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From YouTube: City Council Meeting of 2-22-21
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City of Chelsea, via WebEx, Chelsea Cable TV
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That
position
will
play
a
key
role
in
public
health
moving
forward
in
the
city,
including
ensuring
that
our
vaccination
efforts
in
our
city
over
the
next
few
months
will
not
only
be
effective
and
efficient,
but,
more
importantly,
fair
and
equitable,
and
last
year,
with
a
lot
of
great
advocacy
work
from
our
public
works.
Commissioner,
fidel
maltese,
we
secured
a
six
hundred
thousand
dollar
grant
from
the
bar
foundation
to
launch
the
new,
not
suffolk,
resilience
and
sustainability
office.
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There
were
also
some
other
innovative
and
interesting
approaches
we
took
in
2020.
our
pilot
vice
bike.
Bus
lane
was
launched
in
the
downtown
and
honestly.
I
actually
think
that
has
improved
the
safety
and
mobility
of
that
corridor
for
pedestrians
and
transit
riders,
who
actually
make
up
a
large
majority
of
the
city's
essential
workforce.
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Now,
while
I
recognize
this,
as
only
a
pilot
and
the
study
of
its
impact
and
effectiveness
is
ongoing,
I'm
really
hopeful
that
the
results
that
we'll
gather
in
the
next
few
months
will
convince
the
council
that
this
is
an
improvement
to
the
downtown
that
is
worth
making
permanent
in
2020.
We
also
finally
executed
our
contract
to
join
the
regional
blue
bike
system.
Another
transportation
improvement
for
our
city
that
will
increase
mobility
options
for
our
residents.
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Now.
Just
three
weeks
ago,
I
submitted
you
another
14
million
dollars
and
very
similar
capital
project
for
next
fiscal
year,
an
effort
to
ensure
that
our
progress
in
this
realm
does
not
falter.
I'm
hopeful
that
the
council
will
improve
this
most
recent
cip
and
continue
this
very
wise
tradition
of
investment
in
the
city's
future.
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Even
before
covert,
we
had
a
lack
of
affordable
housing
for
our
residents,
but
the
enormous
rental
arrearages
that
now
exist
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic
have
made
our
housing
problem
problems
here
immeasurably
worse
now,
it's
not
as
though
we
have
so
far
ignored
this
problem.
To
the
contrary,
we
all
recognize
from
the
start
that
covet
was
going
to
wreak
havoc
on
our
tenant
population
and,
as
a
result,
we
really
rose
to
the
occasion
creating
two
rounds
of
rental
assistance
of
2.5
million
dollars,
standing
up.
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Now
we
have
a
similar,
difficult
challenge
awaiting
us
as
we
confront
the
post
covert
rebuild
of
our
struggling
small
business
community
again,
this
is
not
a
place
where
we
haven't
already
tried
to
help.
The
1.1
million
dollar
relief
program
from
the
city
council
provided
enormous
benefit
by
generating
quick
and
effective
grants
for
these
small
businesses
to
meet
their
expenses
during
the
crisis.
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I
expect
that
could
include
things
like
assistance
for
outdoor
dining,
a
second
round
of
the
storefront
improvement
program,
perhaps
sponsoring
some
events
to
drive
business
to
the
commercial
sector
once
it
is
again
safe
for
some
larger
gatherings.
Again.
The
details
and
specifics
of
this
business
recovery
plan
are
still
in
development.
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As
a
result
of
all
of
this,
our
overall
stabilization
reserves,
which
once
exceeded
25
million
dollars,
now
stand
at
around
15
million.
So
we
do
have
some
work
to
do
to
build
back
our
financial
strength.
I
will
say,
though,
that
the
situation
is
not
quite
as
bleak
as
those
circumstances
might
first
indicate.
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In
fact,
the
economic
prospects
for
fy
22
are
looking
better.
First
of
all,
the
president
biden
coven
relief
package.
That's
now
under
consideration
by
congress,
has
substantial
money
in
it
for
state
and
local
governments,
and
hopefully
those
provisions
for
that
direct
relief
will
actually
pass
the
state
budget
that
was
submitted
by
governor
baker
this
past
month.
That's
actually
predicated
on
an
expectation
of
economic
growth
and
revenue
growth
here
in
the
commonwealth.
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Of
course,
we
still
have
to
be
cautious,
although
I
firmly
believe
that
the
economy
will
improve
over
the
course
of
this
current
calendar
year,
particularly
as
vaccines
become
more
prevalent
exactly
how
long
it
will
take
us
to
return
to
our
pre-pandemic
economic
health.
Well,
that's
still
very
much
uncertain.
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A
C
Winning
the
eastern
massachusetts
state
championship,
whereas
joe
pavilla,
senior
retired
in
1990
after
28
years
of
coaching
and
then
retired
from
teaching
after
32
years
of
faithful
service.
Now,
therefore
be
resolved.
That,
on
behalf
of
the
residents
of
chelsea,
we,
the
members
of
the
chelsea
city
council,
wish
to
extend
to
you
joseph
bavier
senior,
a
happy
90th
birthday.
Congratulate
you
on
your
dedication
to
your
country,
to
your
students
and
your
outstanding
athletic
career
council.
G
We
used
to
make
the
walk
from
the
williams
school
to
the
y,
and
sometimes
the
kids
would
get
out
of
line,
and
mr
viveir
had
a
certain
way
how
to
discipline
you-
and
I
know
his
son-
would
appreciate
this.
We
would
have
to
do
this
exercise
on
your
back
on
your
stomach
on
your
side
and
that's
how
it
would
be
discipline
you
and
you
thought
it
was
fun
because
you
were
getting
off
on
being
able
to
do
it,
but
I
just
wanted
to
wish
coach.
G
A
You
anyone
else
I'll
just
say
just
from
the
chair
growing
up
here
in
the
city
of
chelsea.
I
got
to
know
mr
bevere
also
being
a
coach
of
not
only
baseball
but
also
basketball,
the
cybel
and
the
pistons,
and
you
know,
there's
always
there's
that
great
saying
that
it
takes
a
village
to
raise
a
child.
And
truly
you
know.
Mr
bavaille
is
one
of
the
villagers.
A
He
raised
a
lot
of
kids
in
this
community
that
he
had
a
lot
of
respect
and
I'm
sure
there
are
a
lot
of
young
men
in
the
shows
in
this
city.
There
are
now
adults
such
as
leah
robinson
myself,
that
appreciated
not
only
you
know
again
his
volunteerism
to
this
community
and
he
raised
not
only
a
great
son
but
also
many
a
lot
of
other
young
men.
So
for
that,
we
thank
you
and
please
send
us
his
regards
regards
from
us
to
him
down
in
sunny
florida.
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C
Musician,
gail
moran
in
1972
and
whereas
chick
career
is
currently
the
youngest
with
the
most
jazzed.
Grammy
wins
with
23
wins
and
67
nominations
making
him
in
the
top
three
of
all
grammy
winners
with
the
most
awards
and
whereas
on
may
20th
2001.
It
is
known
as
chick
career
tribute
day
in
the
city
of
chelsea,
whereas
on
february
9
2021
mr
career
passed
away
after
recently
being
diagnosed
of
urea
cancer
and
now
therefore
be
it
resolved.
C
G
G
It
is
my
hope
that
those
who
have
a
an
inkling
to
play
right
perform
or
otherwise
to
do
so,
if
not
for
yourself
and
for
the
rest
of
us,
it's
not
only
that
the
world
needs
more
artists,
but
it's
also
a
lot
of
fun
and
to
my
amazing
musicians,
friends,
who
have
been
like
a
family
to
me
as
long
as
I
have
known
you,
it
has
been
a
blessing
and
an
honor
learning
from
and
playing
with.
All
of
you.
G
My
mission
has
always
been
to
bring
the
joy
of
creating
anywhere
I
could
and
to
have
done
so
with
all
the
artists
that
I
have
admired
so
deeply.
This
has
been
the
rich.
The
richness
of
my
life
and
actually
chick
was
a
real
admirer
of
the
city
of
chelsea,
and
actually
he
was
writing
a
song
and
he
couldn't
figure
out
what
to
name
the
song
and
people
said.
Why?
Don't
you
name
it
boston?
G
He
said
I'm
not
from
boston
I'm
from
chelsea,
so
he
named
the
song
chelsea
and
one
of
the
last
concerts
that
the
chelsea
group
participated
with
chick
was
at
symphony
hall
and
I
had
invited
a
friend
in
who
had
never
seen
chick
perform
and
it
was
at
symphony
hall
and
she
goes
here's
a
chelsea
guy
playing
symphony
hall
and
this
place
is
sold
out.
So
just
imagine
that
how
impressed
that
my
friend
wants
to
be
able
to
be
at
this
concert
but
may
rest
in
peace.
Thank
you.
H
H
Well,
I
knew
about
him
leading
up
to
that
date,
but
I
didn't
know
too
much
about
his
grammys,
but
I
know
when
he
came
here.
It
was
a
fun-filled
day
down
on
everdave.
We
named
a
honorary
road
after
him
ever
to
have
a
sign
there.
It
was
so
many
people
there.
It
was
just
like
a
lot
of
folks.
There
seemed
like
everyone
that
was
there
was
his
family,
but
I
was
not,
but
it
was
just
so
many
loving
faces
there.
So
many
kind
words
were
said
that
day
chick
was
smiling.
H
H
Then,
after
the
years
I
would
always
see
leo
and
leo
would
be
telling
me
he
had
just
saw
him
down
at
symphony
hall.
I
never
got
a
chance
to
see
him
down
at
symphony
hall,
but
I
always
watched
him
on
facebook.
I
mean
on
youtube
and
he
was
what
was
impressive
to
me.
Was
his
friend
lenny
nelson,
who
I
really
got
to
meet
and
spent
a
lot
of
time
with,
and
he
will
always
tell
me
about
the
great
moments,
but
he
was
with
one
of
my
favorite
artists.
He
was
with
miles
davis.
H
A
I
I
Good
evening,
distinguished
members
of
the
city
council,
goody,
I
wanna
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
I
am,
and
also
the
public
present
in
public
viewing
us
jorge
vargas.
I
am
from
boston
I
live
in
in
in
charleston,
and
it's
an
honor
to
be
this
evening
with
all
of
you
and
announcing
that
I
am
running
for
the
position
of
president
of
seiu
local
888.
I
sciu
local
888
plays
an
important
role
in
many
cities
and
towns,
but
especially
in
chelsea.
We've
got
chelsea
soldiers
home
as
many
in
other
positions
in
in
our
in
this.
In
this
distinguished
city,
the
roles
of
of
unions,
the
role
of
government
and
our
leaders
is
very
critical.
We
have
noticed,
especially
during
this
pandemic.
I
The
work,
the
great
work
that
you
do,
I
want
to
be
able
to
amplify
that
work
as
president
of
a
union
if
I
am
elected
at
the
city
and
state
level,
and
it
is
so
critical
now,
because
today
we
are
finding
that
our
health
and
safety
are
at
risk
at
every
level
and,
for
example,
cities
play
a
critical
role.
For
example,
in
holyoke
we
had
the
city
council
over
there
sounding
the
alarm
when
they
were
hearing
about
the
different
cases
taking
place,
and
I
know
that
here
you
have
done
so
much
work.
I
It
is
incredible
and
so
more
work
needs
to
be
done
and
we
need
to
do
this
work
together,
and
I
know
that
I
have.
I
can
count
on
each
one
of
you
when
that
time
comes.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
opportunity
and,
if
elected,
I
want
to
seek
working
with
you
even
close
closer
links
and
build
those
bridges
together,
so
we
can
grow
a
stronger
chelsea.
Thank
you.
J
J
This
is
primarily
because
columbus
is
seen
as
a
person
who
steals
in
ridicule,
the
native
american
latinx
culture.
He
represents
for
many
people,
racism
and
genocide.
The
request
for
the
takedown
of
the
statue
was
formally
brought
to
the
city
council
this
past
june
2020.,
I'm
not
sure
as
to
why
this
topic
has
not
been
discussed
and
voted
on
by
the
city
council.
I've
talked
to
many
students
and
family
around
my
neighborhood
about
the
statue,
and
not
one
of
them
stood
completely
on
the
side
of
keeping
the
statue.
J
J
J
K
K
I'm
essentially
functioning
as
the
only
board
within
chelsea
city
hall
to
be
driven
and
operated
by
all
chelsea
youth.
The
chelsea
youth
commission
has
always
had
their
best
interest
in
providing
a
safe
and
enriching
experience
to
all
chelsea
youth.
We
are
the
youth
voice
within
chelsea
that
speaks
up
and
guides
other
boards
when
necessary.
K
Because
of
this,
we
urge
for
the
removal
of
the
statue,
as
this
monument
does
not
represent
and
properly
reflect
our
community
christopher
columbus,
most
most
widely
known
as
the
founder
of
the
new
world,
was
and
will
never
be
nothing
more
than
a
cruel
colonizer
who
made
it
his
mission
to
take
over
the
lands
of
the
many
indigenous
peoples
within
within
the
americas
to
summon
chelsea
these
indigenous
people
of
the
americas.
These
indigenous
peoples
of
the
americas
were
our
ancestors,
both
massacred,
physically
and
culturally.
K
Chelsea
residents
should
not
should
not
have
to
view
a
symbol
of
colonization
in
their
city,
nonetheless,
their
neighborhood
relocation,
even
relocation
of
the
statute
is
not
and
will
never
be
enough.
It
is
not
enough
to
simply
acknowledge
the
wrongdoings
of
past
historical
figures.
We
must
pass
a
start
condemning
the
actions
of
historical
figures
which
includes
all
forms
of
veneration
and
celebration
of
said
figures
such
as
statues.
K
No
child
parent
or
person
of
color
deserves
to
see
a
symbol
of
white
supremacy,
assemble
a
genocide
and
a
symbol
of
their
scarred
ancestry
in
the
city
that
claims
to
care
for
and
love
all,
not
to
mention.
The
establishment
of
this
statute
was
directly
anti-indigenous,
especially
as
chelsea's
land
was
originally
owned
by
the
pawtucket
and
massachusetts
tribe.
K
This
is
directly
anti-indigenous
as
a
whole
by
also
keeping
the
statue
we're
disrespecting
them
in
the
very
land
they
cared
for.
This
is
not
okay.
This
is
not
simply
a
matter
of
removing
a
statue.
This
is
a
matter
as
you
guys
as
a
council,
if
you
condem
or
do
not
condemn
white
supremacy,
it's
much
more
than
a
statue.
K
A
A
A
A
C
Dear
counselors,
I'm
writing.
In
response
to
recent
city
council
laws
requesting
repair
work
from
the
department
of
public
works,
one
order
requested
repair
of
the
intersection
of
highland
and
marginal
streets.
The
other
requested
repair
of
the
concrete
handicapped
ramp
for
city
hall,
on
washington
avenue,
with
respect
to
highland
and
marginal.
That
area
has
been
impacted
by
the
ongoing
eversource
work.
Eversource
has
a
contractual
obligation
to
repave
the
entire
stretch
of
modular
speed
that
has
impacted
kerbline
to
kerbline.
C
That
work
will
take
place
during
the
this
upcoming
construction
season.
In
the
meantime,
before
the
comprehensive
fix
orders,
the
dpw
will
do
some
temporary
patchwork
at
highland
intersection
as
soon
as
the
weather
allows.
As
for
the
handicap
ramp
for
city
hall,
that
ramp
requires
comprehensive,
concrete
reconstruction.
C
M
Yes,
I
understand
what
the
city
manager
is
writing
to
us,
but
for
too
long
of
a
period
these
utilities
companies
come
into
our
city,
break
up
the
stuff,
and
then
they
don't
put
it
the
way.
It's
supposed
to
be
this
one,
it
says
they're
gonna.
They
already
made
an
arrangement
with
them
that
they're
gonna
do
marginal
street.
How
about
all
the
other
streets
that
they
do?
Are
they
going
to
put
them
back
to
the
way
the
taxpayers
spend
their
money
to
fix
the
roads?
M
We
need
to
enforce
more
rules
or
more
make
them
pay
fines
for
them
to
go
back
and
fix
the
roads.
From
what
I
read
once
before
it
says,
roads
cannot
be
broken
up
after
five
years.
They've
been
done.
I
can
tell
you
on
park
street
the
roads
weren't
done
five
years
ago,
and
yet
there's
holes
all
over
the
place.
There's
holes
there.
They
look
like
all
the
money
the
poor
taxpayers
spend
to
fix
their
roads
and
then
their
roads
look
like
crap
all
over
again.
They
look
like
junk,
but
we
don't.
M
We
don't
make
them
do
all
these
things.
Do
we
have.
I
know
that
we
have
someone
that
goes
to
them.
This
dpw
does
have
someone
that
makes
them
do
this,
but
do
we
really
make
them
do
it?
What
do
we
impose?
Do
we
have
fines
on
them?
What
do
they
do?
What
makes
them
want
to
fix
our
roads,
the
way
that
they
were
before
they
got
there?
Nothing
I've
never
seen
it.
I
don't
know
if
any
other
councils
has
ever
seen
the
roads
go
back
the
way
they
were.
M
I've
never
seen
it,
and
I've
lived
here
42
years.
I
see
them
break
them
up,
then
they
put
holes
and
then
the
holes
come
become
sinkholes
and
then
dpw
just
got
to
fix
them.
Why
don't
we
make
them
fix
them?
That's
what
we're
supposed
to
do
and
as
far
as
the
one
down
here
I
can
understand
on
the
ramp,
the
handicap
ramp.
You
say
we're
gonna
wait
until
it's
time,
but
they
could
have
put
some
time
on
it
now.
So
some
person
that
wants
to
go
on
a
wheelchair
doesn't
have
to
go
over
the
rain.
M
M
This
is
not
a
lot
of
money
that
we
are
proven
to
give.
This
is
the
pi
year
expense,
but
I
there's
one
thing:
I
can't
understand
we
always
they
fall
a
thousand
dollars
500.
We
have
big
budgets
for
these
expenses
and
they're
always
going
above
their
budgets.
We
don't
say
that
to
the
taxpayers
when
they
don't
pay,
you
go
and
you
oppose
penalties
on
them.
M
So
if
the
budgets
I
can
understand
here,
congrat
cap
and
gowns,
one
thousand
seven
hundred
five
whatever
it
is,
they
we
already
allocated
that
to
the
budget,
but
every
time
they
don't
pay
fifty
dollars
a
year,
a
hundred
dollars
here.
Why
can't
they
just
pay
all
of
it?
Why
do
we
always
have
to
pay
the
extra?
Do
they
always
don't
know
how
to
do
their
own
figures?
I
can't
figure
that
out,
there's
not
a
lot
of
money,
but
I
mean
it's
still.
Money.
C
Dear
counselors,
I
am
writing
to
notify
you
of
my
intention
to
grant
residency
waivers
to
two
common
dpw
employees,
francisco
lemus
and
chris
pesos.
Both
of
these
employees
are
chelsea
residents
who
recently
purchased
homes
outside
of
the
city,
one
in
new
hampshire
and
one
in
hable,
due
to
the
difficulty
of
finding
affordable
homes
in
chelsea,
both
our
valued
members
of
the
dpw,
whom
the
public
works
commissioner
wishes
to
retain
in
accordance
with
the
administrative
code,
part
4,
section
112.02.
C
G
G
A
M
There's
nothing
us
counselors
can
do
about
this,
even
if
we
wanted
to
we
didn't
want
to.
I
think
the
worst
thing
we
can
do
is
it's.
Okay,
if
you
want
to
wave
someone
live
within
our
state,
but
to
go
out
of
our
state,
that's
kind
of
crazy
that
we
we
leave.
We
allow
them
to
leave
our
state,
even
if
we
said
no,
we
couldn't
do
anything
because
that's
not
what's
there,
so
the
city
needs
to
have
some
type
of
remedy
on
the
next
contract
or
whatever
it
is
to
take
care
of
the
situation.
M
You
can't
let
people
work
here,
take
our
money
and
take
it
not
even
within
our
state.
Take
it
out
of
our
state.
It's
not
the
right
thing
to
do.
We
don't
want
to
set
up
presidents
to
anybody
that
says.
Okay,
you
want
to
leave
the
state
fine,
you
can
go,
but
about
the
poor
people
that
want
to
stay
here.
They
want
to
work
here.
They
want
to
they
don't
matter
they
matter
too.
I
don't
believe
myself.
This
is
my
own
opinion
that
people
should
leave
our
state.
M
I
don't
think
they'll
allow
it
in
any
other
place,
but
I
know
that
they're
allowing
it
here
because
of
unions,
whatever
the
unions
deal
so
next
time
we
have
a
union
contract.
This
should
be
a
priority
for
the
city
to
stress
to
make
sure
that,
even
if
you
get
a
waiver
and
go
around
and
but
live
within
the
state,
don't
leave
the
state.
It's
the
wrong
thing
you
send
in
the
wrong
message
when
you
allow
someone
to
work
here
and
leave
our
state.
That's
wrong!
M
It's!
Okay!
If
you
want
to
get
a
waiver
to
go
from
here
to
lynn,
to
lowell
to
lawrence,
but
leaving
our
state
altogether
is
the
wrong
message
and
they
should
have
been
taken
care
of
before,
and
I
hope
the
next
contract
will
be
taken
care
of,
because
it's
an
important
thing
for
people
to
know
that
you're
going
to
work
in
my
state
you're
going
to
live
in
my
state,
don't
leave
my
state
and
take
your
money
somewhere
else.
That's
not
how
it
all
supposed
to
be!
Thank
you.
B
Yes,
I'm
gonna
follow
up
what
he
said.
I'm
a
little
disappointed
too
that
someone
who
works
in
the
city
of
chelsea
is
moving
out
to
new
hampshire.
That
means
we
can't
hire
anybody
in
chelsea
to
do
this
kind
of
job.
We
need
people
here.
What
happened
if
there's
an
emergency,
this
person
is
going
to
come
all
the
way
from
new
hampshire
to
this
job.
Here,
I'm
a
little
disappointed
about
that.
Thank
you.
A
Mr
president,
I
share
the
frustration
with
my
colleagues
about
you
know
when
we
receive
these
announcements
and
notifications
from
the
city
manager
that
our
employees
are
moving
out
and
to
find
affordable
housing
elsewhere,
and
I
get
it
I
mean
I'm
in
the
business,
so
I
know
exactly
what's
going
on
and
where
they're
going
to
buy.
I
I
understand
what
the
values
are
here
and
I
understand
what
the
values
are
in
haverhill
and
new
hampshire.
So
I'm
not
surprised.
A
A
I
have
advocated
vehemently
that
this
community,
our
city,
does
not
do
enough
to
create
home
ownership
opportunities,
affordable
home
ownership
opportunities
for
our
residents
here
to
transition
from
being
a
renter
who
works
here,
earns
enough
money
to
want
to
stay
here,
but
can't
and
come
with
that
financial
stability
and
the
benefits
will
I
can
get
into
it.
So
in
so
many
ways
how
much
it
is
better
to
own
than
to
rent.
Obviously,
that
is
the
american
dream.
That
is
a
path
to
financial
state
stability.
A
And
I
hear
over
and
over
you
know
that
we
have
this
housing
crisis,
and
tonight
the
city
manager
talks
about
how
we
have
some
projects
in
the
pipeline.
You
know
to
help
address
that
affordability
issue,
but
what
you
have
to
realize
is
those
three
projects
that
he
mentioned
are
all
rentals
they're,
not
home
ownership,
they're
rentals.
A
A
That's
just
the
numbers
folks,
and
if
you
don't
do
that,
then
you're
going
to
ask
the
owner
side
the
market
rate
or
the
home
regular
joe
to
subsidize
that
affordable
housing
rental
and
it's
not
it
it's
a
it's
a
it's
a
downward
spiral.
Those
are
numbers.
That's
what
I'm
preaching
here.
Don't
look
at
me
and
say:
well.
Roy
wants
home
ownership
because
he's
a
you
know
real
estate.
No
I'm
here
to
build
a
community.
A
I
want
my
community
to
be
stable.
I
don't
want
them
leaving
here.
I
don't
want
the
working
class
that
made
this
place
to
get
booted
out
and
can't
find
a
place
to
live
and
has
to
go
to
haverhill,
new
hampshire
and
whatever
and
take
those
dollars
with
them.
I
don't
want
that.
I
don't
want
a
transient
community
that
doesn't
show
up
to
meetings,
doesn't
go,
doesn't
vote
no,
and
I
surely
don't
want
to
again
punish
the
homeowners
boy,
and
I
also
don't
want
to
punish
the
small
business
owner
who
again
is
also
subsidizing.
A
A
A
It's
not
good.
It
isn't
and
look
I'm
an
advocate
for
affordable
housing.
I
came
up
here.
I
pushed
for
inclusionary
zoning.
I
came
up
here
and
I
pushed
for
the
cpa
by
the
way
the
cpa
had
to
be
approved
by
the
voters.
If
we
were
going
to
increase
the
tax
we
had
to
get
their
approval,
we
can't
increase
their
taxes
without
it,
this
continually
stepping
of
continually
creating
more
affordable
rentals
and
get
it
subsidized
by
the
homeowners.
Is
it
a
legal
tax
in
my
view,
because
the
voters
never
got
to
say?
A
A
That's
what's
going
on
and
I
would
be
fine
with
it.
I
would
be
fine
with
it
if
we
had
twenty
percent
twenty
five
percent,
affordable
rate.
If,
for
one
thing
the
cpa,
when
you
adopted
the
higher
the
rate
you
want
to
charge,
if
you
go
from
one
percent
to
two
percent
to
three
percent,
the
state
gives
you
more
money,
the
higher
you
go.
A
A
We
do
not
get
that
more
money
for
being
higher
than
the
10
percent
from
the
governor.
If
you
told
me
that
the
governor
is
going
to
increase
communities
who
have
high
affordable
rates,
then
everybody
else
like
wellesley
has
five.
You
know
whatever.
If
you
want
to
compare
us,
if
they
told
us,
you
know
what,
if
you
were
above
10
we're
gonna
throw
an
extra
million
dollars
in
local
tax
aid.
A
Oh
you're,
right
20,
you
know
what
you're
gonna
get
an
extra
three
million
dollars
more
in
local
taxes,
because
you
are
subsidizing
your
housing
base
and
you
don't
want
to
tax
them.
We
don't
get
that
that's
the
fight!
You
should
be
having
at
the
state
house
to
make
us
if
the
communities
like
chelsea
are
going
to
bear
the
burden
of
having
20
25,
affordable
housing
and
and
not
be
able
to
charge
them
the
same
rate
as
a
market
rate.
Then
we
should
be
saying
to
the
state
bail
us
out
baby.
A
Give
me
that
money,
because
I
can't
go.
You
know
to
the
regular
homeowner
to
bail
us
out.
It's
unfair
you're,
squeezing
them
you
can't
it's
just
the
numbers
make
sense.
You
have
to
understand
and
take
a
big
picture
holistic
view
of
what
this
means.
I
want
to
be
able
to
say
up
here.
I
want
to
help
as
much
as
I
can
that
this
community
would
want
to
help
as
much
as
you
can,
but
it
has
to
make
dollars
and
cents.
A
So
there
you
go
either.
You
say
enough
is
enough:
let's
focus
on
home
ownership
because
we're
only
at
20
percent
of
our
homes
in
this
community
are
home
owned,
or
you
tell
me
that
hey,
don't
worry
the
calvary's
coming
the
state's
going
to
bill
all
you
guys
out,
because
otherwise
these
letters
continue.
A
This
whole
thing
of
having
time
after
time,
but
people
leaving
here
to
buy
a
home
somewhere
else
is
continuing,
and
that's
that's
my
my
that's
my
you
know
concentration,
that's
what
I'm
focused
on
building
a
community.
You
want
to
tell
me
what
chelsea
was
I'll.
Tell
you
what
chelsea
was
chelsea
was
prior
to
the
73
fire,
all
three
families
and
they
were
owner
owned
and
they
gave
the
best
rates
on
rentals.
A
No
one
gave
a
better
rate
on
a
rental
than
the
guy
who
lived
in
the
first
floor
and
rented
the
top
two
floors
above
him.
Nobody,
that's
that's
the
that's
the
chelsea.
I
know
that's
the
chelsea
that
this
was
not
non-profits,
buying
up
everything,
building
everything,
so
they
can
subsidize
this
staff.
That's
not
the
way
to
go
folks,
because
I
guarantee
you
that
doesn't
help
anyone
it
doesn't.
A
A
E
He
we
need
to
have
this
argument
up
at
the
state
house
and
just
because
this
is
the
way
things
have
always
been
done,
doesn't
make
it
right,
and
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
run
around
talking
about
others
for
the
people,
but
really
giving
the
people.
The
american
dream
of
home
ownership
is
really
the
way
the
government
should
be
trying
to
help
trying
to
help
people
we
need.
E
We
need
to
try
to
encourage
upward
mobility
and
success
in
in
our
community,
and
I
I
think
I
think
that
this
constant
push
for
more
and
more
and
more
affordable
housing.
Rentals
is
a
boom
dog.
I
I
really
do.
I
don't
think
it's
wise
economic
policy,
and
I
would
I
would
hope
that
you
know
a
lot
of
you
who
want
to
see
people
rise
from
their
from
their
own
station.
E
L
D
All
hear
me
yes,
loud
and
clear.
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair,
so
I
you
know.
I
think
that
everybody
that
has
spoken
raises
very
valid
points,
but
you
know
initially,
the
conversation
was
a
waiver
for
two
dpw
workers
who
had
to
live
move
outside
of
the
city
because
they
can't
afford
to
buy
a
home
here,
and
so
we
got
into
this
big,
huge
philosophical
debate
about
affordable
housing,
and
I
agree
we
do
have
a
lot
of
affordable
housing
in
the
city,
but
we
again
it's
the
same.
D
The
same
system
that
allows
for
us
to
have
three
different
food,
pantries
happening
in
the
city
and
us
needing
to
have
debit
cards,
for
people
to
be
able
to
get
food
and
us
starting
our
own
rental
assistance
program.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
we
have
been
neglected
by
the
federal
government
by
the
state
and
we're
just
we
have
to
fend
for
ourselves
as
much
as
I'd
like
to
say.
Yes,
I
want
everyone
in
chelsea
to
be
able
to
to
rise
up
and
and
have
a
a
part
of
this
american
dream
and
buy
a
home.
D
I
recognize
that
that's
also
very
privileged
standpoint
on
my
part,
because
the
average
person
is
struggling
just
to
make
ends
meet,
and
so,
when
you
don't
have
other
cities
and
municipalities
that
are
willing
to
raise
their
5
10
of
affordable
housing
in
their
own
city,
the
burden
continues
to
fall
back
on
us.
And
what
are
we
supposed
to
do
when
our
median
income
for
chelsea
is
less
than
half
of
what
the
federal
government
says
it
should
be?
D
What
are
we
supposed
to
do
when
we
have
a
bunch
of
people
that
are
coming
to
city
hall
into
different
non-profits
and
saying
I'm
homeless?
At
the
end
of
the
day
like?
How
do
you
turn?
How
do
you?
How
do
you?
How
do
you
turn
those
folks
away?
So
we,
we
are,
being
you
know,
bombarded
with
extreme
need
and
very
very
limited
resources,
and
I
don't
think
that
everybody's
anybody's
wrong-
or
this
isn't
even
unfortunate-
it's
not
about
even
being
right
or
wrong.
It
just
is
what
it
is
and
we're
in
a
bad
predicament.
D
But
the
last
thing
I
want
to
do
is
make
two
dpw
workers
feel
that
they've
done
something
wrong
for
trying
to
better
their
lives
and
to
think
that
they
should
stay
in
chelsea
and
be
confined
to
a
small
dinky
little
two-bedroom
condo.
When
I
have
a
little
backyard
like
I
want
to
live
the
american
dream
too,
why
should
I
deprive
them
of
that
and
what
they
want
to
offer
their
family?
So
I
just
think
that,
yes,
when
we
think
about
it
from
a
higher
from
a
macro
standpoint.
D
Yes,
all
of
these
things
are
true,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we're
talking
about
real
humans
that
are
really
homeless,
that
have
families
that
are
struggling
to
make
ends
meet.
And
so
what
do
we
do
with
that?
And
so
I
you
know
I
I
I
welcome
this
conversation,
because
it's
one
that
we
need
to
have
when
we're
thinking
about
the
long-standing
viability
of
this
community
and
all
of
the
issues
that
we
have.
D
If
an
affordable
housing
project
comes
before
me
today,
I
have
no
choice
but
to
support
knowing
that
there
are
people
that
are
at
risk
of
losing
their
apartments
and
but
then
who's
putting
responsibility
or
putting
pressure
on
the
other
communities.
So
again
we
really
like,
like
counselor
regenerator,
says
we
need
to
fight
at
the
state
house.
We
need
to
really
speak
up.
The
federal
and
the
state
government
have
left
us
out
to
dry
and
and
we're
doing
the
best
we
can.
L
Thank
you
counselor
without
anyone
else
wish
to
speak
on
the
matter.
Okay,
now
we
move
on
to
our
next
item
communications
and
petitions
to
the
council.
We
have
a
communication
received
from
chelsea
black
community
joined
cromwell
in
regards
to
honoring
the
chelsea
city
council.
As
trail
blazers,
I
can
go
ahead
and
bring
you
this
go
ahead.
C
Congratulations:
black
community
has
selected
the
chelsea
city
council
as
an
honoree
of
the
chelsea
trailblazer
recognition
you,
the
gatekeepers
of
our
city,
have
diligently
worked
together
to
establish
resources
that
are
essential
to
the
survival
of
our
community.
Your
leadership
response
to
the
covet
19
pandemic
and
racial
injustice
is
commendable.
C
You
will
be
honored
at
the
black
history
month
celebration
on
wednesday
february
24
2021.
The
celebration
will
be
a
virtual
zoom
event
from
6
to
8
p.m.
Please
invite
members
of
your
family
and
friends
as
well
and
member
of
the
chelsea,
the
cbc
we'll
be
contacting
you
with
more
information
on
the
chelsea
trailblazer
recognition.
C
D
L
L
Okay,
so
the
the
explanation
here
is
to
to
vote
on
the
communication
received,
so
you
can
you,
you
can
accept
the
future
invitation
to
an
award
that
every
council
member
here
is
to
receive
a
yes
vote.
Based
on
this
request,
a
yes
vote!
Is
you
accept
this
communication?
A
no
vote
is,
you,
do
not
does.
E
H
L
Okay,
counselor
yaneida
moves
to
waive
the
reading
and
under
suspension,
and
you
will
all
be
receiving
the
invitation
to
our
march
first
subcommittee
meeting
regarding
this.
Now
we
move
on
to
the
next
item
in
our
agenda.
It's
the
communication
received
from
miss
elana,
asher
and
her
students
in
regards
to
removing
christopher
columbus
statue
in
chelsea
clerk.
Do
you
want
to
read,
or
do
you
need
help
you
got
it?
L
Okay?
As
you
know,
people
have
demonstrated
against
systemic
racism
in
the
midst
of
a
global
pandemic
throughout
the
nation.
Places
are
taking
down
statues
that
symbol.
This
racism,
like
richmond
virginia,
which
was
known
as
confederate
row,
has
taken
down
their
statues,
along
with
many
other
southern
cities
taken
down
by
confederate
heroes.
Along
with
that
fact,
I'm
sorry,
along
with
that
for
over
20
years,
places,
have
recognized
the
damage
that
honoring
columbus
had
on
its
citizens.
L
Many
cities
have
realized
that
it
is
not
enough
to
make
sure
schools
teach
anti-racism,
curriculums
places
like
new
haven,
connecticut,
decided
to
not
just
get
rid
of
the
holiday,
but
their
statue,
and
even
the
north
end
in
the
last
year,
have
taken
down
their
columbus
statues.
I
was
very
excited
to
recently
see
on
change.org
that
people
in
chelsea
wanted
wanted
taken
down
and
over
800
people
have
signed
the
petition,
including
some
former
chelsea
high
students.
L
L
L
Our
schools
have
recognized
that
telling
the
story
from
the
white
european
perspective
is
not
correct.
We
need
to
stop
glorifying
people
and
putting
them
on
a
pedestal
or
on
a
horse,
especially
these
people
that
in
our
past,
like
columbus,
we
called
heroes,
and
yet
he
committed
crimes
against
humanity.
I
know
some
cities
have
voiced
concerns
that
we're
hurt
hurting
the
italian
community
community
by
taking
him
down.
There
is
a
better
way
to
honor
italians
than
with
columbus
and
let
us
look
at
ways
to
honor
all
immigrant
groups
in
chelsea.
L
I
asked
the
city
council
and
city
manager
not
to
continue
to
allow
history
be
shown
that
it
is
full
of
non-tolerant
slavery
and
genocide
to
continue
to
stand
in
sanctuary
city
like
chelsea.
I
know
the
state
the
statue
was
paid
for
by
polish
immigrants
in
the
1930s
who,
in
that
decade
saw
this
man
be
given
a
holiday.
They
wanted
to
show
their
love
for
their
country
and
thought
by
having
a
statue
of
him
that
they
would
be
showing
this
in
the
year
2021.
L
We
know
that
this
is
not
the
way
just
like
our
federal
government
is
supporting
having
the
treasury
change
the
face
of
the
20
bill
to
show
harriet
tubman
on
the
front
instead
of
president
andrew
jackson,
for
many
people
represents
a
com.
A
man
had
committed
genocide
to
the
native
americans
in
the
night
in
the
1820s,
christopher
columbus,
committed
vast
atrocities
and
crimes
against
humanity
during
his
lifetime,
and
images
of
him
have
no
place
in
a
community
as
rich
and
diverse
as
chelsea.
L
The
other
irony
with
this
address
is
that
this
was
the
original
name
of
the
city
of
chelsea
honoring,
this
indian
nation,
the
united
summit.
We
asked
those
in
power
and
the
community
of
chelsea
to
take
down
a
statue
of
christopher
columbus
located
at
171
winning
simmons
street
chelsea
massachusetts
best
ilana,
asher,
chelsea
history,
teacher
chelsea,
high
school
home,
address,
10
museum
way,
cambridge
massachusetts,
and
this
was
a
letter
submitted
by
her
along
with
chelsea
high
school
students.
L
M
I
can
see
they
all
say,
get
rid
of
this
get
rid
of
that,
but
they
ain't
going
to
make
no
difference.
Her
history
has
already
been
written
if
you
wanted
to
get
rid
of
something.
There's
a
lady
here
says
she's
a
professor
or
whatever
a
teacher
of
history.
So
let's
change
the
name
of
chelsea
to
win
summit.
M
That's
what
it
was
originally
called,
so
we
might
as
well
change
it
and
then
there's
something
else
that
I
that
it's
kind
of
interesting
you
want
to
get
rid
of
your
past
so
bad,
but
to
know
your
future,
you
have
to
know
your
past.
So
if
you
wanted
to
make
it,
even
you
say,
put
a
statue
of
native
american
right
next
to
it
what's
wrong.
With
that.
That
way,
you
can
see
two
sides
of
it.
You
say
this
person
was
such
a
bad
person.
He
didn't
discover
america
well.
M
The
word
discovery
means
when
you
find
something,
and
you
show
somebody
else
where
it
is.
That's
what
discovery
means
to
me.
Anyways,
I
don't
know
if
he
discovered
or
whatever
he
did.
If
it
wasn't
for
him.
Well,
I
bet,
as
it
was.
No
hispanic.
Will
be
here
no
name,
hispanic
would
be
here,
none
of
the
hispanic
people,
and
why
is
it
that
this
is
the
only
holiday
that
you
want
to
get
rid
of
a
statue
or
anything?
Why
don't
you
give
it
a
thanksgiving
what's
wrong
with
that?
M
The
program's
killed
many
many
indians,
thousands
of
them
destroyed
them,
but
I
never
heard
a
movement
to
say:
let's
go
to
pilgrim
rock
and
get
rid
of
the
statue
that
they
have
all
the
pilgrims.
Why
not?
So
what
is
this
a
two-sided
thing,
I'm
not
speaking,
because
my
children
are
hispanics
and
back
then
columbus.
M
He
not
because
of
him
whatever
he
did.
He
did
I'm
talking
about
history.
Why
do
you
want
to
erase
the
history
embrace
your
history
and
learn
from
it?
Then
you
might
as
well
get
rid
of
everything
you
ever
stood
for
everything
that
you
learned
change
it
get
rid
of
it.
Each
civilization
of
people
has
always
conquered
other
people
and
they
kill
to
conquer
that's
the
way
of
the
world.
It's
bad
to
say
that
that's
what
it
is,
but
that's
what
human
beings
do
so
we
learn
from
it.
M
It's
the
same
thing
today
you
see
it
today,
countries
go
and
conquer
other
countries.
What
do
they
do?
So?
What
are
you
going
to
do
say
it
didn't
happen
if
it
happened,
you
leave
it
and
then
something
else.
That's
interesting
too,
that
statue's
been
there
all
these
years.
It's
covered.
I
never
even
knew
it
existed.
Do
90
of
the
people
of
chelsea
know
it
existed.
Did
they
put
it
in
the
middle
of
chelsea
with
nothing
on
it?
M
M
All
the
years
I've
been
here,
I
never
even
seen
him
spend
a
dime
on
that
statue.
So
if
we're
gonna
put
get
rid
of
it,
it's
okay!
If
that's
what
the
majority
wants,
it's
gonna
happen,
but
they
ain't
going
to
change
anything.
It's
not
going
to
change
history.
It's
not
going
to
change
the
view!
This
is
just
something
to
say:
let's
get
rid
of
it,
because
it
was
wrong,
so
get
rid
of
life
altogether.
M
What
life
is
just
nobody's
ever
had
no
wrong
done
to
them.
Everybody's
perfect,
nobody's
perfect
in
this
world.
Don't
get
rid
of
your
past
embrace
your
past
and
make
it
that
the
generation
can
understand
and,
don't
repeat
the
mistake
of
the
past
if
you
get
rid
of
your
past
you'll,
never
know
your
future.
D
I
thank
you
kindly.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
touched
up
and
counselor
cooper
and
I
have
had
this
conversation
back
and
forth.
I
often
just
let
him
talk,
because
I
understand
that
there's
some
there's
history
there
for
for
and-
and
you
know
I
I
sometimes
feel
that
for
the
italian
community
I
almost
feel
like.
Maybe
we
can
try
to
find
a
better
a
better
character
to
represent.
I
hate
the
fact
that
this
is
what
we
associate
with
the
italian
culture,
because
I
know
so
many
folks.
D
J
D
Think
about
the
indigenous
folks
that
lived
here
originally,
I
think,
about
the
african
slaves
that
were
brought
here
beyond
our
control.
And
so,
while
you
know,
I
understand
that
some
folks
think
that
that
hispanics
came
here
through
only
one
channel.
We
have
to
explore
everyone's
culture
and
in
the
conversations
that
I've
been
having
in
the
community
with
latinos
and
latinx
folks
across
the
city.
D
Our
history,
we're
trying
to
learn
from
it
and
make
sure
that
what
we
depict
and
on
our
public
grounds
on
our
government
property
in
public
spaces
is
something
that
promotes
inclusivity
that
promotes
life,
that
promotes
health
and
obviously,
is
not
glorifying
a
man
who
committed
genocide
on
this
and
in
the
lands
that
he
conquered,
and
I
believe
that
the
councilor
from
district
six
has
a
skewed
version
of
what
discover
means.
But
nonetheless,
I
hope
that
if,
when
this
matter
comes
before
us,
I
will
be
voting
to
make
sure
that
we
take
the
statute
down.
L
A
I'd
like
to
take
out
of
committee
the
order
that
the
stature
of
christopher
columbus
be
removed
from
chelsea
square
and
that
the
historical
commission
and
the
chelsea
arts
and
culture
and
commission
placed
on
their
agendas
to
collaborate
and
discuss
replacing
of
said
statue
with
the
memorial
of
the
original
indigenous
inhabitants
of
chelsea
to
remember
their
place
in
chelsea
history.
And
I
ask
for
a
roll
call.
Vote.
L
A
You
vice
president
garcia.
I
had
put
this
place
last
year
and,
of
course,
there
were
many
other
things
that
came
in
front
of
the
agenda
of
the
city
council.
So
it's
you
have
to
understand
that
the
reason
why
this
kind
of
laid
in
committee-
and
we
did
have
a
committee
meeting
on
this
conference
with
members
of
the
cultural
council
and
we
had
a
member
of
the
columbus
knights
of
columbus,
who
had
already
talked
about
them,
taking
the
statue
once
and
if
the
city
removed
it.
A
If
you
look
at
the
history
of
our
city,
this
region
really
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
statue.
This
was
basically
the
essence
of
why
these
statues
started
to
pop
up
more
than
anything
else
is
because
there
was
a
sense
of
persecution
felt
by
the
italian
communities
across
this
country
at
the
time
and
in
order
to
you,
know,
fight
against
that
feeling
that
they
would
pop
up
someone
the
symbol
of
christopher
columbus.
A
So
to
speak,
and
that's
what
what?
But
they
don't
call
that
cancel
society
cancer
culture
right.
So
when
you
hide
all
the
brutality
and
the
other
things
that
were
going
on
in
this
country
in
the
colonization
and
the
conquering
and
go
west
young
man
and
all
that
that
part
somehow
got
you
know
hidden,
but
that's
not
canceled.
So
that's
not
cancel
culture.
No,
this
is
cancelled
culture.
When
you
come
back
to
it
and
you
say:
wait
a
minute
upon
further
review,
I'm
throwing
a
flag.
A
You
know
let's
review
this,
and
is
this
really
the
true
story?
Is
this
the
what
the
what
we
want
to
you
know
prop
up
and
say
that
this
is
what
we
should
be
celebrating
and
as
far
as
and
as
far
as
my
colleagues
counsel,
you
know
talking
about
whether
or
not
we
should
be
celebrating
thanksgiving
and
whatnot.
Yes,
there
is
actually
a
movement
going
on,
I'm
not
sure
he's
not
paying
attention
to
it
that
they
want
to
rename
thanksgiving
and
it's
happening
it's
called
indigenous
day.
A
So,
yes,
it
is
happening
because
we
have
to
realize
of
the
history
of
what
was
going
on
here
and
that
will
come
out
by
the
you
know.
The
the
the
new
residents
of
this
community,
who
are
not
just
we're,
not
shaming
anyone
but
we're
saying,
wait
a
minute.
We
got
to
be
a
little
bit
more
honest
about
what
you
what
you
were
trying
to
sell
me
into
fifth
grade.
Okay,
let's
be
honest,
and
maybe
I
don't
approve
of
the
messaging
you
gave
me
okay,
I
don't
want
to
see
the
disney
version.
A
I
want
to
see
the
r-rated
version
of
what
really
happened.
Thank
you
so
with
that
being
said,
I
think
there's
a
place
for
that
location
to
have
samuel
maverick
founder
of
this
co
of
this
of
this
city,
we're
about
to
enter
the
celebration
of
the
300
right
or
20
20
24.
300
the
year
we're
going
to
come
up
to
the
300th
year
of
the
founding
of
this
city,
and
yet
we
don't
have
anything
for
samuel
maverick.
We
obviously
don't
have
anything
for
the
local
inhabitants
that
were
here
at
the
time
either.
A
Why
not
explore
that
history?
We
have
our
own.
Why
do
we
have
to
borrow
about
something
that
happened?
You
know
1200
miles
away
and
really
didn't
have
anything
to
do
with
us.
That's
all!
So
I
don't
want
to
get
into
the
whole
fight
about
what
it
was
and
what
you
think,
but
I
think
we
can
definitely
do
something
better
more
local
by
taking
that
statue
down
and
starting
fresh.
L
N
Hi,
I
just
want
to
mention
that
you
may
hear
my
son
in
the
background
he's
crying.
I
am
trying
to
have
him
maintained
right
now,
so
just
fyi,
okay,
but
I
prepared
the
speech
with
regards
to
this
matter
as
a
latina
and
woman
of
color
in
the
life-long
president
of
chelsea,
where
the
majority
of
our
residents
are
immigrants,
I
am
100
in
agreement
with
the
removal
of
the
statue
of
christopher
columbus
in
chelsea.
N
We
are
a
country
that
now
represents
the
complete
opposite
of
what
he
and
those
explorers
who
follow.
Him
believe
that
his
statue
of
slavery,
colonialism,
mass
brutality,
rape
and
death
of
indigenous
states.
We
need
to
stop
glorifying
someone
who
has
raised
his
white
supremacist
views
and
was
responsible
for
the
start
of
the
genocide
and
acquisition
of
native
people's
lawmakers.
The
removal
of
his
search
should
no
longer
be
delayed,
which
is
why
I
urge
my
colleagues.
K
L
L
L
E
E
Now,
in
my
day
when
I
was
studying
my
phd,
we
there
was
a
debate
about
this.
Now
I
don't
know
what
happened.
We
only
have
people's
writings,
but
this
is
far
from
a
foregone
conclusion
about.
You
know,
and
plus
people
throw
around
stuff
about,
you
know
equating
him
to
hitler
and
genocide,
and
all
this
the
thing
is
that,
coming
from
an
academic
point
of
view,
you
can't
use
words
like
genocide.
E
E
So
if
people
want
to
take
it
down
great,
I
think
that
the
power
of
america
is
in
open
discussion
and
debate
and
if
we
start
trying
to
just
erase
all
of
our
history
and
look,
this
is
what
happens
in
academic
circles.
I
know
people
start
to
tell
a
different
story
and
when
you
control
the
discourse
you
control-
and
this
is
what
all
this
is
about.
This
is
to
make
people
feel
better
about
things,
and
I
understand
that
it's
not.
E
So
you
know,
I
think
people
should
just
you
know,
understand
that,
do
whatever
you,
you
would
like
to
do
with
columbus,
but
I
think
that
people
would
benefit
from
an
honest
discussion
about
a
lot
of
these
things,
because
you
know
our
kids
are
being
fed
a
certain
point
of
view
and
are
not
given
any
kind
of
other
point
of
view,
and
so
you
know
it
all
becomes
about
a
political
thing
that
this
is
all
political.
This
has
nothing
to
do.
E
So
you
know
people
can
do
whatever
they
want.
I
I
don't
believe
in
in
trying
to
erase
history.
I
don't
believe
in
cancel
culture.
I
believe
the
more
voices
the
better
and
that
we
don't
try
to
silence
people
by
saying
you
know
if
you,
if
you
don't
vote
to
take
down
christopher
columbus,
you're
a
white
supremist,
I
mean
that
it's
so
outrageous
and
so
radical.
E
You
know
people
just
need
to
take
a
little
perspective.
So
I
think
that
there's
a
little
bit
up
for
lots
of
different
points
of
views
and
I
think
that,
but
you
know
the
majority
rules
in
chelsea
so
and
I
don't
think
it's
the
greatest
thing
in
the
world.
So
that's
all
I've
got
to
say.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
Can
you
hear
me
loud
and
clear?
Thank
you
kindly
so
I
will
be
absolutely
supporting
this
measure
to
remove
the
christopher
columbus
statue
from
chelsea
square.
This
whole
idea
that
we're
erasing
history
that
wasn't
accurately
depicted
of
the
true
events
that
happened
to
my
ancestors
or
the
ancestors
of
the
majority
of
the
people
that
live
here
is
just
something
beyond
me.
D
This
idea
that
we're
using
systemic
or
in
institutionalized
education
that
has
often
been
focused
on
a
eurocentric
view,
and
we
are
not
supposed
to
challenge
it-
is
absolutely
beyond
me
and
so
for
me.
I
don't
consider
the
removal
of
this
statue,
something
that
makes
me
feel
good.
Still.
Our
schools
are
underfunded.
D
Still
there
are
people
that
are
homeless
still,
there
are
people
that
don't
have
work
that
don't
have
food,
so
still
the
very
same
actions
that
are
represented
by
this
statue
by
what
that
person,
their
values
that
they
employed
are
have
manifested
and
perpetuated
in
our
community.
Hence
why
I
do
the
work
that
I
do
so
the
fact
that
somehow
we're
going
to
feel
better
because
this
is
going
to
solve
world
hunger.
D
L
M
The
powers
to
be
is
gonna,
get
rid
of
the
statue.
That's
what's
gonna
happen,
but
that's
okay.
You
can
get
rid
of
everything.
It
doesn't
make
a
difference.
You
know
why,
because
you
ain't
gonna
change,
nothing.
The
only
thing
you're
gonna
change
is
your
views
that
ain't
gonna
change.
You
think
things
will
change,
that's
because
they
want
you
to
get
rid
of
the
statue.
If
that's
the
case,
next
thing
we
should
put
is
to
get
rid
of
thanksgiving.
Why
don't
we
get
rid
of
that?
That's
a
good
thing
get
rid
of
thanksgiving.
Why
not?
M
Because
otherwise,
you're
only
picking
and
choosing
like
the
former
counselor
says
it's
all
political
that
all
it
has
to
do
is
that
they
trying
to
feed
you.
You
can
never
get
rid
of
history.
You
can't
get
rid
of
what
happened.
It's
the
same
thing
as
saying
the
holocaust
didn't
exist
or
the
turks
never
killed
the
armenians.
That's
the
same
thing
as
saying
all
this
stuff.
It
never
existed,
but
everything
exists.
You
can't
wipe
it
out,
it
exists.
So
how?
Why
do
you
try
to
get
rid
of
that's
fine?
M
You
want
to
get
rid
of
it,
I'm
not
against
it.
It
doesn't
matter
you
want
to
get
rid
of
it,
get
rid
of
it.
The
part
that
it's
different
to
me.
That
makes
me
kind
of
think
it's
like.
Why
do
you
want
to
wipe
your
history?
It's
not
just,
and
I
keep
saying
columbus
was
the
time
columbus
wasn't
a
time.
Columbus.
Italy
didn't
exist,
that's
a
latin
holiday,
then
you
might
as
well
wipe
out
every
hispanic.
Last
name
you
have,
you
don't
exist,
because
if
it
wasn't
for
him,
you
wouldn't
have
hispanic
names.
M
All
the
hispanics
in
this
country
change
your
names,
don't
use
them
use
your
regular
name
before
columbus
came
here,
don't
be
proud
of
your
spanish
heritage
because
your
spanish
averages
don't
exist,
get
rid
of
it
change
your
last
names.
If
that's
what
you
want
to
do,
I
keep
hearing
columbus
was
the
time
columbus
did
for
the
spanish.
He
was
spanish.
His
name
was
cologne.
That
was
his
name,
so
you
want
to
get
rid
of
a
statue.
Fine,
I
don't
care
but
tell
the
the
truth.
M
The
honest
truth
is
this
person
worked
for
spain,
so
every
hispanic.
That's
here,
has
an
hispanic.
Last
name
wipe
your
last
name
out.
Rodriguez.
Don't
exist,
I'm
gonna!
When
I
go
home,
I'm
gonna
tell
my
wife,
hey,
don't
put
your
name
rodriguez
you're,
not
a
rodriguez,
it
didn't
exist.
Your
ancestors
didn't
exist,
get
rid
of
your
name.
If
that's
what
you
think
is
politically
correct
to
get
rid
of
your
last
name,
get
rid
of
it.
Why
keep
it?
Thank
you,
council.
L
L
C
C
Amazon
commits
to
effort
and
presents
sufficient
evidence
to
the
chelsea
city
council
that
its
operations
meet
of
exceed
common
community
standards
established
by
existing
e-commerce
delivery
networks.
This
commitment
would
include
that
all
delivery
drivers
will
be
direct
employees
of
amazon
and
not
independent
contractors.
Amazon
must
commit
that
all
its
delivery
drivers
will
be
competent,
safe
drivers
that
amazon
its
delivery
drivers
will
maintain
the
utmost
professional.
A
Thank
you
vice
president
garcia.
This
resolution
is
one
that
would
make
sure
that
a
message
is
sent
to
a
large
employer
now,
one
of
the
largest
employees
in
massachusetts,
that
is
amazon.
We
understand
that
they
have
made
attempts
to
inquiries
about
possible
locations
within
our
community
to
you
know,
have
a
fulfillment
center
right
now,
they've
got
two
in
revere:
they
are
moving.
They
have
the
border
over
here
on
average
and
they're,
going
to
continue
to
grow
and
possibly
at
one
point,
maybe
come
to
chelsea.
A
That
being
said,
let's
make
sure
that
that
amazon
understands
not
when
you're
entering
doing
business
in
massachusetts,
that
there
are
some
certain
values
that
we
ask
our
employees
to
have,
and
I
think
it's
very
fair.
This
is
not
I
mean
I.
I
don't
think
that
what
I'm
stating
here
is
anti-business
in
any
way
or
disruptive.
It
is
basically
this
number
one.
These
are
things
that
we've
already
passed
and
we
ask
our
contractors,
those
that
do
business
with
our
city
to
do,
and
we
do
the
same
as
employees
that
is
offer
a
living
wage.
A
A
There
are
guidelines
there,
nothing
out
of
the
ordinary
and,
lastly,
I'm
losing
my
train
of
thought.
There
happens
who's
that
it
happens.
It
happens
it's
with
the
age,
but
again
that
the
playing
by
a
local
rules
here
and
and
in
doing
so
that
they
are,
you
know,
stakeholders
in
our
community
if
they
choose
to
be
that,
are
share
the
values
that
this
council,
the
city
has,
and
that's
simply
what
we're
asking
for
and
there's
nothing
in
there
that's
controversial
that
isn't
already
argued.
A
So
I
think
that
it's
a
safe
bet
that
my
colleagues
would
support
this.
If
you
read
it
that
that's
something
that
we
will
want
a
local
employer
to
abide
by
and
that,
obviously
a
an
organization
such
as
the
teamsters
who
has
had
past
experience
in
transportation,
would
want
this.
I
remembered
what
the
last
point
was,
and
that
is
that
they
don't
use
the
term
independent,
employee,
wrongly
organizations
and
business
practices,
whether
it
be
uber
and
such
we're
now
finding
that
they're
using
this,
it's
a
misnomer.
A
You
know,
treat
their
that
person
that
individual
who's
putting
40
plus
hours
a
week,
working
five
plus
hours
five
days
a
week
for
them
as
an
official
employee
and
have
to
take
care
of
all
the
benefits
that
they
would
have
to
for
a
regular
employee,
such
as
health,
insurance,
unemployment,
insurance
and
everything
else,
because
it
costs
more,
of
course,
so
by
using
the
misnomer
of
independent
contractor.
They
think
they
can
get
away
with
that
and
not
use
it,
but
we're
asking
let's:
let's,
let's
call
it
what
it
is.
A
A
I
hope
my
colleagues
would
support
this
in
reading
it
and
that
we
send
a
message
to
amazon
if
and
when
they
come
here
or
whether
or
not
they're
they
they're
in
revere
and
are
employing
chelsea
residents,
because
just
because
they're
next
door,
not
in
chelsea,
doesn't
mean
that
they
won't,
they
may
not
be
employing
residents
from
chelsea
that
should
they
go
and
get
employed
at
the
reverse
site
or
the
everett
site
that
they
have
good
paying
jobs
that
have
the
benefits
and
they
deserved.
Thank
you.
L
Request
before
us
is
to
add
counselor
brown's
name,
it's
to
add
your
name
to
it's
to
sign
it
correct.
The
request
before
us
is
for
councillor
brown
to
to
sign
on
you
have
the
is
there
anything
else,
councillor
brown.
You
would
like
to
say:
okay,
anyone
else
wish
to
speak
on
the
matter.
I
see
councillor
bidot.
D
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair.
I'd,
also
like
to
be
added
on
to
the
resolution,
along
with
counselor
brown.
I
think
that
I'm
really
I'm
really
glad
that
we're
pushing
this
forward.
We've
saw
what
the
pandemic
has
done
to
a
lot
of
like
the
mom
and
pop
shops,
and
even
to
the
to
the
malls,
and
amazon
has
really
has
really
soared
with
people
needing
to
order
things
that
come
directly
to
their
home.
D
So
I
mean
asking
for
people
to
to
get
to
get
paid,
to
get
paid
fair
wages
and
to
have
health
insurance
and
to
not
be
treated
to
not
have
the
confinement
of
being
an
independent
contractor.
I
think
it's
not
too
much
to
ask
given
what
our
chelsea
values
are,
so
I
just
want
to
shout
out
the
maker
of
this
resolution
and
sign
on
as
well.
Thank
you.
E
You
know
unity
with
the
with
the
government
and
we
need
to.
We
really
do
need
to
kind
of
crack
down
on
a
lot
of
these
big
corporations,
and
so
I
I
find
myself
in
agreement
with
with
many
of
you
on
this,
and
I
think
that
having
having
good
jobs
for
our
chelsea
residents
is
important,
and
I
think
that
if
they're
union
jobs,
those
people
will
they
will
absolutely
get
a
better
deal.
Not
for
that.
L
M
I'll
be
honored
too,
I
think
it's
a
good
thing
that
I
give
people
a
sense
of
security
to
get
jobs
and
to
create
a
better
life.
Everybody
wants
a
better
life
and
to
create
a
better
life.
You
need
good
paying
jobs
if
you
don't
have
any
good
paying
jobs.
Your
life
is
not
as
great
so
I'm
in
favor
of
that
too.
A
L
L
C
A
C
M
I
don't
know
if
most
of
us
counselors
we
get
this
city
gets
100
grants.
I
don't
know
where
all
the
grant
money
goes.
The
whole
purpose
of
me
trying
to
figure
this
out
is
our
city.
Our
poor
residents
pay
high,
rent
and
high
taxes.
In
order
for
us
to
lower
the
taxes
we
have
to
lower
our
budget.
If
we
don't
lower
our
budget,
our
taxes
will
never
go
down.
M
So
I
want
all
of
us
exactly
to
know
where
all
this
money
is
and
if
we
I
know,
I
don't
think
we
can
combine
the
grants
with
the
budget.
The
two
separate
things
and
I
was
wondering
if
we
could
maybe
figure
out
a
way
where
some
of
these
grants
can
offset
some
of
the
way
we
can
help
our
residents,
not
just
the
homeowners,
the
residents,
because
when
the
cities
has
high
high
taxes,
your
rents
are
high
high.
So
what
happened?
Is
you
can't
live
here
anymore?
M
So
you
want
to
help
us
all
and
in
order
to
help
us
all,
we
have
to
know
exactly.
Maybe
we
have
to
cut.
Maybe
that's
the
only
solution,
I'm
not
in
favor
of
cutting
anything,
but
I'm
in
favor
of
survival.
If
we
don't
do
something,
people
won't
live
in
this
city
and
eventually
the
city
will
die.
That's
how
it
works.
That's
how
it
is
you
have
to.
You
can't
make
it
so
high
what
the
average
individual
cannot
live
with.
So
I
don't
know
where
all
these
grants
go.
M
M
Lot
of
people
call
3-1-1
because
the
lights
are
out,
but
in
order
for
them
to
fix
the
lights,
you
have
to
give
them
the
phone
number.
And
if
you
can't
read
the
poll
number,
how
you
going
to
do
that
and
90
of
the
time
people
look
at
the
likes
and
they
don't
understand
that
you
have
to
get
or
they
don't
know
that
they
have
to
get
the
number
of
the
poll,
and
I
want
to
make
the
numbers
legible,
not
in
little
they're,
really
really
small.
M
You
have
to
get
out,
go
to
the
poll
and
see
it.
So
if
you
make
a
legible,
the
people
can
see
it
and
they
can
call
3-1-1
and
say
to
them
hey
this
street
light
is
out,
but
you
have
to
have
a
number
of
a
pole.
So
that's
a
good
thing
is
to
help
our
resident,
make
it
easier
on
him
or
even
make
it
easier
on
all
of
us
when
the
lights
are
out
to
get
the
lights
fixed.
C
M
It's
it's
not
really
the
street
light.
It's
the
pole
for
four
years
three
years
the
pole
has
been
hanging
and
it's
still
there.
I
know
the
city
cannot
change
the
poles,
that's
a
job
forever
source.
I
know
dpw
cannot
do
it
either,
but
maybe
if
the
city
can
push
it,
what
are
you
waiting
for
the
poll
to
fall
on
somebody's
head
and
then
you
change
it?
Oh,
I
know
the
poll
cost
sixty
thousand
dollars
to
replace,
but
what's
important,
someone's
getting
their
head
crushed
or
fixing
a
pole.
M
So
should
we
turn
around
and
fix
the
pole
or
make
every
source
at
least
straighten
out
and
fix
the
pole?
It's
been
three
years.
I
put
this
order
before
three
four
years
ago
and
it's
still
the
pole
is
there
and
it's
still
doing
the
same
thing.
So
how
do
we
remedy
the
situation?
I
would
like
to
know.
I
know
the
city,
I'm
back,
I'm
retired,
going
back
to
the
same
thing.
The
city
cannot
fix
it.
It's
eversource,
but
maybe
the
city
can
force
every
source.
There
seems
to
be
issues
with
the
city.
C
D
H
D
But
folks
who
have
verizon
were
unable
to
be
able
to
access
a
lot
of
city
programming,
and
so
thankfully,
we
all
banded
together
and
we
were
able
to
get
it
on
social
media.
And
now
people
are
able
to
see
this
live
on
on
on
facebook.
But
there
are
folks
that
may
not
have
a
facebook
account,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
we're
doing
everything
in
our
power
to
make
sure
that
we're
reaching
more
folks,
it's
been
so
hard
during
the
pandemic.
G
C
D
A
D
Thank
you.
So,
basically,
I
know
that
that
there
were.
There
was
a
letter
that
a
teacher
sent
over
with
respect
to
the
columbus
statue
and
she
was
told
that
she
wouldn't
be
able
to
participate
in
the
public
speaking
portion
of
the
of
the
matter,
and
you
know
in
light
of
the
the
pandemic
and
and
and
I
just
think
that
we
should
really
do
everything
in
our
power
to
make
sure
that
we're
prioritizing
the
public
speaking
portion
of
the
meeting.
D
It's
really
one
of
the
few
times
that
we
get
to
hear
from
the
public
and-
and
I
almost
fought
to
me
it's
more
important
for
me
to
hear
from
the
public
than
it
is
for
me
to
hear
ourselves
speak
to
each
other.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
prioritizing
this
and
whatever
issues
exist
or
whatever
kinks
there
are
that
we
work
through
them
to
make
sure
that
we're
prioritizing
this
very
important
part
of
our
public
meetings.
D
D
Thank
you,
mr
president,
so
for
so
we've
been
doing
this
partial
hybrid
city
council
meeting
thing
for
a
while,
but
there
have
been
a
bunch
of
issues
that
we've
had
and
if
we
think
it's
hard
for
us
to
kind
of
stay
on
the
same
page,
it's
even
worse
when
you're
looking
at
us
from
the
outside
when
you're
looking
at
city
council
meetings
that
are
recorded-
and
I
think
that
the
problem
is
that
there's
we
we're
not
all
operating
from
an
equitable
playing
field.
Some
folks
are
there
in
person.
D
They
don't
have
a
computer
while
others
are
maybe
at
home
and
have
a
computer,
and
so
it
just
makes
it
so
that
the
level
of
the
way
that
we're
interacting
with
one
another
is
just
not
it's
not
cohesive
and
it
shows
from
the
outside
looking
in
so
whether
it's
that
we
go
full
remote
or
that
everyone
has
access
to
a
computer
in
front
of
them.
So
we
can
see
all
faces.
I
when
there
is
a
public,
a
person
speaking
in
public.
I
cannot
see
from
this
capacity.
I
cannot
see
the
city
council
president.
D
I
cannot
see
anything
I'm
just
looking
out
into
a
blank
screen
and
I
am
talking
and
hoping
that
people
are
hearing
me.
That's
why
every
time
I'm
asked
to
to
speak,
I'm
like.
Can
you
hear
me?
Can
you
see
me?
It's
just.
It
creates
disparities,
and
I
think
it's
only
fair
for
us
to
try
to
tighten
up
our
ship
a
little
bit
more
so
that
folks
at
home
to
make
this
easier
for
people
to
interpret
at
home.
D
C
Next
order,
in
order
by
council
robinson,
ordered
that,
in
accordance
with
the
massachusetts
general
law,
chapter
44,
section
64,
budget
management
procedures,
whereby
costs
and
created
by
the
city
and
fy
20
were
not
paid
in
our
owed
to
the
vendor
and
to
meet
this
obligation.
Funds
are
required
from
recovery
year
fy21
city
manager,
budget
and
hr
department
budget,
respectively,
that
the
city
council
authorized
the
following
expenditure
to
satisfy
the
unpaid
balance
from
the
prior
year
as
follows:
city
managed,
executive,
one
department
dollars,
constant
contact,
hr
department,
6965
teacher's
law
group.
A
A
G
Robinson,
I
would
like
to
make
an
announcement
that
I
was
able
to
get
my
vaccine
shot
on
last
thursday
and
I
encourage
everybody
in
our
community
to
think
hard
about
going
out
and
taking
a
shot
I'll
be
getting
my
second
shot
on
march
12th.
But
I
encourage
everybody
to
go
out
and
figure
out
if
you
should
be
taking
a
shot
or
not.
But
I
would
highly
encourage
you
to
take
the
shot.
So
we
can
get
ahead
of
this
thing
before
the
air
gets
out.
A
Anyone
else
to
the
public,
we
do
know
that
there
are
several
locations
here
in
chelsea
that
you
can
get
your
vaccinations
besides.
Mgh
and
also
beth
israel,
but
the
chelsea
collaborative
in
collaboration
with
east
boston
clinic
has
been
getting
a
lot
of
news,
of
course,
that
they've
now
offering
shots
vaccinations
for
anyone,
who's
interested
right.
Now,
the
age
of
65
and
above
the
telephone
number.
If
you're
interested,
is.
A
G
A
moment
of
silence
for
chelsea's
own
trick
career
and
in
honor
of
black
history
month
last
year.
She
she
passed
away
but-
and
that
is
katherine
johnson
and
she
was
actually
when
nassau
used
electronic
computers.
For
the
first
time
to
calculate
john
glenn's
orbit
around
the
earth
official
called
on
johnson
to
verify
the
computer's
numbers
glenn
had
asked
for
her
specifically
and
had
refused
to
fly
unless
johnson
verified
the
calculations.