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From YouTube: Planning Board Meeting of 4-25-23
Description
City of Chelsea
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The
number
of
units,
the
floor,
aeration
or
Building
height
and
maximum
building
coverage
had
to
make
a
payment
into
the
fee,
based
on
the
amount
of
relief
that
was
submitted,
but
no
more
than
three
percent
of
the
total
construction
cost
and
that
went
into
a
fund
not
to
be
used
by
the
city
manager,
with
Council
approval
on
infrastructure,
traffic,
crime
prevention,
school
buildings,
Etc,
which
worked
fine.
However,
it
was
the
council
wanted
a
something,
a
little
bit
more
all-encompassing
and
they
in
February.
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It
does
not
apply
to
any
project
where
at
least
25
percent
of
the
dwelling
units
are
deeded
for
restricted,
affordable
housing
units
with
incomes
up
to
80
percent
of
Ami,
it's
paid
into
a
community
impact
linkage.
Fees
used
for
similar
purposes
that
the
community
Improvement
fund
can
you
Improvement
trust
fund
was
used
for
and
the
fee
is
for
commercial
industry,
it's
twelve
dollars
and
fifty
cents
a
square
foot
times
the
total
number
of
square
feet
over
and
above
25
000.
and
for
residential
makes
use
it's
ten
dollars.
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So
my
understanding
was
around
the
linkage
fee.
The
council
was
looking
to
offset
development
impacts
more
comprehensively,
so
while
the
community
Improvement
trust
fund
related
to
open
space
as
well
as
other
uses
that
the
funds
could
be
invested
into,
it
wasn't
as
broad
as
the
linkage
fee
is
written.
So,
for
instance,
the
linkage
can
be
utilized
for
transportation,
infrastructure,
Youth,
Development
programs,
as
well
as
other
social
services.
So
my
sense
was
that
they
were
trying
to
cast
a
wider
net
to
offset
impacts.
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Absolutely
so
good
evening,
everyone
us,
my
name-
is
Alex
Tran
I
serve
as
the
Director
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
for
the
city
of
Chelsea
I'm
joined
by
Ibrahim
Lopez
Hernandez,
our
sustainability
manager
with
the
department,
so
first
off,
I
want
to
extend
our
thanks
for
inviting
us
for
the
conversation
this
evening.
We
look
forward
to
discussing
with
the
planning
board
some
of
the
focal
areas
that
our
department
centers
on,
as
well
as
our
major
priorities
for
the
upcoming
year
as
Guided
by
city
council.
J
So
I
distributed
a
short
presentation
just
now
that
encapsulates
the
kind
of
overview
of
our
department.
The
mission
of
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
is
really
centered
on
residence,
so
it's
grounded
in
a
commitment
to
serving
residents
while
promoting
long-term
Prosperity,
as
well
as
upward
Mobility
for
all
that
live
in
the
community.
J
So
we
carry
out
our
mission
through
six
main
areas
of
concentration,
including
affordable
housing
and
anti-displacement
sustainability
and
adaptation,
Community
Development
economic
mobility
and
Workforce
Development
social
infrastructure,
as
well
as
infrastructure
and
Mobility
our
Department's
comprised
of
approximately
17
staff
positions.
So
this
includes
professional
Urban
designers,
urban
planners
housing
Specialists.
As
well
as
financial
and
Administrative
Professionals,
so
I
have
a
couple
of
slides
that
I
can
walk
through
that
delve
into
each
of
those
six
areas
of
concentration,
covering
some
of
the
key
objectives
of
the
department.
J
Priority
initiatives,
as
well
as
our
approach
to
community
engagement
and
working
with
Partners
on
each
of
those
disciplines,
but
before
I
delve
into
it.
I
wanted
to
see
if
members
of
the
board
had
any
particular
questions
that
they
wanted
to
address
before
we
get
started
or
any
specific
areas
of
interest
that
we
could
cover.
J
Great
so
about
a
year
ago,
this
department,
in
conjunction
with
community-based
Partners
under
the
leadership
of
Chelsea
city
council,
started
a
Community
Education
process
concerning
land
use
planning
and
so
I
would
rewind
right
before
the
pandemic,
when
we
were
engaged
with
city
council
regarding
the
completion
of
a
master
plan.
Ultimately,
due
to
the
pandemic,
as
well
as
conflicting
priorities,
we
weren't
able
to
embark
on
that
Master
planning
process.
J
Yet
neighborhood
zoning
changes
were
still
desired
for
a
multitude
of
reasons,
I
think,
first
and
foremost,
as
many
of
you
experience
on
a
daily
basis,
neighborhoods
across
Chelsea
are
experiencing
rampant
displacement
pressures.
It's
a
rising
housing
and
utility
costs,
coupled
with
declining
housing
conditions,
have
stressed
families
and
priced
a
lot
of
folks
outside
of
Chelsea,
so
centered
on
the
goal
of
stemming
displacement
and
promoting
housing
opportunities
for
residents.
J
So
since
then,
we've
continued
convening
a
Roundtable
of
Community
Partners
and
we're
synthesizing
the
outcome
of
those
four
workshops,
a
lot
of
the
feedback
that
we
heard
and
looking
to
develop
a
community-wide
anti-displacement
strategy
out
of
it.
So
at
this
point
we
don't
have
recommendations
just
yet
over
the
course
of
this
spring
summer
and
fall
we'll
be
holding
an
additional
series
of
community
meetings,
resource
workshops,
focus
groups
and
other
neighborhood
engagement
in
order
to
develop
both
policy
recommendations,
as
well
as
new
pilot
projects.
J
That
can
help
accomplish
some
of
the
goals
that
we
we
heard
in
those
first
four
workshops,
so
the
earliest
that
there
would
likely
be
anything
before
you
in
draft
form
would
be
mid
to
late
fall.
But
we
would
love
to
come
back
and
meet
with
you
early
summer
to
begin
understanding
your
objectives
and
incorporating
those
into
the
process.
C
Thank
you.
That's
helpful,
I
wasn't
quite
sure
where
we
were
in
the
process
or
for
frankly,
even
if
the
new
zoning
had
been
adopted
because
I'm
new
to
the
board.
So
that's
helpful.
It's
interesting
that
there
tends
to
be
kind
of
a
big
disconnect
between
the
proposals
we
see
and
the
zoning
code
as
it
exists,
and
people
will
often
come
to
us
looking
for
relief
from
a
lot
of
things
and
they
just
say
well,
look
at
all
the
other
houses
in
the
neighborhood.
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J
So,
throughout
those
plans,
we're
able
to
produce
many
of
the
same
recommendations
informed
by
Community
input
that
would
come
across
in
a
in
a
master
plan
and
I
think
one
other
key
area
that
maybe
worth
kind
of
talking
through
and
mulling
over.
Is
you
know?
How
do
we
go
from
those
planning
efforts
and
the
recommendations
they
yield
to
creating
kind
of
tools
that
the
board
would
find
helpful
in?
You
know
ensuring
that
the
objectives
that
are
outlined
in
those
plans
can
be
kind
of
front
and
center.
As
you
review
proposals,
that's.
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Previously
there
was
a
strategic
housing
plan
and
a
community
preservation
plan
that
was
completed.
The
community
preservation
plan
is
updated
annually
by
the
community
preservation
committee,
so
those
are
the
major
kind
of
governing
documents
pertaining
to
Housing,
Development,
Rehabilitation
and
and
preservation
on
the
Economic
Development
and
Workforce
Development
side.
We
are
in
the
process
right
now
of
the
economic
development
plan
focused
on
the
west
Chelsea
area.
It's
the
district
surrounding
Market
Basket,
containing
a
range
of
underutilized
property.
J
We
aim
to
have
a
published
document
in
draft
form
by
middle
of
the
summer,
that'll
set
out
kind
of
Economic
and
Workforce
Development
priorities
for
those
areas.
So
one
of
our
key
priorities
in
that
District,
as
well
as
some
of
our
other
industrial
districts,
is
to
preserve
and
enhance
our
economic
base
in
order
to
produce
more
jobs
for
residents,
as
well
as
increase
tax
revenue
for
for
the
city.
J
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I'm
the
sustainability
manager
I'm
with
the
north
Suffolk
office
of
resilience
and
sustainability.
So
it's
an
office
within
the
department
that
works
regionally
with
the
city
of
Chelsea
city
of
Revere
and
town
of
Winthrop.
So
the
major
focus
of
the
office
is
to
guarantee
the
safety
of
residents
by
helping
in
climate
adaptations
such
as
sea
level
rise
and
extreme
heat,
and
also
helping
our
communities
reach,
Net
Zero
or
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
through
different
Focus
areas.
Some
of
those
include
seaweed
level
rise
and
flooding.
K
It
also
includes
electrification
of
our
built
environment
also
includes
trying
to
change
Transportation
patterns,
so
they're
more
friendly,
either
through
EB
charging,
as
well
as
bike
and
pedestrianizing
our
build
infrastructure.
There
are
some
major
projects
that
the
office
right
now
is
undertaking.
On
the
mitigation
side,
there
is
a
zero
carbon
action
plan
final
icing
for
the
three
municipalities,
so
this
will
really
be
a
road
map
for
Chelsea
on
how
to
reach
Net
Zero
and
what
are
the
strategies
associated
with
that
and
how
to
follow
that
path?
K
There's
the
cool
block
project,
where
we're
piloting
with
community-based
partners
and
other
stakeholders
on
how
to
reduce
the
exposure
to
extreme
heat
as
ghd
greenhouse
gas
emissions
continue.
Climate
change
continues
to
progress
extreme.
It
is
going
to
be
a
worsening
public
health
Factor,
so
we're
trying
to
figure
out
what
are
the
best
ways
to
retrofit
our
buildings
retrofit
our
built
environment.
So
it's
more
resilient
and
people
can
be
safer.
K
J
C
Think
that
would
be
super
valuable
I
know.
A
few
months
ago
a
development
came
in
in
front
of
us
in
Maverick
Street,
and
it
was
a
pretty
big
condo
development
and
the
only
reason
I
knew
about
the
cool
block
project
is
just
because
I'm
like
plugged
in
on
social
media
and
stuff
and
I've,
seen
it
in
like
NPR,
but
the
developer
had
no
idea
about
it
and
so
and
I
wasn't
sure
exactly
how,
as
a
planning
board
member
you
know,
I
could
make
sure
that
that
developer
was.
C
You
know,
feeding
into
the
goals
of
the
cool
block
project,
as
the
planning
board
can
we
require
him
to
have
a
white
roof
or
this
or
that
and
I.
Think
in
the
end,
we
just
kind
of
we
said
one
of
the
the
conditions
is
that
you'll
have
to
work
with
the
city
on
these
things,
but
those
are
the
sorts
of
questions
that
we're
not
quite
sure
how
to
how
to
you
know,
work
through.
J
H
Yeah,
maybe
you
can
you,
can
you
know
for
advocating
for
home
ownership,
but
we're
also
advocating
for
density?
How
do
those
two
goals
come
together
as
far
as
helping
people
like
helping
homeowners
maintain
ownership
of
their
homes,
especially
if
they're
in
a
flood
zone
or
like?
Are
we
providing
homeowners,
the
tools
that
they
will
need
to
hold
on
to
their
homes,
or
are
they
going
to
just
fall
prey
to
you
know
to
developers
who
want
to
turn
it
into
multi-unit
housing
blocks,
I
I,
just
hate
to
think
of
a
future
for
Chelsea?
H
J
Yeah
so
I
think
you
know
across
the
city.
Displacement
is
a
an
acute
risk
and
reality
for
both
low-income,
moderate
income,
homeowners,
as
well
as
low
and
moderate
income,
tenants,
whether
it's
a
family,
that's
you
know,
raised
their
kids
in
a
three
family
and
can
no
longer
afford
the
upkeep
and
is
therefore
forced
to
sell
it
or
you
know,
a
larger
property
that
you
know
is
going
to
be
subjected
to
an
investor
coming
in
and
purchasing
it
because
of
the
market
conditions.
All
of
those
factors.
J
You
know
we
see
a
Confluence
that
that
relate
to
displacement,
so
we're
hoping
to
answer
some
of
those
questions
as
part
of
both
this.
This
larger
city-wide
anti-displacement
effort,
as
well
as
neighborhood-centered
efforts
such
as
the
neighborhood
Hub
program,
that
we're
overseeing
in
conjunction
with
Mass
housing,
as
well
as
our
community-based
partners
and
those
will
produce
local
policy
initiatives,
including
zoning
recommendations,
programmatic
recommendations,
projects
that
the
city
could
Implement
as
well
as
state
policy
that
we
could
advocate
for
collectively
to
reduce
the
probability
of
displacement
affecting
both
tenants
and
homeowners.
J
Additionally,
regarding
home
ownership,
we're
frequently
working
with
both
our
local
Partners,
such
as
Chelsea
Restoration
Corporation,
as
well
as
others
on
a
foreclosure
prevention
assistance
program
that
disburses
emergency
funds
to
help
keep
people
in
their
homes
and
avert
foreclosure,
as
well
as
working
with
property
owners
on
Rehabilitation
or
repair
efforts
through
a
housing
rehabilitation
program
in
a
couple
of
weeks,
we'll
be
publishing
a
flood
toolkit.
So
it's
going
to
be
a
toolkit
that
both
homeowners
as
well
as
landlords,
can
use
to
essentially
flood
proof,
their
properties
to
the
best
of
their
ability.
J
It
won't
completely
alleviate
flood
risk
in
many
of
these
low-lying
areas
susceptible
to
flooding,
but
it
is
a
meaningful
step
that
can
Empower
Property
Owners
to
to
safeguard
their
properties.
So
I
think
we
see
it
as
a
combination
of
developing.
You
know
sound
policies
as
well
as
projects
to
counter
market
forces,
coupled
with
education,
Outreach
and
longer
term
engagement
with
the
community.
Concerning
some
of
the
issues
like
climate.
E
I
got
a
question
I'm
more
interested
in
changing
some
of
the
zoning
such
as
like
on
the
waterfront
to
be
able
to
live
there
and
also
the
produce
market,
making
it
sort
of
like
more
like
a
tourist
trap,
more
like
Pikes
Peak
or
the
Japanese
Market,
and
those
require
zoning
changes
so
I.
How
difficult
is
it
I
know?
The
Waterfront
is
extremely
difficult
to
rezone,
but
I
I
think
it's
a
kind
of
a
little
lost
opportunity.
There
I
really
love
the
produce
market
idea.
E
J
So,
interestingly,
the
state
of
Massachusetts
oversees
very
few
land
use
functions
from
a
regulatory
perspective.
One
of
the
few
land
use
functions
that
they
do
oversee
is
related
to
designated
Port
areas.
So
Chelsea
is
encapsulated
by
a
designated
Port
area.
It's
a
district
in
which
only
Maritime
industrial
activities
allowed
as
governed
by
the
state.
So
there's
almost
no
conceivable
method
of
deviating
from
that.
So
if
a
property
falls
into
disuse,
let's
say
it's
been
vacant.
J
For
for
a
decade
there
is
a
process
by
which
the
city
can
petition
the
state
every
four
years
for
a
boundary
review
that
looks
at
the
boundaries
of
the
district,
the
suitability
of
the
property
for
maritime
use
and
whether
or
not
it
should
stay
in
the
DPA
or
be
pulled
out
of
the
DPA
and
therefore
subject
to
to
broader
development
they're
an
extremely
you
know,
stringent
agency
and
it's
a
relatively
strict
process.
So
there's
almost
no
probability
of
of
the
DPA
being
you
know
comprehensively,
reworked
in
in
Chelsea
creek
and
a
lot
of
the
zoning.
J
We
have
right
now
mirrors
the
DPA,
but
attempts
to
capitalize
on
many
of
the
benefits
that
we
we
can
actually
realize
from
it.
So
creating
living
wage
jobs
is
a
large
one.
Developing
infrastructure
that
hardens
the
coastline
to
safeguard
neighborhoods
from
flooding
is
a
is
another.
So
it's
a
really
tough
area
to
work
in
places
like
the
Produce
Center
places
that
kind
of
leverage
or
could
be
leveraged
for
increasing
cultural
resources,
tourism
and
economic
development.
J
You
know,
can
be
accomplished
through
a
combination
of
you
know:
targeted
Economic,
Development
planning,
coupled
with
zoning
that
could
Implement
some
of
those
recommendations.
So,
as
part
of
the
you
know,
Economic
Development
planning
process,
we
would
generally
look
at
issues
pertaining
to
creating
new
cultural
attractions
or
partnering
with
businesses
to
expand
public
offerings
that
generate.
You
know
visitors,
so
that
becomes
less
of
a
zoning
question
at
first,
but
once
we
have
a
vision
with
the
community
established,
then
we
would
look
to
change
zoning
in
order
to
to
implement
that
Vision,
because.
J
E
Pressure
on
Market
Basket
to
lighten
up
the
parking
spaces.
They
realize
people
just
driving
by
to
go
into
the
to
the
little.
You
know
little
Pikes,
you
know,
let's
throw
the
fish
around
and
do
all
that
so
or
throw
the
vegetable
around
I
guess,
because
it's
not
really
a
fish
market.
So
it's
just
something
that
is
stuck
in
my
you
know
now
that
his
strip
joint
has
grown
gone
still,
miss
that
stress
anyway,
but
it's
just
an
interest.
E
Because
I
do
think
people
like
to
especially
artists
definitely
like
to
live
in
residential
areas,
so
I
think
it
would
be
an
interesting
idea
to
put
some
you
know
who
wouldn't
want
to
live
on
the
from
Eastern
Avenue,
who
wouldn't
want
to
live
on
the
salt
pile
artist
resident,
but
I
can't
imagine
not
living
in
the
salt,
pile
or
or
where
the
harbor
equipment
is
who
wouldn't
want
to
live
there.
At
least
we
had
like
you
know
if
you
can
live
in
the
Isabel
Museum,
you
can
certainly
live
in
Harbor
and
that's
why
so.
E
J
With
the
area
around
Market
Basket,
we
are
progressing
through
an
economic
development
planning
process
in
conjunction
with
Community
Partners.
Throughout
the
rest
of
this
calendar
year,
there
will
be
a
multitude
of
opportunities
with
both
one-on-one
interviews,
focus
groups
and
Community
meetings
that
we'll
be
hosting
with
residents,
property
owners
and
businesses.
J
We
have
been
so
developing
a
unified
Vision
in
concert
with
the
community
for
the
Market
Basket
site
is
a
Paramount
priority
of
ours
right
now
in
our
Economic
Development
practice.
So
over
the
course
of
the
last
two
to
three
months,
under
the
leadership
of
the
council,
president
we've
been
engaged
with
demolish
family
regarding
site,
reuse,
opportunities
for
the
Market
Basket
location.
You
know,
unfortunately,
they're
not
developers
and
some
of
their
operational
needs
related
to
the
grocery
store
constrains,
what's
possible.
With
portions
of
the
site.
J
Contrarily,
there
are
segments
of
the
site
that
could
be
redeveloped
into
affordable
housing.
Small
business
centers
places
that
people
will
want
to
live
and
go
with
their
families.
So
right
now
we're
in
the
process
of
beginning
negotiations
around
a
memorandum
of
understanding,
and
our
goal
is
to
have
that
mou
reflect
you
know,
Community
goals
for
development
and
set
out
a
timeline
for
advancing
the
Redevelopment
of
certain
portions
of
their
site.
I
will
say
that
it's
been
arduous.
J
You
know
un,
like
some
developers
who
will
be
open
to
Simply
selling
property
and
allowing
the
buyer
to
essentially,
you
know,
move
forward
with
a
project.
The
demos
want
to
retain
ownership
of
that
entire
site,
limiting
the
types
of
uses
that
are
are
viable
so
right
now
we
have
a
grant
through
the
Mass
Housing
Partnership.
J
That
will
come
with
its
own
limitations,
particularly
given
the
fact
that
dimulas
won't
outright
sell
the
property,
but
we
are
going
to
be
exploring
it
to
the
the
best
of
our
ability.
So
I
completely
agree
with
you
now
I.
Look
at
the
mou
from
10
years
ago,
and
there
were
a
lot
of
you
know,
promised
assurances
that
haven't
come
to
fruition.
F
J
Moreover,
we
undertake
digital
infrastructure
planning,
including
efforts
right
now
to
establish
a
municipal,
Broadband
utility
and
plan
out
a
high-speed
internet
Network
that
residents
can
afford.
So
both
of
those
efforts
you
know
require
the
interface
between
the
public,
realm
and
private
development
to
be
carefully
planned,
whether
that's
ensuring
that
there
are
you
know,
agreements
secured
with
developers
to
run
you
know
internet
conduit
across
their
site
or
ensuring
that
the
proper
public,
transportation
or
bike
and
pedestrian
amenities
are
incorporated
into
development.
J
F
That
would
be
helpful
with
the
different
tools
you've
talked
about
creating
for
us
are
they
things
that
could
also
be
shared
with
Developers
so
that
they
have
sort
of
a
road
map
as
to
what
the
city
would
like
to
see
in
terms
of
developments
that
might
help.
You
know,
if
they're
able
to
incorporate
some
of
that,
it
could
help
speed
up
the
approval
process
if
they're
working
more
collaboratively.
J
Additionally,
they
can
touch
on
sort
of
operational
considerations,
so
things
like
incorporating
you
know
bike
sharing
stations
into
your
development,
so
I
think
design
guidelines
if
tailored
properly
could
be
a
way
to
effectively
do
that,
the
drawback
to
them,
which
we've
seen
in
a
lot
of
communities,
is
you
know,
municipalities
under
producing
this,
like
50
page
book,
that
quite
honestly,
nobody
can
digest
nor
apply
to
to
projects.
So
the
challenge
is
always.
How
do
you
make
those
actionable
so
they're
reflected
in
projects,
but
I
certainly
think
that
something
that
is,
you
know,
tailored
and
covers.
L
What
she
was
saying,
I
guess,
has
there
been
kind
of
like
a
side-by-side
comparison
of
what
Chelsea's
doing
in
Everett's
doing
regarding
new
construction
and
I?
Guess
why
right
now
is
more
builder
friendly
and
more
developers
are
going
towards
them?
Obviously
we
don't
want
a
win
Encore
in
Chelsea,
but
I
guess
there
are
some
other
projects
in
Everett
that
seem
very
good
and
it
feels
like
some
of
them
are
missed.
Opportunities
for
Chelsea.
J
Yeah
so
I
think
from
our
vantage
point,
there
are
so
to
answer
your
first
question.
We
regularly
will
comparatively
assess
you
know
our
local
policy
regimes
versus
surrounding
municipalities
and
best
practices
across
the
the
country.
I
think
there
are
three
yeah
I
would
say
three
factors
related
to
development
and
Everett
that
have
prompted
the
the
development
that
you
see
around
Stop
and
Shop.
J
In
those
areas
you
know
one
is
that
they
do
have
a
an
Administration
that
is,
you
know,
essentially
willing
to
receive
feedback
from
developers
and
immediately
change
zoning
in
order
to
accommodate
those
developers.
The
downside
to
that
is,
you
know,
like
Chelsea
rents
are
rising,
folks
are
being
displaced,
small
businesses
no
longer
can
afford
to
operate,
so
it
hasn't
been
done
with
a
lot
of
sort
of
Community,
Driven
processes.
I.
F
J
J
You
know
in
Chelsea
we
don't
want
sort
of
derelict
dilapidated
industrial
property,
but
we
are
aiming
to
you
know:
Revitalize
our
industrial
Base
by
producing
new
manufacturing
and
light
industrial
complexes
that
can
employ
residents,
whereas
the
rest
of
the
region
is
converting
a
lot
of
that
to
to
residential,
so
I
think
those
are
where
you
start
seeing.
You
know
differences
in
land
use
goals
that
alter
you
know
the
outcome,
meaning
Revere
and
Everett,
are
experiencing
the
larger
scale
residential
development,
whereas
you
know
we're
overseeing
a
slate
of
larger
commercial
industrial
projects
right
now,.
J
Yeah
I
certainly
think
we
need
to
be
marketing
the
city
more
vocally.
Both
marketing
the
city
in
terms
of
business
attraction
to
you
know,
attract
the
types
of
businesses
that
we
want
to
put
down
routes
here
and
employ
residents
in
durable
industries
that
pay
high
wages,
and
then
we
also
want
to
take
a
look
at
sort
of
the
regulations
that
we
do
have
in
place.
L
Yeah
I
mean
I,
just
like
I've
been
drawing
around
East
Boston
I
know
it's
it's
Boston
and
there's
construction
repurposing
happening
on
every
single
block
and
I.
Think
some
of
it
is
maybe
they
just
a
lot
of
Builders
and
developers,
probably
deem
it
more
business
friendly
and
it's
easier
to
get
things
passed.
I
know
it's
East
Boston
and
it's
a
huge
piece
of
land
but
I
don't
know
just
driving
like
that's
what
I
notice.
J
J
L
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
are
my
age,
like
I'm,
30,
31
right
now
and
they're,
trying
to
buy
their
first
property
and
you
have
one
bedroom
apartments
or
condos
in
East,
Boston
go
for
600
000..
If
you
go
over
the
bridge
to
Chelsea
you're,
looking
at
maybe
400
or
450.
So
these
are
people
who
want
to
buy
homes
plant
their
Roots
down
in
Chelsea
and
I.
Think
it's
definitely
an
opportunity
that
we
can
hopefully
take
advantage
of.
J
H
F
H
J
Absolutely
so
what
I
can
do
after
this
meeting
is
I'll
confer
with
John
and
our
team
and
devise
kind
of
a
scope
that
could
be
feasible
and
then
most
likely
we'll
end
up
pursuing
that
funding
opportunity
that
I
mentioned
through
the
state
the
deadlines
at
the
end
of
May.
So
if
we
do
secure
funding
that
would
allow
us
to
proceed
with
that
effort
likely
by
mid
fall
of
this
year.
So
not
a
instantaneous
timeline,
but
you
know
something
that
we
could
accomplish
next
fiscal
year.
H
J
K
H
J
H
Attended
certain
Master
planning
efforts
that
were
kind
of
an
open
house
format
where
you,
but
you
know
stickers,
and
you
know
it
could
be
a
sort
of
simple
format
that
other
members
of
the
community
can
participate
in.
But
you
know
it
would
just
be
nice
to
have
our
a
chance
to
weigh
in
on
what
the
big
picture
planning
is.
J
Absolutely
I
completely
agree
so
right
now
we're
embarking
on
a
community
planning
process,
but
we're
not
yet
going
we're
not
yet
implementing
a
master
planning
process.
So
you
know
the
next
Administration
that
comes
into
Chelsea
will
have
the
opportunity
to
embark
on
a
master
plan
process
in
conjunction
with
residents,
the
planning
board,
the
zoning
board
and
other
community
stakeholders,
but
absolutely
is
an
opportunity
that
would
be
both
beneficial
for
the
community,
as
well
as
a
great
opportunity
to
work
together
on.
J
It's
going
to
be,
as
you
mentioned,
the
next
city
manager
and
what
ends
up
happening,
this
November
with
with
council
elections
and
that's
the
balance
with
with
planning.
You
know
it's
politicians
like
tangible
results.
You
know
they
like
the
ribbon
cutting
the
physical.
You
know,
output,
planning,
kind
of
sets
the
stage
for
all
of
that.
It
just
occurs
over
a
longer
time
Horizon.
J
J
That's
a
good
question,
so
we
do-
and
there
are
some
official
and
unofficial
indicators
that
we
follow.
So
we
collect
data
on
a
weekly
basis
from
the
court
system
pertaining
to
eviction
filings
and
the
outcome
of
those
eviction
cases,
as
well
as
data
on
household
Mobility.
So
where
people
lived
one
year
ago,
including
whether
it
was
in
the
city
in
the
county
or
in
the
greater
region,
unofficially,
you
know
we
were
able
to
track
it
through
the
homelessness
prevention
and
housing
stability,
initiatives
that
the
department
oversees.
J
So
we
operate
about
a
five
million
dollar
homelessness
prevention
and
housing
stability
program
that
operates
emergency
shelter,
provides
Case,
Management,
Services
and
just
helps
residents
regain
their
foothold
following
an
eviction
or
a
foreclosure.
So
we
see
a
lot
of
you
know.
Households
that
you
know
are
working
families
that
are
coming
into
that
program
as
a
result
of
one-time
rent
increases
or
an
accident
that
took
them
out
of
work
for
for
a
few
months.
C
J
Yeah
so
right
now
you
know,
rents
are
rising
at
a
faster
rate
in
Chelsea
than
some
of
the
surrounding
communities,
so,
for
instance,
rents
for
a
one
bedroom
year
over
year
went
up
about
20
percent.
That's
comparatively
higher.
Above
you
know,
seven
percentage
points
higher
than
the
city
of
Boston.
However,
there
are
other
Gateway
cities
that
are
experiencing
similar
upward
swings.
So
Lynn
is
a
good
example
of
that.
J
Absolutely
so
we
put
our
contact
information
on
the
the
last
slide
here
with
our
email
and
phone
numbers.
Definitely,
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
either.
If
you
have
questions
or
if
any
specific
projects
are
of
Interest,
we
can
also
plan
on
providing
the
board
with
an
update.
After
we
submit
this
grant
proposal
once
we
have
a
definitive
timeline
on
that
that
particular
project.
A
J
C
My
only
other
suggestion,
slash
request,
is
that
the
department
can
attend
to
comment
on
on
the
proposals
that
are
in
front
of
us,
and
you
know
maybe
reference
these
neighborhood
plans
or
other
guidance
that
already
exist.
You
know
because
it'll
probably
be
many
months
before
we
have
some
guidance
in
front
of
us.
F
C
E
E
I
J
So
he's
one
of
our
staff
that
oversees
Economic
Development
initiatives,
but
he
generally
won't
comment
on
non-economic
development
projects.
Okay,
so
we're
certainly
happy
to
confer
with
John
to
figure
out.
You
know
a
method
of
you
know
reflecting
those
priorities
in
the
neighborhood
and
Community
plans
and
identifying
petitioners
that
that
are
aligning
with
those
I.