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From YouTube: Charter Review Committee Meeting 8-19-20
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City of Chelsea
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Great,
thank
you,
everyone
for
being
on
time
and
being
here
happy
wednesday.
I
will
start
with
a
quick
review
of
purpose
and
process
for
anyone
who
may
be
home
watching
us.
This
is
the
city
charter
review.
We
meet
every
two
weeks
to
discuss
different
sections
of
the
charter.
What
we
do
is
we
read
in
advance
each
section
of
the
charter
and
then
we
meet
to
discuss
and
talk
about
any
sort
of
changes
that
we
would
like
to
see
implemented
or
suggestions
that
we
would
like
to
see
implemented.
So
everything
is
taken
as
a
suggestion.
A
We
review
every
single
section
and,
at
the
very
end,
once
we're
done
reading
every
single
section,
we
will
come
back
and
see
if
we
find
consensus
before
presenting
a
formal
package
to
the
council.
So
that
being
said,
let's
move
on
for
the
next
part
of
our
meeting,
which
is
any
lingering
questions
comments
from
previous
sections.
Does
anyone
here
have
any
lingering
questions
comments
about
any
of
the
previous
questions
sections
we
discussed.
I
believe
it
would
be
section
five
or
three
or
four
whatever
section.
A
A
I
will
start
with
the
first
one
in
order
of
in
the
order
if
it
was
received,
we'll
start
with
sarah,
so
all
of
you
should
have
a
copy
of
the
letter.
I
will
read
it
for
public
purposes
and
transparency
for
the
record.
My
name
is
sarah
neville
and
I
live
at
40
eleanor
street
chelsea.
I
would
like
to
propose
the
attached
change
for
the
next
charter
review
meeting.
The
amendment
would
implement
ranked
choice,
voting
also
known
as
rcv
and
elections
for
city,
council
and
school
committee.
The
texts
come
from.
A
The
text
comes
from
east
hampton's
charter,
which
has
passed
but
not
yet
implemented.
Rcv
other
massachusetts,
towns
that
have
rcv
are
cambridge
and
amherst.
This
november
there
will
be
a
statewide
ballot
question
to
implement
rcb
in
state
elections,
but
if
passed,
it
will
not
affect
municipal
elections.
If
it's
passed,
massachusetts
will
join
maine
and
new
york
in
using
rcv
at
the
state
level.
Some
key
benefits
of
rcv
are
that
it
minimizes
strategic,
voted
by
encouraging
voters
to
choose
their
true
favorite
without
settling
for
the
lesser
of
two
evils
in
our
current
system.
A
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
best,
sarah.
So
she
also
attached
for
everyone's
review
and
everyone
who's
watching
at
home.
She
also
attached
an
addition
to
section
2-1
the
composition
of
eligibility
election
and
term,
so
she
she
added
her
suggestions
for
it,
which
full
transparency
outraged
notwithstanding
any
general
special
law
to
the
contrary.
Elections
for
the
office
of
district
city
council
should
be
co
conducted
using
ranked
choice
voting
as
defined
in
section
x
of
article
one
so
she's
implementing
what
she
talks
about
in
the
letter.
A
In
here,
so
that's
for
the
record
for
everyone
to
see
that
was
a
communication
received.
Sarah.
Thank
you.
Sarah
very
much.
We
will
compile
this
list
of
suggestions.
We
have
so
for
a
further
discussion
once
we
complete
every
single
section
of
the
charter.
So
now
we
also
received
a
communication
from
susan
backstrom.
A
Now
we'll
go
ahead
and
read
this:
could
the
chelsea
disability
commission
be
added
to
the
charter
and
bylaws
to
codify
the
mandate?
The
best
practices
need
to
be
established.
Since
I
am
hearing
from
people
in
the
community
who
are
disabled
and
need
many
accessibility
tools,
we
were
contacted
when
we
launched
the
chelsea
ada
resources.
A
Facebook
page
the
page
was
part
of
the
30th
88-day
anniversary
meeting,
alex
recruited
me
to
help
with
virtual
meetings
on
sue.
He
wanted
to
meet
to
involve
the
chelsea
disability.
Commission
will
all
commissions
fulfill
the
state
of
massachusetts
requirement
for
two
meetings.
A
year.
Did
the
covet
19
pandemic?
Put
that
requirement
on
hold.
He
did.
He
did
assist
a
resident
with
many
disabilities
to
make
a
decision
in
a
positive
direction.
A
Regarding
her
living
situation
in
keene
studios
on
stockton
street
near
us,
he
stated
to
me
earlier
today
that
the
only
commission
meeting
was
in
february
and
two
people
who
left
and
two
people
who
have
never
responded
to
my
emails
or
messages
even
on
facebook.
So
quorum
was
not
achieved
during
the
planning
meeting
or
the
ada
celebration,
with
lack
of
quorum
necessitated
meeting
in
person
with
physical
distancing.
In
fact,
alex
doesn't
want
to
overstep
his
authority
and
his
position
by
demanding
meetings.
A
It
was
just
that
it
is
that
an
historic
opportunity
for
the
disabled
community
shouldn't
be
ignored.
Since
the
chelsea
disability
commission
is
without
a
budget
and
without
resources,
we
as
chelsea
residents,
need
to
generate
revenue
for
most
important
work,
alex
met
with
francisco
toro
to
develop
the
plan
for
the
ada,
so
the
russian
activity
with
the
veterans,
the
human
rights
commission,
was
also
supposed
to
meet
with
alex
and
fidel,
and
that
has
not
happened
yet.
I
am
so
invested
in
this
now.
I
hope
this
shows
our
involvement.
A
I
want
this
email
read
in
the
city
council,
please
and
thank
you
okay.
So
it
seems
that
this
is
more
of
a
request
for
the
city
council,
but
she
wanted
this
red,
so
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
it.
She
wanted
this
red
for
our
commission
and
see
if
we
can
add
this
to
the
charter.
So
it's
something
that
we
can
definitely
consider
and
see.
If,
if
it's
even
possible,
once
cheryl
can
answer
any
questions,
do
you
have
a
question
yeah.
E
F
A
So
and
I
actually
have
the
answer
for
once,
we
get
to
that
portion
I'll,
read
it,
but
thank
you
so
so
that's
thank
you,
susan.
For,
for
submitting
this.
We
will
ensure
to
either
one
get
you
an
answer
today
in
the
in
the
email
that
we
have
attached
from
cheryl
or
to
forward
this
question
to
cheryl
ensure
we
have
an
answer
and
if
it's
at
all
possible,
then
we
will
make
sure
to
to
include
that
as
a
suggestion
of
the
charter.
A
C
C
A
zoning
board
decision
is
then
ratified
by,
particularly
like
the
zoning
board
ratified
by
the
city
council,
especially
in
smaller
towns.
The
reason
why
I
think
this
should
be
done
is
twofold:
one.
We
have
what
I
would
call
a
a
weaker
council
than
most
cities
and
cities
and
towns
in
massachusetts.
This
would
help
retain
some
more
shift,
some
more
power
to
the
council
on
what
direction
the
city
goes.
It's
my
opinion.
C
They
don't
they're,
not
the
vehicle,
nor
the
board.
To
do
so,
and
I
think
that
it's
well
within
the
realm
of
the
city
council
as
the
last
go-to
that
can
try
to
negotiate
any
mitigation
that
any
of
these
special
permits
would
incur.
So
I'm
asking
that
this
be
done,
that
this
change
be
implemented,
that
is
the
the
language
be
involved,
or
rather
instituted
into
our
charter,
so
that
truly
the
city
council
does
retain
some
increased
power
on
the
happenings
and
the
goings-on
we
already
are
in
charge
of
ordinance
changes.
C
D
So
this
is
only
for
the
city
council
to
approve
the
issuance
of
a
special
permit.
It's
not
if
a
resident
felt
they
should
have
been
granted
a
special
permit
and
the
zoning
board
denied
them.
They
can't
then
go
to
the
city
council
and
ask
for
your
approval.
Since
the
zoning
board
denied
it
is
correct.
C
A
A
A
Would
it
seem
like
we're
playing
favoritism
over
one
developer
and
not
another
one?
If
we
have
that
power
as
a
council
body-
and
this
is
just
me
playing
devil's
advocate-
I
am
a
councilwoman
so
and
I
and
I
say
it
because
I
anticipate
someone
else
looking
outside
from
the
outside
saying.
Well,
if
we
give
the
council
the
power
to
have
the
final
say
on
special
permits,
wouldn't
that
put
us
in
a
sticky
situation.
C
C
I
think
that
the
city
council
is
the
best
body
to
the
to
ask
for
community
mitigation.
If
something
is
requires
or
not,
but
seeing
that
other
communities
do
it,
I
don't
think
it's
that
different
and
I
have
again
we
we
don't
know
who's
going
to
be
on
the
council
in
15
20
years,
but
it's
not
going
to
be
a.
I
don't
think
it's
favoritism.
C
It'll,
be
you
know,
one
could
argue,
it
may
be
a
one
particular
developer
so
that
one
city
council
doesn't
like
and
who
knows
they
just
have
they
just
said
you
know
I'm
going
to
say
no
to
whenever
this
individual
comes,
but
that
could
be
the
same
said
by
any
board
member.
I
mean
any
zoning
board.
Member
could
have
the
same
prejudices
as
a
city
council,
but
anyway,
that's
my
that's
my
reason.
A
E
C
C
A
neighbor
could
block
it
at
landcourt.
I've
seen
that
happen,
I've
actually
seen
mansions
raised.
I
think
there
was
a
marblehead
case
where
a
neighbor
stopped
the
the
the
building
of
our
of
of
a
house
or
actually
had
one
torn
down
so
but
land
could
take
so
long,
so
you
would
still
have
a
neighbor.
A
neighbor
could
have
still
has
power
if
they
disagree
with
the
town's
decision
to
go
to
land
court
and
hold
it
up
for
many
years.
E
But
you'd
have
we'd
have
to
make
sure
that
people
were
advised
of
that
step
and
the
social
capital
that
would
take
in
order
to
implement
that
step.
I
guess
my
fear
is,
you
know.
Also,
if
there's
going
to
be
lawyer
costs
I
wouldn't
want
to
have
to
engage
a
lawyer
to
be
able
to
go
to
land
court
to
fight
now,
it's
on
me
and
I'm
just
in
disagreement.
E
So
I
think,
and
what
I'm
hearing
roy
is
that
you're
just
trying
to
with
this
step,
you're
trying
to
put
almost
like
a
a
checks
and
balance
on
system
on
the
p
on
the
zoning
board,
and
this
becomes
the
checks
and
balance
and
in
your
and
in
your
write-up
you
also
are
looking
for
a
super
majority
versus
a
simple
majority.
True.
C
That
is
correct.
It
would
be
a
super
majority,
because
I
think
that
to
deny
the
special
permit
by
a
zoning
board,
I
think
it
should
be
the
same.
It
should
be
a
herculean
effort.
There's
got
to
be
a
very
strong
objection
by
a
council
to
do
this.
I
don't
want
it
willy-nilly,
so
I
think,
having
a
super
majority
make
sure
that
there's
got
to
be
a
hell
of
a
lot
of
objection
on
a
project
for
it
not
to
pass.
So
that's
why
it's!
The
super
majority.
E
C
C
C
A
D
D
B
A
A
Yeah
yeah
everyone's
he
just
laughed
and
he's
coming
right
back,
so
these
things
happen,
unfortunately,
with
with
tech.
So
jason
submitted
a
few
comments
section
two.
He
noted
that
the
director
listed
is
of
inspectional
services,
not
of
inspection
services.
So
it
seems
like
it's
more
of
a
grammatical
error
that
he
would
like
to
fix.
A
Then
we
move
on
to
section
section.
6-3
part
a.
There
is
no
director
of
community
development.
Should
this
be
the
director
of
planning
and
development.
So
this
is
a
question
and
I
will
address
some
of
these
questions.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
for
full
transparency,
I
read
what
what
he's
presented.
A
Jason,
are
you
back
yeah?
Okay?
So
we
move
on
to
section
three
section
b.
The
last
sentence
should
state
that
the
regulations
need
to
also
be
posted
via
internet,
so
also
going
back
to
a
conversation
that
we
have
all
had
in
the
past,
which
is,
let's
get
with
the
times
and
use
the
internet
to
communicate
effectively
with
the
public
and
then
at
the
end.
A
Working
again
marvelous,
you
sound
great
we're
all
so
excited
to
see
you
and
hear
you
great
jason,
so
I
went
ahead
just
to
read
what
you
submitted
and
I
am
at
your
general
section
area,
your
general
question
area.
So
if
you
can
read
your
challenge,
that'd
be
great
and
I'll
address.
Some
of
these
questions.
A
F
A
Jason,
okay
know
that
okay,
so
I
will
continue
so
he's
requesting
that
I
would
propose
at
the
city
charter
added
some
existing
commissions
boards
that
were
created
with
the
administrative
order
that
have
an
impact
on
decisions
made
within
the
city
and
reviewing
the
list
of
about
16
on
the
city's
website.
I
propose
we
add
the
following
to
the
charter.
They
seem
to
have
the
largest
in
either
allowing
for
residents
to
challenge
ordinances
or
groups
that
help
to
progress
or
groups
that
helping
to
progress.
A
The
city,
zoning
board
of
appeals,
planning,
board,
community
preservation,
committee
and
economic
development
board.
So
that's
what's
in
front
of
us,
so
he's
proposing
to
add
these
to
the
charter.
Based
on
the
active
participation.
It
seems
that
they
have
the
power
to
challenge
residents,
have
the
power
to
challenge
ordinances.
A
A
Okay,
perfect
so
he's
calling
it,
but
in
the
meantime
this
is
what
he
submitted
and
he
had
questions
so
for
the
record
I
went.
I
went
ahead
and
forwarded
this
to
cheryl
who
couldn't
join
us
today.
Our
city
solicitor-
and
I
asked
her
to
please
write
answers
in
preparation
for
the
meeting
that
I
could
read
as
public
record.
So
I'll
read
some
of
these
questions.
So
the
questions
you
have
in
front
of
you,
the
questions
that
jason
asked.
Here's
the
answer
to
those
questions.
A
A
Traffic
and
parking
orders
cannot
be
changed
by
city
council
only
rejected,
so
the
public
may
ask
for
changes.
The
residents
may
also
file
zoning
petitions
under
state
law.
All
residents
may
challenge
by
attending
public
hearings
and
ordinances
are
only
adopted
by
the
city.
Council
rules
and
regulations
are
adopted
after
a
public
hearing,
and
every
board
will
take
petitions
from
the
residents
for
changes
to
the
rules
and
regulations.
A
In
the
past,
the
members
were
were
the
elected,
official
and
corruption
entailed
the
board
of
health,
has
statutory
powers
and
will
always
consider
a
citizen's
petition,
and
it
has
in
the
past,
no
need
to
add
cba
planning,
board,
econ
or
cpc
all
of
those
are
governed
by
statute.
Our
economic
development
board
is
basically
our
urban
renewal
board.
B
Yeah,
it
does
answer
the
question,
but
I
do
think
that
some
of
these
other
boards
and
commissions,
I
think
out,
instead
of
them,
always
just
being
captured
by
the
city
manager,
deciding
an
ordinance.
I
think,
if
we
incorporate
them
into
the
charter,
they
have
the
capabilities
of
living
on
with
more
difficulty
of
disbanding
them.
I
guess.
A
A
B
B
A
A
Great
so
that
concludes
section
six
we'll
we
look
forward
to
any
other
updates
that
you
want
to
submit
for
the
next
meeting
and
everyone.
As
you
know,
the
next
meeting
we
will
be
reading
section:
seven,
we're
nearing
the
end
of
the
charter,
so
section
seven,
everyone
read
it.
If
anything
comes
up
that
you
would
like
to
see
suggested
for
other
sections
make
sure
to
just
submit
it
to
fatima
and
myself
and
we
will
make
sure
to
add
it
to
the
agenda
and
happy
to
discuss
other
than
that
have
a
great
rest
of
the
week.