►
From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on March 2, 2022
Description
Boston City Council Meeting on March 2, 2022
A
A
B
C
Arroyo,
council
arroyo
president
councillor
baker,
councillor
baker,
president
councillor
bach,
councilor
bark
president
councillor
braden,
councillor,
braden,
president
council,
edwards.
That's
how
it's
present:
councilor
fernandez,
anderson,
council,
fernandez,
anderson
president
council,
flaherty.
B
C
A
Have
been
informed
by
the
court
that
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present,
counselor
kenzie
block
will
be
introducing
father
roman
from
the
saint
andrew
ukrainian
orthodox
church,
as
our
clergy
for
today
council
book.
If
you
would
come
to
the
podium,
please.
D
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn,
as
all
of
our
thoughts,
are
with
ukrainians
and
ukraine,
and
also
with
our
boston
ukrainian
community.
It
is
my
honor
today
to
introduce
father
roman
from
the
saint
andrew
ukrainian
orthodox
church.
The
parish
of
saint
andrew
has
long
stood
in
jamaica,
plain
and
counselor
lara's
district,
and
it
ministers
to
people
of
orthodox
faith
both
of
ukrainian
and
non-ukrainian
heritage
and
father
roman
has
been
serving
this
parish
for
almost
20
years.
D
E
Let
us
pray
to
the
lord.
Lord
have
mercy
lord,
our
god,
great
and
almighty.
We,
your
sinful
children,
turn
to
you
with
humility
in
our
hearts
and
bow
our
heads
love
before
you.
We
beseech
your
loving
and
abundant
blessing
upon
the
nation,
the
people
of
ukraine
during
these
days
of
great
danger
to
their
safety
and
well-being.
E
Our
brothers
and
sisters.
Lord,
are
once
again
treated
by
aggressors,
who
see
them
only
as
simple
obstacles
blocking
the
path
to
the
complete
domination
of
the
precious
land
and
the
resources
of
the
country
of
ukraine,
strengthen
the
people
as
they
face
this
great
danger.
Turning
to
you
in
the
immediately
deep
faith,
trust
and
love
they
have
placed
in
you
all
their
lives.
E
Send
your
heavenly
legions,
o
lord
commanded
by
the
patron
of
cave
arch
angel,
michael
to
crush
the
desires
of
the
aggressor,
whose
desire
is
to
eradicate
your
people,
brand
unity
of
mind,
heart
and
soul,
o
lord
to
all
leaders
in
public
service
with
those
they
serve,
unite
them
all
into
one
great
christian
family,
so
that
together
as
brothers
and
sisters,
they
may
glorify
your
majestic
name.
God
in
the
holy
trinity,
father
son
and
the
holy
spirit.
E
E
E
E
E
E
A
A
Yeah
at
this
time,
father
could
you
come
back
up
and
join
us
we'd
love
to
get
a
photo
with
you
and
our
colleagues
in
the
city
council.
Thank
you,
father.
My
colleagues.
F
F
A
A
Approval
of
approval
of
the
minutes
now
onto
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
minutes
on
this
matter.
The
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented
all
of
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting,
say
aye
arapaho,
say
nay.
A
C
A
G
I
look
forward
to
chairing
an
expedited
hearing
hope
to
get
something
on
the
council
chamber
calendar
very
soon
prior
to
the
beginning
of
our
budget
process,
so
that
there
are
no
delays
and
backlogs
to
funding
these
very
worthwhile
projects.
So
we
get
27.2
million
14.6
for
housing,
6.1
for
historic
preservation
and
6.5
for
open
space
and
recreation,
so
I'll
make
sure
we
get
notice
out
to
all
of
our
colleagues,
so
they
can
attend
and
advocate
and
learn
about
projects
that
are
happening
in
their
in
their
respective
districts.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
just
want
to
make
a
a
quick
announcement
about
this.
H
This
target
number
here
between
council
block
and
myself
council
block
had
a
we
had
a
hearing
scheduled
to
talk
about
some
of
the
powers
of
bpda,
a
lot
of
them
fall
under
urban
renewal,
so
we've
decided
to
cancel
next
week's
hearing
and
roll
it
in
roll
it
into
this
zero.
Three
one
four,
so
just
so,
people
have
a
little
bit
of
clarification.
A
A
Yes,
mr
corp,
please
read
doc
at
zero.
Three
one
five.
A
Mr
clerk
council
lara
chair
of
the
committee
in
housing
and
community
development
is
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
these
dockets.
We
had
similar
dockets
in
the
last
meeting,
which
we
also
suspended
the
rules
and
passed
council
of
lara.
You
looking
to
speak
on
this
okay,
okay,
we
will
take
the
vote
on
each
docket
separately.
A
The
they
recognizes
district
city,
council,
frank
baker,
council
baker,
you
have
the
phone.
H
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
just
want
to
make
a
point
about
the
last
meeting
when
we
did
suspend
and
pass
the
the
new
members
for
the
this
housing
board
at
the
at
the
time
it
was
happening.
I
was
unable
to
speak.
I
was
having
something
going
on,
but
I
think
it's
our
duty
for
for
confirmations,
especially
when
they're,
not
reappointments
new
people.
H
I'm
sure
you
don't
know
what
the
housing
housing
board
does.
So
the
reason
for
hearings
and
reason
for
confirmation
of
the
people
that
are
coming
on
those
boards
are
for
us
to
find
out
what
they
do.
It
isn't
just
asking
people
who
they
are,
what
they
like.
What
color
you
have
it's?
What
why
are
you
good
at
going
to
be
good
for
our
city
in
this
job
and
actually
what
does
it?
What
does
the
job
entail?
So
we
would
also
be
asking
bha
executives.
H
Probably
I
would
think
what
what
the
task
of
the
housing
board
is
just
a
statement
here,
mr
mr
president,
I'm
not
looking
these
are
all
reappointments
and
and
we
we
routinely
suspended
past
reappointments,
but
I
think,
with
appointments.
We
should
be
looking.
We
fight
for
confirmation,
powers,
school
committee,
I
think
at
a
baseline-
should
come
here
and
we
should
confirm
those
school
committee
appointments,
that's
something
that
we
don't
have
in
the
original
legislation
that
eddie's
eddie's
dad
put
forth.
The
original
legislation
had
city
council
confirmation
powers
within
it.
H
A
A
Yeah,
okay,
on
dr
zero:
three
one:
five
council
rs
seek
suspension
of
rules
in
passage
again:
docket,
zero,
three
one:
five,
all
those
when
in
favor,
say
aye,
aye,
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
target
zero.
Three
one:
five
council
of
water
is
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Three
one.
Six,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
opposed
a
the
eyes.
Have
it
target
zero?
Three
one
six
has
passed
council
lara
is
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
A
Three
one,
seven,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Three
one
seven
has
passed
council
lara
is
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Three
one,
eight,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
darker
zero.
Three
one
eight
has
passed
council
lara
is
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Three
one,
nine,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
target
zero.
A
C
A
Thank
you,
docket
0320
will
be
placed
on
file
reports
of
committee
for
the
next
few
dockets
on
the
agenda
council
flaherty,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety,
criminal
justice?
Would
you
like
to
speak
about
dockets
zero,
one,
five,
nine,
zero
one,
six,
one:
zero
one:
six,
two:
zero
one:
six:
three:
zero
one:
six:
four
and
zero
one:
six,
six
together,
the
the
chair
recognizes
at
large
city,
council.
A
Okay,
let
me
yeah
mr
clerk.
Please
read
those
into
the
record.
C
Doctor
number:
zero
five
zero
one:
five:
nine:
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
criminal
justice
to
which
was
referred
on
january
26,
2022
docker
number
zero,
one,
five,
nine
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
twenty
four
million
one
hundred
and
fifty
four
thousand
five
hundred
eighteen
dollars
and
eighty
five
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fiscal
year.
2020
staffing
for
adequate
fire
and
emergency
response,
safer
grant
awarded
by
the
federal
emergency
management
agency
to
be
administered
by
the
fire
department.
C
The
grant
will
fund
training
for
a
class
of
85
recruits
at
the
boston
fire
department,
training,
academy
and
reimbursement
for
their
salaries
for
36
months
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass
docking
number
zero
one
six
one.
The
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
to
which
was
referred
on
january
26,
2022
docker
number
zero
one,
six
one
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
year
fiscal
year.
C
The
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice,
to
which
it
was
referred
on
january
26
2022
docket
number
one.
Six
three
message:
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston:
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
491
316
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
first
responders
comprehensive
addiction
and
recovery
act,
cooperative
agreement
awarded
by
the
u.s
department
of
health
and
human
services
to
be
administered
by
the
fire
department.
C
The
grant
will
fund
the
collaborative
effort
between
the
boston
fire
department
first
responders,
the
mayor's
office
of
recovery
services,
the
boston
public
health,
commission
and
community-based
organizations
to
improve
the
city's
response
to
opioid
overdoses
year.
Four
of
a
four-year
grant
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass
docket
number
zero
one.
C
Six
four:
the
committee
in
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
to
which
was
referred
on
january
26,
2022
docker
number
zero
one,
six
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
272
thousand
and
13
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
fiscal
year.
2021
dna
capacity,
enhancement
and
backlog
production
program
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
C
The
grant
will
fund
two
criminalist
positions,
overtime,
lab
supplies
and
continuing
education
expenses
submits
a
report
recommending
the
order
ought
to
pass
and
docker
number
zero
one.
Six
six:
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
to
which
was
referred
on
january
26,
2022
docker
number
zero
one,
six,
six
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
125
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
federal
fiscal
year.
C
21
violence
against
women
act,
stock,
brain
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
justice
best
passed
through
the
massachusetts
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
civilian
violence
advocate
who
provides
services
for
victims
in
jamaica,
plain,
east
boston,
charlestown
and
overtime
for
all
domestic
violence
advocates
submits
a
report
recommending
that
the
order
ought
to
pass.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
The
chair
recognizes
council
flaherty,
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety,
criminal
justice,
council,
flaherty
of
the
four.
G
Mr
president,
and
thanks
for
the
clerk
you'll
make
my
job
much
easier
and
shorter.
We
get
six
dockets
that
we're
looking
at
so
these
matters
were
sponsored
by
mayor
wu
and
referred
to
committee.
On
january
26th,
we
held
a
public
hearing
thursday
february
17th.
Thank
my
colleagues
for
attending
to
the
great
questions
we
heard
testimonials
like
zero
one:
five,
nine
and
zero
one
six
three
together
for
us.
Those
are
the
fire
departments,
commissioner,
john
dempsey
and
deputy
commissioner,
an
administration
finance,
kathleen
judge
come
in
to
testify
and
the
safer
program.
G
In
short,
it
will
be
used
to
fund
a
recruit
class
of
85
for
the
boston
fire
department.
The
commission
reports
that
the
grant
is
the
largest
grant
in
the
country
and
will
save
our
city
over
24
million
in
the
next
three
years,
with
salary
benefits
for
these
new
recruits
and
with
respect
to
target
zero
163,
as
so
eloquently
described.
This
obviously
is
to
help
our
first
responders
over
in
the
mass
and
cass
area.
G
It'll
be
a
collaborative
effort
between
the
fire
department
first
responders,
the
mayor's
office
of
recovery
services,
boston,
public
health,
commission,
boston
police
to
help
improve
response
times
to
opioid
overdose,
calls
and
events.
So
with
that,
the
chair
is
asking
that
both
of
those
dockets
pass
and
it's
again
it's
year,
four
of
a
four
year
grant
with
respect
to
the
remaining
four
dockets
docket
zero,
one,
six,
one
that
captain
therese,
kazmiski
and
lieutenant
richard
driscoll
came
in
and
testified
on
behalf
of
the
police
department.
G
With
respect
to
the
emergency
services
best
team.
This
grant
is
intended
to
support
law
enforcement,
behavioral
health
cross-system
collaboration
and
to
improve
public
safety
responses
and
outcomes
for
individuals
with
mental
health,
illness
substance
abuse,
who
also
come
in
contact
with
the
criminal
justice
system
with
respect
to
target
0164.
G
Civilian
advocates
working
in
partnership
with
bpd
to
help
provide
victims
of
violent
crime
and
protections
and
services
they
need,
and
so,
as
a
result
of
that,
as
chair
of
the
committee
of
public
safety,
I'm
moving
for
a
passenger
of
darkest
zero
one.
Five,
nine
zero
one,
six,
one:
zero
one:
six:
two:
zero
one:
six:
three:
zero
one:
six:
four
and
zero
one:
six
six!
Thank
you,
mr
president,.
A
I
A
A
A
Five
nine
has
passed
council
of
flaherty,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
government,
the
chair
on
public
safety,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
one
six,
one,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
zero
one.
Six
one
has
passed
council
of
flaherty.
The
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety,
criminal
justice
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
docket
zero,
one
six,
two,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
opposed
the
eyes
have
it.
A
A
The
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety,
criminal
justice,
seeks,
acceptance
and
passage
of
the
committee
report
passage
of
dark
at
zero
one,
six,
four,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
and
finally,
council
of
flaherty
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety,
criminal
justice,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
0166,
all
those
and
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
0166
has
passed
mr
clerk,
please
read
docket
zero.
Two
two.
C
Two
document
number
zero:
two
two
two:
the
committee
on
government
operations
to
which
was
referred
on
february:
2nd
2022,
docket,
zero.
Two
two
two
message:
in
order
for
your
approval:
a
whole
new
petition
to
the
general
court
entitled
petition
for
a
special
law
relative
to
an
act,
and
we
enact
relative
to
real
estate,
transfer
fees
and
senior
property.
Tax
relief
submits
a
report
recommending
that
the
whole
new
petition
are
to
pass
in
a
new
draft.
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
president.
This
docket
was
sponsored
by
the
administration
referred
to
the
committee
on
february,
2nd
2022.
The
committee
held
a
hearing
on
february
10th
in
a
working
session
on
february
25th.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
my
council
colleagues
who
attended
the
hearing
and
working
session.
It
was
and
the
entirety
of
the
council
actually
attended,
so
that
was
councillor
baker,
councillor
edwards
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
flynn,
councillor
louis
jen,
council,
warrell,
councillor,
murphy,
councilmember,
councillor
bach,
council,
laura
lara
councillor,
fernandez,
anderson
and
councillor
braden.
J
So
thank
you
all
of
you
for
your
attention
to
this.
I
also
want
to
thank
chief
dillon
deputy
director
tim
davis,
commissioner,
shea
and
neil
doherty
for
their
attendance
and
participation.
J
Docket
number
222
is
a
home
rule
petition
that
would
authorize
the
city
of
boston
to
impose
the
transfer
fee
to
be
paid
on
certain
real
estate,
real
estate
transactions
and
expand
the
current
senior
property
tax
relief
program.
The
transfer
fee
provisions
would
allow
the
city
to
impose
a
transfer
fee
of
up
to
two
percent
on
real
estate
sales.
Over
two
million
exempting
the
value
of
two
million
of
the
sale
revenue
from
the
fee
would
be
deposited
in
the
neighborhood
housing
trusts.
Transfers
between
family
members,
transfers
of
convenience
and
transfers
to
the
government
would
be
exempt.
J
The
city
would
outline
specifics
of
the
program
through
an
ordinance
which
would
come
through
this
body
for
approval.
The
senior
property
tax
relief
provisions
would
adjust
the
income
and
asset
limits
for
senior
property
tax
relief
eligibility
at
the
hearing.
The
administration
testified
that
this
home
rule
addresses
a
fact
that
all
counselors
are
aware
of,
which
is
that
too
many
boston
residents
are
struggling
with
housing.
Fifteen
thousand
seniors
in
the
city
are
paying
more
than
thirty
percent
of
their
income
for
rent.
J
J
We
know
that
for
families
to
build
wealth
and
stay
in
the
city
they
need
to
have
access
to
affordable
housing
and
to
expand,
affordable
housing.
We
need
increased
revenue
streams
to
do
so.
The
proposed
transfer
fee
will
provide
much-needed
revenue
for
affordable
housing
and
housing
stability
programs
based
on
2021
sales.
The
fee
would
have
affected
704
transactions
across
the
city,
the
majority
of
which
would
have
been
in
downtown
neighborhoods
and
on
high
price
condominiums,
as
well
as
larger
commercial
transactions.
J
The
administration
also
highlighted
how
both
components
of
the
home
rule
proposal
would
help
seniors
in
need
of
affordable
housing
or
having
trouble
meeting
their
expenses.
74
percent
of
individuals
and
44
percent
of
other
couples
living
independently
in
boston,
have
inco
incomes
below
the
elder
index,
meaning
that
they
have
less
income
than
it
costs
them
to
live
in
the
city.
At
the
working
session,
the
committee
discussed
various
concerns,
including
overlap
with
the
pending
state
legislation.
J
Reevaluations
of
the
exempted
value
amount
that
amount
for
account
for
inflation
and
the
extent
of
the
amendability
provision.
The
administration
explained
that,
despite
potential
overlap,
the
current
proposal
would
provide
boston
with
the
best
remedies
for
its
residents.
Counselors
also
suggested
the
addition
of
language
for
flexibility
to
increase
the
exempted
value
with
inflation
and
market
values,
though,
to
be
clear,
the
actual
exemption
amounts
will
be
determined
in
ordinance
that
will
come
through
this
body
before
this
ever
gets
implemented.
J
Regarding
the
amendability
provision,
the
administration
stated
that
given
interest
from
multiple
municipalities
and
the
multi-year
conversions
on
the
topic
of
the
transfer
fee,
giving
the
state
maximum
flexibility
would
increase
the
bill's
chance
of
passage.
The
council
expressed
concerns
about
the
broadness
of
the
current
language
regarding
amendability,
and
the
chair
suggested
limiting
this
language
slightly,
even
just
to
specify
the
objectives
laid
out
in
the
bill
itself,
ultimately,
based
on
information
gathered
at
the
hearing
and
the
working
session
and
follow
up
with
the
administration
that
amendment
was
not
taken
up.
J
Counselor
flaherty
and
I
believe,
councilor
warrell,
amongst
others,
raised
the
the
exemption
amount
with
inflation,
with
rising
cost
of
inflation,
could
could
catch
folks
in
in
the
in
the
web
that
it
wasn't
designed
to
do,
and
the
amendment
that
we
have
in
the
amended
version
seeks
to
incorporate
the
amendments
that
they
suggested,
which
are
to
change
the
language
to
ensure
that
those
evaluations
happen
to
change
the
years
from
five
years
to
three
years.
J
So
the
evaluations
were
supposed
to
happen
every
three
years,
every
five
years
in
the
original
draft
and
this
draft
it's
every
three
years,
and
so
that's.
What's
in
the
amended
section,
it's
those
amendments
that
were
taken
up.
There
was
also
a
request
to
to
split
essentially
this
into
two
parts:
one
part
for
the
seniors
tax
relief,
another
for
the
transfer
fee.
That
was
also
not
taken
up
passage
of
docket
zero.
J
Two
two
two
and
its
amended
version
will
provide
property
tax
relief
to
vulnerable
senior
residents
and
provide
the
city
with
the
authority
and
maximum
flexibility
to
impose
the
transfer
fee
on
certain
real
estate,
the
revenue
from
which
will
contribute
to
much
needed
resources
for
affordable
housing.
In
the
city
of
boston
as
the
chair,
I
recommend
that
this
this
docket
ought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft
and
just
again
to
be
clear.
J
The
transfer
tax
itself
will
have
to
come
that
transfer
fee
after
we
get
approval
from
the
house
after
we
get
approval
from
the
senate
after
the
governor
signs
it,
it
will
still
have
to
come
through
this
body
and
be
passed
by
this
body,
the
senior
tax
relief
that
will
actually
get
implemented
immediately,
and
so
once
that
gets
signed,
that
is,
that
is
law,
and
so,
mr
president,
I
am
seeking
a
vote
and
passage
in
a
new
draft.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
arroyo
any
of
my
colleagues
like
to
discuss
the
matter
at
this
time.
I'm
going
to
recognize
chair,
recognizers
council
of
clarity,
council
flaherty
over
the
floor.
Thank.
G
You,
mr
president,
and
obviously
we
want
to
thank
the
chair.
I
was
having
connectivity
issues
and
he
I
don't
know
how
he
was
able
to
do
it,
but
masterfully
was
able
to
decipher
what
I
was
actually
saying
and
then
to
you
know
accurately.
G
You
know,
report
those
questions
back
to
the
panel,
so
I
appreciate
his
effort
as
I
was
struggling
with
with
the
internet
and
also
thank
the
one
of
the
lead
sponsors
and
been
a
leader
on
this
party
with
respect
to
affordable
housing
prior
to
her
tenure
here,
but
also,
while
here
and
this
petition,
I
feel,
is
stronger
than
previous
petitions
that
we've
sent
up
to
beacon
hill
because
it
does
more
to
ensure
that
we're
not
unintentionally
targeting
middle
class
property
owners.
G
With
that
two
million
exemption
as
well
as-
and
I
appreciate
the
indulgence
of
the
lead
sponsors
in
the
chairs
to
to
work
with
the
administration
on
on
having
that
reevaluation
done
every
three
years,
just
to
make
sure
again
we're
not
sort
of
catching
unintentionally
catching
folks
in
in
that
web.
If
this
is
targeting
sort
of
the
flippers,
you
know
the
residential
and
the
commercial
flippers
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
lifelong
residents
into
our
long-term
property
owners,
those
that
I
consider
to
be,
as
you
say,
house,
rich,
but
cash,
poor.
G
Many
of
the
folks
that
we
know
they're,
fixed
income,
seniors
that
have
owned
their
own
property,
they're
retired,
and
they
continue
to
see
things
happening
around
their
neighborhood,
which
they're
not
necessarily
participating
in.
But
every
time
that
tax
bill
comes
in
they're,
paying
a
price
for
that.
Despite
the
fact
that
they've
owned
their
property
they've
kept
their
property
up
and
they're
being
valued
and
evaluated,
based
on
what's
sort
of
happening
on
that
street
or
around
the
corner.
So
this
will
just
sort
of
maybe
bake
in
some
protections
for
them.
G
I
also
briefly
want
to
touch
on
the
ongoing
discussion
about
the
neighborhood
housing
trust
ability
to
efficiently
receive
and
distribute
the
influx
of
of
funding.
This
was
a
discussion
that
we've
had
multiple
times
on
this
body.
Probably
most
recently
is
2019
with
an
earlier
version,
and
then
we
had
passed
it
again
in
2022.
So
if
this
were
to
pass
at
the
state
house,
it's
critical
for
us
to
be
very
prospective
via
the
ordinance
with
the
decision,
distribution
and
use
of
these
funds.
G
You
know
I've
often
suggested
that
you
know
we
have
an
affordable
housing
crisis,
a
line
item.
We
should
have
a
line
item
in
our
budget
and
that
so
that
we,
as
elected
members
on
behalf
of
residents,
could
more
readily
and
easily
access
those
so
that
we
could
target
those
affordable,
housing
crisis
needs
in
our
city.
I
also
want
to
echo
some
of
the
comments
that
our
colleague
council
baker
had
mentioned
during
the
hearing.
Specifically,
you
know
that's
the
most
pressing
issue
facing
our
city
and
yet
the
resources
we
continue
to
throw
at
it
each
year.
G
It
still
remains
to
some
a
mystery,
so
we
need
to
continue
to
double
down
on
our
efforts
to
streamline
that
process
and
when
you
know
someone
in
your
district
that
is
in
need
of
affordable
housing
or
a
unit.
We,
as
their
elected
representatives
district,
are
at
large
council.
We
should
be,
you
know
a
conduit.
We
should
be
able
to
run
out
the
ground
ball
for
that
person
to
get
them
into
a
housing.
G
So
I
I
know
that
that
d
d
and
our
affordable
housing
team
they
do
great
work
and
it's
truly
a
labor
of
love
for
for
many
of
our
city
employees,
particularly
those
that
are
on
the
front
lines
for
affordable
housing.
G
But
I
I
do
want
to
stress
that
it's
important
that
we
allocate
precious
funding
towards
the
highest
and
best
use
for
affordable
housing
initiatives
and
really
gives
long
thought
to
targeting
shovel
ready
projects
so
that
that
money,
that
once
it
becomes
available,
can
go
right
to
work
and
put
someone
in
a
home
and
get
a
roof
over
their
head
and
that
we,
as
their
representatives,
can
advocate
on
their
behalf
and
help
them
facilitate
an
affordable
housing
unit.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
look
forward
to
supporting
thank.
H
Thank
you,
mr
president,
just
a
couple
comments.
I
will
be
voting
no
on
this
today,
based
on
based
on
the
fact
that
I
think
the
the
senior
benefit
should
be
separated
out
of
out
of
this,
so
so,
when
we
do
send
it
to
the
state
house
they're
voting
on
just
a
senior
benefit.
This
is
something
we
should
be
doing
already
shouldn't
be
attached
to
a
tax.
The
problem
I
have
with
the
tax
with
the
with
with
this
coming
in
here
is
somewhat
council.
H
I
think
it
needs.
We
need
to
start
taking
larger
pieces
of
our
money,
whether
it's
idp,
whether
it's
job
job,
not
job,
trust,
housing,
trust
money
and
putting
the
amounts
of
10
20
million
into
building
our
own
infrastructure.
Again,
just
the
way
the
money
gets
cut
up
and
sent
spreads
the
infield.
I
don't
find
it
to
be
an
effective,
effective
model
and
then
the
third
point
is
we
can't
get
our
own
people
in
these
units
that
are
getting
built.
H
Good
luck,
trying
to
find
an
apartment
for
somebody
when
we
know
they're
getting
built
all
over
the
place,
know
you're
800th
on
the
list.
You've
been
on
the
list
for
10
years,
can't
get
you
in
so
there's
a
problem.
There
someplace
I'd
like
the
city
to
start
actually
owning
the
buildings
that
we're
building
using
our
money
and
building
infrastructure
instead
of
just
giving
it
to
develop
to
developers
because
a
lot
of
the
money
that's
made
in
affordable
housing
is
made
in
building
fees.
H
A
Council
baker,
the
chair
recognizes
district
councillor,
kendra
vara,
and
this
will
not
be
council
of
ara's
maiden
speech.
Council
larry.
You
have
the
floor.
K
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
As
the
chair
of
the
housing
and
community
development
committee
and
as
the
city
councilor
representing
district
six,
I
just
want
to
reiterate
my
support
for
this
home
repetition.
K
District
six
has
one
of
the
highest
concentrations
of
seniors
in
the
city
and
in
addition,
our
neighborhood
in
the
past
decade
has
seen
an
increase
of
displacement,
lack
of
affordability
and
gentrification,
which
has
made
affordable
housing
that
much
more
important.
It's
for
that
reason
that
I
think
it's
not
only
important
that
we
pass
the
transfer
fee,
but
also
the
expansion
of
41c
together,
and
so
I
ask
that
the
council
now
bifurcate
those
two
but
keep
them
collective.
At
this
moment,.
A
The
chair
in
the
committee
of
government
operations
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
in
passage
of
docket
zero.
Two
two
two
in
a
new
draft.
Let
me
call
on
council
bark.
Would
you
like
to
speak
before
we
do
the
vote
council
bloc.
D
D
I
think
that
the
the
hearings
that
and
working
sessions
that
we
had
on
senior
property
tax
relief
last
year
at
his
behest
because
of
hearing
orders
that
he
filed,
really
allowed
the
administration
to
start
getting
into
the
weeds
of
41c,
and
so
I
think,
the
ability
for
the
administration
to
add
that
piece
to
this
and
and
combine
the
two
really
came
out
of
that
conversation.
We
had
in
ways
and
means
last
year,
so
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that.
D
I
think
this
is
a
proposal
that
has
been
worked
through
with
by
some
really
good
council
work,
both
by
councillor
flynn
and
our
committee,
and
then
also,
of
course,
by
councillor
edwards
and
and
some
of
our
predecessors
on
the
council.
So
just
wanted
to
thank
everybody
for
all
the
work
of
the
council
in
partnership
with
the
mayor
to
get
to
this
point.
So
thank
you.
A
B
A
All
those
people
say,
mr
kirk,
will
you
please
do
a
roll
call
vote,
roll.
B
A
A
I
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
president.
I'm
very
excited
to
bring
this
to
the
floor
for
us
to
to
introduce
this
new
home
rule
petition.
I
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
dealing
with
our
constitutional
rights,
our
recent
defined
rights
as
for
environmental
justice,
and
also
making
sure
that
our
zoning
is
in
line
with
those
rights
I
want
to
be.
I
don't
know
if
anyone
else
has
read
the
constitution
and
our
constitutional
rights
in
massachusetts,
but
article
97
states
very
clearly.
I
I
Boston
is
unique
when
it
comes
to
zoning,
when
we
want
to
change
how
we
do
business
and
how
we
build
in
the
city
of
boston,
when
we
want
to
change
who's
on
the
zoning
board
of
appeals,
we,
and
only
the
city
of
boston
must
go
to
the
state
house.
That
is
why
this
is
in
the
form
of
a
home
rule
petition.
I
Other
cities
and
towns
could
easily
inject
and
move
environmental
justice
principles
in
their
zoning.
With
the
snap
of
a
finger,
we
must
go
to
the
state
house
because
our
system
is
broken
articles
or
section.
Six
of
our
zoning
code
currently
allows
the
following
a
building
structure.
Land
used
to
be
land
used
or
to
be
used
by
a
public
service.
Corporation
utility
company
may
be
exempted
from
the
operation
of
zoning
regulation
or
amendment.
I
So
I'm
asking
you
to
support
this
homeworld
petition
because
it
corrects
that
system
that
system
we've
been
asking
for
and
we
saw
it
was
broken.
We
had
a
five-hour
hearing
in
east
boston
in
many
languages.
We
watched
how
the
dpu
and
the
state
agencies
literally
didn't
include
people
who
didn't
speak
english
in
the
process
for
the
substation.
I
We,
as
you
all
know,
have
a
mandate
as
public
officials
that
mandate
on
november
2nd
made
clear
in
every
single
one
of
our
districts
and,
of
course,
at
the
city
at
large
that
that
substation
does
not
belong
where
it
currently
is
situated.
It
needs
to
go
to
another
location,
more
importantly,
the
process
that
got
it
there
was
a
failure
and,
as
you
know,
question
two
is
the
most
popular
referendum
we've
ever
had
in
the
city
of
boston,
getting
more
votes
in
the
mayor
and,
of
course,
any
individual
one
of
us
in
our
districts.
I
The
time
to
act
is
now,
and
what
I
propose
is
this
homeworld
petition.
That
would
do
three
things
one
for
the
first
time.
It
would
allow
for
us
at
the
city
of
boston,
to
take
from
the
state
this
power
that
they
have
over
us
and
allows
for
us
at
the
city
of
boston
to
come
up
with
a
process
for
for
public
utilities.
If
they
want
to
be
sighted
in
our
neighborhood,
it
then
tells
them
tells
us
that
it
or
tells
the
city
of
boston
that
the
boston
zoning
commission
will
come
up
with
that
alternative
process.
I
We
will
not
be
going
to
the
state
house
anymore
to
forego
our
zoning.
We
will
create
it
ourselves
for
public
utilities
and
to
make
sure
that
they
can
move
as
fast
as
they
need
to,
but
according
to
our
terms
and
then,
ultimately,
it
injects
environmental
justice
as
one
of
the
enforcement
powers
of
our
building
commission
mission.
Excuse
me
that
person
already
can
stop
a
project
because
it's
not
safe,
because
it's
not
sanitary
and
now
because
it's
environmentally
unjust.
I
I
want
the
building
commissioner
to
be
able
to
walk
into
a
project
and
determine
based
off
of
certain
standards
that
the
environmental
justice
is
being
so
violated
that
it
cannot
continue
to
operate
and
cannot
continue
to
build
basically
adding
to
the
police
powers
of
the
city
of
boston,
for
our
safety
and
for
our
lungs
that
are
guaranteed
to
us
under
our
constitution,
as
I
mentioned
when
I
open
the
right
to
clean
air,
the
right
to
clean
water
and
essentially
the
right
to
live
in
a
healthy
environment,
I'm
hoping
that
you
will
join
me
and
sign
on
today
to
this
homework
petition.
I
I
I
A
Would
anyone
else
like
to
yeah?
Okay,
the
chair
recognizes
council
flaherty
council
fire.
Do
you
have
the
fall?
Try.
G
To
obviously
come
in
there
calling
for
her
work
on
this
and
through
the
chance
or
her
want
to
see
whether
or
not
there's
an
opportunity
with
existing
sites
that
are
not
good,
neighbors
and
have
been
polluting.
Is
there
a
way
through
this
legislation
to
maybe
kind
of
hook
back
onto
those
and
work
with
you
know,
obviously,
city
officials
etc,
to
maybe
talk
about
either
moving
them
or
and
finding
more
appropriate
locations
or
are
they?
I
guess
technically
grandfather?
That's
right.
G
I
would
because
obviously
I'm
supportive
of
our
colleague
and
her
efforts
in
east
boston,
but
we
can
go
across
the
city
and
you
sit
there
and
say
how
did
that
happen,
and
why
is
that
there-
and
I
heard
about
this-
so
is
there
a
way
through
this
legislation
that
we'll
be
able
to
kind
of
go
back
in
time
and
identify
sites
that
are
inappropriate
in
those
particular
locations
and
then
work
with
those
entities
to
maybe
move
them
to
more
appropriate
locations?
Again,
just
a
question
through
the
chair
to
to
the
maker.
I
Thank
you
very
much
as
the
standards
for
sanitation
grow
as
the
standards
and
enforcement
standards
grow
on
any
other
aspect
of
which
the
building
commissioner
can
enforce
our
zoning
laws,
then
they
would
have
the
same
standards
and
the
ability
to
grow
and
stop
works
on
existing
environmental
injustices.
So
it
isn't
just
that.
We
don't
like
something-
and
I
want
to
be
very
clear.
This
isn't
a
nimby
move
to
stop
infrastructure.
I
We
do
need
and
need
to
talk
about
how
we're
building
for
our
electrical
grid.
There
is
no
doubt
at
some
point.
We
will
need
versions
of
substations
in
all
neighborhoods.
The
issue
with
this
one
was
the
process
that
there
wasn't
an
actual
open
assessment
of
the
data
used
by
eversource.
The
fact
that
we
weren't
allowed
to
question
it
and,
moreover,
the
fact
that
they
didn't
even
think
of
green
alternatives,
and
that
would
have
happened.
I
I
believe-
and
we
can
zone
that
and
require
that
to
happen
going
forward,
but
with
the
building
commissioners,
police
enforcement
powers.
If
there's
an
active
environmental
injustice,
they
should
be
under
this
law
and
able
to
stop
it
to
move
it.
Well.
That
might
be
something
you
might
want
to
put
in
a
friendly
amendment
in
the
future.
A
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
edwards.
Thank
you,
council
flaherty.
Anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
or
add
your
name,
mr
corp.
Please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
bach,
council
of
braden
council
fernandez,
anderson
council,
flaherty,
council,
lara
councillor,
zhang
council,
murphy,
council.
Overall,
please
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Three
two
one
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
L
L
In
the
three
months
I've
been
in
office,
I
have
helped
a
witness
to
a
homicide,
find
safe,
shelter
after
she
showed
up
in
my
office
and
stayed
with
me
for
over
five
hours
until
we
could
make
sure
her
and
her
young
son
were
safe.
I
advocated
that
our
boston
public
school
children
had
the
opportunity
to
get
back
to
playing
sports
and
participating
in
extracurricular
activities
safely,
like
their
peers
in
metco,
private
and
parochial
schools
were
doing.
I
knew
that
this
was
critical
for
the
mental
health
and
well-being
of
our
bps
children.
L
L
These
are
just
some
of
the
proposals
I
have
made
in
my
petition,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
in
our
hearings
in
working
sessions
to
bring
our
collective
knowledge
to
the
table
and
draft
a
meaningful
petition
that
will
bring
transparency
and
accountability
to
the
boston
public
health
commission.
I
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
murphy.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
The
the
chair
recognizes
district
council
baker,
council
baker,
you
of
the
floor.
H
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
council
murphy,
for
the
hearing
you
had
the
other
day
we
had
a
lot
of
information
came
in
there.
Our
board
of
health
is
the
first
board
of
health
in
the
country.
The
first,
the
first
head
of
that
board
was
paul
revere.
H
H
An
agent
or
director
of
public
health
appointed
to
make
sanitary
inspections
may
make
complaints
or
violations
of
any
law
ordinance
or
bylaw
relative
to
public
health.
So
when
there's
an
action
taken,
you
have
two
days
to
go
to
the
board
and
get
approval,
so
I
would
say,
on
december
20th
there
was
an
action
taken.
There
was
a
document
signed
and
there
was
no
approval
by
our
board,
which
was
founded
by
people
like
paul
revere,
so
just
food
for
thought.
People
aaron.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
this.
We
need
to
be
in
this
discussion
here.
H
We
shouldn't
all
be
in
the
in
in
the
dark
here,
just
trying
to
shine
some
light
on
it.
Thank
you
and
aaron
again,
thank
you
for
the
for
the
hearing.
We
had
the
other
day
it
sort
of
laid
out
a
good
story
for
me.
What
I
one
thing
that
I
didn't
know
is
that
mayor
wu
actually
signed
an
agreement
with
the
with
the
superior
officers
on
december
7th
in
agreement
saying
that
testing
was
okay.
H
That's
in
addition
to
the
agreement
that
was
signed
by
mayor
janie
before
her.
Now,
I'm
glad
the
masked
mandate
is
being
dropped,
but
that
was
the
least
of
our
problems
there.
We
still
have
people
that
are
going
to
lose
jobs,
and
it's
just
not
cops
and
firefighters.
It's
people
collecting
tickets.
It's
people
in
public
works,
it's
how
it's
our
custodians,
it's
a
lot
of
people
and
we
have
about
a
97
percent
vaccination
rate.
Now
I
think
we're
doing
pretty
good.
So
just
some
background.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
Thank
you.
A
G
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
the
lead
sponsor
for
for
filing
this.
I
was
at
that
hearing.
I
almost
fell
off
the
chair
when
I
learned
that
the
public
health
commission
only
met
every
other
month
throughout
the
entire
pandemic,
a
pandemic,
the
likes
of
which
we've
never
seen
in
our
lifetime.
A
major
public
health
crisis,
an
emergency
and
the
folks
that
are,
I
guess,
responsible
for
sort
of
overseeing
decisions
in
that
realm
didn't
see
fit
to
meet
more
often
than
every
other
month.
G
I
it
was
incredulous
to
me,
and
it
was
also
it
was
a
ton
of
adjectives.
I
guess
come
to
mind,
but
I
can
say
this
and
let
me
be
perfectly
clear
on
this
one.
There
are
some
very
competent
capable
folks
on
that
commission,
they're
running
hospitals,
they're
running
community
health
centers.
Clearly
they
were
in
a
lane
doing
great
work,
so
I
don't
want
to.
I
don't
want
to
dismiss
that,
but
they
also
had
a
responsibility
to
to
this
commission
into
us
as
elected
leaders
into
the
residents
that
we
represent.
G
We
met
every
day
for
the
newer
members.
We
met
every
day
every
morning,
we're
on
a
call.
Every
we
all
know
everybody
was
on
a
call
and-
and
we
were
giving
information
getting
information-
and
I
don't
necessarily
put
myself
in
the-
I
guess
the
the
healthcare
skill
set,
but
we
were
there
advocating
on
behalf
of
our
residents
advocating
on
behalf
of
our
constituents.
Fortunately,
obviously
we
had
a
mayor
with
two
hands
on
his
wheel
and
also
our
public
health
folks,
housing,
folks,
everyone.
G
It
was
a
full
full
court
press
all
hands
on
deck,
but
but
our
boston,
public
health
commission
they
met
every
other
month.
Does
that
make
any
sense?
Does
that
seem?
That
seems
like.
Does
that
seem
fair?
It
seems
right.
So
I
think
the
time
has
come
to
at
least
evaluate
sort
of
who's
on
it.
What's
on
it
and
in
the
event
that
you
know
there's
a
public
health
crisis
and
if
we
get
someone
running
a
health
center,
we
got
someone
running
a
hospital.
G
Maybe
they
have
a
designee,
maybe
it's
their
co,
maybe
it's
their
cfo,
maybe
it's
their
general
counsel.
Somebody
needs
to
be
there
and
then
I
think
during
the
course
of
pandemic,
someone
in
that
sphere
was
was
was
phoning
in
from
from
from
hawaii
pandemic,
we
had
a
pandemic
in
our
public
health
commission
at
best
met
every
other
month.
I
got
a
problem
with
that
and
I
think
that
we
as
a
body
we
need
to
get
those
answers.
G
We
need
to
find
out
sort
of
what
the
methodology
was
behind
that
and
if
it
was
hey,
I
was
running
a
health
center.
Hey,
I
was
running
a
hospital.
I
didn't
have
any
time
I
I
can
understand
that,
because
again,
when
you
look
at
the
makeup
of
the
of
the
body
capable
committed,
dedicated
professionals
are
on
that
around
that
commission,
but
how
in
god's
name
they
didn't
think
that
hey
like
we
gotta
we
gotta
meet
more
often
than
every
other
month.
We
gotta
get
some
information.
G
We
gotta
be
out
front
of
this
thing
and
instead
it
was,
you
know
we
obviously
chief
martinez.
G
G
G
I
think
if
this
is
a
self-respecting
body,
particularly
where
approving
commissioners,
if
whether
they're
for
appointment
or
reappointment-
and
we
need
to
let
them
know
like
I
guess
who
we
are
and
the
role
that
we
play
in
city
government
and
how
attentive
we
are
when
things
are
happening
and
we
expect
the
same
of
them,
we
expect
the
same
with
the
zoning
commission.
The
zoning
word
of
appeals
housing
commission
that
we
approve
today
there's
a
level
of
sort
of
of
commitment.
G
I
think
that
we've
come
to
expect,
as
you
know,
as
as
bostonians
and-
and
I
frankly
I
don't
know
if
they
they
answered
the
bell
during
a
pandemic
and
again
this
doesn't
speak
to
their
professional
qualifications.
G
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
flaherty,
I'd
like
to
recognize
councillor
kenzie
bach
district
council,
kenzie
block.
You
have
the
floor.
D
D
As
we
have
throughout
this,
so
I
just
really
want
to
stress-
I
am
all
for
good
government
and
thinking
about
what
are
our
structures
of
accountability,
but
I
also
think
that
we
should
have
the
humility
as
a
council
to
recognize
the
fact
that
there
is
some
space
that
is
created
in
that
intentionally.
I
also
want
to
note
that
we
have
a
specific
chapter,
as
councilor
murphy
acknowledges
in
her
home
rule
petition
about
the
boston
public
health
commission.
D
So
the
general
chapter
about
public
health
commissions
around
the
state
is
not
the
one
that
we're
working
with
in
the
case
of
boston.
But
you
know,
I
think
that
the
the
proof
is
in
the
pudding.
A
J
Give
the
flow
thank
you,
council
of
president
flynn.
I
just
want
to
echo
what
councilor
bach
said.
I
was
the
chair
of
public
health
for
those
those
two
years
and
I
did
have
multiple
conversations
with
members
of
that
actual
board
when
it
came
to
standing
up
vaccination
sites
when
it
came
to
standing
up
testing
sites.
J
Many
of
them
are
health
professionals
who
were
in
the
thick
of
it,
who
were
frankly
doing
the
work
that
we
were
being
informed
about
on
those
calls,
and
so
the
reality
is
the
members
of
that
board
do
tremendous
work.
I
I
echo
the
concern
about
politicizing
our
health
board
in
a
way
that
could
be
disruptive
to
the
actual
public
health,
I'm
all
for
accountability.
J
Nobody
is
above
accountability
or
oversight,
but
I
do
want
to
make
sure
we
do
not
politicize
the
boston,
public
health,
commission
or
the
boss
public
health
board,
whose
focus
should
be
on
the
health
and
wellness
of
our
communities,
standing
up
the
kinds
of
programming
and
standing
up
the
kinds
of
policy
and
work
that
we
require-
and
I
know
that
much
of
this
frustration
that
I
have
seen
that
I
have
received
is
around
mass
mandates
and
vaccine
mandates
and
things
of
that
nature
and
the
idea
that
they
have
not
chimed
in
the
way
that
other
health
boards
have.
J
But
I
think
in
the
work
that
matters
the
work
that
has
impacted
lives
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
we
are
getting
vaccines
into
people's
arms,
making
sure
that
we
are
standing
up
testing,
making
sure
that
we
are
keeping
people
alive.
They
have
been
exceptional
at
the
work
they
have
done,
and
I
would
just
note
that
it
was
the
boston
public
health
commission's
work
that
allowed
for
me
to
have
the
data
and
to
have
the
studies
on
racism
as
a
public
health
crisis.
J
They
had
already
done
that
work
and
so
laying
out
the
blueprint
or
laying
out
the
the
problem
was
was
made
possible
because
of
the
work
that
they
had
done,
and
so
I
just
want
to
commend
them
and
not
really
call
them
out
as
much
as
we
call
them
in
into
ways
in
which
we
can
do
a
better
process
moving
forward
for
for
those
things,
and
I
would
just
note
that
yesterday's
meeting
was
public,
it
was
noticed
and
it
was
available
on
zoom,
and
I
know
that
because
I
was
present
at
that
meeting,
and
so
I
I
just
think
that
there's
ways
to
do
this,
perhaps
we
change
the
the
amount
of
times
are
required
to
make.
J
But
I
will
just
note
that
they
have
not
been
absent
at
the
wheel.
They
have
not
been.
You
know
phoning
this
end.
So
thank
you,
council,
president
flynn,
thank
you
councillor,
bockford,
for
standing
up
and
speaking,
and
I
appreciate
the
discourse.
A
H
You
thank
you,
mr
mr
president,
we're
talking
about
politicizing
a
board,
I'm
talking
about
a
decision
that
was
made
purely
political
in
the
board.
They
did
an
end
around
on
the
board.
The
board
wasn't
involved
is
what
I'm
getting
at.
This
was
a
political
decision.
This
was
a
decision
that
was
made
on
the
20th
and
should
have
at
least
had
some
action
by
our
board.
H
If
we
were
going
deeper
into
an
emergency
situation,
it
was
all
political
and
that's
and
that's
my
problem,
I'm
not
looking
I'm
not
looking
to
call
out
the
board
or
call
in
the
board.
I
just
want
when
in
moving
forward,
if
we're
going
to
strip
people's
rights,
if
we're
going
to
tell
if
we're
going
to
tell
business
owners
that
they
can't
conduct
a
business
a
certain
way,
if
we're
going
to
lay
people
off
their
jobs,
separate
them
from
their
service
in
the
city
of
boston,
then
we
should
at
least
have
a
discussion
around
it.
H
There
was
zero
discussion
here.
It's
got
nothing
to
do
with
the
no.
I
shouldn't
say
it's
got
nothing
to
do
with
the
board.
It
should
have
been
just
if
the
decision
was
going
to
happen
over
there.
There
should
have
been
a
discussion
with
the
help
port,
and
that
decision
is
not
on
the
health
board.
That
decision
was
more
across
the
hall.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council
baker.
Anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this.
The
cheer
recognizes
at
large
council,
council
murphy,
council
murphy
of
the
floor
sure.
L
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
clarify
and
thank
you
council
arroyo
when
I
said
private
I
did
mean,
because
I
met
with
the
chief
of
staff
earlier
that
day,
that
there
was
no
space
on
the
agenda
for
any
public
questioning.
So
in
that
case
I
mean
you
could
chime
it
like.
You
could
listen,
which
we
all
know
we
can
listen
to,
and
there
was
no
report
out
after
to
us
as
a
council
that
this
was
that
the
mandate
was
on
the
agenda
and
changed
so
just
to
clarify.
Thank
you.
A
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
We,
the
people,
can
center
indigenous
sovereignty
and
implement
environmental
protections
that
keep
boston's
most
vulnerable
communities
resilient.
In
the
face
of
climate
change,
we
the
people,
can
move
to
restore
municipal
voting
rights
for
immigrants
and
get
one
step
closer
to
our
vision
of
a
transformative
social
democracy,
one
where
the
democratic
process
starts
at
the
ballot,
but
expands
beyond
the
walls
of
local
government
into
every
workplace,
home
and
school.
K
K
A
A
J
You
have
the
fall.
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
I
just
want
to
commend
councillor
lara
on
a
beautiful
maiden
speech
and
for
making
the
very
first
thing
that
you
do
on
the
council,
move
to
enfranchise,
more
members
and
residents
of
our
communities
and
to
have
more
voices
that
are
often
unheard
brought
into
this
space
and
into
this
chamber.
So
I
deeply
appreciate
that.
I
also
want
to
say
that
this
is
great,
that
you
are
moving
forward
on
this.
This
is
something
that
we've
seen
in
different
iterations.
I
know
my
father
presented
this
in
2000.
J
I
think
it
was
six
or
seven
and
we
got
very
close.
It
failed
seven,
seven
to
six.
It
was
very
close
and
then
councillor
campbell
also
brought
this
forward
as
something
to
explore,
and
I
think
we've
seen
this
now
in
many
many
cities
most
recently
in
new
york,
and
I
think
it's
important
to
note
for
folks
who
often
say
you
know
become
a
citizen.
This
is
the
entire
incentive.
Many
residents,
many
legal
residents
have
been
trying
to
become
citizens
for
decades.
J
The
process
in
this
country
is
essentially
broken.
It's
something
that
is
not
a
surprise
to
many
in
terms
of
a
conversation,
that's
not
something
that
is
a
shocking
statement
to
say
that
our
process
for
legalization
and
for
citizenship
is
a
broken
process.
Many
people
have
debated
the
system
on
this
for
decades,
but,
frankly,
you
can
have
people
who
are
in
that
process
for
20
30
years
on
and
those
are
folks
that
are
paying
taxes.
Those
are
folks
who
are
sending
their
kids
to
our
schools.
J
Those
are
folks
who
are
participating
in
all
the
other
ways
in
which
our
communities
impact
their
lives
and
deserve
a
voice
in
how
and
and
way
in
those
decisions
are
made,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
this
hearing.
I
commend
you
for
having
the
courage
and
the
foresight
to
to
put
this
on
the
floor
and
I
look
forward
to
attending
and
participating
in
this
hearing
whenever
it
is
set.
So
thank
you,
president
flynn.
Thank
you
counselor
lara
and
please
add
my
name.
A
D
Thank
you
so
much.
Mr
president.
I
also
want
to
thank
councillor
lara
for
such
a
wonderful
maiden
speech
and
to
ask
you
to
add
my
name,
mr
president,
and
just
say
that
it
has
my
full
and
strong
support.
I
think
I
some
folks
know
lived
abroad
for
a
few
years
in
the
uk,
which
was
at
the
time
part
of
the
european
union,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
interesting
over
in
europe
is
there's
a
there's
a
norm
in
most
european
countries.
D
This
is
a
great
thing
for
this
council
to
take
up.
I
think
I
wouldn't
be
surprised.
I
think
this
council
might
be
the
first
majority
either
immigrant
or
child
of
immigrant
council,
maybe
for
a
hundred
years
going
back
to
the
initial
irish
immigration,
and
I
just
think
I
I
think
it
is
a
very
worthy
topic
for
us
to
take
up.
So
I'm
grateful
to
councillor
laura
and
please
add
my
name.
M
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
Also
congratulations
council
lara
on
a
great
maiden
speech.
M
My
parents
had
their
own
immigration
citizenship
journey
here
and
fortunately,
our
citizens,
but
so
many
of
my
aunties
were
similarly
at
polls
on
election
day
telling
people
in
the
english
they
could
muster
to
vote,
and
they
should
have
also
been
given
that
opportunity.
There
are
other
cities
where
this
is
happening,
and
so,
as
the
chair
of
civil
rights
and
immigrant
advancement,
I'm
very
excited
for
this
hearing
and
to
push
this
through
through,
so
that
we
can
have
a
more
inclusive
democracy,
and
so
we
can
really
center
the
voices
of
our
immigrants
here
in
our
city.
A
N
For
the
record,
this
is
not
my
maiden
speech.
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you,
council
r,
for
your
courage
and
for
articulating
that
so
our
so
eloquently
I
myself,
I
became
a
citizen
in
2019..
N
I
lived
in
this
country
for
almost
20
years
undocumented
I
came
when
I
was
10..
I
ran
a
campaign
and
I
wasn't
a
citizen
and
also
then
ran
for
office
in
2000,
voted
for
the
very
first
time
in
2020
and
then
ran
for
office
in
2021
and
today.
Here
I
am
a
district
city
councilor.
So
I
deeply
understand
this
issue
and
have
dedicated
myself
for
33
years
to
a
country
to
a
society,
to
a
city
that
I
could
not
vote
in.
N
I
look
forward
to
the
discussion
and
thank
you
again,
and
I
applaud
you
for
your
courage,
because
it
does
take
more
than
insight
connection
and
relativity
to
be
able
to
understand
this
issue,
but
it
takes
courage
for
you
to
actually
be
at
the
forefront
to
lead
this.
Thank
you
and
great
job.
When
you
made
the
speech.
A
O
O
I
became
a
citizen
in
2008..
It's
not
an
easy
task
to
become
a
citizen,
there's
many
hurdles,
but
for
so
many
of
our
immigrants
in
boston
and
across
our
country
that
doesn't
stop
them
being
civically,
engaged
participating
in
all
sorts
of
ways
in
a
democratic
process,
but
they're
not
allowed
to
participate
by
voting.
O
So
I
cut
my
teeth
and
working
on
campaigns
over
many
many
years
and,
like
your
father,
you
know
talked
advocated,
was
out
there
but
wasn't
able
to
vote
myself,
but
I
really
feel
so.
Much
of
our
municipal
government
is
involved
with
the
daily
lives
of
every
bostonian,
whether
you
come
from
another
country
or
whether
you're
born
and
bred
and
lived
here.
All
your
life
and
those
issues
touch
every
aspect
of
our
lives.
O
So
it's
really
important
that
that
the
residents
of
boston
are
given
more
tools
and
more
opportunity
to
participate
in
our
civic
process,
and
I
really
look
forward
to
this
conversation
about
enfranchising,
more
residents
of
boston
who
are
immigrants
and
look
forward
to
bringing
that
those
voices
into
the
space.
Thank
you.
A
Anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this.
Anyone
else
like
to
get
their
name.
Please
add:
council
edwards,
please
add:
council
fernandez,
anderson,
please
add,
council
illusion,
please
add
councilor
warrell,
please
add
council
murphy,
please
add
the
chair
and
I
also
wanted
to
briefly
highlight
myself
and
council.
Edwards
always
spoke
about
the
veterans
community
and
many
of
the
veterans
that
are
overseas
serving
overseas
are
immigrants
themselves,
many
of
them
can't
vote,
but
here
they
are
serving
our
country
in
very
difficult
environments.
A
Docket,
zero:
three
zero:
two
nine
three
will
be
referred
to:
the
committee
on
civil
rights
in
immigration
advancement,
zero.
Three
two
three
committee
on
civil
rights,
immigration
and
immigration,
advancement,
docket,
zero.
Three
two
four,
mr
clerk:
please
read
zero
three
two
four.
M
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
president.
I
offer
this
order
hearing
order
so
that
we
can
really
evaluate
and
see
what
we
can
do
more
to
support
our
returning
citizens.
Many
of
us
participated
in
various
forms
of
the
budget,
listening
tour
that
the
mayor
held,
and
we
heard
again
and
again
the
ones
that
I
attended
from
returning
citizens
themselves
about
the
lack
of
resources
and
the
lack
of
and
what
we
have.
M
We
need
people
who
are
actually
able
to
do
case
management
and
you
know,
help
people
and
shepherd
them
through
the
process,
and
we
know
that
this
is
an
issue
that
disproportionately
affects
our
black
and
latinx
residents,
who
are
over
represented
and
disproportionately
represented
in
our
criminal
legal
system,
and
we
know
that
there
are
particular
abortions
burdens
that
are
that
returning
citizens
face
when
it
comes
to
placement
in
public
housing
because
of
because
of
very
stringent
rules
around
who
can
reside
in
public
housing,
and
we
also
know
that
the
prison
system
has
long
housed
and
held
a
significant
portion
of
folks
suffering
from
mental
health
issues.
M
So
this
is
really
when
we're
talking
about
folks
returning
our
returning
citizens
were
talking
about
connecting
them
to
the
mental
health
resources
that
they
should
have
gotten.
In
the
first
place,
I
had
clients
as
a
housing
attorney
who
were,
I
had
to
go
visit
in
jail
when
they
really
should
have
been
receiving
services
from
a
psychiatrist
and
got
caught
up
in
a
very
p
in
our
very
punitive
system.
M
So
this
is
a
hearing
order
to
bring
together
voices
in
this
space,
a
lot
of
them
being
led
by
returning
citizens
to
really
put
our
money
and
focus
on
really
helping
people
to
become
whole.
We
are
too
often
focused
on
individual.
You
know
decision
making
by
by
an
individual
and
not
systemic
problems
and
not
bad
policies
that
lead
to
people
making
sometimes
the
decisions
that
that
lead
them
to
this
to
places
of
incarceration.
M
So
this
hearing
order,
I
hope,
to
discuss
these
issues
and
bring
office
of
returning
citizens
together
with
a
lot
of
folks
just
for
housing.
Gbio
has
been
very
active
in
this
space
and
a
number
of
returning
citizens,
so
I'm
hoping
that
we
can
get
this
as
part
of
the
discussion
to
also
talk
about
it
as
part
of
the
budget.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
council.
Would
anyone
else.
M
A
Council
of
world
is
added
cultural
world.
Would
you
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
The
chief
recognizes
council
overall.
P
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
council,
louis
jan,
for
bringing
this
an
important
issue
to
the
floor
and
with
the
shadows
mass
incarceration
has
cast
upon
too
many
of
our
communities,
especially
black
and
brown
neighborhoods
in
our
city.
We
need
to
ensure
that
those
who
have
served
their
time
can
return
to
their
communities
with
the
opportunities
services
and
support
they
need
to
reintegrate
successfully
too
often,
residents
end
up
in
our
correctional
facilities,
because
our
city
has
failed
to
deliver
them.
The
education
economic
opportunity,
as
council
louisiana
said
also
said.
P
A
Thank
you,
council
laurel.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
The
chair
recognizes
council
alara
council.
How
are
you
of
the
floor.
K
Thank
you,
counselor
luigen
and
counselor
warrell
for
bringing
this
hearing
order
onto
the
floor.
In
a
previous
life,
I
served
as
a
street
worker
and
a
direct
violence
intervention
worker
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
first
in
mattapan
and
then
in
lower
roxbury
and
in
the
south
end.
A
large
part
of
the
work
that
I
did
was
to
support
young
people
and
young
men
and
women,
who
are
not
only
systems
involved
but
who
are
currently
and
previously
incarcerated.
And
so
this
is
an
issue
that's
very
near
and
dear
to
my
heart.
K
So
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
this
hearing,
I'm
looking
forward
to
hearing
from
folks
who
are
currently
or
previously
incarcerated
on
what
the
levels
of
support
they
need
from
the
city
of
boston,
and
I
would
also
urge
us
to
look
beyond
the
supports
that
come
from
city
government
and
look
directly
to
communities
to
offer
the
support
to
these
folks.
So
thank
you.
A
J
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
councillor
louis
jen
and
councilwool,
for
offering
this
over
90
percent
of
our
incarcerated
population
returns
back
to
our
communities.
J
That's
that's
the
number
and
so
often
what
they
need
and
what
led
them
into
the
to
be
system
involved
in
the
first
places,
stabilization
and
resources,
and
often
when
they
are
entering
or
exiting
they
are
not
receiving
those
resources
and
that's
actually
a
detriment
to
our
public
safety,
a
detriment
to
them
a
detriment
to
their
families,
and
if
we
are
serious
about
ending
cycles
of
trauma,
ending
cycles
of
of
harm,
we're
going
to
have
to
be
serious
about
providing
resources
and
dedicating
resources
to
folks.
J
I
know
this
deals
specifically
as
well
with
some
of
the
civil
liberties
and
the
actions
we
take
there,
but
I
also
know
that
it
has
to
deal
with
and
does
mention
the
things
that
we
have
to
do
to
make
sure
that
we
take
care
of
them
from
a
resource
standpoint,
and
so
this
is
incredibly
important
work.
This
has
a
direct
impact
on
so
many
people's
lives
and
families
lives
and
a
direct
impact
on
ending
cycles
of
harm
and
trauma,
and
so
please
add
my
name.
J
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
presenting
this,
and
I
look
forward
to
hearing
not
just
what
comes
out
of
this
hearing,
but
what
we
do
from
the
from
that
hearing
on.
So
thank
you
all.
A
The
the
chair
recognizes
council,
luigi,
okay,
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter.
The
chair
recognizes
council
baker.
I
just
want
to
sign
my
name.
Okay,
please
add
council
baker's
name,
please
add:
council,
bloc's,
name,
council,
braden,
council,
royal
council,
edwards,
council
of
fernandez,
anderson
council,
flaherty,
council,
lara,
council,
murphy
and
please
add
the
chair.
A
Governor
patrick
did
an
outstanding
job
working
with
the
legislature
in
making
reforms
to
corey,
but
we
need
to
go
even
further
than
that
as
a
as
a
former
probation
officer,
there's
nothing
more
frustrating
for
someone
coming
out
of
jail
or
coming
out
of
prison
to
have
that
corey
hang
over
their
head
for
their
entire
life,
not
being
able
to
get
a
job
or
get
into
housing,
but
just
want
to
say
thank
you
from
to
my
counselors
fellow
colleagues
for
the
incredible
work
that
they've
done
on
this
work
on
this
issue.
A
J
O
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
want
to
thank
president
flynn
for
joining
me
as
an
original
co-sponsor
on
this
order
for
the
appropriate
committee
council
committee
to
hold
a
hearing
hold
a
meeting,
actually
not
a
hearing
to
discuss
quasi-public
and
semi-independent
entities
and
agencies
related
to
our
city
government.
O
As
a
first
term
city
councillor
two
years
ago,
my
office
had
to
learn
the
ins
and
outs
of
how
to
discern
the
functions,
responsibilities,
budgets
and
authorities
of
these
entities
which
operate
separate,
separate
from
our
city
government
in
city
hall.
These
incl
these
entities
include
the
boston
housing
authority,
the
boston
public
health,
commission,
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
bra
and
the
environment
and
the
economic
development
industrial
corporation.
O
O
I
drafted
this
order
as
a
committee
meeting,
rather
than
as
a
hearing,
so
that
we
may
focus
on
setting
a
strong
foundation
among
counselors
of
knowledge
on
the
organization
of
these
entities
and
prioritize
dialogue
for
the
administration.
To
ask
background
background
questions
to
answer
background
questions
that
counselors
may
have
we've
talked
about
in
the
past
few
months
we
talked
about
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission
and
their
the
diversity
of
their
workforce.
We're
talking
about
boston,
health,
public
health,
commission.
O
J
Thank
you,
councillor
brayden.
The
chair
recognizes
the
second
original
sponsor
counselor
council
president
flynn.
A
Thank
you
councillor,
brandon,
for
including
me
on
this
on
this
hearing
order,
and
I
know
it'll
be
very
helpful
to
me,
but
also
be
very
helpful
to
all
of
our
colleagues,
because
those
quasi
agencies
play
a
critical
role
in
a
lot
of
quality
life
issues
in
the
city
of
boston,
whether
it's
the
water
and
saw
the
critical
role
the
public
library
system
plays
in
boston.
Certainly
the
bpda
boston,
housing
authority.
A
J
Royal,
thank
you,
president
flynn.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
the
matter?
Seeing
no
hands
would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Mr
clerk?
Please
add
counselor
baker,
please
add
counselor
bach,
please
add
counselor
tanya
fernandez,
anderson,
please
add
counselor
flaherty,
please
and
counselor
lara.
Please
add
counselor
louis
jen,
please
and
counselor
murphy
and
please
add
council
warrell
and
please
add
my
name.
Docket03525
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
the
whole.
Mr
clerk,
would
you
read
docket
number
326.
J
O
O
O
To
date,
it
looks
like
800
000
ukrainians
have
already
been
forced
to
seek
refuge
in
neighboring
countries,
and
up
to
four
million
ukrainians
are
expected
to
be
displaced
in
this
act
of
war.
We
must
also
condemn
the
threat
of
nuclear
aggregation
that
was,
that
has
precariously
mounted
since
the
2014
annexation
of
crimea.
O
Just
less
than
three
months
ago,
I
introduced
a
resolution
that
was
adopted
by
the
council
renouncing
nuclear
weapons
proliferation
and
urging
the
united
states
to
pull
back
from
the
brink
and
prevent
nuclear
war
in
this
situation
in
ukraine.
We
are
that
one
step
closer
to
an
on
and
his
unanticipated
and
unexpected
escalation
into
a
nuclear
conflict.
O
J
Thank
you,
councillor
braden
councillor
bach,
you
have
the
floor.
D
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
chair
today
for
catholics
and
episcopalians,
like
myself,
is
ash
wednesday
and
ash
wednesday
is
a
day
of
reflecting
on
our
mortality
and
fragility
and
the
extent
to
which
we
all
ultimately
depend
on
god
and
one
another,
and
I
think
that
when
we
see
a
situation
like
the
situation
in
ukraine,
the
there
are,
you
know
a
million
conversations
about
what
are
the
foreign
policy
options
about
the
looming
terror
as
councilor
braden
said
of
nuclear
war.
D
Here,
as
we
heard
this
morning,
and
as
we
are
home,
as
we've
been
discussing
to
so
many
communities
of
immigrants
that
still
feel
that
that
tether
and
tie
to
war-torn
homes,
I
think
that
what
we
can
do
here
in
the
council
today
is
to
is
to
say
that
we
stand
with
the
ukrainian
people
and
to
express,
as
the
resolution
expresses,
not
not
only
condemnation
and
then
that's
standing
with,
but
also
recognizing,
that
boston
should
be
a
home
and
a
welcoming
place
for
refugees
and
migrants
from
all
countries.
D
J
Thank
you
councillor,
bach,
the
I'd
like
now
to
recognize
council
president
flynn
council
president
flynn.
The
floor
is
yours.
A
Thank
you,
council,
council
arroyo
and
just
wanted
to
highlight
the
some
of
the
ukrainian
flag,
raising
ceremonies.
We've
had
with
council,
flaherty
and
council
of
council
baker
and
councilor
o'malley.
That
was
that
was
here
before,
with
attorney
nick
zazula
who's,
one
of
the
leaders
there
in
the
community
and
professor
peter
walzenchuk,
but
it
was
a
great
great
to
see
the
ukrainian
ukrainian
community
during
these
flag
raising
ceremonies.
A
But
what
we
also
learned
from
the
community
is
their
love
of
country
and
their
love,
love
of
democracy
and
as
as
councilor
braden
and
council
bach
discussed
on
this
ash
wednesday.
We
pray
for
for
peace
and
an
end
to
this
senseless
war
and
suffering
across
across
europe
and
across
ukraine,
and
we
continue
to
stand
with
ukrainian
people
during
this
very
difficult
time.
The
us
has
always
stood
with
people
in
need
and
that's
something
we're
proud
of,
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do.
Thank
you,
council.
J
G
Mr
chair
rice
to
support
ukraine-
please
add
my
name
to
this
resolution
and
through
the
chair
to
the
makers,
if
they
would
consider
a
sixth
resolve
in
that
calling
upon
the
biden
administration
to
stop
buying
oil
from
russia.
It's
been
reported
that
we
may
be
buying
somewhere
in
the
city
of
six
hundred
thousand
barrels
a
day.
The
fact
that
we're
participating
in
their
economy
is
unconscionable
not
to
mention
we're
getting
price
gouged
through
the
chair
to
the
makers.
If
they
would
consider
a
six
result
calling
upon
the
bidet
administration
to
stop
buying
oil
from.
J
Russia,
thank
you
councillor,
flaherty,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
counselor
bach
councilman,
floor's
horse
or
counselor.
Sorry,
not
counselor,
counselor
braden,.
O
I
also
had
another
two
comments:
I
I
in
austin
brighton.
We
have
a
large
immigrant
population
of
elderly,
retired,
russian
and
ukrainian
folks,
many
of
them
fought
in
world
war
ii
to
defeat
fascism
and
defeat
nazism.
O
I
really
want
to
stress
in
this
moment
that
russian
folks
living
in
the
city
of
boston
are
not
our
enemy.
Many
of
them
fled
oppression
and
persecution
in
the
former
soviet
union
and
they
sought
shelter
and
they
were
refugees
here,
along
with
their
ukrainian
neighbors.
So
I
want
to
stress
that
while
we
condemn
the
actions
of
president
putin
and
the
russian
federation
in
this
moment
that
we
embrace
and
support
our
russian
and
ukrainian
neighbours,
inaudible
in
our
neighborhood,
in
our
district
and
in
our
cities,.
J
Thank
you,
councillor,
braden
and
before
I
just
go
to
the
opens,
it
sounds
like
that's
a
yes
for
adding
the
sixth
resolve
that
councilor
flaherty
suggested.
Is
there
that's?
So
I'm
saying
knotted
heads
from
all
of
the
original
co-sponsors,
I'm
not
going
to
go
to
councillor
baker.
The
floor
is
yours.
H
Chia
and
thank
you
for
my
colleagues
for
bringing
this
bringing
this
to
bear
here
very,
very
important
issue
that
we
stand
with
the
ukrainian
people.
In
my
quest
to
educate
myself
on
things
other
than
boston.
H
I
started
listening
to
political
podcasts
and
I
came
across
a
woman,
ann
applebaum
who
broke
down
the
the
ukrainian
uk
ukrainian
russian
issue,
that's
happening
and
what
she
had
described
it
as
is
very
similar
to
what
the
english
had
done
to
to
the
irish.
They
they
wanted
them
to
be
english
subjects,
and
the
irish
wouldn't
have
it
they.
H
They
went
so
far
as
to
to
even
starve
the
irish
people
going
back
to
the
1830s,
which
is
why
the
dysphoria
happened
in
ireland
and
why
you
have
irish
people
all
over
the
entire
world
as
early
as
night
as
late
as
1930.
Now
this
this,
this
policy
goes
back
to
nicholas
and
was
also
enacted
by
joseph
stalin,
so
in
the
30s
they
called
it
the
holomore.
H
They
went
door
to
door
in
the
ukraine,
taking
their
food
to
starve
them
out
the
exact
same
way
that
they
did
to
the
irish
people.
So
this
is
the
type
of
long-standing
political
battle
that's
going
on
and
and
let's
not
forget
that
that
when
hitler
came
in
hitler
came
into
poland,
first,
ukraine's
right
next
to
that.
So
this
is
scary,
scary
time
and
and
and
I'm
thrilled
that
you
guys
put
this
on
the
floor
here
today
and
glad
to
add
my
name.
M
So
many
of
us
right
now
are,
you
know,
standing
in
solidarity
with
what's
happening
with
ukrainians,
who
did
not
ask
for
this
war
and
with
many
russians
who
also
did
not
ask
for
this
war
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
also
highlighting
the
plight
of
migrants
of
all
of
all
of
all
colors
who
find
themselves
in
ukraine
even
in
times
of
war,
xenophobia
and
anti-blackness
rear
its
ugly
head,
and
it
is
you
know,
as
someone
who
is
you
know,
wants
to
be
or
is
upset
by
the
fact
of
war
by
the
act
of
war.
M
It
is.
It
hurts
doubly
more
when
you
see
migrants
when
you
see
folks
of
arab
descent,
when
you
see
black
folks
being
denied
entry
into
other
countries
as
they
to
seek
refuge.
So
as
we
address
the
issues
here
of
war
of
imperialism,
of
let's
also
not
forget
that
migrants
in
countries,
whether
in
the
united
states
or
in
the
ukraine,
also
deserve
safety
and
to
be
free
from
harm
and
persecution
and
war
as
well.
So
thank
you.
I
You
very
much
I
echo
the
comments
of
my
colleagues
as
well,
especially
the
comments
from
councilor
braden,
noting
that
the
russian
people
are
not
our
enemy.
I
had
the
honor
of
getting
to
know
and
befriend
katya
who
lives
in
russia
right
now,
and
it
was
just
somewhat
surreal
that
I
what's
after
and
said,
how
are
you
and
what's
going
on
and
for
her
to
respond
and
say
none
of
us
want
this?
We
don't
want
this.
This
is
not
us,
and
I
really
want
a
lot
of
us.
I
My
colleagues,
my
my
neighbors,
my
friends,
to
understand
that
the
the
russian
people
are
equally
not
are
not
behind
this.
This
is
the
result
of
a
madman,
a
dictator
and
someone
who
honestly
probably
wasn't
even
legally
elected,
to
lead
his
country,
so
even
his
his
authorities.
I
believe
in
question.
I
I
also
want
to
shift
not
so
much
shift
to
focus,
but
also
added
to
this
conversation,
there's
something
special
counselor
flynn
and
I
both
share-
and
that
is
our
military
connection,
and
I
want
you
to
know
that
when
talks
of
war
happen,
there's
a
special
kind
of
feeling
you
get
in
your
gut.
I
My
mother
served
in
the
in
the
air
force
and
I
grew
up
on
military
bases
during
iraq.
One
everyone
feels
that
part
of
that
unique
community,
especially
when
you're
the
child
of
someone
who
could
be
deployed,
and
so
we
had
therapy.
We
had
people
dealing
with
those
of
us
who
are
going
to
school
every
day
and
knowing
our
parents
going
to
work
was
going
to
iraq
and
going
to
deal
with
and
possibly
not
come
home.
So
this
is.
I
This
is
a
message
also
to
those
who
are
serving
in
the
military,
those
who
are
serving,
of
course
already
in
the
military
and
in
ukraine,
but
also
to
those
who
are
coming
and
volunteering
in
different
countries
around
the
world
and
especially
ours,
and
to
those
who
have
been
retired.
I
know
you
feel
it
as
well.
You
feel
the
sense
of
it's.
It
might
be
time
it
might
be
coming
up.
I
It
might
be
one
of
us-
and
I
just
want
you
to
know
you
of
course
have
al
my
solidarity,
my
sense
and
and
my
patriotism,
and
I
wanted
that
to
express
that
and
thank
those
who've
already
answered
that
call
and
ultimately
had
the
ultimate
sacrifice
for
this
country,
but
you
know
being
a
kid
of
the
19
1980s
a
lot.
A
good
chunk
of
my
childhood
was
during
the
cold
war
on
a
military
base.
This
is
eerily
familiar
feeling.
I
J
You
councilor
edwards.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter,
seeing
no
no
hands?
Would
anyone
else
like
to
add
there
up?
If
I
can
yeah.
A
Thank
you
councillor,
arroyo,
I'll,
be
very
brief.
Just
one
wanted
to
respond
to
my
good
friend
and
colleague,
council
edwards.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
over
the
last
four
years
talking
about
military
families
and
you
added
so
much
to
the
to
the
discussion.
I
also
want
to
recognize
our
other
colleague
tanya
fernandez.
Anderson
is
also
a
military
family
and
we
also
know
the
the
sacrifices
of
tanya
in
in
her
family
as
well
during
this
difficult
time
in
our
in
our
country.
So
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
my
acknowledge
our
colleague
as
well.
Thank
you.
J
Please
add
counselor
edwards,
mr
clerk,
please
add
counselor
fernandez
anderson,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
louis
jen,
please
add
counselor
murphy,
please
add
councilworld
and
please
add
the
chair
at
this
time.
I'm
going
to
turn
it
back
to
council
president
flynn,
but
I
do
believe
that
there's
a
motion
on
the
floor
from
councillor
flaherty,
that
is,
to
adopt
new
language
that
that
is
being
brought
out
and
then
I
think
there
will
be
a
vote
on
that
amendment
and
then
a
vote
to
suspend
and
pass
in
today.
J
So
council,
president
flynn,
should
I
stand
here.
Yeah
I'll
take
care
of
it.
I
don't
know
if
the
I
know
that
the
the
mr
clerk
do,
we
already
have
the
copy
out.
I
see
council
flaherty
has
his
counselor
with
those.
Thank
you.
G
Mr
chair,
the
language
is
being
just
drafted
to
for
the
friendly
amendment,
and
it
just
requires
a
second
and
a
quick
vote
of
the
council,
maybe
just
a
quick,
brief
recess.
I
know
they're
in
your
lady's
office
typing.
J
That's
we'll
take
a
brief
recess
until
we
have
the
until
we
have
that
in
front
of
us.
Thank
you.
J
J
J
I
now
recognize
councillor
flaherty.
Thank
you,
mr.
G
Chair
through
the
charity
to
the
makers,
a
friendly
amendment
to
add
a
sixth
resolve
calls
on
the
biden
administration
to
stop
buying
oil
from
russia
requires
a
second
and
a
vote
and
we
can
move
forward.
J
Thank
you
so
seconded
it
now,
mr
clerk,
if
you
can
do
a
roll
call
vote
on
the
motion
to
amend.
C
Amen?
Yes,
council
baker;
yes,
council,
bark
council
of
black;
yes,
council,
braden,
council,
braden;
yes,
council,
edwards,
council,
edwards;
yes,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
council,
fernandez,
anderson;
yes,
council,
clarity;
yes,
that's
clarity!
Yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council
flynn;
yes,
council,
council,
lara,
council,
larry;
yes,
council,
louisiana,
council;
yes,
councillor
councillor,
murphy,
council,
murphy,
yes
and
council,
warrell.
J
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
The
resolution
will
be
so
amended
now
we
are
seeking
a
vote,
a
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
this
docket
as
amended
number
three
to
six.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
opposed,
I
oppose,
say,
nay,
the
a's
have
the
eyes.
Have
it.
Docket
326
is
passed.
A
C
A
A
The
chair
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Three
two
nine
all
of
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
we're
on
chile
files.
I
am
informed
by
the
clock
that
there
is
one
late
file
matter.
The
late
file
matter
is
a
letter
of
absence
from
city
council
mejia,
which
I
will
read
into
the
record.
A
C
Clark,
please
read
into
the
record
correspondence
from
the
office
of
julia
mejia
city
council
at
large
ed
flynn,
president
of
the
boston
city
council.
Dear.
Mr
president,
I
am
writing
to
inform
you
of
my
absence
during
today's
city
council
meeting.
I
am
currently
away
and
unable
to
attend
in
person
a
representative
from
my
staff
will
be
listening
in
and
following
up
with
me
upon
my
return,
though,
I
am
not
able
to
vote.
Given
my
absence,
I
would
like
to
go
on
record
as
in
strong
support
of
the
proposed
transfer
fee
home
rule
petition.
A
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
We're
going
on
to
green
sheets.
A
K
C
Duca
number:
zero:
two:
seven:
five
from
the
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
in
parks
messaging
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
grant
in
the
amount
of
sixty
five
thousand
dollars
awarded
by
the
bar
foundation
to
be
administered
by
the
mayor's
office.
The
grant
will
support
the
national
search
process
to
fill
the
position
of
senior
advisor
for
the
green
new
deal
for
the
city
of
boston.
C
A
Corey
docket
0275
is
now
properly
before
the
body
council
larry.
You
have
the
four.
K
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
docket
zero.
Two
seven
five
is
a
sixty
five
thousand
dollar
grant
to
support
the
national
search
process
to
fill
the
position
of
senior
advisor
for
the
green
new
deal
for
the
city
of
boston.
K
The
city
is
hiring
a
cabinet-level
green
new
deal
advisor
to
lead
the
administration's
ambitious
goal
of
combating
climate
change
and
implementing
a
boston's
green
new
deal.
This
selection
process
is
going
to
be
led
by
the
city
search
committee,
given
the
most
recent
reports
about
the
state
of
of
climate
change
in
the
country
and
the
size
of
the
grant.
As
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks,
I
want
to
recommend
passage
in
this
docket.
B
A
A
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
as
presented
all
of
those
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
the
consent
agenda
has
been,
has
been
adopted,
we're
on
two
announcements.
Does
anyone
have
any
announcements
at
this
time?
The
chair
recognizes
district
city
council,
lydia,
edwards,
council
edwards.
You
have
the
floor.
I
I
have
two
two
announcements:
the
first
is
just
to
notify
folks
of
the
passing
of
a
north
end
staple
a
good
friend
of
the
community
and
one
of
the
founders
and
of
the
causa
maria
senior
center
ricky
anzalotti
died
recently.
I
Food
he's
been
part
of
all
the
charitable
events,
he's
really
been
a
staple
to
the
community
and
has
been
a
core
for
many
of
us
and
it
was
an
unexpected
passing
he's
deeply
loved
his
son
and
his
and
his
widow
are
just
amazed
by
the
amount
of
people
who've
come
to
support.
I
think
the
line
for
his
funeral
mass
was
out
the
door.
I
The
other
announcement,
I
have
to
say,
is
one
of
inspiration
and
again
speaks
to
the
strength
of
resilience
of
our
city
and
our
neighborhoods.
As
many
of
you
know,
there
was
a
fire
in
east
boston
is
to
play
and
it
displaced,
ultimately,
25
people
all
different
backgrounds,
income
levels.
We
had
bps
kids,
we
have
seniors,
all
of
whom
are
now
currently
homeless,.
F
I
I
want
to
thank
actually
people
for
coming
out
there.
I
especially
want
to
thank
natalia
benatis,
who
is
east
boston's
liaison.
I
think
she
was
there
at
three
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
then
was
there
when
I
got
there
for
hours,
and
I
want
to
thank
her
for
her
leadership
and
doing
what
a
lot
of
people
forget.
Ons
is
supposed
to
do.
The
office
of
neighborhood
services
shows
up
at
every
single
fire,
and
she
did
that
john
romano
also
came
as
well
and
as
well
as
brianna
miller
from
the
office
of
neighborhood
services.
I
I
I
want
to
also
thank
commissioner
dempsey
and
the
boston
fire
department,
as
well
as
representative
mataro,
and
just
the
leadership
that
I
saw
from
nicole
da
silva
from
bcyf
is
just
incredible.
We
have
a
gofundme
going
that's
into
the
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
and
raising
huge
amounts
of
necessary
resources.
I
We
have
contacted
all
the
families
and
while
they
are
dispersed
right
now,
our
goal
is
to
bring
them
back
to
east
boston
and
make
sure
that
they're
stably
housed
we're
working
very
hard
on
that
again.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
entire
boston,
community
and
greater
boston
community.
That's
come
out
who
was
been
supportive.
Who've
been
part
of
this
entire
process.
I
I'm
going
to
be
tweeting
out
the
gofundme
link
we're
going
to
keep
it
live
for
about
a
week
with
the
hope
that
we
can
raise
enough
resources
to
get
people
at
least
first
last
security,
some
food
and
clothing.
Again
we
have
three
kids.
A
set
of
twins.
Single
mom
really
spoke
to
my
my
heart
that
lost
everything.
They
woke
up
at
three
o'clock
to
find
out.
All
the
things
were
gone.
I
A
couple
was
on
vacation
actually
in
hawaii
to
see
on
the
news
that
their
apartment
was
burned
to
the
ground,
so
they're
not
even
coming
they're,
coming
back
still
to
figure
out
what
they
have
left.
So
it's
traumatic
and
a
lot
of
the
unsexy
part
happens
now
because
it's
months
of
recovery
from
this
trauma
and
trying
to
build
their
lives
back
together.
Thank
you
all
for
tweeting
out
the
link.
Thank
you
all
for
supportive
and
you
have
my
neighborhood
and
our
support.
If,
god
forbid,
this
happens
in
any
of
your
neighborhoods
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
sergey,
for
being
so
chatty
today.
I
just
want
to
to
talk
briefly
about
not
my
oldest
brother.
My
second
oldest
brother
tomorrow
will
be
29
years.
He
passed
away,
passed
away
from
a
heroin
heroin
overdose
left
three
young
kids
that
are
all
adults.
Now
he
was
my
hero.
He
had
something
that
I
never
had
was
a
shot
from
the
top
of
the
key.
H
He
was
just
unbelievable,
a
person
that
everybody
loved,
you
knew
him
everybody
loved
and
he
was
never
able
to
love
himself
and
ultimately,
the
drug
that
that
tamps
aren't
paying
down,
took
his
life.
He
was
finally
had
when
he
died.
He
had
been
sober
for
a
year,
which
was
the
most
time
he
had
had
in
20,
20
plus
years.
So
just
thinking
of
my
brother
rick
today
on
his
anniversary.
Thank
you.