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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on May 5, 2021
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Boston City Council Meeting on May 5, 2021
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Good
afternoon
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
iadella
chamber,
it's
been
a
while,
since
we've
said
that
my
name
is
matt
o'malley,
and
I
am
the
city
council
president
pro
tempore
today
is
may
5th
2021
and
we
are
holding
the
boston
city
council
meeting
in
a
hybrid
fashion.
Several
councillors
are
joining
us
via
zoom
and
the
rest
are
in
the
chamber.
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A
I
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
blessed
are
the
just
for
they
have
their
reward
in
indestructible
integrity.
Blessed.
Are
they
who
labor
in
the
vineyards
of
the
public
realm,
for
they
shall
be
remembered
blessed?
Are
they
who
love
their
nation
enough
to
praise
its
strengths
and
criticize
its
weakness,
for
they
shall
be
made
wise?
I
I
Blessed
are
the
powerful
who
acknowledge
that
their
power
is
both
a
gift
and
a
responsibility,
for
they
know
the
binding
obligation
of
their
bounty
blessed.
Are
they
who
rebuke
narrow
self-interest
to
sustain
the
common
wheel,
for
they
are
the
patriots
the
nation
needs,
and
today
we
especially
ask
for
your
blessing
upon
the
members
of
the
boston
city
council,
as
they
continue
their
good
work
on
behalf
of
the
people
of
this
city
on
a
hill.
A
A
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
the
united
states
of
america
and
to
the
republic
for
which
it
stands.
One
nation,
under
god,
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
Thank
you.
We
are
now
moving
on
to
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
From
last
week's
meeting,
seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter,
the
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
role.
A
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J
J
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A
I
Certainly
docket
0-6-3-0
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
five
hundred
and
twenty
six
thousand
one
hundred
and
twenty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
ffy21
title
iii.
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caregiver
services
awarded
by
the
u.s
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
age
strong
commission.
A
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A
A
G
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J
J
I
A
I
Docket
0635
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
of
the
filing
by
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
of
the
application
for
the
report
decision
on
old
colony,
phase
4
and
phase
5
chapter
121,
a
project
docket
0636
commute
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
of
the
filing
by
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
on
the
application
for
the
report
and
decision
on
mid
mildred
haley
corporation
chapter
121,
a
project
and
docket
number
zero.
Six,
three
seven
communication
was
received
from
city
clerk
filing
by
the
boston
redevelopment
authority.
A
A
K
K
This
is
the
108
walter
street
parcel
in
roslindale,
as
you
heard,
which
is
now
going
to
be
added
to
extend
the
existing
roslindale
wetlands,
an
adjacent
parcel
is
going
to
go
out
for
rfe
for
affordable
housing
with
much
community
support
and
input
as
well,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
colleagues
for
being
there,
of
course,
counselors
o'malley
and
arroyo
who
represent
the
right
nearby
in
the
area.
Councilor
liz,
braden,
councilor,
michael
flaherty.
K
I
know
councilor
ed
flynn
just
missed
us
because
it
was
such
a
quick
hearing
and
we
were
joined
by
representatives
from
the
bpda
real
estate
and
community
development
office,
as
well
as
planning
office
for
parks
and
recreation.
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
Who's
been
involved
and
recommend
passage
of
this
today.
A
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A
G
Thank
you.
Mr
president,
we
held
a
hearing
yesterday
on
the
in
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities
to
review
the
women's
specific
outreach
and
health
care
programming
to
combat
the
opioid
crisis,
and
the
committee
heard
from
a
panel
with
a
wide
range
of
experience
and
expertise
from
the
administration
and
representatives
in
the
health,
medical
health
care
community,
around
substance
use
and
addictions.
G
Please
larissa,
I'm
paola,
tino
instructor
of
the
case
and
case
manager
for
the
project
places
community,
re-entry
for
women's
program,
crew
and
dr
eileen
costello
medical
director
of
so
far
program
supporting
families
through
addiction
and
recovery
at
boston,
medical
center
and
kelly
sia
director,
dr
kelly,
sia
of
the
director
of
the
boss,
medical
center's
project,
respect
recovery,
empowerment,
social
services,
prenatal
care,
education
and
community
treatment.
A
really
impressive
panel
of
experts
were
there
to
testify
the
panel
provided
information
on
programs
short
and
long-term
ideas
concerning
women
in
recovery.
G
We
talked
about
the
need
for
more
funding,
extending
wraparound
services,
mental
health
and
educational
challenges,
as
well
as
the
need
for
an
increase
in
nightly
movement.
Mobile
service
substance
use
disorder
has
was
particularly
complicated
implications
and
co-occurring
health
concerns
for
young
women,
pregnant
women
and
women
with
postpartum
depression.
G
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
thank
my
our
colleague
and
acknowledge
her
leadership
and
of
the
lead
sponsor
counselor,
andy
sabi
george
and
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities.
My
recommendation
to
the
full
council
is
that
is
that
this
matter
remain
in
committee.
Thank
you.
A
L
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
president,
I'd
like
to
thank
council
breden
for
chairing
this
hearing
and
for
all
of
our
panelists
who
joined
us
yesterday.
The
hearing
was
certainly
heartbreaking
and
informative,
as
we
learned
from
our
practitioners
on
the
ground.
This
opioid
crisis
is
an
uncompromising
epidemic
that
has
destabilized
so
many
lives.
We
are
seeing
an
increase
in
young
women
struggling
with
addiction
and
also
seeing
a
rise
in
sexual
violence
against
them.
L
L
This
conversation
yesterday
highlighted
the
need
for
more
holistic
long-term
support
systems,
not
just
for
the
women
dealing
with
substance
use
disorder,
but
also
their
entire
families.
We
need
more
recovery
programs
that
allow
women
to
stay
with
their
children,
more
programs
connected
to
self-awareness
and
development
as
the
foundation
for
as
the
foundation
for
workforce
training
and
support
services
that
work
together
seamlessly.
I
hope
that
we
can
keep
these
those
recommendations
in
mind
as
we
continue
this
budget
process.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
sabi
george,
any
further
discussion
on
this
docket,
seeing
none.
This
docket,
which
is
duckett0234,
shall
remain
in
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
dockets
zero
five,
two
four
through
zero,
five,
three
one
as
well
as
zero.
Five,
three,
seven
together.
I
A
H
So
I
would
just
remind
colleagues
to
either
come
or
ask
your
staff
to
send
over
your
questions
in
advance,
so
we
can
read
them
into
the
record
tomorrow
and
friday
and
then,
before
our
next
council
meeting,
we
will
be
having
a
hearing
with
environment
and
landmarks
on
monday
morning
with
the
boston
police
department
on
monday
afternoon
and
then
two
with
bps
continuing
our
eight
with
them
on
tuesday.
So
I'm
grateful
to
everybody
on
the
council
and
also
the
departments
for
the
participation
and
the
budget
process
continues.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank.
A
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H
The
quotation
runs
in
every
human
breast
god
has
implanted
a
principle
which
we
call
love
of
freedom.
It
is
impatient
of
oppression
and
pants
for
deliverance.
That's
actually
a
line
in
a
letter
by
phyllis
wheatley
who
would
know
what
she
was
talking
about
because
it
was
only
a
year
earlier.
Actually,
no,
it
was
that
year
of
1774
that
she
was
finally
freed
from
slavery,
which
she'd
been
in
since
arriving
on
the
shores
of
boston.
In
1761.
H
a
year
before
she
wrote
that
line.
Phyllis
wheatley
became
the
first
black
person
in
america
to
publish
a
book
of
poetry
and
also
the
first
black
woman,
and
she
was
a
member
here
in
boston
of
the
old
south
meeting
house
and
really
a
celebrated
poet
in
her
day,
who
was
then
quickly
forgotten
and
then
recovered
in
more
recent
years
and
she's
she's.
Actually
one
of
the
three
figures
in
the
boston
women's
memorial
in
the
commonwealth,
ave
mall.
H
But
I
would
say
that
probably
relatively
few
of
our
boston
school
children
know
phyllis
wheatley
and
have
spent
time
reading
her
work,
and
I
just
want
to
read
that
line
again
in
every
human
breast
god
has
implanted
a
principle
which
we
call
love
of
freedom.
It
is
impatient
of
oppression
and
pants
for
deliverance.
H
It
would
be
great
to
me
if,
by
the
time
we
got
to
2026
to
america's
250th
birthday
and
people
were
reading
those
stirring
words,
the
declaration
of
independence.
We
had
our
students
saying
oh
right,
you
know
there
was
a
black
woman
saying
that
in
boston
a
couple
years
earlier
and
she
saw
the
logical
connection
already
there
between
the
revolution
and
the
end
of
slavery,
that
the
more
famous
author,
thomas
jefferson
couldn't
see.
H
If
the
council
will
indulge
me,
I
just
want
to
say
a
little
bit
because
it's
an
expansive
proposal
about
sort
of
the
three
key
reasons
I
see
to
do
this,
which
are
really
educational
preservation,
preservationist
and
economic.
So
the
educational
reasons
I've
tried
to
illustrate
through
my
example
about
wheatley.
I
think
our
boston,
kids
and
residents
deserve
to
know
those
stories
to
own
their
heritage
here,
and
we
have
a
huge
number
of
historical
resources
in
the
city
that
go
untapped.
H
We
need
not
just
to
save
that
material,
but
to
actually
weave
it
into
a
rich
tapestry
of
historical
storytelling,
and
that
takes
curatorial
focus
and
attention
and
yes,
resources
and,
as
a
historian
myself,
when
I
think
about
you,
know
we're
coming
up
on
the
academic
focused
hearings
for
bps.
You
know,
I
think,
one
of
the
best
ways
to
teach
students
how
to
think
critically
is
to
expose
them
to
the
work
of
putting
the
pieces
together
of
primary
and
secondary
sources
and
and
doing
the
work
of
history.
H
It's
it's
a
treasure
hunt,
it's
a
lesson
in
perspective
and
in
writing
all
at
the
same
time-
and
I
think
that
sends
a
connection
to
history.
That
often
you
can
convey
in
a
moment
of
anniversary,
is
part
of
what
can
get
students
excited
about
that
work,
and
we
should
take
advantage
of
the
chance
to
spark
that
interest.
The
second
reason
is
preservationist.
H
We
just
we
put
the
landmarks
commission
in
place
and
it's
wonderful
and
we
did
that
at
the
bicentennial
and
now
it's
time
again
to
really
update
those
tools
to
think
about
how
to
do
inclusive
and
effective
preservation
in
the
boston
of
today,
and
the
last
is
economic
reasons.
You
know,
I
think,
when
we
think
about
putting
boston's
best
put
forward
economically.
H
Certainly
in
my
district
folks
will
talk
about
life
sciences
and
the
educational
resources
and
the
medical
ones.
But
actually,
history
is
a
big
driver
of
tourism
and
of
spending
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
you
know
philadelphia
made-
maybe
definitely
tens,
maybe
hundreds
of
millions
off
of
the
bicentennial
there's
both
federal
money
available
and
the
ability
to
really
drive
tourism,
and
it's
something
that
they're
trying
to
sort
of
own
the
250th
again.
H
You
know:
union,
hotel
staff
that
we
have
in
boston
and
also
show
people
again
how
to
do
this
in
a
way
that
tells
the
full
story
making
space
for
indigenous
history
and
black
history
and
so
much
along
the
way
and
and
then
really,
I
think,
building
towards
2030,
where
I'd
love
people
all
over
the
country
in
the
world.
To
be
saying.
H
We
really
need
a
commission
if
you
look
at
the
list
of
departments.
This
work
is
all
over
our
departments
and,
frankly,
right
now
it
tends
to
fall
between
the
barrels
and
I
think
that
we
should
really
start
to
change
that
with
a
boston
commemoration
commission
for
the
decade
ahead.
So
I
had
talked
about
this
in
concept
last
year,
I'm
back
with
an
ordinance
proposal
this
year
and
looking
forward
to
the
work
with
our
chair
of
govops
in
the
months
ahead
and
and
with
all
of
you.
So
thank
you,
mr
president.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Councilor
bach.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero,
six,
three,
eight
so
to
our
virtual
colleagues.
If
you'd
like
to
speak
on
this,
let
me
know
if
you
just
wanna-
add
your
name
I'll
get
to
that
in
one
moment:
okay,
great!
So
no
further
discussion
on
zero.
Six,
three
eight
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
A
M
M
The
young
people
in
my
community
are
showing
very,
very
little
respect
for
the
residents
with
these
parties.
I
asked
them,
you
know:
would
they
have
these
parties
back
in
their
home
state
of
new
jersey
or
connecticut
or
new
york?
Think
of
your
neighbor
as
your
grandmother
or
your
grandfather.
Would
you
want
someone
keeping
your
grandmother
up
till
two
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
if
the
answer
is
no,
why
should
you
do
it
to
my
constituents
to
my
residents?
M
So
you
can
probably
sense
the
frustration
in
my
voice
about
this
and
I've
been
working
closely
with
the
boston
police
with
inspectional
services
with
my
colleagues
in
government
council
flaherty.
But
what
we're
proposing
is
to
increase
the
fines
on
absentee
landlords
that
allow
this
to
happen
under
governors
under
governor
baker's
covert
announcement,
there
could
be
fines
up
to
500
dollars,
which
is
appropriate,
but
myself
and
council
of
flaherty
want
to
increase
that
going
forward
to
one
thousand
dollars.
M
First
offense,
two
thousand
dollars
second
offense
three
thousand
dollars
third
offense,
and
maybe
these
young
people
will
get
the
hint
that
we
mean
business
and
our
job
is
to
stand
up
and
advocate
and
fight
for
our
constituents,
especially
our
seniors
persons
with
disabilities
in
children.
It's
unconscionable
that
these
young
people
continue
to
have
parties
and
throw
their
trash
on
the
on
the
ground.
Pizza
boxes
brings
rodents
pest
control
issues
trash.
M
M
So
this
is
an
issue
we
take
very
seriously.
I
want
to
thank
you
to
my
colleague,
council
of
flaherty,
but,
more
importantly,
I
want
to
thank
the
residents
of
south
boston
for
their
advocacy
on
this
myself
and
council
of
flaherty
are
not
going
away
anywhere,
we're
going
to
advocate
and
fight
for
our
constituents.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
president,
thanks
to
the
previous
speaker
and
the
lead
sponsor
on
this,
we've
been
working
on
this
for
a
while
and
we've
had
a
number
of
community
meetings.
We've
encouraged
folks
to
call
3-1-1
folks,
obviously
have
been
calling
911
as
well.
Just
a
few
weeks
ago,
there
was
600
911
between
friday
and
saturday
night.
We
worked
closely,
obviously
with
the
captain
and
our
offices
down
in
c6,
as
well
as
the
community
service
offices
and
my
experience
as
an
at-large
council
is
not
limited
to
the
community
of
south
boston.
D
We've
had
instances
in
the
south
end
the
north
end,
charlestown,
saving
hill
anywhere,
where
we're
densely
populated
and
there's
roof
decks
and
back
porches
and
there's
been
sort
of
a.
I
guess.
There's
been
new
residents
coming
in
not
necessarily
being
courteous
and
respectful
to
their
neighbors,
so
we're
sort
of
at
our
wit's
end
as
to
sort
of
what's
working
and
what's
not
working.
D
They're
charging
absorbent
rents
from
these
tenants
tenants,
probably
think
that,
because
they're
paying
those
large
rents,
they
can
pretty
much
do
whatever
they
want
when
they
want
and
the
parties
it's
not
just
folks,
pregaming
in
someone's
living
room
and
then
going
out
to
a
local
establishment,
then
maybe
coming
back
a
little.
While
these
these
parties
are
they're
significant
in
size
and
they
go
till
3
30
4
35
in
the
morning.
D
D
So
I
look
forward
to
an
expedited
hearing
on
this
want
to
reach
out
to
obviously
district
colleagues
to
see
what,
if
anything,
is
working
in
their
respective
districts,
because
it's
not
a
problem.
That's
just
limited
to
south
boston.
I've
dealt
with
it
in
other
neighborhoods
in
the
past
so
and
please
feel
free
to
sign
on
it's
an
important
issue,
but
it's
not
just
limited
to
to
to
one
community
we're
all
experiencing,
particularly
in
the
densely
populated
neighborhoods.
A
Thank
you
very
much
council
flaherty.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket
0639,
our
virtual
colleagues?
Please
raise
your
physical
hand
if
you'd
like
to
speak
on
it
and
colleagues
who
are
in
the
chamber
just
press
the
speak
button.
If
anyone
would
like
to
speak
seeing
no
further,
oh
did
you
I'm
sorry
counselor
campbell.
Did
you
want
to
speak?
Just
add
the
name.
Thank
you
see
no
further
discussion.
We
will
now
add
names
as
co-sponsors
to
docket
zero
639.
A
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
councilor
bach,
councillor,
edwards,
councilor,
braden,
councillor
campbell,
councilor,
sybee,
george
counselor,
mejia,
councillor
wu,
please
add
the
chair's
name
as
well
and
docket
zero.
Six
three
nine
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
city
and
neighborhood
services.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
now
please
read
docket
zero
six
four
zero.
A
A
M
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
this
resolution
is
in
support
of
a
state
bill,
hd
4120,
which
is
an
act
relative
to
the
educational
needs
of
students
whose
education
was
negatively
impacted
by
covet
19
emergency,
which
would
allow
students
to
stay
for
an
additional
academic
year
if
their
education
has
been
impacted
by
the
pandemic.
M
M
Students
with
disabilities
are
particularly
impacted
by
covet
19
and
learning
loss,
as
well
as
many
require
in-person
instruction
in
service.
Many
of
these
students
would
also
like
to
stay
for
an
additional
year,
but
some
may
reach
age
22
years
of
age
and
will
be
aged
out
of
the
school
system
by
2020..
M
That
is
the
case
of
one
of
my
constituents
in
south
boston.
His
name
is
jack,
and
I
know
his
grandmother
very
well.
Her
name
is
bernadette.
My
mother
and
father
see
them
on
broadway
almost
every
day,
and
they
talk
to
him,
and
my
mother
and
father
have
their
grandson,
who
also
has
special
needs
under
the
bill.
Students
who
are
scheduled
to
graduate
in
2021
or
2022
from
a
district
high
school
or
charter
school
can
opt
into
an
additional
year
of
schooling.
M
The
sponsor
at
the
state
house
is
ed.
Carpenter,
hd
4120
would
also
help
learning
loss
and
give
students
and
their
parents
the
choice
to
stay
for
an
additional
year.
I
hope
that
we
can
suspend
and
pass
this
resolution
today
so
that
we
can
send
our
support
to
the
state
house.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Thank.
A
G
Thank
you,
counselors
flynn
and
o'malley
for
your
initiative
and
partnering
and
supporting
this
important
bill
at
the
legislature.
I
have
a
background
in
special
education.
I
worked
at
parkland
school
of
the
blind
for
16
years
and
I'm
very
familiar
with
the
concept
of
learning
loss.
Very
often,
our
special
needs
students
get
summer
program.
G
They
they
attend
school
for
six
weeks
in
the
summer,
so
that
they
do
not
lose
skills
or
are
learning
gains
over
the
summer
period
under
normal
circumstances
and
in
the
context
of
the
covent
pandemic,
where
so
many
of
our
students
have
been
taught
remotely,
and
especially
our
students,
students
with
special
needs.
This.
This
has
raised
some
very,
very
important
concerns
about
the
lack
of
of
progress
or
the
loss
of
skills
that
they
may
have
had
even
before
the
pandemic.
G
A
Thank
you,
council,
braden.
Colleagues,
please
indulge
me
as
I
bend
the
rules
slightly
to
speak
very
briefly
from
the
deus
on
this
issue.
I'm
delighted
to
partner
with
councillors,
flynn
and
braden.
This
is
affecting
individuals
in
my
district.
It's
affecting
individuals
in
everyone's
district.
If
you
are
a
22
or
21
year
old
student,
there
is
a
safeguard.
That's
put
in
place
that
you
can
extend
that
learning
time
if
you're,
19
or
20
that
hasn't
yet
been
determined,
and
this
bill
seeks
to
rectify
that.
A
A
Obviously,
we
will
be
moving
for
the
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
this
resolution,
but
I
also
am
going
to
make
this
a
large
part
of
my
questioning,
as
it
relates
to
our
budget
process
with
bps,
because
bps
has
a
responsibility
to
these
families
to
be
able
to
support
their
kids,
who
have
just
been
devastated
by
learning
loss,
as
many
kids
have,
but
particularly
these
kids,
for
whom
remote
learning
was
never
an
option.
So,
thank
you.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket
zero?
Six,
four
zero?
A
Would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
to
docket
zero,
six,
four
zero?
Madam
clerk?
Please
add:
counselors
arroyo
baker,
bach
campbell,
edwards,
acabi,
george
mejia,
wu,
flaherty
and
councillors,
flynn,
braden
and
myself
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero
six
four
zero.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll.
I
Thank
you,
zero
six,
four,
zero
counselor
arroyo.
Yes,
councillor
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
council
baker,
I
counselor
bach
councillor,
blockies
council
braden;
yes,
councillor
braden;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
edwards,
yes,
councilor,
sabi,
george
caltrasabi
george,
yes,
council,
flaherty,.
E
I
A
A
L
The
pandemic
certainly
has
brought
on
new
levels
of
anxiety
and
stress,
has
compounded
existing
mental
illness
for
many
due
to
the
disruption
of
social
networks
and
has
challenged
all
of
us
to
see
how
essential
it
is
to
be
mentally
well.
I
am
proud
that
this
resolution
we
will
once
again
declare
may
as
mental
health
awareness
month.
It
is
critical
that
we
all
have
access
to
resources,
to
therapists,
to
support
groups
to
bolster
our
mental
health
too.
Many
too
many
people
do
not
too
many
people
do
not
receive
treatment
because
of
stigma
and
lack
of
access.
L
I
filed
this
resolution
to
encourage
our
residents
to
access
the
resources
they
need
to
lead
full
and
healthy
lives
and
to
continue
to
push
for
a
more
robust
network
of
mental
health
clinicians
available
to
our
residents.
I
strongly
recommend
anyone
listening
to
reach
out
to
community
health
center
or
nami
boston.
If
you
are
looking
for
mental
health
support,
if
anyone
is
in
crisis,
please
call
the
best
clinicians
at.
A
1-800-981-4357,
zero
six,
four
one
seeing
none
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
before
we
vote.
Madam
clerk,
please
add:
counselor
arroyo,
counselor
baker,
counselor
edwards,
counselor
flynn,
counselor,
bach,
counselor,
mejia,
counselor,
wu,
councillor,
braden,
councillor
campbell
councillor
flaherty,
please
add
the
chair's
name
and
counselor
sabi
george
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Six
four
one.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
rule.
I
I
J
J
I
A
I
A
L
Thank
you
once
again,
mr
president,
this
week,
the
first
week
of
may
is
teacher
appreciation
week.
As
a
former
teacher
and
chair
of
the
education
committee,
I
know
how
important
our
teachers
are
and
how
their
work
is
often
under
appreciated
to
all
of
our
educators,
especially
our
boston,
public
schools,
educators,
thank
you
for
showing
up
for
our
students
and
doing
your
very
best
during
this
pandemic.
L
A
Thank
you
very
much,
counselor
assabe
george.
Is
there
any
further
discussion
on
docket
0642,
saying
none
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor?
Madam
clerk,
please
add:
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
councillor
bach
councillor
braden,
councillor
campbell
councillor,
edwards,
counselor,
sabi,
george
councillor,
flaherty,
councillor
flynn,
councillor
mejia,
councillor
wu,
please
add
the
chair's
name
as
well
and
councilor
sabi
george
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Six.
Four
two,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
roll
thank.
J
I
I
J
I
A
A
A
L
A
F
I
thank
you,
mr
president,
and
of
course
thank
you
to
councillor
sabi
george
and
councillor
arroyo
for
the
partnership
and
the
continued
partnership
on
this
particular
resolution
to
celebrate
the
haitian
community
and
incredible
residents
and
businesses,
of
course,
that
are
part
of
this
rich
community.
I'm
really
proud
to
have
a
large
percentage
of
haitian
residents
in
my
district.
F
F
So
it's
always
important,
I
think,
to
celebrate
communities
the
rich
cultural
backgrounds
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
boston
and
that
we're
blessed
to
have
here,
and
the
haitian
community
in
particular,
is
one
that
is
strong,
contributes
enormously
to
the
cultural
fabric
of
this
city,
as
well
as
the
economic
foundation
of
this
city.
So
really
honored
just
to
celebrate
them,
and
thank
you
to
councillors,
asabi
george
and
royal
again
for
the
partnership.
A
C
It
deserves
endless
praise
the
example
that
they
set
amongst
hardship
as
the
first
african
of
color
nation
to
have
a
democracy
in
the
northern
hemisphere
and
the
hardships
that
they
face
as
the
country
because
of
that
throughout
history,
whether
it
be
through
europe
or
north
america,
and
their
ability
to
overcome
that
and
to
persevere
deserves
endless
praise.
And
so
I
look
forward
to
not
celebrating
them
it's
just
this
month,
but
every
month
as
they
bring
so
much
to
my
community.
C
A
M
M
The
haitian
people
have
contributed
greatly
to
our
city
to
our
country.
They
made
america,
the
great
country
it
is.
Our
immigrant
communities
continue
to
make
those
same
sacrifices,
working
hard
and
being
involved
in
so
many
activities
in
city
government,
the
police
force
or
the
fire
department,
sanitation
workers,
public
public
educators
as
well,
but
I'm
just
so
proud
to
join
my
colleagues
and
to
recognize
the
outstanding
contributions
and
sacrifices
of
the
haitian
community
here
in
greater
boston.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
K
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I
just
wanted
to
rise
to
ask
that
my
name
be
added
as
well,
and
to
thank
the
lead
sponsors
for
making
sure
that
we
are
getting
on
record
once
again,
I'm
so
honored
to
represent
this
community
and
to
know
so
many
incredible
leaders
who
have
paved
the
way
in
our
city
and
just
want
to
echo
the
importance
of
the
haitian-american
community,
but
also
haiti
as
an
example
all
across
the
world,
for
so
many
of
the
values
that
we
hold
dear
in
the
city
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
B
Thank
you,
so
I
also
rise
to
be
added
as
a
close
sponsor
and
I
think
the
lead
sponsors
for
bringing
this
to
the
floor
as
a
dominican
who
shares
the
island
with
haiti
and
understands
the
tension
that
has
existed
in
our
shared
country.
I
know
how
important
it
is
for
us
to
build
relationships
and
to
celebrate
the
amazing
work
that
the
haitian
community
has
done
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thanks
to
lead
sponsor.
Obviously
this
is
a
great
opportunity
to
recognize
the
great
contributions
of
the
haitian
community
to
our
city
and
as
the
host
of
the
first
annual
haitian
flag,
raising
reception
at
city
hall
for
the
council
that
tradition
that
has
been
maintained
by
all
the
district
councillors
since
then,
it's
a
great
honor
to
have
so
many
friends
from
the
haitian
community
that
I
enjoy
a
great
relationship
with
and
lasting
friendships
and
support
from
the
haitian
community.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
michael
flaherty
is
a
co-sponsor.
Seeing
no
further
discussion
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name.
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
baker,
counselor
bach
counselor
edwards,
please
add
the
chair's
name.
Excuse
me
please.
I
counsel
braden
as
well.
We
added
counselor,
flaherty
and
madame
clerk.
Would
you
please
call
the
roll
on
docket
zero?
Six
four
three.
I
Thank
you,
dr
jared.
Six.
Four
three
counselor
arroyo.
Yes,
council
arroyo;
yes,
councillor
baker,
council
baker,
aye
councillor,
bach,
councillor
bach;
yes,
councillor,
braden;
yes,
councillor
braden;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
councillor,
edward
gs,
councillor
sabi,
george
councillor
sabi,
georgia's
council,
flaherty;
yes,.
J
J
I
A
A
I
You,
dr
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counselor
arroyo.
Yes,
counselor
arroyo;
yes,
council
baker,
councillor
baker,
I
counsel
bach
council
of
block.
Yes,
council
braden;
yes,
councillor
braden,
yes,
councilor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
councillor,
edward
jess,
sabi,
george
councillor,
sabi,
george,
yes,
council
of
flaherty.
J
J
I
A
I
Dock
at
zero.
Six
four
five
council
arroyo:
yes,
councillor
arroyo;
yes,
councilor
baker,
councillor
baber,
aye,
councillor,
block
council
of
bach
aye;
councilor
braden;
yes,
councillor
braden;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councilor,
edward
councillor,
edward
yes,
councillor,
wasabi,
george
councillor,
sabby,
george,
yes,
council
of
flaherty.
J
J
I
A
A
I
For
the
consent
agenda
council
arroyo
council
arroyo;
yes,
councillor;
baker,
council
baker.
I
council
block
council
of
walk
aye
councillor
braden
aye,
councillor
braden
aye,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor
campbell;
yes,
councillor,
edwards,
councillor,
edward
gs,
councillor
sabe,
george
councilor,
sabi,
georges
council,
flaherty.
J
A
A
G
G
G
A
H
H
Making
that
happen
in
countries
all
over
the
world
and
that
so
many
real
people
who
have
you
know,
connections
back
to
boston,
but
it
doesn't
matter,
are
losing
their
lives
in
india
right
now,
and
I
just
think,
like
anything
that
any
of
us
can
do
to
advocate,
for
you
know
not
letting
profit
motives,
not
letting
intellectual
property
regimes
be
a
barrier
to
saving
life
there
and
across
the
world,
and
just
recognizing
this.
The
massive
short-sightedness
of
the
fact
that
we're
like
we're
in
a
global
pandemic
we're
all
interconnected.
H
A
L
Thank
you
for
the
indulgence
and
I
just
want
to
echo
councillor
breden's
remarks
regarding
jahira
the
alto
as
well
as
fatima
yassin
and
the
impact
of
their
murder
of
the
abuse
that
they
sustained
and
the
the
the
impacts
it
has
both
on
family
children
that
were
present
the
community,
the
neighborhood
and
the
extended,
especially
the
lgbtq
community.
That's
been
so
impacted
by
the
events
of
last
weekend.
L
A
N
Thank
you
very
much
just
a
couple,
quick
announcements
and
acknowledgments
of
some
losses,
one
I
I
failed
to
mention
I
think,
a
week
or
two
ago
about
the
loss
of
a
friend
of
many
of
us,
peter
lynn,
marcus's,
mother,
alice,
alice
leland.
She
was
a
scientist
for
nasa.
She
had
an
incredible
career
and
she
was
pretty
much
peter's
world
and
for
many
of
us,
peter
touched
all
of
our
worlds.
Politically.
N
Personally,
as
a
friend-
and
I
just
you
know-
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
to
him
and
to
the
rest
of
the
world
that
we,
when
he
was
his
pain,
hit
a
lot
of
us.
So
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
I
also
wanted
to
wish
our
fellow
colleague
and
chelsea
well
city
councilor,
damali,
the
molly
vidal
she's
gone
through
some
covid
related
issues,
she's
public
about
that.
But
we
just
you
know
as
city
councilors,
you
know
she's
a
colleague.
N
N
Why
I'm
breaking
this
up
the
fact
that
she
her
loss,
the
pain
that
her
mother
must
feel
and
what
she's
going
through
as
a
woman
as
a
black
woman
and
dealing
with
what
we
think
and
what
people
are
starting
to
wonder
if
there
was
not
racially
motivated
act
or
crime
out
in
hopkinton,
I
I
want
to
say
her
name.
I
want
people
to
acknowledge
that,
and
I
want
people
to
know
we're
watching
and
seeing
that.
So.
Thank
you.
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
president,
as
I
think
about
my
mom,
the
late
and
amazing
pig
flarity
this
mother's
day
weekend.
I
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
moms
on
the
council.
Like
you
know,
this
job
is
hot
enough
as
it
is,
and
so
hopefully
they
get
defeated
to
a
relaxing
stress-free
weekend
in
their
homes
and
to
my
wife,
who
does
amazing
job
with
my
children
just
want
to
wish
her
as
well
the
happy
mother's
day.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
flaherty.
I
I
would
echo
that
to
the
moms,
the
grandmoms,
the
aunts,
the
big
sisters,
the
cousins,
the
friends,
the
honorary
aunts,
happy
mother's
day,
we'll
be
celebrating
it
for
the
first
time
in
my
house
this
weekend,
which
is
very
exciting,
and
then
I
just
briefly
wanted
to
take
an
opportunity
to
thank
all
of
you,
my
colleagues.
A
A
Name
is
often
invoked
as
just
the
the
all-star
of
central
staff
he
made
this
happen
and
honestly,
I
think
that
this
is
the
future
of
this
body
to
be
able
to
have
this
viral
interaction
for
hearings.
Obviously
we'll
have
when
it's
safe
to
do
so.
People
back
in
the
chamber,
but
just
to
be
able
to
have
sort
of
this
seamless
opportunity
is,
is
just
really
remarkable.
So
thank
you,
carrie
and
the
incredible
team
of
central
staff.
The
chair
recognizes
one
more
time:
the
district
council
from
south
boston,
councilor
flynn.
M
On
behalf
of
myself
to
recognize
the
passing
of
margaret
lynch's
mother,
mrs
shaughnessy,
she
is
in
our
prayers
during
this
this
time.
Her
family
is
in
our
prayers
and
thoughts.
She
was
a
wonderful,
wonderful
woman.
I
knew
it
very
well,
as
did
council
of
flaherty
as
well.
Our
prayers
go
to
the
shaughnessy
and
in
the
lynch
family
as
well,
and
over
the
weekend
we
had
the
opportunity
to
attend
the
funeral
mass
for
fire.