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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 3-9-22
A
A
The
open
meeting
law
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
recorded.
Therefore,
please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
recording
of
this
meeting
is
being
made
by
boston
city,
tv,
a
part
of
the
city
of
boston,
kate,
office
of
cable
communications
and
is
being
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
24,
rcn,
channel,
13
and
fios
channel.
B
Hello
good
evening,
folks,
I
am
olivia
richard
and
I
come
from
brighton
and
the
meeting
is
called
the
order.
B
C
Hello,
this
is
my
name,
is
ducia
lebovskaya
agency
of
the
short,
and
hopefully
you
all
can
hear
me.
I
am
located
in
boston,
massachusetts
in
mission
hill
and
I'm
an
advisory
board
vendor
member
and
secretary.
Thank
you.
B
E
F
B
B
Okay,
that
looks
like
everyone
who's
here
right
now,
so
we
will
move
on
to
the
approval
of
minutes.
B
G
Good
evening
and
thank
you
for
inviting
us
to
present,
can
I
what
do
I
need
to
share
screen
there.
We
go.
G
G
Yup
great
great,
so
thank
you
for
inviting
us
to
present
this
update
of
the
mckim
master
plan,
which
was
prepared
for
the
boston
public
library
by
shepley
bullfinch
architects,
with
their
associated
architectural
firm
design,
lab
I'm
jim
mcqueen
senior
project
manager
for
the
city
of
boston,
public
facilities,
department,
and
I
will
be
joined
today
by
david
leonard,
the
president
of
the
boston
public
library,
on
the
agenda.
G
We
do
seek
to
identify
problems
and
needs
to
be
addressed
in
achieving
those
goals
in
future
in
the
future.
As
we
go
forward
over
the
next
several
months
and
years
of
of
design,
we
will
need
to
address
exactly
how
those
goals
are
met
and
we'll
be
seeking
your
input
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
community.
G
In
terms
of
the
agenda,
I
think
david
will
start
off
by
speaking
about
bpl's
commitment
to
accessibility
and
inclusion
and
the
goals
of
the
master
plan.
And
then
I
will
address
some
of
the
specific
challenges
that
to
accessibility
that
we've
found
as
part
of
the
project
and
the
opportunities
that
we've
identified
to
make
the
building
as
accessible
as
possible.
I
So
all
of
these
locations
and
our
vast
collections
are
available
to
all
members
of
the
public
and
we
take
very
seriously
the
phrase
on
the
inscribed
on
the
front
of
the
building
free
to
all
in
some
ways
that
calls
us
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
services,
buildings
and
spaces
are
fully
accessible,
and
we
know
with
our
inherited
buildings
from
past
ages.
That
has
not
always
been
possible.
I
Multiple
phases
of
renovation
were
engaged
in
and
completed,
but
the
entire
building
was
never
addressed
that
the
administration
at
the
time
was
unable
to
complete
all
of
the
phases
of
the
project
that
were
envisioned,
and
so
our
goal
in
this
master
plan
and
the
work
that
will
follow,
is
to
pick
up
what
was
left
unaddressed,
but
also
to
look
back
at
the
work
done
during
that
period
and
see
what
can
be
improved.
I
I
The
second
picture
on
the
slide
gives
you
a
look
at
the
facade
of
the
building
that
side
of
the
building
facing
copley
square,
which
many
people
approach
and
which
has
some
challenges
to
navigate
as
you
enter
the
building,
and
the
third
image
gives
you
a
look
out
from
the
library
at
copley
square,
which
itself
is
planned
by
the
parks
department
for
a
series
of
renovations,
and
so
we
want
to
tackle
our
goals
in
concert
with,
what's
happening
in
the
immediate
neighborhood
next
slide.
Please.
I
So
we
know
that
this
work,
then,
is
about
the
building.
It's
about
this
collections
and
it's
about
the
services.
Next
libraries
during
the
master
plan
process,
which
lasted
just
about
a
year,
maybe
a
little
bit
longer.
There
were
many
community
meetings
and
much
input
from
the
community
around
the
priorities
of
the
community.
I
This
is
what
the
middle
part
of
this
slide
is
indicating
that
wayfinding
and
how
you
get
around
the
building
in
a
clear
and
a
universal
access
governed
manner
is
a
goal
of
the
project
and
thirdly,
to
enhance
our
work
with
the
collections
and
services.
I
I
I
I
This
includes
the
immediate
entryway
to
the
building
up
the
steps
or
the
ramp,
but
also
the
plaza
as
a
whole,
which
is
not
in
great
condition
and
has
itself
provided
many
challenges
over
the
years
to
navigate
and
so
jim,
I
think,
will
now
take
us
through
some
aspects
of
the
plan
itself,
highlighting
the
interior
areas
of
the
building
that
are
slated
for
attention,
as
well
as
talking
about
the
courtyard
and
the
front,
entryway
and
approach
to
the
building
great
over
to
you.
G
Thank
you
david,
so
david
started
to
talk
about
some
of
the
areas
that
we
want
to
address,
and
here
we're
looking
at
some
of
those
challenges
that
that
need
to
be
addressed
in
those
areas.
G
In
this
slide,
we
see
it
at
the
photo
to
the
left
shows
one
of
the
ramps
that
allows
entrance
into
the
building
and
isn't
obviously
not
an
ideal
situation.
It's
one
of
those
things
that
we
do
want
to
be
able
to
address
in
the
center.
We
see
a
photograph
of
one
of
the
third
floor
spaces
and
you
can
begin
to
see
you
know
the
condition
that
that
space
is
in
some
of
the
repairs
that
need
to
go
on
and
off
to
the
right.
G
You
can
see
some
of
the
peeling
paint
up
in
that
same
area,
which
is
indicative
of
some
of
the
climate
control
issues
that
we
have
some
of
the
leak
problems
to
be
addressed
and
then
across
the
bottom
are
a
series
of
sort
of
diagrams
that
are
really
starting
to
indicate
some
of
the
problems
that
we've
found
throughout
the
project
that
we
have
discontinuous
vertical
movement
changes
in
floor
level
on
each
of
the
public
floors.
G
G
Based
on
these
findings,
the
team
has
identified
strategies
to
improve
accessibility,
a
few
of
which
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
in
more
detail
of
the
improvement,
the
accessibility
and
wayfinding
inside
and
outside
the
building
of
the
entry
into
the
building
and
circulation
within
the
building
and
improved
connections
to
the
street
in
copley
square,
as
well
as
means
to
improve
the
public
experience
and
one
of
the
most
important.
The
photo
on
the
right.
Improving
the
general
appreciation
of
the
courtyard,
which
is
one
of
the
gems
in
the
city
of
boston.
G
This
slide
on
the
left
shows
the
proposed
connection
between
copley
square
dartmouth
street
and
the
plaza
in
front
of
the
building
and
the
building
entrance
we're
looking
here
at
the
experience
of
entering
the
building,
and
in
doing
so,
we
coordinated
with
the
parks
department
and
their
designer
sasaki
to
take
a
comprehensive
approach
to
the
space
in
front
of
the
library
on
dartmouth.
Street
preliminary
concept
was
to
be
able
to
connect
the
library
entry
plaza
with
copley
square
plaza
into
an
integrated
experience
that
might
allow
for
events
to
take
place
in
the
street
between
the
two.
G
K
G
And
spaces
to
really
enjoy
the
city
in
front
of
the
library.
G
Additionally,
what
we
are
seeing
in
this
picture,
the
illustration
to
the
left
is
how
we
would
begin
to
reconfigure
the
entrance
into
the
library
which
would
include
a
pair
of
ramps
on
either
side,
one
coming
from
the
green
line
station
on
boylston
street,
the
other
coming
from
the
direction
of
the
orange
line
station.
Further
up
dartmouth
street
these
slope
walks,
which
would
be
at
a
1
to
20
slope,
would
be
integrated
with
the
steps
and
be
similar
to
those
currently
being
constructed
at
city
hall.
Plaza.
G
The
small
photo
to
the
left
of
this
slide
shows
the
existing
elevation
of
the
building
and
to
the
right.
The
larger
illustration
gives
you
an
idea
of
some
of
the
improvements
that
are
being
considered
for
the
entry
to
the
building,
to
make
it
more
welcoming
and
inviting
to
the
public.
We
proposed
to
add
a
pair
of
groves
of
trees
on
either
side
of
the
entrance
of
the
slope
walks,
as
we
said,
that
would
also
be
integrated
with
the
benches
at
the
base
of
the
building
and
try
to
create
a
place.
G
Here
again
to
the
right.
You
see
an
illustration
of
the
existing
condition,
the
temporary
ramp
that
leads
up
into
the
building
to
the
I'm.
Sorry,
that's
to
the
left
to
the
right
is
the
proposed
walkway
and
the
raised
platform
at
the
front,
which
would
eliminate
the
steps
into
the
building
of
the
trees
off
to
the
right
of
the
seating
of
the
entry
and
a
seating
area
below
that.
G
Additionally,
the
existing
cracked
and
crazed
paving
in
front
of
the
building
would
be
replaced
and
there
would
be
a
minimum
of
an
eight
foot
wide
concrete
path
along
the
front
of
the
entrance.
G
It's
basically,
the
existing
conditions
we
need
to
work
with
the
photo
to
the
left
indicate
is
a
picture
of
the
access
from
one
space.
The
yeah
one
of
the
reading
rooms
into
the
washington
room
and
the
man
in
the
center
of
the
photograph
is
basically
looking
at
a
set
of
stairs.
That's
required
to
be
used
to
go
down
into
that
space.
That's
one
of
the
conditions
we
want
to
be
able
to
address.
G
G
G
G
This
is
really
just
sort
of
illustrating
some
of
the
photos
to
the
right
here
illustrate
the
problems
that
would
be
addressed
by
providing
the
roof
enclosure
we'd
be
able
to
protect
the
window
openings
better.
G
G
And
this
begins
to
show
this
diagram
in
the
center
begins
to
show
some
of
the
ways
that
this
would
be
done.
The
first
the
plan
here
shows
in
green
a
new
elevator
that
would
be
added
in
the
courtyard
off
but
accessed
off
of
the
lobby.
G
G
On
this
slide,
we
see
to
the
left
a
photo
of
the
corridor
connection
between
the
lobby
and
the
courtyard
and
below
that,
a
rendering
of
how
that
might
be
opened
up
to
improve
circulation
path,
to
improve
wayfinding
through
the
library
and
to
the
far
left
of
the
illustration
at
the
bottom
would
be
the
entrance
to
the
elevator
that
would
be
added
in
the
courtyard.
G
The
idea
would
be
to
open
up
the
library
at
the
lobby
as
a
wider
space,
removing
a
pair
of
very
large
circulation
desks,
replacing
them
which,
with
a
smaller
central
help
desk
and
then
improving
the
lighting
and
the
movement
in
and
around
that
space.
G
On
the
second
floor,
then,
we
see
the
three
areas
of
interest
that
we
would
be
developing:
the
boylston
room,
the
elliott
room
and
the
washington
room.
The
connection
between
the
elliott
room
and
the
washington
room
is
is
the
photograph
that
I
was
speaking
about
previously
and
that.
G
That's
not
currently
accessible
at
all.
The
rest
of
the
third
floor
would
be
come
would
be
redeveloped
with
a
series
of
new
spaces
collaborative
rooms
along
the
top
of
the
the
plan
with
new
technology
to
use
in
those
spaces.
G
The
other
spaces
we'd
have
new
seating
areas,
a
new
one-stop
reference
desk
classrooms
demonstration
rooms
as
well
as
accessible
toilets
and
again,
this
entire
floor,
which
is
not
currently
open
to
the
public,
would
become
fully
accessible
throughout
off
to
the
left.
You
see
some
of
the
possible
uses
of
the
the
lecture
room
or
classrooms
patron
seeking
areas
to
the
right
of
illustrations
of
what
the
collaborative
rooms
and
the
seating
and
demonstration
labs
might
be.
Look
like.
G
I
Thank
you,
jim,
for
reviewing
some
of
the
highlights
in
detail.
As
you
mentioned,
I
just
want
to
let
our
group
know
tonight
that
the
master
plan
document
itself
is
complete,
but
we
have
not
yet
begun
design
and
we
do
not
have
a
timeline
for
beginning
design.
We
are
in
this
period
where
we
are
socializing
the
document
and
the
contents
and
briefing
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
about
what
is
what
is
hoped
for
and
what
is
planned
and
then
we'll
be
able
to
determine
next
steps
formally
a
little
bit
later
this
year.
I
So
this
is
absolutely
the
time
for
more
input
and
comment,
but
some
of
the
detailed
suggestions,
I'm
sure
we
will
probably
just
take
note
of
and
then
have
them
at
our
disposal
when
we
actually
go
to
the
formal
design
period
in
due
course.
So
back
to
the
chairperson.
This
is
richard.
M
N
G
Absolutely
a
very
good
question:
we
recognize
that
almost
all
of
the
systems
in
the
building
are
inadequate
for
for
both
the
public
and
the
collection
that
it
houses
and
we
would
be
looking
to
bring
those
systems
into
the
21st
century.
Part
of
the
idea
would
be
to
meet
some
of
the
city's
latest
requirements
for
resiliency
and
energy
design.
G
Additionally,
there
is,
I
think,
almost
no
air
conditioning
on
the
third
floor,
there's
sort
of
localized
air
conditioning
in
other
spaces
that
has
impact
on
both
the
public
and
the
the
collection
in
that
we'd
want
to
improve
humidity
and
temperature
control,
basically
for
both
the
public
and
the
collection.
So
that
will
be
a
major
major
aspect
of
the
work
going
forward.
F
F
G
We
haven't
made
a
decision
on
that
and
it's
something
that
we
will
need
to
work
with
both
the
disabilities
commission,
as
well
as
landmarks
and
the
mass
historic
to
come
up
with
a
solution
that
works
for
all
groups.
We,
some
of
our
our
design
ideas
are,
will
be
constrained
by
the
need
to
meet
the
competing
needs
of
those
different
groups,
but
we
definitely
will
want
to
get
the
input
of
the
disabilities
commission
as
we
go
forward
in
that
to
provide
an
appropriate
service.
I
Okay,
I
would
just
add
before
your
third
question,
if
I
can
that
it's
very
important,
that
if
the
new
ram
work
aesthetically
as
well
as
functionally,
it
should
feel
like
a
seamless
part
of
the
building,
as
you
approach
it,
whereas
today
we
have
this
temporary
metal
ramp,
that
is
just
sitting
on
top
two
of
them
actually
sitting
on
top
of
the
stone
work
and
while
it
might
work
functionally
that's
about
that's
about
all,
it
does,
and
so
I
think,
under
principles
of
universal
accessibility.
I
It's
very
important
that
the
new
new
ramp
or
ramps
be
integrated
into
the
experience
of
the
building
itself.
F
I
see
I'm
sure
that
you'll
be
considering
lots
of
different
things
from
a
360
point
of
view.
For
example,
when
you
you
want
to
make
sure
that
the
ramp
obviously
has
a
surface.
That's
a
non-slip
surface
like
in
case
it's
wet
or
if
there's
ice
and
also
you'll
be
probably
thinking
about
whether
there's
any
flood
issue
with
drainage.
So
I'm
sure
these
are
things
that
you'll
be
considering,
as
you
are
going
forward
now
with
the
out
the
exterior
courtyard
just
a
few.
F
There
are
people
who
might
prefer
more
sort
of
visual
visual
sight
lines,
so
just
be
cognizant
of
the
fact
that
if
you
place
trees
or
columns
or
variety
of
things
in
the
way,
that's
going
to
block
people's
visual
view,
as
well
as
the
lighting
and
glare
from
say,
the
sun,
or
from
other
lights,
so
people
who
have
these
kinds
of
sensitivities
or
something
to
consider
as
you're
moving
to
that
design
phase
so
yeah.
These
are
just
a
few
things
I
wanted
to
put
out
there
for
you
to
consider
thinking
about
that.
B
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
certainly
envisioning
the
ways
to
improve
upon
the
experience
at
the
boston.
Public
library
in
multiple
ways
is,
will
enhance
that
experience
for
everyone.
D
I
I
did
have
my
own
question,
but
I
first
did
want
to
follow
up
on
wesley's
question
and
then
the
reply
about
that
that,
while
recognizing
that
there
are,
you
know,
quote
competing
needs
that
I
think
we've
come
across
this
concern
with
with
brick,
not
just
in
boston,
which
obviously
is
the
focus
of
this
discussion,
but
also
in
cambridge,
where
there's
been
historic
buildings
and
just
in
the
in
that
setting
in
a
brick
design
that
there
are
ways
to
improve
upon
brick.
D
But
I
think
that
when
you're
talking
about
public
safety
issues
for
one
group
that,
as
had
already
been
wesley
had
mentioned
about,
I'm
sure
that
things
like
a
non-slip
surface
will
be
included.
But
I
think
at
a
certain
point
that
that
there
are
ways
to
achieve
both
goals
or
multiple
goals,
but
I
think
as
a
relative
prioritization,
if
you're
talking
about
the
safety
or
extreme
discomfort
for
one
group,
that
just
as
the
library
and
everywhere
else,
you
know
buildings,
they
could
never
have
envisioned
having
computers
there,
which
require
some
kind
of
discrete.
D
Yes,
there's
wireless,
but
you
know
other
kinds
of
changes
that
wouldn't
have
been
envisioned.
I
that
that
is
of
a
higher
concern,
and
with
that
in
mind,
I
don't
know
what
how
I
know.
This
is
several
steps
ahead,
but
when
it
does
get
time
to
actually
break
ground
and
make
these
changes,
is
there
some
sense
for
how
long
that
process
might
take
or
what
would
be
the
interim
arrangement
for
ramping?
Not
you
know
not
the.
Obviously.
D
This
is
still
in
the
early
vision
states,
but,
but
I
guess
look
it's
more
of
a
common
to
say
there.
There
needs
to
still
be
accessible
entry
into
the
building
so
that
that
was
what
I
had
first
wanted
to
follow
up
on
my
own
question,
I
think
I'd
be
excellent.
D
With
the
roof
I
mean
with
the
courtyard
and
having
access
all
year
round,
I
was
wondering
what
kind
of
roof,
or
you
know,
with
boston
weather,
and
I
mean
how
best
to
when
the
current
situation
has
leaks
in
it
when
it
even
is
in
use
how
how
that
will
be
integrated
into
the
experience
and
making
this
workable,
and
then
I
I
do
have
one
last
question
after
that,
but
I'll
I'll
ask
that
one.
First,
what
kind
of
roofing
or
other
materials
courtyard
related?
I
I
We
have
temporary
ongoing
approval
to
keep
the
existing
ramp
in
place,
although
the
the
particular
ramp
probably
will
need
to
be
replaced
with
something
similar.
So
we
we
will.
We
will
intend
to
maintain
the
existing
levels
of
accessibility
until
the
project
itself
moves
forward
and
with
respect
to
the
plaza
on
the
dartmouth
street.
I
That
surface
today
is
pretty
much
all
large
pavers,
and
so
I
think
we
would
not
want
to
take
a
step
back
towards
brickwork
when
we
get
to
choosing
materials
and
safety
measures
and
so
forth.
So,
but
thank
you
for
the
reminder
of.
I
Yeah
and
which,
whichever
architectural
team
works
with
us
on
this,
they
will
have
accessibility
experts
which,
which
jim
and
I
are
not,
but
we
have
having
worked
together
on
a
few
projects,
have
become
somewhat
more
knowledgeable
than
we
were
at
the
start,
but
we
will
have
expertise
to
guide
us
on
that
front.
Jim
we've
we've.
The
only
thing
I
think
we've
said
for
the
for
the
roof.
Is
that
the
potential
roof
is
that
would
be
transparent,
so.
I
G
No,
I
I
think
a
couple
of
points
that
we
would
want
to
make
with
regard
to
it
is
that
a
lot
of
people
love
being
outdoors
and
we've
always
wanted
to
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
the
shoulder
seasons,
the
the
pleasant
weather
of
september
or
in
october
or
may?
G
But
we
would
want
to
have
maybe
operable
portions
of
the
roof
so
that,
when
the
weather
is
good,
we'd
be
able
to
open
it
up
and
allow
people
to
enjoy
fresh
air
and
the
outdoors
within
that
that
space.
But
as
as
david
said,
we
really
are
thinking
of
it
as
a
transparent
roof.
A
glass
roof,
something
that
might
be
akin
to
what
you
see
at
the
gardner
museum.
Or
you
know
some
of
the
other
sort
of
classic
courtyard
spaces
that
have
been
covered
up
with
glass.
B
I'm
gonna
throw
in
here
we're
running
a
little
bit
on
time.
So,
okay.
D
L
D
Sure
if
there
are
other
people,
then
why
don't
we
see
them
about
other
people,
their
their
questions.
D
I
apologize,
but
you
said
just
to
go
then
ask
them.
You
said
there
will
be
other
opportunities,
for
I
mean
that
you'll
be
meeting
with
different
groups
and
constituencies,
but
there
will
be
public
or
there'll
be
ongoing
ways
to
to
know
about
progress.
I
Oh
yes,
and
anything
we
didn't
get
to
hear
directly
tonight,
can
be
forwarded
through
the
disabilities
commission
staff
or
directly
to
the
library
we'll
be
happy
to
take
additional
comments
even
before
there
are
future
public
meetings.
So
thank
you
all
for
your
attention
tonight.
M
Hi,
it's
christa
makosh
before
you
jump
off
olivia.
Can
you
see
if
any
members
of
the
public
have
questions
well,
david
and
jim
are
still
on.
B
Okay,
do
any
members
of
the
public
have
questions.
L
D
Oh
yes,.
E
M
B
B
J
O
B
Yeah,
it
makes
sense
I'll
give
my
chair
report
and
by
then
this
can
be
ironed
out.
Okay,
so
my
report
is
number
one.
B
B
I
live
in
brighton,
which
is
filled
with
folks
from
both
russia
and
ukraine
and
they're
they're
they're,
going
through
it
right
now.
So
I'm
thinking
about
them
number
two
is
it's
since
a
season.
B
B
B
And
number
three
is:
this
is
probably
my
last.
This
is
my
last
meeting
as
the
chair.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
this
fabulous
year
of
being
able
to
work
with
y'all
on
everything
I
will
remain
on
the
commission,
hopefully
and
on
the
advisory
board,
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you,
and
I
appreciate
you
all
and
good
luck
to
whoever
we
elect
tonight,
because
it's
a
fabulous
job
and
that's
all
I
have
so.
Are
you
ready
liz.
A
All
right,
that's
so
cool
got
some
thanks
in
the
chat
as
well
olivia,
so
definitely
from
the
commission,
commissioner,
one
of
them's
from
her-
and
I
definitely
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service
myself
and
there'll-
be
more
things
coming
in
I'm
sure,
but
I'll
go
ahead
and
start
sharing
screen
for
lynn.
L
B
O
Thank
you.
As
you
can
see,
this
is
the
boston
textile
coalition,
we're
in
the
midst
of
the
tax
season,
and
I
the
first
to
start
it
off
and
we'll
go
go
to
the
next
screen.
How
many
people
on
the
advisory
board
know
about
the
different
services,
the
fee
services?
You
don't
have
to
raise
your
hands
or
anything,
but
just
just
a
quickie
about
just
giving
you
the
idea
that
there
are
the
different
tax,
preparation,
refunds
and
credits,
whether
you
work
or
not.
O
There's
the
stimulus,
the
earned
income
tax
credit.
The
more
current
this
year
is
the
advanced
child
tax
credit
and
then
the
premium
there
right
now,
there's
a
must
file
to
receive
the
credits.
Okay,
the
next
page,
please,
the
way
that
I
like
to
think
about
this
is
to
think
about.
Is
how
do
you
get
your
annual
income?
Are
you
someone
who
works
and
pays
your
federal
and
state
taxes
so
that
you
are
aware
and
annually
do
file
your
taxes
receive
the
earned
income
or
the
tax
form?
O
O
I
now
need
to
file
my
taxes
and
it's
a
challenge,
because
I
went
from
being
a
very
economic,
independent,
individual
and
being
able
to
do
this
to
now
uh-oh.
What
do
I
do
to
get
what
I
deserve
and
it's
filing
taxes
and
it's
through
the
process
go
to
the
next
one.
Please,
the
other
big
credit
program
is
the
advanced
child
credit.
O
Do
you
have
children?
Have
you
received
the
money,
your
tax
credit
payment
in
the
past
this
year,
the
tax
credit
payment,
it's
called
the
advanced
and
you
should
have
received
50
of
the
total
amount
and
you
would
received
it
on
a
monthly
basis
july,
2021
through
december
and
then
to
receive
the
remaining
50.
You
must
file
the
your
tax
return.
O
O
O
I
am
the
working
for
the
disability
working
group,
I'm
the
disability
ambassador,
which
is
a
division
of
the
boston
text,
help
coalition,
and
it
was
formed
in
2000
to
provide
the
disability,
community
access
and
voices
to
their
taxes
and
asset
building,
so
that
people
can
be
made
aware
of
what's
out
there
and
for
us
to
have
the
opportunity
from
you.
O
And,
as
you
are
familiar,
the
tax
program,
the
back
to
basics,
is
another
accident,
but
we're
seeking
the
disability
working
group
members
to
get
out
there
and
help
what
is
available
to
their
community,
because,
right
now,
as
everybody
is
aware
that
the
covid
requires
different
tax
preparation
programs
with
the
different
meetings,
the
virtual,
the
drop-offs
for
preparation
to
actually
occur.
O
O
Is
where
you
can
go?
Learn
about
the
tax
sites,
the
virtual
tax
preparations
and
as
you'll
see,
there
are
two
free
tax
services
flyers
available
in
english,
spanish,
haitian
korean
haitian
creole,
cape
verdean,
creole,
portuguese,
chinese,
vietnamese
and
somalia,
and
what
is
being
added
to
this
list
is
definitely
a
screen
read
accessible
document
that
makes
things
more
easily
accessible
for
individuals
with
disability
issues,
and
that
is
in
the
process
right
now
being
put
into
the
the
website
brought
at
the
boston
tax
help
website.
O
O
Further,
thank
you
for
learning
about
this.
Let
me
know
if
you
have
questions,
if
you
want
to
be
a
part
of
the
disability
working
group,
it
would
be
wonderful
to
get
your
awareness
information,
especially
location,
location
location,
that
we're
looking
for
this
information
is
for
the
tax
coalition
to
get
for
people
to
be
followed
through
with
their
taxes,
because
right
now,
in
order
to
get
any
of
this,
you've
got
to
be
filing
the
taxes.
Ultimately,
that's
the
final
message
that
I
have
is
whether
you've
filed
taxes
in
the
past.
Q
Yes,
I
apologize.
Yes,
that
is
correct.
My
hand
was
up.
My
heart
was
up
earlier.
You
may
have
said
this
and
I
may
have
missed
it,
but
it's
always
good
to
emphasize
it
again.
Sir,
are
you
guys
able
to
provide.
O
Depends
on
where
you
are
and
the
different
organizations
that
you
reach
out
to
there
are
the
31
different
organizations
and
you
can
go
to
the
website
and
see
the
sources
that
are
closest
to
you.
You
can
call
and
be
a
part
of
them.
Some
require
that
you
serve
the
documentation
to
the
location.
Some
require
different
things,
so
I
highly
recommend
that
you
look
at
that.
I
don't
know
exactly
what's
what
what
for
to
give
to
you
now,
but
you
can
do
that
by
that
page
sure.
O
Kristen,
have
you
gotten
all
of
the
info?
I
wanted
to
be
as
to
the
point
and
brief,
but
also
be
very,
very
forceful
that
in
order
to
receive
money-
and
you
can
there
are
these
different
programs
different
benefits
filing
filing
filing
and
how
filing
is
a
little
anxiety,
I'm
a
little
anxious
about
filing
after
being
out
of
it
for
a
couple
of
years,
but
getting
back
into
it
to
get
that
money
because
government's
got
that
money
out
there.
For
you.
B
O
L
B
B
Thank
you
thanks.
Okay,
so
we'll
move
on
to
the
commissioner's
report.
M
Great
thank
you.
Welcome
everybody
andrew
is
going
to
share
my
slide
deck.
M
M
M
M
M
So
this
will
be
a
more
thorough
look
at
all
the
requirements
for
outdoor
dining,
because
we
know
that
it
was
established
quickly
in
2020
when
coveted
struck.
So
things
were
kind
of
haphazard
in
the
first
year
we
learned
a
lot
over
the
last
two
years
so
now
we're
working
closely
with
the
other
departments
to
look
at
what
worked.
M
What
didn't
work
and
what
we
need
to
do
to
create
a
permanent
program,
so
we'll
be
working
hard
on
that
over
the
next
few
months
and
it
will
be
launched
in
the
next
calendar
year,
so
stay
tuned
and
next
slide,
so
updates
on
some
office
initiatives.
The
bike
outreach
plan
that
we've
been
talking
about
forever.
M
We
got
funding,
we
literally
got
it
in
february
of
2020..
It
was
awarded
to
us
from
the
boston
foundation
and
it
was
going
to
be
for
an
outreach
campaign
for
people
with
disabilities,
but
then
covet
hit.
So
we
immediately
had
to
pivot
all
our
work
and
our
attention
and
funding
to
emergency
response
and
then
sustainability
over
the
last
two
years.
But
now
that
things
are
starting
to
be
more
normalized,
we
are
able
to
focus
on
the
bike
outreach
plan.
So
we
got
our
grant
funding
extended
through
the
end
of
this
year,
which
is
great
news.
M
We
have
sent
out
our
plan
to
three
consultants
for
price
quotes.
We've
received
interest
from
two.
We
received
a
plan
and
a
proposal
from
one
consultant
and
we
had
a
meeting
with
another
consultant
who
is
planning
to
submit
a
proposal
within
the
next
two
weeks,
so
we're
looking
to
launch
the
program
in
april
or
late
april
early
may
and
then
maybe
do
a
staggered
rollout
so
that
we
can
hit
another
targeted
audience
in
august
and
september
geared
towards
college
students
and
for
anyone
who's
not
familiar
with
the
bike
outreach
plan.
M
It's
really
more
of
a
shared
space
outreach
plan
that
will
have
a
dual
track.
We
want
to
target
bike
riders
and
bike
groups,
tourists
who
use
the
blue
bikes
and
anybody
who
rides
a
bike
basically
to
let
them
know
to
be
aware
of
people
with
disabilities
that
someone
who's
blind,
can't
see
you
coming
someone
who's,
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing,
may
not
hear
you
coming.
M
People
with
mobility
impairments
can't
jump
out
of
the
way
quickly,
so
we're
going
to
really
emphasize
those
messages
and
then
concurrently
we're
going
to
do
outreach
to
the
disability
community
to
let
them
know
about
the
changes
in
the
curb
use
in
recent
years.
As
you
all
know,
I'm
sure
very
familiar
with.
We
have
increased
bike
lanes.
We
have
center
lane
center
running
lane
bus
stops.
M
We
have
all
kinds
of
changes
to
the
sidewalk
in
the
public
realm
and
we
also
have
mixed-use
paths
in
the
city
where
bikes
and
pedestrians
can
be
in
the
same
space.
So
we
want
to
be
sure
to
let
people
with
disabilities
know
that
they
also
should
be
aware
of
their
surroundings
and
what's
happening,
to
follow
up
on
the
captions
ordinance.
M
We
are
working
with
the
city
council
now
to
set
up
the
working
group
for
the
captions
ordinance
because
we
have
new
city,
council
members
and
councilor
flynn
is
now
the
council
president.
He
is
passing
it
off
to,
I
believe
it's
councillor
bach,
who
will
take
up
the
ordinance
and
we
want
to
loop
in
businesses
and
the
disability
community
for
further
discussion
on
how
this
program
will
play
out
and
what
it
will
look
like.
But
the
basic
goal
is
to
get
an
ordinance
pass
that
will
mandate.
M
Restaurants
and
businesses
like
gyms
hospitals,
any
kind
of
business,
that's
open
to
the
public
to
have
captions
on
all
tvs
at
all
times.
So
thanks
to
wes
for
suggesting
that
ordinance
and
all
his
hard
work
on
it.
M
Excuse
me
and
then
a
little
bit
of
good
news,
a
little
bit
of
more
back
to
normalcy,
the
disability
community
forum,
our
annual
annual
session
to
listen
to
the
disability
community
and
report
out
to
the
disability
community
about
what
we've
been
working
on
will
be
hosted.
May
11th
we're
going
to
do
it
in
person
at
suffolk,
university
law
school
on
tremont
street,
it's
very
close
to
park
street
station.
M
M
As
you
may
know,
new
board
members
may
not
know,
but
we
usually
sit
at
the
front
at
a
long
table
and
it's
really
a
chance
for
the
public
to
meet
elected
and
appointed
officials.
They
get
to
meet
the
commissioner
and
the
commission
they
they'll
meet.
Sometimes
the
human
services
cabinet
chief
will
come
we're
gonna
see
if
we
can
possibly
invite
the
mayor
and
if
not
get
a
video
from
the
mayor.
So
it's
a
really
great
connection
and
it
helps
us
set
our
accessibility
agenda
for
the
year.
M
So
we'll
be
posting
that
broadly
in
the
next
month
or
so,
and
then
just
some
other
updates
external
updates
for
those
of
you
who
have
a
tap
pass
seniors
or
people
who
are
blind.
You
may
be
aware
that
the
machine
that
prints
out
the
reduced
fare
cards
is
broken
and
it's
been
broken
for
some
time,
but
you
can
request
a
pass,
be
mailed
out
to
you
by
calling
the
t
or
filling
out
a
request
on
their
online
comment.
Form
coda
calls
if
you're
not
familiar
with
this.
M
I'm
not
sure
if
we've
raised
this
before,
but
there's
a
group
of
local
disability
commissions
that
meets
virtually
every
month.
I
know
cambridge
is
in
it
brookline
newton,
somerville,
revere
braintree
and
it's
a
monthly
virtual
meeting
and
it's
made
up
of
all
disability
commissions.
Local.
I
think
there
are
some
in
the
western
part
of
the
state
who
participate
as
well,
but
you're
all
welcome
to
join.
If
you
have
time
and
interest,
we
can
send
you
out
more
information
about
that
and
then
also
for
your
information.
M
L
M
Oh
sorry,
I
just
have
a
few
more
slides
olivia.
Oh,
I
just
want
to
talk
about
the
board,
membership
and
elections.
So
currently,
six
board
members
have
expired
appointments,
but
I
communicated
with
each
of
you
individually,
everyone
who
has
expired
terms
and
was
really
glad
to
hear
that
you're
all
interested
in
staying
on.
M
As
you
know,
it's
a
mayoral
appointment,
so
everything
has
to
go
through
the
mayor
and
if
she
doesn't
reappoint
everybody,
it's
not
a
reflection
on
you.
It
might
just
be
a
case
where
she
has
other
people
she
wants
to
cycle
in
some
people
have
been
on
the
board
for
a
long
time.
You
know.
Sometimes
she
just
likes
to
you
know,
have
her
own
take
on
board
membership
and
representation,
and
things
like
that.
M
But
until
that
time
that
you
do
step
down
or
are
reappointed,
you
remain
full
voting
members
of
the
board
so
great
work
on
attending
these
meetings,
everybody.
We
are
really
glad
that
you're
our
board
members.
On
that
note,
the
state
inspector
general
in
february
released
the
2022
guide
for
members
of
public
boards
and
commissions.
M
You
all
know
that
you
have
to
take
the
annual
ethics
and
conflict
of
interest
training,
so
you
should
get
that
done
sooner
rather
than
later,
and
we
also
have
two
open
board
seats.
We're
looking
for
recommendations,
we're
doing
outreach
to
we'd
like
to
get
a
parent
of
a
boston,
public,
school
student
and
we'd
like
to
also
get
a
college
student
on
on
the
board.
So
those
nominations
are,
we
have
a
form
online
and
andrew
can
send
out
that
link.
We
can
add
it
to
the
slide
deck
and
we
look
forward
to
getting
applications.
M
So
please
spread
the
word
broadly,
as
you
know
your
eyes
and
ears
and
feet
on
the
ground
and
wheels
on
the
ground
in
the
neighborhoods.
So
we
really
rely
on
you
to
bring
us
issues
of
concern,
but
also
to
spread
the
information
that
we
give.
So
please
spread
this
widely.
Once
we
send
you
the
link
and
then
the
next
section
is
board
elections.
Do
we
want
to
pause,
or
do
you
want
to
have
any
conversation
before
that.
B
Olivia,
I
think
we
should
plow
great.
There
is
one
question
from
a
member
of
the
public
about
who
do
you
contact
if
you
want
to
apply
for
a
board
seat.
M
So
you
can
email,
disability
at
boston.gov
and
we'll
put
that
in
the
chat
super
easy
to
remember:
disability
at
boston.gov,
and
when
you
email
us,
we
can
send
you
out
the
link
to
the
form
and
it's
really
a
simple
form.
It's
just!
Basically,
you
know
telling
us
about
yourself
what
your
interest
is
and
any
self-identification
that
you
want
to
share
about
a
disability
or
any
other
aspect
of
your
life,
we're
always
interested
in
getting
to
know
people
and
looking
for
people
to
serve
on
the
board.
M
So
thanks
tara,
nice
to
see
you
by
the
way,
okay,
so
we
can
move
forward
with
elections.
I
am
going
to
nominate
the
following
board
members
for
positions
and
for
chair.
I
would
like
to
nominate
wesley,
ireland,
so
wes.
I
would
like
to
ask
if
you
accept
this
nomination.
B
M
K
B
B
E
B
B
M
Wes
and
welcome
aboard
we'll
be
sure
to
set
up
a
meeting
with
you
to
get
you
acclimated
to
the
new
role
and
we're
here
for
support,
as
always.
Okay.
So
I
would
like
to
nominate
ducia
lubyaska
skya
for
vice
chair.
So
I
would
like
to
ask
ducia
if
you
are,
if
you'll
accept
this.
K
Moved
that
we
spoke
for
busier
for
vice
chair
by
unanimous
consent,.
K
B
M
M
H
K
Well,
I
will
be
good
steward
of
those
funds
I'm
used
to
having
being
an
accountant,
I'm
a
non-existent
but
you're
working
for
the
state.
Q
This
is
jerry.
I
also
I
missed
the
beginning
part
of
the
election
student,
a
little
technical
glitch
I
wanted
to
personally.
You
know
congratulate
congratulate
everyone.
I
know
you
know.
I
think
this
is
a
fantastic
group
of
officers,
and
I
know
that
the
advisory
board
will
be
in
good
stead
for
for
the
next
year
until
we
hold
elections
again
and
really
you
know
it's
my
honor
to
serve
serve
on
the
board
with
everyone.
I
think
I
think
we
all
do
a
great
job
for
residents
and
constituents.
B
M
No,
we
won't
be
having
one
this
month,
we'll
circle
back
next
month,.
B
Okay,
cool
announcements:
anybody
got
any
announcements
they
want
to
make.
B
B
We'll
move
on
to
old
business,
we
got
an
update
on
the
captioning
ordinance
from
the
commissioner
already.
A
We
sorry
this
is
andrea
with
the
disability,
commission
staff
we
have
just
been
put
in
touch
with
our
new
federal
liaison
for
the
city,
who's
actually
based
in
d.c.
I
owe
her
a
call
to
schedule
time
to
talk
about
this
and
another
issue
that
we're
working
on.
So
we've
got
the
right
person.
We
now
just
need
to
be
in
touch
with
her
in
order
to
be
in
touch
with
the
doo.
K
B
Okay,
does
anyone
on
the
board
have
any
new
business.
K
B
P
Yeah,
my
name
is
susan
backstrom,
I'm
a
chelsea
disability,
commissioner,
and
well.
Both
me
and
my
fiance
are,
and-
and
we
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
opening
this
meeting
to
us.
We
are
really
grateful
and
we're
encouraged
there.
You
guys
are
doing
so
much
good
stuff
and
I
I
recently
got
got
hired
by
the
boston
center
for
independent
living.
So
even
if
I'm
a
chelsea
disability
commissioner,
because
that's
where
I
live,
I'm
now
working
in
boston
so
yeah
anyway.
P
I
just
wanted
to
say
hello
and
greet
you
and
thank
you
for
opening.
The
meeting
to
me
have
a
great
day.