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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on March 8, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on March 8, 2022
A
Good
afternoon
everyone,
my
name
is
ed
flynn
and
I'm
the
city
council.
President
viewers
can
watch
the
council
meeting,
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston,
dot,
gov,
slash
city
dash
council
dash
tv
I'd
like
to
ask
my
colleagues
in
those
in
in
the
audience
to
please
silence
your
phones
in
electronic
devices
at
this
time.
Thank
you.
A
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
I
have
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present.
Mr
clerk,
will
you
please
add
council
lara
as
well?
Yes,.
A
Council
kenzie
block
will
be
introducing
our
clergy
for
today,
council
block
will
be
introducing
patha,
bishwa
and
anja
bishwar
as
well.
Today's
clergy.
C
Great,
thank
you
so
much.
President
flynn,
partha
and
anja
biswas
are
both
hindu,
spiritual
leaders
at
northeastern
university
and
I'm
very
grateful
to
have
them
here
today
with
us
and
especially
excited
to
also
have
their
daughters,
radha
and
vishakha
here
with
us
as
well
to
lead
us
in
a
blessing
and
meditation
I'll.
Just
note
for
the
council.
Partha's
founded
meditation
clubs
in
various
universities
over
the
last
13
years
to
share
his
knowledge
of
how
to
live.
C
Scriptural
principles
in
contemporary
settings
and
anjem
has
also
been
visiting
many
universities
over
the
last
13
years
and
working
with
students,
and
she
takes
special
interest
in
bringing
the
messages
of
ancient
scriptures
alive
through
stories,
drama,
puppetry,
art
and
music
and
the
whole
family
shares
a
common
enthusiasm
and
passion
for
bringing
hindu
spirituality
to
life
and
I'm
very
proud.
You
know,
I
think
we
have
many
practitioners
of
hinduism
throughout
the
city
of
boston,
but
many
of
the
temples
are
outside
of
the
precincts
of
boston.
C
But
I
am
proud
to
have
one
in
my
district
in
commonwealth
avenue
and
then
these
very
strong,
hindu,
spiritual
chaplaincies
at
both
northeastern
and
boston
university
and
so
we're
thrilled
to
have
the
whole
this
west
family
with
us.
And
I
want
to
first
invite
up
partha
to
say
a
few
words
and
then
they'll
be
sharing
a
musical
meditation
with
the
council.
D
Thank
you
counselor
for
the
introduction,
I'll
start
with
a
very
simple
prayer.
D
So
as
a
part
and
parcel
of
god,
we
can
very
easily
revive
our
connection,
which
is
very
natural.
Our
natural
connection,
with
god,
we
can
rekindle
the
dormant
love
of
god
within
our
heart,
by
taking
the
sacred
chants,
the
names
of
god,
and
also
by
being
an
instrument
of
compassion
in
the
hands
of
god.
While
we
are
engaged
in
various
human
humanitarian
activities-
and
this
is
going
to
enable
us
to
receive
the
illumination
in
the
core
of
our
heart
and
that
will
give
us
a
platform
for
lasting
peace
and
happiness.
D
F
F
C
F
F
A
A
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
call
on
council
block
for
a
presentation
for
a
special
guest
council
buck.
C
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
flynn
and
I
want
to
thank
again
the
biswas
family
for
joining
us.
It
was
such
a
delight
and
we
really
really
appreciate
it
as
a
way
to
open
the
meeting.
C
C
So
while
greg's
coming
up
I'll
just
say,
I'm
very
happy
to
present
this
resolution
honoring
his
work
he's
recently
bid
farewell
to
the
boston
preservation
alliance,
as
he's
assumed
leadership
of
the
association
for
preservation,
technology,
international
and
greg's
been
a
fierce
advocate
for
historic
preservation.
As
the
executive
director
of
the
preservation
alliance,
I
first
got
to
know
him
advocating
for
the
community
preservation
act
in
2016..
C
He
was
a
key
part
of
that
coalition
and
mobilizing
historic
preservation
forces
in
favor
of
that,
and
and
amazingly
you
know,
passing
the
cpa
actually
gave
us
funds
for
the
first
time
directly
from
the
city
for
historic
preservation
purposes,
and
he's
also
played
a
vital
role
in
establishing
the
legacy
fund
for
boston,
which
is
focused
on
how
we
make
sure
there's
funding
for
for
historic
preservation
available
across
all
of
the
city's
neighborhoods
and
not
just
in
a
handful
of
well-endowed
historical
monuments
and
so
I've.
I'm
really
gonna
miss
him.
C
We've
partnered
a
lot
on
the
commemoration
commission
on
the
question
working
with
lydia
edwards
last
cycle
around
how
to
tweak
our
landmarks
statute
at
the
state
level.
So
I
know
greg's
going
to
keep
being
an
incredible
advocate
for
historic
preservation
and
a
trusted
community
partner,
but
as
he's
moving
on
from
the
preservation
alliance
after
nine
years,
I
just
wanted
to
take
this
moment
to
congratulate
him
and
wish
him
well.
C
So
I
will
just
read
the
I
won't
read
all
the,
whereas
is,
but
there
are
many
of
them
and
I'll
just
say
now,
therefore,
be
it
resolve
that
the
boston
city
council,
thanks
greg
gayler
for
his
contributions
to
historic
preservation.
The
bostier
boston
area
congratulates
him
on
his
new
leadership
role
and
wishes
him
well
in
his
future.
H
It's
a
broad
history
and
perhaps
in
the
past
we
haven't
done
as
good
a
job
on
that
as
we
should
and
that's
something
that
I
know
my
successors
will
continue
to
do
and
also
remember
that
historic
preservation
is
environmentally
friendly.
It's
job,
creating
it's
affordable,
housing
friendly,
it's
a
very
important
and
valuable
tool,
and
so
integral
to
boston
and
I'm
proud
and
humbled,
and
thank
you
for
the
recognition.
C
And-
and
I
and
I
do-
I
do
just
want
to
note
that
we
have
been
joined
by
greg's
mom,
who
I
grew
up
in
the
dorchester
and
matapan
jewish
community
of
many
decades
ago
and
is
a
living
part
of
boston's
history,
and
so
we're
very
grateful
to
have
her
here
with
us
today,
and
I
think
with
that.
Mr
president,
I
would
just
that
I
would
ask
if
we
could
take
a
quick
photo
of
course.
C
Amazing
and-
and
I
want
to
shout
out-
allison
frazee
who's
here-
also
from
the
boston
preservation
alliance-
all
right
great.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
B
A
B
Doctor
number
zero
three
four
seven
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston:
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
hundred
sixty
six
thousand
dollars:
five
in
266
500
dollars;
sorry,
two
thousand
two
hundred
and
sixty
six
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
fiscal
year.
Twenty
two
local
cultural
council
program
awarded
by
the
massachusetts
cultural
council
to
be
administered
by
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture.
B
A
B
Three
four:
eight
doctor
number
zero
three
four
eight
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
hundred
and
thirty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
fiscal
year.
Twenty
two
hazmat
earmark
awarded
by
the
massachusetts
department
of
fire
services
to
be
administered
by
the
fire
department.
The
grant
will
fund
decontamination,
equipment,
vehicle
and
maintenance
expenses
for
the
hazard
response
team
at
the
boston
fire
department.
B
A
B
Document:
zero,
three
four
nine
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
150
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year
covert,
19
sadv
trust
fund
awarded
by
the
department
of
public
health
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
two
full-time
domestic
violence
advocates
who
will
work
with
social
service
agency
partners
at
the
boston,
public
health
commission,
family
justice
center.
A
B
Five:
zero
doctor
number
zero
three
five
zero
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston,
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
forty
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
adopt
a
statue
endowment
fund
awarded
by
the
boston
foundation
to
be
administered
by
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture.
The
grant
will
fund
the
care
and
maintenance
of
the
john
boyle
o'reilly
sculpture
by
daniel
chester,
french.
A
I
Thank
you,
mr
president,
due
to
the
amount
of
the
money
and
the
fact
that
this
is
not
a
controversial
fund,
it
is
simply
to
preserve
fund
statutes
and
to
allow
for
us
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
care
and
stewardship
of
public
monuments.
I
am
moving
to
suspend
and
pass
for
this
forty
thousand
dollars
to
be
immediately
put
to
good
use.
I
know
my
colleague,
counselor
bach,
has
some
brief
remarks
to
make
about
the
statute
as
it
is
in
her
district,
but
I
would
encourage
my
colleagues
not
to
belabor
this.
I
A
C
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn,
and
I
just
briefly
wanted
to
note
on
this
statue.
Since
we
got
st
patrick's
day
coming
up.
John
boyle
o'reilly
was
a
really
amazing
figure
in
boston.
He
grew
up
in
ireland.
He
was
actually
imprisoned
by
the
british
for
being
part
of
the
fenian
brotherhood
and
pushing
for
irish
home
rule
and
independence.
He
was
ultimately
shipped
off
to
australia.
C
As
part
of
the
you
know,
the
shipping
of
prisoners
to
australia.
He
made
a
daring
escape
from
the
australian
penal
colony
on
a
new
bedford,
whaler
ship
came
to
the
u.s.
C
We've
been
talking
a
lot
lately
about
how
boston
is
a
city
of
immigrants
and
the
country
is
a
country
of
immigrants,
and
I
think
it
really
underscores
that
when
o'reilly
showed
up
in
the
u.s
the
day
that
he
landed,
he
was
naturalized
as
an
american
citizen,
something
which
doesn't
happen
these
days
and
he
then
moved
to
boston
and
ended
up
becoming
an
incredibly
celebrated
and
beloved
man
of
letters
here
in
the
city.
He
was
the
editor
of
the
pilot,
which
was
this
big
catholic
publication,
and
he
was
also
just
a
really
well
known
poet.
C
Throughout
the
country,
and
so
when
he
died,
oh
and
I
should
also
say
really
importantly-
he
ended
up
being
a
real
bridge,
cultural
figure.
Between
the
like
the
sort
of
protestant
establishment
in
boston
and
the
growing
catholic
immigrant
community,
it
was
kind
of
beloved
by
all,
and
so
when
he
died
in
1890,
it
was
really
like
all
factions,
the
city
that
came
together
to
create
this
subscription
fund.
The
statue
was
actually
paid
for
by
just
individuals
in
the
public
signing
up.
C
C
So
when
I
was
doing
the
history
reading
about
this,
I
I
left
because
there's
it's
the
municipal
printing
office
that
printed
this
and
they
were
paid
for
out
of
the
city
council's
incidental
expenses
fund,
a
thing
which
doesn't
exist
these
days,
but
you
know
just
a
flag,
and
so
you
know,
rather
than
having
this
just
be
like
words
on
a
piece
of
paper
on
the
agenda.
C
I
wanted
to
underscore
that
he
was
just
a
really
important
person
in
the
cultural
life
of
the
city
150
years
ago,
and
also
that
I
think
it.
It
shows
you
that
the
stories
of
how
immigrants
become
completely
essential
and
embedded
in
the
fabric
of
boston
is
a
story
that
we
can.
We
can
and
should,
tell
again
and
again
and
that
we
should
memorialize
again
and
again
so
grateful
to
counselors
for
supporting
council
edwards
motion
for
suspension
and
passage
today,
and
the
statue
is
in
fenway.
C
It
is
it's
facing
if
you
you're,
coming
on
boylston
street
from
the
back
bay
like
to
cross
the
fence.
It's
immediately
on
your
left
across
from
the
massachusetts
historical
society
building.
If
you
know
it
there's
kind
of
like
some
seating
around
it
and
you
know
I
have
a
whole
two-page
poem
by
o'reilly,
but
lydia
said
I
go
on
too
long.
So
you're
not
gonna
get
it
today,
but
it
was.
You
know
he.
He
was
the
favorite
poet
of
many
boston,
st
patrick's
days
for
many
years.
A
A
B
Document
0-3-5-1
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
thirty
six
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
dialogue
to
action
awarded
by
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
to
be
administered
by
the
office
of
resiliency
and
racial
equity.
The
grant
will
fund
pro
programmatic
activities
to
deepen
participants,
understanding
of
racism
in
historical
and
present
day
forms
and
foster
a
sense
of
agency
to
change
the
system
through
actions
at
individual,
interpersonal
or
systemic
levels.
A
B
Five:
two
talking
number
zero:
three
five
two
message
and
auto
authorizing
the
city
of
boston:
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
28
thousand
dollars
and
13
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
for
the
fiscal
year.
21
violence
against
women
act;
stock
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
a
civilian
domestic
violence
advocate
who
provide
services
for
victims
in
jamaica,
plain,
east,
boston
and
charlestown.
B
A
B
A
B
Document
zero:
three
five
five
notice
was
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
february,
ninth
twenty
twenty
two
doctor
number
zero.
Three
five
six
communication
was
received
from
nicholas
aranello,
assessing
commissioner
of
the
appointment
of
walter
high
to
a
position
in
the
commercial
unit
in
the
assessing
department,
docket.
A
B
A
J
Yesterday
march,
8th,
the
government
operations
committee
held
a
hearing
on
docket
number
259,
an
ordinance
amending
the
city
of
boston
code
ordinances
in
chapter
15,
section
10
that
establishes
the
boston
fair
chance
act.
This
docket
is
sponsored
by
councillor
mejia
and
myself.
The
ordinance
would
amend
existing
language
in
the
boston
city
code,
establishing
a
chief
affirmative
action
officer.
Instead
of
instead
creating
the
boston,
fair
chance
act.
The
fair
chance
act
would
formalize
the
position
of
the
chief
diversity
officer,
who
would
provide
oversight
of
the
city's
non-discrimination,
equal
opportunity
and
affirmative
action
policies.
J
This
ordinance
would
also
require
regular
updates
on
progress
made
regarding
diverse
hiring
hold
on
one
second,
just
make
sure
I'm
where
I
am
and
promotions
and
require
the
chief
diversity
officer
work
with
offices
to
make
sure
there
are
fair
hiring
practices
and
policies
in
place
for
family
members
of
current
employees.
I
want
to
thank
my
co-sponsor
counselor
mejia
for
introducing
this
legislation,
as
well
as
my
council
colleagues
for
joining
council
president
ed
flynn,
councilor
rusi
louis
jen,
councillor,
erin,
murphy,
councillor,
kenzie
bach,
councillor,
kendra,
lara
councillor,
liz
braden
and
counselor
brian
burrell.
J
I
also
want
to
thank
members
of
the
administration
for
their
attendance
and
participation,
and
I
finally
want
to
thank
the
advocates
who
took
the
time
out
of
their
work
days
and
showed
tremendous
courage
in
their
testimony
yesterday
and
sharing
their
experiences,
I'm
looking
forward
to
getting
to
work
on
the
specific
language
in
this
ordinance
and
as
chair,
I
recommend
that
this
docket
remain
in
committee,
so
that
we
can
have
some
working
sessions
on
it.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
co-sponsor
council
arroyo
for
sure
for
chairing
a
great
hearing,
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
quick
moment
to
thank
all
the
panelists
and
members
of
the
public
who
took
a
big
risk
showing
up
yet
at
yesterday's
hearing
and
speaking
up
about
the
injustices
that
they
face
here
every
day
we
have
heard
from
so
many
other
people
who
have
experienced
the
same
workplace
problems
but
are
too
afraid
to
speak
up
because
they
fear
retaliation.
K
K
From
the
mayor's
administration,
in
addition
to
our
panel
of
advocates,
dennis
bunyan,
daryl,
higginbottom,
jerome,
hargoul
and
jeff,
dr
jeff
lopes,
we've
learned
a
lot
about
their
personal
and
professional
experiences
dealing
with
workplace
discrimination,
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
working
alongside
each
of
these
amazing
advocates
as
we
move
towards
working
in
our
working
sessions
and
eventually
towards
passing
this
ordinance.
K
Finally,
I'd
like
to
take
to
thank
jasmine
from
counselor
arroyo's
staff
for
helping
us
prepare
all
of
this
hearing
and
moving
this
work
forward.
You
know-
and
I
just
want
to
quickly
say
that
you
know
over
the
last
year,
or
so
we
have
heard
from
so
many
people
who
were
afraid
to
even
meet
with
me
in
public,
because
they
didn't
want
to
talk
about
this,
and
so
it
took
a
lot
of
courage
for
people
to
step
up
and
and
share
their
personal
journeys.
But
I
think
this
is
a
call
to
action.
K
So
I'm
hoping
that
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
with
the
working
sessions
that
we
come
ready
to,
do
the
work
that
it's
going
to
take
to
bring
justice
to
the
folks
who
have
been
waiting
for
far
too
long.
Thank
you.
B
A
B
Number
zero:
two
seven
two
message:
in
order
for
your
approval:
in
order
to
reduce
the
fiscal
year,
22
appropriation
for
the
reserve
for
collective
bargaining
by
two
million,
sixteen
thousand
four
hundred
and
nine
dollars
to
provide
funding
for
various
departments
for
fiscal
year.
22
increases
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
cena
docker
number
0273
messaged
in
orders
for
a
supplemental
appropriation
order
for
various
departments
for
fiscal
year
22
in
the
amount
of
two
million.
B
A
C
C
Thank
you
so
much
to
council
president
flynn
and
also
counselor
murphy
for
joining
me
and
to
counselor
louis
jen
for
sending
a
thoughtful
letter,
and
we
were
joined
by
chief
financial
officer
and
collector
treasurer
for
the
city,
justin
starrett
budget,
director,
jim
williamson
and
our
director
of
labor
relations,
tammy
poost,
and
they
were
here
to
testify
on
behalf
of
the
administration,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
central
staff
for
getting
us
back
into
is
now
the
second
one
of
these
hybrid
hearings
where
we've
we've
got
all
the
mechanics
of
the
in-person
hearing
and
also
the
mechanics
of
the
hybrid
hearing.
C
As
was
recited
in
the
docket
by
the
clerk,
we've
reached
an
agreement
from
october
1
2020
to
september
30th
2023.,
it's
you
know
for
further
background
for
those
who
weren't
able
to
make
the
hearing.
As
I
think
many
people
know.
Basically
all
of
our
bargaining
units
are
out
of
contract
right
now,
and
senna
is
one
of
the
many
that
lapsed
sort
of
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
and
so
the
way
that
the
city
handles
that
financially
is
it
sets
a
certain
amount
of
money.
C
It's
already
been
ratified
by
the
union
and
agreed
to
the
table
by
both
sides,
and
we
heard
good
testimony
about
how
sort
of
a
balance
between
making
sure
that
we're
treating
our
city
workers
well
and
also
that
everything
is
within
sort
of
the
fiscally
responsible
remit
of
the
city,
especially
since
we
have
to
balance
so
many
of
these.
So
with
that,
mr
president,
I
would
recommend
that
these
two
dockets
0272
and
0273
as
read
by
the
clerk
pass
today.
Thank
you.
A
Council
council
block
the
chair
on
the
committee
on
city
services,
innovation
technology,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
docket
zero.
Two
seven,
two,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye,
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
and
target
zero.
Two
seven
two
has
passed
council
bark.
The
chair
on
the
committee
of
on
city
services,
innovation
technology,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Two
seven,
three,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
F
M
Mr
chair
and
thank
you
everyone
here
who
participated
before
I
begin.
I
just
would
like
to
start
in
proper
saying
in
my
spiritual
practice,.
L
M
Today,
first,
thank
you
to
my
children,
louis
and
shakir
lewis,
who
too
has
chosen
the
path
of
service
becoming
a
united
states
marine,
yet
still
found
a
time
to
serve
my
campaign
and
shakir
my
accomplished
young
artist
who
canvas
blocks
and
kept
me
company
on
those
extra
long
weekends
they
have
began.
They
have
given
me
unlimited,
love
and
purpose
and
have
granted
me
immense
grace
and
patience
as
I've
taken
this
journey.
M
M
Our
dear
d7
chief
of
staff,
joshua
mcfadden,
our
director
of
budget
and
operations,
amina
scott,
a
director
of
communications
and
community
community
relations,
kalamu
kieta
and
finally,
and
certainly
but
not
least,
the
woman
who
holds
d7
constituent
service
down
our
director
of
constituent
service.
My
loving
sister
aline
mercury,
I'd
like
to
thank
my
carvalho
family,
who
had
my
back
through
and
through
I'd
like
to
thank
my
campaign
team
for
believing
in
me
and
our
mission.
M
I'm
grateful
to
chief
brianna
malore
for
pushing
me
and
convincing
me
to
run
for
office
to
my
ace,
dalita
rasha,
a
big
shout
out
to
all
my
friends
and
supporters
who
came
out
today.
My
cousin,
rita
fernandez,
a
shout
out
to
my
friend,
aziza
robinson
joao,
depina
kristen,
halbert,
tiffany,
calgal,
lois
eliza.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
advocacy
and
support
and,
of
course,
tony
brewer.
M
I'd
like
to
thank
my
friend,
professor
lilly
song,
my
spiritual
brother,
saeed
abdul
karam,
my
auntie
senator
dianne,
wilkerson,
representative
liz
miranda,
my
colleagues
and
all
those
who
endorse
my
campaign.
Thank
you
to
everyone
who
donated
financially,
who
donated
their
time
and
their
spirit
to
our
campaign
and
thank
you
to
all
the
union
reps
and
members,
a
special
shout
out
to
all
the
amazing
youth
canvassers,
all
25
of
them,
my
friends
in
my
artist
community,
of
course
a
huge
thank
you
to
each
and
every
single
district,
7
voter.
M
M
M
I
never
forget
I'll,
never
forget
the
day.
My
uncle
louise
boarded
me
on
that
plane.
Don't
forget
your
brothers
and
sister.
He
pleaded
at
the
age
of
10.
I
was
in
boston,
logan
international
airport,
afraid
that
the
escalator
would
swallow
me
up
anxiously
skimming
my
big
brown
eyes,
hoping
to
recognize
my
mother.
After
six
long
years,
a
woman
tapped
me
on
my
shoulders
and
gently
asked.
Do
you
remember
me?
I
rushed
into
her
arms
with
tears
of
joy,
fear
of
unrequited,
love
and
guilt
of
being
chosen
for
this
moment
over
the
siblings.
I
left
behind.
M
M
M
M
M
Us
unhoused
allowing
seaport
luxury
developers
to
avoid
housing,
black
and
brown
people
1989
academy
homes
where
gun
violence
was
at
its
peak,
but
it
was
my
home
project.
Heat
would
dry
my
skin
up,
but
this
was
my
home
with
little
to
eat.
Neighbors
shared
meals
where
we
dealt
with
our
quarrels,
but
no
one
dared
to
call
coco
where
miss
elba
told
the
stories
about
the
old
days
in
puerto
rico.
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
They
will
construct
new
barriers
and
trash
our
names.
They
will
try
to
stop
us,
tell
us
to
slow
down
and
when
they
think
when
they
can't
think
of
anything
else,
they'll
resort
to
all
political
tricks
of
obstruction.
They'll
say
that
there
isn't
enough
money
while
lining
their
pockets
of
special
interest
and
their
cronies,
but
we
won't
stop.
M
We
won't
give
in
and
we
won't
lose.
We
may
not
win
every
battle,
but
we
will
win
the
war
of
for
a
more
just
and
equitable
boston.
Don't
believe
those
who
say
that
we
can't
be
done.
I
am
living
proof
that
impossible
means
nothing,
that
there
is
nothing
we
can't
do.
We
are
proof
that
the
power
of
people
is
stronger
than
the
power
of
politics.
M
J
A
G
A
Thank
you,
we'll
be
back
in
session,
going
back
to
zero
three
five
zero,
three
five,
seven
with
that
hearing
order
wanted
to
see.
If
anyone
wants
to
speak
and
or
add
your
name,
let
me
let
me
go.
Let
me
call
on
council
baker.
O
I
just
want
to
congratulate
the
my
sister
from
district
7.,
you're,
amazing,
you're,
a
superstar
and
and
all
the
things
that
we
should
strive
for.
You
talked
about
you
laid
it
out
for
us.
You
should
be
proud
of
yourself.
Your
family
should
be
proud
of
you
and
you
know,
hopefully
we'll
see
good
work
out
of
you,
and
please
sign
my
name
on
to
that.
I
love
your
idea
this.
Hopefully
we're
going
to
be
able
to
hash
something
out
to
to
put
people
on
a
path
to
housing.
O
A
P
Congratulations
to
counselor
fernandez
anderson
for
handling
everything,
always
with
so
much
grace
for
your
fearlessness,
for
your
maiden
speech
for
being
a
powerful
black
woman
that
has
added
to
this
voice
here
in
boston
city
council.
You
are
going
to
do
so
right
by
you're,
going
to
do
so
much
good
for
your
constituents
and
I'm
happy
to
have
you
as
a
colleague
here
and
excited
for
your
leadership
and
your
work.
So
thank
you,
obrigada
for
everything
you
bring
to
the
table.
A
Thank
you.
Councillor
come
counselor
here,
okay,
the
chair
recognizes.
J
You,
council,
fernandez,
anderson
for
running
for
being
who
you
are
for
your
courage,
the
way
you
speak
truth
to
power
and
don't
get
shy
about
saying
truths
that
are
so
very
necessary
to
be
said,
but
often
get
danced
around.
I'm
grateful
to
you
for
using
your
first
speech
to
do
that.
I
look
forward
to
the
work
you
do.
This
is
a
perfect
example
of
taking
something
that
is
practical,
doable
should
have
been
done
should
be
something
we
do
and
putting
on
the
table.
So
we
move
it
forward.
I
look
forward
to
what
you
do.
J
I'm
a
fan,
and
so
thank
you,
add
my
name
and
I'm
just
grateful
to
you
for
how
you
did
this,
and
I
hope
that
you
you
take
this
day
in
for
the
way
it
has
been
and
the
way
it
will
be
as
a
start
to
the
work
that
you
are
doing.
So
I
look
forward
to
it.
I
can't
wait
to
see
you
hit
that
button
more
often,
so.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
A
K
I
am
so
incredibly
like
in
awe,
like
literally
when
you
talk
about
you're
gonna,
keep
it
a
hundred
you're
gonna,
bring
that
fire
into
this
council
you're
gonna
join
me
and
counselor
baker
on
the
who's
got
the
most
swag
up
in
here.
I
am
so
excited
about
the
energy
that
you
bring.
No,
that
that's
a
compliment,
baker.
You
know
you
lie,
but
but
seriously,
I'm
so
incredibly
encouraged
by
just
the
the
level
of
enthusiasm
that
you
bring
into
this
work.
K
How
honest
you
are
about
the
realities
that
so
many
people
are
experiencing
and
oftentimes
are
too
afraid
to
say
it,
and
you
do
so
with
so
much
conviction
right
and
you
might
be
little,
but
you
got
that
big
old
mouth
girl
and
everybody's
here
for
it,
but
no
seriously.
Thank
you
so
much
for
just
coming
in
holding
it
down
being
the
fierce
capricorn
that
you
are
for
all
the
late
night
conversations
that
we've
had
for
what
I
know
is
going
to
be
a
long
sisterhood
journey
outside
of
this
council.
K
K
You
brought
us
back
and
forth
on
an
emotional
roller
coaster
and
that
every
single
word
that
you
put
together
really
inspired
people
to
recognize
not
only
who
you
are,
but
why
you
do
what
you
do
with
so
much
love
and
passion
for
this
work.
So
thank
you,
counselor
tanya,
fernandez,
anderson
for
your
leadership.
Please
sign
me
on
on
all
things
tanya
every
day.
Thank
you.
A
Q
I
am
incredibly
excited
and
I'm
incredibly
grateful
not
only
for
your
partnership
and
the
work
that
we're
going
to
do
here
on
the
city
council,
but
for
your
friendship
outside
of
here.
I
think
that,
if
the
way
that
you
show
up
for
me
is
any
indication
of
how
you're
going
to
show
up
for
district
7,
they
are
in
good
hands.
I'm
excited,
please
sign
my
name
on
to
this.
I'm
excited
to
work
on
on
this
with
you
and
all
the
other
things
that
we're
going
to
work
on
on
the
city
council.
Q
You
are
a
shining
example
of
what
it
means
to
be
a
bridge
builder
without
letting
go
of
any
of
your
beliefs
and
standing
strong
in
your
values,
while
also
reaching
across
to
work
with
other
people.
So
I
think
that
the
people
of
district
7
did
a
great
job.
They
picked
the
right
one
and
I'm
really
excited
to
you
know.
Q
A
Council
lara
we're
going
to
add
your
name.
Yes,
please,
please
add
council
of
lara's
name.
Please
add:
council
book,
counselor,
brayden,
councillor,
edwards,
council,
illusion,
councillor,
murphy,
council,
rel,
please
add
the
chair.
B
K
Thank
you,
mr
president.
You
know,
I
said
it
before,
but
this
this
job
is
not
the
first
time
in
my
life
that
I've
had
to
work
more
than
one
job
just
to
get
by.
I've
always
had
to
juggle
two
or
three
just
to
make
my
ends
meet,
and
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
in
my
youth
working
to
help
my
mom
cleaning
offices,
selling
shoes
working
at
mcdonald's,
everything
and
anything
just
to
make
extra
money
for
our
family
growing
up.
I
didn't
know
what
an
essential
worker
was.
K
Even
if
I
was
one
myself
I
certainly
wasn't
made
to
feel
like.
I
was
essential.
In
fact,
I
was
constantly
reminded
of
how
replaceable
I
was
because
of
people
making
10
times
my
salary
described
what
I
was
doing
as
low
skilled
labor,
and
that
is
why
we
need
days
like
essential
workers
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
K
K
This
essential
workers
day
is
our
office
working
to
recognize
over
250
workers
across
the
city
for
their
efforts
during
covet,
and
despite
those
challenges
that
the
pandemic
has
brought
us,
we
partnered
with
sciu
509
the
greater
boston,
labor
council,
one
local
103,
mamlio
and
ems,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
just
have
a
day
to
recognize
our
essential
workers,
but
that
we
celebrate
their
work
every
day.
This
is
our
moment
to
step
up
and
support
our
essential
workers
as
much
as
they
supported
us
during
covet.
K
A
A
A
K
Don't
worry
y'all.
This
is
the
last
time.
Okay,
I
don't
have
any
more
to
find
for
today,
but
anyways.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
in
the
spirit
of
uplifting,
our
essential
workers.
I
also
want
to
note
that
march
is
national
social
workers
month
I've
been
working
alongside
social
workers,
my
entire
life,
both
as
colleagues
and
also
as
a
recipient
of
many
of
their
services,
and
I'm
sure
you
all
know,
a
social
worker
is
neither
glamorous
nor
profitable,
but
our
social
work
is
more
than
just
a
job.
It's
a
calling.
K
I've
known
social
workers
to
take
calls
in
the
middle
of
the
night
take
time
away
from
their
families
and
risk
their
own
health
and
safety
to
provide
services
to
people
in
need.
For
many
social
work
is
not
just
what
you
do.
It's
who
you
are
new
social
workers,
are
predominantly
women
actually
90
and
are
diverse
in
terms
of
race
and
ethnicity.
K
So
as
we
move
to
celebrate
national
social
workers
month,
let
us
use
this
opportunity
to
not
just
celebrate
the
social
workers
in
your
life
but
to
find
ways
to
improving
their
working
conditions
and
award
them
with
their
selfless
work
every
day.
I
move
to
suspend
and
pass
this
resolution
and
for
us
to
celebrate
our
social
workers.
A
M
Thank
you
counselor
here
as
a
social
as
a
someone,
who's
worked
27
years
invested
27
years
in
public
health.
I
strongly
support
this.
I
think
that
social
workers
are
strongly
unrecognized
or
not
valued,
and
I
remember
working
with
my
friend
here
I
think
she's
left
taisha
horner
from
age
strong
and
we
we
basically
worked
there
at
roxbury
multi-service
since
a
very
early
age.
I
was
13.
M
I
started
working,
and
this
was
a
time
that
I
had
to
save
money
to
bring
to
help
my
mom
bring
my
brother
and
sister
from
k-virb
and
taisha
horner
and
myself
got
into
this
field
because
they
did
a
peer
education,
but
remembering
the
patience
of
the
late
barbara
bullet
at
roxbury,
multi-service
center
miss
claudia
who's
still
around
and
all
of
these
people
who
mentor
you
in
the
community
who
do
this
work
with
their
heart
and
their
spirit
in
their
mind
without
and
they
don't
get
paid
enough
right.
So
I
strongly
support
it.
M
L
M
A
A
A
A
A
Seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
three
six,
two,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
late
files
we're
now
moving
on
to
lay
files,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are.
There
is
one
late
file
matter:
the
late
the
late
file.
Mata
is
a
letter
of
absence
from
city
council
flaherty.
Mr
cork,
if
you
can
read
that
letter
into
the
record,
please.
B
A
letter
from
city
councilor
mike
flaherty,
dear
council
of
council
president
flynn,
I
write
today
to
inform
you
and
my
colleagues
that
I
am
unable
to
attend
today's
council
meeting
due
to
a
family
commitment.
I
want
to
express
my
support
for
docket
number
0273,
a
supplemental
appropriation
order
for
various
departments
to
cover
the
fiscal
year,
22
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
cena.
My
staff
will
be
in
attendance
today
and
I
will
thoroughly
review
the
meeting
recording
in
minutes.
B
A
A
R
R
It
is
estimated
that
10
000
ukrainians
live
in
the
boston
area
and
they
have
been
gathering
in
solidarity
and
showing
support
for
each
other.
I
was
happy
to
join
them
and
I
felt
fortunate
to
meet
sasha,
who
was
a
young
18
year
old
college
student
who
left
her
family
in
the
ukraine
just
this
past
august
to
start
college
at
mit.
R
As
a
mother,
I
could
feel
her
pain
in
her
fear
and
her
guilt
for
her
family.
That
was
back
home.
When
I
was
able
to
speak
to
the
crowd,
I
told
them.
I
would
be
wearing
this
new
ukrainian
t-shirt
that
I
bought
from
a
fundraiser
to
show
my
solidarity
and
to
show
that
we,
as
a
boston
city
council,
are
here
for
our
ukrainian
residents
and
also
our
russian
residents,
who
may
feel
fear
from
any
backlash
of
this
war.
R
A
C
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn.
I
just
wanted
to
take
the
moment
of
announcements
to
acknowledge
some
staff
transitions
in
my
office.
Lauren
brody
has
been
my
chief
of
staff
since
I
began
on
the
council.
C
I
actually
met
her
when
I
was
knocking
doors
in
the
back
bay
and
she
asked
me
about
where
I
was
on
anti-poverty
programs
and
it
turned
out
that
she
worked
for
abcd
and
we
got
to
talking
and
then
when
I
won
the
seat,
I
asked
her
to
come
in
and
she
did
an
incredible
job
for
me
over
the
last
two
years
as
a
chief
of
staff
managing
what
I
think
in
each
office,
our
chief
of
staff
have
managed,
which
is
the
transition
from
fully
in
person
to
fully
remote
and
then
back
to
all
the
different
constellations
that
our
offices,
like
so
many
others,
have
taken
and
lauren's
just
been
fantastic
and
also,
and
also
just
a
wonderful
liaison
to
the
back
bay.
C
Looking
at
lots
of
all
district
matters,
how
we
make
sure
that
the
cannabis
industry
rolls
out
equitably
in
our
neck
of
the
woods
and
yeah.
I've
just
been
really
really
grateful
to
her.
So
she
her
last
day,
was
the
week
that
we
didn't
have
a
council
meeting,
so
I
wanted
to
just
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
her.
C
I
think
it's
always
good
for
us
to
recognize
the
staff
behind
the
scenes
who
make
our
offices
what
they
are,
and
I
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
with
that
transition,
emily
brown
in
my
office
we'll
be
stepping
up
into
the
chief
of
staff
role.
You
probably
already
know
emily
because
she's
everywhere
and
and
tracks
everything
and
has
been
doing
unbelievable
policy
and
budget
work
for
me
for
the
last
two
years,
and
so
and
before
that
was
also
like
a
neighborhood
liaison.
C
So
she
knows
the
whole
office
and
I'm
just
really
excited
to
have
her
stepping
up
into
that
role
and
and
kennedy
avery
and
anthony
baez
on
my
office
are
also
both
taking
on
new
responsibilities,
as
we
reconfigure
so
just
want
to
shout
out
my
whole
staff
team.
I
feel
like
sometimes
you
can
watch
these
meetings
and
think
it's
just
13
of
us,
but
we
know
better.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Mr
president,.
N
A
O
Thank
you,
mr
president,
just
want
to
make
a
note
for
people.
The
pioneer
institute
came
up
with
a
report
today,
I'm
recommending,
I
can't
think
of
the
word
receivership.
Thank
you,
receivership
for
the
schools.
There
was
a
story
in
the
herald
yesterday
and
I
think
the
globe
the
day
before
I
know
we
have
a
an
order
for
hearing
on
it,
so
you
know,
I
think
we
should
fully
know
and
understand
what
receivership
means
so
just
to
put
it
on
people's
radar.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
baker.
Any
further
announcements
from
anybody
we're
going
on
to
memorials
today.
We
we
will
adjourn
our
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
for
council
is
baker
flaherty
and
flynn
leo
mahon,
leo
mahoney,
four
councillors
flynn
and
flaherty
edwin
bud
waite
for
council
of
fernandez
anderson
fidella
mohammed
luis
manuel
ferrer,.