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Boston Cannabis Board Transactional Hearing 3-9-2022
A
A
So
good
afternoon,
this
is
a
hearing
before
the
boston
cannabis
board.
The
bcb
today
is
march
9th
2022.
Today's
hearing
is
being
conducted
pursuant
to
certain
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
This
is
what
allows
us
to
meet
virtually
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
to
the
city
of
boston's
website.
Before
I
review
some
procedural
matters,
I
will
introduce
cheryl
and
kathleen
joyce.
B
A
Thank
you,
chairwoman
joyce,
so
I
will
begin
by
reading
each
item
into
the
record.
I
will
then
ask
who
is
present
on
behalf
of
each
applicant.
The
applicant
will
have
10
minutes
each
to
present
to
the
bcb,
followed
by
questions
from
the
board.
Members
will
then
take
public
testimony,
beginning
with
elected
officials
or
their
representatives,
followed
by
the
general
public.
If
you
wish
to
testify,
please
sign
up
via
the
link
that
I
will
put
in
the
chat.
If
you
have
already
signed
up,
you
do
not
have
to
do
it
again.
A
Please
wait
until
the
matter
in
which
you
would
like
to
speak
about
is
called.
Do
not
use
the
chat
to
give
testimony.
It
would
not
be
considered.
Please
state
your
full
name
address
affiliation.
If
any,
when
called
upon
testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes,
at
which
time
you
will
be
muted.
Additional
testimony
may
be
submitted
in
writing
to
cannabis
board
at
boston.gov.
A
A
The
following
applicant
was
deferred
from
the
bcb's
december
15
2021
voting
meeting
in
order
to
give
the
applicant
time
to
continue
their
work
and
conversations
with
stakeholders
specifically
bridge
over
troubled
water.
There
will
be
no
further
public
testimony
allowed
on
this
matter,
however,
written
testimony
may
be
submitted
to
cannabis
board
at
boston.gov.
A
Since
the
last
meeting
back
in
december,
we
have
received
several
email
correspondence
from
rooted
in
in
bridge
over
trouble
water.
In
regards
to
their
ongoing
discussions.
We
have
also
received
several
some
of
written
statements
from
direct
the
letters,
presidential
associations
and
opposition
letter
from
representative
aaron
michaelis.
The
applicant
in
reference
is
rooted
in
llc.
The
proposed
license
premise
is
13-15
west
street
chinatown.
A
The
license
type
is
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
are
9
a.m
to
7
p.m.
Seven
days
a
week
this
is
the
equity
applicant.
The
initial
application
was
filed
september
10
2020,
the
initial
filing
with
instructional
services
was
august.
20Th
2021
and
the
community
meeting
was
held
on
august
19
2021.
There
is
a
buffer
zone
conflict
with
another
cannabis
establishment.
A
A
D
All
right
good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
brian
keith,
co-founder
and
co-owner
of
rooted
in
and
I'm
being
joined
by
members
of
our
team
joined,
keith
and
rokia
chowdhury
this
afternoon,
we'll
be
sharing
with
you,
an
update
regarding
our
ongoing
communications
with
bridge
over
troubled
waters.
Next
slide
and
next
slide
here,
you'll
find
a
quick
breakdown
of
our
company's
ownership.
Next
slide
here,
you'll
find
a
quick
reminder
of
our
experience.
We
bring
to
the
table
next
slide.
D
D
During
our
the
december
15th
voting
hearing
on
the
boston
canvas
board,
the
board
voted
to
defer
our
vote
to
earliest
february,
based
on
meeting
with
bridge
over
triple
waters
and
company,
and
our
companies
working
collaboratively
on
a
way
in
which
both
our
organizations
could
learn
to
coexist.
Our
first
meeting
took
place
on
january
26th
bridge
requested
that
we
meet
again
in
february
and
defer
our
february
hearing
date.
We
agreed
to
defer
until
march
and
met
on
february
17th
britain
rooted
held
a
third
discussion
on
march
4th
from
these
discussions.
D
Our
two
organizations
have
begun
to
develop
a
framework
of
five
points
which
I
hope
will
be
the
basis
for
collaborative
coexistence
next
slide
ridge
rooted
in
and
our
security
consultant.
Dan
linsky
of
kroll
security
discuss.
De-Escalation
techniques
dan
can
go
into
detail
during
q,
a
if
you
like,
but
the
ultimate
goal
is
to
ensure
that
any
interactions
between
verge
clients
and
rooted
in
staff
or
customers
are
respectful
and
safe
and
employ
emotionally
intelligent.
D
De-Escalation
techniques,
if
necessary,
rooted
in
and
bridge,
have
also
agreed
to
sit
down
once
sops
for
this
location
have
been
completed
and
go
over
the
documentation.
Take
the
document
in
detail
additionally
rooted
in
has
offered
to
allow
bridge
staff
members
to
go
through
the
same
training,
as
rooted
in
team
members
and
bridge
has
offered
to
share
their
best
practices
as
it
pertains
to
de-escalation
and
other
communication
techniques.
D
At
the
end
of
the
day,
our
collective
main
objective
is
to
ensure
the
community
in
which
bridge
clients
call
home
remains
a
calming
supportive
environment,
and
that
rooted
in
is
not
a
cause
for
bridge
clients
to
interact
with
the
criminal
justice
system
and
therefore,
with
any
issues
which
may
arise.
Bridge
is
the
first
point
of
contact
allowing
bridge
to
work
directly
with
their
clients.
This
leads
right
into
the
next
point,
which
is
a
dedicated
liaison.
D
Rootedin
has
agreed
to
assist
with
funding.
This
role,
who
will
work
with
rooted
in
and
bridge,
to
ensure
lines
of
communication
remain
consistent,
clear
and
transparent,
while
it
has
not
been
fully
fleshed
out,
whether
this
person
would
work
for
rooted
in
or
bridge
rooted
in,
has
agreed
to
register
this
person
as
an
agent
of
the
dispensary
allowing
on-demand
access
without
the
need
to
sign
in
as
a
visitor
and
be
escorted
into
the
dispensary
next
slide.
D
Rich
has
requested
that
we
secure
part
one
crime
data
for
their
review
for
the
areas
surrounding
cannabis,
businesses
that
have
been
open
for
more
than
one
year,
we're
in
the
process
of
compiling
this
data
and
will
supply
to
bridge
and
the
bcb
once
complete.
Financial
support
is
the
trickiest
area,
as
kim
napoli
can
discuss
during
q.
A
if
you
wish
to
hear
specific
details.
Long
and
short
bridge
is
rightfully
concerned
regarding
the
risk
of
their
501c3
status.
They
were
to
accept
donations
from
a
cannabis
business.
D
Finally-
and
this
is
the
most
important
of
the
five
items
to
us-
housing
advocacy
currently,
persons
who
receive
cannabis
infractions
can
still
risk
losing
their
housing
and
even
put
the
housing
of
their
parent
or
guardian
at
risk.
We
discussed
how
law
enforcement
can
hold
the
loss
of
housing
over
the
heads
of
individuals
in
order
to
coerce
them
course,
infrared
information
out
of
them
bridge
and
rooted
in
agree.
D
Next
slide,
please.
This
five-minute
presentation
provides
a
synopsis
of
what
has
been
done
to
develop
these
points,
but
it
does
not
give
enough
credit
to
the
work.
Both
teams
at
bridge
and
rooted
in
have
performed
I'd
like
to
thank
bridge
over
troubled
water,
ceo,
elizabeth
jackson
and
her
staff
for
sitting
with
us
over
the
three
formal
meetings
and
putting
in
the
work
to
get
to
this
point.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
board
for
the
opportunity
to
present
today
and
for
encouraging
this
continued
dialogue
between
our
groups.
We
look
forward
to
answering
your
questions.
A
B
E
Thank
you.
I
am
thank
you
brian
for
that
information.
I
look
forward
to
hearing
from
elizabeth
as
well
question.
I
know
that
bridge
over
troubles
waters
was
the
main
main
opposition
that
we
were
most
concerned
about,
seeing
that
it
was
deferred.
However,
did
any
other
stakeholders
come
forward
to
have
further
discussion
with
you,
or
did
you
approach
any
other
stakeholders
that
had
concerns.
D
No,
you
know,
I
think
we
really
talked
it
out
with
a
lot
of
the
people
who
were
opposed
to
our
application,
a
lot
of
the
people
who
were
in
support
of
it.
We
didn't
think
that
there
was
any
other
places
that
we
could
go.
We
were
always
happy
and
have
an
open
door
policy
as
it
pertains
to
you,
know,
constructive
criticism,
but
a
lot
of
the
times.
What
we
were
hearing
was
no,
but
there
wasn't
any
type
of.
Could
you
do
this?
Could
you
do
that?
D
Could
you
try
doing
this
differently,
and
you
know
we
can't
work
with?
No,
we
can
work
with
you
know.
What
can
you
do
differently
and
we're
happy
to
do
that
and
as
you've
seen
from
our
proposal,
it's
changed
from
when
we
started
this
last
april
to
today
it's
changed
and
it's
changed
as
to
the
feedback
that
we've
gotten
from
stakeholders.
D
With
the
with
the
one
of
the
main
liaisons
for
suffolk,
he
did
not
say
yes,
john
nucci.
Thank
you.
We
spoke
with
mr
nucci.
He
did
not
take
a
position.
He
said
that
he
would
get
back
to
us
with
a
position
of
the
school.
We
had
not
heard
back
from
him
with
a
position
as
far
as
emerson,
we
spoke
with
mary
again
terrible
with
nate,
especially
when
I'm
on
the
spot.
D
That's
right,
mary
higgins,
we
and
she's
also
a
representative
of
one
of
the
local
community
groups.
She
did
write
a
letter
in
opposition,
but
again
we
we
had
several
conversations
with
them.
Looking
for
direction
as
to
where
we
could
improve.
We
were
never
given
any
direction
as
to
what
we
could
do
differently
and
without
any
direction.
It's
hard
for
us
to
make
a
change,
we're
looking
for
input
and
without
input.
We
can't
do
anything
differently.
We
spoke
with
the
bid.
D
The
bid
came
back
to
us
with
a
a
very
large
list
of
things
that
we
could
do.
We
accepted
every
single
change
that
they
asked
us
to
do
so
for
us,
it's
we
need
the
ask
in
order
to
do
something
differently
and
when
the
bid
asks
us
to
change.
We
change
every
single
line
item
that
they
made
a
request
of
us,
including
our,
including
our
opening
hours
and
things
of
that
nature,
not
selling
pre-rolled,
regular.
E
G
Jasmine
brian,
you
mentioned
those
five
points.
So
a
couple
of
things
so
the
financial
support
you
said:
well,
it's
that's
a
little
tricky
because
you
know
for
the
for
them
to
accept
financial
support
because
of
the
501c3,
so
any
mitigation.
You
can
do
around
that.
Have
you
researched
that?
What
what
can
you
do.
H
So
there's
a
you
know
this:
the
fact
that
cannabis
remains
federally
illegal.
You
know
certainly
calls
into
question
any
organization
that
is
receiving
federal
funds
or
working
with
the
federal
government,
particularly
as
to
a
501c3
status.
You
certainly
wouldn't
want
to
do
anything
to
jeopardize
that
there
hasn't
been
any
enforcement
of
this.
However,
that
could
change
we
did
talk
with
bridge
did
a
little
research
into
it.
There
are
ways
to
accept
donations.
H
You
can
use
third-party
donation
platforms
such
as
benevity.
They
pool
funds
bridge
over
troubled
water
is
set
up
on
that
site,
so
it
is
possible
to
receive
funds
through
that
there's
also
separate
from
cash
donations.
There's
also
in-kind
donations
and
there's
also
volunteering.
So
there's
a
number
of
ways
that
bridge
over
troubled
water
could
come
together
to
support
the
efforts
of
bridge.
I'm
sorry
rooted
in
roxbury
can
come
together
to
support
the
efforts
of
bridge
whether
it's
through
targeted
donation
drives
or
community
volunteering
or
employee
volunteering.
H
There
are
ways
around
straight
cash
donations.
However,
there
also
are
ways
to
accept
cash
donations.
We
just
can't
guarantee
that
it's
something
that
wouldn't
become
an
issue.
So
in
order
to
accept
those
funds,
you
might
keep
them
in
a
separate
account,
use
them
for
hard
goods
and
that
that
way,
if
the
government
or
if
anyone
does
come
looking,
you
have
them
earmarked
and
they're
able
to
be
kind
of
extracted
without
necessarily
calling
it
to
question
the
rest
of
the
the
money
coming
into
the
organization.
H
G
Okay,
thanks
and
the
second
thing
is
you
talk
about
the
housing
advocacy?
That's
a
policy
change
right,
so
you
that's
going
to
take
longer,
but
that
may
have
immediate
impact
on
people,
because
sometimes
those
changes
tend
to
take
a
really
long
time
to
kick
in.
How
are
you
thinking
about
that
as
it
impacts
bridge.
H
So
you're,
absolutely
right,
it's
it's
the
long
game,
and
this
is
you
know
much
like
the
the
evolution
from
cannabis
as
a
pro
prohibited
substance
to
a
legalized
substance.
You
know
it
takes
time
and
it
starts
small
and
you
know
kind
of
grows
over
time.
The
support
that
rooted
in
is
is
offering
is
a
is
a
consonant
opinion.
H
I
I
don't
have
any
questions
at
this
time.
I
just
really
appreciate
the
two
parties
coming
together
and
talking
this
through
I'm
interested
in
hearing
what
elizabeth
has
to
say
from
bridge
over
troubled
waters,
but
again
I
just
you
know
makes
it
makes
me
feel
really
proud
of
people
who
are
trying
to
make
something
work
on
opposite
ends.
It's
not
something
that
we
see
a
lot
going
on
in
our
country
right
now.
So
I
really
want
to
commend
all
of
you
for
doing
that.
Thanks.
B
Chairman
joyce,
I
do
and
thank
you
for
letting
me
wait
until
the
other
commissioners
ask
questions
and
listening
to
my
colleagues,
especially
what
commissioner
smith
described
as
long
games
and
lobbyists,
and
you
know
risking
501
c
c
3
status
and
board
members
having
to
approve
that.
I
have
to
ask
mr
keith
again
the
same
question.
I
asked
last
time
why
this
location,
it
just
seems
very
complicated
it
it.
D
D
D
D
A
C
C
My
name
is
elizabeth
jackson,
and
I
am
the
ceo
of
bridge
over
trouble.
Waters
bridge
bridges,
47
west
street
headquarters
is
a
school,
a
substance
abuse
counseling
center,
a
daytime
drop-in
center
and
an
emergency
residence
for
homeless
youth
ages,
14
to
24.
over
2
000
youth
per
year.
Access
services
at
this
specific
location
and
hundreds
each
year
call
it
home.
I
would
like
to
be
clear
about
what
I
see
as
the
issue
before
the
board
today.
The
issue
here
is
not
rooted
minority
status.
C
The
issue
is:
should
the
board
license
a
cannabis
business
to
operate
less
than
200
feet
away
from
a
home
a
school
in
a
multi-service
agency
that,
for
over
centuries,
have
served
high-risk
youth.
Your
gut
will
undoubt
undoubtedly
would
say
that
it
shouldn't
a
homeless.
Youth
cannot
go
elsewhere
as
a
minority
serving
in
a
minority-led
business
bridge
remains
opposed
to
buddhist
application.
Respect
and
respectfully
ask
you
to
deny
it.
C
Nevertheless,
the
board
instructed
rooted
in
bridge
to
see
if
the
parties
could
agree
to
an
alternative
one
that
would
require
that
would
not
require
the
outright
denial
of
buddhist
application.
Bridge
has
engaged
in
these
discussions
truly
in
good
faith
and
voodoo
has
been
very
respectful,
primarily.
The
primary
preliminary
discussions
today
have
produced
a
few
potential
helpful
ideas,
but
there
are
several
important
parts
of
those
ideas
that
must
be
ironed
out
and
will
take
much
more
than
just
the
three
hours
of
conversations
we
have
had
to
date.
C
Cannabis
is
still
considered
illegal
and
many
of
our
youth
are
supported
by
federal
government
housing
programs
as
well
through
loans
for
college
and
vocational
schools,
bridges
supported
by
federal
state
and
city
grants
to
run
our
multi-service
programming,
which
is
nationally
recognized,
awarded
and
replicated
while
jeopardizing
safety
and
futures.
Why
jeopardize
the
safety
and
future
of
our
youth?
C
You
knew
to
bridge
routinely
experience
depression,
anxiety,
freaking,
job
loss,
low
academic
achievement,
substance
dependency
and
have
few
if
any
life
skills
required
for
independent
living
with
odds
already
stacked,
so
concretely
against
them
bridge
does
not
understand
why
those
eyes
need
to
be
worsened.
To
saw
a
company
with
enough
capital
to
open
and
renovate
a
newbury
street
storefront.
Can
open
in
such
close
proximity
to
where
bridge
has
been
serving
for
over
50
years
location,
location,
location?
C
The
bottom
line
is
the
board
will
be
licensed
in
the
cannabis
store
to
operate
next
door
to
bridge
an
organization
that
strives
to
give
new
lives,
new
chances,
new
imagery
to
homeless,
youth,
struggling
with
drug
addiction
and
behind
us.
The
guy
high
school,
which
I
have
said
has
submitted
opposition.
C
There
is
an
obvious
and
unavoidable
conflict
between
the
two
of
us
bridge
provides
a
path
for
youth
in
a
society
that
has
continued
to
undermine
their
achievements.
Our
attempt
to
negotiate
a
not
the
worst
alternative
is
still
a
loss
for
those
youth,
perhaps
a
life-changing
loss
and
will
take
time
to
iron
out
vulnerable
youth.
Not
the
board
not
rooted
and
not
bridged
will
suffer
the
unfair
burden
of
these
consequences
of
the
border.
Proof.
C
Root
of
application
to
this
location,
location,
location,
buddha
can
go
anywhere
as
ceo
of
an
organization
that
operates
a
home
a
school
in
a
substance
abuse
counseling
center.
In
this
very
neighborhood.
I
cannot,
in
good
conscience,
resign
resent
my
opposition
to
buddhist
application,
while
the
safety
and
security
of
the
youth
that
I'm
in
charge
to
protect
is
left
up
in
the
air,
let
the
kids
be
with
you.
Thank
you.
B
E
E
I
just
you
know
I
I
wonder,
would
do
you
have
the
same
opposites,
because,
where
you're
located
there's
a
significant
amount
of
restaurants
that
serve
alcohol,
liquor,
stores
and
other
stores
that
have
alcohol
licenses
is
there?
Have
you
had
this
much
opposition
if
any
had
come
post
your
time
there?
E
If
not,
why
and
then,
how
do
you
see
an
establishment
that
has
very
strict
security
and-
and-
and
I
don't
mean
just
rooted-
I
mean
any
cannabis
establishment,
the
the
industry's
so
heavily
regulated
and
the
security
is
such
a
huge
part
of
it.
How
do
you
see
that
as
a
risk
that
it's
greater
than
you
know
the
the
restaurant?
That's
right,
you
know
the
papagayo
that
had
that
served
alcohol
and
could
serve
peop
youth
to
who
were
part
of
a
bridge
of
some
over
troubled
waters.
C
Thank
you,
commissioner.
There's
many
distinctions.
The
first
one
is
federally
is
still
not
legal
right,
and
so
our
young
people
will
be
walking
by
and
if
they
have
any
confrontation
with
rooted
security
they
get
arrested,
then
there
goes
their
housing,
their
goals,
their
education,
their
goals,
everything
right.
So
that
is
what
I'm
trying
to
prevent,
and
my
my
job
is
to
look
at
for
our
young
people.
The
future.
I
think
our
young
people
are,
they
are
homeless.
C
They.
This
is
their
our
street,
is
their
front
yard,
and
I've
expressed
this
to
rooted
where
our
young
people,
our
neighbors,
have
been.
They
don't
call
the
police
on
our
young
people.
If
anything
happens,
they
they
work
with
our
young
people.
We've
been
here
for
15
years
right
and
not
that
rooted
have
said
that
they
wouldn't
work
with
them.
It
is
that
marijuana
still
or
cannabis
is
still
illegal
in
a
federal
government.
So
if
they
have
housing
or
apply
for
an
application,
it
goes
poof
done
just
because
of
the
charge.
C
We
can't
stop
that
not
at
all,
and
we
know
that
I
they're
there
we'll
be
walking
around.
They
will
be
here,
and
so
our
position
of
the
difference
is
it's
uncalled
for,
because
the
alcohol
has
been
legally
for
hundreds
of
years.
Cannabis
is
still
new
and
we,
I
don't
know
what
the
federal
government,
like
kim,
has
said.
What
would
they,
what
would
they
charge
with,
or
what
would
they
go
when
it
comes
to
our
financial
standing
here
as
a
icebridge?
E
Just
if
just
so
I
can
just
so,
I
can
understand
it
because
I
think
this
you
know
comes
up
a
lot
with
a
lot
of
opposition
to
cannabis
locations,
and
you
know
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
I
it
and
I
think,
you're
right,
because
it
is
a
new
interest
industry
as
well,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
learning
on
everyone's
side.
But
I
I
saw
your
your
concern
is
twofold:
one,
that
their
security
will
have
negative
interactions
with
your
with
your
with
your.
E
Okay,
you
can
call
them
kids
and
I
can
call
them
kids,
young
people,
so
you
know-
and
I
understand
that,
given
the
history
of
relationships
between
law
enforcement
and
particularly
kids
of
color,
I
do
you
know-
and
I'm
not
here
to
to
defend
rooted
in.
I
do
think
you
know,
given
their
model,
they
would
have
a
different,
a
different
type
of
structure.
C
I
agree,
I
see
restaurants
as
very
different
part
of
society
as
well
and
and
there
aren't
liquor
stores
right
next
to
bridge
and
I
have
not
had
to
post
any
of
them
that
we've
been
here
we've
been
here
since
downtown
chinatown
was
considered
the
comeback
zone
right
in
the
papa
gino's
versus
our
owners,
and
so
we
we've
been
with
the
community
and
yes,
young
people
will
walk
that
extra
mile,
but
I'm
saying
47
westy
is
their
neighbor.
This
is
their
front
yard,
so
I
young
people
lit
leave
wherever
place.
C
C
What
is
the
the
least
case
scenario,
and
it
doesn't
help
my
our
cause
that
we're
doing
for
our
young
people,
it
just
doesn't
add
any
support
to
what
they
need
to
go
in
the
huddles
they
they
need
to
climb
and
if
they
yeah
our
young
men.
Eighty
percent
of
the
young
people
that
we
service
are
black
and
latino
young
people
right
and
so
they're
21
they
walk
into
rooted.
They
come
out
get
into
an
argument
with
a
another
person
here
the
police
gets
called,
and
now
they
have.
C
I
keep
calling
marijuana
okay,
cannabis
on
them.
There
goes
housing.
There
goes
everything
in
just
a
second
by
them
doing
it.
Yes,
they
might
walk
over
there.
They
might.
They
can
walk
over
there.
A
mile
away
from
us
a
half
a
mile
away
from
us
we're
literally
talking
feats
from
one
door
to
another,
there's
no
parking
on
the
street
there.
A
lot
of
the
kids
suffer
can
tell
you
they
hang
out
outside.
C
I,
I
think
about
the
young
people's
mental
health
and
just
their
way
of
thinking
of
how
they
young
the
19
20
21,
what
they
see.
What's
going
on.
Oh
there's
a
car
parking:
let's
go
in
this:
let's
do
this.
Those
are
the
things
that
I
want
to
avoid,
and
I
I
want
I
want
to
make
sure
rooney
can
go
anywhere
and
would
have
talked
to
us
about
those,
and
I
have
they
mentioned
it.
We
can't
change
those
legal
laws,
those
laws.
We
can't
change
that
no.
G
G
Can
you
it
out
for
me
a
little
bit
like?
What's
the
correlation,
what
does
opening
a
cannabis
store
have
to
do
with
their
stability
in,
in
other
words,
we've
sighted
other
cannabis
stores?
So
that's
that's
the
front
yard,
but
in
the
backyard
we
cited
like.
I
think
at
this
point,
probably
three
of
them,
which
are
also
very
close.
So
I'm
just
wondering
you,
you've,
mentioned
location,
location,
location
like
three
times
to
digest
the
location
that
that
brings
some
instability
and
what
how
what's
the
research
that
goes
with
that.
C
So
when
I
think
about
how
you're
creating
cannabis
is
new,
but
we
don't
think
about
the
effects
that
is
doing
just
like
we
did
with
alcohol
right,
we
created
alcohol
society
created.
Oh,
let's
make
it
legal,
it's
fine
and
you
know
100
years
later,
there's
so
much
data
that
says
you
know,
young
people
or
people
of
color
are
using
it
and
it's
hurting
them
right,
and
so
the
same
with
cannabis
is
so
new.
C
So
society
is
creating
and
saying,
oh,
we
need
to,
and
I
don't
want
to
call
anything
out
and
I'm
trying
to
be
as
politically
correct
as
we
can.
We
can't
be
getting
arrested
on
the
park
corner
of
the
street
buying
weeds.
So
let
me
let's
make
this
legal:
let's
make
this
legal,
so
we
stopped
getting
arrested
now
it
gets
created
and
it's
legal,
but
guess
we're
still
getting
arrested.
C
My
hour
keeps
saying
mine
because
I
service
them
here,
but
our
young
black
boys
and
girls
are
the
ones
that
get
arrested
at
a
constant,
so
it
was
created
to
support
the
other.
I
I'm
being
trying
to
be
so
politically
correct.
It's
not
our
young
men
and
women
are
being
stopped
every
time
and
if
they
have
a
weed
or
joint
on
them,
they're
the
first
ones
to
get
arrested,
not
anyone
else.
C
So
that's
a
society
created
and
we're
trying
to
make
it
let's
work
together
and
make
it
work,
but
we're
not
looking
at
the
aftermath
and
the
aftermath
is
still
my
young
people
getting
affected.
I
don't
know
if
I
said
that
in
a
really
cohesive
or
a
way
for
everyone
to
understand,
without
being
so
blunt
on
it,
that
it
is
another
thing
that
society
thinks
it's,
okay
for
some
it
might
be,
but
the
after
fact
it
starts
with
interactions
in
the
justice
system
and
that's
our
young
people
and
they're,
the
ones
that
are
getting
affected.
G
L
C
I
I
don't
think
none
of
them,
I
think,
like
I
mentioned,
I
think
those
are
all
some
helpful
ideas.
I
just
don't
know
how
they
will
work
right.
So
I
have
to.
We
have
to
get
up,
go
to
the
board
and
say:
are
we
willing
to
take
a
almost
five
million
dollar
hit
if
the
federal
government
says
whatever,
if
you
get
a
thousand
dollars,
these
are
black
dollars
right.
These
are
federal
dollars
that
come
to
the
state
as
black
dollars.
The
state
then
gives
them
out.
The
federal
government
can
come
out
anytime
and
say
yeah.
C
You
can't
give
any
black
dollars
to
anybody
that
is
doing
this
and
that
that's
five
million
dollars
proof
out
the
door
that
we
are.
We
are
licensed
dmh
department
of
mental
health
from
the
state
here
that
works
on
substance
abuse.
What
makes
what
what?
What
is
it
that
they
will
say?
Well,
no,
you
decided
to
take
money
or,
if
loss
changes,
we
can't
do
that.
It's
a
lot
of
ifs
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
figure
out.
C
Why
take
those
chances
when
there's
that
would
be
great
other
locations
and
take
those
chances
of?
If
I
I
can't
control
so
I
there
were
some
great
ideas.
Oh
I
didn't
thought
about
that.
Oh
that
sounds
like
a
good
idea
and
then,
when
you
start
digging
into
it
it
becomes.
You
know
it
costs
money.
The
the
liaison
idea
was
a
great
idea,
but
we
have
to
fundraise
10
million
dollars
a
year,
so
we
can't,
you
know,
pay
for
it,
but
rudy
has
agreed
they
will
pay
for
it.
C
I
don't
know,
if
that's
you
know
the
ego,
is
it
not
they're
going
to
give
us
money
that
takes
time
and
do
I
want
to
sacrifice
what
we
have
done
good
for
our
young
people?
That's
a
really
major
board
decision
and
there's
still
employment
law
issues
that
I
don't
know.
I
don't
control
that
again.
Society
controls
that
I
could
come
out
out
of
anywhere
biden
has
already
come
out
saying
his
hot
dollars,
which
are
housing
dollars
if
they're
being
used
for
anyone
that
gets
I'm.
C
I
can
ask
eric
to
say
the
legal
part
of
it,
but
anyone
that
gets
caught
or
arrested
in
their
housing
projects.
They
will
lose
it.
That
means
that,
even
if
all
young
people
are
staying
with
us,
but
they
get
arrested
and
their
name
is
in
the
least
in
a
boston,
housing,
their
mom
and
their
siblings
were.
B
I'm
just
going
to
jump
in
one
more
time
to
say
you
know
our
we're
charged
here
with
whether
or
not
this
is
a
good
location
for
cannabis
establishment.
These
private
agreements
between
potential
private
agreements
between
the
applicant
and
bridge
over
trouble
water
trouble
waters
are
things
that
we
shouldn't
be
discussing.
We
shouldn't
be
taking
into
consideration.
Those
are
private
agreements,
there's
money
attached
to
them
and
we
would
never
want
it
to
appear
as
if
our
vote
had
something
to
do
with
something
with
money
attached
to
it.
B
I
I
don't
have
any
questions
I
just
want
to
underscore
again.
The
level
of
integrity
is
very
high
for
these
conversations
between
the
two
of
you.
I
just
again
want
to
just
say
how
much
I
appreciate
that,
and
this
is
going
to
be
a
very
difficult
decision.
I
don't
want
anyone
to
think
that
what
we're
doing
here
is
really
easy.
Oh
my
goodness,
so
thank
you
for
all
of
your
diligence
and
getting
together,
and
this
is
gonna-
be
really
hard.
J
I
have
no
questions,
and
I
am
echo
commissioner
lombo
says
I
thank
you
both
for
coming
back
and
sitting
at
the
table
and
trying
to
iron
out
this
really
difficult
decision.
You
both
are
like
said
exceptionally
great
people
and
have
really
worked
diligently
at
this
and
we're
just
going
to
have
to
iron
this
out,
but
thank
you
for
your
persistence
and
your
patience
and
dealing
with
us.
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further
review
correspondence
in
regards
to
the
change
of
operating
hours.
The
applicant
is
berkshire
roots
inc.
The
proposed
license
premises,
251
253,
meridian
street
east
boston.
The
license
type
is
a
co-located
medical,
recreational,
cannabis
dispensary.
A
I
A
All
right:
well,
do
you
guys
want
to
vote
on
this
match
today,
or
you
want
to
wait
till
next
week,
because
we
can
just
knock
this
out
if
we're
done,
if
you
guys
are
okay
with
the
correspondence
that
was
submitted,
we
can
vote
today
on
this
yeah
on
this
matter.
We
can
because
we
deferred
it
to
this
meeting,
so
we
can
vote
on
it
today
if
we
want-
or
if
you
want
to,
if
you
want
to
win
it
next
week,
we
can
too,
but
it's
up
to
you.
B
A
I
A
You're
welcome
all
right,
we'll
now
move
to
applicants
for
new
licenses
following
the
one-to-one
equity
to
non-equity
ratio.
We
had
no
non-equity
applicants
that
were
ready
for
this
month's
hearing.
So
all
of
our
applicants
being
hurt
they're
all
equity,
the
first
applicant
we
have
is
high
park.
Dispensary
llc
high
product
dispensary
proposed
licensed
premises.
1589
blue
hill
avenue
matapan,
the
license
type
is
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
are
11am
to
8pm
seven
days
a
week.
This
is
the
equity
applicant.
A
The
initial
application
was
filed
june
14
2021,
the
inspectional
service
found
was
june,
2nd
2021
and
the
community
meeting
was
held
on
october
20th
2021..
Before
we
begin
with
the
presentation,
I
will
ask
aaliyah
from
the
mayor's
office
of
economic
opportunity
in
inclusion
as
the
cannabis
business
manager
to
testify
in
regards
to
the
equity
certification.
M
Thank
you
jasmine.
Can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
I
had
to
switch
computers.
Okay,
great
so
good
afternoon.
Everyone
our
office
was
able
to
certify
hyde
park.
Dispensary
llc
as
an
equity
applicant
through
the
documentation
submitted
by
the
applicant
eric
james,
is
the
owner
and
100
beneficial
interest
holder
of
hyde
park,
dispensary
llc
exceeding
the
51
ownership
and
interest
threshold
set
forth
in
the
ordinance.
M
Mr
james
meets
the
following
following
criteria:
he
is
the
child
of
someone
with
a
past
arrest
or
conviction
for
the
possession,
sale,
manufacturing
or
cultivation
of
marijuana
from
between
1971
to
2016
and
has
resided
in
boston.
For
the
past
five
years,
mr
james
provided
his
father's
quarry
report,
which
states
that
in
1988,
his
father
was
charged
with
possession
and
distribution
of
marijuana.
M
Additionally,
mr
james
provided
his
driver's
license
bills
and
additional
financial
documentation
certifying
his
boston
residency
for
at
least
the
past
five
years,
including
both
addresses
at
hyde
park,
ave
and
worcester
street.
Secondly,
mr
james
has
self-identified
as
black
african-american,
which
satisfies
the
criteria
of
a
person
who
is
black,
african-american
hispanic,
latino,
asian
or
indigenous
descent.
M
A
O
Thank
you
very
much
for
joining
us
this
afternoon
on
my
name
is
raheem
good.
I'm
the
ceo
of
hyde
park
dispensary,
I'm
here,
joined
with
the
founder
eric
james
I'll.
Try
to
make
it
quick
for
you
guys.
Our
business
concept
will
be
running
high
park,
dispensability
very
similar
to
our
current
business.
That's
in
the
matapan
district,
which
is
fascinating
body,
art
specialists.
O
And
heavily
regulated
by
the
state,
we
already
have
a
strong
following
with
the
local
residents
and
a
lot
of
support
from
our
local
business
owners
in
the
mattapan
district.
Since
2017.,
we
have
already
implemented
a
employment
diversity
plan
where
we
employ
five
minority
women
and
six
minority
men.
All
residents
of
the
boston
area,
as
well
as
21
minority
people
were
licensed
through
our
agency,
as
well
as
three
have
went
on
to
open
their
own
businesses.
O
O
He
has
attended
such
programs
as
medco
new
england,
art
institute
artists
for
humanity,
as
well
as
the
list
boston,
small
business
development
program.
I
raheem
good,
will
be
acting
as
the
ceo
of
the
hyde
park
dispensary
I
was
born
and
raised
in
roxbury
massachusetts.
I
graduated
from
hyde
park
high
school.
O
O
O
Our
goal
is
to
explain
to
the
young
people
in
our
community
how
to
make
an
honest
living
in
the
campus
industry,
not
to
mention
that
we're
going
to
start
off
with
a
minimum
wage.
That's
two
dollars
above
the
state
now
next
slide.
Please,
let's
get
into
our
employment
at
low
peak
operations,
there
will
be
four
four
employees
at
high
peak
operations.
O
There
will
be
10
employees,
employee
wages
will
start
at
1625,
which
is
currently
two
dollars
above
the
state
minimum
full-time
employees
will
have
access
to
paid
vacation
time,
sick
time,
health
care
and
additional
sick
days.
All
employees
will
receive
sick
leave,
holiday,
bereavement,
parental
leave,
jury
duty
and
voting
time.
75
of
our
team
will
be
drawn
from
persons
with
disabilities
to
immigrant
populations
and
people
of
gender
identities
and
sexual
orientations.
All
of
them.
O
O
I
will
I
will
be
going
into
our
location.
Our
location
is
1589.
Blue
hill
avenue,
matapan
massachusetts
0-126
there
will
be
direct
parking
in
front
of
our
facility.
There's
street
parking
on
blue
hill
avenue
as
well
as
matapian
square
parking
lot,
is
located
behind
the
post
office.
The
mbta
matapan
square
station
is
located
across
the
street
from
us,
and
we
intend
that
at
least
70
of
our
our
customers
will
be
local
residents
within
walking
distance.
We
also
estimate
that
it
will
take
two
to
five
minutes
to
process
each
client
next
slide.
Please.
O
O
O
Employees
will
be
conducting
business
behind
our
ballistic
resistant
material
at
all
times,
as
well
as
cannabis
will
be
stored
in
its
own
ball.
A
major
plus
to
our
facility
is
that
15
4k
motion
sensor
cameras
will
be
capturing
every
angle
of
our
facility
at
all
times
and
will
be
stored
to
a
30-day
memory
bank,
as
well
as
a
backup,
as
well
as
a
backup
storage
cloud.
O
O
O
We
received
letters
of
support
from
local
institutions
such
as
the
immigrant
family
services,
and
we
reached
a
verbal
agreement
with
the
mattapan
health
community
health
center.
Unfortunately,
they
could
not
sign
off
on
our
agreement
because
of
their
federal
funding
that
they
cannot
associate
with
cannabis
businesses
right
now
due
to
the
conflict
of
federal
legality.
But
we
have
spoken
on
gabriel
alves
and
we
have
come
to
a
mutual
agreement
on
how
we're
going
to
operate
next
slide.
Please.
O
I'm
very
passionate
about
this
one
here
because
it
affects
me
like
in
conclusion:
in
2011
61
000
61
000
people
were
convicted
of
cannabis,
for
the
possession
and
80
of
these
people
were
people
that
looked
like
me
and
looked
like
some
of
you.
What
happens
if
you
change
this
80
of
people
that
were
convicted
into
80
of
people
who
found
new
employment,
who
found
new
opportunity
who
found
new
new
luster
in
their
community?
With
your
help,
we
can
change
that
80
from
80
in
a
red
to
80
in
green.
A
B
We
do
have
a
letter
of
opposition
from
former
city
culture
arroyo,
a
former
city
councilor,
I'm
sorry,
we
do
have
a
letter
of
opposition
from
district
city
council
arroyo
from
december.
I
know
you're
continuing
to
work
with
them,
but
I
just
want
to
put
that
on
the
record,
because
your
presentation
said
you
have
no
question.
E
E
N
N
9Th,
I
believe,
is
that
we
are
the
perfect
type
of
candidate
to
me
and
mattapan
to
represent
for
the
dispensary
within
the
neighborhood,
because
I
I'm
we're
they're
well
aware
that
a
dispensary
is
coming
to
the
neighborhood
and
they
would
like
someone
like
us
who
are
minority
business
owners
within
the
community.
Who's
already
been
practicing
good
businesses
to
stay
within
the
neighborhood.
So
if
there
was
a
different
agreement
with
main
streets,
we
was
not
aware
of
as
well
as.
O
If
I
may
add,
as
when
we
went
forward
to
gather
opposition
letters
of
support,
we
was
told
that
that
was
you
know
not
an
area
where
they
provide
letters
of
support.
They
just
don't
provide
letters
of
opposition,
we're
not
going
to
tell
you
that
we
support
paper
we're
just
not
going
to
stand
in
your
way.
So
we
was
never
aware
of
an
actual
official
opposition
on
record
from
the
main
street.
O
G
Thanks
jasmine
gentlemen,
on
the
employment
plan
you
talked
about,
you
know
this
changing
around
this
eighty
percent,
so
you're
focusing
on
people
who
have
queries
main
focus
for
you.
Well,
you
you
talk
about
61
000
people
were
arrested
for
marijuana,
and
that
kind
of
thing
is
that
the
statistics
from
mattapan
boston
and
are
you
focusing
on
changing
that
around
by
employing
more
people
who
have
quarries
that
kind
of
thing.
O
So
the
61
000
was
generated
from
a
review
of
basically
the
northeast
and
2011,
basically
heavily
urbanized
populations.
We
are
definitely
in
one
and
as
far
as
figuring
out
exactly
where
these
people
we're
just
trying
to
change
the
perception
in
our
community,
starting
with
our
community,
we
have
to
start
somewhere.
So
what
we're
doing
is
we're
changing
the
perception
of
cannabis
possessions,
cannabis,
use
cannabis
sales
in
our
community.
N
More
so
with
the
tattoo
industry,
when
we
had
to
go
in
front
of
the
neighborhood
community
meetings,
they
gave
us
their
permission
to
open
up
a
tattoo
parlor.
Once
they
opened
up
the
tattoo
parlor
to
us.
We
then
opened
it
up
to
other
people
who
was
like
us
who
wanted
to
have
their
tattoo
license.
They
wanted
to
expand
in
their
career
and
then
because
I
was
granted
the
opportunity
to
open
up
a
shop.
I
didn't
license
other
people
now.
What
we're
doing
is
we're
doing
the
same
thing
with
this
business.
N
N
We
should
be
able
to
go
into
a
facility
and
be
able
to
purchase
cannabis
bits
legally
and
if,
if
you
are
interested
in
the
cannabis
industry
and
do
want
to
per
do
want
to
make
money
in
this
cannabis,
industry
there's
no
reason
why
people
have
to
do
it
illegally
when
it's
now
possible
to
do
it.
Legal
now
for
people
like
us,
how,
where
are
we
going
to
go
to
to
learn
the
proper
channels
to
make
honest
living
in
the
cannabis
industry?
N
I
I
do
thanks
for
the
application.
I
have
a
couple
questions.
One
is
you
know
we
get
these
summaries
of
the
of
your
presentation,
so
I
just
wanted
to
get
a
sense.
A
little
bit
more
flavor
of
it
says
the
applicant
will
watch
a
comprehensive
recruitment
process.
Can
you
give
me
an
on
a
sense
of
what
that
comprehensive
recruitment
process
will
look
like.
N
This
is
a
cannabis
industry.
I
cannot
hire
just
anybody.
I
have
to
find
elite
members
who
can
come
into
this
cannabis
industry
and
do
it
properly.
I
can't
just
hire
just
anybody
to
come
into
this
industry.
Yes,
I
want
to
hire
people
who
are
minorities,
but
I
want
to
really
hire
elite
members,
people
who
have
college
degrees,
people
who
want
to
make
an
honest
living
and
want
to
be
able
to
take
their
career
to
the
next
level,
and
you
have
to
do
that
with
the
correct
type
of
people.
N
I
can't
just
hire
just
anybody
who's
who
who
sends
an
application.
You
have
to
meet
certain
criterias.
You
have
to
pass
certain
backgrounds
in
order
to
be
a
separate
even
as
an
employee,
and
we
have
to
treat
it
as
as
what
it
is.
This
is
there's
gonna,
be
a
lot
of
money
involved,
there's
gonna
be
candidates
involved,
and
I
can't
have
certain
people
that
I
cannot
trust
in
this
type
of
industry,
so
I
have
to
play
it
very
safe
and
that's
my
plan
to
play
it
very
safe.
I
N
So
what
that
said
is
I
lived
in
massachusetts
for
34
years.
My
whole
entire
life.
I
know
people
personally
who
have
degrees
who
have
not
met
their
criteria
after
finishing
college.
I
know
people
personally
who
have
been
perfect
members
for
this
type
of
industry.
It
is
almost
like
I'm
like
recruiting
certain
members
almost
as
if
he
was
if
building
a
basketball
team.
O
If
I
may
add
to
that
to
shorten
it
up,
basically
we're
at
is
it's
a
very
it's,
a
very
tough
industry.
It's
a
new
industry,
there's
not
many
people
that
have
on
their
resume.
Hey
I've
been
working
in
a
dispensary
for
10
years.
So
when
it
comes
to
qualifications
to
bring
somebody
on
as
an
employee,
you
have
to
have
a
very
strict
regimen
as
far
as
what
you're
looking
for
and,
of
course,
we
want
to
be
very
open
to
our
members
of
our
community.
O
We
want
to
be
open
to
people
with
certain
cannabis
convictions
and
certain
charges
on
their
record,
but
we
also
have
to
be
realistic
within
the
industry
that
we
work
in
and
understand
that
this
is
a
an
area
almost
something
very
similar
to
a
banking
scenario
where
there's
a
lot
of
potential
for
them.
There's
a
lot
of
potential
for
abuse,
there's
a
lot
of
potential
for
people
who
want
to
come
into
the
system
for
to
misuse
it.
So
we
have
to
be
very
patient
with
screening
with
our
employees.
I
Great,
thank
you
and
then
just
one
other
question
just
about
the
other
businesses
it
sounded
like
there
were
other
businesses
that
you
had
it's
great,
that
you
do
and
I'm
would
just
love
to
hear,
because
it
helps
us
establish
a
track
record
of
of
what
you've
already
done.
So
can
you
just
share
a
little
bit
more
about
what
those
businesses
are
and
how
many
people
of
color
and
how
you
do
that
recruitment
process
and
retention?
O
So
currently
we
own
boston,
inc
body,
art
specialist,
which
is
located
at
438
river
street
matapia
massachusetts.
It's
approximately,
I
believe,
600
feet
diagonal
from
our
proposed
dispensary
mattapan
square.
We
currently,
if
I'm
not
mistaken
at
the
very
moment,
have
roughly
about
13
employees,
five
women.
We
have
six
men
and
then
we
have
not
mistaken
three
apprentices
that
are
of
alternate
sexual
identities
or
or
transitioning,
and
how
we
go
about
that.
Is
we
it's
a
90-day
program
where
you
come
on?
O
You
start
showing
us
what
you
got
and
what
you're
here
for
and
we
start
teaching
certain
methods
and
techniques
before
starting
moving
forward
with
your
apprenticeship
at
some
point
in
time.
A
lot
of
people
don't
move
forward
with
their
apprenticeships,
but
that
doesn't
mean
we
leave
them
hanging.
We
leave
the
door
open
for
internships
where
people
come
on
and
we
train
with
them
after
the
90
days.
O
O
N
J
Any
questions
I
just
have
a
couple:
can
you
give
me
a
little
bit
more
detail
on
your
security
personnel
and
your
systems?
Have
you
reached
out
and
contracted
with
any
companies
or,
according
to
your
presentation,
just
says,
you'll
be
contracting.
The
only
one
that
you
really
have
you
know
narrowed
out
is
sierra
naturals
for
your
product.
But
what
about
your
money
transfer?
How?
How
are
you
going
to
do
your
deliveries?
Where
are
your
pickups.
O
That's
a
massachusetts-based
security
company
will
be
on
site
at
all
times,
as
well
as
our
employees
will
behind
ballistic
resistant
material
at
all
times
to
operate
as
well
as
15
4k
motion
protection
security
cameras
will
capture
it
inside
and
outside
with
night
vision
capability
that
are
stored
on
a
30
day,
backup
camera,
as
well
as
a
cloud
memory
bank,
a
cloud
memory
bank
is
a
bank.
That's
digital
storage
that
we
do
not
have
immediate
access
to.
J
O
O
Back
our
arms
would
be
on
the
side.
That's
right!
Next
to
our
disposal
where
our
fit
4k
tv
is
actually
we
was
told
we
have
to
have
a
4k
camera
right
there
by
our
disposal.
Anyway,
our
trash
refuge,
so
our
yeah,
our
door,
will
be
right
there,
that's
a
service
door,
that's
only
it's
a
keyed
entry,
it's
not
something
that
the
public
has
access
to.
J
N
Q
N
J
G
O
Everyone's
elite
in
their
own
okay,
that's
something
listed
when
we
say
elite
that
it's
almost
I
I
almost
want
to
ask
like
what
what's
your
definition
of
relief?
What's
his
definition
of?
What's
my
definition
of
everyone's
elite
within
their
own,
you
can
go
to
the
bottom
to
finally
go
to
the
top
to
find
elite
people.
What
makes
somebody
elite
is
their
want,
their
drive
and
their
determination
to
want
to
move
forward
and
the
decision
that
they
made.
O
N
E
R
O
So
then
what
happened
is
coincidentally,
we
looked
across
the
street
and
we're
like
wow
right
in
front
of
our
face
has
been
a
business
ready
for
available
within
our
own
community
that
we
already
run
a
business
in,
and
it's
a
it's
a
very
nice
location.
Why
not
try
to
go
for
it?
We
went
for
it
and
now
we're
here.
However,
we've
already
been
moving
forward
with
the
process
under
hyde
park.
Discussions.
N
Okay
brought
the
hello
yeah
guys
so
like,
as
as
as
we
knew
that
we
wanted
to
open
up
this
mystery.
The
problem
is
that
now
the
landlords
are
stuck
with.
Do
we
want
to
let
this
business
inside
our
facility
because
a
lot
of
cup,
a
lot
of
people
are
landlords
have
mortgages?
You
know,
mortgages
is
funded
by
federal
companies
and
everyone's
is
concerned
that
they
might
lose
their
federal
contracts
by
letting
our
business
inside
their
facility.
N
O
Like,
for
instance,
their
their
property
insurance
would
come
in
conflict
because
we're
a
business
that
isn't
federally
legal.
So
now
their
property
is
not
insured,
but
we're
running
a
business
that
on
paperwork
technically,
should
be
a
high
volume
business.
So
there's
a
lot
of
conflict
with
that
with
these
landlords.
So
it's
hard
to
find
one.
That's
willing
to
work
with
you.
N
N
N
A
S
S
An
additional
meeting
was
held
in
november
by
mattapan
square
main
street,
where
the
main
street
strapped
the
applicant
to
meet
with
inventing
businesses
and
neighbors,
mainly
chiefly
the
medicaid
community
health
center,
to
discuss
the
possibility,
the
possible
impact
of
having
a
dispensary
with
the
impacts
that
it
would
have
on
patients
dealing
with
chronic
or
drug
general
drug
use
on
challenges.
This
medium
conversation
did
not
seem
to
happen.
S
Therefore,
matter
pen
square
main
streets
had
requested
that
the
applicant
do
more
extensive
outreach
to
the
community
stakeholders
and
we're
not
able
to
get
full
support
at
this
time.
The
board
should
have
received
letters
from
letters
in
opposition
from
the
greater
man
council,
as
well
as
the
mattapan
community
health
center,
as
well
as
comments
from
the
management
square
main
streets
explaining
why
they
cannot
give
full
support.
S
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services
would
like
to
highlight
that
the
applicant
did
receive
support
from
businesses
with
supports
petitions,
I'm
around
22.
I
believe
it
was
from
businesses
abutting
the
proposal
in
a
general
area,
but
in
result,
at
this
time
the
mayor's
office
would
like
to
defer
to
the
board
for
your
judgment.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
T
My
name's
clifton
braithwaite
I
live
at
12
friendship
road.
I
would
like
to
say
I'm
a
lifelong
resident
of
boston
massachusetts,
but
I
actually
came
way
of
newton
and
I've
been
an
advocate
in
this
community
since
the
age
of
eight.
I
support
these
gentlemen
because
I
believe
in
their
work,
ethics
and
what
they're
going
to
do
in
our
community
is
be
the
face
of
young
people
making
decisions
in
our
community.
T
I
believe
these
men,
not
not
that
I
believe
I
know
these
men
deserve
an
opportunity
to
bring
wealth
to
their
families
into
our
community
and
to
have
a
young
brass
young
face
to
be
a
part
of
it
as
far
as
I'm
concerned,
as
all
the
work
that
I've
done
in
this
community.
First
of
all,
I'd
like
to
thank
all
the
commissioners
that
are
on
and
everybody
that
does
the
work
that
they
do,
but
I
would
like
to
say
with
me
being
an
advocate
in
this
community
for
so
long
and
deeply
rooted
in
this
community.
T
I
would
like
for
you
all
to
give
them
an
opportunity
to
show
you
that
men
of
color
can't
get
the
job
done.
That's
all
I
wanted
to
speak,
I
believe
in
these
men,
I'm
100
behind
them
and
whatever
letters
you
need
to
get
from
these
guys,
I'm
more
than
willing
to
get
it
for
them,
but
I
believe
in
them.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
and
have
a
blessed
day.
A
U
U
The
health
center
provides
on
a
daily
basis.
Other
reasons
that
have
already
been
stated
by
dante
peoples
include
inadequate
parking.
You
talk
about
parking
that
is
general
parking
on
blue
hill
avenue
that
is
used
by
all
individuals,
all
businesses.
Here
also,
we
talked
about
the
traffic
congestion
traffic
in
matapan
siding
around
even
as
early
as
straight.
It
is
really
hard
to
get
through
the
square.
U
There
is
no
parking
people
trying
to
back
out
into
oncoming
traffic.
It's
very
dangerous.
I
myself
has
already
seen
one
accident
there,
where
I
actually
witness
a
woman
being
hit
by
a
car
security
and
safety
for
our
patients
seeking
care
and
staff
working
at
the
health
center
is
a
major
concern.
So
we
wanted
to
express
that
point.
U
We
are
not
necessarily
opposed
to
the
operation
of
cannabis
shops,
but
we
are
opposed
to
one
being
within
steps
of
our
health
center
and
we
did
not
give
any
verbal
agreement
and
if
you
did
not
get
that
you
did
not
get
a
verbal
agreement
from
mr
wally
valdez.
I
think
there's
been
a
misunderstanding
about
that
and
I
just
want
to
make
that
very
clear
that
the
health
center
does
not
approve
of
having
this
dispensary
near
the
health
center,
where
we
are
located
at
1575
local
avenue.
V
Yes,
thank
you.
My
name
is,
I
am
a
boston
resident.
I
currently
live
in
60
football
street
0
1
0,
2,
1,
3
1.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak,
and
with
that
said,
I
do
want
to
voice
my
opinion
and
say
that
I
do
vouch
for
these
gentlemen
being
able
to
open
up
this
business
within
the
community.
I
think
them
being
able
to
try
try
to
change.
The
narrative
is
something
that's
definitely
needed
in
this
world.
V
Just
because
of
that
one
outstanding
statistic
that
they
had
said
where
back
in
2012,
I
might
be
paraphrasing
my
apologies
on
that,
but
to
be
able
to
change
that
narrative
for
so
many
people
that
had
possession
of
marijuana
and
still
got
wrongfully
victimized.
Because
of
that
not
knowing
that
what
they
were
trying
to
do
just
because
of
their
environment,
it
was
what
they
had
to
do
to
be
able
to
survive
and
whatnot,
but
in
all
honesty
them
changing
that
narrative
being
a
part
of
the
community.
I
know
eric
james,
I
speak.
V
I
was
talking
about
his
current
boston,
tattoo
business,
which
is
still
within
the
community.
I
think
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
change
that
narrative.
Push
that
narrative
forward
as
well
as
other
things
that
we
as
african-american
people
desperately
need
it's
something.
That's
that's
needed
right
now,
just
the
opportunity.
V
I
know
I've
heard
something
with
other
people
talking
about
their
their
their
stances,
and
most
of
the
things
are,
you
know
valid,
but
still
I
think,
given
it,
you
got
to
start
something
you
know
and
having
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
do
that.
It
would,
you
know,
change
a
lot
and
I
know
they're
young
men.
I
know
other
people
within
the
community
most
likely
do
look
up
to
them
and
that's
another
way
to
bring
community
together
and
there's
a
lot
of
you
know.
Health
benefits
that
are
around
campus.
That.
A
A
Next
applicant,
we
have
is
oco
austin
llc
doing
business
as
dr
green
thumb.
Austin.
The
proposed
license:
premise
is
144,
harvard
avenue
austin
the
license
type
is
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operations
are
9,
am
to
9
pm
7
days
a
week.
This
is
the
equity
applicant.
The
initial
application
was
filed
october
13
2021.,
the
inspectional
services
filing
was
october.
8Th
2021,
the
community
meeting
was
held
january
24
2022..
A
M
Thank
you.
Jasmine.
Our
office
was
able
to
certify
opco
alston
llc
as
an
equity
applicant
through
the
documentation
submitted
by
the
applicant
leah.
Samora
is
the
ceo
and
the
51
beneficial
interest
holder
of
opco
austin
llc
meeting
the
51
ownership
interest
threshold
set
forth
in
the
ordinance.
Miss
tamara
meets
the
following
criteria.
M
She
is
a
person
who
has
resided
in
an
area
of
disproportionate
impact,
as
defined
by
the
cannabis
control
commission
for
at
least
five
of
the
past
10
years.
She
submitted
documentation
such
as
her
car
registration
utility
bills,
which
establishes
that
she
has
resided
on
wellington
hill
street
in
matapan,
since
at
least
2015.
M
M
This
satisfies
the
criteria
that
she
is
a
person
who
has
resided
in
the
city
of
boston
for
at
least
seven
years
or
for
the
past
seven
years.
Finally,
miss
samara
self-identifies
as
black
with
which
satisfies
the
criteria
of
a
person
who
is
of
black
african-american
hispanic,
latino,
asian
or
indigenous
descent.
M
W
All
right,
I
have
to
move
this
control
okay
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
boston
cannabis
board.
My
name
is
leah
samara
and
I
am
the
majority
owner
of
opco
boston,
doing
business
as
dr
green
thumb
austin.
We
are
a
certified
equity
applicant,
proposing
an
adult
used
cannabis
establishment
to
be
located
at
144,
harvard
f
in
austin,
I'm
joined
today
by
our
attorney
mike
ross
and
some
other
members
of
our
team.
W
Oh
there
we
go
okay,
sorry,
as
you
can
see
from
this
slide,
I
own
51
of
this
company,
I'm
a
proud
lifelong
resident
of
mattapan,
and
I
have
extensive
experience
in
the
cannabis
space,
including
as
a
co-owner
of
a
retail
recreational
dispensary.
In
cambridge.
I
am
the
founder
of
cannabis
by
default,
an
organization
that
provides
pathways
for
ownership
and
employment
to
those
individuals
to
those
individuals
to
those
individuals
negatively
impacted
by
the
failed
war
on
drugs.
W
We
are
also
excited
to
have
partnered
with
trp
company
owned
by
the
founding
cookies
retail
team,
which
holds
a
minority
nine
percent
interest
in
the
company
separately.
My
husband
and
I
were
the
first
company
to
be
accepted
into
the
sarah
accelerator
program
through
which
we
launched
our
cannabis
infused
product
line.
This
will
be
just
one
of
the
minority,
women
and
local
owned
companies
to
which
we
will
dedicate
20
of
our
shelf
space.
W
We
put
our
values
before
our
profits.
100
of
our
employees
will
be
boston,
residents
diverse
or
have
a
non-violent
criminal
history.
80
of
our
employees
will
be
boston
residents
with
a
strong
hiring
preference
for
austin
brighton
residents.
In
no
case
will
our
employees
be
less
than
70
75
minorities
and
our
senior
leadership
will
not
fall
below
51
make
up
with
the
goal
of
being
far
higher.
The
chart
to
the
right
of
this
slide
further
breaks
down
our
hiring
goals.
W
We
anticipate
hiring
between
30
to
35
full-time
employees,
with
the
expectation
that
each
shift
will
have
12
people.
We
will
be
paying
a
starting
average
of
20
an
hour
with
the
average
being
24
an
hour
and
will
provide
comprehensive
benefits,
including
health,
healthcare,
401k,
full
public
transport,
public
transit
subsidies
in
optional
paid
volunteer
time.
We
will
provide
all
employees
access
to
online
cannabis,
workforce
development
and
mentorship
programs,
management
and
ownership
will
have
an
open
door
policy.
We
will.
We
will
encourage
communication
and
suggestions
in
the
workplace
and
will
institute
whistleblower
protections
and
non-retaliation
policies.
W
One
concern
we
heard
repeatedly
was
the
amount
of
graffiti
on
storefronts
in
this
area
and
the
negative
impact
it
has
on
diversely
owned
or
local
businesses.
We
are
committing
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars
annually
to
a
storefront
improvement
program.
We
will
work
with
a
diverse
array
of
local
businesses
to
coordinate
and
fund
graffiti
prevention
on
area
storefronts.
W
We
will
also
provide
more
than
250
hours
of
community
service
through
our
team,
with
a
focus
on
benefiting
diversity
and
inclusion.
Through
this
opt-in
program,
each
employee
will
have
20
hours
of
paid
community
service
time
each
year
to
put
towards
volunteering
and
participating
in
charitable
initiatives
which
promote
diversity
and
inclusion
efforts.
W
As
previously
noted,
we
will
also
support
diverse
and
local
companies,
brands
and
products
by
dedicating
20
of
shelf
space
to
these
businesses.
Our
goals
are
not
just
aspirational.
As
you
can
see
on
this
slide,
we
will
put
in
place
programs
and
measurements
to
ensure
that
we
are
that
we
are
accomplishing
these
goals.
We
will
monitor
and
adjust
our
efforts
on
a
regular
basis.
W
All
right
here
we
go,
this
slide
shows
the
footprint
of
the
store.
As
you
can
see,
there
are
six
on-site
parking
spaces
located
in
the
rear,
shared
parking
lot,
which
is
at
which
is
accessed
from
harvard
avenue
via
the
alley
shown
at
the
top
left
delivery
of
product
and
cash
pickup
will
also
occur
in
the
reserve
space
of
this
slot,
which
is
indicated
by
the
hash
marks.
As
you
can
see,
the
entrance
to
the
store
is
located
on
harvard
avenue.
W
This
is
a
multi-modal
location
with
on-site,
I
mean
sorry
where
orange
street
in
off
street
vehicle
and
bicycle
parking
in
multiple
forms
of
public
transportation.
In
addition
to
the
dedicated
on-site
employee
parking,
we
have
secured
10
exclusive
marked
spots
for
patrons
in
a
lot
across
harvard
avenue
on
glenville
avenue.
We
we
are
also
located
across
the
street
from
a
municipal
lot
with
an
additional
60
spaces.
W
W
Our
5
000
square
foot
store,
provides
ample
space
for
interior
cueing
and
a
dedicated
entry
vested
view.
Three
separate
points
of
id
verification
and
best-in-class
security
measures
to
comply
with
the
boston,
cannabis
board
and
the
cannabis
in
the
cannabis
control
commission's
regulations,
as
outlined
in
our
written
submittal.
W
This
location
is
located
in
what
is
already
one
of
the
more
densely
populated
communities
in
the
city,
with
both
a
thriving
business
and
residential
residential
community.
This
neighborhood
is
only
going
to
become
more
vibrant,
with
over
1
000
residential
units
per
minute
within
a
half
mile
dislocation
in
the
last
two
years,
as
the
board
is
aware,
expectations
nope.
Sorry,
as
the
board
is
aware,
exceptions
to
the
half-mile
buffer
zone
have
been
made,
especially
in
dense
areas
like
this,
that
already
support
multiples
of
different
types
of
businesses.
W
As
you
can
see
on
the
slide,
there
are
seven
pizza
shops,
15,
bodegas,
nine
bars
and
restaurants
and
eight
coffee
shops
in
this
immediate
area,
just
to
name
a
few.
The
neighborhood
can
also
support.
This
neighborhood
can
also
support
multiple
cannabis
establishments.
Three
cannabis
establishments
can
exist
harmoniously
while
all
succeeded
financially.
A
whopping
84
of
voters
in
this
warden
precinct
voted
to
legalize
adult
use
cannabis,
given
the
immediate
public
demand
having
multiple
cannabis
establishments
will
prevent
concerns
such
as
exterior
cure.
W
The
community,
so
the
the
community
agrees
with
us.
We
have
met
with
local,
civic
and
business
organizations,
elected
officials
of
butters
and
local
businesses,
who
are
excited
about
our
presence
on
harvard
avenue.
I
have
personally
walked
the
area
introducing
myself
the
team
and
soliciting
feedback
from
residents
and
businesses.
We
have
made
tangible
plans
to
support
the
community
moving
forward.
W
A
B
I
do
thank
you.
I
have
to
focus
in
on
the
buffer
zone
statement
and
the
fact
that
you're
0.1
miles
from
another
approved
establishment
in
light
of
the
fact
that
we
do
have
to
cite
52
places.
That
is
a
fact.
I
I
don't
dismiss
that,
but
tell
me
more
about
why
we
should
cite
1.1
mile
from
another.
One
cba
has
been
concerned
with
this,
as
we
approve
things
that
come
up
before
them.
You
state
that
this
is
another
option
to
patrons
in
the
thriving
neighborhood.
What
is
the
other?
What
are
they?
X
I'm
chair
good
afternoon:
this
is
mike
ross
attorney
for
the
applicant
I'll.
Take
that
question,
if
I
could
so
leah
already
cited
the
the
number
of
residents
in
this
area
and
the
fact
that
this
is
has
been
a
pro
cannabis
part
of
the
city.
In
addition
to
answer
your
question,
how
are
we
different
from
the
other
applicants
in
the
operation
located?
You
know
the
mayflower
medicinals
operation
they're,
offering
medical
cannabis,
that's
clearly
a
a
unique
factor.
X
X
The
name
of
our
store
is
dr
green
thumbs
and
dr
green
thumb,
who
was
affiliated
with
be
real,
who
had
to
leave,
but
he
was
on
the
call
for
an
hour
before
he
put
a
little
message
in
the
chat
came
up
with
this
brand
called
called
dr
green
thumb.
It's
it's
very
unique.
It
was
very
popular
in
california
and
we
will
be
offering
this
exclusively
at
the
store,
and
so
these
are
very
unique
offerings
at
the
different
locations.
X
Just
like
a
coffee
shop
might
offer
a
different
offering
and
be
right
next
to
another
coffee
shop.
There
are
clear,
dunkin,
donut
customers
and
there
are
clear,
starbucks
customers
and
they
both
walk
into
their
their
respective
coffee
shop,
and
I
think
that
analogy
works
here
too,
but
I
think
the
justification
for
the
buffer
zone
was
best
said
by
leah
in
terms
of
density
and
demand
in
this
area.
L
A
X
A
G
W
G
G
W
Oh
absolutely
yeah,
so
are
you
referring
to
my
cambridge
store?
Yamba?
Yes,
yes,
yes,
absolutely
so
my
background
working
in
non-profit
for
20
years
and
working
in
roxbury
and
as
we
all
knows,
which
is
one
of
the
hardest
to
serve
communities.
This
is
my
passion.
This
is
what
I
want
to
this
is.
This
is
another
way
that
I
can
help
the
communities
that
I've
already
been
serving
for
20
years
and
put
more
money
better
money
in
their
pocket
and
give
them
better
opportunities.
A
I
Yep,
thank
you.
I
just
have
one
question.
Thank
you
for
the
very
comprehensive
application.
I
am
just
curious.
It
mentions
that
you'll
be
doing
cultural
sensitivity
and
unconscious
bias.
Training.
I'm
just
curious.
Who
do
you
have
those
trainers?
Do
you
do
them
yourself?
Just
wonder
what
that
might
look
like.
Z
Yes,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
conor
newman
with
the
mayor's
office
neighborhood
services.
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
like
to
defer
judgment
to
the
board
on
this
matter,
some
background
information
on
the
community
process.
The
applicant
did
a
lot
of
outreach
with
various
community
groups,
including
the
austin
civic
association,
the
brighton,
austin
improvement
association,
as
well
as
connecting
with
the
alston
village
main
streets
as
you've
heard
earlier
from
rhett
moran's
office,
both
state
reps
in
that
area,
state
rep,
kevin
houghton
state
rep
moraine
have
voted
to
support
this
proposal.
Z
We
had
a
public
meeting
on
june
24th.
The
meeting
was
stopped
early
after
several
disruptions.
There
was
a
number
of
participants
focused
on
the
conversation
around
ownership,
with
a
entity
from
out
of
state
owning
a
percentage
of
that
ownership,
as
well
as
conversations
around
the
business
located
in
cambridge.
Z
There
was
not
as
much
focus
on
the
operational
side
and
what
the
impacts
would
be
on
the
direct
neighborhood.
However,
we
did
hear
from
several
alston
business
owners
as
well
as
alston
residents,
some
residents
that
were
in
support,
like
the
presentation
had
mentioned,
that
that
storefront
had
been
vacant
for
a
number
of
years.
They
also
liked
that
the
applicant
had
committed
to
assisting
austin
village
main
streets
on
combating
graffiti,
which
is
very
endemic
in
that
area,
and
another
resident
mentioned
that
they
were
excited
to
see
another
black
owned
business
move
to
the
neighborhood.
Z
There
are
also
some
businesses
that
had
concerns
or
an
opposition
regarding
the
potential
impact
on
parking
with
the
neighboring
business,
worried
that
parking
the
rear
used
by
this
business.
That
would
impact
adjacent
businesses
as
well
as
the
overflow
parking
that
would
be
rented
over
on.
I
believe
glenville
street
could
potentially
lead
to
residents
who
parked
there
than
trying
to
find
on
street
parking
competing
with
other
residents.
Z
A
Y
Y
A
AA
Good
afternoon,
chair
joyce
and
commissioners,
my
name
is
gabriel
camacho.
I
am
the
political
director
of
united
food
and
commercial
workers,
local
1445..
We
represent
approximately
12
000
essential
workers
throughout
the
commonwealth.
You
probably
know
our
members
as
the
friendly
faces
of
workers
at
stop
and
shop
macy's
and,
more
recently,
in
cannabis.
Dispensaries
ufcw
represents
thousands
of
cannabis
workers
throughout
the
nation
from
seed
to
sale.
We
know
the
industry
and
workforce
very
well.
Our
union
strongly
supports
opko,
also
llc
project
for
114,
harvard
avenue
otherwise
known
as
dr
green
thumb.
AA
In
addition
to
being
an
equity
applicant,
dr
green
thumb
is
committed
to
hiring
80
boston
residents
and
a
majority
of
people
of
color
who
have
been
adversely
affected
by
over
policing
and
the
war
on
drugs.
Opco
green
thumb
and
local
1445
have
entered
into
a
partnership
with
a
labor
peace
agreement
simply
put
lpa
as
an
agreement
between
a
union
and
an
employer
where
the
company
agrees
to
remain
neutral
during
an
organizing
drive
and
the
union
agrees
not
to
engage
in
job
actions.
AA
This
way
the
employees
will
decide
to
decide
to
unionize
or
not
without
undue
interference.
Additionally,
our
union
strongly
believes
that
racial
equity
must
have
economic
stability
as
its
backbone.
Indeed,
our
collective
bargaining
agreements
not
only
contain
better
wages
and
benefits,
but
non-economic
matters
such
as
that
are
equally
important,
such
as
non-discrimination
clauses,
upward
mobility
that
respects
seniority
and
shop
floor
union
representation.
AA
A
Q
AB
AC
AC
I
don't
think
it
will.
You
know
heighten
any
type
of
vandal
vandalization
of
anybody's
property,
but
it
might
actually
bring
the
community
together
for
further
understanding.
So
that's
why
I
am
in
I'm
a
yes
for
that
and
I
hope
the
board
can
reflect
upon
that
as
well.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AD
AF
AD
AD
AD
It
it's
damaging
to
the
community.
It's
closing
small
shops,
it's
raising,
rent
prices,
it's
pushing
people
out
of
ballston
and
alston
is
like
you
know.
It's
an
arts
community.
It's
it's
college,
kids!
It's
it's
an
amazing
place
and
that's
why
I've
been
here
for
so
long.
But
you
know,
big
companies
coming
in
is
damaging
our
area
and
I
am
so
opposed
to
it.
A
S
AG
How
you
doing
this
is
travis
hope,
I'm
at
21
hulton
street
in
austin.
I
wanted
to
express
my
I
wanted
to
express
that
I'm
not
in
support
of
140,
harvard
ave
or
the
big
companies.
I
believe
that
we
should
give
to
the
equity
to
the
people
that
really
deserve
it:
economic,
empowerment,
people
that
don't
have
much.
So
I'm
not
in
support
of
this,
and,
I
believe,
there's
others
that
would
benefit
from
this
location.
More.
AH
Yes,
hello,
my
name
is
brittany,
smith,
I'm
a
resident
of
boston
and
I'm
in
support
of
dr
green
thumb
and
leah
as
a
black
resident.
I
fully
support
it
and
I
want
more
black
businesses,
because
all
the
dispensary
I've
been
to
I've
only
been
to
one
that's
black
owned
out
of
all
of
boston.
It's
like
why
not
have
more
variety.
You
know,
and
I
would
like
to
shop
with
people
that
look
like
me.
So
I'm
fully
in
support.
AI
How's
it
going
yes
yeah,
my
name
is
joshua
sullivan
and
I'm
a
long-term
residence
of
austin.
My
family
is
from
163
cambridge
street,
I'm
a
black
man
who
was
opposed
of
having
dr
green
thumb
there
at
that
location.
I
do
feel
like
it
should
be
a
smaller,
a
smaller
smaller
business
owner,
my
family's,
been
in
austin
for
four
generations.
AI
We
care
deeply
about
our
community
in
canvas,
I'm
also
a
person
in
a
wheelchair
who
do
who
does
smoke
cannabis,
recreationally
and
for
medical
purposes
also
as
a
local
stake
stakeholder.
I
don't
think
it's
right
for
a
big
global
company
to
come
into
my
community
and
pretty
much
take
over.
I
might
support
all
the
buyers
there
support
all
the
restaurants
there
and
all
the
little
mom
and
pop
stores
just
want
to
say
that
I
really
do
oppose
of
the
of
this
of
this
opportunity.
AE
Hi.
Thank
you
again.
My
name
is
sebastian
joseph,
a
founder
of
sanjay
and
also
a
engineer
moderator
for
black
freelance,
I
like
to
say,
as
the
residents
of
boston,
I'll,
definitely
like
to
see
lee
and
dr
green
thumb.
I
think
her
work
and
the
work
that
she's
done
to
the
community
and
the
commitment
that
she
has
made
is
very
impactful,
so
I'd
definitely
like
to
see
it.
Thank
you.
AJ
AJ
It
shows
about
like
73
percent
of
active
owners,
employees,
executives
and
volunteers
of
cannabis
establishments
are
white
and
64
are
male,
so
I
believe
she
is
a
diverse
mixture
of
leadership
that
is
needed
and
even
with
like
some
of
the
programs
and
initiatives
that
massachusetts
is
pushing
like
with
its
equity
programs,
the
economic
empowerment
program
or
the
social
equity
program,
you
guys
kind
of
just
heard
the
percentages.
So
I
think,
if
there's
going
to
be
another
dispensary
built,
why
not
have
the
person
that's
owning
it
or
ownership?
AK
AK
And
so
I
do
think
it's
amazing
that
leah
is
majority
stakeholder
of
this
company.
I
do
also
absolutely
am
in
favor
for
leah's
dedication
to
operating,
to
providing
training
programs
and
systems
to
the
local
community
to
learn
how
to
go
from
small
business
to
a
you
know
more
established
business
if
they
choose,
but
I
hope
that
the
community
and
the
surrounding
areas
can
find
peace
new
model
for
dispensaries,
we're
in
allston
area.
Thank.
AL
Big
business
side
of
things
as
miss
wendy,
michelle
has
just
stated.
Leah
has
also
been
a
big
supporter
of
my
business
and
many
others,
and
just
an
amazing
leader
that
I
would
love
to
tag
team
with
from
many
community
engagement
initiatives.
That
will
probably
happen
in
boston.
So
again,
thank
you
for
the
time
today,
let's
make
history
in
this
month.
Thank
you.
AM
My
name
is
max
stacy.
I
will
be
living
in
boston
area.
For
like
15
years,
I
received
a
text
about
leah
and
doctors
greenwood
that
offers
a
hundred
dollars
per
session
to
for
support,
and
I
find
that
disgraceful,
because
this
support
supposed
to
be
genuine
people
who
actually
support
businesses
in
the
neighborhood,
and
I
received
this
text.
AG
B
AE
AE
AN
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
and
this
augusta
board.
It
is
my
honor
and
privilege
to
step
forward
and
speak
emphatically
in
favor
of
leah
samore
and
her
her
business.
I
I
am
not
receiving
any
funds
to
speak
here
today.
I
do
it
based
on
the
fact
that
this
sister
has
overcome
a
great
deal
of
adversity.
AN
Now,
let's
also,
let's
just
nip
this
in
the
bud:
it
costs
money
to
open
a
cannabis
dispensary,
I'm
gonna
just
keep
it
100.,
and
so,
when
it
comes
down
to
having
to
partner
the
average
the
median
inc,
the
median
net
worth
of
a
black
family
in
the
city
of
boston
is
eight
dollars.
So
it
is
absolutely
critical
that
we
get
into
relationships
that
allow
us
to
open,
but
that
do
not
control
us.
I
don't
know
I've
known
leah
long
enough.
AN
I
absolutely
know
that
she
is
not
going
to
be
controlled
by
her
business
partners
and
I
emphatically
know
that
also
that
any
neighborhood
or
community
that
she's
going
to
be
in
is
going
to
be
better
for
having
the
sister
involved
in
that.
So
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity.
It's
a
model
that
we
should
all
be
thinking
of,
and
I
emphatically
support
her
and
I
look
forward
to
shopping
at
her
store.
AN
B
W
X
X
This
team
is
comprised
of
credible
individuals
who
wouldn't
participate
into
that
type
of
would
not
do
that
first
and
foremost,
and
secondly,
the
broader
issue
here,
and
I
think
tito
did
a
nice
job
of
kind
of
encapsulating.
It
is
that
miss
samora
has
been
unfairly
cast
by
a
few
people
for
reasons
I'm
not
completely
sure
of
it
could
be
because
they're
a
nearby
business,
it
could
be
because
they
had
a
previous
dispute
on
a
previous
business
that
she's
somehow
big
cannabis,
and
she
it's
just
untrue.
X
The
fact
that
leah
has
had
a
previous
partnership
with
say
sarah
naturals,
for
example,
which
helped
bring
this
product
to
market,
which
is
a
fabulous
product
that
is
now
being
sold
all
over
massachusetts,
doesn't
make
her
big
cannabis.
It
makes
her
taking
advantage
of
incubator
programs
that
are
available
to
people.
B
AO
Thank
you
so
much
my
name
is
abigail.
I
am
a
boston
resident.
Thank
you
for
sneaking
me
in
here.
At
the
end,
I
just
wanted
to
give
my
heartfelt
support
to
leah
in
this
endeavor.
I'm
just
really
impressed
with
her
commitment
to
education,
her
commitment
and
compassion
towards
communities
that
are
disproportionately
harmed
by
cannabis
laws,
and
I
just
feel
very
confident
that
this
location
in
this
store
will
be
a
really
great
addition
to
the
neighborhood
in
the
overall
culture
to
boston
massachusetts.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
All
right,
our
last
matter,
so
the
following
applicant,
was
rejected.
Without
prejudice
from
the
bcb's
june
16
2021
voting
voting
hearing
rejected
without
prejudice
means
the
applicant
can
return
anytime
with
an
application
at
the
same
location.
The
applicant
is
pure
oasis,
llc
poa
says
the
proposed
license:
premise
is
at
535
washington
street
in
brighton.
The
license
type
is
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
operations
are
10,
am
to
9
pm
7
days
a
week.
This
is
the
equity
applicant.
A
M
All
right,
thank
you.
Our
office
is
able
to
certify
pure
oasis
llc
as
an
equity
applicant
through
the
documentation
submitted
by
the
applicant
kobe
evans,
who
is
the
co-owner
of
pure
oasis
llc,
is
the
60
beneficial
interest
holder
of
the
company
exceeding
the
51
ownership
interest
threshold
set
forth
in
the
ordinance.
M
Mr
evans
submitted
sufficient
documentation
that
verified
that
he
has
been
a
resident
of
boston
for
at
least
the
past
seven
years
by
providing
a
proof
of
residency
certificate
from
the
boston
elections,
department,
utility
bills
and
financial
statements.
Mr
evans
has
been
a
resident
of
boston
since
at
least
20
or
2005..
M
Mr
evans
is
also
a
person
who
has
been
certified
by
the
cannabis
control
commission
as
an
economic
empowerment
applicant
and
has
been
a
resident
of
boston
for
at
least
one
of
the
last
three
years.
He
provided
his
certification
letter
and
was
certified
as
an
economic
empowerment
applicant
by
the
ccc
in
2018..
M
AP
AP
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
kobe
evans.
I'm
the
co-owner
of
pure
oasis,
we're
a
certified
economic
empowerment
applicant
in
the
state
of
massachusetts,
as
well
as
a
boston
equity
applicant.
I'm
here
today
to
provide
our
to
present
our
revised
proposal
for
an
adult
use
cannabis
dispensary
to
be
located
at
535
washington
street
in
brighton.
I
am
joined
today
by
our
business
partner,
my
business
partner,
kevin
hart,
our
legal
counsel
mike
ross
and
our
traffic
engineer
jeff
bandini.
AP
We
previously
presented
before
the
board
this
past
june.
Since
last
presenting
presenting
we
have
done
more
community
outreach
in
order
to
better
understand
the
concerns
of
the
neighborhood.
Over
the
past
eight
months,
we've
conducted
significant
community
outreach
and
work
with
community
elected
officials
and
other
stakeholders
to
revise
our
proposal
and
address
concerns.
AP
AP
Obviously
this
is
our
first
appearance
before
the
board
is.
We
are
excited
to
be
back
with
this
revised
proposal.
As
the
owner
of
the
first
recreational
dispensary
in
boston,
we
have
successfully
operated
a
dispensary
while
ensuring
there
is
no
negative
impact
on
the
community
and
actually,
today
marks
our
two-year
anniversary
of
opening
our
first
location.
AP
AP
AP
Significant
concerns
was
traffic
and
parking
to
understand
these
concerns
we
hired
mcmahon
and
associates
to
conduct
three
separate
field
studies,
one
on
october
27th,
one
on
november,
4th
and
1
on
december
16th.
These
studies
and
evaluated
the
traffic
volume
parking
inventory
mode
splits
and
not
only
none;
no,
they
were
also
conducted
while
colleges
were
in
session
just
so,
we
can
get
a
true,
accurate
count
of
traffic
apartment
potential
issues.
AP
AP
We
also
evaluated
the
various
modes
of
transportation
surrounding
the
facility
and
found
that
the
site
was
in
the
fight.
The
site
is
served
by
an
excellent
multi-mode
infrastructure,
providing
a
variety
of
options,
including
bus
bikes
and
pedestrian
foot
traffic.
The
site
is
from
the
57
bus,
which
is
the
ninth
highest
fighter,
ship
of
all
175
routes
in
the
city.
AP
The
number
501
bus
and
express
bus
from
downtown
also
has
a
bus
stop
right
there,
as
well
as
bicycle
lanes
on
both
sides
of
washington,
street
and
sidewalks
with
pedestrian
crossings
which
allow
for
easy
access
to
non-vehicle
vehicular
traffic.
If
need
be,
we
will
develop
a
traffic
demand
management
measurement
to
encourage
employees
to
travel
via
public
transportation,
bikes,
ride,
sharing
and
also
foot.
AP
The
review
concluded
that
during
peak
demand,
we
could
accommodate
customers
comfortably
with
the
existing
parking
on
washington
street
alone.
Additionally,
we
are
committed
to
dedicating
staff
during
all
hours
of
operation
who
will
monitor
the
front
exterior
the
front
of
the
building
for
double
parking
and
illegal
parking
issues.
AP
Some
of
the
testimony
from
prior
from
prior
to
the
hearing
alleges
that
this
is
not
an
appropriate
site
for
cannabis
establishment
in
brighton.
It
pointed
to
brighton
center
as
an
alternative
version
where
the
board
has
held
that
brighton
center
is
not
given
that
the
proximity
of
five
schools
and
has
recently
rejected
a
proposal.
AP
AP
This
site
is,
is,
is
commercial
corridor
with
a
variety
of
different
business
types.
Additionally,
nearly
73
percent
of
voters
in
the
ward
and
precinct
voted
to
legalize
marijuana
cannabis.
Sorry
in
2016.,
based
on
these
factors,
we
feel
strongly
that
this
is
an
appropriate
location
for
the
proposal.
AP
Following
our
first
hearing,
we
conducted
significant
community
outreach.
We
reached
out
to
thousands
of
community
members
to
solicit
information
and
feedback
and
offer
time
to
meet
virtually
and
in
person,
if
need
be,
we
hand
delivered
over
1500
flyers
and
sent
out
over
3
000
mailers
to
residents
we're
proud
to
have
to
submit
today
signatures
of
over
160
brighton
residents
in
support.
AP
This
slide
shows
the
locations
of
just
a
portion
of
that
support
in
the
immediate
area.
We
also
met
with
elected
officials
and
other
stakeholders
and
conducted
a
new
community
impact
meeting.
The
proposal
you
see
before
you
today
as
a
result
of
that
outreach,
and
we
truly
appreciate
the
input
that
we've
received
from
the
community.
This
proposal
is
stronger
because
of
it.
AP
Many
businesses
have
gone
through
the
gauntlet
of
trying
to
open
in
oak
square,
and
so
we
kind
of
share
a
shared
plight
or
shared
journey
with
them,
but
not
only
that
even
the
people
were
who
were
in
opposition
were
also
very
respectful
and
kind,
and
we
appreciate
and
want
to
just
thank
them
for
that.
Any
questions.
Z
Z
So
previously
this
applicant
first
applied
and
they
met
with
the
brighton,
allison
improvement
association
and
had
been
opposed
by
the
civic
association,
the
civic,
upon
the
second
time
that
they
reapplied
opted
not
to
have
them
present,
feeling
that
their
stance
would
not
change.
So
they
remain
in
opposition.
Z
The
mayor's
office
conducted
a
public
meeting
on
february
17th.
There
were
several
residents
in
attendance
that
were
in
support
mentioning
that
oak
square
has
a
tough
time
retaining
businesses
there's
a
number
of
vacancies
on
the
corridor,
as
well
as
another
resident
saying
that
they
appreciated
the
applicant's
commitment
to
equity
and
to
ensuring
employment
in
the
area.
Z
The
multitude
of
participants,
though,
at
the
meeting,
were
in
opposition
residents,
voice
concerns
that
the
proximity
to
be
very
close
to
a
number
of
residences
that
are
on
that
corridor
as
well
as
parking
concerns.
As
the
applicant
mentioned,
they
proposed
adding
employee
parking
on
fairbanks
street,
but
a
number
of
residents
felt
that
this
wasn't
enough
dealing
with
customer
parking
and
specifically
with
the
traffic
study.
They
felt
it
was
too
narrow,
focusing
on
washington
street
and
not
on
the
side
streets
that
potentially
impacted
such
as
fairbanks
oak
square
ave,
langley
road.
Z
Other
residents
also
mentioned
that
this
particular
location
is
right
at
an
unsafe
bend
in
the
road
for
washington
street,
where
there's
some
visibility,
issues
and
they've
noted
that
there's
been
accidents
there
in
the
past
and
then
other
residents
also
cited
similar
to
the
first
time
around
proximity
to
the
mary
lyon
school,
which
is
just
outside
the
500
feet
in
proximity
to
the
oaks
clear
ymca
as
well.
With
that
information,
we
turn
it
over
to
the
board.
Thank
you.
A
Y
Y
While
we,
you
know,
we
appreciate
the
owners
outreach
to
the
neighborhood.
We
are
still
in
opposition
of
this
location
as
it
currently
stands.
As
conor
stated,
it
is
an
unsafe
bend.
It's
a
tricky
corner
in
in
the
lack
of
parking
and
the
worry
of
nearby
residents.
Thinking
that
it
will
continue
to
congest
parking,
we
believe,
is
a
valid
concern.
Representative
moran
has
supported
previous
locations
in
the
neighborhood.
Y
We
just
supported
the
one
earlier
in
this
meeting,
but
this
location
we
just
do
not
believe,
is
suitable
and
the
abutters
concerns
are
very
valid
that
this.
This
is
a
tricky
area
in
terms
of
parking
and
visibility.
So,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
We
really
appreciate
it,
but
we
would
like
to
continue
to
express
our
opposition
as
previously
in
june
2021
as
well.
AQ
AQ
AQ
I
have
several
objections
to
the
store
that
I've
written
to
you
about,
but
like
this,
but
today
I'm
going
to
focus
on
parking.
This
store
will
be
in
the
middle
of
a
residential
neighborhood,
surrounded
by
houses
on
all
sides
at
a
busy
dangerous
intersection,
with
lots
of
double
parking
parking
in
that
whole
neighborhood
is
extremely
tight.
The
parking
study
the
owners
did
presented
at
the
community
meetings
insufficient.
AQ
It
was
done
on
one
day
december,
16th
for
only
an
hour
and
a
half
during
omicron,
when
many
stores
and
restaurants
were
closed
and
many
student
residents
possibly
had
gone
home
for
the
holidays.
If
extensive
studies
are
done
in
more
realistic
times,
they
will
show
how
bad
the
parking
really
is.
Oasis's
peak
hours
will
be
from
5
to
6
30
and
that's
exactly
when
people
who
drive
home
from
work
will
be
looking
to
find
a
spot.
AQ
People
will
be
forced
to
cruise
the
streets
looking
for
spots,
backing
up
traffic
and,
if
lucky,
finding
one
far
from
their
home,
putting
pressure
on
those
neighborhoods
because
of
the
ripple
effect.
Small
business
owners
here
will
be
hurt,
as
will
landlords
who
will
lose
tenants,
because
word
will
be
out
it's
impossible
to
park
in
this
neighborhood
public
transportation
for
residents
will
be
consider
using
instead
of
driving
as
meager,
and
if
you
don't
work
where
those
routes
go.
AQ
You're
stuck
oasis
also
claims
falsely
that
swan
cleaners,
the
previous
occupants
had
hundreds
of
customers
a
week,
but
this
is
incorrect
as
local
residents
like
myself
and
the
others
who
spoke
at
the
meeting
pointed
out
that
had
very
little
traffic.
Fear
oasis
will
attract
large
numbers
of
customers
from
outside
oak
square
in
boston,
as
reviews
from
their
other
store
show,
and
these
customers
will
take
up
the
parking
spots
residents
and
existing
businesses
need.
AQ
F
F
The
parking
that
that
poor
oasis
is
talking
about
the
additional
parking
is
down
a
a
hidden
driveway
on
fairbank
street
that
you,
you
can't
see
the
parking
space
from
the
street
and
I
doubt
very
much
that
customers
are
going
to
try
to
look
at
some
sort
of
an
aerial
map
to
find
out
whether
there's
any
kind
of
parking
on
fairbank
street.
The
parking
next
to
the
building
only
has
room
for
two
or
three
cars.
F
F
So
in
the
winter
time,
when
there's
snow
piling
up,
I
have
no
idea
where
their
folks
are
going
to
park,
let
alone
customers
who
don't
you
know
who
will
just
be
circling
langley
road
by
the
way
langley
road
was
not
included
in
their
traffic
study,
and
we
are
one
of
the
closest
streets
to
pure
oasis
and
langley.
Road
is
very
narrow.
There's
not
room
for
cars
going
both
ways,
so
people
will
be
circling
getting
stuck
at
the
top
of
our
hill
and
we'll
just
have
gridlock
on
on
a
very
small
residential
street.
AR
Yeah
so
my
two
minutes,
the
last
two
folks,
oh
I'll,
start
off,
I'm
kristen
matthews.
I
live
on
95
sutherland
road
about.
I
think
15
20
minute
walk
to
that
area.
Oak
square,
brighton
center.
I
frequent
that
area.
Quite
a
lot
to
go
to
restaurants,
go
to
the
store
and
all
that
yeah.
What
can
I
say?
Oh
I've
been
here
for
a
few
years
now
as
a
boston
resident
yeah.
AR
So
I
do
have
experience
going
to
pure
oasis
at
its
original
location
was
super
excited
about
it,
black
owned
first
recreational
dispensary
in
boston
for
like
for
black
owned
recreation
dispensary.
It
was
super
exciting
for
me
what
a
trek,
though
it
is
really
you
know
out
of
the
way
there
is
a
lot
of
traffic,
but
I
must
say
my
experience
was
still
wonderful.
It
was
very
much
an
in
and
out
procedure.
It
was
very
efficient.
Everyone
was
super
friendly
and
I
do
feel
like
that.
Same
experience
will
come
to
brighton.
AR
I
think
it
would
be
great
for
them
to
extend
their
reach
to
brighton.
I
think
just
having
that
diverse
experience
in
the
area
and
it
will
be
kind
of
consistent
with
everything
else
in
the
area-
there's
liquor
stores,
there's
smoke,
shops.
Restaurants
bars.
I
really
can't
see
it
sticking
out
like
a
sore
thumb,
maybe
initially
when
it
first
gets
started
in
general
parking
sucks
in
brighton.
I
also
spent
a
long
time
trying
to
park.
AR
I
try
not
to
move
my
car
during
certain
times
of
the
day
when
I
visit
oak
square
in
brighton
center,
I
tend
to
take
public
transportation
during
peak
hours,
so
I
just
I
know
it
will
probably
be
an
issue
for
a
bit,
but
I
just
don't
see
it
being
catastrophic
yeah.
I
don't
know
what
other
points
I
want
to
say.
I
just
I
just
love
the
service
of
pure
oasis.
AR
AS
AT
I
just
wanted
to
thank
first
of
all
thank
the
board
and
thanks
jackman
for
hearing
us,
I'm
in
the
opposition,
and
I
have
written
to
the
board-
and
I
spoke
before
I
am
at
35
langley
road
in
brighton
and
I've
lived
here
for
more
than
20
years
a
year
and,
as
everybody
said,
I
don't
want
to
repeat
it
again
about
the
traffic
in
here
and
parking
issues
a
lot
of
times.
When
you
want
to
drive
down
on
restaurant
shower
traffic,
you
can't
even
go.
AT
AT
Well,
people
that
have
parking
spaces
in
there
they're
going
to
have
to
park
on
a
street
then
because
they,
if
they
have
like
driveways
and
they
they're
gonna,
have
to
they
cannot
park
on
driveway
if
they
rented
their
space
to
pure
voices
and
that's
going
to
continue
actually
contribute
to
us
not
having
enough
parking
spaces
and
also
contribute
to
incredible
pollution
in
the
air
as
well,
with
all
the
traffic
going
and
coming
back.
We
just
we
live
in
this
presidential
neighborhood
with
children
all
around
and
we
want
to
have
quiet
nice
neighborhood.
AT
We
don't
want
to
have
like
a
polluted
parking.
You
know
nightmare,
we
just
we
don't.
We
don't
want
to
have
like
businesses
that
they
need
like
a
guard
with
guns
and
cameras
everywhere.
We
want
to
have
an
art
center,
where
local,
beautiful
artists
are
going
to
be
showing
their
talents.
They
want
to
have
people
like
tina
turner
coming
out
of
that
art
studio
you
want
to
have
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you.
AT
A
AS
Thank
you
to
the
board
for
letting
me
speak.
I
do
support
the
cannabis
industry,
but
I
am
opposed
to
this
location,
and
some
of
the
reasons
are.
This
is
a
99
residential
area.
Traffic
is
an
issue.
At
times
it's
difficult
to
even
exit.
My
small
dead-end
road,
pure
aces,
did
a
traffic
study
in
december.
It's
the
only
one
that
I
know
of
when
students
were
on
their
christmas
vacations.
AS
Thus,
that
was
probably
inaccurate
in
resident
parking
is
always
difficult
now
and
would
become
bigger
issue
if
pure
isis
opens
and
most
importantly,
the
safety
is
so
so
key
in
this
location.
Because
of
that
bend
in
the
road
safety
is
a
major
concern
at
this
location.
It's
the
bend
curve
in
the
road
and
has
been
reasoned
for
many
accidents
over
the
years,
including
recently,
and
I've
lived
here
over
50
years.
AS
I
hate
to
admit
it,
but
I've
lived
here
over
50
years
and
I've
been
witness
to
and
still
see
them
as
recently
as
three
weeks
ago.
So
I
I'm
opposed
to
this
location
if
they
open
somewhere
else,
I
would
be
in
support
of
so
you
know.
That's
those
are
my
concerns
and
I
just
hope
that
board
considers
this.
AS
K
K
Their
parking
study,
I'm
sorry
to
say,
does
not
reflect
anything.
They're
start
their
traffic
study.
It
was
done
in
october
in
the
height
of
the
pandemic.
It's
only
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks
that
we've
seen
anything
like
the
pre-pandemic
traffic
in
the
area
again
the
same
thing
for
parking.
They
did
it
on
this
on
december
16th,
when
a
lot
of
the
students
had
had
already
left
for
a
vacation
and
a
lot
of
the
young
professionals
who
live
in
the
area
have
gone
home
because
they're
working
from
home,
so
they
can,
they
can
travel
anywhere.
K
So
I've
lived
in
the
area
for
40
years
and
have
nev
have
always
had
a
problem
parking
on
on
washington
street
and
I'm
one
of
the
I'm,
the
only
driveway
that's
nearby
and
I
routinely
get
people
from
other
businesses
in
the
area
parking
in
my
driveway
and
blocking
me,
which
is
which
is
really
not
acceptable.
So
I
don't
see
any
reason.
It's
just
not
a
suitable
location,
and
I
would
love
for
them
to
come
back
with
a
more
suitable
location
that
has
some
parking.
Thank
you
thank.
AU
I
actually
live
in
street,
which
is
down
the
street
from
the
pure
basis
location,
I'm
a
social
equity
applicant
as
well.
Second
cohort.
I
just
wanted
to
bring
some
context
to
the
board
and
the
people
there
kobe
and
kevin
are
pioneers
they're,
the
first
in
our
state,
so
they
had
to
go
through
uncharted
waters
to
get
where
they've
gotten.
AU
The
conversations
that
I've
had
with
these
two
men,
they're
inspiring
they're
motivating-
and
I
ask
the
board
and
the
people
of
brighton
to
honestly-
give
these
men
a
legit
consideration,
because
what
they
have
done
in
the
grove
hall
location,
which
is
this
part
just
pushed
this
dispersionly
affected
more
than
brighton.
So
these
men
have
brought
a
different
type
of
of
attitude,
a
different
type
of
feeling
to
my
community.
AU
So
I
wanted
to
encourage
everything
that
they
do
and
I
believe
that
what
they
will
be
bringing
to
brighton
is
more
diversity.
I've
listened
to
a
lot
of
the
callers
and
I'm
going
to
raiders
in
the
city.
Brian
has
always
had
a
parking
issue,
nothing's
going
to
change
right,
but
I
believe
that
this
solution,
the
fact
these
men
have
gone
above
and
beyond,
to
collect
the
data
for
the
parking
in
the
driving
issue,
and
a
lot
of
you
mentioned
the
youth
right.
AU
Well,
the
same
youth
that
you
are
mentioning
are
the
same:
youth
I'll,
be
participating
in
their
retail
services,
they're
the
same
people
who
will
be
going
into
that
dispensary.
So
I
want
to
say,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
when
we
want
to
put
in
context.
This
is
the
first
minority
owned
in
massachusetts.
These
men
have
set
the
standard
already
they
have
exceeded
all
expectations
in
our
community,
and
I
promise
you
people
are
writing,
because
this
is
new,
so
we
don't
have
the
answers
so
you're
you're,
going
to.
AU
AU
A
L
L
So
I
also
I
have
a
driveway,
but
people
often
I
heard
the
woman
earlier
how
they
block
driveways
my
driveway
gets
blocked
all
the
time
and
god
forbid,
if
there's
a
bc
football
game.
I
just
want
everyone
to
know
that
traffic
goes
all
the
way
from
brighton
center.
All
the
way
down
to
the
mass
pike,
for
god's
sake,
through
oak
square,
all
the
way
down,
because
it's
a
bc
football
game.
It's
no!
Nothing
moves
on
the
street.
I've
sat
in
it
before
it's
terrible.
L
L
L
AP
A
P
P
You
know
we,
we
understand
the
concerns
of
the
residents.
We
understand
that
you
know
parking
is
an
issue
and
that's
that's
why
kobe
had
brought
our
our
firm
on
board
to
conduct
the
study.
I
just
want
to
give
a
little
bit
more
context
to
the
parking
study
and
the
the
traffic
engineering
assessment
in
general,
so
our
data
collection
did
occur.
In
october,
we
looked
at
the
the
traffic
operations
at
the
intersection,
are
directly
in
front
of
the
site
and
found
that
there
were
no
issues
accessing
the
main
roadway.
P
So
and
given
the
fact
that
you
know
there
isn't
worry
about
parking
and
it
is
a
residential
area,
you
know
it
stands
to
reason
that
there
will
be
some
businesses.
You
know
some
business
that
comes
from
folks,
that
decide
to
walk
to
the
site
and
again
the
the
two
bus
routes.
There's
the
bike
lane
there's
sidewalks
along
both
sides
of
washington
street.
So
I
just
want
to
give
it
that
sort
of
context.
Regarding
the
parking
study
itself,
you
know
we
did
look
at
700
feet
in
both
locations.
P
I
mean
excuse
me
in
both
directions
along
washington
street
and
inventory
the
amount
of
parking
spaces
that
were
available
during
that
90
minute
time
frame
and
found
that
there
were
the
highest
utilization
during
that
time
frame
allowed
for
a
sufficient
amount
of
vehicles
to
park
not
directly
in
front
of
the
site
necessary,
but
certainly
within
walking
distance.
That
is
at
a
comfort
level
that
suits
the
the
proposed
development.
Certainly,
we
understand
that
there's
a
desire
to
park
directly
in
front
of
the
site.
P
AV
Sure
my
name
is
ed:
shoker,
541,
washington,
street
in
oak
square
and
I'm
in
opposition
to
the
application
and
believe
pure
oasis
at
this
location
will
negative
negatively
impact
and
significantly
worsen
the
character
and
quality
of
life
of
our
neighborhood.
A
major
weakness
of
the
application
is
the
design
and
findings
of
the
parking
study.
It
was
done
at
the
height
of
the
most
recent
phase
of
the
pandemic.
AV
At
the
same
time,
car
trips
to
oak
square
were
unusually
low,
because
a
number
of
shops
had
reduced
their
hours
or
closed
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic.
Therefore,
an
accurate
and
non-pandemic
baseline
parking
study
is
needed
for
a
fair
and
reasonable
assessment
of
the
proponents
claim
that
the
project
will
not
negatively
impact
parking
in
the
area.
AV
Secondly,
the
applicants
claim
it
will
mitigate
the
project's
parking
impacts
by
utilizing
a
nearby
vacant
lot
for
its
employees.
That's
problem
as
a
residential
butter.
To
this
lot,
please
be
advised
that
this
lot
is
currently
zoned
for
residential
use
and
an
ancillary
parking
lot
to
service.
A
commercial
use
is
not
allowed.
AV
Therefore,
because
use
of
this
off-site
residential
lot
is
a
key
feature
of
the
applicant's
parking
plan
without
the
owner
possessing
as
of
right
commercial
use
of
the
lot.
It
is
requested
that,
if
an
approval
of
this
project
is
granted
by
the
board
to
make
the
approval
contingent
upon
the
proponent,
demonstrating
that
a
variance
has
been
granted
to
use
the
residential
plot
for
commercial
purposes,
thank
you.
R
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
barbara
hannigan
beeth.
I
live
on
grahamia
road
and
I
am
in
opposition
of
pure
oasis
opening
up
at
535
washington
street.
I'd
like
to
first
say
that
on
february
17th
2022
there
was
a
meeting,
a
neighborhood
meeting
held
on
zoom,
and
at
that
time
we
were
told
that
the
traffic
study
was
done
on
december
16th.
We
were
never
told
about
the
other
two
dates,
even
if
there
were
two
other
dates
that
the
traffic
study
was
done.
R
R
There
are
elderly
children
and
disabled
in
this
neighborhood
as
well
as
residents,
and
we
shouldn't
have
to
be
exposed
to
increased
traffic
that
expose
us
to
further
dangers
that
we
already
have
to
deal
with
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
These
side
streets
cannot
take
more
traffic.
We
already
have
a
lot
of
traffic
there
on
tuesday
and
fridays.
There
are
those
to
the
days
that
the
city
of
boston
cleans
the
streets,
so
the
traffic
has
to
the
parking
people
have
to
find
different
places
to
park,
and
I
pose
thank
you.
A
See
you
no
additional
hands.
The
board
will
take
this
matter
under
advisement,
so
those
are
all
the
matters
are
before
the
board.
Today.
The
board's
voting
meeting
will
take
place
next
wednesday
march
16th
at
1
pm
the
information
to
access
that
voting
here
will
be
on
our
website.
Boston.Gov
backslash
cannabis.
Again,
the
record
will
be
kept
open
until
next
tuesday
march
15
until
5
pm.
Thank
you
all
for
attending
and
enjoy
the
rest
of
your
evening.