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Outdoor Dining Press Conference - 3/29/22
A
A
I
appreciate
everyone
being
here:
it's
good
to
see,
friends
and
and
neighbors
from
the
north
end
community
leaders,
many
many
members
and
leaders
from
our
restaurant
community
here
as
well.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
today.
I
wanted
just
to
say
a
few
words
and
then
I'll
pass
it
over
to
my
colleagues
in
government
and
then
a
few
of
our
leaders
from
the
restaurant
community
who
wanted
to
share
some
thoughts
as
well.
A
I
know
that
well,
first
of
all
appreciate
everyone
in
this
room.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
conversation
here
today
really
reflects
the
respect
that
we
all
have
for
our
city
for
our
neighborhoods,
for
each
and
every
one
of
our
restaurants
and
the
small
businesses
that
make
boston
thrive,
and
I'm
grateful
to
everyone
for
being
part
of
that
and
making
sure
that
we
can
be
the
city
that
we
know
our
residents
deserve
now.
I
know
there's
been
a
lot
in
the
news
over
the
last
couple
days
and
weeks
about
our
outdoor
dining
program.
A
That's
how
it
goes
for
trash
pickup,
that's
how
it
goes
for
language
access,
that's
how
it
goes,
because
what
I
love
about
this
job
and
city
government
is
that
everything
we
do.
We
are
trying
to
meet
people
where
they
are,
and
that
means
that
equity
doesn't
mean
equality
all
across
the
board.
If
a
community
needs
more
days
of
trash
pickup,
we
try
to
do
that
in
certain
places.
I
know
it
needs
to
be
more
in
certain
parts
of
the
city.
A
If
a
community
needs
to
make
sure
that
there
is
translation
and
interpretation
built
into
everything
we
do.
We
do
that
in
specific
parts
across
the
city-
and
I
will
tell
you
from
representing
the
city
for
a
long
time
running
a
very
long
mayoral
campaign
as
well
in
every
single
neighborhood,
that
one
of
the
particular
quality
of
life
issues
in
this
neighborhood
in
the
north
end
was
related
to
the
impacts
of
outdoor
dining.
A
A
It
also
means
that,
because
the
sidewalks
are
so
narrow,
we
can't
fit
outdoor
dining
right
on
the
sidewalks
that
it
is
a
very
different
impact
here
in
a
neighborhood
where
there
aren't
alleys
that
run
behind
for
trucks,
delivering
the
supplies
or
parking
that
this
is
a
significant
impact.
We've
seen
how
that's
played
out
over
the
last
couple
years,
the
last
two
years
have
been
a
pilot
program,
an
emergency
authorization
with
help
from
the
state
legislature
to
ensure
that
our
small
businesses
would
be
able
to
just
keep
their
doors
open.
A
But
I
know
from
the
conversations
we've
been
having
from
the
people
who
make
up
the
leadership
and
the
voices
across
all
different
parts
of
our
city
in
our
communities
that
we
all
want
the
same
thing.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
we
all
want
each
and
every
one
of
our
neighborhoods
to
be
safe,
healthy,
thriving
places
that
people
love
to
live
places
that
people
love
to
visit
and
to
spend
time
in.
A
That
means
that
we
need
the
resources
to
be
able
to
address
some
of
the
impacts
that
will
help
contribute
to
an
even
greater
quality
of
life.
That
means
we
need
to
have
spacing
between
the
patios
that
allow
for
people
to
cross
the
street
in
a
safe
way.
That
means
we
need
to
have
a
component
where
we
get
constant
feedback
from
everyone,
and
so
there
has
been
many
many
there's
been
many
many
meetings
with
our
task
force
and
the
residents
and
the
restaurant
owners
and
community
leaders
who
have
been
part
of
that.
A
There
have
been
many
public
meetings
about
this
particular
program
related
to
outdoor
dining,
and
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
have
learned
a
lot
and
I'm
still
learning
in
this
job
about
how
we
can
make
sure
that
each
and
every
one
of
you
feel
heard
and
respected
and
included
in
all
of
our
processes
and
we're
going
to
keep
working
to
get
better
at
that
as
we
go
here
today.
I
just
want
to
reinforce
that.
A
A
We
have
made
some
important
clarifications
to
our
program
and
you'll
hear
from
from
other
folks
about
this
too,
but
one
is
that
we
heard
feedback
around
the
timing
of
when
these
resources
could
be
delivered,
that
making
it
so
that
they
could
be
paid
out
in
monthly
chunks
over
time,
as
opposed
to
all
up
at
all
up
front
would
make
a
big
difference
for
some
of
our
restaurants,
and
we
are
happy
to
accommodate
that
this
was
always
designed
to
be
a
monthly
resource
fee.
That
would
be
fifteen
hundred
dollars
a
month
and
str.
A
So
I'm
grateful
that
so
many
of
our
restaurant
owners
do
see
that
there
is
tremendous
value
for
us,
generating
the
resources
necessary
to
do
this
differently
this
year
in
the
north
end
to
do
it
right
and
we
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
on
the
city
side.
Many
many
many
members
of
our
team.
I
want
in
particular
to
thank
john
romano
who's
been
in
charge
of
leading
this
program.
A
Sierra
d'amico,
who
has
been
our
liaison
for
the
neighborhood
alvar
from
the
transportation
department,
who's
been
so
involved
with
planning
and
mapping
out
every
bit
of
this
chief
melor,
whose
cab
cabinet
brianna
mallor,
whose
cabinet
has
been
in
charge
of
the
community
engagement
chief
sugan
who's,
been
thinking
about
outdoor
dining
and
our
small
businesses
across
the
city.
This
is
something
that
we
want
to
see
work
all
across
the
city.
A
It
has
to
be
specifically
tailored
for
the
impacts
that
it
has
in
in
different
parts
of
the
city
as
well,
and
so
I'm
very
very
grateful
to
all
those
who
are
here
today.
I
know
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
make
it
to
make
to
be
in
conversation
about
all
the
things
that
our
neighborhoods
need
in
different
ways,
and
I'm
especially
excited
today
to
highlight
some
of
the
voices
of
leaders
in
our
community.
A
B
Thank
you
mayor.
It's
nice
to
see
everyone
a
lot
of
friends,
a
lot
of
hugs
a
lot
of
kisses.
You
know
I'm
gonna
start
with
an
understatement.
It
has
been.
This
has
been
a
very
unique
and
complicated
situation
to
say
the
least
having
over
90
liquor
licenses
in
such
a
small
residential
community
has
always
been
a
challenge
with,
but
with
outdoor
dining.
It
has
become
particularly
daunting
for
all
of
us.
B
I've
always
believed
our
public
space
is
more
valuable
in
the
north
end
than
anywhere
else.
Because
of
how
how
little
space
we
actually
have
expanding
a
restaurant
onto
a
street
may
not
seem
like
a
big
deal
to
other
parts
of
the
city
or
from
a
patrons
perspective,
that's
visiting
the
neighborhood,
but
it's
a
big
deal
to
us
in
the
north
end.
B
I
implore
all
of
us
in
the
north
end
to
meet
the
moment
by
bringing
flexibility
by
bringing
open-mindedness
and
by
bringing
consideration
into
this
conversation
that
we
are
having
our
neighborhood
deserves.
That,
and
I
want
to
turn
it
over
now
to
state
senator
my
colleague
up
at
the
state
house
who
represents
the
north
and
as
well
lydia
edwards.
C
C
I've
been
able
to
eat
at
your
tables,
get
to
know
your
concerns
and
also
eat
inside
and
outside
to
see
what
it's
like
to
be
a
patron
on
both
sides.
I've
also
been
able
to
eat
at
the
actual
tables
of
many
of
the
people
who
are
residents
in
the
north
end
and
what
I
see
consistently
and
what
I
see
in
this
room
is
a
deep
love
for
the
neighborhood,
a
deep
love
for
the
culture
and
a
deep
love
to
assure
that
our
economy
can
thrive,
but
we
all
can
survive
together.
C
This
is
an
emergent
moment
where
we're
going
to
lead
the
north
end
will
lead
this
moment.
We'll
lead
in
this
conversation,
and
the
fact
that
I
see
people
who
had
disagreed
before
coming
together
today
speaks
to
the
passion
and
beauty
of
this
neighborhood.
I
am
honored
to
represent
you,
I'm
honored,
to
see
this
happen
and
I'm
so
grateful
for
your
leadership
marawu
in
making
this
moment
happen.
C
C
I
am
part
of
that
conversation
statewide
and
everybody
I
can
assure
you-
is
looking
at
the
north
end
right
now.
We
will
lead.
I
do
want
to
also
thank
and
extend
thank
yous
to
kathleen
joyce
in
the
licensing
department,
also,
my
liaison
and
chief
of
staff,
michael
benetti
and
and
of
course,
my
our
favorite
north
ender
luigi.
C
C
I
can
assure
you
that
the
balance
of
assuring
that
neighborhoods
are
given
the
mitigation
money
that
they
need
and
that
the
neighborhood
will
be
spending
it
as
soon
as
we're
receiving
it.
This
isn't
just
for
a
laney
day
fund.
This
is
actually
put
to
work
right
away.
This
is
going
to
again
lead
we're
learning,
still
we're
emerging
still
and
we're
going
to
be
more
united
because
of
it.
So
I'm
so
happy
that
we
got
to
this
point.
I
want
to
thank
you
again,
mayor
wu.
C
I
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
representative
mikelwitz
as
well
another
great
north
ender
and
really
demonstrating
how
we
can
get
through
a
stressful
moment
together.
So
I'm
excited
to
hear
from
our
restaurants
and,
of
course,
our
residents,
but
I
just
have
to
say
this
is
the
north
end
and
I'm
proud
and
honored
to
represent
it.
D
Thank
you
mayor
as
a
one
of
the
many
restaurant
owners
in
the
north
end.
I
think
it's
great
that
we
can
work
together
with
the
city
to
find
a
resolution
that
helps
us
all
whether
we
agree
or
disagree
on
certain
things.
It's
okay,
as
long
as
we
do
what's
best
for
the
neighborhood
and
mostly
for
the
residents
that
live
there
year
round.
D
So
I
personally
was
always
in
favor
of
trying
to
find
a
resolution
with
the
mayor
and
the
mayor
staff
on
finding
a
way
to
make
this
work,
because
if
we
can
have
cleaner
streets
safety,
more
police,
a
better
living
environment,
it
makes
it
better
for
all
us
restaurant
owners
right
whether
we
agree
or
disagree.
If
we
can
come
together
and
support
the
city
in
this
and
find
a
way
to
make
this.
D
What
I
believe
it
always
has
been
from
being
a
little
boy
born
and
raised
in
the
northern,
for
most
of
my
life
is
the
greatest
inner
city
italian
neighborhood
in
the
country
and
the
experience
that
people
get
by
coming
in
there
and
dining
there
and
now
having
the
opportunity
because
of
a
sad
thing
like
a
pandemic.
To
have
the
opportunity
to
have
an
outdoor
dining
experience,
al
fresco
is
really
amazing,
so
I
believe
if
we
can
come
together
and
figure
this
out
this
year,
we
can
have
this
for
a
longer
time.
D
We
can
have
this
for
the
years
to
come,
but
if
we
don't
it's
going
to
be
something,
that's
lost
and
we
shouldn't
lose
it.
We
should
all
work
together,
so
our
employees
can
make
more
money
right.
The
city
can
have
more
resources,
more
police,
more
fire
by
the
taxes
that
are
earned
and
paid
and
let's
find
a
way
to
work
together
and
make
it
better,
most
importantly,
for
the
residents
that
are
truly
there
year
round.
D
E
E
Thank
you
chairman,
mike
owitz
who's
worked
tirelessly
on
this
issue
on
behalf
of
the
residents
in
the
restaurants
in
the
north
end.
I
also
want
to
thank
senator
edwards
and
the
city
council
for
their
work
on
this
issue
for
the
restaurant
community.
It's
been
a
very
difficult
two
years
as
we
stand
here
today.
Projections
are
that
restaurant
revenues
will
be
11
and
a
half
percent
below
2019
for
the
upcoming
year.
One
of
the
few
good
things
that
have
come
that
has
come
out
of
the
pandemic
is
outdoor
dining,
particularly
in
the
north
end.
E
It's
been
a
rare,
bright
spot,
especially
as
most
downtown
neighborhood.
Restaurants
are
suffering
due
to
the
struggle
of
due
to
the
effects
of
the
shifts
to
remote
work
and
thousands
of
commuters
commuters,
not
coming
into
the
city
for
work
as
a
restaurant
community.
We're
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
use
public
space
in
this
way
and
are
grateful
to
the
administration
for
bringing
fresh
ideas
on
how
to
make
it
more
sustainable
for
everybody
involved.
E
D
A
G
A
I
know
it's
been
an
incredibly
incredibly
difficult,
two
plus
years
for
our
small
business
owners
all
across
the
city
for
our
restaurant
owners,
in
particular,
as
the
actions
of
our
government
came
in
and
shut
down,
their
ability
to
feed
their
own
families,
much
less
everyone
else's
families,
and
even
in
those
moments,
it
was
these
restaurants
who
came
together
and
said:
how
can
we
help?
How
can
we
prepare
food
that
then
gets
donated
to
those
who
are
in
need
during
the
pandemic?
A
How
can
we
help
support
the
other
programming
or
help
deliver
and
make
sure
that
people
are
still
fed
in
these
moments,
and
so
we
owe
so
much
to
our
small
business
owners
all
across
the
city,
as
we
think
about
what
is
sustainable
for
each
and
every
one
of
our
neighborhoods.
As
long
as
I'm
mayor,
the
residents
of
our
city
will
come
first.
What
each
neighborhood
needs
is
going
to
be
my
focus,
and
what
we
have
here
today
is
a
program
that
reflects
a
lot
of
community
feedback
from
all
different
stakeholders
over
the
last
several
months.
A
A
There
are
three
factors
that
we
have
discussed
and
that
our
restaurant
owners
have
helped
me
understand
are
important
in
this
particular
situation.
They
are
one
whether
you
have
a
liquor
license
or
not.
It
does
affect
your
ability
to
bring
in
sales
and
what
the
profits
are
for.
Having
outdoor
seats
to
the
specific
location
of
your
restaurant
right,
we
we,
you,
can
sort
of
it's
intuitive,
that
a
restaurant
that
you
that
might
be
on
the
main,
drag
right.
A
Anyone
who's
passing
through
the
tourists
who
come
in
on
hanover
or
even
on
salem
street
are
those
restaurants
might
be
in
a
different
situation
than
those
who
are
not
on
those
main
roads
and
then
the
size
of
the
patio
in
that
right
now,
the
safety
measures
mean
that
we've
shrunk
down
some
of
the
sizing
of
patios
across
the
city
and
in
in
this
neighborhood.
That
means
there
have
been
some
changes
and
some
patios
are
smaller
than
others.
A
A
H
That
the
problems
sort
of
persisted
before
outdoor
dining,
the
rodents,
the
trash
and
the
lack
of
trash
pick
up
certain
days
of
the
week,
so
they
were
saying
that
the
tax
fund
should
really
be
what
contributes
to
remedying
those
problems,
not
necessarily
punishing
the
restaurants.
They
say
what
do
you
say
to
that?
Why
can't
tax
dollars
fix
some
of
these
problems?
Why
is
the
fee
necessary.
A
We
are
putting
every
dollar
that
we
have
to
good
use,
there's
a
tremendous
amount
of
need
out
in
our
communities
and
in
our
neighborhoods.
It
makes
a
big
difference
and
there
is
an
additional,
very
specific
impact
when
we
take
public
street
space
and
turn
that
into
an
extension
of
available
liquor,
license
seats
and
available
restaurant
seats,
and
so
this
is
meant
to
address
the
particular
impacts
of
this
program.
But
you
know
for
all
of
the
attention
and
media
and
coverage
of
this
event.
A
What
I'm
grateful
for
is
that
it
has
highlighted
that
there
are
needs
all
across
our
city,
all
across
our
city,
whether
it's
related
to
outdoor
dining
or
not.
We
need
to
do
better
when
it
comes
to
rodent
control
and
clean
streets
and
trash
pickup
and
pedestrian
safety,
and
so
the
lessons
that
we
are
taking
from
this
neighborhood,
where
that
is
all
so
concentrated
and
so
intense.
A
We
are
going
to
make
sure
that
we
apply
that
all
across
the
city
as
well
had
some
conversations
with
some
of
my
colleagues
about
what
our
rodent
plans
needs
to
be
in
many
neighborhoods
across
boston.
So
certainly,
this
has
never
been
a
situation
where
anyone
from
the
city
of
boston
was
trying
to
assign
blame
to
our
restaurant
owners
or
to
a
particular
neighborhood
or
even
to
outdoor
dining,
specifically
for
some
of
the
challenges
that
we
face.
A
But
we
do
need
to
have
the
resources
to
address
the
unique
impacts
here
and
we
will
put
every
single
tax
dollar.
You
know
if
the
state
wants
to
give
us
more
support,
we
are
willing
to
put
every
single
dollar
to
good
use
and
making
sure
that
we
are
strengthening
improving
affordability,
walkability
job
opportunities,
our
educational
system,
there's
there's
a
lot
out
there
that
we're
all
working
on
at
once.
A
Our
restaurant
owners
have
always
been
a
partner
in
each
and
every
one
of
these
endeavors,
whether
it
is
contributing
to
the
local
schools
and
helping
to
fund
benefits
that
go
to
all
sorts
of
needs.
We
know
our
small
business
owners
are
really
the
backbone
of
our
communities
in
many
ways
and
that
they
are
in
it
with
us
to
make
sure
we're
supporting
residents
and
making
the
the
the
benefits
of
our
city
the
beauty
of
living
in
boston.
That
should
be.
That
should
be
the
baseline
for
every
decision
that
we.
A
There's
not
a
day
that
goes
by,
I
mean
I've
been
in
this
building
for
a
long
time.
Every
day
you
have
your
schedule
of
what
you're
planning
to
do
that
day.
The
important
issues
we're
driving
forward
and
there
will
always
be
the
examples
of
events
that
come
up
that
you
weren't
prepared
for
right
saturday
with
the
horrific
tragedy
at
the
government
center
garage.
There
will
always
be
examples
of
something
beautiful
to
swing
by
today.
A
My
schedule
opened
up,
and
I
looked
to
see
what
was
around
in
the
city
and
there
was
a
brainstorming
event
with
seniors
run
by
ethos
and
our
age
drawn
commission
in
west
roxbury
about
the
the
need
for
a
senior
center
and
what
they
hoped
to
envision
there.
They
want
a
pool,
they
want
a
spa,
they
want
a
resort.
Basically,
I
don't
know
we'll
work
on
that
one
too.
A
So
nothing
about
this
job
is
exactly
predictable.
That
is
what
is
beautiful
about
serving
the
public
is
that
we
are
there
to
serve.
We
are
there
to
respond
to
listen
and
then
to
try
to
problem
solve
as
quickly
and
as
meaningfully
as
we
can.
We
won't
get
it
100
right
every
time,
but
we're
going
to
keep
trying
and
the
best
that
we
can
do
the
closest
we
ever
get
to
getting
it.
100
right
is
by
really
being
out
in
community
and
doing
our
best
to
bring
people
together
and
keep
people
at
the
table
together.