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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on May 25, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on May 25, 2022
A
I'm
the
city
councilor
for
district
five,
and
I
am
vice
president
of
the
boston
city
council,
viewers
can
watch
the
council
meeting
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston.gov
city
council
tv.
I
would
like
to
ask
my
colleagues
and
those
in
the
audience
to
please
silence
their
phones
and
electronic
devices.
Thank
you.
A
Please
also
be
respectful
and
do
not
disrupt
the
meeting.
While
you
are
here.
If
you
are
disruptive,
you
will
be
asked
to
leave
and
if
you
fail
to
comply,
you
will
be
escorted
out.
Please
also
note
that,
according
to
city
council
rules,
there
are
no
signs
allowed
in
the
chamber.
Mr
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
role
to
ascertain
the
presence
of
a
quorum
counselor
arroyo.
A
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
I
have
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present.
This
week's
clergy
is
father,
bob
carr
of
saint
anthony
parish
in
alston,
invited
by
councillor
braden
councillor
braden.
Would
you
like
to
come
up
to
the
podium
and
introduce
our
clergy
for
today.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
it
is
my
honor
today
to
introduce
father
robert
carr
he's
currently
the
pastor
at
saint
anthony's
parish
in
allston,
where
he
serves
both
the
english
and
brazilian
portuguese
speaking
community
in
the
past.
He
has
also
served
as
the
spanish,
the
spanish-speaking
community
in
boston.
He
was
ordained
in
1993
and
father
carr
transferred
from
the
seminary
from
umass
to
the
seminary
from
umass
boston,
where
he
also
served
as
a
public
on
in
public
radio
at
wmbfm.
C
C
He
probably
has
something
councillor
flynn's.
Not
here
is
the
next
he's
a
navy
guy
as
well.
He
is
the
son
of
the
late
boston
globe,
newspaper
reporter
robert
b
carr
and
the
late
lillian,
a
car.
You
may
find
father
carr
riding
his
bicycle
through
the
streets
of
boston,
between
alston,
nubian
square
copley
square
and
in
cambridge
at
harvard
square
and
you're
very
welcome
here
today.
Thank
you,
father
carr,.
D
Lord,
we
ask
you
to
bless
this
session
of
the
city.
Council
lead
all
the
counselors
to
be
open
to
those
needs
that
they
do
not
see
to
respond
to
those
they
do
in
service
to
all
their
constituents,
help
them
serve
every
member
of
the
society
with
the
vision
of
the
needs
of
every
human
person
to
become
everything
you
call
each
of
us
to
be.
A
A
Now
onto
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes,
seeing
him
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter,
the
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
thank
you.
The
minute
is
the
last
meeting
stand
is
approved,
mr
pl,
mr
clerk,
can
you
please
read
docket
zero
six
five?
Three?
These
are
communications
from
our
honor.
The
mayor.
B
Doctor
number
zero,
six
five
three
message
in
order
for
your
approval
and
honor
authorizing
the
parks
and
recreation
commission,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
boston,
to
acquire
by
eminent
domain,
taking
two
parcels
on
the
western
shore
of
sprake
pond
at
0-4
lakeside
avenue
in
hyde
park
as
a
permanently
protected
park.
Land
to
be
known
as
the
spray
pond
shoreline
reserve,
and
to
use
community
preservation
fund
monies
appropriated
to
the
parks
and
recreation
department
to
award
damages,
as
determined
by
the
commission.
A
A
Thank
you,
mr
clerk.
The
docket
will
be
placed
on
file.
We
now
move
to
reports
of
public
officers
and
others.
Mr
clerk,
if
you
can,
please
read
doc:
it's
zero
six,
five,
five,
two
zero
six,
eight
one
together.
B
Doctor
number
zero:
six
five
five
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
ed
rich.
As
a
member
of
the
city
of
boston,
scholarship
fund
committee,
docket
number
zero.
Six,
five
six
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
jose
masso
iii.
As
a
member
of
the
boston
public
library
board
of
trustees,
doctor
number
zero.
Six
five
seven
notice
were
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
lynn
perry
wooten.
As
a
member
of
the
boston
public
library
board
of
trustees,
doctor
number
zero.
B
Six
five
eight
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
john
heiler.
As
a
member
of
the
boston
public
lottery
library
board
of
trustees,
doctor
number
zero.
Six,
five
nine
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
evelyn
arana
ortiz.
As
a
member
of
the
boston
public
library
board
of
trustees,
doctor
number
zero.
Six
six
zero
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
louis
elisa
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may.
First,
twenty
twenty
four
doctor
number
zero.
B
Six:
six
one
notice
we
received
from
the
mayor
the
appointment
of
joseph
feaster
jr
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may
first,
twenty
twenty
four
doctor
number
zero.
Six
six
two
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor:
the
appointment
of
kurt
fosten
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
four
doctor
number
zero
six:
six
three
notice:
a
receipt
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
james
morton.
B
As
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may
1st
2024
doctor
number
zero.
Six
six
four
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
sean
perryman.
As
a
member
of
the
commission
of
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
four
doctor
number
zero.
Six
six
five
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
jeff
similian.
As
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
four
doctor
number
zero.
B
Six
six
six
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor,
the
appointment
of
charles
titus
as
a
member
of
the
commission
of
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may
first,
twenty
twenty
four
doctor
number
zero.
Six
six
seven
notice
was
received
from
the
mirror:
the
appointment
of
abdullah
beckett
as
a
member
of
the
commission
of
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
five
doctor
number
zero
six
six
eight
received
from
the
mayor,
the
appointment
of
richard
harris
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may
1st
2025.
B
doctor
number
0669
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor,
the
appointment
of
james
hills
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
five
doctor
number
zero.
Six
seven
zero
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
amari
paris
jeffries.
As
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
five
doctor
number
zero
six.
Seven
one
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
darion
johnson
as
a
member
of
the
commission
of
black
men
and
boys
expiring.
B
On
may
1st,
2025
docket
number
0672
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
devon
morris
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
five
doctor
number
zero.
Six.
Seven
three
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor,
the
appointment
of
tony
richards
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
five
doctor
number
zero.
Six.
B
Seven
four
notice
was
received
from
the
mirror:
the
appointment
of
andre
barber
as
a
member
of
the
commission
of
black
men
and
boys
expiring
in
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
six
doctor
number
zero.
Six.
Seven
five
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
peter
brandel
as
a
member
of
the
commission
of
black
men
and
boys
expiring
in
may.
First,
twenty
twenty
six
talking
number
zero.
Six
seven
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
anthony
brewer.
B
As
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
six
document
number
zero.
Six
seven
seven
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
tito
jackson
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
in
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
six
doctor
number
zero.
Six
seven
eight
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor,
the
appointment
of
maddie
good
as
a
member
of
the
commission
and
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
six
doctor
number
zero.
Six.
B
Seven
nine
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
james
mackey
as
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
first,
twenty
twenty
six
doctor
number
zero.
Six
eight
zero
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
matt
parker.
As
a
member
of
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
expiring
on
may,
1st
2026
and
docker
number
0681
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
her
absence
from
the
city
on
friday
may
20th
2022
from
2
30
p.m.
A
Thank
you,
mr
clark.
Hopefully
we
have
some
water
there
for
you
doc.
It's
zero
six,
five,
five,
two
zero
six!
Eight
one
will
be
placed
on
file
moving
to
reports
on
committees
of
committees.
Mr
clerk,
if
you
can,
please
read
doc:
it's
number
three,
five,
three
to
three:
five:
four
and
dockets:
five:
seven,
seven
to
five:
seven,
eight
together
talking.
B
Number:
zero:
five
zero:
three
five:
three:
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery
to
which
was
referred
on
march,
9th
2022
docket
number
zero.
Three
five:
three
message:
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
guali
valdez
as
a
member
of
the
boston
public
health,
commission's
board
of
health
for
a
term
expiring
on
january,
15
2025
submits
a
report
that
the
reappointment
ought
to
be
confirmed.
A
E
You
and
thank
you
clark
for
reading
all
of
those,
so
I
do
for
docket
0354.
I
motion
to
substitute
the
language
in
the
original
docket
by
adding
philamine
baptiste
will
be
appointed
as
an
at
large
member
of
the
boston
public
health
commission,
based
on
an
order
from
the
mayor's
office.
The
original
docket
listed
did
not
listed
as
an
at
member,
so
I
did
want
to
change
the
language
there
motion
to
substitute
that
these
matters
are
sponsored
by
the
mayor
and
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery.
A
We
don't
have
to
do
a
motion
for
it's
not
to
be
second
good,
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
to
substitute
please
say:
aye
aye,.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
these
matters
are
sponsored
by
the
mayor
and
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery,
and
we
held
a
public
hearing
here
in
the
chamber
on
may
20th
2022
to
take
testimony
and
consider
these
appointments
in
attendance
was
myself
as
the
chair
of
the
committee
and
I
was
joined
by
president
flynn
and
councilor
baker.
E
The
presentation
included
an
overview
of
the
mission,
jurisdiction
and
composition
of
the
board
and
the
duties
and
responsibility
of
the
appointed
members
of
the
boston
public
health
commission's
board
of
health.
In
testimony
in
full
support
of
these
appointments
and
reappointments
to
the
boston
public
health
commission's
board
of
health
under
the
enabling
act,
the
board
of
the
boston
public
health
commission
serves
as
the
board
of
health
for
the
city
of
boston.
E
The
enabling
act
grants
the
board
the
powers
and
duties
of
boards
of
health
under
massachusetts
law,
except
certain
powers
and
duties
previously
assumed
by
other
agencies.
The
powers
of
the
commission
are
exercised
by
or
under
supervision
of
a
board
of
seven
members
appointed
by
the
mayor
and
may
adopt,
amend
and
repeal
reasonable
health
regulations.
E
The
board's
meetings
are
public
meetings
subject
to
open
meeting
law
and
their
records
are
subject
to
public
health
record
law.
The
committee
reviewed
the
resumes
and
credentials
of
the
appointees.
The
appointees
responded
to
questions
from
the
chair
and
other
counselors
regarding
their
qualifications,
relevant
experience,
background
and
areas
of
expertise.
E
A
You
councilman
murphy
will
not
take
a
vote
on
each
of
these
dockets
separately.
Council
murphy,
the
chair
on
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
confirmation
of
dr
353.
E
A
Opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
appointment
has
been
confirmed.
Councilor
murphy,
the
chair
on
committee
of
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery
seeks
acceptance
of
the
commit
of
the
committee
report
as
amended
in
confirmation
of
docket
number
354,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
appointment
has
been
confirmed.
A
Councillor
murphy,
the
chair
on
committee
on
the
committee
of
public
health
and
public
health,
homelessness,
recovery,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
confirmation
of
docket
number
377,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
I'll,
oppose,
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it
five,
seven,
seven,
sorry
the
eyes
have
it.
The
appointment
has
been
confirmed.
We
have
to
do
it
again.
Are
we
good?
A
And
mr
clark,
if
you
could,
please
amend
the
attendance
report
to
indicate
mr
councilloralis
present.
Yes,
council
murphy,
the
chair
on
the
committee
on
public
health,
homelessness
and
recovery,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
confirmation
of
docket
578,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
appointment
has
been
confirmed.
A
Let's
just
see
we're
going
to
move
to
motions
orders
and
resolutions
up.
Thank
you,
council
flower.
Before.
F
Is
yours?
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
know
you
didn't
see
my
light.
I
just
had
a
question
through
the
chair
to
the
maker
or
to
the
chair,
and
I
due
to
a
scheduling
conflict.
F
It
precluded
me
from
attending
the
hearing,
but
when
we
strengthened
the
residence
requirement
several
years
ago,
we
did
get
a
commitment
from
the
boston
public
health
commission
that
they
would
adhere
to
that,
and
I
just
noticed
that
we've
got
an
address
of
framingham
and
we've
got
an
address
of
brookline
and
I
know
we've
got
some
of
the
brightest
minds
right
here
in
boston
and
I
don't
see
framingham
or
brookline
stepping
up
to
the
plate
to
help
us
citing
detox
facilities
and
halfway
houses
and
recovery
homes.
F
Unless
it's
a
specific
seat,
designed
to
go
to
a
specific
person,
say
an
executive
director
of
a
community
health
center,
but
I'd
just
like
to
sort
of
get
that
on
the
record
and
let
the
boston
public
health
commission
know
that
they
committed
to
this
body
several
years
ago,
during
during
the
period
time
when
we
strengthened
the
residency
requirement
that
that
it
would
be
sending
us,
their
representatives
would
be
from
from
the
neighborhoods
of
boston.
Thank
you.
E
F
Remind
them
that
they
made
a
commitment
to
this
body
that
they
would
obviously
make
best
efforts
to
when
they're
doing
boards
and
commissions
that
they
they'd
be
residents
of
the
city
of
boston.
So
I
know
they
know
that
they
have
folks
that
work
for
the
boston,
public
health
commission
that
are
from
the
neighborhoods
of
boston
that
would
be
most
suitable,
obviously
to
serve
in
that
capacity
so
willing
to.
F
A
Without
speaking
perfect,
so
before
we
do
that
we're
going
to
stay
on
matters,
emotions
recently
heard.
If
we
can.
Please
read
mr
clerk
doc.
It's
zero
four,
eight
zero,
two
four
eight
two
dockets
four,
eight
three
docket,
four,
eight
four
to
dock
at
four:
eight:
six
dock,
it's
four:
nine,
nine
493-496
and
docket
499
together.
B
This
revolving
fund
shall
be
funded
by
receipts
from
rental
fees,
for
the
use
of
the
strand
theater,
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
will
be
the
only
unit
authorized
to
expend
from
the
fund,
and
such
expenditures
shall
be
capped
at
three
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Docker
number:
zero:
four
nine
four
message:
unit
authorizing
limit
for
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture,
revolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2023
to
purchase
goods
and
services
to
support
public
eye
to
enhance
the
public
realm
throughout
the
city
of
boston.
B
This
revolving
fund
shall
be
funded
by
receipts
from
payments
for
the
use
of
city
hall
plaza
pursuant
to
city
of
boston
code
ordinance,
11-7.14,
the
mayor's
office
of
tourism
will
be
the
only
unit
authorized
to
expend
from
the
fund,
and
such
expenditures
shall
be
capped
at
a
hundred.
Fifty
thousand
dollars
doctor
number
zero,
four
nine
six
message
and
unauthorizing
and
limit
for
the
law
department
of
evolving
fund
for
fiscal
year,
2023
to
purchase
goods
and
services
for
repairs
to
city
property.
B
B
Four,
nine
nine
message:
in
order
approving
an
appropriation
of
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
the
city
city's
boston
equity
fund
to
create
a
special
revenue
project
grant
in
order
to
support
equity
applicants
and
licensees,
as
defined
by
the
equity
program
to
and
to
establish
and
operate
a
cannabis
business
in
the
city
of
boston.
The
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
special
revenue
grant
fund
from
the
boston
equity
fund
established
pursuant
to
the
city
of
boston
ordinances,
chapter
8,
section
13,
establishing
the
equitable
regulation
of
the
cannabis
industry
in
the
city
of
boston.
G
Thank
you,
mr
clerk
doc.
At
zero,
eight
zero:
four:
eight
zero:
two
zero:
four:
eight:
two
docket
zero:
four:
eight
free
dock
at
zero:
four:
eight:
four:
two:
zero:
four:
eight:
six
dock:
at
zero:
four:
nine:
three:
throw
talking:
zero:
four:
nine:
six
docket
zero:
four
nine
nine
will
remain
in
committee.
G
Mr
clerk,
please
let
the
record
reflect
that
the
chair
is
present.
Yes,
we're
on
to
motions
orders
and
resolutions.
B
E
Massachusetts
citizens
have
a
right
to
vote
in
all
elections,
even
if
deployed
or
stationed
overseas.
The
uniformed
and
overseas
citizens.
Absentee
voting
act
is
a
federal
law
that
guarantees
voting
rights
for
the
united
states
military,
who
are
known
as
uniformed
service
voters
by
the
federal
laws
definition
eligible
uniformed
service.
Voters
strictly
include
those
on
active
duty
in
the
army,
navy
air
force
marine
corps
coast
guard,
including
reservists
space
force
and
the
merchant
marine
members,
as
well
as
their
spouses,
independents,
more
specifically
absent
uniformed
services.
E
Voters
are
located
outside
of
their
voting
district
in
massachusetts,
absent
uniformed
service
voters
are
exempt
from
voter
registration
requirements,
but
instead
must
mail
an
absentee
ballot
application
to
their
local
election
office.
In
order
to
obtain
their
ballot
for
municipal
elections
in
massachusetts,
a
blank
ballot
will
only
be
delivered
through
the
mail
and
must
also
be
returned
through
the
mail.
E
E
Mail-In
ballots
have
already
caused
problems
in
some
elections
nationwide
we
know
in
wisconsin,
nine
thousand
requested
ballots
were
never
sent
and
thousands
were
postmarked
too
late
to
count
in
new
jersey,
9.6
of
mail
ballots
cast
in
the
state's
local
elections
were
rejected
because
signatures
didn't
match
the
ones
on
file
or
arrived
too
late
and
in
pennsylvania.
Tens
of
thousands
of
votes
were
either
not
cast
or
not
counted
due
to
deadline.
E
E
So,
in
short,
I
urge
my
fellow
colleagues
in
this
body
to
support
this
special
act
so
that
we
can
better
help
guarantee
voting
rights
for
absent
uniformed
service
voters
in
accordance
with
the
uniformed
and
overseas
citizens.
Absentee
voting
act
as
well
as
modernize
the
voting
process
for
municipal
elections,
like
they
do
in
elections,
federal
elections.
G
G
This
important
piece
of
policy
change
that
we're
going
to
make
here,
and
I
know
I
have
talked
with
the
mayor's
team
and
with
the
election
department
and
they've,
always
been
strong
supporters
of
voting
for
veterans
and
for
military
families
and
veterans
overseas,
especially
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
next
step
in
making
sure
that
all
active
duty
or
reserves
reservists
serving
overseas
have
the
opportunity
to
vote
in
elections.
It's
a
critical
part
of
our
democracy.
G
I
think
it
reached
me
about
several
months
later
after
the
voting,
but
for
military
people,
it's
not
as
simple
as
just
just
getting
a
piece
of
meal
delivered
to
you
to
your
home
or
to
you
to
your
office,
it's
very
challenging
when
you're
overseas,
but
again
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
murphy
and
to
all
of
my
colleagues
who
have
who
have
advocated
for
veterans
and
military
families,
whether
they
were
on
the
council
or
prior
to
their
job
on
the
council.
But
I
know
you've
always
been
strong
supporters
of
military
families.
G
A
Thank
you,
council,
president
flynn.
Would
anyone
else
likes
to
speak
on
this
matter,
seeing
no
further
discussion
with
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Mr
clark,
please
add
counselor
baker,
councillor
bach
councillor,
caleta,
counselor,
flaherty,
councillor,
lara
councillor,
mejia,
councillor,
braden
and
council,
rural
and
also,
please
add
my
name.
A
C
I
I
want
to
extend
my
appreciation
to
counselor
louisiana
for
her
willingness
to
lead
on
in
this
issue
with
me.
Despite
her
absence
today,
through
this
year's
budget
process,
we
dug
deeper
into
to
get
a
better
understanding,
not
just
of
the
figures
and
numbers
from
each
individual
department,
but
the
office
of
budget
management's,
narrative,
analyzing
trends
in
the
city's
fiscal
condition.
C
Over
the
span
of
several
years.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago,
I
found
orders
related
to
city
personnel
and
the
state
of
the
public
sector
workforce
after
reviewing
20
years
of
staffing
level
data
revealing
some
striking
trends.
Only
looking
at
the
current
year
and
the
past
couple
of
years
didn't
show
the
historic
trends.
C
C
C
It
found
that
we
generate
more
than
our
fair
share
of
state
in
state
jobs,
state
tax
revenue,
state
income,
corporate
excise
and
business
tax
revenue,
visitor
revenue
and
state
hotel
tax
revenue,
but
we
do
not
get
our
fair
share.
It
was
a
problem
then,
and
it
is
a
problem.
Now
we
have
an
opportunity
to
forge
transformative
partnerships
with
our
colleagues.
At
the
state
level
we
have
a
mayor
and
city
council
whose
policies
at
times
require
state
approval
that
move
at
a
glacial
pace.
C
We
know
our
home
rule
petitions
take
forever
like
the
cba
reforms
reform
bill
submitted
in
2019,
which
is
still
hasn't,
moved
anywhere.
If
the
state
is
going
to
pursue
targeted
scrutiny
and
oversight
of
the
city
of
boston,
we
should
we
should
assess
what
is
and
isn't
working
from
the
current
relationship
for
the
interests
of
the
city.
C
We
also
are
looking
at
the
possibility
of
a
governor
from
the
city
sitting
in
the
corner
office
in
less
than
a
year.
From
now
this,
the
council,
the
mayor's
administration
and
members
of
the
boston
delegation,
should
be
strategizing,
a
game
plan
for
the
city
to
achieve
real,
tangible
results
and
receive
its
fair
share
to
to
write
the
many
wrongs
that
have
been
done
to
us
over
the
past
several
decades,
and
that
is
what
this
hearing
order
is
about.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
G
B
H
We're
filing
this
hearing
order
for
two
reasons.
The
first
is
that
in
2021,
the
boston
city
council
passed
an
ordinance
amending
the
city
language
access
policies
in
order
to
give
a
the
new
newly
qualified
office
of
language
and
communications
access.
The
time
they
needed
to
fully
implement
the
new
laws,
it
was
decided
that
the
effective
date
for
the
ordinance
will
be
set
a
year
in
advance.
We're
now
approaching
that
12-month
deadline
and
it's
important
that
we
get
a
better
understanding
of
where
we
are
in
regards
to
the
implementation
of
the
ordinance.
H
The
second
reason
we're
filing
this
hearing
order
has
to
do
with
the
new
line
item
for
in-house
translators
and
interpreters
haven't
spoken
with
a
few
with
a
number
of
translators
and
interpreters.
We
have
come
to
understand
just
how
specialized
a
field
it
really
is
and
how
important
it
is
to
make
a
distinction
between
someone
who
is
bilingual
and
someone
who
has
the
capacity
to
serve
as
an
interpreter.
H
We
also
need
to
better
understand
how
translators
and
interpreters
are
currently
contracted
and
what
metrics
we
use
to
determine
their
quality
of
service.
It
probably
goes
without
saying,
but
it's
very
difficult
to
ask
a
non-english
speaking
person
to
rate
the
quality
of
interpretation
when
they
have
no
insight
into
the
source
material.
H
So
we
need
to
understand
more
about
what
we
can
do
to
ensure
that
we
we
have
the
best
people
working
as
interpreters,
because
that
says
a
lot
about
how
we
value
our
non-english
speaking
community,
I'm
looking
forward
to
this
hearing
and
to
working
alongside
counselor
flynn
and
arroyo,
who
have
both
been
champions
of
immigrants
and
language
access.
Thank
you.
Thank.
G
Thank
you,
council
of
royal,
and
thank
you
councillor
here
for
adding
me
and
for
working
for
the
important
work
that
you've
done
on
language
and
communication
access.
It's
a
critical
issue
facing
our
city.
It's
important
that
we
have
city
services
in
various
languages
so
that
residents
across
boston
that
may
not
speak.
G
So
I
just
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
council
me
here,
council
royal
and
all
of
my
city
council
colleagues
for
their
important
work
on
language
and
communication
access
along
with
mayor
wu
who's
was
a
city.
Councilor
also
was
a
strong
supporter
of
language
and
communication
access
as
well.
Thank
you.
A
Council
royal,
thank
you,
council,
president
flynn,
and
you
know
I
just
want
to
note
behind
the
scenes.
I'm
sure
folks
who
are
watching
this
can
hear
the
music
going
on
in
the
background.
That's
a
celebration
of
our
asian
american
and
pacific
islander
community
and
I
think
it's
sort
of
indicative
of
what
language
access
is
about.
It's
about
making
this
city
government
more
accessible
to
folks
and
making
sure
that
folks
have
a
way
of
being
heard
in
the
chambers
that
are
making
decisions
on
their
lives.
And
so
I
look
forward
to
this.
A
And
so
I
look
forward
to
a
hearing,
because
it's
vitally
important
to
all
of
us
that
when
we
are
speaking
and
issuing
city,
ordinances
or
home
rule
petitions
or
things
that
impact
people's
lives,
that
they
know
and
understand
and
can
participate
and
partake
in
those
discussions
and
really
understand
how
this
government,
our
municipal
government,
is
impacting
their
lives
and
the
ways
in
which
we
can
make
it
better.
So
thank
you,
council
president
flynn,
thank
you
councilman
and
thank
you
to
my
council
colleagues,
who
have
also
been
steadfast
in
making
sure
that
this
happens.
G
G
I
I
You
so
much
president
flynn.
Today
we
had
a
couple
of
dozen
app-based
drivers
and
workers
downstairs
with
us
and
elected
officials,
city
councillors
and
labor
leaders
from
all
across
the
state
coming
together
in
support
for
this
resolution.
I
App-Based
companies
such
as
uber,
lyft
and
doordash,
are
proposing
a
deceptive
ballot
question.
That's
going
to
deny
employees
vital
workplace
protections
such
as
minimum
wage,
equal
pay,
paid,
leave,
retirement,
workplace
safeguards
against
sexual
and
racial
harassment,
unemployment
and
workers,
compensation,
essentially
they're,
denying
all
hope
of
a
workplace
where
people
feel
respected,
protected
and
well
paid.
Undeniably,
we've
seen
that
technology
has
given
workers
more
flexibility
through
the
gig
economy,
but
the
price
that
working
people
in
boston
are
paying
for
those
flexible
hours
is
incredibly
steep.
I
We
are
currently
in
a
pivotal
moment
where
the
future
of
work
as
digital
tycoons
are
building
empires
on
the
backs
of
underpaid
workers
who
are
facing
escalating
housing,
food
and
fuel
costs
daily.
During
the
pandemic,
women
accounted
for
more
than
68
of
the
nation's
2.1
million
job
losses
and,
as
a
result,
many
of
our
friends
and
families
turned
to
the
gig
economy
in
record
numbers,
especially
women
of
color.
At
uber.
Women
drivers
increased
by
80
percent
in
the
last
year
at
uber
eats
the
number
of
women
delivery.
I
Drivers
doubled
from
april
2020
to
january
2022
and
at
instacart
over
70
percent
of
the
company's
600
000
drivers
are
women,
so
when
app-based
companies
like
uber,
lyft
and
doordash
propose
a
deceptive
ballot
question
that
would
deny
employees
vital
workplace
protections,
we
take
it
as
a
direct
attack
on
working
women,
especially
women
of
color
and
especially
immigrants.
I
Many
of
our
friends
and
loved
ones
have
turned
to
these
jobs,
out
of
necessity,
to
care
for
their
own
families
and
to
earn
extra
cash,
and
it's
been
to
all
of
our
benefit.
App-Based
services
help
us
get
dinner
on
the
table,
travel
home
from
the
doctor's
office
and
have
groceries
delivered
at
the
end
of
the
day.
They
provide
ease
and
convenience,
particularly
for
working
class
people,
the
elderly
and
disabled,
who
heavily
rely
on
these
services.
I
G
A
Thank
you,
council
president
flynn,
and
thank
you
councillor
lara
for
your
leadership
here.
The
2022
state
ballot
referendum
is
essentially
asking
mass
legislators
and
voters
to
grant
special
exemptions
from
our
labor
civil
rights
and
consumer
protection
laws
that
are
anti-worker
that
are
anti-the
rights
of
our
massachusetts
residents,
who
are
working
in
these
places
in
these
gig
economies
as
uber
lyft
and
the
different
ones
that
that
are
partaking.
A
We
know
that
people
depend
on
this
work.
We
know
that
the
current
advertising
campaign,
frankly
to
call
it
what
it
is,
is
calling
into
question
that
the
idea
that,
if
we
give
folks
these
rights,
if
we
give
folks
the
dignity
that
they
respect
as
workers,
that
they
should
get
as
workers
and
the
respect
they
deserve
as
workers
that
we
are
harming
them
by
removing
their
flexibility-
and
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
nothing
prevents
any
of
these
places
from
offering
flexible
schedules
or
flexible
working
hours.
A
They
are
fully
able
to
do
that
and
to
continue
to
provide
that
flexibility
to
their
workers.
The
only
thing
this
does
is
ensure
that
they're
paying
into
social
security
that
they're
paying
into
unemployment
that
they're
providing
civil
rights,
protections
and
sexual
harassment
protections,
that
they
are
treating
their
workers
with
the
respect
and
dignity
that
they
deserve,
and
so
I'm
in
full-throated
support
for
this.
A
It
is
incredibly
important
that
we
stand
up
for
our
workers
for
folks
who
are
holding
it
together
during
much
of
covid
folks
were
quarantined
and
ordering
their
groceries
and
ordering
different
things
through
these
apps
and
relying
frankly
on
workers
who
are
putting
themselves
at
risk
for
very
little
money
and
for
very
little
respect
from
the
organizations
that
they
have
made
very
wealthy,
and
it's
important
that
we
change
that
that
we
make
sure
that
that's
not
the
case
any
longer
here
in
massachusetts,
and
so
I
thank
councillor
lara
for
her
leadership
here.
A
G
J
It
was
moving
to
see
so
many
folks
labor
allies
from
across
the
state
outside
in
front
of
the
building
earlier,
and
I
just
really
want
to
briefly
emphasize
that
what
council
arroyo
said
about
how
there's
nothing
that
prevents
these
big
businesses
from
providing
their
workers
with
flexibility
within
existing
massachusetts,
labor
law,
what
they
don't
like
about
existing
massachusetts,
labor
law,
is
that
we
have
some
of
the
best
protections
for
workers
in
the
country
and
they're
trying
to
undermine
those,
because
they
know
that
these
are
not
outside
contractors
that
they're
dictating
far
too
much
of
people's
work
day.
J
For
that
to
be
the
case,
and
they
don't
like
the
idea
of
having
to
fund
all
those
protections,
so
I
just
want
to
emphasize
you
know.
I
think,
unfortunately,
if
if
we
allow
this
third
category
to
be
created
in
the
name
of
flexibility,
when
in
fact
it's
just
letting
people
be
workers
without
all
of
their
workers
rights,
it's
going
to
hugely
hurt
our
rideshare
drivers.
First
and
then
it's
going
to
be
a
category
that
any
number
of
workers
in
the
commonwealth
could
then
become
sort
of
shunted
into
and
lose
a
lot
of
their
rights.
J
So
I
think
it's
just
a
super
super
important
thing
for
worker
power,
for
all
of
us
to
be
pushing
back
on
this
and
and
making
sure
that
massachusetts
voters
know
what
it's
really
about
it's
about
the
rich,
getting
richer.
J
K
Thank
you,
mr
president,
thank
you
counselor
for
putting
this
one,
putting
this
forth,
uber
and
lyft.
This
is
not
our
first
fight
with
them
and
I
don't
think
it
will
be
our
last.
They
they
have
been
around
for
a
little
while
and
I
was
involved
pretty
heavily
in
with
the
taxi
drivers.
We
totally
crushed
that
industry
there,
and
that
was
mostly
an
immigrant
driven.
K
You
know
sort
of
good
american
story
where
you
could
get
it.
You
could
legitimately
get
a
taxi
and
earn
a
living
in
that
in
that
taxi
or
one
or
two
of
them.
So
we
we
lost
that
battle
here
now,
they're
coming
after
kenzie
was
eloquent
in
what
she
talked
about
in
in
taking
away
the
workers
rights.
So
let's
keep
an
eye
on
him
because
I
think
ultimately,
it's
about
it's
about
getting
rid
of
those
workers
and
replacing
them
all
with
automatic,
automated
vehicles.
K
So,
but
thank
you
for
putting
this
forward
and
please
send
me
thank
you.
G
Mr
clerk,
please
add
counselor
baker,
council,
black
council,
braided
in
council,
coletta,
council
of
flaherty
council,
mejia,
council,
murphy,
council.
We're
all-
and
please
add
the
chair
councillors.
Lara
in
arroyo
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
in
adoption
of
docket
zero.
Four,
eight
six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
resolution
has
been
adopted,
we're
on
to
personnel
orders.
G
B
G
G
G
G
G
G
The
chair
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
dark
at
zero.
Six,
nine,
three,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
passed
we're
on
to
late
files.
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
three
late
fire
matters.
The
late
fire
matters
include
one
personnel
order
and
two
letters
of
absence.
G
The
late
file
should
be
on
everyone's
desk.
We'll
take
a
vote
to
add
this.
These
items
to
the
agenda,
all
those
in
favor
of
adding
the
late
file
matters
madison
agenda,
say
aye.
Thank
you.
The
late
file
matters
have
been
added
to
the
agenda.
Mr
clerk,
please
read
the
first
late
file
mata,
which
is
the
personnel
order.
B
Personal
author
filed
by
council
of
flint
for
council
of
flaherty,
the
cs6.
G
B
Dear
council,
president
flynn,
I
am
writing
to
inform
you
of
my
absence
during
today's
city
council
meeting.
I
I
will
have
you
know
that
I'm
not
awol.
Neither
am
I
a
floor
sailing
or
roof.
In
any
case,
a
representative
from
my
staff
will
be
listening
in
and
will
follow
up
with
me
as
necessary.
I
look
forward
to
watching
the
proceedings
and
continuing
the
conversation
around
topics
as
needed.
You
will
find
my
report
for
the
committee
on
ways
and
means
submitted
for
today's
meeting.
I
appreciate
any
questions
being
entered
into
the
record.
G
B
Dear
council,
president
flynn,
I
regret
to
inform
you
that
I
will
be
unable
to
attend
today's
council
meeting.
Should
you
or
any
member
of
the
public
have
any
questions
or
concerns,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
my
office
directly
at
635-4376
or
via
email,
sincerely
council
illusion.
Thank
you.
G
Mr
cork,
we're
on
to
green
sheets.
Anyone
wishing
to
remove
the
matter
from
the
green
sheets
may
do
so.
At
this
time
feature
recognizes
council
braden,
council
braden
will
take
dark
at
zero
for.
G
B
Fifty
six
thousand
eight
hundred
forty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
the
state
fiscal
year,
22
council
on
aging
formula
grant
awarded
awarding
by
the
massachusetts
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
h,
strong
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
services
for
88
070,
older
adults
in
the
city
of
boston
at
twelve
dollars
per
person
according
to
the
2020
census.
B
Talking
number
zero:
five:
three
eight
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
hundred
and
eighty
six
thousand
eight
hundred
sixty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year,
22
senior
companion
program
awarded
by
the
corporation
for
national
and
community
service
to
be
administered
by
the
h,
strong
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
reimbursement
for
travel
and
meals,
plus
stipends
and
doctor
number
zero.
Five
four
zero
message
in
honor
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
one
hundred
thirty.
B
Seven
thousand
seven
hundred
fifty
three
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
fiscal
year.
22
retirement
senior
volunteer
program
awarded
by
the
corporation
for
national
and
community
service
to
be
administered
by
the
aid
strong
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
food
and
travel
reimbursement
for
senior
community
service
volunteers.
G
B
G
G
Dark
at
zero,
four:
zero:
four
zero:
five:
three
eight
and
zero
five
four
now
are
now
properly
before
the
body
council
braden.
You
have
the
floor.
C
Thank
you,
mr
president,
as
we
are
in
a
very
tight
budget
season,
it
is
difficult
to
schedule.
Committee
hearings
and
as
monday's
budget
hearing
with
the
age
strong
commission
had
been
put,
has
been
postponed.
I'd
like
to
move
these
dockets
for
passage
so
that
the
funds
may
be
expended
before
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
as
just
outlined
by
the
city
clerk.
The
these
dockets
are
pretty
self-explanatory
and
they're,
and
they
move
that
we
accept
and
expand
these
these
sums.
C
C
The
age
strong
commission
receives
four
twelve
dollars
per
per
elder
per
year,
and
this
is
currently
based
on
the
twenty
2010
census
for
the
number
of
eighty,
eight
thousand
and
and
seventy
persons
and
it's
possible
that
we
will
get
an
increase
in
funding
following
this
recent
census.
But
this
money
will
be
ex
used
as
flexible
funding.
C
It
will
be
used
by
the
edge
strong
commission
for
staff,
both
salaries
and
fringe,
to
support
our
communications,
advocacy,
benefits,
access,
housing,
support,
volunteer
programs
and
events
on
senior
programming,
as
well
as
other
supportive
costs
like
travel
and
telephones
for
those
staff
members.
In
addition,
they
fund
the
design,
printing
and
delivery
of
the
seniority
magazine
and
we
have
when
we
have
additional
when
they
have
additional
funds,
they
they
use
the
monies
to
purchase.
They
would
purchase
a
new
senior
shuttle
vehicles
from
this
funding
source.
The
other
docket
is
zero.
C
Five,
three
eight
and
it's
really
to
support
the
america
americorps
senior
companion
program,
which
is
a
program
that
has
55
volunteers
serving
in
the
program
at
18,
volunteer
stations
which
are
non-profit
partners
throughout
the
city
and
the
volunteers
must
be
age
55
and
over
and
serve
an
average
of
20
yards
per
week.
They're
very
diverse,
a
group
of
folks.
They
speak
many
languages
and
support
older
and
aldo
adults
who
speak
english,
spanish,
cape
verdean,
crayola,
haitian
crayola
and
vietnamese,
and
then
the
other
docket
zero.
Five,
four
zero.
C
Again,
it's
an
americorps
grant
and
it
will
also
support
volunteers
with
meal
and
travel
reimbursements,
and
you
know
during
the
pandemic.
They
they
lost
a
number
of
volunteers,
so
they're
recruiting
new
volunteers
for
all
the
programs
and
and
we
need
we,
we
want
to
support
all
of
these
programs.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
council
braden.
We
will
now
take
a
vote
on
each
docket
council.
Braden
moves
for
passage
of
dawkin,
zero,
four
zero.
Four,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
darker
zero.
Four
zero
four
is
passed
council
braden
moves
the
passage
of
dark
at
zero;
five,
three
eight,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,.
J
G
G
Okay,
we're
on
to
consent
agenda.
I
have
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
zero
additions
to
the
consent
agenda.
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
as
presented
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye.
Thank
you.
The
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted.
Announcements.
Does
anyone
have
any
announcements
at
this
time?
The
chair
recognizes
council
lara
council
lara.
You
have
the
floor.
I
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn.
I
want
to
make
two
announcements.
The
first
announcement
is
that
my
son
zaire,
who
all
of
you
have
met
and
have
had
the
pleasure
of,
have
him
disrupt
our
ways
and
means
hearings
is
turning
six
on
friday,
it's
his
birthday,
so
I
just
wanted
to
wish
him
a
happy
birthday.
I
It's
you
know,
he's
a
fun
kid
and
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
honor
him
and
also
myself,
because
six
years
ago
I
gave
birth,
so
my
second
announcement
is
a
little
bit
more
solemn,
but
my
office
did
not
have
an
opportunity
to
send
it
in
formally
to
the
council
for
a
memorial
just
because
of
the
timing,
but
today
and
as
we've
all
kind
of
been
keeping
track
of
what's
happening
in
the
news
about
10
days
ago,
we
had
the
racist
massacre
of
10
people
in
buffalo.
I
I
know
that
this
is
unusual
for
the
tone
that
I
typically
take
around
these
issues,
but
the
underpinnings
of
my
work
particularly
around
this
is
just
a
discipline
of
hope,
and
I
know
that
we
can
not
only
make
our
city
our
state,
but
our
country
better
for
all
of
the
people
here.
And
although
things
might
look
gloom,
we
are
doing
a
lot
of
hard
work,
not
only
here
on
the
council
but
all
across
the
country
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
people
feel
safe
and
affirmed
in
their
identity.
So
thank
you,
president.
L
Thank
you,
president
flynn,
and
just
want
to
say
june,
is
national
caribbean
heritage
month.
So
next
week
we'll
be
having
two
events.
One
is
on
june
1st
at
1
pm,
there
will
be
a
virtual
launch
virtual
launch
organized
by
the
authentic
caribbean
foundation,
in
partnership
with
the
institute
of
caribbean
studies.
L
That
will
highlight
the
importance
of
caribbean
american
diaspora
community
in
the
state
of
massachusetts
and
then
on
friday,
we'll
be
hosting
an
event
here
on
june
3rd,
where
will
be
the
caribbean
american
heritage
month,
reception
and
breakfast
with
the
authentic
caribbean
foundation
in
the
pia
mate
room,
and
that
will
be
from
10
a.m
to
12
p.m?
Hopefully
you
guys
can
come
celebrate
with
us,
enjoy
some
good,
caribbean
food.
Thank
you.
G
A
Thank
you,
council.
President
flynn,
like
I'm
sure
many
of
you,
I've
found
it
difficult
to
concentrate
today
after
the
events
in
ovaldo
texas,
followed
shortly
after
the
events
in
buffalo
new
york.
I
think
we
all
share
in
the
horror
of
this.
I
think,
really
hard
about
what
we're
doing
as
a
country
as
a
state
as
a
city
when
19
children
can
leave
home.
A
A
A
We
know
that
yesterday
there
were
actually
armed
guards
there.
There
were
people
who
fired
upon
this
man
to
keep
this
from
happening
and
it
didn't
prevent
it
because
that's
not
the
solution.
The
solution
is
ensuring
that
we
take
and
make
it
harder
to
access
these
kinds
of
weapons
that
we
make
it
impossible
in
some
cases
to
access
these
kinds
of
weapons,
and
I'm
hoping
that
in
congress
and
senate,
where
we
often
hear
about
the
other
side
and
what
they're
not
willing
to
do
that.
A
It's
very
difficult
to
know
that
we
have
this
happening
at
an
unbelievable
rate,
to
the
point
where
it's
like.
Oh
that
was
thursday.
I
can't
even
keep
track,
and
so
I'm
hoping
and
praying
for
peace
on
the
streets
for
action.
But
I
am
imploring
those
of
us
who
have
the
ability
and
leadership
to
use
their
voices
in
this
way
for
people
have
the
ability
to
take
things
to
the
floor.
To
take
things
to
the
floor,
for
people
have
the
ability
to
vote
to
vote
because
we
can't
keep
living
like
this
and
we
deserve
better.
G
J
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
councillor
royal
laura.
I
wanted
to
just
highlight
for
counselors
that
we've
got
the
first
of
the
sort
of
focused
topic
area:
arpa
hearings
on
friday
at
10
a.m.
This
will
be
the
one
focused
on
economic
inclusion,
arts
and
culture
and
child
care,
and
sort
of
looking
at
the
in
deep
in
greater
depth
at
the
administration's
proposals
there
and
kind
of
talking
about
counselor
interests
and
we've
got
follow-up
ones
on
different
topics,
june
1st
and
then
2
on
june
3rd.
J
So
I
asked
the
administration
to
try
to
get
us
more
of
this,
like
chapter
and
verse,
detail
for
people
to
look
at
ahead
and
try
to
have
a
shorter
presentation,
but
obviously
that
only
works.
If
folks
come
to
the
hearing,
having
looked
at
the
backup
so
we'll
get
that
out
in
the
next
hour,
but
just
if
people
can
try
before
friday
morning,
don't
need
to
look
at
all
of
it
before
friday
morning,
because
we're
just
focusing
on
arts
and
culture,
economic
inclusion
and
the
child
care
piece
on
friday.