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From YouTube: Boston Cannabis Board Hearing 4-21-21
Description
A public hearing of the Boston Cannabis Board was held virtually on April 21, 2021.
B
Thank
you
good
afternoon.
This
is
a
hearing
before
the
boston
cannabis
board.
Today
is
wednesday
april
21st
2021..
Today's
hearing
is
being
conducted
pursuant
to
certain
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet
virtually
today's
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
on
the
city
of
boston's
website.
Before
we
review
some
procedural
matters,
I
will
introduce
chairwoman
kathleen
joyce.
D
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
kathleen
joyce,
I'm
chair
of
the
of
the
cannabis
board
and
I'm
joined
today
by
my
fellow
commissioners,
commissioner
lisa
holmes.
Commissioner
john
smith,
commissioner
darlene
lombos
commissioner
alejandra
sankian,
and
I'd
also
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
introduce
the
boston,
cannabis
board's
project
manager,
jasmine
nguyen.
B
B
Ms
wynn
will
give
you
a
notice
at
the
5-minute
mark
and
the
8-minute
mark.
You
will
not
be
permitted
to
exceed
the
10
minutes
following
the
presentation.
There
will
be
questions
from
the
chairwoman
and
the
commissioners
after
which
there
will
be
public
testimony
beginning
with
elected
officials
or
their
representatives.
Testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
The
you
will
be
muted
after
two
minutes.
We,
the
board,
will
keep
open
the
record
until
wednesday
of
next
week
at
5
pm
to
allow
for
additional
testimony.
Written
testimony
is
given
the
same
weight
as
spoken.
B
Testimony
calling
ns
aj
ajo
holdings
inc
located
at
50
clap
street
dorchester.
This
is
an
existing
medical
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
request
is
to
remove
two
conditions
on
the
host
community
agreement.
The
first
is
section
22
6,
a
40
minimum
purchase,
and
the
second
is
section
22
8
a
two
year:
moratorium
on
seeking
approval
for
adult
use
sales
for
the
record.
B
The
40
minimum
should
have
never
been
placed
on
this
license,
as
it
is
medical
and
there
is
a
legal
obligation
to
provide
affordable
medical
cannabis
to
qualified
patients
and
the
second
condition
for
the
record.
This
is
not
an
application
for
a
recreational
co-located
site.
However,
this
would
allow
the
applicant
to
apply
who's.
President,
on
behalf
of
the
licensee.
E
E
And
the
founder,
aidan
o'donovan
is
here
as
well.
These
events
preceded
the
board
and
we're
coming
back
to
the
board
to
kind
of
give
you
an
update
on
where
we
are.
I
have
six
slides
just
to
really
quickly
orient
you
to
to
this
project,
because
I
I
don't
think
as
of
yet
you've
seen
it.
As
I
mentioned,
this
was
a
predecessor
to
the
board
matter
next
slide,
please!
E
So
what
we.
This
is
50
clap
street.
This
is
our
facility
in
dorchester.
It
was
opened
as
a
medical
facility
january
of
this
year
and
those
are
some
images
of
what
it
looks
like
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
the
store
and
what
it's
doing
right
now
we're
seeing
around
40
customers
a
day.
The
average
transactions
are
115
dollars
per
transaction
and
half
of
those
are
occurring
online.
E
We
there
were
no
requirements
for
this
store
in
terms
of
dni.
However,
we
thought
it
was
important
just
to
point
out
that
89
of
our
employees,
of
the
nine
employees
that
work
in
this
facility
are
boston
residents
and
67
percent
persons
of
color
about
1.2
million
dollars
was
invested
in
this
facility.
E
We've
spent
the
last
couple
of
weeks
talking
to
the
community
about
these
changes
that
we're
proposing
here
today,
as
required.
This
there's
the
two-year
waiting
period.
I'm
gonna
walk
you
through
kind
of
how
how
we
kind
of
got
there
and
then
and
then
there's
this
forty
dollar
minimum
transaction.
I
mean
the
intent
of
the
forty
dollar
minimum
transaction
was
to
try
to
make
sure
that
people
weren't
coming
in
and
just
buying
a
joint
or
so
to
speak.
This
is
a
medical
facility.
E
We're
not
you
know.
There
are
a
whole
bunch
of
safeguards
in
place
that
prevent
us
selling
to
people
who
would
be
inebriated
and
we
can
get
into
that.
But
the
bottom
line
is
is
that
we
don't
want
to
force
people
to
purchase
more
cannabis
than
they
than
they
want
or
that
they
need
to.
We
certainly
don't
want
to
create
a
situation
where
someone
feels
compelled
to
divert
what
they're
purchasing
from
our
store.
We
think
the
40
minimum
dollar
transaction
is
not
make
sense
and
then
the
two-year
waiting
period.
E
This
happened
at
a
time
when
the
industry
was
very
early.
Nsa
jao
orleans
was
one
of
the
first
companies
in
front
of
the
city,
and
there
was
a
condition
placed
on
the
on
the
host
community
agreement
that
we
we
wait
two
years
before
we
apply
for
adult
use.
If
I
could
just
have
the
next
slide,
please.
E
We
just
wanted
to
kind
of
walk
you
through
I
mean
if
everything
went
perfectly,
we
probably
could
have
lived
up
to
a
waiting
period
as
originally
intended,
but,
as
you
can
see
from
this
kind
of
complicated
slide,
it
really
did
not.
We
were
approved
in
2018
to
open
and
in
and
we
we
were
told
in
that
was
in
the
springtime
under
the
predecessor
regime.
E
So
we
waited
a
whole
year
before
that
host
community
agreement
was
issued,
and
it
was
only
under
those
two
conditions
being
applied
into
that
house
community
agreement
that
we
were
really
forced
to
to
accept
those,
and
that
was
back
in
july
of
2019.
So
the
second
we
got
that
host
community
agreement.
We
began
construction,
you
can
see
from
july
to
august
we
didn't
wait
long
at
all.
E
E
So
that
was,
I
know
it's
a
lot
on
one
side,
but
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
we
weren't
we
weren't
sitting
back
at
any
time
here
we
were
really
trying
to
get
open
all
along
next
next
slide,
please,
and
then
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
40
transaction.
I
think
the
secretary
did
a
good
job
of
talking
about
the
concerns.
E
There's
also,
you
know
just
a
straight
customer
relations
piece
where
you
know
forcing
someone
to
spend
more
money
than
they
have
is
just
not
a
good
look
from
a
from
a
customer
relations
point
of
view,
but
it's
also
again
it
could
be
dangerous
if
someone
finds
the
need
to
try
to
sell
it
in
order
to
make
their
transaction
work.
So
for
that
reason
we
didn't
think
that
that
makes
sense.
That's
really
it
that's
all
I
had.
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
set
the
table.
B
D
E
Yeah
when
we
first
appeared
before
the
mccormick
neighborhood
association
in
2017-
and
we
got
their
vote
in
favor
way
back
then,
which
was
no
small
task,
we
discussed
opening
first
is
medical
and
we
had
early
conversation
about.
We
would
open
his
medical,
we
would
show
you
who
we
are
and
then
only
after
we
have
been
operating
for
a
period
of
one
year
or
2020.
E
E
We
assumed
that
we
would
be
able
to
open
and
not
be
prevented
from
opening
for
that
period
of
about
17
months
and
had
we
been
able
to
do
that,
I
don't
think
you
you'd
be
seeing
us
here.
Under
this
circumstance,
we
went
back
to
the
mccormick
neighborhood
association,
as
well
as
the
new
market,
neighborhood
association
for
our
business
association,
sue,
sullivan's
group,
and
we
explained
to
them
that
were
we
to
to
wait
for
the
two
years.
E
E
E
E
G
E
B
A
E
You
know
I
always
get
so
nervous
about
saying
anything
that
anyone
says,
because
if
I
don't,
if
I
don't
hit
it
perfectly
right,
you
know
it's
it's
it's
saying
what
they
said.
I
I
felt
good
about
those
meetings.
I
know
that
patrick
fandell
from
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services
was
in
those
meetings
and
if
there
was
a
big
problem,
we
wouldn't
be
back
here
right
now.
I
guess
that's
the
best
way.
I
could
characterize
it.
I
think
they
went
well.
B
Thank
you.
Sorry,
you
disappeared
from
my
screen.
We
will
now
turn
to
public
testimony.
Is
there
anyone
present
who
wishes
to
testify
regarding
this
request,
beginning
with
elected
officials
or
their
representatives?
As
a
reminder,
please
limit
your
testimony
to
two
minutes.
Please
state
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
J
B
B
B
Calling
zip
run
inc,
the
proposed
license
premise
is
1170,
william
t,
morrissey
boulevard,
the
proposed
license
type
is
delivery.
Courier
model,
the
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
10,
am
to
8
pm.
This
is
a
certified
equity
applicant.
The
date
of
the
initial
application
is
january.
27
2021.,
the
date
of
the
community
meeting
is
march
21st
24th
2021.
B
for
the
record,
because
this
is
a
new
license
type.
I
just
want
to
give
a
brief
overview.
This
is
the
courier
model
of
delivery,
which
means
that
the
address
on
the
application
is
where
the
vehicles
would
be
stored
and
would
be
dispatched
from.
There
will
be
no
cannabis
stored
at
this
location.
This
is
to
put
it
as
simply
as
possible,
the
uber
eats
of
cannabis
delivery.
This
means
that
the
application
the
licensee
can
pick
up
from
a
retail
medical
or
recreational
dispensary
and
deliver
direct
to
consumer
again.
B
There
is
no
cannabis
stored
at
this
location.
At
any
time.
There
is
no
warehousing
component.
There
is
another
license
type
for
delivery
that
has
recently
been
adopted
by
the
ccc
that
does
allow
for
warehousing
the
the
application
for
that
has
not
been
promulgated
to
date.
We're
expecting
it
this
summer
or
early
fall
and
for
any
applicant
seeking
to
warehouse
cannabis
that
would
be
a
new
process,
a
new
community
process
and
a
host
community
agreement.
B
L
Good
afternoon,
everyone
I
was
able
to
certify
zip
run
as
an
equity
business
through
the
documentation
that
gabriel
fiera
submitted
to
me.
He
is
the
57
and
a
half
percent
beneficial
interest
holder
of
zip
run
inc.
He
has
resided
in
this
in
an
area
of
disproportionate
impact
for
at
least
five
of
the
past
10
years.
Mr
vieira,
provided
me
with
a
proof
of
residency
certificate
from
the
boston
elections
department
that
certified
that
that
established
sorry
that
he's
been
a
resident
of
dorchester
since
2014..
L
Mr
vieira
also
satisfied
the
requirement
of
being
a
person
who
resided
in
the
city
of
boston
for
the
past
10
years.
I
mean
seven
years.
Sorry
and
again
he
submitted
sufficient
documentation
to
prove
the
seven
years
of
residency
in
the
city
of
boston,
and
finally,
mr
vieira
has
self-identified
as
black,
so
he
he
meets
that
criteria
as
well.
Are
there
any
questions
for
me
about
the
certification
process.
B
M
Yeah,
that's
that's
fine.
We
can
just
start
from
there
hi
everyone.
My
name
is
gabriel
vieira.
I
am
the
ceo
of
zip
run.
I
also
have
ellis
morgan,
one
who
is
the
chief
growth
officer
of
ziprine,
as
you
can
see
stated
in
the
picture
and
then
to
the
individuals
to
the
left
and
right
of
ellis
or
christian
nicholson,
and
michael
gordon
christian
nicholson
is
the
operating
officer
of
zip
run
and
then
michael
gordon
is
the
chief
technology
officer
at
zip
run.
Zipper
is
essentially
a
social
equity
based
cannabis
delivery
platform.
M
N
N
So
how
exactly
are
we
going
to
measure
these
goals?
Here's
some
quantitative
measures
that
we're
going
to
take.
We
want
to
in
fact
make
sure
that
50
of
our
drivers
and
operation
staff
will
come
from
one
of
the
following
demographics:
people
who
are
minorities,
women
veterans,
people
with
disabilities
and
individuals
with
criminal
records
and
related
to
cannabis.
This
is
fairly
important
for
us,
because
we
want
to
continue
to
increase
this
population
of
people
within
the
legal
cannabis
industry.
N
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
currently
constructed,
50
percent
of
zip
runs
executives
come
from
a
diverse
background,
and
we
want
to
make
sure,
as
we
continue
to
progress
as
a
company.
We
remain
this
number
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
a
diverse
company
from
top
to
bottom,
for
a
sustainable
future.
Also
we're
going
to
collect
a
lot
of
data
and
analysis
to
see
exactly
from
the
amount
of
drivers
that
we
hired.
How
many
of
them
were
promoted
within
our
company?
N
How
many
of
them
did
we
retain
within
our
company,
because
we
just
don't
want
to
hire
people
and
have
them
leave
our
company.
We
actually
want
to
empower
them
and
give
them
more
opportunity
within
the
cannabis
industry,
and
also
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
continue
that
we
revise
our
plans
within
zip
run
to
make
sure
that
we're
continually
getting
better
year
over
year
next
slide.
M
M
M
We
will
be
offering
401k
plans
eventually,
as
we
start
to
gain
more
progress
within
our
business,
but
from
from
right
away
we're
going
to
be
offering
unlimited
pto
policies,
higher
salaries
relative
to
other
delivery
companies
in
the
space
and
then
obviously
we're
going
to
have
more
to
come.
And
then
the
last
piece
of
this
is
the
erg
group
that
ellis
mentioned
their
overall
purpose
was.
This
of
this
was
to
essentially
give
our
employees
a
voice
at
the
end
of
the
day.
O
M
N
You
thank
you,
so
not
only
are
we
going
to
empower
employees,
we're
also
going
to
empower
local
communities
in
the
state
of
massachusetts,
we're
going
to
reduce
a
lot
of
barriers
when
it
comes
to
employment,
we're
going
to
expedite
applications
from
people
who
come
from
diverse
backgrounds.
The
way
we
can
do
this
is,
if
you
go
on
ziprune.com
and
you
go
through
our
application.
When
it
comes
to
drivers,
you'll
see
that
we
can
filter
to
make
sure
that
we're
hiring
people
from
the
places
and
people.
N
We
want
to
empower
we're
going
to
support
nonprofit
organizations
by
donating
money
to
them
who
align
with
our
interests
and
our
values
also
can
provide
mentorship
programs
to
people
who
want
to
get
into
the
cannabis
industry
and
also
to
reduce
those
barriers
and
we're
also
going
to
provide
scholarships
to
individuals
and
people
youth
who
are
from
disenfranchised
communities
in
the
state
of
massachusetts
to
make
sure
we
accelerate
that
process
for
them
to
get
equal
opportunities.
When
it
comes
to
education,.
M
And
then
I
know
we
probably
have
a
couple
seconds
left,
but
the
la
next
slide,
please
so
there's
a
security
plan
in
the
diversion
plan
which
the
slide
after
this
one
essentially
for
our
security
plan,
we
will
not
have
any
markings
or
signs
on
our
on
our
vehicles
stating
that
we
are
holding
cannabis
products.
There
will
be
four
vehicles
in
our
in
our
cars
at
all.
Time
live
footage
of
the
driver
as
well
as
the
product
as
well.
M
We
also
have
a
dedicated
staff
in
the
zip
run
headquarters,
which
is
within
that
morrissey
boulevard
location,
constantly
monitoring
our
drivers
and
keeping
in
close
contact,
and
then,
lastly,
we
have
a
panic
button
in
our
vehicles
that
will
be
installed,
as
well
as
lock
to
secure
compartments
to
ensure
the
safety
of
our
drivers
and
end
consumers
and
then,
lastly,
the
plan
for
the
the
the
prevention
protocol.
We
will
not
be
accepting
cash
for
obvious
reasons.
M
We
just
want
to
limit
the
amount
of
issues
that
can
arise,
and
then
we
also
instruct
our
drivers
to
be
in
constant
communication
with
our
hq
at
all
times
on
a
on
30-minute
basis
and
then
for
the
technology
measures
that
we
put
in
place
to
to
enhance
our
safety
with
our
drivers
and
our
consumers.
We
integrated
with
a
company
called
onfleet,
which
is
the
root
optimization
software.
D
M
M
Now
I
was,
I
was
referring
to
four
cameras
within
each
so
one,
so
one
would
be
a
360
camera
view
within
within
the
vehicle,
the
other
ones,
two
of
them.
The
other
two
will
be
focused
on
the
driver
drivers
at
all
time,
because
there
will
be
two
drivers
in
the
vehicles
at
all
time
and
the
last
one
will
be
on
the
product
at
all
time.
M
So
I
would
say
anywhere
between,
I
would
say,
the
max
the
amount
of
drivers
or
amount
of
vehicles
that
we
will
have
at
that
location
will
be
20
vehicles
at
a
given
time,
and
also
to
compound
that
all
of
our
drivers
will
they'll
be
based
on
dispatch
or
batched
order
system.
So
essentially,
once
they
go
up
for
the
day,
they'll
be
delivering
in
two
hour
increments,
so
they
won't
be
coming
back
to
the
to
the
home
base.
M
They
only
be
coming
back
to
the
home
base
when
either
a
break
or
it's
the
end
of
the
day,
and
the
reason
why
we
built
this
process
is
because
we
saw
how
efficient
instacart
created
a
delivery
system,
and
we
figured
out
scheduled
delivery
windows.
This
allows
us
to
to
be
more
efficient
and
not
cause
a
traffic
jam
at
our
location,
but
as
well
as
not
cause
one
for
the
communities
where
we're
delivering
at
as
well.
D
M
We
raised
enough
money
so
that
we
wouldn't
have
to
raise
again
so
essentially
the
reason
why
we
raised
2.3
million,
so
we
wouldn't
have
to
go
through
that
process
once
again
and
potentially
get
me
below
the
51
marker.
So
essentially,
this
is
the
end
of
the
raise
for
the
foreseeable
future.
As
of
right
now
so
I'll
be
able
to
maintain
51
at
all
times.
G
H
M
So
I
would
say
the
hierarchy
when
you
start
as
a
driver
there
there's
about
four
positions
that
you
can
possibly
attain.
So
you
start
as
a
driver
yep,
you
start
as
a
driver.
You
you
go
into
a
driver
lead,
but
normally
we're
going
to
hire
a
driver
lead
with
the
person.
That's
had
the
experience
of
living
for
instacart
uber
eats
prior
and
through
that
application
portal
that
we
put
up
about
six
months
ago,
we've
all
pretty
much
a
laundry
list
of
that
1500
applicants
thus
far
have
that
experience.
M
So
there's
definitely
opportunity
for
these
individuals
from
disenfranchised
areas
to
gain
ownership
as
well
as
opportunity
in
this
business,
and
what
I
mean
by
ownership
is
equity
opportunity,
because
what
how
we
plan
to
separate
ourselves
is,
we
believe
at
the
end
of
the
day,
which
is
something
these
bigger
corporations
get
wrong.
Is
that
the
drivers
are
the
most
important
people,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
they're
the
most
consumer
they're,
the
most
consumer
oriented
because
they're
the
ones
constantly
going
out
there
delivering
to
the
consumer
talking
to
them.
M
M
As
of
right
now,
no
we
don't,
but
that
to
a
certain
degree,
that's
something
I
definitely
want
to
do.
And
I've
talked
to
my
co-founders
about
that,
because
I
feel
like
no
matter
if
it's
it's
it's
half
percent
a
tenth
of
a
percent.
We
want
to
make
everyone
feel
like
they're,
a
part
of
the
brand
and
if
they
feel
like
they're
a
part
of
the
brand.
Just
as
much
as
I
feel
like
I'm
a
part
of
the
brand,
the
company
will
go
that
much
further
with
the
diversity
inclusion
mindset
and
then
how.
H
M
21
years
old
100-
and
on
top
of
that
I
did
not
touch
base
on
the
other
departments
that
we
have
in
zip
run.
So
we
have
the
technology
department,
we
obviously
have
the
operations
department,
we
have
sales
as
well,
so
there
would
be
many
opportunities
for
us
to.
You
know:
promote
job
growth
within
the
inner
city
community.
Where
I
actually
resided
from
myself.
I
went
to
the
john
d
o'brien
and
actually
graduated
from
umass,
amherst,
eisenberg,
school
of
business
and
ellis
did
the
same
and
we
graduated
a
bba
in
finance.
P
M
Yeah,
so
we
we
do
want
to
want
to
get
operational
prior
to
doing
that,
because
our
drivers
are
not
contractors
and
their
employees
of
the
business
in
terms
of
the
timeline,
I'm
thinking
more
of
a
three
month
timeline,
because
as
of
right
now
myself,
I
don't
have
a
401k
for
the
business,
we're
trying
to
just
see
save
as
much
money
as
possible,
but
I'm
thinking
a
three
month
timeline
for
everybody
in
the
organization,
so
that
we
were
inclusive
to
all.
Okay.
H
M
100
I
so
I
can.
I
can
respond
to
that
in
in
the
presentation
it
did
focus
on
suffolk
county.
We
both
I
did
grow
up
in
the
inner
city,
ellis,
went
to
boston,
latin
and
I
went
to
o'brien.
So
obviously
the
primary
focus
is
to
give
back
to
students
that
came
up
like
we
did,
but
overall
we
don't
want
to
discriminate.
We
know
the
the
rest
of
the
state
is
also
in
dire
need
of
opportunities.
M
M
So
essentially
it's
we're
not
going
to
make
it
a
difficult
application
process.
As
I
know
there
are
so
many
difficult
ones
that
I
couldn't
actually
apply
to
or
get
access
to.
When
I
was
a
kid
so
we're
going
to
make
it
as
as
smooth
sailing
as
possible.
So
that
is
easy
access
for
every
kid
and
for
every
family
member.
N
And
to
add
to
that
I
just
want
to
say,
like
personally,
I
got
the
mavia
patent
right
scholarship,
which
is
basically
for
kids
that
live
in
suffolk
county
and
what
we
have
to
do.
We
have
to
submit
an
essay
proof
of
residence
and
things
of
his
nature
and
we
will
receive
a
scholarship
of
a
thousand
dollars.
So
I
personally
benefited
from
that
type
of
program,
which
is
why
I
also
wanted
to
bring
that
over
to
zip
front
as
well.
A
A
I
also
just
want
to
thank
you
before
asking
my
next
question
about
making
sure
that
these
are
employees
these
drivers,
because
there's
a
lot
of
issues
around
drivers
that
are
not
actually
categorized
as
employees.
So
you
are
really
making
an
example
in
your
business
and
a
model
to
really
look
to
really
follow,
and
my
question
was
you:
you
mentioned
donations
to
nonprofits.
Could
you
just
give
me
a
sense
that
aligned
with
your
values
and
principles?
Do
you
have
a
sense
of
who
you're
thinking
about
groups
you've
already
talked
to?
N
You
talk
to
organizations
such
as
my
brother's
keeper
in
boston,
inner
city,
weightlifting,
those
two
organizations
they're
both
about
helping
innocent
youth
in
the
city
of
boston
who
come
from
struggling
backgrounds
and
trying
to
give
them
more
opportunities.
So
they
can
stay
away
from.
You
know,
going
down
a
a
negative
career
path,
sort
of
say
so
to
give
kids
the
opportunities
to
do
weightlifting
opportunities
or
just
mentorship
programs
in
general.
So
I've
been,
I
spoke
to
those
people.
N
I
told
them
that
we
have
interest
in,
invest,
I'm
not
investing
donating
to
their
organizations,
because
we
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we
believe
here
at
zipper
in
that
it's
very
important
to
help
in
the
city
you
early
on.
Instead
of
later
you
know
we
want
to
make
sure
to
give
them
as
many
opportunities
as
possible
growing
up.
Just
like
I
had.
N
I
went
to
boston
alliance
school,
so
we
had
many
opportunities
to
work
for
state
street
and
other
corporations
early
on
in
our
careers,
which
put
us
on
the
career
path,
where
I
eventually
worked
for
a
staged
after
college,
so
giving
kids
that
early
exposure
to
different
ways
of
success
and
opportunities
is
fairly
important.
So
those
are
the
two
organizations
that
I
spoke
to.
Also
I've
been
in
constant
communication
with
boys
and
girls
clubs
as
well.
B
B
J
B
B
B
B
Calling
rooted
in
llc
the
proposed
license
premise
is
195
dudley
street
roxbury.
The
license
type
is
a
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license
with
hours
of
operation
proposed
for
monday
through
saturday,
10
a.m,
to
10
p.m
and
sunday
11
a.m
to
8
p.m.
This
is
a
certified
equity
applicant.
The
date
of
initial
application
is
may
10
2019
the
date
of
filing
with
inspectional
services
was
june,
6
2019
and
the
date
of
the
community
meetings
were
august,
6,
2019
and
march
24th
2021.
B
There
is
a
buffer
zone
conflict
with
this
applicant
and
the
required
buffer
zone
statement
has
been
submitted
before
we
turn
to
attorney
white
certification.
I
do
want
to
provide
a
little
background
regarding
this
application.
Previously,
this
applicant
was
in
too
close
of
a
proximity
to
an
existing
k-12
school,
providing
education.
It
was
within
the
500-foot
zone
as
dictated
by
state
law.
B
That
zone
was
previously
measured
from
the
edge
of
one
property
to
the
edge
of
the
other,
the
state
in
at
that
time,
this
applicant
withdrew
their
application
because
legally
it
would
require
the
city
of
boston
to
adopt
an
ordinance
decreasing
the
buffer
zone.
City-Wide,
the
buffer
zone
for
schools
cannot
be
decreased
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
and
there
has
been
no
effort
in
the
city
of
boston
to
decrease
that
500-foot
buffer
zone
in
fall
of
last
year.
B
The
cannabis
control
commission,
the
state
level
at
the
state
level
promulgated
after
an
open
public
comment
period,
new
regulations
that
changed
the
way
the
school
buffer
zone
is
measured
instead
of
lot
line
to
lot
line.
It
is
now
measured
from
the
center
of
the
entrance
to
the
center
of
the
entrance.
Unless
is
there,
unless
there
is
an
impassable
barrier,
in
which
case
it
is
the
shortest
walking
route
from
one
entrance
to
the
other.
The
board
is
legally
required
to
implement
that
regulation.
B
Legally,
this
board
could
not
be
more
restrictive
than
the
state
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
buffer
zones
and
its
requirements
that
in
no
way
speaks
to
the
appropriateness
of
this
location.
What
that
means
is
now
that
the
state's
regulations
have
changed.
The
applicant
has
a
due
process
right
to
continue
going
through
this
process.
So
when
those
regulations
change,
the
applicant
held
an
additional
community
meeting
with
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services.
B
Again,
this
board,
as
the
sighting
authority,
is
tasked
with
determining
the
appropriateness
of
time,
place
and
manner
the
proximity
of
schools
or
playgrounds
or
other
businesses,
establishments
or
gathering
spaces
is
absolutely
within
the
purview
of
this
board.
The
difference
because
of
the
change
in
the
regulations
is
simply
that
this
application
was
previously
legally
not
allowed
to
move
forward.
However,
with
the
change
at
the
state
level,
it
is
now
permissible
for
it
to
move
forward
for
this
board
to
consider
the
appropriateness
of
the
proposal
at
the
location.
Are
there
any
questions
regarding
that
chairwoman,
joyce.
B
It
would
actually
be
this
applicant
at
13
to
15
west
street
in
chinatown
under
the
previous
regulation.
They
were
too
close
to
the
school,
but
with
the
new
measurement
and
we
we
don't
have
the
documentation
for
the
13
to
15
west
street,
yet
from
a
certified
architect.
But
if
that
is
provided
with
the
new
measurements,
they
would
be
allowed
to
go
through.
D
B
It
is
within
under
the
old
regulations,
it
is
within
the
500
feet.
I
don't
have
the
specific
foot
amount,
but
with
the
new
regulations,
and
we
did
require
that
the
applicant
submit
a
certified
plot
plan
and
a
signed
letter
from
the
architect.
We
regarding
the
impassable
barrier,
which
in
this
case,
is
a
retaining
wall
and
offense,
and
the
bcb
staff
did
work
with
licensing
at
the
ccc.
To
confirm
that
this
was
an
adherent
was
adhering
to
the
new
regulations.
Q
Q
Was
the
there's
a
parking
lot,
there's
a
grassy
knoll
and
then
there's
the
retaining
wall,
so
the
school
technically
ends
at
the
grassy
knoll
and
that's
where
you
would
actually
have
to
measure
from,
but
between
the
grassy
area
and
the
actual
physical
closest
entrance
of
the
school.
There's
the
grassy
area
there's
a
parking
lot
and
then
there's
the
where
there
would
be
the
entrances
to
the
school
plus
the
retaining
wall,
plus
the
additional.
Q
B
B
Q
Today
we
will
be
sharing
background
on
our
company
and
our
experience,
as
well
as
our
plans
for
recreational
cannabis,
retail
business
at
195
dudley
street
in
roxbury.
We
will
get
through
our
presentation
as
quickly
as
possible,
while
still
providing
you
with
thorough
information
in
detail
next
slide.
Please
I'm
a
big
believer
that
the
easiest
way
to
get
an
understanding
of
what
a
company
stands
for
is
by
reading
their
mission
statement.
So
here's
ours-
this
is
who
we
are.
This
is
what
we
stand
for.
This
statement
is
a
guidepost
for
everything
we
do
about.
Q
Three
years
ago,
my
partners
and
I
came
together
to
develop
a
plan
that
could
prevent
big,
pharma
and
out
of
state
corporations
from
coming
into
our
neighborhoods
to
profit
from
the
legalization
of
cannabis.
After
many
discussions
with
members
of
our
community,
one
thing
emerged
as
the
biggest
concern
people
feel
this
industry
will
only
benefit
a
few
and
that
many
in
the
community
would
love
to
have
the
opportunity
to
be
to
be
part
of
this
new
industry.
Q
We
believe
that
the
people
of
boston,
and
specifically
our
communities
of
color,
should
be
the
ones
to
participate
own
and
invest
in
cannabis,
businesses
in
the
city
of
boston
and
that's
how
the
idea
of
root
and
roxbury
evolved
and
cemented
our
mission
next
slide.
Please.
This
will
all
likely
sound
very
familiar
to
the
board,
as
we
present
it
to
you
in
november
of
2020..
This
timeline
gives
a
look
back
at
how
we've
got
into
where
we
are
today
back
in
2019,
we
brought
our
proposal
for
195
dudley
street
to
the
community.
Q
At
that
time
we
received
significant
support
from
within
the
community,
including
from
residents
of
butters
and
neighboring
businesses.
Ultimately,
and
despite
widespread
support,
we
withdrew
our
proposal
because
the
location
fell
within
500
feet
from
a
school
buffer
zone.
We
then
identified
new,
a
new
location
at
2177
washington
street,
which
we
also
presented
to
the
community
and
again,
which
we
received
substantial
support
from
the
same
stakeholders,
including
district
7,
councilor
and
now
mayor
jamie
in
november
2020.
Q
Our
proposal
was
approved
by
this
board
and
successfully,
and
we
successfully
negotiated
a
host
community
agreement
with
the
city
of
boston.
Our
next
step
in
the
process
was
to
go
before
the
zoning
board
of
appeals.
Unfortunately,
ahead
of
our
zoning
board
hearing,
we
were
notified
by
our
landlord
that
we
had
to
be
in
significantly
outbid
for
the
lease
on
our
space
and
it
was
an
offer
he
couldn't
refuse.
Q
We
had
to
abandon
our
plans
at
2177
washington
prior
to
receiving
this
news.
However,
as
leslie
just
mentioned,
there
had
been
a
change
to
the
buffer
zone
requirements
as
relates
to
state
citing
their
school.
The
new
law
takes
into
account
impassable
barriers
when
calculating
the
distance
from
a
dispensary
in
a
school,
and
therefore
195
dudley
street
no
longer
falls
within
the
buffer
zone.
Q
T
As
marketing
officer
I'll
be
responsible
for
customer
experience,
company
branding
and
communication,
the
salman
and
I
have
been
long-term,
long-time
residents
in
roxbury
and
dorchester
and
together
we
have
owned
and
managed
several
businesses
in
boston
for
over
20
years
now,
some
of
the
efficiencies
in
shanti
restaurants,
in
dorchester
roslindale
and
in
kendall
square,
as
well
as
a
dudley
cafe
in
nubian
square.
We
we
inspire,
bringing
like
all
the
experiences
we've
gained
throughout
these
successful
businesses
through
our
approach
at
rooted
in.
Q
Thank
you
very
much
team
next
slide.
Please.
As
rokia
mentioned,
we
couple
our
experience
as
community
members
ourselves
with
a
strong
track
record
of
running
successful
neighborhood-based
businesses
and
having
extensive
experience
in
the
operation
of
regulated
industries
and
managing
thriving
retail
operations.
Over
the
years,
roki
and
solomon
have
created
sought
after
destinations
that
are
tailored
to
the
unique
attributes
of
each
neighborhood
where
they
operate,
garnering,
national
and
local
awards
and
recognition.
This
includes
landing,
dudley,
cafe
and
nubian
square
on
zagat's
top
10
cafes
in
massachusetts.
Q
Next
slide,
we
wanted
to
be
thoughtful,
creative
and
innovative
regarding
the
manner
in
which
we
finance
this
project,
all
the
while
ensuring
we
are
providing
the
community
and
specifically
communities
of
color
with
the
opportunity
to
receive
positive
impacts
from
cannabis.
To
that
end,
we
created
an
investment
model
where,
with
as
little
as
twelve
hundred
dollars
and
as
much
as
sixty
two
thousand
dollars,
members
of
the
community
can
have
a
seat
at
the
table
in
a
billion
dollar
industry.
Our
investment
team
for
this
location
is
100.
Q
And
next
slide,
our
proposal
for
195
dudley
street
is
to
bring
1400
square
feet
of
adult
use
cannabis
retail
space
to
the
heart
of
roxbury's
nubian
square.
Our
retail
space
would
be
the
dudley
street
facing
space
and
would
not
be
displacing
any
of
the
current
tenants.
The
location
comes
with
12
on-site
spaces
that
we
have
not
that
we
would
not
use
for
customers.
Q
Instead,
we
plan
to
work
with
nearby
businesses
to
identify
unused
spaces
and
we'll
also
direct
our
customers
to
the
approximately
175
public
spaces
available
within
a
short
walk
from
our
location.
Next
slide,
we
would
be
looking
to
operate
seven
days
a
week,
10
a.m
to
10
p.m,
and
11
a.m,
to
8
p.m.
On
sunday,
as
you
will
note
on
this
slide,
customers
will
enter
on
dudley
street
flow
through
security
and
retail.
Section
of
the
store
and
exit
onto
pebbier
place
a
private
way.
Q
Q
This
next
slide
is
a
closer
look
at
pebble
our
place,
the
private
way
which
abuts
our
location
we'll
be
working
with
our
neighboring
orbiters
in
the
city
on
the
best
solution
for
the
community,
for
the
use
at
this
location,
ideally
identifying
a
solution
to
control
access
in
the
private
way
during
regular
business
hours.
Our
goal
is
to
ensure
the
safety
of
the
community,
as
well
as
our
customers,
who
will
be
entering
the
store
from
dudley
street
and
exiting
onto
heavier
place
as
well
as
calm
and
slow.
Q
What
is
currently
cut
through
traffic
in
both
directions.
Next
slide,
we
have
the
advantage
of
a
location
with
ample
options
for
transit.
Our
proposed
business
is
located
in
the
heart
of
nubian
square,
a
short
walk
from
the
nubian
square
bus
terminal.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
do
have
12
spaces
on
site,
but
we
do
not
plan
to
use
them
for
customer
parking.
Instead,
we
would
be
encouraging
those
who
drive
to
the
store
to
use
public
spaces,
and
we
will
also
continue
conversations
with
neighborhood
businesses
who
have
available
parking
that
goes
unused.
Q
One
of
the
parking
options
will
be
the
blair
lot.
We
understand
that
there
are
future
plans
for
the
development
of
the
blair
lot,
but
no
immediate
plans,
including
the
blair
lot.
There
are
a
total
of
175
public
spaces
within
a
quarter
mile
of
our
location
and
additional
111
private
parking
lot
spaces.
Q
We
absolutely
will
not
allow
customers
to
double
park
and
our
customers
will
be
agreeing
to
this
policy
ahead
of
their
first
purchase
with
us.
If
a
customer
does
double
park,
our
security
team
will
be
immediately
aware
and
that
person
will
not
be
served.
We
will
also
offer
order
head
via
mobile
and
computer
and
virtual
queuing,
which
is
going
to
help
us
control
the
flow
of
customers
coming
into
the
store,
our
location
next
slide.
U
U
U
My
background
specifically,
is
in
law
enforcement,
I'm
a
graduate
of
northeast
university
back
in
1992,
and
then
I
received
my
health
and
human
service
degree
from
curry
college
soon.
After
that,
I've
been
a
boston
school
teacher
for
about
five
years
at
one
point
and
I
work
for
the
federal
protective
services
which
is
under
homeland
security.
As
a
federal
police
officer,
we
currently
have
about
57
staff
in
our
employee
arsenal.
U
Many
of
us
are
state
special
police
officers
as
well
as
boston,
special
police
officers
and
I'll
talk
about
more
debt,
maybe
later
on
after
the
presentation.
But
we
do
have
powers
of
arrest.
We
go
through
a
specific,
long
training
to
give
us
the
powers
that
we
need
to
make
those
arrests
and
enforce
all
of
the
city
of
boston
ordinances
as
well
as
massachusetts,
general
laws.
U
So
with
that
said,
I'm
just
gonna
cut
an
interest.
Sometimes
it's
gonna
move
very
quickly
through
this.
Thank
you.
Yeah
next
slide,
please
yep.
So
I'm
in
charge
of
the
putting
together
a
swift
action
plan
and
camera
system
with
the
owners
of
the
property.
So
we
came
up
with
slide
13.
It
talks
about
security
systems
and
protocols.
U
So,
basically,
our
team
will
lead
security
efforts
and
will
ensure
the
location
of
customers
are
safe
at
all
times.
This
slide
details
the
extensive
security
requirements
we
will
have
in
place
to
meet
and
exceed
those
state
regulations
as
accredited
police
officers.
What
I
just
talked
about,
we
work
to
enforce
all
applicable
laws,
ensure
traffic
is
moved
along
and
not
allowed
to
idle
and
will
liaise
directly
with
boston
police.
U
Boston
police
will
also
have
live
access
to
what
is
right
now
what
we
call
in
real
time,
24,
interior
and
exterior
cameras.
So,
notably,
you
must
scan
your
id
for
entrance
and
it
is
checked
two
more
times
by
other
ages.
Before
you
can
make
your
purchase,
we
are
aligned
to
keeping
underrated
individuals
from
using
our
products
and
entering
our
store.
We
will
also
we
also
know
the
community
has
concerns
about
public
consumption
of
product
which
not
only
is
illegal
but
will
also
be
closely
monitored
by
my
team,
in
coordination
with
boston
pd.
Q
And
thanks
mike
next
slide,
please
I
will
kind
of
wrap
it
up
here
by
saying
that
we
have
a
commitment
to
hiring
at
minimum
80
boston
residents,
50
roxbury
residents,
with
51
of
those
residents
being
people
of
color
and
51
percent
of
those
being
women
next
slide,
please
we
have
a
commitment
to
offering
what
is
beyond
a
living
wage
in
the
city
of
boston.
Our
financial
modeling
actually
uses
26
dollars
an
hour
across
the
board
as
a
placeholder
for
all
employees.
Next
slide,
please.
B
L
Additionally,
they
qualify
as
a
person
who
has
resided
in
the
city
of
boston
for
the
past
seven
years
again,
they
submitted
the
aforementioned
documentation.
That
was
sufficient
in
proving
that
they
have
resided
in
boston
since
at
least
2013,
and
finally,
they
both
sell
self-identified
as
asian
and
of
bengali
descent,
which
qualifies
them
under
the
category
of
a
person.
Who
is
a
black
african-american,
hispanic,
latino
or
asian
descent?
Are
there
any
questions
about
the
certification
process.
B
Thank
you
attorney,
white
and
I'll.
Just
ask
please
limit
the
use
of
the
chat
to
requesting
to
testify.
Once
we
go
through
questions
from
the
chairwoman
and
the
commissioners,
we
will
turn
to
public
testimony,
beginning
with
elected
officials
and
their
representatives.
We
will
then
turn
to
any
individuals
who
previously
requested
to
testify.
We
will
then
turn
to
the
chat,
and
we
will
then
turn
to
anyone
who
has
accessed
this
via
this
meeting
via
either
zoom
or
the
telephone,
and
everyone
will
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
chairwoman.
Joyce.
D
Thank
you.
My
questions
are
about
the
location,
not
about
the
applicant
or
the
equity
status
and,
in
particular
my
concerns
around
its
proximity
to
a
school.
Even
though
it's
allowed
to
move
forward
based
on
the
change
in
the
ccc
rules.
In
your
board
memo,
you
state
that
the
pricing
structure
will
make
reseller
product
prohibitive.
What
does
that
mean.
Q
If
someone
were
to
attempt
to
buy
one
type
of
product
at
a
dispensary
at
a
legal
dispensary
versus
buying
it,
you
know
in
the
illicit
market
the
price
would
be
prohibitive.
It
would
make
it
wouldn't
make
sense
to
pay
a
clear
premium
that
you
pay
in
a
dispensary
setting
a
legal
setting
when
there
is
an
illicit
market
already.
Q
So
what
I'm
saying
is
that
you
know
anyone
with
half
a
mind
who
were
looking
to
score
if
you
will
wouldn't
try
to
do
it
from
dispensary,
because
it
wouldn't
make
sense
economically
when
the
illicit
market
currently
exists.
Additionally,
there's
you
know
for
us.
I
know
that
the
concern
has
always
been
us
or
any
legal
cannabis
business
selling
to
young
people
this
this
license,
as
we
all
know,
who've
been
through
this
process,
is
very
difficult
to
get
it's
something
that
is
very
easy
to
lose.
Q
The
financial
benefit
wouldn't
make
sense
to
us
to
try
to
sell
to
a
young
or
underage
person
or
someone
who
we
know
to
be
irresponsible.
Who
would
then
try
to
resell
it,
because
that
jeopardizes
our
our
ability
to
stay
to
stay
in
business?
We're
here
to
be
in
business?
We
have
didn't
get
to
mention
it
in
the
in
our
presentation
because
we
ran
out
of
time,
but
we
have
investors
who
are
people
of
color
from
this
community.
Q
You
know
we
have
a
responsibility
to
do
what's
right
by
them
as
well
as
what's
right
by
ourselves,
and,
just
being
you
know,
living
four
blocks
away
from
the
site.
This
is
my
community.
You
know
I
have
a
responsibility
to
do
what's
right
for
this
community,
so
selling
or
marketing
or
making
this
easy
to
access
for
young
people
is
not
something
that
we,
our
partner,
my
partners
or
my
our
employees
would
ever
do
and
to
say
one
more
thing
about
that
and
my
apologies
for
being
long-winded.
Q
We
also
want-
and
I
mentioned
this
in
november-
and
it
rings
true
today-
we
also
want
to
create
a
program
where,
with
the
seat,
to
sail
tracking
that
the
stalem
state
mandates.
If
someone
were
to
to
resell
to
a
young
person,
we
would
want
to
one
ban
that
person
from
our
store,
because
you
can
tell
from
the
box
or
from
the
packaging.
Q
D
Q
There
would
be
another
scan
of
the
id
visual
inspection
at
that
same
time
as
well,
once
they've
gone
through
the
retail
portion
of
the
shop
and
they've
ready
to
make
their
purchase
the
individual
who's
checking
them
out
would
visually
inspect
the
id
a
third
time,
and
at
that
point
it's
already
been
scanned
twice,
not
necessarily
to
scan
it
a
third
time,
but
that
third
individual
would
visually
inspect
the
identification
to
you
know
verify
they
are
who
they
say.
They
are.
D
Q
D
Q
D
Q
And
that
goes
that
goes
without
saying,
because
you
know
a
passport
or
a
type
of
real
id
would
naturally
come
with
a
picture
identification,
but
no,
we
wouldn't
allow
the
usage
of
the
items
that
you
mentioned
or
even
a
I
know
some
locations
allow
you
to
use
your
a
debit
card
with
just
your
name
on
it
or
something
like
that.
We
would
absolutely
require
picture
identification.
Q
Q
Id
you
you
require
that
we,
like
you,
we
all
can't
get
on
an
airplane
or
get
into
a
federal
building
today,
using
a
standard
massachusetts
identification,
you
need
that
real
id
that
has
the
additional
ability
to
not
be
reproduced
and
that's
required
by.
You
know
that's
required
by
the
federal
government.
Now.
Q
Yeah
yeah
absolutely,
and
we
were
an,
are
and
always
very
clear
with
anyone
who
approaches
us
and
with
an
interest
in
in
investing
in
our
business.
I
think
we've
done
it
a
little
bit
differently.
I
mean
we
could
compare
it
to
the
the
last
gentleman
who
spoke
the
last
proponent.
We've
done
it
differently
than
that,
but
I
think
that
what
they've
done
is
more
typical.
Q
Individuals
who
invest
in
our
location
are
investing
on
a
location,
specific
basis,
so
they're
not
investing
in
the
company
itself
that
are
that
are
owned
by
the
the
four
of
us
they're,
investing
on
a
locate
on
location,
specific.
They
don't
have
any
type
of
voting
rights
if
you
will
so
the
reason
we
did.
That
is
because
we
know
that
if
you
get
you
know
40
or
50
people
in
a
room,
you
could
potentially
have
40
or
50
different
ideas
of
how
things
should
move
forward.
Q
We
wanted
to
make
sure,
especially
in
a
new
and
emerging
industry,
that
we
had
the
ability
to
independently,
as
leaders
of
the
organization
make
decisions
that
were
in
the
best
in
our
best
in
the
benefit
of
the
organization.
So
we
have
the
responsibility,
as
I
said,
to
make
good
decisions
on
behalf
of
our
investors,
location
specific
as
far
as
how
they
are
compensated.
Q
G
Do
specifically
as
well
as
you
all,
don't
know
it's
about
the
security
and
I'm
just
a
little
concerned,
because
I
know
where
security,
the
majority
of
your
guards
are
armed
and
right
now
we
are
not
allowing
armed
security
in
cannabis
establishment.
So
are
you
aware
of
that?
And
how
are
you
going
to
make
sure
that
you
know
one
of
your
armed
gods
doesn't
pick
up
this
shift
at
a
cannabis
shop.
L
Q
U
Yeah,
so
thank
you
for
that
question.
We
are
aware
of
the
protocols
and
and
rules
around
firearms
on
cannabis
properties.
So
we
do
have
a
a
a
lot
of
staff
that
actually
don't
care,
but
those
that
do
carry
that
do
want
to
express
an
interest
in
working
at
the
cannabis
store
itself
can
do
so,
but
they
have
to
do
it
unarmed
and
we
do
have
sites
where
we
have
armed
officers
legally,
that
have
a
license
to
carry
or
special
police
officers
that
work
at
an
unarmed
site.
U
G
U
Yeah,
so
one
I
mean
that'll
be
clear
during
the
training
session
before
they
even
start
two
I
mean
they
have
to
go
through
training
before
we
would
start
any
site.
That's
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we're
really
huge
about
doing.
We
do
a
walk
through.
Everybody
knows
what
they
need
to
do
in
whatever
position
that
they're
placing
inside
the
cannabis
business,
two
I'm
very
heavily
involved
in
our
company.
I
patrol
these
sites,
I'm
active
in
these
sites.
U
You'll
you'll,
see
me
in
uniform
working
at
the
cannabis
store
as
well
as
well
as
we
have
four
patrol
officers
who
patrol
all
of
our
sites.
We
have
19
sites
across
the
state
and
those
patrol
offices
come
they
do
a
site
visit,
they
make
sure
uniform
and
hygiene
is
all
set
and
they'll
know
based
on
the
contract
guidelines
that
there
should
be
no
weapons
on
the
site.
U
So
those
are
just
some
of
the
ways
that
we
can
ensure
that
our
officers
who
are
assigned
to
this
cannabis
business
will
not
have
their
firearm
and
again
we
train
everybody
before
we
place
them
at
a
site.
Anyone
who
works
at
this
cannabis
site,
just
like
any
other
site,
will
have
to
do
the
walkthrough
and
that's
part
of
the
the
information
that
will
be
distributed
during
training.
H
Q
No
to
answer
your
first
question:
it's
basically
the
same
presentation
from
november
because
we
literally
moved
about
three
blocks
away
from
2177
washington
street.
So
the
issues
concerns
what
we're
doing
and
how
we're
doing
it
is
very
similar
in
this
iteration
as
it
was
at
2177
washington.
With
regards
to
the
wage.
H
Q
Yes,
for
our
financial
modeling,
we
used
26
dollars
an
hour
as
an
average
pay
for
all
employees.
What
that
allowed
us
to
do
was
just
take
an
average
of
you
know
what
would
be
the
lower
end.
What
would
be
the
higher
end
and
then
come
to
kind
of
that
median
point
of
26
dollars
an
hour,
and
then
we
use
that
to
model
out
our
employee
costs
for
a
certain
time
period.
So
no
we're.
I
don't
think
we
would
start
at
26..
I
don't
actually.
I
don't
think
also.
Q
Q
Q
Q
If
we,
if
we
determine
that,
we
need,
let's
just
say,
a
million
dollars
for
ongoing
operations,
but
our
you
know
we
would.
We
would,
and
we
had
a
profits
of
500
000
1.5
million
dollars.
Then
we
would
have
a
bucket
of
500
000
that
we
could
determine
whether
or
not
what
portion
of
that
is
shared
with
the
with
the
investment
group.
Q
Ahead
finish:
no,
no
there's
no
cap
on
what
the
payout
could
be
or
what
the
I
should
say,
the
profit
sharing
portion
of
the
profits
could
be.
There
is
no
cap
on
that
number.
It's
based
on.
What's
required
for
ongoing
operations
and
then
what
we
determine
is
you
know
reasonable
amount
to
profit
share
with
the
with
the
investment
group.
H
Q
Well,
we're
not
using
the
parking
spaces
there,
because
there
there
are
other
businesses
that
are
located
in
the
actual
building.
Currently
they
utilize
anywhere
between
six
in
all
of
the
parking
spaces
on
at
any
given
time.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
impact
current
businesses
as
little
as
possible.
Q
Q
Sorry,
you're
100
correct,
nubian
square
more
than
enough
parking
right
now,
but
even
if
you
go
back
pre-pandemic,
you
know
we
have
an
office
in
nubian
square
and
there's
never
a
time
where
me
without
commercial
plates
has
an
issue
finding
a
parking
space.
You
know
in
the
area-
and
I
won't
embarrass
myself
by
telling
you
how
close
I
live
and
that
I
still
drive
to
new
bean
square,
but
I've
never
had
an
nsu
parking
in
in
nubian
square.
I
Thank
you.
I
you
know,
remember
your
your
presentation
from
november
and
we
reported
it
out
favorably,
and
I
really
appreciate
the
business
model
and
the
investment
and
in
the
community
people
of
color,
even
though
it's
rel
it
is
relatively
close.
The
the
new
location
that
area
is
a
significant
place
of
traffic
jam
and
traffic
log,
and
I
wondered
if
you
did
any
if
there
has
been
any
kind
of
traffic
study
done
or
planned
to
do
to
help
ease
that
ease
that
flow.
V
Q
Q
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
give
people
of
the
reason,
a
reason
to
stop
in
nubian
square
and
spend
time
in
dollars
in
nubian
square
and
not
just
time
and
dollars
with
us
at
our
business,
but,
as
I
mentioned
to
commissioner
smith,
we're
also
giving
them
an
incentive
to
stay
in
nubian
square
and
spend
their
dollars
in
nubian
square.
We
have
a
program
called.
Q
So
as
it
was
in
november.
Our
goal
is
to
not
just
bring
in
traffic
foot
traffic
for
ourselves,
but
also
to
capture
that
foot
traffic
and
direct
it
to
the
businesses
in
nubian
square.
To
that
end,
you
know
showing
this
model
to
the
businesses
in
nubian
square.
As
you
can
see
from
our
packet,
you
know:
we've
gotten
significant
support
from
some
of
the
local
businesses
in
the
area,
because
they
recognize
that
you
know
what
we're
doing.
Obviously
it's
for
us,
but
it's
not
just
for
us.
B
B
If
you
are
on
the
phone
and
cannot
utilize
the
chat
function,
I
will
call
those
individuals
towards
the
end
and
I
apologize
to
jasmine
when
our
project
manager
is
it
star.
Nine
star.
Nine
is
what
will
allow
you
to
unmute
yourself,
but
we'll
make
sure
that
we
have
an
opportunity
for
everyone
to
testify.
Again.
Your
testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes.
You
can
also
submit
written
testimony
and
no
additional
weight
is
given
to
spoken
testimony
overwritten.
B
All
right,
thank
you
all.
We
will
now
turn
to
public
testimony
again.
Public
testimony
will
be
limited
to
two
minutes
per
individual.
You
will
be
muted
after
two
minutes.
You
also
have
the
option
to
submit
written
testimony
and
the
record
will
be
kept
open
until
wednesday
of
next
week
at
5pm
and
again
the
same
weight
is
given
to
written
testimony.
As
is
given
to
spoken
testimony,
we
will
begin
with
elected
officials
or
their
representatives.
F
Sorry
was
in
the
middle
of
walking
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
board
jason
gantt
from
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services.
The
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services
would
like
to
submit
a
position
of
non-opposition
and
defer
to
the
ex
to
the
experience
of
the
board.
For
the
record,
we
have
received
a
variety
of
constituent
concerns
related
to
this
proposal.
F
B
Thank
you.
Are
there
any
other
elected
officials
or
representatives
of
elected
officials
who
wish
to
testify
seeing
none?
We
will
turn
to
individuals
who
signed
up
to
testify
online.
When
I
call
your
name,
please,
if
you
have
not,
if
it's
not
your
full
name,
please
state
your
full
name.
Then
please
state
your
address
and
your
affiliation.
If
any
for
the
record
calling
michael
kozu
is
michael
kozu
present.
W
Yes,
my
name
is
michael
kozu,
I'm
with
project
wright
and
I'm
at
320,
a
blue
avenue,
I'm
speaking
in
opposition
to
this
proposal,
I'm
concerned
that
they
moved
ahead
with
this
application
process
without
why,
while
they're
having
a
scheduled
meeting
with
mount
pleasant,
vine
and
forest
street
association
on
wednesday
september
wednesday,
the
28th
of
this
month
to
me,
it
made
no
sense.
It
also
makes
no
sense
that
they're
proceeding
in
a
heavily
congested
intersection
without
having
a
full
traffic
plan
in
place.
We
also
ask
questions
at
previous
meetings.
How
are
you
going
to
ship?
W
W
So
we
are
going
to
push
back
on
that.
The
other
concern
is
that
their
traffic
and
transportation
and
parking
plan
is,
is
problematic.
You're
gonna
ask
people
to
park
in
spots
throughout
nubian
square
and
and
have
people
walk
already.
We've
had
instances
where
430
blue
avenue
and
the
brooklyn
store
have
had
patrons
robbed
of
their
of
their
merchant
of
their
purchases
as
they
go
to
and
from
store
in
nubian
square.
W
X
X
Hampton
street,
it's
going
to
turn
orchard
gardens
a
jewel
of
public
housing
they
already.
That
would
mean
that
they
would
have
cannabis
business
on
both
sides
of
the
perimeter
of
their
housing,
and
it
is
true
that
we
have
a
lot
more
housing
coming
to
nubian
square,
and
this
might
be,
you
know
at
some
other
time
an
acceptable
location,
but
as
to
right
now
and
because
of
its
proximity
to
schools.
We
would
just
ask
this
board
to
vote
against
the
applicant
for
this
location.
Y
Y
So
what
we're
talking
about
is
a
rejuvenation
process
and
that,
as
the
chair
of
this
coalition,
we
have
about
22.
You
know
organizations,
individuals
and
what
have
you
that
are
aligned
with
us
and
saying
that
there
are
posters
now
in
regards
to
the
location
itself,
the
bottom
line
it's
already
been
addressed.
First
of
all,
there's
like
four
schools
in
immediate
proximity
of
the
proposed
location
and
a
playground,
and
then
you
know
they
have
the
issue
with
the
fire
department.
Y
Well,
they
have
problems
now
around
the
issue
of
traffic,
where
they
have
difficulty
coming
out
of
there
as
it
is,
and
so
it's
a
lot
of
you
know
the
population
density.
There
is
very
high
and,
as
mentioned
a
lot
of
our
youngsters,
once
they
get
out
of
school,
they
come
through
that
area
either
to
catch
transportation
or
to
head
home,
and
so
what
we're
saying
is
that?
Y
Why
would
we
want
to
bring
in
an
entity
that's
going
to
contribute
to
the
problem
in
terms
of
encouraging
folks
to
get
high
and
this
whole
thing
about
foot
traffic?
I
talked
to
the
main
street
director
in
grove
hall.
They
had
the
growth
hall
pro
business
up
there.
He
said
they
don't
get
any
foot
traffic,
those
folks
get
their
purchase
and
come
out
and
go
to
their
car.
Z
V
Z
Was
let's
do
us
right
by
our
investors
and
this?
Let's
do
it's
right
by
them
themselves,
but
I
think
here,
what's
let's
do
is
write
by
our
children.
We
have
a
very
significant
gathering
spot
for
children.
I
sent
my
letter
in
with
some
photographs
which
show
the
direct
line
of
sight
to
the
playground,
direct
line
of
sight
for
the
the
fact
that
every
single
recreational
cannabis
shop
has
long
lines
of
people
outside
of
them.
Z
Stop
that's
right
in
the
line
of
sight
of
the
building,
so
we
have-
and
I
heard
the
number
it
could
be
correct-
I'm
not
certain
but
200
students
when
they
come
in
and
when
they
leave,
are
going
to
be
be
forced
to
go
by
this
building
and
see
these
long
lines
they're
going
to
be
curious
and
the
fact
that
they
were
comparing
it
to
illicit
market
for
marijuana
or
for
cannabis.
Illicit
market
is
not
as
visible.
It's
not
present.
It's
not
right
in
front
of
your
face.
Z
This
is
in
front
of
your
face
and
the
fact
that
they've
had
a
number
of
people
robbed
as
they
leave
these
shops.
It's
going
to
bring
more
violence
to
the
area.
That's
that's!
That's
not
something
that
this
community
needs
or
wants.
So
until
I
hear
someone
say
that
we
put
our
kids
first
and
the
reason
why
that
500
foot
buffer
zone
was
there
to
protect
our
children,
we
shouldn't
you
know.
This
is
something
that
we
really
need
to
have
a
to
acknowledge
this.
Z
This
500-foot
blacker
zone,
which
is
what
voted
for,
was
put
in
place
for
protection
of
our
children.
It
wasn't
put
in
place
to
protect
our
building.
It
was
for
our
children
so
to
focus
on
the
line
of
sight
the
line
of
walking
the
idea
is,
it
was
for
protection
of
our
children.
If
we
can't
make
that
authority,
then
there's
something
wrong
with
this
community
and
we've
already
had
incidents
in
the
media
where
our
children
were
put
in
bigger
situations
by
public
officials,
and
we
don't
need
that
to
happen
will
continue
to
happen.
AA
AA
AA
I
think
the
the
locally
owned
aspect
is
incredibly
important
and
I
not
only
go
to
the
dudley
cafe,
but
I
go
to
the
hailey
house.
I
go
to
silver's
the
silver
spoon
I
go
to
mario's.
I
see
mr
g.
I
go
to
the
frugal
bookstore
I
go
to
oogie
subs.
These
are
all
suya
joint
pnr.
These
are
all
businesses
I
care
about,
and
I
think
that
these
are
all
businesses
that
would
benefit
from
the
increased
foot
traffic.
B
K
V
To
be
really
rooted
in
roxbury
is
to
actually
present
an
entity
that
will
really
help
the
people
socially
psychologically,
and
it's
just
something
and
our
children
don't
get
to
be
innocent.
So
I'm
in
opposition
to
it.
I
feel
like
if
you
want
something
that's
going
to
really
help
the
community
and
not
line
other
people's
pockets,
then
put
something
that's
going
to
help
them
to
be
advanced
and
close.
The
different
gaps
that
our
children
are
not
competing
on
and
on
different
venues
like
in
I.t
in
science
and
math.
B
Thank
you
very
much.
We
appreciate
your
testimony
and
again,
please
use
the
chat
function.
To
request
to
testify
testimony
placed
in
the
chat
will
not
be
considered.
We've
also
received
a
significant
amount
of
inquiries
about
the
school
buffer
zone.
Please
jasmine,
when
our
project
manager
will
put
our
email
in
the
chat,
we're
happy
to
provide
you
with
that
information,
but
I
just
want
to
make
it
clear
for
the
record.
This
is
not
the
city
of
boston's.
B
AB
Hi,
my
name
is
carrien
gordon.
I
reside
at
27
oak
ridge,
street
matapan,
math
02126.
I
am
here
in
support
of
rooted
in
roxbury
and
I
believe
it's
a
very
conscientious
and
well
thought
out
plan,
and
I
know
some
people
will
say
that
I
live
in
mattapan,
not
in
roxbury
one.
We
have
similar
ills
in
two.
I
use
the
bowling
building.
I
pick
up
my
niece
and
nephew
from
schools
and
speaking
of
the
children
and
speaking
of
the
area
and
some
of
the
opposition
as
it
relates
to
children.
AB
I
believe
that
it's
as
someone
who
uses
the
bowling
building
in
their
tech
center
to
bring
my
nieces
and
nephews
to
really
close
some
of
those
gaps
that
ladina
had
mentioned.
I
feel
that
there
is
room
for
both
protecting
our
children
and
encouraging
entrepreneurship
and
writing
some
of
the
wrongs.
It
is
not
normalization.
AB
You
know
the
jailing
was
the
normalization.
This
is
to
rectify.
This
is
to
give
people
within
the
community
more
money
and
opportunity,
so
it
does
be
it.
To
my
mind,
it
does
speak
to
the
children,
it
does
speak
to
opportunities
and
it
does
speak
to
normalization
in
a
positive
way
that
we
are
not
just
here
to
be
acted
upon.
AC
So
my
concern
is
a
moral
and
ethical
thing
not
about
how
much
money
is
going
to
be
made.
But
what
has
negatively
affected
my
people
as
an
african-american
for
nearly
a
century
keeping
them
off
the
track
of
progress
in
their
life
needs
to
be
addressed,
never
mind
how
much
money
is
going
to
be
made
dudley
station
as
it
used
to
be
needs
to
be
changed
to
nubian
square
and
nubian
square
does
not
want
it
and
I
represent
also.
AC
I
am
a
part
of
a
new
dudley
square
to
nubian
square
coalition
of
nearly
25
30
organizations
that
don't
want
this.
So
I
advise
the
commissioners
and
you
as
the
executive
secretary
leslie,
that
you
would
please
make
sure
that
this
place
is
not
open.
If
it's
a
if
it's
medicine
that
we're
using
drug,
then
they
need
to
go
to
the
drug
store
and
if
it's
recreational,
we,
our
children,
have
been
too
busy
being
entertained
and
misguided
for
the
for
the
for
the
last
100
years.
AC
K
I
just
thought
I'm
pretty
much
going
to
be
repeating
some
of
what
the
other,
what
what
some
of
the
other
people
in
objection
have
said.
I
want
to
thank
chairwoman
joyce
for
not
letting
the
variance
from
the
state
just
be
a
box
ticking
exercise.
I
think
a
couple
of
people
have
mentioned
the
line
of
sight
up
to
the
school
the
photo
that
was
shown
of
javier
place.
K
K
AD
AD
I
do
think
it'll
increase
the
traffic
and
I
I
obviously
understand
the
the
concerns
that
people
have
voiced,
but
I
think
there's
lots
of
other
problems
that
people
are
dealing
with
alcohol.
You
name
it
and
I
think
that
if
it's
going
to
have
a
positive
economic
impact
and
increase
foot
traffic
and
potentially
safety
which,
with
monitored
streetscape
and
security,
I
think
it.
I
know
that
there
might
be
a
bit
of
a
concern
about
people
leaving
the
establishment.
AD
AE
This
is
john
napoli
from
the
boston
gardener
at
2131.
Washington
street,
also
a
board
member
of
the
nubian
square,
neighborhood
association,
which
is
in
full
support
of
this
business,
as
is
roxbury
main
streets,
and
we
are
in
full
support
of
having
nubian
square,
be
a
cannabis
friendly
business
zone.
We
need
the
economic
activity,
we
need
the
jobs
we
need
to
fill
the
empty
storefronts.
AE
That's
what
we're
dealing
with
and
no
one
is
concerned
about
the
buffer
zones
for
liquor
stores
or
the
methadone
clinics.
It's
completely
hypocritical
we're
using
cannabis
to
get
people
off
of
heroin
to
get
people
off
of
liquor.
This
is
going
to
be
used
to
create
a
better
nubian
square,
a
healthier
nubian
square
and
a
more
vibrant
nubian
square.
AE
P
P
There
are
a
ton
of
reasons
why
people
should
come
to
nubian
square.
I
get
all
my
coffee
morning
and
afternoon
in
nubian
square,
my
books
in
nubian
square,
all
my
take
out
since
everything
closed
down
last
march
in
in
nubian
square,
but
I'm
totally
in
favor
of
anything
else.
That's
going
to
bring
foot
traffic,
economic
opportunities,
jobs
and
people
generally
to
nubian
square.
So
please
count
me
in
as
a
member
of
the
community
and
the
neighborhood
in
support
of
this
project.
B
AF
We
endorse
the
cannabis
industry
for
nubian
square
wax
bay
may
streets.
Main
goal
is
to
support
the
business
entity
through
the
business,
diverse
business
and
the
overall
community.
Currently
we
represent
160
members
from
greater
roxbury
on
over
50
business
organization
on
our
executive
board,
voted
to
endorse
this
industry
in
new
being
square
for
the
faculty,
have
done
our
research
and
saw
what
it
has
done
for
the
various
communities
across
the
commonwealth
and
across
the
country
in
terms
of
foot
traffic.
AF
We
all
heard
of
some
of
the
ills
and
products
that
we
are
currently
seeing
in
nubian
square,
and
we
do
believe
we
owe
it
to
the
various
businesses
in
nubian
square
to
provide
the
the
business
environment
for
them
to
survive.
Not
only
will
they
hit
hard
by
call
with
19
not
having
the
ability
to
receive
the
various
federal
funding,
etc.
AF
They're
struggling
many
individual
businesses
in
that
square
at
this
point
are
on
the
verge
of
losing
what
they've
worked
very
hard
for,
and
we
saw
this
as
another
opportunity
to
infuse
new
business
a
new
activity
of
new
foot
traffic
into
the
square
working
along
with
all
the
other
public
entities
to
remove
some
of
the
negative
things
that
are
kind
we
heard
exist
in
nubian
square.
This
is
just
another
pillar
to
revise
and
revitalize
that
business
community.
Thank
you.
B
C
C
C
Now,
my
ex
is
going
to
change
because
you
all
are
going
to
move
in.
So
do
you
think
the
three
to
two
to
300
clients
that
you're
going
to
be
having
coming
in
and
out
is
going
to
affect
my
entrance?
Do
you
think
that's
going
to
hurt
my
business
at
all?
I
really
do
because
I
have
like
this.
Past
week
I
had
20
customers
coming
in
by
five
extinguishers
or
dropping
off
blueprints
or
something
my
business.
So
how
is
that?
How
can
you
help
me
to
keep
my
business
here
and
how?
C
How
will
that
you
know?
What's
the
solution
that
you
can
give
to
the
public
now
about
how
I
can
keep
my
you
know
how
it's
going
to
help
me,
because
that
will
definitely
hurt
me
having
all
these
customers
coming
in
and
out,
because
that's
the
only
way
I
can
enter
into
my
building
and
that's
the
only
way
I
can
exit
my
building
is
on
the
side
of
purvis
street.
So
what's
the
solution
for
that,
you
talk
about
economical
growth
and
growing
the
community.
B
AG
AG
I
am
concerned
that
people
keep
saying
that
a
cannabis
store
is
not
good
for
the
community
and
the
cannabis
stores
are
good
for
other
communities.
Why
can't
it
be
good
for
this
one?
We
are.
We
need
something
that
helps
the
people
in
this
community
and
I've.
Seen
too
many
people
go
to
jail
and
serve
time
in
jail
for
ridiculous
things,
but
we
need
to
to
do
something
to
serve
the
the
folks
in
this
community.
AG
It
is
my
and
I'm
yes,
you
know
the
other
thing
is
the
people
in
this
community
voted
overwhelmingly
for
cannabis,
so
why
is
so
many
people
now
fighting
to
stop
somebody
from
doing
something,
that's
going
to
help
the
people
in
this
community
and
also
help
people
that
make
money
or
serve
their
cells.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
AH
AH
It
started
with
my
great
grandmother,
she's
been
they
were
here
for
over
60
years
and
they
saw
the
transition
of
roxbury
and
one
thing
that
roxbury
had
back
in
the
day.
Is
they
had
a
lot
of
businesses
and
we
were
just
a
lot
of
our
businesses
were
taken
away
from
us,
a
lot
of
our
our
schooling,
a
lot
of
of
things
that
happened
in
roxbury
and
right
now
we
have
a.
We
have
a
a
lot
of
issues
down
dudley.
We
have
a
lot
of
people
addicted
to
drugs.
We
have
licorice.
AH
A
lot
of
our
residents
are
unemployed,
a
lot
of
people,
there's
many
liquor
stores
in
our
neighborhood
and
we
have
of
abundance
of
things
that
get
people
high
and
forget
about
their
problems.
But
we
really
need
things
that
will
help
support
the
people
economically
without
dulling
their
minds.
Now
I
know
there's
some
benefits
to
like
for
medical
marijuana
and
maybe
cbd,
which
is
good
for
anxiety
and
things
like
that.
But
I
personally
myself
believe
that
we
don't
need
that
in
our
neighborhood.
We
need
other
things
to
uplift.
Our
people.
B
B
AI
All
right,
I
am,
I
wish
to
speak
in
opposition
not
to
the
cannabis,
because
it's
cannabis,
but
the
location
I
have
lived
in
roxbury
for
70
years,
I've
taught
in
roxbury
for
almost
40
years,
I'm
very
familiar
with
the
nubian
square
area
and
that
particular
spot
there
is
surrounded
by
children.
We
have
the
beautiful
new
library
which
is
in
line
view
practically
of
it.
AI
AI
I
have
seen
the
lines
in
brookline
and
those
lines
are
not
where
the
children
who
live
in
those
neighborhoods
who
attend.
Schools
in
those
neighborhoods
are
exposed
to
it,
and
I
think
our
children
need
to
be
better
protected.
I
think
that
having
everyone
having
all
the
children
riding
the
school
buses
in
and
out
the
children
who
live
there,
the
children
who
attend
the
schools,
the
children
who
go
to
the
playgrounds
all
of
those
children
just
seemed
this
is
the
norm.
AI
B
AJ
AJ
The
location
is
the
issue,
so
all
of
the
noise
around
anything
else
is
should
be
muted
and
the
fact
that
not
only-
and
also
the
hypocritical
statement
that
was
made,
this
site
in
particular,
has
a
whole
host
of
other
problems
that
make
it
a
huge
issue
of
safety,
a
safety
issue.
Not
only
do
you
have
a
building
construction,
that's
going
to
go
on
across
the
street
for
story
building.
Not
only
do
you
have
the
fire
station?
AJ
AJ
That's
what
I
want
to
know,
and
obviously
it's
rhetorical,
so
I'm
not
expecting
brian
to
answer,
but
just
be
creative
enough
to
find
another
location.
You
already
have
a
location
on
newbury
street,
give
opportunities
for
those
who
are
actually
incarcerated
to
have
other
spaces.
You
have
one
space
already
that
you
bought
on
newbury
street.
AJ
Why
and
this
rush
too,
and
you
not
being
transparent
and
letting
us
know
that
you
were
gonna,
put
your
application
in
before
the
end
of
march
and
that
you
would
be
be
able
to
go
to
the
board
and
get
this
I
get.
This
post
agreement
was
very
deceptive
and
very
lacking.
We
had
a
lack
of
transparency,
there's
a
whole
host
of
issues
of
deception
and
and
dishonest
and
unethical
practices
throughout
this
whole
process,
and
I'm
quite
disturbed
by
it.
O
Hi,
my
name
is
kimberly
bellinger,
I'm
at
177
dudley
street.
I
am
the
business
owner
of
the
hair
salon.
He
escaped
so
my
biggest
concern
is
it's
not
that,
like
the
other
person
said
it's
not
that
I'm
against
the
cannabis,
but
it's
so
congested
around
here
already,
it's
like
what's
gonna
happen
when
these
extra
300
people
come
and
I
had
I
I'm
already
having
problems
with
talking
with
my
clients.
O
They
have
to
drive
around.
Sometimes
they
have
to
park
all
the
way
down
by
the
school
building
and
that's
that's
like
a
big
concern.
It's
not
just
me.
It's
six
other
of
us
six
other
hair
scholars,
so
they
have
clients
also
sometimes
then
in
the
wintertime
when
they
start
doing
street
construction,
then
what's
going
to
happen.
So
those
are
my
worries
about
once
these
other
people
come
and
they
start
taking
up
pockets
that
all
of
us
need
and
sometimes
can't
even
pop
ourselves.
B
AG
AK
My
name
is
henderson
headley,
19
lee
haven,
road,
metapan
mass.
I
just
like
to
offer
my
testimony
today.
Thank
you
for
the
time
I've
known
solomon
chartery
for
many
many
decades
and
he's
always
been
an
individual
who
was
responsible
on
dedicated
professional
and
sensitive
to
the
communities
and
where
he
may
have
a
business
he's
certainly
very
responsible,
and
I
do
support
his
effort
and
I'm
very
confident
that,
should
there
be
any
community
concerns
that
he
and
his
team
would
provide
the
necessary
tools
to
mitigate
on
those
issues.
AK
AK
There
are
concerns,
there's
pros
and
cons
to
any
situation
in
this
world
based
on
human
conditioning,
and
I
strongly
believe
that,
should
the
situation
develop
ever
prove
that
solomon
and
his
team
would
try
their
best
to
understand
the
community
needs
and
to
put
profits
aside
and
do
their
best
for
the
community
in
terms
of
problem.
Solving
and
engagement
so
again
I
I'm
very
supportive
of
him
only
because
I've
known
him
long
enough.
I
know
his
mindset,
I
know
his
heart.
AK
B
Thank
you
very
much
at
one
last
request:
are
there
any
individuals
who
have
not
previously
testified
who
wish
to
testify
regarding
this
application,
seeing
no
one
as
a
reminder,
the
record
will
be
kept
open
until
wednesday
of
next
week.
We
greatly
appreciate
everyone's
time
today.
We
appreciate
your
flexibility
with
the
need
to
reschedule
to
do
a
technological
issue
last
week,
thank
you
to
the
chairwoman,
the
commissioners,
the
applicants
and
everyone
who
came
to
testify
today.
The
board
will
take
this
matter
under
advisement
and
we'll
be
voting
on
this
next
week.
Thank
you
very
much.