--------- . GOOD AFTERNOON. I CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. VIEWERS CAN WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON TV AT
BOSTON YOUTUBE@BOSTON.GOV BACKSLASH CITY COUNCIL DASH TV. AT THIS TIME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO PLEASE SILENCE OR CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC
DEVICES. ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42 I REMIND ALL IN THIS CHAMBER THAT NO DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE PERMITTED
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIGNS, PLACARDS, BANNERS, CHEERING, CLAPPING, BOOING ETC. AND IF SUCH DEMONSTRATIONS ARE MADE THE GALLERY OR PUBLIC SEATING AREA WILL BE CLEARED. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY
ENFORCED. MR COOK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON HERE COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED. COUNCILOR CULPEPER.
COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR. YEAH. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YEAH.
COUNCILOR WEBER AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE COOK THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. MR CLERK, UH, WOULD YOU DO US THE HONOR OF OFFERING AN
INVOCATION FOR US TODAY? AND FOLLOWING THAT WE WILL SIGN, UH, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. PLEASE STAND. LET US PRAY.
NOW. SOMEWHERE IN OUR INNERMOST CORE . EACH OF US WANTS TO SUBMERGE SELF-INTEREST SO THAT WE MAY DO THAT WHICH IS RIGHT TO PROMULGATE JUSTICE TEMPERED BY MERCY.
BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS AN EASY PATH FOR HUMAN ALL TOO FALLIBLE MEN AND WOMEN. KNOWING THIS, WE ASK TODAY FOR PATIENTS THAT WE MAY DILIGENTLY WEIGH CONFLICTING EVIDENCE AND
FIND THE RIGHT THEREIN. WE ASK FOR TOLERANCE THAT WE MAY TRULY HEAR AND CONSIDER OPINIONS UNLIKE OUR OWN. WE ASK FOR WISDOM THAT WE MAY RECOGNIZE THE FACE OF TRUTH
WHEN IT APPEARS BEFORE US. ALL THIS WE ASK IN THE NAME OF THAT ETERNAL CREATIVE SPIRIT THAT SUPREME POWER THAT GUIDES US OH WHATEVER TRADITIONS TO
ACT IN WAYS THAT ARE LOVING, WISE AND JUST SO BE IT FOREVER AND EVER A DAYS WITHOUT END. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.
THANK YOU, MR CLERK. UM, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. SO FIRST I WILL CALL UP, UH, COUNCILOR SANTANA. UH, IF FOR YOUR PRESENTATION YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES AND THEN FOLLOWED THAT WE HAVE CONTRA
MEJIA. GOOD AFTERNOON. HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP, UM, SOME OF THE SPEAKERS THAT I'LL BE HAVING TODAY. UM, CHRISTINA AND RICARDO IF THEY CAN COME UP. UM. >> AND WE'LL BE HEARING FROM
THEM. UM. HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE. UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UM, UH, TODAY UH, ALONGSIDE WITH 35 ORGANIZATIONS, UM, 35 PLUS ORGANIZATIONS. UH, WE'RE HOSTING A PRIDE
CELEBRATION. UM, AND THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. UM, AS I MENTIONED TO YOU ALL, I REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE SPEAKERS. UM, SO FIRST WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE, UM, CHRISTIAN. UH, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM TINA AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE IT OUT. UM, WITH RICARDO AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO INVITE ALL MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND EVERYONE HERE, UM, CELEBRATING PRIDE TO
COME UP FOR A PICTURE. WELL, FURTHER ADO, UM, CHRISTIAN. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GREETINGS, EARTHLINGS. MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN GARDNER.
ALSO KNOWN AS STAGE NAME FRECKLES WHICH STANDS FOR FREEDOM, RECOGNITION, COMPASSION. KNOWLEDGE. LOVE SUPPORT. MUSIC. UM. >> I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TODAY AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF MY
EXPERIENCES. UM TO START. UM, I WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. UM I WAS ADOPTED UM, AT THE AGE OF FIVE.
I WAS MOVED TO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY UH, REGION AREA AND RAISED IN THAT AREA. UM, UPON MY ADOLESCENCE I STRUGGLED VERY MUCH WITH MY IDENTITY. I STRUGGLED WITH, UM,
CONNECTING WITH MY PEERS IN MANY WAYS DUE TO JUST A LOT OF THINGS. UM, PAIRED WITH THE INTERSECTIONS OF, UM, NOT HAVING CONTACT WITH BIOLOGICAL FAMILY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM.
>> WHICH LED ME TO A LOT OF STUFF AND WOUND ME UP AT 17 AND INCARCERATED IN MY FRAMINGHAM. UM, I DID ABOUT FOUR YEARS INCARCERATED THERE.
UM, AND THAT'S TRULY WHERE I MET MY FIRST TRANSGENDER PERSON. UM, WHICH SHIFTED MY AND SHAPED THE WAY THAT I COULD START TO SEE MYSELF. UM. >> AND AS AN INTEGRATED BACK
INTO THIS COMMUNITY IN BOSTON. UM, FAMILY HEALTH WAS A HUGE RESOURCE TO ME. UM, AND I STRUGGLED IMMENSELY. UM, BECAUSE I AM A FORMER ADDICT. I WAS BORN ADDICTED TO
SUBSTANCES. UM. >> I AM ALSO A MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST. I WORK WITH KIDS INPATIENT UM, WITH MCLEAN THROUGH FRANCISCAN CHILDREN'S.
UM, AND EVERY DAY THAT I'M SEEING THE THINGS THAT, UH, I HAD EXPERIENCED AS A KID IN MY OWN YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE IS TRICKLING DOWN INTO THEIR LIVES AS WELL.
THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING TODAY. AND UH, AS A PERSON OF COLOR, UH, I FIRSTHAND KNOW HOW VISIBILITY AND BELONGING ARE
NOT ALWAYS THE SAME THING. THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN WELCOMED INTO SPACES BECAUSE OF ONE PART OF MY IDENTITY. UM WELL, OTHER PARTS OF ME REMAINED UNSEEN FOR MANY UM
BIPOC, BIPOC, LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE. THAT IS A REALITY WE ALL KNOW TO LOVE. WE OFTEN EXIST IN AN INTERSECTION OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF MARGINALIZATION, CARRYING
EXPERIENCES THAT ARE UNIQUE COMMUNITIES AND IN OUR CULTURES. AND MY WORK AS AN ARTIST HERE A MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, A RECOVERING ADDICT, A FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL UM HAVE
BEEN ROOTED IN HEALING STORYTELLING CREATING SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T FEEL SEEN. UM THROUGH THROUGH MY MUSIC AND MY ART IT'S NOT TO ENTERTAIN. IT'S TO CREATE SPACE. IT'S TO CREATE A CONVERSATION.
UM. >> AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS THAT BEING LOOKS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU COME FROM. UM, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN. UM, IT'S IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU GREW UP IN
IN THE CULTURE OR YOUR FAITH, UM, IN YOUR SOCIO SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES AS LGBT INDIVIDUALS IF WE'RE NOT INCLUDING ALL OF THAT IN A WHOLE AND A WHOLE
SPECTRUM. UM. >> SORRY. >> I'M NO SPACE HERE. LOST MY SPACE HERE. UM, AND THIS IS WHY THE REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND THAT'S WHY OUR COMMUNITY MATTERS AND THAT'S WHY COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS MATTERS. UM.
>> AND EVERY DAY I SEE YOUNG PEOPLE CARRYING UNIMAGINABLE BURDENS THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO CARRY AS LGBT YOUTH. I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH AN
ADMINISTRATION AND AND THE BURDENS OF THAT IN MY YOUTH. UM, SOMEBODY STRUGGLING WITH ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, FAMILY REJECTION, HOUSING INSTABILITY, BULLYING AND SIMPLY THE EXHAUSTION
OF FEELING LIKE THEY HAVE TO HIDE WHO THEY ARE TO BE ACCEPTED. UM, I'VE SAT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD SOMEONE TELL THEM THAT THEIR IDENTITY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. UM.
>> I WATCH WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE KIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY IN AND OUT. UM. >> AND THEY'RE THE REASON THAT I DRIVE TO DO WHAT I DO. AND THIS COMMUNITY IS THE REASON THAT I WANT TO CONNECT WITH MORE PEOPLE. IT IS THE REASON THAT I NEED TO
TALK TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS I NEED TO TO HEAR WHERE THERE'S LACK OF WHERE THERE'S MISINFORMATION, WHERE PEOPLE ARE MISSING, MISSING, MISSING CERTAIN VERY SIGNIFICANT POINTS WHEN IT COMES TO IDENTITY.
UM, THESE YOUNG TEACH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TEACH ME AND HOW TO REDEFINE AND REDEFINE BELONGINGNESS, HOW TO RECREATE THAT CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE'RE ALL CHANGING EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND THE GOAL ISN'T JUST TO BE
SEEN AND TO BE SUPPORTED. IT'S NOT JUST TO MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT SUPPORT. IT'S TO PUT ACTION BEHIND THAT . UM AND THE GOAL IS TO CREATE COMMUNITIES WHERE BIPOC, ,
DISABLED PEOPLE, IMMIGRANTS ALL MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SAFETY OPPORTUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, LEADERSHIP ROLES, SPACES WHERE THEY CAN THRIVE. PRIDE BEGAN AS A MOVEMENT
DEMANDING DIGNITY AND HUMANITY AND TODAY THAT WORK NEEDS TO CONTINUE. IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO UPLIFT. MY HOPE IS THAT. YOUNG PEOPLE CAN FEEL DIFFERENT AND EVERY PERSON WHO HAS
QUESTIONED WHETHER THEY BELONG CAN LOOK AT THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOMS AND KNOW THAT THERE'S A PLACE FOR THEM NOT BECAUSE THEY EARNED IT, NOT BECAUSE THEY HAD
TO PROVE THEMSELVES, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT WORTHY BUT BECAUSE THEY DO BELONG THERE. UM AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR MY TIME. UH. >> HI, I'M TINA TUCCI CARUSO. I AM A MASS AR ALUM AND I AM A
BIPOC PERSON WHO'S AN IMMIGRANT WHO WAS ADOPTED AT 11 MONTHS FROM CHINA AND I HAVEN'T. I JUST WAS OUT. I'VE BEEN ELLEN PROUD FOR TWO YEARS.
I WENT TO MASS ART. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I SAW PEOPLE LIKE ME BIPOC AND PEOPLE. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I FOUND COMMUNITY. MAZUR WAS A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR ME.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN ME ON LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM. I CAME OUT A LITTLE BEFORE THAT AT MASS ART. THROUGH THAT I REALIZED THERE'S A COMMUNITY HERE IN BOSTON THAT
I BELONG TO. I HAVE NEVER FELT BELONGING LIKE THE COMMUNITY IN BOSTON. I GREW UP IN SOMERVILLE ALL PLACE BY SOMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
I WAS PLACED INTO SCHOOLS THAT MY MOM CALLED WERE EQUIVALENT TO ARKANSAS'S SOUTHERN SOUTHERN. UM ARKANSAS WAS LIKE SOUTHERN
SCHOOLS WHERE I WAS RACIALLY RACIALLY I COULD NOT BE MYSELF . I WAS ALWAYS TARGETED BY TEACHERS AS WELL AS WELL AS STUDENTS. I GOT BULLIED FOR BEING A
TRANSRACIAL ADOPTEE. I COULD NOT BE A BIPOC PERSON LET ALONE. I DID NOT EVEN KNOW I WAS AT THE TIME. ALL I KNEW BY HIGH SCHOOL I WAS AN ALLY TO THIS COMMUNITY.
I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO 2024 THAT I WAS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND I AM SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THIS COMMUNITY AND
I HOPE TO UPLIFT YOUR VOICES. AND I WANT TO SAY AS A ARTIST MYSELF THAT FUNDING AND BUDGETING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE A LOT
OF US ARE ALSO ARTISTS AND WE WANT TO DO THE BEST WORK. AND WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES WE CAN'T DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO BEST. THANK YOU.
>> HI EVERYONE. CAN YOU HEAR ME BACK THERE? ALL RIGHT. UH THANK YOU, BOSTON CITY COUNCIL FOR MAKING SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE SEEN AND CELEBRATED IN THE CITY WE CALL
HOME. LET ME JUST START BY SAYING THAT I LOVE PEOPLE. I DO. I LOVE US. I LOVE OUR TENACITY AND OUR CREATIVITY. I LOVE THE WAY THAT WE FIND EACH OTHER. I LOVE CHOSEN FAMILY.
I LOVE THE WAY WE BUILD JOY IN SPACES THAT WERE NOT BUILT WITH US IN MIND. I LOVE WHO WE ARE AND I LOVE THE LICENSE WE GIVE PEOPLE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THEMSELVES. WHEN WE SHINE EXTRA BRIGHT I'M
PROUD TO STAND HERE CELEBRATING US AND HOLDING SPACE FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE CARRY. PRIDE. IT MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. FOR SOME IT MEANS MARCHING. FOR OTHERS IT MEANS QUIET
REFLECTION A PRIVATE ACCOUNTING OF HOW FAR WE'VE COME AND HOW FAR WE'VE YET TO GO. PRIDE IS VISIBILITY. IT IS ACTION. IT IS CARE. IT HAS CHOSEN FAMILY AND COURAGE THAT SURPRISES YOU WHEN
IT SHOWS UP. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALL OF THOSE THINGS AT ONCE AND IT SHOULD NEVER COME AT THE COST OF WHO WE ARE. I WANT TO BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT PRIDE FEELS LIKE IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS.
WE ARE LIVING THROUGH A SUSTAINED AND INTENTIONAL ATTACK ON THE LGBTQ PLUS LIVES ON OUR HEALTH CARE, ON OUR BODIES, ON OUR CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO LEARN AND GROW IN SAFETY.
OUR TRANS PEOPLE A VERY RIGHT TO EXIST IN PUBLIC LIFE, TO BE RECOGNIZED, TO BE NAMED, TO MOVE THROUGH THE WORLD AS WHO THEY ARE. THE CRUELTY IS NOT INCIDENTAL. IT IS THE POINT.
AND WHAT I WANT US TO NAME SOMETHING CLEARLY IS THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE BROUGHT UPON OURSELVES. IT IS HARM THAT HAS BEEN FORCED UPON US BY OTHERS OBSESSION WITH OUR BODIES, WITH WHO WE
LOVE OR WHETHER OUR FAMILIES MEET SOME UNATTAINABLE STANDARD. WE DID NOT CHOOSE TO FIGHT, BUT YOU BETTER TRUST AND BELIEVE THAT WE KNOW HOW TO DO IT. I HAVE ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD
ADVOCACY AS PERSONAL. I THINK OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE WORKED ALONGSIDE IN ARIZONA, IN TEXAS, IN OHIO, IN MAINE, IN NEW YORK AND WHAT I HEAR OVER AND OVER IS NOT A RADICAL
DEMAND. IT'S A YEARNING A YEARNING FOR A FAIR SHOT AT A GOOD LIFE. THE ABILITY TO MARRY IF WE CHOOSE TO BUILD FAMILIES, IF THAT'S PART OF OUR PATH TO HAVE IDENTITY DOCUMENTS THAT REFLECT
WHO WE ARE AND LET US MOVE THROUGH DAILY LIFE WITHOUT UNNECESSARY BARRIERS. TO LIVE IN CITIES AND STATES WITH REAL NONDISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS. TO HAVE SAFE SCHOOLS. PLACES WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE
ACCESS TO THE SAME EXPERIENCES AS ANY OTHER KID TO HAVE CHILDHOODS THAT ARE NOT BURDENED BY QUESTIONS OF SAFETY ,NOT SPENT CALCULATING HOW MUCH OF THEMSELVES THEY NEED TO HIDE TO FEEL A SENSE OF FALSE
BELONGING. I THINK ABOUT THE FAMILIES WHO LEFT TEXAS, WHO LEFT FLORIDA, WHO FOUND WHAT FELT LIKE SAFETY IN CITIES LIKE BOSTON AND WHO ARE NOW ASKING WHETHER THEY NEED TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY
ENTIRELY. I THINK ABOUT PARENTS WORKING DELIBERATELY CREATIVELY TO BUILD POCKETS OF JOY FOR CHILDREN NAVIGATING A WORLD THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL THAT WAS MADE FOR THEM.
EVEN HERE EVEN IN BOSTON WHAT SOME CONSIDER A BEACON OF LGBTQ SAFETY. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT FEEL SEEN, WHO DO NOT FEEL HEARD, WHO ARE HONESTLY NOT UP
TO THE TASK OF PERFORMING RESILIENCE. MANY OF US ARE TIRED TIRED OF FIGHTING EVERY DAY, TIRED OF TWO STEP FORWARDS AND 1 OR 2 STEPS BACK.
TIRED OF BEING ASKED TO SHOW UP TO CITY COUNCIL PRIDE CELEBRATIONS AFTER BEING CUT FROM A BUDGET. THAT EXHAUSTION, THAT ANGER AND FRUSTRATION IS REAL AND IT
BELONGS IN THIS ROOM. IT DESERVES TO TAKE UP SPACE SO IT DOESN'T LIVE WITHIN US. I'LL SAY SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS TRUE FOR ME PERSONALLY. I DON'T NEED EVERYONE TO ACCEPT ME. I ACCEPT MYSELF.
MY MOTHER WHO LEAVES A PRAYER CIRCLE EVERY WEEK AND PRAYS FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE ACCEPTS ME AND THAT IS NOT NOTHING. THAT IS EVERYTHING. AND I HAVE STOPPED LETTING THE PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO SEE
ME DETERMINE HOW I SEE MYSELF. THAT FLAHERTY KNOWING WHO I AM. KNOWING WHO YOU ARE. WHEN OTHERS INSIST YOU ARE SOMETHING ELSE OR SOMETHING LESS. IT'S NOT JUST SURVIVAL. IT'S OUR SUPERPOWER.
IT IS THE THING THAT NO EXECUTIVE ORDER CAN TAKE AWAY FROM YOU. AND WHEN I LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM THAT IS WHAT I SEE MULTIPLIED BY 100 FOLD. I LOOK AROUND AND I SEE
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SO MANY OTHERS. I SEE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY THAT HAVE SHOWN UP FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, FOR IMMIGRANTS, FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
FOR ELDERS WITH CONSISTENCY, LOVE AND CARE OFTEN ON TINY BUDGETS ALWAYS ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WHO DESERVE MUCH MORE THAN THEY ARE GIVEN THE RICHNESS OF WHAT IS IN THIS
ROOM IS EXTRAORDINARY. YOU ARE THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE ME REAL CONFIDENCE ABOUT THE FUTURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING TOGETHER. AND THIS MOMENT IS ASKING ALL OF US TO SHOW UP DIFFERENTLY
WITH UNCOMMON COURAGE, WITH CONVICTION, WITH PRIDE IN WHO WE ARE AND VALOR IN WHAT WE DO. IT IS ASKING OUR ORGANIZATIONS TO LEAD WITH AUTHENTICITY EVEN WHEN THAT IS THE HARDER PATH.
BUT IT IS ASKING SOMETHING OF OUR ALLIES AND INSTITUTIONS TOO. IT IS ASKING YOU TO MEET US IN THE RING TO BE CLEAR EYED ABOUT YOUR VALUES AND THE WORLD YOU ARE HELPING US TO CREATE.
TO SAY THE WORD TRANS TO NOT DODGE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. TO BE RELENTLESS IN YOUR PURSUIT OF RESTORING FUNDING TO THE OFFICE OF LGBTQIA TO PLUS ADVANCEMENT TO THE OFFICE
OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT TO BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT TO HOUSING TO YOUTH JOBS. TO DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT YOU SAY YOU BELIEVE WHEN THE PRESSURE IS HIGHEST NOT WALK AWAY FROM IT.
TO FUEL THIS NECESSARY WORK WITH YOUR TIME, YOUR TREASURE AND YOUR VOICE. WHAT I WANT AND WHAT I HAVE WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED IS FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND EVERYONE IN THIS CITY REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU
ARE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU COME FROM. TO HAVE A REAL SHOT AT A GOOD LIFE. THAT IS NOT A RADICAL VISION THAT IS THE BASELINE BUT IN THE HERE AND NOW OVER THE NEXT 20
DAYS OF PRIDE MONTH. I WANT US TO DANCE. I WANT US TO REJOICE. I WANT OUR DOORS TO OPEN WIDE AND TO FULLY WELCOME THE VIBRANCY AND DIFFERENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY. I CRAVE CONNECTION AND JOYFUL
ABANDON. I CRAVE FREEDOM AND CREATIVITY AND YES, I CRAVE BEING A NUISANCE TO EVERYONE WHO REFUSES TO SEE US OR PRETEND THAT WE DON'T HAVE A RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THIS WORLD BECAUSE WE
DO. WE ALWAYS HAVE THIS PRIDE MONTH CHOOSE TO BE WHOLE EVEN IN YOUR GRIEF FOR WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. AND THEN SHINE NOT DESPITE
EVERYTHING BUT BECAUSE OF IT. BECAUSE WE WILL PERSIST LONG AFTER THIS ADMINISTRATION. WE WILL DELIVER ON THE PROMISE OF THIS COUNTRY FOR. >> ALL. OF US, FOR ALL WHO CAME AFTER US.
WE ALWAYS HAVE. WE ALWAYS WILL. >> HAPPY PRIDE. UH. UM. I WANT TO THANK OUR THREE SPEAKERS. UM, QUESTION TINA RICARDO FOR
YOUR THOUGHTFUL, UH, MESSAGE AND, UM, FOR BRINGING YOUR LIVED EXPERIENCE HERE. IF I CAN ASK ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR A PICTURE IF I COULD ALSO ASK ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE PART OF THIS PICTURE. UM, I KNOW COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN
OUT TODAY. UM, AND PLEASE COME OVER TO THE PODIUM HERE. UM, WE DO IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR. WE WILL PACK THE CHAMBER. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. BUT WE'LL NOW TAKE A PICTURE
AND UM, AS FOLKS ARE DOING THAT I'LL JUST, UH, MENTIONED AND I'VE SAID IT MULTIPLE TIMES TODAY. UM, I KNOW WE HAVE DECLARED OURSELVES AS A SANCTUARY CITY.
UM, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICIES, UM, REFLECT THAT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES. UM. >> TO PUSH IN POLICIES. UM. >> TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE A SANCTUARY CITY. THANK YOU EVERYONE.
TO. >> YOU. JUST TO STAND ON SOMETHING TO. >> SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE. >> NURSES CITY. I GO ON MY FRONT BECAUSE I'M SURE.
SOMETIMES I'M JUST FEELING. BUT WE GOT OUR TODAY. >> UM, OKAY. >> GREAT.
WE HAVE TO BE YOU. YOU GOT TO BE LIKE THAT. YOU GOT A STORY? NO NO NO. OH, SURE.
YEAH. THANK YOU. WE'RE ALWAYS WELCOME.
OKAY. OH, THAT'S. THAT'S, UH.
THREE THREE HALF. FOR OUR. FOR YOU. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS IS AMAZING.
I'M. SURE WE ARE. LET'S HAVE SOME LUNCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. GOOD LUCK TODAY. THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU VERY. SORRY. HOW'S IT GOING? I'LL SHOW YOU HOW. I'M GOING TO TRY TO FIND A
WEEK. I THINK I I I THINK I SEE EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW ARE YOU AND AND I.
KNOW. YOU'RE YOU'RE. OKAY. RIGHT?
WE HAVE A I HAVE A. UM BASICALLY A BUNCH OF THE OTHER I KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT I DON'T. YEAH. BECAUSE YOU SEE. WE THANK YOU.
I WILL NOW INVITE COUNCILOR MEJIA TO COME FORWARD WITH HER PRESENTATION. CONSIDER MEJIA.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL, GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. >> OKAY. >> SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE NAPOLEON JONES, UH, HENDERSON'S
FAMILY HERE TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. SO MAKE YOUR WAY HERE TODAY. UH, I AM PROUD TO RECOGNIZE
JUNE THE 19TH, 2026 AS NAPOLEON JONES HENDERSON DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THAT'S RIGHT. OCCUPY SPACE Y'ALL, BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THAT'S RIGHT. LET THEM ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE. UM, SO JUNE 19TH IS ALSO
JUNETEENTH. JUST IN CASE Y'ALL DON'T KNOW. UM, AND THIS DAY IS BEING DECLARED AS NAPOLEON JONES HENDERSON DAY HERE IN THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO HONOR A LIFE THAT HAS LEFT A LASTING IMPACT ON GENERATIONS OF ARTIST STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY .
YES THAT'S RIGHT. MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO SAY NO. NO I DON'T WANT NO PROBLEMS UP IN HERE. OKAY. NAPOLEON JONES HENDERSON WAS A
MENTOR, A TEACHER, A BUILDER OF COMMUNITY WHO BELIEVED DEEPLY IN THE POWER OF ART TO. UPLIFT PEOPLE AND TO TELL OUR STORIES WITH DIGNITY.
WE ARE. >> ESPECIALLY PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HIM ON JUNE THE 19TH JUNETEENTH BECAUSE OF THE ROLE HE PLAYED IN HELPING BRING THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLIDAY TO
BOSTON THROUGH ADVOCACY AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO BLACK CULTURAL EXPRESSION.
BORN IN CHICAGO IN 1943, HE BECAME AN EARLY MEMBER OF THE AFRO. COBRA, THE. >> GROUNDBREAKING COLLECTIVE ROOTED IN BLACK LIBERATION AND SELF-DETERMINATION.
BOSTON BECAME HIS HOME FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS AFTER HE MOVED HERE IN 1974 TO TEACH AT MASS AT THROUGH HIS WORK AND
MENTORSHIP. HE HELPED SHAPE BOSTON'S ART COMMUNITY INTO A SPACE ROOTED IN CULTURE AND CONNECTION. HE OPENED DOORS FOR YOUNG
ARTISTS AND INVESTED IN PEOPLE LONG BEFORE INSTITUTIONS DID. AND THAT IS WHY THIS RECOGNITION MATTERS SO MUCH RIGHT NOW AT A TIME WHEN WE
CONTINUE TO SEE CUTS AND DISINVESTMENT IN THE ARTS. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ART IS NOT A LUXURY. THEY ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART TO
LIFE AND THE CITY. WHEN WE CUT ARTS FUNDING WE CUT SPACES WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN FIND THEIR VOICES. NAPOLEON JONES HENDERSON'S LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH THE
COUNTLESS PEOPLE HE INSPIRED AND UPLIFTED UM THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. TODAY ALONGSIDE THIS RESOLUTION AND LEGACY CITATION, WE HONOR
HIS EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOSTON AT A TIME. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE AKUA HOLMES TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON NAPOLEON'S LEGACY AND HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS. TO BRINGING JUNETEENTH. TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS AQUA HOLMES AND I'M I WAS ONE OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKING FOR SPACES AS AN ARTIST BACK IN THE 70S. I WAS FORTUNATE, UH, LIKE THE
PERSON WHO PRESENTED EARLIER TO FIND MY WAY TO MASS ART AND EVENTUALLY THAT LED ME TO NAPOLEON JONES. HENDERSON WHO CAME FROM CHICAGO TO TEACH WEAVING. HE TURNED OUR.
WORLD UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE WE HAD ONLY HEARD ABOUT MAYBE TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS EVER. THEY WEREN'T TEACHING IT AT OUR SCHOOL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGNED TO REPRESENT ALL
OF THE PEOPLE. THEY WEREN'T TELLING THE WHOLE STORY. NAPOLEON CAME AND STARTED TO FILL IN THE PIECES. HE TAUGHT US ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ARTIST.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT'S THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BLACK ARTISTS THAT MET ACROSS THE COUNTRY ANNUALLY TO CELEBRATE AFRICAN AMERICAN ART, AFRICAN ART, WRITING,
LITERATURE, CULTURE. WE BEGAN TO GO TO THOSE CONFERENCES. WE MET ROSEMARIE BEARDEN, WE MET ELIZABETH CATLETT AND THOSE PEOPLE BECAME REAL TO US. THEY WEREN'T JUST LITTLE POSTAGE SIZED PICTURES IN A
BOOK. THEY WERE REAL LIFE PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING AS ARTISTS. SO WHEN I STAND HERE TODAY, I KNOW THAT I'M STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF PEOPLE LIKE NAPOLEON JONES HENDERSON TO GET
BACK TO JUNETEENTH. I NEVER. >> HEARD OF JUNETEENTH WHEN I WAS IN MY LATE MY TEENS AND 20S, BUT NAPOLEON HAD A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AT HIS HOME IN ROXBURY EVERY YEAR AND
HIS FRIENDS WOULD COME TO CHICAGO AND TRANSFORM THE PLACE WITH MUSIC, WITH INCENSE, WITH FOOD, WITH ART. AND THEY WOULD TELL US ABOUT OUR OWN HISTORY THAT WE DID NOT KNOW.
HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO BRING IT HERE AND EVENTUALLY THE REST OF US CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH. HOW IT WAS WITH NAPOLEON. HE WAS TEN STEPS AHEAD AND WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM ALL THE TIME
EVEN TO THE FACT THAT HE BOUGHT . THAT MANSION AND ENVISIONED IT AS A CULTURAL MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. THAT WAS YEARS AGO AND IT'S
IT'S HAPPENING. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY AFTER HE LEFT MASS ART IN A COUPLE OF YEARS HE COULD HAVE GONE ON AND DONE OTHER THINGS, GONE TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS, LEFT BOSTON
. BUT JUST AS WE HAD ADOPTED HIM HE ADOPTED US AND HE PUT DOWN DEEP ROOTS HERE AND THAT SAME SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY THAT BROUGHT JUNETEENTH THAT HE
BROUGHT JUNETEENTH HERE WITH. HE CONTINUED TO KEEP HIS DOORS OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ALL AGES AND STAGES NOT JUST YOUNG ONES BUT OLD ONES TOO. HE WOULD ALWAYS BE WILLING TO TEACH YOU ABOUT WEAVING ABOUT
THE CERAMICS THAT HE DID AND HE ALWAYS HAD SOMETHING GOOD ON COOKING IN THE KITCHEN. SOME PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE BANANA BREAD, SOME PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE BEANS AND RICE AND
BUT EVEN IF YOU ONLY GOT ONE SHRIMP BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF LIKE. YOU KNOW, JESUS AND THE LOAVES. MAYBE WE STARTED OUT WITH FIVE PEOPLE BUT WE END UP WITH 15 BUT WE ALL LEFT FEELING
FULFILLED AND NURTURED AND CARED FOR. WHEN I DRIVE UP THE STREET EVEN TO THIS DAY I LOOK TO MY LEFT AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S
NAPOLEON'S HOUSE. AND I WAS SAYING TO SOMEONE TODAY HE'S STILL IN OUR MIDST. HE'S STILL INFLUENCING US. HE'S STILL CARING. ABOUT US WHATEVER THE NEXT REALM IS.
I KNOW HE HASN'T LEFT US AND WE WILL CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH IN A MUCH MORE BOLD WAY THIS YEAR BECAUSE HE'S LEFT US PHYSICALLY AND WE WANT TO HONOR THE FACT
THAT HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO TEACH US ABOUT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HIS IS THE REASON WHY WE ALL
HERE. SHE DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BUT UM AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEN FORMER COUNSELOR CAMPBELL UM AND MYSELF ALONGSIDE OUR COUNSELOR
THEN KIM JANEY WHO WORKED ON HAVING JUNETEENTH BE A RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO THIS EVEN MEANS MORE. TO MEJIA TODAY. UM, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO COME AND TAKE A
PHOTO AND I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION WHILE MY COLLEAGUES MAKE THEIR WAY UP HERE. SO THIS, UH, RESOLUTION UH, IS ,UH, PRESENTED BY ME BOSTON
CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE. LET MEJIA BE UH UM, THE RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PASSING ON THE ON THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY IS RECOGNIZING JUNE THE 19TH, 2026 AS NAPOLEON
JONES HENDERSON DAY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. AND EVERY YEAR I HOPE Y'ALL ARE SHOWING UP IN THIS CHAMBER TO HONOR HIS LEGACY. UM AND SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
COME AND TAKE A PHOTO. AND CAN WE CLAP IT UP ONE MORE TIME? OKAY. >> OKAY OKAY, EVERYBODY.
ALL THE LITTLE. SURETIES COME UP HERE SO. >> I FINISH WITH THIS, UH. GOOD, GOOD. WELL, THE PICTURE UP.
OH, YEAH. OH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK
YOU SO YEAH YEAH. OH. NO SHE.
SHE. UH SHE'S OKAY UH I'M JUST TRYING. TO GO UP SECOND ROW AND THEN.
TO THE WHITE THAT.
UM. I, I HAVE.
THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. COME TO MEJIA, COUNCILOR SANTANA, UH, FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
I THINK.
THIS IS. MR CHAIR. COULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE TO RECOGNIZE A COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE CONSTANT CULPEPER AND COUNCILOR WORRELL
HAVE JOINED US JUST. YOU KNOW, ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JUNE 3RD, 2026.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 3RD MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR HONOR THE MAYOR.
MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1181. TALKING ABOUT 1181 MESSAGE ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A
GRANT CUMMINGS COMMUNITY SAFETY GRANT AWARDED BY CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES. THE GRANT WILL FUND AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE, PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY EVENTS INITIATIVE AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST RISE TO SHARE SOME OF THE INFORMATION OF THIS MILLION DOLLAR GRANT AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT AND PASS ON THIS TODAY THE FY 27
CUMMINGS VIOLENCE REDUCTION GIFT TALKING POINTS HERE. SO THE CITY WILL BE RECEIVING FROM THE CUMMINGS FOUNDATION FOR THE FOLLOWING VIOLENCE
REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES TO BOLSTER BOSTON STANDING AS THE SAFEST MAJOR CITY IN THE US, THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION WILL RECEIVE FUNDS ACROSS THREE MAIN
INITIATIVES DOMESTIC SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, BPH DATA AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND LIFE COURSE UNIT, WHICH IS A VIOLENCE REDUCTION FRAMEWORK
THAT INTEGRATES AGE GROUP BASED INITIATIVES TO WILL RECEIVE SOME OF THESE FUNDS TO SCALE CHARLESTOWN SUCCESSFUL ADULT EDUCATION CENTER AND REENTRY MODEL AT THE MILDRED C HALEY
COMPLEX IN JAMAICA PLAIN, REDUCING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FROM NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MATTAPAN AND RESPONSIVE TO THE PROGRAMS OVERSUBSCRIBED WAITLIST. AND THEN A SMALLER PORTION
OF THE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT A MOBILE INTERVENTION UNIT THAT HAS SERVED AS A HIGHLY VISIBLE LOW BARRIER ENTRY FOR CLINICAL NAVIGATION. BUILDING ON A MODEL THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED HUNDREDS
FROM THE MASS AND CAST REGION INTO RECOVERY PATHWAYS. SO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE INSTALLMENTS MOVES THE CITY AWAY FROM ISOLATED REACTIONARY PROGRAMING TO SUSTAINED
INVESTMENTS IN ROOT CAUSE VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENSURING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CONSTITUENTS REMAIN SAFE, HEALTHY AND SUPPORTED ALL YEAR. SO I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO SUSPEND AND PASS TODAY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UM, COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES SEEKS SUSPENSION THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1181. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. UH, DOUBT THE VOTE. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1181. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR. GREAT. YES. COUNCILOR KILOS UPON COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN.
COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. THIN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCIL. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES, COUNCILOR.
MURPHY. YES, COUNSELOR. PEPEN. COUNCIL OF A PEN. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. SO OF THE YES AND COUNCILOR. WE'RE ALL COUNCILOR. OH YES.
TALKING ABOUT 11281 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> MR TRUCK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET UH, 11821182 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY OF BOSTON ACCEPTING EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $3,220 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT THE MASSIVE BUILDING REHABILITATION COMMISSION GRANT AWARDED BY
MARSEILLES DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE, CAREER COUNSELING AND JOB SEARCH
ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CLIENTS AT BOSTON'S MASS HIRE CAREER CENTERS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE RAIL, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF LABOR ON LABOR AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS A VERY SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT GRANT UH, VALUED AT $3,220. UH, THAT WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING
TO OPERATE THE TWO MASS HIRE ONE-STOP CENTERS. UH, WE HAVE IN BOSTON. SO JUST LOOKING TO PASS A SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT SO WE GET MUCH, UH, NEEDED SUPPORT, UH, OVER TO THE MASS HIRE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, THE COUNCILOR WORRELL THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1182. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. UH.
>> ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. UH, MR TRUMP, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1182. UH, COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCIL COLOR AS A COUNCILOR.
CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. JUST JOE. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN. COUNCIL SAYING YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA.
COUNCIL. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY COUNCIL PREPARED COUNCIL OPINIONS. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR BUT YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL.
YES, COUNSELOR. WELL, YES. DOCKET NUMBER 1182 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. DOCKET 1182 HAS PASSED.
WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS, MR COOK TWO PLEASE READ DOCKETS
1183 THROUGH 1185. TALKING OF A1183 NOS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX
OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 WE GOT AN ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR AND PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S MEETING ON MAY 20TH 2026
DOCKET NUMBER 1184 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM TIMOTHY SMITH, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOSTON RETIREMENT BOARD REGARDING RESULT OF THE ELECTION FOR VACATED FOR A VACANT ELECTED
BOARD SEAT. DENNIS CALLAHAN WAS ELECTED TO SERVE AS TRUSTEE OF THE BUS AND RETAIN BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING JANUARY 15TH, 2027 AND NUMBER
1185 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN REGARDING PROTOCOL FOR THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IN BOSTON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DURING THE
EVENT OF AN ELEVATOR FAILURE AT BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENTS. THANK YOU MR. CLERK. DOCKETS 1183 THROUGH 1185 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. WE'RE NOW ON TO REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS 0796 THROUGH 1040 TOGETHER PLEASE?
IN NUMBER 0796 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 15TH, 2026. DUNCAN IT WAS 0796. MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID SAMSON AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING AND DECEMBER 31ST, 2030 SUBMITS
A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OR TO PASS DOCKET NUMBER 0797 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL
15TH, 2026 DOC AND NUMBER 0797 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT WEINTRAUB AS A MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT
COMMISSION FOR TERM EXPIRING ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2029 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS DUKKHA NUMBER 0798. THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 15TH, 2026 MEASURES AND ON A FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID DICKSON AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A TERM
EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2028, SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER ARE TO PASS DUKKHA NUMBER 0799. THE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION TO
WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 15TH, 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CHRISTINE HOFFMAN AS AN ALTERNATIVE AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BOSTON
LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OF PASS DOCKET NUMBER 0800 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED APRIL 15TH, 2026 MESSAGE NOT A FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTINE HOFFMAN AS A MEMBER OF THE FOUR POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT
COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING ON JUNE 30TH 2026, SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS THE NUMBER 1037 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING ,DEVELOPMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON MAY 20TH 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF VINEET GUPTA AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS
COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS DOCKET NUMBER 1038 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON MAY 20TH 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN GO IN AS A
MEMBER OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS DOCKET NUMBER
1039 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO MAY 20TH OF 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN GOGAN IN
AS A MEMBER OF THE FOUR POINT CHANNEL IN MY DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO
PASS AND DUNCAN NUMBER 1040 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ME MAY 20TH 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN CONNER AS A MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE
ORDER ARE TO PASS. THANK YOU MR. CLERK. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR UH DURKAN, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION . COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
LAST FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION HELD A HEARING ON THESE EIGHT DOCKETS CONCERNING APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND SEVERAL HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSIONS.
WE WERE JOINED BY JOE CORNISH, DIRECTOR OF DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND ELIZABETH SHAW OF UH FROM THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOTH ENDORSED THE NOMINEES AND SPOKE TO THE EXPERTISE AND THOUGHTFUL
SELECTION PROCESS BEHIND THESE APPOINTMENTS. WE THEN HEARD FROM TESTIMONY FROM NOMINEES REGARDING THEIR EXPERIENCE, PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS IN SERVING ON THESE COMMISSIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION.
WE HEARD FROM ROB WEINTRAUB AND DAVID SAMSON FOR THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION. WE HEARD FROM DAVID DIXON AND RENEE GUPTA. WE ALSO HEARD FROM KIRSTEN HOFFMAN FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF THE TO THE FOR CHANNEL DISTRICT LANDMARK COMMISSION AND REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BLC. TWO NOMINEES WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS HEARING IN THEIR ABSENCE WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
REGARDING SUSAN GOGUEN IN WHO IS BEING APPOINTED THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND FORMERLY SERVED ON THE COMMISSION UM AND THE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE FORT POINT COMMISSION UH THAT WE ALSO
HEARD FROM KATHLEEN KATHLEEN CONNOR UH WE HEARD FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON KATHLEEN CONNOR FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT TO THE VBAC. UH, IT WAS INSPIRING TO HEAR FROM SUCH ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSIONALS WHOSE CAREER
SPANS PUBLIC SERVICE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING. THE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THEY BRING TO THESE ROLES WILL BE INVALUABLE. AND IT IS CLEAR THAT BOSTON IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THESE HIGH
CALIBER INDIVIDUALS HELPING STEWARD OUR HISTORIC RESOURCES . ONE OF MY FAVORITE RESPONSIBILITIES AS CHAIR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS BRINGING FORWARD THESE NOMINATIONS TO COMMISSIONS THAT
SUPPORT HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THIS WORK IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR HISTORY AND OUR CULTURE THAT DEFINE BOSTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS ACCORDINGLY. I RECOMMEND THAT THESE DOCKETS BE REPORTED OUT OF COMMITTEE TO
THE FULL COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND FOR FORMAL ACTION. MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL IS THAT THESE MATTERS OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN. CONSIDER CAN THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0797? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.
0796 OFFICERS. BEG YOUR PARDON? I'M JUMPING AHEAD. UH ZERO. WE'LL START WITH 0796. ALL IN FAVOR I START OVER AGAIN. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.
SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE. REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0796. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. HE GOES TO. >>, UH, COUNCILOR. UM, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0796. COUNCILOR. >> BRAIN. YES, COUNCILOR. BRAIN. YES, COUNCILOR. CARLOS. OPPONENT COUNCIL. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES.
COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YEAH. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER OF HIS COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR.
OPINIONS COUNCIL. SANTANA COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. BASSAN COUNCILOR. WORLD COUNCIL. YES. TALKING EMBASSIES 0796 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 0796 IS PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. UH, MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET
0797. COUNCILOR BREEN? YES. COUNCIL VOTED YES COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED COUNCIL. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. FITZGERALD. YES.
COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. THIN. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. SUSAN. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. GRIFFIN. YES. CONSENT. TINA.
CONCERTINA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBB'S IN. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. SO YES. TALKING OF A0797 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS
BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 0797 IS PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. COUNCILOR UH, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE
OF DOCKET 0798. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0798. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR ARRHENIUS.
COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A COUNSELOR. CULPEPER COUNCILOR. CUPPED UP. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES, COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES.
LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. GRIFFIN. YES. COUNCILOR. THE PEN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. DOCKET NUMBER 060798 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS 0798
HAS PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 70799. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. >> SPENCER. >> YES, COUNSELOR. COLORS UPON COUNCILOR CULPA. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES.
COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. THIN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES.
COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. GRIFFIN. COUNCILOR. OPINIONS. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. AND COUNCIL COUNCILOR WELL,
YES. TALKING NUMBER 0799 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 0799 IS PASSED ON THE APPOINTMENT AS CONFIRMED.
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION. >> SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE. REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0800. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED . SAY NAY.
MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0800. COUNCILOR BRIE. YES. COUNCILOR GREEN. YES, COUNCILOR. COLORS UPON COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR.
DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. WHO'S IN THIS COUNCIL? MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY.
COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. OPINIONS. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. ROBSON. COUNCILOR. COUNCILOR. OH, YES.
SO I CAN EMBER 0800 AS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN FAIRMONT. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS 0800 HAS PASSED ON THE APPOINTMENT AS CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 01037. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MR TURNER, COULD YOU PLEASE
TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1037. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR. BRIGHTNESS. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN.
YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FIRST SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. YES.
COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCILOR. BASSAN. COUNCILOR. WIRRAL COUNCIL. YES. DUCKING EMBERS 1037 AS WE SEE
THAT 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1037 IS PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SEEKS.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE. REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1038. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1038. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILWOMAN. YES.
COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCIL THING. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YES.
COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCIL. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. MEMBER. COUNCIL WILL BE AND COUNCILOR.
WORLD. YEAH. COUNCILOR EARLE. YES. TALKING ABOUT 1038 AS WE'RE SEEING 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND 1038 HAS PASSED ON.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. SEEKS ACCEPTANCE. >> OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1039. MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1039.
COUNCILOR BREEN YES. I'M SORRY. YES. COUNCILOR CARLOS OPPONENT COUNCILOR CULPEPPER, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. SHOW. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN.
COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. DEFENSE COUNCIL. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES.
COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. BASSAN. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR ARROYO. YES. STUCK IN LIMBO 1039 AS RECEIVED 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1039 IS PASSED ON. THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE. COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE
OF DOCKET 1040. ALL IN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1040. COUNCILOR BREEN YES.
ON SCREEN. YES. COUNCIL COLOR AS UPON COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES, COUNCILOR. FLYNN.
YES. COUNCILOR. FINANCE COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. DEFENSE COUNCIL. PREVENT. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES.
COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBB'S IN. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR. YES. SO I CAN ENABLE 1040 AS WE SEE 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1040 HAS PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ DOCKET 0741 THROUGH 0754 TOGETHER? I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT. A LOT OF READING TODAY. >> FOR. THE MEETING.
BE. TALKING IN THE 0741 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH 2026 MR. THAT NOT APPROVING AN ORDER AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES INCLUDING CUSTODIAL AND UTILITY COSTS FOR EXTENDED
BUILDING TIME FOR REFINISHING, LANDSCAPING AND BUILDING REPAIRS, RECEIPTS FROM LEASE PERMITS FOR USE AND PARKING FEES FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES WILL BE DEPOSITED IN
THE FUND. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND, AND SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL NOT EXCEED $2 MILLION.
SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER TO PASS DUNCAN MA0742 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH 2026 MESSAGE NOT APPROVING AN
ORDER AUTHORIZING AND LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION COSTS INCLUDING BUS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
COSTS. THE REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION TO GROUPS AND ENTITIES FOR FIELD TRIPS AND
ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM. SCHOOL RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED $150,000.
SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS DUNCAN MA0743 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS FOR WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH, 2026 MESSAGE NOT APPROVING AN ORDER
AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO REPAIR AND PURCHASE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING COMPUTERS,
MOBILE DEVICES AND INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE. THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH ANY AND ALL RECEIPTS FROM EQUIPMENT SALES AND REPAIR FEES FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TECHNOLOGY
RECEIPTS AND RESULTING RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED $2 MILLION. SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS SUCKER
NUMBER 0744 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, WHICH WAS REFERRED APRIL 8TH, 2026 MESSAGE NOT TO WRITE MESSAGE YOU NOTE APPROVING AN ORDER AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION INVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS INCLUDING ENGINEERS, WETLAND SCIENTISTS,
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST AND OTHER EXPERTS IN NOTED IN THE REVIEW OF PROPOSED PROJECTS TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE CITY ORDINANCE PROTECTING LOCAL WETLAND AND PROMOTING CLIMATE
CHANGE ADAPTATION, THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM FEES IMPOSED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS. THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE ONLY DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND. SUCH EXPENSES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $50,000, SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO
PASS DUKKHA NUMBER 0745 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH 2026 MESSAGE AN ORDER APPROVING AN ORDER AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
RESOURCE REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO FACILITATE THE PURCHASE OF OFFSETS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WHICH SHALL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PER PORTION OF THE
ELECTRICITY CONSUMED BY THE CITY ANNUALLY AND TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN, MONITOR AND EXPAND THE CITY'S EXISTING SOLAR ARRAYS IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMBINED HEAT AND POWER
FACILITIES. THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH ENDING RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CERTIFICATES AND DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM
REVENUES PRODUCED BY COMBINED HEAT AND POWER UNIT LOCATED BY BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES AND ALSO SOLAR RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES PRODUCED BY THE
CITY'S PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS. RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED $150,000. SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING
THAT THE ORDER TO PASS DOCKET NUMBER 0746 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, WHICH WAS REFERRED APRIL 8TH, 2026 MESSAGE NOT APPROVING AN ORDER
AUTHORIZING A LIMIT TO THE EQUITABLE EQUITABLE EMISSIONS INVESTMENT AND THE REVOLVING FUND OUTLINED IN SECTION ONE G OF PUERTO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027
PURSUANT TO MASS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 44, SECTION 53.5 TO INCUR LIABILITIES AGAINST AND SPEND MONEYS FOR SUCH FUND CONSISTENT WITH THE ORDINANCE,
THE REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM THE ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS ACP THE AND APPROVED EMISSIONS MITIGATION PATHWAY THAT CONSIST
OF PAYMENTS EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE PER COST PER METRIC TON OF CO2 E TO DECARBONIZE BUILDINGS. THE ENVIRONMENT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO
EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH EXPENDITURE SHALL BE CAPPED AT ONE. ONE UH. ONE 1,500,000 SUBMITS A REPORT
RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER ARE TO PASS THE NUMBER 0747. THE COMEDIAN WAYS AND MEANS WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH 2026 MESSAGE YOU NOT APPROVING
AND OR AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH LOVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 SO TO PAY SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES AND TO PURCHASE
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE CITY HALL DAYCARE, CHILDCARE THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH ANY AND ALL RECEIPTS FROM TUITION PAID BY
PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED AT THE CENTER. RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED $1,100,000.
SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER TO PASS DOC AND HAVE A0748. THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO US WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH 2026 MESSAGE NOT APPROVING AN
ORDER AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE LAW DEPARTMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO CITY PROPERTY. THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE
FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM RECOVERIES FOR DAMAGES TO CITY PROPERTY CAUSED BY THIRD PARTIES. THE LAW DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE ONLY DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH
EXPENDITURES HAVE BE CAPPED AT $300,000. OMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE OVERALL DEFENSE CAN HAVE A0749.
THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WAS WHICH WAS REFERRED APRIL 8TH, 2026 MESSAGE NOT APPROVING AN ORDER AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO PAY SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES AND TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FITNESS CENTER. REVENUE FOR THIS FUND IS
DERIVED FROM MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP FEES, RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED $100,000. SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS DOCKET
NUMBER 0750. THE COMEDIAN WAYS AND MEANS WHO IS REFERRED APRIL 8TH, 2026 MAYOR SAYS YOU KNOW HOW APPROVING IN ORDER AUTHORIZING LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO SUPPORT THE K-9 UNITS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OFFICERS AND POLICE DOGS FROM NONE CITY OF BOSTON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
WILL CHARGE TUITION AND OTHER FEES TO OUTSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR TRAINING WITH THE K9 UNIT. THE TUITION AND OTHER FEES PAID BY OUTSIDE AGENCY WILL BE USED
TO PURCHASE TRAINING EQUIPMENT ,CERTIFY INSTRUCTORS, UPDATE FACILITIES AND PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE TRAINING NEEDS NOT OTHERWISE BUDGETED. THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT
AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH EXPENSES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $100,000. SUBMITS A REPORT. THAT THE. ORDER OUGHT TO PASS. SO I CAN HAVE A0751 THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED APRIL 8TH, 2026 MESSAGE YOU NOT APPROVING OR AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE REVOLVING FUND FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT PUBLIC UH TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC REALM THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM
EASEMENTS WITHIN THE PUBLIC WAY GRANTED BY THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND, AND SUCH EXPENDITURES
SHALL BE CAPPED AT $800,000. SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER. WRITE TO PASS. SO I CAN HAVE A0752 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO
WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH, 2026 MAY SAYS NOT APPROVING OR AUTHORIZING LIMIT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO PURCHASE
GOODS AND SERVICES TO FUND THE OPERATION OF STRAND THEATER. THE REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF THE STRAND THEATER. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND, AND SUCH EXPENSES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $300,000. SUBMITS A REPORT THAT THE ORDER OUGHT. >> TO PASS. SO I CAN HAVE A0753 THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WHICH IS REFERRED ON APRIL 8TH, 2026 MESSAGING ON APPROVING YOU KNOW, AUTHORIZING LIMIT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF TOURISM REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR
2027 TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT EVENTS AND PROGRAMING ON AND AROUND CITY HALL. PLAZA TO ADVANCE TOURISM AND PROMOTE PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS AND CIVIC AND
CULTURAL EVENTS. THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM PAYMENTS FOR THE USE OF CITY. HALL PLAZA. PURSUANT TO PURSUANT TO UH. CITY OF BOSTON.
CODE CHAPTER 11 SECTION SEVEN DASH 14 THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF TOURISM BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH EXPENDITURE SHALL BE CAPPED AT $150,000.
SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER. >> TO PASS. AND DUCK A NUMBER 0754 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS THE WAYS AND MEANS TO WHICH BILLS REFERRED APRIL 8TH, 2026
MESSAGE YOU NOT APPROVING AN ORDER AUTHORIZING AND LIMIT OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REVOLVING. FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020. TO SUPPORT. >> THE OPERATION OF THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY SYSTEM GENERATED USER REVENUE, SPONSORSHIP REVENUES AND ADVERTISING REVENUES. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS THE ONLY DEPARTMENT. AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE
FUND, AND SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $1,400,000. SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT. THE OTTAWA TO. PASS THE. THANK YOU MR. CLERK. THIS IS A MARATHON SESSION FOR
YOU TODAY. UM, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> VERY MUCH. UH, I'M GOING TO TAKE DOCKET 074120745.
UH, FIRST, THESE AUTHORIZING ANNUAL SPENDING LIMITS FOR UH CITY REVOLVING FUNDS THAT ALLOW DEPARTMENTS TO USE REVENUE THEY GENERATE THEMSELVES. THESE REVOLVING FUNDS INCLUDE
REVOLVING FUNDS FOR FACILITIES CUSTODIAL UTILITY AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS, COMPUTER REPAIR AND PURCHASE COSTS UH FOR THE SALE OF RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CERTIFICATES AND FUNDING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
CONSERVATION COMMISSION TO SECURE OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS IN ORDER TO AID IN THE REVIEW OF PROPOSED PROJECTS TO THE COMMISSION PER THE CITY'S ORDINANCE PROTECTING LOCAL WETLAND AND PROMOTING CLIMATE
CHANGE ADAPTATION. UH FOR THESE REASONS, UH THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF THESE FIVE DOCKETS AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT ON DOCKET NUMBERS 074120745 AND.
THEN I'LL ADDRESS THE REST. 074120745 WE. TWO CAN WE VOTE ON THEM ALL
TOGETHER ONE SEPARATELY. FROM A FEW. >> MAKE IT ONE. COUNSELOR WE'VE READ THE CHAIR. WE'VE READ THEM ALL INTO THE RECORD.
SO WE WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THEM ALL. PARDON ME. HOLD ON A SECOND. COUNCILMAN DISCUSSION UM. STILL IN. DISCUSSION IS STILL IN DISCUSSION OF THE BIT THE
DOCKETS THAT WERE READ INTO THE RECORD. COUNCILOR UH, COUNCILMEMBER WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> SO THAT WAS DOCKET NUMBER 0741207450746 CREATES A NEW REVOLVING FUND TO SUPPORT
BOSTON'S BUILDING EMISSIONS PROGRAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS BERTO. THE FUND WOULD BE PAID FOR THROUGH COLLECTION OF FEES FROM BUILDING OWNERS, UH, WHO CHOOSE TO MAKE COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS INSTEAD OF REDUCING EMISSIONS.
THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT WOULD MANAGE THE FUND WITH A CAP OF 1.5 MILLION PER YEAR. DOCKET NUMBERS 074720753 AUTHORIZE ANNUAL SPENDING
LIMITS FOR CITY REVOLVING FUNDS, WHICH ALLOW DEPARTMENTS EXCUSE ME, UH. TO ALLOW DEPARTMENTS TO USE REVENUE THEY GENERATE THEMSELVES THESE REVOLVING FUND
SUPPORT THE EQUITABLE EMISSION INVESTMENT FUND UNDER BERTO CITY HALL CHILD CARE OPERATIONS, THE POLICE CANINE TRAINING PROGRAM, PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES, OPERATIONS AT
STRAND THEATER AND TOURISM AND CULTURAL AND CIVIC PROGRAMS AT CITY HALL PLAZA. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF THESE SEVEN DOCKET 074720753
AND RESPECTFULLY I ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT UH, DOCKET NUMBER 0754 CREATES A NEW REVOLVING FUND TO SUPPORT BOSTON'S BIKE SHARE PROGRAM. THE FUND WOULD BE PAID BY USER
FEES, SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING REVENUE GENERATED BY THE PROGRAM. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WOULD MANAGE THE FUND SPENDING CAPPED AT $1.4 MILLION PER YEAR. SO I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
READ INTO THE RECORD. AND OFFERING UH, YOU KNOW, I'M RECOMMENDING PASSAGE OF THOSE DOCKETS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR, UM COUNCILOR WEBER CONSTRAINED MEJIA.
DID YOU HAVE A. I FEEL LIKE. WE'VE GOT TO CLARIFY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR. UH DURKAN. OH, SORRY. WITHDRAWN. WITHDRAWN. >> OKAY.
UM, THANK YOU, MR CLERK. THAT WAS A LOT TO READ THROUGH. UM, WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO A VOTE ON THESE DOCKETS. WE'LL START WITH DOCKET 0741. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS.
SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE. COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0741. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MR TRUCK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 074? UM, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0741. COUNCILOR BREADON. >> YES. COUNCIL AS OPPOSED COUNCILOR. CARPENTER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN.
COUNCILOR DURKAN. YES. COUNCIL. THE SHOW COUNCILOR. SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCIL SAYING YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL IS IN. YES, CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. MEJIA. COUNCILOR MEJA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY.
YES. COUNCIL. PIPPIN. YES. COUNCIL WITHIN. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL. WEBB. YES AND COUNCIL. EARL. YEAH. >> COUNCILOR. >> COLORS. YES. >> COUNCILOR. >> COLOR AS OPPOSED TO YES.
DUCKING NUMBER 0741 AS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. UM. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE IN WAYS I'M SORRY THAT, UH. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND.
DOCKETS 0741 HAS PASSED. AND ALSO, MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE RECORD THAT DOCTOR UH, COUNCILOR GIVING YOU A PROMOTION? DOCTOR THAT, UH, COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS ABOUT IT HAS JOINED US.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE. COMMITTEE REPORT ON PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0742.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED . SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0742. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCIL GREEN. COUNSELOR COLOR AS OPPOSED
COUNCIL. YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES, COUNCILOR. THE SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCIL. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YES.
COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL PUT PEN COUNCILOR PEN IS COUNCIL SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. LEPPARD. YES.
COUNCIL ABSENT COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES. COUNCIL. WELL YES I CAN HAVE A0742 AS WE SEE THE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN
ADOPTED AND THE DOCKET 0742 ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS 0470742 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE. COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE.
OF DOCKET 0743. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. UH THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS 0742 HAS PASSED. OOPS.
>> MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 0743. COUNCILOR. >> BRAIN. YES, COUNCILOR. BRAIN. >> YES, COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED YES. YES, COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER.
YES. COUNCILOR. DOCKETS. COUNCILOR DURKAN. YES. COUNCIL FOR SHOW. HOUSE FOR SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. CONCLUSION. YES. COUNCIL. MEDIA. COUNCIL.
>> MEDIA. >> YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR PEN. COUNCIL. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL 11 COUNCIL. ABSENT COUNCILOR. WORLD COUNCIL. YES.
>> DUCKING NUMBER 0743 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 0743 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND. >> MEANS SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE
. COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE. >> OF DOCKETS. 0744 ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON 0744.
COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. YES COUNCILOR COLE AS OPPOSED COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCIL HAS. JOE COUNCIL SHOW.
YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. THAT'S GOT MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES, COUNCILOR. BULLPEN COUNCIL. THE PEN. YES.
COUNCIL. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES AND COUNCIL. WORLD. YES. COUNCIL. WORLD. YES. DUCKY. NUMBER 0744 HAS RECEIVED 12
VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN. ACCEPTED AND. >> DOCKETS 0744 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND. MEANS SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE.
REPORT AND PASSAGE OF. DOCKETS 0745 ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL?
VOTE ON DOCKET 0745. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED COUNCILOR CULPEPPER, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR.
FITZGERALD. COUNCIL. FISHER. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCIL. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. AMERICAN COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL.
THE PEN COUNCILOR. OPINIONS COUNCIL. SENTIMENT COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S A BUT YES AND COUNSELOR. YES. COUNCIL ORAL. YES. >> DOCKET NUMBER 0745 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN. ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS 0745. HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WEST MAIN. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE
REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKETS 0746. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL?
VOTE ON DOCKET 0746. COUNCILOR BREADON YES, YES. COUNCIL COLOR IS OPPONENT. YES, COUNCILOR DULL. UH, YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES, COUNCILOR.
THIS SHOW. YES, COUNCILOR. SHOW. YES, COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCIL. FLYNN. YES. COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PIPPIN.
COUNCILOR. WEEKEND. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. BASSAN. COUNCILOR. YES, COUNCILOR. ROYAL. YES. >> TALKING 0746 AS WE SEE THE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. >> AND. DOCKET 0746. >> HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET
0747. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE AND DOCKET 0747.
COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, THAT'S. >> A GREAT YES COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED? COUNCIL AS A PARTY. YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. >> COUNCILOR. SHOW.
>> YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FERN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PUT PEN. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES.
COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. COUNCILOR. BASSAN COUNCIL. WORLD COUNCILOR L YES. TALKING OF A0747 AS RECEIVED A
UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND. DOCKET 0747. >> HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKETS
0748. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE WILL BE. MR CLERK.
COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE AND DOCKET. 0748 COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCIL VOTED YES. COUNCILOR COLOR. UPON COUNCIL AS PER YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. DULL. CULPEPER. YES.
COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. >> HOUSE FOR SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCIL ILLUSION. YES. SUSAN. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCIL. MURPHY. COUNCILOR.
MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR THE PEN. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL. ABSENT COUNCILOR. EARLE. >> COUNCILOR. >> WELL, YES. TALKING OF 0748 AS RECEIVED 12
VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN. ACCEPTED AND DOCKET. 0748 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE
REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0749. MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKETS 0749. . COUNCILOR BREEN. YES, COUNCILOR. BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR AS OPPOSED. COUNCILOR. CLASSIFIER. YES. COUNCILOR.
CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL THIS SHOW. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA.
COUNCILOR MEJA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. DEFENDANT. COUNCILOR. PENNIES. COUNCILOR. SAINT IN COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. >> COUNCIL. >> YES. COUNCILOR. UM. YES. COUNCILOR EARLE.
YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES. OKAY. NUMBER 0749 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN.
ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS. 0749 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0750.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MR. CLERK. COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0750. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES.
COUNCILOR BREADON HAS COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PANEL COUNCILPERSON. YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN ALSO DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES.
COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. RESEND. YES. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. COUNCILOR AND YES. COUNSELOR. STANTON. COUNCILOR. SANTANA.
YES. COUNCILOR. WEAPON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. >> TALKING NUMBER 0750 AS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS
BEEN ACCEPTED. AND DOCKET. 0750 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE IN WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKETS 0751.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0751. . >> COUNCILOR. BRAIN. YES, COUNCILOR. BRAIN. YES.
COUNCIL CALENDAR. IT'S ABOUT IT. YES. COUNCILOR. PUZZLE PARTY. YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. >> COUNCILOR. >> CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DIRK. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. >> YES. >> COUNCILOR. THE SNOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNSELOR. COUNCILWOMAN. YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE.
COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL THE PEN COUNCILOR TEN YEARS COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER.
COUNCILOR. WEBSITE AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. >> COUNCILOR. >> ORAL. YES. DUKKHA NUMBER 0751 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES AND YOU. CAN THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN. ACCEPTED IN.
DOCKET 0751 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND WAYS AND. MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE. REPORT AND. >> PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0752. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE ON. >> DOCKET 0752. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON.
YES. COUNCILOR CARLOS. OPPONENT. YES. >> COUNCILOR. >> CARLOS. APPU. YES. COUNCILOR. CODEBOOK. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCIL. >> FITZGERALD. >> YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN.
YES. COUNCIL. THIN. YES. COUNCIL. WHO'S IN COUNCIL? MEJIA. COUNCIL. MEDIA. YES. COUNCIL. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. >> MURPHY. >> YES. COUNCIL. PEN. YES. COUNCIL A PEN. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL.
WEBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES AND COUNCIL. WORLD COUNCILOR ORAL. YES. SO I CAN HAVE A0752 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN.
ACCEPTED AND DOCKET. 0752 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0753. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0753. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCIL COLOR AS OPPOSED. YES, COUNCILOR CAUSA UPON.
YES. COUNCILOR. CARTER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. >> COUNCILOR. MICHELLE. >> YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FERN. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCIL OF ME HERE.
CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. DEFENSE COUNCILOR TO THE PEN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. LEOPARD. YES. >> COUNCILOR WEBB'S AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES. >> COUNCILOR.
OH, YES. SO I CAN HAVE 0753 IS RECEIVED. 12 VOTES. >> IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN. ACCEPTED AND. >> DOCKETS 0752 HAS PASSED. UM, MR. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON
WAYS AND MEANS. SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKETS 0753. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? I'VE DONE IT. I NEED TO CHECK IT OFF.
THANK YOU. >> UH, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE IN WEST MAINE. SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET. 0754. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS.
BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS. 0754 HAS PASSED. WE ARE NOW GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS UH, UNTIL 215. THANK YOU.
BRIEF RECESS.
THANK. >> WHAT'S THE POINT OF ORDER? WHAT WHAT WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING UP? UH, MADAM CHAIR? >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
MADAM CHAIR, DURING THIS BRIEF DURING THIS RECESS I DO UNDERSTAND AND WANT TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION THAT NEGOTIATIONS WERE TAKING PLACE BEHIND THE SCENES OUTSIDE
OF THIS IN OUR CHAMBER WHICH I BELIEVE POTENTIALLY COULD BE AN OPEN MEETING OR A VIOLATION. WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE OUTSIDE OF THIS AREA WHILE THE BODY IS IN SESSION.
THAT'S THE RULE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE. COUNCILOR FLYNN. >> WE'RE MOVING ON. OH OH. PURSUANT TO RULE 39 EACH COUNCILOR WILL HAVE TEN MINUTES
TO DISCUSS THEM IN MOTION WHICH IS THE FULL DOCKET AS PRESENTED . THE ASSISTANT CLERK WILL KEEP TRACK WITH A STOPWATCH. IF COUNCILORS DO NOT USE ALL THEIR TIME IN THE FIRST LINE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO USE ANY
REMAINING TIME THEY HAVE IN A SECOND ROUND. PURSUANT TO RULE 30, COUNCILORS WILL HAVE A SEPARATE TWO MINUTES FOR EACH SUBSIDIARY MOTION MEANING AND INCLUDING
AMENDMENTS OF THE FOR COUNCILOR WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES. WE WILL BE REASONABLY ENFORCING TIME LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL RULES AND TO ENSURE EACH COUNCILOR IS AN EQUAL AND
FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0733? I'LL GIVE YOU THE MIC. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0733 THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO WHICH WAS DEFERRED ON APRIL 8TH, 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND TAX ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027
SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER TO PASS AND AN AMENDED DRAFT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, FIRST, UH, PROCEDURAL ISSUE I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO SUBSTITUTE THE COMMITTEE REPORT WITH THE NEW COMMITTEE REPORT. THIS REFLECTS A FEW CHANGES. ONE, UH, IN THE PACKAGE HAS
BEEN REMOVED $200,000 THAT WAS BEING PULLED FROM BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES. UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AFTER AFTER FEEDBACK FROM, UH, MY COLLEAGUES AND ADVOCATES AND AN
INCREASE IN UH FROM A POLL FROM THE EXECUTION COURTS BY $100,000 UH, IN ADDITION SO THE FULL PACKAGE WOULD BE $8.1 MILLION AND THAT UH UH AND IT
WOULD FUND UH $2 MILLION FOR CITY HOUSING VOUCHERS WHICH IS STILL INSTEAD OF 2.1 MILLION WHICH IS STILL OVER THE UH 100% OF WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE ORIGINAL
COMMITTEE REPORT SOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT, THE OFFICE OF LGBTQIA TWO PLUS ADVANCEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT WENT DIRECTLY TO
THOSE OFFICES INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM TO THE EQUITY OFFICE WHEN THE FUNDS UH WHILE THE FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT WERE SENT DIRECTLY THAT OFFICE IN THE ORIGINAL TAX ORDER, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHERE
THE FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE FOR WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF LGBTQ TO US PLUS WOULD END UP THE SUBSTITUTED COMMITTEE REPORT ALTERS THE TAX ORDER TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE
CONFUSION BY EXPRESSLY ROUTING DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT $100,000 INTO THE OFFICE OF LGBTQIA TO
US PLUS ADVANCEMENT $200,000. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE $555,000 BEING DIRECTLY SENT TO THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT IN THE PRIOR REPORT, THE FUNDS WERE DESIGNATED FOR THESE OFFICES,
UH, BUT WERE ROUTED THROUGH THE EQUITY OFFICE. THIS CHANGE REFLECTS WHAT WAS SCREENED CHAIR AND DISCUSSED DURING THE LAST WORKING SESSION. AND NOW THE TAX ORDER IS UPDATED TO ENSURE THE FUNDING GOES DIRECTLY TO THOSE TWO
OFFICES. SO I JUST I MOVE TO SUBSTITUTE UH THE THE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THOSE REASONS AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE MERITS OF. THANK YOU ABSENT OBJECTION. COUNCILOR UH, WEBER
SUBSTITUTION AS BEFORE THE BODY. COUNSELOR. CONSUMER MEJIA. SORRY, I JUST WALKED IN.
UM, JUST SO THAT I'M CLEAR, ARE WE ON DOCKET UH, 7033? YES. AND THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS JUST A SUBSTITUTION, RIGHT? CORRECT. NOT NOT HIS.
UM, UH, REQUEST. UH, NO, WE WE WILL DISCUSS THE THE THE FULL PACKAGE AFTER THIS IS JUST TO SUBSTITUTE THE COMMITTEE REPORT UH, MAKE AND
HONESTLY, MOST OF IT IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT FUNDS THAT WE'VE DESIGNATED FOR THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF LGBTQ UH, PLUS UH ADVANCEMENT WILL BE SENT
DIRECTLY TO THOSE OFFICES INSTEAD OF TO THE EQUITY OFFICE WHICH WAS IN OUR PRESENTATION BUT NOT IN THE TAXABLE. THANK YOU NOTE I APPRECIATE THAT I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO ARE FOLLOWING US ON THE. COUNCILMEMBER HERE.
UM ARE YOU ARE YOU OBJECTION. ARE YOU OBJECTING? NO, I. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSELOR. UM, MADAM PRESIDENT.
UM, COUNSELOR, UH, COLITIS APPARENTLY HAD A LIGHT ON FIRST. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, I'M GOING TO MOVE A. MOTION TO AMEND THE WAYS AND
MEANS AMENDMENT PACKAGE TO RESTORE $1.2 MILLION FOR THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT. WE'RE NOT WE'RE WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT THERE. >> YES. I HAVEN'T BROUGHT THE PACKAGE TO THE FLOOR. OKAY, I. SUBSTITUTED I BELIEVE I CAN
MAKE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THAT ITEM. THANK YOU. >> UM. BUT HAVE WE SUBSTITUTED? THERE WAS A SECOND. >> YEAH. HOLD ON A SECOND. OKAY, COUNSELOR? COUNSELOR, ARE YOU WITH MEJIA?
ARE YOU OBJECTION. I'M HERE TO OBJECT. OKAY. >> YOU HAVE. >> THE FLOOR? NO, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LITTLE. CONFUSION CREATING HERE AND I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SO I, UM IF IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE COUNSELOR COLLETTA IS ALREADY READY TO GO TO
AMENDMENTS I I BELIEVE HE'S STILL TALKING ABOUT SUBSTITUTION, SO I JUST NEED TO I NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND. YEAH. WHAT DOES THAT PLAY? YEAH. >> AND AT WHAT POINT I CAN
SPEAK UM, IN REGARDS TO OBJECTING. THAT THE UM JUST THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA. UM, BECAUSE COUNCILMAN HE IS
OBJECTING TO THE COMMITTEE REPORT WILL BE PULLING THE COMMITTEE A YES VOTE MEANS YOU AGREE WITH THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION ON REPORTING THIS OUT. A NO MEANS THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD RETURN TO COMMITTEE.
MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A CALL. >> THE CORRECT ONE SECOND. SO, UH, COUNCIL MEETING IN PEOPLE BACK TO ME MY MY MY MY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BRADING FOR RECOGNIZING ME NOW
OFFICIALLY, MADAM PRESIDENT, I OBJECT TO THE CHAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET 0733. TO BE CLEAR, I AM NOT OBJECTING TO THE CHAIRS OFFERING A SUBSTITUTION.
I AM OBJECTING TO THE CHAIR'S REPORTING OUT ON THIS DOCKET SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE GREEN SHEETS AND THEN PULL IT FROM THE GREEN SHEETS TO TAKE A FULL VOTE ON REJECTING THE BUDGET.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY CALLING FOR THIS ACTION, AND IT WOULD BE DISRESPECTFUL TO NOT ALLOW COUNCILORS TO VOTE ON IT AND HAVE THOSE VOTES TO BE SELECTED
IN FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD. I ASK RESPECTFULLY THAT MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE TO VOTE NO ON AGREEING ON THE
CHAIR'S REPORTING OUT WHEN THEY ARE POLLED SO THAT WE CAN LET DEMOCRACY PLAY OUT. SUCH A RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER, COUNCILOR WHOEVER YOU HAVE. YEAH. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, UH,
SUBSTITUTE THE COMMITTEE REPORT SO WE CAN THEN BRING IT TO THE FLOOR AND HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE DOING. PEOPLE WILL HAVE A FULL OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR AGAINST THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE, MAKE
AMENDMENTS AND WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AGAIN. AT THE LOW. COUNCILMEMBER HERE. >> THE VOTE IS JUST TO MAKE MAKE TWO MINOR SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE COMMITTEE REPORT PRIMARILY TO MAKE SURE THAT
FUNDS IN THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE FOR THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF LGBTQ PLUS IT IS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THOSE OFFICES INSTEAD OF THROUGH THE EQUITY CABINET.
IN ADDITION, WE DID REMOVE A CUT FROM THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES. UH, AND UH, YOU KNOW, I TOOK $100,000 FROM. EXECUTION COURTS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AND
BUT AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE VOTING FOR THIS OR ALLOWING THIS TO GO FORWARD ALLOWS FOR A FULL HEARING ABOUT THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE AND YOU CAN YOU CAN STILL VOTE DOWN THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE. YOU CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE
AMENDMENT PACKAGE. IT JUST BRINGS. >> IT TO THE FLOOR. >> FROM HERE WE'RE GOING TO PULL THE COMMITTEE. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO.
HANG ON I NEED TO JUST TAKE A BREATH HERE. WE'RE GOING UH WE WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE COMMITTEE. MR TURK. I HAVE THIS JUST TO CONSIDER
CONSIDERED. QUESTION WITH REGARD TO BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT TAKING OUT THE YEAH. SO IT'S STILL IN THERE. WE'RE IN. THIS WILL ALL BE OPEN FOR
DISCUSSION. WE JUST NEED TO BRING THE AMENDED REPORT PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY. RIGHT NOW. I JUST WANT TO. OKAY. SECOND ONE AT A TIME PLEASE.
YES WRITE. THIS IN THE REMARKS I THINK BEFORE YOU WERE IN HERE THE THE THE THE COMMITTEE REPORT AS ORIGINALLY FILED DIRECTED
555,000 TO DOLLARS DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE ADVOCACY. IT JUST THAT THE $300,000 FOR THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT AND THE LGBTQ PLUS ADVANCEMENT OFFICE WERE ROUTED
TO THEM THROUGH THE EQUITY OFFICE. ALL THIS DOES IS PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SAME ASSURANCE THOSE TWO OFFICES THAT WE'VE ALREADY PROVIDED FOR THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE EVENTS. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR UM
CULPEPER FOR YOUR QUESTION. UM, HOW DO YOU. HAVE A PROCEDURAL POINT OF UM A POINT OF INFORMATION I GUESS FROM THE CLERK. SO UH, MY QUESTION IS WAS THE
REPORT PROPERLY SUBSTITUTED ON THE FLOOR AND THEN BECAUSE I MADE A MOTION FIRST AND IT WAS SECONDED IS IN THAT MOTION IN A SEQUENTIAL ORDER SHOULD BE TAKEN FIRST BEFORE ANY OTHER MOTIONS. >> IT'S STILL IT'S STILL.
IT'S STILL A STILL AN OUTSTANDING MOTION. IT'S STILL AN OUTSTANDING MOTION THAT'S THAT'S ON THE FLOOR. YEAH. SO MOVING FORWARD WILL THAT BE TAKEN FIRST THAT MOTION THAT'S. MY INTENTION YES. THANK YOU.
>> AS CONSUMERS WANT TO SPEAK I WILL ALLOW MY COLLEAGUES TO SPEAK. BUT I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WE ARE ONLY ADDRESSING THE QUESTION OF POLLING THE COMMITTEE FOR THE CHANGE REPORT RIGHT NOW COMMENTS AND TO ME IT ON THE BUDGET ITSELF WILL BE
FULLY ALLOWED LATER IN THE MEETING AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME . MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE. UH WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR WEBER. YES. >> COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YES.
>> COUNCILOR COLETTE AS OPPOSED. SO LET'S GET THIS. >> OH YES. BRING IT ON THE FLOOR. OH, NO, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD NOT BE. YES, I'M CALLING FOR THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUR. COLLECTIVE COUNCIL OF COLOR AS OPPOSED. TO THIS. >> MARVELOUS THAT THE PRESIDENT. IS KIND OF COUNCIL. JULIA, MAYBE YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN. I'M SORRY. NO, YOU NEED TO SIT DOWN. PRESIDENT. >> WE'RE TRYING TO I KNOW.
BUT THERE'S. >> THIS THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME WEIRD STUFF HAPPENING. WE'RE TRYING TO ACTUALLY FOLLOW AN ORDER HERE, SO PLEASE SIT DOWN. WE'RE PULLING THE COMMITTEE.
A YES VOTE MEANS THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION ON REPORTING THIS OUT. A NO VOTE MEANS THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD REMAIN IN COMMITTEE.
HOLD ON. I'M TAKING A BRIEF RECESS HERE
BECAUSE ALL OF THIS IS.
WE ARE PULLING THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. A YES VOTE MEANS THAT WE AGREE WITH THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION AND A SUBSTITUTION AND A NO VOTE MEANS THAT THIS MATTER
SHOULD RETURN TO COMMITTEE. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL THE A WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE? COUNCILOR WEBER. YES. >> COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YES. >> COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED TO COUNCIL CULPEPER. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.
YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO, UM. THE CHAIR SUBSTITUTED COMMIT COMMITTEE REPORT IS BEFORE THE
BODY. I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER CHAIRPERSON MEANS FOR FOR YOUR CONTINUED REMARKS. COUNCILOR WEBER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. UH, THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS WAS EXCEPTIONALLY CHALLENGING. CITY COSTS, PARTICULARLY FOR HEALTH CARE ARE RISING MUCH FASTER THAN REVENUES WITH PROPERTY TAXES RISING AT THE
SLOWEST RATE SINCE 1998. AS A RESULT, THE OVERALL BUDGET FROM FY 26 FY 27 GREW BY JUST 2.1%, MARKING THE SLOWEST GROWTH SINCE THE GREAT
RECESSION IN FISCAL YEAR 2010. AS A RESULT OF THOSE PRESSURES, THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUT MANY OF THE GRANTS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN A CITY THAT MUST DO EVERYTHING IT
CAN TO ADDRESS GAPS IN WEALTH, HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT FALL ALONG RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC LINES. WE NEED BUDGETS THAT PROVIDE REAL, TANGIBLE SUPPORT FOR
HOUSING, SENIORS, YOUTH, SMALL BUSINESSES, FOOD ACCESS AND THE ARTS. CITY COUNCILORS HAVE HEARD CALLS TO RESTORE THE CUTS OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS IN OVER 150 HOURS OF BUDGET HEARINGS, CITY
HALL LISTENING SESSIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD TOWN HALLS AND WORKING SESSIONS ACCORDINGLY, MY OFFICE RECEIVED SUBMISSIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD FUND WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED
FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET AND THAT ALIGNED WITH THE ADVOCACY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AS A RESULT OF AS THE CHAIR OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL, I SUBMITTED AN
AMENDMENT PACKAGE LAST WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN TODAY THAT RESTORES NEARLY ALL OF THE CUTS THAT ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR IN RESPONSE TO THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET.
THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE BEFORE US TODAY TOTALS $8.1 MILLION AND WILL FUND THE FOLLOWING FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION THAT'S $2 MILLION
FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS, $450,000 FOR ACCESS TO COUNCILOR, $300,000 FOR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE, $125,000 FOR TEEN
MENTORING AND $60,000 FOR RENT STABILIZATION ALL AT 100% OR ABOVE OF WHAT THEY WERE LAST. YEAR FOR THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE RESTORES
$1.2 MILLION FOR SENIOR PROGRAMING AND GRANTS FOR THE OFFICE OF BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT UH $555,000 FOR THE
OFFICE OF UH OF LGBTQIA TWO PLUS ADVANCEMENT. UH IT'S $200,000 AND FOR THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
ANOTHER $100,000 FOR YOUTH JOBS IT ADDS $750,000 UH, WHEN ADDED TO THE PRIVATE FUNDING SECURED BY MAYOR WU FOR 2000 SCHOOL YEAR YOUTH JOBS, THIS WILL
SUPPLY APPROXIMATELY 2225 YOUTH JOBS MORE THAN THE 1800 JOBS LAST YEAR FOR THE RETURNING CITIZENS FOR RETURNING CITIZENS AND FAMILIES WITH THIS PACKAGE
WILL PROVIDE $750,000 FOR ARTS AND CULTURE, $600,000 FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, $600,000 AND FOR FOOD ACCESS AND SUPPORT $400,000. THIS PACKAGE MOVES MORE MONEY
THAN THE COUNCIL HAS IN RECENT YEARS ON A MORE CHALLENGING BUDGET AND WITH A FORECAST FOR MORE TROUBLE AHEAD, WE ARE UNDER MORE PRESSURE THAN EVER TO MAKE SMART DECISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO SET UP BOSTON FOR
FUTURE SUCCESS. OUR GOAL WAS TO SUPPLY A BUDGET AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT WOULD FUND VITAL PROGRAMING LIKE HOUSING VOUCHERS AND YOUTH JOBS WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE SERVICES OUR RESIDENTS RELY
ON OR CREATE THE RISKS OF LAYOFFS TO CITY WORKERS. OUR PROCESS HAS HELPED US CONSTRUCT AN AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT RESTORES 100% OF THE CUTS IMPACTING HOUSING VOUCHERS, ACCESS TO COUNCIL DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE, RENTAL STABILIZATION, VHA TEEN MENTORING, THE OFFICE OF LGBTQIA TO US PLUS ADVANCEMENT AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SECURED 89% OF THE GRANTS FOR AID STRONG 67% OF THE FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, 58% OF THE FUNDING FOR RETURNING CITIZENS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND 50%
OF THE FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE AND GRANTS TO COMBAT FOOD SECURITY AND BY ADDING 750,000 ONTO THE YOUTH JOBS POOL WILL BE ENSURING THERE WILL BE CITY BASED JOBS FOR OUR YOUTH AND WITH THE
PRIVATE FUNDING SECURED BY THE MAYOR, THERE WILL BE A MORE THAN FOUR 500 MORE SCHOOL YEAR JOBS NUMBER PROVIDED LAST YEAR . THE COUNCIL MUST TAKE ACTION TODAY WEDNESDAY JUNE 10TH OR
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET WILL AUTOMATICALLY MOVE FORWARD UNAMENDED WHICH WILL I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS PACKAGE AND DELIVER THE FUNDS AND GRANTS OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE? I'D BE REMISS NOT TO THANK MY
STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL OFFICE UH, OUR CENTRAL OFFICE BUDGET STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY'VE PUT IN OVER THIS PROCESS WHICH HAS ALLOWED US TO ARRIVE AT A VOTE TODAY ON A PACKAGE AND ALSO TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS AS THE CHAIR OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, I AM SEEKING ACCEPTANCE OF THIS COMMITTEE REPORT AND AN AMENDED DRAFT AND PASSAGE OF THIS DOCKET BEFORE YOU TODAY.
>> THANK YOU AND RECOGNIZE YOUR MC. I KNOW MY CELL PHONE. THANK YOU CHAIR WEBER CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLLETTE A SUPPORTER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> UM COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SO, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE TO RESTORE THE $1.2 MILLION FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT GRANTS. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE FUNDING FOR IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES, ESOL PROGRAMING AND
COMMUNITY BASED IMMIGRATION SUPPORT GRANTS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUNDING LEVELS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED DURING THE COUNCIL'S WORKING SESSIONS AND INTRODUCED BY THE CHAIR. UM I ASK THAT THAT AMENDMENT BE DISTRIBUTED AND CONSIDERED. MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> DO YOU HAVE A SECOND. THAT MADAM PRESIDENT POINT. POINT OF INFORMATION. >> OR. WHATEVER? >> AND JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'LL BE RECUSING MYSELF UH, FROM THIS DISCUSSION UH, BASED ON GUIDANCE I RECEIVED
FROM THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. WE ALREADY AT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR COLLETTA. UH, YOUR MOTION IS SECONDED. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
AMENDMENT RESTORING FUNDING TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT. THIS AMENDMENT RESTORES FUNDING THAT MANY OF US DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THAT WAS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED AS PART OF THE BROADER RESTORATION
CONVERSATIONS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE WORKING SESSION THAT WE ALL AGREED THAT WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE. SPECIFICALLY, THIS AMENDMENT RESTORES FUNDING FOR IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES, ESOL PROGRAMING
WHICH IS A HUGE NEED IN MY DISTRICT UH, LANGUAGE ACCESS AND COMMUNITY BASED GRANTS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT. SO SPECIFICALLY WHAT THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
PACKAGE INTRODUCES IS ESOL, UH GRANT SUPPORT AND TO THE TUNE OF 275,000 LEGAL ACCESS WHICH IS UH A HUGE NECESSITY DURING UM, UH, THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND THEIR
HORRIFIC ATTACKS ON OUR IMMIGRANT BROTHERS AND SISTERS UM AND FOLKS WITH EVEN WITH LEGAL PROTECTED STATUS UM, UH, DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT
164,000 AND UH TUITION EQUITY FOR 172,000 AND THEN AS WELL AS LEAVING WELL-BEING AT 269,517 UH DOLLARS ACROSS BOSTON IMMIGRANT FAMILIES CONTINUING
TO NAVIGATE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX LEGAL CHALLENGES, LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT ACCESS TO SERVICES, THE LEGAL AID FUNDED SUPPORTED THROUGH MOYA HELPS FAMILIES ACCESS QUALIFIED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND TRUSTED
COMMUNITY BASED ASSISTANCE. THE ESOL FUNDING HELPS RESIDENTS LEARN ENGLISH, ACCESS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE IN DISTRICT ONE. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT. EAST BOSTON IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND HOME TO GENERATION OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. EVERY WEEK OUR OFFICE WORKS WITH RESIDENTS TO RELY ON LEGAL
AID SERVICES, LANGUAGE ACCESS SUPPORT AND ESL PROGRAMS TO NAVIGATE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES. WE HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THESE INVESTMENTS IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND COMMUNITY STABILITY.
THIS AMENDMENT ALSO REFLECTS THE WORK ALREADY DONE BY THIS COUNCIL THIS THIS FUNDING UH THE FUNDING LEVELS CONTAINED IN THIS AMENDMENT MIRROR THE RESTORATION CONCEPTS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED DURING OUR WORKING
SESSION AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIORITIES MANY COLLEAGUES EXPRESSED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. TO ME THIS IS NOT A PARTIZAN AMENDMENT. IT IS AN AMENDMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THAT IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ARE PART OF BOSTON
STORY, PART OF BOSTON'S ECONOMY AND PART OF BOSTON'S FUTURE. FOR THOSE REASONS, I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND RESTORE FUNDING TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ, UH, CONTRACT COLLATERAL PATTERNS? UM, I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE HERE.
COULD YOU PLEASE READ, UM, COUNCILOR COLOR, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT IN TO THE RECORD. AMENDMENT OF COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PART OF NUMBER 0733 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR APPROPRIATE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION AND TAX ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS DECREASE EXECUTION OF COURT SPECIAL APPROPRIATION. INCREASE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT
ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $960,000 FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT EVENT ADVANCEMENT FUNDING DECREASE DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $40,000 FOR MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT FUNDING TO INCREASE OFFICE OF PEOPLE OPERATIONS
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $50,000 FOR MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT FUNDING DECREASE
LABOR RELATIONS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 50,000 FOR MAYOR'S OFFICE THE IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT FUNDING DECREASE
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE. MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $100,000 FOR ME AS AN IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT FUND
FUNDING FILED IN THE COUNCIL JUNE 10TH. THANK YOU MR COOK. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK UM ON THIS AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF OUR WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR, CHAIR WEBER, THE ADMINISTRATION, ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS COUNCIL OF COURSE CENTRAL STAFF ESPECIALLY SPECIFICALLY AND
RYAN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THIS PROCESS HAS MEANT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY HOURS OF HEARINGS, WORKING SESSIONS, PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND CONVERSATIONS WITH RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT THE BEST
PATH FORWARD, MANY OF WHICH REMAIN. BUT I BELIEVE THIS AMENDMENT PACKAGE BEFORE US WITH THE INCLUDED AMENDMENT REFLECTS A THOUGHTFUL EFFORT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WHILE MEETING THE FINANCIAL REALITIES FACING OUR CITY.
FOR THAT I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF BOTH UH, THE CHAIR'S AMENDMENT PACKAGE AND THIS ADDITION. THE BUDGET AS PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR WAS NOT WRITTEN UNDER EASY CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT REFLECTS THE REAL FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT OF THE MOMENT DRIVEN BY RISING COSTS FROM EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC OVERTIME SAFETY OVER TIME TO AN ANTICIPATED SNOW REMOVAL COSTS AND THE CONTINUED INFLATIONARY
PRESSURES AFFECTING BOTH MUNICIPAL BUDGETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SPECIFICALLY BOSTON . IN TIMES LIKE THESE A COUNCIL IS TALKED UH, TASKED WITH BEING DOING WHAT RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT MUST DO
MAKE DECISIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. I READ IN THE GLOBE THIS WEEK CITIES SOMERVILLE, MALDEN AND NEW BEDFORD ARE CONFRONTING LAYOFFS AND SERVICE REDUCTIONS AMID SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES.
MANY ARE WARNING THAT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL REVENUE MEASURES INCLUDING AGAINST PROP UH PROP TWO AND A HALF OVERRIDES, THEY WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CUTS. AGAINST THAT BACKDROP, I'M PROUD THAT THIS PACKAGE
PRESERVES THE CORE SERVICES THAT RESIDENTS RELY ON EVERY DAY WHILE PROTECTING FAILED CITY POSITIONS. IT REFLECTS A SERIOUS EFFORT TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS WHILE RESPONDING TO PRIORITIES RAISED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
ACROSS THIS BODY THERE HAS BEEN CONSENSUS, UM THAT SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL. >> HOW LETTER YOU FELLOW COMMISSION EXCUSE ME OF. COURSE THERE'S NO.
EXCUSE ME. YOU'VE EXCUSE ME BECAUSE OF A JOKING YOU. FAILED US. WELL WELL. COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS. WHICH I GO TO HAPPEN ABOUT HERE.
WE ARE UPSET.
SO HERE WE GO. TELL A FRIEND OF MINE. I ASK MY COLLEAGUES. WE ALL. STAND US WHERE THE MONEY GOES. YEAH I'D ASK.
WHOA WHOA WHOA. OKAY. LET'S GO. WHOA WHOA WHOA. UP.
TOP WE GO UP IN THE PARKING. OH! OH.
OH. TELL US WHERE THE MONEY GO DOWN THE RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE MEAN. GO, GO. OH.
EXCUSE ME, I HAD TO SILENCE DALLAS, MAN. GO TO. OH! I LEFT MY BUDDY. OH, GOD.
OH, NO NO NO. I AM THE BODY. DOCTOR. OH, BOY. OH! DON'T WAKE UP ON YOUR OWN.
EXCUSE ME. OH! EXCUSE ME. OH MY. HE BROKE UP WITH ME. OH COME ON. EXCUSE ME. DRUG REHAB. HE.
GOT A. COME HOME. THIS IS ON. YES. THIS MEETING IS RECESSED. MY. Part: 2
YOU GIVE THE AMOUNT TO EVERYBODY. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. YOU SHOULD. HAVE BEEN HERE. AS A PURSUANT TO RULE 2042. NO DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR
DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE PERMITTED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIGNS, PLACARDS, BANNERS CHEERING, CLAPPING OR BOOING ETC. AND IF SUCH DEMONSTRATIONS
ARE MADE THE GALLERY OR PUBLIC SEATING AREA WILL BE CLEARED. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THERE WILL BE NO MORE WARNINGS IF WE MAY. IF YOU MAKE A DISTURBANCE OR
DISTRACTION YOU WILL BE ESCORTED OUT. AS A REMINDER WE ARE CURRENTLY ON DOCKET NUMBER 0733. THE MOTION BEFORE THE BODY IS
COUNCILOR COLETTA ZAPATA'S AMENDMENT TO DOCKET 0733. BEFORE THE CHAIR WE ARE CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THIS AMENDMENT. ONCE WE FINISH THIS AMENDMENT
WE WILL FINISH ADDRESSING THE OTHER AMENDMENTS. DOES EVERYBODY HAVE COLLETTE AS A PART OF THIS AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF THEM? IT WAS GIVEN OUT EARLIER.
IF ANYONE ANYONE HASN'T GOT IT. GIVEN THE DISRUPTION I DON'T REMEMBER WHO WAS NEXT UP TO SPEAK. SO IN FAIRNESS TO MY COLLEAGUES PLEASE REFRESH MY MEMORY AND
WHO IS NEXT AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS THE PADDLE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD BECAUSE UM, AFTER HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH COLLEAGUES IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION,
UH, CONSENSUS. >> AND COLLEGIALITY I AM GOING TO FORMALLY WITHDRAW THE MOTION UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE, UM, UH, A MOTION FROM ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES. I THINK WE'RE ALL HERE TO DO
THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE AND NO ONE WANTS TO UM UH NO ONE WANTS THIS BODY TO DISSOLVE INTO CHAOS. UH, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S PUTTING ONE
UP. UM, I I MY MOTION WAS TO FULLY FUND IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT. UM, TO BE CLEAR, I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THAT'S MY HOPE. THAT'S MY WISH.
AND SO IN THE SPIRIT OF CONSENSUS COLLABORATION, COLLEGIALITY I AM GOING TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION AND I DO LOOK FORWARD TO ULTIMATELY VOTING ON UM, THIS BUDGET PACKAGE PRESENTED BY THE CHAIR
AND THEN LOOK FORWARD TO UH, HEARING FROM MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY HAVE OTHER IDEAS OF THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO FUND AND TALKING THROUGH THOSE AMENDMENTS, UM, IN A VERY CORDIAL AND RESPECTFUL WAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL SAID IT IS ABOUT, UH FOR WITHDRAWING THAT KNOWING THAT UH, IN AN AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY
THAT WE WERE GOING TO ORIGINALLY PROPOSE. UH, WE WILL NOW BY FOR KATE THAT UH AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE UH, AN ORIGINAL UH, AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR. UM.
TO BE VOTED ON. AND THEN MY INTENT IS TO AFTER THIS UH, THIS AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT WE WILL THEN HAVE A VOTE UH, ON THE MOYER AMENDMENT PACKAGE AS WELL. SO I HAVE A NON MOYER PACKAGE
AND A MOYER PACKAGE FOR UH, EVIDENT REASONS. DO DO YOU UH YOU HAVE A MOTION TO OFFER ANOTHER AMENDMENT? DO YOU HAVE A SECONDER? SECOND. >> THANK YOU. >> UM UM WE HAVE A SECONDER.
UH, MR CLERK, I THINK YOU SHOULD READ COULD YOU READ THIS, UH, AMENDMENT INTO THE RECORD FOR US? I BETTER GIVE YOU SOME UM, HERE.
AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL FITZGERALD CAN NUMBER 0733 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION IN TAX QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS.
COORDINATED RESPONSE TEAM DECREASE BUS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES PERSONNEL SERVICES
75,000 TO BE DIRECTED TO THREE PERMANENT FULL TIME EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITYWIDE COORDINATED RESPONSE TEAM. DECREASE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION SPECIAL APPROPRIATION INCREASE OFFICE
OF HUMAN SERVICES PERSONNEL SERVICES 125,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THREE PERMANENT FULL TIME EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITYWIDE COORDINATED RESPONSE TEAM EIGHT
STRONG GRANTS AND PROGRAMING DECREASE BUS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $150,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD
COMMUNITY GRANTS. OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE GRANTS DECREASE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE. OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $50,000 TO BE DIRECTED TO COMMUNITY GRANTS EMS HEALTH AND WELLNESS GRANTS DECREASE BUS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE BUS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMISSION SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS $125,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES HEALTH AND WELLNESS LEGACY BUSINESS AWARDS
DECREASED BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $300,000 BE DIRECTED
TOWARD LEGACY BUSINESS AWARDS MWB PROCUREMENT READINESS PILOT DECREASE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE PUBLIC FACILITIES
DEPARTMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $200,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD MWB PROCUREMENT READINESS PILOT AT RISK AND TRANSITIONAL YOUTH JOBS AND ASSISTANCE DECREASE
BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $50,000 BE DIRECTED
TOWARD AT RISK AND TRANSITIONAL YOUTH JOBS AND ASSISTANCE ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS DECREASE BUS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE. OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $225,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DECREASE BUS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION PERSONNEL SERVICES $200,000 TO BE DIRECTED TO A HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. PERSONNEL SERVICES VETERAN SERVICES TO INCREASE BUS AND
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE. OFFICE OF VETERANS PERSONNEL SERVICES $25,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR
VETERANS SERVICES. FAIR HOUSING TESTING PROGRAM DECREASE BUS AND PUBLIC LIBRARY PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING AND EQUITY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
$100,000 BE DIRECTED TOWARD FAIR HOUSING TESTING PROGRAM FILED IN THE COUNCIL JUNE 10TH. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL FOR GIVING ME CONTINUE. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU MR CLERK FOR READING
ALL THAT. FIRST I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON WHERE THESE POLLS ARE COMING FROM SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEY'RE COMING FROM WE HAVE 1.4 MILLION COMING FROM PERSONNEL SERVICES.
THE REASON WE CHOSE TO FOCUS IN ON THE PERSONNEL SERVICES IS THAT WE LOOKED AT THEIR FIVE YEAR UNDERSPEND AND THE AVERAGE WAS 3.5 MILLION BY TAKING 1.4 MILLION, WE BELIEVE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT CAN MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THIS CUT JUST AS WHEN WE CUT FROM ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT UH, THEY HAVE TO RECALIBRATE INTERNALLY AND
WE BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO DO THAT. UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE THE ONES THAT ARE IN LIBRARY THOSE ARE OFFSET BY OTHER THINGS THAT WILL BE UH IN THE SUBSTITUTED BUDGET FROM THE CHAIR.
UM AND AS YOU CAN SEE UH ORIGINALLY WE HAD SOME MORE MONEY IN THIS UH BUT AS THINGS YOU HAVE TO WORK OUT UH, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYONE IS JUST AND SOMETIMES NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND THIS YEAR, RIGHT TO FEED EVERYBODY.
BUT SOME OF THE STORIES THAT DOES COME OUT OF THIS I THINK SHOULD BE GOOD. UH, THE COORDINATED RESPONSE TEAM, UH, GETTING FOLKS TO HELP WITH THE UH, OPEN CONGREGATE DRUG USE AND THAT IS A CITYWIDE TEAM.
AND AGAIN, ALL OF THE INCREASES WE HAVE HERE ARE REALLY FOR A CITYWIDE SERVICES. NO ONE IS BENEFITING FROM THE DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY UH, THIS IS IN COLLEGIALITY WITH EVERYBODY. UM, AND I GOT TO SAY I HAVE TO
GIVE A PERSONAL SHOUT OUT. COUNCILOR SANTANA HAS BEEN FANTASTIC IN THIS PROCESS. UH, IN WORKING TOGETHER AND MAKING SURE WE GET TO A A GOOD THING. AND I KNOW I'VE REALLY WORKED WITH ALL THE COLLEAGUES AND THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT TO GET
HERE. UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS WE HAD TO DO AND AND TO STAY BY THE RULES AND EVERYTHING. WE REALLY DID IT. UM, AND IT TOOK A LOT AND THIS THIS THIS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO BE CHAOTIC AND SO I KNOW AT
TIMES IT CAN SEEM THAT BUT I WHAT I HOPE FOLKS UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE FOLKS ON THIS BODY CARE ABOUT THIS CITY AND WE ACTUALLY DO CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER. UH, AND I THINK THIS BUDGET WHILE IT DOESN'T ISN'T AS
STRONG THIS AMENDMENT PACKAGE WELL, IT ISN'T AS STRONG AS MANY OF US WOULD LIKE. UH, WE DO UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS WITH WHICH WE ARE OPERATING BUT CAN'T WE HAVE EIGHT STRONG GRANTS TO SUPPORT OUR SENIORS.
THE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE GETS AN INCREASE IN EMS HEALTH AND WELLNESS, WHICH I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE OFTEN THEY'RE OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, LEGACY BUSINESS GRANTS. WE HOPE TO TRY AND GET MORE AT
SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS YEAR'S LEGACY BUSINESS GRANTS WINNER ARE ALSO, UH, MADE WHOLE. UM IS A PROCUREMENT READINESS PILOT AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MR CULPEPPER FOR ADVOCATING FOR THAT.
WE HAVE, UH, ADDITIONAL AT RISK AND TRANSITIONAL YOUTH JOBS AND I KNOW JULIA COUNCIL HE HAS BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE ALONG WITH COUNCILOR SANTANA AROUND THAT UM THE VETS I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILOR ED FLYNN FOR ADVOCATING TO GET VETERANS
MONEY IN THERE. UH, WE HAVE ARTS AND CULTURE WHICH I KNOW ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS LOVE AND MAKE WHAT I MAKE OUR EACH INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT BEAUTIFUL. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RESTORED MORE OF THEIR GRANTS SO THAT THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO DO WHAT THEY DO. UM AND THEN WE HAVE THE UH THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION RESTORATION, UH, WHICH I THINK WILL BE A VITAL THING. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WE'RE ESPECIALLY WE'RE GOING IN THE FUTURE AND THE FAIR HOUSING
TESTING PROGRAM. UM SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE INCREASE THAT WE WERE ALL ABLE TO BUILD CONSENSUS AROUND UH AND AGREED THAT THEY SHOULD GO FORWARD AND WE SHOULD INCREASE EACH OF THESE THINGS. UH, AND I GAVE YOU THE REASON
OF WHERE THE DECREASE COMES FROM. UM, AND SO WITH THAT, UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE UH, MY THE SUMMARY OF MY $1.4 MILLION AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT HOPEFULLY WILL
GAIN THE SUPPORT OF EVERYBODY HERE BECAUSE THEY ALL HAD A HAND IN MAKING THIS WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. UM, UM, LET ME SEE WHERE WHERE I SHOULD KEEP MY MY LIST
OF LIGHTS HERE. UM. >> UM. SHE'S RELATING EVERYTHING. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES, UH,
COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OH, HANG ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON A SECOND. I JUST CHECKED MY LIST. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YOU HAVE THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND BEFORE I SPEAK TO THIS AMENDMENT. PROPOSAL, I DO JUST WANT TO. SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC. THEY PROBABLY WONDERING WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR A COUPLE
HOURS. AND I DO WANT TO THANK OFFICERS SERGEANT MILLS, THE BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE HERE, ALL OUR MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WHO WORK SO
PROFESSIONALLY AND DILIGENTLY AND GOT US TO A PLACE WHERE WE COULD COME BACK INTO THIS CHAMBER AND CONTINUE THIS WORK BECAUSE IF WE DON'T WORK TOGETHER AND GET TO A VOTE BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, THIS BUDGET WILL JUST GO INTO EFFECT WITHOUT OUR AMENDMENT PROCESS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE THANKED EVERYONE WHO CAME IN TO SUPPORT OUR WORK TODAY.
SO THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ETHICS QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THIS PROCESS AND I CONTROVERSY. PETER MURPHY I'M TALKING ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS AND I HOPE THESE
CONCERNS DO NOT COME BACK TO HARM THIS COUNCIL OR UNDERMINE THE WORK WE DO TODAY. BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO VOTE. I HAVE SHOWN UP, ATTENDED THE HEARINGS AND WORKING SESSIONS, REVIEWED THE AMENDMENTS AND
ADVOCATED FOR THE PRIORITIES I BELIEVE BOSTON RESIDENTS DESERVE. I AM PROUD THAT THIS PACKAGE FULLY RESTORES IMPORTANT FUNDING FOR STRONG GRANTS.
OUR SENIORS DESERVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN CONNECTED AND ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS PACKAGE GIVES THEM THE DIGNITY THAT THEY EARNED AND DESERVED.
AND I ALSO WANT TO UM, THANK THE ADVOCATES MEGAN AND CHINATOWN AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN STRONGLY REACHING OUT ENCOURAGING US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR SENIORS.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR VETERANS THAT I HAVE STRONGLY ADVOCATED FOR. WE'RE ASKING AND WE'RE GETTING $25,000 AND SOME MAY ASK WHY DO
WE WANT TO FIGHT FOR $25,000? BUT TO ME IT'S A TRUE PLACEHOLDER IN THE VETERANS BUDGET. ANY TIME SOMETHING COMPLETELY GOES AWAY YOU OFTEN NEVER GET IT BACK. SO I'M GRATEFUL TO BRIGHTON
MARINE FOR ITS GENEROUS SUPPORT THIS YEAR. BUT PRIVATE DONATIONS CANNOT REPLACE A DEPENDABLE CITY COMMITMENT. WE SHOULD PRESERVE THIS LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET.
ONCE A LINE DISAPPEARS IT BECOMES MUCH HARDER TO BRING IT BACK AND HISTORY SHOWS IT ALMOST NEVER COMES BACK. SO KEEPING EVEN A MODEST PLACEHOLDER PROTECTS OUR
ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE SUPPORT NEXT YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE NONPROFIT PARTNERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I ALSO SUPPORT THE INVESTMENT IN YOUTH JOBS INCLUDING THE BOSTON STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL POSITIONS AND ALL THE OTHERS AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS, HOUSING VOUCHERS, RETURNING
CITIZENS FOOD JUSTICE BLACK MALE INVESTMENT THESE ARE SERVICES RESIDENCY AND FAIL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE SENIORS, VETERANS, FAMILIES, ARTISTS, TENANTS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS BOSTON. SO I HOPE THIS BODY CAN COME TOGETHER AROUND THIS MODEST AMENDMENT PACKAGE. AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S MODEST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO FIGHT FOR MORE. I BELIEVE IT'S MODEST BECAUSE
WE WEREN'T WILLING TO USE THE POWER WE HAVE. BUT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT IT AND I'M HERE TO LISTEN TO WHAT MY. COLLEAGUES ALSO WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR US. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELORS AND TOWN OF COUNCIL YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR. UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, I RISE TODAY. I FIRST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, UM, FOR PUTTING THIS AMENDMENT, UM, AMENDMENT PACKAGE TOGETHER.
UM, I THINK AS, UH AS COUNCILOR FITZGERALD MENTIONED, UM, NOTHING I THINK WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING LIKE THIS THIS HAS BEEN A VERY CHAOTIC UM, EXPERIENCE BUT I THINK IN
LISTENING TO EACH OTHER UM, THROUGH WORKING SESSIONS HERE IN THE CHAMBER, I THINK THAT THIS PACKAGE IS ACTUALLY DIRECTLY UM, UH, SPEAKS TO UM WHAT MANY OF OUR
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVING A SPEAKING ABOUT. RIGHT. SO UM I THINK WE WE REALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER UM, TODAY AND BE ABLE TO AGAIN MAKE THIS BUDGET
BETTER. UM, I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE HERE TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PERFECT BUDGET OR A GREAT BUDGET, UM, BUT WE HAVE AN AMENDING POWERS TO MAKE IT BETTER AND I THINK THAT THIS
PACKAGE DOES THAT AND I THINK AS COUNCILOR FITZGERALD MENTIONED, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING CONSENSUS. I ACTUALLY I SUPPORT ALL OF THE UM AMENDMENTS BEING PUT HERE UM, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE UM,
THEY'RE CITYWIDE INITIATIVES UM THEY'RE CITYWIDE INITIATIVES THAT WILL IMPACT ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. UM, I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD CONSENSUS. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.
UM, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO UM, SUPPORT OF THIS PACKAGE UM ,WHEN THAT TIME COMES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES, YOU GOT IT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR. HIS LEADERSHIP, UH, DURING. >> THIS CHALLENGING TIME.
AND, UM. COMING UP WITH A PLAN THAT RECOMMENDATION. >> THAT. UM, LISTENED TO EVERYBODY AND RESPECTED. EVERYBODY ONE A COUPLE OF THE
AMENDMENTS A COUPLE OF THE UH, DEPARTMENTS THAT I SPECIFICALLY ADVOCATED. FOR IN THIS PACKAGE INCLUDED THE EMS HEALTH AND WELLNESS
ENSURING THAT UM, EMTS, PARAMEDICS THAT DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON AND. VISITORS BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS UM,
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR THEM. I THINK THAT I THINK THAT IS CRITICAL. THEY HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT AND STRESSFUL JOB AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT, UH, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, HEALTH AND
WELLNESS PROGRAMS ARE THERE FOR THEM. OFTENTIMES EMS IS OVERLOOKED. UM, BUT I THINK THIS IS A SIGNAL THAT WE RESPECT THEM AND WE RESPECT THE WORK THEY DO.
AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. I ALSO HIGHLIGHTED AND ADVOCATED FOR. THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WITH REVEREND CULPEPER. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO REVEREND CULPEPER FOR WORKING
WITH ME ON THIS RECOMMENDATION . WHEN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED. IT REALLY WAS. UM SUPPORTING GAY AND LESBIANS AT THAT TIME THAT. >> WERE.
VICTIMS OF HATE CRIME IN RACISM . CERTAINLY IT'S EXPANDED BUT WE NEED TO DO THE. WORK THE IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD TO MAKE SURE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IS A PLACE WHERE
RESIDENTS FEEL HEARD AND RESPECTED. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M COMMITTED TO DOING WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES. THE FINAL THE FINAL POINT
VETERANS SERVICES IT'S ONLY $25,000. IT'S THE LOWEST NUMBER ON THIS ON THIS RECOMMENDATION I'M SUPPORTING THIS PROPOSAL.
UM I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THAT FIGURE BUT I REALIZE IT'S THIS IS A COMPROMISE. UM I BUT I DO I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS FIGURE
OF $25,000 IS VERY LOW IN VETERANS NEED TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. I DON'T I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THEY ARE RECEIVING IT. UM, BUT IT'S A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION AND I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT NEXT YEAR WE CAN'T WE HAVE TO TAKE A STRONG LOOK AT THAT DEPARTMENT AND SUPPORT IT WITH
THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT IT NEEDS AND DESERVES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES FROM MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE PUBLIC FOR. THEIR PERSISTENCE. IN ASKING. US TO GO A LITTLE BIT HARDER AND TO BE A LITTLE BIT BOLDER AND TO ACTUALLY, UM, FIGHT A
LITTLE BIT HARDER FOR, UH, SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS. I KNOW WHEN IT'S MY TURN TO SPEAK ON MY AMENDMENTS, I'LL BE PRESENTING MY OWN VOTE FOR CONSIDERATION.
BUT FOR NOW I AM RISING TO UH, THANK UH, THE ADVOCATES UH. FOR THEIR UM. STEADFAST, UH, PERSISTENCE. AND I WILL JUST NOTE THAT THE
AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT IS IN FRONT OF US I DON'T THINK MEETS THE MOMENT AND IT'S NOT GOING AS HARD AS WE NEED TO AND I HAVE HEARD THAT WE HAVE NOT
BEEN GIVEN MUCH TO WORK WITH AND WE CAN'T FIND ANY MORE MONEY. AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS MONEY OUT THERE. WE JUST ARE AFRAID TO ASK FOR IT. UM AND SO I WANT TO KNOW FOR
THE RECORD THAT WE DID RECEIVE A LEGAL MEMO, UM, STATING THAT WE HAVE THE POWER TO REJECT AND CONTINUE WITH AMENDMENTS AND WE'RE NOT CHOOSING TO DO THAT.
WHAT WE'RE CHOOSING TO DO IS WATERED DOWN A PROCESS EVEN FURTHER. UM, AND WHILE I BELIEVE COMPROMISE IS IMPORTANT, THIS
MOMENT ALSO IS ASKING US TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS BODY CAN ACTUALLY PUSH THE ADMINISTRATION, UM. TO TAP INTO THE PARKING METER
FUND TO FIND OTHER DOLLARS. BUT WE ARE NOT THERE IN THIS MOMENT AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THAT PROCESS. AND I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP AND REALLY TRYING TO BRING THE BODY TOGETHER. I KNOW IT WAS NOT EASY. UM, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU WERE ABLE TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLE AND GET SOME FOLKS HERE.
UM SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT AND YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE, UM, YOUTH JOBS LINE ITEM AND I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, UH, SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT GO A
LITTLE BIT HARDER. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MCGEACHIN RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLORED AS A POWDER COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE, UM, THE MOVE TO INTRODUCE THIS AMENDMENT PACKAGE.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR UH, HENRY SANTANA WHO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS, UH, INTEGRAL INTO THESE CONVERSATIONS AND TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS A PACKAGE THAT HELPED TO, UM, UH, BE
REPRESENTATIVE OF EVERYBODY'S PRIORITY. SO THANK YOU AS WELL TO COUNCILOR SANTANA IN YOUR WORK IN GETTING THAT DONE. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR SEPARATING OUT MOYA FROM THIS PACKAGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW.
UM, SO THERE'S UH THERE'S SOMETHING SAID ABOUT THESE ARE NECESSARY CHANGES. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECALIBRATE INTERNALLY AND THAT BPD IN PARTICULAR HAS THE BANDWIDTH TO DO THAT.
UM, $1.4 MILLION FROM THE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR IS A REALLY TOUGH CUT, UM, FOR MY DISTRICT. UM, WE ALSO JUST GOT A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CFO THAT
CLEARLY STATES THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN LAYOFFS OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT, UM, I HAVE A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS THAT WORK IN THE STREETS CABINET IN PARTICULAR IN TRANSPORTATION. THEY'RE UP IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
THEY'RE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. UM, AND SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE REASON BUT THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, THE ISSUES THAT BT WORKS ON, I HAD MY TEAM GO BACK AND CHECK OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES LOGS.
UM THEY PROVIDE VITAL CITY SERVICES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO TO MY RESIDENTS OVERWHELMINGLY BESIDES PUBLIC WORK ISSUES. SO TRASH AND UM OR ISD ISSUES
THINGS RELATED TO UH THINGS THAT WORKS ON OR OVERSEES UM IS ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES OF OF MY CONSTITUENTS. SO PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WE HAVE WE HEAR A LOT FROM FOLKS THAT WE NEED MORE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THE
STREETS OF BOSTON BECAUSE PEOPLE PARK UH, IN EAST AND. >> THEN THEY GO. >> TO THE AIRPORT. THEY JUST KIND OF LEAVE THEIR CARS THERE. SO THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. UM, BUT FOR THOSE REASONS I UM I CANNOT UH, SUPPORT THIS
PARTICULAR SECTION OR THIS UM THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN PUT UP BY COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. SO I WILL BE VOTING NO. UM, BUT MAINLY FOR THE PERSONNEL THAT ARE IN MY DISTRICT THAT WORK IN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE VITAL SERVICES
THAT, UH, BTD PROVIDES MY DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> WE ALL ACKNOWLEDGE HOW IMPORTANT THESE AREAS OF INVESTMENT ARE.
AND THAT'S WHY I CAN SEE SOME OF MY ADVOCACY IN THIS PACKAGE . BUT MY ISSUE WITH THIS PACKAGE IS THAT THE PULLS FROM BTD WILL UNDOUBTEDLY RESULT IN LAYOFFS. AS THE CHAIR OF PLANNING,
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION WHO OVERSAW HEARINGS REGARDING THE LACK OF MOVEMENT ON IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES, I CANNOT FATHOM GIVING BTD LESS RESOURCES TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER IF THIS AMENDMENT. IS ADDED. TO THE. >> PACKAGE AS A POINT OF UNITY,
I WILL SUPPORT THE FULL PACKAGE BUT IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE UH FOR BASIC CITY SERVICES ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. I'VE HEARD FROM FORMER EMPLOYEES OF BTD THAT THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT.
UM, SO I PLAN TO VOTE NO. UM, I ACKNOWLEDGE HOW IMPORTANT THE AREAS OF INVESTMENT ARE. I JUST WISH WE WERE TAKING IT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCIL COUNCILOR COLOR.
UM, COUNCILMEMBER HERE. UM, YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN. SO, UH, COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS ABOUT WOULD YOU MIND TAKING THE
CHAIR FOR A FEW MOMENTS? COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> UM. >> I WANT TO THANK COUNTRIFIED SHELDON SANTANA FOR IN PARTICULAR FOR.
UH, LEADING THIS. UH, CONSENSUS BUILDING EFFORT. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT I'VE BEEN SUPPORTING, UH, SUPPORTIVE OF THE EFFORT TO BUILD CONSENSUS THROUGHOUT THE AMENDMENT PROCESS AND OF OUR
EFFORTS TO ENSURE THIS PROCESS REFLECTS MANY COMMUNITY VOICES THAT WE HAVE HEARD. UH, I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR UH WEBER FOR THE, UH THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE OVER
THE LAST TWO MONTHS UH, THE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO IN COMMUNITY AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS ETC. AND THE THE. THE THE. THE ALWAYS THE CHALLENGING LAST
LAP OF A UM OF A BUDGETING PROCESS THIS LAST FEW WEEKS. I APPRECIATE THE INTENT BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT TO BROADEN CONSENSUS, EXPAND THE REACH OF OUR RESTORATIONS AND RESPOND
TO MANY COMMUNITY VOICES WE HAVE HEARD THROUGHOUT THIS RIGOROUS PROCESS. HOWEVER, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS PROPOSED CUT TO THE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FROM MY AS I AS A REPRESENTATIVE AS
A COUNCILOR FRANCE AND. BRIGHTON THIS AMENDMENT WOULD CUT 1.4 MILLION FROM PERSONNEL SERVICES WOULD BE TD THE SECOND LARGEST CUT THE COUNCIL WOULD MAKE IN ANY TO ANY CITY DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS A TARGETED CUT THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT OUR. OUR CITY'S ABILITY TO IMPROVE. SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON CITY STREETS AND CONDUCT MUCH NEEDED TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING. WHY DO I SUPPORT RESTORING ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES INCLUDING HOUSING PROGRAMS, AID STRONG YOUTH JOBS AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES? WE HAVE TO LOOK CAREFULLY AT
WHEN THE MONEY'S COMING FROM TRANSPORTATION AND STREET SAFETY IS ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES THAT I HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS AND DISTRICT NINE AND ALLSTON BRIGHTON FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS,
SENIORS, CYCLISTS, TRANSIT RIDERS AND PEOPLE WITH. DISABILITIES ALL WANT. >> TO. MOVE SAFELY THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL WITHOUT WORRYING EACH TIME THEY UH ACROSS THE ROAD.
LAST WEEK A NEIGHBOR OF OURS AN 82. >> YEAR OLD WAS CROSSING. ON THE CROSSWALK ON ON UH. CHESTNUT HILL AV AND WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK. SHE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IN APRIL THE. COUNCIL HELD HEARINGS.
UH, HELD A HEARING. ON THE LIST OF VITAL. TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND I REMAIN DEEPLY CONCERNED. ABOUT THE CITY'S CURRENT. PATTERN OF DELAY. AND I'M FOCUSED ON ADVANCING. >> A TRANSPORTATION. AGENDA THAT MAKES BOSTON SAFER,
MORE ACCESSIBLE AND BETTER CONNECTED. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO CUT THE VERY DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING. KEEPING OUR. >> STREETS SAFE. STREETS SAFE AND OUR CITY MOVING. BOSTON NEEDS. NEAR-TERM STREET SAFETY.
IMPROVEMENTS AND LONG TERM VISION FOR A MORE EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. IF THIS PRODUCTION. THIS REDUCTION THIS THIS REDUCTION IS. APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. TO BE UP TO THE ADMINISTRATION ON.
BTD LEADERSHIP TO DETERMINE HOW TO IMPLEMENT THESE. CUTS TO THIS DEPARTMENT, I URGE THE ADMINISTRATION. >> TO PROTECT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. CAPACITY, ITS TRANSPORTATION. PLANNING POSITIONS AND. ENSURE THAT.
STREET SAFETY WORK. IS NOT UNDERMINED. UH THANK YOU FOR UH THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BURTON. UM, CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YOU. >> KNOW BEFORE. YES, I HAVE.
A QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION . UM UM YES, COUNCILOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HANG ON A SECOND. YEAH. GOT IT. YEAH. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM.
YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE HERE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL PAYING ATTENTION AND WE'RE GETTING THIS RIGHT. UM, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL THROUGH THE CHAIR FOR ME TO HEAR FROM COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.
UH, THE I MAY HAVE MISSED THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR SOME OF HIS PROPOSALS. NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, THIS IS MY POINT OF CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE. AMENDMENTS AND WHAT I WORRY
ABOUT. BECAUSE FOR THOSE FOLKS THERE'S LOTS OF. NEGOTIATIONS ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING IN EGR AND UM THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN VERY BUSY UM, AND REALLY WORKING
HARD AT CHIPPING AWAY WHATEVER VOTES WE HAD. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE ARE VOTING ON RIGHT NOW IF THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR LAST DITCH EFFORT TO AT
LEAST GET SOMETHING FOR COMMUNITY UM, BEFORE I MAKE A VOTE ON FITZGERALD'S PACKAGE AND THEN I ALSO WANT. TO PROPOSE MY AMENDMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION AND I WANT TO
KNOW. WE'RE TAKING ONE AMENDMENT AT A TIME. SO IF YOU HAVE A DIRECT QUESTION FOR CONTRA FITZGERALD LIKE A PARTICULAR ASK THEN PLEASE. PLEASE ASK. HIM DIRECTLY. >> AND THEN. HE UM.
SO LET ME TRY THIS ONE MORE TIME. IN TERMS OF WHAT I'M TRYING TO COMMUNICATE. SO THAT WAY I'M CLEAR WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE. IS THAT. >> I DON'T KILL
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S LAST DITCH EFFORT TO TRY TO SALVAGE WHATEVER LITTLE CRUMBS WE CAN GET FOR PEOPLE. OKAY, I ALSO HAVE AMENDMENTS
THAT I WANT TO PRESENT FOR CONSIDERATION AND SO I NEED YOU TO TELL ME RIGHT PROCEDURALLY WE'RE GOING TO FIRST TAKE A
VOTE ON FITZGERALD'S AMENDMENTS AND IF THOSE DIE THEN IT'S A DONE DEAL FOR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT WHAT I'M TRYING TO PROPOSE THERE'S NO APPETITE
HERE TO UH, TAKE ANY OF THESE CUTS. WE TAKE ONE ONE AMENDMENT AT A TIME. SO COUNCILOR, WE'RE DEALING RIGHT NOW WITH COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S AMENDMENT. UH, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THAT
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. AMENDMENT AND THEN CAN WE DO A RECONSIDERATION. FOR COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S. PACKAGE JUST IN CASE AT SOME POINT IN THIS SESSION SO THAT
IF MY AMENDMENTS DIE THEN. THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT GET LEFT WITHOUT NOTHING? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. I THINK I THINK THE ANSWER IS UM, IF COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S
AMENDMENT STANDS THEN WE WILL MOVE ON AND WE BUT IT WILL BE IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PACK IN THE FINAL PACKAGE. ALSO IF YOU HAVE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU WANT TO OFFER AND THEY
PASS. THEY WILL. >> WE WILL HAVE TO WORK TO MAKE THOSE GET THEM INCLUDED IN THE FINAL PACKAGE. BUT YOU KNOW WE HAVE TO TAKE ONE AMENDMENT AT A TIME. WE CAN'T MUDDLE THE ONE I COULD.
I COULD I DIDN'T ASK. FOR CONSIDERATION. UM IF IT'S POSSIBLE. AND MAYBE WE MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE IN MAY. MAYBE MEGAN COULD THE LEGAL
TEAM HERE CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ,BUT IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO LAY FITZGERALD'S AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE AND THEN I CAN PASS
THAT MY AMENDMENTS. NO. >> THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE WE HAVE TO TAKE IT WE HAVE TO TAKE A. >> VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT. >> I CALL. TO LAY HIS AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE. I COULD DO THAT RIGHT. THANK YOU. SEE, THIS IS WHY I.
ASK THESE QUESTIONS. BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AND THERE ARE. SOME PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER WHO. >> HAVE A LOT MORE THAN OTHERS AND YOU ALL ALWAYS UTILIZING. PROCEDURAL TACTICS. TO PREVENT THINGS FROM HAPPENING.
AND SO THEREFORE. FOR THE RECORD. IF I CAN PUT A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO. LAY COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S AMENDMENTS.
,SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER A SUPPLEMENTAL AMENDMENT TO HIS AMENDMENT? IS THAT HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED? SO HOLD ON A SECOND. >> CAN WE TAKE A RECESS? YEAH BRIEF VERY BRIEF. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
REAL. >> NICE. >> UM. >> WE'RE BACK. WE'RE BACK. >> DIDN'T GAVEL RECESS? >> WE'RE RIGHT BACK. UM. JULIE.
>> COUNCILOR MEJIA HAS A MOTION TO LAY COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE. DO YOU HAVE A SECONDER, COUNCILOR MIA OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE A SECONDER, CONCILOR MEJIA SECOND. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. YOU PICKED IT. PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE ON COUNCILMEMBER HAYES MOTION TO LAY.
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S UH, AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE. COUNCIL. >> ALL RIGHT. NO. OH, SORRY. I BEG YOUR PARDON. COUNCILOR BREADON.
NO. COUNCILOR BRIGHTON NO COUNCIL COLOR AS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR CLOSED BUTTER NO COUNCILOR CARPET. NO COUNCILOR COVERT BUT NO COUNCILOR DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. >> FITZGERALD.
>> NO. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. >> COUNCILOR. >> FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. NO COUNCIL. WAS THERE NO. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. >> NO. COUNCILOR. >> MURPHY. NO. COUNCILOR PEPEN. NO COUNCIL CAN NO.
COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA. NO COUNCILOR WEBER. NO. >> COUNCILOR WEBER. NO IN COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES. >> COUNCILOR. >> MORRELL. YES. MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE. EIGHT IN THE.
NEGATIVE AND FOUR IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. COUNCILOR MACKAY'S MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE HAS NOT PASSED . UM. LET'S GO. WHAT ELSE? WHERE ARE WE HERE.
UM THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERE. I THINK THE NEXT PERSON WHO HAS NOT SPOKE. YET SPOKEN YET IS COUNCILOR. UH, CUSTOM CULPEPER.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND, UH, I HADN'T PLANNED TO SPEAK BUT I HEARD
COUNCILOR MEJIA TALK ABOUT. THIS AMENDMENT AND, UH, ALL WEEK LONG WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AMENDMENTS COUNCILOR WORRELL,
AND IT'S TRUE AND OTHERS AND I WENT HOME PRETTY EXCITED BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD AMENDMENT PACKAGE AND I CAME BACK THIS MORNING AND I LOOKED AND WE STILL HAD A
PRETTY GOOD AMENDMENT PACKAGE. WE HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD NUMBERS IN HERE FOR THE UH, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FAIR HOUSING
TESTING PROGRAM, THE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE AND B MWB PROCUREMENT READINESS PROGRAM. THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT I STARTED TO GET YOUNG FOLKS READY FOR THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND
FELT PRETTY GOOD UNTIL THOSE YOUNG FOLKS CAME IN AND TOOK OVER AND SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN THEY TOOK OVER EVERYBODY LEFT.
UM, IT WAS LIKE SMOKE. THEY CAME BACK IN. AND THEN WE ENDED UP WITH THIS. AND I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING TOLD
TAKE THIS. UH, YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE PACKAGE THAT I WENT TO SLEEP WITH LAST NIGHT EXCITED ABOUT, BUT
SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN EVERYONE WENT OUT AND WE CAME BACK AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE. NOT ONLY THAT, WE GOT FOLKS THAT SAID NO, THEY DON'T EVEN
WANT US TO GET THIS STUFF. I AM AMAZED AT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. TO COUNCILMAN HIS POINT I'M
GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS. NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO BUT BECAUSE WE FOUGHT FOR BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT THAT'S IN THAT
OTHER PLAN. WE FOUGHT FOR LGBTQ ADVANCEMENT THAT'S IN THAT OTHER PLANET. WE FOUGHT FOR WOMEN'S THAT'S ANOTHER PLAN. WE FOUGHT FOR FOOD JUSTICE. THAT'S ANOTHER PLAN.
WE FOUGHT FOR A LOT OF STUFF AND NOW THE PLAN. BUT WE THOUGHT WE WERE BEEFING IT UP AND INSTEAD OF BEEFING IT UP IT GOT BEEF DOWN.
BUT I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE IF I DON'T TO COUNCILMAN HIS POINT WE MAY NOT GET ANYTHING. WE DO HAVE SOME GOOD STUFF IN THE BUDGET THAT WE'LL TALK
ABOUT LATER BUT UH. FOR ONE WHO HAS ONLY BEEN HERE SIX MONTHS. I'M LEARNING THE PROCESS. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD . THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR MURPHY WITH THE FLOOR. THANK YOU THROUGH THE CHAIR TO COUNCIL FITZGERALD, IF I COULD
ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE PULLS FROM TRANSPORTATION, PLEASE. >> IF YOU ON. CONTRA FOR JONES YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. UM. I THINK I WHAT I HEARD IS THAT YOU SAID THERE WAS 3 MILLION AND UNDERSPEND FROM TRANSPORTATION. IS THAT TRUE?
AND WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR HOW MUCH? 1.2 MILLION. >> FOR CHILD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FIVE. >> YEAH. HISTORICAL AVERAGE WAS 3.5 MILLION UNDERSPEND AND WE ARE USING 1.4 OF THAT TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
SO A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE UNSPENT OKAY SO IT SEEMS VERY REASONABLE AND THERE WON'T BE ACTUAL PEOPLE CUT OFF. BUT JUST WANT TO REMIND THIS BODY THAT EIGHT OF US VOTED IN
THE PAST WE JUST FIRED LAID OFF 400 EMPLOYEES IN THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'RE WORRIED
ABOUT A POTENTIAL AND I WISH WE COULD ALWAYS KEEP JOBS OPEN AND THE MONEY THERE TO FUND THEM AND ADVOCACY TO GET PEOPLE HIRED. BUT WE KNOW YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT
OF THE FIGHTING ABOUT WHERE TO PULL FROM IS THAT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THEY MAKE GOOD POINTS THAT HISTORICAL DATA HAS SHOWED THAT DEPARTMENT AFTER DEPARTMENT UNDER SPENDS.
SO LET'S TAKE IT WHERE IT WILL HURT LEAST. BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE BUDGET WE DIDN'T CARE AS A BODY. WE HIT THEM WHERE IT MATTERS MOST. AND JUST TODAY IN THE GLOBE
ANOTHER ARTICLE CAME OUT ABOUT HOW BEPS IS CHANGING THE WAY THEY TEACH THEIR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS AND. IT'S NOT. >> GOING TO HELP AND WE ALREADY KNOW WE WERE DOING A REALLY BAD JOB. SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND
EVERYONE THAT WE LAID OFF 400 CITY EMPLOYEES. SO LET'S NOT CONFUSE IT JUST BECAUSE THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE HAS THE FINAL VOTE ON THE SCHOOL BUDGET. THEY ARE CITY EMPLOYEES, THEY
ARE OUR COLLEAGUES AND THEY ARE WITH OUR CHILDREN, OUR STUDENTS, OUR FUTURE EVERY DAY. SO I THINK WE NEED TO RETHINK WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO SUPPORT THIS SMALL PACKAGE THAT
WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING FOR MORE, BUT IF THIS IS ALL WE CAN GET I HOPE WE HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES UM, LET'S SEE WHERE WE ARE. UH, COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A
PARTY. AND THEN GOOD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK IT DOES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND SAID I THINK IT'S A GROSS OVERSIMPLIFICATION TO EVEN COMPARE THE BUDGET TO THE
OPERATING BUDGET AS IT'S NOT UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT DIRECTLY. UM. >> IN THE CITY'S OPERATING BUDGET, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES AND MAKE TARGETED INVESTMENTS THAT HELP PRESERVE
UH POSITIONS AND SERVICES. MANY OF US HAVE WORKED TO RESTORE THESE INVESTMENTS. UM, AND I THINK THAT, UH, WE ALL WANT TO REDUCE HARM OR DO NO HARM WHERE WE CAN I THINK WITH THE BUDGET PRESENTS A
DIFFERENT CHALLENGE. THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE HAS MENTIONED NOT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE UH THE FINAL VOTE OVER STAFFING DECISIONS AND THE DISTRICT IS CONFRONTING LONG TERM ENROLLMENT CHALLENGES. WE LOST 3000 KIDS.
THERE'S RISING FIXED COSTS, TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES AND STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PRESSURES THAT DISTRICTS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS ARE FACING. I REFERENCED THIS IN MY SPEECH UH, LAST WEEK. WHILE WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS ARE
DEEPLY CONCERNING AND SHOULD BE SCRUTINIZED, THE QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL WAS WHETHER TO FUND THE OVERALL SCHOOL BUDGET THAT CONTINUES TO EDUCATE MORE THAN 45,000 STUDENTS AND. INVEST IN CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION,
MULTILINGUAL LEARNING, LITERACY AND STUDENT SUPPORT. AND SO SUPPORTING THE BUDGET IS NOT ENDORSEMENT. OBVIOUSLY EVERY STAFFING DECISION IT IS A RECOGNITION THAT WITHHOLDING FUNDING FROM THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM WOULD
NOT REVERSE THOSE DECISIONS AND COULD CREATE ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS. AND SO I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED AGAIN. I THINK IT'S AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION TO COMPARE
BUDGET UH TO THE OPERATING BUDGET, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY. ADDRESS THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. CONSTABLE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I I VOTED AGAINST I VOTED AGAINST THE EPS, UM, BUDGET AND THE REASON I VOTED AGAINST THE
BUDGET I FELT THAT THE BUDGET REALLY HURT OUR TEACHERS AND ESPECIALLY OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS THE HARDEST
OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS MOSTLY WOMEN OF COLOR, ALMOST THE LOWEST. PAID EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY. THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE TEACHER AS A TEACHER'S
ASSISTANT BASICALLY TRYING TO MANAGE THE CLASSROOM. THE PARAPROFESSIONALS I TRIED TO STRESS THIS THE OTHER DAY PARAPROFESSIONALS HELP STUDENTS. WITH DISABILITIES.
THEY TAKE THEM TO THE BATHROOM. THEY HELP THEY WASH THEM. THEY HELP THEM CLEAN UP. THEY WASH THEIR HANDS. THEN THEY COME BACK TO THE CLASSROOM AND THEY WORK WITH
THE OTHER STUDENTS. THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
BUT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO CUT SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THOSE POSITIONS. YES. >> THAT WAS A MORAL VOTE. IT WASN'T A POLITICAL VOTE WAS A MORAL VOTE.
WE HAD THE ABILITY TO GO TO BAT FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE IN THE CITY. AND WE CHOSE NOT TO GO TO BAT FOR THEM.
WE CAN'T DENY THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EVENTUALLY ADDRESS THAT ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. AND WE HEARD A LOT OF LOW
INCOME FAMILIES IN THIS CITY THAT SUPPORTED SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND THAT'S THAT'S A MAJOR STAIN ON THE CITY OF BOSTON AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. >> UH THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UM, I THINK, UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER YOUR NEXT AND GO TO FITZGERALD AND THEN BACK TO COUNCIL OVER HERE. MADAM CHAIR, I HADN'T PLANNED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUDGET. I THOUGHT I SAID WHAT I NEEDED TO SAY LAST WEEK, BUT WHEN I HEARD MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED THAT IF WE HAD NOT PASSED THAT BUDGET IT WOULD AFFECT THE
STABILITY OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FAMILIES. I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT ABOUT THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES THAT WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS AND THEIR STABILITY.
AND WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS THAT MANY OF THE YOUNG FOLKS THAT ARE NOW WORKING, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT THREE YEARS THEY'RE GOING TO BE
LAID OFF. IT'S REMINDS ME OF THE LAST HIRED FIRST FIRED BECAUSE ALL THESE YOUNG FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS TRYING TO BUY A HOUSE OR TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES THEY'RE NOW GOING TO BE OUT OF A JOB. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW WE ENCOURAGE YOUNG FOLKS WHO GO TO
SCHOOL, GO TO COLLEGE FINISH AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHO GETS FIRED I GET UPSET BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY THIS STATISTICS BUT I KNOW MY
DISTRICT DISTRICT SEVEN IS GOING TO BE HIT VERY HARD WITH THESE LAYOFFS AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? THE VOTE HAS BEEN TAKEN. FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING
FOR A JOB SEPTEMBER THEY WON'T HAVE A JOB AND THOSE ARE THE FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE DESTABILIZED BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES. THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR
RENT, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET GAS WITH THE WAY GAS IS GOING UP. AND WE'VE ALREADY VOTED DOWN THE PACKAGE TODAY. THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STILL
DOESN'T KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS ARE GOING TO LAY OFF EVEN TODAY. I TALKED TO THEM THIS MORNING THEY STILL DON'T KNOW AND WE'VE ALREADY PASSED A BUDGET AND WE'RE NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT
LOOKING AT THE FOLKS THAT GET LAID OFF HOW WE'RE GOING TO HELP THEM KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, FOOD ON THE TABLE AND SHOES ON THEIR FEET. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER
. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND THEN GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. UH, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A MAKE A MOTION TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE. >> ON THE FLOOR IF FOLKS ARE THE SECOND. THANK YOU.
>> UH, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, TAKE A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S AMENDMENT? UM. TO MOVE. >> SOMEONE. >> DID YOU GET SECOND MOVE THE
QUESTION. COUNSELOR AND DURKAN. COUNSELOR BREEN. NO COUNCIL GREAT. NO COUNCIL COLOR AS A COUNSELOR. CLOSE OPPONENT, NO COUNSELOR.
CULPEPPER. COUNSELOR. CULPEPER. YES, COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. NO. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. YES. >> COUNSELOR. >> SHOW. YES. COUNSELOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FRIEND. YES. COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE.
YES, COUNSELOR. MEDIA. YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER HERE. YES. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. BEAR PEN. YES. COUNCIL WITH BEING. YES. COUNSELOR. SANTANA. COUNSELOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNSELOR. WEBER.
COUNSELOR. WEBER. YES AND COUNSELOR L YES, COUNSELOR. OH, YES. THAT MOTION TO MOVE THE QUESTION PASSES TEN IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THREE IN THE
NEGATIVE. THANK YOU. >> UM, TO MOVE THE QUESTION. >> MOVE TO GOOD PEOPLE. >> GOTTA GO FOR THE THE QUESTIONS THE VOTE YES ON THE PHONE NUMBER.
SO I JUST. PASSES YES. YES OKAY. YEAH. >> MR CONCRETE YES. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL WITH UH MOVE THE QUESTION. COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE. >> A ROLL CALL VOTE TO UH UH ON
COUNSELOR FITZGERALD'S AMENDMENT. COUNSELOR BRAID. NO. >> COUNSELOR BRAID NO COUNSELOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED COUNSELOR CLOSE BUT NO COUNSELOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNSELOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNSELOR.
DURKAN. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. NO. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. YES. >> COUNCILOR FOR THE SHOW. YES, COUNSELOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNSELOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNSELOR. MEJIA. YEAH. COUNSELOR. MEJIA. YES, COUNSELOR.
MURPHY. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PIPPIN. YES, COUNSELOR. THE PEN. YES, COUNSELOR. SANTANA. YES, COUNSELOR. SANTANA. YES, COUNSELOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES AND COUNSELOR. WORLD. YES, COUNSELOR.
WELL, YES. AMENDMENT OF COUNSELOR FITZGERALD PASSES TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THREE IN A NEGATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. UM, NO.
DOES ANYONE ELSE, UH, WISH TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT CONTRA MEJIA? OH, UM. CONTRA FITZGERALD HOLD ON. BUT COUNCIL FITZGERALD YES. I WAS JUST GOING TO OFFER
ANOTHER AMENDMENT PACKAGE IF YOU COULD, UH, GO AHEAD. UH, THIS WOULD. BE UH, THE UM. YEAH. I'LL TAKE FIVE SECONDS. YEP. >> NOPE.
I SAID. WELL, GOING TO INTRODUCE A PACKAGE AROUND. HANG ON. >> JUST EVERYBODY SIT DOWN. EVERYBODY CALM DOWN. COUNSELOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A. PACKAGE AROUND.
UH REINSERTING. UH, THE MOYA, UH, THAT WAS TAKEN OUT PREVIOUSLY THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. COUNSELOR. >> UH. BASED ON THE GUIDANCE I RECEIVED FROM THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION, I'LL RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS DISCUSSION. >> WE WOULD. CALL YOU.
>> BACK WHEN THIS IS DECIDED. CONTINUE. >> COUNSELOR FITZGERALD. THAT'S THE REASON. OH, OKAY. LET'S GET IT ALL IN ORDER. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ, UH. THE. >> UH, SECOND AMENDMENT FROM COUNCIL FITZGERALD.
SECOND AMENDMENT FROM COUNCIL FITZGERALD DOCKET NUMBER 0733 MESSAGING ON FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION IN TAX ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 2027
AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS MOYA E AS WELL GRANT DECREASE OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE ME AS OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT TO
ACTUAL SERVICES $50,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVER GRANTS DECREASE OFFICE OF PEOPLE
OPERATIONS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $50,000 BE DIRECTED TOWARD ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES FOR
PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS GRANTS. DECREASE DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE ME AS OFFICER IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL.
SERVICES $40,000 BE DIRECTED TOWARDS ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVER GRANTS DECREASE EXECUTION EXECUTION OF COURT SPECIAL.
APPROPRIATION INCREASE ME AS OF THE IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES UH $135,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER
LANGUAGES FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVER GRANTS MOYA MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS DECREASE THE EXECUTION OF COURT SPECIAL APPROPRIATION AND INCREASE ME AS OFFICER
IMMIGRANT AMOUNT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $825,000 BE DIRECTED TOWARD ME AS OFFICER IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT GRANTS DECREASE BOSTON PUBLIC
LIBRARY PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE ME AS OFFICER IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT CONTRACTUAL 100,000 TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ME AS OFFICER IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT GRANTS. THANK YOU MR TURK.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> I WANT JUST TO JUST TO BE CLEAR AS EVERYONE THAT EVERYONE GOT A WRITTEN COPY. OF THIS AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF THEM. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. CONTINUE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
UH, AS DISCUSSED YESTERDAY, UH, TO REMAIN FAR ABOVE THE EXPECTATIONS OF UH ANY ADVICE WE. >> HAVE, UH. >> SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE RECEIVED UH, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION. ADVANCEMENT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.
UH, WE HAD A WORKING SESSION YESTERDAY WHERE WE ALL AGREED I WOULD PUT FORTH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT MONEY BACK INTO THAT BUDGET THROUGH AN AMENDMENT PROCESS. UH, THIS IS IT EXACTLY AS IT WAS TAKEN OUT WITH THE SAME
FROM THE SAME INCREASES AND DECREASES. AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO A VOTE. THANK YOU MADAM. CHAIR. THANK YOU SIR. UH, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? COUNCIL DOCKETS A SECOND.
UM, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MEJIA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THAT WAS WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET CALLS FOR MY AMENDMENT. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. UM, WHEN ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, UH, AMENDMENT.
OKAY. UM. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE
A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, SECOND AMENDMENT. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES, COUNCILOR REAGAN. YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER. YES. COUNCILOR COLOR AS A PARTY. YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER.
COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILS THEN. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.
YES, COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. YES. COUNCILOR PEN. YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR. YES.
SECOND AMENDMENT OF COUNCILOR FITZGERALD PASSES 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR CRACK. UM, OKAY. UH, RON, COULD YOU, UM THE
MESSENGER COULD YOU ASK COUNCILOR WEBER TO REJOIN US? UM, CHAIR. UH, SO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD SECOND AMENDMENT HAS HAS PASSED
. IS JUST ANYONE ELSE WISH TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
UM, DO YOU HAVE A WRITTEN WRITTEN COPIES OF YOUR AMENDMENT? YES I DO. UM. I BELIEVE SYDNEY'S GOING TO, UM, GIVE THEM TO RON NOW.
I BELIEVE SHE'S. IT. >> EXCUSE ME. UH, CHARISMA DOES HAVE THEM. YEAH. >> JUST BEAR WITH US FOR A FEW MINUTES.
>>
OKAY.
>> SO RYAN IS JUST GIVING THIS BRINGING ROUND EVERYONE A COPY OF COUNCILOR FLYNN'S AMENDMENT AND THEN COUNCIL. UM, MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND
READING COUNCILOR FLYNN'S AMENDMENT INTO THE RECORD. ? AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL THINKING NUMBER 0733 MESSAGE YOU KNOW, FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND
TAX FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS. DECREASE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE POLICE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT
$500,000 FOR EQUIPMENT AT THE BOSTON POLICE CRIME LAB. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> OH, UH, CONSERVATION. >> YOU NEED A SECOND FOR YOUR AMENDMENT TO CONSERVE MY FACE A SECOND COUNTRY. FLYNN.
PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON CRIME LAB RELATED ISSUES FOR. FOR 6 OR 7 YEARS NOW AND I'M MAKING THIS MOTION BECAUSE.
>> IT IS IT IS MY GOAL. IT IS MY, UM IT IS MY VISION TO HAVE THE BEST CRIME LAB WE POSSIBLY CAN IN THE COUNTRY.
UM, BOSTON POLICE EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE ADVANCED DNA TESTING TECHNIQUES INCLUDING WHY SCREENING THIS IS THE MOST ADVANCED, UM, TESTING ON.
BASICALLY TESTING SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS FOR THIS Y SCREENING PROGRAM. THESE AMENDMENTS FOR PERSONNEL AT ADVANCED TESTING. WERE PREVIOUSLY PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
HOWEVER IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF THIS FUNDING WAS EVER ACTUALLY REALLOCATED IN BOTH 2024 2025. I HELD A HEARING WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO DISCUSS THE
CHALLENGES THAT THE BOSTON POLICE CRIME LAB CRIME LAB HAVE AND HAD INCLUDING DELAYS AND TESTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS THAT. >> I MENTIONED. THE CITY OF BOSTON WAS NOT
MEETING THE STATE REQUIREMENT OF TESTING WITHIN 30 DAYS AND AT THAT PERIOD HAD NOT UPGRADED THEIR DNA TESTING TECHNIQUES TO WHY SCREENING WHICH IS WHAT THE
MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE AND NEW YORK CITY POLICE HAVE I BELIEVE WE OWE IT TO THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO BOTH ENSURE THAT WE
ARE TESTING SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS WITHIN THE STATE MANDATED. 30 DAY REQUIREMENT, WHICH I BELIEVE WE ARE, AS WELL AS UTILIZING THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE.
AND WITH THIS $500,000, IT COULD GO A LONG WAY TO ENSURING THAT THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THEIR CRIME LAB. AND IT'S AN ISSUE WE HAVE
FOCUSED ON AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON, UH, GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M RISING.
UM, TO SAY THAT I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS AMENDMENT. UH, I. >> COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE REASONING FOR ADDING THE THE MONEY LINE ITEM TO EQUIPMENT FOR THE BPD BECAUSE I KNOW THEY NEED THAT, BUT WE'RE WE'RE
PULLING THE MONEY FROM IS NOT A GOOD PLACE BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PERSONNEL AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GO TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ATTEND UM ,ALL THE EVENTS TO MAKE SURE
THAT IF THERE IS A DEPARTMENT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. TEAM. >> THEY'RE THE ONES STEPPING UP FILLING THOSE ROLES AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD PULL. I RECOMMEND THAT MY COLLEAGUES ALSO VOTE NO ON THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR PEPEN.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? UM. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL DURKAN COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR. UM, I THINK BECAUSE THIS WASN'T TALKED ABOUT DURING THE WORKING SESSIONS I HAVE NO IMPACT.
I HAVE NO IDEA THE IMPACT ON CURRENT JOBS. UM, I IMAGINE THIS WOULD RESULT IN LAYOFFS, UM, IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. UM, AND NOT KNOWING WHO THOSE PEOPLE WOULD BE, I WILL BE
VOTING NO. THANK YOU. UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES FROM MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE REASON WHY WE MAY NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION
THAT IS REQUIRED FOR US TO MAKE EDUCATED DECISIONS IS BECAUSE WE HAD ONE REAL WORKING SESSION ON MONDAY AND IT WAS FOUR IT WAS FIVE HOURS LONG BUT NOT
EVERYONE STAYED TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE HARD JOB OF DOING THE AMENDMENTS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY INTERESTING JOURNEY HERE THIS EVENING. UM, BECAUSE IN REALITY THE REAL
WORK WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN DURING OUR WORKING SESSIONS WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BUILD CONSENSUS AND ALSO BUILD CONSENSUS AROUND WHAT DECREASES WE WERE WILLING TO PULL FROM
WHICH DEPARTMENTS. BUT WE NEVER GOT TO DO THAT IN A REAL SERIOUS WAY. SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY . SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE PAYING
ATTENTION, UNDERSTAND THAT HAD WE DONE OUR JOBS THE LAST FEW SESSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WE PROBABLY WOULD BE HAVING A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION TODAY. THANK YOU COACH MAYHEW. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS.
COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE, UH, SPONSOR THE AMENDMENT . YEAH. >> I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT THE RECORD. >> A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. I BELIEVE AT THE WORKING SESSION WE ASKED FOR AMENDMENT PACKAGES AND COUNCILOR FLYNN
SAID HE DID NOT WANT TO DISCLOSE WHAT HE WANTED TO AMEND AND WHERE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM IN THE WORKING SESSION. SO WE DEFINITELY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS. UH, AND WE DIDN'T UM, SO JUST
TO FILL IN PEOPLE I KNOW THERE WAS LIGHTLY ATTENDED AT THE END THERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY COMES FROM A FEW OF THE FLOOR. I WASN'T GOING TO RISE, BUT IT'S KIND OF FEELS LIKE IT'S.
TURNING INTO A FOR TAT. BUT I WAS DEFINITELY AT ONE OF THE WORKING SESSIONS WHERE WE WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE MONEY WOULD GO, BUT COUNCILOR FLYNN GAVE A I THOUGHT VERY THOROUGH
REASON WHY HE WAS WILLING AND HE EVEN SAID I. KNOW I WILL GET FLACK FOR THIS. I KNOW PEOPLE WILL NOT BE HAPPY BUT HERE ARE THE DEPARTMENTS I AM WILLING TO PULL FOR AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WHICH I
THINK I AM, IT WAS MINUTES BEFORE THE CHAIR ADJOURNED TO THE MEETING BECAUSE THEN ANOTHER AMENDMENT PACKAGE WAS BROUGHT UP. SO COUNCIL FLYNN DID LIST AND NO ONE ELSE WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM AND HE GAVE HIS REASONS WHY.
ONE OF THEM BEING THAT IT HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN THESE PAST TWO YEARS UNDER THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION. SO JUST TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK WHO
HASN'T ALREADY SPOKEN? COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD, I WAS VERY CLEAR.
AND THE AMENDMENT PROCESS AT THE BUDGET UH, BUDGET HEARINGS WHERE I WAS GOING TO PULL THIS FROM I LISTED SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING OFFICE OF. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
UH, I DIDN'T MISS ONE BUDGET MEETING THE ENTIRE TIME. I WAS VERY CLEAR. I'VE SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT FROM OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES .
I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE MAY NOT LIKE THAT BUT YOU CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T SAY IT ON THE RECORD. UH. >> I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICE OF NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
THAT'S FINE. BUT THEY ALSO HAS TO BE SUPPORT FOR THE CRIME LAB AS WELL. WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT. OFFICE OF. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES COMMUNITY .
ENGAGEMENT OR CRIME LAB? THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION. THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION. IF YOU THINK THE OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD. SERVICES THEN THEN THEN THEN THAT'S FINE. BUT I, I THINK THE CRIME LAB
DESERVES EQUAL ATTENTION THAN POLITICS AND THAT'S WHY I'M ADVOCATING FOR THAT BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE A STATE OF THE ART CRIME LAB IN BOSTON. WE DON'T HAVE IT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY HIRING. A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE CRIME LAB BECAUSE. THE PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS ON LEAVE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT
MANAGEMENT IN THE CRIME LAB AS WELL. BUT WHILE WE'RE NOT FOCUSED ON THE CRIME LAB AND IT'S KIND OF OPERATING ITSELF, I'M GOING TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE TO
PROVIDE THE BEST LEADERSHIP I CAN FOR THE CRIME LAB FOR THE CRIME LAB. BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT VOTE. DO WE PUT POLITICS AHEAD OF PUBLIC SAFETY? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE THEN. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON COUNCILOR FLYNN'S FIRST AMENDMENT. COUNCILOR BREAK. UH, NO.
COUNCILOR BREAK. NO COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A POWDER COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED TO NO COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR CULPEPER NO COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN NO COUNCIL OF HIS TOWN.
COUNCIL OF HIS JAIL NO COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE. NO. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. NO. COUNCILOR MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. NO. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PIPPIN.
COUNCILOR. CAN NO. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. NO. COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCILOR WERE BUT KNOWING COUNCILOR WORRELL COUNCILOR OF . NO AMENDMENT OF COUNCILOR FLYNN
. UH 11 VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE AND TWO IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. UH, COUNCILOR FLYNN'S FIRST AMENDMENT HAS NOT PASSED. COUNCILOR FRIEND, I UNDERSTAND YOU MAY HAVE A SECOND
AMENDMENT. YEAH, I, UM I HAVE TWO MORE. UM. CHAIR RECOGNIZES WHAT? UH, HAVE YOU GOT COPIES WE NEED COPIES FROM.
UH, VERSION TWO HAS THEM AS, UH. HERE THEY COME DOWN. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO RUN HER. UH, WE'LL JUST TAKE THEM. UH, COUNCILOR, UH. MR TRUMP, DO YOU HAVE A COPY? YES. >> WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ?
UH, COUNCILOR FLYNN'S, UH, SECOND AMENDMENT UH, INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL PHONE NUMBER 0733. MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION AND TAX AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS. DECREASE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE.
BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $500,000 FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> IS IT SAFE? UH, MR. >> COUNCILOR FLYNN, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
IS THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER FEATURE SECOND. UH, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UH, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES IS CRITICAL. BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS, IN MY OPINION, HAVE A VERY STRESSFUL JOB. MANY OF THEM. MOST OF THEM ARE WORKING 16 HOURS A DAY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE NECESSARY. RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR OFFICE OF WELLNESS. AND HEALTH FOR POLICE OFFICERS
IN THEIR FAMILIES. WHEN WE SEND A POLICE OFFICER. >> ON. A 16 HOUR A DAY SHIFT. FOR FIVE. DAYS A. WEEK. >> WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IN MY OPINION WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE OFFICER AS WELL IN THE FAMILY. THAT SHOULD EXCUSE ME. WE JUST CAN'T EXPECT THAT A POLICE OFFICER IS GOING TO WORK
16 STRAIGHT HOURS AND THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THAT POLICE OFFICER IN HIS OR HER FAMILY. I DO THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE. I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PEOPLE WILL MAY NOT SUPPORT IT BECAUSE IT'S THE BOSTON POLICE. BUT LET'S ALSO REMEMBER THAT BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS ARE OUR
NEIGHBORS. THE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY THEY'RE ENGAGED IN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE COMMUNITY
ACTIVISTS AND THEY DESERVE A FAIR SHAKE AND A FAIR SHAKE. TO ME MEANS ENSURING THAT WHEN WE GIVE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR SOMEONE TO WORK 16 HOURS A DAY
CONSISTENTLY FOR YEARS, EVENTUALLY THEY NEED THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. WE DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY, I
BELIEVE TO STAND WITH OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, OUR NEIGHBORS TO ENSURE THAT WE RESPECT THE JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING THE CRITICAL SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT THEY NEED AND
DESERVE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UM, COUNCILMAN MEDIA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE? CAUSE I'M WAITING MY TURN. OKAY. >> UM, I'LL SWITCH THIS OFF THEN.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AMENDMENT? MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? >> VOTE ON COUNCILOR FLYNN, SECOND AMENDMENT. COUNCILOR, BRING NO
COUNCILOR BREADON. NO. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARENT. COUNCILOR ZAPATA, NO. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. NO. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN. NO. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. NO. COUNCILOR.
FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FINANCE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. NO. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. NO. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. ME. HE HAD NO COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. COUNCILOR CAN NO. COUNCILOR.
SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. NO. COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCILOR BUT KNOWING COUNCILOR EARLE. SECOND AMENDMENT OF COUNCILOR FLYNN. UH, TWO VOTES IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE AND UH NINE VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. UM, COUNCILOR FLYNN, SECOND AMENDMENT HAS NOT PASSED. COUNCIL FOR A NEW HAVE A THIRD AMENDMENT. I HAVE A THIRD ONE.
I DON'T EXPECT MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT IT, BUT I DO HAVE A THIRD ONE. UM. >> CERTAINLY YOUR PRIVILEGE. I SUPPORT THEIR AMENDMENTS BUT THEY WON'T SUPPORT MY AMENDMENTS. COUNCILOR, UH, MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
COUNCILOR FLYNN'S THIRD AMENDMENT INTO THE RECORD? DUNCAN I'M A ZERO AMENDMENT OF COUNCILOR THINKING I'M A0733 MESSAGE NANA FOR A NEW APPROPRIATION AND TAX AUDIT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS. DECREASE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PERMANENT EMPLOYEES. INCREASE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $500,000
FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND CANCER SCREENING FOR BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, COUNCILORS. LYNN, YOU NEED A SECOND? HAVE YOU GOT A SECOND? >> YES I HAVEN'T.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM CHAIR. MANY OF US WENT TO THE WAKE IN WEST ROXBURY FOR FIREFIGHTER KILLED OFF.
MANY OF US WENT TO THE FUNERAL AT THE. CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS CHURCH IN THE SOUTH END. WE WENT THERE TO PAY OUR
RESPECTS TO THIS FIREFIGHTER AND FOR THE INCREDIBLE SERVICE. THE SUPREME SACRIFICE HE MADE TO OUR CITY. AT THE SAME TIME.
MADAM CHAIR, IS IT IS IT FAIR? IS IT FAIR TO THIS FOR THIS PARTY TO ASK CAN WE ENSURE THAT FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO CANCER SCREENING
,HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS? DO YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE WHEN A FIREFIGHTER RETIRES AT THE MANDATORY AGE, THE NUMBER OF YEARS ON AVERAGE THEY LIVE IS ABOUT FIVE YEARS?
I GO TO THE BANQUET. I THINK COUNCILOR MURPHY AND COUNCIL FITZGERALD THE TENTS WE GO TO THE BANQUET. AND WE. WE TALK AND SAY THANK YOU TO
THE RETIREES AND AND AT THE SAME TIME WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COLLECT THEIR PENSION AND IT'S LIKELY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LIVE FIVE YEARS WITH THAT PENSION.
BUT AS CITY COUNCIL IS CAN'T WE DO SOMETHING MORE THAN THAT THAN THAN SHOW UP TO A RETIREMENT RETIREMENT BANQUET? CAN WE PUT MONEY IN THE BUDGET SO THAT THEY CAN GET
CANCER SCREENING? IS THAT A LOT TO ASK FOR THAT THEY CAN GET HEALTH AND WELLNESS EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE. THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR WHAT I
THINK THEY'RE ASKING FOR A LITTLE SUPPORT HERE FROM OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. THIS SHOULDN'T BE A POLITICAL ISSUE. THIS IS ABOUT THIS IS ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORS THAT
ARE FIREFIGHTERS IN THEIR FAMILIES. HEALTH, HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF FIREFIGHTERS IS CRITICAL. CANCER SCREENING IS CRITICAL.
IF WE HELP AND IDENTIFY CANCER IN ONE FIREFIGHTER THEN WE'VE DONE OUR JOB. WE KNOW MEN YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG
WOMAN ARE DIAGNOSED IT AND FIREFIGHTERS HAVE A HIGH CANCER RATE. ARE WE WILLING TO MAYBE. TELL THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION
THAT YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE TO CUT SOME SOME SERVICES THAT OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. WHY? BECAUSE WE THINK AS A BODY WE THINK HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES IS IMPORTANT. WE KNOW BY VOTING YES YOU MIGHT GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
YOU CAN HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH AND SAY, I WENT TO BAT FOR A FAMILY THAT NEEDED EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE. I WENT TO BAT FOR A
FIREFIGHTERS FAMILY THAT NEEDED VARIOUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. I KNOW BECAUSE I SERVE 24 YEARS IN THE NAVY. HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS ARE CRITICAL. YOU DON'T JUST SEND SOMEONE
INTO A DANGEROUS JOB AND THEN WHEN THEY COME HOME AND SAY OH BY THE WAY, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. THAT'S OUR JOB AS CITY COUNSELORS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
WE SUPPORT FIREFIGHTERS. WE SUPPORT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS . THAT'S WHAT THEY ASKED FOR AND THAT'S WHAT THEY ASK US FOR. UM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON
THIS. UM, I DO WANT TO RESPECTFULLY ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND DO THE RIGHT THING. I DO THE RIGHT THING ON THIS ONE.
YOU'LL YOU'LL BE PROUD OF YOUR VOTE. I'LL GUARANTEE YOU THAT YOU'LL BE PROUD OF YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNSELOR PEPEN. >> AND. THEN CONSCIOUS AND TIMER. THANK YOU.
TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. SO I KNOW WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEFORE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR PUTTING THIS THROUGH AS AN AMENDMENT. I THINK IT WAS IN OUR ORIGINAL
PACKAGE THAT DWINDLED DOWN BETWEEN THOSE HOURS WHEN WE NEEDED TO RECESS. BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME BEFORE US TO TALK ABOUT THEIR BUDGET,
THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THIS YEAR THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE $1.2 MILLION GRANT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING IN PAST YEARS THAT SUPPORTS 150,000
OF THAT DID SUPPORT CANCER SCREENING, BUT IT ALSO SUPPORTS MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH AND WELLNESS THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHERE THEY SUPPORT RECOVERY SERVICES. SO IT WAS MORE THAN JUST
CANCER SCREENING. SO I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE AND DANA-FARBER STEPPED UP AND THEY GAVE $150,000 TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CANCER SCREENING PIECE WILL
BE COVERED THIS YEAR, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT WE STILL HAVE $1,050,000 OF SUPPORT THAT IS NO LONGER GOING. TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND COUNCILOR FLYNN MADE IT CLEAR AND I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS MANY
TIMES ON THE FLOOR THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE AT RISK FOR SO MANY THINGS LIKE ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FIND IT IN THE AMERICAN
ALWAYS FIND A WAY TO SPEND OTHER MONEY IF NEEDED. BUT IF WE SEND A MESSAGE THAT ALL OF US WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS GET THIS MONEY BACK INTO THE BUDGET AND
IF SHE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE IT FROM ANYONE ELSE, SHE CAN FIND $500,000 SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO IF WE SEND THE MESSAGE THAT WE DON'T WANT IT VETOED WE CAN DO THAT. SO I'M HOPING OUR COLLEAGUES JOIN US.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTRA PEPEN CONTRA PEPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE AGAIN TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHAT THE AMENDMENT ACTUALLY STANDS FOR, BUT MORE
OF A CONCERN ABOUT WHERE WE'RE PULLING FROM. I THINK WE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH COUNCILOR FRENCH IS SAYING RIGHT NOW THE FIREFIGHTERS DO NEED SUPPORT. WE WERE ALL AT THAT FUNERAL. THAT DAY. >> WE ALL TALK TO THE FIRE
UNION. WE ALL TALKED TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND TO THE FIREFIGHTERS FROM OUR DISTRICT. AND I KNOW THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS IN THE FIREFIGHTER UNION WERE ALSO AT A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH DANA-FARBER. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE GETTING THE SUPPORT.
THAT THEY. >> NEEDED IN. >> ORDER. TO SERVE THEIR FIREFIGHTERS. BUT WHAT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. IS TAKING AWAY MONEY FROM ONE DEPARTMENT. THAT RESIDENTS. >> IN MY DISTRICT. THEY HAVE TO DO.
I HAVE A. VACANCY RIGHT NOW IN ONE OF MY NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEY KEEP SAYING WHEN IS. THIS GOING TO BE FILLED? BECAUSE IT IS A VERY. IMPORTANT DECISION WHERE RESIDENTS REACH OUT FOR DAY. >> TO DAY SERVICES.
AND WHAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE IS THE DAY THAT MATTAPAN, ROSLINDALE, HYDE PARK OR SOUTHIE SOUTH END OR CHINATOWN DON'T HAVE A LIAISON. THAT THEY CAN GO TO BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THE
SERVICES. >> THAT THEY PROVIDE. THIS IS WHY IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO COMPARE THE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE NOT THE OTHER. BUT THEY DO PROVIDE CRUCIAL SERVICES THAT OUR RESIDENTS
DEPEND ON AND THEY CALL ON US TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THE SUPPORT. SO AGAIN I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I EMPHASIZE THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT NOT STANDING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S ABOUT HAVING A LEGITIMATE CONCERN OF WHERE WE ARE PULLING
THIS MONEY FROM. THAT'S WHY WE VOTING NO AND I RECOMMEND MY COLLEAGUES DO THE SAME. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN. UM ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AMENDMENT? YEAH. >> COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU'D LIKE
TO SINCE NO ONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST ONE MINUTE. AT THIS STAGE WE ARE ON THE SECOND ROUND. MADAM CHAIR.
MAKING THIS PROCESS IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU ADVOCATE FOR SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO PULL IT FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TELL ME WHERE THEY WANT ME TO PULL IT FROM, I'LL DO THAT.
BUT THAT'S THE PROCESS WE HAVE . I'M MAKING I'M MAKING A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE I THINK I THINK
DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL IS CAN ALSO DO THE JOB OF ON US AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR FLYNN. I'M MADAM CHAIR. I DO WANT TO CONTINUE. I DO WANT TO CONTINUE.
UM, BUT I I DO FEEL LIKE THIS BODY IS MORE CONCERNED WITH POLITICS THAN THEY ARE WITH HELPING PEOPLE, HELPING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR DIRK AND COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE DEEPLY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY AND, UM, THE IDEA THAT, UM, VOTING ON
THIS IS POLITICAL HERE. I MEAN, IF IT'S BEING MADE POLITICAL, IT'S BEING MADE POLITICAL BY THE FOLKS THAT ARE BRINGING IT BECAUSE TODAY WE HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE,
UM, TO TALK ABOUT THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT DANA FARBER IS STEPPING FORWARD. UM, I WAS PROUD TO CALL DANA FARBER. UH, GREAT. UH, AN INCREDIBLE, UM, GROUP
OF UH UH, AN INCREDIBLE INSTITUTION IN MY DISTRICT WHO JUST PERMITTED THE FIRST WORLD CLASS CANCER HOSPITAL IN THE CITY. I WAS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT. OUR ARTICLE 97 AMENDMENT THAT WE PASSED THROUGH THIS COUNCIL WITH MY LEADERSHIP JUST
PASSED THE SENATE. SO, UH, FIGHTING OCCUPATIONAL CANCER IS IS OKAY. ALL OF US HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT WORK. AND SO I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO END OCCUPATIONAL
CANCER. I THINK WHAT'S MISSING FROM THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL AS EMS AND SO WHILE I'D BE VOTING NO TODAY MY WORK AND MY UM MY CHARGE AN OCCUPATIONAL
CANCER FOR CITY EMPLOYEES WILL NOT STOP. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR. UH, DURKAN, WOULD ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK WHO HASN'T SPOKEN? THANK YOU.
COUNCILOR FLYNN. YEAH, THE. JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD. STRAIGHT TO CORRECT THE RECORD. UM, WE ARE DISCUSSING EMS. I WAS THE ONE THAT PUT THE
MONEY INTO EMS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. SO I'M NOT SURE WHY WHY THAT COMMENT CAME OUT THAT WE'RE NOT FOCUSED ON EMS AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
I ADVOCATED STRONGLY TO ENSURE THAT THAT GOT INTO UH THE AMENDMENT PROCESS LED BY COUNCIL FITZGERALD BUT THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS.
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS CUT FROM THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. YES. DANA-FARBER CONTRIBUTED 200 AND
$300,000, BUT THERE'S STILL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THAT WAS CUT . AND CAN I CAN I FINISH MY COMMENTS PLEASE? NO NO NO NO BUT.
PLEASE I WAS BEING COUNCILOR FLYNN. >> I'VE GIVEN YOU MANY TIMES TO COME ROUND AND I JUST I'D. >> ASK. MY COLLEAGUES NOT TO NO COMMENTS AND OTHER PEOPLE'S CONVERSATION STATEMENT RIGHT NOW AND COUNCILOR FLYNN, PLEASE UH.
PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DO BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE A STATEMENT HERE THAT THE THE LIFE OF FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES ARE SIGNIFICANT. THEY ARE IMPORTANT. WE SHOULD NOT OVERLOOK THAT. UM, LET'S LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING. LET'S DO THE RIGHT MORAL THING TODAY. LET'S SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERS .
THEY DESERVE IT. THEY NEED IT. THEIR FAMILIES NEED IT. THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> UM, SEEING NO OTHER, UM, REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, MISTER. KIRK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE ON COUNCILOR FLYNN'S THIRD
AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR BREADON NO COUNCILOR BREADON, NO COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A BALLOT COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. NO COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. NO COUNCILOR.
FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. NO. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. ILLUSION. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. NO. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. NO. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES.
COUNCILOR PEPEN. NO. >> COUNCILOR PEN. NO. COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCIL. SANTANA. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCILOR WEBER. NO. AND COUNCILOR. WILL. NO. UH. SO. WELL. NO.
TEN VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE AND TWO VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. UM, COUNCILOR FLYNN'S THIRD AMENDMENT HAS NOT PASSED. COUNCILOR FRIEND, I UNDERSTAND . DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT?
NOPE. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES. CONSTABLE JULIA HERE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT. UM. >> DO YOU, UM, BEFORE WE START
A DO WE HAVE, UH, COPIES OF YOUR AMENDMENT? I WAS TOLD THAT CENTRAL STAFF HAS THEM. I THINK ALLEGEDLY. YEAH. >> THEY'RE COMING. >> I DON'T KNOW. THE I. >> DIDN'T GET ANY. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS ARE MAKING A COME. >> WE HAVE ONE FOR MR. CLERK FIRST. UM. DID WE NOT? YES. IT'S THIS. YEAH. >> IT'S THIS ONE. DO WE NOT?
YES. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW. I HAVE A FEW. THAT'S FINE. WE'LL START.
TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW I GOT 123 LITTLE PACKAGES. THREE LITTLE PACKAGES. SO THAT MEANS THAT THREE TIMES THE, UH, CENTRAL STAFF WILL
COME OUT WITH A PIECE OF PAPER. MR. CLERK. >> WOULD YOU MIND READING FROM HIS FIRST AMENDMENT INTO THE RECORD? AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL. I'M HERE. I CAN NUMBER 0733 MESSAGE IN
ORDER FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND TAX AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS. DECREASE BUS EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES
INCREASE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $50,000 FOR FOOD JUSTICE GRANTS DECREASE BUS EMPLOYEES TO BURN PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $130,000 FOR GROW BOSTON DECREASE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE ARTS AND CULTURAL UH.
ARTS AND CULTURE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 475,000 FOR ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS DECREASE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE BOSTON
VETERANS ENGAGEMENT TRANSITION AND SERVICES CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $200,000 FOR VETERANS GRANTS DECREASE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES
INCREASE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY CONTRACTUAL. SERVICES $2,225,000 FOR SUCCESSOR LINKS GRANTS. CUSTOMER HERE. >> DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
THANK YOU. UH, COME TO MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND I RISE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET 0733 BY ADDING
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THE FUNDING, UM, FOR HOW THE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE GROW BOSTON ARTS AND CULTURE HALL AS WELL AS ADDING 200,000 FOR
VETERANS AND 2.25 MILLION FOR YOUTH JOBS IN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. I HAVE THREE AMENDMENT PACKAGES THAT I WILL BE PUTTING ON THE FLOOR TODAY ONE AT A TIME AND
THIS IS MY AMENDMENT PACKAGE VERSION UM TWO YOU SHOULD HAVE COPIES OF THIS AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF YOU WHICH I BELIEVE UH. YOU DO. >> SO THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT . I AM PROPOSING THIS PACKAGE TODAY BECAUSE THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT PACKAGE IN FRONT OF US, UM, IS CLAIMED TO BE A A RESTORATION BUDGET BUT STILL LEAVES ROOM FOR HALF OF THE NEARLY 220 MILLION IN CUTS
STILL UNRESOLVED. AND I WANT TO KNOW AGAIN FOR THE RECORD, WE STILL WE HAD OVER $20 MILLION IN CUTS. . UM AND LOTS OF IT IS STILL
UNRESOLVED. THIS PACKAGE WILL MAKE THE FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE GROW BOSTON AN ARTS AND CULTURE HALL AS WELL AS ADDING 200,000 FOR VETERAN SERVICES
AND 2.5 UM 2.2 FOR YOUTH JOBS IN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES VERSUS I THINK WE NEED TO BE BOLD AND PROPOSE MORE THAN 9.4 MILLION IN AMENDMENTS AND THIS PACKAGE
SEEKS TO DO JUST THAT BY CLOSING UH, MORE OF THE GAP THAT'S STILL LEFT. I TRIED TO BRING. THIS VERSION. UH, OF THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD IN OUR WORKING SESSION ON
MONDAY TO ENGAGING A CONSENSUS BUILDING, UH, EXERCISE. BUT MY COLLEAGUES, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT SOME OF THEM JUST THEY DIDN'T NOT WANT TO BE
FULLY ENGAGED. THEREFORE I'M BRINGING IT HERE ,UM, THIS PACKAGE TO THE FLOOR TO HAVE A TRANSPARENT DEBATE ON THIS PROPOSAL. THIS PACKAGE IS A WIN FOR
COMMUNITY AND THIS COUNCIL. IT TAKES VERY LITTLE FROM FROM FROM POLICE SALARY SAVINGS AND OVER TIME TO FULLY OR PARTIALLY RESTORE SIX MAIN PRIORITIES FOR
THIS BODY AND COMMUNITY. THIS MOMENT IS CALLING US TO INVEST IN COMMUNITY. AND SO THEREFORE I AM GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES UH FOR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU COUNCIL THANK YOU COUNCIL MICKEY YOU WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AMENDMENT? OKAY. >> OKAY. >> MR. CLERK COULD YOU.
SECOND YOU SAY. DID YOU OKAY. UH, MR. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON CONSUMER. HE IS FIRST AMENDMENT. COUNCIL AGREED.
NO COUNCIL READ NO COUNCIL COLOR AS A PART OF COUNSELOR CULPEPER, PLEASE. COUNSELOR CULPEPPER. YES, COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. NO COUNCIL HAS TO CANCEL THIS SHOW. NO.
COUNCILOR FLYNN. NO COUNCIL THIRD NO COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE NO COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNSELOR MEJIA. YES, COUNSELOR. MURPHY. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. NO COMES WITH A PEN. COUNSELOR. PEN. NO. COUNSELOR. SANTANA.
UH. COUNCIL SANTANA. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. NO. AND COUNSELOR. OH YES. COUNSELOR. OH, YES. SO NO. >> NINE VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE AND THREE VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. UH, COUNCILMEMBER, HIS FIRST AMENDMENT HAS NOT PASSED TO MEJIA YOU HAVE, UH, YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT, WOULD YOU?
SO I WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD HERE IS THAT WE ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER $3 MILLION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO TAP INTO,
UH, FOR THE POLICE OVER TIME AND UH, UNDERSPENDING AND AND PERSONNEL ARE VACANCIES AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A LOT. UH. >> BEFORE WE START, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO.
START BY ASKING, UM, MR. CLERK TO PLEASE READ CONSUMER HIS SECOND AMENDMENT AND TO THE RECORD, PLEASE. SECOND AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL. LET ME HEAR DOCKET NUMBER 0733
MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND TAX AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS. DECREASE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY PERSONNEL SERVICES
. INCREASE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $250,000 FOR SUCCESS LINKED GRANTS. . >> THANK YOU MR COUNCILOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OH I HAVE A SECOND. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND CONTRA MURPHY. THANK YOU. UH, PLEASE CONTINUE FROM HERE. YES. >> UM, SO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND I RISE TO MAKE A
MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET 0733 BY MOVING 250,000 FOR YOUTH JOBS FUNDING NOT SPECIFIED FOR BE SACK OR RED FROM PERSONNEL SERVICES SPECIFICALLY EMERGENCY
EMPLOYEES FROM THERE TO CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WITHIN THE CHAIR'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THIS IS SO THAT THE FUNDING GOES TOWARDS SUCCESS LINK AND SO THAT THE NONPROFITS RECEIVE THESE FUNDED YOUTH JOBS INSTEAD
OF THE CITY AS TYPICALLY SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTS APPROXIMATELY 70% OF SCHOOL YEAR YOUTH JOBS. AND THIS IS MY AMENDMENT PACKAGE UH. >> TO.
UH YOU SHOULD HAVE COPIES RIGHT? AND YOU DO. GREAT AS. >> THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT FROM THE CHAIR FOR THE YOUTH JOB STANDS, ALL 750,000 IS GOING
TOWARDS PERSONNEL SERVICES WHICH THEY ARE FOR CITY JOBS WITHIN THE 750,000 IT IS SEPARATED OUT INTO THREE LINES WHICH ARE GENERAL PERSONNEL
SERVICES BE SACK AND RED SHIRTS. I'M PROPOSING TO MOVE THE 250,000 FOR GENERIC PERSONNEL SERVICES FROM THERE TO. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
THIS AMENDMENT PUTS THIS 250,000 INTO FUNDING THE SUCCESS LINKED PROGRAM WHICH TYPICALLY LIKE I SAID EARLIER,
UM HOLDS APPROXIMATELY 70% OF SCHOOL YEAR UH YOUTH JOBS SEEING THAT NONE OF THE YOUTH JOB FUNDING IN THE CHAIR'S PROPOSAL WAS ALLOCATED FOR SUCCESS LIKE THIS PROGRAM UM
HOSTING THE MAJORITY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR YOUTH JOBS I WANT TO MOVE THE PROPOSED YOUTH FUNDING UH, THAT WAS NOT SPECIFIED. AT LEAST PUT SOME IN THE CITY FUNDING TO THE PROGRAM SUCCESS
LINK ALSO SUPPORT OUR NONPROFITS BY PROVIDING THEM YOUTH WORKERS WITHOUT HAVING TO FUND THOSE POSITIONS THEMSELVES . ALSO WE CANNOT RELY ON PROMISES
OF PRIVATE CORPORATIONS FOR THE SUPPOSED 2000 JOBS. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR AN MOU REGARDING THE MAYOR'S YOUTH PRIVATE FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO IS SHIFT AT LEAST 250,000 INTO SUCCESS LINK FROM THE CITY JOBS YOUTH UM SO THAT WE CAN PLEASE GIVE THEM A FEW PENNIES TO OUR
YOUTH IN OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD RIGHT. LIKE AS WE CONTINUE TO SAY THAT WE DID NOT CARE ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE, THAT THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE WANT TO
INVEST IN THEM ACCORDINGLY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE LAND WITH THIS ONE. THANK YOU. UM WOULD ANYONE. ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, UH, COUNCILMEMBER HUGHES AMENDMENT.
BE OKAY? MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON CONCH MAHI IS SECOND AMENDMENT. COUNSELOR BRAIN. NO COUNCIL. BRAID NO COUNSELOR COLOR AS
OPPOSED COUNSELOR COLOR AS OPPOSED TO NO COUNSELOR. CULPEPPER. COUNSELOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. NO. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. NO COUNSELOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. STAND. NO. COUNSELOR.
LOUIJEUNE. COUNSELOR. LUCIANO. COUNSELOR. MEDIA. YES. >> COUNCIL. >> MEJIA. YES, COUNSELOR. MURPHY. YES, COUNSELOR. MURPHY. >> YES, COUNSELOR. DEPEND ON SMITH. BEAN. NO. COUNSELOR. SANTANA. COUNSELOR. SANTANA. NO. COUNSELOR.
WEBER. COUNSELOR. WEAPON. NO. COUNSELOR. WELL. YES, COUNSELOR. WELL, YES. SECOND AMENDMENT COUNSELOR MEJIA NINE VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE AND FOUR VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THANK YOU, MR TRUCK. UH, COUNSELOR MCCARTHY IS SECOND AMENDMENT HAS NOT PASSED TO MEJIA YOU HAVE A THIRD AMENDMENT. YES I. DO.
,UM. MR. CLERK. UH, WOULD YOU MIND READING COUNSELOR? HE IS THIRD AMENDMENT INTO THE RECORD. THIRD AMENDMENT OF COUNSELOR MEJIA DOCKET NUMBER 0733
MESSAGING ON FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND TAX AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS DECREASE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
INCREASE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY CONTRACTUAL. SERVICES $250,000 FOR SUCCESS LINKED GRANTS. YES. >> THANK YOU, MR STARK. AND JUST TO CHECK. >> HAS EVERYONE.
GOT A WRITTEN COPY OF FROM HE HAS A THIRD AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF YOU. THANK YOU. UH, MEJIA. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. >> THANK YOU. UH, CATCH MEJIA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YOU KNOW THIS THIS IS FEELS LIKE THE HUNGER GAMES HERE.
WE'RE ALL TRYING TO. STAY ALIVE. UM, AND I AM VERY DISHEARTENED BY THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T EVEN HAVE THE POLITICAL COURAGE AND
OR WILL TO JUST FIGHT A LITTLE BIT HARDER AND TO, UH, TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH. >> ESPECIALLY. FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO HERE WE GO. UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
AND I RISE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET 0733 BY MOVING $250,000 FROM ACCESS TO COUNCILOR. THAT'S THE PACKAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND, UH, MOVE IT TO YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WITHIN THE CHAIR'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THIS WILL GET US TO AT LEAST $1
MILLION FOR YOUTH JOBS IN THE COUNCIL'S AMENDMENTS. THIS IS MY AMENDMENT PACKAGE. THREE UM AND YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, THEY ARE NEARLY RIGHT NOW $6 MILLION IN CUTS TO YOUTH JOBS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THE CHAIR'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT
PACKAGES ONLY FUND 750,000 FOR YOUTH JOBS. I'M JUST SEEKING TO ADD ONLY 250,000 TO GO TOWARDS THE CITY FUNDING FOR YOUTH JOBS SO THAT
WE CAN AT LEAST GET TO A MILLION. ANYTHING LESS IS A SPIT IN THE FACE OF COMMUNITY AND OUR YOUTH. MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES CLAIM TO SUPPORT YOUTH JOBS AND YOUTH
AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THIS IS WHEN WE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND I'M PUTTING THIS FUNDING INTO CONTRACTUAL SERVICES SO THAT IT CAN GO DIRECTLY TO SUCCESS. LINK AND SO AS I EXPLAINED
BEFORE, THESE DOLLARS CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE NON-PROFITS THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND BEFORE ANYBODY UP RISES I JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT UM, WHILE I
UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE ACCESS TO COUNCIL BEING IMPORTANT, I'M NOT TAKING ALL OF IT. I'M TAKING A PORTION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR IS PROBABLY
TOMORROW GOING TO ANNOUNCE A PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, UH, TO STEP IN THE GAP OF CERTAIN THINGS. SO SINCE WE'RE GIVING MONEY AWAY, MIGHT AS WELL JUST, YOU
KNOW, TAKE MONEY FROM ONE PLACE BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO FILL IT UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO YOU KNOW, AT THE VERY LEAST LET'S GO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERE THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN AND THEN WE'LL GO TO YOUR WEBER. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AGAIN APPRECIATIVE OF THE AMENDMENT. HOWEVER, AS THE CHAIR
OF HOUSING I HIGHLY RECOMMEND MY COLLEAGUES TO NOT PULL ANY MONEY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOP. IF NOT THE TOP ISSUE THAT WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY
SOMETHING LIKE ACCESS A COUNCIL WHERE IT HELPS FAMILIES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS ACTUALLY FAMILIES WITH KIDS FROM FACING EVICTIONS. UM, AND I JUST HAD A MEETING WITH HOUSING LEADERSHIP. ABOUT A.
>> COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO NOW WHERE WE ARE FACING IMMINENT THREATS OF LOSING EVEN MORE FUNDING FROM OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT . SO I JUST HIGHLY RECOMMEND US DO NOT PULL ANY MONEY FROM OUR
HOUSING DEPARTMENT EVEN IF IT IS CONTRACTUAL, IF IT IS PERSONAL, IF IT IS FOR VOUCHERS ETC. ANYTHING INSIDE THAT DEPARTMENT IT IS CRUCIAL AT THE MOMENT THAT WE HOLD FIRM AND KEEP THAT IN THERE. SO THAT'S WHY I'LL BE VOTING NO
ON THIS SPECIFIC AMENDMENT. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. UM CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMAN WEBER COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? YES. >> THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO STICK UP A LITTLE BIT FOR THE ACCESS TO COUNCILOR PROGRAM OVER 100
FAMILIES A YEAR, UH, HAVE ARE PREVENTED FROM FACING EVICTION. THESE ARE THESE ARE FAMILIES. SO, UH, PLEASE TO NOT CUT THE ACCESS TO COUNCILOR PROGRAM. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR UH, COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM, I'M UNDECIDED ON THIS. UM, ON THIS ONE HERE, BUT COULD I JUST ASK THE. THE MAKER? UH.
>> COULD SHE JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND ON THE ACCESS TO COUNCILOR PROGRAM ? UM, SO JUST SO I HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT I'M VOTING, WHAT I
KNOW WHAT I'M VOTING FOR, BUT WHAT WHAT I WOULD BE. VOTING AGAINST. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE MATTER. COUNSELOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> SO THOSE SO FOR THOSE WHO
ARE TUNING IN I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR I AM NOT CUTTING MONEY FROM HOUSING. THERE ARE LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS. THERE ARE LOTS. >> OF. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT TO FOLKS WHO ARE DEALING WITH EVICTION AND THAT IS A FACT. OKAY. >> AND BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING
WITH THIS BUDGET CRISIS RIGHT NOW, ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS A PORTION OF THE ACCESS TO
COUNCILOR LINE ITEM TO SUPPORT . YOUTH JOBS. I AM NOT CUTTING IT COMPLETELY. ALL I'M. >> TRYING TO DO. IS TAKE A LITTLE BIT FROM IT TO
HELP US RESTORE SOME DIGNITY IN THIS PROCESS TO SUPPORT YOUTH JOBS. BECAUSE THERE IS THIS. NARRATIVE HERE, THIS FEAR MONGERING. GOING ON HERE.
THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS EITHER GOING TO GET PEOPLE LAID. OFF FIRED, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO END UP IN HOUSING COURT WITHOUT NO SUPPORT. THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THAT'S NOT TRUE. THERE'S I'M NOT TAKING ALL OF IT. I'M TAKING A LITTLE BIT FROM IT. SO DON'T GET IT CONFUSED HERE.
UM AND SO IT IS ONLY $250,000. AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT PRICE LET'S BRING IT DOWN. AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA. UM, UM. COUNCILOR WEBER I WILL
ACTUALLY. COUNCILOR DURKAN HAD HER LIGHT ON. I WILL COME BACK. >> TO OR DUE TO CLARIFYING POINT. OKAY AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DURKAN THANK YOU. OKAY. >> ACCESS TO COUNSELING PROGRAMS IS INNOVATIVE LIKE FOR
THE NATION PILOT UH, WE FUNDED A 450,000 SO TAKING 250,000 IS MUCH MORE YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW LIKE 60% OF YOU KNOW, 70% OF IT. UH AND SO THAT WOULD GOT THE
PROGRAM THAT IS REALLY HELPING PEOPLE IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO HOUSING COURT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THERE'S TONS OF FOLKS IN THERE WHO HAVE NO REPRESENTATION, UH, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE'S UH GROUPS
THAT ARE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE. THIS IS A VERY VALUABLE PROGRAM THAT KEEPS OUR KIDS FROM BEING HOMELESS, BEING PUT IN SHELTERS OUTSIDE THE CITY AND HAVING TO BE BUSED IN AT GREAT COST TO,
UH, TO THE CITY. SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT HAS SHOWN TO WORK FOR TWO YEARS THAT WE AS A COUNCIL PUT FORWARD. I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. UM, I HAVE BEEN A HUGE PROPONENT OF THE ACCESS TO COUNCILOR PROGRAM SINCE WE ORIGINALLY PASSED IT, UM, TO MICHIGAN AND TO MANY OF OUR GRAND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
CAME OUT OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THEN WHEN IT SORT OF GOT PILOTED UM, WE SAW THE MAYOR'S TEAM TAKING A LOT OF CREDIT FOR ITS SUCCESS. UM, AND I THINK I HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE TO SAY LIKE THANK YOU
TO COUNCILOR WEBER FOR PUTTING THIS IN PLACE. UM, I THINK THAT FAMILIES HAVING ACCESS TO COUNCILOR, UM, THAT ARE FACING EVICTION IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
AND SO UM, SO I THINK PITTING UH, YOUTH JOBS AGAINST UM FAMILIES FACING EVICTION IS UNNECESSARY IN THIS PROCESS. AND I STAND UH, WITH THE CHAIR I THINK THAT THIS I HONESTLY
WISH WE COULD PUT MORE MONEY INTO ACCESS TO COUNCILOR THAN WE HAVE THIS YEAR. UM, SO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WEBER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. UM, AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WASN'T IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. SO I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THE COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO FULLY RESTORE, WHICH WE HAVE IN THE INITIAL PACKAGE AND I TRULY BELIEVE IN IT AND I THINK THAT IT ACTUALLY WILL SAVE THE CITY COUNCIL OR SAVE THE CITY A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE
WE ARE EVERY UM FAMILY THAT ENDS UP BEING IN A HOMELESS SHELTER OUTSIDE OF THE CITY ENDS UP BEING BOSTON AT TREMENDOUS COST LIKE LIKE THE CHAIR SAID. SO THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU.
UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN AS THIS, UM, CONTRACT AND YOU HAVE TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM, I DO WANT TO GO ON RECORD IN SUPPORT OF, UM, COUNCILMEMBER HIS PROPOSAL. I DO WANT TO AT LEAST SUPPORT
ONE OF THEM. UM, I DO THINK IT'S A WORTHY, WORTHY PROPOSAL. I LISTEN TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY AT EVERY AT EVERY BUDGET HEARING. AND I DO WANT TO.
STAND UP FOR THEM THE BEST I CAN. THE OTHER POINT I DO WANT TO MAKE. IS FOR ME IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU. IF YOU AMENDMENTS WEREN'T PART OF KIND OF LIKE THE OFFICIAL.
THE OFFICIAL. REPORT YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS THAT THEY JUST GOT THAT THEY'RE JUST GOING TO GET VOTED DOWN I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT KIND OF PROCESS THAT IS. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE
WE'RE VOTING UH WITH AN OPEN MIND WHICH IS VOTING NO CONSISTENTLY EVEN IF WE SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. UM, SO I'M KIND OF DISCOURAGED THAT WE'RE AUTOMATICALLY VOTING NO. JUST BECAUSE IT WASN'T PART
OF THE UM. YOU KNOW, THE THE ESTABLISHED THE ESTABLISHED DOCKET HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UM, COUNCIL MOVIE WOULD YOU
LIKE LAST WORD. I CAN SEE FROM HERE. HAVE YOU. GOT YOUR LIGHTER? SORRY. YOU'RE STANDING. SO, UM, EITHER DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? HOLD ON. THERE YOU GO. COUNCILMEMBER.
HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UM. >> THANK YOU. AND I DO APPRECIATE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. UH, AS SOMEONE WHO, UH, DEALT WITH HOUSING INSECURITY GOING
UP AND AS A GRADUATE I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE STABLE HOUSING. UM, AND SO BY NO MEANS DO I WANT TO CREATE ANY HARDSHIP TO
FOLKS WHO ARE. ALREADY EXPERIENCING. FURTHER HARM. AND SO I. THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE IN HARM REDUCTION RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE USUALLY SOMETIMES WORKING TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY SO THAT THEY CAN STAY HOUSED.
AND SO I'M LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE HERE AND THIS IS A PREVENTION AND. INTERVENTION UM AMENDMENT BUT I UNDERSTAND UH THE TENSION THAT
EXISTS PITTING HOUSING VERSUS YOUTH JOBS BECAUSE BOTH ARE THOSE ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT. UM AND TO THAT. IF IF YOU ALL ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN TAKING IT FROM HOUSING THEN I THINK I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A. RECESS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST THAT WE. LIKE THIS WHOLE ENTIRE AMENDMENT EXERCISE OF.
>> THAT ONE SINGLE DOLLAR WAS. APPROVED TO INCREASE YOUTH JOBS. AND SO I'M GOING TO TAKE I'M GOING TO REQUEST. A RECESS TO SEE WHERE. >> I. COULD FIND ANOTHER 250,000. >> NO COUNCILMEMBER HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE. UM, WILL ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK IN COMES FROM A HUGHES AMENDMENT. UM. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL. CALL, VOTE ON COUNCILWOMAN HIS THIRD AMENDMENT.
COUNSELOR BRAID. NO COUNSELOR BRAID NO COUNSELOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED COUNSELOR COLOR AS OPPOSED NO COUNSELOR. CULPEPPER. COUNSELOR. CULPEPPER. NO COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. NO COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD.
COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. NO. COUNSELOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. OFFLINE. YES. COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNSELOR. ILLUSION. NO. COUNSELOR. MEJIA. YOU KNOW THE. STATE HAD $8 MILLION LEFT. UM.
CUTS FOR MEJIA. WE'RE TAKING ALL. 10 MILLION OF THAT WAS SPENT FOR ACCESS TO COUNCILOR. SO THERE IS NOBODY OUT THERE FOR THE RECORD LIKE WE'RE JUST
CHOOSING NOT TO DO. COUNCILOR FOR ME I. NOT COUNSELOR MEJIA. YES, COUNSELOR MURPHY. COUNSELOR MURPHY. YES, COUNSELOR. PEN. COUNSELOR. PEN. NO. COUNSELOR. SANTANA. UH. COUNSELOR. SANTANA.
NO. COUNSELOR. WEBER. COUNSELOR. BUT NO IN COUNSELOR WORLD. YES. THAT'S SO WELL, YES. NINE VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE AND FOUR VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. COUNCILMAN, HIS THIRD AMENDMENT HAS NOT PASSED. COUNCILOR MEJIA, DO YOU. HAVE ANY FURTHER AMENDMENTS?
SO THAT'S I I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK MY AMENDMENTS HAVE ALL DIED. THANK YOU. >> I'LL BE GOING TO THE FUNERAL. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEJIA, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR CULPEPER. COUNSELOR UH, YOU HAVE.
>> THE FLOOR. MADAM CHAIR, THE AMENDMENT I MOVE TO AMEND DOCTOR DOCKETS 2733 UH FOR AN ORDER REGARDING
THE BOSTON. FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. >> AND I THINK IT'S BEEN PASSED AND DISTRIBUTED. WE DO SOME BUSINESS. UM. >> YEAH. >> UH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THIS IS COUNCILOR CULPEPER
FIRST AMENDMENT. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? >> NO, THIS IS. MY FIRST AND LAST FOR THE MY. COUNCILOR MURPHY'S A SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, MR CLERK WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND THEN YOU CAN SPEAK YOURSELF. OKAY. EXCELLENT. MR COOK.
>> HAVE YOU GOT A COPY OF THE CULPEPER? YES. >> UM. >> COUNCILOR CULPEPER. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ CONTRA. >> CODE PEPPERS FIRST AMENDMENT INTO THE. RECORD AMENDMENT OF COUNSELOR MINYARD CULPEPER DOCKET NUMBER
0733 MESSAGE NOTIFY ANNUAL APPROPRIATION IN TAX ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AS AMENDED SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS DECREASE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS $200,000 FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF PFA AS FREE TURNOUT GEAR AND
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO MAKE A FLOOR
AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED DOCKET TO PROVIDE $200,000 INVESTMENT FOR FAST FREE TURNOUT GEAR AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS.
WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT THIS INVESTMENT CURRENTLY APPEARS AND CHAIR WEBBER'S AMENDED BUDGET AS A RECOMMENDATION MADAM PRESIDENT, RECOMMENDATION IS NOT ENOUGH ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU'RE DEALING WITH LIVES OF THE FIREFIGHTERS. THIS COUNCIL BELIEVES THIS IS A PRIORITY. THEN WE SHOULD ACTUALLY FUNDED AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THE BUDGET ITSELF RATHER THAN
MERELY EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS FROM IMMEDIATE DANGER. BUT INCREASINGLY WE ARE LEARNING THAT MANY FIREFIGHTERS
ALSO FACE LONG TERM DANGERS FROM THE VERY EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO KEEP THEM SAFE. STUDIES HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN THAT FIREFIGHTERS EXPERIENCE
DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATES OF OCCUPATIONAL CANCER AND PFAS CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN AND TURNOUT GEAR AND PROTECTIVE UNIFORM MASSACHUSETTS HAS
ALREADY TAKEN IMPORTANT STEPS AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE BEING THE TRANSITION TO SAFER ALTERNATIVES. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY EXPERTS AND FIREFIGHTER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
MADE CLEAR THAT AS FAST FREE TURNOUT GEAR BECOMES AVAILABLE ,DEPARTMENTS SHOULD MOVE AGGRESSIVELY TOWARD REPLACING LEGACY EQUIPMENT CONTAINING HARMFUL CHEMICALS. THIS AMENDMENT IS ABOUT ACTING
ON THE INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL YEARS FROM NOW ON TO SAY WE SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE. WE ASKED FIREFIGHTERS TO RUN TOWARD DANGER EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS ENSURE THAT THE EQUIPMENT WE PROVIDE THEM DOES NOT EXPOSE THEM TO PREVENTABLE RISK. LONG AFTER THE FIRE IS OUT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK MY COLLEAGUES
TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO READ SOMETHING ,MADAM PRESIDENT. EXPOSURE TO FAST IS LINKED TO CANCER INCLUDING KIDNEY AND
TISKET, TESTICULAR CANCER, THYROID DISEASE AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES. I THINK THAT FOR US NOT TO PASS SOMETHING TO GIVE THEM AT LEAST A PILOT IS IN SOME WAYS
IRRESPONSIBLE. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO DANA-FARBER FOR THE CANCER TESTS IF WE GOT THEM THE FAST EQUIPMENT. QUINCY JUST BUT MANY SETS FOR THEIR FIREFIGHTERS.
MADAM PRESIDENT AND MY COLLEAGUES, I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FAST FREE EQUIPMENT AS A PILOT FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR THE CHAIR
RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I THINK THIS IS THE MOST COMMON SENSE AMENDMENT, UM, AND AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT. UM, TONIGHT IN MY OPINION AND FOR FOR MANY REASONS.
BUT IT'S. EASY IT'S EASY FOR US TO SUPPORT THIS. WE SHOULD ALL BE VOTING FOR IT. IT'S NOT HE'S NOT ASKING FOR A LOT OF MONEY. $200,000 IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY .
IT BUT. THE MONEY IN THE THE GRANT THE PILOT UH WILL HELP SO MANY FIREFIGHTERS AND THIS IS AN EASY ONE FOR US TO SUPPORT. >> WE SHOULD ALL. GET ON BOARD THIS. >> ONE BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL.
AS COUNCILOR CULPEPER SAID, THAT WE PROVIDE FIREFIGHTERS WITH THE. CRITICAL RESOURCES. SUPPORT THAT. >> THEY NEED TO. PREVENT TO. PREVENT, UM, HEALTH. RELATED ISSUES.
AND I JUST WANT TO AGAIN SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR TAKING THE IMPORTANT LEAD ON THIS IN I DO WANT TO I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE ONE.
SHORT SHORT STORY. MY MY UNCLE DENIS UH, FLYNN WAS A A FIREFIGHTER AND HE WAS A DECORATED VIETNAM VETERAN AS WELL SERVED IN THE ARMY. UM HE.
DIED AT A YOUNG. AGE FOR UM HEART RELATED DISEASE. HE HAD A HEART ATTACK UM, AT A YOUNG AGE, BUT HE WAS HE WAS ONE OF THE CLOSEST.
PEOPLE TO ME. BUT I THINK ABOUT HIM I THINK ABOUT HIM EVERY DAY AND. I WISH THESE. PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE WHEN WHEN HE WAS AROUND AND THEY
WERE AROUND. WHAT COUNCILOR CULPEPER IS IS ASKING FOR. IS A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT. FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN THEIR FAMILIES. THAT'S THE. >> LEAST WE CAN DO AS CITY COUNCILORS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I JUST WANT TO GO BACK. FOUR YEARS.
AGO WHEN ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO WERE WITH US THEN AND WE PUT FORTH OUR FIRST AMENDMENT PACKAGE WHERE I THINK 90% OF IT GOT VETOED AND THEN THOSE THAT
GOT FINALLY PASSED WE REALIZED THE VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INTER AND AN INTRA DEPARTMENTAL AMENDMENT. AND SO ANY RECOMMENDATION WHICH
IS AN INTRA WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND IT SAYS RECOMMENDATION. SO I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR DIDN'T LEAVE THAT WORD OUT BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE ANSWER WHICH MANY OF US KNOW
THAT EVEN THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT AREN'T JUST RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE INTER WHICH ARE PITTING AND IT WAS SAID THAT DURING THE LAST AMENDMENT WHERE SOMEONE WAS ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING THAT I DON'T WANT TO
PIT ONE DEPARTMENT AGAINST THE OTHER, ALL OF THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS IS ALWAYS PITTING ONE DEPARTMENT AGAINST EACH OTHER, NOT JUST SOME OF OUR AMENDMENTS. EVERY SINGLE TIME WE HAVE TO PULL FROM SOMEWHERE AND THERE'S
NOT ONE DEPARTMENT EVEN WHEN MONEY WASN'T SO TIGHT, DEPARTMENTS NEVER WANTED US TO PULL FROM THEM. SO AN INTRA DEPARTMENTAL
AMENDMENT IS NOTHING EVEN MORE SO THAN THE AMENDMENTS WHICH WE KNOW THE AMENDMENTS AREN'T REALLY ANYTHING THEY'RE ALL BASICALLY RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE WE
VOTED AND PASSED THIS PACKAGE THAT THE CHAIR PUT FORTH AND WE HAVE TURNOUT GEAR AND WE HAVE MONEY FOR I-S-D AND WE PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE BRIDGE THE
GAP GRANTS FOR BOSTON VETS LIKE IT'S JUST SAYING YOU SHOULD DO THIS AND WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BECAUSE HISTORY IN THE DATA HAS SHOWN THAT THEY HAVE AND SO I AM HOPING BECAUSE IT'S
A SMALL AMOUNT THAT IF WE VOTE BUT THERE'S A BETTER CHANCE THAT IT WILL BE EXECUTED IF WE CAN GET IT INTO AN ACTUAL AMENDMENT AND NOT JUST AN INTRA DEPARTMENTAL SWAP. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? THIS AMENDMENT? UM, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON COUNCILOR CULPEPER FIRST
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BREEN. YES. >> COUNCILOR BREADON? YES, COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED. COUNCILOR COLOR AS A NO.
COUNCILOR. COPPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. NO. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FERN. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL IS IN.
NO. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR BEVIN COUNCIL. NO. COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILMAN TEN. NO. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER.
NO AND COUNCILOR L. YES. COUNCILOR. DULL. YES. FIVE VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. NOW. >> COUNCILOR. >> DURKAN. NO.
SEVEN VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE AND FIVE VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. UH, THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. COUNCILOR PEPPERS FIRST AMENDMENT HAS NOT, UH, PASSED.
UM, ANYONE ELSE OF, UH, FOR AN AMENDMENT? SEEING NO MORE AMENDMENTS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF RECESS TO ADD THE AMENDMENTS TO THE DOCKET.
SO EACH COUNCILOR WILL HAVE IT BEFORE THEM BEFORE WE GO TO A FINAL VOTE. SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS BECAUSE MY WHAT? IT'S 7:00. UM, 15.
UH, WE'LL TAKE A 15 MINUTE RECESS BECAUSE, UM. AND THANK YOU. UH, DON'T GO TOO FAR. WE'D LIKE TO KEEP GOING AND, UH, GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BRIEF RECESS FOR 15 MINUTES.
THANK YOU FOLKS, WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. UH, CHRISTMAS PASSING OUT THE FINAL DRAFT AND THE FINAL DOCKET, UH, OF THE FINAL, UH, BUDGET PACKET WITH THE
AMENDMENTS. THE.
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THAT WAS THEN UH UH. THIS.
IS. UH.
THIS IS A. UM THANK YOU. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE FINAL UM. WHERE IS EVERYONE BACK.
YES, YES. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE FINAL VOTE ON, UH, THE DOCKET 0733.
MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 0733. OH. >> OOPS. YES. >> THANK YOU. ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER
0733. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR COLOR AS A PARTY. >> YES. GO TO COLORS. UH UH.
THE ROLL CALL VOTE IS ALREADY STARTED. UM. I HAVE A. >> MR. CLERK WE CAN REWIND. COUNCILOR UM, HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UM, SO.
WE'RE ALREADY MOVING. FOR A VOTE. UM, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE RECESS IS WE CONSOLIDATED ALL THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PASSED
AND THEY WERE MERGED WITH THE THE ORIGINAL UM, UM DOCKET THAT UM THE CHAIR UH OFFERED. SO THE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED AND NOW WE ARE AT THE
STAGE OF UH HOLDING THE FINAL VOTE ON THE DOCKET 0733 WHICH. IS PASSING. YES, PASSING THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT TIME. OUT BECAUSE BEFORE WE DO THAT
WE JUST RECEIVED A BIG PACKET. IT'S THE SAME DOCKET AS YOU HAD THIS MORNING WITH THE THREE THE TWO AMENDMENTS ADDED RIGHT? YEAH I HEAR YOU I HEAR YOU UM
BUT. BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE WHOLE PACKAGE I AM LOOKING TO MAKE MY FINAL REMARKS. UH, COUNCILOR MEJIA, YOU CAN
HAVE TWO MINUTES OF FINAL REMARKS. OKAY, SO AS WE TAKE THIS VOTE TODAY, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHILE SOME OF THE RESTORATIONS AND INVESTMENTS I FOUGHT FOR WERE INCLUDED, THE
TOTAL AMENDED BUDGET BEFORE US NOW DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO FULLY ADDRESSING THE EXTENT OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILLION IN CUTS THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT.
THIS BODY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEND THIS BUDGET. BACK TO THE MAYOR AND REQUIRE A MORE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO MAKE THE CHANGES NECESSARY TO TO PRODUCE A BUDGET THAT BETTER REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF OUR
RESIDENTS. INSTEAD, WE ARE FREQUENTLY ASKED TO ACCEPT A PACKAGE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN NEGOTIATED WITHOUT MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT FROM THE FULL COUNCIL.
THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A TRUE WORKING. THEY'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN A TRUE WORKING SESSION WHERE ALL COUNCILORS COLLECTIVELY SAT DOWN AND REVIEWED EACH AMENDMENT AND EACH POLL.
UM AND AS WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND DETERMINE TOGETHER WHERE REALLOCATIONS SHOULD COME FROM AND WHERE INVESTMENTS WERE TO BE MADE, WE WERE ADVISED THAT WE THE FIRST
ITERATION THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHERE UM REALLOCATIONS CAME FROM THE WHOLE THING IS GOING TO WEIRD. BUT ANYWAYS, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A NARRATIVE THAT SOME COUNCILORS ARE UNWILLING TO
MAKE DIFFICULT CHOICES OR PULL FUNDING FROM CERTAIN AREAS, BUT THOSE ARE PRECISELY THE CONVERSATIONS WE SHOULD BE HAVING TOGETHER IN A WORKING SESSION. THAT IS WHAT A LEGISLATIVE
BUDGET PROCESS SHOULD LOOK LIKE. INSTEAD, DECISIONS ARE OFTEN PRESENTED TO US AFTER THE BEHIND THE SCENES CONVERSATIONS AND THEN WE ARE EXPECTED TO SIMPLY ACCEPT THEM.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THESE COMMENTS ARE NOT DIRECTED AT ANY INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS ABOUT THE PROCESS ITSELF. IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT. SHARED BUDGET AUTHORITY AND
MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT, THEN WE NEED A BUDGET PROCESS THAT ALLOWS ALL COUNCILORS TO TRANSPARENTLY PARTICIPATE IN SHAPING PRIORITIES, NOT JUST REACTING TO DECISIONS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN MADE. I VOTED IN SUPPORT OF MANY OF THE AMENDMENTS TODAY. AND I DID. SO IN. >> THE. INTEREST OF HARM REDUCTION. I KNOW THAT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MAY END UP STEAMROLLING COMMUNITY AND
PASSING THIS AMENDMENT BUDGET. SO I FOUGHT FOR AMENDMENTS IN THE CASE. THAT THE BUDGET IS PASSED AS AMENDED SO THAT WE CAN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE MORE OF THE CUTS MY COLLEAGUES. >> TO. AND MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE NO IN
ORDER TO VOTE DOWN THE DOCKET AS AMENDED SO THAT WE CAN THEN PULL DOCKET 0733 AS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED BY THE MAYOR FROM THE GREEN SHEETS SO THAT WE CAN PUT
A REJECTION VOTE ON THE FLOOR AS THAT IS WHAT COMMUNITY HAS ADVOCATED FOR. I KNOW THAT SOME COUNCILORS THINK THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO AMEND THE BUDGET AFTER REJECTING TODAY, BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE.
FOR THE RECORD, WE ALL RECEIVED THE LEGAL MEMO FROM THE BOSTON BETTER ALLIANCE YESTERDAY THAT EXPLAINED THAT BASED ON ORDINARY MEANINGS OF PHRASES THAT ARE UNDEFINED IN THE
CHARTER, NOT BEING ABLE TO AMEND A REJECTED BUDGET WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL HOLDING BUDGETARY POWERS TOGETHER WHICH IS SPECIFIED IN THE CHARTER.
THE HISTORY OF BUDGET ACTIONS AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY. THE INTENT OF THE 2021 CHARTER AMENDMENT SHOWN BY COUNCIL, DELIBERATION ON THE MATTER AND
THE CASE LAW WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO AMEND THE BUDGET EVEN IF WE REJECT IT AT THIS TIME I AM CALLING ON MY CALL MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO JOIN
ME IN VOTING ON THIS AMENDED DOCKET SO THAT WE CAN DO THE WORK OF REJECTING AND SO THAT IS MY HOPE THAT WE CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER HERE TWO MINUTES.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TO CALL A ROLL CALL VOTE. COUNSELOR OH THANK YOU. PARDON, COUNSELOR CULPEPER I DID NOT SEE YOUR LIGHT ON.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT. WELL, HERE WE ARE. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL WHO ROLLED UP
THEIR SLEEVES, WHO COLLABORATED, WHO REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE FIRST VERSION OF THIS BUDGET AS A FINAL WORD, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT
MOST MADE A DIFFERENCE. THIS IS WHAT GOVERNMENT LOOKS LIKE. WE TAKE OUR CHARGE SERIOUSLY. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR HIS WORK IN BRINGING AMENDMENT
FORWARD. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH EACH OTHER OR NOT. YOU WERE HEARD AND YOU
REPRESENTED THE PEOPLE THAT SENT YOU HERE TO DO THEIR WORK . NOW I WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE ADVOCATES WHO WERE IN THIS ROOM AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE
STILL. SHOWING UP IN A MATTER. EVERY PERSON WHO DOESN'T HAVE
TO STAND IN FOR OUR. EVERY PERSON WHO IS NOT OUR GOING OUT TO STAND OUT I SHARE THIS STORY.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR IT AFTER THAT BECAUSE YOU GOT IT. THAT'S THE.
NUMBER OF. INITIATIVE IT WILL.
GET TO THAT. AND WE'VE GOT A LOT. ON OUR BILL.
THAT'S WHAT I DO I HOPE YOU. NOW IT'S GREAT TO READ THAT YOU ARE SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
MADAM PRESIDENT NO PROBLEM.
HAS BEEN.
COME COME. >> ON, COME ON. TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED SO WE'RE
BACK IN SESSION. I THINK. I WILL RETURN TO OUR COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UM, YOU, UH, MAY FINISH YOUR
REMARKS AND I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT EVERYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK CAN SPEAK FOR TEN MINUTES. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL NOT TAKE TEN MINUTES.
I'M GOING TO TAKE UP THE OFFER AND AFTER TEN MINUTES. I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL WHO ROLLED UP
THEIR SLEEVES, WHO COLLABORATED ,WHO REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE FIRST VERSION OF THIS BUDGET AS A FINAL WORD YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST MADE A DIFFERENCE
. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR WORKING TO PULL TOGETHER THAT AMENDMENT. THIS IS WHAT GOVERNMENT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE TAKE OUR CHARGE
SERIOUSLY. NOW I WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE ADVOCATES WHO IN THIS ROOM AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WHO STILL ARE AND TO THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING YOU SHOWED UP AND IT
MATTERED. EVERY PERSON WHO WAS VULNERABLE TO STAND UP AND SHARE THIS STORY, WHO TRUSTED THAT THEY LIVED EXPERIENCE MATTER THAT IT WOULD BE HEARD THAT IT WOULD
MOVE SOMETHING. YOU WERE RIGHT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU TESTIFIED. YOU WROTE EMAILS, YOU CALLED OUR OFFICES, YOU PROTESTED.
YOU GOT ARRESTED. YOU SHOWED UP TO HEARINGS AND TOWN HALLS WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO STAY HOME. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE YOUNG ACTIVISTS WHO ARE PART OF THIS MOVEMENT.
THERE IS SOMETHING POWERFUL ABOUT A YOUNG PERSON WHO LOOKS AT THE WORLD AS IT IS AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE WORLD AS IT MUST BE.
NEVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE TOO YOUNG, THAT YOU ARE TOO LOUD BUT THAT YOU ARE TOO IDEALISTIC. YOU ARE NOT JUST CONSTITUENTS
YOU ARE BOSTON AND YOU ARE OUR PARTNERS IN THIS WORK. I CARRIED YOUR TESTIMONY WITH ME IN EVERY ROOM. THEY CAME WITH ME INTO EVERY WORKING SESSION AND TO EVERY
ANSWER I DEMANDED FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION ONTO THIS COUNCIL FLOOR WHEN I FOUGHT TO RESTORE THESE CUTS AND INTO EVERY MOMENT. I REFUSE TO LET THIS BUDGET MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PEOPLE IT AFFECTS. IT'S UNDENIABLE THAT THIS BUDGET SEASON HAS BEEN A FIGHT, BUT YOUR VOICES CHANGE HOW IT
WAS FIRED. AND SO I SAY TO YOU YOUNG FOLKS DON'T STOP. DON'T GROW WEARY. THE ARC OF PROGRESS HAS NOT BEEN ON ITS OWN ADVANCE BECAUSE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU GET UP EVERY DAY AND PUSH. BUT YOU HAVE SHOWN THIS CITY IS THAT WHEN THE COMMUNITY SPEAKS WITH ONE VOICE THIS COUNCIL MUST LISTEN.
THIS IS NOT JUST A VICTORY FOR THIS BUDGET. THIS IS A BLUEPRINT FOR EVERY FIGHT THAT COMES AFTER THIS ONE . THIS PROCESS BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT I CANNOT LEAVE
UNSAID. THIS BUDGET FORCED US INTO THE DEEPLY TROUBLING POSITION OF CHOOSING BETWEEN COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON THIS CITY THE
MOST, AS IF THE NEEDS OF OUR SENIORS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE STRUGGLES OF ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE STRUGGLES OF ANOTHER WERE SOMEHOW IN COMPETITION.
THAT IS NOT A CHOICE ANY OF US SHOULD EVER HAVE TO MAKE. AND WHILE I ACKNOWLEDGE THE VERY DIFFICULT THE VERY DIFFICULTY OF A TIGHT BUDGET LIKE THIS ONE, THE ANSWER TO A
FISCAL CHALLENGE CAN NEVER BE TO PLACE THAT BURDEN ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY CARRYING THE MOST. A CITY IS WELL POSITIONED AND AS PROGRESSIVE AT BOSTON MUST
BE MORE CREATIVE, MORE INNOVATIVE, MORE COMMITTED TO FINDING RIGHT SOLUTIONS THAT DO NOT ASK OUR MOST MARGINALIZED RESIDENTS TO FIGHT EACH OTHER
FOR SCRAPS BECAUSE IN FACT WE ARE ONE BOSTON AND AS DOCTOR KING REMINDED US INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.
JUST BECAUSE AN ISSUE DOES NOT TOUCH YOUR DISTRICT OR YOUR COMMUNITY OR DOES NOT MAKE IT ANY LESS A THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND THE SOUL OF THIS ENTIRE CITY.
WE RISE TOGETHER. AND WE DO NOT RISE AT ALL. BUT TODAY TODAY WE ARE REMINDED THAT WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK CHANGE
IS POSSIBLE. THAT WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER THIS CITY CAN AND MUST DO BETTER. YOUR POWER IS REAL, YOUR VOICE MATTERS AND NOW AND WE WILL NOT
REST. WE WILL NOT WAVER. WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT THIS CITY CAN FULFILL THAT SAME PROMISE IN
THEIR DAILY LIVES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES. UH, COUNCILMAN BE HERE. I WAS IN ERROR WHEN I SAID YOU
COULD SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES. I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? UH, I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU AND THEN I'LL GO TO COUNCILOR PÉPIN AND THEN COUNCILOR FLYNN AND
THEN COUNCILOR UM, COLLETTE IS A PART OF COUNCILOR COUNTRYMAN HERE. YOU HAVE LET'S SAY. WHAT IS IT? IT HAS SEVEN AND. SEVEN MINUTES. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. UM.
AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT MIGHT LOOK FUNNY THAT I WANT TO KEEP SPEAKING, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. UH, BECAUSE I WORKED REALLY HARD TO BE HERE TO BE, UH, THE THE MICROPHONE FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT I SERVE. SO. I'M GOING TO KEEP ON. SO I WANT TO JUST READ, UM, A FEW PARAGRAPHS FROM THE LEGAL
MEMO THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO US WHICH I KNOW YOU ALL GOT VIA EMAIL. UM, FROM THE UH THE LAWYER MURPHY HAS TO ME AND LEON AND
SO IT'S, UH REGARDING THE THE ANALYSIS OF THE BOSTON CITY CHARTER SECTION 48 AMENDED IN 2021 BECAUSE WE RECEIVED A MEMO FROM THE MAYOR'S TEAM REGARDING
WHAT WE COULD AND COULD NOT DO AND WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT WOULD BE AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS USED TO SCARE US AND TO UM, TO BEHAVE AND SO SO THAT WE JUST GOT THIS WHEN WE GOT IT.
BUT HERE IS A FEW LITTLE EXPERTS THAT WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF. DEAR MR WILLIAMS, YOU ASKED US FOR A LEGAL OPINION CONCERNING THE MEANING OF CERTAIN LANGUAGE
IN SECTION 48 OF THE BOSTON CITY CHARTER AS IT WAS AMENDED IN 2021. THE LANGUAGE AT ISSUES RELATES TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING THE
ANNUAL MUNICIPAL BUDGET AND THE BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES UH APPROPRIATED BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AS PART OF THIS ANALYSIS. YOU ALSO OFFERED A MEMBER UH,
MEMORANDUM FROM THE CORPORATE COUNCIL FOR OUR REVIEW AND ALLOWANCES AND PREPARATION UM AND PREPARING A RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS WE HAVE REVIEWED WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.
YOU KNOW, THEY THEY YOU SEE THE UH THE THE CITY CHARTER DATED JANUARY 2025 A PRIOR VERSION OF THE CITY CHARTER UH, AS OF JULY 20TH UH 2007 COPIES
OF THE EARLIER AMENDMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET PROVISIONS OF THE BOSTON CITY CHARTER. REQUEST FROM COUNSELOR EDWARDS . TO THE CLERK, UH. MAUREEN FEENEY TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN BALLOT QUESTION FOR
APPROVAL OF THE VOTES DATED APRIL 28TH, 2021. REVIEW OF THE MEETINGS. UM UH THE MEETINGS OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL WHEN IT WAS VOTED AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 48 OF THE BOSTON
CITY CHARTER ON DECEMBER THE 9TH, 2020. LET ME JUST SKIP BECAUSE I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT. THE CURRENT BOSTON CITY CHARTER LANGUAGE THE BOSTON CITY
CHARTER UM INCLUDES A PROVISION ENTITLED CREATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET SECTION 48 OF THE CHARTER. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATOR UM 1909,
1974, 1982 AND 1986 SO THERE WAS AMENDMENTS THROUGHOUT THOSE YEARS. MOST RECENTLY THE CHARTER WAS AMENDED BY BALLOT VOTES UM OF THE VOTERS OF NOVEMBER IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.
THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL VOTED FOR PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS ON DECEMBER THE 9TH, 2020 AND SUBMITTED THEM TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR REVIEW. YOU GUYS KNOW THE THE HISTORY. LET ME JUST GO CUT TO THE CHASE
HERE. THE CURRENT VERSION OF SECTION 48 OF THE CHARTER STATES AS FOLLOWS UNDERLINE THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW LANGUAGE. ADD IT AFTER 2021 THE MAYOR AND
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOSTON SHALL HOLD BUDGETARY POWERS TOGETHER WITH THE POWER TO MODIFY IN WHOLE OR IN PART
AN APPROPRIATION ORDER OR AN ITEM WITHIN AN APPROPRIATION ORDER AMENDED AMEND THE BUDGET FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONSISTENT WITH THE ACTS
OF 1936. THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE THERE I'M GOING TO SKIP BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF NUMBERS THERE. UM, SO FURTHER UH SO BASICALLY.
HERE THE THIS CHARTER CLARIFY BUDGETARY PROCEDURES AND TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS ARE NECESSARY TO AMEND, APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ANNUAL BUDGET
FOR THE CITY EXCEPTING THE POWERS TO. UM ORIGINATE. >> AN APPROPRIATION ORDER WHICH SHALL BE RESERVE UH FOR THE MAYOR FOR THE MAYOR TO FURTHER PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND
DEMOCRATIC INVOLVEMENT WHICH THERE WAS NONE IN CITY SPENDING. THE CITY OF BOSTON SHALL CREATE BY CITY ORDINANCE AND INDEPENDENT OFFICE A PARTICIPATORY BUDGET WHICH WE'VE NEVER REALLY FULLY FUNDED
WITH AN EXTENT WITH AN EXTENDED OVERSIGHT BOARD TO CREATE AND OVERSEE AN EQUITABLE AND EQUITABLE UM AND BY A
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING WITH THE EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT BOARD. UM AND SO THAT IS STILL YET TO FULLY MANIFEST. SO THE MAYOR NO LATER THAN THE
SECOND WEDNESDAY IN APRIL OF EACH YEAR SHOULD SUBMIT THE CITY COUNCIL THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY FOR A FORTHCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND THE
MAYOR MAY SUBMIT THEREAFTER SUCH SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ORDERS AS THEY DEEM NECESSARY NO LATER THAN THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN JUNE. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL TAKE
DEFINITE ACTION ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET BY ADOPTING, AMENDING OR REJECTING PROVIDED THAT THE AMENDED VERSION SHALL NOT BE UM
FOR A BUDGET UH FOR A HIGHER TOTAL BUDGET THAN ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN THE EVENT THEIR FAILURE TO ACT ON A BUDGET SUBMITTED BY THE MAYOR. THE ITEMS IN THE APPROPRIATION
ORDERS OF THE BUDGET. AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MAYOR SHALL BE IN EFFECT AS FORMALLY ADOPTED BY THIS COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR SHOULD HAVE SEVEN
DAYS FROM THE TIME OF BUDGETARY VOTE TO THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE RETURN SAID BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL IN THE EVENT OF THE FAILURE OF THE MAYOR UM TO ACT
ON THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE BUDGET SHALL BE IN EFFECT AS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. THE MAYOR MAY MODIFY A BUDGET APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL BY
RETURNING IT TO SAID COUNCIL WITH AMENDMENTS TO ANY LINE ITEM PROVIDED THAT A VOTE OF TWO. >> THIRDS. OF THE COUNCIL SHALL BE SUFFICE SUFFICIENT TO OVERRIDE ANY
BUDGETARY AMENDMENTS IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR AN OVERALL BUDGETARY VETO OF THE MAYOR. NOW THE CORPORATE COUNCIL'S ANALYSIS OF THE NEW CHARTER IS
A THERE'S A BIT OF A CONFLICT HERE BECAUSE EGR WHICH IS THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON WHICH SET OUT AN ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICABLE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE BUDGET PROCESS,
THE MAYOR IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL BY THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN APRIL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THAT DATE IS APRIL THE 8TH. THE COUNCIL IS THEN REQUIRED TO
TAKE DEFINITE ACTION DEFINITE ACTION BY THE SECOND WEDNESDAY IN JUNE WHICH UH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 WHICH WAS TODAY JUNE 10TH. THE MAYOR MAY THEN RESUBMIT A
BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. CORPORATE COUNCIL CONCLUDED THAT IN THE CASE WHERE THE COUNT WHERE THE COUNCIL REJECTED THE BUDGET THE PROCESS IT THE PROCESS HAD TWO
END POINTS. FIRST, IF THE COUNCIL REJECTED THE BUDGET MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO JUNE 10TH, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN TIME FOR THE MAYOR TO RESUBMIT A BUDGET EITHER THE
SAME OR AMENDED BY THE TIME THE COUNCIL AND IN TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO ACT BY APPROVING, AMENDING OR REJECTING THE BUDGET PRIOR TO JULY 10TH. CORPORATE COUNCIL ALSO CONCLUDED THAT IF THE
COUNCIL REJECTED THE BUDGET LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO JUNE 10TH, THE MAYOR STILL HAD SEVEN DAYS TO RESUBMIT A BUDGET ,BUT THAT JUNE 10TH DEADLINE
STILL LOOMED AND THE COUNCIL WAS LIKELY PRECLUDED FROM TAKING DEFINITE ACTION IN THE MAYOR BUDGET PASSAGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M UP AND ONE MORE PARAGRAPH IN EFFECT CORPORATE COUNCIL CONCLUDES THAT ANY
VOTES BY THE COUNCIL TO REJECT A BUDGET MUST OCCUR NO LATER THAN JUNE 3RD, OR THE COUNCIL MAY WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO VOTE THE MAYOR'S BUDGET BECAUSE THE COUNCIL VOTE. TO APPROVE A BUDGET RESUBMITTED
BY THE MAYOR. HOWEVER CORPORATE COUNCIL THANK YOU MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE COUNCIL HAD THE RIGHT TO APPROVE, AMEND OR REJECT A BUDGET RESUBMITTED BY THE MAYOR AND THE REJECTION VOTE.
THIS IS A LONG ANALYSIS. I'M GOING TO PRINT THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THE WHOLE THE ENTIRE TIME. BASICALLY WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE THAT UM, WE WERE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE EVEN IF WE REJECT AND EVEN IF WE REJECT THE BUDGET TODAY AND SEND IT BACK, WE STILL HAVE JUNE THE 17TH TO. CONTINUE DELIBERATION. SO I DON'T KNOW.
THANK YOU. WE ARE LOSING HOPE. >> AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HERE. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN WE'LL GO TO UM, UH,
COUNCILOR COLLETTE AND THEN COUNCILOR DURKAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, COUNCILOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO START BY EXPRESSING MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE CHAIR
WAYS AND MEANS COUNCIL RUBBER FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION ,THE ADVOCATES DEPARTMENT LEADERS, HUMAN ORGANIZATIONS. THE RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY.
IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS BUT THERE'S BEEN MOMENTS WHERE WE'VE AGREED, MOMENTS WHERE WE'VE DISAGREED, MOMENTS WHERE WE'VE CHALLENGED ONE ANOTHER'S ASSUMPTIONS AND APPROACHES. BUT I ULTIMATELY BELIEVE THAT
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE. TODAY I'LL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT PACKAGE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT HOLISTICALLY CAPTURES THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS I REPRESENT
AND THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON AS A WHOLE. THESE AMENDMENTS RESTORE FUNDING TO PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE LIFE CHANGING SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE RESTORATION OF THE EIGHT STRONG GRANTS FOR
MANY OF OUR SENIORS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT SIMPLY ACTIVITIES ON A CALENDAR THEY ARE LIFELINES. THEY COMBAT ISOLATION. THEY CREATE COMMUNITY. THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT, WELLNESS AND
DIGNITY. JUST YESTERDAY I MET WITH LEADERSHIP AT ETHOS AND THEY EXPRESSED GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF THIS FUNDING. THEY SPOKE ABOUT THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE FORCED TO
MAKE AND HOW REDUCTIONS COULD LIMIT THE NUMBER OF DAYS THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SENIORS. LISTENING TO THOSE CONCERNS REINFORCED FOR ME THAT THESE BUDGET DECISIONS ARE NOT ABSTRACT. THEY HAVE REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR
REAL PEOPLE. WHEN WE RESTORE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, WE ARE HELPING ENSURE THAT A SENIORS HAS SOMEWHERE TO GO, SOMEWHERE TO CONNECT WITH AND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO EACH WEEK.
THESE AMENDMENTS ALSO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR ESL WELL CLASSES AND I CANNOT HELP BUT THINK ABOUT THE RECENT GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE ROSLYN LIBRARY THAT I ATTENDED. THE ROOM WAS PACKED WITH ABCD
AND CELEBRATED ADULTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES. FOR MANY OF THOSE GRADUATES. LEARNING ENGLISH IS NOT JUST ABOUT LANGUAGE. IT IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITY. IT IS ABOUT SECURING
EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTING A FAMILY ,PARTICIPATING MORE FULLY IN CIVIC ENGAGED CIVIC LIFE AND BUILDING A FUTURE IN THE CITY THEY CALL HOME. WHEN WE FUND THESE PROGRAMS WE ARE INVESTING IN PEOPLE'S POTENTIAL.
THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES SOMETHING LIKE FUNDING FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR SOME FAMILIES. THAT ASSISTANCE MAY REPRESENT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REMAINING IN BOSTON AND BEING FORCED TO LEAVE.
IT MAY BE THE LAST LIFELINE AVAILABLE BEFORE A FAMILY RUNS OUT OF OPTIONS. HOUSING FOR ME AS THE CHAIR OF HOUSING REMAINS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES FACING OUR CITY. AND WHILE NO SINGLE AMENDMENT
SOLVES THAT CHALLENGE, EVERY RESOURCE WE CAN PROVIDE MATTERS . ARE WE FAMILY? WE CAN HELP MATTERS. THAT IS WHY THE WORK ARE DOING TODAY IS SO IMPORTANT. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE NOT THEORETICAL.
THEY ARE LIFE CHANGING. WE HAVE SEEN ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BRIGHTON MARINA STEP FORWARD TO SUPPORT PROGRAMING FOR VETERANS. WE HAVE SEEN AGENCIES AND PARTNERS IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE SCHOOL YEAR ROUND
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT IS A MODEL THAT I STRONGLY BELIEVE WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO EMBRACE. GOVERNMENT CANNOT SOLVE EVERY
CHALLENGE BY ITSELF. WE MUST CONTINUE BRINGING TOGETHER NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES ,EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAXIMIZE EVERY AVAILABLE
RESOURCE. WE NEED AN ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS RESIDENTS FROM THE OLDEST AMONG US TO THE YOUNGEST. WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY FACE GROWING
UNCERTAINTY. WE KNOW THERE ARE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FEDERAL FUNDING STREAMS THAT MANY RESIDENTS DEPEND ON. JUST RECENTLY I MET WITH LEADERSHIP FOR A HOUSING CABINET AND THEY SHARED
CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS. THESE CONCERNS ARE REAL. THE THREATS ARE REAL AND IF THOSE RESOURCES DISAPPEAR, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL BE ASKED
LIKE OURSELVES TO DO EVEN MORE WITH EVEN LESS. THE CHALLENGES AHEAD OF. >> US. ARE REAL. >> I REMAIN OPTIMISTIC HOWEVER ,BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER. I HAVE SEEN IT DURING THIS BUDGET PROCESS. I HAVE SEEN IT IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. I SEE IT EVERY DAY IN MY DISTRICT AND I HAVE SEEN IT IN THE ADVOCATES WHO TESTIFIED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT STEPPED UP AND THE COLLEAGUES WHO DID ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND
WORKED TOWARD SOLUTIONS. SO TODAY'S VOTE FOR ME. IS IMPORTANT, BUT OUR WORK DOESN'T END JUST WITH THIS VOTE HERE TONIGHT. TOMORROW. NEXT WEEK AND NEXT MONTH WE
WILL STILL BE TASKED WITH FINDING WAYS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICE, EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES ADDRESSING HOUSING CHALLENGES, SUPPORT SENIORS, INVEST IN OUR YOUTH AND ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT HAS A FAIR SHOT AT
SUCCESS. THAT RESPONSIBILITY DOES NOT STOP WITH THIS BUDGET AND NEITHER WILL OUR COMMITMENT. OUR RESIDENTS NEED US TO WORK TOGETHER. THEY NEED US TO CONTINUE BRINGING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES TO THE TABLE.
THEY NEED US TO CONTINUE CHALLENGING ONE ANOTHER. COLLABORATING WITH ONE ANOTHER AND ULTIMATELY DELIVERING THE RESULTS. BECAUSE DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES AND APPROACH, I TRULY BELIEVE WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING.
AND IT'S WHAT I WANT A CITY WHERE EVERY RESIDENT HAS A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED AND BETTER, BRIGHTER TOMORROW TO LOOK FORWARD TO. SO TODAY THAT'S WHY I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT PACKAGE. I'M PROUD TO WORK WITH YOU ALL
AND I'M READY TO CONTINUE PARTNERING WITH MY COLLEAGUES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES AND RESIDENTS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES THAT LIE AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. UH, PEPEN. UH, NEXT UP, COUNCILOR COLLETTE
AS A PARTNER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR . THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. BEFORE I BEGIN, I DO WANT. >> TO. START WITH GRATITUDE. I FIRST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR WEBER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT. >> THIS PROCESS. I THINK YOU'VE. >> DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH A REALLY DIFFICULT YEAR. AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE
KUDOS TO YOU AGAIN. YOU FOUND. >> MORE MONEY THIS YEAR. THAN THAN EVER BEFORE. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH GLASS SO JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. I THINK YOU'VE OPERATED IN GOOD FAITH AND GIVING GRACE TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT OPERATE IN GOOD FAITH QUITE FRANKLY.
AND UM, I JUST I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A FLOWER BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU DESERVE THEM. I ALSO WANT TO THANK RESHMA AND THE ENTIRE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM INCLUDING RYAN. I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF WHO HAVE SHOWED UP WHILE I'VE BEEN ON MATERNITY LEAVE.
I WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SHOWED UP TO ALL OF OUR UH, COMMUNITY BUDGET TOWNHALL. THANK YOU COUNCIL WEBER FOR COMING TO EAST BOSTON AND LISTENING TO RESIDENTS AND ADVOCATES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY INCREDIBLE HUSBAND SEBASTIAN
AND THANK JOAQUIN FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD BOY TODAY WHO WHILE HIS MOM WAS HERE AND MOM AND DAD WERE HERE AND UM I JUST I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT I HAVE IN MY LIFE AND MY VILLAGE SO THAT I CAN DO THIS
JOB AND TRY TO REPRESENT MY CONSTITUENTS THE BEST TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES. UM, THIS PROCESS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE FISCAL CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE US ARE DIFFICULT. THE FY 27 BUDGET AS WE ALL KNOW
HAS ONLY GROWN 2.1% WHICH IS THE SMALLEST INCREASE WE HAVE SEEN IN DECADES. AT THE SAME TIME, BOSTON IS CONFRONTING LOWER PROPERTY TAX GROWTH, DECLINING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY, REDUCED PRIVATE REVENUES, INCREASED HEALTH CARE
COSTS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OBLIGATIONS AND A BROADER ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE USE OF NEARLY $70 MILLION FROM REVERSE FROM RESERVES TO CLOSE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
BUDGET GAPS. THOSE REALITIES ARE OUR FACTS AND THEY REQUIRE US TO MAKE HARD CHOICES. AND THAT IS WHY I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT THE RESPONSIBLE PATHWAY FORWARD HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO AMEND AND NOT TO REJECT.
I'M HAPPY THAT ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HAD TALKED ABOUT THE UH, THE CHARTER AMENDMENT. I WAS LITERALLY THERE WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN IN THOSE ROOMS AND IN CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO
SEE ITS CONSTITUTIONALITY AND GET IT ON THE ON THE BALLOT UM ,IN 2021, BOSTON VOTERS EXPANDED THIS AUTHORITY OF THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THEY WANTED US TO VOTE.
JUST TO DO MORE THAN SIMPLY VOTE YES OR NO. THEY GAVE US THAT AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE BUDGET, ESTABLISH PRIORITIES AND MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. TODAY'S AMENDMENT PACKAGE DEMONSTRATES EXACTLY HOW THAT
AUTHORITY WAS INTENDED TO WORK. THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE BEFORE US RESTORES FUNDING AS IT'S BEEN MENTIONED HOUSING VOUCHERS, YOUTH JOBS, ACCESS TO COUNCIL EIGHT STRONG ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS, FOOD JUSTICE
GRANTS, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TABLE TENANT STABILIZATION, UH BLACK MALE ADVANCEMENT GRANTS AND OTHER CRITICAL INITIATIVES THAT RESIDENTS ACROSS BOSTON RELY UPON. THESE ARE IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS THAT IMPACT ALL OF OUR
DISTRICTS AND CITYWIDE. I ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ,UH, TO LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE INFORMATION WE HAVE RECEIVED BOTH FROM CENTRAL STAFF AND THE ADMINISTRATION, ACCORDING TO THE CFO LETTER.
FURTHER REDUCTIONS WOULD RESULT IN LAYOFFS, REDUCTIONS IN CONSTITUENT FACING SERVICES AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AD NAUSEUM. BUT I DO THINK AGAIN THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE BROUGHT FORTH BY THE CHAIR IS RESPONSIBLE AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
ALL BE PROUD OF. AND SO THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBERS PACKAGE BECAUSE IT REFLECTS MONTHS OF WORK, THOUGHTFUL COMPROMISE AND A SERIOUS EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE THE AUTHORITY VOTERS ENTRUSTED TO US WHILE MAKING WELL
MAINTAINING OUR OBLIGATION TO PRESERVE CORE CITY SERVICES. I WAS STRUCK BY A RECENT GLOBE EDITORIAL THAT MADE A SIMPLE POINT IF COUNCILORS DISAGREE WITH THE MAYOR'S PRIORITIES, THEN WE SHOULD USE OUR AMENDMENT AUTHORITY TO CHANGE
THE BUDGET. WE SHOULD IDENTIFY SAVINGS, REALLOCATE RESOURCES AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHOICES WE MAKE. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES. IT MOVES BEYOND SYMBOLIC
DISAGREEMENT AND TOWARDS ACTUAL GOVERNING NOT POLITICAL POSTURING. THE STRONGEST ARGUMENT FOR AMENDMENT OVER REJECTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT AMENDMENT REQUIRES PRIORITIZATION.
TODAY WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THIS BUDGET, RESTORE CRITICAL INVESTMENTS, EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY BOSTON VOTERS GAVE US AND MOVE THE CITY FORWARD RESPONSIBLY. AND FOR THOSE REASONS I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
PACKAGE AND I RESPECTFULLY URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL. CLAUDIA ZAPATA, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN WE'LL GO TO CULTURE WAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. UM, I JUST WANT TO POINT TO A COMMENT FROM MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR CULPEPER. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IF WE ALL CARE ABOUT BOSTON, WE ALL CARE ABOUT ALL OF BOSTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND REPRESENTING DISTRICT EIGHT IS THE GREATEST HONOR OF MY LIFE. THE WEST END, BEACON HILL, BACK BAY, FENWAY, MISSION HILL ARE SO UNIQUE IN THEIR OWN WAYS AND SO UM, BEING ABLE TO VOTE ON AN
AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT SERVES THE ENTIRE CITY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE BECAUSE WE REALLY DO ALL RISE OR FALL TOGETHER AND UM UH, LIKE UM COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA SAID
THIS IS THE BIGGEST AMENDMENT PACKAGE EVER UNDER THE 2021 CHARTER AMENDMENT WITH EVEN LESS RESOURCES. THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS UM, REQUIRED PARTNERSHIP AND I WANT TO THANK UM COUNCILOR WEBER FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP. UM, I KNOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN EASY. UM, BUT FOR THOSE OF US THAT ATTENDED, YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF THE 40 PLUS, UM, YOU KNOW, WAYS AND MEANS
HEARINGS, UM, WE SAW YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WE SAW WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO THE TABLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. UM, I THINK THE BUDGET UM AND IT'S CLEAR THE BUDGET IS OUR CORE RESPONSIBILITY AS CITY COUNCILORS.
SO IT'S NOT A SURPRISE THAT WE'RE HERE LATE ON A WEDNESDAY TO GET THIS DONE. UM, WE'VE SEEN THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE AND PRIVATE PUBLIC COLLABORATIONS TO STRENGTHEN
CITY SERVICES, PARTICULARLY WHEN FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING BECOMES UNCERTAIN OR OR REDUCE . I'M PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE FOR PROVIDE TO HELP PROVIDE AND
FUND CANCER SCREENINGS FOR OUR FIRE FIREFIGHTERS FOLLOWING FEDERAL CUTS. IN ADDITION, THE ADMINISTRATION EXPANDED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHENED SERVICES FOR VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND DESERVE
RELIABLE SUPPORT FROM OUR CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS WORK TOGETHER AS THE CHAIR OF PILOT AND ASKING OUR INSTITUTIONS TO CONTINUE TO STEP UP. UM I THINK THROUGH THIS BUDGET WE'RE SAYING THAT ARTS AND
CULTURE ARE NOT OPTIONAL IN OUR CITY, UM, THAT SMALL BUSINESSES ARE VALUED, THAT OUR AGING POPULATION DESERVES SUPPORT AND AND PROGRAMING UM, THAT OUR FAMILIES DESERVE ACCESS TO
COUNCILOR WHEN THEY'RE BEING EVICTED, THAT BLACK MEN IN OUR CITY DESERVE INVESTMENT. UM YES, THIS YEAR IS CHALLENGING AND NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE EVEN HARDER. COSTS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE UM,
SLOWING HOUSING PRODUCTION AND DECREASING REVENUE. WE ARE GOING TO FACE SIMILAR CHOICES. MEANWHILE RESIDENTS ARE LEAVING BOSTON BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
SUPPORT HOUSING GROWTH IN OUR CITY. TRULY THE REASON WHY THIS BUDGET IS SMALLER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS IS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE SAME LEVEL OF GROWTH. WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN OUR TAX BASE OVER THE LONG TERM, AND THIS REMAINS ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES. AND BY WORKING TOGETHER AS A BODY WE CAN ADVANCE POLICIES THAT WOULD MAKE A TRUE IMPACT. LAST YEAR I INTRODUCED A ZONING
AMENDMENT THAT UNIVERSALLY PASSED THE COUNCIL TO MAKE HOUSING AND ALLOWED USE IN THE BULLFINCH TRIANGLE. TODAY THERE'S A PROPOSAL AT 2 TO 2 FRONT STREET THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PLANNED AS LAB THAT
WILL NOW DELIVER OVER 200 NEW HOMES IN THE WEST END. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE SHOULD SUPPORT ELIMINATING COSTLY PARKING MANDATES TO MAKE HOUSING LESS EXPENSIVE TO BUILD.
AND ULTIMATELY RIGHT NOW UM, THESE ARE MAKING UH, RENTALS AND AND TO BUY MORE EXPENSIVE IN OUR CITY AND IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING CRISIS AND ENSURING BOSTON REMAINS A CITY WHERE
EVERYONE CAN AFFORD. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO HOUSING. THE CHALLENGES WE FACE DURING THIS BUDGET CYCLE HAVE ONLY UNDERSCORED HOW URGENT THIS WORK IS. MORE GROWTH EQUALS A BIGGER BUDGET.
SO I THINK WE NEED OUR MONEY TO BE WHERE OUR MOUTH IS ON THESE ISSUES BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT ISN'T AFFORDABLE FOR EVERY FAMILY THAT'S STRUGGLING TO STAY AND SURVIVE.
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEM. WE'RE ALL SITTING IN THESE SEATS BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY HOME. BUT I AND I BELIEVE THIS BUDGET REFLECTS OUR SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR PUBLIC RESOURCES. WE'RE PROTECTING CITY OF BOSTON JOBS AND WE'RE INVESTING IN WHAT MATTERS MOST TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND FOR THAT REASON I'LL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT.
BUT I CAN'T LOOK AT ALL OF YOU TODAY AND NOT SEE THAT EVERY SINGLE DECISION WE MAKE WHETHER IT'S AT LICENSING AT ZBA UM AT THE BPA BOARD, UM THEY ALL
IMPACT OUR CITY BUDGET AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO VIEW THOSE CONFLICTS AS THINGS WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IN ORDER TO GET TO A BIGGER BUDGET NEXT YEAR. UM, BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO ASK.
I MEAN THAT IDEA OF OH, WE'RE ASKING FOR CRUMBS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE THAT WE REALIZE THAT WE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY AND THE AI AND THE REVENUE STREAMS THAT EXIST IN THE CITY.
AND SO UM, I WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THAT CHARGE AS OUR HOUSING ADVOCATE AND AS OUR GROWTH ADVOCATE ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN THAT FIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES UM COUNCILOR WHAT ELSE? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN
THIS PROCESS. UM, ONE UH, QUOTE OR PHRASE THAT COMES TO MY MIND IS DIFFICULT TIMES DO NOT BELIEVE US HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THEY CLARIFY OUR MISSION AND
ONE THING I JUST DO WANT TO CORRECT THE RECORD FOR UM I KNOW I'VE HEARD THIS A COUPLE TIMES IS THAT THE FY 26 OPERATING BUDGET ONLY GREW BY 2% 2%, WHICH IS $96 MILLION AND
FY 27 BUDGET GREW BY $99 MILLION. IT'S ONLY A SMALL DIFFERENCE, BUT THE FY 26 OPERATING BUDGET DID GROW BY LESS TIME AND TIME AGAIN WE HEAR THE SAME MESSAGE. THERE'S NO MONEY.
IT IS GOING TO GET WORSE. DO NOT ASK FOR MORE. DO NOT EXPECT MORE. AND DON'T EVEN IMAGINE MORE. BUT IN ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY WITH A
$4.9 BILLION BUDGET NEARLY $2 BILLION IN RESERVES AND A TRACK RECORD OF COLLECTING MORE THAN. 200 MILLION ABOVE PROJECTED REVENUE. I HAVE TO ACT. WHO SAYS THERE'S NO MONEY?
WHO GETS HURT WHEN THE PUBLIC IS TOLD THAT LESS IS THE ONLY OPTION? WHO GETS LEFT BEHIND WHEN COMMUNITIES ARE TRAINED TO BELIEVE THAT ASKING FOR INVESTMENT IS ASKING FOR TOO
MUCH. WE SHOULD PLAN FOR UNCERTAINTY. WE SHOULD PROTECT THE LONG TERM FISCAL HEALTH OF THE CITY. BUT WE CANNOT CONFUSE FISCAL
DISCIPLINE WITH DISINVESTMENT BECAUSE IF OUR CAUTION ALWAYS LEADS US TO CUTS IN THE SAME COMMUNITIES, THEN WE ARE NOT JUST BUDGETING CAREFULLY. WE ARE CHOOSING WHO HAS TO
WAIT. I WANT TO NOW TAKE THE TIME TO THANK ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS. WHEN RESIDENTS ORGANIZE, PROVIDE REMARKS AND LET US KNOW
WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES. THAT IS NOT ANGER. THAT IS DEMOCRACY AT WORK. WHEN ADVOCATES CHALLENGE US TO DO BETTER. THAT IS NOT THEATER. THAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY.
WHEN COUNCILORS USE ALL THE TOOLS VOTERS GAVE US IN THE CHARTER HEARINGS, AMENDMENTS, OVERRIDES, QUESTIONS, DEBATE, AMENDING AND REJECTING THE BUDGET.
THAT IS NOT OBSTRUCTION. THAT IS REPRESENTATION WHEN A COMMUNITY IS NOT THE ONE LOUIJEUNE PROGRAMS, IT CAN BE EASIER TO MISTAKE URGENCY FOR ANGER WHEN A NEIGHBORHOOD IS
NOT THE ONE BEING DISINVESTED. IT CAN. >> BE EASIER TO CALL PATIENCE A VIRTUE. I DO WANT I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO PEOPLE'S POLITICS. HOWEVER, THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON
ARE READY FOR THIS COUNCIL TO START DOING MORE. THEY WANT US TO USE EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THIS CITY MORE FAIR, MORE AFFORDABLE AND MORE INCLUSIVE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IF WE'RE GOING TO BE A CITY FOR EVERYONE, WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO PUSH EVERY LEVER TO MAKE IT ONE. IT IS 2026.
OUR DISPARITIES ARE REAL BECAUSE OUR UNWILLINGNESS TO CHANGE HAS ALSO BEEN REAL. AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO STOP MEASURING PROGRESS. BUT WHAT WE CALL OURSELVES AND
START MEASURING IT BY WHAT IMPACT WE HAVE MADE. SO THE WORK AHEAD IS BIGGER THAN ANY SINGLE AMENDMENT PACKAGE. WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE PROCESS ITSELF. THE COUNCIL NEEDS REAL POWER
OVER HOW REVENUE GETS SET AND HOW THE BUDGET GETS BUILT. AND THAT'S NOT JUST THE ABILITY TO REACT WHAT LANDS ON OUR DESK THAT IS THE NEXT FIGHT MAKING SURE THIS COUNCIL IS NOT JUST
HEARING RESIDENTS CONCERNS BUT HAS REAL POWER AND ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO ACT ON THEM. TO THE ADVOCATES AND RESIDENTS WHO MADE THEIR PRIORITIES CLEAR AT EVERY STEP. TODAY IS NOT THE END
OF ANYTHING. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT PHASE AND WILL CONTINUE TAKING IT ON TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR WORRELL THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THEN WE'LL GO TO
COUNCILOR MURPHY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM. I WAS I WAS THINKING MOST OF THE DAY. ABOUT WHAT RESIDENTS OF BOSTON
ARE DOING. UH, WATCHING THIS PROGRAM ON CABLE TELEVISION WATCHING THIS DEBATE TAKE PLACE. BUT I WAS THINKING ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE PARAPROFESSIONALS AND
I WAS THINKING ABOUT OUR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS THAT WILL NOT BE RETURNING IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER TO THEIR CLASSES THAT THEY LOVE TO THE STUDENTS
THAT THEY LOVE. I I'M THINKING ABOUT THEM AND WONDERING WHAT WHAT ARE THEY THINKING OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY ON THE BOSTON CITY
COUNCIL DO THEY THINK WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATING FOR THEM? AND I THINK THE ANSWER IS NO. WHEN THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL,
THE CITY OF BOSTON DOES NOT PROVIDE JUSTICE TO TEACHERS, TO PARAPROFESSIONALS, MOST WOMEN OF COLOR LOW WAGE WORKERS WHEN
WE DON'T PROVIDE JUSTICE FOR THEM. WE'VE LOST OUR WAY AND WE CAN'T TACKLE BIG ISSUES WHEN WE TREAT
PEOPLE SO DISRESPECTFULLY IN MY OPINION. I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION GOING FORWARD ON THIS BODY ABOUT WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING THE LOWEST WAGE CITY WORKERS, WHICH ARE OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS IN OUR TEACHERS. UM, WE TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.
WE AND THEN THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. BUT WE DIDN'T SUPPORT ALL CITY EMPLOYEES. WE DIDN'T SUPPORT PARAPROFESSIONALS AND. WHEN WE SEE THEM OVER THE
SUMMERTIME AS THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN ANOTHER IN ANOTHER FIELD, MAYBE WE TALK TO THEM.
WE LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND WE SAY TO THEM WE CUT YOUR $35,000 A YEAR JOB BECAUSE WE DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE IMPORTANT.
WE DIDN'T VALUE YOU. THERE WERE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR US TO DEAL WITH THAN SUPPORTING PARAPROFESSIONALS. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT ARGUMENT THAT WE MADE?
WE BALANCED THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF PARAPROFESSIONALS. YES, THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT FOCUS ON OTHER ISSUES WHILE I HAVE I FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
I FOCUSED ON HUMAN RIGHTS. I FOCUSED ON QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. I FOCUSED ON NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. I CONSTANTLY FOCUS ON FIXING ELEVATORS AND THE BAR SYSTEM.
BUT I STILL COME BACK TO THIS ISSUE AND THE MOST PROGRESSIVE CITY IN AMERICA, PROBABLY THE MOST PROGRESSIVE BODY IN AMERICA THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL.
WE STILL TURNED OUR BACK ON PARAPROFESSIONALS. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO NOW? WE ALL HAVE NOW THAT WE WE SCREWED THEM. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO NOW TO MAKE
IT UP TO THEM? CAN WE HELP THEM FIND A JOB? CAN WE HELP THEM WITH FOOD ACCESS? CAN WE HELP THEM WITH CHILDCARE ? WITH DAYCARE?
CAN WE IMPROVE THEIR LIFE JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THEY'RE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW? THEY WITHOUT A PAYCHECK. AND THE MOST WEALTHY CITY IN AMERICA WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE
GOING WITHOUT FOOD. WE TALK ABOUT FOOD ACCESS. WELL THESE. PARAPROFESSIONALS WON'T HAVE FOOD ACCESS BECAUSE WE JUST GAVE THEM A PINK SLIP. WE GAVE THEM A CITY
COUNCIL RESOLUTION. WE SHOOK THEIR HAND AND AFTER WE SHOOK THEIR HAND WE GAVE THEM A PINK SLIP. THAT'S NOT THE BOSTON I WAS RAISED IN.
THAT'S NOT THE BOSTON I'M FROM. THE BOSTON I'M FROM WAS ALWAYS ABOUT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND RACIAL JUSTICE. WE'VE LOST OUR WAY.
WHAT DO WE DO TO MAKE IT UP? WHAT DO WE DO TO MAKE IT UP TO THOSE FAMILIES THAT LOST THEIR JOB AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
THAT RELY ON THAT INCREDIBLE SERVICE THOSE TEACHERS PROVIDED ,THOSE PARAPROFESSIONALS PROVIDED. WHO'S GOING TO GO INTO THOSE
CLASSROOMS AND HELP MANAGE THE CLASSROOM, ENSURE EACH CHILD GETS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME SO THAT THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX A PUZZLE, MAKE A PUZZLE,
MAYBE DO A LITTLE BIT OF READING. MAYBE ESCORT THE CHILD WHEN THE CHILD NEEDS TO DO TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, HELP THEM WASH THEIR HANDS. WHO'S GOING TO DO THAT WORK?
ARE WE GOING TO ASK THE TEACHER TO DO THAT WORK TO ADD MORE DUTIES ONTO HIS OR HER ASSIGNMENT?
AND WHAT ABOUT THE CHILD THE DISABLED STUDENT THAT HAS LESS SUPPORT NOW IN THE CLASSROOM? WHAT DO WE SAY TO THE PARENT?
THAT WE'RE CUTTING THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THE CHILD DESPERATELY NEEDED? IS THAT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT IN
THIS CITY? I THINK WE'RE WE'RE AT THIS POSITION NOW BASED ON OVERSPENDING FOR SO MANY YEARS.
WE DIDN'T PRACTICE FISCAL DISCIPLINE. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY.
WE WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS BUDGET PROCESS WASN'T FAIR. WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A VOICE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE SAW YOUNG KIDS HERE.
THEY GOT ARRESTED TODAY. THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR SUMMER JOBS AND YEAR ROUND JOBS. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE WAS LITTLE TO BE DONE FOR THEM BUT
WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS ANYWAY. BUT I THINK WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL THEY COME HERE
BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST RESORT. THIS IS THE BODY THAT HAS ALWAYS LISTENED TO PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE IN GOVERNMENT. YOU COULD COME TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AND EXPLAIN YOUR CASE AND TELL WHY WE NEED MORE SERVICES FOR YOUTH, WHY WE NEED MORE RECOVERY RECOVERY SERVICES
FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. BUT NOW THE CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T FOCUS ON THOSE QUALITY LIFE ISSUES ANYMORE. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ANYMORE.
WE'RE NOT ATTACHED TO THE PEOPLE LIKE WE SHOULD BE. WE ALSO HAVE ETHICS RELATED ISSUES ON THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AS WELL.
I JUST SENT A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I SENT A LETTER TO THE MAYOR. I DON'T THINK WE CONDUCTED OURSELVES WITH INTEGRITY AND HONESTY. THAT'S MY OPINION.
PEOPLE MIGHT DISAGREE WITH ME BUT I DON'T THINK WE CONDUCTED OURSELVES IN A GOOD MANNER FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON.
WE LET A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN BY OUR ACTIONS, BY OUR VOTES. BY OUR UNWILLINGNESS TO LISTEN ,BY OUR DISREGARD FOR COMMON
SENSE AND FIGHTING AND FIGHTING FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. MY COMMITMENT AS A CITY COUNCIL GOING FORWARD IS TO STILL FOCUS ON THOSE QUALITY
OF LIFE ISSUES, THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES THAT ARE BIG THAT ARE A BIG PART OF BEING A DISTRICT CITY COUNCILOR ESPECIALLY BUT NEVER
GIVING UP ON RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY RESIDENTS IN NEED. RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING, RESIDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING. I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY FRIEND
STEVE THAT HAD A DOUBLE AMPUTEE, A DISABLED VETERAN LIVING AT RUTH BARCLAY APARTMENTS. HE COULDN'T ACCESS HIS APARTMENT. HE SLEPT AT SALT STATION.
WHAT DO WE SAY TO STEVE WHEN WE SEE HIM ON THE STREET? THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A VETERAN. BUT BY THE WAY, STEVE, THE ELEVATOR HAS BEEN ALWAYS BUSTED. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SLEEP ON ON ON SOUTH STATION
TONIGHT. IS THAT IS THAT ABOUT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE? I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL HAS LOST ITS WAY. I'M STILL WILLING TO WORK WITH
EVERYBODY TO ADDRESS THESE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, THESE CRITICAL ISSUES ABOUT SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, RACIAL JUSTICE. BUT WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
RESIDENTS OF BOSTON HAVE LOST FAITH IN US AS A BODY AND WE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE A WILLINGNESS TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY GOING
FORWARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I DID.
SPEAK EARLIER ON. WHY I WAS SUPPORTING NOT JUST THIS AMENDMENT PACKAGE BUT IF IT PASSED THE VOTE SO I DON'T HAVE TO GET BACK INTO ALL OF THAT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I DID SAY
WAS I'M PROUD THAT THIS PACKAGE FULLY RESTORES SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR H STRONG. OUR SENIORS DESERVE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, THE
EXPANDED ENGAGEMENT GRANT THAT WAS CUT FROM MANY CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY AND OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN CONNECTED AND ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THAT THIS
REINSTATEMENT, I BELIEVE, RESTORED THE DIGNITY THAT OUR SENIORS DESERVE AND EARNED. BUT I KNOW WE JUST GOT THIS PRINTED OUT AND THANK YOU TO RYAN AND KARISHMA FOR WORKING
THROUGH THAT LAST BREAK TO GET ALL THE NUMBERS DONE. BUT WHEN I WAS JUST READING THROUGH THESE PAGES I DO JUST HAVE A QUESTION THROUGH THE
CHAIR TO THE CHAIR ON A STRONG EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT GRANT. THIS AMENDMENT SEEKS TO RESTORE OUR $500,000 TO THE H STRONG EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT GRANT
WITHIN THE EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT FUNDS ARE SPECIFICALLY INTENDED TO SUPPORT CONTINUED SENIOR PROGRAMING IN WEST ROXBURY. I JUST NOTICED THAT AND AS AN
AT LARGE CITY COUNCILOR OF COURSE I CARE ABOUT ALL OF MY SENIORS IN THE PARKWAY. I'VE BEEN TO THE ELKS AND WAS THERE WHEN WE WERE HAPPY AND
SUPPORTING EXPANDING TO A THIRD FULL DAY OR NOT FOR THE BUT OF PROGRAMING PAYING ETHOS. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT I HEARD DIRECTLY AND WE DID FROM SENIORS AT THE GOLDEN AGE
CENTER IN CHINATOWN. WE KNOW THAT IN MATTAPAN AND GROVE FALL AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS ALL ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT THIS EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT GRANT WAS SUPPORTING SO MANY
OF OUR SENIORS. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THAT $500,000 WAS ONLY GOING TO GO TO SUPPORT WEST ROXBURY. SO IF MAYBE THAT'S NOT TRUE.
SO IF SOMEONE COULD JUST EXPLAIN TO ME IF THAT IS TRUE. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER AND THE CHAIR OF WEST MEANS. I BELIEVE THE PACKAGE I PUT FORWARD WAS 1.2 MILLION FOR H STRONG. THERE WAS A BUNCH OF GRANTS THAT WERE CUT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE GRANTS THAT WAS CUT. AND THERE ARE OTHER CUTS. THAT ARE RESTORED IN THAT PACKAGE. OH NO, I SEE THAT. I GAVE YOU THE GRANT IS AND THEN THERE'S A THIRD ONE THAT
SAYS 250 TO PROGRAMING BUT SPECIFICALLY TO THE EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT GRANT BECAUSE I KNOW MORE THAN ONE CENTER WAS RECEIVING THAT. IS IT TRUE THAT OUR PUTTING
BACK THESE GRANTS WILL ONLY SUPPORT THE WEST ROXBURY CENTER? I KNOW THERE ARE TWO OTHERS BUT THEY'RE SPECIFIC TO. LET ME JUST READ THE OTHER ONE WHERE IT SAYS THIS ONE WILL BE
SPECIFIC TO RETAINING MULTILINGUAL CLINICIANS ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING SPANISH LANGUAGE CLINICIANS IN EAST BOSTON. AND THEN THE THIRD ONE WAS JUST
A GENERIC $250 AND IT SAYS A PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL AMENDMENT SO SPECIFIC TO THE EXPANDED GRANT BECAUSE I SPOKE WITH EMILY SHEA, I SPOKE WITH MEGAN OVER AT THE GOLDEN AGE WHEN THEY FIRST RECEIVED THE LETTER
. SO JUST WANT TO HAVE CLARIFICATION ON THAT PLEASE. THAT'S FOR WEBER. UM YEAH. DID EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT GRANT IS. FULLY RESTORED INCLUDING CHINATOWN.
UH, AND UM, THE GOLDEN AGE OF GRANT AND CHINATOWN AND THE, UH THE THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SERVICES HAS BEEN STATIONED IN EAST BOSTON BECAUSE IT'S A NO I . >> SEE.
THAT NOW. SO THAT WAS THERE WAS A CALL FROM UH YOU KNOW TO HAVE THAT RESTORED ALSO SO. YOU KNOW THANK YOU. THANKS. MAKING SURE BECAUSE IT DOES SPECIFICALLY SAY WEST ROXBURY SO MAKING SURE THAT OTHERS ARE RECEIVING A THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. WOULD ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ? UH, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO, UH, THE FINAL VOTE.
MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL. CALL A ROLL CALL. VOTE ON DOCKET 0733. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER.
YES, COUNCILOR. CLOSE BUDDY. YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. >> DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. VISTO. YES. >> COUNCILOR. >> FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR.
LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. NO. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNSELOR. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. >> SANTANA. >> YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. >> YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR. >> WORL. YES. DOCKET NUMBER 0733. AS RECEIVED 1112. VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE NEGATIVE.
THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. DOCKETS 0733 HAS. PASSED AND AN AMENDED. DRAFT AS FURTHER AMENDED. THANK YOU. GUESS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW.
WE'RE ON TO A REGULAR MEETING. WE ARE NOW ON TO. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS. UM. >> OKAY. >> WE'RE UNDER.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR COOK. UM, IT'S GIVEN THE LATENESS OF THE DAY. I, UM COUNCILOR CULPEPER, YOU, UM. PLEASE. UM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE
TABLE AND WILL TO ADJOURN IT. FOR TONIGHT. I. >> WAIT, WAIT. NO NO. >> HOLD ON A MINUTE. WE HAVE GOT SOME BUSINESS THAT WE NEED TO ATTEND TO TONIGHT. WE CAN'T JUST ADJOURN AND GO HOME. WE HAVE THINGS TO DO THAT ARE.
WE HAVE LTD FILES FOR A PERSON OR PERSONNEL ORDERS. UM. WAIT, SORRY. CAN I? YES. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN. IT IS VERY IT IS GETTING LATE
BUT WE'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN THIS. UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN. UM, CAN WE CAN I AMEND THE MOTION TO, UM TO TABLE 1186
THROUGH 1191 AND THEN 1193 THROUGH 1196 AND UM AND AND I AND UH AND ADD IN I THINK THAT WE SHOULD VOTE ON THE 17TH
MATTER UM AND THEN MOVE TO PERSONNEL AND LATE FILES AND GREEN SHEETS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? NO. >> MADAM MANAGER. UM, REPEAT WHAT SHE SAID. I CAN REPEAT IT. >> SHE AMENDED THE MOTION. AND THAT. >> THE MOTION.
HOLD ON. >> COUNSELOR, IT'S IT'S VERY LATE. IT'S NOT VERY LATE. IT'S ONLY 8:45. WE HAVE BEEN HERE TWO QUARTERS. ONE. SO IT'S EARLY. UM.
>> GIVEN THE THE THE LENGTH OF DELIBERATION AND THE LONG DAY THAT WE'VE HAD, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT WE, UH, TABLED SOME OF THESE DOCKETS, UH, THAT WE WILL BRING
THEM BACK ON ANOTHER DATE. UH. >> THERE'S A SUGGESTION THAT WE ,UH WE VOTE UM, TO PASS THE, UH THE 17 F UH, AND THEN THAT WE COULD MOVE ON TO DEALING
WITH THE, UH, PRESSING ISSUES OF SOME OF THE LATE FILES WE HAVE, UH, A BUNDLE OF LATE FILES. UH, IT'S COMING UP TO THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO PASS LATE
FILES AT THIS MOMENT. SO, UM. UH, SO COUNCILMEMBER HERE AND NOW, COUNSELOR. SORRY. BEG YOUR PARDON? YOUR NAME CONSIDERED DURKAN. UM, COUNCILOR DURKAN HAS A
MOTION TO, UH, COUNSELOR PROGRAM. COUNSELOR DURKAN NO CONTRACT PAPERS MOTION AND COUNSELOR DURKAN SECONDED. SO AMENDING YOUR MOTION.
UH, HOLD ON A MINUTE. UM, COUNCILOR MURPHY. SO JUST. TO CLARIFY WHAT COUNCILOR FLYNN WAS ASKING, HE WAS WELL AWARE WHAT HAPPENED. BUT, UM. COUNCILOR DURKAN.
YOU SPOKE. TOO QUICK, AT LEAST FOR MYSELF . AND WE JUST WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY. SO IF YOU COULD BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO CIRCLE AND SEE IF I AGREE WITH ALL OF THEM AND I MAY WANT TO ADD 1 OR 2 MORE OR
SO IF YOU COULD START AT THE BEGINNING AND WE COULD. SEE BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD. WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT WE'RE NOT JUST SURE WHICH NUMBERS SHE WAS SAYING. THANK YOU. UH THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR THAT SUGGESTION.
UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN, WOULD YOU MIND REPEATING UH, YOU'RE YOU'RE, UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER HAS MADE A MOTION AND YOU ARE OFFERING A.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO COUNCILOR COLD PEPPERS. MY MOTION. SO PLEASE CONTINUE. SO, UM, UNDER MOTION ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS. UM, THOSE ARE DOCKETS 1186
THROUGH ONE. SORRY NINE ONE. PAGE NINE OF THE AGENDA. SO IF IT WILL BE. CLARIFIED ON. PAGE NINE OF THE AGENDA.
SO UM SO DOCKETS 1186 THROUGH 1196 UM WHICH ARE ALL OF THE MOTIONS ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS EXCEPT FOR THE 117 F WHICH IS
1192 I THINK THAT WE SHOULD VOTE ON 1192 AND THE REST SHOULD BE TABLED. ALL ALL RIGHT. SO TO BY THE PRESIDENT. IS THAT SO?
WELL I, I WAS I WAS JUST YEAH I WAS JUST SAYING MOTION ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. NO I UNDERSTAND THAT THANK YOU
MADAM PRESIDENT. SO WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO OUR JOBS AND IT'S ALMOST. LIKE 9:00 AND WE WERE. DONE FOR THE DAY. WELL WE STILL HAVE BUSINESS TO DO.
LIKE I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S A CALL TO ACTION RIGHT NOW. WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO OUR JOBS AND NOW WE'RE TRYING TO END THE MEETING SO WE WON'T DO IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY.
I'M A SINGLE MOM LIKE IT IS NOT EASY BEING AWAY. >> FROM MY FAMILY ALL DAY EITHER. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN WE. WANT TO SHOW UP FOR WORK. SO WE WALKED IN HERE KNOWING
THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LONG. DAY AND IF THE NARRATIVE IS IS THAT WE'RE NOT. DOING OUR JOBS AND THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT SHOWING UP AND THEN. WOULD NOT. LIKE THANK YOU GOT TO HERE
THANK YOU TAKE YOUR POINT TAKEN. SO THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT UM LET ME SEE. UM SECOND CAN WE MR TURNER CAN GUIDE ME ON THIS?
WE DO WE TAKE A VOTE TO ACCEPT THE, UM, MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND THEN WE HAVE A PROPER VOTE TO PASS IT. SO THE FIRST ART MOVEMENT IS TO
,UH, TAKE A VOTE TO, UM, ACCEPT COUNSELOR PEPPERS UH, MOTION AND COUNSELOR DOCKETS FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. UH, AND A YES WOULD BE TO SAY
YES WE WILL SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GIVE ME THE CORRECT LANGUAGE HERE. OH YES WE'VE WE'VE ACCEPTED THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT SO WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON IT. SO WE GO STRAIGHT TO A VOTE ON
THE MOTION. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE, UM, TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MOTION TO, UH, TABLE. UH.
>> THE DOCKETS 1186 THROUGH 1196 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1191 WHICH IS A1192 WHICH IS THE UH 17.
SO EVERYONE CLEAR? SO YES. IS THAT WE WILL UM WE WILL REMOVE WE'LL TABLE THESE DOCKETS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. COUNCIL AGREED? YES, COUNSELOR. BREADON. >> YES, COUNSELOR. COLORS ABOVE.
COUNSELOR CULPEPER. YES, COUNSELOR. COVER FOR YES, COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES, COUNSELOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNSELOR. THIN. YES. CONSTITUTION. YES. COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE.
YES, COUNSELOR. MEJIA. NO. >> COUNSELOR MCKEON. NO. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNSELOR. PEN. YES, COUNSELOR. PEN. YES, COUNSELOR. SANTANA. YES, COUNSELOR. SANTANA.
YES. COUNSELOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES, COUNSELOR. WORRELL. TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE NO.
THANK YOU. UH, THE MOTION TO TABLE ADOPT AND DOCKETS 1186 THROUGH 1196 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1191 HAS .
PASSED 92119. SORRY I MARKED THE WRONG 1119 TO I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE WRONG. DOCKET THERE. BEG YOUR PARDON. SO WE'RE NOW ON TO THE, UH, COUNSELOR.
COUNSELOR FLYNN ANSWER. . >> OH, SORRY. JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION. LAST WEEK WHEN I FILED THE MOTION TO POSTPONE THE VOTE AND WE ALSO VOTED AND APPROVED THAT WE ADDED NEXT WEEK'S MEETING ON THE 17TH.
THE ONLY THING ON THAT AGENDA WAS GOING TO BE THE BUDGET THAT COMES BACK. WE NOW HAVE ADDED THESE DOCKET NUMBERS. ARE WE ALLOWED BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY AT TEN TO ADD OTHER
AGENDA ITEMS TO NEXT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING? NOW THAT WE'VE JUST ADDED A MAJORITY OF THIS AGENDA ON TO NEXT WEEK'S MEETING. I THINK GIVEN THAT WE WERE UM
GIVEN THAT WE. WERE PLANNING TO UM WE WILL NEXT WEEK'S MEETING IS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING BACK THE MARRIAGE. THERE'S NOT. ANY MORE NOW WE HAVE NO NO.
WE CAN WE CAN TABLE THIS TO THE FULL MEETING ON THE 24TH. WELL, COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT IS HAPPENING IF WE JUST VOTED TO BUMP IT TO THE 24TH OF FOR WE VOTED TO BUMP IT TO THE 17TH. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR MURPHY.
JUST GIVE ME A MOMENT TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU I THOUGHT. UM, JUST BEAR WITH US. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 32ND
RECESS JUST TO SORT THIS OUT. THANK YOU. UM.
>>
THANK YOU. WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MURPHY. FOR REQUESTING THAT CLARIFICATION. I THINK THE INTENT IS TO TABLE
THESE DOCKETS TO OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WHICH IS, UH, JUNE 26TH 24TH. SORRY. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GET TIME JUNE 24TH.
UM, AND, UH. THAT'S IT FOR THE VILLAGE AND. THEN TO WE WOULD YOU IN IN YOU WOULD FIND ANY FURTHER NEW FILINGS WOULD GO WOULD BE FILED FOR. FOR WHAT. >> IS TO. >> THE 24TH.
UH AND THE NEXT BATCH OF OF PERSONNEL ORDERS WOULD BE FILED FOR. AND THAT'S THE. JUNE 24TH AND THAT'S THE LAST UM, PERSONNEL FILING OPPORTUNITY FOR.
THE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR. SO UM, WE WERE AT A VOTE. UH, YES. UM. THE CHIP COUNCIL OFFERING YOU YOU HAVE. A.
>> UH MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ. UH, DOCKET. 1192 INTO THE RECORD. SO I CAN NUMBER 1192 COUNCILOR FLYNN, UH, FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTING
CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 UM, RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND AFFORDABLE UNITS APPROVED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS BY NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
THANK YOU. >> MR. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GENERAL INFORMATION I FILED A 17. F SEEKING. DATA ON HOUSING UNITS APPROVED IN BOSTON. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.
UM. >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO EVALUATE THE DATA AND INFORMATION. I AM. >> SEEKING NOT ONLY THE NUMBER OF TOTAL HOUSING UNITS IN AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS APPROVED EACH YEAR, BUT I ALSO REQUESTED THAT THESE UNITS THAT
. >> WERE. APPROVED BE BROKEN DOWN ANNUALLY BY BOTH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IN BOSTON AND. >> BY THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT OF WHERE THE APPROVED PROJECTS ARE LOCATED. THIS DATA. >> IS IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT TO EVALUATE UM AS PART OF OUR
HOUSING CRISIS. MADAM MADAM CHAIR, I DO WANT TO MENTION ONE OTHER POINT. UM I'M STILL WAITING FOR OUTSTANDING UM DATA FOR ON A 17 F AS IT RELATES TO THE RUTH
BARCLAY UH, VHA ELEVATE A SITUATION THAT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS. UM, FOR. SOME REASON THE MINISTER IS NOT PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO
ME AND I NEED TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE MY CONSTITUENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AND THEY LIVE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT LIVING IN
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHEN THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM IS BROKEN DOWN . UH, MINISTER BLOCK IS NOT PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION AND I WANT TO ASK IF, UH YOU CAN HELP ME GET THAT FROM MINISTER
BLOCK BECAUSE SOME REASON SHE IS NOT PROVIDING IT TO US AND. CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT. THANK YOU. UM. >> SO THIS IS 17 TO HAVE COUNCILOR FLYNN SIX SUSPENSION OF THE. RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1192. ALL IN. >> FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. SHE HAS POINT. COUNCILOR UH KENTON MURPHY. YES. >> THANK YOU. I'LL BE QUICK. UM, I JUST WANTED. A JUST A JUST AS A UM THE 17 AS
YOU IT'S USUALLY JUST THE LINES FROM THE PERSON WHO'S. TRYING TO ALSO ADVOCATE THAT WE STILL HAVE 11 OUTSTANDING 17 ACTS THAT ARE PASSED DO. THANK YOU. >> DULY NOTED. COUNCILOR FLYNN SIX SUSPENSION
THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1192. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1192. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR. BRAIN. >> YES.
COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. TOKEN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. THAT'S FOR SNOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL ILLUSION. YES.
COUNCILWOMAN. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL PUT PEN. COUNCILOR. OPINIONS. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBINARS. COUNCILOR. OBVIOUS AND COUNCILOR.
UM. TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. DOCKET 1192 HAS PASSED AND WE'RE NOW ON TO ADD.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS? OKAY. UH. WE KNOW ON TO LET FILES. MR. CLERK, DO WE HAVE, UH,
PERSONNEL? WE HAVE TEN PERSONNEL ORDERS. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE TEN, UH, LATE FILES WHICH INCLUDE TEN, UH, LATE FILES ABSENT OBJECTION.
THESE LATE FILE MATTERS WILL BE ADDED. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE LATE FILE MATTERS INTO THE RECORD. FIRSTLY FILE WITH COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCIL AND MEJIA.
SECONDLY FILE MATTER COUNCILOR BREADON FOR UH, CITY COUNCIL STAFF. THIRDLY FROM COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCILOR OR ELSE FOR LATE
FROM COUNCILOR BREADON. FOR OFFICE STAFF. FIFTH FROM COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCIL OF TEN SIX FROM COUNCILOR BREADON FROM
COUNCILOR CULPEPER SEVENTH FOR COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCILOR SANTANA. EIGHT UH EIGHT. FILE LAKE MATTER COUNCILOR BREADON FOR
COUNCILOR CULPEPER NINTH LEAF OUT COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCILOR DURKAN AND 10TH FORMAT OF COUNCILOR UH BRAIN FOR COUNCIL ILLUSION. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
THE CHAIR MOVES FOR PASSAGE OF THIS. THESE LATE FILE MATTERS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. UH, THESE LATE FUND MANAGERS HAVE PASSED.
WE'RE NOW I WANT TO MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE QUESTION NOW COMES ON APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS
CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THANK YOU. CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS . PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE
FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YOU LIGHT ON IF YOU COULD ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? UM I WANT TO WISH UH WE ALL
WANT TO WISH HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ELSA FLORES OF COUNCILMEMBER HE IS OFFICE TARIK MAYOR MYERS OF COUNSELOR CULPEPER OFFICE
SIDNEY SCANLON OF COUNCILOR FLYNN'S OFFICE TIMOTHY GOURMAND UH AND STEPHEN CLARK AND ANGELO YARD OF CULTURE WAR ELVES OFFICE. WOW. EVERYBODY IN THAT HEART OF THAT
OFFICE IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY. EDDIE CONLEY OF COUNCILOR PIPPINS OFFICE AND OUR VERY OWN MICHELLE GOLD GOLDBERG. ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY.
IS IT YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY? OH, GOOD. GLAD. UM, ANY ANY ADDITIONAL? UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL DIRECTION AND THEN COUNCIL. CALLS FOR MEMORIALS. OKAY.
THANK YOU. >> LET'S JUST SETTLE. I'LL GET MYSELF CENTERED HERE. NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT THEM? UM, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO.
>> MUCH, CHAIR. AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING, BUT, UM, MILDRED MELANIE DRISCOLL, UM, WHO IS THE, UM THE MOM OF, UM, OUR BELOVED, UH, POLICE CAPTAIN A1
CAPTAIN OF RICH DRISCOLL, UH, PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK AND SO JUST WANTED TO READ HER NAME INTO THE RECORD. SHE'S A PARAPROFESSIONAL WITH THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UM, AND, UH, IT'S IT'S REALLY
SAD THAT SHE IS GONE AND I KNOW THAT SHE MEANS SO MUCH TO HER FAMILY AND TO OUR WONDERFUL CAPTAIN DRISCOLL. SO THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
ANNOUNCEMENT THIS SUNDAY 3:00 30 IS CELEBRATING. THANK YOU. FOR THOSE THAT DO WANT TO COME, LET ME KNOW IF YOU GOT TO COME SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SPECIAL SEATING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? UM. >> THERE'S SOMETHING I, UM. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I I JUST HEARD OF. A, UM, RECENT DEATH IS A FRIEND OF MINE.
UM. >> HIS MOTHER PASSED AWAY, BUT MY FRIEND'S NAME IS TIM MCDONOUGH. UM, OF DORCHESTER AND JUST WANT TO, UM, LIVE IN THE WAKE WAS
THE WAKE WAS TONIGHT IN. DORCHESTER BUT TIM WAS A TIM WAS IS A PROBATION OFFICER. HIS MOTHER PASSED AWAY. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY CONDOLENCES TO THE MCDONOUGH FAMILY. UH, TO MRS. MCDONOUGH.
UM, WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIRMAN. >> I'D LIKE TO UPLIFT THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM BILLY MICHAEL SULLIVAN SENIOR WHO IS THE FATHER OF JAKE SULLIVAN, WHO IS
UM, UH, BILL. UM. >> WE SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY. EVEN THOSE THAT MISSED ANY. ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR
FITZGERALD'S WILLIAM SULLIVAN ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR FLYNN HELENE. L BETSY MCDONOUGH ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL DIVISION RICHARD
SULLIVAN ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR DURKAN, MILDRED MILLIE DRISCOLL ON BEHALF OF UH LIZ COUNCIL OF BRITAIN AND THE
COUNCIL STAFF UH WILLIAM BILLY WILLIAM SULLIVAN SENIOR. THE CHAIR MOVES WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS TODAY IT DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO
MEET AGAIN IN THE IRON OF A CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2026 AT 10 A.M.. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES, CENTRAL STAFF, THE WORK, THE
CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER. UM AND A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO UH, KARISHMA AND RYAN AND THE FOLKS WHO HELPED WITH THE BUDGET. ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT,
PLEASE SAY I. I THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED. UH. >> NO.