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From YouTube: Committee on Redistricting on April 7, 2022
Description
A meeting to hear public testimony regarding redistricting from residents of District 1, District 2, and District 9
A
That's
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82
files,
channel
964.
We
are
joined
this
evening
by
some
interpreters,
erica
perez
carolina
perez
wee
gao
and
melissa
lowe.
Who
will
be
translating
this
meeting
in
spanish
mandarin
and
cantonese
I'm
going
to
pause
here
to
let
them
introduce
themselves
to
my
colleagues,
please
make
sure
that
when
you
speak,
you
do
so
slowly
so
that
they
have
time
to
translate
in
live
time.
A
C
C
C
A
Thank
you.
This
meeting
is
to
hear
public
testimony
regarding
redistricting
from
residents
of
district
1
district
2
and
district
9..
It's
possible
you're
here
from
another
district,
because
this
is
the
final
in
a
series
of
redistricting
conversations
that
is
okay.
Everybody
is
allowed
to
testify
today,
even
if
you
do
not
reside
in
district
1,
district
2
or
district
9..
A
Dot
a
dot
goldberg
g-o-l-d
b
at
boston.gov
for
the
link
I'm
joined
by
my
council
colleagues,
today,
councilor
ed
flynn
from
district
two
councillor,
liz
braden
from
district
nine
who's,
also
the
vice
chair
of
the
redistricting
committee,
councillor
rusi
louisiana
at
large.
A
E
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
my
to
our
city,
council,
colleagues
as
well
to
residents
of
boston
that
that
have
been
engaged
in
this
process,
along
with
civil
rights
groups
in
various
community
organizations
across
across
the
city.
Want
us
want
to
also
highlight
the
important
work
the
city
council,
central
staff
does
as
well.
E
I'm
proud
to
represent
this
district
want
to
keep
representing
my
constituents
the
best
I
can,
especially
especially
our
immigrant
neighbors,
and
making
sure
that
they
have
they
are
treated
fairly
with
respect.
But
again
this
is
about.
This
is
about
the
constituents
in
in
their
opportunity
to
to
speak,
so
I'm
here
to
listen.
E
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
chair
council
arroyo
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
vice
chair
as
well
council
braden
and
to
into
our
colleagues,
so
I'm
going
to
stop
there
and
just
and
and
say
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn,
and
thank
you
for
being
mindful
of
the
interpreters
in
the
pace
of
your
your
speech.
I'm
now
going
to
turn
it
over
to
counselor
liz
braden.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
and
thank
you
for
hosting
this
community
opportunity
for
our
communities
to
weigh
in,
on
the
whole
issue
about
redistricting,
it's
a
very
important
discussion
and
I
am
really
here
to
listen
and
and
hear
what
people's
concerns
are
and
how
we
might
ensure
a
fair
and
appropriate
redesign
of
our
district
says
within
within
the
remit
of
what
what
we
are
being
charged
to
do.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation
and
thank
you
for
chairing
tonight.
Thank
you.
A
A
Okay,
then
we
will
go
to
the
screen.
Sharing
and
counselors
will
have
a
chance
again
to
make
comments
on
redistricting
or
whatever
they'd
like
to
speak
on
post
the
slideshow
and
then
we'll
go
to
community
testimony
so
kerry
whenever
you're
ready,
thank
you
and
so
welcome
to
the
third
and
last
of
our
three
district
center
public
listening
sessions
on
2022
redistricting.
A
Slide
the
committee
has
hosted
three
public
listening
sessions
over
the
last
three
weeks,
each
one
on
a
thursday,
each
one
focused
on
a
set
of
districts.
Tonight
we
will
be
focusing
on
public
testimony
in
districts,
one
two
and
nine.
If
you
were
not
able
to
attend
the
session
for
your
district
that
occurred
prior
to
this
date,
you
can
visit
the
city
of
boston's
redistricting
website
for
previously
recorded
sessions
and
for
information.
A
Boston.Gov
these
sessions
are
an
opportunity
for
the
public
to
express
their
concerns
and
priorities
on
the
redistricting
process.
We
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
A
A
Redistricting
is
the
process
of
drawing
lines
of
districts
from
which
public
officials
are
elected.
If
you
look
at
the
slide
in
front
of
you,
you'll
see
the
city
of
boston,
sort
of
color
coded
those
are
the
different
districts
as
they
currently
exist.
The
boston
city
council
is
responsible
for
the
redistricting
process.
At
the
municipal
level,
districts
are
redrawn
according
to
census
data
and
remain
in
place
for
10
years.
A
So
the
last
time
that
this
happened
was
2010,
the
most
recent
census
is
2020,
so
they
happen
every
every
10
years,
and
so
this
is
this.
Is
that
10-year
mark?
The
goal
of
redistricting
is
to
reflect
population
changes,
as
as
recorded
by
the
census
and
to
ensure
racial
diversity
in
the
ways
in
which
our
our
city
is
represented.
A
Next
slide,
the
way
that
this
process
works
is
that
districts
are
redrawn
with
precincts
at
this
as
the
smallest
unit
using
the
2020
census
data,
the
committee
will
work
to
redraw
districts
with
equal
populations.
A
Our
maps
will
need
to
avoid
excessive
deviation
and
populations
between
districts,
as
well
as
follow
rules
set
out
by
the
voting
rights
act,
and
some
of
those
rules,
just
to
be
clear,
is
an
unequal
population
which
would
be
an
excessive
deviation,
in
other
words,
a
district
that
has
more
people
by
a
large
margin
than
other
districts,
or
has
less
people
by
a
wide
margin
than
other
districts
and
also
cracking
and
packing
cracking
is
when
you
take
communities
that
are
made
up
of
a
specific
ethnicity
or
race,
or
some
unifying
factor,
and
you
crack
it
you,
you
split
it
into
multiple
districts.
A
A
You
can
find
these
on
the
census
website
and
also
on
our
committees
redistricting
website-
and
this
just
demonstrates
the
growth
as
as
counted
by
the
census,
from
2010
to
2020
in
in
boston.
A
Next
time,
thank
you.
Our
committee
will
be
hosting
all
of
our
hearings
and
working
sessions
virtually
until
further
notice
we're
committed
to
an
open
and
transparent
process.
So
all
maps
will
be
posted
publicly
for
review
and
comment.
We
don't
have
any
of
those
yet
and
we
won't
have
any
until
this
summer
we
are
committed
to
ensuring
that
these
things
will
be
posted
publicly
for
review
and
comment.
A
A
Slash
departments,
slash
city,
sla,
dash
council,
slash,
2022,
dash,
redistricting
dash
boston
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
give
counselors
a
chance
if
they
would
like
to
speak
now
on
anything
that
they've
heard.
If
they
have
any
questions
specifically
or
we
will
go
to
public
testimony,
our
central
staff
has.
A
Let
me
know
that
we
have
four
folks
signed
up
right
now
for
a
public
testimony
tonight,
I'm
going
to
ask
when
we
do
go
to
public
testimony
that
you
please
state
your
name
in
place
of
presidents,
make
sure
that
your
zoom
profile
name
matches
up
with
the
name
with
which
you
signed
up
to
testify,
so
that
we
can
pull
you
into
the
zoom
and
please
make
sure
to
speak
slowly,
so
that
interpreters
have
time
to
translate,
and
so
before
I
head
off
to
public
testimony.
A
I
just
want
to
do
a
quick
temperature
check
with
the
counselors
and
see,
if
they'd
like
to
ask
any
questions
that
they
would
like
to
go
to
public
testimony
and
then
and
then
respond
after
that
it
looks
like
public
tests.
Do
you
have
a
question
counselor
flynn.
E
Yeah.
Thank
thank
you,
mr
chair,
mr
chair.
My
question
is:
if
the
public
wants
to
weigh
in
in
and
make
some
recommendations
on
what
they
would
like
to
see,
they
might
not
be
on
this
meeting
tonight.
What
would
what
would
they
do
to
make
sure
that
their
voices
are
heard,
whether
it's
an
email
or
or
a
letter,
but
they
should.
They
should
address
it
to
you
and
does
that
also
get
forwarded
to
the
other
call
our
colleagues
as
well.
A
A
I
want
to
make
sure
I
give
and
if
you
send
it
to
michelle
a
goldberg
at
boston.gov
that
that
will
work
as
well.
I
want
to
make
sure
I
get
the
redistricting
email
committee,
email
and
I'll
share
that
after
we
do
the
public
testimony,
but
there
are
there's
multiple
ways
to
do
it.
A
Another
way
to
do
it
is,
if
you
have
an
opinion
on
redistricting,
and
you
know
who
your
city
counselor
is
feel
free
to
email,
that
city
counselor,
whether
it's
councillor
flynn,
councillor,
braden
or
any
of
your
at-large
counselors,
and
I'm
certain.
They
will
also
make
sure
that
it
gets
to
me
and
the
committee
and
we
will
submit
it
there
as
well,
and
so
those
are
places
where
we
can
do
that
and
then
finally
to
email.
The
committee
itself,
that
is
ccc.redistricting
at
boston.gov,
and
so
I
see
counselor
dan
is
also
on
camera.
E
Yes,
council
royal,
it
does
and
again
I
know
we
both
highlighted
it,
but
I'm
really
impressed
that
we
have
various
translators
interpreters
on
tonight.
It's
very
helpful
and
that's
an
important
part
of
the
redistricting
processes
is
language
access.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
to
our
city
council,
central
staff
team,
for
making
sure
that
this
is
a
priority.
E
A
A
As
we
move
forward
with
the
redistricting
process,
as
we
put
together
maps,
there
will
be
multiple
chances
for
folks
to
speak
and
give
public
testimony
orally,
but
also
to
write
letters
to
the
committee
and
to
your
counselors
to
have
your
voice
heard,
and
so
we
are
going
to
do
our
utmost
to
be
as
accessible
and
as
transparent
with
our
communities
as
possible,
and
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
ruth
c.
I
hope
that
I'm
moving
at
a
pace
that
accommodates
our
interpreters.
A
I'm
grateful
to
all
of
you
for
what
you
are
the
services
you
are
providing
today,
counselor
louis
jim.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
sorry
about
earlier,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
good
evening.
I'm
happy
that
we're
having
this
conversation
also
really
encouraged
by
the
language
interpreters
really
excited.
You
know
to
be
having
this
conversation
around
registering.
We
know
that
a
lot
of
times
our
community,
especially
communities
of
color,
their
power,
gets
diluted
when
we're
not
being
careful
and
we're
not
being
intentional.
G
So
I
care
about
making
sure
that
our
communities,
all
communities
feel
like
they
get
their
representation,
but
they're,
also
building
political
power
for
communities
of
color
that
have
often
been
historically
excluded
from
this
process,
so
happy
to
be
here
happy
and
to
be
listening
to
public
testimony.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
and
so
with
that
I'm
going
to
go
to
our
public
folks
who
are
going
to
give
public
testimony,
starting
with
lydia
lowe.
A
A
So
lydia
the
floor
is
yours.
Please
try
to
be
measured
in
your
statement
so
that
the
interpreters
can
get
it,
because
I
I
care
about
that.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
there's
no
time
restraint
on
this.
However,
I'm
not
not
going
to
let
folks
go
for
like
10
minutes,
but
I
want
you
to
be
able
to
get
what
you
have
to
say
out
and
so
lydia
the
floor
is
floor.
Is
yours.
H
Thank
you
good
evening
and
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
about
redistricting
tonight.
My
name
is
lydia
lowe
and
I'm
a
board
member
of
chinese
progressive
political
action,
a
political
advocacy
organization
that
works
for
the
empowerment
of
the
chinese
community.
H
We
are
particularly
known
for
our
voter
education
and
organizing
work
in
chinatown,
but
we
in
fact
have
members
throughout
the
city
and
also
the
greater
boston
area,
and
I
might
be
one
of
a
few
people,
a
small
number
of
people-
that's
been
through
this
process
before
more
than
once
so
first,
I
want
to
say
that
I'm
very
glad
that
the
city
is
finally
redrawing
precinct
lines
which
had
not
been
done
for
many
decades
and
suggests
that
even
beef,
but
even
before
those
precinct
lines
are
finalized.
H
Second,
I
want
to
say
that
it's
important
that
we
take
the
fullest
possible
public
process,
so
I
really
appreciate
this
session.
At
the
same
time,
I
know
that
a
lot
of
people
are
just
not
tuned
into
this
and
not
aware-
and
it's
not
neces-
it's
not
anybody's
fault.
I
think,
but
but
it's
just
one
of
those
things
that
people
don't
know
that
much
about.
H
So
I
think
we
need
to
make
an
extra
effort
to
really
educate
our
communities,
and
you
know
I
think
our
community
groups
will
be
happy
to
help
so
that
people
know
what
redistricting,
what
we,
what
redistricting
is
about,
why
it's
important,
and
I
hope
that
you
can
continue
to
hold
public
hearings.
You
know,
after
we're
able
to
do
more
of
that
outreach
to
allow
for
more
participation.
H
I
think
it's
really
important.
You
know
very
core
principles
of
fairness.
Like
you
talked
about
in
terms
of
you
know,
thinking
about
the
population
changes
about
districts
you
know
being
drawn
in
a
way
that
it
makes
sense
having
common
communities
of
interest
and
keeping
neighborhoods
intact.
H
I
noticed
from
the
the
information
that
you
shared
that
asian
americans
are
the
fastest
growing
population
in
the
city,
so
we're
particularly
interested
in
that
fact,
and
in
light
of
that
you
know,
we
think
it's
really
important.
H
You
know
to
look
at
the
that
when
we
look
at
redrawing
the
districts
and
improving
opportunities
for
political
representation
and
influence
by
historically
underrepresented
communities
that
that
includes
asian
americans,
despite
the
fact
that
we
do
have
an
asian
american
mayor,
but
you
know
in
many
ways
she's
the
exception,
rather
than
the
rule,
and
and
therefore
we'd
like
to
ask
that
in
looking,
we
don't
have
a
specific
map
drawn
or
you
know,
plan
for
what
we
want
to
do
with
the
districts.
H
I
think
in
particular,
looking
at
chinatown
and
district
2,
we
would
ask
that
we
really
keep
together
the
core
concentrations
of
the
asian
american
and
immigrant
populations
in
the
district,
including
the
core
precincts
of
chinatown
like
three
eight
and
five
one,
but
also
you
know
thinking
about
some
of
the
racial
other,
racially
diverse
precincts
in
that
district,
like
six
one,
eight
one,
nine
one
may
be
reuniting
with
other
precincts
that
might
have
been
lost
in
the
process.
Last
time
you
know
again,
it's
just
the
you
know.
H
H
Actually
one
of
the
suggestions
that
we
have
made
and
I'd
like
to
make
tonight
is
that
we
think
it
would
be
a
great
idea
if
a
community,
commission
or
committee
you
know,
advisory
in
an
advisory
role
could
be
appointed
by
the
council
to
actually
have
an
independent
body
that
looks
at
the
redistricting
process
with
an
independent
lens,
because
it's
inevitable
that
you
know
counselors.
Every
counselor
has
their
own
interests
and
as
much
as
you
know,
I'm
sure
that
everybody
here
really
wants
to
work
for
the
goal
of
fair
redistricting.
H
It's
just
different
to
have
you
know
fresh
eyes
who
look
at
it.
You
know
only
from
the
point
of
their
point
of
view
as
community
members,
so
that's
just
a
proposal
that
we'd
like
to
make
that
that
that
a
committee
like
that
could
be
set
up
of
community
members
interested
that
could
come
up
with
some
proposed
map
proposals
to
share
with
the
council
in
your
you
know
for
your
consideration
and
I
think
that's
all
that
I
have
to
say
tonight.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
and
I
appreciate
your
your
comments
tonight
next
is,
and
please
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
but
I
believe
it's
tom
reedy.
I
No
worries
I
live
at
21
street
in
district
two,
I
I
I'd
start
my
first.
I
have
a
series
of
questions
and
then
maybe
a
comment
or
two.
If
you
wouldn't
mind:
first,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
hitchhike
on
a
point
that
lydia
made
re-precincting
is
fairly
it's
one
of
the
fundamental
building
blocks
the
precincts
right
to
this
process,
and
so
we're
in
the
midst
of
representing
my
particular
ward
word.
Six
was
extensively
re-precinct.
I
How
does
that
factor
into
the
timeline
that
has
been
laid
out
by
the
city.
A
So
the
representing
should
be
hopefully
getting
finalized
this
month,
that's
the
election
department,
so
it's
separate,
and
apart
from
the
redistricting,
essentially
means
that
until
they
finalize
those
precincts,
though,
we
can't
even
do
a
draft
map,
because
the
precincts
wouldn't
make
sense,
and
so
we
are
essentially
waiting
for
the
elections
department
to
complete
that
I
expect
they
will
complete
that
this
month,
but
it
shouldn't
play
because
of
where
they're
doing
the
re-precinct
thing.
A
I
don't
believe
it's
gonna
play
much
of
a
role
when
we
get
into
deciding
where
the
lines
align
on
these
new
maps
when
we
eventually
get
to
that
part
of
the
process.
I
I
There's
been
an
awful
lot
of
discussion
of
late
in
the
press,
around
inaccuracies
and
data
counts
within
the
census.
That
file
doesn't
accommodate
any
of
those
potential
miscounts
or
errors
in
count,
and
I
just
think
it's
important
that
for
anybody
that
participates
in
the
process
that
that
clarity
is
there
otherwise,
anyway
right,
some
people
may
think
certain
parts
of
the
city
were
under
countered
and
that
that,
regardless
of
point
of
view,
it's
that
data
file,
that's
going
to
be
used
and.
A
I
know
this
I'll
just
say
I'm
one
of
those
people
I
mean,
I
don't
think
without
without
a
question.
We
know
that
there
are
parts
of
the
city
that
were
under
counted
the
where
we're
sort
of
constrained
to
what
the
census
data
gives
us
when
we're
building
our
maps.
But
I
mean
it
should
just
be
understood,
as
fact
that
we
did
not
get
a
complete
account
of
the
city
of
boston.
I
agree
that,
with
what
we
do
have
that
should
be
as
readily
apparent
and
transparent
as
possible
than
accurate.
I
Agreed
and
and
then
to
that
point,
there's
a
there's-
a
tremendous
amount
of
data
interpretation
tooling
available
on
the
census.gov
website
that
I
hope
the
city's
taking
advantage
of
as
they
go
through
the
process.
A
Yes,
and
so
the
website
is
still
a
work
in
progress.
I
don't
know
that
we've
ever
done
one
before
and
so
you
know
the
inspiration
actually
was.
The
house
did
a
really
good
job
with
their
website.
C
A
The
district
thing,
and
so
we
want
something-
that's
a
similarly
good
tool
set
for
folks
on
the
municipal
level
and
also
just
to
be
clear.
We
will
be
using
the
2020
census
count,
not
the
bpda
data
counts,
but
I
do
want
to
give
folks
on
the
website
as
much
access
to
as
much
data
and
information,
as
is
to
all
levels.
So
if
we
have
somebody
who
who
really
just
wants
to
come
in
and
get
a
surface
level
understanding
redistricting
that's
readily
accessible
to
them.
I
Yeah
yeah,
the
challenge
becomes:
how
does
somebody
easily
understand
property
population
demographics
within
a
particular
precinct
or
census
tract
that's
mapped
to
a
particular
city,
council
or
district.
The
easier
that's
done,
the
better.
I
Otherwise,
I
guess
again
to
lydia's
point
it
becomes
complex
for
residents
to
understand
simpler
is
better
so
somehow
that
has
to
be
sorted
out,
and
I
certainly
hope
that,
as
council
works
with,
do
I
t
the
I.t
team.
They
can
find
a
way
of
doing
that
right.
I
I
Okay,
I
I
guess
my
last
point
would
kind
of
be
well
two
questions.
One
question,
one
point
is
one
of
the
intentions,
because
it
clear
it
clearly
was
an
intention
at
the
state
level
to
analyze
and
ensure
this
equity
with
regard
to
majority
minority
districts
is:
is
that
a
stated
intention
of
this
at
the
city
level
for
redistricting
or
does
council
feel
currently
that
the
district
lines
are
catered
to?
I
The
ability
for
representative
elected
officials
based
upon
how
those
district
lines
are
drawn.
A
I
I
think
that's
definitely.
A
focus
is
making
sure
that
you
know,
I
think
in
the
past,
in
2010,
and
the
map
was
actually
passed
in
2011,
the
focus
was
on
creating
more
equitable
racial
diversity
and
opportunities
for
representation.
A
The
current
council
certainly
reflects
that
that
succeeded,
and
so
the
idea
here
is
to
recalibrate
the
map
based
off
the
data
we
have
as
necessary
to
ensure
that
we're
continuing
that
mission
moving
forward,
which
I
think
is
a
just
mission,
is
the
right
way
to
do.
This
is
the
way
that
we
should
be
looking
at
this,
and
so
that's
that's
the
goal.
I
And
and
then
lastly,
I
apologize
for
the
background
noise,
I'm
kind
of
out
they
would
be
it's
currently
the
current
it's
currently
perceived
that
the
process
will
all
be
done
virtually.
I
I
certainly-
and
you
know,
the
use
of
technology
has
allowed
the
city
to
continue
to
operate
while
we're
in
the
midst
of
the
pandemic.
I
certainly
hope
that
this
committee
rethinks
just
a
virtual
formatted
approach
and
actually
considers
getting
out
into
the
community
having
face-to-face
meetings
in
particular
neighborhoods
in
intakes
input
directly
for
folks
that
just
are
uncomfortable
using
technology
or
don't
have
access
to
it.
A
Rest
assured
that
we
will
be
doing
that
the
goal
is
to
begin
in
earnest
with
the
redistricting
process
in
june.
After
the
budget
has
passed
after
we
have
put
the
budget
in
into
the
mayor's
hands.
We
will
focus
again
on
this
and
at
that
time
it's
my
hope.
You
know
where
we
are
with
covid
willing.
If
we
continue
to
be
in
a
place
where
the
numbers
allow
us
to
do
it.
The
hope
is
to
do
community
outreach
in
that
way.
A
Ideally,
these
would
be
community
outreach
sort
of
meetings,
but
also
to
host
in-person
sort
of
hybrid.
If
possible,
hearings
where
people
who
are
better
served
by
appearing
in
public
and
able
to
give
testimony
online
are
able
to
do
so,
and
so
we
will.
We
will
visit
all
kinds
of
methods
of
accessibility
when
we
really
begin
an
artist
this
summer.
A
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
counselor
no
problem,
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
taking
the
time
jerry.
Is
it
guatemala.
J
Yes,
yeah
very
good.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
The
floor
is
yours,
so
yeah
I
was
one
of
the
the
few
folks
that
testified
ten
years
ago.
So
I'm
happy
to
to
do
so
again
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
on
this
really
important
matter.
My
name
is
jerry
vautimal,
I'm
the
director
of
the
democracy
program
with
the
asian
american
legal
defense
and
education
fund
aldef
for
short,
al
deaf
is
a
48
year
old,
nonpartisan
legal
organization
that
protects
and
promotes
the
civil
rights
of
asian
americans
through
national
and
community
education.
J
In
the
area
of
voting
rights,
we
challenged
previous
redistricting
plans
that
diluted
minority
voting
strength
in
numerous
jurisdictions.
We've
defended
the
voting
rights
of
asian
americans
for
over
four
days
for
over
four
decades.
J
We
wanted
to
testify
tonight
to
set
forth
our
views
on
how
the
council
can
ensure
that
asian
americans
have
an
opportunity
to
participate
fully
in
the
redistricting
process
and
develop
plans
that
will
provide
all
voters
with
an
equal
opportunity
to
elect
candidates
of
their
choice.
In
accordance
with
the
voting
rights
act
of
1965
and
the
u.s
constitution.
J
Asian
americans
nationwide
have
grown
rapidly
in
every
decade,
since
the
repeal
discriminatory
immigration
quotas
in
1965
and
census.
2020
revealed
a
tremendous
surge
in
the
number
of
asian
americans
across
the
country,
as
well
as
in
the
city
of
boston.
J
J
J
Several
asian
american
communities,
communities
throughout
boston,
share
common
cultural
backgrounds,
common
languages
and
country
of
origin
and
should
be
kept
full
and
new
city
council
districts
to
the
extent
possible,
specifically
fields
has
a
large
vietnamese-american
community.
That's
encompassed
mostly
in
the
third
district
and
chinatown,
as
lydia
mentioned,
is
a
large
chinese-american
community
and
is
currently
encompassed
mostly
in
the
second
city
council
district.
J
I
urge
the
commission
and
the
city
council
to
take
a
close
look
at
these
neighborhoods
and
ensure
that
asian
american
communities
are
kept
together
and
not
splintered
or
divided
among
newly
drawn
districts.
J
J
I
think
that
would
be
a
really
great
idea
to
have
an
entity
that
would
be
sort
of
impartial
and
could
look
at
things
in
a
different
way
that
could
hopefully
be
a
resource
to
the
council
as
well
as
to
the
public
and
also
you
know
we
had
met
with
community-based
organizations
over
the
summer.
You
know:
we've
we
met
with
several
groups
within
the
api's
can
collaborative
which
has
been
you
know
very
active
there.
J
A
lot
of
them
are
doing
a
lot
of
great
civic
engagement
work
and
we
met
to
identify
the
community
of
interest
boundary
lines
like
down
to
the
street,
so
we
will
be
submitting
those
to
you,
so
you
have
an
idea
of
what
these
communities
of
interest
are,
where
the
boundaries
are,
and
these
boundaries
are
determined
community
right.
J
This
is
where
they
feel
their
neighborhood
starts
and
where
it
ends
right
and,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
testimony,
race
is
one
of
many
factors,
there's
so
many
other
things,
also
in
addition
to
race
that
and
these
communities
of
interest
and
make
them,
in
fact,
news
of
interest
and
one
easy
way
to
assess
maps
or
any
proposed
maps.
J
J
We
will
be
doing
that
and
analyzing
the
map
to
see
if
it
is
in
fact
allowing
the
community
to
have
an
equal
opportunity
to
elect
a
candidate
of
their
choice
and
and
that's
what
this
is
about-
is
just
empowering
the
community,
the
community
to
have
an
equal
voice
and
equal
opportunity
to
elect
candidates
of
their
choice.
That's
still
a
big
problem
for
many
asian
american
communities
across
the
country,
but
you
know
even
right
here
in
boston.
J
Yes,
the
mayor
is
asian
american,
which
is,
you
know,
really
an
exception
to
the
the
rule.
As
lydia
mentioned,
and
looking
back
at
my
testimony
from
10
years
ago,
you
know,
I
did
say
we
had
no
asian-american
representation
at
the
city
council,
but
it's
nice
to
see
some
progress
with.
You
know
the
current
mayor,
but
you
know
we
want
to
keep
going
in
the
right
direction.
So
again,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
testify
and
be
part
of
the
process.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
just
want
to
also
note
that
counselor
mejia
is
here
councillor,
julia
mejia
city
council
at
large
is
here.
I
want
to
give
her
a
brief
opportunity
to
speak
if
she
would
like-
and
I
also
just
want
to
say
two
folks
as
a
reminder
which
I
am
constantly
trying
to
remind
myself-
to
speak
slower
for
the
interpreters,
who
are
are
doing
work
councilman.
He
at
the
floor
is
yours.
If
you'd
like
to
say
anything
about
the
redistribution
process.
K
No,
I'm
just
here
to
listen
and
to
take
my
marching
orders
from
the
community
they're
here
to
help
inform
influence
and
inspire
how
we
move
forward,
and
so
my
job
here
is
to
listen,
and
I
really
do
appreciate
what
I've
heard
so
far
and
look
forward
to
listening
and
learning
more.
Thank
you.
Counselor.
A
Thank
you,
councilman,
and
so
now
sarah
mckinnon
and-
and
I
hope
I
pronounced
that
correctly.
L
I
would
just
like
to
reiterate
what
lydia
and
tom
mentioned
in
terms
of
the
importance
of
educating
the
public
on,
why
we're
doing
this
process
and
to
jerry's
point
making
this
as
easy
as
possible
in
terms
of
maps
and
map
overlays
and
and
and
data.
So
I
wanted
to
appreciate
that
and
then
also
I
wanted
to
say
a
little
bit
about
the
timing
of
things.
L
I
recognize
that
you
all
are
going
to
be
very
busy
with
the
city
council
budget
and
look
forward
to
participating
in
those
hearings
as
well.
The
the
only
caution,
I
would
say
is,
as
you
look
at
your
summer
schedule.
Just
remember
that
residents,
you
know
also
you
know,
are
not
always
as
present
during
the
summer
and
so
or
maybe
early
summer
is
better.
L
But
I
understand
scheduling
is
quite
a
challenge,
so
I
would
like
to
raise
a
shared,
neighborhood,
critical
concern
that
may
not
have
been
as
prevalent
in
past
redistricting
efforts,
and
that
is,
climate
change,
specifically
sea
level
rise.
So
as
a
neighborhood
living
along
the
water,
we
recognize
the
necessity
of
district-wide
climate-resilient
solutions
to
protect
our
waterfront
and
our
inland
neighborhoods
and
neighbors
from
flooding.
L
A
Thank
you,
and
so
at
this
time
I
believe
we
do
have
folks
who
are
signed
up
for
public
testimony
who
are
not
here
yet.
I
would
like
to
give
anyone
who
is
joining
us
late
and
wants
to
testify
an
opportunity
to
testify
and
so
email
michelle
m-I-c-h-e-l-l-e.
A
At
boston.gov,
to
give
testimony,
we
are
going
to
take
a
recess
until
7
25,
to
give
folks
an
opportunity
to
email
and
add
their
name
if
they
would
like
to
testify
to
give
folks
who
have
signed
up
for
testimony,
but
are
not
here
to
show
up
if
nobody
arrives
or
nobody
else
signs
up,
we
will
go
to
closing
statements.
A
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
community
members
who
have
given
such
thoughtful
input
today
and
taking
the
time
to
participate
in
our
in
our
system
and
how
we
do
this
is
gives
me
heart
to
what
this
process
will
look
like
moving
forward
and
with
our
community
working
hand
in
hand
with
us,
and
so
thank
you.
A
I
want
to
thank
counselors
who
are
here
who
are
listening
to
community
counselor
flynn,
councillor
braden
councillor
louis
dan
and
councilman
kia,
and
I
want
to
take
a
recess
beginning
now.
I'm
going
to
give
we'll
come
back
at
7,
25
and
hopefully
folks
have
logged
on
or
reached
out
to
michelle.goldberg.
A
At
boston.gov
at
that
time
I
also
wanted
to
thank
our
central
staff
carrie
and
michelle
carrie
jordan
and
michelle
goldberg
for
making
themselves
available
at
this
time
of
the
day
at
seven
of
the
evening
to
have
community
input
at
a
convenient
time
for
community.
I
appreciate
you
and
all
you
do
to
make
this
possible.
So
thank
you
both
and
with
that
we
are
in
recess
until
7,
25.
A
A
So
I'm
going
to
call
us
back
now
at
7
27
and
just
ask
whether
or
not
anyone
who
has
signed
up
for
public
testimony
have
they
and
was
not
present.
Have
they
have
they
joined
us.
A
Okay
and
so
I'm
going
to
move
for
adjournment,
I
do
want
to
give
any
counselor
who
would
like
to
end
with
a
closing
statement,
a
chance
to
speak.
So
if
there
is
a
counselor
who
would
like
to
just
end
with
a
closing
statement,
please
raise
your
yellow
hand
and
I
will
give
you
the
floor
or
otherwise.
I'm
going
to
adjourn.
K
Thank
you
councilor
arroyo
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
everyone
who
spoke.
More
importantly,
I
really
do
appreciate
the
feedback
that
tom
provided
in
regards
to
community
engagement
and
outreach.
So
I
look
forward
to
working
in
partnership
with
you,
council
royal,
on
on
some
of
that
work.
You
know,
I'm
always
all
about
going
into
the
streets
and
working
to
engage
those
who
are
least
likely,
but
mostly
will
be
impacted
by
these
decisions.
So
looking
forward
to
working
in
partnership
with
you-
and
just
thank
you,
that's
all.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
mejia,
I
don't
see
any
other
counselors
his
hands
raised,
and
so
I
am
going
to
now
adjourn.
I
I
want
to
thank
everybody
who
has
tuned
in.
I
want
to
thank
everybody
who's
given
public
testimony.
A
There
will
be
multiple
opportunities
to
be
heard
if
you
are
watching
a
recording
of
this
and
not
a
live
video
of
this
a
live
feed
of
this,
please
send
if
you
would
like
to
be
heard
on
this,
please
send
a
letter
to
ccc.redistricting
at
boston.gov
and
we
will
include
your
comments,
comments
in
the
public
record
and
so
at
any
time
that
you
see
this
and
you
would
like
to
participate.
Please
just
send
a
written
testimony
to
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