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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on May 18, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on May 18, 2022
A
B
A
A
A
C
A
D
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
There's
a
lot
there's
a
packed
house
a
lot
going
on
today,
so
I
won't
take
up
too
much
time.
I
wanna
today
is
actually
haitian
flag
day
and
for
those
of
you
know,
I'm
haitian
american,
it's
the
most
celebrated
holiday
in
haitian
culture.
I
want
to
thank
counselor
arroyo
for
switching
days
with
me
so
that
we
could
honor
jesus.
We
may
haitian
flag
day.
D
D
He
gave
the
pieces
to
his
goddaughter
catherine
flon,
the
seamstress,
who
stitched
them
back
together,
while
leaving
out
the
central
white
strip,
the
colors
of
the
new
flag
took
on
a
new
racialized,
meaning
the
blue
and
red
stripes
represented
a
union
between
the
black
and
mulatto
citizens
of
haiti.
Over
the
years
it
evolved
to
include
this
white
center
and
a
coat
of
arms
that
says
lunio
fella
force.
D
To
ensure
vaccinations
in
our
communities
are
in
our
immigrant
and
black
and
brown
communities.
So
I
welcome
pastor
kiki,
and
I
also
do
this
tribute
today
of
haitian
flag
day
in
honor
of
my
classmate
high
school
classmate
corbin
allwater,
who
last
thursday
at
the
tender
age
of
34
years
old,
passed
away
from
cancer
after
15-year
battle.
He
was
a
very
proud
haitian-american
and
the
light
of
our
class
at
boston
latin
school.
So
I
just
this
tribute
is
in
his
name,
paste
kiki.
E
Thank
you
so
very
much
councillor
joy.
Would
you
please
stand
as
we
are
about
to
pray?
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
all
the
the
municipal
leaders,
elected
officials.
Thank
you.
The
mayor
walked
with
us
in
the
parade
last
sunday,
it's
still
turbulent
times
that
we
are
going
through
from
the
word
of
isaiah
41
10..
Do
not
fear
for
I
am
with
you
do
not
be
dismayed,
for
I
am
your
god.
I
will
strengthen
you
and
help
you.
I
will
upload
you
with
my
righteous
head,
lord.
E
E
E
You
are
constantly
watching
over
us
constantly
aware,
so
we
can
get
some
rest
and
some
rest
and
some
sleep
in
the
midst
of
storms
and
tornadoes
which
we
choose.
Faith
over
fear
help
us
to
choose
love
over
hatred,
help
us
to
choose
unity
over
division
and
help
us
to
choose
understanding
over
destruction,
help
us
to
choose
peace
shalom
over
war.
Right
now
we
asked
that
you
would
surrender
us
with
your
peace.
The
lord
is
close
to
the
brokenhearted
and
save
those
who
are
crushed
in
spirit.
Lord.
E
Our
hearts
are
broken
from
what
happened
last
weekend
in
buffalo.
We
feel
such
sadness
such
huge
grief.
We
miss
our
loved
ones,
die
from
coved.
Nothing
can
fill
this
void.
We
have
deep
inside.
We
thank
you
for
your
reminder
that
you
are
near
to
the
broken-hearted
and
serve
those
who
are
crushed
in
spirit.
Please,
dear
god,
bring
your
comfort
and
your
help
soothe
the
pain
in
our
hearts.
Send
us
gentle
reminders
that
your
presence
is
constantly
with
all
of
us
today.
We
know
that
you
will
turn
those
circumstances
around
somehow
for
good.
E
E
A
A
A
We're
going
to
go
into
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
this
matter.
The
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes.
From
the
last
meeting,
please
say:
aye
well
opposed,
saying
the
eyes
have
it.
Thank
you.
A
A
We
will
now
take
things
out
of
order,
as
I
mentioned,
to
vote
to
accept
docket
0632,
which
certifies
the
the
results
of
the
may
3rd
election
held
for
the
office
of
district
1
city
council.
This
will
allow
our
new
colleague
gigi
coletta,
to
be
sworn
in
today
and
participate
in
today's
council
hearing
mr
clerk.
If
you
would
read
doc
at
zero,
six.
C
C
A
G
Thank
you,
mr
president.
First
I
want
to
say
it's
always
wonderful
to
be
back
old
habits
kind
of
stick.
I
accidentally
voted
to
accept
the
improve
the
minutes
from
last
meeting,
but
I
held
off
in
this
last
vote.
I
also
want
to
invite
the
coletta
family
to
please
come
up
and
be
present
and
stand
with
us
during
the
ceremony.
G
H
So
I'm
incredibly
lucky
to
be
surrounded
by
amazing
individuals
who
showed
me
the
way.
So
I
just
want
to
introduce
my
sister
angela
she's,
seven
months,
pregnant
she's
still
here,
she's
amazing
sebastian
zapata,
my
partner,
my
grandmother,
helen
coletta,
is
here
the
matriarch
of
the
family,
my
father,
edmund
coletta,
and
my
mom
nina
gaida
coletta.
I
H
H
H
As
a
former
city
council
staffer,
I
have
a
unique
appreciation
and
reverence
for
these
chambers
from
being
an
easty
kid
coming
in
here
with
my
mom
to
advocate
for
our
community
to
my
first
day
here
as
a
staffer,
I
stand
before
you
now
deeply
honored
and
humbled
to
be
boston,
city
councilor
for
district
one,
I'm
in
full
acknowledgement
and
awareness
of
who
and
what
it
took
to
bring
us
here
together
today.
So
in
this
moment
I
want
to
create
and
share
the
space
in
gratitude
with
you
all.
H
H
H
My
parents,
edmund
coletta
and
nita
gata
coletta
dad
thank
you
for
instilling
the
values
of
kindness,
humility
and
service
to
the
community.
Thank
you
mom.
If
I
say
if,
if
I
have
sharp
elbows
she's
the
one
to
thank,
thank
you
for
my
activist
spirit
and
how
to
not
only
break
the
ceiling
but
how
to
swing
the
hammer.
H
My
sister
and
hype
woman,
angela
coletta
acevedo,
my
brother
and
political
strategist,
chris,
couldn't
make
it
here
today.
He
lives
in
baltimore,
but
I
know
he's
here
with
me
today
and
my
incredible
partner
sebastian
zapata.
I
could
not
have
done
this
without
you.
Where
are
you?
I
could
not
have
done
this
without
you.
Thank
you,
of
course,
to
the
incredible
elected
officials
who
are
here
mayor
wu.
Thank
you
for
already
pushing
us
to
aim
higher
and
to
be
bold,
you're
already
making
history,
and
I
so
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
H
Thank
you,
other
elected
officials
who
are
here
diane
monica.
I
am
here
because
you
did
everything
I
stand
on
your
shoulders.
You
were
the
first,
so
thank
you.
I
also
have
salamatina
here.
Thank
you,
sal
and
I
believe
paul
scapicula
will
be
joining
us
in
just
a
little
bit
and
then
also
the
state
delegation
state,
rep,
aaron
micaowicz.
H
H
H
The
work
literally
starts
today.
We
have
a
working
session
at
3pm,
so
I
will
see
you
there
and
I
know
that
we
will
not
agree
on
everything
and
there
will
be
some
tough
conversations
ahead
of
us,
but
I
promise
to
be
collaborative
to
work
towards
consensus
and
compromise
and
to
let
the
work
be
the
motivation
and
not
the
politics.
H
I
want
to
be
sure
to
recognize
the
district
that
raised
me
that
gave
me
everything
and
elected
to
elected
me
to
represent
them
on
the
boston
city,
council,
charlestown,
east
boston.
In
the
north
end.
I
love
you,
you
have
my
heart.
Always
each
is
uniquely
beautiful
and
each
has
its
own
set
of
challenges,
but
I
know
looking
at
this
room
and
those
in
the
community
there's
nothing
too
big
for
us
to
tackle
together
for
my
neighbors
and
constituents,
you
have
my
commitment
to
be
bold.
H
To
speak
truth
to
power,
to
fight
for
your
interests,
to
be
inclusive
and
welcoming
of
all
people,
no
matter
who
you
are
where
you
come
from,
especially
our
immigrant
brothers
and
sisters.
I
promise
to
be
accessible
and
responsive,
and
you
have
my
commitment
that
I
will
center
your
voice
in
every
conversation
in
action.
H
A
A
A
A
So
one
of
the
groups
that
we
have
council
legend
already
already
mentioned
was
a
poet
and
performer,
and
we
also
have
another
special
guest
from
councillor
murphy,
as,
as
you
can
see,
our
dedicated
and
professional
ems
staff
is
here
as
well
chief
fully.
So
at
this
time
I'm
going
to
I'm
going
to
ask
council
zhen
to
please
introduce
our
performer
for
today
we
usually
have
one
performer
each
week,
but
this
was
a
special
exception.
So
we
are
having
to
choose
today.
Come
up
come
on
up
counselor.
D
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
welcome
to
our
new
colleague,
counselor
gigi
caleta,
looking
forward
to
working
with
you,
so
in
continuation.
Today's
haitian
flag
day,
last
friday,
many
of
you
joined
us
for
a
wonderful
breakfast
that
we
had
out
on
city
hall,
plaza
and
but
I
wanted
to
bring
a
bit
of
that
spirit
into
the
chambers
today.
Given
that
today
is
the
day
of
the
flag
day
and
with
me,
I
have
originations
founded
in
1994
by
artistic
director.
D
Shaumba
dabinga
origination
is
a
non-profit
that
produces
innovative
and
dynamic,
performing
arts
programs
which
motivate
challenge
and
inspire
you
to
be
the
best
they
can
be.
They
offer
quality
dance,
theater,
arts
and
african
history.
Education
and
our
friends
have
been
in
originations,
and
I'm
so
glad
that
we
could
have
them
here
today.
B
B
B
B
B
Next,
I
will
be
reciting
a
poem
written
by
shamba
yanja
da
binga,
and
then
I
will
translate
it
into
haitian
creole
for
in
on
our
patient
flag
day.
So
I
love
myself.
I
love
my
brown
skin,
the
bend
of
my
hair,
my
dark
brown
eyes
and
the
way
that
I
stare,
I
love
my
physique.
The
way
that
I
walk
the
way
that
I
smile
and
the
way
that
I
talk,
I
am
unique.
I
am
one
of
a
kind.
There
is
no
one
like
me
in
this
world
so
divine.
B
J
D
Thank
you
to
shaumbra
you
reached
out
and
were
like.
How
can
I
help
and
I'm
glad
to
have
you
here?
I
know
that
so
many
of
us
here
are
so
big
fans
of
yours.
I
know
councilman
has
been
a
longtime
fan,
so
just
thank
you
for
all.
You
do
for
our
young,
kids
and
making
them
know
their
history
and
being
able
to
celebrate
haitian
flag
day,
and
thank
you
to
president
flynn
for
allowing
this
moment
to
happen.
So
thank
you.
A
I
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
so,
and
thank
you
and
congratulations.
It's
nice
to
see
that
someone's
sitting
in
the
seat
again
welcome
it's
wonderful,
so
dating
boston.
Ems
professionals
provide
life-saving
services
every
day
and
risk
their
lives
each
time
they
answer
the
call
of
service
for
our
city.
Boston,
emergency
medical
services
is
one
of
three
public
safety
agencies
that
respond
to
9-1-1
calls
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
Their
department
cares
for
patients
with
clinical
proficiency,
professionalism
and
compassion.
They
have
been
front-line
leaders
in
helping
our
communities
combat
the
covid19
pandemic,
the
opioid
epidemic
and
citywide
emergencies
in
20.
In
2021
alone,
ems
professionals
have
answered
the
call
for
over
clinical
126.000,
one
hundred
sixty
thousand
five
hundred
seventy
seven
life
support
responses
and
seventy
nine
thousand
two
hundred
and
ten
transports
serving
residents
across
the
city
in
every
neighborhood.
I
This
year's
national
ems
week
theme
is
rising
to
the
challenge
something
members
of
the
boston
ems
have
exemplified
during
the
kovit
19
pandemic,
and
always
before
that.
Also
earlier
this
week
I
attended
the
graduation
ceremony
alongside
ems
chief,
james
huley
and
councillor
baker,
embach
and
celebrated
the
graduation
of
the
largest
class,
the
graduating
class
of
30
emts.
I
K
K
We
we
typically
try
to
get
a
little
bit
bigger
group,
but
everyone's
kind
of
busy
today
too,
as
well
deputy
alexander
who
met
yesterday
at
the
hearing
today,
is
working
a
a
grill
at
shirley
street
in
roxbury,
because
we're
attempting
to
feed
people
on
all
three
shifts
deliver
food
out
to
them
today.
That's
that
we,
the
command
staff
we
often
take
turns
at
it
today,
so
she's
busy
and
one
of
our
other
deputies
unfortunate
engine
in
a
a
minor
accident
yesterday
and
she
couldn't
make
it
today
but
anyway.
K
A
To
please
join
us
for
photo,
and
then
this
second
photo
I'm
going
to
ask
the
haitian
delegation.
If
we
can
do
a
second
second
group
photo
as
well.
So
if
my
council
colleagues
could
please
join
us
and
then
please
stay
up
here
and
then
we'll
ask
the
haitian
delegation
if
they
could
come
up
immediately
thereafter,.
B
I
C
Document
0-6-2-5
message
and
order
for
your
approval
in
order
to
reduce
the
fiscal
year
22
appropriation
from
the
reserve
for
collective
bargaining
by
123
291
dollars
to
provide
funding
for
various
departments
for
the
fiscal
year.
22
increases
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
boston,
public
health,
commission
and
afscme
council
93.
doctor
number
0626
message.
C
Twenty
two
increases
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
office
and
professional
employees,
international
union,
local,
six,
o
p
e.
I?
U,
dr
number,
o
six
two
eight
message:
in
order
for
the
supplemental
appropriation
order
for
the
inspectional
services
department
for
fiscal
year,
22
in
the
amount
of
94
113
dollars
to
cover
the
fiscal
year,
22
cost
contained
within
the
collective
cost
items
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
boston
and
the
office
and
professional
employee
international
union.
Local,
six
o
p
e.
I?
C
C
A
Thank
you,
mr
clerk,
so
dockets
zero,
six,
two
five,
two
zero!
Six
two
eight
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
city
services,
innovation,
technology
on
doc,
at
zero;
six,
two:
nine
zero,
six:
three
zero!
The
chair
recognizes
council
bloc,
council
blockers,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
city
services,
innovation,
technology,
council
book.
You
have
the
flow.
L
Thank
you
so
much.
Mr
president,
we
at
for
the
four
doctor
prior
dockets
will
have
a
hearing
to
discuss
the
particulars,
but
with
this
specific,
the
five
thousand
dollar
appropriation
in,
oh
six,
two,
nine
and
o
six,
three,
that's
really
for
just
two
workers
and
it's
it's
exactly
the
same
as
the
agreement
that
the
council
already
approved
for
afscme
93.
L
So
it's
the
identical
deal
and
I
think
in
the
interest
of
letting
those
two
workers
get
their
back
pay
and
because
there's
no
further
information
that
the
council
hasn't
already
heard
from
the
administration.
I
wanted
to
move
for
suspension
and
passage
of
dockets
zero.
Six,
two:
nine
and
zero
six
three
zero.
A
Thank
you,
council
block
council
box,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
Six,
two
nine,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye,
aye,
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
council
block,
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
in
passage
and
talk
at
zero.
Six,
three
zero.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye.
L
A
C
A
Mr
cork
talk
at
zero.
Six
three
three
will
be
placed
on
file.
Matt
has
recently
heard
for
possible
action.
Mr
clerk,
please
read
doc
at
zero.
Four:
eight
zero:
two
zero
four:
eight
two
docket
zero:
four,
eight
three
doc
at
zero:
four:
eight:
four:
two:
zero:
four:
eight
six
in
docket,
zero,
four,
nine
two
together,
please.
C
Document
number:
zero:
four,
eight
zero,
three
zero;
four:
eight
two
orders
for
the
fiscal
year:
23
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
diver,
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits,
also
known
as
opec.
Docket
number
0483
order
for
capital
fund
transfer
appropriations,
docket
numbers
0484-0486,.
A
M
For
to
review
the
fy
23
budget,
dockets
undock
at
zero,
four,
eight
zero,
two
zero
four,
eight
six,
and
on
thursday
we
heard
from
what
we've
heard.
We've
held
six
public
hearings
so
far
this
week
with
at
least
all
of
my
council
colleagues
in
attendance,
alternating
in
attendance
on
thursday,
we
heard
from
boston
public
boston,
police
department
at
10
a.m.
We
heard
from
boston
commissioner's
office
the
bureau
of
professional
development,
the
bureau
of
professional
standards,
bureau
of
community
engagement
and
bureau
of
field
services
at
2
pm.
M
Then
we
heard
from
bureau
of
admin
and
technology
bureau
of
investigative
investigative
services
and
the
bureau
of
intelligence
and
analysis.
Then,
on
monday,
we
were
joined
in
the
chamber
at
10
a.m
by
the
boston
center
for
youth
and
families
bcyf,
where
we
discuss
their
budget
and
revolving
funds
at
4
pm
on
monday.
Also
on
monday,
we
hosted
youth
employment
and
engagement
y
ee.
M
Later,
at
2
pm,
we
heard
from
emergency
medical
services,
homeless,
services
and
recover
recovery
services
so
and
tomorrow
we'll
be
hosting
the
office
of
equity,
resiliency
and
racial
equity
at
10
a.m,
and
then
two
we
will
hold.
We
will
have
in
attendance,
the
boston
of
the
office
of
immigrants
advancement
and
the
office
of
women's
advancement,
and
this
afternoon
we
will
have
our
second
working
session
to
discuss
fy23
budget
at
3
pm
in
the
pmonty
room.
Over
the
next
weeks.
M
A
Thank
you,
council
fernandez,
anderson
docket,
zero,
four,
eight,
zero,
two
zero
four,
eight,
two
docket
zero:
four,
eight:
three
docker
zero:
four,
eight:
four:
two:
zero:
four:
eight:
six
docket
zero.
Four
nine
two
will
remain
in
committee:
motions
orders
in
resolutions,
mr
clerk,
please
read
docket.
C
N
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
I'm
excited
to
rise
today
to
present
this
hearing
order
and
to
start
the
conversation
about
the
creation
of
a
civilian
construction
detail
program
for
the
city
of
boston.
In
2018
massachusetts
was
the
last
state
in
the
entire
country
to
legalize
civilian
construction.
Details
here
in
boston,
the
boston
police
officers
are
the
only
city.
Employees
who
work
construction,
details
and
the
boston
police
department
currently
doesn't
have
the
capacity
to
fulfill.
N
N
N
Creating
a
civilian
construction
detail
office
creates
hundreds
of
union
jobs
at
prevailing
wages
with
benefits
for
boston
residents,
particularly
residents
who
have
been
excluded
from
the
economy
or
struggle
to
provide
for
themselves
and
their
families.
Because
of
their
quarry
residents,
who
represent
diverse
cultures
and
speak
multiple
languages,
have
pride
in
their
communities
and
could
staff
a
civilian
construction
detail
office
with
a
mission
of
racial
and
gender
justice
to
promote
safety,
well-being
and
prosperity
in
neighborhoods
all
across
our
city.
N
A
O
O
Details
is
safety,
and
if
we
are
saying
that
we
are
mandating
details
for
safety
having
nearly
50
percent
of
them
unfilled
as
a
safety
failure,
and
so
if
we're
going
to
actually
continue
to
do
details
on
the
basis
that
it's
for
public
safety
and
for
traffic
safety,
then
we
can't
continue
to
see
forty
fifty
percent
of
these
going
unfilled,
because
that
means
that
that
purpose
isn't
being
met.
And
so
I
think
the
clear
issue
here
is
that
the
boston
police
force
doesn't
have
the
capacity
to
fill.
O
All
of
these,
I
don't
think
they're
making
a
decision
not
to
fill
these
as
much
as
they
just
don't
have
the
capacity
to
actually
fill
all
of
the
details
that
come
before
us
and
being
limited
to
just
boston
police
officers.
Filling
those
details
is
actually
creating
a
safety
void
for
40
something
percent
of
details
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
so
we
have
to
meet
that
and
I
think
the
only
way
to
meet
that
is
to
expand
and
sort
of
make
it
a
civilian
based
program.
O
I
know
that
often
what
gets
flipped
around
is
the
idea
of
saving
money,
but
this
is
less
about
not
paying
people
prevailing
wages.
I
think
we
should
be
paying
people
prevailing
wages
and
good
union
jobs,
but
we
should
be
meeting
that
safety
need
and
in
order
to
do
that,
it
means
essentially
changing
the
way
we
do
business
when
it
comes
to
civilian
details,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation,
I
think
it's
it's
overdue.
Frankly.
Thank
you.
Councillor
flynn
got
president.
Thank
you.
You
want
your
name
signed.
A
P
You,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleague
I
rise
to,
please
ask
that
you
add
my
name
to
this
as
well
as
want
to
uplift
that
you
are
definitely
meeting
the
moment
in
2020
during
my
first
budget
season.
This
is
what
people
were
streaming
for,
and
I'm
so
incredibly
grateful
for
your
courage
to
step
in
and
actually
answer
that
call
so
looking
forward
to
this
hearing
and
I'm
hoping
that
it'll
end
up
in
the
workforce
development
committee
so
that
we
can
expedite
it
as
quickly
as
possible.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
M
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn,
I
applaud
my
counselor,
my
sister
councillada,
and
I
think
that
you
know
such
programs
could
also
function
as
an
incubator
for
workforce,
as
well
as
for
those
who's
interested
in
construction
and
other
related
trades,
of
course,
and
I
think
additionally,
the
program
could
also
possibly
serve
as
an
educational
function
through
by
way
of
community
members
via
public
forums
or
social
media
and
trainings.
So,
in
short,
I
second,
my
colleagues
often
thank
you.
A
L
You
so
much,
mr
chairman,
please
also
add
my
name.
I
was
thrilled
to
see
counselor
laura
filing
this.
I
think
when
we
pulled
those
numbers
back
in
2020
and
found
that
half
of
them
weren't
being
filled,
we
were
all
kind
of
astounded.
I
want
to
register
that
I
think
part
of
this
conversation
is
going
to
be
the
council
again
articulating
its
interest
in
reform
in
the
police
contract,
because
some
of
the
provisions
that
shape
the
way
these
get
allocated
are
in
there,
and
that
was
one
of
the
things
we
ran
into
before.
L
But
I
agree
that
it's
it's
like
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
talk
about
workforce
development
and
just
access
to
great
jobs,
and
I
think
one
of
the
great
things
council
arroyo
touched
on
it,
but
I
think
people
should
know
is
that
in
massachusetts,
the
state
law
actually
said
that
if
these
jobs
go
to
civilian
flaggers,
you
have
to
be
paying
the
prevailing
wage.
So
it
is
not
a
case,
unlike
in
some
states
of
creating
kind
of
like
poverty,
jobs
that
replace
it's
about.
A
A
A
M
Thank
you
earlier.
I
just
so
you
know
I
forgot
to
do
my
slogan
when
you
said
council
of
fernandez
anderson
said
eight
ways.
It
means
I
was
gonna
be
like
where
the
money
resides.
Will
the
money
reside,
but
then
I
forgot,
and
then
it's
just
too
late,
so
I'll
just
go
on
to
talking
about
this
one
now.
So
I
think
that
you
know
the
possibility
of
getting
academic
support
to
our
high
school
youth
via
partnering,
between
area
colleges
and
high
school
is
super
exciting.
M
I
wonder
if
we
can
discuss
this
opportunity
in
terms
of
how
we
can
hold
colleges
accountable
by
a
way
of
some
sort
of
community
benefit
or
pilot
program
where
they
can
compensate
lower
socio-economic
class
or
lower
income
students
to
tutor
high
school
students
and
then
create
by
and
also
creating
jobs
to
our
high
school
or
stipend
as
a
compensation.
So
creating
this
incentive
to
get
high
schools,
the
2t
would
get
compensative
concepts
compensated.
M
The
tutor
would
also
be
employed,
and
so
a
partnership
between
the
city
and
area
colleges
and
high
schools
to
get
academic
supports
to
our
high
schools
is
important
and
vital,
and
I
hope
you
guys
can
support
this
idea.
Thank
you,
oh
and
I'd
also
like
to
add
counselor
rizzy,
lou,
zhan
and
counselor
mejia
to
this
order.
Thank
you.
A
D
You,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
councillor,
fernando
anderson,
for
offering
this
many
of
the
students
in
our
city
have
no
choice
but
to
work
and
sometimes
have
to
choose
work
over
school
because
of
family
situations,
especially
for
black
and
brown
students,
especially
for
immigrant
families,
and
so
it's
whether
you
know-
and
we
see
this
all
the
time-
and
sometimes
it's
just
because
of
spending
money.
A
lot
of
us
here
started
early.
I
started
as
soon
as
I
was
able
to
work.
I
was
working.
D
That
is
why
I
think
this
is
a
really
great
idea
so
that
we
can
provide
stipends,
I'm
a
big
fan
of
learning
and
earning
give
jobs
to
our
young
kids,
where
they
are
able
to
learn
and
able
to
put
some
money
in
their
pocket.
That
was
a
big
benefit
for
me
and
all
of
my
sisters
who
started
working
when
we
were
14..
D
So
we
know
that
a
lot
of
our
students
are
dropping
out,
they're,
not
finishing
school
as
the
rate
of
at
the
rate
of
their
white
peers,
and
we
know
that
a
lot
of
them
suffer
from
entrenched
poverty,
that's
rooted
in
cycles
of
structural
racism,
and
so
they
can't
afford
tutors
for
tests.
And
we
know
that
all
of
our
wonderful
and
really
wealthy
colleges
have
the
capacity
to
give
back
more
and
be
better
neighbors
here
in
boston
to
our
students
who
need
it.
D
The
most
so
stipend
for
studying
program
as
the
counselor
has
offered
would
be
a
win-win-win
for
our
students,
for
our
schools
and
for
our
local
colleges
and
universities
would
pay
dividends
for
the
students
who
need
resources
to
mo
and
motivation
to
continue
their
academic
pursuits
and
choose
learning
over.
You
know
a
just
a
regular
job
and
for
college
students
to
take
a
leadership
role
and
to
really
be
invested
in
the
city
of
boston.
D
A
P
You,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleague
for
adding
me
what
a
beautiful
surprise,
so
I
just
thank
you,
and
I
just
would
offer
that
you
know
I
always
talk
about
the
fact
that
I
had
three
jobs
while
I
was
in
high
school,
so
working
wasn't
something
that
I
felt
was
a
privilege.
It
was
really
more
about
survival
and
I
think
the
more
opportunities
that
we
can
create
for
young
people
to
earn,
while
they
learn
and
also
create
a
pipeline
of
being
able
to
give
back
is,
is
important.
P
A
Thank
you
councilman
here.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Would
anyone
else
like
to
sign
on
to
this?
Please
raise
your
hand.
Mr
cork.
Please
add:
council
royale,
counselor
bach
councillor,
braden
council,
coletta,
councillor
fernandez,
anderson
council,
flaherty,
council,
lara
councillor
murphy,
please
add
the
chair,
docket
zero.
Six
three
five
will
be
assigned
to
the
committee
on
pilot
agreements,
institutional
and
intergovernmental
relations.
A
M
Hello
again,
thank
you,
council,
president
flynn,
so
I'm
getting
a
little
bit
chatty
this
afternoon
and
I
know,
and
it's
gonna,
it's
gonna
settle
down
soon.
I
offer
you
this
order.
Due
to
both
historic
discrimination
met
out
of
prospective
black
and
brown
holders
of
life
insurance
and
ongoing
disparities
in
those
who
have
coverage
today,
so
black
people
have
often
been
charged
higher
insurance
rates
for
the
same
policies
that
others
receive
at
lesser
price.
M
Black
women
are
least
likely,
or
least
likely
group
to
be
insured,
despite
being
largely
responsible
for
raising
a
good
percentage
of
the
family
units
that
they
are
part
of
life.
Insurance
is
an
important
financial
resource
to
pass
down
those
without
it
are
in
distinct
disadvantage
in
terms
of
generational
wealth.
M
For
these
reasons
and
more,
I
offer
this
order
to
initiate
a
discussion
in
regards
to
the
life
insurance
needs
of
poor
and
working
class
communities,
and
I
guess
I'd
just
like
to
say
that
you
know
it's
also
a
really
good
idea
to
have
to
set
up
as
a
family
to
set
up
your
financial
portfolio
and
for
poor
families.
They
are
often
faced
this
challenge
of
not
being
prepared.
M
Unfortunately,
we've
all,
I
think,
quoted
the
the
research
here
that
black
and
brown
people
die
in
roxbury
30
years
sooner
than
their
counterparts
in
back
bay,
and
so
often
times.
You
see
a
lot
of
like
sort
of
fundraisers
last
minute
gofundme
to
bury
their
loved
ones.
I
think
that
this
is.
It
would
be
a
really
good
idea
to
just
do
a
study
just
to
sort
of
assess
the
need
in
boston
in
how
we
can
support
our
poor
and
working
class
families.
Thank
you.
A
C
A
M
Here
we
go,
listen,
look.
How
did
I
end
up
talking
so
much
today,
so
I've
I've
been
talking
with
isd
in
different
departments
and
really
looking
into
this
issue
in
roxbury,
particularly,
and
we
you
guys
hear
me
talk
a
lot
about
the
decrepit
sort
of
you
know,
abandoned
looking
neglected
properties
in
roxbury
right
and
seriously.
M
As
we
all
know,
there
are
dozens
of
lots
around
the
city,
particularly
d7,
and
in
surrounding
predominantly
black
and
brown
working
class
communities.
These
lots
offer
space
where
exciting
and
innovative
ideas
could
be
occurring,
and
so
also
you
know,
with
a
lot
of
these
buildings
too.
Some
of
some
of
some
of
the
issue
is,
we
know
that
of
from
poor
families,
they're
not
able
to
actually
afford
to
repair
their
property,
and
some
of
them
fall
in
different
category
and
there's
different
technicalities
that
prevent
them
from
repairing
their
property.
So
I
think
it's.
M
At
this
point-
and
the
program
is
always
at
almost
at
its
end,
so
if
we
can
actually
discuss
bringing
it
back,
reinforcing
fines
to
those
who
can
afford
it
without
disproportionately
impacting
black
and
brown
or
poor
families,
obviously-
and
I
would
like
to
also
add,
as
an
original
co-sponsor
counselor
warrell-
I
know
he's
not
here-
I
don't
know
how
that
applies,
but
in
council
legion
to
this
order.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
to
councilman
jennison
for
offering
this.
We
know
that
we
have
an
incredibly
impossible
real
estate
market
right
now,
but
still
boston
finds
itself
with
a
lot
of
buildings
that
are
vacant
or
abandoned
or
blighted,
and
this
has
happened.
This
has
been
going
on
for
years
and
years
and
years.
D
Sometimes
the
reason
is
in
part,
because
speculators
are
our
land-making
and
they're,
holding
on
to
land
they're,
letting
the
prices
rise,
while
investing
nothing
and
forcing
neighbors
to
live
next
to
properties
that
are
in
desperate
need
of
repair
many
times.
But,
however,
there
are
times
when
it's,
because
the
owner
just
doesn't
have
the
money
to
keep
up.
It's
really
expensive
to
get
work
done.
The
cost
of
labor
is
increasing.
D
So
we
need
to
continue
to
find
ways
to
tell
the
difference
between
those
those
two,
the
land
banking
by
the
investors
and
the
homeowner
who
just
can't
afford
to
make
the
improvements
necessary.
The
other
category
of
landowners
who
can't
afford
to
should
be
supported
with
resources
that
councilman
anderson
was
talking
about.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
uplifting
uplifting
and
supporting
the
neighbors
in
the
neighborhoods
to
be
able
to
do
something
about
the
property
that
everyone
can
be
proud
of.
D
I
was
on
the
phone
yesterday
and
today
with
a
constituent
who
is
dealing
with
this
very
issue.
Banks
grants
consulting
and
programs
all
pay
a
role
in
revitalization,
and
I
know
that
there's
a
problem
task
force
problem
properties,
task
force
here
about
how
they
work
with
community
groups,
neighborhood
associations,
city
programs
and
grants
still
leave
a
lot
to
be
desired.
D
We
as
a
city
can
do
better
to
help
connect
the
resource,
connect,
resources
and
create
them
where
necessary,
especially
in
neighborhoods
that
have
been
historically
disinvested
to
make
sure
that
each
neighborhood
is
somewhere.
Where
you
know
we
have
we're
building
thriving
neighborhoods,
where
we
all
feel
like
our
neighborhoods
affirm
our
dignity.
So
thank
you
for
adding
me
as
original
co-sponsor
and
I
look
forward
to
the
work.
A
L
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
sponsors,
and
I
just
wanted
to
strongly
say.
Please
add
my
name.
I
was
out
walking
with
property
management
in
mission
hill
yesterday
talking
about
graffiti
and
just
in
general,
all
these
places
where
we
see
buildings
that
you
know
again
and
again.
Residents
are
reporting
them
and
it's
coming
back
with
that
answer
of
either
an
investor
owner,
who's
absentee
and
can't
be
reached,
or
in
some
cases,
a
small
business
owner,
a
residential
order
that
just
owner
that
just
doesn't
have
the
money.
L
So
I
totally
agree
with
the
sponsors
that
we
have
to.
We
need
a
program
that
better
distinguishes
between
those
folks
and
that
you
know
is
providing
support
for
the
folks
who
need
the
resources
and,
I
think,
is
providing
more
substantial
penalties
and
penalties
that
really
bite
for
folks
who
are
intentionally
leaving
their
properties
until
an
investment
like
a
development
opportunity
arises
and
letting
everyone
else
live
with
blight.
In
the
meantime.
I
just
wanted
to
strongly
second
this
and
please
on
my
name.
A
J
You,
mr
president,
please
add
my
name.
I
thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
this
issue
forward.
Councillor
fernandez
anderson,
the
the
busines,
the
other
issue-
that
I
know
my
our
predecessor,
counselor
matt
o'malley,
raised
the
issue
about
vacant
shop
fronts
and
storefronts
in
our
business
districts
and
our
main
streets.
J
It's
a
similar
sort
of
issue
that
may
or
may
not
be
rolled
into
this
conversation,
but
it's
very
detrimental
to
our
main
street
districts
to
have
vacant
shop
fronts
and
premises
left
vacant
for
long
periods
of
time
years,
in
some
cases
in
our
district,
because
an
absentee
landlord
landlord
is
just
waiting
for
a
more
profitable
opportunity
than
perhaps
a
small
local
business
that
might
use
the
premises.
So
please
add
my
name.
Thank
you.
A
P
You,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
the
sponsors.
Please
add
my
name,
I'm
really
super
enthusiastic
about
this
and
I'd
like
to
echo
my
colleagues
sentiments
counselor
breeden
and
last
year.
I
believe
it
was
counselor
bach
and
I
embarked
on
another
journey
to
really
address
the
commercial
vacancies
that
are
happening
in
our
community.
P
Those
are
all
often
distressed
as
well,
and
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
to
open
up
those
storefronts
and
allow
small
businesses
to
incubate
in
those
spaces.
So
I
think
that
there's
there's
some
room
in
this
discussion
if,
if
the
chair
allows
through
the
chair
to
also
add
commercial
vacancies
into
this
conversation,
because
I
think
that
is
part
of
the
whole
community,
so
I
wanted
to
just
offer
that
as
something
that
we
can
include.
Thank
you.
A
C
A
A
A
A
Many
are
living
below
the
poverty
line
during
the
height
of
the
pandemic.
The
health
center
vaccinated
over
35
000
people
there's
also
a
vast
increased
demand.
As
I
mentioned
earlier
on
behavioral
health.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
recently
and
the
number
of
young
people
in
students
seeking
mental
health
counseling
or
behavioral
counseling
is
increasing
dramatically.
A
The
expansion
of
the
south
boston
community
health
center
would
would
serve
to
fulfill
both
of
these
proposed
uses
under
opera
funding,
they're
expanding
right
next
door
and
and
again
part
of
the
that
expansion
is
to
the
is
to
work
on
mental
health,
counseling
behavioral
health
counseling.
I
hope
to
have
a
hearing
on
this
matter
that
it
would
be
in
the
appropriate
committee,
but
listen
to
residents,
listen
to
the
health
center
staff,
listen
to
patients,
community
activists,
partners
on
on
this
proposal.
Thank
you,
council,
rail.
F
You
just
to
echo
the
comments
of
my
colleague
and
our
council
president,
the
south
boston
community
health
center
does
a
phenomenal
job,
as
do
all
of
our
community
health
centers.
We
are
blessed.
Not
only
do
we.
I
talk
about
this
all
the
time
we
boast
of
some
of
the
best
hospitals
in
the
world.
We
also
have
a
network
of
community
health
centers
that
just
provide
frontline
care
to
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
residents
and
during
covet.
F
I
would
argue
that
I
believe
it
was
the
south
boston
community
health
center
that
stepped
up
and
got
right
into
sort
of
that
coveted
action.
If
you
will
council
flint
and
I
were
able
to
connect
folks
in
our
community,
particularly,
we
have
a
somali
community
that
they
serviced
as
well
as
the
dominican
community,
in
both
of
our
local
public
housing
developments
and
as
a
result
of
that,
they
were
able
to
expand
the
care
and
support
other
agencies
like
a
local
nursing
home
that
was
under
siege
at
the
time.
F
So
hats
off,
not
just
the
community
south
boston
community
health
center,
but
to
all
of
the
community
health
centers.
All
the
leaders,
all
those
frontline
workers
that
went
to
work
every
day,
helping
all
of
our
residents
and
they're
in
need
of
some
additional
facilities
and
expansions,
and
they
want
to
expand
their
programs
as
to
sort
of
a
lot
of
our
other
community
health
centers.
So
I
wholeheartedly
support
this
and
look
forward
to
an
expedited
hearing.
Thank.
I
I
I
These
funds
would
also
combat
inflation,
especially
with
medical
equipment
supplies
in
their
food
pantry,
which
has
seen
a
50
percent
increase
in
the
amount
of
food
distributed
since
the
pandemic.
They
have
done
an
amazing
job,
feeding
the
people
in
the
community
and
in
recent
news.
The
health
center
has
proven
that
the
health
center
successfully
rises
to
extraordinary
challenges
day
to
day
in
find
safe
ways
to
deliver
care
for
their
people.
They
did
this,
especially
during
the
pandemic.
In
2021,
the
massachusetts
health
quality
partners
awarded
south
boston
community
health
center.
I
For
being
one
of
the
top
practices
in
massachusetts
for
patient
experience
in
pediatric
primary
care
and
in
2020,
the
health
resources
and
service
administration
recognized
them
as
the
health
center
quality
leader,
this
award
is
given
to
health
centers
that
exemplify
the
best
overall
clinical
performance
among
all
health
centers
and
also,
lastly,
in
2020,
the
health
center's
overall
clinical
quality
was
in
the
top
30
percent
of
health
centers
nationwide.
We
know
they're
an
amazing
health
care
provider,
they're
also
a
great
partner
in
the
community
and
in
the
neighborhood.
I
O
Thank
you,
councilman
murphy.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Seeing
no
one
would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Mr
clerk?
Please
add
counselor
bach
counselor
baker,
counselor
bach
councillor
braden,
councillor,
coletta,
councillor,
fernandez,
anderson,
counselor,
lara
counselor,
louis
jen,
councillor
mejia
and
please
add
my
name.
Mr
clerk,
can
you
please
read
docket0639.
O
O
L
Thank
you
so
much
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
to
councillor
flynn
for
joining
me
in
this.
I'm
going
to
speak
on
both
of
our
behalf,
but
councillor
flynn,
and
I
have
the
benefit
of
sharing
together
representation
of
beacon
hill
and
we'll
have
working
sessions
under
your
remit,
mr
chair,
and
an
opportunity
to
talk
in
greater
detail.
So
I'll
be
brief.
L
Basically,
when
the
beacon
hill,
historic
district
extended
down
the
north
slope
in
1963,
the
city
was
poised
to
build
our
fire
station
on
cambridge
street
and
people
didn't
want
it
to
interfere,
and
so
a
very
narrow
strip
of
the
last
sort
of
40
feet
before
cambridge
street
was
excluded
from
the
district.
In
order
to
not
have
that
complication.
L
Now,
there's
the
big
mgh
project
going
on
up
on
the
other
side
of
cambridge
street
and
concern
about
some
of
the
historic
buildings,
including
the
puffer
building.
That's
mentioned
here
from
the
1890s
that
run
on
the
beacon
hill,
brick
side
of
cambridge
street.
So
the
main
thrust
of
this
docket
and
it's
come
to
us
from
the
beacon
health,
civic
association
and
residents
in
the
neighborhood-
is
just
to
complete
that
last
40
feet
of
the
district,
which
is
something
that
I
think
most
people
assume
is
already
in
place,
but
actually
technically
isn't.
O
M
O
Thank
you
counselor,
for
that.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter.
Seeing
no
one
would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Mr
clerk,
please
add
counselor
braden,
please
add
counselor
coletta,
please
add
counselor
fernandez,
anderson,
please
add
counselor
flaherty,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
louis
jen,
please
add
counselor
mejia,
please
add
counselor
murphy
and
please
add
my
name
as
well.
Dockett0639
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
A
C
One
together,
please
document
zero
six
four
zero
counselor
braden
offer
the
following
order
for
a
hearing
on
appropriating
federal
relief
funds
to
stabilize
and
expand
public
sector
personnel
capacity
beyond
pre-pandemic
levels
and
docket
number
zero.
Six
four
one
council
of
brain
offered
the
following
order
requesting
certain
information
under
section
17f
relative
to
the
personnel
review
committee
and
personnel
vacancies.
J
J
The
first
docket
is
a
hearing
order
on
the
use
of
arpa
funds
for
pandemic
recovery,
and
the
second
docket
is
a
17f
information
request
related
to
the
personnel
review
committee
and
human
resources,
practices
for
posting
and
filling
vacancies
for
generations.
Public
sector
jobs
have
been
a
lifeline
for
working
families
in
our
city,
providing
secure
employment
from
women
and
workers
of
color,
with
better
better
benefits,
greater
job
security
and
opportunities
for
non-uni
from
union
representation
and
full-time
work
across
the
country.
J
Local
government,
public
sector
employment
did
not
recover
from
the
great
recession
of
2008
until
2019,
and
then
we
were
hit
by
since
the
onset
of
the
pandemic.
The
private
sector
has
regained
93
percent
of
their
jobs
lost
since
2020,
while
the
public
sector
has
only
recovered
53
percent
of
their
jobs.
J
Inspectional
services
has
not
fully
reached
their
2008
staffing
levels
yet
year
after
year,
they
take
on
more
responsibilities
when
the
council
and
mayor
pass
new
ordinances
and
we're
pretty
good
at
that.
We've
added
a
lot
of
work
to
their
their
workload.
In
the
last
past
past
few
years,
public
facilities
and
property
management
are
staff
below
2008
levels,
while
our
facilities,
maintenance
and
capital
projects
are
stalled
without
without
needed.
J
All
of
these
departments
are
our
front
lines
for
city
services
and
meeting
residents
needs
an
excerpt
from
the
municipal
research
bureau's
2014
transition
report
spells
it
out
through
the
great
recession
of
2008.
The
personnel
reductions
of
the
three
largest
departments
of
school
police
and
fire
have
been
less
than
proportional
to
their
share
of
the
total
city
employees.
J
The
greater
burden
experienced
by
the
other
42
departments
in
the
reduction
of
employees
over
11
years
is
also
evidenced
by
the
fact
that
the
police,
school
and
fire
department
represents
77
of
city-funded
payroll
in
2013,
but
experienced
36
of
the
employee
loss.
Since
20
2002.,
the
remaining
44
departments
are
22
of
the
workforce,
but
have
had
a
63
reduction.
J
I
hope
to
explore
this
in
the
commun
in
the
committee
hearing
we
have
heard
throughout
the
budget
hearings
that
department
after
department
is
struggling
to
hire
and
fill
vacancies.
It's
an
incredibly
competitive
job
market.
At
the
moment,
the
position
review
committee
manages
the
approval
process
for
posting
and
filling
vacancies
since
2017
financial
year
17.
J
J
J
In
this
moment,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
look
at
the
human
resources
situation
holistically
and
use
any
and
all
tools
at
our
disposal
to
help
recruit
and
retain
personnel
for
our
city
workforce
so
that
we
can
continue
to
sustain,
sustain
and
deliver
good
quality,
constituent
services
across
all
departments
and
unleash
the
power
of
municipal
government.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
L
Thank
you
to
council
braden
for
filing
this,
and
please
add
my
name.
I
I
think
it's
been
the
most
frustrating
thing
for
I
think
many
of
us
about
budget
season,
but
for
those
of
us
who
were
here
last
year,
the
number
of
things
where
we
approved
new
positions
last
year
and
they
haven't
been
filled
because
of
this
hiring
situation.
I
mean,
if
you
think,
about
like
y-e-e,
which
we
had
up.
We
had
approved
them
for
four
new
people
and
said
they
lost
people
with
the
speed
humps.
L
We
had
approved
a
whole
second
team,
so
we
could
parallel
process.
Instead,
public
works
is
down
to
one
engineer.
I
was
walking
with
property
management
around
graffiti
busters
yesterday
and
they've
got
two
like
a
third
of
the
team
vacant.
So
I
just
think
like
again
and
again,
this
council
is
seeing
the
limitations
of
like
the
appropriation
power
is
nice.
L
P
You
have
the
floor.
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
counselor
rina,
even
though
I
wasn't
here
for
the
hearing.
I
did
hear
that
a
line
item
that
we
fought
for
and
approved
last
year,
which
was
workforce
development
for
19
to
24
year
olds,
that
a
position
wasn't
filled
and
as
a
result
of
that
that
that
line
item
has
yet
to
be
tapped
right.
P
So
when
we
fight
for
things
on
the
council
to
serve
our
constituents
and
then
we
don't
have
the
personnel
to
do
the
work,
it
impacts
all
of
us,
and
so
I
really
do
appreciate
you
bringing
this
hearing
and
this
request
to
the
council,
and
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
Please
add
my
name.
Thank
you.
Q
You,
president,
being
someone
that
was
laid
off
during
that
I
was
laid
off
in
2010
print
department.
People
know
about
it
still
would
never
be
able
to
figure
out
how
much
we're
spending
in
the
city
on
printing
that
department
had
to
go
away
with.
But
what
I
wanted
to
focus
on
was
what
kenzie
had
spoke
about.
It's
the
people
that
are
doing
the
work.
If
you
look
in
the
policy
rooms
they're
all
full,
all
the
nerds
are
all
clicking
away
on
their
computers.
Q
All
the
policy
rooms
are
filled,
but
the
people
that
are
doing
the
work
that
are
filling
the
potholes
that
are
mowing
our
grass
that
we
don't
have
them
there.
We
need
to
focus
on
that.
The
people
that
are
actually
doing
the
work,
our
constituent
service
sort
of
stuff,
so
just
wanted
to
add
my
two
cents.
Thank
you
and
please
add
my
name.
Thank
you.
A
M
M
A
Thank
you,
council
fernandez
anderson.
Anyone
else
like
would
you
like
to
add
your
name.
Please
raise
your
hand,
mr
clerk.
Please
add:
council
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
councillor
bach,
council
of
braden
council
of
flaherty
council
of
cuarta
council
fernandez,
anderson
council
of
lara
council
lujan
councilman
here,
councillor
murphy,
please
add
the
chair.
A
Talk
at
0-6-4-0
be
signed
to
the
committee
on
boston's
covet
19
recovery
council
braden
also
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
dark
at
0-6-4-1,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
zero.
Six
four
one
has
been
passed:
we're
on
two
docket
zero.
Six.
Four
two,
mr
clerk.
Please
read
that.
C
P
P
Thank
you.
If
you've
heard
of
me
speak
before
you
know
that
you've
heard
me
say
nothing
about
us
without
us
is
for
us
and
it's
something
that
I
said
a
lot
when
I
was
first
running
for
office
and
it,
and
it
was
meant
to
remind
people
that
we
can't
let
the
people
who
are
in
power
close
the
door
on
us
when
it
comes
to
the
decisions
and
choices
that
they
make
every
day,
that
impact
our
daily
lives
and
lived
experiences.
P
I
thought,
as
a
city
councilor,
that
I'd
be
able
to
get
in
here
and
learn
the
decision
making
protocols
and
bringing
that
knowledge
to
the
people,
but
even
now,
as
a
counselor,
I
struggle
to
grapple
with
how
decisions
are
being
made
and
I'm
often
notified
that
something
in
the
administration
is
happening
after
it
has
occurred,
cabinet
appointments,
department,
hires,
are
made
without
consulting
us
covet.
Opera
dollars
are
being
spent
with
little
community
interaction.
P
P
This
is
a
problem,
but
it's
not
a
problem,
that's
unique
to
one
mayor
or
one
city,
council
or
one
department.
We
have
systems
and
structures
in
place
in
our
cities
that
predate
all
of
us
that
determine
how
we
make
decisions
and
how
we
must
collaborate
in
order
to
make
those
decisions,
but
those
systems
routinely
leave
the
voices
of
the
people
out,
and
so
that
is
why
we're
filing
this
hearing
today,
we
need
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
how
decisions
are
being
made
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
P
What
systems
and
structures
are
in
place
that
force
us
to
make
decisions
that
way
and
what
structural
changes
or
even
changes
to
the
charter
need
to
be
made
in
order
to
ensure
that
the
voices
of
the
people
and
that's
all
people
are
being
heard.
I
look
forward
to
this
conversation
and
learning
more
alongside
my
colleagues.
I
really
do
appreciate
my
favorite
nerd
in
the
policy
making
space
jacob
debay
court
for
his
relentless
advocacy
in
getting
us
to
to
this
point.
P
P
I
know
that
I
have
been
incredibly
disappointed
by
the
number
of
things
that
have
come
across
this
council
and
I've
been
forced
to
vote
yes
or
no
on
things
that
I
haven't
had
much
of
a
voice
in,
and
I
have
a
responsibility
to
my
constituents
to
making
sure
that
we're
creating
the
the
type
of
structure
that
allows
us
for
us
to
really
represent
them
and
their
voices.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
hearing
and
my
colleagues
to
participating.
Thank
you.
A
M
M
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
fernandez
anderson.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
or
or
sign
on
to
them
this
matter?
Please
raise
your
hand,
mr
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
arroyo,
council
of
braden
counsel,
coletta,
council
fernandez,
anderson
council,
flaherty,
council,
lara
councillor,
jen,
council
murphy.
Please
add
the
cheer.
A
P
P
So
last
month
the
committee
on
education
held
a
hearing
on
docket
0199
in
order
for
a
hearing
on
state
receivership
for
boston
public
schools.
As
you
all
may
remember,
I
tried
to
pass
this
resolution
on
the
floor
and
I
was
encouraged
by
my
colleagues
that
we
needed
a
hearing,
and
we
did
just
that.
The
goal
of
the
hearing
was
to
educate
the
public
and
the
council
around
what
receivership
is
and
how
it
impacts
our
school
communities.
The
hearing
was
insightful
because
we
heard
time
and
time
again
from
the
administration
advocates.
P
P
That
kind
of
thinking
lacks
innovation
and
intentionally
avoids
the
core
problems
a
bps
is
facing.
You
can
swap
out
the
players
at
the
top,
all
you
want,
but
the
instability
created
through
that
process,
trickles
down
to
parents,
students
and
teachers
and
were
left
exactly
where
we
started
only
less
engaged
and
elite
and
less
hopeful
for
the
future.
This
resolution
has
been
in
a
long
time
coming.
We
filed
it
back
in
2021
and
there
was
a
desire
from
the
council
to
learn
more
about
the
receivership
which
we
did,
which
includes
our
school
community.
P
Receivership
is
opposed
by
members
of
this
body
and
has
received
opposition
from
the
mayor
even
her
in
her
channel.
Who
was
a
former
dusty
board
member
and
came
out
and
said
that
her
vote
to
place
lawrence
under
receivership
was
the
wrong
choice.
It
simply
does
not
work
when
when,
if
we
can't
risk
doing
further
damage
to
our
school
district
by
handling
by
handling
over
it
to
the
board,
with
no
clear
track
record
for
improvement.
P
It
is
time
that
we,
as
the
boston
city,
council
and
the
representatives
of
the
people,
listen
to
their
voice
and
join
them
in
opposing
any
third
of
state
receivership
for
boston,
public
schools.
And
I
move
and
I
move
that
we
suspend
the
rules
and
urge
my
colleagues
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
resolution.
P
I
will
say
you
know
everything
is
always
political
theatrics
and
you
know
we
have
an
opportunity
here
as
a
council
to
hold
the
district
accountable
and
it
is
our
I
would
say
it
is
in
our
best
interest
to
make
sure
that
we
support
this
resolution
because
it
gives
us
the
ability
to
hold
the
district
more
accountable
instead
of
allowing
outsiders
to
tell
us
what
is
right
for
our
people,
so
I
encourage
our
colleagues
to
rise
up
and
vote
in
favor
of
this
resolution
today.
Thank
you.
O
Thank
you,
council
president
flynn.
Thank
you
councillor,
mejia,
for
your
leadership.
I
voice
my
strongest
opposition
to
taking
our
boston
public
schools
into
receivership.
I'm
very
aware
of
desi's
track
record.
I
think
the
boston
globe
recently
published
that
record,
but
we've
heard
it
from
advocates
and
we've
seen
it
on
the
ground.
They
have
not
done
really
any
commendable
work
in
their
turnarounds
to
date
in
smaller
school
districts.
O
If
you
actually
saw
the
lawrence
facilities,
they
had
put
a
lot
of
money
into
improving
them
and
making
them
modern
and
standard.
But
now,
as
we
sit
here
today,
we've
seen
repeatedly
that
desi
does
not
have
the
ability
or
the
resources
or,
frankly
the
skill
level
to
come
in
and
take
these
schools
over,
and
so
I
am
voicing
my
strongest
opposition
receivership.
I
do
believe
that
this
is
something
that
we
can
handle
with
boston
public
schools.
O
Frankly,
as
a
body
here
with
parents
engagement
with
a
school
committee
and
with
a
superintendent,
I
know
that
counselor
council
president
flynn
has
sort
of
raised
up
the
specter
of
what
receivership
is
doing
to
our
current
efforts
to
improve
by
selecting
and
hiring
a
new
superintendent,
and
I
think
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
having
this
over
our
boston,
public
schools.
Heads
is
actually
stopping
us
from
getting
and
moving
forward
in
a
way
that
is
productive,
and
so
I
would
like
to
see
this.
O
A
D
D
We
are
in
a
pivotal
moment,
as
a
city
with
a
largely
new
city
council,
a
new
mayor
with
a
new
vision
for
our
schools.
A
lot
of
just
change,
we're
hiring
a
new
superintendent,
so
for
this
to
be
thrown
in
as
a
distraction
isn't
necessary,
and
I
also
just
I'm
cautious
that
this
state,
we
should
always
be
cautious
when
the
state
is
taking
its
cues
from
a
free
market.
D
Think
tank
that
really
doesn't
believe
in
the
public
good
right,
we're
talking
about
what
we
need
in
our
public
schools
and
that's
deeper
investment
to
make
up
for
a
lot
of
intentional
policy
failures
and
policy
harms
that
have
been
done
towards
our
schools.
So
I
think
you
know
that
the
state
is
taking
cues
from
a
think
tank.
That
believes
that
the
model
should
always
be.
Privatization
should
be
everything
that
we
need
to
know
about.
Why
this
is
not
the
right
approach
for
our
schools
and
for
our
students?
D
I
was
with
a
teacher
just
last
evening
from
the
denver
school
and
endeavour
has
been
in
receivership
since
2014,
with
almost
nothing
to
show
for
that,
and
so
I
think
we
have
the
tools
that
we
need
here
to
really
help
transform
our
schools.
The
state
does
not,
and
so
I
am
in
strong
support
of
this
resolution,
and
I
I
I'm
glad
that
it
was
filed.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
F
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
obviously
thank
you
to
our
colleagues
councilman
here
and
the
co-sponsors,
and
I
appreciate
the
spirit
by
which
this
is
filed.
I
understand
legitimate
concerns
about
total
state
receivership
and
I
do
not
support
total
state
receivership.
With
that
said,
I
will
not
be
signing
onto
the
resolution,
but
will
not
stand
in
the
way
pursuant
to
rule
33,
to
allow
the
motion
to
be
adopted.
F
I
I
just
want
to
be
perfectly
clear
that,
for
me,
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
our
teachers,
our
beloved
btu,
our
students
or
the
countless
individuals
who
work
hard
every
day
on
behalf
of
our
students.
For
me,
it
has
to
do
with
the
systemic
failures
of
our
central
office
and
their
proven
inability
to
consistently
support
our
schools,
our
teachers
in
our
school
communities.
F
Our
school
district
is
consistently
failing
our
most
vulnerable
students
and
violating
the
law,
particularly
as
it
pertains
to
our
english
language
learners
and
our
special
education
students
for
our
students
that
require
ieps.
There
are
many
cases
where
students
do
not
have
adequate
accommodations
or
plans
in
place
for
our
english
language
learners.
There
are
documented
failures
to
provide
students
with
equitable
access
to
ell
teachers,
inappropriate
support.
F
We
also
have
significant
operational
issues,
whether
it's
our
transportation
system,
our
data
reporting
system,
our
facilities,
our
safety
policies
or
mechanisms,
consistently
tracking
parental
and
community
concerns.
We
don't
have
one,
we
don't
have
a
system
that
tracks
parental
community
concerns,
despite
the
fact
that
we're
talking
about
all
the
investments
that
we've
made
over
the
last
several
years.
F
F
F
F
We
continue
to
give
them
more
money,
we're
actually
educating
less
kids
than
we've
ever
educated
in
the
city,
seven
thousand
less
than
the
last
couple
of
years,
and
I
just
think
that
the
time
has
come
to
call
it
what
it
is,
which
is,
we
need
to
call
out
the
central
office,
it's
not
about
calling
out
our
teachers,
it's
not
about
the
students.
There
are
dedicated
professionals,
passionate
committed
to
our
children,
to
making
a
difference
in
their
lives.
To
closing
those
gaps
has
nothing
to
do
with
them.
For
me,
this
is
about
the
central
office.
F
The
buck
stops
with
the
superintendent
in
the
central
office.
They
are
thwarting
progress.
They
are
getting
in
the
way
of
good
instruction,
good
support,
and
for
me
I
just
think
that
the
time
has
come,
that
we
call
them
out
and
whether
it's
a
targeted
intervention
or
it's
a
strategic
partnership.
I
think
now
is
the
time
between
now
and
tuesday
to
negotiate
what
that
is.
I
understand
it's
a
difficult
time
because
we're
trying
to
attract
a
new
superintendent-
this
probably
isn't
the
timing
on
this
is
horrendous.
F
F
What
do
they?
What
do
you
think
about
that
idea,
and
so
these
are
the
things
that
I'm
sort
of
thinking
about.
So
again,
I
appreciate
the
efforts
of
our
colleagues
the
lead
sponsor
her
work
on
the
education
committee
and
the
hearing
that
she
hosted
and
again
as
I
referenced,
I
wanted
to
state
my
objection
for
the
record
and
again
state
that
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
our
teachers.
F
A
M
You,
mr
president,
I
strongly
support
my
colleagues
offer
a
recipient
has
been
shown
to
actually
not
improve
quality
of
schools.
The
districts
that
have
utilized
that
approach
and
local
districts
that
have
gone
under
receivership
are
much
smaller
than
boston
and
then,
in
that
process
ineffective
for
them.
So
that
begs
the
question
like
if
this
policy
cannot
work
on
small
district
and
why
would
it
work
on
a
district
as
big
or
the
biggest
district
in
the
state?
M
Additionally,
receivership
is
often
used
to
counteract
school
districts
that
are
struggling
for
a
number
of
socio-economic
reasons
that
often
transcend
to
school
themselves.
In
short,
our
students
need
food
housing,
language
supports
and
mental
health,
counseling
and
so
forth.
So
how
does
putting
the
schools
that
they
attended,
receivership
into
recipient
help
them
actually
get
the
resources
and
services
that
they
need?
M
A
Q
So
we
want
to
double
down
a
system,
that's
failing
our
children
and
our
families
in
a
city
where
enrollment
plummets,
alongside
morale,
we
need
fundamental
change,
and
this
resolution
does
the
opposite.
It's
time
for
the
city
council
to
illuminate
the
facts
of,
what's
going
on
in
our
schools,
not
to
cover
up
the
misdeeds
and
failures,
we're
pretending,
as
if
status
quo,
is
okay,
because
it's
not
let's
get
a
range
of
people
in
here
and
have
a
hearing.
Let's
get
desi
in
here.
Q
Q
Q
I
think
it's
160
million
this
year
on
transportation
will
be
another
10
million
next
year,
another
10
million.
After
that
we
spend
40
to
50
million
every
year
three
times
what
the
police
budget
is
we're
looking
to
defund
the
police,
but
we're
looking
to
double
down
on
something.
That's
failing.
I
just
don't
get
it.
I
don't
understand
it
and
you're
either.
Now
it's
going
to
be
either
receivership
or
not.
Q
There's
someplace
in
the
middle
there,
which
I
think
council
flaherty
spoke
to
pretty
well
so,
and
that's
where
I
am
do
I
want
the
state
to
come
in
and
take
over
no,
but
I
think
there's
definitely
areas
where
we
can
be
being
improved,
and
you
know
as
well
as
I
know
that
safety
is
one
of
them.
If
we
don't
have
safety
in
our
schools
just
like,
if
we
don't
have
safety
on
our
streets,
if
we
don't
have
safety
in
our
transportation
systems,
we
can
kiss
it
all
goodbye.
Q
The
schools
are
unsafe
right
now,
that's
a
huge
problem.
Kids
aren't
able
to
read
that's
a
huge
problem,
so
that's
my
two
cents.
I
will
be
voting
no
on
this
and
again
I
won't
block
it
if
other
people
don't
don't
want
to,
but
I
think
it
warrants
another
hearing,
a
balanced
hearing
if
we're
able
to
to
do
a
balanced
hearing.
Thank
you.
Thank.
N
Thank
you,
president
flynn.
First,
I
want
to
say
that
I
am
in
support
of
this
resolution
and
I
am
against
massachusetts
state
receivership
for
bps.
I
attended
the
hearing
that
was
chaired
by
councillor
mejia,
and
I
think
it
really
did
a
good
job
at
illuminating.
All
of
the
issues
that
state
receivership
would
cause
for
our
school
district.
N
I
was
only
going
to
vote
in
support
and
was
not
going
to
rise
to
speak,
but
after
the
show
of
political
theater.
For
my
colleagues,
I
think
that
is
incredibly
important,
that
we
really
have
an
honest
conversation
about
what
we're
talking
about
here.
First
desi
did
not
show
up
to
the
hearing
after
they
were
invited.
So
if,
through
the
chair,
if
my
colleague
counselor
baker
has
any
connections
to
get
them
to
come
and
speak
up
for
themselves,
then
we
would
love
to
have
them
there.
N
So,
even
during
the
process
of
the
mou
with
bps
and
dusty,
they
have
been
completely
unable
to
provide
not
only
results,
but
any
kind
of
support
to
bps
does
do
boston.
Public
schools
have
issues
yes
absolutely,
and
we
should
be
able
to
talk
about
those
issues
earnestly
and
we
should
be
able
to
talk
about
those
issues
collectively.
But
it's
absolutely
no
surprise
that
the
state
department
wants
to
come
in
here
when
the
people
of
the
city
of
boston
just
voted
to
move
to
an
elected
school
committee.
N
When
we
have
a
mayor
that
is
committed
to
hiring
a
superintendent,
that's
really
going
to
transform
our
schools
we're
moving
towards
more
democratic
governance,
we're
moving
towards
a
different
vision
for
bps,
and
now
the
state
wants
to
come
in
and
try
to
take
over.
This
is
an
affront
to
the
voters
of
the
city.
It's
a
slap
in
the
face
to
the
parents
who
have
worked
so
hard
to
make
sure
that
they
can
have
a
voice
in
the
schooling
and
what
happens
in
the
schools
where
their
students
are
attending.
N
When
the
voters
of
this
city
has
told
have
told
us
the
opposite,
you
want
to
talk
about
having
balanced
hearings,
the
people
of
the
city
elected
every
single
one
of
the
councillors
that
are
standing
around
here.
So
the
people
of
the
city
have
decided
what
voice
they
want
here
in
the
city,
council
chambers
and
every
single
one
of
us
here
is
representing
what
the
voters
have
asked
us
to
come
and
represent.
So
we
can
do
one
or
two
things.
We
can
have
an
honest
conversation
about
bps.
We
can
file
the
resolution.
N
N
We
have
so
many
problems
to
fix
and
we
need
to
be
given
an
opportunity
to
fix
those
issues,
so
we
can
either
say
give
us
a
chance
to
do
right
by
our
families,
or
we
can
say
no,
let's
let
a
failed
model
come
into
our
city
and
see
if
we
can
roll
the
dice
on
our
children's
education
and
roll
the
dice
on
what
the
voters
of
the
city
have
already
told
us
that
they
want.
I
I
appreciate
the
fire
that
I've
seen
from
my
colleagues,
I
get
it,
you
got
to
stand
up.
N
There
are
people
that
want
them
to
say
what
they
need
to
say,
but
at
some
point
we
have
to
make
decisions
as
the
city
council,
of
one
of
the
largest
25
cities
in
this
country
that
are
based
on
fact
and
that
are
based
on
data
and
not
just
political
rhetoric,
and
that
is
why
I'm
in
support
of
this
resolution
and
I'll
be
voting.
Yes,
thank
you.
A
I
I
I
I
It
it
burns
me
that
we
spend
so
much
money,
and
so
many
families
feel
that
you
either
get
into
a
school
and
that's
considered
a
goal.
You
get
the
golden
ticket.
Every
child
in
the
city
of
boston,
deserves
to
get
a
seat
at
a
quality
school.
Every
child
in
the
city
of
boston
deserves
to
get
that
golden
ticket,
not
just
a
few
of
our
families.
I
I
also
stand
in
support
of
our
teachers,
the
teachers.
I
know
I
was
one
of
them
for
24
years
and
I
have
been
touring
schools
since
I
got
here
on
the
other
side
now
as
a
city
councilor
and
yes,
you
will
see
amazing
things.
I
was
blown
away
by
the
play
at
the
warren
prescott.
I
was
at
the
elliot
this
morning.
I
was
at
east
boston
high
last
week,
go
to
any
school
at
any
moment
and
you
will
see
amazing
things
happening.
I
That
is
true,
but
something
has
to
change,
and
I
don't
know
what
the
answer
is.
Is
it
receiver
ship
or
not,
but
it
absolutely
has
to
change.
We
can't
just
keep
throwing
money
at
a
system
that
is
not
showing
up
for
our
children,
so
I
believe
we
need
to
stand
together
and
just
fight
for
our
children.
So
thank
you.
A
L
You
so
much,
mr
president,
and
similarly
to
council
lara.
I
wasn't
going
to
speak
today,
but
I
just
I
wanted
to
state
my
support
for
the
resolution.
I
think
that
the
it
is
true
that
we
are
facing
deep
challenges
in
bps,
but
the
problem
is
is
that
every
one
of
them
are
things
that
take
deep
collaborative
partnership.
Work
I
mean
when
you
talk
about
literacy
like
we.
We
have
to
do
like
deep
literacy
curriculum
roll
out
across
the
district,
like
that's
something
that
like
it.
It
takes
kind
of
that
like
line
level
time.
L
When
I
think
about
like
what
really
changes
like
students
experience.
I
just
I
can't
see
it
coming
through
state
receivership
and,
as
a
number
of
colleagues
have
said,
there's
pretty
strong
evidence
that
state
receivership
is
not
delivering
those
results
for
any
school
district.
So
I
do
think,
like
I
value
colleague's
point,
that,
like
there's
a
lot
of
places
that,
where
we
have
to
say
as
a
body
where
bps
has
been
is
now
is
not
acceptable.
L
But
I
think,
when
I
think
about
the
kind
of
like
slow
and
complicated
and
really
committed
work
that
we
need
to
be
doing,
it's
work
that
we
need
to
be
doing
as
a
city
with
partners,
and
I
think
that
the
state
can
bring
resources
to
the
table
and
private
entities
can
bring
resources
to
the
table.
Everybody
can
throw
an
orin,
but
but
that
doesn't
require
something
like
receivership.
So
I
just.
L
I
really
feel
strongly
that
this
is
something
where
we
need
a
great
superintendent
and
the
mayor
and
the
council
need
to
back
them
and
it
is
going
to
take
leadership
from
everyone
at
the
city.
But
I
I
I
don't
think
desi
has
the
capacity
to
help
through
a
receiver
shift
lens,
and
I
think
that
it
would
set
us
back
considerably,
and
I
agree.
I
think
it
was
counselor
lewis,
but
it
might
have
been
counselor
mejia.
L
P
I'll
just
say
that
I
was
appointed
by
desi
to
be
on
their
accountability
task
force,
and
while
I
was
there,
I
was
there
to
serve
the
parent
voice,
and
I
was
one
of
very
few
people
of
color
in
that
space
and
the
way
that
jesse,
normally
measures
accountability
is,
by
giving
themselves
a
pass
in
terms
of
the
things
that
they
were
supposed
to
rise
up
and
do
so.
I
really
do
appreciate
councilor
lada,
calling
that
out,
because
I
saw
it
for
myself
firsthand
as
someone
who
was
appointed
to
one
of
their
committees.
P
P
A
C
We'll
call
vote
on
docket
number
zero.
Six.
Four
three
council
arroyo:
yes,
council
arroyo;
yes,
councilor
baker,
nay,
council
of
baker;
no
councillor
bark
aye
council
of
buck;
yes,
council,
braden,
aye,
councillor
braden;
yes,
councillor,
coletta,
councillor
coletta;
yes,
council,
fernandez,
anderson,
yes,
councillor,
fernandez,
anderson,
yes,
council
of
clarity,
councilor
flynn;
yes,
councillor
flynn;
yes,
council,
lara,
councillor
lara;
yes,
council,
louisiana;
yes,
council,
louisiana;
yes,
councillor,
mejia,.
A
A
M
All
jokes
aside,
this
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart
and
I
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
about
my
art
experience
and
we're
gonna
go
really
quick
through
this,
because
I
know
I
talk
a
lot
so
my
experience
with
the
arts.
I
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
with
you
guys
to
let
you
know
that
if
you
don't
haven't
noticed
darwin's,
I
belong
in
theater.
M
A
M
And
so
I
would
put
on
like
all
of
these
fascinating
shows,
we
would
do
we
would
activate
spaces
and
do
we
did
a
float
called
wakanda
fest
in
the
caribbean
carnival,
and
it
was
all
of
the
african
diaspora
children
returning
to
wakanda
to
unite
in
one
utopia
anyway.
So
look
at
these
babies.
Can
you
imagine
I
sewed
and
designed
every
single
piece
and
I
would
curate
and
direct
the
plays,
and
so
we
did
a
show
at
wbur,
really
quick.
M
Thank
you
shout
out
to
my
sister
colleague
lara
for
mentioning
that
or
being
a
research
nerd
anyway,
she's
told
me
that
wbur
has
a
newsletter
called
the
artery.
We
looked
it
up,
it's
not
trademarked,
it's
a
newsletter,
and
so
there's
a
bunch
of
arteries,
and
I
guess
my
origin.
My
name
is
not
that
original,
but
whatever
it's
not
registered
in
boston,
so
we're
taking
it
all
right.
So
we
would
also
activate
spaces.
We
would
do
like
runway
on
the
streets.
M
M
If
we,
we
would
do
stuff
like
in
construction
sites,
anything
to
activate
space
and
show
art
and
create
platforms
for
black
and
brown
artists.
Here
we
did
a
silent.
I
did
a
silent
play
where
you
would
actually
read
the
prompt
in
the
background
dracula
there
with
meena
and
all
the
all
the
aunties
in
the
theater
with
ooh
and
when
he,
you
know,
ripped
off
his
shirt
or
whatever.
M
The
best
attended
show
in
the
strand
theater
in
the
last
four
years
or
so
pre-koben,
and
I
don't
know
if
you
guys,
know
tayla,
but
she
would
host
every
year
and
there's
me
barefoot
after
an
exhausting
show.
We
would
do
that
for
several
years.
I
also
owned
a
boutique,
so
obviously
this
is
where
I
got
to
do
all
my
work
now
back
to
the
artery.
M
This
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
activate
space,
empty
lots
and
do
pop-ups
and
also
place
making
and
place
keeping.
We
are
looking
forward
to
go
from
mass
ave,
columbus,
ave,
mass
aven,
columbus,
columbus
to
all
the
way
to
grove
hall,
and
we
want
to
name
it
the
artery,
because
when
we
create
identity
then
we
can
actually
begin
to
build
this
capital
project,
whereas
we
would
look
at
storefronts
and
remove
the
crates
put
them
on
the
inside
reface
them
activate
arts
get
beautiful,
bins.
Remember
how
you
guys
know
how
I
always
complain.
M
We
want
roxbury
to
look
like
south
end
that
thing
yeah.
Well,
we
would
beautify
the
entire
strip
and
repave
the
street,
and
this
is
all
in
collaboration
with
the
mayor
and
we're
getting
ready
to
announce
it.
So
it's
going
to
be,
I
welcome
all
of
you
to
come
and
you
know
cut
the
ribbon
with
us
and
have
fun
black
market.
You
guys
saw
there.
M
Black
market
has
some
murals
on
the
ground
and
pro
black,
a
dear
friend
of
mine,
who
I
grew
up
with
and
worked
with,
does
a
lot
of
these
murals
all
over
the
place.
So
we
want
to
extend
that
and
truly
be
more
intentional
about
how
we
put
them
on
of
storefronts
as
well.
As
you
know,
buildings
all
throughout
the
corridor.
This,
of
course,
I
don't
have
to
explain
to
you
guys
how
it
revitalizes
business
districts.
It
brings
connects
to
tourist
attraction.
M
A
A
A
M
A
I
Murphy,
so
thank
you.
So
I
want
to
thank
commissioner
santiago
from
boston
veterans
services
and
mr
fennell,
who
are
here
in
the
audience
and
thank
you,
mr
fennell,
for
your
sacrifice
and
commitment
and
service
during
the
vietnam
war
and
in
okinawa,
and
thank
you
also
for
your
continued
community
service
in
your
educational
endeavors,
as
a
poet
and
founder
of
the
oscar
michelle
family
theater
program.
I
Here
they
honor
african-american
military
and
civil
service
by
conversating,
with
one
another
and
sharing
their
experiences
in
general,
43
percent
of
the
1.3
million
men
and
women
on
active
duty
in
the
united
states.
Military
are
people
of
color.
Yet
only
two
of
the
41
most
senior
commanders
in
the
military
are
black.
I
Most
more
specifically
in
2020
black
soldiers
compromised
approximately
21
percent
of
active
duty
army,
15
percent
of
the
army.
National
guard
in
21
of
the
army
reserve.
It
should
be
noted
that
black
americans
serve
in
the
army
at
a
higher
rate
than
their
representation
rate
in
the
u.s
population,
which
is
13.4.
I
So
the
purpose
of
annually
celebrating
african
military
heritage
day
in
box
boston,
is
to
recognize
and
commemorate
the
service
of
african-american
veterans
in
every
war.
The
history
will
not
be
forgotten
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
veterans
memorial
park
in
roxbury
plays
a
part
in
this
commemoration.
I
A
M
M
They
have
served,
despite
often
being
the
victims
of
blatant
racism
and
discrimination
during
civil
war.
They
fought
to
help
free
their
enslaved,
brethrens
and
themselves.
During
world
war.
They
served
bravely
only
to
come
back
to
this
country
to
be
lynched
and
beaten,
often
in
uniform.
Immediately
after
the
war
during
world
war
ii,
they
fought
courageously
to
defeat
fascism,
while
continuing
to
be
victimized
by
jim,
crow
and
legalized
segregation
at
home.
M
The
army
itself
was
not
segregated
until
1950,
meaning
that
in
all
the
wars
I've
described
above
the
black
soldiers
were
in
separate
fighting
units,
often
led
by
segregationist
commanders
during
the
vietnam
war.
While
black
people
were
rising
up
for
their
freedom
in
this
country,
many
others
were
drafted
into
or
chose
to
serve
in
the
army.
A
A
A
I've
had
a
good
friend,
willis
saunders,
willa,
saunders,
who's
passed
away,
he's
an
older
gentleman.
He
was
a
tuskegee
airman
superintendent
of
the
boston
police,
and
I
heard
him
tell
stories
about
the
incredible
sacrifices
and
contributions
of
african-american
men
and
women
in
the
military
military
to
our
country.
So
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
my
colleagues,
but
the
entire
body
for
for
supporting
african-american
veterans.
A
A
N
N
In
the
same
way,
I
am
excited
to
support
this
resolution
in
honor
of
black
veterans
in
honor
of
the
black
veteran
war
tax
resisters
in
honor
of
the
black
veteran
vietnam
war
veterans
and
the
people,
the
black
veterans,
who
fought
against
the
war
here
and
abroad
and,
on
behalf
of
my
best
friend,
khalia
goodwin,
who
is
a
navy
veteran
herself.
So
I
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
you
and
very
happy
to
support
this
one.
This
resolution.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
A
E
A
A
A
As
I
mentioned,
the
hearing
order
from
counselor
bach
a
personnel
order
in
a
letter
from
council
council
world
we'll
take
a
vote
to
add
these
items
into
the
agenda.
All
those
in
favor
of
adding
the
late
file
matters
into
the
agenda.
Please
say
aye
aye
the
eyes
haven't.
Thank
you.
The
late
file
matters
have
been
added
to
the
agenda.
C
Letter
from
city
council,
brian
worrell,
dear
council,
colleagues,
I
regretfully
cannot
attend
today's
city
council
meeting.
I
offer
my
congratulations
to
the
newly
sworn
in
council
at
coletta
and
express
my
excitement
to
work
with
all
of
you
on
the
new
legislation
proposed
today,
a
member
of
my
staff
will
be
present
for
the
meeting.
I
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
recording,
sincerely
counselor
world.
A
C
A
L
L
Thank
you
so
much.
I
will
keep
this
brief
because
I
know
it's
been
a
long
meeting
and
there's
some
celebrating
to
do
the
counselors
mejia
flynn
and
I
sponsored
a
hearing
on
digital
equity
last
year
and
surfaced.
I
think,
a
lot
of
things
for
us
to
work
on.
I
know
I
count
myself
a
proponent.
I
know
other
counselors
are
proponents
of
municipal
broadband.
Digital
equity
specifically
is
not
an
area.
L
That's
really
included
in
the
proposed
arpa
proposal
from
the
mayor's
side
and
at
the
overview
hearing
that
we
had
last
week
or
two
weeks
ago,
losing
track
of
time.
Tech
goes
home,
came
and
testified,
and
and
asked
the
council
to
consider
whether
expanding
their
work,
specifically
in
order
to
forge
relationships
with
up
to
another
hundred
new
cbo's
in
the
city,
community-based
organizations
and
bringing
digital
literacy,
training
and
free
chromebooks
to
up
to
4,
500
new
households
and
and
also
training
thousands
of
learners
through
the
affordable
connectivity
program.
L
That
the
federal
government
has,
whether
that's
something
that
we
could
consider
funding
within
arpa
and
actually,
since
that
time,
that
biden
administration
has
announced
some
further
federal
support
for
that
acp
piece.
And
so
basically,
just
as
I
had
asked
councillors
to
file
doc,
dockets
related
to
potential
arpa
appropriations.
And
thank
you
to
folks
who
have
been
doing
that
wanted
to
make
sure
that
tecla's
home's
proposal
came
in
kind
of
formally
to
the
council
so
that
it
could
be
something
that
we
discuss
in
the
upcoming
hearings.
L
So
that's
the
idea
of
filing
it
today
is
just
to
kind
of
get
it
on
the
docket
and
give
it
its
own
agenda
item.
So
I'm
grateful
to
counselor,
mehia
and
flynn
who
have
been
partners
on
this
issue
for
a
number
of
years
now
and
hoping
that
we
can
really
bring
this
to
the
floor
as
we
as
we
continue
to
talk
about
how
to
best
use
the
city's
harper
funds,
especially
because
the
american
rescue
plan
act
itself
actually
specifically
called
out
and
contemplated
like
digital
equity
and
broadband
services
and
stuff
as
an
area
for
funding.
O
P
Thank
you,
mr
vice
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
co-sponsors,
counselor
bach
and
flynn
for
all
their
work
in
the
digital
equity
space.
We
are
in
an
era
where
access
to
the
internet
is
no
longer
a
luxury
that
some
people
can
simply
go
without
the
internet
as
a
utility
as
important
as
sewards
roads
or
public
schools.
It
is
also
a
tool
that
is
used
to
connect
people
to
resources,
information,
community
groups,
and
it's
time
that
we
started
seriously
investing
our
covet
relief
dollars
into
improving
internet
access
across
the
city.
P
We
learned
that
during
the
bps
remote
learning,
nearly
3
000
students
lacked
reliable
internet
access.
There
are
even
more
people
in
my
own
office
who
struggle
with
obtaining
reliable,
stable
internet
access
in
their
own
homes.
This
is
an
issue
that
impacts
everyone,
and
it
is
crucial
that
we're
putting
our
covet
relief
money
towards
this
effort.
P
In
the
past,
our
office
has
called
for
municipal
broadband,
even
with
even
securing
thousands
of
dollars
in
the
last
budget
season
to
conduct
a
study
on
how
we
can,
as
a
city,
move
towards
creating
internet
access
as
a
public
utility.
Not
as
a
privilege.
I
look
forward
to
this
hearing
and
working
alongside
my
colleagues
counselor
bach
and
flynn
to
move
the
work
forward.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Council
royal.
I'm
proud
to
join
my
colleagues
in
sponsoring
this.
As
a
co-sponsor,
I
know
that
during
the
pandemic
residents
in
my
district
in
residence
across
the
city
as
well,
but
a
lot
of
residents
in
public
housing
had
a
very
difficult
time
accessing
the
internet
so
that
they
were
able
to
do
their
studies
on
at
bps
in
many
cases
in
public
housing
or
large
buildings
apartment
buildings.
A
If
one
child
one
student
was
on
the
internet
doing
their
studies
at
bps,
there
wasn't
enough
power
for
the
second
child
to
access
the
internet
as
well,
so
only
one
child
at
a
time
could
be
on
the
internet.
We've
worked
with
several
groups
on
this
issue
in
the
past.
Tech
goes
home.
They
do
incredible
work.
A
So
I
want
to
mention
mention
them,
but
also
a
lot
of
seniors
are
without
access
to
the
internet,
and
I
would
like
us
to
focus
on
making
sure
that
our
seniors
are
educated,
but
also
our
seniors
have
the
ability
to
access
the
internet
from
their
home
from
our
public
libraries
as
well.
This
is
a
an
incredible
important
issue
and
as
we
kind
of
move
towards
more
towards
remote,
remote
learning
and
remote
health
care,
a
lot
of
health
care
now
is
on
talking
to
your
provider
over
the
internet
in
some
in
some
fashion.
A
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
all
residents
are
engaged
in
the
in
this
process
that
have
the
ability
to
the
ability
to
access
the
internet
and
use
it
for
various
means.
So
I'm
proud
to
stand
here
with
my
colleagues
that
have
done
tremendous
work
in
this
field
for
so
many
years.
Thank
you,
council
royal.
O
O
Mr
clark,
please
add
councillor
braden,
please
add
counselor
coletta,
please
add
counselor
fernandez
anderson,
please
add
counselor
lara,
please
add
counselor
louis
jen,
please
add
counselor
murphy
and
please
add
my
name
as
well.
This
late
file
matter
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
boston's
cove
at
19
recovery.
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
A
A
A
The
cheer
moves
that,
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
those
mentioned.
We
are
now
scheduled
to
meet
again
in
the
ionella
chamber
on
wednesday
may
25th
at
12
noon.
All
those
in
favor
of
a
german
say,
aye
aye
opposed,
say
no
say
no.
The
council
is
adjourned.
Thank
you
to
the
city
council,
central
staff
and
thank
you
to
the
clerk's
office
as
well.
Thank
you.