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Communications
from
the
city
manager,
first
communication,
new
vacant
building,
guard
nuts,
your
counselors
I'm
writing
to
request
that
the
City
Council
consider
a
new
ordinance
pertaining
to
vacant
buildings,
both
commercial
and
residential.
The
proposed
ordinance
would
impose
a
significantly
higher
annual
registration
fee
for
these
properties
than
currently
exists,
much
more
in
line
what
the
actual
cost
an
impact
on
the
city
caused
by
the
negative
presence
of
vacant
buildings.
The
city's
come
and
break
in
building
regulations
really
required
that
an
order
annually
register
the
property
and
pay
a
$100
fee.
B
Although
this
regulation
has
been
helpful
and
allowing
the
city
to
keep
track
of
vacant
properties,
it
has
not
been
effective
in
creating
incentives
for
owners
to
rehabilitate
the
buildings.
Further,
the
current
regulation
extends
only
to
residential
buildings,
so
it
has
no
impact
on
vacant
commercial
structures.
The
proposed
ordinance
would
substantially
increase
the
annual
registration
fee
for
vacant
buildings
varying
from
five
hundred
dollars
to
three
thousand
dollars
annually,
depending
upon
the
length
of
the
vacancy.
Also,
it
would
apply.
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With
that
study
now
concluded,
the
city
has
recommendations
for
improving
this
important
intersection.
The
improvements
include
some
realignment
of
the
intersection,
as
well
as
smart
traffic
signals
and
new
lane
markings.
The
city
is
currently
working
on
the
design
for
these
improvements.
Funding
is
available
from
a
combination
of
CIP
and
the
CDBG
funds.
The
city
hopes
that
conclude
the
design
work
this
year
with
the
goal
of
starting
construction
and
these
improvements
early
in
22.
B
Unfortunately,
the
intersection
of
pearl,
Park
and
Congress
has
not
been
comprehensively
studied,
at
least
not
anytime,
in
a
recent
past,
as
a
precursor
to
any
design
improvements.
The
city
doesn't
tend
to
want
to
take
such
an
analysis
and
president
no
funds
are
set
aside
for
this
purpose.
Prior
to
this
council
order,
the
city
did
plan
to
include
the
cost
of
study
for
this
area
and
next
year's
CDBG
application
submitted
in
the
winter
of
2020.
However,
that
means
the
study
wouldn't
commence
until
late
2020,
but
the
actual
improvements
taken
shape
in
the
ensuing
years.
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F
At
the
same
time,
there's
a
separate
communication
about
a
traffic
congestion
and
I'd
like
to
have
that
meeting
that
we
have
the
subcommittee
just
together.
I
think
that
we
can
do
both
given
the
backlog
that
we
have
of
so
many
subcommittee
meetings.
It
makes
sense.
Try
to
combine
these
I
think
we
can
tackle
both
situations
in
both
topics.
F
It
says
here
in
the
communication
that
it's
been
conducted
and
it's
now
concluded
and
the
recommendations
made
were
just
to
do.
Some
improvements
to
the
intersections
says
nothing
about
changing
the
ways.
It
says
nothing
about
deterring
traffic
from
outside
the
city
from
over
the
bridge.
So
that's
one
part
that
bothers
me
and
one
and
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
the
discussion.
F
The
second
part
that
bothers
me
is
that
it
states,
pearl,
Park
and
Congress
have
not
been
comprehensive,
comprehensively
studied
in
in
recent
time,
which
again,
let's
go
back
two
years
three
years,
and
we
were
in
the
middle
of
looking
at
a
two-way
project
for
Broadway
and
they
pointed
to
a
circular
motion
of
traffic.
This
is
why
we
needed
to
do
two
way,
and
this
is
why
we're
having
all
these
problems
and
we
have
to
deter
the
traffic.
That's
going
around
down
Broadway
a
long,
Park
pearl
onto
Hawthorne.
F
Well,
then,
what
which
one
is
it
did
you
do
a
comprehensive
study
of
the
traffic
that
included
this
area?
That
was
supposed
to
be
part
of
the
Broadway
two-way,
because
if
you
did
a
proper
two-way
study
and
you're
making
all
these
suggestions
that
led
you
to
tell
me
to
way
was
the
best
way.
Then
Parkins,
Park
and
Pearl
in
Congress
was
part
of
it,
because
that's
what
you
said
in
your
plans
was
part
of
it.
F
So
how
can
you
now
come
to
me
and
say
that
the
request
by
this
council
repeated
requests
to
address
traffic
commuter
traffic
from
outside
the
city?
We
can't
make
any
suggestions
on
Park
Square
because
we've
never
studied
it.
Well
then,
what
then
you
didn't,
then
what
did
you
do
in
the
Broadway
study
when
it
was
part
of
the
suggestion
and
in
the
diagrams?
F
In
the
morning,
8
o'clock
I
try
not
to
drive
around
the
city
at
2
o'clock
and
I
tried
not
to
drive
a
clock
driving
around
the
city
at
5
o'clock,
because
it's
ridiculous
out
there
and
there's
too
much
traffic
going
on
and
yet
we're
still
getting
I
think
lip
service
here
in
the
form
of
well
we're
just
going
to
redo
a
you
know
this
just
grand
traffic
study
that
was
supposed
to
be
done
by
the
casino
we're
only
going
to
do
a
new
intersection.
That's
not
enough
for
me!
F
So
I'm,
looking
forward
to
the
you
know
to
that
conference
to
get
some
real
solutions.
It's
I've
suggested
many
times
to
change
the
directions
of
William,
Street
and
marginal
ahead
of
the
casino
something
because
it's
gonna
be
very
bad.
So
anyway,
these
are
the
main
concerns
and
again
I'm,
really
surprised.
I
can't
wait
to
read
the
study
that
was
done
after
three
years
waiting
and
see
what
they've
they've
come
up
with.
Thank
you.
G
When
we
first
proposed
this,
they
said
they
were
gonna.
Do
the
study
around
that
area,
but
I
haven't
seen
any
study
done?
They
haven't
told
us
anything
how
to
fix
it.
So
I,
don't
know
what
they
intend
to
tell
us.
Are
they
gonna
fix
it?
How
would
they
gonna
do,
but
they
should
have
been
already
like
he
says
for
three
years.
They
should
have
told
us
some
way
of
at
least
alleviating
the
problem.
That's
being
there
all
the
time,
there
must
be
some
sort
of
solution
to
help
the
people
that
live
in
that
area.
G
I
can't
I
live
in
that
area,
and
it
takes
me
sometimes
20
minutes
to
go
from
Broadway
to
Essex
Street,
because
I
can't
cross
this
cars
from
outside.
You
can't
go
then
the
only
way
to
go
to
that
six
Street
there's
one
way.
That's
the
way
to
go.
You
can't
if
you're
coming
from
Broadway,
you
can't
go
no
other
way
and
it's
the
same
thing
when
you're
coming
down
from
Congress
and
and
you
try
to
go
to
Broadway
and
the
other,
you
can't
move
at
all.
G
It's
like
a
bottleneck
and
they
said
that
we're
gonna
do
a
study.
Yes,
my
fellow
councillors
said,
but
there's
no
study
ever
done
so
I
hope
when
we
go
to
conference
and
we'll
figure
out
how
to
do
this
study
and
how
to
fix
the
situation
for
the
people
that
live
in
that
area
or
for
the
people
of
Chelsea
in
general.
They
use
that
area.
Thank.
C
We
were
asked
to
approve
a
concept,
I
believe
of
Broadway,
being
a
two-way
and
had
we
said
yes,
I
assume
that
study
would
have
gone
forward.
The
money
wasn't
spent
on
the
study
because
the
concept
was
not
approved.
That
is
my
understanding
of
the
situation.
I
know
there
was
no
studied
uncas.
This
board
said
no.
We
don't
want
to
go
along
with
the
two-way
Broadway
so
had
we
said
yes,
I
think
you
would
have
seen
a
comprehensive
study
of
Park
Berlin
in
that
area.
C
C
What's
going
up,
you
know
something
needs
to
be
done
there
and
something
needs
to
be
done
on
Eastern,
Avenue
I,
don't
know
if
you
folks
have
noticed,
but
every
morning
I
have
the
opportunity
to
drive
some
relatives
to
the
airport
when
they're
going
on
trips
and
I
went
by
there
at
six
o'clock
in
the
morning
the
other
day,
and
it
was
stopped
dead.
All
the
way
down
the
Eastern
Avenue
I
ue
and
went
up
the
other
way
on
the
beach
back
way.
You
can't
get
out
you
can't
get
into
Boston
in
the
morning.
A
C
I
Be
quick,
I
agree
with
councillors,
I
think
again,
when
we
had
the
uproar
I'm
regarding
a
two
way:
conversion
on
Broadway
that
the
residents
felt
like
they
were
out
of
touch
with
what
was
going
on
again
from
the
reaction
from
the
council
body.
Here
the
folks
is
doing
these
studies.
They
still
have
not
figured
out
how
to
engage
the
City
Council
or
the
residents
in
this
study
in
your
review,
so
I
just
think
moving
forward.
I
We
should
emphasize
how
important
it
is,
whether
they
come
before
us
or
come
and
make
it
available
for
the
public
to
be
aware
of
some
of
these
studies
and
when
they
are
taking
place,
then
I
think
we'll
feel
more
comfortable
with
it.
I
know
it's
frustrating
I've
sat
there
in
traffic
coming
over
the
bridge
from
meridian
3.
I
If
the
bridge
go
up
you're
just
in
traffic,
you
bite
your
hand,
your
fingernails
and
hold
on,
but
it's
frustrating,
but
again,
if
we're
going
to
try
to
work
together,
we
have
to
really
be
engaged
in
this,
so
we
won't
be
making
these
statements
here
like
hey
what
the
heck
is
going
on.
I
think
they
do.
It's
a
poor
job
of
engaging
the
City
Council
because
we
have
to
be
responsive
to
our
constituents
and
again
we
just
can't
I
just
can't
vote
on
this.
I
D
J
Going
to
speak
about
the
study,
but
I'm
going
to
pick
up
speak
up
about
the
traffic,
the
small
area
from
Park
Street
to
Broadway,
that's
a
name
in
it
takes
like
20
minutes
just
to
go
that
block
there,
Park
Street,
also
where
I
would
like
to
say
this
may
be
mr.
Pacino
talk
to
chief
of
police
and
maybe
have
a
an
officer
on
Broadway
in
Congress
there
it
was
the
the
problem
doesn't
work.
All
the
traffic
gets
congested.
C
I
C
C
A
C
Conference
well,
I
am
a
little
disappointed.
Truly,
the
rest
of
the
city
is
an
included.
You
know
wasn't
included
in
this
proposal
that
was
put
in
I
thought.
The
whole
idea
of
it
was
to
do
a
citywide
hockey
study.
That's
what
I
was
told.
This
is
not
citywide
Pakistani,
so
I
guess
this
RFP
should
go
into
the
revolving
file
and
then
probably
we
should
go
out
again,
but
the
price
tag
to
me
is
ridiculous.
I
thought
it
was
ridiculous
to
say
a
hundred
thousand.
Do
a
citywide
study.
C
K
F
F
However,
they
want
to
organize
the
business
entity
with
sixty
percent
of
the
ownership
being
Chelsea
resident
now,
you
know
this
the
proposal,
as
it
is,
we've
as
others
have
made,
and
the
other
communities
it's
very
simple
to
explain,
and
that
is
that
we
have
seen
well-funded
and
politically
connected
individuals
in
the
state
and
outside
of
state
being
able
to
go
after
these
licenses.
In
this
rush
for
this
brand
new
industry
that
is
currently
taking
hold
of
Massachusetts
and
the
licensing
process
in
itself
is
very
complicated.
F
It
takes
a
lot
of
time
by
reserving
two
of
the
licenses
for
Chelsea
residents
or
Chelsea
based
business.
There
are
I
believe
inherent
benefits
to
Chelsea
as
a
whole.
One
I
think
we
would
get
better
host
agreements.
One
can
argue
that
someone
who
is
local,
someone
who
has
connections
community
is
going
to
go
above
and
beyond
what
our
current
regulations
and
laws
dictate
are
required
from
the
petitioner
in
a
host
agreement
and
I.
Think
they'll
do
that,
because
they're
part
of
the
community?
F
There's
always
the
argument
also
that
the
fact
that
the
money's
made
from
these
licenses
would
actually
be
staying
in
Chelsea.
Imagine
you
have
these
wealthy
well-connected
individuals
from
outside
the
city,
whether
they
be
from
the
western
part,
northern
part
of
eastern
part
of
the
state
and
all
of
a
sudden
they're
making
money
here
in
Chelsea,
but
they're
just
taking
it
and
sucking
it
out.
F
The
idea
is
that
the
money
would
stay
here
in
our
community
I
think
we've
been
recognized
in
so
many
other
situations
who
makes
a
better
neighbor
whether
it's
someone
who's
from
the
community
or
not
I.
Take,
for
example,
an
absentee
landlord
versus
a
landlord
who's
actually
living
in
a
multi-family.
F
Do
you
want
the
landlord
who
we've
seen
just
on
property,
that
more
than
likely,
we
don't
have
as
many
issues
from
a
landlord
as
I've
been
living
here
in
Charleston
versus
an
absentee
they're
more
likely
to
give
back
they're
more
likely
to
have
access
to
the
community
instead
of
hiding
behind
some
business
entity
will
actually
know
who
they
are
and
will
be
able
to
have.
You
know
a
better
connection
and
access
to
them
now
this
is
consistent.
This
policy,
or
this
idea
is
very
consistent
to
what
the
city
has
done.
F
In
the
past,
we've
argued
for
businesses
to
hire
local.
We
actually
passed
the
City
Council
recently
to
have
a
100%
hiring
requirement
of
all
new
police
and
fire.
We
argue
in
front
of
the
zoning
and
planning
boards
that,
when
a
developer
such
as
the
neighborhood
developers
build
affordable
housing
that
those
units
are
for
Chelsea
folks
not
for
outsiders.
F
This
is
the.
This
is
very
consistent
and
saying.
Okay,
now
we're
gonna
have
these
licenses.
Why
not
save
them
for
Chelsea
people
just
like
we
do
in
so
many
other
cases
now,
I,
don't
think
we'll
lose
any
opportunity
in
reserving
this
for
two
years,
my
ordinance
for
my
amendment
has
a
two-year
sunset
meeting
that
if
no
Chelsea
comes
for
within
the
next
two
years
or
no
no
organization
partners
up
with
locals
in
the
next
two
years,
then
it
goes
back
to
the
general
public
wide
open,
so
I
don't
think
that
Chester
would
lose
anything.
F
A
B
Is
the
amendment
offered
by
Council
of
Edo
amendment
within
two
years
of
the
passes
of
this
artist?
A
licensing
Commission
shall
hold
to
adult
use,
recreational
retail
license
for
an
applicant
owned
by
a
Chelsea
residents
or
entities
with
the
majority
at
least
60%
of
its
ownership
made
up
of
Chelsea
residents.
And/Or
meet
the
qualifications
of
eligibility
of
the
Commonwealth's
economic
empowerment
program,
as
mandated
by
the
cannabis
Control
Commission.
B
These
licenses
shall
only
be
sold
or
transferred
to
another
Chelsea
residents,
residents
or
entities
with
the
majority
at
least
60%
of
its
ownership
made
up
of
Chelsea
residents.
And/Or
meet
the
qualifications
of
the
eligibility
of
the
Commonwealth's
economic
empowerment
program,
as
mandated
by
the
cannabis
Control
Commission.
A
A
Their
communities
like
Chelsea,
were
disproportionately
affected
more
so
than
than
than
any
other
community
by
people
being
arrested
and
have
criminal
records
not
being
able
to
find
jobs
because
they
have
criminal
records
for
an
arrest
that
now,
if
you
are
in
the
business
you're
making
millions
dollars
of
it.
So
so
in
order
to
protect
those
communities
they
they
came
up
with
these
six
different
pieces
of
criteria.
If
you
come
from
a
neighborhood
that
was
just
proportionally
affected
by
the
war
on
drugs,
if
you'd
been
arrested,
there's
three
six
different
criteria.
A
A
You
say
because
you're
like
five
thousand
dollars
and
you
get
a
leg
up,
so
the
problem
was
that
that
window
of
opportunity
was
only
open
from
April
1st
to
April
15th,
and
so
there
were
a
lot
of
people
that
didn't
get
it
and
then
the
people
that
did
get
it
don't
have
the
capital
to
be
able
to
start
their
own
business.
So
I
can
understand
what
counsel
average
I
never
seen
as
far
as
trying
to
you
know,
help
out
Chelsea
residents,
considering
that
we
have
been
disproportionately
affected
by
those
olds
laws.
A
However,
I
just
think
it's
not
first
of
all
I,
don't
think
that
we
have
the
ability
to
dictate
to
a
business
who
they
sell
to
or
interfere
or
impede
with
their
right
to
commerce.
I
feel
like
we're,
walking
a
very
fine
line,
I'm
pretty
sure
we're
violating
constitutional
law
there
and
limiting
a
business
owners
ability
to
be
able
to
sell
the
business
in
the
end.
A
If
you,
if,
if
I
owned
a
business,
the
marijuana
establishment
and
I
want
to
sell
it,
and
someone
in
Lawrence
wants
to
give
me
five
million
dollars,
but
I'm
limited
to
the
1.5
million
that
they
can
give
me
locally.
I
just
feel
like
we're
cutting
businesses
off
at
the
knees
and
I.
Don't
think
that
we
should
be
doing
that
I,
just
kind
of
think
that
we're
walking
a
fine
line.
A
Secondly
to
if
the,
if
the
ordinance
mentions
kind
of
like
a
way
to
rectify
the
way
that
prohibition
laws
that
were
in
the
past,
but
to
talk
about
this
in
that
way,
we're
really
trying
to
do
a
social
equity
program.
It
just
doesn't
make
sense
to
not
acknowledge
the
fact
that
many
of
the
people
that
were
affected
by
this
in
the
90s
have
been
gentrified
out
of
the
community.
A
That's
set
forth
within
the
state,
cannabis,
Control,
Commission,
yeah,
again,
I
just
I,
think
I
said
everything
I
needed
to
say:
I
can
understand,
Somerville
and
Boston.
Doing
it.
Boston
is
huge.
Chelsea
is
1.8
square
miles,
I
just
think
like
it.
Just
it
just
I
can't
understand,
but
if
this
is
truly
about
social
equity,
then
I
think
that
we
really
need
to
be
realistic.
A
Many
of
the
people
who
were
the
impacts
of
those
old
laws
have
had
to
live
outside
of
the
city,
so
if
they
want
to
move
out
of
the
city
because
they
were
priced
out,
if
they
now
want
to
invest
in
the
city,
can
they
not
I
just
think
we're
limiting
it
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
we're
being
fair?
So
my
my
amendment
is
to
add
the
economic
empowerment
program
as
it
stands
right
now.
A
B
Amendment
offered
by
council
recupera
within
two
years
of
the
passage
of
this
ordinance.
A
licensing
Commission
shall
hold
one
adult
use:
recreational
retail
license
for
an
applicant
owned
by
a
Chelsea
resident
or
entities
with
the
majority
at
least
60%
of
its
ownership
made
up
of
Chelsea
residents.
These
licenses
shall
only
be
sold
or
transferred
to
another
Chelsea
residents
or
entity
with
the
majority
at
least
60%
of
its
ownership
made
up
of
Chelsea
residents.
G
My
fellow
council,
but
I
believe
two
licenses
to
many
one
license
should
be
plenty
if
you
only
allowing
for
so.
If
you're
gonna
hold
to
what
is
the
point
of
having
all
these
licenses,
I
thought
the
city
was
given
licenses
for
them
to
make
money
not
to
hold
to
lose
money.
So
if
you're
gonna,
do
it
I
agree
with
what
the
fellow
councilor
says,
but
I
believe
that
one
one
license
should
be
plenty
not
so,
and
my
Amendment
says
they
have
one
license.
G
Not
two
two
is
too
many
to
hold
half
one
half
of
that
licenses.
I,
don't
think
it's
a
good
idea
for
the
city
overall
to
have
two,
but
one
is
plenty.
If
you
only
have
four
we're
not
like
my
fellow
councilor
says
we're
not
Boston,
they
got
twenty
thirty.
We
only
have
four
licenses.
So
why
limit
the
amount
that
you
have?
You
know
don't
limit
it
so
much
at
least
one
is
fear
you
know,
but
two
is
too
many
conservation.
C
C
The
marijuana
business
right
now
is
hot
in
Massachusetts.
There's
no
question,
but
how
long
is
it
going
to
stay?
Hot
is
the
whole
question
two
years
from
now
it
could
be
dead
and
there
couldn't
be
no
demand.
No
one
looking
to
spend
this
kind
of
money
on
a
license
to
operate
in
Chelsea.
It's
very
difficult,
I
think
to
compare
us
to
Somerville
or
to
Boston,
because
of
we
only
have
four
licenses
here
for
Boston
I'm
sure
it
has
30
Somerville
probably
has
16.
C
That's
the
you
know
the
numbers
that
were
mentioned
to
me
by
someone
so
we're
talking
about
four
licenses
now
as
the
City
Council
nor
the
city
to
capitalize
on
those
four
licenses.
So
the
city
is
requiring
anyone
interested
to
put
up
second
in
advance
$300,000
in
cash
to
get
one
of
these
licenses.
So
as
part
of
the
city's
3%
of
their
business,
we're
allowed
to
get
derive
a
profit
of
3
percent
of
their
total
business,
certainly
they're
hoping
that
we
get
more
than
that
300,000
of
the
year,
hopefully
it'll
be
five
hundred
thousand.
C
But
like
I
say
it's
not
going
to
stay
a
hot
business
forever.
Nothing
ever
does
in
two
years.
My
feeling
is,
we
may
have
missed
the
boat.
We
may
be
sitting
here,
holding
two
licenses
and
what
good
is
that
that's
going
to
do
the
city
in
any
any
imagination?
Nothing
I
can't
think
of
a
good
thing
to
be
have
four
licenses
and
only
have
two
of
them
out
there.
C
We
have
no
requirements
on
any
other
license,
that's
issued
by
the
licensing
Commission
for
liquor
licenses
or
anything
like
that
that
you
have
to
be
a
local
resident.
There's
no,
no
restriction
on
that
at
all
and
I
think
it's
silly
really.
The
requires
something
like
this
to
have
to
be
a
local
resident,
because
you
know
who's
going
to
prove.
Are
you
gonna,
prove
they're
local
residents?
I
could
go
rent
an
apartment
next
month
down
at
one,
not
if
I
could
afford
it
and
I'm
a
Chelsea
rhythm.
C
Those
aren't
Chelsea
people
is
that
what
you're
trying
to
do
get
jobs,
I,
hope
hoping
these
people
will
employ
Chelsea
people
I
have
faith
in
the
licensing
Commission.
If
there's
a
local
group
that
you
know
is
looking
for
a
license,
I
think
they
will
give
them
the
preference
they're
gonna
certainly
pick
a
local
group
over
or
someone
from
out
of
town,
so
I,
you
know
I
think
we
have
to
trust
in
their
judgment
a
little
bit.
A
You're,
comfortable
and
I
will
not
be
voting
in
favor
of
just
preserving
the
licences
for
Chelsea
residents.
I
believe
that
we're
opening
ourselves
up
to
a
lawsuit
I
believe
that
we
don't
have
the
right
to
dictate
to
businesses
who
they
conduct
business
with
or
or
I,
think
we're
will
be
limiting
their
ability
to
attract
investors.
So
if
it
has
to
do
with
Chelsea
residents,
only
I
will
not
be
in
support
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
said
that.
L
I
mean
this
is
a
great
thing
that
Chelsea
is
getting
four
licenses,
so
we
can
monopolize
on
the
morning
that
it's
gonna
bring
to
Chelsea,
but
yeah
I
can
see
us
given
Chelsea
residents,
a
preference.
You
know
like
we
waive
everything
else
around
here.
You
know
like
more
or
less
like
first-come,
first-serve
Chelsea
residents
puts
in
their
application.
Somebody
else
puts
in
their
application.
Yes,
let's
give
them
the
fair
shake
if
they
can
go
along
with
it,
but
holding
licences
for
two
years.
L
I,
don't
see
it,
you
know
possible,
and
the
other
thing,
too,
is
if
we
give
it
to
Chelsea
residents,
who
is
gonna,
make
the
assumptions
that
they
live
here.
Like
mr.
Bishop
says
you
know,
yeah
I
live
like
the
police
and
fire
yeah
I
live
in
Chelsea,
but
where
do
you
live?
Well?
I
live
in
my
grandmother's
house
down
the
street,
but
do
you
really
live
me?
Grandmothers
also.
Do
you
live
in
New
Hampshire?
L
Well,
the
fire
department,
oh
yeah,
I,
live
in
my
uncle's
place
across
town
in
Chelsea,
but
do
I
really
live
there
or
live
somewhere
else,
so
who's
gonna
do
all
the
residential.
You
know
applications
for
all
these
licenses
who
was
going
to
many.
They
live,
they
live
there.
If
somebody
goes
gonna
go
by
their
house,
you
know
and
check
on
to
make
sure
they're
there
and
they
were
Chelsea
resident.
I,
don't
see
it
happening
so
I'm
kind
of
against
the
whole
thing.
D
I
mean
I
think
the
two
amendments
are
great
I.
Think
Royce
ordinance
is
great,
but
I
had
some
concerns
about
what
is
a
resident.
So
if
I
somebody
decide
to
move
to
Chelsea
tomorrow
and
comes
up
with
a
60%
there's
no
mechanism
for
us
to
say
well
wait
a
minute.
You
just
moved
the
Chelsea,
so
we
didn't
go
far
enough
by
spelling
out
what
is
a
resident
to
be
able
to
monopolize.
D
You
know
I
think
you
know
it
is
a
hot
industry.
I
haven't
seen
many
Chelsea
folk
come
forward.
Looking
to
do
anything,
it's
a
lot
of
money
to
come
up
with
and
if
you
look
at
it
realistically,
I
could
get
a
building
today
have
an
agreement
with
a
landlord
and
if
I
have
to
start
paying
$10,000
a
month
rent
before
I
even
get
to
first
base
yeah
I
mean
that's
a
lot
of
money
to
put
on
and
not
actually
get
to.
The
finish
line
so
I'm
up
in
the
air
about
it.
F
And
on
that
motion
to
lower
it
down
to
one
I'll
be
voting
against
it.
I.
Don't
think
that
asking
50%
of
the
licenses
in
Chelsea
we've
reserved
for
an
opportunity
to
Chelsea
residence
or
business
Chelsea
based
business
is
asking
for
too
much
I.
Think
25%
is
too
low.
You
didn't
ask
you
didn't
you
know?
No
one
here
said
you
know
we
should
only
have
25%
of
the
police
and
fire
be
residents.
You
asked
for
100%,
so
why
didn't
you
say
the
same
thing?
Why
is
25%?
Okay?
F
On
a
you
know
the
the
ability
for
a
city
to
give
licenses,
but
on
hiring
our
own.
We
have
much
higher
threshold
when
we
talk
to
tnd
and
they're
building
their
affordable
housing
units.
We
didn't
say
only
25%
of
the
housing
should
be
for
Chelsea
folks.
We
pushed
them
all
the
way
as
as
high
as
17.
So
I
don't
understand.
Why
we're
lowering
the
bar
and
the
opportunity,
which
again
is
only
for
two
years.
You
know
guess
what
the
California
business
is
still
rolling.
F
Literally
for
as
far
as
marijuana
goes,
it
didn't
end
up,
it's
they're
going
I,
don't
see.
California
Colorado
again
is
booming
in
this
to
more
than
two
years
since
they've
been
going.
So
the
idea
that
this
industry
is
going
to
somehow
disappear
in
the
next
two
years
or
we'll
miss
the
boat
and
miss
money
or
whatever
that
you
have
nothing
to
point
you
out
there
in
the
industry.
That
says
so.
Look
at
California
look
at
Colorado,
look
at
every
other
states
has
adopted
it
and
it's
still
a
flourishing
business
again
use
the
pun.
F
F
She
pushed
for
alcohol
licenses
in
lower-income
communities
because
they
felt
that
the
licenses
in
general
in
Boston
were
all
very
expensive,
too
expensive
to
open
up
a
restaurant
in
those
other
parts
of
Boston
and
they
haven't
go
to
the
legislature
and
they
restricted
those
licenses
for
those
particular
neighborhoods.
Not
only
the
restricted
they've
said
that
you
can't
sell
it.
F
So,
if
I
give
a
restaurant
tour
in
Roxbury
a
license
that
a
special
license
that
was
issued
for
you,
because
we're
treating
you
so
that
you
can
have
some
economic
development
in
Roxbury,
you
can't
then
flip
it
to
a
guy
who
wants
to
open
up
a
restaurant,
North
End
for
more
money.
No,
that
doesn't
work
that
way.
So
it's
out
there.
A
similar
restriction
here
is
fair.
We're
saying
we're.
F
Gonna
hold
the
licenses
for
two
years
and
if
we
give
you
this
opportunity
to
make
money,
you
can't
flip
it
and
then
give
it
to
somebody
else
for
more
money,
because
we
reserved
it
for
you
and
we
asked
you
to
do
the
same.
It's
very
common
out
there,
no
one's
getting
sued
because
again,
just
like
when
you
get
an
affordable,
condo
unit
or
an
affordable
house,
they
gave
someone
an
opportunity
to
own
a
house
at
a
low
rate.
They
don't
then
turn
around
and
flip
it
for
thousands
of
dollars
more
than
the
affordable
rate.
F
So
it's
common.
It's
done!
My
only
question
is:
why
aren't
we
doing
it
for
our
folks?
Why
are
we
providing
this
benefit
this
opportunity
and
reserving
it
for
our
folks?
It's
very
simple,
save
it
for
our
folks.
Fifty
percent
is
a
very
low
number
I
wish
we
could
save
all
of
them
for
our
folks,
but
you
know
I,
think
50
percent,
similar
to
what
other
communities
are
doing
is
fair.
Thank
you.
I
President,
first
of
all,
I
agree
with
my
colleague
from
district
1
and
I
also
agree
what
sub
part
of
the
President
of
the
Council
on
conditions
I
think
the
conditions
there
are
unfair
I,
don't
think
we
have
the
legal
right
to
have
these
conditions.
I
understand
we
have
some
grounds,
but
I
know
our
responsibilities
already
been
met.
We
are
I
mean
the
voters
of
the
city
of
Chelsea
voted
in
favor
of
this
initiative.
It
was
on
2016
statewide
election,
not
by
a
big
margin,
but
they
won
and
cities.
I
One
was
able
to
do
according
to
what
the
initiative
stated.
You
have
a
certain
percentage
of
marijuana
licenses
for
how
many
liquor
license
you
have
nowhere,
I
mean
now.
So
no,
where
did
it
come
up
and
say
that
we
had
to
extend
additional
conditions?
I
mean
I've,
been
very
quiet
about
a
lot
of
the
discussion,
but
I've
been
to
all
pretty
much
all
of
the
hearings
and
I.
Just
think
that
our
job
has
been
done.
I
We
have
set
aside
certain
areas,
certain
locations
where
these
places
could
be
held,
that
would
be
operated
at
and
that's
how
truly
that's
really
our
function
of
this
matter,
but
as
elected
officials,
we
do
have
say
so
and
that's
why
we're
all
speaking?
That's
why
we're
talking
about
it
and
I?
Just
think
you
know.
A
few
reasons
is
that
if
you
have
you
know
four
licenses
and
you're
gonna
say
really:
let's
put
on
two
licenses
on
hold
for
two
years:
I
mean
it.
I
Could
the
the
bottom
could
go
out
of
this
I
mean
Chelsea's
not
as
big
as
California
and
it's
sure
not
as
big
as
Boston,
nor
is
it
big
big
as
Somerville,
so
that
takes
us
out
of
that
ballpark
with
small
city.
There's
other
communities
around
here
once
Boston
once
some
of
the
wants
men
once
Salem
start
getting
these
dispensaries,
you
know
what
Chelsea
you'll
be.
Maybe
ours
that
word
place
that
you
can
get
to.
Maybe
what
you
don't
want
to
go
to
those
other
places,
but
it's
not
gonna
make
a
whole
lot
of
difference.
I
Where
people
go,
it's
legalized,
folks
are
going
to
go
to
where
their
dispensaries
are
I'll,
be
voting
no
on
the
two
to
be
held,
I'll
be
voting.
Considering
voting
one
on
to
be
how
because
I
think,
if
we're
going
to
be
fair,
that's
fair!
We
can't
tie
up
all
this.
We
just
can't
tie
it
all
up.
We
just
can't
wait
two
years
and
wait
to
someone
in
Chelsea
build
up
equity
build-up,
money,
build
up
a
location,
thinking
that,
oh,
my
god,
I'm
Chelsea
resident
they're
gonna,
give
it
to
me.
I
The
only
thing
I
have
to
do
now
is
get
the
place
and
get
these
what
we
call
suppliers
and
also
investors
invested
nowhere.
Does
it
say
that
investors
have
to
be
from
Chelsea
someone
even
myself?
Someone
should
tell
me
about
a
place.
I
come
in
you're
a
resident
you
can
buy
into
this.
So
let's
not
be
I
mean.
Let's
not
be
naive.
Here,
let's
be
fair
here.
If
we
want
to
be
fair
here,
it's
an
open
market.
That's
what
it
is!
It's
an
open
market.
I
People
in
Chelsea
said
they
wanted
it
on
2016
action
ballot
and
we
have
did
what
we
were
supposed
to
do.
Make
places
where
it
could
be
centrally
located.
I
mean
that
was
tough,
but
as
I
look
around
here
seriously,
I
don't
see
a
lot
of
residents
up
here,
saying:
hey
we
wanted
in
Chelsea.
We
want
to
have
people
Chelsea
owned,
really,
not
a
lot.
I
mean
how
many
times
you
have
to
actually
speaking
today.
I
I
If
the
Chelsea
really
wanted
us,
11
City
Council
members
to
hear
what
they
had
to
say
about
having
a
rather
than
own,
a
business
in
Chelsea
with
this,
they
would
have
been
here
they're,
not
here,
so
they
say
you
know
what
I
elected
you
11
from
different
districts
and
that
lots
to
make
a
decision.
So
my
decision
today
is
I'll,
be
voting
no
on
the
I'll.
I
Be
voting
you
know
still
up
in
the
air
on
the
one,
but
I
think
our
job
is
already
done
and
I'm
gonna
let
the
people
that
want
to
come
in
with
the
best
proposals,
our
license:
Department
our
planning
department
and,
most
importantly,
still
I'll
Zoning
Department.
We
act
in
the
zoning
at
certain
areas.
Now,
there's
only
houses.
Okay,
you
met
the
zoning
requirement
by
the
said:
City
Council.
So
that's
what
I'll
be
voting
for
today.
Thank
you.
B
Mom
to
read
the
amendment
against
please
within
two
years
of
the
passes
of
this
ordinance,
the
licensing
Commission
shall
hold
one
adult
youth,
recreation
or
retail,
license
for
an
applicant
owned
by
a
Chelsea
resident
or
entities
with
the
majority
at
least
60%
of
its
ownership
made
up
of
Chelsea
residents.
These
licences
shall
only
be
sold
or
transferred
to
another
Chelsea
resident
or
entities
with
a
majority
at
least
60%
of
its
ownership
made
up
of
Chelsea
residents.
B
B
B
A
I
B
B
H
I
D
E
I
Top
that
can
I
take
that
out
of
conference.
Please
you.
I
I
E
C
B
I
B
B
C
I
I
So
counselor,
if
I,
can
explain,
I'll
try
to
explain
anyway
so
counsel.
The
last
meeting
I
actually
stepped
out,
I
actually
had
the
former
chair
of
the
finance
and
accounts,
if
you
could
send
them
to
accept
them
and
send
them
to
the
committee
this
this
afternoon
we
had
a
meeting
on
it
and
we
brought
them
in
today.
This
is
the
second
reading
on
an
axe
that
they
brought
out
of
conference
and
voted
on
today.
A
Why
don't
we
suspend
the
rules
and
as
a
city
solicitor
to
adjust
the
counsel
and
clarify
it
for
us?
Please.
M
That
the
City
Council,
when
something
is
on
the
agenda
for
that
first
night,
considered
it's
the
first
reading.
It
does
not
normally
get
debated
upon,
especially
if
it's
a
financial
matter,
because
under
the
Charter
you
have
to
have
two
readings
for
financial
matters,
so
you
can
either
send
it
to
a
second
automatically.
It
would
go
anyway
or
you
could
send
it
to
subcommittee
or
a
public
hearing.
Most
often
we
don't
do
it
by
public
hearing,
but.
M
It's
considered
the
first
reading,
just
like
everything
else,
zoning
amendments
and
and
everything
else
that
tends
to
come
before
the
City
Council.
It's
only
now
the
first
reading,
if
there's
a
formal
objection
to
the
first
reading
on
the
floor,
I'm
not
sure
if
that
was
recorded,
but
I,
don't
recall
it
being
objected
to
that.
Okay
are.
A
C
M
M
K
D
Would
ask
for
an
amendment
if
we
would
send
these
back
to
the
next
meeting
so
that
they
can
appear
on
the
agenda
in
regards
to
transparency
I'm
a
little
confused
that
these
orders
were
sent
a
conference
and
now
we're
going
to
take
them
out
of
conference
and
what
a
vote
on
them
I.
Think
the
people
in
the
community
don't
know
what
we're
actually
going
to
be
voting
on,
because
I
don't
really
see
they
were
really
presented
before
this
book
other
than
being
accepted
and
move
to
a
conference.
You.
A
B
E
A
I
For
peace,
sakes,
I'll
vote
to
send
it
back
to
the
conference,
I
mean
I.
This
is
not
something
that
we
haven't
done
in
the
past,
so
transparency
I'm,
not
sure
why
that
word
came
up
tonight.
I
believe
most
of
us,
counselors
were
in
the
meeting
this
afternoon.
Most
of
us
councils
were
here
on
the
18th
when
it
was
accepted,
filed
and
sent
to
the
subcommittee,
so
I'm
not
sure
why
it's
an
issue
today,
but
you
know
you
know
I
think
we
just
should
just
go
with
the
vote
and
vote
it
up.
It's
second
reading.
Okay,.
H
A
I
B
D
B
B
That's
the
corrected
one,
and
then
the
other
appropriations
speaks
in
sidewalks
$30,000
from
precache
$15,000
from
free
cash
streets
and
sidewalks
$40,000
from
free
cash
for
solid
waste
trash
containers,
two
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
from
free
cash
to
the
DPW
streets
and
sidewalks
lights,
installation
$40,000
from
free
cash
to
the
DPW
streets
and
sidewalks
over
time;
salary,
$60,000
from
free
cash
that
DPW
structures
and
grounds
overtime,
salary,
$40,000
from
free
cash
to
the
law
department,
legal
service
as
an
expense
account
170
thousand
dollars
from
free,
casted
school
capital.
Stabilization
account.
H
H
B
C
C
B
B
Three
percent
of
the
total
amount
of
the
rent
for
each
transfer
of
occupancy
in
the
short-term
rental
unit
that
is
located
within
a
two
family
of
three
family
dwelling
didn't
close
the
operations
primary
residence,
all
Community,
Impact
fees
collected
pursuant
to
this
water
shall
be
dedicated
exclusively
to
affordable
housing
and
deposit
in
the
affordable
housing
trust.
One.
C
C
B
A
B
B
C
B
J
J
People
got
trashed
out
by
the
city,
and
I
have
seen
that
so
many
people
are
still
using
the
old
ones
that
they
have
and
put
in.
This
order
will
instruct
DPW
and
ice-t
to
start
implementing,
and
so
people
can
start
using
all
the
battles
that
the
city
provide
for
the
trash.
If
we
want
to
get
better
on
less
trash
in
the
city,
I
think
the
it's
time
for
us
to
use
it.
The
balance
was,
if
we
don't
use
it,
why
was
the
Teresa
that
we
gave
in
the
bowels?
Thank
you.
G
My
fellow
councillor
this
this
will
give
people
ample
time
to
go
out
and
figure
out
how
they're
gonna
do
they
trash.
So
by
the
next
year,
the
beginning
of
next
year
everybody
should
be
using
city
barrels,
but
also
they
can
use
the
bags.
There's
nothing.
I
said
you
can't
use
the
bag.
So
if
you're
required
to
use
the
bags,
you
can
use
bags
too.
So
that's
a
good
thing.
So
it's
not
just
its
gotta
use
the
barrel.
L
Why
we
have
to
wait
till
2020
of
next
year,
the
lunate
all
the
old
barrels?
It's
like
everybody's
got
new
barrels.
They
get
new
recycling
barrels,
they're
gonna
be
coming
out
with
a
new
plastic
bag,
that's
better
for
the
rodents.
Why
are
we
having
to
wait
till
2020?
Let's
get
rid
of
them
now
and
since
everybody's
got
new
barrels,
there's
no
need
to
keep
the
new
barrels.
The
old
barrel
is
out
there
if
you
need
more
barrels
and
call
beat
DPW
and
get
more
new
ones.
Thank
you.
D
A
A
L
The
dot
on
the
suspension,
yeah
I'm,
just
looking
at
like
some
type
of
business,
something
that
the
council's
can
have
just
in
case.
We
can't
get
in
touch
with
the
city
manager.
We
need
to
get
in
touch
with
a
department
head
in
case
of
any
type
of
emergency
gas
leak,
water,
main
break
I
know
we
have
numbers
for
people
in
City,
Hall
departments.
We
don't
have
exact
lines
to
get
in
touch
with
in
the
case
of
an
emergency.
Thank.
A
B
B
D
M
Happens
to
be
a
library
aid
working
for
the
city,
he's
gonna
begin
to
be
apparently
a
son
on
the
school
department.
He
will
eventually
be
leaving
his
library
aid
position
in
order
to
hold
two
positions,
and
we
do
this
a
lot,
especially
when
there's
a
lot
of
teachers
working
at
Community
Schools
and
vice
versa.
Under
the
state
Ethics
Commission,
the
council
exempts
somebody
from
holding
two
positions
by
the
same
employed
by
the
same
when
mr.
Powell
and
the
school
department
is
part
of
a
municipality.
Yes,
mr.
Velez,
his
wife
is
a
school
committee
member.
A
D
M
I
I
M
M
The
city,
okay,
you
guys
have
exempted
them
for
years.
Okay,
so
this
actually
we're
going
the
other
way.
We
have
someone
who's
a
library,
employee
now
working
for
the
school
department,
but
he's
not
going
to
be
doing
it
long
term,
like
those
people
like
the
individuals
who
teach
at
Community
Schools.
A
G
M
G
M
B
B
B
A
H
G
A
I
Is
Black
History
Month
and
we,
like
history,
did
a
lot
of
community
events
going
on
for
Black,
History
I
know
myself
and
councillor
Robinson
is
participating
in
a
community
event
where
everyone
is
invited
and
that
will
be
February
18th
at
7:38
Broadway.
It's
going
to
be
like
a
dinner
cook
off
type
dinner,
where
we
have
different
teams
and
we're
going
to
be
cooking
a
lot
of
good
foods
and
stuff.
I
So
if
you
like
to
participate-
and
you
want
to
bring
something
down
that
you
think
the
community
will
enjoy
feel
free,
if
you
don't
you
just
want
to
come
down,
have
a
bite.
There's
really
some
really
great
things
going
on
this
past
week
we
were
at
Bunker
Hill
Community
College,
with
the
we
had
a
film
on
the
ticket.
What
was
it
to
ski
to
ski
and
man?
Sorry,
and
prior
to
that
we
did
a
an
event
over
at
the
library
there's
a
lot
of
stuff
going
on
on
the
21st
there's
also
a
super
women's
event.
I
There
that's
at
the
not
the
library
but
the
Senior
Center.
So
it's
in
the
local
newspaper
we
open
arms
up
to
you.
Please
come
down.
It's
going
to
be
some
great
food
last
year
we
did
it
for
the
homeless
and
veterans
and
I
think
we
had
about
40
folks
there,
but
we
have
more
food
than
we
had
people.
So
if
you
want
some
good
food,
come
down,
seven,
three,
eight
Broadway,
five
o'clock
and
I
believe
it's
the
18th,
the
18th.
Thank
you
Monday!
It's
a
holiday
president
said.
G
One
is
the
city
is
giving
you
back
your
residential
sticker.
It
came
to
your
mail,
so
make
sure
you
look
in
your
mail
and
you
get
your
residential
sticker.
So
if
you
don't
have
it
put
the
City
Hall
and
tell
them
your
new
sticker
didn't
arrive
because
they're
gonna
give
it
they're
gonna.
It
just
gave
you
an
on
so
go
over
there.
If
you
didn't
receive
it
to
get
yourself
one
and
the
second
one.
It's
pretty
soon.
G
They're
gonna
start
working
on
Essex
Street,
there's
gonna
be
a
major
disaster
when
they
start
working
there,
because
the
roads
gonna
be
all
clogged
up
so
I,
don't
know
how
the
city
intends
to
fix
that
problem
with
Park,
Street
and
Pearl,
which
goes
all
the
way
up
that
way.
So
I
don't
know.
Maybe
the
city
should
figure
something
out
and
help
the
residents
that
live
within
that
area
for
alleviate
the
problem.
A
little
bite.
Relaxing
there
parking
restrictions
on
it,
I
just.
A
Want
to
expand
a
little
bit
on
what
council
of
brown
we're
saying:
the
seed,
the
Chelsea
black
community,
the
CBC,
puts
on
a
variety
of
events,
so
you
should
really
look
up
on
social
media
or
feel
free
to
call
the
office,
because
they
have
a
bunch
of
events
that
are
happening
in
the
month
of
February
and
they're.
All
usually
amazing.
They
do
they
do
a
good
job.
Miss
Cromwell
does
an
amazing
job
in
making
sure
that
she
runs
a
tight
ship,
so
just
make
sure
that
you
look
into
it.
Consulates
on
that.
L
L
K
And
you
have
lead
paint
in
your
house.
Chelsea
restoration
right
now
is
running
a
program.
They
run
it
once
in
a
while,
it's
very
short
term
and
it's
a
loan.
It's
a
loan
product
that
you
don't
have
to
pay
back
on
unless
you
refinance
or
you
sell
your
home,
but
you
get
the
benefit
of
getting
the
property
led
compliant.
If
you
have
children
under
the
age
of
six
living
in
the
property,
you
don't
want
them
to
get
lead
poisoning.
So
it
is
a
great
program
for
the
residents
of
Chelsea.