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From YouTube: Committee on Redistricting MEETING on March 24, 2022
Description
This meeting is to hear public testimony regarding redistricting from residents of District 3, District 7, and District 8
A
A
This
meeting
is
to
hear
public
testimony
regarding
redistricting
from
residents
of
district
three,
which
is
frank,
baker's
district
district,
seven,
which
would
make
your
counselor
tanya
fernandez
anderson
in
district
eight,
which
would
make
your
counselor
kenzie
bach.
If
you
are
interested
in
testifying,
please
email
michelle
a
boston.gov.
A
I
will
now
turn
it
over
to
my
my
council
colleagues
for
some
brief
opening
remarks.
As
chair
I'm
going
to
allow
the
counselors,
whose
districts
are
the
focus
of
today's
meeting,
to
go
first,
starting
with
councillor
bach
as
other
counselors
are
here,
I
will
let
them
go
and
then
the
rest
of
my
colleagues.
In
order
of
arrival,
counselor
box,
you
have
the
floor.
B
B
You
know
it's
especially
important
that
we
make
sure
that
our
communities
are,
you
know
able
to
stay
together,
especially
you
know
our
communities
of
interest
communities
of
color
around
the
city
and-
and
you
know
neighborhoods,
like
mission
hill-
that
I
represent-
that
have
historically
been
cut
up
in
these
processes.
I
think
it's
important
to
find
ways
to
unite
them,
so
yeah.
So
that's
you
know
I'll
be
listening
with
attention
to
what
everyone
says
and
looking
forward
to
how
we
can
have
an
equitable
process.
B
A
No
worries
thank
you
for
joining
us
councillor,
bach,
even
as
you're
commuting
counselor
fernandez
anderson,
you
came
at
in
at
the
moment.
I'm
letting
the
districts
who
are
the
focus
today
to
go
first
counselor
bach
just
went
and
if
you
are
ready,
enable
I'd
like
to
give
you
a
chance
to
give
an
opening
statement.
C
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I'm
really
here
to
listen.
I
come
from
austin
brighton
district,
nine,
which
is
a
very
stable
neighborhood
district.
That
is
unlikely
to
change
very
much.
So
I'm
really
here
to.
I
appreciate
the
points
that
my
two
colleagues
have
made
about.
You
know
making
sure
that
we
keep
communities
together
in
this
process
and
I
look
forward
to
learning
and
listening
this
evening.
So
thank
you
so
much.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
braden,
and
so
I
will
do
a
quick
powerpoint
presentation
and
what
I
really
want
to
come
out
of
this
is
community
comments.
What
we
will
do
is
we
have
some
folks
who
have
signed
up
for
community
comments
already.
I
will
keep
after
the
last
person
who
gives
community
comment
goes.
I
will
keep
this
meeting
adjourned
for
another
15
to
20
minutes
in
case
other
folks
show
up
or
sign
up
so
that
we
can
give
folks
an
opportunity.
A
But
if
you
are
watching
this
on
repeats
and
not
live
because
you
came
to
this
much
later,
you
can
come
to
any
of
the
next
two
sessions
we're
going
to
have
on
this,
which
are
about
other
districts.
But
I
want
everybody
to
give
community
comment
when
it
when
they're
able
to
do
so,
and
so,
if
you
are
looking
to
do
that,
we'll
be
doing
those
the
next
two
thursdays
moving
forward,
we'll
post
those
you
will
see
those
you'll
be
able
to
find
those.
A
A
This
is
what
I
mentioned
before,
which
is
that
public
listening
sessions
are
important
to
me,
and
so
we
will
be
doing
one
which
you
are
obviously
here
today,
for
which
is
districts
three
seven
and
eight
next
thursday,
the
31st
at
6
30
p.m.
We
will
be
doing
district,
4,
5
and
6,
and
then
thursday
april,
7th
at
6
30
pm
we'll
be
doing
districts
one
two
and
nine.
If
you
do
not
live
in
those
districts.
A
If
you
live
in
this
district
but
you're
coming
to
this
late,
you
can
join
us
for
either
of
those
other
two
and
give
comments
for
your
district
in
those
community
comment
sessions.
I
don't
want
anyone
to
feel
like
they've
missed
that
opportunity
next
slide,
please
some
other
important
dates
to
keep
in
mind,
we'll
begin
holding
hearings
on
our
districting
process
this
summer
after
the
budget.
Right
now,
we
are
this
month
coming
up.
A
So
that's
so.
The
map
that
comes
out
of
our
process
will
will
be
active
for
the
elections
following
the
next
municipal
elections,
which
are
november
of
2023..
This
is
the
redistricting
process.
Redistricting
redistricting
is
the
process
of
drawing
lines
of
districts
from
which
public
officials
are
elected.
The
boston
city
council
is
responsible
for
this
process.
At
the
municipal
level,
the
state
just
went
through
this
process
at
the
state
level.
Districts
are
redrawn
according
to
2020
census
data
and
those
remain
in
place
for
10
years.
A
So
the
last
time
we
did
this
process
was
exactly
10
years
ago.
It's
very
easy
to
think
about
how
different
the
city
is
now
as
to
how
the
city
was
10
years
ago.
The
goal
of
redistricting
is
to
reflect
population
changes
and
racial
diversity
within
our
districts
and
to
ensure
that
that
exists
in
an
appropriate
way,
and
so
that
that
all
comes
from
the
census
data
next
slide.
A
A
Our
maps
will
need
to
avoid
excessive
deviation
and
population
between
districts,
as
well
as
follow
rules
set
up
by
the
voting
rights
act,
and
so
what
constitutes
discriminatory
maps
based
on
the
voting
acts,
unequal
population.
So
if
there's
an
excessive
deviation,
if
one
district,
for
instance
of
district
five
has
many
thousands
more
people
than
district
two,
so
excessive
deviation
violating
the
voting
rights
act
and
cracking
and
packing
cracking
meaning,
there's
a
concentration
of
ethnic
diversity
or
some
version
of
diversity,
and
we
we
crack
it.
A
A
Our
committee
will
be
hosting
all
of
our
hearings
and
working
sessions
virtually
until
further
notice.
We
are
committed
to
an
open
and
transparent
process,
so
all
maps
will
be
posted
publicly
for
review
and
comments.
We
are
not
at
the
point
yet,
where
we
created
any
maps,
our
redistricting
website
is
officially
live.
It
includes
dates
and
times
for
future
public
listening
sessions
and
other
resources
and
will
be
updated
throughout
the
process
and
as
future
sessions
are
scheduled,
that
redistricting
website
is
www.boston.gov.
A
Departments,
slash
city
council,
slash,
2022
and
actually
there's
a
hyphen
in
between
city
council,
so
city,
council,
hyphen,
slash,
2022,
hyphen,
redistricting,
hyphen
boston
and
it
will
be
hopefully
a
one-stop
shop
for
all
your
redistricting
needs,
and
with
that
we
can
move
on
to
public
testimony.
Our
central
staff
has.
Let
me
know
that
we
have
three
people
signed
up
for
public
testimony
as
of
right.
A
Thank
you.
Well,
we
get
that
up
and
running.
I'm
gonna
allow
tim
davis.
You
will
be
going
first,
just
please
introduce
yourself
and
take
it
away.
What
was
yours?
I'm
actually,
because
we
only
have
three
people,
I'm
not
even
putting
a
time
limit
on
this.
Just
please
don't
keep
me
going
for
10
minutes.
A
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Chairman
arroyo,
tim
davis.
I
live
in
the
astronaut
section
of
dorchester
in
district
three.
I
have
also
in
my
30
years,
lived
in
districts,
four,
seven
and
eight,
so
I
can
kind
of
speak
to
all
of
those
as
well.
I,
when
I
first
moved
to
boston,
I
was
involved
with
the
greater
boston,
gay
and
lesbian
political
alliance,
and
I
did
an
analysis
for
them.
E
As
a
part
of
this,
we
also
supported
a
very
broad
civil
rights,
oriented
redistricting
coalition
that
formed
after
the
1990
census,
to
really
outline
the
fact
that
the
city
also
had
a
much
more
dramatic
problem,
which
was
that
districts,
four
and
seven
were
originally
drawn
to
pack
the
black
vote
into
those
two
districts.
So
after
the
night.
So
those
district
lines
were
originally
drawn
for
the
1983
elections.
E
E
There
was
never
a
person
of
color
elected
to
any
district
outside
of
four
and
seven
until
lydia
edwards
was
elected
in
2017
to
the
council
in
district
one
and,
of
course,
councillor
arroyo
you're,
the
next
one
to
break
a
barrier
by
accountant
district,
five
becoming
the
next
district.
For
that
to
happen.
So
while
we
have
a
district,
a
city
council
today
that
I
think
truly
does
better
represent
our
city
population
and
I'm
very
proud
that
we're
at
that
point
now.
A
Thank
you,
mr
davis,
and
I
appreciate
you
giving
another
thing
for
the
the
committee
to
be
mindful
of
as
well
in
terms
of
when
how
we
we
do
this.
The
concentrations
of
lgbtq
communities
and
sort
of
their
political
power
is
also
incredibly
important
to
pay
attention
to,
and
so
I
appreciate
you
highlighting
that
for
us,
carolyn
chu.
I
believe
it's
true.
If
I
pronounce
that
incorrectly,
please
correct
me:
I
hate
getting
names
wrong,
but
the
floor
is
now
yours.
F
Thank
you,
counselor
arroyo
and,
yes,
that's
correct
so
yeah.
My
name
is
carolyn
chu,
I'm
a
resident
of
district
three
in
the
state
marks
area
and
I
work
at
the
asian
american
resource
workshop,
which
is
also
located
in
district
3,
infield's
corner
and
yeah.
I
mean
to
what
tim
was
saying
right
on
my
one
mile
walk
to
work.
F
I
walk
between
district
3
and
district
4,
I
think
three
times
and
along
dorchester
ave,
and
so
I
think
you
know
I
have
some
stuff
to
share
as
part
of
the
drawing
democracy
coalition
and
work
we've
done
on
state
redistricting.
But
I
think
just
you
know
at
a
very
like
block
by
block
level.
I
I
do
think
it's
important.
You
know,
as
we
think
about
packing
and
cracking
like
how
we
can
think
about
dorchester
holistically
and
and
understand.
F
You
know
in
a
diverse
large
neighborhood
in
the
city,
how
we
can
draw
the
district
3
district
4
line
in
the
best
way
to
get
us.
You
know
the
most
equitable
representation
in
both
districts
and
really
think
about
it's,
never
going
to
be
perfect,
but
some
of
the
natural
contours
in
the
disc
in
both
districts
and
how
we
can
get
get
to
districts
that
really
represent
how
diverse
our
neighborhood
is.
Especially-
and
you
know
it's
a
changing-
neighborhood
too.
F
And
even
just
you
know,
as
an
asian
american
organization,
you
know
just
I
know
we
might
not
be
able
to
get
fully
disaggregated
data.
But
really
thinking
about
you
know
the
long-standing
working-class,
vietnamese
refugee
community
versus
other
asian
folks
who
may
be
moving
in
to
the
district
and
how
we
can
just
make
sure
that
we're
paying
attention
to
those
specificities
right
as
we're.
I'm
thinking
about
district
3
and
district
4.,
and
I
think
you
know
more
broadly
at
the
coalition
level
just
wanted
to
say.
F
I
think
it's
very
aligned
with
what
you
presented.
But
you
know
we
want
to
make
sure
that
there
are
unifying
maps
that
don't
divide
our
neighborhoods
and
are
beneficial
for
community
representation
and
and,
as
you
said,
you
know
the
principle
of
creating
districts
that
create
opportunities
for
fair
representation
and
don't
pack
people
of
color
or
craft
communities,
and
you
know
really
long
term.
F
We're
excited
to
engage
with
the
city
to
have
strong
community
co-governance
around
redistricting
and
for
this
cycle
we
are
recommending
a
community
commission
to
independently
analyze
and
propose
to
the
council
some
opportunities
for
increasing
political
opportunity
and
so
yeah.
We,
we
hope,
there's
room
for
a
community
commission
within
this
process
and
and
yeah,
I
think,
would
be
really
interested
from
my
organization,
my
personal
position
as
a
district
3
resident
to
really
think
about
dorchester.
F
A
G
G
No
s
on
the
end,
it's
just
simply
walling.
It's
often
pluralized
for
some
reason.
Thank
you.
The
floor
is
yours.
Oh
thanks.
So
much
so
I
I
am
in
mission
hill
sometimes
referred
to
as
a
second
tier
neighborhood
in
district
8,
and
you
know
I
really
want
to
just
further
echo
the
other
comments
that
were
made
by
kenzie
bach,
our
counselor
and
carolyn
about
you
know
not
dividing
our
neighborhood
mission
hill
is
a
really
small
neighborhood.
G
I
think
like
not
much
more
than
one
square
mile
and
we
have
the
lowest
home
ownership
rates
in
the
city,
even
beating
out
alston
we're
at
10.
Now
our
state
senate
districts
were
just
recently
redrawn
and
the
last
thing
this
neighborhood
needs
is
more
bifurcation
between
districts
and
state
senate
and
state
rep
seats.
I
can't
stress
enough
how
this
district
needs
or
our
neighborhood
needs
to
be
kept
whole.
G
If
we're
to
move
out
of
district
8
and
into
a
different
district,
you
know
we
need
to
go
part
and
parcel,
and
the
neighborhood
has
worked
hard
on
a
lot
of
different
areas
of
mission
hill,
one
gurney
street,
the
maria
sanchez
house,
the
back
of
the
hill,
which
are
currently
not
you
know
in
our
district.
So
that's
about
all.
I
have
to
say.
A
A
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
want
to
thank
the
folks
who
took
the
time
to
submit
very
thoughtful
and
very
important
commentary
and
testimony
this
evening.
This
is
a
complex
issue
and
the
issues
you
raised
were
very,
very
important
to
take
note
of
and
will
certainly
inform
our
process
going
forward.
So
thank
you
for
your
participation
this
evening
and
thank
you,
mr
chair.
A
Thank
you,
council
braden
certainly
will
inform
our
process,
and
I
do
hope
that,
as
we
continue
through
this
process
and
we
get
to
the
maps
and
the
sort
of
city-wide
hearings
that
will
happen
later
in
the
summer
that
we
hear
from
you
again
as
well.
So
with
that,
unless
anybody
I
know
we
have
counselor
tanya
anderson
still
here
and
counselor
bach
is
still
here.
A
A
All
right,
7
10,
it
is
so
we
are
on
on
a
recess
until
7
10.
I
will
bring
us
back
out
of
recess
if
anybody
shows
up
in
that
time,
and
I
just
also
want
to
thank
our
central
staff
for
working
tonight-
carrie
jordan
and
michelle
goldberg,
for
going
above
and
beyond.
As
you
often
do,
thank
you
both
and
with
that
we
are
recessed.
A
I
just
want
to
note
that
we've
been
joined
by
counselor
frank
baker
from
district
three
counselor
baker.
We
have
heard
from
some
folks.
This
is
a
community
testimony
section.
I
would
love
to
give
you
a
chance
to
do
an
opening.
While
we
wait,
we
did
get
one
more
new
signup
that
we
are
just
waiting
to
have
join
us
so
that
they
can
give
their
public
comments.
So
we
were
in
recess
for
that.
We
are
now
out
of
recess
and
so
counselor
baker.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
I
apologize
for
for
coming
on
late.
I
just
have
some
things
going
on
at
home
and
thank
you
for
having
this
and
at
some
point,
maybe
maybe
you
can
and
if
you've
already
it
can
always
be
a
a
conversation
between
you
and
I
as
to
what
the
charge
on
this
is
going
to
be
this
year.
I
know
I
know
10
years
ago
when
we
did
it.
H
It
was
my
first
thing
that
I
actually
undertook
as
a
as
a
new
counselor,
and
it
was
all
about
the
north
part
of
the
city
growing
and
needing
to
drop
precincts
in
my
southern
boundary
and
and
go
north
and
and
of
course,
a
whole
lot.
That's
very
simplistic
there,
but
that
was
one
of
the
main
charges
of
what
what
we
needed
to
do
is
so
at
some
point.
H
A
A
Now
I
can
do
it
now,
while
we
wait
for
the
person
to
sign
up-
and
I
would
just
say,
counselor
baker,
if
you
have
anybody
who
is
in
your
district
and
that's
true
for
counselor
bach
or
counselor
fernandez
anderson,
anybody
who
tells
you
that
they
would
like
to
talk
about
redistricting
or
haven't
talked
about
redistricting.
We
do
have
a
two
more
redistricting
meetings
for
this
before
we
hit
the
budget.
A
A
As
to
your
question
about
north
and
south,
what
I
am
seeing
is
something
like
district
two,
which
is
ed
flynn's
district,
being
up
about
13
000
people
in
your
district
being
down
about
7
500
people,
something
like
that,
and
so
it's
it's
pretty
much.
What
you
experienced
10
years
ago,
it's
it's
a
big
growth
to
the
north
of
you
and
then
figuring
out
how
we
accommodate
that
growth
and
sort
of
that
that
over
that
and
making
proportional
districts.
H
And
and
one
more
one
more
comment
would
be
so
in
in
last
time.
It
was
very
much
about
most
of
the
changes
were
between
three
four
and
seven.
It
was
like
kind
of
a
a
mash-up
for
those
three,
those
three
districts
moving
things
around,
so
I
assume
it's
going
to
be
the
same
same
and
I
see
it
not
in
your
head.
H
Thank
you
so
and,
and
my
my
last
thing
that
I'm
that
that
I'm
that
I'm
that
I
want
to
know
is,
what's
our
timeline
here,
I
know
everything
was
pushed
back
through
covid
and
and
based
on
the
fed
maps
and
then
the
state
map.
So
what
is
our
drop
dead?
We
need
maps,
we
we
need
a
map
that
the
city
council
signs
off
on
and
then
the
mayor
signs
on
like
what
is
our?
What
is
our.
H
Okay,
so
we
we
do
have
some
time
it
it
it
was.
It
was
a
little
more
the
last
time
it
the
last
time
where
the
timeline
was
was
a
little
bit
different.
It
was
well
whatever
yeah,
so
thanks.
So
thank
you.
We
do
have
some
time
here
is
what
it
seems
like.
If
we
don't
have
not
that
we
want
to
wait
until
no.
A
No
nicely
not
that
we
want
to
wait,
but
we
do
have
we
do
have
it's
not.
We
should
not
be
under
intense
timing
pressure
to
do
this.
We
should
be
able
to
get
everybody
heard.
We
should
be
able
to
have
sort
of
a
deliberative
process.
We
shouldn't
have
to
rush
this.
We
will
have
until
november
again
I'd
like
to
because
if
the
mayor
vetoes
it
something
goes
wrong.
I
would
we
kind
of
need
to
get
it
done
before
november.
I
Oh
hi,
thank
you
so
much
for
doing
this
in
the
evening
crazy
times,
so
I
live
in
mission
hill,
so
I
want
to
talk
about
district
8
and
I
live
on
the
back
of
the
hill.
So
I
don't
vote
in
eight.
I
vote
in
six,
which
is
very
odd
because
I
live
on
the
mission
hill
street,
and
so
there
are
some
very
strange
boundaries
between
six
and
eight
and
they
need
to
be
corrected.
Counselor
brock
ends
up
with
a
few
streets
in
michi
in
jamaica,
plain
and
mission
hill
streets.
I
The
south
side
of
fisher
moving
towards
jamaica,
plain
ends
up
in
district
six,
and
it
doesn't
quite
make
sense,
because
district
six
has
plenty
of
other
things
to
think
about
than
mission
hill,
and
so
we
go
to
councilor
bach
for
our
as
our
counselor.
But
of
course
she
isn't
so
it's
a
very
odd
phenomena
and
the
polling
places
polling
places
are
quite
a
distance
from
where
people
live
and
to
vote
you're
actually
walking
by
other
polling
places
that
aren't
your
counselor's
district.
So
it
feels
a
very
strange
mix.
I
The
streets
in
district
6
that
shouldn't
be
in
mission
hill
include.
I
believe
naira
avenue
behind
the
hennigan
school
and
and
so
on,
so
it
it.
I
know,
district
six
is
not
part
of
this
discussion,
but
it's
something
that
needs
to
change.
It's
what
you
call
gerrymandering
and
that's
what
happened
several
years
ago.
I
don't
think
it
would
alter
diversity
issues
or
anything
like
that.
I
A
You
for
joining
us
alison
and
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
out
of
your
day
to
bring
that
to
us,
and
we
will
certainly
take
all
of
these
great
testimonies,
we've
gotten
today,
frankly
into
account.
So
thank
you
very
much,
allison
sure
thank
you,
and
with
that
I
will
extend
it
because
we
got
somebody
to
join
in
that
time.
I
will
extend
it
another
five
minutes
here
for
sign
up.
So
if
you
are
listening
here
is
the
email
that
you
are
reaching
out
to.
A
We
will
be
focusing
on
districts,
four,
five
and
six
or
on
april
7th,
when
we
are
focusing
on
districts
one
two
and
nine.
However,
if
you
do
not
know
which
district
you
are
in
or
you
are
unable
to
make
any
of
these
other
dates,
and
you
weren't
able
to
make
this
date
because
you're
watching
this
on
a
replay,
then
please
join
us
at
the
next
available
date
to
you
so
that
we
can
hear
from
you
on
this
process.
A
It
really
doesn't
make
much
of
a
difference
in
terms
of
whether
you're
in
four
five,
six
or
one
two
and
nine
what's
important
is
what
you
have
to
say.
So
please
join
us
so
that
we
can
hear
from
you
during
these
these
different
listening
sessions
and
again
after
the
summer
we
will.
We
will
also
be
or
well
during
the
summer
throughout
the
summer.
A
We
will
be
doing
these
as
well,
and
so
thank
you,
and
with
that
I
I
know
I
have
counselor
anderson
and
counselor
bach
and
council
baker
still
here.
If
either
of
you
have
to
go,
any
of
you
have
to
go
and
would
like
to
give
a
closing
now,
rather
than
at
seven,
let's
say
7
25,
to
give
folks
a
chance
to
sign
up
if
they
are
listening.
H
Hello,
mr
chair,
it's
it's
frank
again.
Sorry
I
got
cut
off
so
some
of
the
maybe
I'll
just
say
some
of
the
things
that
are
that
are
important
to
me
in
the
in
this
charge.
Here
I
know
when
the
state
took
this
up.
They
were
looking
to
cut
off
the
top
half
of
ward
16
out
of
out
of
the
first
suffolk
senate
district,
and
that
was
a
charge
last
time
that
that
they
were
looking
to
cut
ward
16
in
in
half.
That's
something
that
I'm
going
to
want
to
remain
whole.
H
I
actually
lost
precincts
one
in
three
in
16,
which
was
the
continuum
of
dotab
for
me,
which
was
fields
corner,
an
area
that
I
thought
needed
quite
a
quite
a
bit
of
help.
So
just
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
going
to
look
at
doing,
of
course,
just
because
it's
a
precinct,
that's
continuum
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
it
should
go
with
this.
H
This
district
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
it
population
and,
of
course,
a
diversity
in
there
in
in
10
years
ago,
district
3
was
was
was
the
most
diverse
when
it
came
to
actual
numbers.
I
think
we
were
something
like
38
white
and
then
27
black
and
then
broken
down
between
one
of
the
largest
asian
communities.
I
had
the
vietnamese
community
and
then
the
latino
community
was
there
also
in
in
pretty
decent
numbers.
A
Yeah,
so
the
the
process
right
now
is
as
you
as
you're,
probably
seeing
on
the
calendar
from
april.
Until
we
confirm
a
budget,
it's
going
to
be
real,
tough
times,
trying
to
schedule
anything
because
of
the
you
know.
We
try
not
to
do
three
sessions
in
a
day.
Most
of
the
ways
and
means
hearing
sessions
are
two
a
days
there's
not
a
lot
of
openings
in
there.
A
So
the
idea
here
is:
let
the
council
focus
on
the
budget
as
they
should
and
then
once
we
have
passed
the
budget
begin
in
earnest
with
the
redistricting
process,
which
would
be
the
end
of
june,
so
you're
talking
about
july
august
september.
Hopefully
we
have
a
map
ready
to
go
by
october
that
we
can
send
over
to
the
mayor
so
that
she
can
approve
it
before
that
november
deadline
for
us,
but
that's
that's
sort
of
the
road
map.
A
I
see
if
there's
a
way
for
us
to
sort
of
sneak
in
a
couple,
redistricting
hearings
or
community
sessions
throughout
the
budgetary
process.
Just
so
folks
don't
get
caught
off
guard
with
it
coming
up
in
the
summer.
I'm
gonna
do
that
too,
but
that's
the
idea
is
just
to
make
sure
that
we're
we're
doing
as
many
sort
of
sessions
as
necessary
to
because
of
open
meeting.
A
So
you
are
certainly
going
to
be
adding
some
areas,
and
so
it's
just
going
to
be
a
question
of
what
the
map
sort
of
immediately
dictates
to
us
and
then
how
we,
how
we
work
that
map
to
make
sure
everything
else
that
you
mentioned
in
terms
of
diversity
and
although
and
keeping
communities
whole
sort
of
come
in.
But
I
think
you
know
you
are
spot
on
that.
This
looks
a
lot
like
it
did
10
years
ago.
H
Yeah,
and
and
and
to
speak
to
that
a
little
bit
living
in
the
district,
my
whole
life
in
and
to
see
that
we're
actually
under
population,
it
doesn't
feel
like
we're
under
population.
That
leads
me
to
believe
that
the
people
in
my
district
they're,
not
they're,
not
counted
in
this
census.
I
I
can't
believe
that
when
I
first
saw
the
numbers,
I
couldn't
believe
how
short
I
was
I'm
like
I
I
I
I
was
in
awe
of
it.
You.
H
My
one
critique,
maybe
that
I
would
say,
is
because
when
this
happened
10
years
ago
it
was
it
was
quite
intense
and
once
we
start
digging
into
it,
you
know
that's.
When
people
start
you
know
failing
their
districts
and
and
wanting
to
protect
their
districts.
So
I
would
suggest
a
couple
things
that
you
know
that
we
don't
leave
at
all
until
the
summer
that
we
do.
We
do
kind
of
sprinkle
in
there.
Even
during
budget
season.
H
Some
some
hearings,
I
would
suggest
in-person
hearings
working
sessions
that
counselors
are
at
because,
ultimately,
it's
us
that
are
going
to
be
making
the
decisions
in
in
and
not
not-
and
I
know
you
won't
do
this,
but
but
not
leave
it
to
the
summit
till
after
after
after
our
budget
season,
because
I
think
some
of
us
would
like
to
have
somewhat
of
a
summer
this
year.
Mr
chia,
you.
A
A
H
H
Yeah,
just
just
just
so
people
know
I
had
like
a
four
month
headache
during
that
legitimate
headache,
sleepless
nights.
It
was
a
very,
very
difficult
process.
Back
then
10
years
ago,
and
my
last
my
last
comment
that
I
want
to
make
is:
are
we?
Where
are
we
on
representing
and
all
that
stuff
and
how
does
that
affect
us?.
A
So
that's
a
good
question
right
now.
The
elections
department
is
wrapping
that
up.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
our
committee.
I've
been
told
that
they
are
in
fact
nearing
the
conclusion
of
that.
The
redistricting
or
re-precincting,
rather,
I
believe,
is
largely
councillor
box
district
and
councillor
flynn's.
A
We
can't
even
use
the
software
to
make
maps
like
we
couldn't
even
toy
around
with
it
right
now
in
any
real
way,
and
so
I've
been
told
that
we
should
expect
those
to
be
concluded
relatively
soon,
but
that
process
is
the
elections
department.
I
don't
believe
it's
gonna
change
too
much
about
what
we're
gonna
be
doing
in
terms
of
the
precincts
that
are
moving
from
one
place
or
another
because
of
where
this
redistricting
is.
H
A
You,
council
baker,
if
you
have
anybody,
because
your
district
went
through
it
last
time.
If
you
have
anybody
who
says
hey,
I
want
to
talk
about
redistricting.
Where
do
I
go,
please
just
direct
them
to
either
of
the
other
two
sessions.
We're
gonna.
Have
it's
fine,
if
they're,
not
in
those
districts.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
hear
from
folks.
H
Yeah,
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
going
to
need
to
play
out
a
little
like
you
know,
people
it's
still
new
for
us
it's
here
now.
I
think,
as
we
get
into
it
more,
that's
when
we'll
see
more
people
wanting
to
be
involved.
So
this
this
is
just
the
beginning
here
that
I'm.
I
would
think,
based
on
the
last
time
that
this
is
going
to
get
a
lot
more
intense
as
we
get
closer
and
as
we
start
to
see
maps
shifting
around
and,
like
you
said,
people
getting
their
backs
up
so.
A
A
Thank
you,
councillor,
baker.
I
don't
think
we've
had
anybody
new
sign
up
to
testify
we're
now
nearing
7
30.,
so
councilor
bach
I'd
like
to
give
you
a
chance
for
a
closing
and
then
as
well
as
counselor
anderson
or
any
any
comments,
really
that
you
would
like
to
make
so
counselor
back
the
floor
is
yours.
B
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
arroyo.
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
for
testifying.
I
I
know
we're
still
in
the
process
of
getting
the
word
out
about
these,
but
I
think
we
have
very
high
quality
testimony
tonight
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
tim
davis,
just
for
bringing
that
kind
of
historical
lens
in
and
thinking
about,
the
the
history
of
the
council
and
the
districts
and
obviously
the
very
shift
from
all
at
large
to
at-large
and
district.
B
You
know
it
was
designed
to
get
us
a
more
representative
council
and
I
think
that
keeping
that
promise
means
really
thinking
about
how
to
have
districts
that,
like
you
said,
don't
you
know,
don't
crack.
Don't
pack
are
each
of
them
an
opportunity
for
really
fair
representation
of
our
neighborhoods
and
so
yeah
excited
for
the
folks.
You
know
who
all
the
residents
who
have
spoken
tonight
and
everybody
wants
to
kind
of
do
this
work
along
with
us
as
you've
heard
tonight,
and
as
I
anticipated
in
my
comments,
mr
chair
mission.
B
Hill
definitely
is
a
part
of
my
district
that
feels
like
it
kind
of
gets
treated
as
between
jp
roxbury
and
like
the
fenway
kind
of
brookline
neck
of
the
woods.
And
so
and
actually
you
don't
have
to
represent
it
very
long
to
know
what
a
strong
sense
of
neighborhood
identity
there
is
and
how
much
folks
are
looking
out
for
each
other
across
those
lines.
And
so
I
do
think
that's
something
that
that
I
hope
that
we
can
be
attentive
to
definitely
and
yeah.
B
Just
looking
looking
forward
to
continuing
process,
and
I
do
think
that
some
of
the
we
didn't
get
all
the
representing
changes
that
we
wanted.
But
I
think
that
some
of
the
ones
that
did
go
in-
and
I
know
we
don't
have
those
final
maps
from
elections.
But
I
do
think
some
of
them
will
make
things
a
little
bit
easier,
even
though
they're
not
in
the
main
part
where
we
might
anticipate
shifts.
B
Some
of
them
are
along
the
edges
and
I
think
they
do
a
better
job
of
following
natural
boundaries
in
a
few
cases
than
our
prior
precincts
had.
So
I'm
hopeful
that
we
will
find
that
they
are
slightly
more
helpful
building
blocks
and
maybe
all
the
areas
where
we
didn't
do
them
will
inspire
us
to
do
them
in
time.
For
the
next
time
around.
B
A
And
I
would
just
issue
an
invite
to
folks
who
are
the
council,
black
council
baker,
councillor
anderson,
if
you
would
like
to
be
at
the
district
sessions
that
are
sort
of
bordering
you
to
see
what
folks
on
the
borders
there
are
are
asking
for
or
saying
you're
more
than
welcome,
and
I
will
certainly
give
you
the
floor
so
that
you
can
speak
as
well,
because
we,
I
think
all
of
our
districts,
have
some
neighborhood
that
feels
severed
in
some
way.
I
know
with
roslindale.
A
They
always
want
sort
of
a
full
whole
roslindale.
I
have
the
majority
of
roslindale.
Some
of
it
is
in
district
six,
and
I
think
you
know
there's
a
segment
that
might
even
be
in
district
four
and
so
there's
a
there's,
always
some
of
these
neighborhoods
and
that's
part
of
our
challenge:
counselor
tanya
anderson.
If
you
would
like
to
give
a
closing.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
I
mean,
I
think,
on
one
hand
we
want
to,
I
think
it's.
It
is
significant
that
both
race
and
class
make
up
communities
not
be
further
diluted
and
on
the
other
hand,
of
course,
we
need
to
consciously
counteract
the
forces
of
gentrification
right
with
the
high
cost
of
living
and
in
the
city
through
this
process
of
redistricting.
I
think
we
can
do
that,
and
I
mean
otherwise.
The
well-off
will
tend
to
swallow
up.
C
Pushing
them
out
out
of
those
districts
that
have
already
predominantly
larger
affluent
populations,
of
course,
poses
a
threat
to
the
community.
So
I
mean
majority
of
people
of
color
in
districts
because
by
definition,
tend
to
more
like
be
more
working
class
and
will
be
more
generally
open
to
you,
know
politics
or
spouse,
and
they
will
benefit
from
and
largely
support,
such
policies.
So
I
I
think
it's
essential
that
the
racial
economic
integrity
of
such
districts
not
be
split.
C
A
Thank
you,
and
so
I
will
just
say
thank
you
again
to
the
quality.
I
agree
with
councillor
bach.
The
quality
of
the
public
comment
was
phenomenal,
and
so
I'm
grateful
to
everybody
who
took
time
out
of
their
day
today
to
join
us,
I'm
most
definitely
and
most
certainly
grateful
to
michelle
goldberg
and
kerry
jordan
for
making
it
possible
for
us
to
have
this
hearing
at
these
hours.
A
They
are
working
right
now,
along
with
us,
and
so
thank
you
very
much
to
both
of
you,
and
I
will
just
remind
everybody
that
next
week,
on
thursday
march
31st
at
6,
30
p.m,
we'll
be
having
another
one
of
these
community
listening
sessions
for
districts,
four,
five
and
six,
and
then
on
april,
7th,
which
is
the
thursday.
After
that,
we
will
be
doing
one
for
district
one,
two
and
nine.
So
thank
you!
Everybody!
If
you
missed
this,
one
join
us
for
those
they
are
both
at
6
30..