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Docket #0859, Petition for a special law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Daniel Flores; and,
Docket #0562, petition for a special law re: An Act Providing Certain Benefits for the Widow of a Former Firefighter of the City of Boston
A
B
A
These
matters
were
both
sponsored
by
council
arroyo
and,
according
to
chapter
20,
the
act
of
2021
modifying
certain
requirements
of
the
open
meeting
line,
relieving
public
bodies
of
certain
requirements,
including
the
requirement
that
public
bodies
conduct
meetings
in
a
public
place.
We
are
holding
this
hearing
via
zoom.
A
A
Written
comments
may
be
sent
to
the
committee
email
at
ccc.go
boston.gov
and
will
be
made
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors
joining
the
committee
today
during
our
first
discussion,
which
will
be
over
docket
zero.
Eight
five
nine
is
daniel
florence
flores
excuse
me
to
bpd
advocate
after
that
discussion
and
any
questions
from
the
counselors.
We
will
then
move
to
docket
zero
five
six
two,
so
I
will
now
go
to
um
the
uh
council
arroyo
who
is
the
sponsor
of
both
dockets?
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I'll
save
my
comments
for
dr0562,
for
when
we
get
there
uh
doc
at
zero.
Eight
five,
nine
sometime
around
literally
september
29th
of
last
year.
We
we
did
one
of
these
that
frank
baker
uh
had
asked
for
uh
in
this
case
it's
an
age
waiver.
It
does
not
make
uh
mr
floor
as
an
officer.
It
just
allows
him
to
continue
in
the
process
of
becoming
an
officer
which
is
something
that
he's
already
started.
B
A
C
Yes,
thank
you,
council
edwards.
Thank
you,
council
arroyo.
I
think
council
arroyo
summed
it
up
best.
We
want
to
give
this
person
the
opportunity
to
continue
along
in
that
process.
He
might
be
several
months
over
the
age
limit,
but
this
person
is
dedicated
and
professional
and
hard
working
and
wants
wants
the
opportunity
to
continue
working
and
serving
the
residents
of
of
boston.
That's
what's
important.
uh
Mr
flores
has
worked
hard.
C
His
whole
life,
no
one's,
giving
him
everything
anything
he's
fighting
for
it
and
he's
looking
for
an
opportunity
to
to
continue
that
service
for
the
residents
of
the
city
of
boston.
I
100
support
someone
that
wants
to
continue
that
that
wants
to
give
back
and
that's
what
I
think
mr
flores
wants
to
do-
is
continue,
that
that
service
of
public
service
and
to
uh
give
back
to
the
city
and
city
of
boston.
So
I
I
certainly
support
that.
Thank
you,
council
edwards
and
thank
you.
Council
arroyo.
A
A
D
D
uh
Good
morning,
um
I'm
everybody
so
yes,
um
as
as
um
councilwoman
arroyo,
yes,
I've
been
working
for
the
city
for
over
a
decade
now
so
um
serving
the
youth,
and
just
you
know,
I'm
helping
the
people
and
and
the
city
I
love.
um
I
was
born
and
raised
here
um
in
jamaica
plain
now.
I
reside
in
in
roslindale,
um
and
you
know
it's
it's
it's
an
honor.
You
know
just
wearing
the
uh
the
badge
that
I
that
I
work
for
um
for
boston,
school
police.
D
um
I
think
it's
the
symbol
of
um
for
me
is
just
like
a
calling
you
know
for
just
to
like
to
help.
um
It's
not
just
a
badge
that
you
wear
that
you
know.
That's
a
badge
of
power
to
me.
It's
about
to
give
me
opportunity
to
just
further
help
people
um
I
do
that
now,
with
you
know,
with
boston,
public
schools
and
um
helping
the
students
here,
whether
it's
um
anything
from
education
to
to
mental
health.
D
I
get
approached
a
lot
by
by
my
students
um
asking
various
questions
and
I
always
do
my
best
to
to
just
help
them
out.
You
know
my
last
resort
always
have
been
um
to
make
an
arrest,
and
um
that's
just
not
what
that's
just
not
what
I
do.
It's
just
not
in
my
mind
to
just
make
that
call.
My
first
thing
is:
is
to
exhaust
every
option
to
help
the
person
and
that's
something
that
I
want
to
bring
to
the
city.
um
Overall,
um
you
know,
granted.
D
D
A
um
We
appreciate
your
dedication
and
your
years
already
of
service
to
the
community
and
safety
and
making
sure
our
youth
feel
heard
and
valued.
I
think
it's
very
important
um
and
it's
incredible
that
you
do
that,
and
you
said
you
were
a
lifelong
person
or
resident
of
boston.
So
you
know
this
city
very
well,
yes,
so
you
know
far
any
other
concerns
council
arroyo
we're
happy
to
to
move
this
forward
um
at
the
next
meeting.
D
No,
no,
I
just
you
know,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
um
You
know,
I'm
I'm
looking
forward,
you
know
for
the
next
process
and
you
know,
um
hopefully
I
I
can
you
know
um
you
know
get
approved
and
you
know
take
this.
Take
this
opportunity
to
go
even
further
into
this
boston,
police
process
and-
and
I
thank
you
guys
for
the
uh
for
the
chance
and
the
opportunity.
D
A
Okie
dokie,
so
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
next
docket
and
formally
start
that
discussion.
So
again,
it
would
be
docket
0562,
a
special
law,
a
petition
for
a
special
law
regarding
an
act
providing
certain
benefits
for
the
widow
of
a
former
firefighter
of
the
city
of
boston.
Refer
to
the
committee
on
april
14th,
the
same
open
meeting
law
waivers
apply
as
they
did
in
the
previous
hearing.
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
the
lead.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I'm
glad
we
have
mr
o'reilly
here
and
miss
rodriguez
uh
who
can
answer
any
any
places
I
can't
fill
in.
But
specifically,
this
is
a
petition
to
uh
so
to
ensure
that
mr
leroy
rodriguez
is
deaf
qualifies
in
that
accidental
death,
so
that
his
uh
widow
and
his
family
can
receive
the
proper
death
benefits.
um
This
is
a
pretty
sad
case.
In
this
instance,
uh
mrs
rodriguez
was
responding
to
a
fire
uh
on
river
street,
uh
went
down
the
pole
uh
and
tore
his
achilles.
B
uh
I
believe
he
tore
it,
uh
but
he
damaged
it.
His
achilles
uh
tendon
uh
was
required
due
to
that
work,
injury
to
receive
surgery
on
his
leg
uh
where
he
passed
away
during
the
surgery.
uh
He
had
a
cardiac
arrest
during
the
surgery
and
in
because
of
that,
because
it
wasn't
uh
directly
on
the
scene
or
at
the
at
the
fire
that
he
passed
away.
C
C
I
support
this
not
100.
I
support
this,
a
thousand
percent
because
I
know
the
incredible
sacrifice
you
and
your
family
have
made
to
our
city
and
that
injury
happened
in
the
line
of
duty
and
as
as
your
husband
went
to
the
hospital
um
passed
away.
uh
But
that's
so
that's
that's!
A
line
of
injury.
Death
in
the
city
of
boston
must
respect
that
service
and
you
respect
that
service
by
making
sure
that
the
family
receives
the
benefits,
uh
ian's,
support
and
services
that
they're
entitled
to.
C
um
I
don't
have
anything
else
to
say:
council
edwards,
thank
you,
council
edwards,
and
I
just
also
want
to
acknowledge
our
colleague
council
royal,
for
your
advocacy
and
making
sure
um
in
working
hard
to
make
sure
that
the
rodriguez
family
is
treated
with
the
respect
and
dignity
that
that
they
deserve
you,
you
ian
local,
17
718.
Thank
you.
Council
arroyo.
A
F
Well,
uh
thank
you,
madam
chairwoman.
Edwards
uh
first
I'd
like
to
thank
you
and
the
committee
on
uh
governmental
operations
for
holding
this
hearing
and
allowing
us
the
opportunity
uh
to
testify
uh
before
you
today.
um
I
would
also
be
remiss
uh
if
I
didn't
thank
uh
council
arroyo.
uh
Counselor,
you
were
you
were
there
spot
on
when
I
called
you,
you
immediately
uh
answered
the
phone
uh
was
very
receptive
and
responsive.
F
You
met
with
us
out
in
high
park,
uh
and
we
appreciate
all
the
work
that
you
do
in
your
response
um
to
our
call
uh
with
with
the
concern
of
this
line
of
duty
uh
death
benefit.
um
I
would
also
like
to
uh
acknowledge
and
thank
fl
councillors.
Flaherty
flynn
asabi
george
braden
wu,
bart
campbell
and
o'malley
for
also
signing
on
uh
to
this
very
important
uh
formula
petition,
um
just
to
kind
of
set
the
stage
um
a
little
bit.
uh
On
uh
july
1st.
F
In
the
uh
early
morning,
hours
of
july,
1st
2019
incident
number
19.0039798
occurred
uh
when
calls
uh
started
to
come
in
for
a
report
of
a
building
fire
uh
at
10
45
river
street.
uh
A
lot
of
25
under
the
command
of
fire.
Lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez
was
dispatched
to
that
fire,
uh
as
the
rit
truck
or
uh
part
of
the
writ
team
writ
is
the
rapid
intervention
team.
That
is
the
team
that
we
send
as
firefighters.
F
You
know
we
respond
to
protect
property,
save
lives,
but
we
have
to
have
somebody
respond
in
case.
Something
happens
to
us
and
what
we
have
done
uh
is
we
have
gotten
into
uh
you
know
uh
specially
trained
companies
uh
just
for
that
purpose.
uh
So,
as
lieutenant
rodriguez
slid
the
pole,
uh
he
landed
very
rough,
very
hard
on
the
floor
rolled
his
ankle
tore
his
achilles
tendon.
F
He
did
in
fact
respond
to
that
fire
performed
his
duties
uh
as
a
commander
of
the
rit
team
um
uh
through
great
pain
and
suffering
with
the
achilles
tia
um
and
uh
ended
up
going
off.
uh
They
got
back
from
that
fight
somewhere
around
two
o'clock
in
the
morning
uh
suffered
through
the
rest
of
the
tour
to
about
six
when
he
couldn't
uh
um
couldn't
go
on
anymore
and
then
uh
was
relieved
by
the
oncoming
lieutenant
and
then
went
to
the
emergency
room.
um
So
that
is
basically
uh
the
step.
F
F
um
So
miss
rodriguez
was
unaware
of
the
different.
um
You
know
types
of
retirement,
whatnot,
um
five
lieutenant
rodriguez
did
receive
the
full
honors
of
a
line
of
duty
funeral
um
and
uh
was
buried
with
honor,
one
of
the
uh
as
being
in
retirement
community,
the
legislative
agent
for
a
very
long
time
for
718
and
being
the
retirement
community
for
a
very
long
time,
one
of
the
most
narrowly
interpreted
or
in
some
cases
misinterpreted
laws
is
chapter
32,
uh
section
100.
F
F
um
I
will
now
read
um
again
just
briefly,
and
I
appreciate
you,
bearing
with
me
some
notes
from
dr
christine
campbell
ridden,
who
is
the
uh
the
retirement
board
um
uh
doctor,
that
the
retirement
board
uses
in
cases
uh
with
accidental
deaths
and
and
uh
line
of
duty
deaths
all
right.
She
states,
uh
and
I
quote
it
is
my
medical
opinion
that
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez,
the
cause
of
his
anoxic
brain
injury,
was
from
the
prolonged
cardiac
arrest.
F
Despite
aggressive
cpr
and
advanced
life,
support
measures
in
targeted
temperature
therapy.
He
still
sustained
a
severe
anoxic
brain
injury.
A
cardiac
arrest
occurred
during
the
surgery
for
repair
of
his
achilles
tendon
injury
that
occurred,
while
working
as
a
boston
firefighter
had
this
injury
not
occurred.
Lieutenant
rodriguez
would
not
have
required.
The
surgical
intervention
in
the
series
of
events
leading
to
his
death
would
not
have
occurred.
F
It
was
a
necessity
for
lieutenant
rodriguez
to
undergo
surgical
repair
of
his
achilles
tendon
so
that
he
could
walk
and
also
be
able
to
return
to
his
duties
as
a
boston
fire.
Lieutenant
therefore,
is
my
opinion.
The
leroy
rodriguez's
death
was
the
direct
result
of
an
accident
that
occurred,
while
in
the
performance
of
his
duties.
F
So,
like
I
said
in
uh
you
know
where
people
sometimes
get
confused
as
well,
he
didn't
die
right
there
on
the
scene
or
he
didn't
die.
You
know
you
know
directly
responding
to
a
working
act,
uh
but
he
did
uh
as
like,
I
said
as
a
result
of
the
response
to
the
incident
suffered,
the
achilles
tendons
here,
which
then
put
him
uh
in
in
the
circumstances
in
which
he
was
where
he
had
the
cardiac
arrest
and
died.
F
um
That
is
all
uh
I
have
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
maria
rodriguez,
uh
a
widow
of
uh
fight,
lieutenant
leroy
rodriguez
and
um
and
and
for
her
remarks.
uh
But
again
I
want
to
thank
you,
uh
madam
chairwoman,
edwards
for
holding
this
hearing,
and
you
uh
uh
also
counsel
royal
council
flynn.
uh
You
know
you're
at
every
every
hearing
I've
ever
seen,
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
do
as
well.
uh
So
without
further
ado,
uh
maria
rodriguez
um
would
like
to
say
a
few
words.
E
E
E
E
E
E
And
to
be
dealing
with
all
this
administrative
stuff,
although
I
am
really
good
about
it,
it
was
also
really
hard
for
me
to
understand
the
language.
That's
on
the
section
100,
because
when
I
read
it
and
believe
me
when
I
say
I
read
it,
I
read
that
whole
document
and,
like
I
brought
out
to
michael
that
one
word
or
o-r
a
two-letter
word
is
what
this
distinguished
the
difference
between
whether
my
husband
died
in
an
act.
E
um
What
is
it
accidental
um
injury,
sustained
injury
from
his
job
or
whether
it
was
outside
and
I'm
reading
that
document?
Like
the
word
or
like?
I
said,
it's
just
a
two-letter
word
and
that's
going
to
determine
whether
the
benefit
that
a
family
will
receive
thereafter,
not
that
I
I
prefer
my
husband
versus
the
the
benefit,
but
in
this
case
I
have
to
move
forward
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
our
kids
are
being
taken
care
of
or
that
they're
receiving
um
the
benefit.
E
I
hate
to
say
this,
but
the
benefit
of
what
comes
after
a
death.
I
guess
um
so.
I
just
want
to
make
this
right.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
city
is
seeing
these
cases
and
and
realizing
that
you
know
this.
This
has
a
huge
impact
on
a
family
and
I'm
I'm
sorry
that
I'm
mumbling
right
now,
because
I
really
there's
so
much
that
I
really
want
to
say-
and
I'm
really
holding
back
from
my
true
feeling
about
all
this.
E
But
um
I
just
want
the
city
to
make
it
right
because
they
went
ahead
and
gave
him
an
honor
um
ceremony,
and
I
was
under
the
assumption,
I'm
like
okay,
he
is
receiving
and
I
was
told
you
know
that
the
family
will
receive
the
section
100
and
then
all
of
a
suddenly.
You
know
it
comes
down
to
um
that.
They've
seen
it
differently
and
I
just
want
an
explanation.
I
just
want
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
why
it
went
from
a
standard
section.
12.
E
And
not
the
100
that
I
I
guess
I
was
told
I
guess-
or
I
guess
I
guess
it's
the
misunderstanding
of
the
language,
so
not
everybody!
Everyone
from
the
outside
seen
it
as
an
accident
that
leroy
sustained
an
injury
at
his
job,
but
unfortunately
the
medical
board
or
the
retirement
board
sees
it
differently.
So
we
just.
I
just
want
an
understanding
and
explanation
as
to
how
do
you
guys
view
this,
because
I
see
it
as
he
passed
away
in
the
line
of
duty,
active
line
of
duty
versus
just
an
active
firefighter.
F
If,
if
I
could
just
add,
I
I
apologize
uh
as
well-
and
um
you
know
I
hate
to
use
the
word
benefit
too,
because
there's
no
benefit
in
losing
a
loved
one,
um
but
one
of
the
uh
indirect
uh
benefits
uh
uh
of
uh
lieutenant
rodriguez's
death
is.
uh
He
has
a
son,
leroy
jr,
uh
who
was
of
qualifying
age
able-bodied
and
would
love
nothing
more
uh
than
to
follow
his
dad's
footsteps
as
a
boston
firefighter
um
and
without
the
section
100.
F
uh
I
don't
have
to
tell
uh
any
of
you.
uh
You
know
how
difficult
it
is.
uh
You
know,
for
uh
uh
you
know
an
individual
uh
to
get
on
the
fire
department
unless
they're
uh
a
veteran.
um
So
uh
this
would
be
a
you
know.
Also
the
opportunity
like
I
said
um
that
leroy
jr
could
honor
his
dad's
death
in
in
you
know,
in
service
to
the
city
himself,
which
is
uh
what
he
wants
to
do.
Nothing,
no
there's
nothing
more.
F
F
F
F
I
have
submitted
this
change
to
council,
uh
so
royals
office
and
um
and
and
hopefully
uh
you
can
make
that
correction
um
uh
as
as
this
moves
forward
uh
and
again
I
just
sincerely
want
to
thank
all
you
uh
counselors
for
your
work
uh
that
you
do
every
day,
but
also
uh
for
you
know
for
recognizing
this
and
and
uh
and
getting
on
this
um
uh
on
the
on
the
docket
and
um
and
hearing
us.
But
uh
without
further
ado.
That's
all
I
have
and
uh
turn
it
back
to
you
guys.
A
A
What
was
painful
in
that
process
as
well?
I'm
sorry
for
that
genuinely
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
Very
sorry
for
that.
Thank
you.
um
We
we've
had
many
hearings
about
this,
mostly
for
folks
who
are
disabled,
and
the
city
council
has
heard
from
other
matters
like
this
as
well.
Today
was
about
your
voice.
A
A
It
does
also
have
sensitive
information
in
there,
and
so,
while
it
is
on
the
record
for
my
colleagues
to
acknowledge
that
that
is
personal
information,
so
it's
to
be
read
for
their
own
understanding
and
information
um
in
terms
of
the
next
steps
at
other
retirement
hearings,
we've
had
retirement
board,
members
come
and
speak.
But
again
that
was
not
today's
point.
It
was
to
hear
from
you,
ms
rodriguez,
it
was
to
hear
from
you,
mr
o'reilly,
so
we
would
I'm
gonna
ask
that
the
retirement
board
explain
what
their
decision.
I
don't
have
their
decision.
A
A
Then
I
think
that's
actually
actually
how
counselor
arroyo
described
it
as
well.
It's
very
narrow
understanding,
and
now
we
have
the
opinion
from
the
doctor
saying
one
led
to
the
other
period,
the
surgery
having
to
get
the
surgery
from
hurting
his
ankle
and
his
achilles
tendon.
So
um
I'd
like
to
get
a
letter
from
the
retirement
board
that
they
had
a
response
to
this,
but
I
don't
intend
to
delay
this
very
long
and-
and
I
want
you
to
be
able
to
move
on
with
your
life
and
be
able
to
move
on
in
this
process.
A
But
today
was
your
day,
ms
rodriguez,
and
that's
why
um
I
wanted
to
hear-
and
I
think
the
council
needed
to
hear
this
is
being
recorded
from
you
and
I
I
I've
suffered
a
loss
as
well.
I
grief
is,
is
devastating,
it
is
prolonged
and
it
hits
you
when
you
least
expect
it.
I'm
so
sorry,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
mr
rodriguez,
thank
you
so
much
for
taking
the
time
today.
I
know
this
is
very
difficult.
When
we
spoke
in
high
park.
uh
I
gave
you
my
apologies
that
the
system
failed
you
and
that
I
hoped
we
would
be
able
to
remedy
this
as
quickly
as
possible
for
your
sake
and
for
leroy
jr,
uh
and
I
believe,
we're
gonna.
Do
everything
in
our
power
to
make
sure
that
that
moves
as
quickly
as
possible,
uh
because
two
years
has
been
too
long,
as
is
so.
B
I
want
to
thank
uh
718
uh
and
michael
riley
for
bringing
this
to
my
attention.
uh
As
soon
as
I
heard
this,
I
knew
this
was
an
injustice
that
I
wanted
to
try
and
correct.
So
uh
thank
you
for
taking
this
time
today,
uh
mr
o'reilly,
if
you
can
just
really
briefly
uh
on
because
I
think
it's
important
uh
leroy
rodriguez
jr
wants
to
be
a
firefighter
wants
to
do
the
same
service
that
his
father
gave
his
life
doing
for
the
city,
uh
which.
B
Is
incredibly
moving
uh
first
and
foremost,
but
this
process
uh
to
become
a
firefighter
is
complicated
and
difficult.
However,
one
of
the
aspects
of
accidental
death
is
that
there's
a
separate
uh
distinction
that
happens
to
to
their
children
correct,
and
if
you
could
just
tell
me
the
time
sort
of
time
requirements
were
under
there,
because
I,
I
think
one
of
the
major
things
that
was
repeated
to
me
over
and
over
again
wasn't
necessarily
that
there
was
uh
any
uh
you
know.
B
Obviously,
the
the
financial
resources
that
mr
rodriguez
provided
that
are
missing
uh
is
an
issue,
but
that
the
major
thrust
of
this
was
that
leroy
rodriguez
jr
has
this
dream,
and
this
helps
him
accomplish
that
and
if
you
could
just
go
into
sort
of
what
the
time
restrictions
or
time
restraints
we're
facing
there
are
so
so
I
have
a
better
idea,
because
I
don't
think
I've
ever
actually
gotten
the
full
timeline
that
we
need
to
get
this
done
on
for
that
to
work.
For
mr
rodriguez
jr.
F
uh
Yeah
uh
so
uh
chapter
31,
uh
section
26
of
the
mass
general
laws,
which
is
the
civil
service
law,
uh
provides
for
a
survivor
benefit
uh
of
you
know.
Children
uh
who
were
you
know,
survivors
of
police
officers,
firefighters
killed
the
line
of
duty
um
going
off
the
civil
service
age
requirement,
uh
it
would
be
uh
32
uh
and
leroy.
Jr
is
he'll.
F
He'll
be
31
in
november.
um
You
know,
obviously
uh
you
know
not
that
we
want
to,
but
we
could
always
come
back
just
like
the
previous
uh
docket
before
us
uh
to
extend
that.
But
you
know
uh
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
now.
um
You
know
to
like.
I
said:
if,
if,
if
this
you
know
go
through
and
go
up
the
state
house
uh
and-
and
you
know
sign
into
law
by
the
governor,
um
then
we
can
um
you
know,
so
uh
we
can
do
that.
So.
D
F
Guess
I
guess
the
simple
answer
to
your
question
is:
is
uh
just
over
a
year
right
uh
a
year
and
a
couple
months,
uh
maybe
about
14
months
uh
until
his
he
turns
32.,
um
so
he
he
has
taken
the
test.
He
scored
very
well
he's
on
right.
Now
he
is
sitting
actively
on
the
civil
service
list.
um
You
know,
however.
F
Unfortunately
uh
you
know
he
is
on
the
uh
the
list
that,
sadly
to
say,
doesn't
move
too
often,
because
uh
you
know
he's
he's
not
a
veteran
so,
um
but
you
know
so
roughly
about
14
months
until
he
hits
the
32
mark,
although
he
doesn't
have
to
be
hired
at
32
as
long
as
he
I'm
sure
there.
uh
Let
me
think
here
there
may
be
another
entrance
exam
uh
prior
to
him,
turning
32,
so
as
long
as
he
takes
that
exam
before
he's,
32
he'll
be
eligible
to
take
that
exam.
B
C
um
I
I
don't
have
any
further
questions
or
comments
other
than
to
say
that
you
know
when
a
firefighter
when
they're,
when
a
firefighter
is
serving
the
residents
of
the
of
the
city,
so
doesn't
the
family
as
well
so
they're,
also
they're,
also
sacrificing
and
serving
for
the
residents
of
boston.
So
it's
the
rodriguez's
family
and
so
many
other
families
that
continue
to
make
our
city
the
great
city.
C
It
is,
and
you
know
it's
it's
about
sacrifice
and-
and
I
see
the
pain
from
from
your
family
in
the
sacrifice
of
your
family,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
respect
that
pain
and
sacrifice
and
service
through
the
through
passing
programs
and
legislation
that
protects
firefighter
families
and
our
first
responder
families
as
well.
So
I
just
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
sacrifice
of
our
first
responders
uh
families.
They
play
an
exceptional
role
in
our
city.