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From YouTube: Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 5-19-2021
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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 5-19-2021
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the
public
that
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meeting
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be
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that
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and
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channel
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and
with
that
I
am
going
to
throw
it
over
to
the
board
secretary
ducia
to
open
the
meeting.
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Okay,
thank
you
every
thank
you
very
much
kristen.
My
name
is
ducia
lebowski
yeah.
I
do
see
alpha
short
and
I'm
gonna
start
with
my
introduction
and
then
I'll
follow
the
first
person
that
I
see
on
the
screen.
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H
That's
all
right,
this
is
wesley,
ireland,
I'm
a
board
member
here
and
I
live
in
the
north
end.
I
I'm
also
here
this
is
juan
ramirez,
commission
member.
I
also
live
in
the
boston
south
end.
D
Yeah
that
looks
like
that's.
Okay,
we
have
all
the
board
members.
Should
we
go
there
just
above
the
minute.
C
The
minutes
are
not
ready
yet
for
this
for
last
month,.
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J
Hi
everyone
thank
you
for
having
us.
As
ducia
said,
I
am
here
with
alexis
from
the
mayor's
office.
She's
actually
going
to
start
us
off
alexis
hi.
K
So
yes,
hi
hi
again
everyone,
my
name
is
alexis
isaac.
I
work
in
the
mayor's
office
and
I've
been
helping
support
the
various
departments
that
have
helped
put
on
the
outdoor
dining
program
so
rebecca-
and
I
are
here
to
just
share
a
little
bit
of
information
about
the
outdoor
dining
program
and
to
leave
some
time
for
questions
as
well.
K
K
We
will
provide
an
overview
of
the
2020
and
2021
outdoor
dining
seasons
and
we'll
share
a
little
bit
more
details
on
how
we
ensured
accessible
outdoor
dining
patios
for
for
these
seasons
also,
please
feel
free
to
stop
me
at
any
point.
If
I'm
moving
through
the
slides
too
fast
or
talking
too
fast,
I
tend
to
speak
quickly
sometimes
so
this
side
has
a
lot
of
text,
but
we
just
wanted
to
highlight
the
importance
of
restaurants
and
outdoor
dining.
K
Restaurants
are
really
important
for
economic
recovery
from
the
pandemic.
Restaurants
are
a
major
employer
in
the
city
of
boston,
with
about
65,
900
accommodation
and
food
service
jobs
and
over
2
000.
Restaurants
in
the
city,
restaurants
were
also
one
of
the
most
impacted
by
the
pandemic,
and
there
were
about
28
of
employees
in
this
sector
filing
for
unemployment
insurance
as
of
fall
2020,
which
was
the
highest
of
any
sector.
K
K
K
Even
though
there
are
all
of
these
benefits
and
importance
of
restaurants,
there's
also
challenges
that
come
with
outdoor
dining
and
traditionally
in
boston.
There
have
been
several
barriers,
so
for
one
it's,
it
was
a
lengthy
process.
In
the
past
it
took
four
to
six
months
to
get
approval
for
outdoor
dining
on
public
property
and
applicants
needed
to
appear
in
person
for
several
hearings
along
the
way.
It
was
also
a
highly
technical
process.
K
As
a
result,
it
was
very
expensive,
a
typically
cost
five
to
ten
thousand
dollars
for
application
fees
and
some
of
the
materials
that
are
needed
in
the
first
year
in
particular,
and
lastly,
there
was
limited
accessibility
in
the
past,
which
included
architectural
barriers
for
persons
with
disabilities.
So,
for
example,
locating
tables
on
the
street
involves
a
three
to
six
inch
level
change
from
the
curb
to
the
street,
which
which
introduces
a
barrier.
K
K
And
lastly,
surfaces
may
not
be
smooth
and
level,
especially
in
certain
areas
of
the
city,
which
makes
it
harder
to
have
patio
setups
and
harder
for
for
people
to
move
around.
K
So,
given
some
of
these
barriers
as
a
response
to
the
covet
pandemic,
the
2020
temporary
outdoor
dining
program
was
created
and
there
were
a
few
goals
in
mind.
So
one
was
to
support
outdoor
diving
as
a
safe
and
accessible
way
to
bring
vibrancy
to
the
streets,
to
support
local
restaurants
and
to
provide
an
enjoyable
experience
for
restaurant
goers.
K
There's
also
a
goal
to
increase
participation
in
outdoor
dining
by
aiming
to
remove
some
of
the
barriers
that
were
previously
mentioned
and,
lastly,
make
outdoor
dining
more
equitable
and
accessible.
So
we
wanted
it
to
be
a
far
easier
opportunity
to
farm
more
restaurants
and
far
more
neighborhoods,
so
that
more
people
could
benefit
from
the
program.
K
So
I'm
going
to
pass
it
to
my
to
rebecca
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
went
into
building
the
2020
and
2021
programs.
J
Thank
you
alexis
so
to
successfully
assist
restaurants
with
the
outdoor
dining
process.
We
formed
an
inter
interdepartmental
team
to
create
and
run
the
program
last
year
in
may
on.
This
slide
you'll
see
logos
of
these
city
departments
that
are
part
of
our
outdoor
dining
team,
which
includes
the
licensing
board
which
I'm
part
of
economic
development,
the
transportation
department,
the
public
improvement
commission
or
pic
and,
of
course,
the
disabilities
commission,
as
well
as
other
departments.
J
Next
slide,
please,
as
part
of
the
application
we
wanted
to
ensure
accessibility
for
persons
with
disabilities.
The
disabilities
commission
reviewed
they
were
a
primary
reviewer
in
these
applications
to
ensure
compliance
with
adi
get
guidelines.
J
So
requests
on
prop
public
property
such
as
sidewalks,
the
reviewer
would
check
site
plans
and
photos
that
were
submitted
to
see
if
the
applicant
provided
enough
clearance
on
the
public
way
for
handicaps,
people
with
strollers
and
etc,
and
on
street
setups,
they
would
check
for
the
appropriate
portable
ramps
and
for
parklet
design.
They
would
check
if
the
decks
were
level
or
flush
with
the
sidewalk.
J
J
On
the
next
two
slides,
we
have
an
overview
of
the
2020
dining
program,
as
well
as
the
2021
dining
the
governor
announced
outdoor
dining
as
part
of
phase
two,
which
began
last
year
in
june.
Our
program
ended
in
december.
We
approved
over
550
restaurants
across
the
city
and
50
percent
were
minority
immigrant
and
women
and
or
veteran
owned,
and
the
disability
commission
provided
88
portable
ramps
to
restaurant
owners
who
needed
them.
J
Next
slide,
please
oh
you're!
Indeed,
and
here
we
have
a
similar
snapshot
for
2021..
We
started
the
season
earlier
in
april
and
it's
expected
to
end.
In
december
this
year
we
had
over
475
restaurants
approved
so
far,
and
this
year
we
were
able
to
provide
160
portable
ramps
to
restaurant
owners.
J
And
on
this
slide
we
have
some
examples
of
the
patio
setup
on
the
left.
You
see
a
portable
ramp
on
this
between
the
sidewalk
and
the
street
in
the
middle
we
have
a
built
deck.
That
is
level
with
the
sidewalk
for
easier
access
and
then
on.
The
right
is
just
another
portable
ramp,
and
I
will
now
pass
it
back
to
alexis
who
will
speak
about
the
aab
variants,
accessibility,
support
offered
by
the
city
and
enforcement
of
the
patios.
K
So
again,
a
lot
of
text
here,
but
just
wanted
to
provide
some
context
on
the
work
that
the
disabilities
commission
team
did
for
the
aab
variants.
So
when
the
state
of
emergency
happened
last
summer,
the
disabilities
commission
recognized
the
need
for
accessible
passive
travel
so
that
people
with
disabilities
could
get
from
the
sidewalk
down
to
the
new
dining
areas
down
the
street.
The
city
applied
for
an
architectural
access
board
variants
to
ensure
that
access
and
accommodations
were
provided
across
the
city.
K
If
anyone
does
want
to
reach
out
to
anyone,
the
information
information
has
also
been
provided
to
restaurant
owners
on
accessible
tables
and
seating
requirements.
So
every
restaurant
is
required
to
have
to
meet
those
minimum
seating
requirements
for
accessibility
and
the
disability.
Commission
is
working
with
restaurant
owners
around
what
best
practices
are
for
serving
and
communicating
with
customers
who
have
disabilities.
K
So
this
just
highlights
some
of
the
work
related
to
accessibility,
and
we
also
wanted
to
provide
an
overview
of
the
support
offered
related
to
accessibility.
So
primarily,
as
rebecca
mentioned,
portable
ramps
were
offered
for
free
to
restaurant
owners
to
ensure
that
outdoor
dining
across
the
city
would
be
accessible.
K
The
commission
began
lending
out
ramps
in
june
2020
after
the
aab
variants
was
received.
As
mentioned,
the
city
also
gave
out
accessibility
toolkits
that
provided
instructions
on
how
to
set
up
the
ramps
properly
through
grant
funding.
The
commission
was
able
to
procure
and
distribute
160
portable
ramps
and
67
of
these
went
to
restaurants,
that
identified
as
minority
immigrant
women
or
veteran
owned,
and
you
know,
including
those
ramps
and
ramps
that
went
to
small
neighborhood
restaurants
as
well.
K
K
We
just
wanted
to
to
end
here
with
a
little
bit
about
how
we're
ensuring
continued
accessibility
after
the
initial
review.
So
you
know
once
the
patios
have
been
set
up.
We
have
continued
to
monitor
concerns
and
complaints
that
we
receive
to
ensure
that
there
is
adherence
to
the
accessibility
guidelines
and
requirements
during
the
after
the
applications
is
approved.
K
Restaurants
are
required
to
submit
a
photo
of
their
patio
and
their
setup,
so
the
team
reviews
those
photos
and
if
we
see
that
a
setup
does
not
match
the
approved
setup,
for
example,
if
there's
no
space
for
a
ramp
or
if
there's
not
enough
width
on
the
sidewalk,
a
member
of
the
licensing
board,
typically
rebecca
or
a
member
of
the
disabilities
commission
follows
up
with
that
restaurant
owner
in
an
email
and
asking
them
to
fix
the
setup,
and
we
also
ask
them
to
submit
a
photo
once
the
issue
has
been
rectified
so
that
we
can
confirm
that
the
patio
is
now
accessible.
K
In
addition
to
this
photo,
we
also
receive
complaints
and
concerns,
through
the
directly
through
the
disabilities
commission,
through
the
boston
311
hotline
and
also
to
the
2021
outdoor
dining
at
boston.gov
email.
If
a
complaint
is
received
through
any
of
these
channels,
the
team
investigates
and
follows
up
with
that
restaurant
to
ensure
that
the
issue
is
remedied
so
that
we
can
maintain
accessibility.
K
So
that
is
it
for
our
presentation.
Thank
you
for
listening
and
we
are
very
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
D
H
Sure
I
have
a
comment:
question
kind
of
a
mix
of
both
and
a
follow-up
question,
as
well
with
my
comments,
so
I
actually
live
in
the
north
end
and
there's
a
lot
of
restaurants
here,
as
you
may
know,
in
the
north
end,
especially
on
hanover
street,
as
well
as
salem
street,
and
there
are
so
many
restaurants.
You
know
within
the
area
and
they're
using
patio
space
on
the
street,
for
outdoor
dining
and
from
what
I've
noticed.
H
Some
of
them
don't
have
any
ramps,
so
they're
not
accessible
and
it's
up
on
a
sidewalk.
So
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
bump
that
you
have
to
go
over
to
access
the
restaurant
and
because
the
north
end
is
a
very
popular
place
for
people
to
go
and
for
tourists
to
visit,
I'm
always
concerned
and
thinking
about
the
pedestrians
and
the
pedestrian
traffic
that's
occurring
in
the
area.
H
K
I
can
start
with
that
and
then
maybe
rebecca
or
a
team,
if
you
want
to
add
but
yeah.
I
think
that's
a
really
important
concern
and
definitely
one
that
we've
heard
and
that
the
team
is
concerned
about.
I
think
we've
been
trying
to
balance
allowing
as
many
restaurants
as
supporting
as
many
restaurants
as
possible
through
giving
access
to
this
program.
K
K
But
the
north
end
is
definitely
a
neighborhood
that
has
come
up
as
being
maybe
a
little
bit
too
dense
in
terms
of
restaurants
to
have
as
many
patios
as
we're
seeing,
and
I
think
that's
something
the
team
is
considering
of
whether
we
should
have
some
criteria
to
limit
the
number
of
patios.
Given
the
concerns
that
you
raised,
I
do
think-
and
maybe
someone
from
the
commission
team
could
answer
this
more
directly,
but
the
the
ramps
that
are
required
are
portable
ramps.
K
H
Hi
great,
thank
you
so
much
and
again
another
factor
that
I'm
thinking
about
with
the
sidewalks
they're,
pretty
small
and
narrow,
so
just
another
issue
there,
but
I
am
happy
that
the
restaurants
have
been
successful
through
this
program.
So
that's
good,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
answering
my
question.
C
So
I'd
like
to
throw
it
over
to
my
architectural
team,
if
they'd
like
to
give
any
input
on
this,
because
they've
worked
very
hard
on
this
program.
My
suspicion
is
that
just
what
alexis
said
that
they
have
the
ramps
they're
just
not
set
up,
but
in
that
case
they
should
still
be
displaying
signage.
So
patricia
I
don't
know
if
you
want
to
make
a
comment.
L
Yeah
hi
everyone,
this
is
patricia.
Can
you
hear
me
great
so
wellesley
we
have
been
handing
out
the
portable
ramps,
so
the
restaurants
are
going
to
get
the
ramp
and
put
them
down
when
somebody
requests
them
and
then
they're
allowed
to
pick
them
up
up
and
put
them
away.
L
So
that
could
be
a
reason
why
you
don't
see
them
there
and
we
have
been
focusing
on
keeping
the
sidewalk
clear,
keeping
four
feet
and
the
really
wide
sidewalks
we've
been
trying
to
keep
eight
feet
so
we're
all
paying
attention
to
to
those
issues
this
year
because
of
the
the
pandemic.
We
really
want
to
support,
like
the
team,
said,
support
the
restaurants,
but
we
want
to
really
continue
to
prioritize
that
pedestrians
are
a
priority
and
they're
safe
and
they
have
space
to
to
live
and
transverse
and
use
the
sidewalk
as
a
priority.
M
Just
a
small
asterisk
to
patricia's
comments
we
as
much
as
possible
like
to
keep
five
feet
aligning
with
our
boston,
complete
streets
guideline,
which
is
a
guidebook
that
we've
had
for
a
while
and
been
using
as
a
standard,
so
that
allows
two
people
to
pass
each
other
in
the
street
comfortably
so
as
much
as
possible.
We'd
like
we
like
to
stick
to
that
dimension,
but
again
this
it
depends
on
where
the
sidewalk
is
and
how
many
pedestrians
there
are.
But
yeah,
I
think,
that's
I
think.
That's.
C
B
D
B
C
J
Yes,
either
I
just
wanted
to
add
either
way.
If
you
contact
the
commission
or
the
outdoor
dining
team,
we
will
connect
you
to
the
disabilities
commission
to
make
sure
those
ramps
are
get
out
to
the
restaurants
that
need
them.
F
Hello,
can
you
hear
me
now
yep,
okay,
sorry
about
that?
I
didn't
have
the
screen
on.
I
didn't
view
myself
initially
and
then
so
my
question
is
this:
how
when
the
state
of
emergency
is
over
and
their
valiant
request,
is
over
it's
going
to
be
hard
to
tell
the
restaurant
they
can
no
longer
have
outdoor
seating
once
that's
become
a
feature
and
if
so,
how
we
going
to
go
back
to
the
accessibility
we
once
had
where
we
had
access
to
the
whole
sidewalk.
Have
we
thought
about
that?
F
C
Policies
have
been
put
in
place
during
covid
and
we
know
they're
not
all
going
to
going
to
last
after
the
state
of
emergency
ends,
so
we're
going
to
work
really
closely
with
btd
and
public
works
and
licensing
and
neighborhood
services
to
come
up
with
the
best
plan
for
each
neighborhood.
It
probably
will
differ
depending
on,
like
sarah
said,
the
width
of
the
sidewalk,
the
the
busy
traffic
foot
traffic
on
the
street.
C
But
we
will
work
very
closely
with
other
city
departments
and
with
community
members
to
make
sure
that
we
provide
an
accessible
safe
space
for
restaurants
to
work
in,
but
just
realized
too
that
these
were
emergency
measures
that
we
put
into
place.
So
we
still
want
to
give
the
restaurant
some
time
to
recoup
some
revenue
and
support
their
businesses.
But
we
will
be
looking
at
the
big
picture,
moving
forward
for
sure.
K
No,
that
was
that
was
perfect.
Definitely
we'll
be
working
with
many
departments
and
to
try
to
see
what
plan
makes
sense.
Moving
forward.
B
G
Sure
yeah
this
is
nikki
speaking.
I
just
want
to
know
what
the
signage
looks
like,
because
I
didn't
even
know
that
most
these
restaurants
had
ramps
that
they
could
provide
in
the
first
place.
C
So
when
we
provided
the
ramps,
we
also
provided
an
accessibility
tool
kit
which
had
instructions
on
setting
up
the
ramp
best
practices
for
serving
customers
with
disabilities
and
a
laminated
sign.
So
it's
a
sign
that
has
the
blue
square
with
the
white
wheelchair
symbol,
and
then
it
also
has
a
blank
space
where
restaurants
could
write
their
phone
numbers
for
the
contact
person,
so
that,
if
you
can't
get
into
the
restaurant,
you
can
text
somebody
I'll
call.
Somebody
from
outside.
L
L
Nick
I'll
be
happy
to
email,
you,
the
the
actual
sign
in
the
email.
If
you
write
to
us
an
email.
L
I
Everyone
can
you
guys
hear
me:
yes,
yeah,
just
big
question,
perhaps
I
I
miss
this
part,
but
are
there
any
also
requirements
about
the
sizes
of
the
tables
because
sometimes
chairs,
especially
motor
power
chairs,
they're,
like
they
have
different
sizes
and
weights,
and
all
of
that
and
just
yes
trying
to
see
if
there
are
also
some
kind
of
conversations
regarding
appropriate
space
for
those
kind
of
chairs.
L
Thank
you
for
the
question
carl.
Yes,
so
as
a
part
part
of
the
accessibility
kit
that
we
have
been
distributing
to
the
participating
restaurants,
there
is
a
description
of
what
we
require
for
restaurant.
What
the
the
code
stakeholder
required
in
terms
of
seating
and
accessible
tables,
so
they
have
underneath
the
table
there's
enough
clearance
for
for
the
legs
of
a
wheelchair
user.
C
D
Those
things
are
anonymous
all
right
there
we
go
to
next
agenda
next.
Next,
president
presenter
is
tasha
ferguson
from
best
council
ferguson.
Yes,
I'm
here,
okay,
hi,
welcome.
N
Thank
you
so
much
and
apologies.
Thank
you
for
any
flexibility.
At
the
beginning
of
the
meeting,
I
had
a
little
trouble
joining
for
some
reason,
but
I
was
able
to
make
it
so
should
I
go
ahead
and
share
the
slides
and
start
with
the
presentation.
N
Perfect,
thank
you,
okay.
So
an
apologies.
I
could
have
perhaps
noted
this,
but
you
can
see
now
on
the
screen
I'm
going
to
be
presenting
today
about
the
boston,
emergency
services
team,
and
this
is
some
contact
information
for
both
myself
and
our
assistant
director
jamie
shorten,
and
so
we
would
be
good
contacts
if
there
are
questions
concerns
any
troubleshooting
that
might
need
to
occur
at
any
point
and
you
can
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us,
either
by
email
or
by
phone
in
order
to
contact
us.
N
So
just
briefly,
emergency
services,
programs
or
providers
are
responsible
for
responding
to
evaluating
and
assessing
individuals
who
are
experiencing
any
form
of
psychiatric
crisis.
There
is
an
emergency
services
program
that
covers
every
city
in
town
in
massachusetts
and
the
esp
for
the
boston
area
is
called
the
boston
emergency
services
team
or
best,
which
is
most
typically
how
we're
referred
to
boston.
Medical
center
is
the
lead
agency
for
the
best
team
and
we
also
oversee
the
emergency
services
programs
that
cover
cambridge
somerville
and
fall
river
areas.
N
So
this
is
just
a
slide
kind
of
depicting
what
our
different
services
look
like
and
are
comprised
of.
N
The
only
important
thing
to
note
here
is
that
there
are
the
addresses
of
our
urgent
care
center
locations,
as
well
as
our
ccs
programs
and
I'll
talk
more
at
length
about
both
of
those
momentarily,
and
then
this
is
really
just
to
illustrate
that
we're
working
with
two
partner
agencies
to
deliver
mobile
services
into
the
community,
those
being
north
suffolk,
mental
health
association
and
the
bay
cove
human
services
program,
and
we
have
again
urgent
care
centers,
which
are
locations
where
an
individual
can
walk
in
to
receive
services.
In
an
office-based
setting.
N
This
slide
just
illustrates
a
little
bit
about
you
know
an
overview
of
our
services.
N
So
again,
this
is
a
mobile
team
which
is
meant
to
respond
to
psychiatric
crises
that
are
occurring
in
the
community,
we're
staffed
by
masters
level,
clinicians,
typically,
individuals
who
are
trained
in
social
work
or
mental
health
counseling,
as
well
as
certified
peer
specialists
and
family
partners,
both
of
whom
are
designated
individuals
who
have
lived
experience,
engaging
in
their
own
behavioral
health
care
or
engaging
in
behavioral
health
care
on
behalf
of
their
child,
and
so
we're
working
in
partnership
with
those
individuals
to
deliver
services
in
the
community.
N
We
are
operational,
24
7
365
days
a
year
and
we
can
be
accessed
at
any
point
in
time
by
calling
the
800
number,
which
you
see
here
on
this
screen,
and
I
can
discuss
more
after.
But
but
I'm
happy
to
share
these
slides
with
everybody
so
that
you
have
that
for
reference.
N
Okay,
when
our
team
comes
out
to
provide
some
service
to
an
individual
in
the
community,
we
have
access
not
only
to
the
clinician
who's
specially
trained
to
come
out
and
provide
that
service
in
the
community,
but
we're
also
backed
up
by
several
layers
actually
of
supervisory
staff,
as
well
as
a
psychiatrist.
Who's
on
call
to
us
again.
24
7.
N
You
know
at
all
times
when
we're
operational
and
those
professionals
can
really
assist
our
clinicians,
who
are
out
in
the
community
with
making
sure
that
we're
making
the
best
clinical
decision
in
that
moment
in
time
for
the
individual
that
we're
serving.
N
We
also
work
with
several
partner
emergency
departments
and
those
being
boston,
medical
center,
emergency
department,
cambridge
hospital
emergency
department
and
mass
generals,
emergency
department-
and
you
know
we're
working
with
those
facilities
in
the
case
that
we're
meeting
with
an
individual
in
the
community
and
it's
determined
that
they
may
need
to
go
to
an
emergency
department
to
receive
additional
care.
And
so
that
can
be
because
they're
requiring
some
medical
assistance
or
clearance
replacement
at
a
facility
or
because
we've
determined
that
they're
at
significant,
imminent
risk
for
themselves.
N
We
can
avoid
having
to
ask
the
same
questions
over
and
over
again
to
an
individual
who
might
be
in
crisis
and
the
other
benefit
of
the
electronic
medical
record.
That
I
think
it's
important
to
note
is
that
we
have
stored
in
this
confidential
record,
18
years
of
history,
with
our
boston,
emergency
services,
team
or
any
of
the
other
areas
that
we
serve
and
so
an
individual
who
we're
seeing.
We
can
really
use
that
record
to
help
to
understand
what
kind
of
crises
may
they
have
experienced
in
the
past.
N
What
has
been
helpful
for
them
treatment-wise,
and
it
really
allows
us
to
serve
people,
I
think,
with
a
little
bit
more
sophistication
than
if
we
did
not
have
access
to
that
information.
So
our
mobile
clinician,
who's
working
on
that
individual's
care
at
that
time,
has
access
to
those
records
and
again,
if
that
individual
was
transported
to
an
emergency
department,
one
of
our
partner
emergency
departments,
they
would
also
have
access
to
that
information.
N
So,
in
terms
of
the
services
that
we
provide,
you
know,
I
think,
the
core
of
what
we
do
is
really
an
assessment
to
help
to
determine
you
know
in
concert
with
the
individual
that
we're
serving
their
loved
ones,
a
guardian.
If
one
is
in
place,
you
know
if
this
is
a
youth
or
an
adult
under
guardianship.
N
You
know
we're
also
looking
to
speak
to
their
other
providers,
who
may
be
involved
with
the
client's
permission
to
try
to
determine
what's
happening
right
now.
What
were
the
concerns
that
brought
us
into
this
situation
again?
Historically,
have
there
been
similar
concerns?
What
has
been
helpful
in
those
circumstances?
N
We're
also
interested
in
providing
some
support
to
the
individual
in
the
moment,
so
not
just
finding
out
what's
happening
for
them,
but
also
offering
suggestions
around
coping
skills,
engaging
in
some
brief
problem
solving,
depending
on
the
nature
of
the
concern
and
occasionally
offering
what
we
might
consider
to
be
some
brief
therapeutic
contact,
and
that
may
occur
in
the
moment
of
the
initial
crisis,
or
that
may
occur
as
part
of
a
follow-up
that
we
would
conduct
with
that
individual
to
check
in
determine
if
the
crisis
is
ongoing
and
make
sure
that
they
have
the
supports
that
they
need
and
then
finally
we're
going
to
be.
N
You
know
we're
a
very
brief
intervention
type
service,
and
so
our
goal
is
depending
on
the
nature
of
the
circumstances
and
what
the
individual
is
in
agreement
with
our
goal
is
to
then
connect
them
to
other
ongoing
services
that
are
going
to
provide
the
appropriate
supports
in
the
long
term.
N
And
so
you
know
that
can
be
a
variety
of
different
things
and
I
think
there's
a
slide
just
a
few
down
from
now
where
we
go
over
some
some
of
the
potential
outcomes.
But
you
know
just
generally
speaking,
that
may
look
like
a
referral
to
traditional
outpatient
treatment,
or
it
could
be
something
as
restrictive,
as
you
know,
as
I
note
here,
helping
to
facilitate
that
individual
moving
to
an
emergency
department
and
with
the
goal
of
placing
them
in
a
locked
psychiatric
facility.
N
This
is
just
a
brief
slide
to
say
how
one
might
go
about
requesting
an
evaluation
from
best.
So
again,
this
is
the
phone
number
that
was
on
the
previous
slide
as
well.
800
981
help
and
you're
going
to
speak
to
a
master's
level.
Clinician
during
that
first
phone
conversation,
who's
going
to
take
some
clinical
information
about
what's
occurring,
gather
demographic
information
on
the
individual
that
we
want
to
serve.
Where
are
they
and
how
might
we
contact
them,
etc?
N
Once
we
have
that
information,
we're
going
to
then
notify
the
mobile
team
that
covers
the
area
where
the
individual
is-
and
I
want
to
note
here-
that
somebody's
town
or
city
of
residence
is
is
really
not
an
issue
at
this
point
in
time.
If
someone
is,
for
instance,
in
boston,
to
receive
other
care,
you
know
medical
appointment,
etc
and
they
are
experiencing
a
psychiatric
crisis.
Then
my
team
would
respond
if
they
were
back
at
home
and
say
they
lived
in
the
western
part
of
the
state.
N
N
I'm
experiencing
a
crisis,
I
need
to
arrange
for
child
care,
and
so
I'd
like
someone
to
come
and
meet
me
at
home
after
5
pm,
and
although
it's
difficult
for
us
to
guarantee
an
exact
time
when
someone
will
arrive,
we're
certainly
happy
to
work
with
someone
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
deliver
services
at
a
time
that
is
appropriate
for
them.
N
So
this
is
a
listing
of
the
type
of
information
that
we're
going
to
be
gathering
during
that
first
triage
conversation
and
and
the
information
that
we're
going
to
be
looking
for
here
is
this
demographic
information
about
the
individual
that
we're
concerned
about
or
who
would
be
engaging
in
the
services,
so
people
can
often
call
on
their
own
behalf,
but
likewise
you
know
we
get
calls
from
people's
loved
ones,
family
members
provider
that
they
may
be
engaged
with.
Who
has
some
concern
and
so
for
anybody
who's.
N
Calling
this
the
information
we're
going
to
be
looking
for
about
the
individual
that
you
know
we
would
be
serving
in
this
case,
so,
oh
fairly,
basic
and
again,
really.
The
key
thing
clinically
is,
is
what
what
happened
what's
causing
the
concern.
You
know
wanting
to
understand
that,
as
specifically
as
we
can
and
then
to
make
sure
we
have
contact
information
so
that
we
can
follow
up.
N
I
won't
read
everything
on
this
slide,
but
this
is
just
to
demonstrate
that
we
have
a
couple
of
different
ways
in
which
we
can
serve
an
individual.
You
know
where
there's
a
concern,
and
so
you
know
historically
and
traditionally
that
has
been
either
by
a
clinician
going
out
into
the
community
again
to
where
that
person
is
to
receive
services
there,
so
someone's
home.
N
If
it's
a
youth
or
someone
who's
engaged
in
school,
we
have
the
ability
to
go
to
the
school
to
provide
services
if
we're
receiving
a
call
from
a
primary
care
physician,
for
instance,
about
someone
who's
at
that
office,
and
there
are
concerns
we're
able
to
go
to
that
office
to
provide
care
so
really
anywhere
in
the
community
that
there
can
be
a
safe
and
appropriate
meeting
space.
We're
happy
to
send
a
clinician
to
again.
N
Traditionally
we
also
have
our
urgent
care
centers
and
those
were
that
was
what
I've
referenced
previously
about
the
locations
that
were
on
the
previous
slide
and
those
are
office
based
settings.
Essentially,
if
somebody's
going
to
come
into
one
of
our
office-based
settings,
we
do
still
ask
that
they
call
ahead
to
participate
in
that
triage
process
that
I
mentioned.
N
However,
people
do
sometimes
walk
in
without
calling
and
if
they
do
then,
then
certainly
we're
happy
to
serve
them
once
they
arrive
part
of
the
reason
we
want
them
to
complete
a
triage,
ideally
before
they
come
in
is
because
sometimes
during
that
process,
we
may
identify
that
somebody
has
multiple
needs,
and
so,
if
an
individual
is
experiencing
a
behavioral
health
crisis,
but
also
is
having
a
co-occurring
medical
concern,
we
would
want
to
make
sure
that
they
are
going
to
be
seen
in
a
location
where
both
of
those
can
be
addressed
at
once
and
our
urgent
care
center
locations
are
non-medical,
urgent
cares
and
so.
D
N
You
don't
need
to
download
an
application
and
we
can
just
send
a
link
directly
to
the
person's
smartphone
or
we
can
also
send
it
via
email,
if
they're
using
a
tablet
or
a
laptop,
some
other
device,
and
they
just
have
to
click
on
the
link,
and
then
they
have
access
to
a
secure
hit,
a
compliant
waiting
room.
So
we've
gotten
very
good
feedback
on
that.
N
Okay-
and
this
is
just
a
list
of
possible
outcomes
from
an
evaluation-
and
you
know-
I
think
this
is
not
a
comprehensive
list.
Let
me
say
so.
You
know
just
some
examples,
anything
again
from
really
a
locked,
secure,
hospitalization,
if
that's
what's
required,
based
on
safety
concerns
and
that
can
include
dual
diagnosis
units
for
an
individual
who
might
also
be
experiencing
substance
use
disorder.
N
Our
community
choices,
stabilization
unit,
which
I'll
touch
on
briefly
in
a
moment,
and
then
in-home
services,
day
programs
or
partial
hospitalizations,
referrals
to
outpatient
treatment,
etc.
So,
really
again,
any
any
service
that
we
think
is
going
to
meet
the
behavioral
health
needs
that
have
been
identified.
You
know
we
would
look
to
refer
someone
to
that
service
for
ongoing
care.
N
This
would
be
a
way
to
do
that,
and
so
there's
a-
and
I
can
send
this
electronically
as
well,
but
there's
an
email
address
on
here.
This
is
just
a
sort
of
a
word
document
that
you
would
fill
out
and
copy
and
paste
an
email
to
us,
but
just
pretty
straightforward,
looking
for
information
about
who
are
any
involved
providers
that
we
might
make
contact
with
if
the
person
does
go
into
some
sort
of
crisis
and
and
just
generally,
what
are
the
nature
of
the
concerns.
N
So
you
know
a
really
quick
example
is
somebody
for
whom
an
anniversary
of
a
loss
may
be
coming
up.
We.
A
N
That's
you
know
we're
not
worried
about
them
today,
but
over
the
weekend
you
know
when,
when
the
anniversary
of
the
loss
is
coming
up,
you
know
we
know
they
might
need
some
care
or
some
response
from
best,
and
so
this
would
just
give
us
an
opportunity
to
have
a
little
advanced
information
about
that
providers
tend
to
use
this
in
particular,
because
they
can
give
us
some
information
about
the
nature
of
the
concern,
even
if
they're
not
going
to
be
available
in
real
time
or
at
the
moment
when
the
evaluation
might
take
place.
N
N
So
there's
daily
medication
management,
psychotherapeutic
groups,
case
management,
you
know,
and
and
really
I
think
it
provides
a
safe
therapeutic
milieu
for
someone
to
stabilize
if
they're,
experiencing
some
increase
in
symptoms.
N
This
is
a
great
opportunity
for
someone
who
might
need
to
start
or
restart
medication
in
a
safe
place
where
they
can
be
monitored
by
staff
and-
and
you
know,
I
think,
in
a
real
highlight
of
this
facility,
as
opposed
to
some
inpatient
units-
is
that
all
of
the
individuals
receiving
care
at
rccs
want
to
be
there
or
else
they
would
be
able
to
leave,
because
it
is
an
open
unit.
And
so
we
find
that
the
groups
are
very
positive.
N
People
are
really
engaged
in
the
care
that
they're
receiving
you
know,
and
it's
a
a
great
place
for
us
to
be
able
to
divert
individuals
from
getting
to
the
point
where
they
may
need
a
more
restrictive
setting.
A
couple
of
quick
notes.
You
know
and
something
that
comes
up
pretty
frequently.
N
We
do
serve
a
number
of
individuals,
both
through
our
general
mobile
team
and
at
the
ccs
who
are
housing,
insecure
or
homeless,
and
because
of
the
brevity
of
the
stay
you
know,
we
do
try
to
be
really
realistic
when
people
come
in
that
you
know,
access
to
longer
term
housing
is
is
not
going
to
be
an
outcome.
N
Typically
of
a
stay
of
the
ccs,
and
so
you
know
wanting
to
make
sure
that
we
do
identify
an
appropriate
shelter
setting,
if
that's
what
is
going
to
be
required
for
an
individual
but
but
just
trying
to
be
transparent
so
that
people
understand
you
know
what
that
might
look
like
again.
You
know,
similarly
for
long-term
substance
use
treatment.
You
know
people
may
come
to
us
looking
to
enter
into
a
45-day
program
or
holding
bed.
N
We
will
certainly
make
all
efforts
to
set
that
person
up
to
receive
that
care,
but
given
weightlessness
and
again
the
the
sort
of
short-term
nature
of
our
program
that
can
be
difficult,
so
we
may
make
an
interim
plan
with
those
individuals
you
know
and
then
again
try
to
move
them
forward
in
their
recovery
towards
that
longer
term,
placement
and-
and
just
to
note
here,
anybody
who
has
their
medications
can
certainly
bring
them
with
them.
If
they
do
not
have
access
to
their
prescribed
medications,
we
will
provide
them.
N
N
And
happy
to.
D
D
Anybody
on
the
board
juwan,
your
mic
is
on
I'm
just
checking.
Do
you
have
a
question.
D
Okay,
all
right
anybody,
anybody
from
the
public,
sorry.
O
N
Great
thank
you
wesley
for
your
question,
so
we
use
a
couple
of
different
means
to
do
so.
One
I
will
say
is
that
we
do
employ
some
bilingual
bicultural
stuff,
and
so,
whenever
possible,
we
would
certainly
try
to
facilitate
having
a
staff
who
speaks
the
native
language
of
our
clients,
respond
to
them
directly,
which
obviously
has
you
know
many
benefits
in
the
case
that
we
do
not
have
a
staff
member
working
or
available
at
that
time.
N
Then
for
for
spoken
language
interpretation,
we
would
use
our
bmc
interpreter
services
and
we're
able
to
you
know,
have
access
to
them
while
we're
out
in
the
community
as
well,
and
so
that
typically
looks
like
a
somewhat
messy
phone
call
where
we
have
them
on
speaker
and
we're
facilitating
that
conversation
with
the
individual
at
their
home.
Since
we're
often
in
environments
where
we
don't
have
a
more
formal,
you
know
sort
of
interpreter
telephone
set
up,
but
you
know.
N
Certainly
the
important
thing
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
providing
services
where
an
individual
wants
to
receive
them
for
individuals
who
may
need
asl
interpreters
or
deaf
interpreters.
We
work
either
through
the
commission
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
and
we
would
request
an
interpreter
through
them.
A
N
We
have-
and
this
is
a
you
know
my
unprofessional
sort
of
shorthand
but
an
interpreter
on
a
stick.
So
we
have
the
sort
of
you
know
poll
with
a
screen
on
it,
where
we're
able
to
use
the
video
interpreting
that
way,
and
so
we
would
sort
of
bring
that
down
to
our
urgent
care
center
and
to
be
able
to
facilitate
translation
in
that
manner.
So
let
me
be
transparent
in
saying.
N
None
of
this
is
perfect
by
any
means,
especially
given
that
we're
delivering
services
in
the
community-
and
so
you
know,
sometimes
we're
problem
solving
in
real
time,
but
you
know
recognizing
certainly
the
importance
of
people
being
able
to
express
themselves
clearly
to
us,
given
the
nature
of
our
work
and
to
be
able
to
receive
information
clearly
from
us.
You
know
regarding
next
steps.
G
I
have
a
question
this
is
nikki
speaking,
if
is,
is
there
ever
a
situation
where
someone
contacts
best
for
someone
in
crisis
and
the
police
could
get
involved.
N
That's
a
great
question:
our
goal
certainly
is
to
respond
directly
to
requests
for
evaluation
and
our
mobile
clinicians
don't
respond
with
police.
N
We
would
at
any
occasion
where
we're
able
to
dispatch
one
of
those
paired
units
so
that
an
officer,
but
also
a
clinician,
arrives
on
scene
together
to
have
a
paired
response
in
that
way,
which
you
know,
I
think
can
allow
the
clinician
to
take
the
lead
and
the
officer
to
take
more
of
a
back
seat.
You
know
and
really
only
intervene
if
there
is
an
imminent
safety
or
or
public
safety
related
concern.
N
What
does
happen
sometimes
is
that
a
third
party
might
call
on
behalf
of
an
individual.
So
I
call
for
my
roommate
and
say
I'm
very
concerned
about
my
roommate.
I
think
that
they're
experiencing
a
behavioral
health
issue
and
I
I
would
like
the
best
team
to
come.
If
my
roommate
refuses
that
and
says
no,
I
absolutely
will
not
meet
with
the
best
team.
I
have
no
intention
to
talk
to
them.
N
N
Please
continue
to
encourage
your
roommate
to
you
know
interface
with
us,
but
if
something
dangerous
happens,
the
only
recourse
that
we
have
at
this
point
in
time
is
to
direct
you
to
call
9-1-1,
and
in
that
case
you
could
get
ems
or
you
could
get
police
and
ems,
and
so
you
know
we
want
people
to
have
all
the
information
about
that,
but
it
is
possible
that
if
somebody
really
refuses
to
speak
to
us
that
that
that
may
be
a
scenario
in
which
police
would
arrive.
D
D
I
did
have
a
question.
However.
One
of
the
board
members
already
asked
the
question
so
I'm
all
set,
but
I
just
want
to
also
mention
that
I
just
really
appreciate
what
you
do
on
the
medical
field
myself
and
even
the
telehealth
part
like
just
to
be
able
to
like
reduce
sign
language
and
and
like
all
the
accommodation
that
you
provide.
I
just
first
day,
I'm
very
appreciative
of
all
you
do.
Thank
you
so
much.
D
Thank
you
all
right
next
on
agenda
is
the
chairs
report.
However
kristen,
should
we
skip
that
now
for
today.
C
D
C
All
right
question:
okay,
so
welcome
everybody.
I
just
wanted
to
comment
on
tasha's
presentation
to
say
that
may
is
national
mental
health
awareness
month.
So
we
really
appreciate
the
work
that
she
does
and
the
information
that
she's
she
had
with
the
boy
tonight.
So
please
take
that
information
and
share
with
your
networks.
C
P
Thank
you
very
much,
commissioner
hi.
Everyone.
As
she
said,
my
name
is
andrea.
Can
you
hear
me
all
right
through
the
mask
great
okay,
I'm
really
excited
to
be
back
in
city
hall,
both
figuratively
and
literally.
I
used
to
work
for
counselor
michelle
wu
and
I'm
just
really
glad
to
be
back
in
in
local
government.
I
think
it's
a
too
often
underlooked
tool
that
is
absolutely
critical
to
achieving
the
kinds
of
policy
and
really
quality
of
life
improvements.
We
all
want
to
see.
P
That
said,
I've
also
worked
in
state
government,
federal
government
campaigns,
nonprofit
advocacy.
I've
worked
a
little
on
transportation,
housing
parks
and
open
space.
You
name
it.
I've
probably
touched
it
somewhere,
but
in
my
professional
and
academic
career,
my
focus
has
been
on
health
policy
and
that's
where
a
lot
of
my
experience
with
disability
issues
has
come
in
is
through
that
lens
of
health
policy,
health
access,
social
determinants
of
health.
P
Most
recently
I
completed
my
master
of
public
policy
at
northeastern
working
very
closely
with
dr
jean
mcguire,
who
I
think
some
of
you
may
know,
and
really
worked
very
closely
with
her
on
health
issues.
Learned
more
about
health
and
disability
issues
than
I
ever
thought
I
would,
which
is
what
really
inspired
me
to
apply
to
the
position
and
to
join
the
commission.
P
So
I'm
really
excited
to
bring
my
experience
to
really
advance
the
idea
of
disability
and
all
policy
make
sure
everything
the
city
is
doing
is
not
only
accessible
but
inclusive,
and
I'm
really
excited
to
help.
You
all
do
your
work
and
have
you
help
me
learn
my
new
job
and
I
hope
to
meet
you
all
in
person
as
soon
as
it's
safe
thanks,
everyone.
C
Great,
thank
you,
andrea,
and
we're
really
excited
to
have
andrea
on
board
and,
like
she
said
she
is
going
to
be
tasked
with
working
with
all
of
you
to
move
your
initiatives
forward,
and
one
of
the
first
things
I
would
like
to
have
her
work
on
is
the
issue
of
creating
this
survey
for
the
mayoral
candidates.
I
know
we
talked
about
that
about
two
months
ago.
Now,
so
I'll
have
andrea,
follow
up
by
email,
we're
still
working
to
get
her
fully
on
the
city
system.
C
So
as
soon
as
she
gets
her
email
set
up
I'll
have
her
reach
out
to
you
about
getting
the
survey
out.
We
do
still
have
a
few
months
until
the
primary
but
time
moves
quickly
as
we
know,
so
that
would
be
something
great
to
have
her
work
on,
and
on
that
note,
we
also
had
talked
about
doing
the
letter
to
welcome
mayor
king
kim
janey
to
her
role
in
the
city,
and
I
sent
out
a
draft
last
month,
and
hopefully
everybody
got
to
look
at
it.
C
C
C
C
So
just
following
up
on
a
few
other
things,
the
bike
plan
outreach
campaign
is
in
the
works.
We
have
two
different
consultants
that
we're
working
with
to
develop.
One
is
developing
a
toolkit
which
will
be
social,
media
and
messaging
and
branding,
and
the
other
consultant
is
working
on
a
video,
so
we
hope
to
get
those
messages
start
out,
starting
probably
in
june.
C
Another
thing
we're
working
on
in
my
office
is
planning
for
ada
day
this
year.
As
you
may
have
heard,
the
governor's
state
of
emergency
will
end
in
june,
so
we
are
thinking
about
ways
to
celebrate
this
year.
As
you
all
know,
we
did
a
celebration
virtually
last
year
and
we
had
several
hundred
people
attend,
which
was
really
exciting.
C
The
boston
transportation
department
has
not
been
enforcing
expired
parking
placards,
but
they
will
begin
to
be
enforcing
them
now.
So,
if
you
know
anyone
who
has
an
expired
placard,
it's
really
important
for
them
to
get
it
updated
before
the
end
of
may,
when
the
moratorium
will
end
and
that's
it
for
my
report
and
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions
and
then,
if
not,
we
can
move
on
to
the
next
agenda
item.
C
D
All
right,
then,
the
next
on
the
agenda
is
the
architecture
acid
report
by
to
sacrifice
your
mendez
and
are
you
there.
C
F
So
I
was
supposed
to
have
a
letter
written
on
the
accessibility.
Vaccination
is
that
something
the
board
would
still
like
me
to
do,
because
I
can
probably
do
it
this
week.
If
that's
something
the
board
would
still
like
to
see.
A
F
F
D
D
H
Us
sure
this
is
old
business,
but
I
just
wanted
to
check
in
and
see
if
there's
any
updates
on
the
captioning
ordinance.
C
Yes,
that
was
going
to
be
my
update
next,
so
thank
you
wesley
for
asking
about
that.
We
did
meet
with
ij.
C
That's
if
it's
next
that's
right!
No,
that's
fine!
So
we
met
with
intergovernmental
relations,
who
is
the
city
office
that
works
between
city
departments
and
city
council
staff,
and
they
asked
us
to
wait
to
submit
the
request
for
the
hearing,
because
the
city
council
is
really
tied
up
with
budget
meetings
right
now
and
they're
actually
only
scheduling
budget
meetings
for
the
last
month
and
probably
the
next
month,
because
the
budget
has
to
be
passed,
I
believe
before
the
end
of
june.
C
H
Okay,
great,
thank
you
so
much.
I
think
that
around
88
a
would
be
perfect.
That
would
be
perfect
timing
to
get
that
going.
F
Yes
or
no,
so
I
also
wrote
a
bill
along
with
senator
barrett
that
has
been
submitted
and
I
will
let
the
community
know
when
it
goes
up
for
healing
but
very
similar
to
the
one
that
boston's
looking
at,
and
so
that
will
be
a
bill
for
statewide.
Hopefully
in
the
next
few
months,
that
bill
will
be
heard,
and
I
will
let
the
community
know
when.
F
So
the
fcc
one
of
their
concerns
is
access
to
broadband,
for
people
of
all
backgrounds,
whether
it
be
race,
gender
income
level
and
people
with
disabilities.
The
one
thing
that
the
pandemic
has
shown
that
access
to
broadband
is
a
need
no
longer
nice
to
have,
but
it's
a
need
because
it
gives
you
access
to
education,
employment
and
and
health
care
we
and
many
aspects
of
life.
So
the
fcc
has
launched
a
program
where
you
can
apply
for
funding.
F
D
All
right,
okay,
is
there
any
new
business?
This
is
carl.
F
I'm
sorry
hey,
you
know
me.
I
would
like
to
suggest
that
andrea
in
her
new
role
as
chief
of
staff,
maybe
try
to
set
up
a
monthly
meeting
with
the
executive
team
of
this
committee
or
commission
so
that
we
can
work
on
things
between
meetings
and
she
can
help
us
to
keep
focused
on
tasks
and
items,
and
things
like
that.
So
that's
something
I
would
like
to
suggest
that
she
work
with
the
executive
team
on
as
we
move
forward.
P
F
C
Great
and
I
had
one
item
I
wanted
to
bring
up
too,
along
with
the
letter
to
mayor
janie,
I
wanted
to
suggest
that
the
board
send
a
welcome
letter
to
secretary
walsh
as
secretary
of
the
department
of
labor,
welcoming
him
to
his
new
role
and
also
outlining
prayer
priorities.
It
can
be
very,
very
similar
to
mayor
janie's
letter.
I
can
use
the
same
body
and
type
out
a
draft,
but
the
priorities
may
be
a
little
different.
C
I
do
have
some
suggestions
for
priorities,
because
what
secretary
walsh
will
be
working
on
at
the
department
of
labor
labor
will
be
more
specific
to
employment,
and
there
is
a
lot
we
can
talk
about
as
far
as
disability
employment.
I
know
wesley
had
sent
a
response
to
that
email
talking
about
employment
figures
for
people
who
are
deaf,
which
we
really
need
to
work
on.
D
D
Yes,
I
apologize.
Yes,
any
anybody
who
wants
to
add
a
or
a
okay,
raise
your
hand
if
you,
what,
if
you
go
with
a
oh
all,
right.
D
F
Should
we
also
make
a
motion
for
the
mail
welcome
the
new
mayor?
I
don't
remember
if
we
ever
did
that.
C
We
did
we
voted
on
it
two
months
ago.
Thank.
F
D
All
right,
so
emotions
accepted
welcome
elizabeth
glad
that
you're
glad
to
be
here.
E
Well,
thanks
it's
over
that's
what
executive
boards
are
for
that.
I'm
glad
that
you're
being
very
capably
chaired
tonight.
D
Thank
you
all
right.
The
next
we
just
have
public
input
anything
from
the
public.
Q
So
I'm
down
on
the
dock
at
community
boating
right
now
enjoying
the
sunset,
and
this
is
the
first
time
the
flying
sailing
booth
has
come
down
to
the
boat
club
first
practice
and
the
only
reason
why
I'm
not
out
on
the
water
is
because
I'm
recovering
from
a
little
minor
surgery.
So
I
am
the
designated
guide
dog
sitter,
while
all
the
other
folks
were
out
on
the
water
tonight,
but
I
just
wanted
to
expand
on
paul's
points
about
the
fcc
program
and
the
broadband
subsidy.
Q
Q
There
are
usually
three
or
four
of
our
members
that
come
down
with
dogs
and
on
I'm
very
designated
guide
dog
sitters
tonight,
but
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
dogs
with
me
this
evening.
Most
of
the
people
with
guide
dogs
do
not
show
up,
so
I've
got
an
easy
night
ahead
of
me,
everybody's
out
on
the
water
right
now,
they'll
be
coming
in
soon.
C
Thanks
david
and
ducey,
if
you
want
to
call
for
any
other
public
input
and
then
we
can
see
if
patricia
is
back
absolutely.
D
Yes,
everybody
else
on
the
call
the
right
to
share
something
one
public.
I
C
Well,
just
give
her
a
few
minutes
and
if
she's,
not
if
she's,
not
back,
we
can
you
can
make
the
motion.
I'm.
E
I
didn't
realize
by
the
way
that
just
the
timing
of
all
the
variables
and
the
transportation
that
it
was
already
at
this
portion
of
the
meeting,
but
it
just
was
going
to
be
too
disruptive
to
try
to
do
it
by
phone,
but
thanks
everyone.
I
look
forward
to
leaving.
C
E
I
think
when
we
last
left
off
about
a
letter
I
mean
we
just
got
that
with
it
when
it's
coming.
Okay,
great,
I
just
want
to
make
sure.
Let's
know
that,
that's
where
we
left
off
in
the
process.
E
E
E
Great
well,
I'm
I
I
think
it
still
has
utility,
as
does
indicating
things
that
have
you
know
how
how
boston
has
handled
itself.
D
Yes,
hello,
patricia
you
I
thankfully
you've
rejoined.
Would
you
mind
showing
the
I'm
sorry,
the
architecture,
access
updates?
Please.
C
A
L
Great,
thank
you
hi
everyone,
I'm
so
happy
to
be
back
here.
Last
year
we
stopped
doing
the
architectural
access
update,
but
I'm
back
now
I've
been
here
the
whole
time
just
not
doing
the
the
architectural
access,
commissioner,
was
filling
you
guys
in.
I
have
a
couple
of
announcements:
a
couple
of
civic
engagement
opportunities
that
I
want
to
share
with
everyone,
the
first
one.
L
Well,
first,
let
me
just
say
my
name:
my
name
is
patricia
mendez
director
of
architectural
access
for
the
boston
commission
for
persons
with
disabilities.
I
have
a
couple
of
civic
engagements.
As
I
said,
opportunities
the
first
one
comes
from
the
mbta
they're
having
a
public
meeting
coming
up
and
I'm
going
to
also
include
the
the
links
in
the
chat
and
in
the
notes,
actually
sarah's
going
to
help
me
do
that.
Thank
you.
L
Sarah,
the
first
mbta
public
meeting
is
going
to
be
about
the
fair
rule
changes
coming
up
in
the
upcoming
upcoming
years.
The
dates
are
on
may
20
25
and
the.
E
L
L
L
617-2232:
zero,
zero.
You
can
call
that
for
renewal
and
for
application
again,
six
one,
seven,
two,
two:
two:
three:
two:
zero.
L
Somebody
has
a
question,
but
I'm
gonna
finish
the
report
and
then
I'm
gonna
open
it
up
for
a
question.
If
that's
okay.
L
You
it's
not
gonna,
be
long.
I
promise
the
next
one
is
about
a
massachusetts
architectural
access
board.
As
you
may
remember,
I
continued
to
serve
as
a
member
and
now
the
director,
william
joyce,
has
hired
two
people
so
he's
fully
staffed
the
the
two
two
new
persons
names,
one
is
mark
lesser
and
the
other
is
bradley
sauders.
L
So
he
is
now
fully
staffed.
They're,
all
wonderful!
The
board
has
selected.
The
architectural
access
board
has
selected
a
new
chair
person.
Her
name
is
don
guariella
and
has
selected
a
new
vice
chair,
I'm
happy
to
say
that
I
was
elected
vice
chairperson.
L
The
next
one
is
the
my
participation
in
the
coda
group.
Coda
stands
for
commissions
on
disability
alliance,
which
is
a
group
that
meets
every
month
we
used
to
meet
over
the
phone.
Now,
it's
a
zoom
and
the
participants
are
the
neighboring
municipalities,
usually
cambridge
brookline
newton,
acton,
braintree
and
more.
L
We
talk
about
things
that
are
relevant
to
to
commissioners,
to
give
support
and
to
share
resources.
Some
of
the
municipalities
haven't
been
meeting
regularly
and
having
accessibility
to
meetings
has
been.
You
know
a
hot
topic
as
well
as
pandemic
issue,
vaccination
and
food
access
and
food
insecurity.
L
L
This
is
right
in
front
of
this
state
house
and
right
in
front
of
the
shaw
memorial,
and
that
includes
the
street,
the
pedestrian
crossings
and
the
sidewalks,
so
we're
very
excited
to
collaborate
with
public
works
and
to
coordinate
with
the
other
projects
in
the
area,
which
is
the
shaw
memorial
and
the
state
house
sidewalk.
L
F
L
Okay,
great,
I
will
thank
you,
commissioner,
one
more
thing:
oh
two,
more
quick
things,
and
then
I'm
done
rosendale
square
sidewalk
reconstruction,
which
is
a
partnership
between
the
nbcta
and
the
city
of
boston.
L
They
are
reconstructing
part
of
the
sidewalk
and
they're
installing
an
accessible
bus
stop-
and
this
is
in
washington,
street
and
poplar
street
in
in
roslindale,
and
the
the
project
is
going
to
improve
a
couple
of
entries
of
the
businesses
that
they're
going
to
achieve
a
flash
entry.
L
We're
very
excited
about
that
collaboration
that
partnership
last
one
columbus
avenue
it's
going
to
get
some
new
pedestrian
ramps
as
part
of
the
big
project
in
the
area.
That's
in
that
includes
a
bus
lane
which
is
under
construction
right
now,
and
this
is
in
the
area
of
eagleston
square
by
the
fire
station.
E
Actually,
because
christian
had
asked
prior
to
that,
if
I
had
any
update,
I
I'll
congratulate
you
on
your
advancement
on
the
access
board,
but
actually
it
wasn't
the
question
in
general.
I
just
wanted
to.
I
called
it
a
question,
but
I
just
wanted
to
give
people
a
quick
update
from
the
ride
if
that
wasn't
already
covered
earlier,
but
once
let's,
let's
stay
with
patricia's
any
questions
for
her,
but
just
before
the
meeting
before
carl
has
the
adjournment
ready
to
go.
D
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you
as
well,
and
congratulations
for
me
as
well
patricia.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
You're
welcome
any
questions
from
the
other
board
members,
hello,.
C
L
Q
Hi,
yes,
no,
you
go
ahead.
I
just
wanted
to
ask
patricia
when
they
set
up
those
meetings
with
the
public
works
department
for
the
beacon
hill
makeover
tell
them
to
mix
the
bricks.
L
Hi
david
nice
to
hear
hi.
L
Yes,
so
we're
paying
attention
to
the
brick-
and
there
are
also
other
groups
that
are-
are
paying
close
attention
to
to
the
brick
we're
having
the
the
areas
that
had
worked
before
they're
going
to
have
again
break.
But
this
time
it's
going
to
be
the
wire
cut
and
and
the
new
areas
that
didn't
have
break
well,
they
didn't
have
a
sidewalk
at
all.
Those
are
going
to
be
concrete
on
the
park
side.
Q
Q
So
I'm
not
an
opponent
of
bricks,
but
when
it
gets
to
the
point
where
people
are
hurting
themselves
and
the
bricks
are
not
being
properly
replaced
when
they
talk
it's
a
public
safety
concern,
so
there
are
alternatives
out
there
and
that
the
beacon
hill,
historic
folks
have
a
problem
like
they
did
with
the
curb
cuts.
L
Q
Q
D
B
I
just
said
a
comment
on
joy
street
from
the
african-american
museum
all
the
way
down.
It's
a
cut,
brick
historic,
looking
flat
surface
brick
that
I
know
at
the
time
mayor
walsh.
Well
now,
u.s
labor,
secretary
labor
secretary
walsh,
was
at
an
adamant
about
making
that
possible
and
but
have
nothing
but
strong
reviews,
and
it
also
forms
right
in
with
the
road.
The
curb
is
all
at
the
same
level
and
it
still
looks
very
historic.
It's
a
flat
cut
brick.
If
you
ever
want
to
david,
take
a
walk
over.
B
It
goes
all
the
way
down
joy
street,
patricia
if
you
ever
want
to
take
a
look.
I
think
we
mentioned
this
at
a
meeting
about
a
year
ago.
Now
we
had
this
discussion,
but
it
is
worth
checking
out.
We
had
this
discussion
when
they
were
putting
the
brick
in
for
the
restoration
of
the
city
hall
plaza
and
it's
the
same
type
of
brick.
It's
historic
looking!
B
Yet
it's
a
flat
surface
original
format,
so
I've
heard
and
actually
first
hand
walked
on,
witnessed,
helps
people
in
carts
wheelchairs
with
all
sorts
of
mental
disabilities
to
on
this
type
of
sidewalk
and
it's
it's
been
very
accessible.
L
Thank
you,
paul
yes,
you're
right.
Public
works
has
a
a
very
good
detail
that
has
an
underlayment
of
concrete
that
helps,
make
the
bricks
stable
and
not
move
up
and
down
or
side
to
side,
and
the
joints
are
tight.
B
L
D
Okay
and
yeah
the
board
members
call,
did
you
have
the
book?
Sorry,
do
you
have
a
question
or
a
comment
for
patricia
no
right
from
the
public.
G
Hi,
this
is
nikki
speaking.
I
just
had
a
general
question.
This
is
the
first
meeting
I've
attended
and
is
there
an
email
list
for
this
committee,
or
is
it
just
for
the
board
members.
C
Nikki,
if
you
visit
our
website,
you
can
sign
up
for
our
weekly
email
newsletter
and
you
can
find
that
at
boston.gov
disability
and
we
do
a
weekly
newsletter
with
information
on
what's
happening
in
the
city.
That
will
be
relevant
to
people
who
are
interested
in
disability
issues
and
we
always
advertise
our
meetings
on
in
our
newsletter
and
we
also
we
do
meet
once
a
month.
Public
meetings
and
you
know
you're-
welcome
to
join
in.
G
D
D
L
F
L
E
Elizabeth
with
us
to
do
her
update
this
is
very
quick
we
just
want
to.
I
just
want
to
inform
the
board
and
any
members
of
the
public
they
might
have
already
received
information
through
other
channels,
but
just
to
cover
all
of
them.
That,
beginning
next
week,
the
24th
of
may
that
the
ride
program,
the
ride
vans,
will
be
become
ride.
Sharing
bands
for
did
you
already
go
over
this
in
the
earlier
part?
E
If
not,
then
this
consider
this
another
source
of
that
information
and
there
should
be
blast,
emails
and
other
ways
that
that
information
is
coming
out,
but
also
for
those
who
are
interested
in
the
what's
been
the
ride
pilot
that
the
additional
two
rides
that
were
added
on
primarily
to
help
facilitate
people's
travel
to
and
from
vaccine
centers,
but
not
exclusively.
E
Those
additional
two
rides
will
continue
through
the
end
of
july
and
we
hope
to
have
additional
updates
from
the
mbta
ride
office
soon
about
other
measures
that
will
be
coming
forthcoming
or
long
longer,
term
plans
for
the
pilot
program,
but
as
of
just
meeting
with
them
a
general
meeting
yesterday,
that
information
was
not
yet
available.
E
D
Oh,
my
gosh,
sorry,
my
internet
keeps
acting
up.
Okay.
Now,
carl,
I
guess
now
we
can.
Is
this.
Your
favorite
part
motion
to
adjourn.