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From YouTube: Planning Board Meeting of 10-25-22
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City of Chelsea
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The
wall
as
far
out
as
this
comes
as
is
as
far
as
close
to
the
house
as
we
would
go.
It
gives
enough
space
from
the
house
that
we're
not
I
guess
breaking
any
rules,
so
it
would
be
as
far
out
as
this
one
is
here
and
another
picture
might
show
from
the
side
how
far
out
that
is,
but
it's
a
good
amount.
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The
gentleman
that
I
was
potentially
having
him
do
the
work.
We
would
need
larger
stones
to
really
make
sure
that
we're
holding
up,
replacing
where
all
the
dirt
is
essentially
to
hold
up
that
wall
right
in
front
of
the
house.
All
from
here
so
it'd
be
these
Stones.
Just
larger
versions
of
them
and
yeah
I
would
go
straight
across.
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It
would
be
stairs
and
then
right
to
the
right
of
the
wall.
That's
holding
everything
would
be
grass
yeah,
yeah,
okay
yeah.
What
is
the?
What
is
the
current
wind
of
the
curb
cut?
And
what
are
you
doing?
This
is
what
they
told
me
last
time,
I
I
said
15
last
time,
but
that's
just
based
off
of
what
the
current
length
is
now
but
I
think
they
said.
Nine
was
the
appropriate
length
so.
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Conditions
yeah
from
here
to
here,
it's
15.,
I.
Imagine
where
this
gets
lowered.
We'd
have
to
have
the
stairs
come
down
a
bit
further,
so
I
guess
we'd
have
to
factor
in
how
much
space
that
takes
up
and
I
don't
know
the
allowed
measurements
of
like
stairs
of
what's
appropriate,
but
these
would
kind
of
have
to
come
a
bit
further
down,
and
then
this
would
just
be
the
size.
I
would
say
18
feet
to
allow
for
two.
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I
think
it
would
still
be
a
slant
from
what
I
understood
from
the
neighbor.
Next
to
us,
they
have
a
driveway,
but
it's
still
somewhat
of
a
slant.
So
what
the
gentleman
told
me
that
could
do
the
wall,
he
told
me
we're
not
going
to
get
a
flush
flat
driveway
just
based
on
how
steep
it
is.
Now.
It's
not
realistic,
so
I
understand
it
would
be
as
high
as
the
neighbor.
Next
to
us,
they
have
kind
of
a
little
drive
up
which
might
alleviate
that
concern.
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Exactly
I
think
that's
I
mean
there's
some
people
here
who
might
be
able
to
speak
to
that.
But
the
goal
is
to
allow
the
water
on
your
site
to
drain
in
to
the
ground
and
not
divert
it
to
other
areas,
including
your
neighbors,
because
it
creates
flooding
problems
where
there
weren't
flooding
problems
before,
if
you're
increasing
the
amount
of
permeable
surface.
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Well,
truly
doing
this
actually
gives
back
space
too,
because
right
now
we're
taking
up
the
space
in
front
of
the
house
and
we
don't
try
to
park
in
front
of
the
driveway
whenever
possible
again,
because
things
do
come
down,
it's
really
really
steep.
It's
dangerous
in
the
winter
too,
to
get
up
so
actually
by
leveling
that
and
potentially
adding
space
we're
putting
the
spot
back
on
the
street.
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For
taking
this,
you
know
in
terms
of
concern
with
taking
parking
away
and
I
get
the
concern
with
drainage,
and
I
definitely
have
to
speak
to
the
gentleman.
That
would
do
the
work
to
understand
exactly
what
he
would
propose
to
prevent.
You
know
build
up
or
water
going
into
the
neighbor's
space
or
even
building
up
on
the
lower,
now
flattened
grass.
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This
is
the
part,
that's
actually
coming
down
if
you
notice
here
it's
splitting
away
from
we
had
this
work
done
a
while
back
just
to
kind
of
get
the
wall
up
to
Goods.
You
know,
but
this
is
coming
down
now
and
so
that's
I
guess
our
objective
is:
if
we're
going
to
pay
all
the
money
and
put
the
work
into
it,
and
just
have
it
all
done
now,
and
so
this
wall
would
go
away
essentially,
but
there
would
be
a
bigger
wall,
structural
wall
along
the
edge
and
down
here.
So
this
wouldn't
be
here
anymore.
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That
as
well
I
think
we
need
some
Dimensions
to
to
know
what
we're
approving,
because
this
is
really
confusing.
You
know
the
verbal
description
versus
how
this
is
marked
up,
because
what
you
just
described
is
to
take
the
whole
front
yard
and
carve
it
out,
and
that's
not
I
would
not
agree
to
that.
But
if
you're
looking
to
be
able
to
fit
two
parking
spots
at
some.
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I
we
had
spoken
to
him.
Oh
gosh
I
think
it
was
last
year,
but
we
didn't
have
everything
approved
and
so
I
didn't
want
to
waste
his
time
or
use
his
time
up
without
knowing
if
it
would
be
approved
so
I
guess
I'm
kind
of
in
that
middle
stage.
I
can
definitely
work
to
get
something
drawn
up.
That
has
Dimensions
that
could
help
kind
of
speak
to
what
it
would
look
like
and
definitely
factor
in
the
drainage.
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A
question
for
the
other
members
so
I
understand
that
what
you're
proposing
is
to
basically
dig
out
your
whole
front
yard
so
that
the
whole
front
yard
is
now
lower.
It's
it's
now
like
down
where
at
the
same
height
as
the
sidewalk,
more
or
less,
and
so
there's
still
going
to
be
the
same
amount
of
grass
minus
enough
space
for
one
car.
One
additional
car
exactly
and
so
is
the
is:
are
other
members
of
the
board
concerned
about
bringing
the
the
height
of
it
down
or
just
I.
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It's
fair
enough:
I
can
I'll
try
to
hire
somebody
to
do
a
drawing
if
possible,
I
think
that
would
help
for
the
next
time
and
then
I
can
touch
base
with
the
contractor
that
we
had
originally
planned
on
asking
to
do
the
work
that
had
spoke
to
us
before,
but
we
didn't
have
everything
approved
and
just
kind
of
get
some
of
the
the
questions
answered.
Yeah.
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Ready,
okay,
good
evening,
thank
you
for
hearing
this
proposal
this
evening,
I'm
Roseanne,
Bon,
Jovani
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
green
Roots
I
know
on
the
agenda.
Just
it
says
my
name,
but
this
isn't
my
personal
project,
although
it's
a
pet
project,
it's
definitely
with
green
roots
and
I'm
joined
by
our
architect.
Chris
Weaver
from
Landing
studio
and
I'd,
like
to
just
give
you
a
little
bit
of
background
on
what
the
proposal
is
this
evening.
So
this
is
a
teaching
kitchen,
that's
being
proposed.
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Share
meals
have
meetings
and
events
and
use
bathrooms,
and
you
know
sinks
and
everything,
and
they
came
up
with
roughly
blueprints
for
what
they
were
calling
a
garden
center
at
this
location
at
59,
Pearl
Street,
and
we
talked
about
it
and
sort
of
envisioned
it.
But
we
never
were
able
to
make
it
happen
because
we
didn't
have
the
funding
at
the
time.
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So
MGH,
Dana-Farber,
Cancer,
Institute
and
Beth
Israel
will
provide
some
on-site
support
with
their
their
mobile
Vans
and
mobile
clinics.
And
the
goal
is
really
to
be
able
to
take
some
of
those
vegetables
that
we're
growing
at
the
urban
farm
in
the
community
gardens
and
bring
them
over
to
the
teaching
kitchen
and
use
those
fresh
local
ingredients
as
we're
talking
to
folks
about
eating
healthfully,
it's
being
sponsored
by
Green
roots
and
and
funded
by
MGH.
Master
Brigham.
Actually.
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But
we
really
see
this
as
an
opportunity
for
many
different
organizations
and
groups
in
the
city
to
come
and
use.
So
if
the
library
wanted
to
have
an
event,
they
could
contact
us
and
we
would
coordinate
all
of
the
activities
and
they
could
come
and
have
an
activity
there,
we'll
have
on-site
coordinators
and
we'll
have
a
chef
and
a
nutritionist
on
site.
Well,
all
of
these
activities
are
happening,
and
so
that's
a
sort
of
overview
and
history
of
the
work
and
and
Chris
will
walk
us
through
the
designs
of
the
project.
M
Hopefully
we
can
flip
through
the
slides
now
so
I
think
so.
This
one
here
shows
what
Roseanne
was
talking
about.
The
relationship
between
the
the
teaching
kitchen,
which
is
highlighted
on
the
intersection
of
Pearl
Street
and
Miller
Street,
and
the
urban
farm
in
Chelsea,
Community
Garden,
which
are
just
across
the
Miller
Street,
which
is
kind
of
like
an
alley
that
separates
them
go
to
the
next.
So
this
space
is
a
part
of
a
larger
Warehouse
complex.
It's
just
this
one-story
volume
of
it
that
we're
going
to
be
renovating
to
turn
into
the
kitchen.
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And
the
interior
of
it.
Currently
it's
a
an
old
wood
frame.
Building
the
the
wood
columns
down
the
middle
were
renovated
a
few
years
back
and
the
roof
was
redone
a
few
years
back,
but
the
the
building
itself.
We
think
it
was
once
a
stable
for
the
larger
Warehouse
complex
at
one
point
in
time,
and
the
goal
would
be
to
try
to
preserve
some
of
the
the
characters
of
the
that
old
wood
framing,
but
with
a
complete
fit
out
on
the
interior
to
make
it
work
for
their
goals.
M
So
the
next
slide
shows
the
layout
that
we're
that
we
that's
shown
in
the
drawings
that
you
can
that
you've
been
reviewing.
Basically,
the
main
hall
space
is
where
the
classes
would
be
held.
The
the
kitchen
appliances
are
all
on
the
left
side
of
this,
this
page
that
it
would
be
all
domestic
kitchen
appliances.
M
The
the
goal
is
to
make
it
be
things
that
people
would
be
able
to
take
their
lessons
from
the
class
and
bring
it
home
and
use
in
in
their
home
kitchens,
in
addition
to
the
kitchen
spaces
along
the
bottom
of
the
screen.
Now,
there's
a
number
of
support
spaces.
Those
are
where
the
two
restrooms
are.
We
have
a
small
office
for
the
the
coordinator
and
then
a
small
room
for
for,
like
janitors
materials,
a
small
washer
and
dryer
and
the
slop
sink.
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You
and
the
next
slide
should
be
the
exterior
yeah.
So
this
is
that
intersection
of
Pearl
Street
and
Miller
Street.
The
idea
is
putting
the
entrances
all
along
that
Miller
Street
side
and
so
they're
facing
the
urban
farm
in
the
community
garden
and
in
this
you're.
Seeing
also
Greenridge
is
working
with
a
mosaic
artist
to
do
like
Community
arts
project
to
put
a
couple
Mosaic
pieces
on
this.
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And
so
for,
where,
as
an
educational
as
a
use,
the
parking
requirements
are
one
for
every
two
students
and
one
for
the
teacher,
so
we're
showing
six
parking
spaces.
The
accessible
space
would
be
right
in
front
of
the
kitchen
which
you're
seeing
in
those
those
previous
exterior
images
and
the
other
spaces
will
be
provided
on
on
a
long
Miller
Street
on
properties
that
are
owned
by
the
same
owner
as
the
warehouse.
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L
We
have
to
figure
out
the
programming
still,
but
what
we're
thinking
is
that
we'd
want
to
have
classes
sort
of
throughout
the
day.
So
a
few,
maybe
in
the
morning
for
folks
who
can
make
morning
classes
and
we'd
also
like
it
to
be
a
location
where
the
Early
Learning
Center
could
come
down
and
they
could
learn
some
classes
and
they're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
smaller.
It's
all
in
that
storage
area.
L
You
don't
see
the
furniture
but
we'll
have
smaller
storage
cutting
areas,
for
you
know
cooking
areas
for
kids,
so
we
want
the
Early
Learning
Center
to
be
able
to
come
down,
and
then
we
thought
we'd
have
later
afternoon
classes
and
some
evening
classes
as
well.
You
want
to
make
it
as
accessible
to
the
community
as
possible,
again
not
just
for
green
roots
or
community
garden
members,
but
for
really
everybody
if
the
senior
center
wanted
to
have
a
class.
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The
idea
right
now
is
that
we'd
have
one
Chef
one
head
chef,
but
that
may
increase
as
it
you
know
wraps
up
in
capacity,
so
we
might
have
it
would.
What
I'm
thinking
is
that
we'd
probably
have
one
Chef
on
site
at
all
times,
maybe
not
more
than
two
chefs,
but
we
might
have
a
morning
chef
and
then
an
evening
chef.
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H
I
got
some
I
have
questions
about
storage
if
you're
going
to
have
so
many
classes,
did
you
guys
I
understand
why
you
want
residential
appliances,
but
you
know
one
they're
a
little
inefficient
and
so
have
you
guys
thought
about
walk-ins
and
you
don't
have
a
lot
of
paper.
Goods
are
incredibly
bulky
and
have
you
guys
also
thought
about
having
anything
on
the
outside
outside
kitchen,
any
water
or
so
that
you
know
they're
coming
from
the
garden,
you
know.
What's
what
they're
planning
to
do?
Try
yeah.
L
It's
just:
can
you
John?
Could
you
go
back
to
one
of
the
earlier
slides
that
maybe
the
interior
slide
yeah?
So
what
I
learned
throughout
this
process
is
that
you
can
you
can
plan
literally
everything,
so
Chris
has
planned
for
us
where
the
Bulls
go.
I
would
like
him
to
do
this
for
my
house,
where
all
of
the
folding
chairs
how
many
folding
chairs
this
types
of
folding
chairs
all
of
the
extra
appliances,
every
single
one
of
these
spaces
is
really
planned
out.
So
what
we?
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So
if
you
see
under
the
windows,
those
are
all
cubby
holes
for
storage
and
then
there's
more
storage
further
along
and
then
all
of
this
area,
Is
All
Storage-
and
it
goes
all
the
way
out
to
the
other
door
and
then
there's
a
two
there's
a
large
refrigerator
and
then
dry
Pantry
storage
over
there
and
towards
the
back.
So
there's
lots
and
lots
of
storage.
We
don't
have
a
walk-in
refrigerator.
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That
is
definitely
something
that
we
might
want
to
think
about
down
the
road,
but
we
really
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people
felt
like
this
was
their
home
so
that
they
didn't
feel
intimidated
and
then
John.
If
you
don't
mind,
could
you
go
back
to
one
of
the
earlier
slides
where
it's
like
yep
perfect,
so
this
right
here
towards
the
garden
Garden?
So
what
we
sorry
like
yeah
microphone
that.
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Out
towards
the
garden
side,
and
so
that
door
will
be
the
interior
door
will
always
be
locked.
But
if
you're
a
gardener,
you
might
have
a
key
fob
to
get
yourself
in
to
be
able
to
use
those
bathrooms.
So
you'll
have
access
to
the
bathroom
and
the
Lobby
where
you
could
have
a
baby
carriage
umbrellas
boots.
You
know
extra
storage
before
you
go
into
the
kitchen.
L
D
I've
never
quite
understood
the
relationship
between
green
roofs,
the
community
garden
and
the
urban
farm
I'm,
just
asking,
because
you
have
mentioned
the
community,
the
Chelsea
community
garden
and
are
those
folks
who
have
plots
that
are
going
to
be
able
to
access
this
kitchen.
You
know
the
same
way
that
like
say,
the
the
staff,
Chef
will
and
I
know
that's
kind
of
awkward
trying
to
if
I.
If
I
remember
correctly,
it's
kind
of
awkward
trying
to
walk
between
the
urban
farm
and
the
community
garden
and
how
will
they
have
access
to
the
kitchen.
L
So
we're
going
to
try
and
redesign
the
farm
a
bit
so
that
there's
a
gate
that
better
connects
to
the
community
garden
so
that
you
can
make
that
connection
from
I.
Think
that's
Ellsworth
Street
right
is
that
Ellsworth
and
so
that
you'd
be
able
to
walk
through
the
farm
access
the
farm
and
then
walk
to
Miller
Street.
So
basically
the
Chelsea
Community
Garden
was
started
in
98.
It
was
started
by
the
Chelsea
Community
connections,
which
was
a
program
of
the
Chelsea
collaborative
at
the
time
in
green
Roots.
L
L
In
the
early
days
we
had
funding
to
staff
it
and
then,
as
time
went
on,
Community
Gardens
became
less
Vogue
and
it
was
harder
to
fundraise
for,
and
so
it
really
became
volunteer-led
over
the
last.
Maybe
five
years,
Community
Gardens
and
urban
Farms
have
come
back
into.
You
know
into
a
priority
right,
and
so
it's
been
easier
to
fund
staff
positions
and
so
the
community
garden
since
I,
don't
know
the
last
10
or
15
years
has
really
run
as
a
volunteer
organization,
and
so
all
of
their
funding
comes
into
us.
L
We
we're
sort
of
like
their
fiscal
agents,
so
we
pay
their
bills,
they
do
their
fundraising
through
grants
and
donations
and
membership
fees,
and
so
we
provide
Staffing
support
and
structure
and
the
back
house
operations
for
the
community
garden,
but
they're
they're
a
membership-led
organization.
So
the
leadership
of
the
garden
decides
who
gets
a
plot.
What
the
application
process
is,
what
the
rules
are.
They
do
all
of
that
by
their
own
leadership.
L
The
urban
farm
is
a
space
that
was
created
next
to
the
community
garden,
and
so
we
sort
of
oversee
all
of
the
community
gardens
in
the
city,
including
the
two
that
tnd
was
operating.
We
now
oversee
and
manage,
but
the
farm
was
meant
to
be
a
more
a
high
productivity
space
where
we
could
grow
larger
volumes
of
fruit
and
produce
and
that
or
vegetables,
fruit
and
vegetables
and
herbs
that
don't
go
just
to
the
person
who
maintains
that
bed
that
could
be
shared
out
to
anybody
in
the
community.
L
So
what
we're
thinking
is
the
leadership
of
the
community
garden
will
have
access
and
they'll
determine
how
they
distribute
access
to
all
of
the
individual
members.
I
think
that
we'll
probably
have
a
key
fob
system
with
access
that
allows
certain
permissions
in
certain
hours
of
you
know,
accessing
the
building
there'll
be
an
alarm
system
so
that
it's
secure
when
we're
not
there.
Thank
you.
F
L
E
L
L
So
what
we're
thinking
about
doing
it
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
the
teaching
kitchen
right
now
is
creating
a
gate
right
here
that
the
community
gardeners
could
just
walk
right
into
the
urban
farm
sort
of
like
a
corridor
through
and
they
can
access
Miller
Street
very
easily,
and
so
pedestrians
will
come
to
the
space
either
through
Pearl
Street.
There's
a
bus
stop
over
here
or
walking
through
Miller
or
walking
along
one
of
these
other
streets
and
cars
could
access
this
the
space
sort
of
similarly,
but
were
the
owners?
F
M
M
So
that's
that's
something
that
the
owner
is
working
on
separately
is
to
try
to
basically
find
ways
to
slow
traffic
going
through
Miller
Street,
so
Miller
Street
is
in
tight
like
entirely
private
land
and
the
road
there
is
an
easement
through
it,
and
so
there's
conversations
of
preserving
emergency
vehicular
access,
but
putting
water
barrels
in
the
middle.
That
would
stop
cars
from
using
it
as
a
through
Road,
okay
and
then
turning
the
middle
part
into.
But
that's
a
okay.
L
We're
likely
to
have
composting
on
site
so
internal
composting
and
then
likely
picked
up
by
like
bootstrap
composting
or
something
like
that,
and
then
we're
talking
about
the
city
about
using
City
barrels.
And
if
the
city
won't
allow
us
to
use
City
barrels,
then
the
owners
have
agreed
to.
Let
us
put
a
dumpster
on
their
side
of
the
property
on.
I
L
O
M
So
the
rest
of
the
structure
is
is
leased
right
now
to
on-call
Facility
Services.
They
use
it
for
storing,
like
small
containers
of
salt,
that
they
distribute
and
also
for
different
materials.
It's
it's
pretty
unused.
Most
of
its
use
has
been
for
staging
materials
for
construction
on
other
small
projects
around
like
a
plaza
around
the
corner
from
this.
A
H
A
P
Great
thanks
so
much
so
good
evening.
Everyone,
my
name,
is
Alex
tray
and
I
serve
as
the
Director
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
for
the
city
of
Chelsea
I'm
joined
by
members
of
our
team,
including
Erica
McCarthy,
our
community
development
manager
and
Carl
Allen,
our
Economic
Development,
specialist
and
so
grounded
in
a
commitment
to
serving
residents
throughout
the
community.
The
Department
of
Housing
Community
Development
strives
to
achieve
a
prosperous,
Equitable
and
healthy
Community.
P
We
serve
in
major
functional
areas
of
project
development
and
delivery
policy,
analysis,
strategic
planning
and
Civic
engagement
and
all
those
activities
span.
Six
main
areas
of
concentration
that
are
tied
to
physical
and
social
determinants
of
Health.
The
main
areas
of
concentration
include
housing,
stability,
Economic,
Development,
Workforce,
Development,
Community,
Development,
climate
adaptation
and
sustainability
and
climate
resilience,
and
so
in
each
of
these
areas,
members
of
our
12-member
team.
P
You
know
focus
on
developing
and
delivering
high
quality
projects
and
programs
that
Aid
residents
improve
their
quality
of
life
and
Foster
resilience
throughout
the
community,
and
so
the
department
oversees
a
Spate
of
federal
and
state
grant
opportunities,
including
the
Community
Development
block,
grant
fund,
often
known
as
the
cdbg
program.
It's
the
major
federal
funding
source
for
Community
Development
activities
at
the
local
level,
and
we
obtain
funding
from
this
grant
Source
on
an
annual
basis
to
support
our
operations.
P
After
that,
we'll
close
out
with
an
update
on
various
policies,
planning
initiatives
and
projects.
I'll
do
my
best
to
skim
through
them,
as
I
know,
time's
limited.
But
at
any
point,
if
you
have
questions
on
particular
projects
or
suggestions,
please
feel
free
to
interject.
So
could
you
switch
to
the
next
slide
and
next
slide?
Please
so?
The
Department's
comprised
of
12
professional
urban
planners
Engineers,
Community,
Development,
Specialists
and
Administrative
Professionals.
P
This
includes
four
new
positions
that
the
department
is
presently
establishing
in
coordination
with
city,
council
and
the
city
manager.
These
four
new
positions
will
be
focused
on
the
American
Rescue
plan,
including
the
delivery
of
a
slew
of
new
initiatives
funded
through
that
Federal
stimulus
funding.
Additionally,
we
house
a
regional
climate
resilience
and
adaptation
office
called
the
north
Suffolk
office
of
resilience
and
sustainability
that
serves
Chelsea,
Revere
and
Winthrop,
as
well
as
have
a
host
of
local
staff
focusing
exclusively
on
Chelsea
initiatives
from
conceptualization
through
implementation.
Next
slide,
great
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Erica.
O
Hi
everyone
thanks
for
having
me
here.
So
this
is
what
you're
looking
at
right
now
is
a
FY
2020
cdbg.
All
of
the
projects
that
we
were
working
on.
All
of
them
are
complete,
with
the
exception
of
the
housing
rehabilitation
program,
the
Chelsea
Square
and
the
Cherry
Street
projects
were
infrastructure,
Chelsea
Square
re
significantly
rehabbed
some
sidewalks
and
offered
some
new
sidewalks
that
are
raised,
and
then
the
Cherry
Street
also
significantly
rehabbed
some
sidewalks
and
are
totally
redid
the
whole
street
I'm.
O
O
35
35
low
and
moderate
income
residents,
and
they
ended
up
serving
156
residents
with
either
new
or
continuing
Service
delivery.
We
also
have
a
reach,
which
is
a
youth
empowerment
program
that
is
provided
through
the
Chelsea
Public
Schools
at
the
Chelsea
Public
High
School.
They
offer
some
peer
mentorship,
Community
engagement,
some
academic
support
college
prep
and
the
goal
for
that
particular
program
was
to
serve
75
low
and
middle
income
students
and
they
ended
up
serving
251
for
new
or
continuing
Services.
O
The
esol
program
is
funded
or
implemented
through
the
cultural,
the
department
of
cultural
Services
here
at
Chelsea,
City
Hall.
They
offer
three
sessions
one
in
the
spring
one
in
the
summer
and
then
one
in
the
fall,
and
then
they
kind
of
skip
over
that
that
winter
season
they
have
multiple
levels
ranging
from
beginning
to
intermediate
all
the
way
to
Advanced.
O
The
goal
of
the
program
last
year
was
to
serve
400
students
and
they
ended
up
serving
429,
so
our
housing
rehab
right
now
currently
has
two
open
cases,
one
of
which
is
currently
in
construction
and
the
other
one
is
simply
pending
some
administrative
documents,
some
contract
signing.
So
if
we
can
continue
on
to
the
next
slide,
that's
our
FY
2021
projects.
O
And
we
are
we're
reauthorized
for
those
programs
that
I
just
mentioned
the
housing,
rehab
citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
esol
reach,
and
we
have
two
additional
programs.
One
is
an
infrastructure
project
which
you
see
is
at
Chester
and
Shawmut
that
will
offer
some
new
sidewalks
at
a
wheelchair
ramp
and
then
some
other
infrastructure
to
support
that
wheelchair
ramp
for
crossing.
And
then
we
also
have
a
fair
housing
plan
which
is
looking
to
identify
any
fair
housing
issues
and
Remediation.
O
Efforts
that
we
can
partake
in
in
the
future,
and
that
is
in
part,
will
be
implemented
through
mapc,
a
planning
organization
that
the
department
has
competitively
procured.
We
are
they'll,
be
conducting
the
data
analysis,
but
we'll
also
be
participating
in
the
community
engagement
process
and
that
initial
Community
advisory
meeting
is
slated
for
in
the
next
two
to
three
weeks
or
so.
We
can
go
on
to
the
next
slide,
which
is
blank
we're
hoping
to
generate
some
input
from
everyone
today
about
how
we
should
move
forward
with
our
application
for
the
FY
2022.
P
So,
typically,
each
year
with
the
cdbg
application,
the
city
is
allowed
to
apply
for
up
to
three
Community
Development
activities,
which
can
range
from
infrastructure
projects
like
streetscape,
enhancements,
open
space,
enhancements,
renovating
a
park
or
a
playground
or
developing
a
new
open
space,
as
well
as
economic
development
programs
like
grant
funding
for
small
businesses
or
other
micro
Enterprise
assistants
planning
activities,
as
well
as
housing
activities.
So
out
of
that
sort
of
variety
of
initiatives,
we
can
select
up
to
three
and
propose
those
to
the
state.
P
Additionally,
we're
able
to
propose
up
to
five
public
social
service
activities,
and
so
historically,
we've
overseen
the
three
public
social
service
activities
that
Erica
mentioned.
Given
the
immense
Community
need
regarding
language,
Services,
immigration,
services
and
at-risk
youth
services
and
know,
any
suggestions
folks
might
have
for
renovations
to
existing
facilities
like
parks
and
playgrounds
in
your
neighborhood,
particularly
dangerous
stretches
of
neighborhood
streets.
P
Before
we
get
on
to
the
discussion,
I
do
want
to
add
that
this
is
representative
of
kind
of
the
first
step
in
our
application
process,
and
so
after
tonight's
meeting
we'll
be
holding
a
larger
community
meeting
at
the
beginning
of
December
to
generate
ideas
and
input
from
the
general
public,
as
well
as
hosting
one-on-one
interviews
and
focus
group
sessions
throughout
December
and
January
before
segwaying
into
the
submission
of
the
application.
Come
March.
F
Idea
for
the
probably
that
would
fall
under
the
housing
Rehabilitation
segment,
it
would
be
helpful
to
educate
the
population
on
how
to
flood
proof
their
homes,
maybe
host
a
workshop,
and
perhaps
there
is
some
budget
helping
some
of
the
you
know.
Families
protect
their
houses
that
are
in
low-lying
land
or
I.
Suppose
that's
a
bigger
problem,
Inland
for
houses
in
Chelsea
than
it
is
on
the
coast,
but
it
just
would
be
helpful
for
people
to
understand
all
these
Dynamics
and
that
you
don't
have
to
be
on
the
waterfront
to
feel
the
effects.
P
Absolutely
I
think
we
wholeheartedly
agree
right
now.
We
have
a
climate
resilience,
fellow
that's
working
part-time,
she's,
a
resident
that
is
currently
in
a
graduate
urban
planning
program
and
she
is
composing
a
kind
of
flood
prevention,
toolkit
for
property
owners
and
tenants
and
so
I
think,
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
with
the
cdbg
program
to
further
education,
as
well
as
to
Aid
in
implementation,
whether
it's
helping
Property
Owners
with
Renovations
or
providing
guidance
to
you
know
tenants
and
Property
Owners
on
best
practices.
So.
F
P
Yeah,
absolutely
so,
with
the
fair
housing
plan,
we're
going
to
be
analyzing,
both
the
public
and
private
housing
markets
to
understand
patterns
of
discrimination
that
occur
within
the
markets,
and
so
those
may
occur
because
of
you
know,
rental
and
or
sales
policies
and
practices,
as
well
as
property
management
and
real
estate
management
practices.
So
it's
a
eight-month
study.
That's
going
to
be
addressing
discrimination
and
impediments
to
housing
once
we
have
fully
characterized
those
impediments
to
housing,
we'll
be
developing
a
five-year
action
plan
for
addressing
those
racial
inequities
and
you
know
discriminatory
practices.
P
D
My
only
suggestion
is
maybe
something
around
housing
I'm,
not
sure
what
this
would
look
like,
but
something
to
help
residents,
especially
renters.
Basically
I
don't
know
if
it
would
maybe
relate
to
inspectional
services.
But
you
know
when,
when
renters
are
they
have
rats
or
they're
they're
not
being
treated
fairly
by
their
landlords,
they're
not
being
given?
You
know
proper
heating
and
air
conditioning
and
all
that
sort
of
stuff.
G
P
Yeah,
absolutely
that's
a
a
critical
vulnerability
that
the
city
faces
right
now
with
flooding
from
sea
level
rise
and
Coastal,
storm
surge,
impacting
Island
and
river
in
the
surrounding
area.
So
to
answer
your
question,
in
short,
absolutely
it's
allowable
to
use
cdbg
funding
for
both
design
engineering,
as
well
as
construction
of
infrastructure
improvements.
We
obtain
approximately
825
000
per
year
from
the
cdbg
program.
A
proportion
of
that
is
devoted
to
administrative
costs
and
the
remainder
is
devoted
to
infrastructure,
housing
and
social
services.
P
So
each
year
we
range
between
you
know
250
and
350
000
for
our
infrastructure
project
budget,
and
so
you
know
for
the
island
and
river
right
now,
we're
analyzing
other
Federal
funding,
opportunities
from
FEMA
and
larger
agencies,
just
given
the
the
size
of
that
project,
which
is
estimated
67
million
dollars.
So
this
type
of
funding
could
certainly
be
useful
for
like
storm
water
enhancements
in
that
area,
as
well
as
further
planning
necessary
to
to
reduce
flooding.
So
really
appreciate
that
suggestion.
F
Yeah,
that's
something
that
this
board
faces
on
a
lot
of
projects
is,
there's
a
real
desire
for
people
to
pave
their
yards
to
get
more
parking
spaces,
as
we
saw
to
projects
tonight,
if
so
that
it's
not
just
coastal
flooding
that
we're
concerned
about
it's
storm
water
flooding
and
how
what
one
does
on
their
site
impacts
people
around
them.
So
that
would
all
be
part
of
the
whole.
D
Looking
at
all
cities
with
more
than
ten
thousand
people
and
I
think
that
we
have
a
like
given
that
and
given
just
how
many
little
little
kids
toddlers
babies
we
have
around
we've,
we
really
lack
programming
and
support,
for
you
know
young
mothers
and
mothers
with
small
kids
places
like
places
like
like
CAPIC
and
the
the
Revere
Chelsea
like
family.
They
don't
have
likes
in
Chelsea,
Community
connections,
they're
all
like
needing
space.
They
need
support
and
Staffing,
and
we
just
need
more
programming.
D
P
And
we'll
cover
this
in
I
think
the
next
two
slides
under
our
Workforce
connect
development
and
economic
Mobility
sections
we're
actively
investing
other
federal
and
state
resources
in
the
Early
Education
and
child
care
crisis
right
now,
but
particularly
when
it
comes
to
cdbg
funding,
I
think
that's
a
great
suggestion,
because
you
can
use
cdbg
funding
for
a
range
of
child
care
and
Early
Education
initiatives.
Family
advocacy,
you
know
even
Capital
Improvements
at
in
some
instances
to
child
care
facilities
are
acceptable.
So
I
appreciate
that
and.
D
Not
just
not
just
for
families
who
are
seeking
child
care,
but
also
those
who
are
aren't
using
child
care
because
they're
at
home
with
their
kids,
you
know
and
not
just
sometimes
people
hear
Early
Education.
They
think
three
and
up
but
there's
the
school
system
in
CAPIC
doesn't
start
working
with
kids
until
they're.
Three
and
there's
you
know,
kids
that
are
younger
than
that
that
aren't
really
getting
reached
by
as
much
programming.
P
Not
not
under
cdbg,
so
we
can't
use
cdbg
funds
for
operations
and
maintenance.
It's
one
of
the
restrictions
that
the
the
federal
government
imposes
on
us,
but
we
do
attempt
to
increase.
You
know
public
education
and
Empower
residents
around
issues
of
quality
of
life,
cleanliness
and
you
know,
well-being
through
the
program
so
directly.
No,
unfortunately,
but
we
do
have
the
ability
to
further
public
education
efforts.
H
P
You
know
the
approximate
cost
of
that
I
would
have
to
look
into
and
circle
back
with
you
on
as
to
whether
we
could
afford
to
do
all
of
it
or
only
a
portion
of
it,
but
yeah
infrastructure
expenses
related
to
roads,
Bridges
and
utilities,
design,
engineering
and
construction
are
are
technically
eligible
uses.
So
we
can
definitely
take
that
down
and.
P
And
I'll
I'll
just
mention
that
we
in
coordination
with
our
community-based
partners
at
Green
Roots,
as
well
as
the
division
of
recreational
cultural
Affairs,
are
actively
exploring
different
site
options
for
a
skate
park,
including
an
interim
skatepark
with
like
movable
features
as
well
as
a
permanent
skate
park.
So
that's
how
I
own
our
priority
list
right
now.
P
P
P
P
We
have
a
number
of
programs
right
now
that
focus
on
site
acquisition,
and
so
we
are
continuously
monitoring
the
market
and
analyzing
opportunities
to
acquire
lots
for
open
space
purposes
like
Community
Gardens,
passive
parks
and
active
Recreation.
Most
recently,
we
acquired
88
Clinton
Street,
so
the
Chelsea
city
council
acted
very
swiftly
in
that
instance,
with
the
community
preservation
committee
to
appropriate
the
funding
needed
to
create
that
new
Waterfront
Park
on
the
housing
front.
P
We're
also
undertaking
the
neighborhood
scale
housing
program
which
addresses
underutilized
and
vacant
Lots
in
two
residential
neighborhoods
Addison
orange
and
Sherwood
Bellingham
through
that
program,
we're
repurposing
a
vacant
lot
at
4143,
Orange,
Street
for
affordable
home
ownership
opportunities
and
we're
actively
looking
to
acquire
additional
property
with
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund
board.
And
so
the
main,
the
main
programs
are
really.
You
know
the
community
preservation
efforts
through
the
community
preservation
Committee
in
coordination
with
the
department
for
open
space
and
environmental
improvements
and
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund
board
through
the
neighborhood
scale.
P
And
otherwise,
on
the
the
housing
front,
the
department
right
now
is
Guided
by
a
number
of
plans
and
studies
that
have
been
performed
over
the
last
five
years.
As
you
know,
that
is,
the
displacement
crisis
in
Chelsea
is
acutely
affecting
households.
Low-Income
households
are
extremely
vulnerable,
given
the
DraStic
increase
in
rents,
coupled
with
inflationary
impacts.
P
The
first
is
formal,
affordable
housing
that
has
kind
of
lower
rents
than
regular
market
rate
housing
that's
set
to
expire,
and
so
we
aggressively
pursue
opportunities
to
extend
the
lifespan
of
those
expiring,
affordable
housing
units.
Recent
examples
include
the
atlas
Lofts
down
on
garish
Ave,
as
well
as
17
units
at
466
Broadway,
where
we're
coordinating
with
the
owner
to
renovate
the
units
and
extend
their
affordability
by
50
years.
P
Additionally,
we
are
collaborating
with
the
neighborhood
developers
to
rehabilitate
and
extend
the
affordability
on
116
units
scattered
throughout
the
Sherlock
Bellingham
neighborhood,
through
a
combination
of
local
state
and
federal
funding.
Additionally,
there's
the
second
category,
which
is
naturally
occurring,
affordable
housing.
So
this
is
housing
that
it
doesn't
formally
receive
subsidies
nor
participate
in
Housing
Programs.
P
A
lot
of
it
is
owned
by
Legacy
property
owners
that
have
kept
rents
below
Market
rents
and
many
of
those
landlords
right
now
are
retiring
or
seeking
to
sell
their
properties
for
a
profit,
and
so
in
coordination
with
our
community-based
partners,
State
and
Regional
agencies.
We
look
to
coordinate
strategic
Acquisitions
of
that
naturally
occurring
affordable
housing
to
ensure
that
residents
that
live
in
those
buildings
aren't
displaced
and
have
to
leave
Chelsea,
and
so,
in
addition
to
those
strategic
Acquisitions,
we
are
also
overseeing
housing.
P
Rehabilitation
programs,
catering
to
low
and
moderate
income
homeowners,
as
well
as
repair
programs
for
senior
homeowners
to
allow
Aging
in
place
with
the
goal
of
ensuring
residents,
can
remain
in
their
homes
in
Chelsea,
for
as
long
as
possible
on
the
racial
equity
and
wealth
building
side.
You
know
we
recognize
that
you
know.
P
This
is
one
of
our
key
kind
of
environmental
justice
and
housing
initiatives.
You
know,
as
you
know,
low-income
tenants
and
homeowners
as
well
as
residents
of
color
are
disproportionately
exposed
to
pollutants,
including
lead,
mold
and
Asbestos,
and
so
through
initiatives
like
our
zero
carbon
action
plan,
Route,
1
housing,
enhancements
program
and
housing
rehabilitation
program.
We
try
to
tactically
improve
those
properties
by
abating
those
pollution
sources,
and
so
this
winter
into
early
2023
we'll
be
looking
to
scale
many
of
those
initiatives,
utilizing
arpa
funding
to
promote
Public,
Health
and
then.
P
Lastly,
on
the
stabilization
side,
this
is
a
relatively
new
space
for
the
city.
About
two
years
ago,
when
our
department
was
established,
we
Advanced
a
series
of
anti-displacement
and
homelessness
prevention
initiatives,
ranging
from
rental
and
mortgage
assistance
to
Rapid
rehousing
programs
that
we
actively
oversee
in
conjunction
with
that
community-based
partners.
P
And
so
you
know,
our
intent
is
to
continue
many
of
these
initiatives
over
the
coming
year,
strengthening
them
with
culturally
competent
case
management,
new
housing
opportunities
and
Supportive
Housing,
as
well
as
the
ability
to
you
know
prevent
evictions
and
foreclosures
before
they
happen
through
the
application
of
rental
assistance.
Mortgage
assistance
and
utility
assistance-
yes,
sir,
yes,
I
expected.
I
Yes,
taking
the
other
side,
I
guess
like
what
support
I
think
like
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
attention
is
paid
to
like
the
tenants
and
all
that
stuff,
but
also
there's
some
landlords
that
get
taken
advantage
of
and
they
buy
tenants
and
eventually
they
have
to
look
foreclose
or
things
like
that.
I
guess.
Are
there
any
thing
related
to
support
for
landlords
if,
like
for
those
bad
scenarios,.
P
Yeah,
that's
a
great
question
so,
on
the
legal
services
side
for
tenants,
the
city
in
conjunction
with
housing,
families
operates
a
housing,
Legal
Clinic
for
low
and
moderate
income
homeowners,
as
well
as
small
landlords.
We
collaborate
with
the
mass
law
reform
Institute
that
provides
legal
assistance
to
small
landlords,
as
well
as
homeowners
for
direct
financial
assistance.
We
operate
the
homeowner
stabilization
program,
the
program
caters
to
owner
occupants
in
one
to
four
unit
buildings.
P
So
at
the
broad
level,
though,
we
work
a
lot
with
Chelsea
Restoration
Corporation
who's,
our
local
HUD
certified
housing
counseling
agency
to
provide
both
homebuyer
counseling,
as
well
as
ensure
that
residents
have
access
to
homeowner
counseling,
whether
it's
negotiating
with
your
mortgage,
ensuring
that
you're
not
subject
to
a
predatory,
Arrangement
or
you
know,
seeing
how
you
can.
Potentially
you
know,
purchase
a
home
for
the
first
time.
P
Do
folks
have
any
questions
on
housing
before
we
move
on
to
the
next
slide,
all
right
so
outside
of
the
housing
realm.
You
know.
We
acknowledge
that
healthy
neighborhoods
rely
upon
high
quality,
accessible
and
Equitable
Transit
and
so
Guided
by
a
series
of
state
and
local
Transportation
plans,
as
well
as
guidance
from
our
community-based
partners.
We
oversee
infrastructure
and
transportation
initiatives,
including
planning
design,
engineering
and
implementation
focused
on
these
three
main
areas
of
operations
and
accessibility,
with
an
emphasis
on
Ada
accessibility.
P
P
P
Closely
related
to
transportation
and
infrastructure
is
our
climate
and
environmental
practice,
and
so
over
the
last
year
you
know
we
have
scaled
up
the
north
Suffolk
office
of
resilience
and
sustainability.
Currently
we
have
a
full-time
resilience
manager,
a
part-time
resilience,
fellow,
a
full-time
sustainability
manager
and
a
part-time
sustainability,
fellow
bolstering
that
office,
so
the
office,
oversees
policy
analysis,
planning,
design
and
Engineering
implementation,
as
well
as
public
education.
P
With
regards
to
sustainability,
we've
been
focused
on
advancing
a
number
of
decarbonization
efforts
to
improve
air
quality
and
reduce
pollution.
Additionally,
we
are
actively
promoting
the
Mass
Save
program,
engaging
with
residents
to
spread
awareness
about
energy
conservation
as
well
as
working
to
Aid
residents,
who
are
energy
cost
burdened
due
to
increasing
utility
costs
in
the
nation
and
then.
D
But
I
actually
have
a
comment
about
infrastructure
and
trans
portation.
I
know
that
this
has
been
doing.
You
know
repaving
and
trying
to
improve
our
roads,
but
I
hope
that
when
you're
thinking
about
Transportation
infrastructure,
we're
really
prioritizing
sidewalks,
because
there's
a
lot
of
missing,
curb
cuts
and
a
lot
of
of
curb
cuts
that
are
too
far
away
from
the
corner
and
then
a
lot
of
bumps
on
the
sidewalk
with
tree
roots
and
stuff.
I
remember
a
couple
weeks
ago,
I
was
thinking.
D
Oh
wow,
they're
Paving,
my
street
I
would
really
rather
them
fix
the
sidewalk
and
then
right
after
I've
had
that
thought.
My
two-year-old
tripped
over
this,
the
bump
in
the
sidewalk
and
so
so
yeah.
That's
a
really
just
important
thing,
not
only
for
pedestrians,
but
also
for
accessibility
of
folks
with
disabilities
and
for
to
improve
bike
safety,
because
people
are
always
on
the
sidewalks
yeah.
P
E
G
E
P
I
Chelsea
coordinate
with
like
the
big
utility
companies
like
natural
grid,
eversource
and
Comcast,
because
obviously
they
do
their
digging
and
then
it
would
make
sense
like
if
there
was
planned,
Paving
like
to
do
it
after
they
come
in
I've.
Seen
scenarios
where
natural
grid
digs
up
or
Chelsea
paves
the
National
Grid
comes
back
and
does
their
work
again
and
it's
like
all
uneven
again.
Yeah.
P
So
we
have
been
concertedly
aiming
to
coordinate
surface
and
utility
Improvement
efforts
with
private
utility
companies.
A
good
example
of
that
is
the
National
Grid
workouts
out
of
Broadway
right
now,
and
so
one
of
the
reasons
they're
presently
on
site,
replacing
gas
main,
is
to
do
it
before
the
city
begins
reconstruction
of
utilities
downtown.
P
So
they
have
a
significant
amount
of
gas
man
replacement
around
City
Hall,
as
well
as
down
Broadway
that
they're
aiming
to
to
tackle,
and
so
national
grid
coordinates
with
us
on
a
regular
basis.
Eversource
is
you
know
more
of
a
challenge.
You
know
our
coordination
with
eversources
ongoing,
given
the
number
of
conflicts
electrical
wires,
both
overhead
and
underground,
posed
to
projects.
You
know
it's
critical
that
we
we
continue
to
coordinate
with
them,
and
the
private
utilities
like
Comcast
and
Verizon.
P
Are
you
know
in
our
you
know,
regular
construction
meetings
and
are
able
to
perform
work
before
contractors
mobilize
the
major
barrier
that
we
we
witness
from
a
project
delivery
perspective
is
when
you
know
a
project
is
delivered
and
sometime
thereafter,
there's
some
type
of
emergency
repair.
That's
necessary.
A
good
example
of
this
occurred
on
winter
Summit
Street
last
year,
one
of
our
team
members,
Mimi
graney,
oversaw
the
installation
of
a
street
mural,
approximately
six,
seven
months
after
that
there
was
a
utility
brick
that
necessitated
an
emergency
repair.
F
P
It
does
come
in
conflict
with
with
flooding
constraints.
However,
there
is
a
concerted
effort
to
underground
private
utilities
and
Public
Utilities
when
practicable.
One
of
the
major
impediments
to
it
is
the
cost
overall.
Most
of
the
funding
sources
we
depend
on
for
projects
like
these,
as
well
as
our
transportation
initiatives
originate
from
state
and
federal
funding
sources.
Very
few
of
those
funding
sources
will
cover
the
cost
of
undergrounding
utilities,
and
so
we've
executed
it
on
select
projects,
but
it's
not
something
we
execute
regularly,
primarily
given
the
cost
and
the
environmental
issues.
P
All
right
next
slide,
please
all
right,
so
we
did
discuss
Community
Development
under
the
cdbg
program.
At
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
outside
of
the
cdbg
program,
the
Department's
overseeing
the
implementation
of
the
American
Rescue
plan
act,
program
entitled
arpa,
as
well
as
the
delivery
of
a
range
of
Family,
Youth
and
Community
Services.
P
Additionally,
we
seek
to
preserve
and
enhance
cultural
and
historic
facilities
throughout
the
city,
including
historic
grounds
like
garden
cemetery,
as
well
as
historic
buildings,
both
privately
and
publicly
owned.
This
community
preservation
committee
is
a
local
board
that
oversees
the
disbursement
of
funds
for
historic
preservation,
open
space
and
affordable
housing
purposes.
The
board
has
been
the
major
Financial
engine
of
much
of
the
historic
preservation
efforts
that
are
underway
in
the
city,
and
so
one
of
our
full-time
staff
support
the
board
as
an
administrator.
P
Additionally,
with
regards
to
place
making
with
a
goal
of
enlivening
the
built
environment
and
fostering
social
cohesion,
our
Civic
design
and
engagement,
strategist,
Mimi
graney,
manages
a
you
know:
comprehensive
Suite
of
initiatives
targeting
activation
of
the
downtown
and
activation
of
many
underutilized
spaces
like
the
area
underneath
route
one.
This
is
done
through
a
combination
of
public
art,
strategic
events,
as
well
as
a
community
engagement
that
empowers
residents
and
provides
them
with.
You
know,
access
to
the
Arts
and
Cultural
programming,
and
then
lastly
I
one
thing
I
will
mention
on
here.
P
You
know
across
the
region
we've
been
witnessing
the
displacement
of
artists,
including
a
lot
of
artists
in
Chelsea,
as
both
residential
and
Commercial
artist,
spaces
are
being
purchased
and
redeveloped
into
higher
end
housing,
and
so
Mimi
in
our
office
is
spearheading
a
planning
initiative
to
identify
sites
where
the
development
of
retail
or
residential
artists
and
craft
Studios
may
be
appropriate,
including
you
know
fabrication,
and
you
know
traditional
Fine
Arts,
so
over
the
coming
year.
You
know
we
expect
this
will
be
an
area
of
focus
both
in
some
of
the
areas
with
underutilized
property
as
well.
E
P
Next,
please,
yes,
all
right
and
the
the
last
update
that
I'll
share
with
you
is
on
our
two
remaining
focal
areas
of
Workforce
and
economic
development
and
our
Workforce
Development
approach
and
economic
development
agenda
are
led
by
Carl
Allen
in
our
office,
and
they
consist
of
a
goal
of
empowering
upward
economic
Mobility
in
both
high
growth
sectors,
as
well
as
entrepreneurship
opportunities
for
residents.
That
are,
you
know,
seeking
to
establish
their
own
businesses,
and
so
this
is
done
through.
P
A
combination
of
you
know,
adult
basic
education
programming
that
the
department
provides
support
for
through
funding
and
capacity
building
initiatives,
as
well
as
a
focus
on
digital
literacy
and
the
social
and
physical
infrastructure
necessary
to
have
a
thriving
Workforce.
Over
the
course
of
the
last
year,
we've
tied
up
a
digital
Equity
plan
as
well
as
rolled
out
a
number
of
pilot
band
initiatives.
P
The
most
recent
has
been
a
Broadband
initiative
at
the
Prattville
Chelsea
Housing
Authority
complex
that
will
offer
free
high-speed
internet
for
all
occupants
of
the
Chelsea
Housing,
Authority
property
and
longer
term
Carl
is
leading
an
effort
in
collaboration
with
the
good
jobs
Coalition
and
our
Community
Partners,
to
establish
a
public
broadband
system
in
Chelsea.
What
that
looks
like
and
how
that
takes,
shape
is
being
analyzed
over
the
coming
months,
but
we
understand
that
internet
service
in
Chelsea
is
unreliable.
It's
anti-competitive!
P
On
the
economic
development
side,
many
of
our
efforts
are
focused
on
the
downtown
Broadway
Corridor,
as
well
as
key
districts
like
the
Waterfront
and
the
beach
and
Williams
Corridor
strategically.
You
know
we
seek
to
preserve
and
enhance
our
light
industrial
base
with
21st
century
sustainable
industry.
P
Additionally.
You
know
we're
actively
planning
out
the
future
of
areas
around
the
Market
Basket
site,
as
well
as
partnering
with
local
community-based
organizations
like
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
to
understand
how
we
can
competitively
attract
other
business
sectors
to
Chelsea.
Primarily,
you
know
our
our
economic
attraction
efforts
right
now,
Center
on
a
number
of
key
Industries,
but
mainly
you
know
the
construction,
trades
biomanufacturing
produce,
manufacturing
and
distribution
as
well
as
a
handful
of
others.
P
But
those
are
areas
that
produce
jobs
that
are
accessible
for
residents
and
are
areas
where
the
wages
you
know
can
provide
for
a
middle-class
life
for
families
in
Chelsea
and
then.
Lastly,
on
the
Small
Business
Development
front,
the
department,
in
collaboration
with
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
is
overseeing
a
multitude
of
small
business
programming
microfinancing
for
smaller
businesses.
Physical
enhancements,
like
the
storefront
Improvement
program,
as
well
as
you
know,
strategies
to
enliven
outdoor
public
space,
like
our
outdoor
dining
program,
are
a
couple
of
examples
of
initiatives
that
we
have
underway
right
now.
P
You
know
over
the
coming
year,
we're
really
excited
to
be
hiring
our
first
small
business
engagement,
specialist
that
will
focus
full-time
on
orchestrating
Small,
Business,
Development
programs
and
engaging
with
small
business
owners
with
the
focus
on
you
know,
catalyzing
and
you
know,
fostering
minority-owned
small
businesses
in
in
Chelsea
and
in
a
Cornerstone
of
this
project.
That
I
do
want
to
highlight
is
the
the
Plaza
De
Las
Americas
project?
P
That's
the
last
on
the
list
here
that
will
be
housed
in
this
new
Salvation
Army
site
on
Broadway,
and
so,
as
many
of
you
know,
the
city
acquired
the
Salvation
Army
property
about
four
years
ago.
Through
the
leadership
of
Chelsea
city
council,
the
site
is
being
redeveloped
as
affordable
housing,
a
top
ground
floor
retail.
On
the
ground
floor,
we
are
undertaking
a
business
plan
and
an
architectural
design
process
to
create
a
culinary
incubator
space
where
businesses
that
may
be
spun
off
of
the
two
Community
Kitchens
that
are
under
development
in
Chelsea.
P
Right
now
could
lease
small
retail
stalls,
underpinned
by
a
kitchen
facility,
and
so
there
are
a
lot
of
you-
know,
home-based
businesses
in
Chelsea
that
can't
access
retail
space
in
the
downtown.
It's
too
expensive,
it's
inaccessible,
their
businesses
are
just
starting
out,
and
so
these
spaces
will
be
about
150
to
200
square
feet
and
designed
for
those
startups
to
provide
them
with
a
foothold
in
the
downtown,
with
small
Business
technical
assistance
on
site
to
provide
them
with
ongoing
counseling.
Do.
P
And
so
that
more
or
less
concludes
you
know
our
overview
of
ongoing
activities
in
these
six
main
focal
areas.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
folks
might
have,
and
we're
also
appreciative
of
any
guidance
or
input
that
the
planning
board
might
have
on
any
of
these
areas
or
other
important
initiatives
that
you
would
like
the
department
to
focus
on.
N
The
other
main
component
of
our
Workforce
and
economic
development
programming
is
explicit:
support
for
home-based
child
care
and
we're
trying
to
take
a
lot
of
the
informal
child
care.
That's
going
on
in
the
city,
educate
all
of
the
people
who
are
providing
it
so
that
they
have
the
credentials
to
actually
provide
a
higher
quality.
Care.
P
And
for
kind
of
traditional
child
care
providers
we
oversaw
the
preparation
of
a
child
care
needs
assessment.
Last
year
it
was
sobering.
You
know
showing
that
almost
30
percent
of
child
care
providers
in
Chelsea
closed
during
the
pandemic,
causing
the
you
know
sector
to
falter
as
well
as
a
shortage
of
you
know,
subsidized
child
care
seats,
so
we've
devoted
you
know
a
significant
amount
of
internal
resources
and
the
arpa
community
advisory
committee
has
also
devoted
resources
to
you
know:
Provide
support,
for
you
know
the
child
care
sector.
P
This
includes
you
know,
upgrades
of
facilities
like
the
CAPIC
facility
on
Arlington
Street,
as
well.
As
you
know,
family
advocacy
and
and
youth
supports
for
the
the
families,
but
given
the
immense
shortage
we
have
home-based
child
care
and
traditional
Child
Care
will
be
major
focal
points
over
the
coming
year.
H
H
P
That's
a
great
question
so,
with
you
know
the
bike
sharing
system
that
we
have
right
now,
blue
bikes,
blue
bikes,
is
looking
to
implement
e-bikes
that
are
kind
of
electric
pedal
assist
bikes,
the
legislature,
you
know
recently
legalized
e-bikes
and
the
recent
Transportation
bill,
so
I
expect
those
will
be
deployed
over
the
coming
year.
Technically,
scooters
are
still
not
legal
in
Massachusetts,
they
fall
into
this
odd
gray
area,
and
so
we've
studied
it
extensively.
P
Yet
the
city
Administration
has
made
the
decision
not
to
move
forward
with
them
pending
any
type
of
legal
action.
The
last
kind
of
emerging
field
that
I'll
mention
is
the
autonomous
vehicle
space.
The
state
in
cooperation
with
the
city
of
Boston,
Chelsea
and
many
surrounding
communities
is,
you
know,
overseeing
AV
testing,
both
at
a
facility
in
South
Boston,
as
well
as
a
couple
of
other
facilities
in
the
region,
and
so
you
know
we
sit
on
a
autonomous
vehicle
task
force
that
was
convened
by
the
governor.
P
Additionally,
there
is
one
designated
autonomous
vehicle
testing
location
in
Chelsea
that
hasn't
been
operationalized
yet,
but
is
you
know
open
to
testing
that
requires
City
approval
and
so
that
process
entails?
You
know
companies
submitting
proposals
to
the
city
around
testing.
Both
you
know,
Operation
Safety
and
the
like.
It
requires
both
State
Department
of
Transportation
approval
and
City
approval.
Before
testing
occurs,
there
hasn't
been
a
company
approved.
P
It
is
a
real
operating
Road.
That's
designated
it's
designated
during
a
daytime,
fair
weather
hours,
so
no
nighttime
testing.
All
testing
has
to
include
a
a
human
driver,
and
so
they
can't
you
know,
and
they
don't
really
exist
yet,
but
they
can't
run
fully
automated
cars.
They
have
to
have
a
human
driver
inside
and
it's
subject
to
this
rigorous
safety
and
operations
review
process
with
the
state
but
yeah.
It's
essentially
that
loop
on
the
waterfront.
P
The
last
kind
of
field
that
I'll
mention
is
sort
of
drone
testing,
which
is
not
something
we
have
extensively
dabbled
in.
It
is
something
that
the
FAA
is
increasingly
active
in
around
Logan
airport,
and
so
we
expect
that
over
the
next
year
or
two
we'll
start
seeing
more
of
that
technology
adopted
by
companies
like
Amazon
warranting.
You
know
a
regulatory
approach.