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Public Facilities Commission Meeting: Department of Neighborhood Development 8-19-2020
B
B
A
Asked
the
participants
please
mute
themselves
and
confirm
their
presence.
Will
I
call
your
name
beginning
with
roll
call,
with
the
commission,
catherine
craven
president
larry
mamali,
commissioner
dion
irish
commissioner
president
tt
lee
legal
advisor
okay,
catherine
pendleton
article
clerk
morning
next,
with
d
d,
marcy
osberg,
director
of
operations,
president
shawnee
fletcher
development
officer
with
the
neighborhood
housing
development
division?
B
B
Nice
habit.
Thank
you.
The
meeting
minutes
of
july
22nd
2020
for
the
public
facilities
department
are
hereby
approved
beginning
this
morning
with
the
department
of
neighborhood
development.
We
have
marcia.
Oscar
director
of
operations
for
dmv
d
d,
has
four
votes
on
the
agenda
for
today,
all
of
which
are
being
presented
by
shawnee
fletcher
development
officer
for
the
neighborhood
housing
development
division
vote
number.
One
is
a
request
for
conveyance
to
urban
farming
institute
community
land
trust
incorporated
for
vacant
land
located
at
an
unnumbered
parcel
on
acorn
street
in
roxbury
the
purchase
price
is
100
shawnee.
E
Good
morning,
commissioners,
as
tt
said,
I
am
shani
fletcher
development
officer
in
the
neighborhood
housing
development
division
of
the
department
of
neighborhood
development.
I
am
here
requesting
pfc
approval
for
the
conveyance
to
urban
farming
institute.
Community
land
trust
incorporated
hereafter
referred
to
as
ufi
clt,
for
the
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
and
the
roxbury
neighborhood
of
boston.
E
My
apologies-
I
don't
know
what
happened
with
the
video.
Should
I
begin
again
or
should
I
continue?
No
you're
fine,
sean.
Okay.
This
matter
was
last
before
you
in
may
of
2020,
when
pfc
voted
to
approve
the
tentative
developer,
designation
of
ufi
clt
to
refresh
the
commission's
memory.
Dnd
conducted
a
pub
dnd
conducted
a
public
process
that
led
to
that
vote,
and
this
subsequent
request.
E
Dmd
held
a
community
meeting
in
march
2014
to
discuss
with
community
members
the
use
of
this
parcel
as
an
urban
farm.
In
conjunction
with
the
abutting
parcel
community
support
for
the
project
was
strong
and
dnd
moved
toward
an
rfp.
The
rfp
was
issued
on
december
16,
2019
and
advertised
in
the
state,
central
register
and
the
boston
herald.
E
E
E
In
summary,
if
pfc
approves
the
vote
request,
it
will
result
in
the
following
public
benefits:
return
vacant
property
and
dnd's
inventory
for
over
four
years
into
productive
use,
preserve
more
than
4
800
square
feet
of
land
as
protected,
open
space
and
permanently
preserve
an
urban
farm
and
community
garden
space
in
a
neighborhood
with
limited
access
to
fresh
food.
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you.
C
B
E
Thank
you
tt.
I
am
here
requesting
pfc
approval
for
the
conveyance
to
sonoma
maple
schuyler,
tenants,
association,
incorporated
hereafter
referred
to
as
smsta
for
the
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
in
the
roxbury
neighborhood
of
boston.
This
matter
was
last
before
you
in
may
of
2020
when
pfc
voted
to
approve
the
tentative
developer
designation
of
ms
smsta
to
refresh
the
commission's
memory.
Dnd
conducted
a
public
process
that
led
to
that
vote,
and
this
subsequent
request.
E
Dnd
held
a
community
meeting
in
december
2019
to
discuss
with
community
members
the
use
of
this
parcel
as
a
playground
in
park.
Community
support
for
the
project
was
strong
and
d
moved
toward
an
rfp.
The
rfp
was
issued
on
january
13,
2020
and
advertised
in
the
state
central
register
in
the
boston
herald.
E
E
E
In
summary,
if
pfc
approves
a
vote
request,
it
will
result
in
the
following
public
benefits:
return
vacant
property
and
dnd's
inventory
for
30
years
into
productive
use,
preserve
more
than
10
800
square
feet
of
land
as
protected
open
space,
provide
a
playground
for
use
by
neighborhood
children
and
provide
community
gathering
space.
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you.
B
E
Thank
you.
I
am
here
requesting
psd
approval
for
the
conveyance
to
codman
academy
foundation,
incorporated
hereafter
referred
to
as
caf
for
the
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
in
the
dorchester
neighborhood
of
boston.
This
matter
was
last
before
you
in
may
of
2020,
when
pfc
voted
to
approve
the
tentative
developer
designation
of
caf
to
refresh
the
commission's
memory.
Dnd
conducted
a
public
process
that
led
to
that
vote,
and
this
subsequent
request.
Dnd
held
a
community
meeting
in
december
2019
to
discuss
with
community
members
the
use
of
this
parcel
as
a
community
open
space.
E
E
Since
designation,
caf
has
received
a
commitment
of
75
000
in
development
funds
from
the
grassroots
program,
finalized
the
development
budget
and
completed
design
plans
for
the
project.
The
vote
package
includes
a
comprehensive
memo
about
the
project
and
pfc
vote
request.
We
have
also
provided
handouts
related
to
this
vote
request
which
are
displayed
on
the
screen.
E
In
summary,
if
pfc
approves
the
vote
request,
it
will
result
in
the
following
public
benefits:
return
vacant
property
and
dnd's
inventory
for
more
than
31
years
into
productive
use,
preserve
more
than
4
800
square
feet
of
land
as
protected
open
space
and
provide
healing
educational
and
gathering
space
for
the
community.
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
Number
four
is
request
for
amendment
to
the
vote
of
june
13
2018
to
extend
the
tentative
developer,
designation
and
intent
to
sell
period
from
12
to
28
months
to
mission
hill
health
movement
incorporated.
This
request
concerns
one
personal
vacant
land
located
at
six
to
eight
gore
street
in
roxbury
shawnee.
If
you
please
present
vote
number
four
thank.
E
You
I
am
here
requesting
pfc
approval
of
the
extension
of
the
tentative
developer
designation
of
mission
hill
health
movement
incorporated
hereafter
known
as
mhhm
for
the
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
in
the
roxbury
section
of
boston.
As
background
prior
to
the
developer
designation
in
june
2018
dnd
conducted
an
extensive
public
process.
Dnd
staff
met
with
community
residents
to
discuss
the
inclusion
of
the
above
parcel
in
a
multi-parcel
development
rfp
at
community
community
meetings
on
june
9,
2016
july
21st,
2016
and
november
10
2016.,
based
on
community
feedback.
E
advertisements
were
made
in
the
state
central
register,
the
boston
herald
and
after
the
developer,
designation
and
the
city
record,
two
development
teams
applied
to
the
rfp
regarding
this
parcel
and
were
determined
to
meet
the
eligibility
criteria.
One
proposal
was
from
habitat
for
humanity
for
housing
and
the
other
was
mhhm's
proposal
for
the
community
garden.
The
applicants
were
invited
to
a
community
meeting
to
present
their
proposals,
and
support
was
overwhelming
in
favor
of
the
community
garden
pfc
approved
the
tentative
developer
designation
of
mhhm
on
june
13
2018.
E
in
may,
2019
dnd
was
prepared
to
present
mhhm
to
pfc
for
a
conveyance
vote
when
it
was
discovered
that
they
needed
to
undergo
a
tax
abatement
request
process
for
another
property
that
they
owned.
This
process
took
many
months
nine
months
precisely
and
its
conclusion
was
shortly
followed
by
the
arrival
of
the
coven
19
pandemic
in
boston.
E
Given
these
significant
challenges,
mhhm
and
dnd
were
not
able
to
move
forward
on
a
conveyance
vote
and
move
towards
construction
of
the
garden.
Until
this
summer
we
are
requesting
a
16-month
extension
of
mhhm's
tentative
developer
designation
so
that
we
might
return
to
pfc
for
a
conveyance
vote
in
september
and
enable
creation
of
this
community
important
community
resource.
E
E
In
summary,
if
pfc
approves
the
vote
request
to
extend
the
developer
designation
by
16
months,
it
will
lead
to
the
following
public
benefits:
return
vacant
property
and
dnd's
inventory
for
14
years
into
productive
use,
preserve
more
than
2
500
square
feet
of
land
as
protected
open
space
and
create
a
community
garden
in
a
neighborhood
challenged
by
inequitable
food
access.
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you.