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Docket #0549 - Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Fifty-One Thousand Nine Hundred Three Dollars ($2,051,903.00) in the form of a grant for the Boston Cultural Fund
A
Good
morning
everybody,
my
name's,
frank
baker,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council
committee,
on
arts,
culture,
tourism
and
special
events.
Today,
I'm
joined
by
my
colleague,
liz
braden,
and
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn
channel
82,
fios
964,
as
well
as
live
stream
at
boston,
dot,
gov,
slash
city
dash,
council,
slash
tv,
and
if
there
are
any
additional
people
that
would
like
to
testify
publicly,
you
can
email
to
ron.cob
boston.gov.
A
It's
a
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
2
million
51
903
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
boston
cultural
fund
awarded
by
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
authority
to
be
administered
by
the
office
of
arts
and
culture.
The
grant
will
fund
cultural
spaces
organizations,
programs,
artists
and
activities
in
the
south
end
with
the
goal
of
preserving
and
enhancing
cultural
activities.
A
B
And
I
want
to
apologize
for
my
lack
of
information
on
this
subject.
I
just
found
out
about
it
two
days
ago.
Basically,
I
had
two
questions.
One
is
why
this
money
is
being
restricted
to
a
single
neighborhood,
the
south
end,
instead
of
being
more
equitably
allocated
and
then
my
second
question
is
over
the
last
10
years.
How
much
has
the
boston
cultural
fund
allocated
to
the
west
end
as
a
neighborhood.
A
C
A
Perfect,
thank
you
and
caller
cara.
Sorry,
you're
you're
welcome
to
satin.
If
we
could
touch
on
some,
you
know
my
opening
statement
would
have
been.
Why
just
assault,
then?
Where
is
this
money
coming
in?
I
have
my
assumptions.
I
think
I
can
understand
what
it
is,
but
if
you
can
speak
to
that,
where
is
the
money
coming
in?
Is
it?
Is
it
directly
from
south
end
development?
If
that's
the
case,
are
you
now
going
to
be
a
an
agent
for
us
to
be
able
to
do
this
across
the
city?
A
D
Okay,
great,
thank
you,
counselor,
thanks
for
your
questions,
dwane,
so
this
funding
is
the
result
of
a
very
specific
piece
of
zoning
code
in
a
specific
area
of
the
south
end.
That
requires
a
developer.
In
this
case.
It's
specifically
attached
to
the
321
harrison
avenue
project
to
provide
they're
required
to
provide
below
market,
commercial
and
or
retail
space,
and
specifically
it's
in
the
amount
equal
to
or
greater
than
five
percent
of
the
gross
floor
area
within
the
development
plan
and
above
what
is
allowed
as
of
right
in
that
sub-district.
D
That
does
leave
another
4
000
square
feet.
And
what
the
developer
has
done
in
this
case
is
that
they
want
to
buy
that
out
as
a
monetary
contribution
which
is
also
allowed
in
the
zoning
code.
So
originally,
this
funding
was
intended
for
the
boston,
local
development
corporation
or
bldc
to
receive
these
funds
that
has
not
worked
out.
It's
not
as
feasible
to
establish
a
fund
at
the
bldc
for
this,
particularly
for
affordable
space
for
cultural
organizations.
D
Given
that
our
office
does
exist,
and
we
make
you
know
over
300
grants
a
year
to
organizations
and
individuals.
So
we've
been
in
conversation
with
the
bpda
about
how
to
receive
these
funds
in
order
to
kind
of
live
out.
The
intention
of
supporting
these
kinds
of
spaces,
because
the
development
is
in
the
south
end
and
that's
where
the
zoning
restriction
is
coming
from.
That's
kind
of
kicking
this
all
off.
D
That's
why
there's
a
relationship
to
that
geography,
but
I
think
that
councilor
baker,
as
you
pointed
out,
this
is
a
really
good
opportunity
for
us
to
pilot
a
new
sort
of
relationship
in
terms
of
being
able
to
receive
funds
and
redistribute
them,
and
I
think
also
we
have
a
chance
to
pilot
a
new
way
of
thinking
about
affordable
cultural
spaces,
because
we
have
been
in
a
lot
of
conversations
with
developments
that
are.
You
know
whether
it's
because
of
a
zoning
requirement
or
because
of
a
community
benefit.
D
But
it's
a
little
bit
of
work
to
try
to
figure
out
who's,
really
ready
to
just
step
into
something,
because
if
you're,
a
small
organization
or
group
and
you've
never
taken
advantage
of
that
before
you've,
never
run
a
space
or
signed
a
10-year
lease.
You
know
it's
it's
a
lot
to
expect
somebody
to
just
be
able
to
step
into
that
and
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
that
opportunity
when
it
happens.
So
what
we're
thinking
of
specifically
with
these
funds
is
to
pilot.
A
A
It's
written
into
zoning
code,
so
my
my
question
moving
forward
is:
would
would
this?
Would
this
be
a
way
for
us
to
stay
with
and
we'll
go
back
down
to
the
west
end?
Would
this
be
a
way
in
article
80
of
neighborhoods
or
organizations
asking
for
cultural
space
and
being
able
to
get
it
into
get
it
into
those
article
80
documents
to
send
money
into
you
to
come
back
into
the
neighborhood.
D
D
We
can
give
grants
to
organizations
we
can
think
about
how
much
of
that
is
the
actual
fit
out
of
the
space
we
can
bring
in
other
partners
who
do
this
kind
of
cultural
facility
work
specifically,
so
we
can
kind
of
fill
in
the
gaps
between
a
space
being
committed
and
the
need
that's
kind
of
on
the
ground
in
the
community.
So
that's
the
role
that
we
would
hope
to
pilot
with
this
funding
and
there
are
spaces
specifically
coming
up
in
the
south
end
from
other
developments
where
we
can
try
it.
A
Yeah
and
one
more
question
is
this:
two:
is
this
two
plus
million
dollars?
Is
this
the
price
of
the
buyout
of
the
four
thousand
square
feet
that
isn't
being
used?
Did
I
hear
that
or
is
that
correct?
This
is
a
buy
out
on
that
extra
space.
So
that's
that's
the
developer,
buying
back
the
4
000
square
feet,
so
they
can
do
a
different
use.
D
That's
right
yep,
so
they
provided
the
6
000
ish
square
feet,
you
know
on-site
and
they
bought
out
of
the
rest
of
the
commitment,
so
that
was
calculated
by
the
bpda
yeah
and
then
I
think
to
the
point
about
the
west
end.
We
could
definitely
look
and
see
how
much
of
our
funding
has
gone
to
the
west
end.
I
would
say
we
have
a
grant
open
right
now.
We
have
our
boston
cultural
council.
Grant
that
I
know
I
think
the
west
end
museum
has
applied
to
before.
D
I
don't
want
to
say
no,
but
I
feel
like
I've
seen
that
and
we
have
a
reopen
creative
boston
grant
right
now,
which
is
grants
up
to
fifty
thousand
dollars
specifically
for
organizations
that
have
been
negatively
economically
impacted
by
covet
19
and
need
funding
to
help
reopen.
So
I
would
say
dwayne
if
you've
got
some
some
specific
thoughts
about
you
know
things
that
need
support,
we'd,
be
happy
to
chat
and
see
how
that
fund
might
apply.
It's
open
right
now.
So
it's
really
good
timing.
D
Yeah,
I
think
so
you
know
just
a
a
little
bit
more
detail,
maybe
about
some
of
what
we
think
we
could
provide.
Through
this
I
mean
I
mentioned
technical
assistance,
there's
different
issues
that
organizations
have
run
into
like
how
to
talk
to
your
board
about
the
fact
that
you're
about
to
take
a
risk
in
terms
of
changing
your
operating
model
and
running
a
space.
D
You
know
building
a
pro
forma
and
a
business
model
based
on
operating
a
facility
how
to
raise
capital
funds,
even
things
like
understanding,
leasing,
terms
and
being
able
to
be
in
those
negotiations
and
be
fully
informed
about
how
that's
going
to
impact
your
organization
and
that's
some
of
what
we
think
we
could
provide.
In
addition
to
grants
to
organizations
and
yeah
nida
anything
that
you
want
to
add.
C
C
The
work
we
were
just
doing-
yes,
yes,
we're
we're,
always
thinking
about
these
things
and
also
brightness.
We
try
and
preserve
our
arts
community
so
and
we'll
have
a
conversation
at
another
time.
It
certainly
looks
like
my
only
concern
is
two
thousand
four
thousand
square
feet
commercial
space.
I
hope
we
didn't
under
undervalue
the
space.
Two
thousand
two
million
dollars
doesn't
seem
like
that
much
these
days,
but
that's
the
question
for
the
bpda.
D
Yeah,
that's
that's
a
question
for
the
bpa.
I
will
say
I
my
impression
is
that
they
really
they
thought
more
aggressively
about
that
than
they
could
have
so.
But
it
is
it's
a
really
interesting
question
of
how
to
value
that
square
footage
for
sure,
and
I
think
it.
This
is
a
unique
situation
in
the
case
of
the
zoning,
but
as
there
are
other
areas
that
are
going
through
planning
processes
or
rezoning,
I
think
it's
something
that
we
can
really
learn
from
so
happy.
A
A
C
D
D
A
It's
almost
like
we
could.
We
could
start
thinking
about
idp
and
adding
in
an
arts
use
we
have
homes.
You
know
we
talk
about
homes
and
job
training
or
affordable
housing
and
job
training.
If
you
added
a
third
third
piece
to
that
for
affordable
art
space,
it
might
be
a
something
good
to
start
thinking
about
as
a
as
a
whole
when
we're
changing
around
with
idp.
We
talk
about
every
year,
so
maybe
it's
time
to
start
adding
the
odds.
In
that
conversation.
A
Be
really
excited
about
that
yeah.
We,
I
think
we
should
have
the
conversation
council
braden,
and
I
could
work
on
something
like
that
together.
Well,
I
think
I
think
we're
good
here
today.
I
don't
think
we
need
to
move
any
further.
I
think
we
should
be
able
to
move
this
along
we'll
see
what
happens.
You
know
what
we
get
from
feedback
from
the
public,
but
I
see
it
as
as
a
positive
step
forward
and
we'll
report
out
next
week
sounds
good.
This
hearing
is
adjourned.