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From YouTube: City Council Meeting of 1-12-21
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City of Chelsea, via WebEx and Chelsea Community TV
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Hello
good
evening,
happy
new
year
to
all
of
you,
it's
good
to
see
all
of
your
faces.
I
just
wanted
to
start
on
behalf
of
my
nuclear
family
and
as
well
as
cbc,
our
community
family.
I
want
to
offer
deepest
condolences
to
counselor
cupo
and
the
loss
of
his
beloved
daughter,
and
also
to
counsel
at
large
robinson
on
the
loss
of
his
beloved
and
god
rest
their
souls,
and
may
they
rest
in
perfect
peace.
I
also
want
to
say
I
know
on
the
realization
of
loss
and
we
too
lost
a
family
member.
E
My
brother,
maurice
richard
cromwell
ricky,
who
was
well
known
in
the
city,
also
passed
away,
so
I
personally
share
your
pain
and
losing
someone
very
dear.
You
should
take
comfort
and
hold
close
to
your
heart,
the
the
fondest
memories
of
your
loved
ones.
So
god
bless
the
souls.
May
they
rest
in
peace?
That's
really
what
I
wanted
to
say
this
evening,
but
I
also
wanted
to
make
note
of
on
black
history
month.
E
E
But
I
do
want
to
share
the
national
theme
for
black
history
this
year.
Is
it
highlights
black
family
leadership
and
service
and,
as
we
always
strive
to
do,
we
try
to
bring
that
home
to
us
as
a
community,
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
that
means
all
of
us
all
of
you,
because
this
year
was
significant
in
terms
of
all
of
us,
yourselves
included
for
progress
for
black
and
brown
families
in
our
community
and
just
basically
under
your
leadership
and
your
service.
E
We've
accomplished
a
lot.
So
it's
it's
unfortunate
that
we're
not
celebrating
it
as
loud
and
proud
as
we
should,
but
know
that
there
will
be
some
activities
going
on
on
through
webex
and
and
and
things
like
that,
we're
trying
to.
We
will
have
the
art
exhibit
in
the
chelsea
city
hall
gallery
and
to
focus
on
that.
It's
nice
because
the
theme
is
going
to
be
celebration
of
family
freedom,
healing
and
love,
so
we're
just
striving
we're
going
to
get
some
really
reflective
artwork
on
the
walls.
E
A
I
A
B
Dear
counselors,
pursuant
to
section
4-2
of
the
charter
city
of
chelsea,
I'm
ready
to
recommend
the
following
individuals
to
boards
and
commissions
in
the
city,
from
reappointment
to
another
temp
of
every
six
month
to
him
as
chair
of
the
board
of
assessors
acting
chief
of
assessing
mr
james
sullivan
17
fairmont
street
winchester
massachusetts
such
term
to
expire
on
june
30th,
2021
and
expect
it
is
expected.
This
position
will
be
filled
on
a
permanent
basis
upon
the
hiring
of
a
new
chief
of
assessing
for
a
reappointment
to
the
board
of
health.
B
Mr
emmanuel
telez,
188
broadway
apartment
night
chelsea
for
a
new
three-year
term
expiring
on
december
20th,
2023
for
reappointment
to
the
conservation
commission.
Mr
robert
lynch
116
charmit
street
for
a
new
three-year
term
expiring
on
december
15,
2023
for
reappointment
to
the
licensing
commission,
mr
mark
rossi,
55
clock
avenue,
chelsea
for
a
new
three-year
term
expiring
on
december
7
2023
for
the
appointment
to
the
planning
board.
Ms
silvia
ramirez
63
reynolds
have
chelsea
for
a
new
three-year
term
experiment
on
december
15
2023
for
reappointment
to
the
traffic
and
parking
commission.
B
A
A
I'm
writing
a
response
to
recent
city
council
order
requesting
an
update
on
the
testing
and
mwa
wastewater
system
for
covert
19..
As
you
may
know,
the
commonwealth
of
massachusetts
is
conducting
waste
water
testing
with
within
the
mwra
system.
The
testing
is
being
done
to
provide
an
early
indication
as
to
the
spread
of
the
virus.
As
far
as
I
can
determine,
this
is
purely
for
informational
gathering
purposes.
The
commonwealth
does
not
have
any
response
system
based
upon
the
finding
of
such
broad
testing.
The
city
of
chelsea
is
performing
its
own
independent
wastewater
sampling
in
the
city.
A
That
testing
occurs
at
two
specific
locations
within
the
city's
wastewater
collection
system.
First
location
is
at
the
intersection
of
marginal
street
in
pearl
street.
Second
location
is
that
is
on
crescent
avenue
near
eastern
avenue.
The
two
locations
represent
roughly
25
percent
of
the
city's
total
daily
wastewater
flow
in
early
21.
The
city
expects
to
add
two
more
sampling
locations,
increasing
the
coverage
to
approximately
40
percent
of
the
city's
total
daily
wastewater
flow.
A
The
cities
of
chelsea's
wastewater
testing
effort
is
being
privately
funded
through
an
effort
of
researchers
at
the
mit
media
lab,
with
further
support
from
the
metropolitan
area
planning
council
by
a
biobot
analytics
incorporated,
which
provides
lab
services
and
the
mit-affiliated
center
of
complex
interventions
cci,
which
oversees
the
overall
program.
The
city
is
providing
some
in-kind
services
from
our
dbw
water
and
store
and
drainage
department,
specifically
cci
acquired
and
with
the
help
of
the
city
installed.
A
Automated
waste
water
sampling
machines
at
two
strategic
sewer
locations
identified
above
sampling,
began
in
the
city
during
the
second
week
of
november.
Twice
each
week,
wsd
staff
program
from
program
the
samplers
collect
the
wastewater
specimens
and
deliver
them
for
analysis
to
biobot's
laboratory
in
cambridge.
A
However,
the
city
does
hope
that,
eventually,
with
potentially
more
funding
from
the
cci,
it
will
be
able
to
mobilize
quick,
neighborhood
testing
or
even
just
targeting
messaging,
when
a
spike
in
a
specific
neighborhood
is
identified
long
term.
This
is
the
kind
of
infrastructure,
if
maintained
after
covert
19
pandemic
ends,
could
allow
for
the
city
to
identify
the
spread
of
other
viruses
or
diseases
and
respond
more
quickly
than
currently
possible.
I
hope
this
information
is
helpful.
A
J
Robinson,
the
one
who
who
requested
it
actually,
I
like
to
accept
and
follow
communication
and
ask
the
city
manager
to
keep
this
body
updated
on
the
testing
that
has
taken
place.
This
came
out
of
a
national
program
on
msnbc
talking
about
mwra
one
night.
That's
how
we
got
to
this
point.
So
I
would
ask
that
the
city
manager
keep
us
informed
on
the
updates
on
what's
going
on
with
this
program.
J
B
Next
communication,
adoption
of
the
massachusetts
general
law,
chapter
59
of
five
clauses,
22g
and
22h
for
our
veterans-
exemptions.
Dear
counselors,
I
am
writing
to
request
that
the
city
council
consider
adopting
as
local
options
the
provisions
of
the
massachusetts
general
law,
chapter
59
and
five
closets,
22g
and
22h
so
as
to
allow
for
the
city
to
provide
the
full
range
of
available
veteran
related
tax
exemptions.
B
Recently,
city
councilor
giovanni
vacupper
requested
that
I
review
all
the
statutory
exemptions
for
veterans
to
ensure
that
the
city
was
offering
the
maximum
benefits
provided
by
state
law.
In
that
review,
I
determined
that
there
are
two
relatively
as
recently
enacted
exemptions
that
the
city
does
not
offer
because
each
requires
a
local
acceptance.
B
The
second
massachusetts
general
law,
chapter
59-5
clause,
22-h
approved
by
the
legislature
in
2018,
provides
an
exemption
to
the
real
property
owner
by
surviving
parents
or
guardians
of
a
veteran
who
either
died
as
a
proximate
result
of
injuries
or
disease
suffered
during
active
duty
or
is
missing
in
action
with
a
presumptive
finding
of
death.
Although
the
city
has
not
yet
confronted
a
situation
whereby
a
resident
is
seeking
either
of
these
exemptions,
I
think
it
appropriate
for
these
options
to
be
available
if
the
need
arises.
B
A
B
A
J
K
K
J
K
Accept
them
with
all
due
respect
through
the
chair,
mr
chairman,
I
I
understand
that
that's
what
it
states
here,
but
I
try
to
find
it.
I
don't
know
how
many
of
my
colleagues
read
it
and
I
just
wanted
to
see.
I
knew
we
were
going
to
have
to
vote
on
it,
so
I
had
coming
here
tonight
with
intention
to
ask
the
city
manager
if
there
was
a
copy
possible.
A
B
The
next
communication
from
the
city
manager,
interview
committee
for
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
officer,
dear
counselor,
as
mentioned
previously,
I
am
convening
an
interview
committee
for
the
purpose
of
identifying
finalists
for
the
position
of
the
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
officer.
I
am
writing
now
to
request
that
the
city
council
appoint
two
members
to
the
committee.
B
In
addition
to
the
two
members
selected
by
the
city
council,
the
other
members
of
the
interview
committee
city
solicitor,
chevrolet
watson-fischer,
who
will
chair
the
committee
public
works,
commissioner,
fidel
martez,
hr,
director,
diane
carey,
school
department,
equity,
diversity
and
excellence
officer,
dr
aaron
jennings
president,
joan
crowe
cromwell
resident
chairman
carfield
and
resident
silvia
ramirez.
The
task
of
the
committee
is
to
review
all
the
applications
received
by
the
city,
determine
the
candidates
who
wishes
to
interview,
conduct
the
interviews
and
select
finalists
for
my
consideration.
B
My
hope
is
that
the
committee
can
accomplish
these
tasks
in
the
next
30
to
45
days.
My
office
will
provide
administrative
support
to
the
committee.
I
respectfully
ask
that
the
city
council
appoint
its
members
expeditiously.
The
work
of
the
committee
will
commence
once
these
members
are
selected.
What
is
wish
for?
The
council.
B
As
all
of
you
know,
mr
george
crafter's
retirement
as
president
of
the
boys
and
girls
clubs
of
boston,
almost
after
almost
30
years
of
service
and
majority
of
those
years,
was
spent
developing
the
club
in
the
city
of
chelsea,
starting
first
in
a
basement
of
a
chelsea
housing
authority.
Building
before
leading
the
effort
to
build
a
new
facility
on
willow
street
along
the
way,
mr
kraft
helped
countless
chelsea,
youth
and
families
renaming
the
stretch
of
willow
street
in
front
of
the
building.
B
An
organization
that
he
helped
to
create
will
be
a
fitting
capstone
to
his
work.
Here
in
chelsea,
if
approved,
we
will
prepare
an
appropriate
street
sign
for
the
area
by
the
terms
of
chapter
2,
section
2.3.
The
city
council
has
30
days
to
act
upon
this
request.
However,
given
that
a
large
virtual
celebratory
retirement
parties
planned
for
mr
kraft,
this
wednesday
january
13
2021,
I
asked
the
city.
I
asked
the
council
consider
approval
as
it
at
its
january
11th
meeting,
so
that
an
announcement
can
be
made
at
the
january
13th
event.
A
A
B
B
B
I'll
thank
you
for
being
here.
Why
did
that?
Pursuant
to
the
chelsea
court
of
artisans
chapter
2,
section
2.3,
the
city
of
chelsea,
hereby
approves
the
designation
of
area
of
willow
street
between
maverick
street
and
congress
avenue
as
josh
craft
way
and
authorizes
the
installation
of
appropriate
signage
to
reflect
such
designation.
J
J
G
I
remember
when
mr
kraft
came
to
chelsea
and
he
was
very
well
invested
into
our
children.
My
children
were
some
of
the
ones
that
used
to
go.
He
used
to
have
it
in
the
projects,
that's
where
it
used
to
be
so
that
gentleman
deserves
this
cold
hardy
because
he
worked
very
hard
to
give
the
youth
of
chelsea
an
opportunity,
at
least
to
have
something
when
our
city
didn't
have
nothing
for
them
to
go.
So
my
children
were
beneficiary
of
part
of
it
and
a
lot
of
children
from
this
city
benefit
from
him
being
here.
G
So
if
something
should
be
named
for
him,
I'm
more
than
100
percent
plus.
This
gentleman
deserves
something
for
his
name,
because
he
had
a
lasting
effect
on
a
lot
of
children
in
our
city,
and
they
can
tell
you
themselves
what
a
great
human
being
and
what
a
great
person
mr
craft
was
to
the
children
of
our
city,
so
very
well
deserved,
and
it's
about.
We
should
I'm
in
favor
of
doing
it
and
he
deserves.
If
anybody
deserves
it,
he
does.
K
K
Both
of
them
were
members
of
the
boys
and
girls
club
here
in
the
city
of
chelsea,
and
I
was
fortunate
enough
and
honored
enough
to
be
one
of
the
presenters
when
they
first
broke
the
ground
over
on
willow
street
and
josh.
As
you
know,
his
family
is
the
owner
of
the
new
england.
Patriots
had
all
the
opportunities
in
the
world
to
leave
and
go
do
other
things
with
his
father
and
be
part
of
a
dynasty
football
program,
but
he
stayed
here
in
chelsea
he
gave
as
councillor
cooper
stated.
K
He
gave
many
children
youthful
chelsea
an
opportunity
to
go
places
whether
it
was
camps,
whether
it
was
private
schools,
whether
it
was
colleges,
he
gave
a
lot
of
opportunity
here.
He
could
have
left
at
any
time
he
stayed
here.
I
know
what
we're
asking
is
just
a
symbolic
thing,
but
it's
a
way
to
say
thank
you
for
the
30
years
of
service.
K
Thank
you
for
the
many
years
of
service
to
the
chelsea
neighborhood,
to
chelsea
families
and
all
those
kids
that
was
able
to
go
through
the
boys
and
girls
club
and
not
only
that
he
hired
a
lot
of
chelsea
folks.
Even
to
this
day,
a
lot
of
chelsea
folks
are
hired
under
that
organization
have
been
to
numbers
of
opportunities
and
games
at
gillette
station
at
gillette
stadium
because
of
josh
craft.
So
I
think
it's
fitting.
K
C
C
I
needed
more
supportive
services,
but
there
was
always
a
healthy
competition
between
roca
and
the
boys
and
girls
club,
and
I
remember
when
they
used
to
work
out
of
a
little
small
apartment
in
the
central
ash
project,
but
if
it
wasn't
for
josh
craft's
investment
into
our
community,
we
wouldn't
have
this
amazing
program
that
we
have
now
that,
still
to
this
day,
many
parents
such
as
myself,
send
their
kids
there
after
school.
Well,
you
know
pre-pandemic,
but
it's
the
gift
that
keeps
on
giving
they
continue
even
after
he
left
chelsea.
C
C
This
gentleman
is
really
invested
in
in
chelsea
and
and
our
young
people
and
and
though,
as
echoing
my
colleagues
comments,
though
it
is
just
a
symbolic
gesture.
I
think
that
if
anyone
deserves
it,
it
is
josh
craft
because
he
definitely
has
invested
much
time
and
care
and
genuinely
into
our
community,
so
much
deserves
and
I'll
be
voting
in
favor.
Thank
you.
B
C
I
E
A
A
Shaw
family
foundation,
the
city
received
another
grant
in
the
amount
of
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
from
the
boston
foundation
for
support
of
the
chelsea
eats
food
debit
card
program.
A
copy
of
the
award
letter
is
attached
in
accordance
to
mgl
chapter
44,
section
53a,
I'm
requesting
that
the
city
council
formally
approve
the
acceptance
of
this
grant.
A
draft
order
is
attached.
Is
there
a
motion
on
the.
A
A
B
J
J
A
Same
no
objection
at
this
time.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
the
planning
board.
They
had
a
marathon
meeting
that
night
of
four
hours
to
go
through
everything
that
they
did,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
recognized
for
their
effort,
along
with
john
the
priest,
who
I'm
sure
needed
to
be
caffeinated
that
night
to
stay
up,
but
I
appreciate
their
work.
A
As
stated
earlier,
the
city,
the
city
council,
will
be
holding
a
public
hearing
on
those
zoning
amendments.
There
is
on
the
25th,
so
we'll
have
two
two
sets
of
public
hearings,
one
for
our
normal
public
hearing
for
our
meeting
and
then
a
one
before
that.
Just
for
the
zoning
itself,
we'll
now
move
on
to
second
readings.
B
B
I
C
J
J
F
B
I
B
B
That
a
special
subcommittee
be
created
for
the
purpose
of
creating
and
proposing
the
wards
and
districts
for
the
city
of
chelsea,
based
on
the
2020
census
results
with
collaboration
from
the
city,
clerk
and
land
use
permitting
director.
The
committee
on
redistricting
will
be
comprised
of
council
president
roy
abzaneta
council,
largely
robertson
and
district
8
councilor
calvin
brown.
A
You
know
I'm
now
suddenly
realizing
that
I
actually
didn't
actually
need
to
have
an
order,
because
it's
actually
the
power
of
the
president
to
just
create
a
subcommittee,
but
and
for
the
sake
of
communication
transparency
I
just
wanted
to.
I
guess,
state
what
the
intentions
were,
and
so
I'm
just
bringing
it
to
the
floor.
But
again
subcommittee
such
any
subcommittee
such
as
this
or
the
charter
is
the
under
the
direction.
That's
the
sorry,
the
city
president
and
just
for
the
audience
to
know.
A
We've
we've
completed
along
with
all
municipalities
in
the
nation
here
across
our
2020
census,
and
we
will
now
start
to
get
at
some
point.
This
year
we
will
be
receiving
the
information
and
the
data
from
that
collection
and,
as
part
of
the
every
10
year,
the
local
cities
and
towns
have
to
then
go
over
and
figure
out
what
the
lines
are
going
to
be
and
take
into
account
any
population
shifts.
A
In
the
years
past,
we
had
some
input
because
of
the
department
of
justice
overseeing
our
process,
because
there
was
potential
lawsuits
dealing
with
creation
of
seats,
that
a
minority
could
win
at
the
time,
a
latino
seat,
and
there
was
some
pressure
in
that
point,
obviously
based
on
the
composition
of
our
city,
council
and
our
school
committees.
The
idea
that
a
latino
or
minority
cannot
get
elected
in
the
city
of
chelsea
just
isn't
the
case.
A
So
we're
not
under
those
that
pressure
anymore
and
that
power
to
create
the
districts
and
the
lines
now
can
fall
back
to
the
powers
that
be,
which
is
that
of
the
city
council.
Boston.
Does
this
somerville?
Does
this
revere?
Does
this
all
communities
around
us
go
through
this
process
and
it
needs
reminding
that
our
outlines
will
definitely
change
and
more
than
anything
else,
because
if
anyone
goes
back
10
years,
you
will
see
that
our
landscape
has
dramatically
changed.
A
A
All
that
we
didn't
have
the
two
apartment
complexes
at
the
parkway
commons.
We
had
none
of
that
so
which
one
one
webster
another
one.
So
obviously
our
our
numbers
have
shifted,
changed
and
everything,
and
so
in
conjunction
with
the
city
clerk,
who
will
be
having
this
information
along
with
our
planning
department,
we'll
take
in
this
into
account.
We
also
should
take
into
account
the
two
large
projects
or
three,
maybe
that
are
going
to
be
happening
over
at
the
former
chelsea
clock.
A
A
I
C
So
I
have
a
bunch
of
questions
about
this.
First
of
all,
I'm
a
little
concerned
that
it's,
the
three
oldest
serving
members
in
on
council
that
are
on
this-
that
there
are
no
women.
I
think
that
if
we're
talking
about
redistrict
redistricting,
it
would
make
sense
to
have
the
entire
body
be
part
of
those
conversations.
C
I
just
don't
want
us
to
politicize
something.
That's
so
important,
specifically
when
we're
talking
about
a
census
that
maybe
didn't
capture
the
full
story
of
what's
happening
here.
So
I
know
that,
ultimately,
we
do
vote
on
the
new
plan,
but
I
would
like
to
have
seen
a
little
bit
hear.
Different
voices
is
there
a
way
that
I
can
ask
to
either
the
city
solicitor,
the
city
manager
exactly
what
this
is
about,
because
I'm
a
bit
perplexed
and
don't
feel
comfortable
voting
on
it
without
knowing
exactly
what
we're
doing
here.
I
I
C
The
question
is:
what
on
earth
is
this?
Is
this
order
about,
and-
and
I
just
I
guess
my
concern
is
we-
we
did
a
census
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic.
We
really
don't
know
if
that's
a
true
depiction
of
where
we
are
in
the
community.
I
also
have
reservations
about
the
committee
itself,
the
fact
that
it's
the
three
longest-serving
serving
city
councillors
in
the
history
of
chelsea
and
that
there
aren't
any
women
on
it,
but
we'll
put
those
concerns
to
the
side.
C
D
D
We
make
sure
we're
following
the
agreement
that
we
have
with
the
department
of
justice
as
to
the
school
committee
and
the
school
committee
lines
mirror
in
which
we
did
in
the
past
the
city
council
lines.
If
we're
going
to
maintain
the
same
composition
of
school
committee
versus
city
council,
remember,
we
are
in
the
middle
of
a
charter
review.
This
particular
redistricting
also
will
be
based
upon
how
the
commonwealth
redistricts
the
house
of
representatives.
D
So
it's
all
about
population
count.
I
don't
know
if
we
have
our
census
back
yet
I'm
the
city
manager
can
respond
to
that
for
us
to
even
get
going.
So
that's
what
happens
is
that
we
make
sure
that
each
counselor
represents
pretty
much
the
same
amount
of
persons
in
the
districts
and
same
with
the
school
committee.
That's
what
we
do
in.
D
C
Okay,
yeah,
so
that's
that's.
I
guess
that's
my
question.
Is
I've
never
heard
of
this
before
and
it's
probably
because
it's
never
been
done
before
I'm
just
maybe.
My
question
now
is
for
the
for
the
person
that
proposed
for
the
proposal
of
this
order
as
to
why
we're
switching
it
up
now
and
why
are
we
interfering
with
operations
that
are
typically
done
by
the
staff
of
the
city.
I
A
We
are
not
switching
anything
up.
This
is
the
way
it
has
been
done.
The
reason
why
there
was
less
involvement,
the
previous
year
or
the
previous
time
10
years
ago,
with
j
ash,
because
again
we
had
the
overseer
of
the
department
of
justice,
but
it
is
the
role
and
job
of
the
legislature,
whether
it
be
aldermen,
whether
it
be
city
council,
to
review
the
lines
every
10
years,
once
the
census
is
done,
every
other
city.
Does
it
this
way
we're
not
doing
anything
different?
A
The
difference,
maybe,
is
that
I'm
actually
being
a
little
bit
proactive
and
creating
the
committee
so
that
we
can
get
the
ball
rolling.
That's
the
only
difference,
but
this
has
been
done
in
the
past
and
it
is
the
and
the
the
lines
have
to
be
approved
by
the
city
council.
It's
not
proved.
Staff
is
just
there
to
help
along
same
with
staff.
Is
there
to
help
write
up
ordinance
changes?
We
don't
write
them
up,
the
staff
writes
them
up,
and
then
we
look
at
it
and
then
we
vote
on
it.
A
They
don't
have
that
power
to
do
that,
and
so
this
is
no
different,
and
it
is
because
the
reason
why,
if
anyone
wants
to
question
me
about
why
the
individual
on
there
first
of
all,
I
thought
it's
best
to
have
the
at-larges,
because
the
at-largers
have
no
skin
in
this
game.
They
don't
care
what
the
the
lines
are
in
the
city.
A
district
councilor
might
care
what
his
lines
look
like,
and
maybe
you
know,
and
we've
seen
the
code
word
gerrymandering
across.
A
A
So
I
took
that
experience
and
I
think
that
the
fact
that
you
have
three
individuals
who
have
been
there
a
long
time
and
know
the
neighborhoods
very
well
as
a
basis
for
the
the
choosing
so,
but
to
say
that
this
is
something
new
is
just
again:
it's
not
new.
It's
what
every
city
in
town
does
and
you'll
see
it
across
the
commonwealth,
and
if
you
pay
attention,
you'll
see
that
you
know
other
city
councils.
City
councils
are
probably
beginning
their
process
right
now,.
C
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair,
for
allowing
me
to
ask
the
question
for
you.
I
guess
my
point
is:
I
am
the
third
at-large
counselor
so
that
the
fact
that
that
statement
is
already
contradicted
I'll
be
voting
no
on
this.
It
just
appears
a
bit
suspicious
to
me,
and
so
I
will
be
doing
further
homework,
but
I
will
absolutely
be
voting
no
on
this,
because
I
think
the
only
difference
between
me
and
the
other
at
large
is
maybe
that
I
did
have
a
recent
state.
I
G
You,
okay,
so
we
go
like
cheryl,
says
they're
going
on
population
like
that's
what
happened
before.
I
understand
that
they
did
it
before.
So
this
is
going
to
take
a
what's
so
really
going
to
affect
next
year
will
go
on
effect
or
the
year
after
that,
because
the
last
time
they
did
it,
it
took
three
years.
G
G
A
The
lines
will
most
likely
right
now.
The
state
legislature
is
going
to
start
to
draw
their
lines.
They
need
our
wards
and
districts
which
again
probably
will
stay
basically
very
much
the
same,
but
cities
and
towns
have
to
submit
them
because
for
the
2022
race
it
won't
impact
our
race
in
any
which
way.
If
there's
any
line
change,
it
won't
be
in
an
impact
in
any
city
councillors
until
2023,
so
we're
two
years
away
from
it
impacting
anything
local.
A
It's
just
a
matter
of
when
it
may
impact
the
the
state,
reps
and
state
senators,
which
again
really
isn't
going
to
make
much
of
a
difference,
because
yep
they're
always
going
to
just
carve
out
a
piece
of
some
part
of
chelsea
and
then
give
it
to
revere
just
like
they
do
now.
They're,
probably
always
going
to
regroup
us
with
charleston
and
whatever,
but
we
don't
control
how
the
state
draws
their
lines
except
for
maybe
some
lobbying.
But
all
we
can
do
is
just
draw
our
lines
and
then
they
do
what
they
do.
A
Once
again,
it's
not
that
it
would
impact
the
state;
they
just
need
our
lines
to
be
finalized
so
that
they
can
begin
their
process.
I
don't
know
whether
or
not
it
will
change.
I
don't
think
that
the
state
senate
seat
is
going
to
change.
I
don't
think
that
we
will
be
shifting
out
of
how
they
draw
their
districts
is
completely
irrelevant
to
us
again.
It
may
change
somewhat
because
our
community
did
increase
in
population
and
like
them
they
got
to
fit
their
districts
according
to
population.
A
However,
in
the
general
boston
area,
the
population
has
increased
altogether.
You
did
have
revere
chelsea
everett,
all
of
us
around
us
build
up
apartments
and
condos
and
whatnot
east
boston
went
through
the
same
thing.
We're
not
so
I
doubt
very
much
it'll
impact
the
state,
rep
seats
and
state
senate
seats
because
generally
in
our
area,
the
population
has
gone
up,
but
we
still
have
to
finalize
those
lines
and,
as
I
stated
again,
it
won't
impact
the
city
councils
or
the
school
committee
until
2023,
where
some
streets
may
jump
one
way
or
another.
G
So
but
one
more
question,
then
I
stopped
from
what
I
understand
from
the
census.
I
said
he
dropped
in
population,
not
increased.
The
census
are
less
that's
from
what
I
gathered
my
there
wasn't
as
much
people
in
the
census,
as
there
was
the
time
before,
so
the
population
didn't
increase.
So
if
it
didn't
increase,
why
are
we
changing
it.
I
A
By
law,
we
have
to
look
at
the
census
data
and
draw
our
lines
and
certify
our
lines
by
law
by
law.
We
by
law,
we
have
to
do
the
districting
every
10
years
and
again,
just
because
participation
in
the
census
wasn't
as
high
as
10
years
ago
does
not
mean
that
we
may
not
still
see
some
changes
and
shifts
in
our
numbers.
I
J
J
K
K
Let's
go
on
that
notion.
If
our
city
dropped
in
numbers,
you
want
to
make
sure
admirals
hill,
don't
have
less
numbers
than
district
7
or
district
4
district
1..
So,
every
10
years,
the
state
with
the
census
intake
we
go
out
and
that's
why
we
try
to
get
the
most
adequate
number
possible
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
include
and
try
to
count
everybody.
K
The
problem
that
we
have
to
watch
out
here
for
is
just
getting
all
these
big,
complex
buildings
that
we
have
as
council.
Average
nada
has
spoken
about
one
north,
one
webster,
where
you
get
all
these
buildings
stuff
there.
You
may
have
one
north
in
district
8
and
then
you
may
have
1
50,
which
is
a
part
of
one
north
in
another
district.
So
that's
our
challenge,
that's
our
job,
not
as
a
council
but
as
the
city
to
make
sure
these
numbers
represent.
K
So
because,
folks
that
come
in
here,
they
really
don't
know
they
just
draw
lines.
We
want
to
see
bodies
in
those
lines,
so
everyone
could
be.
Everyone
can
be
pretty
much
fair
two
times
it
happened
both
times
my
district
got
changed.
I
put
my
name
on
the
ballot
and
I
still
won.
I
don't
even
know
if
I'll
be
around,
I
don't
know
if
it
will
be
available
in
2023..
K
It
may
be
a
little
longer
because
of
what
transpired
this
year
with
the
trump
administration
and
what
we're
dealing
with
so
a
lot
of
folks
are
still
looking
at
the
census
numbers
again.
We've
got
a
city
manager,
we've
got
a
city
clerk
and
a
law
department.
I
think
it's
going
to
be
the
head
of
all
this
operation,
we're
probably
the
ones
going
to
get
the
credit
of
just
sitting
at
the
table.
So
really
that's.
What's
truly
going
to
happen.
Thank
you.
I
So
I,
if
I
have
a
point
of
inquiry
through
the
chair,
if
that's
okay,
my
point
of
inquiry
is
for
see
solicitor
in
terms.
So
it's
been
pretty
clear
established
from
from
my
colleague
council
president
that
this
is
a
special
committee
that
he
is
simply
doing
the
symbolic
gesture
of
presenting
this
to
us,
but
he
has
all
authority
as
president
of
council
to
decide
who
is
the
member.
I
What
I'm
interested
in
knowing
a
city
solicitor
is
I'm
assuming
this
board.
This
special
committee
that
has
been
created
only
has
the
role
of
advising
and
helping
craft
these
words
and
these
creating
and
proposing
these
awards.
But
the
final
vote
will
not
rely
on
this.
These
three
counselors,
the
final
vote,
will
rely
on
the
larger
body.
Is
that
correct?
Can
you
can
you
clarify
that
for
me?
D
So
if
I,
if
I
understand
your
question
this
order's
in
the
form
of
an
order,
but
literally
the
city
council
president,
could
create
whatever,
according
to
your
rules,
subcommittee
that
he
wants,
the
subcommittee
is
just
working
with
the
city
from
what
I
gather
to
create
a
plan
to
present
to
the
city
council.
I
believe
in
the
past
and
council
robinson
and
councillor
brown
were
both
involved.
D
I
think
we
went
back
to
the
drawing
board
after
the
first
time
it
went
to
the
full
body.
Do
you
recall
that
counselor
yeah?
So
I
mean
this-
I
I
believe
this
is
just
a
working
committee.
That's
being
created,
got
it
to
work
with
the
city,
because
this
old
city
council
has
to
adopt
and
understand
there'll,
be
some
committee
meetings
to
go
over
the
district
plan.
I
They
should
be
back
so
the
final
vote
and
final
authority
say
per
se,
would
be
the
larger
body
of
counsel
who
votes
in
favor,
but
we
could
also
send
it
back
to
the
drawing
board
if
we're
not
pleased
with
this,
the
collaborative
work
between
the
appointed
counselors
and
the
city.
Yes,
okay,
thank
you
that
answers
it
for
me.
So
now,
counselor.
I
B
I
G
Okay,
the
question
was
you
answered,
it's
not
a
binding
thing,
so
this
is
a
simple
question
that
what
we
count
now
is
just
a
formality
is
just
to
say
and
then
at
the
end,
it'll
be
the
final
vote.
So
this
is
just
not
a
binding
thing.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that's
what
it
says
that
it's
not
a
binding
thing.
Yes,.
G
I
What
we've
clarified
with
the
city
solicitor,
I
see
your
hand
council
around
what
the
city
solicitor
has
clarified
is
that
that
board
is
simply
serving
to
help
collaboratively
with
the
city
to
help
create
and
propose
these
new
wards.
They
do
not
have
the
final
say
on
the
wards.
The
final
say
comes
back
to
this
counselor
body.
Is
that
clear.
I
K
G
C
I
I
G
So
if
you've
got
a
veteran,
that's
disabled,
they
can't
do
it
and
he's
only
40
years
old.
You
should
be
able
to
get
the
same
benefit,
as
somebody
else
is
stuck
in
instead
of
being
60
years
old.
This
is
already
a
state
law.
The
state
allows
veterans
to
do
this,
so
the
only
thing
we're
ensuring
is
one
thing:
we're
making
sure
that
veterans
can
use
this
if
they
wish
to
do
so.
That's
the
only
thing
we're
doing
each
city
has
to
adopt
all
these
things.
K
G
Because
they
don't
get
any
money,
the
only
thing
they've
taken
is
that
they're
not
paying
money
they're,
not
getting
any
money
for
it,
they're
not
getting
paid.
Anybody
that
does
the
work
off
program
does
not
get
paid.
What
it
does
is
it
just
takes
the
money
off
of
them.
They
don't
receive
money.
The
only
time
it
would
affect
them
is
they
were
receiving
money
because
it
doesn't
affect
other
people
that
do
it.
If
you
have
a
workout
program,
it
doesn't
matter
because
you're
not
getting
paid.
G
J
G
Any
money
I
asked
downstairs,
I
said
it,
it
doesn't.
I
called
the
davs
and
they
said
to
me
that
it
does
not
affect
them
because
they're
not
receiving
money,
they're,
not
getting
a
stipend
they're,
not
getting
money,
they're,
not
getting
any
money.
The
only
thing
they're
doing
is
they're
taking
some
of
the
tax
off
which
they
can
do
automatically.
G
F
F
The
maximum
amount
allowed
by
the
statute,
which
we
adopted
is
fifteen
hundred
dollars.
So
just
like
seniors
can
do
this
program.
Veterans
can
do
it
at
any
age.
The
only
thing
that
I
do
want
to
caution
is
in
this
motion.
It
says
to
help
pay
their
tax
and
water
sewer
bills
that
is
not
allowed
by
the
statute.
That
is
only
a
reduction
in
the
property
tax
bill.
There
is
no
reduction
allowed
by
statute
for
water
and
sewer
bills.
B
B
I
I
So,
as
I
understand,
as
you
may
have
heard
earlier
from
our
public
speaking
portion,
we
are
going
through
a
global
pandemic
and
that
has
affected
our
residents
in
a
very
personal
way.
Also.
It
has
affected
the
city
in
a
financial
way,
and
I
understand
that
we
have
the
responsibility
to
be
fiscally
prudent,
as
was
mentioned
today
in
our
subcommittee.
I
Edgar,
who
has
been
an
amazing
steward
in
our
community,
has
been
very
responsible,
responsive
during
times
of
need.
That
fund
is
quickly
depleting
and
it
I
know
many
of
you
have
referred
some
of
your
constituents
to
him,
as
you
may
have
heard
as
well.
Some
of
our
leaders
and
stakeholders
of
our
community
have
also
referred.
Families
to
him
and
and
those
funds
are
depleting
and
he
is
seeking
for
for
more
help.
If
we
can
provide
it.
I
But
I
ask
all
of
you
that
you
consider
asking
any
questions
as
we
move
this
to
a
second
reading,
and-
and
perhaps
we
we're
able
to
hear
from
from
tom
ambrosino
in
our
next
meeting,
to
see
if
there's
enough
money
either
in
free
cash
after
the
free
cash
certifications
come
in
or
where
we
can
spur
those
25
000
which
to
how
much
we've
been
giving
in
other
areas.
This
is
a
very
small
amount.
I
C
C
We
just
had
a
subcommittee
meeting
where
we
were
listening
to
a
proposal
of
300
000
to
spruce
up
chelsea,
and
I
was
a
bit
hesitant
about
that
in
terms
of
our
we're
in
an
economic
downturn,
we're
dealing
with
a
lot
of
financial
responsibilities
and
I'm
extremely
concerned
about
that.
But
the
reason
why
I'm
concerned
about
projects
like
the
flowers
in
the
city
is
because
I
recognize
that
there
are
dire
needs
like
that
of
a
funeral
expense,
and
I
think
that
it's
it.
C
I
think,
it's
being
the
hot
spot
in
the
city
having
the
numbers
that
we
have,
that.
I
think
that
we
are
responsible
to
help
folks,
like
father
edgar,
that
are
doing
literally
the
lord's
work
and
and
supporting
these
initiatives.
So
I
just
I
know
that
we're
not
talking
about
that
today,
but
I
just
wanted.
C
A
J
G
Right
motion
I'd
like
to,
could
I
speak
on
it?
You
may
okay,
not
too
long
ago.
I
asked
the
city
manager
to
see
what
we
can
do
for
the
the
mothers
and
fathers
of
veterans
that
passed
away
that
if
they
will
be
entitled
to
it,
because
so
city
manager
looked
into
it
and
he
found
out
that
it
is
a
possibility.
G
G
G
They
will
they'll
be
able
to
get
the
benefits,
and
when
the
city
manager
told
me,
I
was
kind
of
happy
that
we,
the
counselors,
will
try
to
help
these
mothers
and
fathers
or
wives
that
need
such
a
thing
and
it's
a
good
thing
and
it
should
be
adopted
in
our
city.
If,
because
it's
the
state
allows
us
so
the
city
should
take
it
too.
So
I'm
in
favor
of
it-
and
I
hope
all
my
fellow
councillors
will
be
in
favor
of
such
a
thing.
It's
a
great
thing
that
we
pass
to
help
our
soldiers.
H
J
H
G
Ask
for
roko
vote.
This
is
a
great
thing
again
that
we're
doing,
and
it's
a
good
thing
that
we're
doing-
and
that
speaks
volume
for
the
councils
on
here-
that
they
care
very
much
for
veterans
that
our
city
is
very
aware
that
maybe
these
things
happen
to
and
veterans
need
to
be
taken
care
of,
and
this
crop
body
here
does
the
best
they
can
and
it's
trying
to
do
everything
that
it
can
to
make
sure
that
the
veterans
that
serve
our
nation
get
some
kind
of
relief
or
something.
G
So
it's
a
great
thing,
and
I
hope
that
everything
passes
and
I
don't
know-
I
don't
have
too
much
more
to
say
just
that.
This
council
cares
about
veterans
all
of
us
on
this
council
care
and
we
all
want
to
make
sure
that
the
veterans
get
what
it's
due
to
them
by
state
law,
and
we
want
to
make
our
part
to
make
sure
that
our
city
does
the
same
thing.
Thank
you.
A
I
know
it
when
I
worked
at
the
rmv
we
had
gold
star
plates
is
what
we
would
give
parents
whose
son
or
daughter
did
this
so
again.
This
provision
that
we're
passing
is
to
just
to
clarify
is
to
give
a
a
residential,
I'm
sorry,
a
statutory
tax
exemption
for
the
parents
of
those
who
died
and
are
taking
care
of
their
properties.
A
yes
boat
would
adopt
this
measure.
C
F
I
don't
necessarily
know
that
that's
a
requirement
of
the
statutory
language.
It
just
says
that
if
you
are
you
own
a
home
and
you
are
a
parent
of
a
veteran
who
died,
then
you
are
entitled
to
this
exemption.
I
don't
you
know,
I
I'd
have
to
go
back
and
look
at
the
specific
language.
I
don't
think
it
required
in
this
one
that
the
veteran
actually
have
lived
in
that
home
for
any
period
of
time.
C
C
F
There's
a
specific
answer
to
your
question:
counselor.
It
just
requires
a
reading
of
the
statutory
language
and
I
don't
have
it
in
front
of
me,
but
I
know
that
the
legislature
was
pretty
careful
on
this
one,
so
I'll
pres
I'll
I'll
provide
the
as
counselor
brown
had
asked
for
I'll
send
each
of
the
councils,
the
specific
statutory
language.
But
it's
pretty
it's
a
pretty
narrow
vision.
F
B
Council
lopez,
councillor
brown,
yes,
councilors,
abbott,
yes,
ten
of
favored
not
opposed
one
absent
motion
adopted
last
order
introduced
by
council
robinson.
What
is
that?
The
city
council
hereby
accepts
and
approves
the
boston
foundation
grant
and
the
amount
of
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
for
the
purpose
of
funding
the
chelsea
eats
food
debit.
B
I
K
K
A
K
K
You
can
call
six
one,
seven
three
one,
two:
zero
nine
five,
seven
reverend
whitney
has
been
working
very
hard
to
make
sure
that
this
celebration
goes
on.
As
congress
robinson
said
earlier,
it's
very
I'm
sorry,
joan
cromwell
said
earlier.
It's
very
important
that
we
continue
to
strive
to
for
justice
and
I
believe
the
keynote
speaker
of
this
event
will
be
the
honorable
angel
kelly.
The
associate
associate
justice
of
the
supreme
court.
K
A
But
I
just
want
to
recognize
that
that
was
tragic.
What
happened
and
I'm
hoping
that
you
know
this
country
comes
with
senses
and
comes
some
sort
of
middle
ground
at
some
point
it
really
was
unnecessary
and
that
that
happened
despite
our
political
differences,
I
don't
think
we
need
to
come
to
that
point
where
lives
are
lost.
There
are
enough
dangers
out
in
the
world.
This
country
has
enough
enemies
in
the
world
that
we
don't
need
to
actually
bring
that
sort
of
violence
to
our
own
selves.
A
K
Thank
you.
I
one
of
chelsea
neighbors
passed
away
santos
rivera.
He
was
the
brother
of
junior
rivera
that
works
for
jimmy
d'amico
to
help
greer
johnny
ruiz
into
the
heavyweight
champion
of
the
world.
We
had
service
from
for
him
last
friday,
so
keep
that
family
and
prayer.
His
mother
is
still
alive
and
she's
still
here
in
the
city
of
chelsea,
so
keep
that
family
in
the
play.
Thank
you.