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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on November 20, 2019
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Boston City Council Meeting on November 20, 2019
A
A
B
Thank
You
mr.
clerk
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present
at
this
time.
If
all
guests,
colleagues
and
staff
could
please
rise
for
the
invocation,
counselor
Flaherty
will
introduce
our
clergy
for
the
day,
I
asked
everyone
to
remain
standing
after
the
invocation
for
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
Thank
you.
F
He
lives
in
Bunker
Hill
he's
a
constituent
of
our
Chester
colleague
counsel,
Liddy
Redwoods
in
Charlestown,
with
his
wife
Lisa
in
son
Matthew,
and
at
the
end
of
this
year
he
is
retiring
from
Old
North
Church,
after
over
20
years
of
service
to
the
church
and
to
our
city.
So
on
behalf
of
the
City
Council,
they
congratulate
the
Reverend
ears
and
wish
him
and
his
family
the
best
in
welcome
him
to
deliver
this
afternoon's
invocation.
G
Thank
You
councillor
Flaherty
council,
president
Campbell
and
esteemed
city,
councilors
I'm
honored,
to
join
with
you
in
prayer
for
a
final
time.
During
my
tenure
at
the
old
North
Church,
the
Old
North
Church
has
been
looking
over
the
Shawmut
Peninsula
Boston
Harbor
and
the
mouths
of
the
Charles
River
for
almost
300
years.
G
Two
hundred
and
forty
years
ago,
two
members
of
Old
North
Church
signaled,
the
beginning
of
the
Revolutionary
War
by
hanging
two-man,
turns
in
the
steeple
to
signal
that
British
troops
were
marching
on
Lexington
and
Concord
by
way
of
the
Charles
River
I've
had
the
privilege
of
leading
the
Old
North
Church
for
the
past
22
years.
Reading,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
visitors
annually
while
providing
free
field
trips
to
Boston
public
school
groups
as
civic
and
political
leaders.
We
share
the
responsibility
of
promoting
patriotism
and
encouraging
informed
civic
engagement.
G
Boston
has
a
unique
role
in
promoting
American
values
of
freedom
and
liberty.
Given
our
historic
role
in
launching
the
American
Revolution,
the
Old
North
Church
has
a
unique
place
within
Boston's
history.
Given
the
evolution
of
the
understanding
of
freedom
during
Old,
Norse,
300-year
history,
Old
North
was
founded
by
merchants
and
sea
captains,
many
of
whom
engaged
in
the
trade
of
enslaved
persons.
G
The
to
man
turns
hung
in
Old
Norse
Depot
on
April
18th
1775
launched
the
revolutionary
war
that
threw
off
the
yoke
of
King
George
tyranny
and
led
to
the
establishment
of
democracy
in
the
United
States
of
America.
In
his
1860
poem
Paul
Revere's
ride,
Henry
Wadsworth
Longfellow
turned
all
North
Church
into
a
symbol
of
freedom
as
Longfellow
rallied
support
for
the
Union
cause
of
freeing
slaves
in
the
American
South.
G
G
Again
we
find
ourselves
in
the
hour
of
darkness
and
peril
and
need
my
prayer
today
is
that
you
will
begin
to
plan
for
the
upcoming
250th
anniversary
of
the
birth
of
our
nation.
That
celebration
should
begin
here
in
Boston
in
five
short
years
in
April
of
200
in
2025,
the
historic
sites
along
the
freedom
trail
yearned,
a
partner
with
city
and
state
political
and
civic
leaders
to
use
this
major
milestone
to
reinforce
the
civic
and
spiritual
values
that
unite
us
as
one
nation
under
God
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
G
So
let
us
pray,
Almighty,
God
creator
and
governor
of
the
universe,
sinned
down
upon
those
who
hold
office
in
this
city
of
Boston,
the
spirit
of
wisdom,
charity
and
justice
that,
with
steadfast
purpose,
they
may
faithfully
serve
their
offices
to
promote
the
well-being
of
all
people,
inspire
Boston's,
mayor
and
city
councillors,
to
reach
back
into
our
secular
and
religious
history
to
celebrate
the
symbols
of
freedom
and
liberty
that
can
unite
all
of
us
as
citizens
of
this
great
nation.
All
this
we
ask
in
your
Holy
Name
Amen
I,.
H
Very
briefly,
I
just
wanted
to
present
the
citation
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston
on
our
city,
councilors,
again
thanking
Reverend
Ayers
for
his
incredible
work
and
dedication
to
our
community,
to
preserving
our
history
and
even
tackling
the
difficult
conversation
of
dealing
with
our
unique
history
of
folks
who
were
enslaved
and
making
sure
that
we
recognize
that
as
part
of
our
growth,
part
of
our
history
and
understanding
who
we
are
as
a
city.
So
I
wanted
to
present
this
citation
to
Reverend
iers.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Lydia
I
certainly
enjoy
working
in
one
part
of
your
district
and
living
in
another
part
of
the
district
and
I'm
not
going
anywhere
so
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
in
the
future.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
recognition
and
please
all
of
you
continue
to
the
good
work
that
we
try
to
do
to
teach
our
history
in
a
responsible
and
deep
fashion
to
promote
the
values
that
we
all
hold
here.
Thank
you
very
much.
H
So
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
an
incredible
award
and
and
recognition
for
one
of
our
local
schools
and
the
leadership
there
I'm
thrilled
to
be
honoring.
The
Harvard
can
tell
Ament
eree
school
their
principal
Jason
Gallagher.
Every
council
president
is
an
alum
of
Harvard
Harvard
Kent
and
the
teachers
for
winning
$100,000
from
the
from
investor's
in
their
investment
in
local
schools.
A
little
background
about
the
Harvard
Kent
and
what
makes
it
so
special.
The
Harvard
Kent
student
population
is
uniquely
diverse
within
Boston
Public
Schools.
H
The
community
is
racially
diverse,
with
nearly
equal
numbers
of
Latino
Asian,
black
and
Caucasian
young
children,
young
people
were
represented
in
the
student
body.
Over
half
of
the
student
body
are
English
learners
and
1/4.
Our
students
with
disabilities
and
more
than
two-thirds
are
economically
disadvantaged.
The
Harvard
Kent
serves
the
largest
population
of
students
in
public
housing
in
the
entire
Boston
Public
School
District
principal
Gallagher,
and
his
amazing
group
of
teachers
have
improved
in
literacy
and
math,
while
have
improved
the
students,
literacy
and
math,
while
also
narrowing
achievement
gaps.
H
H
Two
years
in
a
row,
the
Harvard
Kent
has
maintained
a
culture
that
is
both
safe
and
welcoming
for
students
and
supports
the
unique
needs
of
all
the
learners
they
received
their
award
for
their
inclusion,
curriculum
creation
of
a
climate
ready
team
and
there
and
has
risen
in
their
accreditation
in
the
last
four
years
under
principal
Gallagher's
leadership.
It
is
my
honor
to
highlight
their
work,
celebrate
their
successes
and
present
this
citation
to
them
here
at
the
Boston
City
Council.
So
I'd
like
to
invite
principal
Gallagher
to
say
a
few
words.
I
Gets
quickly
want
to
thank
counsel
average
for
all
her
support
since
she's
been
our
counselor
she's
been
to
the
school
many
times
and
there's
always
support
of
our
families
and
our
students.
This
wood
really
belongs
to
our
families,
our
students
and
our
teachers,
many
of
whom
I
hear
right
now,
but
most
of
whom
are
back
at
school
teaching
right
now,
and
also
to
give
it
thanks
to
the
City
Council
for
everything
you
do
to
make
sure
we
have
the
resources
we
need
to
do
our
jobs.
B
B
B
I'm
sitting
next
to
her
is
state
Rep,
Liz
Miranda.
Thank
you
for
being
here
and
our
former
colleague
councillor
Jackson,
who
has
come
back
to
the
building.
Thank
you
for
being
here
exactly
and
I
know
that
Rep
Holmes
also
has
a
representative.
Devin
is
here:
Who
am
I
missing.
Oh
Mika
is
here
state
Rep
Rita.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
and
I'll
try
to
acknowledge
folks
as
they
come,
but
we
always
want
to
acknowledge
elections.
B
We
appreciate
you
guys
being
here
I'm,
going
to
go
through
just
a
couple
of
items
and
then
I
think
we
may
take
something
out
of
order
just
to
allow
for
folks
to
be
able
to
participate
in
a
conversation
and
then
go
about
their
business
before
I.
Do
that
I
want
to
acknowledge
mr.
clerk?
If
we
can
amend
the
attendance
record
to
reflect
that
councillor,
Baker
is
here.
B
B
At
this
time,
colleagues
I
would
like
to
pull
out
of
order
of
today's
agenda.
Docket
0
3
1
5
any
objections
to
pulling
docket
0
3
1
5
out
of
order
to
allow
for
some
folks
who
are
in
the
room,
particularly
some
of
our
electives,
who
have
to
go
on
to
other
business
for
us
to
discuss
that
at
this
time.
B
C
Docket
number
zero:
three
one:
five:
the
committee
and
government
operations
to
which
was
referred
on:
February
6,
2019,
docket
number,
zero.
Three
one:
five
and
ordinance
establishing
equitable
regulation
of
the
cannabis
industry
in
the
city
of
Boston
submits
a
report
recommending
the
ordinance
ought
to
pass
in
a
new
draft
Thank.
C
F
To
speak
on
duck
at
zero
three
one:
five,
the
Committee
on
government
operations
held
a
hearing
back
on
March,
the
19th
of
2019
and
a
follow
up
working
session
on
June
4th
2019.
Just
ask
for
your
indulgence
that
there
it's
been
a
long
process
and
is
approximately
20
amendments
that
have
to
be
read
into
the
record
so
as
we're
all
familiar.
This
is
an
ordinance
that
would
create
a
canvas
board
and
the
Boston
equity
program.
First
of
its
kind,
led
by
the
efforts
of
our
colleague,
City
Council,
King
Janie.
F
The
proposal
establishes
qualifying
criteria
for
equity
applicants,
outlines
application
requirements
for
cannabis,
establishment
applicants;
it
establishes
criteria
for
licensing
at
the
public
hearing
and
working
session.
The
committee
heard
robust
testimony
from
members
of
the
administration
industry,
representatives
and
other
stakeholders,
as
well
as
other
members
of
the
public,
both
sessions.
The
committee
discussed
the
need
for
equity,
transparency,
accountability
and
predictability
in
the
regulatory
process.
F
Testimony
throughout
the
legislative
process
focused
on
a
few
central
themes:
the
need
for
an
independent
cannabis
board,
current
barriers
for
entry
into
the
industry,
spanning
the
criteria
for
equity
for
the
equity
program
in
the
areas
of
disproportionate
impact.
Setting
aside
a
certain
number
of
licenses
from
equity
applicants,
the
importance
of
fair
and
transparent
community
host
agreement
and
licensing
process
in
the
funding
for
the
equity
applicants
among
other
topics,
Jerome
Smith,
chief
of
civic
engagement
and
Alexis
co-director
of
emerging
industries
provided
testimony
on
behalf
of
the
administration.
Mr.
F
Smith,
provided
testimony
that
indicated,
the
city
is
committed
to
providing
assistance
to
equity
applicants
and
that
the
administration
would
strive
to
have
have
up
to
one-half
of
the
licenses
for
equity
applicants
and
that
they
did
not
support
the
independent,
miss
cannabis
board,
because
it
would
create
another
level
of
bureaucracy.
Mr.
F
End
quote
in
order
to
allow
a
person
with
past
arrest
to
qualify
as
an
equity
applicant,
in
addition
to
a
conviction
for
the
possession
sale
manufacturing
of
cultivation
of
marijuana
between
the
years
of
1971
and
2016
in
deleting
the
term
quote
trafficking,
in
other
words,
married--to.
In
quote.
This
section
is
further
amended
by
adding
the
words
quote,
who
has
been
a
resident
of
boston
for
the
past
five
years.
F
Section
8,
13.3,
subsection
3,
is
amended
by
increasing
the
residence
requirement
to
seven
years
from
five
years.
Section
8,
13.3,
subsection
4,
is
amended
by
adding
Asian
descent
as
a
category
to
that
subsection.
4
now
stating
a
person
who
was
black
african-american
Hispanic
Latino
of
Asian
descent,
section
8,
13.3,
subsection
5
is
amended
by
making
the
annual
household
income
requirement
at
or
below
one
percent
of
the
area.
Medium
income.
By
deleting
the
words
in
quote
400%
of
the
federal
poverty
level.
End
quote.
F
End
quote
after
the
word
quote:
applicant
end
quote:
section
8
13.3
is
further
amended
by
adding
a
paragraph
that
requires
the
office
of
emerging
industries
to
establish
a
Boston
cannabis
equity
program
to
offer
services
to
equity
equity
applicants
which
include
technical
assistance
with
business
operation,
technical
assistance,
recruiting
employees
guidance
through
the
application
process,
technical
assistance
with
legal
compliance,
accounting
and
tax
preparedness,
best
practice
for
operating
operation
in
the
marijuana
industry,
technical
assistance
with
store
security
and
technical
assistance,
identifying
capital
vendors
in
raising
funds.
A
new
provision
is
added
at
the
end
of
section
8
13.3.
F
That
requires
accurate
Africans
in
licensees
to
meet
the
conditions
established
under
the
ordinance
equity
eligibility
in
order
to
be
eligible
for
benefits
under
the
Boston
cannabis
equity
program.
This
new
paragraph
gives
the
office
of
emerging
industries
jurisdiction
over
the
Boston
cannabis
equity
program.
This
is
a
change
from
the
original
docket,
which
gave
the
responsibility
to
the
Boston
cannabis
board.
F
A
new
sentence
is
added
at
the
last
sentence,
which
states
quote
the
city
of
Boston
shall
maintain
an
equal,
a
great
a
number
of
equity
applicant
licenses
to
licenses
who
do
not
qualify
as
equity
against
end
quote.
Section
8
13.4
is
amended
by
striking
the
original
language
in
its
entirety
and
replacing
what
the
new
provision
that
requires
the
mayor
to
establish
a
canvass
board
section
8.
Thirteen
five
is
amended
by
striking
the
original
paragraph.
It's
an
entirety
and
replacing
with
the
following
sentence:
quote
any
persons
or
entities
seeking
to
operate
any
type
of
adult
use.
F
Marijuana
establishment
shall
require
a
local
license
issued
by
the
city
of
Boston.
End
quote:
section
8
13.6
applicant
requirements
is
amended
to
require
the
applicant
submit
the
names
of
the
controlling
persons
or
close
associates
in
addition
to
business
owners
and
investors
in
the
language
provides
clarification
that
the
mailing
address
of
the
property
owners
be
included.
F
That
includes
the
language
that
requires
collaboration
with
the
district
city
councilor
and
requires
involvement
by
the
district
City
Council
by
submitting
a
letter
of
support,
non
support
or
non
opposition
section
8
13.8
establishes
criteria
for
the
board
that
is
amended
by
adding
a
new
second
sentence
that
expressly
states
that
the
licensees
comply
with
the
laws
and
regulations
of
the
city
and
state.
The
criteria
includes
the
following
changes
from
the
initial
filed.
F
Docket
application
shall
be
evaluated
by
a
percentage
scale
based
on
the
applicants,
diversity
and
inclusion
weighted
at
25
percent
employment
plan
weighted
at
20
percent
community
feedback
in
public
support
weighted
at
20
percent
location
safety
and
security
weighted
at
20
percent
parking
and
transportation
plan
weighted
at
15
percent.
This
section
is
also
a
minute
to
provide
further
detail
and
description
to
each
criteria.
F
Section
8
13.9
relates
to
the
fees
and
amends
the
language
from
the
original
docket
by
deleting
the
term
quote
package
in
the
first
sentence
and
adding
the
new
sentence
as
the
last
sentence
and
allows
the
board
to
to
establish
a
reasonable
fee
in
conjunction
with
the
annual
renewal
of
the
license,
the
second
paragraph,
and
that
original
docket
has
been
deleted.
Section
8
13.10
is
amended
to
combine
inspections
and
enforcement
under
the
same
section
gives
jurisdiction
to
the
Inspection
Service
Department
and
the
Boston
Police
Department
to
inspect
establishments
and
ensure
compliance
with
state
and
local
regulations.
F
The
originally
filed
docket
did
not
include
the
police
department
that
language
has
also
been
added,
including
board
notification
of
violations.
Section
8,
13
11
establishes
the
Boston
equity
fund,
which
will
be
administered
by
the
Boston,
where
the
office
of
emerging
industries
to
support
equity
applicants
and
licensees.
The
original
legislation
did
not
include
the
Boston
equity
fund,
which
has
been
administered
by
the
old
by
the
office
of
emerging
industries.
However,
in
the
need
for
funding
to
establish
successful
equity
program
was
discussed
at
the
hearing
and
the
working
session.
F
The
amended
version
includes
a
sunset
clause
that
includes
the
following
language:
after
the
words
quote:
HCA
review
until
2024
or
upon
the
Boston
equity
funding
reaching
five
million
dollars.
Whichever
occurs
first
section
8
13
12
relates
to
the
conditions
and
validity
of
the
licensees
in
includes
a
technical
change
in
the
first
sentence.
To
quote:
host
community
agreement
from
quote,
quote
community
agreement
and
requires
that
an
establishment
receive
a
final
license
from
the
cannabis
Control
Commission
and
receives
a
license
from
the
cannabis
board
within
12
months.
F
That
requires
that
licensure
with
the
city,
cannabis,
Control
Commission
remain
valid
and
current
section
8,
13,
.
14,
relates
to
the
revocation
in
expiration
and
adds
a
new
provision
after
the
first
sentence.
That
requires
the
board
to
publish
and
post
electronically
a
written
policy
that
crowd
fight,
clarifies
the
business
activities
or
business
practices
that
may
be
subject
to
a
license
holder
to
scrutiny,
changes
to
they
license
for
a
license
suspension.
It
gives
the
board
discretionary
authority
to
update
the
policy
section.
F
8
13.4
is
further
amended
by
adding
two
sentences
at
the
end
that
state
each
license
expires
annually
after
initial
issuance,
and
the
board
must
renew
the
license.
Annual
section.
8
13.5
relates
to
the
establishment
of
an
online
registry
in
places
requirements
on
the
board
to
maintain
such
registry.
That
includes
also
certain
information
to
increase
transparency
by
disclosing
applicants
as
well.
Changes
to
the
section
include
the
following.
F
In
the
first
sentence,
the
words
as
maintained
are
added,
as
well
as
a
new
provision
is
that
in
the
first
sentence
that
requires
the
online
registry
to
include
quote,
applicants
and
licensees
under
the
section
the
applicant
or
licensees
current
status
and
the
approval
process
any
closest
associates,
any
controlling
person
or
any
investors
in
the
business.
Any
management
agreements
agree
to
engine
adds
a
new
second
sense.
In
section
8
13.5
that
states
the
registry
shall
include
all
currently
licensed
applicants,
as
well
as
all
pending
applicants.
They
are
analyzed.
F
The
20
plus
amendments
passage
of
dark
at
0
135
in
its
amended
draft,
will
establish
an
equity
program
at
the
local
level.
Establishes
the
criteria
for
licenses
to
ensure
quality
and
fairness,
establishes
a
mechanism
for
funding
to
assist
small
businesses,
establish
standards
and
best
practices
for
businesses.
Recognizing
Community,
Impact
and
involvement
strengthens
the
residency
requirements
and
standards
and
provides
transparency
throughout
the
creation
of
the
registry.
F
But
just
I
think
it's
a
very
good
first
step
of
sort
of
codifying
and
putting
on
the
books.
Something
in
Boston.
That
is
tangible.
People
can
understand
it's
predictable
and
we
could
now
start
to
roll
out
opportunities
for
those,
particularly
those
four
disproportionately
impacted,
but
for
anyone.
Quite
frankly
that
wants
to
get
involved
in
this
industry.
So
through
the
chair
like
there
off
of
the
lead
sponsor
another
30.
F
E
Thank
you
so
much.
Madam
president,
let
me
also
take
this
time
to
thank
you
for
your
support
throughout
this
process.
It
really
meant
a
lot
to
me.
Thanks
to
the
committee
chair,
clarity
for
his
and
his
team.
Thanks
to
all
of
my
colleagues,
each
of
you
has
contributed
in
some
way.
I
also
want
to
thank
councillor
McCarthy
for
refiling.
This
hearing
order
with
me
back
in
January.
E
If
you
recall,
I,
had
a
hearing
last
fall,
but
we
had
to
follow
that
up
and
we've
refiled
in
January
I,
especially
want
to
thank
our
former
colleague
congresswoman,
a
Jana
Presley,
as
she
has
been
a
shining
example
of
how
to
lead
with
love,
equity
and
justice.
I
want
to
thank
mayor
Walsh
for
his
support
in
his
collaboration.
It
has
been
a
long
journey
over
the
last
nine
months
since
I
first
introduced
this
legislation
back
in
February.
E
I
am
proud
that
the
mayor
and
the
council
are
taking
this
very
important
step
forward
together
to
ensure
equity
and
our
local
licensing
process.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
mayor's
team
for
all
of
their
work
during
negotiations.
I
want
to
extend
my
gratitude
to
the
council.
Central
staff,
especially
Christine
and
Carrie
I,
have
to
thank
my
own
staff,
who
are
all
here
with
me
today,
and
I
especially
want
to
highlight
the
numerous
and
valuable
contributions
of
my
former
policy
and
communications
director,
Noah,
Coolidge,
I,
hope
you're
watching
Noah
I
can't.
Thank
you
enough.
E
Throughout
this
process,
I
was
in
touch
with
a
number
of
municipalities,
including
the
city
of
Cambridge,
councillor
JT,
Scott
of
Somerville
Council,
President,
Justin,
hearse
of
Springfield
and
mayor
Nicola,
Chappell
of
East
Hampton.
Thank
you
for
your
willingness
to
share
ideas
and
for
your
commitment
to
promote
equity.
I
am
eternally
grateful
to
chalene
title
of
the
cannabis
Control
Commission.
Thank
you
for
being
a
guiding
light
toward
equity
and
for
always
being
available,
and
for
always
taking
time
to
speak
with
me
throughout
this
entire
process.
You
have
been
truly
amazing.
E
I
also
want
to
thank
the
entire
Commission,
including
chairman
Stephen
Hoffman,
for
meeting
with
me
during
this
process.
I
also
have
to
thank
the
many
activists
advocates
entrepreneurs
and
residents
who
have
all
been
involved
in
this
process.
Your
input
and
participation
in
the
numerous
hearings
and
working
sessions
and
community
meetings
has
been
so
incredibly
important
to
this
process.
Thank
you
for
your
contributions
to
this
important
piece
of
legislation.
E
Today
is
significant
on
November
20th.
Exactly
one
year
ago,
the
first
two
recreational
shops
were
given
permission
to
open
in
Massachusetts
and
one
year
later,
dozens
of
stores
are
now
open
across
the
Commonwealth
and
so
far
they
have
generated
364
million
dollars
in
sales.
That's
664
million
dollars
in
one
year,
one
more
million
dollars,
and
that
would
be
1
million
dollars
per
day.
E
And
and
while
dozens
of
stores
have
opened,
not
one
of
those
stores
that
opened
in
the
last
12
months
has
an
economic
empowerment
status.
Not
one
of
those
stores
that
opened
in
the
last
12
months
is
owned
by
a
company
that
is
majority
people
of
color
and
no
stores
have
opened
in
Boston
to
date,
but
that
will
soon
change.
E
When
we
began
this
journey
last
fall,
it
was
important
to
recognize
and
ground
ourselves
and
the
reality
that
poor
communities
of
color,
specifically
people
from
black
and
Latin
X
community,
have
been
criminalized
for
cannabis
use
in
possession
disproportionately
for
decades.
This
has
caused
economic
devastation,
family
separation
and
emotional
trauma
due
to
mass
incarceration.
As
we
know,
Massachusetts
approved
question
4,
which
legalized
marijuana
in
our
state
back
in
2016
it
passed
overwhelmingly
in
Boston,
with
close
to
63%
of
voters
in
support
of
the
measure.
E
E
We
need
to
make
sure
that
communities
that
have
been
locked
up
are
not
locked
out
of
the
opportunity
to
build
wealth
and
break
the
cycle
of
generational
poverty.
Given
the
massively
disproportionate
arrest
rates
and
the
staggering
wealth
gap
in
Boston,
we
must
ensure
equity
at
the
city
level,
with
both
our
mayor
and
the
council
in
emphasizing
the
importance
of
equity.
It
is
my
hope
that
we
move
forward
and
pass
this
ordinance.
Today.
We
have
heard
repeatedly
for
the
need
for
greater
clarity
and
transparency.
E
This
ordinance
prioritizes
small
companies
with
diverse
ownership
from
communities
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs,
including
those
with
economic
empowerment
status
and
those
who
are
eligible
for
the
state
social
equity
program.
Again,
this
ordinance
prioritizes
small
local
companies
with
diverse
ownership
from
communities
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs.
This
ordinance
includes
a
number
of
components.
The
equity
program
and
the
evidence
is
clear.
Without
intentional
focus
on
equity,
the
status
quo
will
prevail
and
larger,
wealthier
companies
will
lock
out
smaller,
diverse
companies
from
our
communities
to
qualify
for
the
equity
program.
E
51%
of
your
company
would
have
to
meet
three
out
of
six
criteria.
The
criteria
are
very
much
aligned
with
the
states
language
and
it
includes
economic
empowerment,
applicants.
There
is
a
one
to
one
ratio
for
equity
licenses
to
non-equity
licenses
and
Boston
must
maintain
an
equal
or
greater
number
of
licenses
for
equity
candidates.
In
addition,
qualifying
equity
applicants
will
have
access
to
support
and
technical
assistance
number
two,
the
equity
fund-
and
this
is
major-
we
are
the
first
city
in
the
Commonwealth
to
create
a
fund
to
help
and
assist
equity
applicants.
E
In
addition
to
having
support
and
technical
technical
assistance,
those
who
qualify
for
our
new
equity
program
are
eligible
for
this
support.
This
equity
program,
again
in
our
city,
is
designed
to
prioritize
local
companies
with
diverse
on
ship,
from
disproportionately
impacted
communities,
number
three
criteria
for
judging
all
applicants,
while
considerations
will
be
given
to
things
like
parking
and
community
input.
These
criteria
are
also
heavily
weighted
toward
communities
of
disproportionate
impact.
Number
four:
a
Public
Registry.
E
This
ordinance
creates
a
public
registry
for
applicants
and
businesses
so
that
aspiring
entrepreneurs
and
concerned
residents
alike
understand
how
businesses
are
rolling
out
in
our
city
number:
five
Boston,
the
Boston
cannabis
board.
This
ordinance
calls
for
the
creation
of
a
new
board
to
oversee
the
entire
process,
with
an
eye
towards
equity
and
I
am
thrilled
to
share
that
Mayor
Walsh
will
create
a
Boston
cannabis
board
through
an
executive
order,
as
the
next
step
in
companion
piece
to
this
legislation
in
the
coming
weeks.
E
In
addition
to
these
five
points,
this
ordinance
requires
greater
scrutiny
of
applicants
so
that
we
know
who
the
owners
are
and
who
the
investors
are,
and
anyone
with
equity
or
controlling
interest
in
the
company.
We
are
requiring
full
disclosure
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
larger
companies
are
not
enlisting
people
of
color
to
be
the
face
of
the
company
without
any
power
or
ownership
in
the
company
and
then
trying
to
receive
the
benefits
of
the
neck
of
being
an
equity
applicant.
E
While
this
ordinance
is
groundbreaking
and
game-changing,
it
is
just
one
step
that
we
must
take
to
ensure
a
clean
I
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
on
the
council
and
the
mayor
on
additional
reforms
that
support
equity
in
this
industry.
It
is
not
enough
to
have
half
of
all
licenses
for
equity
applicants
if
the
smaller
local,
diverse
companies
that
we
are
trying
to
help
are
still
locked
out
of
the
opportunity
to
start
a
business
and
high
revenue
generating
areas
like
the
Fenway
Copley
downtown
and
the
Seaport.
There
is
much
more
work
to
do.
E
I
look
forward
to
following
up
with
council
hearings
next
year
to
be
sure
that
this
ordinance
is
being
implemented
with
fidelity
is
achieving
the
desired
outcomes
of
creating
an
inclusive
economy
in
the
cannabis
industry.
By
prioritizing
small
local,
diverse
businesses
from
communities
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs.
The
future
hearings
will
be
that
will
give
us
an
opportunity
to
make
further
recommendations
and
even
offer
more
amendments
if
needed.
Some
economic
empowerment
applicants
in
recent
days
have
raised
concerns
that
this
ordinance
doesn't
do
enough
for
them.
E
Some
have
asked
that
they
have
exclusive
rights
to
move
through
Boston's
process,
and
while
this
ordinance
explicitly
includes
economic
empowerment,
applicants,
for
example,
language
was
added
in
the
criteria
of
the
equity
program.
It
is
important
to
recognize
that
for
every
person
who
knew
to
apply
for
this
special
status,
there
are
many
others
who
did
not
know
to
apply
during
the
state's
very
brief
application
period
should
other
worthy
applicants
from
poor
communities
of
color,
who
have
also
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
the
war
on
drugs,
be
penalized
and
left
behind.
E
We
cannot
afford
to
fall
prey
to
the
oppression
Olympics
pitting
those
with
economic
empowerment
status
against
those
who
are
disproportionately
impacted
but
didn't
know
to
apply.
We
cannot
afford
to
perpetuate
the
cycle
of
disenfranchisement
by
locking
out
those
who
are
most
harmed
by
mass
incarceration
and
the
war
on
drugs.
We
cannot
afford
to
squander
this
opportunity
to
create
an
inclusive
economy
and
put
in
place
a
process
that
prioritizes
equity
and
offers
the
clarity,
transparency
and
accountability
that
both
aspiring
entrepreneurs
and
concerned
residents
deserve.
E
Finally,
we
cannot
afford
to
be
stewards
of
the
status
quo.
Instead,
with
this
ordinance,
we
can
begin
to
repair
the
harms
and
right
the
wrongs
that
have
been
inflicted
by
mass
incarceration
with
this
ordinance
and
with
the
work
that
follows,
we
can
ensure
that
the
cannabis
industry
will
be
inclusive
of
those
harmed
by
prohibition
of
Oana.
E
We
must
be
bold
as
we
lift
up
those
who
have
been
left
behind
I
urge
all
of
my
colleagues
to
vote
for
the
passage
of
this
ordinance
and
its
revised
form,
but
first
I
leave
you
with
this
quote
from
one
of
my
she
Rose
Ella,
Joe
Baker,
and
she
says
in
order
for
us
as
a
poor
and
oppressed
people
to
become
part
of
a
society
that
is
meaningful.
The
system
under
which
we
now
exist
has
to
be
radically
changed.
E
It
means
facing
a
system
that
does
not
lend
itself
to
your
needs
in
devising
a
means
by
which
you
change
that
system.
So
in
closing,
I
invite
you
to
join
me
in
changing
that
system,
so
that
it
is
more
equitable
and
it
is
more
just.
Thank
you
again.
Many
thanks
to
the
mayor.
Thanks
to
all
of
my
colleagues,
thank
you
to
everyone
who
participated
in
this
process.
J
J
This
is
critical
to
addressing
issues
of
equity
in
our
community
in
our
city.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
persistence
on
this
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
and
his
administration
and
their
entire
team
and
our
colleagues
for
working
through
this.
This
is
complicated
legislation.
It's
the
first
of
its
kind.
That
takes
a
lot
of
work
that
takes
a
lot
of
back-and-forth,
but
we're
here
we're
here
now
so
to
you.
This
is
incredibly
outstanding,
particularly
as
a
first
term
member
of
the
Boston
City
Council.
J
We
are
having
because
of
this
a
transparent,
predictable
process
for
people.
Nothing
is
perfect,
nor
will
it
be,
but
this
is
such
a
huge
step
forward
for
licensing
and
permitting
the
cannabis
industry
in
the
city
of
Boston.
But
it's
not
just
about
words.
We
have
set
real
standards
and
guidelines
for
making
sure
it's
a
more
equitable
industry
in
the
city
and
also
through
the
creation
of
the
Boston
equity
fund.
We
are
putting
real
money
behind
it.
J
I've
had
the
privilege
of
the
last
year
having
a
series
of
discussions
with
many
of
the
people
in
this
room
with
the
black
Economic
Council
of
Massachusetts
and
others
around
barriers
to
equity
in
this
industry
and
over
and
over
again,
along
with
the
licensing,
its
access
to
capital,
so
creating
an
ultimately
five
million
dollar
equity
fund.
It's
gonna
be
critical
to
putting
this
legislation
these
ideals
into
action,
we're
being
practical
about
this,
we're
addressing
it.
J
As
I
said
when
you
first
introduced
this
legislation
for
the
first
time,
certainly
in
my
life
and
probably
in
all
of
ours,
there
was
a
completely
new
industry
in
the
city,
completely
new
industry.
That,
as
you
said,
is
gonna,
be
a
billion
dollar
industry
or
a
multi-billion
dollar
industry.
That
is
a
highly
regulated
industry
that
he
gives
us
unique
opportunities
at
City
Council
to
set
standards
around
to
regulate
to
say
you
know
what
we're
gonna
have
some
rules
around
this.
J
We
are
going
to
use
this
as
an
opportunity
to
create
equity
to
address
the
astounding
wealth
gap
in
the
city
of
Boston.
This,
quite
frankly,
I
believe
is
one
of
the
most
important
pieces
of
legislation.
We're
gonna
consider,
certainly
this
session,
probably
over
the
last
few
years,
and
it
can
make
a
really
important
impact.
So
I
know
there's
a
lot
to
be
said
about
this
I
know.
A
lot
of
my
colleagues
would
like
to
speak
as
well,
who
have
worked
so
hard
on
this
under
your
leadership.
J
Councillor
Janie,
but
I'm
incredibly
proud
that-
and
we
this
is
my
third
or
fourth
to
last
City
Council
meeting
as
the
city
councilor,
to
be
able
to
consider
this
bill
to
certainly
be
voting
in
support
of
this
legislation.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
how
it
changes
the
fabric
of
the
city,
not
just
in
the
canvas
industry
but
across
our
society
across
our
community,
so
I
look
forward
to
a
strong,
yes
vote
on
this
one.
Thank
you.
K
You,
madam
president,
I
rise
to
join
with
my
colleagues
here
and
to
say
that
I'm
so
proud
that
I'll
be
voting
for
this
ordinance.
It
is
thorough
and
comprehensive.
It
is
the
result
of
many
many
hours
of
work
of
this
body
and
and
community
members,
and
so
many
organizations
and
activists
that
you
have
presided
over
and
and
lead
and
most
of
all,
this
is
a
huge
deal.
K
But
we
are
here
now
because
of
your
leadership
because
chair
in
stewarding
this,
because
of
so
many
folks
in
this
room
and
I'm
just
most
of
all
I'm
proud
to
support
your
leadership
on
this.
That
I
remember
the
the
early
conversations
when
this
is
just
a
seat
of
how
to
address
a
problem
to
here
and
from
that
all
those
months.
K
L
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
rise
in
opposition
to
dr.
zero,
as
stated
in
the
November
ninth
edition
of
the
Boston
Herald
I
believe,
and
my
a
lot
of
my
constituency
believes
that
the
cannabis,
Commission
equity
board
would
be
better
served
if
the
board
was
overseen
by
the
cannabis
Commission
controls.
This
would
help
to
avoid
corruption
and
devious
behaviors.
L
The
way
it
looked
now,
it
will
be
a
slush
fund
for
people
that
are
running
for
public
office.
I
believe
that
the
proper
place
for
establishing
an
equity
commit
an
equipment
regulation
for
the
cannabis
indices
in
the
city
of
ours
are
in
any
other
municipality
should
be
for
the
cannabis
Commission
to
have
control
over
community
contracts.
As
the
Boston
Herald
article
stated,
lawmakers
are
now
urged
to
icon
a
bill
that
would
give
the
cannabis
Control
Commission
the
authority
to
regulate
the
controversial
contracts
between
pot
shops
and
municipalities.
Thank
you.
H
You
very
much
I
stand
here
in
full
support
of
my
sister
in
service
counselor
Janie
I
stand
in
full
support
of
your
leadership,
of
your
vision,
of
your
ability
to
sit
at
the
table
and
have
the
difficult
conversations
from
the
perspective
of
equity.
I
support
your
vision
and
your
ability
to
have
not
only
those
difficult
conversations
but
to
make
sure
that
you
bring
people
together
and
along
in
those
conversations,
I
think
that
your
ability
to
gather
folks
to
talk
about
this,
and
also
to
even
when
folks
were
in
complete
and
total
opposition
to
you.
H
Your
door
was
always
open
and
I
think
that
speaks
not
only
to
the
leadership
but
on
this
particular
controversial
issue,
and,
let's
be
honest,
it's
still
controversial
to
a
lot
of
people
that
marijuana
is
legal
and
that
we
are
setting
up
a
regulatory
framework
around
it.
And
still
you
were
there
from
the
very
beginning,
also
with
councilor
McCarthy.
To
start
that
conversation,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
H
So
I
think
that
you're
setting
up
a
way
for
us
to
be
able
to
operate
more
efficiently
as
a
city
as
well
with
this
legislation.
I
not
only
support
this
but
I
support
the
process
in
which
you
got
so
I
want
to
say.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
being
able
to
have
this
conversation
and
I
want
I
wanted
to
echo
your
point.
The
conversation
doesn't
begin
and
end
today
right
at
the
end
of
the
day.
H
At
the
end
of
the
day,
this
conversation
has
started
in
a
big
way
today,
but
how
this
truly
becomes
equitable?
How
people
truly
feel
seen
is
a
years
long
generations
long
conversation
and
we
will
continue
and
I
am
committed
to
be
with
you
to
have
that
conversation
wherever
you
want
to
have
it
with
whomever
you
want
to
have
it
to
make
sure
that
we
do
live
up
to
the
spirit
of
this
legislation.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership
and
I
100%
support
it.
M
You,
madam
president,
I
rise
to
add
my
voice
to
the
chorus
of
congratulations
to
my
dear
colleague
and
friend,
the
district
seven
city
council
for
her
leadership
on
this,
and
her
persistence
on
this
I
think
few
would
dispute
the
fact
that
many
issues
around
oversight
in
the
cannabis
industry
at
the
state
level,
while
well-intentioned,
have
often
been
plagued
by
a
series
of
fits
and
starts,
and
uncertainty
and
I
think
it's
all
the
more
important
for
cities
to
assert
themselves
in
the
way
that
the
district
7
councilor
has
put
forward
here.
It's
something
that's
smart!
M
That
makes
sense.
It's
fair,
that's
open!
That
allows
the
community
to
continue
to
have
a
voice.
This
is
a
strong
piece
of
legislation
when
I
am
proud
to
support
and
while
people
often
correctly
criticize
government
for
moving
at
a
glacial
pace,
few
things
in
life
worthwhile
are
done
easily.
So
thank
you
for
sticking
with
it.
Thank
you
for
bringing
people
together
to
the
Chairman
as
well,
for
his
great
leadership
and
all
colleagues
who
have
been
part
of
this,
but
really
under
your
leadership
comes
her
Janie
well
done.
N
B
F
President
and
colleague
so
the
issue
of
grandfathering
was
brought
up
at
both
the
hearing
and
working
session,
but
there
was
no
an
agreement
as
to
whether
or
not
that
could
be
included
and
making
sure
that
it's
open
that
it's
transparent.
That
is
predictable
in
that
the
advice
was
that
they
stay
with
the
process.
They
continue
to
do
the
community
meetings.
They
continue
to
do
the
outreach
they
get
their
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
meeting.
So
all
that
still
in
play,
and
they
gotta
continue
to
advocate
on
behalf
of
their
existing
establishment.
F
B
N
So
the
companies
that
that
did
the
work
four
years
three
years
I
mean
I,
think
I
was
three
years
ago
we
had
a
vote
on
the
floor
here
for
for
an
organization.
I
know
the
councillor
from
West
Roxbury
had
had
a
vote
when
it
when
the
process
was
in
front
of
the
City
Council
when
we
were
involved
in
it.
So
so
those
people
have
to
go
back
to
the
beginning.
If
you,
if
you
pass
zoning,
that
doesn't
mean
anything
now,
just.
E
Shelter,
jury,
no
I!
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
there
was
a
lot
of
discussion
around
grandfathering.
As
you
know,
I
had
it
in
my
original
ordinance,
I
think
it
is
important
that
we
recognize
that
applicants
are
being
asked
to
change
up
each
time.
We
move
forward
with
a
different
process.
So
initially
there
was
the
letters
of
non
opera's
ition.
Then
there
was
the
host
community
agreements
and
now
we're
putting
forth
this
ordinance.
E
My
understanding
from
speaking
with
folks
and
the
administration
we
still,
as
many
colleagues
have
already
pointed
out
as
well
as
myself,
coming
up
with
legislation,
is
a
process
that
continues
to
evolve
over
time
right
now.
Immediately
we
have
another
opportunity,
through
the
mayor's
executive
order,
to
insert
some
more
language
in,
particularly
maybe
around
a
grandfathering
clause
or
other
things
that
we
want
to
see
around
this
board,
and
so
I
would
suggest
that
there
is
more
opportunity
to
continue
to
craft,
whether
through
the
executive
order
or
through
follow-up,
amend,
moving
forward
amendments.
N
E
B
B
Thank
you
just
had
to
make
sure
that
this
was
back
online
on
the
media
front.
Councillor
Baker
has
a
question
around.
Obviously
current
current
applicants
with
who
have
executed
and
gone
through
the
process
and
through
various
stages
to
have
a
host
community
agreement
executed
with
the
city
of
Boston
I'm
gonna,
go
back
to
the
chair
of
the
government.
Operations
Committee
with
ordnance
sense,
to
make
a
clarifying
point
on
those
who
have
current
hcas
or
host
community
agreements
and
and
and
I'll
have
him
speak
to
that
and
then
I'll
go
back
to
councillor
Baker.
So.
F
F
Anyone
that
currently
has
not
gone
through
the
agency
process
is
in
the
process,
just
like
everyone
else.
I
encourage
them
to
have
their
community
meetings
meet
with
their
local
elected
officials
with
their
district
City
Council.
You
know,
reach
out
to
community
advocates,
and
community
groups
work
with
the
administration.
Put
your
application,
there's
a
lot
of
folks
that
haven't
even
submitted
their
application
over
to
attend
ten
minutes.
A
I
would
suggested
that
all.
B
B
Anyone
else
have
comments
with
respect
to
this
ordinance.
Okay,
at
this
time,
counsel
Flaherty,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
government
operations,
recommends
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
jockey
at
zero.
Three
one,
five,
all
those
in
favor
of
passage
I'm,
sorry
in
a
new
draft.
Thank
you
for
the
clarification
all
those
in
favor
of
passage
of
docket,
zero.
Three
one,
five
in
a
new
draft
say
aye
any
opposed,
say,
nay.
C
B
C
Docket
number
one
585
message
in
ordinance
of
amending
the
city
of
Boston
Code
ordinances,
chapter
17.
The
purpose
of
this
amendment
is
to
allow
the
inspectional
Services
Department
to
recover
costs
for
conducting
inspections
outside
of
normal
business
hours
by
charging
a
fee
for
such
inspections
filed
in
the
City
Clerk's
office
on
November
18,
2019,
docket.
C
Another
one
five,
eight
six
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
13
million
five
hundred
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
the
urban
area.
Security
Initiative
federal
fiscal
year
2019
awarded
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Homeland
Security,
passed
through
the
Massachusetts
executive
office
of
public
safety
and
security
to
be
administered
by
the
mayor's
office
of
emergency
management.
C
The
grant
will
fund
the
continued
support
of
unique
planning
exercises,
trainings
and
operational
needs
that
will
assist
in
building
enhanced
and
sustainable
security
capacities
to
help
prevent
respond
to
and
recover
from
threats
of
acts
of
terrorism,
including
chemical,
biological,
radiological
nuclear
and
explosive
CPR.
In
docket.
C
Number
one
five,
eight
seven
messaging
on
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
1
million
four
hundred
six
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant.
From
the
federal
fiscal
year.
Nineteen
regional,
catastrophic
preparedness
grant
program
awarded
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Homeland
Security,
to
be
administered
by
the
mayor's
office
of
emergency
management.
The
grant
will
fund
comprehensive
for
housing
needs
following
a
disaster
in
the
Boston
region
covered
by
this
grant.
C
Doctor
number
one
five,
eight
eight
message
in
our
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston:
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
$170,000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
clean
vehicle
project
awarded
by
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
energy
resources
to
be
administered
by
central
fleet
management.
The
grant
will
fund
installation
of
hybrid
fuel
systems
systems
in
existing
City
of
Boston
light
duty
vehicles,
docket.
C
Of
a
one,
five,
eight
nine
messaging
on
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
seventy
one
thousand
three
hundred
fifty
five
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
federal
fiscal
year.
2019
emergency
management
performance
grant
awarded
by
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency,
pass
through
the
Massachusetts
Emergency
Management
Agency,
to
be
administered
by
the
man's
Office
of
Emergency
Management.
The
grant
will
fund
the
increased
ability
to
effectively
provide
prompt
and
accurate
public
information
and
alerts.
C
P
P
C
Docket
number
one:
five:
nine
zero
message:
anon
authorizing
the
City
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
sixty
three
thousand
nine
hundred
sixty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
clean
vehicle
project
awarded
by
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Energy
Resources,
be
administered
by
the
central
fleet
management.
The
grant
will
fund
installation
of
hybrid
fuel
systems
in
existing
City
of
Boston
heavy-duty
vehicles.
M
You,
madam
president,
docket
one
five.
Nine
zero
is
a
sixty
three
thousand
nine
hundred
sixty
dollar
grant
from
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Energy.
It
will
allow
the
city
to
install
hybrid
fuel
systems
on
several
existing
heavy-duty
pieces
of
machinery
in
the
city
central
fleet.
The
grant
is
part
of
the
Commonwealth
green
mobility
group
purchasing
program,
which
allows
municipalities
to
retrofit
existing
vehicles
with
green
technology.
Retrofitting
our
fleet
is
one
step
closer
to
our
city's
carbon
neutrality
goals
and
the
city
and
taxpayers
of
Boston
will
save
money,
less
expense
on
traditional
fuel.
M
C
Number
one
591
message:
anon
are
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
fifty
thousand
eight
hundred
twenty-five
dollars
and
36
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
tiny
tots
awarded
by
the
leehi
hollering
Aaron
Berger
and
rosin
Dale
preschool
programs
to
be
administered
by
the
Boston
Centers
for
youth
and
families.
The
grant
funds,
partial
reimbursement
of
the
cost
of
preschool
programs
at
leaky,
Halloran,
Aaron,
Berger
and
rosin
Dale
community
centers.
M
You,
madam
president,
docket
one
five,
nine
one
is
a
grant
of
50,000
twenty-five
dollars
and
36
cents.
This
is
partial
reimbursement
for
preschool
programs
that
are
the
Leahy
Halloran
Aaron,
Berger
and
Roslindale
community
centers.
It
will
primarily
reimburse
costs
associated
with
preschool,
as
well
as
the
tiny
tots
program.
Both
of
my
sister's
attended,
the
tiny
tots
program
at
the
Longfellow
school,
which
is
now
senior
housing.
It
became
senior
housing
by
the
time.
I
was
old.
M
C
Number
one
five
ninety-two
message
in
order
authorizing
the
City
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
nine
thousand
nine
hundred
seventy
five
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
preservation
assistance
grant
awarded
by
the
National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities
to
be
administered
by
the
City
Clerk's
office.
The
grant
will
fund
purchases
of
flat
files
and
supplies
for
preservation
of
oversized
materials.
Counselor.
F
F
Federal
agency
that
was
created
back
in
1965,
it's
one
of
the
largest
funders
of
humanities
programs
in
the
United
States,
and
these
grants
typically
go
to
cultural
institutions
such
as
museums,
libraries,
colleges,
universities,
in
obviously
archives
and,
as
we
all
know,
our
clerk's
office
is
the
gatekeeper
for
the
city's
icon.
So
it's
a
very
important
function
and
that's
why
I
wish
it
was
more,
but
in
the
meantime,
its
money
I'm
sure
that
is
very
much.
F
C
Docket
number
one:
five:
nine
three
message
in
auto:
auto
izing,
the
city
of
Boston,
to
accept
and
expend
that
the
amount
of
$1,000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
non-matching
scholarship
grant
awarded
by
the
National
Heart
Program
foundation,
to
be
administered
by
the
Office
of
culture
of
arts
and
culture.
The
grant
will
fund
national
arts
program
award,
reception.
E
E
F
B
You
Janie
counter
is
the
chair
of
the
arts.
Culture
and
special
events,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket,
one
five,
nine
three,
all
those
in
favor
of
passage,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
a
docket
one.
Five
nine
three
has
been
passed
mr.
clerk.
If
we
could
read
dockets
one
five,
nine
four
through
one
six,
zero,
eight
together.
Thank
you
doctor.
C
In
order
for
the
confirmation,
the
appointment
of
Matthew
Blumenthal
as
an
alternate
member
of
the
Beacon
Hill
architectural
commission
for
a
term
expiring
on
May
1st
2024
doctor
number
15
96
message
in
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
Arian
Allen
as
an
alternate
member
of
the
Beacon
Hill
architectural
commission
for
a
term
expiring
on
May
1st
2024
doctor
number
15
97
message.
In
order
for
the
confirmation
of
the
appointment
of
Alice
Richmond
as
an
alternate
member,
the
Beacon
Hill
architectural
Commission
for
a
term
expiring
on
May
1st
2020,
docket
number
15
98
message.
C
In
order
for
the
confirmation:
the
appointment
of
Douglas
Miller
as
an
alternate
member
of
the
st.,
the
top
architectural
conservation
district
Commission
for
a
term
expiring
on
June
30
of
2021
docket
number
one
6:04
messaging
are
for
the
confirmation
of
the
reappointment
of
barbara
winter
home.
As
a
member
of
the
st.
B
You
mr.
clerk
dockets
one
five,
nine
four
through
docket
zero
one,
six
zero
eight
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
Planning
development
and
transportation,
moving
on
to
reports
of
public
officers
and
others.
Mr.
Clark,
if
we
could
read
dockets
one
six:
zero,
nine
through
one
six,
two
three
together.
Thank
you
dr.
C
Neville
one
six
zero
nine
and
though
the
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
michael
wilson
as
a
member
of
the
Boston
Conservation
Commission
for
a
term
expiring,
November
1st
2022
docket
number
one.
Six,
one
zero
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor.
The
reappointment
of
Michael
Parker
is
a
member
of
the
Boston
Conservation
Commission
for
a
term
expiring
November
1st
2022
daki
number
161.
One
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
John
P
Sullivan.
As
a
member,
the
Boston
Conservation
Commission.
Q
C
A
term
expiring,
November
1st
2022
talking
number
one.
Six
one
two
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor,
the
reappointment
of
and
curbs
as
a
member
of
the
Boston
Conservation
Commission
for
term
expiring
of
M,
the
first
2022
documental
one
six.
One
three
notice
was
received
from
the
mir:
the
reappointment
of
Alice
Richmond.
As
a
member
of
the
Boston
Conservation
Commission
for
a
term
expiring,
November,
1st
2022
documental
one
six,
one
four
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
the
reappointment
of
Kristen
Lesnar.
C
Twenty
twenty-one
talking
number
one
six
one
eight
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
boss
by
the
City
Council.
At
its
meeting
of
October
23rd
2009
docket
number
one.
Six,
one
nine
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
City
Council
at
its
meeting
of
October
30th
2019
docket
number,
one.
C
Six
to
zero
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
his
absence
from
the
city
from
7:00
a.m.
on
Wednesday
November
13th
2019.
Until
8:00
p.m.
on
Wednesday
November
13
2009
teen,
talking
number
one.
Six
to
one
notice
was
received
from
the
mayor
of
his
absence
from
the
city
from
7:00
a.m.
on
Sunday
November
17
2009
teen,
until
7:00
a.m.
on
Wednesday
November,
20th
2019
docket
number
one.
C
Six
to
two
communication
was
received
from
Brian
P
golden
director
of
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
regarding
proposed
minor
modification
to
the
Charlestown
urban
renewal
plan
project
number
mass
R
55,
with
respect
to
the
creation
of
parcel
19,
D
and
docket
number
one.
Six
to
three
communication
was
received
from
Brian
P
golden
director
of
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
regarding
proposed
mitem
modification
to
the
Southend
urban
renewal
plan
project
number
mass
R
56
with
respect
to
the
creation
of
parcel
17
Thank.
B
C
Number
zero
one:
eight
eight,
the
Committee
on
government
operations
to
which
was
referred
on,
January
16,
2019,
Dakin
number,
zero,
one.
Eight,
eight,
an
ordinance
relative
to
the
establishment
of
an
independent
commission
on
equal
opportunity
in
the
elimination
of
systemic
bias
in
the
workplace
submits
a
report
recommending
the
ordinance
ought
to
be
placed
on
five
counts.
F
You,
madam
president,
I
rise
to
have
this
matter
placed
on
file,
obviously,
for
you
and
hear
from
the
lead
sponsor
who
did
great
work
on
this
and
for
everyone's
edification.
This
was
the
proposed
ordinance
that
sought
to
create
a
commission
on
an
equal
opportunity
in
the
elimination
of
systemic
violence.
F
We
held
a
hearing
on
November
7th
2017,
where
public
comment
was
taken
at
the
hearing.
It
was
the
Scott
we
discussed
the
intent,
the
purpose
of
the
proposal
and
the
importance
of
having
an
independent
mechanism
to
handle
discrimination.
Investigations
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
a
system
to
monitor
remedies
to
address
systemic
violence.
We
heard
from
the
Rhonda
Cavallo
the
new
executive
director
of
Human
Rights
Commission,
who
provided
testimony
on
behalf
of
the
administration.
F
This
is
the
committee
expressed
support
for
the
revival
of
the
HRC
as
an
independent
entity
and
recognized
that
the
HRC
provides
a
fair
and
reasonable
Avenue
or
individuals
to
file
discrimination,
complaints
and
provide
a
way
for
examining
and
developing
policies
and
procedures
to
eliminate
systemic
violence.
Increased
diversity,
reduced
workplace
harassment
and
promote
equal
opportunity
in
the
workplace
so
through
the
chair
would
love
to
hear
from
the
lead
sponsor
very
gracious
to
have
hearing
as
well
as
Thank.
H
At
the
end
of
the
day
when
we
were
thinking
about
the
systemic
bias
and
coming
up
with
this
commission,
we
heard
after
the
fact
that
the
mayor
was
bringing
back
the
Human
Rights
Commission,
that
does
that
work
already,
and
so
we
had
filed
this
and
then
learned
through
the
state
of
the
city
that
this
was
a
goal
of
the
administration.
We're
happy
to
see
that
that
gold
administration
has
come
to
closer
to
fruition,
with
the
hiring
of
Evandro
cavallo
to
head
the
new
HRC,
and
so
he
will
need
a
budget.
H
H
So
why
reinvent
the
wheel?
Instead,
our
conversation,
we
wanted
to
be
clear
that
we're
on
the
same
side
and
we're
trying
to
get
something
done,
but
it's
on
paper
right
now
and
we
stand
firmly
with
the
administration
and
making
sure
that
paper
really
becomes
a
fully
vibrant
and
well
funded.
He
man,
Rights
Commission,
I'm,
not
I,
don't
think
anybody
in
this
room
is
confused
about
the
huge
task
before
Commissioner
Evandro
Cavallo,
not
only
working
with
the
new
Commission
I'm
bored
I'm.
H
Sorry,
if
I
missed
title
Timmy
executive,
director,
I
think
executive
director
koala
the
amount
of
work
that
he
has
to
do
to
get
this
up
and
running.
So
people
can
file
complaints,
the
staff
he
needs
to
hire
and
honestly
the
jurisdiction
is
literally
the
City
of
Austin
and
every
employer
here.
So
he
has
got
a
lot
before
him.
So
our
goal
is
to
work
with
him
just
to
remind
folks
that
HRC
already
has
expansive
jurisdiction.
It
protects
parents
where
the
state
does
not.
H
It
protects
a
lot
of
folks
in
and
labor
unions,
where
the
state
does
not
necessarily
have
a
category
for
that.
So
we
have
wonderful
progressive
legislation
and
it
was
brought.
We
actually
created
it
to
protect
a
lot
of
our
family
and
friends
in
the
LGBTQ
community
before
in
the
1980s
to
make
sure
that
they
were
protected
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Other
things,
though,
that
we
want
to
continue
with
this
particular
HRC,
it
does
not
include
pregnancy
discrimination,
which
was
passed
by
the
state.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
the
laws
actually
match.
H
Also,
in
order
to
file
a
complaint
with
the
HRC
we
have
a
hundred
and
eighty
days,
the
state
gives
you
300
days.
So
there's
a
disconnect
and
I
think
at
the
very
minimum.
We
should
have
a
longer
filing
period,
so
folks
can
come
forward
and
also
I
would
like
to
talk
about
the
enforcement
mechanisms
of
the
HRC,
and
not
only
can
they
provide
a
four
cause
determination,
but
much
like
the
MCAD,
which
would
then
go
on
to
trial
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
but
what
other
forms
of
enforcement?
H
And
how
will
the
city
work
with
them,
especially
when
we're
dealing
with
city
employees,
who
may
have
been
found
to
have
acted
in
a
systemic
bias
or
have
done
something
inappropriate
on
the
job?
So
I
just
see
this
as
work
before
us.
I
want
to
thank
the
administration
for
bringing
back
the
HRC
I
want
to.
H
J
You,
madam
president,
thank
you
and
our
good
colleague
from
East
Boston
for
partnering
on
this
hearing
order
and,
of
course,
the
committee
chair
council
Flaherty,
it's
important
to
have
these
discussions,
I
think
as
much
as
anything
else,
bringing
them
to
the
forefront
finding
out
what
resources
we
have
as
a
city
as
a
City
Council
as
a
community
to
address
these
important
issues.
I
was
very
heartened
to
see
director
Carvalho
there
in
his
new
role
with
the
support
of
the
administration.
J
Certainly
moving
forward
is
gonna
need
the
support
of
this
party,
both
through
a
budgetary
process
through
an
oversight
process
and
also,
as
council
head
was
saying,
making
people
aware
of
this
resource
here
in
the
city
of
this
expansive
authority
that
we
have
enacted
through
work.
Excuse
me
through
that
ordinance
to
put
into
place
so
we
have
it.
It's
reactivated
needs
to
make
sure
we
have
the
resources
for
this
entity
to
move
forward.
J
We
also
need
to
make
sure
that
people
are
aware
it's
a
resource,
not
just
employees
of
the
city
of
Boston,
but
employees
in
the
city
of
boss,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
work
on
that.
So
I'm
excited
by
the
progress,
already
look
forward
to
continuing
this
work
and
want
to
thank
both
of
you
for
co-sponsoring
really
leading
the
charge
on
this.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
C
Doc,
anumber
one
five:
five:
three:
the
Committee
on
city,
Neighborhood,
Services
and
veteran
in
military
affairs
to
which
was
referred
on:
November
6,
2009
teen,
talking
number
one:
five,
five,
three
order:
approving
an
appropriation
of
six
hundred
and
ninety
two
thousand
dollars
692
two
hundred
and
eight
dollars
from
the
Edward
Ingersoll
brown
fund
for
the
projects
described
in
the
attached
order.
The
Ingrid
word:
Ingersoll
Brown
fund
commissioners
met
on
October,
23rd
2019
and
voted
to
approve
these
projects.
C
O
You,
madam
president,
Madam
President.
We
held
a
hearing
on
docket
one
five:
five,
three
order:
approving
appropriation
of
six
hundred.
Ninety
two
thousand
two
hundred
eight
dollars
from
the
Ed
Wood
Brown
fund
for
various
projects
on
November
20th,
Oh,
November
12.
The
brown
fund
commissioners
met
on
October
23rd
2019
in
voted
to
approve
described
in
the
docket.
You
know
requires
a
vote
from
the
City
Council
to
approve
the
funding
for
these
projects.
The
projects
include
one
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
design
of
a
sculpture,
celebrated
a
dr.
O
Martin
Luther
King
and
Coretta
Scott
King
on
the
Boston
Common,
thirty
thousand
dollars
the
Coconut
Grove
Memorial
in
the
Bay
Village
186
thousand
one
hundred
forty
eight
for
the
Holocaust
Memorial
to
upgrade
its
landscape.
Ninety
eight
thousand
dollars
the
Massachusetts
Fallen
Heroes
memorial
on
the
South
Boston
waterfront
$100,000,
the
reconstruction
of
the
green
space
located
in
Commonwealth
Avenue
in
Brighton,
twenty
five
thousand
dollars,
the
creation
of
a
new
life
for
the
Samuel
Morrison
sculpture
in
the
Back
Bay,
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
the
redesign
reconstruction
of
green
space
around
in
the
Old
West
Church.
O
Twenty
thousand
dollars
for
improvements
around
the
southwest
car
at
a
park
in
the
south
end
thirty-three
thousand
sixty
dollars.
The
installation
of
the
fence
in
gateway
VLE
field
park
in
Rosendale
I
believe
that
all
the
projects
in
this
talk
at
a
valuable
twelve
City.
They
improve
our
public
spaces
in
maintained
our
history
in
our
city.
At
this
time,
Madam
President
I
would
like
to
recommend
passage
of
this
dock
at
these
projects
can
go
forward.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
Flynn
at
this
time,
councillor
Flynn,
whose
chair
of
the
Committee
on
city,
neighborhood
services
and
veterans
and
military
affairs
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
one
five,
five,
three,
all
those
in
favor
of
passage,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
one
five
three
has
been
passed.
Moving
on
to
Mathers
recently
heard
for
possible
action,
darken.
K
They
have
a
higher
dish,
additional
staff
to
focus
on
connecting
the
city
with
the
MBTA,
as
well
as
really
thinking
through
ways
that
we
can
bring
more
of
our
design
and
engineering
in-house
rather
than
having
to
put
that
out
to
contract
and
to
bid
every
single
time.
The
sense
strong
sentiment
from
colleagues
is
that
that
is
all
great
progress.
We
certainly
need
to
do
more
and
we
need
to
do
it
faster
and
I
think
they
heard
that
loud
and
clear,
but
was
happy
to
have
that
conversation
now.
Don't
refer
to
councilor
Flynn
for
more
Thank.
O
You,
madam
president,
thank
you
to
council
wolf
for
sharing
this
important
hearing
on
Monday
and
thank
you
to
our
panelists,
who
came
and
testified,
including
our
professionals
from
the
Transportation
Department
as
well.
Pedestrian
safety
is
a
top
priority
for
all
of
us.
It
is
an
important
issue
for
all
neighborhoods
in
the
city.
I
know
that
we
are
all
committed
to
vision,
zero,
the
goal
of
having
zero,
serious
or
fatal
crashes.
I
know
we
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
O
As
council
council
rule
mentioned
in
the
hearing,
we
talked
about
potential
infrastructure
improvements
that
can
help
with
pedestrian
safety.
In
particular,
I
brought
up
the
issue
of
signal
timing
for
pedestrians.
I
often
noticed
that
there
was
a
turn
signal
for
vehicles
at
the
same
time
that
the
pedestrian
crossing
light
is
on.
We
also
have
talked
about
other
infrastructure
improvements
like
speed,
humps
raised
crosswalks,
rapid,
flash
beacons
or
pedestrian
crossing
signals,
curb
extensions,
Road
diets,
I've
heard
from
residents
in
and
out
of
my
district
about
their
experience
as
pedestrians
cyclists.
O
In
these
hearings,
we
heard
suggestions
from
public
testimony
about
some
of
the
spots
that
residents
would
like
to
see
improvements
on
I
look
forward
to
continuing
working
with
our
administration
residents
in
advocates
on
improving
pedestrian
safety
through
traffic
calming
measures
slowest
speeds
in
enforcement.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
M
You,
madam
president,
I
wanted
to
rise
and
thank
my
colleague
and
friend
the
council
for
district
2
for
his
partnership
on
this,
as
opposed
to
chair
the
at-large
council
for
Rosendale
for
her
leadership
and
quick
turnaround
in
a
hearing,
it's
appropriate
that
we're
discussing
this
after
the
voting
on
the
cannabis
ordinance,
because
it's
another
example
of
an
emerging
industry,
an
innovative
industry
that
didn't
exist
10
20
years
ago
and
while
I'm
a
not
only
a
proponent,
a
consumer
of
the
you
know,
innovation,
economy
and
ride,
shares
and
use
them
and
see.
The
incredible
purpose.
M
I
also
think
that
cities
and
towns
municipalities
have
an
opportunity
to
make
sure
that
the
system
works
better.
That
can
be
something
as
simple
as
designated
pick-up
and
drop-off
areas.
As
the
city's
been
piloting.
These
signalization
is
referenced
by
the
district
to
councillor.
It
could
be
geofencing
on
certain
areas.
It
could
be
the
piece
around
consumer
protection
as
it
relates
to
rides,
fare
surges,
etc.
M
10%
of
traffic
in
Boston
is
from.
Our
idea
is
from
a
TNC
is
from
uber
living
primarily
and
we've
seen
the
number
of
operators
grow
by
at
least
25
percent.
The
last
several
years
so
we're
talking
about
nearly
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
trips
per
day,
just
in
Boston
Proper.
A
few
of
these
originate.
A
few
of
these
drivers
originate
in
Boston,
but
obviously,
as
we
talk
about
traffic
as
we
talk
about
congestion
as
we
talk
about
the
effect
that
has
on
us
as
an
economy
as
a
city,
this
is
part
of
the
issue.
M
So
it
was
not
only
incredibly
worthwhile
to
have
the
opportunity
sit
down
and
discuss
these
issues.
It's
important
to
continue.
As
we
begin,
the
new
council
come
January
to
have
these
conversations
to
come
out
with
some
common-sense
oversight,
rules
and
regulations
that
will
not
hinder
this
industry
or
make
it
overly
onerous
or
overly
expensive
for
a
consumer
but
really
help
complement
it
and
help
foster
better
success
but
smarter
success.
So
thank
you
to
all
my
partners
and
look
forward
to
continued
work
in
the
new
year.
Thank
you.
B
C
K
K
The
the
disconnect
was
whether
the
council
goes
ahead
and
passes
it
or
if
they
sort
out
what
that
would
look
like
in
terms
of
regulations
first
and
waiting
to
marry
those
two.
So
if
there's
room
I,
think
the
other
two
dockets
I
would
ask
to
be
placed
on
file.
Let's
keep
this
one
in
committee
just
to
keep
the
opportunity
for
some
movement
before
the
end
of
the
year.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
And
I
have
no
problem
being
confused.
Councilor
Janey
so
and
I
introduced
this
zoning
amendment.
This
text
amendment
to
actually
assure
that
the
city
of
Boston
is
legally
compliant
with
its
obligations
to
affirmatively,
further
fair
housing.
This
is
the
federal
law.
This
is
our
obligation
as
a
city
of
Boston.
Indeed,
we
have
been
sued
under
this
obligation
when
we
have
fallen
short
of
our
legal
requirements.
H
The
jurisdiction
is
that
not
only
do
you
assure
that
discrimination
does
not
happen
in
our
housing
stock,
but
that
you
actually
proactively
try
to
prevent
discrimination
in
financing
and
purchasing
and
renting
our
housing
stock,
and
it
is
not.
It
is.
Excuse
me
it
is
about
that
discrimination
impacting
folks
with
disabilities,
poor
people,
people
who
are
who
have
children,
people
who
are
racial
at
the
ethnic
and
also
assuring
that
folks
that
there
are
no
concentrations
of
wealth.
H
Those
are
all
ways
in
which
we
are
trying
to
assure
that
we
are
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing
because
we
see
housing
not
just
as
a
roof
over
your
head,
but
as
access
to
opportunities.
Another
component
of
the
law
is
to
make
sure
you
remove
those
obstacles
again.
These
are
not
aspirations.
This
is
the
legal
requirement
that
the
city
of
Boston
has
been
sued
under
and
has
adopted
in
D
and
E,
and
in
BHA
under
the
late
bill,
McGonigle's
leadership.
H
He
helped
to
integrate
our
Boston
Housing
and
it
was
because
of
this
particular
law
in
this
requirement.
So
here
we
are
today
trying
to
make
sure
that
the
third
leg
of
our
housing
and
third
leg
of
our
planning,
the
BPD
a,
is
also
compliant
with
the
legal
obligations
of
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing.
And
how
does
the
BPD
a
become
compliant?
H
It's
through
planning,
that's
what
they
need
to
do
and
we're
asking
when
the
plans
come
in
from
developers
that
they
ask
the
appropriate
questions
they
they
look
at
that
already
they're
required
to
look
at
seven
different
things,
some
of
which
are
transportation,
impact,
environmental
impact,
urban
design,
tidelands
and
site
plan.
They're
already
required
to
do
that.
Ask
questions
about
it
asks
about
the
impact
of
it
and
they
have
to
adjust
with
the
standards
of
each
one
of
those,
as
our
environmental
standards
ten
years
ago
is
different
than
today,
and
we
require
developers
to
meet
them.
H
So
we're
asking
and
saying
that
the
impact
on
folks
with
disabilities
families,
vulnerable
populations
is
no
more
important
and
no
less
important
than
those
very
categories
that
we
look
at
right
now,
and
so,
when
we
had
the
back
and
forth,
which
I
thought
was
a
great
back
and
forth,
a
lot
of
advocates
came
in
so
they
support
this
amendment
in
our
zoning
code
because
it
lives
beyond
the
administration.
It
lives
beyond
the
willfulness
or
the
the
charitable
heart
of
any
particular
administration.
H
We
want
the
commitment
in
writing
that
we
firmly
believe
primitive
leaf
furthering
for
a
housing,
and
we
need
that
in
our
zoning
code.
So
I
don't
feel
that
there
was
any
real
disagreement
with
the
administration
about
that.
I
think
where
we,
where
we
had
a
different
understanding,
is
the
process
to
get
it
done,
while
there's
some
good,
vibrant
conversations
with
a
group
on
affirmatively
furthering
how
fair
housing
in
a
report
that's
coming
out
with
Professor
James
Jennings,
specifically
on
that
what
we?
H
What
I
did
not
want
is
for
perfection
to
get
in
the
way
of
progress,
and,
while
the
BPD
a
wants
to
do
this
zoning
amendment,
they
didn't
want
a
commitment
without
actually
understanding
what
the
data
points
would
be
to
analyze
this,
without
actually
understanding
how
we
would
look
at
the
ways
in
which
we
are
affirmatively
furthering
fair
housing.
That
was
their
argument
and
I
said.
Well,
you
already
look
at
unit
size
and
you
know
the
impact
on
unit
size.
H
If
you
have
a
bunch
of
studios
in
one
bedrooms,
that's
basically
telling
families
they're
not
welcome,
you
know
the
impact
and
you
can
track
census,
tracts
with
incomes
and
folks
based
on
their
their
ethnic
background.
You
can
look
at
all
of
those
data
points
right
now
to
assess
how
a
plan
impacts.
Somebody
you
just
aren't
required,
and
you
just
don't
do
it
so
we're
asking
you
to
fall
into
that
requirement
and
I
understand
their
hesitation
in
terms
of
setting
a
standard
that
they
may
not
be
able
to
meet
completely.
H
So
I
suggested
that
we
pass
the
zoning
amendment
with
an
effective
date
one
year
into
the
future,
so
that
we
are
very
clear
and
passing
the
zoning
amendment
or
getting
it
out
of
our
committee
on
to
the
Zoning
Commission
and
there,
with
their
support,
that
we
are
committed
to
this
in
writing
and
one
year
from
now,
we
will
have
the
standards
to
assess
all
of
those
impacts
on
those
vulnerable
populations.
Just
like
we
assess
the
impacts
of
Transportation
on
those
populations.
H
We
assess
the
impacts
of
environmental
protections
on
those
populations
and
I
believe
we
can
do
it
and
what
I
heard
from
them
is
a
commitment.
I
want
to
commend
my
colleague,
councillor
Flynn,
who
had
one
of
the
best
data
points,
suggestions,
and
that
was.
Do
you
ask?
Do
you
even
ask
the
developers
if
they've
been
sued
before
for
discrimination?
Do
you
even
ask
if
there
was
an
issue
beforehand?
H
We
actually
do
that
now
with
the
Boston
Jobs
policy
right
when
we
look
at
certain
things
with
how
people
have
been
treating
and
hiring
folks.
So
it's
not
that
the
city
doesn't
have
that
conversation,
but
fair
housing.
Who
has
that
data
because
they
received
the
complaints
from
housing?
Discrimination
he's
not
talking
to
the
BPD
a
right
now
and
saying?
Actually,
no
that
developer
has
done
a
horrible
job
has
been
sued.
H
Several
times
has
done
the
exact
opposite
of
affirmatively,
furthering
fair
housing,
and
those
are
the
conversations
that
I
that
need
to
happen
and
will
happen
under
this
owning
amendment
and
I
wanted
to
commend
my
colleague
councillor
Flynn,
for
that
suggestion.
So
my
goal,
my
hopeful
goal
is
that
this
zoning,
a
member,
gets
done
with
a
year
before
its
effective
date
to
assure
that
we
have
the
most
robust,
clear
standards
and
assuring
that
we
are
well
we're
living
up
to
what
we're
saying
that
we
value
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
B
B
K
Sponsorship
team
here
too,
if
he
wants
to
delve
in
any
more
this
one
was
very
well
attended
and
honestly,
there
was
a
ton
of
overlap,
content
wise
with
the
the
hearing
on
pedestrian
safety
anyway.
So
we
covered
a
lot
of
the
same
themes
and
it
was
the
same
administration
representatives
at
the
table.
So
we
kind
of
got
to
have
a
two-part
conversation
there.
K
One
of
the
takeaways
was
that
there
could
be
potential
not
just
for
the
city
to
be
designating
curbside,
pickup
and
kind
of
preventing
people
from
double
or
triple
parking
as
much,
but
also
to
talk
to
municipalities
in
the
Greater
Metro
area
about
some
potential
Home
Rule
petition
that
way
carve
out
even
more
regulations
for
the
cities
that
are
affected
most
by
by
TMC's
such
as
Boston.
So
councillor,
Baker
had
brought
up
some
important
points
in
that
conversation
as
well.
O
And
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
thank
you
to
council
will
again
for
sharing
this
hearing
yesterday
in
to
councillor
O'malley
for
being
a
coaster.
Co-Sponsor
also
thank
you
to
our
panelists
and
those
that
attended,
especially
the
transportation
police
officials
from
our
city.
Tnc
such
as
uber
and
lyft,
now
play
a
significant
role.
You
know
a
transportation
system
and
the
data
has
shown
that
there
are
42
million
rides
that
begin
in
Boston
and
2008,
or
over
115,000
rides
per
day.
As
we
all
know,
Boston
is
in
the
midst
of
a
congestion
and
traffic
crisis.
O
It's
clear
from
the
data
that
we
need
to
include
TNC.
In
this
conversation.
Many
constituents
have
also
brought
up
concerns
relating
to
public
safety
in
vision,
zero
to
two
reports
of
vehicles,
speeding
for
neighborhoods,
often
unfamiliar
with
our
roads,
as
they
may
be,
coming
from
Rhode
Island
or
New
Hampshire.
O
Well,
cars
pulling
over
in
the
road
I
know
that
I
know
that
in
the
hearing
we
spoke
about
legislation
at
the
Statehouse,
as
counsel
will
mention,
which
would
increase
the
surcharge
on
TNC
I
know
that
the
city
is
still
actively
looking
to
pick
up
drop
off
sports
geofencing
in
other
ways
to
improve
traffic
in
terms
of
TNC.
This
additional
traffic
also
brings
pollution
in
raises
concerns
about
climate
change
and
sustainability.
As
we
all
know,
Chinatown
is
the
worst
air
quality
in
Massachusetts.
There
are
other
concerns
as
well
consumer
protection
issues.
O
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
discussion
with
all
the
stakeholders.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
mayor
Walsh.
Is
it
miss
raishin
as
well
for
the
other
leadership
on
a
support
issue?
We
need
to
have
better
data
sharing
that
uber
and
lyft,
and
we
need
to
revisit
this
conversation.
Uber
and
lyft
were
invited
to
the
hearing.
O
Yesterday
they
chose
not
to
come
I'm,
hoping
that
a
president
that
at
the
next
session
that
uber
and
lyft
representatives
will
be
here
so
that
we
can
get
some
answers
from
them
on
on
information
that
could
be
helpful
to
the
city,
especially
on
pedestrian
safety
related
issues.
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
Thank.
B
B
C
For
the
pursuant
to
chapter
40,
section
56,
the
residential
factor
in
the
city
of
Boston
for
fiscal
year
2020
shall
be
the
minimum
residential
factors
determined
by
the
Commissioner
of
Revenue
pursuant
to
Massachusetts
General
Laws
chapter
58,
section
1a,
and
be
it
FURTHER
that,
pursuant
to
chapter
59,
second
5c
as
amended.
A
residential
exemption
in
the
amount
of
value
equal
to
35
percent
of
the
average
assessed
value
for
all
class.
One
residential
parcels
in
the
city
of
Boston,
be
in
here
by
his
approve
of
fiscal
year.
2020
thank.
R
K
K
K
Thank
you,
so
the
council,
over
my
time
on
the
council
and
with
councillor
Malley,
had
heard
of
two
parts
of
this
conversation
several
years
ago,
focusing
on
fossil
fuel
divestment
specifically
and
then
more
recently,
with
renewed
push
under
councilor
Edwards,
as
leadership
to
include
a
broader
range
of
divestment
from
harmful
industries
and
specifically
reinvestment
in
important
initiatives.
We
came
to
a
similar
conclusion
in
both
parts
of
that
conversation,
which
is
that
the
state
blocks
a
significant
portion
of
what
the
city
would
want
to
do.
K
There
is
much
that
we
can
do
and
we
are
seeing
steps
towards
diversified,
sorry,
divesting,
the
city's
money,
that's
sitting
in
bank
accounts
and
being
intentional
about
where
that
is
invested.
But
when
we're
talking
about
the
pension
fund
in
particular
and
the
parts
that
are
tied
up
with
the
state's
prim,
that
the
teachers,
pensions,
for
example,
cities
and
municipalities
are
not
able
to
make
their
own
decisions
about
that.
So
there
is
a
bill
up
at
the
State
House
that
would
just
undo
that
piece
of
it,
which
was
led
cities
make
that
decision.
K
It
is
sponsored
by
Representatives,
J,
Livingstone
and
Dylan
Fernandez
on
the
house
side
and
Senator
Mark
Pacheco
on
the
Senate
side.
So
this
resolution
is
just
in
line
with
all
of
the
hearings
and
working
sessions.
We've
had
on
the
council
to
request
to
officially
get
the
council
on
record
supporting
the
ability
for
cities
to
make
that
decision.
Thank
you
sorry
would
request
suspension
the
rules
and
adoption
today
Thank.
H
This
is
about
the
conversation
we
had
recently
talked
about
divesting
from
private
prisons,
from
weapons
and
from
making
sure
along
also
with
false
fuels,
and
that
we
would
have
to
ask
or
be
blocked
consistently
upon
the
state
from
even
those
industries
or
those
conversations
about
those
industries
is
what
is
wrong
with
our
system
today.
So
this
this
proposed
statewide
legislation
is
a
wonderful
fix
to
that,
adding
to
the
conversation
that
we
also
had
not
only
adding
additional
industries,
but
it
was
not
just
divestment
that
we
need
to
talk
about,
but
also
investment.
H
So
where
would
the
money
go
because
we
believe
in
a
robust,
fully
funded
retirement
system
for
all
of
our
city
employees
as
well,
including
ourselves?
So
it's
not
enough
to
just
remove
the
money
it's
being
able
to
invest
in
industries
that
are
thriving,
that
are
good
for
our
economy,
good
for
our
city
and
good
for
folks
in
Boston,.
M
You,
madam
president,
first
off,
thank
you
to
my
dear
colleagues
and
friends,
the
at-large
council
from
Roslindale
the
district
one
council
from
East
Boston
for
their
leadership
on
this.
Very
briefly,
it's
been
a
long
meeting.
I
know
we
have
more
things
to
do,
but
I
just
want
to
reiterate
a
point.
I
often
make
when
talking
about
climate
issues,
and
that's
every
fiscal
conservative
ought
to
be
an
environmentalist
as
well.
That
is
particularly
true
as
it
relates
to
investing
and
divesting.
M
You
know
when
the
at-large
councils
from
Rossdale
and
I
first
did
a
hearing
on
it
back
in
2015.
It
was
still
seen
as
something
outside
the
mainstream
to
divest
from
fossil
fuels.
The
real
turning
point
was
2017.
That's
when
clean
energy
reached
a
critical
turning
point
according
to
Forbes
magazine
growth
and
cost
reductions
across
the
sector,
far
outperformed
expectations
based
on
policy
framework
alone,
reductions
in
costs
increases
in
scale
and
technology.
Improvements
have
fundamentally
changed
the
dynamics
of
the
clean
energy
market,
to
wit,
to
install
solar
panels.
M
Pv
panels
on
your
house
has
gone
down
in
price
70
percent
since
2010
and
that's
anger,
that's
that's
continuing
to
decrease.
As
the
technology
becomes
more
available
and
easier
and
smaller
and
more
effective,
2017
was
the
time
the
global
investment
exceeded
three
hundred
and
thirty
three
billion
dollars
in
clean
energy
companies,
the
amount
of
combined
fossil
fuels
and
nuclear
energy
100
44
billion
dollars.
It's
almost
it's
more
than
twice
as
successful
performing
in
the
market.
Renewable
energy
source
is
becoming
increasingly
more
effective
and
well.
M
The
reasons
why
we've
been
working
on
Community
Choice
energy
is
because
we
can
actually
increase
the
portfolio
while
saving
rate
payers
money
in
2017
clean
two
hundred
companies,
which
is
a
ranking
of
the
200
largest
publicly
traded
companies
that
are
involved
in
the
clean
energy
sector,
generated
a
ratio
of
return
of
32%
fossil
fuel
companies
and
fossil
fuels.
This
is
all
according
to
the
SP
standard,
Poor's
index
generated
a
ratio,
return
of
fifteen
point,
seven
percent.
M
Finally,
in
2018
New
York
City
was
the
first
major
city,
the
United
States
divest
from
fossil
fuels.
They
divested
their
nearly
two
hundred
billion
dollar
pension
London,
followed
suit
later
that
year,
Ireland
was
the
first
country
to
follow
suit.
Interestingly
enough,
New
York
State
did
not
follow
the
leadership
of
New
York
City
and,
as
a
result,
this
is
according
to
the
Guardian.
This
isn't
fake
news
link
The
Guardian
the
result
was
a
loss
of
approximately
seventeen
thousand
dollars
per
pensioner
for
a
new
UI.
M
He
worked
for
the
state
of
New
York
versus
if
he
worked
for
the
city
of
New
York.
Just
two
months
ago,
eleven
trillion
dollars
has
been
committed
to
divest
of
the
fossil
fuels
as
this
continues,
the
rate
of
return
will
only
get
better.
We
should
do
this
because
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
We
should
do
this
because
it
sends
an
important
message.
We
should
do
this
because
it
will
help
the
clean
energy
sector
grow,
and
we
should
do
this
because
we
will
get
better
returns
for
all
of
our
city,
employees
and
retirees.
B
You
councillor
Malley
at
this
Oh.
Actually
anyone
like
to
speak
on
this
matter
add
their
name.
Mr.
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Baker
councillor,
CMO
councillor,
sabe,
George,
councillor,
Flaherty,
Flynn,
a
councillor
garrison
councillor,
Janey,
McCarthy
counters.
They
come
as
well
as
the
chair
at
this
time.
Council,
woo,
Edwards
and
O'malley
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
one
six,
two
five,
all
those
in
favor
of
suspension
and
adoption,
say
aye
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
one.
Six
two
five
has
been
a.
H
You
and
I
first
wanted
to
thank
my
colleague,
counselor
Baker.
We
had
a
robust
conversation
about
student,
organizing
and
counselor
Baker
helped
to
navigate
that
conversation
where
the
entire
chamber
was
filled
with
folks
from
all
different
labor
sectors,
in
support
of
graduate
students
forming
unions
on
their
campuses
and
that
it
was
a
result.
60,000
graduate
students
of
form
unions,
since
the
Obama
administration
interpreted
that
NLRB.
Let
regulations
to
allow
for
graduate
students
to
organize
and
become
part
of
Union.
H
Today,
the
Trump
administration
is
proposing
to
strip
away
that
power
for
graduate
students
to
organize
and
to
hold
their
institutions
accountable
for
their
mistreatment.
Let's
be
very
clear:
these
are
workers,
they
are
also
students,
but
they
are
workers.
First,
they
are
creating
the
papers.
They
are
teaching
the
classes.
H
I
had
a
woman
come
to
me
before
I
was
in
politics
who
was
a
graduate
student
and
she
wanted
to
know
about
her
rights,
considering
that
she
was
pregnant
and
she
was
a
ph.d
program
and
her
professor,
who
was
her
also
control
of
her
program
and
her
twenty
years.
Have
investment
in
education
said
because
she
got
pregnant.
She
was
married
and
she
was
part
forming
a
family,
but
because
she
chose
to
do
that.
H
She
didn't
really
demonstrate
her
dedication
to
her
PhD
and
studies,
and
she
was
concerned
about
what
her
rights
were,
that
everything
she
had
was
for
naught.
She
had
no
place
to
go
by
the
State
University
standards.
She
was
not
considered
a
worker.
She
was
not
able
to
go
to
the
employee
MCAD
or
to
deal
with
all
of
those
different
issues
in
her
mind
and
that's
what
she
was
advised.
H
In
many
cases,
the
Union
on
other
campuses
was
all
that
they
had
so
today,
I'm
here
to
say
that
we
oppose
radically
opposed
any
stripping
of
the
ability
for
workers
to
come
together
and
form
a
union
including
workers
on
our
college
campuses.
Unfortunately,
at
the
hearing
that
councillor
Baker
held
all
the
invited
institutions,
northeastern
BC,
bu
and
Harvard
chose
not
to
come
and
said
they
chose
to
send
letters
that
ironically
noted
we're
going
to
wait
on
this
excuse
me.
H
They
should
be
ashamed
of
themselves
for
doing
that,
and
that's
a
hypocrisy
for
many
of
them
promoting
themselves
as
liberal
bastions
and
calling
us
out
in
many
cases
on
the
policies
that
we
have
in
Boston
as
the
city
of
Boston
and
they
can't
and
they
want
to
hide
behind
the
NLRB
under
the
Trump
administration.
So
I'm
asking
my
colleagues
to
support
this
resolution
in
completely
opposing
the
proposed
rule,
change
that
would
strip
those
workers
of
their
right
to
form
a
union.
B
O
To
thank
everyone.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Madam
president,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
council
Edwards
for
her
leadership
on
this
issue.
I
think
was
a
four-hour
hearing
that
we
had
one
night
and
we
listened
to
all
the
comments
from
a
lot
of
these
graduate
students.
One
student
in
particular,
was
a
woman
from
from
from
China
who
was
a
student
studying
for
her
PhD
and
she
was
working
and
she
was
worried
about
what
impact
her
immigration
status
would
have
if
anything
happened
to
her
employment.
O
So
not
only
are
we
impacting
the
students
were
impacting
their
immigration
status
as
well.
As
we
know,
a
lot
of
Boston
Boston's
economy
is
based
on
our
colleges
and
universities
in
international
students.
That's
that's
not
the
reason
I'm
supporting
the
councillor
Edwards
proposal,
but
it's
it's
about
fairness
for
everybody,
making
sure
that
all
workers
are
treated
fairly
are
treated
with
respect
and
dignity,
including
including
our
immigrant
graduate
students
that
also
are
here
contributing
to
the
Boston
economy,
and
they
also
need
some
protection
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
O
B
Mr.
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Flynn
councillor,
Baker
councillor,
co-moh,
councillor,
Flaherty,
councillor,
sabe,
George,
councillor,
Janey,
councillor,
McCarthy,
council,
Malley,
Council,
Wu,
counters
akin,
as
well
as
the
chair
at
this
time,
counselor
edward,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
one
six,
two
six,
all
those
in
favor
of
adoption,
say
aye
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
docket
one.
Six
two
six
has
been
adopted.
Talking.
M
You,
madam
president,
on
November
6th
earlier
this
month,
the
Joint
Committee
on
telecommunications,
utility
and
energy
held
a
hearing
on
h2,
eight,
four,
nine,
as
well
as
s19,
four
zero
and
act
for
utility
transition
to
using
renewable
energy,
otherwise
known
as
the
future
act
like
to
thank
the
sponsors
of
this
bill.
Senator
Cynthia,
creme,
rep,
Lori
Ehrlich,
as
well
as
representative
Christina,
Manucci
I'd,
also,
and
especially
like
to
thank
the
incredible
advocates
from
mothers
out
front
these
two
of
whom
are
today.
M
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
in
your
partnership
and
I
particularly
wanted
to
notice
someone
who
is
not
with
us
in
the
body
in
the
building
today,
but
that's
Jackie
Royce,
an
amazing
advocate
whom
all
of
you
know
she
has
been
a
tireless
advocate.
She
was
actually
I
believe
going
to
this
hearing
or
going
to
some
climate-related
bill
was
hit
by
a
car.
M
I'm
particularly
proud
of
the
the
momentum
for
this
bill
and
grateful
again
for
my
partnership
with
the
district
to
city
councilor
from
South
Boston
for
his
great
leadership
on
this,
because
this
is
not
dissimilar
from
one
of
the
first
ordinances
I
passed
as
a
member
of
this
body
with
some
of
you
I
think
many
of
you
weren't
on
the
body
at
the
time.
But
it
was
the
gas
leaks
ordinance
that
we
passed
back
in
2016.
It
was
signed
into
law
by
the
mayor
in
2016.
M
However,
the
ordinance
was
not
implemented
because
utility
company
sued
to
block
it
on
the
grounds
of
preemption,
meaning
that
the
state
law
would
supersede
city
law.
We've
had
sort
of
a
mixed
bag
of
success
through
the
judiciary
system,
but
many
of
the
provisions
that
we
outlined
in
our
ordinance-
you
know,
having
worked
so
closely
with
mothers
out
front
and
some
such
great
advocates
are
included
in
the
future'
act.
The
future
act
essentially
creates
a
road
map
for
gas
companies
to
transition
to
modern,
renewable
energy
thermals
by
2050.
M
It
addresses
the
neglect
of
gas
systems,
current
leaky
pipes
and
safety
challenges,
the
actual
improved
coordination
for
gas
leak,
repair
between
gas
companies
and
cities
and
towns
will
give
municipalities
an
effective
voice
in
proceedings
before
the
dpu,
by
permitting
municipalities
to
participate
in
adjudicatory
hearings
related
to
their
service
areas.
It
will
also
allow
individuals
and
municipalities
to
pursue
remedies
with
the
DEP
you
as
an
alternative
to
the
courts
for
claims
for
property
damage
included
during
gas
company
roadwork,
as
well
as
damage
to
trees
from
gas
leaks.
M
Gas
companies
would
have
to
notify
the
local
fire
chief
within
an
hour
finding
a
dangerous
gas
leak
and
they
would
be
required
to
be
audited
annually
for
safety
performance
as
well
as
leak
reports.
Now,
a
lot
of
the
the
meet
of
this
proposal
seems
common
sense
and
one
of
the
frustrating
things
from
my
vantage
point.
Many
of
you
is
that
the
many
utility
companies,
not
all
many,
have
been
fighting
these
common-sense
reforms.
How
do
we
have
better
coordination
when
we
open
up
a
street
tool,
a
fiber
optic
cables?
M
How
do
we
have
better
coordination
when
we've
got
water
and
sewer
work
happening?
A
lot
of
that
doesn't
exist.
This
will
help
us
fix
the
leaks.
This
will
help
us
move
and
transition
to
renewable
energy
sources,
which
I
just
articulated.
Why
that's
not
only
good
for
the
investment,
it's
also
good
for
the
rate
payer
as
well,
and
this
will
very
simply
put
build
a
safer
Boston.
It
addresses
public
health.
It
addresses
consumer
protection.
It
addresses
needless
ongoing
roadwork,
it's
quality
of
life.
M
It's
every
issue
that
we
were
sent
here
to
debate
and
work
on
really
wrapped
up
nicely.
I
know
that
often
I
speak
on
environmental
issues
and
something
that's
obviously
very
very
personal
to
me
and
I
know
to
all
of
you,
but
this
is
something
that's
beyond
this
gas
leaks
bill.
A
renewable
energy
bill
is
truly
as
a
quality
of
life
bill
that
will
have
incredibly
positive
impacts,
not
only
in
Boston
but
on
the
350
other
cities
and
towns
throughout
the
Commonwealth.
M
O
O
I
think
councillor
O'malley
covered
all
the
aspects
of
why
this
bill
is
important.
I
also
want
to
highlight
the
incredible
role
of
mothers
out
front
on
addressing
major
issues
in
our
city
throughout
Greater
Boston,
especially
on
gas
leaks
in
our
city
and
I,
know
that
this
bill
is
something
that
they
advocated
for
because
it
will
not
only
help
with
the
issue
of
gas
leaks,
but
it
will
also
create
a
path
for
gas
companies
and
gas
workers
to
transition
to
renewable
energy.
O
O
We
have
thousands
of
gas
leaks
in
our
city,
they're,
killing
our
trees
they're,
having
a
major
impact
on
how
our
environment
in
economy
as
well
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
to
my
colleague
and
friend,
counselor
O'malley,
for
including
me
and
again,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
mothers
out
front.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
Flynn
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
matter
add
their
name.
Mr.
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor,
Edwards
counsel,
Edwards,
councillor,
Baker,
countess,
llamo,
councillor,
asabi,
George,
council,
clarity,
councillor
Janey,
council,
McCarthy
counter
will
counter
Jacob
as
well
as
the
chair.
At
this
time.
Counselors
counselors,
O'malley
and
Flynn
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
1
6
to
7
all
those
in
favor
of
adoption,
say
aye
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
Docket
1
6
to
7
has
been
passed.
Moving
on
to
personnel
orders,
doc.
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Edward
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket,
one
six,
three
five,
all
those
in
favor
of
passage,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
iights
habit,
docket
one
six
three
five
has
been
passed,
so
there
is
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
to
so
for
docket,
one,
six,
three,
six
and
docket
one
six,
three,
seven,
a
substitute
substitution
of
language.
So,
on
the
agenda
there
are
four
names,
but
in
the
actual
order,
councillor
Flint's
office
wanted
three
names:
an
objection
to
substituting
these
two
for.
What's
in
currently
in
the
agenda,
no
objection!
Wonderful!
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Will
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
the
fifth
wave
file
matter,
all
those
in
favor
of
passage,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
fifth
late
file
matter
has
been
passed:
Thank
You
mr.
clerk.
At
this
time.
Anyone
wishing
to
remove
a
matter
from
the
green
sheets
moving
right
along
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
is
one
late
file
matter
for
today's
consent
agenda,
which
will
be
added
to
the
consent
agenda.
B
H
One
positive
announcement
and
one
announcement
of
the
passing
of
one
of
my
one
of
the
folks
in
East,
Boston
and
constituent
or
former
constituent
of
East
Boston
on
the
positive,
the
Edwards
empowerment
fund,
had
its
first
gala
and
thank
you.
I
wanted
to
thank
council
clarity
for
supporting
and
sponsoring
a
table
of
moms,
and
we
gave
away
for
scholarships
for
trade
school,
for
English
classes
and
for
nursing
school
and
for
Community
College,
all
two
local
moms,
with
two
to
three
kids,
each
who
are
dedicated
to
our
community
in
East
Boston.
H
It
was
a
huge
success
for
us
and
I
wanted
to
thank
I
know
those
of
you
who
couldn't
make
it
sent
a
wonderful
cards.
We
will
continue
this
I
think
now
new
tradition
and
making
sure
that
we
honor
the
Maverick
Street
mothers
and
the
organizing
of
parents
through
scholarships
for
those
who
want
to
make
have
that
second
chance
and
go
on
so
I'm
beyond
excited
and
I.
Look
forward
to
all
of
that.
H
I
wanted
to
congratulate
all
of
the
scholarship
winners
and
I
wanted
to
thank
all
the
committee
members
who
are
folks
with
the
YMCA
folks
who
work
with
the
parents.
Principals,
Tonia
Del
Rio
also
helped
make
select
the
very
difficult
decision
of
selecting
who
can
win
so
I
was
no
part
of
that.
I
just
got
to
hand
out
the
cheque,
so
I'm
fine
with
that
and
raise
the
money
but
I'm
fine
with
that.
H
On
another
note,
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
a
great
loss
for
those
of
us
in
East
Boston,
actually
in
in
Revere
Winthrop,
the
passing
of
joedamillio.
He
was
one
of
the
owners
of
off
the
boat
which
used
to
be
on
by
my
house
and
he's
awesome.
It
is
now
in
Revere
and
the
the
outpouring
of
grief
for
his
lost
forty
nine
years.
Young
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
take
a
moment
to
express
my
condolences
for
and
Tonetta
his.
His
just
acknowledge
that
his
passing
is
a
great
loss
for
us.
D
Think
you
Madame,
president
I
first
want
to
just
notice
that
the
conference
committee
has
agreed
to
language
for
the
student
Opportunity
Act,
which
many
of
us
have
worked
on,
and
that
is
today
happening
up
at
the
Statehouse
and
we're
hopeful.
Many
of
us
are
hopeful
that
the
governor
will
sign
the
bill
soon.
D
This
bill
will
invest
1.5
billion
dollars
in
long
overdue
funding
for
our
public
schools,
ensuring
that
we'll
be
able
to
improve
learning
conditions
for
special
education,
early
English,
language,
learners
and
low-income
students,
while
this
bill
does
not
maintain
local
control
over
district
plans
to
close
the
achievement
gap,
I'm
very
pleased
that
we
are
one
step
closer
to
having
a
fully
funded
and
more
equitable
Boston
public
schools.
Public
schools
across
the
state.
D
Second
I'd
like
to
note
that
this
week
is
national
hunger
and
homelessness
week,
and
this
annual
campaign
takes
place
the
week
before
Thanksgiving
to
raise
awareness
about
neighbors
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
hunger.
We
know
all
too
well
that
the
city's
experienced
a
crisis
is
experiencing
a
crisis
of
housing
and
displacement
due
to
the
shortage
of
affordable
units,
and
we
have
to
face
the
reality
here
that
one
in
a
1
in
11
people
and
1
in
9
children
in
Massachusetts,
also
struggle
with
hunger
in
Boston.
D
18
percent
of
our
people
on
average
are
food,
insecure
food
and
security
impacts,
Bostonians
disproportionately
and
dramatically
from
eight
point:
seven
percent
in
West
Roxbury
to
twenty
seven
point.
Four
percent
in
Roxbury.
Our
neighborhood
should
not
determine
the
life
outcomes
and
yet
in
2019
they
still
do
and
food
security
is
a
big
part
of
that
food
security
and
homelessness
are
inextricably
tied
and,
although
I've
spent
a
lot
of
my
time
working
on
the
issue
of
homelessness,
food
insecurity,
often
dips
into
those
conversations.
D
M
We've
registered
nearly
500
entities
across
the
Commonwealth
alone,
which
is
a
significant
number
and
what
is
obviously
a
very
low
turnout,
wonky
technical
election,
but
we
are
soon
upon
election
day,
which
will
be
this
Friday
so
from
12:00
to
3:00,
we're
gonna,
be
hosting
in
the
curly
room
opportunities
for
all
of
us
to
vote
staff
can
help
us
to
do
that.
It's
somewhat
wonky,
but
we
will
walk
you
through
the
process.
M
M
That's
laid
that
has
been
built
up
to
this
moment
means
that
we
can
actually
really
help
form
and
and
and
really
develop,
some
incredible
international
building
standards
that
is
so
critical,
particularly
in
coastal
communities,
as
it
relates
to
resiliency
so
hope
to
see
you
or
your
team
members
between
12:00
and
3:00
on
Friday,
and
thank
you
to
Jessica
Morris
from
my
team
for
coordinating
it
for
all
of
us.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
Malley
any
other
announcements.
I
just
want
to
make
a
couple.
One
today
marks
the
20th
international
trans,
transgender
Day
of
Remembrance,
which
was
actually
started
here
in
Boston
after
the
murder
of
a
woman
back
in
1998
in
Austin
actually,
and
her
name
was
Rita
Hester.
So
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
that
today,
the
twentieth
anniversary
of
that
remembrance
and
of
international
transgender
Day
of
Remembrance
most
people
forget
that
some
of
these
critical
events
started
right
here
in
our
city.
B
We
also
know
this
disproportionately
affects
women
but
of
course,
of
color
and
black
women.
So
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
I
also
wanted
to
acknowledge
when
I
guess
a
little
bit
more
positive,
know
the
Boston
civic
leaders
summit
that
I'm
hosting
this
weekend
at
the
EMK
Institute
or
emk
Kennedy
Institute
I'm,
the
JFK
Library.
It
is
Saturday,
it
is
free.
B
It
is
all
day
I
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
my
colleagues
as
well
as
your
incredible
staff
for
really
getting
this
out
to
the
Civic
Association
in
resident
leaders
all
across
the
city
of
Boston.
The
summit
is
designed
not
only
to
thank
the
folks
who
step
up
every
single
day
and
volunteer
their
time
for
free
to
advocate
for
the
issues
within
their
community,
but
to
do
it
in
partnership
with
each
and
every
one
of
us.
So
it's
a
way
for
us
to
thank
them.
B
The
day
will
also
offer
substantive
workshops
around
leadership:
racial
equity,
how
we
take
care
of
ourselves
as
leaders
as
volunteer
residents,
civic
association
leaders,
staff
and
council
staff.
Central
staff
have
signed
up
to
also
join
us
for
that
day.
So,
thank
you.
You
guys
are
also
partners
in
the
work,
the
staff
that
serve
us
and
serve
with
us,
I'm
and,
of
course,
central
staff.
Our
lovely
congresswoman,
Ayanna
Preston,
will
be
one
of
the
speakers
who
will
sort
of
close
us
out
that
day
and
other
speakers
as
well.
B
So,
even
if
you
can
stop
by
for
a
little
bit,
that
would
be
wonderful.
If
you
stop
by
in
the
beginning,
I
can
acknowledge
you.
People
can
see
you
and
wave
at
you.
We
had
to
RSVP
for
this
event
and
we're
expecting
almost
500
people
and
the
great
thing
about
it.
It
brings
Civic
Association
leaders
from
all
across
the
city
of
Boston
together
at
a
time
when,
frankly,
coming
out
of
Washington
folks
want
to
divide
us
or
separate
us,
and
so
it's
a
great
opportunity.
I
think
it's
quite
timely.
B
So
thank
you
to
each
and
every
one
of
my
colleagues
for
supporting
the
effort
of
course,
Thanksgiving
enjoy.
It
have
a
great
one,
but
last
but
certainly
not
least,
I
have
to
acknowledge
one
of
my
team
members
who
was
leaving
us
in
her
last
days
on
November,
29th
and
I,
told
myself
not
to
cry.
Then
it
was
like
girl
just
express
whatever
you
feel,
and
that
is
Caroline
who
is
sitting
over
there
with
her
lovely
green
turtleneck
on
and
her
lovely
glasses.
B
She
has
been
with
me
before:
I
became
counselor
Campbell
when
I
was
just
simply
Andrea.
She
was
my
field
director
on
my
campaign.
I
hired
her
as
well
as
my
campaign
manager,
two
incredible
women
who
had
never
worked
as
a
field
director
and
as
a
campaign
manager
ever
before,
and
it
was
important
to
me
to
give
opportunity
not
only
to
women
but
to
people
of
color
who
work
with
us
in
the
trenches
to
put
us
in
these
positions.
I
will
share
a
story
really
quickly
when
my
campaign
manager
went
on
a
trip.
B
She
left
me
with
Caroline
to
say
this:
is
you
know,
Caroline
we're
connecting
and
I
was.
You
know,
obviously
contemplating
hire
her
hiring
her
and
I
was
like
come
back,
come
get
this
girl?
No!
No!
No,
and
you
know,
by
opening
up
my
heart
by
becoming
more
vulnerable
by
healing
through
some
really
painful
pieces
of
my
own
story.
I
have
grown
to
love
her
to
respect
her.
B
She
has
been
a
partner
in
the
work
one
of
my
confidence
I'm,
so
proud
of
the
growth
in
you
from
what
I
saw
on
day,
one
to
where
you
are
now
and
as
she
explores
some
new
opportunities
and
opportunities
to
grow
in
various
skill
sets
of
things
she
started
to
develop
in
our
office.
Wanted
everyone
to
know
just
how
special
she
is
to
me,
and
each
of
us
obviously
share
that
with
our
staff
members,
so
Caroline.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
for
sticking
with
me
during
the
very
hard
times,
and
you
know,
as
and
I'll
name
it
a
young
white
woman
to
go
into
Dorchester,
to
go
into
Matapan,
to
go
into
a
district
predominately
district
of
color
and
to
door
knock,
and
she
knows
my
district
inside
and
out
and
knows
the
residents
personally
is
a
testament
to
your
character.
They
respect
you.
My
residents
are
calling
me
and
like.
Where
is
she
going?
B
How
dare
you
let
her
go
and
they
love
her
and
it's
just
an
example
of
when
you
get
to
know
people
you
put
aside
what
you
think
is
different,
whether
it's
demographics
or
anything
else
to
know
each
other's
stories
and
why
we
do
this
work.
Beautiful
relationships
come
out
as
a
result,
so
I
know
my
residents
are
just
devastated.
Of
course,
my
team
members
as
well
to
lose
her
but
very
proud
of
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
and
thank
you.
B
Thank
you
and
there'll
be
a
reception
next
week.
We
of
course
I
think
I
already
sent
information
I'll
invite
all
of
you,
particularly
the
staff
members
of
all
the
counselors,
because
there
is
a
bond
between
staff
to
join,
to
celebrate
and
to
have
a
wonderful
time
and
again
enjoy
your
Thanksgiving
knowing
to
colleagues
staff
members
as
well,
I'd,
like
everyone
at
this
point
to
rise,
as
we
guess,
council
members
and
staff
adjourned.
Today's
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals.
B
For
councillor
O'malley
mark
Joseph
Sark,
a
lieutenant
Joseph
Finneran
for
councillor
Janey
Dora
viola
daily
Andrew
Swain
Valerie
rose,
st.
Louis
for
councillor
flower,
tea,
Ronald
Meyers
for
councillor
clarity
and
O'malley
Rose
Pappas
in
Council
Edwards
remind
me
because
I
don't
see
the
person
you
just
spoke
of
who's,
not
listening,
Joseph
D'amelio,
who
was
just
spoken
of
by
our
colleague
councillor
Edwards,
for
councillor
for
the
chair,
Luke
Walker,
and
for
the
entire
council.
This
is
our
councilor
elect.
Who
will
be
joining
us
Kinzie
box,
grandfather,
John,
Beamish,
Lister
a
moment
of
silence.
Please.
B
Thank
you
at
this
time.
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
memory
of
the
aforementioned
individuals.
We
are
scheduled
to
meet
again
in
this
chamber
and
Wednesday
December
4th
at
12:00
noon
in
this
chamber
at
Boston,
City
Hall,
all
those
in
favor
of
adjournment,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
habit.
The
council's
adjourned.