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From YouTube: Home Rule Petition Signing Ceremony
Description
Accompanied by members of the Boston City Council and housing advocates, Mayor Walsh signs a Home Rule Petition on City Hall's Mezzanine. This proposal would help ensure funding for affordable housing and job training programs. It would also codify the Inclusionary Development Policy into Boston's Zoning Code, protecting the City's ability to create and fund income-restricted housing. The next stop for the bill is the State House, where it awaits approval by the Legislature.
A
A
We
need
to
be
able
to
secure
what
we've
got
in
when
appropriate,
raise
the
funding
requirements
from
private
developers
so
that
we
can
build
additional,
affordable
housing
and
educate
and
train
our
workforce,
allowing
them
to
take
advantage
of
this
strong
economy.
I
personally
want
to
thank
the
elected
officials
here
that
I'm
sure
the
mayor
will
acknowledge
housing
advocates
job
advocates
and
the
development
community
that
has
come
to
gathered
out
today,
and
there
are
developers
here
to
support
this
important
bill.
It
will
take
us
all
working
together
to
get
this
home
rule
passed
at
the
state.
A
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
various
city
agencies
that
have
worked
really
hard
on
this
bill.
The
office
of
Workforce
Development
intergovernmental
affairs,
the
office
of
economic
development
and
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
I
almost
forgot
them
that
would
have
been
problematic
and,
most
importantly,
the
staff
at
the
BPD,
a
sunal
gandhi,
Tim
Davis,
under
the
leadership
of
director
golden.
Thank
you
so
much
beep
EDA,
the
beep
EDA,
has
taken
the
lead
on
drafting
the
bill,
making
sure
that
all
of
you
have
been
listened
to.
A
The
edits
and
suggestions
have
been
incorporated,
and
so
I
think
you
know.
We
have
a
very,
very
good
piece
of
legislation.
Our
first
speaker,
mayor,
Walsh,
is
committed
to
making
sure
that
Boston
remains
home
to
long
term
residents
and
new
residents
seeking
a
better
life.
He
knows
firsthand
that,
in
order
for
us
to
continue
to
build
more
affordable
housing,
we
need
to
increase
resources,
no
surprise
there
and
he
has
done
just
that.
B
B
All
of
this
it
truly
is
is
is
is,
is
a
group
of
us
working
together
and
that's
why
we
here
today,
it's
another
another
step
forward
here
and
I'm,
going
to
thank
a
bunch
of
people
a
bunch
of
times,
because
it's
important
to
do
that,
but
one
of
the
people,
a
couple
people
I,
want
to
just
shout
out
right
from
the
beginning.
I
want
to
thank
Council
of
the
Edwards
for
leadership
on
housing.
B
B
His
counsel
Janey
comes
from
you,
sorry,
George
councilors,
a
crime
comes
from,
Ali
comes
with
Baker
council
Flynn
and
all
the
other
members,
the
varsity
counsel,
for
your
great
work.
The
housing
advocates
that
are
here
today,
I've
known
many
of
you
for
25
years,
when
I
became
a
state
representative
and
during
the
budget
season
and
on
April,
we
would
be
talking
about
fighting
for
more
money
and
fighting
for
more
opportunity
and
fighting
and
25
years
later,
we're
still
doing
the
same
thing
and
we're
all
fighting
together.
B
So
thank
you
for
keeping
the
good
fight
up
for
so
many
people
we're
lucky
to
have
many
of
you
and
the
dedicated
partners
in
this
work.
This
home
row
petition
addresses
a
very
important
pressing
need
in
Boston
how
we
make
sure
everyone
can
can
afford
to
live
in
the
city.
These
changes
we
were
working
on
since
the
beginning
of
the
year
when
the
city
submitted
a
legislative
package,
and
in
many
of
you
is
housing
advocates,
submitted
a
legislative
package
as
well.
We're
excited
to
take
the
next
big
step
forward.
B
Boston.
As
you
know,
it's
no
secret.
We
read
about
in
the
paper
we
hear
about.
A
community
meetings
is
experiencing
one
of
the
biggest
building
rooms
in
the
history
of
our
city.
The
benefit
of
this
growth
is
not
felt
by
everybody
age,
but
it
should
be
felt
by
everybody.
It's
important
for
us.
Individuals
and
families
should
be
able
to
build
strong
lives
here
and
call
the
city
of
Boston
their
home.
B
So
we're
looking
for
ways
to
leverage
our
growth,
so
it'll
reach
all
corners
of
our
city,
regardless
of
the
neighborhood
that
you
live
in,
or
the
zip
code
that
you
live
in.
We've
been
growing,
affordable,
housing
in
a
toolkit.
So
far,
we've
created
30,000
units
of
housing
through
our
housing
plan,
20%
of
those
those
units
are
income
restricted
or
one
in
five
we're
renovating
the
oldest
public
housing
developments
in
Boston,
as
Sheila
mentioned,
we
passed
the
Community
Preservation
Act,
we
increased
our
state
match.
B
Thank
you
to
the
legislature
for
that,
because
that's
gonna
make
a
big
difference.
When
we
passed
CPA
here
in
Boston,
we
were
roughly
getting
17
cents
on
the
dollar.
It's
gone
to
40
cents
on
the
dollar.
Now
and
I
want
to
thank
our
legislative
leaders
in
legislation,
legislators
for
doing
that.
We're
taking
two
more
steps
to
strengthen
our
most
important
tools:
inclusionary
development
and
linkage
fronts.
This
bill
takes
the
two
chruch
takes
two
crucial
steps
to
making
that
happen.
B
The
first
is
a
flexible
to
adjust
the
linkage
payments
as
we
require
from
commercial
developers
that
allows
us
the
opportunity
and
and
before
I
go
into
the
second
point.
It's
somewhat
a
little
disheartening
that
every
time
that
we
want
to
make
a
decision
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we
need
to
go
to
the
legislature
to
change
it,
whether
it's,
whether
it's
linkage
or
whether
it's
liquor
licenses,
you
saw
an
op-ed
in
the
paper
today,
we're
constantly
going
to
the
legislature
for
everything
and
and
I'm
pretty
confident.
B
At
least
I
can
speak
under
the
administration
I'm
in
and
the
conference
here
today.
For
the
last
six
years,
we've
been
responsible
by
passing
a
budget
on
time.
We
don't
do
overruns
and
we
have
a
triple-a
bond
rating
for
the
first
time,
the
history
of
the
city
for
six
and
second
of
years.
So
if
we
can
manage
our
own
money
and
manage
our
own
City,
we
should
be
able
to
manage
some
of
the
things
that
we
need
in
our
city
to
move
forward.
B
That
was
my
commercial
not
to
go
back
to
the
bill
in
additional,
affordable
housing
link.
Linkage
trends
may
also
be
used
for
job
training
and
education
programs,
and
we
create
a
program
a
couple
years
ago,
Boston
hires
to
Train
22,000
Bostonians.
It's
a
high
end,
paying
jobs
because,
as
we
think
about
housing,
we
think
about
jobs
and
think
about
people
making
money.
We
think
about
inequality.
It's
all
linked
together,
so
we're
gonna
be
working
to
use
this
money
to
be
able
to
put
more
money
into
those
different
areas
as
well.
B
These
opportunities
help
Bostonians
get
into
real
careers
and
raise
families,
so
we're
not
talking
about
raising
the
minimum
wage
so
that
we
can
barely
get
a
family
by
this
is
about
creating
opportunities
that
for
job
training,
to
get
people
into
really
strong
jobs
and
I
know.
I
can
speak
for
everyone
here
today.
We
all
do
our
part
individually
by
trying
to
help
people
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
do
that,
but
this
is
a
way
for
us
to
get
more
money
into
the
fund
to
actually
do
more.
B
B
Since
it
sounded
in
the
year,
2000
IDP
has
helped
create
2700
units
of
income,
restricted
housing.
That
is
an
opportunity
that
is
money
that,
before
that
wasn't
available,
and
that's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
create
more
opportunities
to
create
more
affordable
housing,
seeing
that
we
don't
have
money
coming
from
the
federal
government
per
se,
and
sometimes
we
don't
get
enough
money
from
state
or
other
other
opportunities.
B
So
what
use
this
as
an
opportunity
for
us
to
raise
our
own
money
to
be
able
to
benefit
our
own
development
going
on
the
city
of
Boston
and
put
it
back
into
housing
combined
with
other
resources.
This
fund
will
help
us
support
an
additional
2,000
units.
We
strengthen
the
policy
in
2015
which
helped
us
create
even
more
homes.
This
petition
also
expands
the
role
for
the
City
Council
in
improving
inclusionary
zoning
proposals.
B
So
when
we
talk
about
it,
it
truly
is
a
partnership
where
we
sit
at
the
table
with
all
the
activists
and
the
real
Avella
pers
and
people
doing
the
building.
But
it's
all
of
us.
It
puts
a
stake
at
the
table
for
not
just
to
sit
with
the
mayor
and
the
mayor's
office
and
economic
development
and
the
BP
DA,
but
actually
go
across
the
hall
and
have
real
conversations
with
the
City
Council.
Something
that's
important.
B
This
is
important
because
it's
an
issue
that
requires
all
level
of
government
working
with
everyone
I
think
that,
as
we
think
about
our
efforts
on
housing-
and
we
do
a
lot
of
work,
we
all
have
different
ideas
on
how
to
move
things
forward.
But
the
one
area
that
I
think
that
we
have
unanimous
support
on
is
housing
in
affordable
housing
because
wherever
I
go
and
wherever
the
council
goes,
wherever
we
go
and
any
neighborhood
really
represent
the
neighborhood
or
we
don't.
We
hear
about
housing,
we
hear
about
being
pushed
out
of
the
city
of
Boston.
B
B
But
we
know
there
is
much
more
that
we
can
do
and
have
to
do.
We
have
to
do
it
together.
I
just
want
to
end
with
thanking
everyone
who
made
today
possible.
I
want
to
thank
I'm,
not
gonna
mention
them
all,
but
all
the
department
staff
will
work
on
this
bill,
the
City
Council
and
your
staff
who
worked
in
this
piece
of
legislation,
the
the
legislative
delegation
who
is
Sabourin
delegation
in
particular,
who
is
we've
been
in
constant
contact,
whether
I
want
to
thank
them
for
their
for
their
consideration
and
support.
B
I
want
to
thank
representative
Koenen,
who
couldn't
be
here
with
us
today
for
filing
this
legislation
on
Beacon,
Hill
and
I
want
to
thank
the
rest
of
the
delegation.
Lastly,
and
more
importantly,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you,
the
housing
advocates.
Thank
you
for
pushing
us.
Thank
you
for
working
with
us.
We
are
united
in
Boston
around
our
goals
of
affordable
housing,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
do
that.
I
urge
everyone
to
contact
your
legislator
about
why
it's
so
critical
that
we
move
this
bill
forward
and
I
also
just
wanted.
B
They
come
here
because
they're
looking
for
benefits,
they're
looking
for
help
in
some
ways,
the
same
is
for
people
at
a
poor.
They
feel
their
only
option
has
come
to
Boston
and
I'm,
not
saying
that
we
welcome
everyone
and
I
certainly
welcome
everyone,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
think
about
affordable
housing,
the
other
350
cities
and
towns
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
needs
to
do
their
part
as
well.
They
need
to
help
us.
B
Just
like
I,
don't
like
seeing
somebody
who
lives
in
Boston
coming
out
to
me
and
telling
me
they
were
forced
to
move
to
X
City
I
want
them
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
stay
in
this
city
so
as
you're
advocating
for
legislation
just
let
people
know
how
serious
this
is,
and
it
can't
just
be
the
housing
advocates,
because
for
years
the
housing
advocates
have
worked.
The
halls
have
gone
in
and
got
the
amendments
and
pushed
and
pushed
and
push.
We
know
it
needs
to
go
beyond
the
housing
advocates.
B
A
Thank
You
mayor
really
appreciate
that,
as
a
mayor
mentioned,
councillor
Lydia,
Edwards
chairs
the
housing
Community
Development
Committee
for
the
city
council
and
worked
tirelessly
on
this
bill
and
I
really
want
to
thank
her
tenacity
and
her
ability
to
negotiate
and
end
up
with
the
final
product.
We
could
all
very
strongly
get
behind
my
friend
Lydia.
C
So
I
wanted
to
say
first
I
have
a
lot
of
thank-yous
as
well
right
back
at
you,
Sheila
I
want
to
thank
you.
You
educated
me
greatly
when
I
was
at
DMD
and
when
I
was
at
the
office
of
housing.
Stability
I
learned
a
great
deal
and
thank
you,
mayor
Walsh,
for
that
opportunity
to
be
a
head
of
the
office
of
housing
stability
at
that
time.
C
Development,
not
final,
actually
to
my
colleagues
on
the
City
Council
I.
Thank
you
so
much
the
headaches,
the
back-and-forth,
the
growth.
It's
all
helpful.
Those
of
you
have
been
here
for
for
many
many
years
and
those
of
us
who
came
in
as
freshmen
I
think
I
just
loved
this
group
and
I
love
working
with
you
and
I
want
to
thank
you
personally
for
all
of
the
back
and
forth
the
pushing
and
yeah
we
got
it
done.
We
got
it
done
together.
So
thank
you.
C
I'm
genuinely
thrilled
to
be
here
today,
as
we
send
forward
a
strong
piece
of
legislation
to
address
our
housing
crisis,
our
housing,
our
communities
and
preparing
residents
for
economic
prosperity.
Our
critical
priorities
for
the
city
of
Boston
as
a
district
city,
councilor
I,
am
keenly
aware
of
the
needs
in
my
in
our
neighborhoods,
especially
East
Boston
in
Charlestown,
for
folks
to
have
a
place
to
live
and
for
our
neighborhoods
to
grow
in
an
equitable
way,
as
residents
are
truly
fighting
to
remain
in
Boston.
C
It
is
an
incredible
city
and
it's
worth
fighting
to
stay
in,
and
this
is
going
to
be
one
of
those
tools
in
the
toolbox
that
helps
more
people
to
stay
here,
especially
our
families.
The
economy
is
booming,
but
we
need
to
do
more.
We
need
to
make
sure
that,
as
the
economy
is
growing,
so
do
our
coffers
to
assure
that
we
can
pay
for
good
jobs
and
pay
for
affordable
housing.
Now
it's
chair
of
Housing
and
the
Community
Development
Committee
I
know
that
this
pain
isn't
just
about
my
district,
it's
citywide.
C
That
is
why
it's
so
critical
that
we
act
today
to
advance
this
housing.
Economic
justice
policy,
this
legislation
will
ensure
that
Boston
secures
lasting
affordability
for
those
who
live
here
and
for
those
who
want
to
come
here.
Linkage
and
inclusionary
development
especially,
are
two
the
most
critical
tools
that
we
have
to
locally
to
remote:
income,
restricted
housing.
That
means
that
we're
committing
not
only
to
just
creating
that
housing
but
making
sure
it
stays
affordable
for
generations
to
come.
C
But
these
these
tools
are
greatly
restricted
by
state
law
and
that's
what
this
legislation
will
do.
It
doesn't
say
that
we
don't
need
the
state.
What
it
does
say,
as
as
the
mayor
said,
is
that
we
as
Boston
we
can
handle
this
because
we're
dealing
with
the
burdens
of
it.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
handle
and
and
manipulate
the
benefits
of
it
as
well.
C
The
City
Council,
fought
and
assured
that
we
also
had
inclusionary
language
and
also
some
fair
housing
language
as
well,
to
assure
again
that
the
policy
went
from
being
an
executive
order
to
continued
permanent
policy
for
affordability.
You
know
our
federal
government
might
be
backpedaling
on
affordable
housing,
but
we
embossed,
and
we
move
forward
and
I'm
so
proud
to
be
part
of
that
city
in
that
conversation
and
make
sure
that
we
advance,
regardless
of
what
happens
at
the
federal
government.
C
So
today,
I'm
just
here
to
incredibly
grateful
and
probably
proud
of
the
city
that
were
in
and
the
leadership
that
we're
going
to
take
and
yes
I,
know
for
a
fact.
There
are
a
lot
of
cities
looking
at
us
wondering
how
they
too
can
also
make
sure
that
they
can
lead
like
Boston
does
so.
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity,
I'm
very
excited
and
thank
you.
A
The
other
City
Councilor
that
I
would
like
to
bring
up
is
our
very
own
councillor,
Flaherty,
chair
of
government
operations,
even
with
his
busy
schedule,
he
was
able
to
pull
people
together
in
these
working
sessions
that
were
long,
sometimes
tedious
and
and
but,
but
mostly
respectful
and
I
really
appreciate
that.
But
out
of
that
came
very,
very
good
ideas
that
really
shaped
this
legislation.
Councillor,
clarity.
D
Thank
You
Shayla
good
afternoon.
Everyone
obviously
great
to
be
here
great
to
be
here
with
our
mayor,
my
council,
colleagues,
all
of
the
the
advocates
and
community
members
that
made
today
possible
special
note
of
thanks
to
mayor
Walsh
and
his
team
for
sponsoring
this
significant
piece
of
legislation.
D
He
mentioned
a
toolkit
I
call
it
a
toolbox,
he's
actually
the
laborer
but
I'll
call
it
a
toolbox
in
this
legislation,
modernizes
one
of
the
biggest
tools,
if
not
the
biggest
tool.
We
have
in
the
toolbox
to
address
the
growing,
affordable
housing
crisis
in
our
city,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
utility
infielders
and
the
unsung
heroes.
D
Chief
Dylan,
who
we've
heard
from
today:
Boston
planning
and
development
agency,
housing
policy
manager,
Tim
Davis,
BPD,
a
senior
policy
adviser,
Sun,
al
Gandhi
BPD,
a
deputy
director
of
regulatory
Planning
and
Zoning
Brian
Glasscock
office
of
work,
cost
of
Workforce
Development
Director
trend
Wynne.
My
colleague,
of
course
on
the
council,
who
made
enormous
contributions.
Council,
Liddy
Edwards.
D
All
of
my
colleagues
who
supported
this
unanimously,
Neil
Dougherty,
who
quite
frankly,
should
have
got
combat
pay
working
on
behalf
of
the
mayor,
working
with
myself
and
councillor
Edwards
and
all
those
working
sessions,
and
obviously
the
numerous
advocates
and
stakeholders
for
their
cooperation,
collaboration,
expertise,
extensive
contributions
to
this
important
piece
of
legislation.
When
my
colleagues
and
I
voted
unanimously
to
approve
this
home
rule
back
on
August
the
21st,
it
demonstrated
that
we're
all
committed
to
working
with
MAO
to
provide
greater
access
to
affordable
housing
and
job
training.
D
During
a
time
when
demand
is
at
an
all-time
high
further.
It's
the
wide
variety
of
stakeholders
who
spoke
on
this
proposal
expressed
in-depth
knowledge
of
the
need
for
affordable
housing
and
strong
forward-thinking
legislation
that
balances
our
need
for
affordable
housing
and
market
rate
development
for
our
tax
base
during
this
booming
real
estate
development
market
and,
of
course,
the
jobs
folks.
D
The
job
training
folks
were
there
every
step
of
the
way,
and
it
was
the
spirit
of
cooperation
that
was
also
played
a
key
factor
in
getting
this
thing
done,
with
Mayor
Walsh's
approval
of
this
legislation
and
with
all
the
voices
in
this
room
continuing
to
advocate.
But
now
it's
time
for
us
to
to
push
our
colleagues
at
the
Statehouse
to
turn
these
ideas
into
action.
Thanks
again,
look
forward
to
continue
working
on,
affordable
housing
crisis.
A
As
it's
been
mentioned
many
many
times,
this
money
is
also
used
for
critical
workforce
development
programs.
For
that
reason,
I
would
like
to
invite
up
ami
nish
Minh
senior
vice
president
of
strategies
for
Jewish
vocational
services.
Ami
knows
firsthand
how
to
use
this
money
and
how
important
it
is.
E
Job
training
funds
secured
by
linkage
are
procured
in
a
way
that
measures
and
values
performance,
so
only
programs
that
move
Boston
residents
into
quality
jobs
receive
these
resources
highly
effective
job
training
programs
that
move
people
into
career
ladder,
jobs
that
help
to
break
the
cycle
of
intergenerational
poverty.
The
job
training
Alliance
is
proud
to
utilize
linkage
funds
to
bring
those
with
barriers
to
employment
into
the
Boston
job
market.
In
this
tight
labor
market,
where
employers
are
desperate
for
talent,
there
are
Boston
residents
who,
with
job
training,
can
fill
those
current
vacancies.
E
I
have
learned
a
lot
about
housing
and
all
of
your
acronyms,
as
you
all
know,
better
than
most
housing
and
job
training
are
inexplicably
linked
in
terms
of
the
ability
of
Boston
residents
to
remain
in
and
thrive
in
the
city
of
Boston,
which
of
course,
was
the
intent
of
the
original
linkage
law.
When
it
was
put
in
place.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
this
move
quickly
through
Beacon
Hill
and
celebrating
an
increase
to
linkage
with
all
of
you
allowing
us
to
provide
even
or
Boston
residents
with
economic
opportunity.
A
F
Hi,
thank
you
so
much
Sheila,
no
one
in
Boston
needs
to
be
reminded
of
that.
Our
home
prices
and
rents
are
just
too
high
and
that
we
need
to
create
more
affordable
homes
for
tenants
and
homebuyers
alike.
It
happens
almost
every
day
at
Maha
mass,
affordable
housing
Alliance.
We
get
a
call,
an
email,
a
note
from
one
of
our
proud
home
buyers,
our
class
graduate,
and
they
are
so
happy
that
they
were
able
to
buy
their
first
home
and
sometimes
be
the
first
person
in
their
family
to
own
their
own
home
and
achieve
homeownership.
F
We
asked
well
weird:
where
did
you
buy
too
often?
The
answer
is
outside
the
city
of
Boston,
but
with
the
support
and
leadership
of
Mayor
Walsh
and
the
entire
City
Council,
we
are
confident
we
can
expand
the
pie
within
the
passage
of
the
holy
petition
on
linkage
and
inclusionary
development.
We
need
a
much
bigger
pie
and
this
is
one
of
the
important
ways
to
get
it
in
July's
over
a
thousand
people
came
out
to
the
Reggie
Lewis
Center
to
add
their
voices
to
our
campaign
to
expand
the
pie.
F
Many
grew
and
grew
up
here
in
Boston
and
want
to
stay
here
in
Boston.
The
legislation
will
help
to
make
that
a
reality
for
the
Boston
residents.
We
want
to
thank
all
of
our
partners
in
this
campaign,
all
of
our
friends
in
the
IDP
coalition,
Boston,
tenant
coalition
CPA
and
up,
and
it's
a
massive
partnership
of
other
organizations,
including
Maha
as
well,
the
linkage
coalition
in
May
CDC
and
the
job
training
Alliance.
F
And,
of
course
you
want
to
thank
our
Maha
activists
and
members,
all
our
strong
supporters
on
the
City
Council,
including
councillors,
Edward
clarity,
wool,
wasabi
George,
Campbell,
Janie,
Flynn
and
O'malley,
and,
of
course,
to
thank
mayor
Walsh
and
his
Chiefs
of
housing,
Sheila
Dillon
for
leading
this
effort
to
increase
the
dollars
just
really
needed
for
homes
we
all
can't
afford.
In
July
we
gave
mayor
Walsh
and
the
counselors
beautiful,
expand
the
pie
pie
plates.
F
A
Thank
you,
and
now
is
what
we've
all
been
waiting
for:
I'd
like
to
invite
mayor
Walsh
up
the
City
Council
and
the
electeds
that
are
here
coalition
members
cabinet
Chiefs
come
on
up,
come
in
watch
the
the
bill
get
signed
and
now
after
he
signs,
we've
got
to
all
pledge
to
go
forward
and
get
this
passed.
Thank
you.