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Description
A public hearing of the Boston Cannabis Board was held virtually on October 14, 2020.
B
A
As
a
reminder,
if
you
are
not
presenting
or
testifying,
please
mute
yourself,
today's
hearing
is
being
conducted
pursuant
to
certain
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet.
Virtually
the
hearing
will
be
recorded
and
will
be
posted
to
the
city's
website.
Before
I
review
some
procedural
matters,
I
will
introduce
chairwoman
kathleen
joyce.
C
A
Thank
you.
Please
ensure
that
your
respective
video
and
audio
are
functioning
properly.
Each
applicant
will
be
given
10
minutes
to
present
jasmine
wynn.
The
board's
project
manager
will
notify
you
at
the
five-minute
mark
and
the
two-minute
mark.
You
will
be
muted
if
you
go
over
the
allotted
10
minutes
following
the
presentation.
If
the
applicant
is
an
equity
applicant
attorney,
chaila
white
will
present
regarding
the
equity
certification.
A
After
each
presentation,
the
chairwoman
and
the
commissioners
will
have
the
opportunity
to
ask
questions.
Following
the
first
round
of
questions.
The
board
will
accept
public
testimony,
beginning
with
elected
officials
or
their
representatives
following
elected
officials.
Individuals
who
requested
to
speak
will
be
called
following
those
individuals,
any
individual
who
is
indicated
via
the
chat
function.
They
wish
to
speak.
A
Please
clearly
state
your
address
and
your
affiliation.
If
any
testimony
will
be
limited
to
the
specific
application
being
considered
and
will
also
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
You
will
be
muted.
If
you
go
over
the
two
minutes,
additional
testimony
may
be
submitted
to
the
board
in
writing.
If
you
are
giving
testimony,
it
is
duplicative
of
the
previous
testimony.
Please
date
that,
following
public
testimony,
your
woman
and
each
commissioner
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
ask
any
additional
questions.
A
As
a
reminder,
the
chat
function
should
be
used
only
to
request
to
testify.
No
questions
will
be
answered
via
the
chat
function,
nor
will
any
written
testimony
be
accepted
via
the
chat
function.
Please
refrain
from
sending
private
messages
to
any
of
the
commissioners
as
they
will
not
be
answered,
written
testimony
and
any
questions
should
be
directed
to
cannabis
board
at
boston.gov
calling
raisin
group
llc
the
proposed
license
premise:
533
washington
street.
The
license
type
is
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
10,
am
to
8
pm.
A
A
The
presentation
team
consists
of
cheryl
clyburn,
crawford
owner
and
managing
member
stephen
sweeda
owner
and
managing
member
derek
small
owner
and
community
liaison
edward
dominguez
security
consultant
michael
ross
attorney
daniel
glissman
attorney.
This
applicant
does
have
a
buffer
zone
conflict
and
has
submitted
the
requisite
buffer
zone
statement
pursuant
to
the
board's
regulations.
A
D
E
B
E
D
A
The
license
is
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
10,
am
to
9
pm.
This
is
a
non-equity
applicant.
The
date
of
initial
application
was
july.
17
2018.,
the
date
of
filing
with
the
inspectional
services
department
was
july.
17
2018,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
was
march
5th
2019.
A
The
presentation
team
consists
of
jason
ceo
president
treasurer
director
joshua
weaver.
Vice
president
michael
allen,
security
consultant,
lexi,
texera,
human
resources,
shaw,
community
engagement,
david
kimmel
operations,
diane
morad,
community
engagement
and
greg
henning.
Community
engagement
is
the
applicant
present.
F
F
C
F
Are
we
ready
to
present
yep
go
ahead?
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
having
us
here
today.
My
name
is
jason
sidman,
I'm
the
ceo
of
sanctuary.
We
started
our
operations
approximately
six
years
ago
in
the
state
of
new
hampshire.
It
was
a
merit-based
application
process
where
we
received
one
of
the
highest
scores
and
were
awarded
the
largest
geographical
zone.
Currently
we
operate
two
of
the
five
existing
dispensaries
coming
down
to
the
state
of
massachusetts.
F
We
have
a
cultivation
site
in
littleton
and
currently
operate
a
total
of
five
licenses.
Three
medical
and
two
adult
use:
we've
run
these
operations
extremely
professional,
with
very
close
relations
in
every
community.
We
operate
in
and
have
been
working
diligently
on
this
location
for
a
very
long
time
and
are
very
excited
at
the
potential
to
actually
move
forward.
Now,
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
greg
henning.
H
G
Thank
you.
The
proposed
facility
at
253
tremont
street,
meets
all
the
necessary
zoning
criteria.
It's
a
standalone
facility
exclusively
for
sanctuary's
use
and
there'll,
be
two
levels
for
customers
to
use,
including
a
waiting
area
to
prevent
customers
gathering
outside
or
waiting
in
line
on
the
street,
their
separate
doors
for
entering
and
exiting
to
ensure
a
smooth
flow
of
customers
and
to
ensure
security
on
the
site.
Pedestrians
outside
the
building
will
not
be
able
to
view
the
interior
or
any
of
the
products.
Unlike
the
existing
bar
and
restaurant
on
the
site,
sanctuary
will
have
shorter
hours.
G
The
crowds
will
not
be
as
large.
There
will
be
no
consumption
of
any
product
on
site,
there'll,
be
no
windows
opened
out
to
the
street,
and
a
typical
customer
will
be
spending
fewer
than
10
minutes
in
the
facility.
In
short,
the
proposed
location
will
have
a
much
less
significant
impact
on
the
community
than
the
current
operation.
At
that
location.
G
The
building
is
suited
for
public
transportation
access,
including
green
line,
redline
orange
line,
bus
lines
and
blue
bike
access.
While
there
are
nearby
garages,
the
location
is
likely
to
generate
customers
primarily
from
foot
traffic.
There's
also
a
secure
loading
facility
on
site
for
the
delivery
of
products.
G
We
will
work
hand-in-hand
with
boston
police
to
ensure
minimal
public
nuisance
and
public
impact,
and
this
includes
providing
patrols
by
sanctuary
staff
to
nearby
areas,
including
a
park
that
is
located
at
the
other
end
of
the
street.
I
now
like
to
turn
it
over
to
david
kimmel,
who
will
give
you
a
rundown
of
the
operation.
I
Thank
you
greg
and
good
afternoon.
Sanctuary's
commitment
to
diversity
and
inclusion
is
rooted
in
three
words:
jobs,
jobs
and
jobs.
We
see
workforce
development
as
crucial
in
creating
pathways
for
those
in
our
communities
who
are
underserved.
These
pathways
allow
for
long-term,
viable
lifestyles
that
enable
families
to
grow
and
thrive.
I
J
Good
afternoon,
wonderful
people
david,
thank
you
for
your
introduction
and
lead
in.
We
began
our
partnership
with
the
community
back
in
late
august
with
the
delivery
and
donation
of
a
refrigeration
unit
to
the
local
food
pantry
at
sanctuary.
Brookline
we've
had
the
pleasure
of
opening
up
a
portion
of
our
space
to
the
brookline
arts
center.
The
bac
has
kicked
off
with
a
wonderful
exhibit
featuring
arts,
specifically
done
by
women
of
brookline.
J
We
are
currently
in
the
planning
stages
of
an
outdoor
and
socially
distanced
family-centered
halloween
bazaar
to
be
held
in
the
parking
lot
of
the
brookline
teen
center.
On
october
29th
we've
been
collecting
donations
at
our
registers
to
be
distributed
to
non-profits
in
our
community.
We've
currently
raised
thousands
of
dollars
for
the
muse
foundation,
a
local
non-profit,
serving
to
facilitate
social
experiences
through
music
creation,
performance
and
community
for
adults
with
disabilities.
K
K
Of
security
for
sanctuary
I've
been
working
in
the
massachusetts
cannabis
industry
and
for
sanctuary
medicinals
for
the
past
four
years.
Prior
to
that,
I
was
a
thirty
year
police
officer
for
the
rochester
new
hampshire
police
department,
where
I
spent
my
last
five
years
as
the
police
chief
prior
to
retiring
2016.
K
I've
developed
the
security
plans
for
all
of
the
companies
facilities
in
both
new
hampshire
and
massachusetts,
as
well
as
a
comprehensive
plan
for
this
location
at
253
tremont
street.
These
plans
have
been
developed
in
accordance
with
the
cmr
cannabis
control,
commission
regulations,
local
ordinances,
security
industry,
best
practices
using
the
principles
of
crime
prevention
through
environmental
design
and
my
30-plus
years
of
law
enforcement
security
experience
sanctuary
has
enacted
comprehensive
security
procedures
at
all
of
its
facilities
to
address
the
establishment.
K
The
establishment's
specific
security
needs
and
allow
the
company
to
maintain
a
spotless
security
track
record,
as
outlined
in
our
narrative.
Submittals
sanctuaries
developed
extensive
policies
and
procedures
for
the
use
of
our
on-site
security
personnel,
maintaining
building
and
product
security
delivery
procedures
and
preventing
underage
access
to
our
products,
including
all
measures
within
the
cmr
that
will
enhance
safety
and
security
in
and
around
the
facilities.
K
Comprehensive
training
for
security
personnel
and
sales
agents
to
identify
suspicious
behavior
de-escalate
contentious
situations,
dealing
with
exterior
nuisance
issues
such
as
loitering
or
public
consumption,
and
report
on
safe
situations
to
boston,
pd,
stringent
access
control
policies
to
prevent
unauthorized
sale
to
minors,
to
include
electronic
id
verification
and
three
separate
points
of
id
verification,
as
well
as
strict
access
to
customer
product
limits.
Secure
delivery
procedures,
which
we
anticipate
conducting
once
a
week
in
accordance
with
the
cmr
and
those
are
the
highlights
and
I'd
now
like
to
introduce
lexi
our
human
resources
director.
L
Hi,
thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
lexi
texera
and
I
am
the
hr
support
here
at
sanctuary
medicinals
and
we
are
committed
to
a
diverse
hiring
plan
with
at
least
50
local
boston
residents,
with
special
consideration
to
applicants
that
are
within
a
mile
and
a
half
of
our
facility.
Our
initial
goal
is
to
hire
fifty
percent
females
and
forty
percent
minorities
with
a
goal
to
increase
that
number
annually.
H
L
Our
commitment
to
boston
and
the
community
is
to
hire
an
ambassador
who
will
partner
with
local
organizations
who
will
aid
in
successful
opportunities
for
those
with
diverse
backgrounds
and
improving
our
overall
community
engagement
and
outreach.
Our
recruitment
team
plans
on
hiring
at
max
capacity
77
employees.
Those
ranges
are
from
entry
level
to
management
with
diverse
pay
ranges
from
17
to
35
dollars
per
hour.
All
roles
will
follow
compliance
such
as
ban
the
box,
eeo
ada
and
mass
state
laws.
We
intend
to
pay
100
percent
of
public
transportation
to
staff
members.
L
We
will
offer
a
robust
insurance
package
which
includes
paid
holidays,
sick
time,
vacation
time,
annual
training,
dental
vision,
etc.
Sanctuary
employees
will
participate
in
annual
training,
which
includes
conscious
and
unconscious
bias
training.
Sexual
harassment
now
turn
it
over
to
diane.
Who
will
talk
on
our
community
involvement.
M
Hi
everyone
sanctuary,
medicinals,
has
attended
and
presented.
Excuse
me
dozens
of
meetings
in
the
community
and
engaged
with
countless
neighbors,
both
individuals
and
local
merchants.
We've
presented
dozens
of
letters
of
of
support
and
non-opposition
from
residential
and
business
neighbors,
and
while
we
understand
counselor
flynn's
position,
we
also
appreciate
his
acknowledgement
that
sanctuary
worked
hard
to
achieve
meaningful
engagement
with
community
stakeholders,
including
his
office.
M
C
I
do
thank
you
and
thank
you
all
for
your
presentation.
I
don't
know
who
wants
to
address
this,
but
perhaps
mr
sidman,
you
testified
that
you
have
very
close
relationships
and
you've
been
working,
very
close,
very
close
relationships
with
the
community
and
you've
been
working
very
close
with
them.
Can
you
describe
that
because
we've
received
a
lot
of
opposition
for
this
application.
F
Yep,
thank
you
for
that.
Well,
we've
worked.
We
work
with
every
community
we're
in,
but
over
the
last
two
years
we
have
done
extensive
outreach
in
the
community,
we've
gone
to
dozens
of
meetings
and
done
dozens
of
presentations.
This
has
been
a
very
long
road.
We
acknowledge
that
I
think,
there's
some
additional
education
that
can
be
done,
certainly
as
we
hope
to
move
forward
here
with
what
is
a
dispensary
and
what
isn't?
There
were
some
concerns
regarding
noise.
F
C
F
Right,
noise,
primarily
noise
from
dispensaries.
I
think
that
there
are
other
businesses
that
obviously
in
the
areas
such
as
clubs
and
things
like
that,
where
maybe
there
is
loud
music
being
played,
but
I
can
assure
you
and
everyone
at
this
meeting
that
there
will
be
no
loud
music.
There
will
be
no
people
loitering
at
our
facility
around
the
facility
and
it
will
be
run
extremely
professional
with
a
very
well-trained
and
well-staffed
security
team.
N
F
Actually,
there
have
been
no
complaints,
so
basically
I
we're
we're.
In
close,
I
don't
want
to
see
where,
within
the
proper
guidelines
of
zoning,
but
we're
in
close
proximity
to
senior
housing,
for
example,
so
they
have
mentioned
that
they're
concerned
about
additional
noise
in
the
area,
and
although
we've
made
assurances
that
that
won't
be
the
case,
I
think
that
there's
still
some
apprehension
about
the
use
such
of
ours
being
in
in
close
proximity
and,
as
I'm
sure
you
know,
and
you've,
you've
done
a
tremendous
amount
of
research
on
on
cannabis
operators.
F
F
We
absolutely
absolutely
can
to
work
with
the
community
and
run
a
really
professional
operation,
but
I
can
say
that
we've
had
in
the
six
years
that
we've
been
in
business,
we
haven't
had
one
call
for
service,
so
the
the
chief
who's
on
this
call
can
attest
to
that
and
talk
about
that.
If
you
have
any
further
questions
on
that,
but
we've
we've
had
no
issues.
O
A
A
P
For
the
applicant
yeah,
I
do
have
a
question
and
I
do
appreciate
some
of
the
commitments
around
the
employment
plan.
One
in
particular
that
I
think
lexi
mentioned
was
the
commitment
to
have
employees
or
to
to
recruit
workers
within
a
mile
and
a
half
within
the
facility,
and
you
know
chairwoman
joyce
mentioned
this.
We
did
receive
quite
a
bit
of
opposition
from
very
well-established
community
organizations
that
I
think
that
you
hope
to
partner,
for
I
would
assume
for
workers.
L
Certainly
so
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
is
we're
going
to
be
working
with
our
community
engagement,
we're
going
to
be
posting
all
the
positions
locally,
we're
also
going
to
be
working
with
local
agencies,
local
food
businesses,
we're
going
to
be
looking
working
with
local
shelters
and
we're
going
to
be
posting
all
these
jobs
available
within
commuter
access
again
giving
them
100
of
availability
for
public
transportation
opens
it
up
to
those
within
closer
proximity
to
us.
We
intend
to
hire
or
work
with
the
mount
wachusett
regional
school.
L
That's
going
to
be
working
on
a
cannabis
reform,
there's
just
a
lot
of
projects
that
we're
working
on
and
we're
open
to
all
options
that
we
have
available
there.
But
again,
all
of
our
positions
will
be
available
for
anybody
of
all
walks
of
life
to
apply
to,
and
we
look
at
any
recommendations
that
you
guys
have
to
make
it
a
better
diverse
workforce.
A
Q
Thanks
leslie,
yes,
I
do
one
question,
for
I
think
it
was
david.
You
talked
about
how
the
plan
in
brookline,
you
know
all
the
things
you're
doing
there.
How
does
that
translate?
And
can
you
be
a
little
bit
more
specific
about
your
plans
for
boston
and
about
what
you're
going
to
be
doing
in
boston,
because
I
see
you're
sort
of
located
in
the
chinatown
neighborhood?
Q
I
I
I
Having
said
that
and
understanding
that
the
only
way
to
really
make
a
diversity
and
inclusion
piece
work
is
to
go
directly
to
those
people
who
are
in
the
community
who
represent
these
entities
that
are
underserved
and
collaborate
and
it's
a
process.
It
does
not
happen
overnight,
particularly
with
those
commissioner
who
are
opposed
to
what
we're
trying
to
do
in
the
community,
because
initially
there
is
concern
as
to
what
are
they
doing
to
our
community.
I
What's
going
to
happen
to
our
neighborhood
and
once
they
understand
that
we're
first
coming
to
listen
to
understand
what
the
concerns
are,
so
that
we
can
work
with
the
community
to
address
them.
So
it
would
be
a
little
premature,
please
for
me
to
say
we're
going
to
do
a
b
and
c
and
x,
y
and
z
until
we
really
get
our
arms
around
who
in
the
community
truly
needs
what
and
why
and
how
we
can
best
serve
them
and
that
process
has
just
begun.
I
So
we
will
work
again
closely
with
not
only
the
organizations
that
represent
certain
constituencies,
but
the
chamber
of
commerce
any
of
the
business
associations
within
the
immediate
community,
any
other
community
driven
organization.
So,
as
an
example
in
brookline,
we
felt
it
was
very
important
that
we
work
with
the
local
merchants
to
ensure
that
we
promote
them
and
that
we,
in
fact,
on
our
menu
boards
in
our
store
when
a
customer
comes
in.
I
Those
merchant
names
pop
up
and
the
goal
is
of
course,
when
customers
come
into
our
store
to
encourage
them
to
hang
out
in
the
community,
certainly
not
to
consume
publicly,
but
to
shop
at
some
of
the
stores
to
spend
some
of
their
money
at
some
of
these
establishments
and,
of
course,
to
support
the
merchants
immediately
around
our
location
and
that's
just
one
example
of
how
we
intend
to
interface.
Similarly,
in
the
boston
community,.
R
Yes,
I
do.
I
also
just
wanted
to
clarify
one
one
thing
leslie
in
terms
of
the
translation.
I
think
there
was
concern
about
being
able
to
testify
today
and
have
it
translated
and
in
if
we
can't,
if
that's
not
a
possibility,
should
people
submit
written
testimonies,
which
will
then
be
translated
for
the
commissioners
to
see.
A
R
Okay,
okay,
great
excellent!
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
presentation.
I
had
just
a
couple
questions,
so
you
have
five
places
operating
in
massachusetts
already,
and
I
see
you
have
a
here
a
strong
commitment
to
diversity
and
inclusion
for
the
boston
area.
Do
you
have
your
diversity
numbers
for
your
currently
operating
locations.
R
I
I
I
And
that
basically
rounds
out
our
diversity
program,
but
also
we
look
to
those
who
are
physically
challenged
and
in
some
cases
we
seek
those
who
have
mental
handicaps
whenever
possible,
not
so
easy
to
achieve,
but
all
of
our
operations,
of
course
allow
for
those
who
are
disabled.
Then
we
encourage
those
folks
to
come
and
work
with
us.
So
again,
it's
a
it's
a
fairly
wide
cross-section
of
folks.
I
L
A
collectively
around
our
organization-
I
would
say
I
have
just
these-
are
rough
numbers
and
I
can
get
final
ones
for
you
about
75
I'd
say
are
female:
if
not
a
little
bit
higher,
I've
got
maybe
20
to
30
combination
of
veteran
and
minority
status.
If
I'm
just
running
off
the
numbers,
I
last
saw,
I
probably
have
about
16
or
to
12
that
develop
have
themselves
listed
as
with
disabilities,
but
I
can
get
those
final
numbers
for
if
you'd
like.
R
And
people
of
color
and
and
veterans
separated
and
seniors-
and
I
and
I
do
appreciate
the
commitment
to
people
with
disabilities,
physical
and
and
mental
health,
disabilities
and
intellectual
disabilities.
I
think
that's
hugely,
I
would
love
I
would
for
you
to
have
that
numbers.
I
would
love
to
have
one.
R
You
so
much,
and
then
lastly,
I
think
that
they're
they're,
I
don't
see
a
metric
for
those
employing
those
with
quarries,
is
there
if
you
have
a
metric
for
that?
Do
you
have,
if
you
have
any
people
currently
employed
in
your
other
six
establishment
or
five
establishments
with
corey?
That
would
be
great
to
see
that
number
and
if
you
have
sort
of
any
goals
in
mind
for
employing
people's
queries
in
your
current
establishment,
certainly.
A
T
A
U
U
We
heard
from
residents
and
community
leaders
about
their
concerns
on
having
now
with
dispensaries
right,
and
I
agree,
and
the
counselor
agrees-
that
a
cannabis
establishment
is
not
suitable
at
this
location.
The
proposal
is
next
to
the
south.
Cove
is
plaza
in
chinatown,
an
elderly
housing,
complex
and
residents
are
the
complex,
have
been
negatively
impacted
by
noise
trash
from
the
nearby
nightclubs,
bars
and
hotels.
U
U
A
recreational
cannabi
cannabis
dispensary
that
is
close
in
proximity
to
especially
to
these
areas
may
create
an
unsafe
and
unhealthy
environment
for
our
students
and
children.
Especially,
this
is
already
an
area
affected
by
the
opiate
crisis
and
bad
air
quality.
The
dispensary
will
also
likely
bring
more
traffic
into
an
already
congested
area,
making
it
difficult
for
residents
to
travel
in
chinatown
and
creating
more
pedestrian
safety
issues
in
our
neighborhood.
U
Although
the
applicant
made
an
earnest
effort
to
engage
the
community
residents
convey
that
the
site
at
253
tremont
street
is
not
an
appropriate
location
for
a
recreational
cannabis.
Dispensary
the
constitutions
and
the
councillor
are
concerned
that
this
proposed
dispensary
will
negatively
affect
the
quality
of
life
of
residents,
including
seniors
and
children.
U
A
Thank
you.
We
will
now
turn
to
individuals
who
requested
to
testify
again.
As
a
reminder,
please
limit
your
testimony
to
two
minutes.
If
you
are
repeating
something
that
has
been
said
by
someone
who
testimo
testified
previously,
please
state
that
when
called
please
state
your
address
and
affiliation
if
any
calling
nancy
low.
V
W
W
W
A
X
Yes,
I'm
here
hello,
so
my
name
is
farah
faldoni.
I
am
the
school
nurse
at
the
josiah
quincy
school.
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
the
josiah
quincy
elementary
schools,
wellness
committee,
to
express
our
strong
opposition
to
the
proposed
cannabis
establishment
anticipated
to
be
located
at
253
trimester
in
boston.
The
location
of
such
an
establishment
at
this
address
is
highly
inappropriate
and
negatively
will
negatively
impact
the
surrounding
neighborhoods
health,
safety,
traffic
and
overall
quality
of
life.
X
This
proposed
cannabis
establishment
is
anticipated
to
locate
it
in
a
high
traffic,
thoroughfare
and
densely
populated
area
that
is
a
short
distance
to
josiah
quincy
elementary
school.
According
to
the
mass
department
of
public
health,
our
school
has
the
second
highest
pediatric
asthma
rate
of
all
boston
public
schools.
At
35.5
asthma
rates,
the
state's
average
rate
is
12.4.
X
The
additional
traffic
this
proposed
establishment
will
bring,
will
increase
the
pollutants
in
our
our
area.
A
cannabis
establishment
anticipated
located
would
only
exacerbate
the
existing
drug
related
issues
in
the
nearby
parks
and
school
zones.
The
desired
quantity
school
continues
to
partner
with
the
city
grounds
department
and
the
shock
team
to
issue
the
drug
use,
loitering
and
our
school
grounds
at
all
hours
and
finding
drugs
paraphernalias,
including
use
of
hypo
needles
and
ours,
and
our
outdoor
playgrounds
for
school
for
students.
X
A
Ma'am,
that
is
your
time
again.
Any
additional
comments
can
be
submitted
via
email
to
clarify
one
thing
for
the
record:
the
arrangement
between
the
ymca
and
the
academic
institution
does
not
qualify
under
the
law
as
a
buffer
zone
conflict.
That
being
said,
that
does
not
mean
that
the
proximity
to
the
ymca,
which
students
congregate
at
which
students
congregate
or
any
of
the
other
establishments
that
have
been
testified
to
or
that
will
be
testified
to
can
be
considered
by
the
board.
A
Y
Afternoon,
my
name
is
susan
chu
and
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
chinese
consolidated
benevolent
association
in
opposition
to
sanctuary
medicinal's
application
for
a
pot
shop
at
tremont
street.
I'm
not
gonna,
repeat
a
lot
of
the
testimony
that
was
already
offered,
so
I
just
have
a
couple
of
items
to
add
I'd
like
to
reiterate
testimony.
That's
already
been
given,
but
two
notes:
I've
attended
the
public
meetings
that
were
held
by
sanctuary
both
back
in
march
and
recently
I
also
met
with
them.
Y
I
would
say,
maybe
a
month
or
two
ago,
with
a
smaller
group
through
zoom
and
their
plans
for
their
operations
have
been
extremely
vague
and
non-responsive
to
a
lot
of
the
concerns
raised
by
the
community
when
addressed
with
safety
concerns
and
with
concerns
about
you
know
their
product
being
illegally
put
into
the
hands
of
miners.
They
sort
of
sidestep
the
issue,
much
like
they
sidestep.
Y
Y
I
also
want
to
point
out,
since
they
say
they
have
a
commitment
to
diversity.
I
want
to
read
to
the
commission
a
review
from
a
former
employee.
That's
posted
on
glassdoor.
The
title
says
it's
hard
to
imagine
working
or
staying
here.
If
you're,
a
minority
or
person
of
color
management
should
be
mandated
to
undergo
bias,
training
and
purposely
hire
folks
to
people
who
are
not
similar
to
themselves.
Y
They
are
going
to
pay
in
terms
of
the
community
benefit,
because
the
area
is
already
plagued
by
a
lot
of
sort
of
social
issues
with
homelessness,
drug
use,
and
this
is
only
going
to
add
to
the
problem.
We
already
have
a
problem
in
the
neighborhood
with,
like
you
know,
issues
with
nightclubs,
drunken
patients
coming
out
fighting
and
whatnot,
and
you.
C
Z
Okay,
are
you
okay,
yep,
okay,
hi?
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
peggy
ings
and
I'm
the
vice
president
of
government
and
community
relations
at
emerson
college
and
the
college
is
also
a
member
of
the
midtown
park,
plaza
neighborhood
association,
which
I've
which
I've
been
asked
to
represent
today
as
well.
Z
Several
concerns
came
up,
and
during
this
last
few
months
we
have
asked
repeatedly
for
them
to
come
back
to
this
organization,
which
is
one
of
the
largest
in-town
organizations.
That
represents
many
many
stakeholders
in
the
area.
It's
one
of
the
longest
running
community
organizations
as
well.
We
asked
them
why
they
couldn't
come.
There
was
no
answer.
This
morning
before
the
midtown
neighborhood
association's
monthly
meeting.
I
received
a
letter
from
the
security
individual
outlining
answers
to
those
questions
into
those
concerns.
Z
Z
Z
Z
Also
there
is
a
college
there,
as
you
know,
emerson
abuts,
that
from
the
south
side
of
the
state's
transportation
building-
and
I
will
say
that
we
are
very
concerned
about
it,
because
I
don't
know
what
security
they
have
for
students.
I
don't
know
what
their
plans
are
for
iding
students,
we
don't
know
a
thing
and
that's
because
they
never
returned
to
the
midtown
neighborhood
association.
Z
A
AA
Hi,
my
name
is
jason,
show
no
affiliation
at
42
chauncey
street
in
boston
and
I'll,
keep
it
real
short
on
the
32nd
and
just
want
to
say
that
my
kid
goes
to
one
of
the
daycares
in
the
area.
There's
six
day
cares
within
three
block
radius
and
then
two
schools
that
my
child
will
eventually
go
to
that's
within
a
one
block.
AB
AA
So
I
want
you
to
consider
that
that
would
you
want
something
like
this
next
to
your
child's
school
or
day
care
to
be
exposed
to
such
a
thing?
I'm
pragmatic,
I
don't
oppose
to
marijuana,
but
it's
just
the
location
itself
and
people
tend
to
over
promise
and
under
deliver,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
more
often
than
not,
I'm
the
one
as
a
community
member,
I'm
the
one
who
has
to
flag
issues
reach
out
to
our
city
folks
tell
them
to
correct
it
so
yeah.
AA
AC
AD
AE
Hi,
I'm
here
good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify.
My
name
is
paul
roach
and
I'm
the
director
of
residences
at
the
w
boston
hotel
in
residences.
I'm
here
today
representing
two
different
entities,
both
the
w
boston
hotel
and
the
condo
association,
that's
located
above
the
hotel,
the
hotel.
The
hotel
opposes
this
application,
as
does
the
residences,
but
I
want
to
use
my
time
to
speak
specifically
for
the
hoa
there
are
122
tax,
paying
owners
that
live
directly
to
this
next
to
this
site.
AE
In
fact,
we
might
be
the
closest
neighbor
to
this
location,
sharing
an
alley
that
I
believe
they'll
be
using
for
their
load-in
loadouts
speaking
to
various
residents.
They
vehemently
oppose
this
application
there.
It's
a
very
dense,
neighborhood
they're
concerned
about
the
traffic,
both
vehicle
and
transient
people
walking
in
to
this
area.
That
is
already
a
very
traffic
when,
when
hope,
it's
not
around
location,
so
we
oppose
this
application.
AF
AH
AH
My
name
is
ruth
moy
and
I'm
executive
director
of
the
greater
foster
chinese
culinary
center,
and
I'm
I
want
you
to
know
that
in
this
neighborhood
there
are
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
seniors,
and
so
many
housing
facilities
and
my
agency
provides
many
services
to
them.
I
work
closely
with
the
city
of
boston
and
the
state
to
provide
the
programs
and
and
services
to
help
them
age.
Well
in
the
community.
AH
I
guess-
and
there
was
some
discussion
and
one
of
the
things
they
said
was
that
there
was
a
waiting
room
inside
and
I
remember
so.
How
big
is
this
waiting
room?
How
about
how
many
people
will
it
hold?
You
know
how
people
wait
in
line
outside
and
chewing
around
the
block,
and
they
said
what's
the
whole
200,
of
course
not
100,
no
50.
No,
he
will
hunt
20
people,
so
there
will
be
queuing
around
this
morning,
and
so
I
would
really
urge
you
not
to
consider
this
location.
AI
AI
Our
physical
education
program
is
administered
through
the
wang
ymca.
It
is
effectively
our
third
campus
because
of
our
space
shortage.
So,
while
technically
the
wang
ymca
may
not
be
considered
relevant,
but
in
fact
it
is
in
fact
our
physical
education
facility.
We
currently
have
very
substance:
cessation
programs
for
nicotine
alcohol.
If
this
application
is
or
this
waiver
is
granted,
then
we'll
probably
have
to
add
marijuana
to
that.
AI
It's
pretty
well
known
that
young
people
can
access
these
substances
through
proxies
or
show
buyers.
I'm
sorry
to
say
from
my
own
experience
I
can
get
any
adult
nearby
to
buy
any
alcohol.
You
know
when
I
was
in
high
school
was
not
a
problem
to
access
substances
and
given
that
marijuana
would
become,
is
legal
in
this.
It's
not
that
difficult
to
get
show
buyers
to
purchase
on
behalf
of
young
people.
So,
there's
no
question
that
this
is
going
to
get
into
the
hands
of
my
students.
No
question
about
that.
AI
I
think
this
also
conjures
up
some
symbolism,
which
is
very
stark,
particularly
in
our
current
climate
in
the
bad
old
60s,
the
scole
square
red
light
district
was
re-uh
re-designated
to
chinatown
to
make
way
for
the
current
city
hall,
and
that
was
an
instance
where
clearly,
culturally,
there
was
no
benefit
for
chinatown
and
it
was
imposed
on
our
community
without
we
have
were
powerless.
Mr.
AJ
A
AJ
B
AK
C
B
B
B
M
A
C
AM
AN
AN
So
I
don't
understand
how
a
neighborhood
partnership
is
going
to
be
formed,
and
I
also
think
it's
frankly
laughable
that
the
proponent
would
suggest
that
this
use
at
that
location
is
better
than
having
a
restaurant
that
currently
serves
the
theater
district
and
the
city
as
a
whole.
This
is
a
terrible
location,
and
I
hope
that
the
board
will
look
at
the
facts
of
this
and
and
listen
to
the
neighborhood
and
turn
this
down.
Thank
you
very
much.
AO
Hello,
I
just
wanted
to
check
in.
I
put
my
comments
in
the
chat,
so
I'm
patricia
bondwell
the
senior
executive
director
at
the
wang
ymca,
which
it's
been
mentioned,
a
couple
of
different
times-
that
we
have
a
long-standing
contract
with
the
city
of
boston,
to
provide
phys
ed
services
on
our
site,
which
I
believe
is
within
the
buffer
zone,
which
the
500
feet.
AO
We
also
operate
an
early
education
center,
which
a
day
care
center
on
site
for
75
children
and
right
now
we
have
a
community
learning
pod,
which
is
happening
all
day,
long
supporting
kids
elementary
school
children
that
would
be
physically
across
the
street
if
the
school
was
fully
operating
and
had
onsite.
So
we
have
onsite
to
support
children,
their
families.
AO
A
AP
Can
you
hear
me
now?
Yes,
we
can.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
a
time
to
talk
today.
So
I
I
heard
I
got,
I
know,
delayed
I'm
sorry
for
dying
late,
and
I
heard
a
question
about
people
asking
for
proof
that
this
will
have
an
impact
on
our
neighborhood,
our
community,
and
I
can
tell
you
this
has
been
not
the
particular
topic,
but
many
topics
have
been
well
established
as
having
an
impact
on
childhood
development.
AP
All
right,
there's,
there's
a
test
called
the
aces
test,
that's
popular
in
psychology
in
the
medical
journals
and
the
asus
is
an
acronym
for
adverse
childhood
experiences.
Okay,
one
of
the
leading
doctors
who
researches
this
is
named.
Natey
burke
harris
she's,
a
black
woman.
She
went
to
harvard
she
lives
in
san
francisco.
As
a
doctor,
she
helped
save
a
community
whose
culture
was
crumbling
under
the
weight
of
all
these
aces.
AP
Aces
are
things
like
childhood:
sexual
abuse,
childhood
physical
abuse,
childhood
neglect,
and
there
certainly
is
a
lot
of
drug
abuse
in
the
homes
of
these
individuals
who
go
on
later
in
life
to
have
trouble
with
developing
personal
relationships.
They
have
trouble
with
ptsd
and
it's
a
lot
of
impact
that
people
aren't
taking
into
account.
AP
O
O
That's
not
the
right
position
to
have
that
store
open
for
my
own
opinion,
because
this
school
around
there
and
the
elderly
apartments
around
there.
So
we
have
a
lot
around
there,
so
the
kids
go
to
that
that
part
to
play
a
road.
So
I
don't
think
that's
the
right
position
for
that.
I
know
those
it's
good
for
some
for
medical
use
for
people,
it's
good
for
somebody,
but
I
think
that's
not
the
right
decision
to
put
that
store
there
in
our
community.
C
C
A
couple
of
the
people
who
testified
today,
specifically
susan
chu
and
richard
chang,
talked
about
the
fact
that
this
is
a
neighborhood,
and
this
neighborhood
has
once
been
under
in
previous
years,
known
as
an
adult
entertainment
district,
a
red
light
district,
whatever
it
is,
and
I
believe
that
this
neighborhood
has
worked
really
hard
to
change
that
reputation,
and
we
do
want
to
hear
what
the
neighbors
opinions
are
and
to
that
point
my
question
is:
what
exactly
is
the
diversion
to
minor's
plan?
You
could
elaborate
on
that.
C
Especially
in
light
of
the
fact
that
my
concern
is
this:
this
is
a
well-known
traffic
area,
it's
very
congested.
It's
densely
populated
you,
the
applicant
mentioned
that
there'll
be
a
10
minute
shopping
time
frame.
So
what
I
envision
in
this
neighborhood
is
that
people
live
parking
while
someone
jumps
out
and
goes
inside
and
spends
10
minutes
shopping,
causing
further
congestion
in
the
neighborhood.
C
G
So
this
is
greg
henning
as
part
of
the
applicant's
team.
With
regard
to
the
first
question
that
you
asked
about
the
parking,
there's
not
designated
parking
spots
out
front
and
that's
gonna
be
intentional,
and
we
are
in
communication
and
can
be
in
continuous,
with
communication
with
uber
and
lyft
to
make
sure
it
does
not
become
a
drop-off
spot.
You
can
actually
work
with
them
so
that,
if
somebody
puts
in
uber
and
lyft
for
that
address
in
that
location,
it
can
drop
them
off
at
a
place.
G
That's
not
right
in
front
of
it
in
terms
of
the
diversion
plan.
When
a
person
comes
into
the
location,
they
need
to
show
identification
and
they
need
to
have
that
id
scanned
and
that's
part
of
the
security
procedures
that
the
chief
talked
about.
In
addition
to
that,
when
a
person
goes
in
and
purchases,
they
are
signing
and
acknowledging
that
they
can't
use
any
product
near
the
facility
and
there's
also
existing
regulations
that
require
people
to
not
obviously
use
it
out
in
the
street.
G
There's
going
to
be
security,
personnel
that
are
outside
of
the
facility,
helping
control
the
area
to
ensure
that
that
isn't
happening.
In
addition,
we're
working
with
and
are
committed
to
working
with
boston
police,
to
expand
that
perimeter
of
where
the
security
would
be
working
so
that
they're,
not
just
at
the
door
of
the
facility
but
they're
in
the
surrounding
areas
in
terms
of
the
diversion
procedures
patrol
who
can
be
trained
by
boston
police,
can
ensure
that
I
think
it
was
mr
chang
to
mention
it.
If
somebody
is
a
straw.
G
Buyer,
for
example,
that
they
can't
go
around
the
corner
and
hand
it
off
to
somebody.
That's
part
of
why
there's
going
to
be
continuous
surveillance
and
cameras
in
the
area
and
we're
certainly
willing
to
work
with
any
of
the
community
groups
that
want
us
to
provide
any
sort
of
training,
assistance
or
information
to
local
facilities,
whether
it's
community
groups
or
the
schools
about
diversion
and
the
process
of
doing
that.
But
there
are
steps
in
place
to
ensure
that
underage
people
aren't
purchasing.
G
C
G
I
certainly
was
not
at
a
community
meeting
where
that
was
ever
said.
I've
been
working
in
the
community
meetings,
I
believe,
since
march
of
2019,
and
not
only
have
we
acknowledged
that
it's
a
responsibility
as
a
community
partner
to
be
working
outside
of
the
facility,
but
we've
said
that
at
every
event
that
I've
ever
been
a
part
of-
and
so
yes,
it's
absolutely
part
of
the
responsibility
to
be
a
good
community
partner
and
a
good
neighbor,
and
it's
bad
for
everybody.
G
K
We'll
do
that
just
just
a
a
few
other
points
to
make.
Regarding
anti-diversion,
we
do
have
a
seed-to-sale
tracking
system
that
that's
employed
in
every
dispensary
throughout
the
commonwealth
that
that
tracks
the
product
from
from
when
it's
first
planted
to
when
it
goes
out
the
door
in
a
dispensary
so
being
able
to
track
products.
Y
C
A
AQ
Thank
you
so
much
for
taking
my
testimony,
I'm
one
of
the
principals
of
253
tremont
street
and
I
just
wanted
to
really
quickly
go
about
the
location
I
think
the
area
is
in
the
heart
of
downtown
is
right
in
the
open
and
the
amount
of
security
that
these
folks
would
apply.
I
think
it's
very
easy
to
go
to
their
coolidge
corner
location
in
brookline
and
see
what
a
wonderful
operation
they
run
you're
within
anywhere
close
to
the
area
you
get
greeted
and
you're,
seen
by
cameras
as
well
as
security
personnel.
AQ
You
know
as
far
as
the
underage
I
don't
think
their
issue
would
be
there
because
they
literally
run
you
through
every
database
that
they
can
to
make
sure
you
are
who
you
are
before
they
let
you
in,
and
I
think
the
neighborhood
you
know
folks,
everybody
I
heard
talk
about
this
as
some.
This
has
a
medicinal
effect
that
people
need
and
it's
something
that
it's
it's
in
my
belief
is
much
safer
than
a
liquor
store.
AQ
You
know
being
opened
up,
so
I
wish
everybody
would
give
this
a
chance
and
see
how
well
these
guys
run.
This
operation
has
medicinal
effects
and
patients
that
would
have
access
to
this.
The
downtown
area
is
dead
and
we
need
to
do
whatever
we
can
and
I
can,
on
our
behalf,
to
show
you
guys
that
these
guys
running
and
it's
again
easy
to
see
in
their
brookline
location,
just
go
and
see
what.
AF
AQ
And
I
only
speak
on
my
behalf.
I
apologize.
I
want
to
make
that
clear,
because
I
have
not
had
a
chance
to
consult
with
my
partners,
but
I
thought
it
was
important
for
me
to
to
mention
who
these
guys
are,
what
their
track
record
is
and
what
they've
done
and
how
they've
done
it.
I
think
location-wise
is
actually
good
that
it's,
you
know,
we've
boston
police's
cameras
that
we
invested
in
with
them
through
the
area,
so
every
internet
area
is
covered
with
cameras.
C
A
A
A
D
Yes,
the
applicant
is
prepared.
Thank
you
very
much
ma'am
chair
just
so
you
know
how
cheryl
crawford
will
be
giving
the
presentation.
Our
security
consultant,
edward
dominguez,
called
in
on
the
telephone
number
two
nine
three
one:
zero,
eight
zero.
So
if
that
could
be
unmuted
that
would
be
appreciated,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
cheryl
crawford.
AR
AR
Our
I'm
sorry
grazing
group
llc
is
owned.
51
by
me,
a
certified
boston,
empowerment,
applicant
and
my
partner,
steve
suter.
I
grew
up
in
cobbins
square.
My
first
three
jobs
were
actually
located
in
common
schools
to
work
at
a
laundromat.
They
used
located
to
the
next
door
to
the
lawson's
barber
shop
across
the
street.
I
worked
at
kentucky
chicken
and
further
down
the
block.
I
used
to
work
at
brigham's
ice
cream
store,
which
is
no
longer
there.
AR
AR
And
this
is
just
not
just,
but
it's
a
it
shows
our
that
there
are
many
modes
of
public
transportation
to
have
that
have
access
to
two
bus
lines,
commuter
rail
in
the
red
line.
Next
slide,
please
for
this,
I
you
know.
I
just
want
to
say
that
we
are
proper.
The
building
is
already
properly
zoned
as
a
neighborhood
shopping
zoning
district
next
slide.
AR
This
is
floor
plan
one.
This
is
the
right
size
facility
for
where
it
is
located.
We
have
ample
room
for
queuing
and
waiting
250
square
feet
waiting
area
customers
enter
and
exit
through
separate
doors
on
the
average
transaction
time
is
five
to
ten
minutes.
All
retail
sales
will
be
conducted
on
the
first
floor
and
we
will
be
encouraging
online
ordering,
as
you
can
see,
at
the
top
left
of
the
screen,
our
dedicated
phone
or
the
pickup
area,
to
alleviate
any
consumer
congestion
inside
or
outside
next
slide.
Please,
which
is
a
basement
floor
plan.
AR
AR
AR
Please,
the
beautiful
I
just
want
to
say
the
beautiful
thing
about
our
diversity
and
inclusion
plan
is
that
stephen
in
his
previous
business
already
exceeded
those
proposed
numbers
with
higher
in
ninety
percent,
from
over
95
from
the
community
and
people
of
color
and
women,
and
we
will
ensure
that
these
numbers
are
exceeded
again.
Our.
AR
Thank
you,
employment
plan.
We
have
a
plan
for
employees
of
boston
residents,
comprised
of
51
and
dorchester
residents
goal
of
hiring
50
residents
at
80,
boston
residents.
We
have
a
plan
for
people,
hiring
people
of
color.
We
have
a
plan
for
offering
competitive
wages
and
benefits
adhering
to
the
boston
living
wages
ordinance.
AR
We
have
plans
for
employment
in
employing
individuals
with
criminal
records,
advertising
with
mass
higher
operation
operations,
exit
programs
and
the
mayor's
office
of
returning
citizens
slide.
Please
location
safety.
Extensive
security
policy
was
been
provided
by
crow.
Every
demanding
is
available
to
answer
questions
we
went
above
and
beyond
and
hired
the
best
and
one
of
the
most
reputable
companies
in
crowe,
because
we
knew
based
on
our
multiple
meetings
with
the
community
and
multiple
neighborhood
associations
that
security
and
safety
were
one
of
the
most
important,
if
not
the
most
important
topic
regarding
cannabis
proposals.
AR
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
neighborhood
knew
that
we
were
taking
them
serious.
Now
we
will
have
one
or
two
security
personnel
on
site.
We
will
also
be
requiring
our
customers
to
execute
a
good
neighbor
policy
stating
that
they
will
comply
with
certain
qualities
next
slide
I'll
just
say
here
an
effort
to
ensure
that
we
were
going
to
be
able
to
hit
the
ground
running
if
approved.
We
took
an
additional
step
of
having
a
traffic
analysis
by
haze
engineering
to
inform
ourselves
of
peak
hours,
traffic
impact
and
associated
mitigation
suggestions
and
protocols.
AR
This
plan
has
been
submitted
to
the
board
next
slide.
Please
and
I'm
wrapping
up
here.
It's
with
our
community
feedback.
We've
got
letters
of
no
office
non-opposition
from
the
district
city
council,
andrea
campbell,
as
well
as
from
the
talbot
norfolk
neighborhood
united
association.
We
met
with
many
of
the
associations
several
times
to
just
really
unpack
the
plan.
AR
AR
Personally
with
my
family,
with
my
work
ethic
with
my
business,
I
truly
believe
in
the
economic
empowerment
of
this
of
this
opportunity.
I
truly
believe
that
that
we
can
make
a
difference
in
that
community
by
providing
resources
to
that
community
as
well.
You
know
we
plan
to
go
above
and
beyond
what
is
required
by
the
city
to
to
be
in
a
neighborhood.
You
know
the
top
to
get
the
tax
rates
exactly
offhand,
but
we
already
plan
to
add
additional
funds
into
that
community
to
help
revitalize
and
to
sustain
and
to
support
it.
AR
C
C
D
I
think
you're
you're
spot
on,
and
I
think
that
that
was
something
we
overlooked.
This
plan
was
submitted
a
long
long
enough
ago
that
it
was
still
considered
somewhat.
Maybe
it
I,
I
think,
the
the
common
practice
now
is
unarmed,
all
the
time
so
we'll
make
that
amendment
and
we
apologize
for
getting
through.
N
Okay
and-
and
one
more
caveat
to
that,
I
would
strongly
suggest
that
it
be
more
than
one
because,
because
of
the
location
of
the
area
you're
going
to
have
to
have
somebody
outside
monitoring
the
side
street
and
the
front
and
a
person
can't
do
you
can't
have
somebody
inside
monitoring
your
you
know
your
facility
inside
as
well
as
ensuring
that
we
don't
have
people
passing
stuff
off
or
smoking
when
they
come
outside.
So
I
mean
you're
definitely
going
to
need
more
than
one
person.
AR
P
Nope,
commissioner
holmes
covered
it,
that's
exactly.
The
thing
I
I
saw
was
the
armed
security,
everything
else
the
applicant
cheryl,
I
think,
really
high
goals.
I
would
like
to
to
just
know
just
one
question:
what
as
an
equity
applicant,
you
know
this
board
really
wants
to
support
equity
applicants
and
you
have
such
high
goals
around
people
of
color.
Have
there
been
any
specific
things
that
you
think
might
be
a
good
support
systems
for
you
to
be
able
to
get
to
reach
those
goals?
AR
Q
AR
And
interesting
thing
we
talked
about
when
we
had
our
community
meetings
was
an
extra
carriage,
and
I
forget
the
amount
of
money
that
we
said
we
will
put
aside
out
of
our
business
and
that's
why
we
would
create
a
board
that
would
help
us
make
the
determination
of
where
that
money
was
going
to
go
like
it
wouldn't
go
to
the
same
entity
or
agency
or
organization
every
year.
It
would
be
somebody
that
we
would,
and
it
would
be
this
board
that
would
help
us
determine
what
did
they
need?
Who.
E
May
I
think
I
may
have
had
as
well.
Yes,
I
think
one
of
the
things
our
main
focus
was
understanding
that,
when
taxes
are
produced
from
this
business
and
with
the
host
community
agreement
at
three
percent,
I'm
trying
to
follow
that
money
to
where
it
actually
goes
to
see
where
it
goes
into.
The
neighborhood
specifically
is
very
difficult.
E
B
R
A
AS
Thank
you
no
worries,
so
I
was
able
to
certify
this
application
as
an
equity
applicant,
miss
clyburn
crawford
met
at
least
four
of
the
criteria
set
forth
in
the
ordinance
establishing
equitable
regulation
of
the
cannabis
industry
in
boston.
Sorry,
I
can't
speak
I'm
tongue-tied
today,
so
the
first
criteria
that
she
met
is
being
a
person
who
has
resided
in
an
area
of
disproportionate
impact
for
at
least
five
of
the
past
10
years.
A
C
A
AT
and
the
community
was
pretty
much
50-50
in
regards
to
support
or
an
opposition.
We
also
know
that
there
is
a
local
civic
organization
that
is
not
in
support
of
his
proposal
and
the
district
councillor
of
this
area
is
also
on
non-opposition.
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
would
like
to
defer
to
the
board.
Thank
you.
A
A
See
no
one,
we
will
begin
with
individuals
who
reached
out
requesting
to
testify
again.
Your
time
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
If
you
are
making
remarks
that
are
duplicative
of
someone
who
has
testified
before
you,
please
be
respectful
of
everyone's
time
and
state
that
you
can
also
submit
written
testimony.
AU
I
did
submit
a
letter
of
support
already,
and
so
I
won't
repeat
it
all
I'll
just
say
is
that
having
spent
a
a
fair
number
of
professional
career,
advocating
around
issues
of
equity
and
justice
and
mass
incarceration,
and
all
of
that
and
being
well
aware
of
the
impact
that
the
focus
on
crime
and
drug
related
marijuana,
you
name
it
has
had
on
this
community.
We
are
at
a
time
now
where
we
have
an
opportunity
to
do
some
reparation
for
the
damage
and
the
sacrifice.
AU
Cheryl
clyburn
crawford
has
been
an
enormous
and
tremendous
citizen
of
this
community
at
every
level
and
every
stop,
and
so
I
would
support
her
without
reservation
without
hesitation,
and
I
support
the
project
and
hope
that
this
body
will
give
approval
to
their
request
for
the
dispensary
in
common
square.
Thank
you.
I
want
to
be
respectful
of
time.
AV
AV
I've
served
in
law
enforcement,
I've
served
in
public
safety
and
I've
served
in
public
health,
working
in
the
area
of
drugs
and
other
areas
of
violence
for
the
communities
of
color,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
I'm
here
today
to
give
full-hearted
support
to
the
great
group
and
to
sheryl
crawford,
because
I
know
their
character
and
I
know
what
they
tend
to
represent.
You
don't
want
to
get
into
this
studio.
AV
Why
we're
having
some
of
these
discussions,
because
I
know
that
for
the
majority
of
people
who
testify
against
having
marijuana
in
their
neighborhood
they've
said
little
or
nothing
about
cvs
or
walgreens
or
any
of
the
other
drug
stores
that
dispense
a
lot
more
drugs
in
the
community
and
have
challenges
to
the
community.
But
I
think
it
is
important
to
understand
that
to
have
a
business
that
will
represent
the
change
in
entrepreneurship,
for
substance,
that
in
1930
up
until
1937,
was
accepted
part
of
medicinal
society.
AV
A
AD
Hi
this
is
adam
jasper,
I'd
just
like
to
speak
in
support
of
the
proposal
familiar
with
the
applicants.
I
think
the
community
would
be
very
lucky
to
have
people
and
business
owners
of
their
caliber.
I
am
a
dorchester
resident.
I
live
at
16
train
street,
I'm
also
a
business
owner
in
the
city.
That's
all
I
have
to
say.
AW
A
AX
AX
C
D
A
A
A
Calling
legal
greens
llc
the
proposed
license:
premise
is
693
dudley
street.
The
license
type
is
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
11,
am
to
8
pm
with
an
equity
applicant.
The
initial
application
was
filed,
may
14
2019
filing
with
inspectional
services
was
june.
25Th
2019.,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
was
september.
4Th
2009..
A
AZ
AZ
Next
slide,
please,
my
name
is
vanessa
jean
baptiste,
I
went
to
sacred
heart,
an
amazing
and
amazing
great
school
in
high
park.
However,
I
spent
the
rest
of
my
schooling
in
brockton.
My
mother
was
a
30
year,
30
years
special,
ed
teacher
in
boston
and
my
dad
drives
the
boston
public
school
kids
to
school.
AZ
AY
BA
Hi,
my
name
is
mark
mckay,
co-owner
and
chief
operating
officer
of
legal
greens.
Prior
to
legal
greens,
I
ran
familiar
grocery
store,
which
is
a
family-owned
business.
Prior
to
that
I
worked
for
walgreens
for
11
years,
starting
as
a
cashier
and
worked
my
way
up
to
a
store
manager
running
a
team
around
25
to
35
employees.
BA
I've
had
about
15
years
of
hands-on
retail
experience
and
I
believe
I
have
what
it
takes
to
run
a
cannabis
retail
establishment
as
being
a
victim
of
the
war
on
drugs.
I
understand
the
importance
of
having
a
solid
impact
plan
and
a
diverse
and
inclusive
that
an
impact
plan
that
is
diverse
and
inclusive
for
individuals
that
was
affected
by
the
war
on
drugs
and
minorities,
women,
vets
and
people
with
disabilities.
BA
We
also
plan
on
having
a
program
that
will
do
a
workshop
for
three
hours
in
boston,
which
will
answer
questions
and
guide
individuals
that
are
looking
to
get
into
the
cannabis
industry,
we'll
be
able
to
measure
that
by
counting
the
amount
of
people
that
come
in
and
the
people
that
actually
go
through
the
whole
process
and
know
and
when
we
feel
they
are
comfortable
to
go
through
the
cannabis
process.
With
the
cannabis
control
commission
ensuring
that
51
to
75
percent
of
individuals
fall
within
that
goal.
BA
BA
BA
All
right,
so
we
plan
on
commencing
operations
in
winter
2021.
We
plan
on
hiring
16
local
residents
right
for
employment
right
within
the
upcoming
community.
So
again
we
we
put
a
50
to
75
percent
threshold,
but
we
are
planning
to
exceed
that
we're
going
to
have
part-time
and
full-time
positions.
17
and
up
with
work
benefits.
BA
Hours
of
operation
is
11,
am
to
8
pm
7
days
a
week
and
will
only
allow
customers
over
the
age
of
21
to
come
next
traffic
control.
So
we
plan
on
having
a
police
detail
the
first
90
days
of
the
business
to
make
sure
that
customers
are
not
parking
right
in
front
of
693,
yeah,
dudley
street
639,
yeah,
693
dudley
street
and
just
to
not
cause
any
extra
excess,
excessive
traffic.
That
was
some
of
the
concerns
of
people
in
the
community.
BA
BA
That
slides
look
weird
well,
we
have
six
parking
spots
back
there
with
the
handicap,
so
I
can't
really
be
seen
right
there,
but
we
based
on
what
kovit
allows
us
to
do.
We
planned
on
having
a
valet
parking
where
customers
would
come
in.
We
would
have
a
employee
park,
the
car
for
them
and
they'd
go
in
their
purchase
and
when
they're
ready
to
come
out,
they've
had
their
car
ready
for
them
to
to
leave
next.
BA
BA
BA
BA
Go
back
their
medical
company
that
is
located
in
the
new
market,
industrial
district,
the
other
equity
applicant
that
was
previous
they're
located
in
the
roxbury
district
and
we're
in
uppam's
corner
district.
So,
oh
as
you
can
see
just
in
this
picture
right
here,
it's
like
highly
dense.
It's
a
highly
dense
area,
so
we're
gonna
give
if
you
would
give
a
conditional
license.
We
believe
that
it'd
be
nice
to
go
in
a
highly
dense
area
where
there's
a
lot
of
people
next.
AZ
Our
security
plan
we
plan
to
have
it
well-lit
in
the
inside
and
outside
again.
We
plan
to
have
police
detail
for
the
next
90
days,
but
we
will
extend
it
depending
on
how
it
goes
or
we
will
go
to
a
private
security
company.
We
plan
to
have
security
cameras,
running
24,
7
inside
and
out
the
inside
and
out
the
facility.
AZ
We
want
to
maintain
the
business
flow
as
far
as
children
coming
inside.
We
will
make
sure
that
each
customer
will
show
their
id
at
least
three
times
next
slide.
Please
to
prevent
diversion.
We
put
yeah
sorry
to
prevent
diversion.
We
plan
to
have
the
logos
and
the
designs
not
appeal
to
children
that
are
under
or
people
under
21.
As
far
as
money
transporting
we
want
to
get
a
private
security
company
to
handle
that
and
for
our
products
we
want
to
handle.
AZ
We
want
that
to
be
handled
by
licensed
cultivators
again
when
it
comes
to
tracking
it
we're
going
to
do
the
seed
to
sale
like
the
state
wants
us
to,
and
that
will
that
will
maintain
all
the
products
being
where
it's
supposed
to
be
in
not
having
children
get
it
and
if
any
of
our
employees
violate
that
they
will
be
fired
and
they
will
be
reported
to
the
state
as
well.
Next.
AZ
Q
BA
Yeah,
so
we
we
plan
on
okay,
so
I
again
I've
learned,
I
said
I
have
15
years
of
retail
experience
working
at
walgreens
depending
on
the
area
I
was
working
in.
We
we
definitely
put
a
lot
of
work
and
well,
I
did
to
hiring
minorities
and
people
of
color
that
you
know
were
that
had
less
opportunity,
so
the
goal
says
50
to
75
percent,
but
I
always
try
to
exceed
that.
BA
AY
AY
This
most
at
massachusetts,
expungement
clinic
which
the
expungements
are
brand
new
in
massachusetts
versus
a
typical
ceiling,
and
I
say
that
because
obviously
there's
a
you
know,
the
cannabis
industry
is
littered
with
individuals
who
have
been
adversely
affected
last
year.
2019,
it
was
done
in
quincy,
and
this
past
year
was
it
was
held
in
springfield,
but
it
was
you
know
virtue
it
was
done.
Virtually
I
mean
I
will
continue
to
do
that,
and
legal
greens
will
continue
to.
N
N
N
Okay,
great
and
the
second
question
you
said
you're
going
to
have
valets,
who
are
they
going
to
be?
Are
they
going
to
be
licensed
and
bonded?
I
mean
a
little
unnerving
to
just
give
your
car
keys
up
to
someone.
So
I
mean,
if
you're
going
to
do
valets.
I
would
just
suggest
that
you
use
a
reputable
company.
N
P
I
do
I
just
have
one.
I
really
appreciate
the
high
goals
of
the
diversity
inclusion,
it's
great
to
hear,
mark
your
experience
and
recruitment
and
retention
of
your
employees
over
where
you've
worked
before.
In
your
experience,
I
just
can
you
just
elaborate
a
little
bit
more
about
seventeen
dollars
for
workers
and
then
plus
benefits?
What
are
the
other
benefits
that
you
all
have
discussed
for
workers.
P
AY
Certainly
well,
I
should
start
off
by
saying
I
don't
think
they're
100
defined
at
this
point,
but
they
would
be
tiered
in
regards
to
full-time
employment
versus
part-time
employment,
which
I
you
know
whatever
the
state
standard
is
in
regards
to
35
or
40
hours,
which
is
a
full-time
employee
with
benefits
at
that
point.
But
again
this
nothing
is
set
in
stone.
We
welcome
pushback.
We
welcome
suggestions
from
the
board.
AY
AL
Just
just
quickly,
as
you
mentioned,
you're,
not
within
a
buffer
zone
of
a
current
operating
establishment,
but
within
one
that
recently
got
approved
the
mass
citizens
for
social
equity.
How
far,
how
far
are
you
from
that
establishment,
4.28
0.28
and
has
there
been
any
feedback
or
concern
from
the
community
since
their
approval
about
having
establishments
so
close,
because
we've
gone.
AZ
AC
A
AS
Additionally,
she
self-identifies
as
black
and
of
haitian
descent
and
finally,
she
qualified
as
a
person
whose
annual
income
is
at
or
below
100
the
area
median
income.
She
did
submit
documentation
that
established
that
she
did
not
receive
an
income
in
2019
and
there
is
additional
documentation
to
substantiate
that.
If
there
are
any
questions
about
that.
A
A
BB
Yes,
this
is
jessica,
thomas
from
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services.
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
during
the
community
process,
my
office
received
201
support
letters
which
included
128
signatures
from
boston
residents
and
55
signatures
from
direct
to
butters.
We
held
a
community
meeting
on
september
4th
2019
and
we
like
to
go
on
record
to
support
the
project.
BC
C
AZ
AR
C
P
No,
I
would
just
encourage
the
applicants
to
have
a
little
bit
more
robust
details
on
some
of
the
things,
and
I
would
specifically
love
to
see
how
you're
thinking
about
just
worker
benefits
retention
worker
voice.
Those
kinds
of
things
would
be
in
in,
as
you
know,
in
these,
in
the
retail
jobs
particularly,
I
mean
it
would
be
good
to
hear
what
your
plans
are
to
make
sure
that
people
workers
are
both,
have
a
voice
and
have
a
say
in
their
workplace.
P
A
Well,
airway
botanicals
inc
doing
business
as
the
hempest.
The
proposed
location
is
882
to
886
south
street.
The
license
type
is
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license
the
proposed
hours
of
operation,
10
am
to
9
pm.
This
is
a
non-equity
applicant.
The
date
of
initial
application
is
july.
20Th
2018.,
the
date
of
filing
with
inspectional
services
is
august.
29
2018.,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
is
december
5th
2018..
BD
A
BD
I'm
going
to
start
with
a
little
bit
of
background
about
myself
and
rick
overson.
We
both
live
in
the
neighborhood
right
around
the
corner
from
this
facility.
I
have
lived
here
for
10
years.
Rick
has
lived
here,
his
entire
life,
his
neighbor,
his
family,
has
roots
going
back
in
this
neighborhood
about
80
years,
and
I've
lived
in
boston
for
23
years.
BD
BD
Residents
of
the
roslindale
community,
I
also
opened
up
the
hempest
clothing
store
back
in
1997,
which
I
think
you
could
date
back
as
being
perhaps
the
first
cannabis
business
in
the
state
of
massachusetts.
So
it's
been
a
long
long
road
to
get
here.
The
entire
focus
of
our
business
was
in
changing
marijuana
laws.
BD
We
recognized
a
long
long
time
ago
that
these
laws
were
very
damaging
to
a
lot
of
people,
and
I've
fought
for
you
know
over
two
decades
trying
to
change
that
and
work
with
groups
like
normal,
the
hemp
industries,
association,
mass
stand,
drug
policy
alliance
and
marijuana
policy
project.
Doing
signature
drives
fundraisers
and
donating
money
to
the
cause
of
changing
marijuana
laws.
BD
BD
BD
BD
And
if
you
can
go
on
to
the
next
slide,
we
want
to
turn
this
facility
into
this
facility,
which
I
think
anybody
can
kind
of
recognize.
As
as
an
improvement.
The
that
block
that
we're
on
is
is
a
it's
a
great
block.
It's
very
small
group
of
commercial
zone
property
and
it
it
recently
had
a
coffee
shop,
which
was
in
a
similar
state
of
disrepair
that
you
know
was
renovated
into
a
beautiful
coffee
shop.
AI
BD
Like
a
bustling,
you
know
a
bustling
new
center
for
for
the
neighborhood
right
next
door
to
this
is
a
chinese
food
restaurant
which
we
are
going
to
renovate
their
storefront
as
well,
and
then
next
door
to
that
is
a
beer
wine,
convenience
store
and
next
door
to
that
is
the
pizza
place
and
that's
essentially
the
only
thing
on
that
block.
It's
a
small
little
zone,
commercial
area
and
we,
you
know,
think
adding
a
little
boutique
adult
use
cannabis
facility.
BD
BD
BD
This
is
what
we
propose.
The
interior
look
like
we're
kind
of
going
to
an
upscale,
but
natural
look,
a
lot
of
wood.
We
we
don't
want
this
to
be
like
a
smoke
shop,
vibe
or
an
apple
store.
Vibe,
we
kind
of
want
to
give
it
a
really
natural,
healthy,
look
and
display.
You
know
top
shelf
cannabis
products
for
our
customers.
BD
BE
BD
BD
H
BD
BD
That's
just
the
architectural
drawings.
The
the
left
is
the
first
floor
which
we're
going
to
have
about
we're
thinking,
four
to
six
pos
systems,
which
we
think
will
be
adequate
in
getting
people
in
and
out
in
a
in
a
speedy
manner.
We
anticipate
a
five
to
ten
minute
transaction
time
and
on
the
right,
you'll
see
the
that's
the
basement.
The
vault
will
be
in
the
basement,
which
is
the
most
secure
space
for
a
vault
to
be,
and
there's
a
lot
of
regulation
that
I
can
get
into.
BD
BD
H
BD
Is
something
I
know
everybody
wants
to
talk
about
and
we
talk
about
as
especially
since
we're
not
an
equity
candidate,
but
I'd
really
like
to
bring
up
the
point
that
there
is
no
better
way
for
equity
and
inclusion
than
being
local
and
having
local
ownership.
We
literally
live
right
around
the
corner
from
this
facility.
We
have
a
vested
interest
in
this
community.
We
love
roslindale,
because
it's
synonymous
with
diversity
and
inclusion
of
all
the
neighborhoods
in
boston.
I
I
mean,
I
can't
think
of
one.
That's
that's
more.
BD
Of
all
different
walks
of
life
and
and
minorities,
every
every
walk
of
life,
pretty
much
is
represented
in
roslindale,
and
it's
what
makes
the
community
what
it
is
and
why
we
chose
to
live
there.
You
know
we're
dealing
with
somebody:
who's
had
a
20-year
history
of
of
fighting,
unfair
cannabis
laws
and
who
believes
in
in
that
equity
and
in
helping
those
who
have
been
damaged
by
unfair
marijuana
laws.
Our
written
goals
are
one-to-one,
hiring
of
equity
and
minority
candidates
to
non-equity
or
non-minorities.
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
AK
BD
To
demo
the
biggest
opposition
we
seem
to
face
in
our
community
outreach
reading
was
parking
and,
strangely
enough,
I
feel
this
place
has
more
parking
than
any
other
spot.
I've
seen
in
boston.
This
is
the
commuter
rail
spot
parking
lot
which,
on
a
saturday
afternoon
at
three
o'clock,
that's
one
of
the
busiest
hours
for
a
dispensary
and.
AA
BD
Spot
is
looks
like
this
every
saturday
and
every
sunday,
so
this
is
800
feet
from
our
building
and
we
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
We
have
done
eight
different
parking
accounts.
This
was
sort
of
a
there's.
You
don't
have
to
pay
attention
to
the
picture
on
the
right,
but
the
picture
on
the
left
is
our
facility,
the
red
dot.
BD
I
actually
live
at
the
blue
dot
there
and
you'll
see
there's
a
ton
of
street
parking
and
it's
an
interesting
traffic
pattern
that
allows
for
a
lot
of
different
directions
for
people
to
come
in
or
get
out
of
our
location.
We've
done.
Eight
different
parking
counts
at
this
location
and
in
within
a
quarter
mile
radius
of
this
facility.
We
have
never
found
less
than
200
open
parking
spaces.
BD
BD
The
northampton
location
we've
received
our
provisional
license,
I'm
actually
out
here
right
now
we're
going.
We
just
had
a
big
security
briefing,
but
we
are
the
post-provisional
license.
We
are
submitting
for
our
post-provisional
license
inspection
at
the
end
of
this
week
and
we
hope
to
have
we
hope
to
be
open
and
running
at
some
time.
In
probably,
the
december
december
might
be
a
little
optimistic,
but
it's
a
it's
a
time.
It's
a
time-consuming
process
with
the
ccc
stuff.
C
Okay
and
just
one
other
question
in
your
diversity
and
inclusion
plan,
you
specifically
seek
to
maintain
a
one-to-one
hiring
ratio
of
minorities,
women
veterans
and
immigrants
to
non-minorities.
What
does
that
mean
to
you?
Are
you
going
to
hire
50
like
how
is
that
working
out
you're
going
to
hire
one
one
minority
and
then.
BD
C
But
how
does
that
work
in
practice
like,
for
example,
when
we
put
this
agenda
together,
we
have
to
put.
We
cannot
hear
a
non-equity
applicant
until
we
have
an
equity
applicant
ready
to
go
so
would
you
not
hire
a
non-equity
person
until
you
had
a
minority
women
veterans
immigrants
like?
Are
you
literally
going
to
go
one
to
one
to
one
to
one
to
one.
N
BD
Of
the
commuter
rail
parking
is
a
municipal
lot
that
often
has
empty
spaces.
It's
very
close
municipal.
I
mean
the
the
train:
lots
about
800
feet,
the
municipal,
the
municipals,
on
the
other
side
of
that
there
is
lots
of
street
parking
and
we're
also
roslindale.
We
have.
We
have
two
bus
stops
within
100
yards
of
the
facility,
and
we
have
dozens
of
bus
routes
that
stop
in
roslindale
village,
which
is
about
you
know
a
thousand
feet
from
the
facility
too.
Q
BD
Q
BD
I
have
not
yet
that's
it's
it's
funny,
because
I've
reached
out
to
several
people
about
that,
and
I
and
I
talked
to
I
talked
to
city
councilor
royal
too
and
said
you
know
if
they
have
any,
if
they
have
any
resources
like
that,
that
they
could
send
my
way.
That
would
be
great
to
do,
but
basically,
I'm
not
sure
if
you're
familiar
with
c3rn,
but
that
was
they
were,
they
were
being
trained.
BD
They
were
going
to
be
a
vendor
where
they
actually
did
training
for
people
that
worked
directly
with
people
who
had
been
harmed
by
cannabis
laws,
and
I
haven't
found
that
resource
yet
but
they're,
you
know
that's
what
we
hope
to
do
is
find
a
resource.
I
do
have
a
friend,
that's
a
criminal
attorney,
a
criminal
defense
attorney,
and
he
says
he
thinks
he
could.
BD
Q
BD
P
Actually,
I
do.
I
would
love
to
hear
just
a
few
more
details
about
retention.
You
have
such
good
goals
and
one-to-one,
and
but
I
would
like
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
retention
of
your
workers
and
that's
something:
that's
always
a
flag
for
me
when
there's
such
high
goals
and
then
such
great
recruitment
plans
and
then
how
do
you
plan
to
retain
them?.
BD
Well,
I
mean
what
we
plan
on
is
a
starting
salary
of
seventeen
dollars
for
bud
tenders
or
seventeen.
Fifty,
I
think
the
and
that
will
go
up
to
salary
positions
of
up
to
probably
sixty
thousand
we're
going
to
have
to
see
how
business
is.
There's
a
lot
of
speculation
right
now,
but
as
more
of
these
places
open,
it
gets
a
little
difficult
to
you
know.
BD
Our
projections
will
be
will
be
fluctuating
so
retention,
we're
going
to
have
two
weeks
paid
vacation
and
full
health
benefits
for
all
full-time
employees,
and
what
we
hope
is
that
we
will
have
room
for
bonuses
now.
I've
I've
run
businesses,
retail
businesses,
like
four
four
different
stores.
I've
opened
over
the
years
and
nothing's
better
for
running
retail
than
retention.
It's
what
you
it's!
What
you
love,
I
nothing's
worse
than
having
to
hire
new
people
all
the
time.
We're
definitely
going
to
be
looking
for
to
build
a
solid
local
team
that
you
know.
BD
AL
Yes,
thank
you
thanks
for
the
presentation,
so
I
wanted
to
kind
of
dive
a
little
bit
into
the
data
again.
I
know
chairwoman
asked
about
the
the
one
to
one,
but
I
think
if
you,
when
you
group
people
of
color
women
veterans
immigrants,
all
in
one
group,
you
could
still
have
a
workforce
that
isn't
necessarily
reflective
of
not
the
demographics
of
the
city
or
the
demographics
of
the
community.
I
believe
roslindale.
I
could
be
wrong
about
63
people
of
color
and
a
large
percentage
of
of
latino.
AL
AL
I
think
you
can
achieve
those
goals
where,
where
you're
located
so
close,
you
know
to
parts
of
roslindale
as
well
as
jp
that
that
you
could
have
a
lot
of
people
who
meet
that
criteria,
and
I
would
also
say
to
encourage
that
within
your
leadership
as
well
would
be,
I
think,
would
be
really
important
and
then,
with
the
with
the
security.
It
says
that
so
it's
it's
minority,
owned
and
and-
and
I
know
mark
so
I
know
that
you
know
commitment
to
to
hiring
people
of
color.
BD
BF
AL
Security
force-
and
I
thought
that's
only
like
one
person-
okay,
okay,
okay,
yeah,
so
yeah,
so
I
think
so
that
was
my
own.
It
was
more,
I
guess
more
of
a
comment
than
a
question.
Is
that
when
you,
when
you
know,
as
we
think
about
those
who
it's
not
it's
commitment
to
equity,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
those
who
were
negatively
impacted
by
the
war
and
drugs,
and
that
is
in
particular,
black
and
latino
men,
I
would
really
look
at
those.
A
We'll
now
move
to
public
testimony
for
the
record,
we
did
receive
something
in
the
chat
regarding
the
public
notice.
This
hearing
received
more
than
the
required
legal
48-hour
public
notice.
It
was
noticed
the
week
prior
posted
on
both
the
city
clerk's
site,
the
cannabis
board's
website
and
distributed
to
various
city
agencies.
I
also
want
to
note
that
the
record
will
be
kept
open
for
public
testimony
up
until
wednesday
at
10
am
with
that.
Are
there
any
individuals
who
wish
to
testify
regarding
this
application,
beginning
with
elected
officials
or
their
representatives.
AB
Good
afternoon,
members
of
the
cannabis
board,
this
is
joe
coffins
here
with
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services.
We
would
like
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
this
proposal.
Throughout
the
community
process,
we
received
a
lot
of
supportive
comments
about
ricky
and
mitch
being
locally
owned
business
owners.
AB
A
A
A
H
A
Calling
erba
c3
dorchester
llc
the
proposed
license:
premise
is
43
freeport
street.
The
license
type
is
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
10,
am
to
9
pm.
This
is
a
certified
equity
applicant.
The
date
of
the
initial
application
is
february.
26
2020,
the
date
of
filing
with
inspectional
services
department
is
february.
19
2020,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
is
august.
20Th
2020.,
the
presentation
team
is
angkor.
Roonka
owner
brian
chavez
owner
michael
ross
attorney
daniel
glissman
attorney
is
the
applicant
present.
BG
Thank
you
mike
thank
you,
mem,
honourable
members
of
the
board
and
the
public
for
attending
pardon
for
some
reason
I'm
having
some
technical
difficulties
with
my
camera,
but
I
will
proceed
and
I'm
just
going
to
be
mindful
of
the
board's
time
so
for
this
establishment
is
for
43
freeport
street
and
the
dispensary
will
be
called
urban
next
slide.
Please.
BG
All
right
so
just
going
to
go
to
a
quick,
give
you
a
quick
overview
on
how
this
company
came
about.
So
very
simple
terms.
My
our
company
massachusetts
citizens
for
social
equity
will
be
51
owner
of
this
entity,
coupled
with
c3
industries,
which
will
be
49
ownership
and
will
make
up
urban.
This
partnership
came
about
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
context,
came
about
with
an
introduction
in
the
community
and
after
learning
about
c3's
leadership
and
their
track
record.
BG
Their
story
resonated
a
lot
with
me
and
my
brother
for
example.
We
are
you
know
they.
We
are
both
both
groups,
mcsc
and
c3,
where
the
children
of
immigrants,
my
parents,
came
from
dominican
republic
and
encore
and
vishal's
parents
came
from
india
both
to
pursue
the
american
dream
and
were
both
made
up
of
brother
duo
teams
that
that
have
a
passion
for
the
cannabis
industry
and
interest
next
slide.
Please.
BG
All
right
so
as
like
myself
intro,
you
guys
have
to
the
people
that
don't
know
I'm
brian
chavez,
president
and
ceo
of
mcsc.
My
brother
is
the
ceo
jason
chavez.
He
has
experience
in
the
cannabis
industry
in
california
and
our
community
outreach
director,
desiree
frangel
next
slide.
Please,
and
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
encore,
to
introduce
himself
in
c3.
BH
Thank
you,
brian,
and
thank
you
to
the
board
for
allowing
us
to
present
today.
Just
a
quick
background
of
the
company
c3,
as
brian
mentioned,
was
founded
by
my
brother
vishal,
and
I
and
our
third
partner,
joel
ruggiero
we're
a
family-run
business,
we're
a
private
company
based
in
michigan,
and
we
have
operations
in
a
few
different
states
and
a
long
track
record
of
of
strong
operations
in
the
licensed
cannabis
industry
in
massachusetts.
We're
building
a
facility
in
franklin
for
cultivation
and
processing,
and
we
also
have
retail
locations
in
berlin
and
natick.
BH
We've
been
working
in
the
dorchester
community
for
almost
two
years,
pursuing
cannabis
retail.
We
originally
had
a
site
before
this,
and
what
we
ultimately
realized
is
that
the
the
right
way
to
come
into
the
boston
market
is
with
a
strong
local
partner.
That
has
a
track
record
in
the
community
and
has
the
trust
of
the
community
and
we
were
introduced
to
brian
and
jason,
and
we
really
felt
a
strong
chemistry
between
them
and
us,
and
our
two
companies
and
we're
excited
to
work
with
them
and
partner
with
them.
BH
And
this
is
in
their
backyard,
of
course,
as
a
community
where
they
grew
up
and
we'll
focus
primarily
in
this
partnership
on
the
back
end
on
the
licensing
compliance
real
estate,
things
like
that
and
brian
will
really
take
the
lead
on
the
customer
facing
and
community
facing
sides
of
the
business
brian
back
to
you
next
side.
Please.
BG
Thank
you,
encore
and-
and
I
would
just
like
to
add
that,
with
this
partnership,
one
reason
why
we
were
comfortable
why
we
welcomed
it
is
that
encore
and
his
brother
vishal
have
experience
and
success
in
cannabis
operations
and
us
being
equity
out
applicants
having
access
to
the
technical
assistance
couple
that,
with
their
experience,
I
feel
like
this
is
going
to
be
a
recipe
for
success.
The
timeline
two
things
we
filed
in
february
2020
we're
at
the
blue
dot
at
the
bcb
hearing
today.
BG
One
thing
that
I
would
like
to
point
out
prior
to
filing
with
the
city
this
november
2019
december
2019.
We
were
already
conducting
community
outreach
and
I
just
like
to
note
that
you
know
that
we
engage
the
community
prior
to
filing
next
slide.
Please
so
we're
going
to
just
go
over
to
the
site
the
site
right
now:
43,
free
port
street.
You
see
images
of
how
the
facility
looks
now
it's
going
to
be
4
000
square
feet.
Our
proposed
hours
are
from
10
to
9.
BG
big
thing.
We
plan
to
employ
30
employees
that
are
locally
hired
in
the
neighborhood
walking
distance
community
distance
away,
and
what
I
really
love
about
this
site
is
the
amount
of
parking
there's
42
spaces
in
total
at
least
24
are
going
to
be
designated
for
our
use
and
anybody
you
know
and,
as
you
can
see,
the
aerial
view
was
really.
BI
BG
C
BG
BG
Please
sorry,
I'm
just
going
to
be
mindful
for
time
so
left
the
zoning.
The
left
image
shows
that
we
are
in
compliance
with
the
500
feet,
rule
of
the
schools.
The
image
to
the
right
larger
shows
that
we're
not
within
a
half-mile
of
any
existing
cannabis
establishment,
more
important
to
note
even
within
outside
the
law.
Like
I
just
messaged
mentioned,
there's
no
sensitive
sites
of
near
this
facility.
I
mean
I
have
people
that
supported
this
proposal
that
are
against
cannabis,
but
support
this
proposal
because
they
love
the
location.
BG
The
floor
plan
very
quick
overview.
We
have
a
sizable
waiting
area
in
the
front
retail
aid
waiting
area.
We're
gonna,
have
about
1600
square
foot
of
retail
showroom
space
but
consistent
with
our
other
locations.
There's
not
going
to
be
any
product
or
stock
available
in
abundance
on
the
showroom.
Everything
will
be
locked
away
and
secure
until
it's
procured
by
the
customer
next
site.
Please
what
I'm
really
excited
is
to
show
you
the
site
improvements.
BG
The
left
image
shows
the
image
the
site.
It
is
now
43
free
for
street,
with
the
abutting
parcel,
which
used
to
be
bob's,
barker's,
auto
sales,
the
image
to
the
right
shows
how
we're
going
to
revitalize
the
site
through
site
improvements
through
green
space.
Additional
parking-
and
you
know
we're
gonna-
make
it
aesthetically
look
better
to
match
a
lot
of
the
development.
That's
coming,
such
as
dot
block
in
the
area
and
we're
gonna
make
this
site.
BG
That's
what
I
call
a
dog
we're
gonna,
make
it
beautiful
and
blend
in
with
the
with
the
trend
of
the
neighborhood
next
slide.
Please,
okay,
again,
images
on
your
left.
You
know
the
site,
it
is
what
it
is.
It's
been
like
that
for
years,
there's,
never
anything,
that's
thrived
at
that
building
and
the
images
on
the
right
shows
the
improvements
and
the
beautification
that
we'll
be
doing
with
the
with
this
site
and,
along
with
the
many
job
opportunities
that
we're
gonna
provide
next
slide.
Please,
okay,
next
slide,
please!
BG
BG
Okay
next
slide.
Thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
that
all
right.
So
again,
our
employment
plan,
at
least
50,
are
going
to
be
coming
from
dorchester
75
at
the
minimum
boston.
The
ownership
is
67
owned
by
people
of
color,
we're
gonna
for
the
wages
and
employment.
We're
gonna
go
for
the
we're
gonna
go
in
adherence
to
the
boston
living
wage
ordinance.
I
believe
that's
about
1564
per
hour
and
for
the
hiring
consistent
mass
higher
operation
exit
program
and
the
mayor's
office
of
returning
citizens
and,
like
I
said,
community
ties.
BG
BG
We
have
24
exclusive
parking
spaces.
The
traffic
studies
show
that
there
will
be
minimal
impact
on
the
morning
traffic
and
a
little
impact
on
the
pm
traffic.
Anybody
knows
that
street.
If
there's
an
access
to
the
highway,
we
will
be
to
negate
traffic.
We
will
pass
subsidies
and
membership
of
t-pass
and
bike
share
memberships
for
all
our
employees
next
slide.
Please
here
is
our
parking
plan.
BG
C
D
Q
Q
BH
Yeah,
thank
you,
commissioner.
We
c3
itself
is
not
an
equity
applicant
in
partnership
with
mcsc
and
is
part
of
urba
we're
an
equity
applicant
by
virtue
of
their
majority
ownership
of
this
of
this
partnership
entity.
We
certainly
believe
strong
in
equity
principles.
As
brian
mentioned
I
mean
my
my
brother
and
I
are
children
of
immigrants.
My
my
parents
came
here
in
1975
from
india.
BH
My
dad
worked
hard
and
was
in
the
auto
industry
and
worked
for
ford
and
gm
for
many
years,
and
then
my
brother
and
I
went
to
school
at
the
university
of
michigan
and
state
where
our
family
lived,
and
ultimately,
we
built
careers
in
the
finance
industry
really
through
our
own
hard
work,
and
so
we
built
this
company
we're
very
proud
of
it.
We
have
raised
capital,
we
do
have
operations
in
multiple
states.
BH
I
view
that
as
a
real
positive
here,
I
think
that
I
think
that
we
can
be
very
complementary
to
what
brian
and
jason
are
trying
to
do.
We
are
still
a
private
business
vishal
and
I
run
the
business
we.
We
are
the
board
members,
we
control
it,
so
we
don't
have
outside
investors
that
have
taken
control
of
this
this
business.
BH
BB
P
P
Just
want
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
retention,
as
you
know,
in
retail
and
in
this
industry.
Just
would
love
to
see
more.
I'm
glad
you're
hitting
the
living
boston
living
wage
ordinance
wage
there
any
other
things
that
you
want
to
talk
about
about
a
worker
voice,
or
you
know,
cost
of
living
increases
or
things
that
are
really
meant
to
think
about,
or
training
career
pathways.
Those
kinds
of
things
that
are
really
part
of
retention
of
workers
in
this
industry.
BG
I
I
think
I'll
take
that
out
similar
to
in
our
app
application,
we'll
be
using
the
metrics
to
to
hire.
But
a
key
component
that
I
feel
like
is
essential
in
retention
is
what
we
spoke
about
in
our
lab
proposals.
We
want
to
do
like
workforce
development
for
our
employees,
similar
to
what
I
experience
at
year
up.
BG
You
know
you
learn
about
corporate
etiquette,
email,
etiquette,
industry,
best
practices,
you
know
what
makes
a
safe
and
inclusive
environment,
and
you
know
just
so
that
we
can
help
develop
our
staff
so
that,
as
we
develop
our
staff,
we
develop
our
company
and
we
don't
do
otherwise.
You
know
and
I'll
leave
it
off
their
own
core.
BH
AL
Yeah,
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
expand
a
little
bit
on
the
educational
grants
and
if
there
are
any
additional
community
benefits
that
you
see
or
ways
to
support
entrepreneurs.
I
do
see
this
as
a
way
of
you
know
supporting
the
chavez
brothers
who
are
starting
out
in
this
industry.
Given
your
track
record.
But
I
do.
AL
I
do
think
that
there
might
be
opportunity
for
for
more,
and
so,
if
there
are
any
future,
if
you,
if
you
think
that
the
10
000
is
gonna,
expand
beyond
just
one
person,
whether
it
can
expand
upon
something,
that's
much
more
substantial
for
entrepreneurs
who
might
be
able
who
want
to
open
a
business.
Given
your
success
and
profit
margins
from
across
the
country.
BH
Sure,
thank
you.
I
think
brian
that's
questions
directed
to
me,
so
I'll
jump
into
that.
If
you
would
like
to
jump
in
after
that,
this
is
really
a
minimum
from
our
standpoint.
So
this
is
a
firm
commitment
for
us
to
provide
at
least
one
grant
and
at
least
10
000
a
year
we'd
like
it
to
expand
over
time.
I
believe
that
the
you
know,
with
ryan
and
jason
and
their
other
locations
will
be
we'll,
have
an
opportunity
to
really
expand
this
between
all
three
of
these
stores.
BH
We
think
that
supporting
young
entrepreneurs
that
want
to
come
in
the
industry
is
one
of
the
most
exciting
ways
to
bring
equity
into
the
business,
and
so
to
me
this
is
the
most
I
think,
meaningful
long-term
aspect
of
what
we
want
to
do
and
we're
absolutely
open
to
expanding
this
over
time.
We
just
wanted
to
present
what
we
think
is
just
a
minimum
commitment
here,
and
I
think
one
of
the
other
applicants
mentioned
it
before
we
I've
seen
from
other
markets.
BH
It
will
get
more
competitive
in
massachusetts,
and
so
we
don't
want
to
make
promises
that
we
can't
keep
from
a
business
standpoint
later
so
so
we
put
this
out
as
a
minimum,
but
but
absolutely
the
intention
would
be
to
do
more
and
again
why
I'm
so
interested
in
working
with
brian.
I
mean
he's
not
just
talking
about
these
things.
He's
actually
done
these
things
for
many
years
with
his
with
his
other
businesses.
So
brian,
do
you
want
to
touch
on
any
of
that
at
all?
Please.
BG
Yes,
thank
you,
encore
and
just
to
say
that
a
great
question,
commissioner
yang
and
I
appreciate
it
so
big,
really
pilly
back
we
rather
under
commit
and
over
perform
than
under
promise,
then
over
promise,
and
then
you
know
you
know
and
underperform.
Basically,
like
you
know,
our
credibility
is
really
important
on
the
board.
We
want
to
come
here
every
year
and
what
I
pledge
and
what
we
commit
to
I
want
to
execute.
So
we
will
keep
you
informed.
Thank
you.
AS
Okay,
I
think
the
coast
is
clear.
I'm
sorry
about
that.
So
I
was
able
to
certify
irva
as
an
equity
applicant
through
mr
chavez,
who
is
an
indirect,
beneficial
holder
of
urba.
He
has
a
direct
100,
beneficial
interest
in
massachusetts,
citizens
for
social
equity,
which
is
the
51
interest
holder
of
irva.
AS
He
is
a
person
who
has
lived
in
in
an
area
of
disproportionate
impact,
as
defined
by
the
ccc
for
the
past
13
years.
I
believe
yes,
13
years
he
was
con.
He
has
an
arrest
for
record
from
september
7th
of
2012
when
he
was
arrested
for
the
possession
of
a
possession
to
distribute
a
class
d
substance
marijuana
again,
a
person
who
has
resided
in
the
city
of
boston
for
the
past
seven
years
again,
he
has
resided
in
boston
for
the
past
13
years
and
mr
chavez
has
self-identified
as
latino
and
afro-caribbean.
AS
A
AC
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
patrick
fandell,
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services,
we'd
like
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
this
applicant
as
existing
stakeholders
in
the
neighborhood.
The
applicants
have
gone
above
and
beyond
the
required
community
process
reaching
out
to
many
of
the
area,
civic
associations
outside
of
the
ones
that
this
falls
into
the
catchment
area
for
and
meeting
with,
the
butters
across
the
neighborhood.
To
date,
they've
received
87
letters
of
support
from
residents
of
dorchester,
including
a
butters
to
the
site.
AC
A
BC
Yes,
and
here
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
julie,
ryan
from
city
council,
frank
baker's
office.
This
applicant
has
engaged
the
community
multiple
times.
Not
only
did
they
have
the
city
sponsored
about
his
meeting,
they
had
their
own
about
his
meeting
as
well.
It
was
overall
well
received
by
the
community
and
had
no
strong
opposition.
The
community
was
in
favor
of
the
chavez
brothers
having
them
being
stakeholders
in
the
neighborhood.
Already
with
that
being
said,
the
council
would
like
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
this
proposal.
A
AW
AW
Her
name
is
perpetual
hapron.
She
lives
on
39
fenton
street
and
I
believe
that
she
testified
on
our
behalf,
but
when
the
location
over
in
chinatown
was
being
presented,
so
I
do
apologize
for
that
confusion.
She
was
in
the
middle
of
work,
but
she
supports
us
and
I
can
have
her
email
you
guys
later
today,
if
necessary.
Thank.
V
A
AW
A
A
BJ
BG
A
A
Calling
sira
naturals
inc,
the
proposed
license:
premise
is
827
to
829
boylston
street.
The
license
type
is
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
monday
through
saturday.
10
am
to
8
pm
sunday.
10
am
to
6
pm
equity
status,
non-equity
applicant
date
of
initial
application
august
22
2018
date
of
filing
with
inspectional
services,
august
22nd,
2018
date
of
community
meeting
april
8
2019.
A
presentation
team
consists
of
david
rosenberg,
co-founder
president
and
board
member
louis
carker,
co-founder
treasurer
and
board
member
dwan
pecknet
vice
president
of
government
relations
and
community
investment,
michael
foley,
regional
dispensary
manager,
christian
rainier
attorney
for
landlord
and
yari
sanchez
attorney
for
landlord
the
applicant
present.
Yes,
as
a
reminder,
you
will
have
10
minutes.
Jasmine
wynn
will
notify
you
at
the
five
minute
mark
and
the
two
minute
mark.
A
BI
BI
Well,
I
am
joined
today
by
david
rosenberg
and
luke
harger,
our
original
co-founders
president,
and
treasurer
respectively,
and
owners
of
829
boylston
street
michelle
foley
next
slide.
Please
michelle
foley,
sierra's,
regional
dispensary
manager
and
our
attorneys
chatty
sanchez,
chris
raynier,
from
gulstan
and
stores
and
john
fernandez,
our
state
regulatory
council
next
slide.
Please.
BI
Founded
in
2013,
sierra
naturals
is
one
of
massachusetts.
First
vertically
integrated
medical
companies
and
has
become
one
of
the
state's
largest
cannabis
employers.
Our
growth
has
been
thoughtful
and
with
purpose
we
voluntarily
unionized
our
workforce
becoming
the
first
and
only
massachusetts
cannabis
company.
To
do
so,
we
are
the
only
cannabis
operator
with
zero
incidents
and
zero
deficiencies
in
six
years
of
operation.
BI
BI
This
is
why
syrian
naturals
is
an
important
alternative
point
of
entry
to
the
cannabis
industry,
for
people
of
color,
sarah's,
secure
living
wage
union
jobs,
operational
structure
and
local
management
offers
a
broad
range
of
jobs
and
opportunities
for
advancement,
often
unique
to
publicly
traded
companies
and
the
reason
why
companies
like
ibm
and
coca-cola
have
historically
played
such
an
important
role
to
people
of
color
slide.
Seven,
please
by
viewing
the
cannabis
industry
as
an
economic
engine
for
enormous
and
equitable
community
benefit.
We
are
radically
rethinking
community
engagement.
BI
We
recognize
that
individuals
from
any
community
want
meaningful
opportunities
to
define
their
own
destinies
historically
and
sadly,
an
elusive
goal
for
many
people
of
color
by
gaining
critical,
hands-on
on-the-job
training.
We
are
building
a
workforce
that
will
develop
skills
distinct
to
this
regulated
industry,
allowing
those
from
just
disproportionately
impacted
communities
to
gain
valuable
experience.
BI
BI
We
begin
with,
you
can't
be
what
you
can't
see:
a
series
of
community
outreach
meetings
conducted
in
disproportionately
impacted
neighborhoods
in
boston.
We
seek
to
deconstruct
the
stigma
of
cannabis
by
confronting
head-on
the
complicated
and
racist
history
of
cannabis
in
the
united
states.
We
describe
the
basics
of
our
industry
and
we
explore
the
many
opportunities
for
careers
within
the
industry
and
at
sierra.
BI
Then
we
move
to
the
second
phase
workforce
development
or
there
is
a
place
for
you
in
the
cannabis
industry
partnering
with
ufcw.
Our
employees
now
have
guaranteed
access
to
living
wage
and
portable
union
jobs,
the
type
of
skilled
jobs
that
carry
good
pay,
great
benefits
and
educational
opportunities.
BI
That's
why
we
are
delighted
to
share
that
the
ccc
just
recently
granted
three
licenses
to
the
sierra
fellows
with
the
first
store
western
front
scheduled
to
open
later
this
month,
we
couldn't
buy
it
slide.
14.
Please,
we've
created
a
boston
sports
program
to
give
local
hiring
preference
to
boston
residents
with
a
goal
of
75
of
our
boylston
store
employees
coming
from
the
city,
with
particular
focus
on
recruiting
from
disproportionately
impacted
neighborhoods
in
boston.
BK
BI
BI
We
have
received
broad
and
significant
support
for
this
proposal,
including
our
elect
our
elected
and
community
leaders
like
representative
j
livingstone
and
the
ufcw
ibew,
the
afrlcio,
and
even
several
of
our
brothers
next
slide.
Please,
sarah
is
committed
to
fitting
into
the
iconic
back
bay
neighborhood.
We
are
members
of
the
licensing
and
business
unit
committee
of
nav
and
the
back
bay
association,
and
we
look
forward
to
holding
quarterly
community
meetings
to
receive
community
feedback
and
exchange
ideas.
Thank
you.
Michelle.
BL
Thank
you
dwan
good
afternoon,
everyone,
I'm
michelle
foley,
sara's,
regional
dispensary
manager
and
I've
been
successfully
managing
cirrus
retail
operations.
For
the
past
three
years,
I
have
over
20
years
of
high
volume,
retail
management
and
eight
of
those
years
spent
running
a
retail
store
on
newbury
street
in
the
back
bay.
Thank
you
for
your
time
today.
Slide.
H
BL
Please
our
location
is
directly
across
from
the
prudential
towers.
As
an
experienced
operator.
We
take
our
retail
responsibility
very
seriously.
We
must
meet
the
highest
expectations,
especially
with
this
location.
829
boylston
street
is
informed
by
sarah's,
extensive
experience
and
intentional
design
principles.
BL
Our
facility
is
located
at
the
basement
level
and
is
purposefully
constructed
to
be
modest,
inconspicuous,
safe
and
secure.
There
will
be
no
outdoor
queuing,
regular
security
sweeps
and
our
experienced
staff
minimize
any
disruption
to
the
surrounding
commercial
areas.
For
all
of
these
reasons,
we're
very
proud
to
have
the
endorsement
of
the
back
bay
association,
local
area
businesses,
including
our
direct
butter
for
our
application.
BL
Sierra
is
the
gold
standard
in
operations
and
we
are
the
right
operator
to
thoughtfully,
develop
a
location
in
this
area
slide
28,
please,
our
security
measures
meet
or
exceed
all
standards
for
financial
banks
and
financial
institutions.
This
means
that
sierra
will
be
one
of
the
safest
locations
on
boylston
street.
BL
BL
Extensive
parking
options
are
also
available
around
the
store,
we're
a
short
walk
to
the
green
line,
the
orange
line,
the
commuter
rail
over
half
a
dozen
bike
routes
and
there's
a
blue
bike
station
right
in
front
of
our
store,
sierra
currently
subsidizes
mbta
passes
and
blue
bikes
memberships
for
all
of
our
employees,
so
we'll
be
taking
full
advantage
of
the
unparalleled
public
transit
options.
This
area
has
to
offer.
Thank
you,
and
this
time
I'll
hand
it
back
over
to
juan
for
closing.
BI
Flight
36,
please
in
closing
sarah
naturals,
is
the
first
and
only
univ
union
cannabis
employer
in
massachusetts.
We
will,
with
intent
and
purpose,
engage
disproportionately
impacted
communities
through
targeted
programs
and
investment,
and
we
are
the
gold
standard
in
operational
excellence,
with
a
zero
incident
and
zero
deficiency
track
record
that
our
regulators
look
to.
We
thank
you
for
your
time
and
we
are
here
to
answer
your.
C
BL
So
our
needham
location
has
been
open
since
february
of
2018
and
we
actually
have
been
operating
appointment
only
since
that
location
has
been
open
and
the
somerville
location
opened
in
september
of
2017,
and
we
actually
implemented
appointment.
Only
when
covit
hit
we
were
trying
to.
You
know
make
sure
that
we
limited
the
impact
to
the
community,
no
lines
forming
that
we
limited
the
number
of
of
customers,
or,
I
should
say,
patients
inside
the
building,
so
we've
been
operating
since
march
in
in
somerville
successfully
appointment
only.
C
AU
BL
Of
people,
inside
of
our
store
and
so
for
for
boy
to
be
determined,
you
know
we
will
definitely
start
as
appointment,
only
and
see
how
that
goes.
I
don't
think
we
don't
have
like
an
actual
set
date,
yet
it
would
determine
you
know
how
successful
and
if
we
feel
that
it's
successful,
then
we
would
potentially
keep
that
as
a
way
of
operating.
N
BL
Yeah,
absolutely
so
so
that
means
like
a
basic
like
a
pre-rolled
joint.
We
would
sell
them
in
packs
of
of
minimum
four
and
so
that
what
that
does
is
that
increases
the
price
point,
therefore
deterring
anyone
coming
in
to
just
buy
like
one
pre-roll,
exactly
so
just
mimicking
what
the
the
tobacco
company
is.
Okay,.
AG
Q
BL
Yeah
absolutely
so
we
actually
have
a
a
retail
training
manager
and
she's
fantastic,
so
her
and
I
create
all
of
our
training
materials.
All
of
our
staff
go
through
a
two
to
three
week:
very
intensive
training
program.
Everything
from
you
know
product
to
operations
and
regulations,
customer
service,
and
we
really
see
that,
as
you
know,
a
way
to
set
people.
I
feel
like
if
you
set
people
up
for
success
in
the
beginning,
you're
starting
them
on
the
right
foot.
BL
Therefore,
they'll
be
more
apt
to
stay
with
the
company
who
invests
in
their
training,
and
so
they
go
through
that
training
they're
also
shadowing
employees
after
they
go
through
the
training
they'll
do
a
week
of
shadowing,
and-
and
so
that's
what
our
you
know.
Training
program
looks
like
we're
of
the
philosophy
that
training
never
ends,
we're
always
creating
new
training
materials,
training
documents
and-
and
you
know,
staff
development
is
something
that's
ongoing.
BI
That's
also
a
training
program
that
we're
involved
in
for
the
jails
to
job
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
we
have
our
first
intern
is
starting
or
may
have
already
started
in
this
past
month
or
past
week.
Actually,
and
the
idea
is
that,
as
michelle
said,
to
set
people
up
for
success,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
they
get
all
of
the
opportunities
training
and
can
work
together.
BI
AL
Thank
you.
I
had
a
question
about
the
structure
I'm
trying
to
I'm
trying
to
wrap
my
head
around
the
co-founder.
The
founders
are
not
the
financial
interests
in
the
company.
It's
a
is
that
the
not
is
that
a
national
company
air
strategies
that
has
full
financial
interest.
So
what
does
that
mean?
As
david
and
luis
are
co-founders?
They
just
they
because
they
own
the
property.
I'm
trying
to
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
how
that
structure
works
because
it
doesn't
look
like
they're
looks
like
they're
board
members,
I'm
just
confused.
BM
I,
commissioner,
that's
actually
a
very
good
question,
so
if
I
could
just
give
you
a
brief
history,
thank
you,
since
cannabis
is
illegal
from
a
federal
perspective,
there's
no
traditional
bank
financing
available.
So
when
lou
and
I
and
a
few
other
people
started
this
company,
we
had
to
go
to
a
private
financing
model.
BM
Once
that
adult
use
law
was
signed
in
massachusetts,
we
understood
that
our
initial
investment
wasn't
going
to
be
enough
to
continue
to
grow
the
company
and
and
survive
and
thrive,
and
the
marijuana
business,
quite
frankly,
is
much
more
capital
intensive.
It
requires
a
lot
more
money
than
anyone
anticipated,
so
we
began
to
search
for
the
necessary
capital
and
we
figured
we
were
going
to
need
between
50
and
60
million
dollars
to
allow
us
to
sufficiently
sufficiently
expand
and
grow.
BM
BM
BM
That's
where
the
ear
ayr
corporate
partnership
was
formed
and
born
for
sarah
18
months
ago,
we
agreed
to
swap
our
stock,
so
our
ownership
in
sarah
for
stock
for
an
ownership
interest
in
ear
and
a
seat
on
the
air
board
of
directors,
making
us
an
integral
part
of
the
ownership
of
the
new
parent
company
and,
just
to
be
clear,
we
took
no
profits
out
of
this
transaction.
None
we
took
ownership
in
ear
and
thereby
retained
ownership.
BM
BM
BI
BI
BI
Allow
us
to
make
the
significant
investment
in
diversity
and
inclusion
actually
creating
the
department
that
I
now
lead,
and
it
is
a
department
of
government
relations
and
community
investment
and
the
programs
that
we
just
heard
about,
and
so
we
are
going
to
be
hiring
from
the
neighborhood
and
implementing
those
programs.
And
it's
because
of
this,
these
resources
that
we
can
do
that.
AL
Thank
you
and
then
I
just
had
one
final
question.
If
I
love
all
of
the
diversity
goals
and
and
the
commitment
to
unionized
workers-
and
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
supply
the
your
stats
for
the
other
places
that
you
operate
in
the
state,
your
diversity,
statistics
for
the
other
for
the
needham
and
the
somerville
locations.
AG
A
AG
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
shanice
finzel
with
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services,
my
predecessor
and
our
chief
of
staff
facilitated
the
public
process
for
this
proposal.
The
meeting
that
was
held
in
april
2019
was
very
productive
and
constituents
were
supportive
of
the
proposal.
While
the
king
city
school
has
submitted
a
letter
of
opposition
on.
R
AG
There
is
overwhelming
support
on
record
as
well
including
letters
of
support
from
the
banker
association,
a
butter
state
and
city
level,
elected
officials.
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
has
no
further
questions
or
concerns.
We
ask
that
the
applicant
continue
to
work
closely
with
their
neighbors
to
address
any
issues.
Given
this,
we
would
like
to
go
on
record
in
support
of
the
proposal.
Best
of
luck.
AG
A
BN
Hi
I'd
like
to
speak
on
behalf
of
councillor
bach
hi,
madam
chairman,
members
of
the
board,
counselor
bach
submitted
a
letter
of
non-opposition
for
this
site.
This
is
a
location
preferred
by
the
neighboring
community,
and
the
ownership
group
has
committed
significant
resources
to
the
local
area
and
has
committed
to
a
unionized
workforce
all
points
in
favor
for
the
councilor.
BN
She
believes
that,
if
it
proved
there
would
be
a
good
neighbor
partner.
Her
main
source
of
hesitation,
however,
is
that
this
proposal
is
owned
by
a
large,
publicly
traded,
canadian
multinational,
so
it
isn't
the
local
or
majority
person
of
color
ownership.
We
would
ideally
want
to
see
at
a
potentially
lucrative
back-bay
site.
That
chief
reservation
is
what
prompted
her
to
file
a
letter
of
non-opposition
rather
than
support.
BN
A
BO
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board
and
and
leslie
my
name
is
martin
rutter.
I
live
at
144
beacon
street
in
the
back
bay.
I've
lived
there
for
15
years,
although
actually
my
connections
with
this
part
of
the
world
go
back
somewhat
longer
than
that,
since
my
mother's
forebears
were
expelled
from
here
unceremoniously
approximately
200
years
ago,
but
I
came
back
and
no
hard
feelings.
BO
We've
been
grappling
and
trying
to
get
our
hands
around
all
the
issues
associated
with
the
legalization
of
marijuana
for
at
least
three
years,
going
through
many
changes,
which
of
course
have
finally
led
to
the
creation
of
the
of
the
boston
cannabis
board.
At
the
same
time,
we've
been
in
touch
with
various
elected
officials,
we've
been
in
discussions
with
the
business
community
and
so
forth.
So
what
we
would
like
to
say
at
this
point
is
that
our
position
is
one
of
non-opposition
to
this
application.
BO
We're
particularly
glad
to
hear
about
the
appointment,
only
approach
method
of
operation
and
that
there
won't
be
any
any
single
joints.
So
I
think,
on
the
whole-
and
this
has
taken
a
lot
of
discussion
and
debate
within
within
nab-
we
have
decided,
to,
I
say,
adopt
a
position
of
non-opposition
to
this
application.
Thank
you.
BP
Thank
you.
My
name
is
christopher
sullivan,
I'm
a
lawyer
and
a
partner
in
the
firm
of
robbins
kaplan,
we're
located
at
800
boylston
street
right
across
the
street.
From
this
site
I
represent
a
another
non-equity
applicant
called
compassionate
organics
on
february
22nd
of
2016,
compassionate
organics
filed
with
then
the
department
of
public
health
in
its
initial
medical
marijuana
filing
for
a
medical
marijuana
dispensary
at
331
newbury
street
in
the
back
bay
by
two
years
later,
on.
BP
BP
We
had
a
provisional
certificate
of
registration,
we
had
an
award
of
a
conditional
use
zpa
and
we
had
approval
from
the
back
bay,
architectural
commission,
and,
despite
all
of
that,
we
have
been
assigned
a
much
much
later
application
date,
which
we
feel
is
incorrect
and
that's
basically
the
point
that
I'm
trying
to
make
here
and
if
it
would
be
more
easy
to
digest
or
more
persuasive.
I
can
certainly
file
a
brief.
V
AC
BE
BE
I
don't
want
to
take
too
much
of
your
time
recognizing
that
this
is,
of
course,
a
boston
and
non-summarable
hearing,
but
I'd
like
to
just
take
a
moment
to
say
that
sarah
naturals
has
been
a
fantastic
partner
here
to
us
at
cass
and
to
reinforce
how
committed
they
are
to
the
communities
that
they're.
In
back
in
december
of
2019,
we
were
seeking
to
fill
a
large
gap
in
funding
for
our
housing
advocacy
program.
BE
Sarah
stepped
up
and
invested
51
000
or
17
000
over
three
years
as
a
contribution
towards
a
full-time
housing
advocate
who,
among
other
duties,
assists
low-income
residents
facing
eviction,
and
today,
serious
support
of
our
housing
advocate
position
has
resulted
directly
and
43.
Somerville
residents
are
17
households
increasing
their
net
worth
primarily
through
benefits,
enrollment
20
residents
or
eight
hours
obtaining
safe
and
affordable
housing,
65
residents
or
22
households,
avoiding
eviction
and
13
residents,
or
five
households.
BE
A
S
S
We
we
raised
with
dave
rosenberg
over
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars.
All
of
that
money
was
given
to
boston,
chinatown
neighborhood
center,
and
that
resulted
in
a
free
music
program
that
was
open
to
all
the
students.
It
created
a
fully
equipped
music
room
for
bcnc
and
david
did
this
project
without
hesitation.
S
He
knows
instinctively
that
working
together
working
within
communities,
building
opportunities
for
inclusion
is
very
important.
Cannabis
is
an
industry
that
is
intrinsically
tied
to
racial
justice.
I
am
a
former
suffolk
county
assistant
district
attorney.
I
have
seen
the
systematic
wrongs
in
the
prosecution
of
cases
regarding
cannabis,
possession
and
distribution.
S
I've
watched
so
many
black
and
brown
lives
being
lost
to
the
system.
I
am
passionate
about
creating
opportunities
for
people
of
color
to
participate
in
this
emerging
market,
dave's
compassion
for
people
and
people
of
color
and
industries
where
they
open
the
doors
to
diversity
and
inclusion
did
not
start
with
this
industry.
So
I
want
to
make
that
very
clear
at
his
former
company.
He
also
hired
men
and
women
with
criminal
records.
BF
BF
BF
BQ
Good
afternoon,
madame
chairman
joyce
and
members
of
the
court,
my
name
is
dan,
daniel,
the
president
of
saunders
hotel
group,
which
oversees
the
lennox,
which
is
a
very
hard
baseball,
throw
away
from
where
the
proposed
site
is
and
three
years
ago.
If
you
would
have
thought,
if
I
would
have
thought,
excuse
me
of
supporting
a
cannabis
in
the
back
bay.
I
would
have
bet
you
everything.
I
have
that
we
wouldn't
do
it
immediately
with
sierra
naturals.
BQ
Their
community
focus
their
their
neighborhood,
their
true,
genuine,
neighborhood
approach
to
where
they're
working
and
who
they're
further
working
with
and
for
has
been
unbelievable.
And
you
know
I
I
I
look
to
the
fact
that
they
are
you
know
in
back
bay.
They
are
in
boylston,
but
they're,
tucked
away
in
a
in
a
sub-terrain
location.
I
think
it
makes
a
perfect
spot
to
both
serve
our
community
and
the
guests
which
we
serve.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
BK
Yes,
I
would
my
name
is
edwin
borash,
I'm
the
owner
of
sir
speedy
printing
directly
above
where
sarah
natural
wants
to
go,
and
I've
been
here
for
41
years
now
and
over
the
41
years
I've
been
in
this
building.
That's
never
really
had
any
work
done
to
it.
Maybe
about
three
years
ago
dave,
rosenberg
and
lou
cogdor
bought
the
building,
and
in
doing
so
they
came
to
me
in
my
other
retailer
next
door
supercuts
and
had
spoken
to
us
many
times
throughout
the
whole
process.
BK
To
make
sure
we
were
happy
as
everything
was
going
down
so
so
far.
My
experience
with
these
guys
has
been
incredible.
They've
redone,
a
building
that
buildings
have
a
picture
of
it
down
in
the
boston
redevelopment,
is
probably
the
worst
building
in
the
back
bay.
Now
I
think
it's
probably
one
of
the
best
after
these
guys
bought
it.
BK
BK
A
BR
Yes,
please,
good
afternoon,
I
thank
you
very
much
for
a
few
minutes
of
your
time.
A
few
seconds
of
your
time
and
my
name
is
laura
o'callaghan
and
I
am
the
I'm,
the
president,
ceo
of
the
milford
area,
chamber
of
commerce
and
we're
located
in
milford,
and
I
do
recognize
that
this
is
a
boston
license
consideration.
But
you
know
I
did
want
to
give
you
some
perspective
of
what
it's
like
to
have
sierra
naturals
in
our
town.
Since
they
moved
in
in
2014.
He
just
simply
said:
they're
an
exceptional
corporate
neighbor.
BR
They
really
are
you
know
as
an
employer.
It
was
very
important
for
them
to
hire.
You
know
the
local
talent
with
something
that
really
impressed
me
was
they
put
the
effort
of
you
know
putting
together
a
breakfast,
an
information
breakfast
for
all
the
local
businesses
to
get
together,
so
they
could
inform
them
on.
You
know
the
different
vendors
that
they
need
and
they
need
to
work
for
them,
and
it
just
shows
that
they
wanted
to
keep
the
work.
Local
they're.
Also
very
community
focused,
not
just
monetarily.
BR
Their
employees
volunteer
their
time
at
the
local
nonprofits.
You
know
they'll
reach
out
to
me
and
at
the
chamber
here
and
you
know,
they'll
see
who
needs
help
in
the
community
and
then
we'll
make
the
connections
firm.
One
one
thing
that
I
loved
about
them,
too,
was
back
in
march
at
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic.
BR
They
you
know
they
saw
the
need
for
their
ppes
and
our
local
hospital,
and
you
know
they
realized
that
they
had
the
capability
in
the
middle
to
produce
hand
sanitizers
at
their
facilities,
so
they
got
to
work
immediately
and
they
donated
the
much-needed
sanitizer.
So,
needless
to
say,
our
community
were
you
know
they
got.
BR
They
got
high,
fives
and
thumbs
up
for
that
one,
but
that's
just
snippets
of
what
they've
done
and
what
they
continue
to
do
in
here
in
our
community
and
just
to
finish
it
up.
You
know
I'm
incredibly
honored
to
have
had
them
on
our
board
of
directors
and
and
grateful
really
grateful
that
they
chose
milford
as
one
of
their
locations
and
they've
been
nothing
but
an
incredible
neighbor.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
BR
BS
BS
BS
BS
BS
It
was
extremely
time
consuming,
and
it's
just
I
didn't
always
know
what
it
was
that
the
ccc
was
looking
for
and
I
would
have
given
you
know
I.
It
was
like
a
dream,
come
true
to
all
of
a
sudden
have
this
opportunity
to
connect
with
people
who
have
industry
expertise
and
are
willing
to
share
that
in
industry,
expertise
being
someone
who
doesn't
have
access
to
financing
such
as
what
sarah
has
it
was
very.
BS
C
AV
AK
BJ
BJ
As
many
of
you
know,
over
120
somewhat
economic
empowerment,
applicants
were
certified
in
the
state
of
massachusetts
about
a
year
and
a
half
two
years
ago,
and
only
one
has
been
operating
in
boston
as
pure
oasis
and
we're
in
a
pipeline
to
hopefully
be
the
second
to
begin
operations.
In
a
couple
of
weeks,
I
will
say
that
you
know
had
it
not
been
for
the
support
that
we
have
received
from
sarah,
it
would
have
been
nearly
impossible
for
us
to
be
where
we
are
today
that
support
has
included.
BJ
You
know,
working
with
their
wholesale
department,
working
with
the
executive
group
within
sierra
natural
luke
carter
and
working
with
government
relations,
juan
and
working
with
the
retail
department
in
the
show
they
have
really
helped
us
to
get
to
the
finish
line.
What
also
impresses
me
about
sarah
is
the
fact
that
they
are
truly
committed
to
hiring
within
their
own
company
people
of
color.
BJ
I
am
one
of
the
few
latinos
in
the
cannabis
space
and
we
heard
recently
just
just
performing
from
jody
mendoza
who's,
also
another
fellow
latina
that
is
working
within
the
cannabis
space.
It
is
incredibly
difficult
to
get
your
doors
open
as
a
cannabis
company
in
the
state
of
massachusetts,
especially
if
you
are
a
minority
and
without
the
support
of
companies
that
have
set
an
example
for
what
large
companies
should
be
doing
in
the
state
of
massachusetts
to
support
minority
companies.