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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on May 20, 2020
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Boston City Council Meeting on May 20, 2020
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I've
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present,
and
today
we
have
a
special
treat.
We
have
special
guests
joining
us
for
the
first
time
during
one
of
our
remote
virtual
city
council
meetings
and
I'm
excited
to
bring
up
council
o'malley,
who
will
introduce
our
special
guest?
Who
will
do
the
invocation,
counselor
o'malley.
I
Thank
you,
madam
president,
good
afternoon,
colleagues,
and
to
all
those
who
are
watching
we've
been
doing
these
zoom
virtual
meetings
since
the
pandemic
really
began
to
unfold.
This
is
the
first
time
as
the
council
president
said
that
we
brought
in
or
continued
our
practice
of
bringing
in
a
respected
and
really
well
well-valued
well-cherished.
Member
of
the
clergy,
from
our
district.
I
It
is
fitting
I've
been
looking
forward
to
inviting
my
dear
friend
the
reverend,
danny
rousseau,
who
this
this
marks
her
tenth
time
doing
it
with
me.
Every
year
since
I've
been
on
this
body,
I've
asked
reverend
rousseau
to
join
us
and
offer
some
words,
and
I
had
been
looking
forward
to
mark
her
10th
10th
10th
anniversary
of
joining
us,
looking
forward
to
taking
her
to
a
nice
lunch
at
roots
chris
after
the
council
meeting.
I
So
that
may
have
to
wait
a
couple
weeks
a
couple
months,
but,
needless
to
say,
reverend
rousseau
is
a
remarkable
leader
in
the
church
in
the
community.
She
does
such
great
work
for
for
affordable
housing
for
social
justice
for
progressive
candidates
and
causes
that
she
and
we
feel
so
strongly
about.
She
really
is
a
remarkable
leader
and
just
someone
I'm
proud
to
call
a
friend,
she's
affiliated
with
the
hope,
central
church
in
jamaica,
plain
one
of
our
wonderful
local
houses
of
worship.
I
She
and
her
wife
nancy
just
do
remarkable,
volunteerism
throughout
jamaica,
plain
and
southwest
boston,
she's,
a
dear
friend,
a
great
person
of
faith
and
someone
who
I
am
very
lucky
to
call
a
constituent
and
even
more
lucky
to
call
a
friend.
So
please
join
me
in
virtually
welcoming
the
reverend
ann
rousseau
for
our
invocation
this
morning.
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A
Thank
you
again,
reverend
russo
feel
free.
If
you
must
excuse
yourself,
we
are
really
grateful
to
have
you
join
us
today
and
not
just
for
those
inspiring
words,
but
really
for
your
partnership
with
the
council
and
all
of
those
social
justice
issues
that
you
champion.
Thank
you,
council,
o'malley,
for
for
bringing
and
inviting
this
wonderful
guest
to
join
us
at
this
time.
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
had
my
finger
on
that
mute
button.
As
you
know,
as
you
all
know,
our
ems
practitioners
are
always
on
the
front
line,
providing
critical
care
to
boston's
residents
on
a
regular
basis.
They
field
on
average,
a
hundred
and
ten
thousand
nine
one.
One
calls
and
transport
nearly
seventy
three
thousand
people
to
area
hospitals
as
they
played
an
important
role
connecting
our
homeless
population
to
services,
as
well
as
providing
necessary,
immediate
treatment
for
those
suffering
from
an
overdose
opioid
overdose.
K
The
ems
department
is
filled
with
people
who
are
heroes
every
day
this
week
is
national
emergency
medical
services
week,
honoring
all
ems
practitioners.
Yesterday
and
last
week
I
had
the
opportunity
to
go
with
the
bppa
ems
union
president
mike
mcneil,
to
visit
some
of
his
members
and
serve
them
lunch.
K
So
just
want
to
especially
thank
all
the
members
of
ems
for
their
their
work
every
day,
but
especially
during
this
time,
and
normally
we
would
have
the
chief
here
with
a
team.
But
luckily
today
we
do
have
chief
hooley
with
us
today
to
receive
this
resolution
that
I
hope
that
will
pass
later
in
this
hearing
today.
K
But
chief
hooley
who's
been
a
em
part
of
the
ems
family
for
35
plus
years
is
always
been
a
steadfast
leader
in
this
in
in
his
work
on
behalf
of
our
residents
and
responding
to
them
in
their
time
of
need.
We
are
deeply
grateful
chief
for
your
work
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
boston,
on
behalf
of
the
400
emts
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
K
N
Welcome,
thank
you.
Thank
you
counselor,
madam
president,
all
the
counselors.
Thank
you
very
much.
It
is,
I
mean
we're
all
in
between
zooms
and
google
chats
and
everything
else.
It's.
I
know
we're
all
trying
to
get
used
to
that,
but
it's
yeah
it's
kind
of
sad
that
we
don't
have
like
15
20
of
us
down
there
and
you
know
just
coming
in.
You
know,
for
the
for
the
beginning
of
it
to
say
the
pledge
of
allegiance
together,
be
there
for
the
opening
prayer
and
invocation
it's.
N
It
was
always
a
very
nice
thing.
It's.
It
was
always
something
we
look
forward
to
coming
down
and
everybody
got
to
see
the
councillors
and
pay
a
lot.
You
know,
and
most
people
live
here,
so
they
get
to
see
their
own
district.
One
they're
city-wide
and
one
good
thing
about
boston.
Is
the
councils
they're
not
they're,
usually
not
strangers
to
people,
people
know
them
they
they.
You
know
you,
you
see
them
in
the
stores,
the
markets,
you
see
them
in
events.
N
N
N
A
Thank
you,
chief
houli.
We
owe
you
and
your
team
a
debt
of
gratitude.
So
many
thanks
to
you
for
all
of
the
work
that
that
you
do
every
day,
not
just
during
covid
but
again
pre-covert,
post
covid.
You
do
a
lot
to
keep
us
all
safe
and
we're
really
grateful.
So
thank
you
for
joining
us
and
please
extend
our
our
warm
wishes.
Our
well
wishes
our
thoughts.
A
Our
caring
support
to
to
all
of
your
your
folks
on
your
team
and
I'm
hopeful
as
counselor
sabi
george's,
is
that
we
will
pass
that
resolution
expressing
our
continued
support
for
you
and
your
members.
So
thank
you
for
being
here.
We
will
now
move
on.
We
can
thank
you
again
and
again,
if
you're
this
is
a
public
meeting
feel
free
to
say,
but
if
you
have
other
items,
please
feel
free
to
excuse
yourself.
We
are
really
grateful
to
have
you
join
us.
This
is
really
special.
So
thank
you
again,
chief
houli.
A
O
O
N
A
G
A
Wonderful
and
now
we
will
move
on
to
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
If
there
are
no
corrections
to
be
made,
the
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
will
stand
approved.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
objections.
The
minutes
are
so
approved.
Wonderful.
We
will
now
move
on
to
communications
from
his
madam
clerk.
If
you
could
read
dockets
zero,
seven,
zero
three
through
zero,
seven,
zero,
eight
together.
That
would
be
great.
G
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Docket
zero,
seven,
zero,
three
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
one
million
five
hundred
and
forty
one,
forty
one
thousand
and
466
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
additional
home
delivery,
delivered
meals
for
seniors
awarded
by
the
united
states,
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
energy
and
environmental
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
elderly
commission.
G
The
grant
will
fund
the
fy
20
families.
First
corona
response
act:
titled,
three
dash
c
docket:
number,
zero,
seven,
zero,
six
message
in
order
authorizes
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
three
hundred
and
twenty
four
thousand
eight
hundred
and
sixty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fy
twenty
title:
three
b:
supportive
services
for
covert
nineteen
cares
act
awarded
by
the
united
states,
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
appears
to
be
administered
by
the
elderly
commission.
G
The
grant
will
fund
the
fy
20
title
iii
e
cobia
19
cares
act
and
docket
number
zero,
seven,
zero,
eight
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
austin
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
237
863
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
city
of
boston's
administrative
costs,
senior
program
services
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
elderly
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
the
federal
fy
20.
Title
iii
cares
act,
area,
plan,
administration.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
clerk
docket
zero,
seven
zero
three
through
zero,
seven
zero
eight
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
strong
women
and
families
before
we
go
on
to
dock
at
zero.
Seven:
zero!
Nine!
If
you
could
amend
the
attendance
report
again
to
reflect
that
council
baker
is
also
here
with
us.
G
You,
madam
president,
docket
zero,
seven,
zero,
nine
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
forty,
eight
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
three
dollars
and
forty
four
cents
in
the
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
twenty
state
elder
lunch
air
mark.
With
cares,
act
supplement
awarded
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
elderly
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
additional
meals
for
seniors
in
boston.
J
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
you
so
much.
We
are
living
through
an
extraordinary
time
here
in
boston
with
this
pandemic
and
this
health
emergency,
it
has
thrown
light
on
our
most
vulnerable
citizens,
many
of
whom
are
our
elders
in
our
community
and
our
colleagues
at
age.
Strong
boston
have
coordinated
media
delivery
and
social
emotional
support
for
thousands
of
our
seniors.
J
A
I
A
G
Docket:
zero
seven
one
zero
message
and
author
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
thirty
thousand
seven
hundred
and
twenty
two
dollars
and
ninety
one
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fy.
Sixteen
innovations
in
community-based
crime
reduction
formerly
burned.
Criminal
justice
passed
through
the
boston
public
health
commission
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department,
the
grant
will
fund
and
the
purchase
and
installation
of
video
cameras
in
the
bowden
geneva
neighborhood,
and
also
training
police
and
crime
prevention
through
environmental
design.
A
G
Zero
seven
one
one
message
and
auto
authorizes
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
twenty
seven
thousand
nine
hundred
and
sixty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
additional
long-term
care
services
funded
by
the
cares
act
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
abuse
to
be
administered
by
the
elderly
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
federal,
fy,
20,
title
iii,
ombudsman
services.
J
J
F
A
G
H
Thank
you,
madam
president.
The
census
is
critically
important
for
our
communities.
It's
very
important
that
we
have
folks
counted.
We
are
historically
a
difficult
city
to
count,
and
this
money
would
go
towards
addressing
that.
For
that
reason,
I
asked
for
suspension
in
passage
so
that
this
2500
can
can
go
to
the
rapid
response
census.
H
A
You
so
much
counselor
arroyo
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Seven
one.
Two,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
eyes.
Have
it
dock
at
zero.
Seven
one
two
has
been
passed.
We
will
now
move
on
to
reports
of
public
officers
and
other
others.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
read
dockets
zero,
seven
one
three
through
zero,
seven
one
five.
G
A
Well,
thank
you.
So
much
docked
zero.
Seven
one
three
through
zero,
seven
one
five
will
be
placed
on
file
we'll
now
move
on
to
matters
recently
heard
for
possible
action
and,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
read
dockets
zero,
five,
eight
eight
three
zero,
five,
nine
eight
together.
That
would
be
great.
Thank
you,
madam.
G
President
target
zero:
five
eight
eight
through
zero;
five;
nine
zero
order
for
the
fy
21
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations,
the
school
department
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits
known
as
opeb
dock.
At
0591-0592,
orders
for
capital
fund
transfer
appropriations,
docket
number
0-593-0596
orders,
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders,
lease
purchase
agreements
and
docket
number
zero.
Five.
Nine
eight
message
and
order
approving
an
appropriation
of
four
million
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
21st
century
fund,
also
known
as
the
public,
educational
and
governmental,
peg
access
and
cable
related
fund.
A
D
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
it
was
another
busy
week
of
budget
review
on
the
council.
I
want
to
thank
all
my
colleagues
for
participating
last
week
on
thursday,
after
our
last
council
meeting,
we
had
hearings
on
environment,
talking
about
our
the
city's
efforts
on
climate
change
and
enacting
the
provisions
of
the
wetlands
ordinance
and
and
then
focusing
on
parks
and
recreation,
and
we
also
had
a
pulled
out
hearing
focused
on
the
landmarks
commission,
which
is
within
the
environment
department.
D
So
those
were
a
great
series
of
conversations,
I
think,
really
important.
Continuing
priorities
for
the
city
and
then
yesterday
we
had
another
pair
of
hearings
with
bps
on
sort
of
the
academic
programs
were
at
large
across
the
district
and
on
parent
and
youth
engagement
and
the
build
bps
capital
plans.
D
So,
if
folks
are
able
to
dip
in
to
ask
some
questions,
that
would
be
great
and
I'm
looking
forward
tomorrow,
as
chief
hooley
alluded
to,
we've
got
our
public
safety
departments
coming
in
and
also
the
boston
public
health
commission,
whose
work,
as
we
all
know,
is
so
critical
right
now
and
we're
looking
ahead
to
do
it:
isd,
bpda
and
bps
again
next
week.
So
I
my
recommendation,
madam
president,
is
that
these
matters
remain
in
committee
for
future
action.
A
A
M
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
We
had
a
really
insightful
and
productive
hearing
on
monday
afternoon
on
this
matter
that
was
sponsored
by
councillor
flaherty.
We
reviewed
with
justin
starred
the
city
of
boston's
budget
director,
the
various
changes
and
and
deficits
and
potential
surpluses
from
the
fy
20
year
fiscal
year
that
we're
currently
in
a
quick
overview.
The
potential
deficits
include
police
and
fire
over
time
and
more
expensive
than
anticipated
trash
and
recycling.
M
However,
there
have
been
additional
changes
to
the
revenue
reductions
expected
given
the
global
pandemic,
for
example,
our
excise
taxes,
meals,
occupancy
and
aircraft
fuel
parking,
fines
and
meter
fees
are
not
being
enforced,
and
so
that
is
a
large
significant
drop
interest
on
investments
and
other
departmental
departmental
revenue
such
as
licenses
and
permits.
So
because
the
budget
is
largely
based
on
property
taxes,
the
impact
won't
be
felt
directly
this
next
fiscal
year
as
councilor
botkin,
can
tell
us
in
way
more
detail.
M
We
do
know
that
much
of
the
additional
surplus
that
came
in
from
the
building
boom
and
permits
and
development
in
this
last
fiscal
year
has
now
been
largely
accounted
for.
Due
to
these
projected
deficits
and
increased
need
on
the
city
side.
It
was
a
very
helpful
discussion
and
I
want
to
thank
council
flaherty
for
bringing
it
up
and
hope
you
will
chime
in
as
well.
Thank
you
thank.
A
Q
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
obviously
thank
you
to
chair
council
of
for
hosting
the
hearing,
as
well
as
all
my
colleagues
who
attended.
I
also
want
to
thank
justin
sterit,
the
budget
director
for
attending
during
an
extremely
busy
time,
particularly
for
the
budget
team,
as
we're
going
through
the
city's
budget
through
our
ways
and
means
committee.
Q
I
called
for
the
hearing,
as
we're
approaching
the
end
of
the
fourth
quarter
and
wanted
to
see
if
any
city
departments
would
have
any
budget
surpluses
that
could
be
dire
redirected
due
to
the
covert
19
response
and
efforts.
I
have
to
say,
justin
ran
through
a
pretty
thorough
presentation
describing
our
city
spending
and
expenses
to
date,
highlighted
some
potential
surpluses
and
deficits
and
expected
revenue
deductions
as
a
result
of
covert
19.
Q
So,
while
we
were
on
this
particular
topic,
I
think
we
had
the
opportunity
each
of
us
to
kind
of
kick
the
tires
in
a
couple
other
areas,
and
you
know
that
our
chairways
means
our
calling
council
block
was
was
present
and
and
probably
would
find
it
just
as
informative
from
her
perspective
as
well.
During
the
hearing,
justin
also
mentioned
how
redirecting
funds
to
pay
for
covert
19
expenses
potentially
could
cause
us
to
lose
out
on
potential
reimbursement
from
the
federal
government
and
related
sources,
which
I
found
to
be
very
interesting.
Q
As
the
council,
municipal
branch
and
fiscal
stewards
of
our
city,
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
have
these
types
of
conversations
with
the
administration
in
through
our
budget
discussions
as
well.
So
thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
and
thanks
for
the
madam
president,
thank
you
to
the
chair
for
hosting.
A
G
Docket
zero,
six,
zero
six
message
and
auto
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
boston
public
schools,
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2021
to
support
the
maintenance
and
repair
of
bps
facilities,
including
custodial
and
utility
costs
for
extended
building
time.
School
police
costs
associated
with
events,
floor,
refinishing,
landscaping
and
building
repairs,
recedes
from
lease
permit
for
use
and
parking
fees
for
bps
facilities
will
be
deposited
in
the
fund.
Bps
will
be
the
only
unit
authorized
to
expend
from
the
fund,
and
such
expenditures
shall
not
exceed
two
million
six
hundred
thousand
dollars.
G
Docket
number:
zero,
six,
zero,
eight
message
and
auto
authorizing
a
limit
for
the
boston
public
schools,
revolving
fund
for
the
fiscal
year,
2021
for
the
boston,
public
schools,
transportation
costs,
including
bus
and
public
transportation
costs.
The
revolving
fund
shall
be
credited
with
revenue
received
from
boston,
public
school
department,
for
the
provisions
of
transport
of
transportation,
of
groups
and
tax
title
entities
for
field
trips
and
activities
other
than
transportation
to
and
from
school
receipts,
and
resulting
expenditures
from
this
fund
shall
not
exceed
120
000.
A
D
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president.
Yes,
these
revolving
funds,
where
the
council
needs
to
approve
the
maximum
limit,
were
also
considered
in
our
bps
hearings
yesterday,
but
we're
actually
still
waiting
on
some
clarificatory
information
from
bps
on
them,
and
I
expect
that
I
will
vote
on
these
revolving
funds
at
the
same
time
as
we're
taking
an
initial
vote
on
the
whole.
M
A
G
E
E
E
Memorial
day
was
known
as
decoration
day
in
the
past
and
started
as
a
day
for
people
to
decorate
the
graves
of
the
war
dead
with
flowers
after
the
civil
war
decoration
day
continued
to
be
observed
on
the
local
level.
In
1968
congress
passed
the
uniform,
monday
holiday
act,
which
established
memorial
day
as
the
last
monday
in
may.
E
The
change
went
into
effect
in
1971.
on
memorial
day.
The
country
pays
respects
to
more
than
1.1
million
american
military
personnel
who
made
the
supreme
sacrifice
for
their
country
while
serving
in
uniform,
as
well
as
to
gold
star
families
whose
family
members
died
in
uniform.
This
is
a
solemn
day.
E
Boston
itself
has
numerous
events
commemorating
memorial
day,
but
because
of
this
pandemic
this
year,
many
of
those
events
are
suspended
or
being
conducted.
Virtually
I'm
also
working
with
commissioner
rob
santiago
on
some
outreach
to
veterans
into
commemorate
memorial
day
as
well.
However,
the
city
of
boston's
veterans
services,
as
I
mentioned
in
veteran
organizations,
are
still
safely
in
individually
placing
flags
at
our
military
cemeteries
in
honor
of
those
that
pay
the
supreme
sacrifice
for
our
country
again,
including
our
gold
star
families.
E
Q
Q
The
the
very
first
vietnam
memorial
in
the
country
was
there
at
middle
of
honor
park
up
in
m
street
park,
so
come
from
sort
of
a
proud
line
in
history
of
of
residents
and
neighbors
who
have
made
that
contribution,
and,
quite
frankly,
also
on
behalf
of
all
of
us
here
in
the
council.
We're
really
proud
of
of
council
of
flynn
being
a
navy
veteran.
The
council-
and
I
know
madam
clerk
can
attest
to
this
over
the
years.
Q
So
for
those
that
have
served
and
those
that
have
loved
one
that
served.
I
also
know
I
can
speak
for
our
colleague,
counselor
lydia
edwards
and
her
mother
being
in
the
service.
Obviously
my
dad
was
in
the
navy
as
well.
So
anybody
that
has
a
family
member
that
has
has
been
in
the
service.
We
all
know
the
family
sacrifices
that
go
with
that,
but
to
actually
have
to
lose
somebody
in
order
to
be
a
gold
star,
parent
or
a
gold
star
family.
Q
Our
thoughts
and
prayers
in
in
remembrances
will
be
with
them
this
weekend.
It's
usually
a
time
you
know
pre-covered
when
folks
are
getting
outdoors
and
they're
getting
the
grill
going
and
they're
celebrating
and
participating,
but
there
is
a.
There
is
a
piece
of
this
that
needs
to
be
recognized
and
that's
a
very
solemn
piece
that
people
gave
the
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
they
committed
themselves
selflessly
for
our
country
and
for
all
of
our
values
and
as
a
result
of
which
they've
lost
their
life.
So
thank.
A
B
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president,
I
want
to
thank
the
makers
for
their
leadership.
Counselor
flynn
consistently
have
demonstrated
that
you
never
forget
and
will
always
lead
with
the
narrative
and
perspective
of
those
who
served,
and
that
is
in
part
because
of
your
own
experience,
but
also
because
of
your
great
heart
council
flaherty.
Thank
you
also,
so
much
for
the
comments
and
and
acknowledging
that
you
know
if
we
in
many
cases,
if
we
don't
recognize
memorial
day,
many
people
forget
the
whole
point
and
the
goal
of
it.
B
It
is
to
reflect
and
to
pause,
and
I
just
want
to
also
recognize
that
there
are
many
warriors
who
died
for
this
country,
a
country
that
wouldn't
recognize
their
own
humanity,
even
though
they
were
fighting
for
it.
As
I
told
the
story
of
my
great
uncle
who
died
as
part
of
integrating
the
troops
in
korea,
this
is
these
days
are
particularly
important
for
us
to
remember
my
my
great
uncle
died
for
america.
B
So
I
I
am
thankful
so
much
counselor
flynn
that
you
brought
this
up
enough,
because
many
of
us
can't
even
get
together
to
even
celebrate
and
have
the
parades
or
have
the
gatherings
that
the
many
veterans
do
rely
on
as
part
of
just
a
recognition
of
not
just
their
services
but
their
colleagues
who
they
serve
with
who
died.
So
thank
you
so
much
councillor
flynn.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
maker
lead,
sponsor
and
co-sponsor
for
bringing
this
before
us
today.
I
certainly
will
support
it
and
think
that
it's
so
important
that
we
we
do
these
things.
I
do
want
to
bring
just
a
special
note,
and
I
know
that
counselor
flynn,
in
particular,
has
has
paid
particular
attention
to
the
group
of
veterans
who
have
passed
away
during
this
pandemic,
both
from
covid19
and
other
causes.
K
A
So
at
this
time,
we'll
take
a
show
of
hands
for
those
who
want
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add
counselor
o'malley
council
of
braden
councillor
bach
councilor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
councillor
edwards,
councillor,
mejia,
councillor,
cambo
council,
you
already
have
counselor
sabi
george
counselor
wu
and
please
also
add
the
chair.
I
think
that's
all
of
us.
There
flynn
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero,
seven
one.
Six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
F
A
K
Thank
you
again,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
our
colleagues
for
just
welcoming
chief
hooley
earlier
in
our
program,
and
I'm
not
going
to
reiterate
word
for
word
what
I
read
during
the
present
when
presenting
this
resolution
before
the
council
before
the
start
of
the
meeting.
But
just
we
recognize.
I
think
we
all
recognize
the
important
role
that
our
frontline
responders
are
400
or
so
emts
for
the
city
of
boston.
K
A
Wonderful
and
not
seeing
any
blue
hands
we'll
move
on
to
sign
our
name,
those
who
would
like
to
sign
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
if
you
could
please
add:
counselor
o'malley
counselor
braden
councillor
flynn,
councillor
mejia,
councillor
edwards,
councillor
baker,
council
arroyo,
councillor
bach,
council,
flaherty,
council,
wu,
councillor
campbell,
councilman
wu
you're,
throwing
me
off
because
you're
on
here
twice.
A
Counselor
wu
councillor
campbell
and
please
add
the
chair
again.
I
think
that's
all
of
us.
It
is
wonderful,
wonderful,
wonderful,
counselor,
savvy
george
six
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero,
seven
one,
seven,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye,
aye,
aye
eyes
have
it
and
doctor
zero.
Seven
one
seven
has
been
adopted,
we'll
move
on
to
docket
zero,
seven
one
eight.
C
A
I
I
Alongside
all
all
of
you,
all
members
of
this
council,
newer
members
of
this
council,
more
established
members
of
the
council,
former
members
of
this
council,
have
been
united,
really
addressing
the
fact
that
to
save
our
climate,
we
need
to
start
with
our
buildings.
We
are
acutely
aware
of
that
in
boston
where
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
you
know
upwards
of
65,
perhaps
70
of
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
come
from
our
buildings,
so
we've
been
very
active,
very
aggressive
in
the
years.
I
I
I
We
led
in
that
space
in
march
of
last
year,
nine
months
after
our
resolution
and
because
of
our
advocacy
mayor
walsh,
signed
an
executive
order
which
now
mandates
that
all
new
municipal
buildings
will
be
nzc
net
zero
carbon
that
is,
and
through
the
early
steps
of
some
of
our
budget
hearings
in
this
fiscal
year.
It's
been
really
gratifying
to
see
why
why?
I
Well,
we
know
why
it's
important,
but
to
see
what
the
plans
are
at
the
city
to
make
sure
that
we
have
ncc
buildings
going
forward
what
that
means,
both
from
a
taxpayer
point
of
view.
These
buildings
can
often
save,
and
quite
and
almost
always,
over
the
length
of
the
life
of
the
building
saves
significant
money,
as
well
as
the
health
associated
with
that.
I
Looking
at
new
carbon
neutral
building
assessments
mandating
them
on
new
buildings,
as
well
as
strengthening
article
37,
which
sets
environmental
benchmarks,
which
we
hope
to
meet
and
exceed.
Finally,
the
bpda
has
been
on
a
public
process
on
new
zoning
requirements
going
forward.
Dmd,
a
great
partner
of
ours
has
been
literally
written,
a
guidebook
on
net
zero
carbon
buildings
and
has
found
definitively
time
after
time
after
time
that
the
cost
increase
is
negligible,
that
there
is
no
upfront
additional
costs
and
that
these
buildings
save
money
over
the
long
run.
I
Usgbc
the
united
states
green
building
code
coalition
has
also
found
that
and
and
proven
it
beyond
a
reasonable
doubt
that
you
build
efficiently.
You
build
a
net
zero
carbon.
You
can
save
taxpayers
money,
that's
sort
of
the
fiscal
stewardship
piece
of
our
job.
The
second
is
the
environmental
health
aspects
which
we
know.
I've
already
talked
about
the
huge
greenhouse
gas
emissions
that
come
from
these
buildings.
Those
high
greenhouse
gas
emissions
also
exacerbate
the
health
disparities
which
currently
exist.
This
is
readily
apparent
as
we
fight
our
pandemic.
I
Low-Income
communities,
communities
of
color
are
often
exposed
to
more
indoor
and
outdoor
pollution.
We
see
increased
rates
of
asthma,
copd
other
respiratory
challenges.
Sadly,
that
has
really
been
made
incredibly
clear
as
we
fight
covid19,
as
we
see
some
of
these
real
health
disparities
and
how
we
address
them.
So
this
is
not
only
the
environmental
piece
or
the
fiscal
steward
piece.
This
is
the
public
health
piece
as
well.
I
The
ramifications
of
inaction
are
too
numerous
to
list
and
as
it
relates
to
our
building
code,
as
it
relates
to
what
we
want
to
see
a
future
to
look
like
this
is
going
to
be
a
crucial
part,
which
will
not
only
make
a
greener
city,
make
a
stronger
city,
a
safer
city,
a
more
resilient
city
but,
as
has
been
proven
time
and
again,
a
in
a
economic
impact
which
will
actually
benefit
the
ratepayer
benefit,
the
builder
benefit
the
taxpayer.
The
purpose
of
this
hearing
is
to
figure
out
what
we're
doing.
I
I
I've
ticked
off,
probably
four
or
five
different
city
departments,
some
states,
some
federal
agencies,
fewer
federal
agencies
now
but
federal
organizations
like
the
usbg
which
are
really
doing
the
right
things
saying
the
right
things,
putting
the
right
plans
together,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
done
collaboratively.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
acting
with
great
rapidity
going
forward.
This
is
our
opportunity.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
smart,
that
we're
effective
and
that
we're
aggressive
as
it
relates
to
our
building
going
forward.
I
It
is
one
of
the
most
important
things
we
can
do
as
a
city
looking
as
we
begin,
the
slow
and
perhaps
painful
process
of
reopening
the
city
of
boston.
Looking
at
what
the
the
construction
atmosphere
and
real
estate
market
looks
like.
This
is
a
way
that
we
can
build
greener
cities
provide
for
better
resiliency
as
a
coastal
city
and
save
both
ratepayer
and
taxpayer
money.
In
doing
so,
I
am
incredibly
excited
about
the
work
that
we've
been
able
to
achieve
thus
far
and
look
forward
to
even
more
going
forward.
I
D
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
I
really
want
to
commend
the
maker
for
bringing
this
to
the
council
and
for
all
his
work
on
on
this
issue,
and
I
I'd
ask
you
to
add
my
name.
It
did
come
up
in
our
budget
hearings.
I
think
that
there
are
two
ways
for
us
to
think
about
these
kinds
of
changes
that
we
need
to
make
to
our
building
stock.
D
So
I
just
I'm
really
glad
that
councilor
o'malley
is
expressing
the
urgency
of
this.
I
think
there's
a
ton
of
promising
directions
that
city
departments
are
already
going
in
and
that
you
know
we
said
we
have
neighbors
brookline's,
already
banned
new
fossil
fuel
infrastructure
in
its
new
buildings.
It
just
makes
sense
to
me
that
we
have
such
a
huge
task
in
terms
of
retrofitting
boston's
building
stock,
that
we
cannot
be
building
new
buildings
now
that
we
will
have
to
retrofit
in
order
to
reach
our
targets.
H
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I'd
just
like
to
commend
the
maker.
This
is
a
incredibly
important
issue
as
we
move
forward,
and
we
realize
that
the
normal
that
existed
even
a
couple
months
ago
is
no
longer
the
normal
we
have.
Climate
change
is
something
that's
going
to
leave
a
lasting
impact
for
generations
to
come.
It
is
a
incredibly
important
issue
and
anything
we
can
do
today
to
really
make
an
impact
on
that
has
to
happen.
H
I
don't
think
it's
a
choice
really
in
terms
of
the
kind
of
severity
that
we're
looking
at
the
same
way
that
this
pandemic
forced
our
hands
in
making
really
quick
decisions
and
having
to
really
make
difficult,
painful
decisions
for
a
lot
of
folks.
That's
the
kind
of
issues
that
we're
trying
to
avoid
by
making
this
kind
of
action.
Now
these
things
that
may
seem
difficult
now
will
actually
look
incredibly
smart
and
incredibly
forward-thinking
later,
so
I
commend
the
maker.
Add
my
name.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
madam
president,
I'd
like
to
commend
to
my
colleague
constantly
o'malley
for
his
leadership
in
this
area
very
consistent
and
and
vigorous
leadership
over
many
many
years.
Addressing
the
issue
of
carbon
neutral
buildings
is
a
really
important
as
part
of
the
puzzle
as
we
addre
as
we
try
to
reach
a
carbon
neutral
city
of
boston
by
2050..
J
It's
not
that
long
away,
and
I
think
echo
consular
box
assertion
that
all
of
our
new
buildings
should
be
aspiring
to
be
as
carbon
neutral,
going
forward,
we're
in
the
middle
of
a
huge
building
boom
in
boston,
beyond
the
likes
of
which
we
haven't
seen
in
a
very
long
time.
All
of
these
new
buildings
need
to
be
as
many
as
possible
need
to
be
carbon
neutral
and
the
urgency
is
is
palpable
when
we
see
what's
happening
out
in
the
midwest,
with
exceptional
precipitation
levels
and
what's
happening.
J
A
B
I
want
to
also
say
that,
ultimately,
if
we
do
not
truly
invest
in
new
buildings
coming
online
at
a
certain
standard,
then
we
might
as
well
admit
that
we
don't
truly
and
aren't
committed
to
having
a
carbon
net
zero
city.
We
are
going
to
be
building
a
great
deal
and
ultimately
we're
going
to
save
more
money,
and
I
think
I
can't
help,
but
thank
again
council
o'malley
for
coming
with
the
he
came
at
it
at
all
different
levels.
B
But
ultimately,
if
this
is
about
money
for
some
people
we're
going
to
save
money,
it's
going
to
be
cheaper
for
us
to
build
at
better
standards
for
our
communities
than
then
to
sit.
There
and
continue
on
with
the
old
standards
and
hope
for
the
best
I
live
it.
My
community
is
an
environmental
justice
community.
It
is
where
we
are
already
facing
higher
levels
of
asthma.
Copd
we
see
the
regular
impact
of
environmental
justice
and
not
planning
for
people's
health
and
not
planning
for
a
greener
society,
so
we
can't
afford
to
close
our
eyes
anymore.
A
R
I
thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
too
echo
my
colleagues
in
applauding
council
o'malley
for
your
continued
and
consistent
leadership
with
respect
to
environmental
issues.
It
is
quite
contagious
in
terms
of
the
passion
you
have,
but
also
getting
folks,
who
would
think
that
these
issues
don't
connect
to
them
to
get
them
to
understand
that
it
does.
I
appreciate
your
intentionality
always
in
connecting
these
issues,
particularly
to
inequities
for
communities
of
color.
R
R
It
won't
happen,
and
I
think
that
adds
to
the
sense
of
urgency,
not
just
because
we
know
that
climate
change
is
a
major
issue
in
threatening
our
very
existence.
But
when
you
add
the
level
of
inequities
that
we're
talking
about,
there
are
certain
communities
that
have
for
a
long
time
felt
that
their
existence
has
been.
You
know.
A
You
thank
you
seeing
no
other
speakers.
I
will
certainly
echo
what
my
colleagues
have
already
said
as
I
look
for
a
show
of
hands
of
folks
who
want
to
sign
on
madame
clerk.
If
you
could,
please
add
counselor
brayden
councillor
flynn,
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
sabi
george
councillor
wu
councillor,
edwards
council
arroyo,
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
mejia,
please
also
add
the
chair.
A
F
A
A
A
A
A
We
will
now
move
on
to
late
files,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
they
are
too
and
I
still
frown
upon
late
files,
but
because
they
break
next
week
and
they
don't
want
colleagues
to
have
to
wait
two
weeks.
We
are
entertaining
them,
and
so
I
I
want
to
let
folks
know
so.
First,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
these
matters
are
being
added
to
the
agenda.
A
G
Offered
by
city
councilor,
anisa
asabi
george
in
the
city
council
order
for
hearing
regarding
the
creation
of
a
small
business
reopening
task
force
for
the
covert
19
pandemic,
whereas
on
may
18th
governor
baker
released
a
plan
to
loosen
social
distancing
measures
during
the
covert
19
pandemic
in
four
phases,
based
on
progression
of
six
public
health
indicators
and
whereas
small
business
owners
have
not
had
a
real
seat
at
the
table
to
discuss
what
safe
reopening
looks
like.
Nor
is
there
sufficient
guidance
from
the
state
or
the
city
to
fully
guide
businesses
as
they
reopen.
G
A
K
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
I
appreciate
your
indulgence
with
these
two
late
files.
This
afternoon
I
filed
this
hearing
order
in
response
to
the
governor's
plan
to
reopen
the
state
now
and
the
city
on
june
1st.
The
hearing
order
calls
for
the
creation
of
a
small
business
task
force
to
advise
the
city
on
a
re-opening
plan.
The
governor's
advisory
group
did
not
represent
a
cross-section
of
small
businesses
in
massachusetts.
K
The
city
needs
to
hear
from
our
small
businesses
in
order
to
inform
or
write
our
reopening
plan.
On
monday,
I
had
a
conversation
with
35
women
who
are
small
business
owners.
We
talked
at
length
about
their
concerns
regarding
reopening
their
businesses
and
keeping
their
employees
and
customers
safe.
We
talked
sorry.
It
is
clear
that
there
hasn't
been
enough
guidance
for
these
businesses
during
the
initial
closing
in
march
and
april
and
now
during
the
conversation
for
reopening.
K
Currently,
the
city
is
doing
a
great
job
through
the
office
of
small
business
development
and
under
the
leadership
of
their
chief,
but
we
need
to
do
more
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
small
businesses
in
our
city
are
at
the
table.
Writing
the
plan
to
prepare
for
their
reopening
as
a
small
business
owner
myself.
I
am
grateful
that
the
city
is
continuing
to
provide
support
and
have
conversations
with
businesses
across
our
neighborhood.
However,
small
business
owners
themselves
have
a
very
unique
perspective
on
how
to
inform
and
prescribe
a
reopening
plan.
K
K
Councilor,
wu
and
council
arroyo
had
a
great
hearing
about
the
need
for
an
equitable
recovery
that
has
to
be
part
of
our
planning
having
our
own
small
business
advisory
task
force
would
ensure
that
every
concern
is
brought
up
and
addressed.
I
look
forward
to
having
this
hearing
and
the
creation
of
a
task
force,
as
well
as
the
work
that
lies
ahead
for
our
small
business
owners
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods.
Every
small
business
owner
wants
to
reopen,
wants
to
reopen
safely
for
themselves
for
their
employees
and
for
their
customers.
A
C
C
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I'm
very
grateful
to
constitutor
savvy
george
for
bringing
forward
this
hearing
order.
Our
small
businesses
are
the
lifeblood
of
our
communities
and
our
main
streets,
and
it's
really
important
that
they
return
to
return
to
business
again
in
a
safe
and
an
orderly
manner.
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
bring
into
the
conversation
the
small,
family-owned
daycare
providers,
who
are
really
going
to
be
essential
to
an
orderly
return
to
work,
and
they
are.
They
are
small
businesses.
J
Many
of
them
are
women
and
fam
and
immigrant
owned
small
businesses
in
our
communities,
and
I
really
look
forward
to
their
their
inclusion
in
the
conversation,
but
also
to
have
a
really
broad,
broad,
broad-ranged
conversation
in
establishing
a
task
force
and
to
bring
an
orderly
return
to
business
in
the
city.
Thank
you.
A
B
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair.
Madam
president,
excuse
me
I
want
to
commend
the
maker
there.
I
absolutely
support
this
conversation.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
understood
that
the
conversation
is
about
creating
the
task
force,
not
that
we
shouldn't
be
helping.
Small
businesses
are
getting
their
perspective,
and
so
in
that
vein,
with
creating
a
task
force,
I
want
to
assess
one
who
is
appointing
the
members
of
the
task
force.
B
Is
this
going
to
be
mayoral
appointments,
or
is
it
going
to
be
city,
council
or
city
council
2?
What
is
the
definition
of
a
small
business?
You
know
a
lot
of
businesses
would
consider
themselves
malls
if
they're
not
being
publicly
traded.
So
I
think
that
that's
important
that
you
explain
what
is
small.
B
Also,
how
are
you
going
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
representative
from
all
industries
from
child
care
to
restaurants,
to
whatever
you
want
to
call
or
self-employed
individuals
going
to
be
part
of
this?
I
think
a
definition
of
who
is
small
who's
going
to
be
appointed
and
also
the
kind
of
power
you
expect
this
task
force
to
have
ultimately
will
they
be
be
working
with
the
city
to
come
up
with
the
zoning
or
come
up
with
the
recovery
amounts?
B
Those
are
all
big
things
and
I
think
that
I
would
love
to
have
that
kind
of
narrowed
down
by
the
time
we
have
this
conversation.
Otherwise,
you
know
it
could
be
an
unruly
conversation
when
the
ultimate
goal
is
to
set
up
a
task
force.
So
I
support
you
100
percent
counselor,
asabi
george.
I
am
so
excited
for
this,
but
again
in
terms
of
being
able
to
make
sure
who
is
small
who's
appointing
what
powers
will
they
have?
B
What
seats
are
we
having
and
one
seat
that
I
do
think
is
important
is
one
of
workers.
I
know
what
I
said:
workers
not
necessarily
labor.
There
are
a
lot
of
small
businesses
that
have
workers
part-time
workers
who
don't
want
to
come
back
to
work
because
they
either
making
more
money
and
unemployment
or
are
scared
to
death
to
come
back
to
work.
So
I
would
love
to
know
that
workers
will
also
have
a
voice
and
be
sitting
on
this
task
force.
B
D
D
I
don't
think
that
this
work
and
the
way
that
it
rolls
out
in
boston
safely
for
all
of
our
constituents
can
be
left
to
the
state,
and
so
I
think
I
think
it's
and
and
what
I
hear
from
what
I
what
I
heard
this
morning,
I
met
with
a
whole
bunch
of
restaurants
in
my
district
and
what
they
said
was
look.
You
know
you've
got
to
order
food
in
advance
for
a
restaurant,
there
are
all
kinds
of
logistics.
It
can't
be.
D
You
know
you
wait
and
wait
and
then
one
day
it's
like
open
tomorrow,
so
I
really
think
we
need
to
be
having
those
proactive
conversations
and
that,
even
though
you
know
this
whole,
this
whole
reopening
conversation
is
guided
by
and
has
to
be,
guided
by
the
public
health
conversation
and
so
we're
going
to
be
operating
with
an
uncertainty
as
long
as
we're
as
long
as
we're
operating
within
a
public
health
framework
and
waiting
to
see
what
what
the
parameters
of
that
are.
I
still
think
there's
a
lot
that
we
can
be
doing
proactively.
D
A
R
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
joined
my
colleagues
in
applauding
counselor
sabi
george,
for
the
hearing
order
and
for
flagging
the
the
sad
reality
that
this
body
and
frankly
many
folks
in
administration,
weren't
meaningfully
at
you
know,
allowed
to
participate
in
the
conversation
around
reopening
and
there's
obviously
incredible
value
we
could
have
brought
not
just
because
of
our
unique
perspectives,
but
because
of
the
constituents
we
serve
and
the
what
we're
hearing
in
our
respective
districts
or
across
the
entire
city.
R
I
too
echo
council
edwards
comments
and
that
I'd
love
to
to
learn
more
in
terms
of
the
details
and
look
for
the
here
to
the
hearing
where
we
figure
that
out,
but
we,
I
also
want
to
add
you
know
it
takes
a
long
time.
It
seems
to
set
up
task
force
and
and
to
sort
of
get
a
body
that
we
all
might
appreciate
to
then
have
the
conversation.
So,
in
the
meantime,
would
love
for
that
hearing
to
talk
about.
How
does
this
body?
R
How
do
we,
as
colleagues
come
together
around
really
serious
concerns
with
respect
to
the
reopening
conversation,
not
just
in
terms
of
how
we
define
our
small
businesses,
the
importance
of
including
child
care
and
child
care
providers?
We
use
one
that
is
such
a
great
area.
The
families
that
go
to
the
provider
we
use
are
so
confused.
R
R
A
K
K
There
is
a
a
wide
variety
of
different
business
types
and
different
business
models,
some
that
have
needed
to
adjust
over
the
last
few
months,
some
who
will
need
to
adjust
in
the
coming
months
and
as
this
is
as
much
as
this
is
a
response
to
a
public
health
crisis,
and
we
need
to
have
that
lens
business
owners
and
operators
and
employees
we're
doing
the
work
every
day.
I
really
do
need
a
seat
at
the
table
and
deter
in
determining
that
prescription.
So
we
do
look.
K
A
That
I
know
many
speakers
indicated
that
they
wanted
to
sign
on,
but
by
a
show
of
physical
hands,
to
make
this
easy.
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
clerk.
If
you
could
please
add,
council,
o'malley,
council
braden
councillor
flynn,
councillor
bach
councillor,
edwards
council
arroyo,
councillor
mejia,
counselor,
flaherty,
counselor
campbell.
A
Yeah,
but
I
think
that's
going
to
be
a
problem
because
she's
not
physically
here
to
be
added
so
anyway,
I
think
it's
a
video,
that's
not
on
her
aren't.
Okay,
I
see
her
right,
okay,
okay,
yeah!
So
please
add
wound.
Please
add
the
chair.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
she's,
actually
here
this
late
file
matter,
will
be
referred
to
small
business
and
workforce
development.
A
K
Thank
you
again.
Madam
president,
I
file
this
resolution
in
response
to
the
governor's
plan
to
reopen
the
state
now
and
the
city
on
june
1st.
This
resolution
calls
for
the
creation
of
a
helpline
for
workers
and
consumers
to
reach
out
to
when
their
workplace
is
not
adhering
to
the
recommended
protective
measures.
K
It's
also
important
to
know,
based
on
our
last
the
last
hearing
order,
I
just
filed
that
the
lack
of
very
clear
and
directive
information,
I
think,
partly
because
it's
not
designed
by
small
business
owners,
is
really
hard
to
put
into
place
if
it
doesn't
make
sense
to
the
business
owner
and
the
business
model.
If
we
re,
if
we
are
to
reopen
smoothly
with
no
new
surges,
then
everyone
needs
to
feel
safe
at
work.
We
need
to.
K
We
need
a
kind
of
pressure
release
valve
so
that
the
city
is
able
to
intervene,
or,
at
the
very
least,
track
where
potential
outbreak
might
occur
due
to
unsafe
workplace
conditions.
I've
had
several
conversations
with
my
team
from
the
city
council,
as
well
as
my
team
here
at
my
small
business,
about
our
plans
to
return
to
work
their
opinions
and
concerns
matter
to
me.
On
monday,
I
had
this
great
conversation
with
a
group
of
women
who
are
small
business
owners
here
in
boston.
K
I
know
that
they
are
all
concerned
about
the
safety
of
their
employees
and
the
safety
of
their
customers.
I
know
that
they
will
do
the
right
thing,
especially
if
the
right
thing
makes
sense
to
running
a
business.
We
all
need
employers
on
the
same
page
and
because
we
are
in
this
together,
a
safe
reopening
requires
a
safe
workplace.
I
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
this
resolution,
calling
for
a
covid,
19
helpline.
K
A
You
so
much
seeing
no
blue
hands.
I
will
ask
for
folks
who
show
up
physical
hands
for
folks
who
want
to
sign
on
madam
clerk.
If
you
could,
please
add:
council,
o'malley,
council,
braden,
councillor
flynn,
council,
mejia,
council
of
flaherty,
councilor,
edwards,
spock,
councillor
campbell
and
council
royal.
Please
also
add
the
chair,
counselor
asabi,
george
six.
A
A
C
C
It
was
just
a
pleasure
working
in
collaboration
with
you
on
that
hearing
last
week.
So
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
who
also
participated
and
just
really
in
the
spirit
of
this
continued
collaboration.
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
I'm
new
in
my
role
as
the
business
chair,
and
I'm
really
looking
to
my
colleagues
to
lean
on
me
and
to
bring
me
along
into
different
conversations
that
are
happening
on
issues
that
are
impacting
small
businesses.
C
A
F
Q
You,
madam
president,
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
consul
general
of
israel
to
new
england
and
als
also
to
the
combined
jewish
philanthropies
for
their
11
000
donation
to
the
cape
verdean
association
of
boston,
to
help
them
buy
ppe
equipment.
I
got
a
number
of
calls
from
friends
and
supporters
in
the
cape
verdean
community.
Q
They
were
actually
ecstatic
about
that
donation,
so
in
trying
times
we're
seeing
an
outpouring
of
support
from
philanthropic
organizations
across
the
city
and
beyond,
and
it's
these
types
of
donations
that
are
coming
in
from
businesses
and
individuals
and
other
entities
that
I
strongly
recommend
continue
to
do
so,
particularly
for
our
non-profits,
who
are
in
some
instances.
You
know
hemorrhaging
at
this
point
because
all
of
their
spring
galas
were
postponed,
so
more
work
and
more
contributions,
hopefully,
will
be
coming
in.
Q
Q
I
work
with
bobby
joe
as
an
assistant
d.a
and
also
as
a
member
of
the
boston
city
council
bobby,
was
about
to
enter
his
30th
year
as
a
city
employee,
one
of
our
unsung
heroes
in
in
in
combating
youth
and
violent
crime,
as
a
street
worker
tragically
died
a
couple
weeks
ago
due
to
injuries
sustained
in
a
fire
at
his
home,
but
bobby
led
the
efforts
he
was
in
the
courtrooms.
He
was
in
the
police
stations.
Most
importantly,
he
was
on
the
street.
He
was
in
the
corners.
Q
He
was
in
our
public
housing
developments,
making
sure
that
he
was
changing
the
trajectory
of
individuals,
both
their
minds
and
the
decisions
that
were
making
and
countless
people
bobby
was
able
to
save
through
his
efforts,
and
he
also
led
efforts
on
core
reform
and
criminal
justice
reform.
So
because.
J
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
I
want
to
make
a
brief
plug
for
our
hearing
coming
up
next
week
next
wednesday,
at
10
10
a.m.
On
may
28th
we're
going
to
have
a
hearing
on
occupational
presumption
which
is
related
to
occupational
health
and
the
issue
of
where
our
frontline
workers,
who
are
exposed
to
covet,
get
infected
or
even
die
with
a
covert
that
they
should
be
a
presumption
that
it
is
an
occupationally
acquired
illness
and
that
they
should
be
protected
by
occupational
health.
J
I
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Just
briefly,
I
wanted
to
alert
the
council
about
two
hearings
that
were
held
last
week.
One
was
dock
at
zero.
Six,
four
three
and
councillor
edwards
is
government
ops
committee
on
voting
preparedness.
The
other
is
zero.
Six
four
zero
councilor
mahia's
committee,
small
business
on
third
party
vendors,
which
I
co-sponsored
alongside
the
at-large
and
district
councillors
from
south
boston.
Very
briefly,
we'll
start
with
643,
because
that
was
a
more
promising
result.
I
The
commissioner
tavares
of
the
elections
department,
as
well
as
chief
registrar,
sabino
pmonty,
talked
about
some
great
preparation
and
steps
that
we
are
taking
as
a
city.
Sadly,
and
incredibly,
disappointingly,
the
secretary
of
state
opted
not
to
participate
or
send
a
designee
to
have
this
conversation
with
us.
I
That
was
incredibly
disappointing
because
the
as
we
all
know,
the
secretary
of
state
sets
elections,
parameters
and
ground
rules
going
forward
and
a
lot
of
what
we
are
trying
to
do
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
voters
have
a
safe
opportunity
to
participate
in
their
civic
duty.
This
september
and
november
hinges
on
action
from
the
secretary
of
state.
I
Nevertheless,
we
hope
that
there
will
be
some
good
action
coming
out
of
the
secretary's
office
working
alongside
the
legislature.
That
would
include
any
early
voting
sanctioned
for
the
state
primary
on
september
first,
which
currently
is
not
determined
yet,
but
we
hope
it
will
be
as
well
as
mailing.
I
We're
also
looking
at
increasing
the
stipend
for
election
clerks
wardens
and
assistant
wardens,
and
the
commissioner
asked
me
and
through
me
all
of
us
to
help
spread
the
word.
So
that's
something
that
we'll
be
doing
in
the
weeks
ahead.
So
that
was
very
positive
and
I
know
the
the
chairs
agreed
to
allow
for
working
session.
Perhaps
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks-
and
I
also
want
to
thank
mass
vote
and
other
great
advocates
who
participated.
I
Secondly,
third
party
party
vendors-
I
don't
know
if
counselors
flynn
or
flaherty
want
to
add
anything.
It
was
incredibly
disappointing.
While
we
did
appreciate
that
there
was
one
staff
member
from
one
of
the
big
four,
perhaps
soon
to
be
big,
three
third-party
vendors,
there
seemed
to
be
little
appetite
for
them
to
try
to
cap
the
fees
we
have
a
number
of
small
business
owners
from
small
restaurant
tours
who
are
being
absolutely
hammered
by
these
institutions.
I
We
also
heard
about
some
of
the
duplicitous
practices
that
these
third-party
vendors
employ,
to
which
a
third-party
vendor
all
all
of
the
big
four
have
been
known
to
create
enlist
restaurants,
who
aren't
in
partnership
with
them
to
then
almost
as
a
as
a
call
center
to
take
these
orders.
They
then
place
them
at
the
local
restaurant
and
many
times
they
charge
more
so
they're,
making
a
profit
you've
got.
Restaurant
tours,
who
aren't
even
from
are
aren't
even
aware
of
the
fact
that
they're
on
some
web-based
portal.
I
So
I've
been
very
delighted
and
heartened
by
the
number
of
cities,
the
most
recent
one
being
new
york,
which
is
captive
fees.
I
still
think
that
it
is
crucial
that
in
boston,
we
cap
these
fees
and
look
forward
to
drafting
an
ordinance
if
we
can't
get
action
ahead
of
time,
so
we'll
stay
working
together
on
this,
but
these
are
two
very
very
important
matters.
Thank
you
all
of
you
participate
in
one
fashion
or
another,
and
look
forward
to
continuing
work
and
oversight
of
both
of
these
issues.
Thank
you.
B
B
She
is
the
sister
actually
of
mike
barone
who
works
for
the
city
in
the
parks
department,
twin
sister
and
her
passing
has
it
was
due
to
a
long
battle
against
cancer,
and
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
her
passing
know
that
she
now
rests
in
peace
and
that
her
loss,
it's
a
loss
for
the
entire
district,
if
not
the
city
of
boston,
and
we
we
also
grieve
her
along
with
mike
and
the
family.
So
I
just
wanted
to
to
lift
that
up.
D
You
know
to
counselor
edwards
point
right
now
in
the
season
of
covet
19
we're
experiencing
so
many
losses,
but
it's
really
unfathomable
and
I
think
you
know
they're
swamping
us.
We
can't
find
time
to
note
each
one
as
we
should-
and
I
think
what's
also
hard
about
that-
is
that
these
current
losses
can
crowd
out
our
opportunities
to
commemorate
other
people
who
mean
a
great
deal
to
us
and
whose
absences
and
legacies
endure
in
our
lives.
D
So
in
that
spirit
I
want
to
say
a
few
words
today
about
robert
alexander
santana,
who
will
be
one
of
the
people.
We
are
closing
our
meeting
in
tribute
to
today.
He
should
have
been
31
this
sunday
a
month
older
than
me,
and
he's
the
older
brother
of
my
director
of
operations,
henry
santana,
who
most
of
you
know,
he's
the
man
from
mission
hill
with
the
most
incredible
smile
in
my
district
and
like
counselor
mejia
robert
came
to
this
country
as
a
child
from
the
dominican
republic
with
his
parents.
D
D
But
I
know
that
he's
living
on
in
each
of
them
and-
and
I
really
see
that
every
time
my
staffer
henry
is
tutoring
a
younger
student
at
alice
taylor
or
writing
an
email
to
a
constituent
or
planning
summer
programming
for
our
youth
or
delivering
a
box
of
food.
His
brother
robert,
is
enduring
part
of
that
work.
O
E
E
You
know
the
boston
way
is
lending
a
hand,
not
not
keeping
them
on
the
ground.
So
thank
you
for
the
leadership
of
councillor
o'malley,
councillor
flaherty
as
well
for
that
hearing
and
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
the
administration
on
trying
to
get
a
cap
on
these
third-party
delivery
companies.
Charging
40.
Commission,
that's
outrageous!
A
Thank
you
so
much
counselor
flynn
seeing
no
other
blue
hands.
We
will
continue
to
move
on.
I
really
appreciate
folks
lifting
up
bobby
joe
leister
and
just
want
to
remind
the
council
that
we
did
pay
tribute
to
him
earlier
at
the
end
of
april,
so
we
did
recognize
bobby
joe
leister.
Also
just
another
reminder:
we've
been
talking
a
lot
about
again.
A
Businesses
reopening
this
week,
important
reminder
that
that
it's
still
very
important
to
limit
your
time,
to
the
extent
possible
to
your
home
to
only
leave
for
food
and
fitness
to
continue
to
cover
up
your
face
when
you
go
outdoors
to
limit
contact
to
physically
distance.
All
of
those
things
are
incredibly
important.
A
Do
not
be
confused
that
businesses,
opening
up
means
means
that
things
are
back
to
normal.
Things
are
not
going
back
to
normal.
We
don't
want
things
to
go
back
to
normal.
We
need
to
continue
to
protect
ourselves
and
to
protect
each
other.
So
please
continue
to
be
safe.
Please
continue
to
stay
engaged
in
this
work,
and
now
we
will
move
on
to
close
out
our
meeting
with
memorials.
A
Again
many
thanks
to
all
of
you,
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
for
the
work
that
you
are
doing
every
day
and
and
for
all
of
those
behind
the
scenes
who
make
us
look
good,
our
own
individual
teams
and,
of
course,
essential
staff.
Many
thanks
and
we
will
now
close
out
our
our
meeting
with
memorials
so
for
council
bach.
A
A
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
the
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals
and
we
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
on
wednesday
june
3rd
at
12
noon,
for
the
safety
of
the
general
public
and
all
those
involved.
This
meeting
will
be
held
virtually
and
posted
online
viewers
can
watch
the
council
meeting
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston,
dot,
gov,
slash
city
dash,
council
dash
tv,
all
those
in
favor
of
adjournment,
please
say:
aye
aye
guys
have
it,
and
this
comes
to
mind.