can
move
on
to
the
healing
and
the
restoration
that
comes
after.
But
nothing
comes
until
you
do
that
part.
A
A
This
is
not
a
a
new
matter,
and
I
hope
that
the
passage
of
this,
which
I
am
going
to
vote
in
favor
of
this,
and
I
look
forward
to
vote
in
favor
of
this,
that
the
passage
of
this
begins
us
on
a
track
towards
having
real
conversations
about
how
we
we
do
that
healing
how
we
address
some
of
those
those
harms
that
have
been
done
in
the
ways
in
which
our
neighborhoods
have
have
sort
of
borne
the
brunt
of
them
over
decades.
And
so
I
look
forward
to
this.
Thank
you.
A
F
N
You
so
much,
mr
president,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
makers
and
to
add
my
voice
along
with
my
vote
in
support
of
this.
Please
add
my
name.
I
I
think
I
said
this
when
counselor
mahia
and
I
introduced
the
reparations
hearing
order
last
session.
But
the
reality
is
is
that
we
live
inside
of
institutions
in
the
city
of
boston,
many
and
celebrate
them
and
talk.
N
You
know
about
them,
many
of
which
have
a
legacy
that
goes
back
to
before
the
slave
trade
and
certainly
the
profiting
off
of
the
slave
off
of
slavery
and
was
banned
in
this
city.
So
I
just
I
want
to
say
that
it
hasn't
been
that
long
and
that
so
many
of
the
things
that
shape
the
architecture
of
this
city
date
to
the
same
period,
and
so
I
think
it's
very
important.
N
We
can't
go
and
talk
about
our
institutions
that
we're
so
proud
have
been
around
they're,
the
oldest
in
the
country,
because
they've
been
around
since
the
1600s
or
the
1700s,
without
saying
the
boston
of
the
1600s
and
1700s,
where
africans
were
enslaved
and
the
city
also
still
lives
with
us.
And
so
I
just
want
to
thank
the
makers
and
say
that
I'll
be
voting
in
support.
J
You,
mr
president,
thank
you
for
your
words.
They
were
great
there's
three
pieces
here,
acknowledge,
condemn
and
apologize,
acknowledge
and
condemn
them
all
in
apologize.
I'm
a
little
uneasy
about.
If
we
can
be
honest,
if
we're
going
to
have
conversations,
you
know
I
feel
so
far
removed
from
john
winthrop
and
peter
faneuil
and
harvard
university,
I
grew
up
a
little
rough
and
tumble.
J
C
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
first
thank
you
for
all
the
kind
words
and
encouragement
and
yes
thank
you,
council
mejia,
for
filing,
for
the
hearing
order
for
the
commission
on
reparations
and
as
well
as
council
bach
for
your
efforts
in
the
previous
year.
I
would
first
like
to
acknowledge
council
baker,
council
baker.
C
It
is
that
this
level
of
work
and
sincerity
that
will
take
us
to
reconciliation
will
take
us
to
healing.
If
you
had
said
anything
else,
if
you
had
been
pretentious
about
it,
I
would
have
said
he's
not
ready,
but
the
fact
that
you
got
up-
and
you
said
this
is
how
I
feel
I
will
be
honest
with
you,
but
in
support
in
the
effort
or
in
the
spirit
of
healing.
If
this
helps
then
so,
be
it
I'm
I'm
with
you.
I
I
appreciate
that,
and
I
think
that
is
where
we
start.
C
I
thank
you
for
your
open
heart.
I
look
forward
to
doing
my
part,
hopefully
to
bringing
you
to
understand
and
as
far
as
the
advocates
I
like
to
just
recognize
quickly,
not
quickly,
but
I
have
to
do
it
quickly,
reverend
kevin
peterson.
I
thank
you.
So
much
for
your
blood,
sweat
and
tears
in
this
work.
Of
course,
all
of
the
every
single
advocate
here,
sister
aziza
robinson
good
night.
F
F
Veterans
that
served
in
world
war
ii-
most
of
them,
unfortunately,
are
dead
now,
but
they
didn't
get
their
va,
benefits,
african-american
veterans,
but
there's
a
proposal
before
congress
that
would
recognize
the
family
families
of
african-american
veterans
that
were
excluded
from
va
benefits
so
that
their
family
could
could
get
those
that
might
be
housing
support.
That
might
be
a
job
training
support
that
might
be.
That
might
be
financial
assistance.
F
But
here
you
have
african-american
veterans
that
served
in
world
war
ii.
Many
of
them
were
wounded,
many
of
them
were
killed,
unfortunately,
but
many
of
them
many
of
them
were
wounded
and
they
came
back
to
cities
like
boston
and
in
chicago
and
in
cleveland
in
new
york
city
and
they
weren't
able
to
get
a
va
home
loan
which
most
world
war,
two
veterans,
that's
how
they
bought
their
that's,
how
they
brought
their
homes,
was
through
the
va
home
program,
but
not
african-american
veterans.
F
So
I
was,
I
had
a
long
discussion
with
an
activist
over
the
weekend,
as
I
mentioned,
but
the
he
is
a
community,
his
of
his
men
and
women
they're
ready
to
been
willing
to
die
for
our
country,
which
they
did
and
wounded
for
our
country,
which
they
did.
But
they
came
back
here
and
they
they
weren't
treated
with
the
respect
and
dignity
that
they've
earned.
F
So
it's
a
somewhat
it's
a
somewhat
similar
story,
but
I'm
certainly
supportive
of
this
of
this
declaration,
because
it's
an
important
it's
important
matter,
but
it
also
puts
boston
on
a
path
where
we
can
address
our
terrible
mistakes
of
the
past,
but
to
try
to
come
together
as
a
city
and
improve
improve
race
relations
for
all.
So
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
this
proposal
by
by
our
colleagues,
council,
lugen,
council,
lara
and
councillor
royal.
B
F
F
Oh
please
add:
council
royale,
yes,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
council
of
lara
and
councillor
lujan
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero,
seven,
seven
zero.
All
those
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
saying:
hey,
mr
clerk.
We're
going
to
have
a
roll
call
vote.
Could
you
please
call
the
roll.
B
We'll
call
vote
on
docket
0770
council
arroyo.
Yes,
council
arroyo.
Yes,
council
baker;
yes,
councillor
baker;
yes,
councillor,
bark
council,
braden,
councillor
braden;
yes,
councillor,
coletta,
councillor
coletta;
yes,
council,
fernandes,
anderson,
councillor,
fernandez,
anderson,
yes,
council,
flaherty,
council
office,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
council,
lara,
council
lara;
yes,
cancer,
louisiana,
council
louisiana;
yes,
councillor,
mejia,
councillor
mijia,
yes,
councillor,
murphy,
councillor,
murphy,
yes,
darken,
number,
zero!
Seven,
seven
zero
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
O
O
There
was
a
lot
of
it
was
in
the
early
morning,
hours
of
one
o'clock
or
so,
and
we
had
a
lot
of
fire
alarms
going
off
and
and
we
we
got
out
of
bed
and
we
walked
over
and
witnessed
firsthand
the
incredible
bravery
and
commitment
of
our
firefighters
as
they
rescued
folks
from
a
fire
one.
Unfortunately,
one
young
man
died
in
the
blaze,
but
this
is
sort
of
the
the
daily
work
of
our
firefighters.
O
O
Rushing
into
a
building
to
save
others-
and
I
want
to
take
this
moment
not
only
to
recognize
the
the
sacrifices
of
the
of
the
firefighters
who
fell
on
june
17th
1972
with
all
the
other
f
firefighters
who
died
in
the
line
of
duty
and
those
also
who
are
impacted
by
the
pollution
and
the
and
the
the
stress
and
the
pollution
that
they
experience
just
exposed
to
day-to-day
and
the
everyday
work.
So
I
ask
my
colleagues
to
join
me
in
supporting
this
resolution
and
honoring
the
fallen
firefighters
at
the
vendome.
N
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
you
and
to
councillor
braden
for
co-sponsoring
counselor
braden
has
spoken
about
it
at
length,
so
I
just
want
to
say
that
these
firefighters
are
still
very
heavily
remembered
in
the
back
bay.
I'm
glad
that
our
predecessors
were
able
to
support
a
memorial
to
them
25
years
ago,
but
you
know
that
day
that
we
lost
these
nine
men.
We
also
you
know,
25
kids
lost
their
father
and
those
kids
are
still
alive
today
and
they've
been
bearing
that
loss
for
50
years.
N
So
I
think
it's
it's
neat
and
proper
that
the
city
should
continue
to
recognize
this,
and
I
do
want
to
ask
the
councilor
for
district
8,
invite
all
colleagues
who
can
make
it
on
friday
at
11
a.m,
we'll
be
at
the
memorial
at
that
corner
of
commonwealth
and
dartmouth,
marking
this
anniversary.
So
anybody
who
can
come,
I
know
we
would
love
to
have
you
there
and
and
just
the
one.
N
Other
thing
I
want
to
say
is
that
you
know
in
the
aftermath
of
the
vendome
fire,
there
was
a
whole
study
and
what
they
found
was
that
a
structurally
inappropriate
modification
had
been
made
to
the
building
actually
several
decades
prior.
That
was
the
reason
for
this
sudden
collapse
of
the
five
floors.
N
A
F
F
There
was
firefighter
firefighter
memorial
sunday
and
we
came
together
as
a
city
to
pray
for
the
families
of
the
fallen
firefighters,
but
we
also
resolved
as
elected
officials
coming
into
the
state
house,
are
coming
into
city
hall.
To
do
everything
we
can
to
support
firefighters
to
support
their
families
on
so
many
issues
and
challenges
a
firefighter
faces
every
day
so-
and
I
think
council
braden
mentioned
a
couple
of
them.
The
various
health
related
issues
that
firefighters
and
their
families
are
subjected
to
because
of
the
dangerous
job
that
they
do.
F
So
I'm
just
I'm
just
honored
to
be
here
and
to
be
part
of
this,
be
part
of
this
resolution.
Thank
you,
council
braden.
Thank
you,
council
block,
but
also
to
my
all
of
my
counselors,
who
have
been
strong
supporters
of
of
of
the
boston
fire
fire
department,
including
former
state
representative,
michael
flaherty,
council,
flaherty's
father,
who
really
led
the
charge
up
at
the
state
house
in
support
of
firefighters
across
across
the
state.
Thank
you,
council,
rail.
A
M
As
we
know,
it
takes
a
lot
of
courage
and
dedication
to
enter
a
burning
building
when
others
we
know
are
trying
to
run
out
in
the
opposite
direction,
and
it
also
requires
training,
skill,
caring
and
discipline
to
rescue
intend
to
a
victim
of
a
fire
or
an
accident.
In
the
midst
of
confusion
and
danger.
M
And
I
know
I
was
there,
along
with
council
of
flaherty
and
council
louisiana
for
the
young
and
marawu
at
the
firefighter
mass
last
weekend,
which
was
beautiful,
but
when
they
handed
out
all
those
flowers-
and
you
saw
how
many
firefighters
we
have
lost,
and
families
that
you
know
also
put
their
life
on
the
risk.
Their
just
sacrifice
also.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
our
firefighters
and
thank
you
to
the
sponsors
of
this.
A
L
And
so
I
just
want
to
rise
in
support
of
this
resolution
and
and
and
to
send
my
sincere
condolences
to
the
family
and
know
that
you
have
a
fighter
in
me,
even
though
I'm
always
fighting
a
child.
But
you
know
lots
of
love
and-
and
thank
you
so
much
to
my
council
colleagues
for
filing
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
I
Yes,
thank
you
and
thank
you
to
councillor
braden
for
this
resolution.
Just
want
to
echo
what
councilor
murphy
had
said.
We
attended
a
beautiful
somber
ceremony
this
past
sunday,
really
recognizing
acknowledging
the
sacrifice
made
by
the
firefighters
who
have
lost
their
life
when
trying
to
save
others.
So
I
think
the
firefighters
of
the
city,
I
think
the
families
I
think
counselor
box
expressed
really
well
like
25
children,
without
parents
as
a
result
of
the
hotel
vendome
fire.
I
So
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
that,
as
as
as
part
of
our
history
here
in
the
city
of
boston
and
want
to
thank
those
who
who
choose
to
enter
this
profession,
which
requires
a
great
amount
of
sacrifice.
So
thank
you
to
the
makers
in
commemorating
this
moment
of
the
hotel,
vendome
fire
and
for
the
city
for
other
memorial
to
firefighters
that
we
had
on
sunday.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you
councilor
louis
jen.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Seeing
no
other
hands.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Mr
clerk?
Please
add
counselor
baker,
please
add
counselor
coletta,
please
add
counselor
fernandez,
anderson,
please
add
counselor
flaherty,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
louis
jen,
please
add
counselor
mejia,
please
add
counselor
murphy
and
please
add
my
name.
Counselors
braden
bach
and
flynn
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
0771,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay.
F
F
B
F
F
F
F
Suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
seven,
seven,
eight,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
saying:
may
the
eyes
have
it.
The
doctor
has
passed
we're
on
two
late
files.
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
four
late
file
matters.
The
late
fire
matters
include
a
letter
of
absence
from
council
laurel
and
three
personnel
orders.
F
F
B
F
F
F
F
F
F
B
Documents:
zero
three,
seven:
six
from
the
committee
on
planning,
development
and
transportation
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston,
to
accept
and
expend
four
hundred.
Ninety
two
thousand
two
hundred
eighty
six
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
accelerating
clean
transportation
for
all
awarded
by
the
massachusetts
clean
energy
center
to
be
administered
by
the
transportation
department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
launch
of
an
e-cargo
bike
delivery
pilot,
which
will
include
supporting
local
businesses
to
join
the
program.
J
You,
mr
president,
this
was
a
matter
I
was
unable
to
well.
First,
I
want
to
thank
council
flaherty
for
running
the
hearing.
For
me
I
was
unable
to
attend
that
day,
but
it's
it's
money
that
goes
into
a
an
e-bike
delivery
system
over
in
in
brighton.
I
apologize
to
my
good
colleague
from
brighton
for
the
for
the
time
delay
on
this,
but
here
we
are,
I
told
you
we'd
get
here,
and
here
we
are
so.
J
F
O
You
know
it
will
help
it's
a
trial
program
to
see
if
this
delivery
system
will
help
reduce
the
double
parking
problems
and
all
the
all
those
attendant
issues
with
local
delivery
in
the
neighborhood.
So
I
look
forward
to
passage
of
this
and,
and
I'm
excited
to
see
whether
this
is
a
good,
a
good
model
going
forward.
Thank
you.
N
You
so
much,
mr
president,
I
just
wanted
to
say
briefly
that
I'm
so
excited
about
this,
even
though
it's
not
in
my
district,
because
I
strongly
feel
like
e-cargo
bike
delivery
is
going
to
be
crucial
to
the
city's
future.
I
have
many
narrow
streets
in
my
district
and
we
constantly
have
oversized
trucks,
knocking
things
down,
knocking
trees
over
being
trying
to
take
turns
that
they
shouldn't
be
taking
and
endangering
pedestrians.
N
I
just
think
that,
especially
as
we're
getting
more
and
more
into
this
right
to
the
minute
delivery
world,
the
opportunity
to
have
both
a
greener
and,
frankly,
a
more
safe
vision,
zero
future
in
the
city
really
relies
on
thinking
again
about
things
like
bike
delivery,
which
of
course
has
also
a
past
history
and
kind
of
cart.
Scale.
Delivery-
you
know,
was
the
norm
100
years
ago,
so
I
I
just
think
that
this
is
really
exciting
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
the
results
of
the
pilot.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
As
a
member
of
this
committee
and
as
the
chair
of
the
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks
committee,
I'm
incredibly
excited
to
see
this
move
forward.
Thank
you
to
council
of
fleury
for
hosting
the
hearing
and
councillor
baker
for
stewarding
this
and
pulling
this
from
the
green
sheets.
I
think
if
we
want
to
be
a
climate
resilient
city,
it's
going
to
be
crucial
that
we
reduce
our
green
house
gas
emissions,
but
also
like
councilor
bach
said.
H
We
are
really
moving
towards
a
place
specifically
with
covert
19,
where
a
lot
of
our
most
vulnerable
communities
are
using
delivery
to
really
protect
themselves
and
their
families,
and
so
we're
going
to
see
and
continue
to
see
a
really
massive
rise
in
this,
and
I
think
that
this
program
is
really
thinking
ahead
and
preemptively
at
ensuring
that
we're
not
adding
more
traffic
and
more
vehicles
and
more
emissions
into
our
city.
So
this
is
an
incredibly
creative
program
and
I'm
really
excited
that
it's
happening.
Thank
you.
F
K
Thank
you,
council,
president
flynn.
I
don't
want
to
belabor
the
point.
This
is
the
first
that
I'm
seeing
this
given
my
recent
arrival,
so
I'm
just
really
excited
about
this
councilor
block.
I
think
I
have
the
narrowest
streets
in
the
city
of
boston
in
the
north
end.
So
just
thinking
about
this
in
in
the
north
end
and
the
street
woes
that
we
are
seeing
in
the
north
end,
it's
going
to
be
a
much
appreciated
pilot
program
and
then,
of
course,
through
the
lens
of
green
transportation.
F
F
M
M
He's
my
youngest
and
I
do
want
to
call
out
all
the
seniors,
because
this
pandemic
hit
them
their
sophomore
year
of
college
or
if
they
were
in
high
school.
So
it
was
really
hard
to
make
sure
as
a
parent
as
teachers
as
their
peers,
to
keep
it
going
and
stay
on
track.
So
I'm
proud
of
him
and
all
the
seniors
this
year
and
as
the
baby
of
the
family,
I
have
to
selfishly
say
I'm
looking
forward
to
him
entering
the
workforce.
M
F
L
L
F
C
Thank
you,
mr
president,
just
a
quick
shout
out
to
kai
and
chris
grant
from
black
market.
If
you
guys
missed
it.
If
y'all
in
case
y'all
didn't
see
my
picture
me
and
council
illusion,
we
were
on
stage
council
mejia
was
on
stage
previous
to
that
and
with
krs
one
he
was
in
the
crowd
and
he
performed
for
me.
He
only
came
before
for
me.
I
don't
know
about
everybody
else
that
was
there.
C
F
G
G
So
bittersweet
moment
for
me
as
having
been
the
council
president,
when
this
body,
under
my
leadership,
hired
kerry
and
I've
watched
him
grow
into
an
amazing
man,
husband
and
father,
he
has
been
a
rock
for
us
on
the
boston
city
council,
just
his
day-to-day
disposition
and
demeanor.
That
is
more
than
welcoming
in
the
office
right
behind
these
walls.
Let
us,
through
a
pandemic
always
with
a
smile,
never
gets
flustered
never
gets
angry.
He
is
kind
he
is
composed,
he's
extremely
talented.
G
He
is
exactly
what
we
saw
in
him
when
he
joined
the
boston
city
council,
clearly
for
professional
growth
and
development.
He
is
leaving
us,
but
he's
put
us
in
a
great
position
in
his
successor,
whoever
he
or
she
will
be
will
be
filling
in
those
shoes
which
are
huge
in
tremendous
shoes.
On
a
personal
note,
I'll,
let
the
secret
out
he
used
to
stash
my
m
m's.
G
So
when
you
see
me
sneak
out
every
once
in
a
while,
and
I
come
back
tromping
on
something,
so
I
actually
may
lose
some
weight
with
kerry.
Moving
on
to
the
administration
to
a
person,
we
we
love
you,
I
love
you,
my
family
loves,
you
you've
been
amazing
and
it's
so
sad
to
see
you
leave,
but
I
know
you're
going
on
to
bigger
and
better
things
and
you're
always
welcome
here.
G
We
are
a
council
family
you're.
Looking
at
someone
that
has
probably
served
with
the
most
city
councillors
in
the
history
of
the
city
and
people,
sort
of
tend
to
come
tend
to
come
and
go.
You
know
they
work
here.
They
spend
some
time
here.
You
are
you
sort
of
distinguish
yourself
and
you're
unique
in
a
sense
that
we
are
truly
truly
gonna,
miss
you
in
what
you
bring
every
day
to
this
job
and
again
best
of
luck
to
you
and
to
your
family.
G
G
P
I'm
a
man
of
very
few
words,
so
I'm
just
gonna
say
thank
you
all.
It's
been
a
great
15-year
journey
for
me.
I
enjoyed
every
moment
all
the
folks
I
got
to
meet
working
with
you
guys
has
been
amazing
and
you
know
I
look
forward
to
seeing
guys
in
the
halls
of
the
building,
because
I'm
not
going
too
far.
So
thank
you
each
for
everything
that
you've
done
for
me,
my
growth,
my
my
you
know
my
development
and
I
appreciate
everything
so
much
appreciated.
F
We're
we're
still
in
session
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
thank
you
to
council
flaherty
for
that
wonderful
presentation
to
our
our
colleague
kerry
and
no
one
could
have
presented
it
as
well
as
you,
council,
flaherty,
you've
known
him,
probably
the
longest.
So
thank
you
for
thank
you
for
speaking
and
representing
us
on
our
behalf.
L
She
has
done
an
incredible
job
at
putting
an
amazing
event
together,
so
I
just
want
to
uplift
her
and
her
and
her
hard
work
and
juneteenth
is
a
holiday
that
we
are
able
to
celebrate.
Thank
you
to
then
former
mayor
kim
janey
and
counselor
campbell
and
myself
filed
a
it.
Wasn't.
It
was
an
ordinance.
I
don't.
It
was
something
that
made
it
happen,
so
it
was
some
name.