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A
A
Very
much
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
ask
all
councillors
and
guests
to
please
rise
for
our
invocation
and
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
After
that,
so
I'm
going
to
hand
the
microphone
over
to
councillor
co-moh,
who
will
introduce
our
faith
leader
for
the
day.
Please
remain
standing
after
the
invocation
and
councillor
co-moh
will
lead
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
A
E
E
She
was
a
teacher
for
many
years
at
st.
Teresa's
in
West,
Roxbury,
st.
Thomas
and
Jamaica
playing
Saint
column
kills
in
Brighton
wish.
You
was
also
principal
but
spent
most
of
her
time,
teaching
at
Cathedral
High
School
in
the
South
End.
She
spent
three
months
in
Bolivia
to
learn
and
understand
the
Spanish
language.
E
She
worked
for
I,
be
a
for
two
years,
which
is
a
Puerto
Rican
social
service
centre
and
worked
as
the
director
for
dropout
prevention
for
Latina
youth
she's,
a
volunteer
for
a
safe
house
for
women
who
have
been
victims
of
human
trafficking,
and
she
now
is
a
consultant
to
the
office
of
mission
advancement
for
the
sisters
of
st.
Joseph
of
Boston.
For
the
past
20
years,
she
has
been
fund
raising
for
the
Cathedral
High
School
to
keep
that
thriving,
thriving
institution.
So
without
further
ado,
it's
my
great
honor
to
introduce
system
Airy
black.
F
Good
morning
and
thank
you
very
much
for
the
invitation
to
come
and
offer
the
prayer
this
morning.
This
is
a
wonderful
place.
It's
wonderful
to
be
here.
I
know
that
in
the
midst
of
people
who
care
about
their
neighbors,
and
so
it's
a
very
sacred
place,
a
holy
place
because
we
are
about
loving
the
navy,
as
is
part
of
all
of
us,
no
matter
what
our
faith
is,
that
we
know
that
we're
all
called
to
that.
F
While
at
the
same
time,
we
are
aware
that
we
have
escaped
the
ravages
of
devastating
hurricanes
and
the
hatred
we
saw
exhibited
in
Shalit's
Ville,
as
well
as
the
violence
and
extensive
loss
of
life
recently
experienced
experienced
in
Las
Vegas
in
Texas
in
so
many
other
places
around
the
world.
In
the
fact,
the
list
of
what
we
have
escaped
and
what
we
have
blessed
with
been
blessed
with
is
quite
lengthy.
F
I
know
that
each
of
you
could
silently
add
your
own
blessings
of
the
past
year
and
your
sorrows
to
that
list,
and
so
with
some
sadness,
but
also
with
gratitude
and
hope.
We
pray
dear
God,
bless
our
time
together
today
and
in
the
days
to
come,
help
us
to
have
always
in
mind
the
fear
of
the
people
of
this
city
me.
What
we
do
here
promote
the
well-being
of
all
from
our
elders.
I
was
sick,
especially
those
with
mental
illness.
F
May
we
always
have
in
mind,
especially
those
who
are
the
most
needy
in
our
city
and
who
rely
on
us
and
you
as
elected
officials,
the
city
councilors,
to
promote
that
which
will
make
their
lives
happier
and
more
productive,
and
so
we
end
up
Riya
by
joining
with
the
psalmist,
who
declares
oh
God,
may
we
grasp
those
things
that
you
want
us
to
understand
it?
May
your
face
continually
shine
upon
us
amen.
A
She
is
sitting
right
above
the
other
group
that
we
wanted
to.
We
have
a
very
warm
welcome
to
and
thank
you.
It
is
the
site
Oh
Megan
of
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha
Sorority.
Thank
you,
they've
been
with
us
all
morning.
Councilor
Pressley
has
has
invited
them
in
to
spend
a
day
in
City,
Hall
and
thinking
about
civic
engagement.
So
we
appreciate
you-
and
we
thank
you
for
being
here
as
well.
E
To
introduce
someone
that
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
the
past
ten
years,
Paul
has
been
the
president
of
the
all
six
Austin
Civic
Association
for
almost
25
years
now.
He
says
he
has
his
fingerprints
on
much
of
the
great
things
that
are
happening
happening
in
our
neighborhood
and
particularly
in
Austin,
when
I
think
of
Austin
I
think
people
here
from
Austin,
they
think
Paul
Berkley.
You
know
you
see
awesome
in
the
dictionary.
E
Did
he
take
interest
in
the
process
of
civic
engagement
where,
as
Paul
became
more
involved
after
being
impressed
by
the
collaborative
efforts
of
the
ACA
and
neighborhood
safety
issues?
And
whereas
Paul
has
been
a
member
for
about
five
or
six
years
when
he
was
asked
if
he
would
join
the
Executive
Board
of
the
ACA
and
whereas
Paul
became
president
of
the
ACA
in
1993.
E
He
has
served
in
that
position
for
almost
25
years
and
whereas
Paul
has
presided
over
nearly
300
community
meetings
and
is
reviewed,
approximately
a
thousand
development
and
licensing
proposals,
and
whereas
Paul
has
belonged
to
many
different
organizations,
task
force's
committees,
coaching
both
Little
League
and
hockey,
therefore
be
it
resolved
at
the
Boston.
City.
Council
extends
its
best
wishes
and
appreciation
to
ball
Paul
Berkley
for
dedicating
over
25
years
of
civic
service
to
the
Austin
community.
Thank
you,
Paul.
Thank
you.
E
G
Joe
Smith,
the
founder
of
the
ACA
and
Joe,
had
written
a
handwritten
mission
statement
and
in
that
statement
he
said
that
the
purpose
of
the
ACA
was
to
provide
a
regular,
consistent
public
forum
for
residents
of
Austin
and
Brighton
to
express
their
individual
ideas
and
concerns
and
to
have
those
ideas
and
concerns
translated
into
effective,
constructive
action
and
that's
basically
what
I
did
for
24
years.
We
had
some
successes
and
we
had
some
disappointments,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
we
always
had
a
voice,
but
that
voice
wouldn't
matter
much.
G
In
advocating
for
our
community,
I
also
want
to
thank
all
my
friends
from
Austin
that
came
in
today
and
especially
for
coming
out
and
going
to
meetings
at
night
in
the
community
and
sitting
on
those
cold
metal
chairs
and
listening
to
one
developer
after
another
and
the
presentations
and
the
boards.
But
they
do
the
important
work
of
a
community.
So
once
again,
thank
you
very
much,
and
congratulations
and
those
of
you
to
those
of
you
returning
and
thank
you.
A
H
H
Mildred
I
have
K
through
eight
is
a
wonderful
school
I've
been
there
many
many
times
and
I
always
feel
very,
very
special.
When
I
go
there,
not
just
because
principal
Rollins
walks
me
around
personally,
but
because
I've
gotten
to
dance
with
the
kids,
I've
gotten
to
and
I'm,
not
a
very
good
dancer,
but
but
I
will
dance,
it
happens
and
we've
we've
had
many
classes.
I
remember
distinctly
one
of
the
classes
was
working
on
underground.
What
was
going
on
in
the
streets
and
the
sidewalks?
H
And,
of
course,
as
all
you
know,
I
worked
for
public
works
for
years,
and
I
ended
up
about
45
minutes
in
a
class
talking
about
how
sewers
work.
So
it
was
it's
a
phenomenal
school
and
they
had
a
tremendous
honor
a
couple
weeks
ago
where
they
received
the
2017
investors.
Tom
W
pays
on
school
on
the
move
prize,
and
so
this
is
official
resolution
from
us
to
them
for
their
schools.
H
Tremendous
achievement
and
performance
due
to
their
collaborative
innovative,
an
internal
organization
of
planning
and
that'll
be
resolved
at
the
Boston
City
Council,
hereby
as
expresses
its
congratulations
and
best
wishes
for
their
continued
success.
When
I,
when
I
visit
this
school,
you
know
we
all
visit
schools
and
you
can
just
feel
the
energy.
The
kids
are
happy
to
be
there
they're
thrilled
to
be
there
they're,
respectful,
they're,
quiet
in
the
halls,
it's
all
of
those
wonderful
things
and
and
I
think
it
clearly
comes
down
to.
H
They
have
a
great
leader
in
principal
Rollins
and
we're
also
joined
by
Sadie
who's,
a
teacher
leader,
John
Bates
who's,
also
a
teacher
leader,
and
we
have
most
importantly,
the
students,
Elijah
and
heme
Albertina
in
Omari,
if
I
butcher,
those
I'm
really
sorry
but
pretty
close,
yeah,
alright,
see
ya.
I
was
pretty
close.
So
without
further
ado,
I
really
would
like
to
introduce
my
friend
and
the
principal
of
the
Mildred
I
of
K
through
8
mr.
Rollins.
I
D
H
C
I
And
I'm
a
Deron's
proud
principal,
demoted
Avenue.
This
is
my
fourth
year
there,
just
just
ever
so
quickly.
To
tell
a
little
bit
about
our
story.
We
were
in
pretty
tough
straights
about
four
years
ago
and
at
that
point
our
teachers,
the
teachers
union
and
the
school
district
came
together,
put
together
an
intervention
agreement
to
prevent
us
from
going
to
turn
around.
At
that
time
the
state
was
visiting
us.
Often
our
scores
were
among
the
the
absolute
lowest
in
the
entire
state
of
Massachusetts,
and
there
were
a
lot
of
things
that
changed
at
that
time.
I
We've
tried
to
re-engineer
our
school
to
be
from
the
students
perspective,
so
they
enjoy
coming,
they
work
hard,
but
they
get
opportunities
to
go
to
dance
and
they
get
opportunities
to
play
sports
and
have
recess
and
have
fun
as
well,
and
so
we've
been
we've
been
very
fortunate
at
two
years
ago.
We
were
second
in
the
state
among
k,
dates
and
ela
growth,
fourth
and
math
growth.
Last
year
we
became
a
level
one
school
I
believe.
I
You
want
to
be
99th
first
percentile,
it's
a
level
one
I
believe
we
were
the
only
school
that
had
ever
done
that
at
the
time
and
that's
to
choose
it
and
then,
just
a
couple
weeks
ago
we
were
fortunate
enough
to
win
the
school
on
the
move
prize
and
it's
it's
just
a
testament
to
the
incredible
hard
work
of
our
teachers,
our
staff,
the
commitment
of
our
families
and,
of
course,
the
awesome
work
of
our
five
hundred
and
fifty-seven
students.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
come
down
here,
Thank,
You
counselor.
A
M
N
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
so
I
am
honored
to
have
Commissioner
Evans
with
us,
as
well
as
officers
Brendan,
basi
and
officer
Mike
Rockwell.
If
you
read
The
Herald,
probably
a
few
weeks
ago,
you
saw
on
the
cover
page
that
they
were
responsible
for
saving
the
life
of
one
of
our
fellow
residents
and
if
you
saw
they
called
them,
a
hero
or
heroes.
Today
is
a
special
day
because
we
literally
talked
about
officers,
usually
in
the
context
of
complaints,
what
they're
not
doing
right
what
they're
doing
wrong.
N
This
was
a
unique
opportunity,
not
just
on
behalf
of
me
in
my
office,
but
this
council
to
bring
you
for
it
and
to
really
honor
and
acknowledge
the
incredible
work
that
they
do
every
day,
but
in
this
particular
context
the
work
they
did
that
particular
day
to
save
a
life
of
a
resident
who
was
in
distress
I
just
want
to
read
you
a
couple
of
things
that
the
herald
actually
said
and
I
think
Mike
described
as
this.
Neither
us
thought
twice
about
it.
We
just
went,
and
we
did
it
in
addition
to
that.
N
A
description
in
The
Herald,
but
you
were
there,
it
was
unsafe
for
them
they
were
truly
putting
their
lives
in
danger
and
they
did
it
without
question.
Many
folks
in
the
police
department
do
this
every
single
day,
so
today,
I
don't
want
to
talk
too
long.
I
just
want
them
to
know
that
I'm
grateful
for
their
service.
The
Commissioner
knows
I'm
grateful
for
his
service
I'm.
Also
appreciative
of
your
families.
These
are
the
kids.
N
Wife
is
back
here,
but
literally
the
families
that
allow
you
to
go
out
every
single
day
to
do
this
work
I
have
my
newborn
in
the
office
and
I
know
what
it
means
to
sacrifice
your
family
that
time.
So.
Thank
you.
Both
okay,
I,
don't
think
they
want
to
say
anything
but
I
appreciate
you
on
behalf
of
the
council,
on
behalf
of
my
vice
chair
council
McCarthy.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
That
day.
Thank
you
for
all.
J
I'll
just
say
on
behalf
of
you
know:
the
police
department
we're
real,
proud
of
our
offices.
I
think
they
exemplify
the
fine
work
that
we
do
day
in
and
day
out,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
our
offices
every
day
go
out
and
put
their
lives
on
the
line,
and
we
deal
with
a
lot
of
challenges
and
I
was
listening
to
this
on
my
way
home
and
the
way
they
they
moved
into
action
they
shot
down
the
MassPike
they
shot
down.
J
Clarendon
Street,
you
know
they
did
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
great
work
that
day
so
I'm
real,
proud
to
be
here
and
I'm.
Glad
and
I.
Thank
the
City
Council
for
recognized
the
great
work
of
these
two
officers
and
obviously
their
wives
and
families.
We're
real
proud
of
your
dad.
We
were
proud
of
your
husband
and
I
appreciate
all
that
they
do
and
I
appreciate
all
the
members
of
the
department
and
all
public
servants,
weather
fire,
EMTs
and
all
city
workers.
N
M
N
G
L
A
B
Number
1
4
2
4
message:
an
order
for
an
approval
of
the
appropriation
of
123
million,
fifty-five
thousand
four
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars
for
the
purpose
of
paying
costs
of
the
Boston
Arts
Academy,
which
is
the
new
school
facility
to
be
built
on
the
site
of
the
current
Boston
Arts
Academy,
located
at
174.
It's
switch
Street
in.
A
B
Number
one
four
to
five
message
and
water
authorizing
the
acceptance
of
the
provision
of
section
three
of
chapter
64
n
of
the
General
Laws,
which
allows
the
municipality
that
accepts
that
section
to
impose
a
local
state
tax
of
up
to
three
percent
upon
the
sale
of
transfer
of
marijuana
or
marijuana
products
by
the
by
the
recreational
marijuana
retailer.
The
order
also
sets
the
rate
of
the
local
sales
tax
on
marijuana
at
a
maximum
allowed.
Three
percent
rate.
A
A
B
Yep
docket
number
one
four
to
eight
notices
receive
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
javier
Flores.
As
a
member
of
the
Boston
Fair
Housing
Commission
for
term
expiring,
July,
1st
2020
docket
142
8
will
be
placed
on
file
docket
number
one
for
two:
nine
notices,
the
see
from
the
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
Deborah
right
as
a
member
of
the
Boston
Employment
Commission
for
a
term
expiring,
July,
1st
2018
docket.
B
B
Number
1
1
9
2,
the
committee
on
packs,
recreation
and
transportation,
to
which
was
referred
on:
September
13,
2017,
docket
number
1,
192,
petition
of
SB
Partners
LLC
for
a
license
to
operate
motor
vehicles
for
the
carriage
of
passengers
for
hire
over
certain
streets
in
Boston
submits
report
recommending
the
petition
ought
to
be
placed
on
file.
Would
you
like
me
to
read
the
same?
Yes,
because
we
both
found?
Third,
thank
you.
A
G
A
H
H
Frank
Baker
and
I
traveled
that
council
Baker
and
I
traveled
down
to
Philadelphia
to
take
a
look
at
the
high-speed
rail
from
Mattapan
Square
to
Ashmont.
We
member
the
Commons
Union
down
there
and
and
through
efforts
from
this
council
representative
Cullinane
representative
hunt,
representative
Holmes.
We
got
the
MBTA
to
belly
up
and
and
stop
the
nonsense
of
tearing
that
up.
The
concept
was
to
rip
up
the
rails
and
actually
put
in
a
bus
line
between
there,
which
you
know
would
not
happen
in
Hingham
or
or
Dover.
H
H
They
don't
run
on
every
15
minutes,
they
run
every
hour
and
15
every
hour
and
a
half.
So
if
you
have
to
be
in
work
at
9:00,
you
may
have
to
get
up
and
get
out
at
6:30
in
the
morning
and
hang
in
town
for
an
hour
and
a
half
before
you
actually
report
to
work.
A
lot
of
this
doesn't
make
sense.
One
thing
we
did
learn
in
Philadelphia
is
the
problem
with
the
commuter
rails
themselves.
One
common
union
member
down
in
Philadelphia
put
it
the
best
way.
He
said.
H
If
you
were
to
driver
you
get
a
Camry
or
you
get
a
Ford
Fusion,
you
don't
get
a
semi
and
that's
what
the
commuter
rails
are
they're,
not
designed
to
stop
every
three
four
hundred
you
know
yards
or
even
every
one
or
two
miles
they're
designed
to
go
miles
and
miles
at
a
time
before
stopping
this
is
something
that
the
MBTA
has
to
look
at.
This
line
stops
at
readville
and
goes
back
into
town.
H
Rapid
transit
for
from
my
area
is,
is
really
it's
intense,
because
every
community
meeting
we
go
to
and
as
a
district
city
council
I
know
everybody
on
this
floor.
One
of
the
biggest
concerns
we
have
is
traffic
too
much
traffic
can't
get
through
too
long
to
get
downtown
and
everybody
in
here
knows
I
usually
come
in
very,
very
early
or
I
have
my
community
meetings
in
the
morning
in
my
area,
because
if
I
left,
my
house
at
8
o'clock
from
readville
to
get
here,
I
would
probably
get
in
about
9:15,
9:15,
frazzled
and
angry.
H
It's
a
it's
a
tough
commute.
So
this
is
something
that
we
need
to
support.
I
urge
everybody
to
sign
on
and
I
certainly
urge
everybody
to
continue
an
open
dialogue
with
the
MBTA
to
help
them
understand
what
the
constituents
are
boss
and
the
economic
engine
of
the
Commonwealth
need
from
them.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
You
councillor
McCarthy
very
proud
to
partner
with
you
on
this,
but
even
more
so
as
your
constituent,
proud
that
my
district
rep
is
continuing
to
lead
on
this
issue,
which
is
very
important
the
commute
time.
Madam
clerk,
could
you
please
add
councillors
a
comes
name,
please
that
council
O'malley
councillor
Flaherty
Kelter
la
mattina,
councillor
Jackson,
councillor
sabe,
George,
councillor,
co-moh,
Kelsey,
Campbell,
councillor,
Baker,
councilor,
Pressley,.
O
You
Madame
president
I
introduced
this
ordinance
today
as
a
direct
result
of
the
hearing
we
held
in
the
special
committee
on
civil
rights
about
a
month
ago.
We
heard
testimony
from
residents
from
advocates
from
members
of
the
administration,
including
the
Transportation
Department,
the
library,
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
including
students
from
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
and
the
intent
of
this
ordinance
is
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
register
to
vote.
O
As
all
of
us
are
well
aware
of
turnout
numbers
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'm
thrilled
that
those
of
us
who
did
stand
for
election
are
all
back
here.
But
regardless
of
that,
the
turnout
was
very
low
in
our
city
elections
and
that's
also
fairly
low
in
state
elections
and
even
federal
elections
and
there's
an
interesting
study.
I
actually
have
it
was
in
Worcester,
but
I
think
it's
similar.
O
The
results
would
be
found
in
Boston
that
if
you
look
at
our
turnout
numbers,
that's
obviously
based
on
people
who
are
registered
to
vote
and
who
vote.
It
doesn't
really
look
at
those
who
are
otherwise
eligible
to
vote,
but
have
not
even
registered
and
not
even
don't.
Take
that
first
step
to
use
in
Worcester
as
an
example.
If
you
look
just
at
registered
voters,
they
had
about
80
percent
of
their
precincts,
had
over
50
percent
turnout
in
recent
election,
but
that
turnout
number
goes
to
32
percent
of
their
precincts.
O
If
you
talk
about
eligible
folks
who
could
have
registered
to
vote?
Who
didn't
and
those
impacts
are
disproportionately
felt
in
low-income
communities
and
communities
of
color,
and
certainly
something
that
is
an
impactful
in
Boston,
we
have
a
lot
of
people
who
move
quite
a
bit.
Scout's
of
co-moh
can
tell
you
and,
as
I
can
tell
you
from
Mission
Hill
September
1st
is
a
huge
day
for
people
to
move
and
change
their
residences,
and
very
often
primaries
or
preliminary
elections
are
within
three
weeks
and
right
now
the
state
has
an
arbitrary
20-day
registration
deadline.
O
So
unless
you
are
so
on
top
of
things
that,
while
you're
setting
up
your
Comcast
or
your
horizon
and
your
mail
and
everything
else,
you're
gonna
go
register
to
vote.
In
the
same
day,
you
move
it's
tough
and
I.
Think
that
is
something
we
need
to
look
at
and
I
was
proud
to
join
with
all
of
you
and
urge
in
the
state
to
change
that
earlier
this
year.
O
Think
more,
most
importantly,
for
our
Boston
Public
School
students,
we
have
students
who
want
to
be
civically
engaged
who
are
of
age
to
vote,
and
we
heard
from
a
member
of
the
student
advisory
council
at
this
hearing
who
said
he
had
a
lot
of
friends
who
were
registered
or
who
wanted
to
be
registered.
But
there
were
two
obstacles:
one
was
those
who
were
unable
to
register.
They
didn't
know
how
to
register.
O
They
didn't
realize
that
in
Massachusetts,
if
you're
going
to
be
18
by
the
time
of
the
election,
you
actually
can
pre-register
and
that's
something
our
schools
can
help
facilitate,
but,
more
importantly,
even
those
18
year
olds
who
have
taken
the
time
to
register.
They
couldn't
go
vote
on
Election
Day,
because,
given
our
citywide
high
school
system,
it's
not
that
easy
to.
You
know
duck
out
for
20
minutes
to
go
back
to
your
home
precinct
and
vote.
O
You
know
it's
certainly
an
important
step
we
can
take
as
we
hear
over
and
over
again
about
other
states
in
this
country,
about
the
president
in
Washington,
trying
to
disenfranchise
people
here
in
Boston.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
make
it
easier.
You
know
no
one
can
no
one's
going
to
force
anyone
to
vote
at
the
end
of
the
day.
O
Someone
has
to
make
that
choice
for
themselves
when
we
have
people
who
are
in
we're
working
two
or
three
jobs,
and
we
need
to
make
it
as
easy
as
possible
if
they're
gonna
be
coming
into
this
building
or
they're
gonna
go
to
our
bps
engagement,
Center,
so
they're
going
to
their
local
branch,
libraries
to
otherwise
take
part
in
city
services.
It
is
not
too
much
of
a
burden
to
say
by
the
way,
if
you're
interested
here's
how
you
can
register
to
vote,
we're
gonna
facilitate
that
for
you.
So
that's
it.
O
I,
look
forward
to
you
know
having
a
quick
hearing
and
I
look
forward
to
cooperation
from
the
administration
and
I
hope.
Many
of
you
will
participate
in
that
I
think
this
is
so
important
as
elected
officials
and
a
representative
democracy
to
make
sure
that
we
are
truly
representing
the
people
we
are
supposed
to
serve
and
encouraging
them
all
to
vote
and
make
it
easier
for
them
to
do
so.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
A
You
councillor
Zakim,
madam
clerk,
could
you
please
that
councillor
O'malley's
name,
please
I
count
to
McCarthy
councilor
Pressley
councillor
Matina
councillor
Jackson,
councillor,
Flaherty,
councilor,
savvy
George,
councillor
co-moh
counter
Campbell
counts
with
Baker.
Please
have
the
chairs
name
and
docket
number
one.
Four
three
two
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
government
operations.
P
P
I
want
to
thank
the
advisory
committee
members
who
are
bunkered
down
off
campus
right
now,
going
through
those
resumes
and
checking
those
references,
so
they're
doing
a
lot
of
the
great
work
that
we
need
and
working
closely
with
council
camel
and
eyes
office
as
well
as
you,
madam
president,
so
looking
forward
to
having
that
list
submitted
I
think
at
some
point
later
this
afternoon.
As
soon
as
that
happens,
we'll
schedule
interviews
for
the
20th
in
the
27
so
wish
all
my
council.
Colleagues
could
just
save
some
space
in
their
calendars.
I'll
provide
the
lunch.
P
Will
we'll
get
this
thing
done,
we'll
have
a
marathon
session
and
working
lunch
if
you
will
and
let's
get
that
16
down
to
four,
let's
get
four
in
front
of
this
council.
So
if
those
four
can
join
those
five
that
are
appointed
by
the
mayor
under
the
leadership
of
Christine
Plouffe
and
get
going
on
the
great
work,
creating
housing
and
open
space
and
historic
preservation.
Thank
you.
Matt
president
Thank.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
The
afore
biet
ordered
that,
pursuant
to
the
General
Laws
chapter,
40,
section
56,
the
residential
factor
in
the
city
of
Boston
for
fiscal
year
2018
shall
be
the
minimum
residential
factor
as
determined
by
the
Commissioner
of
Revenue
pursuant
to
Massachusetts
General
Laws
chapter
58,
section
1a,
and
be
it
further
audit
that,
pursuant
to
the
General
Laws
chapter,
59,
section
5c
as
amended.
A
residential
exemption
in
the
amount
of
value
equal
to
35
percent
of
the
average
assessed
value
of
the
class.
B
E
A
E
A
A
That's
why
my
Tina
Kelton
McCarthy
councilor
Pressley
counselors
a
come.
Please
out
the
chairs
name
and
this
faith
v
late
filed
matter
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means
there
are
too
late
filed
matters
for
okay,
they're,
too
late
filed
matters
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added
to
the
consent
agenda.
Hearing
no
objection,
the
matters
are
added
and
chair
moves,
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda,
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say:
nay,
they
can
eyes
have
it
the
consent
agenda
is
adopted.
A
C
C
Q
You
very
much
Madam,
President
and
I
want
to
want
to
thank
councilor
O'malley,
as
well
as
the
people
of
the
City
of
Boston,
for
the
opportunity
to
have
served
in
district
7,
but
also
to
advance
the
conversation
in
our
city
to
have
a
conversation
about
what
we
want
to
see
and
what
we
should
see
for
everybody.
We
know
that
many
of
the
matters
that
we
deal
with
here
come
with
such
an
urgency,
because
people
in
many
parts
of
the
city
are
not
doing
as
well
as
folks
who
are
down
here.
Q
We
are
having
conversations
about
bringing
new
people
to
the
city,
but
I
think
it's
so
important.
That
is.
We
look
at
schools
like
the
Mildred
Avenue
school,
which
is
a
level
4
school
and
through
a
lot
of
hard
work,
they're
now
in
level
1
school.
We
want
to
see
that
across
the
board
for
every
single
one
of
the
young
people
in
our
city,
but
that
requires
a
financial
commitment
by
this
body
in
this
building
to
make
sure
that
we're
investing
in
the
future
for
those
young
people.
Q
Affordable
means
the
n-double-a-cp
put
out
a
report
and
I
encourage
each
of
you
read
it
it's
a
it's
a
blueprint
for
what
we
should
be
thinking
about,
and
I
just
got
a
stat
yesterday
by
2053,
actually
by
2043
in
the
United
States,
we
will
be
majority
people
of
color,
but
by
2050
three
black
residents
in
the
US
will
have
a
median
net
worth
of
zero.
That's
where
we're
headed,
and
so,
if
we
do
nothing
in
our
city,
then
we
will
head
there
even
faster.
All
of
those
things
said.
Q
It
has
been
a
joy
and
honor
to
be
able
to
run
this
race
to
be
able
to
have
a
voice
and
realize
and
show
it's
not
about
how
much
you
have
in
your
bank
account
it's
really
about
how
much
you
have
in
your
heart,
how
much
you
care
and
how
hard
you're
willing
to
work
for
the
people
who
you
serve.
I,
always
close.
Q
Most
of
my
speeches
with
the
concept
of
a
dash
and
the
time
between
when
you
came,
some
plate
came
to
some
place
and
when
you
leave
it
and
I
am
very
proud
of
the
or
the
and
the
work
that
I've
been
able
to
do,
but,
most
importantly,
my
staff,
my
office
and
the
people
who
have
been
in
this
building
the
people
who
support
us
in
the
council
and
in
particular
our
staffs.
So
it
has
been
a
joy
with
that
said.
The
joy
keeps
on
going.
Q
We
this
this
next
weekend,
we'll
have
an
opportunity
to
hand
some
of
that
joy
out
to
people
in
Boston
who
needed
in
2011
I
partnered
with
an
organization
to
give
out
turkeys,
and
you
know
it's
funny,
because
people
have
poked
fun
at
me
for
it
for
doing
this.
They
said
this
is
the
only
thing
that
we
do
or
whatever,
but
when
it
comes
down
to
it,
we
gave
300
people
a
bird
that
first
year.
Q
He
said,
I'm
in
a
much
better
situation
now
and
now
I
get
to
volunteer
and
give
them
out
to
other
folks.
That's
what
this
is
all
about.
The
question
is
not
how
well
those
in
the
top
of
the
biggest
buildings
are
doing.
The
question
has
to
be:
what
do
we
do
for
those
elderly,
the
children,
those
who
have
an
addiction,
those
who
have
mental
health
issues
I
would
submit
to
you.
That's
who
we
are.
Q
We
put
together
a
package
for
a
big
company,
and
people
beat
me
up
on
yesterday
and
Shirley
Liang
yesterday
said:
insert
Tito
Jackson
quote
about
GE
or
Amazon.
My
only
push
there
is
that
we
came
up
with
a
plan
for
a
half
a
trillion
dollar
company
in
a
month
and
a
half
where's
our
plan
for
those
young
people
who
are
sitting
right
there.
It
took
three
and
a
half
years
for
there
to
be
a
plan
for
them.
Q
Where's
our
plan
for
those
folks
who
we
drive
past
every
single
day,
well
we're
sitting
when
we're
driving
a
massive
and
Melanie
a
cast.
Where
is
our
plan
for
those
folks
that
our
city
has
left
behind
so
I?
Invite
you
out
all
of
you.
If
you
have
time
on
Saturday
I
will
be
at
the
Reggie
Lewis
Center
we'll
be
unloading.
Our
truck
with
a
couple
thousand
thirteen
fifteen
pounds
pieces
of
love.
You.
Q
Sorry,
don't
come,
don't
come
on
Saturday,
don't
come
on
Saturday,
I'm!
Sorry
about
that,
but
I'd
invite
you
out
to
come
and
help
out
folks,
but
the
work
continues.
The
purpose
is
still
there
and
I
also
want
to
say
that
I'm
proud
to
have
served
with
each
of
you.
This
is
some
of
the
most
honorable
most
important
work
that
we
get
to
do,
but
I
would
encourage
each
of
you.
Q
Do
it
with
a
backbone
stand
for
something
stand
up
for
the
people
who
sit
out
there
and
who
want
access,
stand
up
for
those
folks
who
think
you
have
to
pay
to
get
into
a
government
building
and
stand
up
for
those
folks
who
need
our
help.
You
are
the
legislative
body
of
this
I
would
say
the
best
city
in
the
whole
world,
but
the
question
is
the
purpose
is,
and
the
challenge
is,
how
do
you
make
it
the
best
city
for
everybody
and
not
just
some
people?
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
president.
Thank.
A
R
Floor,
thank
you,
madam
president,
one
of
the
souls
that
we
will
be
a
journey
a
memory
of
today.
You
know
it's
been
said
that
you
know
life
well-lived
is
worth
remembering
and
I
did
just
want
to
pay
tribute
to
one
of
the
matriarch
of
our
city
and
a
constituent
of
councillor,
Jackson's,
Frances,
read
and
if
you'll
indulge
me
for
one
moment,
francis
read
at
the
age
of
95,
a
long-standing
resident
of
Roxbury
Massachusetts,
passed
away
peacefully
on
Thursday
November,
9th
2017
at
the
Sheryl
house,
surrounded
by
family
members,
councilor,
Jackson
and
Campbell.
R
For
many,
the
last
public
appearance
of
mrs.
read
was
when
we
honored
her
at
the
Bruce
ebowley
Municipal
Building
during
Black
History
Month
for
our
inaugural
legacy.
Family
legacy
awards,
and
it
was
a
proud
moment
for
her
and
her
family
and
I'm
just
grateful.
We
could
do
that
together.
She
was
born
March
5th
1922
in
Tennessee,
the
daughter
of
John
Council
and
Ethel
Womack
Council
Frances
married
Everett,
Ruess
already
Alabama
in
1944.
R
They
migrated
north
and
settled
in
Roxbury
in
the
1950s,
her
husband,
a
chief
petty
officer,
served
in
the
Navy
for
many
years
and
retired
from
the
base
in
Chelsea.
Like
many
families,
they
took
advantage
of
the
GI
Bill
to
purchase
a
home
in
the
growth
Hall
sax
section
of
Dorchester.
The
community
was
full
of
families
and
neighbors
like
royal
bowling,
Senior
John,
Kruse,
jr.
R
Pressure
for
this
single
parent,
the
family
home
was
severely
damaged
by
fire
one
week
later,
relying
on
her
Catholic
faith,
strength
of
character,
consistent
work
ethic
and
a
sheer
determination,
Frances
continued
to
him
still
and
her
children,
the
guiding
principles
of
life,
family
faith
and
education.
The
home
was
restored
and
mrs.
read
continued
to
work
nights
at
the
Raytheon
corporation.
This
allowed
her
to
put
food
on
the
table,
make
mortgage
payments
and
to
say
what
she
could
for
her
dream
of
educating
all
six
of
her
children
at
great
personal
sacrifice.
R
She
never
remarried
and
deferred
her
own
education.
She
laid
the
foundation
for
all
of
her
children
to
complete
their
preparation
for
secondary
education
and
to
enter
college.
They
all
went
on
to
attend
and
to
graduate,
respectively
from
Boston
College
Brandeis
University
in
Virginia
State
University
and
Simmons
College.
R
After
her
children
moved
into
the
working
world
and
started
families
of
their
own,
mrs.
red
went
back
to
school
and
earned
her
master's
degree
from
Leslie
College
and
special
education.
This
led
to
a
second
career
teaching
in
the
Tainan
Elementary
School
in
South
Boston,
until
her
retirement
at
the
age
of
80.
By
now
she
had
six
adult
children.
There
was
successful
in
many
varied
professions
with
children
of
their
own
I.
Think
you
offer
your
indulgence.
R
Q
Unanimous
consent
to
make
a
statement
and
I
apologize
for
speaking
twice.
It's
just
that
mrs.
read
that
that
that
they're
talking
about
it's
actually
the
same
street,
that
I
live
on
and
I've
gotten
to
enjoy
her
presence,
her
encouragement
and
just
her
class
and
style
for
my
whole
life.
Mr.
red
judge
red
lives
across
the
street
from
me
and
I
tease
him
often
because
he
had
me
cut
his
grass,
which
is
on
a
hill
for
$5.00
each
time
and
I
say
he
owes
me
money.
But
mrs..
Mrs.
Q
A
And
we
will
adjourn
today's
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
for
councillor
Baker
Kathleen
Katie,
McDonough
and
John
Jack
Runkle
for
counselor
sabe,
Jorge,
Willie,
Lee,
Thomas
Jr
for
counselor
Jackson,
vaanu,
bows
for
counselor
la
mattina,
Josephine,
Louisa,
key
Anka,
Murray,
habit,
ramos
and
michael
habit
for
counselors
McCarthy
and
O'malley
Elizabeth,
a
mole
re4
counselor
flirty
Lorraine,
our
Gavin
for
counselors
McCarthy
and
flirty
Robert
G
:
Tricia,
said
for
councilor
Pressley
Frances
read
for
counselors
a
come.
Surely
Slater
for
the
chair,
Frances
McMurray
a
moment
of
silence.
Please.
A
Thank
you.
She
removes
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
we
do
so
a
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals,
we're
scheduled
to
meet
again
Wednesday
November
29th
at
12:00
noon
in
the
island
Ellis
chamber,
all
in
favor
of
adjournment,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
habit.
Council
is
adjourned.