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BPDA Board of Directors Meeting 12-17-2020 (Part 2 of 2)
A
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
this
is
showing
a
sample
of
the
guest
rooms-
I
guess
from
rendering.
So
again
the
banking
beam
is
carried
in
here
and
you
can
kind
of
see
that
in
the
picture
lights
on
the
wall
and
some
of
the
finishes,
so
we're
replacing
a
lot
of
the
darker
beigey
colors
that
were
there
previously
with
something
a
little
more
contemporary,
but
keeping
that
classical
feeling
of
you
know
of
the
past
cast
era,
because
the
next
slide.
A
So
this
is
listing
some
of
the
community
improvements
I'll
just
kind
of
list
off
a
few
of
them.
So
we
feel
like
we're.
Enhancing
the
adjacent
area
by
highlighting
the
the
existing
characteristics
of
the
building
by
removing
some
of
the
things
were
added
later
on,
such
as
those
canvas
awnings
and
replacing
them
with
something
a
little
more
substantial
and
complementary.
A
We're
adding
that
new
lighting
to
help
emphasize
the
architectural
details
at
night.
In
addition
to
just
aesthetic
things
we're
making,
we
have
more
accessible,
accommodations,
such
as
those
new
ramps
and
throughout
the
public
areas.
We've
got
accessible,
accommodations
as
well
as
in
the
guest
rooms
themselves.
A
This
sidewalk
repairs
and
transit
planning
initiatives
that
we're
making
contributions
to
and
the
total
is
around
230
000,
and
with
that
I
think
that
might
be
the
last
side.
Could
you
get
one
more
okay,
yeah?
I
think
it's
just
more
or
less
yeah.
We
just.
I
think
that
kind
of
wraps
up
the
presentation.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
A
Each
room
has
a
separate.
They
have
accommodations
for
people
in
wheelchairs,
such
as
tables
at
particular
heights,
and
things
like
that
and
throughout
do
you
have
your
accessible
path
of
egress
throughout
the
building
and
then
within
guest
rooms
throughout
the
range
of
different
room
types,
there's
accessible
guest
rooms
which
have
you
know
the
required
clearances
and
grab
bars,
and
things
like
that.
A
D
B
B
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
We
are
requesting
board
approval
to
include
a
group
of
three
parcels
in
the
abutter
parcels
program
which
sells
small
unbuildable
bpda-owned
vacant
parcels
to
adjacent
property
owners
as
deed,
restricted,
open
space,
three
parcels,
linwood
street
23,
highland
street
and
21
morley
street
about
residential
homes
in
high
in
the
highland
park,
neighborhood
of
roxbury
and
are
located
in
the
kittridge
square
urban
renewal
area.
E
Shortly
after
board
approval
staff
will
make
applications
available
to
all
direct
butters
butters
for
60
days,
staff
will
return
to
the
board
to
obtain
approval
to
convey
individual
parcels
to
the
selected
abutters.
Additionally,
we
are
requesting
approval
of
a
minor
modification
to
the
kidridge
square
urban
renewal
plan
to
facilitate
their
disposition.
E
B
C
B
B
B
C
B
B
G
B
F
B
Okay
hearing
and
saying
none
emotion
is
in
order
no
moved.
Second,
hey
we'll
call
for
a
vote,
ms
downs
hi,
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmark
hi,
mr
miller
hi,
and
the
chair
votes.
I
motion
passes.
Let's
go
ahead
and
do
another
quick
one
item
number
41
request
authorization
to
disperse
up
to
253
988
from
the
harvard
austin
public
realm
flexible
fund
to
for
non-profit
community
organizations
and
to
enter
into
grant
agreements
with
said
organizations.
F
Good
evening
again,
this
is
another
grant
fund
that
was
part
of
a
harvard
community
benefits
package,
specifically
directed
at
public
realm
improvements,
and
we've
had
a
lot
of
luck
with
a
wide
variety
of
projects
and
organizations,
and
so
we
have
another
round
this
year
to
build
on
the
previous
success.
Some
of
them
are
up
to
because
we
are
still
working
with
those
organizations
to
determine
the
exact
scope
and
cost
of
their
of
their
projects.
C
C
B
B
I'll
do
42.
request
authorizations
to
disclose
78
seven
hundred
twenty
four
dollars
from
the
bio
square.
Two
physical
and
community
improvements
fund
to
project
place
for
the
beautification
of
the
massachusetts,
avenue
and
melnia
cass
area
and
to
enter
into
a
grant
agreement
with
said
organization,
brian.
D
Sorry,
I'm
adam
chair-
this
is
song
gandhi
and
I'll
be
presenting
this
item
for
brian
today,
as
you
mentioned,
we
are
requesting
authorization
to
enter
into
a
grant
agreement
with
project
place
for
cleanup
of
sidewalk
and
grassy
areas
in
excess
of
62
000
square
feet
in
the
melania
cass
area.
We've
been
before
you
at
the
board
with
this
request
from
biosquare
2,
and
we
do
believe
that
it
has
significant
good
impact
in
that
area
for
clean
up
and
looking
forward
to
your
positive
vote
tonight.
C
B
We'll
call
for
a
vote,
miss
downs
hi
mr
monahan
hi,
dr
landsmart
hi
miller
hi
on
the
sharepoint's
eye
motion
passes.
Let's
just
go
ahead
and
do
43
request
authorization
to
disburse
60
000
from
the
457
through
469,
a
west
broadway
project
community
benefits
fund
to
nine
community
organizations
and
to
enter
into
grant
agreements
with
set
organizations
so
know
that
you're
going
to
do
that.
D
One
too
great,
yes,
thank
thank
you.
As
you
mentioned,
this
is
a
request
to
enter
into
grant
agreements
with
nine
organizations
in
south
boston
and
we
had
24
organizations
that
applied
and
at
this
at
this
point,
we're
funding
nine
organizations
for
a
total
of
60
000
dollars.
Happy
to
answer
any
questions.
C
C
B
G
Apologies
colleagues
is
director
golden
secretary
pohames
and
the
members
of
the
board,
I'm
actually
in
the
vpds
conference
room
937,
the
the
lights
have
gone
out
on
this
wing
of
city
hall.
So
I
am,
I
am
in
the
dark,
but
I
assure
you
I
am
here
the
project
before
you
was
25
fountain
street
in
roxbury.
G
The
proposal
is
to
create
a
four-story
apartment,
a
four-story,
approximately
four
thou,
forty
thousand
seven
hundred
thousand
square
foot
building
that
will
contain
40,
affordable
home
ownership
units,
41
off-street
parking
spaces
in
40
bicycle
parking
spaces.
The
proponent
will
be
seeking
funding
from
d
d
and
mass
housing.
The
small
project
review
application
was
filed
with
the
bpda
on
september.
6
2019
public
meetings
were
held
on
september
26,
2019
and
october
7
2020.
The
public
comment
period
closed
on
october
31st
2019.
G
I
I
I
Top
right
is
looking
from
circuit
street
up
fountain
the
site
is
on
the
left
again
on.
The
right
is
worn,
gardens
bottom
right,
similar
view.
Bottom
left
is
a
fantastic
photograph.
That
is
our
site
and
that's
essentially,
what's
been
remaining,
for
you
know
about
50
years
of
the
site
that
has
not
yet
been
developed
and
top
left
shows
you
the
scale
of
the
adjacent
buildings.
I
So
again,
you
know
the
within
the
context
of
both
nubian
plan
nubian
and
on
the
right-hand
side.
We
pulled
up
what
was
one
of
the
very
early
conceptual
washington
square
urban
renewal
plans
and,
interestingly
enough,
this
particular
site
was
originally
conceived
to
be
the
location
of
where
they
were
going
to
put
the
school.
I
I
I
We
do
have
21
spaces
that
are
under
below
grade
and
I'm
sorry
20
spaces
and
then
21
outdoor
spaces.
As
shown
in
the
left-hand
plan
and
the
elevation,
you
can
see
really
worked
quite
diligently
with
the
neighbors
tommy
rock
neighborhood
association,
as
well
as
the
bpda
trying
to
come
up
with
something
of
scale
and
yet
something
that
fits
into
a
pretty
eclectic.
Neighborhood,
that's
made
up
of
a
lot
of
different
buildings.
I
I
I
And
again,
that's
really,
you
know
not
probably
not
for
children,
you
know
less
of
a
of
a
children
orientation
and
more
of
you
know
empty
nester
or
young
professional
that
just
you
know,
can't
find
a
place.
You
know
for
we'd
like
to
think
of
this
as
the
20th
21st
century
starter
home.
You
know
the
opportunity
where
you
can
own
and
stay
central
to
the
city
and
you
know
to
continue
to
involve
evolve
your
study,
career
profession,
whatever
it
may
be,
next
slide.
I
In
ariel
within
context
again
in
the
left
slide
to
the
left,
worn
gardens
to
the
right,
those
are
the
townhouses
of
fountain
square
and
fountain
square.
Condominium
association
was
actually
the
land
seller
from
which
we
purchased
so
fountain
square
was
developed
in
coordination
with
bpda
back
in
the
late
80s.
I
C
I
G
B
H
Heather
camposano.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board.
We
have
two
items
for
your
consideration
on
the
bra
agenda:
one
status,
change
with
details
in
the
board,
memo
from
michael
sinatra,
project
manager
and
one
departure
with
details
in
the
board
member
ford
memo.
Excuse
me
for
robert
louis
c,
controller.
B
C
B
J
J
I've
I've
had
the
good
fortune
of
working
almost
immediately
upon
my
arrival
12
years
ago.
I
started
working
closely
with
bob
again
that
was
12
years
ago
and
in
my
seven
years
as
director
from
all
that
experience,
I
know
the
following
things
to
be
true:
our
management
systems
have
improved
because
of
bob
luisi's
efforts.
J
J
Bob's
chased
down
millions
of
dollars
of
sums
owed
in
arrears
to
the
agency.
He's
refinanced
debt
under
more
favorable
terms,
he's
built
a
solid
benefits
package
for
all
of
our
employees,
and
bob
has
maintained
a
disciplined
approach
to
our
financial
and
fiscal
well-being
that
has
allowed
us
to
weather
tough
times,
including
throughout
this
current
very
difficult
year.
J
Bob
rolls
up
his
sleeves
and
manages
the
granular
detail
of
every
day
life
here
to
ensure
that
the
resources
we
need
are
there
for
us
that
they're
preserved
and
that
they're
deployed
prudently.
This
is
why
the
organization
can
perform
its
mission.
This
is
why
we
can
all
play
a
role
in
creating
one
of
the
great
cities
of
the
world
and
address
the
needs
of
all
boston's
people.
J
It
means
always
faithful,
faithful,
committed
dedicated
to
important
things
beyond
one's
own,
immediate
self-interest,
and
that's
bob
luisi's
life
he's
dedicated
to
his
family,
he's
dedicated
to
his
country
and
the
city
and
the
work
of
this
agency.
I've
always
appreciated
that
bob
is
so
consistently
focused
on
the
future
of
the
organization.
J
J
J
J
J
The
little
things
the
little
nuts
and
bolts
things
that
are
absolutely
necessary
for
the
organization
to
function,
and
we
know
leroy
as
the
helpful
hand
around
the
office,
he's
always
there
to
ensure
that
we
have
the
supplies
that
we
need
that
our
office
lights
are
in
good
working
order,
that
water
dispensers
are
full
for
staff
and
for
the
visiting
public
who
attend
so
many
meetings
here
and
then
our
mail
is
delivered.
These
are
all
really
basic
things,
but
the
whole
world
grinds
to
a
screeching
halt.
J
If
there's
not
someone
there
tending
to
them
every
day,
I
will
my
enduring
image
of
leroy
is
every
day
dragging
his
ladder
office
to
office
quarter
to
corridor,
to
fix
lights,
to
replace
light
bulbs
in
this
office.
In
this
conference
room,
I'm
sitting
in
I
just
commented:
there
are
24
light
bulbs
just
in
this
one
spot.
There's
got
to
be
thousands
in
this
building
and
many
many
hundreds
on
this
floor,
if
not
in
the
thousands,
but
leroy
tended
to
these
little
but
all
important
things
every
day
so
that
we
could
get
our
work
done.
J
He
did
this
for
over
two
decades
and
the
way
he
did
it
was
lovely.
He
was
a
smiling
face.
He
was
kind,
he
was
a
real
gentleman.
I
never
saw
him
say
anything
negative.
I
never
saw
him
exude
a
negative
vibe.
He
was
a
good
man.
He
is
a
good
man,
he's
not
going
to
be
here
with
us
coming
into
the
new
year
as
a
calling,
but
he's
a
good
man,
and
we
really
valued
his
presence.
J
He
was
always
in
the
know
on
the
latest
movies.
He
loved
to
talk
about
current
events
as
he
went
about
his
daily
tasks.
He'll
be
missed
dearly
by
all
of
us
and
for
those
of
us
who
are
lucky
enough
to
hear
it
once
in
a
while
in
the
warm
weather,
leroy
would
be
on
the
external
deck.
On
the
ninth
floor
playing
one
of
his
instruments,
I
believe
leroy
could
play
five
instruments
and
he
would
be
out
there
by
himself
on
warm
summer
evenings
or
afternoons
playing.
J
J
J
In
the
middle
of
a
challenging
in
horrific
pandemic,
we
somehow
have
figured
out
resiliency
in
the
virtual
remote
world
and
done
a
lot
of
planning
in
article
80
development
review
processes
with
our
neighbors
through
technology
and
we've
gotten
those
projects
vetted
with
the
people.
We
serve
off
to
the
board
for
ultimate
approval.
J
It's
just
remarkable
those
numbers
in
a
time
like
this
and
and
the
numbers
mean
something
really
important
as
we
look
toward,
hopefully
a
really
strong
recovery
from
all
of
this
in
the
next
year.
These
numbers
are
preparing
a
better
future
for
the
people
of
boston.
It's
construction,
jobs,
it's
permanent
jobs,
it's
housing,
particularly
affordable
housing,
it's
cultural
space,
it's
open
space,
it's
funding
for
job
training
for
vulnerable
populations
and
that
funding
flows
from
development.
J
So
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
remarkable
outcome,
the
resilience,
the
determination
to
prepare
boston
for
a
better
future
beyond
covid.
Thank
you
to
the
board
members.
Thank
you
to
the
staff
of
this
organization.
Who's
worked
so
hard
under
trying
circumstances
this
calendar
year
and
thank
you
to
the
people
we
serve
for
collaborating
with
us
out
in
the
neighborhoods.