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A
A
Listen,
listen
carefully.
It
is
here
in
the
silence.
Listen
deeply.
The
beating
of
your
own
hearts
calls
us
ourselves
calls
us
to
be.
Our
true
selves
calls
us
to
be
our
best
selves
and
calls
us
to
be
what
we
might
become.
Listen
there
is
another
sound.
The
breath
of
our
neighbors
call
outside
ourselves.
A
Call
us
to
be
companions,
call
us
to
be
allies
and
calls
us
to
be
partners.
Listen.
We
must
heed
the
call
of
our
own
hearts
where
love
and
truth
caring
and
justice
are
born.
Listen.
We
must
heed
the
call
of
others
to
gather
together
for
some
great
purpose,
we're
passion
and
fidelity,
compassion
and
equity
unnourished.
A
C
We
are
going
to
move
on
to
the
approval
of
the
minutes
that
there
are
no
corrections
to
be
made.
The
minutes
of
the
last
council
meeting
will
stand
approved,
seeing
and
hearing
no
objection.
The
minutes
of
the
last
council
meeting
are
so
approved.
Moving
on
to
reports
of
public
officers
and
others,
docket.
A
D
This
report
was
a
lot
of
work,
but
it
was,
we
felt
it
was
necessary
to
not
only
pick
up
on
the
conversations
that
we
started,
but
also
to
summarize
some
of
the
recommendations
we
have
going
forward
for
the
city.
Specifically,
we
wanted
to
note
and
look
at
the
tool
tools
that
the
city
uses
to
develop
linkage
in
IDP
and
and
how
they're
used
for
promoting,
affordable
housing.
D
We
had
wonderful
contributions
in
a
recent
hearing
that
we'll
hear
about,
but,
more
importantly,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
these
two
issues,
especially
IDP,
is
not
only
affirmed
but
adopted
as
part
of
our
zoning
code
and
that
currently
it
is
a
policy
that
is
renewed,
but
we
one
of
the
recommendations
from
the
report
is
that
it
become
part
of
the
code.
We
also
wanted
to
make
sure
this.
D
This
community
report
adds
to
the
conversation
by
examining
the
history
and
structure
of
linkage
and
inclusionary
development,
comparing
Boston's
programs
to
those
of
neighboring
communities
and
making
recommendations
for
actually
growing.
These
programs,
where
other
city
councillors
and
other
City
Council's,
are
actually
able
to
directly
impact
zoning
and
increase
the
IDP
and
linkage
I.
D
Think
that's
also
recommendation
from
the
report
that
we
shouldn't
include
some
of
the
recommendations
include
improving
data
reporting,
back
reporting,
tract
beneficiaries
of
the
inclusionary
development
program
to
actually
make
sure
that
the
people
who
were
giving
affordable
housing
units
are
living
in
them
and
that
they
are
actually
meeting
the
income
guidelines
for
them.
Many
black
and
Latino
families
fall
below
the
affordability
thresholds
from
the
city
set
by
inclusionary
development
and
it's
critical.
We
monitor
import
the
programs
impacts
over
time.
D
We
need
to
also
clarify
the
applicability
of
the
IDP
to
the
plan
development
areas
like
Suffolk,
Downs
and
I
bring
that
up,
because
that's
what's
happening
in
a
major
way
in
East
Boston.
Today.
The
policy
for
the
plan
development
areas
is
unclear.
What
that
means
is
what
we
passed
today
for
IDP
could
change,
but
the
plan
development
area
may
adopt
a
smaller
or
lower
percentage
at
the
13%,
and
we
may
change
it,
and
our
concern
is
that
PDAs
do
not
grow
with
their
requirements
on
developers.
D
We
need
to
promote
long
term
afford
by
pairing,
with
Community
Land,
Trust
and
other
permit
permanently
affordable,
how
community
owned
housing
evaluating
decision
making
Authority,
which
in
other
communities,
is
a
collaborative
product
of
this
mayor
and
the
City
Council.
We
need
to
adjust
Boston
zoning
code
to
ensure
we
do
not
inadvertently
miss
opportunities
to
update
linkage
which
are
wonderfully
that
we're
taking
advantage
of
that
now
and
on
the
final
recommendation
we
need
to
codify
and
through
their
exclusion,
a
development
and
modernizing
linkage
in
the
statute.
D
C
A
Number:
zero:
two:
zero
nine,
the
Committee
on
government
operations
to
which
was
referred
on;
January
30th,
2019,
docket,
number,
zero,
two:
zero,
nine
message:
an
ordinance
amending
the
city
of
Boston
coal
ordinances,
chapter
17
regarding
licensing
and
regulating
shared
mobility.
Businesses
submits
a
report
recommending
the
ordinance
ought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft.
E
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Darkens
0
to
0-9
is
an
ordinance
that
seeks
to
create
a
flexible
licensed
structure
that
allows
the
city
to
regulate
businesses,
offering
vehicles
and
small
vehicles
for
rent
on
city,
streets
and
sidewalks.
The
matter
was
sponsored
by
Mayor
Martin
J
Walsh.
The
committee
held
a
public
hearing
on
Tuesday
February
26th
in
a
working
session
on
Friday
May
March
15.
E
At
that
working
session,
the
committee
reviewed
suggested
changes,
including
having
a
city
council
serve
as
a
member
of
the
advisory
committee
reporting
requirements
of
the
advisory
committee
findings,
youth
appointee,
dynamic
cap,
annual
analysis
of
licenses,
privacy
and
public
reporting
requirements
regarding
utilization.
The
committee
also
discussed
BTD
staff
capacity
to
effectively
implement
this
program.
The
creation
of
a
pilot
program
on
end
data
on
trips
and
imposing
fines
on
users
who
violate
terms
of
the
ordinance.
The
committee
also
discussed
the
collection
of
scooters
and
the
responsibilities
of
the
companies,
as
well
as
the
insurance
in
all
liabilities.
E
More
importantly,
the
committee
highlighted
concerns
about
safety
in
equity
in
the
industry's
impact
on
a
DEA
accessibility
in
response
to
public
comments
that
were
received
at
the
hearing.
The
administration
resplendent,
the
scope
of
the
ordinance
is
intentionally
broad
due
to
the
constantly
evolving
industry
and
that
small
vehicle
sharing
business
advisory
committee
will
help
create
the
regulatory
authority
of
the
small
vehicle
sharing
business
that
are
not
currently
codified
in
the
ordinance
based
on
the
information
gathered
at
the
hearing
and
the
working
session,
the
docket
will
be
amended.
E
The
summary
of
the
amendments
are
as
follows:
section
17,
21.4
is
amended
by
having
a
City
Council
serve
on
the
advisory
committee
by
including
the
following
provision
quote
city
council
president
or
such
other
council
designated
from
time
to
time
by
the
council
president.
After
the
following
words
quote
a
representative
from
the
disabilities
Commission
also
section
17-21
4
is
further
amended
by
adding
a
new
subsection
d
that
will
establish
reporting
requirements
for
the
Advisory
Committee
as
follows.
E
The
Advisory
Committee
shall
issue
a
quarterly
report
to
the
mayor
and
city
council
on
actions
and
recommendations
undertaking
by
the
Advisory
Committee.
Such
report
shall
be
filed
by
the
office
of
the
city
clerk
placed
on
the
agenda
at
the
next
city
council
meeting
after
such
filing.
Furthermore,
it
should
be
noted
that
many
of
the
amendments
suggested
by
the
committee
will
be
addressed
through
the
licensing
and
contracting
process
with
individual
operators.
E
F
You,
madam
president,
I
rise
first
to
commend
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
the
chairman
of
the
government,
Operations
Committee,
the
at-large
council
from
South
Boston
for
his
incredible
work
as
well
as
Sam
from
his
team
and
we'll
pause
Webster
from
my
team.
This
is
really
exciting
and
this
is
an
incredibly
important
first
step.
I
really
want
to
commend
the
administration
for
going
through
this
process
in
such
a
thoughtful
and
deliberative
way.
We've
seen
other
cities
have
tremendously
successful.
F
Rollouts
of
Mike
mobility,
particularly
electric
scooters,
we've
seen
others
that
haven't
had
a
have
had
some
fits
and
starts
from
the
beginning,
so
we're
gonna.
Do
it
right?
We're
gonna
do
with
the
Boston
Way.
Once
again,
these
I'm
a
big
supporter
of
micro
mobility
for
three
key
reasons:
they
help
move
people
around
and
remove
cars
from
the
road.
They
help
us
lower
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
and
it's
done
right.
That's
my
dear
colleague,
the
district
counts
from
Dorchester
has
noted.
It
can
actually
generate
revenue
for
the
city.
F
C
You
councillor
O'malley
at
this
time,
council
Flaherty
who's,
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
government
operations,
recommends
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
docket
zero,
two
zero,
nine
in
an
amended
draft,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Two
zero
nine
has
been
passed
in
an
amended
Draft.
E
E
As
we
know,
it's
been
pretty
inconsistent
when
I
first
joined
the
council
back
in
2000
linkage
was
created
actually
by
our
colleagues
father,
a
former
mayor
I
flew
in
the
1983
and
even
when
I
started
here
in
the
year
2000,
it
had
been
gone
17
years
without
even
been
given
across
the
living
adjustment,
so
that
infrequent
in
inconsistent
adjustments
have
led
to
losses
and
tens
of
millions
may
possibly
even
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
of
very
necessary
funding
for
affordable
housing
and
job
training
and
job
creation.
That
said,
this
will
seek
to
sort
of
codify.
E
All
of
that,
particularly
the
inclusionary
development
policy.
Put
it
into
the
zoning
code,
allow
for
Boston
to
maintain
its
ability
to
secure
IDP
obligate
from
residential
projects
and
have
some
more
transparency
and
more
consistency
with
it.
The
matter
was
sponsored
by
our
mayor,
Matt
and
J.
Walsh
Committee
held
a
hearing
yesterday
on
March
26.
E
So,
based
upon
all
the
information
gathered
yesterday,
I'm
recommending
that
darken
zero
1:06
remain
in
committee
to
further
action
and
through
the
Chia
as
someone
who's
led.
The
effort
on
this
issue,
our
colleague
city,
councilor,
Lydia,
read,
which
may
have
some
additional
comments.
Thank
you.
Mary,
president
Thank.
D
D
Think
that
any
time
that
we're
going
to
expand
the
opportunity
to
have
community
control
or
basta
control
its
own
zoning
future,
all
the
City
Council
needs
to
be
absolutely
involved,
and
what
this
process
does
not
do
is
provide
a
space
for
the
City
Council.
So
in
any
version
that
I
believe
this
body
should
pass,
we
should
make
sure
that
the
City
Council
and
a
robust
community
process
for
looking
at
raising
the
IDP
for
looking
at
raising
linkage
should
be
part
of
that.
D
Conversation
specifically
also
is
making
sure
that
the
IDP
we're
going
to
talk
about
changing
our
zoning,
that
IDP
becomes
part
of
our
zoning
ordinance
so
that
it
can
be
amended
and
that
we
can
push
for
and
look
at
direct
votes
and
influence
on
our
IDP
process.
That's
a
13%
that
kicks
in
it
at
10
units.
No
one
could
doubt
that
these
programs
have
been
the
most
successful
tools
to
get
monies
for
our
affordable
housing
and
this
Boston,
no
one
doubts
that
I
do
not
doubt
that.
D
But
again,
if
we're
gonna
have
the
conversation,
let's
have
a
full,
robust
one.
Let's
talk
about
actual
minimums
that
we
should
be
putting
in
right
now.
This
this
proposed
Home
Rule
petition,
doesn't
actually
ask
for
a
specific
minimum
per
square
footage
for
linkage
and
said
it's
just
simply
asked
for
the
power
for
the
mayor
and
the
Zoning
Commission
to
allow
for
that
minimum
to
be
adjusted
as
they
see
fit
and
I
agree
with
that
power.
D
I
do
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
starting
at
a
minimum,
however,
saying
at
least
codifying
the
current
linkage,
which
is
ten
dollars
a
square
foot
and
saying
going
forward,
we
shall
have
the
power
to
raise
this
and
I
want
to
use
the
word
raise
because
I
don't
ever
want
a
city
council
or
the
mayor
to
ever
reduce
the
amount
that
we're
getting
per
square
foot.
So
those
are
those
are
edits
that
I,
specifically
think
are
necessary
in
order
for
I.
C
G
G
We
talked
a
lot
last
school
year
about
the
need
to
improve
door
locks,
make
sure
that
our
classrooms
have
door
locks
that
they
replaced
if
they're
not
right,
that
we
have
cameras
in
the
appropriate
places
that
lighting
front
entry
to
our
schools
are
safe
and
all
exterior
doors
remain
locked
and
that
teachers
and
other
adults
have
key
fobs
and
keyless
entry
to
eliminate
propping
open
of
doors.
School
safety
audits
are
ongoing.
G
In
addition,
we
heard
about
the
need
for
more
best
clinicians
in
our
schools
to
be
able
to
access
best
clinicians
in
particular,
the
Boston
Police
School
police
unit
would
like
a
best
clinician,
that's
designated
to
them
so
that
they
can
respond
in
partnership
to
a
crisis.
That's
happening
at
any
of
our
schools.
Unfortunately,
now,
if
there
is
a
crisis
at
any
point
in
time,
half
of
our
schools
do
not
have
a
behavioral
health,
specialist
or
a
mental
health
specialists
on
staff.
G
So
if
there
is
a
crisis
at
a
school
that
it
accelerates
pretty
quickly
oftentimes
the
response
is
only
a
police
response,
because
the
kid
goes
from
zero
to
60,
pretty
quickly
when
they're
having
an
emotional
crisis,
so
to
be
able
to
attach
a
best
clinician
with
that
school
police
unit
during
the
day,
I
think
would
be
very
helpful
to
make
sure
that
our
responses
are
better
and
healthier
for
our
kids.
We
do
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
improving
and
continuing
to
improve
on
communication
regarding
safety
protocols
in
our
schools.
G
It's
still
disappointing
to
know
that
families,
school
families
aren't
fully
aware
of
things
that
are
happening
or
should
be
happening
in
our
schools.
Regarding
this,
we
know
that
communication
is
key,
especially
in
reassuring
families,
about
student
safety,
reassuring
students
about
their
own
safety
and
getting
the
word
out.
We
talked
a
little
bit
yesterday
about
you
know
more
and
more
kids
have
access
to
cell
phones
and
social
media.
G
So,
in
the
middle
of
the
day,
if
something
happens,
they're
sharing
information
in
real
time
so
making
sure
that
school
families
are
also
able
to
access
accurate
information
as
quickly
as
possible
is
really
helpful
and
would
be
very
helpful.
We
also
heard
me
talk
about
school
safety.
We
often
talk
about
and
I
often
talk
about
active
shooter
and
sort
of
violence
prevent
in
violence
response
in
our
schools,
but
we
know
that
we
have
an
increase
in
the
the
exposure
our
kids
are
having
to
use
needles,
especially
in
our
playgrounds.
G
We've
had
a
few
incidents
this
school
year
in
our
school
playgrounds
in
the
district,
in
particular
one
at
Orchard
garden
school.
So
that
too
is
a
question
around
student
safety
and
protecting
your
protecting
our
kids
because
adds
as
unlikely
but
ever
more
likely,
an
active
shooter
case
might
be
in
one
of
our
schools.
Kids
are
getting
pricked
by
needles
and
there
was
a
case
over
yesterday
just
outside
the
city
of
two
students
being
pricked,
and
you
know
we
have
to
respond
to
that.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
our
kids
are
safe.
G
So
we've
got
some
measures
that
we
need
to
put
into
place
to
protect
our
kids,
and
we
heard
very
loudly
from
members
of
the
orchard
gardens
United
group
who
testified
about
their
need
to
have
more
safety
checks
done,
especially
on
their
ground
surrounding
their
school
they've.
Had
a
significant
number
of
needles
found
in
and
around
their
school
grounds
and
on
their
school
playgrounds.
Kids
are
not
using
the
outdoor
space.
Kids
need
to
go
outside;
they
need
to
have
recess.
G
We
need
to
use
the
parks,
the
school
playground,
as
well
as
the
fields
that
that's
next
to
the
school,
but
they
can't
because
there's
too
many
needles.
So
how
do
we
work
in
partnership
with
them?
Both
the
school
department,
the
custodial
staff,
the
teaching
staff
then
also
the
city
staff,
in
supporting
those
families
in
that
school
community?
So
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
conversation
following
up
with
the
advocates
and
with
the
school
department
and
our
measures
that
they
agreed
to
yesterday.
G
I
thank
councillor
Malian
councillor
Campbell
for
your
attendance
and
your
participation
yesterday
and
look
for
any
councillor.
Jeannie
was
also
there
and
look
forward
to
councillor.
Edwards
came
in
sorry
and
I
know
you
all
have
an
interest
in
this
and
I
appreciate
your
attention
and
the
indulgent
and
my
remarks
today.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
C
B
You,
madam
president,
I,
follow
this
order
for
a
hearing
regarding
an
issue
that
I'm
aware
of
from
residents
and
from
being
vice
president
of
the
uplands
gonna
help
Zimmer,
namely
the
abuse
of
seniors
and
the
white
spirit
robbing
of
their
resources.
It
has
been
widely
reported
and
extrapolates
senior
citizens
are
often
abused
or
taken
advantage
of
by
strangers,
caregivers
friends
and
family
members.
G
I,
thank
you
again,
madam
chair
and
I,
think
the
lead
sponsor
councillor
garrison
for
adding
me
as
a
co-sponsor
I,
look
forward
to
learning
from
Council
garrison
her
experiences
and
taking
what
we
did
in
our
last
last
calendar
year
around
elderly
fraud
and
add
what
we
learned
during
that
time
to
complement
this
work.
That's
ahead
of
us
with
councillor
garrison.
Thank
you.
Thank
You
councillor.
H
You
so
much,
madam
president,
I
too
want
to
commend
the
makers
for
this
important
hearing
order,
it's
very
similar
to
the
one
that
councillor
sabi
George
introduced.
Last
year,
we
had
a
hearing
on
Elder,
scammers
I,
think
a
very
timely
to
follow
up
that
hearing
to
see
what
has
happened
since
then,
and
what
more
progress
we
could
make
on
this
issue,
and
so
please
add
my
name
and
happy
to
have
an
expedited
hearing.
If
it
ends
up
in
my
committee,
you're.
C
Good,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Janey
councillor
Baker
counter
CLO
accounts
are
Edwards
councillor,
clarity,
councillor
Flynn,
Council,
McCarthy,
Council,
O'malley,
counter
Zakim,
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Five
eight
one
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
small
business
and
consumer
affairs.
B
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
followed
this
order
for
here
in
regarding
unreasonable,
excessive
noise
level
in
the
City
of
Austin
as
it
regards
all
kinds
of
noise,
include
loud
construction,
work
and
blaring
music
and
sounds
from
parties,
festival
and
city
permitted
and
non-permitted
events
and
gathering
I'm
sure.
My
colleagues
on
the
council
have
heard,
as
I
have
been
attending
many
meetings
throughout
the
city.
B
An
important
issue
studies
have
shown
an
unreasonable
and
excessive
noise
is
a
substantial
danger
in
the
health,
welfare
safety
and
quality
of
life
of
the
public,
and
this
kind
of
noise
over
an
extended
period
of
time
can
lead
to
hearing
loss,
disrupt
personal
communication,
cause
sleep
disturbance
and
create
anxiety
among
residents.
As
elected
officials
of
the
Boston
City
Council,
we
have
an
obligation
to
protect
the
public
health
safety
and
peace
and
quiet
of
our
residents,
and
so
I.
B
Ask
that
we
had
Halla
hearing
to
discuss,
amend
the
Boston
Municipal
Code
standards
for
noise
so
as
to
reduce
unreasonable,
excessive
noise
levels
and
to
partner
with
the
air
pollution
control
commission
to
work
for
safety
and
more
reasonable
levels
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
D
You
I
want
to
commend
the
maker,
for
your
leadership
in
this
I
think
is
a
very
important
conversation.
It
impacts
my
of
my
neighbourhoods
greatly.
Actually,
the
North
End
specifically
has
oftentimes
as
the
overflow
of
every
single
concert.
Every
single
venue
at
TD
Garden
we're
finding
folks
come
over
there
and
and
on
average
we
in
the
north
and
experienced
two
million
tourists
a
year,
just
in
that
small
square
third
of
a
square
mile.
D
So
what
we're
finding
is
far
too
many
people
see
us
as
a
tourist
attraction
and
not
the
neighborhood
that
we
are,
and
that
means
at
night
when
they're
drunk
when
they're
coming
back
from
other
bars
and
they're
walking
through
our
neighborhood.
That's
the
noise
level
is
obnoxious
and
loud,
and
so
I
wanted
to
commend
the
maker,
because
I
think
that
not
only
does
it
directly
impact
the
city
as
a
whole
but
acutely
those
areas
that
are
near
the
larger
venues
and
those
those
concert
halls,
the
other
component
or
the
other
part
of
my
neighborhood.
C
They
usually
have
to
I
think
wait
for
ISDN
or
someone
else
to
show
up
with
it
with
the
tools,
and
so
there's
been
conversations
within
my
office
about
how
do
we
equip
police
officers
with
the
actual
devices
since
they're
the
ones
responding
to
the
complaint
so
that
they
can
do
it
in
the
same
at
the
same
time,
rather
than
waiting
for
another
department
to
show
up
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
add
that
to
the
conversation
for
the
hearing.
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
looking
to
speak
or
add
their
name,
madam
Clerk
I'm.
C
F
You,
madam
president,
today
I
rise
to
reintroduce
a
hearing
order
that
will
explore
solutions
to
the
problem
of
vacant
in
the
city
of
Boston.
I
am
once
again
proud
to
pardon
with
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
the
council
president
and
thank
she's
taken
a
particular
approach
of
focusing
on
empty
lots
and
residential
areas.
This
is
really
focused
more
in
commercial
I
also
want
to
thank
the
committee
chair,
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
the
district
cops
from
South
Boston
for
hosting
our
first
hearing
on
this
last
fall.
F
Vacant
properties
have
many
causes,
such
as
a
rent
that
is
too
high
to
keep
a
tenant,
not
offering
a
property
for
rent
at
all,
while
waiting
for
its
value
to
rise,
large
landlords,
you
with
a
very
diverse
portfolio,
landlord
real
estate
portfolio,
using
losses
from
vacant
space
to
reduce
their
taxes
or
even
the
city's
own
permitting
process.
What
is
clear
is
that,
no
matter
what
the
causes
are
where
the
vacant
property
is
located,
vacancy
creates
holes
in
the
fabric
of
our
neighborhoods.
The
it's
ongoing
conversation
is
inspired
by
a
problem.
F
This
work
is
figuring
out
strategies
how
we
can
a
collect
as
much
information
as
possible
on
these
have
some
sort
of
a
data
collection
system
in
place
for
vacancies,
to
consider
having
some
good
carrots
up
to
benefits
that
the
city
can
offer.
These
landlords
offer
these
businesses
to
activate
that
space
in
three.
If
need
be,
look
at
the
stick
approach,
talking,
of
course,
of
the
notion
of
a
commercial
vacancy
fee.
This
isn't
something
that
I'm
hopeful.
F
If
we
were
able
to
get
to
that
point
that
we
collect
zero
dollars
from
this
fee,
but
we're
able
to
use
it
as
a
tool
to
encourage
these
landlords
to
activate
that
space,
but
the
town
of
Arlington,
a
neighbor
of
ours,
much
smaller
municipality,
then
Boston,
but
roughly
the
size
of
West,
Roxbury
or
Hyde
Park
or
Roslindale
instituted
a
nominal
400
dollar
vacancy
last
year
and
they've
seen
their
vacancies
in
businesses
decreased
by
40%.
It's
pretty
remarkable
statistic
after
just
one
year.
F
The
other
thing
is
that
do
we
have
to
talk
about
is
has
really
been
a
spiral
effect
when
you
have
a
large
stale
anchor
tenant
that
remains
vacant,
neighboring
businesses
will
be
adversely
affected.
In
fact,
a
neighboring
business
can
see
their
business
declined
by
up
to
25%
when
in
close
proximity
to
another
vacant
store
fund.
That's
often
right
on
the
line
of
viability
for
business,
so
vacancy
vacancies
in
our
commercial
district
can
begat
more
vacancies
in
our
commercial
districts.
F
As
I
said,
we
had
a
working
session
hearing
last
year,
I'm
hopeful
that
the
next
step
will
be
a
working
session.
Perhaps
another
hearing
work
in
concert
with
the
council
president,
the
Chairman,
and
we
want
to
include
data
collection,
streamline
pop-up,
permitting
and
financial
carrots
and
sticks
in
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
the
district
5
councilor.
There
was
an
issue
with
a
very
large
restaurant
build-out
that,
for
whatever
reason,
as
many
of
us
know,
it
can
be
a
tricky
business.
The
restaurant
was
a
unable
to
go
into
this
place.
F
It
would
have
been
not
only
an
eyesore,
but
it
would
have
been
a
major
anchor
tenant
that
remained
vacant.
He
worked
with
the
Main
Street,
with
some
neighbors
and
they're
now
on
their
second
beer
garden
there
and
it's
terrific
and
it's
successful
and
you're
seeing
area
businesses
and
restaurants
really
reap
the
benefit
of
that.
As
I
said
before.
I
think
this
vacancy
initiative
will
succeed
if
we're
able
to
work
together
have
a
range
of
approaches
to
address
our
business
districts
and
also
recognize
the
fact
that
no
two
business
districts
are
the
same.
F
Obviously
we
want
to
be
sensitive
to
that
as
we
come
up
with
rules
and
regulations
going
forward
with
property
and
such
high
demand
letting
these
areas
sit
unused.
It
is
a
disservice
to
their
neighbors
and
to
businesses
and
the
people
across
the
city,
particularly
those
who
are
slowly
being
priced
out
of
Boston.
We
want
our
storefronts
and
our
buildings
to
be
filled
with
people
who
can
contribute
to
the
vibrancy
of
our
city
in
a
growing
Boston
2019.
We
should
not
have
empty
storefronts
when
we
have
entrepreneurs
ready
to
fill
them.
F
C
Thank
you,
councillor
O'malley,
for
continuing
to
partner
on
this
issue,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
councilor
Jamie
as
well.
We
did
a
separate
hearing
order
to
exclusively
focus
on
the
vacant
residential
properties
as
well
I
mean
they
go
hand
in
hand,
but
I
do
like
taking
sort
of
parallel
tracks
to
look
at
different
solutions
and
ideas
so
that
these
properties,
where
the
residential
or
commercial
don't
remain
vacant.
C
You
summed
it
up
well
I
mean
for
you
to
be
in
a
neighborhood
or
to
live
in
a
neighborhood
and
have
to
go
by
a
vacant
blighted
property
every
single
day.
It's
just
unacceptable
and
we
can't
continue
to
not
do
something
about
it
and
in
our
hearing
last
year
it
was
really
shocked
to
look
at
the
data
specifically
just
for
the
city-owned
parcels
and
to
learn
that
not
only
were
there's
so
many
of
them
that
were
inactive
where
something
could
be
built
or
the
space
could
be
activated
for
some
purpose.
C
For
the
community
overwhelmingly,
the
majority
of
those
parcels
were
in
Dorchester,
Matapan,
district,
four
and
five
or
in
Roxbury
district
seven,
and
that's
just
unacceptable,
and
so
out
of
that
conversation.
Just
recently
had
a
an
event:
we
called
reclaiming
space
with
Wentworth,
some
folks
from
Amsterdam
who
were
activating
spaces
in
creative
ways
and
Amsterdam.
We
did
this
incredible
workshop.
C
And
now
we
have
a
wealth
of
ideas
along
with
some
ideas,
not
just
sort
of
fluff
pie
in
the
sky,
but
actual
concrete
ideas
that
we
could
do
to
activate
these
spaces,
and
so
I'm
excited
to
continue
the
conversation
to
pull
in
all
of
my
colleagues
who
care
about
this,
because
this
just
is
sort
of
a
housing
issue
or
quality
of
life
issue.
It's
also
a
public
safety
issue.
C
We
know
that
when
properties
sit
vacant
it
tends
to
attract
those
who
are
up
to
no
good
and
sadly,
even
in
my
district,
one
of
the
properties
that
residents
had
been
complaining
about
for
a
very
long
time.
We
didn't
move
on
doing
anything
until
after
someone
was
stabbed,
and
that's
just
too
long
and
so
there's
opportunity
for
us
to
be
proactive
versus
reactive,
so
excited
for
the
partnership
and
to
join
all
of
my
colleagues
as
well.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
You
so
much
mr.
vice
president.
First
of
all,
please
add
my
name.
This
is
a
very
important
hearing
order.
I
want
to
commend
the
sponsors
for
refiling
this.
As
people
know,
I
represent
Roxbury
South
in
Dorchester
and
Fenway
several
commercial
districts
in
my
district
Dudley
in
particular,
which
is
the
neighborhood
in
which
I
live,
is
in
crisis.
H
If
we
want
to
be
frank
and
honest
I
like
to
say
transition
because
I
like
to
be
hopeful
about
the
situation,
there's
been
a
lot
of
media
coverage
in
The,
Globe
and
The
Herald,
and
on
television
about
the
vacancy
rates
in
Dudley
Square
and
what
that
means
for
the
businesses
that
are
trying
to
hold
on
in
terms
of
the
spiral
effect
that
you
described.
We've
recently
we're
losing
Ashley
Stuart,
we
Haley
House
has
closed
its
doors,
thankfully
just
temporarily
and
Hailey
House
is
such
an
important
staple
in
this
community.
H
H
If
we're
not
also
helping
the
small
businesses
stay
afloat,
small
businesses
are
so
important
in
terms
of
creating
jobs
for
the
people
in
the
community
and
creating
that
vibrant
district
commercial
district
that
we
all
want
to
see
I'm
old
enough
to
remember
Dudley
when
we
had
Blair's
and
Woolworths
and
robles
and
all
of
these
stores.
This
is
the
place
that
you
went
to
shop.
You
went
down
Dudley
or
you
went
downtown.
H
We
didn't
have
all
of
these
strip
malls
and
South
Shore
applause
and
all
these
other
places,
and
now
it's
it's
really
hard
for
small
businesses,
one
to
start
up
period,
it's
hard
to
start
a
business
but
two
to
stay
afloat.
So
I
think
this
is
a
really
important
conversation.
I
think
the
other
good
news
in
this,
and
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we
include
the
voices
of
small
business
owners
and
those
who
are
trying
to
come
up
with
solutions.
H
What
I
know
for
sure
and
my
lessons
from
my
experience,
living
there
and
being
an
organizer
there,
but
also
now
as
a
counselor
is
we
can't
look
to
others
to
solve
the
problems
for
us
we
as
city
government?
Obviously
have
a
role
to
play,
but
it's
important
that
those
who
are
on
the
front
line
are
part
of
the
solutions
when
it
comes
to
doing
more
to
support
small
business
development
and
making
sure
that
we
don't
have
these
vacancy
rates.
H
There
have
been
two
community
meetings
held
at
black
markets,
sponsored
by
the
owners
of
black
market
already
to
come
up
with
solutions.
I
had
a
meeting
last
year
convening
business
owners.
It
was
a
recent
meeting
of
landlords
just
last
week,
convened
by
the
deadly
Main
streets.
All
of
these
folks
need
to
be
included
in
this
conversation,
as
well
as
other
districts
across
the
city,
because
it
is
so
important
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we
have
these
vibrant
districts
that
we
all
care
about.
So
thank
you
and
please
add
my
name.
Thank.
D
You
very
much
I
want
to
commend
the
makers
in
your
leadership
in
this
conversation,
especially
when
it
comes
to,
as
you
refer
to
I,
believe
councillor
Malley
high-end
blight
right
last
year.
I
think
that
that
is
it's
particularly
personal
to
us
in
East
Boston,
when
we're
dealing
with
the
loft
owl,
which
is
a
hollowed-out
Hotel.
That
looks
like
a
haunted
house.
That's
several
stories
high.
When
you're
coming
on
the
highway,
you'll
see
the
plastic
glowing
from
the
windows.
It
is
embarrassing.
D
It
is
ugly
and
it
is
owned
by
folks
who
do
not
live
in
Boston
and
have
have
really
not
felt
the
need
to
actually
do
anything
with
their
property.
They
they
bought
it
for
several
million
dollars.
So
that's
the
high-end
part.
It
wasn't
cheap
coming,
but
they
chewed
it
like
it's
nothing
and
it's
a
piece
of
trash
and
they
have
done
nothing
it
but
standing
the
way
in
their
own
ways
of
getting
anything
done.
There's
several
cell
phone
towers
on
that.
So
they
look
to
that.
D
D
You
should
take
pride
in
your
property,
whether
you
live
here
or
not
in
Boston,
but
it
certainly
is
a
blight
on
East
Boston
to
have
to
look
at
that
every
single
day,
every
single
time
we
come
off
the
highway,
everybody
who
comes
into
Boston
and
they're
gonna
come
down
some
of
the
tunnel.
That
is
what
is
walking
and
welcoming
them.
This
huge
hollowed-out
haunted
house
of
a
hotel.
It's
a
combination
of
residential
and
commercial
and
I.
D
D
It
should
not
be
cheap
to
basically
own
something
in
Boston
and
do
nothing
we
need
to
make
it
worth
their
while
and
apparently
the
privilege
to
own
something
in
East
Boston,
which
many
people
can't
do
the
privilege
to
have
a
small
business
in
East
Boston,
which
most
people
cannot
afford.
Nowadays
they
are,
they
have
taken
advantage
of
that.
They
do
not
see
the
benefits
of
that
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Not
only
is
it
a
blight,
but
it's
also
a
danger
find
out
recently.
D
It
was
also
one
of
the
best
viewing
places
at
the
top
of
this
place.
I,
don't
know
how
they
got
up
there
if
the
elevator
even
works
or
is
up
to
code,
but
many
people
residents
went
up
there
to
watch
the
fireworks
on
July
4th
at
the
top
of
this
hollowed-out
hotel.
So
it
is
attracting
a
lot
of
folks
to
come
in
there
and
have
a
great
time
I,
don't
know
that
it's
all
together
safe
to
do
that.
So
we
would
love
I,
look
forward
to
this
hearing.
D
J
Mr.
vice
chair,
I,
just
I'll,
be
very
quick.
You
know
I
want
to
thank
councillor
O'malley
and
councillor
Campbell
I,
attended
the
hearings
last
year
and
the
working
sessions
as
well
I
think
it's
so
important
as
we
include
the
Main
Street
people
as
well.
Board
of
Trade
people,
the
main
streets.
We
have
three
main
streets
in
District,
five
alone:
twenty
main
streets
altogether.
J
Those
directors
I
have
a
phenomenal
relationship
with
we
talk
just
about
weekly
or
sometimes
daily,
and
they
work
so
hard
so
including
them
in
in
that
talk
is
super
important
and
I
know,
particularly
the
district
five.
We
have
a
lot
of
those
buildings
that
are
owned:
25,
30,
40,
50
years
same
family.
A
lot
of
these
people
who
own
these
buildings
now
haven't
been
there
in
years
and
they
don't
care.
J
So
if
it's
a
stick
approach,
it's
a
stick
approach,
but
when,
when
people
are
singing
life,
savings
into
opening
up
a
new
store
in
my
district
I
want
them
to
give
to
have
the
best
opportunity
to
stay
alive.
And
if
something
like
this
conversation
is
something
that's
going
to
help
them,
then
then
I'm
all-in,
so
I,
like
my
name
added
as
well.
Thank.
I
C
F
Very,
very
briefly,
I
neglected.
To
mention
to
thank
you
for
three
points.
Thank
all
of
you
for
your
great
support
and
partnership
on
this
I
wanted
to
especially
thank
the
mayor's
office.
John
burrows,
chief
of
Economic
Development,
has
been
working
on
this
as
well.
We've
had
several
meetings,
he's
really
in
tune,
so
I'm
really
hopeful.
We
can
get
something
done
this
year
and
then.
Secondly,
it
just
so
happened.
Yes,
I
walked
around
Quincy
Market
and
it
is
alarming.
F
The
number
of
vacancies
in
Quincy
Market
right
across
the
street
from
here,
which
has
probably
the
most
foot
traffic
I,
would
think
of
any
place
in
Boston.
Outside
of
you
know,
Boylston
Street,
during
a
Red
Sox
game.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do,
but
I
know
working
together
working
with
the
administration,
we're
gonna
get
it
done.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
You
councillor
Malin,
thank
you
for
acknowledging
the
work
of
John
barrows
as
well,
which
isn't
very
important
to
this
conversation.
Docket
Christopher
clarification
purposes,
docket
zero.
Five
eight
three
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
City,
Neighborhood,
Services
and
veterans
and
military
affairs.
Moving
on
to
personnel
orders.
C
The
chair
seat,
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
five,
eight
for
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
document
assed.
Let's
see
I
am
moving
on
to
late
files.
I've
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
we
have
one
late
file
matter
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added
to
today's
agenda
and
just
for
clarification,
it's
a
letter
from
our
colleague
just
expressing
that
she
will
not
be
here
today.
Hearing
any
objections,
hearing
and
seeing
no
hearing
and
seeing
no
objections.
C
A
Boston
City
Council
Michelle
will
do
madam
clerk
I'm
writing
to
let
you
know
that
I
am
unable
to
attend
today's
meeting
of
the
Boston
City
Council,
due
to
a
previously
scheduled
family
commitment.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
feel
free
to
contact
me
sincerely.
Michelle
ruled
Boston
City
Council
at
large.
The.
C
Late
file
will
be
placed
on
file
moving
on
to
the
green
sheets.
Anybody
wishing
to
remove
a
matter
from
the
green
sheets
moving
right
along
I,
am
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
is
one
late
file
matter
to
be
added
to
the
consent
agenda,
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
objections.
The
late
file
matter
is
so
added
the
chair
moves
at
this
time.
The
chair
moves
to
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda.
C
At
this
time,
I
just
lost
my
train
of
thought,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted.
Just
I
see
former
Senator
Bill
Owens,
who
was
walking
out
former
senator
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
you
were
here.
Okay,
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
former
Senator
Bill
Owens
is
in
the
building
also
d4
resident.
Thank
you.
C
Just
one
quick
announcement.
There
is
a
council
lunch
rate
after
this
meeting,
so
you
can
proceed
to
the
Curley
room.
There's
a
nonprofit
that
will
be
in
here
today.
Just
a
friendly
reminder
to
all
of
you.
I
think
that
is
it
all
right,
this
time,
I
would
like
all
guests,
counselors
and
staff
to
please
rise
as
we
adjourn
today's
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals.
C
Thank
you
at
this
time.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals
who
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
in
this
chamber
and
Wednesday
April
3rd
at
12:00
noon,
all
those
in
favor
of
adjournment
say
aye
any
opposed.
They
may
the
eyes
have
it.
The
council
is
adjourned.