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Docket 0588 - Hearing to discuss the Malcolm X Park Renovation
A
I'm
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council's
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks.
I'm
joined
this
morning
by
my
colleagues
councilor
fernandez
anderson,
who
represents
district
seven
councillor
at
large,
aaron
murphy,
council
president
ed
flynn
and
councillor
at
large
julia
mejia.
This
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
it's
being
live,
streamed
at
boston,
dot,
gov
city
dash,
council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8
rcn
channel
82
fios
channel
964..
A
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
number
0588.
In
order
for
a
hearing
to
discuss
the
malcolm
x
park
renovation,
we
will
be
taking
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
this
hearing,
we'll
be
taking
public
testimony
in
between
the
testimony.
Actually,
if
you're
here
with
us
in
the
chamber,
please
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
chamber
entrance
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
for
those
people
who
are
on
zoom,
please
email
ccc.ep
at
boston.gov.
A
Again,
if
you
are
interested
in
testifying
virtually
please
email,
ccc.ep
boston.gov,
for
the
link
for
all
testimony.
Please
state
your
name
and
neighborhood
or
affiliation,
and
try
to
keep
your
comments
for
two
minutes.
I
will
give
different
instructions
for
testimony
later,
as
we
get
there.
We're
joined
this
afternoon
by
the
city's
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space,
reverend
mariama
white
hammond,
the
commissioner
of
parks
and
recreation,
ryan,
woods
and
the
commissioner
of
disability
and
ada
title
ii
coordinator,
kristen
makash.
A
I
know
we
have
other
members
of
the
administration
here
so
once
we
start
with
your
presentation,
please
introduce
yourself
before
turning
the
floor
to
our
panels.
I
like
to
give
my
opening
remarks
and
then
acknowledge
my
co-sponsor
counselor
fernandez
anderson
for
her
opening
remarks.
Thank
you
so
much
everybody
for
being
here.
I'm
excited
that
we
were
able
to
find
on
such
short
notice
a
time
to
hold
this
hearing
on
such
an
important
matter.
A
The
malcolm
x
park
is
not
in
my
district
specifically,
but
like
most
people
who
live
in
the
surrounding
neighborhoods,
I
grew
up
going
there
and
spending
my
time
there.
I'm
excited
about
this
renovation.
I
think
that
it's
the
the
kind
of
investment
that
the
people
of
roxbury
deserve.
A
I
also
know
that
there
were
some
challenges
to
the
process
and
that
we
have
competing
needs
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
one
we
get
it
right
that
we
hear
from
you.
What
it
is
that
you
need
and
that
the
design
is
in
line
with
something
that
works
for
everyone
and
both
in
line
with
what
we
need
to
do
for
ada
compliance.
So
our
purpose
for
being
here
today
is
to
one
get
an
update
from
the
administration.
A
We
would
love
to
hear
the
committee
would
love
to
hear
on
the
process
from
how
this
process
started
to
how
the
community
engagement
process
went
and
the
challenges
to
that
community
engagement
process
and
where
we
are
now,
we
would
love
to
hear
from
the
community
members
what
challenges
you're
finding
with
the
current
design
and
if
you
have
them,
I
know
that
everybody
doesn't
necessarily
have
a
solution.
But
if
you
have
suggestions
for
how
to
meet
that
challenge,
we
would
love
to
hear
from
you
as
well.
A
I
am
here
to
facilitate
this
conversation,
part
of
the
way
that
we're
gonna
make
this
feel
more
like
a
conversation.
A
Is
that
we're
gonna
hear
from
the
panelists
at
the
administration
and
then
we're
going
to
hear
public
testimony
from
the
people
in
the
neighborhood
and
the
people
who
are
here
and
the
people
on
zoom
and
then
we're
actually
going
to
allow
the
administration
to
respond
and
give
suggestions
or
ask
different
questions
or
take
notes
after
the
testimony
we
again,
this
is
a
hearing
for
the
committee
for
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks,
but
this
park
is
located
within
a
specific
neighborhood
and
a
specific
district,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
voices
of
the
people
who
live
in
the
neighborhood
and
the
users
of
the
park
are
centered.
A
So
for
the
purpose
of
this
hearing.
If
you
live
in
roxbury
or
a
user
of
the
park,
you
will
be
given
four
minutes.
Instead
of
two
to
testify,
everybody
else
will
be
given
their
regular
two-minute
testimony
on
zoom.
I
will
ask
that
you
raise
your
hand
to
self-identify
as
a
resident
of
roxbury
or
a
user
of
the
park,
and
here,
if
you
could,
please
just
mark
your
name
on
the
sheet
to
say
that
you
live
in
roxbury.
Are
the
user
of
the
park,
so
we
can
prioritize
hearing
your
voice.
A
Thank
you
so
much
president
flynn,
thank
you
all
and
without
further
ado,
I'm
gonna
pass
it
on
to
my
co-sponsor
district.
Six
district.
Seven
excuse
me
not
myself:
district,
seven
city,
councilor,
taina,
fernandez,
anderson
for
her
opening
remarks.
Councillor
fernandez
anderson,
you
have
the
floor.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
council,
laura.
I
really
appreciate
that
you
approached
me
on
filing
for
this
hearing.
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
creating
a
democratic
process
and
hopefully
getting
to
a
resolution
on
or
an
agreement
about,
the
project
at
malcolm
x
park.
B
I
guess
what
I,
what
I
would
say
is
that
I've
been
hearing
so
I've
been
hearing
different
feedback
on
both
ends,
and
I
think
that
whenever
we
have
community
process
for
anything
in
our
neighborhoods
that
we
should
be
involved
that
we
should
be
engaged
in
a
true
in
a
real
way.
B
And
I've
said
this
time
and
time
again
in
term
when
we
are
looking
at
every
initiative
or
effort
in
our
community
with
inequitable
lens,
that
we
are,
including
the
people
that
live
there,
but
not
only
in
the
process
of
engagement
after
a
project
has
been
decided
on,
but
also
in
the
decision-making
process.
B
The
feedback
that
I've
gotten
from
the
administration
that
there
was
a
community
process
that
this
has
been
going
from
time
and
time
again
and
that
there
was
there
was
there's
already
been
a
lot
of
efforts
in
engaging
the
community.
And
so
I'm
happy
that
we
are
here
and
hopefully
we
can
have
conversations
and
be
able
to
do
that
respectfully,
be
able
to
exchange
with
one
another
and
really
come
to
a
compromise
of
some
sort
so
that
we
can
actually
get
the
project
done.
B
A
Thank
you,
councilor
fernandez
anderson
before
I
pass
it
over
to
the
administration
for
their
presentation.
I
have
a
letter
of
absence
from
counselor
liz
braden
district
9
that
I
would
like
to
read
into
the
record.
Dear
chair
lara.
I
regretfully
am
unable
to
attend
this
morning's
committee
on
environmental
justice,
resiliency
and
parks
hearing
regarding
the
malcolm
x
park
renovation
due
to
a
prior
scheduling,
conflict
conflict.
The
city's
tree
canopy
assessment
demonstrated
how
essential
it
is
to
preserve
our
existing
tree
canopy
and
continue
to
plant
new
trees
in
areas
with
low
coverage.
A
I
have
heard
from
environmental
advocates
and
residents
across
the
city
expressing
concerns
about
the
process
for
malcolm
x
park.
I
hope
that
we
may
work
together
to
find
a
solution
in
order
for
the
parks
renovation
to
move
forward
without
further
unnecessary
treat,
removal.
My
staff
and
I
will
be
sure
to
review
the
recording
of
the
hearing
and
I
look
forward
to
any
updates.
Thank
you
sincerely
liz
braden
boston
city,
counselor,
district,
9,
austin,
brighton.
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
I
will
now
turn
the
floor
to
our
panel.
Do
you
have
a
presentation
beautiful?
Please.
C
Opening
remarks
and
then
we'll
go
into
the
slides.
So
I'm
begin
by
thanking
you
for
council
lara
councillor
fernandez
anderson
to
all
the
counselors
who
are
present
to
the
community
that
has
made
it
out.
I
know
there
has
been
a
tight
timer
turn
around
and
it's
challenging
to
find
a
time
for
the
hearing,
given
that
there
are
quite
a
few
budget
hearings
happening.
So
I
thank
you
for
making
the
time
and
I
welcome
the
opportunity
to
have
the
conversation.
C
I
want
to
underscore
that
I
agree,
as
has
already
been
said,
that
this
park
is
a
gym.
It
is
one
that
I
also
grew
up
in
my
family
lived
at
21
mayfair
street,
my
aunt,
and
because
of
that
her
house
was
the
hangout
house,
like
people
would
just
drop
kids
off
there,
and
the
park
often
was
the
place
that
we
went
to
be
together
and
I,
having
grown
up
in
roxbury.
C
I
do
believe
we
clearly
deserve
the
best
and
excited
that
we
are
investing
the
amount
of
resources
into
this
park
that
that
are
being
that
have
been
allocated.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
this
process
began
before
my
tenure.
So
it's
been
about
a
year
that
I've
been
in
it,
but
it
was
about
a
year
and
a
half
before
I
got
there
that
the
process
began,
and
I
think
our
department
is
clear
and
acknowledging
that
there
were
flaws
in
the
process
over
the
course
of
this
process.
C
There
have
been
three
different
administrations,
which
means
that
there
have
been
some
changes
in
staff
changes
in
policies.
We
also
have
had
kovit
play
a
role
in
the
meetings
starting
in
person
and
then
having
to
move
to
be
online
lots
of
challenges.
C
So
I
think
that
there
are
also
a
number
of
things
I
think
we've
learned
from
this
process,
particularly
that
three
meetings,
which
is
what
has
been
our
standard.
You
know,
community.
The
number
of
community
meetings
is
insufficient
for
a
park
with
this
many
design
elements
and
that's
fine
when
we're
doing
just
a
tot
lot
or
we're
just
doing
one
field.
But
when
you
have
this
much
complexity,
we
need
to
shift
our
process
to
include
a
larger
number
of
meetings,
and
that
way
it
creates
more
opportunities.
C
For
those
conversations,
I
think
we
need
to
one
other
critique
that
folks
have
had
that.
I
think
we
we
are
taking
seriously
and
will
include
in
future
processes
to
be
more
upfront
about
our
citywide
values
and
the
and
the
opportunities
and
constraints
that
come
from
that,
while
you'll
see
on
the
list,
for
instance,
accessibility
was
always
on
the
list.
What
folks
have
said
was
we
never
really
went
into
great
depth
about
what
that
meant
and
what
that
value
would
how
that
would
impact
the
design
for
the
park?
C
We
did
have
some
conversations
about
recreational
diversity
that
people
were
part
of,
but
there
were
also
even
some
tensions
there
about.
How
much
do
you
shift
what's
already
there?
How
much
do
you
make
opportunities
for
new
things?
C
I
think
the
other
thing
that
we
would
say
is
that
folks
listed
trees
as
a
conversation
they
wanted
to
have,
and
we
didn't
have
a
separate
meeting
on
trees
earlier
in
the
process
that,
at
the
time
that
we
first
started
the
process,
it
was
at
30
percent
of
design.
So
we
didn't
have
the
tree
assessment
yet,
but
we
could
once
we
did
have.
It
could
have
had
another
community
meeting
to
to
go
into
that
in
greater
depth
and
both
in
this
part,
this
conversation
also
in
mcconnell
park.
C
C
I
do
also
want
to
note
that
the
reality
has
been
that
there
is
not
consensus
on
any
one
thing:
that
there
are
many
users
of
the
park,
some
who
come
to
play
sports
some
who
come
to
spend
time
on
the
hills,
some
who
come
to
bring
their
children
to
the
and
some
who
come
to
just
walk
through.
All
of
them
have
different
needs
and
have
made
different
requests,
and
we
have
done
our
best
to
try
to
hold
the
tension
between
all
of
the
different
requests
so
that
nobody
got
all
of
what
they
want.
C
But
no
no
group
didn't
get
any
of
what
they
wanted,
and
I
want
to
thank
folks
for
pushing
for
asking
for
some
of
these
things.
I
think
it
will
change
the
process
in
the
future
and
it
is
why
I
did
initially
make
the
call
of
pausing
so
that
we
could
have
a
tree
meeting,
because
I
did
think
that
there
was
a
very
valid
concern
that
that
had
not
been
had
in
the
past.
C
However,
do
you
want
to
know?
We
are
at
the
point
where,
if
we
do
not
resume
construction
soon,
we
already
knew
that
the
park
would
be
unusable
for
the
duration
of
this
year.
We
are
now
beginning
to
affect
whether
or
not
the
park
will
be
usable
in
the
spring
and
even
summer
of
next
year,
which
I
just
want
to
lift
that
up,
because
that
does
have
a
serious
impact
on
softball
teams
and
some
of
the
soccer
teams
that
we
had
promised
that
they
would
only
miss
one
season.
C
So
I
do
want
to
note
that
we
we
are
wanting
to
move
to
a
conclusion
that
allows
us
to
continue
construction
so
that
the
park
is
not
sitting
with
gates
around
it
forever.
C
The
last
thing,
I'll
just
note,
is
that
the
decisions
that
we
make
now
will
decide
who
can
use
the
park
for
the
next
50
years.
It
has
been
50
years
since
we
touched
particularly
honeysuckle
hill
and,
while
I
very
much
understand
folks
concerns
about
losing
larger
trees
when
which
are
going
to
be
replaced
with
smaller
trees.
C
I
also
recognize
that
we
are
making
decisions
about
who
will
be
able
to
access
and
enjoy
those
trees.
For
the
next
50
years-
and
I
think
it's
really
important-
that
we
maintain
our
commitment
to
universal
accessibility
so
that
over
the
next
50
years
as
those
trees
grow
and
mature,
everyone
in
the
community
is
able
to
access
them.
Thank
you.
C
Oh
passing
it
on
to
kathy
baker,
eclipse
who
will
go
through
the
slideshow
presentation.
Thank.
D
Absolutely
thanks.
My
name
is
kathy
baker,
eclipse
I'm
the
director
of
the
design
construction
unit
for
the
boston
parks
and
recreation
department.
D
I
want
to
thank
councillor
laura
and
members
of
the
city
council
for
inviting
us
today,
I'm
going
to
give
a
brief
overview
of
malcolm
x
park
and
roxbury
and
then
hand
it
over
to
michael
easler
from
the
design
team
from
weston
and
sampson.
I
also
want
to
thank
lauren
bryant
project
manager
for
boston
parks
and
brandon
kunkel
from
westin
and
samson
for
being
available
via
zoom.
D
A
B
A
E
A
Just
want
to
reiterate
for
the
folks
who
are
watching
on
zoom
that
we
are
giving
priority
to
testimony
from
people
who
live
in
roxbury
or
our
users
of
the
park.
So
please
raise
your
hand
if
you
are
a
resident
of
roxbury
or
our
frequent
user
of
the
park.
So
we
can
prioritize
you
in
the
order
for
public
testimony
on
zoom.
I
have
everyone's
name
here,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
put
it
in
the
correct
order.
A
E
E
A
A
And
to
my
chief
of
staff
alex
for
helping
us
maneuver,
it
looks
like
everybody
in
the
audience
has
a
copy
that
they
can
see
or
share
of
the
presentation.
So
I
will
pass
it
over
to
the
administration
to
continue
on
and
I
will
start
the
timer.
You
have
15
minutes.
Thank
you.
D
So
malcolm
x
park
is
a
multi-use
park
in
roxbury
on
martin
luther
king,
jr,
boulevard,
washington,
street
dale
street
and
walnut
street.
The
existing
program
has
ball
fields:
playground,
tennis,
courts,
basketball,
courts,
a
steep
hillside
with
walking
paths,
benches
lights
and
distinctive
outcroppings
of
roxbury
pudding,
stone
and
mature
canopy
trees.
D
D
D
We
had
online
surveys
throughout
the
engagement
process
in
multiple
languages
exceeding
the
minimum
language
communication
access
protocols
based
upon
learning
about
the
languages
spoken
in
the
streets
surrounding
the
park.
We
provided
paper
copies
of
the
surveys
and
flyers
to
the
st
joe's
community.
We
offered
live
interpretation
in
the
virtual
meetings
in
2020.
D
Call-In
numbers
were
on
flyers
and
postcards
to
increase
accessibility.
We
put
up
signage
in
multiple
languages
in
the
park
prior
to
the
meetings
we
sent
postcards
to
over
500
residents
within
a
thousand
feet
of
the
park.
We
also
had
on-site
engagement
in
august
2020
to
reach
people
who
are
using
the
park
but
may
not
live
in
the
immediate
vicinity.
D
D
Some
key
takeaways
from
our
listening,
many
of
the
some
of
the
many
goals
of
the
project,
were
to
upgrade
the
aging
and
active
recreation
program,
elements
to
improve
entrances,
to
maintain
the
existing
canopy
walls
and
outcroppings.
D
D
We
landed
on
an
artificial
turf
field
that
has
advantages
to
that.
An
urban
park
system
must
consider
it
allows
more
flexibility
for
field
uses.
An
artificial
turf
field
can
be
configured
with
overlapping
sports
fields
in
a
way
that
cannot
be
done
in
the
same
footprint
on
natural
turf
at
malcolm
x.
The
softball
field
and
soccer
field
will
overlap.
This
isn't
possible
in
the
natural
turf
field,
because
the
infield
of
a
softball
field
isn't
appropriate
for
isn't
an
appropriate
playing
surface
for
soccer,
because
there's
no
growing
season
on
artificial
turf.
D
The
risk
of
damage
to
an
artificial
turf
field
is
significantly
less
than
a
natural
turf
field.
In
a
wider
variety
of
weather
conditions,
artificial
turf
can
be
used
immediately
after
an
intense
rain
which
we're
experiencing
more
of
in
boston
because
of
the
subsurface
drainage
system,
artificial
turf
does
have
disadvantages.
D
We've
also
included
an
allowance
for
additional
heat
mitigation
strategies
in
the
field,
we're
considering
misting
stations
or
additional
drinking
fountains
or
additional
shade
shelters,
artificial
turf
fields
are
not
maintenance-free.
They
require
grooming
to
redistribute
the
infill
around
the
field.
Boston
parks
has
a
contract
for
grooming
and
inspections
of
fields
city-wide,
and
we
expand
it
to
include
new
fields
as
they
come
online.
D
We
awarded
an
8.8
million
dollar
construction
contract
in
august
2021.
This
project
was
the
pilot
project
for
equitable
procurement,
subcontractor
and
supplier
goals
for
minority
and
women-owned
business
enterprises
with
the
supplier
diversity
program,
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
mike
easler
from
westin
and
sampson
to
dive
into
how
we're
going
to
achieve
those
goals.
F
F
As
as
kathy
mentioned,
there
were
a
lot
of
goals
to
improve
this
park
and
some
of
them
at
times
came
in
direct
conflict
with
other
goals.
So
our
job
was
to
balance
and
and
try
to
find
the
lightest
touch.
We
could,
on
the
site
preserving
the
historic
aspect
of
the
honeysuckle
hill
area,
the
the
original
hillside,
while
while
improving
accessibility,
increasing
access
to
play,
equipment,
improving
the
courts
and
as
kathy
mentioned,
adding
the
the
fields
for
additional
users.
F
The
existing
conditions
of
the
park
are
extremely
inaccessible
through
the
review
of
the
site
surveys
that
were
done
on
site.
There
was
only
one
accessible
entrance
that
led
to
any
component
of
the
park,
which
is
the
playground,
and
you
can
see
that
on
the
top
or
the
bottom
right
corner
of
the
left
image.
F
That
was
the
only
access
to
any
of
the
major
elements.
Everything
else
had
conditions
that
were
too
steep
or
too
angled
with
a
cross
pitch
to
be
considered
accessible.
The
proposed
design
removes
all
of
the
inaccessible
entrances
and
creates
an
accessible
route
to
every
major
component,
both
existing
and
improved
and
new
on
the
site.
F
Oh
I'm
sorry,
the
proposed
design
includes
improvements
to
all
of
the
entrances
and
creates
access
to
all
the
major
components
in
the
park,
both
existing
and
new,
and
because
of
the
extreme
topography
on
the
site.
There's
over
100
feet
of
elevation
change
from
dale
street
to
the
top
of
the
hill.
There
are
some
pathways
that
still
can't
be
accessible
and
those
are
the
ones
that
are
highlighted
in
red.
H
Today
my
name
is
kristen
mccosh
and
I'm
the
disability
commissioner
and
ada
title
ii
coordinator
for
the
city.
This
is
actually
a
dual
role
in
my
role
as
commissioner.
I
lead
the
city's
collective
efforts
towards
equity
and
inclusion
of
people
with
disabilities.
This
involves
community
input,
community
engagement
and
working
out
creative
solutions.
H
However,
in
my
role
as
the
city's
ada
title
ii
coordinator,
I
am
charged
with
ensuring
that
the
city
does
not
discriminate
against
people
with
disabilities.
It
is
my
job
to
ensure
that
that
everything,
the
city
does
programs
policies,
buildings
and
facilities
are
compliant
with
state
and
federal
laws
that
require
access.
H
H
I've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
parks
department
on
renovations
for
malcolm
x
park
since
2000
2019.
The
work
they're
undertaking
has
substantial
funding
and
will
provide
significant
upgrades,
the
accessibility
compliance
they
are
creating.
As
I
said,
it's
not
optional,
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
they
do
the
work
now
or
10
years
from
now.
Whenever
they
do
the
work,
it
will
be
required
to
meet
the
building
code.
H
The
city
works
really
hard
to
balance
the
needs
of
all
its
residents,
even
within
the
disability
community,
for
example,
people
who
are
blind
rely
on
the
tactile
warnings
that
are
built
into
curb
cuts,
those
yellow
strips
with
the
little
bumps
on
them,
but
they're
difficult
for
people
in
wheelchairs
to
navigate,
however,
for
the
greater
greater
good.
This
is
the
city
sidewalk
policy,
and
we
have
to
adhere
to
it.
H
Similarly,
with
the
upgrades
in
malcolm
x
park,
it
will
really
make
the
park
usable
for
people
of
all
abilities.
This
includes
families
with
children
in
strollers
and
carriages
people
in
wheelchairs
and
scooters
ambulatory
disabilities,
when
people
use
canes
or
on
walkers
temporary
injuries,
which
could
happen
to
anybody
at
any
time
like
a
broken
leg
or
a
knee
replacement,
older
residents
and
people
with
invisible
disabilities
who,
we
might
not
even
know
need
the
access,
heart
conditions
and
breathing
difficulties,
especially
as
people
age.
H
And
I
just
wanted
to
present
a
few
examples
of
work
that
the
city
has
done
in
the
spain
just
to
show
that
this
is
not
a
new
policy
and
malcolm
x
park
is
not
being
specifically
pulled
out
to
have
this.
These
upgrades
done.
We
worked
very
closely
with
the
parks
department
on
renovations
at
jamaica
pond
park,
also
in
olmsted
design
park.
These
were
completed
in
2019.
H
They
required
significant,
repaving,
regrading
and
pathways
to
be
put
in.
However,
the
integra
integrity
of
the
park
was
truly
maintained
in
a
thoughtful
way
by
the
parks
department,
and
now
it
welcomes
visitors
of
all
abilities.
In
fact,
if
you
visit
the
park
today,
you
wouldn't
even
notice
any
of
these
upgrades.
H
One
other
example
I
wanted
to
mention
is
the
work
that's
going
on
city
hall
plaza.
This
is
another
complex
site.
It
has
a
change
of
grade
in
fro
of
30
feet
from
congress
street
to
cambridge
street.
However,
the
city
was
able
to
solve
these
problems
and
create
a
significant
improvement
by
removing
steps,
doing
gradual
slopes
and
really
opening
up
the
entire
plaza
to
all
city
residents
and
visitors.
I
I
F
So,
just
to
to
take
everyone
through
the
process
and
in
the
design
with
the
trees.
The
image
you
see
here
is
the
existing
site
conditions.
This
is
a
sorry
guys.
This
is
a
photo
taken
in
september
of
2020,
with
a
visual
estimate
of
the
tree
canopy
coverage
on
site,
and
you
can
see
a
large
density
of
canopy
in
the
core
park
area.
F
The
previously
proposed
canopy
to
remain
included
the
removal
of
54
trees
with
198
trees
to
remain,
which
is
the
image
on
the
left
and
the
proposed
canopy
to
remain
after
initial
discussions
with
the
community.
In
the
last
few
months,
we've
amended
it
through
design
revisions,
including
de-emphasizing,
the
removals
for
tree
health
and
finding
additional
ways
to
add
infrastructure
like
retaining
walls
and
curbing
to
save
additional
trees.
We
have
now
29
trees
being
removed
with
219
trees
to
remain.
F
F
F
A
Beautiful,
so
what
we
are
going
to
do
now
is
that
we're
going
to
enter
our
first
round
of
question
from
the
counselors.
I
am
going
to
start
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
counselor
fernandez
anderson
to
begin
with
her
first
round
of
questions,
and
then
we
will
go
to
okay,
beautiful
counselor
fernandez
anderson
wants
to
arrive
last,
so
I
will
go
first.
I
will
pass
it
over
to
my
colleagues
and
over
in
order
of
arrival
and
then
we
will
move
on
to
public
testimony.
A
A
A
Can
you
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
what
are
the
concerns
that
you've
heard
about
specific
design
elements
and
how
you've
adjusted
for
those
concerns?
I
think
I've
heard
now
the
tree
canopy
right,
and
so
can
you
remind
me
what
the
original
amount
was.
A
C
Yeah,
so
I
think
one
other
that
kathy
mentioned
was
originally
the
park
of
the
field
was
actually
not
a
part
of
the
design
it
had
been
renovated
relatively
recently
within
our
cycle,
and
that
was
not
going
to
be
included.
C
The
reason
that
was
included
was
because
of
two
design
elements
that
came
up
in
the
conversation,
one
as
you've
already
heard,
the
request
from
particularly
the
roxbury
soccer
league,
because
they
felt
that
we
didn't
have
at
the
time
any
tert
fields
within
roxbury,
while
we
had
already
done
them
in
dorchester
and
west
roxbury
and
jamaica
plain,
and
they
felt
that
we
needed
to
also
extend
the
same
kind
of
field.
C
The
other
thing
that's
connected
to
the
turf,
which
has
also
been
a
a
bit
of
a
challenge
because,
as
was
mentioned-
or
I
don't
know
if
we
mentioned
it,
there,
you
there
currently
are
two
softball
fields,
and
there
is
definitely
a
request
to
maintain
two
softball
fields,
but
there
was
also
a
request
to
put
in
a
walking
path
that
was
particularly
raised.
C
Any
anybody
can
use
it,
but
it's
particularly
raised
by
some
of
the
seniors,
but
also
as
a
they're,
also
going
to
be
like
weights
and
a
number
of
other
things
that
hopefully
will
be
linked
as
an
opportunity
for
the
shelburne
to
be
able
to
extend
outdoors
and
use
that
area
to
continue
recreation
during
the
summer
months.
So
in
order
to
fit
a
walking
path
and
a
field,
we
were
not
able
to
maintain
two
softball
fields.
A
And
added
a
walking
path:
yes,
correct.
Okay,
I
just
want
to
state
for
the
record
that
we
have
a
letter
of
support
from
the
john
shelbourne
community
council
who
says
that
they
have
been
very
active
in
the
development
and
redesigned
faces
of
the
malcolm
x
park,
participating
with
other
community
members
with
parks
and
recreation.
A
Therefore,
the
john
shelbourne
community
council
supports
the
continuation
of
this
project
moving
forward
without
delay.
We
thank
you
for
your
consideration
in
support
of
the
new
malcolm
x
park.
We
ask
that
you
read
this
into
the
official
record.
I
just
wanted
to
do
that
because
you
mentioned
their
involvement.
C
There's
one
other
thing
that
would
be
worth
noting:
we
haven't
talked
a
lot
about
it
in
this
project,
although
it
is
a
part
of
our
overall
emphasis
on
increasing
water
access
within
our
parks,
because
we
know
that
summers
are
getting
hotter,
we've
had
them,
but
if
you
put
an
element
in
there
it
can
break
so
sometimes
we've
minimized.
How
much?
How
many
you
know
water
elements,
we've
we've
included
in
parks,
we're
now
increasing
them.
C
So
there's
also
now
splash
pad
that's
included,
particularly
for
younger
children,
because
dcr
has
a
splash
pad
that
older
children
use,
but
the
little
ones
get
a
little
pushed
around
if
the
older
ones
are
have
it.
You
know
at
six
seven
you're
in
a
very
different
place
than
you
are
when
you're
three
four
five,
so
the
this
now
will
have
a
complimenting
splash
pad
that
younger
children
can
use
to
complement,
obviously,
the
splash
pad
that
exists,
that
you
know
the
slightly
older
kids
use.
C
So
that
is
another
element
and
that's
why
we're
also
be
putting
in
a
water
bottle
station
next
to
the
field.
We're
also
exploring
misters,
not
just
here
but
in
in
all
of
our
parks,
but
with
a
particular
focus
on
our
hottest
neighborhoods.
So
that's
also
a
conversation
at
mother's
rest
and
some
other
places
where
we
have
what
the
heat
index
is
for
the
city
and
those
places
that
have
a
higher
higher
heat
index.
We
are
now
also
exploring
adding
water
and
we'll
make
a
note
that
they're
a
little
expensive
to
run.
C
We
currently
don't
always
have
the
plumbing
internal
support
to
make
this
happen,
but
we
feel
it's
an
important
investment
to
make,
and
so
we
will
also
need
to
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
maintain
all
of
these
things.
Thank.
A
You
chief,
and
so
too
they're
too,
concerned
some
of
the
more
contentious
ones
that
I've
heard
from
community
members
in
our
office.
Can
you
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
one?
There
are
claims
about
the
turf
being
toxic
or
concerns
around
the
turf,
and
then
the
second
one
is
the
amphitheater
and
the
existence
in
the
the
current
existence
of
already
an
amphitheater
at
the
school.
That's
already
there
can
you
tell
me
talk
to
me
about
those
design
elements.
C
So
I
can't
I'll,
have
you
talk
about
the
turf
because
I
think
we've
had
it,
but
I
can
talk
really
quickly
to
the
amphitheater,
so
thank
you.
There
is
an
amphitheater
included
that
the
main
reason
that
it
was
included
is
to
be
an
outdoor
classroom
for
the
school
across
the
street,
but
it's
not
the
only
reason.
It's
there.
Okay,
it
also
could
be
a
performance
space.
People
could
have
open
mics
there,
so
it
does
provide.
C
The
main
reason
was
for
the
school,
but
it's
not
only
for
the
school.
I
think
the
what
people
have
noted
is
that
the
school
has
an
outdoor
classroom.
C
I
C
C
Because
right
now
it's
within
the
school
yard,
which
is
closed
off
and
mostly
is
an
accident.
It's
fenced
in
yeah.
C
C
C
So
that
what
we
were
putting
in
was
available
to
the
school
during
the
day,
but
it
would
have
been
available
also
to
other
folks.
My
understanding
is
currently
the
schools
is
available
to
the
school,
but
there's
not
a
process
currently
for
people
to
make
it
available
to
the
larger
community.
We
could
certainly
have
that
conversation
with
the
school,
but
that's
not
what
we
have
we've
had
in
the
past,
and
I
think
the
other
question
is
they:
don't
traditionally
have
the
permitting
system
that
we
have
that
allows
people
to
get
on?
D
I
just
also
want
to
state
that
the
the
amphitheaters
is
modest
in
size.
It's
probably
about
the
size
of
these
desks
here.
So
it's
it's
modest
in
size.
It's
not
a
large
scale.
It's
not
a
large
scale
performance
venue.
It's
it's
small
gatherings,
classroom
size,
amount
of
people,
I'm
actually
going
to
try
to
see.
If
I
can
have
brandon
kunkel
from
weston
sampson
talk
to
some
of
the
turf
concerns.
D
I
will
state
that
wesson
and
sampson
is
a
is
a
firm
that
has
done
a
lot
of
work
for
us
as
a
department.
They've
done
many
fields,
including
langone
park
in
the
north
end,
and
this
is
the
same
specification
that
we
used
at
that
park
as
well.
So
brandon,
I
don't
know
if
you're
in.
K
Please
great,
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
speak
today
on
behalf
of
the
city.
So,
regarding
the
potential
for
health
hazards
and
toxicity
related
to
turf,
it
is
an
emerging
science.
This
is
all
within
the
last
we'll
say
five
years,
really
that
this
has
become
more
and
more
of
an
issue
it.
We
require
a
very
stringent
specification
where
the
manufacturers
that
are
submitted
have
to
provide
testing.
K
We
review
it
with
our
environmental
scientists.
They
have
to
provide
letters
of
affidavits,
basically
indicating
that
the
turf
is
as
clean
and
as
toxic
free
as
available,
and
it
meets
epa
and
dep
requirements.
K
There
are
within
the
manufacturing
process.
There
are
certain
chemicals
that
fall
within
the
pfas
family
of
chemicals.
There
are
just
so
folks
are
aware:
there
are
over
9
000,
known
versions
of
pfas
chemicals
out
in
the
universe.
It
is
ubiquitous
chemical
that
is
everywhere,
and
so
it
is
inherently
within
turf
products
and
therefore
the
chemicals
that
are
known
to
cause
health
issues
within
the
pfas
realm
are
not
used
within
the
turf
chemicals
or
the
turf
production.
K
So
all
I
can
say
is
at
the
moment
and
because
the
science
is
emerging
and
we're
learning
more
and
more
every
day,
the
the
information
we
have
right
now
says
that
the
turf
is
safe
and
able
to
be
used.
Anyone
of
any
age
without
any
risk.
A
So
brendan,
if
I'm
hearing
you
correctly,
there
are
issues
with
turf
toxic
in
terms
of
the
toxicity,
but
we
have
our
internal
review
process,
which
means
that
the
chemicals
inside
of
the
turf
that
cause
health
issues
are
not
present
in
the
turf
that
the
city
of
boston
is
using
at
malcolm
x
park.
A
L
You
and
thank
you
for
being
here
in
that
presentation,
so
I
do
want
to
stay
counselor.
Give
me
one
second.
L
Teach
your
voice,
so
here
we
go.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
No
worries,
thank
you.
So
as
an
at-large
city,
councilor,
representing
all
nine
districts
and
as
a
special
education
inclusion
teacher,
I
deeply
understand
the
need
for
balancing
and
the
needs
of
many
people.
I
lived
that
for
a
long
time.
I
also
value
the
environment
and
trees.
L
The
turf
fields
are
wonderful
and
love
driving
by
the
parks
that
we've
already
installed
these
turf
fields
in,
and
I
do
want
to
state
that
I
understand
and
also
agree
that
we
don't
want
things
done
to
us,
but
I
came
here
today
to
learn
more
about
how
this
project
started.
L
What
community
process
already
happened
before
we
started
the
construction
and
what
changes
have
the
city
already
made
when
they
started
to
hear
more
feedback
from
the
community?
So
I
appreciate
the
information
you
shared
with
us,
and
I
was
hoping
that
this
meeting
and
conversation
could
help
us
know
how
we
can
move
forward
and
I
have
to
say
I
was
going
to
say
that
how
do
we
move
forward
and
come
to
a
conclusion
that
we
may
not
all
completely
agree
on,
but
that
we
can
live
with.
L
But
then,
when
I
listened
to
you,
commissioner
mikash
was
a
little
embarrassed,
because
then
I
was
quickly
reminded
that
ada
accessibility
is
not
an
option.
We
are
legally
bound
to
make
sure
that
this
park
in
our
city
is
accessible
to
all
residents,
and
you
reminded
us
that
if
we
aren't
doing
what
we
need
to
that,
many
people
can't
live
with
it
because
they
won't
be
able
to
access
it.
And
so
thank
you
for
reminding
me
of
that,
and
also
what
you
had
said,
chief
famine,
that
we
want
to
see
this
park
full
of
people.
L
So
I
hope
that
we
can
work
together
to
get
this
open,
because
I
want
to
drive
by
and
see
the
families
and
the
kids
and
those
in
wheelchairs
or
on
bikes
and
pushing
strollers
in
this
park.
Enjoying
it
so,
I'm
here
for
the
conversation
and
also
here
to
roll
up
my
sleeves
and
work
together,
but
reminded
that
yes,
the
trees
matter
and
the
environment
matters,
but
people
matter
and
accessibility
for
all
of
the
people
in
the
city
of
austin
matter.
A
lot
to
me.
So
thank
you
for
this.
L
A
You
councillor
murphy.
President
flynn
has
left
us
so
counselor
mejia.
You
have
the
floor.
I
would
like
to
ask
once
again
respectfully
that
the
people
in
the
audience
please
keep
their
voices
down.
M
Delaying
I
love
it.
Thank
you
to
the
chair
and
to
the
sponsor
for
calling
this
hearing.
In
my
time
here
on
the
council,
we
have
seen
how
the
voices
of
our
people
in
our
community
have
fought
for
the
preservation
of
trees
and
communities
that
frequently
suffer
the
impacts
of
heat
island.
M
We
need
to
work
to
ensure
that
we
are
creating
spaces
that
are
physically
accessible
and
uplift,
the
environment,
and
I
believe
that
we
can
do
both
and
working
alongside
the
chair
and
the
sponsors
and,
most
importantly,
the
people
to
come
to
a
resolution
that
satisfies
as
many
people
as
possible,
and
you
know
I
always
like
to
go
off
script
real
quick.
But
I
I
think
that
when,
as
as
I've
been
engaged
in
this
process,
it's
always
been.
M
People
have
called
me
in
to
to
participate
in
in
community
conversations,
and
I
think
that
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
as
a
city.
What
I
have
seen-
and
this
is
before
the
chief's
time-
is
that
the
pro
the
city
has
a
problem
with
community
engagement
in
ways
that
are
really
affirming:
no
clapping.
No,
no
none
of
that
up
in
here,
and
it's
really
important
for
us
to
recognize
that.
M
How
can
we
use
this
moment
as
a
teachable
one
right
and
how
do
we
move
forward
in
centering
the
voices
of
the
people
who
are
going
to
be
mostly
impacted,
while
also
understanding
that
this
is
not
just
about
one
voice?
It's
about
multiple,
multiple
groups
and
stakeholders
that
need
to
be
engaged
in
in
the
process,
so
this
us
versus
them
and
picking
one
or
the
other.
I
think
that
we
can
find
an
and
right
and
getting
to
that
and
and
doing
so
in
a
way
that
is
affirming
is
an
opportunity
for
us
right.
M
So
I
think
that
that's
what
what
I'm
here
for
and
and
what
I'm
excited
to
see-
and
I
don't
know
if
we
were
supposed
to
ask
questions
or
just
open
the
remarks,
but
I
do
have.
I
can
ask
questions
okay,
so
I
do
have
some
questions.
You
have
a
minute
and
a
half,
oh
dag,
okay.
What
are
we
doing
to
ensure
that
people
from
all
backgrounds,
ages
and
language
are
able
to
provide
feedback
on
the
part
renovation?
M
And
then
can
you
walk
us
through
the
process
of
decision
making
protocols
in
terms
of
how
it's
decided
which
trees
need
to
be
cut
down?
Do
we
start
off
with
the
belief
that
there
will
be
need
to
trees
to
be
cut
down
in
order
to
create
accessible
parks.
D
I
should
have
won
so
for
for
this
for
this
project.
Specifically,
we
started
our
engagement
at
the
beginning
of
of
2020
and
quickly
had
to
adapt
on
the
fly
to
to
having
a
hosting
virtual
meetings.
D
M
Have
attendance
sheets
for
those
like
how
many
people
showed
up?
I
mean
like
one
thing
that
I
noticed
is
that
as
a
city
we
say
we
host
committee,
you
know
community
meetings,
but
usually
maybe
two
or
three
people
show
up
so
do
we
have
an
estimate
of
how
many
people
were
engaged?
I.
D
D
There
were
yard
signs
in
the
park
in
all
of
those
languages
and
we
continue
to
offer
language
and
communication
services
as
requested
and
the
second
question
about
the
trees.
It
was.
D
Yeah,
so
we
we
evaluated
all
of
the
trees
as
part
of
the
design
process
by
an
arborist
that
was
engaged
with
western
samson
that
worked
for
weston
and
sampson,
and
that
helped
us
prioritize
the
pathway
interventions
that
needed
to
occur
to
accommodate
the
accessibility
prioritizing
if
a
tree
had
to
go
prioritizing
the
one
that
was
failing
over
ones
that
were
healthier.
A
Thank
you
so
much
councillor
mejia.
I
just
want
to
reiterate
for
the
record
that
councillor
mejia
has
requested
a
number
of
attendance
for
each
of
the
meetings.
So
please
consider
this
an
official
request
for
how
many
people
were
involved
in
those
meetings.
I
know
that
we
got
731
responses,
but
would
love
to
know
how
many
people
came
to
the
six
meetings
in
person.
M
Could
I
say
one
more
thing:
counselor
lara
just
also,
specifically
not
just
how
many
also
how
many
were
directly
impacted
like
rocks,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
show
up
to
meetings
and
they
absolutely
have
no
business
up
in
there
sometimes.
So.
Thank
you
councillor.
D
Some
of
that's
in
the
presentation
in
the
details
of
the
presentation,
but
we'll
flesh
that
out.
C
D
And
there
were
over
50
participants
at
each
community
meeting,
okay,
so
at
this.
A
A
N
And
I'm
chair
for
hosting
and
co-sponsoring,
along
with
council
of
finance
anderson
and
for
giving
residents
an
opportunity
to
come
in
and
to
provide
testimony
on
a
very
important
issue.
It's
unfortunate
that
rest
residents
felt
that
they
were
not
afforded
the
opportunity
through
the
public
process,
to
weigh
in
and
to
understand
the
full
scope
of
the
project
I'm
happy.
The
city
has
is
updating
residents
today
and
but
I'm
unhappy.
Obviously
it's
it's
got
to
this
point.
For
that
to
happen,
all
of
our
residents
deserve
access
to
high
quality,
well-maintained
parks.
N
We
boast
of
some
of
the
best
parks
and
fields.
Arguably
in
the
country,
this
one
in
particular
is
probably
one
of
the
one
of
our
worst.
I
know
it's
one
of
the
dustiest
parks
and
fields
in
the
city.
I
know
several
years
ago
we
had
a
senior
event
that
got
cancelled
or
had
to
end
abruptly
because
it
was
overrun
with
bees
and
so
long
overdue,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
balancing
all
those
interests
there,
obviously
clearly
our
sports
leagues,
our
seniors
and
persons
with
disability.
N
I'm
going
to
obviously
put
a
premium
on
commissioner
mccosh
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
this
is
complying
with
ada
laws,
which
she
does
a
phenomenal
job
on
behalf
of
our
city,
but
also
for
the
long-term
stakeholders.
The
people
that
have
been
doing
the
work.
Folks,
like
alfreda
harris
folks,
like
the
saint
joseph's
community,
as
well
as
the
titus
foundation.
N
They've,
been
they've,
been
at
it
a
long
time
and
they
put
the
interest
of
the
residents
in
the
community
first,
particularly
as
it
pertains
to
the
shelburne
and
the
community
at
large.
And
so
I
I.
I
want
to
note
that.
N
That's
where
that's,
where
I'm
going
to
be
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I'm
going
to
be
supporting
the
community,
and
I
think
that,
obviously,
we
have
the
ability
to
sort
of
satisfy
or
to
set
to
balance
both
interests,
but
also
to
satisfy
both
interest
and
and
obviously
in
the
users
of
the
park.
I
do
have
a
quick
question
as
to
how
did
we
get
from
54
trees
down
to
29
trees
and
what
was
the
process
by
which
or
the
thought
process
and
the
metrics
that
went
into
that.
A
C
We
would
say
are
not
an
amazing
health,
but
there's
a
possibility,
they
could
survive
and
some
of
them
might
my
senses.
The
truth
is
some
of
the
things
that
we
say
won't
make
it,
but
some
of
them
can
make
it
and
it
will
be
a
question
of
how
how
many
of
them
will
will
be
able
to
survive.
In
some
instances
we
were
able
to
add
retaining
walls
which
allow
a
better
chance
that
a
tree
will
survive.
The
truth
is
when
you
lift
up
the
paths
even
before
the
regrading.
C
If
you
lift
up
the
path
and
especially
with
the
regrading,
you
are
exposing
tree
roots
and
that's
absolutely
true,
and
so
in
doing
those
upgrades,
it
is
there's
people
are
absolutely
right.
It
does
have
an
impact
on
the
health
of
the
trees.
What
we
are
trying
to
do
is
see
how
many
trees
could
still
survive,
especially
if
there
was
a
partnership
to
maintain
them.
I
had
a
good
conversation
with
jose
lopez.
C
The
stewards
have
also
agreed
that
they
will
lean
in
on
paying
attention
to
the
trees
in
malcolm
x
park,
which
will
increase
the
chance
that
they
do
survive
their
folks,
keeping
an
eye
on
them,
watering
them
and
identifying
when
they,
when
things
are
potentially
stressed,
it
does
increase
the
chance.
And
so
the
fact
the
community
is
also
willing
to
put
time
and
energy
to
paying
attention
to
trees,
does
increase
the
chance
that
those
trees
could
survive
or
rebound.
N
And
then,
as
far
as
the
pathways,
you
know
making
sure
they're,
accessible
and
safe
and
walkable
for
seniors
and
yeah
persons
with
disabilities
is
that
a
priority.
C
Yes-
and
I
mean
that's,
that
is
the
main
I
mean
it's
been
more
than
50
years,
since
those
paths
have
been
done.
So
that
was
also
part
of
you
know.
We
do
want
to
upgrade
and
make
sure
that
things
are.
Are
you
know
accessible,
but
also
there
was
a
deep
request
for
more
lighting
in
there,
and
so
that's
all
being
connected,
and
there
also
is
some
investment
around
water
management.
That
will
also
happen
as
we've
now
taken.
N
Then
shifting
to
turf
fields,
if
they
are
safe
than
the
kids
in
roxbury
clearly
deserve
a
turf
field,
like
kids
all
across
the
city.
So
that's
a
gonna
be
a
priority
for
me.
However,
if
they're
not
safe,
then
we
need
to
go
around
the
city
and
rip
all
the
other
ones
up.
So
what's
the
city's
position
on
whether
or
not
they're
safe
or
not,
and
whether
or
not
the
kids
in
roxbury
gonna
have
the
same
turf
style
fields
and
others.
C
So
I've
been
pretty
transparent
with
people
when
I
came
into
this
role,
wasn't
a
big
fan
of
turf
myself,
and
so
I
actually
asked
my
staff
to
like
give
me
the
information
pull
up
the
data.
What
decisions
are
we
making?
What
are
we
doing
in
terms
of
assessing
that
we're
not
using
the
kind
of
turf
that
will
provide
that
will
cause
long-term
damage
to
our
children?
C
So
I
looked
at
that.
I
also
one
of
the
things
that
was
formational
in
my
own
assessment
is
the
fact
that
in
you
know,
professional
fields,
including
at
at
gillette,
they
had
started
off
with
natural
fields
trying
to
keep
natural
fields
as
long
as
possible,
and
they
actually
made
the
transition
to
turf-
and
you
know
that's
not
the
only
thing,
but
I
I
figured
that
they
had
all
the
resources
in
the
world
and
if
they
were
still
making
that
transition
and
that
we
should
be
considering
the
same
for
our
young
people.
G
A
solid
service
is
required
also
by
the
aab
and
yeah.
A
turf
would
be
preferable
to
grass
to
grass.
C
So
and
the
one
other
thing
I
think
connected
to
this
is
that
water
management
is
a
huge
issue
in
in
light
of
climate
change,
and
malcolm
x
park
is
specifically
a
challenge
because
there
historically
was
water
in
that
area,
and
so
because
of
the
elevations,
and
so
when
we
do
put
in
turf,
we
also
actually
put
water
management
systems
underneath
it
that
are
that.
C
Allow
us
to
do
a
better
job
of
controlling
water,
not
just
that's
above
but
really
sort
of
collecting
it
in
a
way
that
has
often
been
helpful
to
quite
a
few
different
parks
around
the
city.
C
I
was
in
a
similar
position
to
a
lot
of
the
advocates
around
my
feelings
about
turf,
but
I
spent
a
couple
months
really
weighing
that
to
land
at
this
decision,
which
I'm
not
saying
is
perfect,
but
I
think
it
does
the
best
job
of
balancing
the
different
perspectives
that
we've
heard.
Thank.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
chief
white
hammond
for
thus
far
all
of
your
engagement
with
the
community.
Can
you
explain
how,
in
particularly
like,
in
terms
of
design,
how
the
disability
act
has
actually
played
a
part
into
this
project.
C
So
actually,
it
plays
a
part
in
every
project
at
the
parks
department,
and
the
truth
is
that
some
of
this
really
started
with
we've
always
had
some
commitment,
but
the
jamaica
pond
project
that
was
mentioned
was
sort
of
a
pivotal
moment
that
really
pushed
us,
because
there
was
a
lawsuit
that
would
have
gone,
probably
against
us.
If
we
couldn't
have
demonstrated
that
we
looked
at
every
part
of
that
park
and
we
made
sure
that
we
explored
every
option
to
make
every
component
of
the
park
accessible.
C
C
The
reason
I
grew
up
in
the
park
is
because,
as
I
mentioned,
my
aunt
gene
who
died
in
2016
and
my
aunt
doris,
who
lived
on
elmore
street
and
mayfair
street,
which
are
both
mayfair,
is
perpendicular
to
the
park
and
elmore
is,
is
one
street
over
and
parallel
to
the
park,
both
of
whom
lost
their
their
mobility
because
of
spinal
cerebella
degeneration,
which
has
affected
six
out
of
eight
of
the
children.
C
In
my
mother's
family,
but
when
they
were
losing
their
mobility,
they
stopped
using
malcolm
x
park
because
they
couldn't
get
into
it
and
instead
my
uncle
would
drive
my
aunt
to
english
high
school
to
walk
around
the
track
there
because
she
could
actually
access
it
as
she
went
from
a
cane
to
a
walker
to
a
wheelchair
and
finally,
to
a
motorized
wheelchair
and
lived
the
remainder
of
her
time
at
the
boston
home.
So
and
as
people
know,
I
also
broke
my
ankle
in
the
midst
of
this,
so
I
myself
couldn't
actually
traverse
the
book.
C
So
I
think
we
are
looking
at
an
excess
at
accessibility
in
every
park
redesign,
including
the
boston
common
we
will
be
putting
in
a
ramp,
we'll
take
out
one
set
of
the
steps
next
to
the
54th
monument
and
turn
that
into
a
ramp,
there's
also
a
similar
hill
that
we
will
have
to
do
some
re-grading
in
boston
common
to
make
that
hill
accessible.
B
You,
what
about
the
basketball
courts,
what
what
are
the
plans
and
how?
When
can
we
conclude
that?
Because
I
know
that
this
is
a
huge
concern
in
terms
of
the
summer
coming,
I
attend
events
there,
every
single
summer,
all
the
children
are
waiting
for
it.
What's
going
on.
D
So
we
bid
the
project
all
as
one
project,
because
it
it
affords
the
contractor
the
maximum
flexibility
to
to
do
the
work
in
the
most
efficient
and
and
cost-effective
way
time.
Efficiency
and
cost
effective.
Sure.
D
We
can
ask
him
to
look
at
that.
I
don't
know
what
what
impacts
that's
going
to
have
to
the
rest
of
his
rest
of
the
workflow.
If
he
is
able
to
prioritize
that
over
other
work,
the
the
he
does
access
the
the
entire
park
from
dale
street,
so
that
may
he's
gonna
have
to
get
there
and
move
across
the
site
in
order
to
get
there.
B
It
may
perhaps
let
perhaps
we
can
ask
and
see
if
it's
a
more
costly
adjustment,
but
let's
get
that
that
answer
on
on
the
on
record.
Okay,
thank
you.
There
are
so
no,
no
sorry
I
I'm
time
yeah
I
gotta
go!
I'm
sorry!
I
know
it's
terrible.
I
apologize
and
so
like
in
terms
of
this
community
process
like
overall.
B
C
So
the
first
thing
I
was
asked
to
get
engaged
with
is
the
design
had
come
out
and
the
big
controversy
when
I
first
arrived,
was
the
fact
that
the
softball
fields
had
been
completely
removed
and
we
had
a
multi-use
field
with
the
track,
but
there
were
not
no
softball
fields.
So
I
sat
listen
talk
to
folks.
Is
it
now
back
on
design
so
there's
now
one
there
was.
There
was
a
desire
for
two.
C
C
So
I
think
the
design
came
out
when
I
got
here
there
was
upset.
People
were
upset
about
the
softball
issue,
so
we
had
community
meetings
specifically
on
the
softball
question
and
shifted
that
piece
of
the
project.
I
was
not
at
previous
community
meetings
where
people
raised
questions
about
trees,
so
I
didn't
know
that
was
a
flag
and
then
so
the
project
kept
moving
forward.
C
We
worked
on
the
equitable
procurement
and
then,
in
march
of
this
year
there
you
know
people
came
home
to
see
spray
paint
on
trees,
which,
as
another
side
note,
is
something
that
we've
said.
We
are
now
going
to
explicitly
say
to
contractors
that
is
not
about
best
practice
and
not
how
we
will
be
marking
trees.
In
the
future
lesson
learned.
B
Sorry
so
so
far
I
heard
I
know
that's
my
time,
so,
let's
wrap
this
up.
I
heard
that
there
is
a
there
was
a
concern
for
because
the
software
always
got
removed.
So
we
had
a
meeting
about
that
yep
and
but
the
design
was
already
in
place
and
the
budget
was
already
in
place.
What
was
the
budget
at
the
time?
B
C
The
tree
markings
came
up
people,
I
got
a
call
immediately
and
then
people
asked
for
the
pause
and
I
agreed
to
the
pause,
because
what
I
was
told
is
we
raised
this
and
there
was
never
a
specific
meeting
about
trees.
The.
J
B
C
C
We
had
a
first
meeting
that
was
supposed
to
happen
a
lot
of
folks.
You
know
it
was.
We
had
agreed
that
we'd
come
back
to
the
community
quickly,
but
it
was
very
hard
to
find
a
meeting
that
everyone
could
go
to
so
we
got
on,
but
only
half
of
the
group
was
able
to
make
it
so
we
postponed
we
had
another
meeting
and
we
agreed
that
we
would
meet
out
in
the
park
the
six
people
from
the
community
and
the
six
people
from
the
administration.
C
C
Then
people
sort
of
asked
me:
why
did
why
wasn't
I
invited?
I
said
I
was
following
the
process
that
we
said
we
were
going
to
keep,
which
is
that
we
would
meet
with
us
six
people
we'd
go
into
detail,
we'd
look
at
each
tree,
but
it
was
hard
to
do
that
because
you
had
brand
new
people
coming
in
so
you're.
Trying
to
both
you
know
bring
people
up
to
three
people.
There
were
tensions
and
conversations
there.
We
got
through
some
things,
but
not
everything
and
we
were
trying
to
figure
out.
C
Where
could
we
negotiate?
Where
could
you
keep
an
accessible
path?
Could
we
like?
We
were
trying
to
figure
out
all
of
those
pieces
and
then
what
was
the
next.
B
C
Between
that
we
took
some
of
the
ideas
that
people
have
put
forward,
went
back
to
the
design
team,
because
the
meeting
that
we
had
as
the
walkthrough
it
was
set
up
at
a
time
that
the
design
team
had
told
us
in
advance.
They
couldn't
make
it
to
so.
Okay.
B
Took
that
back
to
them
no
worries,
that's
good!
Thank
you,
we'll
get
the
count
we'll
and
then
we'll
you
know
we'll
compare
these
questions
with
the
community,
because
that's
why
we're
here,
but
I
also
want
to
sorry
last
question.
Please
cheer
woman.
Thank
you.
I
think
so
for
the
record.
How
many
trees
now
can
we
save
29.
E
B
C
C
So
we
were
always
going
to
replace
them.
The
goal
was
to
replace
when
we
were
doing
54.
We
were
planning
to
plant
plant
97,
which
would
have
increased
the
canopy,
because
some
of
the
ones
that
we
were
going
to
plant
are
in
spots
that
we're
now
not
taking
the
tree
out.
We
won't
be
able
to
probably
do
all
97,
but
we,
the
goal,
is
to
get
up
to
a
tree
canopy
of
308
and
that's
what
we
still
plan
to
do.
C
In
some
instances
we
are
planting
other
trees
that
we
know
are
more
climate
resilient
than
some
of
the
trees.
B
B
Okay,
thank
you.
I
will
ask
my
questions
when
I
have
more.
A
Time,
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
Councillor
fernandez
anderson.
We
are
going
to
move
to
public
testimony
of
the
people
who
are
here
in
the
room
before
we
do
that.
I
just
want
to
for
the
record
note
that
I
have
a
letter
of
support
for
boston
scores
who
serves
1500
students
and
40
bps
schools
in
roxbury,
youth
and
roxbury
based
schools
in
support
of
the
turf
field
for
the
record.
I
also
have
a
letter
from
ace
alternatives
to
community
and
environment.
A
Ex
expressing
concern
for
the
community
process
concerns
that
we've
heard
from
community
members
and
everybody
here
and
ace
made
two
requests.
One
request
is
that
the
construction
at
malcolm
x
park
remain
paused,
and
the
second
request
is
that
another
meeting
be
held
with
adequate
notice
for
posted
48
hours
in
an
appropriate
location,
potentially
in
person
that
includes
project
team
chief
white
hammond,
coordinator
mikash
and
miss
bryant
ace
and
interested
residents
were
the
city's
obligation
under
the
building
code.
We
have
met
both
of
those
requests
from
ace
with
this
meeting.
A
I
don't
know
if
there
are
representatives
from
ace
here
so
just
for
the
record
that
there
might
be
a
need
if
we
want
to
meet
that
request
for
mace.
There
might
be
a
need
for
a
meeting
where
folks
are
here
where
beautiful,
ace,
okay,
so
ace
is
here.
So
just
we've
met
both
of
those
requests.
The
construction
is
still
paused.
A
Yes,
I'm
just
to
come
in
and
say
it
on
record.
Thank
you
so
much
so
we
are
going
to
get
started
with
public
testimony.
Like
I
mentioned
at
the
beginning
of
this
meeting,
we
are
going
to
give
priority
to
people
who
live
in
roxbury
and
are
users
of
the
park.
The
people
who
live
in
roxbury
and
are
users
of
the
park
are
going
to
get
double
the
time
of
everybody
else.
Who
is
testifying
so
please
I
am
going
to
call
you
in.
A
I
respectfully
ask
because
I
only
have
the
order
that
you
signed
up
in,
but
if
I
call
you
up,
you
won
identify
yourself
as
either
a
resident
of
roxbury,
a
user
or
the
park
or
other
so
that
I
can
give
you
the
appropriate
time,
and
I
can
put
you
in
the
appropriate
place
on
the
line
we
are
going
to
start
with
public
testimony
of
the
people
who
are
here
in
person.
A
The
first
name
that
I
have
here
is
leah
christie,
leah
christie
good
morning.
Miss
christie,
how
you
doing
fine.
A
A
Now
your
mic
is
on
that's
fine,
please
identify
yourself
and
I
will
give
you
either
your
two
or
your
four
minutes.
Okay,.
O
I
need
the
four
I
am
a
director
butter
of
the
park.
Yes,
my
name
is
leah
christie,
and
I'm
just
here
this
morning
to
just
give
a
statement
regarding
the
renovations
to
the
malcolm
x
park,
I'm
a
senior
who
has
lived
for
53
years
in
saint
joseph's
community,
which
is
a
co-op
with
136
shareholders
and
is
directly
abutting
the
park.
O
After
seeing
signs
posted
and
hearing
about
the
proposed
renovations,
my
neighbor
angie
griswold,
and
I
felt
we
needed
to
be
involved
and
have
a
say
what
was
going
to
happen
to
our
park.
Therefore,
we
have
been
involved
in
this
renovation
process
since
its
inception,
which
I
believe
began
back
in
the
spring
of
2020..
O
After
a
lot
of
back
and
forth,
we
finally
were
able
to
see
our
hard
work
come
to
fruition,
with
exercise
equipment,
better
lighting
benches
and
most
of
all,
a
level
walking
path
because
of
inclines
throughout
the
park.
It's
very
difficult
to
try
to
walk
around
and
really
we
should
not
have
to
go
to
franklin
park
to
walk
around
when
we
have
this
beautiful
park
right
across
the
street
out
our
front
door.
O
Another
issue
that
also
came
up
was
the
turf
for
the
field,
which
I
am
not
too
forward
and
familiar
with.
But
from
what
I
understand.
This
is
a
new
process
which
was
being
used
on
most
new
fields
because
of
the
many
benefits
such
as
fast
and
dry,
no
matter
etc.
However,
because
of
the
discussions
earlier,
I
now
have
a
better
perspective
of
what
this
turf
would
be
like.
O
So
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
just
speak
and
say
what
you
know.
I've
been
involved
in
these
past
two
years
practically
with
and
when
they
said
that
there
was
no
community
involvement.
That
is
not
true,
because
I
said
we
have
been
involved
since
the
its
inception
with
quite
a
few
other
people,
so
that
that's
all
I
have
to
say
thank
you.
A
A
P
A
Q
Hi
good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
having
me
my
name
is
diane
galloway
and
I
am
the
director
of
the
john,
a
shelburne
community
center,
I'm
also
a
resident
of
roxbury.
All
my
life.
I've
been
a
part
of
this
shelburne
for
over
30
years.
Our
young
people,
our
seniors,
our
doubts,
our
teens.
We
utilize
that
park
to
the
fullest,
I'm
just
glad
that
we're
at
a
stage
that
we're
finally
getting
a
beautiful,
state-of-the-art
park
for
our
community.
Q
It's
unfortunate
that
we're
at
this
point
right
here
and
the
project
is
on
hold,
and
I
just
asked
that.
Okay,
the
process
wasn't
done
right
all
the
way,
and
we
know
that
and
it's
a
learning
experience
can
we
move
forward.
So
we
can
get
this
project.
You
know
back
on
track
so
that
the
community,
the
young
people
we
can
utilize
it
because
right
now,
it's
a
sore
eye
and
if
we
put
it
on
pause
again
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
a
situation
we
did
years
ago
with
the
cavs
until
they
finally
renovated
it.
Q
So
I
mean
for
the
community,
for
you
know
the
young
people,
the
seniors,
it's
not
about
our
personal.
You
know,
let's
get
this
project
back
on.
That's
what
I
asked.
Let's
get
the
we
know
the
dudes
that
don't
it's
a
learning
experience
we
move
forward
and
let's
get
the
project
rolling,
please
people
we
want
to
use
our
park
again.
Thank
you.
A
R
R
I
am
diane
wilkerson,
a
resident
of
roxbury
from
2015
to
2020
the
president
of
the
friends
of
the
cass,
which
is
the
state-owned
facility
that
is
located
in
that
park
compound,
and
I
I
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
have
this
community
dialogue
and
just
a
few
things
I
want
to
say
really
quickly.
First,
I
am
really
really
really
concerned
about
this
picture
that
has
been
created
of
the
pitted
community
when,
in
fact,
when
you
listen
to
people,
what
I
hear
is
we
like
to
have
a
beautiful
park.
R
We
want
accessibility
for
seniors.
We
want
it
done
as
soon
as
possible.
We
don't
and
we're
concerned
about
the
design
and
the
process
didn't
wasn't
done
right.
I
think,
as
the
previous
speaker
said,
and
so
what
do
we
do
to
fix
it?
What
do
we
do
to
fix
it,
and
I
think
that
that
that's
what
both
counselor
laura
and
council
anderson?
I
heard
you
say
that
at
the
beginning:
that's
really
where
we
are
the
things
that
need
to
be
fixed
right.
R
So
here's
what
I
wanted
to
share
with
you,
I'm
excited
about
the
redesign
and
and
I
can
be
excited
and
have
concerns.
At
the
same
time
there
was
a
community
process.
You
know
I'm
not
sure
why
people
seem
to
feel
that
they
need
to
say
that
there
was,
as
if
people
said
there
wasn't.
There
was
a
process
it
didn't
go
is
the
way
all
through
the
whole
process
didn't
happen
is
the
way
it
should,
and
one
of
the
fundamental
flaws
in
the
process
is
before
this
blew
up.
R
There
was
no
tree
discussion,
not
just
for
us,
but
in
a
redesigned
process
in
our
parks
there
wasn't
a
tree
discussion
and
so
what
what
blew
that
discussion
up
was
the
overnight
painting
of
big
orange
signs
that
triggered
for
many
people
in
the
community
and
knew
something
was
up.
I
actually
happened
to
be
the
person
who
made
the
call
to
city
hall.
I
called
the
mayor
that
third
week
in
march,
because
I
got
calls
from
people
saying
what
is
this:
why
are
our
trees
painted
orange?
R
I
do.
I
think
it
is
appropriate
to
say
for
the
record:
that's
not
how
it's
supposed
to
be
done.
They
use
ribbons.
They
use
push
pins
in
other
parts
of
this
city.
They
don't
point,
they
don't
paint
big
orange
crosses
on
the
trees
that
look
like
bull's
eyes
in
target,
and
so,
if
you,
if
you
when
you're
watching
that,
then
you
have
to
be
prepared
that
some
people
are
going
to
be
upset
when
they
see
it,
and
so
the
response
might
be
might
not
be
polite.
R
But
I
called
city
hall
because
I
think
well,
you
need
to
know
that
this
is
a
problem.
On
the
same
day
that
I
called,
I
got
the
invitation
for
the
reception
for
the
groundbreaking
for
the
ribbon
cutting
for
the
turf,
the
following
tuesday,
and
what
I
know
is
that
when
you
have
a
groundbreaking
and
the
mayor
is
coming
or
the
governor's
coming,
they
clean
up,
they
start
cleaning
the
streets,
they
they
rake,
they
mow
and
they
were
going
to
tear
those
trees
down
before
that
tuesday
morning.
R
R
So
this
is
not
about
people
who
are
in
the
process.
Community
process
should
have
known
there
never
was
a
process
for
the
trees
for
the
people
who
were
involved
in
the
pro
in
that
community
process.
Yes,
there
was
a
community
process.
Even
the
city
will
acknowledge
that,
so
we
then
start
talking.
Second,
it
would
be
a
big
mistake
to
think
that
this
is
just
about
trees.
R
I
happen
to
be
much
more
concerned
as
the
initial
state
sponsor
of
the
environmental
justice
and
health
equities
bill
about
what's
happening
to
roxbury
and
that's
what
I
wanted
to
really
focus
on.
We
have
to
think
and
process
differently
for
roxbury
because
of
the
reality
of
the
health
status
of
roxbury
right.
We
have
the
highest
level
of
childhood
asthma.
We
have
the
highest
level
of
children
from
school-aged
children
dying
from
asthma
attacks
because
of
our
environment
right
and
so
yes.
Well,
like
turf,
I
heard
what
mr
brandon
said.
R
He
said
that
there's
many
it's
only
been
five
years.
Science
is
still
out,
but
we
think
it's
pretty
safe,
pretty
safe,
isn't
good
enough.
I
know
that
there
was
a
request.
Okay,
send
us.
Can
we
get
a
list?
Can
we
get
a
list
of
the
of
the
of
what
is
in
the
the
turf
that
you
intend
to
put
three
months?
I'm
I
haven't
seen
it.
R
I
don't
know
if
anyone
else
has
seen
it,
but
what
I
do
know
is
that
the
house
of
representatives
in
massachusetts
just
issued
a
report
in
april
on
the
dangers
of
pfas
and
the
importance
that
we
have
information
on
the
impact.
That's
all
we're
asking.
This
is
in
opposition
to
turf.
This
is
saying
what
kind
of
turf
are
you
using?
Can
you
tell
us
and
if
and
and
so
why?
That's
if
you
can't
answer
that-
that's
a
red
flag,
so
I'm
I
I
I
am
gonna
I
am
going
to
rap.
R
I
just
want
to
say
this:
we
do
design
in
phases
all
across
this
city
all
the
time
we
do.
I
was
there.
I
have
taken
in
the
habit
of
taking
pictures
of
construction
sites
around
our
community.
I
happen
to
be
there
the
day,
the
trucks
rolled
in
on
that
saturday
when
they
were
going
to
start
construction,
I
will
say
for
the
record
all
the
contractors,
all
the
people
in
the
trucks
were
white.
R
The
contractors
are
all
white,
and
that
is
a
problem
as
well
and
ought
to
be
dealt
with
on
the
same
level
as
the
other
issues
we
raised.
We
keep
talking
about
centering
equity,
then,
where
the
black
and
latino
people
they
can
drive
trucks
like
right
right,
so
we
need
to
see
the
arborist
which,
by
the
way,
has
never
been
presented.
Since
we
started
right,
we
just
asked:
who
is
he?
We
brought
the
arborist
back
to
the
park
when
councilor
flaherty
asked?
How
do
we
get
from
54
to
29?
R
It's
because
we
took
our
arborists
walked
the
park
with
a
clipboard
clipped
off
the
ones
that
were
dead
healthy.
You
know
whatever,
and
that's
how
we
got
the
got.
The
the
the
number
down
and
that's
how
it's
supposed
to
work,
that's
not
a
problem.
What
we,
what
you
all
may
see
is
fighting.
I
don't
see
this
fighting.
I
see
it
as
a
process
that
if
we
keep
talking
we're
going
to
get
to
what's
best
for
this
community
and
we
can't
be
back
banished,
you
know,
because
we
do
that.
Thank
you.
So
much
no.
A
A
We
I
I
will
answer
that
question
for
you
on
the
record
before
we
go
to
the
next
person
on
public
testimony.
It
is
not
an
issue
that
the
city
council
is
unaware
of.
We
are
in
the
middle
of
budget
hearings.
Every
budget
hearing
thanks
to
councillor
fernandez
anderson,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
ways
and
means
committee,
includes
a
review
of
the
demographics
of
every
single
department
of
the
city,
and
so
we
are
aware
of
it.
A
We
have
made
it
a
requirement
and
have
brought
it
to
brought
all
the
departments
to
task
on
who
they're
hiring,
and
we
are
even
launching
programs
and
contracts
as
well.
Thank
you
and
we
are
working
with
the
city
to
launch
programs
that
are
going
to
create
pathways
into
these
positions
for
people,
so
we're
not
unaware
of
it.
We
know-
and
this
is
a
new
council-
you've
elected
one
of
the
most
diverse
councils
in
the
city
of
the
city-
we've
been
here
for
three
months.
You
know,
let
us
get
to
work.
A
The
next
person
that
we
have
here
is
avery
s.
Dale
is
avery
here
with
us.
A
B
I
just
wanted
to
address
my
constituents
and
the
administration
I
do
apologize.
I've
been
scheduled
for
several
months
to
speak
at
a
commencement
for
commencement
speech
at
roxbury
community
college.
I
appreciate
you.
I
will
be
listening
to
this
and
taking
notes,
and
certainly
please
contact
me
most
of
you
have
my
cell
phone
number
and
if
you
don't
I'm
happy
to
give
it
to
you
so
that
we
can
meet
and
continue
this
conversation
and
you're
in
great
hands.
B
The
madam
chairwoman
will
certainly
update
you
soon
if
we'll
go
into
a
working
session
or
what's
the
next
steps.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
advocacy
and
always
for
your
support
and
thank
you
to
administration
for
your
work
and
patience
in
this
process.
S
S
We
go
from
soccer
to
lacrosse
to
back
to
soccer,
to
softball
very
easily
on
a
number
of
spaces
that
already
exist
in
the
city,
and
so
I
think,
creating
this
space
at
malcolm
x
park
would
create
that
opportunity
as
well
as
previously
mentioned.
We
live
in
the
northeast
and
having
a
surface
that
allows
for
that
withstands.
The
various
weathers
that
we
deal
with
and
allows
for
activity
in
the
various
times
of
the
year
that
we're
playing
is
very
important
to
us.
S
So
I
think
in
closing
we
would
just
say
from
a
boston,
public
schools
perspective
in
the
number
of
teams
and
schools
that
are
in
the
surrounding
area
of
malcolm
x
park
that
we're
in
support
of
the
project
that
we
can
see
the
opportunity
that
it
creates
not
only
for
the
community
and
roxbury,
but
also
to
to
be
a
top
flight
park
and
and
facility
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you,
mr
esdail.
I
have
three
people
from
the
friends
of
malcolm
x
park.
Will
justice
johanna
hines
born
beckham
richardson?
Is
that
correct,
beautiful?
If
you
can
all
three
of
y'all
just
come
down
together
I'll
give
each
of
you
your
four
minutes
would
love
to
hear
from
you.
A
That's
fine,
just
if
you
know
who
they
are,
please
let
them
know
I'll
call
on
them
again.
If
they
don't
speak
I'll,
have
people
on
the
list.
A
Please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
you
have
four
minutes.
Give
me
one
second
before
you
get
started,
just
want
to
remind
everyone,
it's
hard
to
hear
folks.
If
we're
trying
to
speak
over
you,
so
please
keep
your
voice
down
in
the
chambers.
No,
please
you're
good.
A
T
Please
vote
justice
and
I
want
to
get
into
this
community
process
situation
because
it's
kind
of
funny
that
we
we
have
people
from
the
community
that
are
actually
opposing
something
without
the
knowledge
of
what's
even
going
on
most
of
the
time
it's
like
you're
participating
in
the
process,
but
there
are
things
are
that
are
not
being
said,
specifically
one
of
the
things
that
was
happening
with
the
trees
and
this
turf
thing.
They
did
not
speak
about
how
this
will
actually
like
poison
our
water
supply.
I
remember
when
we
I
was
younger.
T
T
It
is
like
that
was
one
of
the
most
added.
This
sounded
like
a
a
turf
commercial.
It's
like
we
don't
need
that.
We
already
have
a
field,
I
mean
it's
gonna
cost
less
to
not
damage
it.
You
know
it's
one
of
those
things.
I
mean
the
fact
that
we
had
to
bring
it
outside
arborist,
not
by
the
city,
but
by
organization.
T
It
speaks
volumes,
speaks
volumes
of
talking
about
access
and
I'm
just
gonna
say
like
a
lot
of
the
people
who
fashion
themselves
to
be
leaders
of
the
community.
Really
don't
know
what
they're
talking
about
talk
to
the
experts.
First,
then,
we
can
start
talking
to
like
give
some
of
the
people
that
are
in
these
positions
so
that
they
can
weigh
out
what
they're
saying,
because
they're
just
like
trusting
what
people
are
saying
to
them.
It's
they're,
not
the
experts,
though
you
get
them
saying
so.
T
This
is
one
of
those
things
that
we're
gonna
continue
to
have
a
problem
with
access
to
information
is
one
of
those
things
so
for
our
environment,
it's
like
what
kids
are
we
gonna
have,
if
they
all
have
asthma,
because
you're
putting
stuff
that
doesn't
even
need
to
be
breathed
in
by
them.
The
people
who
play
soccer
say
that
they
prefer
to
have
grass
than
the
turf.
T
Why
are
we
not
bringing
that
up?
There's
a
there's
a
lit
the
issues
that
that
we're
dealing
with
and
one
of
the
main
things
that's
happening
is
that
we
go
to
the
people
who
stand
to
kind
of
benefit
of
it.
But
it's
like
you,
don't
speak
for
the
whole
community
and
I'm
gonna
say
that
and
that
that's
that's
just
straight
up
and
down
you
don't
speak
for
the
whole
community.
T
You
don't
know
what
you're
talking
about,
and
you
need
to
speak
to
the
people
who
do
know
what
they're
talking
about
before
you
make
a
decision
me.
So
if
that's
one
of
those
things
and
it's
like,
can
we
get
some
more
of
that
education
in
here
so
that
you
know
we're
the
most
disparaged
community
as
far
as
this
environmental
stuff
goes
in
the
first
place,
so
you're
gonna
bring
us
more
disparity
and
to
call
it
progress.
A
A
T
A
A
A
V
So,
as
you
said,
my
name
is
pamela
mella
miles.
I
am
a
user
and
in
a
butter
to
the
malcolm
x
park,
I
live
in
st
joseph
community
and
I
also
am
a
boston
resident.
I
was
born
and
raised
here
and
grew
up
using
what
used
to
be
the
mdc
pool
and
the
ice
skating
rinks,
as
well
as
watching
basketball
games
and
playing
in
the
park
as
a
as
a
small
child
and
as
a
young
adult
today.
I
just
want
to
say
first
of
all
that
I
am
the
mother
of
a
young
man.
V
V
So,
as
this
process
has
progressed,
we
have
gone
out
to
the
park.
We
have
looked
at
the
paths
that
are
there.
Some
of
them
were
verified
by
the
parks,
commissioner
and
folks,
who
were
up
on
the
hill
with
us
on
specific
days
and
said
that
the
paths
were
actually
handicapped
accessible
on
the
top
of
the
hill.
There
were
three
entrances
that
are
accessible
for
wheelchair
accessibility,
not
just
handicap,
but
wheelchair
accessibility
specifically,
and
for
those
who
are
mobility
impaired
in
any
specific
way.
V
So
we
had
worked
in
collaboration
and
really
worked
to
try
to
have
a
collaborative
approach
to
this
issue.
We
went
on
a
number
of
walks
with
chief
white
hammond
ryan
wood
parks.
Commissioner,
and
I
was
the
one
who
called
on
march,
I
think
16th
to
kathy
baker
eclipse
and
we
had
a
very
long
conversation
with
her
about
the
trees.
It's
not
only
the
trees
that
are
the
issue
here.
V
V
If
we
don't
stop
the
increase
in
temperature
and
cap,
it
at
1.5
degrees
increase
celsius
that
we're
going
over
a
cliff,
and
so
we
have
a
climate
crisis
that
is
going
to
impact.
My
two
already
born
great
granddaughters.
V
Already
born
great-granddaughters
I
have
a
five-year-old
today
is
her
birthday,
happy
birthday
and
a
five-month-old
yesterday
was
her
five-month
adversary
and
they
use
this
park
as
well
sliding
down
the
hills,
utilizing
the
hills
when
it's
snowing
playing
in
the
top
lot
they're
waiting
for
it
to
be
reopened.
We
don't
know
why
they
didn't
continue
work
on
the
tot
lot.
That
was
not
any
question
that
brought
that
came
up
when
we
asked
them
to
do
it
in
phases.
We
also
had
agreed
in
the
initial
work
conversations
that,
oh,
is
that
some
please
continue.
V
Yes,
thank
you.
In
the
initial
conversation,
the
athletic
facilities
along
mount
martin
luther
king
boulevard.
We
asked
for
the
work
to
continue
there
so
that
it
would
not
have
a
negative
impact
after
two
years
of
coving,
shutdowns
and
lockouts,
and
people
not
being
able
to
utilize
and
go
out
into
parks
and
be
able
to
access
athletic
facilities.
We
were
really
concerned
that
this
was
going
to
cause
more
harm
and
people
were
stressed
out
in
our
communities
because
of
that.
V
So
the
last
thing
that
I
wanted
to
bring
up
was
the
turf
I've
done
extensive
research
on
this,
and
a
few
things
that
have
come
up
are
number
one.
The
fifa
world
cup
women's
world
cup
players
have
for
2023.
V
V
The
rubber
crumb
we're
talking
about
cocoa,
coconut
and
such
things,
but
there
are
other
impacts,
environmentally
and
environmental
toxicity
that
we
are
very
concerned
about
skin
and
turf
burns,
the
turf
getting
into
people's
eyes
and
being
powder
turned
into
powder
and
then
ingesting
it,
inhaling
it
as
well
as
getting
in
the
eyes
and
getting
into
the
bloodstream.
V
We
have
people
who
play
on
turf
in
english
high
and
told
me
that
they've
been
burned,
there's
severe
burns,
because
the
that's
why
they
were
talking
about
spraying
in
water
and
using
up
water
to
try
and
cool
down
that
area,
because
turf
is
harder
than
grass
and
trying
to
turn
on.
V
The
turf
has
caused
knee
and
joint
injuries
for
soccer
players,
and
so
we
we
really
need
to
look
at
the
long-term
effects
of,
and
those
things
will
be
there
and
also
what
happens
to
that
turf
after
it's
ripped
out
because
bob
craft
has
just
removed
artificial
turf
because
the
players
did
not
they.
He
plans
to
bring
the
2026
world
cup
to
gillette
stadium,
on
real
grass
turf,
because
he's
being
made
to
rip
these
turfs
up
and
he's
the
sponsor
of
the
turf
field
in
malcolm
x
park.
V
I
don't,
I
don't
want
our
children
as
they
grow
and
I'm
going
to
wrap
up
now.
Our
children
need
to
have
the
best
and
be
able
to
experience
the
best
experience
in
our
parks.
But
if
it's
going
to
cause
long-term
injury,
cancers
and
burns,
and
things
like
that
and
increasing
the
temperature
in
our
community,
we
really
need
to
address
those
issues
and
also
the
trees
that
are
being
removed.
That
should
not
be
removed.
Please
remove
the
dead
trees
and
please
put
in
a
budget
in
place
to
maintain
the
trees
in
our
park.
V
So
we
never
get
to
this
place
again,
where
we
have
limbs
falling
down
and
dead
trees
that
were
neglected
for
50
years
and
it
takes
40
years
for
a
two
and
a
half
inch
diameter
shrub
that
they
want
to
replace
it
with
to
mature
to
the
place
of
of
giving
us
more
oxygen
and
benefiting
our
community
for
a
tree.
Thank
you
very
much
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
A
No,
absolutely,
I
really
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
so
much
next
I
have
bourne
beckham
richardson.
W
W
W
Our
work
at
our
park
is
not
around
setting
a
standard
or
creating
a
norm
for
anything
else
to
be
done
anywhere
in
the
city,
nor
should
it
be
unless
there's
something
that's
going
to
be
done,
that's
so
remarkable
that
the
city
should
take
note
of
that.
At
that
meeting
she
then
said
that
that
was
never
said
in
the
meeting,
but
I
know
that
it
was
miss
mikash.
W
I
I
thank
you
throughout
the
this
time
for
talking
about
the
ada
and
the
compliance,
the
largest
ada
compliance
issues
are
not
really
in
the
park
they're
around
enforcing
handicapped
parking.
That
would
allow
someone
who
was
handicapped
to
either
get
their
wheelchair
in
and
out
of
the
park
in
the
first
place
right.
So,
there's
no
regular
enforcement
of
those
things
in
roxbury,
there's
no
regular,
there's
no
regular
entrances
into
the
park
that
that
allow
that
now
could
allow
people
with
handicaps
or
or
other
issues
around
slope
and
rise
and
run.
W
And
things
like
that-
and
I
know
that-
because
I
work
with
my
father
who
died
a
number
of
years
ago
and
and
we
used
to
take
walks
in
the
park
and
we
used
to
have
to
walk
from
dale
street
all
the
way
around
to
another
side
of
the
park,
because
the
incline
from
dale
street
is
so
high
that
I
can't
even
I
mean
I
can
get
up
it
because
I'm
healthy
enough.
But
that's
really
what
I
wanted
to
say
about
the
the
access.
W
Besides
that,
if
we're
using
miss
macross,
if
we're
gonna
be
using
other
parks
like
franklin
park
or
we're
even
gonna
talk
about
boston
commons,
they
don't
have
the
same
rise
as
the
park
malcolm
x
park
and
where
they
do
have
the
same
rise
as
malcolm
x
park.
It's
possible
for
there
to
be
other
ways
to
get
up
to
those
those
places
or
to
those
peaks.
W
But
I
also
know
that
from
using
the
arboretum
that
there's
parts
of
the
arboretum
that
you
won't
get
with
anyone
pushing
you,
even
if
you
have
a
motorized
wheelchair
so
part
of
these
conversations
around
ada
compliance.
I
know
that
there's
not
that
same
ada
compliance
in
other
parks
right
in
regard
to
the
highest
hills
of
the
highest
points
and
in
regard
to
the
hill
in
regard
to
trees.
W
What
I
would
say
is
we're
talking
about
ripping
down
older
trees,
50
60,
70,
80
year
old
trees,
right
that
have
been
there
since
the
park
was
was
put
in
if
you
take
those
trees
down
because
of
their
root
structure
and
them
being
at
the
top
of
honeysuckle
hill.
What
you
do
is
you
take
away
the
root
structure
for
the
rest
of
the
park
so
when
it
rains
these
parks,
these
new
trees
that
we're
talking
about
putting
in
that
are
going
to
be
around
this
wide
around.
W
They
will
probably
just
roll
right
down
into
the
street
because
there's
no
root
structure
to
hold
them
together
right.
So
when
we're
talking
about
removing
elder
trees,
what
we're
really
talking
about
is
removing
root
structure.
So
when
we're
talking
about
the
health
and
the
wellness
and
you're
going
to
replace
a
56
year
old,
50
60
year
old
tree,
that
I
can
get
my
arms
all
the
way
around
with
a
sapling,
it's
nothing
in
comparison.
It
doesn't
do
the
same
thing
with
oxygen
and
it
doesn't
do
the
same
thing
to
hold
the
ground
together.
W
Outside
of
that,
this
is
the
first
conversation
that
we're
hearing
about
the
size
of
the
amphitheater.
What
is
the
size
of
the
amphitheater
or
the
use
of
the
amphitheater?
Why
does
the
amphitheater
need
to
go
into
the
park,
and
why
would
the
amphitheater
be
put
into
a
position
where
it
would
cause
or
call
for
the
eldest
trees
or
the
the
trees
that
are
are
highest
in
the
park
which
are
maintaining
its
structure?
W
W
We
want
people
to
be
anyone
to
be
able
to
use
the
parking
we
want
everyone
to
be
able
to
breathe.
The
other
thing
is,
is
I
heard
in
this
meeting
that
there
was
no
response
and
no
community
response.
There
was
community
response
if
we
had
200
people
out
at
six
meetings.
That's
if
we
had
250
people
out
at
six
meetings,
that's
1500
people,
which
means
it's
half
of
the
number
that
you
showed
up,
that
you
said
showed
up,
which
was
700
right.
W
So
I
don't
understand
where,
where
that
number
comes
from,
but
I
will
say
this
when
the
city
reaches
out
to
its
community.
If
you
know
that
your
community
park
is
underserved,
it
hasn't
been
pruned,
it
doesn't
get
watered,
it
doesn't
get
regular,
upkeep
and
maintenance.
Why
would
you
believe
that
the
city
would
then
have
your
back
or
that
the
city
would
then
come
in
and
continue
to
do
something
that
they're
saying
that
is
going
to
happen
now,
and
the
last
thing
I
want
to
do
is
I
want
to
just
talk
about
this.
W
This
is
one
of
the
things
that's
in
the
p
form,
which
goes
into
the
the
astral
turf.
Hdt
is
a
good
comparative
specification
of
how
different
materials
respond
to
the
hdt
test
conditions,
but
provides
little
information
regarding
the
long-term
effects
of
continuous
high
temperature
exposure
on
the
physical
and
mechanical
and
thermal
and
electrical
properties
of
the
field,
which
means
that
over
time
there
is
no
guarantee
of
anything,
and
no
one
can
tell
us,
because
this
is
a
new
thing.
W
What
we
do
know
is,
as
the
last
woman
who
spoke,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
are
are
not
right
with
this
and
we're
seeing
them
in
time,
and
I
would
close
by
saying
that
you
know
it
really.
It
really
behooves
us,
as
as
community
members,
to
know
that
the
people
we've
elected,
hear
us
so
to
be
told
at
a
community
meeting
that
thank
you
for
coming
out.
W
Thank
you
for
being
part
of
this,
but
we're
going
to
go
through
with
this
this
project
anyway,
we're
going
to
do
this
construction
anyway,
it
doesn't
matter
that
totally
takes
away
anyone
wanting
to
be
part
of
a
political
process
or
a
community
process.
If
elected
officials
and
representatives
are
telling
you,
it
doesn't
matter
that
you
came
to
this
meeting,
we're
going
to
do
what
we
want
or
in
that
from
the
250
people
in
this
meeting
that
we're
going
to
go
and
make
decisions.
So
we
want
you
to
vote.
W
A
Appreciate
it,
thank
you
so
much
I
I
just
want
to
say
for
the
record
that
I
one
appreciate
your
testimony
and
that
the
fact
that
one,
the
construction
in
the
project
has
paused-
and
we
are
here
today,
is
proof
that
the
process
did
not
continue,
that
the
people
in
that
community
were
not
told
that
we
were
going
to
continue
on
with
the
plan,
because
we
stopped
and
therefore
held
this
meeting.
Well,
no,
no
no
hold
on
now
hold
on.
Let
me
correct
myself.
I
was
not
at
that
meeting.
A
X
A
You
I
have
bill
singleton
and
then
dennis
b,
wilson.
A
Y
My
name
is
bill
singleton
good
afternoon:
everyone,
I'm
president
of
united
naves
little
roxbury
and
friends
of
mania,
cass
and
friends
of
malcolm
x
park
and
tree
fight.
This
is
what
it
is
and
it's
very
exciting
and
no
matter
what
side
you're
on
I
understand
you
want
to
sincerely
try
to
develop
a
community
so.
Z
Z
You
don't
have
to
cut
all
these
trees.
We
do
not
want
you
to
come
and
improve
us
and
if
they
kept
saying
well,
this
is
a
done
deal.
Well,
you
know
that's
where
it
is:
it's
30
million
dollars.
You
can't
argue
with
that.
It's
improvement
and
little
by
little,
our
friends
in
our
neighborhoods
friends
from
unel
art
and
friends
of
melania
cass
came
together
and
said
no.
Z
Z
I
I
brought
the
constitution,
I
I
left
it
up
there,
I'm
sorry,
but
I
I
was
thinking
about
it,
said
we,
the
people
which
people
how
many
people
and
are
those
people
bigger
than
the
other
people.
You
know
it
didn't
say
we,
the
contractors
and
the
concrete
owners.
Are
we
the
bureaucrats
or
we?
The
decision
makers,
have
made
decisions
for
you.
Z
Then
we
should
be
able
to
do
this.
It
is
not
rocket
science,
I
saw
a
movie
called
dark
waters
and
that
movie
kind
of
moved
me
because
immediately
after
I
saw
it,
I
went
into
my
kitchen
and
took
out
all
that
teflon,
because
I
said,
oh,
my
god,
these
forever
chemicals
are
forever
in
you.
Z
Z
Z
That
will
allow
us
to
keep
our
grand
canyons
and
our
malcolm
x
parks
and
make
it
accessible
to
the
wheelchair
community.
Two
other
asthma
communities.
We
don't
need
to
have
an
either
or
false
choice
of
we
got
a
30
million
dollars
and
cut
all
the
trees
on
me
on
your
cash.
We
won
that
fight
because
we
were
persistent
and
we
did
not
say
you.
The
contractors
tell
us
what
to
do.
It's
a
done
deal.
Z
We
can't
do
anything
who
said
that
it's
we,
the
people
that
say
no
think
about
this,
don't
cut
out
trees
just
so
you
can
get
paid
and
if
you
want
to
be
paid,
I'd
rather
pay
you
and
you
can
leave
our
trees
alone
and
we'd
still
be
happy.
We
would
still
have
the
asthma
going
down.
We
would
still
have
a
park
that
reflects
our
humanity
and
I'm
wondering
about
88
can
plan.
I
would
love
to
meet
with
eddie.
I'm
going
to
be
done.
Z
I
would
like
to
meet
with
ada
compliant
people,
because,
where
I
live
at
mass
at
the
tremont
and
hammond
street,
we
wanted
to
put
a
fragment
douglas
statue
there
we're
very
happy
about
that.
I'm
a
publisher,
as
you
know,
of
black
history
magazine,
I'm
gonna
make
it
off
and
there
was
a
big
tree
there.
Z
They
said
well,
we've
got
to
cut
the
tree
down,
so
we
can
put
the
park
there.
No,
you
don't!
No,
you
do
not.
We
can
have
our
park
for
the
shade
so
that
freedom
falcon
can
have
some
shade
for
you
to
be
able
to
enjoy
it
and
we
can
keep
our
tree
there.
Let's
think
like
that,
let's
think,
like
the
winners
think
to
include
everyone.
Let's
do
that.
A
Z
A
I
really
appreciate
your
testimony.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
just
want
to
reiterate
for
the
record
that
we're
going
to
be
taking
testimony
on
zoom
as
well.
If
you
want
to
sign
up
to
give
testimony
on
zoom,
please
send
an
email
to
ccc.ep
boston.gov,
so
you
can
receive
the
link
we're
going
to
continue
for
the
testimony
that
is
in
person.
I
have.
These
are
the
people
that
are
left
on
my
list
for
in
person,
alfreda
harris
dennis,
b,
wilson
and
johanna
heinz.
A
Is
there
anybody
else
who
is
in
the
room
who
wants
to
testify
in
person
who
has
not
signed
up
beautiful?
So
we
have
two
people
who
have
not
signed
up.
Can
you
please
put
your
name
benjamin
patrick?
I
will
put
you
on
this
list.
Benjamin!
Thank
you
so
much
all
right
and
this
person
here
I
can't
read
this
name:
79
dale
street
derrick
beautiful.
Thank
you
so
much
evans.
A
AA
You
so
much
good
afternoon,
everybody,
my
name
is
dennis
g
wilson
born
and
raised
in
roxbury
and
malcolm
x.
Park
is
my
was
my
second
is
my
second
home
and
was
my
second
home
when
I
could
move
and
had
good
knees
again,
a
lot
of
passionate
conversation.
AA
I've
been
involved
in
this
process
for
over
two
years
myself
and
been
on
most
rooms,
only
missed
a
couple
and
very
concerned
about,
and
and
very
much
supportive
of
having
a
beautiful,
state-of-the-art
flourishing
pot,
because
that's
what
our
children,
our
community,
our
elders
and
the
butters
and
everybody
who
wants
to
use
that
park
deserves
just
like
all
the
other
beautiful
parks
that
I
see
around
my
city
and
I'm
getting
educated
here
as
well.
AA
I'm
sure
everyone
as
to
the
pros
and
cons
and
the
good
and
the
bad,
and
when
I
spoke
at
the
zoom
meeting
earlier,
I
had
mentioned
that
you
know
we.
AA
We
all
are
here
for
the
right
reasons
in
terms
of
the
power
that
we
love
and
unfortunately
we
all
would
love
to
have
100
of
what
we
want
when
we
want
it,
how
we
want
it
as
much
as
we
want,
but
I
know
that's
not
reality,
and
I
just
hope
that
again,
we
all
know
the
value
and
benefits
of
trees
and
that's
something
we
all
learn
in
science
class,
as
well
as
all
the
important
information
we
see
on
on
on
the
tv
as
far
as
what
is
going
on
in
our
world,
and
we
don't
want
to
remove
trees
that
again
are
going
to
help
purify
the
air
we
we
want
to
maintain
access
for
the
handicap
we
want
to
have
again
our
youth
and-
and
everyone
who,
like,
I
said,
wants
to
use
this
park
to
be
able
to
use
this
park
and
have
the
same
opportunities
that
everyone
has
throughout
the
city,
because
I
go
around
to
the
various
cities.
AA
Still
coaching
educator,
retired,
educated
madison
still
coaching,
my
brother
and
I
harry
g
wilson
founded
the
rba
roxbury
basketball
associate
league
up
to
top
coach,
which
is
kind
of
historical
as
well
as.
AA
I
guess
so
so
important
to
to
all
that
have
played
their
children
who
are
still
playing
there
and
for
I'm
sure,
generations
to
come,
and
we
would
hope
that
the
the
quality
of
the
park
will
be
maintained
because
a
lot
of
folks
that
are
here,
you
know
your
children,
your
grandchildren.
Hopefully
we
will
get
the
same
joy
that
I
got
and
your
children
are
getting
when
they
use
that
pop.
AA
But
in
closing
I
just
hope
that
we
all
can
come
together
and
do
what's
best
for
that
park
do
what's
best
for
our
community,
because
it
is
our
community
and
you
know
we
we
we
we
got
to
go
along
to
get
along,
but
again
it's
about
the
pop
it's
about
our
community
and
I
just
hope
everybody
understands
that
and
kind
of
their
own
personal
fight,
because
we're
all
again
fighting
for
the
same
thing.
So
thank
you
for
allowing
me
this
time.
AA
I
hope
again
that
we
will
continue
to
have
transparency
and
involvement
and
everybody
that
people
that
don't
live
in
our
community
understand
we're
trying
to
maintain
the
culture.
The
history,
the
value
and
as
far
as
the
beautiful
pudding
stone
and
the
beautiful
trees
that
exist
in
our
community
brothers
is
something
very
profound.
AA
The
new
saplings
that
that
take
40
to
50
years
to
grow
are
not
going
to
do
the
same
thing
as
as
a
beautiful
50
to
60
70
year
old
tree
that
exists
now.
So
thank
you
again
hope
we're
not
meeting
in
vain.
I
hope
that
all
our
concerns
have
heard
have
been
heard
and
that
we
can
all
come
and
make
a
very
viable
and
very
very
valuable
solution
to
this
problem.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
Right
on
time,
thank
you
so
much,
mr
wilson.
Next
up
is
alfreda
harris
and
then
we're
going
to
go
with
derek
evans.
A
AB
AB
My
name
is
alfreda
harris
born
in
roxbury,
actually
in
roxbury,
which
is
now
called
melania
cass
boulevard
previously
sterling
street,
I'm
very
very
proud
to
say
that
I've
been
a
resident
of
roxbury
since
1938,
and
I
would
like
to
say
that
I
was
the
first
person
who
opened
the
doors
at
was
then
called
the
washington
park.
Recreation
center
I've
been
involved
with
malcolm
x
park
washington
park
shelburne
center
washington
park
rec
center.
Since
1972.
AB
I
I
do
know,
there's
turf
at
madison
park
village.
I
know
there's
turf
at
english
high
school,
which
is
on
saturdays
and
sundays.
There's
millions
of
kids
out
there
playing,
and
I
also
want
to
stress
the
fact
this
is
not
a
soccer
field.
This
is
a
multi-purpose
field
and
our
kids
need
to
be
introduced
to
other
sports.
Besides
basketball,
I
don't
see
anything
wrong
with
our
kids
learning
different
sports.
AB
This
will
allow
turf
will
allow
them
to
have
more
time,
and
particularly
the
kids
that
use
the
celebrant
center,
particularly
during
summer
camp
who's
out
there
every
single
day
we
don't
have
to
wait
for
two
or
three
days
for
it
to
dry
out,
and
I'm
sure
you've
heard
all
this
before,
and
I'm
sure
that
the
people
that
are
listening
have
heard
this
before
also,
I
think
you
have
a
letter
and
it's
probably
a
packet
of
where
some
folks
have
talked
about
the
turf.
Yes,
and
it's
also
talked
about
our
young
people.
AB
A
A
AC
AC
I'm
going
to
piggyback
on
something
wonderful
that
miss
harris
just
said,
which
is
you
know
the
importance
when
children
ask.
AC
I
believe
that
on
ada
the
commissioner
is
gonna
strike
a
balance
between
two
things.
She
said
one
was
her
mandate
to
work
to
work
for
creative
solutions
and
the
other
this.
AC
What
non-negotiable
means,
which
has
frankly,
in
the
very
short
time
that
we've
been
aware
of
your
very
office
and
its
central
primary
importance
to
this
project
from
the
beginning,
to
the
end,
we
shouldn't
be
here
now
still
wondering
as
I
am:
what
are
the
possibilities
for
creative
solutions
and
what
does
non-negotiable
mean?
Because
the
last
thing
we
heard
about
that
was
that
somehow
or
another
it
was,
it
was
ta.
AC
AC
That
was
supposed
to
be
what
I
understood
and
others
from
chief
hammond
was
going
to
be,
as
we
called
it,
bringing
back
a
solution
to
the
community,
which
we
thought
was
we,
the
six,
the
six
and
the
one
our
council
person,
not
us
passively,
watching,
zoom
and
being
addressed
by
people.
We
never
heard
from
before
didn't
know
what
they
had
to
talk
about,
etc,
and
unfortunately,
just
like
the
meeting
yesterday
in
the
mayor's
office.
AC
Thank
you.
I
want
us
to
consider
like
you
know,
it's
not
our
job
and,
frankly,
it's
not
the
council's
job.
It's
the
city's
job
to
make
sure
that,
throughout
this
process,
including
today,
including
in
the
mayor's
office
yesterday
with
miss
harris
who,
just
like
me,
didn't
know
who
was
going
to
be
in
the
meeting
what
the
agenda
was
and
for
how
long
that
was
a
reflection
yesterday
of
your
community
process
in
many
instances,
not
all
from
the
beginning,
I
have
to
say
that
when
this
started,
we
actually
had
tremendous
excitement
and
trust.
AC
I
did
particularly
when
talking
with
ryan,
about
the
the
park
in
an
intelligent,
inclusive
and
competent
way
about
the
transects
between
different
corners
of
the
park
and
the
very
thoughtful
transition
between
them,
whether
that's
architecturally
around
the
park
traffic
on
the
streets
usage
in
different
areas,
transects,
we
thought
this
was
going
to
happen.
We
even
said
early
on.
AC
Why
don't
we
use
this
park
to
develop
a
comprehensive
pedagogy
of
the
park?
Not
just
history,
not
just
math
but
other
things?
Okay,
so
that
people
who
live
here
now
and
in
the
future
will
better
appreciate
things.
They
don't
even
know
now
about
their
own
part,
because
if
you're
a
child
at
the
shell
burn,
who
spends
95
percent
of
your
park
time
at
the
shelburne
water,
quartz
versus
honeysuckle
hill
you're,
not
going
to
know
that
you
have
there
what
other
people
don't
have
somewhere
else.
AC
These
are
the
kinds
of
solutions
that
I
was
excited
about
and
other
people
were
excited
about.
But
over
time
our
excitement
and
trust
then
became
suspicion.
AC
AC
What
I
feel
we
can
do
and
should
do
going
forward
and
where
I
think
the
point
of
departure
is
based
on
what
we've
all
heard
or
not
all
heard
again,
I'm
going
to
end
by
just
saying:
let's
just
look
at
and
and
my
goal,
my
hope
is
moving
forward
with
we,
the
city,
not
my
neighbors,
not
my
neighbors.
I
know
we
can
work
with
our
neighbors.
AC
I
believe
it's
been
the
city,
that's
denied
us
the
consensus
that
they
say
we
don't
have.
I
think,
there's
more
consensus
than
you
will.
You
have
said
ever
ever,
you
have
your
task
has
been
to
and
had,
but
has
not
been
performed
to
grasp
this
community
grasp
this
apart.
All
of
the
diversities
you
allude
to,
but
then
don't
try
to
work,
to
figure
out
how
to
balance
them,
whether
those
are
built
natural,
human,
emotional,
historical
or
whatever.
AC
We
have
an
opportunity.
I
agree
with
the
council.
What
I
think
is
the
goal
here
to
not
just
fix
the
question
about
a
tree
or
three
trees
or
turf
or
sod
or
an
amphitheater,
whether
it
can
be
moved
or
not,
which
I
know
it
can
or
other
things
by
the
way,
I'm
directly
downhill.
I
am
the
property
owner
who's,
most
impacted
by
the
increased
runoff.
AC
AC
So
I'll
just
end
by
saying
everybody
who's
here,
please
look
around
the
room
and
and
believe
me,
there
are
people
who
could
have
been
notified
of
this
hearing
as
part
of
the
city's
community
engagement
that
are
here
a
lot
a
lot
from
a
lot
of
constituencies
that
you
can
name
and
they're.
Not
here,
yesterday's
meeting
the
same,
also
on
the
website,
the
project
head
is
laura.
Bryant
she's
been
missing
in
action.
Where
is
she
the
liaisons?
Where
are
they
latinx
ball
players?
Asthmatics
mobility
challenged
people.
Where
are
they
we
got
them?
AC
They
live
next
door
to
me.
Where's
the
boston
police
department
in
the
public
works
department.
We
asked
early
on
in
this
process.
Are
they
involved
since
so
many
of
these
contentious
issues
end
up
being
about
maintenance
and
law
enforcement
and
safety?
Why
are
they
never
in
a
zoom?
Were
they
not
invited
where's,
the
dcr?
Okay?
AC
AD
My
name
is
benjamin
patrick,
how
you
guys
doing
today,
I'm
a
very
happy
camper.
I
don't.
I
don't
even
know
how
I
want
to
start
out
by
this
conversation
with
you
guys,
but
I
definitely
want
to
tell
you
no
so.
AD
Yes,
my
name
is
benjamin
patrick.
I
live
at
five
leslie
park,
which
is
a
a
rock
throw
away
from
malcolm
x
park.
I
grew
up
in
the
neighborhood.
I've
played
ball,
I
played
football.
My
child
has
played
football
for
the
raiders
and
all
those
holes
that
he
got
ankle
problems
from
in
the
dirt
and
the
water
and-
and
me
cheered
him
on
in
the
back
of
the
shell
burn
for
years
and
more
and
went
on
to
play
college
ball,
and
so
many
of
us
that's
best,
has
done
that.
AD
But
to
let
you
know,
I
do
live
in
the
neighborhood
and
and
I'm
a
product
of
roxbury
in
the
shell,
barn
and
and
washington
park,
which
is
malcolm
x
park.
I
grew
up
with
washington
park
but
I'll
take
that
malcolm
x
park.
But
what
I
want
to
tell
you
guys
is
that
we
can.
We
can
talk
about
so
many
things
with
tears.
In
my
eyes
we
can
talk
about
so
many
things
that
we
need
to
do.
But
let's
talk
about
something,
that's
that's
that's
been
positive.
AD
No
one
said
nothing
been
positive
about
what
goes
on
at
malcolm
x
park.
No
one
talked
about
five
of
us
got
together
and
put
together
an
x-men
who
feeds
over
a
thousand
people
at
washington
park
every
father's
day,
and
we
give
away
over
200
scholarships
to
kids.
All
they
had
to
do
was
show
us
the
exception
letter
to
college.
Let's
talk
about
some
good
things
that
carried
our
kids
out
in
this
community.
Why
are
we
here
fighting
about
something
that
we
have
no
control
over?
AD
We
have
to
do
better
when
you
know
better,
you
do
better.
We
have
to
work
together.
We
could.
We
could
sit
up
here
and
dialogue,
everything
that
we
do
wrong.
I've
heard
no
one
say
nothing
good
about
what
washington
park
is
about.
I
haven't
heard
nothing
would
say
anything
good
about
my
son,
glad
they
wake
up
and
go
over
washington
park
and
play
on
the
slides
with
me
or
my
father
who
lives
in
saint
joseph
who's.
90
years
old
want
to
come
outside
and
walk
around
the
park.
AD
AD
Let's
talk
something
good,
let's
talk,
something
that
our
kids
enjoy.
Why
we
up
here
fighting
about
grown
folks
when
we
should
be
talking
about
our
senior
citizens
so
one
day
we're
going
to
get
old
and
we're
going
to
want
to
have
somewhere,
we
can
walk
around
and
feel
safe.
One
day
you
going
to
be
in
a
wheelchair,
or
something
may
happen
to
somebody
in
your
family
that
you
can't
do
these
things
and
you're
going
to
have
to
help
them.
Let's
talk
positive,
why
is
all
this
dialogue
about?
We?
We
we
hurting
each
other.
AD
Let's
get
this
thing
done.
Our
kids
need
our
park.
All
these
other
parks
around
the
neighborhood
have
their
parking
going
on.
We
as
people
in
the
neighborhood,
our
black
community.
This
is
the
only
black
community
that
we
got.
Let's
go
let's
get
together
and
get
our
park
going.
You
got
bob
craft
and
all
these
other
people
want
to
come
together
and
show
love
for
us.
AD
I
don't
care
if
there's
a
tax
purpose
or
whatever,
but
they
showing
love
for
our
kids,
be
easy
with
us.
Man
with
tears
of
mine
be
pay
attention.
We
are
hurt
now,
kids
by
every
time
we
drive
by
and
we
see
a
back
hole
over
there,
ain't
moved
and
got
in
two
months.
That's
ridiculous!
Let's
be
easy!
Let's
do
better.
U
U
You
I
I
I'll
start
so
I
just
want
to
say
that
it's
it's
really
sad
to
to
hear
you
know
this
conversation
pitting
people
that
are
in
need
of
accessibility
for
physical
reasons
and
people
that
care
about
trees.
I
don't
think
it
should
have
ever
come
to
that.
I
don't
think
it
needs
to
come
to
that.
I
do
think
that
blaming
the
people
that
care
about
trees
for
the
delay
in
this
project
is
not
only
misdirected.
U
It's
just
wrong,
it's
wrong,
because
the
city
with
the
people
came
up
with
a
plan
where
the
top
objective
out
of
the
top
five
of
many
was
to
preserve
the
trees.
That
was
the
understanding
and
nobody
came
back
and
said
by
the
way
we
can't
people
showed
up
and
were
traumatized
by
backhoes
and
orange
x's.
U
U
If
this
was
a
private
development,
where
you
were
hired
to
find
a
contractor
and
do
the
project
based
on
certain
criteria
that
was
agreed
to
and
then
couldn't
meet
that
criteria,
but
instead
went
forward
with
a
plan
that
was
not
in
line
with
the
values
only
to
come
back
to
the
client
and
say
sorry,
we
got
to
keep
going
because
you
know
we're
on
the
clock
we're
being
charged
for
this.
That's
on
you,
but
what
makes
it
worse
is
it's
coming
from
us
we're
paying
we're
the
taxpayers.
U
America
has
experienced
a
coast-to-coast
explosion
in
the
installation
of
thousands
of
synthetic
turf
fields
without
any
discussion
about
what
happens
with
these
old,
worn
out
plastic
forever
chemical
carpets
at
the
end
of
their
lifespan.
Where
do
they
go?
I
I
mean,
I
don't
think
anyone
in
this
room
can
answer
that,
and
I
want
to
say
this.
U
The
city
of
boston
doesn't
take
care
of
their
turf
fields,
and
the
people
up
here
know
what
I'm
talking
about.
There
are
fields
in
this
city
that
are
being
not
only
under
managed
that
have
been
tested
in
14
years
and
have
failed
the
gmax
scores
beyond
life-threatening
levels.
You
know
it
you've
told
me
in
emails
and
you
haven't
even
put
up
a
sign
at
the
charlestown
high
school
field
or
any
other
fields
where
this
is
happening.
Warning
the
people
of
what
you
know
to
be
true.
U
You
know
it.
I
know
you
know
it
and
I
can't
believe
what
a
scandal
it
is.
It's
really
horrifying.
So
where
does
the
turf
go
and
until
we
can
figure
that
out?
We
can't
just
make
our
problem
not
having
enough
landfill
in
maine
or
new
hampshire
because
they
won't
take
it
anymore,
some
third
world
countries
problem
or
the
river
or
the
forest
floor,
or
any
of
the
other
places
where
they
dump
these
fields
tons
and
tons
and
tons
of
plastic
unrecyclable
carpet.
Where
does
it
go?
Thank
you
so
much.
A
At
the
moment,
I
would
like
to
ask
central
staff
to
please
put
up
the
people
who
are
giving
testimony
on
zoom.
We
have
a
handful
of
people
here,
I'm
just
going
to
go
in
order
for
the
folks
who
are
in
zoom.
We
are
prioritizing
people
who
live
in
the
neighborhood
or
our
users
of
the
park.
If
you
either
live
in
roxbury
or
a
user
of
the
park,
can
you
please
virtually
raise
your
hand
on
zoom
so
that
central
staff
can
call
on
you.
A
G
A
AE
My
name
is
my
name
is
lauren
thompson.
I
am
a
lifelong
roxbury
resident
and
I'm
also
a
board
member
of
garrison
toronto
neighborhood
association.
I
I'm
not
going
to
repeat
what
has
been
said
before
I
know,
mr.
I
believe
his
name
is
mr
evan.
I
share
my
sentiments
same
sentiments
with
him.
AE
The
process
is
very
flawed,
just
as
many
city
processes
are
flawed,
including
those
with
developers,
and
I
guess
my
my
main
question
is
you
know
the
parks,
department
and
those
consultants,
you
know:
do
they
come
out
to
the
park?
You
know,
prior
to
any
groundbreaking
quote,
unquote
to
see
how
highly
used
this
park
is.
I
mean
I
used
it
as
a
young
girl.
AE
AE
When
I
see
look
at
the
fences
I
drive
by
there
every
single
day
today,
I
took
a
trip
around
dale
street
again,
because
I
wanted
to
note
if
there
was
any
signage,
but
it
brings
tears
to
my
eyes,
because
I
know
the
families
right
that
come
to
the
park
with
their
children
to
to
have
a
barbecue.
I
know
all
the
basketball
games
that
go
on.
I
know
the
activity.
I
know
that
pop
end
to
end
I
traveled
all
over
it
as
a
young
as
a
young
girl.
AE
You
know
I
would
like
to
see
signage
on
the
fencing
all
the
way
around
notifying
those
who
may
not
live
in
the
immediate
area,
those
who
are
not
abutting
right.
This
is
what's
going
on.
This
is
the
timeline.
There
was
that
there
was
one
sign
I
saw
which
was
right
outside
where
the
tennis
courts
were
didn't,
give
any
information
on
timeline.
What's
going
on,
why
the
pause
everyone
has
been
asking
our
organization
what's
going
on
with
the
pop?
How
can
we
get
involved
and
that's
why
this
particular
hearing
is
very
low
attention?
AE
There's
a
low
attendance
because
it
was
no
outreach.
I
mean
I
I
spoke
with
chief,
the
deputy
of
counselor
anderson's
office
right
and
that's
how
I
found
out
about
the
hearing
right
and
in
in
regards
to
the
survey.
I
think
it
was
760
something
responses.
I
know
we
at
garrison
toronto.
We
do
an
awful
lot
of
the
city's
work.
The
city's
community
engagement,
we're
volunteers.
AE
We
don't
get
paid
to
do
this,
so
we're
doing
this
around
the
clock
to
get
out
the
information
that
the
city
should
be
doing
and
right
now,
I'm
talking
about
the
parks
department,
but
it's
across
the
city
across
the
agencies.
Why
did
the
parts
department
not
use
the
neighborhood
associations
in
the
area?
Why
didn't
they
use
the
you
know
the
neighborhood
organizations
to
get
this
information
out?
We
are
the
people
on
the
ground.
We
know
our
neighborhood
peop.
These
consultants
do
not
know
our
neighborhood.
They
do
not
know
how
highly
used
this
park
is.
AE
It
saddens
me
that
I
I'm
not
gonna
hear
the
whistle.
I'm
not
gonna,
hear
the
basketball
games.
I'm
not
gonna
see
the
double
parking.
You
know
that's
the
summer
in
roxbury.
If
you
live
in
this
area,
you
know
in
in
you
know,
it
saddens
me
that
people
come
into
our
community
and
they
want
to
make
changes
they
want
to
do,
but
they
want
to
do
it
the
way
they
want
to
do
it
without
consulting
us
and
without
knowing
the
history.
AE
My
friend
dennis
talked
about
the
history
of
the
pod,
so
didn't
benjamin.
They
talked
about
the
history.
AE
Seconds,
no,
no,
okay.
The
main
point
I
really
want
to
make
is
that
I
would
like
to
see
posting
and
I
would
like
to
see
community
more
community
engagement.
What's
going
on,
what's
the
timeline
and
use
us
at
neighborhood
associations,
this
is
what
we
do
we
advocate
for
for
our
residents
and
malcolm
x.
Park
is
right
on
the
border
of
garrison
friday,
neighborhood
association,
we're
always
open
to
to
to
have
presenters
come.
You
know
we
meet
every
the
second
sunday
of
every
month.
You
know
come
and
present
to
our
residents.
Let
us
know.
AE
A
AF
I
can
my
name
is
sophia
owen.
I
am
a
user
of
the
park
and
I'm
also
the
staff
attorney
at
alternatives
for
community
and
environment
or
ace.
Our
office
is
in
nubian
square
and
our
members
and
staff
live
and
enjoy
the
park.
I'll
start
by
saying
that
last
month
we
sent
a
letter
to
the
mayor
chief
white
hammond
project
team
and
members
of
city
council,
which
I
know
you
referred
to
charlara
and
a
copy
of
that
letter
has
been
submitted.
To
supplement
my
comments,
yes,
yep.
AF
AF
The
announcement
that
construction
would
resume
on
monday
april
25th,
which
was
what
was
said
at
the
at
the
meeting
on
the
19th.
I
was
there.
I
heard
it
perpetuates
the
very
pattern
of
insufficient
engagement
that
residents
have
repeatedly
raised
with
the
city
and
the
fact
that
a
resident
expressed
during
that
meeting
that
he's
come
to
various
meetings
since
2019
and
that
it
would
be
his
last
because
he
felt
unheard
and
that
his
attendance
would
not
matter
should
have
been
a
call
to
action.
AF
I
do
appreciate
the
construction
is
still
paused,
but
instead
of
acknowledging
that
the
project
team
elected
to
say
that
the
project
would
proceed
without
providing
necessary
detail
to
community
members
and
interested
stakeholders
on
what
the
construction
process
will
entail
and
when
the
removal
of
trees
will
occur
and
without
specific
acknowledgement
of
where
and
how
community
feedback
has
altered
the
proposal
and
or
why
that
feedback
cannot
be
incorporated
into
the
project.
I
acknowledge
that
we
have
heard
some
of
those
things
today,
but
we
do
not
have
answers
to
all
of
our
questions.
AF
So
we
there.
We
are
grateful
that
the
project
is
on
pause.
We
are
still
requesting
that
that
may
remain
the
case
until
and
unless
the
project,
team
and
city
officials
can
provide
more
clarity
and
specificity
on
the
plan
for
construction
moving
forward,
including
not
only
the
turf
fields
and
the
removal
of
trees,
but
the
placement
of
lights
and
other
project
elements.
AF
Finally,
and
on
a
more
hopeful
note,
I'll
I'll,
wrap
up
I'll
be
very
brief.
We
in
the
communities
we
represent
are
committed
to
collaborating
with
the
city
to
ensure
that
future
consultation
processes
are
grounded
in
principles
of
collaborative
governments,
environmental
justice
and
climate
justice.
AF
And
to
that
end,
we
request
that
city,
council
and
the
mayor's
office
undertake
a
process
to
gather
feedback
and
to
share
lessons
learned
from
both
an
adequate
consultation
processes
and
product
projects
with
robust
community
collaboration
and
I'll
give
an
example,
the
city's
city,
environments,
department
and
community
partners
that
work
together
to
draft
the
building
emissions
reduction
and
disclosure
ordinance.
It's
a
good
example
for
boston
to
be
a
leader
in
equitable
and
just
planning
and
development.
Changes
must
be
made
across
city
departments
and
we
are
ready
and
willing
to
lead
with
city
council
on
such
process.
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
owen
next
that
I
have
on
the
list
is
catherine
leblanc,
followed
by
alana
fester.
AG
A
AG
A
A
Fester
alana
fester
here
with
us:
okay,
feaster,
beautiful
easter.
X
Yes,
sorry
about
that,
I
I
did
submit
some
information.
I
wasn't
prepared
to
speak,
but
since
I'm
up
I
I
definitely
will
I
want
to
say
that
I
am
attending,
because
I
definitely
do
100
support
the
friends
of
malcolm
x
park.
X
They
have
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
really
bringing
forth
issues
that
are
presenting
with
a
lot
of
development
projects
around
the
city
of
boston.
We
all
know
about
the
toxicity
of
the
turf
that's
been
talked
about.
It
is
a
very
real
issue.
The
lack
of
community
engagement
is
present
here
along
ascent
paperwork
as
well
related
to
the
morton
street
tree
canopy.
X
So
these
are
issues
with
the
lack
of
community
engagement,
the
tree
equity
issue,
all
of
these
environmental
injustices
that
we
have
been
realizing
of
the
community
are
definitely
being
seen
throughout
a
lot
of
development
development
projects
within
the
city
of
boston.
So
I
appreciate
the
council
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
the
concerns
of
the
community.
I
really
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
have
conversations
with
not
only
regarding
this
park,
but
other
parks
and
other
projects
within
the
city
of
boston.
X
There
is
a
deep
dive
taken
into
this
process
to
make
sure
that
the
community
is
really
involved
in
every
step
of
the
way
to
bring
forth
and
address
these
serious
issues
that
malcolm
x
park.
The
friends
of
malcolm
x
park
are
talking
about
that
we're
facing
with
the
morton
street
tree
canopy
and
other
development
projects
in
the
city
of
boston.
Thank
you.
X
A
You
so
much
next
person
that
I
have
here
the
two
people
that
we
have,
and
I
recognize
this
name
one
of
my
constituents.
Sarah
freeman.
AH
I'll
try
to
speak
quickly,
I'd
like
to
add
my
voice
in
support
of
what
the
community
stewards
and
friends
of
malcolm
x
park
are
requesting
to
just
find
a
way
that
it
I'll
echo
what
others
have
said
that
it's
really
unfortunate
and
sad
to
see
that
it's
come
to
this
point
and
I
hope
we'll
take
it.
As
a
learning
experience,
I
know,
chief
white
hammond
has
articulated
that
they'll
do
better
communicating
tree
impacts,
for
example,
moving
forward
on
that
issue.
AH
Have
you
gotten
outside
opinions
from
maybe
there's
an
arborist
out
there
with
expertise
and
how
to
provide
ada
compliance
without
harming
tree
roots?
I
know
on
the
arbor
way
where
I
live
the
sidewalk
was
put
in
and
they
very
gradually
elevated
so
that
the
heritage
trees
would
not
suffer.
Hopefully.
AH
So
I
stand
with
those
who
say
it
shouldn't
be
either
the
trees
or
everyone
can
come
to
the
park.
We
need
both
and
there's
got
to
be
a
way
to
find
that
others
have
said
it
takes
decades
for
trees
to
mature
and
provide
the
benefits
of
that.
We
get
right
now
and
I've
even
heard.
For
example,
someone
from
umass
amherst
say
that
a
tree
planted
today
won't
grow
up
like
the
ones
we
see
from
last
century,
the
climate's
different.
AH
We
have
different
chemicals
in
the
air
road
salt
things
that
impact
them,
so
the
existing
trees
are
precious
also
on
the
turf.
It's
there's
so
much
online
people,
former
soccer
players,
abby
womback,
I
think,
has
become
a
spokesperson
for
alternatives
to
artificial
turf.
The
temperature
is
even
separate
from
any
particulate
issues.
The
temperature
is
an
issue.
The
disposal
is
an
issue.
It
does
take
maintenance
when
things
since
it's
non-absorbent,
if
someone
spills
gatorade,
if
someone
bleeds
on
it,
that
sits
there.
AH
A
You
so
much
ms
freeman
for
your
testimony.
I
unfortunately
think
I
skipped
someone.
Chavanese
is
the
name
that
I
have
here
is
chavanese
with
us
on
soon
I
am
hello.
How
are
you
doing?
Can
you
please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record.
AI
AJ
The
area
not
too
far
away
pretty
close
to
the
field,
so
I'm
invested
as
both
a
stakeholder
and
a
community.
Remember.
AJ
I
just
hope
that,
given
how
long
that
this
project
has
been
in
the
making
that
we
can
come
to
some
consensus
and
move
forward
for
roxbury
use
soccer
league,
we
had
planned
on
a
lot
of
things
and
the
field
was
supposed
to
be
opening
this
year
for
a
wonderful
grand
reopening.
This
project
has
stalled
us
and
we
can't
go
anywhere
else,
because
there
are
not
another.
AJ
There
are
not
enough
rock
soccer
fields
in
the
roxbury
area
to
easily
relocate
that
has
lighting
or
safety
features.
I
do
understand
everyone's
concerns,
there's
a
lot
of
reasons
that
the
soccer
league
had
asked
for
turf
over
grass.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
that
we
have
dealt
with
in
terms
of
safety
and
security
in
terms
of
having
to
clean
the
grass
before
games
having
cars
and
motorbikes
ride
on
the
grass
during
practices,
while
our
kids
are
on
the
field.
AJ
I
know
a
lot
of
this
cannot
be
solved
by
tara,
but
I
do
want
you
to
take
some
of
those
concerns
into
regards
and
be
asked
for
this.
There
are
safety
concerns
with
everything
just
like
there
are
risks
with
everything
we
just
want
to
hope
that
the
community
and
the
city
and
everyone
can
come
to
some
type
of
compromise,
so
that
the
kids
can
get
what
they've
been
waiting
for,
because
anyone
that
attended
roxbury
soccer
day
this
saturday
can
tell
you
all.
A
AG
Hi,
thank
you
very
much.
I'm
from
massachusetts,
sierra
club
and
I'm
reading
abbreviated
testimony
the
full
written
testimony
of
lynn
mann,
phd
and
masters
of
public
health
of
the
massachusetts,
sierra
club,
forest
protection
team,
leader
and
deb
pasternak,
the
massachusetts
sierra
club
chapter
director.
AG
AG
Each
full-size
field
removes
over
two
acres
of
ecosystem
that
sequesters
carbon
and
covers
it
with
plastic.
This
will
result
in
a
loss
of
habitat
for
birds,
small
mammals,
insects,
earthworms,
etc.
Plastics
plastic
turf
is
often
sanitized
with
chemical
biocides,
which
is
not,
which
is
not
required
for
grass
and
would
further
degrade
the
surrounding
habitat.
AG
An
artificial
tear
field
consists
of
a
large
number
of
undocumented
mixtures
of
petrochemical
plastics
and
chemicals
of
varying
toxicity.
All
plastics
and
other
petrochemicals
are
toxic
throughout
their
entire
life
cycle
from
oil
and
gas
extraction
to
product
disposal.
A
variety
of
toxic
pfas
chemicals
have
been
discovered
in
major
components
of
turf
fields.
Pfas
is
so
problematic
that
this
should
be
enough
of
a
reason
to
reject
artificial
turf
rain
water
will
wash
chemicals
and
microplastics
into
the
soil,
ground,
water
and
the
storm
system.
A
synthetic
field
will
eventually
become
over
100
tons
of
bulky
solid
waste.
AG
Several
other
communities
across
massachusetts
have
rejected
artificial
turf
or
even
imposed
a
moratorium.
The
exclusion,
the
inclusion
of
artificial
turf
and
malcolm
x
park
is
inconsistent
with
boston's
leadership
in
avoiding
unnecessary
plastics
shown
by
its
bag.
Ordinance
and
the
location
is
inconsistent
with
the
city's
committee
to
address
environmental
injustice.
AG
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
leblanc
for
reading
and
sharing
that
testimony,
and
thank
you
to
everybody
who
testified
today
wow.
So
we
are
incredibly
over
time.
Thank
you,
everybody
for
being
so
patient
and
for
the
people
who
remain
here
two
things.
It
is
very
obvious
that
there
is
a
need
for
now.
There
was
a
plan
that
there
would
be
six
people
who
were
representative
of
the
community
and
six
people
for
the
administration.
That
would
work
on
an
updated
plan.
C
When
we
had
the
meeting,
I'm
just
being
transparent
yeah,
I
thought
I
was
coming
to
six
people
and
it
is
my
understanding
that
those
six
people
invited
additional
people.
So
there
were
30
people.
Yes,
so
we
didn't.
We
did
we
weren't
able
to
have
a
focused
meeting,
which
is
why
we
had
originally
agreed
to
the
small
number
so
knowing-
and
so
I
think.
J
A
C
I'm
willing
to
try
again
I'll
just
be
honest.
I
mean,
I
think,
we've
had
honest
conversations.
You've
been
very
clear
about
trust,
is
lost
on
your
side.
I'll,
be
honest.
That
trust
is
also
lost
on
our
side.
I
think
that
we
we,
I
thought
I
was
coming
to
things
I
made
agreements
and
it
felt
like
in
multiple
instances
it
turned
into
something
else.
So
I'm
not
I'm
I'm
saying
from
my
perspective.
C
A
Okay,
well,
I'm.
I
would
like
to
hear
the
opinion
about
this
six,
mostly
because
this
is
the
process
the
community
agreed
to
that
six
representatives
would
get
together,
and
so
we
want
to
honor
that
process,
and
so
can
you
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
why
there
were
30
people
there?
Okay,
one
reason.
AC
I
don't
think
there
should
have
been
30
people
there
number
one,
and
I
don't
know
that
it
was
30..
I
do
know
that
in
the
absence
of
the
city's
own
professional
people,
including
folks
from
the
design
team,
not
just
in
arborists
who
are
not
going
to
be
able
to
be
there,
we
did
ask
which
we
thought
was
allowable,
that
our
arborist
come,
which
was
another
person.
AC
We
had
an
elderly
woman
with
decades
of
experience
in
the
maintenance
and
restoration
of
public
and
private
olmstead
sites,
particularly
in
the
western
suburbs,
who
came
and
other
sort
of
like
technical
people.
There
were
a
few
others
that
I
wasn't
aware
of.
That
would
be
there
and
you
also
asked
us
to
bring
and
they
came
yep.
AC
AC
One
is-
and
I
have
to
I'll
just
speak
for
myself,
even
though
I
know
others
agree
whether
they
were
supposed
to
be
there
or
not,
which
is
that
we
often
hear
a
recitation
of
things
that
have
been
clearly
communicated
right.
C
AC
J
AC
12
or
12
of
you
likewise,
I
think
we
and
we
tried
very
hard
to
con
we're
on
the
south,
west,
east
and
north
corners
of
the
park,
the
six
so
that
nobody
has
an
overly
this
section
of
the
park
bias
with
our
groups.
I
think
we
can
resume
it.
I
think
we
have
to,
because
I
don't
know
anybody
else-
who's
gotten
this
far
down
the
road
on
both
sides,
with
as
much
familiarity
as
what
we
jointly
have
at
this
point.
AC
J
A
I
think
two
things
we've
been
holding
central
staff
over
time.
J
A
A
Want
answers
about
those
three
things:
there
has
been
an
incredible
amount
of
feedback
of
the
end
of
the
community
process
and
also
we
can't
go
back
and
do
that
over.
So
all
of
that
feedback
is
for
learning
right.
It's
like
we
can't
do
that
again
and
I
you
know.
I
know
that
there's
been
a
break
of
trust,
but
there's
not
much
that
we,
you
know
like.
We
have
to
create
a
new
process
right.
It
has
to
be
different,
but
we
can't
go
back.
J
A
The
four
people
that
we
heard
from
here
today,
nothing
our
our
committee-
has
received
nothing
but
support
letters
from
everybody
who
uses
the
turf
for
the
turf.
Now
I
I
share
the
concerns
from
the
community
in
terms
of
the
toxicity
of
the
turf
right.
I
don't
speak
this
as
only
the
chair
of
this
committee,
I'm
a
soccer
player.
I
played
division,
one
soccer
in
college
and
we
trained
on
a
turf
field
right.
So
I'm
not.
A
This
is
I'm
not
coming
at
I'm
not
coming
at
this,
as
somebody
who
doesn't
know
right,
so
I've
gotten
support
from
everybody
who
uses
who
uses
the
field
that
they
want.
The
turf.
Can
you
unequivocally
provide
documentation
and
proof
to
the
people
in
this
neighborhood
yep
that
this
turf
is
not
toxic,
that
there
is
a
plan
to
maintain
it.
J
A
The
water
is
not
going
if
you
right
like
if
we
need
to
be
able
to
say
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
say
unequivocally
a
hundred
percent.
This
is
what
we're
using
this
is
what
that
means
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
provide
that
proof
to
the
community
and
or
like,
of
course,
everybody's
not
gonna,
be
happy.
Some
people
just
don't
want
the
term,
but
if
we're
gonna
go
there,
so
those
are
the
two
options
that
I
see
yeah.
A
C
I
don't
I
don't
see,
no,
I
think
I
think
that
documentation
can
be
done.
I
think
the
second
piece
there's,
in
my
opinion,
there's
a
lot
of
agreement.
There
are
two
major
issues:
yeah
one
is
the
question
of
the
turf
yep,
and
I
do
think
that
pulling
that
and
putting
it
into
a
document
and
putting
it
out
there
is
important.
Yes,
I
think
the
second
piece
is.
C
A
A
Yeah,
but
I
think
I
think
right,
you
know
like
there's,
not
I'm
not
saying
here,
but
I
I
just
want
to
be
from
what
I
am
hearing
yeah.
Everybody
can't
get
everything
you
can't
get
to
zero
trees.
Okay,
you
you
can,
mr
evans,
if
you
have
a
10
second
comment,
you
can
make
a
10
second
comment.
I
think
what.
AC
Happened
heard
is
the
things
that
have
risen
to
the
top,
because
they're
the
most
frightening
to
those
who
are
most
concerned
about
them.
Okay,
there
are
others
among
us,
myself
included
who's,
not
so
much
interested
in
the
toxicity
of
the
turf,
as
in
the
sort
of
the
aesthetics
of
the
part,
the
character
of
the
part
that
we
talked
about
so
much
the
fact
that
there's
underground
structure
same
with
the
trees.
AC
If
the
tree
removal
or
preservation
is
a
derivative
of
re-grading,
then
we
need
to
be
talking
about
re-grading,
and
if
the
answer
to
regrading
is
a
one
sentence,
that
ada
is
non-compliant
are
non-negotiable,
which
okay,
I
agree,
but
let's,
let's
go
down
there,
not
let's
work
with
the
the
commissioner
who's
part
of
her
job
and,
as
she
said,
was
to
create
creative
solutions.
I
don't
think
the
creative
solution
starts
and
ends
with
her
just
saying
you
know
at
the
end
of
a
process
the
size
of
this
project.
Yeah.
Let
me
just
finish
I'll.
C
C
A
A
J
C
No,
I
do
agree,
though,
with
derek's
assertion
that
the
six
people
that
were
chosen
in
that
group
on
the
whole
come
from
the
same
opinion
and
did
not
we're
not
a
balance
of
the
different
opinions
that
we're
hearing.
Yes,
I
do
think
it
would
be
stronger
to
have
a
group
that
is
reflective
of
different
sets
of
opinions,
because
what
is
happening
is
we're
hearing
one
thing
from
that
group
and
then
I
get
the
calls
and
the
emails
from
other
people
who
feel
differently.
C
C
So
I
think
miss
harris
makes
sense
yeah.
I
think
one
of
the
other
seniors
from
st
joe's,
who
was
particularly
they
were
big
proponents
of
the
walking
track,
like
I
think
we
can
put
another
group
together,
I'm
willing
to
go
up
to
eight.
I
do
think,
though
I
agreed
with
you
when
you
asserted
at
the
meeting
the
larger
the
group
is
the
harder
it
is
to
wrangle
everybody's
schedule,
get
them
all
in
the
same
place.
Get
the
you
know
get
them.
You
know
everybody
on
the
same
page
right,
so,
chief
fernand.
A
Chief
white
hammond
that
it
seems
like
there
is
agreement
at
least
on
using
that
process
and
that
project
as
a
way
to
get
to
a
way
forward.
I
will
update
counselor
fernandez
anderson
in
terms
of
what
you
know
we're
going
to
give
a
report
back
on
the
city
council
meeting
about
this
committee
meeting.
As
the
chair
I'll
make
a
recommendation.
C
A
C
About
this
I
don't
know
putting
a
list
together
of
the
people,
because
we
I've
been
hearing
from
lots
of
different
people
great,
we
can
go
up
to
eight
a
mix
we'll
at
least
share
that
with
you
get
your
opinion.
If
we're
missing
someone
major
yeah
or
hopefully,
we
will
have
gotten
you've
mentioned
a
couple
of
people.
I
think
all
of
those
people
make
sense
to
me.
Yeah.
AC
It's
appropriate
for
us
to
jointly
add
people
from
the
community
to
continue
where
we
mutually
know
we
are
and
are
not,
and
who
would
be
useful
for
that
if
we
could
agree
on
those
who
those
people
are-
and
I
think
you've
made
two
good
suggestions.
AC
I
would
also
mention
coach
wilson
as
a
possibility
in
donald
brown,
very
knowledgeable
about
this
process
from
the
beginning
and
very
not
so
concerned
about
trees
or
honeysuckle.
Okay,
okay,
but
youth.
Can
we
likewise
if
we
increased
that
it
may
be
smart
to
also
increase
some
people
from
the
administration
who
have
more
of
insight
and
concern
not
just
around
accessibility
but
some
of
other
some
of
the
other
displacements
that
could
or
have
happened
as
this
project
goes
forward
and
that
are
related
to
the
the
hill,
the
sod
and
the?
AC
They
had
no
knowledge
of
the
process
until
you
came
in
as
you
witnessed
and
when
it
was
asked
just
prior
to
your
coming,
in
that
one
of
the
positions
as
a
community
liaison
to
reach
into
the
community
be
a
spanish-speaking
person
since
there's
such
a
large
community
of
spanish
speakers
who
use
the
field
and
it
went
from
whether
or
not
it
was
baseball
or
softball
to
the
media,
whether
it
was
turf
or
something
else
and
in
the
process
for
them.
A
AC
Who's
like
with
I
don't
know
who.
A
So
we
have
an
equal
number
seed,
the
floor
to
commissioner
mcintosh
to
make
a
comment
and
then
I
would
like
us
to
move
to
close.
H
H
The
parks
department
did
extensive
analysis
engineering
on
slopes
on
grades
on
trees.
These
are
the
experts.
These
are
the
ada
experts.
They're
engineers-
and
I
know
trust
is-
is
not
great
between
the
residents
in
the
city
and
that's
what's
leading
to
this
thing,
but
this
is
the
plan
that
will
create
the
best
access
with
the
least
impact
on
trees.
H
So
the
city
you
asked
to
be
creative.
This
city
has
been
creative,
the
landscape
landscape,
architects,
the
engineers
have
been
very
creative,
and
this
park
still
won't
be
100,
100
accessible,
it
won't
be
compliant,
every
entrance
won't
be
compliant,
but
it
will
have
a
great
deal
access
with
the
fewest
impact
on
trees.
They
went
from
54
trees
down
to
is
it
29
and
really?
You
can
trust
me
when
I
say
these
are
the
experts,
so
I
don't
know
where
it's
going
to
go
to
bring
in
other
ada
experts.
I
don't
know
who
they
would
be.
H
I
know
that
this
is
a
plan,
after
a
very
thorough
analysis,
an
engineer
analysis
that
this
is
the
greatest
plan
for
accessibility
and
we've
also
heard
from
residents.
You
mentioned
that
nobody
with
mobility
impairments
are
here,
but
there
were
we
heard
from
two
women
to
my
right
who
talked
about
wanting
to
use
the
park.
A
gentleman
wants
to
use
the
park
with
his
90
year
old
father
and
as
he
ages,
he
wants
to
be
able
to
age
in
place.
You've
lived
here
for
generations.
H
We
want
you
to
continue
to
live
here
for
generations
and
to
be
able
to
use
the
park.
So
when
I
say
things
are
non-negotiable,
I
only
mean
the
codes,
it's
like
lighting
and
electrical,
it's
a
building
code
and
it's
a
civil
right.
The
ada
is
a
civil
rights
law
that
prohibits
discrimination
against
people
with
disabilities
and
the
aab
is
a
building
code.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner,
michael
charles,
I
think
they're
right
about
that.
I
do
think
that
I
have
heard
from
mr
evans
and
other
people,
some
of
the
people
from
ace
two,
that
there
hasn't
been
sufficient
communication
about
what
ada
means,
and
so
I
think
that,
maybe
as
a
part
of
the
process,
some
learning
and
education
around
that
would
be
helpful
as
well.
I
think
we've
heard
that
clear
so
can
can
we
commit
to
doing
that.
C
Yeah-
and
I
think
that
that's
to
be
honest
with
you-
I
think
it
is
an
example
of
something
that
we
are
considering,
but
we
have
to
be
able
to
be
transparent
at
the
beginning.
Yes,
and
we
are
looking
at
how
we
create
materials
that
start
all
park,
redesign
processes
that
say
here's
where
we're
coming
from
these
are
city-wide
values.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
really
appreciate
all
of
your
time.
Justice.
Mr
evans.
You
have
done
an
incredible
amount
of
work.
I
have
seen
you
here
multiple
times
just
this
month
and
you
have
been
you
know,
just
a
testament
to
your
community
and
to
the
work
and
the
people
of
roxbury
and
the
fighting
spirit
of
the
people
of
roxbury
the
administration.
You
have
also
just
been
listening
and
you've
learned
a
lot
of
hard
lessons
in
this
process
that
I
hope
will
be
implemented
in
the
future.
A
We
would
really
like
to
see
this
project
move
forward.
I
hope
I'm
going
to
make
the
recommendation
that
this
you
know
this
process
of
like
expanding
move
forward,
so
we
can
figure
out
a
way
to
get
it
done,
and
I
will
loop
in
counselor
fernandez
anderson
to
make
sure
that
we
do
that.
Thank
you
all
so
much.
I
think
you
should.
I
think
we
need.