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A
A
A
Keen
to
do
their
best.
Hear
these
words
of
the
athenian.
Pericles,
I
would
have
you
day
by
day,
fix
your
eyes
upon
the
greatness
of
your
country
until
you
become
filled
with
love
for
her
and
when
you
are
impressed
by
the
spectacle
of
her
glory
reflect
that
it
has
been
acquired
by
men
and
women
who
knew
their
duty
and
had
the
courage
to
do
it
and
these
words
of
the
hebrew
psalmist.
Let
the
people
give
praise
o
god
of
all
nations.
Thank
you.
C
C
C
We
were
welcomed
like
route
like
we
were
brothers,
I
guess
we
have
something
going
on
over
here,
but
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
we
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
brought
these
these
gentlemen
over
here
too.
So
we
could
recognize
a
good
work
that
we
that
they're
doing
over
there,
but
also
the
partnerships
that
we
have
with
Boston.
C
We
think
we
have
some
some
complicated
political
stuff
they're
dealing
with
brexit
Donegal
is
actually
a
county.
That's
part
of
the
Republic
of
Ireland,
surrounded
by
Northern
Ireland.
So
if
you
can,
if
you
can
picture
of
it,
there's
places
in
Donegal
we'll
be
like
driving
over
to
Charlestown,
and
when
the
boarders
were
in
place,
you
would
have
to
leave
the
Republic
of
Ireland
one
checkpoint
at
the
other
side
of
the
bridge.
They'd
be
an
English
checkpoint.
C
So
when
brexit
hat
went
nod
when
brexit
happened,
when
the
European
Union
happened,
those
borders
all
disappeared,
so
Potter,
brexit
and
I
think
the
Lord
men
may
speak
about
a
briefly
part
of
this.
Brexit
is
with
concern
that
there
may
be
hard
borders
again.
We
all
have
the
discussion
around
borders.
So
without
that
I
want
to
introduce
the
boys,
you
know
Tim,
we
have
Seamus.
Oh
oh
O'donnell's.
Lord
me.
D
We
had
last
week
two
of
your
members,
namely
Tim
and
Frank
over
in
Donegal
last
week,
and
we
showed
them
what
we're
about.
We
are
a
county
in
in
Ireland
and
the
north
west
of
Ireland
that
are
going
to
be
massively
affected
by
Bragg's
it,
and
for
those
of
you
who
may
only
somerleigh,
know
Bragg's
it
in
effect,
is
going
to
bring
Britain
out
of
the
European
Union.
Most
of
our
land
border
is
with
counties
that
are
in
Britain.
D
We
have
three
or
four
kilometres
of
land
border
with
the
Republic
of
Ireland,
and
whilst
we
are
members
of
the
Republic
of
Ireland
and
will
remain
in
the
EU,
there
will
be
a
hard
border.
It
looks
like
between
our
county
and
Derry
who
work
we
work
so
closely
with,
and
we
have
been
in
this
city
and
joined
trade
missions
ourselves
in
Donegal
and
Derry
City
and
subhan
District
Council
on
joint
trade
missions.
And
what
we're
saying
to
you
is
that
we
are
a
resilient
people
in
Donegal.
D
We
are
a
resilient
people
in
the
north
of
Ireland,
but
we
do
need
all
of
the
help
and
assistance
that
we
can
bring
about,
and
if
companies
be
it
from
the
United
States
would
be
it
anywhere
else
in
the
world
want
a
base
in
Britain
and
water
base.
In
the
European
Union,
we
straddle
the
border
in
two
sides.
We
work
very
closely
with
our
counterparts
in
Derry
City
and
there
is
a
unique
opportunity
that
we
can
work
and
create
a
base
in
Britain
and
a
base
in
the
European
Union.
D
For
us,
Frank
has
outlined
the
magnitude
of
the
movement
of
people
and
what
in
Donegal,
County
Council,
for
example,
there
are
hundreds
of
people
who
work
for
us
as
a
council,
but
who
live
in
Derry
and
the
real
effect
of
a
hard
border
may
come
to
pass
that
there
could
be
a
customs
point.
There
could
be
checkpoints
in
the
morning
and
in
the
evening,
Commandant's
the
free
movement
of
people,
and
they
are
all
the
one
people
in
that
region
will
be
detrimental
to
the
movement
of
and
the
normalization
of
working
there.
D
Here
this
morning
we
have
an
event
coming
up
in
Donegal.
It's
called
Donegal
connect
and
it's
between
the
27th
of
September
and
the
6th
of
October,
and
it
is
about
inviting
our
diaspora
back
to
our
County
in
the
northwest
of
Ireland
for
a
celebration
by
way
of
a
Thanksgiving
for
how
well
the
people
who
have
left
our
shores
and
more
difficult
times
have
done
for
themselves.
D
So
I
won't
hold
you
back
from
your
important
work,
I'm
delighted
to
be
here
delighted
to
see
green
ties
in
Donegal,
Donegal
emblem
and
people
that
were
so
hospitable
to
us
this
morning.
I
am
joined
here
this
morning
by
my
deputy
mayor,
deputy
Martin
Harley
and
our
chief
of
staff
and
the
economic
development
sector
and
the
Diaspora
Gary
Martin.
D
So
on
behalf
of
the
three
of
us,
we
thank
his
most
sincerely
for
your
hospitality
and
we
look
forward
to
forging
stronger
relationships
and
working
closely
with
yourself,
because
we
do
see
Boston
as
a
gateway
city
for
our
people
who
want
to
set
themselves
up
in
the
United
States
of
America,
and
we
will
do
the
selling
for
you
and,
if
he's
want
to
do
better
selling,
for
us
we'll
be
very
receptive
to
that
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
E
E
B
B
Thank
You
counselor
Baker
and
thank
you
to
councillor
McCarthy
and
moving
on
to
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
If
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
communications
from
his
honor,
the
mayor.
A
Fy
19
in
the
amount
of
seven
hundred
and
thirty,
two
thousand
six
hundred
and
four
dollars
to
cover
the
FY
19
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Boston
Public
Library
professional
staff,
association
known
as
PSA.
The
terms
of
the
contract
are
October
1st
2016
through
September
30th
2017
and
October
1st
2017
through
September
30th
2020.
B
A
Docket
number:
zero,
five,
zero,
three
messaging
Auto
arthritis
and
city
of
Boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
two
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grand
for
the
safe
and
successful
Youth
Initiative
amendment
by
FY
18
+
FY.
Nineteen,
a
water
by
the
Massachusetts
executive
office
of
Health
and
Human
Services
to
be
administered
by
the
Boston
Police
Department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
comprehensive
interagency
strategy
that
connects
law
enforcement,
employment,
education,
public
health
and
youth
development
agencies
to
reduce
youth
violence
in
the
Commonwealth
docket.
A
B
A
Docket
number:
zero:
five,
zero
four
message:
NR
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
michael
de
mela.
As
a
member
of
the
Zoning
Commission
for
term
ending
November
1st
2020
docket
number
zero:
five
zero
five
message
arrived
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
Michael
Nichols
as
a
member
of
the
Zoning
Commission
for
term
ending
October
1st
2021
docket
number
zero,
five:
zero
six
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
an
AC
for
row.
B
A
A
Five,
one
three
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979,
regarding
action
taken
by
the
mirror
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
City
Council.
At
its
meeting
of
February
27
2019
and
docket
number
zero
five
one
four
notices
receive
from
the
city
clerk
and
accordance
with
chapter
16
chapter
six
excuse
me
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
Regarding
actions
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
City
Council
of
this
meeting
of
March
6
2019
docket.
A
Of
committees,
docket
number
zero,
one:
three,
nine,
the
Committee
on
government
operations
to
which
was
referred;
On,
January,
9th
2019,
docket
number
zero
one.
Three,
nine,
an
ordinance
regarding
good
food
purchasing
standards
in
the
city
of
Boston
submits
a
report
recommending
the
autre
bought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft.
G
Counterfire
do
good
morning,
mr.
president,
this
time
I'd
like
to
withdraw
dark
at
zero
one,
three,
nine
I
do
the
fact
that
our
colleague
in
the
lead
sponsor
is
unavailable
due
to
jury
duty,
so
I'm
asking
that
this
remaining
committee
and
at
the
appropriate
time
when
a
jury
service
and
civic
services
complete,
will
bring
it
forward
to
the
council
for
a
vote.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
B
A
Docket
number:
zero
one:
seven
six
message:
an
auto
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
dr.
my
Chia
mentor
Jordan.
As
a
member
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
its
Board
of
Health
for
term
expiring,
January,
15
2020.
Would
you
like
me
to
read
the
second
one?
Also?
Yes
thank
you,
madam
clerk
docket
number
zero,
three
zero
five
message:
an
order
for
confirmations
of
the
appointment
of
Philomena
LaVista
left
the
lab
teesta.
As
a
member
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
for
term
expire
in
January,
15,
20,
22
counsel,.
H
You,
madam
president,
I
rise
today
to
discuss
docket
zero
one,
seven,
six
and
zero
three
zero.
Five.
Yesterday,
the
Committee
on
healthy
women,
families
and
communities
held
a
hearing.
I
want
to
thank
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
the
district
counselor
from
South
Boston
for
his
partnership
and
some
great
questions.
We
combined
the
two
dockets
because
they
are
two
appointments.
One
is
a
reappointment.
The
other
is
a
new
appointment
to
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
board.
H
There
are
two:
these
are
two
exceptional
candidates,
one
to
continue
to
serve
in
doctor,
Myesha
mentor,
jordan,
a
West
Roxbury
resident
and
the
executive
director
of
the
Dimmick
Community
Health
Center.
She
is
being
appointed
for
her
second
full
term.
She
was
one
of
the
individuals
on
the
board
that
led
on
some
of
the
anti
tobacco
initiatives
as
well
as
issue
such
as
food
epidemics,
from
deserts
in
h1n1.
The
other
appointment
is
a
new
addition
to
the
board.
Hopefully
her
name
is
Fillie.
H
Leftist
she's,
a
Bowden
Geneva
native,
grew
up
in
the
city
now
serves
as
the
executive
director
of
the
Bowden
Street
Health
Center,
which
serves
11,000
patients.
The
Dimmick
community
center
serves
about
18,000
patients.
These
are
among
the
West's
best
regarded
community
health
centers
in
Boston.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
at
the
hearing
discussing
the
purpose
of
the
board
in
other
ways
that
we
can
both
impanel
the
board
to
continue
to
do
good
work,
as
it
relates
to
health
disparities.
Reference.
H
Some
work
that
the
good
counselor
from
district,
7
and
I
are
teaming
up
on,
as
it
relates
to
black
mortality
rate
giving
birth
as
well
as
food
deserts,
smoking,
cessation
programs,
the
opioid
epidemic.
The
list
goes
on
and
on
it's
important
to
note
that
there
is
ZERO
stipend,
that's
associated
with
these
board
seats.
These
are
individuals,
public
health
professionals
who
do
this
because
they
want
to
give
back
to
the
city
that
we
are
lucky
enough
to
call
home.
H
They
would
both
be
exceptional
additions
to
the
board
and
particularly
appreciative
of
their
efforts,
to
make
sure
that
our
Public
Health
Commission
serves
everyone,
regardless
of
where
they
came
from
what
they
look
like
who
they
love,
how
they
identify.
That's
really
important,
I,
think
of
a
forward-thinking,
progressive,
Health
Commission,
and
these
two
individuals
I've.
Certainly,
in
line
with
that
mission,
so
I
look
forward
to
the
record
rekka
I'm,
recommending
the
passage
of
these
dockets
in
the
confirmation
of
these
two
appointments.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
I
You,
madam
president,
for
the
opportunity
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councillor
O'malley
for
a
robust
hearing.
It
was
very
informative
and
I'd
like
to
let
our
colleagues
know
that
the
two
people
that
are
being
nominated
are
exceptional
leaders
in
public
health
in
our
city,
they've
done
a
tremendous
amount
of
work,
bringing
people
together,
but
for
providing
exceptional
hell.
I
Okay,
two
people
that
desperately
needed,
including
our
immigrant
community
people
living
in
public
house
and
low-income
families,
so
I
want
to
echo
what
my
with
my
colleague,
council
O'malley,
said
about
the
exceptional
background
of
both
both
of
these
dedicated
professionals
that
will
soon
join
the
board.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I.
B
Know
thank
you
councilor
flowing
I'm
at
this
time.
Councillor
Malley
who's,
chair
of
the
Committee
on
healthy
women,
families
in
communities,
seats,
acceptance
of
a
committee
report
in
passage
of
dockets
zero,
one,
seven,
six
and
zero
three
zero.
Five
I
will
take
them
separately
for
docket
zero,
one,
seven,
six,
all
those
in
favor
of
passage,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
document
six
has
been
passed
and
for
docket,
zero,
three
zero,
five,
all
those
in
favor
of
passage,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it:
Duckett
docket,
zero.
J
E
It
guys,
like
you,
alright
docket
number
zero
one.
Four
three
we
had
a
hearing
yesterday
it
was
a
great
hearing.
This
hearing
was
sponsored
by
City
Council
President
Andreya
Campbell
on
the
representing
that
Boston
police
pol
was
Deputy.
Superintendent
Kevin
McCulloch,
representing
the
city,
was
commissioned
to
Gina
Fein
daca
from
Boston
transportation.
We
have
representatives
from
walk
boss
in
the
ACLU
Boston
cyclic
Union,
as
well
clearly
from
the
data
that
we
saw.
Boston
needs
to
work
on
its
safe
streets,
whether
you're,
walking
you're,
biking,
you're,
driving
or
possibly
riding
a
scooter
later
on.
E
We
need
to
get
ahead
of
this,
and
now
that
was
very
clear
from
the
hearing
that
we
held
yesterday.
Exploring
of
traffic
cameras
was
a
major
discussion
of
of
the
over
two
hour
long
hearing
last
night.
It's
positives
and
it's
negatives
were
discussed
at
this
time,
we'll
be
leaving
this
discussion
in
committee,
but
before
I
sit
down,
if
I
could,
through
the
chair
hand
it
over
to
this
sponsor
president
Campbell.
B
Thank
You
councillor
McCarthy,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
who
also
participated
in
the
hearing,
but
also
for
your
advocacy
separately
around
the
budget
and
other
ordinances
and
legislation
to
make
sure
that
we
realize
the
goals
of
vision,
zero
and
Boston
2030.
You
know
as
District
Council's
in
particular.
This
is
a
constituent
issue.
In
case
we
filled
all
the
time,
speeding
cars,
people
getting
hit
by
cars.
It's
not
safe
to
walk
down
the
street
to
cycle,
and
sometimes
some
of
these
calls
involve
someone
being
killed
in
our
district.
B
So
the
hearing
really
addressed
the
need
to
move
faster
and
quicker
with
responding
to
these
issues
and
to
do
so
in
a
sort
of
comprehensive
way.
Yes,
I
plug
the
efforts
of
councillor
Baker
and
this
council
with
respect
to
lowering
the
speed
limits
and
a
now
councillor,
Flynn
picking
that
back
up
to
lowering
it
even
further,
but
that
is
futile
if
we
don't
have
enforcement
going
with
it.
We
don't
have
structural
changes
to
our
speed
hums
if
we
don't
invest
more
in
slow
streets
right
now.
B
There
are
some
communities
that
were
selected
for
slow
streets
and
there
are
resources
and
slow
streets,
but
it's
gonna
take
me
a
year
to
or
longer
for
them
to
actually
see
the
benefits
of
slow
streets.
That's
frankly,
too
long,
and
what
we
heard
yesterday
in
public
testimony
was
so
powerful,
even
though
there
weren't
a
ton
of
folks
that
testified.
B
So
we
have
tremendous
work
to
do
to
get
folks
to
see
the
importance
of
responding
to
this
issue
to
treating
this
as
a
public
safety
issue.
Just
like
someone
getting
shot
and
stabbed
people
also
dying
from
other
means,
and
this
is
one
of
those
means,
and
so
there's
a
lot
more
that
we
can
do
and
the
hearing
was
an
opportunity
to
think
about
how
we
expand
the
capacity
of
BPD
to
do
enforcement.
B
How
we
augment
existing
departments
to
do
this
work,
how
we
actually
can
fund
a
traffic
analyst
to
make
sure
we
have
good
data,
which
currently
isn't
the
case
which
we
can
do
through
our
next
budget
cycle
and
so
look
forward
to
continuing
the
conversation
on
that
and
with
respect
to
the
automated
cameras.
There
were
folks
who
testified
in
favor
of
that.
This
really
involves
State
House
legislation
that
has
been
put
forward
and
I
say:
ivanova
stay
in
the
Statehouse.
B
If
it
affects
the
residents
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we
should
be
having
conversations
on
it
too.
So
I
thought
it
was
a
real,
robust
conversation,
Thank
You
councillor,
McCarthy
again
for
designing
it
and
shaping
it,
and
for
scheduling
it
so
quickly
and
look
forward
to
continuing
the
conversation
with
all
of
you
with
respect
to
these
pressing
issues.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
K
You,
madam
president,
this
is
not
quite
a
reef
aisle,
but
it
is
a
continuing
discussion
that
had
been
in
counselor
flyer,
DS
Committee,
under
a
pilot
ordinance
program
for
what
are
commonly
known
as
sandwich
board
signs
on
our
city
sidewalks.
This
has
been
an
ongoing
issue
for
certain
neighborhoods
and
even
just
certain
streets
around
access
for
folks
who
have
physical
impairments,
people
with
strollers
pedestrians,
as
we're
talking
about
scooters
moving
forward
at
clutter
on
some
of
our
sidewalks
is
important
if
anyone
who's
been
a
down
Newbury
Street
anytime.
K
Recently
there
are
a
lot
of
crowds,
which
is
good.
It's
good
for
business.
There
also
a
lot
of
sandwich
board
signs
on
a
narrow
sidewalk
that
makes
it
sometimes
impassable,
particularly
in
the
winter,
when
we
have
snow
and
ice
on
the
ground.
I
have
enough
trouble
navigating
that
area.
I
can
only
imagine
someone
who
is
in
a
wheelchair,
using
a
walker
having
a
stroller,
etcetera,
so
I
think
it's
really
important
that
we
talk
to
ISD
in
code
enforcement.
Another
relevant
agencies
to
how
to
address
this.
K
You
know
there's
certainly
areas
in
my
district
and
I
know
in
areas
across
the
city
where
sandwich
boards
are
not
an
impediment
where
sidewalks
are
wide
enough
for
the
crowds
or
not
as
thick
that
they
make
a
lot
of
sense.
Even
Boylston
Street
in
Back
Bay
makes
sense
for
that,
but
on
Newbury
Street
we
continue
to
have
complaints
from
residents
from
even
from
business
owners,
some
of
whom
don't
want
them
but
feel
their
competitors
are
using
the
signs
they
have
to
put
them
out
there.
K
So
I
look
forward
to
having
this
discussion
to
finding
out
something,
that's
enforceable.
That
makes
sense
that
preserves
this
city's
commitment
to
accessibility.
It
makes
sure
we're
doing
right
by
the
people
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
I
do
want
to
thank
count
to
Flaherty
for
his
previous
work
on
this
I
want
to
thank
dr.
O'malley
for
his
contributions
to
this
discussion.
Thank
you.
God
bless.
You
I
mean
real
I
look
forward
to
having
this
year
trying
to
figure
something
out
whether
it's
policy,
whether
it's
legislative
or
we
do
an
administrative
Lee.
B
G
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
please
add
my
name
to
this.
This
initially
started
out
as
a
citywide
in
response
to
a
citywide
problem
in
our
local
business
districts,
with
the
sidewalk
signs
and
sandwich
boards,
etc.
So
I
know
that
we've
been
working
on
and
I
know
that
the
pilot
program
has
sort
of
produced
some
positive
dividends
across
the
city
with
the
exception
and
know
that
in
district
8
it
continues
to
be
a
problem
as
outlined
on
Newbury
Street,
Boylston,
Street
and
even
some
of
the
surrounding
streets.
G
Because
of
its
this
such
a
condensed
commercial
district
with
a
lot
of
those
buildings
having
multiple
businesses
in
that
same
footprint
and
obviously
the
race
to
kind
of
get
advertisement
and
to
get
customers,
you
know
navigating
the
the
streets
over
there,
particularly
in
the
fall
weather
or
those
that
have
limitations
or
disabilities.
It's
it's
difficult,
so
this
may
be
some
some
of
this
district
a
may
be
a
war
in
sort
of
a
carve
out.
If
you
will
to
the
pilot
program,
that's
something
clearly.
G
We
should
talk
about
in
the
hearing,
but
look
forward
to
an
expedited
hearing
to
try
to
bring
some
relief
to
district
data
as
it
pertains
to
this,
but
also
the
caveat
on
that.
It
seems
to
be
at
least
the
pilot
program
seems
to
be
working
in
other
districts,
I'll
defer
to
my
district
colleagues,
but
you
know
your
broad
ways
to
do
it.
Chester
Avenue
is
just
center
streets.
Your
main
streets
all
seem
to
be
working
in
conjunction
with
this
ordinance
and
it
seems
to
be
providing
some
dividends
for
folks
over
there.
G
B
J
J
You,
madam
president,
I'm
happy
to
have
a
counselor.
He
Sabha
George
co-sponsored
this
order
with
me
calling
for
hearing
from
veterans,
post-traumatic
stress,
PTSD
and
improving
awareness
of
and
access
to
mental
health
care
services
for
our
veterans.
It
should
come
as
no
surprise
that
the
experience
of
all
can
negatively
impact
the
mental
health
and
well-being
of
those
who
have
been
in
combat
situations.
Studies
have
shown
that
PTSD
impacts
up
to
20%
of
veterans
of
Operation,
Iraqi
Freedom
in
doing
freedom,
the
Gulf
War
and
the
veterans
and
the
Vietnam
veterans,
in
addition
to
all
PTSD.
J
According
to
the
US
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs,
35
percent
of
55
percent
out
of
100
women's
and
38%
out
of
100
men's,
have
experienced
sexual
harassment,
sexual
assualt
at
some
point,
when
service
in
the
military,
which
can
often
result
in
prolonged
and
recurring
traumatic
stress
over
time.
Risk
factors
for
PTSD
among
people
in
the
military
include
a
compromised
socioeconomic
status,
previous
trauma,
drug
and
alcohol
abuse,
a
poor
social
system
homeless
and
a
family
history
of
mental
illness
and
lack
of
accountability.
J
Local
veterans
support
service,
those
were
PTSD
and
have
co-occurring
disorder
are
conditions
such
as
major
of
minor
depression,
which
puts
them
at
a
risk
of
suicide.
In
2008,
the
United
States
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
reported
that
suicide
rates
increased
for
both
veterans
and
non-veterans
highlight
the
reality
of
the
suicide
is
a
public
health
concern
that
affects
people's
everywhere.
The
average
number
of
veterans
who
died
each
day
by
suicide
in
2018
remained
unchanged
at
20%
and
the
suicide
rate
increased
faster
among
veterans
who
had
not
availed
themselves
of
VA
health
care
benefits
versus
those
who
have.
J
L
B
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor
Baker
councillor,
co-moh,
councillor,
Flaherty,
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
Janey,
council,
McCarthy,
Council,
Malley,
councillor
Zakim,
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket,
zero.
Five
one
six
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
home,
assess
mental
health
and
recovery.
I
I
You
know
I
know
the
city
of
Boston
Commission
on
disabilities
is
doing
exceptional
work
across
our
neighborhoods
and
helping
those
in
the
disability,
community
access,
vital
city
services
under
Commissioner,
Christin,
macaws
she's,
providing
exceptional
leadership
on
so
many
issues
impacting
the
disability
community.
They
meet
regularly
here
in
this
in
this
chamber,
and
they
talk
about
ways
that
they
can
improve
services
for
those
with
disabilities
across
the
city.
I
The
language
communication
access
program
is
an
opportunity
in
a
program
that
ensures
that
anyone
that
does
communicate
with
various
city
departments
is
able
to
speak
to
someone
also
in
a
language
in
their
own
language
other
than
English.
So
during
this
budget
process
season,
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
robust
discussion
on
ways
that
we
can
make
sure
that
those
in
the
disability
community
their
voices
are
heard
and
that
we
have
to
advocate
more
effectively
for
those
in
the
disability
community.
I
I
Community
is
probably
one
of
the
best
federal
legislation
passed
in
50
years,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
all
city
services
and
everywhere
in
Boston
his
ad
a
compliant
and
that's
a
top
priority
for
Mayor
Walsh,
who
has
done
great
work
on
that
for
commissioner
macaws,
but
also
myself,
that's
also
active
in
the
disability
community
here
and
here
in
the
city.
So
I
I
do
want
to
thank
the
my
colleagues
for
their
work
on
disability
access
for
for
many
years
and
looking
forward
to
a
conversation
about
this.
I
G
You,
madam
president,
like
to
thank
the
lead
sponsor
for
his
great
work
and
also
for
recognizing
my
efforts
in
the
space
over
the
years.
I
know
that
this
coming
July
will
be
celebrating
the
29th
anniversaries
of
the
American,
with
Disabilities
Act
and
all
the
work
that
has
been
done
locally,
statewide
and
nationally
to
ensure
that
disabled
persons
have
access
to
the
same
services
as
every
other
American.
It's
also
important
to
know
that
our
city
will
be
it's.
The
city's
age
will
be
rapidly
increasing.
G
According
to
the
2014
aging
in
Boston
report,
there'll
be
an
approximate
52
percent
increase
in
the
older
population
in
Boston
by
2030.
That's
pretty
significant,
and
so
with
more
of
our
residents.
Not
choosing
to
age
in
place
in
our
neighborhoods
there'll
be
an
even
greater
need
for
accessibility,
improvements
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
elderly
neighbors
and
even
a
greater
demand
on
the
in-home
health
care.
G
I
know
that
on
this
body
councils,
a
command
I
had
led
efforts
with
respect
to
providing
home
health
care
workers
with
permits
so
that
they
could
park
in
resident
parking
areas
without
suffering
from
ticketing
and
towing
of
transportation
officials,
while
they're
taking
care
of
our
residents
as
well
as
those
with
hospice
that
are
dying.
So
those
are
things
that
I'm
gonna
continue
to
fight
for
and
we'll
continue
to
work
through
the
sponsorship
of
council
Flynn
and
our
other
colleagues.
So
thank
you.
Madam
president.
Thank.
L
You
very
much
and
thank
you
for
adding
me
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
This
is
an
incredibly
important
conversation
for
many
of
us
and
I
just
want
to
echo
some
of
the
comments
that
my
colleagues
have
said,
but
also
add
to
the
fact
that
if
we
design
a
community
our
city
for
those
with
disabilities,
then
all
of
us
will
have
access
so
coming
from
the
perspective
of
someone
in
a
wheelchair
has
mobility
issues.
If
we
can
design
and
think
of
our
transportation
infrastructure,
we
can
think
of
how
we
move
in
and
out
of
our
buildings.
L
L
I
want
to
point
out
the
incredible
work
of
special
townies
in
charlestown
that
is
dedicated
to
making
sure
that
those
kids
have
a
voice,
no
matter
what
age
they
are.
I
want
to
point
out
to
the
Latino
parents
who
were
here
and
received
a
certificate.
These
are
Latino
parents
and
support
of
their
kids
with
special
needs.
There
is
a
movement,
but
we
also
need
to
make
sure
it
doesn't
stay
within
the
education
space.
This
is
part
of
the
disability
conversation
to
support
these
parents.
L
I
want
to
also
bring
up
our
own
great
dear
friend,
and
servant
here,
Rocco,
who
recently
lost
his
parents,
his
last
parent,
his
father
and
the
grievin
I.
Don't
know
that
we
did
have
any
sort
of
grievance
services
for
adult
children
with
special
needs
who
also
lose
their
parents.
There
is
a
gap
that
we
are
not
meeting
and
we're
not
filling
in.
This
conversation
needs
to
include
them,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
am
beyond
excited
about
this.
L
B
You
counselor
Edwards
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
or
add
their
name.
Madam
Clerk,
if
you
could
add
counselor,
Baker
counselor
co
mo
counter
garrison,
counselor
Janie,
counselor,
O'malley
counselors,
akin
counselor
McCarthy,
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket,
zero.
Five
one
seven
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
City
Neighborhood,
Services
veterans
and
military
affairs.
K
You
know
when
the
Trump
administration,
Labor
Department,
brings
charges
that
you're
cooperating
too
much
with
immigration
and
customs
enforcement.
That's
pretty
unusual
and
something
that
troubles
me
greatly
and
something
I
don't
think
anyone
the
city
of
Boston
wants
to
be
doing.
So.
We
need
to
look
and
make
sure
that
the
trust
Act
is
being
complied
with
on
a
daily
basis,
but
we
also
have
to
look
at
now.
Five
years
later,
doesn't
need
to
be
enhanced,
doesn't
need
to
be
changed.
K
I
think
our
Police
Department
in
general
has
done
an
outstanding
job,
both
Commissioner
Evans
and
now
Commissioner
grass
in
implementing
in
general,
the
letter
of
the
law
of
the
trust
Act.
But
can
we
do
better?
Can
we
do
more
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
make
sure
that
everyone
really
does
feel
safe,
because
it
makes
us
all
safer?
K
You
know
we
have
our
great
delegation
in
Washington,
at
least
from
Massachusetts,
that
is
working
very
hard
to
fix
this
problem
at
the
federal
level
and
that's
really
where
it
has
to
be
fixed,
but
cities
and
towns
and
states
have
a
responsibility
in
the
meantime
to
do
the
best
we
can
to
work
with
the
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
in
Massachusetts
who
may
not
be
properly
documented
through
immigration
immigration
status.
But
who
are
here
in
our
city?
K
We're
working
here,
we're
riding
the
trains
and
buses
with
us
who
are
going
to
school
with
our
children
and
who
have
every
right
to
be
free
of
persecution
to
call
the
police
when
they're
the
victim
or
witness
of
a
crime?
And
this
particular
incident
I
don't
want
to
dwell
on
it
too
much,
because
this
really
is
a
larger
conversation.
But
the
claims
that
were
outlined
in
news
reports
are
incredibly
disturbing
and
the
City
Council
has
a
responsibility
and
oversight
responsibility
of
every
agency
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
we're
going
to
examine
that
I.
K
Look
forward
to
having
this
hearing
and
hearing
from,
certainly
the
Boston
Police
Department,
the
Walsh
administration.
Our
corporation
council
advocates
and
others
around
the
city
and
around
the
Commonwealth
on
this
important
issue
and
seeing
what
we
can
do
to
do
better,
because
we
always
can
Boston
has
been
a
leader
on
this.
We
will
continue
to
be
a
leader
on
this,
and
if
that
requires
changes
in
legislation,
this
is
the
body
to
do
it.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
L
You
so
much
and
I
want
to
thank
councillors.
They
come
for
your
leadership
in
2014
and
your
leadership
today.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
the
trust.
Act
is
one
of
I
think
the
shining
moments
of
the
city's
history
basically
saying
that
at
the
end
of
the
day,
if
you
live
here,
if
you
work
here,
you
are
part
of
our
family.
L
I
think
that,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it
does
not
serve
us
well
to
co-mingle
those
things.
So
this
hearing
I
think
I'm
very
excited
about
to
hear
about
how
Boston
has
abided
by
the
ordinance
that
it
passed
and
how
Boston
can
do
better.
I
do
want
to
address
what
I've
read
about
in
the
newspaper
about
the
ice
task
force
that
exists
in
BPD
and
how
that
is,
or
is
not
consistent
with
the
trust
act.
L
Ordinance
that
we
passed
I
do
want
to
know
more
about
how
the
trust
component
of
the
trust
act
is
directly
related
to
transparency
and
data
and
how
we
can
see
as
a
city
councilor
still
need
to
see
a
lot
of
that
data
to
assure
that
we
are
biting
by
the
spirit
and
letter
of
that
law.
So
this
conversation
couldn't
be
more
timely,
I
think
it's
great
to
have
it
on
a
regular
basis
and
I
think
it's
you
know.
L
We
don't
want
to
be
knee
jerking
to
every
single
issue
where
we
hear
about
an
immigration
flare-up,
but
we
do
need
to
make
sure
that
when
we
pass
an
ordinance
with
unanimous
consent
and
with
the
mayor's
signature
signature,
it
means
something
because
it
meant
something
to
me.
It
meant
something
to
our
immigrant
constituents.
It
meant
something
to
a
lot
of
people
in
terms
of
a
sigh
of
relief
and
believing
that
their
immigration
status
is
not
going
to
be
a
barrier
to
justice.
L
G
Live
before,
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
just
threw
the
chair
to
the
maker,
and
certainly
because
the
person's
name
is
listed
in
the
fifth,
whereas
in
part
of
my
ignorance,
but
do
we
know
what
Jose
Martin
Paz
Flores
was
what
the
underlying
charges
were
in
or
whether
or
not
he
had
already
been
previously
deported?
Do
we
do?
We
know
the
answers
to
those
questions
too
through.
B
The
journal
but
I'm
sure
that
we
can
find
those
out
after
the
fact,
but
and/or
explore
that
further
in
the
hearing
and
counselors
they
come
can
I
think
talked
to
you
about
that
right
now,
I
think
we
can
proceed
with
still
assigning
it
to
a
committee
right
counsel,
party.
Okay,
all
right!
Thank
you.
Would
you
like
to
add
your
name?
Okay,
madam
clerk?
If
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
councillor,
co-moh
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
garrison,
councillor,
council
Mally,
as
well
as
the
chair.
J
You,
madam
president,
I,
have
followed
the
resolution
in
relation
to
the
historic
alexander
hotel
that
the
city
council
advises
the
b
p
da
that
disowning
code,
which
was
carefully
crafted
with
years
of
public
input,
be
respected
to
the
height
of
the
building.
I
also
proposed
that
it
be
resolved
that
the
Alexander
whole
renovation
be
assumed
under
the
guidelines
and
governance
of
the
bowels
that
direct
South
en
Roxbury,
landmark
district
I
have
heard
from
countless
residents,
both
in
person
and
on
the
phone
about
their
many
concerns.
With
the
proposal
of
this
historic
site.
J
The
main
concerns
which
I
outlined
in
my
former
resolution
have
to
do
with
parking
shadows,
structure,
integrity
and
appearance.
At
the
very
least,
there
need
to
be
a
substantive
lesson
of
the
height
required
potential
background,
parking
and
projection
of
the
impact
of
the
shadows
on
resident
wellness
and
rules,
so
that
always
being
between
8
a.m.
and
6
p.m.
in
all
four
seasons,
which
must
be
a
requirement
of
any
addition
to
the
hotel.
J
Additionally,
the
use
of
predominantly
glass
tiles
cannot
be
considered
a
complement
to
the
Victorian
housing
environment,
but
rather
be
a
contrasting
and
distraction
focal
point.
I
and
many
others
have
seriously
concerns
about
the
Alexander
Hotel
process
being
pushed
by
developers
of
the
without
real
community
input
and
in
violation
of
the
zone
balls
and
the
south
end
Roxbury
and
Landmark
District
garland.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
M
The
floor,
thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
rise
as
the
district
city
councilor,
who
represents
Roxbury
and
Southend,
and
this
hotel
is
in
my
district
and
as
such,
I've
been
engaged
in
the
article
80
process.
For
many
months
my
staff
and
I
have
attended
multiple
meetings
and
worked
very
closely
with
residents
with
neighborhood
groups,
with
the
development
team,
with
the
Boston
planning
and
development
agency
to
make
sure
that
residents,
both
in
Roxbury
and
sulfon,
are
fully
engaged
in
discussions
about
this
project.
M
I
have
received
just
to
date
close
to
a
hundred
emails
from
Southend
and
Roxbury
residents,
and
the
vast
majority
of
those
are
in
support
of
the
project.
Now,
for
decades,
the
site
of
the
hotel
alexandra
has
been
an
eyesore
and
a
blighted
piece
of
property.
This
is
at
the
corner
of
Washington
Street
and
Mass
Ave.
For
many
years
it's
been
a
missed
opportunity
to
bridge
the
gap
between
the
South,
End
and
Roxbury.
M
While
many
residents
are
not
thrilled
about
additional
height,
most
understand
that
it's
a
necessary
trade-off
to
build
this
hotel.
I'm
pleased
that,
by
my
urging
the
development
team
has
listened
to
community
members
in
formulating
a
robust
community
benefits
package,
valued
at
over
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars.
It
includes
commitments
to
hiring
Boston
residents,
people
of
color
and
women.
In
addition,
the
development
team
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
UNITE
HERE
Local
26,
which
was
not
an
easy
feat
and
they
are
committed
to
local
hiring
and
a
diverse
workforce.
M
I'm
also
glad
that
they
have
proposed
to
contribute
to
the
public
realm
improvements
again
at
the
request
of
direct
neighbors
who
live
near
the
site,
and
I
should
point
out
here
that,
while
this
is
on
the
corner
of
of
Washington
and
Mass
Ave,
they
are
looking
to
do
more
than
just
that
particular
corner,
but
all
four
corners.
This
is
a
major
intersection
and
it
also
but
your
district
councillor,
Baker
and
so
two
of
those
corners
are
your
corners.
M
M
There
are
many
opportunities
to
stay
engaged
and
I
encourage
all
of
us
to
stay,
engage
particularly
residents
who
live
near
this
site
and
who
care
about
this
to
stay
engaged
in
the
process
through
the
BPD,
a
board
through
Southend,
Landmarks
Commission
and
through
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals.
We
I
believe
that
we
should
allow
people
to
continue
to
weigh
in
at
those
venues
and
I
object
to
the
suspension
of
the
rules
and
ask
that
this
matter
not
be
adopted.
B
C
You,
madam
president,
I
rise
in
opposition
of
this
resolution
as
it
seeks
to
delay
or
halt
a
project
that
has
had
a
very
robust
community
community
process.
I
believe
we
should
allow
for
the
process
to
proceed
through
the
channels
through
the
BD
PA
and
onto
the
CBA
and
before
and
then
on
to
the
Landmarks
mission.
So
three
different
bites
at
this
Apple.
As
many
of
you
know,
South
Anna
rocks
for
the
residents,
as
well
as
those
driving
down
Mass
Ave
in
Washington
have
looked
at
this
blighted
property
for
over
30
years.
C
After
speaking,
with
many
of
my
constituents
and
a
majority
finally
feel
confident
in
the
current
developers
intention
to
retain
and
restore
the
existing
historic
and
beautiful
facade
of
the
hotel,
eggs
and
reah
and
turn
it
back
to
the
gem.
It
once
was
I
believe
in
order
for
this
150
room,
13
story,
hotel
with
ground
floor
and
rooftop
retail
space
to
come
to
fruition
is
in
the
form
of
some
zoning
leave,
just
to
put
them
into
perspective.
C
To
be
able
to
restore
this
historic
facade
and
they're,
going
to
do
all
four
sides,
all
four
sides
of
the
building
we're
not
doing
just
the
front
facade
sides
back.
It
will
cost
approximately
six
to
six
to
seven
million
dollars
to
just
restore
that
facade.
That's
before
we
get
into
any
anything
vertical.
So
you
have
to
you
have
to
grant
the
zoning
relief
to
be
able
to
get
what
I
think
the
surrounding
community
wants.
Is
that
facade
that
facade
returned
the
previous?
C
The
previous
developer
wanted
to
do
to
restore
the
the
facade
wanted
to
do
over
20
stories,
so
to
put
them
to
just
perspective
that
now
we're
going
to
there'll
be
8
or
9
less
stories
here,
13
13
stories,
which
you
know
that
that
takes
a
little
bit
for
people
to
swallow.
But
it's
a
trade-off
to
improve
that
gateway
and
not
to
mention.
We
have
to
mention
the
good
work
that
that
council
Janey
is
has
done
as
District
City
Council.
C
I
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
although
I
don't
represent
this
area
of
the
South
End,
it
is
an
important
issue
for
this,
for
all
of
the
South
End
I
probably
represent
an
area
just
about
a
quarter
quarter
mile
outside
of
that
of
that
hotel.
But
I
can
say
over
the
last
15
months
in
during
the
campaign
that
this
was
often
a
topic
of
conversation
in
debates
and
when
we
got
sworn
in
last
year.
This
was
always
discussed
at
neighborhood
meetings
in
council.
I
Janey
was
always
there
answering
difficult
questions,
providing
excellent
leadership
on
on
an
issue
that
is
important
to
the
Roxbury
community
to
the
South
End
community,
and
so,
although
I
didn't
really
get
involved
in
in
this
issue,
that
much
I
did
watch
from
afar
councillor
Janey
and
councillor
Baker
on
their
leadership,
helping
Shepherd
this
process
to
make
sure
everyone's
voice
was
heard
during
this
difficult
development
process.
So
I
just
wanted
to
echo.
What
counsel
Baker
said
is
you
know?
I
B
You
councillor
Flynn
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
or
add
their
name
just
for
a
point
of
clarification
for
the
public
at
the
council
meeting
we
don't
take
public
testimony,
but
I
will
assign
this
to
a
committee
where
folks
are
the
public
can
come
if
they
would
like.
So
at
this
time,
docket
zero,
five
one
nine
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
Planning
development
and
transportation.
N
N
That
is,
that
is
a
next
step
as
now
we're
past
the
fare
hikes
to
acknowledge
that
we
are
actually
at
a
very
important
decision-making
point
for
the
MBTA
when
it
comes
to
fare
policy,
the
tea
over
the
next
two
years
we'll
be
implementing
their
what's
called
AFC
2.0
program.
It's
a
technology
platform
that
will
move
to
cashless
fare
collection
on
buses
and
allow
for
more
data
collection
on
other
points
of
entry.
N
N
There
are
extreme
equity
issues
when
it
comes
to
that
cashless
transition,
and
we
know
that
communities
where
people
depend
on
cash
will
not
be
well
served
by
just
the
station
every
quarter,
mile
or
half-mile
away
to
load
up
your
card
because
they
will
need
to
be
loading.
Oftentimes
loading
more
frequently
than
not
folks
are
not
carrying
large
amounts
of
cash
with
them,
where
they
can
just
do
one
deposit
and
then
and
then
ride
for
the
week,
and
there
are
also
also
major
civil
rights
issues.
When
it
comes
to
the
enforcement
piece.
N
The
tea
is
planning
to
use
a
proof
of
payment
system,
which
means
that
they
won't
check
as
you
get
on,
but
there
will
be
random
checks
with
potentially
MBTA
police
officers
or
others
coming
onto
the
bus
asking
passengers
at
random
to
show
that
they
have
proof
of
payment
and
they'll.
Just
do
these
checks
and
then
get
give
a
heavy
penalty
a
fee
or
fine.
If
you
don't
have
that
proof,
when
they
ask
you
for
it,
there's
been
a
lot
of
questions
about
who
will
do
that
enforcement?
Will
it
be
civilians?
N
Will
it
be
those
in
uniform
as
we're
being
mindful
of
concerns
around
community
trust
and
relationships,
and
even
the
perception
potential
for
a
perception
of
profiling?
So,
given
that
there
are
major
financial
barriers
for
residents,
given
that
there's
major
need
to
improve
bus
service,
particularly
given
that
there
will
be
civil
rights
issues
and
equity
impacts,
what
councillor,
Danny
and
I
are
putting
forth
today
and
ask
for
your
support
is
for
a
conversation
to
talk
about
one
step
that
would
address
all
of
those
issues.
N
The
28
bus
line
is
the
most
heavily
used
bus
line
on
an
average
weekday
basis.
More
than
12,000
riders
on
the
average
weekday
45%
do
not
have
a
driver's
license.
54%
don't
own.
A
car
65%
are
low-income
residents
and
92%
of
people
of
color.
This
bus
route
is
an
extremely
important
Economic
Opportunity
corridor
for
the
city
running
for
Mattapan
square
to
Ruggles
station,
where
residents
could
walk
right
to
a
job
in
Longwood
Medical
area,
which
is
adding
thousands
of
jobs
every
year.
N
So
if
we
are
moving
forward
with
speeding
up
of
buses
along
Blue,
Hill
Ave
that
counts,
president
and
others
have
been
working
with
the
city
on
and
yet
VTA.
This
would
be
a
measure
that
would
also
ensure
that
people
have
no
barriers
to
access
that
Economic
Opportunity
corridor.
This
is
the
route
that
I
think
we
need
to
have
the
conversation
about
secretary
and
I
spoke
years
ago
about
the
potential
for
there
to
be
pilots
on
certain
bus
lines.
N
When
the
new
technology
rolled
out,
she
was
open
to
that
when
we
spoke
about
it,
and
this
is
the
way
to
keep
that
momentum
going
for
folks
who
say
it
is
not
fair
that
fares
are
going
up
and
it
is
not
right
that
public
transportation,
which
benefits
everyone
is
so
hard
to
access.
Thank
you
so
much
Thank.
M
President
and
many
thanks
to
counsel
who,
for
her
partnership
and
her
leadership
on
these
very
important
issues,
I
will
keep
my
remarks
very
brief
because
she
hit
on
so
many
important
points
and
and
all
of
the
data
points.
The
28
bus
route
is
such
an
important
route,
as,
as
council
has
already
indicated.
Certainly
one
of
the
busiest
that
we
have
in
our
city.
It
connects
Matapan
to
Grove
Hall
to
Dudley,
Square
and
then
to
Ruggles.
M
M
L
Briefly,
I
want
to
thank
the
both
of
the
makers
of
this
incredible
ordinance,
but
I
also
wanted
to
add
to
the
conversation,
because
I
think
it
is
a
matter
of
moving.
Cashless
is
an
equity
issue
and
assuring
folks,
you
know,
usually
have
to
have
a
bank
account
usually
have
to
have
access
to
regularly
being
able
to
pull
your
money
out
physically
to
get
it
and
we've
already
seen
at
earth
and
banks
in
certain
communities.
We
we
find
that
there's
a
lot
of
issues
with
check
cash
places
in
certain
places,
so
getting
access
to
cash.
L
There's
a
communities
that
have
to
pay
more
to
even
get
the
cash
that
they
have.
So
I
think
that
that's
important
to
note
also
I
mean
in
as
much
as
that.
Train
has
already
left
and
they're
going
to
go
to
a
cashless
place
and
I.
Think
we
as
a
city
Boston,
need
to
have
a
conversation
about
where
we
can
provide
for
those
machines
to
allow
for
folks
to
load
up.
So
I
would
encourage
City
Hall
to
be
one
of
those
locations,
every
single
library
to
be
a
location.
L
All
of
our
be
cyf
facilities
to
be
a
location
where
people
can
load
up
their
cards.
Looking
at
public
schools
places
where
all
of
us
frequent
anyway
and
as
much
as
they're
a
public
service
entity
that
they
have
a
place
where
people
can
load
up
their
cards
to
help
compensate
for
the
equity
issue
and
I
agree
with
councillor
woo.
This
whole
quarter
mile
assumption
that
people
have
access
as
long
as
you
put
it
within
a
quarter
mile
on
the
bus
route.
I,
don't
think
that's
realistic.
B
Thank
You
councillor
Edwards.
Would
you
like
to
add
your
name?
Yes,
please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Edwards
name,
councillor
Baker
councillor,
flurry,
councillor
Flynn,
councillor,
O'malley
councillors,
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair.
I'll
just
add
on
the
and
first
of
all,
Thank
You
councillor,
rule
Thank,
You,
councillor,
Janey
and
I'll
just
add
an
accessibility
piece.
There
was
a
letter
in
the
in
the
council
meeting
agenda.
Probably
a
month
ago,
specific,
specifically
looking
at
Charlie
card
accessibility.
B
There
was
letter
I
sent
to
the
mayor
to
say:
not
only
should
we
do
it
at
City,
Hall
and
other
public
spaces,
you
should
think
about
also
extending
it
to
businesses.
So
councillor
Edwards
wanted
to
flag
that
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
the
partnership.
We
have
been
in
communication
about
City
Hall
in
particular,
but
also
expanding
that
and
we'll
make
sure
that
everyone
in
the
council
is
kept
at
rest
with
respect
to
their
specific
districts,
because
it
is
really
important.
So
thank
you
and
thank
you
again.
Council
woo,
docket,
zero.
A
Thanks
Thank
You
council
new:
this
is
on
the
assigned
for
further
action,
page
two
of
the
green
cheese
message
and
water
for
your
approval
to
authorize
the
sale
of
certain
portion
of
public
way
known
as
gold
streets.
As
shown
on
the
plan
entitled
city
of
Boston
Public
Works
from
an
engineering
division,
disco,
discontinuance
plan,
Gold,
Street
South
Boston
dated
November
9th
2018,
specifically
containing
6261
square
feet.
The
discontinued
parcel-
and
this
is
dr.-
amber
zero
one.
Zero,
seven,
which
received
its
first
reading.
N
You
and
this
received
a
unanimous
first
reading
two
weeks
ago
and
we
are
required
to
take
two
weeks.
Sorry,
two
votes
two
weeks
apart
and
as
a
refresher.
This
is
in
councilor,
Flint,
Flynn's
district,
and
it
would
be
giving
the
receiving
compensation
to
give
an
unused
to
narrow
way
as
to
be
expanding.
The
public
access
of
the
access
points
for
two
abutting
properties,
which
the
council
approved
two
weeks
ago,
Thank.
B
A
Counter
Campbell,
yes,
counselor,
co-moh
counsel;
oh
yes,
counselor,
Edwards,
counselor,
Edwards,
yes,
counselor,
asabi,
George,
counsel,
clarity,
counsel,
flirtiest
counsel,
Flynn,
counselor
Flynn;
yes,
counselor,
garrison,
counselor,
garrison;
yes,
counselor,
Janie,
counselor,
Janie,
yes,
counsel,
McCarthy,
counselor,
O'malley,
kalter
O'malley
has
counselor
Wolfe;
yes,
counsel,
whoo,
yes
and
counselors.
A
commute
house
is
a
come.
Yes,.
A
B
B
I
I
We
are
concerned
that
there
is
no
fire
firehouse
down
in
the
area,
although
there
is
several
fire
houses
in
and
around
the
downtown
area,
including
South
Boston,
including
High
Street
as
well,
but
as
as
we
all
know,
if
there
is
traffic
on
a
Friday
afternoon
at
five
o'clock
and
there's
an
emergency
with
the
with
the
growing
traffic
in
the
neighborhood
be
very
difficult
for
a
fire
truck
to
get
there
in
a
timely
manner.
We
had
conversations
in
the
past
myself
and
council
of
Flaherty
with
the
with
the
Boston
Police
in
with
the
Boston
Fire
Department.
I
As
well,
so
we
were
asking
for
a
hearing,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
residents
of
the
South
Boston
waterfront
have
access
to
basic
city
services,
just
like
every
other
neighborhood
police,
fire
library,
community
service
community
center
and
that's
something
we
we
want
to
focus
on
and
as
we
approach
the
budget
budget
process,
we
want
to
work
closely
with
the
mayor's
office
to
see
what
we
possibly
can
do
to
make
the
South
Boston
waterfront
to
make
sure
that
city
services
are
down
there.
I'm
glad
to
partner
with
Council
of
Flowery.
I
Who
has
worked
on
this
issue
and
for
many
years
in
with
councilor
Lewis
also
worked
on
this
issue
for
for
many
years
as
well
and
I
had
the
opportunity
when
I
was
when
I
was
young
to
work
in
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
when
there's
only
two
or
three
buildings
down
there.
I
was
a
pup
of
a
boy
faking
Anthony's
pf4
and
virtually
no
no
traffic
down
there,
and
now
it's
very
difficult
to
get
in
and
out
of
there.
I
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Through
the
chair
does
he
have
the
recipe
for
those
they
were
fabulous
but
I
concur
with
with
the
sponsors
comets
according
to
go
Boston
2030,
the
surplus
and
waterfront
population
will
nearly
triple
to
twenty
thousand
residents,
with
approximately
thirteen
thousand
new
jobs
coming
into
the
neighborhood
alone.
So,
despite
that
growth,
as
mentioned,
there's
no
school,
there's
no
library,
there's
no
community
center.
There's
no
fire
station,
no
police
station
no
EMS
station.
G
So
it's
the
number
one
issue
that
I
know
ed
and
I
hear
when
we're
down
there
meeting
with
residents,
so
look
forward
to
an
expedited
hearing
and
let's
have
a
discussion
with
some
of
the
major
stakeholders
down
there
and
maybe
see
if
they
can
create
a
partnership
with
that
city
to
identify
some
locations
down
and
around
the
South
Boston
waterfront,
where
we
can
have
sort
of
these
basic
city
services
and
amenities
that
will
make
the
world
a
difference.
So
look
forward
to
the
hearing.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
N
That
has
been
right
at
the
epicenter
of
extremely
rapid
development
and
where
residents
have
often
felt
that
their
desire
to
keep
the
kind
of
improvement
of
the
residential
services
and
amenities
going
at
the
same
pace
that
commercial
development
has
been
going,
that
that
hasn't
matched
that
there's
been
a
lot
faster
growth
of
the
the
big
glass
towers.
Unless
so
there
are
there,
concerns
that
have
been
iterated
over
and
over
again
that
they
need
access
to
library
and
and
schools
and
and
everything
else
that
neighborhood
should
have.
N
C
C
Senator
Collins
has
been
banging
this
drug
from
for
awhile
and
it,
and
this
this
hearings
long
overdue,
for
us
to
support
his
efforts
and
also
just
his
ideas.
We
should
at
least
be
looking
at
it
like
we,
we
say
everybody
should
have
parks
should
have.
Libraries
should
have
public
realm
space
for
themselves,
and
it's
about
time
we're
talking
about
this.
Thank
you
and
I.
Do
love
a
nice
pop
over
ready.
To
so
add.
L
You
very
much
and
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership,
councillors,
Flynn
and
Flaherty
on
this
conversation
and
I'll
say
outright
easties
gonna
be
looking
at
you,
because
we're
expecting
a
massive
population
growth
and
the
standards
that
you
set
from
this
hearing.
I
do
hope
that
you
will
consider
setting
standards
for
either
for
every
certain
amount
of
thousand
people.
There
should
be
a
ball
field,
there
are
children
or
there
should
be
some
sort
of
safety
mechanism
and
there
should
be
an
ambulance.
L
You
know
we
had
to
fight
so
hard
for
the
extra
ambulance
we
got
and
he's
Boston
and
that
shouldn't
have
been
a
fight.
Our
population
show
we
needed
it.
Mass
part
was
using
sharing
it
with
us
and
so
I
think
what
I
hope.
This
conversation
only
deals
with
the
south
with
the
waterfront
in
your
district,
but
also
making
sure
that
as
communities
grow
and
all
of
our
communities
are
going
to
grow.
L
I
can
also
point
out
Charles
Charles
Town,
looking
at
the
one
at
the
Bunker
Hill
development
and
that's
gonna
triple
in
size
as
well,
and
how
do
we
make
sure
every
community
gets
their
fair
share,
because
the
worst
thing
is
that
we'll
be
responding
or
reacting
after
the
fact
and
be
fighting
for
an
ambulance
years
after
the
fact
that
we
needed
one
and
we
almost
lost
a
child,
because
we
didn't
have
appropriate
ambulance
resources
in
East
Boston.
So
thank
you
again
for
your
leadership.
I
will
be
there
and
I
hope
forward.
B
Thank
You
councillor
Edwards,
madam
clerk.
If
you
could
add
councillor
Baker
councillor
co-moh
councillor,
Edwards,
councillor,
garrison,
councillor,
Janey,
council,
O'malley
councillors,
a
come
as
well
as
the
chair,
docket
0
521
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
planning,
development
and
transportation.
Moving
on
to
personnel
orders.
A
B
B
G
B
G
B
B
I
would
say:
I
would
say
this
I
don't
want
to
go
any
further
because
we're
going
to
try
to
get
through
the
meeting.
Obviously,
but
if
others
want
to
sign
on
and
have
questions
they
can
talk
through
sort
of
language
to
counselors
a
come,
but
at
this
point
just
want
to
move
for
reconsideration.
Add
your
name,
add,
counsel,
ooh
and
then
move
on
to
the
rest
of
the
dockets,
mindful
of
a
lunch
date
scheduled
with
one
of
our
colleagues
like
Thank,
You
counsel,
flirty
and
Thank
You
counsel
move
moving
on
too
late
files.
B
At
this
point,
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk.
The
three
there
are
three
late
files
actually
actually
two
three
late
files
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added
to
today's
agenda
hearing
and
seeing
no
objections.
The
three
late
file
matters
are
added,
madam
clerk.
If
you
could
read
the
first
into
the
record
from
the
office.
A
Of
counselor
it's
Boston
city,
councilor,
Michelle
Wu
da
madam
clerk
I'm,
ready
to
inform
you
that
I
am
able
to
attend
a
full
city
council
meeting
today,
because
I
have
been
selected
to
serve
on
a
jury.
I
will
do
my
best
to
attend
part
of
the
meeting
if
the
court
schedule
allows.
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
don't
hesitate
to
contact
me
sincerely.
Michelle
woo,
Watson
city
councilor
at
large.
B
A
B
Oh
I
apologize,
it
will
not
be
placed
on
509
I
think
this
person
would
like
to
be
paid
so
the
third
light
bomb
at
which
is
a
personnel
order
to
councillor
Garrison's
office.
My
apologies
the
thirdly
file
matter.
All
those
in
favor
of
passage
of
the
third
wait,
Bob
Mathers,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
third
late
foul
matter
has
been
passed.
Polly's
councillor
garrison.
B
Anyone
looking
to
remove
additional
matters
from
the
green
sheets
may
do
so
at
this
time.
Moving
right
along
moving
on
to
the
consent
agenda
and
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk.
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
no
late
files
for
the
consent
agenda.
So
the
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
at
this
time.
All
those
in
favor
of
adoption
say
aye
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
consent
agenda
is
adopted,
announced
this
council
Mellie.
You
have
the
voice.
Thank.
H
You,
madam
president,
I
ask
for
unanimous
consent
to
make
a
brief
statement.
Any
objections.
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
just
wanted
to
remind
all
colleagues
and
assembled
guests
and
those
watching
that
tomorrow
we
will
be
hosting
the
flag-raising
for
Ireland
around
11
o'clock,
we'll
begin
with
a
wonderful
program
in
the
Pia
Monty
room.
We've
got
great
food,
we've
got
Irish
step
dancer
is
we've
got
bagpipe.
If
you've
got
a
choir,
the
Consul
General
from
Ireland
will
be
joining
us.
We
have
Sean
Kane,
who
is
a
member
of
parliament
who's.
H
L
I'm
here
today,
actually
with
some
very
sad
news,
I
wanted
to
recognize
the
passing
of
a
giant
in
East
Boston,
Mary
Ellen
Welch
left
last
week.
She
was
a
fourth
generation,
nice
Bostonian.
She
her
family
reaches
all
the
way
back
to
when
East
Boston
was
Irish
before
I
became
Italian
before
now.
Today
it
is
a
Latino
community
majority.
L
She,
when,
when
I
heard
about
the
news
last
week,
I
have
never
deeply
cried
so
much
for
someone's
loss
in
my
district
because
she
knew
me
before
I
knew
me.
She
was
a
supporter
of
my
an
assumption
assumption
that
I
could
do
something
in
politics
before
I
even
knew
I
could
Mary
Ellen
Welch
is
for
those
who
don't
know
her.
I
think
the
closest
comparison
would
be.
She
is
East
Boston's,
Mel,
Nia
Kass,
that's
how
powerful
she
is.
She
was
she's
the
reason
why
we
have
a
greenway
she's.
L
The
reason
why
the
airport
respects
our
neighborhood
she's.
She.
She
is
the
reason
why
so
many
folks
know
that
East
Boston
has
a
vibrant,
active
community.
Air
Inc
going
against
the
airport
to
this
day
is
because
of
her
Noah
is
because
of
her.
So
many
things
are
come
from
her
and
as
Phil
gif
he
had
said
you
know
she
was
one
of
the
maverick
street
mothers
and
we're
losing
them
on
a
regular
basis.
L
The
Great
Oaks
are
falling
and
it's
it's
a
frightening
moment
for
a
lot
of
us,
because
her
leadership
and
her
activism
has
been
such
a
guiding
light
for
us.
We
always
knew
we'd
be
okay,
because
Mary
Allen
Walsh
is
there
who's
in
the
fight
Mary
Ellen
Walsh,
who
is
willing
to
literally
physically
put
her
body
on
the
highway
to
stop
the
expansion
of
it
Airport
with
other
mothers,
Mary
Ellen,
Welch
she's,
that
kind
of
inspiration
and
that's
the
kind
of
activism
we
have
inherited.
L
L
There's
no
way
to
come
to
really
ever
describe
the
loss
that
we
have
and
feel
as
a
community
and
in
typical
Mary
Ellen,
Welsh
status
or
style.
She
does
want
a
great
Memorial.
She
wants
us
to
keep
moving.
She
wants
us
to
keep
going
and
keep
fighting
it
is
through
her
and
that
inspiration
that
I
keep
moving
forward
and
never
apologize
for
ever
standing
up
for
this
neighborhood
Mary
Ellen
Walsh
is
a
giant.
She
will
be
greatly
missed,
but
I
truly
believe
every
time,
East,
Boston
or
Boston
inhales
a
challenge
and
exhales
social
justice.
L
She
is
with
us,
so
I
am
here
today
and
thank
you
all
of
my
colleagues
for
signing
this
memorial.
This
will
be
given
to
her
her
her
family
to
make
sure
that
she
that
she
that
they
understand
that
we
know
who
has
transitioned
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
this
body
didn't
go
by
without
acknowledging
her
presence
and
her
loss.
C
C
This
organization
is
in
Pine
streets,
women's
in
MCI,
Framingham,
Taunton,
State,
Hospital,
the
women's
recovery
program,
recovery,
high
schools,
their
partnerships
with
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club,
and
they're
also
touring
the
trauma
spa
this
afternoon
with
the
with
the
the
doctor
from
BMC.
That's
going
to
implement
the
program,
so
hopefully
everybody
can
come
and
please
invite
your
your
chief
of
staff
or
anybody
else.
That's
interested
in
this
everything
that
we
do
the
root
of
of
societal
issues.
C
B
We
can't
do
this
work
without
him
and
just
the
point
before
I
move
on
to
memorials.
Obviously
we
had
some
residents
show
up
today
for
to
voice
their
concern
and
to
protest,
and
we
were
all
for
protests
and
I
just
wanted
to
say.
We
appreciate
your
passion.
We
appreciate
the
way
in
which
you
did
the
protest
today.
B
Just
for
a
point
of
clarification,
there
had
been
actually
a
colleague
in
communication
with
some
of
the
folks
related
to
this
issue
previous
to
the
protest
that
took
place
a
few
weeks
ago
and
who
had
actually
committed
to
doing
a
hearing,
and
so
I
think
the
one
previous
I
think
was
about
individuals
versus
the
issue.
Today,
I
think
was
about
the
issue,
so
I
just
wanted
to
flag
that
everyone
here,
I
think
is
passionate
and
I.
B
Think
I
know
is
passionate
about
the
work,
passionate
about
people
having
a
space
and
a
platform
to
share
whatever
is
in
their
hearts.
With
respect
to
this
city,
each
of
us
is
working
in
different
ways
to
close
inequities
and
gaps,
to
make
sure
that
those
in
communities
of
color
or
some
of
our
poorest
communities
in
the
city
of
Boston
have
a
voice
that
their
stories
are
shared,
that
they
have
a
platform,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
applaud
my
colleagues
in
particular
for
the
work
you
do
every
single
day
that
often
doesn't
get
the
recognition.
B
The
list
is
long
if
the
issues
this
council
works
on
and
the
fights
that
we
fight
aren't
often
public
they're,
sometimes
behind
the
scenes
on
behalf
of
our
constituency.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
my
colleagues
thank
the
staff
as
well.
Thank
the
teams
and
the
interns.
Those
who
are
overworked
and
underpaid,
we
often
say
that.
Thank
you
to
you
guys
and
thank
you
for
always
coming
back
to
City
Hall
to
do
this
difficult
work.
It's
not
always
easy,
so
thank
you.
B
I
mean
at
this
time
I'd,
like
all
guests
staff
and
colleagues
to
please
rise
as
we
adjourned.
Today's
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals,
short
counselor,
Janie,
Ola
fields
for
counselor
Flynn
and
flirty,
Jodie
Luongo
for
counselor
co-moh,
Edna,
McGinnis,
Ellen,
Leigh,
McCarthy,
grace
Breslin
and
for
all
counselors
Mary,
Ellen
Welsh
a
moment
of
silence.
Please.
B
Thank
you.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
those
aforementioned
individuals
who
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
in
this
chamber
on
Wednesday
March
20th
at
12:00
noon,
all
those
in
favor
and
German
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
council
is
adjourned.