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Public Facilities Commission Meeting : Department of Neighborhood Development 1-13-21
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Beginning
this
morning,
with
the
department
of
neighborhood
development,
we
have
sheila
dillon
chief
and
director
for
d
d
d
d
has
seven
votes
on
the
objective.
For
today
vote
number
one
is
being
presented
by
shawnee
fletcher
development
officer
for
the
neighborhood
housing
development
division
vote
number.
One
is
a
request
for
a
tentative
developer.
Designation
attempt
to
sell
to
ec
farm
incorporated
or
naked
land
located
at
six
chelsea
terrace
east
boston,
purchase
price
is
a
hundred
dollars
shawnee.
If
you
please
present
your
vote
request.
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E
Community
members
were
in
support
of
this
use
and
became
closely
involved
in
the
work
on
site,
including
volunteering,
to
help
develop
the
site
into
a
community
growing
space
as
well
as
cultivate
and
maintain
it.
In
may,
2020
d
sent
a
community
notification
to
solicit
feedback
on
the
preservation
of
this
site
for
continued
use
for
urban
agriculture.
E
Support
by
the
abutters
and
other
neighbors
was
strong.
A
request
for
proposals
was
issued
on
august
24,
2020
and
advertised
in
the
state,
central
register
and
the
boston
herald
one
development
team
applied
to
the
rfp
and
was
determined
to
meet
the
eligibility
criteria
based
on
community
feedback
and
dnd
review
of
the
application
against
the
rfp
evaluation
criteria.
We
recommend
the
designation
of
easty
farm
eastie
farm
owns
and
operates
several
urban
farming
sites
in
east
boston
and
has
been
operating
the
site
at
6
chelsea
terrace.
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E
E
F
I
have
no
questions
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
approve.
B
Thank
you
vote
number.
One
is
hereby
approved.
Phone
number.
Two
is
also
being
presented
by
shawnee
fletcher
for
a
tentative
developer,
designation
and
attempt
to
sell
to
boston
food
forest
coalition
incorporated
for
vacant
land
located.
Two
unnumbered
parcels
on
river
street
in
matapan
purchase
prices
for
200
shawnee
food.
Please
present
your
vote
request.
E
Thank
you
tt.
I
am
here
requesting
pfc
approval
for
the
tentative
developer,
designation
of
boston
food
forest
coalition,
incorporated
hereafter
referred
to
as
bffc
for
the
parcels
identified
in
the
vote
package
in
the
matapan
section
of
boston
d
d
conducted
a
public
process
that
resulted
in
this
vote.
Request
d
d
held
a
community
meeting
in
july
2020
to
discuss
with
community
members
the
use
of
these
parcels
as
a
community
open
space,
including
a
possible
food
forest
support
by
the
community
and
the
abutters
was
strong.
E
A
request
for
proposals
was
issued
on
august
31st,
2020
and
advertised
in
the
state,
central
register
and
the
boston
herald
one
development
team
applied
to
the
rfp
and
was
determined
to
meet
the
eligibility
criteria
based
on
community
feedback
and
dnd
review
of
the
application
against
the
rfp
evaluation
criteria.
We
recommend
the
designation
of
bffc
bffc's
proposal
will
preserve
the
parcels
as
permanent,
open
space,
providing
food
access
and
gathering
space
for
everyone
in
the
surrounding
community.
E
E
In
summary,
if
pfc
approves
the
vote
request,
it
will
result
in
the
following
public
benefits.
This
proposed
development
will
preserve
a
long
vacant
property
as
a
food
producing
gathering
and
art
space
for
the
neighborhood.
In
addition,
the
city
will
avoid
approximately
twelve
hundred
dollars
in
annual
maintenance
costs
and
return
this
property
to
productive
use.
After
more
than
68
years
in
our
inventory,
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
Thank
you.
F
B
G
My
apologies
thank
you
tt
good
morning,
commissioners
and
happy
new
year.
I
am
here
requesting
pfc
approval
of
a
12-month
extension
of
the
tentative
developer
designation
to
caribbean
integration,
community
development,
cicd
and
the
planning
office
for
urban
affairs
incorporated
powwa
for
the
parcels
identified
in
vote
package
3
in
the
matapan
section
of
boston
as
background
dnd
issued
the
rfp
on
february
26
2018.
G
G
We
are
requesting
a
12-month
extension
of
the
developer
designation
to
allow
additional
time
for
the
development
team
to
apply
to
the
commonwealth's
department
of
housing
and
community
development
funding
round.
The
development
has
applied
one
time
and
did
not
receive
funding.
The
vote
package
includes
a
comprehensive
memo
about
the
project
and
pfc
vote
request.
G
G
In
summary,
if
pfc
approves
the
vote
request,
it
will
allow
the
project
to
continue
and
result
in
the
following
public
benefits:
30
senior,
affordable
rental
units
and
disposition
of
one
city
parcel
that
has
been
in
the
city's
inventory
since
2008.
It
will
also
result
in
property,
maintenance,
savings
of
fifteen
hundred
dollars
and
increased
tax
revenue.
G
The
project
has
received
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency.
Article
80
approval,
cicd
and
poa
have
improved
the
building,
design
and
response
to
dnd
and
compute
community
design
comments,
and
the
development
team
has
applied
for
dhc
dhcd
funding.
While
the
team
has
not
had
a
state
award
of
funds
to
date,
they
will
reapply
to
dhcd
in
january
of
2021
and
we
are
hopeful
of
the
state
award
of
funds.
I
am
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
thank.
A
You
no
questions
again
a
good
project
and
again
assuming
we're
just
waiting
for
the
state
round
of
funding.
F
A
B
Thank
you
vote
number.
Three
is
hereby
approved.
Vote
number
four
is
being
presented
by
james
smith,
senior
environmental
compliance
manager
for
the
real
estate
management
and
sales
division
vote.
Number
four
is
for
the
transfer,
the
care
custody
management
control
from
the
department
of
neighborhood
development
to
the
boston
public
schools
department
for
vacant
land
located
at
11,
cookson,
terrace
mattapan
james.
If
you
please
present
your
vote
request.
F
B
Four
is
hereby
approved.
Rule
number
five
is
being
presented
by
narrow,
elise,
genus
project
manager
for
the
real
estate
management
and
sales
division.
This
is
for
tentative
developer,
designation,
intent
to
sell
to
pedro
miguel
ribeiro
gonzalez
murray
for
vacant
land
located
at
six
boston
place.
East
boston,
purchase
price
is
twenty
three
thousand
dollars
near
elise.
If
you
please
present
your
boat
request.
H
Thank
you
tt
good
morning,
commissioners.
I
am
here
requesting
pfc
approval
for
tentative
developer,
designation
to
pedro
miguel
riviero
con
calves
for
the
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
in
the
east
austin
neighborhood
of
boston
d
d
conducted
its
public
process
that
resulted
in
the
development
designation
in
this
tentative
designation
vote
request.
H
H
A
map
identifying
the
parcel
the
first
one
kind
of
shows
where,
where
the
parcel
is
and
what
in
east
boston-
and
the
second
shows
how
it'll
be
combined
with
the
person
with
mr
morais's
home
and
his
intention
with
the
parcel,
is
to
utilize
the
parcel
as
additional
yard
space
park
in
and
also
owning,
this
parcel
will
allow
him
to
complete
his
home
renovations.
H
F
No
questions:
I
make
a
motion
that
we
approve.
A
Second,
all
in
favor,
aye
aye.
Thank
you.
B
Well,
number
five
is
hereby
approved
role.
Number
six
is
also
being
presented
by
mary,
elise,
jennings.
The
tentative
developer,
designation
and
attempt
to
sell
to
alex
cosmeticus
for
land
with
building
thereon
located
at
431.
Belgrade
f
in
west
roxbury
purchase
price
is
ten
thousand
five
hundred
ninety
five
dollars
now.
Elise,
if
you
would
please
present
your
vote
request.
H
Thank
you,
tt
hi
again,
I
am
requesting
pfc
approval
for
tentative
developer,
designation
to
alex
cosmetakis
for
the
parcel
identified
in
the
vote
package
in
the
west
roxbury
neighborhood
of
boston
dnd
conducted
its
public
process
that
resulted
in
the
developer
designation
in
this
tentative
designation
vote
request.
H
A
request
for
proposal
was
issued
on
september
21st,
2020
and
advertised
in
the
state
register,
state
central
register
on
september,
23,
2020,
boston,
herald
september
21st
and
the
28th
of
2020,
as
well
as
the
city
record
september,
28
2020..
H
H
H
In
summary,
if
pfc
approves
the
vote
request,
it
will
result
in
the
following
public
benefits.
It
will
return
a
public
property
in
dnd's
inventory
for
a
little
over
two
years
back
to
productive
use
and
tax
rolls,
as
well
as
generate
10
595
in
initial
revenue
from
the
sale.
I
am
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
F
No
questions.
Thank
you
make
a
motion
that
we
approve.
B
B
This
is
an
amendment
to
the
vote
of
january
16
2019
to
extend
the
tentative
designation
intent
to
sell
period
from
24
to
48
months
to
a
nominee
comprised
of
principles
of
common
square
neighborhood
development
corporation
and
t
league
development
llc
for
land
with
building
their
own
located
270
talbot
avenue
in
an
unnumbered
personal
spencer
street
in
dorchester
christopher.
If
you
please
present
your
vote
request.
I
We
are
requesting
an
extension
to
allow
the
development
team
to
continue
pre-development
activity,
while
the
spencer
street
phase
of
the
project
awaits
awards
for
city
and
state,
affordable,
housing
funding.
The
project
has
accomplished
the
following.
Since
tentative
designation,
both
phases
of
the
project
have
received
article
80
approval
from
the
boston
planning
and
development
agency.
The
270
talbot
avenue
phase
of
the
project
has
received
zoning
variances
from
the
board
of
appeal.
I
I
T
lead
development
received
commonwealth
builder,
funding
from
mass
housing
for
the
270
talbot
avenue
phase
of
the
project.
The
article
85
demolition
permit
is
in
process
and
the
project
continues
to
have
support
from
both
the
community
and
elected
officials.
The
vote
package
includes
a
comprehensive
memo
about
the
project
and
the
psd
vote
request.
I
F
You
know
definitely
a
great
project
and
I'm
glad
it's
still
moving
along
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
for
us
to
approve.
B
F
Before
I
make
a
motion,
we
weren't
able
to
to
thank
you
all
for
the
great
work
that
dnd
did
last
year
on
many
great
projects.
So
thank
you
for
everything
that
you
guys
have
all
done
and
to
chief
dylan
leadership
and
obviously
for
for
the
mayor's
investment
and
commitment
to
this
work.
With
that
said,
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to.