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Docket #0720 - Hearing regarding an East Boston zoning initiative and master plan
A
Good
evening,
everyone
welcome
to
the
Boston
City
Council's
Committee,
hearing
on
planning
development
and
transportation,
docket
number
zero,
seven
to
zero
order
for
a
hearing
regarding
an
East
Boston
zoning
initiative
and
master
plan
filed
by
district
city
councilor
Lydia
Edwards.
My
name
is
michelle
wu
and
I'm
proud
to
serve
as
an
at-large
city
councilor
as
well
as
the
committee
chair.
So
first
things
first
how's
the
sound
level.
Can
everyone
hear
folks
in
the
back
in
here
great?
A
So
if,
at
any
point
something
happens,
just
kind
of
wave
and
and
we'll
fix
it,
I
want
to
start
off
by
thanking
our
staff.
All
the
respective
offices
involved,
councillor,
Edwards
and
mine,
as
well
as
our
central
staff
and
our
tech
gurus.
So
Kerry
will
be
here
with
us
all
night
and
has
been
here
for
hours
preparing
as
well.
So
one
round
of
applause
for
the
staff.
A
And
I
want
to
thank
everybody,
all
the
staff
at
the
Center
for
making
sure
to
extend
the
welcome
to
us
here
as
well.
I'm,
not
gonna,
say
much
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
lead
sponsor
to
give
an
overview
of
why
she
filed
the
hearing.
But
I
do
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
to
show
up
if
anyone
ever
had
a
question
about
whether
East
Boston
cares
about
all
the
nitty-gritty
details
of
planning
and
zoning
and
everything
happening
in
the
community.
A
I
know
that
you
all
represent
even
just
a
fraction
of
the
folks
who
care
and
we're
already
packing
this
room.
So
really
the
thanks
goes
to
our
lead,
sponsor
here,
for
taking
the
time
to
set
up
this
forum,
notify
people
about
it
and
invite
everyone.
We're
gonna,
talk
about
a
lot
of
topics
tonight,
mostly
centered
around
four
different
issues:
planning
and
zoning
parks
and
climate
resiliency
housing
and
affordability,
traffic
and
transportation.
So
just
to
give
an
overview
of
how
the
evening
will
flow.
A
My
main
job
tonight
is
going
to
be
timekeeper,
so
I'm
going
to
be
very
strict
because
I
know
a
lot
of
folks
want
to
speak
and
so
just
to
be
respectful
of
everyone's
time.
We
want
to
keep
you
to
the
time
limits.
A
lot
and
I'm
gonna
be
harsh
about
that.
We
will
start
with
our
to
Kali
elected
colleagues
from
the
State
House,
we're
joined
by
state
representative,
Adrienne,
Maduro
and
state
senator
Jovan
Corey.
A
We
will
then
hear
from
a
panel
representing
the
city,
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
Department
Neighborhood,
Development,
Transportation,
devour
Transportation,
Department
and
and
so
actually
multiple
people
from
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency.
We
will
then
go
into
community
panels,
hearing
from
a
few
community
members
on
each
of
the
topics
described
above
as
well
as
some
experts
and
then
hopefully
wrap
up
all
of
the
formally
scheduled
testimony
by
around
7:20
or
so
and
go
into
full
public
testimony
for
the
rest
of
the
hour.
A
A
All
you
need
to
know
now
is
that
if
you
wish
to
speak,
if
you
wish
to
testify
make
sure
to
sign
in
on
the
right
sign-in
sheet
on
the
about
what
topic
you
want
to
talk
about
in
the
back
corner
over
there
with
our
staff
so
and
finally,
before
I
hand
it
over
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
that
councillor,
Kim
Janey
has
joined
us
as
well
as
councillor
Aneesa,
asabi,
George
and
councillor
Ayanna
Presley
has
staff
in
the
room.
She
asked
me
to
read
this
her
letter
into
the
record
dear
madam
chairwoman.
A
I
regret
that,
due
to
a
long-standing
scheduling,
commitment,
I
will
not
be
able
to
attend
today's
hearing.
I
want
to
thank
the
chair
and
the
author
of
this
order
for
elevating
this
critical
conversation.
As
this
district
continues
to
be
impacted
by
our
city's
development
boom.
We
must
ensure
that
the
new
growth
and
development
of
this
community
is
shaped
by
residents
strategically
and
not
through
spot
zoning.
It's
important
that
we
have
a
cohesive
vision
for
this
community
that
supports
residents
and
businesses.
A
I
want
to
thank
the
Walsh
administration
and
the
BP
da
for
their
work
and
look
forward
to
continuing
this
conversation
and
working
with
councillors,
Edwards
and
Wu,
and
taking
the
next
step
towards
accomplishing
this
goal.
I
will
have
staff
present
at
the
hearing
and
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
tape
again
Ronald.
Where
are
you
a
good
wave?
Okay
so
Ron's
over
here?
If
you
want
to
talk
to
councilor
Presley's
office
in
particular,
say
miss
anything.
Okay,.
B
C
C
I
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
we
are
also
putting
this
on
Facebook
live
so
for
folks
who
cannot
attend
tonight.
If
you
wanted
to
tell
your
friends
and
family
that
they
can
go
to
I,
think
our
Facebook
page
and
watch
this
right
now,
it's
being
recorded
as
well,
so
that
and
that
will
be
available
tomorrow
for
people
to
watch
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
some
people
who
aren't
here
today
and
also
some
service
folks
as
well.
C
We
all
we
all
miss
the
presence
of
genus
Cal
Sione,
who
was
the
head
of
the
goeb
Street
Civic
Association,
so
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
this
would
have
been
a
big
deal
for
her
and
she
would
have
had
a
voice,
and
we
certainly
know
she's
here
in
spirit.
Also.
The
work
of
many
of
our
public
safety
officers
is
not
without
it
shouldn't
go
acknowledged
that
many
of
them
show
up
at
our
civic
associations
every
single
month
and,
as
you
know,
we
lost
a
public
safety
officer
in
Weymouth
officer,
Michael
Chaz.
C
C
That's
what
today
is
about
and
so
I'm
inviting
all
of
us
to
dream
together
and
to
talk
about
zoning
and,
if
and
talk
about
our
parks
and
talk
about
our
community
in
ways.
What
we
see
could
happen
and
the
potential
here
and
I
want
to
thank
the
administration
for
coming,
most
importantly,
for
your
leadership
and
also
being
willing
to
work
with
the
community
honestly
and
making
sure
that
we
we
bring
about
that
community
that
all
of
us
are
excited
to
see.
C
We
have
thus
far
been
guided
by
zoning
regulations
from
that
that
have
expired
in
2000,
and
it's
very
clear
that
they
no
longer
are
are
really
reflective
of
our
architectural
standards
of
our
population,
of
the
way
that
we
are
growing
and
we
need
a
new
set
of
plans
and
we
needed
a
new
set
of
guidelines
and
that's
what
the
administration
is
going
to
help
us
build
together.
So
I
wanted
to
also
extend
incredible
thanks
and
gratitude
too
and
I
don't
just
say
this
everywhere:
I
go
to
Joe
and
to
Adrienne.
C
I
do
have
said
it
many
times
before,
but
I
am
very
lucky
to
have
this
delegation
and
to
work
with
both
of
them.
You
were
incredibly
supportive
from
day
one
and
have
been
there,
and
so
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
so
much
so
Oh
a
couple,
quick
announcements.
Anybody
who
needs
translation.
We
are
offering
simultaneous
translation
in
Spanish.
If
you
need
that
persona
que
habla
espaƱol
que
necesito
ayuda
por
hablar,
con
ricardo
or
Claudia
Sierra,
who
is
available
to
help
you
with
translation?
Again
we
have
sign
in
by
topic.
C
So
if
you
want
to
talk
about
zoning,
if
you
want
to
talk
about
parks,
if
you
want
to
talk
about
traffic
and
parking,
if
you
want
to
talk
about
housing,
the
sign-in
sheets
are
over
in
the
corner
and
then
finally,
I
believe
Cindy
will
speak
for
the
board
of
boards
and
any
other
heads
of
community
groups
who
would
like
to
speak
here
tonight
that
we
may
not
announce
or
did
not
sign
up.
Is
there
anyone
else?
Okay,
all
right!
That's
it
great.
Thank.
A
You
very
much
councillor
Edwards
and
before
we
go
to
our
state
colleagues.
I
do
want
to
give
my
council
colleagues
an
opportunity
to
give
a
brief
opening
statement
as
well.
I
see
councillor
Michael
Flaherty
is
joining
us
and
coming
up,
and
so
we'll
start
in
the
order
of
arrival
just
by
a
hair
counter.
Sorry
George.
D
I'll
be
very
brief,
because
I
think
it's
important
to
get
to
the
meat
of
the
meeting
but
very
happy
to
see
such
a
large
turnout
and
look
forward
to
hearing
all
the
panelists
this
evening
from
the
administration,
as
well
as
from
the
advocates
and
then
also
public
testimony,
because
that's
often
the
last
on
the
list.
But
certainly
some
of
the
most
important
voices
happen
during
that
public
testimony.
So
I
look
forward
to
all
that
and
we're
all
here.
E
E
There
are
similar
conversations
happening
in
my
home
district,
so
I'm
happy
to
be
here,
I'm
glad
to
see
such
a
large
turnout.
These
are
really
important
issues
as
our
our
city,
different
neighborhoods
in
our
city,
are
dealing
with
development
issues
and
it's
really
important
that
residents
be
at
the
forefront
and
have
their
voices
heard.
So
it's
really
encouraging
to
see
such
a
large
turnout
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
a
really
robust
discussion
and
presentation.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
You,
madam
chair,
and
just
happy
to
support
my
district
colleague
in
offer
any
suggestion,
as
I
can
not
only
as
a
citywide
city
council,
but
coming
from
self
Austin,
we've,
probably
Intuit
just
about
as
much,
if
not
more
developing
in
the
city.
We
argue
that
we're
actually
over
developed,
and
we
feel
that
there's
only
so
much
you
can
stuff
in
into
one
neighborhood,
so
I
had
recommended
through
the
chair
and
also
the
lead
sponsor.
F
We
may
want
to
consider
an
inter
my
pot
overlay,
which
has
worked
to
sort
of
slow
things
down
in
my
neighborhood
and
there's
things
that
come
with
that
it's
obviously
it
does
slow
down
the
velum,
but
also
it
catches
everything
over
a
thousand
square
feet,
so
the
resident
that
wants
to
expand
their
own
property
the
resident
wants
to
remodel
they
caught
up
in
it
too.
So
there's
this
two
sides
to
it.
I
know
from
speaking
for
my
neighborhoods.
It
was
a
breath
of
fresh
air
and
it
literally
brought
restored
some
sanity
to
the
development
process.
F
You
want
to
expand
your
living
space
and
your
footprint
that
gets
caught
up
in
the
iPod
overlay
too,
which
means
that
triggers
a
number
of
things
for
you
to
do
that.
You
normally
wouldn't
have
to
do,
because
you
has
a
man
or
write
project,
but
with
respect
to
bulldozing
one
in
two
family
homes
and
replacing
that
with
six
eight
ten
units.
That's
what
the
iPod
overlay
does.
F
A
G
G
Thank
you
also
for
being
here.
You
know,
because
we've
seen
master
plans
work
and
we
see
master
plans
where,
quite
honestly,
in
this
community
18
years
ago,
when
first
file,
when
he's
Boston
needed
growth,
when
he
spots
a
needed
new
residents
coming
here
and
he's
Boston
needed
an
economic
booth
boost
and
in
some
ways
he's
Boston
has
kind
of
been
victim
of
their
own
success.
G
So
it's
the
time
is
right
now
to
reconsider
the
master
plan
and
considered
to
really
address
the
broad
impacts
of
this
growth
in
our
community
and
how
it
will
also
impact
other
issues,
not
only
housing
but
transportation
and
climate
change
as
its
presence
rate
of
development.
The
city
of
Boston
has
more
than
met
its
fair
share
for
the
development
of
multi-family
housing
units
and
affordable
units
for
working-class
and
middle-class
families
and
I
want
to
thank
personally
the
mayor
and
his
administration
for
making
the
commitment
to
build
53,000
units
in
the
city.
G
I'm,
chair
of
the
Senate's,
Housing
Committee
and
I
can
tell
you
that
that
is
not
the
case.
In
many
municipalities
around
the
Commonwealth,
most
municipalities
are
down
zoning.
In
fact,
the
city
of
Boston
and
maybe
three
other
cities
are
building
and
zoning
about
66%
of
the
multifamily
housing
in
the
entire
Commonwealth.
So
the
city
of
Boston
has
surely
done
its
fair
share
to
keep
middle-class
and
affordable
housing
online
and
continue
the
great
growth
and
success
we've
had
in
in
our
economy.
G
But
we
have
to
be
thoughtful
in
our
approach,
because
what
that
approach
also
has
come
in
this
community
housing
prices
risen
over
52%
since
2010.
What's
come
with
that,
great
success
is
that
more
than
half
of
our
families
in
the
in
the
city
of
Boston
a
rent
burdened,
meaning
they
pay
more
than
a
third
of
their
income
to
his
house
towards
household
expenses,
and
we
can
no
longer
sit
by
and
watch
zoning
by
variance
becoming
the
standard
by
which
our
neighborhood
is
built.
G
Without
a
planned
approach
to
that
development,
we
will
be
unable
to
address
the
concerns
of
affordability,
congestion
and
retaining
the
strong
cultural
values
that
really
define
this
community
have
defined
this
community
for
hundreds
of
years.
Rapid,
further
rapid
and
uncontrolled
development
puts
an
strain
on
East,
Boston
transportation
and
infrastructure
systems,
with
minimum
headways
on
an
adequate
capacity
in
its
present
state.
Our
blue
lying
is
among
the
most
reliable
transportation
options
on
the
MBTA
system.
G
However,
without
adequate
planning
for
development
and
targeted
investment,
we
will
lose
these
advantages,
as
mass
as
a
master
plan
should
absolutely
include
opportunities
for
public
and
private
investment
to
our
transportation.
As
a
means
of
improving
our
infrastructure,
reducing
congestion,
increasing
alternative
modes
of
transit,
so
I
really
hope
this
master
plan
will
include
some
room
for
private
and
public
partnership.
Finally,
as
a
coastal
community,
I
know
full
well
that
you
will
carefully
consider
ensuring
the
climate
resilient
resilient
development
and
mitigate
in
the
mitigations
on
our
infrastructure
are
also
met
in
this
plan.
G
H
Everybody
hear
me
wonderful,
it's
not
usually
a
problem.
First
of
all
chairwoman,
moon
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
for
hosting
this
important
hearing
and
in
particular
thank
you
for
having
it
right
here
in
East,
Boston,
I
think
when
I
was
speaking
with
councilor
Edwards
when
she
was
first
thinking
about
this.
H
East
Boston
is
facing
an
error
of
unprecedented
development.
The
neighborhood
in
which
many
of
us
grew
up
and
which
others
have
more
recently
chosen
to
call
their
home,
looks
much
different
than
it
used
to
this.
Growth
has
allowed
for
exciting
new
opportunities
from
improved
infrastructure
to
new
businesses
and
homes,
to
increase
an
enhanced
green
space
and
access
to
our
waterfront.
H
At
the
same
time,
many
members
of
our
community
have
become
can
turned
about
the
pace
of
development
and
what
it
means
for
the
fabric
of
East
Boston
East
Boston's
development
is
currently
guided
by
the
last
master
plan
created
for
our
neighborhood,
which
was
completed
in
the
year
2000
nearly
20
years
later.
This
vision
has
become
outdated
and
no
longer
reflects
the
reality
in
which
the
residents
of
East
Boston
live.
H
I
have
long
advocated
for
a
new
master
plan
which
takes
into
account
the
present
conditions
in
East
Boston,
the
needs
of
our
community
and
the
opinions
of
our
residents.
I
would
like
to
thank
mayor
Walsh
and
the
Boston
City
Council
for
their
leadership
on
this
issue
and
specifically
councillor
Edwards,
who
is
a
dear
friend
to
this
community
for
organizing
the
sharing
right
here.
So
residents
of
East
Boston
can
stand
up
and
make
their
voices
heard.
H
The
master
plan
process
must
be
robust
and
community
driven
East
Boston
residents
need
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table,
and
it
is
their
vision
for
the
future
of
the
neighborhood
which
must
guide
its
development.
This
process
must
be
inclusive
and
transparent
to
ensure
equitable
participation
with
materials
available
to
residents
in
multiple
languages.
The
final
plan
must
account
for
growth,
while
maintaining
the
character
of
our
neighborhood
and
the
beautiful
diversity
of
our
community
development
must
be
balanced,
with
a
good
mix
of
residential
retail
and
commercial
space
to
fit
the
changing
needs
of
our
population.
H
The
master
plan
must
implement
measures
such
as
affordable
housing
to
prevent
displacement
and
pricing
out
of
longtime
residents
and
East
Boston
youth,
who
want
to
remain
in
the
neighborhood
where
they
grew
up.
Preservation
must
be
taken
into
accounts
alongside
the
boom
of
new
construction
and
the
architectural
character
and
diverse
vernaculars
of
our
streets
preserved.
The
development
of
an
updated
master
plan
will
provide
East
Boston
with
the
clarity
and
guidance
to
carefully
move
forward
in
an
age
of
rapid
development.
H
With
the
comprehensive
community
driven
master
plan,
we
can
ensure
that
the
fabric
and
character
of
our
neighborhood
is
maintained
and
that
private
development
and
public
infrastructure
work
in
harmony.
This
process
is
an
important
step
to
realizing
a
lively,
affordable
and
diverse
East
Boston
for
years
to
come.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
city
and
the
residents
of
East
Boston
in
the
coming
months
to
grow
and
improve
this
amazing
neighborhood.
We
all
call
home.
Thank
you.
H
A
The
general
counsel
for
ISD
is
here
as
well,
am
I
missing
any
other
departments
who
are
represented,
Neil
and
Neil,
of
course,
our
intergovernmental
relations
guru
here
so
in
whatever
order
I'm
going
to
hold
this
panel
to
15
minutes
with
full
respect
and
invite
you
to
stay
and
listen
as
well.
Thank.
I
We
all
look
forward
to
tonight's
conversation
as
the
start
of
a
dialogue
about
shaping
the
future
of
East
Boston
East
Boston
is
experiencing
a
period
of
tremendous
growth
and
change.
These
Boston's
population
grew
by
17
percent
from
2000
to
2015,
compared
to
the
city's
growth
rate
of
10
percent
last
month.
In
response
to
the
rapid
pace
of
growth
and
growth
in
East
Boston
and
our
shared
concerns
with
the
neighborhood
mayor,
Walsh
announced
the
upcoming
launch
of
plan
East
Boston,
guided
by
imagine,
Boston
2030.
I
The
mayor
looks
to
continue
working
in
partnership
with
the
community
to
ensure
that
an
East
Boston
we
preserve
wisely
enhance
equitably
and
grow
inclusively.
Imagine
Boston,
2030
prioritizes
inclusionary
growth
and
informed
by
community
input
from
across
the
city
puts
forth
a
comprehensive
vision
to
boost
quality
of
life,
equity
and
resilience
in
every
neighborhood
across
the
city.
I
first
want
to
address
what
planning
is
and
what
it
seeks
to
achieve
under
Mayor
Walsh's
leadership
planning
is
about
developing
a
shared
vision
as
a
community
planning
centers
around
listening
cooperation
and
productive
dialogue.
I
Planning
is
intended
to
produce
a
framework
to
predictably
shape
the
future
of
our
neighborhoods
and
planning
necessarily
includes
trade-offs
and
compromise
planning
is
a
process
that,
in
partnership
with
the
community,
establishes
a
roadmap
to
guide
future
development
that
preserves
neighborhood
diversity
is
inclusive
and
accept
accessible
to
a
range
of
household
incomes,
benefits
residents
and
businesses
and
identifies
which
areas
to
preserve,
enhance
and
grow
plan
ease.
Boston
would
be
a
comprehensive
planning
initiative
facilitated
by
a
planning
team
consisting
of
staff
from
across
city
departments.
I
The
planning
team
will
work
alongside
the
community
of
East
Boston,
to
determine
a
shared
vision
for
the
future
development
of
the
neighborhood.
Together
we
will
prioritize
maintaining
the
neighborhood's
diversity
and
inclusivity
by
identifying
strategies
to
create
and
maintain
housing
that
is
accessible
to
a
range
of
income
levels
and
provides
pathways
to
opportunity,
and
we
will
shape
the
planning
process
by
listening
to
the
diverse
perspectives
of
East
Boston.
I
As
a
team,
we
will
work
diligently
to
engage
local
residents
and
business
owners,
neighborhood
associations
and
civic
groups
and
other
stakeholders
and
setting
priorities
for
plan
East
Boston
East
Boston
is
ready
for
updated
planning.
The
neighborhoods
most
recent
plinth
master
plan
was
published
18
years
ago
in
2000,
and
the
neighborhood
was
last
rezone
27
years
ago
in
1991.
I
It
is
anticipated
that
the
planning
framework
and
future
zoning
changes
will
focus
on
three
core
strategies.
As
I
mentioned,
Preserve
and
Hanson
grow
elements
for
discussion
will
include:
preservation
of
existing
residential
fabric,
enhancement
of
the
vitality
of
existing
residential
communities
and
businesses,
anti
displacement
strategies
for
residents
and
businesses,
connectivity
along
the
waterfront
mobility
and
flood
protection
and
climate
resiliency.
We
intend
to
kick-off
plan
East
Boston
early.
This
fall.
I
We
will
begin
with
a
discussion
about
moving
forward
with
an
East,
Boston
interim
planning,
overlay,
district
or
iPod
freeze,
Boston's
existing
residential
neighborhoods,
an
iPod
as
mentioned
earlier,
is
an
interim
zoning
tool
that
is
used
to
maintain
increased
public
review
and
community
voice
in
the
evaluation
of
all
proposed
new
development.
During
the
planning
process,
we
are
currently
working
to
schedule
a
community
meeting
to
discuss
an
East
Boston
iPod
in
September,
and
we
hope
to
be
able
to
announce
a
date
soon.
I
The
inquiry
phase
focuses
on
listening
to
community
stakeholders
and
researching
and
sharing
relevant
data
about
the
neighborhood.
The
stories
we
hear
and
the
data
we
collect
will
inform
the
scope
of
the
planning
initiative
and
will
be
instrumental
in
shaping
the
planning
process
for
East
Boston.
The
visioning
phase
establishes
goals
and
priorities
for
the
neighborhood
and
sets
parameters
for
topics
to
be
addressed
in
the
plan
framework
phase.
I
Implementation
is
the
final
phase,
we're
in
close
collaboration
with
all
city
departments.
We
draft
guidelines
policies
and,
in
many
cases,
updated
zoning
to
ensure
that
the
broad
goals
of
the
planning
initiatives
are
reflected
and
what
ultimately
gets
developed
to
close
I
would
like
to
reiterate.
The
planning
under
Mayor
Walsh
is
a
participatory
process
with
the
community,
is
inclusive
and
accessible
to
a
range
of
households,
strives
to
benefit
its
residents
and
businesses
and
identifies
which
areas
to
preserve,
enhance
and
grow.
Thus
establishing
a
framework
for
our
future.
I
I
hope
that
all
of
you
who
have
joined
us
tonight
will
stay
involved
throughout
the
upcoming
planning
process.
Chief
Dillon,
Commissioner,
Fein,
Dhaka
and
Debbie
director
McGinnis
will
now
provide
brief
statements
of
how
housing,
transportation
and
climate
change
policy
will
be
incorporated
into
the
planning
process.
J
Thank
You
Sara
and
Thank
You
counselors,
and
thank
all
of
you
for
coming
out
this
evening
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Sheila
Dillon
and
I'm,
chief
of
housing
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'm
thrilled
to
be
here
as
part
of
the
walsh
administration,
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
housing.
Only
for
a
few
minutes
and
there's
so
much
more
that
we
will
be
talking
about
through
this
planning
process.
We
know
that
housing
is
a
very
important
issue
in
East
Boston
and
we
are
anxious
to
support
the
BPD
a-and.
J
The
community's
effort
in
creating
a
plan
that
serves
the
people
of
East
Boston
and
their
associated
housing
needs.
East.
Boston
currently
has
17,000
units
of
housing,
approximately
70%
of
households
rent
while
30%
of
households
are
made
up
of
homeowners.
Two-Thirds
of
those
homeowners
are
low
and
moderate-income
households
that
also
have
needs
20600
of
the
housing
units
in
East.
Boston
are
deed,
restricted
with
lower
than
market
rate
rents
in
sales
prices.
There
are
approximately
575
mobile
vouchers
in
use
in
East,
Boston
combined
about
18%
of
these
units
are
affordable
to
low
and
moderate
income.
J
Households,
18%
is
very
close
to
the
citywide
average
for
affordable
housing,
but
we
know
that
it
is
not
enough,
given
the
need
in
East
Boston
years
ago.
As
many
of
you
know,
East
Boston,
at
housing
that
was
while,
maybe
not
deed,
restricted.
It
was
affordable
to
many
households
at
a
variety
of
incomes.
Today
that
is
not
the
case.
The
median
sales
price
needs
Boston
across
all
housing
types
is
five
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
dollars
the
average
rent
is
seventeen
hundred
dollars.
J
These
rent
and
sales
prices
remain
out
of
reach
for
many,
so
we
are
hoping,
certainly
in
this
plan
that
will
talk
about
affordability
and
the
community's
vision.
We
also
know
that
evictions
in
East
Boston
are
low.
We
looked
at
this
data
recently
and
while
this
may
be
very
good
news,
we
don't
think
that
court
data
tells
the
whole
story.
We
know
displacements
are
happening
so
as
part
of
this
planning
exercise,
we
need
to
better
understand
placement.
J
While
there
is
much
to
be
concerned
with,
we
also
know
that
there
are
good
important
development
developers
here
in
East
Boston
that
want
to
work
with
the
residents.
Two
of
them
are
here
tonight:
the
East
Boston
CDC,
represented
by
alcohol,
Darrell,
E
and
Noah
represented
by
Phil
giffy.
They
right
now
have
very
important,
affordable
housing
developments
underway
coppersmith,
Village,
Paris,
Street
and
Noah
is
buying
a
lot
of
the
triple
Decker's
to
keep
them
out
of
speculative
hands
and
preserve
the
tenancies.
J
K
Thank
you,
Thank
You
councillor
Edwards
in
councillor
Wu
for
hosting
this
meeting
in
our
community
I'm
Jennifer
andhaka
I
am
a
lifelong
resident
of
East
Boston
and
your
transportation.
Commissioner.
It
is
just
a
pleasure
to
be
here
back
in
East
Boston.
As
many
of
you
know,
East
Boston
has
experienced
all
the
benefits
of
the
great
economy
that
we
have,
but
we've
also
experienced
a
lot
of
the
challenges
here
and
I've
experienced
them
along
with
you.
K
That's
really
the
result
of
East
Boston
being
sort
of
a
crossover
of
traffic
from
the
North
Shore
and
experiencing
the
effects
of
a
Logan
Airport
traffic.
All
of
that
is
great
news
for
the
economy,
but
it
certainly
has
strained
our
transportation
systems
and
programs
that
we
have
in
East
Boston
that
we've
built
upon
center
around
responding
to
the
residents,
needs
implementing
resident
parking
programs,
installing
rapid,
flash
beacons
and
lamenting
slow
streets
programs
and
an
effort
to
make
our
neighborhood
safer
and
more
walkable.
K
And
what
has
really
become
a
recent
concern.
In
that
you
know,
we
hear
about
all
the
time
in
our
efforts
to
respond
to
slow
streets
programs.
Is
that
there's
a
piece
of
technology
here
that
we're
all
experiencing
on
a
daily
basis
and
that
impacts
you
with
wayfinding
applications?
How
do
we
integrate
that
with
our
traffic
signal
technology
and
our
MBTA
system
and
our
bus
rapid
transit
system?
K
So
a
lot
of
that
is
talked
about
in
go
Boston,
2030
and
that's
why
it
positions
the
Transportation
Department
to
work
closely
with
the
BPD
a
and
with
our
other
agency
partners.
We've
done
this
planning
effort,
a
hallmark
of
go
Boston
2030
early
on
was
our
public
engagement
process.
There
are
folks
here
in
the
room
that
were
intimately
involved
in
that
all
of
you
here
participated
in
in
some
way
in
that,
and
it
wasn't
an
effort
where
we
present
a
series
of
options
to
the
community.
It
was
actively
soliciting
your
feedback.
K
What's
your
vision
for
mobility,
which
our
vision
for
transportation,
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
brought
hub
way
to
Boston
over
the
last
18
months
into
East
Boston
with
ten
stations
is
because
we
heard
loud
and
clear
that
we
need
alternatives
for
people
to
get
around
so
building
on
the
the
success
of
go
Boston
2030
and
the
lessons
that
we've
learned.
We
look
forward
to
working
closely
with
the
community
and
with
the
BPD
a
and
with,
of
course,
our
City
Council
well
turn
over
to
rich
McGinnis.
L
Thank
you
and
good
evening
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Richard
McGinnis
deputy
director
for
climate
change
and
environmental
planning
from
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
East
Boston
was
one
of
my
first
planning
assignments
when
I
started
with
the
city
back
in
1996,
so
very
familiar
with
the
neighborhood.
A
big
fan
of
East
Boston
and
it's
good
to
be
back.
L
Climate
change
is
already
happening.
We're
seeing
the
effects
daily
through
heat
island
effect,
heat,
extreme
heat,
flooding,
precipitation
and
coastal
storms
prompted
by
Mayor
Walsh,
the
city
developed
climate,
ready,
Boston,
a
roadmap
for
understanding
of
vulnerabilities
and
protecting
the
city
from
the
vulnerabilities
of
climate
change.
L
In
less
than
a
year,
we've
made
climate
resiliency
central
to
all
of
our
planning
efforts,
including
imagine
Boston
2030,
and
we
intend
to
do
the
same
thing
for
plan
East,
Boston,
East
Boston
is
particularly
vulnerable
to
extreme
precipitation,
so
heavy
rain
events,
snow
events,
but
more
importantly,
coastal
storms
and
sea
level
rise.
As
we
saw
this
past
winter,
East
Boston
was
specifically
selected
as
the
first
coastal
resilience
solution
planning
project
last
year,
due
to
its
vulnerable
population
and
early
flooding,
risks
published
last
fall.
L
These
measures
include
new
waterfront,
open
spaces
with
strategic,
elevated
areas
along
the
Greenway
entrance
Pierce
Park
phase
2
and
border
Street
in
East.
Boston
I
also
want
to
announce
that
this
fall
were
kicking
off
a
citywide
public
process
to
develop
zoning
recommendations
for
a
flood
resilience,
zoning
overlay
district
related
to
design
guidelines
and
new
construction
and
building
retrofits
to
guide
compliance
for
developments
in
future
floodplains,
including
the
East
Boston
neighborhood.
All
of
this
work
will
be
included
in
playing
East
Boston.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
so,
just
because
I
know,
my
colleagues
and
I
know
we
all
could
be
here
all
night
with
just
our
own
questions,
because
the
stated
goal
of
tonight
was
to
listen
to
community
and
engage,
and
we
still
have
a
dozen
community
panelists
scheduled
to
testify.
Plus
several
dozen
who
have
signed
up.
I'm
gonna.
Ask
all
my
colleagues
to
put
all
your
questions
out
in
one
round
now
and
then
we're
gonna
hand
it
over
to
the
administration
to
answer
it
because
I
think
there
will
be
recurring
themes.
A
C
E
Just
quickly
and
as
I
said,
my
district,
we
face
something
very
similar.
They
have
a
plan
deadly
process.
That
being
said,
I
know
every
neighborhood
has
its
own
unique
opportunities
and
challenges.
I
heard
you
mention,
plan
East,
Boston,
I'm,
interested
in
learning.
More
about
that
to
see
what
lessons
we
can
take.
I
know.
Residents
in
my
community
have
asked
for
something
similar
because
there's
just
such
a
pressure
with
displacement
and
gentle
can
happen,
but
I'm
really
interested
in
learning
more
about
the
specifics
of
the
plan.
East
Boston
thank.
F
Taking
notes,
I
commend
for
the
community's
edification
and
my
recommendation
would
be
get
real
familiar
with
FA
R,
which
is
floor,
area
ratio,
height
and
density.
Recognize
that
parking
and
required
parking
could
help
you
control.
The
density
and
I
would
caution
when
be
RA
likes
to
go
into
smaller
groups.
F
If
you
get
on,
then
what
happens?
Is
everyone
pulls
out
their
device
and
then
uber
and
lyft
will
just
sort
of
descend
on
East
Boston
like
it
doesn't
sell
Boston,
causing
all
kinds
of
gridlock
and
traffic,
so
I
just
again
from
experience.
I
would
throw
that
out
to
you
having
been
down
this
road
and
as
a
result
of
some
of
the
missteps
we
made
as
a
community
just
sort
of
trying
to
get
up
to
speed.
F
We
require
came
to
the
VRA
and
we
get
a
zoning
change
which
allowed
us
to
have
the
interim
iPod
overlay,
which
was
really
a
saving
grace,
and
thankfully
the
mayor
was
supportive
and
thankfully
the
VRA
was
supportive
of
that
and
it
works
so
great
that
we've
got
an
extension
on
it.
So
if
you
can
learn
from
some
of
those
that
process
and
from
those
issues,
I
think
that
these
boss
will
be
well
served.
Thank.
D
Thank
you
very
quickly,
just
want
to
reiterate
the
timeline
question
I
think
that's
really
important
when
we
talk
about
plan
is
Boston,
but
then
also
I'd
like
to
understand
what
targets
we
may
set
or
our
ideal
to
set
thinking
about
the
ownership
versus
rental
proportions
of
ratios.
What
what
does
each?
D
What
does
a
different
proportion
mean
in
any
given
community,
but
he's
boss
in
particular,
and
then
also
just
reiterating
the
importance,
I,
think
of
business
to
be
included
and
supporting
small
businesses
that
exist
here
already,
and
how
do
we
support
their
growth
locally
within
this
community?
In
particular?
Thank.
A
I
I
The
iPod
is
an
effective
tool
and
we
think
it'll
be
an
effective
tool
in
East
Boston
as
well,
so
commencing
that
with
a
conversation
about
the
iPod
in
September-
and
we
hope
to
have
a
specific
date
to
announce
with
that
very
shortly
in
terms
of
how
long
the
process
that
it
will
take
itself
as
I
mentioned,
there's
four
phases
and
what
we
have
learned
from
our
past
planning
processes.
Is
it's
really
impossible
to
predict
exactly
how
long
that
will
take?
I
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
allow
for
the
robust
conversation
and
dialogue
and
we
allow
for
all
of
the
issues
to
be
addressed.
So
we
certainly
don't
want
this
to
drag
on
in
perpetuity,
and
we
do
want
to
make
sure
that
we
come
to
an
end
point,
but
we
don't
want
to
put
any
sense
of
a
prescriptive
end
date
on
it
now.
I
So
we
really
will
make
sure
that
this
is
comprehensive
in
nature
and
incorporates
all
of
those
in
terms
of
costume
budget.
Currently
we
do
have
a
budget
that
is
specifically
allocated
to
the
plan
initiatives
in
the
planning
budget.
I
can
get
you
the
specific
numbers
later
counselor,
but
we
do
have
that
for
this
plan,
as
well
as
the
plans
that
were
announced
in
Mattapan,
downtown
new
market
and
and
then
mobility
planning
in
Austin
Brighton.
So
there's
budget
allocated
for
all
of
those.
I
What
we
intend
to
do
is
through
the
inquiry
phase,
we
will
work
with
the
community
to
determine
the
exact
nature
of
the
scope
of
this
plan,
and
then,
if
we
need
to
bring
on
consultants
which
we
anticipate,
we
will
for
certain
specific
subject
areas.
We
will
then
bring
on
those
consultants,
so
there
may
be
consultants
we
need
to
bring
on
as
it
relates
to
zoning.
With
climate
resiliency
transportation
planning
economic
development.
I
We
will
figure
out
exactly
with
the
community
through
the
scoping
process,
which
sub
consultants
will
enhance
everyone's
understanding
and
full
comprehension
of
potential
opportunities
and
possibilities
in
terms
of
there
was
a
bit
of
a
question
about
what
we've
learned
from
past
planning
processes
and
how
we
can
use
this
in
other
neighborhoods.
I.
I
Think
one
thing
that
we've
we
have
seen
in
the
Harrison
Albany
district
right
now,
which
has
new
zoning,
is
a
particularly
good
case
of
this
is
the
updated
zoning
can
be
a
very
effective
tool
for
regulating
more
predictable
outcomes
for
development
in
Harrison
Albany.
You
had
updated
zoning,
which
has
led
to
a
number
of
approved
projects
that
are
conforming
with
that
zoning
and
has
led
to
that
predictability
which
we
found
to
be
particularly
effective.
I
We've
also
learned
that
it's
important
to
be
regional
in
our
advocacy.
It
was
mentioned
a
little
bit
in
the
earlier
statements
that
challenges
around
gentrification
displacement:
they're,
not
just
challenges
for
the
City
of
Boston
they're
challenges
for
our
region,
and
so
we
need
to
think
about
both
what
our
city
is
doing.
I
So
this
is
an
effective
tool
to
be
out
in
the
community
in
the
evening
we'll
try
to
find
times
when
we
can
have
pop-ups
when
we're
here
at
off
hours
when
we're
here
on
the
weekend,
so
that
there's
really
a
range
of
ways
to
engage
with
us.
We're
also
very
open
to
suggestions
on
that
engagement
and
would
love
that
to
be
a
part
of
this
initial
part
of
the
planning
phase
in
terms
of
the
supporting
small
businesses.
Absolutely
that's
an
element
of
this.
I
A
J
That
70/30
yeah
it's
pretty
similar
to
the
city.
What
we
are
seeing
is
as
rents
increase,
more
and
more
of
the
smaller
multi
families
are
being
bought
by
investors
and
Mayor.
Walsh
has
asked
us
recently
to
really
start
looking
at
again,
with
more
of
a
focus
on
how
we
make
more
of
Bostonians
homeowners
to
stabilize
our
neighborhoods.
So
we
will
be
working
on
that
initiative
and
certainly
want
to
feed
that
information
into
this
process
as
well.
K
Just
to
briefly
address
some
of
Consular
florida,
some
issues
that
he,
if
that
he
raised,
we
were
fortunate
that
Mayor
Walsh
added
additional
staff
to
the
Transportation
Department
budget
this
year
and
additional
funds.
We
will
be
hiring
a
transit
team
and
we
will
be
hiring
additional
planners
specifically
to
deal
with
the
new
technology
and
includes
the
advent
of
wayfinding
apps,
managing
uber
and
lyft
pickup
drop-off
zones,
transit
signal
priority
and
new
traffic
signal
technology,
as
well
as
some
automated
vehicles.
N
I
Just
add
one
other
component
here:
councillor
clarity
was
very
helpful
in
highlighting
some
of
the
key
tools
that
we
will
look
at
through
this
process
as
it
relates
to
FA.
Our
high-density
parking
ratios
lot
size
all
those
things
that
will
discuss
be
discussed
as
concepts
early
on
in
the
planning
process,
so
that
there
really
is
capacity
building,
and
everyone
understands
the
range
of
tools
that
we
have
in
zoning
and
then
also
through
planning
guidelines
that
can
be
effective
in
helping
us
move
forward
here.
I
A
You,
the
final
question
that
was
passed
over
just
this
is
for
all
the
boundaries
are
all
of
the
neighbourhood.
Correct,
not
specific.
That's
correct!
Okay,
great!
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
our
administration
panel.
I
know
that
you
all
have
very
busy
schedules,
but
each
of
you
has
staff
in
the
room.
So
if
staff
representing
one
of
the
Chiefs
or
department
heads
because
please
raise
your
hand,
you
know
there
folks
and
rooms
so
come
find
those
folks
we'll
be
here
for
the
entirety
of
the
hearing.
Thank
you
again
for
staying.
A
So
we'll
transition
now
into
the
community
panels,
the
first
one
is
on
planning
and
zoning
councillor
Edwards
and
I
had
coordinated
to
make
sure
that
each
of
the
civic
associations
were
invited
to
speak.
Not
everybody
wanted
to
so
some
have
submitted
written
testimony,
so
I
believe
the
folks
will
be
joining
us
in
this
order
are
Cindy
Baxter
from
Jeffrey's
Point
Neighborhood
Association.
A
If
you
could
make
your
way
up
to
this
microphone
to
my
right,
I
am
told
that
Theresa
Malley
onek
may
not
want
to
speak,
but
you
are
invited
to
from
Cove
Street
and
Deborah
cave
and
or
non
idea.
Rajo
from
Eagle
Hill
Civic
Association
will
be
up
to
wrap
us
up
on
this
portion
and
everyone
I'm
going
to
turn
on
my
timer
with
it
with
an
alarm
for
two
minutes.
Each.
O
What
we
are
doing
and
I'd
ask
that
every
Neighborhood
Association
director
please
stand
up
and
or
raise
your
hand,
so
people
know
who
you
are:
we've
made
a
commitment
to
work
for
the
neighborhood
and
roll
up,
our
sleeves
and
in
March
of
this
year
the
the
we
approached
the
city
and
said
that
there's
an
opportunity
for
both
of
us.
What
we
have
done
is
we've
submitted
written
testimony
that
has
our
priority
details.
Please
check
it
out
online.
If
you
can't
get
online,
we
will
happily
at
your
association
meeting,
make
tons
of
copies
in
English.
O
O
Boston
Board
of
boards
has
formed
a
director
coalition
with
development
and
planning
is
a
critical
initiatives,
as
mentioned,
we've
already
worked
with
the
city
and
we're
pleased
to
review
a
summary
of
our
priorities
that
we've
already
communicated
in
support
of
the
public
hearing.
We'd
like
to
talk
about
our
initiative
to
work
closely
on
the
master
development
plan
and
rezoning
effort
here
are
the
priorities
that
we're
summarizing.
O
Rezoning
consideration
that
thoughtfully
supports
the
master
plan,
giving
opportunity
for
affordable
housing,
parking
strategies,
transportation,
updates
and
other
necessary
infrastructure.
This
consideration
must
be
managed
tightly
to
avoid
the
current
building
by
building
development,
patchwork,
environmental
and
resiliency
coordination
that
in
unites
the
available
organization
resources,
including
us,
the
city
and
other
groups
that
already
are
making
inroads
for
green
and
resilient
East
Boston.
We
propose
to
use
our
United
approach
to
give
the
city
a
single
focus
point.
It
is
the
single
focus
point
that
we've
started
to
and
will
continue
to.
O
Leverage
will
work
towards
common
processes
and
communications.
We
will
not
always
have
the
same
priorities
across
each
individual,
Neighborhood
Association,
but
will
work
together
on
those
areas
of
unity
while
fostering
unique
attributes
through
this
common
platform
as
well.
In
return,
the
East
Boston
board
of
boards
wants
not
only
education
from
the
city
from
understanding
city
processes
and
working
together.
We
are
hoping
for
transparency
on
tactics
and
strategy,
frequent
communications
and
action
sooner
as
well
as
later.
O
To
accomplish
this,
we
asked
the
city
to
provide
a
dedicated
project
manager
who
will
work
and
to
end
with
us,
coordinating
across
the
city
agencies
to
break
down
barriers
and
getting
this
master
plan
completed,
documented
and
Ruiz
owned.
We
are
pleased
to
work
with
the
city
and
our
councillors,
and
we
don't
want
development
to
steam
ahead.
Robbing
us
of
this
incredible
collaborative
opportunity.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
presume
it.
A
A
We
can
clap
for
everyone
who
spoke
so
Teresa
Teresa
doesn't
want
to
speak
Deborah,
okay,
so
as
Deborah's
coming
up
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
that
Tom
Glynn
from
Massport
did
send
a
letter
saying
he
was
unable
to
join,
but
that
Massport
is
very
interested
in
participating
with
the
city
stakeholders
in
East
bought
and
East
Boston
community.
On
this
matter
we
look
forward
to
hearing
the
priorities
of
the
neighborhood
and
that
staff
will
be
in
attendance.
I
think
I
saw
Liz
Delarue
so
somewhere.
A
P
On
behalf
of
the
Eagle
health
Civic
Association
I'd
like
to
thank
our
city
councilors
for
bringing
this
hearing
to
East
Boston,
in
particular
councillors,
Wu
and
Edwards.
Thank
you
well
I'm,
going
to
address
the
four
issues
that
we
hear
most
when
we
have
Eagle
Hill,
Civic
Association
meetings
and
by
the
way
Eagle
Hill
has
been
around
now
as
an
association
since
the
80s,
the
late
80s.
So
these
are
ongoing
themes.
P
So
one
of
the
first
is
with
development
we'd
like
to
see
how
beautiful
historic
homes
be
respected.
We
do
not
want
to
see
them
torn.
We
don't
want
to
see
that
all
of
the
beautiful
details
be
destroyed.
We
want
to
see
the
beautiful
buildings
be
respected
in
our
community.
We've
had
good
luck,
working
with
a
lot
of
developers
on
Eagle
Hill,
but
there
are
times
when
it
appears
that
we're
working
together
and
then
the
finished
product
is
a
disappointment.
So
we're
looking
to
the
city
to
support
us
with
making
that
happen.
P
The
other
thing
is,
we
don't
want
to
see
development
that
tears
down
with
Shore
trees
on
Eagle
Hill.
This
community
is
really
suffocating.
We
need
trees
and
when
we
have
beautiful,
mature
trees,
why
would
we
tear
them
down
to
extend
a
house
to
another
two
or
three
families?
We
don't
need
to
do
that.
Every
yard
is
being
scooped
up.
Every
green
space
is
being
scooped
up,
so
we
have
got
to
look
at
responsible
development
so
again
we're
looking
to
the
city
to
help
us
with
this,
not
only
saving
the
mature
trees
but
planting
trees.
P
P
F
P
I
think
we
have
a
lot
to
learn
from
South,
Boston
and
I
really
hope
that
you
know
we
can
talk
more
about
this
and
finally,
it's
the
issue
of
parking.
Listen,
I,
love,
bicycles,
I
love
to
ride
my
bicycle,
and
we
know
that
we
have
zip
cars
and
we
know
that
we
have
goobers
and
we
have
lifts,
but
the
reality
is
people
own
cars
and
they
want
to
know
whether
than
a
park
them.
And
how
can
we
have
a
unified
community
when
people
are
fighting
over
parking
spots?
P
A
Very
much
again,
I
know
everybody's
gonna
be
brilliant,
but
we
really
wanted
reserved
applause,
so
I'm
gonna,
keep
trying
to
rein.
Us
in
I
also
want
to
point
out
that
Gabby
sitting
here
has
folders
of
different
colors.
So
speakers
will
know
when
the
yellow
goes
up.
You
have
30
seconds
left
and
then
red
is
is
time.
So
next
up
again,
we
dinner
nonny
want
to
speak.
Q
M
R
Thank
you
very
much,
members
of
the
council
members
of
the
State
House
delegation,
so
for
people
in
the
room,
my
name
again
is
Tom
O'brien.
The
name
of
our
company
is
the
hym
investment
group.
We
are
the
owners,
together
with
an
investment
group
of
Suffolk
Downs.
It's
161
acres
site
as
people
know,
and
partially
located
in
East,
Boston
and
partly
located
in
Revere,
about
40%
of
our
site
is
in
Revere
about
60%
of
the
site
is
in
East
Boston
we've
been
working
on
this
site
for
over
two
years.
R
We
started
on
it
when
the
site
was
still
owned
by
the
the
previous
group
that
ran
the
racing
there
and
we
closed
on
the
purchase
of
the
site
in
May
of
2017.
So
we've
been
involved
in
a
probably
at
least
18-month
effort
to
conduct
a
really
strong
community
process,
and
our
objective
is
to
build
a
vibrant
transit
oriented
environmentally
enlightened
mixed-use
community.
That's
our
effort!
That's
that's!
Really.
What
we're
trying
to
do
we're
as
I
said
a
boston-based
company,
so
you'll
know
us
by
some
of
the
other
large
complicated
projects
that
we
work
on.
R
In
addition
to
that,
we
took
on
the
redevelopment
of
North
Point,
which
is
the
four
rail
yard,
that's
located
in
East
Cambridge,
partially
in
East,
Cambridge,
partially
in
Somerville,
so
we've
done
all
those
pieces.
So
if
I
could
I
see
already
that
the
timing
is
up.
So
what
are
our
principles?
What
it
is?
What
are
we
trying
to
do?
First,
is
we
decided
from
the
get-go
that
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
dedicated
ourselves
to
an
extensive
and
intensive
community
process?
R
So
we
at
this
point,
we've
probably
done
300
meetings
that
many
of
you
have
seen
my
face.
Many
of
you
have
seen
our
presentation.
Many
of
you
have
seen
our
presentations
multiple
times,
so
we've
done
over
300
meetings,
I
think
in
the
last
18
months.
So
that's
first
dedicate
ourselves
to
a
strong
public
process.
The
second
is
housing,
so
as
the
mayor's
team
and
all
the
counselors
here
pointed
out,
the
effort
for
us
is
really
led
by
an
opportunity
to
create
housing
on
this
site.
R
There
are
no
sites,
literally
no
sites
in
the
Greater
Boston
area,
in
which
you
can
build
housing
in
the
scale
that
we
can
build
housing
here
we
can
build
between
7,500
and
10,000
units
of
housing.
So
for
us
the
key
part
of
that
is
in
a
supply
constrained
market
where
we
desperately
need
more
housing.
This
gives
us
a
huge
chunk
of
the
53,000
units
of
housing,
as
was
mentioned
previously,
that
the
mayor
has
committed
to
create
by
2030.
R
So
it's
a
big
piece
of
who
we
are
open
space,
so
we
from
the
very
beginning,
beginning
two
years
ago,
decided
that
we
would
dedicate
fully
25%
of
this
site
to
open
space.
So
that
means
40
acres
of
open
space
out
of
161
acres.
That's
what
we've
committed
to
when
we've
stuck
to
that
right
from
them
from
the
get-go.
R
R
Some
certification,
so
we
focus
on
transit,
oriented
development,
bikes,
pedestrians,
all
those
things,
sustainability
and
environmentally
resilient.
We've
done
this
a
number
of
times,
but
this
gives
us
a
chance
to
do
it
from
the
get-go
to
make
sure
that
our
our
site
is
sustainable
and
resilient
right
from
the
get-go
retail.
We
want
the
retail
to
be
neighborhood,
oriented,
retail
and
we've
committed
to
fully
ten
percent
of
our
retail
will
be
available
at
a
lower
cost
for
existing
retailers
Civic
spaces.
R
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
Civic
spaces
that
we
create
our
false,
also
you
know
important
in
public.
If
I
could
discounts
are
just
one
more
thing
on
schedule,
so
for
us,
as
I
said,
we
we
started
two
years
ago
we
bought
the
site.
Eighteen
months
ago,
we
filed
our
first
notification
form
in
November
of
last
year,
we're
now
in
the
process
of
creating
a
dpi
R
which
will
be
we
but
be
filed
this
summer,
and
we
look
forward.
Please
come
to
more
of
our
meetings.
A
You
very
much
okay,
we
will
transition
now
so
what?
Okay?
Now
we
can
do
one
round
of
applause
for
the
Planning
and
Zoning
panel.
Thank
you
moving
now
into
parks
and
climate
resiliency,
so
we've
invited
magdalena
a
yet
from
harbor
keepers,
john
walky
from
green
routes
and
Chris
Marquis
from
Friends
of
the
East
Boston
Greenway.
So
in
that
order,
if
you
could
make
your
way
over
to
the
microphone.
S
Good
evening
audience
and
members
of
the
council
and
delegation
from
the
state
and
everyone's
here,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
up
these
brief.
As
I
can
I
know
everybody's
rushing
to
get
home,
the
harbor
keepers
is
out
there
in
the
community
every
day,
helping
to
build
coastal
resiliency
of
the
families
and
neighborhoods
in
East
Boston,
and
we
foster
environmental
stewardship
on
a
daily
basis.
We
also
document
a
lot
of
the
climate
impacts
and
we
see
the
changes
over
time
in
specific
coastal
areas.
S
We
see
with
our
own
eyes
and
we
witnessed
increased
flooding
and
storm
impacts.
The
water
encroaching
on
land
right
here
in
fact
right
here
in
this
building
right
behind
this
building
right
here
in
the
last
two
storms,
this
winter,
the
water
was
high
and
the
children
were
in
the
school,
so
it
was
really
impacting.
S
So
we
see
the
water
encroaching,
I'll
am
putting
whole
neighborhoods
people
and
property
needs
Boston
and
grave
risk.
We
really
from
our
perspective,
from
what
we
see
we're,
not
really
prepared
and
equipped
to
suffer
the
impacts
of
a
major
storm
in
order
to
mitigate
increasing
impacts.
Hence,
we
cannot
stress
enough
how
urgent
of
a
matter
it
is
that
the
city
of
Boston,
the
state
and
our
regional
partners
and
governance
funnel
as
much
as
many
resources
to
ease
Boston
to
mitigate
those
climate
impacts.
S
We
really
need
to
seize
every
opportunity
for
development
to
implement
resilient
shoreline
solutions.
We
need
to
improve
our
storm
water
infrastructure
and
drainage
system.
We
need
to
increase
urban
tree
canopy,
as
my
colleagues
have
said,
and
we
also
need
to
improve
waterfront
access
and
fortify
the
shoreline
built
environment
as
well
as
guarantee
that
the
bail
out
marsh
remains
a
protected
reservation.
Every
time
a
project
comes
through
for
permit
all.
S
We
really
need
to
see
the
upper
the
opportunity
to
mandate
that
development
projects
to
zoning
reforms,
hopefully
through
this
East
Boston
plan,
are
built
to
the
highest
resilience
standards.
I
cannot
that
won't
just
serve
as
buffers
to
mitigate
flooding,
sea
level,
rise
and
extreme
precipitation,
but
that
also
create
opportunities
for
economic
improvement
of
our
neighborhood
they're,
thereby
improving
the
quality
of
life
overall
for
East
Boston.
S
We
really
shouldn't
be
waiting
until
other
plans
around
the
table
to
support
capacitate
and
fund
organization
like
ours
and
many
others
that
are
really
connected
to
the
people
of
East
Boston
and
really
understand
the
true
needs
of
the
community
and
who
really
are
out
there
every
day.
Doing
deep-rooted
community
engagement
organizations
like
ours.
We
we
have
the
trust
we
have
the
wherewithal
and
the
experience
to
do
that
part.
So
that's
all
you
know.
That's,
let's
put
all
the
CRB
initiatives
are
already
done
and
a
fast-track
to
implementation.
S
Through
this
East
Boston
master
plan,
an
improved
and
cohesive,
comprehensive
East,
Boston
master
plan
could
be
the
cornerstone
and
the
catalyst
of
building
coastal
climate
resiliency,
while
providing
opportunities
for
all.
It
could
also
serve
as
a
teaching
tool
for
the
community
on
climate
resiliency.
So,
as
councillor
Edwards
reiterated,
let's
not
pinpoint,
let's
really
put
our
heads
together
here
as
we
develop
this
plan.
It
lets
fortify
the
partnerships.
S
T
Just
wanted
submitted
a
larger
list
of
comments,
but
I'll
just
focus
on
a
couple
of
salient
points
and
I
should
say
that
green
roots
is
an
environmental
justice
organization.
So
we
are
very
big
on
process.
So
I
was
very
happy
to
hear
some
of
the
discussion
about
going
beyond
charettes
and
the
go
Boston
2030
process
of
engaging
people,
because
that
is
really
the
getting
out
and
doing
door-to-door
work
is
really
critical
for
getting
people
involved,
because
right
now
so
happy
to
see
the
few
hundred
couple
hundred
people
that
we
have
in
the
room
here
tonight.
T
T
We've
been
going
door
to
door
knocking
in
this
past
whole
past
year
in
the
winter,
going
door-to-door
around
Eagle
Hill
and
asking
about
a
particular
project
that
people
might
be
aware
of
an
ever
source
electrical
substation
being
proposed
on
the
banks
of
the
creek,
and
when
we
asked
people
about
it,
they
have
no
idea
what
we're
talking
about,
and
these
are
people,
many
of
them
spanish-speaking,
some
of
them
english-speaking.
But
they
have
no
clue.
T
The
pictures
of
people
kayaking
down
Lewis,
Street
and
whatnot,
but
also
I,
should
note
that
Condor
Street
was
flooded
and
closed
to
the
public.
A
couple
of
times
this
past
winter
it
was
there
was
flooding
in
the
Eagle
Square
area
during
the
summer,
from
a
sudden
downburst,
and
so
for
some
of
the
projects
that
have
been
put
into
motion.
They
really
do
not
fit
very
well
with
a
lot
of
the
talk.
We've
been
hearing
about
climate,
resiliency
and
I.
T
A
U
You
very
much
I,
like
money,
I
agree
with
John
about
process.
First
of
all,
my
comments
for
the
Friends
of
the
East
Boston
Greenway
East
Boston
is
the
center
of
Boston's
current
residential
building
boom
between
Suffolk
Downs,
which
will
provide
10,000
units
of
housing,
our
waterfront
and
the
countless
infill
parcels
in
East
Boston
20%
of
the
53,000
units
housing
promised
by
Mayor
Walsh
will
be
built
here.
U
The
city
must
hundreds
of
acres
have
disused
industrial
land
in
East,
Boston
and
Chelsea
will
make
the
lower
mystic
the
main
growth
region
for
the
city
over
the
next
20
years.
In
that
time
he's
Boston's
population
will
nearly
double
traffic
will
grow
and
pressure
on
our
to
limited,
open
spaces
will
mount.
U
The
city
must
be
an
active
and
engaged
advocate
for
East
Boston
streets,
plazas
squares
parks,
urban
wilds,
Harbor
walks
and
other
public
open
spaces
now
already
overcrowded
and
underfunded
to
be
developed
as
part
of
a
vision
which
balances
climate
resilience,
recreation,
housing,
economic
and
urban
planning
needs
at
the
same
time
it's
a
complicated
job.
Examples
of
such
collaborative
and
complex
problem-solving,
however,
exist
all
over
the
world.
U
However,
in
Boston
funding
and
implementation
are
not
on
our
horizon
and
we
need
to
fix
that
the
city
should
collaborate
with
state
agencies,
the
private
development
community
and
the
people
of
East
Boston
to
develop
a
layered
comprehensive
overlay
approach
to
address
the
serious
challenges
we
face.
So
thank
you
for
be
BDA.
I
appreciate
that
you're
already
there
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
mention
that
East
Boston
is
a
community
with
a
base
of
residents
who
play
soccer.
Yet
we
do
not
have
a
single,
dedicated
full-size
soccer
facility
in
the
neighborhood.
U
All
soccer
fields
are
present
are
shared
with
other
sports,
putting
undue
strain
on
permit
holders
and
resulting
in
conflict,
along
with
improved
planning,
funding
for
adequate
management,
programming,
maintenance
and
development
of
open
spaces.
Tree
canopy
goals
have
been
mentioned
here
tonight
and
they're
super
important.
They
must
be
made
a
high
priority
and
we
need
to
have
action
on
that
front,
as
should
speed
management
on
our
streets,
which
are
too
often
used
as
dangerous
and
fast-moving
community
avenues.
These
are
all
part
of
the
open
space
picture
in
East
Boston.
U
V
Counselors
and
representatives,
thank
you
for
asking
al
and
I
among
others
to
participate
in
this
hearing.
You
know
housing
and
climate
affect
all
of
us
are
called
couple
of
months
ago.
We
had
300
people
in
here
talking
about
climate
change.
What
not
I
won't
go
into
that
but
know
it
does
a
lot
of
that
and
hope
to
continue
working
with
you
as
well
so
housing
which
I'm
going
to
primarily
address,
but
you
know,
affects
all
income
levels
from
very
low
income.
V
People
to
Millennials
are
all
into
workforce,
but
the
climate
for
climate
and
the
climate
for
housing
at
the
national
level
is
low,
except
I,
think
at
the
Congressional
level,
and
certainly
in
the
city
of
Boston.
You
know
I'm
going
to
say
the
city
and
the
states
are
taking
charge
of
these
issues.
We
have
a
great
mayor.
We
have
a
great
governor,
the
piloting
bond
bill,
Thank
You,
senator
bond
Cory
was
terrific
for
all
of
us,
but
we
don't
see
the
same
kind
of
investment,
the
at
the
federal
level.
V
I
don't
want
to
be
too
political,
but
you
know
we
need
that
kind
of
support
at
both
levels.
So
any
handshake
with
autocrat
from
another
nation
that
pretend
it
says,
sea
level
rises
is
going
to
happen,
is
not
accurate.
So
we
need
to
work
together.
If
those
guys
that
level
are
gonna
work
together,
then
certainly
the
the
the
housing
groups
and
the
board
associated
the
boards
of
boards
will
show
us
the
way.
There
are
a
lot
of
issues
out
there
and
there
stands
dawning.
Reform
is
one
of
them.
V
It
has
been
for
a
long
time,
Jack
I
remember
when
we
were
on
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Advisory
Commission
next
number
of
years
ago.
I
won't
say
how
long
but
I
had
more
hearings
a
different
color
and
then
the
nineties
there
was
another
master
plans
and
we've
been
through
these
kind
of
things
before
they're
all
important.
V
When
you
get
into
the
system
you've
got
to
have
you
know
people
who
are
supported,
you
can't
just
say
if
we
have
a
nice
policy
and
a
nice
procedure,
you
got
to
be
effective
of
these
kind
of
things,
because
time
is
money.
Ask
any
developer!
Ask
anybody
if
you're
doing
your
house
do
justice
guys
get
to
say
this.
Gonna
take
a
few
years,
all
the
client,
great
climate
work,
we're
doing
it's
gonna,
take
time
and
I
think
we
want
to
build
a
climate
for
investments.
V
So
when
we
talk
about
these
kind
of
things,
these
are
important
because
in
the
end
they're
going
to
cost
money,
this
is
not
going
to
be
something
where
we
come
out
of
it.
The
checkbook
we
have
to
be
together
if
we
are
together,
the
city
will
raise
money.
The
mayor
will
tax
people,
the
governor
will
tax
people,
but
it
is
gonna,
be
for
free
for
all
these
solutions
that
we're
talking
about
it's
actually
going
to
cost
money.
I
do
want
to
talk
about,
I,
haven't
seen
any
sign,
so
I'll
keep
talking
Gabriella.
G
A
V
Displacement
I
think
counselor
is
one
of
the
big
issues
right
now,
it's
more
like
the
expiring
use
problem
which
used
to
be
they
used
to.
Could
we
put
a
lot
of
money
into
stopping
big
developments
from
being
termed
over
or
flipped
by
people
who
have
a
lot
of
money,
kicking
out
low-income
people
and
sending
them
elsewhere
as
Sheila?
V
Fortunately,
with
the
mayor
of
invested
in
a
program
that
Al
and
I
are
a
part
of
we're
buying
three
Decker's
in
the
neighborhood,
we
need
to
do
a
lot
more
of
that
kind
of
thing
in
our
community
and
I
think
citywide.
It
needs
to
be
impactful,
citywide,
fair
and
immediate,
and
we
need
federal
capital
as
well,
but
I
think
that
we
need
to
say
create
something
big,
not
something
small,
so
we'll
used
to
have
and
Michael
remember,
there's
a
thousand
rooms
campaign
we
need
to
may
have
a
thousand
buildings
campaign.
V
It's
got
to
be
big
if
we're
talking
about
keeping
people
in
the
neighborhoods,
not
just
building
new
as
great
as
coppersmith
really
is
or
as
paris
street.
We
need
to
invest
in
these
kind
of
things
and
we
know
they're
not
cheap.
So
I
think
that
on
the
record,
anti
displacement
and
the
mayor
on
the
record
of
supporting
I
think
so
is
the
governor,
but
we
need
a
lot
of
money
to
make
that
kind
of
thing
happen,
so
we
can
save
people
from
being
displaced
and
moving
to
other
communities.
Thank
you.
Thank.
W
Well,
when
we
talk
about
affordable
housing,
what
we're
finding
now
is
that
the
affordable
housing
that
we
have
right
now
we
at
the
CDC,
have
stopped
taking
applications.
It's
a
five
year.
Wait
if
you
wait
for
one
of
the
units
we
have
and
we
have
over
500
units,
and
yet
it's
a
five
year.
Wait
if
you
want
to
get
into
one
about
the
one
of
our
developments
and
when
we
look
at
the
applications
that
are
coming
in
a
lot
of
people,
look
at
affordable
housing
and
they
think
about.
W
Oh,
you
know
these
homeless
people
there's
that
and
everything
else.
The
bulk
of
the
applications
are
coming
in
from
families
which
have
family
incomes
of
fifty
to
sixty
thousand
dollars.
That's
today,
the
definition
of
affordable
housing.
These
are
people
who
are
presently
in
their
apartments
were
paying
$1,000,
$1,200
and
the
rents
have
gone
to
$2,500
and
it's
forcing
them
out,
and
these
are
the
applications
that
we're
getting
now.
W
So
when
we
talk
about
affordable
housing
and
what
has
to
be
done,
we
have
to
find
the
way
to
support
housing
that
will
support
those
families,
but
will
give
them
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
live
in
East,
Boston
and
zoning
that
will
not
displace
them
by
the
tearing
down
of
units
the
way
it's
happening
today.
Thank
you.
Thank.
X
Hi
everybody,
my
name,
is
under
Castillo
from
city
life
field,
Urbana
city
life
is
an
anti
displacement
organization.
So
we
deal
with
tenants
who
are
facing
displacement
and
I
couldn't
have
put
it
better
than
now.
I
mean
folks
who
have
been
raising
their
kids
in
this
community
can't
afford
to
be
in
this
community
anymore,
and
there
are
a
bunch
of
things
affecting
that.
We
also
have
a
lot
of
investors
and
corporate
landlords
who
are
asking
folks
to
move
in
without
kids
and
unless
it's
something
in
writing
or
unless
it's
something
super
concrete.
X
That
folks
can
prove
it's
really
hard
for
families
to
have
any
immediate
recourse
when
they're
not
able
to
find
housing
when
they're
put
at
a
disadvantage
because
they
are
families,
and
so
that's
one
of
the
things
I
think.
It's
also
true
that
you
know
if
families
that
are
making
fifty
to
sixty
thousand
dollars
a
year
are
the
ones
applying
to
the
list.
What
is
happening
to
the
families
that
are
making
less,
which
is
a
great
number
of
families
in
our
neighborhood
and
in
our
community
I.
You
know:
I
grew
up
going
to
the
Holy
Redeemer.
X
The
East
Boston
neighborhood
health
center
was
my
health
center.
My
whole
life,
this
in
a
lot
of
ways,
has
been
my
community
growing
up
identified
a
lot
with
East
Boston
and
identified
a
lot
with
the
community
in
East
Boston,
and
so
it's
very
hard
for
me
personally,
not
just
professionally
to
see
what
is
occurring
in
East
Boston,
because
it
is
a
beautiful
community.
X
It
has
a
lot
to
offer
and
it
has
a
lot
to
show
the
rest
of
this
city
and
even
the
rest
of
this
state,
and
in
order
to
do
that,
we
have
to
preserve
the
fabric
of
the
community
that
we've
had
and
so
for
city
life,
either
one
on
one
of
the
one
of
the
main
ways
that
we
focus
on
suggesting.
What
that
looks
like
going
forward
is
in
anti
displacement.
X
A
Our
last
piano
community
panel
before
public
public
testimony
will
be
on
traffic
and
transportation,
so
I'd
like
to
invite
up
Joe,
Aiello
I,
think
I
saw
Joe,
chair
of
the
MBTA's
fiscal
management
and
control
board,
and
former
East
Boston
resident
Joe
will
be
followed
by
Alice
brown
from
Boston
Harbor.
Now
hi.
Y
Good
evening,
everyone
I'm
originally
from
Mount
Carmel
parish,
proud
farmers
center,
believe
it
or
not,
on
the
CYO
basketball
team,
even
at
my
height
here,
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
tea.
This
is
a
great
time
to
be
thinking
about
mass
transit.
The
Massachusetts
Department
of
Transportation
is
going
to
be
issuing
on
Monday
a
draft
of
what
is
called
the
focus
foggy
plan,
so
the
focus
body
plan
is,
is
envisioned
to
be
thinking
about
what
the
world
of
transportation
should
look
like
in
the
year.
Y
Y
Some
of
the
big
issues
that
we've
been
hearing
from
with
respect
to
your
elected
officials
is
certainly
the
blue
to
red
connector,
taking
the
blue
line
down
to
Charles
Street.
It's
important
that
your
voice
be
heard.
If
you
look
at
what
happened
in
Somerville
with
the
extension
of
the
Green
Line
called
the
GL
X
project
that
community
bound
together
for
a
long
period
of
time
and
fought
single-mindedly
for
that
set
of
improvements
to
get
something
like
the
blue
to
red
connector,
you
need
that
mobilization.
You
need
to
have
that
advocacy.
Y
Your
elected
officials
have
been
great
I
think
they
need
more
of
your
voices
added
to
this
anyway,
that
you
can
add
to
your
voice.
A
second
great
and
new
asset
that
you
have
in
this
community
is
the
Silver
Line,
and
that
provides
service
from
airport
station
over
to
the
the
cell
Boston
waterfront.
But
it
is
inhibited
by
the
Chelsea
Street
Bridge
and
we
ought
to
be
working
with
you
collaboratively
to
figure
out
how
to
make
that
silver
line.
Y
Connection
over
the
sub
us
on
waterfront
in
substation
work
a
bit
more
efficiently,
so
I
would
suggest
that
you
make
that
a
piece
of
focus
as
you're
thinking
about
your
comments
and
I
think
I'm
out
of
time.
But
let
me
say
one
more
thing:
buses,
buses,
buses,
buses,
we're
entering
into
a
new
environment
within
five
years,
we'll
have
electric
buses
as
part
of
the
fleet
within
five
years,
we'll
have
different
size
of
buses
added
to
the
fleet.
We
can
think
about
different
routes.
We
can
think
about
different
configurations
of
the
bus
system.
Y
We
have
a
process
going
on
known
as
the
next
bus,
better
bus
project,
and
you
can
find
it
online
and
again.
We
need
to
understand
places
that
we're
not
currently
serving
well
by
bus
places
where
the
buses
inefficient,
etc.
So,
please
weigh
in
please
talk
to
us
and
be
as
loud
as
you
possibly
can,
because
you
really
you're
in
competition
for
dollars
with
other
communities
around
the
Boston
metropolitan
area,
so
I'd
be
happy
to
continue
to
work
with
the
council
and
the
mayor's
office
any
way
I
can
East.
Z
Thank
You
councillor
Wu
and
councillor
Edwards
for
leading
this
hearing
on
the
zoning
initiative
and
master
plan
and
for
inviting
me
to
be
here
tonight.
For
those
of
you
who
don't
know
me:
I
am
a
Boston
but
not
East,
Boston
resident,
my
name
is
Alice
Brown
and
I'm
the
director
of
water
transportation
at
Boston
Harbor.
Z
It
would
be
incredibly
valuable
if
this
planning
process
and
the
final
document
includes
a
prioritization
of
proposed
projects
and
carefully
developed
steps
for
implementation.
It
is
also
significant
that
many
of
the
transportation
projects
that
affect
this
neighborhood
are
beyond
its
geographic
borders,
from
proposals
like
the
red-blue
connector,
as
well
as
new
ferry
service
within
East
Boston.
Z
Our
study
determined
that
the
most
promising
of
these
three
docks
for
a
new
Inner
Harbor
service
is
Lewis
mall,
which
will
be
included
in
the
business
plan
for
a
new
route
that
connects
East
Boston
with
Charles
towns,
pier
4,
with
fan
pier
in
the
Seaport
via
stops
at
Long
Wharf.
Details
of
this
plan
will
be
released
later
this
summer
or
an
early
fall,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
partners
at
the
city
and
elsewhere
to
implement
this
new
route
and
ensure
that
it
is
reliable,
affordable,
financially
sustainable
and
AD.
Z
A
accessible
piece
of
the
transit
system
for
this
neighborhood
to
integrate
the
ferry
both
physically
and
in
its
fare
structure
to
the
multimodal
networks
of
East
Boston,
will
require
careful
planning
political
leadership
and
ongoing
community
support.
Boston
Harbor
now
looks
forward
to
working
with
all
of
you
to
provide
better
multimodal
connections
to
the
waterfront
for
East
Boston's
residents
and
to
bring
ferry
service
back
to
the
neighborhood
Thank
You
Alice.
Okay,.
A
Great
so
that
concludes
the
scheduled
community.
Panelists
we're
gonna
move
into
public
testimony
now
and
councillor
Edwards
had
prepared
sign-in
sheets
specific
to
each
of
those
four
topics.
So
we'll
do
five
folks
off
of
each
of
those
sheets
and
kind
of
rotate.
That
way,
starting
again
with
Planning
and
Zoning
and
we'll
do
a
minute
and
a
half
testimony
for
everyone
here
feel
free.
The
first
person
testifying
could
stand
at
the
podium.
A
AA
Susan
browner
I
am
a
preservation
advocate,
and
what
I
specifically
wanted
to
mention
was
the
fact
that
an
actuality
this
in
regards
to
stork
preservation
was
actually
excellent
and
it
could
be
actually
incorporated
a
whole
cloth
into
our
new
plan.
The
issue
is
that,
while
there
were
a
number
of
excellent
historic
preservation,
ideas,
not
one
single
one
is
implemented,
so
I
would
hope
and
I
know
it's
not
an
enforcement
document
that
we
could
come
up
with
some
way
that
we
could
actually
implement
some
of
these
excellent
ideas
in
here
brought
forward
and
other
new
ones.
M
Peter
I'm
Peter
Dalibor,
my
wife
and
I,
are
happy
to
be
residents
of
East
Boston.
We
moved
here
because
of
the
vibrant
neighborhood
and
the
diversity
and
the
culture
that
is
here.
We're
excited
to
hear
some
of
these
plans
and
changes
for
the
future
and
really
appreciate
the
leadership
in
moving
in
that
direction.
My
concern
is
between
now
and
then
this
neighborhood
is
being
revamped
by
decisions
made
by
a
zoning
board
that
is
just
looking
at
variances
and
not
following
anything
that
exists
our
following.
We
have.
M
Too
much
of
our
neighborhood,
we
have
lost
too
much
about
culture
too
much
of
our
history.
We
have
buildings,
building
a
pell
mell
without
any
thought,
or
consideration
for
the
people
who
live
here
for
track
with
transportation,
housing
or
affordability
and
I
am
asking
something
to
be
done
now
between
when
this
plan
is
done,
and
today
something
has
to
be
done.
Stop.
AB
I
live
in
our
Orient,
Heights
I've
lived
there
with
my
wife
for
three
years.
Recent
transplants.
We
are
in
the
only
single
family
zone
neighborhood
in
district,
and
we
want
to
keep
it
that
way.
I
appreciate
any
reasonings
happening,
but
our
neighborhood
is
so
good
and
we
have
been
so
welcomed
and
we
want
people
to
live
there
and
we
want
to
stay
there
as
long
as
we
can.
So
just
please
keep
its
own
the
way
it
is.
Thank
you
thank.
AC
My
name
is
Jane
O'reilly
I
live
in
the
gumball
tall,
historic
building,
surrounded
by
empty
space,
thus
endangered
I'm,
so
grateful
to
you
for
this
evening.
I
the
minute
I
heard
the
word:
zoning
by
variance
I
thought.
Yes,
they're
up
to
speed
I've
been
going
to
meetings
for
the
12
years.
I've
lived
here,
I've
lived
through
what
I
think
is
part
feeding,
frenzy
and
part
a
workshop
and
the
worst
development
choices
possible.
I
would
also
thus
like
to
use
a
stronger
word,
I'd
like
to
see
a
moratorium.
AC
It
on
just
stop.
I
agree
with
Peter
the
the
other
thing
that
can
I
haven't
heard
anything
about
that
very
much
concerns
me.
Although
I
will
never
live
to
see
this
I,
it
seems
to
me
that
the
airport
and
the
coexistence
with
East
Boston
has
already
reached
the
non-viable
point
and
I
want
to
hear
what
plants
there
are
for
Regional,
Airport
and
high-speed
transportation.
All
great
cities
have
that
now.
What
are
we
some
kind
of
village
where
they
have
to
land
where
their
limousines
are?
So.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
doing
this.
AC
AD
First
off
members
of
the
council,
thank
you
so
much
for
putting
this
evening
together.
This
is
a
long
overdue
conversation
and
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
the
issue
of
zoning.
A
week
ago,
East
Boston
witnessed
an
epic
failure
of
the
imagination
when
a
pair
of
handsome
Bricktown
arms
in
Mavericks
square
buildings
that
had
survived
nearly
150
years
were
demolished
to
make
way
for
new.
AD
Development,
a
five-minute
walk
from
the
site
on
marginal
street
or
harbor
front
is
now
lined
with
massive
residential
development.
Yet
developers
have
disdained
the
idea
of
creating
a
commercial
corridor
here
to
generate
points
of
integration
between
residents
and
the
residents
of
the
new
development
and
residents
of
the
established
community.
Think
about
it.
A
hardware
store
a
bottle
shop,
a
bodega
dry,
cleaner.
These
are
all
points
of
interaction
between
people
that
already
live
here
and
the
new
residents
of
the
community.
That's
not
happening
and
that's
a
real
problem.
AD
Now,
let's
touch
for
a
moment
on
the
process
by
which
projects
get
approved,
I
don't
keep
track
of
on
a
spreadsheet
or
anything
like
that.
But
in
my
narrow
experience,
living
in
orient
Heights
I
would
say
about
75%
of
the
projects
presented
to
our
neighborhood
Council
require
the
blessing
of
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
I'll
hazard,
a
guess
that
the
CBA's
approval
rate
is
about
85%
for
everything
that
comes
in
front
of
them.
There
is
a
pro
tip
if
the
city
zoning
requires
75%
of
all
project
projects
and
proposals
to
go
front
of
the
CBA.
AD
Well,
I
think
the
zoning
might
just
be
obsolete.
Well,
the
PRA
and
the
BB
da
there
was
just
a
lack
of
engagement
with
the
community
for
many
many
years.
I
won't
hazard
a
guess
as
to
why
that
is
but
I'm
looking
for
change
in
that
and
I
think
many
people
in
this
room
are
looking
for
that
as
well.
We
need
a
comprehensive
and
inclusive
process
to
make
that
happen.
This
is
the
first
step.
There
are
many
to
follow
and
I
look
forward
to
being
on
the
road
with
each
and
every
one
of
you.
Thanks
again.
A
Thank
you,
Mike
great,
so
everybody's
doing
great
with
the
minute
and
30
second
time
limit
that
will
move,
there's
some
more
zoning
folks
planning
and
zoning
which
will
catch
on
the
second
go-around
moving
over
to
parks
and
climate
resiliency.
We
have
two
people
signed
up
to
testify:
Michele,
Monica
and
Isabel
and
galovski.
A
Q
Q
I
love
what
I'm
in
a
place
where
you
know
there's
one
or
two
people
that
I
recognize
or
recognize
me
and
I
love
all
the
other
people
too,
and
any
event.
My
issue
here
is
that
we
all
know
about
the
rising
sea
levels,
as
did
those
kayakers.
We
had
a
ball
at
the
end
of
the
winter.
You
know
paddling
down
the
streets,
that
I
got
calls
from
all
my
friends
and
people
around
the
country.
Q
Q
So
in
2016,
the
new
fema
flood
records
actually
included
hundreds
more
people
in
East
Boston
under
the
AE
flood
zone,
which
is
the
high
high
probability
of
flooding
zone,
I,
have
been
in
the
that
flood
zone
all
along,
but
hundreds
of
other
people
are
now
in
their
flood
zone,
but
I
cost
of
flood
insurance
when
I
moved
in
a
move
back
to
eight
years
ago
was
five
hundred
dollars.
In
this
year
it's
three
thousand
dollars
a
6-time
six
times
more
expense.
My
taxes
have
tripled
in
my
homeowners
and
turbines
have
doubled.
Q
I
got
up
one
morning
and
said:
I
may
not
be
able
to
stay
here.
Till
till
I
live
till
I
die
rather,
which
was
my
intention
of
coming
back
here
and
I,
and
I
worry
about
a
lot
of
the
other
elderly
people
like
myself,
who
have
a
fixed
income,
and
yet
we
could
have
a
six-fold
increase
in
something
like
this.
I
will
have
to
move.
Q
AE
Hi
good
evening,
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
tonight.
I
don't
live
in
Boston
anymore.
I
live
in
Barcelona
Spain,
where
had
a
research
lab
on
urban
environmental
justice
and
sustainability.
I
I
got
my
PhD
here
a
few
years
ago
in
in
urban
studies
and
planning,
and
one
of
the
issues
that
we
are
concerned
about
and
that
the
neighborhood
of
East
Boston
also
embodies
is
the
question
of
who
are
green
and
resilient
neighborhood
belt
for
do
the
green
and
resilient
infrastructure
that
the
City
of
Boston
is
fighting
for.
AE
AE
Let's
say
over
time
to
benefit
from
green
infrastructure,
so
the
question
I
have
for
let's
say
for
the
board
and
for
everyone
here
is
that
how
will
we
make
that
parks,
open
spaces
and
green
infrastructure
are
not
just
lip
services
to
boost
the
city's
record
on
new
investment,
your
attractiveness,
competitive
urbanism,
but
actually
be
something
that
can
be
shared
with
with
everyone,
and
so
in
that
sense,
I
really
encourage
you
to
also
develop
studies
that
can
help
follow.
Who
are
the
residents
living
next
to
this
open
space?
AE
Also
look
at
the
long-term
health
effects
of
displacement
and
gentrification.
We
don't
look
at
that
enough,
like
if
parents
have
to
work
two
or
three
jobs
so
that
their
kids
can
stay
in
their
home,
but
then
their
kids
are
low
enough
to
school.
Then
these
kids
are
also
more
at
risk
of
you
know,
anti-social
behavior
or
what
you
will
talk
about.
So
these
are
really
deep
issues
of
concern
for
residence.
That
I
think
these
health
impacts
again
of
gentrification.
AE
What
not
talking
about
enough
so
we're
committed
to
also
doing
more
Studies
on
the
on
this
neighborhood.
We
are
doing
it
I'm
here
now,
conducting
some
research
and
we'll
be
doing
it
over
the
next
year
and
a
half
so
I
think
everyone
who's
been
talking
to
me
and
we
will
help
document
also
all
of
these
different
impacts,
because
I
think
this
type
of
data
might
also
be
helpful
to
create
green
and
equitable
Thank
You.
Professor
Boston
thank.
C
Sorry,
just
I
forgot
to
announce
at
the
very
beginning
that
the
office
of
housing
stability
has
some
resources
on
the
back
table
for
those
folks
who
are
there
dealing
with
displacement
or
dealing
the
fires,
and
they
wanted
me
to
make
that
announcement
before
you
go.
You
can
grab
some
of
those
materials
cannon.
A
AF
You
and
thank
you
Edwards
and
George.
The
reason
we're
having
this
hearing
here
is
because
between
East
Boston
and
the
rest
of
Boston
there's
the
Atlantic
right
so
crossing
the
water
to
come
over
here,
which
makes
it
easier
for
people
to
attend.
The
hearing
so
appreciate
you
doing
this,
but
that
water
is
what
we're
talking
about
in
terms
of
our
climate
resiliency.
The
city
did
a
great
climate,
resiliency
East
Boston
program,
but
that
is
highly
partial.
AF
It
was
only
taking
into
consideration
one
effect
of
climate
change,
which
is
coastal
flooding,
flooding
that
results
from
storm
surge
and
high
tide,
and
things
like
that,
but
climate
change
can
also
result
in
extreme
precipitation.
We
experienced
that
last
September
in
Orion
Heights.
There
was
a
mudslide.
If
it
had
been
any
worse,
it
would
have
affected
a
lot
of
foundations.
AF
So
there
are
other
effects
that
were
not
taken
into
consideration
and
they
that
should
be
for
it
to
be
a
more
complete
picture,
also
in
climate
ready
spots,
and
there
was,
it
was
only
a
part
of
the
geography
of
the
island
that
was
taken
into
consideration.
So
the
southern
part
Geoffrey's
point.
There's
a
lot
more
to
East
Boston,
as
we
know
so
in
terms
of
climate
resiliency.
AF
If
the
city
could
just
be
true
to
the
spirit
of
all
the
programs
that
it's
already
discussing,
that
itself
would
be
great,
for
example,
we're
talking
about
carbon,
free
Boston
and
all
the
buildings
that
are
being
added.
Add
carbon.
They
don't
reduce
carbon
right.
So
if
we
could
say
to
the
developers
all
right,
you're
trying
to
house
people,
that's
great,
but
how
can
you
help
us
reduce
carbon?
How
can
you
help
us
reduce
waste
yourself?
AF
Can
you
do
some
waste
management
yourself,
and
maybe
you
can
help
the
neighborhood
with
some
waste
management,
so
carbon
waste,
and
also
in
general,
being
sensitive
of
all
the
climate
resiliency
for
all
the
developers?
I,
don't
even
if
it's
permitted
already
I,
don't
see
any
reason
why
that
should
wait.
It
is.
AF
It
is
incumbent
upon
the
city
to
educate
the
developers
and
to
push
them
to
say,
for
the
sake
of
your
own
people,
that
the
people
who
are
going
to
reside
in
your
own
development
and
for
the
sake
of
the
neighborhood,
you
need
to
be
more
resilient
and
planning
towards
resiliency.
We
are
living
on
the
brink.
Already
people
may
not
realize
that
two
days
ago
the
water
level
was
twelve
point
three
feet
and
Boston's
flood
stage
is
twelve
point
five.
AF
So
we're
like
this
close
all
the
time
when
there's
the
high
tide
and
the
high
tide
is
bringing
us
very
close
to
our
flood
stage
four
days
ago.
It
was
twelve
point
four
five
feet,
so
it
was
in
fact
flooding
on
Lois
Street.
So
people
don't
realize
this.
This
is
happening
very
silently
because
it
is
the
sea
levels
rising
and
the
high
tide
is
already
bringing
the
ocean
to
the
neighborhood,
and
on
top
of
that,
when
there's
a
storm,
it
just
gets
much
worse.
Thank.
AF
A
AG
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
counselors,
for
making
this
wonderful,
rezoning,
change
and,
and
all
of
the
iPods
and
iPads
happen
all
as
well.
Really
we,
as
residents
very
much
appreciated,
I,
think
my
sort
of
question
concern
is
from
an
environmental
justice
perspective.
You
know
what
are
the:
what
are
the
things
that
are
affecting
our
neighbourhood
from
from
a
from
a
from
an
environmental
justice
perspective
where
what
are
what
are
the
things
in
our
neighborhood
that
affect
us
negatively?
AG
And
you
know,
if
I'm,
if
I'm
going
to
think
about
that
as
the
effects
of
the
airport,
both
from
a
noise
perspective,
as
well
as
from
an
environmental
air
quality
perspective
and
then
there's
the
gas
tanks.
You
know
all
of
the
gas
tanks
right
along
the
harbor.
You
know
from
a
climate
change
perspectives,
what
happens
when
they
start
to
flood
and
all
of
the
runoff
from
those
from
those
gas
tanks
that
litter
the
entirety
of
the
Chelsea
Creek.
What
happens
then?
AG
So
thinking
about
zoning
as
not
just
necessarily
just
buildings
and
the
effects
of
buildings-
and
you
know
whether
or
not
we're
gonna
have
both
fronts
torn
down
or
you
know,
let's
think
about
our
community
holistically
and
look
at
all
of
the
negative
things
that
affect
us
as
residents
and
and
see
whether
or
not
we
can
actually
use
zoning
to
change
those
as
well,
you
know
is
zoning.
Something
that
we
can
do
is
it
is
zoning
affected?
Does
zoning
actually
do
anything
to
airport
buildings?
I,
don't
know
the
answer
to
that.
But
I
mean.
AG
AG
A
AH
Just
wanted
to
build
on
what's
been
what's
been
said,
I
want
to
acknowledge
what
John
Waukee
said
earlier
about
community
outreach
and
the
importance
of
that
being
proactive
and
not
just
passively
creating
opportunities,
but
actually
going
out
into
the
community
to
solicit
input
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
the
point
that
the
different
topics
that
we're
exploring
at
this
meeting,
which
thank
you
so
much
for
for
proposing
this
meeting
and
giving
us
this
chance.
These
topics
are
not
isolated
or
in
competition
with
each
other.
AH
A
N
So
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
also
published
about
East
Boston,
in
which
they
stated
that
the
median
household
income
in
East
Boston
in
2015,
was
fifty
one
thousand
dollar.
Fifty
one
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty
nine
dollars
taken
into
comparison
I
think
they
gathered
this
data
from
the
census.
So
I
think
this
would
be
fifty
one
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty
nine
dollars
for
four
for
a
four
member
household
in
comparison.
N
The
area
median
income
for
the
entire
Boston
for
the
entire
Boston
area
for
four
people,
one
hundred
percent
ami-
would
be
approximately
a
hundred
and
seven
thousand
and
eight
hundred
dollars,
meaning
that
the
median
income
of
East
Boston
is
50%
of
the
around
fifty
four.
Fifty
percent
of
the
ami,
so
affordable
units
in
East
Boston
should
target
households
earning
between
30
and
50
percent
ami.
N
In
addition,
they
should
also
find
there
should
also
be
alternative
ways
to
screen
prospective
tenants
that
don't
require
Social
Security
numbers
or
credit
scores,
because
these
screening
tactics
negatively
impact
the
immigrant
community.
As
we
know
more
than
50%
of
East
Boston's
population
is
foreign
born
nube,
had
a
screening
for
a
short
film
by
Brian
Madrigal,
who,
like
me,
immigrated
to
East
Boston
when
he
was
five
years
old
and
so
a
lot
of
these
after
displacement.
A
lot
of
immigrant
families
have
a
lot
of
issues.
N
Finding
new
housing
opportunities
in
East
Boston,
particularly
vouchers,
are
not
a
good
necessarily
a
good
way
of
helping
these
displaced
immigrant
families,
because
whether
documented
or
not
immigrant
families
are
discouraged
by
their
attorneys
from
accepting
public
assistance
because
it
might
negatively
affect
the
outcomes
of
their
applications
when
they
try
to
adjust
statuses.
So
these
are
just
some
of
the
things
that
we
think
inclusionary
development
policy
and
any
plans
for
East
Boston
going
forward
concerning
housing
should
take
into
consideration.
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
AI
But
what
happens
to
the
developers
that
disguise
by
buying
scatter
three
families
and
they
amount
to
unit
any
amount
of
units
from
two
to
three
hundred
in
East
Boston
specifically,
and
they
are
not
being
they're
not
being
asked
to
be
responsible
to
create
affordable
housing
out
of
those
scattered
units.
So
I
would
like
to
see
something
done
about
this
and
perhaps
included
in
the
plan.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AJ
Hi
there,
my
name
is
Madeline
statinsky
I'm,
the
co-founder
and
director
of
zoomix
and
I'm,
a
resident
of
East
Boston
for
27
years.
I
didn't
expect
to
speak
on
this
topic.
I
was
hoping
that
we
might
get
around
to
creative
youth
development
or
workforce
development
for
young
people,
but
I'm
very
passionate
about
this
particular
topic,
because
it
affects
all
of
the
young
people
in
my
organization.
AJ
And
one
of
the
things
that
allows
them
to
participate
in
and
after-school
programs
is
that
they
can't
afford
to
live
in
this
neighborhood
and
it's
a
safe
neighborhood
and
it's
a
neighborhood
with
great
schools
and
other
opportunities
I've
seen
in
the
last
five
years.
The
pressure
on
our
families.
Just
continue
to
mount
where
our
staff,
who
are
not
trained
to
do
you,
know
housing,
support
or
core
supports.
AJ
Even
food
and
security
supports
are
being
are
being
pulled
towards
that
because
we
have
relationships
with
kids
and
their
families,
and
we
see
them
the
incredible
amount
of
stress
that
they're
going
under
when
they
all
of
a
sudden
get
an
eviction
notice
or
a
notice
that
the
rent
is
doubling
in
in
price.
So
we've
been
doing
a
lot
of
work,
that's
outside
of
our
realm
of
expertise
to
try
and
help
people.
We've
worked
with
the
East
Boston
CDC.
That's
been
great.
AJ
A
B
B
Just
wanted
to
echo
some
of
the
concerns
already
raised
about
affordability
in
this
neighborhood
and
I
think
it
was
Andre,
Stahl
Castillo.
Maybe,
who
said
the
keeping
the
fabric
of
the
community
I,
don't
want
to
be
uninviting
of
new
people
at
all.
I
think
you
know,
there's
been
enough
of
that
to
go
around
so
and
inviting
the
new
young
folks
that
want
to
live
in
this
neighborhood
is
a
good
thing,
but
if
we
want
to
preserve
what
makes
this
neighborhood
special
I
think
we
have
to
pay.
Particular
attention
to
that
I
was
very
I.
B
U
Chris
Marquis
again
on
resiliency
I,
did
have
the
occasion
to
work
very
deeply
when
I
was
working
at
a
neighborhood
of
affordable
housing
on
resiliency
topic
and
I.
Just
want
to
say
that
when
we're
talking
about
affordability
and
displacement,
I
think
that
that's
where
we
as
Lindsay
comes
back
into
the
picture
community
can't
be
resilient.
If
people
cannot
be
safe
and
secure
and
knowing
that
they
have
economic
vitality
and
their
family
to
afford
the
rents
they
have
to
pay.
U
U
We
could
create
new
additional
housing
units
and
the
city
could
then
restrict
those
units
to
a
certain
percentage
of
you
know
annual
average
income
or
whatnot,
and
it
would
be
purely
at
the
discretion
of
the
homeowner
if
they
wanted
to
take
this
on
so
I'm
not
advocating
for
rent
control
but
I'm,
advocating
for
creative
planning
around.
How
do
we
create
a
resilient
city
and
solve
displacement
issues?
At
the
same
time?
Thank.
A
AK
Thank
you
to
our
city
councillors
and
thank
you
to
everybody
for
staying
here.
I
come
muggy
auditorium,
so
prepared
some
remarks,
so
my
name
is
Luke.
Tar,
B
and
my
family
owns
the
three-story
brick
building
at
two
Lexington
Street,
which,
at
the
corner
of
Lexington
and
border
my
family's
been
part
of
the
community
for
over
a
hundred
years
and
immigrated
from
Italy
in
1907
to
East
Boston
and
my
grandfather,
great-uncle
and
other
Italian
American
entrepreneurs
founded
the
East
Boston
times
at
the
end
of
World
War,
two,
which
still
exists
to
this
day.
AK
What
I'd
like
to
talk
about
today
is
the
kind
of
the
third-generation
owner
in
East.
Boston
is
the
importance
of
a
viable
water,
ferry
terminal
at
Liberty
Plaza,
and
to
provide
useful
water
transportation,
op
students
to
residents
in
East
Boston
who
seek
to
travel
to
downtown
or
to
Charlestown
I
know
we
talked
about
louis
malle,
which
is
great,
but
the
truth
is
that
the
louis
malle
stop
is
just
a
few
hundred
feet
from
the
mavericks
square.
AK
T
stop
and
I
think
when
we
think
about
water
transportation,
we
need
to
think
about
equity
and
equity
for
people
who
don't
already
live
in
the
booming
Mavericks
Square
neighborhood,
but
also
live
in
Eagle
Hill
and
want
easy
access
to
downtown
or
Charlestown.
The
three
reasons
I'll
be
brief
to
the
no
hamona
schedule.
The
three
reasons
why
I
believe
this
water
ferry
stop
must
be
incorporated
into
the
master
plan
for
East
Boston
number
one.
The
city
needs
to
make
good
on
its
promises.
AK
This
has
actually
been
in
part
of
the
plan
since
1998
been
probably
earlier
and
I've
submitted
those
plans
to
those
city
councillors
under
me,
Mayor
Menino.
It
was
a
great
idea,
then
it's
a
great
idea
now,
but
it's
been
20
years
and
perhaps
more
since
we've
been
talking
about
this
very
stop
in
central
square,
it's
one
of
the
best
ways
to
go
after
a
traffic
congestion
in
the
city.
If
you
give
people
a
viable
way
to
commute
via
water
transportation.
AK
Number
two
we've
been
talking
about
climate
change,
I
think
everybody
remembers.
The
city
of
Houston
was
any
unable
to
evacuate
this
past
year
because
the
roads
have
been
too
clogged.
One
of
the
ways
that
we
can
think
about
water
transportation
is
as
a
means
of
evacuation
in
the
case
of
an
emergency,
to
pull
people
up
the
Mystic
River
and
into
Medford,
especially
for
people
who
don't
own
cars
right,
and
so
this
is
another
use
of
ferries.
AK
Lastly,
and
I
know
one
more
time
so
my
apologies-
we
can
use
existing
assets
and
resources
to
run
this
because
we
already
have
the
Charlestown
ferry.
So
it's
just
a
matter
of
adding
an
extra
stop
in
Liberty
Plaza,
the
ferry
already
exists.
The
crew
already
exists.
The
schedule
already
exists,
so
I
think.
By
doing
this,
it's
an
affordable
option.
We
can
keep
prices
low,
I
think
there
at
you,
know
three
dollars
and
that
way
it's
equitable
to
everybody
who
lives
in
the
northwestern
part
of
East
Boston.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AL
Just
wanted
to
say:
I've
lived
in
East
Boston,
my
whole
life
and
I'm
so
happy
that
the
community
is
as
it
is
tonight
and
I
love
the
way
it's
turned
out.
We
have
beautiful
green
ways
to
walk
and
beach
areas.
It's
never
been
as
good
as
it
is
now,
and
that
goes
for
the
population.
I
love
having
all
the
mixture
of
the
population
that
we
have
now.
It
makes
everything
beautiful
what
I
wanted
to
say
originally,
where
I
went
to
complain
about
the
traffic,
because
all
the
streets
are
just
so
clogged
in
the
mornings.
AL
I
mean
I'm,
lucky
I'm,
air,
tired,
so
I,
don't
have
to
beat
the
traffic
every
morning,
but
I
had
to
go
to
a
doctor's
appointment,
maybe
a
month
ago
and
had
to
be
there
by
9
o'clock.
So
I
was
wound
up
in
the
8:30
traffic
coming
into
the
tunnel
and
all
of
the
little
streets
that
pour
down
to
the
tunnel
every
single
one
of
them,
because
I
was
weaving
around
and
trying
to
find
a
fast
way
to
go.
Every
one
of
them
was
backed
up
and
I
thought
to
myself.
AL
How
can
all
the
people
who
live
here
get
into
their
cars
and
go
down
to
the
tunnel
and
I
know
a
lot
of
young
people
that
are
moving
into
the
community?
Say?
Oh,
we
don't
want
a
car,
my
own
daughter,
Regina,
who
lives
in
New
York.
She
says
we
don't
need
Kai's,
so
we
can
walk.
We
are
strong
and
we,
you
know
we
can
take
the
tea.
AL
But
as
soon
as
you
reach
marriageable
age
and
you
have
kids
all
of
a
sudden,
you
begin
to
think
you
need
cars,
so
something
has
to
be
done
for
the
traffic
and
I'm
just
happy
that
we
have
all
this
expertise
here
to
help
us
figure
it
out.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
Lydia.
AL
AM
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
My
name
is
Kevin
Heffernan
I
live
on
Chelsea
Street
I
go
in
my
house
for
20
years.
I
want
to
mirror
what
this
young
lady
just
said
about
the
tunnel,
because
I
wasn't
going
to
talk
about
that.
But
I
have
two
issues
with
transportation:
I
commute
to
Watertown
every
day
and
I
sit
at
the
end
of
well.
Sometimes
it's
backed
up
all
the
way
down.
Chelsea's
you
just
to
get
into
the
tunnel
I,
don't
know
what
the
plan
is
for
all
that
construction
going
on
for
the
tunnel
entrance.
AM
But
hopefully,
when
that's
done,
it's
going
to
relieve
that
that
block
the
box
business
doesn't
work
because
there's
no
one
there
enforcing
it.
So
it's
all
gridlock
anyway.
My
major
issue
and
I've
been
fighting
City
Hall
on
this
issue,
since
March
is
resident
parking
for
some
reason,
there
are
various
streets
in
East
Boston
that
have
signage
that
reads:
currents
like
to
our
limit
between
the
hours
of
8:00
and
6:00
a.m.
Monday
through
Friday,
except
residents
sticker.
AM
I
have
not
seen
anybody
given
a
ticket,
especially
on
my
block
between
maverick
Square
and
the
tunnel
on
Chelsea
Street
I,
don't
know
what
I've
caught
Todd
talked
to
City
Hall
I've
talked
to
the
parking
clerk
I
went
to
the
mayor's
office,
I
didn't
get
to
meet
with
anybody,
because
I
was
turned
away
and
wondering
why
there's
no
enforcement
of
this
parking,
my
self
and
other
residents
on
my
street
put
together
a
petition
asking
for
resident
parking
to
be
restored
on
our
block.
We
have
submitted
that
or
we
submitted
it
several
months
ago.
AM
AD
C
AN
Good
evening
my
name
is
Margot
farmer.
I
live
on
Webster
Street
I'm,
currently
a
board
member
for
the
East
Boston
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
I'm
on
the
board
of
the
East
E
farm.
I
just
wanted
to
encourage,
as
we
think
about
this
master
plan,
that
we
think
about
transportation
from
a
holistic
approach
that
we
think
about
connectivity.
AN
Water
ferries
are
a
wonderful
option,
I'm
a
huge
huge
supporter
and
I
think
Boston
Harbor
now
for
being
here,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
they
click
connect
to
bus
routes.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
they're
also
on
bike
lanes.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
they're
easily
accessible
by
everyone,
it's
very
rare-
that
someone
uses
just
one
mode
of
transportation
and
being
able
to
easily
transfer
from
one
to
the
other.
Well,
just
significantly
increase
how
much
they
are
used.
AN
I'd
also
like
to
say:
we
want
people
to
use
less
cars,
but
we
make
it
incredibly
difficult.
I
would
love
to
have
access
to
a
Zipcar,
but
finding
them
in
my
neighborhood
is
is
very
difficult.
I
know
it's
very
hard
to
find
spaces,
but
there
must
be
some
ways
that
we
could
encourage
developers
to
either
support
trans
alternative
transportation
through
maybe
bike
racks,
scooter
parking
or
even
offering
zip
cars
on.
So
thank.
AO
There
is
a
commercial
business
that
had
a
parking
lot,
that's
moving
across
the
street
that
has
no
parking
there.
Customers
will
arrive
between
4:00
and
7:00
p.m.
time
when
people
come
home
from
work.
We
have
constantly
opposed
gone
to
meetings
and
that's
the
other
thing.
I
want
to
convey
that
I
think
that,
especially
with
older
residents,
there's
a
sense
of
despair
that
Pete
they're
not
being
heard
trying
to
get
them
to
meetings
is
almost
impossible
because
they
say
why
should
we
go
they're
gonna
do
what
they
want
to
do
anyway.
AO
A
U
A
We
did
the
five
for
transportation,
so
we
finished
those
where
I'm
going
to
go
back
now
to
planning
and
zoning
and
do
the
five
there
and
then
we'll
see
if
anyone
else
still
wants
to
speak
or
or
if
we
need
or
if
the
lights
are
going
to
just
cut
out
on
us
at
that
point.
So
back
to
planning
and
zoning.
The
folks
I
have
signed
up
for
the
second
round
are
Priscilla
O'brien
Kathy
York.
Did
you
want
to
speak
again
for
this
or
you're
fine,
okay,
great
Charlie,
legrasse,
Oh,
Carl,
Swanson
and
Maureen
white.
AP
Hi
counselors
hi,
neighbors
and
Maureen
whites
I
live
on
the
very
best
street
in
East
Boston,
which
is
Haynes
Street
and
fighting
words.
Thank
you
so
much
Kelso
Edwards
for
making
this
happen.
I
think
any
of
us
who've
been
to
a
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
hearing
and
I've
seen
the
way
that
they
hand
out
variance
is
like
Halloween.
Candy
are
very
pleased
that
we
are
looking
at
the
zoning
I
also
just
learned
recently
that
90%
of
the
zoning
variances
that
get
challenged
in
court
in
Boston
are
actually
overturned
because
they
were
granted
illegally.
AP
So
I
think
we
really
have
a
lot
of
challenges
to
address
around
zoning
and
displacement,
transportation,
the
environment
and
lots
of
equity
issues,
but
I
actually
wanted
to
just
say
a
word
about
process
and
I
was
so
happy
that
some
other
folks
here
mentioned.
Not
just
you
know
the
content
of
their
concerns,
but
they
talked
about
process
and
I.
AP
Think
that
is
so
crucial
in
a
neighborhood
as
diverse
as
this
that
we
pay
very
careful
attention
to
who
is
participating
in
a
process
as
important
as
this
that
will
determine
the
name,
the
future
of
our
neighborhood
and
also
once
we
get
you
know
different
people
together.
It's
the
question
of
how
what
are
we
doing?
AP
I
have
a
have
a
dream
that
we
actually
start
to
make
our
neighborhood
planning
processes
look
a
little
different
like
where
we
could
actually
sit
in
ways
that
we
can
look
at
each
other
in
the
eye
and
talk
about
our
values
like
what's
important
to
us
as
a
community.
We
always
skip
over
that
part
of
the
conversation
and
go
right
to
debating
you
know,
policies
or
debating
the
look
of
the
windows
on
a
particular
building,
and
we
don't
get
to
the
heart
of
the
matter.
AP
AP
What
would
it
look
like
to
address
the
the
parking
issue
in
a
way
that
you
know
is
good
for
the
environment
and
good
for
folks
that
need
cars
because
of
accessibility
issues
and
things
like
that,
and
we
raised
these
questions
and
we
never
get
a
chance
to
sit
down
together
and
grapple
with
them.
So
I
would
just
love
to
see
some
innovative
ideas
in
process.
AP
These
kinds
of
hearings
I
know
they're
necessary,
but
they
don't
actually
help
us
all
that
much
to
really
sit
with
our
neighbors
and
engage
around
that
and
you
know,
I'm
happy
to
be
a
resource.
I
have
20
years
of
experience,
doing
community,
organizing
and
public
engagement
and
process
design
and
facilitation.
So
you
know
there's
other
folks
like
me
in
the
community
as
well.
So
please
call
on
us
and,
let's
think
outside
the
box,
about
how
we're
sitting
down
together,
to
to
vision
and
to
plan
Thank.
A
AO
Have
one
more
thing,
I
think
it's
very
difficult
when
you
go
to
these,
the
Association
meetings
and
a
developer
is
making
a
presentation
on
the
development,
and
you
see
his
his
slide
up
there
and
you
look
at
parking
and
there
they're
building
one
third
of
what
the
city
requires
and
they're.
Looking
for
that
variance.
Well,
I
challenged
the
developer
and
I
said:
how
do
you
justify
one-third
of
what
the
city
will
require?
The
answer
was
because
we're
going
to
have
a
beautiful
retail
space.
Well
that
impacts
the
quality
of
life.
AO
The
lack
of
park
parking
impacts,
the
quality
of
life
here
in
this
city.
Where
is
the
trade-off?
Where
does
the
retail
space
come
in
and
how
does
the
retail
say
support
itself
if
no
one
can
park
near
it?
So
this
is
what
people
are
facing
when
they
go
to
these
meetings
and
another
time
the
woman
that
owned
a
property
that
was
having
a
development
across
the
street
she
got
up
and
she
said
to
the
developer:
I
understand
what
you
and
you're
gonna
do.
AO
A
AI
U
Folks,
I
need
my
glasses,
so
let
me
get
them
this
last.
One
is
sort
of
quickly
written
on
my
cell
phone
and
I
went
into
the
time
pinch
earlier
today,
but
I'm.
Also,
volunteering
with
the
airport
impact
relief
incorporated
for
now
about
20
years
and
I
would
like
to
make
a
comment
on
their
behalf.
These
Boston
members
have
fought
for
transportation
justice
now
for
almost
50
years,
while
East
Boston
residents
have
fought
for
our
city's
environmental
rights
for
decades.
All
too
often
we
have
fought
alone.
U
It
hasn't
been
since
the
white
administration
30
years
ago,
where
we
had
strong
support
from
our
city
government
up
against
incredible
and
often
not
credible
claims
of
economic
benefit
made
by
logan
airport
operators.
Massport
local
residents
calls
for
transportation,
justice
and
for
innovations
have
often
gone
ignored
and
they
don't
only
get
by
ignored
by
mass
but
but
they're
ignored
by
the
city.
Any
master
planning
process
that
we
engage
in
can't
ignore
the
elephant
in
the
room.
U
The
City
of
Boston
must
engage
with
these
Boston
residents
and
the
honest
and
open-minded
assessment
of
the
costs
and
the
benefits
of
this
Airport
Airport
expansion
is
rampant
right
now,
and
the
city
of
Boston
is
doing
nothing
to
defend
the
people
of
East
Boston.
The
city
must
commit
legal,
technical
and
financial
resources
to
this
matter
immediately
such
that
resolution
of
the
complex
and
layered
multi-generational
problem
can
be
achieved.
Thank
you.
AN
Okay,
huge
shout
out
to
everybody,
who's
made
it
to
the
end.
I'll
be
fast,
I
promise
number
one.
One
issue
that
hasn't
been
mentioned
this
evening
is
the
fact
that
we
are
in
dire
need
of
a
middle
school
here
in
East
Boston,
and
that
is
something
that
I
do
believe
should
be
incorporated
into
a
master
plan,
making
sure
that
we're
able
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
students
and
as
we
move
forward.
AN
The
other
issue
I'd
like
to
bring
forward,
is
that
if
there's
any
way
to
ensure
that
the
zoning
decisions
that
we
made
are
carried
out
and
respected,
we
do
have
a
robust
planning
process
here
in
East,
Boston
and
I
have
watched
the
CBA
meetings
sometimes,
and
they
have
passed
every
single
project.
So
every
single
project
has
gone
past,
regardless
of
whether
the
community
supports
it
or
not,
and
that
is
incredibly
frustrating
to
know
that
there
have
been
meeting
after
meeting
months
letters.
AN
D
My
notes
are
long,
I
know
my
colleagues
note
so
long
and
just
a
tremendous
amount,
shared
and
I
really
appreciate
everyone's
voice
and
for
Lydia
for
organizing
tonight,
Michelle
for
hosting,
but
really
creating
a
setting
where
everyone
and
all
of
these
different
organizations
are
able
to
be
represented
and
share
their
thoughts
very
efficiently
in
two
minutes.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
for
all
of
you
who
have
stayed
so
far.
This
is
I'm
just
incredibly
proud
of
this
community
and
and
that
you
showed
up
and
that
we're
all
here
to
the
very
end
and
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
to
the
administration
I
want
to.
Thank
you
also
for
staying
to
the
very
end,
and
also
to
note
I
think
this
is
an
opportunity
for
a
wonderful
new
beginning
and
a
way
for
planning
and
process.
C
I
hope
it
sets
an
example
actually
for
other
communities
and
how
you
know
this
community
invited
and
and
I
think
really
initiated.
It
wanted
the
master
plan-
and
here
you
are
wonderfully
here
to
help
us
to
hear
from
us
and
to
really
hear
from
all
the
ingredients
that
we
think
are
necessary.
The
good,
the
bad
and
some
of
the
deep
concerns,
and
that's
that's-
that's
community!
That's
process.
I,
look
forward
to
really
setting
breaking
the
mold
actually
on
community
process.
C
I
know
that
other
communities,
but
you're
working
with
now
with
planning,
are
in
different
kinds
of
conversations
and
I
think
we're
going
to
set
a
new
standard
in
a
new
way
and
I
think
we're
going
to
do
it
together.
So
thank
you.
So
much
for
staying
here,
I
think
again
to
the
administration
to
Marty
are
to
mayor
Marty
Walsh
again
for
supporting
this
idea
as
well.
A
A
So,
thank
you.
Everyone
I
mean
this
is
what
I
love
about
about
city
government
different
people
coming
together
to
make
our
all
different
views
to
make
our
neighborhood
our
city,
our
community
better.
This
concludes
docket
number,
zero,
seven
to
zero
order
for
hearing
regarding
an
East,
Boston
zoning
initiative
and
master
plan.