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Docket #0436 - Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in the form of a grant for CANshare FY2021, awarded by the Donor Group, to be administered by the Office of Food Access
A
See
who
else
is
here
yes
good
afternoon?
Everyone?
My
name
is
liz
braden
district
counselor
for
district
9
and
austin
brighton.
I
am
the
chair
of
the
city
council
committee
on
strong
women,
families
and
communities,
and
I'm
joined
today
by
my
colleague,
counselor
ed
flynn,
and
this
is
a
public
hearing
being
recorded.
A
We
will
take
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
this
hearing.
If
you
wish
to
testify
via
video
conference,
please
email,
ccc,
dot,
sw
fc
at
boston.gov
to
sign
up
when
you
are
called.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
no
more
than
two
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
can
be
heard.
A
Let's
see,
I
also
want
to
introduce
our
panelists
this
afternoon:
catalina
lopez,
ospina,
director
of
food
access
and
catalina
prada,
valderrama
outreach
and
communications
director
for
food
access.
I
want
to
thank
you
both
for
being
here
this
afternoon.
I
hope
I
pronounced
your
name
appropriately.
Is
that
right?
A
A
No
trouble
catalina.
I
really
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
This
is
a
grant
for
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
normally
a
smaller
grant.
We
usually
just
accept
and
expand
it
in
the
process
of
a
city
council
meeting,
but
since
this
is
budget
season-
and
it's
a
larger
grant,
I
just
wanted
to
take
the
opportunity
to
you
know
invite
you
in
to
talk
about
your
work,
about
this
grant
and
specifically
and
and
how
how
it's
been
going
for
you.
A
I
realize
that
your
your
office
has
been
incredibly
instrumental
in
ensuring
that
so
many
vulnerable
people
in
our
communities
have
had
food
access
in
a
very
difficult
time
during
the
pandemic.
So
I
really
want
to
appreciate
all
the
great
work
that
you've
been
doing
and
and
learn
more
about
about
your
work
this
afternoon.
B
And
thank
you
counselor
brendan
and
all
city
councils
that
are
in
this
hearing
and
yeah.
I
appreciate
your
invitation
and
we
are
happy
to
to
share
with
you
more
about
cancer.
So
for
everyone
who
doesn't
know
me,
my
name
is
catalina
lopez
ospina.
I
am
the
director
of
the
mayor
office
of
food
access,
so
khan
chair
is
a
serious
boston
initiative
that
started
three
years
a
ago
and
it's
a
way
that
the
employees
engage
and
support
programs.
They
address
food
insecurity
in
boston.
B
For
many
years,
cancer
was
limited
to
collecting
cans
and
food
donations
to
the
food
banks
in
2015,
when
the
city
of
boston
took
over
a
ownership
of
the
boston
bounty
box.
That
was
a
snap
matching
program
at
the
farmers
market.
Cancer
began
fundraising
to
for
this
initiative
in
2016
the
office
restructured
and
have
a
new
niche,
a
new
mission
that
was
addressing
food
and
security
in
the
city.
We
just
shipped
all
our
our
efforts
to
fundraise
to
support
other
initiatives
in
support
of
super.
B
If
we
can
support
the
the
community
in
2017
the
health
incentive
program,
a
pilot
was
a
pilot
and
was
by
the
estate
and
the
department
of
transitional
assistance,
and
it
starts
to
be
implemented
at
farmer's
market
and
the
office
of
food
access,
helped
with
the
implementation
so
to
maximize
the
incentive
available
for
the
city,
boston
residents,
to
make
it
easier
for
them
to
navigate
incentive
program.
We
join
the
state
a
program
and
we
use
all
our
cancer
money
and
we
put
it
through
the
heat
program
and
we
sunset
the
boston
bounty
box.
B
In
2018,
the
office
of
food
access
launched
the
boston
double
lab
program.
That
is
also
a
snap
matching
program,
but
this
is
a
brick
and
mortar
location.
The
reason
that
we
choose
to
do
this
at
the
brick
and
mortar
location
is
because
we
hear
from
our
community
members
the
farmers
market.
They
were
great,
but
they
were
just
for
a
season,
so
they
also
need
some
a
type
of
assistance
and
help
to
buy
the
food
that
they
need
that
they
want
during
the
off
season.
B
So
the
cornerstone
store
was
the
best
option
that
we
have
and
also
courtney's
store
and
neighborhood
level,
and
it
provides
like
cultural,
appropriate
food.
The
farm
and
marketing
locations
don't
provide
because
we
are
in
new
england
and
we
can
all
grow
avocados
in
new
england.
So
this
is
a
way
that
we
can
support
our
community
immigrant
community
with
their
food,
that
they
are
cultural
appropriate
for
them.
B
B
Over
the
last
three
years,
the
program
has
provided
451
thousand
dollars
in
incentives.
Just
in
fruit
and
vegetables
at
cornerstone
stores,
this
also,
we
also
have
here
from
the
courtney
sister
owners
that
has
boost
the
sales
and
they
are
very
graceful
last
year
that
we
were
continuing
doing
that.
We
we
recently
applied
for
the
usda,
grant
the
the
gas
nibrant
to
continue
this
program
and
expand
it
to
more
locations
in
the
city
of
boston.
B
In
addition,
with
a
snap
matching
program,
we
are
planning
to
use
kind
share
funds
on
farmer's
market
coupon
last
year.
Thank
you
to
the
boston
resiliency
fund.
We
coordinate
with
the
pharma,
with
mass
farm
and
market
association
on
pilot,
the
farmer
market,
a
coupons
that
were
called
like
wiki
coupons
and
in
this
payload
provider
we
provide
coupons
to
all
residents
in
the
city
of
boston
without
any
restriction
on
what
they
can
buy
and
the
nowhere
tied
to
is
not
benefits.
So,
for
those
who
you
know
about
the
health
incentive
program
is
not
a
matching
program.
B
Currently
we
are
planning
the
second
season
of
the
summer
farmers
market
coupons,
and
we
are
hoping
that
all
farmer
market
in
the
city
participate
in
this
program.
We
are
expecting
that
we
will
be
serving
over
2
500
families
with
the
coupons
and
we
will
be
working
with
community
organizations
serving
the
immigrant
population
and
serving
other
billionaire
population
that
can
help
us
to
distribute
the
coupons
to
those
who
are
more
in
need.
We
are
exciting
that
handshare
funds
will
be
used
to
support
the
immigrant
population
and
expand
our
support
beyond
the
snap
users.
A
C
C
Language
access
in
office
of
immigrant
advancement
have
incredible
respect
for
the
role
in
in
what
you
do
working
on
behalf
of
the
residents
of
the
city.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
and
your
team,
especially
over
these
over
this
difficult
period
of
time,
but
food
access
really
stepped
up
to
the
plate
in
providing
food
to
families
in
need
to
our
seniors
to
our
to
low-income
families
and
persons
with
disabilities.
C
B
Great
question:
councillor
flynn:
we
are
planning
to
transition
like
the
emergency
feeding
program
to
something
that
is
more
sustainable,
so
our
goal
is
like
we're.
Gonna
continue
with
our
emergency
feeding
programs
until
july,
and
all
the
organizations
that
have
been
working
with
us
will
receive
the
coupons,
and
we
know
that
the
effect
of
the
pandemic
and
low
income
resident
is
gonna
is
going
to
be
many
years
with
us.
So
we
think
that
we're
going
to
continue
putting
a
lot
of
effort
to
support
low
income
residents
with
access
to
food.
B
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
the
environment
market
coupon
is
just
like
transition
people
from
the
emergency
feeding.
That
is,
that
they
get
what
our
partners
are
able
to
provide
to
something
that
they
can
give
them
more
power
to
buy
what
they
want.
So
they
also
can
be
more
aware
about
the
other
programs
catalina.
Our
communication
director
she's
been
working
just
to
try
to
streamline
all
the
programs
that
the
city
and
the
state
has
so
they
have
more
resources,
they
can
put
their
hands
on
and
they
don't
need
of
our
emergency
program.
B
So
that's
the
way
that
we
are
seeing
that
and
also
we
need
our
small
vendors
and
be
activated
because
if
they
are
no
working
they're
going
to
be
on
the
line
asking
for
food.
So
that's
the
reason
we
are
putting
so
much
like
effort
here,
because
we
want
them
to
be
working.
We
want
to
activate
the
economy,
the
local
economy,
so
we
have
less
people
like
having
a
hard
time
getting
food
to
their
hands.
C
C
B
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn.
I
just
want
to
say
that
we
are
like
we
need
people
be
using
all
their
benefits,
that
the
city
has
so
every
time
that
we
are
talking
about
food.
We
are
talking
about
housing.
We
are
talking
about
rent
relief,
so
we
are
trying
to
use
our
sites
and
our
connections
with
the
community
to
connect
them
with
other
services,
because
it's
a
food
insecurity
is
bigger
than
you'll
have
like
food.
Today
in
my
table,.
A
D
Yes,
so
I'm
really
excited.
Thank
you
to
the
chair,
for
this
issue
is
near
and
dear,
as
you
know,
to
my
heart,
counselor
breeden
and
I
sponsored
a
hearing
last
year
to
talk
about
food
insecurity
in
the
midst
of
covert
19
and
we
were
specif.
We
were
specifically
concerned
about
the
cultural
competency,
food
that
was
being
provided
as
a
result
of
that
hearing.
D
B
So,
thank
you
consider
mejia,
and
I
can
say
that
you
were
one
of
of
our
people
when
they
were
in
the
surgery
that
was
like
pushing
for
cultural,
appropriate
food,
and
I
every
time
that
we
talk
about
that.
I
just
can't
think
of
you
and
I
I
I'm
100
with
you.
We
just
need
to
start
providing
food
that
people
want
to
eat
know
just
what
they
get
so
the
canned
ceremony
or
fundraiser
is
for
those
two
programs,
the
boston
double
lab
and
the
farm
and
market
coupons.
B
So
the
way
that
we
can
connect
with
the
mutual
aid
is
like
you
can
share
my
contact
information
with
them
and
we
can
provide
them
some
coupons
that
they
can
distribute
to
the
people
that
they
are
working
with
and,
as
I
said
like
these
coupons,
they
don't
have
any
restriction,
so
people
can
be
able
to
use
how
they
wanna
the
farmers
market.
We
know
that
our
neighborhood
markets,
like
maripound
or
chester,
they
have
vendors.
They
sell
the
vegetables
that
they
are
more
familiar
to
using.
B
D
You
so
I'm
just
to
follow
up
with
that
really
quick,
there's
an
organization
in
jamaica
playing
the
dominican
women's
development.
It's
led
by
magalis
trancoso,
and
I
know
that
her
organization
has
been
working
really
hard
at
making
sure
that
people
have
access
to
food
and
I'm
curious.
Are
you
going
to
be
looking
at
funding
programs
that
you
have
during
the
covert
relief
efforts
like
the
women's
development
fund
and
other
organizations
that
are
more
smaller,
like
smaller
non-profit
organizations?
B
So
I
am
considering
here
that
that
what
we
are
doing
now
with
the
farm
and
market
coupons,
we
are
engaged
with,
like
grassroots
organizations.
We
through
the
city
we
have
over,
like
24
organizations
that
been
in
contact
with
us,
that
we
are
providing
the
resources
that
we
have.
We.
I
have
been
in
contact
with
this
organization
and
if
you
can
put
me
in
touch
with
them,
I'm
happy
to
include
them
on
the
list
of
the
organization
they
will
receive.
Like
farm
and
market
coupons.
B
B
E
A
Thank
you
so
catalina.
I
really
can
you
just
go
a
little
more
detail
into
how
many
farmers
markets
we
have
in
the
city
and
how
the
you
know.
I
think
you
mentioned
that
in
2020
there
was
2
113,
000
farmers,
market
coupons,
went
out
and,
and
then,
in
the
winter
time,
another
twenty
three
thousand
dollars
in
coupons
and
died.
So
can
you
tell
me
a
little
more
about
how
many
markets
we
are
there
and
and
where
they're
located
in
the
city.
B
So
we
have
in
the
city
of
boston,
24
farmers
market.
They
they
change
the
number
of
empire
market
chain
year
over
year,
because
sun
star
other
ones,
don't
come
back,
but
there
are
all
around
the
city
of
boston.
In
the
winter
we
have
five
farmers
market,
it's
just
because
those
organizations
have
the
capacity
to
host
that
as
last
year,
we
have
farmer
market
in
all
the
the
neighborhoods
in
the
city
of
boston,
so
at
least
one
pharma
market
in
the
city
of
boston.
B
So
we
have
a
meeting
with
all
the
farmer
market
managers
that
we
have
in
our
database
for
the
last
three
years
and
we
buy
them
like
two
weeks
ago
to
a
presentation
about
how
the
farm
and
market
coupon
will
work
and
we
are
hoping
that
they
get
motivated
and
they
want
to
participate
in
this.
The
only
thing
that
they
have
to
do
to
be
a
farmer
market,
a
participate
or
participate
in
the
farm
and
market
coupon
is
just
be
a
cdo,
boston,
vendor
and
many
of
them.
That
already
are.
B
We
are
not
putting
any
constraints
or
any
a
process
for
them
to
be
part
of
that.
So
if
they
just
our
ceo,
was
the
vendor
and
to
me
the
paperwork
they
have
to
submit
every
year
on
time,
they
will
be
part
of
that
and
we
will
announce
them
as
a
part
of
the
farm
and
market
coupon.
Other
thing
that
the
city
has
done
to
like
bring
more
farmer
market
and
more
vendors
decision
is
that
the
isd
has
waived
all
the
farm
and
market
vendor
fees.
A
A
And
our
last,
our
last
farmers
market
will
be
this
saturday
and
last
winter
market
before
the
summer
one.
So
it
has
been
a
resounding
success
as
well,
and
I
think
it
says
a
lot
about.
You
know
the
folks
who
organize
the
farmers
markets
and
and
your
support
it
takes
a
team.
It
takes
a
it
takes
a
village,
and
I
really
appreciate
that
partnership
that
you
have
with
the
with
the
with
the
market
managers.
A
B
A
B
I
just
want
to,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
like
the
food
insecurity
is
going
to
be,
even
if
everyone
is
get
vaccinated
in
the
city
of
boston.
We
know
that
it's
gonna
take
a
long
time
to
go
back
to
the
place
that
we
were.
There
was
no
good
place
for
the
start,
because
at
that
point
where
sixty
percent
of
our
boston
residents
were
fully
insecure.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
ahead
of
us
to
make
to
solve
food
insecurity
in
the
city
of
boston,
so
we
are
being
very
thoughtful.
B
B
We
learned
last
year
that
we
put
a
lot
of
food
out
and
we're
just
giving
emergency
food,
but
we
also
learn
from
many
community
organizations.
They
is
a
way
to
do
it
on
their
community,
and
so
that's
something
that
we
really
want
to
is
training
the
next
year.
Moving
forward
just
provide
more
support
to
the
community
organizations
and,
as
you
say,
hey
councillor
brandon,
we
wanna.
B
We
want
to
give
the
people
the
choice
to
buy
when
they
want
where
they
want
what
they
want.
So
that
is
other
thing
that
we
are
looking
in.
Our
budget
is
like
increase
people
power
to
make
those
decisions,
and
the
other
thing
that
we
are
looking
into
our
budget
is
how
we
can
be
better
connecting
boston
residents
with
the
services
that
are
already
there.
So
I
can
say,
like
we
did
a
lot
of
outreach.
We
did
a
lot
of
material
out,
but
even
so
we
hear
every
day.
B
It's
like
people
didn't
know
that
you
were
you
were
there
doing
that,
so
that's
other
of
the
main
keys
that
we're
going
to
be
working
next
year
and
there
is
like
we
highlighting
our
in
our
budget
like
we
need
to
come
up
with
a
better
strategy
that
you
will
use
the
channels
that
the
community
needs
to
know,
use
them.
So
that's
the
reason
catalina
is
playing
such
a
big
role
here,
she's
just
trying
to
identify
those
channels
by
each
community
and
the
key
partners.
A
F
Sure
counter
so
I
just
joined
the
city
tilly,
probably
two
months
ago.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
right
now
and
as
alina
mentioned,
is
literally
cross-referencing
as
much
as
possible.
Don't
I'm
still
learning
the
names
and
I
might
get
the
name
wrong,
and
it's
not
here
on
the
list,
but
counselor
flynn.
I
think
it
was
mentioned
yes,
that
we
should
be
working
with
the
with
housing
authority
and
we
should
be
working
with
venture
lead.
That's
something
that
I'm
working
actively
with
we're
gonna
be
launching
just.
F
I
can
speak
to
the
rental
relief
fund,
we're
creating
a
process
for
referral
to
get
people
that
are
getting
rental
relief,
help
that
are
also
directed
to
our
office.
So
we
can
start
having
a
holistic
approach
and
helping
people
from
every
front
so
they're
not
seeing
as
I
was
only
helped
by
housing,
but
also
by
food,
and
if
it's
a
age,
strong
population
that
we
can
also
provide
them,
the
help
that
they
need.
F
E
Thank
you,
ma'am
cheers
a
question.
I
I
was
curious
to
see
how
many
of
our
farmers
markets
in
mobile
vans,
except
snap
and
hip,
which
is
the
healthy
incentives
program
where
people
receive
the
financial
incentive
for
purchasing
fruits
and
vegetables
and
also
I
was
curious
if
there
were
any
partnership
with
our
community
health
centers
at
the
farmer's
markets.
Given
that
you
know
trying
to
get
folks
to
reconnect
and
or
those
that
are
connected
with
their
community
health
centers,
whether
it's
through
testing
into
the
vaccine
process
that
they
have
an
opportunity.
B
Yeah,
thank
you
counselors
in
2017,
when
the
helmets
nt
program
start.
I
took
all
the
time
that
I
had
at
that
point
to
make
sure
that
every
single
vendor
that
is
eligible
for
the
snap,
whereas,
whereas
not
a
vendor,
so
I
help
over
100
farmers
and
vendors
to
become
a
snap
retailer.
So
at
this
point
I
can
say
that
every
vendor
that
is
eligible
to
receive
a
snap
is
already
doing
it
so
and
every
time
that
we
spoke
with,
we
talked
with
a
farmer
market
manager
and
say,
like
this
person
is
known
as
nap.
B
B
I'm
sorry,
I
don't
remember
well
the
number
that
are
very
connected
with
the
farmers
market
and
that
is
refers
to
the
farmers
market,
that
is,
the
staff
of
the
health
center
working
at
the
the
farmers
market,
or
even
like
hosting
that
I
know
they
put
on
a
geneva
farming
market
is
host
by
the
health
center.
The
coleman
square
farm
and
market
is
hosted
by
the
health
center
and
the
top
house
in
dorchester
is
also
taught
by
the
health
center.
B
So
we
always
looking
for
those
connections,
and
we
always
been
talking
with
them
like,
with
the
help
centers
telling
them
about
the
farm
and
market.
The
headline
human
services
and
boston
public
health
commission
have
very
good
relationship
with
them
and
as
the
season
approach,
we
will
be
be
talking
with
them
to
just
making
sure
that
they
know
where
they
are,
what
is
closer
to
them
and
where
they
can,
like
referrals,
their
a
client
notifying
their
patients
to
view
the
farming
market.
D
So
this
is
an
emerging
opportunity
and
I'm
not
sure
we
just
recently
passed
a
residential
kitchen
ordinance
where
small
entrepreneurs
can
bake
and
sell
products
and
I'm
curious
what
if
any
opportunities
will
could
exist.
I'm
going
to
assume
that
most
likely,
some
of
these
folks
who
are
operating
can
sell
at
the
farmers
market
and
people
can
make
those
purchases.
D
I
think
we'll
see
an
uptick
on
minority
and
immigrant
business
foods.
So
I
think
that
catalina,
that
might
be
a
good
just
a
good
something
just
to
put
on
your
radar
to
think
about
once
the
once
everything
gets
up
and
running
that
it
might
be
another
good
source
of
list
of
people
who
you
may
want
to
work
with
to
provide
culturally
competent
products
too,
as
well.
B
Thank
you
country,
media,
for
like
pushing
that
forward.
I
think
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
all
these
new
entrepreneurships
to
like
go
around,
so
they
will
be
able
to
sell
at
the
farmers
market,
so
we're
gonna
have
to
start
looking
in
a
way
that
we
can
connect
them
right
away
with
the
farmer
market
managers
that
are
good,
like
always
seeking
for
vendors.
A
Sounds
good!
Thank
you.
So,
in
terms
of
you
said,
this
is
a
phone
right,
a
fun
council,
city
city
city
of
boston
staff
raise
this
money.
I
know
we've
been
in
working
remotely
and
all
that
fun
things
that
we've
been
doing.
I'm
just
curious
how
your
how
the
fundraising
has
gone
this
this
past
year
as
are
we
are
we
are
we
keeping
up
with
the
previous
year's
fundraising
or
how?
How
are
we
doing.
B
So
because
now
we
are
just
getting
our
head
out
above
the
water,
we
are
just
planning
the
fundraiser
and
it's
gonna
start
in
may,
so
we
are
working
very
closely
with
the
human
resources
and
they
see
that
this
is
also
opportunity
to
engage
now
that
everyone
is
far
away
to
just
bring
together
those
relationships
and
one
of
the
city
employees
that
we
don't
have
anymore.
So
so
everyone
feel
very
isolated.
So
we
they
this
year.
B
F
Yeah
sure
so
last
just
to
recap:
last
year
we
didn't
have
cancer.
This
is
the
first
time
that
we're
going
to
be
launching
at
virtual
as
catalina
mentioned,
we're
launching
it
on
may
and
we
expect
to
have
each
department
so
like
have
a
champion
and
they
would
be
in
charge
of
just
creating
and
adapting.
F
However,
they
wish
to
engage
with
their
employees.
We
will
provide
the
toolkit
in
which
they
can
like
take
ideas
from,
but
we're
just
letting
them
so
like
a
bit
round
completely
invent
the
path
because
we
are
creating
it
as
we
go.
I'm
completely
honest,
so
that's
what
going
to
happen
where
we
are
probably
in
two
weeks
we
will
be
start
talking
with
the
coordinators
or
the
champions,
how
we
we're
calling
them.
A
Well,
I
wish
you
all
the
best
with
that
counselor
mejia.
If,
if
do
you
have
any
more
comments,
I
think
I've
I'm
very
happy
to
support
this
grant.
I
I
welcome
the
opportunity
to
just
talk
with
you
all
and
find
out
about
the
great
work.
You're
doing,
and
you
know
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
this
this
committee
and
and
to
ourselves.
If
there's
anything,
we
can
help
you
with.