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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on November 9, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on November 9, 2022
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C
You
know,
give
me
your
bio,
and
he
said
all
that
people
need
to
know
is
that
I'm
from
Georgia
and
I
love
people
both
of
those
things
are
true,
but
I
think
that
he
is
meritorious
of
me
reading
this
brief
bio
about
what
who
he
is
and
how
he
contributes
to
our
city.
So
Reverend
art
Gordon
is
a
fifth
generation
Pastor
from
Georgia.
After
receiving
his
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
in
history
from
Savannah
State
University,
he
attended
Boston,
University
School
of
Theology.
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As
a
student,
he
was
a
vice
president
of
the
Student
Association,
a
recipient
of
the
Donald,
a
Wells
prize
for
preaching
and
abducted
into
the
student
Honor
Society
after
graduating,
with
the
Masters
in
Divinity
in
2017
Reverend
Gordon
was
selected
as
the
youngest
Pastor
in
the
history
of
the
Saint
John
Missionary
Baptist
Church
in
Roxbury.
He
recently
celebrated
his
fifth
year
of
Pastor
Ministry
to
the
Roxbury
Community
Reverend
Gordon,
served
as
the
Roxbury
neighborhood
Captain
for
spark
Boston
in
2016-2017.
he's
a
new
leaders
Council
fellow
and
a
member
of
Alpha
Phi
Alpha
Fraternity
Incorporated.
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He
also
works
as
a
senior
advisor
for
congresswoman
Ayanna
Presley,
formerly
of
this
chamber,
where
he
leads
on
community
engagement
and
stakeholder
management.
He
is
married
to
Portia
Franklin,
Gordon
and
father
to
Jackson
Gordon.
If
you
have
not
had
the
opportunity
here
and
preach,
I
really
encourage
you
to
make
it
out
to
St
John.
His
gift
is
palpable
and
obvious
to
everyone
who
has
the
blessing
to
hear
his
word
and
he's
also
really
funny.
So
he,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
jokes
in
there.
So
thank
you,
Reverend
Gordon,
for
blessing
us
today.
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Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you,
counselor,
Ruth
Z,
and
to
all
whatever
your
posture
is
for
prayer.
I
would
invite
you
to
join
me.
Oh
God.
We
give
thanks
for
this
new
day
that
you
have
made,
and
we
give
thanks
for
an
opportunity
to
live
in
this
world.
We
thank
you
for
this
great
city
of
Boston.
It's
Rich
history,
it's
culture
and
its
traditions,
and
we
give
you
thanks
for
the
work
we
are
doing
today
to
make
its
future
even
better.
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D
We
envision
a
city
where,
no
matter
your
background
or
the
language,
you
speak
that
everywhere
you
go
is
accessible
to
you.
We
envision
a
city
where
violence
is
usurp
by
Love
by
hope
and
by
Justice,
give
us
the
strength
and
the
power
to
continue
to
work
in
such
a
way
that
makes
this
city
a
better
place,
help
us
not
to
forget
the
homeless,
the
hungry,
the
tire,
the
Warren,
the
abuse,
the
loss
help
us
to
keep
those
in
our
minds,
as
we
work
together
hand
in
hand
to
make
this
city
better.
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E
A
A
Approval
of
the
minutes
now
we're
on
to
the
approval
of
the
first
order,
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes,
which
is
seeing
and
hearing
no
seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter
that
she
had
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting.
All
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
say
aye
Allah.
A
B
Doctor
number
1390
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
transmitting
a
communication
from
the
Boston
landmarks
commission
for
city
council
action
on
the
designation
of
the
petition
number
259.17,
the
bond
Hampton
house,
88
Lambert
Avenue,
Roxbury
Mass,
in
effect
after
December
1st
2022,
if
not
acted
upon.
Thank.
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B
A
G
You
Mr
President.
We
had
this
hearing
on
Monday
out
at
the
bowling
building
and
I
wanted
to
thank
the
BPS
and
bowling
building
staff
for
enabling
that
and
igr
for
helping
to
coordinate
and
special
thanks
to
our
Central
staff,
Megan
Candace
and
Ethan,
for
a
lot
of
work
setting
up
out
there.
We
were
there
because
elections
was
in
the
chamber,
but
I
think
it
just
underscored
them
that
it
is.
It
is
challenging
having
off-site
hearings
and
so
really
grateful
to
the
council
staff.
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They
were
the
administration
panel
and
then
there
was
also
an
advocate
panel
family
suggested
as
healing
the
Boston
cyclist
Union
and
many
other
Coalition
members
who
both
wrote
in
and
gave
public
testimony.
There
were
a
number
of
counselor
info
requests
that
came
out
of
that,
so
I
just
wanted
to
flag
for
everybody
that
were
in
the
process
of
collating
those
into
a
formal
information
request
and
we'll
be
sending
it
over
to
the
department.
G
The
I
think
you
know,
as
as
folks
know,
we
had
to
recess
the
hearing
for
a
while,
because
that
we
couldn't
get
the
floor
seated
back
and
so
I
just
want
to
underscore
that
I
think
you
know
no
matter
how
heated
everybody
feels
about
any
particular
issue.
We
have
to
be
able
to
have
public
hearings
where
people
speak
at
the
mic
and
then,
when
they're
asked
to
see
the
mic
see
the
microphone
to
the
next
person.
We
had
dozens
of
people
testifying
on
Monday.
G
G
A
lot
of
the
actual
details
on
the
details
are
in
the
Police
contract
and
so
I
think
it
will
continue
to
relate
to
further
conversation
that
our
committee
is
having
about
the
contract
and
relates
to
the
negotiations
that
are
ongoing
at
the
bargaining
table
today,
and
so
I
expect
to
have
further
action
on
like
on
this
front,
but
for
now
Mr
President.
We're
just
asked
to
keep
it
in
committee.
Thank
you.
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A
I
filed
a
hearing
order
last
year
in
earlier
this
year
on
this
issue,
because
this
was
one
of
the
issues
that
impacted
many
people
with
disabilities
across
the
city.
As
you
know,
televisions
in
public
places
have
often
played
an
important
role
in
conveying
information
to
the
public.
They
broadcast
press
conferences
from
public
officials,
Breaking
News,
public
health
updates
and
other
critical
programming
that
provides
information
and
resources
to
residents.
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A
Thank
you,
Council
Braden
and
looking
forward
to
working
with
all
of
my
colleagues
and
I
know:
they've
been
strong
supporters
for
persons
with
disabilities
across
our
city.
So,
looking
forward
to
working
again
with
our
colleagues
and
with
the
original
co-sponsor
as
well
Council
of
Luigi.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Council
Braden,
the.
C
You
I
mean
I
want
to
thank
president
for
bringing
this
important
issue
to
the
fore.
It's
something
that
I've
heard
about
from
constituents.
It's
something
that
I
care
deeply
about,
just
as
a
person
as
a
chair
of
the
civil
rights
committee,
I
think
it's
vitally
important
that
we
provide
and
require
closed
captioning
myself.
C
I
want
closed
captioning
on
on
TVs
for
at
restaurants
and
bars,
because
it's
often
really
even
hard
to
hear
what's
happening
so
closed.
Captioning
is
vitally
important
to
death,
hard
of
hearing
those
with
loss
with
hearing
loss
due
to
age
or
illness,
developmental
disabilities,
sensory
disabilities,
non-native
English
speakers
and
others.
It's
important
that
we
make
all
public
televisions
turn
on
closed
captioning
to
allow
individuals
to
fully
experience
the
program
without
ever
having
to
actually
hear
the
audio
track.
C
When
a
program
is
closed,
captioned
individuals
can
pick
up
on
sarcasm,
understand
the
anger
of
a
crowd
or
understand
who
is
talking
when
they're,
not
on
screen
without
closed
captioning.
All
of
this
important
information
is
lost
and
those
without
it,
without
here
with
hearing
difficulties,
miss
out
while
closed
captioning
technology
exists.
It's
not
helpful
if
it's
not
being
used
in
countless
restaurants,
bars
waiting
rooms
and
the
like
televisions
play
without
closed
captioning.
For
no
other
reason,
then
they
weren't
set
up
to
do
so.
C
I
recently
was
out
watching
the
woman's
soccer
finals,
and
we
had
to
you
know,
make
sure
that
the
bar,
you
know,
turned
on
closed
captioning,
so
that
we
could
make
sure
we
were
picking
up
on
everything.
So
it's
really
just
time
that
we
change
this
behavior
and
I
want
to
commend
the
disabilities
commission
for
always
centering
the
needs
of
those
who
are
disabled
and
differently.
C
Abled
I
was
just
working
with
them
in
close
partnership
this
week
on
issues
of
access,
accessibility
in
our
streets,
and
it
really
does
need
to
be
part
of
the
center
of
everything
we
do
think
about
those
who
are
often
not
centered
and
are
excluded
and
make
sure
that
we
try
to
censor
them
and
all
that
we
do
so.
Thank
you,
president
Flynn,
for
bringing
this
to
the
floor
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
this
yeah.
J
J
We
also
learned
that
one
of
the
issues
that
bubble
up
to
the
top
in
regards
to
closed
captioning
is
that
when
there's
a
state
of
emergency
and
information
that
needs
to
be
shared
needs
to
also
be
accessible
to
those
who
have
hard
of
hearing,
and
so
as
someone
who's
always
uplifting.
The
needs
to
represent
all
means.
All
I'm
really
excited
to
support
this
effort
and
ask
my
colleague
to
consider
adding
me
as
a
third
sponsor
to
join
you
alongside
making
it
happen
based
on
the
works
that
we've
done
over
the
last
two
years
on
this.
I
I
Anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name:
counselor
of
loyal
counselor
Bach
concert,
Coletta
concert,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
counselor,
Flaherty,
counselor
Lara
comes
from
here,
counselor
Murphy
and
Contra
bread,
a
docket
one.
Three
nine
two
will
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations.
Thank
you.
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A
K
K
Thank
you.
Councilor
president
Flynn,
there
has
been
an
ongoing
process
of
community
engagement
and
activism,
led
by
Siddiqui
cambon
long,
along
with
Nubian
Square
Coalition
and
black
Community
Information
Center,
with
the
support
of
significant
sectors
of
the
community
to
change
the
name
of
the
Roxbury
library
in
Nubian
Square
to
the
Nubian
Library.
K
Both
meru
and
David
Leonard
have
made
statements
favorable
to
such
a
change,
but
as
of
yet
no
concrete
steps
have
been
made
or
have
been
taken
to
implement
the
name
change
in
fact,
recently
after
being
led
to
believe
that
the
library
Board
of
Trustees
was
the
final
decision
maker
in
the
name
process,
we
came
to
discover
that
it
is
actually
the
public
facilities
commission
that
has
the
authority
to
change
the
name.
Mind
you.
This
is,
after
month
of
Engagement
activist
meetings
and
discussions.
K
Well,
they
say
information
is
power,
so,
but
since
learning
that
it
is
the
public
facilities
commission
that
ultimately
makes
a
decision,
we
haven't
heard
anything
from
them
either.
Despite
a
couple
of
inquiries,
in
any
case,
it
strikes
me
that
this
process
should
not
be
that
difficult
Dudley
square
recently
becoming
a
Nubian
square
and
the
library
is
the
very
same
same
neighborhood
and
obviously
a
staple
in
the
African
American
Community.
The
name
serves
to
honor.
K
The
African
ancestry
of
the
predominantly
black
community
in
LA
in
library,
is
that
the
library
is
in
and
it
acts
to
pay
tribute
to
those
who
remember
a
Nubian
notion.
A
thriving
black
owned
business
for
close
to
50
I
would
say
about
close
to
50
years
on
146
Dudley
Street
in
the
heart
of
Roxbury,
actually
also
on
Warren
Street
I,
actually
used
to
work
at
anubi
Notions
when
I
was
just
15.
K
along
with
my
other
jobs,
but
in
in
my
efforts
to
support
my
family
at
a
very
young
age
to
small
black
owned
business
was
very
supportive
to
young
black
teens
in
the
hood
and
so
shout
out
to
anubi
Notions
and
all
of
its
innovators.
In
short,
I
believe
this
name
changes
a
winning
move.
It
would
just
harken
back
to
both
Asian
and
modern
history
and
black
community
and
send
a
positive
message
to
activists
and
Advocates
that
their
concerns
are
respected
by
those
in
positions
of
power
within
our
city.
K
A
A
A
A
K
A
K
You,
president
Flynn
El
students
make
up
to
a
third
of
the
students
in
BPS.
We
all
have
talked
about
this
and
have
worked
on
these
issues
and
I
know
that
this
is
one
that
we
all
care
deeply
about.
Ell
students
and
their
parents
often
need
more
specialized
assistance
to
help
to
deal
with
language
barriers.
K
Many
parents
of
yellow
parents
do
not
speak
English
at
a
professional
level
to
be
able
to
assist
their
children
with
educational
process,
thereby
supporting
their
academic
success.
Staff
School
staff
are
at
times
ill-equipped
to
assist
them.
In
addition
to
language
barriers,
many
parents
of
ell
students
have
a
lack
of
knowledge
about
U.S
education
system,
making
them
less
likely
to
speak
up
and
assert
themselves.
Many
of
these
parents
are
forced
to
work,
multiple
jobs.
K
They
are
overworked
and
underpaid,
leaving
them
without
the
time
and
energy
to
attend
school
meetings
and
be
as
engaged
in
their
child's
education
as
they
would
want
to
be.
This
state
of
affairs
needs
to
be
addressed.
I
recently
met
with
some
Advocates
and
BPS
administrative
staff,
who
also
are
expressing
the
need
to
be
more
proactive
or
intentional
in
how
we
address
this.
Need
all
parents
of
BPS
students
have
the
right
to
access
essential
information
in
their
preferred
language
of
communication,
and
so
therefore
I
hope
to
once
again
work
with
my
colleagues
on
this
hearing
order.
K
I
also
taught
esol
classes
to
these
to
some
of
these
parents
in
the
parents
and
in
the
here
at
University
program
that
they
have
so
deeply
I'm
invested
in
this
issue
and
looking
forward
to
seeing
how
we
can
actually
support
or
work
with
the
administration
to
look
at
how
we're
allocating
funds
to
supporting
parents
in
learning
English
again
so
that
they
can
support
their
child's
academic
success.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
C
Thank
you,
president
Flynn
and
I
just
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
councilor
Tanya
Fernandez
Anderson,
for
bringing
this
order.
Hearing
order
to
the
floor.
I
just
think
it's
an
incredibly
important
topic
and
she
highlighted
the
importance
why
it's
so
important.
Of
course,
you
know
our
primary
responsibility
and
obligation
is
to
this.
To
is
to
our
students
who
we've
seen
lagging
behind,
especially
when
it
comes
to
our
English
language
Learners.
C
It
is
a
vector
where
this,
where
parents
interact
with
government
with
the
public
resource
and
I,
think
that
if
we
can
be
more
intentional
in
that
space
to
make
sure
that
we
are
providing
resources
to
parents
so
that
they
can
Thrive
so
that
they
can
know
about
better.
You
know
job
opportunities,
maybe
even
with
the
city
or
learn
more
about
the
English
esol
classes
they
can
take
for
themselves.
I
think
that
would
be
great.
C
My
father,
you
know,
I
wasn't
I,
grew
up
speaking
both
languages,
pretty
bilingual
from
a
young
age,
but
my
father
organized
all
of
the
parents
in
my
Elementary
School,
who
were
English
language
Learners
into
a
parent's
Association
while
he
was
hustling
at
all
of
his
different
jobs
and
I.
Just
think
that
we
need
to
think
about
how
we
can
better
support
that
level
of
Engagement
from
the
parents
of
our
ell
students,
so
that
we
can
see
them
thriving,
and
we
know
now
and
I've
talked
about
this
ad
nauseam.
C
A
J
You
Mr
President
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues,
particularly
councilor
Anderson,
for
having
the
foresight
to
really
recognize
that,
while,
yes
there's
a
conversation
around
English
language,
Learners
and
students,
there's
a
very
different
conversation
to
be
had
around
the
parents
who
are
navigating
the
space
right.
These
are
two
separate
issues
and
oftentimes.
When
we
come
into
this
chamber,
we
try
to
mix
everything
all
into
one
but
unpacking
them
and
dedicating
time
to
each
is
really
strategic
and
smart
of
you.
J
So
I
really
do
appreciate
you
bringing
this
to
the
floor,
and
you
know
I
often
talk
about
the
fact
that
my
mom,
you
know
was
undocumented
for
a
period
of
time
and
we
think
about
a
lot
of
families
who
are
coming
to
this
country.
Many
recent
arrivals
who
have
interrupted
education.
So
it's
language
access,
but
it's
also
their
understanding
of
the
importance
of
education
and
how
how
important
it
is
for
them
to
be
fierce
advocates
for
their
children.
J
You
know,
as
the
official
translator
for
my
mom
I,
got
away
with
a
lot
of
things,
including
dropping
out
of
school
and
going
back
because
I
translated
for
her.
So
whenever
there
was
a
call
about
me,
skipping
school
I'd
be
like
and
I
would
say,
whatever
I
felt
I
needed
to
say
so
that
my
mom
would
not
know.
This
is
an
issue
and
I'm
sure
this
is
an
issue
that
still
continues
today
and
I.
J
Think
that
this
level
of
investment
and
really
making
sure
that
we're
supporting
English
language
Learners
and
their
parents
is
crucial
in
setting
students
up
for
Success.
So
I
really
do
look
forward
to
hosting
the
hearing
and,
more
importantly,
identifying
what
it
is
that
we
need
to
do
to
change
this
for
our
families
and
I'm
glad
that
BPS
is
in
the
early
stages
of
developing
their
budget,
because
this
is
sounding
the
alarm.
But
this
needs
to
be
a
priority
issue
in
terms
of
support.
L
L
So
I
will
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
hearing
and
the
work
ahead,
but
I
do
want
to
make
sure
we
focus
on
making
sure
that
these
language
access
resources
are
at
the
classroom
teacher
level,
because
it's
the
teachers
who
are
day
in
and
day
out,
communicating
with
the
parents
and
oftentimes
they'll
say
well.
We
do
that
there
is
an
office.
L
Your
newsletter
can
be
translated
if
you
send
it
to
this
email,
but
we
definitely
need
to
make
sure
that
when
a
parent
needs
to
know
if
it's
10
o'clock
or
if
it's
at
bus
pick
up
or
drop
off,
so
just
making
sure
we
focus
in
on
the
teachers
and
the
Paris
who
are
working
directly
and
the
school
bus
drivers
with
the
parents,
because
that's
who
our
parents
communicate
mostly
with.
So
thank
you
for
this
hearing
and
I
look
forward
to
the
work
ahead.
Thank.
A
M
We
just
voted
on
1.3
billion
dollars
within
BPS,
and
there
were
initial
investments
in
ensuring
that
there
were
family
Liaisons
in
every
single
school
and
ensuring
that
they
speak
a
second
language.
But
we
know
that
we
can
be
doing
so
much
more.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
again
for
your
for
your
leadership,
and
we
know
that
BPS
has
struggled
to
support
families
where
English
is
a
second
language,
and
that
has
directly
impacted
the
trajectory
of
those
kids
that
live
in
my
district
and
so
again.
M
I
commend
you
in
your
intentionality
in
naming
all
of
the
stakeholders
in
the
administration,
including
the
equity
cabinet
and
those
at
BPS
who
are
in
that
that
work
as
well
and
I,
really
look
forward
to
centering
parent
and
guardian
voices
in
the
conversation,
because
it's
really
their
perspective
and
lived
experience
that
will
make
us
do
better
and
I
also
think
that
we
should
be
looking
to
them
for
leading
the
way
we
could
do.
The
East
Boston
high
school
model,
where
we
recruit
from
parents
to
be
in
these
positions.
M
A
A
A
K
Assistant
clerk
you're
doing
fabulous.
Thank
you,
I'm,
requesting
17
F's,
because
it's
imperative
for
that.
We
know
how
our
City's
resources
have
been
used.
Who
is
accessing
these
resources?
What
is
a
race
of
the
people
accessing
these
resources
and
what
percentages?
What
is
the
class
background
and
gender
of
that
are
being
impacted
in
order
for
us
to
move
forward
and
acquire
an
understanding
of
how
our
city
allocates
resources?
We
must
have
a
concrete
data
that
demonstrates
point
to
by
Point
how
our
City's
money
has
been
spent.
K
Some
of
you
may
remember
that
I
filed
the
equity
hearing
or
a
hearing
order
on
equity
in
the
budget
and
I
think
that
these
17
F's
you'll
see
a
lot
of
them.
So
I
won't
take
much
of
your
time
up
here
or
in
the
future.
It's
in
preparation
I
think
it's
important
for
me
to
aggregate
some
of
this
data
in
order
to
properly
inform
the
hearing
coming
forward.
K
However,
I
think
that
across
the
board
in
our
city
during
the
budget
season,
we
saw
how
inequitable
or
racially
inequitable
we
are
spending
money
in
or
Contracting
out,
so
I
look
forward
to
getting
that
information
and
to
the
administration.
I
think
that
it's
important
for
them
to
for
me
to
acknowledge
that
this
is
this
is
still
collaborative
work
here,
whether
it's
a
17f
or
I'm,
placing
a
phone
call
or
an
email
to
you.
Really.
It's
not
you
know
bringing
down
a
gavel.
I
am
I'm,
just
a
speck
on
a
leaf.
K
I
am
small
and
I'm
just
here
to
do
some
work
and
in
full
transparency.
I
think
it
looks
like
this
that
I
file
and
that
I
come
on
public
platform
and
I'm
able
to
say,
hey,
look,
I,
knew
this
information,
and
can
we
have
a
conversation
about
it
and
I'm
going
to
prepare
the
information
and
then
we're
going
to
have
a
conversation,
and
hopefully
we
can
all
put
our
money
where
our
mouth
is.
Thank
you.
A
Have
it
DOC
at
1395
has
passed
Council
Fernandez
Anderson,
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket,
one
three,
nine
six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
right,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
a
dock
at
one
three:
nine
six
is
past
Council
Fernandez
Anderson
sink
suspension
of
the
rules
in
passage
of
Doc
at
1397,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
saying,
hey.
If
you
guys
haven't
talk
at
one
three,
nine
seven
has
passed
we're
on
to
Personnel
orders
assistant
clerk.
Please
read
docket
one
three,
nine
eight,
please.
A
A
A
A
I
I
am
informed
by
the
court
that
there
are
two
additional
late
file
matters.
The
additional
late
file
matters
include
a
letter
of
absence
and
Council
Worrell,
a
resolution
from
Council
Fernandez
Anderson.
The
late
file
matters
should
be
on
everyone's
desk.
We
will
take
a
vote
to
add
these
items
into
the
agenda.
All
those
in
favor
of
adding
the
late
file
matters
into
the
agenda
say
aye
aye.
Thank
you.
The
late
file
matters
have
been
added
to
the
agenda
assistant
Claire.
A
H
Okay,
November
9
2022,
dear
president,
Flynn
and
Council
colleagues,
please
be
advised
that
I
am
unable
to
attend
today's
city
council
meeting
as
I
will
be
out
of
the
state.
My
staff
will
be
in
attendance
and
I
would
review
the
tapes
of
the
meeting
when
it
becomes
available.
Thank
you,
bye
and
we're.
A
N
N
H
Walgreens
should
not
open
any
new
location
in
Boston
until
they
have
committed
to
affirmation,
postponement,
allow
them
the
city
and
the
communities
to
assess
the
impact
neighborhoods
properly.
Therefore,
the
Boston
city
council
call
upon
Walgreens
to
postpone
and
propose
closure
of
the
stores
location
in
several
of
Boston
preliminary
black
wrong
and
working-class
communities,
and
they
should
not
open
any
new
store
in
the
city
until
they
agreed
to
do
so
proud
on
November
9,
2022.
A
K
Thank
you,
council
president
Flynn
Walgreens
recently
announced
that
it
will
be
closing
three
of
their
locations
in
Roxbury,
Mattapan
and
Hyde
Park,
all
predominantly
working
class
communities
with
majorities
black
and
brown
residents.
The
announcements
of
said
closures
were
made
in
a
stealth
manner,
with
insufficient
time
allotted
for
customers
and
workers
to
plan
for
the
terminations
of
the
establishments.
K
My
team
is
very
thorough,
y'all
I'm
not
going
today,
but
I
really
just
want
to
emphasize
that.
Obviously,
this
is
a
big
ask,
but
I
want
to
have
a
conversation
about
it.
It
is
a
resolution.
I
want
to
have
a
conversation
about
it
and
really
be
able
to
assess
how
these
closures
are
impacting
our
communities.
We've
held
a
community
listening
session,
I've
called
Walgreens
several
times.
We've
sent
them
letters
and
we
visited
inspectional
Services
call
out
constructional
service
several
times
over
there
and
then
I
compared
the
locations.
K
I
went
to
downtown
in
different
areas
and,
of
course,
in
other
more
affluent
communities,
Walgreens
seems
to
be
doing
beautifully
and
clean
and
smells
good
and
everything
is
doing
fine
and
well
stocked
with
security
and
staff,
and
so
hopefully,
Walgreens
will
be
receptive
to
this
conversation
and
really
understanding
you
are
making
money
in
in
communities
of
lower
social
economic
class,
and
yet
you
are
profiting
and
making
talking
a
huge
profit
margin
in
increased
2.5
million
billion
dollars
a
lot
of
money.
So,
hopefully
again
you
guys
sorry.
K
My
Council
colleagues
will
support
me
in
this
conversation
to
really
hold
them
accountable.
It's
not!
Okay,
again
we
have
a
lot
of
elderly
senior
homes
in
Nubian
Square
in
and
around
Roxbury
Mattapan
and
everyone
is
just
devastated
and
not
knowing
what
the
solution
will
be.
So
we're
making
efforts
I'm
open
to
suggestions
from
my
colleagues,
if
you
like,
to
offer,
of
course,
any
types
of
services
or
resources
that
may
assist
in
terms
of
Transportation
or
delivery
services
for
pharmaceuticals,
please
I'm
I'm
open
to
talking
so
that
we
can
assist
our
constituents.
A
M
You
council,
president
Flynn
and
thank
you
again:
councilor
Fernandez
Anderson
for
your
leadership
I
think
it's
reprehensible
that
a
major
corporation
is
actively
telling
a
broad
swath
of
people
too
bad,
so
sad
when
it
comes
to
their
health
and
wellness
and
putting
their
profits
first
and
I.
Vividly
remember,
I
was
I
was
young
at
the
time.
Everybody
knows
what
I'm
doing
as
well.
I
remember
Mayor
Menino
at
the
time
telling
Chick-fil-A
to
kick
rocks
when
they
were
being
discriminatory
towards
the
lgbtq
community,
and
so
we
can
do
this.
M
J
J
If,
if
we're
going
to
have
a
conversation
like
a
hearing
on
this
too,
if
that's
what
you're
asking
for,
because
I
do
think
that
there
is
an
opportunity
for
us
here
on
the
council
to
really
look
at
how
people
are
doing
business
in
our
city
and
what
opportunities
exist
for
Walgreens
to
put
the
money
where
their
mouth
is
and
if
they're
going
to
shut
down
how
they
can
invest
in
smaller
mom
and
pop
own
pharmacies.
That
I
know
there's
Pharmacy
Lux,
that
is
in
Mission
Hill
area.
J
It's
owned
by
a
Latino
group
of
folks.
So
I
think
that
there
are
opportunities
for
us
to
seize
this
moment,
to
encourage
Walgreens
to
if
they're,
going
to
shut
down.
How
that
we
can
reallocate
some
of
those
resources
to
support
small
minority
business
owners
to
be
able
to
do
that,
as
well
as
providing
the
financial
resources.
If
we're
going
to
set
up
delivery
services
to
set
to
to
have
them
pay
for
it,
because
when
there
is
a
will,
there
is
a
way
and
I
think
everybody
needs
to.
You
know
pay.
J
So
we
just
like
to
offer
that,
as
we
continue
to
have
this
conversation
and
I
am
in
support
of
the
resolution,
as
is
but
am
curious
to
know
if
the
lead
sponsor
is
considering
hosting
a
hearing,
because
I
think
it
is
worth
a
conversation
diving
in
a
little
bit
deeper
to
figure
out
how
we
can
make
this
happen
and
yeah
add
my
name
and
me
as
a
third
sponsor.
If
you
want
to.
A
O
You
Mr
chair,
thank
you
makers.
I
have
several
Walgreens
that
are
closing
in
neighborhoods
I
represent,
and
this
really
speaks
to
not
just
decisions
made
by
corporations,
but
also
decisions
in
terms
of
who
has
Health
Access
and
who
doesn't
have
Health
Access
and
how
these
sorts
of
changes
really
impact
communities
in
people
who
rely
on
them
to
receive
their
prescription
medications
and
receive
the
health
care
support
that
they
need,
and
so
I
think.
O
When
those
when
those
corporations
make
decisions
to
close
in
very
specific
neighborhoods
and
when
I
say
very
specific,
neighborhoods
I
represent
communities
of
color,
and
many
of
these
closures
are
happening
in
communities
of
color
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I.
Think
that
we
have
to
really
have
a
conversation
about
how
corporations
who
make
profits
and
dictate
so
much
of
how
our
seniors
and
people
in
our
communities
receive
their
medications,
make
these
kinds
of
decisions.
O
What
thinking
goes
into
these
kinds
of
decisions
and
the
ways
in
which
we
can
legally
try
to
prevent
or
postpone
these
kinds
of
decisions
from
being
made
in
ways
that
impact
and
harm
our
our
community
residents?
So
thank
you,
councilor,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
I
would
also
say
it's
worth
the
hearing,
especially
if
Walgreens
is
willing
to
come
and
and
and
speak
and
answer
questions
and
do
the
things
that
they
should
do
as
people
who
do
business
and
make
money
in
this
city,
and
so
I
would
second
a
hearing.
O
C
C
And,
of
course,
as
everyone
has
also
spoken
to
like
what
happens
when
there's
a
void
in
the
community
and
folks
are
not
able
to
access
their.
You
know
life-saving
medication,
especially
in
black
and
brown
communities
like
Roxbury,
Mattapan
and
Hyde
Park,
so
look
forward
to
having
a
hearing
and
bringing
them
here
and
holding
them
accountable,
but
also
thinking
about
what
we
owe
to
the
workers
who
have
really
shown
up
for
a
community
when
we
have
absentee
corporate
entities
that
have
not
been
doing
their
part
and
have
not
been
doing
right
by
our
city.
P
Thank
you,
president
Flynn,
and
thank
you
to
the
makers
for
putting
forth
this
resolution.
I,
don't
care
much
for
corporations
and
I,
absolutely
care
less
for
corporations
that
come
and
exploit
Bracken
Brown
neighborhoods,
especially
corporations
like
Walgreens
I,
am
standing
to
add
my
name
and
support
this
resolution,
as
is
but
I
have
to
be
honest
that
my
stance
is
to
let
them
shut
down.
I,
don't
think
we
need
these
kinds
of
folks
doing
business
in
our
neighborhoods.
P
A
K
Thank
you,
council
president
Flynn.
Thank
you
so
much
for
my
Council
colleagues,
who've
stood
up
in
support.
I
believe
that
we
do
have
enough
support
to
pass
this
today.
However,
I
do
feel
that
everything
is
a
conversation
in
the
spirit
of
how
we
lead
in
democracy
they're
not
in
the
room,
but
I
mean
I
I'm
in
the
position
of
don't.
This
is
my
position.
Obviously
this
is
what
I'm
proposing.
K
However
I
feel
like
there
are
a
lot
of
constituents
community
members
and
folks
that
want
to
be
heard
on
this
issue
because
of
the
way
that
it
impacts
them.
So
I
continue
on
with
my
original
request
to
to
just
send
it
to
committee
and
hold
a
hearing
and
definitely
yeah
I'm
with
you
counselor
Lara.
Thank
you
so
much
for
keeping
the
Quorum
and
I
look
forward
to
the
hearing.
Thank
you
to
everyone
and
I'm.
Sorry,
please
suspect
been
the
rules.
K
A
A
J
You
president
Flynn,
would
like
now
that
this
is
going
into
a
hearing
we'd
like
for
you
to
consider
placing
it
in
the
economic,
empowerment
and
labor
committee,
because
I
believe
some
of
the
points
that
counselor
Anderson
uplifted
here
has
to
do
with
labor
and
how
we
treat
our
our
workers
and
because
this
is
really
about
economic
empowerment.
I
do
believe
in
the
spirit
of
helping
to
support
small
mom-and-pop
shops,
that
we
have
an
opportunity
to
expand
that
conversation
within
that
space.
J
A
A
E
E
O
A
B
A
F
You
Mr
chair
and
I'm,
going
to
speak
on
all
four
of
them
together.
Yes,
okay,
dockets
one,
two,
six,
five
one:
two,
six
six
and
one
two
six
seven
were
unanimously
approved
by
the
landmarks
Commission
on
September,
27,
2022
and
docket.
One
two,
six
eight
was
unanimously
approved
by
the
landmarks
Commission
on
October
11
2022.
F
All
four
four
were
filed
by
the
mayor
on
October
19
2022,
and
if
no
action
is
taken
by
the
city
council,
they
go
into
effect
on
November
14
2022
passage
of
these
four
dockets
will
align
with
properties
to
be
designated
as
Boston
landmarks
and
just
so
for
for
people's
own
knowledge.
Docket
one
six
five
is:
is
1719
Otisfield
Street
in
Roxbury
docket,
one
two,
six
six
is
21
Creighton
Street
in
Jamaica,
Plain
docket,
one
two,
six,
seven,
which
is
the
Frederick
air
Mansion.
F
A
G
A
You
thank
you.
Council
bock
Council
Baker
moves
for
passage
of
docket,
one
two,
six,
five,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
that
docket
has
passed.
Council
Baker
moves
for
a
passage
of
docket,
one,
two,
six,
six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
that
docket
has
passed.
Council
Baker
moves
for
passage
of
docket,
one
two,
six,
seven,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
opposing
nay,
that
docket
has
passed.
A
A
I
have
been
informed
by
the
correct
that
there
are
okay.
There
are
no
additions
to
the
consent
agenda.
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
has
presented
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
Thank
you.
The
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted
memorials
today,
we'll
adjourn
our
meeting
in
memory
of
the
following
individuals
for
councilor
Bach
Hester
Fuller
for
Council
Braden,
Francis,
Keady,
John
O'brien
for
counselor
Carter,
Ruth
Gorman
for
the
chair,
Winnie
Zoo
for
the
chair
in
Council,
alwara,
Joe,
Joseph,.
A
A
The
chair
moves
that
when
the
council
adjourns
today
it
does
so
in
those
mentioned,
we
are
now
scheduled
to
meet
again
in
the
Inola
chamber
on
Wednesday
November
30
30th
at
12
noon.
Before
we
adjourn
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
clerks
team,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
council,
Central
staff
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
in
the
public,
all
in
favor
of
a
German,
please
say
aye.
The
council
is
adjourned.