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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 12-12-2018
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 12-12-2018
B
B
J
B
K
Yes,
it
is
good
evening.
Can
everybody
hear
me
fine,
all
right,
perfect,
good
evening,
everyone,
mr.
chairman,
when
I'm
Commissioner
I
would
like
to
say
that
my
name
is
Louise
Marie
and
I
live
in
Boston
too
I
live
in
the
north,
but
I'm
here
to
represent
TD
Garden
in
Delaware,
North
I
have
with
me
Michele
Sala,
also
from
TD
Garden
in
Delaware,
north
and
Matt
Reese,
also
from
TD
Garden
in
Delaware
North.
So
I
brought
great
people
along
with
me
to
share
this
fantastic
information
that
we
have
with
you
to
share
with
you.
K
This
fantastic
information
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
can
see
on
those
screens
right
there.
So
what
we're
looking
at
right
now
is
what
we
call
the
hub
on
causeway
for
the
first
time
in
forever.
Td
Garden
is
having
a
front
door
and
that's
what
it
will
look
like
when
it's
gonna
be
all
done.
You
can
think
that
within
a
year
or
so
at
this
time
next
year,
this
should
be
pretty
much
rendered
this
way.
So
we
are
facing
the
front
door
right
now
at
our
at
my
back.
K
You
would
have
causeway
Street
in
the
back
of
me
right
now,
so,
as
you
can
see,
it's
gonna
be
a
very
lively
place
and
a
very
welcoming
place
for
everyone
that
wants
to
come
and
attend
our
events.
It
will
also
be
a
master
affair
for
the
people
that
will
get
to
enjoy
North
Station,
as
we
will
be
sharing
that
space
with
them.
K
We've
got
great
information
to
share
with
you
and
I'm,
hoping
that
some
of
you
have
already
heard
what
I'm
gonna
say:
cuz,
it's
always
nice
to
have
in
the
audience
people
that
have
heard
this
before
we're
thrilled
with
the
work
that
we
have
done
on
this
journey
of
developing
this,
this
great
area.
There
were
three
things
that
we
were
looking
to
do
when
bringing
all
of
these
projects
to
life.
One
of
the
first
one
was
vertical:
transparency,
rotation
and
you'll.
See
this
in
here.
K
K
If
I
look
at
this
plan,
this
is
a
down
plan
of
what
we
just
saw
on
that
picture.
You
can
see
there
that
we
have
some
vertical
transportation
that
will
come
directly
from
the
garage
they
are
appearing
in
in
the
hub
on
Cosway.
We
also
have
vertical
transportation,
high-speed
vertical
transportation
should
I
say
that
will
be
used
for
our
premium
guests
and
have
full
ATA
access,
of
course,
and
full
ATA
access
for
the
elevators
that
will
come
into
the
hub
as
well.
K
We
are
adding
eight
elevators
just
in
that
area,
so
that
will
increase
everybody's
access
and
it
just
makes
everybody's
life
easier
and
the
fluidity
of
the
traffic
will
be
definitely
increased
on
there.
So
that's
at
street
level.
If
we
go
to
level
two,
so
you
still
have
those
elevators
that
can
bring
you
to
to
that
level
and
you
now,
because
you
have
those
elevators,
the
elevators,
that
we
call
three
and
four
within
our
building
are
going
to
be
definitely
more
accessible
for
all
of
our
a.da
patrons.
K
K
If
we
look
at
level
four,
which
is
one
of
our
principal
comm
courses
that
give
access
to
the
loge
seats
on
top
of
having,
of
course
again
those
elevators
that
are
available
to
to
all,
we
have
added
some
restrooms
for
the
entire
population,
and
we
are
dedicating
also
some
single-use
restrooms.
So
we
are
adding
those
to
that
level
and
we
have
done
so
on
every
level.
So
this
is
level
four.
K
You
will
see
that
this
is
level
5
with
the
same
story
again,
those
single-use
restrooms
are
being
added
along
with
again
that
great,
fantastic,
vertical
transportation,
that's
happening
right.
There,
we've
got
level
6,
where
this
is
also
happening
with
those
single-use
restrooms
that
great
vertical
transportation
same
for
level
7,
as
you
can
see
where
we
are
continuing
that
journey
and
we're
doing
those
fantastic
ads.
K
What,
and
here
you
have
level
8
with
again
the
transportation
and
the
single
use,
as
well
as
some
supplementary
restrooms
and
the
same
for
level
9.
So
it's
a
great
story
all
around
when
it
comes
to
all
levels.
I
told
you
that
there
were
three
things
that
we
were
looking
at
when
looking
into
this
presentation.
So
we
talked
about
vertical
transportation.
We
talked
about
additional
restrooms
now,
one
of
the
best
part
of
our
journey
definitely
and
one
of
the
most
impactful.
K
Everything
has
been
impactful
that
I've
shared
with
you
so
far,
but
if
we
look
at
the
following,
the
viewing
components
for
the
a.da
platforms
throughout
have
been
totally
revisited
and
we
have
been
able
to
do
some
great
strides.
So
this
is
a
plan
where
you
see
when
we
talk
about
lower
bowl
and
upper
Bowl
and
level
9.
You
can
see
that
those
are
the
three
main
levels
where
you
find
all
seats.
K
This
is
what
we
were
trying
to
achieve
by
looking
at
the
different
seating
compositions
that
we
went
through.
So
if
we
start
from
there,
we
are
able
to
say
if
you
look
at
that
red
line
with
that
ad,
a
seating,
we
are
very,
very
close,
if
not
right,
on
top
of
the
optimal
viewing
point,
this
is
lower
bowl.
This
isn't
the
upper
Bowl
where
we're
making
great
strides
this
is
fantastic.
We
did
really
really
well
there
as
well
and
again,
even
higher
up
we're
nailing
it
on
the
head.
Again,
we
were
on
this
journey.
K
We
were
definitely
aiming
to
make
things
better
for
everyone,
and
we
really
did
a
great
job
for
our
ATA
patrons
and
the
ultimate
ultimate
at
the
top
of
the
highest
level
level
9.
By
doing
the
supplementary
construction,
we
are
able
to
provide
again
this
great
viewing
experience
for
our
guests.
This
is
the
existing
plan,
the
existing
ad,
a
platforms
that
you
can
see
in
light
blue
on
this
plan.
K
This
is
the
current
one,
and
this
is
where
it's
gonna
be
when
you're
looking
at
those
light
blue
different
areas
on
this
plan,
these
are
ad
a
platforms
that
are
accessible.
What
it
brings
is
the
different
opportunity
to
see
either
the
games
or
the
events
from
a
different
view,
point
not
only
either
centerline
or
back,
or
it's
really
giving
a
great
opportunity
for
all
to
see.
This
is
the
upper
bowl
again.
This
is
the
current
one
and,
as
you
can
see,
we
are
providing
a
lot
more
opportunity
in
the
future
by
creating
those
other
areas.
K
K
K
K
H
K
B
K
We
are
definitely
looking
into
that
from
a
technology
standpoint
we're
trying
to
study
what
is
the
latest
and
greatest.
As
far
as
this
is
concerned,
different
companies
have
approached
us
with
different
approaches
and
technologies.
We'll
share
with
you
what
we
decide
to
do
next
for
sure.
Thank
you.
Yes,.
K
G
G
K
You
have
six
elevators
that
will
be
those
are
the
high-speed
elevators
that
I
was
referring
to,
so
those
are
for
our
premium.
Gas
will
declutter,
Suites
and
also
level
nine
when
that
is
when
that
is
launched,
but
it
is
also
available
for
a
DA
access
to
level
eight
and
level
nine,
and
you
have
two
supplementary
elevators
coming
from
the
parking
up
to
the
hub,
which
is
in
addition
to
all
of
the
elevators
that
currently
exist.
B
I
K
If
you're
referring
to
a
ba
seats,
we
do
not
differentiate
between
any
type
of
ailment
or
disability,
or
so
we
we
look
at
all
of
them.
In
the
same,
in
the
same
fashion,
we
are
trying
to
make
sure
that
they
are
available
in
all
categories
of
seats.
Right,
that's
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
we
have,
as
you
can
see,
from
what
we
shared
with
you.
When
you're
looking
at
the
pale
blue
areas,
we
have
made
sure
that
they
are
present
at
all
levels
and
give
you
different
perspective
of
viewing.
K
K
The
sections
we're
talking
about
sections,
so
we've
got
14
in
the
upper
and
11
in
the
lower
bowl.
You
have
to
think
that
when
we're
looking
at
platforms,
it
all
depends
on
the
type
of
chair
right
that
comes
in
because
we
have
those
foldable
chairs
for
the
people
that
are
accompanying
you.
What
you're,
looking
at
a
one-to-one
ratio?
E
G
K
K
K
As
of
November
16,
we
are
now
using
those
six
high-speed
elevators
which
has
totally
relieve
the
traffic
that
is
in
it
in
that
was
in
elevator
three
and
four.
If
you
go
right
now,
you
should
have
a
much
easier
transit
it.
Those
those
elevators
are
very
much
free
for
eighty-eight
patrons
to
go
to
whatever
level
four
or
seven
or
nine.
Definitely
you
will
not
have
that
bottleneck
anymore.
E
K
What
you
you
went
to,
it
was
a
November
4
that
was
Michelle
Obama,
yes,
Michelle
Obama.
So
when
we
are
in
an
event
for
a
concert
which
is
different
to
us
anyways,
it
is
different.
When
we
talk
about
a
game
because
a
game
we
get
to
open
two
hours
before
which
helps
with
flow
for
concerts,
they
could
give
us
15
minutes
before
the
beginning
of
their
show.
Usually
they
gave
us
an
hour.
K
So
this
is
where
you
get
to
see
a
bit
more
important
flow,
but
it
was
one
of
those
first
times
where
we
had
an
event.
Every
night
now
I
can
see
more
fluidity,
because
the
guests
that
used
to
use
three
and
four
are
now
finding
it
much
easier
for
them
to
access
their
own
seats
through
the
high-speed
elevators,
so
I'm
hoping
that
the
next
time
you
come.
There
won't
be
a
bottleneck
at
all.
E
This
is
outside
my
knowledge
base,
but
when,
in
follow-up
to
the
question
about
for
people
who
are
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing,
is
there
anything
about
the
seating,
the
ad,
a
seating
that
acoustically
is
improved
there
versus
otherwise?
Having
someone
have
a
wider
array
of
seats
available
to
them
as
long
as
they
had
whatever
assistive
devices?
So.
K
Improvements
currently,
we
have
a
lot
of
companies
that
are
reaching
out
to
us
and
that
are
providing
us
with
what
they
think
is
going
to
be
the
next
step.
So
we're
studying
that
right
now
to
make
sure
that
we
land
well
on
what
would
be
the
next
thing,
and
we
can
definitely
come
back
to
you
guys
and
and
confirm
what
we'll
be
choosing.
But
right
now,
I
do
not
know
what
will
be
choosing,
because.
E
But
in
my
experience
in
other
venues,
when
things
reach
a
certain
capacity
and
near
sell-out,
then
they
just
don't
open
up
all
those
seats
because
you
can
understand,
they
don't
want
to
they're
not
going
to
have
empty
seats,
but
it
does
concern
me
in
a
different
Boston
venue.
I
once
was
in
a
situation
where
I
couldn't
even
have
a
companion
seat.
Next
to
me,
it
was
literally
the
wheelchair
seating
and
it
was
a
scalper
had
well.
D
E
G
E
Also,
then,
for
concerts
or
special
events
that
come
and
go
of
what
you
know
just
to
make
sure
that
people
who
need
access
to
ad
a
seating,
you
have
a
reasonable
shot
at
getting
them
because
I
think
at
least
the
Michelle
Obama
event,
both
for
the
pre
ticket
ones.
That
were
that
the
quote:
fan
tickets
and
then
general
public
I.
Think
in
both
cases,
so
that
in
an
hour
they.
K
And
they,
you
know
the
high-profile
acts.
I
have
to
say
do
that,
sometimes
in
15
minutes
everything
is
gone.
What
you
have
to
think
about
is
in
the
ticketing
market
and
I'm
sorry
to
be
explaining
so
much.
This
may
step
out
of
an
of
this
conversation,
but
oh
when,
whenever
you're
purchasing
a
ticket
for
an
event,
maybe
at
the
garden
or
anywhere
else,
because
we
we
do
so
many
events-
we've
got
a
we've
got
great
experiences
at
it.
E
E
In
these
things,
that
I
mean
maybe
it's
the
people,
including
people
who
need
the
ADAC
ting,
are
accounted
for
in
those
numbers,
but
just
to
be
aware
of
that
to
make
sure
that
it's
not
that
just
because
things
are
going
so
quickly
that
they're
then
saying
when
we
reach,
for
instance
years
ago,
even
at
the
Kennedy
Center
in
Washington
for
certain
performances
when
we
reach
85
percent
of
total,
the
whole
thing
gets
opened
up
to
you
know
any
of
the
seats
are
fair
game
and
just
to
just
keep
tabs
on
what
happens
in
Boston.
What.
K
Will
make
sure
Elizabeth
is
that
our
or
website,
where
all
that
information
is
available,
that
it's
as
up-to-date
as
possible
and
we'll
make
sure
that,
from
a
training
standpoint
whomever
will
be
interacting.
Of
course,
when
people
do
things
directly
online,
sometimes
there's
messages
that
don't
get
through.
But
we
can
assure
you
that
it
is
definitely
a
concern
of
ours
to
make
sure
that
our
people
are
definitely
trained
to
be
able
to
answer
all
of
those
queries
and
look
after
that
particular
clientele
in
the
way
that
it
should.
H
K
H
K
If
you
are
to
purchase
that
ticket
and
if
you
go
through
as
Elizabeth
mention
the
ad
a
areas
that
are
supposed
to
be
supported-
and
they
are
there's
a
difference,
if
you're
referring
to
the
fact
that
if
you
just
buy,
you
put
your
hands
on
a
ticket
and
it's
outside
of
an
ad
a
realm,
it's
a
bit
more
difficult
to
be
accommodating
at
that
point,
but
we
definitely
try
to
do
our
our
best.
And
when
it
comes
to
events
like
concerts,
we
are
working
with
Live
Nation.
You
know.
K
Sometimes
it's
Live
Nation,
sometimes
it's
AMG,
it
could
be
a
Louie
Messina
I
mean
there's,
there's
many
promoters,
there's
about
20
or
25
of
them
right,
yeah,
and
that
education
that
we
are
going
through
for
ourselves
right
now
or
that
re-education
should
I
say
that
we're
going
to
form
ourselves
for
ourselves
right
now.
We're
also
sharing
that
with
all
of
them,
so
I
think
we're
going
to
get
even
better
at
it
with
time.
K
But
again,
as
I
said,
as
I
mentioned,
Elizabeth
I
think
that
being
finely
attuned
and
going
on
our
website
with
where
that
access
information
is
available,
would
be
definitely
one
of
your
greatest
tools,
because
I
know
for
a
fact
that
there
are
some
ASL
interpreters
that
come
through
the
different
shows.
Definitely.
D
C
F
K
B
Not
recently,
but
over
the
years,
I
have
gotten
a
handful
of
complaints
about
the
gardens,
not
being
suppose
there
could
be.
But
not
the
issue
was
that
the
individuals,
the
consumers,
have
no
idea
who
to
contact.
So
do
you
have
somebody
there
specifically
who
deals
with
accessibility
related
issues?
So
if
someone
has
a
concern,
they.
K
J
K
Now
we
don't
have
an
in-house
a
DA
coordinator,
but
we
are
constantly
working
with
Kevin
Maguire,
who
we
have
with
us
on
retainer
and
Kevin
has
been
at
the
center
and
at
the
core
of
our
journey.
Here.
This
great
work
that
you
saw
tonight.
He
was
definitely
influential
in
making
it
happen
and
getting
us
to
not
only
reeducate
ourselves
but
to
really
think
about
it
differently
and
he
is
constantly
working
with
us.
So
I
don't
have
anybody
on
my
payroll
per
se
like
that,
but
we
definitely
have
access
to
him
as
a
consultant.
J
As
a
person
who
has
gone
to
many
events,
you
know
at
the
garden,
you
know
I'm
excited
to
experience
the
different
sight
lines,
because
I'll
be
honest
with
you
up
until
this
point
until
these
so
you've
talked
about
these
changes.
Typically
I
request
tickets
in
the
balconies,
because
that,
provided
me
with
the
best
sight
line,
I
didn't
think,
was
great
but
again
sitting
any
lower.
Definitely.
K
J
Know
the
chance
of
somebody
able
able-bodied,
not
in
the
chair
standing
up
during
a
concert
say,
is
great
in
blocking
my
view,
so
I
chose
to
buy
tickets
in
the
balcony
so
that
I'd
have
a
better
chance
of
seeing-
and
you
know
with
these
changes-
I'm
hoping
that
myself,
another
other
wheel.
Cheese
will
have
a
greater
opportunity
just
to
sit
throughout
the
arena,
not
just
not
just
in
the
balcony
agree.
K
K
J
K
J
I
C
I
C
J
K
B
B
Things
like
that
and
I
think
I,
don't
know,
but
I
think
I
have
a
good
shot
at
making
it
because
they
just
asked
to
go
over
my
financials,
which
means
I'm,
probably
being
screened
by
the
good
federal
government
to
see
if
I
can
throw
them
are
very
excited
about
that
and
I'll
be
representing
the
Boston
disability
Commission.
So
I
want
to
thank
Commission
because
of
the
office
for
allowing
me
to
do
that
and
hopefully
will
make
an
impact
on
those
things.
I
don't
have
anything
else
to
add.
Next
is
Commissioner
mccoshen
report
Thank.
C
You
Carl,
so
I
just
want
to
say,
I'm
really
happy
to
see
everybody
here
tonight
and
I'm
glad
you
were
all
able
to
come
a
little
bit
early
for
a
social
hour.
I
hope
you
got
to
chat
a
little
bit
and
get
to
know
each
other
a
little
bit
because
I
think
it's
a
really
great
group
and
it's
gonna
be
a
strong
Commission
for
the
next
three
years.
So
we're
really
looking
forward
to
your
input
and
you
all
asked
really
great
questions
and
I
think
moving
forward.
C
C
So
next
I
wanted
to
mention
that
some
of
you
may
know
that
we're
hosting
a
focus
group
next
week
on
Wednesday
to
talk
about
TNC,
wave
issues
and
it's
was
it's
being
facilitated
by
the
T,
because
the
T
has
some
money
from
the
taxes,
the
the
fees
that
uber
pays
on
their
rides
to
the
state.
So
some
of
this
tax
money
is
fee.
Money
is
going
to
be
used
to
improve
accessibility
and
TNC
vehicles.
B
C
I
don't
know,
but
so
for
this
focus
group
next
week,
we're
specifically
looking
for
people
who
use
wheelchairs
or
wheeled
mobility
devices,
scooters
people
who
need
the
accessibility
requirements
of
a
wave
vehicle
and,
in
case
you're
not
familiar
with
that
that
stands
for
wheelchair
accessible
vehicle.
So
the
there
are
many
vans,
basically
with
a
lift.
So
if
any
of
you
who
use
mobility,
devices
would
like
to
attend-
or
if
you
know
people
would
like
to
attend,
please
forward
this
invitation
to
them.
C
C
They
want
to
get
feedback
from
people
who've
taken
uber,
and
if
you
haven't
taken
over,
why
you
haven't
taken
it
if
you're
interested
in
taking
it,
they
want
to
try
to
think
about
the
viability
of
putting
more
wave
vehicles
on
the
streets
and,
if
they'll
be
used
and
how
they
can
be
better
used,
how
we
can
get
the
word
out.
So
it's
very
informal,
but
anybody
who
fits
this
specific
demographic
is
welcome
to
attend
question
Olivia.
C
C
H
C
Okay,
so
then
also
we
had
a
meeting
yesterday
in
my
office
with
captain
Alfredo
andrás
from
the
Boston
Police
Department.
He
sits
on
the
vision,
zero
task
force,
which
is
a
city
task
force,
made
up
of
city
employees
and
also
advocates
in
the
community
from
pedestrian
groups,
the
Boston
Police,
EMS
and
vision.
Zero
looks
at
reducing
fatalities
involved
in
car
crashes
and
specifically
of
important
importance
to
us
is
pedestrians,
so
they
deal
with
all
kinds
of
issues
from
making
sure
intersections
are
planned
to
be
safe,
with
sight
lines
and
curb
ramps.
C
They
look
at
national
trends.
They
look
at
data.
They
talk
about
every
crash
that
happens
in
Boston
where
there
was
a
fatality
or
an
injury.
So
it's
a
really
comprehensive
group
they've
been
meeting
for
about
five
years.
It's
part
of
a
national
effort
like
New
York
City
has
a
vision.
Zero
Chicago
has
a
vision
zero.
So
it's
a
really
strong,
like
well
facilitated
well-organized
program.
So
we
asked
the
captain
to
come
talk
to
us
because
of
issues
with
bicycles
on
the
sidewalks
and
pedestrians,
especially
pedestrians
with
disabilities.
C
He
had
run
into
an
advocate
who
asked
him
to
reach
out
to
us,
so
we
had
a
really
productive
meeting
and
I'm
sure
many
of
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
choose
between
bicycles
and
pedestrians.
There's
a
lot
of
issues
with
all
kinds
of
new
wheels,
not
wheeled
mobility
devices
about
wheeled
recreational
devices,
like
scooters
is
electric
bikes
and
electric
scooters.
Lately
I've
been
seeing
Electric,
skateboards
and
hoverboard.
So
all
these
things
that
can
potentially
end
up
on
the
sidewalk
are
issues
for
people
with
disabilities.
So
we
we
kind
of
brainstormed
a
little
bit.
C
It
was
somewhat
of
an
informal
meeting
and
we
decided
to
work
on
putting
together
an
outreach
plan
that
we
can
try
to
educate
people
who
use
these.
These
types
of
recreational
vehicles
on
the
sidewalks,
whether
they're
supposed
to
be
on
the
sidewalks
or
not
whether
they're
familiar
with
the
rules
of
the
road
that
they
have
to
stop
at
red
lights
and
just
to
try
to
educate
them
on
people
with
disabilities
and
people
in
general,
pedestrians
on
the
sidewalk,
so
we're
planning
to
roll
it
out
in
the
spring.
C
B
So
I
don't
know
if
all
of
you
saw,
but
there
was
an
editorial
in
The,
Boston
Globe
last
Friday,
but
by
former
commissioner
Charles
Carr
of
mass
rehab
Commission.
Given
the
point
of
view
from
a
person
who
uses
the
wheelchair
and
speaking
again,
electric
scooters
and
such
wouldn't
last
Friday's
Boston
Globe.
Thank.
C
You,
okay
and
then
finally,
I
just
want
to
let
everybody
know
that
the
mayor
gives
an
annual
State
of
the
City
address
every
January
to
talk
about
what
the
city's
accomplished
in
the
last
year
and
also
what's
coming
up
for
the
future.
The
next
year
head,
so
his
state
of
the
city,
I,
don't
have
the
date
it
will
be
in
January,
but
all
board
members
will
be
invited
to
attend.
So
look
out
for
that
invitation
in
the
mail.
If
you
haven't
gotten
it
already
any
questions
on
anything
else
today.
That's
it
Elizabeth.
E
E
It
is
this
very
last
minute
yeah,
because
that
one
thankfully,
and
talking
to
a
couple
of
folks
it
sounds
like
there
will
be
some
people
to
attend,
because
I
think,
although
I
didn't
ask
for
a
specific
added
on
it,
when
it
was
saying
the
under
the
just
October
yeah
the
October
minutes,
when
it
was
saying
under
action
items
that
I
had
requested
that
the
Commission
provide
a
schedule
as
to
will
who
will
be
presenting
throughout
the
year.
I
guess
I
meant
both
at
two
levels,
one
the
ones
which
I
I
know
for
some
of
them.
E
That
are
our
meetings
that
you
have
planned
well
ahead.
That
there's
very
good
reminders
that
such-and-such
meeting
or
hearing
is
coming
up,
and
sometimes
things
just
percolate
up
more
quickly,
but
to
the
extent
it
really
is
helpful
to
both
know
from
a
both
planning
point
of
view
and
calendaring
and
all
of
that,
what
kind?
E
What
might
be
look
you
know
coming
up,
but
also
for
ideas
that
Paul
was
even
mentioning
his
interest
in
convene
I,
don't
want
to
speak
for
you
Paul,
but
such
things
about
even
whether
it
would
be
a
hearing
or
some
kind
of
informational
meaning
for
people
with
mental
health
issues
that
might
be
coming
up
in
2019
and
I.
Think
as
a
board.
E
But
just
so
we
we
both
have
a
sense
of
what
might
be
on
the
horizon
or
not
to
be
spread
too
thin
or
not
compete
exactly,
but
just
having
those
kinds
of
things,
because,
as
I
said
this
one
from
what
you're
telling
me
end
of
year,
this
one
just
came
up
in
this
way
and
it's
a
focus
group.
But
given
that
this
commission
does
have
the
ability
to
hold
hearings
and
bring
together
different
stakeholders,
I
just
think
for
all
of
us.
It
would
be
helpful
to
know
both
kind
of
at
a
brainstorming
level.
E
I,
don't
know
whether
necessarily
at
a
retreat
but
both
at
that
level
and
then,
when
things
begin
to
go
on
the
calendar,
because
I
know
that
you
also
said
then
there's
the
issue
of
balancing
at
each
meeting
having
a
government
wizard
a
government
presentation
and
then
a
private
developer
and
a
private
developer.
So
in
trying
to
meet
all
those
competing
needs.
How
we
also
move
the
work
forward.
First,
for
certain
topics
that
have
risen
to
a
level
of
prominence
for
a
given
year.
Well,.
C
A
few
things
that
I
can
respond
to.
First
of
all,
you
are
correct.
This
did
really
just
come
up
at
the
last
minute
and
it's
very
informal.
It's
just
and
there'll
be
a
lot
more
outreach
done
once
the
new
waves
hit
the
road
or
even
before
they
hit
the
road.
The
tea
reached
out
to
me
so
they're
really
facilitating
it.
C
I
just
was
going
to
do
outreach
and
provide
space
so,
but
we
definitely
will
keep
that
in
mind
about
calendars,
and
the
good
news
is
that
the
chairperson
of
the
board
is
really
the
one
who's
supposed
to
develop
the
agenda.
So
if
anybody
you
know
tonight
becomes
the
new
board
chairperson,
they
will
have
a
lot
of
input
on
the
agenda,
suggesting
speakers
and
working
with
us
very
closely
to
to
figure
out
what
the
agenda
and
also
as
far
as
a
retreat
I
still
think.
That's
a
great
idea.
C
It's
just
such
a
busy
time
right
now
with
the
holidays
sure
so
I
figured
after
the
holidays.
Once
the
board
members
are
elected,
we
can
definitely
talk
about,
maybe
in
January
doing
like
a
couple
hours
to
get
together.
It
could
be
even
like
a
strategic
plan.
Like
you
said,
you
can
look
at
a
long
term
vision,
some
big
topic,
ideas
that
you
want
to
work
on
and
then
figure
out.
You
know
speakers
from
from
there.
So
definitely
the
good
news
is
that
will
absolutely
be
happening
once
we
have
the
board
officers
in
place.
A
I
would
also
encourage
I
would
imagine
that
a
lot
of
you
already
do,
but
in
regards
to
the
kind
of
last-minute
events
that
are
coming
up,
we
do
send
out
a
newsletter
every
Monday
that
a
bunch
of
you're
nodding
your
heads,
so
I
would
imagine.
That
means
that
you
read
it
diligently,
which
I'm
sure
makes
happy
who's
sitting
in
the
audience
and
works
tirelessly
on
it
on
Mondays.
A
Spinning
all
at
once,
but
I'll
be
getting
out
that
schedule
in
the
next
week
or
so
with
what
we,
what
presentations
we
have
so
far
and
then
in
January,
like
the
Commissioner
said
when
we
have
a
bigger
meeting
as
to
kind
of
the
direction
of
the
breakout
groups
and
subcommittees
for
the
board,
we
can
then
talk
about
kind
of
the
themes
of
the
meetings
for
2019
and
how
we
want
that
to
work
thanks.
Commissioner,.
B
C
F
Hello,
everyone
can
you
hear
me.
My
name
is
Patricia
Mendez
I'm,
the
architectural
access
specialist
good
evening
I'm,
going
to
be
brief
for
this
meeting,
but
I
really
wanted
to
share
with
you
that
we
have
been
working
closely
with
the
elderly
Commission
in
a
couple
of
things.
One
of
them
is
our
updated
accessibility
checklist.
Our
accessibility
checklist
is
one
of
our
favorite
tools
that
we
use
to
communicate
with
developers
in
the
city.
F
Next,
we
were
working,
we
reviewed
a
couple
of
projects
that
are
coming
in
the
pipeline
for
Boston
University.
One
of
them
is
a
Noom
data
center
at
665,
Commonwealth
Avenue,
and
that
that's
going
to
be
a
large
new
construction
building.
It's
about
I,
wouldn't
say
19
storeys
tall,
so
that's
coming
up
in
the
future
and
we're
looking
at
the
ground
level
area
and
there's
some
spaces
that
we
want
to
have
some
input
on
so
well.
Well,
you
know-
and
hopefully
we
can
invite
the
developers
and
the
architects
later
later
on
the
year.
F
Lastly,
we
had
an
architectural
access
board
training
top
Hopkins.
The
executive
director
of
the
architectural
access
board
came
to
City
Hall
and
we
had
a
great
meeting
with
property
management
and
we
are
going
to
have
more
meetings
with
Tom,
Hopkins
and
property
management
in
preparation
for
next
year's
event
in
City
Hall
plaza.
So
we're
very
excited
about
that.
J
F
Question
so
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
before
the
events,
we
usually
have
a
big
get-together
with
the
usual
event:
planner
coordinators
and
we
get
together
and
we
talk
about
what
we
need
from
them
drawings
and
details,
and
we
talk
about
it
and
we
talk
about
architectural
access
board
requirements
and
the
fire
department
is
also
at
that
meeting.
So
we
communicate
before
the
event
get
planned.
So
we
are
on
the
same
page
from
the
beginning.
B
C
Comment
so
the
meeting
that
Patricia
is
talking
about
it's
a
it's
an
internal
meeting
in
City
Hall
and
it's
from
every
department,
inspectional
services.
We
are
their
entertainments.
What's
an
entertainment,
every
city
department,
that's
involved
in
any
activities
on
the
plaza
comes
to
the
event,
so
we
think
it'll
be
really
helpful
for
them
to
get
the
message
directly
from
Tom
Hopkins
about
accessibility
requirements.
Because,
a
few
years
ago
we
developed
an
accessibility
checklist
similar
to
the
one
that
Patricia
mentioned
for
developments.
C
Infrastructure
work
on
the
plaza,
so
they
are
doing
work
on
planning
spaces
like
place
holding
for
events,
making
a
larger
area
in
small
breakout
areas,
they're
looking
at
paving
they're
looking
at
infrastructure
like
water,
hookups
and
electricity,
hookups
things
that
you
wouldn't
necessarily
think
of
but
big
things
that
really
prevent
people
from
hosting
events
on
the
plaza
and
really
make
it
difficult.
Like
you
see,
the
wire
is
strewn
all
across
the
plaza
with
the
the
plastic
covers
over
them.
C
It
would
be
great
someday
if
we
could
eliminate
all
that
if
we
have
different
outlets
around
the
plaza,
because
right
now
everything
is
sort
of
channelled
inside
of
City
Hall,
because
there
was
no
infrastructure
outside.
So
this
taking
this
winter
office,
gonna
make
really
big
improvements
and
I
believe
that
TD
Garden
Lou's
group
is
still
under
contract
for
doing
events
in
the
future.
So
we're
really
lucky
to
have
this
relationship
with
her
Patricia
and
Sarah
have
been
great
about
establishing
an
open
communication,
relationship
and
I
feel
like
they
really
get
the
message.
C
B
B
C
So
I
sent
out
an
email
last
month
after
the
last
meeting,
just
asking
everybody
to
think
about
elections,
because
we
have
a
copy
of
the
bylaws
for
everybody,
and
now
that
we
finally
have
a
full
board
after
advocating
for
so
long
to
get
more
seats
and
have
more
access
and
and
everybody's
really
been
great
about
attendance.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Now
that
we
have
a
full
board.
We
really
want
to
make
the
most
of
it.
Like
I
said
we
want
your
input.
One
thing
I
thought
of
when
Patricia
was
speaking.
C
Also
is
that
we
should
make
a
list
of
trainings
that
you
want
us
to
provide
for
you.
We've
talked
about
an
ad
a
training,
a
basic
overview
of
ad
a.
We
could
also
do
an
a/b
training
so
that
people
will
be
more
well
versed
in
reading
various
applications
and
giving
input.
So
we'll
definitely
keep
a
running
list
of
trainings,
and
we
can
also
think
about
subcommittees.
We
don't
have
to
decide
them
tonight,
but
after
we
elect
officers
we
can
think
about.
C
If
we
want
an
architectural
access
subcommittee,
a
transportation
subcommittee
and
we
can
do
work
offline
so
that
more
work
does
get
done
between
meetings,
because,
as
Elizabeth
said,
the
meetings
come
very
quickly
and
then
they're
over
very
quickly.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
so.
In
that
vein,
I'm
going
to
just
go
over
the
different
officers
and
ask
Jessica
to
read
the
descriptions
or
requirements
of
what
everybody
will
be
required
to
do
if
they
are
elected
as
an
officer.
C
A
Thank
You,
commissioner,
so
let's
see
the
chairperson
shall,
according
to
the
bylaws,
develop
the
agenda
in
coordination
with
the
other
officers,
preside
over
all
meetings,
appoint
subcommittees
as
needed,
and
this
is
kind
of
a
complicated
one,
but
all
three
expenditure
as
needed.
This
is
complicated
because,
as
you'll
see
when
we
read
the
duties
of
the
treasurer,
this
Commission
has
no
financial
responsibilities,
so
that
is
not
technically
a
responsibility,
but
is
in
the
bylaws.
The
Vice
Chairperson
shall
perform
all
these
duties
of
the
chairperson.
A
In
their
absence,
the
secretary
shall
keep
record
of
all
meeting
attendance
minutes
and
correspondence.
So
that's
that's
currently
held
that
responsibility
is
currently
done
by
myself.
So
I
would
work
with
that
person
to
kind
of
do
the
minutes
and
the
attendance
and
things
like
that
shall
post
notice
of
all
meetings,
48
hours
before
each
meeting
at
the
city,
town
or
clerk's
office.
A
That's
also
something
that's
handled
internally,
currently
send
notice
of
meetings
and
minutes
of
the
prior
meeting
to
the
members
at
least
14
days
prior
to
the
meeting,
and
then
the
treasurer
shall
keep
record
of
all
financial
matters.
Develop
a
budget
in
coordination
with
the
Commission
and
prepare
a
financial
statement
for
inclusion
in
the
annual
report,
while
none
of
those
responsibilities
are
necessarily
required
by
having
a
budget
here,
the
position
of
treasurer
itself
is
still
required
by
our
by
our
bar
bylaws.
Presently,
Thank.
C
You
Jessica
yep
Kyle
just
suggested,
maybe
forming
a
bylaws
committee.
We
can
think
about
that
as
well.
So,
as
you
can
see,
the
chairperson
does
have
a
lot
of
responsibilities.
A
few
things
that
weren't
mentioned
also
our
we
asked
them
to
give
a
report
every
month.
Kyle's
been
so
great
about
filling
is
the
interim
chair.
We
appreciate
it,
but
it
would
be
great
if
we
have
somebody,
you
know
talk
about
either
goals
for
the
year
or
events
that
are
coming
up.
C
Just
you
know
a
brief
report
at
every
meeting
and
also
one
of
our
requirements
is
to
put
together
an
annual
report
and
I
usually
do
that
and
I'm
happy
to
do
it,
but
it
would
be
great
if
we
have
some
community
input
into
the
annual
report
as
well.
So
with
all
that
being
said,
is
everybody
understand
all
the
requirements
of
the
board
officers
and
we're
ready
to
hear
nominations
of
either
yourself
or
someone
else?
If
anybody
wants
to
open
the
floor,
I'll
open
the
floor.
If
anybody
wants
to
make
a
nomination.
C
I
will
read
each
candidate's
name
and
just
raise
your
hands.
If
that's
what
you
want
to
vote
for
and
according
to
the
bylaws,
the
majority
of
votes
will
choose
the
chairperson,
and
this
is
a
term
a
term
for
one
year
and
I
should
also
note
that
the
Vice
President
and
the
Vice
Chairperson
will
fill
in
with
the
duties
of
the
chair
person
in
their
absence
and
also
work
very
closely
with
the
chairperson.
Yes,.
E
To
clarification,
yes,
so
on
the
bylaws,
then
that
the
vice-chair
is
is
just
filling
in
forth
for
the
chair
operationally
in
the
past.
Is
that
usually
has
that
been
their
sole
function,
because
I've
been
in
situations
where,
as
a
chair
with
a
vice-chair,
we
had
more
of
a
not
exact,
literally
on
par
but
much
more
of
a
collaborative
working
rapport
where
the
vice-chair
was
was
much
more
involved
than
than
acting
as
a
substitute
to
run
the
meetings
I
I.
C
Think
that's
a
great
idea:
we've
never
been
so
fortunate
as
to
have
so
many
people
interested
in
so
many
positions.
So
to
have
an
active
to
present
an
active
vice
chairperson
would
be
a
pleasure
for
us
to
to
work
with
absolutely,
and
one
thing
I
should
clarify.
Jessica
reminded
me:
is
two
people
nominated
themselves
but
Elizabeth
where
you
were
nominated
by
someone
else?
Do
you
accept
the
nomination.
E
With
that,
that's
the
piece
that
I'm
trying
to
to
figure
out
as
as
the
bylaws
are
written,
I
I
would
accept
it
as
as
chair,
because
it
seems
that
the
as
the
bylaws
have
written
that
the
Vice
chairs
role
is
so
nominal,
but
but
as
if
as
a
working
relationship.
If
that's
how
I
think
that,
as
an
aside
I,
think
Carl
raises
an
excellent
point
about
revisiting
the
bylaws
I.
Think
I
could
envision
a
different
relationship,
but,
as
this
is
currently
written,
I
I
would
accept
it.
As
chair
I,
wouldn't.
C
Let
this
description,
deter.
You
I
think
it's
more,
that
it
doesn't
list
detail,
meaning
it's
open-ended
because
they
want
Commission's
really
to
take
on
their
own
identity
and
to
develop,
develop
whatever
works
in
their
City.
You
know
summer,
small
towns
with
only
a
few
people
on
the
board.
Some
are
no
big
cities
like
Boston,
so.
B
With
the
superintendent
John
Kelly
was
the
first
chair
and
I
was
the
first
vice
chair,
John,
Kelly
and
I
were
on
the
phone
all
the
time,
because
we
didn't
even
have
a
commissioner
and
we
were
quite
a
bit
collaboratively
using
the
same
bylaws
because
we
created
these
bylaws.
So
so
I
think
it's
up
to
the
chair
in
the
vice
chair
to
determine
the
relationship
that
they
want
to
have
together.
C
Card
brings
up
at
the
point.
I
said
that
we've
never
had
so
much
enthusiasm,
I
should
correct
myself
and
say
we
definitely
did
have
enthusiasm
of
years
ago.
It's
just
it's
fallen
off.
Unless
you
know
it's
right,
though
John
Kelly
was
extremely
active.
Carl
was
extremely
active,
John,
Winsky
and
I
mean
they
did
a
great
job
of
inviting
people.
C
We
had
someone
from
the
attorney
general's
office
come
one
time
we
had
the
executive
director
of
the
MBTA
come
at
the
time,
so
it
was
really
phenomenal
for
the
first
few
years
and
that's
when
the
Commission
was
new.
It
was
like
2009-2010.
So
there
was
a
lot
of
excitement
and
that's
why,
the
last
few
years
it
kind
of
waned,
the
the
membership
and
the
excitement,
so
it
ran
under
the
current
chair,
the
beginning,
Carl
and
John.
Winsky
are
two
long-standing
members,
so
so
Elizabeth,
yes,
don't
be
deterred
by
that.
E
Well,
I
think
I
appreciate
the
clarification,
I'll
go
ahead
and
keep
this
at
the
level
of
chair
and
then,
but
that
is
helpful
as
a
clarification.
Okay,.
C
C
H
H
C
J
C
Congratulations
on
being
our
Vice
Chair
and
now
we'll
take
nominations
for
a
secretary
and,
as
Jessica
said,
a
lot
of
the
administrative
things
we.
We
will
certainly
continue
to
do,
but
a
secretary
you
know
and
again
we
can
make
these
roles
whatever
we
want.
It
will
certainly
be
your
a
board
officer,
so
you
have
that
title
and
you'll
have
input
on
our
meetings
and
our
planning.
We
really
hope
that
the
four
offices
will
work
together,
so
don't
be
deterred
by
the
fact
that
it's
a
secretary
with
not
a
lot
of
the
administrative
duties
I
know.
C
The
treasurer
doesn't
like
we
like
Jessica,
said
we
don't
have
any
funding
that
we
specifically
oversee,
but
again
it's
a
board
officer
and
you
never
know
what
could
come
down
the
road.
You
know
as
administration's
change
different.
You
know
things.
You
know
change
all
the
time
in
government,
so
I,
like
Jessica,
said
we
definitely
want
to
elect
that
person
and
we
can
like
think
about
how
we
want
to
use
that
role
as
well.
If.
A
I
could
just
jump
in
what
I
would
imagine
to
be
true.
Is
that,
with
the
formation
of
kind
of
the
board
agenda
and
the
kind
of
the
overall
guidance
of
the
board,
it
would
fall
to
essentially
the
Executive
Committee,
which
would
be
the
chair
vice
chair
secretary
and
treasurer,
so
just
by
the
fact
that
there
is
no
budget
does
not
necessarily
mean
that
you
are
by
being
a
chair
member,
not
part
of
discussions.
I
would
also
like
to
add
in
regards
to
the
Secretary's
rule
or
the
Secretary's
role.
C
F
G
C
C
C
B
E
E
Wave
vehicles,
the
wheelchair,
accessible
vehicles
that
understandably
they
these
are
situations
where
the,
whether
it's
a
venue
or
a
form
of
transportation.
It
needs
to
account
for
for
both
types
of
individuals,
and
in
fact
we
want
it
to
be
inclusive
of
both
but
I'm.
A
little
concerned
that
there
still
is
more
biased
towards
things
like
patrons
and
premium
seating
at
the
garden
versus
making
sure
that
people
who
need
those
elevators
for
a
DA,
you
know
have
have
the
access
they
need,
or
with
the
uber
waves
they
have.
E
A
number
of
them
are
keeping
in
a
retracted
retractable
bench
that
enables
them
to
carry
more
passengers
and
drivers
have
even
said
to
me.
It
is
it's
a
more
comfortable
experience
or
it's
a
it's,
a
better
experience
for
their
non
wave
clients,
but
I
think
it's.
There
are
some
issues
with
constraints
for
a
certain
wheelchairs
or
securing
them
down
and,
as
I
said,
I
don't
know.
E
If
there's
terminology,
it's
not
something
for
so
much
active
discussion,
but
I
think
just
to
highlight
an
issue
that
came
up
tonight
of
just
making
sure
on
balance
that
the
communities
that
we
represent
are
not
in
these
situations
where
there
are
either
simultaneous
seating
or
it
needs
for
uses
for
an
elevator.
Or
it's
fine
to
use
vehicles
for
people
who
don't
require
wheelchairs,
but
just
to
make
sure
that
the
balance
that
there's
still
a
recognition
to
need
to
prioritize
people
with
I
think.
C
On
that
note,
I
will
schedule
an
executive
committee
meeting
for
January
and
we
can
make
a
list
of
policy
ideas
and
if
you
don't
like
to
think
too,
if
you're
interested
officers
and
other
board
members,
if
there's
a
particular
topic
that
you'd
like
to
bring
to
the
board,
you
could
maybe
be
the
specialist
in
that
area.
We
would
really
appreciate
that
and
we
would
love
that,
like
I
know,
Paul
you're
really
interested
in
mental
health
issues.
C
C
B
And
the
other
new
business,
all
right,
Annie
I,
don't
think
there's
anybody
from
the
public
any
public
input.
There's
none
all
right!
Thank
you.
I
look!
I've
enjoyed
working
with
all
of
you
and
I
look
forward
to
participating
as
a
member
with
the
new
executive
committee.
Thank
you,
everybody
thank
you
and
have
a
good
night
and
we'll
see
you
in
January
and
2019.