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Boston City Council Meeting on October 20, 2021
A
Matt
o'malley
I'm
proud
to
be
the
city
council
president
pro
tempore
today
is
wednesday
october
20th
2021
and
this
is
your
boston
city
council.
Meeting
viewers
can
watch
the
council
meeting
live
on
youtube
by
visiting
boston.gov
city-council-tv
to
get
us
started,
madam
clerk,
would
you
please
call
the
role.
C
A
B
B
B
B
The
breath
of
our
neighbor
calls
us
outside
ourselves
calls
us
to
be
companions,
allies,
partners,
listen.
We
must
hear
the
call
of
our
own
hearts
where
love
and
truth
caring
and
justice
are
born.
Listen.
We
must
hear
the
call
of
others
to
gather
together
for
some
great
purpose
where
passion
and
fidelity,
compassion
and
equity
are
nourished.
B
A
A
For
all,
thank
you
very
much,
madam
clerk,
and
if
you
could,
please
amend
the
attendance
report
to
indicate
that
councillors,
wu
and
campbell
have
joined
us
we're
now
moving
on
to
the
first
order
of
business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter,
the
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
as
presented
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes.
From
the
last
meeting,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye.
A
Thank
you.
The
meetings
of
aleppo
the
eyes
have
at
the
uh
meetings
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
had
stand
as
approved
before
we
move
on
to
communications
from
her
honor.
The
mayor
I
want
to
acknowledge.
We
have
many
great
friends
from
the
building
trades.
I
believe
the
carpenters
union
is
with
us
so
welcome.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
thank
you
for
being
with
us.
B
A
A
D
Thank
you,
council
president
o'malley
um
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
zero.
One
zero.
Six,
eight
pretty
self-explanatory.
The
department's
received
this
in
the
past.
It
has
to
uh
do
with
obviously
solving
issues
and
dealing
with
issues
of
domestic
violence.
It's
an
analyst
position.
We
obviously
want
to
get
the
resources
to
them
relatively
quickly.
It's
a
relatively
small
amount
when
you
think
about
how
quickly
they
get
these
grants,
and
so
would
love
to
suspend
the
rules
and
pass
this
today.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
campbell
council,
andrea
campbell,
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
1068.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
has
passed.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
now
please
read
one
docket
1069.
B
Docket
1069
message
and
auto
authorizes
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
ten
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
22
national.
Violent
deaths,
reporting
system
grant
awarded
by
the
mass
department
of
public
health
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
data
collection
by
the
bureau
of
investigative
services
and
drug
control
unit.
A
D
So
I
neglected
to
mention
that
for
docket
1069
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
that
docket,
uh
it's
pretty
self-explanatory.
It's
a
really
small
amount.
Given
uh
what
this
department
tends
to
receive
it's
ten
thousand
dollars,
um
it
will
be
used
to
support
data
collection
by
the
bureau
of
investigative
services
in
the
drug
control
unit.
It's
a
grant
we've
received
in
the
past.
We
want
to
get
these
resources
to
them
as
quickly
as
possible.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
uh
once
again,
the
chair
of
the
committee
on
public
safety
and
criminal
justice
council,
andrea
campbell,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
1069.
Ten
thousand
dollar
grant
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
please
read
docket
one
zero,
seven,
zero.
A
A
B
B
docket
number
1072
notices
you
see
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979,
regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
and
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
september,
22nd
2021.
docket
number
1073
notices
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
B
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
september,
29th
2021.
docket
number
1074
notices
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
6
of
the
ordinances
of
1979.
Regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
october
6
2021.
B
Notices
received
from
the
acting
mayor
of
the
appointment
of
kanan,
sir,
you
then
damn
he'll
be
proud
of
me.
As
a
member
of
the
conservation
commission,
docket
number
one:
zero,
seven,
seven
notices
this
eve
from
the
acting
mirror
for
absence
from
the
city
from
1
pm
on
saturday
october,
9
2021
until
4
p.m.
On
sunday
october,
10th
2021.
A
E
uh
His
incredible
dedication
to
green
space
to
a
green
future
has
is,
is
well
known,
but,
more
importantly,
uh
the
fact
that
he
would
now
be
on
the
concom
and
helping
us
to
regulate
how
we're
developing
and
where
development
is
or
isn't,
going
and
honestly
living
in
an
environmental
justice
community
in
east
boston
to
have
his
sites
to
help
protect.
The
entire
city
is
something
I'm
very
excited
about,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
out
there.
East
boston
is
extremely
proud
of
you,
conon
and,
of
course,
all
of
my
colleagues
as
well.
A
F
E
E
E
This
is
a
very
well
crafted
ordinance
that
essentially
would
only
apply
to
46
projects
in
the
last
two
and
a
half
years,
and
only
nine
of
them
actually
even
needed
a
variance
for
parking
again.
The
appropriate
amount
of
parking
can
be
built
with
this
ordinance.
It
is
just
simply
removing
it
as
an
opportunity
for
someone
to
sue
to
block
a
building
from
being
built.
E
I'm
excited
to
support
this,
and
I
can
tell
you
I
was
one
of
the
first
early
skeptics
about
it,
because
parking
is
a
huge
issue,
especially
in
east
boston
majority
of
these
projects
that
are
60
or
more
aren't
being
built
right
now
in
east
boston.
So
it
wouldn't
actually
impact
a
lot
of
folks
in
the
neighborhoods
I
represent,
but
in
as
much
as
there's
that
wonderful
project
that
comes
along
that's
100
percent,
affordable
that
is
going
to
house
our
seniors
house,
our
families
and
make
it
a
place,
a
neighborhood
be
vibrant
and
thrive
even
further.
E
E
I
want
to
thank
uh
councillor
bach
councillor,
o'malley
philippines,
councillor
blair,
no
counselor
bock
and
councillor
o'malley
for
your
leadership,
and
I
will
now
turn
it
over
to
those
sponsors,
but
I
I
do
recommend
that
we
move
forward,
that
we
build
forward
for
families
and
we
make
sure
that
parking
isn't
the
only
thing
we're
focused
on
but
housing
people.
Thank
you.
F
G
You
so
much,
madam
chair,
um
thank
you
so
much
to
counselor
edwards
uh
for
her
work,
leading
us
through
the
government
operations
process
with
this
and
to
my
colleague
president
o'malley
on
it
as
well
um
as
counselor
edward
said.
This
is
it's
a
targeted
measure
and
it's
really
meant
to
prevent
us
from
losing
and
delaying
a
critically
needed,
affordable
housing
for
seniors,
supportive
housing,
etc.
G
G
We
there
was
a
protest
in
council
o'malley's
district
on
september
18th,
and
we
heard
from
a
lot
of
the
folks
at
mass
senior
action
there
and
a
number
of
them
came
to
the
hearing
and
also
testified
this
month,
and
you
know
when
you
really
put
a
face
to
the
unit
that
you're
not
getting.
We
talk
about
those
38
units
at
the
jp
project.
G
um
You
really
realize
that
this
isn't
it's
not
a
theoretical
debate
and-
and
I
think
that
you
know
this-
we
we
still
have
to
send
the
zoning
commission,
um
but
I
think
that
it
would.
It
would
reflect
a
really
important
update
to
help
us
get
more
of
those
units
through,
and
I
think
this
is
a
body
that
agrees
that
we
need
more
units
like
that
all
over
the
city
as
fast
as
possible.
G
F
A
You
very
much
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
of
course
to
uh
the
chair
of
the
government
operations
committee,
counselor
edwards
and
my
dear
colleague
and
co-sponsor
counselor,
bach,
um
very
simply,
there's
an
old
expression.
Many
of
us
know
fool
me
once
shame
on
you
fool
me
twice.
Shame
on
me:
I'm
not
going
to!
A
Let
us
be
fooled
twice
on
this
and
we
actually
had
two
very
concrete
examples
of
this
weaponization
of
parking
minimums
to
prevent
needed,
affordable
housing
in
my
district
directly
across
the
street
from
one
another
pine
street
inn
had
a
project
that
was
for
formerly
unhoused
individuals
right
across
the
street.
The
jp
ndc
one
of
the
the
premier
neighbor
development
corporations
had
us
needed
senior,
affordable
housing,
all
one
both
100
affordable.
A
um
They
went
through
a
robust
community
process
and
I
want
to
be
clear
because
I
think
some
skeptics
may
say
well,
the
community
process
is
sacrosanct.
Of
course
it
is
and
as
a
district
counselor,
I
know
that
better
than
most-
and
you
know
that
better
than
most
both
of
these
projects
had
a
robust
community
process
where
the
community
came
together,
hammered
out
issues
around
parking
around
gentrification
around
affordability.
Around
height
around
shadows,
around
environmentalism,
you.
A
Of
parking
and
what
we're
seeking
to
do
here
is
to
have
a
simple
but
impactful
change
to
the
zoning
code
that
will
no
longer
allow
parking
minimums
to
derail
otherwise,
incredibly
supported
projects.
This
this
text
amendment
does
not
change
the
fact
that
we
do
need
parking.
People
have
cars.
This
does
not
change
the
fact
that
anything
can
be
built
without
any
community
process
or
any
opportunity
for
folks
to
weigh
in,
but
what
it
simply
does
is
it.
It
allows
a
fix
of
a
really
real
problem
which
is
holding
up,
affordable
housing
units
right
now.
A
I
I
I
will
always
argue
that,
having
that
housing
for
an
individual,
we
heard
moving
and
gripping
testimony
during
the
hearing,
for
this
makes
a
world
of
difference
and
if
the
trade-off
is
a
parking
space
so
that
somebody
can
leave
a
shelter,
somebody
can
have
a
place
to
call
home.
Somebody
can
lay
down
roots
in
our
neighborhoods
and
be
valuable
members
to
us.
I
would
take
that
a
million
times
to
one,
and
so
I
hope
that
this
passes.
I
I
hope
that
we
as
a
body
put
our
strength
behind
this
unanimously,
uh
but
I
am
thankful
that
this
hit
the
ground
and
I
welcome
more
more
ordinances
like
this,
that
make
it
easier
for
affordable
housing
to
be
built
and
to
exist
in
the
city
of
boston.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
makers,
council,
o'malley
and
councillor
bob.
F
A
B
Zero
nine
five
eight,
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities
to
which
was
referred
in
september,
15
2021,
docket,
number,
zero,
nine,
five,
eight
message
and
order
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
extended
amount
of
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
forms
of
a
grant
for
the
no
kid
hungary
awarded
by
share
our
strength
to
be
administered
by
the
office
of
food
access.
The
grant
will
fund
school-based
food
programs,
boss,
food
love
and
the
community
hubs.
A
J
J
This
is
a
hunt,
a
grant
for
a
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
awarded
for
no
kid
hungry
and
share
our
strength.
This
grant
will
be
used
to
increase
funding
for
the
boss
food
love
program,
which
aims
to
increase
participation
in
breakfast
and
lunch
opportunities
for
our
students
in
our
boston,
public
schools
and
charter
schools,
students
and
families.
J
A
Thank
you,
chair
braden.
Would
anybody
else
wish
to
speak
on
docket,
zero,
nine
five,
eight
seeing
no
takers
council
braden,
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
nine,
five,
eight,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
madam
clerk
moving
right
along
to
docket
zero,
three
nine
seven.
A
E
Thank
you
very
much.
um
I
want
to
know
that
the
committee
report
is
12
pages
long,
I'm
not
going
to
read
that
you're
welcome
and
what
I
am
going
to
do
is
hit
the
highlights,
and
I
just
wanted
to
note
to
many
people
what
it
took
for
us
to
get
here.
It's
well
over
two
calendar
years
of
this
introduction
and
discussion,
the
oversight
and
surveillance,
as
well
as
at
least
two
or
three
hearings,
and
I
want
to
say
almost
four
four
working
sessions
averaging
two
to
three
hours,
the
longest
one
being
four
hours
long.
E
What
that
means
is
we
took
this
very
seriously.
We
understand
the
impact
of
this
and
we
want
nothing
more
than
folks
to
understand
that
we,
when
it
comes
to
the
surveillance
of
the
everyday
people
of
boston,
we
at
the
city
council
take
that
very
seriously
and
that's
all
this
is
doing.
This
is
about
civil
liberties.
This
is
about
transparency.
E
E
This
is
not
about
preventing
people,
our
our
government
from
responding
in
an
emergency.
This
is
about
knowing
how
our
government
is
functioning
with
our
tax
dollars.
So
some
highlights
this
legislation
establishes
standards
again
for
surveillance
oversight
and
information.
Sharing.
The
docket
requires
community
involvement
when
surveillance
is
used
and
when
the
city
acquires
surveillance
technology,
it
limits
information
sharing
between
bps
boston,
public
schools
and
the
boston
police
department.
The
legislation
requires
that
the
mayor
establish
a
surveillance
use
policy
and
that
city
departments
and
the
city
council
approve
that
policy.
E
E
The
established
this
ordinance
would
establish
two
new
bodies.
First,
is
the
surveillance
oversight
advisory
board?
This
would
serve
as
an
advisory
board
that
reviews
technology,
surveillance,
use
technology
and
surveillance
technology
funding
that
was
rejected
by
the
council.
In
short,
if
we
make
or
say
that
we
don't
think
this
technology
should
be
applied,
this
board
gets
to
check
and
review
what
we've
looked
at,
and
it
would
write
a
recommendation
to
the
mayor
and
the
mayor
then
can
decide
to
modify
the
request
to
the
council
for
reconsideration.
E
Second,
this,
as
this
establishes
the
surveillance,
data
and
privacy
working
group,
which
will
work
to
increase
transparency,
accountability
and
engagement
around
technology
and
use
of
data
within
the
city
departments
not
currently
covered
by
the
ordinance.
This
is
a
living,
breathing
ordinance
and
just
like
technology,
that's
going
to
change
repeatedly.
We
believe
there
should
be
a
working
group
that
includes
law
enforcement
officers
that
includes
civil
liberties
advocates.
That
includes
everyday
people
who
are
constantly
also
reviewing
that
technology.
E
E
We
also
made
sure
that
there
were
certain
aspects
and
reporting
that
was
still
um
allowed
for
when
it
comes
to
bps,
especially
if
it
had
to
do
with
possession
of
ammunition
or
any
particular
weaponry,
as
already
defined
by
state
law.
So
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
was
clear
that
the
reports
and
their
transparency
from
bps
to
bpd
or
the
boston
police
department
was
consistent
with
our
state
law
and
ultimately
this
is,
I
think,
a
balanced
approach
to
really
meeting
the
moment.
People
want
to
know
how
we're
being
watched
by
our
government.
E
A
I
Thank
you,
uh
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
uh
councillor
edwards
for
your
work
on
this.
This
was
a
bit
of
a
bear
to
get
through
uh
25
pages,
as
she
said
two
years
countless
hours
spent,
and
I
want
to
just
thank
besides
councillor
edwards
for
her
diligence
and
her
thoroughness
on
this,
the
advocates
and
the
administration
on
this.
uh
This
was,
I
think,
for
all
intents
and
purposes,
a
true
collaboration.
I
uh
I
want
to
thank
the
aclu,
the
student
immigrant
movement,
uh
the
unafraid
educators,
uh
the
pair
project,
greater
boston,
legal
services,
but
also
our
partners
in
the
city
and
at
bpd,
who
came
forward
with
language
came
forward
with
engaged
with
it,
worked
through
the
concepts
work
through
what
this
does
in
practice
and
how
they
could
best
utilize.
This.
I
think
this
does
exactly
what
we're
seeking
to
do,
which
is
provide
transparency
on
how
surveillance
is
used
without
in
any
way
shape
or
form
hindering
public
safety.
I
uh
One
of
the
things
I
want
to
be
clear:
if
you're
listening
to
surveillance
oversight
and
trying
to
figure
out
what
that
means,
it
doesn't
mean
that
they
have
to
tell
us
exactly
what
the
surveillance
tool
is
being
done
with
one
individual,
so
they
don't
have
to
come
to
us
and
say
we're
using
it
on.
Mr
and
mrs
blah
blah
blah,
they
literally
just
have
to
say
this
is
the
device.
This
is
what
it's
capable
of,
and
this
is
how
we
intend
to
use
it.
I
So
it's
not
getting
into
personal
stories,
it's
not
getting
into
personal
cases.
It's
not
revealing
any
of
their
investigations.
It's
simply
saying
this
is
what
this
does.
This
is
how
we
intend
to
use
it.
That's
it
there's
a
really
robust
version
here
for
existing
circumstances
that
allows,
as
the
chair
said,
for
emergency
circumstances,
uh
for
them
to
to
do
that.
uh
This
also
gives
us,
I
think,
the
best
marriage
of
transparency.
I
You
you,
I
believe,
that
part
of
being
in
a
society
and
part
of
being
policed
in
a
society
or
surveilled
in
a
society
is
a
tacit
sort
of
understanding
and
agreement
that
has
to
happen,
and
that
agreement
can
only
happen
if
I
understand
or
know
what
you're
actually
doing-
and
this
creates
that
so
that
we
have
better.
I
think,
relationships
within
the
community
where
we
say
this
is
not
just
something
that
is
done.
I
But
this
is
something
that
was
vetted,
something
that
we
we've
agreed
to
uh
as
a
community,
which,
I
think,
only
furthers
the
aims
of
public
safety
and
civil
liberties.
um
And,
I
would
just
say
the
provisions
on
here
for
bps,
I'm
incredibly
proud
of.
uh
They
allow
us
to
still
make
sure
that
our
kids
are
safe,
while
also
ensuring
that
situations
that
we've
had
in
the
past,
where
people
have
ended
up
with
criminal
records
out
of
school
incidents
or
have
ended
up
deported
deported
based
on
school
incident.
I
Reports
that
that
those
loopholes
are
covered,
while
still
allowing
for
instances
where,
for
safety
purposes,
that
information
has
to
be
transferred.
But
it
creates
clear
guidelines
and
a
clear
system
for
doing
so
in
a
way
that
is
the
most
protective
of
our
students,
and
I
also
just
want
to
end
by
thanking
counselor,
wu
and
she's
no
longer
here,
but
when
I
first
joined
on
this
counselor
janie
was
a
original
sponsor
on
this
and
then
went
across
the
hall.
But
this
is
a
project
that
had
many
hands
had
many
minds.
I
uh
Had
many
many
people
put
input
into
it.
I'm
very
proud
of
the
final
product
it
to
me
is
the
epitome
of
collaboration.
There
are
things
in
here
that
I
think
uh
are
stronger
now,
after
all
of
those
sessions
that
we
had
that
I'm
proud
of-
and
so
I
hope
this
passes,
uh
but
I
do
believe
that
this
is
something
that
is
very
strong,
provides
uh
everything
from
a
public
safety
perspective
and
a
transparency
perspective
that
we
were
looking
for
when
this
was
birthed.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
K
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
president,
thank
you
to
the
committee
chair
and
to
the
lead
sponsor
and
similarly
to
mayor
janie
for
her
work
on
this
in
in
months
prior.
I
will
start
the
timeline
a
little
further
back
because
even
before
it
was
filed
as
an
ordinance.
The
coalition
and
advocates
were
working
for
two
years
prior
to
that.
K
So
I
look
forward
to
this
as
a
starting
point
and
really
appreciate
the
model
of
not
just
having
the
policy
and
rules
and
guidelines,
but
to
have
the
guidance
and
partnership
with
community
members
in
the
short
term
and
long
term
to
continue
steering
this
in
the
right
direction.
So
just
wanted
to
offer
my
thanks
as
well
to
everyone
involved.
A
E
Think
I'm
I
apologize
as
the
chair
of
government
ops
and,
I
would
probably
say
on
behalf
of
the
entire
body.
We
also
owe
a
great
deal
of
thanks
to
christine
o'donnell
and
her
incredible
amount
of
work
and
and
quarterbacking
this
entire
as
the
as
the
lead
central
staffer
for
government
ops
for
many
many
years
so
last
year
this
year
and
as
it's
been
a
joy
working
with
you
and
we'll
yes,
so
I'll
just
say
that
and
thank
you
christine
thank
you
for
all
your
work.
A
Well
said,
thank
you.
Thank
you
attorney
o'donnell.
Anyone
else
wishing
to
speak
on
docket0397,
seeing
none
counselor,
lydia
edwards,
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
as
well
as
the
two
co-sponsors
counselors
wu
and
arroyo,
seek
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
0397
in
a
new
draft.
All
of
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed.
B
Thank
you,
mr
president:
docket
zero,
nine,
nine
four:
the
committee
on
boston,
covert
19
recovery
to
which
was
referred
on
september,
22nd,
2021,
docket,
number,
zero,
nine,
nine
four
message
in
order
authorized
in
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
one
million
six
hundred
and
three
thousand
one
hundred
and
twelve
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
Title
three
b
awarded
by
the
us
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
aid
strong
commission.
B
docket
number,
zero,
nine,
nine
five,
the
committee
on
boston's
covert
nineteen
recovery
to
which
was
referred
on
september,
twenty
second,
twenty
twenty
one
docket
number:
zero,
nine,
nine
five
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
one
million
four
hundred
and
six
thousand
three
hundred
and
thirty
one
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
Title
3c
nutrition
program
awarded
by
the
us
department
of
health
and
human
services,
pastor
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
or
fias
to
be
administered
by
the
aids
drawing
commission.
B
docket
number
0996,
the
community
and
boston
covered
19
recovery
to
which
is
referred
on
september
22nd,
2021,
docket,
number,
zero,
nine,
nine
six
message
and
order
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expended
amount
of
four
hundred
and
twenty
three
thousand
one
hundred
and
seventy
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
from
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
Title
three:
a
awarded
by
the
u.s
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
aid
strong
commission.
B
The
grant
will
fund
administration
costs
for
planning
and
implementation
by
the
age.
Strong
commission.
From
april
1st
2021
to
september
14th
2021.
the
docket
number
zero,
nine
nine
seven.
The
committee
in
boston
covered
nineteen
recovery,
two,
which
was
referred
on
september,
22
2021,
docket,
number,
zero,
nine,
nine,
seven
message
and
auto
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
an
expended
amount
of
three
hundred.
Ninety
four
thousand
one
hundred
and
thirty
three
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
american
rescue
act.
B
The
committee
on
boston,
cobra
19
recovery
to
which
is
referred
on
september,
22
docket
number;
zero,
nine,
nine
nine
message
in
order
authorized
in
city
boston
to
accept
an
expanded
amount
of
157
thousand
five
hundred
and
twenty
two
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
american
rescue
plan.
Titled
3-d
awarded
by
the
u.s
department
of
health
and
human
services
past
for
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
aid
strong
commission.
B
The
grant
will
fund
the
long-term
care
ombudman
program
for
the
for
the
period
of
april
1st
2021
through
june
30th
22.
docket
number
1001.
The
committee
in
boston
covered
19
recovery,
two,
which
was
referred
on
september,
22nd
2021,
docket,
number
1001
message
and
order
authorized
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
an
amount
of
140
121
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
american
rescue
plan.
B
Title
3-d
awarded
by
the
u.s
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
fears
to
be
administered
by
the
aids
drawing
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
preventative
health
services
for
older
adults
in
boston
for
the
period
of
april
1st
2021
through
june
30th
2022.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
clerk.
The
chair
now
recognizes
uh
michael
councillor,
michael
flaherty,
chair
of
the
committee
on
boston's,
covet
19
recovery,
chair
flaherty.
The
floor
is
yours.
If
you
wish
to
speak
on
all
dockets
and
then
we
will
take
individual
uh
votes,
if
that's
your
prerogative,
that
would
be
great.
Thank.
L
You
thank
you.
Mr
president.
The
committee
held
a
hearing
on
october,
the
14th,
the
following
individuals
from
the
administration
were
present
age,
strong,
commissioner,
emily
shea
francis
thomas,
the
director
of
a
f
and
deputy
commissioner
of
programs
and
partnerships
in
melissa
carlson.
The
committee
discussed
how
the
funds
would
be
used.
Commissioner,
commissioner,
shea
explained
that
the
aids
growing
commission
typically
receives
these
funds
every
year
through
the
older
americans
act
and
that
more
money
is
available
this
year
through
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
L
The
services
include
supportive
services,
nutrition
services,
caregiver
services,
administrative
funds
and
to
fund
the
ombudsman
program.
Commissioner,
explained
that
some
of
the
funds
will
be
used
in-house,
but
that
a
majority
of
the
funds
will
be
used
for
the
aging
services
network.
Commissioner,
shea
explained
that
there'd
be
an
rfp
this
year
and
that
funds
will
go
out
to
organizations
that
are
working
with
the
city
and
that
the
funds
through
the
opera
uh
may
be
used
for
outreach
community
share
community.
L
Commissioner
shay
also
explained
that
there
will
be
an
rfp
for
mental
health
and
wellness
services
for
older
adults,
and
there
will
be
an
opportunity
for
smaller
businesses
as
well
as
mbes,
because
these
contracts
will
be
smaller
and
the
issues
that
we've
been
grappling
with
is
taking
those
big
contracts
and
breaking
them
down.
This
may
be
a
perfect
opportunity
for
companies
that
provide
those
services.
Passage
of
these
dockets
will
authorize
increased
funding
to
enhance
the
services
provided
by
the
aid
strong
commission.
L
The
additional
funding
will
allow
the
aid
strong
commission
a
continuous
work
with
outside
community
organizations
throughout
the
city
that
provide
supportive
services
for
seniors
and
on
the
under
the
opera.
The
city
will
use
these
funds
for
outreach
services
in
order
to
ensure
that
seniors
have
access
to
the
services
network.
L
A
A
um
Counselor
michael
flaherty,
chair
of
the
committee
on
boston's,
coveted
19
recovery,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
zero,
nine,
nine.
Four,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
close
name
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
994
is
passed.
Counselor
flaherty,
uh
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
99095.
A
A
A
The
guys
have
it.0999
has
passed
and
counselor
flaherty
chair
of
the
committee
on
boston's,
covet
19
recovery,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
one
zero,
zero
one,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed
name
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
has
passed.
Thank
you,
madam
clerk.
Thank
you,
chair,
flaherty
uh
folks.
If
you
will
indulge
me,
I
just
want
to
be
mindful
of
our
guests
here
and
madam
clerk
we're
going
to
take
one
uh
item
out
of
order.
H
A
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
uh
the
importance
of
wage
that
I
think
comes
down
to
a
number
of
different
levels,
and
I
just
want
to
begin
by
thanking
the
carpenters
union
for
their
advocacy
on
this
uh
and
making
sure
that
the
templates
that
we
use
to
craft
this,
which
come
from
uh
somerville
in
springfield
and
some
twists
for
boston
because
boston
is
boston,
uh
are
in
this
in
this
ordinance
as
it's
written.
I
also
want
to
just
add,
as
an
original
co-sponsor
counselor
mejia
before
I
go
further,
she
is
hereby
added.
Thank
you.
I
uh
So
what
this
ordinance
would
do
is
a
couple
of
different
things
and,
if
you've
seen
sort
of
what
we
have
related
to
wage
theft,
which
I
had
not
seen
until
I
started
to
craft
this
already
on
the
books
for
the
city
of
boston.
It's
like
one
page
and
it's
about
two
paragraphs,
and
it
doesn't
go
nearly
as
in
depth
as
it
should
most
recently.
I
Amherst
did
a
study
on
this,
where
they
found
something
like
30
to
40
million
dollars
in
wage
theft
uh
existed
just
in
construction
in
the
state
of
massachusetts,
which
is
money
that
goes
away
from
employment
insurance.
It's
people
who
don't
have
benefits.
It's
people
who,
like
that
banner
story,
said,
get
injured
on
the
job
and
have
to
pay
those
bills
themselves
uh
and
basically
are
liable
for
uh
their
own
injuries
uh
and
are
put
in
really
precarious
situations.
I
So
what
this
would
do
is
create
a
wage
step
advisory
committee
that
would
meet
regularly
to
review
wage
theft,
complaints
uh
generate
education
and
guidance
to
employees
affected
by
wage
theft
and
publish
an
annual
report
about
those
complaints
and
what
was
done
about
them.
This
creates
a
systemic
process
for
wage
theft.
Complaints
that
includes
coordination
between
state
municipal
entities.
I
It
creates
additional
requirements
for
requests
for
proposals
or
rfps
uh
and
building
permits
that
would
exclude
contractors
and
subcontractors
from
bidding
with
the
city
if
they
have
been
disbarred
by
government
bodies,
it
creates
additional
requirements
for
municipal
construction
contracts,
including
exclusion
for
contractors
that
have
been
disbarred
or
suspended
requires
correct
classification
of
employees
as
employees
rather
than
independent
contractors.
It
allows
the
city
to
sanction
bidders
contractors
and
subcontractors
if
they're,
in
violation
of
the
conditions
set
out
by
the
ordinance.
I
That
ensure
that
folks,
who
are
working
hard,
not
just
in
construction
but
in
other
fields,
are
not
dealing
with
these
problems
uh
of
having
to
rely
on
a
system
that
does
not
see
them
or
hear
them
when
it
comes
to
these
kinds
of
complaints,
and
so
I
am
thrilled
to
introduce
this.
uh
I
look
forward
to
working
with
this
body
on
strengthening
this
and
I'm
grateful
to
counselor
mejia
for
her
partnership
on
this.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
A
N
Thank
you,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
counselor
arroyo
for
adding
us
as
an
original
sponsor
and
to
the
carpenters
who
are
here
in
support
of
this
and
working
alongside
our
office
um
for
our
office.
This
issue
is
personal,
as
it
is
professional
members
of
my
staff
have
experienced
wage
staff
at
previous
jobs
and
be
leaving
and
reliving
this.
That
experience
brought
some
incredible
important
things
to
light,
because
it's
not
just
the
higher
ups
who
are
experiencing.
N
In
our
state
alone,
we
have
an
opportunity
in
the
city
of
boston
to
lead
on
this
issue
and
to
the
and
to
ensure
that
any
business
that
does
business
here
with
contractors
actively
fight
against
wage
theft
when
we
sit
in
the
boston,
jobs,
residency
policy,
hearings
or
workforce
development
meetings
and
think
to
ourselves.
I
wish
there
was
more
that
we
can
do.
N
A
M
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
Mr
president,
please
add
my
name.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
um
council
arroyo
and
council
mejia
for
bringing
this
forward
also
thanking
the
carpenters
as
well
for
their
exceptional
work.
Just
wanted
to
highlight,
as
council
arroyo
mentioned,
that
wage
theft
in
the
construction,
construction
business
is
a
serious
problem,
and
it's
also
a
serious
issue
in
my
district,
especially
in
many
restaurants,
impacting
many
immigrants
that
are
being
exploited
because
of
their
immigration
status.
M
So
I'm
proud
to
stand
here
with
you
in
support
of
this
important
hearing
and
also
to
recognize
over
the
last
four
years,
and
and
actually
even
before,
that
our
colleague
council
edwards,
who
has
also
played
a
critical
role
on
wage
theft,
related
issues
as
well,
including
working
with
um
attorney
general
maura
haley's
office,
so
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councillor
arroyo,
council,
mejia
and
council
edwards
as
well.
uh
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
D
um
Thank
you,
council
president
o'malley,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
makers,
councillor
arroyo
and,
of
course,
councilman
here
for
their
leadership
on
this
and
the
expansive
nature
of
the
ordinance.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
carpenters
for
the
work
they've
been
doing
frankly
for
decades
to
try
to
address
this
issue
and
many
other
folks
in
the
trades.
I
too
want
to
acknowledge
councillor
flynn's
leadership
on
these
issues.
D
As
a
place
for
workers
to
go
to
enforce
their
rights
to
get
in
for
basic
information
about
what
their
rights
are
to
have
someone
to
talk
to
to
share
whether
it's
in
a
confidential
setting
or
or
something
else,
and
so
I
hope
that
that
conversation
around
creating
such
an
office
could
be
folded
in
to
the
conversation
around
this
ordinance,
which
I
think
goes
hand
in
hand
um
and
adds
to
other
issues
that
workers
are
dealing
with.
So
thank
you
to
the
makers.
Please
add
my
name.
A
E
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
to
the
makers
for
your
leadership
in
this
issue.
It's
true.
I
cut
my
teeth
actually
as
a
workers,
rights
attorney
representing
immigrant
workers
at
the
brazilian
worker
center
for
well
over
10
years
ago.
That's
where
I
learned
often
times
about
the
triple
oppression
that
immigrant
workers
face
being
undocumented,
not
speaking
english
and
then
also
having
your
salary
robbed
from
you
and
knowing
not
knowing
where
to
go,
and
that
and
oftentimes
for
all
the
rights
and
all
the
laws
that
we
have
on
the
books.
E
If
you
don't
feel
that
they're
meant
for
you
and
you
don't
feel
welcome
in
the
buildings
where
they're
enforced,
they
don't
get
enforced,
we
have
a
vibrant,
growing
underground
economy
in
this
state.
Underground
economy
mean
it's
the
one
that's
under
everyone's
purview,
it's
where
people
work
for
less
than
minimum
wage.
They
try
to
survive
on
what
they
can
get
and
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
it's
underground,
because
we
are
not
making
government
accessible.
E
I
do
appreciate
this
ordinance
in
making
sure
that
at
least
our
city
government
is
more
accessible
to
those
people
who
have
a
problem
who
are
living
here,
who
weren't
paid
the
appropriate
wage
and
wage
theft
comes
in
so
many
different
ways:
it's
either
the
undercutting
of
the
person's
hours.
It's
literally
just
saying
the
person
is
on
the
books,
it's
really
claiming
that
they
don't
even
exist
when
people
come,
I've
come
to
employers
and
said
well,
you
know
you
owe
him
a
certain
amount
of
money.
I
don't
know
who
he
is.
E
E
I've
had
not
only
construction
workers,
but
I
also
had
domestic
workers
and
even
further
deeply
hidden
population
well
over
60
000
workers
in
this
uh
in
this
commonwealth,
who
work
in
individual
homes,
you
want
to
talk
about
being
unseen
and
underpaid
and
exploited,
try
living
in
your
employer's
home.
So
it's
multiple
layers
of
oppression
that
we're
dealing
with
and
I've
had
to
deal
with,
and
I
really
do
appreciate
this
ordinance.
I
hope
it
goes
deeper.
Actually,
this
is
talking
about
contracting
with
vendors.
E
You
also
need
to
talk
about
zoning
permitting
and
variances
as
well.
I
verbally
think
that
there's
no
way
you
should
be
getting
a
variance
to
build
a
building
here,
with
a
record
of
wage
step
and
stealing
from
the
very
people
who
would
like
to
try
and
live
in
your
buildings.
I
want
us
to
say
as
the
city
of
boston.
It
should
be
extremely
hard
for
you
to
run
a
business
to
make
money
here
and
steal
anyone's
wages
matter
of
fact,
we
find
out
that
you
do.
E
You
are
not
welcome
here
in
the
city
of
austin
to
do
any
of
those
things.
So
I'm
excited
about
this.
I
also
hope
that
this
ordinance
is
not
just
creating
a
concentration
here,
but
actually
pushing
out
and
acknowledging
work.
Good
work.
That's
already
been
done
by
many
worker
centers
of
whom
I'm
going
to
list
the
brazilian
workers
center,
the
brazilian
women's
group,
mata
hari
women's
worker
center,
the
dominican
development
center
center
represented
and
so
many
other
organizations
that
are
on
the
ground,
making
sure
that
people
have
this
respect
and
dignity.
E
And
of
course
I
cannot
forget
union
labor
carpenters
who
are
here
today
representing
many
of
the
thousands
of
union
labor
throughout
all
of
greater
boston,
who
have
also
been
there
in
the
fight
to
stand
up
for
workers
rights.
So
I'm
excited
about
this
ordinance,
I'm
excited
about
it,
going
even
more
aggressive.
Thank
you,
council
royale.
Thank
you.
Councilmember.
A
G
That
happens
because,
as
counselor
flynn
mentioned,
when
you
know
when
people
are
experiencing
wage
theft
because
of
their
immigration
status,
what's
actually
being
leveraged,
there
is
the
fear
of
government
action
right,
and
that
is
what
is
being
used
as
a
way
to
to
get
people's
labor
without
compensation.
So
I'm
really
glad
to
see
this
today
and
agree
that
wherever
we
can
build,
you
know
standards
that
I
mean
there
is
just
so
basic
right
that
ensure
that
people
are
compensated
into
our
entire
city
laws.
A
K
Thank
you
very
much.
I
rise
to
ask
that
my
name
be
added
as
well,
and
to
thank
the
sponsors
for
filing
this.
This
is
urgent.
It
is
beyond
time
to
make
sure
that
we
are
stepping
up
and
using
every
lever,
um
one
of
the
first
ordinances
that
I
had
hoped
to
file.
As
a
city
council
was
on
this
exact
topic,
it
ended
up
becoming
the
basis
for
an
executive
order
that
mayor
walsh
had
then
implemented,
and
there
was
a
lot
more
that
we
could
have
done.
K
We
need
to
reach
and
just
to
note
that
each
one
of
the
mayoral
candidates
from
the
beginning
of
of
this
race
had
committed
to
adding
a
cabinet
level
position
to
oversee
situations
exactly
like
this,
so
this
will
be
an
important
tool
or
set
of
tools
that
the
city
has
and
looking
forward
to
making
sure
that
we
move
this
quickly
and
can
also
draw
on
whatever
work
we
had
done
in
the
past
to
feed
right
in.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
clerk.
Please
add
counselor
michelle
wu
as
a
co-sponsor
as
well.
Would
anybody
else
wish
to
speak
on
this
uh
we've
added
a
majority,
but
would
any
counselors
who
have
not
yet
added
their
name
wish
to
do
so?
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
braden,
counselor,
sybi
george
council
flaherty,
please
add
the
chair
as
well,
and
docket
1078
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
government
operations
uh
and
thank
you
to
our
guests
for
being
here
as
well.
You
may
clap.
A
Of
course
yeah
we
haven't
it
was
it
was
being
remanded
to
committee,
but
it
hasn't
quite
arrived.
So,
madam
clerk,
please
I
counselor
frank
baker
is
a
co-sponsor
on
1078
as
well.
So
that
is
that's
everybody.
Madam
clark,
we
are
now
moving
back
to
reports
of
committees.
Would
you
please
read
docket
1014.
B
Docket
1014,
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities
to
which
was
referred
on
september,
29,
2021,
docket,
number
1014
message
and
order
authorized
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
500
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
21
gus
humic,
schumacher
nutrition
incentive
program
awarded
by
the
national
institute
of
food
and
agriculture
usda
to
be
administered
by
the
office
of
food
access.
The
grant
will
fund
projects
to
increase
the
purchase
of
fresh,
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
by
low-income
snap
consumers.
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
president.
um
Also
on
friday
october
1st,
we
had
a
committee
um
on
the
strong
women,
families
and
communities
held
a
hearing
on
the
dock.
At
1014.,
we
were
joined
by
catalina
lopez,
ospina
director
of
food
access.
The
previous
comments
that
clark
finney
has
read
it's
pretty
self-explanatory.
J
J
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Counselor
liz
braden,
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
1014.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed.
uh
Madam
clerk.
We
are
moving
along
to
docket
1013.
K
A
H
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
um
You
know.
I've
been
around
long
enough
to
to
have
seen
a
number
of
these
park
uh
renovations
and
rehabilitations
come
to
fruition,
and
it's
one
of
the
most
exciting
things
to
see,
and
this
one
is
particularly
exciting,
malcolm
x
park
in
the
heart
of
district
7,
it's
across
from
the
higginson
lewis
school,
which
is
a
very
special
boss,
public
school.
A
It's
where
my
mother
and
my
late
sister
taught
for
a
number
of
years
um
and
kids
love
this
park,
it's
a
huge
park
and
it's
a
park
that
has
not
seen
a
lot
of
love
and
tlc
through
the
years
until
now.
This
is
the
there's
been
a
total
of,
I
want
to
say
of
6.65
million
dollars
in
terms
of
what's
been
invested
in
this
park
for
a
full
renovation-
and
this
is
one
of
the
final
large
grants,
three
quarters
of
a
million
dollars
which
is
going
to
make
it
ada
compliant.
A
I
think
that's
particularly
important,
um
particularly
with
the
school
next
door,
that
does
have
a
number
of
students
who
do
utilize
wheelchairs
so
to
allow
them
to
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
this
great
park
and
open
space
is
going
to
be
phenomenal.
There
are
some
really
gorgeous
stone
walls
there,
the
old
fashioned
which
are
being
preserved.
A
This
is
something
this
is
a
part
that
the
olmsted
brothers
had
designed
and
they
are
keeping
very
much
in
the
spirit
of
the
olmsteady
and
design.
There
may
be
some
changes,
but
that's
the
trade-off
uh
to
make
it
more
accessible
and
as
someone
who
who
counts
himself
a
historian,
it
is
more
important
to
have
accessibility
than
historical
accuracy,
but
nevertheless,
much
of
it
will
be
in
the
vein
of
the
olmstead
brothers
and
it's
going
to
have
water
features.
A
It's
going
to
have
the
permeated
playground,
surfaces
which,
which
is
easier
in
case
a
kid
falls
down
now,
which
is
something
I'm
becoming
more
familiar
with
the
frequency
that
that
occurs,
and
it's
just
a
really
great
project.
So
um
thanks
of
course,
to
counselor
ed
flynn.
First,
one
at
the
hearing
has
some
really
great
questions,
not
his
district,
but
he
knows
how
important
this
is
for
everyone
in
boston.
So
thank
you,
council
flynn,
for
your
great
support
on
this.
Let's
vote
on
this.
Let's
get
this
done.
A
The
ribbon
cutting
will
be
a
year
from
uh
this
upcoming
summer,
so
about
a
year
and
a
half
or
nearly
two
years
from
now
um
and
it's
gonna
be
a
great
celebration
and
I
can't
wait
to
attend
so
um
happy
to
take
any
additional
comments,
but
I'm
asking
for
uh
passage
of
this
docket.
It's
going
to
be
absolutely
transformative
for
a
really
important
park
in
our
city.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
K
A
B
And
sixty
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy
twenty
two
euro
youth
works
awarded
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
labor
and
workforce
development
past
through
the
economic
development
and
industrial
corporation
of
boston
to
be
administered
by
the
youth,
engagement
and
employment.
The
grant
will
fund
the
summer
2021
success,
link
employment
program.
A
J
Thank
you.
Mr
president.
um
On
monday
october
18th,
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities
heard
a
hearing
on
docket
zero
1008.
Two
five
uh
we
were
joined
by
rashad
cope
director
of
the
youth,
employment,
uh
engagement
and
employment,
who
provided
testimony
on
behalf
of
the
administration.
J
J
A
Thank
you
very
much
councillor
liz
braden,
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities,
seeks
passage
of
docket
zero.
Eight
two
five,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
moving
right
along
to
docket
zero.
Eight
two
six.
B
Docket
0826
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
476
666
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
nutrition
services
for
boston
elders
awarded
by
the
u.s
department
of
health
and
human
services
passed
through
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
aid
strong
commission.
The
grant
will
fund
the
fy21
title,
3c
supplemental.
A
J
J
uh
This
program
provides
meals,
um
eight
hundred
and
two
hundred
and
eighty
four
thousand
meals
for
up
to
two
thousand
seven
hundred
older
adults
through
congregate,
nutritional
lunch
sites
and
meals
on
wheels
program.
As
this
as
we
found
during
cover,
this
is
a
vitally
important
program
and
supports
not
only
the
cost
of
meals,
but
also
the
cost
of
delivering
meals
and
providing
nutritional
assessment,
nutritional
counseling
and
nutritional
education.
J
A
Thank
you
very
much
chair
liz,
braden,
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities,
seeks
passage
of
dawkin0826
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed.
uh
Madam
clerk,
would
you
now
please
read
doc
at
one
zero
one
one.
B
Thank
you,
docket
1011
message
and
auto
authorized
in
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expend
an
amount
of
one
million,
seven
hundred
and
sixty
eight
thousand
three
hundred
and
seventy
eight
dollars
and
fifty
six
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fy.
Twenty
two
state
elder
lunch
program
awarded
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
elder
affairs
to
be
administered
by
the
aid
strong
commission.
A
J
B
J
A
J
So
again
we
had
this
hearing
on
october
18th,
and
uh
so
we
were
joined
again
by
commissioner
shea
and
the
uh
administration
and
finance
director
francis
thomas
of
age,
strong.
um
It's
sort
of
self-evident
this.
This
these
monies
were
a
grant
from
the
massachusetts
executive
office
of
elder
affairs,
uh
which
will
also
provide
funding
for
the
city's
elderly
nutrition
program.
In
addition
to
the
previously
mentioned
grant
at
this
time,
it's
my
recommendation
to
the
council
that
this
matter
up
to
pass.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair
council,
braden
chair
of
the
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities,
seeks
passage
of
docket
1011.
All
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
oppose
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it
talk
at
one
zero
one
one
has
passed.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
now
please
read
doc
at
zero.
Eight
four,
nine.
A
A
M
M
This
property
was
constructed
in
the
1840s,
and
this
agreement
will
preserve,
as
preserve
its
exterior
staircase
interior
details,
fireplace
and
other
features.
This
is
a
great
way
to
preserve
some
of
our
city's
historic
properties
and
it
is
supported
by
all
parties
involved.
I
also
want
to
thank
and
acknowledge
council
will
and
her
staff.
I
hope
that
we
can
vote
to
approve
this
preservation
restriction
agreement
today.
uh
Thank
you,
mr
president.
A
G
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
for
your
indulgence.
Although
this
is
not
in
my
district,
I
feel,
I
think,
is
the
only
daughter
of
bay
village
ever
to
serve
on
this
body
um
that
I
just
wanted
to
say
a
word
about
why
I'm
so
excited
about
this.
um
It's
four
doors
down
from
the
house.
I
grew
up
in
and
you
know
I
think,
a
lot
of
folks.
Don't
know
that
bay
village
was
very
much
built.
G
um
You
know
hints
in
the
name
bay
village
like
back
bay,
it's
on
phil
and
it
was
when
it
was
first
built.
It
was
very
much
a
trades
person
neighborhood
and
it
was
inhabited
by
in
these
sort
of
smaller
houses.
Many
of
the
people
who
were
building
the
grand
mansions
of
the
back
bay,
and
so
you
have
bay
village
kind
of
come
in
in
the
1830s
1840s
and
then
when
the
back
bay
gets
filled
in
and
you
have
those
buildings
in
the
1860s
70s.
G
This
is
really
an
artisan
neighborhood,
and
so
a
lot
of
the
interior
features
that
a
preservation
restriction
like
this
is
going
to
protect
are
the
kinds
of
hallmarks
of
that
sort
of
trades
person,
housing,
smaller
rooms,
like
sort
of
functional
approach
that
often
goes
kind
of
unnoticed.
When,
again,
we
focus
only
on
the
kind
of
grand
mansions
and
there's
also
some
pretty
cool
built
history.
G
So
I
just
think
you
know
it's
um
it's
important.
It's
some
important
hidden
history
uh
in
the
city
and-
and
this
really
does
reflect
private
leadership.
Both
the
owner
deciding
to
go
for
this
preservation,
restriction
and
historic,
new
england
being
willing
to
steward
it.
um
So
I
do
think
that
the
the
least
we
can
do
as
the
public
body
that
won't
be
responsible
for
enforcing
it
is
to
give
it
our
go
ahead
in
this
moment.
So
strongly
endorse
the
chair
and
the
um
chair
pro
tempores
report
here.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Would
anyone
else
wish
to
speak
on
docket
0849,
saying
no
takers
uh
counselor,
michelle
wu,
chair
of
the
committee
on
planning,
development
and
transportation,
as
well
as
councillor
flynn
in
counselor
box,
seek
pass,
seek
passage
of
docket
zero,
eight,
four,
nine,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
has
passed.
Madam
clerk,
would
you
now
please
read
docket
zero
six.
Three
eight.
A
E
You
very
much
I'm
excited
to
bring
this
before
the
body.
Excuse
me
we're
gonna,
I'm
excited
to
simply
say
that
we
had
a
robust
conversation
about
this.
We're
gonna
keep
it
actually
in
committee.
My
apologies
to
the
lead
sponsor,
um
but
this
is
a
conversation.
That's
going
exceptionally
well
about
really
reflecting
and
celebrating
all
of
our
history
and
how
many
of
us
were
part
of
building
this
beautiful
city
and
and
looking
at
the
diversity
that
was
part
of
that
tapestry.
E
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
chair
lydia,
edwards,
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
uh
has
asked,
and
we
shall
remain
in
committee
for
docket
zero.
Six.
Three
eight
moving
right
along
to
motions
orders
and
resolutions
um
for
those
who
may
be
watching
we've
taken
docket
1078
out
of
order.
So
the
first
one
we'll
begin
to
discuss
now
is
docket
1079.
A
N
N
Child
care
workers
are
predominantly
women
of
color,
and,
given
that
the
average
national
nationwide
salary
is
just
over
24
24
000
many
are
low
income.
Many
of
these
child
care
workers
have
some
degree
of
college
education,
meaning
on
top
of
having
to
support
themselves
and
their
families.
Many
also
have
the
burden
of
debt.
N
The
low
wages
and
demanding
job
responsibilities
are
why
many
child
care
workers
feel
that
there
isn't
a
work.
There
isn't
a
work
shortage,
but
a
wage
shortage.
This
is
this
has
resulted
in
closures
of
child
care
facilities
throughout
massachusetts
and
the
united
states.
We
also
need
to
talk
about
how
this
shortage
impacts.
The
community
millions
of
parents
across
the
country
have
either
left
the
labor
force
or
work
from
home,
meaning
that
they
have
the
privilege
of
being
able
to
provide
their
own
child
care
in
home.
N
But
for
low-income
families
who
have
had
no
um
who've
had
to
go
to
into
work
throughout
the
pandemic.
They
don't
have
that
option
not
only
because
of
the
diminishing
options
for
child
care
centers,
but
because
the
high
cost
of
child
care
has
kept
has
kept
it
out
of
their
reach.
Massachusetts
is
the
most
expensive
state
to
obtain
child
care,
in
which
I
know
that
for
a
fact,
with
an
average
monthly
expense
of
nearly
seventeen
hundred
dollars.
N
There
is
so
much
to
explore
on
this
topic
and
we
hope
that
we
will
be
able
to
address
some
of
the
major
obstacles
that
have
led
to
this
shortage
of
service.
We
have
been
incredibly
lucky
to
work
alongside
seiu
509
on
this
issue,
particularly
janae
mcdonald,
who
has
offered
her
time
and
expertise
to
educate
us
on
this
issue.
We
look
forward
to
this
conversation
and
to
learning
more.
Thank
you.
A
Would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor?
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselor
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
counselor
bach,
council,
braden,
councillor
campbell,
councilor,
edwards,
councillor,
flaherty,
councillor
flynn,
counselor,
sybee,
george,
please
add
the
chair.
Please
add
counselor
wu
as
well,
and
docket
1079
shall
be
referred
to
the
committee
on
education.
A
E
A
E
Thank
you
very
much,
I'm
presenting
this
resolution
today
to
my
colleagues
in
the
hope
that
you
will
support
um
senate
bill
874
and
house
bill
1436.
Currently
before
the
joint
committee
on
housing.
We
provide
both
low-income
and
vulnerable
tenants
and
owner
occupants,
also
landlords
of
one
to
three
family
homes
at
their
sole
dwelling
as
their
sole
dwelling
with
legal
representation.
I'll
repeat
this:
this
is
a
bill
to
provide
legal
representation
to
both
tenants
and
landlords,
small
landlords
and
low-income
tenants.
E
Why
is
that
necessary?
I
come
to
you
as
a
former
tenant
now
a
current
landlord.
The
deals
are
simply
better.
The
conversations
are
smoother,
people
feel
more
represented
and
they
feel
that
they
have
been
heard
and
have
access
justice
when
they
are
represented
by
an
attorney.
Eighty-Five
percent
of
landlords
have
an
attorney,
I
believe,
less
than
six
percent
of
tenants
who
come
before
the
court
trying
to
fight
for
their
homes
have
an
attorney.
E
It
doesn't
make
sense.
I
come
to
you
also
as
a
legal
services
attorney
who
understands
that
half
the
battle
is
oftentimes,
helping
them
navigate
the
system.
Someone
who
gets
an
eviction
notice,
clams
up,
gets
frightened
and
may
end
up
doing
things
that
are
not
necessary,
moving
faster
signing
documents.
They
don't
need
to
don't
understand
because
they
are
trying
their
best
to
get
rid
of
the
situation.
E
What
I
encourage
is
for
people
to
talk
immediately
to
either
go
to
mediation,
but
I
can't
imagine
how
frightening
it
is
to
show
up
in
court.
You
don't
have
child
care
you're
there
with
your
child,
sometimes
and
you're
sitting
there
waiting
for
whoever
knows
how
long,
because
everyone
is
told
to
show
up
at
nine
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
then
you're
there,
the
entire
day
you'll
miss
your
hourly
wages.
You
might
end
up
threatening
your
job
or
losing
your
job
you're.
Having
all
these
burdens
placed
on
you.
E
You
can't
so
this
right
to
counsel
bill
is
going
to
help
out
those
low-income
tenants.
It's
going
to
help
out
those
small
landlords
who
often
times
cannot
afford
an
attorney
either
because
the
rents
are
paying
their
mortgage
right.
These
aren't
people
who
are
making
huge
amounts
of
money.
These
are
people
oftentimes
who
are
on
social
security
who
may
have
paid
off
their
mortgage,
and
then
that
is
their
only
income.
E
I
think
they
should
have
a
right
to
counsel
as
well,
and
I'm
happy
that
this
bill
does
both.
This
is
a
moment
where
we
need
to
really
assess
honestly
how
all
of
our
systems
are
working.
The
housing
system
isn't
working,
it
isn't
working
for
a
lot
of
landlords.
It
isn't
certainly
isn't
working
for
a
lot
of
tenants,
and
so
I
think
this
is
one
more
tool
in
the
toolbox
to
help
both
sides
get
to
resolutions
and
to
really
affirm
in
the
state
of
massachusetts
that
housing
is
a
human
right.
So
I'm
I'm.
E
I
I
specifically
wanted
to
invite
counselor
arroyo
into
this
conversation
and
to
be
a
lead
sponsor,
because
he
already
has
done
the
work
in
cpc.
Cpcs
excuse
me
and
making
sure
and
understanding
the
right
to
counsel
oftentimes
is
a
right
to
literally
life
and
freedom,
and
I
wanted
uh
I
wanted
his
voice
and
I
wanted
his
perspective
and
I
thank
you
for
being
a
co-sponsor
for
this
council
arroyo.
A
I
Thank
you
and
thank
you
to
council
edwards
for
your
leadership
on
this.
This
is
not
a
new
issue
for
you
that
you've
been
leading
on
and
as
a
public
defender.
My
my
job
often
meant
that
I
was
actually
in
different
courts,
including
house
in
court,
sometimes
for
my
clients,
where
I
had
to
ask
for
permission
to
represent
them
in
those
spaces
because
the
late
you
know
before
it
was
trendy.
I
This
right
to
counsel
for
eviction
proceedings
for
housing
rights,
most
folks
do
not
know
their
housing
rights.
Most
folks
uh
are
actively
googling
or
trying
to
figure
out
in
some
format
where
you're,
like
pro
saying
your
housing
advocacy
uh
and
that
and
the
system's
not
built
for
that.
It's
systems
not
built
to
treat
people
who
are
pro
se
respectfully,
it's
not
built
to
their
benefit.
It's
not
built
for
folks
who
don't
understand
the
system.
I
In
my
district
this
last
year
we
had
beacon
properties
which
is
georgetown,
it's
better
known
as
georgetown
homes,
where
they
issued
hundreds
of
eviction,
notices
specifically
for
the
purpose
of
scaring
the
residents
into
applying
for
at
the
time,
rental
relief
programming.
I
believe
they've
then
rescinded.
All
of
that,
however,
because
eviction
proceedings
are
forever
on
somebody's
record,
all
of
them
carry
that
black
mark.
I
I
think
we've
been
doing
some
repair
work
on
that,
but
that
is
the
kind
of
carelessness
and
callousness
that
it
leads
to.
When
you
know
there
won't
be
a
check
when
you
know
that
there's
not
going
to
be
an
attorney
on
the
other
side
of
that
who
says
what
you're
doing
is
wrong.
What
you're
doing
is
actually
incorrect
and,
unfortunately,
for
many
folks
who
find
themselves
in
these
situations,
they
do
not
have
the
resources
or
the
ability
to
hire
private
attorneys
to
go
to
folks
or
council.
This
is
a
wildly
important
thing
uh
for
residents.
I
It's
something
that
the
state
is
well
behind
on.
I
think
this
bill
has
been
present
for
a
while
they've
certainly
been
advocating
for
this
for
a
while-
and
I
hope
we
see
this
done
because
exiting
this
pandemic-
we're
heading
into
a
time
of
real
financial
and
fiscal
uncertainty
where
folks
need
those
kinds
of
resources,
folks
need
those
kinds
of
protections
and
they
deserve
them.
So
thank
you
to
council
edwards
for
her
leadership
on
sponsoring
this.
I
A
G
You
so
much,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
councillors,
edwards
and
arroyo
for
allowing
me
to
join.
um
I
was
proud
to
testify
in
favor
of
this
bill
at
the
state
house
last
week,
and
I
just
really
uh
you
know.
I
want
to
emphasize
the
point
that
you
know
the
service
that
council
arroyo
did
as
a
public
defender
is
so
critical.
G
But
I
think
we
all
just
have
to
recognize
that
when
someone
is
at
risk
of
losing
their
housing
because
of
a
court
action
that
is
as
fundamental
to
their
life
as
the
as
the
possibility
of
imprisonment
often
times,
and
it
can
really
derail
things
um
in
in
a
really
fundamental
way.
So
I
just
think
I
really
commend
our
department
of
neighborhood
development
and
I'm
glad
that
the
council's
been
able
to
partner
with
the
administration
over
the
past
sort
of
year
and
a
half
with
kovid
to
to
get
ourselves.
G
A
kind
of
you
know
right
to
council
style
pilot
in
boston.
I
mean
to
put
resources
there,
but
it's
just
fundamentally
different
if
we
could
actually
do
it
at
the
state
level
and
make
it
a
kind
of
a
real,
stable
commitment
that
we
have
to
to
people's
legal
rights
being
upheld
and
to
just
changing
the
game
for
tenants
so
strongly
in
support
of
this,
and-
uh
and
I
hope
that
the
council
will
will
join
in
passing
it
today.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
bach.
Would
anybody
else
wish
to
speak
on
docket
1080,
saying
none
would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor?
Madam
clerk?
Please
add
counselor
baker,
council,
braden,
counselor,
campbell,
counselor,
cybee,
george
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
flynn,
counselor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair.
Please
add
counselor
wu
and
you're
asking
for
suspension
of
the
rules
right,
sponsors,
yes,
so
counselors,
edwards,
arroyo
and
bach
are
seeking
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
1080.
A
A
M
Mr
president,
and
um
thank
you
to
council
wu
for
co-sponsoring
this
resolution
with
me
and
my
colleagues
on
the
city
council
that
have
done
a
lot
of
work
as
well
on
this
important
issue.
um
This
is
an
issue
that
both
of
us
and
our
colleagues
have
spoken
on
and
supported
in
the
past,
and
we
want
to
send
our
support
again
at
this
time.
M
We
know
that
that
different
communities
have
different
needs
and
that
there
are
many
different
ethnic
subgroups
within
a
large
racial
group
right
now.
State
agencies
are
not
required
to
collect
disaggregated
data
on
race
and
ethnicity,
and
demographic
data
often
do
not
reflect
the
diversity
within
a
racial
group.
For
example
our
aapi
residents
oftentimes,
don't
have
the
option
to
fill
out
which
ethnicity
they
are,
whether
they
are
chinese,
vietnamese,
indian
or
other
ethnic
subgroups,
and
that
they
ought
to
get
slumped
together
under
one
racial
group.
M
Despite
the
diversity
within
the
aapi
community,
h3115
sponsored
by
representative,
jackie
chan
of
quincy
would
require
state
agencies
to
collect
and
publicize
data
for
major
ethnic
groups
within
the
asian
pacific,
islander
black
or
african-american
latino
or
white
communities
groups.
However,
this
bill
also
clarifies
that
individuals
are
not
not
required
to
fill
out
this
information.
It
mandates
that
people
cannot
be
denied
services
for
not
choosing
to
participate.
M
Any
personal
information
is
kept
confidential
and
protected
by
state
and
federal
privacy
laws.
The
idea
that
specifies
ethnic
subgroups
would
allow
us
to
better
understand
the
different
needs
between
ethnic
groups
and
without
the
idea,
the
needs
of
the
most
undeserved
groups
are
often
rendered
invisible,
with
the
rise
of
hate
crimes
against
the
aapi
community
throughout
the
state,
but
also
throughout
the
country.
M
A
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
councillor
flynn,
as
always
for
your
leadership
on
this
and
for
the
state
representative
for
moving
this
forward
again.
This
has
been
now
refiled
and
truly
represents
the
needs
and
urgency
of
community
organizations
and
advocates
who
have
been
pushing
for
the
disparities
within
aapi
sub
communities
to
be
fully
transparent
and
revealed
so
that
everyone's,
not
just
hidden,
underneath
an
average
and
invisible.
So
look
forward
to
continuing
to
support
this
and
pushing
for
this
at
the
state
house
again.
K
I
know
it
has
faced
some
some
challenges
that
are
wrapped
up
in
politics,
but
this
is
not
about
politics.
It's
about
collecting
the
data,
as
a
city
already
does,
as
other
entities
already
do
that,
allow
us
to
fully
understand
and
therefore
direct
resources
to
our
communities
in
the
way
that
are
needed.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
wu.
Would
anybody
else
wish
to
speak
on
docket
1081?
Would
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name
as
a
co-sponsor?
Madam
clerk,
please
add
counselors
arroyo,
councillor
baker,
counselor
bach,
councillor,
braden,
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselors,
ivy,
george
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
mejia,
please
add
the
chair
as
well,
and
counselors
uh
flynn
in
wu
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
zero.
One
excuse
me
one
zero,
eight
one,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
is
hereby
adopted.
B
A
N
Thank
you,
mr
president.
um
We
passed
this
resolution
last
year
to
bring
awareness
to
people
experiencing
dyslexia
and
we're
happy
to
be
refiling.
This
resolution
again
this
year.
Dyslexia
is
a
learning
disorder
that
involves
difficult
difficulty.
Reading
due
to
problems,
identifying
speech
sounds
and
learning
how
they
relate
to
letters
and
words
in
parentheses,
decoding
also
called
reading.
Disability
dyslexia
affects
areas
of
the
brain
that
process
language.
N
It
is
very
common
affecting
20
of
the
population
and
representing
80
to
90
percent
of
all
of
those
with
learning
disabilities,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
all
of
these
people
won't
go
on
to
be
successful.
In
fact,
many
famous
people
have
some
form
of
dyslexia,
including
whoopi,
goldberg,
jennifer,
aniston
albert
einstein,
muhammad
ali
and
danny
glover.
N
This
is
a
month
for
us
to
not
only
celebrate
the
accomplishments
of
people
who
live
with
dyslexia,
but
to
reaffirm
our
commitment
to
creating
spaces
and
opportunities
for
all
the
different
learning
backgrounds
and
styles,
and
I'm
incredibly
grateful
to
a
parent
on
fabian
eckley,
who
is
always
out
in
the
forefront,
championing
this
issue,
and
for
that
reason
I
move
that
we
suspend
um
and
pass
the
rules
and
pass
this
resolution.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councilman.
Would
anyone
else
wish
to
speak
on
docket1082,
seeing
no
takers
when
any
counselors
wish
to
add
their
name?
As
co-sponsor?
Madam
clark,
please
add
counselor
royal
counselor
baker,
counselor
block
counselor,
brayden
councillor
campbell,
counselor,
edwards,
counselor,
cybee,
george
councillor
flaherty,
councillor
flynn.
Please
add
the
chair
as
well
as
counselor
michelle
wu
counselor
julia
mejia,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
now
of
docket
1082.
A
A
A
A
Seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
docket
1085.,
all
those
in
favor,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
The
docket
has
passed
I'm
now
moving
on
to
late
files,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
three
late
file
matters,
uh
two
of
which
are
personnel
orders
and
one
is
an
ordinance
all
those
in
favor
of
adding
these
three
late
file
matters
to
the
agenda,
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it.
Thank
you.
The
late
filed
matters
have
been
added
to
the
agenda.
A
A
C
A
B
You
and
whereas
the
immediate
protection
of
the
public
peace,
health
and
safety
is
required
and
is
in
the
city's
best
interest
to
ensure
that
its
public
areas
are
clean,
remain
sanitary
and
accessible
and
to
promote
the
public.
Health
and
safety
by
ensuring
the
public
areas
remain
readily
accessible
for
their
intended
use
and
therefore
should
have
a
committee
hearing.
A
O
Thank
you,
mr
president,
uh
we're
actually
working
on
this
before
the
announcement
that
happened
yesterday.
uh
Some
might
say
a
day
late
and
a
dollar
short
for
the
acting
mayor
on
that
one
there.
But
this
is
this
is
filed
um
regarding
public
spaces
because,
what's
happening
down
in
mass
and
cass,
we
all
know,
what's
going
on
there,
there's
roughly
roughly
200
tents
lying
in
the
streets
in
atkinson,
topeka,
street
and
southampton
street.
We've
got
a
mental
health
and
a
substance
use
crisis
on
our
hands
and
we
need.
O
We
need
to
provide
immediate
protection
of
the
public
spaces,
the
health
and
safety
of
those
who
live,
work
and
run
businesses
down
there,
and
also
for
the
people
that
are
on
the
street
down
there.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
they're
handled
handled,
um
humanely
correctly,
with
fashion
um
and
and
also
one
of
the
things
that's
going
on
there,
our
city
workers
that
are
going
on
our
public
health,
our
public
health
professionals,
our
firefighters,
our
public
works
people
are
coming
back
sick
from
just
going
into
um
topeka
and
in
atkinson
street.
It's
about
time.
O
So
it's
not
when
we
have
it
when
we
have
a
a
situation
that
needs
to
be
responded
to
a
co-response,
we're
not
pulling
a
ticket
like
in
a
deli
and
say:
okay,
you
go
with
this
person
that
you've
never
met
before
we
talk
about,
and
this
would
be
in
my
world.
What's
going
to
happen,
what's
happening
planned
in
in
what
the
rollout
was
yesterday,
I
don't
know,
but
in
my
world
I
want
people
in
the
same
room
to
be
able
to
respond,
so
they
know
who
they
are.
O
It's
part
of
a
team,
but
that
I
think,
is
the
most
important
is
one
of
the
most
important
uh
pieces
of
this
and
again
um
looking
to
have
a
hearing
that
we
can
hammer
something
out
that
everybody
that
everybody's
comfortable
with
I'm
not
looking.
I
I'm
not
wed
to
the
language
in
this
right
here.
It's
based
on
la
and
seattle
and
they're
a
couple
years
ahead
of
us
in
this
problem.
O
So
I
thank
you
for
your
time
and-
and
you
know,
however,
this
goes
into
committee.
We
need
to
have
this.
This
discussion
down
here
in
district
3,
we've
seeded
multiple
parks
to
to
to
people
living
in
them
the
park
that
I
that
I
grew
up
the
one
pockets
in
my
that's
in
my
neighborhood
that
I
that
I
grew
up
in
actually
met
my
wife
in
um
it's
got
four
individuals
living
there
using
the
back
corner
as
their
toilet.
O
O
It's
it's
in
that
co-response
with
a
person,
that's
on
the
street,
if
they're
going
into
detox
or
if
they're
able
to
get
someplace
it's
it's
in
that
response,
either
the
public
health,
professional
or
the
police
officer
driving
them.
We
have
assets
like
the
shattuck.
We
have
assets
like
nashua
street.
O
We
have
a
huge
problem,
there's
not
enough
section
12
beds,
which
are
the
mental
health
beds.
Let's
start
involving
the
state
on
this
and
say:
when
are
we
repurposing
these
empty
buildings
that
we
have
that
we
have
laying
around?
So
sorry,
if
I
rambled
on
a
little
bit
there,
mr
president,
it's
something
that's
every
day,
wake
up
with
go
to
sleep
with,
and
I
don't
see
it
getting
any
better
unless
we
take
some
real
drastic
steps
on
this.
Thank
you.
A
M
Thank
you,
mr
president.
um
Please
add
my
name,
mr
president,
and
just
want
to
highlight
that
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
that
area
with
council
at
baker
and
council
of
council
flaherty
and
congressman
lynch
on
sunday
and
steve
tompkins
the
sheriff,
and
we
had
the
opportunity
to
walk
around
in
early
early
sunday
morning
and
we
saw
the
pain,
the
misery,
the
hopelessness,
not
only
the
homelessness,
the
the
hopelessness,
and
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
provide
those
suffering
from
substance
use
issues.
M
You
know
the
correct
medical,
the
correct
drug
treatment
programs,
but
also
to
decentralize
the
many
services
that
are
impacting
that
area.
I
represent
a
portion
of
that
area
with
council
baker
and
in
mayor
janey,
as
well
my
ears
more
towards
andrew
andrews
square
and
then
outside
of
the
south
end
library,
but
um
just
want
to
thank
council
baker
and
council
of
council
flaherty.
M
A
L
That's
just
the
residential
piece
shift
over
now
to
the
businesses
not
being
able
to
get
their
deliveries
delivered,
incurring
significant
cost
of
security,
in
addition,
having
issues
with
their
employees
not
being
able
to
get
to
or
from
their
their
uh
their
business
and
or
afraid
to
go
to
the
parking
lot
etc.
So
a
number
of
folks
have
approached
uh
to
see
what
they
can
do,
maybe
through
the
chair
to
the
maker
that
that
potential
could
be
a
part
of
this
discussion,
um
because
I
think
he's
sort
of
headed
in
the
right
direction.
L
uh
But
there's
a
second
piece
of
this.
As
to
uh
these
people
haven't
been
able
to
recover
those
costs
over
the
last
several
years.
This
has
gone
on
too
long,
and
so
in
fairness,
this
is
a
matter
of
basic
fairness.
If
you're
a
resident
living
over
there,
if
you're
a
business
owner
over
there,
then
we,
the
city,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
abate
that
property,
the
value
of
your
property,
your
quiet,
use
and
enjoyment
of
that
property.
L
If
we,
the
city,
has
turned
a
blind
eye
to
what's
been
going
on
over
there,
and
those
are
the
facts.
So
I
just
want
to
deal
with
facts,
and
the
facts
are:
is
that
the
homeowners
over
there
and
the
businesses
over
there?
They
deserved
better
from
the
city
and
where?
Because
we,
the
city,
we
dropped
the
ball
on
them.
I
would
make
a
strong
argument
that
they
are
entitled
to
some
form
of
abatement
for
their
property,
and
I
think
that
needs
to
be
part
of
this
discussion
as
well
and
again.
L
A
O
The
best
for
the
city
is
going
to
be
over
there
if
I
were
a
business
owner
owner
over
there,
if
our
doors
on
the
corner
of
um
atkinson
and
southampton
I'd
be
suing
the
city
right
now
is
what
I'd
be
doing
and
there's
multiple
businesses
over
there
there's
one
business
on
it:
spans
atkinson
to
topeka
they're,
trying
to
to
put
a
rental
uh
rental
equipment
place
in
there.
They
haven't
even
been
able
to,
in
the
since
april,
been
able
to
get
into
their
yard.
O
To
do
the
work,
that's
necessary
to
be
able
to
put
the
new
tenant
in
there.
So
that's
the
sort
of
stuff-
that's
that's
happening
over
there.
I
mean
you
saw
it
the
other
day.
I
think
I
think
we
need
to
really
use
this
as
a
jumping
off
point.
I'm
not
looking
to
rush
into
this,
but
there
are
certain
things
like
the
command
center.
The
coordinating
response
center
definitely
needs
to
be
in
there.
We
have
to
be
able
to
figure
out
where
we
can
bring
people.
So
that's
that's
state
coming
in
maybe
tompkins
coming
in.
L
A
N
You,
mr
president,
and
thank
you
to
my
colleague
councillor
baker
for
his
leadership
in
this
space.
I
um
went
on
a
tour
yesterday,
actually
with
sue
sullivan
from
newmarket,
and
um
was
you
got?
I
am
all
here
for
this
conversation
and
would
love
to
work
um
in
deep
partnership
with
you
along
this
journey.
N
As
the
chair
of
small
business
and
workforce
development,
we
talked
about
the
mental
health
and
trauma
that
a
lot
of
the
employees
are
facing
to
and
from
and
how
some
of
them
are
having
to
uber
uh
and
afraid
to
to
walk
through
through
that
space.
So
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
needs
to
be
done
and
we
also
explored
the
idea
of
hosting
a
hearing
to
talk
about
the
financial
loss.
There
are
some
folks
right
now
who
are
having
to
spend
money
out
of
their
pockets
to
put
fences
up.
N
The
the
pizza
shop
that
that
is
in
that
area
has
come
out
of
their
own
pocket
to
repair
the
windows
because
they
don't
want
to
submit
a
claim
during
the
insurance,
because
that's
going
to
impact
them.
So
there's
a
lot
of
financial
loss
that
is
happening
to
these
businesses
and
I
think
that
we
as
a
city
have
a
responsibility
and
also
an
opportunity
to
really
own
some
of
that
work.
N
N
It
breaks
my
heart
right.
We
have
to
also
be
really
super,
mindful
of
of
our
loved
ones,
you
know,
and
and
and
how
we,
how
we
tackle
this
issue
in
ways
that
does
not
further
stigmatize
those
who
are
dealing
with
addiction
issues
right,
and
so
I
think
that
it's
really
important
to
strike
that
balance
um
and
and
I'm
incur
incredibly
encouraged
and
and
look
forward
to
counselor
baker
being
a
strong
voice.
N
A
E
You
very
much-
and
I
really
do
hear
the
sense
of
urgency
from
councillor
baker
and
many
people
who
have
been
talking
about
this
particular
issue
in
this
particular
location
for
years
four
years
and
I
think
you've
been
equally
critical
of
the
acting
mayor
as
well
as
our
previous
mayor
on
that
particular
issue,
and
I
want
to
say
that
he's
been
consistent.
This
is
not
uh
you
know
for
against
any
particular
individual
councillor
baker.
E
His
heart
is
in
this
and
in
this
area
specifically,
I
will
say
because
of
the
inaction
of
the
series
of
mayors
and
because
of
our
inability
as
a
city,
to
really
tackle
this.
We're
seeing
this
problem
not
just
be
concentrated
at
mass
and
cass
and
north
end.
We
also
have
an
encounter
as
well
of
folks
who
are
growing
and
we're
seeing
additional
folks
in
east
boston,
and
so
it
is
becoming
a
city-wide
issue
and
I
think
the
sense
of
urgency
is
real
and
I
really
appreciate
bringing
that
conversation
here.
E
I'm
concerned
not
because-
and
I
appreciate
you
also
saying-
you're
not
wedded
to
this
language,
because
I
do
think
we
need
to
have
a
conversation.
I
don't
want
to
be
criminalizing
being
poor
and
homeless
and
having
what?
What's
with
you
be
outside
on
public
property.
I
don't
want
that
to
be
seen
as
a
criminal
thing.
I
don't
want
people
to
be
punished
for
that's
all
they
got
and
they
put
it
where
what
all
they
have,
which
may
be
the
bench
I
I
do
have
empathy
and
sympathy
for
someone
who
is
dealing
with
that
issue.
E
I
also
want
to
be
clear
that
just
removing
their
things
isn't
removing
the
problem.
We
know
that
we
know
that
that's
just
removing
if
they're
gone
for
the
day
or
they're
away
from
that,
just
removing
the
the
tents
and
the
property
and
so
on
and
so
forth
it
will
come
back.
Other
people
could
come
there,
and
so
this
is
not.
This
is
a
beginning
of
the
conversation,
as
you
said,
counselor
baker,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
can
remove
all
this
stuff.
All
you
want
people
will
just
keep
coming
back.
E
Without
a
doubt,
counselor
baker.
These
things
need
to
be
removed.
That
is
not
what
I
am
saying
that
they
shouldn't
be,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
doing
so
in
a
way
that
is
literally
just
moving
the
problem
throughout
our
neighborhoods
and
since
I
live
on
one
of
those
uh
border,
neighborhoods
of
east
boston.
Many
of
you
do
too
live
in
border
neighborhoods
that
border
other
cities.
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
just
not
moving
this
out
of
parts
of
our
cities
for
other
parts
to
be
burdened
with.
E
I
also
just
wanted
to
say:
I'm
I'm.
I.
I
think
that
there
is
a
a
trauma
and
I
appreciate
counselor
mcchia,
bringing
up
the
trauma
of
not
only
those
having
to
um
go
to
work
and
work
through
that
we
had
somebody
decide
with
mental
health
issues
in
east
boston.
He
walked
pretty
long
distance
naked
as
a
jaybird
and
down
past
all
the
way
to
the
tee
and
in
front
of
children
and
by
our
playground
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
There's
residual
traumas
as
well.
E
There
are
things
children,
don't
understand
what
they're
seeing
why
it's
happening,
and
that
is
also
impactful
on
us
as
well.
So
I
think
this
is
a
productive
measure,
but
it
needs
to
be
done
in
a
way
that
doesn't
punish
people
for
just
being
poor
and
sick
and
doesn't
just
push
the
problem
out
of
my
neighborhood
or
into
other
neighborhoods
as
well.
I
think
this
is
a
good
conversation.
It's
more
than
timely,
you're
right,
councillor,
baker.
It
needs
to
happen
and
I
look
forward
to
really
making
sure
we
strike
that
perfect
balance.
Thank
you.
E
A
I
They
need
their
documents.
They
need
all
these
different
things
that
are,
in
fact
their
personal
property
and
generally
are
kept
on
in
these
kinds
of
premises.
And
so,
if
we're
going
to
have
a
conversation
about
dismantling
tents
or
throwing
away
personal
belongings
or
whatever
the
next
steps
are,
I
think
we
have
to
be
very
clear
what
the
guidelines
are
about:
protecting
people's
identifications,
protecting
people's
medications,
because
people
lost
their
medications,
people
lost
their
ids.
I
People
lost
the
ability
to
actually
go
into
a
homeless,
shelter
or
a
retract
center,
because
they
couldn't
get
the
documentation
and
with
folks
struggling
with
addiction,
with
my
clients
specifically
and
about
60,
some
percent
of
the
folks.
I
saw
about
500
cases
in
the
years
that
I
was
there
about.
60
to
65
of
them
were
folks
dealing
with
substance.
Abuse
paperwork
is
not
a
friend
registering
or
trying
to
get
their
licenses
back
or
get
the
paperwork
that
they
need
to
get
through.
These
processes
cause
serious
gaps
in
time.
I
That
was
time
that
they
could
not
receive
those
services.
uh
It
was
incredibly
destabilizing
and
it
doesn't
get
to
the
root
cause
of
this,
and
I
certainly
don't
want
to
see
us
as
a
city
or
as
a
body
get
to
the
place
where
we're
criminalizing
poverty
or
criminalizing
homelessness,
and
I
recognize
that
there
is
a
a
push
and
pull
between
having
a
community
where
you
can't
access
your
park.
You
can't
play
in
your
park.
I
You
can't
do
those
things
with
folks
who
are
down
and
out
and
are
relying
on
a
tent
in
that
park
to
survive,
uh
and
I
think,
there's
an
empathy
and
a
push
and
pull
there.
That
has
to
happen,
and
so,
if
we're
gonna
have
this
conversation,
I
hope
we
have
a
conversation
about
how
this
would
actually
be
implemented,
what
kinds
of
protections
we're
putting
for
people's
personal
property.
What
the
rules
are
on
this
uh
moving
forward,
and
I
would
also
just
say,
we've
seen
sort
of
unintended
consequences.
I
And
so,
if
we're
talking
about
clearing
personal
property
and
things
like
that,
I
think
we
do
have
to
add
language
to
do
something
to
make
sure
that
folks
aren't
just
saying.
Well,
here's
my
toilet.
It's
on
the
sidewalk,
you
take
care
of
it
now.
I
think
we
have
to
figure
that
out
too,
if
this
is
where
we're
going
to
head
uh
on
something
like
this.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair,
thank
you
for
your
advocacy.
On
this
uh
frank.
I
A
O
O
When
someone
comes
into
this
system,
whatever
it
is
and-
and
you
had
talked
about
uh
paperwork
paperwork's,
not
my
friend
either,
but
so
if
we
set
up
low
bar,
if
we,
if
we're
able
to
set
up
low
mob
for
places
to
go
in
and
clean
up
all
their
mess
that
they
have
in
in
court,
all
your
all
your
warrants
or
whatever
it
is,
but
there
has
to
be
some
sort
of
accountability
here.
There's
there's
no
boundaries
and
there's
no
accountability
for
anybody.
O
So
if
we're
offering
people
come
on
in
clear
all
your
stuff
up,
we're
gonna
give
you
four
months:
someplace
that's
safe
and
clean
a
repurposed,
a
repurposed
bed
someplace
wherever
that
bed
is.
I
like
nashua
street.
I,
like
I
like
chatting
but
four
months,
real
time
so
in
those
four
months,
because
if
anybody's
ever
had
experience
with
people
on
on
heroin
was
always
heroin.
Now
it's
fentanyl,
it's
not
the
person.
You
grew
up
with
it's
not
that
friend
that
you
had
it's
a
different
person.
O
This,
in
my
opinion,
is
a
devil
incarnate
on
the
street
down
there
you
want
to
look
at
possession
go
down
there
and
walk
around
people
are
possessed
down
there.
We
need
to
give
them
at
least
four
months
and
then,
within
that
four
months
in
in
month,
two
and
a
half
we're
talking
about
where
your
next
step
is
when
you
leave
here.
Where
are
you
going?
Where
are
you
from?
Do
you
want
to
reconnect
with
your
family?
Do
you
want
to
try
and
get
a
job?
Do
you
want
to?
O
Maybe
we
we're
able
to
do
ferries
out
to
long
island
when
we're
dealing
with
a
more
stable
population,
but
this
treadmill
that
we're
on
here
now
of,
if
they're
lucky
three
three
weeks
into
a
detox
and
then
you're
right
back
on
the
street
at
mass
and
cass?
There
is
nobody
that
is
going
to
get
what
they
need
by
going
into
a
short
detox
and
then
right
back
to
mass
and
cass.
So
I
do
this
with
with
good
intentions.
O
Here,
I'm
not
looking
to
hurt
people,
I'm
looking
to
save
my
city
from
not
you
know,
kids
in
13
7,
my
home
precinct
should
be
able
to
go
to
the
ryan
playground
without
smelling
and
piss,
and
everything
else.
That's
just
one
park.
You
want
to
talk
clifford
park,
you
want
to
talk
sparrow
park.
You
want
to
talk
all
the
parks,
we're
giving
them
over
we're
not
doing
our
kids
a
service,
we're
not
doing
the
people
that
are
on
the
street
or
service
we're
not
doing
what
we
should
be
doing
as
a
city.
O
um
I'm
happy
the
moves
that
happened
yesterday
from
from
across
the
hall,
but
I
think
we
need
to
be
more
serious
about
it
and,
and
hopefully
the
state's
coming
in
here
now.
I
think
the
message
is
pretty
clear
that
we
need
help
and
also
bed's
going
to
someplace
else,
whether
it's
nashua
street,
whether
it's
the
shattuck,
that
helps
us
to
decentralize
down
a
mass
and
cast
everybody
throws
out
decentralized.
I
haven't
heard
one
person
say
anything
about
this
is
how
we
decentralize
so
just
some
thoughts.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
Moving
right
along
to
the
green
sheets.
Would
any
counselors
wish
to
remove
a
matter
from
the
green
sheets?
They
may
do
so
at
this
time.
Seeing
no
takers
we'll
move
on
to
the
consent
agenda.
I've
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
zero
additions
to
the
consent
agenda.
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda
as
presented
all
those
in
favor.
Please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye.
A
A
E
Just
want
to
say
the
name
of
ferrando
da
silva,
he
is
the
man
who
died
in
east
boston
on
the
construction
accident
um
and
I
we
had
a
gathering
in
acknowledging
his
loss
and
we,
I
know
the
matter
is
still
under
investigation
for
osha.
So
this
is
not
a
matter
of
who's
to
blame.
We
just
need
to
acknowledge.
We
lost
a
man
who
went
to
work,
pay
for
his
bills
to
provide
for
his
family
and
he
didn't
come
home
that
day,
so
fernando
de
silva
you're,
not
forgotten.
Thank
you.
A
G
You
um
this
worked
two
weeks
ago,
uh
I
put
my
hat
on
in
the
council
and
two
weeks
later,
we're
still
in
the
playoffs,
so
I'm
doing
it
again,
um
the
red
sox
will
hopefully
win
tonight
uh
and
then
again
um
and
uh
yeah
and
when
the
alcs
so
um
just
wanted
to
put
that
plug
in
for
anyone
listening
out
there.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
M
You,
mr
president,
mr
president,
I
just
want
to
highlight
the
incredible
career
of
general
colin
powell
that
passed
away
us
army
veteran
chairman
of
the
joint
chiefs
of
staff,
was
born
and
raised
in
new
york
city
to
jamaican
jamaican
parents,
so
strong
immigrant
roots,
but
represented
our
country
well
represented
new
york
city
well,
but
always
there
for
everybody
in
the
veterans
and
military
community
and
he's
a
real
hero,
real
role
model
for
so
many
especially
for
africa,
african-american
and
communities
of
color.
We're
proud
of
him.
M
He
recently
passed
away
of
covet,
but
his
example
of
honesty
and
integrity
will
be
something
that
will
stay
with
us
for
many
years.
So
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
his
passing,
but
also
to
highlight
the
incredible
contributions
he
made
to
our
country
and
to
our
immigrant
families
as
well.
Thank
mr
president,.
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
president.
um
I
I
wanted
to
just
um
recognize
the
the
the
sin
column
kills
parish
community
in
austin,
brighton,
um
they're,
celebrating
150
years
of
their
faith
community
there
and
um
as
an
incoming
resident
into
the
community
and
through
conversations
with
my
partner
and
her
mom,
who
grew
up
in
brighton
center.
J
This
this
community
for
150
years
has
done
incredible
work
to
support
immigrants
coming
in
way
back
when,
before
we
had
uh
um
a
social
safety
net,
they
were
provided
they
they
employed
nurses
to
take
care
of
their
their
con,
their
congregation.
They
um
had
a
thrift
store.
The
mary's
grandmother
said
that
they
never
sent
anything
out.
They
washed
and
cleaned
and
mended
everything
so
that
everyone
was
given
clothing
they'd
be
proud
to
wear
it.
It
wasn't.
There
was
no
shame
in
accepting
their
support.
So
it's
an
incredible
faith.
Community.
J
It's
still
going
strong
150
years
later,
and
I
just
wanted
to
recognize
that
contribution
to
the
community
over
there
and
also
um
cynthia
woolcock
who's.
The
act
the
director
of
our
veronica
smith,
senior
center,
has
uh
is
moving
on
to
a
new,
a
new
uh
employment
with
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission,
and
uh
I
just
after
13
years
of
service
to
our
elders
in
in
brighton
and
alston.
I
just
wanted
to
wish
her
well
and
all
the
best
in
her
new
career.
A
A
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
the
inela
chamber
next
wednesday
october
27th
at
12
noon.
All
those
in
favor
of
a
german
please
indicate
by
saying
aye
opposed.
Nay
council
is
hereby
adjourned.