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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 10-24-2018
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 10-24-2018
B
Evening,
everyone
welcome
to
the
leading
Boston
disability
Commission
meeting
for
the
month
of
October
I'd
like
to
start
with
just
some
community
rules
of
communications.
When
you
want
to
speak,
raise
your
hand
and
Joey
will.
Let
me
know
you
want
to
speak
and
I
will
call
on
you
and
then
state
your
name
just
for
the
purposes
of
communication
access
for
everybody
in
the
room.
B
B
M
A
B
E
B
N
Thank
You
commissioners,
my
name
is
Jacob
Wessel
I
am
the
newly
appointed
public
realm
director
in
the
streets
cabinet
reporting
to
the
the
chief
of
streets,
Chris
Osgood
I'm,
here
to
present
on
a
document
that
we
have
been
working
on
with
an
interagency
public
realm
working
group.
That's
titled
the
tactical
public
realm
guidelines
that
should
sit
in
front
of
you.
N
A
reason
for
why
we
created
this
document
and
the
position
that
I
now
hold
is
we've
experienced
over
quite
some
time
a
lot
of
difficulty
with
interventions
in
how
our
streets
are
designed
that
our
temporary
and
better
in
nature
design-wise
as
we've
seen
in
other
cities.
So
we
wanted
to
be
able
to
have
a
dedicated
strategy
and
a
set
of
guidelines
for
us
to
try
things
out
using
more
temporary
materials
things
like
paint
and
flex
posts
which
I'll
explain
in
a
bit
barriers
that
can
be
moved.
N
That
can
we
can
then
learn
from
physical
interventions
in
city
streets
so
that
we
can
then
eventually
plan
things
like
concrete
curbs,
Granite's
set
in
stone
that
doesn't
really
get
changed
except
every
few
decades.
So
if
you
have
the
document
in
front
of
you,
if
you
wanted
to
turn
to
page
six,
there
is
a
diagram
of
a
tactical
plaza.
We
have
one
tactical
plaza
currently
installed
in
the
city.
It
is
on
Franklin
Street
at
Arch
Street
in
Downtown
Crossing.
That's
just
a
few
blocks
from
here.
N
It's
a
quite
large
plaza
that
repurpose
what
these
plazas
are
aiming
to
do
is
repurpose
excess
roadway
space.
That's
the
asphalt,
that's
typically
used
by
Motor
Vehicles
to
reclaim
some
of
that
space
for
people
to
use
for
uses
that
are
non
vehicular,
so
at
the
particular
Plaza
that
we've
installed,
which
is
indicative
of
the
type
of
materials
that
we'll
be
using
down
the
road
it
is.
N
So
we
have
within
the
plaza
space
itself,
there
are
moveable
tables
and
chairs
with
umbrellas.
There
are
at
the
the
Franklin
Street
Plaza.
There
are
two
temporary
curbs
that
were
built
using
asphalt
to
enable
access
for
those
who
use
mobility,
devices,
mobility,
assistive
devices,
and
there
are
also
planters
interspersed
throughout
the
plaza.
This
is
all
work
that
we
are
aiming
to
do
in
addition
to
this
Plaza
work.
N
We
also
want
to
do
much
smaller
interventions,
utilizing
parklets,
which
are
taking
over
a
parking
space,
one
or
two
parking
spaces,
and
allowing
for
people
to
use
those
spaces
instead
of
where
motor
vehicles
would
typically
be.
We
currently
have
three
that
have
been
deployed
throughout
the
city
of
Boston.
It
all
started
with
a
pilot
program
in
2013.
N
Those
spaces
are
fully
accessible
and
flush
with
the
curb
there
is
some
movable
seating
in
some
of
them,
and
some
bench
seating
in
others.
That
is
not
movable.
The
entire
purpose
of
these
interventions
and
some
other
temporary
events
that
we've
held
like
when
we
closed
off
Motor
Vehicles
to
Newbury,
Street
or
Canal
Street
in
the
West
End,
is
to
help
Bostonians
and
reimagine
public
space
on
city,
sidewalks
and
streets
to
think
about
other
potential
uses
and
get
feedback.
N
They
could
we've
heard
plenty
of
positive
feedback
plenty
of
negative
feedback,
but
we
want
to
be
able
to
try
these
things
out
and
be
sure
that
we
can
get
that
good
feedback
and
we
can
for
most
of
these
types
of
things.
It's
always
something
we
can
change
quite
cheaply
as
compared
to
the
typical
capital
construction
processes.
N
With
that
I
don't
know,
I'm
open
to
questions
or
any
feedback
and
I
would
also
encourage
folks,
if
you
want
to
over
time,
explore
the
current
plaza,
that's
out
there
or
the
park
lights
that
are
out
there
and
I'm
happy
to
just
always
be
a
bit
be
available
as
a
staffer
to
receive
your
constructive
criticism.
So.
B
B
O
Lee
young
disabilities,
Commission
so
Karl
we
met
with
the
working
group
and
for
best
practices.
We've
encouraged
the
proponents
of
these
parklets
to
install
planters,
so
they're
keen
detectable,
but
it
would
be
flush
with
the
sidewalk.
So
there
would
be
no
tripping
hazard
when
going
from
the
sidewalk
to
the
parklet
right.
B
O
J
B
J
B
G
This
is
Olivia
I
have
a
question.
I've
noticed
on
page
11,
you
have
the
breakdown
for
responsibilities
between
the
plaza
partner
in
the
city.
I
noticed
bullet
point
number.
One
under
the
city
says
the
city
is
responsible
for
maintaining
the
temporary
curb.
My
question
is:
does
that
also
include
the
temporary
ABA
ramps?
Yes,.
N
So
that
I
think
that
is
that
the
entire
phrase
is
referring
to
the
ABA
ramp
itself,
so
we
are
responsible
for
maintaining
that.
That
is
not
something
that
we
will
be
passing
on
to
any
of
our
maintenance
partners.
As
it
says,
most
of
the
the
day-to-day
maintenance
type.
Things
are
for
moveable
chairs
and
things
like
that,
but
the
hard
infrastructure,
the
city
will
be
taking
responsibility
for.
I
Go
ahead,
I
take
up
to
seduce
eeeh
I
was
looking
at
the
picture
that
I
see
here
in
the
book
and
I
have
to
say,
unfortunately,
I'm
not
really
sure
where
this
Plaza
is,
but
it
does
resemble
the
so
called
Plaza
we
have
near
in
the
Downtown
Crossing
districts
like
where
Macy's
is
and
Primark
and
other
stores
it
does.
It
doesn't
resemble
that
place
and
I
think
my
I'm
looking
at
this
picture
and
I'm
curious.
I
N
I
I
N
So
I'll
speak
first
to
the
the
first
Plaza
we
have
and
then
more
generally,
so
this
first
Plaza
is
right
next
to
the
Downtown
Crossing
MBTA
stop!
So
it's
about
one
block
south
of
Washington
Street.
If
you're
it's
about
two
blocks
from
where
the
Primark
is,
and
so
the
street
itself
more
generally
for
all
of
these
plazas
will
function
and
from
a
regulatory
standpoint
just
like
any
other
street.
So
the
parking
regulations
are
the
same.
N
This
was
a
three
lane,
one-way
road
that
turned
into
a
sort
of
dead-end
with
with
one
lane,
so
we
just
sort
of
reduced
the
carrying
capacity
of
the
road
that
was
way
underutilized,
there's
still
space
currently
most
of
the
parking
on
the
other
side
of
the
this
curb
is
loading
area,
so
that
is
where
the
ride
would
pick
up
or
drop
off.
Thank.
I
N
N
C
C
N
N
Thanks
for
the
question,
the
plaza
has
been
up
since
this
summer:
I'm
sorry
I'm
now
recalling
the
exact
date,
but
it's
not
too
old.
It
was
sort
of
launched
in
the
summer,
so
we've
had
it
for
a
few
months
now
the
feedback
has
been
a
the
ultimate
goal
and
a
reason
this
was
considered.
This
street
has
sort
of
always
been
identified
as
a
place
where
there
was
more
roadway
space
than
needed,
and
actually
historically,
when
I
say
historically
like
150
years
ago,
there
was
actually
a.
N
Like
a
median
park
with
trees
on
it
long
ago,
when
the
downtown
area
of
the
city
was
first
planned,
we
intend
to
have
this,
at
least
for
two
years,
with
the
potential
working
with
some
developers
to
then
try
to
create
a
more
permanent
version
of
it
if
it
works
well,
our
reception
so
far
has
been
pretty
positive.
We
you,
you
know
at
the
lunch
hour,
we
see
folks
out
there
using
it.
Sometimes
there's
a
Downtown
Crossing
like
two
tuba
or
brass
band,
goes
out
there
and
performs
for
folks.
D
N
So
we
have
seen
we
did
not
invent
this
idea.
It's
been
utilized
in
a
bunch
of
other
cities
that
are
utilizing
tactical
urbanism
and
this
type
of
temporary
public
space
intervention
to
enhance
public
space
for
relatively
low
amount
of
money.
The
best
examples
are
New.
York
City
has
at
least
three
to
two
three
dozen
of
these
plazas
in
every
borough.
Now
so
we've
they
have
seen
that
there
are
a
variety
of
different
uses
for
the
plazas.
Most
of
them
are
in
commercial
areas,
so
they're
located
near
businesses.
N
We
are
trying
to
locate
them
at
the
very
outset
near
food
establishments
near
places
where
there's
high
pedestrian
traffic.
But
so
that's
an
example,
but
there
are
other
examples
in
cities
across
the
u.s.
and
internationally,
where
folks
have
really
enjoyed
these
I
think
what
will
be
different
from
the
Downtown
Crossing
Plaza,
when
we,
when,
as
I'm
working
over
the
next
year
to
find
additional
plaza
locations,
is
the
development
and
construction
of
and
design
of
these
plazas
will
be
a
bit
more
community
driven.
N
You
know
Downtown
Crossing
is
you
know
an
area
with
lots
of
office
workers
and
things
like
that,
but
as
we
move
into
more
mixed-use
in
residential
areas,
we
hope
to
you
know,
as
we
do
the
painting
on
the
asphalt.
Can
we
get
a
local
artist
in
there?
Can
we
work
with
groups
of
young
people
to
help
design
it,
and
could
it
be
an
emblem
something
to
be
proud
of
for
that
neighborhood.
F
Thank
You
Jacob
for
your
explanations:
I
just
have
one
quick
question:
any
person
with
a
disability
or
any
person
for
that
matter.
If
they
want
to
provide
some
kind
of
feedback,
what
would
be
the
best
way
for
them
to
communicate
those
ideas
to
your
group?
I,
don't
maybe
like
or
maybe
there
is
like
an
online
platform
like
a
Twitter
account
or
something
like
that
where
they
can
just
provide
their
feedback.
Yes,.
N
Thank
you,
so
variety
of
my
my
email
is
similar
to
other
city
email.
So
it's
my
first
name
dot.
My
last
name
at
Boston
govt.
Any
comments
submitted
two
three
one
one
will
be
routed
to
me.
We
will
be
launching
a
website
that
is,
has
application
processes
for
all
of
these
interventions
in
the
coming
weeks.
So
our
feedback
information
will
be
listed
there
as
well.
B
And
it's
gonna
be
very
brief
tonight,
because
they
don't
really
have
much
to
report
other
than
that
we
have
an
election
in
two
weeks
and
I.
Think
it's
important
for
people
with
disabilities
to
get
out
there
and
vote
make
sure
we
have
a
voice
and
also
all
the
polling
stations
from
the
city
of
Boston
should
be
fully
accessible
wheelchair
accessible.
They
should
also
have
a
accessible
voting
machine
for
the
blind
and
visually
impaired
and
people
with
hidden
disabilities.
So
please
get
out
there
and
vote
for
those
who
are
watching
us
on
TV
tonight.
K
It's
on
December,
12th,
that's
gonna,
be
a
combination
of
our
November
and
December
meetings,
so
I'd
like
to
suggest
in
our
holiday
party
on
that
night,
either
before
the
meeting
from
se425
or
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
from
6:30
to
7:30
and
I,
wanted
to
just
see
if
I
could
get
people's
input
on
your
availability.
For
that
time
can
I
see
a
showing
of
hands
of
people
who'd
like
to
do
it
from
4:00
to
5:00,
and
it
will
be
in
this
location.
K
K
Also
in
January,
I'm
gonna
ask
for
nominees
for
board
officers.
I've
mentioned
this
before,
but
we're
looking
for
a
permanent
chair,
a
vice-chair
a
secretary
and
treasurer
so
I'd
like
everybody
to
think.
If
you'd
like
to
nominate
yourself
or
nominate
someone
else
and
I'll
send
out
a
meeting,
I'll
send
out
an
email
in
early
January.
Just
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
responsibilities
of
each
position,
this.
K
The
vote
will
be
in
February,
so
think
about
it.
I'll
send
out
I'll
actually
send
out
the
duties
of
each
position
in
December,
so
you
can
think
about
it
and
I'd
also
like
in
January
to
think
about
creating
some
subcommittees.
So,
if
you'd
like
to
think
about
topics
for
subcommittees
like
I
know,
architectural
access
has
been
an
interest.
K
Okay,
so
moving
on
one
other
logistical
point,
the
meeting
format
that
we're
proposing
is
to
have
two
speakers
per
meeting
instead
of
three,
so
that
will
leave
time
for
discussion.
We'd
like
to
have
a
city
agency
present
similar
to
what
we
had
tonight
and
then
we'd
also
like
to
have
a
development
project
presentation.
B
K
Exactly
so,
we
have
ours
already
set
up
for
the
December
meeting,
so
we're
looking
forward
to
that.
Okay.
So
then,
moving
on
from
logistics,
I
would
like
to
emphasize
what
Carl
said
about
voting.
We
all
know
the
elections
coming
up
on
November,
6th
and
in
your
handouts.
You
have
a
flyer
on
early
voting.
If
people
aren't
familiar
with
this,
the
city
instituted
it
two
years
ago
and
early
voting
started
on
Tuesday
this
week
and
it
goes
through
the
end
of
October
and
you
can
vote
at
there's
a
listing
of
dates
and
locations.
K
They
are
all
accessible
and
you
can
vote
at
any
one
of
these
locations.
Even
if
you
don't
live
in
the
neighborhood
Boston
City
Hall
has
early
voting
most
every
day
up
until
the
election,
so
you
can
come
here
and
vote
and
please
spread
the
word
to
other
people,
because
often
people
with
disabilities
only
having
one
block
of
time
one
day
can
be
a
challenge
if
it's
weather
related
or
transportation
or
health
issue.
K
We
don't
want
you
to
miss
the
opportunity
to
vote
just
because
you
can't
get
there
on
that
one
day.
So
please
take
advantage
of
this
and
if
you
do
run
into
any
barriers
in
your
voting
experience,
please
let
us
know
we
work
very
closely
with
the
Elections
Commission
and
we
give
them
feedback
all
the
time.
So
they
really
want
to
hear
from
you
if
you
do
run
into
any
barriers.
K
Okay,
so
another
thing
that
I
wanted
to
update
people
on
was
councillor.
Flynn
has
called
for
a
hearing
on
disability
issues.
It
was
a
notice
that
was
put
out
to
the
public
I,
don't
know
if
people
have
seen
that
yet,
but
he
wants
to
just
raise
our
issues
to
the
City
Council
members
and
talk
about
things
we've
done
and
things
we
need
to
work
on.
B
K
Commission
the
disability
community,
as
well
as
the
Commission,
so
I
wanted
to
leave
time
in
the
agenda
to
just
hear
your
feedback
on
that
and
we'll
do
that
in
a
few
minutes,
but
I
just
wanted
to
throw
it
out
there.
So
if
you
do
have
thoughts
and
comments,
please
think
of
them.
Now,
while
I
finish
my
report,
a
few
other
updates,
I
have
the
Boston.
Public
Library
does
have
early
voting
at
the
Copley
branch,
but
it
is
not
in
the
new
building.
It's
in
the
I'm.
K
Sorry,
it's
not
in
the
old
building
it's
in
the
new
building,
which
is
fully
accessible,
so
people
can
go
in
that
way
to
vote
and
I
did
speak
to
the
facilities
manager
today
at
the
Boston
Public
Library,
and
he's
happy
to
report
that
the
was
installed
today.
So
it
was
completed
this
afternoon.
The
only
thing
that's
still
in
progress
is
the
electric
doors,
the
sliding
doors,
but
they
should
be
finished
by
the
end
of
the
week.
So
that's
really
good
news
and
thanks
to
David
Viera,
for
keeping
honest
about
about
that.
K
B
D
O
O
We've
teamed
up
with
H
friendly
Boston,
as
well
as
the
elderly
Commission
to
review
their
project.
It
is
going
to
be
approximately
10.5
million
square
feet
of
development
on
almost
a
hundred
and
ten
acres
of
land.
4
acres
of
that
will
be
probably
accessible,
open,
a
public,
publicly
accessible,
open
space
system
and
to
retail
nodes,
both
at
Suffolk
down
station
and
Beechmont
MBTA
stations.
O
Yesterday
there
was
a
JP
rocks
transportation
community
Charette
that
was
held
at
the
english
high
school
another
one
that
is
happening
tomorrow.
Night
is
plan,
Matapan
open
house
kickoff,
and
that
will
be
tomorrow
night
at
6:30
to
8:30
at
Mildred
Avenue
community
center,
located
at
5:00
Mildred
Avenue
in
Mattapan
and
another
one
is
planned:
Glover's
corner
and
they're
looking
at
development
ideas
and
for
future
visioning.
That
will
be
Thursday
November
8th
at
6
o'clock
to
7:30
at
the
local.
O
1:03
IBU
and
that
will
be
located
at
256,
Freeport
Street
in
Dorchester
and
then
the
last
public
meeting
that
I'm
advertising
is
a
public
information
session
for
the
AAB
bill,
which
will
be
held
on
Thursday
September,
8th
at
1
p.m.
to
3
p.m.
at
the
Metro
West
Transit
Authority,
15,
baldon,
Avenue
and
Framingham
mass.
Are
there
any
questions
this.
B
K
You
Carl,
so,
as
I
said
a
few
minutes
ago,
the
City
Council
had
a
hearing
on
ductless
electric
scooters
which
have
not
accepted
in
Boston.
Yet
we
are
talking
about
a
potential
pilot
program.
Some
other
cities
around
the
country
have
established
programs
for
electric
scooters,
I
know
Somerville
and
Cambridge
are
talking
about
it.
So
the
City
Council
held
a
hearing.
They
heard
a
lot
of
positive
things
about
the
scooters
from
the
public
and
from
the
electric
scooter
companies.
They
heard
some
concerns
from
people
with
disabilities
and
other
members
of
the
public.
K
People
who
are
elderly
just
with
concerns
of
making
sure
the
sidewalk
remains
open
and
accessible.
So
I
spoke
up
to
talk
about
making
sure,
there's
a
clear
path
of
travel,
trying
to
figure
out
what
type
of
enforcement
the
city
will
be
able
to
do
and
what
type
of
policies
that
the
company
is
gonna
have
as
far
as
where
people
can
leave
the
bikes.
If
people
are
familiar
with
the
program,
you
can
rent
an
electric
scooter
on
an
app
and
then
you
can
take
it
to
wherever
you're
going
and
just
basically
leave
it
anywhere.
K
You
don't
have
to
dock
it
to
a
station.
You
don't
have
to
dock
it
to
a
pole.
It
can
just
be
left
anywhere.
So
our
concern
is
that
they'll
be
left
in
the
middle.
The
sidewalk
we've
seen
some
of
it.
We've
heard
certainly
anecdotally
about
some
barriers
that
the
scooters
are
causing.
So
again,
I
testified
on
behalf
of
accessibility
on
the
sidewalks
and
on
behalf
of
the
disability
community.
To
make
sure
our
concerns
heard.
Councillor,
Flynn
and
councillor
were
very
strong
supporters
of
accessibility.
K
In
fact,
council
Flynn
said
that
that
was
gonna
be
his
primary
concern.
As
far
as
electric
scooters,
councillor
O'malley
had
called
for
the
hearing,
he's
a
big
proponent
of
these
scooters
and
I
think
people
looking
at
it
really
as
the
last
link
from
a
tea
station
to
your
final
destination,
not
so
much
as
like
a
whole
trip,
but
you
know
they
can
leave
them.
I
mean
people
can
use
them
in
any
fashion.
It's
just
that
I
think
the
city
thinks
that
this
will
be
a
good
use
of
them
to
get
fill
that
gap.
K
G
Yes,
this
is
Olivia.
The
comments
I
basically
made
were
around.
I
saw
these
both
both
types
of
scooter
in
usage
when
I
went
to
Denver,
Colorado
and
I
was
able
to
see
that
people
ride
them
anywhere
and
everywhere.
People
very
rarely
wear
a
helmet
and
I
made
a
comment
that
that's
a
way
to
join
our
community
just
to
get
a
head
injury.
G
Unfortunately,
it's
the
truth
and
as
of
now
Massachusetts
state
law
requires
you
to
wear
a
helmet
when
you
operate
any
type
of
electric
scooter.
My
understanding
is,
though,
that
these
scooters
would
need
carve
out
from
the
current
law.
That
was
a
big
thing
that
was
made
at
the
meeting
yeah
and
that
it's
another
piece
of
technology
that
people
like
myself
with
mobility
disabilities
are
kind
of
getting
left
out
of.
P
K
So
Felicia's
question
was:
who
is
gonna
oversee
the
the
bikes
that
are
left
on
the
sidewalks
and
impeding
pedestrians
in?
That
is
still
to
be
determined?
If
we
see
if
the
city
sees
a
great
deal
of
number
of
scooters
left
on
the
sidewalk,
it's
gonna
be
labor
intensive
and
it
will
be
burdensome
to
city
staff.
We
don't
know
exactly
how
that's
gonna
play
out.
We
don't
know
the
number
of
scooters
that
would
be
left
on
the
sidewalks
and
right
now,
that's
done
through
a
combination
of
ISD
inspectional
services
and
Public
Works.
K
They
issue
what's
called
green
tickets
and
those
are
tickets
for
things
that
impede
the
sidewalk
like.
If
you
put
your
trash
barrels
out
too
soon
or
don't
take
them
in
or
if
you
have
a
bicycle,
that's
impeding
trying
to
sidewalk
travel.
You
get
issued
a
citation,
so
those
issues
is
still
to
be
worked
out.
Felicia
and
I
also
want
to
find
out
from
the
companies
what
type
of
enforcement
they're
gonna
do.
Do
they
go
out
and
pick
up
the
bikes
and
do
they
have
any
sort
of
fine
for
their
customers
who
do
leave
them?
K
Q
People
are
riding
their
bikes,
the
scooters
on
the
same
path
of
travel
as
people
who
are
walking,
and
my
concern
is
that
I
cannot
hear
somebody
from
behind
I
would
suggest
that
these
companies
coming
in
it
will
make
it
worse.
There
should
be
some
type
of
equipment
installed
that
has
has
flashing
lights,
so
it
will
alert
individuals
who
are
pedestrians
in
the
area
visually
to
move
out
of
their
way
instead
of
auditorally.
It's
a
major
concern
for
people
who
are
deaf.
K
Thank
you
for
that
comment.
We
did
raise
the
issue
of
people
with
different
sensory
disabilities.
People
who
are
blind
I
know
that
even
bicycles
can
be
a
hazard
when
they
ride
on
sidewalks
and
in
intersections
and
crosswalks.
So
we
definitely
will
make
note
of
that
comment
and
see
what
sort
of
safety
precautions
so
the
companies
can
take.
R
K
To
answer
the
question
of
what
about
people
who
say
these?
Electric
scooters
are
mobility
device.
I
know
that
issue
came
up
when
segways
first
came
out
and
the
city
has
an
ordinance
on
segways.
That
says
they
are
not
allowed
to
be
driven
on
the
sidewalks.
An
exception
was
made
for
people
who
use
them
as
mobility
devices,
but
they
do
have
to
maintain
a
certain
speed
limit
and
they
can
only
be
one
at
a
time.
I
know.
K
Maybe
some
of
you
have
seen
the
groups
of
Segway
tours
where
you
have
five
or
ten
segways,
all
grouped
together,
so
those
are
not
allowed
to
be
mobility,
devices
and
groups
like
that
they
have
to
be
individual
cases,
but
there
is
no
documentation
or
anything
like
that.
That
being
said,
there
was
a
lot
of
discussion
at
the
hearing
earlier
this
week
about
speed.
K
So
I
know
that
for
powered
wheelchairs,
they're
classed
as
class
1,
2
or
3
in
class
3
is
the
the
highest
tier
of
a
power
mobility
device,
and
that
has
a
certain
speed
limit.
It's
like
six
or
seven
miles
per
hour,
I
believe
so
anything,
that's
the
electric
scooters
I
forget.
Do
I
don't
know
if
you
remember
Olivia
that
the
speed
range
I
can't
remember
exactly
what
it
is,
but
they
won't
be
able
to
go
on
the
sidewalk
at
their
highest
speed
and
I.
Think
that
is
still
a
question
to
be
worked
out.
K
K
G
R
K
Think
we
should
talk
about
that
more
offline,
but
one
thing
that
I
can
say
is
the
BTD
is
in
the
process
of
updating
definitions
of
different
types
of
motor
vehicles
and
I.
Believe
they're
gonna
have
a
definition
of
this
electric
scooter,
so
we
can
see
what
the
definition
of
the
electric
scooter
is
and
that
may
have
parameters
on
where
you
can
use
it.
So
we
can
definitely
follow
up
online.
Okay,.
R
G
G
It
would
require
legislation,
change
a
change
in
the
actual
state
law
for
this
pilot
to
even
be
allowed,
because
the
neither
the
bird
scooters
nor
the
lime
scooters
which
were
or
the
lift
scooters
the
none
of
them
have
turn
signals.
None
of
them
meet
the
the
minimum
requirements
written
as
a
motor
scooter
in
state
law.
That.
B
That
this
is
called
to
that
effect.
What's
interesting,
is
they
actually
threw
a
person
out
of
the
State
House
today
because
they
were
racing
around
on
a
scooter
that
they
were
showing
off
to
legislators?
So
whoever
is
behind
this
doc
like
biking,
electric
scooter
is
already
up
to
stakeout
lobbying
for
the
use
of
the.
I
J
Commissioner
Howe
I
know
that
the
dhoklas
bike
program
has
been
in
effect
in
the
city
for
a
little
bit
of
time.
What's
the
feedback
been
on
that
so
far
and-
and
you
know-
we've
all
seen
or
a
lot
of
us
have
seen
on
you-
know
social
media
and
whatnot
and
on
the
news
about
the
the
bikes
being,
you
know,
left
you
know
in
paths
of
travel
and
and
impeding
you
know,
folks,
with
disabilities,
access
to
the
sidewalks
or
other
businesses.
So
what's
the
feedback
on
them
on
the
bike
so
far
talk.
K
J
K
That's
fine
I
mean
they
have
to
be
docked,
they
have
to
be
returned
to
a
dock.
Dock,
less
bikes
I
believe
are
allowed
in
some
perimeter,
communities
that
may
be
quincy
and
I'm
not
sure
about
cambridge
and
somerville,
but
some
of
them
have
been
taking
it
to
boston
and
left
on
the
sidewalks.
Again,
it's
it's
been
an
issue.
K
I
B
C
Elizabeth
I
just
wanted
to
follow.
I
share
the
concerns
that
several
commission
commission
members
have
voiced
about
impeding
the
sidewalk
I'm
curious
about
the
issue
of
also
given
the
speeds
that
they
can
attain
the
that
they're,
not
there's
no
requirement
for
helmets.
I
can
see
how
that
fits
in
with
the
model
of
that
it
can
be
Dhokla
sand
left
anywhere.
My
concern
is
even
I.
C
You
can
that
that
I,
on
the
one
hand,
they're
supposed
to
be
out
in
the
street,
but
where
they'd
be
you,
you
know
adjacent
to
the
vehicular
traffic,
and
yet
you
know
in
a
situation
where
there's
no
no
helmets
and
also
you
can
just
leave
them
that
I
I
think
it
as
a
mentality
or
a
lack
of
awareness
that
some
people,
perhaps
even
aren't
you
know,
deliberately
leaving
it
in
in
a
place
where
it's
gonna
be
difficult.
But
from
a
safety
point
of
view,
I
have
concerns
on
a
couple
of
fronts,
so.
B
P
If
these
dog
lists
scooters
come
in,
we
are
going
to
be
overwhelmed
with
the
exact
same
kinds
of
regulations,
with
the
exact
same
kinds
of
of
infractions
rather,
and
my
point
to
captain
Andres
is
that
there
is
no
visible
Boston
Police
Department
enforcement
of
chapter
85
of
the
Massachusetts
General
Laws,
which
prohibit
all
of
these
things
and
I
can't
see
the
rationale
of
allowing
these
scooters
on
our
streets
when
those
of
us
who
have
difficulty
getting
around
anyway
are
already
dodging
things
that
might
cause
us
physical
harm.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
B
J
B
It's
just
it
right
now
there
is
no
in
the
current
person.
The
acting
director
of
the
Massachusetts
on
disability
is
not
a
person
with
a
very
good
guy
that
guy's
doing
a
good
job,
but
he's
not
a
person
with
an
obvious
disability
and
I
think
they
just
want
to
make
sure
that
when
the
governor
finally
does
get
around
to
a
point
in
someone,
it's
an
obvious
person
with
the
disability.
B
B
J
R
My
thought
about
that
is
that
obviously
the
first
thing
is
I
want
somebody,
that's
qualified
for
the
job,
somebody
who
cares
about
the
community
and
somebody
who's
really
invested
and
that
person
could
be
someone
rather
family
member
with
a
disability,
so
kind
of
thing.
You
have
to
have
visibility
with
limit,
throw
that
proposition
that
might
just
as
much
have
an
investment
disability.
R
So
that's
one
thing
that
I
would
say,
and
then,
but
then
the
second
thing
I
would
say
is
that
they
couldn't
retire
guys.
You
know
they
welcome
anyone
from
some
background
specific
disabilities,
somebody's
very
culturally
sensitive
and
people
with
disabilities
and
aware
of
issues
of
disparity
so
in
between.
R
J
G
This
is
Olivia,
we've
been
cut
out
of
enough
jobs.
I
think
that
it
moves
the
state
to
appoint
someone
to
the
Massachusetts
office
on
disability,
who
has
a
disability
I
mean
it
makes
sense.
We
have
too
many
people
speaking
for
us
and
on
behalf
of
us,
let's
have
someone
from
our
community
representing
us.
I
Here's
juice,
yeah,
I,
actually
just
won
the
second
with
you,
Oh
Divya
said,
and
it
just
makes
sense
that
whoever
gets
a
position
should
be
obviously
the
same
way,
and
it
has
some
extensive
experience
and
past
advocacy
I.
Think
because
you
can't
just
get
that
Java,
don't
just
I
mean
being
disabled,
it's
not
should
not
be
up,
but
there
should
be
requirements.
Is
there
like
a
list
that
can
be
sent
there
because
forward
to
other
advocates
to
see
if
someone's
interested?
Thank
you.
J
B
H
B
K
Just
want
to
add
one
note:
a
lot
of
it
could
depend
on
the
phrasing
instead
of
saying
explicitly.
The
person
must
have
a
disability,
it
could
be
phrased,
as
the
person
must
be
representative
must
be
representative
of
our
community
and
have
lived
experience,
so
it
doesn't
sound,
so
harsh
and
exclusive,
but
more
inclusive.
J
Yeah,
we
don't
want
to
get
into
any
legal
entanglements
here.
Definitely
you
know
so
I
think.
That's
that's
a
good
step
Carol!
You
know,
you
know
finding
you
know
other
folks
who
have
supported
a
letter
like
this.
Their
intent
on
this,
and
also
maybe
even
you
know,
taking
a
look
at
the.
There
must
be
a
job
posting
no.
J
B
R
K
J
And
from
what
I'm
seeing
it
doesn't
say,
specifically
that
the
person
should
have
a
visible
disability,
but
it's
what
it
says
it
says
they
should
have
a
demonstrated
capacity
and
willingness
to
speak
up
for
the
rights
of
people
with
disabilities.
Substantial
preference
should
be
given
to
applicants
who
have
disabilities
themselves.
L
M
R
R
B
B
C
B
Know,
but
what
I
think
it
probably
happening
is
since
there's
election
people
are
out
running
for
election.
The
governor
does
not
want
to
make
any
agency
head
appointment
until
after
the
election
is
over
and
some
of
the
Secretariat
positions
are
filled
and
Phil.
My
guess
is
sometime
after
the
election,
but
I'm
not
sure
how
not
it's
not
like
tomorrow,
but
and
but
it
probably
sometime
after
the
okay.
C
B
B
Governor
appointed
so
I
mean
they
can
post
it
if
they
want
to,
but
they
don't
have
to.
They
can
just
the
governor,
or
probably,
the
secretary
of
administration
and
finance
for
just
I'm,
assuming
they're
gonna
interview,
candidates
and
I'm,
assuming
they're
gonna
talk
to
some
folk,
but
they
can
appoint
whoever
they
want
with
without
going
through
proper
channels.
This
person
serves
at
the
pleasure
of
the
governor,
I
shouldn't,
say,
proper
channels
without
going
through
typical
HR
processes.
Okay,.
L
L
J
I'll
move
as
Carol
said.
What
he's
what
he's
hoping
to
do
is
is
give
us
some
time
to
read
the
letter
and
then
solicit
our
our
feedback
via
email.
You
sure
I
I
move
I
move
to
for
the
board
to
further
explore
whether
to
support
a
letter,
a
letter
you
know
of
concern
or
advocacy
letter
for
the
position
of
mo
mo
D
director.
L
M
B
K
I
have
another
new
business
item.
I
forgot
to
mention
that
we
are
tentatively
planning
our
civic
engagement
day
for
December
12th
the
day
of
the
next
board
meeting
and
that's
a
day
when
we
bring
people
from
the
public
in
to
meet
their
city.
Councilors,
hopefully
meet
the
mayor
and
attend
the
board
meeting
if
they
aren't
able
to
we'll
update
you
on
that.
J
J
J
C
Just
wanted
to
this
is
Elizabeth
I
just
wanted
to
find
out
for
it.
So
from
what
you
were
saying,
Commissioner
that
if
we'll
have
two
presentations
a
month,
one
would
be
from
a
government
agency
and
one
what
what
was
the
second
category
development
development.
Thank
you.
So
would
there
be
some
way
for
us
to
know
how
many
months
out,
then
it
looks
like
certain
speakers
would
would
be
projected
I
know.
C
B
B
S
Hi
everyone
thank
you
for
inviting
us
up
here.
My
name
is
Nina,
and
this
is
my
neighbor
Tanya
and
we
live
in
the
Seaport
area
and
we'd
like
to
tell
you
a
quick
story.
We
know
that
the
game
is
about
to
start
so
we'll
try
to
be
quick
on
April,
8th
2018,
a
pitbull
named
honey
attacked
my
9
year
old,
yellow
Labrador,
causing
serious
injury
to
my
dog.
My
dog
never
attempted
to
defend
himself.
S
The
owner
of
the
pitbull
claims
that
his
dog
is
an
emotional
support
dog
the
attack
was
so
aggressive
and
while
my
dog
was
an
emergency
surgery,
I
filed
an
emergency,
dangerous
dog
hearing
with
animal
control.
I
soon
learned
that
my
dog
was
the
fourth
dog
attacked
by
this
emotional
support
dog,
while
waiting
for
animal
control's
emergency
dog
hearing,
tragically,
the
emotional
support
dog
attacked
again.
But
this
time
it
was
a
guide
dog.
S
Clearly,
something
must
be
done.
This
is
not
an
emotional
support
dog.
It's
a
causing
emotional
stress
to
society,
and
yet
this
owner
of
the
emotional
support
dog
thinks
he
has
more
rights
than
the
guide
dog
and
her
family.
So
that's.
Why
we're
here
this
coming
Monday
on
October
29th
at
9
o'clock
at
the
24
new
Chariton
Street,
Animal
Control
will
hold
yet
another
hearing
about
this
tragic
case
again.
The
owner
is
still
petitioning
the
findings
that
the
his
dog
is
a
dangerous
dog
and
needs
to
be
humanely.
Euthanized
I
invite
anyone
we
would
invite.
S
Anyone
who
is
here
in
the
room.
Friends
are
friends.
Anyone
who
would
like
to
come
and
attend.
This
hearing
show
your
support
for
the
guide
dog
family
and
help
us
explain
what
this
irresponsible
dog
owners
did
to
not
just
this
guide
dog
family,
but
to
the
whole
community
and
his
fraudulent
excuse
of
claiming
that
his
dog
is
serving
some
form
of
service
because
he's
certainly
not
so
I
would
like
to
invite
everyone
that
our
politicians,
citizens,
friends,
family,
anyone
to
come
together
and
collaboratively.
S
We
look
at
these
laws
and
definitions,
so
people
cannot
just
force
their
way
into
living
in
situations
where
there's
certain
dog
breeds
that
are
banned.
For
certain
reasons.
Some
are
wonderful,
but
some
are
not,
and
people
are
misusing
these
little
loopholes
and
it
really
pisses
me
off
and
knowing
what
it's
doing
to
people's
lives
in
this
family.
That's
been
shattered
by
this
irresponsible
dog
owner
is
just
cruel
and
inhumane
and
needs
to
change
so.
S
It's
a
rare
opportunity
that
you
have
such
extreme
cases
and
if
anyone
really
wants
to
make
a
change,
this
is
probably
the
biggest
case
that
I
can
think
of
where
a
phony-baloney
did
something
tragic
and
we
would
like
help
on
changing
that.
So
again,
if
anyone
would
like
to
come
to
the
hearing
on
Monday,
we
would
love
your
support.
Olivia.
S
B
Nina
and
and
Tanya,
is
that
right?
Yes,
the
two,
the
two
ladies
actually
came
to
my
office
earlier
in
the
week
and
bought
this
to
my
attention.
They've
also
visited
the
mass
Commission
for
the
blind.
The
math
office
on
disability
and
I've
met
with
the
new
commissioner
and
the
reason.
Why
is
because
this
blind
woman
has
lost
her
mobility
device?
She
can
no
longer
use
her
dog
I.
Believe.
B
So
she's
not
leaving
the
house
right
now,
the
dog
may
go
back
to
work.
I
will
tell
you
more
often
than
not.
They
don't
I
had
a
dog
that
was
once
attacked
by
a
pitbull
outside
the
stockyard
restaurant.
So
I'll
be
honest.
This
is
a
bit
of
a
sensitive
subject
with
me
and
it
took
my
dog
month
and
months
and
months
before
I
can
convince
them
and
he
wasn't
even
that
badly
hurt.
B
B
I
will
be
attending
a
hearing
on
Monday
is
the
port
in
Boston,
animal
control
and
I
didn't
know
if
this
Commission
Benton-
and
this
is
up
to
the
Commission-
may
be
one
of
the
write-
a
letter
just
supporting
Boston
animal
control
in
their
decisions,
because
it
bothered
to
me
that,
even
if
you
do
you
have
a
lot
of
right
to
the
service
animal
user.
I
get
to
take
my
dog
everywhere
like,
but
I,
don't
get
the
right
to
have
my
dog
be
out
of
control.
My
dog
can
be
confiscated,
I
still
have
to
fascinate.
B
My
dog
I
still
have
to
make
sure
he
doesn't
attack.
Other
dogs
I
would
hope
that
it's
my
dog
attacked
another
dog.
My
dog
would
be
confiscated
because
you
know
we're
in
public
place
that
the
dogs
have
to
behave
so
I
just
wanted
to
bring
this
to
everybody's
attention.
I!
Don't
know
what
I
wanted
to
happen
tonight,
but
I
just
wanted
to
bring
this
to
everybody's
attention.
Thank.
S
You
so
much
and
thank
you
for
being
a
hero
to
floss
the
guide
dog.
As
we
all
know,
you
could
have
an
emotional
rat,
but
that
Brett's
not
going
to
help
you
get
across
the
street.
We
need
to
protect
the
rights
to
allow
people
the
mobility
to
get
around,
and
this
guy
just
doesn't
get
it.
But
let's
take
this
opportunity
and
teach
other
people
what
their
it's,
not
just
hey,
let's
get
into
this
get
into
this
apartment,
building
or
let's,
let's
whatever
this
is
serious
and
and
it's
devastated
this
family.
J
S
The
hearing
has
already
happened
on
the
10th
of
August
and
the
dog
was
deemed
to
be
a
dangerous
dog.
The
owner
insisted
it
get
it
reevaluate
evaluated
for
the
third
time
this
time
to
Tufts.
Meanwhile,
this
is
all
on
the
taxpayer
dime.
The
dog
has
been
housed,
quarantined
and
had
to
be
transported
to
and
from
Tufts,
so
over
in
grafton
or
whatever,
and
then
evaluated
and
I
was
just
there
for
my
dogs
services
and
that's
a
$500
evaluation.
How
many
times
do
we
have
to
have
this
dog
evaluated?
S
How
many
attacks
do
we
need
to
have
happen?
My
dogs
attack
was
also
on
videotape
and
it
was
not
vote.
Floss.
The
guide
dog
she
was
crossing.
The
street
never
even
saw
the
dog
coming.
She
was
not
provoked
just
so
anyway.
The
the
dog
owner
is
appealing
the
ruling
and
he
obviously
loves
his
dog,
but
my
dog
lost
part
of
his
hearing.
My
dogs,
injured
loss,
might
be
retired
at
just
it's
heartbreaking.
So
yes,
it's
important
because
he's
claiming
he
has
rights
and
he
has
emotional
support-
needs
as
well.
S
S
G
G
S
A
E
Thank
you
for
having
me
this
is
for
everyone
too,
so
I
I'll
turn
a
tiny
bit.
My
name
is
Ethan.
Lynskey
I
worked
for
a
program
called
epic,
empowering
people
for
inclusive
communities.
What
we
do
at
epic
is
just
provide
opportunities
and
spaces
for
young
people
with
disabilities
to
become
active
and
engaged
leaders
in
their
communities
for
the
future
and
for
whatever
goals
that
they
choose
to
pursue.
E
Every
year
we
have
a
fundraiser
slash
service
day
called
Boston
serve
it's
coming
up
in
two
Saturdays
November
third,
and
we
are
always
open
to
looking
for
new
volunteers
who
are
interested.
I
have
information
and
fliers.
If
this
does
entice
you,
and
we
would
really
appreciate
the
support
it's
an
awesome
day,
we'll
be
at
the
Madison
Park
technical,
vocational
high
school
doing
totally
revamping
and
repainting
the
fourth
floor.