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From YouTube: BPDA Board of Directors Meeting 5-13-2021
Description
The Boston Planning & Development Agency Meeting (BPDA) is the municipal planning and development agency for the City of Boston, working on both housing and commercial developments. The Board of Directors meet monthly with developers, businesses and residents to provide direction for development in the City of Boston.
B
Thank
you
for
joining
the
may
economic
development
and
industrial
corporation
of
boston
board
meeting,
which
is
being
held
virtually
to
ensure
the
safety
of
the
public
staff
members
and
the
bpda
board
members
during
the
covid19
pandemic.
The
open
public
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded.
B
Please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
reporting
of
this
meeting
is
being
made
and
broadcast
by
boston
city
tv,
which
is
part
of
the
city
of
boston
office,
of
cable
communications
at
xfinity,
channel,
24,
rcn,
channel
13
and
verizon
bios
channel
962.
It's
also
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
cable.
B
B
Mr
miller,
president
and
the
chair
of
priscilla
rojas
is
present
so
beginning
with
agenda
item
number
one
request:
authorization
for
the
approval
of
the
minutes
of
the
april
15th
2021
meeting
a
motion
is
in
order.
It's
unmoved
second
april
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downes
aye,
mr
monaghan
hi,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
aye,
and
the
chair
votes
eye
motion
passes
item
number
two
has
been
removed.
C
C
The
lease
premises
consist
of
a
section
of
dock
birthing
area
security,
gate,
an
adjacent
watershed
of
approximately
5
100
square
feet,
including
a
float
and
gangway.
As
you
recall,
this
organization
was
tentatively
designated
at
the
january
2019
board
and
their
tentative
days
designation
was
extended
at
the
november
2019
and
may
2020
boards
thompson,
island,
education,
thompson,
island
educational
outward
bound
is
at
501c3,
nonprofit,
educational,
corporation
and
conservator
of
thompson
island
in
the
boston
harbor
islands.
C
They
currently
operate
a
water
ferry
service
from
the
lease
premises
to
transport
over
2
500,
boston
area,
school
students
to
thompson
island
through
partnerships
for
educational
programs.
They
also
operate
revenue,
generating
programs
and
activities
on
thomson
island,
including
weddings,
corporate
events
and
functions
and
team
building
retreats.
They
propose
to
redevelop
the
lease
premises
with
significant
improvements
to
the
existing
ramp
and
float
system
that
will
allow
expansion
of
their
programming
during
their
2021
spring
summer
and
fall
season.
C
Both
their
non-profit
and
for-profit
operations
were
curtailed
due
to
coven,
causing
them
to
request
a
suspension
of
rent
payments
under
their
interim
license.
However,
their
operations
have
recently
resumed
and
they
will
begin
paying
rent
on
june,
1st
they've
also
agreed
to
make
an
immediate
40
thousand
dollars
in
new
float
and
improvements
to
birth
10
by
november
1st
of
this
year
in
exchange
for
forgiveness
of
their
renter
marriage.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
Okay,
big
fan
of
of
thompson
island
outward
bound
so
hearing
a
hearing
and
seeing
none
emotion
is
in
order.
Second,
okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downes
hi,
mr
monahan,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller,
hi,
okay
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you
ray.
Thank
you
item
number
four
request:
authorization
to
adopt
the
equitable
procurement
plan
for
the
purposes
of
promoting
equitable
procurement.
D
D
Let
me
see
if
joyce,
if
we
could
start
the
presentation
I'll,
do
a
brief
introduction.
Yeah
here
we
go
I'll.
Do
a
brief
introduction,
we'll
walk
through
some
of
the
results
from
the
disparity
study,
but
we'll
try
to
spend
the
bulk
of
the
time
on
the
plan
itself
and
then
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
next
slide.
Please.
D
D
We
established
a
formal
one
in
july,
and
we've
been
meeting
bi-weekly
with
lots
of
spin-off
meetings
in
between
trying
to
wrestle
with
all
of
the
results
and
possible
actions
we
could
take,
and
so
I
really
do
appreciate
everybody's
contributions
and
support.
We've
also
had
a
lot
of
collaboration
with
the
city
of
boston
and
chief
selena
barros-milner.
D
We
really
appreciate
her
leadership
through
this
work.
We
have
been
deeply
engaged
with
living
cities.
They
are
a
non-profit,
that's
funded
by
city
foundation,
and
so
I
wanted
to
thank
them
as
well.
There's
been
just
a
lot
of
great
support
and
information
coming
through
all
of
these
partnerships.
That's
led
to
us
being
here
today.
D
Please,
where
we
really
focused
and
took
most
of
our
inspiration
from,
is
the
2018
initiative
to
start
the
disparity
study,
the
2019
executive
order,
which
really
put
in
a
lot
of
the
nuts
and
bolts
requirements
for
the
procurement
process
to
make
sure
that
it's
baked
into
how
we
operate
as
an
organization
and
then
with
the
results
of
the
disparity
study,
the
city's
taken
steps
forward
in
the
2021
executive
order,
and
so
we
have
tried
to
catch
up
in
a
way
so
to
speak
and
and
implemented
some
of
the
items
that
are
included
in
that
action
as
well.
D
Next
slide,
please!
So!
Yes,
the
next
slide.
Sorry,
so
just
quickly
again,
these
these
guiding
documents.
You
know
I
tried
to
call
out
what
most
of
the
inspiration
was
and
what
we're
really
hoping
to
focus
on.
We
did
take
a
look
at
our
disparity
study
and
we'll
talk
about
that
those
results
in
just
a
moment.
It
also
really
helped
clarify
the
legal
framework
for
us
help
us
understand
the
distinctions
between
the
city
organization
at
large
and
the
bpda,
how
we
are
alike
and
how
we
are
unique.
D
The
executive
orders,
like
I
said,
were
a
series
of
actions
to
really
institutionalize
and
bake
in
to
the
day-to-day
operations
this
lens
and
this
objective
of
applying
an
equity
lens
in
our
procurement
work,
so
by
conducting
uniform,
trainings
and
all
the
really
glamorous
stuff
behind
processes
and
procedures,
we're
really
codified
in
that
executive
order,
and
so
this
plan
is
our
version
of
that,
and
then
you
know
going
even
that
step
further
and
actually
establishing
staffing
and
creating
the
supplier
diversity
program,
we're
so
fortunate
to
have
the
impressive
team
in
our
office
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
and
so
they're.
D
You
know
deeply
involved
in
this
work
as
well,
and
so
we're
really
going
to
be
able
to
declare
ourselves
as
running
a
program
for
the
first
time.
That's
really
exciting!
Next
slide,
please
just
quickly.
You
know
to
make
sure
that
folks
understand
again
we're
talking
about
the
dollars
that
the
bpda
is
spending
the
contracts
that
we
are
engaging
in,
not
the
activity
that
we're
regulating.
D
D
In
this
space
there
have
been
following
cases
that
further
clarify
how
we
implement
our
remedies
and
how
we
really
get
very
clear
and
precise
about
the
desired
impact,
and
so
really
these
documents
are
kind
of
the
first
step
to
establishing
a
rigorous
data
process
that
continually
affirms
and
allows
you
to
adjust
what
remedies
you're
using
to
make
sure
that
you're
getting
the
results
that
you
seek
next
slide,
please
so
with
that,
our
results
next
slide.
D
So
again,
remember
we're
a
huge
organization
with
a
very
large
budget.
Yet
when
you
consider
the
categories
of
spend
that
this
was
focusing
on
construction,
construction,
design,
professional
services,
goods
and
supplies
support
services,
our
total
spend
during
that
time
period
was
52
million
dollars
just
to
pause.
The
city
spend
was
2
billion,
so
we
are
considerably
smaller
and
have
advantages
and
disadvantages
with
that.
D
The
challenge
was,
of
course,
as
we
pulled
that
information
apart
started
to
look
at
bra
and
edic
as
separate
entities.
It
became
clear
that
that
was
a
deceiving
number
that
the
reality
was.
We
do
have
a
few
large
contracts
with
white
women
owned
entities.
D
Besides
that
we
saw
persistent
disparities,
and
so
we
believe
this
was
really
helpful
to
help
us
narrowly
tailor
and
target
our
efforts
to
make
sure
that
we're
very
mindful
about
each
project
and
where
there
might
be
good
opportunity
next
slide.
Please
so
we've
been
preparing
in
the
meantime
next
slide,
knowing
that
again,
a
lot
of
the
tricks
of
the
trade,
a
lot
of
the
best
practices
rest
in
the
really
basic
nuts
and
bolts
of
the
procurement
process
itself.
D
Decentralization,
is
a
very
well
known
and
talked
about
barrier
for
organizations
that
are
looking
to
do
business
with
the
government.
If
you
want
to
do
business
with
the
bpda,
you
don't
find
our
opportunities
necessarily
directly
on
the
city
website,
and
so
even
addressing
some
of
those
challenges.
We've
had
a
very
close
partnership
with
the
city
departments
to
try
to
make
sure
that
there's
continuity,
we're
talking
to
each
other
or
sharing
information,
sharing
lists,
and
so
again,
these
these
partnerships
have
been
very
helpful
in
allowing
us
to
lay
the
groundwork
next
slide.
D
Please
so
we've
put
together
a
plan
that
we
hope
once
adopting
it.
It
will
allow
us
to
address
and
see
the
desired
outcome
that
we're
looking
for,
which
is
to
have
disadvantages
business.
Sorry,
disadvantaged
businesses,
such
as
women
and
minority
owned
businesses
to
be
well
represented
in
the
annual
contract,
spend
across
all
categories.
D
We
do
believe
that
most
of
this
work
will
be
accomplished
in
the
next
budget
year.
There
are
a
few
items.
Technology
implementation
takes
time,
for
example,
that
we
know
will
roll
into
the
future
fiscal
year
and
really
what's
important
about
this
work.
Is
that
it's
ongoing
it's
iterative,
so
we're
always
going
to
have
to
be
adjusting
measuring
reporting
and
then
going
through
that
ongoing
check
our
finance
dei
it
and
legal
department
are
core
in
supporting
this
work.
We
have
very
important
partnerships
with
our
real
estate
department
planning
I.t.
D
You
know
they're
in
it,
both
as
a
user
and
a
provider
and
again
we
all
got
together
and
pondered
over
our
guiding
documents
for
several
months.
Putting
this
plan
together
next
slide,
please
the
plan
attempts
to
focus
on
five
key
areas.
These
are
best
practices,
areas
that
we
know
with
a
specific
focus.
Other
cities
and
other
organizations
have
found
success
in
these
areas,
so
we'll
go
into
them
in
detail,
so
I
won't
list
them
off
right
now.
Next
slide,
please!
D
D
So
you
know
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
flattening
our
process
and
making
sure
that
we
are
clear
with
ourselves
about
every
possible
opportunity
so
that
we
can
get
them
out.
Data
shows
that
the
more
you
send
out
the
opportunities,
the
more
likely
a
small
business
or
an
mwb,
is
to
prevail.
D
D
That's
another
theme
that
comes
up
very
often
when
speaking
with
business
owners
and
folks
in
the
space
is
that,
when
we're
not
required
by
law
to
do
the
advertisement,
the
community
becomes
much
smaller,
and
so
we
really
have
to
kind
of
overcome
our
own
inertia
and
make
sure
that
we're
getting
out
and
affirmatively
marketing.
D
D
We've
had
really
interesting
experience
with
unbundling
so
far.
You
know
small
anecdotes
around
fencing.
We
spent
an
awful
lot
of
time
talking
about
the
idea
of
ornamental
fencing
versus
chain
link
fencing,
and
it
felt
a
little
odd
that
there
were
lots
of
people
around
the
table
spending
a
lot
of
time
on
what
felt
like
a
small
project,
but
once
we
were
able
to
unbundle
those,
we
were
actually
able
to
award
a
small
contract
to
an
mbe,
because
the
ornamental
fencing
had
a
higher
level
of
requirements.
D
Other
examples
of
unbundling,
our
planning
team,
has
been
willing
to
experiment
with
this
plan.
East
foster
right
and
that
notion
of
getting
more
people
in
the
mix
trying
to
diversify.
Even
the
support
teams
that
we
have
in
that
space.
It
requires
a
lot
of
extra
work
and
attention
to
detail
and-
and
you
know,
there's
just
there's
more
variables
at
play
when
you're
unbundling
and
so
we've
already
gone
through
our
inventory
and
we're
really
excited
to
try
a
couple
more
to
see
if
it's
successful,
this
can
get
dangerous
too.
D
There
have
been
organizations
that,
for
example,
have
gone
to
their
elevator
contracts
and
attempted
to
unbundle
their
elevator
contracts
and
then
ended
up
with
nine
contracts
with
the
same
provider.
So
not
every
opportunity
is
great
for
unbundling
and
so
again
we're
trying
to
establish
a
process
to
identify
those
opportunities
early
on
and
then
be
deliberate
with
how
we
put
them
out.
D
And
finally,
you
know
in
that
light
the
earlier
on
in
the
process
earlier,
even
before
budget,
but
definitely
at
the
time
of
budget
having
a
very
clear
framework
to
apply
to
all
of
our
decisions,
to
make
sure
that
you
know
our
air
traffic
control
is
catching
these
opportunities
early
on.
So
we're
really
excited
about
what
odei
is
going
to
bring
to
the
budget
process
next
year
as
well.
D
Next
slide,
they've
got
a
lot
of
work
to
do
in
dei
around
setting
up
that
community
outreach
space.
You
know,
even
though
our
spend
is
small
relative
to
the
city
or
even
our
other
quasi
entities.
In
this
space
we
have
a
leadership
role
being
the
edic
and,
having
that
connection
to
what
is
going
on
in
the
private
sector,
is
going
to
be
critical
to
really
fostering
a
regional
network
here
and
so
being
able
to
get
out
and
do
a
little
bit
of
technical
assistance.
D
D
Just
a
little
bit
of
extra
support
goes
a
long
way
in
this
space,
publishing
our
buying
plan
again
getting
out
and
addressing
the
barrier
of
time
getting
people
to
see
a
list.
That's
real
that
has
information
and
allows
them
to
prepare,
has
been
a
celebrated
tool
amongst
a
lot
of
our
partners
across
the
country
and
a
big
shout
out
to
our
it
team,
again,
their
their
clients
and
their
providers
in
the
space.
D
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
on
the
it
side,
we're
interested
in
online
bidding
and
regional
marketplaces,
and
you
know
connecting
certification
lists.
All
of
those
other
things
require
a
lot
of
investment
on
the
I.t
side,
and
so
we're
really
excited
about
all
of
the
great
ideas
that
we
have
in
that
bucket.
D
Next
slide,
please
parlaying
from
I.t
data
collection,
that's
something
really
that
finance
has
been
working
on
since
I
got
here
all
of
the
account
continuity
work
that
we've
been
doing
thinking
about
our
capital
budget.
How
do
we
plan
and
project
cash
flow?
Better?
That
all
comes.
D
You
know
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
capturing
more
information
about
our
vendors,
we're
capturing
the
information
about
our
bids
people
just
prior
to
the
bids
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
we're
also
providing
our
staff
with
the
most
up-to-date
lists
and
information
possible.
It's
very
difficult
for
us
to
say
to
staff:
hey,
go
and
solicit
seven
quotes
if
I
can't
give
them
a
list
of
at
least
four
or
five
organizations
that
I
already
know
are
good
people
to
call.
D
So,
hopefully,
this
all
comes
together
and
functions
on
a
day-to-day
basis
through
the
role
of
the
chief
procurement
officer,
where
I
started
the
equitable
procurement
working
group.
Really,
this
work
comes
down
to
relationships
and
decision,
making
a
lot
of
organizations
put
plans
together
that
include
compliance
measures
and
forms
that
people
fill
out.
We
didn't
focus
on
that.
We
are
small
enough
that
there
are
specific
people
in
the
organization
that
have
the
ability
to
make
the
decisions
and
so
getting
those
people
in
the
group
and
talking
about
it
normalizing
the
work
sharing
ideas.
D
These
are
all
really
important
components
to
have
institutionalized
in
the
organization
in
order
to
be
successful
when
you
embark
on
this
work.
So
our
hope
is
that,
with
this
plan,
these
requirements
get
included
into
the
reports
that
the
board
receives
on
a
regular
basis.
Our
bylaws
call
for
the
finance
department
to
report
financial
information
to
the
board
on
a
periodic
basis.
D
We
will
now
be
including
this
information
as
part
of
that
requirement
with
this
boat,
and
so
these
are
some
really
key
ways
that
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
this
lives
beyond
any
particular
staff.
Member
next
slide,
please
and
of
course,
we're
investing
and
we
are
trying
to
institutionalize
and
staff
this
work,
and
so
we
will
be
conducting
more
and
expansive
uniform
training
both
on
procurement
in
general
and
on
the
equitable
procurement
plan,
we're
adding
staff
to
the
office
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion,
and
then
the
staff
that's
already
there.
D
D
So
with
that
just
really
quickly.
You
know
two
success
stories.
We
would
highlight
turbo
construction.
We
actually
first
interacted
with
them
at
an
opportunity,
fair
that
was
hosted
by
the
city
and
through
that
process
we
were
able
to
communicate.
They
prevailed
on
a
as
you
can
see
a
solicitation
for
quote,
not
an
invitation
for
bigs.
It's
a
low
dollar
amount.
D
We've
also
been
doing
work
with
studio
n,
a
we're
excited
because
they're,
both
mbe
and
wbe
certified,
and
so
you
know,
we've
had,
I
think
they
they
obtained
the
first
inspectional
services
and
then
12
channel
was
was
kind
of
a
a
second
award.
So
that's
nice
to
see
multiple
awards
as
well.
Next
slide,
please!
D
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
michelle.
Do
we
have
questions
from
the
board.
E
We
have
have
authority
over
a
relatively
small
geographic
area,
but
when
it
comes
to
economics,
it's
clear
that
we
have
a
much
wider
regional
reach.
I
think
you've
touched
upon
how
we're
going
to
go
about
coordinating
our
outreach
activities
with
other
agencies
in
other
cities
and
towns.
E
I
mean
they're
going
to
be
people
in
cambridge
and
chelsea
and
quincy
and
lowell
and
lawrence
new
bedford,
who
will
want
to
become
a
part
of
this
procurement
mix,
and
my
first
question
goes
to
how
we're
going
about
going
to
go
about
networking
into
those
areas
and
then
my
second
question
relates
to
what
training.
If
any,
do
we
anticipate?
E
We
may
need
to
do
in
order
to
bring
more
new
firms
into
the
mix
and
then,
finally,
how
we
can
hold
ourselves
accountable
for
achieving
whatever
goals
we
end
up
setting
as
this
process
moves
forward,.
F
Shall
we
take
the
first
question?
Yes,
please,
okay,
board
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
barry
reeves,
I'm
the
director
of
diversity,
equity,
inclusion
and
so
my
team.
Currently
with
the
community
engagement
managers,
we
have
set
out
on
some
ambitious
goals
to
begin
to
outreach
and
work
with
partners
and
build
those
partner
relationships
that
we're
looking
to
expand
our
networking
capacity
to
get
out
there
and
reach
and
identify
those
yet
untapped
resources
when
it
comes
to
our
mbes
and
vws.
F
And
so
my
team
and
I
are
are
aggressively
going
out
there
and
beginning
to
network
and
find
those
those
businesses
and
bringing
them
back
to
our
agencies
and
building
an
active
list
that
we
can
work
with.
Along
with
I'm
working
with
partner
networks.
I
just
actually
made
a
connection
with
the
city
of
framingham's,
director
of
diversity,
equity
inclusion,
so
we're
beginning
to
build.
F
Those
networks
is
through
my
own
dei
network,
to
increase
our
capacity
and
our
network
network
outreach
and
to
allow
us
to
really
diversify
and
bring
more
people
to
the
table,
who
may
have
not
been
included
in
our
initial
process
as
well.
So
we
think,
by
by
being
very
aggressive
in
our
outreach,
we'll
see
those
those
new
vendors
come
and
be
able
to
participate
within
our
program
as
well.
D
Thank
you,
barry
yeah.
You
know
anything
to
your
question
about
training,
it's
there's
variety
and
some
of
it
we're
able
to
provide
directly
and
some
of
it.
We
have
to
be
more
case
managers
for
we
can
engage
any
organization
in
a
general
conversation
about
our
process,
our
requirements,
here's
what
a
bid
looks
like
you
know,
so
that
technical
training,
I
think
we
as
the
bpda
need
to
do
a
little
bit
more
of
it's
interesting,
because
this,
the
city
has
a
has
a
much
larger
objective
and
you're
right.
D
We
are
participating
in
a
regional
marketplace
in
order
for
us
to
deliver
the
services
and
achieve
our
objectives.
We
rely
on
a
regional
marketplace
and
that
that's
that's
just
a
fact
right.
The
city
is
participating
in
a
regional
marketplace.
They
do
also
have
the
obligation
to
help
boston-based
small
businesses
grow,
and
so
the
the
I
guess
privilege
of
having
that
smaller
sven
is,
we
can
apply
a
little
bit
more
of
our
energy
to
that
notion
of
the
regional
marketplace.
D
We
do
quite
a
bit
of
horizontal
construction.
It
would
make
sense
that
the
entities
that
are
doing
business
with
water
and
sewer
would
be
interested
in
opportunities
from
our
organization,
but
they're,
just
in
the
habit
of
doing
business
with
water
and
sewer.
And
so
how
do
they
find
out
about
us?
So
right
now
we're
doing
an
analog
and
we
are
going
out
and
making
these
networks
and
these
partnerships
trying
to
connect
with
our
affinity
groups
to
provide
the
wrap
around
technical
assistance,
because
there
are
other
things
that
we
can't
help
them
with.
D
We
can't
help
a
small
and
or
mbe
figure
out
how
to
get
bonding
or
figure
out
how
to
how
to
set
up
payroll,
how
to
make
sure
that
their
taxes
are
correct.
That
type
of
technical
assistance
needs
to
be
provided.
So
we
have
to
help
folks
find
that
I'm
not
sure
we
would
be
the
appropriate
source
for
that
on
the
accountability
piece.
D
You
know
again
it's
it
is
about
that
ongoing
reporting
and
capturing
the
data
much
earlier
on,
and
I
think
we're
also
trying
to
use
the
idea
of
joint
and
mutual
decision
making,
so
that,
if
everybody
is
at
the
table,
everybody
has
a
say
in
what
happens
and
so
we're
all
mutually
accountable
for
for
where
we
are
in
five
years,
and
so
I
think,
by
starting
it
at
the
onset
in
the
budget
process
and
then
carrying
it
all
the
way
up
to
the
board.
Our
hope
is
that
accountability
is
is
baked
in.
G
G
G
Maybe
there's
something
you
can
look
at
because
as
a
subcontractor,
you
can
wait
as
many
90
to
120
days
before
you
get
paid,
so
they
can
always
file
to
get
paid
directly
from
the
authority
or
the
city
or
whatever
they're
working
for,
but
it's
a
process
and
the
general
contract
that
tends
not
to
like
that
and
you'll
end
up
paying
one
way
or
the
other.
Possibly
so
I
don't
know
you
could
put
it
in
the
specs
for
these
types
of
contractors
they
get
paid
quicker
because
a
lot
of
them
don't
have
the
just.
G
Don't
have
the
money
to
be
able
to
wait
120
days
and
never
mind
retainage.
You
know
at
the
end
of
the
job
so
some
of
the
things
there.
Maybe
you
can
look
at
on
how
long
can
they
hold
retainage?
G
G
I'm
gonna
get
into
this
project
because
of
now
there's
some
exclusive
inclusions
there
and
and
not
even
a
contractor,
trying
to
be
bad,
but
they
could
end
up
putting
somebody
out
of
business
because
they're
not
required
to
pay
and
it
ended
up
being
a
negative
rather
than
a
positive.
So
it
just
comments
and
really
there's
not
a
question
in
this
just
something
to
something
to
think
about.
D
I
I
appreciate
that
yeah,
the
the
notion
of
prompt
payment
early
payment,
has
come
up
quite
a
bit.
You
know,
I
think
the
first
step
for
us
is
getting
more
transparent
with
the
subs
in
general.
I
think
the
hope
is
by
asking
the
primes
to
present
more
information
periodically
as
we
go.
It
reinforces
the
honor
system,
so
to
speak,
you
know,
and
I
we
at
the
bpda
we
cut
well
prior
to
covid.
We
were
cutting
checks,
weekly
and
so
that
you
know
was
something
that
we
could
do.
D
The
city
does
not
have
that
type
of
flexibility,
and
so
it
does
take
much
longer
likely
to
get
paid
from
the
municipality
than
it
would
from
us.
So
thinking
about
you
know
how
do
we
share
some
of
those
practices?
Absolutely
those
are
things
that
you
know
we're
thinking
about
in
the
long
run
for
sure.
G
The
cm
of
the
gc-
it's
not
unusual
for
them
to
be
paid,
but
they
don't
pay
the
sum
so
some
language
around
that
as
well,
and
but
it's
all
good,
but
there's
some
things
there
to
certainly
look
at
and
I'm
not
sure.
If
you're
aware
of
this,
the
vast
majority
of
subcontractors
don't
really
want
to
work
in
public
sector,
so
you
could
have
legitimate
contractors
that
you're
trying
to
go
get
and
come
in
and
you
may
find
some
reluctance
that
they'd
rather
not
it's,
because
the
private
sector
is
much
easier.
G
F
And
to
your
point:
counselor,
we
we
one
of
the
things
that
we're
trying
to
look
at
is
that
also
working
on
those
partnerships
and
identifying
the
barriers
there
and
really
bringing
that
information
back
into
our
organization
to
be
able
to
work
with
the
partner
organizations,
whether
it's
the
state
or
local
certification
agencies,
to
ensure
that
the
process
for
certification
is
so
so
cumbersome
and
burdensome
that
it
does
hinder
people
from
being
able
to
do
so.
F
We
try
to
do
anything
within
our
power
to
make
sure
that
our
process
is
flat
and,
as
is
unburdensome
as
it
possibly
can
be,
to
ensure
that
you
know
for
administrative
surety,
but
that
dcam
certification
process
is
something
that
we
know
that
that
is
a
barrier
for
remote
for
a
lot
of
agencies.
And
so
we
want
to
do
what
we
can
within
the
state
to
work
on
helping
them
flatten
that
process
as
best
we
possibly
can.
F
I
have
made
outreach
to
the
to
the
the
certification
team
to
try
to
set
up
some
some
talks
to
figure
out
how
we
can
best
work
together
and
working
with
working
groups
within
the
dei
space
to
try
to
help
ensure
that
they
understand
that
the
barriers
and
taking
the
feedback
we
get
from
those
agencies
to
help
inform
us
on
how
to
best
get
the
certification
process
a
little
bit
more
burdensome
and
more
more
supportive
of
the
of
the
businesses
as
well.
H
H
D
My
hope
is,
we
have
an
opportunity
we're
in
a
position
where
we
are
more
in
control
of
our
projects
and
our
future
needs
than
ever
before.
We
have
a
capital
needs
database.
We
have
a
procurement
database
and
a
contracts
database
where
so
we're
very
much
in
control
of
the
upcoming
upcoming
opportunities.
D
We've
had
an
opportunity
to
look
out
to
see
what
other
cities
and
municipalities
are
doing.
I
think
what's
been
most
valuable
about
the
living
cities.
Accelerator
experience
is
finding
out
what
didn't
work,
a
lot
of
cities
shared
failures,
and
so
we
were
able
to
cross
some
of
the
things
off
of
our
list.
D
What
we
have
is
a
clear
outline
of
our
marketplace
and
our
availability,
and
so
now
we
can
march
forward,
knowing
that
we
have
a
specific
target.
If
we
had
not
done
the
disparity
study,
we
would
look
at
the
fact
that
we
had
22
percent
with
mwbes
and
we
would
have
called
it
a
day.
Most
likely
you
know.
So
we
are
poised,
I
think,
to
be
very
targeted.
D
Other
organizations,
large
municipalities,
have
hundreds
of
you
know
sometimes
thousands
of
employees
to
get
to
change
their
behavior.
We
have
a
very
small
group
of
folks.
Again.
Most
of
the
people
in
our
organization
are
focused
on
development
review
and
those
other
things.
There's
there's
a
small
percentage
of
us
that
are
spending
bpda
money,
and
so
I
feel
that
that
we've
got
just
the
right
mix
to
start
to
make
traction
and
still
then
be
able
to
support
the
larger
effort
around
that
network.
D
Because,
again
that
regional
marketplace
and
what
dr
landsmark
was
saying
about,
you
know
we
were
just
on
the
phone
with
brookline
and
somerville
and
they
were
asking.
What
are
you
guys
going
to
be
doing?
And
you
know
the
notion
of
certification
came
up,
and
these
smaller
municipalities
are
not
able
to
certify
businesses.
We
certainly
aren't
either,
but
what
we
can
do
is
start
to
create
a
pipeline
and
support
people
as
they
wait
in
line
to
get
certified.
D
There's
now
this
great
incentive,
where
a
small
organization
that
might
be
able
to
bid
on
a
project
in
brookline
or
somerville
if
they
get
the
boston
certification
and
they
come
to
us
for
a
bit
of
training,
they
then
get
that
smaller
project
start
to
get
the
experience
and
then
can
come
back
to
boston
and
do
the
bigger
dcam
projects.
So
it's
going
to
take
some
time.
D
It
takes
a
lot
of
people
too,
and
so
that's
kind
of
what
a
lot
of
that
staff
is
for
is
that
it
just
takes
time
to
make
the
connections
read
the
documents
write,
the
emails
have
the
conversations
it
takes
staff
to
do
that,
and
so
I
really
appreciate
the
director's
leadership
on
this
and
approval
of
this
plan,
because
you
know
it's,
it's
really
important
to
get
the
right
people
in
the
room
doing
the
work.
G
B
Awesome
fabulous
so
additional
questions
from
the
board.
B
Okay.
Well
again,
michelle
berry!
Thank
you
so
much.
This
is
phenomenal
phenomenal
work.
We
I
and
I
think
I
speak
for
for
the
board-
couldn't
be
prouder
of
of
all
of
your
work
and
collective
and
and
effort
to
do
this.
It
takes
effort
and
intention
and
we're
just
very
appreciative
of
it.
I
think
with
with
that.
I
think
kind
of
you
know,
because
this
is
the
this
just
our
spend
and
the
spend
that
we
have
control
over.
B
You
know
I
would
like
to
say:
definitely
not
you
know
nothing
for
for
you
to
do,
but
I
think,
for
you
know
the
developers
in
the
room
for
for
other
people
that
we
partner
with
this
is.
This
is
the
expectation
that
we
hold
ourselves
to
as
an
agency,
and
you
know
you
know
the
slide
decks
here.
You
can
watch
a
recording
of
it
and
you
know
we.
B
We
are
happy
to
share
the
best
practices
that
we
are
using
to
intentionally
diversify
the
business
that
that
we
do,
and
you
know
hope
that
it
can
provide.
You
know,
inspiration
and
resources
to
you
know
to
the
developers
that
we
work
with
and
all
all
the
people
right,
all
the
business
that
we
that
we
do
here
and
see
that
comes
before
the
board.
This
is
phenomenal
work
and
again
just
the
epitome
of
best
practices.
E
B
Okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downes
hi,
it's
mr
monahan,
I'm
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
aye
and
the
chair
votes
aye
mission
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much.
Okay
item
number
five
request:
authorization
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
cara,
carasoft
technology
corporation
to
purchase
zoom
software
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
sixty
one
thousand
six
hundred
thirty
four
dollars
and
fifty
cents.
B
I
Hi.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
Over
the
past
year,
the
zoom
platform
has
allowed
the
bpa
to
continue
to
engage
the
public
virtually
during
the
pandemic.
I
Zoom's
ease
of
use
and
broad
adoption
has
made
it
a
very
popular
choice,
both
personal
and
for
business
use
and
is
currently
being
used
by
other
city
departments
and
agencies.
Continuing
with
zoom
will
allow
us
to
maintain
consistency
and
not
force
the
public
to
learn
a
new
platform.
When
working
with
us
so
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
B
I
B
J
Thank
you
very
much,
members
of
the
board
for
the
opportunity
to
join
you
today.
As
madam
chair
stated,
I'm
requesting
your
authorization
to
award
a
contract
to
united
elevator
for
elevator
maintenance
in
the
raymond
elflynn
marine
park.
I
know
we're
all
especially
energized
to
talk
about
the
procurement
process
after
michelle's
really
thoughtful
presentation
earlier
today
for
this
particular
contract,
the
scope
of
services
includes
labor
and
materials
to
maintain
repair
and
test
the
elevators
in
three
different
buildings
in
the
marine
park,
specifically
12
channel
street
22,
drydock
avenue
and
the
12
drydak
avenue
parking
garage
facility.
J
J
J
B
Okay,
great,
to
see
a
procurement
process
in
action.
Hearing
saying
non-emotion
is
in
order.
I'm
moved
thank.
E
B
K
K
as
part
of
that
authorization,
the
board
allowed
staff
to
negotiate
rent
forgiveness,
not
to
exceed
fifty
thousand
dollars
or
ten
percent
of
total
rent
owed.
For
the
subject
lease
that
courtesy
was
extended
to
tenants
that
had
already
entered
into
the
rent
deferment
program
earlier
this
year,
lfa
approached
bpda
inquiring
about
temporary
rental
relief
until
their
corporate
clients
began
re-prioritizing,
artwork
and
other
services
provided
by
lfa.
K
K
The
proposal
is
to
extend
the
lease
termination
date
to
2023
and,
as
you
said,
a
retroactive
reduction
in
rent
back
to
january,
first
of
2021,
reducing
the
rent
from
500
to
250
per
month.
Rent
will
increase
by
140
percent
in
2022
to
600
and
then
by
an
additional
ten
percent
in
2023
to
665
dollars.
K
The
overall
result
will
be
a
decrease
in
the
three-year
rent
of
10
or
roughly
from
15
000
to
13
500..
Should
the
lease
be
extended
beyond
2023
rent
will
be
based
on
the
then
current
market
rate.
Thank
you.
B
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
Do
we
have
any
questions
from
the
board
hearing
and
saying?
None
emotion
is
in
order.
It's
not
moved.
E
B
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
As
you
know,
bpda
has
a
fiduciary
responsibility
to
understand
the
fair
market
value
of
all
of
our
real
estate
assets
uses
range
from
one
day:
events
to
five-year
leases
within
bpday-owned
buildings
to
99-year
land
leases
involving
complex
financing
scenarios
to
outright
sales
of
bpa
property.
Each
scenario
requires
thoughtful
deliberation
and
negotiation.
K
In
addition,
our
goals
for
each
lease
or
disposition
often
vary
based
on
community
needs.
Bpda,
often
charges
market
rent
for
the
use
of
our
properties.
However,
in
other
cases
we
seek
to
convert
the
market
value
of
our
property
into
community
benefits
such
as
affordable
housing
or
creating
open
space,
I'm
privileged
to
work
with
so
many
smart
and
talented
real
estate
professionals
at
bpda,
but
given
the
complexity
of
the
rapidly
evolving
real
estate
market
in
boston,
we
seek
to
supplement
the
in-house
expertise
with
a
board
approved
list
of
real
estate
financial
advisors.
K
Several
negotiations,
a
few
of
them,
are
the
extension
of
the
innovation
and
design
center
lease
in
the
raymond
olfa
marine
park,
the
99-year
land
lease
of
310
northern
avenue
with
marcus
partners
in
the
also
in
the
raymond
of
marine
park,
as
well
as
rfps
issued
for
unique
development
opportunities
such
as
the
pier
number
five
in
the
charlestown
navy
act,
we're
requesting
permission
to
issue
a
request
proposals
to
establish
a
list
of
pre-qualified
financial
service
advisory
consultants,
as
you
stated,
we're
proposing
a
one-year
contract
with
up
to
two
extension
terms.
K
Each
year's
total
cost
will
not
exceed
150.
000
staff
expects
to
award
multiple
contracts
from
this
rfp
to
several
different
firms,
with
a
broad
range
of
experience.
Issuing
the
rfp
will
allow
bpa
to
market
the
opportunity
to
a
broader
range
of
qualified
consultants,
rather
than
solely
relying
on
word-of-mouth
and
current
relationships.
K
H
I
just
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
complement
the
real
estate
department
on
the
amazing
work
that
it's
been
doing
over
these
past
five
years,
that
I've
been
on
the
board.
I've
just
seen
an
amazing
expansion
of
our
work
and
our
stewardship
of
our
properties
and
maximizing
them
for
the
good
of
the
public.
So
I
think
this
is
a
very
smart
move.
You
know
it's
a
sign
of
strength
to
seek
professional
help
and
assistance
when
you
need
it
so
great
job
and
I'm
happy
to
support
this
expansion
of
our
services.
B
Thank
you,
erin
stanz,
any
additional
questions
or
comments.
Hearing
and
saying
none
of
motion
is
in
order.
E
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
A
t
incorporated
is
an
american
multinational
conglomerate
holding
company
headquartered
in
dallas
texas.
It's
the
world's
largest
telecommunications
company,
the
largest
provider
of
mobile
telephone
services
and
the
largest
provider
of
telephone
services
in
the
united
states,
the
boston
redevelopment
authority
and
the
economic
development
and
industrial
corporation
of
boston,
dba,
boston,
planning
and
development
agency
owns
13
million
square
feet
of
real
estate
throughout
the
city
of
boston.
L
The
proposed
license
agreement
is
is
designed
to
permit
att
the
non-exclusive
right
to
access
bpd,
owned
bpda
owned
property
within
the
raymond
alpha
flynn
marine
park
to
install
maintain
and
service
appropriate
infrastructure
to
provide
internet
voice,
video
and
data
services.
The
term
of
the
license
will
be
for
10
years.
The
proposed
fee
for
the
first
year
is
75
000
and
will
increase
by
three
percent
annually
throughout
the
term
of
the
license.
L
B
Thank
you.
Do
you
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
G
L
It
wasn't
a
pit
process.
Verizon
actually
has
the
same
license
with
us
non-exclusive
uses.
We
have
several
companies
similar
to
this
crown
castle,
light
tower,
so
there's
a
few
of
them
that
already
have
it
not
to
this
degree
and
with
this
revenue,
but
they
have
similar
contracts
with
a
less
amount
of
linear
fee.
Great.
Thank
you.
G
B
B
We'll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downes
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes
eye
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Okay
item
number
10
request
authorization
to
extend
the
license
agreement
with
bcpcg
27
property
llc
for
the
continued
use
of
28
parking
spaces
located
on
lot
p
adjacent
to
227,
dry
dock
avenue
within
the
raymond
l
flynn
marine
park.
Maureen.
B
L
Vegan
capital
currently
pays
three
hundred
fifty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
and
four
dollars
for
a
two
year
term,
since
the
rates
in
the
bpda
central
parking
garage
remain
unchanged,
the
license
fee
will
also
remain
unchanged.
The
licensed
term
shall
commence
in
june,
1,
2021
and
expire
on
may.
31St
2023
an
enclosing
staff
is
recommending
an
extension
of
the
license
agreement
between
the
bpda
and
beacon
capital
for
the
continued
use
of
the
parking
spaces
in
lot
p.
Thank
you.
B
E
E
B
Mr
miller
hi
and
the
chairboat's
eye
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Maureen
item
number
11
request
authorization
to
amend
the
lease
agreement
with
boston,
incorporated,
prince
specialist
llc,
doing
business
as
alpha
graphics
for
the
continued
use
of
suite
804
located
at
12
channel
street
within
the
raymond
l
flynn
marine
park
dennis.
K
K
They
accepted
the
space
in
its
as-is
condition
and
have
since
invested
seventy
thousand
dollars
in
the
installation
of
a
commercial,
great
air
conditioning
system,
which
we
will
benefit
from
when
that,
when
the
lease
has
ended,
hopefully
enough
quite
a
while
their
current
lease
is
scheduled
to
expire
in
2025.,
like
many
businesses
nationally,
alpha
graphics
was
affected
by
the
coverage
shutdowns.
K
At
one
time,
their
sole
business
during
cobit
was
designing
and
printing
social
distancing
and
mandatory
mask
signs
for
their
corporate
and
retail
clients,
which
did,
however,
allow
them
to
stay
in
business.
During
during
the
the
shutdown
in
september
of
2020,
bpda
amended
the
lease
to
restructure
payments,
wherein
bpda
would
ultimately
received
increased
payments
to
pay
back
the
rent
that
was
deferred.
This
was
through
the
rental
reforming
program.
K
Mail
for
graphics
is
making
diligent
efforts
to
remain
current
with
the
existing
lease
they
recently
paid
a
fifty
thousand
dollar
check
to
bpda.
However,
the
recovery
is
slower
than
hoped
in
the
increased
rental
payments
continue
to
cause
some
financial
distress.
K
K
B
Okay,
thank
you
dennis
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
B
L
You,
madam
chair
east
west
manufacturing,
is
an
existing
tenant
and
has
been
located
at
12
channel
street
since
june
3rd
1993.
west
currently
occupies
approximately
45
000
square
feet
of
space
on
the
second
and
third
floors.
East
west
is
a
global
manufacturing
services
company
focused
on
the
realization
of
products
from
design
to
distribution
in
the
areas
of
automation,
robotics,
smart
devices,
medical
wellness
and
industrial
energy
in
march
2021,
east
east
west
approach,
vpda
staff.
L
Looking
for
additional
storage
in
12
channel
street
storage,
cage
1f
is
approximately
218
square
feet
and
is
located
on
the
first
floor.
East
west
requests.
The
use
of
this
cage
staff
is
proposing
a
five-year
license.
Agreement
commencing
on
june
1st
2021
and
expiring
on
may.
First,
twenty
twenty
six
east
west
will
pay
two
hundred
and
forty
dollars
per
month
or
two
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eighty
dollars
annually
over
the
term
of
the
license
east
west
will
pay.
L
B
E
B
Will
call
for
a
vote,
ms
downs
hi,
it's
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark
hi,
mr
miller
hi,
and
the
chairman's
immotion
pests.
Thank
you.
Item
number
13
request
authorization
to
extend
the
lease
agreement
with
magellan
distribution
corporation
for
the
continued
use
of
suite
803
located
at
12
channel
street
within
the
raymond
elflynn
marine
park.
Maureen.
Thank
you.
L
Magellan
has
been
located
on
the
8th
floor
of
12
channel
street
since
march
2003
magellan
currently
occupies
suite
803
and
operates
a
storage,
warehouse
and
distribution
facility
for
items,
including
3m
products,
electrical
components
and
safety
devices.
Suite
803
is
approximately
4
415
square
feet.
It's
a
large
open
space
without
air
conditioning
or
office
build
out.
It's
used
for
storage
distribution
and
office.
Space
magellan
currently
pays
ten
dollars
per
square
foot
for
eido
for
sweet
803.
The
monthly
payment
is
3679.17
or
forty
four
thousand
one
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
annually.
L
L
L
This
rate
represents
an
immediate
forty
percent
increase
over
the
rent
currently
paid
by
magellan.
Fixed
rent
for
the
option
term
shall
be
at
the
fair
market
value
staff
is
recommending
a
two-year
extension
of
the
lease
agreement
for
the
continued
use
of
suite
803
with
the
three-year
option
term,
currently
at
the
negotiated
rate
of
14
per
square
foot.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
maureen
questions
or
comments
from
the
board
hearing
saying
none
a
motion
is
in
order
so
moved
beckoned.
Okay,
we'll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downes
hi,
mr
monahan
aye,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes.
I'm
motion
passes
item
number
14
request
authorization
to
enter
into
a
lease
agreement
with
payette
associates,
incorporated
for
the
use
of
suite
506
located
at
12
channel
street
within
the
raymond
alfland
marine
park.
Maury.
B
L
You
payette
is
an
architectural
firm
that
also
encompasses
landscape
architecture,
interior
design,
building
science,
space
strategies,
design,
visualization,
fabrication,
computation
and
research.
Pa
payet
is
a
boston-based
firm
in
which
15
partners,
both
men
and
women,
share
equal
roles
in
marketing
management
and
design
pay.
It
is
currently
located
on
congress
street
and
was
introduced
to
the
bpda
by
the
commercial
real
estate.
Brokerage
firm
of
newmark,
suite,
506
and
12
channel
street
is
approximately
2
900
square
feet
of
space
located
on
the
fifth
floor.
L
The
space
is
one
large
open
room
and
lacks
any
kind
of
build
out,
as
well
as
air
conditioning
peyton
is
willing
to
take
speed
506
in
its
as-is
condition
and
use
it
as
office.
Space
staff
is
proposing
a
five-year
lease
term
with
one
five-year
option.
Term
payette
has
agreed
to
pay
twenty
dollars
per
square
foot
or
four
thousand
eight
hundred
thirty
three
dollars
monthly.
L
The
rate
will
increase
by
one
dollar
annually,
since
pay
is
willing
to
take
speed
506
in
its
as
is
condition
and
will
make
approximately
thirty
thousand
dollars
worth
of
improvements
to
the
space.
Bpda
staff
proposed
to
offer
five
months
free
rent,
which
would
result
in
a
loss
of
twenty
four
thousand
one
hundred
and
sixty
five
dollars
in
revenue.
We'd
like
to
propose
this
in
lieu
of
a
tenant
improvement
allowance.
L
New
market
will
be
paid
a
real
estate
commission
not
to
exceed
fifteen
thousand
dollars
as
well.
For
the
initial
lease
term,
payette
will
pay
294
835
dollars
to
the
bpda
fixed
rent
for
the
five-year
option
term.
If
exercise
shall
be
at
fair
market
value,
staff
is
recommending
that
the
directory
be
authorized
to
enter
into
a
lease
agreement
with
payout
for
suite
506..
B
B
That's
true:
yeah
yeah
don't
go
for
that!
A
couple
more
and
just
to
echo
echo,
you
know
the
the
words
of
miss
downes
earlier.
Thank
you
so
much
to
the
edicd
and
real
estate
team
for
supporting
all
of
our
businesses
and
being
flexible
during
this
unprecedented
time.
It's
just
you're,
just
really
proud
of
the
team.
So
congratulations
and
thank
you
all
right
item
number
15.
We
have
personnel
david.
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
I
have
several
items
on
the
edic
agenda.
There
is
one
appointment:
sarah
black
senior
project
manager
in
development
review
with
the
start
date
of
june
7th.
M
There
were
two
employment
service
contracts,
yaskari
gonzalez
in
the
office
of
workforce
development,
with
an
effective
date
of
may
14th
and
irena
colon,
also
in
the
office
of
workforce
development
with
an
effective
date
of
may
31st.
There
are
two
status
changes:
ashley
kerr
senior
project
manager
in
development
review
and
michelle
goldberg
budget
director
in
budget
and
finance.
M
There
are
two
policy
updates,
an
amendment
to
the
paid
parental
leave
policy
to
make
it
effective
april,
15,
2021
and
request
for
approval
to
add
juneteenth,
which
is
june
19th
to
the
bra
list
of
annual
holidays,
effective,
may
13th
2021
and
there's
one
departure
marcus
mello,
an
urban
designer
in
planning
effective
april
30th.
Thank
you
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
Okay
hearing
and
seeing
none
a
motion
is
in
order
no
moved.
Second,
we'll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downes
aye,
mr
monaghan
aye,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
hi
and
the
chairman's
eye
motion
passes.
Thank
you,
david.
Congratulations
to
everybody
in
their
new
role
and
thank
you
for
all
the
additional.
You
know,
recognition
and
benefits
that
that
all
came
with
that
vote.
I
don't
wanna.
I
don't
wanna
skip
that.
Thank
you
all
right.
That
was
the
last
agenda
item
on
the
edic.
H
E
B
The
open
public
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded.
Please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
recording
of
this
meeting
is
being
made
and
broadcast
by
boston
city
tv,
which
is
part
of
the
city
of
boston
office,
of
cable
communications
at
xfinity,
channel,
24,
rcn,
channel
13
and
verizon
fios
channel
962.
B
E
B
Miller
president
and
I
brought
her
husband
present,
okay,
give
me
a
second
click
into
my
next
agenda.
Okay
item
number:
one
request:
authorization
for
the
approval
of
the
minutes
for
the
april
15
2021
meeting
emotion
is
in
order
so
moved
second
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
aye,
mr
monaghan,
dr
landsmark.
E
E
N
B
Okay
and
the
chair
about
eye
motion,
passes
item
number
three
request:
authorization
to
schedule:
a
public
hearing
on
june
10
2021
at
5,
40
pm
or
at
such
a
time
and
date
deemed
appropriate
by
the
director
to
consider
the
third
amendment
to
the
development
plan
for
harrison
commons
and
harrison
court
within
planned
development
area
number
59
located
at
771
harrison
avenue
the
former
immaculate
conception
church
in
the
south
end.
The
motion
is
in
order,
so
moved.
E
B
We'll
call
for
a
vote:
ms
downes
hi,
mr
monaghan
aye,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller,
I'm
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passed
item
number
four
request:
authorization
to
schedule,
a
public
hearing
on
june
10
2021
at
5,
50
pm
or
at
such
a
time
and
date
deemed
appropriate
by
the
director
to
consider
the
proposed
brigham
and
women's
bachner
hospital
2021
institutional
master
plan,
and
to
consider
the
inpatient
edition
project
and
the
campus
additions
and
improvements
projects
as
development
impact
projects.
A
motion
is
in
order,
so
moved
vacant.
E
B
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary,
paul
hemas
and
director
bolden
for
the
record.
I'm
brian
glasgock,
I'm
the
deputy
director
for
regulatory
planning
and
zoning
for
the
bpda,
and
I
come
today
to
get
your
approval
to
forward
49
zoning
recommendations
on
49
zoning
petitions
to
the
zoning
board
of
appeal
recommendations
prepared
by
agency
staff.
B
E
B
We'll
call
for
a
belt
ms
jones
aye,
mr
monaghan
aye,
dr
landsmark
hi,
mr
miller,
hi,
okay
and
the
terrible
eye
mission
passes.
Thank
you
brian
all
right.
So
this
next
board
action
for
the
groundwater
conservation
district,
article
32,
which
was
scheduled
to
be
held
on
april
15th
2021.
B
So
ms
carroll
dance
moved
that
the
board
voted
to
table
the
proposed
actions
for
further
consideration.
At
this
time
I
moved
to
take
from
the
table
the
proposed
actions
for
consideration
a
motion
is
in
order
so
moved.
Second,
okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downes
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark
hi,
mr
miller,.
N
B
The
chair
votes
eye
motion
passes.
So
it's
item
number
six.
So
this
is
the
wait.
Yes
right.
I
read
that
yeah
request
authorization
to
adopt
a
text
and
map
amendment
to
the
groundwater
conservation
overlay
district,
article
32,
to
update
the
gcod
map
to
include
audubon
circle,
lower
roxbury,
central
waterfront
area
and
portions
of
east
boston,
to
clarify
documentation,
submission
requirements
to
harmonize
zoning,
language
with
boston,
water
and
sewer
commission
practices
to
and
to
increase
the
no
harm
elevation
from
boston
city
based
seven
feet.
Two
elevation
eight
feet:
brian.
O
Thank
you,
bad
of
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary,
paul
hemas,
director
golden
again,
brian
glascock,
our
deputy
director
for
regulatory
planning
and
zoning.
I'm
joined
today
by
christian
siminelli,
the
executive
director
of
the
boston,
groundwater
trust.
O
If
you
will
recall,
we
had
kind
of
a
tour
de
force
of
the
groundwater
trust
last
time,
a
lot
of
information
that
culminated
with
the
fact
that
after
we
had
scheduled
our
spot
on
the
agenda
for
last
board
meeting,
some
additional
information
came
forward
in
our
conversations
with
some
of
the
institutions
in
the
in
the
medic,
along
with
medical
area,
and
we
realized
that
there
was
a
potentially
not
intended
consequence.
O
So
we
appreciate
the
board's
indulgence
and
letting
us
table
that
that
item
for
further
consideration
and
come
to
you
today,
we
have
resolved
the
issues
that
that
masco
and
the
lma
folks
had
brought
to
our
attention
we're
going
to
walk
you
through
just
two.
You
know
three
or
four
quick,
slides,
just
to
sort
of
recap
where
we
were
and
what
the
changes
are
and
that
we
can
talk
about
the
concerns
that
the
lma
folks
have
brought
up
and
then
answer
any
questions.
O
O
So
I'll
let
kristen
sort
of
talk,
talk
about
this
aspect
of
and
we're
gonna
go
through
these
really
quick,
because
there's
only
a
couple.
P
Okay,
thank
you
brian
good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
madam
secretary
members
of
the
board
director
golden
pleasure
to
be
before
you
again
today
appreciate
appreciate
your
time
and
attention
to
this,
and
I'm
just
gonna
very
just
briefly.
Walk
you
through
the
real,
really
the
main
main
changes.
So
as
a
review,
the
article
32
was
it
was
drafted
in
2005,
adopted
in
2006
and
last
amended
in
2007,
and
that
amendment
ultimately
included
areas
of
the
bullfringe
triangle.
P
The
north
end
of
the
four
point
since
then,
we've
compiled
so
much
more
information
on
water
level
and
wood
power
cut-off
elevations,
and
we
really
want
to
make
these
amendments
to
ensure
that
the
g-card
continues
to
function
as
it
was
designed
to
function,
which
ultimately
is
to
protect
wood,
piling
supported
structures
and
particularly
to
add
areas
of
the
city
that
have
wood
pile
supported
buildings
that
are
not
in
the
g-cod
and
put
them
into
the
g-cut
next
slide.
Please.
P
So
the
first
change
just
update
the
one-inch
capture
requirements
to
reflect
the
water
and
sewer
requirement.
The
existing
zoning
talks
about
a
a
proponent
having
to
design
a
recharge
system
over
the
area
of
the
proposed
project.
We
want
to
make
the
change
to
design
and
reach
our
system
to
not
only
include
that
area,
but
also
the
area
of
impervious
surface
again
to
get
more
water
into
the
ground
when
it
does
rain
to
help
recharge
the
groundwater
table
and
also
again,
the
lineup
with
boston,
water
and
sewer
standards.
P
Next
slide,
please
raise
a
no-harm
threshold
to
protect
those
buildings
that
are
vulnerable,
that
have
higher
power
cut-off
elevations
that
potentially
may
be
at
risk
if
the
water
table
is
below
them.
So
it's
a
simple
change
of
a
foot
from
elevation,
seven
to
elevation.
Eight
next
slide!
Please,
and
this
graphic
really
shows
the
importance
of
that
is
as
to
why
we
want
to
make
that
change.
P
There
is
a
level
of
variability
to
the
tops
of
these
pilings,
even
in
the
same
block,
because
all
these
buildings
were
constructed
at
different
times
so
again
continue
to
ensure
that
buildings
that
have
high
pile
cut-off
elevations
continue
to
be
protecting
the
areas
and
then,
and
also
for
us
to
point
out.
You
know
areas
that
may
potentially
be
at
risk.
You
know
to
have
that
highlighted
to
tell
people
hey.
You
know
you
got
to
watch
out
for
this.
These
buildings
are
older
buildings
and
their
five
higher
cutoff
elevations.
P
You
know
it
needs
to
be
designed
again
to
be
watertight
and
the
no
harm
really
is
to
ensure
that
the
whole
structure
is
built
to
be
watertight,
with
no
sump
pumps
and
no
other
drains,
and
that's
really
the
the
genesis
of
the
no
harm
next
slide.
Please
update
the
mapping
coverage
area.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
you
know,
include
areas
of
audubon
circle,
lower
roxbury,
central
waterfront
and
portions
of
east
boston
and
also
remove
the
2007
amendment
which
really
just
had
the
areas
of
the
bullfringe
triangle.
P
The
north
end
and
the
four
prime
channel
is
no
harm,
so
those
areas
were
only
required
currently
to
comply
with
the
no
harm
requirement
but
are
not
required
to
put
in
recharge.
We
want
to
make
everybody
capture
the
inch
we
want
to
make
everybody
certify.
No
omar
next
slide,
please,
and,
as
I
mentioned
just
including
and
adding
east
boston
again,
we
when
the
zoning
was
was
adopted
at
the
time
we
didn't
know
anything
about
espos
and
we
knew
nothing
about
the
buildings
or
water
levels.
P
We
have
so
much
more
information,
then,
and
we
feel
that
this
is
the
area
that
really
needs
to
be
included
in
the
g-cod
and
protected,
because
these
are
the
you
know.
It's
this
area
that
has
buildings
that
are
supported
on
wood
piles
and
also
with
the
increased
development
in
east
boston,
even
more
important,
much
more
building
and
much
more
opportunities
for
people
to
have
a
negative
impact
on
the
groundwater
table.
If
there's
no
groundwater
conservation
overlay
district,
there
next
slide,
please.
P
The
fourth
and
final
change
is
to
simply
make
an
amendment
to
the
section
to
allow
abutters
the
opportunity
to
review
plans
that
are
submitted,
so
anybody
that
does
trip
g-cod
that
to
ensure
that
the
all
the
documentation
related
to
that
is
submitted
in
a
timely
manner.
P
They
allow
the
opportunities
for
butters
to
take
a
look
and
see
what's
going
on,
and
also
to
specifically
articulate
that
meaning
g-cod
is
meeting
two
things
capturing
the
inch
and
compliance
with
no
harm
certifying
that
there
won't
be
any
harm
and
again
just
to
really
just
sort
of
fine
tune
and
make
it.
You
know
clearer
that
these
are
the
these.
Are
the
requirements
and
again
to
allow
the
opportunity
for
butter,
so
take
a
look
and
if
they
have
any
questions
to
ask
them
next
slide.
Please
to
review
these
four
changes.
O
The
the
issue
that
I
mentioned
in
the
introduction,
that
of
trying
to
address
institutional
institutions
and
with
institutional
master
plans,
the
issue
that
came
up
was
that
many
of
the
institutions
are,
you
know,
sitting
on
single
single
parcels
or
single
lots,
and
so,
as
the
pre,
as
the
draft
read
that
we
brought
we
were
intending
to
bring
forward
last
time,
it
would
have
inadvertently
caused
them
to
have
to
capture
all
the
water
on
all
the
imperfect
surfaces
on
the
entire
parcel
for
even
the
smallest
increase
in
impervious
space,
and
that
that
wasn't
the
intent.
O
The
imp
process
does
provide
for
planning
for
stormwater
capture
rainwater
capture,
the
boston,
water
and
sewer
requirements
are
fairly
stringent,
and
so
we
think
that
it's
best
included
in
the
institutional
master
plan
and
that
where
there
is
an
an
incremental
increase
in
impervious
surface,
that
the
imps
has
provisions
in
it
that
allow
the
institution
to
recharge
that
net
increase
in
impervious.
O
They
still
would
be
required.
If
there's
a
substantial
rehab
of
existing
structure
equal
to
fifty
percent
or
more
of
the
value
of
that
structure,
then
they
would
have
to
install
a
capture
and
recharge
system,
if
appropriate,
for
for
that
building.
That
was
being
rehabbed,
but
not
the
entire
campus,
and
we
appreciate
the
the
work
that
the
folks
at
moscow
and
some
of
the
institutions
and
their
their
engineers
provided
in
helping
us
sort
through
how
to
how
to
address
that.
O
So
again,
just
to
recap:
there's
we're
expanding
the
area
in
areas
now
that
we've
determined
that
the
the
groundwater
trust
is
as
diligently
determined
to
be
vulnerable.
We're
standardizing
the
recharge
requirements
across
that
eliminating
the
the
plane
no
harm
and
requiring
recharge
of
everybody
and
raising
the
level
of
protection
from
for
the
no
arm
and
then
finally,
clarifying
and
improving
the
public
notification
process.
So
butters
will
have
a
chance
to
find
out
what's
happening
in
the
in
the
building
next
to
them.
O
If
they're
concerned
heretofore,
they
would
only
find
out
about
really
when
it
went
to
the
the
zba
and
by
then
it's
sort
of
too
late
for
them
to
express
any
concerns.
So
we
think
this
is
much
more
fair,
but
again
thank
you
for
indulgence
and
letting
letting
us
table
that
this
item
and
bring
it
again
today.
B
Thank
you.
Do
we
have
questions
and
comments
from
the
board.
G
I
have
a
quick
question,
madam
chair
chris
and
brian,
you
guys
are
doing
fascinating
work
very
interesting
to
me,
but
as
you
lower
as
you
raise
it
by
one
foot,
two
structures
side
by
side,
one
with
a
five
foot,
pile
one
with
seven
foot,
pile
one
with
a
thicker
slab
concrete
slab
by
raising
it,
you
anticipate
any
you
know:
water
is
going
to
obviously
come
up
in
the
house
next
door
and
then
possibly
taking
it
into
their
own
chopping,
the
drop
in
the
slab
and
putting
in
a
sump
and
and
pumping
it
somewhere
and
we'll
be
able
to
maintain
it.
O
Well,
miss
ronaldo,
you
you
bring
up
an
interesting
aspect
of
this
and
which
is
we
don't
know
what
people
are
doing
in
their
basements
necessarily,
you
know
they
there's
always
going
to
be
somebody
trying
to
cut
corners
and
and
sneak
sump
pumps
in
one
of
the
things
that
happens.
Water
and
sewer
commission
can
can
knows
when
there's
dry
weather
flows
in
their
system
and
that
you
know
that's
one
way
and
then
the
monitoring
wells
and
I'll.
O
Let
christian
tell
you
about
the
the
incredible
network
of
monitoring
wells
that
have
been
installed
over
the
over
the
life
of
this
thing.
But
if
water
levels
started
to
be
depleted,
it
would
show
up
and
sort
of
erase
raise,
alarms
and
we'd
have
to
figure
out
who's
causing
the
problem.
G
P
P
We've
had
intense
rainfall
and
the
wells
have
come
up,
but
maybe
a
couple
of
wells
dropped
and
plus
that's
a
sign
that
okay,
somebody
in
the
vicinity
is
deep
and
somebody's
got
a
pump
to
keep
the
space
dry.
When
we
get
a
lot
of
rain,
we've
actually
gone
into
some
of
the
older
buildings,
the
bigger
buildings
with
isd
and
said
you
got
to
do
something
with
this,
because
you're
not
only
jeopardizing
your
building,
but
you're
jeopardizing
a
budding
structure.
P
So
it
really
is
the
well
network,
and
we
really
do
work
closely
with
the
proponents
and
the
engineers
that
design
this
stuff.
You
know
to
design
it
in
a
way
that
they're
taking
in
you
know
the
butters
and
doing
an
inventory
of
the
person
at
least
that's
on
either
side
of
them
to
see
where
their
basement
is,
and
then
they
really,
you
know,
determine
what
the
best
plan
of
action
to
design
their
system
is
to
have
the
least
impact
on
the
budding
structures.
So
yeah
a
lot.
That's
a
really
good
question.
P
B
Okay,
additional
questions
or
comments
from
the
board
yeah,
and
I'm
too,
like
mr
monahan
here,
I'm
just
fascinated.
I
look
at
I
look
at
rain
in
a
totally
different
way.
I've
been
forwarding
your
videos,
I'm
like
did
you
know
about
the
wood
piling
and
groundwater
situation,
and
so
again
I
I
just
want
to
commend
you
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
your
diligence
around
this,
and
you
know
I
think
we're
going
to
be
probably
doing
a
you
know
at
least
an
annual
update
of
some
sort.
B
So
we
can
again
just
kind
of
keep.
You
know,
keep
our
keep
our
eye
on
all
this
and
make
sure
that
we're
supportive
of
of
the
work
that
you
do
so.
B
Have
you
seen
this
video?
No,
it's!
No
it
it's!
It's
great
work
and
again
great
great
communication,
great
a
great
job
in
in
communicating
and
getting
that
in
a
very
a
very
technical
technical
topic
in
in
such
an
understandable
way.
So
all
right,
so
I
think
emotion
is
in
order
here
some
moved.
Thank
you.
Okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote,
ms
downs
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller,
hi,
okay
and
the
chair
bills.
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
P
B
Right
item
number:
seven
request:
authorization
to
adopt
a
text;
amendment
to
neighborhood
zoning
articles,
city-wide
for
neighborhood
shopping
and
local
convenience;
sub-districts
to
make
accessory
parking
for
residential
use;
a
conditional
use
brian.
O
So
here
I
am
again
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary,
paul
heymus
and
director
golden
for
the
record.
My
name
is
brian
glasgock,
I'm
the
deputy
director
for
regulatory
planning
and
zoning
for
the
bpda,
and
I'm
here
to
talk
today
about
a
slightly
esoteric
subject,
but
one
that
everyone
has
an
opinion
about,
and
that
is
parking
specifically
accessory
parking
and
neighborhood
business
sub-districts.
Okay,
the
next
slide,
please
so
just
to
start
with
key
definitions
here.
O
What
an
accessory
use
is
and
it
gets
used-
that
term
gets
used
quite
a
bit
and
can
be
kind
of
confusing.
But
it's
a
use,
that's
customarily
included
with
and
on
the
same
lot
as
as
a
main
use.
So
you,
you
might
have
a
warehouse
and
it
might
have
an
accessory
office
in
it,
for
instance,
because
you
generally
have
an
office
space
in
there.
Accessory
parking
in
particular
is
limited
to
uses
on
site
that
are
limited
to
parking
for
the
uses
on
site.
O
So
it's
not
public
parking,
in
other
words,
and
then
the
last
one
is
basement
and
that's
that
portion
of
the
building-
and
I
had
I
have
to
tell
you
when
I
learned
this-
I
was
a
little
bit
surprised,
but
it's
that
person
building,
which
is
more
than
35
percent
below
grade.
So
next
slide.
Please!
O
So
here's
our
issues.
You
know
we
want
to
have
more
residential
uses
in
our
business
sub-districts.
It
brings
more
people
in
supports
the
businesses.
The
businesses
support
more
density.
O
It's
a
it's
a
virtuous
circle
that
that
we
really
want,
but
residential
users
generally
forbidden
on
the
first
floor,
because
we
want
to
keep
that
active
and
vibrant
have
office
spaces
and
and
local
retail
and
service
establishments,
dry,
cleaners,
banks,
things
like
that
zoning
requires
street
parking
for
a
lot
of
these
uses,
except
based
on
first
floor,
because
we
don't
want
to
have
a
parking
garage
there,
except
that
if
parking
is
accessory
to
an
allowed
use,
then
it
becomes
an
allowed
use
and
that's
in
the
in
the
zoning
code.
O
O
You've
got
potentially
a
driveway,
a
garage
door,
maybe
maybe
a
single
entrance
to
the
building
to
you,
know
stairs
or
elevator
and
no
retail,
and
that
that
kills
that
section
of
the
street
and
then
the
last
part
is
because
the
way
basement's
defined
it
is
possible
to
have
a
garage
that's
partially
below
below
grade,
but
not
all
the
way
and
then
the
first
floor
residential
is
up
above
because
it's
not
at
grade.
O
It's
not
the
first
floor,
so
you
really
don't
have
a
first
floor
and
that
creates
another
condition
that
we
don't
like.
So
I've
got
a
couple
of
couple
of
pictures
of
examples
just
so
we
can
see
what
we're
talking
about
I'll,
tell
you
about
the
process
and
then
we
can
have
a
conversation,
but
next
slide.
Please.
O
There's
you
know
the
garage
entrance
residential
above
you
know,
there's
some
some
potential
for
retail
or
there's
some
some
sort
of
light
spilling
out
there
not
really
sure
what's
going
on
in
the
rendering,
but
then
next
slide,
please
sometimes,
then,
when
you
see
it
get
built
and
you
sort
of
see
this
is
this
is
how
that
kind
of
turns
out,
and
that's
really
not
what
we
need
in
neighborhood
shopping
districts.
O
It
doesn't,
it
doesn't
meet
the
goals
of
having
a
vibrant
streetscape
and
it
sort
of
kills
that
section
of
street
next
slide.
Please
here's
an
example
that
partially
below
grade
condition.
So
that's
more
than
35
percent
below
grade
it
becomes
basement
parking
and
the
floor
immediately.
Above
is
not
the
first
floor,
it's
the
second
floor,
and
so
it's
it's
allowed
use
and
you
get
this
this
blank
condition
next
slide,
please!
O
So
our
here's,
our
solution-
and
this
was
not
arrived
at
easily.
There's.
There
are
a
number
of
projects
that
have
been
come
forward
in
the
neighborhoods
in
the
last
two
or
three
years
that
got
people
up
in
arms
and
that's
what
sort
of
spurred
the
the
need
to
to
try
and
address
this
there's
no
great
solution,
because
we
want
to
support
residential
uses
in
these
areas.
O
It
makes
this
project
as
of
right
and
we
lose
our
ability
to
really
help
shape
them,
and
so
you
know
our
proposal
here
is
to
by
adding
a
footnote
for
accessory
parking,
accessory
parking
for
business
uses
and
so
on
will
continue
to
be
an
allowed
use
if
the
underlying
use
is
allowed,
with
the
exception
of
where
for
residential
uses
accessory
parking
would
be
conditional.
O
That
would
allow
the
community
weigh
in
on
it.
It
would
provide
for
a
richer
discussion
with
the
urban
design
staff
at
the
bpa
and
where
the
zoning
board
of
appeal
grants
the
conditional
use
permit,
it
can
be
subject
to
design
review.
There
may
be
instances
where
we
can't
accommodate
retail
on
the
first
floor.
O
Maybe
it
doesn't
make
total
sense,
but
we
can
do
better
than
the
pure
blank
street
wall
condition
because
it
just
it
it's
it's
just
lights
out
on
that
section
of
of
of
the
street,
we
met
with
numerous
community
groups,
and
I
have
to
be
very
frank
here.
There
were
people
on
both
sides
and
there
wasn't
a
clear
consensus
around
anything,
but
it's
parking.
I
guess
I
should
not
be
surprised.
O
So
what
we
propose
here
is,
I
believe
this
is
really
the
lightest
touch
that
we
can
adopt.
It
does
sort
of
backstop,
so
we
don't
get
those
kinds
of
of
as
of
right.
O
Blank
street
wall
projects
that
we
can't
do
anything
with
it
brings
developers
to
the
table
to
work
with
our
urban
design
staff,
our
neighborhood
planners,
to
to
try
and
address
these
these
issues
and
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
know
they
will
be
making
their
case
as
to
why
you
know
if
they
can't
do
first
floor
retail,
which
is
not
not
gonna
work
everywhere,
as
we
know,
but
they'll
they'll
have
to
at
least
make
the
case,
and
then
we
can
move
forward
forward
from
there.
O
So
appreciate
your
patience
with
this
somewhat
long-winded
and
convoluted
issue,
it
seems
very
simple,
but
it's
also
very
it's
very
difficult
to
sort
of
wrap
your
head
around.
Sometimes.
H
H
I
know
in
jp
I've
seen
a
bunch
of
new
residential
buildings
with
first
floor
retail
having
empty
retail,
you
know,
they've
not
been
able
to
rent
it
out.
Is
that
happening
all
over
the
city?
O
I'm
not
sure
that
I
would
say
that
it's
happening
all.
There
certainly
are
instances
of
of
that
kind
of
thing
in
in
many
of
the
neighborhoods
of
the
city.
You
know,
I
think
one
of
the.
I
can't
really
speak
to
jamaica
plain
quite
so
much,
but
in
some
of
the
other
neighborhoods,
where
we're
going
from
relatively
low
density
and
to
adding
density,
I
think
there's
going
to
be
a
lag
time
as
people
move
into
those
those
units
and
there's
more
and
more.
O
You
know
density
in
these
shopping
districts
in
in
some
of
our
neighborhoods.
Eventually,
the
hope
is
that
there'll
be
demand
for
for
use
of
those
spaces.
The
other
thing
is,
the
construction
costs
are
pretty
high
and
developers
may
need
to
be
looking
for
higher
rents
than
your.
O
Your
startup
storefront
operation
can
can
really
cover
and
then
again
that's
a
that's
a
a
place
where
not
every
store,
not
every
building
in
a
neighborhood
shopping
district
should
have
a
storefront
necessarily,
but
if
you
can't
do
a
storefront
at
least
you
can
do
some
sort
of
treatment
to
the
to
the
main
street
facing
facade
that
doesn't
make
it
a
blank
street
wall.
O
We've
seen
some
people,
you
know
trying
to
get
creative
with
lobbies,
or
you
know,
bike
storage
rooms
or
things
to
to
break
it
up
a
little
bit
and
make
it
not
quite
so
bad.
But
you
know
the
the
couple
of
examples
I
I
showed
you
are
that's
sort
of
the
lowest
common
denominator
left
to
their
own
devices.
O
Many
developers
are
going
to
go
with
the
cheapest
easiest
thing,
which
is
it's
going
to
be
a
blank
street
wall
and
and
and
that
that
doesn't
help
the
other
businesses
that
are
already
around
it.
You
know
stay
viable.
We
need
to
have
that
critical
mass
of
activity,
particularly
like
main
street
districts,
that
are
sort
of
linear,
as
opposed
as
opposed
to
the
ones
that
sort
of
work
around
a
square
where
you
don't
have
to
walk
a
half
a
mile
to
visit
all
the
shops.
It's
all
much
more
concentrated.
R
Yeah,
brian,
maybe
you
can
help
me
envision.
This
I
too
have
walked
by
a
number
of
those
that
pull
this
full
fullerton
street
example
was
horrendous
and
there's
a
number
of
them
and
unfortunately,
we
might
have
approved
some
of
them,
not
knowing.
That
would
be
the
result,
but
certainly
not
the
renderings
we
typically
see,
but
that
how
they're
finally
developed
if
we
had
seen
an
example,
30
units
coming
in
close
to
a
business
district,
and
there
was
the
potential
for
retail
use.
R
On
the
first
floor,
how
do
we
manage
some
parking
in
the
building
in
a
in
a
reasonable
entrance
or
a
reasonable
streetscape,
so
that,
when
you're
walking
by
there
is
something
that
breaks
it
up,
whether
it's
a
store
or
a
bike
room
or
something
that
makes
it
a
continuation
of
that
streetscape?
What's
this
light
touch,
how
do
we
actually
in
in
a
nice
streetscape.
O
Yeah
and-
and
I
think
that
very
first
slide
that
I
showed-
and
I
don't
know
if
we
could
go
back
to
that-
but
the
first
rendering
you
know
it's
not
the
that's,
not
the
worst
example
in
the
world.
It's
at
least
there's
something
there
that
has
an
opportunity
it.
It
creates
a
little
transparency
into
the
building.
It's
not
a
complete
blank
street
wall,
but
the
by
making
a
conditional
use.
O
It
means
that
the
developer
has
to
engage
with
the
with
the
community
has
to
engage
with
the
bpda
planning
staff
and
urban
design
staff
to
try
and
think
through.
You
know
different
ways
of
of
addressing
that
problem,
so
you
don't
create
the
the
streetscape.
O
The
the
thing
we're
trying
to
guard
against
is
the
pure
as
of
right
projects
that
don't
need
any
zoning
relief,
don't
really
have
to
engage
the
public
at
all.
They
can
go
to
10
10
file,
the
building,
permit
application
and
be
in
construction
and
there's
not
really
much
of
anything
that
we
can.
You
know
we
can
do
to
shape
that.
That's.
O
It
yeah
absolutely
has
been
the
exception
until
now,
except
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
has
changed
is
that
the
value
of
of
housing
in
these
neighborhood
shopping
districts,
people
have
sort
of
rediscovered
you
know
living
and
living
in
that
you
know
sort
of
you
know
it's
kind
of
urban,
but
it's
also
kind
of
small
neighborhood
small
community
and
it's
great
to
be
able
to
walk
to
you
know
great
restaurants.
Do
your
banking
go
to
your?
O
You
know:
dry,
cleaner
specialty
shops,
all
walking
distance,
and
so
anybody
that's
in
in
one
of
those
sort
of
desirable
neighborhoods.
That's
got
a
a
one
story.
You
know
sort
of
underutilized
in
commercial
building
is
got
to
be
thinking
about.
O
I
could
put
you
know
four
stories
or
three
stories
of
of
residential
here
with
parking
on
the
first
floor
as
of
right
and
and
cash
out
and
I'll
do
really
well
and
the
way
we
know,
that's
that
that's
happening,
that's
possible
is
we're
starting
to
see
people
building
residential
on
top
of
existing.
You
know
single
story,
you
a
masonry.
You
know
early
mid
20th
century
masonry,
buildings
that
have.
I
have
a
store
on
the
bottom
and
they're,
putting
two
or
three
floors
of
of
residential.
O
On
top
it's
covered
notwithstanding,
it's
a
people
want
to
be
in
these
and
and
these
kinds
of
streetcar
suburb,
suburb
business
districts.
So
we'll
continue
with
the
conditional
use.
O
Yes,
that's
the
intent
and
it's
you're
corrected
we've
only.
I
can
think
of
maybe
a
half
a
dozen
examples
that
are
sort
of
going
on
right
now,
but
my
concern
is
that,
as
as
people
figure
out
how
to
do
that,
it
will
take
off
because
it's
really
it's
a
it's
a
quick,
easy,
fast
way
of
getting
in
doing
a
development
and
and
getting
out
and
that
as
much
as
we'd
like
to
have
that
happen.
We're
left
with
the
results
of
the
sort
of
blank
wall.
O
You
know
potentially
cars,
you
know
going,
you
know
needing
a
a
curb
cut.
You
know
in
the
middle
of
a
commercial
block.
It's
just
you
know
it's
not
not
good
planning,
so
we
this
allows
us
the
opportunity
to
to
work
with
a
developer
and
shape
these
things.
A
little
they're
still
going
to
do
the
project
because
the
money
is
there,
but
it
will
be
shaped
in
a
way
that
a
little
more
responsive
to
these
better.
These
better
planning
instincts
that
we
have
and
community
concerns.
S
B
T
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
member
of
the
board
tonight
we're
very
pleased
to
present
the
a
b
mobility
plan
for
adoption.
I'm
ted
reed
senior
deputy
director
for
transportation,
infrastructure
planning
and
I'm
here
this
evening
with
jack
halverson
transportation,
planning
assistant
and
connor
semler.
The
project
manager
from
the
consulting
firm
of
kittleson
and
associates
who've
been
both
been
working
with
me
on
this
project
since
the
fall
of
2018.
T
Next
slide,
please,
while
conor
jack
and
I
have
managed
the
day-to-day
work
on
this
project,
we've
had
a
lot
of
help
from
the
interdepartmental
working
group
comprised
of
members
of
bpda
planning,
as
well
as
staff
from
the
boston
transportation
department,
public
works
department
and
disabilities
commission.
This
has
truly
been
across
departmental
effort
next
slide.
Please
we've
also
been
collaborating
with
partners
outside
the
city,
including
massdot,
mepc
dcr
and
the
mbta
next
slide.
T
T
Another
impetus
for
our
city
is
the
citywide
transportation
plan
goal
boston
2030.,
as
you
probably
know,
go
boston.
2030
establishes
goals
to
increase
the
proportion
of
trips
made
by
more
sustainable
modes,
such
as
walking
biking
and
transit.
Go
boston.
2030
calls
for
significantly
increasing
these
sustainable
mode
shares,
while
some
parts
of
boston
brighton
are
already
fairly
close
to
these
goals.
Other
areas
have
a
ways
to
go.
A
major
focus
of
the
av
mobility
plan
is
increasing
opportunities
for
more
sustainable,
equitable
transportation.
T
Next
slide,
the
planning
process
has
involved
three
main
phases:
defining
the
problem,
analyzing
and
testing
options
and
presenting
draft
recommendations.
Next
slide.
To
date,
we've
held
over
two
dozen
conversations
out
in
the
community,
both
in
person
and
online
all
told
over
300
individuals
have
attended
public
meetings
and
we've
received
over
1600
comments
next
slide
to
facilitate
public
engagement
during
the
pandemic,
we
posted
a
25-minute
pre-recorded
video
summarizing.
The
plan
on
youtube
youtube
enables
viewers
to
use
the
closed
caption
feature
to
select
the
language
of
their
choice.
T
In
this
way,
information
about
the
draft
av
mobility
plans
became
accessible
in
dozens
of
other
languages.
Next
slide
after
publishing
the
draft
plan
in
november.
Through
our
various
outreach
efforts,
we
received
over
400
comments
in
response
to
those
comments.
We
made
over
two
dozen
substantive
changes
to
plan
which
are
summarized
in
one
of
the
attachments
to
the
board
memo,
as
shown
here.
T
T
Now,
I'd
like
to
turn
your
attention
to
the
heart
of
the
plan,
its
recommendations.
While
the
plan
contains
over
60
recommendations,
these
can
best
be
summarized
as
follows:
expand
the
transit
network,
complete
bike
network
increase,
walkability
enhance
the
main
street
and
neighborhood
experience
and
simplify
intersections
for
all
users
next
slide.
T
A
keystone
of
the
plan
is
the
proposed
a
b
transit
corridor,
as
shown
here,
this
new
bus
priority
quarter
will
start
near
oak
square
and
continue
all
the
way
to
union
square
where
it
will
connect
to
the
bus
lanes
that
were
installed
in
on
brighton
avenue
in
2019
over
the
long
term.
The
plan
proposes
continuing
the
bus
priority
quarter
along
cambridge
street
to
the
charles
river,
as
well
as
to
a
future
west
station
in
beacon
yards
next
slide.
T
The
proposed
a
b
transit
corridor
will
be
similar
to
the
peak
hour
bus
lanes
that
have
been
operating
on
washington
street
between
roslindale
square
and
forest
hills
station
since
2019.
the
way
peak
hour
bus
lanes
work
is
this.
On-Street
parking
will
give
way
to
bus
lanes
during
the
morning
and
peak
at
the
morning
and
afternoon
rush
hour.
Then,
during
the
rest
of
the
day,
the
parking
comes
back.
T
It's
estimated
that
the
ab
transit
quarter
will
reduce
eastbound
bus
travel
times
by
up
to
11
minutes
and
westbound
bus
travel
times.
By
up
to
six
minutes,
many
parts
of
brighton
are
currently
underserved
by
transit.
The
a
b
transit
corridor
is
important
because
it
will
enable
significant
improvements
to
transit
service
to
and
from
brighton
next
slide.
Turning
our
attention
to
other
sustainable
modes,
the
plan's
area-wide
recommendations
calls
for
significant
expansion
of
the
bike
network.
T
T
T
T
One
of
the
place
making
recommendations
is
a
pilot
tree
planting
program
involving
a
continuous
tree
trench.
A
continuous
tree
trench
running
between
trees
can
help
capture
more
rain,
improve
irrigation
and
increase
tree
survival,
as
shown
here,
the
streets
recommended
for
the
pilot
tree
trench
program
are
chestnut
avenue,
market
street
and
north
beacon
street
next
slide.
T
Shifting
from
area
wide
to
area
specific
recommendations,
chapter
6
of
the
plans
contains
over
60
recommendations
for
different
sub
areas
of
austin
brighton.
In
the
interest
of
time,
I
will
briefly
mention
just
four
next
slide
for
the
franklin
street
bridge
which
spans
over
the
turnpike
and
connects
lincoln
street
to
allston
village.
The
plan
recommends
creative
lighting
and
public
art
to
improve
safety
and
make
the
bridge
more
inviting
next
in
brighton
center.
T
Temporary
tactical
strategies
are
recommended
at
the
intersection
of
washington
street
at
market
street,
where
there's
a
right
turn
slip
lane
from
market
street
onto
washington
street
then,
as
shown
here,
the
plan
proposes
moving
the
right
turn
slip
lane
over
to
the
center
of
market
street,
creating
a
new
space
for
a
plaza
where
the
slip
lane
currently
exists.
I'm
pleased
to
report
that
this
tactical
plaza
has
already
been
scheduled
for
installation
this
summer.
T
T
T
E
E
You
know.
Inevitably
there
will
be
some
people
who
won't
be
pleased,
but
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
this
is
recommending
substantial
improvements
in
an
area
that
will
clearly
benefit
both
in
terms
of
safety
and
pedestrian
access
to
a
range
of
things,
and
I
think
also
in
terms
of
economic
development
for
the
area.
So
I
I
commend
the
team
and
its
collaborative
work
both
with
the
community
and
with
other
agencies.
H
I
have
a
question
chad
about
the
program.
That's
going
to
be
looking
at
all
the
private
shuttle
services
that
are
happening
because
a
lot
of
we
received
a
lot
of
comments
about
that.
I'm
wondering
I
know
there
was
the
same
issue
in
the
seaport
that
was
looked
at
and
are
there
any
best
practices
or
lessons
learned
from
the
seaport
that
you
were
going
to
be
applying
in
brighton?
And
can
you
talk
about
you
know?
Some
people
seem
to
think
we
should
be
investing
those
resources
in
the
public
transportation,
as
opposed
to
the
shuttles.
T
Of
course,
thanks
for
the
question
and
of
course
we
we
have
been
hearing
comments
about
the
the
neighborhood
transit
connector
services,
we're
calling
it
in
the
plan
for
for
quite
some
time.
The
comments
that
have
been
coming
in
over
the
last
couple
of
days
are
not
new.
Two
of
the
key
issues
are
we
don't
want
it?
People
don't
want
to
see
t
service
duplicated
and
they
want
the
service
to
be
available
to
the
public
open
to
the
general
public.
T
So
those
two
features
are
built
right
into
the
program
itself.
The
plan
is
to
not
duplicate
any
mbta
service,
but
rather
fill
gaps
in
the
system
that
the
mbta
currently
does
not
does
not
meet
the
needs
of
or
fill
and
then
in
terms
of
public
access.
It
is
a
strong
goal
of
this
policy
to
be
like
the
easy
ride
over
in
over
in
cambridge
near
kendall
square
that
is
available
to
the
public.
So
that
is
a
very
strong
goal.
It
may
take
a
little
time
for
us
to
get
there
because
it
takes.
T
Sometimes
it
takes
these
systems
to
a
certain
point
where
they're
not
relying
heavily
on
on
subsidies,
in
order
to
be
able
to
do
that,
but
that
is
a
strong
goal
also.
Yes,
there
are
other
presidents,
president,
besides
kendall
square
maturity
and
time
are,
are
factors
in
these
systems.
They're
not
they're,
not
easy
to
get
started
up
we
have
commit.
We
would
like
to
commission
a
study
to
figure
out
the
best
way
to
do
this.
The
best
way
to
finance
it
the
best
way
to
make
it
accessible
to
the
public.
H
T
Yes,
now
I
don't
have
exact
figures.
I
know
there
has
been
significant
increase
in
bicycle
use
usage
during
the
last
year
during
the
pandemic,
but
even
apart
from
the
dynamic,
absolutely
and
one
of
the
ways
we're
registering,
that
is
through
the
use
of
blue
bikes
and
the
expansion
of
the
blue
bikes
program.
But
absolutely
there
have
been
there's
been
a
significant
increase
in
interest
in
bicycle
usage
in
the
city
and-
and
you
know
we
heard
that
through
the
course
of
this
planning
process,
there
was
a
great
deal
of
interest
in
that.
T
H
And
I
have
one
more
question:
I
actually
use
the
express
bus
in
roslindale,
so
I
live
in
roslindale
center
and
I
take
it
down
to
forest
hills
to
catch
the
tea,
and
I
think
one
of
the
reasons
that's
been
successful
here
is
because
there's
a
lot
of
just
free
parking
on
the
side
streets.
So
it's
relatively
easy
to
move
your
car
out
of
the
way
at
those
times,
I
think
in
brighton.
It
might
be
harder
to
move
your
car.
H
T
Well,
absolutely-
and
this
has
been
an
important
consideration
in
the
study-
you're-
not
you're,
not
the
only
one
with
that
concern.
We
heard
this
concern
from
the
community
as
we
were
rolling
out
this
proposal
for
the
av
transit
quarter
among
the
items
that
we're
already
moving
forward
for
is
we've
received
a
grant
from
the
metro
area
planning
council
to
conduct
a
parking
utilization
study
along
the
entire
corridor
to
determine
what
the
utilization
is
and
demand
is
for
parking
along
that
entire
corridor.
T
So
we
will
be
teaming
with
them
on
that
study
and
we
will
be
looking
not
just
at
on
street
parking,
but
off
street
parking
and
side
street
parking
as
well
to
see
what
that
utilization
is
and
then
once
we
understand
that
utilization
identify
opportunities
off
the
street
for
people
to
park.
If
there's
a
lot
of
demand
on
the
street.
T
That
study
by
the
way
will
be
conducted.
The
actual
data
will
be
collected
in
likely
october
mid
fall
when
we
anticipate
that
school
will
be
back
in
session,
students
will
have
likely
returned
to
school
and
parking
patterns
will
have
returned
to
something
much
closer
to
normal
great.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
I
do
want
to
to
thank
you
treasurer
downs
for
for
we
we
and
just
want
to
comment
that
we
did
get
a
lot
of
comments
the
past
couple
days.
So
so
we
have
addressed
those
themes
and
thank
you
for
addressing
those
john
as
well
within
the
within
the
presentation.
I
just
want
to
kind
of
reiterate
that
you
know
the
door
is
always
open,
so
you
know
keep
that
communication
flowing,
but
I'm
really
excited
for
for
this.
B
This
multimodal
approach
to
transportation
and
that
tactical
platform
looks
like
super
fun.
So
so
great,
I
think,
with
that
emotion
is
in
order,
so
moved.
E
B
Hey
roll
call
for
a
vote,
ms
downs,
I
mr
monahan
aye
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller,.
N
B
And
the
chair
votes
immotion
passes.
Thank
you,
okay,
so
secretary
pohemus,
do
we
have
do
we
take
a
break
now
or
do
we
do?
We
have
a.
A
We
have
counselor
flynn
who's
joined
us,
but
before
I
introduce
him,
I
just
want
to.
Let
folks
know
that
we
are
in
the
part
of
the
meeting
that
we
do
not
take
public
comment
from
attendees.
We
we
all
of
our
public.
All
of
our
comments
come
through
comment,
letters
which
the
board
board
members
read,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
clear
for
all
attendees.
A
The
only
item
that
is
open
for
the
public
to
testify
is
88
black
falcon.
It's
a
public
hearing
and
with
that
counselor
flynn.
N
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
members
of
the
bpda
board,
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
discuss
to
weigh
in
in
support
of
88
black
falcon
project,
which
is
on
the
board's
agenda
today.
The
project
will
be
a
welcome
addition
to
the
area
and
the
proponent.
As
con
conducted
a
thorough
community
process,
the
project
will
construct
an
additional
327
000
square
feet
of
lab
research
and
development
in
office
use
at
88
black
falcon
half
with
the
addition
of
174
parking
spaces.
N
This
will
be
a
four
storey
vertical
addition
to
the
existing
three-story
structure.
You'll
allow
for
better
activation
of
the
area,
bringing
more
businesses
and
well-paying
jobs
to
the
community.
This
development
will
be
important
for
the
economic
prospect
of
the
flynn
marine
park
and
will
make
the
area
more
prosperous
and
attractive.
I
hope
that
the
board
will
take
favorable
action
on
this
project
and
thank
you
to
the
epda
board
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
tonight.
B
Great,
so
everyone
we
are
going
to
take
a
break
hold
on
for
I'm
sorry,
I
ain't
gonna
hold.
A
A
Madam
chair,
let's
take
our
five
minute
break
and
we'll
see
if
we
can
fix
the
counselor's
technical
difficulties.
Okay,.
B
Sounds
good
so
again,
thank
you.
Everyone
we
are
going
to
take
a
brief
five-minute
recess
before
we
start
the
public
hearing
portion.
So
we'll
see
you
back
here
in
five
minutes.
Thank.
B
B
This
hearing
was
duly
advertised
on
april
28
2021
in
the
boston
herald.
This
is
a
bpda
hearing
on
a
proposed
petition
by
the
agency
staff.
Members
will
first
present
their
case
and
are
subject
to
questioning
by
members
of
the
agency
thereafter.
Anyone
who
wishes
to
testify
about
the
proposed
project
will
be
afforded
an
opportunity
we
are
taking
support
and
opposition.
At
the
same
time,
if
you
are
planning
to
testify,
please
take
time
now
to
verify
that
your
computer
microphone
is
active.
Click
the
hand
icon
on
your
zoom
control
panel.
B
This
will
signify
to
staff
that
you
would
like
to
speak.
When
your
hand
is
raised,
it
will
be
blue
if
you're
calling
into
the
meeting.
I
would
like
to
testify
please
dial
star
9,
to
raise
your
hand
when
I
call
for
all
testimony
staff
will
announce
your
name
and
allow
you
to
talk.
You
must
unmute
your
microphone.
B
Your
webcam
will
not
be
active
in
an
effort
to
accommodate
all
who
would
like
to
speak
about
this
proposal.
Each
person
will
be
given
up
to
two
minutes
to
comment.
Bpda
staff
will
indicate
when
30
seconds
remain
at
that
time.
Please
kindly
conclude
your
remarks
so
that
the
hearing
making
may
continue
and
others
may
be
hurt
at
the
conclusion
of
all
oral
testimony.
Any
email
testimony
will
be
read
aloud.
Finally,
the
proponents
are
allowed
a
period
of
five
to
ten
minutes
for
rebuttal
if
they
so
desire.
B
Mr
nick
carter
will
now
begin
the
presentation,
but
before
we
begin
the
presentation
secretary
hemis
did
we
have
counselor
flaherty.
That
wanted
to
say
a
word.
A
U
U
Right
so
I'll
I'll
address
that
with
my
staff,
because
everything
was
there,
I
was
supposed
to
click
the
button
get
on.
It's
been
a
nightmare.
I've
been
my
blue
hand,
is
there.
I
could
hear
you
guys
talking
to
me
clearly,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
if
members
of
the
public
are
on
and
they're
trying
to
offer
testimony
and
if
they're
dealing
with
the
same
issues
that
I
had
to
deal
with,
then
we
need
to
address
that.
U
B
Yeah
just
to
go
ahead
and
address
that
counselor
flaherty.
I
appreciate
that
that's
feedback,
but
as
you
you,
you
might
be
able
to
see,
I'm
not
sure
if
you're,
if
you're
at
the
computer,
but
we
also
have
people
who
we
have
a
phone
number
there,
that
we
when
people
are
having
our
difficulties,
they
can
call
into
that
phone
number
and
then
we
kind
of
patch
them
in.
So
it
definitely
is.
U
Very
good
and
thank
you,
man,
I'm
trying,
I
also
attempted
to
to
join
by
phone
as
well
so
good
evening.
Madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board,
I'm
here
to
speak
in
support
of
88
black
falcon.
It's
been
an
exhaustive
process
on
behalf
of
all
the
elected
officials.
I
know
that
south
boston,
elected
officials,
I
know
that
council
flynn
was
on
earlier
on
behalf
of
congressman
lynch,
senator
collins,
representative,
beal,
council
clinton
and
myself.
U
We've
worked
closely
with
the
proponents
and
all
the
things
that
council
flynn
mentioned
are
accurate,
in
addition
to
those
benefits,
the
linkage
fees
and
the
hundreds
of
construction
jobs
and
permanent
drops
that
will
be
created
as
a
result
of
this
proposal.
It
also
bring
a
number
of
benefits
to
the
site
and
the
surrounding
sites,
as
well,
improvements
to
enhance
the
ground
cruise
ship
operation,
improvements
to
the
streetscape
and
traffic
patterns
in
the
area,
improvements
to
the
existing
waterfront
public
amenities.
U
Clearly,
the
city's
harbor
walk
in
the
new
public
viewing
area,
particularly
on
the
second
floor,
will
be
a
great
amenity
for
that
building.
So
for
the
aforementioned,
I
just
want
to
go
on
record
of
supporting
adaf
like
falcon
and
kudos,
obviously
to
former
resident
of
the
neighborhood
paul
barrett,
who
spearheaded
a
lot
of
the
ground
game
efforts
for
the
the
proponent
and
thank
you
to
teresa
coleman
secretary.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
comments
and
participation
today.
So
with
that,
mr
nick
carter,
you
can
now
begin
your
presentation.
W
Okay,
great
as
long
as
that's
all
you
need
anyways.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
and
madam
secretary.
We
are
here
before
you
tonight
to
discuss
the
proposed
project
at
88
black
falcon
ave.
The
current
site
is
located
on
massport
land,
and
this
leads
to
the
proponent
is
occupied
by
historic
u.s
army.
W
The
new
structure
will
add
approximately
327
600
square
feet
of
gross
floor
area
and
will
include
an
expanded
parking
deck
on
the
north
side
of
the
structure
for
an
additional
174
new
parking
spaces.
All
together.
The
new
structure
would
total
684
510
square
feet
of
gross
floor
area
and
729
parking
spaces.
W
A
letter
of
intent
was
filed
for
the
project
on
december
10
2020.,
a
project
notification
form
was
then
filed
on
february.
4Th
2021
and
an
impact
advisory
group
was
formed
on
february
16
2021,
a
virtual
public
meeting
was
held
for
a
project
on
march
4th
2021
and
an
iag
meeting
was
held
on
march
9
2021
public
comment
period
was
open
for
30
days
and
the
iig
is
supportive
of
this
project
and
has
submitted
a
letter
of
support.
Y
Y
Thank
you
very
much,
nick
my
secretary,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
this
evening.
My
name
is
chris
shandor
and
I
am
senior
vice
president
of
the
davis
companies
project,
proponent
and
I'll,
be
the
project
manager
for
this
project.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
bpda
staff
for
their
work,
the
bcdc
during
this
process.
I
think
we
we
came
out
of
this
with
a
much
better
project
than
we
went
in
and
and
as
a
team.
We're
very
appreciative
of
that.
Y
I
will
not
introduce
my
entire
team.
That
would
take
too
much
time,
but
you
will
hear
tonight
from
jeff
tompkins,
who
is
the
lead
architect
at
spagnual,
guysness
and
associates.
You
also
hear
from
drew
stangle
at
ojb,
our
landscape
architect,
who
were
instrumental
throughout
this
design
process.
A
number
of
other
folks
were
mentioned.
We're
joined
by
representatives
from
massport
this
evening.
Y
It
is
a
massport
property,
rebecca
lee
from
mint
11
is
here,
and
everyone
always
asks
we
are
working
with
john
moriarty
and
associates
on
pre-construction,
so
looking
forward
to
bringing
this
project
out
of
the
ground
nick
covered
a
lot
of
it,
but
just
to
highlight
some
of
the
other
points
here.
This
is
the
working
port.
It
was
the
old
south
boston
army
base,
where
many
materials
were
loaded
onto
ships.
Y
Y
We
rely
very
heavily
on
our
water
dependent
industrial
users
on
the
ground
floor,
they're,
obviously
very
important
from
a
chapter
91
perspective,
and
we
are
very
very
pleased
with
some
of
the
seafood
processors
and
other
water
pen,
industrial
users.
We've
recently
been
been
able
to
bring
to
this
building
nick
hit
on
some
of
the
key
benefits
that
this
project
is
bringing
among
them.
There
will
be
a
fairly
major
redesign
to
the
intersection
of
black
falcon
ave
and
dry
dock
ave
that
will
bring
some
traffic
safety
enhancements.
Y
We
are
making
a
major
commitment
to
water
transit,
hopefully
bringing
water
taxi
services
to
piertend
park,
so
very
much
looking
forward
to
bringing
that
neighborhood
benefit
and
councillor
swinton
flaherty.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
comments
this
evening,
be
remiss
if
we
didn't
mention
the
approximately
900
construction,
jobs
and
825
permanent
jobs
that
we
hope
to
bring
to
this
part
of
the
seaport.
So
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
drew
stangle
from
ojb.
Y
AA
These
yeah
I'll
look
we're
going
to
change
we're
going
to
change
gears,
I'll
jeff,
thompson's,
sped
mill,
guys
and
associates
so
I'll
start
the
presentation
with
the
architecture.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
and
secretary
pohamas
for
hearing
our
testimony
this
evening.
What
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
here
is
how
the
design
evolved
and,
to
you
know,
thank
the
bpda
staff
from
the
bcdc
for
their
input
in
this
project.
AA
AA
As
we
move
more
west
and
and
into
the
city,
we
made
a
significant
changes
on
the
eastern
end
of
this
project
to
respect
not
only
the
chapter
91,
but
also
to
sort
of
simplify
the
the
difference
between
the
existing
building
and
the
new.
We
recognize
the
historic
significance
of
the
existing
building
and
really
worked
hard
to
try
to
make
it
stand
out
from
from
the
from
the
newer
building
and
celebrate.
You
know
its
industrial
qualities.
AA
We,
the
building,
as
chris
noted,
was
built
in
1918
and
and
while
it
was
designed
to
support
munitions
and
tanks
very
heavy
loads,
it
wasn't
really
designed
for
current
seismic
and
wind
loads.
So
we
have
to
introduce
some
exterior
structure
to
this
building.
AA
The
tenants
are
existing
in
this
building
and
we
need
to
do
this
without
disturbing
them.
We
were
able
to
utilize
this
structure,
to
really
celebrate
the
working
port
and
to
celebrate
what
you
can
see
across
the
way
in
conley
terminal,
as
is
a
really
nice
element
to
welcome
you
into
the
port.
It's
very
visible,
as
you
come
in
from
the
cruise
ships,
it's
also
extremely
visible,
as
you
fly
into
logan,
it's
directly
beneath
the
busiest
airport
runway
for
logan
and
one
of
the
busier
runways
in
the
in
the
country.
AA
Quite
frankly,
next
slide
nick
is
possible.
This
is
a
sort
of
a
closer
view
of
that
of
that
of
that
south
apron,
which
is
the
most.
What
we
consider
to
be
the
very
celebrated
element
of
the
building
next
slide,
please
this
talks
a
little
bit
about
our
public
realm
overview.
I
don't
know
if
you
want
to
run
through
this
really
quickly
drew.
Z
Absolutely-
and
this
is
a
great
transition,
so
starting
looking
at
the
existing
at
the
top,
the
you
know,
the
images
represent
a
very
active
working
port,
and
just
so,
everybody
remembers
that
that
we
are
sharing
this
this
operationally
with
massport
as
well,
and
so
that's
been
critical
to
the
design
process
to
balance
those
on
the
bottom.
Z
The
proposed
condition
focuses
on
the
public
realm
additions
and
we'll
take
a
walk
through
these
three
in
a
little
bit
more
detail,
breaking
down
three
critical
zones,
the
first
being
kind
of
the
gta
or
the
ground
transportation
area-
that's
shared
between
us
and
massport
needs
flexibility
to
remain
there
in
order
to
really
facilitate
the
needs
of
the
cruise
ship
and
then
we'll
take
a
walk
down.
Z
The
harbor
walk
to
the
rearview,
aligned,
fishing,
pier
and
and
show
you
kind
of
how
we've
been
able
to
re-envision
that
procession
to
the
end,
and
then
we
will
move
to
the
upper
promenade
and
start
to
walk
down
to
the
overlooked
deck,
and
that's
a
new
found
public
space
that
we
are
very
excited
to
present
tonight.
Next
slide,
please
so
starting
kind
of
looking
at
the
left
hand
side.
Z
I
know
that
the
thumbnails
are
rather
small,
but
again
we
we
went
through
an
exhaustive
process
to
make
sure
that
this
worked
for
all
parties
involved,
while
balancing
kind
of
the
public
realm
and
the
working
port
to
come
to
a
flexible
plan
that
allows
us
to
really
establish
still
a
public
realm
presence,
as
mentioned
before,
the
realignment
of
the
the
intersection
is
critical
to
the
success
of
this.
It
allows
for
clear
circulation
as
well
as
clarity
and
kind
of
crossing
paths,
as
you
start
to
get
through
the
space.
Z
The
small
little
plant
in
the
top
is
kind
of
allowing
you
to
see
that
perception
of
the
the
plaza
space
that
connects
to
our
future
others,
our
next
two
spaces,
the
image
that
shows
the
gantry
structure.
That
is
a
rendition
of
kind
of
how
you
arrive
to
the
site,
it's
the
most
protected
and
the
most
landscaped,
and
that
is
actually
the
most
permanent
landscape
that
we
are
able
to
provide
in
this
space.
As
you
start
to
get
through
the
space.
Z
The
bottom
image
is
representing
kind
of
the
flexible
zone,
the
materials
and
the
kind
of
spatial
qualities
and
the
topology
of
all
the
landscape.
Elements
in
that
space
are
flexible
in
nature,
so
that
we
can
have
that
crossover
between
massport
operations
and
public
realm,
but
it
starts
to
establish
a
sense
of
place
through
materiality
and
in
line
signage
and
refining
that
allows
you
to
kind
of
the
general
public
to
find
their
own
way
through
this
space.
Z
Z
Looking
at
the
the
restrictions
that
we
have
with
the
current
dimensions,
from
the
face
of
the
building
to
the
edge,
knowing
that
we
have
to
to
maintain
this
circulation,
as
well
as
the
flat
conditions
for
all
things
that
are
on
the
operational
side,
we
wanted
to
still
be
able
to
find
a
way
to
prioritize
the
pedestrian
and
so
looking
at
the
ground,
plane,
materials
and
the
surface
materials.
We're
able
to
kind
of
prioritize
them
in
the
harbor,
walk
condition
and
downplay
the
vehicular
circulation.
Z
We've
also
been
able
to
establish
a
textured
edge
so
that
there's
a
delineation
between
the
vehicle
and
the
pedestrian
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
rumble.
If
you
would
say
once
you
arrive
at
the
fishing
pier,
we
have
removed
all
elevated
surfaces
from
this
elevation
or
from
this
corner,
allowing
for
increased
accessibility
as
well
as
as
porosity
to
get
all
the
way
to
the
edge
along
the
facade
of
the
building.
Z
Now
as
well,
there's
new
seating
opportunities,
the
material,
the
materials
of
the
ground
plane,
still
prioritize
the
pedestrian
and
make
sure
that
the
vehicle
still
knows
where
they're
supposed
to
go
along
the
edge.
We're
excited
to
kind
of
take
some
of
the
comments
from
the
public
actually
and
really
start
to
think
about
emergency
equipment
and
safety
considerations,
so
we're
starting
to
look
at
ways
to
interact
to
to
add
those
to
the
project,
and
then
the
fish
cleaning
stations
is
a
an
addition
as
well.
Z
There
currently
is
one
out
there
we're
looking
at
two
currently,
but
certainly
an
upgrade
at
the
very
least
next
side,
and
then.
Lastly,
the
upper
promenade
is
the
newfound
public
space
that
we're
excited
about.
The
sequence
starts
with
the
vertical
connection:
that's
establishing
what
almost
a
gateway
moment,
so
this
would
be
kind
of
that
experience
through
that
plaza
space.
You,
you
are
welcomed
by
this
big
architectural
gesture.
It
has
an
elevator
as
well
as
a
stair,
so
it
takes
you
up
and
it
gives
you
the
two
options.
Z
It
is
open
to
the
public
again
and
it's
the
front
door
to
this
experience
once
you're
at
the
top
of
the
experience,
you're
welcomed
by
the
promenade
experience
that
allows
for
planting
to
be
established
between
the
pedestrian
and
the
vehicles
separating
those
two.
Once
you
get
to
the
corner,
we're
crossing
through
the
the
parking
lot
to
get
to
the
undercarriage
and
then
at
the
end
we
are
opening
up
with
the
large
overlooked
deck
that
provides
optimal,
seating
and
opportunities
to
see
the
harbor
islands.
AA
Thanks
drew
some
of
the
other
big
moves
we
made
were
to
cantilever
the
north
facade.
That
is
in
basically
in
support
of
that
that
promenade
walk
that
takes
you
across
across
the
second
level,
and
then
we
enhanced
the
west
entry
to
make
it
more
of
an
iconic
entryway
and
make
it
more
inviting
for
the
public
to
use
it.
It's
an
elevator
and
a
stair
that
allows
them
to
get
up
to
the
upper
level.
AA
It
also
acts
as
our
front
door
quite
frankly,
and
then
another
big
move
that
we
did
was
to
identify
the
first
edition
and
expansion
of
this
building
differently
from
our
new
four
stories
and
differently
from
the
existing
building
itself.
Utilizing
some
some
architectural
interventions
to
create
place,
making
for
historic
imagery
that
we
want
to
impart
on
the
facade
as
a
welcoming
element
from
people
coming
from
the
bus
terminal
from
the
intersection
and
from
the
ships
and
the
gta
area.
AA
And
then,
lastly,
we
wanted
to
differentiate
the
existing
structure
from
the
new
with
some
coloration
and
changing
the
fenestration,
so
that
we
still
maintained
sort
of
an
industrial
character
to
the
building,
but
made
it
very
very
different.
A
little
a
little
more
bold
in
the
existing
to
try
to
separate
it
from
the
from
the
existing
structure
itself,
so
that
it's
clear
that
this
building
was
an
original
building,
was
added
to
and
was
added
to
again.
AA
At
this
point,
we're
ready
to
take
any
comments.
B
Fabulous
all
right,
so
we
will
we'll
hold
off
on
board
questions
until
after
the
the
public
comment
period.
So
with
that,
if
you
would
like
to
speak,
please
please
use
the
raise
hand
icon
there
on
your
screen,
and
you
will
be
called
on
by
secretary
pohemas,
all
right.
AB
Good
evening,
malang
secretary
malone
chair
members
of
the
board
of
miner
press
representing
the
carpenters
union
on
behalf
of
hundreds
of
union
carpenters
that
live
and
work
with
the
city
of
boston
and
want
to
go
on
record
support.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
our
great
elected
officials
for
south
boston
for
being
very
terrible
and
also
the
davis
companies
for
a
great
process.
They
went
above
and
beyond
to
accommodate
the
neighborhood.
Thank
you
so
much.
AB
AC
I
do
later
in
the
presentation
yes
later
in
the
meeting.
S
A
All
right,
madam
chair,
I
believe
that
concludes
our
public
hearing.
B
Okay,
great,
mr
mr
carter,
do
we
have
any
email
testimony
that
to
read
into
the
record.
W
B
Okay,
perfect,
all
right,
so
we'll
move
on
to
to
board
questioning
so
questions
or
comments
from
the.
H
Board
I'll
just
make
one
comment.
I
know
a
few
years
ago
we
approved
the
master
plan,
our
vision
for
the
marine
industrial
park,
and
it
was
to
keep
the
marine
industrial
uses
on
our
one-story
buildings
and
add
floors
on
top
with
multiple
uses,
and
it's
great
to
see
that
vision
realized
in
this
building.
B
Great
additional
additional
questions
or
comments.
B
I
do
have
I
do
have
one:
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
kind
of
the
awareness
building
or
communication
campaign
or
any
kind
of
place,
making
type
efforts
that
that
you
plan
on
doing
so?
That
way,
again,
super
excited
about
the
that
the
the
overhead
public
public
realm
walk
there.
So
how
are
we
gonna?
Let
people
know
that
that
this
amenity
is
is
here.
Y
Thank
you,
that's
a
great
question.
I
will
tell
you
that
we
have
been
working
with
boston
harbor
now
on
getting
an
interpretive
signage
program
put
in
place
here.
There
is
a
tremendous
amount
of
history
to
tell
about
this
site
and
the
surrounding
neighborhood
and
we're
looking
forward
to
working
with
them
on
that.
B
Yeah,
it's
so
exciting.
I
mean
I
can
just
like
see
the
like.
You
know
with
all
the
new
all-inclusive
boston
campaign.
That's
out
there,
I'm
just
again
getting
getting
so
excited
about
again
showing
the
world
these,
these
great
amenities
and
providing
access
to
this.
You
know,
amazing
asset
that
we
have
in.
Y
B
Great
great
any
additional
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
E
E
B
Okay,
so
that
concludes
the
the
public
hearings.
That
was
just
the
the
one
I
believe
we
do
have
someone
from
councillor
box
office
that
you
know
we'd
like
to
give
an
opportunity
to
to
speak
today.
So
secretary,
paul,
hemis,
yep
lauren
go
ahead.
Hi.
A
AD
AD
She
joins
members
of
the
back
bay
community
in
continuing
to
encourage
the
development
team
to
maximize
the
energy
efficiency
of
this
new
construction.
She
would
like
them
to
create
the
good
neighbor
agreement
they
discussed
in
the
last
meeting,
and
she
encourages
also
the
developer
to
continue
to
work
with
neighbors
on
architecture
and
mechanicals.
AD
That
is
all
I
have
to
say.
Thank
you
very
much
for
having
me
thank.
B
You
thank
you
very
much,
lauren
all
right.
So
coming
back
to
the
the
agenda,
we
are
on
item
number
nine.
So
this
is
a
planning.
We
have
a
manapan
public
art
project.
Miss
rosa
herrera
de
andres
is
here
to
walk
us
through
that
rosa.
Please.
X
Thank
you,
madam
chairs,
member
of
the
board
director
golden
and
madame
secretary.
My
name
is
rosa
herrera
andres,
I'm
a
senior
planner
and
colleague
for
plant
marathon,
I'm
here
before
you
today
to
update
the
board
on
the
progress
of
the
plan,
matapan
public
art
project.
This
is
part
of
the
plan,
matapan
planning
initiative.
X
X
The
plum
marapan
public
art
project
will
support
the
creation
of
temporary
public
art
in
the
marathon
next
slide.
Please
thank
you.
The
first
mural
financed
through
a
memorandum
of
agreement
with
the
boys
and
girls
club
of
boston
is
scheduled
to
be
unveiled
in
the
madapantin
center
at
10,
hasseltown
street
tomorrow
may
14th,
mayor
yenni
is,
will
join
the
celebration.
X
X
The
artwork
depicts
the
characteristics
that
the
teens
feel
describe:
the
center
engagement
community
activism,
opportunity
safety
and
fun
next
slide.
Please,
the
call
for
artist
for
the
second
location
was
issued
on
march
1st
2021
and
follow
the
recommendations
of
the
mayor's
office
of
arts
and
culture,
the
vpda
main
city
partner.
X
The
selection
committee
shortly
shortlisted
three
finalists
for
an
interview
on
monday
may
3rd
2021
with
bpda
staff.
I'm
the
carter
post
commander
after
the
interviews,
jeremy
harrison
alias
super
suebek
was
identified
as
the
selected
artist
to
be
award
up
to
15
000,
a
portion
of
the
planned
marathon
public
art
project.
X
X
B
Board:
okay,
I'm
hearing
it
seeing
I'm
I'm
so
excited
about
this.
I
think
that's
so
great
trying
to
move
some
things
around.
So
I
can,
you
know,
get
there
to
to
see
to
see
tomorrow,
but
great
work
and
just
congratulations
on
on
this.
This
is
really
exciting
and,
as
like
a
as
a
proud
president
of
matapan,
again,
just
it's
just
it's
so
important
art
is
so
important
to
creating
the
vibrancy
and
and
reflecting
the
cultures
in
our
community.
So
just
really
excited.
B
Thank
you
all
right.
So
if
we
don't
any
questions
or
comments,
I
think
emotion
is
an
order
here.
There's
no
vote
attached
to
this.
Oh
there's
no
vote
attached
to
this
one!
Okay!
Well,
if
we
did,
it
would
be,
it
would
be
a
good
one.
B
D
B
B
Okay,
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
hi,
mr
monahan,
I'm
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
hi
and
the
chair
votes
immission
passes.
Thank
you.
Michelle
hey
item
number
11,
request
authorization
to
advertise
and
issue
an
invitation
for
bids
pursuant
to
chapter
30b
of
massachusetts,
general
laws
for
cleaning
and
maintenance
of
the
china
trade
center
located
at
2
boylston
street
in
chinatown,
laura
madden.
J
Chair,
madam
secretary
and
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
join
you
once
again
this
afternoon,
I'm
requesting
your
authorization
to
advertise
and
issue
an
invitation
for
vids
for
cleaning
and
maintenance
of
our
china
trade
center.
The
scope
will
be
to
clean
and
maintain
the
china
trade
center,
specifically
including
common
areas,
windows,
some
services
in
tenant
areas,
as
well
as
to
clean
and
maintain
and
remove
snow
from
the
adjacent
liberty
tree
plaza,
as
was
mentioned
by
board
members.
J
Earlier
today,
the
bpa's
real
estate
team
has
made
significant
recent
investments
so
that
our
property
can
be
available
to
local
organizations.
This
is
certainly
the
case
at
the
china
trade
center.
These
janitorial
services
are
critical
to
maintaining
that
investment
in
the
china
trade
center,
specifically
to
maintain
it
as
a
class
b
office
building.
It's
also
a
historically
and
culturally
significant
property.
J
Colliers
international,
as
our
property
manager
at
the
china
trade
center,
will
collaborate
with
bpda
staff
to
ensure
active
vendor
management
and
the
incorporation
of
industry
best
practices.
In
particular.
This
procurement
will
reflect
lessons
learned
from
the
ongoing
impact
of
the
covid19
pandemic
and
public
health
guidance,
particularly
as
our
tenants,
such
as
the
urban
college
of
boston
and
the
chinatown
library
branch
reopen.
J
B
B
Okay,
well
all
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
hi,
mr
monaghan
aye,
dr
landsmark
aye,
mr
miller
aye,
and
the
chairperson
eye
motion.
Thank
you.
Laura
item
number
twelve
request:
authorization
to
advertise
and
issue
a
request
for
proposals
for
multiple
contracts
for
real
estate
financial
advisory
services
for
a
one-year
term,
with
two
one-year
term
options
dennis.
K
B
I
don't
think
that
will
be
necessary.
We
will
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
Okay
hearing
and
seeing
none
a
motion
is
an
order.
Sound
moved.
E
R
K
L
Maureen.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
again,
this
is
a
repeat
of
an
an
item
that
I
presented
at
the
edic
board
and
it
is
this
one
is
to
allow
a
t
to
access
the
infrastructure
on
all
of
the
other
properties
outside
of
the
raymond
alpha
and
marine
park.
B
B
So
item
number
15
request
authorization
to
award
tentative
designation
status
to
andrew
koppel
and
brooke
coleman
to
facilitate
the
sale
of
the
bpda
owned
23
highland
street
and
the
kittridge
square
urban
renewal
area
for
open
space.
Morgan.
V
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
On
december
17
2020,
the
bpda
board
approved
a
request
to
issue
applications
for
the
sale
of
three
parcels
in
the
kittridge
square
urban
renewal
area
through
the
abutter
parcels
program.
The
purpose
of
this
program
is
to
sell
small
unbuildable
bpda
owned
vacant
land
to
a
butters
as
deep,
restricted,
open
space.
We
return
today
to
request
tentative
designation
for
the
second
of
these
parcels
parcel
a1
at
23
highland
street.
V
The
parcel
contains
2100
square
feet
of
vacant
land
abutted
by
residential
buildings,
to
the
side
and
to
the
rear.
On
january
6
2021
the
bpda
made
applications
for
the
parcel
available
to
all
direct
butters
for
60
days.
The
asking
price
was
set
at
the
assessed
value
of
the
parcel,
which
is
twenty
four
thousand
four
hundred
dollars.
The
bpda
received
three
applications
from
abutting
property
owners
per
the
guidelines
in
the
application.
The
bpda
offered
the
applicants
the
opportunity
to
purchase
the
property
together
and
divide
it
amongst
themselves.
V
V
The
joint
proposal
offers
the
24
400
asking
price
and
proposes
improvements
which
include
installing
porous
walkways
a
perennial
garden,
a
privacy
fence
and
planters
along
the
front
of
the
parcel.
So
we
request
authorization
to
award
tentative
designation
of
parcel
a1
in
the
kitridge
square
urban
renewal
area
at
23,
highland
street
to
andrew
coco
and
brooke
coleman.
Thanks
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
Hey,
thank
you,
morgan.
Any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
E
B
Okay,
we'll
call
for
a
vote,
ms
downs
hi,
mr
monaghan
aye,
dr
landsmark
hi,
mr
miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes.
Thank
you,
morgan
and
happy
gardening.
Thank
you.
Okay
item
number
16
has
been
removed,
so
let's
move
to
17
request
authorization
to
modify
the
area
meeting
area,
median
income
percentages
of
the
two
inclusionary
development
units
from
70
ami
to
60,
ami
in
connection
with
the
11
east
atlantic
street
project,
to
accept
an
increase
to
the
community,
benefit
contribution
for
the
boston
parks
and
recreation
department
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
AE
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
madame
secretary
staff,
recommends
authorization
to
modify
the
area
median
income
percentages
for
two
of
the
required
four
inclusionary
development
units
from
70
of
ami
to
60
percent
of
ami.
In
connection
with
the
proposed
project.
We
also
would
like
to
accept
five
thousand
dollar
increase
to
the
community
benefits
for
the
boston
parks
and
recreation
department.
AE
B
E
B
B
Item
number
18
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certification
of
approval
in
accordance
with
article
80e,
small
project,
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
a
43,
500
square
foot,
five-story,
retail
and
office
building
located
at
149
through
155
newbury
street,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
Michael.
AF
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
madam
secretary
and
director
goldman,
I'm
michael
sinatra:
senior
project
manager
of
epda
development
review.
The
project
before
you
is
the
149-155
newberry
street
project
in
the
back
bay.
It
is
a
small
as
of
right
project
consisting
of
approximately
forty
three
thousand
five
hundred
square
feet
with
an
far
of
three
and
a
height
of
five
stories
and
sixty
five
feet,
the
project
will
be
all
commercial
of
which
approximately
seventeen
thousand
five
hundred
square
feet
will
be
retail
and
twenty
six
thousand
square
feet
will
be
office.
AF
AF
AG
Thank
you
michael
good
evening,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board.
My
name
is
whitney
robinette
and
I
represent
ownership
of
149
newberry.
As
michael
mentioned.
This
is
an
as
of
right
project,
five
stories,
retail
and
office
retail
on
levels
one
and
two
office
above
it
is
as
of
right
per
zoning.
It
will
require
g-cod
relief
and
it
is
the
last
developable
parcel
on
newbury
street
right
at
the
corner
of
dartmouth-hilltonberry.
AG
We,
since
acquiring
the
property
in
july
of
2019
we've
gone
through
a
very
thorough
design,
review
process
with
our
community
and
have
several
meetings
with
nab,
as
well
as
the
abutters
we're
also
under
backed
by
architectural
commission
purview
and
have
gone
through
that
process
as
well.
We've
had
two
very
successful
subcommittee
review
meetings
in
the
last
couple
of
months
and
anticipate
going
for
a
final
hearing
in
june.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
haril
with
nelson
and
he'll
go
through
the
architectural
slides.
AH
Good
evening,
members
of
the
board,
or
early
evening
I
should
say
members
of
the
board
director
golden
madam
chair-
we're
really
excited
to
present
and
happy
to
present
what
we
feel
is
a
very
unique
and
generational
project
that
not
only
unites
and
completes
the
urban
fabric
of
dartmouth
and
newbury
street
a
longtime
parking
lot.
That
was
once
a
hotel
in
residential
residential
units
now
wants
to
be
a
new
and
urban
and
civic
neighbor,
a
project
that
promotes
equitable
access
and
for
retail
and
office
to
help
accelerate
a
now
closed
off
lot.
AH
That
was
only
slated
for
parking
into
something,
wonderful
and
exciting.
We
are.
We
are
very
exciting
to
open
this
project,
as
many
folks
have
already
collaborated
and
collaborated
in
meaningful
and
productive
conversations
is
what
you
mentioned:
bpa
bbac,
nav
and
others
next
slide.
Please.
AG
I
can
touch
on
this
real
quick,
so
this
just
highlights
that
we're
bringing
about
2500
square
feet
of
public
space
on
newbury
the
site
will
be
set
back
20
feet
and
our
property
is
approximately
130
feet
wide.
So
we're
going
to
be
bringing
some
nice
open
space
to
the
neighborhood.
In
addition
to
the
new
retail
and
office
space
that
will
be
delivered,
we
will
be
bringing
112
construction
jobs
throughout
the
project.
AG
I
AH
Next
slide,
please
so
just
a
quick
orientation.
This
is
at
the
intersection
of
newberry
and
dartmouth,
along
with
the
dartmouth
park,
so
again,
a
generational
opportunity
and
a
great
corner
site.
You
can
tell,
within
the
vicinity
of
its
location,
great
sight
lines
from
commuting,
walking,
pedestrian
vehicular
and
a
multimodal
activity
in
the
area.
AH
We
had
noticed
that
if
you
look
on
the
bottom
left
in
the
dotted
areas
that
the
red
buildings
represent
a
very
rich
and
brick
materiality
and
as
we
go
left
to
right
next
slide,
please
you
start
noticing
that
there
is
a
variation
in
not
only
materiality
and
scale,
but
the
use
of
bays,
etc.
Start
becoming
quite
varied.
Next
slide,
please
and
right
where
our
site
sits.
You
can
see
here.
AH
This
begins
the
transformation
and
you
can
see
on
the
bottom
that
the
grey
buildings
not
only
represent
a
departure
from
brick,
but
also
a
departure
from
stylistic
elements
that
have
been
sort
of
inherently
what
we
consider
the
older
parts
of
the
of
back
bay
next
slide.
Please,
and
as
we
get
to
the
other
end
of
newbury
street,
you
can
see
her
almost
very,
very
different
architecture.
We
saw
this
as
an
opportunity
to
create
a
dynamic
blend.
AH
The
site
sits
at
almost
a
pivot
point,
an
inflection
point
within
the
street
and
an
opportunity
to
really
bring
multiple
potential
styles
together,
all
all
while
being
very
contextually
appropriate
next
slide.
Please
here
is
the
existing
site
as
it
stands
today.
This
is
the
parking
lot
site,
and
you
know,
as
you
can
tell,
this,
is
an
opportunity
to
complete
the
fabric,
the
cityscape,
and
really
bring
a
definition
to
the
corner
of
both
newbury
and
dartmouth
street
next
slide.
Please.
AH
We
also
wanted
to
pay
careful
attention
to
the
buildings
that
are
across
and
diagonally
across
the
street
of
the
site
as
well,
noting
that
how
the
coroners
were
treated,
etc
there
they
could
be
somewhat
iconic
on
the
far
right
number
c
or
they
can
be
part
of
its
own.
You
know
urban
contextuality
of
the
building
itself,
like
an
a
and
just
a
continuation
of
the
building.
AH
Next
slide,
please
the
site
plan,
obviously
equally
important
as
part
of
the
building
siding.
We
wanted
to
set
the
newbury
street
frontage
back,
not
only
respecting
the
context
of
the
butters,
but
also
increasing
the
width
of
the
sidewalk
for
creating
accessibility
to
the
retail
fronts,
as
well
as
creating
a
compliment.
As
we
turn
the
corner
to
the
dartmouth
street
sidewalk,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
the
sense
of
wideness
and
being
able
to
turn
the
corner
was
a
compliment
to
what's
already
existing
as
a
wonderful
park.
AH
Next
slide,
please
the
floor
plan
as
it
stands.
Right
now
is
cited
for
multiple
retail
occupants,
both
on
first
and
second
floor.
This
obviously
given
the
economics
and
how
the
city
will
hopefully
bounce
back
quite
vigorously
for
retail,
we're
hopeful
that
this
will
be
a
really
dynamic
opportunity
for
multi
multiple
different
varieties
of
retail.
There
is
no
food
and
beverage
here.
This
is
dry
goods
as
proposed.
AH
There
is
an
office
lobby
entry
which
is
the
upper
right
of
the
site,
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
too
was
prominent
as
three
stories
of
this
building
is
office
in
use
and
the
lower
two
stories
are
retail
in
use.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
building
turned
the
corner
appropriately
and
wanted
to
create
visibility
for
that
office
entrance
as
much
as
we're
trying
to
create
visibility
for
the
retail-
and
you
can
see
here-
maybe
the
type
the
fonts
didn't
really
exactly
translate
in
the
pdf.
AH
So
apologies
for
that,
but
you
know
it
as
a
as
whitney
mentioned.
This
is
as
of
right
approximate,
you
know,
floors
are
around
eight
to
nine
thousand
square.
Feet
would
set
back
on
the
upper
floor
next
next
slide,
please.
AH
This
is
a
view
of
the
building
the
design
of
the
building.
We
wanted
to
create
multiple
things.
Actually,
from
a
distance,
if
you
were
to
step
back
across
the
street
or
down
the
street,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
building
felt
appropriate
not
only
in
height
but
in
in
tonality
and
materiality.
AH
We
wanted
the
building
to
feel
like
a
today
version
of
back
bay,
not
a
turn
of
the
century
version
of
the
back
bay.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
there
was
a
multiple
experience
of
detail
as
you
get
closer
to
the
building,
meaning
as
you
get
closer,
we
would
you
would.
You
would
see
and
appreciate
the
brick
detailing
as
coursing
will
change
anything
from
stacking
to
turning
the
coursing
soldier
course
etc,
and
also
the
detailing
in
the
metal
work
to
create
fins
and
different
shadow
lines
as
you
get
closer
to
the
building.
AH
We
wanted
that
richness
to
be
there,
because
we
understand
that
that
is
the
richness
of
the
back
bay
as
it
stands
and
newbury
street,
and
we
wanted
to
find
a
more
contemporary
way
of
bringing
that
forward.
We
didn't
simply
want
to
have
just
a
series
of
double
stacked
bays.
AH
Therefore,
we
sort
of
set
back
the
upper
floor
a
little
bit
to
create
a
more
of
a
gesture
at
the
corner
of
the
building
and
also
by
using
sort
of
a
recessed
or
reticulated
brick
detail,
creating
something
a
little
bit
special
and
enunciative
at
the
corner
of
the
building
next
slide.
Please,
then,
again,
also
looking
from
multiple
views,
you
can
see
how
the
tops
of
the
buildings
actually
align
almost
and
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
was
contextually
appropriate
next
slide.
Please
just
multiple
views
again.
AH
Next
slide,
please,
and
then,
as
michael
alluded,
you
know
within
the
65
foot
height
and
and
the
dimensionality
of
the
building,
having
sort
of
a
playfulness
on
the
windows
as
far
as
its
repetition
and
rhythm
next
slide.
Please
and
of
course,
turning
that
elevation
making
sure
the
detail
is
very
consistent
around
the
building
for
the
dartmouth
street
side,
as
well
as
as
extending
to
the
alley
side
of
the
building
as
well.
AH
Next
slide,
please
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
the
punched
window
feeling
that
you
see
that's
very
typical
of
common
of
the
alley
is
also
is
there.
We
also
have
a
lot
more
brick
articulation
as
well
to
make
sure
that
the
design
of
the
building
doesn't
simply
just
stop
at
the
corner
that
it
continues
all
the
way
around
next
slide.
Please
and
then
the
sight
lines,
of
course,
being
very
important.
AH
We
want
we're,
locating
the
mechanicals
at
the
top
of
the
building
in
a
way
that
you'd
have
to
be
pretty
far
back
on
the
sidewalk,
of
course,
to
be
able
to
see
the
mechanicals.
We
want
to
set
that
back
as
what
you
mentioned.
These
are.
This
is
a
fully
electrical
building,
so
we're
working
diligently
to
making
sure
that
the
equipment
and
everything
is
selected
is
as
small
and
as
quiet
as
possible
within
within
means.
So
I
think
that
is
the
last
slide
and
and
there's
one
more
sidelines
fine.
B
Great,
thank
you,
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
B
So
I
do
have
I
have
a
question
you
you
mentioned.
This
is
a
hot
topic
for
this
meeting
and
the
last
one
on
on
the
the
g-cod
compliance.
So
you
know
just
looking
to
kind
of
get
an
understanding
of.
What's
the
wood
piling
situation
under
the
building
and-
and
you
know,
you
know
making
sure
that
we
are
doing
any,
you
know
necessary
work
there
if,
if
needed,.
AG
I
could
speak
to
that
briefly,
but
I
will
admit
that's
way
over
my
head.
We
don't
have
our
engineers
on
the
call
today,
but
our
civil
engineer
is
hsh
and
they're
going
through
the
g-cod
process
with
the
city
at
this
time.
So
I
can
provide
more
information
as
a
follow-up.
If
that's
helpful.
B
Yeah,
I
think,
it'd
be
helpful.
I
mean
it's
just
something:
that's
definitely
on
our
radar
and
we're
trying
to
kind
of
again
incorporate
that
into
into
our
you
know,
review
and
questioning
process
around
around
these
areas
that
were
known
to
be
affected.
So
I'm.
AI
Sure,
I
might
just
add
this
is
dennis
quilty
on
the
attorney
work
on
the
project.
Of
course,
there
was
a
building
on
the
site
many
many
years
ago.
We
think
it
was
lost
to
a
fire.
So
there's
no
structure.
It's
been
this.
You
know
parking
lot
for
many
years,
but
we
will
be
working
very
closely
with
the
groundwater
trust
and
with
water
and
sewer
commission
to
make
sure
that
we're
compliant
be
interesting
to
see
what's
left
below
and
how
we
can
integrate.
AI
I
mean
that's,
we
don't
even
know
what's
down
there,
yeah,
so
it
but
it'll
certainly
be
worked
around,
and
I
just
I
want
to
have
this
one
thing.
I
want
to
thank
michael
sinatra,
who
was
a
fabulous
project
manager?
I
know
he's
leaving
after
this
week.
So
thank
you
very
much,
michael
for
your
help.
B
Yeah
I
appreciate
it
and
yeah,
so
I
think
about
the
design
again,
one
of
the
things
that
that
popped
out
to
me.
So
I
definitely
appreciate
you
know
bringing
a
contemporary
but,
like
you
know,
still
like
you
know,
detailed
view
to
to
the
design
there,
and
I
think
that's
yeah,
just
don't
want
to
lose
the
kind
of
detailedness
right
and
the
special.
AH
B
Yeah
totally
totally
so
appreciate
your
detail
to
that
and
and
yeah
excited
to
see
how
it
all
blends
in
eventually,
okay,
any
additional
questions
or
comments
from
the
board
hearing
and
seeing
none
emotion
is
in
order.
It's
all
moved.
H
B
R
B
All
right
item
number
19
request
authorization
to
issue
a
determination
waiving
further
review
pursuant
to
section
88-6
large
project
review
of
the
zoning
code
in
connection
with
the
notice
of
project
change
for
the
150
newland
street
project,
changing
the
230
room,
hotel
use
to
115
residential
homeowner
units
and
up
to
166
bicycle
spaces
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
Mr
sinatra.
AF
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
madame
secretary
and
director
golden
again,
my
name
is
michael
sinatra:
bpda
senior
project
manager
with
development
review.
The
project
before
you
is
150
neon
street
in
the
leather
district
is
a
large
project
consisting
of
96
500
square
feet.
The
original
proposal
was
for
a
230
key
hotel,
with
retail
lounge
space
on
the
ground
floor,
the
proponent
filed
in
a
notice
of
product
change
on
february
21st
2021,
seeking
a
change
of
use
only
from
hotel
to
residential
home
ownership.
The
proposal
will
also
comply
with
the
compact
living
policy.
AF
AF
The
leather
district,
neighborhood
association
has
overwhelmingly
supported
both
the
original
approval,
as
well
as
the
mpc
proposal
and
is
excited
to
see
this
planet's
site
be
redeveloped.
Finally,
this
is
a
lead
silver
project
and
the
construction
cost
will
be
approximately
50
million
dollars
and
will
produce
150
construction
jobs.
AF
I
just
want
to
quickly
read
into
the
record
a
brief
letter
that
we
received
just
a
little
while
ago
from
council
flynn,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
since
says
dear
members
of
the
bpda
board,
I'm
writing
in
support
of
the
150
neon
project,
which
is
on
the
board's
agenda
today.
The
proponent
is
seeking
to
change
its
project
from
230
from
hotel
news
to
115
residential
home
ownership
units
and
up
to
166
bicycle
spaces.
The
project
received
support
from
the
residents
in
the
area
and
the
chinatown
on
the
interest.
AF
The
change
of
use
to
home
ownership
units
is
a
welcome
one
and,
as
it
will
add
to
our
city's
housing
stock
have
less
impact
on
traffic,
and
the
activation
of
the
site
will
bring
more
attention
to
the
region
park.
Moreover,
this
project
will
be
contributing
to
our
affordable
housing
stock
through
idp,
and
I
understand
that
the
proponent
is
working
with
the
community.
On
this
front,
the
hudson
group,
or
iran
and
omron
have
conducted
a
good
community
process
with
the
neighbors,
and
I
hope
that
the
board
will
take
favorable
action
on
this
project.
AF
If
you
have
any
questions,
please
feel
free
to
contact
me
at
ed.flynn
at
boston.gov
or
at
617-635-3203,
sincerely
ed
flynn,
boston,
city,
councilor,
district
2..
So
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
the
development
team
to
go
over
their
presentation
in
more
detail
and
we'd,
be
happy
to
take
any
questions
or
comments
afterwards.
Thank
you.
AJ
Thank
you
michael.
This
is
noam
ron
with
hudson
group.
I
want
to
thank
madam
chair
secretary
and
members
of
the
board.
Today
again,
I
want
to
echo
the
sentiment
of
thanking
michael
sinatra
for
his
his
work
and
his
collaboration
on
this
project
and
just
being
an
excellent
project
manager,
and
I
want
to
thank
counselor
flynn's
office
and
melissa
lowe
with
his
office
for
for
their
support
as
well.
AJ
Y
AJ
Better
over
the
years
really
just
based
on
the
feedback
we've
gotten
from
from
the
board
and
from
from
the
whole
staff.
So
thank
you,
I
think
you
know
michael
covered
everything.
This
project
is
fully
approved
and
we're
really
proud
of
the
amount
of
support,
really
kind
of
genuine
excitement
that
we
got
from
both
the
weather,
district
and
chinatown
communities.
AJ
So
we're
excited
to
be
back
in
front
of
you
and
like
a
lot
of
things
pivoting
this
year,
as
we
have
to
from
hotel
to
residential,
but
really
excited
about
the
deeply
affordable
housing
units
that
we're
able
to
provide
in
chinatown
and
a
really
pretty
robust
community
benefits
package
that
we
put
together
two
years
ago
and
we're
still
able
to
deliver
on
on
today.
AJ
We
can
jump
into
the
next
slide
and
I'll
I'll
try
to
be
brief
here.
I
think
a
lot
of
this
is
repetitive
from
last
time
and
I'm
happy
to
open
up
to
questions
mention
the
number
of
units
115
residential
20,
affordable
housing
units,
and
we
are
focused
on
delivering
those
in
chinatown,
where
they're
most
needed,
with
a
local
nonprofit
as
a
partner.
AJ
Several
jobs
created
and
really
kind
of
a
retail
destination
that
will
become
available
here
in
the
community
and
then
among
the
neighborhood
benefits
kind
of
mitigation
package,
we're
putting
together
there's
funding
towards
project
place,
which
is
a
cleaning
service
for
the
neighborhood
improvements
to
utica
street,
which
has
really
been
treated
as
a
back
alley
for
many
many
years.
AJ
We're
kind
of
celebrating
that
as
a
moment
in
an
actual
inviting
place
with
lighting
and
security
upgrades
we're
adding
we're
working
closely
with
the
leatheristic
neighborhood
association
to
add
public
security
cameras
that
will
be
tied
to
bpd,
so
pinpointing
a
few
kind
of
neighborhood
hot
spots
for
security
and
safety
concerns,
and
we
are
targeting
actually
lead
gold.
AJ
This
is
a
new
update
for
us
that
we're
working
through
and
a
pretty
significant
contribution
to
both
reggie
wong
memorial
park
and
also,
what's
known
as
a
leather
district
park,
which
is
a
lesser-known
parcel.
AJ
We're
hoping
the
greenway
potentially
will
take
over
shortly
next
slide,
please
just
for
contact
we're
really
on
the
edge
of
the
leather
district
on
neeland
street,
between
utica
street
and
south
street.
I
really
have
always
thought
about
this
corridor.
This
neon
street
corridor
is
a
development
sort
of
thoroughfare.
AJ
You
know
not
to
get
too
sidetracked,
but
parcel
25
is
becoming
available
diagonally
across
the
street
there,
and
we
really
think
this
is
kind
of
the
future
of
of
our
neighborhood,
but
what's
come
through
in
our.
Our
public
meetings
is
really
an
opportunity
to
start
knitting
together
in
the
weather
district
in
chinatown
neighborhoods
next
slide.
Please,
most
recently,
we
actually
did
end
up
demolishing
the
very
blighted
building
that
was
on
site.
AJ
So
we
wanted
to
move
forward
with
that,
even
before
approval
on
this
notice
of
project
change,
so
the
former
nightclub,
which
had
become
a
nuisance
even
during
its
use,
has
been
removed
and
the
image
on
the
right
shows
a
clean
site
that
we're
ready
to
move
forward
with
next
slide.
AJ
We
talked
a
lot
about
context
a
couple
years
ago
when
we
were
here,
but
really
what
we
drew
for
for
inspiration
from
the
weather
district
was
really
focusing
more
on
the
cast
iron
sort
of
metal
industrial
details.
There's
beautiful,
you
know
rich
brick,
buildings
and
loft
buildings
very
prominent
ground
floors
that
are
often
two
or
three
levels
of
sort
of
height,
so
you'll
see
that
in
our
in
our
renderings
and
we're
kind
of
bringing
that
design
forward
in
a
modern
way.
AJ
Here
next
slide,
we
can
take
a
closer
look
at
the
at
the
ground
floor
with
some
of
the
just
some
of
the
thoughtfulness
around
the
site,
so
improved
lighting,
as
I
mentioned
on
utica
street,
really
tabling
that
whole
street,
both
from
a
pedestrian
safety
perspective
and
just
operationally
for
pickup
drop-off
riffing
a
little
bit
on
some
of
the
cast
iron
details
and
some
interesting
visual
cues
for
weight,
finding
and
kind
of
ground
floor
activity
there.
AJ
Adding
some
greenery
and
planters
and
also
importantly,
is
a
raised
bike
lane
like
a
true
sort
of
cycle
track.
That's
about
100
feet,
we're
extending
beyond
our
site
all
the
way
up
to
lincoln
street
as
well.
Next
slide,
you
get
a
view
of
the
the
new
renderings
kind
of
the
new
design.
I
talked
about
kind
of
the
cast
iron
looking
details,
kind
of
the
dark
metal
that
we're
bringing
forward
and
again
that
two
and
three
height
expression
on
the
lobby.
AJ
This
is
kind
of
a
rare
opportunity,
a
weather
district
to
actually
have
ground
floor
retail
a
lot
of
times.
Things
are
a
couple
steps
down
in
the
lower
level
or
a
couple
steps
up.
So
this
is,
you
know
we
heard
throughout
the
process
that
people
really
wanted
this
ground
floor
activated
not
just
with
a
lobby
but
with
ideally
with
food
and
beverage
and
sort
of
a
third
place
for
the
community.
AJ
Next
slide,
I'm
happy
to
answer
more
detailed
architectural
questions,
but
I
think
what's
evolved.
The
most
in
our
program
is
the
north
facade,
which
I
think
we
heard
early
on
that
it
felt
like
it
was
sort
of
turning
its
back
on
the
building
a
little
bit
today,
we've
really
minimized
the
amount
of
solid
surface
there.
So
there's
a
lot
of
glass,
a
lot
of
usable.
AJ
You
know
residential
activity
and
really
you
know
we've
that
whole
form
has
become
much
more
slender
and
much
more
reminiscent
of
kind
of
the
the
more
proud
facades
on
the
on
the
south,
east
and
west
as
well,
and
we
can
skip
ahead
to
the
next
slide
as
well
again,
just
a
summary
of
kind
of
the
live
work,
connect
sustain
slides
here
and
I
can
get
into
more
detail
as
I
went
through
it
quickly,
but
that's
all
I
had
for
for
the
presentation
this
evening.
Thank
you
again.
B
Hey,
thank
you,
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
B
Okay,
so
I
was
definitely
like,
like
I
could
see
my
old
house
like
or
my
old
condo
right
right
across
the
street
from
that,
so
I'm
you
know
again
super
excited
to
you
know
to
be
seeing
this
project
move
forward
and
it's
and
changing
to
residential
too
I
mean
I
thought
the
hotel
is
cool,
but
you
know
I
think
this
is
gonna,
be
great
to
add
to
our
housing
stock
there
and
also
really
happy
to
see
the
work
on
on
utica
street
and
at
the
planters.
B
It's
just
that's
it's
really
great,
so
I
guess
just
again
continuing
in
the
theme,
knowing
that
this
is
the
you
know
from
a
g-cod
perspective,
you
know
just
trying
to
again
raise
awareness
and
get
an
understanding.
If
again,
this
is
an
opportunity
to
kind
of
check.
What's
underneath
there
now
that
you've
raised
the
building
and
kind
of
see,
you
know
if
there's
there's
anything.
AJ
Sure
yeah,
it's
a
good
question.
We
did
sort
of
incorporate
our
gcod
design
early
on
in
the
project.
I
will
say
also
related
to
that.
So
from
a
resiliency
perspective,
we're
actually
not
building
a
basement,
no
underground,
really
the
lowest
we'd
get
is
into
an
elevator
pit
so
that
immediately
it
already
begins
to
mitigate
any
underwater.
AJ
You
know
sort
of
disturbance
or
any
groundwater
issues
so
inherently
sort
of
in
our
design.
We
already
have
that
in
mind.
In
fact
this
week
we're
doing
some
test
boring,
so
we'll
have
a
better
idea
of
subsurface
conditions,
but
that's
I'm
glad
you
bring
it
up.
I
meant
to
to
bring
it
up
in
my
presentation,
something
that
we're
keenly
aware
of,
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
study
with
our
engineers.
G
AJ
It's
a
good
question,
so
something
that
we've
been
working
well
on
with
eversource
is
to
actually
place
them
on
the
second
and
third
floors.
That
way
it's
not
taking
up,
really
valuable
ground
floor,
retail
and
really
valuable.
I
mean
really
for
the
community
right.
We
want
to
open
up
that
ground
floor
as
much
as
possible.
So
second
and
third
floors
is
where
we're
stacking
them
and
they're
accessible
to
utica
street
yeah.
G
And
well,
I
have
a
daily
gc
change
from
two
years
ago.
AJ
Did
the
gc
change
was
that
the
question
yeah
we're
working,
we're
still
working
with
with
gilbane
on
pre-construction?
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
B
Second,
okay,
okay,
mike
second,
all
right,
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark,
we
might
have,
we
might
have-
might
have
lost
dr
lanswer.
I
actually
left
mr
miller,
okay,
cool
miller,
all
right
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes
yeah,
congratulations
again
and
thank
you.
Good
luck!.
B
Let
me
scroll
here,
okay,
item
number,
20,
request:
authorization
to
issue
a
scoping
determination,
waiving
further
review
pursuant
to
article
80,
large
project,
review
of
the
boston
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
149
residential
rental
units,
including
25
income,
restricted
units
and
149
bicycle
storage;
spaces
located
at
35
through
43
braintree
street,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
B
AF
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
madam
secretary
and
director
golden
again
for
the
record.
I'm
michael
sinatra,
senior
project
manager
of
bpda
development
review.
The
project
before
you
is
35-43
braintree
street
in
alston.
There's
a
large
project
consisting
of
approximately
97
287
square
feet,
18
690
square
feet
of
which
will
be
amenity
space
with
an
far
4.5
and
a
height
of
84
feet.
The
proposal
is
for
149
rental
units,
some
of
which
will
be
compact.
The
project
will
include
34
parking
spaces
and
149
bike
parking
spaces.
AF
The
unit
mix
is
82
studios,
33,
1
beds,
18
2
beds
and
12
3
beds.
The
project
will
comply
with
idp
and
will
commit
to
17
for
a
total
of
25
units,
including
all
four
outer
spaces.
The
proponent
has
committed
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
the
parks
department
for
use
at
pediment
park,
75
dollars
to
the
austin
bride,
mobility
study
and
fifteen
thousand
dollars
to
the
austin
brighton
tma.
The
total
development
cost
will
be
68
million
dollars
and
a
project
will
create
300
construction
jobs.
The
product
has
also
received
support
from
city
councilor.
AF
AK
Thank
you,
michael
good
evening,
madam
chair,
madam
secretary
members
of
the
board
director
golden
attorney,
joe
hanley
mcdermott,
coltin
miller,
representing
jones
street
investment
partners,
the
proponent
david
andronico,
who
is
also
with
us
this
evening.
I
also
have
mark
eclipse
who
is
an
architect
with
privilege
chelinski
to
help
take
you
through
the
presentation
before
you
guys.
I
just
want
to
say
a
few
things
about.
AK
We
are
really
excited
to
deliver
here,
a
transformative
and
contributing
development
in
the
guest
street
study
area
in
austin,
taking
a
industrial
site
that
runs
along
the
mass
pike
and
now
happens
to
be
located
at
the
foot
of
boston,
landing,
making
investments
in
income,
restricted
housing
beyond
what
is
required
of
us
and
delivering
a
sustainable
energy
efficient
building
that
also
exceeds
current
policy
goals
and
working
with
the
bpda
in
the
city
to
further
what
you
heard
from
tadd
reed
earlier,
the
alston
brighton
mobility
study
at
a
part
of
the
neighborhood
that
desperately
needs
connections
like
this.
AK
As
a
result
of
these
these
measures,
and
michael
sinatra
in
particular
not
to
pile
on,
I
know
others
have
spoken
to
it,
but
to
him,
but
I
am
going
to
miss
him
and
it
was
great
to
work
with
him
on
this
project
and
many
others,
and
what
has
resulted
is
a
development
that
has
a
greater
number
of
income,
restricted,
affordability
than
would
be
required.
25
idp
units
nearly
we'd
be
required
to
do
19..
AK
Also,
we
are
including
a
wider
range
of
affordability
from
60
percent
of
ami
to
80
percent
of
ami
versus
the
70
percent
required
we're
really
proud
to
be
making
an
investment
in
pennamon
park
nearby,
but
also
in
funding
and
furthering
the
austin
brighton
mobility
study
and
creating
new
sidewalks
and
public
realm
in
this
area.
And
finally,
we
are
including
in
this
real
maximized
energy
efficiency
measures,
a
solar
rooftop,
pv
array
from
day.
One
current
policy
encourages
solar
ready.
AK
This
will
be
solar
built
and
that
will
help
to
offset
some
of
the
energy
utilization
in
the
building,
including
our
ev
chargers
and
our
common
area,
and
also
to
increase
the
energy
efficiency
with
electric
heat
and
cooling.
So
with
that,
I'd
like
to
ask
mark
eclipse
from
pca
to
take
you
through
the
presentation.
Thank
you.
AL
Thank
you
next
slide,
please
just
to
walk
you
quickly
through
the
context.
Our
site
is
the
red
square
in
the
middle
right
on
brain
chewy
street
between
braintree
street
and
the
railroad
tracks
in
the
mass
pike
very
close
to
the
intersection
of
cambridge
street
and
harvard
avenue
next,
please
a
little
bit
closer
and
again
you
get
a
sense
of
where
we
are.
We
really
see.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
to
screen
some
of
the
views
and
noise
from
the
hike
and
from
the
railroad
tracks
for
the
neighborhood.
AL
It's
obviously
a
great
location
for
other
amenities
and
transportation
next
one.
So
currently,
the
context
is
that
one-story
brick
warehouse
building
with
a
little
bit
of
parking.
You
also
get
a
little
bit
of
a
sense
of
the
context
around
us.
Some
one-story
industrial
buildings
and
right
to
our
west
is
track
75
a
recent
residential
building.
Next,
please.
AL
Next,
please
so
in
our
ground
floor
plan,
you
can
see
that
the
the
side
to
the
right,
which
is
the
east
side
when
you
first
walk
up,
you
can
see
the
vest
view
of
the
lobby
there.
It
will
be
very
glassy
and
transparent
will
also
be
dedicated
to
being
displays
as
a
gallery
for
for
artists
who
may
live
in
the
building.
We
have
four
live
worked
lops
that
are
two-story
loft
spaces,
so
that
you
can
have
some
active
space
on
the
ground
floor
that
really
activates
that
public
realm.
AL
Then,
over
a
little
bit
further
to
the
left,
you
see
parking,
but
the
wall
in
front
of
that
parking,
we've
dedicated
to
public
art
and
finding
a
local
artist
to
really
activate
that
wall.
AL
You
can
see
the
parking
spaces,
34
parking
spaces,
150
bikes,
so
that's
one
per
unit
and
then
up
above
we
have
a
mix
of
these
live
work
box
studios,
one
bedrooms,
two
bedrooms
through
the
community
process.
We
really
we've
actually
increased
the
number
of
three
bedrooms.
Additionally,
next,
please
so
just
a
general
sense
of
the
design
of
the
building,
it's
fairly
simple
design,
but
really
meant
to
be
something
like
dynamic,
really
playing
up
the
the
the
color
and
the
vibrancy
of
the
neighborhood
and
artists
in
the
neighborhood.
AL
But
also
you
get
a
sense
of
the
scale
and
you
can
see
the
buildings
further
down
the
street.
It's
a
seven
story
building,
but
it
really
fits
the
scale
of
what's
there
and
many
of
the
new
buildings
that
have
already
been
approved
and
they're
coming
directly
across
the
street
and
a
little
bit
further
down
are
in
that
same
scale.
Next,
please
so,
looking
from
the
other
side,
this
is
from
rug.
Road
brain
tree
street
is
right
in
the
front.
AL
It's
a
little
bit
quieter,
but
still
has
some
color
and
vibrancy
that
we
really
want
to
bring
to
this
building
while
keeping
the
massing
fairly
simple.
Next,
please
and
then
looking
at
the
approach,
as
you
were
sort
of
coming
from
harvard
harvard
of
camber
street
and
some
of
the
retail
and
amenities
that
you
might
find
walking.
AL
You
see,
you'll
have
the
the
lobby
right
on
the
lower
corner
and
then
there's
a
amenity
for
the
residents
up
at
the
top
floor
with
a
roof
deck
that
has
a
great
view
of
the
city
yeah
and
then
down
right
at
the
public
realm.
This
is
a
slightly
older
view,
but
we'll
have
the
latest
in
the
next
one,
but
you
can
see
that
first
corner
as
you
approach
as
a
pedestrian.
You
can
really
see
the
the
transparency
and
the
activity
on
that
street
next,
and
this
is
a
much
better
view.
AL
This
is
through
the
process
that
we've
worked
out,
that
these
are
the
lower
floors
of
the
live,
work
box
and
they're
two-story
spaces,
so
that
you
could
actually
live
and
work
and
not
have
to
be
in
the
same
space
and
have
something
active
on
the
ground
floor
and
just
outside
of
that
space.
We're
really
looking
at
doing
something
with
street
furniture,
potentially
with
public
art,
on
that
space,
really
to
make
that
something,
that's
accessible
and
really
vibrant
for
both
residents
and
neighbors.
AL
Passing
by
you
can
see
a
little
further
down
the
street
in
the
purple.
There's
a
suggestion
of
finding
a
local
artist
to
do
some
public
art
write
down
right
at
the
street
level
next,
and
this
just
gives
you
a
sense
of
all
four
sides
of
the
building.
The
upper
left
is
the
side
that
faces
braintree
street.
AL
You
can
see
all
the
way
from
the
right
side
to
the
middle
of
the
building,
it'll
be
very
transparent
and
open,
and
then
the
rest
of
it
is
is
taken
up
by
quite
a
large
space
for
some
kind
of
public
art
and
then
again
kind
of
getting
a
sense.
How
it's
a
little
bit
more
vibrant
on
the
north
side,
which
faces
the
pike
it
faces
right
across,
so
it's
really
two
different
scales
but
really
kind
of
working
together.
AL
AL
And
we
just
wanted
to
end
on
this,
just
a
refresh
of
the
number
of
units
and
the
things
that
we're
providing
and
not
forgetting
the
sort
of
sustainability.
At
the
end
and
in
addition
to
the
things
that
are
on
this
list,
I
think
joe
mentioned
the
solar
on
day,
one
which
we
think
will
be
a
great
amenity
for
the
building.
The
lead
gold
standards
and
the
all-electric
heating
and
cooling.
AK
Thank
you
mark
and
thank
you,
madam
chair.
That
concludes
our
presentation.
B
You
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
G
I
have
a
couple
questions
and
comments,
so
is
the
general
contractor
been
selected
joe
or
or
the
architect
me?
Isn't
there
right
now.
AK
Yeah,
no,
we
we
had
some
pre-con
work
done
by
ryze
construction,
but
we
have
not
selected
contractor
at
this
point.
AL
AK
Years
we
have
pretty
good
solar
value
there,
so
we're
excited
about
that.
In
addition
to
the
one
of
the
things
I
would
say,
mr
monaghan
is
the
you
know.
The
electric
heat
and
and
cooling
also
can
is
an
adaptable
system
that
can
go
to
hot
water
when
the
technology
gets
there
right
for
this
and
in
the
future,.
G
Okay,
I
think
I
know
what
you
mean
to
drill
with
the
solar,
but
the
the
solar
panels.
I
mean
unless
it's
changed
since
the
last
time
I
checked
350
watts
for
a
solar
panel
and
it
measures
17.6
square
feet,
so
you're
really
not
getting
much
out
of
that
and,
as
you
know
joe,
I
get
invested
in
interest.
I'm
an
electrician,
so
yeah
this
home.
This
whole
move
to
the
elect.
All
electric
is
kind
of
comical
to
me,
because
so
there's
no
gas.
G
So
all
your
heat,
your
hot
water
and
your
cooking
is
all
electric
which
costs
more
person
paying
the
electric
bill
pays
more
for
that.
But
the
electricity
comes
from
a
natural
gas
plant,
so
the
electricity
is
being
generated
by
natural
gas,
but
people
think
they've
got
electric
and
it's
cleaner.
It's
actually
dirtier.
G
The
iso
new
england
mix
is
about
of
the
renewables
is
like
15
renewables.
70
of
the
15
is
burning
in
the
trash
methane
or
wood.
All
three
of
those
are
much
dirtier
than
natural
gas,
so
you're
either
getting
your
electricity
from
natural
gas,
which
is
a
trade-off
right.
So
there
is
no
real
net
gain
there
and
it's
worse.
Actually,
if
you
know
part
of
the
renewable
mix
is
burning
one
of
those
three
which
is
dirty
in
the
natural
gas.
G
AK
It's
interesting
for
so
for
the
first
time.
You
know
we
had
a
very
active
discussion
about
this,
not
just
with
the
vpda
but
with
the
iag,
which
you
know
had
really
advocated
for
this
and,
of
course
the
balance
is
that
we're
trying
to
keep
this
building
affordable
and
accessible
to
folks,
not
just
the
idp
units,
but
also
the
market
rate
units
and
you're
right?
AK
If
you,
if
you
go
all
electric,
you
can
drive
costs,
so
we
do
have
gas
for
the
the
hot
water,
and
you
know
mr
monaghan,
maybe
when
they
scale
up
wind,
like
they
have
in
front
of
the
ibw
and
maybe
inner
oceans
that
you
know
will
get
cleaner
electricity
in
the
future.
Yeah.
G
I
will
I
will
admit
that
when
you
get
significant
amount
of
wind,
that
that
will
be
a
difference
but
eversource
delivers
your
electricity
ever
so
gets
it
from
the
generators.
The
generators
are
generating.
The
electricity
with
wood
trash
methane
in
natural
gas
in
nuclear
nuclear
is
the
best
of
all.
Well,
it's
the
cleanest,
but
it
doesn't
fit
the
narrative,
but,
depending
on
the
day,
these
these
buildings
are
dirtier
with
the
with
all
electric
heat
in
the
in
cooking
versus
gas.
G
R
I
just
had
a
couple
of
observations.
First
of
all,
compared
to
the
existing
site,
what
a
wonderful
improvement,
the
existing
conditions
really
look
tough
and
we
certainly
welcome
the
149
units
to
the
the
boston
housing
market
badly.
In
need
of
that.
So
I
like
what
I
saw
and
I
really
appreciate
your
efforts
in
working
with
the
community
over
in
austin.
So
thank
you
and
those
are
my
observations.
AK
Thank
you,
mr
miller,
yeah.
It's
it's
really
rewarding
to
have
the
support
of
both
neighborhood
groups
and
the
impact
advisory
group
in
an
area
that
you
know.
You
hear
the
word
transformative
right,
but
this
really
is
a
forgotten
area,
industrial,
wise
and
now
we
have
to
be
blessed
with
the
with
the
new
train
station
nearby
and
the
leadership
of
the
city
to
advance
this.
So
thank
you.
B
Hey
great
any
additional
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
Okay
hearing
and
seeing
none
emotion
is
in
order.
B
Okay,
we
got
us
moved
in
a
second
great
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
jones
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
mr
miller,.
R
B
And
the
chair
votes
eye
motion
passes.
Congratulations.
B
You
all
right
item
number
21,
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certification
of
approval
in
accordance
with
article
80e,
small
project,
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
32
residential
condominium
units,
including
5,
idp
units,
commercial
space,
32,
bicycle
spaces
and
32
parking
spaces
located
at
120
braintree
street,
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
Michael.
AF
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
madam
secretary
and
director
golden
again
for
the
record
michael
sinatra:
senior
project
manager,
bpda
development
review,
the
project
before
you
is
120
braintree
street.
In
allston.
It
is
a
small
project
consisting
of
approximately
33
261
square
feet
with
an
far
of
3.5
and
a
height
of
5
stories
and
59
feet.
The
proposal
is
to
construct
32
home
ownership
units
as
well
as
437
square
feet
of
commercial
space.
The
unit
mixes
two
three
beds:
fifteen
two
beds
and
fifteen
one
bed.
AF
The
project
will
also
include
thirty
two
parking
spaces
and
thirty,
two
bike
part
working
spaces.
Fifteen
percent
of
the
units
will
comply
with
idp
for
a
total
of
five
units.
The
proponent
has
committed
35
000
to
the
parks
department
for
use
at
pederman
park,
as
well
as
20
000
to
the
austin
brighton
community
development
corporation.
The
total
development
cost
is
10
million,
375
000
and
the
project
will
create
58
construction
jobs.
This
project
has
also
received
support
from
city
councilor
braden
and
the
allison
civic
association.
AF
AM
AM
AM
AM
This
site
is
the
site
of
the
present
metro,
cab
building
and
its
large
open
parking
lot
behind
and
we're
on
braintree
street
at
the
corner
of
braintree
and
blaine.
Therefore,
a
block
away
from
boston
landing
commuter
rail
station
in
the
other
direction,
a
block
away
from
pennamon
park,
which
will
be
having
a
contribution
but
much
needed
and
oxidos
is
119
braintree,
also
future
development
in
in
the
review
process.
Right
now
and
another
block
closer
towards
cambridge
75
track
and
the
discussion
that
we
just
listened
to
for
35
to
43
braintree
our
proposal.
AM
I
think
you
could
go
to
the
next
slide.
I'm
sorry
about
that.
AM
The
next
three
slides
or
shows
our
context,
the
very
large
119
to
our
right,
hino
homes
at
in
the
foreground
and
impediment
in
front
of
that
you
can
flip
to
the
next
slide.
Thank
you.
Looking
an
aerial
view
with
ever
the
everett
street
bridge
in
our
foreground,
I
think,
gives
you
a
sense
of
where
what
our
connectivity
is
to
the
various
parts
of
austin
and
brighton
in
our
great
proximity
to
the
the
train
station
next
slide.
Thank
you.
AM
Oh,
I
just
did
bird's
eye
view
from
above,
and
I
won't
spend
any
time
on
this
really
because
it's
a
little
hard
to
see,
but
our
proposal,
if
you
flip
to
the
next
slide.
Thank
you.
AM
In
our
proposal.
Our
building
is
based
on
the
idea
of
having
its
public
face
facing
braintree
street,
where
our
entrance
is,
at
the
middle
we've
been
able
to
carve
out
a
a
neighborhood
retail
space
which
is
closest
to
the
train
station.
So
hopefully,
maybe
we'll
have
a
coffee
shop
there,
it's
a
little
under
500
square
feet
and
flanking
it
on
the
other
side
will
be
the
amenity
space
for
the
residents
of
this
building.
This
is
by
the
way,
a
32
unit
home
ownership.
AM
Building
in
back
of
our
lobby
entrance
is
all
of
our
parking
and
we've
driven
to
minimize
the
footprint
that
that
parking
area
will
take
up
because
we
are
very
limited
in
space
and
therefore
we're
taking
advantage
of
the
three
level
puzzle
system
as
as
is
now
available
through
a
couple
of
different
parking,
mechanized
parking
systems,
and
that
is
very
useful
here,
because
it's
something
that
is
operated
by
the
the
resident
themselves
and,
I
think,
will
be
quite
efficient
at
the
same
time.
AM
We're
also
accommodating
32
units
of
I'm
sorry,
32
bikes
parking
spaces.
One
major
portion
of
that
accesses
directly
out
to
blaine
street
blaine
is
our
residential
side
street.
It
will
be
actually
facing
opposite.
It
is
going
to
be
a
new
development
for
119
its
its
future.
Build
out
of
that
portion
down
the
street
from
us
is
further
residential
homes.
At
the
side
lot
we're
facing
hey,
know
the
backyards
of
hano
homes.
AM
There's
a
slight
change
that
we're
doing
here,
which
is
that,
at
the
request
of
the
of
the
bpda,
we
are
going
to
remove
some,
what
we're
presently
showing
which
which
are
some
planters,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we
maintain
a
little
bit
over
a
seven
foot
sidewalk
on
on
the
side
street
as
well
next
slide.
Thank
you.
AM
That's
really
just
showing
us
here
the
first
floor
plan.
We've
got
a
20
foot,
rear
yard,
which
is
accessible
by
the
residents
and
we'll
have
a
wrought
iron
fence
facing
blaine
street,
so
that
the
our
green
planting
will
be
visible
from
the
street
next
slide.
Thank
you.
AM
AM
Thinking
just
a
couple
of
quick
colored
elevations
of
the
of
the
major
street
facades,
and
the
concept
here
is
to
follow
the
the
street
and
we've
got
a
number
of
different
angles
going
on
in
response
to
some
of
our
environment.
AM
So
we've
got
some
projecting
bays
as
you're,
seeing
here
along
along
braintree
street,
a
corner
which
will
actually
protect
and
cover
the
the
retail
entrance
actually
and
might
be
an
opportunity
for
some
outdoor
seating
lane
blaine
street,
you
can
see,
we've
got
projecting
bays
there
as
well,
and
those
are
actually
there
are
insect
balconies
in
those
bays.
AM
AM
Another
focus
that
I
would
like
to
just
touch
on
very
briefly
is
the
fact
that
we've
developed
the
roof
to
have
two
different
roof
common
spaces,
a
roof
common
sitting
area
and
the
whole
back
portion
is
shared
garden
plots
facing
south,
and
I
think
that
you
know
that
is
something
that
is
going
to
be
more
and
more
desirable,
next
slide.
AM
Thank
you
and
the
the
narrow
elevation
at
the
top
is
facing
our
garden
and
the
other
long
elevation
is
facing
the
back
of
hano
homes,
and
we've
worked
there
on
our
massing,
as
well
in
terms
of
the
development
of
of
window
spacing
massing,
recesses,
etc,
and
I
believe,
if
you
go
to
the
very
last
slide,
that's
just
a
rendering.
This
is
a
rendering,
looking
as
if
you
were
actually
was
taken.
Photograph
was
taken.
Standing
on
the
everett
street
bridge
gives
you
a
view
back
towards
cambridge
street
with
119.
AM
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Do
we
have
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
board.
B
Okay,
hearing
and
hearing
and
saying
none
motionless
motor
moved,
hey
roll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
hi,
mr
monahan
aye,
mr
miller,
hi,
okay
in
the
chair
votes
eye
motion
passes.
Thank
you
very
much
good
luck
and
yeah
great
garden
space
pop.
I
really
like
that.
S
A
B
Okay.
Item
number
22
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certification
of
approval
in
accordance
with
article
80e,
small
project,
review
of
the
zoning
code
for
the
construction
of
29
residential
rental
units,
including
four
income,
restricted
units,
32
bicycle
spaces
and
17
17
parking
spaces
located
at
7
through
11
curtis
street,
to
recommend
approval
to
the
board
of
appeal
for
zoning
relief
necessary
and
to
take
all
related
actions.
AF
AF
I
am
very
sad
to
leave
but
excited
for
my
next
opportunity,
but
I
really
want
to
thank
you
and
all
the
members
of
the
board
and
madam
secretary
and
director
golden
for
all
your
help,
support
and
guidance
over
these
last
three
and
a
half
years
if
it
wasn't
for
that,
I
don't
think
I'd
be
ready
to
take
this
next
step.
So
I
really
appreciate
it.
B
We
appreciate
you
and
it's
great,
that
it's
east
boston
that
it's
going
to
be
your
last
project,
because
this
is
your
zone.
You
know,
like
that's
your
hood
very.
AF
Fitting,
yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
okay.
So
the
project
before
you
is
7-11
curtis
street
in
east
boston
against
six
consists
of
approximately
12
365
square
feet
of
land.
The
project
site
is
currently
occupied
by
a
single
story,
commercial
structure
and
is
comprised
of
four
parcels
that
will
be
combined
to
form
one
parcel
that
will
have
frontage
on
chaucer
street
curtis,
street
and
saratoga
street.
The
proposal
is
to
demolish
the
existing
structure
occupying
the
site
and
construct
an
approximately
thirty
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
seventy
eight
cross
square
foot
residential
development.
AF
That
includes
two
buildings
that
will
collectively
include
a
total
of
29
residential
units,
23
of
which
will
be
rentals
and
six
will
be
home
ownership,
including
four
income,
restricted
units,
17
off
street
vehicle
parking
spaces,
amenity
space
and
at
least
32
bicycle
storage
spaces.
On
december
30th
2020
the
proponent
filed
small
project
review
application
with
the
vpda
pursuant
to
article
80e
of
the
boston
zoning
code,
the
bpda
sponsored
another
meeting
on
march,
2nd
2021.
The
public
meeting
was
advertised
in
these
boston
times
in
el
window.
The
public
comment
period
concluded
on
march
12th
2021.
AF
AF
In
addition
to
reconstructed
sidewalks,
to
meet
complete
street
guidelines,
the
opponent
has
committed
thirty
thousand
dollars
for
improvements
to
public,
open
space
and
or
other
public
health
improvements
in
and
around
the
neighborhood,
and
approximately
seventy
nine
hundred
dollar
contribution
to
the
city's
bike
share
program.
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
jeff
dragel
attorney
for
the
project
and
jonathan
garland
architect
for
the
project
to
run
through
the
presentation,
after
which
we'd
be
happy
to
take
any
questions
or
comments
that
you
may
have.
Thank
you.
AN
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
and
secretary
polemis,
again
jeff
drago,
with
drego
and
toscano,
with
a
project
attorney
representing
rise
together,
the
developers
and
owners
of
the
project,
and
also,
as
was
mentioned,
we
have
jonathan
garland
who's,
the
architect
for
the
project.
I
just
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
michael
sinatra
for
not
only
taking
over
this
project
so
quickly,
but
also
his
time
in
both
the
council
and
the
bpda.
It's
been
a
been
a
pleasure
working
with
him
in
east
boston
in
a
number
of
projects.
AN
So
I
wish
you
the
best
michael
welcome
again
this
this
project.
As
was
mentioned,
we're
excited
about
it
really
reinvigorates
a
commercial
corridor
surrounded
by
all
residential.
The
proposal,
as
was
mentioned,
is
to
combine
four
separate
parcels
to
raise
the
existing
commercial
structure
and
to
erect
two
separate
residential
buildings
combined.
Those
would
house
23
housing
units
and
17
parking
spaces
at
a
7-11,
curtis
street
and
also
saratoga
street.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
this
is
a
good
site
map.
It
just
shows
the
location.
AN
So,
as
you
can
see,
this
project
will
border
curtis
street
chaucer
street
as
well
as
saratoga
street,
and
you
can
see
sort
of
where
it's
located
that
site
a
currently
is
a
commercial
structure,
and
you
can
see
it's
surrounded
by
residential
housing
all
around
it.
It
has
great
access
to
the
highway
on
on
1a
mcclellan
highway
and
it's
also
a
five-minute
walk
to
the
blue
line
t
station.
What
island
station
right
around
the
corner?
It
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
Please.
AN
AN
Again,
as
was
mentioned,
the
total
lot
sizes
are
12
365
square
feet
in
total
between
the
two
buildings.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
please,
and
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
jonathan
garland
to
go
over
his
renderings
and
plans.
AC
Thank
you
jeff
and
before
I
get
started,
I'd
like
to
also
wish
you
michael
great
success
in
your
future
endeavors
and
you
will
certainly
be
missed.
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
your
time
this
evening.
So,
as
you
can
see
in
this
rendering
at
the
corner
of
chaucer
street
and
curtis
street
we're
looking
at
proposing
a
four-story
building,
this
is
what
we
call
building
a
in
a
few
slides,
you'll,
see,
building
b,
which
is
is
at
saratoga
street.
AC
So
with
building
a
this
houses,
23
units
and
you're,
looking
at
a
base
middle
top
condition
where
the
base
is
clad
with
iron
spot
masonry.
We've
also
incorporated
a
wood
look
cladding
at
the
entry
zones
to
really
brighten
up
the
entries.
We're
really
excited
about
the
individual
unit
entries,
so
some
of
the
units
at
the
ground
floor
will
have
direct
access
right
from
the
sidewalk
level
into
their
unit,
just
down
the
way
on
chaucer
street.
AC
AC
This
is
showing
the
site
plan
and
program
slide.
So
in
the
top
left,
you
can
see
the
breakdown
of
units
in
building
a
three
studios:
12,
one
bedrooms,
seven,
two
bedrooms
in
one
three
bedroom
and
totaling
four
idp
units.
You
can
see
right
in
this
first
plan
of
building
a
the
lobby
on
the
on
the
right
hand,
side
going
into
the
resident
amenity
space
residential
units.
Our
bike
storage
is
also
at
the
ground
floor,
which
makes
it
easily
accessible
and
then
the
garage
ramp
going
down
a
level
on
chaucer
street.
AC
On
the
top
right,
you
will
see
building
b,
which
is
a
pair
of
bay
fronts
to
really
pick
up
the
character
and
the
residential
look
and
feel
along
saratoga
street,
and
that's
a
combination
of
two-bedroom
flats
going
up
the
three
floors:
that's
how
we're
doing
the
six
home
ownership
units
next
slide.
AC
This
is
more
of
a
close-up
of
the
building.
A
materiality
the
cladding
in
blue
is
a
fiber
cement,
durable,
very
durable
material
and
we've
accompanied
that
with
some
white
paneling
in
between
the
windows
to
really
break
up
the
massing.
We
also
have
these
residential
bays
in
the
living
rooms
of
the
units
to
sort
of
punch
out
and
accentuate
the
stream,
and
then
at
the
top,
we've
kept
that
with
a
wood,
look
siding
so
that
you're
getting
the
same,
look
and
feel
as
down
at
the
base.
AC
AC
This
is
showing
the
other
angle
where
you
can
actually
see
both
of
the
developments,
the
the
building,
a
on
the
left
in
the
blue
and
white,
and
then
building
b
is
sort
of
disguised
behind
the
tree
there
with
the
two
bay
front
installations,
as
jeff
mentioned
previously,
that's
currently
a
vacant
lot
with
green
space.
So
that's
how
we
would
be
looking
to
improve
that
lot
next
slide,
and
what
we
like
about
this
is
that
that
tree
is
currently
a
mature
tree.
AC
It's
part
of
the
sidewalk
public
realm,
so
we'll
be
working
around
it
and
looking
to
preserve
it
and
where
you
can
see
here
is
the
bay
fronts
of
building
building
b,
we've
tried
to
pick
up
the
character
and
the
modulation
of
saratoga
street
by
breaking
down
the
massing.
So
it
looks
very
much
like
we
have
these
two
entry
doors
going
up
and
really
helping
with
the
scale
and
the
modulation
of
the
street
next
slide,
and
then
the
building
b
materiality
similar
but
different
in
some
ways
where
we
have
the
fiber
cement.
AC
We're
looking
at
a
gray
tone
in
a
more
of
a
reddish
tone
and
then
the
iron
spot,
brick
at
the
base
of
the
building
in
dark
darker
window
frames
and
expressed
entries
with
the
entry
canopy
that
you're
seeing
there
next
slide
and
the
saratoga
street
elevations
what's
important
here,
as
jeff
mentioned
as
we
started
with
four-story
building
and
then
through.
Our
community
process
worked
that
into
a
three-story
building
which
really
respects
and
works
with
the
datum
heights
of
many
of
the
three-story
buildings
that
you
will
see
lining
the
residential
sides
of
east
boston.
AC
Next
fight-
and
this
is
our-
I
believe,
our
final
slide.
But
it
just
shows
more
of
the
public
realm
aspects
with
respect
to
street
trees,
which
we
will
be
planting
new
street
trees,
as
you
can
see,
on
curtis
street,
as
well
as
one
additional
tree
on
saratoga
street.
We've
also
accommodated
public
bikes.
In
between
the
street
trees,
almost
at
the
corner
of
curtis
and
in
chaucer
and
then
outside
of
the
residential
units,
we
have
these
little
garden
spaces.
AC
B
Board:
okay,
like
the
garden
space
incorporating
and-
and
I
I
think,
the
I
like
all
the
different
materials
that
that
you're
using
there
kind
of
helps
to
yeah
like
stay
connected
with
the
neighborhood
and
also
change
it
up
a
little
bit,
so
it
doesn't
feel
like
you're,
totally
like
taking
over
the
whole
place.
You
know
what
I
mean
like
so
yeah.
B
You
know
comments,
observations
all
right.
Okay,
so
I
believe
a
motion
is
in
order.
H
N
B
And
the
chair
votes,
I
motion,
passes,
congratulations,
great
job
and
great
job.
Thank.
B
AO
Tough
going
after
michael's
last
board
presentation,
but
I'll
give
it
a
try.
AO
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
director
golden
and
secretary
pohemas,
I'm
here
before
you
this
evening
to
request
a
determination
and
finding
that
the
westland
avenue
apartment's
limited
partnership,
has
carried
out
the
obligations
and
performed
the
duties
imposed
on
it
by
chapter
121a
for
the
wesleyan
avenue
apartments,
chapter
121a
project,
an
authorization
to
issue
a
certificate
of
project
termination,
the
wesleyan
avenue
apartments,
chapter
121a
project
consists
of
97
residential
rental
units
located
at
64
to
68,
65-67
72
to
78
and
83
westland
avenue
in
the
fenway
neighborhood.
AO
X
I
AB
B
N
B
And
the
chair
votes
eye
motion
passes.
Thank
you
renee.
Thank
you.
Okay
item
number
24
has
been
removed
from
the
agenda
item
number
25
request
authorization
for
the
director
to
execute
amended
loan
documents
in
connection
with
the
financial
restructuring
of
the
parmeli
court
project,
located
on
parcels,
r-12a
and
r-12b.
V
AP
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
polemis
and
director
golden
for
the
record.
I'm
dana
whiteside
deputy
director
for
community
economic
development
with
the
agency
very
pleased
to
present
you,
the
transaction,
a
request
for
consideration
of
the
refinancing
of
the
related
related
to
the
primary
court
project.
In
brief,
the
primary
court
project
is
a
74
unit,
rental
housing
development
that
is
all
affordable,
25
units
at
50
percent
at
50
area,
median
income,
24
units
at
80
area,
median
income.
AP
All
of
these
units
are
being
held
at
their
affordability
levels
in
perpetuity.
That's
a
very
important
point
to
remember
and
be
mindful,
as
we
are
with
this
particular
transaction.
In
addition,
the
project
has
approximately
15
100
square
feet
of
commercial
space
and
43
parking
spaces.
AP
The
overall
project
is
has
a
is
associated
with
a
land
of
this
land
disposition
agreement,
which
is
the
basis
for
for
this
transaction,
which
we,
as
the
agency
hold
in
this
agreement
with
the
primary
court
limited
partnership.
AP
Generally
speaking,
the
project
was
originally
financed
as
part
of
first
mortgage
with
mass
housing
funding,
an
initiative
known
as
the
state
housing
assistance
for
rental
production
funds
or
sharp.
AP
The
primary
objective
of
the
sharp
initiative
through
mass
housing
is
to
obtain
repayment
and
loan
repayment
loans
and
address
capital
needs
issues
related
to
projects,
particularly
those
that
have
deep
levels
of
affordability.
AP
AP
The
refinancing
of
the
project
will
result
in
partial
repayment
of
the
housing
creation.
Loan
is
attached
to
the
project
payment
of
the
mass
housing.
This
housing
b
loan
that's
attached,
as
well
as
partially
payment
of
the
sharp
loan
and
in
basically
the
project
owner
the
primary
court.
Limited
partnership
is
looking
to
refinance
the
hud
loan.
Hence
the
this
transaction.
Further
results
of
this
transaction
transaction
include
the
discharge
of
the
mortgage,
securing
the
land
loan
that
was
paid
in
full
in
2018.
AP
B
R
N
B
All
right
number
26
request
authorization
to
adopt
a
minor
modification
to
the
south
end
urban
renewal
plan
project
number
mass
r-56
at
victoria
apartments,
lp
at
parcels,
rd-71rd-71a
and
rg-718-1,
located
at
the
corner
of
two
sun
fund
street
and
shamat
avenue
to
include
office.
Community
cultural
and
parking
uses
christopher.
AQ
Thank
you,
chairperson
rojas
members
of
the
board
director
golden
and
secretary
polhemus.
If
you
can
hear
me,
my
name
is
chris
breen,
I'm
the
urban
renewal
manager.
AQ
The
parcels,
as
you
stated
in
question,
are
located
at
two
san
juan
street
and
385
shaman
have
on
the
corner
there
and
they're,
also
known
under
urban
renault
as
rd71
the
main
building
rd71a
a
little
small
parcel
in
the
back,
an
rd
71
8-1,
an
attached
small
parcel
attached
to
the
main
building
the
previous
allowed
uses
of
the
site
included,
mostly
community
use,
and
then
some
parking
in
the
back.
AQ
The
minor
modification
here
would
move
to
specify
those
uses
of
rd
71
to
be
community
cultural
and
office
uses
for
rd
71a
that
would
be
for
parking
and
for
rd71a
that
would
be
for
a
community
cultural
office
and
some
parking
on
the
side
of
the
side
of
the
building.
A
community
meeting
was
held
over
a
week
ago,
and
there
were
no
objections
to
that
change
of
that
change
to
the
plan.
No
actual
changes
to
programming
are
expected.
AQ
AQ
I'm
here,
if
you
have
any
questions
and
lastly,
I
just
want
to
do
a
quick
shout
out
to
an
attorney.
That's
leaving
us
matthew,
fitzgerald
he's
helped
me
with
this
project
and
he's
helped
me
with
any
projects.
I've
taken
to
the
board-
and
I
know
often
those
guys
aren't
seen
but
they're
behind
the
scenes
doing
all
the
hard
work.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
recognizing
matthew,
chris
and
these
christopher,
and
these
these
urban
renewal
projects
are
no
joke
from
me
from
a
legal
perspective.
There's
a
ton
of
detail
here.
So
so
thank
you
for
your
service
matthew.
Okay,
does
anybody
have
any
questions
hearing
and
saying
none?
The
motion
is
in
order
unloved,
we'll
call
for
a
vote.
Ms
downs
hi,
mr
monahan
aye,
mr
miller,.
R
B
M
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
secretary
paul
james.
There
is
one
status
change:
michelle
goldberg
budget
director
in
budget
and
finance.
There
are
two
policy
updates,
an
amendment
to
the
paid
parental
leave
policy
to
make
the
effective
date
april,
15
2021
request
for
approval
to
add
the
juneteenth
holiday
to
the
bra
list
of
annual
holidays,
effective
may
13th
2021,
and
there
are
also
two
departures:
christa
zela
torres
director
of
operations
and
economic
development
april
25th
and
brian
conley,
director
of
finance
and
budget
and
finance
on
may
5th.
B
Okay,
thank
you,
david.
Any
questions
from
the
board.
S
R
B
G
B
Roll
call
for
a
vote-
miss
downes
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
mr
miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes
aye
motion
passes,
please
pay
the
bills
and
finally,
director
golden
the
floor.
Is
yours
and
I
know
we're
overdue
for
a
director's
update,
because
last
meeting
was
super
long
and
then
you
went
and
you
you
know
passed
on
on
your
update,
so
we're
we're
here
ready
for
you.
AR
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
It's
nice
to
see
you
all
this
evening,
and
mostly
what
I
want
to
focus
on
is
is
some
some
hails
and
farewells.
I
want
to
welcome
a
few
people
and
I
want
to
say
goodbye
and
express
the
organizations,
as
well
as
my
own
gratitude
for
some
of
the
really
profound
contributions
of
exiting
staff.
AR
First,
I
want
to
welcome
two
folks
who
joined
us
in
may
and
before
I
do
that
once
again,
as
you
may
know,
you're
sitting
here
every
month
approving
new
hires
and
receiving
information
about
departures.
Somehow,
during
this
this
really
painful
year,
plus
now
the
pandemic,
we
have
actually
turned
over
about
30
positions.
AR
30
people
have
exited
since
the
onset
of
code.
I
think
we're
over
30
now
and
most
of
those
have
been
or
will
be
replaced.
So
somehow
you
know
the
organization
and
the
humans
in
it
were
resilient
and
some
were
leaving
for
new
opportunities
that
still
existed
were
out
there
and
some
were
coming
here
to
embrace
new
opportunities.
So
the
world
went
on
despite
the
the
extraordinary
challenges
and
tragedies
that
were
going
on
around
us,
so
that
that
that
sort
of
resiliency
certainly
played
out
here
at
the
bpda,
but
two
new
arrivals.
AR
Just
in
the
month
of
may
one
is
brittany.
Komack
brittany
has
joined
our
communications
team.
She
joins
us
from
abc
channel
six
in
providence,
rhode,
island,
where
she
was
a
reporter.
She
researched
and
wrote,
and
edited
and
investigated
stories
and
then
told
those
stories
on
air.
So
we're
really
looking
forward
to
adding
that
suite
of
skills
to
our
to
our
repertoire
in
our
toolbox.
AR
Here
we
really
look
forward
to
brittany's,
helping
us
tell
our
story
and
explaining
what
we
do
and
why
we
do
it
in
the
neighborhoods
of
boston,
so
welcome,
britney
come
on
come
on.
Also
joining
us
is
angkel.
Guzman
rodriguez
angel
will
be
part
of
our
planning
team.
AR
A
lot
of
it
will
start
out
downtown
he'll
he'll
be
working
with
the
zoning
board
of
appeals,
recommendations
that
come
out
of
the
bpda,
as
well
as
providing
planning
inputs
to
our
article
80
development
process.
We
welcome
brittany
and
ankal.
Many
have
said
it
already,
the
the
goodbyes
to
to
michael's
sinatra.
AR
You
know,
spring's
been
a
long
time
coming,
but
today
was
a
beautiful
spring
day
and
nothing
announces
the
arrival
of
spring
better
than
mike
sinatra
donning
his
pink
suit,
and
we
were
able
to
watch
that
for
a
couple
hours
this
evening,
and
that
was
a
real
treat
and
man.
I
think
it's
tough
to
pull
off
a
spring
pink
suit.
Well,
but
mike
sinatra
he's
done
it
beautifully
for
multiple
years
here.
So
this
was
just
the
what
right
way
to
say
goodbye
to
him
this
evening.
AR
How
I
don't
know
how
long
how
many
projects
mike
had,
I
should
have
been
ticking
them
off,
but
man
he
hit
it
hard
right
till
the
end
tomorrow's
his
last
day,
and
he
just
moved
a
lot
of
product
through
tonight.
It
was
all
product
that
was
well
received
here
well
received
in
the
neighborhoods
will
continue
to
provide
benefits
to
the
people
of
austin
for
generations
to
come.
So
thanks
for
continuing
to
deliver
right
up
till
the
end,
mike
sinatra,
you
will
be
missed.
You
are
the
consummate
professional.
AR
You
get
big
things
done
and
more
important
than
all
anyway,
any
of
that
you're
you're,
a
really
wonderful
person,
you're
going
to
be
missed
and
a
couple
of
other
really
wonderful
people
and
again
mike
was
on
camera
tonight
and
the
planners
and
the
land
disposition
folks
and
the
the
development
review
people
there
are
on
camera
personalities
by
and
large
in
these
proceedings,
but
the
people
really
banging
out
a
whole
lot
of
nitty
gritty
product
and
making
the
world
the
wheels
turn
operationally
within
the
organization
providing
the
support,
that's
needed
for
the
development
planning
and
the
land
disposition
efforts.
AR
Man
there's
a
whole
lot
of
people
working
hard
to
make
all
of
that
happen,
and
I
wanna
I
want
to
salute
the
work
of
dominique
set
on.
I
don't
know
if
dominique's
ever
appeared
at
a
board.
Proceeding
but
dominique
was
our
procurement
manager
in
the
finance
department.
AR
AR
She
was
a
really
fine
presence
and
a
welcome
part
of
life
here
and
over
the
past
few
years,
she's
really
helped
make
our
procurement
department
talk
a
little
bit
earlier
about
our
equitable
procurement
policy
that
we've
adopted
dominique's
really
helped
make
you
know
our
approach
to
procurement,
a
paradigm
of
virtue
and
and
I'm
I'm
really
grateful
for
the
work
she's
done
and
the
way
she's
done
it.
AR
A
really
nice
purse-
and
she
was
often
in
here-
the
the
population
here
has
been
very
low
during
coven,
but
dominique
was
off
and
in
here
making
sure
that
the
necessary
work
got
done
throughout
the
pandemic,
she's
leaving
us.
I
wish
her
well
and
I
thank
her
for
the
contributions
to
this
agency
and
to
the
people
of
boston
in
the
work
that
she
did
here
and
finally,
matt
fitzgerald
matt
fitzgerald's,
a
lawyer
did
really
complicated
things.
He
was
over
to
isd
for
multiple
years
and
then
joined
us.
AR
He
was
a
d.a
before
that,
so
a
whole
lot
of
public
service
going
on
there
directed
toward
the
well-being,
the
people
of
boston
and
that
matt
is
that
is
a
a
really
pleasant
guy.
AR
A
happy
warrior,
who's
doing
difficult
things,
all
the
time
really
hairy
difficult,
challenging
things,
but
always
doing
it
with
a
smile
and
an
upbeat
disposition
he's
heading
off
to
work
at
a
law
firm
and
grateful
for
the
contributions
he's
made
here,
and
I
wish
him
well
in
the
journey
ahead
as
well
as
mike
sinatra
and
dominique
good
luck
and
to
all
of
them.
Thank
you
for
for
playing
a
role
in
our
life
here.
Good
luck!
AR
So
with
that,
I
I
wish
you
all
well
have
a
great
evening
and
we'll
see
you
next
month,
thanks
brian.
B
Thanks
director
golden
and
thank
you
again
dominique
michael
matt,
you
know
again
really
appreciative
this.
This
is
this
is
not
easy
work.
So
so
you
know
again,
I
we
wish
you
the
best
of
luck
and
thank
you
on
behalf
of
the
board
and
welcome
britney
and
angel,
welcome
to
boston
and
looking
forward
to
working
with
you.
So
with
that,
I
think
it's
time
to
adjourn
the
meeting.
Emotionally,
I
moved
my
business
meeting.