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A
A
B
You,
madam
clerk,
I'm
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present
at
this
time.
I'd,
like
all
guests
I
mean
my
colleagues
as
well
as
the
council
staff
to
please
rise.
Our
lovely
clerk
is
going
to
lead
us
in
the
invocation
and
then
going
to
invite
up
councillor
sabi
George,
to
lead
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
A
Might
you
begin
your
time
together
by
invoking
by
inviting
in
courage,
compassion
and
commitment?
It
is
by
the
will
of
God.
It
is
from
the
hand
of
that
which
is
most
holy
whatever
that
God
may
be.
We
call
upon
thee
that
these
three
impulses
dwell
and
grow
within
us
in
the
name
of
all
that
is
in
you.
A
May
these
three
impulses
thrive
within
you,
assisting
you
in
continuing
to
build
a
sense
of
community
one
with
another
around
this
table
and
one
with
another
out
there
in
the
wider
city
that
holds
us
all.
May
the
spirit
of
courage,
the
spirit
of
compassion
and
the
spirit
of
commitment
sustain
you,
your
families
and
your
constituents
through
all
that
today
and
tomorrow
will
bring.
We
say
this
amen.
B
Thank
You
counselor
sabe
Jorge,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
is
in
the
chamber.
It's
always
nice
when
this
place
is
packed.
We
appreciate
it
because
of
fire
code.
We're
gonna
ask
everyone
to
squeeze
in.
So
if
you
can't
find
a
seat,
there
is
an
overflow
room
that
we
have
to
probably
direct
you
to,
and
there
will
be
some
counselors
staff
to
do
that,
but
if
you
could
squeeze
in
I
think
we
have
more
than
enough
room
to
accommodate
folks
who
were
standing.
C
So
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
in
today's
consent
agenda
the
council
will
be
officially
declaring
September
24
through
30th
next
week
as
climate
preparedness
week,
and
as
we
you
know
this
morning,
we
had
a
really
great
briefing
with
the
administration
on
the
city's
plans,
moving
forward
with
some
of
the
infrastructure
to
help
protect
us
against
ORMs
and
the
changing
weather
that
affect
emergency
plans.
But
throughout
all
of
this,
whether
it's
thinking
about
being
ready
for
storms,
thinking
about
adapting
to
weather
thinking
about
what
to
do
when
our
unacceptably
shoddy
infrastructure
in
many
cases
gives
way.
C
Grassroots
engagement
is
really
central
to
that,
and
we
want
communities
first
and
foremost
to
be
connected
involved
in
the
planning
involved
in
the
preparedness
involved
in
proposing
solutions.
So
350
mass
has
really
been
on
the
forefront.
They
have
launched
a
program
called
khru
Communities,
responding
to
extreme
weather,
and
next
week's
kickoff
will
be
one
of
the
first
times
in
the
local
area.
That
they'll
really
be
engaging
residents
across
the
city
and
beyond
with
many
events
so
bringing
forward
Erin
tronco.
So.
D
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
kind.
Introduction,
counselor
whoo,
as
you
mentioned,
my
name
is
Aaron
trancoso
and
I
represent
the
better
future
project
and
communities
responding
to
extreme
weather
or
crew
crew
is
a
recently
founded,
nonprofit
based
in
and
doing
work
in
Greater
Boston
working
to
help
communities
prepare
for
the
dangerous
effects
of
climate
change
and
extreme
weather
through
education,
service
and
emergency
planning.
D
As
council
we
mentioned
our
first
major
project
has
been
convening
the
first
and
hopefully
annual
climate
preparedness
week
from
September
24th
to
30th
as
part
of
National
Preparedness
month
in
Greater
Boston
we've
got
over
30
events
from
addy
paving
event
in
Somerville
to
a
community
barbecue
in
Cambridge
to
a
student
march,
led
by
Boston
Latin
youth,
Boston,
Latin,
Youth,
Climate,
Action
Network
here
in
Boston.
Those
are
all
gonna
be
taking
place
as
part
of
climate
prep
Week
in
planning.
D
We've
also
relied
on
many
other
nonprofit
and
community
partners,
both
in
the
city
and
in
Greater
Boston,
who
I
won't
thank
here,
but
who
are
listed
on
our
web
site
at
climate
Crewe
org
slash
prep
week
in
the
wake
of
extreme
weather
events
such
as
hurricane
Florence,
Maria
and
Irma,
and
extreme
heat
all
across
the
Northeast.
This
summer,
we
believe
climate
prep
week
is
going
to
be
an
invaluable
opportunity
to
reinvigorate
the
conversation
on
climate
impacts
and
bring
more
attention
to
this
important
issue.
D
B
Right
along
to
the
regular
order
of
business,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
amend
the
attendance
record
to
reflect
the
councillor,
Baker
is
here.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
moving
on
to
approval
of
the
minutes.
If
there
are
no
corrections
to
be
made,
the
minutes
of
the
last
council
meeting
will
stand
approved,
seeing
and
hearing
that
there
are
no
Corrections.
The
minutes
are
so
approved.
A
Number
one
three
eight
six
message
and
Rada
authorizing
the
city
Boston
to
exception.
It's
been
an
amount
of
four
hundred
and
seventeen
thousand
eight
hundred
and
nine
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
to
the
Edward
Byrne
memorial
justice
assistance
grant
known
as
the
Jag
program,
local
solicitation,
awarded
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Justice
to
be
administered
by
the
police
department.
The
grant
will
fund
for
domestic
violence.
Violence
advocates
a.
B
A
A
Association
docket
number
one:
three:
nine
zero
messaging
out
of
approving
a
supplemental
appropriation
of
forty
two
thousand
one
hundred
and
forty
six
dollars
to
cover
the
FY
nineteen
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Boston
pact
ranges.
Association.
The
terms
of
the
contract
are
July
1st
2016
through
June
30th
2017
and
July
1st
2017
through
June
30
2020.
The
major
provisions
of
the
contracts
include
base
wage
increases
of
two
percent
effective
the
first
pay
period
of
October
for
each
fiscal
year.
A
Three,
nine
two
message:
Narada
approving
a
supplemental
appropriation
for
property
management
in
the
amount
of
twenty
two
thousand
eight
hundred
and
six
dollars
to
cover
the
FY
nineteen
cost
items
contained
within
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
between
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
municipal
police,
superiors
offices,
Association.
The
terms
of
the
contract
are
July
1st
2016
through
June
30th
2017
and
July
1st
2017
through
June
30th
2020.
The
major
provisions
of
the
contract
include
base
wage
increases
of
two
percent
effective
the
first
pay
period
of
October
of
each
fiscal
year.
E
Before
thank
you,
madam
president,
dockets
1
3
8
7
through
139
to
concern
appropriations
for
our
three
collective
bargaining
agreements,
dockets
1387,
1388
agreements
between
property
management
and
the
municipal
police,
patrolman's
association.
This
bargaining
union
is
made
up
of
approximately
55
members.
The
contract
has
an
estimated
cost
of
five
hundred
and
five
thousand
over
its
four
years,
and
the
supplemental
appropriation
that
we
will
authorize
today
for
this
agreement
is
a
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
eight
hundred
ninety
five
dollars:
dockets
13.
E
Eighty
nine
and
thirteen
ninety
is
between
the
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
and
the
Boston
Park
Rangers
Association.
This
bargaining
unit
is
made
up
of
approximately
13
members
at
the
Parks
and
Rec
Department.
The
contract
has
an
estimated
cost
of
one
hundred
and
thirty-two
thousand
dollars
over
its
four
years.
The
supplemental
appropriation
cost
of
forty
two
thousand
one
hundred
and
forty
six
dollars
and
dockets
1391
and
1392
between
property
management
and
the
municipal
police
superior
officers
association.
This
bargaining
unit
is
made
up
of
approximately
seven
members
at
the
property
management
department.
E
The
contract
has
an
estimated
cost
of
77
thousand
over
its
four
years.
The
supplemental
appropriation
that
we
will
authorize
today
is
twenty
three
thousand
eight
hundred
and
six
dollars.
Each
contract
is
represented
by
two
dockets
one:
transferring
funds
from
the
collective
bargaining
Reserve
and
the
other
authorizing
the
use
of
those
funds
to
pay
for
the
contract.
All
three
contracts
are
composed
of
two
consecutive
agreements
extending
from
July
1
2016
through
June
30th
2020s,
similar
language
items
on
the
contracts
include
caps
on
sick
leave,
Redemption
upon
retirement
and
moves
to
electronic
pay.
E
Stubs,
similar
compensation
and
other
cost
items
include
the
2%
wage
increase
effective
in
October
of
each
year
of
the
contracts.
The
addition
of
new
steps
at
1%
increases
from
the
previously
existing
highest
step,
effective
in
October,
2018
and
October
of
2019
respectively,
and
increases
the
differentials
and
paid
detailed
rates.
The
Committee
on
ways
means
has
held
three
hearings
on
collective
bargaining
agreements
since
the
beginning
of
the
calendar
year.
E
Each
of
these
agreements
of
substantively
similar
following
similar
policy,
language
changes,
cost
items,
step
increases
and
wage
increase
schedule
that
we
have
seen
before
the
current
FY
19
collective
bargaining
reserved
totals
38
million
three
60
1944
dollars.
After
these
three
unions
are
taken
out
of
the
collective
bargaining
Reserve,
we
will
have
remaining
38
million
one
hundred
forty
thousand
and
ninety
seven
dollars.
There
are
a
fourteen
outstanding
collective
bargaining
units
that
remain
unresolved
to
this
point
and
as
chair
of
ways
and
means
I,
request
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
these
dollars.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
co-moh
councillor
co-moh,
who
is
a
chair,
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
passage
of
those
dockets
I'm,
going
to
take
them
each
separately.
So
starting
with
docket
one
three,
eight
seven,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes.
Have
it
docket
one
three
eight
seven
has
been
passed,
docket
one
three,
eight,
eight,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
duck
at
138.236.128.7.
B
A
A
The
city
clerk
in
accordance
with
chapter
six
of
the
ordinances
of
1979,
regarding
action
taken
by
the
mayor
and
papers,
active
fund
by
the
City
Council
at
its
meeting
of
August
22nd
2018
docket
number
139
for
notices.
We
see
from
councillors
a
coma
his
absence
from
the
City
Council
meeting
on
Wednesday
September,
19,
2018
and
docket
number
139
v.
Communication
was
received
from
Brian
P
gold
and
director
of
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
regarding
notice
of
intent
to
execute,
deliver
and
record
quit
claim
deed,
conveyance
of
115
Federal
Street
to
MCA
F,
Winthrop,
LLC.
A
Number:
zero:
two
six
three,
the
Committee
on
Environment
sustainability
impacts
to
which
is
referred
on.
February
7th,
2018,
docket
number,
zero;
two,
six:
three:
an
order
for
hearing
to
consider
benefits
of
Net
Zero
cabin
requirements
and
incentives
to
the
future.
Construction
in
the
city
of
Boston
submits
a
report
recommending
the
otter
ought
to
remain
in
committee.
Council.
F
You
thank
you,
madam
president.
I
wanted
to
begin
by
thanking
the
great
work
of
Jessica
Mars
from
my
team,
as
well
as
Michelle
Goldberg
and
our
city,
messenger
Ron,
Cobb
from
central
staff.
I
think.
If
some
of
you
have
know,
we've
been
working
as
a
body
on
net
zero
carbon
for
nearly
a
year
now,
I
wanted
to
thank
the
be
CEC
the
Boston
Clean
Energy
Coalition,
as
well
as
so
many
other
groups
we'd,
be
here
all
day.
If
I
were
to
name
them
all.
F
We've
been
willing
partners
and
every
counselor
here
and
your
staffs
have
been
involved
in
this
process,
and
it's
been
something
that
I
am
very
very
proud
of.
The
purpose
of
today's
committee
report
will
outline
sort
of
what
our
roadmap
is
going
forward:
the
Boston
green
print,
if
you
will,
as
we
all
know,
net
zero
carbon-
is
the
process
of
achieving
a
Net
Zero
of
carbon
emissions
emitted
from
a
building.
Currently
over
half
of
our
build.
F
Our
buildings
in
Boston
contribute
to
over
half
of
the
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
the
city,
and
we
can
achieve
Net
Zero
Carbon
by
designing
efficient
building
materials.
Retrofitting
and
utilizing
off-site
renewable
energy
sources.
We
began
this
in
December
of
2017
again
nearly
a
year
ago,
and
we
had
three
very
robust
working
sessions
first
in
March,
the
second
in
May
in
the
third
last
month
at
the
end
of
August,
and
from
that
really
a
positive,
honest,
frank
discussion
of
convening
relevance
day,
holder's
folks
from
the
construction
industry,
folks
from
the
environmental
community.
F
Folks
from
law,
folks
from
City
Planning
came
together
with
the
whole
host
of
ideas
and
what
we're
going
to
do
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead
as
we
wrap
up
this
calendar
year
and
then
we'll
likely
continue
into
next
calendar
year
has
come
up
with
the
certain
proposals
to
get
to
Net
Zero
Carbon.
Now
it's
not
as
though
we
could
introduce
an
ordinance
that
would
just
magically
make
everything.
That's
arrow
carbon.
We
need
to
be
methodical,
need
to
be
strategic
and
how
we
roll
things
out.
Some
of
these
will
be
ordinances.
Others
will
be
resolutions.
F
Others
could
be
something
as
simple
as
a
hearing
order
to
get
to
those
things.
So
some
of
the
ideas
that
we
will
be
rolling
out
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead
include
incentivizing
density
bonuses.
Lower
parking
requirements
on
at
certain
locations
require
energy
use.
Intensity
reporting
after
year
of
operation
include
riders
during
the
land
disposition
process
that
new
construction
become
Net.
Zero
Carbon
established
a
NetZero
carbon
overlay
district
advocate
for
the
State
Building
Code
to
follow
the
architecture.
F
2030
plan
hire
an
engineer
to
conduct
a
review
of
energy
models
and
ensure
quality
of
article
37
support
family
homes
and
converting
from
oil
to
heat
pumps,
expedite
permitting
process
for
that
zero
carbon
buildings,
revised
the
Florida
area
ratio
definition
the
zoning
code,
which
would
allow
for
thicker
walls,
which
would
be
the
thermos
effect
of
building
a
more
energy-efficient
building,
as
well
as
promoting
the
use
of
eco
roofs
going
forward
talking
about
green
solar,
solar
thermal,
etc.
These
are
all
things
that
we
can
do.
F
I,
like
the
expression
I
wish
I
could
take
credit
for
coming
up
with
it.
I
didn't,
but
investing
in
environmental
sound
policy
is
sort
of
like
contributing
to
your
401k.
If
you
do
a
little
bit
bit
by
bit,
you
can
really
have
a
profound
impact.
We're
gonna
get
to
some
of
those
impacts
a
little
bit
later
in
this
meeting.
F
So,
having
said
that
appreciate
again,
the
incredible
work
of
all
of
you
have
been
partners
with
me
in
this
effort
will
be
getting
rolling
out
certain
initiatives
in
the
weeks
ahead,
but
did
want
to
have
this
committee
report
to
sort
of
tie.
Everything
up
is
a
really
really
thorough
and
I
think
persuasive
process.
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
Thank.
G
G
Regarding
a
four
point:
nine
two
million
dollar
grant
awarded
to
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
for
the
city's
youth
homelessness,
demonstration
program
by
the
US
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
in
July,
the
team
working
with
D
and
E
to
create
this
strategic
plan
to
end
youth
and
young
adult
homelessness
in
Boston,
known
as
the
y5
team
was
awarded
this
game.
This
granted.
G
The
celebration
for
them
that
day
at
bridge
over
troubled
waters
was
really
amazing
to
witness
and
to
participate
in
a
very
little
little
way.
I've
now
come
off
my
notes
totally
I
do
want
to
say
that
this
grant
was
the
largest
of
its
kind
that
the
city
has
ever
received.
At
our
hearing
this
week
we
heard
from
Cortney
Trudel
assistant
director
for
a
supportive
housing
for
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
counselor
Baker
was
in
attendance
and
I
appreciate
his
thoughtfulness.
G
His
questions
as
input
and
courtly
reminded
both
of
us
that
on
any
given
night,
there
are
over
360
youth
and
young
adults
who
are
on
our
streets
or
in
our
shelter.
Many
of
them
are
living
in
very
dangerous
situations,
and,
additionally,
we
have
many
youth
and
young
adults
who
are
couch,
surfing,
double
deaf
doubled
up
and
living
in
unsafe
conditions,
and
not
a
part
of
that
count.
That
360
number
is
certainly
a
very,
very
much
underestimated.
Number.
G
The
strategic
plan
that
is
being
created
and
eventually
will
be
implemented
will
help
well,
with
the
help
of
this
hub
grant,
will
be
critical
to
ensure
that
youth
or
young
adults
no
longer
experience
homelessness
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
look
forward
both
here
at
the
council
and
with
the
partnership
with
the
administration.
We
look
forward
to
working
and
continuing
this
work
with
many
organizations,
individuals
and
city
and
state
agencies,
as
well
as
the
youth
action
board
on
this
initiative.
G
B
Thank
You
councillor
Sabra
George.
Anyone
else
wanting
to
speak
on
this
at
this
time,
councillor
Shaw
be
George
who's.
The
chair
of
the
Committee
on
homelessness,
mental
health
and
recovery
recommends
that
we
accept
a
committee
report
in
past
docket,
1,
2,
3,
2,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
Docket
1
2,
3
2,
has
been
passed.
A
Docket
number
1,
3,
3,
3
message
and
water
for
your
approval,
a
declaration
of
trust
entitled
my
way
cafe.
Trust
fund.
This
trust
fund
will
further
promote
the
public
health
safety,
convenience
and
welfare
by
promoting
the
health
of
students
in
Boston
schools.
This
trust
establishes
a
fund
in
the
city
to
retrofit
or
renovate
kitchens
and
to
facilitate
serving
fresh,
healthy
meals,
cooked
on-site
in
various
public
schools,
councils.
E
You,
madam
president,
we
had
the
committee
hearing
yesterday
we
had
budget
director
Justin
starett
as
well
as
Hanlin,
the
chief
of
operations
for
a
bps
docket
1
3
3
3
involves
the
establishment
of
a
trust
fund
in
the
city
that
will
be
used
to
renovate
or
retrofit
kitchens
and
to
facilitate
serving
fresh,
healthy
meals,
cooked
on-site
in
our
public
schools.
As
part
of
the
my
way
cafe
program,
the
fun
will
be
comprised
of
private
monetary
equipment
and
equipment.
Donations
coming
in
large
part
from
the
Shah
Family
Foundation.
E
The
my
way
cafe
program
previously
known
as
hub-and-spoke,
is
a
model
to
replace
prepackaged
food
with
dynamic
menus
that
highlight
student
choice.
The
program
was
piloted
in
four
East
Boston
schools
during
the
2017-2018
school
year
and
will
be
reopening
in
31
schools
across
East
Boston
Roxbury
in
Mattapan.
During
this
current
year.
At
the
hearing,
the
committee
discussed
the
MyWay
cafe
program,
including
pilot
leap,
learnings,
school
selection
criteria,
Food
Policy,
as
well
as
the
potential
for
expanding
nutritional
programs
for
children
beyond
school
hours.
E
There
was
discussion
about
restrictive,
'no
sin,
the
trust
language
as
written
and
about
annual
financial
projections
reported
successes
of
the
my
way
cafe:
model
have
included,
cost
efficiencies,
waste
reduction,
increased
student
participation
and
positive
student
feedback.
The
my
way
cafe
trust
fund
will
help
expand
the
program
to
schools
across
the
district.
Therefore,
I
recommend
passage
Thank.
H
You
very
much
and
I
wanted
to
first
thank
the
chair
of
the
committee
for
hosting
such
a
successful
and
good
committee.
Hearing
I
do
feel
it.
It
was
well
informed
and
I
do
feel
that
in
many
cases
this
this
program
is
exactly
what
we
want
to
see
from
Boston
Public
Schools
and
the
leadership
not
only
in
East
Boston
that
I
have
the
honor
to
represent,
but
to
see
it
roll
out
in
schools
that
have
some
of
the
highest
opportunity
index
issues
highest
indications
of
poverty.
So
this
program
is
wonderful.
H
It's
successful
and
I
will
be
voting
for
it.
So
where
we're
going
is
not
the
issue
for
me
to
a
certain
extent,
I
wanted
to
point
out
how
we
got
here.
What
I
felt
is,
and
as
the
chair
had
noted,
there
was
discussion
about
this
restrictive
NIF
said
the
language
the
administration
presented
a
fully
baked
trust
to
us
to
simply
vote
on
with
no
I
felt
any
opportunity
for
feedback.
H
Small
suggestions
I
even
had
that
of
the
Board
of
Trustees,
that
maybe
a
parent
or
a
student
would
sit
there
and
also
talk
about
the
food
or,
as
part
of
the
discussion,
was
how
it
could
be
expanded
to
be
cyf
or
after-school.
As
the
language
specifically
says,
it
will
be
on-site
only
for
BPS
schools
again.
If
the
mission
is
about
fresh
foods
for
children
in
poverty,
then
I
think
that
there's
an
opportunity
to
at
least
work
with
the
City
Council
before
we
vote
on
it
about
how
it
can
be
expanded.
H
The
other
issue
that
I
have
is
that
this
is
a
trust
that
millions
of
dollars
will
be
flowing
in
and
out
of
in
perpetuity
is
what
the
language
says.
It
is
establishing
a
permanent
trust,
unlike
the
one-time
funding
from
federal
government,
that
we
approve
every
single
year
and
we
can
actually
say
whether
it
works
or
doesn't
work.
We
don't
have
that
kind
of
oversight
after
this
is
established,
and
so,
when
I
ask
basic
questions,
how
much
money
do
you
expect
to
come
in
how
many
materials
do
expect
to
come
in
what,
if
there's
a
shortfall?
H
There
was
no
answer.
There
was
not
a
number.
There
was
not
a
clarity
there,
clarification
about
what
would
happen
if
we
do
have
a
shortfall.
So
where
are
we
good?
Not?
Are
we
not
gonna?
Have
those
fresh,
Mol's
meals
that
year
will
the
Shaw
Family
Foundation
be
having
an
open
checkbook?
None
of
those
questions
were
answered.
I
think
there
were
basic
questions
about
a
permanent
trust
that
we're
going
to
establish
where
the
city
will
have
stewardship
so
again,
I'm
voting
for
this,
because
I
do
ultimately
believe
with
where
we
are
going.
H
I
I
So
looking
forward
to
the
cultural
sensitivities
of
certain
ethnic
groups
such
as
the
Chinese
community,
the
Latino
community,
so
we
do
have
a
commitment
from
the
Boston
Public
Schools
that
they'll
work
closely
with
various
ethnic
communities
as
well
throughout
the
city,
looking
forward
to
seeing
it
enrolled
in
Josiah
Quincy
school,
with
the
high
concentration
of
Chinese
students
and
expanded,
also
throughout
many
schools
and
public
housing,
so
I'm
proud
to
support
this
Madam
President.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
councillor
Flynn
anyone
else
looking
to
speak
on
this
at
this
time.
Councillor
co-moh,
who
is
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
ways
and
means,
seeks
acceptance
of
the
committee
report
and
passage
of
docket
1
3
3
3,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it:
docket
1
3,
3,
1,
3,
3
3
has
been
fast
moving
on
to
motions
orders
and
resolutions.
Docket.
A
F
You,
madam
president,
ten
years
ago,
I
served
as
political
director
at
mass
equality
and
during
my
time
there
we
spent
quite
a
bit
of
energy
and
effort
trying
to
we
had
crafted
trying
to
pass
an
advanced,
a
transgender
non-discrimination
Act.
Despite
having
a
majority
of
both
houses
of
the
legislature
signed
on
as
co-sponsors,
we
were
unsuccessful.
F
Fortunately,
a
tireless
group
of
advocates
and
state
elected
officials
work
to
finally
advance
that,
eight
years
after
that,
back
in
2016,
it
was
signed
into
law
by
Governor
Baker.
Shortly
thereafter,
it
should
be
noted
that
much
of
the
transgender
non-discrimination
Act,
which
did
pass,
had
been
drawn
its
inspiration
from
an
ordinance
that
passed
in
this
city
by
the
City
Council
by
former
Mayor
Tom
Menino
back
in
2002
I
believe
councilor
Flaherty
was
the
only
member
serving
back
then
in
ordinance.
F
That
I
would
say,
I
would
suggest
in
history,
and
evidence
has
borne
this
out
an
ordinance
that
made
this
safer.
We
are
now
looking
at
a
repeal
by
referendum
of
this
very
important
law
and
I'm
standing
here
today
to
urge
all
of
you
to
voice
our
support
of
equi
of
equality
of
equity,
of
non-discrimination.
By
passing
this
resolution
today,
there
will
be
a
Reno
referendum
on
November
6
2018
in
the
state
election.
It
is
question
number
three
and
a
no
vote
means
repeal
the
existing
law.
F
It's
a
little
bit
confusing
a
yes
vote
means
to
uphold
the
law.
I
wanted
to
thank
the
incredible
advocates
in
our
friends
at
freedom
for
all
Massachusetts
and
the
Massachusetts
transgender
political
Coalition,
particularly
Corina
Patel,
who
is
the
coalition
director
for
freedom
of
all
who
is
with
us
this
afternoon,
and
what
we're
going
to
do
today,
as
we
have
done
them
several
other
times
at
this
body,
speak
United
with
one
voice
to
make
sure
that
we
stand
up
for
all
Bostonians
and
for
all
Massachusetts
residents.
F
We
cannot
allow
the
special
interest
groups
who
have
been
spewing,
this
information
and
false
narratives
to
undo
the
progress
that
we
have
made
in
our
Commonwealth.
It
is
the
utmost
importance
that,
when
the
ballot
question
is
before
us,
this
November
we
stand
together
and
we
vote
yes,
so
I
will
be
asking
for
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
this
resolution
and
appreciate
everyone,
who's
already
expressed
their
support
going
forward.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank.
J
You,
madam
president,
and
Thank
You
councillor
O'malley
for
affirming
our
shared
humanity
through
this
resolution.
The
same
way
that
we
have
come
together
as
a
body
in
opposition
to
sexist,
xenophobic,
racist
white,
supremacy,
anti-worker
statements
and
actions.
We
will
not
fall
prey
to
fear-mongering
either
in
Washington
DC
or
here
in
our
Commonwealth.
Everyone
should
be
treated
with
dignity
and
respect,
and,
ultimately,
that's
what
this
resolution
is
about:
choosing,
love
and
acceptance
over
hate
and
discrimination,
a
choice,
I
know
this
body
will
be
on
the
right
side
of,
as
we
have
so
many
times
before.
J
As
councillor
O'malley
indicated
two
years
ago,
the
state
of
Massachusetts
put
forth
a
mandate
that
explicitly
protected
transgender
folk
in
our
state,
from
discrimination
in
all
public
spaces,
a
victory
that
was
long
overdue.
This
law
makes
everyone
more
safe,
while
also
providing
everyone,
the
freedom
to
stand
in
their
truth
and
to
be
their
authentic
selves
or
right
that
no
person
should
ever
be
stripped
of
and
to
be
clear,
although
everyone
has
the
right
to
feel
safe
in
intimate
spaces
like
restrooms
and
locker
rooms,
this
is
a
law
that
protects
more
than
that.
J
This
law
protects
transgender
people
from
discrimination
in
admission
to
or
treatment
in
public
places,
period,
at
hotels
and
Red
Sox
games
and
restaurants
and
movie
theaters
and
even
at
hospitals.
These
are
basic
civil
rights
that
should
never
be
decided
by
popular
vote
and
a
repeal
of
this
law
would
put
the
health
and
well-being
of
members
of
the
transgender
community
at
severe
risk.
J
Now,
hate-filled
rhetoric
says
this
law
will
make
our
women
and
girls
less
safe,
and
since
these
protections
is
worth
noting
we're
passed
in
2016,
there
has
been
a
zero
increase
of
public
safety
incidents
in
restrooms
in
our
state.
This
is
exactly
why
you
see
many
leading
organizations
fighting
for
the
rights
of
women
and
girls
and
victims
of
domestic
and
sexual
violence,
who
are
standing
shoulder
to
shoulder
with
advocates
with
activists
with
business
leaders,
elected
officials
and
faith
leaders
to
uphold
these
protections
in
Boston
and
in
Massachusetts.
J
B
I
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Thank
You
Tube
councillor
O'malley
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue
and
to
my
colleagues
on
the
City
Council
for
always
supporting
human
rights
for
all
I
rise
to
offer
my
support
of
the
resolution.
This
provision
has
been
the
law
in
the
City
of
Boston
in
the
Commonwealth
as
well.
The
city
of
Boston
has
always
been
in
the
forefront
on
human
rights
issues.
Ensuring
everyone
in
our
city
is
treated
with
respect
and
dignity,
as
Council
of
Pressley
mentioned.
In
the
final
analysis,
this
is
about
respect
and
dignity
for
all
people.
B
You
councillor
flaying
I'm,
assuming
you
also
would
like
to
add
your
name,
madam
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
flame
councilor
Pressley
as
well
as
councillor
Baker
councillor
siamo,
councillor
Edwards,
councillor,
sabe,
George,
councillor,
Janey,
councillor
McCarthy,
councillor
Wu,
as
well
as
the
chair
at
this
time.
Councillor
Malley,
seeks
suspension
of
the
rules
and
adoption
of
docket
one
three,
nine
six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes.
Have
it
docket
one
three
nine
six
has
been
passed.
B
A
F
F
District
two
city
councilor
Edie
Flynn,
with
whom
I
partnered
and
working
in
support
of
the
incredibly
talented
men
and
women
who
are
currently
locked
out
for
National
Grid,
as
well
as
city
councilor,
at-large,
Ayanna
Presley,
with
whom
I
partnered
on
a
whole
host
of
environmental
issues,
including
a
gas
leaks
ordinance
and
because
of
the
enormity
of
this
issue.
I
think
it's
only
fitting
and
I
am
certain
that
councilor
Pressley
will
continue
her
dog
at
advocacy
on
this
and
so
many
environmental
issues
in
her
next
career
move.
F
In
a
couple
of
months,
like
many
of
you,
I
watched
the
media
reports
out
of
what
was
happening
in
the
Merrimack
Valley
last
Thursday
and
Friday,
and
it
was
shocking.
It
was
terrifying
and
I
think
while
I
want
to
be
clear,
the
purpose
of
this
hearing
order
isn't
to
create
a
false
panic
or
to
offer
an
incendiary
headline-grabbing
mechanism.
We
need
to
have
these
conversations
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
have
among
the
oldest
gas
infrastructure
in
the
country,
I
think
its
second
or
third
nationwide.
F
We
have
a
number
of
gas
leaks
and
well
gas
leaks,
weren't
the
trigger
necessarily
for
what
happened.
The
Merrimack
Valley,
that's
something
that
we
as
a
body
have
been
working
on
when
we
passed
the
gas
leaks,
ordinance,
National
Grid,
rather
than
working
with
this
city,
decided
to
take
us
to
court.
They
had
somewhat
of
a
victory
about
a
partial
victory
in
Suffolk,
Superior
Court,
but
I've
been
this
happened.
Two
years
ago
we
passed
in
2016,
it
was
2017
where
they
brought
litigation.
F
It
was
incredibly
disappointing
to
me
because
we
were
trying
to
work
together.
This
wasn't
an
overly
onerous
ordinance.
I
was
a
common-sense
ordinance
that
passed
nearly
unanimously
and
was
signed
into
law
by
this
body
and
rather
than
working
with
us
to
address
these
public
health
threats,
they
decided
to
fight
us
on
it.
It's
incredibly
disappointing
to
me
that
this
chamber
today
is
filled
with
incredibly
talented
men
and
women
who
want
to
be
back
to
work,
making
our
streets
safe,
but
have
been
locked
out
by
National
Grid.
F
That
is
unconscionable,
and
we
stand
here
with
every
one
of
the
people
in
this
chamber
and
and
those
who
are
not
with
us
but
want
to
be
back
to
work.
This
is
a
public
safety
issue.
This
is
a
public
health
issue
and
we
need
to
convene
all
the
relevant
stakeholders.
I
don't
want
this
to
be
a
adversarial
exercise,
but
my
god,
we
need
to
bring
people
together
from
the
city
of
Boston,
our
first
responders,
our
Public
Safety
employees,
our
utility
employees,
the
residents
of
Boston
to
come
together
and
figure
out.
What
are
we
doing?
F
F
We
have
seen
some
heroism
across
the
Commonwealth
in
the
days
since
last.
Thursday
and
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
acknowledge
the
great
work
of
Boston
Fire
Department
Boston
EMS,
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
United
Steel
Workers
Local
1200
three
and
12
12
13,
all
of
whom
volunteered
some
weren't
taken
up
on
their
volunteer
requests.
Others
have
been
to
make
sure
that
we
were
could
assist
and
could
serve
our
neighbors
in
the
Merrimack
Valley
as
we
support
the
recovery
effort
up.
F
North
municipalities,
like
Boston
with
homes
that
rely
on
natural
gas,
should
check
and
double-check
our
safety
procedures,
to
make
sure
that
this
tragedy
is
never
repeated.
While
natural
gas
is
important
source
of
energy
for
our
city,
we
have
known
about
the
dangers
for
quite
a
long
time.
Flammable
natural
gas
is
transported
in
pipelines
that
are
prone
to
changes
in
pressure
and
leaks
that
can
impact
human
health
and
safety,
kill,
trees
and
increase
our
carbon
emissions.
That's
why
we
passed
the
gas
leaks
ordinance
in
2016.
F
That's
why
all
of
us
took
great
concern
when
Spectra
Energy
working
with
other
utilities,
including
National
Grid,
installed
the
West
Roxbury
lateral
pipeline,
a
750
psi
pipeline
that
runs
through
the
heart
of
my
district
across
from
an
active
quarry.
It
should
be
noted,
unfortunately,
our
ordinance
that
we
passed
as
it
relates
to
gut
gas
leaks
was
disputed
in
court
by
utility
companies
and,
as
we
learn
about
gas
company
failures
and
Laurance,
like
the
inability
to
locate
gas
shutoff
valves,
we
should
revisit
what
actions
we
can
take
under
this
ordinance.
F
The
heroism
that
we
saw
in
Lawrence,
North
and
Ronan
Dover
shows
that
cities
can
have
an
important
role
as
well.
The
natural
gas
incident
last
week
is
a
reminder
that
Boston
can
further
its
commitment
to
safety
by
making
sure
that
we
have
the
right
features
that
we
have
coordination
across
all
silos
and
the
resident
education
necessary
to
protect
our
people
from
the
unlikely,
but
nevertheless
devastating
disaster.
F
I
hope
our
hearing
can
explore
natural
gas
safety
features
like
updated,
shutoff
valves
communication
strategies
to
inform
residents
about
disaster
preparedness,
an
improved
coordination
between
the
city,
its
residents,
the
private
companies
and
the
utilities
were
responsible
for
this
infrastructure.
I.
Ask
you
to
join
me
at
this
hearing
and
we'll
take
direct
action
on
these
important
issues.
We
cannot
simply
afford
to
wait
any
longer.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
You
Venice
stop
now
he's
getting
a
little
red,
but
before
I
turn
it
over
to
councillor
Flynn
I
just
want
to
thank
Council
omalley
not
only
for
his
leadership
on
this,
but
these
issues
he's
been
talking
about
these
issues
for
quite
some
time
even
before
I
joined
the
council.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
I
mean
thank
you
guys
for
recognizing
his
leadership
on
these
issues.
Councillor
Flynn.
Do
you
have
the
floor.
I
I
The
horrible
events
last
week
in
Merrimack
Valley
in
Lawrence
and
ovah,
not
the
end
of
where
a
scary
scene
in
very
dangerous
one,
tragic,
Fateh,
eight
fatality,
dozens
injured,
thousands
evacuated
from
their
homes.
We
pray
for
him
and
his
family
and
all
those
affected
by
this
troubling
incident.
It
should
all
give
us
pause
to
reflect
on
how
critical
it
is
that
we
maintain
the
safety
of
natural
gas
infrastructure
in
our
city.
I
I'd
like
to
highlight
some
events
that
have
occurred
in
Boston
in
recent
years
last
fall
a
one
Boston
Police
Station
every
window
was
blown
out
due
to
no
pipeline
inspectors,
trim
on
Street
Boston,
a
gas
leak
that
went
on
seventy
days
with
explosive
levels.
Under
the
steel
plates,
the
Boston
Fire
Department
responded
many
times:
North
Washington
Street
Bridge
the
gas
pool
all
over
the
North
End
for
months.
I
I
They
have
four
hundred
pressure
regulator
stations
and
have
they
been
inspected?
How
many
critical
valves
are
in
the
system
and
have
they
been
inspected?
Our
meat
is
being
checked
for
accuracy
within
two
percent.
What
is
the
emergency
response
plan
now,
with
the
disaster
in
1200
workers
locked
out
how
many
meters
have
been
changed
since
the
lockout?
All
meters
have
to
be
changed
every
seven
years,
the
gate
boxes
accessible.
I
What
is
taking
place
in
regards
to
training
I'd
like
to
see
the
records
on
training
as
someone
that
served
25
years
in
the
United
States
Navy,
we
had
training
every
single
day,
formal
training,
on-the-job,
training,
I,
don't
know
if
these
replacement
workers
have
the
necessary
training.
This
is
a
lock
Oh,
a
lockout
by
an
international
company.
These
workers
want
to
go
back
to
work.
I
They
want
to
go
back
to
work
with
the
contract.
This
is
about
dignity
and
respect
I'm
embarrassed
by
National
Grid,
the
way
they
treated
these
workers
they
work
hard
for
us.
There
are
school
teachers
there,
our
they
they're
active
in
our
community.
They
were
active
in
our
PTA,
they
Coachella
our
kids
and
literally,
they
help
special-needs
kids.
They
work
hard
to
keep
us
safe
and
they
deserve
better
than
what
National
Grid
did
to
them
again.
I
J
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I
won't
be
long.
My
colleagues
both
spoke
very
eloquently
into
the
questions
we
need
to
be
asking.
I
did
just
want
to
come
in
counter
O'malley
and
just
make
the
point-
and
he
alluded
to
it
a
little
bit
in
his
opening
remarks
that
this
is
not
a
reactive
measure
by
this
body.
This
work
has
been
thoughtfully
and
proactively,
an
issue
that
has
been
spotlighted
by
councilor
O'malley,
in
partnership
with
counselors
income
for
a
long
time.
J
J
Here,
however,
a
life
was
lost
and
so
I
wanted
to
bring
a
Leonel
Rondon
into
this
space
and
we'll
adjourn
this
meeting
shortly
in
his
memory,
along
with
I,
wanted
to
thank,
send
prayers
up
to
the
family
and
all
those
impacted
in
Lawrence
and
over
in
North
Andover,
send
prayers
of
thanks
to
our
first
responders
and
to
the
many
heroic
compassion
and
caring
neighbors
who
stepped
in
and
again.
This
is
a
watershed
moment
and
it
does
allow
us
and
prompt
us
with
a
sense
of
urgency.
J
We
just
can't
underscore
enough
that
a
part
of
that
solution
is
a
well
trained
and
let
me
underscore
well-treated
workforce
and
that
means
supporting
National
Grid
workers,
who
are
currently
being
locked
out
so
again.
This
issue
of
national
natural
gas
infrastructure
is
not
new
to
this
body.
Again,
I
want
to
come
in
councillor,
O'malley
and
Zakim
for
leading
on
this
and
pushing
for
improved
coordination
with
our
utilities
and
Public
Works,
as
we
improve
our
roads
and
sidewalks
and
correct
natural
gas
leaks.
J
K
K
Today's
meeting
was
ironic
that,
at
the
beginning
of
today's
meeting
through
the
chair
of
ways
and
means
we
passed
six
collective
bargaining
agreements
just
today,
six
so
somewhere
at
a
bargaining
table,
Mayor
Walsh's
administration
parks,
parks,
Rangers,
Muni,
superior
officers
of
the
muties
they
sat
together,
concessions
were
made,
progress
was
made,
agreements
were
made,
people
went
back
to
work.
This
is
a
National
Grid
as
a
moral
obligation
to
take
care
of
our
men
and
women.
H
Want
to
commend
the
makers
in
your
leadership,
especially
councillor
O'malley,
what
you've
been
able
to
do
with
the
environment
and
really
take
that
conversation
into
various
realms
of
social
justice
and
your
leadership
and
watching
you
do.
That
is
something
I
want
to
emulate.
Being
a
new
freshman
on
the
on
the
council,
so
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
and
note
that
I'm
watching
you
and
I
like
how
you
are
able
to
move
this
oftentimes
wonky
conversation
about
the
environment
into
real
working
people.
Conversation.
So
thank
you.
H
So
much
I
want
to
thank
you
councillor,
Flynn,
also
for
your
leadership.
I
think
from
day
one.
You
have
demonstrated
that
you
are
there
for
working
people
there
for
making
sure
housing
is
affordable
and
your
leadership
and
your
voice
is
something
also
I
look
forward
to
continually
working
with
I.
Really
don't
have
that
much
to
add
to
the
incredible
voices
that
I've
already
spoken
on
this
I'll
just
say
very
simply
when
you
lock
out
labour
I,
certainly
feel
less
safe.
H
When
you
do
that,
and
you
make
sure
I
think
people
need
to
understand
just
some
basic
things
about
history
and
unions
and
what
they
have
done
for
us.
They
don't
only
fight
for
basic
living
wages
and
assuring
that
the
skill
sets
that
you
fought
hard
to
get
are
compensated
which
they
should
be.
They
also
have
been
at
the
forefront
of
worker
safety.
I'm
from
Michigan
and
I
am
from
mining
country
we
fed
Detroit
for
years
and
but
for
the
Union,
a
lot
of
young
men
would
have
died
in
those
mines.
H
It
was
the
safety
standards
of
the
unions
fought
for
for
all
workers,
even
the
ones
who
are
not
unionized,
who
benefit
from
those
very
basic
understanding
of
how
a
person
should
have
to
work
the
equipment
that
they
need
to
have
and
assure
that
they
have
a
voice
in
making
sure
that
their
colleagues
are
also
protected.
It
is
organized
labor
and
I
want
to
be
clear.
This
lockout
is
about
attacking
unions.
H
That's
what
it's
about,
but
highlighting
the
fact
that
when
you
attack
unions
and
you
attack
labor,
we
become
less
safe,
is
part
100%
to
your
leadership,
council,
O'malley
and
again
to
yours
as
well.
Councillor
Flynn,
I,
just
stand
here
in
solidarity.
I
want
to
acknowledge
one
of
my
constituents.
Also
a
member
of
us
w
Neil
Crowley
is
here.
H
He
called
me
advocating
quite
firmly
for
the
Union
didn't
have
to
advocate
that
hard
though,
and
I
wanted
to
say,
I
want
to
say,
I
stand
in
solidarity
with
you
to
the
end,
because
you
stand
for
all
workers,
even
those
who
aren't
part
of
the
Union.
You
stand
for
safety.
You
stand
for
equity
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
We've
been
thinking
a
lot
of
the
folks
here,
but
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
that
you're
doing
and
I'm.
So
sorry
that
you're
in
the
position.
But
what
we're
with
you
to
the
end.
G
Thank
you
Madame
president
I
do
want
to
I.
Just
it
will
be
brief.
I
want
to
applaud
my
colleagues,
councillor
O'malley
councillor,
Flynn
councilor
Pressley,
for
their
leadership
on
this
and
councillor
O'malley's
continued
championship
of
this
effort,
and
one
quote
that
from
councillor
O'malley's
remarks
about
coordination
across
silos
and
realizing
that
that
is
so.
G
That
is
missing
in
this
conversation
and
that
the
men
and
the
women
that
are
here
today
are
an
important
part
of
finding
the
solutions
to
the
to
the
scariness
that
has
been
created
and
I
will
say
to
councillor
Presley's
point
about
the
men
and
women
that
deserve
the
dignity
that
deserve
the
respect
that,
when
we're
not
giving
that
to
them,
we're
not
when
we're
not
including
them.
In
this
conversation,
when
we're
not
recognising
and
realising,
and
appreciating
the
solutions
that
they
have,
that
we've
created
negligence,
that
that
supports
negligence,
and
that
creates
a
real
fear.
G
Not
a
perception
of
fear,
a
reason
to
be
afraid,
and
that
fear
is,
is
real
and
we
shouldn't
shy
away
from
it.
We
shouldn't
pretend
that
it
doesn't
exist
because
every
day
that
these
men
and
women
are
not
working
every
day,
that
we
are
making
exceptions
to
safety
for
our
communities,
for
our
neighborhoods
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
across
the
Commonwealth
is
another
day
that
we
should
be
fearful
for
our
for
our
neighbors
and
for
ourselves
and
for
our
families.
So
I
applaud
this
work.
G
I
look
forward
to
a
councillor
Flynn
asking
his
questions
and
I
only
look
more
forward
to
the
answers
that
we
we
should
receive
as
a
council
that
we
deserve
as
a
council
as
we
represent,
not
just
the
men
and
women
that
are
in
this
room
today,
but
the
residents
across
the
city
of
Boston
and
across
the
Commonwealth,
so
I
ask
that
my
name,
please
be
added
I.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
look
forward
to
getting
to
this
our
work
here,
but
the
greater
resolution
and
ensuring
greater
safety
for
all
of
our
residents
quickly.
C
Thank
you,
madam
president.
There's
really
not
much
more
to
be
said
so.
I
just
wanted
to
stand
and
note
take
in
the
heart.
That's
in
this
room
and
that
you
all
represent
I
was
really
moved
to
see
in
all
of
the
incredibly
painful
and
and
terrifying
and
emotional
coverage
of
the
incidents
in
the
other
part
of
our
state
that
not
only
were
locked
out
workers
among
the
first
to
reach
out
a
hand
and
say
how
can
we
help?
C
How
can
we
offer
our
training,
our
expertise,
our
skills,
when
we
are
being
shut
out
from
using
those
to
support
our
families?
How
can
we
help
those
in
need,
but
then,
even
when
rejected
by
the
companies,
to
get
to
use
that
those
skills
in
that
training
to
be
there
on
the
ground
just
passing
out
water,
setting
up
cots
helping
the
people
who
really
need
it
in
in
that
moment,
so
I
just
I'm
here
to
pay
tribute
to
all
of
you
in
in
it's
part
of
the
the
labor
movement.
C
C
We
were
clawing
protesting
lying
in
the
trenches
out
in
West
Roxbury
only
to
have
the
federal
government,
the
commission
that
was
set
up
all
staffed
by
people
who
are
either
formerly
executives
of
these
multi-million
dollar
companies
or
tied
financially
to
them
to
have
the
court
system,
then
affirming
that
so
this
is
really
about
thinking.
Broadly
about
the
entire
energy
sector.
We
have
jobs
available
in
the
green
energy
sector.
It's
growing
12
times
faster
than
the
traditional
sector.
C
We
have
to
make
sure
we're
thinking
for
the
future,
and
you
know
certainly
we're
pushing
this
as
hard
as
we
can.
We've
got
to
get
all
of
you
all
workers
back
to
and
fixing
the
leaks
and
there's
so
much
work
to
do,
but
then
how
can
we
make
sure
that
for
the
next
generation
we're
building
the
right
jobs
and
sustainable
jobs
to
keep
us
going
and
keep
our
economy
and
our
environment
in
place?.
B
L
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
president,
so
I
will
just
add
just
briefly
my
voice
to
the
chorus
here
to
offer
my
support
to
the
working
women
and
men
in
this
room
who
have
been
locked
out
just
commending
everyone
who
was
so
supportive
of
the
efforts
in
Merrimack
Valley
and
really
encouraged
by
the
community
organizations
that
have
been
begun
to
organize
around
that
effort
as
well.
For
me,
this
is
very
much
a
public
safety
issue.
L
That's
already
been
highlighted,
I
live
in
a
neighborhood
where
we
often
smell
gas,
and
we're
led
to
believe
that
we're
crazy,
so
people
are
really
fearful
and
scared
about
what
happened
to
our
neighbors
and
what
is
happening
with
this
lockout.
So
just
everything's
already
been
said
so
I
just
wanted
to
add
my
voice.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
every
single
day
and
I
hope
that
you
are
back
to
work
very
quickly
and
please
add
my
name.
Thank
you.
B
Madame
clerk,
if
you
could
add
councillor
Baker
councillor,
co-moh
councillor,
Edwards,
councillor,
sabe,
George,
councillor,
Janey,
council,
McCarthy,
councillor
rule
as
well
as
the
chair,
and
no
quickly
I'd,
just
two
things:
I'm
supposed
to
remain
neutral
up
here,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
draw
out
a
couple
of
points,
one
there's:
a
distinction
between
a
lockout
and
a
strike.
This
is
a
lockout
I,
think
that
often
gets
lost
and
then
the
second.
This
effect
is
more
than
just
public
safety.
I,
don't
know
about
all
councillors,
but
in
my
office
I
think
a
few
others.
B
We've
received
a
lot
of
notifications
on
delayed
projects
in
our
district
projects
that
are
needed
in
terms
of
housing
for
our
seniors.
For
those
who
are
disabled,
more
affordable
housing.
A
lot
of
these
projects
are
delayed
and
are
stuck
because
of
this
lockout.
So
the
impact
has
many
ripple
effects
in
many
different
spaces
that
affect
the
work.
B
We
do
every
single
day
to
meet
the
needs
not
only
of
the
folks
who
sit
in
this
room,
but
the
average
citizen
who's
going
to
and
from
work
and
who
needs
a
place
to
live
a
place
to
be
a
place
to
eat
a
grocery
store
or
something
else.
So
this
has
been
gone
on
far
too
long.
So
thank
you
for
the
advocacy.
Thank
you
for
the
folks
in
the
room.
We
normally
don't
allow
clapping,
but
I
figured
you
know
what.
Hopefully
it
made
you
feel
good
to
clap,
so
we
allowed
that
today.
B
A
H
Looking
at
the
total
amount
of
those
work
hours
as
they
relate
to
women
on
the
job,
as
they
really
do.
Bostonians
as
they
relate
to
people
of
color
and
in
those
biannual
reviews,
were
supposed
to
look
at
the
prior
six
months
to
see
how
we
are
doing
it's
a
30,000
foot
view
and
I
want
to
thank
also
those
folks
who
are
committed
to
doing
that
view
and
doing
that
report.
H
I,
believe
it's
Travis
Watson
he's
the
Commission
Chair
Charles
Cole
field,
local
67
news,
business
agent,
Mark
fortune,
local
151
business
agent,
Jorge
Martinez
from
project
right,
John,
read
from
the
who's
retired,
from
the
BP
da
and
Debra
write
of
Winfred
Institute
of
Technology.
So
we
have
a
commission.
We
have
folks
who
are
supposed
to
meet
and
I'm
really
excited
about
having
that
report
to
make
sure
that
we're
actually
seeing
what's
going
on
Thank.
L
L
You
also
want
to
acknowledge
councillor
Turner,
who
was
in
the
room
with
us
today
for
his
work
on
this
issue.
As
someone
who
is
a
community,
organizer
has
been
fighting
for
economic
justice
issues.
I,
certainly
care
very
deeply
about
making
sure
that
the
people
who
are
on
these
jobs
on
these
sites
reflect
the
diversity
of
this
city.
That
is
extremely
important,
and
when
we
talk
about
these
good-paying
jobs,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
one,
their
Boston
residents
and
oftentimes.
L
These
are
good-paying
jobs
in
our
community
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
all
of
the
the
jobs
these
job
sites
are
diverse,
certainly
I
want
to
commend
Travis,
Watson
and
the
other
commissioners
on
the
back,
who
play
a
very
important
role
and
making
sure
that
the
ordinance
is
followed.
I
think
this
council
did
really
good
work
and
changing
amending
the
ordinance
so
that
there
are
higher
goals
that
we
have.
L
That
really
would
reflect
the
diversity
if
we
meet
those
goals
as
a
district
city
councilor
and
someone
who
cares
about
this
issue,
I
play
a
very
active
role
in
monitoring
the
construction
jobs
in
my
district,
so
I
put
together
a
committee
we
meet
every
other
week
and
we
look
at
projects
in
my
job
to
review
these
goals
and
to
look
at
the
numbers
to
make
sure
that
we
are
meeting
those
goals.
There
are
some
projects
that
do
better
than
others.
L
There
are
some,
including
some
city
projects
that
have
done
very
poorly,
so
I've
brought
them
to
the
table
as
well.
I
think
it's
very
important
that
this
body
keep
an
eye
on
this
and
so
I'm
very
much
interested
in
having
this
this
hearing,
so
that
we
can
get
down
to
the
nitty
gritty
again.
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
work
that
the
Beck
is
doing
and
all
of
those
on
the
monitoring
committee
that
looking
at
the
jobs
for
at
least
my
district
and
for
the
work
that
they're
doing
so
again,
Thank
You
councillor,
Edwards
and
I.
B
You
councillor
Janey
anyone
else
wishing
to
speak
on
this
matter:
Brad
Denis,
Madame
clerk.
If
you
could
add
councillor
sabi
George,
councillor,
Flynn,
councillor,
O'malley,
councilor,
Pressley,
councillor
woo,
as
well
as
the
chair
and
councillor
Baker,
the
docket
number
one.
Three
nine
eight
will
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
jobs,
wages
and
Workforce
Development.
H
B
H
You
so
I
I
wanted
to
note.
We
have
filed
this
actually
establishing
a
new
Commission
on
equity,
and
this
is
again
looking
directly
at
the
construction
industry.
This
is
more
granular
level
conversation
that
we
feel
is
necessary,
while
the
other
Beck
Commission
is
more
of
a
30,000
foot
view.
Looking
at
the
numbers
looking
at.
What's
going
on
this
one
really
brings
labor
both
organized
and
not
organized
to
the
table,
to
talk
about
how
we
can
work
with
them
and
to
have
the
difficult
conversation.
H
H
That
is
not
to
say
that
we
should
ever
criticize
the
organizing
of
labor
that's
to
say
that
we're
going
to
organize
with
labor
to
make
sure
that
the
unions
start
to
look
like
us
and
in
many
cases
we
don't
use
organized
labor
on
our
projects
and
again
we
invite
the
private
industry
and
those
folks
who
don't
organize
or
use
organized
labor
to
come
to
the
table,
and
we
have
a
separate
set
of
questions
for
them.
Not
only
asking
them
about
the
diversity
but
also
assuring
when
you
do
have
labor.
H
How
do
you
assure
that
the
gender
equity
is
fair?
How
do
you
assure
that
we
are
not
simply
hiring
people
of
color
and
then
paying
them
be
up
below
even
the
living
wage,
not
even
the
prevailing
wage?
How
do
we
make
sure
that,
when
people
are
not
part
of
organized
labor
they're
actually
getting
paid?
What
they're
worth
these
are
good
conversations?
These
are
necessary.
H
These
are
difficult
conversations,
but
we
need
to
have
them,
and
so
we
propose
having
them
again
twice
a
year
and
in
looking
at
having
them
separately
with
the
labor
organized
labor
and
then
also
with
the
private
industry.
This
is
something
that
I
think
will
only
lead
to
greater
solutions
and
actually
a
more
cohesive
community-based
standard
for
how
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
we
reflect
our
labor
force.
What
also
differentiates
us
from
the
the
back
is,
who
appoints
who
will
be
on
this
new
Commission?
H
Each
of
the
district
city
councillors
will
be
able
to
present
names
to
the
mayor
from
which
the
mayor
will
pick.
Who
will
come
on
to
the
Commission.
The
mayor,
then
also
has
four
people
on
his
own
to
a
point
as
well,
so
we
see
the
City
Council
really
being
there
with
the
community
and
making
sure
that
when
we
establishes
Commission,
it's
a
commission,
the
people's
Commission
and
we're
looking
not
just
at
30,000
feet
but
right
there
on
a
day
to
day
basis
and
assuring
that
we
reflect
all
of
Bostonians.
Thank.
L
Janey
here
the
floor,
thank
you,
madam
president,
and
Thank
You,
councillor
Edwards
and
councilor
Pressley
for
your
work
on.
This
certainly
want
to
again
highlight
and
acknowledge
and
thank
councillor
Turner
for
his
work
on
this.
As
I
said
before.
This
is
about
making
sure
that
Boston
residents,
people
of
color
and
women
are
working
and
that
the
work
the
workers
reflect
the
rich
diversity
of
our
city.
I
see
this
as
an
economic
justice
issue
as
I
monitor
these
jobs,
at
least
in
my
district
oftentimes.
L
There's
a
blame
game,
and
you
have
some
folks
are
blaming
the
Union
for
not
being
diverse
enough.
Other
folks
are
blaming
the
contractors
for
just
using
their
core
crew
and
not
really
trying
to
bring
folks
up
and
build
a
pipeline
of
other
workers
and
then
folks
blame
the
community.
Well,
people
are
don't
have
the
skill
set
or
they
show
up
late
or
what
have
you?
This
is
going
to
provide
us
with
the
opportunity
to
come
together,
and
sometimes
they
may
be
some
difficult
conversations
as
councillor
Edwards
has
already
said,
but
I
think
here.
L
The
real
goal
is
goal
is
how
we
can
be
productive
and
move
forward
toward
the
goals
we
have
new
goals
established
51
percent,
forty
percent
12
percent,
and
we
want
to
hit
those
goals.
These
are
good
jobs
and
our
residents
deserve
these
jobs
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
there's
equity
and
that
there's
diversity
and
we
need
to
identify
any
challenges
that
or
barriers
that
may
be
in
the
way
and
then
also
think
about
the
opportunities
for
moving
forward
and
with
this
commission
I
believe
that
we
will
be
able
to
do
that.
L
J
Thank
you,
madam
president
and
I
think
counts
for
Edwards
and
Janey
for
their
leadership
and
their
partnership
on
this.
And
of
course
you
want
to
thank
councillor
Turner,
who
has
been
so
steadfast
and
it's
a
very
full
circle.
My
first
two
years
on,
the
council
convened
a
working
group
for
two
years
with
councillor
Ross
with
the
the
trades
women
in
Beijing
basta,
Workers
Alliance,
and
you
know.
J
You
were
so
vigilant
about
the
need
for
more
women
to
see
the
trades
as
a
viable
path
to
providing
for
their
families,
and
so
you've
always
pushed
for
that
worker
parity
and
that
gender
parity
and
so
I.
Thank
you
for
that,
and
because
we
did
put
that
data
online,
we
did
see
the
number
of
women
grows,
particular,
particularly
in
the
construction
trades
and
now
50%
of
that
workforce.
J
Out
of
that
growth,
our
women
of
color,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that,
and
then
we
spoke
about
the
further
amendments
and
additions
that
have
been
codified
by
this
body
and
then
including
getting
the
best
practices
for
how
to
grow
the
number
of
women
to
continue
to
do
that
codified
as
a
part
of
this,
but
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
acknowledge
Bruce
bowling.
We
would
not
have
the
boss
of
residence
jobs
policy,
were
it
not
for
this
visionary
and
this
this
this
visionary
and
yet
pragmatic
leader
that
wanted.
J
This
is
how
we
do
it
and
we
have
to
continue
to
be
in
the
words
of
counselor
Edwards
granular
in
the
attention
that
we
bring
to
this
issue
to
hold
ourselves
collectively
accountable,
because
this
is
ultimately
how
we
make
great
strides
in
closing
the
wealth
and
wage
gap.
So
again,
I
think
all
of
you
for
your
partnership,
Thank,
You,
Telstra
Turner.
Thank
you
to
the
entire
coalition
and
Thank
You
Telstra
bowling
Thank.
C
So
I'm
really
excited
to
see
this
come
to
the
floor.
Also
reminds
me
that
council
person
I
need
to
to
be
doing
the
biannual
review
on
the
procurement
reform,
ordinance
that
the
council
had
passed
last
year.
So
there
lots
of
threads
coming
together
really
excited
to
support
this
work.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
You,
madam
president,
I'd
like
to
ask
when
my
name
to
be
part
of
the
part
of
this
one.
One
aspect
I'd
like
to
focus
on
Madam
President
is
we.
We
do
see
a
lot
of
returning
returning
veterans,
a
lot
of
women
veterans
coming
coming
back
home
after
service.
We
see
a
lot
of
communities
of
color
veterans
coming
back
from
their
service
as
well.
I'd
love
to
see
them
get
back
into
the
Boston
economy,
get
a
good-paying
job,
they're
highly
skilled,
they're,
highly
trained
I.
I
Think
I
think
they'd
welcome
the
opportunity
part
of
the
Boston
economy
to
get
into
the
trades
to
get
into
a
good-paying
job.
So
that's
something
I
want
to
focus
on.
One
of
the
council
hearings.
I
they
do
propose
is
a
is
a
hearing
on
women
veterans,
and
this
is
something
maybe
I
can
I
can
tie
in
as
well,
and
also
Madam.
President
is
looking
at
those
in
the
disability
community
as
well,
seeing
if
there's
an
opportunity
for
them
to
get
back
into
the
work
place.
I
I
But
that's
something
I
would
like
to
focus
on
is
giving
our
disabled
veterans
in
in
all
those
in
the
disability
community,
giving
them
an
opportunity,
whether
it's
through
job
training
through
more
education
or
employment
opportunities,
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
at
least
pursue
the
option
of
participating
in
this
Boston
economy.
So
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
council
Edwards,
councillor
Janie
for
their
tremendous
work
on
this
issue.
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
Thank.
B
A
Late
file
matter,
filed
by
Michael
F
flower
at
a
Boston
city
councilor
at
lodge
dated
September
19
2018
dear
president
Campbell,
please
be
advised
that
I
will
not
be
in
attendance
at
today's
Boston
City
Council
meeting
on
Wednesday
September
19
2018
due
to
a
sudden
illness.
Please
ask
that
the
city
clerk
read
just
matter
in
the
public
record.
Thank
you.
Sincerely.
Michael
F
clarity,
Boston
City
comes
through
at
large.
A
Second,
like
late
file
matter,
was
offered
by
city
councilor
Anissa
asabi
George
offered
in
the
City
Council
an
order
for
a
working
session
regarding
the
opioid
crisis,
whereas
the
elected
officials
should
work
collaboratively
to
create
viable
solutions
to
open
to
the
opioid
crisis.
Therefore,
be
it
ordered
that
the
Boston
City
Council
and
the
Boston
State
delegation
convene
a
working
session
regarding
a
collaborative
approach
to
tackle
the
opie
opioid
crisis
filed
in
council
September
19th
2018.
G
G
This
meeting
will
be
open
to
the
public,
but
there
will
not
be
public
testimony.
This
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
talk
about
the
work
that
is
underway,
that's
been
done
and
that
needs
to
be
focused
on
going
forward.
So
this
meeting
is
on
Monday
the
24th
at
10:00
a.m.
in
the
Curley
room.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
No.
B
Thank
you,
councillor,
sabi
George,
and
this
second
late
filed
matter
would
be
assigned
to
the
Committee
on
homelessness,
mental
health
and
recovery,
and
just
so
that
we
wouldn't
violate
any
open
meaning
law
or
even
the
spirit
of
the
Open
Meeting
Law.
We're
doing
it
this
way
to
encourage
all
colleagues
to
participate
so
Thank
You,
councillor,
Sabri
George,
and
thank
you
to
your
team
as
well.
Anyone
wishing
to
pull
anything
from
the
green
sheets
moving
right
along
I
am
informed
by
the
clerk.
B
There
was
one
late
file
matter
to
be
added
to
the
consent
agenda,
which,
in
the
absence
of
objection,
will
be
added.
Seeing
and
hearing
no
objection,
the
late
file
matter.
We
added
to
the
consent
agenda
this
time.
The
chair
moves
for
adoption
of
the
consent
agenda,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it.
The
consent
agenda
has
been
adopted
at
this
time.
Anyone
looking
to
make
an
announcement
councillor
Edwards,
for
what
purpose
do
you
rise?.
B
H
I
rise
to
simply
acknowledge
the
passing
of
a
great
friend
of
mine
who
I
met,
probably
when
I
was
just
coming
into
Boston
and
really
getting
involved
in
organizing
worker
organizing.
He
helped
me
to
learn
Portuguese.
He
helped
me
to
understand
how
to
work
with
and
around
community
worker
communities.
It's
my
dear
friend
Jovan
de
Silva
he's
Brazilian
American
and
he
had
dedicated
his
life
here
to
helping
not
only
fellow
Brazilians
but
helping
to
found
the
Brazilian
immigrants
enter.
H
Now
the
Brazilian
worker
center
he's
on
the
board
when
I
joined
it
as
a
young
terney
naive
about
organizing-
and
he
taught
me
so
much-
he
organized
so
much
for
other
people's
rights-
that
it's
a
shame
that
he
ultimately
couldn't
fulfill
his
his
one
one
of
his
many
dreams,
and
that
is
to
become
a
u.s.
citizen
and
then,
unfortunately,
even
more
unfortunate
that
he
felt
the
need
to
go
home
to
really
live
out
the
rest
of
his
life
in
dignity
and
respect
that
I
think
we've
been
robbed
of
so
many
other
immigrants.
H
He
is
a
great
friend
and
I.
We
joked
all
the
time
online
that
one
day
when
I
go
back
to
Brazil
I'm,
definitely
coming
to
his
beautiful
home
that
he
saved
up
to
build,
and
so
it
was
devastating
to
find
out
that
he
had
died
in
Brazil
with
family.
So
I
have
created
this.
He
was
an
Austin
Brighton
resident.
He
had
done
everything
he
could
for
that
community
as
well,
and
so
I
I
drafted
or
have
this
certificate
in
his
name
and
to
his
family
I
just
want
to
say
Jovan
for
Eagle.
M
To
me
le
me,
elf
or
mentor
Amiata
de
mucho
mucho,
it
was
simply
a
stoic.
He
come
on.
Come
Vidya,
Dora
por
que
le
nice.
You
know
Tonto
turquoises
in
lol,
simple,
easy
fella!
You
owe
me
daily
in
tambien.
A
new
curve
is
a
voice
que
se
okay
Lee
face
it
told
his
face.
Is
key
I'm
not
really
stuck
on
noise
so
to.
H
B
B
For
councillor
co-moh
Mary
Margaret
Fitzpatrick
for
councillor
Janey
miss
Muriel
Patton,
who
is
the
matriarch
of
their
family
for
council
McCarthy,
lieutenant
michael
Chapman
for
council
Malley,
Jerrod
Linehan
for
councillor
flower,
tea,
Regina
Vega
for
councillor
woo,
tad
Constantine
for
councilor
Pressley,
councillor
Janie,
as
well
as
the
chair,
Rahim
Baraka
for
the
chair,
Karen
Glasgow
for
councillor
asabi,
George,
Reuben,
Barbosa
de
Silva,
and
for
the
entire
council,
because
his
name
was
referenced
today,
Leonel
Robin
a
moment
of
silence.
Please.
B
Thank
you.
The
chair
moves
today
that
when
we
adjourn
today's
meeting,
we
do
so
in
the
memory
of
those
individuals
that
were
named,
who
are
scheduled
to
meet
here
again
on
Wednesday
September
26th
at
noon
in
this
chamber
at
Boston,
City
Hall,
all
those
in
favor
of
adjournment,
say
aye,
any
opposed,
say,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
council
adjourned.