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Timestamp: 15:16:45
Liaison Name: John Romano
Host Neighborhood: Beacon Hill
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2021 6:30 p.m.
Applicant Name: Jody Mendoza
Address: Team Green
License Type: Retail Cannabis License
A
Actually,
starting
the
recording,
perfect,
so
hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
john
romano
from
the
mayor's
office
in
neighborhood
services.
I'm
stepping
in
tonight
to
be
able
to
fill
in
to
host
this
meeting
here
tonight
for
our
cannabis
applicant.
So
we
will
my
normal
neighborhoods
are
the
north
end
west
end
waterfront
area,
but
you
can
see
here
we're
in
this
neighborhood
tonight
to
be
able
to
facilitate
the
statutory
required
cannabis
community
outreach.
This
is
an
application
by
jodi
mendez
and
richard
here
tonight
for
a
retail
cannabis
dispensary
to
be
operated
at
one
1441
tremont
street.
A
So
before
we
get
started,
I'd
like
to
go
over
my
expectations
for
tonight's
meeting
having
participated
in
multiple
meetings
of
this
kind.
I
know
this
could
be
a
sensitive
topic.
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
no
decisions
are
being
made
tonight
and
at
no
time
will
it
be
acceptable
to
be
disrespectful
to
anyone
during
the
meeting.
A
A
This
is
an
open
comment
period,
meaning
that,
if
you
do
not
get
called
on
tonight
or
if
you
think
of
questions
that
have
not
been
answered,
all
you
need
to
do
is
reach
out
to
us.
We
will
work
with
you
to
get
the
information
that
you
have
asked
for.
My
contact
information
has
been
included
in
the
flyer.
It's
actually
my
colleagues
contact
information,
patrick
fandell,
and
you
will
receive
that
received
to
attending
to
this
meeting.
A
Once
the
presentation
has
concluded,
I
will
again
reiterate
my
expectations,
so
what
we're
going
to
do
from
here
and
from
this
point
forward
again,
this
meeting
is
being
recorded
in
accordance
with
our
public
record
laws.
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
our
applicants
here
tonight
to
be
able
to
go
through
their
presentation,
all
right,
y'all,
it's
your
turn.
C
A
C
C
All
right,
so
when
marijuana
was
legalized
in
2016,
it
was
passed
on
a
social
justice
platform.
That
means
that
voters
wanted
to
legalize
marijuana
in
part
to
compensate
for
the
disproportionate
harm
that
the
war
on
drugs
had
in
communities
of
color.
The
cannabis
control
commission
started
the
economic
empowerment
program
to
ensure
that
people
who
met
certain
criteria
were
able
to
participate
in
the
industry
later
in
boston.
The
cannabis
board
that
the
boston
cannabis
board
created
the
equity
program
to
do
the
same.
C
In
2018,
we
were
among
the
very
first
people
to
receive
the
economic
empowerment
certification
and
in
2019
we
received
the
host
community
agreement
for
a
location
on
blue
hill
avenue
in
2020.
We
also
received
a
provisional
license
from
the
ccc,
but
unfortunately
we
had
to
relocate
and
we're
starting
the
process
from
scratch
again
here
in
mission
hill
next
slide.
C
C
John,
it's
like.
Oh
sorry,
thanks.
We
would
like
to
begin
by
telling
you
who
will
be
operating
this
dispensary.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
my
name
is
richie
pena
and
I
have
deep
roots
in
mission
hill
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
went
to
the
tobin
elementary
for
fourth
and
fifth
grade
and
I
went
to
madison
park
and
graduated
in
0-4
after
I
graduated
I
moved
out
to
new
york
to
pursue
a
career
in
the
music
industry.
C
I
provided
a
lot
of
opportunities
for
young
people
by
connecting
them
directly
to
like
record
secretaries
from
different
labels
through
the
boston
music
conference
and
other
activities
in
2010.
I
won
a
latin
grammy
and
I
served
on
the
boston
grammy
committee.
My
wife
jody
is
also
a
long-time
boston,
resident
and
entrepreneur.
C
While
she
was
a
full-time
mba
student,
she
also
opened
mojito's
lounge
in
downtown
boston
on
winter
street.
In
2005..
She
currently
owns
mojitos
country
club,
the
only
on-premise
owned
100
by
a
woman
in
the
region.
Next
slide,
john
after
our
lease
nope.
I
think
we're
a
little
bit
further
up
one
more
back
yep
there
you
go
after,
at
least
on
winter
street
expire
in
2016.
We
were
forced
to
relocate
our
business.
C
We
found
a
new
space
in
randolph
about
20
minutes
outside
the
city
traffic
permitting
you
know
it
can
get
a
little
bit
crazy.
Mojitos
is
more
than
a
resort
or
a
pool
or
a
club.
It's
like
a
fixture
in
our
community.
Since
our
days
in
downtown
in
2005,
we
have
built
a
community
of
people
who
share,
who
share
the
same
love
of
music,
dancing,
family
and
fun
and
enjoy
the
unique
space
that
mojito
is.
We
often
have
three
generations
celebrating
together
we're
part
of
so
many
stories
where
people
meet
our
mojitos.
C
C
And
what
we're
proposing
is
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
at
1441
fremont
street.
It
is
approximately
about
a
thousand
square
feet.
It
was
a
former
ultrex
cache
and
that's
very
good,
because
the
walls
and
the
ceiling
are
all
made
out
of
metal,
which
is
great
for
extra
security.
The
the
storefront
will
not
have
visibility
to
the
interior,
so
it's
gonna
be
completely.
You
know
closed
off
to
to
people.
C
D
What
makes
us
different
than
other
groups
around
the
city
or
the
state
that
want
to
open
dispensaries
is
that
we
represent
and
we're
part
of
a
diverse
community.
We
don't
need
to
promise
or
make
plans
for
diversity
and
inclusion.
We
are,
as
you
can
see,
our
goal
of
85
percent
of
our
team
from
the
demographics
that
have
been
identified
by
the
boston
cannabis
board
as
a
focus
for
diversity.
D
D
So
how
are
we
going
to
do
this?
Simply
we're
going
to
hire
from
the
community
that
we're
part
of
we
have
robust
networks
that
allow
us
to
communicate
opportunities
directly
to
our
people.
We're
confident
that
moving
forward
we'll
continue
to
do
what
we've
done.
For
the
past
16
years,
we
have
had
a
95
percent
rate
of
hiring
people
that
fall
into
the
target
demographic
identified
by
the
boston,
cannabis
board.
D
D
The
number
one
reason
why
our
employees
call
out
sick
is
child
care.
One
of
the
better
things
that
we've
seen
postcovid
is
that
now
people
are
realizing
what
an
unfair
burden
it
that
is
put
on
mothers
and
families
when
they're
trying
to
figure
out
child
care,
it's
prohibitively
expensive
and
it
forces
young
families,
young
mothers
specifically
to
be
unable
to
join
the
workforce,
not
because
they
don't
want
to,
but
simply
because
they
can't
afford
child
care.
D
We
propose
to
subsidize
child
care
and
we
hope
to
be
very
active
in
the
conversation
in
boston
on
this
topic
and
many
of
the
big
cannabis
companies
are
offering
401ks
and
other
benefits,
but
what
people
need
is
help
now
they
need
to
plan
they
need
help
now,
so
that
they
can
plan
for
the
future
and
not
just
trust
into
in
markets.
Where
you
know,
let's
face
it,
you
know
so
many
people
have
lost
their
life
savings,
particularly
in
the
last
recession.
D
You
know
we're
going
to
provide
that
help
through
microloans.
So
if
you
had
an
unexpected
expense
or
you're
short
on
rent
or
you
need
help
to
repair
your
vehicle,
then
you
can
apply
for
micro
loan
and
the
best
part
about
these
micro
loans
is
they're
going
to
be
forgivable
through
community
service.
So
it's
going
to
be
a
win-win
for
mission
hill,
for
the
employees
and
for
us
because
we're
going
to
have
happy
employees
who
are
able
to
focus
on
the
job
at
hand,
not
financial
concerns.
D
All
right
next
slide,
please!
So,
let's
talk
about
mission
hell.
We
promise
that
the
local
business
owners,
community
leaders
and
residents
will
have
direct
access
to
us.
You
can
see
my
email
is
up
there.
I've
had
that
email
since
gmail
was
made.
You
know
somewhere
about
18
years
ago,
it's
my
direct
line.
In
addition,
we're
also
going
to
be
holding
a
walk
through
and
a
showing
for
members
of
the
community
to
have
a
view
for
themselves
before
we
open
it
to
the
public.
Of
course
they
have
to
be
21
plus.
D
We
also
propose
to
have
a
quarterly
virtual
meeting
so
that
members
of
the
community,
including
community
organizations,
will
be
able
to
take
part
and
give
us
their
feedback.
So
this
isn't
just
let's
get
open
and
running
and
then
see
you
later.
We
want
to
be
very
active
and
we
we
want
to
hear
you
as
time
goes
on
next
slide.
Please.
D
Now
we
want
to
reassure
the
mission
health
community
and
the
boston
cannabis
board
that
we
understand
security
issues
and
we
promise
to
do
our
part,
we'll
do
so
by
training
our
security
team
and
preparing
them
for
how
to
enforce
the
regulations
that
are
mandated
by
the
cannabis
control.
Commission
will
also
include
any
recommendations
made
by
the
boston,
police
or
the
boston
cannabis
board.
Some
of
the
items
are
listed
on
the
slide
just
for
the
sake
of
going
along
faster.
I
won't
read
them
all
off,
but
I
think
everyone
can
see
them
there
next
slide.
D
Please
now
we're
aware
of
the
intense
scrutiny
that
we
face
as
part
of
this
industry,
and
we
wanted
to
highlight
a
few
key
things.
All
products
are
required
by
law
to
be
traced,
seed
to
sale.
So
what
that
means
is
that
if
someone
mishandles
something
that
has
been
purchased
at
our
dispensary,
the
boston
police,
the
ccc,
the
bcb
everyone's
going
to
know
that
it
came
from
our
store
and
we
will
be
penalized
accordingly.
D
Also
there
will
be
24
7
surveillance,
that's
accessible
by
police
in
real
time.
So
there
is.
This
is
the
most
transparent
industry.
That's
out
there,
I
don't
know
of
any
other
that
literally,
you
would
be
able
anybody
can
from
the
city
officials.
Anybody
can
dial
right
in
well
prior
to
opening
we're
going
to
be
providing
security
plans
for
plans,
and
we
have
to
gain
approval.
This
is
one
small
step
in
what
is
a
very,
very
long,
highly
regulated
process.
Next
slide.
Please.
D
D
All
of
our
operations
will
be
scrutinized
and
our
license
would
be
suspended
immediately.
If
we
were
to
fail
on
this
responsibility,
we
use
patron
scan
currently
and
we
will
at
the
dispensary
as
well
to
prevent
anyone
under
21
from
entering
the
dispensary
patron
scan
uses
facial
recognition
software.
It
also
generates
a
log
of
anyone
who
has
visited,
and
you
don't
have
to
worry,
because
that
data
is
not
visible
to
us.
D
D
Let's
change
our
focus
to
another
area
of
potential
concern
transportation
and
parking,
we're
located
a
minute
from
the
roxbury
crossing
t
stop
and
the
bike
trail
we're
going
to
be
providing
transit
passes
to
our
staff,
we're
going
to
have
a
bike
rack.
As
we
stated
early
earlier,
preference
will
be
given
to
local
applicants,
we're
going
to
be
creating
incentives
for
the
patrons
to
encourage
them
to
to
go
green.
We're
team
green,
we're
serious
about
this.
D
No
entry
is
going
to
be
permitted
to
anyone
who
double
parks,
but
I
think
it's
also
important
to
note
that
there's
a
lot
of
hype
around
the
first
opening
and
if
there
was
a
lot
of
fear
that
all
the
dispensaries
that
open
are
going
to
face
this
fiasco
of
traffic
and
lines
etc.
But
you
got
to
remember
that
first
dispensary
that
opened
it
opened.
It
was
the
only
one
in
the
entire
east
coast
open
at
that
time,
so
it
was
a
novelty
and
it
happened
on
black
friday.
D
None
of
this
has
happened
since
then,
and
I
haven't
seen
a
line
at
any
dispensary
that
I've
been
past
and
another
thing
is
we're
small
we're
not
taking
our
billboards
like
you've
seen
you
know
all
around.
We
aren't
a
huge
multi-level
space,
we're
in
neighborhood
dispensary.
We
have
an
audience
in
boston
that
already
supports
us
and
what
we're
doing
is
we're
providing
them
with
a
legal
venue
to
purchase
their
product
in
next
slide.
Please.
D
D
We
do
understand
the
legal
requirements
if
we
were
to
do
so,
but
why
would
we
there's
no
logical
reason
to
assume
the
debt
and
responsibility
when
distributors
already
provide
that
service
now
in
terms
of
transporting
cash,
any
monies
that
we
have
will
be
transported
safely
and
for
legal
requirements?
And,
of
course,
it's
in
our
best
interest
to
make
sure
that
cash
makes
it
to
the
bank
as
well.
Cameras
will
be
directed
at
the
vault
and
the
safe
24
7.
D
A
Thank
you
all
so
again,
I'm
going
to
take
this
time
to
be
able
to
go
over
and
reiterate
some
of
my
expectations
for
tonight.
So
this
again
is
not
a
debate
on
the
legalization
or
morality
of
marijuana.
That
debate
occurred
at
the
ballot
box
and
we
are
here
today
because
it
was
overwhelmingly
supported
in
the
city.
The
applicant
will
go
through
the
presentation
like
we.
A
They
just
did
in
the
timely
manner
and
we're
going
to
spend
the
rest
of
the
time
now
waiting
in
order
in
line
to
be
able
to
answer
questions,
comments
or
concerns.
So
again,
thank
you
all
and
we're
going
to
get
started
here
now
with
questions
comments
and
concerns.
The
way
that
I'm
going
to
go
down
here
and
do
this.
Is
we
based
on
the
attendees
that
are
here
tonight?
I'm
going
to
go
down
and
mute
you
if
you
have
a
I'll
call
it
your
name.
A
A
A
E
Defer
to
the
end
of
this,
but
I
do
I
do
have
one
right
up.
You
know
you
kind
of
kept
me
off
guard,
but
I
have
a
process
question
for
john
romano
and
then
I
have.
I
do
have
some
specific
detail
questions,
but
specifically
in
this
process.
I
know
that
somewhere
along
the
lines,
the
counselor
has
to
provide
a
letter
within
x
amount
of
time
to
the
cannabis
board.
A
A
I
don't
know
if
you
all
can
hear
that
I'm
not
able
to
click
on
what
I
need
to
click
on
here.
My
apologies
so
essentially,
as
it
comes
down
to
the
way
that
the
time
frame
works
with
that
is
that
in
between
this
meeting
and
when
they
would
actually
be
presented
in
front
of
the
cannabis
control,
commission
or
the
boston
campus
board,
they
would
have
to
be
able
to
provide
that
letter.
E
E
A
A
B
A
B
Yes,
if
I'd
I'd
like
for
them
to
reiterate,
they
were
talking
about
the
hiring
percentages
reflecting
the
community,
and
I
know
they
did
it
earlier
and
I
came
in
a
little
late
could?
Could
they
please
reiterate
that
information,
just
in
terms
of
what
the
hiring,
what
the
staff
percentages
will
be,
or
they
hope
to
be.
D
D
You
can
see
85,
so
what
we're
looking
for
is
85
percent
will
be
boston
residents.
In
addition,
85
percent
will
be
minorities
or
women
veterans,
persons
with
disabilities,
immigrant
populations,
people
of
all
gender
identities
and
sexual
orientation.
85
percent
is
the
number
and
currently,
with
our
other
business.
We
operate
at
98.75
percent.
A
A
H
Yeah,
I
just
want
to
reiterate
what
I
put
in
the
chat
and
in
the
chat
it
says
privately,
so
I
don't
know
what
other
people
are
chatting
or
if
anybody
saw
what
I
chatted.
But
what
I
said
was
I
do
not
want
a
drug
dealing
business
in
mission
hill
mission
hill
has
suffered
historically
from
drug
use.
There
are
around
five
high
schools
in
the
area
and
this
is
the
wrong
place
for
a
cannabis
dispensary.
C
C
C
That's
been
approved
in
the
state
in
a
location
where
that
has
been
affected
by
the
war
on
drugs,
and
you
know,
illegal
narcotics
is
a
positive
thing
and
the
reason
I
say
that
is
because,
unlike
what
some
people
now
can
purchase
on
the
streets,
they
don't
know
what's
in
that
marijuana
or
that
kind
of
is
they
could
they
could
be
laced
for
something
else.
So
this
is
a
very
safe
alternative
for
people
to
consume
cannabis.
Also,
I
think
that
it's
more
important
to
start
educating
everyone
about
how
to
consume
cannabis.
C
Instead
of
saying
that
you
know
we
just
gotta
turn
our
backs
to
it
and
pretend
like
it
doesn't
exist,
because
the
truth
is
that
it's
here,
it's
gonna
it's
been
here
and
there
are
a
lot
of
positive
things
that
come
from
having
a
dispensary
in
in
cannabis.
So
I
would
you
know
I
would
love
to
sit
down
with
you
if
you
want
at
some
point-
and
I
can
maybe
talk
to
you
some
more
about
it,
but
you
know
thank
you
for
your
comment.
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
where
I
stand.
I
I
I
actually,
my
sons
get
their
hair
cut
next
door
in
the
cut
we
want
to
make
sure
I
think
cannabis
is
here
to
stay
it's,
it's
very
highly
scrutinized,
it's
more
scrutinized
than
even
liquor
stores,
and
we
have
responsible
business
owners
that
are
invested
in
the
community
and
want
to
add
revenue
and
value
to
the
community,
and
we
should
support
it
because
otherwise
the
big
business
is
going
to
come
in
and
and
take
over
the
location
or
be
in
your
community.
Anyway.
We
can't
avoid
the
dispensaries
opening
residence.
I
We
should
be
responsible
and
choose
owners
that
are
that.
Look
like
us
that
I
have
an
investment
in
the
city
and
don't
want
to
just
flood
the
market
with
with
their
branding.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
communities
are
are
led
and
their
business
owners
are
from
the
community
and
also
speak
to
the
community
and
care
about
what
the
community
feels,
because
the
dispensaries
are
coming,
whether
we
like
them
or
not.
I
The
other
thing
is
that
I
have
been
to
mojitos,
and
it
is
true
that
there's
three
generations
celebrating
at
a
time
we
celebrate
you,
know
the
children's
birthdays
and
even
in
that
environment,
where
there's
a
lot
of
children
a
lot
of
teenagers
diversion
is
never
an
issue.
So
I
think
that
this
is
a
good
team
to
put
in
front
of
a
community
as
tight-knit
as
mission
hill
to
make
sure
that
they
take
care
of
the
community
rather
than
have
big
business
come
in
and
open
a
dispensary
here.
Thank
you.
That's
all.
I
J
Yes,
well,
I
just
wanted
to
say
I
am
in
support
of
this
project
and
these
entrepreneurs.
I
am
really
excited
about
the
opportunities
that
they're
bringing
to
the
community.
I
too
have
been
to
mojitos,
I
could
probably
say
ditto
to
a
lot
of
things.
The
last
woman
just
said,
but
these
are,
it
is
a
terrific
place
and
I
understand
cannabis.
J
I
also
I
work
in
the
cannabis
industry
and
I
know
what
it
takes,
and
I
am
so
impressed
by
this
team
that
they
are
economic
empowerment,
applicants
and
that
they
then
it
is
very
rare
for
this
opportunity
to
really
get
into
the
community
with
people
who
are
from
the
community,
and
I
am
excited
about
the
opportunity
for
them,
and
I
am
really
excited
about
their
diversity,
inclusion
program,
they're,
hiring
and
the
micro
loans.
I
don't
think
anyone
has
really
gotten
to
the
real
reasons
that
people
don't
come
to
work
and
really
support
workers.
J
C
A
K
Thanks
for
calling
on
me
my
name's
felix
arroyo
in
a
past
life,
I
was
once
a
large
city
counselor
here
in
boston,
and
I
want
to
speak
specifically
when
I
do
support
this
project,
and
I
just
want
to
speak
specifically
about
jody
and
richie,
as
as
people
and
as
business
owners.
I
think
mission
hill
would
be
lucky
to
have
jody
and
richie
open
a
business
in
their
community.
I
know
mission
hill
very
well.
They
are
real
people,
you
could
talk
them,
you
could
reach
them,
they're,
not
a
national
conglomerate.
K
You
know,
jody
is
a
a
female
entrepreneur
who
had
to
make
herself
where
she
is
now.
By
doing
all
the
things
we
tell
him
to
do
going
to
bc
graduating
opening
her
business
after
working
in
the
business
for
a
while.
Richie
is
a
kid
from
the
neighborhood
who
attended
madison
park
high
and
I'm
excited
about
their
application,
and
I
could
say
unequivocally
that
as
business
owners
who
owned
a
business
in
boston
now
they
have
one
out
in
randolph.
We
considered
them
one
of
the
better
business
owners
in
the
city.
K
I
can't
remember
one
safety
concern
that
we
had
in
the
nightclub
ministry
that's
difficult
to
accomplish
and
out
in
randolph,
they
managed
to
turn
mojitos
into
a
very
family-friendly
location
that
I
have
been
to
a
number
of
times,
and
so,
as
someone
who
just
knows
them
personally,
but
also
as
someone
who
does
know
mission
hill
while
I
do
not
live
in
mission
hill,
I'll
say
that
I
live
in
jamaica
plain,
but
I
know
michelle
very
well.
I'd
say
that
I'm
excited
about
their
application
and
and
so
about
a
macro
level.
K
I
will
say
that
it
is
true
that
cannabis
is
now
legal
cannabis.
Dispensaries
will
be
in
every
neighborhood
in
boston.
The
question
enable,
I
hope
that
neighbors
and
residents
ask
itself
is
who
do
they
want
running
those
businesses
and
what
type
of
business
owners
do
they
want
and
what
type
of
business
do
they
want?
And
I
think,
when
you
look
at
that
question
having
two
homegrown
people
of
color,
with
a
great
reputation
like
richie
and
jody,
make
this
a
very
easy
project
to
support.
Thank
you.
E
On
I
just
john,
I
just
have
a
quick
question.
This
is
adam
starbach,
as
we
go
down
and
the
structure
that
you're
doing
this
just
going
down
the
list.
You
know
as
a
community
forum
and
a
butters
meeting
for
a
community
meeting,
can
we
get
everyone
that
you're
going
through?
If
they're
speaking,
do
we
get
there?
Do
they.
F
A
A
No
problem,
I
go
down
the
list
as
it
appears
here
adam,
and
so
this
is
all
information
that's
collected,
so
it's
just
something
that
we're
able
to
already
have
before
us.
So
it's
just
to
help
speed
it
up
the
ones
that
I
will
ask
to
do.
That
is
if
anyone
calls
in
because
that
information
is
not
collected
there.
A
A
L
N
N
D
O
J
C
B
D
D
C
E
L
No
concerns,
I
just
want
to
say,
I'm
pretty
excited
about
the
application
as
well:
I've
known
jodi
and
richie
for
quite
a
long
time,
but
I'm
a
lifelong
boston
resident,
I'm
very
familiar
with
their
business
practices
and
just
them
as
people
of
integrity
and
their
business
as
well
and
just
just
their
their
their
business
ethic
across
the
board,
and
I
think
it
was
felix
arroyo
that
commented
nice.
I
kind
of
disagree
with
that.
It
was
very
spot
on
100
percent,
so
I
wish
them
luck.
A
P
No
concerns
just.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
this
project
there's
projects
in
the
right
hands
and
there's.
I
don't
think
I
believe,
there's
no
anybody
else
that
could
do
a
better
job
and
that
these
two
individuals
very,
very
respectable
and
people
look
up
to
them
in
the
community,
especially
you
know
people
coming
up
from
boston,
I
think
they're
gonna
do
a
great
job.
Q
Q
I've
read
that
there's
a
500
feet
line
for
the
massachusetts
buffer
zone,
which
I
have
to
correct
what
was
said
before
this
includes
abcd,
and
this
includes
the
touring
community
center.
So
that's
the
contradiction
which
I
see
there
and
I
also
know
that
in
the
city
of
boston
they
have
a
0.5
mile
buffer
zone
from
the
next
marijuana.
Dispensary
there's
one
to
be
opened
within
that
radius
on
terrace
street.
D
Certainly,
as
far
as
100
of
the
abutters,
the
list
was
provided
to
us
and
100
of
the
abutters
were
notified
in
writing
and
we
have
yes,
and
that
was
all
done
certified
mail,
and
that
is
part
of
the
statutory
requirements
and
those
are
provided
to
not
only
the
boston
cannabis
board
for
verification,
but
also
the
cannabis
control
commission.
So
if
there
were
to
be
any
errors
in
that,
that
is
something
that,
in
this
highly
regulated
industry,
I
assure
you
would
not
get
past
both
of
those
regulatory
boards.
A
Q
A
That
is
correct,
so
the
the
300
foot
proposed
address
of
the
establishment
must
notification
of
those
of
butters
must
have
like
they
had
mentioned
both
through
certified
mailer
is
one
of
the
ways
that
they
had
gotten
it
out.
So
300
feet
is
the
is
the
is
the
radius
that
we
would
have,
which
is
what's
reflective
on
the
flyer.
D
D
Q
So
I
I
really
think
that
was
insufficient
advertisement
in
the
in
the
milton
hill
community
and
I'm
also
concerned.
To
be
honest,
I
don't
know
your
list,
but
how
many
missionary
residents
are
actually
speaking
here
today.
So
I
recognize
only
a
few
names
and
I
wonder
whether
most
of
them
are
outside
from
mission
hill.
M
M
M
D
I
would
like
to
point
out
thank
you
first
of
all
for
your
comments,
but
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
three
percent
of
gross
sales
are
paid
on
a
local
level.
That's
a
community
impact
fee.
So
that's
something
that
we
will
be
doing
and,
as
we
said
at
the
community
meeting,
we're
looking
forward
to
other
ways
to
involve
the
community
and
to
do
positive
things.
We
are
a
small
business.
D
A
R
Yes,
thank
you,
john
matt
shelton,
I'm
a
50-year
resident
of
mission
hill,
I'm
here
tonight
to
hear
the
thoughts
of
my
neighbors
I'm
going
to
pass
on
commenting.
The
applicants
will
be
presenting
to
a
committee
of
mission
hill
neighborhood
housing
service
on
monday
evening
and
I'll
I'll,
listen
to
the
proposal
at
that
time
and
consider
what
I'm
hearing
tonight
from
my
mission,
hill,
neighbors
and
perhaps
I'll
speak
at
that
time.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
M
A
A
M
M
D
M
Don't
know
who
you
have
to
pay?
No,
I
don't
it's
okay.
Now,
a
lot
of
your
your
proposal
is
perfectly
fine.
It
I'm
not
tagging
it
as
not
being
unpolished
or
anything,
it's
probably
better
than
what
some
of
the
proposals
I've
made
and
I've
worked
on
them
for
like
months.
So
it's
perfectly
fine,
but
I
think
I
am
a
little
concerned
about
location
now,
I'm
totally
confused.
M
Since
I
got
distracted
from
my
list
of
questions,
I
will
say
that
I
don't
like
this
sort
of
totalitarian
management
of
the
meeting
that
we're
kind
of
currently
experiencing
I'd
like
to
know
who's
at
the
meeting,
so
that
you
know
if
it
was
in
person,
we
could
see
each
other
and
have
like
a
song.
Somebody
would
have
sidebar
conversations
in
the
back
of
the
room,
but
we
still
don't
know
who
the
landlord
of
this
building
is.
We
do
know
that
you
have.
D
C
C
D
M
Yeah,
I
haven't
been
keeping
track
of
the
sale
of
the
building.
I
don't
know
the
person,
the
entity
that
I
thought
owns,
it
still
owns
it
or
not,
or
he
could
have
flipped
it.
So
normally
we
know
who
owns
what,
but
in
this
instance
we
don't.
What
are
you
planning
to
do
for
people
parking
in
front
of
your
building
or
for
deliveries?
M
D
Deliveries
won't
be
from
the
front
of
our
building.
The
specifics
of
the
deliveries
are
something
that
I
don't
think
would
be
advisable
to
discuss
in
this
sort
of
form
in
terms
of
parking.
Our
goal
is
to
discourage
any
sort
of
adding
any
sort
of
traffic
in
there.
So
what
we're
going
to
be
providing
is
incentives
to
the
patrons
to
either
call
ahead.
So
all
they
do
is
pick
it
up
either
way.
Somebody
does
double
park
as
they
do
at
dunkin
donuts
next
door.
The
difference
is
is
that
we
will
have
security
there.
D
Unlike
dunkin
donuts,
we
will
have
security
there
that
prevents
people
from
entering
if
you
double
park,
so
traffic
in
boston
is
always
problematic.
Again,
we
are
a
family
business.
We
do
not
have
the
resources
to
buy
a
parking
lot
or
any
other
sort
of
thing
like
that.
This
is
a
neighborhood,
a
small
neighborhood
shop,
so
you're.
M
Okay
and
now
we
have
a
big
problem
with
we
used
to
have
a
big
problem
with
the
pack,
with
one
of
the
package
stores
encouraging
not
controlling
the
not
not
attracting
customers
who
wanted
to
consume
the
product
in
our
neighborhood,
including
my
front
steps
and
we've
worked
with
them
to
prevent
that
from
happening.
So
what.
N
M
Do
to
prevent
that
from
happening
now,
because
I
know
they're
going
to
walk
from
your
store
they're
already.
Sometimes
I
wake
up-
and
I
I
mean
I'm
here
and
I'm
like
what
is
that
odor
and
I
look
out
there's
somebody
on
my
friend's
step:
smoking
non
different
types
of
products.
So
what
are
you
going
to
do
to
prevent
that
from
happening
around
the
neighborhood.
C
C
M
Okay,
so
they
buy
a
marijuana
cigarette
from
you.
They
go
to
the
corner,
store
and
buy
a
blunt.
They
take
your
product
and
put
it
in
the
blunt
and
now
they're
sitting
on
my
step,
smoking
there's
no
causal.
You
can't
prove
the
person
got
the
product
from
your
store
if
they
discharge
the
plastic
container
in
the
dunkin
donuts
trash
can
and
they're
sitting
on
my
steps.
What's
your
plan
to
work
with
the
neighborhood
to
prevent
that
from
happening?
Think.
C
That
at
that
point
you
can
call
the
officers
and
have
them
deal
with
that
situation
because,
as
you
just
stated,
there's
no
way
to
prove
that
it
came
from
a
dispensary.
So
we
have
no
way
of
like
reaching
that
person.
Now,
if
you
know
who
the
person
is,
so
you
know
their
name,
and
we
know
for
a
fact
that
they
purchase
this
at
our
location,
then
we
can
ban
them
no
problem
well,.
D
It's
also
it's
simple:
if
this
person,
if
you
call
the
police
and
you
believe
this
person
has
purchased
the
marijuana
product
at
our
store,
the
police
officer
can
walk
over.
He
can
see
from
the
scanned
list
of
patrons
okay.
Yes,
you
know
joe
johnson
purchased
this
from
our
dispensary.
You
can
see
his
face
is
right
here.
His
face
is
in
front
of
me
smoking,
the
the
joint
on
your
doorstep,
the
causal
connection
is
there
and
then
the
responsibility
falls
on
us.
So
we
are.
This
is
not.
D
There
are
many
safeguards
in
place
far
more
than
any
liquor
store.
There's
absolutely.
The
only
evidence
you
have
is
the
only
way
to
connect
somebody
is
you
have
a
let's
say,
a
nip
or
whatever
it
is
they
purchased
here.
It's
very.
We
have
a
system,
that's
tracking,
every
single
person
that
enters
so.
D
M
D
M
M
C
I'm
not
sure
if
you
saw
the
the
presentation,
but
one
of
the
things
that
we're
proposing
is
that
for
the
first
year
we
meet
quarterly
with
whether
it
be
with
the
mission
hill
community
alliance
or
at
other
group
organizations
in
the
community
that
want
to,
you
know,
engage
with
us
in
a
conversation
and
kind
of
you
know.
Just
so.
A
S
S
And
it's
not
even
clear
to
me
that
the
child
care
center
located
at
the
t
station
is
more
than
400
feet
away
and
then
the
other
issue
which
came
up
with
regard
to
the
other
dispensary.
I
understand
that
as
a
business
person
that
you
know
it's
not
your
business
to
necessarily
worry
about
what
your
competitor
might
be
doing,
but
as
a
regulatory
agency
that
presumably
is
involved.
S
It
seems
to
me
that
the
idea
of
locating
through
two
dispensaries
within
approximately
800
yards
of
each
other
right
in
the
center
of
pedestrian
traffic
and
as
you've,
indicated
one
of
your
purposes
on
one
of
your
proposals
in
terms
of
running
your
business
you're
not
interested
in
auto
traffic,
which
is
fine,
but
all
of
these
educational
facilities
have
foot
traffic
they're
all
centered.
You
have
an
excellent
location
for
the
kind
of
business
you
had.
You
know
40.
S
S
It's
more
a
question
for
the
regulatory
agency
than
it
is
for
you
I
mean.
Obviously
you
picked
the
best
place
to
do
your
business,
but
I
guess
this
is
a
comment
to
the
moderator
of
this
meeting
rather
than
well.
It's
a
comment
to
you,
of
course,
but
there's
not
much.
You
can
do
about
it,
except
the
fact
that
I'm
sure
that
the
abc
is
not
more
than
400
feet,
away
from
your
location
and.
A
That's
it,
sir,
because
as
you're
like,
as
you
said,
you
want
to
make
the
comment
to
the
actual
regulatory
agency,
I
was
going
to
provide
this
information
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
just
because
I
needed
to
look
it
up
so
the
last
the
actual
cannabis
email,
the
cannabis
board.
Email
is
cannabis
board.
At
boston.gov
c,
a
n
n
a
b,
I
s
b,
o
a
r
d,
so
cannabis
board
one
word
at
boston.gov,
so
that's
their
email
address.
A
B
G
G
C
T
Hi,
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation.
The
meeting
on
is
actually
on
monday
with
mission
hill,
neighborhood
housing
services,
I'm
a
resident
of
mission
hill
and
I'm
also
the
executive
director
of
mission
hill
neglect,
housing
services,
and
I
I
have
to
say
the
format
of
this
meeting
is
a
little
bit
frustrating.
I
can't
wait
to
we're
all
back
in
a
room
again
and
can
actually
see
and
talk
to
each
other,
but
I
have
a
couple
of
things.
T
T
I
understand
that
I
do
a
lot
of
review
of
zoning,
so
we
just
want
to
know
how
you
are
your
deliveries
and
how
are
going
to
impact
tremont
street,
which
is,
as
you
probably
know,
a
really
busy
street
and
you're
right
next
to
dunkin
donuts,
which
already
has
a
lot
of
double
parking,
etc,
and
so
how
you're
going
to
control
the
sidewalk?
We
we
mission
hill,
neighborhood
housing
services.
Is
this?
T
We're
the
community
development
corporation
in
the
neighborhood-
and
we
just
recently
recently
for
me,
built
40
units
of
new
family
housing
plus
office
space
and
retail
space
right
across
from
the
roxbury
crossing
t
station
at
castle.
25
and
40
units
of
affordable,
extremely
low
income,
senior
housing
right
around
the
corner,
and
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
maintain
a
livability.
T
We
already
have
a
problem
with
people
publicly
drinking
and
drugging
near
one
of
our
establishments
and
also
just
on
the
street
in
front
of
the
t
substation,
and
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
understand
that
when
you
say
you
know
you're
going
to
patrol
the
sidewalk
in
front
of
your
store.
What
does
that
mean?
T
And-
and
I
guess
it
brings
us
to
the
in
really
exciting
thoughts
about
benefits
for
your
for
your
employees
and
I
think,
going
into
some
really
new
areas
that
need
to
be
spoken
about.
So
it's
very
intriguing,
and
I
you
know
you
also
have
a
job
plan
that
that
is
very
intriguing.
We
learned,
though,
when
we
were
involved
with
the
riaces
cannabis
establishment
on
on
terror
street
that
none
of
these
commitments
or
promises
get
placed
into
the
host
agreement.
T
T
When
we
were
dealing
with
riasis,
we
had
to
deal
with
putting
all
of
the
promises
that
had
been
raised
at
meetings
like
this
and
other
community
meetings
into
a
good
neighbor
agreement
and
there's
lots
of
cannabis
establishments
across
the
city
who
have
done
good
neighbor
agreements
with
community
groups,
and
so
you
know
before
we
talk
about
this
more
on
monday.
I'd
just
like
you
to
think
about
that
as
a
way
to
structure
and
give
people
a
confidence.
I
mean
I
will
be
honest,
the
people
who
are
involved
with
biases.
T
We
have
all
known
for
many
many
years
and
we
still
said
you
need
to
put
it
in
writing,
and
you
know:
we've
learned
over
the
years
dealing
with
liquor
stores
and
liquor
licenses
and
retail
establishments
and
other
development
that
you
really
have
to
put
it
in
writing
and
make
sure
that
you
have
something
that
we
can
all
refer
to
when
we
say
you
promised
to
do
x,
y
and
z,
and
you
didn't
you
can
say,
look
in
the
agreement.
We
never
said
we're
going
to
do
that,
so
it
works
both
ways.
T
So
we,
I
think
we
need
to
talk
about
a
good
neighbor
agreement
and
then
I
think
there
are
just
other
details
of
what
happens
if
you
end
up
like
the
brookline
establishment,
with
a
line
down
the
sidewalk.
What
are
your
hours
of
operation?
How
do
the?
How
does
that
impact
people
walking
kids
to
school
or
what
happens
when
all
the
schools
let
out
at
the
same
time
what
happens
with
the
with
the
local
environment?
That's
already
in
place
that
that
we
can
work
with
you
on,
but
I
I
just
feel
like
we.
D
Thank
you
so
much.
You
brought
up
a
lot
of
great
points
and
I
want
to
start
with
a
few
concrete
answers
that
I
can
give
you
right
here
as
well
as
a
offer
for
future
discussion.
So
the
first
thing
is
we're
proposing
that
we
would
open
at
10
o'clock.
We
will
close
at
8
o'clock
and
nine
o'clock
on
fridays
and
saturdays
so
sunday.
Through
thursday,
we
will
close
at
eight
friday
and
saturday.
We
close
at
nine
with
an
opening
time
of
ten
o'clock,
so
there
wouldn't
be
any
sort
of
adding.
C
D
One
thing
in
terms
of
I
would
be
very
happy
on
a
within
a
select
group
to
discuss
the
exact
plan
for
deliveries.
I
just
don't
feel
that
this
is
the
correct
form,
but
I
do
you
know.
Perhaps
you
know
in
a
face-to-face
meeting.
I
would
be
very
happy
to
take
that
up
with
you
so
that
you
do
feel
comfortable
and
to
address
the
point
of
our
good
neighbor
agreement.
I
hear
you
I
understand
there
is
a
template.
D
C
We
have
nothing
to
hide,
and
this
is
why
we're
having
these
conversations
to
kind
of
like
start,
the
dialogue
and
you
know,
get
to
know,
but
we
also
like
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
promise
heavy
and
promise
big
and
then
they
don't
deliver
it
and
that's
not
who
we
are.
That's
not
who
we've
been
so
we
kind
of
take
things
as
we
go
along
and
we
you
know.
D
And
another
thing
you
know,
let's
say
for
example,
that
if
we
were
to
you
know
just
pretend
that
at
the
same
time
you
know
at
the
end
of
work,
there
is
a
line
of
people
that
form
it
hasn't
happened
in
any
of
the
other
dispensers.
But
let's
pretend
it
happens
for
us
at
that
point.
We
would
work
with
the
community.
We
don't
want
that
line
any
more
than
you
do.
That
serves
no
purpose.
We're
going
to
work
with
you
and
we're
going
to
say.
D
Okay
during
these
hours,
it
is
only
pickup,
for
example,
so
we
are
invested
in
finding
solutions.
The
last
thing
we
need
or
want
is
to
have
the
neighborhood
antagonistic
kids,
so
there
are
going
to
be
concerns
that
you
think
of
there
are
concerns
that
neither
of
us
have
thought
of
that.
Nobody
here
has
thought
of
it
will
develop
and
when
those
concerns
happen,
we're
going
to
be
there
and
we're
going
to
be
talking
to
you
to
find.
T
I
U
Thanks
john
hi
yeah,
I
have
a
comment.
Can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
so
I
just
like
to
speak
and
indicate
that
I
support
jody
and
richie
in
their
proposal.
I've
known
I've
only
known
them
for
a
short
period
of
four
years,
and
I've
lived
in
the
state
of
massachusetts
for
a
little
over
that
I've
been
able
to
accomplish
a
lot
of
things
thanks
to
them.
So
thank
you
guys.
They
provided
me
a
place
to
work
at
their
other
business.
Mojitos
and
they've.
U
Also,
provided
me
a
community
in
boston,
since
I'm
not
from
here,
and
I'm
also
100
positive-
that
many
other
locals
in
michigan
will
be
happy
to
have
that
new
opportunity
as
well,
but
aside
from
richie
and
jody.
As
far
as
the
business
someone
mentioned
earlier,
you
know
cannabis
is
here
to
stay
and
it's
being
legalized
in
more
and
more
places.
Q
V
V
V
I
grew
up
in
mission
hill
when
it
was
not
as
nice
as
it
is
today,
and
this
type
of
business
actually
fits
right
into
what's
going
on
in
the
city,
and
it's
important
that
folks,
like
richie
and
jody,
get
the
opportunity
to
to
to
grow
and
help
support
the
neighborhood
and
and
especially
in
the
neighborhood.
Again,
I've
grown
up
in
mission
hill
mission
hill.
V
We
always
have
an
issue
with
something
when,
when
the
guys
at
the
south
end
auto
supply
wanted
to,
you
know,
put
a
kentucky
fried
chicken
in
there,
everybody
was
upset,
but
now
there's
a
giant
building
in
that
that
space.
So
you
know,
let's
not
hold
up
progress
and
positivity
just
because
we
think
that
we're
not
getting
our
way.
These
folks
are
going
to
help
and
they're
going
to
also
be
there
to
be
a
positive
impact
on
the
neighborhood.
A
All
right
all
right,
everyone,
so
with
that
being
completed,
we've
gone
through
and
everyone's
had
a
chance
to
speak.
I
do
want
to
reiterate
some
part
of
my
opening
comments.
So
again,
this
is
an
open
comment
period,
meaning
that,
if
you
do
not
get
called
on
tonight
or
if
you
think
that
you
have
questions
that
have
not
been
answered,
all
you
need
to
do
is
reach
out
to
this
team,
so
jody
richard.
If
you
all
want
to
provide
your
contact
information,
please
do
now.
D
A
And
then,
as
for
you
know,
the
liaison
that's
helping
to
manage
this,
so
patrick
fandell
is
the
name
of
the
liaison
that
was
on
the
flyer.
He'll
be
continuing
taking
care
of
this
project,
so
patrick
is
p-a-t-r-I-c-k
period,
fandal
f-a-n-d-e-l
at
boston.gov,
as
well
as
the
cannabis
boards
email.
I
know
I'd
mentioned
it
earlier,
but
I
will
mention
it
again.
So
the
cannabis
board's
email
is
cannabisboard
boston.gov.