--------- GOOD MORNING. I'M CITY COUNCILOR ED FLYNN AND I'M CHAIR OF THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES. TODAY IS MARCH 16TH. THE EXACT TIME IS.
1001. THIS HEARING IS BEING RECORDED . IT IS ALSO BEING LIVE STREAMED@BOSTON.GOV. UH CITY COUNCIL DASH TV BROADCAST ON XFINITY CHANNEL
EIGHT RCN CHANNEL 82 FILES CHANNEL 964 WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO THE COMMITTEE EMAIL AT KCC DOT CSI
T@BOSTON.GOV AND WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD AND AVAILABLE TO ALL CITY COUNCILORS. PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THE HEARING OR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HEARING.
INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CALLED ON IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY SIGNED UP AND WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO TESTIFY. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TESTIFYING IN PERSON, PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE SIGN UP SHEET NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE
CHAMBER. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO TESTIFY VIRTUALLY, PLEASE EMAIL OUR CITY COUNCIL STAFF LIAISON SHANE PACK AT SHANE S H A N E
DOT DOT PACK@BOSTON.GOV FOR THE LINK YOU KNOW YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SHANE FOR BEING HERE UH FOR HELPING HAND FOR ETHAN AS WELL.
THAT'S HELPING WITH THE VIDEO TEAM. UM TODAY'S HEARING IS ON DOCKET 0281. IT'S AN ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS PEST CONTROL, THE DISCOVERY OF.
LEPTOSPIROSIS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY MYSELF. REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 4TH.
2026. I'M GOING TO GIVE OPENING COMMENTS AND THEN I'M GOING TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FOR THE PANEL THAT IS HERE THAT
INCLUDING JOHN L RAKOSI, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES KIND'S SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER AT THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY OF BOSTON IN
DOCTOR CATHERINE HIMMEL STONE, UH CITY OF BOSTON UH BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION. UM I WANT TO THANK ALL THREE FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU'RE DOING NOT JUST ON THIS ISSUE UM
,BUT ON SO MANY ISSUES IMPACTING QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
PEST CONTROL IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AND QUALITY OF LIFE TO THE RESIDENTS. RATS AND RODENTS ARE NOT ONLY A NUISANCE BUT THEY ALSO IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
MAINTENANCE OF OUR PROPERTIES THERE HAVE BEEN A DRAMATIC RISE IN RODENT PEST ACTIVITIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, WITH RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES REPORTING TO 311 ABOUT INCREASES OF RATS RODENTS ON OUR STREETS AND HOMES. LAST YEAR A TUFTS UNIVERSITY STUDY ON BOSTON URBAN RAT
POPULATION FOUND THAT RATS IN BOSTON ARE CARRYING AND SPREADING LEPTOSPIROSIS, A BACTERIAL DISEASE THAT IMPACTS BOTH HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS. IT IS SPREAD BY THE URINE
OF INFECTED ANIMALS THROUGH CONTACT WITH INFECTED SOIL OR WATER. THE SPREAD OF LEPTOSPIROSIS HAS BEEN AIDED BY CRIME.
THE SPREAD OF LEPTO. LEPTOSPIROSIS HAS BEEN AIDED BY SO MANY FACTORS IN THE CITY AS BACTERIA THRIVES IN WARMER CONDITIONS AS WELL. THERE ARE CONCERNS ON HOW THIS
MAY IMPACT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUCH AS THE HOMELESS AS WELL AS OUR STREET CLEANERS, SANITATION AND HEALTH WORKERS THOSE WHO COME IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH ANIMALS
AND JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK THE CITY OF BOSTON ANIMAL CONTROL DIVISION DOES AS WELL. I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THEM. THIS REPORT REINFORCES THE URGENT NEED FOR THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO MAKE PEST CONTROL A TOP PRIORITY. FOLLOWING LAST YEAR'S RELEASE OF THE ROAD IN ACTION PLAN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REVIEW IF THE INITIATIVE IS DELIVERING
THE RESULTS THAT WE NEED TO REVISIT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF STUDIES AUTHOR AND MYSELF CALLING FOR THE CREATION OF A
POSITION OF A RATS UH. WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES IMPACTING BOSTON IN THE LONGER TERM THE CITY SHOULD HAVE CONCRETE MEASURES IN PLACE TO ADEQUATELY TACKLE THE RISE IN
RODENT ACTIVITIES IN THE SPREAD OF DISEASES. I WANT TO I ALSO WANT US TO AS WE GO FORWARD ON THE BUDGET PROCESS TO ADD MORE FUNDING FOR
INSPECTIONS. AND PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ,PUBLIC OUTREACH WITH LANGUAGE ACCESS. AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, MY COMMUNITY ALSO MY DISTRICT ALSO
INCLUDES CHINATOWN AND MOST OF MY RESIDENTS SPEAK CANTONESE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND FOR THE CITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM EFFECTIVELY EFFECTIVELY IN
CANTONESE. CURRENTLY PEST CONTROL CONTINUES TO BE A CROSS DEPARTMENT EFFORT. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO DEVOTE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES AND ATTENTION.
UM YES. I MENTIONED WE HAVE THREE EXCEPTIONAL MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION THAT ARE HERE AND I DO I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO UM TO JOHN
HALBROOK FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU ARE DOING FOR THE LEADERSHIP YOU ARE PROVIDING AND I WANT TO I WANT TO ENSURE THAT DURING THE PUBLIC UH,
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT WE FOCUS A LOT OF TIME, EFFORT AND RESOURCES. THANK YOU ON PEST CONTROL BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE.
I DO HAVE ONE A LETTER FROM A CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE. THIS IS FROM COUNCILOR PEPEN AT DISTRICT FIVE. UM I REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
I REGRET TO INFORM ME THAT I'M UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY'S HEARING. UH, TO DISCUSS PEST CONTROL LEPTOSPIROSIS IN THE CITY. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS UPON REVIEW.
UPON REVIEWING MY STAFF NOTES, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT MY STAFF WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT COME COUNCIL AND UM SO LET ME LET ME ASK THE
ADMINISTRATION TEAM UM TO PROVIDE OPENING COMMENTS OPENING STATEMENTS. UM NO NO TIME LIMIT. UM TAKE THE TIME THAT YOU NEED BUT I DO KNOW UM IT'S UP TO YOU
GUYS WHAT UP WHAT ORDER YOU WANT TO GO? AWESOME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANKS FOR HOSTING THIS HEARING AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AS WELL. UM. GOOD MORNING. I'M JOINED HERE, UH, WITH MY
COLLEAGUES JOHN ORRICK AND DOCTOR CATHERINE HAMMERSTEIN AS YOU MENTIONED. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BOSTON ROAD AND ACTION PLAN AND THE WORK THAT THE CITY IS DOING
TO REDUCE RODENT POPULATIONS AND ADDRESS THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO THRIVE IN THE CITY. AS I MENTIONED, I'M JOINED HERE TODAY BY MY COLLEAGUES JOHN O'ROURKE, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AT THE INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DIVISION
AND CATHERINE HAMILTON, MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE BUREAU AT BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION. WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S CONTINUED ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AND ESPECIALLY YOUR COMMITMENT, COUNCILOR FLYNN,
AND WE ALL HAVE THE SHARED COMMITMENT TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BOSTON RESIDENTS. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE CITY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN STRENGTHENING HOW
WE AS CITY ADDRESS RODENT ACTIVITY THROUGH THE BOSTON ROAD AN ACTION PLAN COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS BRAP. UNDER MAYOR WU'S LEADERSHIP, THE CITY ENGAGED DOCTOR BOBBY CORRIGAN, ONE OF THE NATION'S
LEADING EXPERTS IN URBAN ROAD ONTOLOGY, TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS AND PRODUCE A REPORT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THE CITY CAN IMPROVE ITS APPROACH TO MANAGING RATS. DOCTOR CORRIGAN CONTINUES TO
WORK CLOSELY WITH JOHN, MYSELF AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND ASSESSES THIS THE CITY'S RODENT MITIGATION EFFORTS AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN CONTINUE OUR APPROACH. ONE OF DOCTOR CORRIGAN'S
PRIMARY RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THAT BOSTON MUST MOVE AWAY FROM A REACTIVE APPROACH OF RODENT CONTROL AND INSTEAD ADOPT A PROACTIVE, COORDINATED STRATEGY THAT ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSES
OF RODENT ACTIVITY. DOCTOR CORRIGAN EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AND ALIGNING THE WORK OF MULTIPLE MULTIPLE CITY AGENCIES WHOSE DAY TO DAY
OPERATIONS HAVE AN IMPACT ON RODENT POPULATION. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BECOME THE FOUNDATION OF THE BOSTON RODENT ACTION PLAN AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON RODENT ACTION PLAN IS VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE AIM TO MEASURABLY REDUCE RODENT POPULATIONS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. OUR WORK IS GUIDED BY FOUR KEY PILLARS. THE FIRST PILLAR IS THE USE
OF DATA AND NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND RODENT POPULATIONS AND IMPROVE MITIGATION STRATEGIES. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, BRAC HAS BEGUN PILOTING NEW TOOLS
THAT ALLOW US TO GATHER MORE PRECISE INFORMATION ABOUT RODENT ACTIVITY AND MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE DIFFERENT INTERVENTION STRATEGIES WE HAVE DEPLOYED. THE SECOND PILLAR ADDRESSES THE
FACTORS THAT MOST SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE RODENT ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY TRASH AND SANITATION. RODENTS THRIVE WHERE FOOD SOURCES ARE EASILY AVAILABLE, SO WE ARE FOCUSING ON HOW WASTE
IS STORED AND MANAGED ACROSS THE CITY TO TRY TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR LONG TERM RODENT CONTROL. THE THIRD PILLAR AS YOU MENTIONED, COUNCILOR FLYNN WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IS CENTERED ON A PUBLIC AWARENESS
AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. RODENT MITIGATION IS SUCCESSFUL AND RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS UNDERSTAND THEIR ACTIONS CAN EASILY CONTRIBUTE TO PREVENTING RODENT ACTIVITY.
THE CITY HAS LAUNCHED AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN CALLED SEE SOMETHING SQUEAK SOMETHING AND WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO REPORT SIGNS OF RODENT ACTIVITY THAT 311. AND TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROPER WAYS TO STORE THEIR TRASH AND
MANAGING ONE'S PROPERTY. AND FINALLY THE FOURTH PILLAR FOCUSES ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. RODENT MITIGATION REQUIRES COORDINATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND PARTNERS
INCLUDING THE INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DIVISION. PUBLIC WORKS PARKS BOSTON WATER AND SEWER, THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE BOSTON PUBLIC COMMISSION, BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION, I'M SORRY AND DOZENS OF OTHER
DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE BOSTON URBAN ACTION PLAN. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN DOCTOR CORRIGAN'S REPORT. AND FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE LAUNCHED
MULTIPLE PILOTS TO TEST NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND MITIGATION TECHNIQUES. THESE INCLUDES NEW SEWER TRAPS PILOTED IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS THE NORTH END AND BACK BAY, AS WELL AS SURFACE TRAPS PILOTED IN AREAS
SUCH AS THE WEST BROADWAY HOUSING AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT AND IN ALLEYS THROUGHOUT CHINATOWN. THESE PILOTS AND OTHERS ALLOW THE CITY TO COLLECT DATA ON RODENT HOTSPOTS WHILE ALSO
MITIGATING RODENT POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE IMPROVED OUR APPROACH TO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN THE CITY INSTALLS NEW STREET BARRELS OR PARK BARRELS. WE NOW NEW WE NOW USE THE
RODENT RESISTANT DESIGNS THAT LIMIT ACCESS TO FOOD WASTE. THIS SIMPLE CHANGE HELPS US REDUCE THE AVAILABLE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD SOURCES IN PUBLIC SPACES. ANOTHER CENTRAL COMPONENT
OF DOCTOR CORRIGAN'S REPORT WAS IMPROVING COORDINATION AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ALREADY PLAY A ROLE IN RODENT MITIGATION. WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED THAT THROUGH THE BOSTON ROAD ACTION PLAN AND ALTHOUGH THIS
HEARING CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF A DEDICATED PEST CONTROL OFFICE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CITY ALREADY HAS A DEDICATED PEST MANAGEMENT OFFICE WITHIN THE INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DIVISION. JOHN O'ROURKE, ASSISTANT
COMMISSIONER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION AT ISD, SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON URBAN ACTION PLAN AND LEADS THE CITY'S RODENT CONTROL EFFORTS. JOHN IS NATIONALLY RESPECTED FOR HIS EXPERTISE AND RODENT
MITIGATION AND REGULARLY COLLABORATES WITH OTHER CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AND RESEARCHERS ON BEST PRACTICES IN URBAN PEST MANAGEMENT. UNDER JOHN'S LEADERSHIP, IFC MAINTAINS A TEAM OF 14 LICENSED
PEST CONTROL INSPECTORS WHO RESPOND TO RODENT COMPLAINTS AND CONDUCT INSPECTIONS, ENFORCE THE STATE SANITARY CODE AND IMPLEMENT MITIGATION STRATEGIES ACROSS THE CITY.
OVER THE PAST YEAR ALONE, HIS TEAM HAS RESPONDED TO 6212 RODENT COMPLAINTS, CONDUCTED MORE THAN 62 NEIGHBORHOOD WALKTHROUGHS WITH RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS RODENT
CONCERNS ON THE GROUND. IN A MOMENT YOU'LL HEAR FROM JOHN ABOUT THE WORK HIS TEAM DOES EVERY DAY TO MITIGATE RODENT ACTIVITY, RESPOND TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION ALREADY EXISTS WITHIN ISD. WE BELIEVE CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT WOULD BE DUPLICATIVE WHEN THE CITY ALREADY HAS DEDICATED TEAM PERFORMING THIS
WORK INSTEAD. WE AGREE THAT THOSE RESOURCES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS OTHER PRIORITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE BOSTON RODENT ACTION PLAN, AND WE'D LOVE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE RESOURCES GO TO
THE PROPER PLACES. ANOTHER CRITICAL FOCUS AREA OF GRAPH IS IMPROVING HOW THE CITY MANAGES AND CONTAINERIZE TRASH. PROPER WASTE STORAGE AND SANITATION PRACTICES ARE AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR
REDUCING RODENT ACTIVITY. BY LIMITING ACCESS TO FOOD SOURCE, WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW RODENT POPULATIONS TO THRIVE. THE DOCKET BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY ALSO RAISES
CONCERNS ABOUT LEPTOSPIROSIS. WHILE WHILE CASES REMAIN EXTREMELY LIMITED AND THE OVERALL RISK OF CONTRACTING LEPTOSPIROSIS IN BOSTON IS LOW . IMPROVING SANITATION AND
REDUCING RODENT POPULATIONS ARE IMPORTANT PREVENTIVE MEASURES THAT FURTHER REDUCE THE RISK. AND BEFORE WE HEAR FROM DOCTOR HAMILTON WHO WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO LEPTOSPIROSIS, THE RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND HOW THE CITY'S PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION MEASURES ARE HELPING TO MITIGATE THAT RISK. I'D LIKE TO PASS IT OVER TO JOHN TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE DAILY WORK HIS TEAM DOES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND MITIGATE RATS IN
THE CITY OF BOSTON. JOHN, OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, LUKE AND GOOD MORNING, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UM, AS LUKE SAID, MY NAME IS JOHN O'ROURKE, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICE AT ESD. I LEAD A TEAM. >> OF. 14 UH LICENSED PEST CONTROL INSPECTORS WHO DO THE DAILY WORK OF MITIGATING AND ADDRESSING ROADING CONCERNS ON THE GROUND.
MY TEAM ENFORCES THE STATE SANITARY CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO RODENTS AND TRASH. OVER THE LAST YEAR MY TEAM HAS CONDUCTED 3000 SITE CLEANLINESS
AND DUMPSTER INSPECTIONS. UM THOSE ARE PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS RESPONDED TO 6202
COMPLAINTS 311 COMPLAINTS UM PERFORMED 1161 UH PROACTIVE BAITING AND CONDUCTED 62 COMMUNITY WALKTHROUGHS WHERE
THE WHOLE TEAM COMES OUT AND MEETS THE COMMUNITY AND WALKS THROUGH THE UM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT UM IS HAVING CONCERNS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT INSPECTIONAL SERVICES
DEPARTMENT NO LONGER RELIES ON SECOND GENERATION ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES FOR SURFACE BAITING AS OUR PRIMARY TOOL FOR ROAD AND CONTROL. INSTEAD, THE CITY HAS MOVED TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED PEST
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON PREVENTION, SANITATION, TRAPPING AND THE USE OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE MACHINES RATHER
THAN RELYING ON ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL TECHNIQUES. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WHILE I HAVE 14 INSPECTORS ADDRESSING RAT ISSUES ACROSS
THE CITY, THIS IS ONLY ONE PART OF OUR BROADER ROAD AND CONTROL EFFORTS AND I USED THE BOSTON INSPECTIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS MORE THAN 60 INSPECTORS WHO
ADDRESS RODENT RELATED ISSUES. OUR HEALTH INSPECTORS OVERSEE LICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS WHILE OUR HOUSING INSPECTORS RESPOND TO CONCERNS AND RENTAL UNITS THROUGHOUT BOSTON.
COLLABORATION ACROSS THESE TEAMS IS ESSENTIAL TO RESOLVING RODENT PROBLEMS EFFECTIVELY AND HAVING ALL THREE DIVISIONS WITHIN ESD ALLOWS FOR SEAMLESS
COORDINATION. I'D I'D LIKE TO UH NOW TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR HAMILL STEIN TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
LEPTOSPIROSIS AND HOW THE WORK MY TEAM AND THE BOSTON ROAD IN ACTION PLAN UH, DOING EVERY DAY IS HELPING TO PREVENT THE DISEASE FROM BECOMING PREVALENT. DOCTOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOHN. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FLYNN. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR FLYNN. UM, MY NAME IS DOCTOR CATHERINE HAMILL STEIN AND I'M THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE BUREAU AT THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION.
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY EMPHASIZING THAT CONTRACTING LEPTOSPIROSIS IN BOSTON IS EXTREMELY RARE. AND THE LAST REPORTED CASE IN BOSTON WAS IN 2021. PROPER SANITATION HABITS ARE
CRITICAL TO HELPING TO MINIMIZE THE CHANCES OF LEPTOSPIROSIS SPREADING. LEPTOSPIROSIS IS A BACTERIAL DISEASE THAT CAN AFFECT BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS. IT IS CAUSED BY THE SPIDER KEEP BACTERIA.
LEPTOSPIROSIS LEPTO SPIDERS ARE SPREAD AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR OPENING COMMENTS BY THE URINE OF INFECTED ANIMALS INCLUDING RODENTS, MARINE MAMMALS, DOGS, LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE AND CAN
SURVIVE FOR WEEKS TO MONTHS IN URINE CONTAMINATED WATER AND SOIL. ALTHOUGH LEPTOSPIROSIS AFFECTS ABOUT 1 MILLION PEOPLE PER YEAR GLOBALLY, IT IS RARE IN THE UNITED STATES.
UM, AS I MENTIONED IN BOSTON, THE LAST REPORTED CASE WAS IN 2021. PEOPLE CAN BECOME INFECTED THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE URINE FROM INFECTED ANIMALS INCLUDING URINE CONTAMINATED WATER SUCH AS FLOOD WATERS, RIVERS, STREAMS.
>> OR. SEWAGE AND WET SOIL OR THROUGH INGESTION OF FOOD OR WATER CONTAMINATED BY URINE. HIGHER RISK ACTIVITIES FOR TRANSMISSION INCLUDE SWIMMING OR BOATING IN FRESHWATER OR FLOOD WATER THAT MAY BE
CONTAMINATED WITH URINE UH, GARDENING, YARDWORK AND OUTDOOR CLEANING OR MAINTENANCE HIKING AND WORK OR ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE DIRECT CONTACT WITH ANIMALS OR ANIMAL URINE OR OTHER ANIMAL BODY FLUIDS.
PEOPLE AT HIGHER RISK OF GETTING LEPTOSPIROSIS INCLUDE VETERINARIANS, SEWER WORKERS, FARMERS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WHEN PEOPLE DO BECOME ILL WITH LEPTOSPIROSIS, THEY TYPICALLY
DEVELOP SYMPTOMS BETWEEN 2 AND 14 DAYS AFTER EXPOSURE. IN MOST CASES, SYMPTOMS MAY RESEMBLE A MILD FLU LIKE ILLNESS THAT RESOLVES WITHOUT TREATMENT. OTHER SYMPTOMS OF LEPTOSPIROSIS
CAN INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING, RED EYES, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIARRHEA AND RASH. IN RARE CASES, UNTREATED INFECTION COULD CAUSE PREGNANT PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS FOR PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS KIDNEY
DAMAGE, MENINGITIS, LIVER FAILURE, BLEEDING INTO THE LUNGS, HEART RHYTHM PROBLEMS AND EVEN DEATH. LEPTOSPIROSIS IS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS IN THE RARE EVENT THAT A HUMAN CASE PRESENTS. BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMISSION'S PRACTICE IS TO ISSUE A CLINICAL ADVISORY TO BOSTON HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO ASSIST IN RECOGNIZING CLINICAL SYMPTOMS AND TO INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED CASES IN ORDER TO PERFORM ANY NECESSARY MEDICAL OR PUBLIC
HEALTH INTERVENTION TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF DISEASE. WE ALSO WORK TOGETHER WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE ANIMAL CONTROL AND INSPECTIONAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO STAKEHOLDERS. I WANT TO UNDERLINE THE
COMMENTS ABOUT THE VALUE OF INTERAGENCY COOPERATION, THE CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE BOSTON RODENT ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING INSPECTIONAL SERVICES AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE VITAL WHEN
IT COMES TO BOTH PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS. THE CITY IS TAKING THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO HELP PREVENT LEPTOSPIROSIS AND AND IS PREPARED TO ADDRESS IT IF A CASE PRESENTS ITSELF.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION PANEL FOR A TESTIMONY. DOCTOR LET ME LET ME START
WITH. WITH YOU IF I MAY. HAVE THERE BEEN CASES OF RAPTOR SPARROWS US YET IN BOSTON AND IF SO HOW MANY CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED?
SO WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CASES OF LEPTOSPIROSIS HERE IN BOSTON IN 2026. AS I MENTIONED THE MOST RECENT CASE WAS IN 2021 PRIOR TO THAT THERE WAS A CASE IN 2018. SO WE SEE A CADENCE OF YOU
KNOW, MAYBE ONE CASE EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS. UM, BUT NO CASES IN BOSTON THIS YEAR. FROM THE 2021 OR 2018. DO WE KNOW HOW OR HOW THE
PERSON CONTACTED IT? WE DON'T KNOW. AS MENTIONED, INDIVIDUALS CAN CONTRACT LEPTOSPIROSIS THROUGH CONTACT WITH INFECTED URINE UM OR OTHER BODILY FLUIDS FROM INFECTED ANIMALS.
UM, SO WE WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WE DO WE CAN INFER THAT THE PERSON MOST LIKELY HAD CONTACT WITH, UH, WITH THE URINE OF AN INFECTED
ANIMAL MOST LIKELY A RODENT. WAS WAS UM AND I KNOW PEOPLE IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY, UM, HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF GETTING IT THAN THAN THE NON HOMELESS
COMMUNITY. UM, WHAT STEPS ARE WE TAKING IN TERMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH? ARE WE TAKING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY? ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO UM, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AS WELL AS AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, FOLKS WHO WORK WITH ANIMALS, FOLKS WHO WORK WITH SOIL ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF CONTRACTING LEPTOSPIROSIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE UH, IN YOU KNOW, IN WORKING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGING UNSHELTERED FOLKS TO COME INTO SHELTER, UM, TO BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT, UM, THAT IS MORE CONTROLLED WHERE THERE'S LESS CONTACT WITH ANIMAL URINE.
AND THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP FOR PREVENTING FOLKS FROM BEING AT RISK FOR LEPTOSPIROSIS. IN RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC HOUSING AS WELL. UM, FOR FOR MANY FACTORS.
WHAT DO WE WHAT ARE WE DOING. SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF PUBLIC HOUSING? I REPRESENT THE MOST RESIDENTS OF ANY DISTRICT COUNCIL LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING. UM, WHAT ARE. >> WE SPECIFICALLY.
DOING TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC HOUSING ON ON THIS AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH ? YEAH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION AND I'LL DEFER TO DOCTOR HAMILL SEEN ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH PIECE BUT UM, IN
TERMS OF RODENT MITIGATION AND TRYING TO IMPROVE SANITATION AT BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITIES UM, JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ONE OF THE PILOTS THAT WE HAVE DEPLOYED RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO MEASURE THE IMPACT
OF IMPROVING TRASH, UM, CONTAINERIZATION AT ONE OF THE COMMONWEALTH SITES OVER IN ALLSTON, BRIGHTON. UM, AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE PRESENTED THIS AT A PREVIOUS COUNCIL HEARING AND WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU WE'VE INSTALLED
UH, DATA COLLECTION TOOLS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ONE OF THEM BEING UH, A DATA COLLECTION TOOL AT BERKELEY IN THE SOUTH END AS WELL AS DATA COLLECTION TOOL AT THE COMMONWEALTH SITE OVER IN ALLSTON, BRIGHTON.
UH AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A CONTROLLED AND NON CONTROLLED SITE TO MEASURE THE IMPACTS OF IMPROVING UH TRASH CONTAINERIZATION AT THOSE LOCATIONS. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THAT IMPACT KIND OF SCALES OUT
TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE IF WE SHOULD ROLL IT OUT TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS. SIMILARLY UM WE'RE IMPROVING THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT WE HAVE IS THE BOSTON ACTION PLAN AND THAT'S TARGETED FOR ALL RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY
ESPECIALLY AT SITES AS WELL. AND IF I COULD JUST ADD COUNCILOR UM WE WORK A IS A PARTNER AND A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON ROAD IN ACTION PLAN.
WE WORK CLOSELY WE TRAINED UH, THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY ON OUR CARBON MONOXIDE MACHINES SO THEY CAN DIRECTLY TREAT RODENTS . WE ALSO SEND OUR TEAMS OUT TO
WORK WITH, UM, BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY TEAMS TO DIRECT MITIGATE UM, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING, UH, RAT ACTIVITY . OKAY. >> UM, JOHN, WANT TO ASK YOU I
WANT TO DO A UM I WANT TO DO A I KNOW WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF WALKTHROUGHS. I WANT TO DO A WALK THROUGH WITH YOU AND AND WHOEVER FROM YOUR TEAM. UH. >> WHAT THE WHAT RESIDENTS FROM THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY SOME,
UM SOME FRIDAY IN APRIL. COULD YOU COULD. >> YOU COMMIT TO THAT WITH ME? YEAH OF COURSE. COUNCIL OF COURSE. OKAY. >> OKAY. UM I DO. >> I DO WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN FOR MY
CONSTITUENTS IN CHINATOWN ON PEST CONTROL RELATED ISSUES. IT IS A AS YOU KNOW YOU KNOW YOU KNOW THE AREA AS WELL AS AS WELL AS. AS A AS I DO UM, I WANT TO BE
SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE BEST. SERVICES AND CARE WE POSSIBLY CAN TO TO CHINA TO THE COMMUNITY IN CHINATOWN. UM.
LET LET ME ASK IN TERMS OF A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND I WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL OF THE RESIDENTS REALLY ENABLED ORGANIZATIONS. BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING IN TERMS
OF. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN IN CHINESE AS IT RELATES. TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC. UM, ABOUT PEST CONTROL BUT ALSO
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE RESTAURANTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL? I'M HAPPY TO START AND THEN I'LL PASS TO JOHN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PAMPHLET PROGRAM HIS TEAM HAS UM IN
VARIOUS LANGUAGES BUT UM SO COUNCILOR, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THEM UH IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CITY AND BUS STOPS OR OTHER THINGS. UM, BUT WE HAVE A EDUCATION GRAPHIC CAMPAIGN WHICH WE'RE CALLING OUT RAT THEM SEE
SOMETHING SQUEAK SOMETHING THOSE UH, YOU KNOW, ADVERTISEMENT LINKS GO TO OUR WEBSITE WHERE WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON OUR WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE IS BOSTON.GOV/RATS.
UM BUT AS ALL BOSTON PAGES ARE THOSE ARE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND ABLE TO BE TRANSLATED IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES INCLUDING CHINESE. UM AND SIMILARLY UM WE'VE DONE VARIOUS WALKTHROUGHS IN CHINATOWN.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH UM KAREN CHAN FROM THE CPA AND THEN ALSO MISS ROSEMARY WHO HELPS US UM, KIND OF COMMUNICATE TO RESIDENTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LANGUAGES WHEN WE'RE DOING THOSE WALKTHROUGHS AND WITH BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL.
SO UM, VERY ATTUNED TO UM TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS HAVE THIS INFORMATION THAT'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. BUT JOHN, DO YOU ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE. PAMPHLETS WE HAVE HERE? LET ME JUST LET ME. JUST UH, RESPOND QUICKLY LIKE
WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN IN MY DISTRICT TO. >> WALK. TO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. OKAY? >> I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND I NEED TO BE I NEED TO BE THERE BECAUSE IT IS A IT IS AN ISSUE I'VE WORKED ON FOR EIGHT YEARS.
PUBLIC HEALTH IS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE IN MY COMMUNITY. UH, PEST CONTROL IS IS IS AN ISSUE THAT I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. SO JUST GOING FORWARD YOU KNOW THE PAST IS THE PAST BUT GOING
FORWARD I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT IN ADVANCE. SO SO I CAN I CAN BE THERE IS THAT IS THAT FAIR? >> YEAH UNDERSTOOD. >> WELL OKAY YOU KNOW OKAY. UM COUNCIL JUST LIKE LUKE SAID UH, WE DO HAVE UH, BROCHURES
PRINTED IN SIMPLIFIED CHINESE I BELIEVE IT IS UM, AND UH, THAT HAS ALL WE WE'VE JUST UPDATED WITH ALL THE SO WE DO FLIER DROPS. UM, LIKE WE SAID, WE WORK WITH
SOME FOLKS IN CHINATOWN. WE SHARE THAT INFORMATION UM. WITH WITH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. UM WE ALSO HAVE A PILOT IN IN CHINATOWN RIGHT NOW WHERE WE
HAVE SOME SMART BOXES THROUGHOUT THE THE UM THE NEIGHBORHOOD UM WHERE THEY ARE MITIGATING RATS BUT ALSO COLLECTING A DATA POINT. SO COLLECTING DATA IN THE GETTING RATS. OKAY.
>> SO JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD, COULD YOU. GUYS, UM, SEND ME ALL THE, UM, UH, PUBLIC AWARENESS
INFORMATION, UM, ON ON THIS SO I CAN MAKE SURE I SEND IT OUT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO I ALSO WANT TO GET THE PUBLIC AWARENESS BROCHURES THAT ARE IN, UM, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE AS WELL.
UM, SO. >> I AS. >> I MENTIONED, I REPRESENT THE LARGEST CHINESE COMMUNITY IN JUST IN THE CITY BUT THERE IS THERE'S ALSO A LARGE CHINESE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT TWO.
I MEAN EVEN IN DISTRICT TWO IN THE SOUTH END THERE'S A LARGE CHINESE COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY THERE'S THERE'S A LARGE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN THE BAY VILLAGE. WE HAVE A GROWING CHINESE
COMMUNITY IN UM DOWNTOWN BOSTON AND SOUTH BOSTON WHERE I WHERE I LIVE, UM, THERE'S A THERE'S A CHINESE COMMUNITY IN ROXBURY AND UM.
THE BACK BAY AREA TO ALLSTON UM BRIGHTON UM. BUT THE. THE RESIDENTS THE RESIDENTS. THAT SPEAK. CANTONESE AND ESPECIALLY A LOT
OF A LOT OF THE SENIORS THEY DON'T NECESSARILY. USE THE TRADITIONAL. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT WE USE. UM, SO I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW
WE'RE CONTINUING TO EDUCATE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT LANGUAGE. UM, MANY OF THEM FOR EXAMPLE. USE WECHAT. UM WITH. >> A SOCIAL SOCIAL. MEDIA PLATFORM I BELIEVE IT'S
CALLED UM. MANY OF THEM ARE SENIORS SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TRAFFIC WE HAVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. I GUESS MY POINT IS. YOU KNOW, THE THE.
INFORMATION IS THERE FOR THEM TO SEE IT, BUT I DON'T WANT US TO RELY ON THEM COMING TO US TO SEE IT. I WANT TO SEE US GETTING THE
INFORMATION TO THEM IN A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH, THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. YEAH THANK YOU COUNCILOR AND UH AGREED. AS JOHN MENTIONED, SIMPLIFIED
CHINESE IS ONE OF THE VARIOUS LANGUAGES WE HAVE OUR PAMPHLETS UM, YOU KNOW, TRANSLATED INTO SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY REGARDLESS OF THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY SPEAK KIND OF ARE INFORMED ABOUT THE PROPER WAYS TO STORE
THEIR TRASH OR TO PREVENT RODENTS FROM HAPPENING. AND ALSO WE'D LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE RESIDENTS THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING HAVE THIS INFORMATION AS WELL. SOCIAL MEDIA IS ONE TOOL BUT AS JOHN MENTIONED, THE PHYSICAL
PAMPHLETS AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS UM, SO THAT THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION AND CAN PROVIDE IT TO THEIR NETWORKS IS ALSO VERY VITAL. SO IF THERE'S ANY FOLKS THAT YOU FEEL WE SHOULD TAP INTO TO GET EITHER PHYSICAL INFORMATION, SOCIAL MEDIA
INFORMATION OR WHATEVER PLATFORM THEY WOULD THEY WOULD BE MOST UH APPLICABLE TO DIGEST IT AND WE'RE HAPPY TO UM, KIND OF COLLABORATE WITH YOU ON THAT EFFORT OKAY. SO BOSTON.
HOW DOES. >> BOSTON TRACK. RODENT CONTROL PROBLEMS. THROUGH 311 HOW ELSE DO WE TRACK RODENT PROBLEMS? YEAH UM SO.
THERE'S VARIOUS WAYS THAT WE CAN RECEIVE COMPLAINTS FROM UM RESIDENTS OR INQUIRIES ABOUT RODENT CONTROL, UM, CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE FACING. UM, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE'VE EXPANDED OUR PLATFORM SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE BOSTON ACTION
PLAN WAS ACTUALLY CREATING A WEBSITE AND A DEDICATED EMAIL ADDRESS. UM, SO NOW RESIDENTS CAN REPORT SOMETHING TO 311 UM AND JOHN'S TEAM WILL RESPOND UH AS WELL AS IF THEY SEE SOMETHING THEY CAN
UM SEND AN EMAIL TO RATS@BOSTON.GOV THAT EMAIL GOES DIRECTLY TO JOHN AND I AND I WOULD SAY IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS SINCE WE'VE LAST LAUNCHED THIS EMAIL UM WE'VE RECEIVED OVER 100 EMAILS UM
WITH INFORMATION ABOUT RODENT CONCERNS, HOW PEOPLE CAN ADDRESS THEIR OWN CHALLENGES OR HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH THEM ON AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN ANOTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL WAY OF EXPANDING UM, KIND OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE BOSTON ROAD
ACTION PLAN TEAM. RIGHT. >> AND WHEN MY TEAM RESPONDS IF THERE IS A RODENT ISSUE, UM, WE WOULD CREATE A CASE UH, ON SITE SO THE INSPECTOR HAS THE ABILITY THROUGH THE CITY WORKER
APP TO CREATE A CASE. UM, IF THEY'RE NOT IF THEY'RE RESPONDING TO AN EMAIL, UH, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEY SHOW UP THERE IS AN AN ALREADY UH CASE IN 311 WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO CREATE THAT CASE WHEN THERE'S UM AN ISSUE SO THAT THAT DATA IS GOING INTO THE 311 SYSTEM. >> OKAY. WHAT PLANNING EFFORTS ARE
UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL INCREASES IN RODENT CONTROL AS WE. AS WE APPROACH. WARMER WEATHER, WHETHER. >> IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH. UM, STRATEGY OR. >> IT'S. A CITY IN. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES STRATEGY .
WHAT UH. WHAT WHAT IS THE PLAN? YEAH. >> HAPPY TO START IN A PASSOVER. JOHN AND TALK ABOUT THE WORK HIS TEAM DOES. UM, BUT WE'LL. CONTINUE TO TO DO THE WORK OF THE. BOSTON ACTION PLAN AND CONTINUE
TO COLLABORATE WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S PREPARED FOR THE WARMER WEATHER, UM, WHETHER THAT BE ENSURING THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM IS UH, HAS THE ABILITY TO UM, CHANGE OUT
BARRELS AND TRASH AT APPROPRIATE TIMES OR OUR PARKS STAFF IS PROPERLY EQUIPPED UM AND WORKING WITH JOHN'S TEAM TO ADDRESS RODENT CHALLENGES THAT ARE PREVENTING THEMSELVES IN PARKS ONCE THE SNOW HAS MELTED.
UM, SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE AND COLLABORATE ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND BRING FOLKS AROUND THE TABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FOR THE WARMER MONTHS. UM AND THEN JOHN, DO YOU WANT
TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TEAM WORK THAT YOUR TEAM WILL DO. >> IN THE SUMMER? YEAH. >> SO AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER WE'LL START TO INCREASE OUR SU ABATING. WE UH WE START TO DO NIGHT TRAPPING IN THE PARKS.
UM, SO OUR TEAM IS OUT TRAPPING ,UH, RODENTS IN THE PARKS. UH, BETWEEN 12 AND 4 IN THE MORNING. UM, WE INCREASED THE WALK THROUGH. SO DURING THE COLD WEATHER OBVIOUSLY FOLKS DON'T WANT TO
BE OUT THERE. WE WE DO DO A COUPLE IF IT'S UH IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY. BUT AS THE WARM WEATHER COMES, UM, WE REALLY ENCOURAGE THEM. SO LAST YEAR I THINK WE DID 62
THAT WERE WERE WALKTHROUGHS WHERE WE MET COMMUNITY OUT THERE AND SO UM THEY'RE REALLY USEFUL AND SO WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO REACH OUT UH,
ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A WHOLE AREA UH, MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DEALING WITH MULTIPLE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME THING. OKAY. >> AND I COULD JUST ADD ONE. MORE POINT TO THAT COUNSELOR. I THINK ANOTHER HUGE. UM, DEPARTMENT THAT PLAYS A BIG
ROLE IN. >> THE BOSTON ACTION PLAN IS OUR DATA AND ANALYTICS COLLEAGUES. UM, THEY DO A LOT OF. WORK WITH HELPING US. TO MEASURE THE. >> DIFFERENT. TOOLS THAT WE'RE USING AND ALSO HELP US IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT UM, DATA POINTS FROM THE DATA
COLLECTION TOOLS WE HAVE DEPLOYED. BUT ADDITIONALLY THEY'VE. WORKED ON CREATING A HOTSPOT MAP WHICH HELPS US GO FROM A REACTIVE. APPROACH TO A PROACTIVE APPROACH. UM, SO NOW THEY'RE GIVING US
INDICATIONS OF WHERE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THROUGH ON ONE CASES MORE FREQUENTLY OR UM, THERE HAS BEEN UH AN INCREASE IN VIOLATIONS IN ONE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD THINGS THAT MAY LEAD OR ASSUME THAT THERE'S INCREASED RODENT ACTIVITY IN
THAT PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CITY. UH, AND THEY'RE GIVING THAT INFORMATION TO JOHN'S TEAM SO THAT HIS INSPECTORS CAN GO OUT THERE AND. TREAT THOSE ISSUES BEFORE. RESIDENTS ARE KIND OF NOTICING THEM OR THE RODENT CONCERNS BECOME TOO PREVALENT.
SO THAT JUST SPEAKS TO SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DOCTOR CORRIGAN MENTIONED, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, TAPPING INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE RESOURCES THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING RODENT POPULATION AND THEN MOVING TOWARDS A PROACTIVE
APPROACH RATHER THAN A REACTIVE APPROACH WHICH WE'VE BEEN. IN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO THE THE. 311 CALLS OR EMAILS OVER THE LAST SAY. 224 MONTHS COULD.
I GET A. BREAKDOWN OF. WHERE THOSE. UM COMPLAINTS CAME FROM? AND AS IT RELATES TO A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR UM, AUGGIE AND HER TEAM BUT I CAN,
UM, DEFINITELY MAKE THE ASK TO 311 AND WE CAN SEE IF YOU PROVIDED THAT IS. >> THAT THE ANALYTICAL TEAM? UM, 311 WOULD BE. AUGGIE SHOP OUT OF UM, CHIEF MORRIS CABINET. UM, THE ANALYTICS TEAM USES THAT THROUGH AUDIO AND INFORMATION TO KIND OF DO THE
DATA ANALYSIS PIECE. SO TWO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BUT AND WE CAN MAKE THE. REQUEST YEAH THAT THAT SHOULDN'T BE. >> A PROBLEM GETTING THAT INFORMATION THAT'S THAT'S BASIC BASIC INFORMATION. SO IF THEY COULD GET THAT TO ME. UM I WOULD I WOULD I WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. UM LET ME ASK OF THE 100 EMAILS THAT YOU MENTIONED FROM. THE PUBLIC. AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, HOW MANY CAME IN FROM CHINATOWN? I'D HAVE TO GO BACK. >> AND UH, KIND OF. UNDERSTAND WHO.
>> WHERE RESIDENTS WERE UM. PROVIDING INFORMATION FROM NOT ALL RESIDENTS HAVE LET US KNOW WHERE THEY'RE UM, KIND OF SENDING AN EMAIL FROM. SOME HAVE ASKED FOR INFORMATION . ABOUT HOW TO PROPERLY STORE THEIR TRASH OR OTHER. THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT WE CAN TRY TO. GET THROUGH THAT INFORMATION BUT I'M NOT. ,UM, COMMITTING TO IT BEING. >> ACCESSIBLE. YOU'RE NOT COMMITTING TO WHAT? I'M NOT. >> COMMITTING TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IF. >> WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THAT ANALYSIS OF WHERE EACH EMAIL WAS. COMING FROM. OKAY. >> WELL FOR THE RECORD, ON THE
100 EMAILS COULD I. COULD YOU LET ME KNOW? UM, THE EMAILS THAT CAME INTO MY DISTRICT INTO. DISTRICT TWO. IF YOU'RE ABLE BECAUSE THEY MIGHT SAY IN CHINATOWN THEY
MIGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE AN ADDRESS THEY MIGHT SAY IN SOUTH BOSTON IN THE BACK BAY UH OR UM YOU KNOW, I REPRESENT A SMALL AREA OF BEACON. HILL BAY. VILLAGE BUT IF THEY HAVE
ADDRESS UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M DOING EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN ON ON THESE ISSUES. QUALITY LIFE ISSUES, PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. LET ME LET ME ASK AS IT RELATES TO OTHER CITY.
DEPARTMENTS, DO. >> WE HAVE A DESIGNATED. STANDALONE PERSON AT EACH. DEPARTMENT OR THE ONES THAT WE WORK WITH. THAT DEAL WITH PEST CONTROL EXCLUSIVELY? UM, VARIOUS.
DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS THE BAY HAVE A DEDICATED NO. YEAH NO. OTHER THAN VHA DO DOES THE. PARKS DEPARTMENT HAVE SOMEONE THAT DEALS WITH THAT WORKS ON
PEST CONTROL. ISSUES EXCLUSIVELY? YEAH THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO EACH UM DEPARTMENT THAT WORKS IN THE BOSTON URBAN ACTION PLAN HAS EITHER A. REPRESENTATIVE OR. MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIVES THAT
WORK ON PEST. RELATED ISSUES AS YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT THEY DO THEY DON'T HAVE DEDICATED STAFF. DEDICATED FOR PEST. CONTROL SPECIFICALLY. BUT FOR EXAMPLE AT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WE WORK WITH UM, NATE HINCHCLIFFE CHOOSE.
>> THE DIRECTOR OF. PARK MAINTENANCE AND HE HELPS UM KIND OF COLLABORATE ON BEHALF. >> OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WITH THE BOSTON ROAD ACTION PLAN. AS I. MENTIONED, OTHER DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, UM, HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM THAT KIND OF TREAT THE
RODENT. MITIGATION CHALLENGES THAT ARE ON THE GROUND. BUT EACH DEPARTMENT AS I. MENTIONED, UM, THAT'S PART OF THE ACTION PLAN HAS A REPRESENTATIVE THAT. LIAISONS WITH UH THE BOSTON UM ACTION PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT IS. >> DOING THE. WORK THAT HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO. THE OVERALL GOAL. OKAY. >> SO FOR EXAMPLE. THE BOSTON. PARKS DEPARTMENT, UM, DOES THE PERSON AT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WELL.
>> LET ME ASK DO ALL PEOPLE THAT WORK AT. >> THE BOSTON PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT ARE WORKING IN THE PARKS THAT ARE DOING MAINTENANCE, WORKING IN THE SOIL, UM, ARE THEY AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR
DISEASE. THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF. OF OF OF OF. GETTING LEPTOSPIROSIS? ARE THEY. >> AWARE OF THAT? I'M NOT ABLE TO. SPEAK FOR EVERY. PARKS DEPARTMENT STAFF IF THEY'RE UM YOU.
KNOW FAMILIAR WITH THIS. EXACT DISEASE COUNSELOR OKAY. ARE THEY ALL WHEN. >> THEY'RE. DEALING WITH SOIL. ESPECIALLY IN AND IN THE IN THE GROUND AND AND UM, SHOVELING
UH, CLEANING UH CLEANING THE PARKS ARE THEY ARE THEY ALL WEARING GLOVES AGAIN? I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR NATE AND HIS TEAM BUT WE CAN. FOLLOW UP WITH THAT INFORMATION. I WOULD SAY THAT NATE BEING. PART OF THE BOSTON ROAD ACTION
PLAN. DEFINITELY IS, UM, WELL AWARE OF, UM. >> THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. AND I WOULD SAY THAT BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH NATE, HE'S ENSURING THAT HIS TEAM IS PROPERLY. EQUIPPED WITH ALL. >> OF THE SAFETY MEASURES THAT THEY. NEED TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. .
>> WELL, I WANT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE THEY ARE PROTECTED. I NEED I NEED A GUARANTEE THAT WHEN CITY WORKERS ARE DEALING WITH. UH, SOIL WHEN THAT. WHEN THEY'RE SWEEPING THERE AND
THERE AND THEY'RE SHOVELING IN A PARK UH, THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. UM, TO DO THEIR JOB EFFECTIVELY . WHEN WHEN I WHEN I SERVED 24
YEARS IN THE NAVY WE WOULD. IF WE. WASHED THE FLOOR. >> WE WOULD GO THROUGH A CHECKLIST. OF EVERYTHING WE NEED. >> TO DO. >> THAT'S WHY I'M A STICKLER FOR. >> THESE DETAILS. YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU. MOP THE FLOOR. THESE ARE THESE THIS IS THE WAY YOU MOP THE FLOOR.
YOU PUT GLOVES ON YOU YOU YOU, UM YOU GET THE RIGHT. CHEMICALS, YOU GET. >> THE. THE BUCKET AND. >> YOU BUT. I JUST DON'T WANT US JUST TO. BE IN THE SOIL. MY POINT IS I DON'T WANT US TO BE. YOU KNOW, PLANTING.
PLANTING FLOWERS. WITH WITHOUT GLOVES ON. THAT'S MY POINT. NO, THAT'S. >> A GREAT POINT. WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH THE PARIS PREMIER. OKAY. >> I STILL STAND BY MY POINT. UM, AND I'VE BEEN AT THIS A LONG TIME. IS THAT I DO THINK WE DO NEED
A. STAND ALONE, UM, PEST CONTROL OFFICE IN THE CITY CITY OF BOSTON. I DO HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN JOHN, OUR WORK AND THE JOB HE'S DOING. I THINK IT SHOULD BE ELEVATED.
THAT'S WHY I. ADVOCATE FOR IT. I THINK IT SHOULD BE ELEVATED. I THINK THE RESIDENTS WANT TO SEE AN ELEVATION OF OF OF THE WORK 14 INSPECTORS UM LICENSED
INSPECTORS JOHN I THINK IS IS A GOOD START. I REMEMBER I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD. LIKE 4. >> OR 5 YOU KNOW, MAYBE SIX. YEARS AGO OR. WHATEVER SEVEN YEARS AGO. UM THAT'S WHY I, I STAY ON TOP. >> OF THESE ISSUES BECAUSE.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR. THE DEPARTMENT. JOHN I REMEMBER WHEN LICENSED. INSPECTORS DIDN'T NECESSARILY WORK. ON THE WEEKENDS. ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
UM. WHAT WHAT IS WHAT IS THERE. WORK SCHEDULE LIKE NOW? UM, IN TERMS OF. WE'RE DOING THIS 24. >> HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A. WEEK, IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. >> SO WE HAVE A CREW THAT
STARTS AT 4 A.M. WE HAVE A CREW THAT STARTS AT 6 A.M.. AND THEN WE HAVE A CREW THAT STARTS AT 8 A.M. UM, AND SO
FROM 4 A.M. TO 5:45 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SO WE HAVE ONE INSPECTOR THAT THAT WORKS A FOUR DAY FOUR DAYS TEN HOUR SHIFT. SO THAT GETS US LATER IN THE
DAY ON THURSDAY AND THEN AFTER THAT WE HAVE AN ON CALL INSPECTOR THAT COVERS ALL THE OTHER UM ALL THE OTHER TIME.
SO FROM 545 UNTIL 4 A.M. UM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN UM AFTER FOUR ON FRIDAY TO
4 A.M. THERE'S AN ON CALL INSPECTOR AND THAT 4. >> A.M. ON MONDAY. ON FRIDAY. YEAH. >> AND THEN WHAT ABOUT SO. EVERY EVERY UH MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WE START AT 4 A.M. UM
THE ONLY DAY FRIDAY. UM, WE DON'T HAVE AN INSPECTOR ON TILL 545. WE HAVE INSPECTORS ON TO FOUR AND THEN AFTER FOUR TILL 4 A.M. IT'S AN ON CALL INSPECTOR.
OKAY. >> SO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IS IS THE ON CALL? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE. SOMEONE WORKING. ON THE WEEKEND. NOT ON CALL.
I'M SAYING. WORKING ON THE WEEKEND, WORKING A TRADITIONAL. SHIFT ON THE WEEKEND. UM, I. NOTICE ESPECIALLY ON THE
WEEKENDS FRIDAY NIGHTS SATURDAY NIGHTS UM I HAVE IN SOUTH BOSTON WITH MY WIFE OFF OF WEST BROADWAY BUT I SATURDAY MORNINGS ARE SUNDAY MORNINGS I'LL SEE.
PIZZA BOXES OF FOOD BOXES AND. I SEE A LOT OF DISCARDED FOOD AROUND CHINATOWN AS WELL. AND THE WEEKENDS ARE THE BUSIEST TIME. WHY DON'T WE HAVE SOMEONE ON
THE WEEKENDS. THAT THAT WORK ON THIS ISSUE DEDICATED DEDICATED ON THE WEEKENDS. . >> SO THE UM THE 14 INSPECTORS
DURING THE WEEK UM IT TRASH DAYS UM UH DURING THE WEEK UM THAT'S JUST HOW THE THE SHIFTS ARE LINED UP THERE IS ONLY 14
AND WE'RE COVERING UH THREE SHIFTS AND SO WE. WE HAVE THE ON CALL WE ADDED THE ON CALL UM, THREE YEARS AGO
UM TO COVER THAT WEEKEND THAT WE WERE YOU KNOW, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT AND BASED ON THE CALLS THE ON CALL IS THE
EMERGENCY. SO ANYTHING THAT A RAT IN THE HOUSE A RAT BITE A CIGARETTE IN UH PLAYGROUND, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM, AN INSPECTOR WOULD RESPOND
RIGHT AWAY OR IF HE NEEDED MULTIPLE INSPECTORS, WE COULD WE COULD SEND THAT, UM, SO WE FEEL THAT THE COVERAGE FOR THE
WEEKEND UM, WITH THE ON CALL INSPECT, UH AND IF HE NEEDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HE WOULD HAVE IT UM, IS IS SUFFICIENT TO . TO COVER THE WEEKEND HOURS. YEAH.
>> BUT I I MEAN I'M. I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL. UM. I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. IN MY OPINION. AS SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN WORKING. >> ON THIS ISSUE LIKE YOU GUYS. FOR FOR EIGHT. YEARS AND. >> I KNOW THE CITY AS.
>> WELL AS. ANYBODY I KNOW MY DISTRICT AND I KNOW CHINATOWN AS WELL AS ANYBODY I KNOW PUBLIC HOUSING. SOUTH BOSTON. FOR SURE. UM BUT I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ON THE WEEKENDS. I KNOW HOW CRITICAL.
>> IT IS ON THE WEEKENDS BUT. PROBLEMS ESCALATE ON. >> THE. WEEKENDS AND THEN WE'RE GOING. >> BACK TO IT ON A MONDAY MORNING TO DEAL. WITH IT. >> SO THE PERSON THAT IS. ON THAT IS WORKING ON MONDAY, UM, HAS A LOT OF STUFF FROM. >> THE WEEKEND THAT.
WEEKEND CHALLENGES THAT. THAT MAY. >> HAVE COME IN DURING 311. SO ON ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY OR. SUNDAY MY MY POINT IS WHY WHY CAN'T. WE AND I'VE ADVOCATED EVERY
YEAR FOR AN INCREASE. IN THIS BUDGET. AND I THINK I'VE GOTTEN IT. EVERY EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE. >> IT WHETHER. WHETHER I GET. 14. >> WHETHER WE GET MORE INSPECTORS OR NOT.
I THINK IT'S A CRITICAL ISSUE. BUT WHY CAN'T WE JUST GET PEOPLE. ON SOMEONE ON THE WEEKENDS. >> THAT. UM THAT CAN WORK ON THIS SO. IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE. PERSON ON MONDAY BUT ALSO WOULD DRESSING PROTOCOL CHALLENGES WE
HAVE ON THAT. >> WEEKEND. SO I, I I'M SORRY LOOK I SO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING IS COVERED THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND SO
CODE ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES UH THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER WE ENFORCE VERY SIMILAR CODES UM AND SO TRASH ISSUES THAT MAY RESULT IN
RODENT ACTIVITY ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY UH CODE ENFORCEMENT WHICH I BELIEVE THEY HAVE COVERAGE ON ON THE WEEKEND. UM AND SO UM, WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THEIR TEAM UM, IF THEY'RE SEEING SOMETHING LIKE MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OR IF THEY'RE ISSUING A VIOLATION AND THEY SEE RODENTS, THEY THEY REACH OUT TO US IMMEDIATELY AND THEN
WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND BOTH WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION WHICH IS PUNITIVE AND UM AND THE ESD VIOLATION WHICH IS REMEDIAL. YOU KNOW. >> AND I WOULD JUST ADD JOHN TOOK.
THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH BUT I WOULD JUST. >> SAY THAT THE OTHER UM, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENT THAT IS. CRUCIAL TO MAKING SURE THAT. TRASH IS IS. >> PICKED UP ON TIME AND. IS WORKING. >> ON THE WEEKENDS IS ALSO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT STAFF SO WE'RE . ENSURING THAT THERE'S UM. PROPER TRASH CHANGES IN ALL.
>> OF OUR PARKS. ETC. AS WELL AS WE ALSO HAVE TOOLS DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT IS DOING. THE WORK ON. >> THE WEEKENDS WITHOUT. PHYSICAL STAFF BEING THERE. SO FOR. EXAMPLE AS. >> WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THESE PILOTS THAT WE HAVE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE CITY INCLUDING
ALLEYS IN CHINATOWN WHERE THE SURFACE. TRAPS ARE. WORKING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 24 HOURS A DAY MITIGATING RATS AND ALSO COLLECTING DATA POINTS. UM, SO THERE ARE TOOLS TO HELP
ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS. >> AND ALSO STAFF HELPING TO FOCUS ON THE. UM TRASH. >> AND. OTHER FACTORS. >> THAT INCREASE RODENT POPULATIONS UH ALL WEEK LONG. COUNCIL YOU KNOW, I. I'M JUST GOING TO DISAGREE WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO. RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH YOU.
I, I. STAND BY MY POSITION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE INSPECTORS ON THE WEEKENDS. >> I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT QUALITY OF LIFE SHOW IT'S A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC
SAFETY PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. UM AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN AND I'M TRYING TO I WANT TO BE. RESPECTFUL BUT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE MAJOR
CITY AND I THINK RESIDENTS WANT US. >> TO BE FOCUSED ON THESE. ISSUES 24. >> HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AS. IF IT. >> WERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS. >> IF. IT WERE THE. FIRE DEPARTMENT OR EMS. I THINK IT'S. >> THAT SERIOUS OF AN ISSUE. THAT'S WHY. I'VE I'VE ASKED A NUMBER
OF QUESTIONS ON IT. BECAUSE I. I CARE ABOUT THIS STUFF. UM. LET ME. UM LET ME JUST TAKE ONE. BRIEF SECOND AND I JUST WANT TO
SEE IF THERE'S. >> ANY. PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN THE IN THE VIDEO. OKAY? OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO BE RESPECTFUL. >> TO THE. PUBLIC IF THEY WERE. WAITING I DIDN'T WANT TO NECESSARILY. KEEP THEM. >> KEEP THEM WAITING.
UM, SO JOHN LET ME I WANT TO TRY TO. CONCLUDE SOON. UM, I WANTED TO GET THIS MEETING. >> DONE. BEFORE 11:00. SO WHAT IS THE BEST WAY IF SOMEONE.
SEES, UH, PEST CONTROL ACTIVITY IN AND AROUND THEIR BACKYARD? UM, IN AND AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD? >> WHAT IS WHAT IS THE. PROCESS FOR. MOST EFFECTIVELY TO COMMUNICATE WHAT THE CITY OF BOSTON. DO YOU MEAN RODENT ACTIVITY OR
A PEST CONTROL? >> I'M SORRY. BOTH ACTIVITY? YEAH. ACTIVITY IN THEIR BACKYARD. YEAH. SO THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH MY STAFF IS BOSTON 311. SO THE WAY THAT WORKS IS IT
GOES THROUGH A SYSTEM CALLED LAG AND AND CITY WORKER WHICH IS AN APP ON THE INSPECTOR'S PHONE. AND SO WHEN THE INSPECTORS WHO ARE SEPARATED BY WARDS THEY WERE ASSIGNED WARDS WHEN THEY
COME IN IN THE MORNING THEY CAN FILTER THROUGH ALL THE COMPLAINTS IN THAT SPECIFIC WARD. AND SO WE WE RESPOND VERY QUICKLY, YOU KNOW, 48 HOURS UM
,IF FOR SOME REASON THEY DON'T GET TO RESPOND. SO THE BEST WAY TO USE 311 IN MY OPINION IS THE APP AND THAT ALLOWS YOU TO KEEP TRACK
OF YOUR COMPLAINTS. IT ALSO STORES YOUR CASE NUMBER IF YOU CALL BOSTON 311 YOU JUST WANT TO ASK THE OPERATOR FOR A CASE NUMBER. SO THEN YOU CAN REFER TO THAT CASE NUMBER WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR FOLLOW UP. BUT THE FOLLOW UP THAT THE INSPECTOR GIVES WHEN THEY GO TO THE INSPECTION THEY WILL RECEIVE ON THE APP OKAY SO THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO
COMMUNICATE WITH MY TEAM. SO JUST AS A PUBLIC AWARENESS. UM CAMPAIGN. TELL ME. AND TELL THE PUBLIC. HOW SOMEONE. USES UM 311 HOW DO.
>> THEY PHYSICALLY DO IT. TELL ME TELL ME HOW THEY DO THAT. SO YOU WOULD GO TO YOUR APP STORE AND DOWNLOAD THE BOSTON 311 APP. UM AND YOU CAN USE THE APP
ANONYMOUSLY OR YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR INFORMATION UM BUT IT'S IT'S PRETTY EASY APP TO TO USE AND IT JUST SAYS YOU KNOW MAKE A COMPLAINT I THINK THAT'S I
CAN PULL IT UP UM TO SEE WHAT THE THE UM OPENING SCREEN LOOKS LIKE. UM NEW REPORT IS WHAT IT SAYS. SO YOU YOU HIT ON THE BUTTON
NEW REPORT. UM AND THEN YOU WOULD GO THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION OF OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND YOU JUST DESCRIBE IT. I SEE RATS UNDERNEATH MY NEIGHBOR'S PORCH.
TRASH IS OVERFLOWING YOU KNOW, PLEASE RESPOND. UM, IT'S HELPFUL FOR US IF WE HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION. SO IF YOU ARE PUTTING IN A COMPLAINT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO
REACH OUT TO YOU. IF FOR SOME REASON THE INSPECTOR SHOWS UP AND IT ISN'T SEEING WHAT YOU ARE REPORTING BECAUSE THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES SOMETIMES YOU KNOW THE THREE WANT APP MIGHT CONNECT YOU TO
YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE OR DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING IN THE REPORT. SO YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY MUSIC.
UM YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PUTTING AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE FOR THE INSPECTOR TO TO FOLLOW UP ON. OKAY. UM AND THEN UM, HE'LL HE OR SHE
WILL RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT WITH WHATEVER THE NEXT STEP IS AND THAT COULD BE CASE NOTED VIOLATION WILL BE READ UH IT
COULD BE A REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION PHOTOS UM WE WE PHOTOS UH BETTER IF YOU IF YOU COULD PROVIDE A PHOTO UM THAT
IS THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. UM, AND IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DON'T GET THE RESPONSE THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, UH, FROM THE INSPECTOR OR YOU'RE CONFUSED BY
WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS, YOU CAN REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME OR YOU CAN REACH OUT TO UH BOSTON.GOV UM UH SLASH RATS AND UH AND WE CAN
. RESPOND OKAY. LET ME LET ME ASK. ONE FINAL. QUESTION UH TO THE MEDICAL DOC I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DOCTOR. >> FOR BEING WITH US. DOCTOR, IN YOUR EXPERIENCE. WHETHER IT'S ON THE PUBLIC
HEALTH COMMISSION, UM TEAM OR THE. OR AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR, HAVE YOU. SEEN IN BOSTON? UM, ANYONE THAT HAS COME. >> IN TO THE.
HOSPITAL THAT. HAS I'M NOT TALKING. PUT THIS DISEASE ASIDE BUT THAT . >> HAS BEEN IMPACTED. MEDICALLY BY BEING EXPOSED TO RODENTS.
SO IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I HAVEN'T UH, PROVIDED HEALTH CARE FOR A PATIENT WHO'S BEEN UM, AFFECTED BY RATS. I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD RESIDENTS IN BOSTON WHO HAVE UNFORTUNATELY EXPERIENCED RAT
BITES, UM, AND REQUIRED SOME ANTIBIOTICS FOR TREATMENT OF THOSE. UM, AND SO CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, THE PRESENCE OF RATS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN INFLUENCE AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, UH, QUALITY
OF LIFE AND CAN IN IN SORT OF SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES BUT CERTAINLY THEY OCCUR PEOPLE CAN HAVE MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS WHETHER IT'S LEPTOSPIROSIS AS WE MENTIONED VERY RARELY UM OR OR YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH
RATS. UM, AND SO CERTAINLY WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR COLLEAGUES AND ALL THE WORK THEY'RE DOING AROUND RODENT MITIGATION UH, BECAUSE I THINK UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOR QUALITY OF LIFE
AS USE AS. YOU'VE MENTIONED IS. IS IS. BEING BITTEN BY A RAT. AND CERTAINLY WE THINK ABOUT THE HOMELESS. COMMUNITY BEING OUTDOORS.
UM, WHAT TYPE OF. UM PROBLEM IS THAT IN TERMS OF UH MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH. IS THAT A SIGNIFICANT. UM IS THAT. A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE?
SO YOU KNOW, RATS LIKE ALL WILD ANIMALS CAN CARRY UM DIFFERENT DISEASES. UM, RATS HAVE BACTERIA IN THEIR MOUTH LIKE HUMANS DO. UM, AND SO HAVING A RAT BITE IN GENERAL A MEDICAL DOCTOR WOULD
RECOMMEND UH, ANTIBIOTICS BASICALLY TO TREAT THE BACTERIA THAT ARE IN THE RATS MOUTH. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT RATS, UM ,DON'T CARRY RABIES, SO WE DON'T YOU KNOW, FOLKS DO NOT NEED TO GET A RABIES SHOT LIKE
THEY MIGHT IF THEY HAD AN EXPOSURE TO A BAT OR RACCOON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT BUT CERTAINLY UM CERTAINLY THE BACTERIA IN RATS MOUTHS CAN
CAUSE SKIN INFECTIONS UM, AND IN GENERAL ARE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS. OKAY. >> UM, DOCTOR, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. TO YOU FOR BEING. HERE FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT THAT YOU WERE DOING AND,
UM, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AS WELL. UM, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JOHN, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. JOHN. . OUR WORK UM THANK YOU JOHN.
AND AND. TO LOOK AT THE SPECIAL. OPERATIONS UH, TEAM FOR. >> THE CITY OF BOSTON. WANT TO FOLLOW UP AGAIN MAYBE IN UH, THREE MONTHS TIME ON SOME OF THESE RELATED.
ISSUES AS WE GET. UM, INTO THE SUMMER TIME AND DISCUSSING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN, DISCUSSING PUBLIC SAFETY. ISSUES.
>> QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES UM, BUT I THINK. IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE. FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE. BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE. UM, FOCUS. >> ON THIS. >> AS WELL. >> DURING. THE BUDGET. BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE I'M
GOING TO BE ADVOCATING. FOR UM FUNDING MORE FUNDING IN. MY OPINION. UM, FOR. RODENT CONTROL. FOR PEST CONTROL, UM SUPPORT
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH. UH SUPPORT. I BELIEVE PUBLIC. >> HEALTH IS A CRITICAL PART OF THIS AS WELL. UM SO THAT'S. MY THAT'S MY COMMITMENT. UM, LEADING THIS CHAIR OF BASIC.
>> CITY SERVICES. AND THESE ARE EXACTLY THE ISSUES I'M I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, UM, IMPACTING RESIDENTS. >> OF THE CITY OF BOSTON CITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
I'M A STICKLER FOR THESE ISSUES . AND UM. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, I'M GOING TO BE HANDS ON ON ALL ASPECTS. OF BASIC CITY SERVICES. UM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO. UH THE THREE PANELISTS WANT TO
SAY. >> THANK. YOU TO SHANE PACK. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ETHAN. >> AND THE IN THE VIDEO TEAM. SO. >> THIS THIS HEARING ON DOCKET
NUMBER. 0281 IN ORDER FOR A HEARING TO. DISCUSS PEST. CONTROL AND THE DISCOVERY OF LEPTOSPIROSIS. IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IS
ADJOURNED. >> THANK YOU. Part: 2
GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS JOHN FITZGERALD, DISTRICT THREE CITY COUNCILOR AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON POSTAL AUDIT. TODAY IS MARCH 16TH 2026.
THE EXACT TIME IS I DON'T KNOW 207. I AM JOINED BY MY CO-CHAIR OF THIS HEARING SHARON DURKAN, COUNCILOR SHARON DURKAN, THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
. THIS HEARING IS BEING RECORDED. IT IS ALSO BEING LIVE STREAMED@BOSTON.GOV BACKSLASH CITY DASH COUNCIL DASH TV AND
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POSTAL AUDIT@BOSTON.GOV. GOV AND OR TO SEEK PLAN DEV@BOSTON.GOV. AND WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD AND AVAILABLE TO ALL COUNCILORS. PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN
AT THE END OF THE HEARING. UH THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE TRUE. UH WE WILL DO THAT EARLIER. UH, WE CAN TAKE IT BEFORE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CALLED ON THE ORDER WHICH THEY SIGNED UP AND HAVE TWO MINUTES. THERE IS PUBLIC. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO AFTERWARDS. UH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TESTIFYING IN PERSON AND ARE NOT PART OF THE CURRENT PANEL, I'LL EXPLAIN HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK IN A SECOND. UH, PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME TO THE SIGN UP SHEET NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO TESTIFY VIRTUALLY, PLEASE EMAIL OUR CENTRAL STAFF LIAISON RYAN PRATT AT RYAN PRATT'S
PRATT@BOSTON.GOV FOR THE LINK AND YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED TO THE LIST. UH TODAY'S HEARING IS ON DOCKET 0199 ORDER FOR A HEARING ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY,
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF DECISION MAKING PROTOCOLS IN CITY GOVERNMENT. THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR JULIA MEJIA AND WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION ON FEBRUARY 4TH 2026 AND DOCKET 0205 ORDER FOR A HEARING TO REVIEW CONSTRUCTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHITE STADIUM PROJECT. THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR BENJAMIN J.
WEBER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON POST AUDIT ON FEBRUARY 4TH 2026. TODAY I AM JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES IN ORDER OF THEIR ARRIVAL. UH, COUNCILOR MURPHY,
COUNCILOR MEJIA, COUNCILOR. CULPEPER COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR FLYNN. AND THEN UH US AS THE TWO CHAIRS. UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN AND MYSELF. UM, SO JUST SO FOLKS, HOW THIS
GOES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A, UH WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO PANELS. UH, ONE UH IS A COMMUNITY PANEL. WE WILL GIVE YOU EACH FOUR MINUTES. UH, AND UH THERE WILL BE NO QUESTIONS FOR THIS PANEL.
THIS IS JUST GIVING THEM THE CHANCE TO TESTIFY AT THE MOMENT. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO WE'RE STILL GOING TO DO OPENING REMARKS JULIA. YOU WILL GET YOUR YOU WILL GET YOUR AIRTIME AND UH, YOU GUYS
WILL HAVE YOUR FOUR MINUTES. UH, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE UH, A TAKE A COUPLE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AS WELL. UH, AND THEN WE'LL BRING IN THE ADMINISTRATION PANEL AFTERWARDS THAT HAS A PRESENTATION AND WE'LL GO AROUND AND TAKE
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THAT ORDER OF THINGS. GOOD. GREAT. UM, COUNCILOR DURKAN AGREED. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE,
AND THANK YOU TO MY CO-CHAIR. UH, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. TODAY'S CONVERSATION IS ONE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY FOR A WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM, ECONOMIC VITALITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND COST TRANSPARENCY. UM, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH COMMUNITY TESTIMONY AS SELECTED BY COUNCILOR MEJIA. EACH MEMBER WILL HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO SPEAK AND THEN WE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY TESTIMONY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND
QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION FOR THE COUNCIL TO HAVE. I WANT TO THANK, UH, THOSE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT ARE HERE. UM AND I WANT TO THANK I THINK AS CHAIR AS CO-CHAIRS IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO AND TO HELP, UH, FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THESE. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR MEJIA AND WEBER FOR BRINGING THESE TWO DOCKETS FORWARD. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTIVE FORUM ON BEHALF OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND TO
CREATE SPACE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD AS WELL. I WANT TO GIVE UH I WANT TO UM, START BY UM, ACKNOWLEDGING UH, THE THE FOLKS THAT
COUNCILOR MEJIA INVITED. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM EACH FOR A MINUTE. UH, PAMELA JONES, A MEMBER OF THE FRANKLIN PARK DEFENDERS . LEWIS LISA, PRESIDENT OF THE GARRISON TROTTER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
PRISCILLA, A PARENT AND OWNER OF EXODUS BAGELS. AMAZING BAGELS REGGIE STEWART, MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT SEVEN ADVISORY COUNCIL RENEE STACY WALSH, MEMBER OF THE FRANKLIN PARK DEFENDERS.
WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS THAT WERE INVITED THAT WILL TESTIFY AFTER THIS. UM, SO, UH WE'LL START WITH PAMELA JONES. UM, AND I. DON'T KNOW. >> OH, SORRY. >> WE'RE GOING TO DO OPENING REMARKS FIRST. SORRY, BUT YES, I'VE INTRODUCED
THEM AND SO THEN WE'LL GO IN THE ORDER OF ARRIVAL. BUT STARTING WITH THOSE THAT UM SPONSOR THE DOCKET. SO WE'LL START WITH COUNCILOR JULIE MILLER. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. CHAIR. UM, AND THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC
FOR BEING HERE AND THE MEMBERS OF MY COMMUNITY PANEL. I WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD FOR THOSE WHO KNOW ME AND KNOW HOW I WORK. UM, JUST SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
NORMALLY WHEN YOU COME HERE FOR A PUBLIC AS A PANELIST YOU GET SEVEN MINUTES AND YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH, UM, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. THIS PARTICULAR UH, HEARING UM,
I WAS ADVISED BY COUNCILOR DURKAN LAST WEEK THAT IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT UM ,FORMAT. SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE USED TO HAVING A UH DEEPER DIVE TO CONVERSATIONS, I JUST WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT NORMALLY WHEN YOU COME INTO THIS CHAMBER AND I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, YOU HAVE A BIGGER PLATFORM TO SPEAK BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. SO I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT YOU ARE UNDER THESE CONSTRAINTS BECAUSE I'VE
INVITED YOU HERE. BUT JUST MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS THAT YOU NOW ONLY HAVE FOUR MINUTES INSTEAD OF SEVEN AND YOU ALSO DON'T GET TO INTERACT WITH MY COLLEAGUES. SO I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD SO THAT YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT UM IT WAS NOT MY DOING. UM I AM NOT THE CHAIR OF THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE AND THEREFORE THESE ARE THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE'RE UNDER. AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME HERE TO
TESTIFY AND UH, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, PATIENCE WITH US AND, UH, YOUR ABILITY TO STILL SPEAK UP BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, REGARDLESS OF PEOPLE WANT TO
HEAR IT OR NOT, OUR JOBS ARE TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION OUT IN THESE STREETS. UM, AND THAT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THERE'S ALWAYS TWO SIDES TO THE
STORY AND THE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE BIGGEST PLATFORM WILL ALWAYS GOING TO TELL IT IN THE WAY THAT THEY BEST SEE FIT AND THEN THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A MICROPHONE THIS IS
ALL THAT I HAVE TO OFFER YOU ALL BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND I DO THINK UM, COUNCILORS UM, FITZGERALD AND DURKAN FOR ALLOWING YOU ALL TO UH, BE HERE AND FOR BEING
OPEN TO ALLOWING PUBLIC TESTIMONY TO START FIRST. THAT'S NOT THE NORM EITHER. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM UM THE OTHER CO-SPONSOR OF THE OR THE SPONSOR OF ONE OF THE DOCKETS,
COUNCILOR WEBER. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. OKAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THANKS TO ALL THE PANELISTS WHO ARE HERE. EVERYONE, UH, WHO SHOWED UP TODAY. UM, YOU KNOW, I FILED UH, THE THE MY DOCKET, UH, MY HEARING
ORDER ON THE COST OF THE STADIUM TO REVIEW WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE AND AND, UH, WHAT IS GOING INTO IT AND WHY IT'S COSTING SO MUCH. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, I THINK,
YOU KNOW, I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY OF YOU, UH, IN PERSON. UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE RENOVATION OF WHITE STADIUM REPRESENTS A HUGE INVESTMENT IN A FACILITY. THE PRICE TAG IS A LOT.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. BUT LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHO THE BUILDING IS FOR ITS STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC. THIS FACILITY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO DECAY AND DETERIORATE FOR GENERATIONS.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES IS AN ACTUAL PLAN TO FIX UP THE STADIUM AND MAKE IT USABLE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR THE PUBLIC. A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM WILL USE THE STADIUM FOR UH, YOU
KNOW. UH, RIGHT NOW THERE'S 16 TEAMS LEAGUES SO 15 GAMES A YEAR, UH, PLUS POSSIBLE PLAYOFFS AND THERE ARE FANS WHO DON'T LIVE NEAR THE STADIUM WILL COME TO
OUR COMMUNITY AND I HOPE THEY VISIT LA PARADA. UH, AND THEY VISIT OUR BUSINESSES BOTH IN EAGLESON SQUARE AND CLOSE TO THE STADIUM. UH, BUT THE LEASE AND THE USAGE AGREEMENT MAKES CLEAR THIS IS A
FACILITY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE, UH, YOU KNOW, USED IN THE FUTURE BY OUR KIDS AND OUR PUBLIC. UM, AGAIN, UH, THE COST IS A LOT.
BUT UNLIKE A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS STADIUM THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES, UH, SUBSIDIZE, THE BENEFITS OF THIS STADIUM ARE NOT QUANTIFIABLE. HOW DO YOU PUT A PRICE TAG ON
KIDS PLAYING SOCCER OR BEING ABLE TO RUN TRACK? HOW DO YOU PUT A PRICE TAG ON PARENTS COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THEIR KIDS? WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FACILITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER A PUBLIC
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL DELIVER A PLACE FOR ALL OF OUR KIDS AND THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN A SECTION OF THE CITY THAT FOR TOO LONG HAS BEEN IGNORED BY ADMINISTRATIONS IN WHAT SHOULD BE A JEWEL OF THE CITY.
I KNOW A LOT OF US, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON HOW TO EFFECTUATE THAT INVESTMENT, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WEBER.
COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. UM, HAPPY TO BE HERE. HAPPY TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU. MANY WHO I HAVE. HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS OR HAVE
LISTENED IN AND HEARD HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ADVOCATING FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS RIGHT. AND LAST YEAR FILED MANY HEARING ORDERS AND HELD
COUNCIL HEARINGS SOME FILED BUT NEVER HAD BECAUSE THEY NEVER GOT SCHEDULED IN DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. NOT FROM MY OWN DOING BUT WANTING TO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS.
IF IT'S ABOUT TRAFFIC PARKING COSTS, USE. UM JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE DO KNOW AND I DO HAVE TO SAY YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ALWAYS FUN IF IT'S YOUR FAMILY BUDGET, YOUR
PERSONAL BUDGET OR HEAR OUR ROLE. OUR NUMBER ONE ROLE IS THE JUDICIARY OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WE HAVE TO WORK
WITHIN A BUDGET. SO ALTHOUGH WE WOULD LOVE TO SPEND AS MUCH AS WE CAN ON ALL THINGS ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS ESPECIALLY UM YOU KNOW OUR KIDS
MY CHILDREN ARE BETTER ADULTS BECAUSE THEY DID PLAY SPORTS. I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE BETTER. UM, YOU KNOW, FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAD GROWING
UP. UM, ALTHOUGH WHITE STADIUM DOES NOT IN A BUILDING THAT I BELIEVE IS WHAT IT SHOULD BE FOR OUR KIDS OFFER OUR KIDS THINGS BUT WE CANNOT JUST SPEND
WHATEVER WE WANT ON THIS. THERE IS A FINITE AMOUNT OF MONEY ESPECIALLY AND WE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING INTO BUDGET SEASON AND WE HAVE RESTRAINTS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MAKING CUTS. SO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM
EVERYONE AND. CONTINUE TO HAVE TO MAKE THESE HARD DECISIONS. IF WE COULD JUST SAY YES TO EVERYTHING THEN WE'D ALL BE REELECTED FOREVER, RIGHT? IT WOULD BE AN EASY JOB, BUT WE
DO HAVE TO LOOK AT THINGS CLOSELY AND MAKE DECISIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR CULPEPER, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR AND.
MADAM AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR CONVENING THIS HEARING. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MAHI AND WEBER. UM, IT'S NO SECRET THAT I'VE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE WHITE
STADIUM PROJECT AND I WANT TO BRIEFLY SHARE WHY I BELIEVE THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IF AND ONLY OF PROMISES MADE OR ACTUALLY FULFILLED. THE RENOVATION OF WHITE STADIUM IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT. LET ME JUST SAY THAT AGAIN.
THE RENOVATION OF WHITE STADIUM IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS WE'VE MADE IN FRANKLIN PARK AND BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND GENERATIONS IN MY LIFETIME.
AS ONE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE ALL OF HIS LIFE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM FRANKLIN PARK BUT JUST AS IMPORTANT, IT IS ONE OF THE FEW PROJECTS OF SCALE
THAT WE HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO INTENTIONALLY DIRECT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TOWARD BLACK ON BROWN OWNED AND WOMEN BUSINESSES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LOCKED OUT
OF MAJOR CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES. FOR THOSE OF US REPRESENTING NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE ROXBURY, DORCHESTER AND MATTAPAN. WE SEE AN OPPORTUNITY GAP EVERY
DAY BETWEEN LARGE MAJOR CONTRACTORS AND CONTRACTORS OF COLOR. TOO OFTEN WHEN A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE COME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THE DOLLARS LEAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD JUST AS
QUICKLY AS THEY ARRIVE. THIS PROJECT GIVES US A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO KEEP DOLLARS CIRCULATING LOCALLY, TO BUILD THE CAPACITY
OF MY OWN CONTRACTORS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO TAXPAYERS TO
ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND THE COST OF THIS PROJECT. RESIDENTS DESERVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW COST TO DETERMINE HOW BIDS EVALUATE HOW PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE
ULTIMATELY SPENT. WE ALSO HAVE TO BE HONEST ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS THAT MANY MINORITY CONTRACTORS FACE LONG BEFORE THEY EVER REACH THE BIDDING PROCESS, WHETHER THAT'S
ACCESS. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UM, WE'LL HAVE TIME. UM WE'LL HAVE MORE TIME. WE GET MORE MINUTES? YEAH. GO AHEAD. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. IF WE WANT PROJECTS LIKE WHITE STADIUM TO TRULY CREATE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THEN WE MUST HAS WE MUST ASK HOW DO WE BUILD A STRONGER PIPELINE OF MINORITY CONTRACTORS WHO ARE READY AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE NOT JUST IN THIS PROJECT BUT IN
EVERY MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT WE UNDERTAKE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN. UM, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND. >> UM.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL TAX GERARD FOR. LEADING WITH. COMMUNITY TESTIMONY. I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL PART
OF THE CITY COUNCIL HEARING AS A CITY COUNCILOR IT IT ENABLED IT PROVIDES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS AND IT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LISTEN CAREFULLY, LISTEN CLOSELY AND THEN ASK APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS BASED ON TESTIMONY FROM IMPACTED RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S WHY UM, COMMUNITY TESTIMONY IS IMPORTANT AT THE
BEGINNING. WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL ME HERE FOR REALLY ADVOCATING FOR THAT FOR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. UM I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LISTEN TO ALMOST ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PANELISTS HERE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS REGGIE AND RODNEY, PAMELA, RENEE AND
OF COURSE LEWIS AS WELL. AND I LIKE TO BASE MY OPINION AND. JUDGMENT ON A PROJECT BASED ON WHAT THE RESIDENTS THINK ABOUT IT.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO LISTEN CAREFULLY AND I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHETHER IT'S IN MY DISTRICT OR NOT, THAT THE VOICES OF RESIDENTS ARE HEARD AND RESPECTED.
THAT'S WHY I STOOD WITH THE RESIDENTS AND ON THIS ISSUE AT THE VERY BEGINNING BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VOICES OF RESIDENTS WERE HEARD AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE
TRANSPARENCY. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRIVATIZATION REALLY OF THE OF THE PARK BUT WANT TO GET MORE INTO THE DETAILS ABOUT
WHAT IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE ON BP'S KIDS AS WE ALSO PREPARE TO MAKE MAJOR CUTS IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET AS WELL. SO THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY PANEL. THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION
PANEL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL FITZGERALD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UM, WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILOR BRIAN MORRELL. UM, SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES FOR YOUR OPENING STATEMENT AS WELL.
UH THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU TO THE PANELISTS FOR BEING HERE. I'M HERE TO DIVE INTO THE CONVERSATION. UM, I'M WELL AWARE OF THE ADVOCACY AND, UH, THERE'S SOME, UH, A LOT OF OUTSTANDING
QUESTIONS I THINK, UH, THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO UH, CITY CONTRACTING AND ALSO ACCESS. SO I'M HERE TO DIVE INTO, UH, THE DETAILS.
UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE AROUND WHITE STADIUM. UM, SO YEAH. >> THANK YOU. GREAT. UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEING IN
ATTENDANCE. WE ALSO HAVE A LETTER OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCILOR BOOTSIE LOUIJEUNE. AS WELL. UM, NOW WE'LL GO ON TO THE, UH TO THE COMMUNITY PANEL. UH, FOLKS, I THINK IT'LL BE
EASY. WE'LL JUST START UH, MY LEFT. YOU GOING TO SET DOWN THAT IN SLIDE DOWN THE CENTRAL. UH, JUST SAY YOUR NAME, YOUR ORGANIZATION AND I'LL PUT FOUR MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. UH, AND WE'LL JUST WORK RIGHT DOWN THE LINE. THANKS.
>> I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RICKY THOMPSON I KNOW IS PART OF, UM, THE TESTIMONY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AFTER THIS. SO I DON'T KNOW, YOU CAN DEFINITELY, UH, FEEL FREE TO KEEP A SEAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO
GO THROUGH THAT, FOLKS THAT COUNCILOR MEJIA INVITED FIRST. SO, UM. GO AHEAD, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD . MY NAME IS. PAMELA JONES. I'M A MATTAPAN RESIDENT. UM, I'M ALSO A FRANKLIN PARK
DEFENDER. I AM IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PROJECT AT THE MOMENT AS IT STANDS. UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY AND UM, I'M HERE TO REPRESENT MANY
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY THAT LIVES IN PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES LIKE MATTAPAN, DORCHESTER AND ROXBURY. THE THE RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES ARE FEELING INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED BY
CONTINUED LACK OF. ACCOUNTABILITY. >> TRANSPARENCY AND MEANINGFUL INCLUSION IN THE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUBLIC SERVICE. THE THESE ARE NOT OPTIONAL VALUES THEY ARE FUNDAMENTAL
OBLIGATIONS OF GOVERNMENT. MATTAPAN, ROXBURY AND DORCHESTER ARE OFTEN DESCRIBED AS THE HEART OF BOSTON'S DIVERSITY, CULTURE AND RESILIENCE. YET IN MATTERS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY
AND INCLUSION OUR COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN TREATED AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT INSTEAD OF BEING INSTEAD OF BEING RESPECTED AS EQUAL PARTNERS IN SHAPING THE CITY'S FUTURE. TRANSPARENCY SHOULD NOT BE
SOMETHING RESIDENTS HAVE TO FIGHT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT POLICIES, PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS AFFECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE AND CLEARLY COMMUNICATED WHEN INFORMATION
IS DELAYED, INCOMPLETE OR DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, IT DESTROYS PUBLIC TRUST AND CREATES THE PERCEPTION THAT DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF DECISION MAKING IS THE WHITE
STADIUM PROJECT. ACCOUNTABILITY IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS TRANSPARENCY. PUBLIC OFFICIALS MUST BE WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUTCOMES BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE WHEN CONCERNS ARE RAISED BY RESIDENTS THEY
DESERVE MORE THAN BRIEF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. THEY DESERVE THOUGHTFUL RESPONSES, CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WHEN WHEN NECESSARY. WHEN POLICIES FAIL, WHEN
COMMUNICATION BREAKS DOWN OR WHEN COMMUNITIES RAISE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS, THE RESPONSE FROM THE CITY LEADERSHIP SHOULD NOT BE VAGUE . DELAYED OR COMPLETE SILENCE. INCLUSION IS ANOTHER CRITICAL ISSUE.
OUR CITY PRIDES ITSELF ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. BUT BUT AN INCLUSION CANNOT SIMPLY BE A SLOGAN OR A TALKING POINT. TRUE INCLUSION MEANS ENSURING THAT RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE
FROM HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED COMMUNITIES. SUCH AS ROXBURY, DORCHESTER AND MATTAPAN ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED UM IN SHAPING POLICIES AND DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR LIVES
BUT ALSO THE KINDS OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE FORCED UPON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT REALLY REAP ANY ECONOMIC BENEFIT. OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
FREQUENTLY INVITED INTO CONVERSATIONS ONLY AFTER KEY DECISIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE AS A PERFORMATIVE STAMP OF APPROVAL. ENGAGEMENT BECOMES A FORMALITY INSTEAD OF A GENUINE EFFORT TO
SHARE POWER WITH THE PEOPLE THAT MOST OF THAT'S MOST AFFECTED BY THOSE DECISIONS. THE PEOPLE OF THESE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY CARE ABOUT FAIRNESS,
RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP AND BEING TREATED AS PARTNERS IN THE FUTURE OF THIS CITY. WHEN ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND INCLUSION ARE LACKING, IT CREATES FRUSTRATION AND A SENSE THAT THE SYSTEM IS
NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD. ROXBURY, MATTAPAN AND DORCHESTER HAVE LONG CARRIED THE WEIGHT OF INEQUITABLE PLANNING DECISIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS AND UNEVEN INVESTMENTS. THESE ARE NOT ABSTRACT POLICY
ISSUES. THEY AFFECT PEOPLE'S HOMES, HEALTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. THE RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES ALSO DESERVE A
PLACE TO LIVE LONG AND WELL. IT'S ALARMING TO RESIDENTS IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT EVERYONE SITTING ON THIS COUNCIL HAS NO CONCERNS FOR THE DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL
BURDEN PLACED ON THE MAJORITY BLACK AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING WHITE STADIUM. BOSTON CANNOT CONTINUE TO SAY VALUES EQUITY WHILE ALLOWING THESE SKETCHY PATTERNS TO
PERSIST. THE ADMINISTRATE THIS ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT THEIR ROLE IS NOT TO DICTATE WITHIN CITY HALL WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT THEY HAVE DONE JUST THAT WHEN IT COMES TO
WHITE STADIUM PARCEL THREE AND THE BLUE LAB PROJECTS. THIS COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO SHAPE HOW GOVERNMENT OPERATES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE BY UPLOAD UPHOLDING
THE PRINCIPLES AND TRUE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP. ONE MORE SECOND WE DEMAND HIGHEST STANDARDS OF TRANSPARENCY FROM THE COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION. WE EXPECT YOU WILL ENSURE STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY FROM
CITY AGENCIES AND THIS ADMINISTRATION AND WE INSIST THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BE MEANINGFUL, NOT PERFORMATIVE. I URGE THIS COUNCIL NOT ONLY TO RECOMMIT TO THESE PRINCIPLES
BUT ALSO TO ACTIVELY UPHOLD THEM IN THE POLICIES DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS OF ROXBURY, MATTAPAN AND DORCHESTER ARE WATCHING CLOSELY. I REALLY APPRECIATE. >> YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO OVER MY TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, SO I THINK WE'LL JUST GO TO THIS THIRD PERSON IS ARE YOU PRISCILLA? YES I AM. HI, PRISCILLA. HELLO. >> OKAY. >> I'M JUST GOING TO MY. OH, YEAH. GO AHEAD.
OKAY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THE. OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE TAXPAYER BURDEN OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AT WHITE STADIUM. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. FOR ANY REDUNDANCIES FROM PREVIOUS TESTIMONY OR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE LACK. >> OF FLAHERTY. IS IN PART A REFLECTION OF. >> THE LIMITED OR. POOR COMMUNICATIONS METHODS. >> FROM THE. PARTNERS CITY. OF BOSTON PUBLIC, BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND BOSTON LEGACY FOOTBALL CLUB TWO CONSTITUENTS. I'LL UNDERSCORE. THAT SENDING OUT 20.
PLUS PAGE REPORTS. PRESENTATIONS AND OR LEASE TERMS. DOES NOT CONSTITUTE EFFECTIVE INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES. THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE EASILY REPRESENTED SO THAT CONSTITUENTS OF ALL AGES CAN
UNDERSTAND AND THOSE IN THE VOTING BLOCK CAN BE INFORMED ON THE DECISIONS MADE BY THE REPRESENTATIVE LEADERSHIP. WITH THAT SAID, MY NAME IS PRISCILLA ANDRADE. I'M A BOSTON RESIDENT OF 20 YEARS AND A BUTTER OF WHITE STADIUM IN FRANKLIN PARK FOR 16
OF THOSE YEARS. BP'S PARENT, FORMER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EDUCATOR AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. I VOTED FOR MAYOR WU AND HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION, BUT I COULD NOT RECONCILE THE METHODS OR RATIONALE APPLIED TO THE WHITE
STADIUM PROJECT. THE PROCESS AND PROJECT AS PROPOSED CARRIES SOME DAMNING HALLMARKS FALSE OF A FALSE SENSE OF URGENCY EITHER OR THINKING PATERNALISM, POWER HOARDING, BELIEF AND ONLY ONE
RIGHT WAY PROGRESS AS BIGGER AND MORE QUANTITY OVER QUALITY AND WORSHIP OF THE WRITTEN WORD. STUDENTS OF ANTI-RACIST PEDAGOGY RECOGNIZE THESE IMMEDIATELY AS CHARACTERISTICS OF WHITE SUPREMACIST CULTURE.
NO INDIVIDUAL RACIAL, GENDER OR CLASS IDENTIFIER PROTECTS US FROM PERPETUATING THESE SOCIALLY ENGRAVED PRACTICES SO THEY MUST BE NAMED HERE IN OUR QUESTIONS AND CRITIQUES OF THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
ASSOCIATED COSTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. HAS THE CITY ENGAGED ANY ANALYSIS OR PLANNING ACCOMMODATIONS IN PLACE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES IF ANYWHERE IN THE PROCESS? I'M CURIOUS IF ANYWHERE IN THE PROCESS OF THIS INCREASED
TRAFFIC DENSITY THERE WILL BE ANY EVALUATION OR ANALYSIS OF PREPAREDNESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES THAT SERVICE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SECOND, AS IT STANDS, WHAT IS THE ANALYSIS OR MITIGATION FOR
AIR AND WATER POLLUTANTS? RESIDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW NOT ONLY THE IMPACT BUT WHAT MITIGATION MEASURES ARE IN PLACE IF ANY, AS IT PERTAINS TO ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE. WHAT ASSESSMENTS OR
CONSIDERATIONS ARE IN PLACE TO MEASURE GREENSPACE LOSS? FOR AS URBAN RESIDENTS WE RELY HEAVILY ON OUR PUBLIC PARK SYSTEM FOR OUR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. ABSENCE UH, ABSENT THAT GREEN
SPACE IN OUR RESIDENTS, WE RELY ON PLACES LIKE FRANKLIN PARK TO SERVICE THAT NEED. UH, CONCERNS REGARDING THE DIMINISHING RETURNS WHAT MITIGATION PLANS OR SAFETY NET PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR IF AND WHEN THE TEN YEAR LEASE ENDS? THERE MAY BE AN ABSENCE OF A
TENANT. SO WHAT HAPPENS ONCE BOSTON LEGACY FOOTBALL CLUB IS NO LONGER OUR TENANT? UH. WHAT IS THE CEILING ON THIS PUBLIC PRIVATE INVESTMENT STARTED AT 50 MILLION. THE 90 MILLION WE'RE NOW 135.
SO WHAT, UH, LIMIT HAS THE CITY SET FOR THE INVESTMENT? UH, IF THIS IS A PROPERTY, WHY WOULD I EVER HAVE TO CONSULT, REQUEST OR ASK FOR PERMISSION OF A PRIVATE ENTITY WITH REGARD TO SCHEDULING AND ACCESS? THIS REFERS TO A QUESTION THAT
WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE TRANSPORTATION MEETING. UM, TRAVELERS CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IT APPEARS THAT UH, BLACK WOULD BE BYPASSING A TAX BURDEN UM, OR RATHER REPLACING IT ELSEWHERE WITH THE REVENUE SHARE COMMITMENTS OVER
TIME. UM, HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO THE BENEFITS THAT THEY HAVE? WHAT IS THE TOTAL WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE VERY CLEARLY THE COST BENEFIT BREAKDOWN FOR ALL PARTIES IN THE PARTNERSHIP.
UH, HOW DOES THE CITY RECONCILE THIS PLAN WITH SEVERAL ACADEMIC AND JOURNALISTIC EVALUATIONS AT THE ECONOMIC PROMISE OF SPORTS STADIUMS IS GENERALLY UNFOUNDED AND OR DOES NOT OVER TIME
INCREASED BENEFITS TO LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. WHAT WAS THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO DECENTER THE PLANS IN THE FRANKLIN PARK ACTION PLAN TOWARD THE PRIVATE PUBLIC PROJECT AND THE FACE OF ONGOING GENTRIFICATION? UH WHAT IS THE OPERATING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BPD BE TD AND LFC PRIVATE SECURITY UM TO AVOID DISCREPANCIES OVER POLICING AND CONFLICT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. UH THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ITSELF DEMONSTRATES THAT THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS
PROJECT IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AND COMING TO THE CITY. THE AUDIENCE FOR FRANKLIN PARK IS ALREADY HERE. SO WHERE OUR PRIORITIES UM, DEALT WITH OR RESPONDED TO? UH, THIS PROJECT IS BEING FRAMED AS A PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIP BUT IN ACTUALITY
REFLECTS A SPECULATIVE REAL ESTATE VENTURE. WE'RE CLAMORING FOR THE CITY TO SLOW DOWN AND I MUST SAY THE RECORD HAS TO SHOW THAT THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP IS PRIORITIZING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE TO THE POWER OF THE
PURSE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM REGGIE STEWART. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU. HAVE FOUR MINUTES. THANK YOU. UH GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIRS. >> UH, SPONSORS.
UH, COUNCILORS. UH UH, UH, THANK YOU FOR CONVENING THIS HEARING TRANSFER, UH, TRANSPARENCY AND GENUINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ISSUES ARE NOT OPTIONAL .
THEY'RE ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF ANY DEMOCRACY. AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR BLACK RESIDENTS WHO FOR GENERATIONS HAVE BEEN SHUT OUT OF DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES WHILE BEARING THE CONSEQUENCES
OF DECISIONS MADE WITHOUT THEM. FOR MANY RESIDENTS, THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AROUND ISSUES SUCH AS PARCEL THREE, WHITE STADIUM, BLUE HILL AVENUE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT
CHOICES ARE NOT BEING TREATED AS ROUTINE PLANNING MATTERS. THEY'RE BEING VIEWED THROUGH THE LENS OF BOSTON'S RACIST HISTORY OF URBAN RENEWAL, WHERE BLACK HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE
DESTROYED AND DECISIONS. OF OF REGARDING THE FUTURE OF VULNERABLE RESIDENTS WERE MADE WITHOUT THEM. AND BECAUSE OF THAT HISTORY OF BOSTON UH RIGHTLY UH CREATED ARTICLE 50 AND THE
ROXBURY STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN AND THESE ACTIONS WERE INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT DECISIONS ABOUT LAND IN ROXBURY WOULD NEVER AGAIN BE MADE WITHOUT MEANINGFUL AND ENFORCEABLE COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE AND PROCESSES.
AND UNFORTUNATELY THESE ARE PROCESSES THAT OUR MAYOR HAS SEEN FIT TO SKIRT OR OUTRIGHT IGNORE. THAT'S WHY ISSUES LIKE PARCEL P-3 MATTERS SO MUCH. THE MAYOR IS UNILATERALLY
MAKING, UH, DECISIONS AND DECLARATIONS REGARDING MADISON PARK AND PARCEL P3 BREAKING DECADES OLD AGREEMENTS AND FRACTURING AN ALREADY FRAGILE TRUST WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
MANY RIGHTLY SEE THIS AS A CONTINUATION OF A LONGSTANDING PATTERN OF RACIST GOVERNANCE ON THE PART OF THIS ADMINISTRATION ,AND THAT CONCERN DOESN'T STAND ALONE. BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS IN BOSTON
CONTINUE TO CARRY DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS. COMMUNITIES ALONG BLUE HILL AVENUE IN DORCHESTER, ROXBURY AND MATTAPAN EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE HIGHEST ASTHMA RATES IN THE CITY.
WE ARE IMPACTED BY THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS THAT HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS FOR GENERATIONS. SO WHEN LARGE PROJECTS LIKE THE ONES I MENTIONED MOVE FORWARD
WITHOUT CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPARENCY, WITHOUT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION STUDIES, WITHOUT GENUINE COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE OR COST CONTROLS PEOPLE SEE A
PATTERN AND FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO P3, THE MAYOR HAS CROSSED A RED LINE IN TERMS OF RESPECTING GOVERNANCE COMMITMENTS AND AUTHENTIC
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND THE QUESTION IS NOW IS WHETHER THE COUNCIL WILL CROSS THAT RED LINE AS WELL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES TO TRUST WITH BLACK BOSTON UH,
CITY LEADERSHIP FRANKLY IS SKATING ON THE THINNEST OF ICE AND I WOULD ARGUE THAT THAT ISIS CRACKING UNDERNEATH YOUR FEET. SO HOW YOU SHOW UP IN REGARDS TO PARCEL THREE UH, OTHER
DEVELOPMENTS IN ROXBURY AND AROUND THE CITY? UH, IT'S GOING TO INFORM HOW BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS AND LEADERS ASSESS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND OF THIS COUNCIL GOING FORWARD.
UM, AND SO WHEN THE NEXT TIME YOU GO OUT AND ASK FOR SUPPORT, THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ASKED WHERE YOU STOOD WITH COMMUNITY. AND LET ME ALSO SAY AS A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT SEVEN ADVISORY
COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, WE SIT KIND OF IN THE CENTER SO WE GET TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE IN OTHER DISTRICTS, OTHER PARTS OF TOWN. I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE IN CHARLESTOWN NORTH END ALL THE
WAY DOWN TO MATTAPAN AND ROSLINDALE AND THEY ALL. SAY UH, VARIATIONS OF OF WHAT I'VE EXPRESSED HERE THAT THE CITY DOES NOT LISTEN TO THEM OR
INCLUDE THEM IN A MEANINGFUL WAY AND DECISIONS AROUND DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER THINGS THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A STRONG MAYOR SYSTEM AND YOU
KNOW, IT KIND OF WORKS FOR THE TYPE OF CITY THAT BOSTON IS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES. AND WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE CITY THEY DON'T FEEL IT.
THEY FEEL LIKE THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE IS AN EXTENSION OF THE MAYOR AS OPPOSED. TO A BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT THAT PUTS A CHECK ON THE SAME. AND I KNOW EACH ONE OF YOU
INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TO CHANGE HOW THAT'S PERCEIVED AND I HOPE YOU WELL. THANK YOU REGGIE. UM AND NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM LEWIS ELISA WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE GARRISON CHARTER
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. UM, MY NAME IS LEWIS. AT LEAST 68 CFA STREET ROCKS. >> I'M SORRY. NOW YOUR MIKE'S ON. NO CLOSER. >> TO YOU. >> SO I WANT TO KNOW YOU DO?
UH, MY NAME IS LEWIS LISA I AM I LIVE AT. 68 SIEVERS STREET ROXBURY RIGHT. ACROSS FROM FRANKLIN PARK. >> AND I'VE LIVED THERE FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS. UM. I AM ALSO THE. FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE
FRANKLIN PARK COALITION, BUT I WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE COALITION 47 YEARS AGO AND WE FORMED THE COALITION BECAUSE FRANKLIN PARK WAS NOT BEING TREATED FAIRLY AND IT WAS NOT BEING GIVEN THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. SO EVERYTHING THEY SAID ABOUT
THE PARK BEING. NOT TAKEN CARE OF AND INTENTIONALLY FORGOTTEN MISTREATED IS TRUE INCLUDING WHITE STADIUM. BUT WE TOOK OUR WHITE STADIUM TO UH MY STATEMENT IS BASICALLY NOT JUST A MEMBER OF. GARRISON TRYING TO.
>> BUILD THE. FRANKLIN PARK DEFENDERS AND THE NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THE PARK STAYS OPEN FOR THE PEOPLE . THIS WONDERFUL STADIUM IS A MYTH. THERE IS NO NO REALITY IN THIS
SO-CALLED PLAN FOR WHITE STADIUM TO UM TO TO SUPPORT THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR ANY WAY TO DATE. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS NOT PRODUCED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
OR DESIGN FOR THE SPACE. THEY ARE ASKING THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON TO TAKE. >> THE WEIGHT FOR. NO ONE HERE IT SEEN THE PLAN. IF YOU'VE. >> SEEN A COMPREHENSIVE. PLAN, YOU. NEED TO SHOW IT TO US FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU WANT TO SPEND $135 MILLION OF OUR
TAXPAYERS MONEY. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BEFORE THEY VOTED THE FIRST TIME. THERE IS. >> NO NO SOCCER STADIUM IN THE COUNTRY BY DAY FOR THE WORLD WHICH I'VE BEEN WHICH IS INCORPORATED WITH A TRACK AND
FIELD ENVIRONMENT. NO SPORTS STADIUMS TAKES PLACE IN THE SAME PLACE YOU HAVE A SOCCER FIELD, IT'S NOT ALLOWED, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY FOOTBALL AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO RUN TRACK ON THE SOCCER FIELD.
IT'S NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS UM IT'S OUT OF LINE WITH THE PROJECT IS SUPPOSED TO PRODUCE $335 MILLION FOR STADIUM IS NOT FOR THE BURDEN FOR OUR CHILDREN. THERE'S NO STADIUM IN THE WORLD. THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS OUTLANDISH, OUTRAGEOUS. NOBODY'S EVER SEEN IT BEFORE. AS THE MAYOR SAID, IT HASN'T HAPPENED BEFORE. NOBODY'S FOOLISH ENOUGH TO COMMIT THAT TYPE OF RESOURCES FOR A SOCCER STADIUM. THEY SAID IT WOULD BENEFIT OUR
CHILDREN FOR LESS THAN A THIRD OF THAT. WE CAN GO AT STADIA ON STADIUM NO ONE HAS CAN PRODUCE FOR US ANY DOCUMENTATION THAT IS PRODUCED AND I SAY IT'S FOOLISH FOR YOU TO KEEP VOTING FOR
SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE IN HAND ANYONE PRODUCE TAKES SOMETHING AND VOTE. FOR IT. YOU HAVEN'T. >> SEEN THE PLAN. YOU'RE MAKING A WASTE AND YOU'RE MAKING A MOCKERY OF YOUR LEADERSHIP TO SAY THAT YOU REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE WE USE THE STADIUM AS
PROPOSED. IT WILL COMPLETELY RESTRICT THE USE FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN. IT COMPLETELY RESTRICTS THE USE OF FRANKLIN PARK DOING THE STADIUM DAYS FOR THE RESIDENTS IN OR AROUND THE STADIUM
WHETHER IT'S JAMAICA PLAIN. OR ROXBURY THAT THEY CANNOT USE . THE STADIUM ON GAME DAY BECAUSE CHAPTER 97 SPACE IS COMPLETELY INUNDATED WITH SOCCER ACTIVITIES. BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF.
ROXBURY THAT. GETS THE BULK OF THE IMPACT THEY WANT TO RESTRICT THAT MOVE THEY'VE CREATED A RESERVATION IN BOSTON, SAID BLACK. PEOPLE IN THE COUNCIL NEIGHBORHOOD NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE FREELY IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY CAN'T HAVE BASEBALL GAMES. >> THEY CAN'T HAVE PICNICS, THEY CAN'T. HAVE DOGS. THEY CAN DO NOTHING IN THEIR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET A PERMIT FOR EVERYBODY TO BE ON THE STREET DURING GAME DAYS FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE
HOURS. THIS IS UNHEARD OF. IT'S UNHEARD OF. THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY THAT RESTRICTS THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR FIVE HOURS DURING THE GAME I WANT TO ASK EVERY PERSON WHO'S THINKING TO
TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THIS PLAN THAT IS SO BORING BEFORE YOU. IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN THE. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THEN YOU'VE NOT DONE YOUR HOMEWORK. IF YOU'RE VOTING FOR SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL RESIDENTS OF BOSTON BECAUSE OF THE TAX
IMPORTANCE, YOU ARE BEING DISHONEST ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS LEADERSHIP. I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE FACT THAT THIS STADIUM DOES NOT REPRESENT THE INSTITUTE JUST IN JUST IN
AND THE MAYOR THAT SAYS THAT SHE'S FOR THE CHILDREN OF BOSTON WILL NOT TAKE $135 MILLION TO FUND THE VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH. SCHOOL THAT CAN PRODUCE A QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GIVE. IT TO A. >> PRIVATE CONCERNED AND SAY
THEY CARE ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> RIGHT ON TIME. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, LOUIS. AND UM, NOW WE HAVE RENE STACY WALSH. YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> UM, BEFORE YOU START THE. CLOCK. >> I JUST. >> WANT.
TO SAY THIS UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE SILENCING VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY. BY NOT GIVING US SEVEN MINUTES. AND THIS IS. TYPICAL FOR. EVERY EVENT. THAT WE'VE. >> BEEN TO, WHETHER IT IS. A ZOOM. OR WHATEVER. >> THIS IS. OFFENSIVE AND YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT. AND AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 50 YEARS, I LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THIS IS MY COMMUNITY AND FOR YOU TO SILENCE THE. VOICES BY GIVING US FOUR MINUTES IT'S KIND OF OFFENSIVE
BUT START THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. UM SO GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. UM, MY NAME IS RENE STACY WELCH. I'M NOT GOING TO CALL MYSELF A DEFENDER. I'M GOING TO CALL MYSELF WHAT I AM A 50 YEAR. RESIDENT.
>> UM, OF UM BOSTON, JAMAICA PLAIN, ROXBURY. UM, THAT'S HALF A CENTURY. IT'S A LONG TIME. ANYWAY, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WEST STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY THE ISSUES, UM,
INVOLVING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PROJECT BUDGET. UM, FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES. FRANKLIN PARK SITS AT THE HEART OF SEVERAL COMMUNITIES JAMAICA PLAIN, UM, ROXBURY, DORCHESTER AND MATTAPAN.
THESE COMMUNITIES ARE HOME TO SMALL BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE ON THIN MARGINS FAMILY OWNED RESTAURANTS, CORNER STORES, BARBERSHOPS, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES THAT DEPEND ON
CONSISTENT LOCAL TRAFFIC AND ACCESSIBLE STREETS. LARGE STADIUMS. UM EVENTS DO NOT NECESSARILY BENEFIT THESE BUSINESSES. IN FACT, IN MANY CITIES THAT THE OPPOSITE OCCURS.
STADIUM OPERATIONS OFTEN BRING IN OUTSIDE VENDORS CORPORATE CONCESSIONS AND CONTROL EVENTS ENVIRONMENTS WHERE SPENDING HAPPENS INSIDE OF THE VENUE RATHER THAN IN SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
I HONESTLY CAN'T SEE NEEDHAM WOMEN IN EGGLESTON WITH THEIR LITTLE CLAD BODIES ROCKING UM, THE DOMINICAN STYLE SALONS AND THE BODEGA. SO LET'S KEEP THAT POSITION.
UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT UM, ECONOMIC BENEFIT, UM WE HAVE TO ASK ONE BASIC QUESTION WHO ACTUALLY WHO ACTUALLY BENEFITS FROM IT? OUR LOCAL. BUSINESSES BEING INCLUDED IN VENDOR CONTRACTS WILL
NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN STADIUM CONCESSIONS? WILL TRAFFIC AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS MAKE IT HARDER, NOT EASIER FOR LOCAL FOR REGULAR CUSTOMERS TO REACH
CONSISTENT TO REACH EXISTING BUSINESSES? IF THIS PROJECT IS GOING FORWARD, THE CITY MUST PROVIDE CLEAR COMMITMENTS THAT LOCAL BUSINESSES NOT OUTSIDE CORPORATE. PARTNERS ARE PRIORITIZED IN
PROCUREMENT, VENDING AND EVENT PARTNERSHIPS. RIGHT NOW THOSE COMMITMENTS ARE NOT CLEAR. SECOND, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. THE PUBLIC HAS HEARD MANY DIFFERENT NUMBERS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS PROJECT. INITIAL FIGURES WERE SIGNIFICANT LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER. THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY AS COSTS EVOLVE, RESIDENTS DESERVE
TRANSPARENT ANSWERS TO SEVERAL BASIC QUESTIONS WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST TO THE PUBLIC? UM WHAT PORTION WILL COME FROM BOSTON TAXPAYERS UM VERSUS THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT?
WHAT ARE THE LONG TERM MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING COSTS AND WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM? WE ALSO HAVE TO ASK WHAT HAPPENS DOWN THE ROAD? WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TEAM OUTGROWS THE VENUE IN TEN YEARS
OR 15 YEARS AND DECIDE TO MOVE ON SOMEWHERE ELSE? WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TEAM FOLDS ALL TOGETHER? AND LET'S BE HONEST THAT IS NOT UNHEARD OF. MANY PROFESSIONAL TEAMS AND LEAGUES DO FAIL AND THEY DO
CLOSE UP BUSINESS IF PROJECT VENUES FALL SHORT, WHO COVERS THE DIFFERENCE IF CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONTINUE TO RATE RISE AS WE'VE SEEN IN PROJECTS ACROSS THE COMPANY, WILL BOSTON
TAXPAYER BE ON THE HOOK FOR THOSE AND FILL THOSE GAPS THOSE FINANCIAL GAPS PUBLIC INVESTMENT REQUIRES PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY. CITIES ACROSS. >> THE COMPANY COUNTRY ARE FULL OF STADIUMS THAT WERE SOLD AS
ECONOMIC ENGINES AND ENDED UP BECOMING TAXPAYER LIABILITY. BOSTON SHOULD NOT BE THE NEXT CAUTIONARY TALE TO THIS. FINALLY, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT CONCERNS MANY THAT CONCERNS MANY RESIDENTS HAVE
RAISED ARE NOT OPPOSING INVESTMENTS IN FRANKLIN PARK. IN FACT, MOST OF US STRONGLY SUPPORT INVESTING IN OUR PARKS . BUT INVESTMENTS SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED, SHOULD PRIORITIZE
COMMUNITY ACCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFIT NOT A MODEL THAT RISK DIVERTING PUBLIC RESOURCES AWAY FROM EVERYDAY PARK USERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS AND OUR KIDS.
FRANKLIN PARK IS OFTEN CALLED BOSTON'S BACKYARD. THE DECISION IS TO MAKE SURE IT SHOULD REFLECT THE NEEDS AND SORRY THE DECISION SHOULD MAKE SURE IT REFLECTS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO LIVE
AROUND IT, WORK AROUND IT AND CARE FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, RENEE. UM AND SO I KNOW RICKY THOMPSON IS SITTING HERE SO, UM, I KNOW
WE'RE UM, TRANSITIONING FROM THIS PANEL. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE TESTIFYING. UM, RICKY THOMPSON, I KNOW YOU'RE ALREADY SITTING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR WAITING PATIENTLY. UM, YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES AND
THEN MARVIN WITH ELIO I YOU'RE ON DECK BUT YOU CAN COME TO THIS MICROPHONE AND THEN WE HAVE A VIDEO FROM STEVEN RAMIREZ. READY? >> YES. >> UH GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RICKY THOMPSON. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF FRANKLIN PARK COALITION, A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BOSTON. A RETIRED BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS TEACHER AND COACH,
FRANKLIN PARK HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART. >> OF MY LIFE. WITH ATTENDING THE ZOO WITH MY MOTHER. I RAN TRACK AND WHITE STADIUM AS A STUDENT. >> AT ENGLISH. >> HIGH SCHOOL, AMERICA'S FIRST PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL. . >> I ATTENDED. CONTACT INCLUDING EARTH, WIND AND FIRE AND MANY OTHER
NATIONAL RECORDING ARTISTS AT WHITE STADIUM EARLY ON I SAW THIS AS. A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENT. ATHLETES FRANKLIN PARK AND. >> THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING IT LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT LOVE IT,
LOVE AND USE THE PARK I HAD MANY QUESTIONS. I WAS OPTIMISTICALLY CAUTIOUS AS SOMEONE WHO HAS DEVOTED A GREAT DEAL OF MY LIFE PROTECTING AND ADVOCATING FOR
FRANKLIN PARK, I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH AN. AMBITIOUS PROPOSAL WOULD MEAN FOR OUR PARK, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. BUT TODAY I'M HERE TO SAY I
CLEARLY SUPPORT THE WHITE STADIUM RENOVATION AND THE VISION BEHIND IT. BECAUSE OF WHAT IT WILL DO FOR OUR STUDENTS FRANKLIN PARK AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING IT. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS I'VE
ATTENDED DOZENS OF MEETINGS, HEARINGS, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I'VE WATCHED A DEDICATED TEAM FROM THE CITY AND PROJECT PARTNERS ANSWER HUNDREDS
OF QUESTIONS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY BASED ON THOSE. QUESTIONS AND THOSE COMMENTS, I HAVE ALSO SEEN SOME OPPONENTS HAVE BEEN WILLING TO BEND AND
DISTORT FACTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WAS STATED IN THIS VERY CHAMBER IN A HEARING SUCH AS THIS THAT THE FRANKLIN PARK COALITION WAS GOING TO GET $1 OF EVERY TICKET SOLD THAT
THE STADIUM. THE TRUTH IS FRANKLIN PARK COALITION NEGOTIATED $1 OF EVERY TICKET TO GO TO THE BOSTON CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT TO
ENHANCE FRANKLIN PARK. SO TODAY I WANT TO HELP SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. FIRST REPORT FIRST REPRESENT FOR THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN
FRANKLIN. PARK ITSELF. IN ADDITION TO REBUILDING THE STADIUM THAT HAS BEEN DETERIORATING FOR DECADES, THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE DRAINAGE,
LIGHTING PATHWAYS AND PUBLIC AMENITIES IN THE NORTHERN END OF THE PARK INCLUDING RESTROOMS ,WATER FOUNTAINS UM WHICH THE PARK CURRENTLY LACKS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AMENITIES IN THE GROVE INCLUDING FOOD AND DINING. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE LONG TERM INVESTMENTS IN FRANKLIN PARK BECAUSE OF THE ADVOCACY
OF FRANKLIN PARK COALITION. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES NEW FUNDING STREAMS THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT INCLUDING THE $1 PER TICKET SURCHARGE. AND ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
PAYMENTS THAT THAT WILL FUND THE PARKS IMPROVEMENTS IN PROGRAMING FOR YEARS. OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS, TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL BE INVESTED INTO FRANKLIN PARK AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AS
PART OF THIS PARTNERSHIP. THESE INVESTMENTS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITHOUT THE STADIUM PROJECT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS. Y STADIUM HAS BEEN HOME TO
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETICS SINCE 1949, BUT FOR DECADES THE FACILITY LACKED BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING PROPER DRAINAGE, TRAINING SPACES AND A REGULATION TRACK AND OTHER
MODERN AMENITIES. THE RENOVATION RENOVATION OF THE STADIUM WILL FINALLY PROVIDE BOSTON PUBLIC STUDENT ATHLETES WITH THE FACILITIES THEY DESERVE A REGULATION
TRACK, MODERN LOCKER ROOMS, TRAINING FACILITIES, SPORTS MEDICINE SPACE, COMMUNITY SPACES THAT STUDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS CAN USE YEAR ROUND. NOW I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUE OF COST. DELIVERING A HIGH QUALITY PROJECT LIKE THIS DOES COST MONEY BUT OUR STUDENTS, THE PARK AND OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES THIS LEVEL OF INVESTMENT.
THE CITY IS ALSO BEING SMARTER BY LEVERAGING PUBLIC DOLLARS PRIVATE DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC GOOD . AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY THEY HAVE TAKEN IMPORTANT
STEPS TO CONTROL COSTS. AND I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I JUST I KNOW YOU JUST HAVE FOUR MINUTES BUT I DIDN'T INTERRUPT ANYONE ELSE. I WANT TO LET YOU FINISH. CAN COACH CONTROL COST TO
TAXPAYERS? THE PROJECT IS BEING DELIVERED UNDER A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE CONTRACT THAT PLACES A CAP ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND AND PROTECTS THE CITY FROM
MAJOR COST OVERRUNS. THAT MEANS THE CITY HAS STRONG SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT STAYS WITHIN AGREED BUDGET WHILE DELIVERING A FACILITY THAT WILL SERVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SORRY I REALLY DON'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF. I JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE FEW THAT ARE WAITING BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, RICKY. UH, MARVIN, YOU'RE YOU'RE ON DECK. SO I THINK THE MICS WORKING.
OH. >> ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. I'M GOING TO I APOLOGIZE I'M GONNA HAVE TO READ THIS PRETTY QUICK. I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE TIME, BUT, UH, I'LL TRY TO SPEED IT UP A BIT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCILORS. UH, CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. MY NAME IS MARVIN MARTELLI. I'M A PARENT, A DAD OF THREE, A VETERAN AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHO LIVES IN ENGLEWOOD SQUARE. MY WIFE BETH AND I OWN A CAFE
IN JAMAICA PLAIN AND WE HAVE TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM WHITE STADIUM. SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME UM, I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL LAST FALL SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF YOU AGAIN THIS WEEKEND MY FAMILY AND I DID SOMETHING AMAZING TOGETHER.
WE WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE OPENING SEASON OF THE BOSTON LEGACY FOOTBALL CLUB AT GILLETTE STADIUM. IN CASE YOU WEREN'T THERE, LET ME PAINT A QUICK PICTURE FOR YOU. THE GAME WAS A HUGE TURNOUT FOR FAMILIES EVERYWHERE KIDS IN
JERSEY, ENTIRE SECTIONS OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAD BEEN GIVEN TICKETS SO THEY COULD EXPERIENCE A PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME. MY DAUGHTER'S FAVORITE UH PART WAS HER HOT DOG AND ME RUNNING
BACK AND FORTH TO GET MORE ECONOMIST FOR HER, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT EVENTUALLY IT SEE WOMEN ATHLETES AND STUDENTS THRIVING. IT WAS ELECTRIC BUT WHAT STUCK OUT WITH ME THE MOST WASN'T
JUST A GAME IT WAS IMAGINING WHAT KIND OF ENERGY COULD LOOK LIKE MUCH CLOSER TO HOME AND WHAT IT COULD DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR FAMILIES AND FOR OUR CITY. BETH AND I HAVE BEEN RAISING OUR KIDS IN THE SHADOW OF WHITE STADIUM.
WE WALK THROUGH FRANKLIN PARK REGULARLY AND WHERE MEMBERS OF THE FRANK PARK COALITION I RUN BY THERE ALL THE TIME THE GROUP THAT HELPS AND CARES FOR THE PARK AND HAS BEEN PROVIDING STEADY FEEDBACK AND WHILE SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT.
SO I ENJOY CATCHING THE GAME AND SUPPORTING WOMEN'S SPORTS AT GILLETTE. WHAT WAS EVEN MORE EXCITING TO ME WAS THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACT SOMETHING THIS COULD HAVE RIGHT HERE UNLIKE GILLETTE STADIUM WHICH WAS FILLED WITH
TRAFFIC BECAUSE PEOPLE EXPECT TO DRIVE THERE. THE 11,000 PEOPLE WHO COME TO WHITE STADIUM ABOUT ONE SIXTH OF THE SIZE OF GILLETTE AREN'T JUST GOING TO PARK AND LEAVE, THEY'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH EDISON SQUARE, THEY'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH BLUE HILL. AVE. >> THEY'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH JAMAICA PLAIN AND THAT MEANS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MOVING THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE SMALL BUSINESS CORRIDORS IN BOSTON THE
DOMINICAN BARBERSHOPS, THE BLACK BARBERSHOPS, THE CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTS AND BAKERIES ARE OWNED BREWERY OUR LOCAL PIZZA PLACES UH. >> FOR. SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THESE FOOT TRAFFIC MATTERS IT CAN
MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SURVIVING AND THRIVING. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THIS PROJECT ACROSS THE COUNTRY STADIUMS TODAY COST ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
STADIUM PROPOSED IN EVERETT FOR EXAMPLE IT'S EXPECTED TO COST AROUND 500 MILLION FOR 45 FOR 25,000 SEAT FACILITY. WHAT'S DIFFERENT HERE IN THE WHITE STATE AND REMAINS
PUBLICLY OWNED AND DEDICATED TO PUBLIC TO BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHILE THE BOSTON LEGACY PARTNERSHIP IS BRINGING OVER 250 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFITS OVER THE NEXT 15
YEARS, INCLUDING 190 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO REBUILD THE STADIUM AND TENS OF MILLIONS MORE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE FACILITY. THAT'S THE LARGEST COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT TIED TO A
PROJECT LIKE THIS IN BOSTON'S HISTORY. THAT MEANS THAT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL FINALLY HAVE ACCESS TO A MODERN ATHLETIC COMPLEX WITH PROPER TRAINING SPACES, LOCKER ROOMS AND A SAFE TRACK AND FIELD
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ATHLETES HAVE NEVER HAD. IT ALSO MEANS ECONOMIC INVESTMENT IS ALREADY HAPPENING. SO FAR, MORE THAN 43 MILLION CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED
BUSINESSES, REPRESENTING NEARLY HALF OF ALL CONTRACTS ISSUED FOR THE PROJECT SO FAR. ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW I KNOW THAT THE EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY HAS RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I RESPECT THAT PEOPLE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT FRANKLIN PARK. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I WANT TO SEE INVESTMENT THAT STRENGTHENS AND THE COMMUNITIES AROUND IT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE HONEST ABOUT THE FACTS. THE STADIUM REMAINS PUBLICLY
OWNED. IT WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE PUBLIC UH, BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS PARTNERSHIP IS BRINGING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT THAT SIMPLY WOULD NOT EXIST
OTHERWISE. THE ALTERNATIVE, UH, PROPOSAL THAT HAS BEEN CIRCLING FROM THE ANC IS STILL JUST THAT IT'S A PROPOSAL. IT HASN'T GONE THROUGH PUBLIC DESIGN VIEWING, IT HASN'T GONE THROUGH COMPETITIVE CONSTRUCTION BUILDING AND IT
JUST DOESN'T COME WITH A LONG TERM FUNDING PARTNER TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE FACILITY. THANK YOU. >> MARVIN, SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. UM. >> DO YOU MIND IF I GET DO YOU MIND. >> IF I'M SORRY? GO AHEAD AND FINISH. YEAH, I'M JUST GOING TO FINISH THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY HERE AND THEN I'M DONE.
THE REAL QUESTION THAT WE NEED TO LOOK IN FRONT OF US IS HOW TO MAKE THIS MAKE SURE THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY BENEFITS PEOPLE WE HAVE HERE. WE COULD GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS HOW WE WANT TO SEE WHAT WHITE STADIUM LOOKS LIKE, BUT I THINK
THAT WE HAVE TO USE THAT ENERGY TO FIGURE OUT HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING OUR BLACK AND BROWN BUSINESSES, OUR RESIDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE BEST OUT OF THIS HERE. THANK YOU. >> SEVEN UM SO NEXT UM WE HAVE A VIDEO FROM STEVEN RAMIREZ.
SO AS THIS VIDEO SUBMITTED BY COUNCILOR RIVAS TEAM PLAYS WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH THE PANELS. SO IF UM THE IF THE ADMINISTRATION COULD COME DOWN AND TAKE YOUR SEATS UM AND THEN ETHAN WE'RE GOOD TO PLAY THAT
VIDEO. UH. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS STEVEN RAMIREZ I LIVE ON 89 MONTEBELLO ROAD AND I'M SENDING THIS VIDEO IN SUPPORT OF THE WHITE STADIUM
PROJECT. UM, MY FAMILY AND I ARE HOMEOWNERS ON OUR BLOCK AND WE HAVE OUR FOUR YEAR OLD. >> GIRL WHO'S GOING TO BE, UH, STARTING IN SCHOOLS. IN SEPTEMBER. UM, I'M ALSO A PROUD FORMER
EMPLOYEE OF BOSTON. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND AS SUCH, UM AND I AM SUPER. EXCITED TO HAVE THIS. STADIUM PROJECT UH, CITYWIDE. UH, PUBLIC RESOURCE.
CALM AND BE A PART. >> OF OUR. WHOLE COMMUNITY FABRIC. IT'S GOING TO BE A RESOURCE THAT'S. TRANSFORMATIONAL AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SEE AND EXPERIENCE AND HAVE MY DAUGHTER, UH. PARTICIPATE AND GROW FROM. UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK
THE. ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND FUTURE COMMUNITIES OF BOSTON ARE REALLY GOING TO. >> BE IN. SUPPORT OF. >> SO THANK YOU AND I. STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS WORK. >> AND I WANT TO SEE IT DONE WELL. OKAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM FOR THAT VIDEO.
UM SO NOW WE'RE JOINED BY DOCTOR SAMUEL DE PINA, DIANE IRISH, DIANA FERNANDEZ VIVO UM AND CARLTON JONES. WAIT IT'S CALLED. YEAH. YOU'RE HERE. HI. SO, UM, WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU
GUYS, UM, DO YOUR PRESENTATION. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DO PUBLIC TESTIMONY THAT WAS PUBLIC TESTIMONY A LOT AND THAT WAS ON THE PUBLIC. OH, YEAH. YEAH, WE WE DO HAVE MORE PUBLIC TESTIMONY COMING AT THE END
OF THAT. UH. >> THAT'S INTERESTING. THANK YOU. >> UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO LET THE ADMINISTRATION GIVE THEIR PRESENTATION. UM, AND SO GO AHEAD.
THINK WE OKAY, HERE WE GO. SO GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR DARKMAN DURKAN AND, UM, FITZGERALD AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DIANE IRISH. I'M THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR
THE CITY OF BOSTON. A PROUD GRADUATE OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND I LIVE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM FRANKLIN. PART OF THE RENOVATION OF WHITE STADIUM IS A PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ENDEAVOR FOR ME.
SO I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S CONTINUED OVERSIGHT OVER THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT. JOINING ME TODAY ARE MY COLLEAGUES DIANA FERNANDEZ BIBO ,DEPUTY CHIEF OF URBAN DESIGN
AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SAM DE PINA, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CARLTON JONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. AND THEY WILL HELP TO SHARE UPDATES ON THE WHITE STADIUM
PROJECT AND WHAT WILL IT WILL DELIVER FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY AND TO SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN WHITE STADIUM AND WHAT IT MEANS
FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. FRANKLIN PARK PARK USES THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SURROUND THE STADIUM. NEXT SLIDE. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WEI STADIUM HAS NEEDED RENOVATIONS
FOR DECADES. THIS SLIDE SHOWS US A FEW EXAMPLES OF MOMENTS OVER THE YEARS WHEN PROMISES WERE MADE TO RENOVATE THE STADIUM, BUT THOSE PLANS NEVER CAME TO FRUITION.
WE HAVE NEWS CLIPPINGS GOING BACK TO THE 70S AND 90S AND 2000 ALL HIGHLIGHTING PROPOSALS COMMITMENTS TO IMPROVE THE FACILITY. UNFORTUNATELY THOSE NEVER MATERIALIZED.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RENOVATING WHITE STADIUM BY PAST ADMINISTRATIONS AS WELL AS INTERESTED PRIVATE INVESTORS, BUT NONE HAVE BEEN REALIZED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT INTO WEI STADIUM SINCE IT WAS FIRST CONSTRUCTED. TODAY THAT IS CHANGED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON LEGACY FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR WU AND MANY
OF SUPPORT FROM SOME OF YOU AND MANY SUPPORTERS OF THE PROJECT. FINALLY, WE ARE ON THE PATH TO DELIVERING ONE OF THE PREMIER ATHLETIC FACILITIES FOR AN URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
THIS COUNTRY. CONSTRUCTION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN INSTEAD OF COMPETING AND AGING FACILITIES THAT LACK BASIC AMENITIES OF STUDENTS AND
RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A MODERN STADIUM FOR UP TO 15 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FEATURING AN EIGHT LANE TRACK, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPACES, STUDY AREAS AND MUCH
MORE. WHICH MY COLLEAGUE DIANE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN THE LEADER SLIDES. NEXT SLIDE. BEYOND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR STUDENTS, THIS PARTNERSHIP
DELIVERS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY BENEFITS PACKAGE EVER SECURED. AS YOU HEARD BEFORE, THE $190 MILLION OF PRIVATE CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO RECONSTRUCT THE STADIUM, PRIORITIZING LOCAL
MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES 34 MILLION TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE STADIUM AS A YEAR ROUND PUBLIC ASSET. THIS MEANS CLEANING, SECURITY,
TRACK MAINTENANCE ALL COVERED 15.4 MILLION IN RENT AND CITY REVENUE SHARING REINVESTED IN FRANKLIN PARK AND
IN A NEW CITYWIDE THAT FUND 9.3 MILLION CUMULATIVE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PAYMENTS FROM BOSTON LEGACY FOOTBALL CLUB DIRECTED TO NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING FRANKLIN PARK FOR ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY, YOUTH ATHLETICS COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND FRANKLIN PARK PRESERVATION AND 3.75 MILLION TO INVEST IN FRANKLIN PARK CAPITAL PROJECTS AND TREE
CANOPY INCLUDING THE FIRST EVER TREE FUND AND A SURCHARGE OF $1 PER TICKET SET TO INCREASE WITH INFLATION A TERM IN THE LEASE NEGOTIATED WITH DIRECT INPUT FROM THE FRANKLIN POINT COALITION.
NEXT SLIDE. ANOTHER MAJOR BENEFIT OF THIS PROJECT ARE THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS IT IS ALREADY PROVIDING AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS.
THIS PROJECT HAS LED TO $43 MILLION IN COUNTING AND CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR PRIVATE PARTNERS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROJECT HAS TWO
SEPARATE PROCUREMENT PROCESSES ONE MANAGED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE STADIUM AND ONE MANAGED BY THE BOSTON LEGACY FOOTBALL CLUB FOR THE WEST AND THE GROVE.
BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE STATE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION LAWS THE CITY HAS TO FOLLOW. EACH SIDE HAS ITS OWN SUPPLIER DIVERSITY GOALS AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY MUST
FOLLOW WHEN AWARDING CONTRACTS. AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE BOSTON LEGACY FOOTBALL CLUB IN THE RFP RESPONSE COMMITTED TO 50% PARTICIPATION FOR BWB AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS FOR THEIR PORTION
OF THE PROJECT. THE CITY'S PORTION AND THEN ADD TO THAT UM COMMITMENT WAS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THE CITY'S PORTION FOLLOWS THE
MASS GENERAL LAWS AND UTILIZE THE BOSTON 2020 DISPARITY STUDY TO LEGALLY SET PARTICIPATION GOALS FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES. NOW IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE
TODAY ACROSS BOTH SIDES OF THE PROJECT, ABOUT $102 MILLION IN CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND 43 MILLION HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO MWB BUSINESSES. ABOUT 22 MILLION OF THAT HAS
BEEN FULLY EXECUTED AND ANOTHER 21 MILLION IS COMMITTED IN LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENTS TO THAT WILL BE EXECUTED A LATER PHASE OF THE PROJECTS. TO MEET THAT NUMBER 40 TO ME WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
FOR EXAMPLE, ON MARCH 26TH THE CITY OF BOSTON AND BOSTON LEGACY WILL BE HOLDING AN OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION SESSION FOR LOCAL MWB FIRMS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE GROWTH
PORTION OF THAT PROJECT. AGAIN, THAT WILL BE MARCH 26TH AT THE SHA ROXBURY LIBRARY 4 P.M. SO WE'LL BE ADVERTISING THAT MORE WIDELY. WHITE STADIUM IS THE THIRD
PROJECT THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF SUPPLY DIVERSITY HAS HELPED THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT WITH SETTING GOALS FOR MWB PARTICIPATION. THE OTHER TWO ARE THE 26TH STREET PROJECT AND THE GROVE
HALL COMMUNITY CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY, DIVERSITY AND PROCUREMENT PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL BUYING PLAN FOR THE CITY. THIS FOUR CLASS UPCOMING PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AND ALLOWING MWB UM VENDORS TO PREPARE FOR SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ALSO PUBLISHED EQUITABLE
PROCUREMENT DASHBOARD PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CITY'S CONTRACT AWARDS AND DISCRETIONARY SPENDING WITH SMALL AND DIVERSE VENDORS. IN 2022, MAYOR WHO FILED A
PETITION THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE. THE NEW INCLUSIVE QUOTE CONTRACT LAW UH RAISED THE WRITTEN CONTRACT THRESHOLD FOR
PURCHASES MADE BY THE CITY FROM 50,000 TO 250,000 WHEN THOSE CONTRACTS WITH CERTIFIED AND DIVERSE ADVANTAGED BUSINESSES BEYOND THE WHITE STADIUM PROJECT, THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY DIVERSITY FREQUENTLY
HOST CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY FAIRS AND EVENTS AIMED AT INTRODUCING DIVERSE VENDORS TO CITY STAFF AND EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS TO CONTRACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. THE POSITIVE RESULTS OF THESE
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND THE COMMITMENT FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION ARE EVIDENT IN FY 25 THE CITY AWARDED OVER $227 MILLION IN CONTRACTS,
12.8% OF ALL CONTRACTS TO CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES. THAT NUMBER IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE 89 MILLION AWARDED IN 2019, WHEN THE CITY
FIRST STARTED REPORTING ON CONTRACT AWARDS AND ILLUSTRATING POSITIVE PROGRESS TOWARDS MWB PARTICIPATION AND CONTRACTING. LASTLY, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO DIANA, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
THAT THIS SPRING WHITE STADIUM GENERAL CONTRACTOR BOND CONSTRUCTION WILL ALSO BE HOSTING IN MADISON PARK MADISON PARK STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR CO-OP PROGRAM, GIVING THEM A
CHANCE TO LEARN ON SITE AND HELP BUILD SOMETHING MEANINGFUL IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. DIANA DIANA. COUNCILORS FOR HAVING ME. UM, IF WE CAN ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I SORT OF WANT TO
BE ABLE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE, UM, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP DEAL THAT, UM, WE ACHIEVED HERE WITH THE BOSTON LEGACY CLUB. UM, AS DIANE MENTIONED, UM.
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DECADES IN THE MAKING. UM, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF OUR STUDENTS, UM, AND OUR COMMUNITY BY DELIVERING A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY THAT WILL KEEP
THIS LAND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE. UM, AND PROTECTING, UM, OUR STUDENTS AND THE PARK. UM, IN ORDER FOR US TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION AND MEANT THAT WE HAD TO GET REALLY CREATIVE AND
UM, THROUGH THIS CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH, UH ,BOSTON LEGACY. WE WERE ABLE TO STRIKE A PARTNERSHIP, UH, WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE DIAGRAM THAT YOU SEE HERE THAT OUTLINES THE
LEASE BOUNDARIES THAT GOVERN THE LEGAL, UH, DOCUMENTS THAT ALLOW THIS PARTNERSHIP TO BE IN PLACE. SO BASICALLY THAT IS THE AREA THAT IS LEASED OUT FOR THOSE 20 GAME DAYS AND OUTSIDE OF THOSE
20 GAME DAYS AND EVEN DURING THOSE 20 GAME DAYS WE ARE ALLOWING FOR PUBLIC ACCESS, UM ,TO THOSE AREAS AND FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENJOY. UM I WILL NOTE THAT THE BOSTON
LEGACY TEAM RECEIVES THEIR LEASE AND LICENSE RIGHTS TO USE A FACILITY AGAIN FOR UP TO 20 GAME DAYS UM, WHICH. WITH UH STRICT UH LEGAL PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT PROGRAMING
AND PUBLIC ACCESS ARE NEVER DISPLACED. UM YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN THIS DIAGRAM UM DASHED AND BLACK AND THE GEORGE WHITE UM TRUST BOUNDARY UM WHICH GOVERNS THE
BOUNDARY UM FOR THIS SCHOOL FACILITY UM WHICH WILL ALSO BE ACCESSIBLE DURING GAME DAYS. UM AND RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DESIGN UM AND LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THIS DEAL.
NEXT SLIDE. I NOW WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH UM SOME OF THE KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS UM, THAT ARE SHOWING HOW OUR CITY DOLLARS ARE UM, BENEFITING OUR STUDENTS AND
COMMUNITY. UM, THIS PROJECT IS REALLY COMPLEX AND SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF AND HELP DELIVER. AND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS A FLOOR PLAN, UM, THAT LAYS
OUT ALL OF THE AMAZING PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. UM, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THE RENOVATION OF THE STADIUM IT LACKED BASIC
AMENITIES. UM IT HAD NO INDOOR TRAINING FACILITIES, NO RUNNING WATER OR HEAT AND POOR FIELD DRAINAGE AND IT WAS REGULARLY USED BY JUST TWO HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
DURING THE FALL SEASON ALONG WITH THE CITY CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM AND CITY LEAGUE TRACK MEETS. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE REPLACING WITH THIS RENOVATION AND WHEN WE SAY THE STADIUM WILL BECOME
A TRUE CITYWIDE ATHLETIC UM HUB, WE REALLY MEAN THAT THIS IS A FACILITY THAT I AS A MOM I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR MY KIDS TO PLAN. UM, AND THERE'S ALL THESE
AMAZING PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HOSTED HERE NOT JUST SOCCER GAMES BUT UM, ACTIVITIES PRACTICES, UM, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMING, UM AND EVEN SUMMER
UH, CAMPS THAT ARE OFTEN HOSTED HERE IN THE PARK. UM THE RENOVATION WILL ALSO INCLUDE A UM HOME AND AWAY LOCKER ROOM THAT IS FINALLY ADA ACCESSIBLE.
OUR STUDENTS WITH ADA NEEDS HAD TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT TO MEET THEIR NEEDS UM PRIOR TO THIS RENOVATION. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A DEDICATED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FACILITY THAT IS
ACCESSIBLE YEAR ROUND FOR ALL STUDENTS IN SPORTS MEDICINE AND ATHLETIC TRAINING UNIT A COMMUNITY ROOM WITH THE KITCHEN UM CAPABLE OF HOSTING UM END OF SEASON CELEBRATIONS FOR OUR
STUDENT ATHLETES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS UM TEAM ROOMS AND STUDY SPACES SO THAT STUDENTS CAN GO AND ATTEND THIS ATHLETIC HUB, DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND GET BACK ON THE FIELD OR THEY'RE TRAINING FACILITIES UH, BETWEEN
SCHOOL AND PRACTICE A PROFESSIONAL GRADE NATURAL GRASS UM FIELD WITH PROPER DRAINAGE UM A REGULATION EIGHT LANE UH TRACK AND DEDICATED SPACES FOR FIELD EVENTS THAT UM
CAN COMPETE AT A COLLEGIATE LEVEL. UM AND NEW OFFICE SPACES FOR COACHES AND ATHLETIC STAFF. UM AND ADDITIONALLY CENTRALIZED EQUIPMENT STORAGE UM SO THAT WE HAVE LOADING ZONES THAT ARE
ACCESSIBLE BY COACHES FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT UM, TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF EQUIPMENT, UM, WHEN THEY'RE TRANSPORTING IT AND REDUCING IMPACT TO THE PARK. IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, WE ARE
ALSO PROVIDING UM PARK AMENITIES WHICH INCLUDE PUBLIC RESTROOM FACILITIES, WATER FOUNTAINS, UM THAT CAN BE FOUND ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE STADIUM. BY LOOKING AT THIS FLOOR PLAN I
HOPE THAT YOU CAN TAKE AWAY THAT WE ARE USING THESE FUNDS TO DELIVER RESOURCES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE UM THAT REALLY DESERVE THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS NOT JUST
THE TYPICAL TURF AND TRACK THAT WILL NEED REPLACING IN FIVE YEARS AND THAT ALL OF THIS WILL BE MAINTAINED TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARD THANKS TO OUR PARTNER AND THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN WE WERE INTENTIONAL ABOUT ADDING
FEATURES THAT MAKE EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE SAFER AND MORE WELCOMING INCLUDING PATHWAY IMPROVEMENTS, ENHANCED LIGHTING ,ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS ELEMENTS UM THIS IS A NET ZERO CARBON FACILITY UM THAT WILL
BENEFIT THE PARK AND THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT. AND FINALLY, I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT INVESTING IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE PUBLIC SPACES THAT THEY SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY IS WORTH EVERY DOLLAR. NEXT SLIDE.
NO MORE SLIDES. UH, SO UM, TO BREAK DOWN THE COST UM, IN MORE DETAIL I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH UM, WHAT MAKES THE FINAL COSTS? UH, AT 135 MILLION FOR THE
CITY'S PORTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF UM THE STADIUM WHICH THE MAYOR RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT FROM THE TOP OF THIS FIGURE IT IS, UM, GUARANTEED BY
A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE UM OR REFERRED TO AS A GMP. THIS MEANS THAT THE COST REFLECTS THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION 100% CITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND AN ACTUAL SUBCONTRACTOR HAS
SUBMITTED BIDS WHICH WE'VE RECEIVED THROUGH OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS. UM, AND THAT THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS COSTS THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS AND ESPECIALLY DUE UM, TO MANY OF THE
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY ARE REFLECTED IN THOSE NUMBERS IN A CONTRACT AND A CONTRACTUAL CEILING, NOT AN ESTIMATE. THIS UM NEW UH ESTIMATE UH
PROVIDES THE CITY WITH STRONG OVERSIGHT AND CONTROLS TO HELP MINIMIZE COST OVERRUNS AND PROTECT TAXPAYERS. UM, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH LINE BY LINE, UH, ON
THIS GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE DOCUMENT THAT UM IS ALSO BEEN UH, RELEASED AS A PUBLIC RECORD. UM, BUT I DO WANT TO SORT OF SHARE WITH YOU A COUPLE OF THE BIG CATEGORIES. UM, JUST FOR REFERENCE.
UM, SO THE OVERALL UH, TOTAL BUILDING COST SO THIS IS THE BUILDING ENVELOPES THEMSELVES. UM, BASED ON THE BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED, UM, ARE COMING IN AT ABOUT $80 MILLION AND THEN THE SITE WORK.
SO THIS IS MOVING EARTHWORK LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THOSE NUMBERS ARE COMING IN AT ABOUT $24 MILLION. AND ONCE WE ADD IN OUR CONTINGENCIES AND ALLOWANCES TO
PROTECT OURSELVES FROM ESCALATION AND ANY UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WE CAN FIND ON THE SITE, UM, WE GET TO A NUMBER THAT UM EQUALS ABOUT $135 MILLION.
UM AND AGAIN I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL UM, AS IT RELATES TO THIS GMP ESTIMATE. UM AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR DE PINA. UM WHO WILL CLOSE.
>> THIS OFF? THANK YOU MAN. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS JOINING US TODAY AND GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY JOINING US AS WELL. IN MY ROLE I OVERSEE SEVERAL AREAS OF SUPPORT UM FOR OUR
STUDENTS WELL-BEING AND OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM INCLUDING OUR INCREDIBLE ATHLETICS TEAM. ATHLETICS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING AND EVERY GREAT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THANKS TO OUR DEDICATED ATHLETIC COACHES. AS A GRADUATE OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FORMER ATHLETE IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AN EMPLOYEE OF BP SINCE 1999.
OVER MANY DECADES I'VE WATCHED OUR STUDENT ATHLETES DEAL WITH BROKEN EQUIPMENT AND INADEQUATE FACILITIES THAT CAN'T BE USED TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION, WHILE SEATED IN PRIVACY WAS CLOSED AT 4 P.M.
MOST WEEKDAYS. THOSE STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER AND STILL DO. I'M VERY EXCITED UM FOR OUR STAFF TO HAVE THE NEW MODERN OFFICES TO WORK OUT OF AND OUR KIDS UH, TO ENJOY ALL THE
AMENITIES THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BRING UM, THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE EVERY DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR INCLUDING WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS IN SUMMER AND SUMMER SCHEDULES IN THE MONTHS AS WELL IN SUMMER. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF,
COACHES, STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WHO SAW THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HELPED BRAINSTORM THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS YOU SAW IN THE DESIGN TODAY WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME THESE FACILITIES INCLUDES
EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR KNOW MAKING DO WITH WHATEVER WE COULD GET. WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM A UH SCARCITY MINDSET. IT WAS SOMETHING TRULY WORLD CLASS FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE
OF BOSTON. I ECHO DIANA'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE GAME CHANGING OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS FACILITY WILL HAVE ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY DESERVE THIS FRANKLY. AND BY THE WAY THIS IS NOT JUST
FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETES. THINK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE UH THAT WILL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE THESE AMENITIES AFTER SCHOOL HOURS AND FROM BEING THE FIRST AND CLOSEST PARTNER TO THE
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM. AN EARLY EXAMPLE IS THIS MARCHING BAND IS THE MARCHING BAND THE OFFICIAL MARCHING BAND OF THE BOSTON LEGACY WHO DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB THIS WEEKEND DESPITE THE COLD WEATHER.
WE ARE PROUD TO WATCH THEM AND ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN HOLDING UP SIGNS CHEERING THE TEAM ON WITH THEM. UM IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AND THE FAMILIES UH ABOVE BOSTON YOU'RE PROUD TO WATCH THEM AND IF YOU HAVEN'T
SEEN THEIR PERFORMANCE YET PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT ON INSTAGRAM. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. UM I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE WE WERE JOINED BY COUNCILOR PEPPER ON ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. WE FORGOT TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UM
,COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE ORDER? SURE. >> WE'RE GOING TO START. WE'LL HAVE, UH, SIX MINUTES FOR EACH QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL START WITH OUR SPONSORS. UH, SO, UH, COUNCILOR MEAD HERE YOU'LL BE UP IN THE UP SIX MINUTES. YES. >> WELL, I HAVE A SECOND ROUND.
IF, UH BUT WE'LL CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR SECOND ROUND TWO. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. UM, AND JUST. FOR THE RECORD. THAT, UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN.
IS MY MY HEARING IS IN. YOUR COMMITTEE, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. UM. AND I ALSO WANT. >> TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD. IN CASE IF ANYONE DID NOT NOTICE BUT THE RENDERINGS HAVE
NO PEOPLE OF COLOR SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A SUBLIMINAL SLIP, BUT IF YOU REALLY SAY THIS IS FOR OUR PEOPLE THEN I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF OUR PEOPLE IN YOUR RENDERING BECAUSE I
DON'T SEE ANY LACKS THE COLOR OF OUR PEOPLE IN THAT MIX. >> SO I DON'T KNOW. THAT WAS THAT INTENTIONAL. SO OKAY WITH. >> THE RENDERING THE PEOPLE. >> OF COLOR REPRESENTED AS WELL AS FOLKS WITH ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS?
UM, I NOTICED THAT BECAUSE. I DON'T WANT TO GO FOR IT BUT IF I GO BACK TO. THE HOME FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OH THAT MEANS SO BLACK. CHILDREN WILL NO LONGER BE IN THE. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANY.
HEAR THAT? >> AND IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, COUNCILOR? >> MY I'M NOT SAYING THAT, OKAY? >> I'M JUST. SAYING IF YOU BEEN TO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, MANY RENDERINGS I REFLECT THAT. YEAH. I JUST I JUST WANT TO NOTE I DON'T I TRY TO BE. READY EVERY STUDENT BE IN THERE I'M.
NOT TRYING TO BE PETTY. I'M TRYING TO FIGHT. >> FOR MY PEOPLE. AND WE ARE TOO. AND SO SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WHAT WE'RE HEARING. HERE OKAY, EVEN THE WAY THAT WE SET UP THIS HEARING.
IS TO SILENCE THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE. RIGHT. AND SO NOW I GET TO ASK QUESTIONS. AND I. AND I. >> WANT. THESE ANSWERED IN VERY SPECIFIC . FORMATS OKAY I'M GOING TO. START OUT. WITH YES AND NO.
I DON'T WANT. ANY FILLERS I WANT YES OR NO AND THAT'S IT HAS THE LEASE AND. >> THE USER. AGREEMENT HAS BEEN AMENDED SINCE IT'S ORIGINALLY SIGNED
YES OR NO? YES OR NO, YES OR NO. I DON'T THINK. >> SO NO OKAY. OKAY SO IF SO WHEN ARE YOU PLANNING TO SIGN.
IT A DATE DO YOU HAVE A PLAN YES OR. >> NO SORRY CAN YOU. REPEAT THE THE ORIGINAL QUESTION. HAS THE LEASE AND. >> THE USER AGREEMENT BEEN AMENDED SINCE IT'S HAS IT BEEN ORIGINALLY SIGNED YES OR NO. SO THE SECOND QUESTION ASKS WHEN DO WE PLAN TO SIGN IT?
BUT I JUST WANTED. >> TO. KNOW IF YOU HAD A PLAN. YES OR NO? DO YOU HAVE A PLAN? WE ALREADY HAVE. WE HAVE A SIGNED LEASE OKAY. ARE THE. >> DOCUMENTS CURRENTLY ONLINE? THE LATEST. VERSIONS OF ALL THE CHANGES INCLUDED YES OR NO?
YES. YES OKAY. IS THE CONSTRUCTION. CONTRACT ONLINE YES OR NO? YES OR NO? CAN YOU CLARIFY? DO YOU MEAN THE GUARANTEE THE
MAXIMUM PRICE. IS THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ONLINE? IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE. ALTHOUGH THE MAYOR SAID ON THE RADIO LAST WEEK THAT IT WAS READILY AVAILABLE THE CONTRACTOR THE COUNTY THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
YES IS READILY AVAILABLE. YES OKAY NOBODY CAN FIND IT. IS THE CONTRACTOR HEARING UH BEARING ALL OF THE COST. OF INCREASE MATERIAL PRICES SUCH AS LUMBER AND STEEL? YES OR NO.
CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION. AND I'M LIKE. IS THE CONTRACTOR BEARING ALL THE COST OF INTEREST AND MATERIAL PRICES. >> SUCH AS LUMBER AND STEEL TOOLS? YEAH, THOSE ARE ON THE.
PROPERTY YES OR NO IT'S JUST A YES OR. NO. YES. OKAY. IS THE CONTRACTOR ALLOWED. >> TO SUBMIT A CHANGE. ORDER IF COST INCREASE DUE TO TARIFFS STRIKES OR MATERIAL SHORTAGES? YES OR NO.
THEY'RE WELL YES. SORRY CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN WITH YOUR MIC ON THAT. >> JUST A MINUTE YES OR NO I. SAID YES. SO YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE YOU REALLY MEAN IT BUT. >> NO THEY'RE. ALLOWED TO SUBMIT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE ACCEPT. OKAY YEAH SO YES OR NO. QUESTIONS I WILL GET SOME
OF THIS. WELL LISTEN THE PUBLIC IS LOOKING. >> IF. WE WANT TO. >> EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. >> WE CAN'T JUST. >> SAY WELL YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC DURING MY SIX MONTHS. SO WE WOULD. >> ON YOUR ONLINE SITUATION. DO THE TO THE CONTRACT OR OTHER. CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS CONTAIN
UM ALLOWANCES OR QUALIFICATIONS . >> DO THE CONTRACT OR OTHER. CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENTS CONTAIN ALLOWANCES OR. QUALIFICATIONS YES OR NO OKAY. GREAT THANK YOU. NOW I'M GOING TO GO ON TO OTHER QUESTIONS.
UM CAN YOU CLARIFY THE. MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PROPOSED. >> TEN YEAR. AND THE 15 YEAR LEASE IN DECEMBER THE TEAM. SIGNED AN INITIAL TEN YEAR FOR. JUST TEN YEARS. >> WITH. TEAM OPTIONS TO EXTEND BEYOND YET.
BUT THE NEW UM COMMERCIAL CAME . OUT AND. >> IT'S NOW REFERRING TO 15 YEARS. SO WHAT IS. THAT I CAN PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON THAT. SO IS IT 15 OR 10 YEARS? >> IT IS A. TEN YEAR LEASE. SO WHY. ARE WE TALKING ABOUT 15.
TIMES THAT COMMUNITY WANTED TO HAVE A COMPARISON TO THE EVERETT DEAL WHICH WAS. UH THE BENEFIT. >> DEAL WAS STRUCK ON A 15 YEAR HORIZON AND WE WANTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAR COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO DEAL
STRUCTURES. SO WE. SAY NOW THAT. >> WE. HAVE A. 15 YEAR. >> NOT A TEN WE ARE NOT SAYING THAT. SO WHAT TEN YEAR LEASE THAT. IS RENEWABLE UP TO THREE. TIMES OKAY SO. THAT MAKES PEOPLE. NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ALL ARE.
SAYING OKAY. HAS THERE BEEN THOUGHT AND DELIBERATION ABOUT THE COST OF WHITE STADIUM BEYOND THE STADIUM ITSELF FOR EXAMPLE, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL BE DEPLOYED IN THAT AREA?
UH WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THIS THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN PROCESS. WE JUST HAD A TRANSPORTATION MEETING. LAST WEEK WHERE WE RECEIVE FEEDBACK UM AND HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING THE TERMS OF THAT. PARTICULAR DEAL. >> SO FOR THE RECORD. FOR THOSE. FOLKS WHO.
>> ARE FOLLOWING ME. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW AND THEN UM, MY TIME IS UP AND I'LL COME BACK TO MY SECOND QUESTIONS IS THAT I DO SUPPORT. A RENOVATED WHITE STADIUM. ABSOLUTELY. >> OUR CHILDREN DESERVE THAT
AND SO MUCH MORE. BUT WHAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO RIGHT IS CREATE THE ILLUSION THAT WE'RE DOING THIS OFF THE BACKS OF BLACK AND BROWN. CHILDREN AND THAT IS THE NARRATIVE THAT I THINK IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT. CONFUSING HERE BECAUSE.
WE CAN SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. RIGHT. THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT UM DISINGENUOUS RIGHT? BECAUSE TO STACY'S POINT, I
DON'T SEE SUBURBANITES, YOU KNOW, WALKING DOWN EGGLESTON SQUARE TRYING TO ASK WHAT I DON'T WELL, I JUST DON'T SEE IT. AND SO THAT TO. ME IS. >> I FEEL. >> LIKE THAT'S. WHERE COMMUNITY FEELS LIKE WE'RE BEING SOLD A BAG OF GOODS
THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO INSPECT. I'LL COME BACK WITH MY SECOND ROUND. THANK YOU THANK. YOU COUNCIL HEAR COUNCIL WHETHER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> UM, SO, UH YEAH, SEVERAL OF THIS UH, THESE QUESTIONS GO
TO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM. UH, PRICE. SO, UM, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL BUDGET FROM THE CITIES IS, UM, UH, IS RESERVED FOR
CONTINGENCIES? UM, SO. >> WE CAN PROVIDE A CLEAR BREAKDOWN. SO AS I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER, OUR TOTAL SORT OF COST OF WORK ,RIGHT? >> THE ACTUAL. BUILDING MATERIALS, UM, LABOR
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT UM, PENCILS IN AT ABOUT $103 MILLION. WE HAVE ON TOP OF THAT A SERIES OF GENERAL CONDITIONS, ALLOWANCES, CONTINGENCIES, UM,
ESCALATION, PERMITTING FEES, UM BOND UH FEES, RISK INSURANCE THAT ARE ALL STANDARD PRACTICE WITH LARGE SCALE PROJECTS THAT BRING US TO THAT TOTAL OF $135 MILLION. OKAY.
>> UH, SO IT'S IT'S THE CONTINGENCY UH, DO YOU KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE IT IS? I DON'T HAVE THE PERCENTAGE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> OKAY. IS IT MORE THAN 10%? I MEAN, IS IT SO. OH, NO. YEAH. >> SO ACTUALLY, COUNSELOR, THAT
PERCENTAGE OFF OF THE GMP IT'S ACTUALLY 2.25% FOR CONTINGENCY ALONE THOUGH. THERE ARE OTHER VALUES. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU REALIZE THAT THERE ARE ALLOWANCES AND OTHER AMOUNTS. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION YES
2.25%. OKAY AND THEN DO YOU KNOW I DON'T EXPECT LIKE A I MEAN HOW WHAT WHAT ARE THINGS THAT CAN TRIGGER THE CONTINGENCIES.
DO YOU HAVE A LIST. UH MAYBE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. I CAN CHIME IN. UM SO YOU KNOW WITH. ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THERE IS RISK. UM, WE DO A LOT OF UPFRONT
WORK, UM, THROUGH OUR STANDARD PRACTICES AT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT RUNNING BIG PROJECTS LIKE THIS. BUT. UM. >> I CAN SHARE AN EXAMPLE. YOU KNOW, WE DONE GEOTECHNICAL BORINGS, RIGHT? TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S UNDERNEATH
THE GROUND IF FOR WHATEVER REASON WE FIND MORE SORT OF, YOU KNOW, UM, BEDROCK AT A HIGHER SURFACE THAN WHAT WE IMAGINE THAT CAN BE SORT OF AN UNFORESEEN, UM, CIRCUMSTANCE
AND THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THESE CONTINGENCIES AND ALLOWANCES, UH, WOULD WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN THOSE BUDGET PARAMETERS. UM, BUT YOU KNOW. IT'S IT'S HARD TO TELL YOU
EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. OF UH, WHERE YOU CAN SEE INCREASE. OKAY. >> AND THEN I GUESS UM, TO DATE HOW MUCH OF THE CONTINGENCY HAS BEEN USED OR UH, JUST JUST
SOMETHING TO. DATE ZERO OKAY. FRANKLY, ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY JUST FOR FULL DISCLOSURE AS DIANA WAS SAYING, WE ARE RUNNING INTO MORE UH, LEDGE FOR INSTANCE. UM, SO. >> THAT IS LIKELY TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO AGAINST
THE CONTINGENCY. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER YET. OKAY. BUT NOTHING'S BEEN ADDED. NOTHING'S BEEN BUILD TO IT OR AT LEAST ASSIGNED TO IT IN THE FUTURE OF THAT NUMBER. OKAY. >> UM SO. IF THERE ARE OVERAGES ON THE
LEGACY SIDE, UH, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EXPENSES, UM, INCURRED ON THEIR SIDE OF THE PROJECT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEASE
DOCUMENTS. SO THEY'RE REQUIRED TO FULFILL ,UH, THE REQUIREMENTS OF LEASE DOCUMENTS ARTICLE 80 APPROVAL, UH, THE LANDMARKS APPROVAL AND THE PARKS COMMISSION APPROVAL THAT WERE ASSOCIATED. WITH THE PROJECT. OKAY. >> SO IT'S LIKE I THINK THEIR
BUDGETS ARE AT 190. IF IT'S OVER THE LEGACY OF LEGACY IFC WILL BE OKAY. UM UH OKAY. >> SO WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE CITY'S PORTION UM, DO YOU HAVE
A BREAKDOWN OF. OF AND I GUESS YOU TALKED ABOUT CONSTRUCTION UM, AND YOU KNOW, IN THE GROUND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONTINGENCY WHAT
PERCENTAGE I GUESS IS FOR UH NON CONSTRUCTION SORT OF ANALYSTS UH, YOU KNOW, JUST NOT WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER CONSTRUCTION BUT IN TERMS OF LIKE. UM. >> YOU KNOW, UH THE PROCESS.
SO INTERESTING QUESTION COUNSELOR. >> SO THAT NUMBER WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE UM BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A VARIETY OF SUPPORTS THAT WE HAVE AT THE CITY HEALTH FACILITIES LIKE MY SALARY WE HAVE UH, DIRECTORS,
PROJECT MANAGERS, CONTRACT UNIT PEOPLE, FOLKS IN THE LEGAL WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT NUMBER TO BE ABLE TO GIVE. OKAY. >> UH, BUT IT IS PART OF THAT THAT THE 130 500. I'M ASSUMING FOR THE FOR THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. RIGHT.
SO WHEN YOU WHEN YOU WORK WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR THEY'RE SORT OF LIKE THE PRIME CONTRACTOR AND THEN THEY WORK WITH SUB. CONSULTANTS TO. >> ACHIEVE THE WORK AND ORCHESTRATE THAT THEY CHARGE GENERAL FEES. ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TYPE OF.
OVERSIGHT AND GUARANTEE ON MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT. UM, AND. >> WE DON'T JUST WE DON'T HAVE THAT PERCENTAGE THAT ARE BROKEN OUT. BUT YOU KNOW, I CAN SHARE UM, SOME OF THE NUMBERS HERE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU KNOW,
GENERAL CONDITIONS UM. IF IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT INFORMATION. UM, SURE. YEAH. I MEAN I GUESS SO THERE ARE LIKE QUALITY CONTROL PEOPLE AND CORRECT, UH, DESIGNERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S NOT JUST. UM OKAY IF YOU WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH ME AT SOME OTHER POINT AND THEN OKAY, SO IF UH IF LET'S JUST SAY LEGACY ON THEIR SIDE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
THEY'RE BUILDING PIPES AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THAT FIXTURES YOU KNOW DOES ALL THAT BECOME CITY PROPERTY? UH, YOU KNOW ONCE IT'S BUILT EXPLAIN JUST EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS.
UM, THE WAY THIS. WORKS IS. >> BECAUSE WE THE DEAL THAT UM . >> WE ACHIEVED. WITH BOSTON LEGACY IS A LEASE. SO WE ARE THE GROUND OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS SIMILAR TO OUR. >> REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS. >> JUST ACROSS THE STREET. UM.
>> AT QUINCY MARKET. UM, AND UH IT'S IT'S SORT OF STANDARD PRACTICE WITH THE LEASE DOCUMENT SO. THEY CAN MAKE. INVESTMENTS TO THE PROPERTY, BUT THE. UNDERLYING RIGHTS TO THE PROPERTY ARE OWNED BY. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
WHICH WILL CONTINUE. >> TO BE. UH, THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH THE BOSTON UH. THROUGH THEIR GEORGE WRIGHT UM ,TRUST. OKAY. >> UM AND THEN YOU KNOW, FOR SOME UH I THINK JUST DISCUSSION
HERE IN OTHER HEARINGS KIND OF COMPARING THIS TO UH, PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, SORT OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. >> WHICH. ARE SUBSIDIES AND STADIUMS WHICH ARE YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR SOME REASON THINKING LIKE THE
BUFFALO BILLS STADIUM OR AN NFL STADIUM OR WHAT WE SEE IN EVERETT UM, AND THEN SEEING HOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE MONEY BACK THAT WE'RE INVESTING. UM, DO YOU HAVE WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
I MEAN, I I JUST I, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE THAN THAN WHAT'S IN EVERETT OR YOU KNOW WHAT IS AN NFL TYPE STADIUM WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE WHAT'S THE
IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND ARE WE GOING TO HAVE JOBS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? BUT WHEREAS I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A DIFFERENT UH IT'S AN APPLES AND ORANGES. DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE? UM HAPPY TO RESPOND ON THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS AGAIN A TOWN FACILITY. NONE OF THESE OTHER PROFESSIONAL STADIUMS, INCLUDING EVERETT ARE GOING TO BE. PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE. PUBLIC ARE GOING. >> TO BE. OWNED BY. >> A SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM, SO THAT IS TRULY THE DIFFERENCE HERE.
THIS IS. A INNOVATIVE MODEL, UM. THAT WE ARE UM, YOU KNOW, USING. >> HERE TO LEVERAGE PRIVATE DOLLARS FOR OUR PUBLIC INTEREST . UM. >> TO ACHIEVE THIS RENOVATION. YOU KNOW, JUST ADD THAT THIS THIS PROJECT IS BRINGING
INVESTMENT IN VIA THE CAPITAL PROJECT BUT ALSO COVERING LONG TERM CITY COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION. YOU KNOW, DEAL WITH THAT THAT THE VALUE OF THIS IS NOT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILOR, UH, COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UM. >> YOU TALKED ABOUT. THE MAXIMUM COST THAT WE'VE KIND. OF AGREED ON WHAT A. MAXIMUM COST. >> WOULD BE, BUT OBVIOUSLY. THAT'S WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.
BUT IF WE RUN INTO SOMETHING. THAT IS. UNFORESEEN, WE'RE NOT. >> GOING TO. NOT FINISH. >> THE PROJECT. LIKE THE. WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE. RIGHT? >> THAT WAS UNFORESEEN, RIGHT? IT TOOK. >> MUCH LONGER. IT COST A LOT MORE. NO ONE COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
>> YOU. MENTIONED LEDGE. SO I MEAN IT COULD BECOME EVEN SOMETHING ELSE. SO WHAT DOES HAPPEN ARE EVEN THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. >> BUT THEN WHEN WE LOOK BACK. >> LIKE. JUST WALKING MY DOGS THE OTHER DAY AT WALSH.
PARK AND. THE DRAINAGE. THERE'S LIKE. >> MASSIVE FLOODING IN A BRAND NEW PARK IN A FIELD THAT YOU. KNOW, WE SPENT. >> A LOT OF MONEY. HOPING THAT NOW THIS. FIRST SEASON. >> WE'D. BE ABLE. >> TO USE THE WHOLE THING. OR THE CURLEY COMMUNITY CENTER ,RIGHT, JUST TO. NAME A. >> FEW WHERE.
WE INVEST A LOT OF MONEY. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THAT WE INVEST THIS MONEY AND WE. YOU KNOW, CONTINUE. TO BUILD NEW OR UPDATE EXISTING
BUILDINGS AROUND THE CITY. BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN WHEN WE SAY IT'S THE MOST WE HOPE TO SPEND RIGHT. BUT LIKE ANYONE KNOWS WITH THE BUDGET.
UM I CAN CHIME IN AND AND MAYBE CARLSON YOU CAN UM, ADD ADDITIONAL DETAIL THERE. UM, WE ARE UM, YOU KNOW, EXCITED TO SHARE THIS UPDATE BECAUSE IT'S GUARANTEED BY A GMP.
WE HAVE BIDS AND THAT CONFIRM THESE NUMBERS AND AS WE NOTED THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE UNFORESEEN BUT WE HAVE CONTINGENCIES IN PLACE AND ALLOWANCES THAT ALLOW US WITHIN
A REASONABLE STANDARD RIGHT TO ADDRESS THAT WITH UM WOULD. YOU GO. >> OVER THOSE LIKE $1 MILLION. UM SO. I CAN I CAN BREAK THOSE DOWN A. LITTLE BIT. SO WE'VE DONE SOME EARLY BID PACKAGES UM THAT FOCUS ON THE. STRUCTURAL FOUNDATIONS AND WE
HAVE ALLOWANCES FOR THOSE. UM WHAT ARE THE ALLOWANCES. SO FOR EARLY BID PACKAGE TO UM THE ALLOWANCE FOR THAT IS ABOUT UM 700,000 UH DOLLARS UM AND
THEN FOR UH BID. PACKAGES AND JUST. TO EXPLAIN. TO THOSE. LISTENING IN WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN WHEN YOU SAY ALLOWANCE? UH, CARLTON, DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN? SURE. >> SO THE WAY I WOULD ANSWER IT, COUNCILOR.
GOOD AFTERNOON. IS THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO BUDGET, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO MEET THIS NUMBER. AND SO, UH, THE CONTRACTOR. HAS ACTUAL BIDS AND THEN WE SAY YOU'RE ALLOWANCES FOR THE WORK, RIGHT?
SO FOR INSTANCE YOU MENTIONED EARTHWORK OR THE LIGHT DRAINAGE . WE'RE SAYING SHE'S YOU KNOW WE KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SPEND BUT WE WANT TO HAVE AN ALLOWANCE IN CASE SOMETHING DOES. HAPPEN SO. >> THEY CAN. >> SPEND UP TO $700,000. THEY CAN. START BEFORE. >> WE SHUT. >> IT DOWN.
NO NOT THAT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IS THE ALLOWANCES ARE ALSO UM FLEXIBLE SO IF WE DON'T NEED AN ALLOWANCE AND SO FOR INSTANCE WE GET OUT OF THE GROUND WE SAY OH GEEZ WE DIDN'T WE ONLY SPENT HALF THE
ALLOWANCES OR 25% OF THOSE ALLOWANCES. THOSE ALLOWANCES NOW BECOME AVAILABLE FOR SOME OTHER CONCERN THAT MIGHT GO OVER WHAT WE ORIGINALLY BID. SO WE WERE VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD THAT'S THE WHOLE NATURE OF THE
WORK ALLOWANCES. WE CAN ALLOW THE WORK TO HAPPEN AND THEN FOR SOME UNFORESEEN BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THE CONTINGENCY. SO I'M JUST SUGGESTING THAT BECAUSE UM, IT IS OUR JOB TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LET THE CONTRACTOR SPEND MONEY UNLESS THEY'RE PERMITTED TO DO SO WE APPROVE ALL THIS THEIR ALLOWANCE EXPENDITURES SO THEY CAN'T SPEND MONEY ON THE ALLOWANCES UNLESS WE. APPROVE IT. >> THAT'S THE. FIRST THING. >> THE SECOND THING IS THAT THE
ALLOWANCES ARE, UM, FLEXIBLE ENOUGH FOR US TO BE ABLE TO NOT SPEND IN ONE AREA BUT PERHAPS SPEND MORE IN ANOTHER AREA. THAT'S THE NEED. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE. GO OVER AT THE FIRST. ONES WHERE. WE HAVEN'T? >> SO AGAIN BUT. >> WHAT IF THE FIRST FEW. ALLOWANCES ARE WHERE WE'RE
SEEING OVERSPENDING. >> WE. WOULD START TO DRAW FROM THE LATTER PACKAGES FRANKLY AND THAT IF WE EVER AGAIN IF WE IF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE TRADES RAN OVER THEN WE'RE IN
TROUBLE THEN WE HAVE TO GO TOWARDS OUR CONTINGENCY. HOW MUCH MORE. DID THE. WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE. COST US. THAN WHAT WE ORIGINALLY. PLANNED FOR? >> I'M NOT FAMILIAR. >> WITH. THAT WORK. COUNCILOR. >> IS ANYONE ELSE? NO NO NO OKAY.
ONLY BECAUSE WE DON'T DO BRIDGES. IT'S A STATE PROJECT, COUNCILOR MURPHY, BUT WE. CAN ASK. >> FOR THEM. >> YOU KNOW, JUST. IT'S A GOOD. >> EXAMPLE OF ONE LIKE. WHERE I KNOW IT'S YEAH, I WAS AT THE WALK THROUGH NOW I'M JUST SAYING. >> LOOK, THERE'S THESE BIG. PROJECTS BUT THERE'S REALLY
GOOD I MEAN IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT LIKE WHAT IS THE AMOUNT WE'RE. EXPECTING TO HAVE TO SPEND TO. FIX THE CURLEY. COMMUNITY CENTER? DO WE KNOW. UM THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER RIGHT NOW BUT I WILL, YOU KNOW, UM, SHARE THAT WITH THE CURLEY COMMUNITY CENTER. THE REASON WHY WE'RE NEEDING TO MAKE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THERE IS BECAUSE THE USAGE THAT
WE'RE SEEING IS WAY BEYOND WHAT WAS EXPECTED. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH COUNCILOR FLYNN AND OTHER ELECTEDS TO JUST, UM, UNDERSTAND AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND AND ALSO WE'RE LOOKING AT LEASING EQUIPMENT
BECAUSE THE EQUIPMENT IS SO HEAVILY. USED WHICH IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE. I'M REFERRING TO LIKE. >> THE. FLOODING AND THE FLOORS AND THE. SAUNA THAT. >> THAT THAT'S ALSO RELATED TO THE TO THE USAGE. YEP OKAY. OKAY UM AND WHAT WOULD THE COST
BE. >> IF WE WERE TO BUILD A STATE OF THE ART. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL. LIKE JUST RENOVATE WHITE STADIUM? >> I KNOW WE'VE TORN IT DOWN SO . NOW IT WOULD COST MORE BUT HAD WE. >> NOT TORN DOWN WHAT. WAS THERE AND RENOVATED WHAT WAS THERE.
WHAT WOULD THE COST TO THEN? UM SO I CAN CHIME IN A LITTLE BIT. SO I THINK UM THERE'S BEEN THE AMEL NECKLACE CONSERVANCY PROPOSAL THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE. UM, AND I THINK THE SPECULATION AROUND WHAT IF WE.
BUILT OUR OWN FACILITY. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO STRESS HERE IS THAT THE REASON WE WENT WITH THIS CREATIVE MODEL TO. WORK WITH. PRIVATE INTERESTS TO BRING IN RESOURCES FOR OUR. PUBLIC FACILITY WAS BECAUSE WE COULDN'T.
DELIVER THIS ON OUR OWN. AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE ESTIMATES RIGHT. IT'S WELL OVER $135 MILLION TO ACHIEVE A FACILITY ON OUR OWN. UM, I ALSO WANT TO KNOW TOO
THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION A LOT OF THESE PROPOSALS THAT ARE OUT THERE STARTED YOU KNOW, FIRST IT WAS 5 MILLION, THEN 30, THEN 65. RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT IS ALSO AN INDICATION OF THE FACT THAT
THESE ARE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS. YOU KNOW THIS THEY DON'T HAVE ENGINEERS UM THEY DON'T HAVE SURVEY INFORMATION. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANY GEOTECHNICAL REPORTS. UM AND I THINK IT'S MISLEADING
THE PUBLIC IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT HELPFUL. TO BUILDING THE TRUST THAT WE WANT TO BUILD ON EXECUTING THIS PROJECT. UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING. I WILL SAY TOO IS THAT UM,
THERE THE INFORMATION WE'RE SHARING WITH YOU AND THE REASON WHY WE BROUGHT THIS COST UPDATE AT THIS MOMENT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE. A GMP, A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IN BIDS TO BACK UP THOSE
NUMBERS. UM, AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT THAT ALTERNATIVE . PROPOSAL IS BRINGING TO. >> THE TABLE EITHER. IT'S A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SO I'M NOT. REFERRING TO ANY OTHER. INFORMATION WHEN. JUST THE CITY OF BOSTON SAT
DOWN. >> WITH THIS PLAN, YOU ONLY CAME UP WITH ONE BIG PLAN THAT WOULD NEED SUPPORT. YOU NEVER LOOKED AT OTHER PLANS WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I'M NOT REFERRING TO ANY
OUTSIDE PLAN THAT MAY BE CIRCULATED IN WHICH. YOU TALKED ABOUT DID YOU ONLY. >> MAKE ONE PLAN THAT WE'RE SHARING TODAY? UH, NO. THE ORIGINAL WE'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS BECAUSE
TO INVEST IN WHITE STADIUM BECAUSE THAT WAS A PRIORITY FOR THE MAYOR AND WE LOOKED AT JUST A CITY ONLY INVESTMENT. IN AND THAT WAS. >> WHAT I. >> WAS REFERRING TO. WHAT DID THE CITY BECAUSE THE MAYOR WAS LOOKING FIRST AT WHAT WOULD IT BE IF IT. WAS JUST. >> THE CITY WERE INNOVATING.
IT WOULD BE MORE WE MORE THAN 135. >> MILLION. AND WOULDN'T BRING IN OPERATING COSTS AND ALL THE OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT ARE BEING LEVERAGED IN ADDITION TO THE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES. OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. UH. >> COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. UM, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CHAIR . UH, DIANE, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU. UH, BECAUSE ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT.
THIS PROJECT. >> AND AND LET'S BE HONEST THAT. UH. >> STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS. TO MANY MINORITY CONTRACTORS LONG BEFORE THEY EVEN GET TO THE BIDDING PROCESS, WHETHER THAT'S ACCESS TO CAPITAL
BONDING REQUIREMENTS, INSURANCE COSTS OR ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY. UH. >> I WANT TO ASK YOU, UM, HOW DO THOSE REQUIREMENTS LIKE BONDING INSURANCE, WORKING CAPITAL IMPACT SMALLER
CONTRACTORS WHO MAY TECHNICALLY BE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE WORK BUT LACK ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES? NOW THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I KNOW YOU DIRECTED IT TO ME BUT I'M GOING TO TEE UP
CARLTON JONES WHO'S BEEN DOING THIS PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR MUCH LONGER THAN I HAVE. OKAY. BUT THESE ARE REAL BARRIERS SO CALL FOR MAKING. SURE THAT THANK YOU, COUNCILOR REVEREND.
UH, SO PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IS, UM, GOVERNED BY. UM MASS GENERAL LAW. 149 I'M TRYING TO NOT USE ACRONYMS MASS GENERAL LAW 149
OR MASTER ALIGN MASS GENERAL LAW 149 EIGHT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT UM MEANS THAT FOR THOSE PARTICULAR PROJECTS MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH DE CAM DE CAM RIGHT.
SO THE DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE I BELIEVE IS THAT T CAN WE SAY DE CAM ALL THE TIME I FORGOT WHAT IT STOOD FOR BUT IT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND ABIDE BY THEIR RULES. SO WHICH MEANS THAT CONTRACTORS
HAVE TO BE DE CAM CERTIFIED. WE HAD TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE WE HAD TO PRE-QUALIFY ALL OF OUR UM CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRMS AND THEY HAVE TO PRE-QUALIFY THE SUBS TO ENSURE THAT.
THEY HAVE THE BONDING CAPACITY, MEANING THEY HAVE THE ABILITY OR THE PRESUMED ABILITY. I'LL SAY IT THAT WAY THE PRESUMED ABILITY TO COMPLETE THIS WORK. SO UNLESS A PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR HE OR SHE HAS MET
THOSE REQUIREMENTS THEY'RE INELIGIBLE TO BID RIGHT OFF THE BAT. AND SO THAT PRECLUDES A LOT OF AND WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION THAT PRECLUDES A LOT OF THE SMALLER CONTRACTORS . FORTUNATELY FOR THIS PROJECT
THERE IS THE WEST SIDE WHERE WE DO HAVE THE PUBLIC SIDE AND OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRM BOND IS CONTRACTING WITH MANY OF THE UH SMALLER COMMUNITY UM CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO NOT UNDER THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW CHAPTER 149 149 A. BUT THEY HAVE TO BE UNION AFFILIATED, RIGHT?
THAT'S BECAUSE UM, THERE'S. >> A UNION BONDS A UNION. SO WHEN YOU SAID THEY HAVE TO BE. YEAH, THERE. >> ARE PROVISIONS FOR THEM NOT TO BE BUT IT'S IT'S A PRETTY HIGH BAR TO MEET. >> AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR. SIGNATORIES FOR CERTAIN CERTAIN
UM, TRADES BUT NOT SIGNATORIES FOR OTHER ONES. THAT'S WHY I KIND OF. WANT TO PICK YOU ON THAT LATER BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE SIX MINUTES. SO LET ME JUST TRY IT TO DEAR AND LET ME COME BACK TO YOU THEN YOU MENTIONED NEW
INCLUSIVE CONTRACT LAW. DOES THAT APPLY TO THIS WHITE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT THE NEW INCLUSIVE COMP CONTRACT LAW YOU TALKED ABOUT. IT WOULD APPLY TO LIKE MOSTLY
ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THE CITY'S PROJECT FOR CONTRACTING FOR THINGS THAT WE WOULD PURCHASE GOING FORWARD BUT NOT NECESSARILY TO THE CONSTRUCTION . SO WE KNOW THE OWNERS HAVE COMMITTED TO 50% OF THEIR
INVESTMENT. HOW ARE WE TRACKING THE INVESTMENTS, THE CONTRACTS THAT THE OWNERS ARE MAKING WITH
REGARD TO AN BW EES OR ARE WE. YES WE ARE ACTUALLY UM BOTH THE CITY ON THE CITY SIDE AND ON THE LEGACY SIDE WE HAVE WE HAVE A CONSULTANT CALL UM I THINK
YOU KNOW, IN ORDER. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS HELPING US TO TO ENGAGE UM MWB EARLY ON TO KNOW WHAT CONTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE AND ALSO TO GET THEM
ONBOARDED AND TRACKING, UM, THE SPEND WITH THEM AND THOSE CONTRACTS ARE ALSO THEN INFORMATION IS SHARED DIRECTLY UM IMMEDIATELY WITH OUR OFFICE OF SUPPLY DIVERSITY WHO'S ALSO
KEEPING TRACK OF THAT DATA AND ALSO SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH OUR WHITE STADIUM ADVISORY SUPPLY UM BOARD. AND DIANE AND COLIN, THIS QUESTION IS FOR EITHER ONE OF YOU.
SO YOU GAVE US A LIST. WE HAVE THE LIST OF WHAT'S BEEN COMMITTED FROM THE AND CONTRACTORS FROM THE CITY SIDE. RIGHT. CAN WE WORK WITH THE OWNERS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO THE SAME THINGS IN TERMS UH, COMMITTED CONTRACTS SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE PROJECT. AND I KNOW THAT GOING INTO THE
OPERATIONAL. FIELD PHASE. BUT I KNOW IN YOUR CONTRACT DO YOU HAVE WHAT'S BEEN COMMITTED A PRIMARY COMMIT 50%. CAN WE DO THE SAME THING WITH THE OWNER? YES. >> NO.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT YOU KNOW, ON THE ON THE UM LEGACY SIDE THEY'VE NEGOTIATED UM COMMITMENTS FOR MWB PARTICIPATION THAT ARE LEGALLY BINDING AND IN MANY CASES THE
COMPANIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED SO WE CAN. >> SHARE FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. YES. YEAH CAN THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND THE FINAL QUESTION IS WHAT IS IT IN TERMS OF IMPEDIMENTS
TO A MINORITY BUSINESSES BECOMING READY ON DAY ONE? WHAT IS IT THAT THE COUNCIL CAN DO? WHAT CHANGES TO WE NEED TO MAKE IN THE.
ORDINANCE TO MAKE IT EASIER OR TO MAKE IT MORE COMPATIBLE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON DAY ONE? I MEAN DO WE NEED TO SET ASIDE
BONDING MONEY? DO WE NEED TO SET ASIDE WHAT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO AS THE CITY COUNCIL AND I WANT ALL OF MY COUNCILOR UH, COLLEAGUES TO HEAR THIS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A MAJOR PROJECT LIKE THIS? I KNOW DECAMP IS A BIG IMPEDIMENT, BUT WHAT CAN WE DO AS A COUNCIL? WHAT DO WE NEED TO PASS?
WHAT ORDINANCE DO WE NEED TO CHANGE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. FOR ME TO PARTICIPATE ON DAY ONE? YEAH. SO YOU KNOW I HATE TO GIVE SIMPLE ANSWERS TO COMPLEX
PROBLEMS BUT I DO THINK THAT YOU KNOW, HITTING ON SOMETHING I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY . BUT I THINK IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY SEE WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE, WE SHOULD MAYBE PUT TOGETHER A WORKING GROUP, CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK TO COME UP WITH A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE CAN ACT ON. CONSIDER IT DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER . COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD. >> THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU TO.
>> THE ADMINISTRATION PANEL FOR BEING HERE. UM. LET ME LET ME JUST ASK. THIS IS A. BP'S RUN OPERATION. DELETE THE LEAD.
AGENCY FOR. >> CITY DEPARTMENT IS BUS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM SIM. IS THAT ACCURATE? UH. >> THIS IS A JOINT EFFORT, BUT WE ON THE BOTTOM. OKAY. >> MY I DO WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T WE DON'T SERVE ALCOHOL.
UM, WE WON'T SERVE ALCOHOL ON BP'S PROPERTY. IS THAT. >> SOMETHING BPD SUPPORTS? UM, ALL THOSE PARAMETERS ARE SPELLED OUT UM, IN OUR AGREEMENT WITH WITH. >> UH. WITH WITH. >> WITH THE LEASE AND UM AND I PROMISE I'LL BE HAPPY BY THE
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IF YOU WANT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT I THINK. YEAH I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BUT I DO WANT US TO RESPECT BP'S UM, REGULATIONS
THAT ALCOHOL IS NOT SERVED OR GIVEN OUT ON BP'S PROPERTY. IS THAT IS THAT WHAT WE ALL WE ALL SUPPORT THAT I WOULD ASSUME RIGHT. I MEAN WHAT I WHAT I CAN SAY IS
DURING THE GAMES, UH, STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE HAVING THE UH I'M. SORRY THE TIME OUTSIDE OF THE GAMES, UH, OUR STUDENTS WILL BE THERE UM, AND OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE SUPERVISED AND MOST OF US
WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE AMENITIES THERE AND THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PORTIONS OF ALL THAT'S ON THE ON THE UM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING SOURCES MY BACK. OKAY, HERE'S MY POINT. HERE'S MY POINT I DON'T WANT TO
I DON'T WANT TO SEE ALCOHOL SERVED AT ALL DURING ANY SOCCER MATCH OR ANY SPORTING EVENT OR ON ANY GROUNDS AT ALL PERIOD COMING OUT OF A RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER BEING AT A SOCCER GAME FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT. CAN WE ALL AGREE ON THAT THAT THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN. YEAH I CAN'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEN WHO DO I SPEAK TO TO GET THAT AGREEMENT DONE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT US TO MAKE THEM UM A WAIVER FOR SOMEONE BASED ON YOU KNOW, WE'RE GIVING WE'RE GOING
INTO A DEAL WITH WITH THE PRIVATE ORGANIZATION SO THAT THEY CAN SERVE ALCOHOL. MY POINT IS I DON'T WANT TO SEE US SERVING ALCOHOL. IT WILL IMPACT THE RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THE SOCCER AREA, SOCCER SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, SO THAT'S CAN WE HAVE A FURTHER CONVERSATION ON THAT AND CAN THE COMMUNITY HAVE A
FURTHER CONVERSATION ON THAT? WE'LL TAKE IT UNDER IT. OKAY. >> FAIR ENOUGH. UM. I WENT TO A I WENT TO. >> A. TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BOSTON WHICH IS NOW CLOSED AT DON
BOSCO. UM, BUT IS COULD WE HAVE USED. >> THIS. MONEY TO BUILD A VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BOSTON INSTEAD OF ENTERING INTO A
PRIVATIZATION PARTNERSHIP WITH A UM A FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION ? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF, COUNSELOR, BECAUSE IN
MY 30 YEARS IN CITY GOVERNMENT THIS IS THE MOST EXCITED I'VE BEEN TO HAVE AN ADMINISTRATION THAT WAS REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT WHITE STADIUM AND SERIOUS ABOUT MEDICINE PARK TECHNICAL. VOCATIONAL AND. >> WE'VE BEEN. >> WORKING ON. >> AND. THEN I ALSO I ALSO SUPPORT
WHITE STADIUM LIKE COUNCILOR MEJIA MENTIONED. I ALSO SUPPORT BUILDING AND INVESTING UM IN WHITE STADIUM. I JUST DON'T WANT TO I DON'T WANT TO SEE A PRIVATIZATION
OF THE OF THE FACILITY. I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO BUILD A NEW WHITE STADIUM LIKE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, BUT I DO THINK IT SHOULD BE FOR THE KIDS . BUT AGAIN, DIANE, I HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU. I WANT I JUST WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT I I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING ON THE UM. SORRY. >> NO NO NO THAT'S FINE. AND WE ALSO WE WANT THE SAME THING YOU WANT I AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THESE PROTECTIONS IN OUR LEASE AND EVERY AGREEMENT
THAT WE'VE SIGNED THIS IS A PUBLIC UM, PUBLIC SPACE. UM I DO WANT TO GET BACK TO MADISON PARK. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MANY YEARS ON TRYING TO RENOVATE
MADISON PARK IN THE LONG STORY SHORT AND WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AT CITY COUNCIL AS WELL DESPITE ALL OF OUR BEST EFFORTS, WE WERE SEEING COST ESTIMATES OF AROUND EIGHT 7 TO $800 MILLION TO
REBUILD IT ON OUR OWN, WHICH IS. WHY WE ASKED FOR THE COUNCIL SUPPORT LAST APRIL TO SUBMIT A UM UH REQUEST TO THE MSBA AND THE MASS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP US FUND THE
SCHOOL. WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT WE'VE GOTTEN APPROVAL ON THAT AND WE'VE BEEN INVITED INTO THE PROCESS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS. BUT MADISON PARK WILL BE PROBABLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE
HIGH SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS ONCE IT'S BUILT, SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE. THANK YOU TO YOUR ONE OF THE PANELISTS. UH, PRIOR TO YOU MENTIONED
COMMUNITY PANELISTS MENTIONED THAT THERE WASN'T A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION STUDY DONE IN THE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOOD. IS THAT ACCURATE? UH, TO THE. ARTICLE 80 ENTITLEMENT PROCESS,
UM, WE DID. RIGOROUS REVIEW. ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS. UM, ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES IS THAT UM, WE WE JUST HAD A PUBLIC MEETING LAST WEEK, UM,
TO HEAR FEEDBACK ON ELEMENTS LIKE THE WALK SHED, UM, THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHUTTLE OPERATIONS. UM. >> IS THAT DOCUMENT IS IT A WRITTEN DOCUMENT? UH, YES. >> THERE'S A DOCUMENT ONLINE. THAT SHOWS. THERE'S A TRANSPORTATION. >> SO THERE IS A PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION STUDY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. I'M SORRY I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. SO WE WE. PUBLISH THE. UH, TRANSPORTATION. OKAY. AND THAT WAS DONE WITH HOWARD STEIN. HUDSON WHO. >> IS. THE TRANSPORTATION THERE. WAS OKAY. >> UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S FINE AS
LONG AS I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT THERE WASN'T A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION STUDY DONE AND I JUST WANTED. >> TO. CLARIFY THAT YOU ARE SAYING THERE WAS. >> ONE. TIME I WANT TO BE CLEAR HOW IT'S SIGNED. HUDSON, THROUGH THEIR ARTICLE 80 ENTITLEMENT PROCESS, IS
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS TO US IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION. IS THE ANALYSIS IS THAT A UM A THOROUGH STUDY? YES. >> AND THAT'S YOU CAN FIND THAT ON THE ARTICLE 80 UH WEBSITE. OKAY.
>> UM LET. ME LET ME JUST. ADD ONE. AND I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES WILL WILL UM FOOTBALL.
BE ALLOWED TO BE. PLAYED AT WHITE STADIUM ONCE IT'S ONCE THIS PARK IS COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. YES. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES. I'LL WAIT TO THE NEXT ROOM.
I APPRECIATE THAT, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL ORAL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND JUST BEFORE YOU GO, COUNCILOR UH, WE'VE GOT COUNCIL ORAL COUNCILOR PEPPING UP NEXT AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND TRY
AND GET THROUGH ALL OF IT IF WE CAN'T JUSTIFY OH. WAIT I. >> HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I WE WILL HAVE SAID YES AND WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS. UH COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU CHAIR. UM, BECAUSE MY TIME IS SHORT I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH. >> THESE QUESTIONS.
>> REAL QUICK. I KNOW COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UH, BROUGHT UP THE UM ARC. INITIATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT. >> WE HAVE LIKE WHETHER IT'S JOINT VENTURE. STRATEGY. >> UM. >> BONDING AN INSURANCE STRATEGY. TO HELP LOCAL.
FIRMS AND UH AND WBS UH. ACCESS THOSE CONTRACTS. UM. >> HAS AS ANY CONVERSATIONS ALREADY STARTED AROUND THOSE UH WHEN WE FIRST STARTED. OFF ON. WHITE STADIUM OR IS THIS A NEW
CONVERSATION THAT. YOU KNOW. WE HAVE TO DEVISE NOW. ? >> SO IS THIS. >> A NEW. CONVERSATION AND STRATEGY. >> THAT WE'RE. >> LOOKING TO CREATE OR WAS THIS. UM, SOMETHING THAT. WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SAY THAT.
WAS INTENTIONALLY. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION IN THE PROCESS. THIS WAS INTENTIONALLY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION FROM THE RFP GC ON BOTH SIDES WE'VE INCLUDED UM GOALS AND
STRATEGIES. UM, YOU KNOW, MORE SO UH, ON THE UM FROM THE PRIVATE SIDE WHERE THEY'VE PRETTY MUCH ADOPTED THE MASSPORT MODEL AND THE GC HAS BEEN WORKING, YOU KNOW, TO NAVIGATE DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES THAT SOME SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE SUCH AS LIKE FREQUENCY OF PAY AND OTHER BARRIERS TO HELP THEM BE A PART. >> OF THE PROJECT. ALL RIGHT. >> UM. MY OTHER. QUESTION IS AROUND THE DASHBOARD. UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
NUMBERS ON THE. DASHBOARD WE. >> YOU. DON'T SEE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED. UH, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH WAS LIKE THE. >> TOTAL. AMOUNT AWARDED. FOR PHASE TWO?
SO, UM, FIRST I APOLOGIZE WHEN I WAS TALKING TO MY STAFF ABOUT THIS, UM, THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE DASHBOARD IS NOT SHOWING EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE
BREAKDOWN THAT IS CURRENTLY SEEING REFLECTS THE 22 MILLION OF THE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXECUTED NOT TO TOTAL $43 MILLION THAT ARE LEGALLY UM, BOUND TO GO TO WBS
THAT ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EXECUTED AND SOME OF THOSE. EXECUTED EXECUTIONS WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL LATER ON WHEN THAT PHASE OF WORK IS SET TO OCCUR. OKAY. >> AND THEN ALSO WHEN YOU'RE
LOOKING AT THE DASHBOARD AGAIN UM FOR THE PHASE ONE DESIGN YOU HAVE BROKEN OUT CONTRACTS AWARDED MWB EES AND THEN YOU HAVE VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED WBS UM AND THEN YOU HAVE VALUE
CONTRACTS ALL AWARDED TO BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES. BUT IN PHASE TWO YOU DON'T HAVE THAT THIRD SECTION RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE THAT THIRD SECTION OF VALUE OF CONTRACTS. AWARDED TO BLACK. OWNED BUSINESSES.
DO YOU HAVE THAT NUMBER NOW. WE HAVE THE NUMBERS. UM, LIKE I SAID THIS IS I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE ONLY PROJECT THAT I KNOW OF THAT WE'RE LIVE BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND
PUTTING THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE AND NOT ONLY CAN YOU SEE THE VALUE OF THE CONTRACTS, YOU SEE THE COMPANIES BUT I DO SEE SOME ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD MYSELF NOW THAT WE I WANT US TO
IMPROVE ON TO MAKE IT EVEN EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND DO THE MATH AND UM AND BE ABLE TO HAVE THE TRUST IN WHAT WE'RE DOING. YEAH. >> UH AND THEN UM I GOT THREE MINUTES TO SO I GUESS I'M ALSO
TAKING A LOOK AT THE HOW THE NUMBERS ADD UP TO 135 MILLION IS IS A. FIRST OF ALL THE NUMBERS THAT ARE SHOWING OF WHAT IT THAT'S NOT THAT'S A COMBINATION
OF WHAT WAS BEEN AWARDED SO FAR BY THE TEAM WHICH IS AROUND 65 MILLION AND THE CITY RIGHT. SO THAT'S NOT 102 OUT OF 135 THERE ARE MORE CONTRACTS THAT
STILL NEED TO BE AWARDED. OKAY ON THE ON THE ON BOTH SIDES ON THE DESIGN SIDE AS WELL YOU. KNOW ON BOTH SIDES. FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. >> YOU. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE YES OKAY. BUT THE 135 IS. >> WHAT'S SHOWING UP ON THE. WEBSITE ON THE.
WEBSITE THE 135 WHAT'S SHOWING UP ON THE DASHBOARD IS THE 1 OR 2 THAT WAS AWARDED BUT IT'S FOR BOTH SIDES. IT'S NOT. SO THESE ARE NOT IT'S NOT ACCURATE. IT'S ACCURATE BUT IT COULD BE
MISLEADING IF YOU THINK THAT IT'S A 1 OR 2 OUT OF 135 RIGHT . THE 1 OR 2 REFLECTS THAT THE CITY IS ALREADY WORRIED ABOUT YOU KNOW 35 AND THE TEAM IS
AWARDED LIKE 65 OKAY. THEY HAVE SOME TABS. ALL RIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY THERE'S A CITY TAB AND THEN THERE'S A BLF SEE TAB. IF YOU HIT THOSE DETAILS THEY'LL BREAK IT DOWN AND MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER TO
UNDERSTAND. GOT IT. >> SO THIS TO THE ON THE DASHBOARD IS REFLECTIVE OF THE 65.3. >> MILLION YES OKAY GOT IT. UH SO YOU CAN SEE THAT CURRENTLY ON THE TEAM SIDE OF WHAT IS 65 AND I THINK 35
OF THAT HAS BEEN TO MWB SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE AT ABOUT 54%. ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WHEN YOU WHEN YOU SAY AWARDED UM IS THAT MONEY OUT
THE DOOR INTO THE HANDS OF THESE CONTRACTORS OR IS THAT JUST SAYING THAT YOU KNOW WE. PLAN ON LIKE A. DEFINE AWARD. YEAH. >> SO I WANT TO DEFINE IT IN A
WAY I THINK TO MAKE VERY CLEAR THAT EVEN EXECUTE. >> A. CONTRACT IS STILL A CONTRACT WE STILL NEED TO PERFORM BEFORE I WOULD SAY THE CASH IS IN HAND OR IN POCKET RIGHT RIGHT. AND THEN YOU HAVE SO THAT'S THE
EXECUTED CONTRACTS DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMEONE HAS THE MONEY YET BUT THEY WILL GET THE MONEY PROVIDED THEY DELIVER UM COMMITTED ONES OR WHERE WE'VE IDENTIFIED UM COMPANIES AND
CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED AND NOT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO WE WOULD LIKE TO LIKE THESE ARE LEGALLY BINDING COMMITMENTS UM THAT UM HAVE PENALTIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT.
HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE PHASING OF WORK FOR EXAMPLE THE PAINTING CONTRACT IS NOT GOING TO BE EXECUTED PROBABLY UNTIL, YOU KNOW FROM TEN MONTHS FROM NOW. RIGHT? >> SO SO AWARDED IS EXECUTED OR COMMITTED?
A WHAT IT IS EXECUTED. EXECUTED YES OKAY SO THESE ARE SIGNED. CONTRACTS THEY JUST HAVEN'T BEEN IN SOME CASES THE WORK. HASN'T BEEN PERFORMED. YES OKAY.
UM. MY OTHER QUESTION IS AROUND. UH THE WORK HOURS UH DO WE DO WE HAVE THAT FOR PHASE ONE OR
IS THAT IN TERMS OF LIKE WHO'S LIKE WE DO IT FOR BJP YOU KNOW UH. LOCAL LOCAL. HOURS UH DIVERSITY HOURS. DO WE HAVE THAT PHASE ONE? ARE WE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT FOR PHASE TWO AND I KNOW WE WE
POSSIBLY ARE BECAUSE IT'S CONSTRUCTION. UH ANY UPDATE ON THOSE NUMBERS FOR PHASE TWO RIGHT NOW? YEAH IT'S REQUIRED SO UH YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY IT'S
REQUIRED FOR ALL PHASES OF THE PROJECT SO THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN PHASE ONE PHASE TWO OR. OKAY SUBSEQUENT YEAH ANY ANY UPDATE ON THOSE NUMBERS DO WE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT ON THE DASHBOARD.
UH I'M SURE THE NUMBERS ARE COMING. UH THERE'S PROBABLY A LAG BETWEEN WHEN THE WORK IS PERFORMED AND WHEN THE DASHBOARD GETS UPDATED. WELL ACTUALLY THE DASHBOARD WAS A RESPONSE OF FOLKS WANTING TO KNOW STATUS OF CONTRACTS, RIGHT
? I DON'T THINK IT INCLUDES THAT INFORMATION. SO WE'D HAVE TO GET GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. YEAH. >> BECAUSE FOR ME THAT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE CONTRACT IS THE HOURS WORKED. AND THEN LASTLY UH SORRY CAN YOU SAY JUST LIKE LAST QUESTION
HOW OFTEN DOES THIS ADVISORY GROUP MEET? UM, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THEY MET? LAST TIME THE ADVISORY GROUP MET WAS MAYBE THREE WEEKS AGO AND WE ARE SET TO MEET AGAIN I
THINK THIS WEEK. OKAY SO THEY MEET. EVERY EVERY MONTH. YEAH. WELL IT ALSO DEPENDS ON UM THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY RIGHT. THERE'S A POINT LIKE EARLY ON
THERE ARE MORE MEETINGS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD LIKE THE JOBS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE AND WORKING TO HAVE UM CONTRACTED IS SO FOLKS INTERESTED IN GETTING ON THE
JOB WOULD KNOW BEFORE RFP CAME OUT WHAT WAS COMING DOWN THE PIKE WHEN NOW WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT. IT'S THE THE CADENCE IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO CHANGE. OKAY. >> NOW WE'RE HAVING UM AN EVENT NEXT WEEK BECAUSE THERE WAS A
ANOTHER CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY WHICH IS THE GROVE WHICH IS AROUND 10 MILLION OF PROJECT THAT'S ALSO A PART OF THIS THAT IS UM NONUNION UM CITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BEFORE WE
EVEN SELECT THE GC. WE WANT TO SHARE WHAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE TO SORT OF GET FOLKS UM, READY TO BE A PART OF THAT PART OF WORK AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. AND I WOULD JUST YOU KNOW,
ADVOCATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACT NUMBERS AND ALSO THE BJP NUMBERS ARE REVIEWED AND SHARED WITH THE ADVISORY GROUP. THANK YOU COUNCIL. COUNCIL PEN. FLOOR IS YOURS AND SIX MINUTES. THANK THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
UM THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE FOR THE FOR THE PRESENTATION AND. TO THOSE THAT TESTIFIED BEFORE THANK YOU. I WANT TO FOCUS ON THREE DIFFERENT THINGS FOR ME. UM, IT'S ABOUT THE USAGE OF THE PARK WITH UM TRANSPORTATION AND
THEN SUPPORT. >> FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. ARE SHUT OFF WITH USAGE I I'M A PROUD GRADUATE OF THE FORMER BPAS ATHLETE. UM, I DIDN'T GET TO USE MY STADIUM BUT WENT THERE FOR
GAMES AND IT WAS TERRIBLE CONDITIONS WHEN UM THE O'BRIEN FACE PLAY FOR FOOTBALL GAMES IT WAS I WANT TO KNOW. UM, WHAT ARE THE. PLANS FOR BP'S TO LOOK AT WHAT SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO USE THE
WHITE STADIUM. HOW OFTEN IS GOING TO BE USED UM HOW THE TIME IS GOING TO BE DIVIDED AMONGST THE TEAMS I WANT TO KNOW LIKE AS A STUDENT IF YOU WANT TO USE A FACILITY AND WHAT'S. THE PROCESS FOR THAT?
UM, AS YOU CAN TELL MY ONE OF MY BIGGEST COMMITMENT AND LIKE. ASK FOR THIS. PROJECT IS JUST. >> THAT THE STUDENTS GET AS MUCH OUT OF THIS AS POSSIBLE. UM, IT'S JUST THEY DESERVE IT, RIGHT? STADIUM HAS NOT BEEN THERE FOR THE. CITY IN.
>> TERMS OF JUST. QUALITY OF FACILITY. SO HOPEFULLY THEY GET THAT CHANCE WITH THIS. UM, IN REGARDS TO TRANSPORTATION, UM I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DURING GAME DAYS THERE'S INCREASED.
TRANSPORTATION ENFORCEMENT. UM, WE IN TERMS OF THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS. JUST I. REPRESENT A VERY SIMILAR AREA TO TO. >> WHERE THE STADIUM IS WHERE RESIDENTIAL STREETS. >> COULD GET VERY SWARMED UP IF. PEOPLE PARK THERE.
SO ADVOCATING FOR PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO BE REALLY DIRECTING TRAFFIC UM. PATROLLING TRAFFIC AROUND THEIR. AND THEN I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON. COUNCIL WEBBER'S TOES BUT I'M. A BIG FAN OF THE ADJACENT SQUARE.
AREA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHITE STADIUM YOU HAVE AMAZING BUSINESSES THERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FROM THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THIS. PROJECT THAT ARE. GOING SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE LOCAL.
BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR. >> MAIN STREETS PROGRAM BECAUSE. UM, WE WANT. TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT GO THERE ARE SUPPORTING THOSE BUSINESSES. UM. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO EXPLORE EGGLESTON SQUARE BUT THEY NEED INVESTMENTS FOR THEIR
BUSINESSES TOO. SO I WANT TO IF YOU COULD PLEASE TOUCH POINT ON ALL THREE OF THOSE. THANK YOU. SO I'LL START WITH THE PROGRAMING SIDE. UM SO LUCKILY THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS UM OUR COACHES
OUR STUDENTS UH SOME OF OUR SCHOOL LEADERS UM CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN KIND OF WHAT THIS UM ,VISION SHOULD LOOK LIKE. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THE OPPORTUNITIES THE PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE ARE SEEKING TO DO.
SO NOW THE QUESTION JUST BECOMES LIKE HOW WE IMPLEMENT THAT? SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING AND WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WINDOW OF TIME TO DO THAT. UM WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING MORE CAMPUSES THIS SPRING THROUGH THE FALL NEXT YEAR. I HOPE WE HAVE ALL THOSE
FINALIZED A LITTLE BIT LATER ON MY VIDEO NEXT YEAR AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE EXACTLY WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT, HOW TO ACCESS IT, UM, AND ALL THOSE THINGS YOU MENTIONED. SO THOSE COMPANIES ARE ONGOING BUT WE WILL HAVE SOME CLEAR DIRECTION OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. >> SO WE DON'T KNOW YET WHAT
SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO BE UM THEY'RE GOING TO USE NO. NO NO YEAH WE HAVE YEAH WE HAVE A SCHEDULE OF LIKE WHO TYPICALLY PLAYS THEY HAVE THE THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT'S THAT PART'S DONE. BUT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRAMING AND THE OTHER BUILDINGS SUCH AS THE ATHLETIC TRAINER SPACES AND ALL THAT
OTHER SPACE THAT ARE NOT THE FIELD. YEAH. >> AND ONE THING I'LL ADD THERE, UM, COUNCILOR PEPEN IS THAT UM, 90% OF THE FIELD TIME IS DEDICATED TO THE STUDENTS SO ONLY 10% OF THE FIELD USABLE
HOURS. SO WE WORKED WITH A FIELD UM, CONSULTANT TO UH, ADDRESSES. AH, JUST FOR OUR STUDENTS TO USE AND AS DOCTOR DE PINA NOTED, UM, OUR GOAL AND THE GOAL THE MAYOR HAS STATED IS
THAT WE WANT EVERY SINGLE BE LIKE ATHLETICS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FACILITY. UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER DURING MY PRESENTATION, WE HAVE UM STUDY AREAS AND LOUNGE AREAS
FOR STUDENTS TO COME IN. WE ALSO HAVE A SORT OF BANQUET AREA AND COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE YOU KNOW LIKE WE COULD HAVE BANQUETS FOR STUDENTS OR DIFFERENT OTHER, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND UH WE'VE
ALSO DESIGNED IT WITH PARTITIONS SO YOU CAN DIVIDE THE ROOM UP INTO TWO SO YOU COULD HAVE EVEN TWO CONCURRENT EVENTS AT THE SAME TIME UM AND A CATERING UM KITCHEN TO SUPPORT THAT. >> AND HOW MANY GAMES IS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE
AND WHAT'S THE SEASON WHAT'S THE WHAT'S FROM WHAT MONTHS WHAT MONTH. SO UM THEY ARE ALLOWED 20 GAME DAYS A TOTAL OF 20 GAME DAYS. UM AND THE WHOLE YEAR. IN WHOLE YEAR OKAY. CORRECT.
UM SO 28 TO 20 GAMES AND THEN ONE PRACTICE UH ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THOSE GAMES. UM AND UM THEY ARE YOU KNOW, THE SEASON USUALLY GOES FROM LIKE MARCH UM THROUGH UH, YOU
KNOW, SORT OF UH THE END OF OCTOBER TIMELINE. OKAY. AND IT JUST DEPENDS IF THEY MAKE THE PLAYOFFS OR NOT OKAY. YEAH SO BUT IT'S UP TO 20 I DO WANT TO ADD ON TO YOU KNOW WHAT
UM, SAM SAID THE VISION IS FOR EVERY SCHOOL TO BE THERE. UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING BACK SOME NEW RIVALRY GAMES. YOU KNOW, BACK IN MY DAY THANKSGIVING WAS DORCHESTER
HIGH AND JP WHICH NEITHER ONE OF THEM AROUND ANYMORE BUT THAT'S THE VISION. ALSO ONE OF YOUR QUESTION ABOUT UM SMALL BUSINESSES. SO UH ALSO IN THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT THAT THE TEAM SIGNED
THEY'VE ALSO COMMITTED TO UM HAVING LIKE I THINK I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE NUMBER BUT A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR CONTRACT SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE GOING TO LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE INVOLVED IN CONCESSIONS AND
OUR SMALL BUSINESS TEAM WILL ALSO BE WORKING TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES ALSO BENEFIT FROM FROM HAVING UM THE UP TO 20 GAMES A YEAR THERE. AND YOU HAD A QUESTION ALSO
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. YES THAT I'LL TURN TO DANA. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO ON THE TRANSPORTATION FRONT ,UM AND ENFORCEMENT UM WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT JUST SORT OF LIKE HOW IS IT THAT
WE'RE MANAGING OPERATIONS SO THE WAY THAT THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS IMAGINED DOES THAT THERE ARE TWO SHUTTLE LOCATIONS WHERE UM BASICALLY FOLKS WILL
BE BROUGHT IN FROM EITHER UM MBTA STATIONS OR UM PARKING AREA. WHO'S PROVIDING THE SHUTTLES? UH, THAT'S THE TEAM'S RESPONSIBILITY. OKAY. AND UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM
,THEY THOSE ARE LOCATED BY UH NORTH UH WALNUT STREET AND THEN ANOTHER ONE COMING FROM VALLEY GATES. I'M USING CIRCUIT DRIVE. UM AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE FLAGGERS,
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT, UM, PRIVATE SECURITY AS WELL AND AMBASSADORS, UH, THAT THE TEAM IS AUGMENTING OUR SORT OF BTD OPERATIONS TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS AND OPERATIONS OF THOSE GAMES.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO BE LEARNING AS WE GO AND WE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT UM WE'RE EMBEDDING THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN IS A TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS UM PLAN THAT THEY NEED TO SUBMIT
YEAR OVER YEAR BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO MAKE CHANGES AND THE WHITE STADIUM NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL UM, ONCE THAT'S SORT OF UP AND RUNNING IS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO USE THAT UH,
GROUP TO ENSURE THAT IT'S OPERATING IN THE WAY THAT WE INTENDED AND THAT, UM, WE'RE SUPPORTING THE DAILY PARK OPERATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, BUT I. MAKE SURE TO. FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR TEAM IF I HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PREPARED. UH, WE'LL NOW GO. TO SOME PUBLIC TESTIMONY. UH. >> THE CO-CHAIR AND I SPOKE. >> AND WE'D LIKE TO HONOR. THOSE THAT ACTUALLY. SHOW UP IN PERSON FIRST FOR TAKING THE. TIME TO. BE HERE.
UH, AND SO WE'LL START WITH, UH, MELISSA HAMILL. NOW I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, GUYS, WE HAVE A LOT IN PERSON AND WE HAVE A LOT ON LINE SO I WILL BE HOLDING THE TWO MINUTES. WE DO NOT WANT TO SEEM RUDE
WHEN WE CUT YOU OFF, BUT IF, UH IF I SPEAK UP, PLEASE KNOW TO WRAP UP IN THE NEXT FIVE TO 10S PLEASE. THANKS. >> AND MELISSA, I KNOW YOU'RE READING A UM YOU'RE READING SOMETHING FROM RODNEY SINGLETON SO WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES FOR THAT AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. THANK YOU. IT'S A SIGN. YOU CAN HEAR ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT I'M GOING TO START WITH THE STATEMENT FROM RODNEY SINGLETON. UNFORTUNATELY HE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BUT HE SENT THIS TO ME. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHITE CITY AND THE DECISIONS BEING MADE AROUND THIS PROJECT. THE ISSUE I WANT TO RAISE TODAY IS STRAIGHTFORWARD WHETHER THIS PROJECT IS DELIVERING THE
ECONOMIC EQUITY THAT WAS PROMISED TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WHITE STADIUM SITS IN THE HEART OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THE POPULATION IS OVERWHELMINGLY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING PROCESS WE HEARD REPEATEDLY COMMITMENTS ABOUT EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ENSURING THAT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT WOULD REACH THE COMMUNITIES
SURROUNDING FRANKLIN PARK. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS A DIFFERENT PICTURE EMERGES. ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S OWN WHITE STADIUM PROJECT DASHBOARD ,NEARLY 37 MILLION HAS ALREADY
BEEN SPENT ON CONSTRUCTION. OF THAT AMOUNT, APPROXIMATELY 388 JUST OVER 1% HAS GONE TO A LOCAL BLACK AND BROWN AND B
BUSINESSES OF BOSTON 1% DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS THE COMMUNITY WAS TOLD PARTICIPATION WOULD REACH 13 TO 17% AND LATER WE HEARD COMMITMENTS AS HIGH AS 50% FROM THE PROJECT PARTNERS.
YET THE DATA AVAILABLE TODAY SHOWS SOMETHING FAR CLOSER TO 1% GOING TO BLACK AND BROWN AND B BUSINESSES. THAT GAP MATTERS BECAUSE
SUPPLIERS SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAMS WERE CREATED TO ADDRESS DECADES OF EXCLUSION FROM PUBLIC CONTRACTING. THESE PROGRAMS ARE MEANT TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC INVESTMENT
ALSO CREATES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LEFT OUT OF PROJECTS LIKE THIS. EQUITY IS NOT SIMPLY A STATEMENT IN A CAMPAIGN SPEECH OR A LINE IN A PRESS RELEASE.
EQUITY IS MEASURABLE. IT SHOWS UP IN CONTRACTS AND JOBS AND IN DOLLARS THAT FLOW INTO LOCAL BUSINESSES. WHEN A PROJECT BUILT ON PUBLIC LAND AND SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC RESOURCES DELIVERS ONLY ABOUT
1% OF ITS CONSTRUCTION SPENDING TO LOCAL BLACK AND BROWN MWBE BUSINESSES, IT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE PROJECT IS LIVING UP TO THE PRINCIPLES IT CLAIMS TO REPRESENT. THIS CONVERSATION IS NOT ABOUT
ATTACKING ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR IT'S ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY . THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO NOW YOU CAN MOVE ON TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL TESTIMONY. OKAY I'M JUST GOING TO FINISH THIS BECAUSE I'LL USE MY TIME
IF THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TRULY EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY AND THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO UNDERSTAND WHY OUTCOMES WE ARE SEEING TODAY LOOK SO DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMITMENTS THAT WERE MADE BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THE MEASURE OF A PROJECT
LIKE THIS IS NOT THE. PROMISES PROMISES THAT WERE MADE AT THE BEGINNING IT'S THE RESULTS. AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A DISAGGREGATED UM ACCOUNTING OF THE MVP AWARDS UH
CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED SO FAR. NOW MY TESTIMONY I AM A RESIDENT OF JAMAICA PLAIN. I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND UM I FEEL LIKE THIS,
UH, PROJECT IS GOING TO BE AND SO IT IMPACT US NEGATIVELY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, MY CIVIL LIBERTIES IN ORDER TO HAVE FREELY COME AND GO FROM MY MY
MY MY HOME AND TO HAVE UH, HOST PARTIES AND AND GATHERINGS DURING THE BEST MONTHS OF THE YEAR IS GOING TO BE RESTRICTED. UH, THE TRANSPORTATION MEETING
THAT WE HAD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WAS A JOKE. UM, DID NOT SEE ANYTHING NEW. WE KEEP BEING TOLD THERE'S GOING TO BE SATELLITE PARKING. WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE. WE'RE TOLD THAT THIS IS GOING
TO GO SMOOTHLY BUT WE HAVE OUR SERIOUS DOUBTS UM, HAVING TO HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON MY ABILITY TO USE MY HOME AS I SEE FIT ON WEEKENDS IS A CIVIL RIGHTS
VIOLATION AND IT'S TRUE FOR THE REST OF MY COMMUNITY. UM, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT, UH, THIS $135 MILLION GUARANTEED MAXIMUM IS, UM, A IS A FRAUD.
I DON'T I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE UM, FACILITATED. THERE'S A LOT OF UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND UH UM I THINK
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE YOU MADE A STATEMENT EARLIER ABOUT YOU LOOKED AT A PUBLIC, UH, ALTERNATIVE AND YOU SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST MORE. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE EVIDENCE OF THAT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE THE STUDIES THAT WERE MADE, UH, THAT WOULD HAVE, UH, GIVEN A FULLY PUBLIC ALTERNATIVE AND WHAT THAT WOULD COST. I THINK WE DESERVE THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MELISSA. UH, UP. NEXT WE'LL HAVE, UH, LAURIE RADWAN. FOLLOWED BY. >> SHARON HINTON AND. DIANE VALLEY JUST FOR PEOPLE TO. >> KNOW WE HAD A TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. >> HE'S STILL HERE.
HE HAD TO LEAVE, I GUESS. UM, RORY, BEFORE YOU START MY CLOCK, CAN YOU HAND OUT THIS AND I'LL TAKE ANY EXTRAS? HELLO. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THIS TESTIMONY. I'M TESTIMONY I'M LAURIE ROUND
WHEN I LIVE IN ROSLINDALE. I'M, UH, REPRESENTING THE D5 ADVOCATES ON DOCKET TEN 91099. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. IN A LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATION, JB ELLIS WARNS
THAT SQUARES AND STREETS PROGRAM COULD EASILY DEFEAT THE GOAL OF AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION. THEY DID NOT SAY ACCEPT IN ROSLINDALE, THE MAYOR'S FH ORDERS STATES THAT LOCATION
SHOULD NOT DETERMINE CIVIL RIGHTS ACCESS, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. SHE DIDN'T SAY BUT NOT IN ROSLINDALE. RESIDENTS FROM ROXBURY, DORCHESTER AND JP MET WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO ASSURE
THEY HAD AN AUDIT BEFORE THEY WERE SQUARES AND STREETS. NO ONE FROM ROSLYN THERE WAS THERE THE SQUARES AND STREETS REZONING AND HYDE PARK IN DORCHESTER WAS STOPPED OR EFFECTIVELY HALTED.
YET IT MOVED FORWARD ON ROSLINDALE. SO THE FACT SHEET THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU HAVE UM, SHOW OVERT DISPARITIES IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR PERSONS AND PROTECTED GROUPS AND INCLUDING
THOSE WITH LEP. AS MARTIN LUTHER KING REMINDS US QUOTE INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE . WHATEVER AFFECTS ONE DIRECTLY
AFFECTS ALL INDIRECTLY. SO INJUSTICE IN ONE DISTRICT IS INJUSTICE IN ALL DISTRICTS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL FOR OVERSIGHT OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND FAIRNESS
DO NOT STOP AT DISTRICT LINES COUNCIL MURPHY IS NOT HERE. I WAS GOING TO COMMEND HER FOR SPEAKING UP AND SPEAKING OUT FOR EQUALITY IN ROSLINDALE AT THE ZONING COMMISSION HEARING. SO OF COURSE OF COURSE BOSTON'S
HOUSING CRISIS DEMANDS URGENCY BUT NOT AT THE COST OF EQUALITY . I'M LOOKING FORWARD, COUNCILOR. UH CULPEPPER APRIL 9TH IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT SESSION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE HEARING
. I THINK WE SHOULD BE USING ROSLINDALE AS A CASE STUDY, UM, TO EXAMINE WHAT HAPPENS TO CIVIL LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS WHEN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PROGRESSES. SO LET'S A REAL TASK. UH. >> SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT. TO FINISH BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE GOT EXTRA TIME. I'M GOING TO GO. UM NO, I'M SORRY FOR TIME. >> WE'LL USE AN FH LENS TO EXAMINE THE HARM CAUSED BY ROSS
AND THE REZONING AND HOW TO MITIGATE IT AND PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THANK YOU, THANK. >> YOU. THANK YOU, LORD SHARON. THAT WAS LORI. I'M SHARON. YEP. >> UM, BEFORE ME.
I'M ALSO SHARON. THERE YOU GO. GREAT NAME. UM, BEFORE I MAKE MY STATEMENT I'D LIKE TO SAY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERS AND DIFFERENTLY ABLED, COULD YOU GIVE US THE OPTION OF HAVING A CHAIR UP
HERE? ABSOLUTELY. >> OKAY, NOT RIGHT NOW BUT I'M JUST SAYING IN THE FUTURE. OKAY, NOW YOU CAN START HERE. YOU CAN REWIND IT BACK BECAUSE IT SAYS A MINUTE 41 MINUTES. >> SO YOU GET TO GUYS LISTEN
WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE RIGHT HERE I'M JUST GOING TO SAY YOU GET TWO MINUTES WHEN YOU COME UP HERE WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO SAY IN THOSE TWO MINUTES WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WE JUST WANT TO SHOW THE SAME RESPECT TO EVERYONE. SHARON I UNDERSTAND UM.
BUT REMEMBER PLEASE BE ADAMANT ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY AND IN THE TIME ALLOTTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU A. >> LOT ME THE TWO MINUTES NOW I. >> AM. I WAITED HERE SINCE 130 ANYWAY GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS SHARON EATON HINTON ,MOTHER OF NATIVE BOSTONIAN, FORMER STUDENT AND EDUCATOR. FIRST I WANT TO CONGRATULATE COUNCILMEMBER HERE ON HER SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY FORUM LAST
WEEK AND COUNCIL IS CULPEPER AND WE'RE WELL PAST AND UPCOMING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR ALWAYS SHOWING UP IN THE COMMUNITY. I CAME TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS ABOUT WHITE STADIUM, FRANKLIN
PARK AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES OF THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHETHER I WOULD COME AND SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE MY PAST EXPERIENCE IT'S SHOWN ME THAT
WHILE THERE WERE SEEMINGLY MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO THIS ADMINISTRATION AND DECISIONS UH VIA OFFICE HOURS, COFFEE HOURS, FORUMS, COALITION
MEETINGS WITH THE HONORABLE MAYOR ROOM IN CONSIDERING NONBINDING BINDING REFERENDUMS ETC. IT IS MY OBSERVATION THAT THE MAYOR SUPPORTED BY HER RUBBER STAMPING PUPPET DOES
WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITH NO EFFECTIVE CHECKS AND BALANCES OF POWER. THE DECISIONS REGARDING WHITE
STADIUM, BLUE HILL BUS OPINION O'BRYANT SCHOOL P3 BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSINGS, LAYOFFS, BIKE LANES, MARSDEN PARK SQUARE THE STREET AND SO MANY OTHER SILOED DECISIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PUT COMMUNITIES
IN DIVISIVE REACTIONARY MODES AND NOT PARTICIPATORY DECISION MAKING POSITIONS OF POWER. THIS COMMUNITY MANAGER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS NEEDS TO CHANGE BY OFFERING MORE CONVENIENT TIMES AND LOCATIONS,
A MORE DIVERSIFIED DATA POOL, BETTER OUTREACH AND EARLIER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES BEFORE FINAL DECISIONS AND PLANS ARE MADE. AND I URGE THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES
AND THE NUMBER OF RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY BASED CITY COUNCIL HEARINGS, LOCATIONS, TIMES AND POSITIONING OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY. IN ADDITION, EXPECTING THE UNPAID PUBLIC TO WAIT FOR HOURS
TO POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO TESTIFY FOR TWO MINUTES IS DISRESPECTFUL. AND A STRONG DETERRENT TO WIDER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ATTENDANCE. I WILL SUBMIT A MORE DETAILED TESTIMONY REGARDING MY SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES IN
WRITING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SHARON. DIANE YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. AND A CLOCK TICKING SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM I SUPPORT WHAT SHARON JUST
SAID ABOUT THE. TWO MINUTES. >>. >> I HAVE BEEN A VERY ACTIVE. MEMBER IN BOSTON. FOR OVER. 40 YEARS AND I TRY TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND I'M VERY FRUSTRATED
THAT I HAVE TO COME HERE AND SIT TO LISTEN TO OUR COMMUNITIES COMPLAIN. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CITY. WE CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER. BUT THE CITY DOES NOT APPLY THE
RULES TO THEMSELVES AND WE'RE TIRED OF IT. THE COST OF WHITE STAINING IS OVER $100 MILLION AND WHAT NEEDS. >> TO. BE WE. DO NOT NEED TO SERVE BEAR. THERE IS IN FACT IT'S ILLEGAL
TO SERVE BEER ON A BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL. PROPERTY BUT THE RULES DON'T APPLY, MR DIONNE AND THAT'S A PROBLEM. AND SO WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED
BECAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN TAKE THE ADVICE OF TOP ECONOMIC UM, UH, ACADEMICS LIKE UM DOCTOR ANDREW ZIMMERMAN WHO PROVES THAT NONE OF THE MONEY FOR THESE PRIVATE
EQUITY PROJECTS WILL GO TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S UNFAIR TO MAKE THESE PROMISES TO COMMUNITIES WHEN THE FACTS REMAIN. IS THE PRIVATE EQUITY, UM
BENEFIT AND THE TAXPAYERS CARRY THE DEBT FOR DECADES? YOU'RE PRIVATIZING PUBLIC. LAND FOR PRIVATE. UM IMPROVEMENT AND AT A CIRCUS
MAXIMUS AND IT'S TIME THAT WE STOP THE STADIUM. ILLUSIONS THE CITY IS NOT LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE AND HOW MUCH LONGER YOU KIND OF LET THIS GO. THIS IS HAPPENING IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT JUST BLACK AND BROWN. IT'S HAPPENING IN CHARLESTOWN TO THE FIRST FOUND IN NEIGHBORHOOD IN OUR CITY HAS NO RESPECT AND YOU'RE DOING THE
SAME THING AT THE PIER FIVE. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS THAT YOU ARE USING, UH, A FALSE NARRATIVE. THERE ARE NO COMMUNITY BENEFITS
. YOU ARE TAKING PUBLIC LAND AND YOU'RE GIVING IT TO THE MOST WEALTHY PEOPLE IN THE GUISE OF THE BENEFIT YOU. THANK YOU TO STOP. AND I REALLY HOPE WE CAN DO
BETTER IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU SARAH YOUR NEXT SARAH FREEMAN.
ME FIRST. TIME I'M TRYING. TO COMMENT USING. >> A PHONE. INSTEAD OF SCRIBBLED NOTES UH A MILESTONE. HI EVERYONE I'M SARAH FREEMAN
FROM JAMAICA PLAIN. I KNOW MANY OF YOU FOR A LONG TIME, UH, PREFER TO BE HERE IN A SUPPORTIVE ROLE BUT WHEN I
SEE. ISSUES I CAN'T TURN A BLIND EYE . IN THIS. CASE. >> I DON'T BLAME THE CITY FOR BEING TEMPTED INITIALLY BY PRIVATE PARTNER TO RESTORE THE
STADIUM. SOUNDS WONDERFUL. AND I DON'T BLAME FRANKLIN PARK COALITION FOR WANTING TO LEVERAGE PRIVATE MONEY TO
BENEFIT THE PARK, BUT THIS HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY ISSUES. BUT MOSTLY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
SAD ABOUT THIS PROJECT. IT'S REALLY KIND OF UNIQUE THAT THERE WEREN'T ALTERNATIVES FOR A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE FROM THE BEGINNING IT WAS LIKE
WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS OR WE'LL SPEND THE MONEY ELSEWHERE AND IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING. AND THEN WHEN THE PUBLIC COSTS ROSE AND THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN
WHICH BY THE WAY DOUBLED BECAUSE THE WEST GRANDSTAND GOT TORN DOWN INITIALLY THE INITIAL ALTERNATIVE PLAN WAS. ASSUMING THEY. >> COULD REHAB THE WEST UH
GRANDSTAND. UM. IT'S LIKE. YOU CAN'T IF. THE CITY. IS WILLING TO SPEND THAT AMOUNT
OF MONEY FOR THE PARTNERSHIP, WHY ARE THEY NOT WILLING WHY DID THEY FEEL THEY NEED A PARTNER? IT'S ESCALATING THE PRICE LIKE TRIPLE.
SO GETTING SOMEONE TO SPLIT TRIPLE THE COST YOU'RE STILL PAYING MORE THAN YOU SHOULD AND KIDS ARE BEING FOOTBALL IS DISPLACED. TREES WERE CUT DOWN ABUTTERS
FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T MOVE OR HAVE COMPANY AND I SEE I'M OUT OF TIME BUT LET ME LET ME ONE END OF THAT SENTENCE THE 190
MILLION THAT IS BEING COUNTED AS A BENEFIT. HOW MUCH OF THAT IS NOT REALLY PUBLIC LIKE KIDS WON'T GET TO USE THE LOCKER ROOMS OR YOU
KNOW A LOT OF THAT 190 MILLION. IS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SARAH TO THE TEAM. THANK YOU THANK YOU. UH UP. >> NEXT IS IT A. UH NOT SURE THE. SPELLING HERE BUT THE MEAL
GRAHAM. AND I'M SURE I'M SAYING THE FIRST NAME RIGHT BUT. >> LAST NAME GRAHAM. AND THEN ON. DECK IS JOAN AND STEVE MORGAN.
HELLO. MY NAME IS JIMMY GRAHAM. I'M A JAMAICA PLAIN RESIDENT AND I AM APPALLED THAT THIS IS CALLED. A PUBLIC MEETING. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU HERE
AND ALL THE COUNCILORS THAT CONTINUE TO ACTUALLY SHOW. UP FOR. >> THE PUBLIC. AND RESPECT THE IDEA OF A DEMOCRACY THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT HAPPENING HERE. IT IS REALLY CLEAR FROM THE
BEGINNING THE PUBLIC'S VOICE WAS TO BE SHUT DOWN AND YOU KNOW, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GROW UP? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO REALIZE OUR INNATE.
ABILITY TO ACTUALLY BE MORE THAN THIS? AND SO I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IN THE BUDGET I
HAVE TO. WONDER HOW. MUCH PERCENTAGE IS GOING TO PAY OUTS AND BRIBES AND PAYING
CHEERLEADERS AND SOB STORIES. THIS IS A THEATER THAT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN IN THE. LEAST. >> AND I FIND IT REALLY OFFENSIVE.
REALLY OFFENSIVE TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO'S TALKING IN THREE TONGUES. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> JAMIL JONES SEEMS TO.
AND STEVE. MORGAN WILL BE UP NEXT. HI. >> THANK YOU. UM. >> JUST A. WORD OF GRATITUDE. >> FOR THE. COMMUNITY THAT. SHOWN UP TODAY. WE'VE ALL. I LEFT MY HOME AT 1230.
RIGHT. IT'S NOW 430. I HAVE A LOT THAT. >> I CARE. TAKE AT MY HOME. EVERYBODY HERE HAS THE SAME ISSUES. SO I JUST REALLY AM GRATEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DID SHOW
AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE VIRTUAL NOW. I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE. UM ARTICLE UM AND I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY IRONIC THAT.
THE ACCESSIBILITY. >> FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE ABILITY FOR COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCILORS TO BE ABLE TO DIALOG WAS TAKEN OFF THE TABLE. DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE IRONY . WHEN WE'RE.
>> TALKING ABOUT AN ARTICLE THAT OFFERS US THESE THINGS AND THAT'S BEEN TAKEN AWAY AND THAT NOBODY AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL WAS ABLE TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE? THANK YOU FOR NODDING YOUR HEAD
AND ACKNOWLEDGING IT. UM. WE'VE ALL AS RESIDENTS BY THE WAY HIGHLAND PARK ROXBURY IS WHERE I LIVE. THANK YOU. UM. . WE HAVE ALL STRUGGLED WITH THIS
VERY ISSUE OF BEING HEARD OF THE CITY BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE. WE HAD A HIGHLAND PARK MEETING THE MAYOR ATTENDED. WE ASKED WHY THE RFP WAS NOT SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY
BEFORE IT WAS APPROVED AND THE ANSWER WE WERE GIVEN WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME. NOT ENOUGH TIME. TO SHARE AN RFP THAT WILL IMPACT.
HUNDREDS OF. THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS OF BOSTON PAST WITHOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THAT RIGHT THERE SHOULD STOP THE DIALOG.
IT SHOULD NOT I DON'T UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOWN IN THE WEEDS ON BUDGET. IT'S SOCIAL INJUSTICE, LAND INJUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE.
STOP THERE. THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE HELD AT THAT LEVEL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH JOHN. STEVE. MY NAME IS STEVE MORGAN.
>> I LIVE IN THE SOUTH AND I LEARNED A LOT. UH, SO I CUT OUT A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF EVERYONE'S ALREADY TALKED ABOUT. BUT WHAT I DID LEARN WAS THAT THE DEAL THAT I THOUGHT THAT BOSTON HAD IS EVEN BETTER.
UM, THE INVESTMENT IS CAPPED AND 60% OF THE TOTAL COST BORNE BY A THIRD PARTY. AN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE PICKED UP BY A THIRD PARTY. UM, SO ON TO WHY THE BOSTON
LEGACY? UM, AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE U.S. WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM WON THE GOLD AT WINTER OLYMPICS. THE WINNING GOLD WAS SCORED IN
OVERTIME BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE UH, BOSTON FLEET. UM, THEY HAVE SCHEDULED A GAME AT THE, UH, BOSTON GARDEN AND THE EXPECTED ATTENDANCE IS THE
HIGHEST THAT WILL EVER BE, UM, ATTENDING A BOSTON WOMEN'S HOCKEY GAME AT BASKETBALL. THE CONNECTICUT PRO TEAM COMES HERE TWICE A YEAR. BOSTON IS DESPERATE TO GET A
BOSTON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. UM, EVERY TIME CONNECTICUT COMES WITH PLACES FILLED. OOPS. SORRY. UM, BASED ON DATA FROM OTHER CITIES, WOMEN'S SOCCER BRINGS
ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO BOTH THE RESIDENTS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH DELOITTE WOMEN'S SPORTS 2024 REPORT ESTIMATED THAT WOMEN'S SOCCER WOULD GENERATE $820
MILLION IN REVENUE IN 2025. THE NEW THE LEAGUE SET A NEW AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RECORD IN 2024. THERE'S BEEN SHARPLY INCREASING INVESTMENT IN COVERAGE OF WOMEN'S SOCCER.
THE RESEARCH FIRM JUST WOMEN'S SPORTS STATES THAT WOMEN'S SOCCER IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO OVER 800 MILLION FANS BY 2030. IT'S A DOMINANT SPORT IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE LEVEL THERE IS IN PORTLAND, OREGON. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THERE. THERE'S A GYM, A SPORTS BAR IN PORTLAND, OREGON CALLED THE SPORTS BRA. UM, THEY SHOW JUST WOMEN'S UH
SPORTS ON THE ON THE UM, TVS. IT'S BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT THREE SECONDS UM, IF ONE OF THEM IS COMING HERE VERY QUICKLY THERE IS UPSIDE TO THIS
PROJECT. IT WOULD BE A TRAVESTY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, FOR THIS CITY, FOR THE RESIDENTS, FOR THE STATE. UM, OPPOSING CHANGE IS EASY
IMPLEMENTING CHANGES LEADERSHIP. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH. >> WE HAVE ELLEN HERRERA FOLLOWED AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED UP BY EDWINA UH, EDWINA FLAHERTY. AND THEN. >> KATE PHELPS.
SO ELLEN, EDWINA AND KATE. HI EVERYONE I'M ELLEN I AH I LIVE. IN JAMAICA PLAIN. AND UH, BY MY COSTS. UH, CALCULATIONS. WE'RE LOOKING AT $209 MILLION OVER 20 YEARS.
AND I RAN THAT BY ANDREW ZIMBALIST THE. ECONOMIST AND HE. SAID 10 TO 10 TO $14 MILLION A YEAR, NOT THE 10 MILLION PLUS I FIGURED AND I CONSIDER THIS.
KIND OF DIABOLICAL. >> THE WAY THIS HAS MOVED FORWARD IN THESE ZOOM MEETINGS WHERE YOU CAN'T BE FACE TO FACE WITH. PEOPLE YOU CAN'T TALK WITH THE PEOPLE YOU'RE. WORKING WITH AND. THEN THE DRAWINGS WE SEE, THE
DRAWINGS WE SAW UP. THERE. THEY DIDN'T SHOW YOU THAT. 4700 OF THE SEATS IN THE STADIUM ARE ON. TOP OF THIS TRACK. THAT WE'RE. >> BUILDING BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT THESE KIDS.
AND THEN AND THAT'S THAT'S LIKE A THIRD OF THE STADIUM 90% OF THE SEATS IN THE STADIUM. ARE ON TOP OF THE TRACK OR ARE SO. HIGH THAT THEY CAN'T SEE THE TRACK, THEY DON'T SHOW YOU
THAT. IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME LOOKING THROUGH ALL THESE THOUSANDS OF DRAWINGS. IT MEANT NOTHING. THERE ARE JUST PRETTY DRAWINGS TO. >> SEE WHAT THE WHAT JUST. HOW DIABOLICAL THIS IS THAT. >> THEY WOULD THEN THEY KNOW
THAT THIS IS STRAIGHT LINES OR . WHAT GIVES YOU MONEY IN THE PRO SPORTS. REALM UM. AND ALCOHOL. IS EVERYWHERE. AND THEY'RE GOING TO USE UM.
WHAT UM. COMMERCIALLY FEASIBLE. EFFORTS TO KEEP IT ALL GOOD. IT'S EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE STADIUM IN THE SHARED AREAS. UM, YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS ARE.
SPENDING MONEY TO BUILD 3200 OF THOSE SEATS THAT BIG TROUGH AND THE BATHROOMS AND THE ELEVATORS AND ALL THE EMERGENCY AND THE ELECTRICAL AND ALL THE EXTRA PLUMBING AND THE FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT.
THAT THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE STUDENTS. WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT AND THEY DON'T YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T GO INTO THAT STUFF NOW DO THEY? SO THAT'S IT. IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S JUST WRONG. THERE'S A RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. WE START.
OVER AND WE. ALL WORK TOGETHER. WE ALL. >> WANT THE BEST FOR THESE KIDS. WE ALL WANT A GOOD FACILITY FOR THEM NOT THIS PIECE OF S JUNK, THIS. PIECE OF F JUNK THAT WE'RE
GOING TO GET THE $190 MILLION SIGN. IT'S ROTTEN. >> IT'S ABSOLUTELY ROTTEN TOO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EDWINA. >> YOU'RE UP. IS THERE A EDWINA FLAHERTY? NOPE.
WE'LL MOVE ON THEN. KATE PHELPS. >> HI, MY NAME IS KATE PHELPS. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILORS FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING AND FOR CONTINUING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITIES WHO ARE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS
PROJECT. I ALSO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THOSE WHO WANT TO SEE A NEW WHITE STADIUM, WHICH IS PROBABLY EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOPING
TO SEE BETTER UTILIZATION FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH A FULLY PUBLIC STADIUM. WHAT IS NOT POSSIBLE IS THIS
PROJECT WHICH IS BEING BUILT TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF AN ENORMOUSLY WEALTHY, DEEP POCKETED INVESTOR GROUP. WHO AFTER THEIR.
SUCCESS ON SATURDAY WHEN THERE WERE 300,000 TICKETS SOLD, DO. >> WE REALLY. BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH AN 11,000 SEAT STADIUM FOR THE WHOLE TEN YEARS
OF THEIR CONTRACT. THEY'VE MADE THEIR MONEY AND MORE. MEANWHILE WE HAVE THE MAYOR AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR CITY COUNCIL COMMITTING TO SUBSIDIZE THIS.
GROUP BY SUPPORTING THE BUILDING OF HALF THE STADIUM WHEN WHAT WE NEED IS NOT
JUMBOTRONS AND BEER GARDENS AND EXECUTIVE SEAT BOXES AND RESTAURANTS THAT ARE SERVING ALCOHOL ALL THE TIME. WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS TO BUILD
A STADIUM 40% OF WHICH IS EXCLUSIVE YEAR ROUND, DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR THE USE OF THE LEGACY SOCCER TEAM. THAT'S NOT FOR THE KIDS
OF BOSTON AND IT'S NOT FOR US. WE COULD PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND COME UP SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A FULLY PUBLIC OPTION WHICH HAS
BEEN PRICED AT AROUND $65 MILLION AND WOULD GIVE THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON AND THE SCHOOLCHILDREN OF BOSTON 100%
OF THE STADIUM AND 100% OF THE TIME AND THE REST OF US COULD ENJOY THE PARK THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT TO BE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATE. UH, I BELIEVE.
>> IT'S ANDREA ISAAC. OR ANDREA. NOPE. SHE TOOK OFF THE NAY. JOHN SMITH. >> SAINTS HERE. AND THEN VICTORIA WHITE IS THE LAST ONE.
FOR IN PERSON. >> ALL RIGHT. SORRY. SO MY NAME IS JOHN SMITH SAINTS HERE AND I'VE. BEEN A BOSTON RESIDENT ALL OF MY LIFE. UM LISTENING TO THIS HEARING
TODAY IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ARE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS OF THIS PROJECT THAT IS EVIDENT FROM THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED HERE IF THE OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR
OVERSIGHT ARE STILL TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT IS HAPPENING, THEN IT RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TRANSPARENT THIS PROCESS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN. THIS PROJECT IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A PUBLIC PRIVATE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND A SOCCER OWNERSHIP GROUP. BUT WHEN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IS PUSHING BACK, WHEN RESIDENTS ARE TESTIFYING IN OPPOSITION AND WHEN COUNCILORS
THEMSELVES ARE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS, IT IS HARD TO CALL THAT A TRUE COLLABORATION. WHAT IT BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE INSTEAD IS THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION DECIDING WHAT IT
BELIEVES IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY PER USUAL. SO I WANT TO STATE CLEARLY FOR THE RECORD THAT I OPPOSED A WHITE STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THAT
OPPOSITION THE ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN IT PLACES ON A HISTORICAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITY AND THE FACT THAT PROJECTED COSTS CONTINUE CONTINUES TO CLIMB BY THE MILLIONS WHILE WE ARE
CONSTANTLY TOLD THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDING FOR EDUCATION IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT THE TRUTH IS MY OPPOSITION AND YOUR OPPOSITION DOES NOT REALLY MATTER.
MANY RESIDENTS ACROSS BOSTON HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. PEOPLE HAVE TESTIFIED WRITTEN LETTERS AND ORGANIZED AROUND THE OPPOSITION. YET IT INCREASINGLY FEELS LIKE
THE CITY HAS ALREADY DECIDED THE DIRECTION IT INTENDS TO GO TO. PEOPLE COME TO THESE FAMILIES LIKE THIS, THEY TESTIFY THEIR CONCERNS ARE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD AND THE PROJECT OFTEN PROCEEDS EXACTLY THE WAY IT WAS
ALREADY GOING TO PROCEED. THAT'S WHY RESIDENTS ONLY GET TWO MINUTES AT THE MIC AND ARE RUSHED OFF WHEN THE TIME IS UP. THAT IS WHY PEOPLE SIT HERE FOR HOURS. WE CANNOT TESTIFY BECAUSE THE REALITY IS THE OUTCOME HAS
ALREADY BEEN DECIDED. OKAY I'LL SUBMIT THE REST. UM VIA EMAIL. THANK YOU. I ONLY GET TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SIR VICTORIA. GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A YOUTH. STUDENT AT THE O'BRIEN. >> I'VE GONE TO. ALL THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. I AM A YOUTH ADVOCATE. >> I WORK HERE WITH CONCILOR MEJIA HERE AS A YOUTH
ADVOCATE. I WORK IN. OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE. GROUPS AND I AM A TRACK STUDENT AS WELL. I RAN IN WHITE STADIUM AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY. >> IS. THAT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'M HEARING A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE SPEAKING ON THE BEHALF OF AS A YOUTH. I AM A YOUTH. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A WHILE AGO AND I DON'T WANT MY COMMUNITY SPACE TO BE USED FOR ANOTHER GROUP. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
I'VE BEEN IN THE REGGIE LEWIS CENTER THAT WAS CREATED. FOR US. >> I'VE BEEN PUSHED OFF THE TRACK FOR SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. >> THIS IS. MY SPACE, THESE ARE MY AREAS AND. THIS IS JUST. NOT OKAY. YOU KNOW I IT'S RIDICULOUS. WE WE DESERVE THESE BETTER
FACILITIES. I DO NOT NEED. A SOCCER TEAM TO BE IN MY SPACE. THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE INSANE. I MEAN AND I'VE HEARD IT TOO. THERE'S MEETINGS BUT NOTHING
HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. AND AGAIN, IF I SEE THIS CREATED THIS IS SAD BECAUSE I'VE ONLY HEARD PROBABLY A COUPLE VOICES. >> IN A. GREEN SUIT. >> WE HAVE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WHO WAITED HERE, JOINED
MEETINGS, HAVE NOTES, GIVEN A PAPER. BUT WE NEED TO DO BETTER AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT'S OKAY. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE THIS BE MADE. I'M AGAIN I USED STUDENT IN I
ACTUALLY WANT TO SEE MONEY GO INTO OUR SCHOOLS. I GO TO BRYANT. THERE'S WATER EVERY TIME IT RAINS WATER IS LEAKING FROM OUR CEILINGS I HAVE VIDEOS THERE'S TRASH BARRELS IN MY HALLWAYS
DISTRACTING ME GOING TO CLASS BECAUSE. >> THERE'S. WATER, THERE'S MOLD BUT. WE'RE FOCUSED ON A SOCCER TEAM THAT'S NOT EVEN, YOU KNOW, MEANT FOR US IS A FACILITY. IT'S MEANT FOR MY COMMUNITY.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS MADE AND I ACTUALLY WANT TO SEE BETTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VICTORIA THAT'S GREAT. OH CLAPPING. WHAT DO. >> YOU GET KICKED. >> OUT. THANK YOU JULIA UH THAT CONCLUDES OUR IN PERSON. UH I WILL IS THERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS OKAY WELL WE'VE GOT WE. STILL HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY TO DO AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU VALUE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND SO I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE BUT WE HAVE A LOT ONLINE.
>> NO NO NO I. >> WANT YOU TO TO BE ABLE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. UM, BUT I KNOW THAT I THINK THERE'S A. >> UH, POTENTIAL. DEADLINE FOR YOU ALL AS WELL. BE TOLD OLDER YOU GUYS CAN GET A. HARD STOP. BUT IF YOU COULD SAY THAT.
THANKS. UM, SO SOME FOLKS. >> MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT ANY FINAL QUESTIONS AND COUNCIL ME HERE. WHY DON'T. >> YOU GIVE YOURSELF FOUR MINUTES? CAN ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ASK ADDITIONAL. QUESTIONS PUT THEIR. >> LIGHTS ON JUST SO WE'RE AWARE. >> OF WHO WANTS. >> TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
OKAY, SO. >> I WILL HAVE TO ALSO SAY AND. AGREE THAT IT IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO. IS TO BE AN ADVOCATE AND HAVE
TIME CONSTRAINTS UH AND TRYING TO DO THIS WORK WHEN ALL SYSTEMS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU. BUT I'M. CURIOUS IF THERE'S A COPY OF THE, UH, DESIGN FOR THE EAST SIDE AND LAYOUT OF THE FIELD.
DO YOU HAVE THAT YES OR NO? OKAY, GREAT. CAN WE GET IT A REQUEST? THANK YOU. UM, IN 40% OF THE SEATS CANNOT SEE ALL OF THE TRACKS. SO WHAT'S THE BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY? UM, THAT IS FALSE.
UM, WE'VE DONE ANALYSIS OF YOU SHEDS WITH OUR CONSULTANTS. AND. >> UM, WE HAVE LOTS OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR VIEWING OF THE TRACK DURING STATE MEETS . UM. THE LEVEL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE IS AT A COLLEGIATE
LEVEL. SO UM THE WAY IN WHICH THESE TRACK MEETS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO, UM. START BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES. OKAY. SO THANKS. UM, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU
COULD DISAGGREGATE THE DATA REGARDING THE MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS. DO YOU HAVE THAT DATA TO THAT CREATED THE WEBSITE IS ON THE WEBSITE OKAY. >> THAT'S I'M. SORRY CAN CAN YOU SAY THAT ON TO THE. >> RIGHT. IS IT ON YES. THIS AGGREGATED DATA IS ON THE
WEBSITE AS WE SPEAK. OKAY ALL RIGHT SO BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE. SOME DISCREPANCIES SO. >> LIKE FOR. >> ME. I'M I'M. NOT ABOUT. >> SUPPORTING BILLIONAIRES UM AND SO I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHO REALLY IS
GOING TO BE BENEFITING HERE. SO GIVEN THAT THE CITY IS COMMITTING 135 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDS TO THE SAME PROJECT, HAS THE ADMINISTRATION REQUIRED. FULL DISCLOSURES. >> OF THE OWNERSHIP AND FINANCING STRUCTURE BEHIND THE
BOSTON LEGACY UM, INCLUDING WHETHER PRIVATE INVESTORS ARE USING OPPORTUNITY ZONE OR OTHER FEDERAL TAX INCENTIVES AND WHAT SPECIFIC FINANCIAL OR COMMITMENT RETURN IS GUARANTEED
TO BOSTON RESIDENTS COMPARED TO THE PRIVATE EVENTS UM, BENEFITS THAT THE INVESTORS MAY RECEIVE . I MEAN, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THE THE LEASE AGREEMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF RENT THAT NEEDS TO BE
PAID AND THE INVESTMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING ON THE OTHER SIDE IS THE ADDITIONAL. NOW BEYOND THAT I'D HAVE TO. KNOW THAT. >> MY QUESTION I'M GOING TO SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM AND THEN I WANT TO GIVE FOR A MINUTE. >> AND. THEN I CAN'T REALLY DIVE DEEPER INTO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
AND SO THIS. >> IS THE PROBLEM THIS THE SYSTEM IS FLAWED BECAUSE NOW I ONLY HAVE FOUR MINUTES AND I'M GETTING HALF ANSWERS. SO DO WE. UNDERSTAND THE I'M GOING TO MOVE ON. DO WE DO.
>> WE HAVE AN. UNDERSTANDING OF THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT. UM THE TEAM EXPECTS TO SEE FOR EXAMPLE WE KNOW BOSTON LEGACY HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH VIOLA WHERE BRANDING WILL APPEAR ACROSS MEDIA BACKDROPS FOR
MERCHANDISE AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF THE VOYA BOVA GROVE . I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THESE PEOPLE. COMMUNITY HUB AND THE YOUR SUITE LEVEL AND THE WHITE STADIUM OH MY GOD COMMERCIALIZING MY PEOPLE LIKE THIS.
WHAT IS THE FINANCIAL VALUE OF. THIS PARTNERSHIP? WHAT IS. >> THE BOTTOM LINE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE . THEY ARE. >> GOING TO SEE FOR HAVING THIS IN OUR BACKYARD. SO AGAIN I THINK YOU'D HAVE TO TALK TO THE TEAM TO UNDERSTAND
THE FINANCIALS. WHAT YOU. GUYS ARE. >> REPRESENTING THE CITY YOU'RE TALKING. >> TO THE TEAM. YOU KNOW. YOU GUYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NEGOTIATING ON OUR BEST INTEREST. SO YOU SHOULD KNOW. >> THIS. WHAT WE'VE NEGOTIATED IS HOW
MUCH MONEY THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING US FOR RENT IN ADDITION TO TAKING ON THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS WE KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD COST IF WE HAVE TO DO IT. SO FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT WE'RE LOOKING AT. >> WE DON'T KNOW WE DON'T KNOW THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE
INVESTORS ARE GOING TO BE GETTING. IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY. AN HOMAGE TO INVESTING I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RETURN SO. WE DON'T KNOW. SO THEN WHAT WE'RE. DOING IS LITERALLY GIVING UP OUR PRIVATE LAND I MEAN OUR
PUBLIC LAND FOR. FOR PRIVATE. BENEFIT DOES. FOR US. >> WELL I MEAN IF YOU CAN'T TELL. ME HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE FROM MARKETING AND BRANDING BECAUSE I USED TO WORK AT MTV, I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. I KNOW. THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT GO
INTO MARKETING. AND AND BRANDING AND HOW THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE BEHIND IT MAKE MILLIONS. AND SO I'M JUST SAYING THAT THIS IS A. CITY I. WANT I JUST WANT TO KNOW I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. UM, WE'VE HEARD THAT THE PROJECT COSTS. >> HAVE INCREASED BECAUSE
EVERYTHING HAS. GOTTEN MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUILD FROM. EVERYWHERE BUT THAT. BUT ALSO THE PRIMARY DRIVER WAS RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY DREAMS ,HOPES AND GOALS AND SEPARATELY UM THAT IS DUE TO US
UH STEEL PRICES. SO WHICH ONE IS IT. AND WHAT. >> SPECIFIC FEATURES WERE ADDED THAT REFLECT. THOSE COMMUNITY DREAMS. AND GOALS WITH THE ASSOCIATED COSTS? AND I WANT THAT EXPLAINED UM SPECIFICALLY.
UM SO I CAN CHIME IN THERE. SO UM, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WITH THE COSTS IS 100% CDS THAT HAVE BEEN BID DOCUMENTS. THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE I WE FINALIZED THE DESIGN, WE'VE
GONE THROUGH LANDMARKS, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PARKS COMMISSION ADDRESSED ALL OF THE FEEDBACK, UM, THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROCESS TO CHANGE THE PROJECT. SO UM, IF YOU REMEMBER, UH, COUNCIL ME HERE WE STARTED WITH
A BOX BASICALLY A RECTANGLE FOR THE EAST SIDE. WE'VE SINCE THEN SORT OF SHAPE THAT ENSURE THAT IT'S DESIGNED IN THE 360. WE'VE UM, COMMITTED TO PARK IMPROVEMENTS TO PATHWAYS AND LIGHTING. WE'VE ADDRESSED THE DRAINAGE
ISSUES. SO THOSE ARE THE DREAMS AND HOPES OF THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY. UH, WHAT YOU JUST LIKE I. KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING. I SO THAT'S WHAT. >> I WANT TO TELL WITH WHAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR. I KNOW, BUT I. WANT AT SOME POINT. TO ANSWER MY QUESTION.
I'M TRYING TO. SO BUT I NEED TO GET TO THE THE THE MEAT OF IT PLEASE. WHAT ARE THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS AND DON'T LOOK TO THEM FOR SUPPORT. IT'S MY HEART YOU AND. >> I. KNOW BUT I SAW YOU LIKE LOOKING AT THEM LIKE COME HELP ME KNOW. LOOK AT.
>> ME AND AND THEN TELL ME WHERE THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS ARE OF THE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS FOR. >> MEJIA. THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS IS THAT WE'VE COMMITTED. >> TO. DO A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN DECADES OF YEARS IN THE MAKING THAT NO. >> ONE. HAS TAKEN ON BECAUSE IT'S. >> BEEN. SO DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE.
AND BECAUSE IN THIS MOMENT WE. HAVE TRIED TO FIND A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO BRING INVESTMENT INTO A BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW I WOULD HOPE ALL OF US ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. AND IN.
ADDITION TO THAT. THE FACT THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN WE ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE ELEMENTS IN THE FRANKLIN PARK ACTION PLAN THAT ARE ADDRESSED WITH. INCREASING TREE. CANOPY IN THE PARK, IMPROVING
UH PATHWAYS, IMPROVING DRAINAGE, ENSURING THAT THE STADIUM. SERVES A PUBLIC WITH PUBLIC RESTROOMS. WATER FOUNTAINS I MEAN I'VE WITH. MY TEAM SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH HUNDREDS. >> OF COMMENTS TO ENSURE. >> THAT. EVERYTHING FROM THE
SPECIFICATION OF A WATER FOUNTAIN SO THAT IT. >> HAS BOTH A BUBBLER. AND A. >> WATER FILLING STATION ARE THERE FOR PUBLIC USE AND THAT'S THE LEVEL OF INTENTION AND COMMITMENT THAT OUR MAYOR HAS. ACHIEVED IN. >> DOING A PROJECT THAT NO OTHER ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO.
AND WE ARE FINALLY DELIVERING ON ON DECADES OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE WANTED THIS WORK DONE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DELIVERING. >> AND I. >> WANT. TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT I MY VOICE HAS ALSO HAS HAS BEEN SILENCED IN THIS PARTICULAR HEARING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MAY HEAR
COUNCIL. WEBER AND WE'LL GO TO CULPEPER. FLYNN OKAY. UH THANKS. UH I THINK IN RESEARCHING SIMILAR PROJECTS IT'S KIND OF HARD TO FIND THEM AND THIS
IS UH YOU KNOW, SO LIKE IT'S NOT A, YOU KNOW, A PROFESSIONAL STADIUM OR FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY IT'S NOT JUST A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK OR SOMETHING WITH BLEACHERS.
THERE'S YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A MIX AND WE THERE'S THERE'S A PUBLIC PRIVATE. PARTNERSHIP HERE. BUT YOU KNOW AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SPACE OR AM I TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING IN
MISSOURI OR TEXAS LAND IS JUST MORE EXPENSIVE HERE. UH, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT SO THE $325 MILLION FIGURE FOR THE WHOLE STADIUM LIKE YOU KNOW, WHY DOES IT COST THAT
MUCH TO TO BUILD A STADIUM WITH YOU KNOW, IT'S RELATIVELY SMALL 10,000 PEOPLE UH, YOU KNOW, IN IN THE WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON. UM, THERE'S A. GREAT ARTICLE IN THE GLOBE
RECENTLY IS SORT OF COMPARING THE COSTS OF THIS PROJECT. UM, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE MODEL. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS STANDARD PRACTICE AND I THINK IT SHOWCASES THE CREATIVITY IN
TRYING TO MEET THESE PROMISES AND DO THIS PROJECT. UM, I WILL SAY THAT THE COMPARISON TO THE SEATTLE STADIUM IS PERHAPS THE CLOSEST COMPARISON ALTHOUGH. >> I WILL NOTE THAT THAT. PARTICULAR PROJECT IS HALF THE
CAPACITY OF WHITE STADIUM BUILT AROUND THE SAME ERA IN THE 50S . HISTORIC FACADE IS BEING RETAINED AND THAT IS PENCILING IN AT AN ESTIMATE ABOUT $150 MILLION IN A SEATTLE MARKET.
SO THAT IS IN BOSTON IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO DO WORK THAN IT IS IN SEATTLE GIVEN OUR ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS. THE THING I WILL ALSO NOTE IS THAT THIS IS A STADIUM THAT HAS NO PARKING ON SITE, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE DESIGNING A STADIUM IN THE 360.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE. >> TO PAY A. PREMIUM FOR FACADE MATERIALS BOTH ON THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR BECAUSE IT'S BEING VIEWED AND 360 IN ADDITION TO. THAT THROUGH THE LANDMARKS PROCESS, THERE'S UH
SPECIFICATIONS AROUND MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT JUST GOING TO LAST 20 YEARS, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 5000 YEAR INVESTMENT IN A FACILITY THAT IS GOING TO WITHSTAND EVEN THE TENURE OF THE TEAM. THIS IS A FACILITY THAT WE'RE
DESIGNING FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS. OKAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR. I KNOW UH, WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, COUNCILOR WEBER. UH, COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS FOR FOUR MINUTES.
THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. UM. >> CALLED AND I WANT TO ASK. I WANT. >> TO GO BACK TO THE DEACON QUESTION BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT . THEY HAVE TO BE. DECAMP CERTIFIED FOR THIS PROJECT.
YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT QUICKLY WHY THEY. HAVE TO BE DECAMP CERTIFIED AND WHY DECAMP. HAS BLOCKED SO MANY OF OUR. UH, MINORITY. WOMEN BUSINESSES FROM
PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROJECT. RIGHT. >> UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER, I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR IT. UM, I WOULDN'T USE THE WORD BLOCKED. UM I MEAN, WE'RE FREE TO SAY WHAT WE WISH TO SAY. I WOULD NOT SAY BLOCKED, BUT
THE DE CAM CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ENSURE THAT. WE'RE GOING TO GET A PROJECT BUILT AND FROM A A CITY, UM, FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROJECT GOING TO GET
BUILT. SO WHAT I WOULD RATHER NOT DO AND I'M GLAD DE CAM HAS PROVIDED. ALLOW ALLOWED. TO ME I'D RATHER NOT. TAKE A CHANCE. >> ON A ON A CONTRACTOR OF WHATEVER BACKGROUND, WHATEVER ETHNICITY ANY CONTRACTOR AND HAVE TO WONDER
ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT THE DECAMP CERTIFICATIONS ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO SAY WITH REASONABLE WILLINGNESS THEY HAVE A BOND CERTIFICATION LEVEL THAT SAYS WE KNOW THAT THEY CAN WE
REASONABLY KNOW THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THE PROJECT OR WE'LL BE ABLE TO PULL THEIR BOND AND COMPLETE IT OURSELVES THAT WE HAVE TO AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT FOR US. >> SO IF THEY'RE. >> NOT DECAMP. CERTIFIED THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT.
AND ON OUR SIDE ON THE EAST. SIDE THAT'S CORRECT. THE CITY OWNED SITE THEY CANNOT IF THEY'RE NOT DECAMP CERTIFIED HOWEVER EXCUSE ME ON THE WEST SIDE THEY CAN UH BOND OUR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FIRM HAS ENSURED THAT THEY ARE ALLOWING OTHER UM, CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT UNDER THE SAME DE CAM. AND THEY AS SERVES.
SO AGAIN AS. SERVES. THAT'S RIGHT THE SUBS. OWNER SIDE OH THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY SUBS AND. >> SUB. SUBS IF YOU WILL. WE'VE HEARD AND. I THINK. >> WHERE WE JUST MENTIONED $325
MILLION. UM THEN HOW MUCH. OF THAT $325 MILLION DO YOU ANTICIPATE WILL GO TO. BLACK AND BROWN BUSINESSES IN
THE COMMUNITY? UH, WELL, I CAN SPEAK TO UM YOU KNOW, 135 OF THAT IS THE CITY'S COMMITMENT IN IN TERMS OF THE CONTRACT TO SUPPLY AND
DIVERSITY COMMITMENTS. WE'VE SET GOALS BASED ON THE DISPARITY STUDY ON THE TEAM SIDE, THEY'VE COMMITTED TO PRETTY MUCH 50% AT EVERY STAGE OF THE PROJECT.
SO HOW MUCH CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS IN DOLLARS AMOUNT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT. >> AND DOLLARS ABOUT. HOW MUCH DO YOU ANTICIPATE WILL GO. >> TO. MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESSES? OUT OF THE $325 MILLION? YEAH. I MEAN I HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU ON THE DOLLAR AMOUNT ON ON THE TEAM SIDE. OUT OF THE 50% THAT THEY COMMITTED TO. YEAH. I MEAN BECAUSE I'M SURE SOME OF THAT IS GOING TO BE TOWARDS UM MATERIALS AND THINGS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE A PART OF THE OF THE WEST SIDE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GET A BREAKDOWN. AND SO DO YOU THINK THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE UP TO THEIR COMMITMENT OF 50% OF.
THEIR $190 MILLION SO FAR BASED ON THE NUMBERS THEY'RE EXCEEDING THE COMMITMENT. SO THEY'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB AND WORKING HARD AT IT. AND ONE FINAL QUESTION HOW CAN THE CITY ENSURE THAT THE END
REWARDS. PARTICIPATION FOR SUBCONTRACTOR CONTRACTORS NOW. ACTUALLY HELPS THEM GROW. INTO PRIME CONTRACTORS. OVER TIME? WELL, JUST LOWERING THE
BARRIERS AND FINDING WAYS TO GET THEM ON THE PROJECT WILL BUILD THAT CAPACITY AND AND GIVE THEM THE EXPERIENCE THAT WILL HELP THEM WITH FUTURE PROJECTS. AND WE'VE TALKED. ABOUT A PILOT WHERE WE CAN
POSSIBLY PUT IN THE SUB INTO A PILOT PROGRAM. WILL WE START PREPARING THEM FOR. A PRIME CONTRACTS OVER TIME? HOW DO YOU ENVISION THAT HAPPEN?
YEAH. >> WELL HONESTLY THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS THE MOST THAT I'VE GOTTEN INVOLVED IN THIS ASPECT OF THE WORK SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WE'RE LEARNING A LOT FROM THIS PROJECT ALREADY. WE WANT TO APPLY TO. >> OTHER.
CITY PROJECTS AND SO CAN WE WORK ON. >> SOME. KIND OF PILOT TO AT LEAST BEGIN . PUTTING SUBCONTRACTORS THAT WEREN'T QUALIFIED TO BE A PRIME IN THIS CONTRACT TO GET THEM READY TO BE PRIME FOR FUTURE
CONTRACTS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND I WANT TO SHARE WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME RESTRUCTURING INTERNALLY IN PFG TO CREATE A POSITION THAT'S JUST FOCUSED ON THIS. SO WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO
WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. UM SO NEXT WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR FLYNN AND THEN COUNCILOR ROLL. UM. >> YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> COUNCILOR MADAM CHAIR, MAY I SPEAK JUST. FOR ONE. >> MINUTE. AND I. >> WANT. TO. GIVE THE REMAINING TIME TO OUR CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.
ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I'LL. >> ASK THESE QUESTIONS. AND IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER OR IF YOU WANT TO GET BACK TO ME. UM. >> BACK TO THE. CHAIR THAT THAT'S. ALSO FINE, BUT I. JUST WANT TO GET A LOOK AT. THESE TWO QUESTIONS ON THE RECORD. >> I WANT TO GIVE MY TIME TO. COUNCIL ME HERE.
THE BEER. GARDEN IS ONE PROPOSED REVENUE CENTER OF THIS OF THIS PROJECT. I HIGHLIGHTED THIS EARLIER. AGAIN I WANT TO GO BACK TO MY POINT THAT. ALCOHOL CAN'T BE.
SERVED ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. UM ARE WE LOOKING FOR SOME TYPE OF CITY UM OVER UM. REVIEW OF THAT. IN TERMS OF CITY SIGN OFF AT
THE LICENSING UM EVEN THOUGH BOSTON CANNOT SERVE. ALCOHOL ON. >> BP'S PROPERTY. UM SO NOT. SURE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE NEED TO TAKE UNDER ADVISEMENT. I WOULD RATHER.
US NOT UM, I'D I'D RATHER US RESPECT THAT RULE AND NOT SERVE ALCOHOL ON PROPERTY. WILL FOOTBALL BE ALLOWED DURING THE. FOOTBALL TRADITIONAL SEASON
LIKE. AUGUST. >> SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER? THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. >> I WANT TO STOP THERE. I WANT TO BE I WANT. >> TO GIVE THE. OPPORTUNITY TO COUNCILOR ME. HERE TO TAKE MY REMAINING TIME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO NOW, COUNCILOR MEJIA. OR DO YOU.
>> WANT TO WAIT? YEAH. >> GO AHEAD. UM. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> UH, IF. THE COST. IS, UH. $135 MILLION. >> UM. >> AND I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE WHICH IS POTENTIALLY ABOUT FROM.
WHAT I UNDERSTAND. 230 MILLION OR MORE. HAS THE CITY ESTIMATED THIS COST OVER TIME? I CAN. >> GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT FROM MY FINANCE FOLKS. SO WE. >> DON'T KNOW. WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYONE FROM
THE CFO'S OFFICE. HERE BUT WHO'S OBVIOUSLY IN THIS PROJECT. AND NOBODY. HERE IS OVERSEEING THE PROJECT AND THE SCOPE OF IT. SO THIS THIS. HEARING WAS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION COST, RIGHT? SO I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT YOU
ARE PREPARED. >> TO ANSWER. >> THOSE TYPES OF QUESTIONS. THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CITY'S DEBT SERVICE. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ALSO YOU KNOW BEING UNPREDICTABLE. SO I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT SOMEBODY HAS TO HAVE SOME
INSIGHT ABOUT IT. IT OKAY. SO AS CHIEF IRISH SAID THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION COSTS. WE CAN ANSWER THAT. YEAH WE DON'T. MANAGE THE FINANCING ASPECT OF IT. THAT'S THE OFFICE OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT.
ALL RIGHT. SO THEN I'M JUST CURIOUS IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE FUNCTIONING AS A CITY HERE, I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE INTERDEPARTMENTAL QUESTIONS AND
THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD BE. THINKING ABOUT. AND CONSIDERING AS YOU ARE MOVING THIS. PROJECT THROUGH SHEPHERDING THIS THROUGH THE PROCESS REQUIRES EVERYONE HAVING THE
SAME INFORMATION AT ALL TIMES. OH NO WE DON'T. THINK WE'RE NOT THINKING AHEAD. >> I USED TO WORK IN THE BUDGET OFFICE. I STILL DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE DEBT SERVICE WAS DONE. BUT THAT'S NOT THE APPROPRIATE ANSWER. RIGHT. >> WELL I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU PERSPECTIVE. YEAH, BUT. >> WE DO ENGAGE WITH THE FINANCE OFFICE OKAY.
AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. ON THE BUDGET? UM, AND WHERE WE ARE WE WENT THROUGH A COST UM AND VALUE ENGINEERING EXERCISE UM TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE BRINGING THESE NUMBERS UNDER CONTROL.
UM, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY ALSO HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER THE. UM LEGAL DOCUMENTS HERE THE GMP UM THAT ARE PART. >> OF. THIS WORK. BECAUSE WHAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND IS THIS IS ABOUT PROTOCOLS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN DECISION MAKING MODELS. RIGHT. AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND IS HOW WE GO
ABOUT MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE FINANCIALLY UM GOING. >> TO PROTECT. LOOK AT THE CONSTITUENTS. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM THEN MAYBE WE CAN GET IT ANOTHER
TIME AND THEN UM YEAH I ONLY GOT 20 MORE SECONDS BUT I'M CURIOUS HOW ARE WE RECONCILING WITH THE FACT. THAT EVERY. SINGLE PUBLIC HEARING THAT
WE'VE HAD AND. EVERY COMMUNITY. THAT WE'VE HAD. HAS ASKED US TO. PUMP THE BRAKES ON THIS PROJECT AND TO DO IT IN A SMALLER SCALE. HOW CAN WE GO BACK TO OUR CONSTITUENCY. AND SAY.
WE KNOW BETTER. WHAT IS BEST FOR. THIS COMMUNITY? WHAT SHOULD. >> I TELL MY PEOPLE? I THINK WE'VE TRIED TO BE AS RESPONSIVE AS WE CAN BE. UM, I THINK YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO
HONESTLY SAY I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THE ENGAGEMENT AND I THINK A LOT OF THE ADVOCACY HAS HELPED TO MAKE THE PROJECT BETTER. I MEAN, WE STARTED LIKE I SAID WITH THE RECTANGULAR BOX AND WE'RE AT A MUCH BETTER PROJECT
THANKS TO ALL THAT FEEDBACK AND UM, WE THE FEEDBACK. WAS THAT THEY DON'T. WANT BEER. GARDENS AND. YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT TO OFFER ANY. LAND THAT IS PUBLIC TO A
PRIVATE ENTITY. THAT IS THE FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE RECEIVED. RESPECTFULLY CUSTOMER HERE. WE WE HAVE HEARD FROM MEMBERS WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT AND THIS IS A PROJECT
THAT HAS BOTH OPPOSITION AND SUPPORT AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THE BALANCE THERE RIGHT. SO DO YOU. >> KNOW. THAT I. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ABLE TO GET BECAUSE YOU. KNOW I KNOW WE HAVE PUBLIC AND EVERYBODY KNOWS HI I'M ABOUT HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE SO I'M NOT GOING TO BUT. >> I WOULD LOVE A DATA I LIKE
TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN SUPPORT. AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN OPPOSITION. I LIKE TO SEE THAT DATA. BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING. THAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM BOTH. SO I WANT NUMBERS. AND THEN I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOUR DECISION.
MAKING MODEL. LOOKS LIKE. IF WE'RE. >> REALLY LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE. AND I WANT TO SEE THAT PUBLICLY . THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA. UM AND I DO BELIEVE THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE. RIGHT.
OKAY. SO COUNCILOR WORRELL, YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES. >> UH. THANK YOU. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES. UM, I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CARS. UM, HAVE WE EVER EXPLORED A
RESEARCH THE COST OF OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STADIUMS? UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT UM, I MENTIONED EARLIER WAS A GLOBE ARTICLE THAT HIGHLIGHTED. THE UM, STADIUM PROJECT A HIGH
SCHOOL STADIUM PROJECT IN SEATTLE SIMILAR LIKE ARA BEING BUILT TO THE STADIUM. IT'S HALF THE CAPACITY OF WHAT UM, OURS IS. UM, AND THAT PROJECT IS ESTIMATED AT $150 MILLION.
SO. WELL, SO, UM, WE'VE LOOKED AT OTHER PRECEDENTS. UM, WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. UM, THIS IS BOTH A LANDMARK PARK. UM, AND IT'S A STADIUM WITHIN A
PARK. UM, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S JUST DIFFERENT COST CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGNING A FACILITY THAT'S NOT ADJACENT TO, YOU KNOW, A ASPHALT PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE
LINES THAT WOULD FACILITATE, UM ,LOWER EXPENSES. THANK YOU. >> YEAH. AND I THOUGHT THAT THE THE SEATTLE ONE WAS A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER STADIUM BUT I MIGHT BE WRONG. IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY. WERE THERE ANY OTHER ONES THAT
WE RESEARCH OTHER THAN THE ONE IN SEATTLE? UM, WE DID LOOK AT SORT OF. LOCAL ARENAS. UM, THEY'RE NOT AT THE SAME SIZE OR SCALE AS UM WHITE STADIUM IS I THINK ANOTHER SORT
OF CLOSE ONE IS WHEN YOU SAY. SIZE SCALE YOU MEAN LIKE THE 10,000 SEAT OR. YEAH, 10,000 SEAT. AND HAVE. >> WE. EVER IN A. TEN SORRY I GUESS BECAUSE MY TIME IS GOING TO QUICKLY HAVE WE EVER IN ANY SPORT I GUESS IS
FOR SUPERINTENDENT DE PINA HOW 10,000. WE'VE NEVER PEOPLE YOU KNOW WE'VE. >> NEVER MAXED OUT THE CAPACITY AT THE STADIUM RIGHT. SO WE NECESSARILY NEVER NEEDED LIKE A 10,000 STADIUM. NO. ALL RIGHT.
UM, GOING BACK TO THE, UH, QUESTION AROUND THE DASHBOARD IF I'M CORRECT. RIGHT. UM, THE NUMBER ON THE DASHBOARD IS NOT REFLECTIVE OF 44% AWARDED TO MWB.
CORRECT. IT'S REFLECTIVE OF OF WHAT HAD BEEN COMMITTED I THINK AS I EXPLAINED EARLIER. RIGHT. >> BUT IT'S NOT 44% RIGHT THAT THAT NUMBER YEAH. THOSE AWARDED AND COMMITTED
ADDS UP TO 44% OF WHAT'S BEEN. OKAY. >> I WAS JUST DOING SOME SIMPLE MATH HERE AND FROM WHAT I'M LOOKING AT FROM ALL THE DASHBOARD IF YOU HAVE 102.7 AND
THEN YOU HAVE 5 MILLION. . >> SO THAT'S WHAT I'M EXPLAINING WHERE WE NEED TO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME CORRECTIONS ON HOW IT'S DISPLAYING RIGHT. >> BUT YEAH THE NUMBERS ON THE DASHBOARD ARE NOT THE 45%. IF YOU. WISH YOU COULD PULL THE
DASHBOARD OR IF YOU CLICK ON THE TABS. OKAY THEN IT'LL I THINK IT EXPLAINS IT BETTER. OKAY SO THE NUMBERS ON THE BOARD THE NUMBERS ON THE BOTTOM ARE NOT REFLECTIVE. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME
NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> AND THEN DO WE HAVE A UM ANY DATA AROUND LOCAL BLACK BUSINESSES LOCAL WOMEN BUSINESSES? DO WE HAVE THAT NUMBER?
IT I'D HAVE TO I'M SURE WE'LL BREAK THAT DOWN. BUT I KNOW CURRENTLY LIKE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IS NOT DOUBLE COUNTING BUT IT DOES BREAK DOWN LOCAL BUSINESSES.
IT BREAKS DOWN AND AND WBS. ALL RIGHT AND THEN IS I TOOK A LOOK AT THE BJP DASHBOARD AND I COULDN'T FIND BOND CONSTRUCTION . DO DO YOU HAVE ANY LIKE PASS
DATA ON THEIR CONSTRUCTION DIVERSITY GOALS. I'M SURE WE DO I KNOW WE THE RECENTLY DID THE QUARTER SCHOOL FOR US. OKAY THANK YOU. YEAH THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> YEAH AND WE'LL ALSO WORK TO
GET MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT'S NUMBERS ARE UP ON THE BJP WEBSITE. AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO UM WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS AT GREAT BJP NUMBERS, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU CYCLE THROUGH THAT BJP
DASHBOARD YOU KNOW A FEW PEOPLE ARE SUPER EXCEEDING RIGHT. UM, THE CITY'S GOALS HAVE WE ENGAGED ON WITH ANY OF THOSE DEVELOPERS MAKING NAMES SOME
NAMES BUT. YEAH I MEAN WE ENGAGE WITH ALL OF THEM BUT THERE'S A PROCESS THAT AND CAN SPEAK TO ABOUT HOW WE CAN ONBOARD AGC AND ALSO SUBS. ALL RIGHT RIGHT.
UM YEAH AND I'LL JUST AND ON THIS UM I KNOW MY TIME IS UP. I THINK YOU KNOW WE HEAR THE FRUSTRATION FROM THE COMMUNITY JUST BECAUSE OF YOU KNOW, THE
THE BEGINNING PROCESS UH, DID NOT INCLUDE THAT THOUGHT. UM, AND THERE WAS NEVER AN OPTION, RIGHT? IT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, A PRIVATE STADIUM VERSUS THE PUBLIC OPTION.
UM, AND I THINK THAT AN ULTIMATUM OUR COMMUNITY KIND OF HAS TOO OFTEN IS LIKE YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO GO WITH THIS OPTION OR YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IN THE INVESTMENT INSIDE
OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ,RIGHT? UM, I MEAN LOOK AT BLUE HILL WHEN IT'S LOOKING AT WHITE STADIUM. UH, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CITY HAS EVER HAD A CONVERSATION AROUND
A SOCCER STADIUM. UM, AND WE, YOU KNOW, PAST CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW, STOPPED SHORT OF BRINGING A SOCCER STADIUM DOWN OVER AT THE BAYSIDE EXPO CENTER, UH,
BECAUSE OF, UH, COMMUNITY VOICE AND ELECTED OFFICIALS PULLING BACK. SO IT JUST KIND OF UNFORTUNATELY REAFFIRMS TO CERTAIN COMMUNITIES, UH, THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT WORKING FOR
THEM. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNSELOR. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE I HAVE WAIVED BOTH OF MY, UM QUESTIONINGS. I WILL PLAN TO SEND THOSE SEPARATELY BECAUSE I DO WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HEAR FROM EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO IS ONLINE. UM, AND I'M GRATEFUL UM, TO BOTH OF THE UM SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, WE DO HAVE ABOUT I THINK 11 OR 12 PEOPLE ONLINE SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM. UH, EACH WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES AND I'M GOING TO BE REALLY STRICT JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I DEFINITELY NEED TO ADD
SOMETHING IN MY DISTRICT AT 530 SO I'M I WILL HAVE TO BE LATE GIVEN. I KNOW IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND WALSH, UM, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. UH, THIS.
AND WALSH, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. AT LEAST WE HAVE SOMETHING TO LAUGH ABOUT. I THINK IT'S WORKING. IS IT WORKING? YES. >> NOW I CAN HEAR YOU.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. STARTING IT NOW. OKAY, GREAT. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME AND ENERGY ON THIS ISSUE. UM, I JUST WANTED TO START BY ECHOING WHAT I THINK THE GUY'S NAME WAS STEVE FROM THE SOUTH
END. UM, THAT OPPOSING CHANGE IS EASY AND CREATING CHANGE IS LEADERSHIP. THIS IS HARD AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE EFFORT THAT FOLKS ARE PUTTING IN TO TRY TO CREATE A GOOD SITUATION FOR OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE. I KNOW THAT IT'S A BIG CHANGE. I GET THAT IT IS A SCARY SITUATION TO HAVE SUCH A BIG CHANGE HAPPEN, BUT I'M SEEING THIS AS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY .
I UM LIVE IN DORCHESTER. UM I AM A FORMER PARENT. MY KIDS HAVE GRADUATED. I ALSO COACH YOUNG ATHLETES YOUNG WOMEN IN. SOFTBALL. >> UH. >> IN DORCHESTER. AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS CAN DO FOR OUR YOUTH
ATHLETES UH, ESPECIALLY OUR GIRLS. UM, I LOVE THAT WE'RE GETTING TEN YEARS OF MAINTENANCE GETTING PAID FOR AND AND UPKEEP AT A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S GOT TO
BE A HIGHER QUALITY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS THAN WHAT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE IN TERMS OF MAINTAINING A HIGH QUALITY ATHLETIC FACILITY. UM, I DON'T THINK OF THIS AS A STADIUM FOR LEGACY FC.
FOLKS ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS A PROFESSIONAL STADIUM AND THIS IS A SOCCER STADIUM FOR A PROFESSIONAL TEAM. I THINK OF THIS AS A STADIUM FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT THE SOCCER TEAM
IS LUCKY TO BE ALLOWED TO LEASE FROM US THAT IT'S OUR STADIUM, WE OWN IT, IT'S ON OUR LAND AND THEY ARE RENTING FROM US AND WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD DEAL IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE GETTING
FROM THEM AS TENANTS. UM SO I THINK OF IT AS NOT THAT WE ARE SUBSIDIZING THEM BUT THEY ARE SUBSIDIZING OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AND GIVING US A HIGHER QUALITY EXPERIENCE THAN WE COULD OTHERWISE PROVIDE
FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. AS SOMEBODY WHO SPENDS A LOT OF TIME WALKING AND AND BEING IN FRANKLIN PARK AS A DORCHESTER RESIDENT UM I HAVE BEEN IN FRANKLIN PARK WITHOUT ACCESS TO A RESTROOM PLENTY
OF TIMES. I HAVE WALKED DOWN A PATH THAT I'VE JUST GOTTEN STUCK AND IT'S OVERRUN. >> AT TIMES. OKAY, THANKS. WELL I APPRECIATE AND I SUPPORT THE PROJECT. THANK YOU.
UM, NEXT WE'LL GO TO HER TEAM JOHN LOUIS. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AND I'LL
START IT WHEN I SEE YOU. OKAY. ARE YOU SET?
FOR TEAM? YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HIT ACCEPT ON BEING ABLE TO TESTIFY. OKAY, I GUESS WE'LL GO TO THE
NEXT ON THE LIST. STEPHEN CASS. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. OH, STEPHAN. SORRY. STEPHAN.
CASS. HELLO. >> UM. APOLOGIZE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. BUT I. >> DIDN'T GO. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TALK. I WANT TO TALK ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT USE WHITE STADIUM. MY NAME IS DR. TIM JOHN LEE. I'M KNOWN THROUGHOUT
MASSACHUSETTS AS COACH H FOR OVER A DECADE OF COACHING MONITORED STUDENT ATHLETES. THEY USE WHITE STADIUM AS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE CITY WHITE CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM. I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT WAS RAISED BY
COUNCILOR WEBER FROM ROSLINDALE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY ACCOUNTABLY KIND OF BUILDING THE PRODUCT THAT MATTERS. COURSES LIKE THIS WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE LOSING FOCUS ON THE TRUE
SITE. THE FOCUS IS THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WHAT I'VE HEARD OVER THE LAST THREE HOURS A BUNCH OF VIDEOS WITH MY SPOKEN TO THE YOUTH. AT ALL. GIVE YOU GUYS SOME HISTORY.
WHITE STADIUM IN 2013 I WAS HIRED AS A CITY WIDE CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM. THAT YEAR WE FINISHED DEAD LAST IN MASSACHUSETTS. FAST FORWARD IN 2025 WE JUST WON TWO STATE TITLES.
WE WERE DISPLACED FIRST TIME IN CITY HISTORY. WE WON TWO STATE TITLES. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK DO YOU GUYS. SPEAK TO THE STUDENT ATHLETES? DO YOU EVEN KNOW THAT THAT'S
WHAT HAPPENED? NUMBER TWO THERE'S A YOUNG WOMAN THAT I REPRESENTING SARAH BLANCO WHO IS IN EAST BOSTON. SHE'S MOROCCAN AND COLOMBIAN. SHE'S OUR DIVISION TWO STATE CHAMPION.
DO YOU KNOW HER NAME? DO YOU KNOW THE SHE EXIST? BECAUSE SIMILAR TO SARAH, THERE'S A COACH LIKE ME BEHIND HER. WHO HAS LIMITED RESOURCES. AT 2023, I WAS THE FIRST COACH
TO EVER BE ANNOUNCED AS THE COACH OF THE YEAR OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS . WHITE STADIUM HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY HOME. IN A PLACE LIKE THIS WHERE OUR
KIDS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED OVERLOOKED, I SEEM TO FORGET THAT A LOT OF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE TALENT THAT IS IN OUR CITY BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE YOUTH. THAT IS OBVIOUS.
SO I WANT TO CHALLENGE THOSE TWO QUESTIONS. DO YOU KNOW THAT THE CITYWIDE CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM IS TWO OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE CITYWIDE. IN STATE OF. I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU BUT YOU'RE RIGHT AT TIME.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK WITH OUR KIDS. UM, STEPHEN CASS. YOU'RE NEXT. HI THERE. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. NOW I CAN. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. TERRIFIC. >> ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS STEPHEN CASS.
I ACTUALLY LIVE ON CAPE COD. MY PARENTS WERE, UM, ATHLETES CHEERLEADERS AT WHITE STADIUM BACK IN THE 50S FOR HYDE PARK HIGH SCHOOL. UM, I'VE DONE A LOT OF ATHLETIC
FACILITY PLANNING AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, OHIO STATE. UH, BEEN AN ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR. I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE FACILITY. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND $135
MILLION, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT UM, IT SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL AND EVERYONE SHOULD GET WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF IT. UH, IN RHODE ISLAND THEY BUILT
A SOCCER STADIUM 10,000 SEATS 150 MILLION AND IT'S IT WILL BE A FUNCTIONAL SUCCESS EVEN IF IT COST A LOT OF MONEY. AND THERE'S TWO MAIN REASONS THERE ARE 200 PRO SOCCER
STADIUMS IN ENGLAND. NOT ONE OF THEM HAS A RUNNING TRACK AROUND IT. THERE ARE 30 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER AND NFL STADIUMS. NONE OF THEM HAVE A RUNNING TRACK. YOU DO NOT PUT A RUNNING TRACK
AROUND A SOCCER STADIUM OR YOU KILL THE ATMOSPHERE. SO THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEAL BREAKER IN THE FIRST CONVERSATION WAY BACK WHEN FOR BOSTON LEGACY. NUMBER TWO FOR THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO GET A LOT OF USE OUT OF IT. IT HAS TO BE ARTIFICIAL TURF. OTHERWISE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STAY OFF THE GRASS FIELD. SO IT'S IN PRO QUALITY SHAPE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A STADIUM THAT
YOU CAN USE. IT HAS TO BE ARTIFICIAL TURF. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DEAL BREAKER FOR THE CITY. SO THOSE TWO THINGS ALONE WILL MAKE THE PROJECT A FAILURE FOR BOTH SIDES.
UH, THE THIRD POINT YOU'RE BUILDING ALL THESE LOCKER ROOMS AND TRAINING ROOMS AND IT ALL LOOKS GREAT IN A CAD DRAWING, BUT WHO'S GOING TO USE THEM? BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE IS ONE
GRASS FIELD THAT YOU'RE MOSTLY GOING TO HAVE TO STAY OFF OF. SO THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE KIDS THERE. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A HUB. SO IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS YOU SHOULD PULL OUT THE
TRACK AND YOU SHOULD DEVELOP THE PLACE THAT AREA WITH A TRACK AND 2 OR 3. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE AT TIME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. UM, DOROTHY FENNELL TWO
MINUTES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YES, NOW I CAN. I'M STARTING YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR.
>> UM. >> THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS AVAILABLE. VIRTUALLY BECAUSE, UM, WORK BEING A WORKING PARENTS. UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY HOME RIGHT NOW MAKING DINNER AND MANAGING. >> KID HOMEWORK TIME. UH, I WANTED TO SAY REAL QUICK.
BEING A PART OF THE, UH, BEGINNING A BUT LIKE AN A DIRECTOR. BUTTER AND FOLLOWING THESE MEETINGS FOR. OVER TWO PLUS YEARS. I WANTED. >> TO SAY THANKS TO THE CITY FOR TAKING LIKE I CANNOT EVEN
BEGIN TO LIST ALL OF THE FEEDBACK THAT NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTING. I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY'S GETTING EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT, BUT I'VE WATCHED THE CITY TAKE A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THE PROJECT. SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT.
UH, I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS UH, AND FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. UH, I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CITY CONTINUOUSLY. ON THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
I FOUND THAT THEY HAD BEEN VERY, UM, UH, OPEN TO HEARING, UM, REASONABLE COMMENTS FROM NEIGHBORS AND INCORPORATING IT OVER TIME. UM, THE PEOPLE I NOTICE HERE.
OH, AND THAT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT TRUE THAT EVERY SINGLE PUBLIC MEETING HAS ASKED TO PUMP THE BRAKES. I'VE BEEN IN LOTS OF ROOMS,
LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS, TALK TO LOTS OF KIDS AND OTHER FAMILIES WHO ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS . AND UH, COACH H, I LOVE WATCHING YOUR KIDS RUN AROUND UH, AROUND THE STADIUM.
SO YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND, UM, I WILL HOP OFF WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOROTHY. OKAY, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ROBBIE FISHER AND YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. HI THERE. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES. >> WONDERFUL. >> UM, THANK. >> YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE WHITE STADIUM PROJECT.
UM, MY NAME IS ROBBIE. I'M A SOUTH BOSTON RESIDENT AND A HOMEOWNER HERE. UM, I'M A CELTIC SEASON TICKET HOLDER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING THE, UH, THE SEASON TICKET HOLDER COMMUNITY FOR THE LEGACY AS WELL AND SUPPORT
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT WHITE STADIUM. UM, THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY AN OBSERVATION IS IT'S A SHAME, UM, THAT I'VE SEEN THE OPPOSITION THAT HAS BEEN SO
REACTIONARY ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY REACTIONARY IN ITS ADVOCACY FOR IMPROVING THE SPACE FOR STUDENTS. UM, AS SOMEONE WHOSE FAMILY HAS SERVED OVER 80 COMBINED YEARS
IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE STUDENTS OF BOSTON USED AS A POLITICAL PROP TO OPPOSE INVEST INVESTMENT IN THEIR OWN FACILITIES. THE MAIN THING I'D LIKE TO SAY
THOUGH, IS THAT I FEEL LIKE THE OPPOSITION MISSES THE POINT OF THE POWER OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ITSELF. UM REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND IF WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR SHORT
TIME TO MICRO ANALYZE THE REPRESENTATION IN A PDF RENDERING, THEN I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE AT LEAST AS MUCH TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE REPRESENTATIVE VALUE AND THE REAL TANGIBLE
VALUE THAT THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR CITY. BY AGE 14, GIRLS DROP OUT OF SPORTS AT TWICE THE RATE OF BOYS 80% OF THEM FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T BELONG IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
THE TOP TWO REASONS CITED FOR THAT ARE FEAR OF BEING JUDGED AND A LACK OF CONFIDENCE. THESE NUMBERS ARE EVEN MORE STRIKING WHEN YOU ACCOUNT FOR DIFFERENCES IN RACE. 94% OF WOMEN IN CORPORATE
LEADERSHIP ROLES, ACCORDING TO A 2015 STUDY WERE FORMER ATHLETES. I CAN THINK OF NO BETTER USE OF MY TAX DOLLARS THAN UPLIFTING WOMEN'S SPORTS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO JAY ABEL OUT BELOW. SORRY IF I'M PRONOUNCING THAT WRONG. NEXT AFTER THAT WILL BE TONY
DEROSA AND TERRY COUSINS JUST TO GET.
JAY BELOW HIS. ARE THEY ON? IF NOT WE'LL GO TO TONY DEROSA . THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS TONY DESROCHES AND I HAVE BEEN A BOSTON RESIDENT FOR NEARLY 59 YEARS. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS I'VE WORKED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AT CITY IN MANY ROLES CREATING PROGRAMS FOR THE BOSTON PARKS DEPARTMENT, SERVING AS A BOSTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATOR AND COACHING STUDENT ATHLETES. I KNOW THE PROCESS TO RENOVATE BOYS STADIUM HAS BEEN LONG AND DIFFICULT. AT THE END OF THE DAY I BELIEVE WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING A BETTER FACILITY FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.
OVER THE YEARS HOWEVER, I'VE SEEN HOW EASILY BOSTON KIDS CAN BE LEFT BEHIND WHEN RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'VE HELPED CO-FOUND TWO NONPROFIT TRACK CLUBS. THOSE PROGRAMS WERE CREATED TO
FILL THE GAPS PROVIDING FREE COACHING AND WHEN FUNDING ALLOWED EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL FOR STUDENT ATHLETES WHO OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS. WE'VE ALSO WORKED TO SECURE FREE PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES AND ACCESS TO WEIGHT TRAINING
FACILITIES THROUGH CONTACTS I'VE BUILT OVER THE YEARS. THESE ARE RESOURCES MANY SUBURBAN STUDENT ATHLETES TAKE FOR GRANTED, BUT THEY ARE OFTEN OUT OF REACH FOR MANY OF OUR BOSTON STUDENTS. I'VE SEEN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS
FOR RENOVATING A STADIUM THAT APPEAL LESS COSTLY, BUT ONE THING I HAVEN'T SEEN ADDRESSED IS A DEDICATED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPACE. ALONG WITH SPORTS MEDICINE FACILITIES. THESE RESOURCES ARE ESSENTIAL
IF WE WANT TO PROPERLY SUPPORT THE HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND LONG TERM SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. BOSTON STUDENTS DESERVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT MANY SUBURBAN ATHLETES ALREADY HAVE.
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS CAN WORK WHEN THEY ARE TRANSPARENT AND WHEN COMMITMENTS TO THE PUBLIC ARE HONORED. MY HOPE IS THAT EVERYONE INVOLVED CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT TRULY SERVES BOSTON'S STUDENT ATHLETES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, TONY. UM, NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM TERRY COUSIN AND THEN IF JAY ABELARDO WAS ON UM HAPPY TO HEAR FROM THEM AS WELL. YES. >> GOOD GOOD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW QUICK THINGS. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS GO TO COURTNEY'S PRIVATE SCHOOLS BECAUSE ME BEING THE PRESIDENT
AND A COACH FOR OVER 30 YEARS, WE DON'T HAVE THE FACILITIES IN OUR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A LOT OF KIDS LEAVE TO GO TO MEDICAL AND ALL THESE SUBURBAN TOWNS BECAUSE THESE TOWNS
PROVIDE GREAT PLACES FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SOCCER, LACROSSE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS STADIUM THAT YOU GUYS ARE BUILDING PEOPLE DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND IT'S MORE THAN JUST
A STADIUM. IT'S ALSO BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM ALL COMMUNITIES AND I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THING PEOPLE KEEP NOT REALIZING WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL KIDS
OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO BE TOGETHER AND NOT JUST STAND IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S A FACT RIGHT THERE AND THAT THIS IS WHY OUR KIDS GO TO MAKO, YOU KNOW, AND PLACES LIKE THIS.
ANOTHER THING I HEAR ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE TAXPAYER MONEY IF MY CALCULATIONS ARE RIGHT, IF WE GOT 650,000 TAXPAYERS I DON'T MIND PAYING MY $207 WORTH
OF TAXPAYER MONEY UM, TO SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE HALF AND HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR SHOES AND SHOES COST MORE THAN $207. OKAY.
SO WE NEED TO REALLY START CONCENTRATING ON THESE KIDS. KEEP OUR KIDS HERE IN BOSTON, GIVE THEM A FANTASTIC, UH, FACILITY. AND SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
UH, IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS. ONE LAST THING. THE WORDS OF THE GREAT HARRY WILSON, THE LATE GREAT HARRY WILSON WHO STARTED YOUTH FOOTBALL IN BOSTON.
HE SAID THE BIGGEST LIE THAT ADULTS SAY IS IT'S ABOUT THE KIDS. IT CAN'T BE ABOUT THE KIDS. IF WE IF THERE'S SO MUCH OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. HAVE A BLESSED DAY. DORCHESTER. LEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, TERRY COUSIN OKAY, SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM DOMINGOS TO ROSA. OH, SORRY. SORRY THAT WAS WAS THAT JAY ABLOH? YEAH. >> OH, SORRY. THAT WAS TERRY. OKAY, GOOD.
UM, OKAY. SO DOMINGO SO ROSA IS NEXT.
AND THEN, UH. PAULA UGLY BAY IS NEXT. GOOD AFTERNOON FOLKS. UH, HI. MY NAME IS DOMINGO WITH THE ROSA. UH. >> MARIO CANDIDATE 2025
SURVIVOR, CLASS OF. 96 MADISON PARK. I'VE BEEN COACHING YOUTH SPORTS FOR OVER. 32 YEARS. FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE. I WORKED OUT OF THE BC I. >> F DEPARTMENT.
FOR 23 YEARS. I WAS THE LAST 16 YEAR OLD HIRED BY RAY FLYNN. UM, WHEN HE WAS THE MAYOR. I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THESE CONVERSATIONS. FOR DECADES. ABOUT HOW TO.
IMPROVE OUR YOUTH SPORTS. BUT THE REALITY IS VBS DOESN'T. HAVE THE SPORTS TO. TO PROVIDE TO. >> THESE STUDENTS. THIS IS WHY WE'RE PUTTING. MONEY ASIDE. TO CREATE. PROGRAMS TO BRING. UM.
>> THAT CONVERSATION UP TO SPEED BECAUSE THE. YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OF NEGLECT EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT HAS. A FOOTBALL PROGRAM. CURRENTLY HAS THEIR OWN. HOME FIELD. THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES.
>> IT IS LATIN ACADEMY. O'BRIEN MADISON, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE A TEAM MADISON AND O'BRIEN PLAYS IS ONE UM THE ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL. THERE'S 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITHIN ONE.
SO MY ISSUE IS LIKE A GENTLEMAN SAID A LITTLE WHILE AGO FROM SOUTHIE WE CONTINUE TO USE OUR STUDENTS AS BARGAINING CHIPS. I SAT IN MEETINGS ABOUT CARTER'S. PLAYGROUND WHEN NORTHEASTERN
WANTED TO DO A COMMUNITY. PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THAT PEOPLE KEEP SAYING IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE IN THE CITY. THAT'S A LOT. WHEN WE DECIDED TO WORK WITH NORTHEASTERN, THAT FIELD WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE CHILDREN OF THAT COMMUNITY. THERE'S NO BASKETBALL. COURTS. >> LENOX HOUSING. COMPLEX IS LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM CARTER'S PLAYGROUND, AND. NO BLACK KID.
USES THAT FIELD. BECAUSE IT SAYS NORTHEASTERN HAS PRIORITY ONE WHEN IT COMES TO SCHEDULING THE FIELD. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY
ACTUALLY. PRESENT A CONCRETE LIST OF PROGRAMS THAT I WOULD STUDENTS BE BENEFITING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH DOMINGOS. UM GOOD TO SEE YOU.
UM, JAMES MEALY IS NEXT. I DON'T THINK PAULA IS ON ANYMORE. SO JAMES MEALY AND THEN SHIRLEY JONES AND BOB BARNEY AND THAT IS THE COMPLETE OF UM WHO IS ON
I THINK. I CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES I CAN. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI. >> THANK YOU. UM, MY NAME IS JAMES MEALY. I'M, UH, BOSTON RESIDENT AND THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATE. UM, I WOULD LOVE FOR BOSTON
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HAVE A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY A STATE OF THE ART STADIUM THAT TRULY BELONGS TO THEM NOT ONE THAT THEY HAVE TO SHARE WITH A PRIVATE FOR PROFIT SPORTS TEAM
THAT HAS A BEER GARDEN AND RESTAURANTS AND YOU KNOW, LUXURY BOXES AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG IN A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM. THAT'S THE FIRST THING. UM, THE SECOND POINT I'D LIKE
TO MAKE IS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE UH, THE CITY MADE NEWS TODAY AND SPECIFICALLY CHIEF DIANA FERNANDEZ GUILBAULT BY SAYING THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY DID IN AN INTERNAL ALL PUBLIC
ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS, UM, THAT THEY ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF JUST RENOVATING WHITE STADIUM AS A FULLY PUBLIC ALTERNATIVE. THAT'S THE FIRST THAT WE'VE HEARD THAT AND I THINK THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO SHARE THAT WITH
THE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY. I HOPE THAT THE UH CITY COUNCIL WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT BECAUSE IN A TRUE PUBLIC PROCESS THAT ALTERNATIVE WOULD HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC UP FRONT SO THAT THE PUBLIC COULD ACTUALLY COMPARE
THAT ALTERNATIVE TO THE CITY'S FOR PROFIT PLAN. THAT'S HOW A TRUE PUBLIC PROCESS WORKS. SO IF THEY KEPT THAT ALTERNATIVE FROM THE PUBLIC, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO IMMEDIATELY. UM, THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO
POINT OUT IS THE SHORT DURATION OF BOSTON LEGACY AT LEAST TEN YEARS. IT'S EXTREMELY SHORT. IT'S A BLIP IN THE LIFETIME OF A FACILITY THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD. WHAT HAPPENS IN 11 YEARS IF BOSTON LEGACY DOES NOT RENEW
THEIR LEASE, WHICH WOULD BE THERE RIGHT UNILATERALLY TO JUST DECIDE THAT EITHER THEY'VE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL WHITE STADIUMS TOO SMALL OR THEY'RE NOT MAKING MONEY THEY WANT TO SHUT THE TEAM DOWN. DOES BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE ANNUAL
OPERATING COSTS AND DO THEY NEED TO FIND A NEW TENANT? WHAT IF THEY CAN'T FIND A NEW TENANT THAT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEEDS TO PAY OUT OF THE OPERATING COSTS. AND WOULD THE CITY EVEN BE FORCED TO CONSIDER SELLING
WHITE STADIUM TO A PRIVATE ENTITY? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE CITY IS IN FRONT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT ARGUING THAT THE STADIUM PARCEL IS NOT PUBLIC LAND IS NOT PROTECTED
PUBLIC PARKLAND. SO IF THAT'S TRUE THEN THEY WOULD BE FREE TO SELL IT. THANK YOU. THANKS, JAMES. UH, NEXT WE'LL HEAR FROM SHIRLEY JONES, THEN BOB BARNEY AND THEN WE HAVE A PRERECORDED
VIDEO TESTIMONY FROM ALEX ORSI. SO SHIRLEY, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
WITH JONES. HI, EVERYONE. THERE GOES ONE OF MY MINUTES. OH, NO, I'M. >> JUST STARTING IT NOW. SHIRLEY, YOU'RE ALL GOOD. OKAY, AGAIN LET ME START OVER.
I WANTED TO SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE. THANKS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR BRINGING THIS HEARING IN THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE THAT'S IN THIS ROOM BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT EVERY ONE OF US
THAT'S ON THESE CALLS AND EVERY ONE OF US IS IN THESE ROOMS. WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHAT'S BEST FOR THE STUDENTS. I KNOW WHAT I SPEAK ABOUT WHEN
I SAY I'M TOTALLY, TOTALLY ON BOARD WITH HAVING HAVING THIS NEW FACILITY. LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID, I WANT THIS STATE OF THE ART FACILITY TO BE HERE IN THIS BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY FOR OUR
CHILDREN THAT OUR CHILDREN DON'T HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE OF THIS COMMUNITY. THEY CAN HAVE OTHERS COMING TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE WHAT THEY HAVE NOW. THE ADMINISTRATION THAT'S TAKING CARE OF THIS THAT'S MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO BUT THAT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE. BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT AN AGREEMENT FOR IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW AND EVERYONE IN THESE ROOMS.
PLEASE PULL YOUR RESOURCES TOGETHER, GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND SOMEONE MENTIONED ABOUT THE MINORITY BLACK AND BROWN BUSINESS OWNERS.
PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO BE A PART OF THIS. DON'T LEAVE ANYBODY OUT. THIS IS A WHITE THING. IT'S NOT. >> JUST AN US THING. IT'S FOR EVERYONE. AND LET'S JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN, PEOPLE.
THANK YOU, MISS SHIRLEY. OKAY. >> THANK YOU ALL. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM BOB BARNEY AND THEN WE HAVE A CUED UP TESTIMONY FROM ALEX ORSI OVER VIDEO.
OKAY I THINK HE'S NO LONGER HERE SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PRERECORDED VIDEO FROM ALEX ORSI.
AND ALL TIME AT LIKE THE REST. WE CAN'T SEE ANYTHING YET BUT OH NOW I SEE IT. MY NAME IS.
ALEX ORSI AND I LIVE ON. PETER THE ROAD JUST ONE HOUSE BETWEEN US AND WHITE STADIUM. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE AT THE HEARING TO FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO
SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING HOUSES AND OUR THOUGHTS ON ON THE PROJECT. ALL IN ALL OUR FAMILY IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. WE LOVE FRANKLIN PARK. WE HAVE ZOO PASSES. WE HAVE TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS
FUTURE STUDENTS AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR THEM TO HAVE NEW NICE FACILITIES. UM WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE SOCCER TEAM AND PLAN ON ATTENDING MANY OF THEIR GAMES.
UM I DON'T REALLY HAVE TOO MANY MAJOR CONCERNS BUT I I'M CURIOUS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE THE TENNIS COURT TO. I LOVE TO PLAY TENNIS. I'VE HEARD IT'S GOING TO REMAIN SO THAT'S GREAT. JUST CURIOUS WHERE WHERE IT
WILL BE GOING. UM AND THEN THE UM PETER VITALE ROAD IS A TWO WAY STREET. IT'S VERY NARROW. I'M ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO GO TO ONE WAY UH, FOR GAME DAY. SO I THINK THAT'LL BE GREAT AS WELL. ALL IN ALL WE ARE SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT THE PROJECT. UM AND AND CAN'T WAIT TO, UH, SEE THE SEE ITS COMPLETION. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. AWESOME. >> HE WASN'T THERE BUT HE WAS YOU KNOW, BEFORE TIME. SO I WANT TO GIVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH OF THE LEAD SPONSORS OF THE DOCKETS TO GIVE A CLOSING STATEMENT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO GIVE A CLOSING STATEMENT? OKAY. SO WE'LL GO IN ORDER I GUESS. UM SO WE'LL WE'LL START WITH, UH, COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE A
MINUTE? OH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS, UH, HEARING AND THANKS TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR FOR COMING
AND TALKING ABOUT THIS. I KNOW, UH, WE AS A COUNCIL WILL BE SPENDING MORE TIME ON THIS ISSUE, UH, LOOKING AT THE COSTS OF THE STADIUM, MAKING SURE WE, UH, DO OUR DUE
DILIGENCE HERE. UH, YOU KNOW, I WILL YOU KNOW, I THINK AS, UH, DIANA SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC PROCESS AROUND THIS. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF OPPOSITION BUT ALSO A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR
THE PROJECT. I THINK JUST TODAY THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE. UM, UH, AND YOU KNOW, I JUST I THINK, UH, THERE ARE LOTS OF KIDS WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO USE THAT STADIUM OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN USABLE, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC. I'M HOPING WE CAN CONTINUE TO FIND, YOU KNOW, ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE WAYS TO OPEN UP THAT
STADIUM AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE. UH, I ALSO JOINED MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, UH, IN JAMAICA PLAIN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO UH, UPLIFTING WOMEN'S SPORTS AND
THAT OPPORTUNITY UH, BUT UM SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED PROCESS. THANKS. >> UM, COUNCILOR WEBER, COUNCILOR MEJIA. THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE A CLOSING REMARK. UM.
YOU KNOW, I THINK. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I'M SO GLAD THAT PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY TUNING IN TO THIS HEARING. TO BE REALLY CLEAR. I BELIEVE. >> THAT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE NOTHING BUT THE. BEST AND WHAT. >> WE HAVE BEEN. ADVOCATING FOR IS NOT TO JUST
DO. AWAY WITH THE IDEA OF. GIVING THAT. TO OUR STUDENTS. BUT WHAT I AM STRUGGLING. >> WITH. IS THE. NARRATIVE AND HOW PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO UTILIZE IT AS A.
UM AS A WEAPON. AND I THINK THAT. >> A LOT OF FOLKS, PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE BEEN. MISREPRESENTED IN THIS. CHAMBER AND I AND I THINK. THAT IT'S IMPORTANT. FOR US TO CONTINUE TO.
GRAPPLE WITH. THIS NOTION OF YOU CAN ONLY HAVE IT THIS WAY OR NOT OR NOT HAVE. IT AT ALL. I THINK IT CREATES A FALSE. NARRATIVE AND IT CREATES THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THAT. PUTS PEOPLE.
AGAINST EACH OTHER. AND SO FOR. ME. >> UM AND. >> I ALSO. >> WOULD LIKE UH, DISAGGREGATED. DATA ABOUT WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SHOWING UP EVEN IF THEY'RE PEOPLE OF COLOR. I I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR AFFILIATIONS ARE AND.
WHAT THEY HAVE TO. BENEFIT AS. >> A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION AND SUCH. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILOR MEJIA, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO COUNCILOR CULPEPER. THANK YOU COUNCILOR.
YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR ME WE HAVE TO BE HONEST ABOUT. THE STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS THAT MANY CONTRACT MINORITY
CONTRACTORS FACE AND HOW WE CAN PREPARE THEM FOR THE FUTURE. AND I THINK IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR UH, TWO I WOULD SAY THAT HE'S WILLING TO WORK ON SOME KIND
OF PILOT WHERE THE SUBCONTRACTORS THAT ARE NOT QUALIFIED AT THIS POINT TO BE A PRIME THAT WE CAN WORK ON SOME KIND OF PILOT TO GET THEM READY. SO IN THE FUTURE, EVEN IF IT'S
DEALING WITH EVERETT, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MAJOR CONTRACTS AND NOT ALWAYS BE SERVED. THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY YOU WOULD BE
HAPPY TO WORK ON IS TO MAKE SURE THAT AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PROJECT AND YOU LOOK AT THE STUDENTS FOR ME I'VE GOT A YOUNG GIRL IN THE CHURCH, JELANI JELANI JUST STARTED
PLAYING SOCCER DOING GREAT. WANTS TO GO TO COLLEGE, PLAY SOCCER IN COLLEGE. I WOULD HATE FOR JELANI NOT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ONE DAY BE A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER
IN WHITE STADIUM. I WOULD ALSO HATE NOT TO SEE. I'M SORRY. >> YOU'RE JUST THE TIME. YOU KNOW. YEAH. THAT'S WHY THEY SHOW THAT, YOU KNOW. WELL YOU WENT OVER QUITE A BIT TOO TODAY SO I MEAN YEAH SO WE
BOTH HAVE TO HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE. AND I, I SKIPPED ALL MY TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WANTED YOU GUYS TO HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, SO. WELL CAN I JUST FINISH? YEAH. GO AHEAD FOR YOUR TIME.
WHEN IT'S FINISHED. I'D LIKE TO SEE YOUNG BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN WALKING UP HUMBOLDT AVENUE TO GO TO WORK IN WHITE STADIUM. I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM WALKING DOWN, SEE MY STREET PASS MY
HOUSE GOING TO WORK. AND FOR ME THAT'S WHAT THIS PROJECT HOPEFULLY WILL DO. I'LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR THAT. MAKE SURE THOSE CONTRACTS COME TO BLACK AND BROWN BUSINESSES. I WON'T STOP UNTIL IT'S
FINISHED. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UM, COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE A MINUTE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR. BEING HERE. THE IMPORTANT PART OF THE
HEARING TODAY WAS LISTENING CAREFULLY TO RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY RESIDENTS IN THE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY WE ARE SPENDING THAT IS TAXPAYER MONEY .
IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS I THINK WHAT IS LACKING REALLY ON THIS PROJECT WAS THE DIFFICULT START IT HAD AND NOT INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A
CRITICAL PART OF ANY PROJECT REGARDLESS OF HOW BIG OR HOW SMALL. THAT WAS THE MAJOR FAILURE OF THIS PROJECT IN MY OPINION. UM BUT I THINK AS WE GO INTO
THE BUDGET PROCESS OVER THE NEXT OF THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND AS WE'RE CUTTING PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, UH, WE HAVE TO FACTOR IN WHAT OUR
PRIORITIES ARE AND WHETHER THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OR WHETHER WE SUPPORT, UM, OTHER PROGRAMS AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL HOLD MYSELF TO THE SAME TIME.
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THIS HEARING AND TO CO-CHAIR WITH COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A CONVERSATION NOT JUST ABOUT THE COST, UM, BUT ALSO
ABOUT THESE BPA STUDENTS AND ATHLETES. UM, I HAVE SAID IT MANY TIMES ON THE COUNCIL FLOOR. I'M ACTUALLY IN MY HIGH SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME . I WASN'T VERY GOOD. UH, BUT IT INSTILLED A SENSE
OF CONFIDENCE IN ME. UM, AND JUST KNOWING THAT THESE KIDS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THESE STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY A WEIGHT ROOM. I ACTUALLY USED TO HAVE THE CLEAN RECORD. YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT NOW, BUT I USED TO HAVE THE CLEAN RECORD
AT MY HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS BEAT IN ONE YEAR BUT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL. UM I HAVE TD GARDEN AND FENWAY PARK IN MY DISTRICT AND I KNOW THE TYPES OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THAT ARE GOING TO COME TO THIS AREA AND I WANT
EVERYONE TO BE READY. I ALSO I THINK THE CONCERNS OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT EVERYONE IS BEING INCLUDED WE NEED TO UPLIFT THOSE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO UH FOR THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMING FOR STAYING OVER UM
AND FOR HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IN A WAY THAT UM, YOU KNOW, IS IS RESPONSIVE TO THE QUESTIONS. UM, I DO THINK THERE'S MORE CONVERSATION NEEDED. UM, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THESE
IN COMMITTEE BUT DOCKETS 0199 AND 0205. UH, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.