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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on November 28, 2017
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Dockets #1391: 1397, 1424 and 1455: Various appropriations for a grant for Urban Edge, an increase to the Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off credit, and the FY18 tax classification.
A
Good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
the
Boston
City
Council
I&L,
a
chamber
today
is
Tuesday
November
28th.
My
name
is
Mark
co-moh
I'm,
the
chairman
of
ways
and
means
in
the
Austin
Brighton
District
City
Councilor
I'd
like
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
a
public
hearing.
It's
being
recorded
and
broadcast
live
on.
Comcast
channel
8
and
RCN
channel
82
I'd
ask
folks
in
the
chamber
to
silence
their
electronic
devices
at
the
conclusion
of
the
presentation
and
question-and-answer
period
from
the
council.
We
will
have
public
testimony
there,
a
sign-in
sheets
to
my
left
by
the
door.
A
Please
state
your
name
and
any
affiliation
and
residents.
We
are
here
to
review
several
dockets,
starting
with
docket
1
3
9
1
message.
In
order
for
supplemental
appropriation
in
the
amount
of
2
million
dollars,
this
funding
became
available
as
a
result
of
an
unanticipated
payment
during
the
FY
18
fiscal
year
to
the
city
of
Boston.
A
On
the
site
of
the
current
Boston
Arts
Academy,
located
at
174,
it's
which
Street
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
finally
docket
one
four
five
five
order
relative
to
the
adoption
of
classification
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
fiscal
year
2018,
so
we're
gonna
start
with
docket
one
three
nine
one
like
to
introduce
in
order
of
their
arrival
councilor
from
Dorchester
Frank
Baker
to
my
right
and
to
my
left
from
South
Boston
at
large
city,
councillor,
Michael
Flaherty.
So
with
that
Justin.
B
This
initiative
has
been
in
the
making
for
more
than
15
years
and
once
built
will
provide
a
state-of-the-art
75,000
square
foot,
ice-skating,
rink
and
indoor
artificial
turf
facility
that
will
provide
deserving
youth
the
opportunity
to
explore,
learn
new
sports
and
develop
new
recreational
activities
that
will
promote
healthy
habits.
The
facility
will
also
host
other
youth
development
activities
and
provide
access
to
technology
technology,
academic
support,
college
and
career
awareness
opportunities.
B
In
a
recent
Boston
Globe
article
in
April
of
2017
The
Globe,
reported
that
high
Square
tasks
were
sight,
start
data
showing
that
more
than
25,000
residents
under
the
age
of
18,
mostly
black
and
Latino,
live
within
a
mile
and
a
half
radius
of
the
Jackson
Square
area
about
a
third
of
the
families
in
this
area,
live
below
the
poverty
level
and
two-thirds
don't
participate
in
organized
sports.
The
data
demonstrates
a
strong
demand
for
recreational
activities
in
such
an
underserved
area
appears
to
be
strong,
including
the
demand
for
ice
skating.
B
Even
though
there
is
an
existing
outdoor
kelley
rink
located
behind
stony
brook
tea
station,
this
facility
does
not
operate
year-round.
We
see
this
facility
as
an
additional
resource
for
young
people
and
be
cyf
will
benefit
from
its
use,
and
the
city
will
become
better
for
supporting
its
build-out.
Bc
YF
will
enter
into
a
grant
agreement
with
urban
edge
to
fund
a
portion
of
the
larger
project,
that's
primarily
funded
through
other
nonprofit
and
state
funding.
B
The
new
youth
recreation
center
is
an
integral
part
of
the
Jackson
Square
planning
initiative
that
is
community
based
effort
to
create
a
shared
vision
of
the
neighborhood.
This
project
will
anchor
the
neighborhood
that
has
already
seen
a
development
of
new
transit
orientated,
affordable
housing
and
new
retail
space
funding
for
this
investment
became
available
through
a
favorable
renegotiation
on
on
the
old
city
hall.
Lease
and
I
ask
my
colleagues
to
the
left
to
kind
of
explain
the
funding
sources.
Okay,.
C
Thank
You
Justin
staire's
I'm,
the
new
budget
director
at
OPM.
It's
a
pleasure
to
testify
before
you
councillors
today,
just
quickly
talk
a
little
bit
about
next
steps
with
the
contract
itself.
If
the
appropriation
is
approved,
the
city
will
work
with
urban
edge
to
structure
the
grant
agreement,
the
timeline
the
funding
to
make
sure
it
fits
into
the
larger
project
as
a
whole.
C
I
think
during
the
contract
negotiation
process,
we
hope
that
were
able
to
identify
meaningful
public
asset
access
and
we
can
certainly
get
into
a
couple
of
details
of
what
that
is,
but
we're
thinking
public
skate
time.
Public
access
to
the
facility,
including
the
ice
skating
rink,
there's
going
to
be
potentially
a
Fieldhouse
classroom
space,
other
parts
of
the
facility
that
could
be
used
outside
of
just
the
ice
skating,
rink
and
then
sort
of
activities
for
city
of
Boston,
youth
both
at
be
cyf
and
then,
potentially,
you
know
school
children
throughout
the
city.
C
C
So
essentially,
they
sign
a
long-term
lease
to
operate
the
facility
and
then,
when
it
transferred
from
the
original
architect
to
inaction,
Jim
Williams
demanded
the
name
of
the
company
right
there.
I
should
ask
when
they
transferred
the
lease
to
the
new
operator.
They
paid
the
city,
a
financial
contribution
to
move
over
the
lease
yeah.
D
A
B
Located
on
the
Columbus
Center
Street
Jackson
Square
team
train
station:
that's
right
across
it's
actually
near
one
of
our
public
facilities,
the
front
end
of
it
where
we
have
a
salt
shed
near
Marcella
park
coming
down.
It's
an
ideal
location
just
because
of
the
fact
that
when
I
grew
up
there
in
the
70s
I,
remember
skating
in
the
indicator,
so
I
know
that
ice
skating
will
compel
to
young
people
and
at
the
same
time
there
was
one
at
the
Shelbourne
Center.
B
Well,
I'm,
assuming
that's
gonna,
be
an
urban
edge
kind
of
effortless
effort.
I,
don't
know
who
might
be
the
partners
that
they
might
be
looking
at
convening
together
to
kind
of
support
the
work
but
I
think
they're
gonna
take
Ali
to
make
sure
that
the
facility
continues
to
run
appropriately,
that
it
sure
that
the
usage
from
multiple
partners
is
balanced
in
a
way
and
that
to
make
sure
that
there
is
community
usage
too
as
well
right.
B
E
B
F
Thank
you
thank
you
for
coming
today.
So
is
the
project
what
other
city
assets
are
in
there
I
don't
know
Justin.
If
this
is
you
or
William,
this
like
is
their
City
Lynn
they're.
Also,
how
did
this?
How
did
this
whole
concept
come
together
because
it
sounds
like
a
great
concept.
It's
something
that
I've
actually
been
thinking
about.
I'm
trying
to
implement,
in
my
district
sure.
C
C
C
H
C
So
urban
edge
is
the
developer
and
they'll
sort
of
work
to
actually
find
facilitators
to
run
the
rink
and
any
other
programs
that
are
in
there.
They
have
a
outstanding
contract
right
now
with
DCR
that
lays
out
sort
of
what
their
stipulations
are
on
sort
of
accessing
that
state
money.
So
we're
gonna,
try
to
structure
the
grant
agreement
to
align
with
that,
so
that
the
funding
both
our
resources,
state
resources,
nonprofit
resources,
all
sort
of
synergize
together
to
get
the
project
complete,
yeah.
C
C
C
I'd
have
to
follow
up
with
either
urban
edge,
or
once
we
get
the
contract
agreement
sign
about
the
sort
of
different
funding
sources
on
the
year
day-to-day
operations
of
it,
but
I
believe
there
would
be
a
mix
of
public-private.
You
know:
community
use,
that'll
sort
of
hopefully
create
a
sustainable
model.
Yeah.
F
F
C
F
Yeah,
it's
an
investment
in
the
community.
It's
not
a
monitor,
it's
more
of
a
grant
money
and,
in
my
last
question
here
on
this
is:
can
we
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
lease
agreement
with
the
Old
City
Hall?
What
is
what
are
the
terms
of
it?
How
much
longer
is
there
what's?
What
do
we
get?
Is
the
city
yeah.
D
F
D
D
F
F
Sound
we
could,
we
could
actually
cuz,
it
doesn't
sound
like
we
get
anything
for
it.
If
we
get
tax
money
that
should
be
coming
to
us
anyway
right
so
this
so
they're
gonna
pay
the
taxes
on
it.
They
give
us
a
one-time
two
million
dollars
payment
and
in
98
years,
they're
still
just
paying
the
taxes
on
it,
so
they
so
basically
they
got
this
building
for
us.
Well,.
D
D
C
J
Flower
Thank
You
mr.
chair
just
wanted
to
circle
back
on
the
rink,
so
it's
DCI
property
right.
That
urban
edge
is
now
gonna,
be
the
developer
to
put
a
rink
on
to
the
DCI
property,
but
DCI
is
not
gonna
run
the
rink
I,
don't
believe
so.
No,
why?
Wouldn't
it
I
mean?
First
of
all,
DC
air
is
in
the
rink
running
business,
they're
very
complicated
to
run
they
lose
money.
J
There's
one
make
sure
urban
edge
is
not
overthinking
this
one
right
and
if
it's
just
a
skating
park
or
if
it's
gonna
be
sort
of
a
learn
to
play
hockey,
you
need
to
have
a
little
rink
in
this.
We
need
to
the
big
ring
in
the
little
ring,
so
I,
don't
who's
designing
it
another
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
them.
The
only
guys
on
the
council
actually
played
hockey
competitively
and
Rifton
coached
it,
but
it's
just
gonna
be
a
rink
and
for
circular
skating
versus
if
it's
gonna
be
a
rink
way.
J
It's
gonna
be
hockey
games
and
learn
to
skate
programs
and
learn
to
play
hockey.
Programs
sure,
but
urban
edge
is
only
probably
maybe
a
handful
at
that
run.
Rinks
across
the
state
color,
the
DCR
is
the
biggest
one
and
it's
on
DCI
property.
Why?
We?
Just
wouldn't
we
let
the
DCI
handle
what
they
currently
handle
now
throughout
the
whole
city,
so.
C
Certainly
fall
back
up
with
the
specifics
on
the
smaller
ranks,
larger
links,
I
think
this
is
part
of
a
larger
sort
of
Youth
Centre
Recreation
Centre.
It's
not
just
gonna,
be
the
ice
skating
rink,
that's
obviously
a
signature
piece
of
it,
but
there'll
be
community
space,
a
Fieldhouse
that'll
sort
of
sit
on
top
of
it.
That'll
provide
you
know,
soccer
baseball,
whatever
else
and
then
classroom
space
community
space
swing
space,
so
I'd
have
to
defer
to
you,
know:
yeah,
either
urban
edge.
C
C
B
B
C
A
L
L
Today
it
is
giving
Tuesday
and
I
began
the
day,
making
my
annual
contribution
to
the
Kelly
rink,
which
commissioner,
Morales
and
I
know
and
have
known
for
many
many
years.
It
was
a
temporary
facility
and
going
on
in
there
close
to
40
years.
This
has
been
a
project
that
has
been
in
the
pipeline
for
proceeding
my
election
to
this
body
in
2010
because
of
the
leadership
of
urban
edge
because
of
the
leadership
of
the
Hyde
Square
task
force
because
of
the
state
stepping
up
and
particularly
and
I,
cannot
underscore
this
enough.
L
The
leadership
that
our
mayor
has
shown
and
his
commitment
to
this
project,
making
it
a
reality
we
are
closer
than
we
have
ever
been
right.
The
picture
I
just
sent
you,
gentlemen
and
I'm
happy
to
share
it
with
Kate
Sullivan,
and
it
can
be
part
of
the
public
record
where
the
mayor
announced
this
two
million
dollar
partnership
from
the
city
it
would
counselor
sabe
George
was
with
me
councilor
Jackson,
the
mayor,
several
others.
Many
of
you
were
there.
L
It
was
about
3:30
or
4
o'clock
in
the
afternoon
and
as
we
were
there
celebrating
this
good
news,
there
was
a
fatal
shooting
across
the
street
at
the
Mildred
Haley
housing
development.
Now
I'm,
not
naive
enough
to
suggest
that,
had
we
had
this
rink
that
we
could
have
avoided
that
murder,
but
it
is
certain
that
had
we
had
this
rink
and
when
we
have
this
rink,
we
will
have
so
many
more
opportunities,
particularly
for
our
young
people,
not
only
in
the
field
of
athletics
button
scholarship
in
working.
L
This
will
be
transformative
for
my
district
for
our
city.
I
am
so
grateful
for
the
leadership
that
all
of
you
have
shown
and
that
this
mayor
has
shown
in
making
this
reality.
This
will
be
a
remarkable
thing
for
not
only
Jamaica,
Plain
and
Roxbury,
but
for
the
city
writ
large
and
I'm
really
excited
to
see
that
we
are
closer
to
making
it
reality.
Thank
You.
Mr.
chairman,
thank
you.
A
M
A
Well,
unless
anybody
else
has
any
further
questions,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time,
and
testimony
want
to
congratulate
those
young
people
who
found
that
money
at
TD
Garden
sitting
there
and
availing
themselves
of
it
and
getting
a
large
chunk
into
this
project,
which
I
think
will
have
to
go
through
an
article
80.
So
there'll
be
further
community.
A
A
E
Right,
I'm,
sorry
for
being
a
little
bit
late,
but
I
did
catch
a
little
bit
of
the
hearing
on
the
television
and
heard
the
lease
being
discussed
and
I
had
a
little
bit
of
background.
Information
on
that
and
I
think
it
may
be.
It
addresses
some
councillor
Baker's
concerns.
They
just
wanted
to
share
that
with
you.
So
when
the
lease
was
transferred
from
art,
the
architectural
heritage
foundation
to
Old
City
Hall,
the
city
wasn't
entitled
to
participate
in
that,
but
a
jeff
as
a
nonprofit
was
a
partner
of
ours.
E
So
that's
why
we
were
able
to
get
the
two
million
dollars.
So
that
was
a
really
important
component
of
the
deal
and
we're
very
happy
that
it's
good
to
be
able
to
help
this.
These
folks
get
the
ring
going,
but
also
the
there's
really
two
separate
transactions
here.
One
is
the
transfer
the
lease
and
then
there's
the
extension
of
the
lease
and
on
the
extension
of
the
least
the
city
did
get.
First
of
all,
under
the
current
lease
we
get
about
30%
or
exactly
30%
of
the
gross
revenue.
Okay,.
E
Yeah,
so
that's
about
a
little
bit
over
$800,000.
Now,
typically,
commercial
property
will
generate
about
20%
of
its
income
in
taxes.
So
if
you
want
to
think
of
it,
roughly
two-thirds
of
that
these
equivalents
of
taxes,
then
another
one-third
of
that
would
be
rent
for
the
property
its
own
and
then,
in
addition
to
that,
when
we
negotiated
the
lease
extension,
we
got
two
other
components
of
rent
that
are
very
important.
One
is
a
participation
rent,
so
Dave
Graney
of
synergy
investments
is
behind
the
the
new
lease
and
a
very
successful
real
estate
person.
E
F
E
F
E
It's
a
percentage,
so
we
were
already
getting
30%,
which
is
way
above
what
the
tax
amount
would
be
and
then,
in
addition
to
that,
there
is
a
participation
rent,
so
the
better
the
property
does
the
more
the
city
gets
so
so
that
is
an
important
component.
And
thirdly,
there
is
a
transaction
rent.
So
if,
in
the
future
the
property
is
either
refinanced
or
the
leases
sold
once
again,
the
city
will
get
a
percentage
of
that
in
its
guaranteed.
E
This
time
we
were
able
to
watch
her
way
into
the
deal
working
with
our
nonprofit
partner
or
architectural
heritage
foundation,
but
we
wanted
to
ensure
that
there
was
guaranteed
money
so
the
next
time
it
transacts
the
city
will
get
three
percent
of
the
proceeds
guaranteed.
So
I
think
it's
a
very
favorable
deal
for
the
city.
We
were
grateful
to
work
with
both
parties
in
this
transaction
and
once
again,
it's
great
to
see
that
some
of
the
bounty
that
was
was
received
from
that
as
being
put
such
a
great
use.
Thank.
A
N
N
Right,
thank
you
again
for
your
time.
We'll
be
brief.
This
afternoon
and
as
you
mentioned
in
the
reading
of
the
docket,
we
would
like
City
Council's
approval
for
this
appropriation
in
order
to
move
the
Boston
Arts
Academy
into
the
future,
where
we
hope
that
it
will
be
a
state-of-the-art
building
for
the
one-and-only
arts
school
that
we
have
in
the
district
I'm
going
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
background
on
vaa
and
it's
connection
to
the
bill.
N
Bps
initiative
and
I
will
then
pass
it
over
to
Brian
McLaughlin
to
walk
through
some
of
the
specifics
and
the
historical
context
for
the
project,
and
then
Jim
McQueen
will
talk
us
through
within
the
design
elements
for
the
new
building
and
to
including
the
timeline
for
the
project
and
Ann.
Clark
will
give
us
some
closing
remarks.
Thank
you
and
what
this
project
will
do
for
her
amazing
school
I'll
start
by
saying
that
this
is
an
amazing
school.
N
In
the
state
as
well,
they
offer
a
college
preparatory
arts,
an
academic
education
to
a
diverse
student
body
and
I'll
add
there
that
it
is
one
of
the
most
diverse
student
body
student
bodies
that
we
have
anywhere
in
the
school
district
and,
in
fact,
their
diversity
portfolio
profile
essentially
matches
what
we
have
in
the
district,
which
is
really
amazing
to
see
they.
They
truly
draw
children
from
every
single
neighborhood
in
the
city
to
the
school.
N
It
operates
at
the
Faculty
of
45
and
a
staff
of
19
offers
programs
and
dance
music,
theater
design
and
visual
communication
and
fashion
technology
supported
by
strong
academic
in
steam
programs.
That
all
said
it's
a
fantastic
school
and
a
state
of
the
art
program
that
is
not
in
a
state
of
the
art
building.
It's
an
old
warehouse
I'm
sure
many
of
you
are
familiar
with
the
building.
N
It's
a
squat
little
warehouse
building
that
sits
behind
a
Fenway
Park
and,
quite
frankly,
it's
in
dire
need
of
improvement
so
that
the
facility
matches
the
quality
of
the
program
that
goes
on
inside.
In
terms
of
what
this
means
for
the
district
as
a
whole.
True,
it
can
be
said
that
this
is
one
school
building
for
one
school,
but
I
think
it's
a
sign
of
the
future
through
bill.
Bps.
N
What
I've
said
publicly
many
times
is
that
at
Family
Park
we
have
millions
of
visitors,
millions
of
tourists
who
come
year
after
year
to
that
rundown
little
ball
park
in
in
the
Fenway
area
and
in
the
future
they'll
be
able
to
leave
that
ballpark
and
they'll
be
able
to
see
a
state-of-the-art
facility
and
they'll.
Think
Boston
stands
for
sports,
but
Wow
Boston
really
stands
for
education
and
the
arts,
and
we're
so
very
very
excited
about
that.
And
we
expect
the
city
council
will
join
us
in
that
effort.
N
N
We
expect
that
we'll
be
back
to
city,
council
and
the
years
to
come
to
present
on
similar
proposals,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
other
children
and
other
programs
and
other
schools
all
across
the
city
benefit
in
ways
that
the
children
of
the
Boston,
Arts
Academy
will
benefit
and
we're
happy
to
to
say
that
we
have
some
of
the
children
from
Boston,
Arts,
Academy
and
some
of
the
faculty
here
as
well,
and
what
I
want
to
pause
and
I'll
wrap
up
with
this
comment.
One
of
the
things
that's
always
impressed
me.
N
The
most
about
working
with
this
project
is
that
the
students
in
the
building
today
are
not
the
ones
are
going
to
benefit
from
this
building,
and
yet
they
are
absolutely
the
best
champions
for
this
project.
They,
along
with
headmaster,
Clark
I've,
been
spearheading
this
work
from
day
one
and
we're
all
very,
very
proud
of
them,
the
futures
that
they
have
great.
I
I
Mr.
chairman,
I'm
gonna
give
a
brief
background
of
how
we
got
to
where
we
are
today,
including
an
overview
of
the
MSBA
process,
so
public
facilities,
Department
embossed
public
schools,
have
been
working
on
this
iteration
of
the
Boston
Arts
Academy
project
for
the
past
three
years.
In
doing
so,
we've
been
working
closely
with
the
math
school
building
Authority.
I
As
you
may
be
aware,
the
MSBA
is
the
state
authority
that
oversees
public
school
construction
projects
throughout
the
Commonwealth,
their
reimbursement
agency,
that
fund
fiscally
responsible
and
educationally
appropriate
schools
throughout
cities
and
towns
in
Massachusetts
MSBA
has
two
programs:
they
have
the
accelerated
repair
program
which
focuses
on
repair,
work
to
roof
windows
and
boilers
and
otherwise
structurally
sound
buildings,
and
they
have
co-op
program
projects
which
focus
on
renovations
at
dinner
addition
renovations
and
new
school
construction.
Over
the
past
several
years,
the
city
of
Boston
has
benefited
from
both
programs.
I
Most
recently,
this
past
summer
we
completed
seven
window
three
boiler
and
two
roof
projects
in
12
schools.
Throughout
the
city
we
received
about
twenty
million
dollars
in
reimbursement
on
thirty
four
million
dollars
in
total
project
cost
we'll
be
working
with
the
MSBA
moving
forward
in
the
accelerator
repair
program,
as
well,
with
an
additional
seven
schools
teed
up
to
go
into
construction.
2018
2019
we've
also
worked
with
the
MSP
encore
program.
I
A
little
background
in
Boston
Arts
Academy,
adding
on
to
what
Jack,
what
John
relayed
nine
to
twelve
high
school
specializing
and
performing
Visual
Arts
100,
the
existing
buildings
120
square
feet.
Three
stories
high
across
street
from
Fenway
Park,
originally
constructed
in
1928
as
a
still
garage
and
Warehouse
it
was.
It
was
converting
into
a
high-school
facility.
Back
in
the
late
1990s,
the
city
first
style
filed
a
statement
of
interest,
which
is
the
MSB
A's
application
in
2008,
citing
numerous
deficiencies
to
the
existing
structure.
I
The
fire
alarm,
HVAC
electrical
plumbing
had
all
reached
the
end
of
the
useful
life.
The
techno
technology
infrastructure
in
the
building
was
inadequate.
The
building
is
only
partially
accessible
to
handicapped
individuals
in
the
layout
of
the
building.
The
existing
building
right
now
does
not
provide
an
appropriate
space
for
the
desired
educational
program
for
the
Boston
Arts
Academy.
It's
a
performing
visual
arts
school.
It
doesn't
have
an
auditorium.
It
doesn't
have
a
performance
stage.
A
lot
of
the
classrooms
are
interior
that
don't
provide
light
into
the
classrooms
and
specifically
for
the
music
and
theater
programs.
I
There
aren't
adequate
practice
spaces
for
the
students
in
2013.
This
project
was
initially
invited
into
the
MSP
a
program
for
co-located
co-located
school
with
the
Josiah
Quincy
Upper
School.
After
looking
into
alternative
solutions,
just
where
to
cite
this
combined
school,
the
agreed-upon
solution
was
partial,
25
adjacent
to
the
southeast
expressway.
I
At
the
time
when
we
were
about
to
move
forward
that
mayor
Walsh
asked
us
to
take
a
pause
because
the
site
itself
provided
a
lot
of
complexities
that
may
have
additional
cost
to
an
already
very
high
costing
project
of
around
250
million
dollars.
So
the
uncertainties
around
that
existing
site
that
mayor
asked
that
MSBA
to
stop
moving
forward
on
a
combined
solution
in
requested
that
the
both
schools
fall
independent
paths.
I
They
looked
favorably
upon
that
request
in
on
November
19
2014,
the
Boston
Arts
Academy
was
divided
into
the
MSP,
a
process
for
a
individual
for
the
individual
project.
Again
November
2014,
they
started
a
nine-month
eligibility
period,
which
is
a
timeline
where
they
have
to
the
city
of
Boston
in
the
BAA
had
to
complete
some
certain
prerequisite
requirements
of
the
MSB,
a
process
which
included
putting
together
a
school
building
committee,
agreeing
upon
it
enrollment
for
the
future
project
and,
most
importantly,
appropriating
1.7
million
dollars
to
fund
the
study
of
potential
allusions
to
the
BIA.
I
City
of
Boston
bps
and
our
consultant
team
performed
a
comprehensive,
comprehensive
assessment
of
the
conditions
in
educational
program
at
the
existing
facility
and
gathered
input
from
BIA
teachers,
staff
and
students
based
upon
the
findings
of
this
assessment
in
input
from
the
BA
community.
The
project
team
explored
five
preliminary
options,
one
of
the
options
being
a
base
repair
which
is
required
through
the
MSBA
process.
I
The
for
other
options
included
three
addition
renovations
in
one
new
school
one:
new
school
construction
option
upon
a
thorough
review
of
all
options
and
working
with
our
consultant
team,
bps
PFD
selected
new
construction
as
the
preferred
solution
to
the
BAA.
The
MSBA
agreed
with
this
decision
and
moved
forward
this
project
at
the
June
28th
2017
MSBA
Board
meeting
into
schematic
design
news.
New
construction
was
selected
as
a
preferred
option
for
several
reasons.
A
couple
of
them.
I
It
is
that,
when
we
were
looking
at
adding
on
to
the
existing
facility,
the
layout
of
the
building
is
such
that
it
would
be
tough
to
bring
in
new
spaces
into
an
already
designed
building
that
wasn't
originally
intended
for
school
use.
Addition
renovations
are
usually
longer
projects
in
the
construction.
Duration
of
the
addition
renovations
was
likely
going
to
be
around
thirty
six
months.
New
construction
we're
looking
at
24
months
in
at
the
end
of
the
day,
the
new
school
construction
was
the
most
cost-effective
for
the
city.
I
A
A
O
Thank
you,
so
just
a
brief
update
on
the
schedule.
First
today,
of
course,
we
are
meeting
with
you
and
contingent
upon
a
successful
process
with
a
City
Council
moving
forward.
We
are
currently
interviewing
or
construction
managers
for
the
project.
We
have
interviews
scheduled
with
six
firms
over
this
coming
Friday
and
Monday.
The
fourth
we
hope
to
have
a
successful
vote
by
the
City
Council
on
the
13th,
and
we
also
are
anticipating
a
successful
MSBA
board
vote
on
that
same
day.
O
It
will
with
when
the
BA
vacates
their
existing
building.
Will
we
then
anticipate
several
months
of
abatement
activity
and
then
moving
into
demolition
in
November
we
anticipate
a
few
early
bid
packages
doing
site
and
civil,
and
our
major
construction
package
would
actually
go
out
around
May
of
2012.
O
That
would
allow
us
to
complete
the
building.
Have
a
commission
fully
commissioned
everyone
moved
in
and
happily
occupying
it
for
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
in
September
2021,
the
facility
is
being
designed
to
accommodate
a
total
of
500
students
in
both
academics
and
the
five
arts,
majors
theatre,
dance,
music,
design,
visual
communications
and
fashion
technology.
O
In
addition
to
the
typical
classrooms
and
science
labs
required
at
any
high
school,
it
will
feature
a
500-seat
auditorium
with
a
proscenium
stage
and
scene
shop,
a
200-seat
black
box,
theater
for
new
dance
studios,
visual
art
studios,
a
recording
studio,
choral
room
and
a
500-seat
recital
lecture
hall.
In
order
to
meet
the
educational
program.
The
project
requires
additional
square
footage.
What
it
currently
exists,
primarily
because
of
the
increase
of
the
addition
of
the
auditorium,
half-court
gymnasium
and
the
fashion
technology
program,
as
well
as
right
sizing.
O
During
the
feasibility
study
as
Brian,
we
looked
at
reusing
the
existing
facility
and
adding
on
top
of
it,
but
they
did
prove
to
be
more
expensive
and
ultimately,
we
decided
did
not
fulfill
the
educational
program
as
well
as
a
new
construction.
Would
the
new
building
will
be
a
five
storey
150?
Three
thousand
four
hundred
and
seventy-six
square-foot
steel
frame
structure
with
a
typical
passenger
elevator,
as
well
as
a
freight
elevator
large
enough
to
accommodate
a
grand
piano.
O
There
will
also
be
a
fifth
floor:
roof
terrace
it'll
be
the
only
outdoor
space
really
provided
in
school,
used
as
an
outdoor
classroom
and
performance
space.
In
addition,
the
project
is
proposed
to
modify
the
existing
streetscape,
widening
the
sidewalks,
shortening
the
crosswalks
and
adding
trees
and
street
furniture.
If
you
refer
to
the
package.
O
The
first
page
I'm,
sorry,
fifth
page,
we
see
the
first
floor
plan
and
you'll
note
that
we
basically
fill
out
the
entire
project
site.
The
first
floor
becomes
primarily
a
public
floor
for
the
the
building
and
includes
the
auditorium
scene
shop,
the
core
administration
facilities,
as
well
as
the
Learning
Commons,
and
the
dining
space
you'll
note
that
the
auditorium
is
rotated
slightly
off
the
grid
of
the
rest
of
the
building,
which
allows
us
to
one
have
better
access
to
the
alley
behind
the
building.
O
We've
got
the
black
box
theater
the
acting
classes,
in
addition,
the
red
spaces,
the
general
classroom,
academic
classrooms
and
then
the
administration
offices
and
space
and
conference
rooms
moving
up
from
there
on
the
third
level.
Again
in
red,
you
see
the
the
typical
classrooms,
the
laboratory
rooms
and
academic
classrooms
in
green
are
the
dance
and
fitness
rooms.
It's
a
half
court
auditorium
and
four
dance
studios
to
the
fourth
level.
O
What
would
become
the
visual
arts
floor
again?
We
have
chemistry,
labs
and
standard
academic
classrooms,
but
beyond
that
we
have
2d
and
3d
art,
studios,
computer,
graphics,
studios
and
the
fashion
technology
labs
and
on
the
fifth
floor,
in
addition
to
the
outdoor
space
that
was
mentioned
before
we
have.
O
Is
the
package
you'll
notice
that
we've
are
proposing
to
widen
the
sidewalks
in
front
of
the
school
and,
in
addition,
we're
further
widening
it
at
the
corners
at
Van,
Ness
Street
in
Ipswich,
current
crossing
crosswalks
in
that
area
are
about
80
feet
and
we're
reducing
them
down
to
40
feet
to
really
improve
student
safety.
Crosswalk
safety,
we're
also
adding
bike
lanes,
drop-off
lanes
and
doing
a
real
general
improvement
to
the
students
streetscape
in
that
area.
O
Getting
beyond
the
pretty
pictures
we
get
into.
What's
the
the
bottom
line
on
this,
we
currently
have
a
construction
estimate
of
ninety-five
million
nine
hundred
and
seventy
six
thousand
eight
hundred
and
seven
dollars
which
works
out
to
be
about
six
hundred
and
twenty
five
dollars.
A
square
foot
and
total
project
costs
identified
at
one
hundred
twenty
four
thousand,
seven
hundred
fifty-five
thousand
four
hundred
and
thirteen
dollars,
and
we
estimate
the
MSBA
facilities
grant
to
be
at
about
forty,
seven
million
six
hundred
forty
six
thousand
nine
hundred
and
forty
nine.
O
We
have
during
the
schematic
design,
going
through
a
substantial
value
engineering
process
and
can
intend
to
continue
to
do
that.
We
at
the
conclusion
of
that
process.
We
had
identified
several
other
areas
where
we
think
we
can
make
significant
savings
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
pursue
those
as
we
design.
O
P
My
name
is
Anne
Clark.
This
is
my
sixth
year
as
principal
of
Boston
Arts
Academy
and,
as
many
of
you
know,
I
was
a
founding
teacher
at
baa.
So
I
was
a
teacher
at
baa
for
14
years
before
I
became
principal
and
doing
that
math
we're
celebrating
our
20th
school
year
this
year
and
I'm
very
proud
to
say,
I've
been
at
ba
all
20
years.
A
P
As
was
said
earlier,
they
will
not
see
this
new
school
but
they're
in
a
hundred
percent
support
of
this
process
and
this
project
so
that
you
can
just
wait
so
Oh
Alexis,
Maxwell,
jazzy,
booth,
Dominick,
Claude,
Isaiah,
Seeley
and
Mara
Nellie's
Tejeda
I'm
here
today
to
thank
you
on
behalf
of
the
entire
Boston
Arts
Academy
community.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
support
of
Boston
Arts
Academy,
not
just
at
this
moment
as
you
consider
this
project,
but
for
the
many
years
you
have
supported
our
school.
P
One
of
my
favorite
things
about
being
at
ba
a
for
20
years.
Is
that
now
I
can't
go
to
a
cultural
event
in
Boston,
without
seeing
our
alums,
our
alums
are
performing
exhibiting
behind
the
scenes,
organizing
the
event
funding
the
event
directing
the
event
or
simply
in
the
audience.
When
we
founded
the
school
20
years
ago.
We
wanted
to
be
a
place
that
supported
the
future
of
the
Arts
in
Boston,
and
our
alumni
have
certainly
achieved
that
goal,
but
we
wouldn't
have
achieved
that
without
your
tremendous
support.
P
P
Many
of
you
have
seen
firsthand
the
limitations
of
our
current
facility
no
performance
space,
except
for
a
small
black
box,
theater
dance
studios
with
poles
in
the
middle
of
them
music
rooms
with
no
sound
isolation,
lack
of
space
to
teach
all
media
in
the
visual
arts,
and
so
on.
One
of
the
most
interesting
aspects
of
the
MSBA
process
for
me
has
been
the
opportunity
to
visit
other
newly
constructed
high
schools
across
the
state.
P
This
project
will
provide
our
students
with
that
equal
access,
but
to
the
Boston
Arts
Academy
community.
This
project
is
not
just
about
providing
access
to
excellent
arts
instruction
for
BAA
students.
Our
mission
as
a
school
is
to
be,
and
I
quote,
a
beacon
for
artistic
and
academic
innovation
for
all
students
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
have
always
worked
to
be
a
resource
to
provide
arts
instruction
for
all
students
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
and
if
I
may
I
just
want
to
list
some
of
our
initiatives.
P
To
that
end,
we
have
funded
and
taught
violin
lessons
through
our
academy
strings
program
in
five
BPS
elementary
schools
and
at
its
peak
that
program
served
1,200
elementary
school
students.
Through
our
alumni
creative
core
program,
we
have
trained
75
of
our
alumni
as
artists
teachers
to
teach
an
elementary
and
middle
schools
at
its
peak.
That
program
served
27
hundred
elementary
middle
school
students
in
42
Boston
Public
Schools.
P
Most
recently,
we
partnered
with
the
pianist's
long-long
to
develop
the
keys
of
inspiration
program
to
teach
piano
lessons
at
Orchard,
Gardens,
ka
and
community
service
through
the
Arts
is
built
into
our
students
curricula
each
year
we
do
a
community
service
day
where
students
support
art
classes
in
bps,
elementary
and
middle
schools.
Our
seniors
also
as
a
graduation
requirement
construct
more
in-depth
arts
community
service
projects.
Many
and
the
bps.
Just
to
give
a
couple
of
examples.
P
Two
of
our
seniors
last
year
taught
free
arts
classes
for
elementary
and
middle
school
students
every
day,
eight
hours
a
day
during
vacation
weeks,
one
in
song,
writing
and
one
in
dance.
So
this
building
is
important
because
it
will
enable
us
to
expand
these
outreach
efforts
for
all
the
youth
in
Boston.
Last
year
we
did
a
special
performance
of
The,
Wiz
I
know
some
of
you
were
there.
P
We
did
special
performance
of
The
Wiz
for
elementary
and
middle
school
students,
and
we
filled
the
Strand
with
over
1500
little
Boston
residents,
who
were
very
excited
about
the
Arts.
We
want
to
expand
performance
opportunities
like
that,
yes,
but
we
also
want
to
expand
our
ability
to
do
arts
instruction
for
all
students
in
Boston.
We
have
been
running
a
small
summer
program
for
our
students
and
for
other
bps
students.
With
this
appropriate
facility.
We
could
expand
that
program
not
only
to
accommodate
many
more
students
but
to
open
programs.
P
During
the
vacation
weeks,
we
would
like
to
run
citywide
dance
classes
and
theater
classes
for
middle
school
students,
something
that
used
to
exist
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools
and
hasn't
existed
in
the
last
twenty
years
and
we'd
like
to
do
that
on
Saturdays,
as
well
as
through
the
summer,
and
we
would
like
our
building
to
be
a
place
where
other
bps
students
could
come
perform.
In
short,
an
investment
in
this
building
is
an
investment
not
just
in
ba
a
not
just
in
our
students,
but
in
the
arts
in
Boston
in
general.
P
A
I
Reimbursement
rates
for
each
city
and
town
throughout
the
state
are
calculated
yearly
God
and
there's
three
factors:
each
the
the
base
reimbursement
that
each
city
in
town
starts
off
at
is
31%,
then
there's
three
socio
No
economic
factors
that
are
added
to
that,
and
that's
where
you
get
your
your
your
actual,
reimburse
rate
right.
The
city's
base,
reimbursement
rate,
obviously
31
percent,
but
the
three
socio-economic
factors
that
are
added
to
that
are
the
community
income
factor,
which
is
the
per
capita
income
as
a
percent
of
statewide
average
per
capita
income.
I
Secondly,
is
the
community's
property
wealth
factor
the
district's
per
capita
equalized
equalized
property
valuations
as
a
percent
of
the
statewide
average?
And
finally
there's
the
community
poverty
factor,
which
is
the
number
of
free
reduced
lunches
that
a
district
provides
to
its
students?
So
the
city's
reimburse
rates
65.7%
yeah?
I
If
any
of
those
fluctuate,
we
could
see
a
decrease
in
our
reimbursement
rate
as
an
example,
the
Dearborn
reimbursement
rate,
which
was
set
four
years
ago,
was
70
percent
right,
but
based
upon
our
the
the
first
two
factors,
the
income
factor
and
the
property
wealth
factor,
our
numbers
went
up.
So
our
reimbursement
rate
went
down
right.
I
Unfortunately,
its
city
of
Boston
provides
the
the
most
free
reduced.
Lunches
is
capped
at
the
number
of
points
they
received
for
that
specific
piece
of
the
reimbursement
rate
similar
to
other
cities
in
the
city's
Fall
River
Lawrence
New
Bedford,
who
are
almost
maxed
out
at
the
reimbursement
at
80
percent.
But
what
those
cities
and
cities
don't
have
is
the
Seaport
District
right
and
Beacon
Hill,
which
affect
negatively
impact
our
reimbursement
and
the.
A
A
F
F
I
N
So
I'll
speak
to
that.
So
there
are
two
schools
there
currently
there's
the
community
academy
of
science
and
health
and
what
you
might
call
the
old
Cleveland
building
on
the
right
side
of
that
that
space
and
on
the
left
side,
you
have
Dorchester
Academy,
which,
as
of
now,
is
still
slated
to
move
to
the
Endicott
school
building,
which
is
located
across
the
street
from
the
Franklin
Park
Zoo
in
Dorchester.
Much.
N
It's
a
small
building
technically
the
addresses
to
McClellan
Street,
but
it
looks
for
all
the
world.
That's
on
Blue
Hill
Ave
right
there
across
from
the
zoo,
smaller
building,
much
better
programmatic
size
for
the
Dorchester
Academy
enrollment,
which
is
fewer
than
a
hundred
students
right
now,
the
Dorchester
Academy
leadership
last
year
when
we
started
to
go
down.
That
process
was
very
receptive
to
that
idea
and
similarly
Robin
Lee,
the
headmaster
of
cache.
The
community
Academy
of
Sciences
health
and
health
is
also
responsive
to
the
AIA
receptive.
The
idea
of
VA
moving
into
the
building
and.
F
N
Needs
some
work.
It's
it's
certainly
in
better
shape
than
many
of
our
school
buildings
across
the
city
and
we're
taking
a
look
at
that
as
well
to
see
you
know
what
repairs
are
necessary.
Fortunately,
bridge
Boston,
which
is
a
charter
school,
just
left
that
space.
So
again,
it's
in
much
better
condition
than
many
of
our
other
school
buildings
and
was
just
vacated
just
this
past
year.
J
Congratulations
in
tremendous
trouble
you're
doing
over
there
and
obviously
the
there's
lots
to
love
about
this.
The
valiant
engineering,
the
sustainable
design,
the
reimbursement
rate
getting
really
excited
about
that
success
rate
that
you
have
over
at
that
school
is
it's
phenomenal
I
tend
to
say
that
it's
one
of
the
jewels
of
our
fleet,
my
only
disappointment.
My
only
disappointment
in
all
this
is
123
million
dollar
item
we're
adding
33,000
square
feet
to
the
building,
adding
one
and
a
half
floors,
but
we're
only
adding
40
students.
J
So
I'm
gonna
push
back
here
and
I'm
gonna
ask
you:
do
we
have
the
capacity
to
add
more
students?
This
is
the
jewel
of
our
fleet.
This
is
something
that
we
talked
about.
We
have
so
many
bright,
talented
kids
that
would
love
to
go
to
the
Arts
Academy.
We're
capping
it
at
five
hundred
we're
going
from
four
sixty
to
five
hundred,
so
we're
gonna
have
to
spend
one
hundred
twenty
three
million
dollars,
we're
gonna,
add
thirty
three
thousand
square
feet:
we're
adding
a
floor
and
a
half,
but
we're
only
adding
forty
kids,
that's
my
oldest!
J
That's
the
only
buzz
killer
idea.
Can
we
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
just
push
that
number
a
little
bit?
Can
we
get
over
five
hundred
kids?
Can
we
go
to
five
ten?
Can
we
go
to
five?
Twenty?
Can
we
go
to
five?
Sixty
I
would
love
to
see
us
add
a
hundred
kids.
You
do
a
phenomenal
job,
you
can,
you
can
handle
100,
more
kids.
I
know
you
can
handle
out
of
one
kid.
So
can
we
go
from
460
to
560
and
just
call
it
a
deal?
J
P
J
O
July
of
2015
the
MSP,
a
certified
the
enrollment
increase
at
five
hundred,
and
if
we
were
to
go
back
and
amend
that
we
would
be
going
back
to
square
one
with
them.
However,
we
did
look
recently
had
sort
of
reverse
engineering.
The
building.
With
that
same
question
in
mind
of,
if
we
really
looked
at
packing
and
sort
of
scheduling
and
fully,
we
do
feel
that
you
could
add
another
I
think
it
was
sixty
or
seventy
students.
I
The
MSP
a
process
that,
as
part
of
the
eligibility
period,
we
have
to
agree
upon
enrollment
and
that
enrollment
was
five
hundred
we
have
the
building
in
livin
now
is
small
for
the
population
they
currently
serve.
So
we
added
a
significant
amount
of
space
kind
of
focusing
on
that
five
hundred
number,
but
again,
as
Jim
indicated,
I
think
there
may
be
potential
to
bring
some
more
students
into
the
building
as
it
comes
online
as
we
move
forward
through
just
figure
out
how
they
live
in
that
in
in
a
new
building
there
announcer.
J
Yeah
I
don't
want
to
take
away
from
the
overall
experience.
We
want
to
try
to
create
more
opportunity
for
for
city
kids
and
for
families
that
you
know
want
their
childhood.
The
trial
wants
to
go
there.
It
could
be
the
difference
between
them,
staying
in
the
city
and
absolutely
gone.
So
if
you
can
continue
to
give
thought
to
increasing
the
student
enrollment,
that's
something
I
would
what
support
and,
of
course,
as
the
leader
of
that
school,
you
probably
know
it
better
than
anybody.
J
O
J
Of
eight
we
work
something
out.
Maybe
what
Fenway
Park
is
you?
You
guys
are
in
session
for
the
most
part
when
they're
not
in
session,
with
the
exception
of
early
spring
in
Fall
Ball,
but
this
sufficient
parking
around
there
and
think
about
I
mean
they
revisit
the
fact
that
they
get
they
good.
You
know
they
take
rocky
way
in
Lansdowne
Street,
pretty
much
gratis,
okay,
pretty
much
scratch
a
bad
deal.
I'm,
not
gonna,
revisit
it
the
pre
predated
this
administration.
It
left
there
are
a
lot
of
people's.
J
You
know,
tasted
and
the
amount,
but
the
fact
that
matter
is
the
red
so
actually
to
step
up
to
the
plate
here
and
help
us
solve
this
problem.
So
we've
got
faculty
and
staff
that
service
Ian's
school
and
also
her
student
body.
Parents
would
like
to
participate
in
their
child's
education.
Parents
would
love
to
come
to
a
performance
at
this
beautiful
auditorium
and
this
sufficient
parking
directly
across
the
street
called
Fenway
Park
that,
for
you
know,
November
December,
January
February,
a
good
chunk
of
April.
J
Was
it's
vacant
so
happy
to
be
a
conduit
if
we
need
to
get
them
to
the
table?
When
you
light
your
on
site
parking,
is
the
street
parking?
Is
it's
not
sufficient
to
support
just
about
what
we?
What
the
program
is
over
there
and
so
and
even
in
the
picture
here,
I
think
the
design
is
abysm.
There's
a
parking
lot
across
the
street
I've
got
to
assume
I
got
to
assume
the
socks
on
that
parking
lot
directly
across
the
street.
J
So
has
it
been
any
discussion
with
the
Boston
Red
Sox?
My
suggestion
is:
if
they
don't
want
to
have
a
discussion,
we
can
revisit
Yaqui
way.
We
can
revisit
land
down
street.
We
can
revisit
a
lot
to
the
licensing
and
bending
so
I
I'd
make
a
strong
suggestion
that
someone
engaged
in
a
conversation
soon
before
the
start
of
the
next
season.
J
I
argued
that
that's
a
taking
and
that
required
two-thirds
of
a
vote
of
the
Boston
City
Council.
It
didn't
happen
and
I
think
that
would
win
in
court
and,
if
pushed
Thanks,
so
they
get
they
get
lands
then
in
Yaqui,
not
only
for
the
81
games
but
for
playoffs
plus
four
concerts
plus
for
every
an
estate
going
on
that.
That's
a
taking
that's
a
taken
and
all
we're
asking
for
is
some
help
alleviating
some
parking
issues
that
that
that
come
as
a
result
of
that
school.
J
It's
a
beautiful
facility,
great
things
are
happening
there
and
we
want
to
encourage
more
parents
to
send
their
children
there.
We
want
to
pick
just
one
more
parents
participating
in
their
child's
education,
we'd
love
to
go
over
and
see
one
of
those
performances
who
am
I
gonna
back
Thank
You.
Mr.
chairman
Thank
You.
L
You
mr.
chair
I,
again
am
so
excited
about
this
opportunity
at
master,
Clark
I've
had
the
great
honor
of
getting
to
know
you
and
some
of
your
students,
leaders
who
are
here.
Thank
you.
It
is
not
lost
on
any
of
us
that
these
student
leaders
are
advocating
for
something
that
they
will
never
get
to
see
as
students.
We
know
they
will
come
back
as
alumni
engage
alumni,
but
you
are
all
credit
to
your
school
and
our
city
just
looking
over
the
drawings
and
the
schematics.
This
is
this
is
phenomenal.
This
is
great.
L
This
is
long
overdue
and
I
am
very
excited
that
the
end
is
near
much
like
the
Jackson
Square
Youth
rec
center.
This
is
another
great
thing
that
will
be
transformative
for
the
youth
of
our
city
of
Boston
and
obviously
unequivocally
wholeheartedly
support
it
and
endorse
it.
I
don't
have
many
questions.
I
did
want
to
actually
echo
some
of
the
comments
made
by
councillor
flower
T.
L
The
square
footage
is,
is
interesting
and
I've
been
at
the
school
I
know
you
are
all
bursting
at
the
seams,
but
I
just
did
a
quick
Google
search
on
my
phone
right
down.
The
street
John
at
our
alma
mater
78
Avenue
Louis
Pasteur,
is
282
thousand
square
feet
for
about
twenty
four
hundred
kids
cramped
quarters.
Yes,
but
that
works
out
to
about
a
hundred
and
seventeen
square
feet
per
student.
L
This
is
gonna,
be
306
square
feet
for
students
again,
it
is
better
that
students
have
more
space
I'm,
not
discounting
that,
but
if
there
is
an
opportunity
to
revisit
what
the
cap
of
students
to
be
enrolled
and
to
get
the
phenomenal
education
that
we
know
comes
at
ba,
a
I
really
think
we
oughta
look
at
growing.
That
number
I
think
it
really
makes
a
lot
of
sense
and
a
number
of
families
who
will
take
advantage
of
that
you
know
will
fill
will
fill.
However,
many
more
spaces
you
can
allocate.
L
Secondly,
I
was
intrigued
by
B
I
wrote
my
notes.
I
write
here,
it's
sort
of
the
the
city's
reimbursement
rate
I
think
you
said,
was
about
sixty
five
percent
just
under
and
that's
property
wealth
income
factor
and
free
and
reduced
lunch.
It
has
there
ever
been
a
move.
This
is
somewhat
unrelated,
but
just
for
maybe
going
forward,
rather
than
so
I
assume.
We
take
the
city
as
a
whole,
which
is
why
those
numbers
have
been
skewed,
because
we
have
so
much
new
luxury
development
that
actually
harms
us.
L
L
Think
we
should
stay
on
that
not
only
for
Boston
but
perhaps
for
other
gateway
cities
that
may
be
in
a
similar
quandary
where
we
may
be
unfairly
penalizing
ourselves
and
leaving
some
money
on
the
table.
So
maybe
that's
a
conversation
we
can
have
after
well.
That's
all
I
have
again.
Thank
you
all
thank
you
and
for
your
great
work
and
to
the
students
and
all
of
you
guys.
This
is
really
really
exciting
and
cannot
wait
to
see
it
come
to
fruition.
Thank
you.
Hey
thanks,
counselor
counselor.
M
You
cheering
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
I've
got
a
couple
of
a
couple
of
questions
both
on
the
schedule
and
then
on
the
capacity
question
that
was
raised
by
comes
Lafleur
tea
is
there
currently
a
waitlist
for
the
BAA
and
what?
What
are
the
grades?
Again?
It's
at
7
to
12
or
9
through
12,
and
what
is
the
waitlist
for.
P
Students
I'm
looking
to
my
colleague
up
and
in
the
in
the
rafters,
would
you
say
Sagan
it
varies
so
each
year
we
have
about
600
students
who
begin
the
application
process
for
about
a
hundred
and
twenty-five
slots
and
throughout
the
year
of
course,
as
students
make
other
choices.
But
right
now
I'd
say
we
have
a
wait
list
of
about.
M
Q
M
M
M
M
I
want
to
understand
that
we're
gonna
be
able
to
stick
to
the
timeline
that
we've
set
out
and
it's
it's
a
I'd
say
a
fairly
aggressive
timeline,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
support
this
going
forward
at
this
pace,
because
it's
so
important
that
our
kids
are
missing
as
little
time
as
possible
getting
out
of
the
building
and
then
back
into
it
and
I'm.
Assuming
our
first
council
vote,
chair
will
be
tomorrow
or
next
vote.
M
Be
tomorrow,
okay,
so
just
on
the
MSBA
schedule,
it's
just
incorrect,
so
it'll
be
tomorrow
after
the
first
vote
and
then
the
second
vote
on
the
13th.
So
we
have
our
two
weeks.
The
the
construction
at
Dorchester
Academy
for
these
students
to
move
in
will
just
happen
in
the
July
in
August
months,
and
so
we're
we're
gonna
make
sure
that
that
the
BAA
kids
can
start
schools
to
attend.
First
yeah.
I
We're
actually
starting
sorry
we're
signing
a
little
before
the
summer
months,
there's
two
gymnasiums
at
cache,
Dorchester
Academy,
one
of
which
will
be
transformed
into
four
Dance
Studios,
and
that
will
be
that
the
construction
in
that
area
will
won't
impact
the
day-to-day
class
activities
for
the
students.
So
we're
gonna
start
earlier
before
the
end
of
the
school
year
to
get
it
to
make
sure
we're
ready
for
September
and.
M
Now
that
just
says
something,
and
that's
fine
and
I-
certainly
trust
that
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
aware,
as
we're
preparing
this
temporary
location
for
a
new
group
of
students,
that
the
students
that
are
there
currently
also
being
sort
of
moved
out
or
also
being
moved
out,
that
they're
feeling
sort
of
embraced
through
this
process
and
not
disregarded
for
another
school.
Because
we
find
that,
when
we're
shifting
schools
throughout
the
district
that
that
that
can
happen
after
the
BAA
kids
are
ready
to
move
back
into
their
new
facility.
M
M
Then
what
is
the
the
first
day
of
school
will
be
September
of
2021
and
we're
you
know:
how
do
we
make
sure
that
that
schedule
stays
on
track
and
that
we're
not
you
know
that
we're
not
getting
sidetracked
along
the
way.
I
know
I'm
asking
a
question
that
doesn't
really
have
an
answer
other
than
how
do
we?
How
do
we
continue
to
check
in
and
this
support
that
I
think
will
come
from
this
body
today
and
in
two
weeks
again?
Is
you
know
that
we're
not
back
here
and
asking
you
why
that's
not.
I
O
Construction
managers,
several
of
the
firms
suggested
that
they
thought
that
they
could
better
that
schedule
and
that's
certainly
going
to
be
a
consideration
to
us
as
we
move
forward.
I
want
to
see
what
I
can
do
to
better
the
schedule.
I
don't
want
to
commit
to
a
shorter
schedule
until
I
have
the
person
who's
going
to
implement
it
involved
in
doing
that.
But
it's
certainly
something
that
I
do
want
to
try
to
push
excellent.
M
And
then
you
know,
I
appreciate
the
effort
to
look
for
savings
throughout
this
process
in
the
budget
as
it's
been
presented
today.
But
can
we
make
sure
that
that's
not
some
of
these
really
great
features
that
are
selling
this
project,
not
just
to
us
as
a
body
but
to
the
future
students
that
will
that
will
be
there.
R
R
Okay,
if
I'm
gonna
offer
a
few
surprise
I
want
to
make
sure
you
everybody's
getting
it
right,
but
what
I
was
just
saying
this
been
a
very
long
journey
and
I
can
only
imagine
what
a
dispiriting
and,
at
times
even
demoralizing
experience
it
can
be
for
educators
and
students
to
be
in
a
facility
that
is
not
meeting
your
immediate
needs
or
your
aspirational
needs,
and
so
you
know
I'm
just
so
glad
that
we've
arrived
at
this
moment.
The
VA
community
is
certainly
deserving
of
this
investment.
A
A
Q
Q
E
Q
School
as
well
and
his
choice
of
instrument
is
percussion
when
he
went
for
his
audition
there.
He
said
mom
I
went
in
with
confident
I
shook,
shook
the
directors
hand
and
looked
them
straight
in
the
eye
and
I
told
him
why
I
wanted
to
come
to
being
when
I
went
to
be
a.
It
was
an
amazing
atmosphere
that
I
experienced
their
headmaster.
Q
Q
With
this
amazement
of
art
and
music,
I
can't
say
anything
other
than
that,
it's
a
great
choice
that
much
Sun
went
there
and
the
future
he
won't
be
he'll,
be
a
senior
when
the
project
is
finished,
but
as
these
students
here
today,
they're
not
going
to
be
part
of
that,
but
they
are
a
part
of
that
and
I.
Just
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
invest
in
our
children
and
give
them
the
greatest
thing
that
other
cities
are
have
as
well
in
the
Commonwealth
so
I.
Thank
you.
German
thank.
G
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Tracey
booth.
I
am
the
Alumni
parent
I've
been
there
from
the
very
beginning,
since
1999
I
have
four
children,
three
of
them
who
attended
and
graduated
and
are
doing
successful
in
their
careers
I,
have
my
last
mohegan
to
jazia
who
who's
here
with
us
today,
she's
a
senior
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
I've
been
with
this
process
from
the
very
beginning
when
boss,
dr.
G
Cathy,
was
only
posted,
been
just
supposed
to
been
there
temporarily
and
I
want
to
say,
but
for
the
students
who
have
impacted
lives
beyond
this
20
year
process
is
right
here
today.
It's
phenomenal
and
I
want
to
say
that
I
am
there
to
the
end
and
I've
been
fighting
with
them
from
the
beginning.
I'm
still
here
and
I
want
to
say
that
you
talk
about
the
space
and
how
I
should
bring
in
more
students
like
60,
more
students
or
whatever.
G
But
when
you
talk
about
this,
the
academic
portion
of
it
we're
talking
about
the
the
major
itself
and
then
in
the
major.
They
need
that
space
to
be
creative
and,
to
you
know,
do
monologues
and
and
present
them
without
you
know
their
performances,
so
they
need
that
space,
so
we're
creeping
in
closets
and
we're
cramping
in
corners.
It's
not
benefiting
to
the
student
we
wanted
to.
We
want
to
be.
G
G
Up
to
Corning
Community,
which
I
said
in
the
board
of
DNI,
which
is
Delta
Street,
Neighborhood
initiative,
it
has
been
talked
about
as
of
today
and
then
waiting
for
the
performance
is
gonna
happen
in
January,
like
I,
really
been
pushing
it,
letting
everybody
know
and
I
want
to
say
well.
My
youngest
son
was
that
boss
Arts
Academy
with
my
oldest
son,
who
was
the
he
graduated
2001,
the
first
graduating
class
valedictorian.
G
He
said
ma.
How
do
you
know
when
you
want
to
when
you
want
to
what
school
you
want
to
go
to
I
said
he
auditioned
at
14
years
old
after
you've
been
here
since
was
five
years
old,
but
seeing
his
brother
perform.
He
said
how
do
you
know
when
you
want
to
school
and
I
said
to
him
cuz,
you
can
taste
it.
He
said
yeah,
especially
when
I'm
not
playing
for
no
other
school.
My
son
got
into
that
school.
Cuz
he's
worked
hard
and
right
now
he
danced
with
three
dance
companies.
A
G
H
Thank
you
for
hearing
my
testimony.
My
name
is
Curtis
Warner
and
I.
Probably
am
the
person
here
with
the
oldest
history,
I
chaired
the
planning
team
for
the
Boston
Arts
Academy
in
1995
through
98,
it
was
established
and
I
was
kind
of
surprised.
I
am
NOT
an
architect
by
any
stretch,
but
because
I
shared
the
planning
team.
I
do
remember
with
respect
to
the
space
issue.
There
is
a
standard
for
high
schools
in
terms
of
the
square
footage,
and
it's
definitely
300
plus
I.
H
Remember
that
was
one
of
our
biggest
challenges
at
that
time.
First
identify
any
that
would
accommodate
the
curriculum
that
we
wanted
to
have
implemented.
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
say,
is
I
also
well
I've
been
on
the
board
for
the
whole
twenty
years.
First,
as
a
representative
of
one
of
the
pro
art
schools
birthday
college
of
music,
where
I'm
in
my
25th
year,
there.
H
H
All
of
these
pro
arts
colleges
were
going
to
provide
space
for
the
arts
academy
students
and
we
pretty
much
have
my
Performance
Center
continues
to
be
available
to
them,
but
when
you
talk
about
classroom
space
and
things
of
that
nature,
it's
it's
even
more
pressing
right
now
that
we
have
this
building
that
we're
asking
for
so
I
appreciate
all
of
the
commendation
that
I've
heard
and
accolades
for
our
headmaster
well
deserved,
and
just
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
A
Curtis
so
that
concludes
this
hearing.
Once
again,
we've
gone
through
many
fits
and
starts
over
the
past
ten
years.
I
think
this
may
be
the
third
time
is
the
charm,
hopefully
we'll
get
through
a
MSBA
and
and
help
help
help
these
young
people
to
keep
realizing
their
dreams.
So
thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
testimony
today
and
I'm
gonna
ask
you
to
you:
can
leave.
E
Thank
You
counselor
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Ron
Rocco
I'm,
the
Commissioner
of
the
associate
department
I'm
happy
to
here
to
be
here
today
to
talk
to
you
about
our
senior
work
off
program.
I,
believe
we
implemented
the
senior
work
off
in
2006,
it's
a
program
that
allows
seniors
to
volunteer
to
work
in
different
activities
at
City,
Hall
and
some
of
our
other
branches
of
city
government
and
in
return
for
the
time
that
they
work,
they
can
get
a
credit
off
of
their
property
taxes.
E
So
we
currently
have
you
know
annually
between
50
and
up
to
a
hundred
people
in
the
program
it's
been,
you
know
very
popular
we've
been
working
with
our
partners
in
the
elderly,
Commission
Commission
with
Commissioner
Shea
and
her
great
staff
in
terms
of
placing
these
folks.
So
it's
the
program
has
been
a
success,
but
this
past
year
the
legislature
actually
provided
a
local
option
that
would
allow
us
to
increase
the
amount
of
reimbursement
we
can
give
to
seniors
from
a
thousand
to
1,500.
E
A
O
A
E
Don't
believe
that
there's
a
minimum
requirement
there
is
a
maximum
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
today's
order
will
do
so
that
by
increasing
it
from
1000
to
1500
will
allow
some
of
our
seniors
to
spend
a
little
bit
more
time
with
us
and
getting
contribute
a
little
bit
more
and
then
also
get
a
little
bit
more
relief
on
their
property
tax
bill.
Great.
E
E
Something
that
we
want
to
be
mindful
of
with
our
seniors,
because
you
know
the
boom
that
we've
seen
in
our
real
estate
market
has
been
great
for
a
number
of
homeowners,
but
for
our
seniors,
that
increase
in
value
is
also
often
accompanied
by
an
increase
in
their
tax
bill.
So
this
is
one
of
the
measures,
including
the
residential
exemption
in
our
elderly
exemption
and
our
tax
deferral
program,
where
we
can
help
our
seniors
stay
and
contribute
in
our
city.
Great.
M
E
E
You
counselor
so
the
assessing
department,
as
it's
our
annual
practice,
we're
finalizing
or
have
finalized
the
assessments
for
fiscal
18.
Actually,
we
receive
certification
from
the
Department
of
Revenue
for
those
those
new
assessed
values
and
we're
now
preparing
to
submit
to
the
Department
of
Revenue
for
the
certification
of
the
city's
tax
rate.
But
before
that
happens,
the
City
Council,
along
with
the
mayor,
have
to
take
two
actions.
E
They
have
to
adopt
the
minimum
residential
factor
for
our
classification
system,
which
distributes
the
levy
between
businesses
and
residential
property
owners,
and
we
also
have
to
adopt
the
amount
of
the
residential
exemption
which
you
just
talked
about
a
little
bit.
So
in
terms
of
classification,
we
classify
all
the
properties
in
the
city
according
to
a
choose:
residential,
commercial,
industrial
and
also
personal
property.
E
The
classification
law
provides
for
a
formula
that
distributes
that
the
tax
levy
between
those
classes,
the
residential
taxpayers,
get
a
discount
on
that
rate
and
the
amount
of
discount
is
determined
by
the
minimum
residential
factor.
So,
every
year
since
the
new
classification
system
went
into
place
since
1983,
the
city
has
adopted
the
minimum
residential
factor
which
gives
the
maximum
benefit
to
residential
homeowners.
So
in
the
docket
before
you
today,
that
is
what
the
administration
is
asking
that
you
would
approve
great
and
then.
E
Secondly,
the
residential
exemption
is
a
great
program
in
our
city
that
provides
some
tax
relief
to
people
who
own
and
occupy
the
property
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Currently,
the
exemption
is
about
twenty-five
hundred
dollars
per
year,
so
it's
a
big
savings
and
it's
one
of
the
things
that
helps
keep
taxes
in
Boston
relatively
affordable,
especially
compared
to
a
lot
of
our
neighboring
communities.
E
People
call
that
last
year
the
legislature
increased
the
amount
of
the
residential
exemption
to
up
to
35
percent
of
the
average
assessed
value,
and
we
quickly
have
jumped
on
that
and
we're
able
to
take
advantage
of
that
in
the
order
before
you
today.
We
are
recommending
that
we
do
that
same
amount,
which
is
the
maximum
35
percent
for
the
residents.
E
The
average
tax
bill
in
the
city
right
now
it's
about
twenty
five
hundred
dollars
per
year.
So
when
you
compare
that
to
a
lot
of
our
neighboring
communities,
we're
we're
certainly
about
we're
about
forty
percent
below
the
median
average
tax
in
the
state
and
when
you
look
at
it
around
the
metropolitan
area
that
that
$25
$100
averages
is
actually
significantly
below
our
neighboring
communities
right
now,
I.
A
E
So,
basically,
the
resident
residential
property
owners
are
paying
about
just
under
thirty
nine
percent
of
the
tax
levy,
even
though
residential
value
represents
about
sixty
five
percent.
So
it's
it's
that
implementation
of
that
residential
factor
that
shifts
you
know
a
portion
of
that
levy
from
the
residence
on
to
our
business
property
tax,
retires,
okay,.
M
I
have
one
one
question
about
the
short-term
rentals
and
where
how
that
plays
a
role
in
the
residential
tax
rate,
because
we
don't
currently
tax
air
B&B
as
a
commercial
entity,
because
it's
within
a
residential
property
is
have.
We
started
at
all
to
figure
out
how
many
units
it
might
mean
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
what
it
could
mean
if
we
were
to
tax
them
differently
or
in
a
commercial
way.
Yeah.
E
I
mean
I
think
that
is
something
that
the
administration
is
certainly
looking
at
in
terms
of
what
the
policy
would
be,
and
it's
also
an
issue
that
I
know
the
state
has
been
looking
at,
and
some
of
this,
especially
when
it
comes
to
the
property
tax,
may
require
a
change
in
the
state
law
and
it
really
depends
counselor
on
the
extent
to
which
a
property
is
used.
So,
but.
J
M
M
That's
supplementing
you
know
to
defray
the
cost
of
owning
a
home,
but
I
am
curious
about
the
higher
concentrations
of
any
of
the
home
shares
across
the
city
benefiting
from
this
residential
rate,
which
was
really
meant
to
help
our
home
owners
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
opposed
to
someone
who
is
really
conducting
a
commercial
enterprise
out
of
their
home.
All.
E
Right
and
and
and
that's
the
big
difference,
I
mean
there's
a
there.
There
may
be
a
group
of
people
of
home
owners
who,
you
know
maybe
run
out
there
they're
their
home
to
an
air
B&B
like
10
or
15
times
a
year,
but
they're
still
primarily
using
as
their
residence
and
there's
a
big
difference
between
that
type
of
use.
First
is
somebody
who
has
a
condo
and
they're
exclusively
renting
it
out
to
Airbnb.
E
So
that's
certainly
something
that
we're
taking
a
look
at
I
mean
there's
a
regulatory
aspect
to
that
in
in
terms
of
be
able
to
get
that
type
of
information.
But
that
is
of
concern,
and
you
know,
for
that
partial
use.
It
still
really
fits
into
the
residential
class
and
should
benefit
from
the
residential
and
I
think
the
homeowners
would
still
be
entitled
to
the
lower
residential
rate,
but
in
in
the
situation
that
you've
brought
up
in
terms
of
somebody
who
is
exclusively
renting
it
out
on
Airbnb.
That
is
something
where
you
know.
S
When
you
compare
with
other
in
high
school
arts
academies
newly
built
around
the
country,
and
it's
one
that
the
research
bureau
strongly
supports
toward
the
school
many
times,
and
you
can't
do
that
and
not
come
away
with
the
realization
how
cramped
it
is
and
how
necessary
and
how
popular
it
is
with
such
a
waiting
list.
So
you
know
with
the
MSBA
funding
in
the
city's
sound
financial
position.
We
strongly
support
this
this
project
during
to
look
forward
to
its
final
opening.
As
do
we
in
terms
of
the
residential
factor.
S
There's
two
sides
of
story,
but
I
mean
this.
Is
you
know
it's
interesting
in
other
cities?
This
is
a
very
long,
sometimes
discussion
and
because
it
means
how
much
do
you
shift
over
to
the
business
community
to
pay
and
what
impact
could
that
have
on
decisions
to
locate
in
the
community
and
so
even
in
towns
or
some
towns
that
don't
even
go
to
classification,
because
they
don't
want
to
shift
more
onto
business.
S
For
that
reason,
that
hasn't
stopped
Boston,
but
it
is
worthwhile
and
some
of
that
sort
of
been
mentioned,
but
it
is
worthwhile
to
note
what
this
really
means
for
the
business
community
that
represents
these
are
all
fiscal
17
them,
because
fiscal,
18,
tax
rate
and
all
that
hasn't
really
been
set.
Yet.
But
you
know,
business
value,
taxable
value
in
the
city
represents
35%
of
total
taxable
value,
yet
it's
paying
61
percent
of
the
tax
levy.
S
Value
is
taxable
and
or
I
should
say:
65
percent
of
total
taxable
value
is
residential,
yet
it
pays
39
percent
of
the
tax
levy,
and
you
see
that
also
in
the
tax
rate,
as
a
result
of
classification
and
shifting
over
up
to
175
percent
of
full
value,
as
long
as
the
residential
doesn't
go
below
50
percent.
But
you
know
the
the
business
tax
rate
of
25
37
for
last
year
compared
to
10
59
this
year
or
I
should
say
residential
last
year.
What's
one
number
that
we
like
to
talk
about
that?
S
It
really
explains
that
shift
is
if
you
didn't
use
classification
had
a
single
tax
rate
same
value
last
year,
something
like
548
million
dollars
of
tax
burden
would
shift
from
business
to
residential,
so
for
I.
Think
it's
important
for
I!
Guess
everybody,
but
certainly
those
residents
to
understand
that
this
is
property,
does
pay
the
higher
taxes
because
of
the
absolute
values
and
because
of
classification,
and
so
it
it.
S
It
also
imposes
much
less
of
a
cost
burden
on
to
the
city.
So
business
taxes,
especially
commercial
taxes,
really
cross
subsidize
low
residential
tax
rates
and
subsidized
most
of
them
of
the
local
services
classification
itself,
as
the
Commissioner
has
noted,
is
beneficial
to
residential
homeowners.
S
Just
for
a
single-family
home,
it
means
a
difference
of
about
two
thousand
eighty
nine
dollars
on
their
attack
bill.
These
are
again
last
year.
The
residential
exemption
was
about
$2,400.
So
together
those
two
factors
mean
that
about
$4,500
of
what
would
been
been
part
of
the
tax
bill
are
not.
They
are
because
the
classification
and
the
residential
exemption
and
the
residence
what's
another
way
to
show
the
importance
of
the
resident
of
the
exemption
of
$2,400
is
that,
as
it
represents
property
value
reduction
of
about
two
hundred
twenty-nine
thousand
dollars.
S
So
it
is
significant
and
you
learn
blue
to
the
survey
part
of
the
commissioners.
Tax
rate
report
looks
at
Boston
in
22
other
communities
and
if
you
look
at
the
residential
average
single-family
tax
bill
for
all
24
I'm
sorry
twenty-three
communities,
Boston
has
the
second
lowest
average
residential
tax
bill,
and
so
it's
in
good
part
because
of
obviously
the
residential
factory
using
the
the
maximum
allowed,
which
was
the
35%
that
was
approved
last
year.
S
But
it
also
was
classification
dand,
which
means
that
the
business
community
is
paying
a
lot
more
and
it
needs
to
be
I,
think
acknowledged.
Every
time
we
have
this
hearing
that
you
know
the
benefit
to
the
residential
homeowners
comes
because
of
the
shifting
on
to
the
business,
and
you
know
it's
not
that
that
doesn't
have
an
impact
over
time.
I
mean
if
there's
not
all
expansion
of
Boston
businesses
occurs
in
Boston
and
there's
a
reason
for
that.