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Description
A public hearing of the Boston Cannabis Board was held virtually on March 10, 2021.
A
Good
afternoon,
this
is
a
hearing
before
the
boston
cannabis
board.
Today
is
wednesday
march
10
2021..
Today's
hearing
is
being
conducted
pursuant
to
certain
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet.
Virtually
these
hearing
will
be
recorded
and
posted
to
the
city
of
boston's
website.
Before
I
review
some
procedural
matters,
I
will
introduce
chairwoman
kathleen
joyce.
B
A
A
Our
project
manager,
jasmine
nguyen,
will
notify
you
at
five
minutes
and
at
the
eight
minute
mark
after
the
presentation,
you
will
be
asked
questions
by
the
chairwoman
and
the
commissioners
after
that
we
will
take
public
testimony
with
elected
officials
and
their
representatives
and
then
moving
on
to
the
general
public.
If
you
have
not
already
signed
up
to
testify,
please
do
so
in
the
chat.
However,
wait
until
the
item
you
wish
to
testify
has
been
called,
and
please
put
your
name
your
address
and
your
affiliation.
A
If
any
into
the
chat,
your
testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
The
record
will
be
kept
open
after
today's
hearing
until
tuesday
march
16th
at
5
pm.
These
matters
will
be
voted
on
by
the
board
on
wednesday
march
17th
at
1
pm.
That
hearing
is
open
to
the
public
and
the
public
is
encouraged
to
attend.
However,
no
additional
testimony
will
be
accepted
to
be
clear.
Written
testimony
is
given
the
same
amount
as
weight
as
spoken
testimony
received
today.
A
We're
actually
going
to
begin
today
with
item
4
on
our
agenda,
calling
pure
oasis
llc
located
at
430
blue
hill
avenue
dorchester.
This
is
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
current
hours
of
operation
are
11
a.m
to
8
p.m,
and
the
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
10
a.m
to
10
p.m.
The
licensee
present.
C
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
commissioners.
For
this
time,
so
we
are
pure
oasis.
We
are
boston's.
First
adult
use
recreational
dispensary.
We
have
been
open
for
just
about
a
year
to
the
day
we
are
boston's.
First,
adult
use,
recreational
dispensary
as
well
as
massachusetts,
first
economic
empowerment
applicant
to
successfully
open
a
retail
business
and
to
that
effect
we
are
the
first
dispensary
open
on
the
east
coast
by
a
group
primarily
made
up
of
people
of
color
to
this
date.
C
B
C
Yes,
we
did
we,
we
had
a
public
meeting,
we
enjoy
some
degree
of
being
well
known
in
the
community
and
to
that
effect
we
have
a
positive
impact.
So
we
did
our
dissemination
of
the
flyer.
We
held
a
meeting,
no
one
showed
up,
but
I
don't
want
that
to
be
an
indication
that
there
was.
You
know,
any
opposition.
E
G
A
H
I'm
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
haley
dillon
mayor's
office
neighborhood
services.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
my
colleague,
ons
held
the
community
meeting
on
february,
2nd
2021
to
discuss
the
amendment
change
with
respect
to
extended
hours
of
operation,
the
applicant
has
maintained
outreach
to
local
community
groups,
organizations
and
other
community
stakeholders,
since
opening
their
outdoors,
pure
oasis
has
been
an
excellent
addition
to
this
commercial
area
and
has
proven
has
a
good
proven
track
record
on
site
operations.
H
A
C
C
A
Calling
sawf
estate
llc
the
proposed
license:
premise
is
879
blue
hill
avenue
dorchester.
This
is
an
application
for
a
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license
with
hours
of
operation
of
10
am
to
8
pm.
This
is
an
equity
applicant.
The
date
of
the
initial
application
was
may
27
2020
the
date
of
filing
with
the
inspectional
services
department
was
july,
14
2020,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
was
november.
30Th
2020..
A
I
I
I
Mr
cranmore
is
the
100
beneficial
interest
holder
of
of
sawf
estates,
and
he
met
the
following
criteria:
a
person
who
has
resided
in
an
area
of
disproportionate
impact,
as
defined
by
the
ccc
for
at
least
five
of
the
past
ten
years,
mr
cranmore
submitted
copies
of
his
residential
leases
from
2010
through
2017,
establishing
that
he
lived
in
lowell
for
six
of
the
past
10
years.
The
ccc
has
designated
lowell
as
one
of
the
29
communities
of
disproportionate
impact.
I
Mr
cranmore
has
self-identified
as
black,
which
is
another
one
of
the
criteria
for
the
equity
program.
And
finally,
mr
cranmore
met
the
criteria
of
a
person
whose
household
whose
annual
household
income
is
at
or
below
100
of
the
area
median
income.
Mr
cranmore
submitted
his
2019
federal
income
tax
return,
which
reported
a
taxable
income
that
puts
him
out
below
100
of
the
area
median
income,
as
well
as
a
statement
from
the
department
of
revenue.
B
J
L
N
J
A
J
J
J
J
J
I
owned
a
restaurant
in
in
lounge
out
in
lowell
for
five
years
and
I
was
able
to
obtain
a
full
liquor
license
through
the
abcc,
which
is
the
alcoholic
beverages
and
control
commission,
and
I
never
had
one
violation
from
the
liquor
board
or
from
the
city
during
my
entire
time
there
and
that's
public
information.
Next,
please.
J
Yeah,
so
I'm
having
a
full
site
control
allows
me
the
chance
to
hire
and
give
priority
to
people
here
and
100
of
our
staff
will
be
from
the
city.
That's
a
hundred
percent
of
the
staff
and
as
you'll
know
as
you'll
see
my
first
four
major
contracts
were
all
given
out
to
minority
business
enterprises
and
women
business
enterprises
and
that
trend
will
continue.
J
I'm
thrilled
to
introduce
to
you
my
employment
and
diversity,
consultant
joni,
lee
rossi,
she's,
an
expert
in
the
field
dedicating
over
30
years
of
herself
to
diversity,
staffing,
she's,
the
owner
of
back
big
staff
and
group,
and
she
received
an
award
from
governor
duvall
patrick
for
her.
Her
securing
diverse
suppliers
for
the
commonwealth,
kevin
king
is
our
security,
advisor
and
owner
of
boston
security
systems
he's
also
a
minority
owner
owned
business.
He's
done
some
amazing
surveillance
work
here
at
the
building
already
and
so
he's
very
familiar
with
the
landscape.
J
I
have
to
give
many
thanks
to
my
policy
and
regulatory
guru,
sarah
grant
and
everyone
over
there
at
smith,
costello
and
crawford.
They
make
sure
that
we
stay
on
the
path
and
in
between
the
lines
always
too,
which
is
good
next
slides.
Oh,
no!
No,
if
I
I'm
sorry
watch
with
phoenix
very,
very
important.
J
Our
building
and
safety
consultant
he's
also
a
minority
business
owner
in
the
city,
and
he
he'll
work
closely
with
my
dad,
mr
grace
and
our
security
advisor
mr
king
to
ensure
that
all
security
and
diversion
measures
are
always
in
place.
Next,
please
thank
you
and
just
for
the
sake
of
time,
I'm
just
gonna
try
to
fly
through
these
next
four
slides.
J
They
represent
the
over
100
emails
and
letters
of
support
that
we
received
from
public
servants,
abutters
business
owners
and
people
of
the
commonwealth,
which
was
left
out,
and
I
do
apologize
for
that,
but
we're
so
so
appreciative
of
everyone
in
the
support.
Next,
please
shillingford
that
she's,
like
a
second
mother
to
me,
since
I
was
a
kid
and
when
I
started
this
project,
she
was
the
first
to
give
me
her
blessings
and
goodwill.
J
She
taught
me
the
true
meaning
of
being
selfless
and
going
above
and
beyond
for
people
and
after
just
watching
her
45
years
of
serving
this
community.
You
know
I
was
very
happy
to
see
the
former
mayor
rename
the
mattapan
food
pantry
after
her
next
please,
and
with
the
next
two
slides
we
could
just
kind
of
skip
those
as
they're
the
email
list
of
the
supporters
from
all
areas
of
the
commonwealth.
O
Greenberry
has
developed
a
comprehensive
plan
to
promote
equity
among
minorities,
women
veterans,
persons
with
disabilities,
candidates
who
identify
as
lgbtq
and
immigrant
populations
we
commit
to
creating
data
and
metrics
to
assure
our
numbers
are
met
to
accomplish
this
goal.
Greenberry
will
create
gender-neutral
job
descriptions
and
recruit
from
a
myriad
of
resources
in
real
terms,
greenberry
commits
75
of
its
open
jobs
to
local
residents
in
boston,
and
the
majority
of
our
service
contracts
will
go
to
mbes
and
wbe's
next.
O
Greenberry
seeks
to
employ
members
of
the
local
community
and
residents
of
boston.
Greenberry
will
leverage
its
relationships
with
community
leaders
and
neighborhood
groups
to
share
its
hiring
needs.
Greenberry
will
post
jobs
on
various
websites
that
target
diversity.
Candidates
next
slide
greenberry's
goal.
The
first
year
is
to
hire
up
to
25
employees.
We
will
have
a
comprehensive
employee
handbook
that
will
spell
out
green
various
benefits,
policies
and
procedures.
O
Wages
will
begin
at
16
per
hour
for
retail
and
security
personnel.
Store
managers
will
begin
it
up
to
60
000
per
year,
and
we
will
provide
on-site
training
and
education
reimbursements.
We
will
also
have
an
open
door
policy
to
include
any
whistleblower
concerns,
labor
peace
agreements
and
any
other
issues
concerning
their
safety
and
prosperity.
Next
slide
background
checks
are
mandatory.
They
will
be
used
to
assess
the
skill
of
the
prospective
candidate
and
the
safety
of
the
community.
I
would
next
slide
now
I'd
like
to
introduce
kevin
king,
founder
and
ceo
of
boston
security
systems.
Q
Q
We
will
train
personnel
in
written
policies
of
all
security
procedures,
also
the
threat
of
cyber
cyber
attacks.
The
physical
security
will
be
responsible
for
greeting
our
customers
before
they
enter
the
building
once
they
enter
the
lobby,
we'll
identify
them
through
official
government
ids.
They
will
also
ensure
that
the
perimeter
is
safe
from
ordering
and
also
crowd,
control,
we'll
also
be
observing
activities
throughout
the
facility
as
the
patrons
are
engaged
in
purchasing
products.
Q
J
J
J
We
also
have
a
private
parking
lot
for
up
to
30
cars
on
our
site,
and
we
also
have
an
employee
parking
lot
for
up
to
18
cars,
and
it
will
only
be
able
to
be
used
once
per
day
per
employee,
strict
regulations,
but
both
lots
are
gated
in
all
these
extra
measures
in
in
are
done
to
to
minimize
traffic
and
safety
disruptions
in
the
neighborhood.
Next,
please
we'll
yep,
so
we'll
be
using
a
licensed.
J
Armored
trans
transport
provider,
all
products
or
money
will
be
dropped
off
in
the
rear
of
the
building
and
we'll
be
using
our
loading
dock,
which
is
to
the
east
side
of
the
building
and
we'll
be
doing
this
to
ensure
that
there's
no
disturbances
to
the
lab
or
angel
street
and
with
the
site
control.
I'm
able
to
pull
this
off
and
the
process
of
all
that
will
be
overseen
by
our
multiple
security
members.
Next,
please.
J
So
at
the
top
you
see
the
current
and
at
the
bottom
you
see
the
future,
and
this
is
why
I'm
so
hopeful
for
this
project
and
the
role
that
the
property
can
finally
play
here
in
the
dorchester
community.
Don't
touch
the
senate
community
next,
please
and
yeah.
This
is
our
floor
plan,
which
has,
as
you
can
see,
the
retail
the
retail
store
shaded
in.
J
But,
as
you
can
see,
there's
we
have
three
different
security
rooms
and
those
injustice
security
stations.
Those
are
security
rooms
that
they'll
have
so
we
in
all
the
rooms
will
be
equipped
with
with
everything
needed
to
make
sure
that
we're
protecting
our
customers,
our
employees
in
the
neighborhood
and
everywhere.
P
D
B
J
So
right
now
we
have
it
for
employees,
but
we
want
to
we.
We
have
a
lot
of
programs
that
we
want
to
create
and
we're
in
the
in
the
middle
of
creating
a
lot
joni
lee's,
helping
me
with
a
lot
of
great
things.
We
talk
all
times
at
night
going
through.
This
is
not
just
a
typical
nine
to
five
thing
and
that's
why
I'm
very
passionate
about
it
and
it's
good
to
see
that
employees
or
or
my
consultants
are
just
as
passionate
no
just
for
the
for
the
employees.
J
We
want
to
do
gym
memberships,
we
want
them.
We
want
to
hire
everyone,
that's
within
walking
distance
from
our
from
our
building.
First,
that's
what
we
wanted,
but
of
course
we
might
be
able
to
do
all
that.
So
we
wanted
people
to
be
able
to
ride
the
buses
and
that's
why
our
employee
parking
lot
is
just
going
to
be
a
one-time
use.
If
you
come
in,
you
can't
take
your
car,
you
got
to
go
eat
somewhere
in
that
neighborhood.
There's
a
lot
of
good
places.
J
I
can
give
them
an
advice
where,
but
they
can
only
leave
when
they're
going
home
and
that's
going
to
be
strictly
regulated.
You
know
because
I've
been
there
for
30
years.
I
know
what
my
what
what
the
street
has
the
problems
of
different
problems
that
they
used
to
be,
and
what
we
want
to
do
is
try
to
create
some
of
the
problems
that
I
know
I
can.
I
can
alleviate
quickly
and
not
add
to
any
problems
that
are
already
there
so,
but
we
will
be
working
on
on
something
for
customers.
B
Thank
you,
you've
put
a
lot
of
thought
into
that
and
my
other,
my
only
other
question
has
to
do
with
validating
ids
for
individuals
under
21,
and
maybe
stephen
grace
can
talk
about,
and
I
haven't
seen
this
in
other
applications.
Yet
his
role
as
your
community
and
youth
diversion
consultant
I'd
like
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
from
about
that,
maybe
from
him
or
from
you
shane.
However
you'd
like
to
do
it.
J
Yeah
and
he'll
he'll
be,
I
believe,
he'll
be
calling
in
he's
actually
going
for
his
masters
right
now
so
right,
but
I
think
he
took
the
time
to
be
able
to
call
in
today
just
to
speak
on
that,
but
he'll
do
a
wonderful
job.
His
parents
were
30
year
school
teachers
at
madison
park
in
high
park
high.
He
comes
a
very
well
family.
High
school
coach
he's
been
winning
championships
in
the
city
being
a
high
assistant,
high
school
coach
on
the
team,
and
so
he's
really
good
with
kids.
J
You
know
growing
up
and
being
in
the
atmosphere.
Just
like
myself,
we're
really
good
with
kids.
I
have
a
lot
of
room,
a
lot
of
kids
that
look
at
me
as
a
role
model.
So
that's
a
big,
that's
a
big
thing
for
us.
That's
a
no-no!
You
know,
I
don't
it's
not
one
kid.
I
have
12
nieces
and
nephews
and
the
older
of
them
are
getting
to
be
a
little.
We
got
some
21
22,
but
17
16
15
and
I
know
the
the
as
with
every
parent.
J
You
know,
I
know
what
they
can
get
into
and
you
know,
and
so
that's
something
where
just
like
in
lowell
I
was
never
a
nuisance.
I
never
allowed
an
underage
prairie
and
that's
a
problem
in
in
the
liquor.
A
lot
of
places
that
are
running
good
establishments
still
have
liquor
violations.
You
know
because
someone's
sneaking,
but
that
was
nothing.
S
J
B
T
T
Like
you
mentioned,
I
have
some
of
my
former
players
that
now
look
up
to
him
and
he's
supporting
you
know
throughout
their
lives
that
they
graduated
from
college
etc,
just
by
being
around
in
in
committing
to
causes
for
the
youth.
So
because
of
that,
he
asked
me
to
get
involved
with
soph
and
greenberry
and
as
the
community
and
youth
diversion
consultant,
I
plan
to
take
this
serious
and
one
of
the
things
I
communicated
to
shane
was
that
my
priority
is
not
the
success
of
his
business.
T
My
priority
is
not
the
cannabis
industry.
My
priority
is
the
prevention
of
diversion
to
youth,
but
specifically
what
proactive
measures
you
are
taking
to
support
the
community
and
prevent
the
youth
from
looking
at
cannabis
as
an
opportunity
for
them
and
understanding
all
of
the
consequences,
and
so
that's
what
I'm
going
to
take
serious
anytime
I've
seen
any
program
successful.
T
It's
been
been
able
to
identify
problems
at
the
ground
level
and
put
forth
preventative
measures
and
support
the
community
in
that
way,
and
so
what
I'm
looking
forward
to
doing
is
what
shane
has
tasked
me
with
is
applying
that
corporate
responsibility
to
something
that
actually
works
in
the
community,
developing
programs
and
and
whether
that
means
just
general
support,
grassroots
or
financial
plans
to
support
youth
education
and
community
involvement.
So
that's
really
what
I'm
gonna
be
doing
for
him,
so
consulting
and
making
sure
that
he
maintains
that
level
of
responsibility.
B
U
V
Q
Oh,
yes,
how
are
you
yes
and
we've
roxbury
youth
works
was
one
of
our
clients
at
one
point
that
was
actually
in
the
building.
We
provided
surveillance
as
well
as
burg,
alarm
systems,
also
metal
detection,
because
I
was
a
was
a
youth
group
and
for
kids
that
were
slightly
in
trouble
with
the
system,
and
so
it
required
a
little
bit
of
special
security
throughout
the
years
we
provide.
Q
So,
as
opposed
to
for
greenberry,
there's
going
to
be
several
rooms
that
were
that
are
considered
sensitive
areas,
so
we
will
be
providing
particular
electronic
locks
with
code
access,
which
will
be
changed
on
a
regular
basis.
When
I
mean
if
people
were
to
be
cycled
through
we'd
be
changing
those
codes
on
on
a
regular
but
but
yeah
it
was.
This
has
been
a
long
road
for
us.
We've
been
in
business
for
quite
a
long
time
and
we've
I'm
doing
pretty
good
yeah.
V
J
Yeah
so
me
and
mr
king,
it's
something
that's
you
know
from
former
owner
of
a
lounge
security.
I've
had
six
seven
members
at
different
times.
It's
a
totally
different
outfitting,
but
security's
always
been
something
that's
important
to
me.
I'm
taking
training
right
now
with
the
at
those
with
the
social
equity
classes
and
they're
teaching
us
some
great
things.
I
mean
I
I'm
so
grateful
for
the
social
equity
program.
I'm
actually
happy
to
be
in
the
boston
equity
program.
J
It
just
excites
me
because
I'm
part
of
both
now,
but
they
they're
teaching
me
great
things
right
now.
We're
learning
facility,
the
facility
angles
and
different
things
like
that.
So
I'm
learning
on
the
fly,
but
I'm
learning
a
lot.
I'm
actually
you
know
I
went
to
school,
so
I'm
able
to
pick
things
up
a
little
bit
quicker,
but
working
with
mr
king,
he
was
in
our
building.
J
He
did
roxbury
youth
works
back
in
2000,
maybe
1997,
or
something
like
that,
and
so
he's
very
familiar
with
the
system
in
in
the
area.
So
we're
training
the
people,
that's
something
that's
very
important.
We
plan
on
having
between
two
to
four
every
one
of
our
security
people
will
have
its
own
room.
You
know
we
have
their
own,
their
own
room,
that
they'll
be
able
to
stations
security
stations,
and
so
we
have
a
pretty
good
plan,
but
we
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
working
on
the
plan,
so
they're
all
trained.
J
And
and
the
reason
why
I
was
just
more
or
less
holding
off
on
that,
I
want
to
try
to
see
you
know
how
I
could
do
more
jobs.
So
if
there's
good
security
people
that
we
can
hire
one
by
one
internally
and
they're
from
the
area
and
they're
people
of
color
and
or
their
lbg
cube
community,
and
if
it's
right,
that's
what
I
would
want
to
do
if
I
could
find
it,
I
have
companies
that
we
could
and
they
could
just
do
it
all.
J
But
then
that
kind
of
takes
the
hands
out
of
me,
being
the
the
person
to
to
change
this
person's
life
or
actually
not
to
say
that's
what
I
want
to
do
this
is
this:
is
the
platform
I've
been
given,
I'm
so
lucky?
I
think
I've
been
put
here
for
for
a
specific
reason,
and
it's
not
only
for
myself
but
for
the
people
in
this
community.
I've
seen
what's
been
going
on
here,
I
actually
when
I
went
to
school,
the
community
is
actually
what
paid
for
me
to
go
to
college.
J
You
know
because
the
the
rent
that
was
coming
in
from
the
tenants
in
our
building
the
only
way
I
went,
I
think
I
didn't
get
a
scholarship.
You
know
I
wish
I
did.
I
wish
I
had
dove
more
into
the
books,
but
but
you
know
until
when
I
was
out
there,
I
knew
what
was
paving
my
way.
You
know
when
I
was
out
there
spreading
my
wings.
I
knew
it
was
the
people
back
here
that
was
actually
paving
my
way
and
that's
something
my
father
always
made
sure
we
know
he.
J
I
knew
especially
every
time
it
was.
He
had
ready
to
check,
and
so
it
means
a
lot
to
me.
You
know
that's
why
we
want
to
do
everything
for
the
for
our
area
angel
street
residents
residents,
you
know
and
always
on
the
outside,
like
ms
schillingford
runs
a
mattapan
food
pantry,
you
know
I
I
I'm
sticking
to
my
territory,
but
in
my
mind
I
keep
thinking
about
all
you
know
the
roxbury
food
pantry,
all
these
other
things,
and
I
just
think
that
we
will
start
inward
and
get
out.
J
But
I
you
know,
I
I'm
not
the
one
that
I
ever
want
to
overshoot
myself,
but
I
just
want
to
do
do
better.
You
know
and
do
more-
and
this
won't
be
the
last
time
I'll
be
in
front
of
you
as
we.
We
want
to
do
phase
two
things,
so
I
would
like
you
guys
to
hold
me
accountable
to
everything
I'm
saying
now,
because
I
really
mean
it.
V
V
J
J
J
I
want
to
keep
harboring
on
it,
but
I
was
really
happy
when
he
said
I
mean
this
building
was
it's
this
baby
and
to
to
give
me
the
control
showed
a
lot
of
trust
to
me,
but
it
also
showed
that
you
know
I
know
he
doesn't
want
to
have
nuisances
with
the
neighbors
that
he's
known
for
30
years.
So
it's
up
to
me
to
make
sure
I'm
doing
the
right
thing.
We
want
to
stagger
people
in
stagger
people
out
and
that's
why
we
have
a
lot
of
space
and
we
can
set
up.
J
J
And
it's
private
parking
lots
and
one
is
just
gonna
be
for
employees
where
they
could
come
in
one
one
time
a
day
in
in
and
out
and
during
snow
emergencies.
You
know
something
that
is
a
big
issue
on
the
street
and
I
in
I
I
know
what
they
go
through.
You
know,
I
really
do
you
know
we'll
be
in
the
building
and
we'll
see
people
shoveling.
We'll
see
I
mean
it's.
It's
on
that
street
is
very
hard,
and
so
what
we
wanted
to
do
is
that
second
parking
lot.
J
We
wanted
to
make
it
for
decals,
where
we
put
we
pay.
We
provide
the
decals
every
year,
whether
we're
changing
every
three
months,
six
months,
nine
months
to
people
on
the
angel
street,
that
when
there's
a
snow
emergency,
they
can
instead
of
having
to
go,
walk
miles
to
find
a
place
to
park
or
have
someone
pick
them
up,
move
their
car
and
drive
them
back?
They
can
pull
right
into
that
lock.
You
know
usually,
if
there's
a
snow
emergency,
I
believe
we
won't
be
open
the
next
day.
J
J
So
it's
not
like
all
the
minute
you
didn't
move
your
car
towed
nah,
we're
gonna
figure
it
out,
but
we
want
people
to
work
with
us
too,
to
know
that
it's
actually
for
one
thing,
but
hey
anytime,
there's
this
emergency,
you
guys
have
access
for
it
and
we'll
provide
the
decals.
We
don't
want
other
cars
and
other
streets,
not
that
we
don't
care
about
the
problems
on
the
other
streets.
We
really
do
but
wait.
You
know
I
want
to
do
above
and
beyond
for
asia.
If
that.
R
J
Any
sense
just
because
they
are
my
closest
butters
and
you
know,
a
lot
of
them
are
probably
going
to
call
in
and
support,
but
I
want
everyone
on
that
street
to
know
well
that
brother,
he
actually
does
care
and
it
may
not
happen
in
the
first
month.
It
may
not
happen
in
the
second,
but
I
guarantee
you
that
over
time,
they're
going
to
see
that
I'm
always
going
to
take
the
approach,
even
even
if
it
means
reducing
income
or
whatever
it
has
to
be
done
to
make
sure
we're
not
a
nuisance.
J
J
Yeah
yeah
and
we
have
a
big
waiting
room
where
we
can,
we
can
stagger
people
in.
We
can
stagger
people
out
so,
but
I
do
hear
you're
saying
that's
something
that
we
definitely
take
into
account.
Like
I
said
being
there
for
30
years,
we
see,
we
see
it,
but
we've
been
managing
it.
It's
been
manageable
and
I
know
that
with
the
more
pot
shops
opening
up,
we
don't
see.
We
don't.
You
know,
think
that
we're
going
to
get
the
rush
that
I
think
we
saw
in
other
stores
in
2018
and
2019.
J
I
think
it's
going
to
be
more
tailored
to
repeat
customers
coming
at
their
time,
but
that's
things
that
we're
going
to
always
track
and
if
it
becomes
a
problem
we
have
to
fix
it.
You
know,
like
I
said
I
I
want
to
come
back
in
front
of
you
guys
yeah,
you
all,
I'm
sorry
for
phase
two
and
all
the
different
things
we
want
to
do.
We
want
the
building
to
be
a
just
just
for
the
outside
of
the
building.
You
know
it's
been
a
little
bit
of
an
eyesore
and
I
can't
wait.
J
I've
been
waiting
20
years
to
try
to
do
something.
You
know
it's
hard
where,
when
there's
tenants
and
tenants
coming
in
and
out
it's
where
it's
I'm
present
unprecedented
times
right
now,
but
I
feel
like
we
could
really
do
something
positive
here
and
when
those
millions
of
cars
are
driving
down
the
ave,
they
can
look
and
they
can
see
wow
look
at
look
at
that.
You
know
and
that
will
help
bring
more
people
in
into
the
area.
J
B
No,
no
shane,
just
just
to
piggyback
on
what
commissioner
holmes
was
talking
about.
We
can
connect
you
with
our
our
office
of
economic
development
and
they
can
talk
to
you
about
what
it
would
take
to
get
a
traffic
study
that
wouldn't
pause
your
application
at
all.
But
we
just
want
to
offer
you
that
resource.
D
E
Yes,
thank
you
good
afternoon,
sir,
in
your
plan,
your
your
diversity
hiring.
You
said
your
plan
is
to
commit
50
of
your
job
openings
to
diverse
candidates.
So
that's
question
one.
If
you
could
break
that
down
a
little
bit
and
then
also
you
said
that
it
includes
developing
skill
sets
in
retail
farming
and
administrative
and
leadership
roles.
You
have
a
farming
component
to
this,
and
is
it
in
this
building
or.
J
So
so
yeah
I'll
answer
two.
First,
we
we
don't
have.
No,
we
we're
good.
We
want
to
go
for
a
tier
one
grow,
but
that's
at
a
later
stage,
once
we
we
get
up
and
running
with
this,
we
have
everything
set.
I've
been
like.
I
said:
I've
been
lucky
enough
to
try
to
have
this
opportunity,
and-
and
what
I
want
to
do
is
I'm.
I
know
I'm
good
at
running
different
things,
I'm
good
at
hiring
the
right
people
to
help.
J
I
don't
just
hire
a
friend
or
a
brother
just
because
I
hire
the
people
that
I
know
can
help
me
get
the
job
done.
I've
been
in
business,
I
know
how
tough
it
is
to
stay
in
business
and
so
a
couple
years,
a
year,
two
years
down
the
line,
that's
where
we
we
we'd
like
to
get
to
not
that
that
we
want
to
delay.
J
E
J
Yeah
so-
and
I
think
joni
can
help
us
with
that
as
well.
But
one
thing
I'd
like
to
say
is
we
we
know
that
about
75
80
of
our
people
will
be
from
minority
backgrounds.
The
war
on
drugs
is
something
that's
very
important.
You
know
with
my
social
equity
status.
Part
of
my
fellow
social
equity
people
have
gotten
the
status
because
of
what's
happened
to
them
and
so
anything
that
I
can
do
for
someone
like
that.
J
I've
I've
also
been
in
the
entertainment
game
for
for
a
long
time
before
this,
so
people
coming
and
people
incarcerated.
That's
not
something
that
that
necessarily
scares
me
some
of
the
the
best
people
I
know
have
been
incarcerated
and
came
out
for
different
reasons,
and
so
that's
something
we
we
want
to
hire
a
lot
of
different
types
of
people.
We
won't
exclude
any
type
of
person,
but
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
hiring
and
I
know
joni.
J
I
should
let
some
the
expert
talk
a
little
because
she'll
be
giving
me
a
lot
of
advice
on
how
we
should
do
this
the
right
way,
and
that's
what
I
like
I
mean.
I
always
have
opinions
on
a
lot,
but
I
like
to
listen
to
people,
especially
the
experts,
because
I
can't
be
an
expert,
I'm
not
an
expert
normal
as
anything
right,
but
but
she's
really
good
at
what
she
does.
So
I
would
like
to
concede
to
her
and
listening
to
her,
but
I
know
the
final
decision
would
be
made
by
me.
O
O
O
Well,
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
incarcerated.
You
know
we're
going
to
look
at
people
we're
going
to
see.
You
know.
Lots
of
folks
that
have
been
incarcerated
have
learned
a
skill.
You
know:
do
they
have
a
skill?
What
kind
of
skills
do
they
have
so
that
will
be
one
metric,
you
know.
Are
we
hiring
and
then
persons
with
disabilities?
O
You
know
what
kind
we're
going
to
look
at
our
job
descriptions.
First
and
foremost,
as
we
mentioned
earlier,
they're
going
to
be
gender
neutral
and
we're
going
to
try
to
see
you
know
what
kinds
of
folks
with
disabilities
might
have
been
incarcerated.
You
know
what
kinds
of
jobs
they
might
you
know
be
perfect,
for
we
have
people.
I
have
people
working
that
have
disabilities
that
are
in
leadership
roles,
for
instance,
so
we're
going
to
try
to
keep
to
a
certain
percentage
of
people
per
job.
O
If
you
will,
you
know,
as
we
said,
you
know,
sort
of
on
a
global
basis,
there's
at
least
75
of
the
locals
that
live
in
the
community.
We'd
like
to
have
you
know,
work,
and
then
we
get
referrals
and
referral
bonuses,
but
then
also
I'm.
We
are
going
to
advertise
on
job
sites
that
will
also
be
inclusive.
There's
places
like
the
rainbow
times
is
simply
hired
that
you
know
people
look
at
that
are
from
different
backgrounds.
O
J
O
O
Well,
we're
developing
that
now,
and
I
think
you
know
what
we'd
like
to
do
is
start
them
out
at
the
base
rate
of
16
an
hour,
and
you
know
first,
you
know
we
want
to
identify.
I
think
paid
internships
are
going
to
be
commonly
used
in
in
this
industry
so
that
you
can
identify.
You
know
whether
or
not
the
people
you
know
have
skill
sets
now
for
retail
associates.
O
It
will
maybe
take
two
weeks
to
identify.
You
know
whether
or
not
this
person
might
be
a
good
sales
associate
and
that
it's
a
good
role
for
them.
So
we're
going
to
be
looking
at.
You
know
we
don't
know
about
college
programs,
yet
you
know
I
do
a
lot
of
inside
my
own
office.
I
do
a
lot
of
paid
internships
from
the
schools
we're
going
to
look
at
this.
You
know
sort
of
on
an
individual
basis
to
see
you
know
what
colleges
are
comfortable,
sending
their
candidates
etc.
J
X
O
Yes,
what
we
want
to
do
is
get
it
going,
get
it
up
and
running.
You
know,
get
our
job
descriptions
written.
You
know
know
what
types
of
roles
we're
going
to
have
internally
from
the
get-go.
Is
there
going
to
be
one
manager,
you
know
per
shift?
Is
there
going
to
be
two
managers
per
shift
and
those
two
you
know
could
very
well
end
up
being
paid
internships
shane.
Do
you
have
a
comment
about
that
or
you
know
we're
sort
of
working
on
these
kinds
of
ideas,
yeah.
J
J
Just
have
them
be
here
and
continuing
to
do
the
same
things
every
day,
but
continually
teach
like
being
a
doctor
or
a
nurse
where
you
just
go,
take
more
exams
to
be
able
to
do
more
things
and
then
so
to
me,
I
kind
of
see
it
as
the
same
as
the
same
thing.
I
think
our
employees
are
very
important
to
us.
J
They're
they're
they're
our
the
whole
thing
they
are,
they
will
be
greenberry,
you
know,
and
so
the
more
that
we
can
have
them
educated
in
in
thinking
that
they
can
educate
in
their
lives
and
better
their
lives.
That's
going
to
be
the
more
passion
they
bring
to
the
job
you
know,
and
so
that's
what
we
want
to
create.
You
know
an
atmosphere
that
everyone
wants
to
come.
J
Everyone
knows
that
the
job
cares
about
them
and
the
people
up
above
care
about
them
not
only
on
what
they're
bringing
in
per
per
day
of
dollar,
but
what
their
futures
are.
What
if
they
have
kids,
you
know
if
they
have
family,
that's
relying
upon
them.
You
know
how
do
we
help
them?
You
know
more
like
a
family
atmosphere,
and
I
know
that's
an
easily
said
thing,
but
I
know
people
that
know
my
last
place.
It's
a
family
atmosphere.
You
know
it's
not
about
just
coming
to
work
and
clocking
out.
J
Y
Thank
you
good
afternoon.
I
just
had
a
few
questions.
I
really
appreciate
it
sounds
like
you
have
really
deep
breath
roots
in
the
community.
It
says
that
in
our
board
member
that
you're
gonna
attend
community
group
meetings,
could
you
just
give
me
an
idea
of
what
who
are
these
community
groups?
You
have
in
mind
to
meet
with.
J
So
there's
a
there's,
a
bunch
of
of
civic
groups
in
our
areas
and
so
we've
had
we've
had
the
hearing
we
had
the
one
community
hearing
and
some
of
them
came
out
asked
questions.
I
wasn't
able
to
answer
everyone's
questions,
but
we
tried
to
do
our
best,
but
it
was
very
positive,
positive
hearing
and
yeah
I
mean
we're
going
to
be
in
the
community.
J
I
want
to
be
involved
with
the
closest
community
groups
next
to
me,
but
not
only
the
closest,
but
maybe
some
outside
of
the
box
not
to
just
keep
harpered
on
the
show,
but
I
I'd
like
to
lean
on
her.
As
far
as
giving
me
advice,
you
know
she's
not
a
consultant
but
she's,
a
mentor
of
mine,
a
lifelong
mentor
of
just
you
know,
maybe
how
much?
What
I
don't
want
to
do
is
you
know,
say:
okay,
I'm
going
to
sign
up
for
every
single
one.
J
You
know
if
I
could-
and
you
guys
wouldn't
look
at
me
like.
I
was
crazy.
I
would
do
it,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
want
to
start
close
to
the
groups.
Next
to
me,
the
blue
hill
circle
group.
The
triangle-
the
harvard
triangle
group,
all
the
places
that
are
close
to
us-
I'd,
love
to
get
into
a
great
relationship
with
them
and
if
they
would
allow
me
into
their
group,
I
would
love
to.
I
would
love
to
be
to
be
part
of
it.
Y
O
Okay,
I'm
unmuted
well,
donut
saturdays
is
my
idea,
and
I
do
a
lot
of
things
in
my
own
office
or
on
food,
and
I
like
to
invite
people
to
come
in
a
relaxed
atmosphere
and
talk
about
any
concerns
or
innovative
ideas
that
they
might
have,
and
what
shane-
and
I
are
talking
about
right
now-
is
that's.
That's
one.
That's
one
part
of
it.
You
know,
could
we
sort
of
develop
even
at
maybe
one
of
the
local
churches,
or
you
know,
find
a
nice
space
somewhere?
O
O
You
know
we're
also
looking
at
you
know
involving
some
of
our
neighbors.
You
know
who
are
in
business
and
maybe
talking
about
like
a
points
program
or
a
local
loyalty
program
where,
if
they
shop
at
another
store-
and
they
come
here
to
shop-
maybe
we'll
give
them
some
sort
of
a
discount
or
you
know,
to
develop
some
some
programs,
some
actual
programs-
that
we
can
do.
O
You
know
on
a
more
regular
basis
to
involve
the
community
and-
and
we
do
have-
I
have
a
number
of
community
groups
that
we
are
thinking
about
to
you
know,
engage
with
and,
of
course,
from
a
hiring
perspective
that
would
be
like
the
career
centers.
You
know
I've
been
involved
in
some
other
charities
as
well,
but
you
know
the
free
internship
would
be
so
that
people
could
come
in
and
not
feel
like.
O
Y
Z
G
Yes,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
presentation
for
the
time
you're.
Taking
to
to
answer
all
of
our
of
our
questions.
I
had
a
question
it
kind
of
piggybacks
on
commissioner
smith's
question:
can
you
just
clarify
a
little
bit
the
phase
one
and
phase
two,
because
it's
quite
an
expansion
and
when
it's
you,
when
you
say
20
to
30
employees
and
fairs
to
I'm,
assuming
that's
20,
to
30
in
addition
to
phase
one,
and
is
that?
G
G
A
Just
jump
in
there
before
before
the
applicant
does
there
there
were.
There
was
information
in
the
application
about
a
future
coming
back
for
future
different
license
types.
So,
when
they're
talking
about
phase
two,
they
would
be
going
actually
back
to
the
community
for
a
new
discussion
on
license
types
such
as
cultivation
and
then
returning
to
this
board.
So
just
for
today's
purposes,
obviously
phase
two
would
be
a
competition.
G
Okay-
okay,
that's
that's!
So
that's
one
thing!
Thank
you
leslie!
I
knew
it
was
probably
in
there
and
that
I
missed
it,
but
in
terms
it's
just
then
a
quick
question.
You
don't
have
to
get
into
it
in
great
detail,
since
you'll
have
to
come
back,
but
is
that
is
that
on-site
phase
two
or
are
you
looking
at
an
off-site
phase?
G
J
How
could
they
mute
me?
I
didn't
mute
myself,
that's
a
great
question.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
to
to
go
to
different
towns
and
and
try
to
start
start
stuff
there,
but
I
really
don't
want
to
you
know.
I
really
would
like
to
do
it
here.
You
know,
I
know
that
it's
a
big
undertaking,
but
I
know
that
I'm
I'm
the
type
of
person
that
can
do
it.
I
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
this
city
and
the
people
in
dorchester,
and
so
I
think
we
can
pull
it
off.
J
I
just
know
that
it's
not
an
easy
task
and
that's
why
we
wanted
to
separate
it
and
just
do
be
really
good
at
this
first.
So
when
we
did
come
back
in
front
of
you,
you'd
see
that
okay,
hopefully
you
could
see
that
we
mean
business
when
we
say
stuff
and
that
we
know
that
you're
gonna
hold
us
accountable
for
everything
we
say
and
that's
the
way
it
should
be,
but
it
definitely
two
phases
the
with
the
phase.
J
Two
you're
gonna
think
about
the
delivery,
where
every
one
of
my
trucks
will
have
two
drivers
and
so
there'll
be
a
lot
of
need,
and
I'm
excited
for
that
because
there's
a
chance
there
to
create
a
lot
of
job
opportunities.
You
know
if
you
have
five
six
trucks
out
there,
that's
12
jobs
right
there
and
that's
good,
that's
good
for
12
families.
J
You
know,
and
that
would
make
me
happy
every
day,
knowing
that
I'm
employing
12
people
to
to
drive
around
and
do
their
thing
and
and
do
it
safely,
and
so
I
I
can't
wait
to
get
the
face
too,
but
I
just
have
to
sometimes
I
just
have
to
control
myself
phase
one
and
that
and
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
do.
My
firm
smith
selling
profit.
J
We're
gonna
work
on
that,
but
there'll
be
a
lot
of
jobs
25
to
40..
When
you
count
the
manufacturing,
the
tier
one
grow
a
small
grow.
We
want
to
do
but
the
delivery.
That's
the
big
thing,
the
delivery,
because
for
every
truck
you
go
out,
you
have
to
have
two
drivers.
You
have
to
have
someone
stationed
at
the
base,
and
I
I
really
that
that
that
that
intrigues
me
a
lot
to
the
delivery
aspect.
J
You
know,
I
know
that
we
could
get
a
lot
of
people
that
could
do
the
job
as
long
as
they're
responsible.
We
could
have
convicted
past
convicted
people
that
can
do
that
job
and
in
and
do
it
well
and
do
it
well
and
make
a
living
you
know
have
insurance,
have
health
benefits
and
that's
important,
because
that
helps
the
family
that
they
have.
You
know
there's
a
lot
of
single
mothers
and
single
fathers
and
it's
tough.
J
You
know,
and
I
I've
had
an
up
and
down
life
where
I've
had
great
and
then
I've
had
really
low.
You
know,
and
so
I've
been
on
both
sides
of
the
coin,
so
I
can
relate
to
everyone
and
and
that's
why
I
know
that
no
matter
where
I
get
to
I'm
all
you're
always
going
to
see
me
pulling
people
up
with
me.
That's
just
I
don't.
I
know
no
other
way.
You
know.
G
Thank
you
thank
that
that
helps
clarify
and
so
just
sort
of
related
that
to
that
a
little
bit
you
you
in
the
application,
talked
a
little
you
in
the
memo
about
the
financing,
and
there
was
a
estimate
of
about
600
000.
Is
that
what
you're
estimating
is
your
your
financial
need
for
to
build
out
the
space
for
this
phase?
One.
J
Yes,
so
there's
been
so
much
work,
internal
work
done
in
that
that
building
that
can't
be
seen
from
the
outside.
So
I
was
lucky
enough
that
we
were
able
to
choose
right
now.
If
they
told
us
tomorrow,
we'd
have
to
change
up
the
plans
we
could,
because
we
have
so
much
space.
It
would
be
different
if
I
could
only
have
the
lease
for
this
one
space
and
then,
if
they
said
no,
then
I
didn't
know
what
I
would
do.
So
we
feel
that
we
can.
G
AA
G
What
that
was
entailing-
and
that
is
to
build
out
the
space-
and
you
know
yeah
the
startup
costs
we're
just
trying
to
figure
out
like
where
we're
new
at
this.
So
the
financing
stuff
is
where,
where
we
really
try
to
to
dig
in
and
figure
out,
you
know
because
there
are
differences
on
how
much
one
costs
and
another
cost.
So
it's
just.
G
J
Inside's
already
been
done
years
ago
for
an
older
project
that
was
being
done.
So
all
the
bathroom
types
and
stuff
is
already
done.
We
have
bathrooms
separate
bathrooms
for
our
employees
and
then
bathrooms
for
us
for
our
customers
that
have
to
go
right
through
the
security,
a
security
section
in
order
to
get
to
the
bathrooms.
J
So
we
want
everything
covered,
but
yeah
I
mean
we
do
know
that
with
all
the
work
that's
already
been
done
and
with
the
the
deferment
and
rent
that
I've
been
allowed
or
secretly
allowed,
I
I'm
able
to
get
to
pull
this
off.
You
know
and
I
couldn't
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
pull
it
off
if
I
wasn't
getting
assistance
and
experience
and
that's
why
I
don't
want
to
waste
this
opportunity
with
people
that
are
investing
and
risking
themselves
with
me.
J
G
Great
and
then
the
the
last
thing
in
you
don't
have
to
answer
it
now,
but
I
just
again
picking
back
on
commissioner
smith's
questions
about
hiring
people
with
corey.
Do
you
just
if
you
could
just
kind
of
elaborate,
not
right
now,
but
in
you
know,
think
about
the
types
of
partnerships
you
might
want
to
engage
in
what
some
kind
of
real
goals
are
around
percentages?
G
I
think
that
would
be.
That
would
be
helpful.
I
think
your
your
commitment
is
clearly
there.
It
would
just
if
you
don't
have
it
written
down
it's
hard
to
get
to
that
to
get
that
space
in
place.
So
I
would
just
that's
just
one
recommendation
for
for
next
week
to
think
about.
There
are
a
lot
of
different
partnerships
with
the
city
with
cbo's
that
that
could
help
you
could
that
be
helpful.
So
thank.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner.
We
are
now
going
to
move
to
public
testimony.
As
a
reminder,
please
limit
your
testimony
to
two
minutes.
You
can
also
submit
written
testimony.
The
record
will
be
kept
open
until
tuesday,
the
16th
at
5
p.m.
Are
there
any
elected
officials
or
representatives
of
elected
officials
who
wish
to
testify.
H
Hi,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
haley
dillon
mayor's
office
neighborhood
services.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
my
colleague,
ons
held
a
community
meeting
on
november
30th
2020.
The
application
has
the
support
of
residents
in
the
area
and
the
applications
continue
to
conduct
outreach
to
the
community
area
stakeholders.
The
board
is
in
recent
of
at
least
a
dozen
letters
of
support
for
this
application
submitted
by
buttering
residents,
we'd
like
to
go
and
record
in
support
of
this
application.
We
asked
the
applicant
continue
to
engage
in
the
community
as
they
move
forward
in
the
process.
Thank
you.
H
AB
A
T
Sorry,
I
am
here
I
spoke
earlier
and
you
know
just
wanted
to
obviously
give
my
support.
My
address
is
300
front
tree,
pawtucket,
rhode,
island.
I
actually
live
in
between
boston
and
providence
because
I
service
both
communities
so
geographically,
it
makes
sense.
But
although
I
work
in
boston
and
have
worked
in
boston
for
a
good
part
of
11
years,
I
think
some
of
the
things
that
the
board
members
asked
were
excellent
questions.
T
So
in
terms
of
training
and
just
knowing
those
statistics-
and
I
think
somebody
else
on
the
board
mentioned
it-
knowing
statistics
and
writing
them
down
to
be
able
to
have
an
active
plan
to
be
able
to
implement.
It
is
going
to
be
very
important.
So
that's
going
to
be
part
of
the
onboarding
process
as
well,
and
I
look
forward
to
being
part
of
that
process.
As.
L
Absolutely
selina
seika
885
western
street
in
brockton
mass
good
afternoon,
everybody
I
have
lived
in
boston
for
over
35
years,
with
my
daughters
and
about
a
year
ago
we
moved
to
brockton.
Let
me
start
giving
a
little
background
with
the
grandma
family.
I'm
calling
to
give
my
hundred
percent
support
to
shane
and
his
family
and
his
business
as
a
single
mother
back
in
1995
with
no
car
living
in
the
south
end.
L
I
did
not
know
how
I
was
going
to
make
it
from
week
to
week
or
find
steady
work
that
was
until
I
was
hired
from
the
family
at
the
new
salon.
They
had
just
opened
five
minutes
away
from
my
house
that
they
changed
my
life
and
my
daughter's
lives.
I
would
never
forget
what
the
cranmore
family
have
done.
For
us.
Diversity
means
something
very
special
to
them.
L
Mr
grandma
shane's
dad
I
mean
an
asian
american
woman
to
manage
and
run
his
new
salon
filled
with
black
stylist
hispanic,
stylist,
caribbean
stylist
and
vietnamese
male
technician
all
under
one
roof
in
a
prestigious
location
at
the
south
end-
and
it
was
great-
some
of
my
dearest
friend
to
this
day-
came
from
the
salon.
Many
stylists
left
to
start
and
open
up
their
own
salon
and
shops.
L
The
family
has
always
been
very
supportive.
No
matter
what
we
did,
my
dawn
and
shane
are
the
exact
same
age.
I
remember
shane
would
always
be
there
helping
his
father
with
so
many
different
things.
She
is
such
a
fine
and
a
trustworthy
young
man.
I
know
he
will
be
one
of
the
best
cannabis
owner
in
that
neighborhood.
A
AC
Yes,
I'm
kevin
campbell,
I
am
at
27
camelot
street
and
I'm
dorchester.
I
am
I'm
very
familiar
with
this
building.
I
am
also
aware
of
the
family,
I'm
also
a
security
professional
I'm
having
owned
my
own
security
firm
for
over
10
years,
venom
security.
I
think
this
is
a
good
business.
It
brings
tax
revenue
to
the
community,
it
brings
employment
to
the
community
and
I
believe,
by
allowing
the
legal
dispensary
there
and
they'll
control
the
quality
of
the
and
minimize
the
illegal
sales
of
dangerous
and
and
I'm
laced
brands.
AC
M
D
AD
Yes,
I've
known
the
family
for
a
few
years.
Yes,
I've
I've
been
in
contact
with
bill
cranmore
here
and
there,
and
I
do
I-
I
am
100
in
support
of
this
business
being
brought
up
into
the
community,
because
I
believe,
like
the
previous
gentleman
had
said,
we
have
so
much
dangerous
drugs
out
there,
especially
marijuana
with
being
laced
with
fentanyl
and
stuff,
like
that,
and
a
lot
of
people
have
died
from
overdoses.
AD
So
this
would
give
a
great
opportunity
to
the
community
to
have
a
safe,
safe
option
for
marijuana
use
and
also
to
help
increase
job
security,
whereas
your
communi,
the
community,
would
be
able
to
get
a
job.
You
know
be
comfortable
with
their
job
and
from
the
business
plan
from
what
I
heard,
it
sound
very
a
very
great
opportunity
for
the
community.
As
far
as
me,
listening
to
for
the
for
for
the
traffic
and
stuff
like
that,
I
believe
that
it'll
be
very
well
controlled.
AD
I
do
know
the
area
quite
well
and
that
if
they
have
some
type
of
measurement
of
traffic,
whereas
if
it's
busy
or
not,
they'll,
be
able
to
control
and
probably
be
able
to
set
up
a
square
square
app,
whereas
they
could
just
probably
control
their
appointments
to
control
traffic.
So
I
don't
think
the
traffic's
going
to
be
an
issue.
So,
honestly,
I'm
100
support
of
this.
AE
AE
I'm
very
excited
for
this
place
to
kind
of
you
know,
get
a
a
little
bit
of
a
facelift.
As
I
said,
I've
lived
in
this
area
and
that's
just
going
to
help
everything.
You
know
they
have
that
you
have
the
the
a
few
community
centers
in
the
area,
a
lot
of
restaurants
and
I
I'm
in
full
support-
and
I
think
you
can
see
shane's
passion
and
his
dedication
and
how
it's
going
to
really
take
off
and
and
really
benefit
dorchester
and
the
surrounding
community.
AF
Sure
I'm
a
previous
boston
resident
I
currently
live
at
903
providence
place
in
providence,
rhode
island.
I
just
recently
relocated.
I
previously
worked
for
the
commonwealth
for
the
executive
office
of
health
and
human
services
for
five
years
and
then
most
recently,
a
senior
manager
at
umass
medical
school,
I've
known
shane
for
over
30
years.
I
would
say
that
shane's,
probably
my
best
friend,
we've
worked
together
in
numerous
capacities
over
the
years.
AF
So
I
have
a
very
good
understanding
of
his
work
ethic
and
his
commitment
to
excellence
as
josh
kind
of
stated,
before
working
with
savannah
palace
and
owning
a
liquor
license
is
another
very
important,
and
it's
something
that
is
under
constant
scrutiny
so
for
shane
to
have
had
that
liquor
license
for
a
number
of
years
without
any
liquor,
violations
kind
of
shows
you
what
kind
of
person
he
is
in
terms
of
his
credibility.
The
one
thing
I
would
like
to
speak
on
outside
of
this
character
is
just
you
know.
AF
A
A
Y
J
J
AG
L
L
L
AI
AI
AI
A
Thank
you
all.
We
will
now
resume
today's
hearing
before
the
boston
cannabis
board,
calling
holland
brands
sblc.
The
proposed
license:
premise
is
115
k
street
also
known
as
538
east
first
street
south
boston.
This
is
an
application
for
a
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license
with
hours
of
operation
monday
through
saturday
9
a.m
to
9
00
p.m.
Sunday,
10
a.m
to
7
p.m.
This
is
a
non-equity
applicant.
A
The
initial
date
of
application
was
april,
2nd
2019,
the
date
of
filing
with
the
inspectional
services
department
was
july,
2nd
2019
and
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
was
july.
29Th
2020.,
the
presentation
team
includes
jeffrey
karbalud,
timothy
karbalud,
colette,
phillips,
herbie,
duverne,
michael
drayer
and
michael
ross
is
the
applicant
present.
A
AJ
AJ
This
is
the
only
cannabis
operation
that
I'll
be
working
with
and
I
will
not
be
have
been
working
with
them.
If
I
wasn't
a
thousand
percent
believing
in
the
leadership
next
slide,
please
we
think
this
is
the
right
location
and
the
right
building.
538
east
first
street
is
self-contained
with
38
parking
spaces
located
at
the
edge
of
the
neighborhood
in
an
industrial
zone.
We
think
this
is
the
right
team
too.
Next
slide,
please
jeff
and
tim.
AJ
Our
father
and
son
team,
the
father
jeff,
is
the
son
of
lebanese
immigrant
with
a
high
school
education,
started
a
successful
boston-based
construction
firm
and
has
been
in
operation
for
decades.
His
son
tim
introduced
his
father
to
the
cannabis
industry
when
he
learned
of
its
medicinal
effects
to
his
mother's
cancer
treatment.
The
caribou
lards
believe
very
deeply
in
giving
back
and
see
this
venture
as
an
opportunity
to
do
just
that.
Next
slide,
please
I'm
very
proud
to
introduce
you
to
this
diverse
and
talented
team.
AJ
Herbie
duverne,
who
will
you
will
hear
from
in
a
moment,
is
our
director
of
security.
His
company,
the
wind
walker
group,
like
my
firm,
is
an
mbe
company.
Charleon
is
our
cannabis
expert
and
director
of
operations
and
faisal
husseini
of
niche
engineering
is
our
traffic
engineer
and
his
company
is
also
wbe
and
finally,
greg
janey
of
janie
construction
is
our
general
contractor.
AJ
I
first
introduced
gerag
to
jeff
almost
two
years
ago
and
we
are
proud
to
engage
his
firm
as
one
of
the
largest
spend
items
if
we
are
fortunate
enough
to
be
approved.
Jenny
construction
is
also
an
mba
next
slide.
Please,
our
diversity
and
inclusion
plan
isn't
just
a
promise,
but
rather
it
exists
in
practice
today.
This
is
reflected
in
our
current
spend
for
all
consultants
and
team
members
currently
working
on
this
project,
which
is
75
percent
of
our
entire
team.
Next
slide,
please.
AJ
In
addition,
we
have
supported
some
of
boston's
most
important
community-based
organization.
We
are
happy
to
supplement
this
information
to
the
board
with
specific
contribution
information.
In
addition,
we
have
the
following
goals:
all
contracts,
25
thousand
dollars
and
more
will
go
to
a
minimum
of
fifty
percent
mbes
and
wbe
companies.
AJ
We
will
host
at
least
four
job
fairs
a
year
targeting
by
park,
communities
and
those
who
are
disproportionately
affected
by
the
war
on
drugs.
We
will
contribute
over
six
figure
annually
to
organizations
that
serve
by
park,
communities
and
residents
of
south
boston.
We
will
be
giving
away
4
000
square
feet
of
our
building
or
30
percent
to
a
community
organization
that
prioritize
diversity
and
inclusion
next
slide,
please.
AJ
Our
employment
plan
is
to
hire
50
south
boston
residents,
75
percent,
boston
residents,
50
percent
members
of
bypoc
community
and
52
women.
We
know
that
we
will
aim
to
hip
these
numbers.
Notwithstanding
that
there
is
78
percent
of
south
boston
residents
are
white,
our
houli
minimum
wage
will
be
18
an
hour.
We
will
also
offer
robust
benefit
packages,
including
full
subsidies
for
mbta
and
blue
bike
memberships
for
our
employees.
AJ
Next
slide,
please.
In
order
to
meet
our
goals,
we
will
partner
with
a
number
of
community-based
organizations.
As
we
have
presented
here.
There
will
be
a
director
of
diversity
and
inclusion
within
the
company
who
will
make
regular
reports
to
the
board
on
our
progress
in
these
areas.
I'd
like
at
this
point
to
turn
it
over
to
herbie,
to
tell
you
more
about
the
facility
itself
next
slide.
Please
herbie.
AK
Thank
you
colette.
I
am
herbie
duvernay
foreign
walker
security.
This
site
is
perfect
for
our
purposes.
It
is
a
self-contained
warehouse
building
with
internal
parking
within
the
internal
courtyard
for
secure
loading
and
parking.
The
site
is
completely
surrounded
on
two
office
sites
by
bank
of
electrical
transformers
owned
by
eversource
next
slide.
Please.
AK
These
slides
show
building
used
by
color,
the
blue
represent
commercial
industrial
uses,
the
red
represents
residential
uses.
The
zoning
sub-district
of
south
boston
is
entirely
commercial
and
industrial
next
slide.
Please
jeff
is
in
the
construction
business.
We
intend
to
use
all
of
jeff's
knowledge
and
all
of
the
tactical
support
of
our
general
contractor
jenny
construction
to
build
boston's
finite
dispensary
to
date.
Next
slide,
please,
our
greatest
asset
is
our
parking
and
internal
queueing
space
with
36
spaces
and
ample
room.
We
anticipated
that
we
will
never
have
a
line
next
slide.
Please.
AK
The
most
important
thing
we
can
do
is
prevent
product
from
getting
into
the
hands
of
miners.
Everything
we
sell
will
be
rfid
decoded
and
we
will
know
when
it
was
sold.
Our
video
records
will
trace
exactly
when
the
item
was
sold.
If
we
learned
that
one
of
our
products
was
diverted,
we
will
be
able
to
determine
the
exact
date
time
and
person
who
he
was
sold
to
and,
of
course,
we
will
provide
our
information
to
the
police
next
slide.
AK
Please
farsoul
is
here
to
answer
more
information
about
traffic,
but
to
put
this
in
perspective,
we
anticipate
our
use
to
be
consistent
with
any
other
active
retail
use,
as
shown
in
the
chart
here.
We
also
intend
to
give
back
in
this
regard.
We
know
that
parking
is
a
major
issue
in
the
south
boston.
We
are
therefore
going
to
allow
our
direct
residential
of
batteries
to
park
for
free
in
our
secure
parking
lot
overnight.
Our
employees
will
also
park
off-site
as
needed
next
slide.
AK
AJ
Thank
you
herbie.
We
are
proud
to
support
the
of
the
support
we
have
earned
today.
We
start
out
with
a
part
of
boston
that
voted
to
support
retail
cannabis
above
the
average
in
the
city
as
a
whole.
Our
team
next
slide.
Please
have
conducted
over
35
meetings
since
first
proposing
this
concept
from
our
first
meetings
with
elected
officials
over
two
years
ago
to
our
regular
check-ins
with
community
leaders
at
molds
diner.
We
have
continued
to
meet
with
and
talk
with,
neighbors
and
stakeholders.
AJ
B
AM
N
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
members
of
the
board
and
my
name
faisal
ruseny,
with
natural
engineering.
So
from
a
traffic
perspective,
we
did
take
a
look
at
the
site
similar
to
any
traffic
impacts.
We
do,
and
we
have
done
many
many
cannabis
sites
through
through
the
out
the
massachusetts
so
and
we
we
rely
heavily
on
on
our
current
standards,
especially
publication,
published
by
the
institute
of
transportation
engineers.
N
We
have
one
vehicle
entering
in
midday
and
then
six
vehicle
exiting
that's
a
differential
in
number
of
vehicles
and
and
then
the
pm
we
have
an
additional
11
vehicle
entering
and
then
13
vehicle
exiting,
given
that
that
value
of
vehicles
per
hour
is
really
insignificant,
and
that's
why
we
have
determined
based
on
professional
opinion,
and
we
can
do
the
analysis
and
show
you
the
by
the
number
that
the
impacts
are
insignificant,
they're,
very
small.
So
for
that,
for
that
reason
we
don't
think
they.
N
So
we
we
anticipate
that
the
impacts
are
very
insignificant
and
and
also
we
tend
to
break
the
number
of
trips
by
mode.
So
we
use
the
city
of
boston
guidelines
and
and
based
on
the
on
that
and
those
guidelines,
we
expect
to
have
on
a
daily
basis,
33
walkers
people
walking
or
bicycling,
and
we
have
15
using
transit
and
then
also
we
have
all
those
about
52
and
that's
based
on
the
average.
N
B
And
then
my
next
question
is
actually
more
of
a
comment
than
it
is
a
question
I
know
mr
ross
has
been
on
some
of
these
other
hearings
where
I've
I've
dug
a
little
deeper
into
the
cost
of
these
proposals.
I
just
want
to
make
a
comment
for
the
board
and
for
everyone,
who's
listening,
sometimes
we're
criticized
about
our
agendas
and
how
how
they
work.
Y
I
do
thank
you.
The
application
is
very
well
done.
I
do
have
some
questions
about
very
good
goals
on
dni.
I
have
questions
about
just
worker
voice,
so
I
didn't
hear
any
mention
about
whistleblower
policies
or
feedback
loops
or
what
kind
of
culture
you're
trying
to
create
for
workers
aside
from
diversity
and
inclusion.
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that?
Please.
AM
AM
Someone
who
might
have
been
punished
for
for
cannabis
and
the
like,
and
so
the
effort
is,
is
to
help
and
assist
those
employees
to
to
move
up,
and
I
would
say
that
is
the
prevailing
culture
of
the
of
the
employment
environment,
and
maybe
jeff
for
you
know,
could
talk
more
about
that.
If
that's,
if
you
have
additional
questions.
AJ
AN
Excuse
my
voice
and
my
coughing-
I
just
am
recovering
from
coving,
unfortunately,
but
we
you
know
our
practice
of
training,
hiring
people
we've
been
doing
this
successfully
for
close
to
40
years.
Maybe
not
excuse
me
at
inception,
but
certainly
in
the
last
25
years,
bringing
people
up
through
the
ranks,
training
them
properly
and-
and
you
know
in
hopes
that
you
know
some
stay
and
some
move
on
to
better
opportunities
and
we've
been
quite
successful
with
that.
AG
E
AM
The
thank
you,
commissioner.
The
the
idea
there
is
to
work
with
the
leadership
of
south
boston
and
to
also
as
colette
phillips
mentioned,
identify
the
type
of
use
that
can
help
and
support
promoting
diversity
and
inclusion
and
then
essentially,
having
that
space
work
separately.
And
apart
from
our
operation,
we
want
to
make
sure
it's
safe
and
it's
it
works
and
that
it's
properly
built
out.
U
AM
Yeah
we've
taken
some
initial
just
in
this
socializing
of
of
this
concept.
We've
certainly
talked
to
anyone
that
listened
to
elected
officials
and
told
them
about
this
opportunity
in
that
space
and,
if
we're
successful
to
get
forward,
we
really
would
want
to
hear
from
the
leadership
of
this
community
to
help
us
determine
what
should
be
in
there.
AM
AN
Okay,
there
we
go.
Excuse
me
we're
starting
out
with
a
minimum
of
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
We've
already
been
giving
money
through
covid
we're
as
a
family.
You
know
we're.
We've
been
philanthropic
for
a
very
long
time
to
covet.
We,
I
had
colette
actually
help
with
the
mayor's
office
kim
janey
head
of
city
council
to
support
a
whole
number
of
of
groups.
AN
AN
E
AN
U
AN
Me
I
can't
remember
the
the
the
fun
that
the
city
put
together,
so
what
we
did
is
we
went
outside
of
that
fund
and
gave
money
to
single
parents
battered
women,
food
banks,
so
we'll
continue
to
look
outside
of
the
arena
where
people
have
actual
access
to
money
and
give
to
those
groups
that
are
really
struggling
and
don't
have
access
to
money.
I
hope
that
answers
it
for
you.
AN
I
I
can't
tell
you
exactly
who
they
will
be,
because
if
you
look
at
where
we
are
today
during
covid,
you
know
our
philanthropic
goals
were
much
different
the
year
before
kovic
and
who
knows
where
we'll
be
in
a
year.
I
hope
a
lot
better.
I
hope
nobody
gets
this.
I
hope
they
get
through
this.
I
ended
up
with
a
bad
case
of
it
for
some
reason
not
sure
why,
but
I
would
tell
you
we'll
look
at
it
at
the
time,
but
we
like
giving
to
the
community.
AM
People-
and
can
I
just
add-
I
think
it's
worth
mentioning,
commissioner
jeff-
has
a
history
and
relationship
in
giving
to
some
of
the
recovery
community
organizations
that
are
particularly
in
this
immediate
area
as
well,
and
he
would
also
intend
to
continue
to
support
that.
There's
been
some
disproportionate
pain
in
this
particular
community
around
the
issues
around
recovery
and
drug
recovery,
and
so
jeff
has
long
before
this
ever
was
a
thing
has
been
involved
in
that
he
will
most
certainly
continue
that.
AA
E
AJ
AO
AJ
AM
Commissioner,
just
one
one
thing
that
if
I
could
there
is
a
disproportionate
impact
community
right
in
south
boston
as
well,
it's
about
half
half
a
mile
from
this
site.
So
you
know
the
disproportionate
communities
as
measured
by
the
ccc
are
really
all
over
the
commonwealth
and
in
fact
one
is
within
a
half
mile
of
us
as
well.
G
Yes,
just
some
quick
questions.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
presentation
really
great
application.
I'm
super
impressed
by
your
leadership
team
and
who
you've
put
together
thus
far.
I
think
it
really
signals
a
commitment
to
diversity
throughout
throughout
the
organization.
So
I
appreciate
that-
and
I
also
what
mr
ross
just
mentioned
about
the
commitment
to
to
recovery
efforts.
G
We
do
know
south
boston
has
been
particularly
impacted
by,
in
particular,
recent
heroin
and
and
opioid
use,
and
so
I
think
I
I
also
very
much
appreciate
a
commitment
to
to
to
those
to
those
groups
as
well.
I
just
had
a
quick
question.
The
three
establishments
that
you
currently
have
they
currently
have
ownership
interest
in,
I
believe
it's
hudson,
north
attleboro
and
fitchburg
are
those
in
cur.
Are
those
operating
establishments
or
those
before
the
the
mass
board
as
well?
Hudson.
AN
Q
AE
AN
AF
AP
AN
AO
G
Great,
that's
great,
thank
you
so
much
thank
you
for
coming
prepared
with
that
as
well
and
then
the
other
question
this
is,
you
know
more
out
of
curiosity
and
as
I
meant,
as
I
don't
know,
if
you
were
here
for
the
previous
applicant,
they
had
a
number
like
a
600
000
dollar
numbers
there
as
their
cost.
You
have
a
2.5
million
dollar
number.
I
know
the
rent
differential
is
incredible,
but
I
just
wondered:
is
that
you
do
you
see
that
cost
in
build
out
like
where.
AN
AN
G
U
G
A
AQ
Thank
you,
madam
chairwoman.
Madam
secretary
and
commissioners,
my
name
is
city
council,
michael
flaherty,
at
large
and
a
couple
things
from
from
the
testimony.
I
want
to
make
it
perfectly
clear
that
the
mitigation
support
should
follow
the
directly
impacted
community
and
happy
to
take
any
of
the
commissioners
for
a
tour
throughout
the
neighborhood
to
see
that
we
have
the
three
of
the
three
of
the
some
of
the
three
of
probably
the
largest
public
housing
development
and
there's.
AQ
A
significant
need
in
the
community
need
for
affordable
housing
need
for
job
creation,
need
for
recovery,
and
so
plenty
of
programs,
plenty
of
non-profits
plenty
of
community-based
organizations
that
are
in
need
of
support
and
funding.
That
would
be
the
most
appropriate
beneficiaries
of
any
type
of
mitigation
and
support
that
comes
from
this
proposal.
Should
it
be
approved.
So
I
just
want
to
make
that
perfectly
clear.
AQ
I
cannot
support
something:
that's
not
going
to
support
the
directly
impacted
community,
and
so,
if
I'm
hearing
from
the
proponents
that
the
directly
impacted
community
and
all
of
those
non-profits
and
organizations
and
associations,
many
of
them
very
diverse
by
the
way
are
not
going
to
benefit,
then
why
would
I
want
to
support
something
like
that
that
doesn't
support
the
community
that
is
supporting
them?
So
I
wanted
to
state
that,
for
the
record,
I'm
also
here
to
make
a
general
statement
as
to
the
the
the
the
sighting
of
of
retail
cannabis
dispensaries
within
the
community.
AQ
If
the
board
approves
this
particular
location
in
no
way
should
that
be
taken
as
a
signal
that
it's
open
season
in
the
community,
I
I
personally
authored
the
half-mile
buffer
rule.
It's
a
text
amendment
to
the
zoning
code,
which
protects
any
one
community
from
bearing
the
brunt
of
a
concentration
of
cannabis
establishments.
AQ
It
was
a
long,
transparent
and
comprehensive
process,
lots
of
meetings
and
hearings
all
across
the
city
with
input
from
residents,
neighborhood
associations,
community-based
organizations
in
non-profits
across
the
city.
While
this
location
may
be
acceptable
to
some
another
location
within
the
half
mile
buffer
will
not
be
acceptable
and
it
will
be
the
proverbial
line
in
the
sand.
AQ
I'm
happy
to
host
that
tour
meet
the
leaders
of
the
neighborhood
associations
and
the
nonprofits
find
out
who
they
serve
and
the
need
that
they
have,
and
I
think
we
would
all
come
to
the
same
conclusion
that
there
is
significant
need
within
the
community.
That
very
much
is
in
dire
need
of
that
support.
And,
quite
frankly,
if
that's
the
neighborhood,
that's
going
to
be
putting
up
with
the
impacts
of
this
particular
location,
be
it
traffic
whatever
that's
the
neighborhood,
to
benefit
that's
the
definition
of
mitigation.
AQ
The
mitigation
fund
should
not
go
all
across
the
city
in
different
enables,
and
I
say
that
as
an
at-large
counselor,
I
would
be
saying
the
same
thing
if
I
was
talking
about
a
dispensary
in
jamaica,
plain
or
over
in
alston.
The
directly
impacted
community
should
be
the
community
that
is
able
to
benefit
from
that
mitigation.
AQ
That's
not
within
the
half-mile
buffer.
Further,
I'm
also
going
to
be
following
where
the
mitigation
commitments
are
and
making
sure
that
the
mitigation
flows
to
the
needs
of
that
respective
community.
Otherwise,
why
would
any
community
support
this
happening
in
their
neighborhood?
If
the
mitigation
is
not
going
to
go
to
the
organizations
and
the
non-profits
into
the
youth
into
the
elderly
into
the
public
housing
developments
in
that
community,
it
just
defies
logic.
So,
for
the
record,
you
know
where
I
stand.
A
A
H
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board
haley
dillon
mayor's
office,
neighborhood
services,
we'd,
like
to
wildly
echo
on
councillor
flaherty's
testament,
ons
held
a
community
meeting
on
january
29th
2020.
The
application
has
both
letters
of
support
and
opposition.
After
reviewing
all
feedback,
we
feel
that
this
would
be
the
best
location
in
the
city
point
area
again,
echoing
council
flaherty's
point.
H
A
AR
One
of
the
chair
members
of
the
guarana
caledon
from
councillor
fling's
office,
the
counselor,
sent
a
letter
to
the
award
today
and
it
reads
as
follow.
I
write
I
write
to
you
regarding
holland:
bran's
proposed
cannabis,
dispensary
located
at
115k
street
538
east.
Firstly,
this
proposal
has
received
significant
concerns
from
neighbors,
citing
traffic
and
pedestrian
safety
challenges,
as
well
as
other
quality
of
life
issues.
AR
The
proposed
site
is
also
a
high
traffic
area
that
is
located
in
a
residential
part
of
the
neighborhood
that
about
industrial
areas
with
vehicles,
trucks,
buses,
traveling
frequently
on
the
stream.
The
location
is
also
not
in
proximity
to
an
mbta
station
or
public
transportation.
Therefore,
many
customers
will
likely
drive
or
walk
to
the
to
this
location.
AR
In
addition,
should
this
proposal
be
approved
by
the
war,
so
boston,
civic
organizations
and
neighbors
have
also
emphasized
legitimate
and
serious
concerns
about
how
critically
important
it
will
be
for
the
half
my
buffer
zone
between
dispensaries
to
be
implemented,
as
required
by
la
respected
and
strictly
enforced,
with
no
exception
on
account
on
these
issues
and
others.
I
have
concerns
regarding
holland
brandt's
application
at
this
location.
Thank
you.
AR
AQ
AQ
Leslie
may
leslie,
madam
secretary
may
just
add.
I
just
want
to
once
again
be
clear
as
I
tune
into
the
cannabis
board
hearings.
I
just
want
to
hear
the
commissioners
ask
other
applications
in
other
parts
of
the
city.
If
their
mitigation
is
going
to
go
to
south
boston,
specifically
the
three
public
housing
developments,
I
want
them.
I
want
them
to
be
very
consistent
when
asking
where
the
mitigation
funds
go
and
whether
or
not
three
of
the
the
biggest
and
most
densely
populated
public
housing
developments
will
be
the
beneficiary
of
any
other
cannabis.
A
Thank
you
counselor.
I
will
say
for
the
record.
This
board
cannot
consider
mitigation
efforts.
The
three
percent
should
an
application
be
approved.
The
the
three
percent
of
revenue
that
the
city
takes
as
part
of
the
host
community
agreement
is
legally
required
to
go
back
to
the
immediate
area
impacted
by
any
any
cannabis
establishment.
B
And
just
to
echo
what
leslie's
saying
counselor,
those
those
I
think
those
mitigation
efforts
go
to
the
support
that
the
community
gives
to
an
application.
They
kind
of.
I
mean,
I
think
you
know
too,
they
work
those
out
beforehand,
but
we,
I
will
ask
those
questions,
but
we
don't
get
involved
in
where
they
go.
AQ
W
AQ
Their
community,
so
again
I
think
I
spoke
spoke,
and
I
speak
on
behalf
of
all
the
elected
officials
because
we're
a
recovery
community
we've
had
our
fair
share.
We've
got
the
gavin
house,
the
answer
house,
the
cushing
house
for
girls.
We
view
ourselves
as
a
cannabis.
One
of
the
commissioners
asked
what
that
space
should
be.
Maybe
it
should
be
for
a
a
and
n
a
meetings.
It
should
be
what
the
community
wants
it
to
be.
AQ
AB
AB
A
A
If
you
have
not
already
signed
up,
you
can
also
sign
up
using
the
link
that
has
been
placed
in
the
chat
by
our
project
manager,
jasmine
nguyen
calling
mark
corby
and
when
you
are
called
I'm
sorry,
I
apologize
when
you're
a
call.
Please
also
state
your
address
for
the
record.
Please
go
ahead.
Mr
corby.
AP
Hi,
this
is
mark
yeah,
I'm
a
local
president
at
368
west
3rd
street.
I
think
that
the
traffic
plan,
the
location
and
parking
here
are
all
well
thought
out.
I
think
this
is
a
good
location
in
the
community,
so
I
just
want
to
express
my
support
for
this
venture
and
I
think
it's
going
to
provide
a
great
opportunity
to
give
back.
AP
AH
Hi,
thank
you
for
all
the
commissioners.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.
You
have
mentioned
that
you're
new
to
this
process,
and
so
are
we
and
we're
very
confused,
and
so
I
would
encourage
you.
If
there's
anything,
you
can
do
to
help
us
as
residents
and
people
that
are
directly
affected
by
understanding
the
process
and
the
what
approvals
are
needed.
We
would
greatly
appreciate
it.
Contrary
to
the
prior
applicant.
AH
A
few
things
I'd
ask
you
to
consider
or
looking
to
further
the
traffic
study.
I
believe
when
we
first
looked
at
it.
I
don't
know
if
they
had
a
subsequent
one
was
based
on
some
data
based
on
marijuana
establishments
in
the
western
part
of
the
country,
which
I
think
is
not
applicable
to
here
to
us
in
the
city.
AH
AH
It
also
appears
that
they
have
had
a
change
in
their
management
team
from
the
original
presentation
in
terms
of
their
chief
operations
officer
and
just
based
on
the
presentation
today,
it
seems
like
the
biggest
factor
is
the
diversity
of
the
staff,
as
opposed
to
many
impacts
that
will
have.
And,
lastly,
while
it's
nice,
that
they
have
reached
out
to
several
neighborhoods
in
south
boston,
our
neighborhood
is
not
officially
recognized
or
part
of
any
neighborhood
association,
and
so
frankly,
I
think
that
that's
meaningless.
AH
A
AS
Hi,
my
name
is
dave
gronbeck.
I
live
at
268
west
3rd
street
in
south
boston.
I
wanted
to
give
my
support
behind
this
project.
I
think
it
would
be
a
great
great
thing
for
the
community,
especially
those
who
live
in
south
boston,
that
do
participate
in
both
medical
and
recreational
marijuana.
It
would
be
the
only
spot
in
the
city
that
would
allow
the
residents
of
south
boston
to
walk,
not
having
a
car
makes
it
very
difficult
to
get
around
to
the
city.
AI
AI
I
think
you
know,
not
only
would
it
be
great
for
everyone
who
lives
in
south
boston,
but
also
the
location
seems
to
make
sense
being
on
the
edge
of
the
of
the
community
there
not
directly
on
broadway,
which
would
be,
I
think,
kind
of
too
much
additionally,
with
the
parking
lot
and
having
the
shuttle
for
the
employee
parking.
I
think
that
plan
just
makes
a
ton
of
sense
to
me,
so
I
just
want
to
voice
my
support
once
again
and
hope
this
goes
through.
AT
AT
AT
As
it
stands,
thousands
of
vehicles
pass
by
our
home
every
day,
light
industrial
vehicles,
fedex
trucks,
ups,
trucks,
verizon,
comcast
vehicles,
off-duty
mbta,
buses,
greyhound
buses,
uber
and
lyft
drivers.
Passenger
vehicles
that
use
first
tree
as
a
cut
through
east
street
is
also
a
favorite
street
for
runners
bikers
walkers,
with
without
dogs,
it
is
a
go-to
route
to
castle
island
if
you're
coming
from
another
part
of
town,
adding
this
proposed
business
will
create
a
major
burden,
including
safety
for
those
who
use
sidewalks
and
street
for
recreational
activities.
AT
The
proposed
36
customer
parking
lot
should
not
be
considered
a
positive,
nor
should
the
10
cashiers
stop
and
shop
on.
East
waterway
has
36
parking
spots
and
only
seven
cashiers
foodies
on
west
broadway
has
eight
parking
spots
and
only
four
cashiers.
The
neighborhood
cannot
support
this
increased
volume
of
customers.
This
establishment
would
be
the
equivalent
of
a
supermarket
just
moving
in
next
door.
AT
I
think
earlier
I
heard
that
the
proponent
has
long
made
donations
to
the
recovery
community,
which
I
appreciate
from
a
personal
standpoint,
I'm
a
soul
of
a
person
from
drugs
and
alcohol,
and
not
my
wildest
dreams
that
I
think,
11
years
ago
that
a
business
of
this
type
would
move
in
across
the
street
at
accurate
fast
in
this
building.
The
article
68
zoning
did
not
envision
this.
The
last
few
lines
under
section
68-1
statement
of
purpose
goals
and
objection.
A
AU
Hi
547
east
1st
street,
my
name
is
kate
gutierrez.
I
live
directly
across
from
the
proposed
location,
I'm
a
south
boston,
homeowner,
voter
and
taxpayer.
Since
2002,
when
I
moved
from
a
more
densely
populated
neighborhood
to
this
quieter,
less
dense,
mix
of
residential
and
light
industry
across
from
a
low
impact,
non-retail
manufacturing
business,
accurate
fasteners,
it
was
my
choice,
beginning
in
may
2010.
AU
I
participated
through
the
16-month
long
process
that
created
new
article
68
zoning
that
governs
this
location.
Alongside
elected
officials,
local
developers,
business
owners,
we've
been
in
countless
meetings.
Working
groups
collaborating
to
establish
new
zoning
that
would
quote
improve
quality
of
life
and
promote
the
public
health
safety
and
welfare
people
of
south
boston.
This
parcel
sits
in
a
local
industrial
zone.
It's
not.
It
is
intended
for
light
industrial
non-retail,
non-high
customer
traffic,
non-high
volume
businesses,
not
only
is
a
cannabis
shop
not
allowed
as
a
right.
AU
A
liquor
store
is
not
allowed
as
a
right
adult
entertainment
is
forbidden,
a
bar
is
forbidden,
a
clinic
is
forbidden,
a
retail
business
is
not
allowed
as
a
right.
A
community
center
is
not
allowed
as
of
right.
Even
a
takeout
restaurant,
larger
than
a
thousand
square
feet
is
forbidden
in
this
local
industrial
zone.
AU
Further
concerning
this
applicant
has
a
long
history
of
fighting
to
preserve
the
character
of
his
own
neighborhoods.
So
why
would
he
want
to
destroy
ours
in
2014?
He
opposed
development
near
his
palm
beach
florida
home
in
2019.
He
opposed
a
tiki
bar
in
a
hotel
near
his
martial
vineyard
home
because
it
would
create
disruption
in
the
residential
neighborhood
in
november
2020.
He
opposed
expansion
at
another
martha's
cleared
home.
AU
A
A
AV
Thank
you.
I
live
at
535
east
first
street
directly
across
the
street
from
the
proposed
site,
and
I
oppose
the
dispensary
for
two
reasons.
The
first
is
quality
of
life.
This
portion
of
east
first
street
is
still
in
its
infancy
in
converting
from
industrial
to
residential
and
mixed
use.
It
is
dishonest
of
the
applicant
to
say
that
this
area
is
entirely
commercial.
AV
Almost
the
entire
length
of
the
southern
side
of
east
1st
street
is
residential
and
home
to
many
young
families
with
young
children.
However,
east
1st
street
and
its
parks
are
also
visited
by
those
that
abused
drugs
and
alcohol,
allowing
a
dispensary
to
open
in
our
neighborhood
would
give
fuel
literally.
AV
AV
Additionally,
the
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
completely
out
of
line,
even
with
most
businesses
on
broadway.
That
would
be
should
be
significantly
scaled
back.
The
second
reason
I
oppose
this
dispensary
is
that
the
use
would
not
be
something
that
everyone
in
the
community
could
enjoy.
This
historic
site
is
a
clean
slate
for
a
business
to
open
that
could
be
enjoyed
by
everyone
in
the
immediate
neighborhood
and
the
entire
south
boston
community.
AV
A
dispensary
would
only
serve
a
limited
segment
of
society.
This
is
fundamentally
unfair
to
the
residents
in
the
applicant's
own
words.
It
would
take
steps
to
quote,
add
a
barrier
between
the
sidewalk
and
the
site
to
reduce
visibility.
End
quote
our
neighborhood
doesn't
want
the
kind
of
business
that
has
to
wall
itself
off
from
the
community.
That
is
the
wrong.
A
AW
Hi
I'm
david
schram.
I
live
at
535
east
1st
street
across
from
the
proposed
location.
I'm
opposed
to
this
location
for
several
reasons.
First,
while
the
applicants
have
characterized
this
as
an
industrial
area
on
the
edge
of
the
neighborhood,
that
simply
is
not
true.
This
is
a
residential
neighborhood.
There
are
close
to
100,
condos
and
apartments
on
the
south
side
of
first
street
between
I
and
k
streets
also,
I
feel
that
a
lot
of
what
they
talked
about
the
presentation
doesn't
add
up.
AW
They
say
they
want
to
hire
half
of
the
employees
from
the
south
boston
community,
but
they
also
say
they're
going
to
pay
18
an
hour.
You
can't
live
on
18
an
hour
in
south
boston,
so
I
don't
see
how
that
drives.
Also
the
proposed
hours
are
very
long,
and
if
we
want
to
live
in
a
quiet
neighborhood,
at
least
in
the
evening
having
a
12
hour
a
day,
business
and
operation
is
not
in
keeping
with
that.
AX
President
brian
graves
I'm
at
503
east
first
I
want
to
first
try
not
to
repeat
everything
that
my
good
neighbors
have
already
said.
I
agree
with
everything
they've
already
said.
The
traffic
here
is
nearly
untenable.
What
the
developer
hasn't
told
you,
and
what
you
may
or
may
not
know
is
that
in
2018,
a
new
project
for
135
units,
including
183
parking
spaces,
was
cited
and
approved
between
h
and
I
streets.
AX
Eversource
has
a
nice
park
across
the
street
people
cross
at
that
crosswalk
at
I
street
constantly,
and
we
have
to
fear
for
our
lives,
sometimes
for
the
speeders
that
are
on
that
street
and
some
of
you
may
know,
there's
a
speed
gun
a
little
bit
further
closer
to
the
elbow
for
the
express
purpose
of
trying
to
slow
traffic,
but
it
it
doesn't
really
help
that
much,
but
but
traffic
safety
are
my
biggest
concerns
parking.
Also
another
issue
with
the
h
I
street
project
that's
already
been
approved.
AX
A
S
M
Hi
thomas
kalas
259
emerson
street,
I
would
like
to
voice
my
support
for
this
project.
This
site
seems
like
an
ideal
site,
particularly
the
way
it's
configured
with
plenty
of
parking.
I've
actually
met
with
the
owners
and
they
are
professionals
responsible.
They
seem
very
committed
to
the
neighborhood
and,
I
believe
will
make
good
operators
they
seem
100
qualified
for
this
and
with
that
I'll
I'll
support
this
project.
Thank
you.
AY
AY
my
wife
and
I
moved
here
from
the
back
bay
and
are
raising
our
children
here,
and
I
am
in
support
of
this
particular
project.
I
have
met
the
operators
before
all
the
projects
that
I've
seen
coming
forth.
I
haven't
seen
a
project,
that's
been
so
well
thought
out
and
planned,
taking
into
consideration
the
the
the
location,
the
impact
of
the
community
and
helping
the
community
with
with
revenue.
So
with
that
said,
I
believe
they
make
good
operators
as
well
and
I'm
in
support.
A
A
AL
AL
I
would
like
to
say
that
I
am
vehemently
opposed
to
a
project
like
this:
a
business
like
this
opening
up
in
my
neighborhood
that
I
have
lived
in
this
house
for
17
years.
I
am
raising
both
of
my
children
here.
I
think
that
this
business
is
way
too
close
to
two
neighborhood
schools,
my
children
walk
to
and
from
school
every
single
day
I
have
been
involved
in
the
community.
Since
my
children
were
born
13
years
ago.
They
walk
to
the
park,
which
is
two
blocks
away.
They
go
to
little
league.
AL
They
go
to
the
hockey
rink
down
the
street.
This
is
not
the
place
for
this
business.
We
have
fought
so
hard
to
keep
a
community
and
a
neighborhood
here,
and
I
do
think
it's
important
to
also
emphasize
the
other
comments
that
people
made,
that
this
is
not
an
industrial
area.
There
are
million
dollar
condos
that
have
been
built
on
first
street
for
the
past
10
years
that
the
city
has
approved
to
transform
this
street
into
a
more
residential
area.
That
is
what
is
bringing
people
to
this
street.
AL
It
also
does
not
include
projects,
two
blocks
away
that
have
already
been
been
approved
by
the
city
to
add
hundreds
more
apartments
to
our
street,
so
you
cannot
take
those
things
into
account
and
you
have
to
think
about
the
people
that
live
here
that
are
raising
families
here
that
are
choosing
to
bring
their
families
here,
and
I
would
I
would
invite
anyone
to
tell
me
that
they
would
want
to
live
across
the
street
with
their
family
across
the
street.
From
a
business
like
this,
it
is
not
right
location.
AL
A
X
This
would
be
a
great
mistake
to
put
in
this
a
area
it'd,
be,
I
think,
it'd
be
very
disadvantageous
to
the
director
butters
and
I'd
like
a
I'd
like
to
say
to
ask
why
they
would
allow
us
to
park
in
a
lot
after
9
00
p.m.
I
assume
that's
to
placate
the
local
residents,
but
who
parks
after
9
00
pm
when
they
get
home
from
where
I
can
five.
So.
AZ
Afternoon,
my
name
is
jeff
stecker.
I
live
at
519
east
first
street
and
I
live
about
a
half
a
block
away
from
this
location.
I
am
in
opposition
to
this
proposal.
The
reasons
are
several,
but
I'm
going
to
focus
my
concerns
over
traffic
parking
and
transportation
in
this
area
as
a
resident
on
the
street,
I
can
tell
you
two
things
firsthand
one.
We
are
desperately
lacking
parking
in
this
area
and
two
traffic
is
already
very
busy
on
this
street.
AZ
Adding
a
retail
property
that
relies
on
customer
turnover
throughout
the
day
to
survive
will
make
parking
an
even
more
untenable
situation,
as
you
heard
from
their
own
traffic
study.
They
estimate
that
more
than
50
percent
of
their
customers
will
be
arriving
by
car
at
the
last
public
meeting
that
was
held
regarding
this
matter.
As
someone
indicated
earlier
in
their
testimony,
their
first
traffic
study
was
based
out
of
a
comparison
study
in
suburban
denver
colorado
that
comparison
to
this
densely
populated
area.
It's
irrelevant
and
I
have
little
confidence
in
this
new
traffic
study
as
a
result.
AZ
In
addition,
what
they
don't
account
for
is
the
number
of
people
who
will
likely
take
ride,
sharing
services
to
this
location,
the
parking
and
vehicle
idling
waiting
for
business
that
is
associated
with
that
activity.
This
is
not
a
place
that
is
central
or
easy
to
a
large
array
of
public
transportation
options.
This
is
a
major
problem
with
a
traffic
in
a
neighborhood
that
is
highly
residential.
The
foot
traffic
is
residential.
I
can
tell
you
that
pulling
out
of
the
driveway
is
dangerous.
Every
time
walking
my
dogs
and
crossing
the
street
is
dangerous.
AZ
A
F
Yes,
my
name
is
kevin
lilly.
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes?
Can
you
pick
your
address
for
the
record
yeah?
My
name
is
kevin.
I
live
at
392,
east
1st
street
south
boston,
I'm
also
the
president
of
the
gate,
heaven
neighborhood
association.
I
just
want
to
clear
up.
One
misconception
that
was
said
earlier
was
that
there
is
no
neighborhood
group
which
lies
within
this
group
gate
of
heaven.
This
is
in
the
heart
of
the
gate.
Heavens
neighborhood
association
we've
been
around
for
over
10
years.
F
BA
You
know,
as
we
go
through
these
hearings
and
we
hear
from
these
different
organizations
in
boston,
obviously
they're
all
becoming
part
of
the
fabric
of
different
neighborhoods
and
a
lot
of
things
get
said,
and
you
have
to
wonder:
are
these
groups
going
to
live
up
to
the
promises
that
they
say
and
I
think
that
you
know
actions
speak
much
louder
than
words,
and
so
I
went
over
to
hudson
and
looked
at
the
facility
that
this
group
is
built
there.
I
went
inside
talked
to
a
number
of
individuals
and
I
think
it's
really
impressive.
BA
What
this
group
has
done.
It's
a
very,
very
low-key
operation,
there's
not
a
lot
of
vehicle
trips,
there's
not
any
noise,
and
I
think
you
have
a
great
diversity
of
people
who
are
using
the
facility,
and
so
when
I
try
to
look
at
what
they've
done
in
hudson
and
then
try
to
picture
that
at
this
location
as
being
part
of
the
fabric
of
our
neighborhood.
I
really
think
it
fits
in
very
well
because
this
specific
area
has
a
lot
of
business
activity,
but
none
of
it
is
stuff
that
people
can
interact
with.
BA
You
have
crane
rental
companies
and
bus
companies
and
power
stations,
and
it
really
is
a
bizarre
area
of
the
neighborhood,
where
you
have
dense
housing,
backing
up
to
an
area
of
business
that
no
one
can
really
interact
with.
There
are
a
couple
of
smaller
areas
and
shops
that
you
can
interact
with,
but
on
the
overall
basis.
I
think
that
this
really
fits
in
well
with
something
that
people
can
actually
use
and
enjoy
and
become
part
of
the
neighborhood.
BA
You
know
with
the
edison
power
plant
project,
that's
coming
when
we
talk
about
traffic
and
those
types
of
things
you
know.
I
think
that
the
folks
here
in
this
neighborhood
should
be
more
focused
on
that
situation.
Specifically
it's
a
massive
development,
as
opposed
to
basically
a
small
residential
style
business.
That's
coming
in
here
that
that
really
has
an
ability
for
parking
and
for
limited
hours
of
operation
to
use.
I
think
it's
something
that
maybe
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
concern.
BC
BC
Secondly,
the
walkway
adjacent
to
the
edison
planet
is
a
hangout
for
people,
often
who
are
up
to
no
good,
as
well
as
the
industrial
side
of
this
street.
It's
very
much
a
residential
street
on
this
side,
but
people
are
hanging
out
so
they're
gonna
be
more
people
hanging
out
and
there's
an
entrance
into
the
substation,
which
really
leads
me
to
my
third
point,
which
is
that
there's
a
if,
if
you
need
a
police
officer
to
respond
to
something
in
this
city,
there
aren't
enough
of
them.
BC
There
aren't
enough
people
to
respond
to
issues
of
loitering
and
pranks
or
mischief
or
what
people
are
up
to,
and
so
having
a
bunch
of
stoners
hanging
out
on
the
street
who
may
be
causing
trouble
and
not
having
the
assurance
that
there's
anybody
going
to
help
take
care
of
it
is
very
troubling.
And
lastly,
the
north
side
of
the
street
is
not
resident
parking
and
I'm
concerned
about
the
use
of
that
side
of
the
street
by
customers
and
by
employees.
BC
It
is
overnight,
but
it's
not
during
the
day,
and
I
think
that
that
is
a
another
reason
why
I
don't
think
this
is
there
hasn't
been
enough
mitigation.
With
respect
to
that,
I
would
also
like
to
say
that
we,
my
wife
and
I
are
opposed
to
the
development
of
a
pot
shop
on
east
first
and
it
doesn't
go
with
the
zoning,
as
people
really
stated,.
A
AM
U
AO
R
A
Moving
on
to
item
three
calling
legal
greens
llc
located
at
693
w
street
dorchester,
this
is
an
application
for
a
recreational
cannabis.
Dispensary
license
with
hours
of
operation
from
11
am
to
8
pm.
This
is
a
certified
equity
applicant.
The
date
of
the
initial
application
was
march.
14
2019,
the
data
filing
with
inspectional
services
was
june,
25th
2019,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
was
september.
4Th
2019.
A
The
presentation
team
consists
of
vanessa
jean
baptiste,
michael
maloney
and
mark
bouquet.
This
applicant
has
a
buffer
zone
conflict
which
it
has
submitted
the
requisite
buffer
zone
statement.
This
matter
was
previously
deferred
by
the
bcb
to
allow
the
applicant
a
certified
equity
applicant
to
access
technical
assistance
through
the
office
of
economic
development.
They
have
since
resubmitted
application
materials
which
will
they
will
present
today.
Before
we
begin,
I
will
note
that
commissioner
smith
has
again
recused
himself
from
this
matter.
As
was
previously
disclosed,
is
the
applicant
present.
A
BD
BD
BD
My
partners
are
mark
with
40,
and
my
other
partner,
mike
with
9
mark,
and
I
will
take,
will
run
day-to-day
operations
in
uplands
corners
location
mike
is
a
criminal
justice
attorney
that
holds
clinics
for
individuals
that
are
affected
by
the
war
on
drugs
and
our
other
partner.
Our
other
person
is
kurt,
who
will
run
our
diversity
program
and
our
impact
plan
within
legal
greens.
BD
This
is
just
a
rundown
of
what
we
have
accomplished.
What
our
supporters
are
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services.
We
got
that
in
september
of
2020..
Oppam's
corner
supports
us
at
december
20,
and
we
have
a
150
supporters
that
are
locally
residents
in
the
dorchester
and
uplands
corner
and,
like
was
mentioned
before,
we
had
appeared
in
the
boston
cannabis
board
on
october
of
2020,
and
this
is
our
second
hearing.
BE
Perfect,
so
this
my
name
is
kurt
foster.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
and
we're
going
a
little
bit
deeper
into
our
diversity
and
inclusion
plan.
As
you
will
see,
we
are
committed
to
hiring
diverse
group
of
employees,
suppliers
and
contractors
that
reflect
the
demographics
in
the
city
of
boston.
Looking
this
over,
you
will
see
we
have
four
different
goals
for
our
diversity
and
inclusion
plan
goal
number
one.
We
want
to
recruit
and
retain
diverse
employees
at
all
levels.
BE
We
want
a
total
headcount
of
12
employees
and
our
employees
will
reflect
the
demographics
of
dorchester
goal
number
two.
We
will
recruit
and
retain
diverse
suppliers
and
contractors
being
75
percent
of
those
suppliers
used
for
our
establishment
will
be
minority
owned
goal
number
three
provide
a
dedicated
shelf
space
for
local
minority
and
women-owned
businesses,
and
also
goal
number
four:
provide
technical
assistance,
workshops
for
minority
individuals
in
startup,
businesses
facing
barriers
to
the
cannabis
industry
and
in
partnership
with
the
innovation
lab
mind
going
to
the
next
slide.
Please.
BE
So
this
is
our
diversity
and
inclusion
plan
continued.
You
will
see
we
did
break
it
up
into
monthly,
quarterly
semi-annually
and
annual
goal,
but
once
again
our
number
one
goal
or
one
of
our
biggest
goals-
kpis,
is
reviewed.
The
list
of
contractors
and
suppliers
to
ensure
that
75
of
suppliers
are
of
minor
are
minority
owned.
BE
Next
slide,
please
this
goes
into
our
employment
plan.
We
are
committed
to
hiring
diverse
group
of
them
candidates
and
provide
them
with
competitive
wages
and
benefits.
We
will
specifically
target
women
and
young
adults
who
are
looking
for
flexible
work
schedules.
We
have
four
different
goals.
With
this
goal:
number
one
12
employees
we
100
of
our
employees,
will
be
residents
of
boston
goal.
Number
two
66
of
employees
will
be
minorities
with
at
least
five
with
at
least
five
of
them.
BF
All
right
next
slide
all
right,
so
community
outreach
we
are
committed
to
our
community
through
hiring
local
residents
and
training,
the
next
generation
of
entrepreneurs
and
our
community
to
succeed
in
the
cannabis
industry.
So
this
side
demonstrates
a
few
examples
of
outreaches
we've
done.
The
first
picture
shows
a
business
workshop
flyer
we
completed
with
the
city
of
brockton
and
which
we
intend
to
do
in
uppam's
corner
as
well.
BF
The
picture
the
small
picture
up
top
shows
vanessa,
who
has
sat
on
panels
to
discuss
a
number
of
issues
within
the
cannabis
industry
in
massachusetts,
such
as
issues
with
the
host
community
agreement,
transparency
within
municipalities
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
The
third
flyer
shows
eon,
which
stands
for
equitable
opportunities
now,
which
is
a
minority-run
platform
that
exists
at
educate
and
advocate
for
people
of
color
to
be
economically
empowered
in
the
massachusetts
legal
cannabis
industry,
we
were
featured
on
their
careers
and
opportunity
session.
V
BF
Employment
plan
continued
we
plan
on
achieving
our
employment
goals
by
having
competitive
benefits
and
proactive,
recruiting
plans.
We
plan
on
starting
our
managers
with
18
an
hour
with
progressive
wages
of
up
to
20..
We
also
plan
on
doing
that,
having
butt
tenders
and
receptionists
start
at
15
and
progressive
wages
up
to
18.
additional
benefits
include
health
insurance
vision
and
dental.
Every
six
months
we
will
conduct,
we
will
conduct
employee
performance
reviews
and
identify
opportunities
to
promote
staff.
BF
We
plan
on
posting
available
positions
on
metro
bay
state
banner.
We
will
also
host
and
attend
job
fairs
and
work
closely
with
the
office
corner
community
to
continue
to
partner
with
different
organizations
like
we've
done
with
eon
to
recruit
employees
with
kurt
having
previous
relationships
with
the
boston
pre-release
program,
we
plan
to
work
with
them
to
recruit
individuals
with
criminal
records.
Our
goal
is
to
make
some
positive
changes
in
their
lives
next
slide.
BF
BD
Next
slide,
the
next
slide
talks
about
our
buffer
zone,
so
we
are
500
feet
away
from
private
public
schools.
The
two
pictures
on
the
side
show
that
we
are
within
two
existing
cannabis
companies.
However,
they
are
not
open.
Both
companies
are
located
in
two
different
neighborhoods
one
is
located
in
the
nav
in
the
roxbury
neighborhood
and
the
other
one
is
in
the
new
market
name
in
the
newmarket
indus
industrial
neighborhood.
We
are
proposing
our
location
to
be
the
first
minority
woman-owned
company,
that
is
in
the
upwarms
corner.
BF
We
plan
on
having
adequate
lighting
in
the
areas
where
there's
going
to
be
access
to
customers
or
deliveries
for
inside
security.
We
plan
on
having
planning
buttons
that
each
registers
at
the
reception
areas
and
at
the
manager's
office
we
plan
on
having
about
24
cameras
that
has
24
hour
backup
battery
backups,
just
in
case.
If
something
goes
down,
two.
BF
Will
be
installing
our
security
system
in
order
to
gain
access
so
protecting
the
youth
in
access
protecting
the
youth
from
accessing
the
product
in
order
to
gain
access
into
our
facility?
You
have
to
show
your
id
about
three
times
as
soon
as
you
get
in
you'll
ring
the
bell.
The
receptionist
will
see
your
id.
BF
BD
BD
The
bags
will
be
provided
by
security
bank
and
every
time
the
money
is
picked
up
through
our
location,
it
will
be
dropped
off
to
dropped
off
at
century
bank.
The
same
day,
if
you
could
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
which
talks
about
our
product
products
will
only
be
delivered
by
cultivators
and
manufacturers.
BD
A
Thank
you
and
before
we
turn
to
questions,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
midori
from
the
office
of
midori
marikawa
from
the
office
of
economic
development
who
provided
technical
assistance,
and
I
know
worked
very
closely
with
this
applicant.
So
thank
you
midori
for
all
of
your
hard
work
on
this
chairwoman.
Do
you
have
any
questions
for
the
applicant
thanks.
B
Leslie
and
yes,
I
just
want
to
say
it's
nice
to
see
the
applicant
back
before
us
today.
The
application
is
much
improved
and
I'm
glad
you're
able
to
avail
yourself
of
the
technical
assistance
that
the
city
offers.
So
when
you
were
previously
before
us
and
vanessa
might
have
touched
upon
this.
There
were
some
concerns
about
the
curb
cut.
Is
that
what
you
said
you'd
be
working
on
with
public
works
for
the
parking
spots?
B
BD
B
Yeah
we'd
like
to
see
that-
and
I
I
see
in
the
in
the
revised
application
that
theory
wellness
is
providing
100
000,
no
interest
loan
and
potentially
250
000
of
product
placement.
Can
you
explain
for
our
sake,
what
your
relationship
is
with
theory
wellness
or
what
their
relationship
is
going
to
be
with
the
cannabis
establishment.
BF
All
right
so
theory,
sorry
theory,
wellness,
theory
wellness,
I
actually
so
when
back
it
was
like,
probably
a
couple
years
now
there
was
an
article
on
masslive.
I
read
it.
My
brother
sent
it
to
me.
I
read
it.
Theory
was
offering
a
250
000
loan
to
economic,
empowerment
or
social
equity
applicant
and
they
went
through
a
process.
They
I
think
they
had
about
20
people
applying
for
it.
BF
We
were
one
of
them
and
they
chose
us
out
of
the
20
right
so
and
our
contract
was
with
them,
which
it
says,
there's
no
strings
attached,
and
it
says
that
on
the
article
as
well
and
mike
checked
it
who's
our
attorney
and
there's
there's
no
strings
attached
with
them.
It's
literally
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
they
gave
us
in
and
they
wired
it
to
our
bank
account
and
then
150
000
is
when
we're
about
to
open
up.
They
will
send
product
our
way.
BF
So
that's
that's
the
relationship
with
dairy
there's
no
ties
to
them.
We
don't
have
to
continue
getting
product
from
them
like,
for
example,
right
now,
where
we're
in
the
process
we're
about
to
get
product
in
our
brockton
location
and
we
can
get
product
from
whoever
we
want
to,
including
them.
So
it's
literally
just
a
loan
that
we
have
to
re
pay
back.
V
BF
If,
for
example,
we're
having
it
for
crowd
control
because
the
the
building
will
be
equipped
with
like
panic
buttons
at
all
the
register,
so
if
there's
any
incidents,
our
employees
are
just
going
to
press
the
panic
button
and
then
the
local
police
will
come
down
so
the
security
we
don't
want
to
get
into
issues
with.
You
know
lawsuits
with
security
companies
touching
people
and
stuff
like
that.
BF
V
Y
M
Y
I
just
I
really
appreciate
the
reflecting
diversity
in
the
neighborhood
I
I
know
those
are
really
hard
goals
to
reach
just
in
and
just
wanna.
I
guess
reiterate
that
the
the
ta
is
still
there
for
you,
even
if
you
are
applying
and
even
after.
I
think
that
that
just
wanna
make
sure
that
you
know
that
so
reaching
these
goals
are
are
just
as
important
as
having
them,
and
so
we
want
to
be
supportive
of
that.
BF
G
G
BF
A
H
I'm
adam
chair
members
of
the
board
haley
dillon
mayor's
office,
neighborhood
services.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
my
colleague,
ons
held
a
community
meeting
on
february
22nd
2021.
Oh
sorry,
wrong.
One
held
the
community
meeting
on
september.
4Th
2019
residents
of
the
area
were
supportive
of
the
proposal.
However,
members
of
the
non-quit
street
land
trust
voiced
opposition
citing
concerns
about
public
safety.
To
date,
ons
has
received
201
letters
of
support
for
this
proposal
and
two
letters
of
opposition
that
have
been
submitted
to
the
boston
cannabis
board
for
this
establishment.
H
The
opening
of
this
establishment
would
be
a
vibrant
addition
to
the
existing
and
growing
commercial
district.
While
we
understand
their
ongoing
concerns
from
the
abundant
land
trust,
we
would
like
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
this
application.
We
ask
that
the
applicant
can
continue
to
engage
with
the
community
and
they
move
forward
as
they
move
forward
in
the
process.
Thank
you.
H
A
We
will
now
turn
to
the
general
public.
Your
testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
Please
keep
in
mind,
be
respectful
of
everyone's
time
and
do
not
repeat
statements
that
were
previously
stated.
You
can
also
submit
written
testimony
through
tuesday,
the
16th
at
5
pm
calling
erica
moyes.
Please
state
your
name
for
the
record.
P
Hello
good
afternoon
my
name
is
erica
moyes.
I
am
a
resident
of
1282
boylston
street
in
the
fenway
I
was
born
and
raised
in
boston.
I
am
a
graduate
of
the
boston
lion,
school
and
boston
college
and
I
am
a
former
intern
of
boston
city
council
president
stephen
j
murphy.
I
used
to
attend
the
kroc
center
as
part
of
my
health
and
fitness
wellness
and
upkeep,
and
I'm
familiar
with
la
familia
when
they
were
operating
right
there
on
dudley
street,
and
I
think
legal
greens
would
be
an
absolute
great
value.
Add
to
the
community.
P
A
AR
AG
AG
BG
Wait,
no,
I'm
here
sorry
madeline
andrews.
I
am
a
resident
at
31
lesson
street
in
matapan,
and
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
support
for
the
legal
green
proposed
business
establishment
at
693
deadly
street.
I
think
it
would
be
really
good,
as
I
am
actually
a
member
of
the
community,
a
little
bit
further
extended
out
of
dorchester,
but
the
service
that
I
do
for
the
school
department
shows
me
that
it
would
benefit
the
individuals
living
in
that
area
based
on
the
fact
that
it
would
be
providing
jobs.
BG
It's
also
going
to
be
showing
a
positive
example
to
young
people,
seeing
other
people
like
them
as
business
owners
in
their
community.
It's
going
to
potentially
empower
young
women
to
become
entrepreneurs
themselves,
because,
as
a
school
teacher,
I
see
the
options
that
are
available
and
right
now
I
feel,
like
our
kids,
don't
think
that
something
like
this
is
potentially.
BG
A
BH
BH
It's
a
great
opportunity
for
the
area
for
the
not
only
just
the
area
but
for
the
residents-
and
you
know
giving
it's
all
about.
You
know
these
days,
giving
somebody
who
is
missed
out
on
a
chance
because
of
something
on
their
background
that
is
so
small,
giving
them
an
opportunity,
because
you
know
everybody
has
families.
Everybody
needs
a
second
chance
in
life,
so
I'm
in
great
and
high
support
of
vanessa
and
mark
bouquet,
and
I'm
mr
maloney
definitely
on
my
end.
A
W
Hi,
my
name
is
sam
senna
for
kevin
road
third
floor
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
support
legal
greens.
I
suffer
from
depression
as
well
as
anxiety,
so
to
have
some
a
place
where
I
could
just
walk
to
it's
walking
distance.
I
don't
have
a
car,
I'm
not
able
to
you
know,
get
to
other
places,
so
I
definitely
support
them
and
good
luck
with
everything.
U
A
All
right,
seeing
no
one
the
board
will
take
this
matter
under
advisement
as
roman
as
a
reminder
on
all
of
the
items
that
were
heard
by
the
board.
Today,
the
record
will
remain
open
until
tuesday
at
5
pm.
The
board
will
reconvene
on
wednesday
at
1
pm
to
vote
on
these
items.
That
hearing
will
be
open
to
the
general
public,
but
testimony
will
not
be
accepted.
Thank
you,
chairwoman.
Thank
you,
commissioners
and
everyone
else
who
attended
today.