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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on March 17, 2021
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Boston City Council Meeting on March 17, 2021
A
Happy
st
patrick's
day
nice,
seeing
all
this
lovely
green,
my
name
is
kim
janey
and
I'm
president
of
the
boston
city
council,
in
accordance
with
governor
baker's,
our
march
12
2020
executive
order
modifying
certain
requirements
of
the
open
meeting
law.
The
boston
city
council
is
conducting
this
meeting.
Virtually
viewers
can
watch
live
by
going
to
youtube
and
visiting
boston,
dot.
Gov,
slash
city
dash
council
dash
tv.
At
this
time.
I
will
call
upon
our
clerk
to
do
the
roll
call
to
ascertain
the
presence
of
a
quorum.
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
C
B
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
First
of
all,
happy
st
patrick's
day
to
everybody.
I
was
looking
for
some
green
everything
that
I
own
is
blue.
I
hope
that's
not
a.
I
hope
that
doesn't
mean
that's
my
my
state
of
mind
for
the
next.
Whatever,
but
happy
saint
patrick's
day,
everyone
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
reverend
michael
goddard
from
the
from
the
all
saints
church
in
peabody
square
in
ashmore
neighborhood
of
dorchester,
where
he's
been
since
1998.
D
before
coming
to
all
saints
reverend
gooderz
was
a
rector
at
saint
bride's,
episcopal
church
in
chesapeake
virginia
from
1991
through
1998,
and
he
was
also
the
record
at
st
bonneville's
church
in
norwood's
vermont
from
86
to
91..
He
served
as
curate
at
church
of
the
advent
in
boston,
from
84
to
86
and
prior
to
ordination.
He
worked
at
several
publishing
housing
houses
as
a
lay
pastoral
assistant
at
the
church
of
the
good
shepherd.
D
Reverend
guderis
lives
with
his
wife,
ruth
and
the
reverend
is
also
very
generous
with
with
the
space
it's
at
all
saints
church
in
ashmore,
whether
it
be
for
voting
a.a
meetings
for
community
meeting,
there's
always
room
with
that
reverend.
Thank
you
much
and
thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
here
today.
E
E
A
Amen,
thank
you
so
much
reverend
for
that
inspiring
word
at
this
time.
We
will
recite
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
You
are
welcome
to
stay
on
for
as
long
as
you
like,
or
leave
at
your
leisure
after
the
pledge.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
Thank
you
again
now
we
will
move
on
to
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion,
the
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
rule.
B
Councillor
arroyo
councillor
baker;
yes,
councillor
baker;
yes,
councillor
block,
yes,
council
block
as
council
braden;
yes,
councillor,
braden,
yes,
counter
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
counter;
wasabi,
george
yeah
counselor,
sabi,
georgias,
council
flaherty;
yes,
that's
the
flaherty!
Yes,
council
of
flynn!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councillor
danny;
yes,
councillor,
jamie,
yes,
councillor,
mejia,
yes,
councilman!
Yes,
councillor
o'malley;
yes,
councilor
o'malley!
Yes,
councillor
wu!
Yes,
councillor
wu!
Yes,
madam
president,
the
minutes
have
a
unanimous
approval.
B
A
So
much
and
we'll
move
on
to
communications
from
his
honor,
the
mayor,
beginning
with
docket
zero.
Four,
three
six.
B
Madam
clerk
dock
at
zero
four
three
six,
mr
donator
authorized
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
extended
amount
of
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
canned
chair,
fy2021
awarded
by
the
donor
group
to
be
administered
by
the
office
of
food
access.
The
grant
will
fund
key
office
will
fund
key
office
of
food
access
programs
and
initiatives
that
support
their
mission
of
creating
a
more
food,
secure,
boston.
A
B
Docket,
zero,
four
three
seven
message
and
auto
authorizes
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
extend
an
amount
of
sixty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
policies
and
programs
to
maximize
reuse,
recycling
and
waste
reduction
awarded
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
energy
and
environmental
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
public
works
department.
The
grant
will
fund
sustainable
material
recovery
program,
recycling
dividends.
B
A
You
so
much
the
chair
recognizes
council,
o'malley,
council
o'malley.
You
have
the
floor.
F
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
move
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Four
three
seven
is
a
relatively
small
grant
of
sixty
thousand
dollars
awarded
by
mass
executive
office
of
energy
and
environmental
affairs
will
be
administered
by
our
public
works
department,
and
it
will
allow
us
to
expand
the
very
popular
project
oscar
composting
service,
which
we
offer
to
residents
again.
This
is
incredibly
important
to
help
with
waste
diversion.
F
25
of
all
waste
could
be
compostable,
and
that
means
we
could
save
up
to
a
quarter
of
our
increasing
trash
and
recycling
costs.
If
we
were
to
expand
this
because
of
efforts
of
this
body,
we
will
be
having
a
curbside
compost,
piloting
implemented.
The
the
details
are
just
being
worked
out,
but
this
will
allow
us
to
expand
upon
an
already
successful
and
proven
program
project
oscar,
which
are
some
composting
bins
available
in
several
neighborhoods.
F
We
hope
to
get
them
in
every
neighborhood,
and
this
will
just
help
fund
the
infrastructure
so
again
ask
my
colleagues
to
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
stock
at
zero.
Four
three
seven.
A
B
A
B
Do
I
docket
0438
message
and
order
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
40
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
2021
jail
arrest,
divergent
grant
awarded
by
the
mass
department
of
mental
health
administered
by
the
police
department?
The
grant
will
fund
overtime
costs
to
backfill
crisis
intervention,
training
for
offices.
H
H
You,
madam
president,
we
just
got
some
information
from
the
administration,
which
is
extremely
helpful
to
this
grant.
So,
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
going
to
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
this
docket,
it
is
a
grant
that
is,
for
forty
thousand
dollars
through
the
jail
arrest,
diversion
program
which
is
awarded
by
the
state's
department
of
mental
health
to
the
police
department.
H
Of
course,
I,
along
with,
I
think
many
others
do
not
take
it
lightly,
that
this
is
to
cover
overtime
costs,
particularly
given
our
ways
and
means,
and
public
safety
hearings
on
reining
in
overtime
costs.
But
the
grant
is
actually
going
to
be
used
to
cover
the
overtime
costs
of
officers
who
were
required
to
fill
in
for
officers
who
attended
some
crisis
intervention
trainings.
So
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
in
passage
of
docket
zero,
four,
three
eight.
A
B
B
B
Edwards,
yes,
councillor,
sabi
george,
yes,
councillor
wassabi,
georgia's
council
flaherty;
yes,
that's
the
flaherty!
Yes,
council
flynn,
yes
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councillor
jamie,
yes,
councillor,
janius,
councillor
mejia;
yes,
council,
mejia!
Yes,
councillor
o'malley!
Yes,
answer
o'malley!
Yes!
Yes!
Yes
thank
you
and
councillor
wu.
Yes,
councillor
wu!
Yes,
madam
president,
bucket
number
zero.
Four
three
eight
has
received
a
unanimous
vote.
A
B
Certainly,
docket
zero.
Four:
three
nine
notice.
This
you
see
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979,
regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
and
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council
at
its
meeting
of
march
3rd
2021,
docket
number
zero.
Four,
four:
zero
notices
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979,
regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers,
acted
upon
by
the
city
council
at
its
meeting
of
march
10th
2021..
B
A
You
so
much
dockets
zero,
four,
three:
nine
and
zero
four
four
zero
will
both
be
placed
on
file
we'll
now
move
on
to
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action.
A
J
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
we
had
a
productive
hearing
yesterday
on
the
possibility
of
a
supplemental
sidewalk
clearance
program,
which
was
sponsored
by
city
council
bach.
The
hearing
was
attended
by
council
of
council
is
bark
braden,
flaherty,
mejia,
wu
baker,
wasabi
george
o'malley
and
edwards.
We
heard
from
chief
osgood
and
superintendent
michael
brewer,
as
well
as
from
corey
driscoll,
dunham,
chief
operating
officer
from
the
city
of
syracuse
and
representatives
from
rock
boston
in
livable
streets.
J
In
the
hearing
we
spoke
about
how,
while
roadways
are
cleared
after
a
snowstorm,
the
sidewalk,
sidewalks
and
crosswalks
are
often
not
cleared.
This
is
an
issue
for
seniors
and
persons
with
disabilities,
and
certainly
it
makes
difficult
and
dangerous
for
them
to
travel.
After
a
snowstorm,
we
heard
from
chief
osgood
and
superintendent
brawl
about
the
current
snow
snow
removal
program
that
we
had
in
boston
and
that
sidewalk
clearance
is
currently
the
adjacent
property
owner's
responsibility.
J
J
I
want
to
keep
this
matter
in
committee.
I
want
to
thank
council
block
again
for
sponsoring
this
hearing,
but
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
incredible
work
of
our
dedicated
city
workers
that
are
out
in
the
snowstorms
every
every
storm
for
us
and
they
do
an
exceptional
job,
whether
it's
the
public
works
or
it's
the
parks
or
it's
services,
all
working
together,
including
3-1-1,
and
that's
what
boston
does
best.
J
A
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
flynn,
I
see
councillor
baker,
you
have
your
your
hand
raised.
Would
you
like
to
add
any
comments.
D
Yes,
just
thank
council
fin
flynn
for
the
for
the
hearing,
also
council
bark
for
the
for
the
being
the
lead
sponsor.
This
is
a
great
idea,
something
I've
been
talking
with
the
administration
with
for
probably
five
or
six
years.
New
york
city
has
a
10
000
person
not
to
call
it
day
labor,
but
access
to
labor
10
000
people
that
they
use
to
clean
sidewalks
and
more
than
just
clean
sidewalks.
So
this
is,
if
we
could
look
at
this
in
a
smaller
way,
you
know
to
help
us
in
projects
that
we
could.
D
We
could
use
them
in
the
parks
department.
Public
works
all
around
the
city,
but
also
as
a
pathway
into
city
jobs.
We
can
identify
people
through
this
list,
get
them
into
public
works,
get
them
in
the
box
of
common.
I
just
think
it's
a
really
really
good
idea.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
I
I
you
know
thank
council
block
for
her
leadership
here.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
baker,
doc
at
zero.
One
eight
two
will
remain
in
the
committee
of
city
and
neighborhood
services.
We
will
now
move
on
to
motions
orders
and
resolutions,
beginning
with
docket
zero.
Four
four
one,
madam
clerk.
B
I
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
I
actually
said
thank
you
very
much
to
for
the
introduction
and
also
thank
you
for
reminding
me
about
being
on
mute.
I
wanted
to
first
move
just
to
suspend
row
12
and
add
council
o'malley
as
an
original
co-sponsor.
I
Thank
you
very
much.
The
city
of
boston
exercises
significant
discretion
on
the
investments
that
it
makes
from
its
city
treasury.
These
investments
carry
significant
exposure,
unfortunately,
to
the
state
to
fossil
fuels,
which
are
the
largest
contributor
to
climate
change.
We
have
a
long-term
goal
of
making
our
city
carbon
neutral,
but
our
long-term
investments
are
still
in
fossil
fuels.
I
There's
a
disconnect
and
that's
what
this
ordinance
tries
to
bring
a
bridge
between
that
essentially
bringing
our
long-term
goals
of
being
carbon
neutral
in
our
investments
and
the
money
that
could
back
up
those
goals
to
to
basically
be
in
line
with
each
other.
As
such,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
two
things
one
after
a
certain
percentage,
I
think
15
of
our
investments
shouldn't
be
invested
in
stocks
bonds
or
any
other
investment
that
involves
fossil
fuels.
I
The
other
thing
we
want
to
do
is
make
sure
that
there's
an
annual
report
demonstrating
where
all
of
our
money
is
going,
where
it's
not
going
and
how
we
can
actually
redirect
it
towards
other
investments
that
will
yield
equal
if
not
more,
a
return
on
their
investments.
The
goal
is
not
to
empty
our
retirement.
The
goal
is
to
bring
our
retirement
and
our
long-term
goals
together.
I
Just
some
quick
background.
In
february
2019,
the
city
updated
its
cash
investment
policy
to
promote
environmental,
social
and
government
standards
and
local
investments.
So
the
city
is
thinking
about
this.
The
council
also
previously
voted
to
support
state
legislation
authorizing
and
directing
pension
fund
investments
away
from
fossil
fuels
and,
of
course,
in
2014
before
I
was
on
the
council
council
o'malley,
and
we
had
a
conversation
about
divestment
and
in
2019
we
again
had
that
conversation
and
added
private
prisons
and
weaponry
as
well
to
the
questions
of
where
we
should
arrest.
I
I
Excuse
me,
2018
new
york
city
announced
plans
to
invest
five
billion
dollars
from
the
fossil
fuel
industry
and
sued
the
oil
and
gas
industry
for
their
damages
to
the
society
to
their
society
in
2016
and
17
portland
oregon
adopted
socially
responsible
investment
screens,
which
is
also
part
of
our
ordinance,
and
to
proclaim
the
city
from
investing
in
unethical
investment
activities.
In
recent
years,
around
the
state,
amherst
somerville,
cambridge
framingham
and
dozens
of
cities
have
voted
to
support
resolutions
supporting
fossil
fuel
divestment.
I
The
facts
are:
fossil
fuels
are
responsible
for
man-made
fossil
fuels
are
responsible
for
80
of
the
greenhouse
gases
that
are
released
into
the
atmosphere,
and
we
cannot
be
part
of
investing
in
them.
The
vestment
has
proven
to
be
an
effective
strategy,
it
stigmatizes
unethical
industries
and
institutions
and
practices
by
state
governments
and
again,
as
I
mentioned,
massachusetts
already,
has
led
in
this
conversation.
When
it
came
to
south
africa
in
1982,
we
should
continue
to
lead
in
this
conversation
as
a
city
in
boston.
I
Our
scientists
are
telling
us
that
we
are
at
a
critical
juncture.
We
need
to
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is.
The
irony
is,
many
of
us
are
fighting
for
that
carbon
neutrality,
while
our
retirements
are
based
on
fossil
fuels
being
robust.
I
don't
want
to
be
part
of
that.
I
don't
want
to
be
a
hypocrite,
so
this
ordinance
brings
us
in
line
and
makes
all
of
us
less
hypocritical
and
more
pro-environment.
K
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
want
to
thank
the
lead
sponsor
and
thank
our
co-sponsor
council
o'malley
as
well,
who
has
been
a
partner
since
my
very
first
year
on
the
council
on
this
issue
when,
when
we
joined
with
climate
activists,
to
have
that
conversation
as
councilor
edwards
just
mentioned,
and
to
pass
that
resolution
directing
urging
state
divestment
from
fossil
fuels,
and
so
today,
I'm
eager
to
continue
this
work,
demanding
that
we
act
with
the
urgency
we
know
is
scientifically
and
morally
necessary.
K
Our
public
investments
should
reflect
long-term
prosperity
and
sustainability,
and
this
would
be
taking
our
full
power,
our
municipal
authority,
to
shift
investments
away
from
harmful
industries
and
create
a
more
just
resilient
and
safer
city.
Council
edwards
has
done
a
good
job
of
summarizing
the
the
legacy
of
massachusetts
and
actions
and
the
impact
that
this
has.
I
will
also
just
shout
out
so
many
of
the
youth
climate
activists
in
this
field.
K
I'm
committed
to
centering
their
generation
and
partnering
on
their
work,
as
activists
from
several
local
universities
are
also
recently
taking
legal
action
to
work
with
the
attorney
general's
office
and
in
divest
universities,
holdings
from
fossil
fuels
as
well,
and
so,
with
this
step,
we
are
urging
the
the
council
and
the
city
to
fulfill
our
role
as
fiscal
stewards.
K
We
know
that
investing
in
these
harmful,
predatory
companies
that
are
damaging
the
world's
natural
systems
and
is
actually
a
financially
unstable
decision
as
well,
and
so
we
want
to
move
our
money
towards
more
sustainable,
more
stable
and
long-term
protective
investments
for
everyone
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
thank
you
so
much
councilor
edwards
council
o'malley,
eager
to
keep
moving
this
forward.
A
F
You,
madam
president,
thank
you,
of
course,
to
my
two
colleagues
and
friends
and
partners
in
this
work:
counselor,
edwards
and
councillor
wu.
This
is
a
a
logical
next
step
of
the
continuation
of
our
work
over
the
last
seven
years
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
codifying
some
real
impactful
changes
as
it
relates
to
our
pension
funds.
F
The
true
prior
speakers
really
eloquently
explained
why
we
ought
to
do
this,
so
I
don't
need
to
be
repetitive,
but
I
did
want
to
make
the
economic
case
as
well.
I
often
say
every
fiscal
conservative
ought
to
be
an
environmentalist,
the
one
who
cares
about
a
strong,
robust
pension,
as
are
all
of
us,
as
people
who
will
perhaps
one
day,
collect
a
city
pension
and
whose
job
it
is
to
oversee
sound
fiscal
management,
should
get
the
best
deal
for
our
constituents
and
for
our
fellow
city
workers.
F
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
sustainability
funds
have
experienced
a
growth.
Unlike
any
other
industry
pre-pandemic,
we
saw
assets
double
over
a
three-year
period.
Since
the
pandemic,
we've
seen
impacted
investing
index
value
reached
250
billion
dollars
a
quarter
of
a
trillion
dollars.
It
is
the
fastest
growing
among
the
fastest
growing
industries
we've
seen.
It
makes
a
lot
of
sense
to
invest
our
money
there.
We
are
seeing
the
need
for
increase
in
renewable
infrastructure
right
here
in
boston.
F
All
of
us
because
of
the
work
of
this
council
are
now
getting
more
of
our
electricity
from
renewable
energy
sources
or
most
of
us
I
should
say
I
would
assume
all
of
us
and
the
infrastructure
growth
is
what's
absolutely
needed.
So
this
is
something
that
we
can
absolutely.
F
We
ought
to
make
the
moral
case
why
we
should
divest
from
fossil
fuels
the
political
case,
with
a
small
p
case,
why
we
should
invest
or
divest
from
fossil
fuels
and
the
fiduciary
case
why
we
should
divest
from
fossil
fuels,
because
we
can
make
more
money
looking
at
renewable
looking
at
other
attributes.
So
I'm
delighted
for
this
partnership
for
this
work,
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
something
robusta,
hopefully
come
before
this
body
in
relatively
short
order.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
all
right.
I
don't
see
any
zoom
hands,
so
anyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name
they
could
raise
their
physical
hand.
That
would
be
great.
Madam
clark,
could
you
please
add
counselor
braden
counselor
sabi
george
counselor
council
flaherty
councillor
mejia
councillor
campbell
council
of
royal
councillor
flynn?
A
B
A
I
I
Our
democracy
today
needs
to
meet
people
where
they
are
and
they
are
on
their
apps
they're
on
social
media
they're
on
their
computers
and
they're
on
their
laptops.
A
lot
of
that
is
due
to
the
pandemic
that
we're
in
what
we
have
learned
if
anything
and
there,
if
there
is
some
few
civil
linings,
is
that
we
can
adjust
our
government
to
meet
people
where
they
are,
or
at
least
should
absolutely
do
that,
because
if
we
didn't
and
couldn't,
we
would
have
been
literally
held
hostage
and
we
couldn't
function
as
a
government.
I
So
we
adjusted,
we
got
children
laptops.
We
got.
We
put
a
lot
of
our
hearings
online.
We
began
to
go
to
zoom.
We
did
all
these
different
things
and
I
think
a
lot
of
those
things
need
to
stay.
I
think
they
need
to
be
examined.
They
need
to
be
made
even
more
robust
and
they
need
to
be
more
inclusive,
and
that
is
what
this
conversation
in
this
ordinance
is
going
to
do.
I
I
so
deeply
believe
that
that
I
think
it
should
be
a
law,
because
it's
a
matter,
I
believe,
of
civil
rights
access
first
amendment
and
the
ability
for
people
to
participate
in
democracy,
we're
currently
doing
remote
participation
for
so
many
public
meetings
and
in
as
much
as
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
standard
for
which
we're
going
to
do
it
by
and
that's
what
I
hope
this
ordinance
will
allow
for
us
to
do.
I
I
want
every
single
department
public
meeting
anything
that
we
demand
the
public
to
have
a
hearing
about
or
have
a
public
voice
or
when
we
say
we're
going
to
be
public
facing
all
of
them
should
have
this
as
an
option.
We
are
not
saying
we're
going
to
replace
physical
meetings.
We're
saying
this
enhances
them,
let's
be
very,
very
very
frank
for
many
people,
the
physical
meetings
at
10
o'clock
in
the
morning
or
the
school
committee
meetings
at
right
after
work
all
of
these
meetings,
weren't
accessible
anyway.
I
So
this
ordinance
is
going
to
deal
with
language
deal
with
folks
with
disability
set
a
baseline
standard
for
which
all
departments
that
are
going
to
have
public
facing
hearings
and
meetings
and
committees,
and
so
on
and
so
forth
that
they
will
have
to
meet
and
then
also
will
come
up
with
a
timeline
in
which
we
can
implement
that
and
also
how
we
should
fund
it.
I'm
very
excited
about
this.
I
think
of
the
things
that
we
have
introduced.
I
People
been
most
excited
about
this
and
I
am
not
saying
again
that
this
is
perfect
in
any
way
perform.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
that
need
to
change
and
even
how
we
interact
on
social
media
and
on
our
this
medium
of
zoom
and
whatever
we
choose
to
do.
But
it's
worth
the
conversation,
I
absolutely
think
we
should
keep
with
it.
So
thank
you
so
very
much.
Madam
president,.
L
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
and
thank
you
to
councillor
edwards
for
your
leadership
on
this
really
important
issue.
A
year
ago,
this
week
we
all
left
city
hall
and
many
many
many
of
our
all
of
our
community
meetings
went
online
and
we
used
some
and
other
platforms
to
enable
our
residents
and
and
constituents
to
participate
in
public
meetings.
L
In
many
cases,
public
participation
increased
because
it's
a
more
it
was
offered
accessibility
to
parents,
taking
care
of
children
and
folks
taking
care
of
elders
and,
and
it
just
opened
up
a
whole
new
level
of
access
for
our
constituents.
L
L
M
M
You
know
that
when
I
saw
this,
I
was
extremely
excited
about
it,
because
I
remember
a
year
ago
today,
actually
talking
about
the
fact
that
coveted
was
going
to
give
us
an
opportunity
to
really
build
the
infrastructure
for
what
it
was
going
to
going
to
look
like
when
we're
really
serious
about
giving
people
back
a
real,
meaningful
way
to
engage
in
city
government
and
so
going
on
zoom.
I
remember
you,
madame
president
talking
about,
we
were
going
to
get
a
zoom
training.
M
We
were
going
to
figure
out
how
this
all
worked
and
so
to
be
here
a
year
later,
speaking
on
this
as
an
ordinance
and
something
that
we're
going
to
establish
beyond
covet
is
just
incredibly
heartwarming
to
me
and,
more
importantly,
you
know
one
of
the
first
things
that
we
talked
about
when
we
were
out
on
on
the
campaign
trail.
Was
this
whole
idea
of
a
hearing
on
public
hearings,
because
we
heard
everywhere
that
city
government
and
meetings
the
times
they
happened,
the
locations,
the
accessibility?
M
All
of
that
was
one
one
of
the
biggest
reasons
why
we
wanted
to
lead
with
a
hearing
on
public
hearings
and
working
alongside
counselor
edwards
and
making
sure
that
we
were
meeting
this
moment
in
a
way
that
really
talked
about
the
issues
of
access
and
accountability,
and
so
I'm
really
incredibly
excited
about
this,
because
we
said
from
the
beginning:
if
we
really
want
to
lead
with
community
driven
goals,
then
we
need
to
be
able
to
involve
the
community
along
in
that
process.
M
When
we
went
remote,
we
proved
what
is
possible,
and
now
we
need
to
continue
to
move
that
work
forward.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
keep
the
channels
of
communication
open
so
that
more
and
more
voices
can
be
heard
and
centered
in
the
process.
This
ordinance
does
not
remove
in-person
accessibility,
but
rather
provides
alternate
me
means
for
access.
M
This
ordinance
is
a
strong
first
step
in
making
government
process
more
accessible,
but
there's
still
clearly
a
lot
more
that
we
need
to
do,
including
reducing
barriers
to
accessing
digital
technology
conducting
business
of
government
at
times
that
are
more
convenient
for
our
constituents.
M
We
hope
that
the
process
and
the
hearing
and
working
sessions
will
strengthen
this
ordinance
so
that
we're
creating
the
gold
standard
for
good
government.
We
are
incredibly
excited
for
this
process
and
look
forward
to
working
closely
a
song
alongside
counselor,
edwards
and
breden.
To
make
this
happen
and,
more
importantly,
as
we
continue
to
do,
this
work
is
recognizing
one
of
the
other
factors
that
I
I
know.
M
Digital
democracy
is
what
this
is
all
about,
but
I
really
want
us
to
lean
in
on
the
fact
that
there
are
a
lot
of
single
moms
who
want
to
participate
and
are
juggling
a
lot
and
may
not
be
able
to
do
so
whether
they
are
on
the
internet
or
in
person
that
we
have
to
really
think
about.
M
How
do
we
create
space
for
everyone
to
be
heard
and
to
be
engaged
in
the
process
so
looking
forward
to
the
work,
and
so
incredibly
grateful
to
see
our
colleagues
diving
in
and
leading
in
this
front,
looking
forward
to
the
work?
Thank
you
counselor,
edwards
and
brady
for
allowing
me
to
join
you
in
this
effort,
really
do
appreciate
your
leadership
and
your
participation
in
partnership.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
wanted
to
request
that
my
name
be
added
to
this
docket
and
to
thank
the
sponsors
for
it.
This
has
been,
I
think,
in
some
ways,
a
step
that
so
many
of
our
government
agencies
could
could
and
should
have
been
taking
all
along
to
remove
barriers
for
people
not
having
to
travel
to
look
different
locations
or
or
make
it
difficult
during
work
hours.
K
K
As
I'd
heard
concerns
in
the
community
about
making
sure
we
were
not
getting
rid
of
in-person
meetings
and
just
to
reflect
that
there
have
been
elements
of
all
virtual
public
conversations
that
have
felt
in
some
ways
disempowering
for
for
residents,
not
so
much
in
terms
of
receiving
information
which
the
access
and
the
the
online
removing
barriers
is
important.
But
in
being
able
to
organize
being
able
to
show
up
at
meetings
being
able
to
see
who
else
is
present
and
to
hear
directly
from
your
neighbors.
K
I
think
some
of
our
agencies
have
been
using
different
features
of
various
meetings
where
it's
not
possible
to.
You
know,
for
example,
see
the
chat
or
see
who
else
is
on,
and
so
there
are
pieces
that
we
can't
substitute
from
from
communities
being
able
to
come
together
in
person
and
I'm
glad
that
that
we've
had
several
examples
of
meetings
being
pushed
back
so
that
they
can
happen
in
person
when
there's
a
lot
of
community
feedback
to
be
received
and
incorporated.
K
So
I
would
love
to
make
sure
that
we
have
an
ongoing
conversation
about,
even
in
the
places
where
we
are
continuing
to
supplement
with
online
and
virtual
access,
how
that
can
still
be
as
inclusive
and
as
receptive
as
possible
to
to
allowing
for
community
building,
in
addition
to
just
receiving
feedback.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
J
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
please
please
add
my
name
and
also
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
thank
the
sponsors
and
one
critical
part
of
it
that
the
sponsors
included,
which
which
is
very
important,
is
the
outreach
we
provide
to
persons
with
disabilities,
making
sure
that
city
government
all
city
services
are
available
to
them.
I
frequently
talk
to
the
commissioner
of
the
mayor's
commission
on
persons
with
disabilities
and
include
her
in
discussions.
J
A
Thank
you
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
show
of
physical
hands.
Please,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
baker,
counselor,
council
baker,
did
you
want
to
speak?
Why
don't
we
before
we
take
all
the
other
sign-ons
counselor
baker?
You
have
the
floor.
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
want
to
first
sign
on
to
this
here,
but
I
just
want
to
make
one
point
here:
section
one
dash
eight
five
enforcement.
It
talks
about
conventional
violations
as
as
a
city
worker
and
in
that
it
talks
about
up
to
and
including
termination,
I'm
a
little
bit
uncomfortable
with
that
language.
I
know
we'll
get
into
it,
but
I
mean
we're
talking
about
john
q
city
worker
here.
D
If
someone
makes
a
mistake
and
their
their
job
is
on
the
line
that
that
concerns
me,
but
I
I
totally
agree
with
the
the
the
intent
of
the
legislation
and
want
to
sign
on.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
show
of
physical
hands.
Please
we're
adding
counselor
baker.
Council,
o'malley,
councilor
wasabi
george
council
arroyo
councillor
campbell
councillor
bach
council
of
flaherty.
Did
I
get
everyone?
Please
also
add
the
chair
docket
zero.
Four
four
two
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations
and
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero.
Four,
four:
three.
I
Very
much,
madam
president,
I
want
to
this
is
in
tandem
with
the
other
ordinance,
where
the
other
one
sets
a
baseline
for
how
it
should
be
going
on,
regardless
of
who
picks
up
online
access.
I
This
one
actually
goes
to
let's
examine
where
all
of
this
access
could
be,
not
just
in
our
committee
meetings,
not
just
in
hearings
not
just
in
where
public
public
people
are
asked
to
testify
or
give
feedback,
but
literally
in
how
we
interact
with
the
public.
For
many
people,
the
city
of
boston
hasn't
been
its
process,
isn't
modern
enough.
I
I
you
know
part
of
the
zba
reforms
that
are
still
to
come
in
is
the
fact
that
people
should
be
able
to
file
for
a
permit
online
instead
of
physically
have
to
go
to
1010
mass
app.
I
look
forward
to
the
day
where
someone
literally
is
filling
out
a
form
or
saying
where
they
live,
whether
they
want
a
dormer
if
they
need
a
variance,
and
it's
just
walk
through
online,
so
they
submit
an
application
with
a
fee.
I
That's
the
kind
of
thing
that
we
should
be
doing
and
look
at
every
single
department
if
you're
looking
for
housing.
If
you
need
to
be
able
to
fill
out
several
applications,
people
physically
can
come
in
or
we
can
send
the
paperwork
to
you.
But
how
do
we
inter
interact
with
you
online?
Why
don't?
We
have
abilities
that
many
banks
do
right
now
to
literally
do
a
q
a
online
and
chat
with
people
from
each
department.
I
So,
if
I'm
calling
in
3-1-1-
and
I
don't
not
only
just
want
to
talk
3-1-1
but
can
be
connected
and
to
chat
with
them
directly-
these
are
exciting
things
and
some
departments
are
ahead
than
others,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
everyone
is
working
together
and
what
that
means
is
for
us
to
have
that
comprehensive
conversation
and
to
bring
do
it
in
there,
because
this
is
not
trying
to
replace
them.
This
is
actually
trying
to
grow
them.
I
I
think
we
need
to
quadruple
their
staff
and
quadruple
their
budget
and
really
build
what
I
think
the
word
is
our
apropos
infrastructure.
I
think
access
to
data
to
digital
infrastructure
is
just
as
important
as
our
streetscape,
just
as
important
as
our
tree
canopy,
it's
just
as
important
as
our
water
infrastructure,
our
electrical
grid.
This
is
how
our
city
is
going
to
flourish
and
grow
and
be
more
accessible.
So
I'm
excited
about
this
hearing.
I
want
to
all
all
hands
on
deck.
I
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
thank
you,
council
edwards
for
including
me
on
the
hearing
order
and
to
have
this
discussion
on
how
we
can
ensure
that
our
city
has
a
robust
digital
infrastructure
that
serves
the
needs
of
our
residents.
Many
of
our
residents
are
now
reliant
on
assessing
city
services
in
resources
electronically,
whether
it's
trying
to
fill
out
a
permit
online
or
trying
to
access
information
about
services
online.
J
We
need
to
ensure
that
our
city
website
in
digital
infrastructure
is
equipped
to
provide
these
digital
services,
including
ensuring
that
our
website
is
easy
to
navigate,
especially
especially
for
people
that
have
difficulty
navigating
the
computer
system
and
that
services
have
multiple
language
options.
Looking
forward
to
this
conversation,
thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you.
Councillor,
edwards.
M
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
co-sponsors
of
this
ordinance.
I
am
incredibly
inspired
and
encouraged
by
this.
I
I've
actually
had
to
learn
my
own
way
through
navigating
through
some
of
the
city
services,
by
trying
to
help
other
people
who
did
not
even
know
how
to
obtain
an
updated
birth
certificate.
Recently,
there
was
a
number
of
different
steps
that
they
would
have
to
take,
including
getting
an
affidavit
signed
and
uploaded.
M
I
think
that
this
is
something
else
that
can
help
support
digital
democracy
and
digital
information
justice
in
ways
that
also
to
ensure
that
people
who
don't
know
how
to
speak
english,
and
also
being
mindful
that
not
everybody
knows
how
to
read
and
or
write,
even
in
their
native
language,
as
we
think
about
moving
towards
a
digital
environment
that
we're
really
super.
M
Mindful
of
how
we're
making
sure
that
we're
not
losing
some
folks
along
the
way
so
incredibly
encouraged
and
grateful
for
for
this,
and
I'm
going
to
be
one
of
the
first
people
sign
on
and
and
and
support
this.
So
thank
you
so
very
much
and
looking
forward
to
all
the
work
that
comes
along
with
it.
Thank
you.
M
N
President,
just
mr
president,
my
my
hands,
not
working.
N
Just
yeah,
just
briefly
just
to
remind
folks
that
council
of
woo-
and
I
had
worked
on
this-
we
filed
something
back
in
april
of
2020
to
discuss
the
status
of
offering
city
services
online
and
expanding
the
range
of
accessible
services
online
and
suggest
that
it
may
make
some
sense
to
to
possibly
do
a
joint
hearing
on
this.
Obviously
through
the
chair
and
and
the
appropriate
sponsors.
The
lead
sponsors
on
that
matter.
But
it's
something
that
was
refiled
and
it's
something
that
we've
talked
about
working
on
together
so
happy
to
cooperate.
A
Thank
you,
council
flaherty
show
of
physical
hands
now
for
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
o'malley
counselor
sabi
george
council
arroyo
councillor
braden
councillor
bach
counselor
baker,
counselor
campbell,
councilmember,
councillor
wu
council
of
flaherty.
Did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name?
A
A
I
Very
much,
madam
president,
this
resolution
is
inspired
by
mark
from
vestry
of
revere
he's
with
the
office
of
veteran
services.
There
he's
also
a
good
friend
of
mine
and
he's
giving
me
permission
to
also
say
he
is
one
of
the
many
members
of
the
recovery
community.
I
He
served
in
iraq
and
came
back
and
struggled
and
now
is
thriving
in
his
recovery
and
has
become
a
leader
and
a
voice
for
so
many
people
who
are
voiceless.
This
is
also
I
want
to
give
thanks
to
senator
von
quarry,
who
introduced
the
mark
act.
Actually,
it's
the
m-a-r-c
m-a-r-c
act,
the
medication
assistant
recovery
act,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
nikki
silvestri
who's
and
the
office
of
substance
use
disorder
initiatives
in
revere,
and
I
want
to
be
very
clear.
I
This
is
not
a
question
about
whether
we
should
be
having
medical,
assisted
recovery
or
medication
available.
That
is
to
help
you
with
opioid
addiction.
This
is
not
a
question
about
methadone
or
suboxone,
or
anything
like
that.
This
is
a
question
of
whether
administrative
burden
and
inconsistencies
in
our
laws
is
hurting
people,
and
it
is
right
now.
I
The
federal
guidelines
are
less
restrictive
than
the
state
guidelines
for
having
access
to
some
of
that
medication
that
many
people
need
to
live,
for
example,
the
states,
while
the
states
may
adopt
additional
regulations
that
fit
within
the
federal
guidelines,
massachusetts
guidelines
actually
are
far
stricter
than
the
federal
ones.
It's
caused
delays
and
created
significant
barriers
for
those
in
recovery.
I
This
bill,
introduced
by
senator
boncory,
would
actually
just
bring
us
in
line
with
the
federal
regs
and
give
agencies
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
when
it
comes
to
medication,
assisted
recovery
tools.
This
bill
would
also
follow
the
2019
harm
reduction
commission
report
and
the
2015
opioid
working
group
report
that
both
support
these
guideline
changes.
I
Some
changes
include
being
able
to
take
home
medication
on
sundays
and
holidays,
reducing
the
amount
of
drug
testing
from
15
times
a
year
under
massachusetts
standards
to
eight
I
would
follow.
The
federal
timeline
is
scheduled
for
take-home
medications
and
also
remove
thc
testing
for
those
in
detox.
These
are
small
things
that
actually
make
a
huge
difference.
If
someone
is
rejected
or
told
that
they
can
no
longer
continue
with
their
medication
assisted
recovery,
then
they
we
could
be
putting
their
life
at
stake.
I
Updating
these
guidelines
for
long-term
outpatient
treatment
is
going
to
actually
be
life-saving,
for
so
many
people
and
consistent
and
that's
what
we're
asking
for
is
consistency
in
how
we
treat
how
we
regulate
and
how
we
give
access
to
people
or
give
access
to
people
to
life-saving
medication.
I
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
If
it's
okay
through
you,
if
I
can
ask
counselor
edwards
a
question,
does
I
don't
have
the
legislation
in
front
of
me?
Does
this
speak
to
safe
injection
sites
at
all.
A
Not
seeing
any
other
discussion
a
show
of
physical
hands,
please
for
those
who
want
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add:
council
o'malley
councillor
sabi
george
councillor
arroyo,
councillor
flynn,
council,
braden,
council,
bach,
councillor,
baker,
councillor
wu,
councillor,
flaherty,
councillor,
mejia,
councillor
campbell,
please
also
add
the
chair.
Councillor
edwards,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Four
four
four,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
role.
B
Baker,
yes,
councillor
block
yes,
council
of
black.
Yes
excuse
me,
I'm
told
brayden,
yes,
council
braden,
yes,
counselor
campbell,
yes,
and
take
your
time!
Thank
you!
Counselor
campbell,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
councillor
ed
with
yes
counter,
wasabi
george,
yes,
councilor
sabi,
georgia's
council
flaherty,
yes,
council
of
flaherty,
yes,
council
flynn,
yes,
council
flynn
is
counter
janie.
Yes,
dr
daniels,
council
mejia,
yes
councilman
here;
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,
yes,
councilor
o'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wu,
yes,
council!
Yes,
madam
president,
docket
number
zero.
Four
four
four
has
been
adopted
unanimously.
A
I
Very
much
I
am
beyond
excited
to
say
that
I
had
the
opportunity
to
rock
the
picket
line
with
nurses
and
worcester
this
past
weekend
with
councillor
flynn,
we
went
to
saint
visiting
hospitals
specifically
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
those
nurses
who
are
asking
for
safe
patient
limits,
they're
asking
to
be
respected
for
the
workers
that
they
are,
and
they
are
wanting
more
than
anything,
to
come
in
good
faith.
I
The
bargaining
table
to
make
sure
that
their
real
life,
real
experience
of
saving
people's
lives
right
now
in
a
pandemic
is
respected
and
they
are
compensated
in
real
ways.
What
we're
finding
is
that,
as
this
hospital
has
been
taken
over
by
private
by
a
private
company,
they're,
certainly
putting
profits
over
people,
they
have
decided
based
off
profit
margins,
what
the
patient
limits
should
be
and
how
much
a
nurse
can
typically
handle
and
we're
talking
about
people's
lives
being
at
stake.
I
We're
talking
about
people
in
a
pandemic
with
icus
and
getting
unrealistic
nurses
getting
unrealistic
patient
ratios
that
are
going
to
cause
people
to
die.
This
is
about
saving
lives.
This
is
about
recognizing
that
these
are
essential
workers.
These
are
superheroes
doing
their
job
and
we
need
to
listen
to
them
and
so
coming
out
there
and
standing
in
solidarity
with
not
only
their
union.
I
The
m
a,
but
so
many
people
who
came
from
boston
from
around
the
state
was
a
joy,
and
I
want
to
thank
councillor
flynn
actually
for
pulling
me
along
and
saying,
let's,
let's
head
out
to
worcester-
and
I
want
I
just
want
to
thank
already
the
leadership
this
body
has
taken
so
many
times
when
workers
have
said.
We
need
your
voice,
we
have
stood
by
them
as
a
body
and
I
want
them
to
know
without
a
doubt.
We
officially
do
so.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
J
A
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
council
of
edwards
and
councillor
braden
as
well.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councillor
edwards
for
her
long
time,
support
of
worker
rights
and
also
counselor
braden
who's
been
in
the
medical
field,
helping
patients
her
entire
professional
life.
J
A
I
And
my
incredible
enthusiasm
to
celebrate
the
incredible
hard
work
of
our
workers.
I
forgot
one
of
the
original
co-sponsors
of
this
was
councillor
braden.
I
would.
I
would
love
to,
if
possible,
suspend
rule
12
to
add
her
as
an
original
co-sponsor
and
I
apologize
councillor
braden.
A
Seeing
and
hearing
no
objections,
councilor
braden
has
been
added
as
an
original
co-sponsor
and
at
this
time
I'd
like
to
call
upon
her
to
offer
some
comments.
Council
braden,
you
have
the
floor.
L
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you,
councillor
edwards
and
councillor
flynn
for
allowing
me
to
be
added.
As
an
original
co-sponsor
to
this.
My
mother
was
a
nurse.
My
her
sisters
were
nurses.
I've
worked
in
in
healthcare
all
my
adult
career
and
all
my
adult
life,
and
I
really
feel
very
strongly
about
this
issue.
L
Nurses
are
incredibly
dedicated
caring
professionals
who
put
the
care
of
their
patient
first,
and
it
is
a
great
cause
of
great
concern
and
stress
to
them
when
they
are
do
not
have
adequate
staffing
levels
to
safely
ensure
adequate
care
for
the
patients
under
the
they
are
responsible.
For
I
want
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
the
nurses.
That's
in
vincent's
hospital
hospital
in
in
worcester
they've
been
trying
to
negotiate
a
contract
with
tenant
healthcare
for
two
years
and
haven't
come
to
an
acceptable
resolution
and
have
been
forced
to
go
on
strike.
L
Nurses
don't
go
on
strike
unless
it's
an
extreme
situation,
and
I
trust
that
when
they
report
on
on
safe
staffing
levels
that
it
is
an
extreme
situation
that
forced
them
to
go
on
strike.
So
I'd
like
to
go
on
record
as
standing
in
solidarity
with
those
nurses
urging
tenant
healthcare
to
come
to
a
speedy
resolution
to
address
those
concerns
and
restore
safe
staffing
levels
and
put
patients
first
before
profit.
L
It's
it's
healthcare
should
not
be
about
profit.
It
should
be
about
good
quality
care
delivered
to
those
who
are
most
in
need
and
and
to
honor
and
respect
the
professional
decisions
and
the
professional
opinion
of
our
our
nurses,
who
who
put
the
care
of
the
patient
first.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
urge
my
colleagues
to
to
vote
in
support
of
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
L
A
G
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
makers
for
putting
this
before
the
body
and
as
council
braden
just
said,
it
is
extreme
circumstances
that
would
allow
any
nurse
to
walk
from
the
bedside
of
caring
for
her
patient,
and
so
when
desperate
times
call
for
desperate
measures,
we
need
to
absolutely,
without
a
doubt,
have
the
back
of
our
backs
of
our
nurses,
whether
they're
in
boston
or
worcester,
or
anywhere
in
between.
So
I'm
wholeheartedly
endorsing
this
resolution.
G
Please
add
my
name
and
let's
hope
that
our
nurses
across
our
commonwealth
feel
both
represented
and
cared
for
themselves.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
again
thank
you
makers.
A
Thank
you
so
much
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
and
show
of
physical
hands,
please
for
all
those
who
would
like
to
add
their
name
to
this
resolution.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
o'malley
counselor
baker,
councillor
bach
councillor,
mejia
councillor,
arroyo,
council
of
flaherty
council
of
wu
councillor
campbell.
I
have
you
council
flaherty.
Did
I
get
everyone
who
wants
to
add
their
name?
Please
also
add
the
chair.
A
B
I
O
B
B
A
Thank
you
so
much
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero,
four,
four
six,
which
is
not
offered
by
councillor
edwards,
but
please
read
doctor
zero.
Four,
four
six
into
the
record.
Thankfully
we
had
counselor
edwards
because
there
wouldn't
be
much
of
an
agenda
without
all
of
her
dockets
today.
Wonderful
busy
work,
yes,.
B
J
J
J
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
incredible
work
all
of
my
colleagues
have
done
on
advocating
for
support
for
a
city
presence
on
the
mbta,
but
also
standing
up
for
the
riders
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
president,.
P
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
flynn
for
his
leadership
on
this
and
letting
me
join
at
boston,
as
I
think
everyone
on
this
council
knows
has
the
greatest
ridership
and
the
most
mbta
stops
of
any
municipality
in
massachusetts,
and
we
also
pay
the
largest
mbta
assessment
and
our
residents
are
relying
on
the
mbta
every
day
to
get
to
work,
schools,
small
businesses
and
basic
services.
P
Yet
boston
does
not
have
a
seat
at
the
table
when
it
comes
to
important
decision
making
at
the
mbta,
and
I
really
think
these
recent
harmful
cuts
have
shown
us
what
happens
when
we
don't
have
that
seat
at
the
table.
It's
our
boston
residents
who
are
suffering
with
these
cuts
to
public
transportation
on
every
level
from
from
buses,
and
I
thank
the
council
again
for
support
of
the
55.
P
That's
been
suspended
in
my
district,
but
also
just
the
headways
on
all
of
our
train
lines,
and
you
know
suspension
of
weekend
commuter
rail
service,
just
tons
of
things
that
our
residents
rely
on
to
to
do
everything
they
need
to
do
in
their
lives,
and
I
think
that
boston
we
object
to
this
particular
cut,
but
at
a
systematic
level
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we've
actually
got
a
voice
in
this
governance
going
forward.
P
So
the
piece
of
legislation-
sd
1313,
that's
been
refiled-
was
part
of
the
city's
kind
of
legislative
package
up
at
the
state
house
last
year,
and
I
think
it's
something
that
we
all
need
to
get
behind
to
really
push
for
that
voice
at
the
table
for
our
our
residents.
Our
essential
workers,
our
folks
with
disabilities,
are
just
folks
who
rely
on
the
tea
every
day.
P
So
so
I
think
I
I'd
hope
that
the
whole
council
would
join
us
in
supporting
a
call
for
this
representation
and
that
it's
something
that
we
can
make
a
strong
push
for
at
the
state
house.
It's
it's
only
right
and
fair,
and
I
think
that
boston
having
a
seat
would
help
make
sure
that
transit
riders
have
a
real
voice
and
decisions
about
this
critical
public
service
thanks
so
much.
Madam
president,
thank.
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
want
to
thank
council
flynn
for
bringing
this
forward,
but
also
thank
senator
nick
collins
for
his
advocacy
up
at
the
state
house
for
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you.
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Please
add
my
name
it's.
It
is
imperative
that
our
residents
and
other
riders
have
access
to
safe
and
reliable
public
transportation
and
the
recent
service
cuts.
On
top
of
you
know,
yesterday's
orange
line
derailment
are
made
even
more
unacceptable
in
light
of
the
routine
criticisms
about
the
reliability
and
the
subpar
level
of
service
that
residents
experience
each
and
every
day
that
was
before
the
pandemic
during
the
pandemic
and
will
probably
continue
to
be
the
same
after
the
pandemic.
N
Boston's
local
assessment
at
I
want
to
say
it's
over.
86
million
is
approximately
half
of
the
total
local
assessment
revenues
and
accounts
for
four
percent
of
the
mbta's
total
operating
budget,
and
yet
we
don't
have
a
vote
on
the
mbta.
N
You
know
budget
and
zero
representation
on
the
fiscal
management
and
control
board,
so
it's
more
than
appropriate
that
the
city
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
I
support
this
bill,
appreciate
the
efforts
of
the
lead,
sponsor
and
also
appreciate
the
efforts
of
senator
nick
collins,
who
obviously
has
been
paying
very
close
attention
to
this
issue
and
trying
to
make
a
difference
up
there.
N
A
Thank
you
not
seeing
any
other
discussion
a
show
of
physical
hands,
please
for
those
who
want
to
add
their
name.
I
assume
council
flaherty
you're,
adding
your
name.
Wonderful,
madame
clark,
if
you
could
please
add:
council,
flaherty,
council,
o'malley,
counselor,
sabri,
george
council
braden,
councillor
campbell
council,
royal
council
of
woo
councillor
baker,
councillor
mejia
and
councillor
edwards.
A
Did
I
get
everyone?
Please
also
add
the
chair.
Counselors
flynn
and
bach
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Four
four
six,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
C
C
B
A
A
B
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Councillor
campbell.
Yes,
council
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
sabi
george,
yes,
councilor
sabi,
georgia's
council
flaherty;
yes,
clarity!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
councilor
janie,
yes,
councillor
janie
is
councillor
mejia;
yes,
councillor
mejia,
yes,
councillor
o'malley,.
B
A
C
C
B
B
A
A
P
C
B
A
A
B
Certainly
counselor
arroyo.
Yes,
council
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
baker;
yes,
councillor
baker;
yes,
council
block,
council
of
black
ass
council
braden;
yes,
councillor,
braden;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
now,
sir
campbell,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
yes,
counter
wasabi,
george.
B
Abby
george,
yes,
council
flaherty;
yes,
council,
clarity;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes
elsa
flynn;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor
janie;
yes,
councillor,
mejia,
yes,
councilman;
yes,
sponsor
o'malley;
yes,
councillor,
o'malley,
yes
and
council
of
wolves,
yes,
council
of
wu.
Yes,
madam
president,
the
consent
agenda
has
been
passed
unanimously.
Thank.
A
You
so
much
the
consensus
that
has
been
adopted,
so
we
will
move
on
again
in
our
agenda
and
let
me
just
briefly
say
before
I
call
on
colleagues
for
announcements
just
want
to
take
an
opportunity.
A
I
know
we
are
all
rooting
for
him
and,
as
I
transition
into
the
office
of
mayor,
I
just
want
to
say
what
an
honor
it
has
been
to
serve
as
council
president,
especially
during
these
challenging
times
and
working
with
all
of
you
to
represent
and
serve
the
residents
of
the
city
of
boston,
I'm
very
proud
of
the
work
that
we've
done
together
in
the
pandemic,
but
beyond
the
pandemic
and
worth
noting.
A
And
I
know
we've
learned
a
lot
and
I
just
remain
encouraged
because
of
the
work
of
our
community,
but
also
the
work
of
this
city
council,
and
I
really
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
continuing
this
work
together.
As
I
transition
into
the
office
of
mayor,
it
has
been
truly
an
honor.
A
My
heart
is
filled
with
gratitude.
I
I
also
want
to
just
take
a
moment
to
lift
up
the
families
of
those
who
were
killed
last
night
and
horrific
violence
that
took
place
in
atlanta.
A
Many
of
those
those
who
were
killed
were
were
women,
women
of
asian
descent,
and
I
know
that
this
council
and
our
city
stands
firmly
in
solidarity
with
the
asian
community,
with
the
aapi
community
and
condemning
any
kind
of
anti-asian
hatred
or
violence
and
important
to
state
affirmatively
that
when
one
of
us
is
attacked
that
we
all
have
to
respond
and
stand
together,
and
so
just
want
to
lift
up
those
families
and
as
we
close
out
our
our
council
meeting
in
tributes,
we
will
certainly
be
thinking
of
the
families
of
those
who
were
killed.
A
So
just
wanted
to
say
that
now.
Moving
on
for
announcements,
I
see
some
hands
that
are
raised.
Councillor
mejia.
You
have
the
floor.
M
M
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
your
leadership
on
the
fifth
floor
and
it's
just
been
great
to
learn
alongside
you
and
so
really
just
sending
you
off
with
lots
of
love
and
encouragement
and
know
that
that
you,
you
have
your
squad
here,
I'm
so
congratulations
as
you
move
on
and
looking
forward
to
president
o'malley
stepping
in
because
he's
the
man
of
rules-
and
I
know
he's
gonna
like
he's
gonna
teach
me
some
new
words
that
I'm
gonna
be
sharing
here.
M
So
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
counselor
o'malley
stepping
into
to
that
role
to
lead
us
moving
forward.
So
looking
forward
to
all
of
that
me
dominicano,
you
both
are
honorary
dominican,
but
I
also
just
wanted
to
take
this
moment
and
I
for
some
just
remarks
I
just
wanted
to
just
you
know
put
out
there
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
trigger
warning,
because
I'm
going
to
be
discussing
the
recent
events
in
atlanta
last
night,
eight
people
were
gunned
down
in
atlanta,
many
who
were
asian-american
women.
M
M
A
F
I'm
loathe
to
wish
you
well
too
much
because
the
last
time
I
did
it
was
a
month
ago,
so
I
hate
to
to
trigger
further
delays,
but
suffice
it
to
say
how
proud
we
are
of
you
and
excited,
and
just
gratified
for
your
for
your
continued
leadership
of
this
city
and
thank
you,
council
me
here
for
those
kind
words
and
obviously
succinctly
and
correctly
noting
just
the
horrific
murder
in
atlanta
yesterday
and
how
we
keep
that
city
and
her
people
in
our
thoughts
and
prayers.
F
I
had
a
hopeful
statement
and
then
and
then
another
sad
statement
to
make
hopeful
wanted
to
obviously
acknowledge.
As
has
been
said
today
is
saint
patrick's
day.
St
patrick's
day
is
my
favorite
day
of
the
year.
For
obvious
reasons,
st
patrick's
day
in
boston
is
magical,
and
it's
not
just
the
the
celebrating
that
that
often
occurs,
but
it
is
a
day
that
truly
unites
our
city.
Everybody
is
irish
on
st
patrick's
day,
particularly
in
boston,
and
it
is
a
day
that
I
look
forward
to
each
and
every
year.
F
It's
particularly
it's
noteworthy
that
really
last
st
patrick's
day.
I
think,
for
many
of
us
was
the
beginning
of
of
the
impact
of
the
pandemic,
and
I
think
many
of
us
thought
it
would
be
a
couple
weeks
after
thanksgiving
excuse
me,
after
st
patrick's
day
before
things
got
back
to
normal,
but
clearly
it
hasn't.
F
I
will
say
that
at
our
flag,
raising
that
we
did
today-
which
I
know
will
continue
when
I
leave
this
body,
we
often
have
music,
we
have
dancing,
we
have
food,
we
may
have
gone
to
the
kinsale
afterwards
in
years
past.
We
did
bring
it
back
today
and
it
was
just
several
counselors
who
participated.
The
council
president
janie
councillor
braid
and
counselor
flynn,
councillor
flaherty
counselor,
sabi,
george
counselor
baker.
F
There
was
no
music,
no
speechifying,
no
food
simply
to
raise
the
flag,
and
I
thought
of
one
of
my
favorite
quotations
by
one
of
my
favorite
irish
authors,
yates,
who
very
famously
said
being
irish.
He
had
an
abiding
sense
of
tragedy
which
sustained
him
through
temporary
periods
of
joy.
F
This
year
has
had
a
lot
of
tragedy,
and
the
joy
that
I
felt
just
being
in
close
proximity
with
with
many
of
you
this
morning,
really
gave
me
enormous
hope
for
what
the
future
holds
and
that
we
will
be
able
to
be
again
in
person
soon.
So
I
just
wanted
to
remark
on
that.
F
F
I
invited
them
in
before
our
body
to
celebrate
team
hoyt
day.
They
had
never
been
celebrated
before
by
a
city
council.
Many
of
you
know
the
story.
Rick
hoyt
was
born
with
cerebral
palsy
confined
to
a
wheelchair.
His
dad
began
running
in
races
with
him
did
nearly
40
marathons
1100
races,
including
the
ironman
triathlon.
F
He
was
as
amazing
a
man
as
you
will
ever
have
met.
So,
madam
president,
I
hope
that
when
we
close
today,
we
can
also
close
on
behalf
of
the
entire
council
for
dick
hoyd.
Thank
you
very
much.
K
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
have
a
couple
items
that
are
sort
of
discordant,
so
I
want
to
start
with
the
the
most
joyous
and
exciting
of
them,
which
is
to
add
my
voice
to
just
so
much
excitement
and
congratulations
to
both
mayor
walsh,
but
also
you,
madam
president,
and
what
this
moment
means
for
our
city
when
again,
not
jinxing
anything
when
it
was
soon
shall
come
to
be.
K
I
want
to
echo
the
the
thanks
also
and
appreciation
for
the
holiday
that
that
we
celebrate
today
in
boston,
and
it
was
beautiful
to
be
up
on
dorchester
heights,
with
tom
mcgrath,
south
boston
citizens
association,
some
of
our
colleagues
marking
an
important
tradition
and
remembering
the
day
that
led
to
the
birth
of
this
country.
K
And
finally,
I
I
do
want
to
give
voice
as
well
to
what
has
already
been
brought
into
this
space
of
the
lives
that
were
lost
and
the
many
community
members
who
are
feeling
the
heartbreak
anger
and
just
exhaustion
of
everything
that
has
transpired,
certainly
over
the
last
year
and
beyond,
and
so
we
have
seen
an
acceleration
of
anti-asian
hatred,
violence
and
now
murder.
We
are,
you
know
the
many
community
members
reaching
out
and
coming
together.
K
The
worst
part
is
that
none
of
this
feels
in
some
ways,
new
or
shocking
that
this
has
been
a
call
throughout
the
pandemic.
K
Coming
from
our
communities
in
the
moments
before
this
virus
even
was
spreading
in
the
united
states,
a
call
for
help
and
a
call
for
a
call
out
of
fear
from
our
aapi
communities,
who
are
already
feeling
the
the
pain,
the
burden,
the
the
impact
of
racism
and
xenophobia
fueled
by
officials
in
this
country,
and
we
know
that
this
is
part
of
a
long
history
as
well
of
anti-asian
scapegoating
otherizing
from
the
chinese
exclusion
act.
K
Japanese,
internment,
post,
911,
the
sikh
community
all
the
way
through,
and
you
know
I
I
sometimes
I'm
often
struggling
in
these
moments
because
growing
up
as
a
daughter
of
immigrants.
I
was
very
much
taught
to
just
keep
your
head
down
just
stay
out
of
trouble.
K
Just
try
not
to
stick
out
and
the
feeling
is
not
new,
of
knowing
what
it's
like
to
be
out
in
public
and
knowing
that
some
of
your
most
vivid
childhood
memories
are
from
strangers,
feeling
compelled
to
come
up
to
you
and
make
certain
sounds
or
pull
out
their
eyes
or
point
out
the
ways
in
which
this
community
is
different
and
yet
invisible
all
at
the
same
time
visible,
so
very
much
sticking
out
and
so
very
invisible
at
the
same
time,
and
so
when
the
pandemic
has
brought
back
this
exact
same
feeling
for
so
many
asian
americans
of
being
invisible
of
perpetually
being
cast
as
foreigners
in
the
country
we
were
born
in
to
see
it
come
to
this
in
this
moment,
is
I
I
I
just.
K
I'm
so
grateful
for
this
council,
our
elected
leaders
up
and
down
in
massachusetts
who
are
standing
with
the
asian
american
community
and
are
always
there
speaking
out,
and
so
I
challenge
us
to
one
do
more
than
speak
to
codify
this
into
policy,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
guaranteeing
accountability
for
every
community,
that
we
are
changing
the
structures
of
our
government,
so
that
communities
will
have
the
support
we'll
have
the
the
the
opportunities
and
and
and
be
valued
in
a
way
that
breaks
this
cycle
and
to
also
recognize
that
this
is
about
the
entire
system.
K
Right,
let
us
not
get
into,
I
think,
as
councilor
mahila
was
saying,
let
us
not
just
get
into
a
conversation
about
one
particular
individual's
mindset
or
mental
health
or
motivations.
This
is
the
scourge
of
racism
in
our
country
that
we
are
all
part
of
within
the
system
and
that
we
all
can
take
action
to
end.
So
I
just
wanted
to
be
lifting
up
our
community
here
in
boston,
so
many
activists
who
have
put
out
statements
have
come
together
and
that
we
have
your
back
and
I'm
grateful
that
so
many
people
have
our
back.
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
it
was
important
to
me
to
allow
my
sister
in
service
to
speak
first
on
the
horrific
incidents
we
all
experienced,
of
course
yesterday
and
to
share
with
her
personally,
of
course,
that
I
stand
with
her
and
will
continue
to
stand
with
her
and
to
do
the
really
hard
and
sometimes
uncomfortable
work
to
eradicate
the
systems
that
continue
to
perpetuate
racism,
to
perpetuate
the
othering
and
to
also
create
a
sense
that
folks,
in
communes
of
color,
are
aligned
against
one
another
right.
H
There's
ways
in
which
that
we
have
to
challenge
that
every
single
day
to
say
that
racism
affects
all
communities
of
color
and
frankly
affects
all
of
us.
And
so
I
stand
in
solidarity
with
my
sister
in
service,
along
with
all
of
the
incredible
elected
leaders
and
community
leaders.
There
are
so
many
in
my
district.
Currently
that
have
been
doing
the
work
for
a
really
long
time
on
ensuring
that
those
in
the
asian
community
are
lifted
up.
H
When
we
were
talking
about
racism,
when
we
were
talking
about
inequities
in
every
system,
including
in
education,
including
in
covid
infection
rates,
including
encoded
deaths,
and
that
we
are
centering
those
communities
as
well,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
the
two
other
things
I
wanted
to
say
as
well
as
one
congratulations
to
you.
Madam
president,
on
your
soon
new
role
and
responsibility
and,
of
course,
absolutely
look
forward
to
supporting
you
and
continuing
to
support
you
in
the
work
that
is
ahead.
H
You
your
team
as
well,
and
those
who
you
will
be
surrounding
yourself
with.
So
I
wanted
to
name
that
and
also
to
congratulate
mayor
walsh
on
what
I'm
sure
will
be
a
successful
vote
and
to
thank
him
for
his
leadership
and
his
continued
leadership
on
the
behalf
of
the
city
of
boston
and,
of
course,
our
country
in
the
new
role
that
he
will
take
on.
So
thank
you
and
then,
lastly,
wanted
to
provide
all
of
my
colleagues
with
an
update
on
the
17
f
request
that
we
sent
to
the
police
department.
H
H
H
We've
been
more
transparent
in
other
investigations,
including
letting
the
public
know
at
the
very
least
if
an
officer
or
officers
are
being
investigated
if
they're
still
actively
on
the
force
and
whether
or
not
they're
on
paid
or
unpaid
leave-
and
I
think
the
same
is
important
that
we
do.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
do
the
same
with
respect
to
this
investigation,
which
of
course
involves
white
supremacy
and,
of
course,
connects
to
the
horrific
events
that
we
all
experienced
yesterday.
All
of
this
is
entangled
with
this
idea
of
white
supremacy
and
racism.
H
This
council,
along
with
the
administration,
the
mayor
and
the
task
force
that
he
put
together,
passed
historic
legislation.
We
passed
the
office
legislation
to
set
up
the
office
of
police,
accountability
and
transparency,
and
in
the
spirit
of
that
legislation,
which
called
for
transparency,
accountability
and
independence,
I
was
hoping
and
would
think
that
the
department
would
not
only
want
to
release
information
about
the
investigation
but
would
be
aligned
and
want
to
align
with
those
op
principles.
H
So
thank
you
all,
of
course,
for
your
willingness
to
be
pushing
for
this
information
as
well,
and
I
think
if
the
department
is
unwilling
to
be
transparent
with
respect
to
this
case,
given
the
seriousness
in
the
magnitude
of
it,
how
can
the
public
then
expect
it
to
be
transparent
when
it
comes
to
other
issues,
I'll
continue
to
push
for
greater
transparency
and
accountability
and,
of
course,
we'll
keep
all
of
you
posted
and
abreast
on
what's
going
on?
So,
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
again
to
my
council
colleagues.
Thank
you.
A
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council,
president
janie,
and
just
wanted
to
speak
briefly.
Well
first,
I
I
want
to
wish
two
people
a
happy
birthday
today.
One
is
ellen
fritsch,
our
good
friend
ellen
fritch
from
the
clerk's
office,
so
we
want
to
say
thank
you
to
ellen
and
wish
her
a
happy
birthday
march
17th,
and
also
my
sister
katie
katie
flenda
goulas.
J
I
want
to
wish
my
sister
katie
a
happy
birthday
today
as
well
also
want
to
thank
mayor
walsh
for
his
tremendous
leadership
and
also
the
mayor's
mother
as
well.
Mrs
walsh
was
provided
excellent
leadership
in
our
city
and
was
a
is
a
great
woman.
A
woman
came
from
iowa,
and
so
we
celebrate
her
today
as
well
in
the
walsh
family
I
was.
J
I
was
thinking
of
that
as
we
raised
the
irish
flag
today
out
in
front
on
congress
street
the
the
proud
immigrant
roots
of
boston,
but
also
our
respect
and
dignity
for
all
immigrants,
irish
or
not
irish,
and
just
wanted
to
kind
of
say
briefly
to
my
colleague
and
friend,
council
wilwood.
I
think
she
said
it
perfectly
perfectly
about
the
anti-asian
violence
happening
in
our
city
and
country
and.
J
It's
having
a
tremendous
impact,
it's
something
I've
talked
about
and
focused
on
almost
almost
every
day.
For
the
last.
For
the
last
year
of
the
pandemic,
we
we
called
for
the
first
covet
19
public
hearing,
maybe
in
the
country
at
the
josiah
quincy
school
a
year
ago.
I
think
it
was
january
30th
2020
and
there
was
a
young
high
school
student
from
boston,
latin,
an
asian
student,
and
she
was
she
spoke
during
this
community
forum.
J
But
here
in
our
country
and
just
two
things
I
wanted
to
highlight,
you
know
we
have
to
make
sure
we
recognize
what
is
happening,
but
also
to
make
changes
and
one
two
three
two
brief
changes.
I
would
like
to
mention
the
city
of
boston.
Human
rights.
Commission
is
a
critical
part
of
investigating
documenting
incidents
of
violence,
hate
crimes
against
immigrants
or
communities
of
color
that
happen
in
our
city
during
the
budget
process.
J
I
would
like
to
hire
a
I
like
to
see
about
having
a
director
of
special
investigations
that
that
reviews
and
investigates
incidents
of
violence
against
immigrants,
but
also
many
people,
know
that
the
boston
police,
community
disorders
union
at
one
time
was
an
effective
part
of
the
boston
police
and
they
investigated
hate
crimes
across
the
city
was
under
commissioner
mickey
roach,
who
was
the
lieutenant
on
a
community
disorders
union?
But
I
think,
there's
more.
We
can
do
as
a
city
to
investigate
violence
against
immigrants.
J
A
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
flynn,
the
chair,
recognizes
councillor
edwards
councillor
edwards.
You
have
the
floor.
I
Thank
you
madame
my,
madam
president.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
if
I
was
going
to
prolong
the
meeting
I
would
be.
I
would
have
a
comment
at
the
end.
I
I
wanted
I'm
going
to
echo.
I
don't
need
to
repeat
all
the
accolades
and
the
excitement
of
this
moment
for
both
yourself
and
also
for
council.
Excuse
me
for
mayor
walsh
as
well.
I
think
I
think
what
is
before
you
is
greatness,
and
I
I
know
that
you
will
rise
to
the
occasion
and
so
will
counsel
so
will
mayor
walsh.
I
So
I
wanted
to
echo
the
accolades
from
my
colleagues
I
also
wanted
to
just.
I
don't
need
to
repeat
what
councilor
wu
said.
This
is
a
space
for
her
to
lead
and
also
to
express
a
unique
pain
that
society
has
not
rectified
and
not
really
dealt
with
honestly
with
asian
americans
in
this
community.
I
want
to
answer
some
of
the
questions.
I
That
includes
cpa
the
chinese
progressive
association.
Look
them
up,
I
I
would
say,
support
them
as
much
as
you
can.
Honestly.
They
have
been
the
one
of
the
og's
in
this
space
for
a
long
time
and
making
sure
that
asian
americans,
especially
in
boston,
have
a
voice.
I
want
to
also
uplift
asian
american
excuse
me
the
asian
task
force
against
domestic
violence.
I
I
think
it's
for
mr
dao
and
I've
gone
to
it
many
times
to
make
sure
that
in
his
name,
excuse
me
not
for
him
to
make
sure
that
we
are
highlighting
that
work.
I
want
to
also
recognize
the
asian
american
resource
workshop,
the
asian
american
women's
political
alliance
and
and
also
just
individually,
a
colleague
of
mine,
who
is
now
in
a
wonderful
leadership
position
who
is
working
to
protect
workers
every
day
at
the
attorney
general's
office
cindy
mark.
I
I
bring
up
these
names
and
bring
them
here,
because
in
our
cry
for
what
we
need
to
do
as
a
community,
we
also
need
to
uplift
those
who
are
in
the
trenches,
doing
the
work
for
decades
and
to
support
these
organizations
and
stand
by
them.
Every
single
one
of
us
as
counters
have
been
touched
and
contacted
by
them
in
some
way
shape
or
form,
but
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
say
this
is
the
time
to
rally
around
those
organizations
and
stand
with
them.
I
N
You,
madam
president,
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
my
sister
peggy,
a
very
happy
birthday
to
her
today,
she's
a
st
patrick's
day
baby
and
also
a
shout
out
this
morning
over
at
florian
hall.
I
know
a
number
of
our
colleagues
were
stopping
over
there,
the
south
boston
citizens,
association
in
partnership
with
the
butler
family,
in
partnership
with
the
saint
monica's
food
pantry,
lots
of
volunteers.
N
They
plan
on
serving
between
six
and
seven
hundred
seniors
today
at
corned,
beef
and
cabbage
dinner,
so
great
team
effort
over
there
and
obviously
the
great
work
that
the
people
do
down
at
saint
monica's
parish,
making
sure
that
they're
getting
meals
to
our
most
vulnerable
residents,
our
seniors,
particularly
those
that
are
living
in
public
housing
throughout
all
the
holidays.
It
just
doesn't
begin
and
end
with
st
patrick's
day.
They
do
thanksgiving,
they
do
christmas.
They
do
easter.
They
do
mother's
day.
N
So
great
work
from
the
folks
that
are
over
there
today,
working
really
hard
over
florian
hall,
so
again,
happy
st
patrick's
day
and
what
often
gets
lost
in
st
patrick's
day
is
evacuation
day
when
the
british
occupied
the
city
of
boston-
and
so
today
is
a
very
special
day
which
led
to
the
birth
of
our
country
and,
as
we
say,
without
st
patrick's
day
and
evacuation
day,
they
would
not
have
been
july
4th
so
happy
healthy
and
safe
st
patrick's
day
from
the
flaherty
family.
L
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
also
offer
my
congratulations
on
your
forthcoming
ascent
to
be
mayor
of
our
wonderful
city,
boston
and
wish
my
best
to
mayor
walsh
as
he
takes
on
secretary
of
labor
all
being
well
next
week.
I
I
just
want
to
express
my
solidarity
with
the
asian
community
asian
american
community
here
in
boston
and
across
across
the
country.
I
I
heard
the
news
last
night
it
was
gut-wrenching.
L
I
I'm
I'm
all
too
familiar
with
the
impacts
of
violence,
that's
motivated
by
hate
from
where
I
come
from,
and
I
just
thought
the
notion
that
a
stranger
would
walk
in
and
and
mow
down
and
kill
innocent
people
without
any
reason
other
than
just
hate
and
mouse.
A
racial
hatred
is
heartbreaking,
and
I
just
want
to
let
in
my
asian
american
colleagues
and
residents
of
boston,
that
I
will
stand
in
solidarity
and
do
anything
I
can
to
to
help.
L
You
know.
As
someone
said,
none
of
us
is
safe
until
we're
all
safe,
and
this
is
this
is
a
scourge.
This
is
a
scourge
in
our
nation,
an
honors
on
our
city,
and
we
have
to
do
much
so
much
better
and
yeah.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
braden.
At
this
time
we
will
move
on
in
our
agenda
and
close
out
our
meeting
as
we
always
do
with
memorials.
Obviously,
we
will
lift
up
the
families
of
those
who
were
murdered
brutally
in
atlanta,
and
we
will
also
adjourn
our
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
from
councillor
baker:
julia
fulon
for
councillor
campbell,
william
brown
for
councillor
edwards,
dolores
and
marola,
for
the
chair,
damian
brown
and
frederick
brewer,
and
on
behalf
of
the
entire
city
council,
dick
hoyt
and
the
marvelous
marvin
hagler.
A
moment
of
silence.
A
A
Thank
you.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals,
we
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
remotely
wednesday
march
24th
at
12
noon.
At
this
time,
all
in
favor
of
adjournment,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
aye
aye
snow
knight
the
eyes
have
it.
The
council
meeting
is
adjourned.