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From YouTube: Boston Cannabis Board Public Hearing - 1-13-21
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A public hearing of the Boston Cannabis Board was held virtually on
January 13, 2021.
A
Good
afternoon,
this
is
the
hearing
before
the
boston
cannabis
board.
Today
is
wednesday
january
13
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
today's
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
to
the
city
of
boston's
website.
Before
I
begin
with
administrative
issues,
I
will
introduce
chairwoman
kathleen
joyce.
A
Unless
you're
presenting
or
testifying,
we
will
call
each
item
in
the
order
it
appears
on
the
agenda.
At
that
time
the
applicant
will
be
given
10
minutes
to
present.
You
will
be
given
a
notice
of
the
five
minute
mark
and
the
eight
minute
mark
by
jasmine
when
our
project
manager,
there
will
be
no
exceptions
to
the
10
minute
limit
after
the
presentation.
Each
commissioner
and
the
chairwoman
will
ask
questions
of
the
applicant
after
that.
We
will
accept
public
testimony,
beginning
with
elected
officials
and
their
representatives
and
then
moving
to
the
general
public.
A
If
you
have
not
signed
up
to
testify,
please
do
so
by
using
the
chat
function.
Please
indicate
your
name
address
and
which
item
you
seek
to
testify
regarding.
Please
note
that
the
the
chat
function
should
not
be
utilized
to
provide
your
testimony
or
to
in
any
way
communicate
with
the
chairwoman
or
any
of
the
commissioners.
A
With
that,
we
will
begin
with
the
first
item,
calling
ember
gardens,
boston
llc.
The
proposed
license
premise
is
297
newberry
street.
In
the
back
bay,
the
application
is
for
a
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license
with
proposed
hours
of
operation
from
11am
to
8pm.
This
is
a
certified
equity
applicant.
The
date
of
the
initial
application
was
august.
17
2020,
the
data
filing
with
inspectional
services
was
august,
20th
2020,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
was
august,
26
2020
and
a
subsequent
meeting
on
october
13
2020.
A
The
presentation
team
includes
shane
hyde,
ceo
aaron,
washington,
chief
of
security,
joseph
hoffman
partner,
thomas
partner
and
christopher
tracy
consultant.
Before
we
move
to
the
presentation,
I
will
ask
attorney
shayla
white
with
the
office
of
economic
development
to
testify
regarding
the
equity
status
of
this
application.
D
D
B
Leslie,
thank
you
attorney
white.
I'm
not
questioning
the
certification
process,
but
I
just
want
to
get
a
couple
of
things
on
the
record.
So
mr
hoffman
he's
23
years
old
and
he's
51
ownership
interest.
Okay,
can
you
explain
a
little
bit
about
how
what
you
took
into
consideration
for
him
to
qualify
he's
the
son
of
somebody
who
had
a
past
arrest
or
conviction?
Can
you
go
into
further
details
about
that
for
the
record?
Yes,.
D
E
D
B
D
Yes,
mr
hoffman
provided
a
copy
of
his
current
driver's
license,
which
indicated
a
brighton
address.
Additionally,
mr
hoffman
provided
his
boston
public
school
transcripts,
as
you
mentioned
at
the
beginning
of
your
questions.
Mr
hoffman
is
quite
young,
so
I
did
have
to
use
his
high
school
transcripts
to
prove
his
residency
because
he
did
not
have
other
forms
of
identification
due
to
his
age
and
and
it
should
be
noted
that
all
boston
public
students
are
required
to
be
residents
of
the
city
of
boston.
B
A
A
A
F
Thank
you.
My
name
is
chris
tracy
from
o'neill
and
associates
in
boston,
I'd
like
to
thank
executive
secretary,
delaney,
hawkins
chairwoman,
joyce
and
all
the
members
of
the
bcb
for
your
service
to
the
city
of
boston
and
for
allowing
us
to
be
here
today.
Our
team
is
thrilled
to
be
here
today
with
what
we
think
is
a
really
exciting
proposal
to
bring
an
equity
applicant
to
what
we
consider
the
retail
hub
of
the
city
of
boston
and
really
the
greater
region
in
general.
F
We
have
engaged
in
a
robust
process
and
we
feel
that
the
plan
has
actually
matured
and
improved
throughout
this
process.
So
we
want
to
thank
all
the
community
members
and
the
folks
who
have
participated
in
said
process
with
that
being
said,
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
the
ceo
of
ember
gardens,
shane
hyde.
Thank
you.
G
As
chris
said,
my
name
is
shane
hyde,
ceo
of
emergence,
I'm
joined
by
my
partners
here
today,
thomas
augustine
and
joseph
hoffman,
as
well
as
my
chief
of
security
aaron
washington.
I
want
to
start
our
presentation
with
some
background
information
on
our
company.
Our
company
was
founded
by
massachusetts,
massachusetts
natives
back
in
2017,
with
the
ultimate
goal
of
coming
to
fully
vertical
operation.
So
far
in
pursuit
of
this
goal,
we
have
obtained
provisional
cultivation
and
manufacturing
licenses
and
now
look
to
enter
the
retail
space
here
in
boston.
G
From
the
very
beginning,
our
companies
had
strong
equity
roots.
Two
of
their
original
three
founders
are
in
the
ccc
social
equity
program
and
our
partner
here
in
boston,
qualifies
for
the
city
program
as
well
joseph.
Throughout
our
presentation,
we
will
show
how
our
company
continues
to
address
the
equity
industry
equity
issue
in
this
industry.
Next
slide,
please.
G
First,
however,
I
want
to
speak
on
the
297
new
area
location
and
how
we
will
conduct
our
retail
operations
there.
Our
vision
for
this
location
is
able
to
look,
feel
and
operate
as
a
high-end
boutique
store
that
fits
the
characteristics
of
the
neighborhood.
We
also
want
to
cause
the
least
amount
of
disturbances
to
our
neighbors.
By
instituting
an
appointment,
only
service
will
be
able
to
maintain
control
of
customer
queuing.
That
has
plagued
other
dispensaries
in
high
traffic
areas
along
with
stubble
marketing.
We
will
also
limit
the
product
selection
and
institute
a
purchase.
G
G
G
The
297
property
has
back
alley
access
for
product
and
cash
pickups
and
dropbox
it's
on
a
block
with
14
other
retail
restaurants
and
businesses,
or
some
have
closed
due
to
covid,
and
we
have
no
residential
units
within
the
building
itself.
This
is
the
location
of
it
within
the
city
and
the
location
of
it
in
the
building
next
slide,
please.
G
G
G
G
Only
those
that
satisfy
the
listed
conditions
here
will
be
part
of
the
program.
Ensuring
a
diverse
pool
of
participants
from
visually
impacted,
disproportionately
impacted
areas,
including
boston,
we'll
execute
these
programs
in
partnerships
with
cannabis
advocate
organizations,
starting
with
the
cannabis
center
of
excellence.
A
registered
nonprofit
that
is
active
in
the
studies
of
both
medical
and
adult
use
cannabis,
as
well
as
a
social
justice
within
the
industry.
We'll
also
have
other
additional
organizations
such
as
minorities
for
medical
marijuana
join
as
well.
G
Next
slide,
please
for
boston.
We
commit
to
the
following
minimum
internships
per
year,
along
with
up
to
four
thousand
dollars
per
intern,
towards
education
due
to
us,
ultimately
being
a
vertically
integrated
company.
Interns
can
get
hands-on
experience
in
all
segments
segments
of
the
industry,
not
just
retail,
to
gauge
the
program's
success.
We
will
keep
metrics
on
the
employment
of
the
interns
within
the
cannabis
industry
and
we
do
hope
to
hire
many
of
them
ourselves.
G
This
look
for
this
location.
We
anticipate
having
20
to
25
full
and
part-time
staff.
We
plan
on
offering
more
more
than
competitive
wages
and
benefits
with
entry
level
positions,
starting
at
19
an
hour
and
all
employees
having
the
list
of
benefits
shown.
Finally,
in
order
to
bring
the
financial
upside
of
this
industry
to
all
those
working
for
us,
we'll
institute
a
profit
sharing
program
for
all
employees
that
work
for
us
for
at
least
a
year,
we
will
share
up
to
a
five
percent
of
this
location's
profits
with
the
employees
who
work
there.
G
H
H
Thanks
shane,
I
want
to
now
explain
how
our
workforce
will
be
composed.
We
commit
to
have
a
hundred
percent
of
staff
working
full-time
at
the
newberry
location,
be
residents
of
boston
at
their
time
of
higher,
with
the
population
of
over
700
000
people,
combined
with
our
recruiting
plan.
We
are
confident
we
can
find
who
we
need
from
within
the
city.
H
H
We
will
attempt
to
coordinate
these
job
fairs
with
other
cannabis
companies
in
boston
and
elsewhere
to
increase
the
chances
people
get
hired
next
slide,
please,
in
the
spirit
of
being
a
good
neighbor,
we've
listened
to
an
incorporated
feedback
throughout
this
process.
As
you
can
see
here.
In
this
slide,
we've
gathered
approximately
250
signatures
of
support
from
neighborhood
residents
and
close
to
775
from
the
city
of
boston.
H
I
Thanks
thomas,
thank
you,
everyone
good
afternoon
hi.
My
name
is
aaron
washington.
I
am
the
chief
security
chief
of
security
for
emperor
guardians.
I
did
28
years
background
or
service
with
the
state
police
and
also
concurrently,
28
years
with
the
army
guard
here
in
massachusetts.
I'll
briefly,
touch
upon
the
securely
related
plans
for
the
dispensary.
I
I
We
are
committed
to
partnering
with
boston
pd
and
will
install
additional
security
equipment,
such
as
cameras
throughout
the
back
bay,
if
deemed
necessary
next
slide,
please,
our
security
staff
will
be
trained
on
how
to
properly
identify
all
customers
and
visitors
to
ensure
that
no
individuals
under
the
age
of
21
are
allowed
to
enter.
We'll
also
maintain
a
cutter
customer
database
of
all
those
who
shop
at
our
store
in
order
to
identify
anyone
who
breaks
the
law
or
our
policies
thus
be
banning
for
further
service
next
slide.
I
Please
all
products
will
be
dropped
off
in
the
rear
of
the
building
as
not
to
create
any
security
risk
on
newbury
street.
We
will
oversee
it
will
be
overseen
by
our
security
personnel
and
be
conducted
in
a
manner
that
will
not
block
the
alloy.
Cash
will
also
be
picked
up
in
the
alloy
outside
of
stored
hours,
also
overseen
by
security,
personal
loan,
along
with
professional
cash
handling
service.
We
employ
next
slide.
Please
shane.
G
Thanks
aaron
to
inside
advise
our
customers
without
causing
additional
traffic
in
the
busy
area,
we'll
also
discount
all
purchases
of
customers
who
utilize
public
transportation
for
those
that
must
come
by
vehicle.
We
plan
on
partnering
with
local
parking
garage
and
direct
customers
to
that
garage
when
they
set
up
their
appointment
next
slide.
Please
from
the
map
you
can
see
the
various
park,
garages
and
t-stops
in
the
location
and
I'd
like
to
now
send
it
over
to
joseph
to
conclude
our
presentation
next
slide.
Please.
A
B
F
That's
correct
chairwoman:
we
had
a
meeting
in
august,
as
noted
by
the
executive
secretary,
then
a
subsequent
meeting
due
to
a
technical
malfunction
in
october.
After
hearing
some
feedback
from
abutters.
At
that
october
meeting
we
were
actually
encouraged
to
do
further
process
with
them
and
further
mitigation.
So
some
of
the
some
of
the
things
that
aaron
outlined
as
far
as
security,
we
increased
our
security
presence
due
to
those
that
feedback
we
heard
in
october.
F
We've
also
started
a
few
initiatives
as
far
as
keeping
the
streets
clean,
shane's,
going
to
send
his
team
to
do
sort
of
a
neighborhood
boston,
shines
type.
Events
in
the
community
that
ember
gardens
will
fund
sort
of
a
startup
sort
of
community
event
to
clean
the
neighborhood
and
keep
it
as
clean
as
possible
because
we
heard
sort
of
quality
of
life
issues
from
abutters
on
cleanliness,
on
things
like
people
congregating
on
the
street.
F
People
using
products
on
the
street,
which
we've
increased
security
on
to
try
to
mitigate
any
any
instances
like
that
and
we've
agreed
to
have
open
communication
with
both
nav
and
back
bay
association
and
any
resident
that
wants
to
keep
having
open
communication
with
us
going
forward.
If
granted
the
license.
B
B
G
If
they
were
able
to
show
a
recent
like
t-stop
ticket
or
bus
stop
ticket
or
if
they
even
had
you
know,
presented
some
of
like
the
monthly
passes
or
anything
like
such
as
that,
and
then
just
some
good
faith.
You
know
I
mean
we
have
to
make
sure
that
the
people
you
know
if
they
present
that
we
have
to
trust
that
they
took
public
transportation
to
our
location
and
if
they
do
so
they'll
be
granted
the
discount.
M
M
G
Sure
so
part
time,
staff
will
be
mostly
for
weekends
and
for
finland
for
the
full-time
staff,
but
it
is
our
plan
that
part-time
staff
will
be
able
to
access
the
same
wages,
the
same
benefits
and
the
employee
profit
sharing
program.
They
will
be
not
treated
any
differently
from
full-time
staff
in
that
regard
in
terms
of
access.
M
Great
thank
you,
and
can
you
say
just
a
little
bit
more
about
some
of
the
you?
You
said
that
you
were
gonna.
Do
a
neighborhood
job
fairs
in
every
neighborhood?
Do
you
have
some?
Can
you
name
some
of
those
groups
that
you're
interested
in
working
with
or
the
other
cannabis
industry
players
that
you're
hoping
to
partner
with.
G
So
we're
hoping
to
partner
with
pretty
much
every
other
company
within
boston
or
the
greater
boston
area
and
applying
cambridge
and
so
on,
and
even
those
that
are
further
out.
You
know
people
that
other
companies
that
wish
to
partake
in
you
know
see
what
sort
of
interests
boston
residents
have
of
getting
into
this
industry,
and
this
will
be
something
that
we
execute
on
our
own.
G
As
I
said
before,
like
we're
going
to
be
a
vertically
integrated
company,
we'll
have
a
dedicated,
basically
recruiting
hr
department
and
they
will
execute
these
fares
and
give
do
notice
and
post
them
in
the
various
job
websites
that
you
know
both
traditional
and
tailored
to
the
cannabis
industry,
to
make
sure
that
there's
enough
awareness
for
these
on
job
fairs
and
with
multiple
companies,
hopefully
attending
besides
ourselves,
we're
kind
of
hoping
the
buzz
will.
You
know,
attract
many
potential
applicants
from
the
each
neighborhood
that
we
do
this
service
in.
G
M
And
and
just
one
last
question
on
your
employment
plan
or
how
you
presented
it
sounded
like
you
were,
I
was
glad
to
see
100
full-time
part-time
for
boston
residents
and
50
for
women
and
people
of
color,
both
for
management
and
staff.
It
sounded
like
I
just
did
you
say
20
for
those
with
prior
criminal
records,
and
can
you.
O
M
G
Goals,
20
was
the
first
number
that
we
kind
of
threw
around
as
a
team-
those
numbers
you
know
in
terms
of
feedback.
You
know
we
have
from
the
board.
We're
always
have
to
increase
that
if
we
think
it's
necessary
or
if
the
board
thinks
that
it
should
match
the
50
percent,
we
definitely
wanted
to
make
sure
that
there
was
some
of
the
2025
staff.
G
You
know
that
had
those
prior
arrests,
you
know
issues
with
the
cannabis
industry
in
the
past
and
that's
just
a
reflection
of
kind
of
our
core
company
makeup,
where
the
the
ccc
social
equity
members
and
our
company,
the
reason
they
have
that
designation
was
because
of
past
criminal
charges
with
regards
to
cannabis.
So
it.
G
That's
important
to
us
and
it's
kind
of
it's
it
kind
of
revolves
around
our
whole
positive
impact
plan,
too,
of
giving
people
both
the
education
and
the
hands-on
experience
to
get
from
the
kind
of
the
black
market
into
this
legal
industry,
as
some
of
our
founders
have
done,
and
so
you
know,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
workforce
reflects.
That
fact,
and
you
know
we
can
go
up
to
above
20,
it
was
just
kind
of
the
first
number
we
landed
on.
P
G
The
report
employment
plan
is
going
to
reflect
in
terms
of
diversity
across
all
our
license
types
and
we've
been
both
in
our
positive
impact
plans
to
the
ccc,
as
well
as
the
local
communities
that
we're
in
so
far
the
the
kind
of
company
makeup
is
almost
exactly
the
same
as
boston.
The
one
difference
is
for
the
other
communities
like
we're,
not
making
the
100
pledge.
G
P
G
So
that's
where
some
of
our
partners,
like
the
camp
center
of
excellence
and
minorities
american
marijuana
come
in
our
kind
of
goal
is
for
anyone.
That's
going
through
this
internship
program,
along
with
the
in
classroom
experiences
as
well,
that
these
will
be
attractive
hires
for
other
companies
in
the
state,
and
you
know
maybe
nationally,
and
so
the
plan
is
to
work
with
our
partners
in
order
to
find
them.
You
know
also
almost
like
kind
of
those
like
services,
post-employment
services.
You
know,
companies
that
help.
G
You
know,
find
someone
getting
a
job
if
they
get
laid
off
and
we'll
kind
of
have
that
same
attitude
that
make
sure
that
they
they
find
a
home
at
some
company
if
we're
not
able
to
hire
them
ourselves.
We'll
also
have
many
connections
with
you
know
what
we
already
do
with
many
companies
within
the
state
of
massachusetts,
and
so
you
know
utilizing
that
network
to
find
a
home
for
interns.
You
know
we'll
highly
recommend
them
everything
else
that
they
get
through
the
program
and
we
see
it.
You
know.
P
G
Our
partners,
that's
something
we
can
definitely
talk
about.
Our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
our
interns
do
get
hired,
if
not
by
ourselves,
and
so,
if
there's
some
sort
of
incentive,
you
know
with
our
partners,
that's
something
that
can
always
be
talked
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
but
we
will
continue
to
work
with
any
intern
that
gets
through
our
program
to
make
sure
that
they
get
employment
and
keep
metrics,
and
all
this
metrics
from
how
much
they're
going
to
make
what
positions
are
they
getting
with
in
on
these
companies?
G
Is
it
management
positions,
low
level
positions
which
segments
of
the
industry
that
they're
going
to
get
into?
All
of
that
is
something
that
will
keep
chris
metrics
on
and
if
there's
any,
you
know
kind
of
shortfall
in
any
of
those
metrics
we'll
make
sure
that
we
address
those
accordingly
and
if
it's
a
problem
with
some
of
our
partner
organizations
here,
you
know
companies
here
in
massachusetts,
hiring
some
of
them.
G
A
G
Yeah,
the
very
pinpoint
metrics
will
have
to
be
developed
once
we
kind
of
stand
up
the
program
with
our
partners,
but
those
kind
of
high.
You
know
those
big
buckets
of
compensation.
You
know
segment
of
the
industry
positions.
All
of
that,
you
know,
will
be
some
of
the
main,
publish
we'll
track
and
then
work
with
our
partners
to
kind
of
build
that
out
to
make
sure
that
we
even
capture
more
data
points
to
ensure
the
success
of
the
program.
Q
So
I
would
like
to
some
clarification
on
that
discrepancy
and
the
issue
about
the
deliveries
in
the
alley
which
your
butters
say
would
would
be
a
detriment
to
the
rest
of
the
neighborhood,
because
the
alley
actually
isn't
big
enough
to
allow
to
have
the
deliveries.
So
what
what
do
you?
What
is
your
explanation,
or
what
can
you
tell
me
about
that?.
G
Part,
you
know
there,
there
are
residences
on
this
block
in
newberry
street
and
it's
something
we're
very
constant
of,
and
you
know
we're
dressing
as
much
as
we
can
in
our
operational
plan
to
kind
of
mitigate
and
any
quality
of
life
issues
that
they
may
come
across.
But
it
is
a
very
commercial
area
itself.
You
know,
newberry
is
commercial.
There
are,
you
know,
you
know
a
dozen
plus
businesses
within
our
block
and
newberry
that
might
be
lower
than
some
other
blocks
in
newberry,
but
in
boston
as
a
whole.
G
Like
middle
of
the
night
or
anything
like
that,
will
wake
up
or
disturb
anyone,
who's
living
nearby,
we'll
make
sure
it's
done
in
hours
that
cause.
You
know
the
least
amount
of
disturbance
to
our
neighbors
and
that's
some
feedback.
You
know
we
plan
to
gather
from
abutters
as
we
get
closer
to
hopefully
operation
to
figure
out.
Okay,
you
know
what
times
work
for
you
to
make
sure
again
we're
not
trying
to
get
in
people's
ways
or
anything
like
that.
G
Q
G
Kind
of
on
our
recruiting
efforts,
and
since
we
commit
to
hiring
from
just
within
boston,
it's
going
to
be
those
neighborhood
job
fairs
are
going
to
be
our
main
conduit
to
kind
of
find
these
individuals,
and
so
when
we
just
you
know,
display
the
type
of
individuals
that
should
show
up
to
these
job
fairs.
It
will
reflect
the
composition
that
we
plan
to
hire
within
our
company,
so
we'll
make
sure
it's
very.
C
G
You
know
also,
during
these
job
fairs,
we're
going
to
highlight
our
internship
program
if
they
would
rather
to
go
the
internship
route
first,
rather
than
going
straight
to
employment,
especially
say
if
they're
interested
in
say
cultivation
or
manufacturing
or
delivery
or
say
outside
of
the
shop.
This
will
be
a
great
you
know
initial
chance
to
have
conversations
with
these
individuals
who
want
to
get
into
the
industry,
but
we
will
make
sure
that
it's
marketed
in
a
way
that
we're
targeting
what
our
planned
workforce
makeup
will
be.
G
Yep
yep
we're
aware
of
those
as
well
and
kind
of
combining
those
with
our
own
recruiting
efforts
and
those
with
our
partners
like
canada,
center
of
excellence
as
well
as
minorities
for
medical
marijuana.
It
will
kind
of
be
a
group
team
effort
to
make
sure
that
both
the
positive
impact
plan
internship
program
finds
you
know,
applicants
to
make
sure
that
it's
filled
as
well
as
for
our
initial
hiring
and
continuous
hiring
for
the
store
location
and
again
it
won't
be
just
for
our
store.
R
Yes,
I
have
a
few
questions.
Thank
you
so
much
in
terms
of
the
outreach
to
to
counselor
sorry
there's
some
construction.
In
the
background,
of
course,
it
started
up
as
soon
as
I
started.
Talking
in
terms
of
I
know
there
was
a
opposition
letter
from
counselor
bach,
but
there
was
a
quite
a
lot
of
outreach
to
representative
livingstone,
counselor
flaherty
and,
as
he
said
with
george,
were
you
able
to
communicate
with
them
at
all.
F
I'll
take
that
we
we
took
it
upon
ourselves
in
the
early
stages
of
the
pandemic
was
right
when
we
were
about
to
begin
the
community
process
so
shane,
and
I
took
it
upon
ourselves
to
to
do
sort
of
a
grassroots
approach
to
reach
out
to
all
the
elected
officials
via
phone
call
and
zoom.
We
had
a
number
of
calls
in
spring,
leading
into
summer
before
we
went
out
to
the
public
process,
so
we
feel
like
we.
We
got
a
lot
of
good
information
from
those
folks.
F
R
R
Okay,
okay,
great
and
then,
secondly
there's
it
says
the
applicant
would
offer
maternity
and
fraternity
leave
four
weeks
and
two
weeks
respectively,
and
I
would
suggest
that
you
make
it
standard,
particularly
as
you
think,
if
you
have
a
two
dad
household,
then
them
getting
less
less
leave
because
they're
in
a
two
dead
house.
So
I
think
you
have
there's
some
concerned
about
equity
there.
So
I
would
consider.
A
S
S
S
They
were
both
on
boylston
street,
which
I
think
everybody
in
back.
Bakeries
is
an
appropriate
location
for
this.
It
it's
a
business
center
and
it's
not
in
the
same
proximity
to
residences.
I
oppose
this.
This
application,
based
on
the
number
of
residential
concerns
that
I've
heard
from
abutters
that
continue
to
have
concerns,
even
after
the
accommodations
that
the
applicants
have
made
and
and
I,
but
I
think
it's
also
you
know
this-
is
I'm
sorry
I'll
stop
shaking
my
screen.
S
S
G
Sure
so
I'll
let
joey
speak
in
a
second
we've
known
each
other,
a
long
time
and
joey's
plan
you
know,
will
be
he'll,
be
one
of
these
managers
in
store.
This
is
something
that
he
has
to
learn
into
the
industry.
You
know
he
hasn't
had
the
opportunity
to
pass
a
couple
years
to
immerse
himself
in
the
industry
like
myself,
and
that's
why
I
have
been
the
face
of
this
in
terms
of
presenting
to
the
public
and
other
elected
officials.
G
Joey
will,
though,
be
involved
in
the
day-to-day
management
of
this
location,
and
as
he
learns,
the
industry
will
be
one
of
the
senior
managers
at
this
location
and
in
terms
of
the
agreements
between
my
company
and
himself,
it's
you
know
we
can
make
those
agreements
public
to
the
commission
if
they
would
like
to
see
them
and
it's
it's
a
straight
up.
You
know:
51
ownership,
there's
no
side
deals,
and
so,
in
terms
of
you
know
the
makeup
of
the
company.
K
B
G
G
And,
though,
like
he
might
not
be
the
initial,
you
know
general
manager,
out
of
the
gate
like
I
said
he
has
to
learn
the
ropes
of
running.
One
of
these
we'll
find
one
more
experience
in
running
candidates,
dispensaries
to
run
the
location
initially,
but
joey
will
be
under
that
person's
wing
and
eventually
will
be
part
of
the
senior
management
team
for
this
location.
T
U
U
T
Reflected
overwhelming
opposition
from
the
neighborhood
amongst
these
included
opposition
from
the
neighborhood
association
of
the
back
bay
back
bay
association
and
direct
of
utters.
These
positions
have
not
changed
and
the
main
concerns.
The
main
concern
is
that
the
proposal
is
located
on
the
moore
residential
block
of
newbury
street
between
gloucester
and
hairport
street.
The
mayor's
office
was
not
in
position
to
support
the
proposal.
At
the
time
the
applicant
chose
to
continue
to
engage
the
community
and
has
been
extremely
communicative
with
our
office
since
applica
since
the
apps.
T
T
V
A
Thank
you
lauren.
When
the
counselor
is
present,
we
will
call
her.
We
will
now
move
to
public
testimony.
Please
note
that
your
testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
You
can
submit
additional
written
testimony.
The
record
will
remain
open
until
wednesday,
the
30th
at
5
pm.
Please
note.
The
board
does
not
give
any
additional
weight
to
spoken.
Testimony
versus
written
testimony
and
all
testimony
is
reviewed.
If
your
testimony
is
duplicative
of
testimony
that
was
provided
previously,
please
state
as
much
as
there
are
many
individuals
who
wish
to
testify.
A
W
Oh
okay,
I
am
vehemently
against
this
property
being
opened
access
in
the
rear.
These
are
the
two
smallest
spaces
in
the
block.
I
have
can't
even
park
my
mercedes
in
those
spaces.
I
don't
know
what
kind
of
vans
they're
talking
about
putting
into
those
two
tiny
spaces
I
have
rented
previously
and
when
I
changed
cars
I
just
gave
up.
If
anybody
goes
behind
and
actually
looks
at
the
physical
plant,
you
will
see
that
that
is
the
worst
place
they
could
have
picked.
W
W
That
area
has
always
been
difficult
to
keep
clean
and
to
keep
people
interested
in
smoking
marijuana,
and
it's
just
going
to
be
a
nightmare
for
me
as
an
owner.
I
also
owned
306
commonwealth
avenue
unit
1
and
unit
2,
which
the
rear
actually
faces,
297.,
which
they're
interested
in
bringing
this
to.
I
am
so
appalled
that
anyone
would
think
of
a
delivery
to
that
parking
area,
and
it's
just
not
good
for
the
neighborhood.
W
A
C
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
to
the
cannabis
board
and
sorry
to
be
in
and
out
here,
there's
also
a
council
meeting
going
on
right
now
on
zoom,
but
I
just
wanted
to
be
here
to
voice
my
opposition
and
to
and
to
voice
it
really
on
a
principle
basis.
So
it's
not!
I'm
not
here
today
to
oppose
the
particular
ownership
group.
That's
proposing
the
site.
C
I
think
that
there
they
have
lost
to
commend
them,
but
and-
and
I'm
not
even
here-
just
to
oppose
kind
of
the
site
itself,
although
I
think
there
are
serious
concerns
from
abutters
and
about
sort
of
the
residential
nature
of
the
alleyway
that
it
backs
onto
and
some
of
the
passing
issues
that
we
have
in
newbury
street.
But
I
just
really
want
to
stress,
as
a
counselor
that
I
think
it's
really
important
for
this
board
to
be
judicious
about
the
frequency
with
which
it
relieves
the
half-mile
buffer
zone
rule.
C
That
is,
the
law
in
the
city.
It's
one
passed
by
the
body
that
I
serve
on
and
it's
designed
to
provide
some
predictability
to
neighbors
that
that,
yes,
the
we
will
have
cannabis
shops
in
every
neighborhood
of
the
city
and
there
should
be
there's
demand
in
every
neighborhood
of
the
city.
This
isn't
a
use
that
should
be
clustered
somewhere.
C
The
voters
of
boston
voted
for
it
and
I
think,
all
those
things.
I
also
think
that
we
have
seen
in
the
history
of
boston-
probably
chinatown's
been
the
greatest
victim
of
this,
but
we
have
seen
a
tendency
to
cluster
certain
uses,
in
particular
places
in
ways
that
can
really
undermine
a
neighborhood
and
also
just,
I
think,
undermine
everybody's
trust
that
this
is
going
to
be
a
an
equally
born
industry.
So
I
would
just
say
I
submitted
with
my
letter
to
the
board.
C
C
I
think,
if
there's
a
policy
conversation
to
be
had
about
that,
it
should
be
had
at
the
council
level
and
in
the
city,
but
but
I
would
urge
the
board
not
to
grant
another
conditional
approval
in
this
case.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
again
my
apologies
for
not
being
able
to
stay.
I
know
I
have
a
lot
of
constituents
testifying
here
and
ordinarily.
I
don't
like
to
jump
in
and
out,
but
we
are
in
the
middle
of
a
marathon
city
council
meeting.
So
I
I'm
grateful
for
your
indulgence.
X
X
Sure,
thank
you.
My
address
is
46
hereford
street
and
I
just
want
to
testify
in
in
very
strong
opposition
to
this
project
and
really
for
a
number
of
reasons,
and
those
are
really
kind
of
critical
failures
by
the
proponents
here
and
the
first
one.
I'll
just
say
is
you
know
they?
They
really
failed
initially
to
acknowledge
the
residential
nature.
X
The
second
failure
is
their
inability
to
really
mitigate
the
kind
of
deleterious
effects
that
they're
gonna
have
in
the
community
in
the
neighborhood.
It
is
easily
the
the
primary
issue
is:
there's
there's
a
parking
concern,
there's
a
security
concern
and
then
there's
just
the
traffic
issue.
I
mean
this
is
all
throughout.
They.
They
just
really
don't
have
a
plan.
X
A
Y
With
shane
and
ember,
we
will
be
conducting
the
cannabis
internship
program.
My
company,
my
former
company,
was
a
cannabis
control.
Commission
social
equity
training
vendor
last
year
and
we
are
very
excited.
I
conduct
cannabis
research,
studies
and
partner
with
different
educational
institutions
in
massachusetts
and
beyond,
and
so
we're
very
excited
to
implement
a
really
state
of
the
art
program.
That
really
is
focused
on
writing
the
wrongs,
the
drug
war
by
providing
high
quality
educational
experiences
and
access
to
networking.
AA
Y
Free
resources,
together
with
our
partners,
minorities
for
medical
marijuana,
darrell
black
who's,
the
chapter
head
in
massachusetts
had
to
step
off.
He
was
around
to
testify
so,
but
he
had
to
get
back
to
work.
So
I
want
to
support
absolutely
support
this
company
and
and
getting
this
license,
I
think
they're
very
committed
to
social
justice
and
equity
and
giving
back
and
and
above
and
beyond.
O
O
I
am
also
a
business
owner
at
85
newbury
street
and
I
rent
a
parking
space
at
297
university
and
I'm
the
father
of
twins
who
attend
kingsley
montessori
school,
so
I've
got
a
lot
of
different
interests
here.
Basically,
I
would
like
to
be
opposed
to
this.
The
location
is
difficult
already
from
a
logistical
standpoint.
In
that
alley
my
car
has
been
hit
on
a
regular
basis
and
is
in
the
shop
now
from
traffic
in
that
alley.
O
When
we
talk
to
retailers,
they
are
always
concerned
with
who
my
neighbor
is
going
to
be.
You
know
what
other
retail
am
I
going
to
be
next
to
you
and
when
we
ask
them
what
they
want,
you
know
we
haven't.
Had
anyone
who
said
you
know
what
gee
I
would
really
like
to
be
next
to
a
cannabis
shop.
You
know,
and
that's
just
it's
not
something
they're
looking
for
it's,
not
the
traffic
that
they
desire.
They
desire
foot
traffic,
but
it's
not
the
right
traffic
for
them.
Does
this
work
on
boylston
street?
O
A
AB
AB
AB
Based
on
what
I'm
hearing
today,
I
can
clearly
see
why
we've
made
very
little
progress
in
expanding
marijuana
access
in
the
last
five
years.
I
want
to
add
that
I
live
on
this
side
of
the
street
and
as
a
resident
of
newbury.
It
really
sounds
like
this
distinction
between
the
business
side
and
the
residential
side
is
entirely
semantic.
AB
The
case
of
ember
gardens
and
newbury
bring
much
needed
traffic
to
the
area,
I
believe,
bringing
back
patrons
from
other
areas
of
town
having
a
positive
spillover
effect
to
other
businesses.
As
if
you
come
to
shop
for
marijuana,
you
will
likely
come
and
shop
for
other
items,
such
as
clothing
and
food,
which
are
all
here
in
newbury
street.
The
security
concerns
mentioned
today
to
me
totally
ignore
the
reality
of
what
goes
on
around
other
dispensaries
in
the
city.
AB
It
seems
like
they
have
never
been
to
neta
and
brooklyn,
for
example,
as
most
of
the
opposition
seems
to
sort
of
be
continuing
the
counter
arguments
that
we
heard
initially
as
opposed
to
legalizing
cannabis.
So
these
are
not
related
specifically
to
me
to
the
reality
of
legal
cannabis.
They
are
just
simply
unfounded
concerns
about
you,
know,
sort
of
old
tropes
around
the
security
of
of
bringing
cannabis
legal
cannabis
to
their
to
our
communities.
Z
AA
Hi
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
julia
gaffney,
I'm
here
to
speak
in
support
of
ember
gardens.
I'm
a
law
student
here
in
boston
and
some
of
my
core
areas
of
focus
are
diversity,
inclusion,
an
advancement
of
historically
disadvantaged
groups,
people,
I
believe,
ember
gardens
business
plan,
reflects
these
ideas.
AA
AA
AA
AC
Yes,
I'm
here,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
go
ahead,
hi
valerie
bars
to
oliver
street
in
boston,
0-2-109,
I'm
a
small
business
owner
here,
and
I
know
joseph
hoffman
and
the
whole
hoffman
family
personally,
and
I
want
to
vouch
for
them
their
honest,
hard-working
family,
and
I
think
it's
great.
I
just
listened
to
the
whole
presentation
and
I'm
I'm
just
quite
impressed.
I
think
it's
a
great
location.
AC
AD
AD
The
rules
were
that
that
cannabis,
dispensaries
should
be
in
a
commercial
zone.
Newbury
street
is
certainly
is
a
commercial
zone,
but
they've
chosen
to
be
on
the
most
residential
block
of
newbury
street,
a
location
that
is
immediately
adjacent
to
an
apartment
building,
and
that
is
across
the
alley
from
a
very
densely
populated
residential
street.
AD
It's
the
wrong
place
for
this
application.
It's
not
the
first
application,
that's
come
from
the
back
bay
and
and
we
did
not
oppose
the
application
at
829
oil
saturday.
I
think
that's
right,
address
sierra
nationals
and
we're
not
opposed
to
the
idea
of
marijuana,
certainly
not
opposed
to
to
equity
applicants
being
there.
We
think
that
all
of
that
is
very
important,
but
this
is
the
wrong
place
and-
and
we
think
very
strongly
that
that
it
should
be
turned
down.
AD
AE
E
E
However,
that
is
for
the
better,
as
someone
previously
noted
with
the
taxes
that
the
revenue
does
bring
in
for
the
the
state.
Is
there
there's
all
pluses
for
having
this
business
in
the
area
with
the
high
traffic
I
mean
it's
newberry
street
there's
always
going
to
be
high
traffic
on
the
street,
regardless
no
matter
if
it's
farther
down
the
street
or
closer
to
where
the
big
retail
businesses
are.
AF
I'm
here,
can
you
hear
me
hi?
Thank
you,
madame
executive
secretary
in
the
candidate
good
afternoon,
I'm
john
phillip,
a
boston
resident
of
82
chestnut
street
and
I'm
testifying
in
support
of
amber
gardens
opening
at
the
297
newberry
location.
I
support
a
locally
owned
equity
business
in
the
downtown
area,
such
as
the
back
bay.
Thank
you,
madam
executive
secretary,
cannabis.
Commission.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AG
We're
really
trying
to
find
the
right
locations
for
businesses
in
our
neighborhood,
and
I
have
to
say
that
as
much
as
I
appreciate
ember
gardens
and
the
outreach
that
they
have
done
through
chris
tracy,
especially,
we
do
not
believe
that
this
is
the
right
location
at
all
for
a
marijuana.
Dispensary.
AG
Based
on
our
experience,
we,
we
are
not
completely
opposed
to
dispensaries
on
newbury
street
and
when
a
company
long
ago,
compassionate
organics
came
before
us,
we
didn't
oppose
it
because
we
felt
like
the
block
it
was
going
to
was
a
better,
a
better
location
and
not
as
as
impacted
by
it's,
not
just
residents.
It's
also
what
mike
james
said
where
companies
are
out
we're
trying
to
brand
each
block.
It's
part
of
that,
and-
and
cannabis
is
just
it's-
it's
just
not
good.
AG
For
this
specific
location,
I
reserve
the
right
to
come
back
to
you
and
support
another
dispensary
on
newbury
street.
If
the
right
application
and
the
right
location
comes
before
us,
but
I
just
I
cannot
emphasize
enough
how
strongly
we
oppose
this
application
and
this
location
for
cannabis.
Thank
you
so
much
for
considering
this
strong
opposition.
AG
AH
I'm
I'm
hi
tracy
campion,
I'm
here
here
sorry,
I
had
trouble
unmuting
and
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak.
I've
been
a
residential
real
estate
broker
for
37
years
in
the
back
bay
and
I'm
also
a
resident
on
commonwealth
ave
directly
behind
this
dispensary,
and
I
am
as
most
of
my
neighbors
are,
and
these
are
the
people
that
you
see
that
are
coming
out
against.
I
live
there
and
I'm
completely
opposed
to
this.
We
have
trouble
parking
in
our
neighborhood.
AH
This
is
going
to
bring
a
lot
more
traffic
to
it
that
we
don't
even
have
enough
parking
there
and,
as
someone
meg
mentioned,
we
lost
that.
I
don't
know
how
that
happened,
but
we
did
parking
spots
that
for
residents
in
that
area
that
have
just
been
taken
away
from
us,
and
I
don't
know
how
that
happened.
I'm
wondering
if
it's
because
of
this
dispensary,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
it's
a
residential
neighborhood
neighborhood
here
and
I
feel
that
it
isn't
the
right
block
at
all.
AH
AH
I
think
it
in
this
residential
neighborhood
and
I
think
it
will
affect
our
property
values
and
we
are,
you
know,
really
good
and
we
pay
taxes
and
we
want
a
nice
little
residential
area
there
and
this
will
disrupt
it,
and
I
think
all
of
us
in
that
neighborhood
are
very,
very
upset
with
it.
That's
what
I
want
to
tell
you.
A
C
A
A
A
AI
AI
A
AJ
Hello,
hi
see
and
listen.
Please
take
care.
Okay,
fantastic
hi,
last
name,
innocent
first
name,
cassandra,
victoria,
former
resident
of
270
newbury
street.
Currently
now
in
north
end,
I
would
just
like
to
say
my
strong
strong
support
for
ember
gardens
entering
back
bay.
Specifically
in
this
location.
AJ
We
just
need
to
remember
that
marijuana
use
has
been
demonized
historically
for
very,
very
many
decades.
It's
not
the
50s
weed
is
not
crack.
Weed
is
not
speed
and
it's
really
for
grandmothers
so
that
they
can,
you
know,
come
and
live
good,
fruitful
lives,
it's
for
a
lot
of
people
with
medical
conditions
as
well,
so
the
worries
about
safety,
they're
firmly
held
in
antiquated
and
wrong
assumptions.
AK
Hi
good
afternoon
my
name
is
jim
costello.
I'm
an
attorney.
I've
been
an
attorney
in
boston
for
over
30
years.
I
know
the
hoffman
family
personally
joseph
hoffman
is
a
dear
friend.
The
family
is
a
very
reputable
family
from
the
brighton
area.
I
think
he's
done
a
wonderful
job
and
assembled
a
great
team.
I'm
strongly
support,
I'm
a
pro-business
man.
This
is
a
small
start-up
business
that
can
only
help
the
economy
and
especially
during
this
time
of
the
pandemic,
eben
gardens
llc.
AK
They
seem
like
they
they're
going
to
be
an
asset
to
the
community
and
again,
in
this
time
of
the
pandemic,
we
should
be
looking
to
start
new
businesses
to
help
the
economy
and
not
shoot
them
down.
This
can
only
help
the
newberry
street
area
financially,
and
I
think
any
new
business
is
a
leap
of
faith
and
I
think
they'd
be
an
asset
to
the
community.
They
can
work
well
with
the
community.
I
heard
a
number
of
people
say
that
they
reached
out
to
the
community
on
numerous
occasions.
AK
I
think
they
should
be
afforded
the
opportunity,
and
I
think,
after
everything
is
all
said
and
done,
the
board
and
the
members
of
the
neighborhood
are
going
to
be
very
glad
that
they
gave
them
the
opportunity
and
again
I
just
want
to
reiterate
my
strong
support
for
a
very
good
family
and
a
very
good
project.
Thank
you.
J
AL
AL
Me
talk
a
lot
about
the
parking
limitations
out
back
parking
in
the
front
would
be
would
have
adverse
impact
on
all
the
residents.
Also
long
lines
would
impede
the
residents
next
door
trying
to
get
into
the
building
and
people
smoking.
It
would
go
into
their
windows.
It's
nine
residential
units
right
next
door.
It
would
have
a
serious
impact
on
their
quality
of
life.
AL
AL
N
Yes,
okay,
my
name
is
mark
cristo,
295,
newbury
street
brother,
john
family
owns
the
property
I
actually
live
at
the
building.
I
have
a
lot
of
concerns
and
I'm
a
strong
and
strongly
opposed
to
the
to
the
to
the
applicant,
be
for
safety
reasons.
Mostly,
I
want
to
focus
on
the
rear
of
the
building.
It's
in
a
budding
building.
We
share
a
fire
escape.
Ours
is
entirely
residential.
N
The
product
of
that
that
they'll
be
selling
and
the
physical
constraints
of
the
building
at
297
are
going
to
make
it
more
risky
for
us
from
a
safety
standpoint.
I
did
submit
a
letter.
I
won't
be
able
to
touch
all
the
points,
but
I
do
want
to
bring
attention
to
the
fire
escape
which
is
easily
gotten
access
to
from
the
back
alley.
It's
only
about
eight
feet
off
the
ground.
N
Once
somebody
gets
up
there,
you've
got
full
ability
to
get
into
and
break
and
enter
into
any
of
the
the
apartments
in
our
particular
building
and
because
the
cannabis
is
such
a
new
industry.
I
suspect
that
people
will
be
looking
for
ways
to
get
into
a
gain
access
to
the
building
at
297.
As
well
again,
we
know
it's
a
very
residential
building.
It's
not
that
newbie
street.
That
side
is
just
the
most
residential,
that's
the
most
residential
block,
and
it's
entirely
encased
by
residences
around
the
side
of
it
with
patios
outdoor
spaces,
et
cetera.
N
It's
going
to
be
tough
to
monitor
people
that
might
buy
product
and
go
there,
and
I
want
to
bring
to
the
point
a
point
as
well
about
the
parking.
The
parking
is
terrible
there,
the
parking
spaces
at
that
building
are
no
wider
than
seven
foot.
Two.
The
tandem
spaces
are
only
six
foot,
seven,
not
including
the
elbows
that
are
attached
to
the
side
of
the
building.
You
can't
get
any
vehicle
in
there
to
be
able
to
make
deliveries,
and
if
you
do
park,
a
vehicle,
you're,
gonna
block
blockade,
the
exit
just.
A
AM
Yeah,
my
name
is
jonathan
napoli,
I
own
the
hempest
at
301,
newberry
street
right
next
door.
I've
owned
and
operated
a
small
business
on
newberry
street
for
over
25
years
now,
and
it's
a
cannabis
themed.
Business
called
the
hempist
and
we've
never
had
any
negative
impact
on
the
neighborhood.
It's
a
very
similar
clientele,
even
though
we
don't
sell
thc
based
products,
and
we
take
deliveries
in
through
the
front
door,
and
I
would
suggest
that
this
company
look
into
doing
just
that,
because
there's
no
reason.
AM
Sorry,
I
have
a
baby
here
not
to
take
deliveries
in
through
the
front
door.
Newberry
street
is
designed
to
take
deliveries
before
11
a.m.
There's
very
little
traffic
around
and
as
far
as
security
goes,
these
are
the
most
secure
places
in
the
state.
They
have
cameras
covering
every
square
inch
of
the
interior,
as
well
as
the
exterior
is
covered
where
the
deliveries
will
be
coming
in
newberry
street
is
dying
right
now
we
need
businesses,
we
need
clientele.
AM
We
need
it
back
to
oppose
a
well-thought-out
business
like
this
to
me
is
insanity
and
just
based
on
ignorance
and
fear.
We've
been
running
these
businesses
in
massachusetts.
Since
2014
and
I
think
if
you
look
around
the
state
you'll
see
that
there
have
been
very
few
problems
that
have
arisen
and
now.
AN
18
holmen
street
brighton
mass,
so
I
would
like
to
voice
full
support
of
amber
gardens.
I
think
they
got
a
lot
of
wonderful
things
going
on
here.
The
internship
and
scholarship
programs
and
the
focus
on
equity,
I
think,
is
huge
not
only
for
boston-based
residents,
but
all
those
negatively
affected
by
you
know
drugs
and
cannabis
incarceration.
AN
As
the
previous
speaker
said,
operating
this
type
of
business
on
newbury
street
with
similar
clientele
doesn't
seem
like
an
issue.
It's
not
a
nightclub,
it's
not
something
that
is
going
to
be
creating
a
lot
of
noise.
I
think
they
take
a
very
smart
and
sound
approach
with
the
appointment
based
scheduling
to
help
limit
foot
traffic
and
the
incentives
as
well
for
public
transportation
and
allowing
people
to
make
those
decisions
to
help
support
themselves
and
this
and
this
company,
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
good
support.
AN
A
AO
AO
Please,
with
your
testimony:
no,
I
just
wanted
to
come
on
here
and
give
my
full
full
support.
I
know
how
difficult
times
are
and
being
on
the
street
for
only
a
year.
Newbury
street
is
becoming
very
devastating
and
any
kind
of
business,
any
kind
of
support,
any
kind
of
new
idea,
and
especially
this
new,
not
new
concept,
but
I
do
think
it'll
bring
a
lot
of
business
to
the
surrounding
areas.
AO
I'm
variational
and
the
concept
that
I've
seen
around
these
buildings
is
a
lot
of
people
come
around
there's
a
lot
of
not
bad,
nothing,
no
bad
violence,
nothing
bad
comes
from
it.
If
anything,
you
just
have
hungry
people
and
also
people
wanting
to
venture
out
and
look
around.
So
not
only
would
it
help
newbury
street,
but
it
would
help
businesses
around,
because
it
would
also
give
us
more
business
because
people
actually
have
to
go
physically
to
their
dispensary
yeah.
So
I
think
I'm
all
for
it.
AO
AP
AP
A
B
K
B
B
I
think
mr
high
testified
that
with
training
you'll
be
elevated
to
sort
of
the
management
team,
because
you
don't
have
any
experience
yet
I'm
concerned
that
you're
not
going
to
be
getting
your
fair
share
and
that
perhaps
these
other
participants
will
be
getting
these
big
salaries
yet
you're
the
51
owner,
and
you
know
what
will
be
left
for
you
and
your
51
percent.
After
all
of
this
and
also
representative
livingstone
said,
you
did
not
participate
in
the
community
meeting
and
if
you're
the
face
of
this
business
as
the
51
owner.
B
B
B
A
P
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Second
item
the
applicant
is
union
twist
inc.
The
proposed
license
premise
is
259
cambridge
street
in
allston.
This
is
an
application
for
a
retail
recreational
cannabis.
Dispensary
license
hours
of
operation
are
9,
am
to
8
pm.
This
is
a
non-equity
applicant.
The
date
of
initial
filing
with
the
board
was
december
5th
2018.
A
The
date
of
initial
filing
with
the
inspectional
services
department
was
december.
4Th
2018.
the
date
of
the
initial
community
meeting
was
february.
6
2019.
The
presentation
team
consists
of
marie
st
flor
chief
executive
officer,
tahira
ramutala
advisor
amy,
mcnamee
senior
advisor
and
michael
ross
attorney
is
the
applicant
present.
A
A
L
Thank
you,
madam
secretary,
madam
chair
members
of
the
commission,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
to
you
this
afternoon.
My
name
is
maurice
st
fleur
and
I'm
the
current
ceo
of
union
twist
I
am
joined
by
my
colleagues.
Amy
mcnamee
who's,
our
senior
advisor.
She
is
a
boston
resident,
a
former
assistant
district
attorney
in
suffolk
county
and
is
currently
now
a
defense
attorney,
also
working
in
suffolk
county
for
many
for
many
years,
I'm
also
joined
by
tahira
ramatullah,
who
is
our
cannabis
advisor?
L
L
We
do
prioritize
applications
from
austin
residents
veterans
and,
while
it's
not
listed
here
specifically,
we
also
recognize
particularly
the
communities
that
have
been
most
impacted
by
the
criminal
justice
system
and
amy,
and
I
having
served
and
as
well
as
dan
linsky
having
served
in
that
role
for
many
years.
We
are
very
much
attuned
and
committed
to
making
certain
we
do
that
outreach
properly
for
us
diversity
and
inclusion
is
top
to
bottom
bottom
business
strategy.
It's
not
simply
about
outreach
to
a
number
of
people.
L
It
is
really
about
how
it
is
that
we
do
the
work
of
the
business
itself
systemically.
So
it's
very
important
how
we
look
at
that
next,
all
right,
our
diversity,
inclusion
plan,
like
I
said
we
want
to
look
at
this
from
a
systemic
perspective,
and
that
means
that
we
are.
We
want
to
engage
our
employees
and
a
diversity
council
to
really
help
us
think
through
what
our
hr
strategy
is.
We
can
list
them
up,
but
we
have
to
get
buy-in
from
the
staff
in
order
to
support
that.
L
We
want
management
and
staff
to
be
able
to
work
together
towards
meeting
those
measurable
progress
and
so
that
it's
embedded
not
just
for
one
round
but
throughout
the
company
itself
that
it's
recognized
as
a
value.
So
we
will
set
the
goals
we'll
set
the
metrics
together,
including
recruiting
promotion,
compensation
levels
and
and
retention.
L
It's
important
to
do
that
in
the
planning
and
design
of
the
work.
So,
for
example,
we
always
talk
about
who,
when
we're
going
to
advertise
and
all
of
these
entities
that
are
listed
to
your
right
and
others
that
are
not
listed.
But
what
are
you
listing?
What
does
your
job
posting
look
like?
How
is
it
going
to
make
certain
that
you're
going
to
give
values?
For
example,
if
you
speak
another
language,
how
is
that
value
and
recognized?
L
And
so,
if
so,
you
customer
service
reps,
that's
going
to
be
a
key
part
of
your
ability
to
engage
with
our
customers.
So
that's
a
great
skill
set,
but
I
would
say
that
if
you're
a
customer
service
rep
coming
with
years
of
of
experience-
and
you
also
speak
another
language-
that's
a
value
added.
So
those
job
postings
should
be
thoughtful
in
terms
of
how
we
addressed
it.
Our
social
media
posting,
as
well
as
other
network
posting.
We
should
be
thoughtful
about
how
we
approach
that.
L
We
also
want
to
make
certain
that
we
create
strong
employee
outreach
for
people.
This
is
a
nascent
industry,
and
so
people
are
going
to
need
help
in
building
their
skills
while
they
may
come
in
at
an
entry
level.
We
want
to
make
certain
that
we're
growing
them
for
opportunities
that
are
going
to
create
to
grow
in
in
this
industry.
L
Next
yeah
yeah
diversity
and
inclusion
measurements
we're
going
to
have
our
annual
reports,
the
baseline
data.
We
will
have
we're
looking
at
hiring
about
15
to
20
employees,
and
then
how
do
we
make
certain
that
we're
hitting
the
mark
on
all
the
indicators
that
we've
talked
about?
And
we
think
that
in
our
annual
report
that
we
are
to
submit
to
you,
we
should
be
able
to
do
that.
L
I've
already
talked
about
what
our
resident's
commitment
is
we're
looking
at
the
boston
living
wage
as
a
starting
point,
and
we
expect
to
be
competitive.
We
really
focus
on
austin
residents.
If
you
take
a
look
at
austin
is
66.1
white,
but
often
time
when
you
look
at
these
communities,
you
don't
drill
down
enough,
but
for
at
least
30
percent
of
that
community
is
also
communities
of
color,
and
so
there
really
has
to
be
a
targeted
commitment
to
making
certain
that
that
happens.
Yes,
we'll
work
with
the
folks
with
criminal
justice
record.
L
Yes,
yes,
the
city
of
boston
has
a
number
of
programs
to
begin
that
place.
Mass
fire
operation
exits
the
mayor's
office
of
returning
citizens,
but
so
does
goodwill
so
does
strive.
So
so
does
community
resources
for
justice
there's
a
host
of
opportunity
to
really
mark
market
appropriately
so
that
we
can
connect
with
those
communities
and
offer
the
appropriate
kind
of
training.
We
also
want
to
make
certain
that
we
help
them
with
expungement
of
records.
If
that
is
a
necessary
service
that
they
need
so
that
we
can
connect
them
with
the
right
resource.
Next.
L
L
L
We
were
able
to
also
have
another
meeting
last
last
week,
I
believe,
and
january
7th
and
again
we're
able
to
get
folks
who
are
supportive
and
of
course
there
are
always
questions
around
the
traffic
issue
and
how
we
will
deal
with
that.
As
you
can
see,
alston
was
one
of
the
areas
of
the
city
that
really
supported
the
legalization
of
marijuana
77
of
the
community,
saying
that
it's
that
they
were
in
approval
and
next
we
also
received
a
letter
of
non-opposition
from
our
city
councilwoman.
L
I've
already
talked
to
you
about
dan
linsky
he'll,
be
here
to
ask
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
around
the
security
we
expect
to
have
a
state
of
the
art
and
we
will
have
a
state-of-the-art
security
system.
We
will
have
at
least
54
cameras
in
the
area
really
being
able
to
pan
out
the
floor
and
making
certain
that
the
product
property
itself
is
properly
properly
monitored.
L
L
L
This
is
the
space
it's
about
6
400
square
feet
of
space,
where
the
cambridge
street
is
on
the
side.
Our
customers
would
come
in
on
lincoln
street
as
they
come
in.
They
would
enter
in
the
lobby
where
their
security
guard
would
meet
them.
They
would
have
to
show
their
identification
their
mass
identification.
They
would
then
be
able
to
access
the
floor,
and
when
they
access
the
floor,
there
would
be
no
loose
products
at
all
available.
L
There
will
be
education
opportunity
because
we
do
have
to
instruct
people
about
the
product
so
that
we're
making
certain
that
they're
informed
about
what
it
is
that
they're
that
they
are
purchasing
and
that
they
are
making
informed
decisions.
The
fulfillment
areas
at
the
rear,
the
they
would
come
into
the
point
of
sale
position
here
they
would
put
in
their
order
again
having
to
show
their
identification
to
confirm
that
they.
B
Thank
you,
and
I
don't
know,
maybe
leslie
you
could
pull
up
the
map
again.
My
question
is
in
response
to
we
received
a
letter
about
the
position
from
the
families
of
255
and
253
cambridge
street.
Talking
about
the
negative
impact
of
losing
the
alley,
the
map
of
the
outdoors
yeah,
I
see
that
you're
gaining
parking,
but
will
the
residents
lose
access
to
that
path
to
empire
street
from
north
harbor
street.
B
AQ
B
AQ
AQ
Z
AQ
In
fact,
we
will
be
working
with
them
to
get
them
as
comfortable
as
they
can
be,
even
to
the
extent
of
making
our
own
property
available
to
allow
for
direct
access
to
to
their
rare
buildings.
There's
nothing
that
we're
doing.
That
would
create
more
of
an
incumbent
of
what's
there
today,
so
there
right
now
we're
looking
at
nine
parking
spaces
back
there.
We
started
with
ten.
AQ
The
very
reason
why
we
dropped
from
ten
to
nine
is
to
try
to
make
it
you
know
as
as
accessible
not
only
to
our
customers
but
to
the
abutters
behind
us,
so
we
won't
be
infringing
on
their
property
rights.
We
won't
be
infringing
on
any
easements
or
doing
anything
we
shouldn't
be
doing,
but
we
are
in
direct
conversation
with
them.
My
engineer
has
been
in
direct
conversation
with
them
as
well.
B
AQ
M
Yes,
thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
the
applicants
top
to
bottom
dni
systemic
approach
to
to
the
application.
I
do
want
to
just
check
in
with
you
about
the
employment
plan.
I
noticed
that
you
want
to
comply
with
the
boston
living
wage
ordinance.
It
says
also
employee
awards.
Can
you
just
share
a
little
bit
of
about
what
the
benefits
package
might
be
and
what
employee
rewards
means.
L
L
We
are
going
to
to
make
certain
that
we
connect
them
with
any
resources
that
are
necessary,
one
of
the
things
that,
if
they
want
to
be
able
to
receive
training
beyond
the
and
beyond
the
work
that
they're
doing
currently
for
us
in
terms
of
the
awards,
it
really
is
really
working
with
that
council
to
figure
out
how
we
continue
to
motivate
and
reward
for
appropriately.
That
would
make
sense
for
management,
as
well
as
the
staff
that
we're
able
to
hire.
M
Okay,
great,
thank
you
so
much.
I
also
had
the
same
question
as
the
chairwoman
about
the
families
at
250
feet.
255
253,
I
did
just
wanted.
There
were
some
also
some
testimony
or
some
public
opposition
about
some
of
the
language
and
outreach.
Can
you
just
say
more
about
the
four
public
meetings?
What
languages
you
did
the
outreach
and
in
that
process,
just
just
to
get
us
to
give
us
a
better
sense
of
what
happened
so.
L
We
had
the
the
all.
The
outreach
was
done
at
the
location
at
the
austin
civic
association,
and
they
were
done
in
english.
They
were
done
in
english.
The
outreach
in
terms
of
the
flyers
that
were
sent
out
in
the
locations,
though,
when
we
walked
the
beat
that
was
actually
done,
both
in
spanish
and
and
in
english,
but
the
the
when
we
hosted
the
community
meetings,
the
one
that
was
hosted
by
on
february
6.
That
was
done
in
english.
P
Yes
good
afternoon
and
thank
you
so
much
for
you.
You
talked
about
metrics
and
goals
and
specificity
and
says
it's
important
to
do
that
in
planning
and
design.
But
I
I
want
to
be
a
little
bit
more
clear
on
the
specifics
around
the
corey.
Hiring
and
also
part
of
the
presentation
talked
about
education,
job
training
and
legal
aid.
Can
you
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
more
and
how
that's
integrated
in
your
operations.
L
So
I
think
it's
a
as
it
relates
to
again.
It
goes
to
the
postings.
I
always
start
with
the
posting,
because
that's
what
that's
the
piece
that's
going
to
talk
to
the
public,
it's
the
posting
and
the
outreach,
what
networks
you're
using
in
order
to
connect
with
people,
and
so
I
don't
want
to
limit
the
population
of
those
who
are
have
prior
convictions.
L
There's
50
opportunity
and
our
job
is
to
make
certain
that
we
do
the
outreach
and
build
a
pool
that
would
allow
for
everybody
to
come
in
and
have
that
chance.
And
so,
when
we
do
the
job
posting
to
be
clear
about
that.
When
we
do
the
outreach,
we
go
to
the
normal
outlets
that
everybody's
talked
about,
but
also
think
about
how
we
can
work
with
the
the
the
the
the
churches
and
in
the
larger
community.
How
do
we
work
with
the
community
based
organizations?
L
How
do
we
talk
to
community
resources
for
justice
who
actually
works
with
re-entry
programs
all
the
time?
How
do
we
outreach
to
pine
street
in
order
to
make
certain
to
give
them
the
information
and
see
if
there's
anybody
that
we
can
reach
out
to
to
connect
with,
and
then
part
of
the
and
one
of
the
things
that
strive
helps
as
well
as
goodwill
helps?
It
helps
people
so
that
they'll
be
able
to
when
they
show
up.
L
They
know
what
they're
walking
into
for
a
to
help
them
pull
that
resume
together
to
help
them
when
they
walk
in,
to
be
able
to
interview
appropriately
and
respond
to
the
questions
that
are
posed.
So
those
are
specifically
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
to
do,
because
otherwise
we're
always
going
to
keep
people
out.
So
we
really
do
need
to
do
some
front.
End
work
with
some
of
the
partners
that
we
know
in
the
larger
community
in
order
to
build
the
appropriate
type
of
pool.
AQ
Q
Q
AL
R
Yes,
they
do
good
afternoon,
so
I
wanted
to
also
reference
back
to
the
letter
from
the
the
neighbors
at
250
at
255
and
253
cambridge
street.
I
think
you
cleared
this
up,
but
I
just
I
just
want
to
be
sure.
There
are
three
specific
things
that
they
asked
to
be
placed,
and
one
is
that
preserve
the
current
16
foot
alley
which
I
believe
you
said
would
be
preserved,
preserve
access
to
empire
street.
R
AQ
R
R
In
the
traffic
study
said,
it
wouldn't
alter
this.
This
location
wouldn't
alter
traffic
that
significantly,
but
I
find
I
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
how
that
how
that's
possible,
given
how
accessible
it
is
via
car,
and
that
it's
that
I
think
in
the
traffic
study
it
mentioned
that
similar
establishments,
most
of
the
most
of
the
traffic,
is
generated
or
not
most,
but
a
good
like
40
or
places
is
people
passing
by
already
going
in
that
direction.
R
But
I
just
I
wonder
in
that
area
how
true
that
is,
given
that
I
believe
that
there
aren't
too
many
other
establishments.
I
know
you
know
harvard
street
or
harvard
ab
is
not
that
far.
But
I
wonder
if
the
engineer
could
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
they
came
up.
The
numbers
just
seemed
kind
of
low
as
to
how
it
would
impact
traffic.
AR
AR
I
would
stand
by
that
remark
that
the
majority,
especially
in
the
long
term,
the
majority
of
the
traffic
that
at
a
location
like
this,
is
going
to
be
people
who
are
you
know,
headed
home
from
work
and
stopping
off
on
their
way
where
they're
going
they're,
not
what
we
would
call
new
trips,
their
trips
that
are
already
on
the
network.
So,
instead
of
heading
you
know
continuing
straight
along
cambridge
street
you're
going
to
have
a
write-in
and
a
write-out
for
the
most
part.
AR
In
fact,
there
will
be
fewer
left
in
and
left
out
just
based
on
the
commuter
patterns
here,
so
it
it
does
have
that
going
for
it
and
and
yeah.
I
think
you
know,
you're
gonna
see
you're
gonna
see
a
lot
of
people.
You
know
potentially
utilizing
on
street
parking
where
it
exists
for
just
very,
very
quick
turnover,
and
you
know
not
not
taking
up
spaces
for
a
long
time.
So
all
that
kind
of
combines
to
a
relatively
minimal
traffic
impact
in
the
long
run.
R
AR
Well,
yeah,
I
mean
it's,
certainly
when
you
look
at
it
right
now,
it
could
look
like
that,
but
really
what
we're
trying
to
prepare
for
is
the
long
term
here
and
when
these
shops
are
opened
up
all
over
the
map.
You're
really
gonna
see
people
who
are
mostly
local
to
the
area
who
are
gonna,
be
shopping
there,
especially
in
a
location
like
this
right.
AQ
G
Yes,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
conor
newman
with
the
mayor's
office
neighborhood
services.
Let's
go
on
record
in
support
of
this
proposal.
As
the
app
convention
we
conducted
a
community
meeting
on
february
6
the
year
2019..
Since
then,
though,
the
applicant
has
reached
out
to
a
number
of
local
groups
and
residents
as
well
and
continue
the
community
process.
G
We
think
this
is
a
fantastic
opportunity
to
create
jobs
in
the
austin
area,
specifically
north
austin,
and
also
a
great
opportunity
to
ensure
that
members
of
our
minority
communities
get
access
to
these
jobs
as
well
as
a
former
resident
of
north
austin.
I
can.
I
can
attest
that
there
is
great
public
transit
in
the
area.
You
have
two
bus
lines:
the
64
mbta
bus
and
the
66
mbta
bus,
and
also
it's
not
far
from
the
future
west
station.
G
A
We'll
now
move
to
the
public
testimony
as
a
reminder,
your
testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
Additional
testimony
can
be
submitted
via
writing.
In
one
moment,
we
will
begin
with
the
individuals
who
signed
up
to
testify
online.
If
you
did
not,
please
utilize
the
chat
function
to
testify,
please
state
your
name
address
and
affiliation.
AS
Hi,
I'm
here
I
live
on
60
empire
street,
go
ahead
and
does
my
time
start
now.
Sorry,
it's
my
first
hearing:
okay
hi
everyone.
My
name
is
jasmine
and
I'm
a
high
school
age
resident
of
austin
brighton,
as
well
as
a
member
of
boston's
mayor's
youth
council.
So
I'm
testing,
testifying
today
to
strongly
oppose
the
union
twist
dispensary
and
as
a
representative
of
youth,
I'm
focusing
on
youth
related
concerns
and
highlighting
those
that
I've
collected
from
allston's
youth,
and
so
the
first
concern
is
regarding
the
location,
obviously
the
nature
of
allston's
community.
AS
Twist
location
are
triple
decker
residential
homes
that
have
hard
ventilation
and
as
a
resident
of
empire
street
I
can
attest
that
when
someone
in
the
building
uses
marijuana,
you
can
smell
it
when
you're
doing
homework,
and
this
is
extremely
distracting
for
youth,
not
to
mention
all
the
ongoing
research
in
terms
of
the
health
hazards
it
has
for
developing
youth
in
the
area
and
then
this
moves
on
to
the
second
point
of
the
bus
stop.
So
the
union
twist
location
presently
that
is
like
people
are
applying
for
is
a
bus.
AS
Stop
that
children
use
frequently
to
get
to
school,
and
this
is
the
66
bus
stop,
as
well
as
the
57
bus
stop
and
the
operating
hours
that
are
proposed
right
now
are
9am
to
8pm,
and
this
just
greatly
conflicts
with
how
kids
are
going
to
go
to
school.
So
the
question
becomes:
are
you
not
supposed
to
wait
for
the
bus
at
that
bus?
Stop
anymore
and
kind
of
what
example
is
this
setting
for
like
youth
in
the
area
who
are
waiting
for
school
right
in
front
of
a
pot
shop?
AS
And
my
third
point
is
regarding
the
vicinity
of
boston
liquor,
but
I'll
write
a
written
testimony
on
that
later.
But
knowing
all
of
this
is
just
frustrating
for
youth,
since
we
haven't
really
been
considered
in
the
conversation
at
all
and
knowing
the
health
impacts
on
children,
pregnant
women
and
teens
with
developing
brains,
we're
the
ones
who
are
going
to
be
bearing
the
brunt
of
these
decisions
that
adults
make.
So
I
think
that's
my
two
minutes
and
thanks
for
listening.
AT
That's
right,
yeah,
so
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
six
families
at
255
and
253
cambridge
street
that
we
all
live
directly
next
door,
so
mike
spoke
mike
ross
spoke
generally
about
the
major
issues,
but
some
things
seem
to
be
overlooked.
First,
there's
an
alley
that
we
share
with
the
union
twist
project
that
we've
been
using
for
decades
and
that
alley
is
16
feet
and
I'm
getting
into
the
weeds
here.
AT
So
if
you
pull
up
any
of
the
slides,
there's
no
fence
at
the
footprint
and
that's
very
concerning
for
us,
it
means
that
there's
going
to
be
spill
over
into
the
alley
for
parking
which
is
directly
in
in
our
backyards.
So
these
are
three.
I
think
issues
that
haven't
been
resolved
and
and
seem
to
be.
You
know,
overlooked
and-
and
you
know,
we'd
really
like
to
see
a
commitment.
AU
AU
You
know
I'm
I
I
was
the
campaign
manager
for
the
initiative
that
passed
in
2016
and
since
then,
I've
been
working
with
a
number
of
candidates
to
help
them
through
the
licensing
process,
and
I
look
at
this
application
and
it
seems
to
me
to
be
thorough.
It
provides
more
than
adequate
security
and
you
know
I'm
fully
supportive
of
this
application.
I've
known
maurice
fleur
for
many
years
as
we
both
work
for
the
commonwealth,
and
I
believe
this
is
a
solid
proposal
and
has
it
has
my
full
support.
AU
A
Z
A
A
R
No
just
that
I
I
there
seemed
to
be
a
disconnect
between
what
mr
sue
was
saying
and
what
was
reported
out
before
it
seemed
that
what
he
was
asking
had
been
agreed
to
so
yeah.
If
we
could
just
get
clarification
on
on
that,
and
I'm
assuming
that
the
applicant
has
access
to
the
the
letters,
both
opposition
and
in
favor.
R
AQ
Yeah
I
mean,
commissioner,
I
think
I
believe
victor
is
an
attorney,
but
he
is
he's
doing
a
good
job
representing
his
his
folks.
We
had
been
in
communication,
we've
traded
paper,
we've
traded
a
contract
and
we
now
are
sending
out
engineers
to
the
to
the
field,
and
we,
I
can
assure
the
board
that
every
one
of
his
items
will
be
addressed
a
hundred
percent
and
we
will
make
sure
that
they
are.
They
are
satisfied
with
the
outcome.
We'll
continue
to
prize
you.
AQ
I
know
that
on
monday
the
engineers
are
going
out
to
with
tape
measures.
There
was
a
delay
in
communication
which
had
to
do
with
the
establishment
of
the
boston
cannabis
board.
We
all
just
stopped
for
a
while
yeah.
So
I
think
there
was
some
frustration
about
that
that
we
had
they
hadn't
heard
from
us
in
that
period.
We
we
didn't
know
exactly
what
was
going
to
happen
in
the
future
of
all
this.
AQ
Once
things
got
up
and
running
again,
I
reached
out
to
victor
again
and
said:
hey
we're
still
going
forward
here
now
and
so
we've
been
in
communication.
I
think
there's
good
will,
but
I
think
he's
doing
what
he
needs
to
do
to
protect
his
people
until
that
thing
is
signed
and
he
feels
100.
That's
my
my
take
on
it
all.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you
and
we'll,
of
course,
provide
any
updates
the
board,
seeing
no
other
questions
and
no
other
individuals
to
testify.
The
board
will
take
this
matter
under
advisement.
The
board's
monthly
voting
hearing
will
be
held
on
thursday
of
next
week
as
opposed
to
wednesday.
That
hearing
will
be
open
to
the
public,
but
no
additional
testimony
will
be
taken.
Thank
you
all
for
today.
Today's
hearing
and
thank
you
to
the
members
of
the
cannabis
board.
I'm
sure
everyone
is
happy
to
not
be
kept
until
six
or
seven
o'clock
tonight.
We
appreciate
it.