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From YouTube: BPDA Board of Directors Meeting 5-14-2020
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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.
A
A
This
is
the
maybe
PDA
board
meeting
the
open
public
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public,
but
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
a
part
of
the
city
of
Boston
office,
cable
communication.
It
is
also
broadcast
on
Xfinity
channel
24,
RC,
n
channel
13
and
Verizon
FiOS
channel
1
962.
A
You
can
also
view
this
live
streamed
at
Boston,
gov,
slash,
cable.
This
is
the
maybe
PDA
annual
board
meeting
which
is
being
held
virtually
to
ensure
the
safety
of
public
staff
members
and
the
BPD
a
board
members
during
this
kovetz
situation
before
I.
Take
roll
call.
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
that
mr.
Brian
Miller
is
governor
Baker's
new
appointment
to
the
BPD
a
board
and
that
this
is
his
first
meeting.
Welcome
Brian
Thank.
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B
A
Chair
goes
motion,
passes
third
item
on
the
agenda:
request
authorization
to
extend
the
tentative
designation
for
Thompson
Island
outward-bound
Education
Center,
incorporated
for
the
redevelopment
and
long-term
lease
of
births
10
duck
and
the
adjacent
water
sheet
within
the
Raymond
Elfland
Marine
Park
right.
Thank.
F
You,
madam
chair,
and
congratulations
on
your
election.
Thank
you,
madam
secretary
director,
Goldman
golden
and
members
of
the
board
and
welcome
new
board
member
Miller
I'm
ray
penny,
see
I'm
a
senior
real-estate
development
officer
in
the
real
estate
division
I'm
here
today
to
request
that
the
board
please
vote,
to
extend
the
tentative
designation
status
of
Thompson,
Island,
outward-bound
Education
Center
for
Edic
birth,
ten
dock
and
water
sheet
for
an
additional
six
months.
F
Police
premises
consist
of
a
section
of
dock
berthing
area
security
gate
in
adjacent
water
sheet
of
approximately
fifty
one
hundred
square
feet,
including
a
float
and
gangway.
As
you
may
recall,
this
organization
was
tentatively
designated
at
our
January
2019
board
and
their
tentative
designation
was
extended
at
the
November
2019
board.
Thompson
Island
outward
bound
education,
centers,
a
501
C
3,
non-profit
educational
corporation
and
conservator
of
Compson
Island
in
the
Boston
Harbor
Islands.
F
They
currently
operate
a
water
ferry
service
from
the
leased
premises
to
transport
over
2,500
Boston
areas,
students,
school
students
at
Thompson,
Island
through
partnerships
for
educational
programs.
They
also
operate
revenue,
generating
programs
and
activities
on
Thompson
Island,
including
weddings,
corporate
events
and
functions
and
team-building
retreats.
They
propose
to
redevelop
the
leased
premises
with
significant
improvements
to
the
existing
ramp
and
float
system
that
will
allow
expansion
of
their
programming.
F
However,
in
the
current
code,
19
environment,
their
operations
have
been
curtailed
for
the
immediate
future,
causing
them
to
request
a
suspension
of
rent
payments
under
their
interim
license.
We're
therefore
recommending
that
the
license
payments
be
temporarily
halted.
Given
the
current
code,
19
environment,
the
fact
that
Thompson
Island
outward
bound
is
not
presently
generating
any
income
from
activity
on
the
island.
F
This
extension
will
allow
negotiations
to
continue
in
a
way
that
ensure
ensures
that
this
remand,
Elfland
marine
part
asset,
is
managed
appropriately,
while
also
remaining
mindful
of
the
long
term,
each
redevelop
redeveloped
this
property
and
also
to
support
a
non-profit
waterfront
organization.
So
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
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Oh
mr.
Miller
fine
aye
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Item
number
four
request:
authorization
to
enter
into
a
license
agreement
with
Verizon
New
England,
incorporated
for
access
to
quality
ICM
with
Dahle
maintain
and
service
appropriate
infrastructure
to
provide
internet
voice,
video
and
data
services,
all
the
IP
owned
properties.
Dennis
thank.
G
G
Dan,
my
name
is
Dennis
Davis
I'm,
the
Deputy
Director
for
corrosion
we've
also
part
of
the
real
estate
division.
E
DSC
is
entered
into
similar
agreements
with
other
telecom
providers,
as
proposing
today
were
with
Verizon.
The
economic
gentleman
Industrial
Corporation
owns
the
Raymond
Oakland
marine
park,
which
consists
of
200
acres
of
land
and
water
within
the
Marine
Park.
There
are
approximately
4,000
square
feet
of
improvements
occupied
or
under
construction
Alondra
companies
in
an
estimated
5,000
employees
called
the
Marine
Park
home.
G
The
companies
are
very
diverse,
including
manufacturers,
distribution,
research
and
development,
ship
repair
concert,
venue,
hotels
and
municipal
uses,
Verizon
New
England
incorporated
Isabel
operating
company
servicing
most
of
Massachusetts
in
Oliver
Island.
The
proposed
license
agreement
will
allow
Verizon
the
non
exclusive
access
to
all
eg
IC
owned
properties,
as
I
said
before
we
event
and
similar
agreements
with
other
telecom
providers.
This
license
will
expedite
the
delivery
of
services
to
Edic
tenants
by
full,
going
and
case-by-case
negotiation
for
each
individual
service
request.
Access
will
still
be
conditioned
upon
Verizon's
receipt
of
all
applicable
regulatory
permits.
G
G
The
fee
will
be
seventy
five
thousand
dollars
for
the
first
year,
which
will
increase
annually
by
three
percent
if
he
is
based
on
a
rate
of
ten
dollars
per
linear
foot
for
the
first
seven
thousand
five
hundred
linear
feet
of
fiber
or
cable
installed,
the
rate
is
consistent
with
the
market,
as
well
as
the
rate
a
DAC
charges.
Two
competing
providers,
the
7,500
linear
foot
ceiling
was
established
after
extensive
negotiations
with
Verizon
over
the
term
of
the
license.
G
Bpd
a
collectively
will
receive
just
under
eight
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars,
which
will
be
applied
to
all
property
owned
by
Edic
and
the
Boston
evolvement
Authority,
which
will
speak
to
it,
the
next
the
next
board
meeting
and
that
that
concludes
my
presentation.
Welcome
any
questions.
Thank.
G
Sorry,
it's
the
feedback,
Comcast
RCN
late,
our
crown
castle,
I'm
we're
negotiating
with
a
nothing
company,
actually
that
right
now.
C
B
G
A
A
A
H
It
wasn't
going
on
my
apologies:
what
Madame
chair
members
of
the
board
secretary
Polhemus
director
golden
I'm,
presenting
a
request
to
establish
a
cash
investment
policy
for
the
agency's
cash
assets?
The
finance
department
has
been
managing
the
agency's
cash
assets
and
compliance
with
all
Massachusetts
General
Laws.
However,
the
agency
has
been
advised
by
our
auditors
to
develop
a
more
formal
cash
investment
policy
that
outlines
who
was
allowed
to
execute
investment
decisions,
the
designated
investment
vehicles
and
reporting
an
oversight
activity
after
reviewing
policy
options
with
our
bankers
and
our
auditors.
H
We
also
explored
a
variety
examples
from
municipalities
and
government
agencies.
The
department
decided
to
craft
a
policy
after
the
cash
investment
policy
that
was
recently
adopted
by
the
city
of
Boston.
The
accounting
team
modified
the
policy
to
make
it
appropriate
for
the
BPD
a
by
deleting
certain
language
that
was
specific
to
the
city
of
Boston.
For
example,
language
pertaining
to
investments
in
unsecured
securities
or
asset
backed
vehicles
was
removed
while
retaining
language
authorizing
the
investment
in
fully
secured
instruments.
H
As
part
of
the
accounting
team's
continuing
efforts
regarding
the
agency's
fiscal
health,
the
group
developed
detailed
financial
manuals
that
denote
how
specific
accounting
transactions
are
to
be
handled
upon
the
BPD
a
board
approval.
This
cash
investment
policy
will
be
incorporated
into
those
financial
manuals.
C
Just
wanted
to
let
the
public
and
the
fellow,
our
fellow
board,
members
know
that
the
cash
will
be
invested
in
short-term,
highly
secure
vehicles
with
shorter
maturity
dates.
So
if
we
need
to
liquidate
cash,
its
readily
accessible
and
the
maturity
dates
of
the
different
vehicles
will
be
staggered
so
at
any
given
time
it
will
be
easy
to
access
cash
if
it's
necessary
so
Brian.
Do
you
want
to
talk
about
that
at
all.
H
Our
investments
we
set
up
terms
called
laddering
and
they
range
anywhere
from
30
days,
their
30
days,
60
days,
90
days,
but
no
longer
than
one
year.
All
of
our
investments
are
in
either
money
money,
market
funds,
certificates
of
deposits,
t
builds
and,
of
course,
cash.
The
majority
of
the
investments
are
made
online.
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D
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A
Chair
votes,
aye
motion
passes
Thank,
You
Jamie.
Thank
you.
Okay,
all
right,
so
we
have
reached
the
conclusion
of
the
EDI
C's
gender.
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A
Okay
well
now
begin
the
VPD
a
portion
of
this
meeting
mm-hmm
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
a
part
of
the
city
of
Boston
of
office,
the
city
of
Boston
office
of
cable
communications
at
xfinity,
channel
21
or
our
CN
channel
13
and
verizon
fios
channel
1
962.
It's
also
live
streamed
at
Boston
gov,
slash
cable.
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A
B
B
E
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C
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B
A
Chair
votes,
aye
motion,
passes
item
number,
3,
request
authorization
to
schedule,
a
public
hearing
on
June
11
2020
at
5:30
p.m.
or
at
us,
or
at
such
a
time
and
date
deemed
appropriate
by
the
director
to
consider
the
proposed
Tufts
University
institutional
master
plan,
amendment
and
renewal.
The
motion
is
in
order.
A
Take
roll
call
for
a
vote:
miss
Downes
aye
mr.
Monahan
aye,
dr.
Lam's,
mark
hi,
mr.
Miller
aye,
and
the
chair
votes.
Aye
motion
passes
item
number
four
between
request
authorization
to
enter
into
a
license
agreement
with
Verizon
New
England
incorporated
for
access
to
all
VRA
own
properties
to
install
a
maintain
and
service
appropriate
infrastructure
to
provide
internet
voice,
video
and
data
services.
Oh,
we
are
a
owned
property
Dennis.
A
G
You,
madam
chair,
this
is
the
second
part
of
the
presentation.
I
recently
presented
the
economic
development
industrial
corporation
board.
The
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
owns
several
million
square
feet
of
real
estate
throughout
the
city
of
Boston.
Primary
locations
include
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard
Long
Wharf,
and
the
China
Trade
Center,
building
at
2,
Boylston
Street
Bieri
also
owns
scores
of
housing,
commercial,
open
space
and
parking
facilities
throughout
the
city.
G
Tenants
include
manufacturers,
distribution,
research
and
development,
multifamily,
residential
hotels,
recreational
marinas
and
municipal
uses,
Verizon
New,
England,
Inc,
isabelo
operating
company
servicing
most
of
Massachusetts
and
all
of
Rhode
Island.
This
proposed
license
will
allow
Verizon
the
non
exclusive
access
to
all
be
re
owned
property
be
re,
is
entered
into
similar
agreements
with
other
telecom
providers
on
a
site-by-site
basis.
This
license
will
expedite
the
delivery
of
services
to
be
our
tenants
by
foregoing
a
case-by-case
negotiation
through
each
individual
service
request.
G
Access
will
still
be
conditioned
upon
Verizon's
receipt
of
all
applicable
regulatory
permits,
and
it
will
not
limit
the
area's
right
to
grant
equal
access
to
other
providers,
time
of
the
license
to
be
for
10
years
and
will
provide
non-exclusive
rights
to
access
the
re
property
to
provide
internet
voice,
video
and
data
services.
If
he
will
be
$75,000
for
the
first
year.
Mile
increase
in
will
be
by
3%.
G
The
fee
is
based
on
a
rate
of
10
dollars
per
linear
foot,
which
is
consistent
with
the
market
and
also
consistent
with
the
fee
that
bre
charges
other
providers,
the
7,500
linear
foot
ceiling,
was
established
after
extensive
negotiations
with
Verizon
over
the
German
license
collectively
with
the
EDAC
own
property.
The
Boston
Planning
development
agency
will
receive
just
under
eight
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars.
A
B
A
The
chair
votes,
aye
motion,
passes,
Thank
You,
Dennis
item
number,
five
request:
authorization
to
amend
and
the
existing
light
with
half
Long
Wharf
LLC
for
the
use
of
approximately
15,000
square
feet
of
land
adjacent
to
the
Chart
House
restaurant
on
Long
Wharf
for
parking
on
some
commune,
30th
2020
Dennis.
Thank.
G
You,
madam
chair,
the
subject:
property
is
a
15,000
square
foot
vacant
lot
located
south
of
the
Charles
restaurant
on
Long,
Wharf
and
2009
BPA
VRA
entered
into
a
lease
with
Long
Wharf
LLC,
who
then
owned
both
the
custom
block
building,
as
well
as
the
building
in
which
the
Charles
restaurant
says.
The
law
is
used
for
customer
by
tenants
of
the
custom
block,
building
and
customers
of
the
Chart
House
restaurant
in
2015
cap
Long
Wharf
sold
cap
along
with
LLC
purchased
the
facilities
from
Long
Wharf
LLC,
Capilano
LLC's,
a
subsidiary
of
capital
properties.
G
The
use
of
the
parking
lot
is
remaining
unchanged.
Kapler
properties
is
a
privately
owned
state
investment,
development
and
management
company
found
in
Boston
in
1977,
they've,
acquired,
developed
and
managed
over
18,000
apartment
units
in
8
million
square
feet
of
office,
space
and
major
markets,
primarily
between
Boston
and
Atlanta.
In
2019
BP.
They
extended
the
license
with
capital
properties
for
one
year
two
weeks,
which
now
expires
on
may
31st
of
2020.
G
Bpd
is
currently
only
considering
one-year
agreements
with
capital
properties
for
the
parking
lot,
pending
the
completion
of
the
downtown
waterfront
municipal
Harbor
plan,
and
to
ascertain
whether
the
the
parking
lot
will
be
converted
into
a
public
park.
As
you
know,
the
impact
of
Koba
19
continues
to
affect
commercial
real
estate,
the
Chau
house
restaurant
remains
closed
and
the
custom
block
remains
unattended,
with
interior
tenant
improvement
projects
on
old
dude.
G
However,
the
12-month
economic
impact
of
Boston
tourism
is
also
unknown.
So
we
have
to
weigh
that
as
we're
making
our
decision
on
how
to
proceed.
Staff
believes
that
it's
not
BPA's
financial
interest
to
negotiate
the
terms
and
conditions
of
a
one-year
extension
without
more
judicious
capital
or
capital
property.
This
actually
feels
the
same.
G
Due
diligence
will
include
conversations
with
capital
properties
on
the
impacts
of
conveyed
on
their
internal
projections,
of
guiding
the
reopening
of
the
childÃs
restaurant
and
commercial
occupancy
within
the
custom
block
building,
as
well
as
a
better
understanding
of
the
economic
projections
for
boston
tourism
in
parking
demands
associated
therewith
at
this
time
requesting
an
extension
only
for
a
month
through
June
30th
of
2020
to
allow
for
more
thoughtful
deliberations
and
we're
very
confident
that
that
will
be
enough
time
where
were
fully
engaged
in
tomorrow.
Thank
you.
G
Not
an
expert
on
the
the
up-to-the-minute
status
of
that,
but
I
am
aware
from
colleagues
in
planning
the
private,
which
McGinnis
and
Chris
Bush
in
particular
that
there
is
a
lot
of
thoughtful
conversation
going
on
regarding
the
resiliency
and
then
the
harbor
I.
Don't
have
a
lot
of
specific
details
from
that
missile
answer:
I'm,
sorry,
but
I!
Take
it
seriously!
That's
why
we
wouldn't
even
consider
going
beyond
the
year.
We
know
at
the
end
of
the
day.
G
D
D
A
Miller
I
and
the
chair
votes,
aye
motion
passes
item
number
six
request:
authorization
to
extend
the
existing
license
with
CHL
and
incorporated
for
the
use
of
approximately
five
thousand
375
square
feet
of
land
adjacent
to
the
Chart
House
restaurant
on
the
on
Long
Wharf
for
seasonal
outdoor
restaurants,
eating
until
August
31st
2020
Dennis.
Thank
you.
G
Madam
chair,
just
for
clarity,
the
previous
presentation
was
specific
to
BPD
a
licensing.
The
parking
lots
of
capital
properties.
Charles
restaurant
is
a
subtenant
of
capital.
Property
Scattergories
owns
the
building
which
the
restaurant
sets.
This
would
be
a
recommendation
for
without
a
license
between
BPD,
a
directly
in
cat
and
the
Charles
restaurant.
G
The
subject
property
is
two
parcels,
elena
and
immediately,
but
it
would
literally
touch
the
child's
restaurant
to
the
north
and
the
south
in
2009.
Bpd
entered
into
a
lease
with
liandry's
restaurant,
who
are
the
corporate
owners
of
the
charles
restaurant
they're,
a
national
restaurant
investor,
investment
company,
two
toys,
both
parcels
of
land-
that,
as
you
said,
they
total
five
thousand
375
square
feet
to
be
used
for
seasonal
outdoor
seating,
Landy's,
lambie's
restaurant
owns
and
operates
hundreds
of
restaurants
throughout
the
united
states.
G
The
most
recognizable
holdings
in
boston
include
dell
Frisco's,
the
palm
and,
of
course,
the
tribe
house.
Restaurant
in
2019
BPD
extended
the
license
with
the
land
breeze
for
one
year,
which
is
now
scheduled
to
expire
on
May
31st.
2020
BPA
is
currently
only
considering
one-year
agreements
with
Landry's
similar
to
capital
properties.
For
the
stated
reasons.
I
said
before
with
the
downtown
waterfront
musical
Harbor
plan
want
to
keep
the
options
open
for
for
that
important
project.
G
G
D
G
The
thought
was,
we
could
always
come
back
and
ask
for
more
time
if
we
thought
the
market
was
telling
us,
we
needed
more
time
in
August
there.
There's
no
I
I
can't
give
you
an
empirical
reason
why
we
August
versus
later
in
the
year.
There's
we're
not
we're
not
putting
any
pressure
on
the
channels
to
open
prematurely.
Is
that
that's
for
certain
okay.
B
G
D
A
D
B
A
The
chair,
but
I
mission,
passes
item
number
seven
request
authorization
to
enter
into
a
license
agreement
with
the
mills,
Street
cooperative,
incorporated
for
the
use
of
the
VRA
owns
land
located
at
15
mill
streets;
okay
in
the
Washington
Park
urban
renewal
area
project
mass
art
in
Roxbury,
for
parking
of
up
to
ten
cars
until
November
30th
2020
with
a
six-month
extension
option.
Dennis
thank.
G
You,
madam
chair
I'm,
15
mill
Street
in
Roxbury,
is
a
3,000
square
foot
lot
owned
by
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
in
June
2018
BPD
a
entered
into
a
license
agreement
with
Mill
Street
cooperative,
which
is
local
local
law
banners
at
a
youthful
lot
that
are
all
residents
of
and
the
immediate
violence
of
the
parking
lot.
We
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the
Mill
Street
cooperative
to
use
a
lot
410
off
street
parking
spaces.
G
The
Mill
Street
co-op
has
been
utilizing
the
lot
for
many
years.
First
licensing
it
from
the
Bay
Area
in
1986.
The
current
license
expires
on
May
30th
2020.
After
a
community
process,
BPD
issued
a
request
for
proposals
for
this
lot
to
sell
it
for
permanent
off
street
parking
permanently
for
our
street
parking.
The
RFP
process
is
not
yet
been
completed.
All
over
the
license
will
soon
expire.
G
A
B
A
Item
number
7,
are
item
number
8
request
authorization
to
enter
into
a
license
agreement
with
Austin
state
collaborative
LLC
for
the
use
of
2500
square
feet
of
land
located
at
15
through
21
Lennox
Street
in
Roxbury
for
construction
vehicle
parking
to
support
construction
of
the
one
Newcomb
place
residential
development
Dennis.
Thank.
G
You,
madam
chair
East,
Lennox
Street,
is
approximately
2500
square
feet
of
land
owned
by
Boston
Planning
development
agency
with
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority,
particular
it's
being
considered
as
part
of
a
larger
site
for
disposition
by
BPD
as
a
housing
site
in
either
2021
or
2022.
It's
currently
vacant
and
available
for
short-term
use
and
the
site
is
adjacent
to
the
one
Newcomb
place
project
development
site.
G
One
Newcomb
place
is
a
23
unit,
residential
building
being
developed
by
Boston
real
estate
collaborative
and
is
currently
under
construction,
Boston
real
estate
collaborative
as
we
requested
the
use
of
the
vacant
land
to
park
six
vehicles
during
the
remainder
of
the
project's
construction,
they
will
use
the
site
for
better
they'll,
also
use
a
site
for
better
delivery
and
personnel
access
to
the
project.
It
immediately.
Budget
staff
is
recommending
a
one-year
term
which
will
be
renewed
automatically.
However,
either
body
can
terminate
during
the
renewal
period
with
90
days
notice.
G
A
Hi
I
heard
you
and
I
saw
your
thumbs
up:
Thank
You
Cara
mr.
Monahan
I'm,
dr.
Lance
mark
mr.
Miller
I,
and
the
chair.
Both
motion
passes
item
number,
nine
request:
authorization
to
ratify
the
municipal,
Harbor
plan
operations,
Memorandum
of
Understanding
and
development
escrow
agreements
and
to
take
all
necessary
actions
and
documents.
Rich.
Thank.
L
You,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
Richard
McGinnis
I'm,
deputy
director
for
climate
change,
environmental
planning
in
2018,
we
miss
Barbara
plan,
was
approved
by
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
requires
developers
of
Harbor
garage
and
hook
Wharf
to
provide
14
million
dollars
to
fund
waterfront
public
realm.
These
investments
follow
the
guidance
of
the
downtown
waterfront
activation
plan
and
seven
years
of
public
engagement.
Improvements
include
fulfillment
in
the
New
England
Aquarium
blu-ray
connector
from
the
Greenway
to
the
water's
edge
and
the
conversion
of
the
EPA
parking
lot
that
you
discussed
it.
L
The
last
couple
votes
into
new
open
space.
These
projects
will
also
include
resilient
design
and
address
coastal
flooding
and
sea
level
rise.
Projections
for
the
downtown
waterfront,
the
robber
asians
board,
will
manage
funds,
design
and
construction
of
these
efforts
and
is
modeled
off
of
a
similar
structure.
For
the
four
point
channel,
the
operations
board
is
made
up
of
the
wharf
district
council
Boston
Harbor.
Now
the
Carlton
Massachusetts
in
the
Boston
planning
development
agency.
Thank
you.
D
A
B
A
The
chair
booths
I
missed
in
passes.
Thank
you
rich.
Thank
you
number
ten
request.
Authorization
to
amend
the
contract
for
consults
and
services
with
Sasaki
associates
incorporated
for
the
four
point,
one
hundred
acres
in
South
Boston,
open
space
plan
by
extending
the
term
of
the
contract
by
four
months
and
increasing
the
amount
of
the
contract
by
twenty
four
thousand
six
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
rich.
Thank.
L
L
Last
fall:
we
kicked
off
our
public
engagement
process
to
develop
design
and
program
for
the
lawn
plant,
seven
acre
open
space
for
the
four
point:
a
hundred
acres
planning
area.
We
have
hosted
two
well
attended
workshops
in
October
and
February
until
you
do
engage
through
surveys
and
other
virtual
outreach
were
actually
going
to
work
with
the
Chili's
museum
and
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
to
get
some
youth
involvement
on
the
park
design,
we've
developed
three
thematic
options
for
these
parks,
which
could
be
an
urban
wilderness,
flexspace
outdoor
gallery
or
community
living
room.
L
A
B
A
M
Chairman
secretary
and
members
of
the
board,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
join
you
virtually
today,
I'm
here,
to
request
your
authorization
to
award
a
contract
to
Brightview
landscapes,
LLC
for
landscape
services
at
shipyard
park
located
in
the
Charlestown
Navy
Yard.
The
initial
term
of
the
contract
is
for
two
years
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
three
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars
with
three
options
to
extend
at
the
sole
discretion
of
the
be
PDA.
M
These
services
help
the
real
estate
team
manage
BPD,
a
property
as
if
we
live
next
door,
especially
as
Bostonians
rely
on
open
space
like
shipyard
park
to
maintain
their
health
and
social
distancing
during
kovat
19.
This
16
acre
park
has
been
very
busy.
Specifically.
This
contract
includes
care
for
the
plants,
trees
and
shrubs
in
Shiprock
Park,
along
with
emptying
trash
barrels
and
removing
snow.
We
issued
the
invitation
for
bid
on
March
9th
and
the
opportunity
was
advertised
in
local,
multilingual
publications,
as
well
as
all
legally
required.
M
Postings
20
companies
downloaded
the
bid
documents
and
our
staff
conducted
one
on
one
site
visits
a
vendors
request
based
on
the
public
health
guidelines
that
were
that
were
in
place.
At
that
time,
we
received
six
bits
prior
to
the
deadline
on
April
29th.
They
were
open
and
read
aloud
at
what
I
believe
was
the
agency's
first
virtual
bid
opening,
as
recommended
by
the
office
of
the
inspector
general
during
Kovach,
my
team,
a
huge
huge
thank
you
to
our
colleagues
in
procurement,
the
municipal
Protective
Services
operations
and
across
the
entire
agency,
who
helped
make
that
possible.
M
Brightview
is
the
responsible
and
responsive
bidder
with
the
lowest
total
bid
price,
which
is
extremely
competitive.
They've
also
provided
excellent
service
under
the
previous
contract
for
these
services.
Therefore,
we
recommend
a
word
of
this
contract
to
Brightview
landscapes.
Llc.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
The
board
may
have
thank.
M
Am
99%
sure,
let
me
pull
up
the
bid
tabulation,
but
no,
they
did
not.
We
got
bids
from
bright.
You
Cassidy
landscaping,
lady
landscaping,
M
nevus,
beautifying,
the
land
or
landscape
by
Jay,
Michael
and
Pathfinder
tree
services,
but
I'd
be
happy
to
follow
up
with
you
and
let
you
know
whether
they
were
playing
older,
like
whether
they
had
downloaded
the
document.
No.
N
That's
thank
you.
I
just
cares
if
they
actually
submitted
a
bid.
I
know
they
were
removed
from
the
from
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
that
controversial
move
there.
So
those
people
lost
their
job.
So
you
know
that
would
have
been
a
contract
that
maybe
they
could
have
been
on
and
maybe
we're
successful
and
put
those
people
to
work
there.
That's
all.
Thank
you.
Absolutely.
M
And
the
real
estate
team
has
a
lot
of
different
contracts
in
place,
actually
so
that
we
have
the
opportunity
to
work
with
a
lot
of
different
folks
and
we'll
be
doing
some
upcoming
solicitations
that
are
around
the
same
area.
So
we'd
be
happy
to
try
to
find
their
contact
information
that
includes
them
in
our
outreach.
A
C
B
A
Miller
aye
and
the
chair
votes
aye
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Laura,
hey
item
number
12
request
authorization
to
issue
a
certificate
of
completion
to
TS,
lodging
LLC
with
successful
construction
completion
of
the
parcel
P;
seven,
a
project
located
at
240
Tremont
Street
in
the
Midtown
cultural
district,
as
a
sister
tipica
completion
motion
is
in
order
john
ii
and
will
take
roll
call
for
both
miss
Downes
hi.
A
Mr.
Monaghan
aye,
dr.
Lance
mark
all
right.
Mr.
Miller
hi
and
the
cherubic
aye
motion
passes
mm-hmm
item
number
13
request
authorization
to
approve
a
change
of
ownership
to
JB
BM
Realty
Trust
for
the
previously
approved
289
walk
Hill
Street
project
consisting
of
106
residential
rental
units,
including
12
IDP
units
with
126
off
street
parking
spaces
lands.
K
You,
madam
chairman,
members
of
the
board.
Congratulations
welcome
mr.
Miller
director
golden
Madam
Secretary
mr.
Miller,
my
name
is
Lance
Campbell
I'm,
a
senior
project
manager
and
development
review
on
May
11th
2017.
The
BPA
board
approved
this
residential
project
located
at
29,
walk
Hill,
Street
Plaza.
Do
the
original
project
consisted
of
106
residential
rental
units
with
126
ba
Street
parking
spaces?
K
The
current
owner
filed
a
letter
with
the
BPA
On
February
14
2020,
notifying
the
BPA
of
the
change
of
all
other
change
of
ownership
to
provide
and
provided
a
disclosure
statement
confirming
ownership
in
order
to
execute
documents
necessary
to
prior
to
commencement
commits
and
construction.
Excuse
me,
the
current
owner
does
not
plan
to
make
any
changes
to
the
proposed
project.
Staff
recommends
that
the
board
authorize
director
to
issue
a
certification
of
compliance,
execute
and
deliver
a
cooperation
agreement
in
affordable
housing
agreement
and
restriction
in
any
and
all
other
documents.
A
A
B
A
A
Zoning
code
in
connection
with
the
175
or
Lynn
Street
play
1
5
through
155
Porter
Street
project,
formerly
known
as
the
loft
L
project,
reflecting
the
change
of
ownership
to
a
Hudson,
C
Realty
LLC
care
of
Johnson
Hotel
Management,
the
elimination
of
the
six
level
addition
or
a
1
a
6,000
square
feet,
reduction
the
reconfiguration
of
the
restaurant
and
ground
one
minute:
the
reduction
from
127
hotel
rooms
to
123
hotel
rooms,
notification
of
loading
bay,
design
on
or
lane
street,
with
an
ongoing
design
review
and
to
take
any
and
all
related
actions.
Roll.
O
O
The
project,
as
originally
approved,
consisted
of
the
redevelopment
of
the
vacant
former
industrial
structure
into
a
75,000
square
foot
127
room
hotel
with
retail
and
restaurant
space,
65
off-street
parking
spaces
and
included
a
one-story
6,000
square
foot
addition
to
the
existing
structure
since
that
time,
ownership
over
the
site
and
project
changed
in
on
March
30
2020,
the
current
owner
Hudson
62
Realty
LLC,
submit
a
supplemental
finding
filing
to
the
BPD,
a
informing
the
agency
of
the
changing
ownership
in
summarizing
the
design
review,
modifications
which
remains
the
project.
Pursuant
to
the
original
approval.
O
The
design
modifications,
as
outlined
in
a
supplemental
filing,
include
the
elimination
of
a
once
of
the
one-story
addition,
a
reduction
in
the
number
of
hotel
rooms
from
127
to
123,
reconfiguration
of
the
restaurant,
a
retail
space
and
adjustments
to
the
proposed
loading
day.
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
hand
it
over
to
Richard
Lin's
counsel
for
the
current
owner,
who
will
further
the
presentation.
Thank
you.
P
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
director
golden
madam
secretary,
congratulations
on
your
election.
My
name
is
attorney
Richard
Lin's
I
represent
Hudson
62
LLC,
respect
to
the
project,
I
have
175
lean
Street,
as
Raul
mentioned.
We
were
before
the
board
today
to
provide
several
project
updates,
as
well
as
request
a
change
in
ownership
to
Hudson
62
LLC
as
well
the
kit
as
well,
that
this
project
was
approved
originally
back
in
December
of
2015
under
Article
a
to
the
Boston
zoning
code
and
received
variances
from
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeal.
P
Thereafter,
since
its
approval,
the
property
has
been
sold.
The
card
owner
Hudson
62
LLC
in
2017
during
its
ownership,
Hudson
62,
has
worked
to
complete
the
plans
to
bring
this
project
proponent,
which
include
the
securing
of
federal
and
state
historic
tax
credits,
as
well
as
working
on
an
agreement
for
a
telecommunications.
P
That
is
presently
on
the
property
in
order
to
relocate
number
of
telecommunications
antennas
to
the
middle
roof.
As
a
result,
there's
been
several
design
changes
that
I
believe
Raul
has
indicated
was
in
the
board
memo
I'll.
Just
summarize
it
quickly.
We
did
reduce
the
number
of
hotel
rooms
from
originally
through
to
127
to
123.
There
is
some
reprogramming
of
the
ground-level
space,
which
includes
a
restaurant
full-service
restaurant
in
a
cafe,
as
well
as
eliminating
the
sixth
level,
which
is
about
6,000
square
feet.
P
If
we
could
turn
to
the
next
slide,
I
can
briefly
summarize,
where
we're
at
respect
to
what
was
approved
and
what's
changed.
What
we
see
here
is
the
original
cruise
site
plan.
Nothing
has
changed
with
respect
to
the
footprint
of
the
building,
as
well
as
the
proposed
parking
is
on
site.
Pretty
much.
All
of
this
remains
intact.
If
we
could
go
to
the
next
slide.
P
P
Well,
this
would
be
the
Franklin
Street
View,
with
Porter
Street,
closer
to
the
right
side
of
the
screen.
As
you
can
see
the
sixth
level
that
was
a
originally
approved
showing
this
this
rendering
next
slide,
please
our
updated
plan
includes
preservation
of
the
pretty
much
the
existing
structure,
that's
there
as
well
as
some
updates,
which
we
could
see
better
from
the
next
slide,
showing
here
the
windows
that
have
been
updated
and
changed.
This
is
been
done
in
connection
with
the
securing
of
the
federal
and
state
and
start
tax
credits.
P
Part
of
this
was
to
include
windows
that
were
historically
correct
for
this
building
and
again
you
can
see
the
elimination
of
the
sixth
level
we're
now
that
will
house
the
telecommunications
equipment.
That's
located
on
the
side
of
the
building,
presently
I
think
they're.
The
last
slide
just
a
for
reference
purposes.
This
is
the
ground
floor
plan
again
confirming
not
much
has
changed
other
than
some
slight
reprogramming
with
respect
to
the
lower
level
restaurant
cafes.
Faced
with
that
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
on
the
board.
A
H
A
A
A
B
A
The
chair
votes
I
motion
passes
these
eight
bill.
So
item
number
19
directors
update.
Would
you
like
to
do
that
now,
mr.
golden
or
or
wait,
and
so
after
the
public
hearing.
E
R
E
R
You
the
invitation
in
the
auction
man,
a
chair
and
through
you
to
the
members
I'd
like
to
welcome
mr.
Brian
Miller,
our
newest
board
member,
who
was
appointed
to
the
planning
and
development
agencies
board
by
governor
Charlie
Baker
in
recent
days.
Brian
is
a
financial
advisor
at
Morgan,
Stanley
and
founder
of
vanilla
group,
Morgan
Stanley,
which
advised
local
organizations
on
their
retirement
plans
for
ten
years,
Brian
served
on
the
lab
or
a
senator
advisory
board
in
South
Boston
and
co-chair
the
organization's
capital
campaign.
R
He
was
a
founding
trustee
and
finance
chair,
boston,
collegiate
charter,
school
and
former
president
of
the
South
Boston
residents.
Group
Brian
also
served
as
finance
chair
of
congressman
Stephen
Lynch,
a
lifelong
resident
of
South
Boston
Brian,
currently
serves
on
the
South
Boston
yeah.
Captain
II
school
board
I'd
also
like
to
congratulate
miss
Priscilla
Rojas
for
being
elected
chair
of
the
BPD
a
or
she
is
our
first
female
chair
first
Latino
chair
and
both
of
these
things
are
occurring
for
the
first
time
in
the
sixty
three
year.
R
R
E
R
Dub,
where
it
can
be
viewed
right
now,
as
well
as
in
the
days
and
weeks
to
come,
only
projects
that
do
not
require
our
have
completed
their
community
process
were
brought
to
the
board
for
consideration
today.
I
thank
the
BPD,
a
staff
for
their
diligence
in
preparing
for
this
go
to
webinar
virtual
meeting
and
for
ensuring
that
members
of
the
public
have
the
opportunity
to
provide
input
in
common
in
our.
R
We've
been
working
from
home,
as
you
know,
for
the
most
part
since
March
17th
of
this
year,
while
we've
postponed
all
BPD
a
hosted
public
meetings
regarding
article
80
projects
and
planning
studies,
staff
continues
to
review
projects
internally
comment
periods
for
projects
that
were
under
review
have
been
extended
at
this
time.
We
are
not
holding
virtual
public
meetings.
R
I
commend
the
many
staff
members
of
thank
for
finding
creative
ways
to
continue
to
engage
with
stakeholders
and
residents
we're
committed
to
keeping
projects
moving
forward
as
best
we
can,
during
this
time
in
a
safe
and
effective
manner,
and
will
continue
to
review
projects
electronically,
for
instance,
while
the
EPA
cannot
issue
Design
Review
approvals.
At
this
time,
the
BPD,
a
urban
design
department.
E
R
During
this
time,
I'm
committed
to
communicating
with
our
own
staff,
regularly
we've
been
streaming
weekly
live
virtual,
all
staff
meetings.
We
just
finished
our
East
meeting
a
couple
hours
ago
and
it
allows
us
an
opportunity
to
speak
to
each
other
to
share
information
staff,
can
submit
questions
ahead
of
time
or
ask
their
first.
Questions
live
through
the
virtual
meeting
during
the
week.
R
We
distribute
also
an
annual
sorry,
a
weekly
internal
newsletter,
with
information
and
updates
on
the
city's
response
efforts
to
the
Colvin
crisis,
and
we
shared
information
with
staff
every
week
about
volunteer
opportunities
throughout
the
city.
I'm
particularly
grateful
at
the
willingness
of
our
staff
members
to
go.
R
Few
words
about
the
BPD,
a
and
city
of
Boston's
Kovac
relief
efforts
according
to
this
agency's
research
department,
the
national
unemployment
rate
at
fourteen
point,
four
percent
for
the
month
of
April.
That
has
certainly
continued
to
increase
during
the
month
of
May,
but
the
numbers
in
April
were
fourteen
point:
four
percent.
In
Massachusetts,
almost
a
million
workers
filed
unemployment
claims
between
March
15th
and
May
2nd.
The
number
was
960
mm
and
that
number
continues
to
increase
these
unemployment
claims
represent.
R
To
that
event,
in
the
city's
response
to
Colvin,
19
has
included
several
efforts
here
at
the
local
level.
Health
individuals
and
small
businesses
impacted
during
this
extraordinarily
painful
time.
First,
the
Boston
resiliency
fund
was
created
by
the
mayor
to
coordinate,
fundraising
and
philanthropic
efforts
to
provide
essential
services.
The
Boston
residents,
whose
health
and
well-being
are
most
immediately
impacted
by
:
19.
The
resiliency
fund
has
raised
over
thirty
million
dollars
from
five
thousand
eight
hundred
donations.
R
Today,
seventeen
point:
five
million
dollars
of
this
fund-
has
been
distributed
to
nearly
200
organizations
that
deal
with
issues
such
as
food
access
technology
or
remote
learning,
and
support
to
first
responders
as
a
blast.
We,
the
city's
small
business
relief
fund,
has
distributed
the
first
two
million
dollars
of
relief
to
561
local
businesses
in
the
industries
hardest
hit
by
Koba
19
business
owners
are
using
the
money
to
cover
rent
payments
and
utilities,
vehicle
payments,
insurance
and
employee
wages.
R
The
city
has
added
another
525
million
dollars
to
the
fund
in
recent
days.
This
will
allow
all
eligible
grant
requests
that
were
submitted
during
the
application
period
to
be
fully
funded
next,
the
rental
relief
fund.
It
has
made
three
million
dollars
available
to
residents
whose
law,
who
have
lost
income
and
do
not
have
access
unemployment
benefits.
The
city
has
been
processing
applications.
In
this
we
will
distribute
over
eight
hundred
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
more
than
300
families
to
cover
rent
for
April.
R
R
The
hotline
is
staffed
by
the
Boston
Tax
Health
coalition,
a
partnership
with
in
the
mayor's
office
of
financial
empowerment
with
nonprofits
businesses
in
community
organizations.
The
office
of
financial
empowerment
is
a
course
in
instrumentality
of
the
mayor's
office
of
Workforce
Development
and
the
Boston
planet
in
development
agency.
The
hotline
was
put
in
place
yesterday
and
it
has
already
24
hours
later
received
more
than
600
calls
seeking
assistance,
our
own
staff
and
once
again
stepped
up
and
are
playing
a
role
in
volunteering
on
the
stimulus
hotline.
I
want
to
thank
the
many
BPD.
R
A
Thank
You,
director
Holden
and
through
you
too,
to
the
staff
again
at
the
board.
We
continue
to
appreciate
your
leadership
staff
and
for
your
quick
creativity
and
agility
and
the
countless
hours
of
volunteer
service
that
you're
providing
to
the
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you.
What
it's
going
to
happen
now
is.
We
are
going
to
take
a
brief
recess.
A
A
Waiving
the
requirement
for
further
review
pursuant
to
section
8,
EB
5.3
D
of
the
code
approving
the
project
notification
form
dated
September,
26
2019,
and
the
supplemental
information
document
dated
January
31st
2020
and
waiving
the
requirement
for
the
filing
and
review
of
a
draft
project
impact
report
subject
to
BPD
a
design
review
for
the
conversion
of
for
the
conversion
to
a
300
bed.
Dormitory.
S
L
A
Messala
post-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
to
do
so.
We
are
taking
support
and
opposition.
At
the
same
time,
the
combined
the
combined
testimony
is
different
from
our
usual
format,
due
to
the
hearing
being
held
virtually
and
all
testimony
being
recorded
accurately.
If
you
are
planning
to
testify,
please
take
time
now
to
verify
that
your
computer
microphone
is
active.
A
Then
click
the
green
hand
on
your
webinar
control
panel,
which
will
signal
to
staff
that
you
would
like
to
testify
when
I
call
for
all
testimony
staff
will
announce
your
name
and
unmute
your
microphone.
Your
webcam
will
not
be
active
at
the
conclusion
of
all
oral
testimony
and
emailed
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.
A
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.
Bpd
a
stack
will
indicate
when
thirty
seconds
remain
and
at
that
time
please
conclude
your
remarks
so
that
the
hearing
may
continue
and
others
may
be
heard.
I
would
well
then
I'm.
S
A
Hey
this
is
a
public
hearing
before
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
doing
business
as
a
Boston,
Planning
and
Development
Agency
being
held
in
control
with
article
a
DD
of
the
Boston
zoning
code.
Regarding
the
Suffolk
University
2020
institutional
master
plan,
the
hearing
was
duly
advertised
on
April
30th
2020
in
the
Boston
Herald.
This
is
a
BPD.
A
hearing
on
a
proposed
petition
by
the
agency
staff
members
will
first
present
their
case
in
our
subject
to
questioning
by
members
of
the
agency.
Thereafter.
A
Anyone
who
wishes
to
testify
about
the
proposed
project
will
be
afforded
an
opportunity
we
are
taking
support
and
opposition.
At
the
same
time,
the
combined
testimony
is
different
from
our
usual
format,
due
to
the
hearing
being
held
virtually
and
all
testimony
will
be
recorded
accurately.
If
you
are
planning
to
testify.
Please
take
time
now
to
verify
that
your
computer
microphone
is
active.
A
Then
click
the
green
hand
on
your
webinar
control
panel,
which
will
signal
to
staff
that
you
would
like
to
testify
when
I
call
for
all
testimony
staff
will
announce
your
name
and
unmute
your
microphone.
Your
webcam
will
not
be
active
at
the
conclusion
of
all
oral
testimony.
Any
email
text
Sony
will
be
read
aloud.
Finally,
the
proponents
are
allowed
a
period
of
five
to
ten
minutes
for
rebuttal
if
they
so
desire
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.
A
T
You,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
madam
secretary
and
director
golden
my
name,
is
Eddie
Carmody
and
I'm,
an
institutional
planner
and
project
manager.
Here
at
the
BPD,
a
the
proposal
before
you
is
the
Suffolk
University
institutional
master
plan
for
the
years
2020
through
2030.
The
university
is
seeking
approval
of
the
plan,
along
with
its
marquee
proposed
project,
the
one
Court
Street
residence
hall.
T
The
institutional
master
plan
covers
the
development
goals
of
Suffolk
University
for
the
next
ten
years,
and
it
outlines
aims
for
enrollment
and
student
housing,
among
others,
the
one
Court
Street
project,
a
component
of
the
institutional
master
plan,
seeks
to
convert
existing
historic
Eames
building
located
in
the
government
center
area
of
downtown
Boston
and
most
recently
used
as
a
hotel
into
long
term.
Undergraduate
student
housing
for
the
university.
T
The
community
review
process
began
in
September
and
concluded
in
March.
There
has
been
widespread
support
from
the
public
throughout
this
time.
For
one
thing:
providing
long
term
dedicated
student
housing
in
this
downtown
location
brings
residents
to
an
area
currently
dominated
by
the
nine-to-five
workweek
scheduled
helping
to
support
local
businesses
and
keeping
eyes
on
the
street
beyond
traditional
hours.
This
location
also
represents
a
continued
effort
by
the
university
to
transition
its
student
housing
outside
of
nearby
residential
neighborhoods,
such
as
Beacon
Hill
in
the
North
End
and
closer
to
the
core
of
its
campus.
T
J
Thank
you
very
much
good
afternoon.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
the
madam
chair,
members
of
the
board
director
golden.
We
very
much
appreciate
all
the
work
that
went
into
making
this
opportunity
possible.
We
do
appreciate
it
quite
a
bit,
and
we
certainly
hope
that
you
and
your
families
are
getting
through
this
difficult
time,
as
we
all
are
trying
to
do
right
now.
What
I
hope
to
do
is
to
get
us
walk
us
through
both
our
institutional
master
plan,
as
well
as
the
1
cor
Street
project.
J
Our
institutional
master
plan
was
developed
in
coordination
and
cooperation
with
BPA,
as
well
as
elected
officials,
neighborhood
groups
and
the
relevant
stakeholders
of
Suffolk
University
and
our
1
quart
Street
project
is
one
that
we
think
provides
a
state-of-the-art
residence
hall
for
our
students,
steps
from
our
main
campus
and
also
further
Mayor
Walsh's
goals
to
help
free
up
housing
opportunities
in
our
neighborhoods.
By
pulling
those
students
from
those
units
next
life.
J
We
in
terms
of
living
working
in
connecting
we
are
looking
to
increase.
As
I
said
student
housing
opportunities.
Our
one
court
Street
project
moves
us
closer
to
our
goal
of
housing,
50%
of
our
undergraduate
students
in
Boston.
We
hope
to
contribute
to
Boston's
economic
vitality
by
continuing
to
develop
and
nurture
working
relationships
with
businesses
and
continuing
to
be
generous
in
our
community
benefits
to
our
impacted
areas,
and
we
want
to
optimize
space
usage
by
establishing
a
greater
and
stronger
sense
of
campus
in
the
downtown
Boston
area.
J
J
During
the
development
of
the
2008
master
plan,
the
core
planning
principle
throughout
all
of
that
working
with
neighborhood
groups
and
elected
officials,
especially
the
Beacon
Hill
Civic
Association,
was
to
try
to
develop
a
plan
that
would
move
the
center
of
gravity
of
our
campus
away
from
residential
Beacon
Hill
into
the
downtown
spine,
so
that
we've
created
campus.
That
is
more
of
a
downtown
spine,
leading
into
the
theater
district.
In
the
latter
district,
we
were
able
to
do
that.
J
As
you
will
see
in
the
next
couple
of
slides
since
the
2008
master
plan,
we
have
also
added
athletic
facilities
in
East
Boston,
with
a
wonderful
partnership
with
the
city
of
Boston
that
has
worked
both
for
the
community
of
East
Boston,
but
also
for
Suffolk
University
as
well,
because
we
now
have
home
fields
for
many
of
our
athletic
teams.
We
also
during
the
past
ten
years,
have
been
able
to
increase
opportunities
for
housing
for
our
students.
We
brought
online
to
ten
west
residence
hall.
We
274
beds.
J
J
Our
footprint
in
2008
I
think
says
a
lot
when
you
compare
it
with
the
next
slide,
which
will
be
on
footprint
today.
If
you
look
at
the
upper
side
of
the
map,
you'll
see
properties
on
what
is
Temple,
Street
and
durn
Street,
which
were
at
that
time
in
2008
the
academic
center
of
the
campus.
Those
were
our
academic
buildings,
as
I
mentioned,
because
we
were
looking
to
move
that
center
of
gravity
away
from
residential
Beacon
Hill.
J
We
were
able
to
move
away
and
sell
those
properties
and
put
those
functions
into
other
buildings
which
I'll
show
you
in
a
second.
You
will
see
next
to
that.
A
proposed
building
of
20
Somerset
Street,
which
we
developed
and
is
now
open
as
an
academic
and
Science
Center,
and
you
will
see
at
the
bottom
down
by
Avery
Street
on
West
Street
you'll,
see
proposed
residence
halls,
10,
West,
residence
hall
and
modern
theater
next
slide.
J
J
J
These
are
essentially
influenced
by
the
same
clusters
we
identified
in
2008.
In
fact,
the
clusters
that
we
identified
in
2008
proved
to
be
particularly
accurate
because
the
one
quartz
Creek
project
is
located
right
within
one
of
them,
so
we
actually
accurately
were
able
to
predict
we're
going
to
could
be
undergoing
that
expansion,
where
the
residence
hall
and
in
the
middle
you'll
see
a
central
academic
cluster.
That's
the
home
to
one
of
major
academic
facilities,
and
the
one
quarry
project,
of
course,
is
steps
from
that.
J
I
think
it's
important
to
take
a
look
at
student
enrollment
and
to
point
out
a
couple
of
things
like
just
a
couple
of
phenomenons
that
occurred
between
2002
and
2006.
What
you'll
see
is
a
pretty
significant
growth
in
enrollment
I'll
point
out
that
these
are
Boston
campus
undergraduate
numbers.
They
don't
represent
law,
school
or
graduate
students
or
students
and
other
campuses.
J
These
are
Boston
campus
undergraduates,
significant
growth
between
2002
and
2006.
As
we
came
to
employment,
we
were
negotiating
and
working
with
neighbors
on
a
2008
master
plan.
We
reached
agreement
that
we
would
essentially
plateau
and
flattened
out
flatten
out
our
enrollment.
As
you
can
see,
we
did
that
we
fulfill
that
promise.
We
flattened
out
that
enrollment
and
as
we
project
out
in
the
out-years
of
the
2020
to
2030
master
plan,
you
can
see
there's
essentially
we're
projecting
the
same.
I
will
point
out.
These
are
enrollment
projections
prior
to
Kovac
19,
so
obviously
they're.
J
J
One
of
the
topics
of
interest
that
we
hear
all
the
time
not
just
from
residents
but
from
city
officials
and
others,
is
the
impact
of
off-campus
student
residences,
not
just
the
impact
on
neighborhoods
surrounding
the
university,
but
also
the
impact
on
availability
of
housing
in
our
neighborhoods
for
families
and
working
people
just
wanted
to
point
out
some
trends
that
we've
noticed
in
the
past
10
years.
Numbers
of
our
students
who
are
living
off-campus
in
Beacon
Hill
has
gone
down
by
23%.
J
The
number
of
students
living
in
the
North
End
has
gone
down
by
23%
Chinatown
numbers,
their
small
numbers,
but
they
have
gone
up
and
by
far
the
biggest
increase
that
we
have
seen
in
off-campus
housing
for
our
students
is
in
East
Boston,
and
there
are
a
number
of
reasons
for
that.
One,
of
course,
is
probably
economic.
Then
it
is
still
relatively
affordable,
the
other
being,
of
course,
the
easy
access
to
the
campus
by
public
transportation
from
East
Boston.
J
We'll
look
at
two
things
now
one
is
the
new
student
students
are
matauri
at
one
course
Street.
The
other
is
the
space
at
5:15
Washington
Street.
That
I
mentioned
next
slide
the
one
course
Trent
Street
residence
hall,
114
wrongs
up
to
300
beds
of
undergraduate
student
housing,
primarily
first
and
second
year,
students,
approximately
2200
feet
of
active
ground
floor
uses
some
student
use,
but
also
a
publicly
publicly
accessible
retail
and
restaurant
cafe
space.
J
We
intend
to
continue
to
have
a
restaurant
in
the
space
that
has
currently
housed
a
restaurant,
while
it
was
the
Ames
hotel
and
we
expect
that
and
want
that
to
be
used
by
our
students,
but
also
by
the
public
as
well.
We
have
no
major
changes
to
the
site
of
the
building
access
or
service.
We
are
looking
for
two
dedicated
parking
spaces
in
front
of
the
building
of
Suffolk
University
Police
purposes,
and
we
anticipate
an
opening
by
fall.
J
2020
I
do
want
to
point
out
right
here
that,
while
we
it's
a
point
to
say
that,
while
we
plan
to
be
open
in
September,
exactly
what
form
that
will
take
still
remains
to
be
determined
and
it
will
be
determined
by
the
course
of
the
Coburg
19
virus
and
what
our
responses
as
a
city
has
to
be
that
we
understand
that
the
University
will
be
relying
on
directors
from
public
officials
from
public
health
officials
and
others.
As
we
move
closer
to
the
beginning
of
the
semester,
to
try
to
figure
out
exactly
what
will.
J
Just
to
give
you
a
familiarity
of
the
location,
although
you
probably
don't
need
it
most,
everyone
knows
where
the
Ames
hotel
was,
and
therefore
those
with
one
course
treaters.
It
is
located
at
the
intersection
of
Court,
Street
and
Washington
Street.
It
is
bounded
on
the
other
side
by
the
New
England
Veterans
Center,
and
the
Washington
Mall,
leading
to
the
city
hall
of
City,
Hall
plaza
on
the
building's
right
next
slide.
J
These
are
photos
of
the
existing
conditions
of
the
building.
We
are
well
aware
of
what
a
historic
and
beautiful
facade
this
is,
and
it's
one
of
the
things
that
attracted
us
to
this
building.
It
is
a
signature,
building,
I
think
in
Boston,
and
we
all
certainly
recognize
that
so
those
are
looks.
Various
perspectives
on
the
side
and
the
building
itself.
J
J
If
you
look
at
it,
you'll
see
that
there
is
some
Suffolk
University
signage
on
the
canopy
above
the
front
door,
some
plans
that
will
be
installed
on
water
joints
on
the
building,
not
under
building
itself,
so
it
doesn't
penetrate
the
facade
and
do
any
damage
to
the
facade
and
again,
these
are
approved
by
Boston
landmarks
and
that's
his
third
condition.
That's
like
this
is
a
look
at
the
Washington
Mall
side
of
the
building
you'll
see
an
outside
patio
that
was
used
by
the
Ames
Hotel
Restaurant.
J
J
I'll
take
a
look
at
the
floors
and
there's
really
only
a
couple
to
look
at
the
rest
of
the
sensory.
The
same.
The
first
floor
is
one
where
we
have
activity
on
the
first
floor,
you'll
see
on
the
left,
you'll
see
some
student
lounge
space
in
the
middle
you'll,
see
climbing
areas
entrance
and
security
desk
and
so
forth,
and
on
the
right
you
will
see
our
restaurant
and
further
to
the
right.
J
You'll
see
the
patio
extending
from
that
which
we
intend
to
use
that
patio
seats
up
to
60
people
again
precoded
seating,
but
it
will
see
it
up
to
60
people
and
we
will
keep
that
functioning.
That's
life
assent,
employer
is
going
to
be
a
space
next
for
institution
who
use
and
also
community
use,
is
essentially
a
multi
function.
Student
lounge
conference
space
concept,
we've
talked
to
community
groups
about
this.
J
They
understand
that
they
will
be
able
to
use
that
space
and
a
lobby
obviously
also
be
used
for
our
university
purposes
for
students,
staff
and
others
for
meetings
as
well,
and
that
will
be
the
second
floor
of
the
building.
That's
like
the
rest
of
the
building,
essentially
from
the
fort
to
the
14th
floor
plan,
is
laid
out
in
this
fashion.
They
are
residential,
basically
hotel
rooms,
which
we
not
change.
We
are
doing
some
renovations
to
those
rooms,
we're
sharing
some
88
compliance
in
some
areas.
J
Security
features
electrical
wiring
things
like
that,
but
the
rooms
will
essentially
stay
the
same
with
some
very
small
exceptions,
such
as
a
space
for
a
residence
director
on
the
floors.
So
these
this
is
cause
Port
Authority.
They
are
the
residential
areas
of
the
building
next
life,
just
to
look
at
one
of
the
typical
rooms,
although
there
are
a
number
of
different
layouts,
but
this
would
be
one
of
them.
That's
like
the
other
space
change.
J
That's
in
our
master
plan,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
is
new
gallery
space
at
5:15,
Washington,
Street,
5:15,
Washington
Street
is
the
ground
floor
of
our
ten
West
I'm.
Sorry,
ten
West
residents.
All
it
used
to
be
the
Boston
Common
coffee
shop,
which
has
since
left.
We
are
going
to
change
that
space
into
gallery
space
or
our
programs
for
students
to
display
their
works,
but
also
to
have
it
available.
For
other
community
groups
and
out
groups
to
display
their
works
as
well.
J
Behind
that
gallery
space,
there
will
be
some
rehearsal
space
or
university
dance
clubs
in
our
theater
department
from
the
street.
We
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
very
active
and
attractive
good
use
for
that
space
and
it's
going
to
contribute
to
the
already
existing
vitality
of
the
theater
district.
So
we're
looking
forward
to
this
next
slide.
J
Finally,
our
benefits
I'm
happy
to
say
that
we
have
recommitted
to
every
one
of
our
InP
benefits
from
prior
I
M
PS.
All
of
them
remain
in
place
and
operative.
We
have
achieves
or
eliminated
any
of
them,
and
we
have
added
additional
benefits
for
the
one
course
free
process,
which
are
the
first
four
benefits
that
you
see
here.
A
$75,000
contribution
to
the
Boston
bike
share
program,
streetscape
improvements
by
working
with
bgg
of
seeing,
if
feasible,
there's
a
way
to
implement
a
curb
extension
at
Court
Street
to
facilitate
pedestrian
access
transportation
mitigation.
J
We
will
donate
$10,000
to
the
installation
of
additional
on
street
bike
racks
and
we
will
provide
a
team
on
Street
visitor
bike
racks
in
and
around
the
building.
So
we
we
think
that
this
is
a
robust
benefit
package
and
we
feel
very
important
about
it
and-
and
we
look
forward
to
putting
it
into
place,
continuing
to
put
those
existing
business
in
place
last
slide
again
revisiting
the
first
slide.
J
Hopefully,
you
can
see
how
this
moves
us
closer
with
the
addition
of
the
one
Court
Street
residence
halls
of
getting
to
a
goal
of
50%
of
housing
for
our
Boston
students,
and
it
gets
us
to
continue
to
contribute
to
our
surrounding
areas
to
our
impacted
areas
with
community
benefits
relationships,
and
it
helps
us
to
establish
a
stronger
sense
of
campus
and
bring
some
additional
revitalization
and
vitality
to
the
theater
district.
With
that
I,
I,
close
and
again,
I
really
do
want
to.
J
A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much,
and
yes,
this
is
a
a
new
format.
I
just
wanted
to
go
over
some
of
those
some
for
those
rules
here
so
again,
if
you're
planning
to
testify
you'll
need
to
kind
of,
you
know
verify
that
your
computer
microphone
is
active.
You'll,
then
click
the
green
hand
on
your
webinar
control
panel,
which
will
signal
to
the
staff
that
you
would
like
to
testify.
So
that
is
how
you
can
participate
and
we
are
going
to
begin
the
public
testimony.
A
S
Q
There's
no
appointment,
I
hope
you
all
those
close
to
you
were
doing
healthy
and
well
and
he's
certainly
difficult
times
again
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Michael
burns
business
representative
for
the
sheetmetal
work
is
local
17
in
our
umbrella
organization,
metropolitan
building,
trades
council,
I
rise
tonight
on
behalf
of
my
membership
and
support
of
this
project
and
I.
Thank
you
all
and
I
hope
you
all
stay
healthy
and
well.
A
T
We
go
so
we
do.
We
have
three
pieces
of
written
testimony
which
I
will
read
on
behalf
of
those
who
sent
them
over
the
first
one
is
I
will
read
on
behalf
of
city
councilor
Flynn,
and
it
reads
as
follows:
I
wish
to
indicate
my
support
for
Suffolk
University's
proposed
conversion
of
the
former
Eames
Hotel
into
a
residence
hall
which
would
accommodate
up
to
three
hundred
students.
It
is
critical
that
universities
continue
to
increase
the
number
of
students
in
university
housing
in
order
to
free
up
badly
needed
units
for
families
in
our
neighborhoods.
T
The
university
has
reached
out
well
to
elected
officials
and
neighborhood
groups
and
has
generated
overwhelming
support
for
the
project.
Suffolk
University
continues
to
be
a
good
neighbor
in
the
city
of
Boston
exhibited
most
recently
by
their
turning
over
a
residence
hall
at
10,
Somerset
Street,
for
use
as
a
shelter
for
homeless
individuals
during
the
Cova
19
crisis.
I
respectfully
urged
the
board
to
approve
the
project
this
week.
Should
you
have
any
questions,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
my
office
and
I
and
it
is
signed
ed
Flynn's.
T
So
the
second
piece
of
public
testimony
that
I
have
to
share
is
on
behalf
of
the
downtown
Boston
Business
Improvement
District,
and
it
reads
as
follows:
dear
mr.
Carmody,
on
behalf
of
the
downtown
Boston
Business
Improvement,
District
I
would
like
to
offer
my
support
for
Suffolk
University's
proposed
2020
through
2030
InP
and
one-chord
Street
residence
hall
project
over
the
past
three
decades.
Suffolk
University,
along
with
other
key
pioneers
such
as
Emerson,
College
and
MP
Boston,
has
helped
catalyze
the
Renaissance
of
Downtown
Crossing,
with
a
number
of
landmark
redevelopment.
T
The
150
Tremont
Street
and
10
West
Street
residence
halls,
120,
Tremont
Street,
also
known
as
Suffolk
University,
Law,
School
and
modern
theater
have
each
contributed
to
the
district's,
ongoing
transformation
and
revitalization
into
a
24/7
hub
and
destination.
Now,
with
its
1
Court
Street
proposal,
Suffolk
University
is
not
only
building
upon
its
prior
success
in
the
area,
but
also
envisioning
a
project
that
will
bring
a
variety
of
benefits
to
various
stakeholder
communities.
T
Students
residing
at
one
Court
Street
will
be
immersed
in
one
of
Boston's,
most
vital
nodes,
the
city
hall
and
Government
Center
Plaza
area,
their
commerce,
culture,
politics
and
mass
transit
converge
in
a
uniquely
dynamic
mix.
All
in
the
shadow
of
historic
shrines
such
as
the
old
Statehouse
and
Old
South
meeting
house,
the
crucibles
of
our
nation's
founding
student
residents
of
one-chord
Street
will
also
enjoy
convenient
access
to
the
rest
of
Suffolk
University's
downtown
campus,
creating
a
new
synergy
and
vitality
for
the
entire
neighborhood.
T
The
community
will
also
appreciate
Suffolk
University's
initiatives
to
reactivate
an
iconic
architectural
gem,
a
Eames
building
that
was
at
risk
due
to
the
prior
occupants
closure.
This
reactivation
should
also
help
reanimate
themes,
buildings,
street-level
presence.
Finally,
I
want
to
congratulate
Suffolk
University
for
having
worked
diligently
on
the
community
outreach
process
for
this
project.
I
also
applaud
the
school
for
having
identified
and
acquired
a
property
that
is
so
uniquely
suited
for
this
conversion.
For
all
these
reasons,
I
support
this
proposal.
T
The
downtown
Boston
bid
is
a
private,
not
not-for-profit
corporation,
that
provides
supplemental
services
in
downtown
Boston,
designed
to
benefit
property
owners,
businesses,
visitors,
students
and
residents.
It
is
committed
to
achieving
downtown's
full
potential
of
the
premier
economic
center
and
vibrant
mixed-use
neighborhood,
and
this
letter
is
signed.
Rosemarie
ethan
from
the
president
and
CEO
of
the
downtown
boston
bid
and
the
final
piece
of
public
testimony
that
I
have
to
share
is
on
behalf
of
a
private
individual
and
it
simply
states
great
idea
and
will
revitalize
downtown
I
endorse
thanks.
A
D
I
just
cannot
think
of
any
other
college
or
university
in
America.
That
is
in
a
slow
and
steady
way,
rather
than
simply
picking
a
campus
up
and
relocating
into
a
downtown
done
is
an
interesting
and
progressive
job
of
satisfying
a
lot
of
community
needs
at
the
same
time
that
it
is
meeting
the
needs
of
both
downtown
and
East
Boston
and
I
think
you're
doing
a
terrific
job
here
and
I
just
want
to
commend
you
as
a
person.
N
N
All
of
the
construction
workers
have
health
care
all
of
the
construction
workers
have
pension
retirement
plans
and
they
all
are
indentured
into
an
apprentice
program
and
as
similar
to
what
mr.
Bern
said
from
that
country,
and
you
should
be
commended
for
it.
I
tell
you,
people
have
never
blinked
and
always
hired
employers
that
provide
those
decent
benefits
that
some
of
us
take
for
granted,
but
in
the
construction
industry.
It's
not
that
common
and
it
comes
in
an
expense
and
I
know
many
people
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
J
B
Just
got
one
piece
dad
and
Kevin:
you
said
it
so
well
and
Mike.
You
follow-up
was
perfect,
but
no
I'm
gonna
bother
at
53
State
Street,
it's
a
beautiful
building
but
John
what
you
and
the
University
have
done
in
an
area
that
it's
so
tight.
I
really
deserve
to
be
commended,
so
I
really
like
what
you've
done
there
and
look
forward
to
seeing
it
develop.