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From YouTube: Boston City Council Meeting on October 19, 2022
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Boston City Council Meeting on October 19, 2022
A
B
B
B
D
Thank
you,
council,
president
and
great
to
see
so
many
faces
in
the
people's
room
today.
I'm
happy
that
you
guys
are
joining
us
and
Pastor.
Courtney
Bennett
has
been
a
friend
of
the
family
since
kindergarten
second
grade
I've,
known
Courtney
since
second
grade
Pastor
Courtney
and
first
lady
Laura
Bennett
recently
planted
a
church
in
Quincy
Mass,
while
still
serving
as
an
assistant
pastor
at
Boston,
United
Pentecostals
Church
in
Brighton.
Redmond
Courtney
has
a
strong
history
of
ministerial
and
business
leadership.
D
D
He
has
worked
in
the
community
of
Boston
mentoring,
youth
as
a
licensed
social
worker
and
helping
them
reach
their
spiritual
potential,
with
outreaches,
like
180
180
degrees
to
Christ
in
organized
organization
built
to
uplift,
teens
and
young
adults,
Pastor
Courtney
and
first
lady
Laura
Bennett
also
run
local
programs
such
as
ggem
getting
girls
equipped
and
mentored
and
armor
Bearer
young
men
group.
He
holds
a
Bachelor's
of
Science
degree
with
Salem
State
University
and
is
currently
pursuing
his
mdiv
at
Liberty,
University
Reverend
and
first
lady
Bennett
have
three
children
who
serve
alongside
them
in
Ministry.
E
Thank
you
for
having
me
here
today.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
here.
I
am
from
the
city
of
Boston
I've,
been
here
all
my
life
and
I
appreciate
all
that
you
guys
do
when
I
look
across
and
I
see
what
I
see
as
leaders
and
what
I
understand
from
leadership.
Something
is
required
of
you
and
one
of
the
things
we
have
to
understand
in
this
day
and
age.
People
are
not
satisfied
with
leadership
as
it
is
currently
constituted.
It
is
that
jump
over
somebody
to
get
ahead
mentality.
E
But
when
I
look
at
the
good
book,
I
find
that
Jesus
was
a
leader
we
find
that
he
had
12
individuals
originally
following
him
and
after
that
many
more.
But
what
we
call
him.
We
call
him
a
servant
leader.
He
is
a
leader.
He
was
a
leader
who
led
by
serving
many
people,
say
that
without
Vision
the
people
perish-
and
that
is
a
a
word
from
the
scripture
but
many
times,
leaders
focus
on
the
vision
and
they
forget
that,
in
order
to
achieve
the
vision
one
has
to
work
on
the
mission.
E
We
can
focus
on
being
called
to
doing
a
work
and
looking
towards
what
is
going
to
be,
but
nothing
will
ever
be
without
working
on
the
mission.
We
can
look
at
the
scriptures
and
we
find
a
young
man
by
the
name
of
David.
He
was
called.
He
was
anointed
to
be
the
next
king,
yet
it
took
him
nearly
30
years
to
become
king
over
the
people
in
which
he
was
promised,
but
that
entire
time
he
did
not
twiddle
his
thumbs
doing
nothing.
E
He
worked
on
the
mission
and
I
encourage
everyone
here,
as
you
begin
to
work
on
plans
to
develop
things
in
this
wonderful
city
that
you
work
and
focus
on
the
mission
which
is
to
help
those
who
are
in
need,
which
is
to
service
our
community
I
I,
know
many
of
you
have
worked
hard
and
you
have
great
Visions
for
the
city,
but
in
working
to
get
to
that
Vision.
Let's
not
forget
the
day-to-day
business
of
doing
the
mission,
we're
going
to
pray.
E
So,
let's
pray,
God
of
Abraham,
Isaac
and
God
of
Jacob.
We
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
that
we
have
to
work
the
work
which
you
have
sent
us
and
called
us
to
do.
We
ask
right
now
God
that
in
the
midst
of
this
Council,
that
you
would
give
them
Vision
Lord,
but
also
help
them
Lord,
to
understand
that
they
are
here
not
for
themselves,
but
for
the
people
in
which
they
serve.
E
We
ask
God
that
they
would
do
everything
in
their
power
everything
that
they
can
can
possibly
think
of
to
serve
the
community
in
which
they
have
been
tasked
to
do.
We
ask
Lord
that
your
hands
would
be
upon
them,
that
your
spirit
would
continually
guide
them.
We
pray
for
wisdom,
we
pray
for
knowledge
and
understanding.
E
We
ask
that
they
would
have
an
understanding
that
they
are
here
by
your
allowance
and
that
they
are
here
by
the
allowance
of
the
people
who
have
elected
them
for
such
a
time
as
this
we
pray
God
that
you
would
use
them,
use
their
voices
use
their
their
their
intuition
and
their
intelligence
Lord
to
build
up
this
city,
the
city
of
Boston,
which
is
a
city
that
is
placed
upon
a
hill.
We
thank
you
today
for
your
love
and
for
your
kindness
and
your
precious
name.
We
pray,
amen,
foreign.
A
B
We
have
two
separate
presentations
today.
One
is
from
Council
Mejia
and
the
other
is
Council
Fernandez
Anderson
councilman
here
will
be
recognizing
a
group
Hayden
Jane
Lewis,
who
is
BPS
Boston
city-wide
cross-country
team
head
coach
councilman.
Here
please
come
to
the
podium
and
introduce
you
guys.
Please.
F
Got
it
okay,
Gene
Lewis,
and
we
would
like
to
recognize
your
service
and
commitment
to
Boston
Public
School
students.
Athletes
throughout
your
career,
a
team
also
known
as
coach
H,
is
a
haitian-american
born
and
raised
in
Boston
Massachusetts,
since
2013
Hakeem
has
served
as
an
assistant
volunteer,
track
coach
for
Excel
High
School,
a
head
coach
for
the
former
West
Roxbury
Academy
and
most
recently
Boston
Latin
Academy
gold
dragons
during
the
cross
country
season.
F
As
the
head
coach
for
BPS
across
country,
her
team
led
the
team
towards
its
first
Invitational
when,
in
30
years
by
taking
the
big
wave
team
title
in
2018.,
while
coaching
indoor
and
outdoor
track
within
Boston
Public
Schools,
her
team
has
supported
and
produced
over
60
Boston
Public
School
Citywide
championships.
Two
state
championships
for
city
of
Boston
MVPs
and
three
undefeated
track
and
field
Seasons,
okay.
Now,
that
is
why
we're
here
today.
F
In
addition,
in
addition
to
his
athlete
accolades
coach
H
is
a
former
state
champion
in
the
600
meters.
At
Randolph,
High
was
recently
awarded
the
Massachusetts
state
tracking
coaches
association,
outdoor
track
and
field
coach
of
the
year
of
Division
III,
while
also
being
a
full-time
coach.
Hakim
has
served
the
members
of
the
Boston
Teachers
Union
as
a
benefits
specialist
having
recently
been
promoted
to
office
manager.
F
This
last
May,
in
addition
to
working
for
the
btu,
a
team,
serves
as
a
correspondent
for
the
Bay
State
running,
offering
commentary,
interviews
and
previews
of
the
state's
best
high
school
athletes.
A
team
also
has
the
honor
of
serving
as
an
executive
board.
Member
of
the
mstca
since
2019.
every
day,
coach
H
reminds
his
student
athletes.
That
dreams
are
tangible
goals,
emphasizing
the
need
to
put
work
and
effort
into
every
aspect
of
their
life
and
as
a
mentor
to
most
of
his
athletes.
F
F
F
F
G
G
G
G
My
grandfather
working
two-hour
jobs
established
his
family
on
the
principles
of
education
and
faith
by
working
two
jobs.
My
grandfather
was
a
pillar
in
creating
the
first
opportunity
where
Haitian
immigrants
could
seek
for
a
place
to
worship
by
establishing
the
first
Haitian
Baptist
Church
in
my
grandparents
living
room
in
1969.
G
So
the
city
of
Boston
has
been
the
foundation
in
the
Grassroots
of
my
family
structure,
so
I'm
honored
today
to
be
here
growing
up.
I
watched,
my
father
in
1986
as
our
city
dealt
with
a
different
pandemic.
The
pandemic
in
1986
was
the
AIDS
virus.
Hiv
and
I
watched.
My
father
create
the
first
soup
kitchen
out
of
one
of
the
local
tradition
churches,
where
my
aunt
Lydia
was
the
manager.
My
aunt
melka
would
do
the
back
work,
the
back
end
stuff,
my
cousin
Pierre,
my
brother,
my
older
brother
Lincoln.
G
We
will
be
delivery
drivers,
but
really
my
cousin,
Pierre
and
I
would
drop
off
food
to
the
age
patients
in
the
early
80s
early
late,
80s,
early
90s
dropping
off
food
to
those
age
patients.
That's
where
I
learned
the
human
interaction
seeing
the
joy
of
those
people,
because
I
would
be
delivering
on
food
I'd
be
nourishing
for
them
because
they
may
not
get
that
meal
after
a
morning
of
delivering.
My
father
would
drop
my
cousin
here
and
now.
He'd
bring
us
to
the
place.
G
Did
every
White
Stadium,
because
my
uncle
Gary
his
best
friend
was
a
teacher
at
Boston,
English
and
retired
as
Jeremiah
Burke
assistant
principal,
but
Uncle
Gary
was
my
first
coach
as
a
soccer
coach
uncle
Gary
and
my
dad
would
be
warming
up.
The
high
school
players
during
the
weekend,
weekday
and
I
would
run
around
Franklin
Park
Place,
that
with
them
and
my
cousin
Pierre
and
then
on
the
weekends.
G
My
father
and
Uncle
Gary
be
coaching
a
semi-professional
International
League
that
was
at
White
Stadium
so
years
later,
the
same
place
that
I
had
my
Fondest
Memories
as
a
child
would
be
a
place
that
I
would
go
on
to
compete
in
high
school.
The
40
years
later
serve
the
community.
Some
truly
believe
that
I'm,
a
son
of
Franklin
Park
or
my
greatest
Fondest
Memories,
have
been
in
that
Park,
but,
like
I,
said,
the
word
of
the
day
is
the
example,
my
aunts,
my
uncles.
My
grandfather
set
the
example
in
community
service.
G
Why
it's
important
to
give
back
to
the
community
I
never
knew
where
I
would
be,
if
I'd
be
doing
this
and
receiving
these
accolades,
but
it
started
with
those
people.
So
I
want
to
acknowledge
my
aunt,
my
aunts,
my
father,
my
grandfather
and
my
mom
for
their
hard
work
when
I
got
to
high
school.
My
my
High
School
coaches
were
very
instrumental
for
me.
G
I
was
very
talented.
Gifted
Runner
and
I
had
some
issues
with
behavior,
but
they
were
very
patient
with
me
and
they
challenged
me
to
be
great,
so
I'm
very
grateful
for
rest
in
peace,
coach,
Sullivan
from
Randolph
High,
School,
Garrett,
Powell
and
Robert
McCready
from
zaverian
fast
forward,
2013
I
bump
into
Amanda's
in
the
room.
His
name
is
Avery
isdale
he's
a
city-wide
athletic
director
Avery
in
2013.
G
We
started
to
build
a
rapport
by
2015
I
asked
Avery
if
we
could
bring
back
cross
country
because
I
think
it
was
important
because
it
was
so
instrumental
for
me
growing
up
Avery
so
sure
why
not?
Let's
have
a
skeleton
team
when
I
first
started.
Some
of
them
are
here
some
of
those
athletes
I'm
standing
by
one
of
them
right
now
and
I
just
wanted
to
be
the
coach
that
I
needed
and
we
started
in
2015.
We
were
dead
last
in
Massachusetts,
so
I
was
like.
G
I
was
motivated,
I
was
like
we
got
to
work
harder
and
harder,
so
the
next
year
we
were
second
to
last.
We
moved
up
one
spot,
but
by
2019
we
were
top
25
team
in
Massachusetts,
and
now
today,
2022
I'm,
looking
forward
in
the
next
two
weeks
for
us
to
make
history
to
be
the
first
BPS
team
to
make
the
state
meet
over
the
years.
I've
had
many
greats
all
right.
A
long
short
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
That's
came
out
today.
G
You
have
been
instrumental
in
my
career
and
in
short
to
all
my
student
athletes,
past
present
and
future
dreams
are
tangible
goals,
continue
to
work
hard
and
what
I
said
10
years
ago
happened.
I
said
that
you
guys
are
making
history
for
every
time,
you're
running
a
race
for
every
practice,
for
every
win
and
loss.
We're
making
history
today
is
a
testament
of
that
I
think
you
guys
and
the
families
I
serve.
B
B
B
H
B
B
I
I
Get
to
that
I
also
just
wanted
to
congratulate
Mr,
John,
Lewis
and
I
want
to
coach,
joinery
and
I
also
want
to
say
that
I
had
the
honor
of
honoring,
your
father,
Dr
yustasia
genre
this
weekend
at
the
Haitian
Americans
United
for
all
of
the
incredible
work
you
did
during
the
HIV
AIDS
epidemic
when
Haitians
were
being
stigmatized
and
you
were
really
robusting
and
working
on
that
so
I'd
say.
Thank
you,
Miss
Youngfield
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
Thank
you.
I
Foreign
okay,
but
now,
for
the
reason
I'm
on
the
mic
is
because
of
all
of
these
lovely.
Ladies
in
pink
and
green
here,
okay
I
want
to
say
a
warm
heartfelt
welcome
to
the
psy
Omega
chapter
of
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha
sorority
Incorporated,
the
oldest
graduate
chapter
of
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha
sorority
Incorporated
in
New
England,
which
was
established
in
February
1926
in
the
spirit
of
Sisterhood
scholarship
and
service.
The
psy
Omega
chapter
has
had
95
years
of
remarkable
and
continuous
service
in
the
Greater
Boston
area.
I
I
want
to
acknowledge
so
many
who
are
here
I
want
to
acknowledge.
First,
the
chapters
connections
and
social
action
committee
chaired
by
Raquel
Webster
and
also
the
side
Omega
chapters
president
Kathy
and
we'll
we'll
hear
from
her
as
well
vice
president
Aaliyah
Salone.
Lastly,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
coming
here
and
making
today
a
success.
So
I
have
a
citation.
So
if
we
can
have
both
Kathy
and
Raquel
come
forward.
I
So
it
reads
the
city
of
Boston
and
city
council
official
resolution
presented
by
counselor
at
large
routine,
be
resolved
at
the
Boston
city.
Council
extends
its
congratulations
to
SAI
Omega
chapter
of
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha,
sorority
Incorporated,
in
recognition
of
95
years
of
remarkable
and
continuous
service
in
the
Greater
Boston
area,
and
extensive
Community
engagement.
I
The
sciomega
chapter
of
alpha
kappa's,
Alpha,
Kappa
Alpha
sorority
Incorporated
is
the
oldest
graduate
chapter
of
Alpha
Kappa
Alpha
sorority
Incorporated,
and
be
it
further
resolved
that
the
Boston
city
council
extends
its
best
wishes
for
continued
success
that
this
resolution
be
duly
signed
by
the
president
of
the
city
council
and
attested
to
and
a
copy
thereof
transmitted
by
the
clerk
of
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you,
foreign.
J
For
almost
a
hundred
years
we
have
been
serving
in
the
Greater
Boston
area
in
the
Arenas
that
you've
heard
a
little
bit
earlier.
We
are
so
proud
to
be
Highly
Educated
college
women
that
continue
to
give
back
in
service
and
Sisterhood
to
those
in
our
community
and
the
surrounding
areas.
We
work
very
hard
in
this
area
to
make
sure
that
others
have
the
opportunity
to
continue
their
dreams
and
their
goals,
and
specifically
young
women
of
color
in
engaging
in
secondary
education,
so
again
counselor
President.
A
B
We
do
have
one
final
presentation
that
I'm
going
to
ask
my
colleague,
City
councilor
Fernandez
Anderson,
to
come
to
the
podium
and
recognize
the
person
that
we're
going
to
celebrate
today
and
just
as
a
reminder
to
my
colleagues,
each
colleague
is
able
to
bring
forth
two
people
to
at
separate
times
to
be
to
be
recognized
in
the
year.
So
I
know
some
of
my
colleagues
still
have
an
opportunity
to
do
that
as
well.
So
just
just
a
friendly
reminder:
Council
Fernandez,
Anderson.
H
Thank
you,
council
president
Flynn
in
1999,
former
counselor
Charles
Yancey,
initiated
resolution
to
commence
a
sister
city
relationship
with
the
Ghanaian
city
of.
Secondly,
in
1999,
the
resolution
passed
unanimously
and
two
years
later
in
19
in
2001,
the
formal
signing
of
the
resolution
documents
occurred
and
went
into
effect.
The
21st
anniversary
of
this
unique
and
enriching
relationship
is
Wednesday.
Today,
October
19th
2022.
H
back
in
1999
Council
Yancey
met
with
officials
from
secundi
takoradi
to
discuss
the
establishment
of
assisted
City
partnership
between
our
two
cities.
One
thing
that
Council
AMC
conjugly
pointed
out
at
the
time
was
that,
even
though
Boston
had
sister
city
relationships
with
cities
in
Asia,
Europe
and
Australia,
the
sister,
the
city
of
Boston,
did
not
have
such
a
relationship
with
any
City
in
the
entire
continent
of
Africa.
Secondary
takoradi
shares
some
similarities
with
our
city
in
a
population
roughly
equivalent
to
ours.
The
predominantly
language
spoken
in
the
city,
English
is
English,
though
like
Boston.
H
I
do
I,
remember,
meeting
Council,
Yancey
I'm,
not
trying
to
age
people,
but
when
I
was
15,
I
would
I
worked
for
a
Roxbury,
multi-service,
Center
and
I
would
invite
counselor
Yancey
to
all
of
my
events
and
youth
stuff
and
he
he
Diane
I,
remember
Senator
Wilkinson,
Mayor
Menino,
everyone
would
come
and
Council
Yancey
is
a
poet,
as
we
know,
a
philosopher
that
I'm
I'm
giving
you
this
title,
but
we
we
have
a
brief
moment.
If
we
can
hear
your
statements.
It's
an
honor.
Thank
you.
So
much.
K
Council
Michael
Flaherty
was
my
vice
president
at
the
time,
so
I
wanted
to
publicly
acknowledge
his
support
of
the
sister
city,
relationship
and
I
also
want
to
say
that
this
was
not
the
first
time
at
the
Boston
city
council
took
a
position
involving
the
continent
of
Africa.
It's
1984
when
this
body
initiated
the
divestment
movement
for
major
cities
across
the
United
States
of
America.
By
passing
a
resolution
which
required
the
city
to
divest
of
many
assets
invested
in
companies
supporting
the
apartheid
regime,
the
nazi-like
regime
that
was
taking
place
in
South
Africa.
K
With
the
exception,
perhaps
oh
no
I
want
to
just
I
won't
even
qualify
it.
This
is
a
certainly
the
most
diverse
and
talented
city
council
that
we've
had
in
the
history
of
this
city,
and
you
know
it
I
know
it.
The
city
should
know
it
and
you
make
sacrifices
every
day.
You
don't
work
nine
to
five
you're
on
call
24
7
you're
at
meetings,
you're,
fighting
on
policy
issues
and
laboring
seemingly
alone,
but
believe
me,
roughly
700.
K
000
people
depend
upon
each
and
every
one
of
you
every
day
to
be
their
Advocate
and
to
make
sure
that
the
city
responds
to
their
interests.
Whenever
I
I
see
an
audience
like
this
I
said
you
know,
you
should
stand
up
straight
and
be
proud
act
like
you
own,
the
city
of
Boston,
because
you
do
and
you
have
more
than
eighteen
thousand
people
working
in
your
interest.
But
your
Chief
policy
makers
are
in
the
Boston
city
council
working
with
the
mayor
of
Boston,
so
I
will
communicate
with
liaison.
K
We
have
a
member
of
the
bossetta,
the
Boston
second
Valley
Association,
going
to
Ghana
this
afternoon.
I
will
let
him
know
of
the
action
taken
by
the
Boston
City
Council
on
October
19th
2022,
to
reaffirm
our
commitment
to
develop
the
sister
city
relationship
that
began
more
than
21
years
ago.
God
bless
you
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
reminisce.
A
B
B
B
Business,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
minute,
seeing
and
hearing
no
discussion
on
the
matter.
The
chair
moves
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting.
All
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay.
Thank
you.
The
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
standards
approved
Communications
from
her
honor,
the
mayor,
Mr
clerk.
Please
read:
docket
12
42.
C
Document
number
one:
two
four
two
message
disapproving:
an
ordinance
amending
city
of
Boston
code,
ordinances,
Five,
Section,
5-5.10
regarding
salary
categories
for
certain
offices
and
city
of
Boston
code
ordinances,
chapter
2,
Section,
2-8.1,
salary
of
city
councilors.
In
section
2-7.11,
salary
of
the
mayor,
docket
number
0920,
passed
by
the
city
council,
October,
6,
2022.,.
B
C
At
12
43.
Doc
in
about
12
43
message
in
order
for
your
approval
and
Order
amending
city
of
Boston
code
ordinances,
Five,
Section
5-5.10
regarding
salary
categories
for
certain
offices
in
city
of
Boston
code
ordinances,
chapter
2,
Section,
2-8.1,
salary
of
city
council
is
in
section
2-7.11,
salary
of
the
mayor
filed
in
the
office
of
the
city
clerk
on
October
17
2022..
Thank
you.
Dr.
B
C
Seventy
four
thousand
three
hundred
thirty
seven
dollars
to
cover
the
fiscal
year,
23
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements,
the
between
the
Boston
school
committee
and
the
Boston
Teachers
Union
BTU,
local
66,
aft
Massachusetts.
The
terms
of
the
contracts
are
September
1st
2021
through
August
31st
2024..
The
major
provisions
of
the
contracts
include
base
wage
increases
of
2.5
percent
in
September
2022
September
2023,
as
well
as
other
cost
items,
including
inclusion
reform
implementation
filed
in
the
office
of
the
city,
clerk
on
October,
17,
2022.
B
C
Docky
number
one
two
four
six
message
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston:
to
accept
and
expand
the
Grant
from
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
four
million
six
hundred
and
one
thousand
five
hundred
and
eighty
nine
dollars
which
will
be
allocated
to
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture
for
its
work
on
public
arts
and
culture.
Efforts.
B
C
Number
one
two:
four
seven
message
and
Order
authorized
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
441
825
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year.
22
burn
Justice
assistance
grant
local
allocation
awarded
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Justice
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
C
C
Document
number
1249
message
and
honor
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
extend
the
amount
of
167
104
in
the
form
of
a
Massachusetts
electric
vehicle
incentive
program,
Grant
from
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
to
be
administered
by
the
transportation
department.
The
grant
will
fund
the
procurement
and
deployment
of
level
three
DC
fast
charge.
Electric
vehicle
charging
stations
in
Austin,
Dorchester,
High,
Park
and
Roslindale
be
available
to
the
general
public
for
24
hours
a
day.
C
Duncan
number
one
two:
five
zero
message
and
auto
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
forty
nine
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
Ruggles
court
or
art
project
awarded
by
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
to
be
administered
by
the
office
of
arts
and
culture.
The
grant
will
fund
the
design
of
the
Ruggles
Corridor
public
art
project
in
Roxbury.
B
L
This
grant
will
fund
the
design
of
the
Ruggles
Corridor
public
art
project
in
Roxbury
and
I
want
to
be
sure
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
my
colleague,
counselor
Fernandez
Anderson,
for
her
work
in
this
space
in
fiercely
advocating
for
the
artery
in
Roxbury.
My
understanding
is
that
this
grant
is
separate
from
those
efforts,
but
she
initially
came
up
with
the
idea
and
well,
and
this
will
nonetheless
help
supplement
enhancing
the
vibrancy
of
District
7..
Thank
you.
B
C
B
B
B
M
B
H
C
I
N
C
B
C
Eight
please
doctor
number
one:
two:
six
four
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
transmitting
a
communication
from
the
Boston
landmarks
commission
for
city
council
action
on
the
designation
of
petition
number
266.19
that
Charleston
House
Dorchester
Mass
in
effect
after
November
6
2022,
if
not
acted
upon
and
Doctor
number
one.
Two
six
five
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
transmitting
a
communication
from
the
Boston
landmarks
commission
for
a
city
council
action
on
the
designation
of
the
petition
number
274.21,
Mount
Calvary
holy
church
congregation.
C
Shower
to
flow
synagogue,
Roxbury
Mass,
in
effect
after
November
13
2022,
if
not
acted
upon
DOC
number
one.
Two,
six
six
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
transmitting
a
communication
from
the
Boston
landlocks
commission
for
city
council
action
on
the
designation
of
the
petition
number
2140.
C
Talking
number
one.
Two
six
eight
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
transmitting
transmitting
and
communication
from
the
Boston
landmarks
commission
for
city
council
action
on
the
designation
of
the
petition
number
269.20,
the
Howe
Kingsley
House
Dorchester
Mass,
in
effect
after
November
14
2022,
if
not
acted
upon.
B
B
C
Number
one
two:
six:
nine
notice,
what
we
see
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers,
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
September
14
2022.
doctor
number,
one.
Two,
seven
zero
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers,
acted
upon
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
in
September,
21st
2022.,
talking
number
one.
C
Two,
seven
one
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers
acted
upon
by
the
city
council.
At
its
meeting
of
September
28
2022.
in
doctor
number
one.
Two,
seven
two
notice
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979
relative
to
action
taken
by
the
mayor
on
papers,
acted
upon
by
the
city
council
at
its
meaning
of
October
6
2022.
C
C
Document
1019
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice
to
which
was
referred
on:
August
31st,
2022,
docket
number
1019
message
and
honor
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
three
million
four
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
fiscal
year.
23
safe
and
successful
youth
initiative
awarded
by
the
mass
executive
office
of
Health
and
Human
Services
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
a
comprehensive
interagency
strategy
that
connect
Law,
Enforcement
employment,
education,
public
health
and
Youth
Development.
C
Agencies
to
reduce
youth
violence
in
the
Commonwealth
submits
a
report
recommending
that
the
order
ought
to
pass
and
Doctor
number
1020
the
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
criminal
justice
to
which
was
referred
on.
August
31st,
2022,
docket,
number
1020
message
and
auto
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
definitely
spend
the
amount
of
nine
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
securing
the
city's
continuation
awarded
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Homeland
Security
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
B
P
Have
the
form
thank
you,
Mr
President.
This
was
an
excellent
and
informative
hearing
on
both
dockets
docket
1019
ssyi
focuses
on
young
adults,
ages
17
to
24,
who
identified
as
proven
risk
or
most
likely
to
be
perpetrators
or
victims
of
violent
crime.
Ssyi
receives
referrals
from
partnering
agencies
to
identify
individuals
who
satisfy
the
eligibility
criteria
in
order
to
meet
the
eligibility
criteria.
An
individual
must
be
between
the
ages
of
17
and
24
and
meet
one
of
the
following
conditions
repeatedly
engages
in
crimes
against
persons
repeatedly
engages
in
weapons.
Violence
is
in
the
leadership.
P
Role
in
a
gang
is
substantially
involved
in
gang
activity
or
violence
significantly
facilitates
gang
activity
or
Street
violence.
An
individual
must
also
reside
in
the
community,
spend
a
significant
amount
of
time
in
the
community
or
expected
to
be
released
from
custody
into
the
community
BPD
contracts
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission.
The
program
is
that
lead
the
lead
agency,
the
case
managers
at
bphc
refer
clients
to
partner
in
community
organizations
offering
Behavioral
Health,
counseling
employment
and
educational
services.
This
program
has
proven
to
reduce
violent
crime
in
the
neighborhoods.
P
P
The
equipment
to
be
purchased
includes
backpack
detection
systems
and
mobile
detective
devices
that
allow
for
the
detection
of
radioactive
materials
in
public
areas
where
there
are
large
crowds,
as
well
as
a
radio
soap
topi
identification
device
that
provides
the
ability
to
distinguish
between
non-threatening
materials
and
High,
Level,
Threats
and
again
sgr
moving
for
a
passage
of
docket
1020.
Thank
you.
Mr
President.
B
Thank
you.
Council
fire
in
those
hearings
are
very
informative.
Thank
you.
Council
Flaherty,
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
Public,
Safety
and
criminal
justice,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
1019.
All
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
opposed,
nay
the
eyes.
Have
it
Dr
Mr
clerk.
Can
you
please
take
a
roll
call
vote.
C
Call
vote
on
dock
at
10,
19.
Council,
Arroyo,
Council
Arroyo;
yes,
Council
Baker;
yes,
councilor
Baker,
yes,
Council
of
Bach
Council
of
Bach;
yes,
Council
Braden;
yes,
councilor
Braden;
yes,
Council,
Coletta,
Council,
Coletta;
yes,
Council,
Fernandez,
Anderson;
yes,
Council
of
Fernandez
Anderson;
yes,
Council
Flaherty;
yes,
Council
Flaherty;
yes,
Council
Flynn;
yes,
councilor
Flynn,
yes,
Council
Lara,.
B
B
C
A
B
B
H
This
appropriation
is
needed
to
finish
the
ongoing
construction
at
the
school
and
is
eligible
in
part
for
reimbursement
for
the
Massachusetts
school
building
authorities.
The
committee
held
a
public
hearing
on
this
docket
on
Monday
and
Council
lugeen,
chaired
on
my
behalf,
director
of
public
facilities,
apartment
Carrie,
Griffin
assistant,
director
of
operations,
Carlton
Jones
senior
project
manager
for
desire,
Quincy
project,
Ron,
McNulty
and
senior
project
manager
for
msba
schools.
Brian
McLaughlin
testified
on
behalf
of
the
administration
and
discussed
the
project.
I
You
we
had
a
very
we
had
a
very
informative
meeting
on
we're
hearing
on
Monday
about
this
docket.
We
talked
about
the
increased
labor
cost
that
caused
them
to
come
back
and
request
more
money
to
complete
this
project.
But
there
was
a
lot
of
a
good
conversation
about
how
we're
also
using
this
opportunity
to
address
the
climate
resiliency
issues,
the
pollution
issues
that
are
that
are
that
are
face,
especially
for
residents
in
Chinatown.
So
it
was
a
good
conversation.
They
also.
I
We
also
talked
about
the
underrepresented
business
enterprises
and
their
efforts
to
make
sure
that
woman
and
by
apocal
and
businesses
are
able
to
participate.
I
think
the
target
is
10
and
right
now
they're
at
almost
12
11.56,
and
then
we
asked
for
disaggregated
data
so
that
we
could
figure
out
among
those
ubes
or
percentage
of
which
are
women
and
the
percent
of
which
are
bypoc.
They
also
said
that
they
were
on
track.
I
You
know
they
haven't
been
meeting
right
now
at
this
at
this
moment,
their
Boston
residence
job
policy
goals,
but
they
are
putting
every
effort
to
making
sure
that
those
goals
are
being
met
and
they
talk
about
it
and
every
contract
and
reading,
and
it's
part
of
every
sub
contract
every
every
contract
that
the
contractor
has
with
subcontractor.
So
it
was
really
great
hearing
for
this
30
million
request.
I
B
C
B
Q
Thank
you,
council
president
Flynn,
the
committee
on
redistricting
was
referred,
docket
1098
order
for
the
adoption
of
redistricting
principles
offered
by
the
chair
and
referred
to
the
committee
seven
weeks
ago
on
August
31st
2022.
The
docket
is
a
proposed
order
for
the
city
of
City
Boston
city
council
to
adopt
a
series
of
principles
to
guide
and
inform
procedures
led
by
the
committee
on
redistricting
for
crafting
legally
defensible
city
council
electoral
districts
for
the
city
of
Boston.
Q
These
principles
principles
involve
the
following
decorum
and
conduct
during
debate
and
deliberation,
ensuring
public
participation
to
expand
civic
participation
and
public
confidence
in
the
redistricting
process,
including
transparency
through
live
streamed
and
recorded
sessions.
Legal
review
of
proposed
Plans
by
outside
Council
to
ensure
compliance
under
the
Voting
Rights
Act
and
considering
proposals
submitted
by
review
viewing
comparative
demographic
data
for
the
Baseline
districts.
Q
Last
Tuesday
October
11th.
The
committee
received
at
the
request
of
the
chair
communication
from
cooperation
Council
transmitting
a
memorandum
conveying
basic
principles
of
redistricted
redistricting
criteria
by
the
city
council,
prepared
by
Professor
Jeffrey
Weiss
of
the
New
York
law
school,
a
recognized
expert
in
redistricting.
Q
Never
get
my
congruent
contiguity.
Excuse
me,
I'm
having
I'm
tongue-tied
and
preservation
of
the
the
the
neighborhoods
three
additional
non-required
criteria
were
discussed,
communities
of
interests,
abandoned
partisanship
and
maintaining
existing
District
boundaries
in
drafting
and
preparing
deliberation
for
the
adoption
of
this
order.
The
committee
reviewed
and
considered
the
precedent
of
past
redistricting
principles
adopted
or
applied
by
the
Boston
city
council.
Q
These
included
the
interim
report
of
chairwoman
Rosemarie
Sansone
in
1981.
The
report
by
chair
Terry
McDermott
in
1982,
an
order
passed
by
the
council
in
1991,
a
resolution
offered
by
councilor
Chuck
Turner
in
2001
and
incorporated
into
the
report
by
cons,
chair
Maureen
Feeney
in
2002
and
and
two
messages
of
disapproval
from
mayor
Tom
Menino
in
2012..
Q
Q
Please
note
that
the
location
has
been
moved
down
the
street
to
the
cafeteria
of
the
Community
Academy
of
Science
and
health
at
11
Charles
Street
in
Fields
Corner
across
from
the
red
line,
T
Station
members
of
the
public
in
attendance
will
have
two
minutes
to
offer
remarks.
The
recording
of
the
public
meeting
will
be
posted
online
and
rebroadcast.
Q
The
committee
will
hold
a
working
session
on
Friday
October
21st
at
10
A.M
Monday
October
24th
at
10
A.M
and
Tuesday
October
25th
at
10
A.M
in
City
Hall.
The
committee
is
working
to
ensure
each
working
session
can
be
live
streamed.
There
will
also
also
be
public
hearings
in
the
chamber
the
afternoon
of
Monday,
October
24th
and
all
Public
Notices
will
be
published
and
supported
shortly.
Q
The
committee
requested
further
legal
opinions
and
information
from
the
law,
department
and
redistricting
experts
and
will
share
information
with
all
counselors
chair
intends
to
recommend
potential
action
on
a
redistricting
proposal
in
one
week
on
Wednesday
October
26th,
as
chair
of
the
committee
on
redistricting
I,
recommend
the
docket
1098
for
the
adoption
of
redistricting
principles
ought
to
pass.
Thank
you.
B
A
B
C
B
M
Okay
on
both
months
I'm
going
to
speak
on
both
okay.
Thank
you
very
much.
Yesterday
we
had
a
meeting
in
the
committee
on
Planning
Development
of
Transportation
I.
Thank
my
council
president
for
showing
up
here
yesterday.
This
was
basically
a
a
surplus
property,
Surplus
property
Committee
hearing.
We
need
to
take
the
vote
to
surplice
it
so
the
so
the
city
can
enter
into
to
a
point
where
they
can
dispose
of
it
and
and
plan
it
for
for
affordable
housing.
M
As
I
said,
council,
president
Flynn
was
here:
James
Smith,
the
senior
environmental
compliance
manager
in
the
mayor's
office
of
Housing
and
Donald
Wright.
The
director
deputy
director
of
Real
Estate
Management
and
sales
for
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
We're
there
docket
docket
1099
is
a
city-owned
parcel,
comprised
of
approximately
9068
square
feet
of
vacant
land
as
detailed
below
for
searches.
Surplus.
The
address
is
an
unnumbered
Harrison
Avenue
Roxbury
address
past
Ward
8
possible
zero,
two
four:
two:
six:
zero:
four
zero
nine
thousand
and
sixty
eight
square
feet
in
in
console
District
number.
M
Seven
development
of
this
fossil
land
will
be
in
accordance
with
Comprehensive
planning
processes
associated
with
planned
Nubian
Square.
In
Roxbury
strategy
master
plan,
a
competitive
RFP
process
followed
led
by
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agents
agency,
which
included
the
subject
parcel
in
the
adjacent
3
800
no
38,
265
square
foot
parcel
owned
by
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
also
known
as
possibly
the
proposed
project
known
as
nuba
residence
is
a
mixed
use,
mixed
income,
residential
and
Commercial
development,
including
the
construction
of
approximately
114
units
with
both
affordable,
affordable
rental
and
Home
Ownership
units.
M
Nubian
square
and
Roxbury
strategic
master
plan
and
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
followed
by
a
competitive,
RFP,
The
Proposal.
The
proposed
projects
will
renovate
and
repurpose
the
historic
non-factory,
nawn
Factory,
building
utilizing
the
existing
footprint
height
and
massing.
Excuse
me,
the
new
proposed
use
is
a
rehearsal
Studio
space,
providing
space
hook
for
the
community
to
perform
and
teach
enriching,
enriching
the
cultural
resources
for
the
Arts
in
Roxbury.
M
B
C
C
G
B
C
B
B
At
the
request
of
the
chair
and
at
the
request
of
my
colleague,
Council
block,
one
of
them
is
students
from
here
from
Boston
University
that
are
here,
and
the
other
is
workers
from
Local
26
that
are
also
here.
So
we
didn't
want
to
try
to.
We
want
to
try
to
get
the
mom
out
as
soon
as
we
can.
So
if
we
could
take
one
two,
seven,
seven
first
Mr.
B
B
Thank
you,
Council
Braden.
This
is
a
resolution
supporting
our
Unite
Here
Local
26
Hyatt
Centric
hotel
workers,
as
they
know,
negotiate
their
first
contract.
Many
of
them
are
in
the
audience
today
the
hotel
workers
at
this
hospital
at
this
hotel
owned
by
Hyatt
Centric
at
Faneuil
Hall
area
join
Unite,
Here,
Local
26
in
March
2021.
in
many
of
its
workers.
Ern
four
dollar
is
less
per
hour
than
Union
hotels,
union
workers
at
other
hotels,
most
of
the
Hyatt
Centric
workers
are
not
on
the
employer,
sponsored
health
insurance.
B
Yet,
with
over
a
year
of
bargaining,
this
this
hotel
group,
Magna
Hospitality
in
the
work,
is
represented
by
the
professional
team
at
unite
local
26..
They
haven't
reached
an
agreement
and
the
Hyatt
Centric
workers
have
been
begun,
conducting
picket
lines
in
front
of
the
hotel
I
know.
Many
of
our
colleagues
that
are
around
this
table
have
been
there
not
just
on
labor
day
but
other
days
as
well.
B
Imagine
working
and
receiving
four
dollars
less
than
your
brothers
and
sisters.
We
call
this
a
compassionate
City,
the
most
Progressive
and
liberal
City
in
the
country,
limited
health
care
benefits
that
they
have
as
well.
They
work
hard.
The
first
people
that
come
to
Boston
visitors
that
come
to
Boston
is
the
hotel
workers
greet
them.
They
treat
them
with
respect,
they
Welcome
to
our
city,
and
this
hotel
is
not
able
to
pay
them
a
fair
wage,
give
them
good
health,
insurance,
dignity
and
retirement.
B
This
hotel
is
in
my
district,
it's
it's.
It
has
union
workers,
but
I'm
embarrassed
when
my
when
my
constituents
and
workers
in
my
city
in
my
district
don't
receive
equal
equal
wages,
that's
an
embarrassment
to
the
city
of
Boston.
It's
embarrassment
to
the
city
council
here
as
well,
so
I'm
proud
to
sit
stand
here
with
all
of
my
colleagues
constellation
councilor
Coletta
as
well
I
know.
Councilor
Coletta
has
family
that
work
at
Local
26,
so
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
my
colleagues.
B
I
I
I
L
Thank
you,
councilor
Braden
and
I
just
want
to
thank
the
lead,
sponsor
councilor
Flynn
for
pushing
us
forward
and
adding
me
as
a
co-sponsor.
It
is
always
a
pleasure
hearing.
You
talk
about
matters
related
to
unions
and
hearing
just
how
strong
your
advocacy
is
in
seeing
you
be
a
champion,
so
I
just
want
to
call
that
out.
I'm
proud
to
support
Unite,
Here,
Local
26
and
support
the
high
Centric
workers
to
get
their
first
contract.
I
just
found
out
that
you
are
located
literally
across
the
street.
L
L
Your
hard
work
and
your
energy
and
as
Council
mentioned
and
embarrassment
to
the
city
of
Boston,
so
just
know
that
I
stand
with
you
all
on
this
endeavor
and
call
for
the
Hyatt
corporation,
which
makes
bill
millions
of
millions,
if
not
billions,
of
dollars
to
give
their
employees
the
dignity
that
they
deserve.
Thank
you.
Q
H
H
In
this
age
of
Rampage
education
and
Runway
housing
costs,
we
can
cannot
forget
or
can
forget
that
the
history
of
Boston
in
the
history
of
his
working
class,
both
immigrant
and
native,
born
we
are
at
our
core
Blue
Collar
city
and
despite
the
outrageous
cost
of
living
that
has
befallen
us,
many
of
our
people
remain
so,
and
this
is
where
a
strong
labor
movement
comes
in.
This
is
where,
when
you
have
a
strong
union,
you
can
attain
better
wages.
When
you
have
a
strong
union,
you
can
attain
better
working
conditions.
H
When
you
have
a
strong
union,
you
can
attain
better
benefits.
I
stand
here
in
support
of
you,
but
I
also
wanted
to
add
that
there's
a
psychological
wage
involved
as
well
I
and
you
begin
to
hold
your
head
up
high
and
begin
to
speak
up
for
yourself
and
your
fellow
workers
and
I
stand
here
with
you
and
I'll
continue
to
support.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
hope
that
I
like
to
go
on
record
of
support.
Of
course.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
Thank
you,
president
Flynn,
for
bringing
this
forward.
We
all
know
that
union
jobs
are
Central
to
Strong
Middle
Class,
providing
good
wages,
benefits
and
stability.
We
talk
about
less
often
is
that
there
are
good
for
businesses
working
to
increase
employee
side
effect,
satisfication,
Health
productivity
and
Longevity,
perhaps
even
more
importantly,
they
are
good
for
communities
helping
to
keep
money
in
local
economies
rather
than
sending
them
back
to
headquarters
and
bank
accounts
of
multinational
corporations.
D
Corporations
before
the
pandemic,
hotel
workers
were
already
already
among
the
hottest
workers
with
the
lowest
pay
early
in
the
pandemic.
They
work
tirelessly
to
ensure
a
doctor,
nurses
and
other
support.
Personnel
had
clean
and
comfortable
rooms
to
stay
in
with
tourism
rebounding.
It
is
time
for
the
people
who
keep
our
hotels,
open
and
operating
and
sharing
the
proceeds
I'm
proud
to
stand
here
with
the
Hyatt
Centric
employees
and
urge
Magna
Hospitality
to
negotiate
in
good
faith.
We
Unite
Here
Local
26
to
ensure
their
workers
are
paired
fairly.
Thank
you
and
I
standing
support.
Thank.
F
And
so,
when
we
talk
about
Justice
and
when
we
talk
about
this
work,
we
have
to
recognize
that
we
need
to
send
a
strong
statement
out
to
corporate
greed
and
let
them
know
that
they
can
continue
to
do
business
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
devalue
and
disregard
and
disrespect
our
Workforce.
So
I
stand
here
in
solidarity
with
you
today,
and
always
please
sign
my
name.
Thank
you.
Thank.
Q
You
councilor
Mejia.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
on
this
matter?
Would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name,
councilor
Royal
country,
Baker,
councilor,
Bach,
counselor,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
councilor,
Flaherty,
councilor,
Mejia,
councilor,
Murphy,
councilor,
Worrell
and
please
add
my
name:
councilor
Flynn
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
Adoption
of
the
result.
This
resolution,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye
all
those
opposed
sign
a
the
eyes
have
it
the
docket
has
been
adopted.
Thank
you.
B
R
Thank
you
so
much
Mr
President
and
that
thank
you
for
letting
us
take
this
out
of
order.
I
I'm
glad
to
have
the
two
back
to
back,
because
I
think
it
really
shows
how
for
us
to
have
a
strong
workers
movement
in
Boston.
We
need
to
have
unions
at
every
level
and
for
and
for
every
type
of
work
and
I.
Think
you
know
it's
so
exciting
to
me
that
the
grad
workers
and
bu
are
raising
their
voices
to
say
that
they
want
to
be
unionized
and
that
specifically,
they
want
to
unionize
with
SEIU
509.
R
When
you
know
SEIU
in
various
forms
organizes
a
large
number
of
other
workers
at
Boston
University,
including
the
janitors,
include,
and
then
we've
got
our
University
dining
hall
organizations
with
Local
26,
so
I
just
I
think
it
just
reminds
us
that
so
often
in
this
country,
the
goal
of
capital
is
to
divide
workers
and
make
workers
feel
like
certain
categories
of
people
are
not
supposed
to
be
represented
and
and
that's
a
way
that
we
keep
people
from
having
the
dignity
and
compensation
that
they
deserve
and
work.
I
myself
am
a
former
graduate
worker.
R
I
know
that
it's
real
work
I
know
also
that
in
many
ways
our
graduate
students
can
be
very
vulnerable
in
their
workplaces,
often
they're
working
for
people
who
also
control
the
future
of
their
sort
of
lives
professionally,
and
they
can
often
be
like
in
a
workplace
where
they're
just
a
worker
alone
or
with
only
a
couple
of
people.
So
it
could
be
a
very
vulnerable
situation,
especially
our
International
students
whose
visas
are
connected
to
their
studentship
can
be
hard
to
speak
up
about
workplace
violations.
R
And
fundamentally,
we
still
have
far
too
many
graduate
students
who,
even
as
they're,
working
really
doing
the
work
that
makes
our
University's
work
they're
still
facing
housing
insecurity,
food
insecurity,
concerns
about
sexual
harassment
in
the
case
of
Boston
University,
really
inferior,
Dental
such
care.
There's
just
there's
a
host
of
issues
and
to
me,
it's
incredibly
important
that
we
stand
up
and
say
to
our
big
universities,
and
in
this
case
it's
Boston.
R
University,
hey,
you
know,
you're
one
of
the
biggest
Employers
in
the
city,
you're
a
non-profit
as
we
frequently
discuss,
and
you
know,
if
that's
the
case
and
the
and
the
focus
is
to
be
like
thinking
about
a
pro-social
mission.
Then
one
of
the
most
fundamental
things
that
you
need
to
do
is
treat
your
workers
with
respect
and
the
the
grad
Workers
Union.
They
have
already
done
an
amazing
job,
collecting
a
huge
number
of
cards
that
are
well
over
the
majority
of
their
unit.
R
Having
already
signed
cards
saying
they
want
to
organize,
and
so
the
time
has
come
for
Boston
University
to
recognize
them
voluntarily
and
there's
just
there's.
No
reason
why
the
university
should
be
fighting
tooth
and
nail
every
step
of
the
way
here
when
the
majority
of
the
workers
in
this
unit
have
already
raised
their
hand
and
said:
hey,
we
want
to
bargain
collectively
we
want
to
talk
about
what
we
need
to
do
this
work
well
and
with
dignity,
and
we
want
you
to
sit
down
and
bargain
with
us
for
a
fair
contract.
R
So
the
resolution
today
is
not
just
to
support
the
grad
workers,
but
specifically
to
call
on
Boston
University
to
voluntarily
recognize
their
units
so
that
they
can
begin
that
work,
negotiating
a
fair
contract
and
I'm
really
proud
to
be
joined
by
counselors,
Braden
and
luigien
and
I.
Very
much
hope
that
all
the
counselors
here
in
the
chamber
today
will
join
me
in
in
sending
that
message
to
the
university
which,
as
I
said,
it's
a
great
University
I
am
proud
to
represent
the
majority
of
its
campus
in
District
8.,
but
bu
works
because
they
do
so.
B
Q
You
consider
present
council
president
Flynn
and
thank
you
to
councilor
counselor
Bach
for
including
me
as
a
co-sponsor
district
9
Alston
Brighton
is
home
to
many
graduate
students
from
the
universities
in
our
district
and
particularly
Boston
University.
They
are
our
my
constituents
and
Consular
box
constituents
and
many
of
other
other
of
us
have
constituents
who
are
graduate
workers
I,
fully
support
their
efforts
to
organize
and
join
the
SEIU
Local
501
509.
These
graduate
student
workers
are
essential
to
the
success
of
our
universities.
Q
Q
Q
Urge
that
not
only
would
their
Union
be
recognized,
but
that
Boston
University
would
negotiate
with
their
local
unit
in
good
faith,
so
that
we
can
ensure
that
students
graduate
students
who
contribute
so
much
to
our
students
contribute
so
much
to
the
universities
in
our
city
that
they
will
be
able
to
have
their
needs,
recognized
and
appreciate
and
recognized.
Thank
you.
B
I
I
Of
course
your
work
is
real
work,
so
many
of
us,
when
we
were
in
college,
depended
on
our
grad
school
workers
and
the
professors
weren't
really
doing
all
they
did
was
come
in
for
an
hour
or
two
lecture,
and
then
you
all
do
the
real
work.
There's
no
reason
why
you
should
be
suffering
from
housing
or
food
insecurity,
whether
you
are
a
grad
school
worker
or
a
worker,
at
a
hotel
and
so
I.
I
My
staff
are
holding
a
bu,
a
fellow
Terrier
was
there
with
you
demanding
that
bu
recognize
you
as
a
union
and
so
we'll
continue
to
stand
with
you
by
the
way,
all
the
way
during
the
pandemic.
Bu's
endowment
grew
by
971
billion
dollars
right,
that's
almost
a
billion
dollars
up
to
three
and
their
total
endowment
is
up
to
3.4
billion
dollars.
There's
no
reason
why
they
can't
recognize
you
there's
no
reason
why
they
can't
pay
you
justly
and
so
that
you're
not
suffering
from
food
insecurity.
I
We
need
to
stand
in
the
Gap
here
as
well,
even
if
they
consider
themselves
to
be
non-profit
institutions
right.
These
endowments
are
proof
positive
that
they
can
do
more
and
that
they
should
do
more
and
that
we
will
all
demand
collectively
that
they
do
more
so
salute
to
you
we'll
be
with
you
every
step
of
the
way.
Thank.
B
F
You
Mr,
President
and
I'm
just
so
super
inspired,
because
we
just
keep
getting
younger
and
younger
in
terms
of
organizing
right
and
sending
out
a
strong
message.
So
I
just
wanted
to
rise
in
support
and
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership
in
this
space
and,
more
importantly,
for
setting
the
stage
for
what
it
looks
like
to
value
workers.
F
B
Thank
you,
Council
Mejia.
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
clerk.
Please
add:
council
Arroyo,
Baker,
Council,
Baker,
Council,
Coletta,
Council,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
Council
of
Flaherty
Council
Mejia,
please
add
the
chair,
councilor
councilor,
Lucian,
Council
Braden
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
Adoption
of
docket
1282,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
aye,
Oppo,
say
Nave.
The
guys
have
at
the
docket
has
been
adopted.
B
A
A
A
B
A
M
M
Every
10
years
we
were
obligated
to
go
through
this
strenuous
ridiculous
process
and
I'm
no
stranger
to
doing
so.
I
was
the
only
one
here
last
time
on
the
body
10
years
ago,
when
we
went
through
this
I'm
committed
to
the
guidelines
set
forth
by
the
Voting
Rights
Act,
the
map
I
propose,
keeps
our
current
city.
M
Council
districts
compact
contiguous,
preserves
our
neighborhoods
and
keeps
our
communities
of
Interest
intact,
including
Parish
boundaries
which
could
be
Villages
which
are
neighborhoods
and
the
neighborhoods
are
a
factor,
but
this
proposed
map
continues
to
strengthen
distance
District
threes
already
existing
opportunity.
District
status
I
would
argue
that
it's
also
an
existing
Legacy
District,
which
people
were
talking
about
Legacy
districts.
First
time,
I
heard
it
it
Keepsake
one
and
nine
one
together
in
District
Two,
which
we
heard
loud
and
clear
from
the
Chinese
progressives,
and
that
connection
happens
through
the
South
Bend
with
District
2..
M
A
coalition
map,
Mr
President
every
District
that
we
have
you
need
to
form
a
coalition
to
win.
District
3
is
a
coalition
which
I
formed
10
years
ago,
with
Vietnamese
help
with
Cape
Verdean
help
with
Spanish
help
with
black
help.
You
have
to
listen
to
everyone
in
your
District.
You
know
that
Mr
President
all
corners
of
your
District
under
the
map
I
filed
I'm,
uniting
Fields
Corner
in
the
Little
Saigon
district
and
bringing
Ward
16
entirely
under
District
three.
M
We
want
to
stay
together.
In
addition,
Bay
Villages
moved
into
District
8,
shifting
from
District
2
more
of
a
downtown
neighborhood.
With
my
good
call
League
over
here,
there's
minimal
impact
from
the
Baseline
map.
Roughly
a
dozen
precincts
moves,
District
3
does
not
go
go
into
South
Boston.
They
drop
up
housing
developments,
although
it
does
have
7-7,
which
is
muriela
McCormick,
which
I
got
10
years
ago,
which
remains
whole,
which
also
has
commonality
in
the
transportation
and
the
resiliency
of
that
neighborhood.
M
The
map
I'm
proposing
is
similar
to
the
map
that
was
proposed
by
the
committee
chairs
and
I
look
forward
to
an
actual
working
session.
We
were
not
talking
about
principles,
we're
talking
about
precincts.
We
haven't
gotten
to
the
point
where
we
traded
around
precincts
at
all
we're
running
out
of
time.
B
B
C
Q
President,
the
wonderful
thing
about
our
participatory
democracy
is
that
we
have
the
opportunity
to
engage
residents
and
community
members
in
the
legislative
process
that
we
so
choose.
Massachusetts
is
one
of
a
handful
of
States
throughout
the
country
that
ensures
the
right
to
free
petition
and
the
interpretation
in
our
state
is
unique
compared
to
all
others.
This
principle
can
be
tracked
back
to
the
12th
Liberty
of
in
the
Massachusetts
body
of
liberties
from
1641,
and
it
can
be
found
in
the
state
constitution
of
1780
in
article
19..
Q
According
to
the
State
Library
Massachusetts
is
the
only
state
in
the
country
that
gives
its
citizens
the
right
to
file
bills
directly
in
a
state
legislature.
The
prince
of
spirit
of
this
principle
in
our
state
constitution
could
be
applied
to
how
we
conduct
our
work
here
at
the
local
level.
As
chair
of
the
committee
on
redistricting.
Q
That
is
the
intent
of
this
redistricting
proposal.
I
am
introducing
alongside
my
colleague,
councilor
Arroyo
I
also
want
to
state
that
it
is
not
unusual
or
unprecedented
for
there
to
be
numerous
Maps
filed
by
counselors,
nor
the
committee
chair
and
I
welcome
the
addition
of
Consular
Baker's
map
this
afternoon
in
2012.
Q
For
the
first
time
in
our
City's
40-year
history,
a
district-based
local
rep
of
district-based
local
representation,
a
proposal
crafted
by
and
for
the
community
has
been
brought
properly
before
the
the
council.
As
a
filed,
docket
I
admit
this
I
may
have
made
the
decision
to
do
so.
As
chair
of
the
committee
on
redistricting
and
I
want
to
be
clear
that
any
counselor
has
the
opportunity
to
do
the
same
at
their
discretion
by
the
request
of
any
Resident
of
or
of
our
neighborhood
civic
association.
Q
In
fact,
the
court
case
against
the
city
40
years
ago
involved
a
community
draw
an
alternative
map
that
was
compared
against
the
plan
based
passed
by
the
council.
Bringing
this
proposal
formally
before
the
body
is
is
to
identify
missed
opportunities
and
misplaced
priorities
of
past
decades
in
order
to
take
bold
corrective
action.
Q
I
am
confident
that
formally
bringing
this
proposal
before
the
body
will
make
a
profound
step
towards
ensuring
that
we
pass
a
map
that
will
allow
each
and
every
resident
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
have
a
fair
chance
to
elect
their
candidates
of
choice,
no
matter
what
neighborhood
or
District
they
live
in.
Thank
you.
Mr
President,.
B
S
You
Mr
chair
I,
want
to
thank
councilor
Braden
for
her
grace
during
this
period.
Redistricting
can
can
get
folks
worked
up
and
so
it's
great
to
see
somebody
who's
even
killed
sort
of
leading
the
way
in
terms
of
the
map
that
was
presented
by
councilor
Braden
and
myself.
I
think
it
goes
a
long
way
towards
being
a
true
compromise
of
the
map
previously
presented
by
myself
and
counselor
Fernandez
Anderson
and
previously
represented
by
councilor,
Braden
and
councilorow.
There
are
many
similarities
in
that
map.
S
There
are
some
differences
and
changes,
but
if
you
look
at
the
videos
and
the
recordings
of
our
working
sessions
of
our
listening
Community
listening
sessions,
you
will
see
that
the
map
presented
today,
largely
in
Partnership
and
and
complete
partnership
with
the
NAACP,
the
Chinese
Progressive
Association,
the
Urban
League
of
Eastern
Massachusetts,
the
New
England
United
for
justice,
the
mass
voter
table,
The,
Joint,
democracy,
Coalition
and
other
neighborhood
and
Community
groups.
It
also
takes
into
account
what
we
heard
from
Community
here
at
this
Podium
over
the
last
couple
weeks.
S
S
I
look
forward
to
this
Unity
map
being
presented
to
this
committee
and
being
heard
I
think
the
coalitions
that
are
already
in
support
of
this
map
and
the
communities
that
have
already
voiced
their
support
for
this
map
is
incredibly
important
him
and
almost
just
so
that
we
just
put
it
there
and
leave
it
there.
So
we
can
have
further
conversation
about
it.
S
I
think
this
map
does
quite
a
bit
of
good,
and
so
thank
you,
Council
Braden.
Thank
you
to
the
organizations
that
have
been
leading
on
this,
have
not
just
LED
on
this
in
this
iteration,
but
have
been
present
and
constant
over
the
last
couple.
Decades
of
making
sure
that
we
do
a
good
job
of
representing
what
Boston
should
be
now,
but
also
moving
forward.
Thank
you.
Counselor.
B
B
I
Thank
you
very
much,
president
Flynn.
This
is
something
my
office
has
been
working
on
and
we've
been
having
debating
about
when
we
would
hold
an
this
hearing,
but
it
is
critically
important
that
we
talk
about
these
issues
now,
especially
yesterday,
along
with
Psy
Omega
chapter
of
Alpha,
Kappa,
Alpha,
sorority
Incorporated.
Talking
about
the
issues
that
black
and
brown
homeowners
face,
black
and
brown
want
to
be
homeowners
facing
our
city
and
the
problems
that
they
face
so
just
to
read
into
the
record.
I
I
You
apologies
okay,
so
some
of
these
numbers
are
really
alarming
and
it's
really
important
that
they
be
read
into
the
record.
So
folks
know
what
we're
dealing
with
here.
According
to
the
2020
census
figures,
Boston
is
experiencing
a
net
departure
of
black
residents,
we're
approximately
88
800
fewer
black
people
are
calling
Boston
home
in
the
last
10
years.
I
That
is
an
Amer
as
American
as
apple
pie
that
so
many
of
families
aren't
able
to
experience
here,
and
so
we
have
black
and
brown
folks
leaving
for
because
the
rent
is
too
high
and
we
have
black
and
brown
folks
leaving
because
they
are
being
denied
access
to
home
ownership.
The
2021
partnership
for
financial
Equity
report
found
that
black
households
were
far
more
likely
than
White
House
households
to
be
ejected
for
a
loan,
even
when
accounting
for
control
measures
such
as
levels
of
income.
I
The
report
also
found
that
large
institutional
banks
are
failing
us
because
they
are
not
lending
when
we
hold
everything
else
constant.
So
not
only
are
we
facing
discrimination
in
a
lending
also
face
discrimination
and
appraisals.
A
2021
analysis
by
Freddie
Mac
found
that
12.5
of
homes,
appraised
in
Black
communities
were
valued
at
less
than
the
original
cost
of
constructing
the
home.
I
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
in
the
city
to
make
sure
that
we
are
seeing
Justice
not
only
in
The
Lending
process,
but
also
in
appraisals
and
oftentimes.
It's
really
hard
because,
like
we
say
what
can
we
do
as
a
city?
Well,
we
have
banks
that
partner
with
us
in
our
one
mortgage
program
around
one
plus
Boston
program,
but
we've
also
been
seeing
Banks
leave
that
program
Santander.
A
really
big
lender
for
the
city
of
Boston
in
those
programs,
has
left
the
mortgage
market.
I
So
we
need
to
hold
these
mortgage
companies
to
task.
When
we
look
at
our
neighborhoods,
like
Roxbury
Mattapan,
Dorchester
neighbors,
that
suffered
from
blockbusting
and
redlining
in
the
1960s
and
1970s,
we
have
to
think
about
the
corrective
action
that
we
have
to
take,
and
the
and
and
in
partnership
with
the
banks
to
hold
on
to
task.
We
birthed
out
of
redlining
was
a
community
reinvestment
act
where
Banks
were
have
obligations
to
serve
communities
in
low-income
neighborhoods.
I
That
are
predominantly
black
and
brown,
and
a
lot
of
banks
are
not
living
up
to
are
not
living
up
to
those
requirements
and
when
I
talk
about
Banks,
we
have
our
large
institutional
Banks.
We
have
Community
Banks
and
there
are
other
really
great
ideas
floating
out
there,
such
as
public
Banks,
about
how
to
help
us
solve
this
problem.
I
Partnership
for
financial
Equity,
formerly
the
community
banking
Council
and
all
the
different
organizations
led
by
black
and
brown
folks
that
have
been
advocating
for
more
investments
in
our
communities
through
more
loans
that
are
not
loans
that
we
saw
during
the
subprime
mortgage
crisis.
We're
not
talking
about
those
sorts
of
loans,
we're
talking
about
affordable
and
sustainable
loans
that
are
available
to
in
our
communities
that
are
corrective
for
the
Discrimination
that
these
communities
face.
I
I,
look
forward
to
working
with
our
fair
housing
office
on
this
issue
into
all
of
our
Community
Partners,
so
that
we
can
make
home
ownership
more
of
a
reality,
and
so
we
don't
see
so
much
flight
from
our
communities
for
people
who
want
to
make
home
ownership
reality.
I
myself
recently
became
a
homeowner
in
the
process
of
doing
so.
There
were
junctures
where
I
was
like.
Would
they
be
asking
me
these
questions?
I
If
I
were
a
white
applicant,
and
so
we
know
that
the
issues
are
are
deep
and
many,
and
that
hearing
order
alone
is
not
going
to
solve
a
problem
that
involves
a
federal
state
and
local
level.
But
it's
going
to
be
a
start,
and
we
know
that
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
already
working
on
this
issue.
So
I
look
forward
to
this
hearing.
B
H
Thank
you,
council,
president
Flynn,
and
thank
you
to
con
solution
for
allowing
me
to
partner
with
you
on
this
hearing
order.
Throughout
the
history
of
our
city
and
Nation,
there
has
been
blatant
discrimination
and
lending
and
appraisals
demanding
on
the
color
of
the
person
who's
attempting
to
get
a
loan
or
have
their
property
appraised.
Black
and
brown
borrowers
were
recently
systemically
stared
into
surprise
loans,
even
when
many
of
them
qualify
for
Standard
Loans.
This
ended
up
contributing
to
the
economic
crisis
of
2007.
H
in
Boston,
neighborhoods
were
in
Boston,
neighborhoods
were
historically
red
line,
and
it
was
determined
that
black
people
could
only
buy
in
certain
neighborhoods
Black
and
Latino
homeowners,
as
my
Council
colleague,
I'm
already
alluded
to
are
twice
as
likely
to
get
low
appraisal
rates
as
they
are
white
counterparts,
homes
in
Black
and
Latino
Hispanic
neighborhoods
are
often
valued
lower
price
for
two
reasons.
The
market
price
is
held
down
because
of
bias
against
neighborhoods
or
and
values
can
be
depressed
still
further
through
discrimination
in
lending
markets
and
appraisals.
H
Recently,
a
black
family
had
their
home
appraised
for
450
000
later
they
had
a
friend
of
theirs.
A
white
friend
of
theirs
take
a
look
at
their
place
to
get
up
raised
and
the
home
was
then
valued
at
seven
hundred
thousand.
Such
examples
are
so
blatant
and
manifest
at
the
satirical
paper.
The
union
recently
had
an
article
poking
fund
at
this,
where
a
young
black
homeowner
put
up
photos
of
white
supremacists
all
over
his
house
and
then
left
during
the
appraisal.
H
The
value
of
the
house,
of
course,
skyrocketed
if
only
our
reality,
was
a
bit
more
removed
from
satire.
In
any
case,
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
regarding
this
matter
and
therefore
again,
I.
Thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
me
to
partner
with
this
this
on
this
with
you
and
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
Thank
you.
Mr
President.
B
Thank
you,
Council
Fernandez
Anderson.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
speak
in
this
matter
before
I
call
Council,
Worrell
and
Council
Mejia
in
in
others,
I
just
wanted
to
before
I
recall
on
Council
we're
on
councilman
here,
I
just
wanted
to
go
back
on
the
redistricting
any
of
that
discussion.
I
wasn't
taking
testimony
here.
That
would
happen
in
the
in
the
hearing
and
in
the
working
sessions,
not
during
the
Wednesday
meeting.
That's
where
the
real
work
will
get
done.
Is
that
the
in
the
meetings
not
on
the
Wednesday,
not
in
the
Wednesday
meeting?
B
D
Thank
you,
Council
Marie
Jen,
for
elevating
this
issue.
Discrimination
and
race
issues
and
housing
are
nothing
new,
especially
in
Boston.
Even
when
controlling
for
incomes
and
credit
scores,
black
brown
and
lgbtq
Americans
are
significantly
more
likely
to
be
denied
loans.
Those
who
are
approved
often
pay
high
interest
rates
than
the
majority
counterparts.
The
result
is
actually
what
one
would
expect
and
is
that
we
see
today,
black
and
brown
bostonians,
leaving
the
city
to
fulfill
their
dreams
of
home
ownership
or
paying
more
to
get
less
increase
in
home
ownership
among
black
bostonians
is
critical.
D
It
is
not
only
one
of
the
best
ways
to
enhance
individual
wealth,
but
is
also
a
key
step
in
in
working
to
stabilize
families
communities
throughout
the
city.
As
a
council,
we
need
to
work
with
banks
to
ensure
that
they
offer
loan
products
that
Target
these
families,
with
developers
to
to
ensure
that
there's
enough
affordable
housing
stock
and
with
the
administration
to
provide
home
ownership
vouchers
to
get
people
into
homes.
The
long-term
fiscal
health
of
our
city
depends
on
it.
D
B
F
It's
really
important
for
us
to
recognize
what
this
moment
is
all
about
right
and
whenever
we
bring
in
race
into
any
conversation,
there's
always
a
you
know,
clap
back
in
regards
to
to
what
we're
bringing
on
to
this
floor
and
what
we're
fighting
for,
but
I
think
it's
really
important
as
we
continue
to
have
these
conversations.
Have
these
conversations
been
presented
and
fought
for
10
or
so
years
ago?
You
know,
we
probably
would
have
more
residents
of
color
still
living
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
right.
F
So
I'm
going
to
encourage
my
colleagues
as
we
continue
to
grapple
with
these
issues,
that
we
recognize
that
most
of
the
folks
who
have
left
the
city
of
Boston
grew
up
here
and
could
no
longer
afford
to
purchase
their
homes
here
so
now,
they're
building
leadership
in
Brockton
and
Randolph.
So
it's
not
just
about
losing
residence,
but
we're
also
losing
students
and
families.
F
And
so,
if
we're
really
serious
about
getting
a
handle
on
this
issue,
then
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
lean
into
it
and
do
so
with
the
best
intentions
around
making
sure
that
our
people
are
able
to
stay
in
the
city
in
which
they
work
so
hard.
For
so
with
that
I.
Thank
my
colleagues
for
having
those
courageous
conversations
and
bringing
it
onto
the
council
floor
and
for
all
of
us
to
be
able
to
roll
up
our
sleeves
and
do
the
people's
business
work.
Thank
you.
R
The
Massachusetts,
affordable
housing,
Alliance
and
Maha
and
I
just
wanted
to
Echo
councilor
lucian's
point
that
you
know
every
basically,
every
good
mortgage
program
that
we
have
in
the
city
has
actually
come
out
of
the
recognition
of
this
enduring
discrimination,
and
that
goes
all
the
way
back
to
the
predecessors
to
the
OnePlus
mortgage
program
that
we
have
now
and
I'm
really
glad
to
see
the
financial,
the
partnership
for
financial
equity,
which
is
the
rebranding
of
mcbic.
That's
continuing
to
take
these
issues
forward
and
I.
Think
it's
fantastic!
R
That
Council
of
agenda
councilor,
Fernandez
Anderson
are
leading
this
push
to
see
what
we
the
council
can
do,
but
I
just
want
to
emphasize
that
there
there
is
no
conversation
about
the
public
efforts
to
try
to
provide
better,
first-time
homebuyer
and
first
generation
homebuyer
programs
in
this
city,
without
combining
it
with
discussion
of
the
historical
discrimination
that
there's
been
in
this
space.
So.
Q
We
need
to
urgently
urgently
address
this
issue
and
ensure
that
our
residents
of
color
have
every
equal
opportunity
in
terms
of
being
able
to
buy
a
home
and
secure,
invest
and
and
and
grow
their
wealth
and
establish
long-term
residency
in
the
city
without
fear
of
displacement
due
to
increased
rents.
Etc
so
I
wholeheartedly
support
this.
This
order
and
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
Thank
you.
B
B
Thank
you,
Council
Braden.
This
this
resolution
is,
is
calling
gun
violence
in
declaring
it
a
public
health
emergency
in
the
city
of
Boston.
I
previously
did
that
on
a
speeding
vehicle,
I
thought
a
speeding
vehicle
was
a
public
health.
Emergency
I
also
think
I
also
think
gun.
Violence
is
a
public
health
emergency.
In
our
city,
it's
described
as
an
epidemic.
B
Many
public
health
professionals
see
gun
violence
as
a
Health
crisis.
Public
Health
crisis
I
certainly
do
the
American
Medical
Association
American
Public
Health
Association,
calling
it
this,
along
with
the
Center
for
Disease
Control,
called
gun
violence,
a
serious
Public
Health
threat
in
2021
I,
don't
think
they
they
call
it
an
emergency
though
gun
violence
is
the
leading
cause
of
death
and
injuries
in
this
country,
causing
harm
to
not
only
the
individual
but
to
communities.
Experience
gun
violence
in
their
neighborhoods
more
than
two
decades
after
Congress
banned
the
CDC
from
funding
Research
into
gun
violence.
B
At
a
recent
Boston
city
council,
Public,
Safety
criminal
justice,
Committee
hearing
with
Council
of
Flaherty,
we
discuss
youth
violence,
Public
Health,
Services,
Public,
Safety
and
I
declared
that
treating
gun
violence
was
a
public
health
emergency
and
that
we
need
to
treat
it.
This
way,
look
looking
through
Public
Health
lens
will
allow
researchers,
including
researchers
in
Boston,
to
study
this
issue
and
to
see
what
other
opportunities
in
programs
services
are
available.
With
this
declaration
in
Boston,
there
have
been
21
fatal
shootings
in
about
120
non-fatal
shootings.
B
So
far
this
year,
recent
incidents
of
gun
violence
remind
us
that
there
was
significant
work
to
do
in
terms
of
gun
violence
prevention,
intervention
in
recognizing
gun
violence,
as
a
public
health
emergency
will
help
raise
awareness
and
Elevate
this
issue
to
facilitate
the
attention
in
urgency
that
is
required.
It
will
allow
our
dedicated
and
professional
City
departments
in
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
to
work
together
to
develop
strategies
to
reduce
and
prevent
gun
violence.
B
So
I
hope
that
declaring
gun
violence
as
a
public
health
emergency,
we
could
have
better
research.
We
could
have
more
funding
for
the
city
of
Boston,
Public
Health
and
dealing
with
gun
violence
as
the
health
emergency
that
it
is
I
hope.
My
colleagues
will
join
me
in
suspending
in
adopting
this
resolution.
Thank
you,
Council
Braden.
O
100
Americans
per
day
in
gun,
related
tragedies
continue
to
Surge
from
suicides
to
public
Mass
homicides.
Many
Health
experts
are
calling
for
funding
to
study
and
combat
firearm
violence
as
a
public
health
epidemic.
As
the
chair
of
Public
Health,
mental
health
and
homelessness,
I
am
proud
to
be
a
cons
co-sponsor
on
this
resolution
with
council
president
Flynn,
and
look
forward
to
the
work
ahead
to
help
combat
this
crisis.
We
see
playing
out
on
our
streets
in
Boston
and,
unfortunately
Even
in
our
schools.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
Thank
you,
president
Flynn,
for
highlighting
this
crisis
gun
violence
has
robbed
too
many
families
of
their
loved
ones
and
left
too
many
communities
in
a
Perpetual
cycle
of
grief,
while
our
current
system
may
help
individuals
find
Justice
after
the
fact,
it
is
clear
that
we
are
not
doing
enough
to
prevent
these
incidents
from
happening.
In
the
first
place.
The
number
speaks
for
themselves.
There
have
been
142
shootings
since
January
January
1st
today
is
a
289th
day
of
the
year.
D
This
means
that
at
least
one
Bostonian
has
been
victimized
by
gun
violence
every
other
day.
We
know
what
works
prevents,
gun
violence.
In
fact,
we've
done
it
before
the
Boston
Medical
reduced
youth
homicides
by
63
percent.
In
just
two
years,
it
became
a
national
model
at
the
other.
Cities
are
protecting
the
communities
by
doing
what
Boston
did
Boston,
on
the
other
hand,
abandoned
this
program
and
has
paid
the
price
ever
since
Boston
must
lead.
Once
again,
we
know
that
jobs
and
educations
work
to
break
down
the
systems
that
feed
violence.
D
We
know
that
public
health
models
help
stop
buying
before
it
spreads,
and
we
know
that
we
might
that.
We
know
that
we
do;
we
know
what
we,
what
that
we
must
do,
what
we
support
families
and
communities
after
the
shooting
is
important,
breaking
Cycles,
as
well
as
what
we
do
before.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
issue
up
and
it's
time
to
be
urgent
and
get
more
resources
to
the
communities
that
affected
most
by
gun
violence.
Thank
you.
L
Thank
you,
councilor
Braden
I
wasn't
going
to
speak
on
this
matter,
but
I
felt
moved
to
honor
the
memory
of
my
cousin,
who
I
never
met
Matthew
Murray,
who
was
lost,
fans,
are
lost
by
an
unintentional
and
accidental
firearm
injury
and
so
I
just
want
to
say
his
name
on
the
floor.
But
we
know
one
life
is
too
many.
L
One
gun
in
the
hands
of
our
youth
are
too
many
and
we've
seen
an
increase
in
gun,
violence
in
Charlestown,
and
so
we're
all
taking
that
very
seriously,
and
so
I
just
want
to
thank
the
BPD
and
youth
Advocates
who
are
doing
this
incredible
work
and
just
show
that
this
is
very
personal
to
me.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
coming
support.
Q
Q
Q
Would
who
country
forensic
suspension
of
the
rules?
Oh
well?
Would
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
in
this
matter?
Would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Counselor
Royal
councilor
Baker,
councilor,
Bach,
councilor,
Coletta,
councilor,
Fernandez,
Anderson,
councilor,
Flaherty,
councilor,
Louisiana,
councilor,
Mejia
and
counselor
Worrell,
and
my
name.
Please
councilor
Flynn
seek
suspension
of
the
rules
and
Adoption
of
this
resolution.
All
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
all
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
the
stock
it
has
been
adopted.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
H
Thank
you,
Mr
President
and
Mr
Clark.
For
the
past
few
weeks,
people
of
good
conscience,
or
a
month
or
so
from
around
the
world,
have
joined
and
protest.
The
thousands
across
Iran
demanding
Justice
for
Maxa
amini,
the
22
year
old,
Kurdish
Iranian
woman,
who
died
after
three
days
in
custody
of
Iran's,
notorious
morality,
police
after
being
accused
of
not
properly
covering
her
hair.
H
These
protests
in
the
heart
of
Iran
have
featured
Brave
women,
burning
their
scarves
and
cutting
their
hair
in
the
face
of
arrest
abuse
and,
in
some
cases,
even
death
to
show
their
solidarity
with
amini's
family
and
their
will
for
freedoms
and
access
to
a
joyful
life
absence,
oppression,
absence
of
suppression
from
an
oppressive
State.
Unfortunately,
many
people
have
taken
these
protests
as
an
opportunity
to
slander
Islam
the
Iranian
culture
for
further
silence
the
and
further
silence
the
voice
of
women
across
the
world.
We
can
never
forget
the
goal:
attaining
Justice
for
amini.
H
H
The
Iran
Iranian
public
understands
this
issue
is
not
an
isolated
one,
and
the
widespread
participation
of
women
of
young
Iranian
men
protesting
show
the
forms
of
protest,
particularly
the
burning
of
headscarves,
hijab
or
hijab,
and
cutting
off
their
hair
are
not
rejections
of
Faith,
where
rejection
of
the
country's
heavy-handed
respond
response
to
dissent,
laws
restricting
women's
rights
and
the
low
the
loss
of
self-determination.
Those
who
miss
this
point
or
try
to
characterize
this
as
a
rejection
of
Islam,
either
don't
understand
or
don't
want
to
understand.
H
You
don't
have
to
go
far
in
the
Quran
to
learn.
There
is
no
compulsion
in
religion
to
say
that
hijab
or
Veil
or
scar
in
and
of
its
of
themselves,
oppresses
women
without
redirecting
the
same
energy
towards
yamaka
or
say
a
priest's
frog.
It
is
to
say
that
the
source
of
women's
power,
but
not
a
man's,
is
her
body
and
not
her
mind.
H
That
is,
that
is
misogyny
and
it's
disgusting.
A
woman's
dress
code
is
a
uniform
like
any
other
and
represents
one
way
a
person
may
choose
to
express
their
faith
and
the
wearing
or
not
wearing
the
hijab
has
long
been
a
tool
for
Muslim
women
to
express
their
opposition
of
paternalistic
and
oppressive
regimes
across
the
world.
In
fact,
in
the
early
20th
century,
the
share
of
Iran
actually
banned
the
hijab
and
was
met
with
resistance
across
the
country,
causing
many
to
be
arrested,
while
frocking
their
scarves
in
protest.
H
Similar,
similar
responses
emerged
after
France
banned
head
coverings
and
the
burkini,
even
here
in
America
many
Muslim
women
began
wearing
the
hijab
for
the
first
time
as
it
emerged
as
a
symbol
of
resistance
to
Rising
islamophobia
visually
expressing
Unity
with
Muslims
Across,
the
Nation,
so
to
presume
a
woman
wears
a
veil
out
of
force
without
asking
or
understanding
her
reason
is
both
racist
and
sexist.
This
world
has
often
tried
to
control
that
women.
What
women
can
wear
and
wielding
power
over
women
has
become
the
primary
way
a
state
chooses
to
express
power
over
its
population.
H
Let's
remember
that,
the
next
time
we
want
to
let
women
to
tell
women
what
she
can
and
cannot
do
with
her
own
body,
I'd
like
to
just
take
a
few
seconds
to
kindly
show
you
the
difference
and
it'll
be
quick.
This
is
called
a
kimar
shout
out
to
my
Somali
sisters
for
their
kimar,
just
a
simple
scarf
and
it
just
goes
over
your
head
and
you
pull
it
off
simple.
The
one
that
goes
to
the
floor
may
be
a
burqa
but
or
a
prayer
garment
this.
H
H
This
is
called
the
nakab
and
it
goes
over
here
and
wrap
and
you'll
see
women
covering
and
you'll
see
just
their
eyes.
It's
just
basically
an
expression
and
a
struggle
anything
that
we
call
a
struggle.
A
sacrifice
is
considered
a
Jihad,
a
sacrifice
of
self
so
that
you
are
forced
to
deal
with
self
and
not
your
beauty
or
your
outer
appearance.
H
H
I
choose
to
wear
a
bun,
most
Muslim
women
around
the
world.
Don't
wear
hijabs,
most
Muslim
women
Express,
because
Islam
or
submission
to
Faith
is
in
your
heart,
your
character
and
how
you
behave
so
I.
Thank
you
so
much
for
indulging
me
in
this
kind
of
educational
resolution
and
I.
Ask
you
to
suspend
and
pass
this
today.
Thank
you.
B
I
F
You
so
I
just
want
to
thank
my
sister.
It
is
beautiful
right
because
we
have
an
opportunity
to
educate
those
who
are
also
tuning
in
so
I
just
want
to
arise
and
gratitude
for
helping
us
understand
and
celebrate
so
it
is,
it
is
an
honor
to
serve
alongside
you
and
I
really
do
appreciate
all
that
you
bring
into
this
floor.
Thank
you.
S
B
Thank
you,
Council
Royal
I
also
wanted
to
highlight-
and
thank
you
thank
especially
councilor
Fernandez
Anderson,
for
for
her
thoughts
and
her
her
education,
educating
us
on
some
of
the
important
aspects
of
of
her
religion.
So
we
use
this
body
here
to
educate
people,
especially
people
that
are
watching
on
television.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you.
Council
Fernandez,
Anderson
I
had
the
opportunity.
B
Two
weeks
ago,
I
was
talking
to
council
Fernandez
Anderson
I
visited
the
Islamic
Society
a
Boston
Cultural
Center,
and
had
an
opportunity
to
meet
with
many
of
the
leaders
at
the
church,
and
that
was
some
of
the.
That
was
one
of
the
issues
we
we
talked
about.
We
also
talked
about
hate
crimes
against
against
immigrants
across
our
city
and
across
our
our
country,
including
hate
crimes
against
the
Muslim
Community
I
I
lived
in
a
Muslim
country
for
about
seven
seven
months
as
well.
B
So
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
counselor
Fernandez
Anderson
for
providing
important
information
that
that
will
help
us
be
better
city
councils
as
well.
Would
anyone
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
clerk.
Please
add:
council
Royal
Council
of
Bach
Council
Braden
Council,
Colorado
Council.
B
H
Council
president
Flynn,
the
health
of
our
citizens,
is
of
at
most
concern,
but
as
it
currently
stands,
there
are
glaring
Health
disparities
in
inequities
consisting
consistent
with
racism
and
class
inequity.
It
is
damning,
but
all
too
true
that
there
are
parts
of
Roxbury
where
the
average
expectancy
is
59
years
old
and
merely
a
half
a
mile
away
in
Back
Bay
life
expectancy
is
92
years
old,
that
is
33
years.
H
Difference
in
life
expectancy
between
people
living
a
half
a
mile,
apart
of
two
of
224
Nations
on
this
Earth
only
16
have
shorter
life
expectancy
than
people
in
of
Roxbury
in
Roxbury
and
North
Dorchester.
The
asthma
rates
approach,
20
percent
in
hospitalizations
rates
of
the
ailment,
are
nearly
80
percent
higher
than
the
city's
overall
average.
H
P
You
Mr
President,
please
add
my
name
enthusiastically.
Obviously,
is
a
long
time
advocate
and
recognized
Champion
for
our
community
health
centers.
We
boast
some
of
the
best
community
health
centers
in
the
world
and,
if
you
think
about
where
our
community
health
centers
are
in
our
neighborhoods
and
you
think
about
what's
happening
around
them,
their
connection
clearly
to
helping
support
and
provide
good,
excellent,
Quality
quality
health
care
for
some
of
the
most
vulnerable
residents.
P
But
you
also
look
at
our
neighborhoods
and
our
business
districts
and
all
the
things
that
sort
of
flow
as
a
direct
result
from
a
good,
strong,
Community,
Health
Center.
So
again,
please
add
my
name
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleague
to
hopefully
make
that
a
reality
in
Nubian
Square
working
with
the
league
of
Community
Health
centers,
as
well
as
other
Advocates
I,
think
it's
a
great
idea
and
wholeheartedly
support
it.
Thank
you.
Mr
President.
M
Thank
you,
Mr
President,
I,
I
Rise,
to
to
sign
on,
and
also
shout
out
my
community
in
Dorchester,
where
the,
where
the
Community
Health
Center
movement,
started
very
first
one
Columbia
Point
wrapped
around
the
Columbia
Point
Housing
Development
Saint,
Christopher's
Parish.
Then
we
had
the
Neponset
held
Center.
Second,
one
wrapped
around
a
business
district,
saying
in
Saint,
Saint,
Brendan's
parishes,
and
then
we
had
the
Little
House
Health
Center,
which
my
mother
and
her
friends
actually
started
formed
my
father
and
his
friends
did
the
construction
on
it,
St
Margaret's
parish,
and
then
we
have.
M
We
have
many
more
so
I
signed
on
on
to
this.
As
as
someone
that
benefited
from
the
community
center
community
health
centers
that
were
in
my
district,
my
mother
started.
It
decided
her
reason
for
wanting
a
community
health
center
in
St
Margaret's
Parish,
because
that's
how
we
identified
by
our
parishes.
That's
what
we
did
anyway.
That
Villages
are
wrapped
around
the
parishes,
for
anybody
that
doesn't
know
was
because
it
was
during
the
70s
early
70s
when
we
saw
an
explosion
of
unwed
mothers,
some
in
my
family
also
and
my
mother's.
M
My
mother's
role
at
that
Health
Center,
my
mother,
my
mother,
only
went
to
the
fifth
grade.
Fifth
grade
education,
her
father
was
illiterate.
Her
role
was
to
help
to
nurture
those
young
women
that
had
new
babies
and
show
them
how
to
love
their
babies,
show
them
how
to
breastfeed
so
I
do
this
as
much
to
honor,
my
mother
and
my
family,
as
and
also
to
to
lend
support
for
Nubian
square.
If
they
need
a
health
center,
we
should
be
trying
to
build
one
for
them.
Thank
you.
Mr
President,.
B
I
would
also
like
to
speak
on
this
matter
as
well.
I
certainly
support
this
initiative
and
it's
desperately
needed
in
Nubian
Square
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
councilor
Fernandez
Anderson
for
bringing
this
forward
and,
if
I
think
the
first
hearing
I
had
was,
with
five
years
ago,
was
with
councilor
Kim
Janey
and
was
on
health
disparities
in
communities
of
color
and
Council
of
Janie
now
make
at
the
after
mayor
Jenny.
We
talked
about
the
the
health
disparities,
especially
women,
African-American
women
in
in
Boston,
but
it
was.
This
is
desperately
needed.
B
I
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
the
South
Boston
Community
Health
Center,
on
on
Monday
an
excellent
program.
The
south
end
has
an
excellent
program:
they're
they're
partnered
with
the
East
Boston
Community
Health
Center
South
Cove
in
my
district,
is
excellent,
along
with,
along
with
the
Fenway
Community
Health
Center,
which
I
share
with
Council
block
and
I
think
councilor
Braden
as
well
anyway.
Would
anyone
else
like
to
add
their
name?
Please
raise
your
hand
Mr
clerk.
B
Please
add:
council
Arroyo,
Council
of
council
Baker,
Council
ball
Council
Braden,
councilor,
Flaherty,
Council,
illusion
councilman,
here,
Council
Murphy,
Council
Worrell.
Please
add:
the
chair:
docket
1278
will
be
referred
to
the
Committee
on
Public
Health
homelessness
in
recovery,
Mr
clerk,
please
red
doc
at
1279.
B
H
H
B
H
You
so
much
first
before
I
begin
I'd
like
to
say
just
a
few
couple:
words
of
gratitude
to
my
sister
assalamualaikum
who's
in
the
audience
who
I've
had
the
privilege
to
have
many
conversations
or
some
conversations
about
the
educational
system,
engagement,
parents,
involvement
and
how
we
can
support
our
students
and
family
overall
to
create
a
healthy
environment
towards
their
academic
success.
I.
Thank
you
for
your
tenacity
in
this
work
and
always
representing
all
of
the
children
in
BPS.
H
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
and
sharing
this
moment
with
me,
followers
of
Islam
make
up
the
second
biggest
religion
group
of
students
who
attend
our
schools.
They
need
to
be
serviced
and
supported
by
culturally
competent
Educators,
who
are
aware
of
how
to
honor
their
identities,
allowing
them
to
flourish
in
the
manner
they
are
entitled
to.
Likewise,
our
Muslim
Students
are
deserving
of
faculty's
food
bathrooms
and
respect
for
their
religion
needs
that
are
often
there
are
too
often
lacking
at
the
current
moment.
H
H
The
stem
the
systemic
that
this
religion
that
this
religious
bullying
being
meted
out
of
Muslim
Students,
but
there
is
no
more.
The
facilities
in
BPS
must
be
improved
or
utilized
in
a
manner
that
honors
the
students
of
its
Muslim
Students
and
all
students.
Our
practicing
Muslim
Students
meet
designated
spaces
where
they
are,
they
can
pray
during
the
school
day.
This
is
mandatory
for
us.
This
is
their
right
as
a
law.
As
long
as
they
are
unobtrusive,
it
is
imperative
that
these
spaces
be
either
located
or
created.
H
Students
have
shown
the
religious
involvement
can
play
important
role
in
mental
health,
especially
among
marginalized
ethnic
communities.
So
it
is
imperative
that
the
identity
of
Muslim
Students
be
so
recognized
and
respected.
The
generic
dietary
options
currently
made
available
in
BPS
students
are
not
are
often
not
options
for
Muslims
to
youth
to
to
partake
in
this
creates
conditions
in
which
Muslim
Students
either
must
abstain
from
set
options
or
bring
their
own
food.
H
I
wanted
to
just
list
sort
of
in
numbers
during
Ramadan,
for
example,
where
we
fast
and
it's
a
dry
fast.
It's
not
we're
not
allowed
to
drink
water
or
food
or
abstain
from
certain
behaviors,
as
well
as
bathroom
using
facilities,
not
sure
if
you
guys
have
seen
the
stand-up
comedian
Mo
on
Netflix,
but
he
talks
about
how
the
whole
world
the
Muslims
are
watching
the
whole
world
and
saying.
Why
aren't
you
washing
with
water
and
soap
after
you
use
the
bathroom?
This
is
actually
mandatory
for
us
to
be
clean.
H
H
I
think
that
teaching
also
culturally
competent
religious
awareness
or
understanding
people's
culture
in
our
practices
could
go
a
long
way
and
hopefully
work
on
addressing
these
bullying
issues
because
of
this
I
look
forward
to
hearing
with
Boston
Public,
Schools
administration,
administrators,
the
chief
of
equity
and
inclusion,
the
senior
advisor
for
Youth
and
schools,
Educators
religious
leaders
and
other
concerns
entities
to
ensure
that
our
Muslim
Students
are
being
properly
attended
to
and
treated
in
in
Fair,
with
fairness
in
our
Boston
Public
Schools.
Thank
you
so
much.
B
I
You
president
fund,
and
thank
you
again
for
Ninja
Anderson,
Council
Fernandez
and
for
your
leadership
here,
I
think
I'm,
looking
forward
to
this
hearing
to
learn
more
to
see
how
we
can
make
sure
that
our
schools
are
practicing
inclusivity
in
creating
safe
spaces
for
our
Muslim
Students
I.
Think
in
that
same
report
that
you
quoted
from
the
Boston
Globe,
a
third
of
Muslim
Students
hide
the
fact
that
they're
Muslim
or
their
parents,
or
their
name
just
so
that
they
can
have
somewhat
of
a
comfortable
schooling
experience
and
that's
not.
Okay.
I
We
want
people
to
be
able
to
show
up
in
schools
as
their
true
and
full
selves,
and
so,
if
there's
more-
and
there
is
more
that
we
can
be
doing
at
BPS
to
make
people
comfortable,
whether
they're
wearing
a
head
covering
or
not
learning
about
their
culture
and
their
contributions
to
our
city
here
is
always
critically
important.
So
I
think
you
found
this
hearing
order
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
holding
this
hearing
alongside
BPS,
to
learn
more.
B
F
F
You
know
the
the
things
that
they
need
to
do
as
part
of
their
culture
and
their
religion
right.
The
fact
that
we
don't
have
dedicated
spaces
and
places
for
young
people
to
be
able
to
pray.
That's
crazy
right.
That
is
a
simple
fix,
and
that's
not
something
that
we
can.
We
don't
have
to
wait
to
to
make
happen.
F
I
mean
things
that
that
are
quick
fixes
that
we
can
do
right
now
that
do
not
have
to
wait
and
make
our
young
people
wait
any
anymore
for
the
things
that
they
need.
So
thank
you,
councilor
Anderson,
for
adding
me
to
be
a
sponsor
alongside
you
and
I,
look
forward
to
hosting
this
in
the
education
committee.
So
we
can
move
things
along
as
quickly
as
possible.
B
B
P
You
Mr,
President
and
I'll
try
to
be
as
brief
as
possible,
because
I
know
the
time
to
debate.
The
Public
Health
commission
will
be
at
the
hearing
and
I
know
that
our
colleague
has
invited
us,
along
with
the
Jewish
Community,
to
attend
an
event
so
I
know.
We're
pressed
enough
for
time
obviously
want
to
start
with
respect
to
how
defeating
it
was
to
hear
about
the
Boston,
Public,
Health
commission
and
some
of
their
Partners
Distributing
drug
kits
cookers
crack
pipes
and
net
pipes
over
in
the
mass
and
Cassie
area.
I'll.
P
Stop
by
saying
that
I'm
on
board
I've,
fully
supported
and
funded
the
needle
exchange
program.
Very
successful
Boston
probably
distributes
about
a
million
needles
a
year
give
or
take,
and
the
good
news
is
we
actually
get
more
than
what
we
distribute
back.
So
the
program
is
clearly
working,
I've
also
supported
and
funded
the
mobile
shops
team
and
the
great
work
that
they
do.
Frankly,
we
probably
need
more
of
them.
We
should
probably
consider
increasing
funding.
P
P
15
percent
I
got
to
think
there's
a
correlation
between
crack
and
methamphetamine
in
those
numbers,
and
so
some
folks
will
talk
about
well,
a
Time
reduction
in
it's
reducing
the
spread
of
HIV
and
AIDS
and
I'll
just
I'll
disclose
once
again
I'm
supportive
of
the
needle
exchange
program
and
that
we
do
give
over
a
million
needles
a
year,
and
we
get
more
of
them
back.
This
isn't
about
that.
This
is
about
helping
people
get
treatment
and
Recovery.
No
one
over
in
that
area
is
getting
treatment
in
recovery.
P
No
one
is
getting
their
life
back
on
track
and
the
letters
the
emails,
the
phone
calls
I've
got
heartbreaking
from
others
who
have
sons
and
daughters
over
there
and
they're
over
there
on
a
regular
basis.
Looking
for
their
son
looking
for
their
daughter
and
what
they're
seeing
over
there
is
absolutely
Opera
game,
the
phone
calls
I've
gotten
over
the
last
several
days.
P
The
emails
have
gotten
happy
to
share
them
with
folks
and
with
their
experiences
and
one
of
the
things
that
the
common
denominator
most
of
the
mothers
talked
about
is
when
they
learn
that
their
son
of
daughter
had
this
addiction.
The
first
thing
they
learned
was
you're
not
supposed
to
enable
don't,
allow
your
son
and
daughter
to
come,
do
drugs
at
home
or
to
be
present
at
home
or
around
your
family
and
I.
P
Think
one
of
our
colleagues
probably
can
speak
to
that
better
than
anybody
and
they've
lived
by
that
making
sure
that
it's
the
tough
love
piece
of
it
and
making
sure
that
they're
trying
to
steer
their
child
to
treatment
recovery
in
the
common
denominator.
For
all
those
mothers
that
have
contacted
my
office
is
that
they
feel
that
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
is
enabling
their
own
son
and
daughter
they
were
told
not
to
do
it.
P
Their
son
or
daughter
can
go
over
there
get
their
drug
of
choice
and
the
city
across
the
Public,
Health
commission
and
their
Partners
will
provide
the
drug
paraphernalia
to
allow
you
to
ingest
or
to
store
or
to
shoot,
and
so
look
forward
to.
The
hearing
need
to
hear
from
the
good
doctor
and
her
team
over
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission
how
they
think
that
this
is
a
good
idea
for
Boston
how
they
think
that
that's
helping
folks
get
treatment
in
recovery,
how
they
think
it's
going
to
make
that
area
safer.
P
There's
residents
over
there
there's
businesses
over
there
there's
employees
over
there.
Everybody
in
this
room
wants
to
help.
Everybody
is
sickened
by
what's
happening
over
there
and
again.
Nothing
was
more
defeating
to
me
personally
to
hear
that
you
know
that
there's
a
distribution
of
of
cookers,
crack
pipes
and
meth
pipes,
it's
unconscionable
and
so
I
would
love
for
someone
in
the
public
health
sector
to
tell
me
how
they
think.
P
Looking
behind
you
to
see,
you
know
almost
like
you're
at
a
deli
counter
at
Stop
and
Shop
that
has
to
stop
and
I
think
the
residents,
the
people,
the
families
have
loved
ones
over
there.
They
deserve
better
than
that
and
what
they're
crying
out
is
they're,
saying
that
they
think
that
we're
enabling
the
city,
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission,
is
enabling
that
environment
there
when
them
themselves
the
family
members,
the
brothers,
the
sisters,
the
parents,
the
grandparents
have
been
told
that
that's
not
what
you're
supposed
to
do.
It
runs
counter
to
that.
P
But
when
you're
passing
out
cookers
crack
pipes
and
meth
pipes,
it's
like
what
are
we
doing
here,
we're
just
banging
our
heads
against
the
wall
and
there's
a
reason
why
Mr
President
there's
a
reason
why
the
numbers
have
grown
over
there.
It's
a
big
come
on
over
come
on
in
they're,
coming
from
everywhere.
85
percent
of
the
folks
over
there
are
not
from
Boston
they're
coming
from
communities
all
over
the
place.
Why?
Because
we're
giving
them
the
materials
to
do
it?
Why
you
also
get
10
bucks?
Every
every
Journal
need
every
dirty
needle.
P
You
turn
in
you
get
10
bucks
for
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
little
bit
of
a
hustle
going
on
over
there.
You
know
and
not
and
then
not
to
mention.
What's
going
on
over
the
South
Bay
Mall,
all
those
businesses
and
the
employees
that
what
they
have
to
endure
over
there
stuff
getting
stolen
on
a
regular
basis
to
make
a
quick
turn,
make
a
quick
Buck
right
back
over
to
Madison
cast.
So
enough
said
on
it
again,
look
forward
to
the
discretion.
Look
forward
to
the
debate.
P
B
M
You
Mr
President,
please
sign
me
on
denial,
is
not
a
river
in
Egypt.
That's
what
we're
doing
we're
denying
what's
happening
down
there.
That's
an
AAA
saying
too.
By
the
way
my
mother
was
an
enabler.
My
brother
Ricky
died
30
years
ago.
March
will
be
30
is
his
his
anniversary,
heroin
overdose.
He
was
probably
in
I,
don't
know
25
or
more
detoxes
could
never
get
it
together
hated
himself
more
than
more
than
anybody
on
the
planet.
Everybody
loved
my
brother
Ricky.
M
He
hated
himself
for
whatever
is
for
whatever
reason,
and
that
heroine
was
his
painkill.
The
pain
that,
for
whatever
reason
he
was
unhappy
with
himself.
It
was
heroin
that
he
used
to
stamp
down
his
his
feelings
and
my
family
when
he,
when
he
overdosed
it
was
still
you
want
to
talk
stigma.
It
was
still
oh
geez.
You
can't
say
that
your
brother
overdosed,
you,
you
know
unforeseen
circumstances
we
put
in
the
globe
obituary
Ricky
Baker
overdosed
on
heroin,
because
we
knew
it
was
a
problem.
We
had
it
in
our
family
and
it
was
spreading
back.
M
M
That
will
help
to
prevent
gun
violence
right,
Clarity
pool
is
going
to
need
20
to
30
million
dollars
to
help
that
community
in
the
Aerials
I
had
brought
before
this
body
right
here
mostly
voted
against
it
to
have
another
Center
in
Dorchester
at
Columbia,
Point
right
that
would
have
been
built
in
18
months.
If
we
got
the
money
when
I
asked
for
it
now,
that's
probably
three
or
four
years
or
whatever,
but
it
seems
to
be.
M
We
don't
have
any
problem
dumping
money
into
this,
and
and
when
we
say
all
options
are
on
the
table,
it's
not
the
truth,
all
options
on
on
the
table.
We
don't
have
a
section
35
program.
We
don't
have
a
section
12
program
and
and
part
of
that
part
of
that,
even
just
when
doing
sweeps
is
when
people
have.
M
They
have
no
problems
with
the
law
if
they
have
warrants
you're
gonna
go
in
front
of
a
judge
and
the
judge
is
going
to
say
look
at
this
poor
guy
right
here.
He's
got
20
warrants
and
not
one
of
them
really
warrants
anything
other
than
drug
treatment.
So
when
we're
not
allowing
the
police
to
do
their
job
and
when
we
close
the
satellite
courthouse
that
we
had
over
there,
that
would
have
a
help.
M
People
clean
up
their
warrants,
because
one
of
the
reasons
why
nobody
wants
to
go
back
into
regular
life
because
they
have
all
these
warrants
because
they've
been
shooting
poison
in
their
veins
for
so
long,
so
that
Courthouse
could
have
used
as
already
come
on
in
let's
clean
your
warrant,
something
and
when
we're
cleaning
your
warrants
up.
Where
do
you
want
to
go
to
detox?
So
we
have
this
discussion.
We
had
it
again
last
week
about
about
Clifford
Park,
and
what
do
we
come
up
with
safe
injection
sites?
M
It's
that
it's
the
national
agenda.
Back
here,
safe
injection
sites
we're
gonna
we're
gonna,
make
this
program
that
we're
using
it
we're
pounding
money
into
spend,
spend
spend
spend
on
these
people
that
are
coming
into
our
boundaries.
Well,
we're
not
spending
on
our
kids.
What
we're
not
spending
on
Grove
Hall
we're,
not
spending
a
Clarity
pool,
certainly
not
spending
in
in
Columbia
Point.
What
I
asked
for,
but
we're
going
to
spend,
spend
spend
to
put
people
on
hospice.
It's
a
five-year
hospice
down.
M
M
With
with
more
harm
reduction,
harm
reduction,
if
you
look
at
when
we
went
heavy
into
harm
reduction,
the
overdose
is
skyrocketed.
The
people
that
are
on
drugs,
skyrocketed
all
your
numbers,
all
your
data,
people
get
a
look
at.
What's
happened
in
the
last
10
15
years,
when
we
were
double
down
on
on
harm
reduction,
everything's
going
through
the
roof,
we're
losing
people
every
day,
my
first
term,
every
week
it
was
one
two
people.
Can
you
help
my
son,
my
daughter,
get
into
detox
I'm,
not
really
getting
those
calls
anymore.
M
It
almost
makes
me
feel,
like
maybe
the
kids
in
our
neighborhood
learned
the
lesson,
because
we
lost
a
whole
bunch
of
them
in
South
Boston
and
in
Dorchester,
the
guys
that
have
probably
around
35
in
my
neighborhood
that
I
know
I
know
a
bunch
of
them
that
have
buried
six,
seven,
eight
friends,
a
lot
of
them.
It
was
Oh
What,
a
hockey
player.
He
was
hurt
his
neck
doctor
over
prescribed
him
ended
up
from
over
a
prescription
eating
the
pills.
M
M
It's
no
different
but
I'm
concerned
the
more
hearings
we
have
like
this,
because
there's
cotton
or
something
he
is,
it's
going
to
end
up
being
safe
injection
sites
and
it's
going
to
be
more
Comfort
stations.
And
it's
going
to
be
more,
you
can't
touch
them.
You
got
to
leave
them
alone
there
and
it's
all
other
people
and
we're
not
taking
care
of
our
kids
right
now
trying
to
get
through
coven
trying
to
get
through
covet.
M
Did
you
hear
the
stats?
Thirty
four
thousand
in
an
area?
That's
on
our
redistricting
map,
it's
this
big
on
our
redistricting
map,
thirty,
four
thousand!
What
are
we
doing
on
our
city
budgets?
At
what
point
do
we
say
we
got
to
do
something?
A
little
different
here,
Nashua
Street
sitting
empty,
could
be
repurposed
as
a
as
a
as
a
real
facility
rail
facility.
M
We
don't
call
it
a
jail,
we
call
it
a
DP
dph
facility,
Section
8,
section
35,
section
12s
right
there
bring
them
in
and
when
you
have,
when
you
have
the
person
who's
on
drugs,
and
you
finally
can
get
them
off
maybe
a
week
and
they
might
have
no
more
drugs
in
their
system,
they're
still
a
screwed
up
unit,
they
still
see
need
months
of
therapy.
They
still
need
someone
there
in
their
face.
Okay.
What
are
you
gonna
do
now?
What
are
you
going
to
do
now?
Do
you
wanna?
Do
you
want
to
talk
housing?
M
M
How
do
you
go
from
that
to
okay,
I'm
gonna
go
be
a
postal
worker
now
I?
Don't
think
you
do
so
unless
we
do
something
real
and
change
the
way,
we're
doing
we're
all
disruptors
around
here
everybody
wants
to
disrupt
and,
and
we
got
to
change
that
system,
the
system
that's
in
place
now
down.
There
needs
to
be
changed
because
it's
not
working
we're
all
on
this
treadmill
and
we
have
the
people
down
there
on
hospice
five-year
hospice.
B
B
B
B
The
tier
six
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
to
talk
at
one
two,
eight
seven,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
opposing
Navy
eyes
having
the
docket
has
passed,
we're
on
to
late
files,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
there
are
three
late
file
matters.
The
late
file
matters
include
a
letter
of
absence
from
Council
Lara,
a
Personnel
order,
a
message
in
order
from
the
mayor
for
a
twenty
thousand
dollar
Grant.
The
late
file
matter
should
be
on
everyone's
desk.
We'll
take
a
vote
to
add
these
items
into
the
agenda.
B
C
Letter
from
City
Council
of
Kendra
Lara,
dear
council,
president
Flynn
I
am
regretfully
unable
to
attend
today's
council
meeting.
Both
Zaire
and
I
have
been
fighting
off
the
flu
since
Monday
and
I
am
at
home,
resting
hoping
to
recover
in
time
to
rejoin
the
redistricting
working
sessions.
Later
this
week,
though,
I
am
not
there
I
like
to
voice
my
support
for
the
community
map
sponsored
by
councilors,
Braden
and
Arroyo.
C
I
am
encouraged
by
Community
organizations
who
are
committed
to
growing
and
maintaining
their
political
power
coming
together
to
collaborative
collaboratively,
build
a
map
for
the
future
of
Boston.
If
possible.
Please
add
my
name.
A
member
of
my
staff
will
be
present
to
take
notes
and
report
to
me
as
needed.
I
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
recordings
of
the
meeting
sincerely
City
councilor
Kendra
Alara.
Thank.
B
B
C
Mayor,
dear
council,
is
a
hereby
transmit
for
your
approval
and
Order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
twenty
thousand
twenty
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
Grant
El
Central
Fellowship
awarded
by
the
Catholic
Charities
Archdiocese
of
Boston,
to
be
administered
by
the
department
of
innovation
and
Technology.
The
grant
would
fund
the
fellowship
program
for
El
Centro
I.T
training
program
graduates.
I
urge
your
honorable
body
to
adopt
this
order.
B
B
B
C
The
committee
on
Planning
Development
and
transportation
doctor
number
one
one.
Eight
four
communication
was
received
from
the
city
clerk
transmitting
a
communication
from
the
Boston
landmarks
commission
for
city
council
action
on
the
designation
of
petition
number
254
dot,
16
the
Warren
house,
Roxbury
Mass,
in
effect
after
October
29
2022,
if
not
acted
upon.
B
M
You
Mr
President
the
boss
and
landmarks
petition.
Number
254.16,
the
Warren
house,
Roxbury
was
unanimous,
unanimous
vote
of
the
landmarks
commission
and
some
characteristic
of
the
site
is
this
is
a
Gothic
Revival
building
comprise
comprised
of
a
two
and
a
half
Story
cross-cabled
main
block
a
two-story
end-gable,
the
real
Wing
at
the
East
Elevation
and
a
one-story
and
gabled
Edition
at
the
easternmost
wall
of
the
rail
Wing,
the
main
block
and
the
rail
wings
are
constructed
of
local
Roxbury
pudding
laid
in
random
ashla
with
granite
trim.
M
The
Warren
house
is
historically
an
architecturally
significant
as
a
habitable
Memorial
structure,
built
by
descendants
of
the
nationally
important
historical
figure.
Dr
Joseph
Warren
Warren
played
a
significant
role
in
the
lead-up
to
the
Revolutionary
War
and
drafted
a
document
that
is
believed
to
has
influenced
the
Declaration
of
Independence.
M
The
structure
constructed
entirely
of
Roxbury
pudding,
Stone,
a
type
of
stone,
unique
to
Eastern
Massachusetts,
and
the
building
is
one
of
the
few
putting
Stone
Cottages
in
the
city
of
Boston.
It's
a
contempt.
It's
a
contemporary
of
the
frame
Gothic
cottages
still
existent
along
Montrose
Street
in
the
Moreland
Street
historic
district
of
Roxbury.
B
B
B
B
Before
we
before
we
adjourn
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
clerk.
The
assistant
clerk
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
clerk's
office
city
council,
Central
staff,
to
my
colleagues
today
for
being
very
professional,
we're
dealing
with
very
difficult
issues,
but
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
conducting
yourselves
in
in
the
most
respectful
manner,
all
those
in
favor
of
a
German,
please
say:
aye
aye,.