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Docket #0818 - Hearing regarding Land Disposition and Stewardship
A
The
City
Council
are
at-large
and
chair
of
the
council's
Committee
on
planning
development
and
transportation,
we're
here
for
a
public
hearing
on
docket
number
zero,
eight
one,
eight
land
disposition
and
stewardship
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues.
First,
the
coast
font,
the
sponsor
of
this
hearing
order,
councillor
Lydia
Edwards,
as
well
as
our
district
to
counselor,
Ed,
Flynn
and
at-large.
A
Oh
and
district
3,
councillor
Frank,
Baker
and
at-large
councillor
Ayanna
Presley,
so
I'd
like
to
remind
everybody
that
this
public
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
broadcast
on
Comcast
channel
8
and
our
CN
82.
So
if
you
would
please
silence
your
cell
phones
and
other
devices,
we
will
proceed.
Thank
you.
A
We
are
going
to
take
public
testimony
throughout
the
hearing,
so
we'll
start
with
5
to
10
minutes
of
public.
Testimony
in
the
beginning
then
proceed
to
a
panel
of
community
advocates
and
experts
then
take
a
little
bit
more
public.
Testimony
then
hear
from
an
administration
panel
from
the
city
of
Boston
and
then
close
out
with
public
testimony
as
well.
So
if
you
would
like
to
testify,
if
you
feel
moved
at
any
point,
you
can
sign
up
at
the
sign-in
sheet
by
the
door
and
just
check
the
appropriate
box.
A
So
as
we
move
to
public
testimony,
I
would
like
to
invite
the
advocates
panel
to
be
seated
here,
so
you
can
listen
and,
and
then
we
can
move
directly
into
your
comments.
The
names
that
I
have
listed
for
that
panel
are
Lisa,
Owens,
Barbara,
nekked,
Lydia,
Lowe,
Tony,
Hernandez
and
Sharon
Cho,
so
feel
free
to
come
down
and
sit
in
these
seats
and
and
spilling
over.
Maybe
on
this
side
and
before
I
proceed
with
our
names
for
public
testimony.
A
B
B
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
when
we
talk
about
housing
policy
that
we
all
understand,
that
you
build
a
house
from
the
ground
up
and
so
where
the
land
is
going,
who
owns
it?
Who
has
access
to?
It
is
vital
to
our
conversations
about
housing,
justice
and
assuring
that
we
are
housing,
a
basta,
basta
Boston
for
all.
So
with
this.
B
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
when
it
comes
to
the
stewardship
and
receivership
of
certain
buildings
that
are
abandoned
or
land
that
has
been
forgone,
that
we
also
have
a
voice
at
that
time
and
that
we
are
able
to
make
sure
that
we're
benefiting
in
the
long
term
conversations
not
just
in
short
term.
You
know,
meetings
for
community
process.
B
We
really
do
want
to
make
sure
that
the
government
continues
to
be
a
good
government
for
all
and
that
we
feel
that
we
have
access
to
the
very
benefits
that
a
lot
of
other
people,
maybe
with
deeper
pockets,
do
so
with
that
being
said,
I
think
this
is
a
positive
conversation.
This
is
not
one
of
a
back-and-forth
I.
B
Just
wanted
to
thank
again
to
think
yet
again
to
my
former
colleagues
at
DND,
but
my
my
current
colleagues
as
well
still
at
DND
who
I've
mentored
me
who
helped
me
to
learn
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
today
and
I.
Just
also
want
to
thank
that
I
think
we
also
have
representation
from
the
BPD
a
as
well
and
to
thank
them
for
coming
out
today.
C
You
Councilwoman
Council
Edwards
for
your
leadership
on
this
important
issue.
I
have
the
opportunity
to
represent
Chinatown
and
I'm
I'm
there
at
least
five
or
six
days
a
week
and
I
do
see
some
space.
That's
in
Chinatown
in
my
plan,
in
what
I'd
love
to
see
is
more
affordable
housing
being
built
in
that
community,
giving
giving
our
residents
the
opportunity
to
live
there.
These
are
hardworking
people.
Many
of
them
are
immigrants.
Many
of
them
are
elderly
communities
of
color,
low-income
families.
C
You
know
we,
we
do
a
great
job
building
luxury
luxury
condos
throughout
the
city,
but
I
also
want
to
see
us
do
an
even
better
job
of
building
affordable
housing
for
people
that
desperately
needed
in
people
that
desperately
need
it
are.
In
my
community,
we've
been
hard
hit
by
Airbnb
in
Chinatown
in
other
parts
of
in
other
parts
of
the
city.
A
lot
of
people
have
made
a
lot
of
money.
C
And
that's
where
I'm
coming
from
on
this
on
this
issue
and
again,
I
want
to
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
their
strong
leadership
on
this
issue,
not
just
now,
but
for
for
many
years
and
I'm,
proud
to
work
with
my
colleagues
on
this
issue,
but,
more
importantly,
I'm,
proud
of
the
community
I
represent.
You
know
continue
to
work
hard
and
fight
hard
for
the
immigrant
community
that
I
represent.
Thank
you.
D
So
Thank
You
councillor
redwoods
for
this,
for
this
thoughtful
hearing
order
and
and
I
like
when
you
said
this
is
a
positive
conversation,
because
I
think
we
are
heading
in
the
right
direction
with
with
the
indeed
leadership
over
there
and
there's
been
some
really
positive
steps,
one
being
neighborhood
housing
initiative
which
provides
real
housing
to
people
and-
and
you
know,
potential
generational
wealth
to
build
on
with
that
type
of
housing
that
is
built
in
that.
That
program.
Add
that's
one
of
my
favorites.
So
thank
you
for
the
hearing
order
and
thank
you.
Thank.
E
A
E
Maker
never
like
this
hearing
order,
but
for
a
laser-focused
and
her
leadership
in
this
in
this
space
and
that
she
has
always
brought
a
cooperative
and
collaborative
spirit
to
this
and
also
an
innovative
approach
to
what
is
the
issue
for
our
city.
What
I
love
about
this
discussion
is
that
it
is
about
actual
izing,
something
that
we
talk
about
a
lot,
and
that
is
stewardship
and
community
and
community
being
stewards
and
having
a
stake
hold
should
not
be
in
the
figurative.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chairman,
very
briefly
wanted
to
commend
the
lead
sponsor
on
the
maker,
the
good
district
councillor
from
district
1
for
her
leadership.
Obviously,
everything
we
can
do
to
grow
our
affordable
housing
opportunities.
We
ought
to
be
doing
about
to
be
working
together
and
I
would
also
just
add,
through
the
course
of
this
hearing
and
in
subsequent
work
with
you,
madam
chair,
and
with
the
lead
sponsor
to
include
the
conversation
about
really
advancing
NetZero
construction
on
land
disposition
and
working
with
the
city.
F
G
A
Thank
You
councillor
sabi
George
again
we'll
start
with
public
testimony
and
with
the
first
three
names,
Harry
Smith,
Andrea,
Patton
and
kind
of
interior
Venga
them,
if
not
Andrea,
okay,
so
Harry
and
Conan.
It
feel
free
to
use
either
of
these
podiums
at
the
edge
here
and
please
introduce
yourself
with
your
name,
your
address
and
affiliation
and
kindly
respect
a
2-minute
limit,
as
we
have
will
need
to
keep
the
hear
ain't
going
is
Harry
here
and
wanting
to
testify.
Ok,
ok,
sorry
I
must
have
the
wrong
sheet.
Ok!
Well,
I!
Wasn't.
H
So
that
is
the
the
small
piece
of
land
that
DND
owned
in
East
Boston,
which
it's
now
in
the
process
of
giving
over
to
a
non-profit
Calista
for
which
I'm
the
director
of-
and
this
is
open,
space
and
I
know
land
can
be
used
in
many
ways
and
housing
is.
We
are
in
a
housing
crisis
and
when
we
develop
as
councillor
O'malley
said,
we
should
keep
in
mind
that
we're
also
in
a
climate
crisis
and
therefore
net
zero
building
has
to
be
at
the
top
of
a
priority.
H
Maybe
we
should
be
thinking
outside
the
box,
I'm
thinking
about
maybe
tiny
houses
and
things
like
that,
how
we
can
build
houses
that
are
more
in
line
with
the
future
21st
century
kind
of
housing.
That
said,
I'm
also
here
to
highlight
the
need
for
open
spaces.
They
are
literally
there
for
people
to
give
some
breathing
room
when
we're
developing
everywhere
right
and
the
small
piece
of
land
doesn't
take
away
a
whole
lot
of
space,
but
it
gives
back
a
whole
lot.
H
These
people
come
to
get
together
to
meet
each
other
and
to
grow
the
community
in
this
small
piece.
It's
it
grows
food
and
it's
green,
and
it's
a
happy
space
where
schools
come.
Kids
come
play
with
the
worms
and
whatnot,
but
so
it's
all
nice,
but
that
all
is
sort
of
a
front
for
growing
community
which
added
this
little
piece
of
land
has
been
very,
very
successful
at
AZ,
while
it's
serving
that
purpose.
It's
also
an
informal
learning
space
for
what
people
can
do
with
rain
water
conservation,
groundwater
recharging,
waste
management.
H
We
do
a
composting
facility
where
people
bring
food
scraps
to
and
we
show
them
exactly
how
to
do
it,
so
it's
not
gross
and
it
doesn't
invite
critters
and
it's
in
one
way.
You
can
learn
waste
management
and
both
schools
and
neighbors
have
benefited
from
that.
This
has
led
to
a
lot
of
behavior
change,
which
is
hard
to
implement
with
kids,
let
alone
Dell.
So
this
has
been
a
very
successful
space.
In
that
sense,
these
are
some
concrete
uses.
Land
can
be
put
to
open
space.
This
as
I
said,
breathing
room
and
the
learning
space.
H
We
should
try
to
preserve,
at
least
some
of
that
and
the
to
the
extent
that
we
can
sprinkle
that
around
the
city.
That
would
be
good,
and
this
doesn't
have
to
be
one
large
space.
It
can
be
small
spaces
connected
mate.
Make
a
lot
of
difference.
I'll,
reiterate
the
point
I
made
about
housing.
We
recognized
in
East
Boston
as
much
as
anywhere
else
that
we
are
in
a
crisis
mode
for
housing
and
we
see
people
being
displaced
on
a
regular
basis,
so
appreciate
more
affordable
housing.
H
I
Think
the
two
names
after
me
are
not
testifying,
but
I'll
go.
My
name
is
Wayne
yeah
I'm,
a
resident
of
Jamaica
Plain,
but
I'm
here
representing
the
Chinese
progressive
Association,
which
is
a
21
year
old,
grassroots
community
organization,
with
over
1200
members
in
the
Greater
Boston
area,
we're
based
in
Chinatown,
where
we
have
seen
rapid
gentrification
of
our
neighborhood,
aided
by
the
selling
or
leasing
of
city-owned
land,
to
build
hotels
and
luxury
high-rises.
I
We
believe
that
public
land
should
only
be
used
for
public
good
development
is
enabled
in
up
neighborhood,
particularly
on
public
land,
should
follow
the
priorities
of
its
residents
and
not
the
needs
of
those
who
are
rich.
The
2010
Chinatown
master
plan
created
by
a
community
led
process,
identified
four
anchor
areas
to
stabilize
the
future
of
our
Chinatown.
I
Now
the
majority
of
the
anchor
areas
are
occupied
by
luxury
housing.
It's
imperative
that
the
few
parcels
of
public
land
that
are
left
in
Chinatown,
namely
parcel
12,
parcel,
r1
and
parcel
a
are
developed
for
and
by
the
community
in
order
to
adequately
address
the
displaced,
the
displacement
in
Chinatown
and
stabilize
Chinatown
and
a
long
hall.
I
We
believe
that
when
disposing
publicly
and
we
must
uphold
the
following
principles-
first,
but
the
enemies
with
the
highest
level
of
community
control
and
ownership,
such
as
community
land
Trust's,
where
residents
voices
hold
most
weight,
have
a
stewardship
role
on
public
land.
Second,
that
housing
is
the
biggest
need
in
our
Chinatown.
That
of
housing
is
developed
on
public
parcels.
At
least
50%
needs
to
be
affordable
to
existing
working
families
in
the
neighborhood.
I
And,
finally,
the
request
for
proposal
process
to
dispose
of
public
land
must
reflect
the
input
of
the
affected,
neighborhoods
and
Boston
residents
for
a
well-publicized
community
process.
Putting
publicly
and
back
in
the
hands
of
the
public,
along
with
policies
that
protect
tenants
and
resources
for
affordable
housing
will
ensure
that
Chinatown
or
means
Chinatown.
Preserving
neighborhoods,
like
Chinatown,
will
ensure
the
vibrancy
of
all
of
Boston.
I'm
and
I
have
copies
of
our
testimony
to
submit
to.
A
I
A
J
There
was
a
community
protest
to
that
and
out
of
that,
came
a
process
which
recommended
one-third,
low,
one-third,
moderate
one-third
market
with
the
low
and
moderate
minimums,
and
as
a
result
of
that,
we
were
able
to
get
Muir
Flynn
to
support
that
and
Steven
Coyle.
After
a
community
campaign
and
three
hundred
units
of
low
and
moderate
income,
housing
were
built
for
five
parcels:
I'm,
sorry,
five
parcels
in
the
late
80s.
So
that
set
a
precedent.
The
PRA
did
a
very
interesting
report
which
is
relevant
today
and
they
analyzed
what
it
would
take.
J
We
share
that
report
with
the
the
Walsh
administration
and
when
they
came
in
and
recently
the
DND
actually
has
proposed
something
very
similar
to
that
for
the
remaining
parcels
in
roxbury
for
one-third
low
one-third,
moderate
one-third
market
below
eighty
percent
for
the
the
I
believe
it
was
for
the
moderate,
that's
a
that
is
the
sin
high
formula,
but
I
want
to
emphasize
that
sun-hi.
Those
were
minimums
not
maximums
and
in
the
case
of
Roxbury
today
the
they've
already
been
a
thousand
I'm.
J
Sorry,
a
hundred
units
thousand
units,
a
thousand
units
of
market
housing,
built
exclusively
markets.
So
you
need
to
take
that
into
account
what
the
existing
market
housing
development
has
been
in
a
particular
community.
But
the
sin
high
formula
could
serve
as
an
ordinance,
perhaps
as
a
mandatory
minimum
for
all
fake
and
land,
and
the
land
should
be
held
off
the
market
until
a
community
based
organization
and
nonprofit,
preferably
can
assemble
the
resources
to
build
housing
that
the
community
really
needs
and
I
know.
J
There's
a
variety
of
proposals
which
we
support
to
have
mandatory
minimums
for
low
and
moderate
income.
But
we've
shown
in
the
South
End
that
you
can
have
2/3
low
and
moderate,
with
some
additional
subsidies
judicious
subsidies
to
make
it
feasible.
So
that
is
a
model
that
I
think
can
work
today
and
pretty
much
any
neighborhood
where
there
is
where
the
market
rents
are
high
enough
to
subsidize
moderate
income.
J
A
K
Working-Class
residents,
who
face
the
threat
of
displacement,
know
that
building
units
that
are
unaffordable
to
them
will
not
stabilize
their
precarious
housing
situation.
We
must
also
protect
and
expand,
affordable
housing,
and
we
must
ensure
that
communities
have
a
say
in
what
and
for
whom
development
is
built.
K
And
we
ask
that
community
input
to
determine
specific
requests
for
proposals
reflect
the
input
of
those
who
are
most
impacted
and
community
land
Trust's
are
uniquely
positioned
in
that
they
both
preserve
long-term
affordability
and
the
insure
community.
Stewardship
of
land
and
land
trusts,
grew
out
of
the
struggle
of
communities
to
take
control
of
land
and
their
own
futures.
With
the
understanding
that
the
true
value
of
land
doesn't
come
from
the
speculative
market,
they
come
from
what
the
community
collectively
invests
in
it
and
land
trusts
are
not
a
new
idea.
K
Land
Trust's
locally
and
nationally
had
a
foreclosure
rate
of
less
than
1%
and
land
trusts
ensure
that
affordability
is
in
perpetuity
so
that
public
resources
benefit
not
just
one
household
but
generations
of
Boston
residents.
Now
we
all
know
that
land
is
limited
and
it's
a
valuable
resource
and
give
given
the
severity
of
the
displacement
crisis.
K
We
have
to
use
every
tool
at
our
disposal
to
protect
people
from
displacement
and,
as
you
all
mention
you
know,
what
we're
asking
today
is
already
aligned
with
the
goals
of
the
city
and
our
public
agencies
whose
charge
is
to
protect
and
further
the
interest
of
the
public
and
continued
housing.
Growth
without
protections
for
affordability
will
only
worsen
displacement.
So
we
ask
that
you
take
action
to
protect
the
interest
of
the
public
by
ensuring
that
precious
public
Lyne
be
used
to
stabilize
our
communities.
Thank
you
thank.
L
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Lydia
Lowe
I'm,
director
of
the
Chinatown
Community
Land,
Trust
and
I
want
to
again
also
thank
you
all
for
this
hearing,
which
I
think
is
really
important
with
displacement
at
the
level
that
we
have
in
Boston.
We
really
have
to
consider
public
land
is
a
very
precious
resource
and
be
very
conscious
about
how
we
designate
and
utilize
it
I
think
there.
You
know
that
and
they're
important
different
aspects
to
this
conversation.
L
I
think
that
the
city
has
relatively
more
developed
processes
and
systems
around
pipeline
management
and
site-specific,
designation
procedures
and
I.
Think
you
know,
I
can
say
that
in
Chinatown,
we've
had
very
positive
relationships
with
the
city
around
prioritizing
public
land
for
affordable
housing,
particularly
in
recent.
In
the
recent
period
we
has,
we
haven't
always
had
that
positive
relationship,
but
we
think
that
more
can
be
done
to
make
this
uniform
across
the
city
and
to
develop
more
ongoing
policies
and
policies
that
really
push
the
envelope
more
about
what
we
can
do
with
our
public
land.
L
That
is
renewable.
The
other
important
thing
about
community
land
Trust's
is
that
it's
a
very
strong
mechanism
for
community
control
by
residents
and
community
land
Trust's
are
specifically
set
up
with
that
as
their
primary
mission,
so
that
Community
Land
Trust
generally
have
boards
that
are
elected
by
diverse
sectors
of
the
community,
particularly
involving
residents,
both
renters
and
owners,
small
business
owners
or
other
important
stakeholders
in
the
community
for
the
sole
purpose
of
exercising
that
kind
of
collective
ownership
and
control.
This
is
a
unique
role,
that's
distinct
from
other
entities.
L
Even
you
know,
even
in
the
nonprofit
community,
another
important
role
of
Community
Land
Trust
is
the
role
of
ongoing
stewardship
and
again
because
of
that
unique
structure
and
mission.
Community
Land
Trust
can
be
very
important
stewards
to
ensure
that
in
for
debility
agreements
and
other
types
of
deed
restrictions
are
really
adhered
to
and
that
there
are
constantly
neighborhood
eyes
on
that
to
make
sure
that
it
happens
as
well
as
community
based
support
to
help
first-time
homebuyers.
You
know,
understand
and
learn
about
what
it
means
to
own
a
home
in
Chinatown.
L
We
are
a
relatively
new
organization
started
in
2015,
but
we
are
gradually
developing
our
role
in
these
different
areas
and
publicly
owned
land
is
one
of
the
critical
concerns
of
our
land.
Trust
in
Chinatown.
Public
land
includes
B
PDA
owned
land
as
well
as
mass
dot,
and
we
have
had
a
longtime
goal
for
many
years
of
at
least
50%
affordability
in
any
on
any
public
land.
L
But
we
found
that
there
are
unique
roles
that
the
Land
Trust
can
also
play.
In
addition
to
advocate,
advocate
continuing
to
advocate
for
that
type
of
commitment
to
permanent
affordability,
it
can
include
ensuring
permanent
public
access
to
promised
community
space
and
an
ongoing
community
voice
after
designation
as
a
project
move
forward
moves
forward,
that's
really
important
because
we
have
a
depth
of
experience
in
the
community
of
being
promised
very
beautiful
community
spaces
and
community
rooms
by
both
for-profit
and
nonprofit
developers,
only
to
see
them
gated
and
privatized
later.
L
So
one
of
the
things
we
have
been
advocating
in
an
upcoming
public
parcel
development
is
that
the
Community
Land
Trust
and
the
Friends
of
the
Chinatown
library
owned
easements
to
ensure
public
access
to
promised
spaces.
In
the
upcoming
proposal,
a
stewardship
of
community
spaces
can
also
extend
to
important
things
like
amenities,
like
the
Reggie
Wong
Park,
which
is
Chinatown's
primary
open
recreational
space,
where
we
are
trying
to
ensure
that
there
are
some
interim
improvements
that
will
fulfill
the
community's
master
plan
to
that
public
land,
which
is
actually
state-owned
land.
L
That
will
be
up
for
development
in
the
future
and
therefore
a
fairly
complex
situation.
But
this
is
the
type
of
role
that
a
Community,
Land
Trust
can
also
play.
And
finally,
we
think
that
it's
important
for
us
to
look
at
long-term
stewardship
of
affordable
units
and
that
you
know
we
should
consider
this.
Also,
when
we
look
at
our
inclusionary
development
policy.
I
think
that
it's
important
for
us
in
this
conversation
to
learn
from
what
some
other
cities
across
the
country
are
doing,
and
also
to
recognize
that
this
is
kind
of
we're
cut.
L
We
can
look
at
the
city
of
Santa
Fe
where
that
the
city
is
looking
at
the
possible
designation
of
64
acres
of
public
land
and
in
conversations
with
a
Community
Land
Trust
there
about.
You
know
where
that
may
be
a
possibility.
Newark
New,
Jersey
and
Los
Angeles
have
been
moving
smaller
properties
to
community
land
Trust's
in
other
cities,
they're
taking
a
corridor
approach
which
I
know
has
been
under
discussion
here
as
well
in
looking
at
transit
oriented
development,
not
just
in
terms
of
the
traditional
Smart
Growth
that
that
focuses
on
density.
L
But,
looking
at
how
do
we
actually
stabilize
those
neighborhoods
in
Los
Angeles?
They
have
a
30%
affordability
requirement
for
transit,
oriented
development
along
that
corridor
and
in
Seattle
they
have
an
80%.
They
have
a
policy
of
80
percent
of
affordability
at
80
percent
of
our
area,
median
income
or
below.
L
There
are
other
cities
that
are
pioneering
new
partnerships
with
the
community
in
Philadelphia.
The
city
has
partnered,
with
the
Association
of
Puerto
Ricans
on
the
March
to
be
contracted
to
unfold
the
community
planning
process.
In
a
way,
that's
that
only
a
community
based
organization
can
do
so.
I
just
offer
these
as
some
things
for
us
to
think
about
as
we
move
forward
this
conversation
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
talk.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
M
Good
afternoon,
I
just
want
to
add
my
voice
thanking
all
of
the
councillors
for
sponsoring
this
hearing.
We
think
it
comes
for
Edwards,
councillor
Wu
and
councillor
Flynn
I.
My
name
is
Lisa
Owens
and
I
am
a
board
member
of
the
coalition
of
occupied
homes
in
foreclosure
and
I'm,
also
a
resident
of
East
Boston,
the
coalition
of
occupied
homes
in
foreclosure.
M
So
as
members
of
the
network,
we're
in
full
support
of
the
recommendations
that
both
Sharon
and
Lydia
have
just
shared
I'm
here,
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
about
why
we
should
prioritize
Community,
Land
Trust,
on
public
land
and,
in
short,
by
really
giving
you
a
snapshot
of
what's
possible.
I'm
gonna
do
that
by
talking
a
little
bit
about
about
Kohath,
so
in
short,
community
land,
Trust's,
stabilize
residents
and
communities,
promote
permanent
affordability
and
increase
civic
engagement
and
resident
leadership.
M
So
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
how
we
at
Ko
have
got
started,
so
our
mission
is
to
stop
displacement
and
stabilize
neighborhoods
and
families
in
the
city
of
Boston
by
stewarding,
a
community
controlled
land
trust
by
working
with
residents
and
organizations
to
purchase,
foreclosed
and
distressed
properties
and
advocate
for
community
control
over
land
and
housing.
We
began
as
a
unique
and
odd
coalition
of
over
25
housing
and
legal
and
community
groups
and
residents
all
focused
on
keeping
homeowners
in
their
homes
during
the
foreclosure
crisis.
M
Our
aim
at
that
time
was
to
demonstrate
how
community,
organizing
and
cross
sector
partnerships
could
keep
people
in
their
homes
by
advocating
for
policy
and
systems
change.
As
a
result
of
our
network
and
our
relationships
together,
we
were
actually
able
to
purchase
and
Rehab
six
scattered
site,
formerly
bank
and
lender
owned
foreclosed
occupied
properties
for
a
total
of
15
homes
preserved.
M
It's
important
to
note
that
it
was
the
leadership
and
perseverance
of
the
families,
both
tenants
and
homeowners
together,
backed
up
by
City
life's
solid
community,
organizing
and
the
expert
Legal
Defense
of
Greater
Boston
legal
aid,
Harvard
legal
aid
Bureau
and
the
Legal
Services
Center
that
won
control
of
these
properties
through
their
efforts.
The
current
Kotov
resident
leaders
and
now
board
members
have
demonstrated
a
deep
commitment
to
each
other
to
their
neighborhood
into
the
city.
M
Today,
as
the
Boston
neighborhood
community
land
Trust's,
we
act
in
partnership
with
anti
displacement,
resident
leaders
and
organizations
to
steward
the
15
properties
and
build
resin
resident
governance
and
leadership.
We
hope
to
continue
to
work
with
our
partners,
including
those
at
the
city's
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development,
to
acquire
distressed
properties,
both
occupied
and
vacant,
and
placed
them
on
the
land
trust.
M
In
this
way,
we
hope
to
create
or
preserve
more
community
controlled,
permanently
affordable
housing
in
in
the
neighborhoods
that
are
most
impacted
by
the
displacement
crisis,
and
although
we
are
a
themed,
citywide
land
trust,
our
priority
area
is
the
Fairmount
corridor.
We
are
currently
stewarding
15
properties
in
Dorchester,
and
we
are
working
with
our
partners
to
identify
additional
bank
owned,
foreclosed
properties
along
the
Fairmount
corridor
for
purchase
and
placement
onto
the
land,
trust,
and
it's
important,
we
think,
to
focus
on
the
Fairmount
corridor.
M
We
believe
that
creating
criteria
regarding
the
disposition
of
public
land
that
prioritizes
the
highest
level
of
community
control
with
mechanisms
for
maintaining
permanent
real
affordability
will
be
key
to
stabilizing
the
working-class
communities
that
are
most
at
risk
of
displacement
along
the
corridor.
We
have
seen
success
on
a
small
scale
of
using
the
land
trust
model
to
stop
displacement,
increase,
resident
engagement
and
leadership
and
create
permanent
solutions
for
housing,
affordability.
M
N
Afternoon
I
represent
the
urban
farming
Institute
of
Boston,
so
we're
gonna
take
a
little
walk
away
from
housing
for
a
minute.
We
are
a
founding
member,
also
of
the
Greater
Boston
Community
Land
Trust
Network.
We
developed
farms
and
we're
about
five
years
old,
and
most
of
you
probably
know
that
urban
farms
were
just
created
as
an
as
of
right
use
in
the
Boston
zoning.
N
But
I
want
to
emphasize
the
fact
that
this
kind
of
process
that
the
Greater
Boston
Committee,
Land
Trust
Network
has
proposed,
is
exactly
the
kind
of
thing
that
has
been
a
success
for
us.
The
process
for
land
disposition
that
prioritizes
local
decisions
about
local
land
use
and
long-term
affordability
and
local
economic
development.
Boston,
like
many
cities,
is
facing
a
crisis.
An
inadequate
supply
of
affordable
housing.
Housing
is
the
fabric
and
foundation
of
healthy
urban
neighborhoods.
N
Stable
housing
means
stable
residents
who
hold
excuse
me,
who
build
communities
of
attachment
around
common
interests
and
priorities
who
build
the
social
infrastructure
to
thrive
and
who
contribute
economically
and
socially
to
the
entire
city,
but
healthy
neighborhoods
are
more
than
housing.
Healthy,
neighborhood,
support,
daily
and
recurring
human
needs
with
stores
and
services,
recreation
and
entertainment
less
times.
Traveling
elsewhere
means
more
time
building
local
relationships,
more
money
circulating
within
a
neighborhood
built
stability
and
permanence.
N
The
Greater
Boston
Community
Land
Trust
Network
advocates
for
the
use
of
public
land
to
stabilize
and
support
neighborhoods
urban
farms
are
a
relatively
new
land-use
created.
As
of
right
in
the
2013
article
89
amendment
to
the
city's
zoning
code.
This
land-use
change
came
about
it
because
of
local
activism
to
legalize
this
land
use
it
came
about
because
there
are
many
parcels
suitable
for
small-scale
farming
that
would
otherwise
go
undeveloped.
It
came
about
because
local
residents
identified
the
value
of
this
new
use
to
local
food
access
and
economic
development.
N
This
a
case
study
in
the
wisdom
of
local
land
control,
Community,
Land
Trust
answer
local
needs.
They
are
a
power.
Excuse
me
they
are
a
my.
They
are
proven
method
for
protecting
long-term
affordability
in
housing
and
preserving
open
space
uses
such
as
urban
farming.
Community
land
Trust's
can
be
vehicles
for
local
land
use
planning,
having
demonstrated
how
they
promote
neighborhood
stability
and
community
control.
O
O
Part
of
the
goal
today
is
to
embed
the
word
Community
Land
Trust
in
your
heads.
If
you
haven't
heard
the
word
enough
from
my
colleagues
and
I,
just
want
to
share
some
of
our
history
so
that
you
know,
we've
we've
put
out
verbage
about
what
we'd
like
to
see
how
we
think
the
community
of
interest
model
can
be
a
good
vehicle
for
that
in
our
history.
O
We've
existed
for
over
30
years,
and
it
was
during
the
time
when
the
Dudley
neighborhood
was
very
under
invested
and
thanks
to
the
administration
at
the
time
of
Mayor
Flynn,
we
were
able
to
gain
support
and
get
control
of
land
in
the
immediate
neighborhood,
and
you
know
fast
forwarding,
30
years
later
and
going
through
this
Community
Land
Trust
model
process
and
involving
the
residents
of
small
businesses
and
community
members.
You
know
today,
I
represent
a
portfolio
that
has
227
units
of
affordable
housing.
96
of
that
227
are
single
and
duplex
family
homes.
O
The
remainder
that
the
remainder
of
that
number
are
made
up
of
rental,
affordable
rental
units.
We
have
10,000
square
foot
greenhouse
on
our
land,
trust
we
have
a
one
and
a
half
acre
farm
amongst
a
number
of
other
farms
in
association
with
partners
like
the
urban
farming
Institute,
and
we
just
recently
had
the
opportunity
to
buy
a
commercial
building
in
the
uplands
corner
area,
a
process
that
will
undergo
the
same
community
process
and
offer
the
transparency
from
from
A
to
Z
in
how
that
building
will
be
used
and
what
it
will
become
in
its
future.
O
All
of
that
spans
over
30
acres
in
our
immediate
area,
Dudley
neighbors
incorporated,
is
a
member
of
the
Greater
Boston
Community
Land
Trust
Network.
Our
goal
is
to
figure
out
how
to
replicate
the
model.
It's
you
know.
We've
we've
had
this
specific
equation
that
has
worked
in
our
neighborhood.
It's
not
the
you
know
one-size-fits-all
approach.
You
just
have
to
flip
a
few
variables
in
the
equation,
but
the
outcome
is
the
same,
and
it's
that
you
know
if
we
can
get
the
land
disposition
control
it'll
allow
the
residents
to
control
the
process.
O
You
know
we've
for
years
been
sharing
our
best
practices
with
you
know
with
my
colleagues
and
as
well
as
sharing
the
failures
and
understanding
you
know.
Sometimes
you
require
failure
in
order
to
reach
these
successes,
and
so
I'm
here
today
to
represent
that
history
in
to
you,
know,
I,
ask
that
you
know
and
implore
the
powers
to
be
to
really
help
us
get
control
of
the
land.
O
We
thank
partners
like
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
over
the
years.
They've
been
key
allies
in
helping
us
attain
the
land
and
figuring
out
how
to
find
funding
sources
so
that
we
can
get
developers
interested
in
wanting
to
build
affordable
homes
on
these
sites
and
how
to
you
know,
arm
wrestle
with
them
at
the
negotiation
table
so
that
they
can
make
the
money
that
they're
looking
to
make,
but
to
also
benefit
the
community,
and,
as
mentioned
earlier,
you
know
with
all
the
properties
that
we
develop
on
the
Land
Trust.
O
We
strike
a
99-year
ground
lease
and
it
gives
the
families
the
opportunity
to
pass
these
homes
down
to
their
family
members
or
to
sell
it
and
bless
another
family
with
first-time
home
ownership,
and
once
that
99
year,
clock
runs
out.
We
do
the
reset
button,
and
so
the
opportunity
to
keep
that
control
is
something
that
has
prevented
the
the
teeth
of
gentrification
that
are
kind
of
surrounding
our
immediate
neighborhood
now
from
from
really
creeping
in
and
that
having
that
authority
over
the
land
and
I
I'm.
O
A
true
believer
that
having
the
right
folks
at
the
table
is
is
a
key
to
the
success
of
this
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
you
know.
Dnd
is
been
a
key
ally
in
helping
us
through
this
having
the
right
folks,
like
attorneys
and
and
the
banks,
we've
done
sessions
with
a
number
of
banks
to
help
them
understand
what
community
land
Trust's
are
about,
giving
them
that
that
CLT
101
we'd
love
to
have
the
opportunity
to
do
it.
O
With
you
know,
council,
members
and
and
to
help
you
guys
understand
the
benefits
of
what
the
Community
Interest
model
can
can
bring
to
the
city
of
Boston
and
to
create
a
process
of
transparency
that
is
going
to
benefit.
The
community
for
the
community
by
the
community
is
what
we
ultimately
go
for
and
one
of
the
models.
That
is
the
foundation
of
the
practice
that
I
try
to
move
forward
today
in
the
stewardship
of
the
portfolio.
O
That
I
manage
is
that
if
I've
Iowa,
if,
if
I
veer
away
from
the
from
the
statement
of
development
without
displacement,
then
I'm
not
doing
my
job
and
the
goal
is
to
keep
folks
that
want
to
stay
in
the
neighborhood
and
give
them
an
opportunity
to
remain
and
give
folks
who
are
looking
for
that
opportunity
to
come.
No
I.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
I'd
love
to
hear
more
from,
because
I
feel
at
the
narrative
that
we're
gonna
hear
as
the
city
and
I
do
believe.
We
are
all
on
the
same
team,
but
one
of
the
biggest
narratives
we
will
hear
is
that
with
affordability
that
high
with
50%
that
high
it
will
kill
development,
you
won't
be
able
to
build
on
the
land
trust
if
you
have
such
high
percent
I
feel
like
that's.
B
A
narrative
we've
heard
before
and
I
think
it's
a
narrative
that
we
will
hear
and
so
with
increased
affordability
rates
based
off
of
a
localized
understanding
of
income,
not
necessarily
the
ami.
What's
your
response
to
that
saying
that
these
high
percentages
are
going
to
kill
development
building,
yeah.
L
That
I
cited,
and
nor
am
I
necessary,
yeah
yeah.
Nor
am
I
necessarily
advocating
that
particular
percentage
you
know
set
up,
but
I
think
that
you
know
there's
room
for
us
to
continue
to
push
the
envelope
as
far
as
what
we're
requiring
and
I
don't
you
know
we
Boston
is
so
hot
right
now
that
developers,
you
know,
are
all
trying
to
come
here.
L
We
already
have
even
just
around
us
cities
that
have
increased
their
inclusionary
development
requirements
that
are
higher
than
Boston
and
it
doesn't
seem
to
be
slowing,
slowing
them
down
such
as
Cambridge
again
I'm,
not
a
real
estate,
finance
expert,
but
I
think
you
know
if
we
look
around
at
you
know
all
of
the
luxury
towers
that
have
come
to
Boston.
You
know
there.
There
are
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
being
made
and
I.
Just
think
that
you
know
we
have
the
right
to
demand
more
of
the
development
community.
B
M
I
completely
agree
100%
with
what
Lydia
just
said
and
I
and
I
think
that
we
can.
There
are
actually
lots
of
ways
to
get
to
the
80
percent
right,
there's
both
preservation
of
existing
housing
and
then
there's
partnering
with
our
CDC
partners,
you
and
and
using
the
resources
that
we
have
available
at
the
city
level.
So,
for
example,
the
acquisition
Opportunity
Fund
if
we're
talking
about
preservation
or
CPA
money.
M
If
we're
talking
about
new
construction,
but
we
do
have
tools
at
our
disposal
and
we
do
have
partners
to
be
able
to
build
100%,
affordable,
affordable
projects
on
public
land.
I
think
that
the
low-hanging
fruit
is
actually
public
land.
We
have
the
most
control
over
what
we
do
in
public
land
and
we
we
have
more
levers
at
our
control,
so
I
would
say
you
know
at
least
on
public
land.
This
is
sort
of
that.
This
is
the
the
lowest
hanging
fruit
that
the
city
is
gonna,
get
and.
B
O
By
helping
these
homeowners
be
the
best
homeowners
they
can
be
and
serving
as
resources
to
them
when
they
have
needs
for
for
home
improvement,
and
so
it
allows
the
home
to
last
longer
in
a
better
way.
You
know
showing
that
those
subsidy
dollars
that
were
invested
in
the
construction
will
go
along
a
lot
further
than
their
subsidy
dollars,
potentially
on
a
market
rate
home
that
becomes,
you
know,
depreciated
over
the
years
and
a
homeowner
doesn't
care
to
upkeep
it
anymore.
L
In
which
this
is
not
so
much
on
the
topic
of
public
land,
but
the
question
that
you
asked
I
think
that
we
also
have
to
you
know
if
we
really
believe
in
community
driven
plan.
We
also
need
to
consider
that
you
know
not.
Every
project
benefits
the
city,
and
you
know,
of
course
we
don't
want
to.
You
know,
have
no
development,
we're
not
anti
development,
but
we
can't
be
so
afraid
that
you
know
that
any
you
know
of
any
development
you
know
being
stalled.
L
You
know
is
always
a
bad
thing,
because
there
are
some
developments
that
you
know
we
wouldn't
have
mined
blue
zhing.
You
know,
like
the
you
know,
millenium
towers.
That's
on
the
you
know
that's
on
a
publicly
owned
parcel.
You
know
which
happened
prior
under
a
prior
administration,
but
you
know
that
was
a
sweetheart
deal
for
a
piece
of
public
land
that
you
know
went
to
build
a
luxury
tower.
A
lot
of
it
is
now
owned
by
foreign
investors,
who
don't
even
live
there
and
that
land
is
gone.
B
This
question,
one
of
the
biggest
when
I
discussed
community
land,
Trust's
I
had
I
won't
say
who,
but
one
of
the
leaders
in
the
CDC
world
say
there
there
what
what's
their
point,
we're
doing
that
work.
Cdc's
are
already
doing
that
work,
and
this
is
just
so.
You
want
to
break
down
for
me,
maybe
column,
one
column
to
CDC's
and
its
commitment,
and
this
is
not
a
critique.
This
is
not
a
competition,
but
they
feel
that
you
know
you're
just
another
way
of
calling
what
the
work
they've
already
done.
B
O
I'll
speak
about
about
Dudley
neighbors
incorporated.
You
know,
because
of
our
track
record,
we're
built
like
a
CDC
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
is
always
missing
from
the
conversation.
Is
the
CMC
OT
community
in
that
process
of
of
letting
the
residents
guide
the
process
bringing
in
local
business
owners
bringing
the
actual
community
members
into
the
process
of
the
actual
development?
O
Looking
through
schematics
approving
you
know,
community
benefits
I
think
that
sometimes
it's
missing
on
the
CDC
end
of
things
is:
is
the
lack
of
community
input
and
true
community
process,
and
that's
something
that
makes
us
different
from
a
CDC
and
that
it's
heavy
on
the
community
interaction
versus
the
I'm,
just
gonna
run
this
process
and
then
let
the
community
know
what
we
built
at
the
end.
So
those
are
one
of
the
things
that
stands
out
to
me
and
my
experience.
B
L
We
actually
have
a
very
positive
relationship
with
the
Community
Development
Corporation
in
our
community,
and
they
have
you
know
over
the
years
developed
a
lot
of
expertise
in
getting
development
done
and
including
leveraging
for-profit
development
in
order
to
support,
affordable
housing,
development
in
Chinatown,
but
I
think
what's
unique
about
the
Community
Land
Trust.
It
is
that
level
of
resident
ownership
and
involvement
that
is
unique,
and
it's
not
necessarily
in
in
opposition
to
or
to
counter
the
role
of
a
community
developer.
L
In
some
cases,
I
think
it
may
strengthen
the
community
developer,
which
sometimes
is
at
a
disadvantage
within
a
partnership
with
a
for-profit
developer,
to
really
be
able
to
safeguard
the
community's
needs
and
vision
by
having
a
Community,
Land
Trust
involved.
You
have
that
voice
at
the
table
and
that
community
voice.
That's
really
focused
on
community
residents,
not
only
on
development
professionals
and
people
with
that.
L
You
know
that
those
type
of
professional
skills,
but
it's
it
through
an
entity
that
specifically
does
work
to
develop
residents
capacity,
to
understand
those
development,
trade-offs
and
concerns
and
and
balance
them
with.
You
know
with
what
the
community's
vision
is.
I
think
that
also
we're
have
we've
been
having
a
conversation
with
Asian
CDC
about
the
issue
of
permanently
affordable
ownership,
housing
because
there's
a
lot
of
interest
in
increasing
homeownership
in
Chinatown,
which
is
a
95%
renter
community
and
with
home
ownership
units.
L
That
is
a
particular
role
that
a
Community
Land
Trust
can
play
as
I
had
mentioned
earlier,
because
you
really
have
that
you
know
in
the
neighborhood
stewardship
you
know
of
the
ownership
units
that
so
it's
not
just
that,
there's
a
deed
restriction
which
is
on
file
and
can
be
brought
to
court
if
needed.
But
there's
really
some.
You
know
people
on
the
ground
who
are
who
are
looking
out
for
that.
N
D
N
Also,
the
the
opportunity
to
explore
a
particular
land
use,
I
mean
I,
think
the
urban
farming
Institute
has
had
the
benefit
of
the
expertise
of
local
residents,
who
wanted
this
new
land
use
and
I
think
it
would
have
been
a
real
stretch
for
a
CDC
to
take
on
that
kind
of
exploration.
So
I
think
that's
something
that
we
should
think
about,
as
we
want
our
neighborhoods
to
be
more,
have
more
complexity
and
more
risk-taking
in
terms
of
thinking
about
how
we're
going
forward
to
make
good
neighborhoods.
L
You
know
whether
we're
looking
at
how
affordable
housing
in
the
smaller
row
houses
or
we're
looking
at
something
like
Reggie
Wong
Park.
There
are
particular
things
that
are
important
to
the
community
as
a
whole,
but
which
you
know
a
lot
of
CDC's,
don't
have
the
bandwidth
or
the
resources
to
pursue,
and
it's
not
profitable
for
them
to
pursue
it.
But
that's
what
it
community
interest
is
more.
B
M
There's
just
one
more
quickly,
one
more
thing,
so
our
land
trust
actually
is
a
scattered
site,
land
trust
and
we
have
properties
that
are
typically
two
and
three
families
and
the
division
is
across
the
city.
Although
right
now
we're
in
Dorchester
and
it's
it,
it
would
neither
be
feasible
nor
profitable
for
a
CDC
to
use
to
have
the
model
that
we
use,
and
so
we
really
do
act
and
complement
with
the
CDC's.
Thank.
C
Liddie
are
always
interested
in
some
of
your
comments,
especially
on
morning
the
montien
project.
It
would
have
been
a
great
opportunity
to
have
more
housing,
affordable
housing
right
in
our
own
neighborhood
in
Chinatown,
I
also
think
of
the
one
dalton
building.
That's
going
up
I
often
often
wonder
if,
if
the
affordable
housing
units
are
gonna,
stay
right
in
that
neighborhood
right
in
that
community
or
not
but
I
when
you,
when
you
highlighted
the
Reggie
Wong
park,
probably
up
for
development,
you
know.
C
That's
that's
really
the
only
outdoor
athletic
playground
that
is
used
by
the
Chinese
community
and
they
use
it
often
playing
volleyball
playing
sports
families,
gathering.
Imagine
giving
that
property
away
to
a
developer,
to
build
luxury
condos
and
then
having
no
outdoor
space
for
athletics
in
the
Chinatown
community.
That's
really
troubling
to
me
as
a
as
the
district
district
to
City
Council.
So
that's
that's
a
priority
that
when
we
do
get
rid
of
a
great
asset
like
that,
what
type
of
impact
does
that
really
have
on
the
on
the
community.
L
Well,
I
think
you
said
it
already:
I
mean
it's.
The
communities
don't
mean
outdoor
recreational
space.
I
do
want
to
be
clear
that
we're
not
talking
about
that
Reggie
Wong
Park
is
not
actively
under
threat
at
MassDOT
has
pledged
that
when
they
put
out,
they
call
it
not
an
rfp,
but
an
invitation
to
bid
again
that
preservation
and
improvements
to
Reggie
Wong
Park
will
be
part
of
the
invitation
to
bid.
L
But
you
know,
of
course,
I
think
that
there's
a
difference
between
that
commitment
to
put
it
into
the
invitation
to
bid
and
having
the
community
actually
at
the
table
to
safeguard
that
permanence
and
I
think
I
also
want
to
say
about
millennium.
Yes,
and
on
the
other
hand,
you
know
after
we
did
lose,
that
public
parcel,
which
was
hate
called
Hayward
place
before
the
community,
was
successful
in
leveraging
some
benefits
from
millennium
partners.
L
C
Thank
you,
Thank
You,
Lydia
I.
Think
it's
it's
important
as
we
follow
the
Reggie
Reggie
Wong
potential
that
we
really
get
a
written
confirmation
from
the
state
from
MassDOT
that
there
is
some
type
of
athletic
facility
for
the
residents
of
Chinatown.
Could
you
could
you
possibly
imagine
a
neighborhood
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
doesn't
have
any
outdoor
athletic
space
for
our
children
to
play
to
play
sports
I
I
can't
even
I
can't
can't
even
think
of
that
and
then
Tony
I
know.
C
You
talked
about
the
community
process,
and
sometimes
it
seems
to
me
that
you
know
the
community
process
is
there,
but
it's
it's.
It's
almost
at
times
just
checking
the
box
that
you
know
is
there
really
a
neighborhood
voice
in
the
community
process
is
the
neighborhood
act?
Is
the
neighborhood
at
the
at
the
beginning
at
that
on
day
one
or
they
brought
in
at
that
the
middle?
Are
there
concerns
really
heard
by
people
in
power?
That's
that's.
What
I
want
to
know
about
the
community
process
is
the
neighborhood
voice.
C
O
Yeah,
our
processes
with
the
community
go
from
the
very
beginning
through
to
to
the
end,
when
we
have
a
sustainable
development
committee
that
comes
together
every
month,
actually
there's
one
tonight
that
I'll
be
helping
facilitate
and
what
happens
is
when
developers
come
into
the
neighborhood
or
there
are
potential
projects
coming
down
the
pipeline
for
the
neighborhood.
We
ask
that
that
representation
show
up
at
our
meeting
to
tell
us
what
is
going
on
what
the
site
is.
Give
us
a
presentation
to
give
us
a
chance
to
one
understand
what
the
site
is.
O
What
they're
looking
to
put
up
our
committee
members
start
drilling
the
developers
or
the
architect
of
the
engineers
or
questions
about?
How
are
you
handling
affordability?
What
are
the
community
benefits,
and
so
we
invite
those
folks
to
the
to
our
meetings
and
after
they
present,
we
kindly
ask
them
to
leave
and
we
talk
about
them
afterward
and
then
we'll
produce
either
a
letter
of
support
or
of
not
support
for
the
project
moving
forward.
We
know
with
the
following
conditions:
we
heard
that
you
said
this
when
I
Drive.
O
Well,
now,
you're
gonna
activate
the
grassroots
piece
of
the
community,
organizing
where
we're
gonna,
you
know,
find
ways
to
protest
against
your
project
and
when
it
comes
time
for
zoning
and
variances,
we're
gonna
fight
against
that,
because
we're
gonna,
slow
the
process
down
and
make
it
hard
for
you
and
help.
You
understand
that
you
are
in
our
neighborhood
and
we
want
to
say
we
want
to
see
it
at
the
table.
So
we
conduct
various
meetings
in
that
manner.
O
Just
looking
to
hear,
what's
gonna
happen
and
to
kindly
say
we'd
like
a
voice
in
this
in
this
matter,
and
so
we
do
it
from
the
very
beginning.
We
ask
folks
to
come
back
and
present
when
construction
is
happening.
We
ask
for
folks
to
come
back
and
say
how
are
things
going?
Are
you
meeting
the
marks
of
the
community
benefits
that
we
agreed
to?
We
ask
for
things
in
writing
to
establish
understandings
as
the
project
moves
forward
and
upon
completion.
O
We
know
we
hold
a
tight
grip
on
that
memorandum
of
understanding
the
the
written
document
to
uphold
what
they
said.
They
would
do
so
we
pretty
much
try
to
cover
from
from
A
to
Z
and,
if
anything
ever
happens
in
the
future.
What
we
try
to
also
get
in
writing
is
just
the
opportunity
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table
and
have
a
voice.
That's
the
big
thing,
I
hope
that
answers
your
question.
It.
C
Does
thank
you,
Tony
Thank,
You
woody.
If
they're
taking
my
questions
and
as
I
highlighted
in
my
opening
statement,
I
mentioned
the
air
B&B,
what
a
terrible
impact
it
had
on
my
community
in
Chinatown,
but
having
said
that,
maybe
there's
an
opportunity
now
to
make
up
for
it
in
terms
of
building
affordable
housing
in
Chinatown.
So
that's
that's.
What
I
want
to
focus
on
as
we
go
forward?
C
What
type
of
plans
will
there
be
for
our
immigrant
community
for
low-income
families,
making
sure
that
Boston
is
a
city
for
them?
So,
throughout
this
process,
I'll
be
looking
forward
to
hearing
more
about
it
from
you
and
from
the
city
about
what
type
of
affordable
housing
we
can
build
for.
Our
immigrant
community
communities
of
color
Mike
community
in
Chinatown
and
the
south
end
that
desperately
in
South
Boston
it
desperately
needs
affordable
housing.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
O
Sir
DSN
I
is
the
parent
organization
yeah
that
they're
the
community
organizing
arm
of
the
organization
and
they
create
a
DNI
to
be
the
stewards
of
the
physical
of
the
land
and
to
you
know
when,
when
they
were
when
they
received
the
land
in
the
beginning,
everybody
on
board
was
a
community
organizer.
No
one
knew
how
to
talk
to
the
engineers,
the
architects,
the
contractors,
and
so
this
land
trust
model
thing
came
into
play
and
they
hired
folks.
D
O
Sir
mr.
city
land
and
the
at
the
time
mayor
Flynn
responded
to
a
number
of
local
residents
that
went
into
his
office
and
said
we
want
control
of
the
land
and
mana
Flynn
allowed
for
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding
to
allow
eminent
domain
over
those
parcels.
And
so
then
you
know
it
was
a
victory.
In
one
moment
where
there
were
about
over
1300
empty
parcels
that.
O
Over
time,
every
time
we
had
to
approach
the
the
owners
of
the
empty
parcels
of
land-
and
you
know
we
use
the
eminent
domain
as
already
that's
kind
of
a
poking
stick
to
reach
out
to
the
owners
and
say
hey.
This
is
what
we
think
your
land
is
worth,
here's
a
check
right
and
they
would
automatically
pop
their
heads
up
and
say
whoa,
who
are
you,
and
so
we
would
bring
them
to
the
table
and
negotiate
those.
So.
D
O
H
D
O
Applied
for
acquisition
funds
D
through
D
and
D,
and
were
able
to
purchase
that
commercial
building,
and
so
the
goal
now
is
to
go
through
the
community
process.
We've
had
a
number
of
community
meetings
asking
folks.
What
would
you
like
to
see
happen
on
this
site?
So
part
of
the
development
for
that
particular
building?
A
non-negotiable
variable
in
the
equation
is
that
it
must
have
affordable
housing
on
the
site,
and
so
folks
have
asked
me
how
much
affordable
housing
are
you
trying
to
put
in
a
Tony
I
said.
N
F
O
You
know
I,
we
need
to
crunch
numbers
and
figure
out
what's
doable,
but
then
there's
also
the
main
bank
space,
which
has
an
opportunity
for
four
artist:
space,
commercial,
retail
and
so
we've
gone
to
the
community
and
said
what
would
you
like
to
see
happen
here?
The
goal
would
then
be
to
I'm
in
the
process
of
we
hired
a
consultant
to
help
us
put
together
an
rfp
developers
respond.
We
bring
them
into
our
community
meetings.
O
D
So
so
at
that
point
the
developer
comes
in
and
gives
you
a
square,
a
square
foot
pricing
or
whatever
will
be
in
this
range
here
so
with
you
are
able
to
you,
are
able
to
deliver
the
building.
This
is
a
theory
and
correct
me
if
I'm
you're,
able
to
in
theory,
deliver
the
building
for
for
less
money
per
square
foot,
so
that
is
how
we
are
able
to
have
affordability
in
those
units
that
would.
O
D
The
developer
doesn't
necessarily
so
the
developer
is
not
worried
about
a
percentage
of
of
units.
That's
your
word
you're
going
to
worry
about
that.
So
you
deal
with
whoever
in
the
city
side
to
say:
okay,
we're
gonna
do
60%
affordable.
They
just
still
give
you
that
price,
so
they
don't
have
to
really
worry
about
that
HUD.
Now,
how
do
you?
How
do
you
on
the
back
end
of
it,
keep
it
affordable?
So.
O
Our
goal
is
to
is
to
try
to
create
the
script
that
we
hope
they
can
they
can
deliver
on.
We
want
X
amount
of
affordable
units
available
on
this
site,
you
know
and
then,
once
it's
handed
over
to
them,
you
know
we'll
be
charging
them
with
sharpening
the
pencils
and
figuring
out
how
to
come
as
close
as
possible
to
that
visioning
process
that
we've
created
through
the
community
process.
G
K
As
of
now,
counting
the
Dudley
neighbors
incorporated
Land
Trust,
we
have
a
land
trust
in
Boston's,
Chinatown
Co.
If
that
Lisa
mention
is
becoming
that
Boston
neighborhood
land
trust.
We
have
a
land
trust
in
Highland
Park
as
well,
and
the
urban
farming
Institute,
as
well
as
a
Land
Trust,
that's
forming
in
Chelsea
in
the
city
of
Chelsea,
called
green
roots
and
so
I
think
I'm,
counting
four
five
yeah.
G
K
L
Then
the
land
trust
model
that
may
be
there
may
be
future
land
trust
developed
as
well.
For
example,
Chinatown
Community
Land
Trust
currently
owns
a
parcel
of
land
in
Dorchester,
because
there
is
a
community
organization
that
organized
where
residents
took
control
of
a
sliver
parcel
to
protect
as
a
community
walkway
but
didn't
have
a
land
trust
developed.
There.
G
G
L
L
L
One
of
them
was
actually
on
parcel
C,
where
the
community
demanded
public
space
that
would
be
accessible
not
just
to
the
residents
but
to
everybody
in
the
community
it
became
the
Metropolitan
and
although
it's
technically
public
during
the
day
hours
it's
fenced
in
and
you
really
doesn't
feel
like
a
public
space
and
in
the
evening
it's
closed
to
the
public
on
parcel
24.
There
is
similarly
a
vision
of
a
community
room
that
could
be
used
and
a
community
patio
that
could
be
used
by
the
kamini
at
large.
L
Those
are
now
only
available
for
use
by
the
community,
the
residents
of
that
development
within
Tufts
University.
There
was
a
promise.
Community
space
was
supposed
to
be
a
community
garden.
That
would
be
great
for
the
neighborhood.
It
became
fenced
in
and
it's
available
only
to
Tufts,
University,
Medical
Students
or
an
occasion
for
specific
community
uses
with
advance
arrangement
with
Tufts
University.
So.
G
L
These
spaces
I
I,
don't
think
that
we
have
a
great
chance
of
going
back
and
reclaiming
them,
although
we'd
love
to.
But
it's
going
forward.
For
example,
there
is
a
proposal
for
a
permanent
Chinatown
library
on
parcel
12,
but
where
one
of
the
development
partners
does
plan
to
do
development
in
front
of
the
library
in
the
future,
on
the
Chinatown
side
of
the
project
and
there's
also
a
very
beautiful
envisioned
public
courtyard
in
the
center
of
the
development.
L
So
we
have
proposed
that
you
know,
while
these
are
great
visions,
that
the
Friends
of
the
Chinatown
library
should
own
easements
to
ensure
permanent
public
asset
access
and
visibility
from
the
Chinatown
side
of
the
project
for
the
Chinatown
library
and
that
the
front
the
chinatown
Community
Land
Trust
should
own
an
easement
to
ensure
that
the
promised
courtyard
remains
permanently
public.
Do.
G
K
You
and
I
just
want
to
make
one
more
note
on
the
quantity
of
units.
I
know
that
15
units,
for
example,
on
the
co,
f
and
trusts
in
the
realm
of
affordable
housing,
might
not
sound
like
much,
but
these
were
units
that,
were
you
know
in
there
were
lender
owned
so
owned
by
the
banks
under
foreclosure
occupied
by
residents,
and
so
a
lot
of
the
the
units
that
we've
brought
on
to
the
land.
G
M
A
Thank
You
councillor
sabi,
George
I,
just
wanted
I
know
our
other
panel
is
waiting
very,
very
patiently.
Thank
you
so
much
so
I
just
wanted
to
keep
my
questioning
brief.
Tony
I
was
really
interested.
When
you
were
talking
about
lessons
learned,
you
talked
about
having
failures
and
successes.
What
are
the
kind
of
top
lines
of
what
we
should
know
as
we're
looking
to
expand
this
throughout
the
city
and
then,
particularly,
as
you
mentioned,
needing
to
educate
banks
as
well
and
other
lenders?
A
O
Of
the
lessons
learned
for
us
were
not
having
the
appropriate
people
at
the
table,
you
know
initially,
as
community
organizers
and
trying
to
run
the
Land
Trust.
You
know
there
were
times
when
you'd
need
legal
counsel.
The
preparation
of
the
proper
legal
documents,
underwriters
from
banks
were
turning
down
mortgages
for
first-time
homebuyers,
because
these
homes
were
on
a
land
trust
and
they
were
saying
what
the
heck
is:
a
Community,
Land,
Trust
and
so
educating
folks
along
the
way,
was
something
that
became
really
necessary.
O
A
few
years
ago,
we
had
a
banker's
forum
and
invited
multiple
or
Bank
representatives
into
this
form
to
give
them
a
CLT
101
after
that
session.
Since
then,
at
Dudley,
we've
produced
six
different
banks
that
have
created
a
specific
mortgage
for
community
land
Trust's
potential
homebuyers,
because
now
they
understand
they're
able
to
explain
it
to
their
underwriters
understanding.
O
So
those
are
some
of
the
failures
in
educating
folks
in
again
having
the
right
chess
pieces
on
the
board
is
crucial
in
this
process,
and
so,
when
I
mentioned
earlier,
that
you
know
partnering
with
folks
like
like
D&D
along
the
years,
and
you
know
having
the
city
backing
us
on
this
on
this
model
and
having
new
folks
at
the
table.
Is
it's
crucial
to
this?
To
the
success
of
this
I
mean
at
the
core?
You've
got
the
residents
and
you've
got
the
community,
but
it
isn't
gonna
lift
itself.
It
needs
any
support.
Thank.
M
Well,
I
guess
one
thing
that
I'll
say
is
I'm
gonna
highlight
what
is
possible
when,
when
we
have
true
partners
at
the
table,
so
so,
as
a
very
recent
example,
we've
been
working
with
D
and
E
to
acquire
a
homeownership
property,
our
first
actually
onto
the
land,
trust,
and
it
was
an.
It-
was
a
case
of
many
different
moving
parts,
including
trying
to
negotiate
financing
creating
new
financial
mechanisms
in
order
to
stabilize
one
family.
M
N
Just
want
to
comment
that
we're
still
inventing
and
that
most
of
the
literature
is
about
housing
on
land
trusts,
which
is
different
than
farms
which
are
land,
Trust's
and
also
I,
think
there's
a
interest
in
commercial
spaces
as
land
trusts.
So
there's
a
lot
of
invention
that
still
needs
to
be
done,
and
partnerships
are
good
for
that.
If.
O
I
could
piggyback
on
what
Barbara
just
said.
One
of
the
really
cool
things
about
the
Community
Land
Trust
model
is
that
it
initiated
as
this
effort
to
create
affordable
housing,
but
as
a
result
of
what
we've
created
and
Dudley
is
the
opportunity
to
not
only
create
affordable
housing
opportunities,
but
healthy
eating
initiatives
by
growing
locally
workforce
development
by
training,
folks
and
hiring
folks
right
and
you've
got
small
businesses
that
are
buying
the
produce,
that's
grown
locally
versus
getting
it
shipped
to
them.
O
So
you
know,
please
don't
think
of
the
Community
Land
Trust
model
as
a
solution
to
purely
housing,
but
the
ripple
effect
hits
many
perspectives
and
we're
fortunate
and
Dudley
that
you
know
we're
hitting
on
the
urban
agricultural
agenda.
The
housing
agenda
we're
dipping
into
the
commercial
agenda
and,
what's
beautiful
about
it,
it's
that
you
know
at
the
core
of
it.
It's
led
by
the
community.
So
thank.
A
N
D
So
Sharon,
just
just
briefly
economic
development,
local
economic
development.
You
mentioned
that
so
that
fits
into
I'm,
assuming
kind
of
like
what
Tony
had
just
talked
about
farms
like
what
what
would
what
would
fit
into
the
into
the
land
trust
model
like
manufacturing,
small
manufacturing
or
what
are
we
talking
about?
Hill
yeah.
K
I
think
community
lis
interests,
as
we've
talked
about
are
not
just
about
housing
or
affordable
housing.
They
also
hold
commercial
buildings,
as
Tony
mentioned,
there's
a
recently
acquired
building
in
upins
corner
by
the
DNI
Land
Trust.
That's
going
to
hold
some
commercial
space
as
well
and
in
addition
to
that,
can
hold
open
space
as
well
as
urban
farms
as
well
and
I.
Think.
O
If
you
want
to
check
out
Mon
that
are
long
in
Spain,
they
were
able
to
create
a
workforce
development
opportunity
where
you
know
folks
who
lived
there
were
workers
in
a
manufacturing
company,
and
so
it's
full
cycle
where
they
live
on
the
site
and
they
work
on
this
site.
And
if
you
want
to
know
about
the
origins
of
the
Community
Land
Trust,
there's
a
documentary
called
arc
of
Justice
that'll
get
your
extra,
warm
and
fuzzy
on
the
topic.
If
you
want
to
see
it
extra.
D
A
You
councillor
Baker,
thank
you
so
much
to
our
our
panel
of
advocates
and
leaders.
We
so
appreciate
your
time.
We're
gonna
do
the
switchover.
So
if
the
administration
panel
feel
free
to
take
your
places
and
as
that
change
is
happening,
I'll
invite
down
three
people
to
testify.
I
know
Wayne
had
mentioned.
There
were
two
community
members,
so
please
come
down
and
then
Wilson
Ortega
will
be
the
third.
R
R
My
son
case
tango
decoder,
dog
named
bicycle
sengakuji,
come
by
Tatiana
cam
kita,
tango,
t-cell
topics
in
the
chemical
inside
the
hotel,
cambot,
Sam,
Bowie,
T,
honey,
come
some
food
and
a
punch
ow.
Some
went
eating
halogen,
hermit,
SI,
local,
take
English
and
eco
mix
into
Yahoo,
General,
Samuel,
Thai
boy,
je
Tong
and
CAI
Hong
Kong.
R
They
found
it
I
host,
see,
ok,
come
to
Giamatti,
we
PO
indicate
come
come,
come
gotta,
go
token:
Jong
Camacho
to
eat
like
a
him
bunker
that
was
eating:
fuga
Chi
Chi,
cago
van
hoy
community
conganga
telephone
than
Kong
Jong
cometh
annuity,
because
she
aqueduct
women,
J
Georgica
one
thing
and
were
frylock
somewhat
on
some
conch.
Oh,
come
on
motive
at
soil
erosion
or
T,
come
well
Elise
at
saga.
Some
would
lower
songs
in
I,
don't
see
a
coup,
you
go
talk.
S
Looking
back
on
this
really
tough
eviction.
Experience
for
me,
I
realize
how
important
Chinatown
is
for
people
like
me,
and
there
are
not
many
public
pieces
of
land
left
in
Chinatown,
but
I
do
hope
and
believe
that
the
government
will
hear
us
when
we
say
that
we
need
public
land
to
be
used
for
public
good
so
that
we
can
stabilize
people
like
myself,
working-class
immigrant
folks,
so
that
we
have
safety.
We
have
stability
in
our
lives
and
so
that
nobody
else
has
to
go
through
the
same
experience.
S
We
had
another
resident
who
is
on
her
way,
but
there
was
a
family
emergency,
so
I'm
going
to
read
and
I'll
hand
in
their
testimonies
later,
so
my
name
is
Wan
hua,
Chen
and
I'm,
a
tenant
of
22
to
30
Oxford
Street
in
Chinatown.
We
are
a
total
of
19
units
with
households
made
up
of
families,
young
children
and
elderly.
Some
of
us
have
lived
there
for
more
than
20
years.
However,
two
years
ago
our
building
was
bought
by
a
new
landlord
for
price,
valued
higher
than
the
market
rate
upon
change
in
ownership.
S
The
new
landlord
immediately
increased
our
rent
without
attention
to
our
basic
maintenance
needs.
As
a
result,
we,
the
tenants,
created
a
tenant
Association
to
negotiate
with
the
landlord.
To
this
day,
the
landlord
has
never
agreed
to
our
request
for
a
long-term
lease,
so
we
feel,
like
our
future
in
Chinatown,
is
unstable
and
uncertain.
Our
new
landlord
actually
bought
another
building
in
Chinatown
on
25
Harrison
Avenue.
This
building
originally
housed
more
than
30
households.
However,
due
to
the
unsafe
conditions
of
the
building,
the
residents
moved
away
during
the
past
few
years.
S
Now
our
landlord
intends
to
build
a
twenty
six
storey
hotel
at
the
25
Harrison
Avenue
site.
To
be
clear,
the
Chinatown
community
has
no
need
for
another
hotel
or
luxury
building.
What
Chinatown
needs
is
affordable
housing.
We
believe
the
surest
way
to
guarantee
that
affordable
housing
will
be
prioritized
and
built
in
our
community
is
for
public
land
to
be
controlled
and
owned
by
the
community.
Only
then
can
we
ensure
that
resident
voice
and
needs
are
centered
and
that
public
land
is
used
for
public
good
rather
than
for
profit
driven
development.
S
T
My
name
is
palanquin
I
accompanied
commander
organized,
and
you
can
see
this
all
the
tenant
or
living
in
Chinatown,
because
some
from
the
86a
in
Holland
they
have
24
unit
in
all
if
the
affordable,
housing
liner,
but
liner,
seems
all
the
China
China
tongue
or
the
land
increase
right
now,
we
hope
city
can
do
something
problem
for
public
o
and
M
safe,
our
community
in
our
post
and
future.
This
is
really
important
for
all
the
tenant,
even
for
the
Booker
family.
Thank
you
thank.
A
N
U
Jurgen
is
hard
movie
to
cosecha
busca
la
protección
Permanente
near
respeto,
a
los
dos,
a
million
raised
immigrant
Asian
documentas,
seen
cantar
a
las
comunidades
con,
esta
Sparrow
temporalis
como
te
pace,
a
dacha
entry,
otros
Salma's
canisters
cuneus,
con
estos
s,
tattos
migratory
OHS,
estación
de
casa,
por,
las
political
migratorius,
ellen
squally
s
an
instance
in
the
conscientious,
the
because
someone
cuneus
bully
doubtless
Kumiko
Krista
Henery
Rhonda.
He
was
cast
to
soon
install
this
in
cases
wouldn't
stop
progress.
U
This
plus
a
bientot,
hey,
I'll,
heat
up
or
cool
personas
que
only
time
is
to
move
into
pattern
means
no
siento,
so
miss
kinian
toes,
don't
erase
al
maseeh
company
or
patterned
Odenton
synchronous,
kasi,
three,
gentlemen
dólares.
Let's
call
the
representin
casi
una
casa,
entonces,
su
muchas
de
la
situación
discussed
and
s
palace
and
the
research
community.
As
you
know,
last
on
dejando
see
you
know,
yeah
ignorance
better.
Is
he
like
that
entonces
estamos
viendo
more
for
mass
justicia
in
a
la
unión
de
ok,
suppose,
community
s,
capital
movement,
a
realist?
U
V
So
my
name
is
Wilson
Ortega
I'm,
an
organizer
with
cosecha
I'm
here
to
demand
that
the
12
million
undocumented
immigrants
in
this
country
have
a
permanent
solution
to
their
status,
along
with
those
that
have
temporary
status
such
as
TPS
and
daca.
We
know
that
these
communities
are
being
attacked.
We
are
conscious
that
we
are
vulnerable
communities
and
we
are
especially
vulnerable
because
of
all
of
the
economic
development
that
is
happening.
V
Massachusetts
calls
itself
a
progressive
state,
but
a
progressive
state
should
give
opportunities
to
those
that
contribute
to
the
economy,
like
those
of
us
in
East
Boston.
A
lot
of
us
pay
rents
that
are
about
1,500
to
2,000
dollars.
We've
paid
these
rents
over
the
course
of
many
years,
which
amounts
to
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
in
rents,
which
is
the
total
of
a
lot
of
houses.
We
demand
respect
and
justice
in
terms
of
housing
because
of
everything
that
we've
contributed
to
the
economy.
A
Q
My
name
is
Sheila
Dylan
and
I'm,
chief
of
housing
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'll.
Try
to
keep
my
remarks
brief
er
than
they
were
just
in
the
it's
a
good
time,
but
thank
you
for
having
this
hearing
I
do
appreciate
it.
There
were
some
questions
put
over
earlier
and
we'll
try
to
get
to
those
questions
throughout
these
comments.
So,
as
you
probably
all
know,
one
of
D
Andy's
roles
is
to
oversee
the
interim
management
and
disposition
of
the
city's
inventory
of
surplus
and
tax
foreclosed
property.
Q
Only
we
don't
own
parks
or
schools
or
fire
stations.
It's
our
job
to
ensure
that
the
property
is
well
maintained,
while
we
have
them
but
to
get
them
back
into
productive
use
as
quickly
as
we
can
in
a
responsible
way.
Since
January
1st
of
2014
we've
disposed
of
over
three
hundred
and
seventeen
parcels
of
land
totaling
over
2.5
million
dollars
in
square
square
feet
of
land.
We
have
another
466
units
in
the
disposition
process
and
we
have
another
400
that
we
are
researching
and
research
well,
I,
say
researching.
Q
It
sounds
like
an
odd
term
for
land,
but
it's
the
Grove
in
West
Roxbury,
which
is
a
very
complicated
landmass,
with
lots
of
easements
and
very
very
narrow
roadways
and
some
multiple
parcels
in
Matta
hunt
where
we've
got
wetlands
and
it's
and
a
lot
of
ledge
so
of
the
land
that
we
have
conveyed.
The
majority
has
been
used
to
create
affordable
housing,
urban
farms,
community
gardens
and
we
have
put
back
a
goodly
amount
to
parks
we've,
given
it
back
to
parks
because
they're
being
used
as
parks
over
a
thousand
units,
1130
to
be
exact.
Q
Housing
units
have
been
created
on
these
parcels
and
of
those
16
one
percent
are
affordable
and
what
I
looked
at?
That
I
was
like
wow.
It
seemed
I
really
felt
like
almost
all
had
been
affordable,
but
I
think
that
the
number
is
only
at
61
percent,
because
two
of
the
dispositions,
the
RFPs,
went
out
in
2005
in
2007
or
something
many
years
ago
about
ten
years
ago,
but
we
just
sold
them
after
the
recession.
Q
So
that's
why
it
seems
a
wee
bit
skewed,
but
the
vast
majority
of
land
that
our
public
process
that
we
have
taken
on
after
January
1
has
been
for
affordable
housing.
There
are
some
developments
where
a
community
will
say
we
would
like
to
see
a
mix
of
incomes.
We
want
to
see
some
market
rate
component
and
we
do
honor
that
when,
when
a
community
feels
strongly
about
that,
but
I
guess
I
mentioned
all
of
our
land
goes
for
affordable
housing
or
housing.
Q
21
parcels
have
been
sold
to
create
new
farms
under
a
new
land,
trust
and
39
parsa's
was
sold
for
other
open
space
uses
such
as
community
gardens.
So
we
do
follow
30b
the
state
process
when
we
dispose
of
land.
We
are
very
careful
about
our
community
process.
We
go
out
to
community
meetings.
First
and
foremost,
we
tell
them
what
we
know
about
the
land
we
discuss.
The
zoning
we'd
spend
some
time
on
education.
Then
we
get
a
lot
of
community
input
on
what
people
want
to
see.
Q
However,
if
we
go
out
and
people
say,
we
don't
want
to
see
any
affordable
housing,
we
do
have
dialogue
and
we,
you
know,
reach
compromises,
because
not
every
community
and
in
Boston
wants
to
see
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
most
do
these
days,
but
not
every
so.
We
take
comments
into
consideration
about
height
and
mass
and
use
and
first
floors
and
parking,
and
we
craft
RFPs
and
then
typically,
unless
we've
got
a
green
light
at
that
the
first
or
second
meeting
we
share
the
RFPs
with
the
community.
Q
We
get
their
input,
we
make
edits
as
appropriate
and
then,
when
everybody
is
happy,
we
issue
an
RFP.
We
typically
bring
back
all
developers
to
the
community
to
make
presentations
that
that
you
know
if
the
pot,
if
the
application
didn't
didn't
even
meet
the
barest,
you
know
requirements,
we
don't
but
any
good
proposal.
We
bring
back,
we
get
community
input
and
then
we
make
a
decision.
Often
in
you
know
very
very
much
in
lockstep
with
the
community.
Q
Things
sometimes
go,
you
know
sideways,
but
by
and
large
it's
it's
kind
of
a
tried-and-true
process
that
I
hold
staff
accountable
to.
So
if
I
could
speak
a
few
minutes
about
land
trusts,
we
love
land
trusts,
I,
love,
land
trusts,
I've
worked
many
many
years
supporting
land
trusts.
We
do
work
with
the
co
hid,
Land
Trust
we
work
with
DSi.
We
have
a
very
long
relationship
with
them.
We're
very
excited
about
our
new
relationship
with
the
urban
farming
Institute
in
their
land,
trust
and
I
have
DNI.
Q
We
have
created
233
units
of
new
housing
or
not
housing
at
in
the
DNI
Land
Trust.
We
have
also
worked
with
the
the
housing
I
lab
has
worked,
helping
community
land
Trust's
put
forth
language
that
they
would
like
to
see
in
our
RFPs
around
community
involvement,
a
community
input,
and
that
is
under
that
work
is
underway.
So
in
summary,
I
think
we're
doing
right
by
Boston
and
are
in
our
how
we
put
out
our
properties
I
think
the
vast
majority
is
going
for
affordable
housing
and
in
proper,
open
space.
Q
I
think
we
have
a
good
dialogue
and
good
relationship
with
many
many
many
neighborhood
groups
throughout
the
city
and
I
really
credit
my
staff
for
that
and,
and
we
want
to
see
more
land,
go
into
the
land,
Land
Trust
I
guess
my
only
caution
would
be
and
I'm
kind
of
interested
in
this
kind.
I
just
learned
it
today,
cocoa
health
is
going
to
develop
a
citywide
land
trust
and
that's
interesting
to
me.
My
fear
is
that
if
we
get,
you
know
10
12,
15
land
trust,
are
they
going
to
have
the
proper
infrastructure?
Q
Because
there
is,
you
know,
money
to
collect
and
taxes
to
pay
in
maintenance
and
there's
an
infrastructure
to
land
trust.
So
I
do
want
to
be
a
bit
careful
that,
while
we
think
about
land
trust,
we
make
sure
that
they
have
the
proper
infrastructure
to
really
be
good
good
stewards
of
the
land,
but
that's
something
we
can
all
work
out
together.
Thank
you.
Thank.
P
P
They
really
believed
them
to
be
true
committee
advocates
and
who
cared
deeply
about
the
future
of
their
communities
and
I
should
probably
start
by
saying
that
this
is
my
fourth
day
on
the
job
as
director
of
real
estate,
the
BPD,
a
so
I'm
very
excited
about
this
opportunity.
I'm
very
excited
about
that
director
wall,
our
director
golden
Mary
Walsh,
have
given
it
to
me
and
the
opportunity
to
lead
forward
the
BPA's
efforts
and
developing
and
managing
their
real
estate.
But
I've
got
a
lot
to
learn
and
the
topics
we're
discussing
today.
P
One
of
the
reasons
why
I'm
so
excited
about
the
job
I
will
certainly
bring
with
me
everything
that
she
still
and
has
taught
me
in
the
fantastic
staff
at
D
and
E
over
the
past
five
years.
I
should
take
this
phone
to
say
that
keep
doing.
Certainly
one
of
the
hardest
workers
in
city
government
and
is
often
the
compass
for
community
bellman,
our
city
and
that's
something
that
I
will
bring
with
me
to
my
new
job.
So
much
of
what
Sheila
said
is
exactly
the
same
approach.
J
P
Development
during
the
Walsh
administration-
and
this
includes
properties
like
the
Condor
Street
in
East
Boston,
where
D
and
E
and
Noah,
or
working
to
create
affordable
artists
and
rental
housing
on
vacant
BBD
on
land
that
ones
that
was
transferred
to
D
to
D
and
D.
The
BPA
has
also
transferred
more
than
20
parcels
in
the
garrison
trotter
neighborhood,
the
D
and
E,
and
based
on
community
input.
D
and
E
is
now
developing
them
through
Mayor
Walsh's,
neighborhood
homes
program
to
create
affordable,
homeownership
opportunities
for
moderate
and
middle-income
families.
P
The
BPA's
also
worked
with
D
D
D
and
E
in
the
Highland
Park
community,
and
a
number
of
those
parcels
are
being
developed
or
being
put
out
for
RFP
and
yielding
new,
affordable
housing,
open
space
and
energy,
positive
housing,
and
at
least
let's
can
keep
going
on
there.
There's
there's
a
lot
of
partnership.
That's
happened
over
the
past
several
years,
but
I
thought
it
also
might
be
helpful
for
me
to
include
some
overall
stats
on
the
BPD.
A's
inventory
has
some
coming
up
to
speed
here.
P
There
are
just
over
250
parcels
in
the
BPA's
inventory,
representing
nearly
11
million
square
feet
of
land.
Much
of
this
land
is
either
in
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard
or
the
Raymond
L
Flynn
marine
industrial
park
in
South
Boston.
The
rest
are
mostly
scattered
urban
renewal
properties
across
the
city.
In
terms
of
what
is
available
for
disposition,
there
are
less
than
150
properties
that
are
vacant.
Many
of
these
range
from
slipper
properties
that
are
only
useful
to
butters
to
signature
properties
that
can
be
really
influential
development
sites
in
the
future.
P
The
rest
of
the
property
that
isn't
available
is
actively
leased,
and
in
some
cases
these
could
be
lease
that
were
signed
decades
ago
in
the
Navy
Yard
or
the
Marine
industrial
park.
Well,
in
other
cases,
these
are
new
leases
for
new
developments
that
are
taking
shape
on
earth
in
our
city
and
I.
Had
the
team
pulled
together,
some
stats
in
our
most
recent
leases
for
new
development,
ground
leases
for
new
development
and
the
data
shows
the
power
of
public
real
estate
for
driving
economic
development
and
also
public
land
for
public
good.
P
W
All
right,
my
name
is
Janet
Carlson
I'm,
with
the
legal
department
at
the
BBVA
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about
Reno
because
that's
most
of
our
property,
and
so
this
is
the
process
that
also
takes
into
consideration
what
we
just
did
during
our
extensions
of
the
plans
between
this
City
Council
and
the
state
I've
added
in
all
the
requirements
there
too.
So.
W
W
These
are
the
areas
that
still
exist
and
actually
the
city
council
districts
there
anything
ok,
some
of
these
have
very
little
property
in
them
and
some
have
more.
Some
have
like
just
small
properties.
There
are
a
couple
large
properties,
but
they
all
know
this
is
our
process?
I'll
go
through
super
time.
So
the
first
thing
when
we
have
when
we
look
at
urban
apart
parcel,
we
have
to
look
into
the
background
of
it.
We
have
to
look
into
the
title.
A
lot
of
our
properties
have
problems
with
title
that
we
have
to
fix.
W
Taxes
might
be
owed,
although
I
think
we've
paid
all
those
off
recently.
We
do
a
zoning
analysis.
We
also
have
to
look
at
the
urban
renewal
plan
and
see
what
it
says
about
that
parcel,
because
that's
what
it
says
right
now.
We
can
amend
that
if
that's
decided
the
best
course
of
action.
The
next
thing
we
do
is
have
community
meetings
to
see
what
the
community
wants
like
in
what
people
are
calling
parcel.
W
Then
we
do
the
request
for
proposals
they're
advertised
in
newspapers,
central
register
on
our
website.
We
get
the
proposals
in
they
are
reviewed
by
a
bee
or
a
selection
committee,
and
after
it's
decided
which
proposal
some
new
items
are
willing
to
get
one
proposal,
but
after
the
site
of
which
proposal,
then
we
would
go
back
to
our
board.
They
would
do
adopt
a
resolution
tentatively
designating
the
redevelop
er
as
part
of
that
resolution.
W
It
gives
us
authority
to
issue
a
license
so
that
the
proposed
developer
we
developer
can
go
on
the
site
and
do
survey,
work
and
soil
testing
and
all
those
preliminary
things
they
have
to
do.
We
entered
into
that
license
next
to
let
them
do
it,
then
the
developer
has
to
work
on
their
plans,
their
financing.
Just
you
know
from
tentative
to
final
designation.
W
We
can
put
whatever
requirements
we
want,
but
the
typical
ones
are
equity
financing
they
have
to
get.
They
have
to
get
their
regular
financing.
They
have
to
get
their
final
working
drawings
and
construction
schedule.
We
want
to
know
that
when
we
enter
in
when
we
go
to
the
final
designation
to
enter
into
the
proper
documents
for
transfer,
they
start
fairly
quickly
on
the
development.
Okay.
So
then,
after
that,
after
they
have
everything
together
and
we're
ready
to
move
forward
as
part
of
our
extension
last
time,
we
agreed
that
we
would
give
to
DHCD
the
appraisal.
W
The
request
for
proposals
request
proposals,
the
tentative
designation
board
memo,
the
proposed
final
designation
board
memo
and
the
proposed
Lda
and
deed
land
disposition
agreement.
Indeed,
that
we
transfer
pursuant
to
after
I'm
they
have
30
days
to
review
those.
After
that,
we
would
go
back
to
our
board.
The
board
would
authorize
the
adoption
of
a
resolution
for
finally
granting
three
developer:
the
right
to
develop
this
property
and
then,
after
that,
we
actually
closed
on
the
sale.
W
We
do
a
land
disposition,
agreement,
a
deed
and
we're
required
to
do
a
section,
38
disclosure
statement,
and
we
use
that
in
place
up
the
original
HUD
disclosures
or
statement
that
we
used
to
do
with
all
their
mineral
properties.
Then
they
construct
a
project
they
haven't
finished
with
us.
Yet
after
construction,
our
architects
go
out
and
look
at
the
construction
make
sure
that
the
property
was
constructed
in
accordance
with
our
approval
of
the
final
working
drawings.
And
then
we
go
back
to
our
board
again
to
authorize
the
issuance
of
a
certificate
of
completion.
W
Okay,
now
the
steps
I've
left
out
there
could
be
more
steps
going
to
the
VRA
board,
because
I
don't
know
what
kind
of
project
it
was.
So
it
could
have
large
project
article
ad.
It
could
have
small
project
large
article
ad.
It
could
have
a
planned
development
area.
All
those
would
also
be
going
to
our
board
and
we
try
to
coordinate
the
approval,
so
they
might
be
combined
with
some
of
these
board
actions.
W
Okay,
the
exemptions
from
this-
the
assumptions
that
we
have
are
conveyance
of
not
non
buildable
Lots
of
less
than
five
thousand
square
feet,
and
we
usually
give
those
to
the
owners
of
the
adjacent
parcels
if
possible,
and
these
parcels
are
not
exempt
from
the
urban
renewal
plan.
So
we
have
to
go
back
and
look
at
the
uses
and
there
were
no
plan
to
make
their
sure
they're
consistent.
If
we
did
a
butters
transfer,
we
would
let
all
the
butters
know
and
talk
to
them
most
of
the
time
it's
difficult
with
the
ax
butter
parcels.
W
The
other
transfers
that
are
exempt
are,
of
course,
to
the
public
agencies.
We've,
given
a
number
of
properties
to
the
City
of
Boston
Parks
Department.
We
have
some
more
lined
up
to
give
them.
We
give
properties,
we
go
through
PFC
to
give
property
to
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
which
we've
done
resold
recently.
Excuse
me,
we
also
make
transfers
sometimes
to
the
MBTA.
We
also
give
some
land
to
GSA
for
the
federal
government.
W
B
B
140,
that's
moved
on,
okay
and
so
of,
and
I
really
appreciate
you
breaking
down
the
units
and
how
many
61
percent
have
been
affordable
or
towards
affordable
housing.
But
what
I
heard
from
a
lot
of
the
advocates
was
that
is
they
see
that
land
Trust's
are
a
means
to
a
goal,
but
they
are
so
creative
and
that
they
really
push
for
a
certain
level
of
community
ownership
permanently
and
stewardship.
So
I
know
that
there
are
examples
of
that
with
eesti
farm
right
in
the
district.
Q
So
the
vast
majority
on
this
list
are
not
going
into
land,
Trust's
and
I.
That's
probably
how
I
would
define
community
ownership.
Okay,
a
lot
of
them
are
going
to
nonprofits.
So
it's
it's.
It's
kind
of
an
interesting
dilemma.
There
is
a
like
I
said
earlier:
I
really
do
like
Community
Land,
Trust,
I.
Think
they're
good
for
lots
of
reasons.
If
it's
home
ownership
it
does
really
help
with
foreclosure
prevention.
It's
a
great
way
to
keep
the
the
property
affordable
in
perpetuity
and
I
think
it
builds
a
community,
so
I'm
I'm.
Q
Q
So
so
I
think
it's
kind
of
important
that
we
we
strengthen
those
partnerships
and
if
land
trusts
are
very
interested
in
the
disposition
of
our
land.
That
they're
also
those
meetings
talking
about
the
benefits
of
community-wide
land
trust,
because
we're
not
going
to
we're
not
going
to
insist
to
a
community
process.
They
go
to
a
particular
land
trust,
so
I
think
it's
going
to
be
important
that
the
land
trusts
are
out.
Educating
community
groups
as
well.
Q
B
One
suggestion
I
would
have
if
it's
not
already
done
yeah,
it's
part
of
that
community
feedback
and
making
it
public
is.
If
you
could
list
the
RFPs
online
and
then
folks
can
directly,
you
know
they
can
look
up
in
the
East
Boston
RFPs
available
or
whatever
I
can
look
that
up
and
directly
read
it
and
then
also
submit
my
comments
that
way
as
well,
if
I
might
make
that
as
a
streamlined
possibility-
and
you
guys
I
know
that
DND
has
done
a
great
job
with
the
Metro
list
and
kind
of
a
pump
out
of
hey.
K
B
Things
to
do
if
it's
possible,
hey
this
is
these:
are
the
RFPs
available
for
January
and
just
to
kind
of
I
can
see
the
the
Land
Trust
Network
being
able
to
get
on
that
being
able
to
organize
being
able
to
read
that
what
that
means
is
also,
people
can
translate
the
RFPs
and
make
them
readily
available
so
that
the
feedback
could
come
back
from
community
members
as
well,
so
I
push
for
online
I
pushed
for
email
direct
emails,
so
that
folks
can
give
that
feedback.
I.
Q
Think
that's
a
really
good
suggestion.
We
do
put
all
of
the
RFPs
online,
but
you
know-
and
we
blast
out
to
our
nonprofit
and
our
for-profit
developer,
Network-
that
sort
of
moves
in
our
circles.
But
we
should
add
the
citywide
land,
the
land
trust
on
there.
So
if
they
have
an
interest
in
having
working
with
a
developer
or
others
that
are
kind
of
yeah.
Yes,.
B
B
P
Thing
I
would
love
to
add.
That's
just
in
the
spirit
of
that
is
when
we
put
out
the
Dudley
square
properties
for
just
disposition.
We
had
a
community
meeting,
but
we
had
the
RF
keys
with
everyone.
We've
been
redlining
of
the
RFP
who
put
them
online,
say,
give
us
your
edits,
and
then
we
brought
back
at
the
next
meeting
a
document
of
the
RFP.
That
was
tracked
changes.
So
you
could
see
everything
within.
B
No
I
appreciate
that
there
was
just
a
suggestion
with
the
I
know:
I
think
it's
a
stewardship
requires
structure
right
and
I
think
that
that
is
what
one
of
the
things
I'm
hearing
from
you
is
terms
of.
How
do
we
assure
that,
as
we
are
giving
away
land
even
to
land
trusts
that
there's
a
structure
there
to
assure
the
Trust's
longevity
right
and
to
make
sure
that
that
happens?
It's
a
little
different
with
CDC's?
B
They
have
a
different
kind
of
relationship,
and
you
know
their
creativity
and
we're
still
educating,
as
Toni
indicated,
there's
so
much
education
that
even
is
necessary
for
financial
institutions,
but
I'm
really
hopeful
that
the
city
will
work
with
advocates,
DSN
I,
that
land
Trust's
and
possibly
create
a
land
trust
bootcamp.
We're
in
the
conversation
of
what
the
city
needs
to
see
for
permanent
structure,
what
the
land
trust
needs
from
the
city
as
Toni
and
Lydia
mentioned.
B
B
B
Just
think
this
is
a
way
in
which
we're
talking
about
dilapidated,
abandoned
properties
coming
back
into
the
community
with
the
city's
support,
and
that
process
is
not
one
very
well-known
twos
and
as
streamline
as
it
could
be,
it
does
require
the
city's
support
and
the
attorney
general's
as
well.
So
there's
just
there's
just
some
points
of
Education,
and
this
is
just
standing
by
and
allowing
I
have
a
house
across
the
street
from
me
that
we
know
if
someone
leaves
there
usually
we
need
to
call
the
police
it's.
No
one
should
be
in
that
house.
B
Q
I
apologize,
I,
don't
know
of
maybe
it's
using
the
same
lis
and
I'm,
not
an
attorney,
but
it
may
be
it's
using
the
same
legal
process,
but
it's
like
it's
the
community
groups
that
are
actually
getting
as
they're
becoming
approved
receivers
through
the
courts
yeah,
so
yeah
I'm.
Only
aware
of
you
know
the
city
going
to
file
at
housing
court
and
getting
a
receiver
appointed
and
then
the
receiver
doing
the
rehab
and
the
lien
goes
on
the
property.
I'm
not
aware
of
community
groups
actually
becoming
receivers.
Is
that.
B
Be
one
of
those
lists
of
receivers
that
the
city
is
helping
to
get
those
liens
on
the
property,
if
they're
the
ones,
helping
to
do
all
the
improvement
and
then
ultimately
be
on
the
receiving
end.
If
that
property
is
foreclosed
on,
that's
a
I
just
community
stepping
up
to
take
care
of
something
right.
Why
wouldn't
we
want
that?
So
so,.
Q
This
you
know
this
process
is
run
out
of
inspectional
services,
but
I'd
be
glad
to
you
know,
sit
down
with
Edie,
Coburn
and
and
Commissioner
Christopher
and
see
what
they
think
of
the
idea
or
in
pulled
together.
A
meeting
to
you
know
there
are
properties,
even
in
this,
this
booming
time
that
are
opposing
you
know,
they're
nuisances
or
they're
threats
to
the
community,
so
I
think
we're
all
very
invested
in
finding
new
ways
that
they
are
put
back
in
good,
productive
use
and
maybe
even
becoming
long-term,
affordable
housing
opportunities.
So.
B
That
would
be
one
immediate
step:
okay
to
Devin
for
the
BPD,
a
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
your
your
leases,
I'm
going
to
talk
granular
in
charlestown,
but
then
also
in
general,
your
leasing,
property
policy
and
community
involvement.
So,
specifically
in
Charlestown,
there
is
a
lease.
That's
coming
up
the
right
now
that
lease
was
entered
into
in
the
70s
with
Massport
it's
a
strip
of
land
along
what
we
call
a
Montego,
Bay
yeah.
H
B
It's
on
terminal
Street,
and
it's
used
for
cars
right
now
and
met
with
the
owner
of
that
company.
We've
we've
heard
from
all
stakeholders,
but
this
is
really
just
how
that
the
leasing
goes
on
now.
This
is
the
70s,
so
I
can't
really
speak
to
what
was
the
mindset
of
community
process
back
then
it
was
leased
in
a
support
for
a
dollar
mass
part
makes
millions
of
dollars,
I
think
specifically
on
here,
hundreds
of
thousands
on
an
annual
basis.
B
P
But
I
think
you're
right
I
think
we
need
to
get
a
much
better
deal
and
I
think
what's
really
important.
Is
that
that
deal
has
public
value
and
that
public
value
is
very
transparent
and
so
the
things
I
can
certainly
commit
to,
as
we
start
to
renegotiate
this,
but
I
do
know
there
I
mean
there
you
get.
Do
you
dig
into
these
things
and
you
start
to
realize
there's
some
there's
complications
right
in
that
particular
property.
I
know:
there's
it's
in
a
designated
port
area,
so
they're
only
specific.
E
B
P
B
P
P
P
B
P
The
past
we'd
lose
the
opportunity
to
think
holistically
about
those
three
properties
in
the
future
and
99
years
from
now,
we
may
think
very
differently
about
W
Square
and
how
those
three
publicly
owned
assets
could
be
used
together,
so
maintaining
a
degree
of
community
ownership,
I
think
is,
and
public
ownership
rather
is
a
important
aspect
of
land
leases.
Yeah.
B
I
think
that
that's
a
I'm
really
happy
to
hear
that,
and
so
in
as
much
as
there's
a
commitment
to
public
ownership
and
the
BPD
a
is
quasi
public
right.
There's
the
quasi
agent
agency,
there's
that
there's
there's
hopefully
still
room
for
the
table
for
other
folks
in
the
public
to
be
there
right
with
BPD
a
really
making
sure
that
they
have
a
consistent
and
strong
voice
as
well
so
and
the
list
of
BPD
a
property
that
that
BPA
has.
Did
you
say
that
that's
online?
It.
P
Is
online
I
don't
find
it
to
be
in
the
most
accessible
way
right
now,
but
we're
working
on
improving
that
so
hope
you
go
to
a
BBS
website
and
it's
called
the
bold,
the
VRA
own
land
database,
which
has
every
single
one
of
those
properties
and
we're
thinking
about
ways
to
improve
the
accessibility
of
that
information.
I.
B
See:
okay,
all
right!
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
then
just
on
your
slideshow
I
had
a
couple
quick
questions,
and
one
I
appreciate
this
I
think
that
that
orientation
really
helped
to
understand
where
we're
going
and
where
your
focus
is,
and
why?
Why
Charlestown,
why?
You
know
all
these
different
areas,
but
specifically
I
I'm,
just
a
little
bit
confused
urban
renewal
disposition
process
that
slide
starts
off
with
due
diligence,
yeah.
W
B
W
W
Yes,
but
remember,
we
had
a
federal
government
that
was
doing
every
no
land
paid
for
a
part
of
it
in
the
city
paid
for
part
of
ever
seen.
So,
okay,
so
yes,
so
I'm
getting
back
to
the
question.
Okay,
so
those
titles
have
been
sitting
with
us.
What
happens?
What
I've
been
finding
is
that
like
assessing,
sometimes
is
right
and
sometimes
is
wrong
recently
on
one
of
our
parcels.
W
That
right
now
is
a
possibility
of
a
development
or
school
is
says:
Bri
owns
it,
but
when
you
do
the
title,
the
city
owns
two-thirds
of
it
through
their
Public
Works,
Department
and
130
via
right.
So
what
the
VRA
is
doing
is
we
are
acquiring
those
parts
consolidating
it
into
a
site
and
then,
where
I'm
not
sure
what
we're
doing
with
it
yet,
but
it
may
go.
Public,
may
go
back
to
you
this
due
diligence,
no
matter
to
the
city,
that's
what
it
might
do.
Yeah,
okay,
there's
some
work
on
it.
Okay,.
W
You
can
attach
it
to
that,
you
can.
Put
it
on
separately
depends
what
it
is.
So
what
happens
is
it
depends
on
the
financing
if
we're
in
with
other
agencies,
and
they
do
the
mass
docs.
We
let
our
affordability
go
through
the
mass
stocks,
but
what
I
do
is
I
attach
the
mass
stocks
covenant
to
the
land
disposition
documents,
so
it
attaches
to
the
transfer.
So
there's
no
question
it
stays.
W
D&Amp;D
has
a
lot
of
money
that
goes
in
them
and
the
PRA
and
what
how
it
used
to
happen
is
everyone
in
the
80s
used
to
put
their
own
affordability
on
it,
got
very
expensive
for
the
developers
of
affordable
housing
and
so
I,
don't
even
know
who
developed
these
documents,
but
they
were
developed
and
they
write
in
all
the
requirements
from
all
the
different
agencies
into
one
set
of
documents.
So
it's
easier
and
cheaper
for
the
affordable
housing
developers.
B
Right
so
when
you-
and
you
mentioned
in
one
of
these,
that
you
sometimes
transfer
land
to
other
city
departments,
yes,
and
also
to
state
and
federal
yes,
I
can
understand
within
the
city,
there's
probably
may
be
very
little
cost.
But
when
you
transfer
to
state
and
to
federal,
do
we
charge
or
do
you?
What
do
you
get
for
that
fair
market
value
so.
P
In
it
depends
on
the
agency,
but
most
agencies
at
the
state
level
have
a
requirement
they
get
fair
market
value.
So
it's
sort
of
it's
often
a
we've.
Looked
at
opportunities
do
land
when
land
swaps
in
the
past,
where
there
is
land
that
the
city
would
be
more
beneficial
for
the
city
own
and
there's
land.
That
would
be
a
great
conservation
area
for
DCR
to
own,
and
we,
both
agencies
get
fair
market
value
based
on
the
swap
is
often
the
way
that
this
has
been
pursued.
The.
W
B
Q
So
if
it's
a
city,
if
it's
owned
by
a
city
department,
school
public
works
police
and
they
say
we
don't
need
this
parcel
or
building
anymore,
they
do
we
come
before
the
City
Council
and
we
say
with
the
department-
and
we
say
we
want
to
surplus
this
property.
There's
always
good
questions
like
do
you
sure
you
don't
need
this
school
anymore?
B
P
In
that
case,
the
School
Committee
voted
to
surplus,
the
property
they
realized
it
no
longer
needed
it,
and
the
vote
came
before
the
City
Council
to
surplus
the
property,
and
when
that
takes
place,
then
it's
owned
by
the
public.
It
goes
in
the
inventory.
The
public
facilities
Commission,
which
DMV
manages
right.
B
But
there
was
a
standard
that
was
confused
or
I
was
concerned
about
that
that
there's
a
certain
stewardship
or
requirement
that
the
city
get
the
best
offer
and
used
for
that
land.
As
my
understanding,
maybe
talking
with
some
folks
and
so
not
to
put
any
I,
don't
want
to
throw
anyone
under
the
bus.
But
if
that's
you
know
to
get
the
highest
and
best
offer
that
you
could,
and
so
that's
a
real
concern
for
nonprofits
or
me.
You
know
what
I
was
thinking
about.
B
Q
We
do
get
an
appraisal
on
every
property
that
we
we
manage
and
we
dispose
of,
but
the
vast
majority
are
sold
for
less
than
that.
But
when
we
put
out
an
RFP,
we
say
to
any
potential
applicants.
If
you
are
interested
in
in
getting
this,
you
know
development
and
you
are
paying
less
than
the
appraised
value,
provide
us
a
pro-forma,
provide
us
a
financial
analysis
and
why
you
can't
make
your
dua.
Q
You
can't
pay
the
full
market
value
and
we
underwrite
it
very
very
carefully,
and
so,
if
someone's
building,
affordable
housing
or
it's
a
community
garden-
and
they
can
show
that
you
know
that
they
show
the
numbers
cannot
support
an
acquisition
price.
Then
we
go
forward
once
we
choose
a
developer
and
we
do
not
get
full
market
value.
Okay,
we
do
put
deed
restrictions
on
to
make
sure
that
the
concessions
that
we've
given
benefits
the
community
for
the
for
the
long
term.
But
we
do
not.
B
We're
very
excited
about
that
community
process.
Specifically
for
this,
and
just
you
know
how
we're
getting
notified
about
it.
I'm
getting
asked
about
it.
You
know
when
it's
gonna
start
when
we're
going
to
start
talking
about
that
and
those
those
are.
If
you
had
the
monthly
RFP
or
something
directly
up,
there
would
be
nice
to
be
able
to
just
point
people
to
where
they
are
so
I'm
just
suggesting
that
again,
I.
Q
A
Q
We
typically
sell
property,
we
don't
usually
keep
a
long-term
lease
unless
there's
some
and
like
Devin
mentioned
you
know,
between
a
library
and
a
police
station,
we're
gonna
keep
with
just
because
there's
so
much
city
property
there.
It's
prudent
to
do
elite
long
term
lease,
but
we
typically
sell
property
and
probably
if
it's
home,
affordable,
homeownership,
it's
it's
easier.
It's
easier
for
folks
to
get
financed
and
find
banks
that
are
interested
in
financing,
and
it
just
makes
the
real
estate
finance
and
the
legal
matters
less
complicated.
Q
P
A
P
A
P
The
VPD,
a
it's
I,
mean
the
major
ones.
Are
there
Raymond
L
Flynn's
marine
industrial
park
and
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard?
Those
are
long
do
many.
Many
of
those
parcels
are
long-term
least,
but
they
are
staying
in
the
BPA's
inventory
in
terms
of
other
property,
that
is,
it
doesn't
have
a
lease
on
it
that
is
available.
That's
that's
what
I'm
really
digging
in
now,
I
know
from
the
work
that
I've
done
in
partnership
with
the
BBA
in
W
square.
Q
Else,
yeah
I
think
it's.
It's
Dudley
we're
working
very
closely
with
the
Highland
Park
PRC,
we
own,
you
know
200
parcels
there
and
so
we're
very
active
with
the
PRC
about
looking
at
the
land
and
land
use
and
what
should
be
open
space
much
should
be
development.
We
have
parcels
that
we're
going
to
start
in
another
round
of
conversations
in
Blue,
Hill
Avenue,
but
a
lot
of
what
we
have
left
is
fairly
small
and
I.
Q
Think
that's
why
you
know
we're
didi
has
provided
funding
to
c-dac
and
liske
for
to
to
provide
money
in
a
composite
lending
pool
for
acquisitions,
because
nonprofits
really
need
money
to
acquire
properties
as
they
come
online
because
we
are
running
out
of
city-owned
land,
so
all
of
the
thousands
of
affordable
housing
units
that
we've
been
able
to
develop
with
some
ease
nothing's
easy,
but
with
with
some
ease
that
resource
is
coming
to
an
end.
So
we
do
need
to
find
new
ways
of
getting
property
into
affordable
housing
developers,
hands.
Q
Thousand
six
seven
thousand
square
feet,
maybe
up
to
ten
ten
thousand
right
now,
is
sort
of
a
large
parcel
for
us,
so
yeah
they're
there.
A
lot
of
this
was
they
were
residential
sites.
During
you
know
the
50s
60s
and
early
70s
houses
burned.
They
came
into
our
inventory
and
now
we've
been
working
very
hard
to
clean
them
up
and
get
them
out.
So.
Q
Don't
haven't
I,
don't
have
an
inventory
so
when
I
was
talking
about
City
on
that
I'm,
just
talking
about
the
the
the
land
that's
in
carrying
custody
of
D&D,
you
know.
Certainly
there's
you
know
school
zone
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
in
public
work
zones.
You
know
fairly
sizable
parcels,
but
I
don't
have
an
inventory
of
city
owned,
but
that
does
exist.
P
And
I
think
it's
worth
mentioning
that
those
agencies
that
are
the
operating
agencies,
they
they've
owned
a
lot
of
real
estate
and
probably
the
majority.
The
city's
real
estate
is
in
the
hands
of
the
parks
department,
the
school
department,
Public
Works
and
a
few
other
agencies,
and
their
boards
and
commissions
are
though
they
they
make
the
decision
to
whether
or
not
to
receive
a
surplus
on
those
properties.
We're
sort
of
the
ones
responsible
for
carrying
out
that
surplus
and
based
on
that
in
some
cases
and
didi
has
done
that
in
some
cases.
P
A
So
it's
an
interesting
conversation
about
frontage
road
because
in
this
case
it's
already
before
the
council,
we
had
our
first
hearing.
The
some
of
my
colleagues
are
on
the
tour
right
now
to
see
the
toll
lot
and
the
facility
that
the
city
wants
to
surplus
and
hand
over
to
the
VRA,
as
they
said.
As
the
folks
had
said,
it
would
follow
they're
intending
to
follow
a
similar
process
as
with
Winthrop
Square.
But
when,
at
what
point
would
DND
or
through
the
VRA,
get
involved
to
talk
about
this
public
land
for
public
use?
A
The
public
benefit
kind
of
restrictions
around
what
might
go
into
a
potential
disposition,
whether
it's
a
certain
amount
of
affordability
of
someone.
Michael
was
talking
about
tent
city
before
and
how
many
units
were
created
there
and
imagine,
with
eighteen
and
a
half
acres.
What
the
potential
is
and
you're,
probably
one
of
the
few
remaining
spots
for
that
much
potential,
affordable,
housing
or
other
type
of
civic
benefit.
P
Q
A
Q
You
know
sometimes
the
stars
align
and
you
go
out
with
a
great
so
oftentimes.
We
do
the
designs,
especially
if
it's
just
gonna
be
a
single
or
a
two
family
or
a
three
family
home.
We
go
out.
The
community
loves.
What
we're
talking
about.
You
know
always
be
it's
gonna
be
homeownership
and
affordable
homeownership
and
these
the
designs
and
and
they
say,
go
forth.
We've
been
looking
at
that
forever.
Q
We
want
you
to
move
this
and
then
it's
probably
on
the
street
in
two
or
three
months,
but
you
go
to
advertising
and
get
an
RFP
together.
Sometimes
at
Highland
Park
we've
been
out
there
for
three
years.
Talking
about
you
know
what
the
parcel
should
be,
how
much
should
be
open
space
who
should
own
the
open
space?
And
so
sometimes
you
know
processes
can
take.
You
know
three
plus
years,
so
it
really
varies
on
on
the
complexity
and
the
involvement
from
the
key.
P
Then
we're
very
careful
both
agencies
to
not
dispose
of
the
property
and
owner
developer
until
we're
very
confident
that
we'll
move
forward
so
we'll
issue
a
tentative
designation
and
that
allows
the
developer
to
move
forward
with
assembling
their
financing
and
in
the
case
of
a
lot
of
developments
that
are
affordable.
Housing
that
you
do
assemble
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
different
funding
sources,
including
funding
from
the
state
and
federal
government.
And
so
it
may
take
several
more
years
once
that
tentative
designation
is
made
before
the
actual
property
is
finally
conveyed
and
construction
starts.
Q
The
scenes
at
that
point
Terry,
that's
very
true
right
right
when
we
designate
thanking
it
when
we
designated
developer,
it
means
that
they
just
now
have
the
green
light
to
go
forth
and
you
know,
spend
money
and
start
working
with
the
various
agencies
so
you're,
absolutely
right.
It
takes
takes
a
long
time
and
in.
A
Terms
of
I
know,
you
said
each
process
is
very
dependent
on
what
the
community
wants
and
is
shaped
by
that
that
conversation
are
there,
is
there
sort
of
a
default
set
of
you
know
a
floor
or
ceiling,
or
what
are
you
thinking
about
in
terms
of
affordability,
as
you
approach
each
project
and
of
the
61%
that
has
come
out
in
this
administration
that
is
affordable
about?
Where
does
that
fall
along
the
percentage
of
ami?
So.
Q
We
certainly
listen.
There's
there's
there's
a
lot
of
some
communities
that
want
a
very,
very,
very
low.
We
deserve
the
you
know
the
poorest,
some
poorest
households.
There
are
other
communities.
We
feel
very,
very
strongly
that
there's
a
mix
of
incomes
and
some
market
rate,
so
it
really
varies.
One
thing
that
we
have
to
be
very
cognizant
of
when
we
are
hearing
opinion
is
that,
where
we're
educating
and
we're
providing
a
feedback
loop,
it's
very
difficult
for
us
to
build,
affordable
housing
at
very,
very
low
income.
Q
Unless
we
have
available
rental
subsidies
that
we
can
attach
to
properties-
or
we
have
to
be
very
aware
that
the
property
will
support
no
debt,
and
so
therefore,
all
of
the
development
costs
will
need
to
be
public
subsidy
and
low-income
housing,
tax
credits.
So
it's
it's
a
bit.
Iterative
communities
will
put
forth
what
they
want
to
see
and
then
staff
and
myself
and
others
need
to
do
you
know.
Financial
underwriting
and
and
kind
of
you
know,
have
ongoing
community
conversations,
but
there
has
been
in
a
lot
of
communities.
Q
There's
a
lot
of
interest
in
what
affordability
means,
as
you
as
you
know,
and
you're
here,
so
we
have
been
asking
developers
and
we've
been
putting
into
our
funding
rounds
that
we
don't.
We
want
to
see
a
range
of
incomes.
We
want
to
see
more
units
at
a
much
lower
income
than
we
have.
You
know
historically
produced
with
a
new,
affordable
housing.
Okay,.
A
Great,
that's
all
I'm,
I
and
Janet.
Did
you
want
to
chime
in
anything
you're?
Good,
okay?
Well,
thank
you.
So
much
I
appreciate
your
time
and
I'm.
So
sorry,
I
know
there
were
folks
who
were
still
interested
in
testifying
in
the
audience.
So
at
this
point,
anybody
who
wishes
please
come
down.
I,
don't
have
any
more
names
on
the
sign-in
sheet
and
feel
free
to
go
to
either
of
the
podiums.
Y
My
voice
is
not
enough.
Good
afternoon.
My
name
is
Amanda
Colvin
I'm,
a
member
leader
of
reclaim
Roxbury
and
I'm.
Also
a
lifelong
resident
of
the
Roxbury
neighborhood
I
feel
that
there
was
a
there
as
a
way
to
actually
upgrade
the
inner
city
regarding
Roxbury,
Dorchester
and
Mattapan.
Without
a
displacement
of
lifelong
residents,
be
disregardful
communities
that
have
been
there,
their
voices
to
be
heard
and
what
they've
established
and
D
disrespective
generations
and
communities
of
color.
In
my
view,
I
feel
that
the
developers
are
practicing
predatory
behavior.
Y
As
far
as
advertising
and
saying
that
there
are
public
meetings
and
they're,
not
opening
the
advertising
to
the
public.
To
let
people
know
what
time,
what
venue
you
can
come
and
voice
your
opinion.
A
lot
of
them
is
like
very
hush-hush,
word-of-mouth
and
I.
Don't
feel
that
that's
fair,
they
are
taking
public
land
with
no
regards
of
the
community
and
I
feel.
There
are
a
couple
examples
of
this
predatory
development
and
behavior
with
option
one
with
parcel
three
parcel:
three
and
Roxbury:
there
are
720
apartments
in
the
pipeline
and
only
14%
of
them
are
affordable.
Y
Most
of
the
affordable,
Hartman's
RS
70%.
Ami
and
80%
ami,
and
that
is
on
public
land
option
two
with
plan
Dudley,
a
third
of
the
housing
is
market
rate
and
a
third
is
at
80%
AMI.
That
means
2/3
is
unaffordable
to
the
majority
of
the
people
in
Roxbury,
and
my
third
point
is
to
have
our
honest,
a
my.
The
city
says
that
there
are
families
that
live
in
Roxbury,
particularly
Dudley
Street.
Y
That
makes
104
thousand
dollars
a
year,
but
in
reality
is
that
on
Dudley
Street
families
make
close
to
twenty
nine
to
thirty
thousand
a
year.
When
developers
build
on
public
land,
they
need
to
have
betterment
and
growth
other
community
in
mind.
Both
I
feel
both
the
developer
and
the
community
can
profit
not
just
of
new
people
coming
in,
don't
upgrade
a
community
in
a
way
that
makes
people
feel
like
they
can
stay
here.
No
more
I've
been
here
for
years
now
they
bring
it
up
and
I'm,
not
a
part
of
that
growth.
Y
I
have
to
go,
give
the
community
a
chance
to
have
their
say.
This
is
what
should
have
this
was
should
be
built,
have
real
community
engagement.
This
should
be
affordable
and
low
income,
and
this
is
how
much
we
make
development
should
at
least
try
to
meet
the
community
standards
and
at
least
engage
in
the
community
and
not
just
so
much
as
just
check
off
a
box
like
yeah.
We
had
a
meetin,
we
engage
and
basically
nobody
showed
up,
because
they
didn't
know
that
there
was
a
meeting.
Y
What
I
think
should
be
on
public
land.
Half
of
the
affordable
should
be
out
20
to
30%
of
ami
or
that
folks
making
20,000
to
30,000
a
year
and
half
the
other
half
should
be
affordable
for
folks
making
35,000
to
close
to
50,000
a
year.
This
should
include
people
coming
out
of
family
shelters,
homeless,
shelters
working
in
certain
state,
jobs
that
are
that
are
just
below
45,000
and
I
also
feel
that
everybody
can
work
together.
Y
Local
community
organizations
BPD
a
b
ra,
and
we
can
all
put
our
heads
together
to
actually
solve
this
or
that
way.
Longtime
residents
and
longtime
communities.
The
colored
have
been
in
existence
in
the
city
of
boston,
doesn't
have
to
be
pushed
out
and
feel
like.
Okay,
your
time
is
up
now.
Thank
you.
X
X
It
makes
no
sense
to
me
to
sit
here
in
apply
value
to
something
that
really
in
all
actuality,
isn't
yours
and
it's
like
it
needs
to
be
turned
back
over
to
who
really
owns
it
and
as
the
indigenous
and
black
people
who
was
already
here
and
I'm
speaking
in
the
deal
and
stuff
like
that,
I
don't
see
any
of
my
people
sitting
at
the
table.
Well,
do
you
I'm
gonna,
say
that
with
emphasis,
because
just
because
you
look
like
me
does
not
mean
you
represent
my
interest
and
it's
the
truth,
it's
the
truth
and
I'm.
X
It's
a
cardboard
police
on
me.
It's
like
yo,
see
it's
it's.
It's
ridiculous
and
I
feel
as
though
it's
not
fair
but
as
I
see
if
the
system's
not
broken,
is
doing
exactly
what
it's
supposed
to
do
and
that
suppress
our
people.
If
you
look
at
the
flag
and
literally
have
a
native
person
being
threatened
with
the
sword
and
I'm
gonna
leave
with
that.
A
Z
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
George
Lee
and
I'm,
an
organizer
in
Egleston
with
the
group
keep
it
hundred
from
real,
affordable
housing,
racial
justice
and
we
collaborate
a
lot
with
reclaim
Roxbury
and
we're
just
not
for
sale
and
folks
connected
to
a
lot
of
that
groups.
Citywide
and
a
few
thoughts
on
what
the
city
is
doing
in
terms
of
public
land.
Z
One
is
to
definitely
support
what
folks
in
the
community
interest
network
have
been
putting
forth
in
terms
of
having
priority
for
community
control
of
land,
so
things
like
getting
land
into
land
trusts
or
other
mechanisms
for
permanent
community
control,
permanent
affordability
and
really
maintaining
standards
that
really
connect
to
community
standards
are
master
plans
so
that
it's
not
just
an
arbitrary
decision
on.
What's
going
on
on
the
public
land
I
think
a
couple
elements
to
add
that
one
is
that
there
do
need
to
be
some
strong,
citywide
baselines
in
terms
of
what
goes
on
public
land.
Z
Otherwise
it
ends
up.
What
happens
is
certain
neighborhoods
that
tend
to
be
more
affluent
and
white?
Often
long
affordable
housing
in
their
neighborhood
so
don't
want
those
people
unquote
in
their
neighborhoods
and
so,
for
example,
if
you
look
at
what
the
PPTA
did
in
South
Boston
on
plan
Dorchester
Avenue
there
a
lot
of
the
extra
units
that
they
got
in
their
plan.
There
were
at
a
hundred
percent
AMI.
Z
You
know
compared
to
in
njp,
Roxbury
fought
to
get
more
30
and
40
and
50
percent
AMI,
and
what
people
from
the
BPD
in
the
city
said
was
well.
You
know,
folks,
there
wouldn't
let
us
do
less
than
hundred
percent
ami
and
that's
not
okay,
to
allow
some
neighborhoods
to
get
away
with
not
doing
their
share
of
real,
affordable
housing.
Z
So
you
know-
and
one
worry
about
that
too,
is,
if
you
look
at
plan
Dudley
over
the
opposition
of
the
community,
the
city
pushed
through
to
pass
the
standards
for
the
first
four
RFPs
and
plan
Dudley,
which
include
a
lot
of
units
at
50
and
80%
AMI
and
folks
were
saying
that
we
need
a
lot
more
less
than
that.
We
need
more
at
30.
We
need
more
at
60%
ami
and
that's
again
why
it
needs
to
be
the
public.
Z
Land
needs
to
be
given
out
according
to
standards
that
the
community
actually
decides
and
actually
has
a
real
vote
on,
and
that
actually,
like
Amanda
was
saying
before
actually
reflects
then
comes
in
the
neighborhood
to
tie
this
into
an
announcement
this
week.
So
the
mayor
just
released
this
draft
update
to
the
citywide
housing
plan
and
@dm
Dee's
budget
hearing
earlier
this
year,
I
think
councillor
Edwards
you
had
asked.
Are
we
going
to
be
involved
in
that
process
of
like
deciding
what
the
update
is
and
I'm,
not
sure?
Z
From
your
perspective,
if
your
office
was
involved
or
city
council
was
involved,
but
from
our
perspective
you
know
they
shared
it
with
this
advisory
committee.
They
asked
for
feedback
within
a
few
days
and
there
was
no
public
process
to
talk
about
this
jump
from
53,000
a
69
thousand
units
to
talk
about
what
should
it
be
affordable
or
not,
and
still
only
about
5%,
of
all
that
new
housing
is
marked
for
30%
AMI
units,
which
is
the
folks
who
are
in
the
most
need.
Z
But,
as
I
spoke
said
before
it's
one
of
the
few
resources,
we
have
to
really
build
a
hundred
percent
and
deeply
affordable
housing,
and
so,
instead
of
just
having
five
percent
of
units
going
to
the
folks
in
most
need.
How
do
we
really
set
some
standards
on
public
land,
so
we
can
get
even
more
as
an
example
in
Seattle
for
the
priorities
for
publicly
funded
housing.
There,
half
of
your
affordable
units
need
to
be
a
30%
ami,
half
at
40%
and
sorry
half
at
30,
a
quarter
at
40
and
a
quarter
at
60%
ami.
Z
B
Now
that
we
have
data
from
the
I
think
it's
Chuck
Collins's
report,
we
have
additional
data
from
the
city
and
it's
updated
plan
so
to
come
back
and
to
discuss
how
these
plans
and
how
they
do
or
don't
work
for
the
folks
in
Boston
is
we're
planning
on
having
a
series
a
working
session,
specifically
on
that,
so
the
conversation
isn't
over.
That's
what
I'm
trying
to
say
and
I
wanted
to
thank
you
for
bringing
that
up
on.
B
Well,
well,
I
think
that
they're
deeply
connected
housing
in
general
is
in
that
plan
it's
a
housing,
2.0
plan.
So
if
this
the
speculation
conversation
and
how
that
plan
does
or
doesn't
address
the
concerns
that
we've
both
voiced
in
that
and
that
long
hearing
is
what
a
lot
of
the
working
sessions
will
be
talking
about.
Okay,.
B
A
You
would
anyone
else
like
to
share
some
thoughts:
okay,
I'm,
seeing
no
takers
any
other.
Your
final
thoughts
from
you
councillor,
Edwards!
No
thank
you.
Wait
well,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
part
of
this
and
for
some
a
great
starting
point
for
a
conversation.
This
concludes
docket
number
zero,
eight
one,
eight
land
disposition
and
stewardship
held
by
the
public
hearing
held
by
the
Committee
on
planning,
development
and
transportation.
This
hearing
is
adjourned.