WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=Gma-KqaAQlA Part: 1 1 00:07:08.261 --> 00:07:19.939 UM I'M DISTRICT EIGHT CITY COUNCILOR AND I'M CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. TODAY IS JUNE 5TH AND THE EXACT TIME IS 10:01 A.M. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER TWO OF THE ACTS OF 2025 MODIFYING 2 00:07:19.939 --> 00:07:34.554 CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. ALL RIGHT. >> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING OUT. UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER TWO OF THE ACTS OF 2025 MODIFYING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF OPEN MEETING LAW AND RELIEVING PUBLIC BODIES OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS 3 00:07:34.554 --> 00:07:45.131 INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT THAT PUBLIC BODIES CONDUCT MEETINGS IN A PUBLIC PLACE THAT IS OPEN AND PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL IS CONDUCTING THIS HEARING VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM. THIS HEARING IS BEING RECORDED. 4 00:07:45.131 --> 00:07:55.908 IT IS ALSO BEING LIVE STREAMED@BOSTON.GOV CITY BACKSLASH CITY COUNCIL TV AND BROADCAST ON XFINITY CHANNEL EIGHT RCN CHANNEL 82 WHILE CHANNEL 964. 5 00:07:55.908 --> 00:08:06.953 WRITTEN COMMENTS CAN BE SENT TO THE COMMITTEE EMAIL AT SKYLA AND DEBBIE AT BOSTON DOT THAT I WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD AND AVAILABLE TO ALL COUNCILORS . PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF THIS HEARING. 6 00:08:06.953 --> 00:08:18.364 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECORD THEM AND THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY'VE SIGNED UP AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO TESTIFY. IF YOU WISH TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND HAVE NOT DONE SO, PLEASE EMAIL OUR CENTRAL STAFF LIAISON. UM, THE AMAZING SHANE PAK. 7 00:08:18.364 --> 00:08:31.544 UH, SHANE DOT PACK A BOSTON DHAKA FOR THE ZOOM LINK AND YOU'LL BE ADDED TO THE LIST. TODAY'S HEARING IS ON AND BEAR WITH ME. I ALWAYS HAVE TO READ ALL OF THESE. UM DOCKET 0796 METHOD IN ORDER 8 00:08:31.544 --> 00:08:43.389 FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID SAMSON AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2030. DOCKET 0797 MESSAGE IN ORDER 9 00:08:43.389 --> 00:08:55.067 FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT RYAN TRUCK AS A MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2029. DOCKET 0798 VESTED IN ORDER FOR 10 00:08:55.067 --> 00:09:06.145 THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID DIXON AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2028. DOCKET 0799 MESSAGING ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE 11 00:09:06.145 --> 00:09:16.055 REAPPOINTMENT OF CHRISTINE HOFFMAN KIRSTEN HOFFMAN AS AN ALTERNATE EVER FOR THE BOSTON LANDMARKS MOTION FOR A TERM INSPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026 12 00:09:16.055 --> 00:09:27.166 DOCKET 0800 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KIRSTEN UM KIRSTEN HOFFMAN AS A MEMBER OF CORPORATE CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION BERTRAM 13 00:09:27.166 --> 00:09:37.009 EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026. THESE BATTERIES ARE SPONSORED BY MAYOR MICHELLE LIEU AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APRIL 15TH, 2026 AND DOCKET OH 14 00:09:37.009 --> 00:09:47.453 UM DOCKET 1037 BY CITY IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GUPTA AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026. 15 00:09:47.453 --> 00:09:59.599 DOCKET 1038 IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN VIRGINIAN AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026. DOCKET 1039 MESSAGE IN ORDER 16 00:09:59.599 --> 00:10:09.976 FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN GO DAMIEN AS A MEMBER OF THE COURT FOR INTERNAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2026 AND DOCKET AND LASTLY BUT 17 00:10:09.976 --> 00:10:22.722 AT LEAST UH DOCKET 1040 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KATHLEEN CONNOR AS A MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. 18 00:10:22.722 --> 00:10:35.101 THESE MATTERS FOR SPONSORED BY MAYOR MICHELLE WU AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON MAY 20TH 2026. UM I DON'T SEE OTHER ANY OTHER COUNCILORS ON UM SO WE'RE GOING TO GET GOING UM FIRST I'M GOING 19 00:10:35.101 --> 00:10:46.846 TO PASS UM THE PASS THE FLOOR TO UM A PERSON WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION UH, JOE CORNISH UM, TO SPEAK TO THE UM AND AND THEN ELIZABETH TREVOR AFTER 20 00:10:46.846 --> 00:10:58.190 THAT UM, TO SPEAK TO THE READINESS OF THESE, UH, APPOINTEES. GREAT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN I'M JOE CORNISH. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE BOSTON LANDMARKS 21 00:10:58.190 --> 00:11:10.169 COMMISSION AND I KNOW THIS IS A BUSY, BUSY CITIZEN WITH, UH, WITH BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME, UM, TO MEET WITH US TODAY AND THANK YOU. UM, EVERYONE WHO IS HERE, UM, 22 00:11:10.169 --> 00:11:21.747 WE REALLY RELY SO STRONGLY ON OUR OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR, UM ,COMMISSIONERS AND I'VE HAD THE GREAT WORK OF OF WORKING WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE YOU'RE GOING TO MEET TODAY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH 23 00:11:21.747 --> 00:11:33.292 TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS WILL BE JOINING US. SO UM, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT EVERYONE YOU'RE GOING TO BE, UH ,MEETING TODAY. UM, WE'LL START WITH TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE BOSTON LANDMARKS 24 00:11:33.292 --> 00:11:43.703 COMMISSION BUT ONE MEMBER AND ONE ALTERNATE WE HAVE DAVID DIXON WHO IS UM REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION AS A MEMBER. UM, WE HAVE VINEET GUPTA WHO 25 00:11:43.703 --> 00:11:55.114 HAS A LONG HISTORY, UM A LONG CAREER WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON AS UH, AN ARCHITECT AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNER. UM, HE'LL BE SERVING AS AN ALTERNATE ON THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION. 26 00:11:55.114 --> 00:12:07.259 UM, KIRSTEN HOFFMAN IS BEING REAPPOINTED. SHE'LL BE REPRESENTING THE GREATER BOSTON REAL ESTATE BOARD, UM, SERVING ON THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION. AND I HAVE TO SAY KIRSTEN IS ONE OF OUR TRUE SUPERSTARS 27 00:12:07.259 --> 00:12:18.838 OF THE COMMISSION BECAUSE SHE SERVES ON THE ABERDEEN ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION MISSION HILL ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION. SHE'S GOING TO BE APPOINTED TO THE FORT POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION. 28 00:12:18.838 --> 00:12:29.682 UM SHE'S SERVING ON THE MONUMENT SQUARE LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION STUDY COMMITTEE AND I KNOW KIRSTEN WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH UH, THE LANDMARKING OF THE NAZAR CENTER IN THE NORTH END. 29 00:12:29.682 --> 00:12:39.492 SO KIRSTEN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMISSION AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN. UM, THE BACK BAY COMMISSION, UM 30 00:12:39.492 --> 00:12:51.170 ,WHICH I OVERSEE DIRECTLY. UM, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT ROB WEINTRAUB. UM, ROB AND I, I THINK STARTED AT THE SAME TIME ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO WHEN I JOINED THE CITY AND ROB CAME ON TO THE COMMISSION. 31 00:12:51.170 --> 00:13:03.482 ROB HAS UH, A TREMENDOUS UM, AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE AND GREAT SUPPORT FOR THE COMMISSION AS A BUSINESS OWNER, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND UH, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. SO ROB HAS BEEN A GREAT 32 00:13:03.482 --> 00:13:13.893 RESOURCE FOR US. DAVID SAMSON UM, HE'S ALSO I THINK ABOUT TEN YEARS ON THE BACK BAY COMMISSION BEING REAPPOINTED. UM, HE'LL BE REPRESENTING AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BACK 33 00:13:13.893 --> 00:13:25.437 BAY ASSOCIATION SOMETHING RECENTLY THAT DAVID HAS DONE THAT I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AWARE HE REALLY WORKED TO UM HELP WITH FUNDRAISING TO TAKE DOWN THE SCAFFOLDING AT THE FIRST 34 00:13:25.437 --> 00:13:35.915 BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE BACK BAY. SO I REALLY THINK YOU KNOW, THANKS TO DAVID YOU GOT THAT PROJECT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. SO DAVID, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THEN 35 00:13:35.915 --> 00:13:47.126 TWO PEOPLE WHO CANNOT BE HERE KATHLEEN CONNOR UM, SHE IS UM, OUR LONGTIME CHAIR OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION FOR WELL OVER TEN YEARS. UM, SHE'LL BE REPRESENTING THE 36 00:13:47.126 --> 00:13:58.504 BACK BAY ASSOCIATION AS A MEMBER AGAIN AND SHUGO GAGNE AND IS COMING BACK. SHE'S CYCLED OFF THE UH, BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION AS A MEMBER REPRESENTING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. SHE'LL BE COMING BACK INTO THAT 37 00:13:58.504 --> 00:14:10.316 SLOT AND SHE'LL ALSO BE SERVING ON THE FORT POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION. SO THANK YOU ALL. AND, UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN, I UM AGAIN TO SUPPORT ALL OF THESE UH, NOMINATIONS GOING FORWARD. 38 00:14:10.316 --> 00:14:23.128 AND I THINK THE PAST FEW UM, APPOINTMENTS UH, HEARINGS THAT WE'VE HAD I'VE SAID I PUT YOU AT THE VERY END AND OBVIOUSLY I NOW KNOW WHY WE SHOULD JUST PUT YOU AT THE VERY BEGINNING BECAUSE UM, THAT WAS A GREAT 39 00:14:23.128 --> 00:14:36.342 SUMMARY OF OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS GROUP AND UM, I DO WANT TO GO TO ELIZABETH TREVOR IF SHE HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD ABOUT THESE, UH, APPOINTMENTS. 40 00:14:36.342 --> 00:14:47.953 I THINK UM, JOE HAS SUMMARIZED IT QUITE NICELY. ALL OF OUR CANDIDATES TODAY BRING EXPERTISE IN. VARIOUS CAPACITIES AND WILL COMPLIMENT ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONS. 41 00:14:47.953 --> 00:15:00.666 AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT ALL OF THEM. WONDERFUL. >> UM AND AS CHAIR OF PLANNING ,DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION, I'M HONORED TO HELP OVERSEE LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION ITSELF TO OUR DISTRICT 42 00:15:00.666 --> 00:15:12.111 COMMISSIONS. THIS IS A RESPONSIBILITY I DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY AND IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING, UM, PARTS OF MY WORK ON THE COUNCIL. UM, THROUGHOUT MY TIME ON THE COMMITTEE I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT OF HISTORIC 43 00:15:12.111 --> 00:15:22.788 PRESERVATION AND WHAT IT HAS ON THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR CITY AND BOSTON WOULD NOT BE THE CITY IT IS TODAY, UH, WITHOUT THIS IMPORTANT WORK OF THESE LANDMARKS COMMISSIONS AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSIONS, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY 44 00:15:22.788 --> 00:15:32.898 TO HAVE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CELEBRATE THIS WORK THIS YEAR. LAST MONTH, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZED MAY AS NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. UM, AND I WAS PROUD TO SPONSOR THAT. 45 00:15:32.898 --> 00:15:45.744 AND THIS YEAR MARKS THE 50TH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION. AND I WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THE COMMISSION'S KICKOFF CELEBRATION EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND I SAW MANY OF YOU THERE, UM ,WHICH REALLY DID A GREAT JOB 46 00:15:45.744 --> 00:15:57.556 REFLECTING ON THE CRUCIAL ROLE ,UH, THAT THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION HAS PLAYED OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS. HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROVIDES SO MANY EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THE CITY OF BOSTON AND HAS HELPED PROTECT THE STORIES AND 47 00:15:57.556 --> 00:16:08.167 HISTORY THAT DEFINE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. UM, AND ALSO I MEAN WE'RE CELEBRATING THE 250TH WE'RE DRAWING WE'RE GOING TO BE DRAWING PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, UH, TO CELEBRATE BOSTON'S HISTORY. 48 00:16:08.167 --> 00:16:18.844 UM, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S HERE TODAY FOR YOUR WORK. UM, AND THANK YOU TO ELIZABETH AND JOE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION UNDER KATHY'S 49 00:16:18.844 --> 00:16:30.255 LEADERSHIP IS DOING SUCH AMAZING WORK AND WE'RE JUST SO THRILLED TO, UM, TO GET TO I MEAN, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, TIME FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE CITY AND I FEEL LIKE, UM AND 50 00:16:30.255 --> 00:16:41.133 WE'RE, UH, CHECKING OFF THE BOXES AND AT THE COUNCIL WE ARE HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE EVERY OTHER MEETING WE HAVE SOME, UM, MONUMENTAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION THAT IS 51 00:16:41.133 --> 00:16:51.944 THAT IS GOING TO HELP PRESERVE THE CITY AND UM, SO I'M REALLY, UH, THRILLED TO GET TO DO THIS WORK AS THE CHAIR OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. UM, I DO KNOW THAT ROBIN TRUMP HAS A HARD STOP, SO I'M GOING 52 00:16:51.944 --> 00:17:02.621 TO GO TO HIM FIRST. UM, I HAVE REVIEWED ALL OF THE RESUMES OF ALL OF THE UM, APPOINTEES TODAY. UM, ROB IS SOMEONE I DID I NEED AN INTRODUCTION TO AND I DIDN'T 53 00:17:02.621 --> 00:17:12.931 NEED TO READ ABOUT BECAUSE HIS WORK UM, ON THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. UM, BUT ROB, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO, UH, SPEAK 54 00:17:12.931 --> 00:17:24.743 TO WHY YOU LIKE DOING THIS WORK AND WHY YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY. I'M SORRY YOU'RE MUTED ROB. 55 00:17:24.743 --> 00:17:37.589 UH WELL IT'S UH CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW. YES UH IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE. IT'S AN HONOR UH TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION AND TO HELP OUR 56 00:17:37.589 --> 00:17:48.333 NEIGHBORS IN THE BACK. BAY MAINTAIN THE CONSISTENCY, UH, AND ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY OF THE BACK BAY HISTORIC DISTRICT. UH, DAVID AND I STARTED AT THE SAME TIME. UH, WE WERE SWORN IN AT THE 57 00:17:48.333 --> 00:17:58.410 SAME TIME AS WELL AS JOE AND IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS. I THINK IN TEN YEARS I'VE MISSED MAYBE FIVE MEETINGS, WHICH IS UH AND I'M PRETTY I PROBABLY HAD THE BEST TRACK RECORD OF ANY COMMISSIONER IN 58 00:17:58.410 --> 00:18:09.888 HISTORY, BUT I, UM I TRY AND MAKE EACH AND EVERY MEETING, UH, AND PUT MY EXPERIENCE, UH AND KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWHOW INTO 59 00:18:09.888 --> 00:18:20.999 UM INTO THE DECISIONS UH AND COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE UH, DURING THE HEARING. UM, I FEEL THAT I'M A VALUABLE MEMBER UH, OF THE OBVIOUS OF THE COMMISSION GIVEN MY 60 00:18:20.999 --> 00:18:32.711 KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION UH, MY CAREER SPANNING BACK ALMOST 45 YEARS, UH, SPECIALIZES IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF, UM, BOSTON, UH 61 00:18:32.711 --> 00:18:44.790 ,MOSTLY BACK BAY, UH, BROWNSTONES. SO I WAS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE GUIDELINES PRIOR TO BECOMING A COMMISSIONER AND UH ,I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE AS 62 00:18:44.790 --> 00:18:57.169 A AS A COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROB. UM, UH, OBVIOUSLY I'M REALLY PROUD TO GET TO MOVE YOUR REAPPOINTMENT, UM, FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING. UM, AND SEEING THAT I THERE ARE 63 00:18:57.169 --> 00:19:09.481 NO OTHER COUNCILORS HERE. UM, YOU ARE RELIEVED AND LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD YOUR NOMINATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. GREAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT DAY. HAVE A NICE WEEKEND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, SO NEXT WE GO TO DAVID 64 00:19:09.481 --> 00:19:22.161 SAMSON WHO'S BEING, UM, REAPPOINTED UM, AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION. UM, DAVID, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SIMILAR QUESTION. UM, YOU KNOW, WHY IS THIS WORK 65 00:19:22.161 --> 00:19:33.572 IMPORTANT TO YOU? AND, UM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND, UM, AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY, BUT, UM, AND ,UH, SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO, UH TO 66 00:19:33.572 --> 00:19:45.417 WHY YOU LIKE DOING THIS WORK. YEAH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, ROB IS RIGHT. WE BOTH START AT THE SAME TIME. WE WERE SWORN IN ON THE SAME DAY. UM, AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR. IT'S BEEN, UH I HAVE TO SAY 67 00:19:45.417 --> 00:19:56.395 IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN TO LEARN, UM, THE INS AND OUTS OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION IN THE BACK BAY GET TO KNOW ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND ESPECIALLY, UM. 68 00:19:56.395 --> 00:20:09.241 JOE JOE'S BEEN A GREAT HELP. UM, I DO HAVE, UH I'M IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY AND I ALSO HAVE DEVELOPED UM IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND SITTING ON THE UM 69 00:20:09.241 --> 00:20:20.886 THE COMMISSION IS IS GARNERED ME THE THE ABILITY TO LEARN A WHOLE LOT MORE AND UM PUT MY UH I SAY $0.02 UM, IN IN OUR MEETINGS AND IT'S IT'S REALLY 70 00:20:20.886 --> 00:20:31.230 BEEN AN HONOR. IT'S BEEN UH IT'S BEEN NICE TO KEEP THE BACK BAY THE WAY IT IS . UM, I'M THERE EVERY DAY. UH, I WORK IN THE BACK BAY. THEY SELL REAL ESTATE AND IT'S 71 00:20:31.230 --> 00:20:44.009 JUST BEEN NICE TO MAINTAIN WHAT IT IS AND KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY. UM, IT'S IT'S REALLY NICE AND IT WAS REALLY A JOY TO HELP THE CHURCH OUT. UH, WE RAISED I HELPED RAISE. 72 00:20:44.009 --> 00:20:55.687 OVER CLOSE TO $100,000 TO TAKE THAT SCAFFOLDING DOWN WHICH WAS UP THERE CLOSE TO ALMOST I THINK 8 OR 9 YEARS BUT. UM YEAH, BUT UM A LOT OF PEOPLE 73 00:20:55.687 --> 00:21:07.799 HAVE EMAILED OUR OFFICE LIKE GRATEFUL THAT THE SCAFFOLDING IS DOWN AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING. SO THANK YOU DAVID FOR ALL. OH YOU'RE WELCOME. IT WAS JUST IT WAS IT WAS JUST SO GREAT TO GET IT DOWN. UM AND NOW WE CAN SEE THAT 74 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:21.680 THOSE HORNS UH, THOSE BRASS ONES UP THERE BUT YEAH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. IT WAS IT WAS MY HONOR TO DO IT. YEAH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE BACK BAY IS IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO REPRESENT THE BACK BAY. 75 00:21:21.680 --> 00:21:34.159 UM, AND IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO REPRESENT, UM, MANY OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN THE CITY AND, UM, SO SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO TO PRESERVE, UH, THE BACK BAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. 76 00:21:34.159 --> 00:21:44.169 >> OKAY, SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DAVID DIXON. UM, UH, WHO IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION. UH, THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. 77 00:21:44.169 --> 00:21:57.215 UM, I HAVE YOUR RESUME HERE AND, UM, YOU ARE PROBABLY THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON EVER. I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT'S LIKE EVERY SINGLE MEETING IT'S LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO, LIKE, RAISES THE BAR. 78 00:21:57.215 --> 00:22:09.027 THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR, UH, BRINGING YOUR EXPERTISE AND, UM ,I MEAN, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE RESUME, SO, UM, SO, UH SO, UH YOU'RE MUTED. DAVID. 79 00:22:09.027 --> 00:22:19.304 UM, BUT CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE? I MEAN, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO TELL YOU WHY YOU LIKE DOING THIS WORK BECAUSE YOU CLEARLY YOU'RE DOING IT EVERY DAY AND YEAH DIFFERENT WAYS BUT UM, I'M 80 00:22:19.304 --> 00:22:32.351 JUST CURIOUS, UM, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK YOU FIRST AND, UM ,AND JUST CURIOUS SORT OF WHAT WHAT DRIVES YOU TO DO THIS WORK ? OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THANK THE 81 00:22:32.351 --> 00:22:43.095 MAYOR. UH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS. AND YOU JUST HAVE TO BE OLDER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE TO HAVE A LONG RESUME. SO THAT PART WAS SIMPLE. UH, AND I WILL SAY I CAN'T 82 00:22:43.095 --> 00:22:52.804 POSSIBLY RAISE THE BAR ABOVE THE NIGHT SOMEBODY I'VE KNOWN, LIKED AND RESPECTED FOR DECADES . SO UM, I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 83 00:22:52.804 --> 00:23:04.483 UM, BECAUSE UM, AND ELIZABETH USED THE TERM COMPLIMENTARY I THINK SHE SAID THAT THE NEW MEMBERS AND I REALLY LOVE BEING PART OF A PROCESS THAT IS 84 00:23:04.483 --> 00:23:14.659 COMPLEMENTARY THAT'S INTERDISCIPLINARY WHERE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE BRINGING THEIR OWN PASSIONS UH, THEIR OWN KNOWLEDGE, THEIR BELIEFS, THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND FINDING 85 00:23:14.659 --> 00:23:26.505 COMMON PURPOSE. AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR BOSTON. I'D LOVE TO BE PART OF IT AT ANY LEVEL. UH, TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC, UM, I'VE DONE A LOT 86 00:23:26.505 --> 00:23:37.949 OF PLANNING FOR CITIES WHERE HISTORY AND LEGACY WERE VERY IMPORTANT AS WAS MOVING FORWARD. UH, AND I WAS THINKING JUST AS I WAS JUST YEAH, I READ THAT I DID THE POST-KATRINA PLANNING 87 00:23:37.949 --> 00:23:50.028 FOR BUT FOR NEW ORLEANS RECENT DOWNTOWN FOR MEMPHIS, UH, LEESBURG, VIRGINIA UH, WE ACTUALLY CALLED THE PLANNING LEGACY LEESBURG CITIES WHERE THEIR THEIR LEGACY AND HOW THAT 88 00:23:50.028 --> 00:24:00.705 LEGACY WAS EMBODIED IN BOTH BUILDINGS AND PLACES WAS HUGELY IMPORTANT AND TO ME WHAT WAS MOST INTERESTING KNOWING THAT THERE WERE OTHERS WHO BROUGHT OTHER ESSENTIAL INTERESTS WAS 89 00:24:00.705 --> 00:24:11.650 THE STORY THESE PLACES TOLD THE STORY FOR INSTANCE IN UH, NEW ORLEANS ABOUT PLACES WHERE FREED, ENSLAVED UH, AFRICAN-AMERICANS GOT TOGETHER THE ONLY CITY WHERE THAT 90 00:24:11.650 --> 00:24:24.763 HAPPENED UH, THE STORY IN IN MEMPHIS OF UH OF SORT OF THE THE BLUES AND WHAT THAT MEANT FOR SO MANY REASONS AND THE STRUGGLE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO KEEP THAT ALIVE WITHOUT 91 00:24:24.763 --> 00:24:36.174 BECOMING A MUSEUM OF ITSELF. UM, I COULD GO ON I WON'T KEEP GOING ON BUT, UH, A CITY LIKE LEESBURG WITH A TREMENDOUS YEAR OF A HISTORY THAT GOES BACK TO 92 00:24:36.174 --> 00:24:48.487 OUR ORIGIN THAT HAS SHOPPING CENTERS AND THINGS THAT NEED TO CHANGE. AND HOW DO WE MAKE THIS CHANGE HAPPEN IN A WAY THAT THAT BUILDS ON THIS LEGACY. SO I, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO 93 00:24:48.487 --> 00:24:59.831 JOINING MY I WOULD NEVER WANT TO BE THE ONLY LANDMARKS COMMISSIONER. I LOVE THE FACT I WILL BE ONE OF A NUMBER AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THEM AND THE PERSPECTIVES THEY BRING. 94 00:24:59.831 --> 00:25:11.676 IS THAT A FAIR INTRODUCTION? ABSOLUTELY. >> AND I'M JUST INCREDIBLY EXCITED. I MEAN WE'VE GOT A THOMAS JEFFERSON MEDAL PERSON ON THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. 95 00:25:11.676 --> 00:25:23.054 I MEAN I'M READING HER RESUME. IT'S VERY IT'S VERY EXCITING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND UM THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S SO EXCITING ABOUT THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE BEING 96 00:25:23.054 --> 00:25:35.534 BROUGHT TOGETHER IS JUST HOW EVERYONE FITS TOGETHER TO REALLY HAVE A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CITY AND BRINGING BOTH LIKE ARCHITECTURAL EXPERTISE. BUT UM BUT I'M I'M LOOKING AT 97 00:25:35.534 --> 00:25:45.577 OUR NEXT RESUME AND WE'VE GOT UH, HARVARD LAW GRAD SO YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THERE'S A THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT UM, EXPERTISE THAT'S BEING BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AND UM, JUST A 98 00:25:45.577 --> 00:25:57.822 GRATEFUL UM, DAVID FOR YOUR STEPPING UP AND WE'RE I'M EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD YOUR APPOINTMENT AT THE NEXT AND. THEN I SUSPECT THIS IS OUT OF ORDER, BUT I WILL MAKE ONE FINAL COMMENT. 99 00:25:57.822 --> 00:26:08.900 BUT LET'S REMIND ME WHAT YOU JUST SAID TO ME. IT IS THIS BRINGING TOGETHER OF MANY PERSPECTIVES THAT KEEPS PRESERVATION ALIVE MAKES IT PART OF OUR LIVING CULTURE, OUR 100 00:26:08.900 --> 00:26:22.280 LIVING HISTORY TODAY AND. EVERYTHING. >> AND UM, I MEAN IT'S WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT LIKE ROB WINE TRAVELING LIKE ALL OF HIS EXPERIENCE IT'S LIKE PRESERVATION DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT INVESTMENT AND WITHOUT DEVELOPMENT AND WITHOUT SORT 101 00:26:22.280 --> 00:26:32.457 OF LIKE THE MARRIAGE OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS AND UM AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON LIKE THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE AS WELL AND LIKE VINNY IS GOING TO BE SUCH 102 00:26:32.457 --> 00:26:44.235 AN AMAZING UM, PERSON. SO IT'S IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO LIKE SEE, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE COLLABORATING TOGETHER UM, BUT ALSO THESE DISTRICT COMMISSIONS WHICH ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT 103 00:26:44.235 --> 00:26:54.279 TO TO THOSE DETAILS THAT MAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THANK YOU, DAVID, UM, FOR STEPPING UP AND EXCITED TO WATCH SOME OF THE MEETINGS WHERE YOU'LL BE YOU'LL BE WEIGHING IN. 104 00:26:54.279 --> 00:27:05.290 SO UM OKAY, SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO UH, KIRSTEN HOFFMAN. KIRSTEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UH, STEPPING UP. IT'S INCREDIBLE. UM, TO JUST SEE ALL THE WORK 105 00:27:05.290 --> 00:27:16.468 THAT YOU'VE DONE AND, UH, YOU'VE I MEAN, YOU HAVE BEEN ARCHEOLOGISTS. YOU YOU'RE A LAWYER. UM, YOU'VE GOT UM THERE'S THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT 106 00:27:16.468 --> 00:27:28.847 YOU'VE DONE AND UM, TO HEAR JOE'S UM, INTRODUCTION OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOUR UH THAT YOU'VE DONE AND THAT YOU'RE STEPPING FORWARD TO DO. UM SO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING FORWARD UM, AS WELL. SO YOU'RE BEING APPOINTED 107 00:27:28.847 --> 00:27:39.257 REAPPOINTED THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND I BELIEVE IT'S AN APPOINTMENT TO THE FOUR POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION. UH, AND YOU SERVE ON A NUMBER OF OTHER COMMISSIONS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL 108 00:27:39.257 --> 00:27:50.568 OF THAT SERVICE, INCLUDING TO THE MISSION HALL TRIANGLE ARCHITECTURAL UH DISTRICT COMMISSION, WHICH IS IN MY DISTRICT. UM, SO, UH, PEARSON, CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT LIKE WHAT DRIVES YOU TO THIS 109 00:27:50.568 --> 00:28:03.248 WORK AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S IT'S BEEN DRIVING YOU TO THAT YOU'VE BEEN DRIVEN TO THIS WORK FOR A LONG TIME. SO UM CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT. UH, UM. WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THIS? YEAH. SO I STARTED. 110 00:28:03.248 --> 00:28:15.026 AS AN ARCHEOLOGIST. WAY BACK RIGHT. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GOT INTERESTED AND, UM, THE 111 00:28:15.026 --> 00:28:27.472 HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW THEN WORKED IN STATE GOVERNMENT REVIEWING COMPLIANCE IN IOWA, THEN WENT TO LAW SCHOOL, THEN WENT INTO THE REAL ESTATE 112 00:28:27.472 --> 00:28:38.516 INDUSTRY, STARTED WORKING WITH A LOT OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS AND UH, ONE THING THAT I FOUND REALLY INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT WAS UM EACH 113 00:28:38.516 --> 00:28:48.927 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT THAT INVOLVES A HISTORIC RESOURCE CAN REALLY MAXIMIZE, UM MAXIMIZE THAT HISTORIC RESOURCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OVERALL 114 00:28:48.927 --> 00:28:59.938 PROJECT AND INCREASE VALUE AS WELL. SO UM, SO BOSTON IS, YOU KNOW, AN INCREDIBLE CITY WITH AN INCREDIBLE HISTORY. 115 00:28:59.938 --> 00:29:14.486 UM, AND AND I, I SO APPRECIATE UM, THE COMMITMENT OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION, THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION STAFF TOWARD WORKING 116 00:29:14.486 --> 00:29:26.297 TOWARD PRESERVING OUR HISTORIC RESOURCES. UM, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW AND AND EVERYTHING THAT DAVID AND THE OTHER AND THE OTHER FOLKS HERE HAVE SAID 117 00:29:26.297 --> 00:29:36.274 REALLY RESONATES. SO I'VE GOTTEN TO WORK WITH INCREDIBLE PEOPLE, INCREDIBLE IDEAS. UM, AND I ESPECIALLY I THINK RIGHT NOW, UM, THE COMMITMENT 118 00:29:36.274 --> 00:29:48.052 OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE COMMITMENT OF OUR STAFF, UM, IS REALLY AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M CURIOUS AND UM IT'S IT'S REALLY EXCITING AGAIN, LIKE 119 00:29:48.052 --> 00:29:58.496 JUST THE MARRIAGE OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT, UM, PERSONALITIES OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, UM, AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT SORT OF UM 120 00:29:58.496 --> 00:30:10.408 JUST LIKE YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST INTERESTING LIKE WITH YOUR UM, FOCUS ON LEGAL THE LEGAL SIDE OBVIOUSLY HISTORIC PRESERVATION THERE'S A HUGE ASPECT OF THE LEGAL SIDE OF LIKE WHAT IS 121 00:30:10.408 --> 00:30:21.052 POSSIBLE AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE LAW. SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE STEPPED UP TO SERVE ON SO MANY OF OUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONS AS WELL AS THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. UM, SO THAT WE HAVE THAT 122 00:30:21.052 --> 00:30:33.231 PERSPECTIVE. UM, AND SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? UH. >> I DON'T THINK SO. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY. AWESOME. OKAY. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 123 00:30:33.231 --> 00:30:43.975 MOVING FORWARD YOUR, UH, BOTH OF YOUR, UM, APPOINTMENTS AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO LOOK FORWARD TO AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE DEBATE AND FOLLOWING EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONS. 124 00:30:43.975 --> 00:30:55.587 UM SO NEXT UM WE WILL GO TO SOMEONE THAT REALLY DOES NOT NEED ANY INTRODUCTION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. VINNIE UM HE'S ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT UM, YOU KNOW WHEN 125 00:30:55.587 --> 00:31:07.131 HE LEFT HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WAS SO EXCITED WE WERE HONORING HIM AT THE CITY COUNCIL. UM UM. AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT HE WON'T BE FAR AWAY AND I'M ALSO SO 126 00:31:07.131 --> 00:31:19.077 HAPPY THAT WHEN I WAS WRITING DOWN THE YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC GARDEN BIKE LANES I LITERALLY SALVINI I GOT MY CREDIT FOR BEING ON MY BIKE WITH VINNY A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THAT WAS JUST 127 00:31:19.077 --> 00:31:31.956 I MEAN AND SO TO SEE YOU HERE BEING APPOINTED UM, TO UH TO THE BOSTON LABOR COMMISSION I'M SO EXCITED. BUT I WAS EQUALLY EXCITED TO GET MY CREDIT FOR BEING ON MY BIKE IN FRONT OF YOU. 128 00:31:31.956 --> 00:31:43.201 SO UM SO OBVIOUSLY I DON'T REALLY NEED TO GO THROUGH YOUR RESUME. YOU YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, DECADES AT THE CITY, UM, YOU KNOW, 129 00:31:43.201 --> 00:31:54.479 DOING YOU KNOW, MANAGING TEAMS AND UM, I DO THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE AT THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND IT'S LIKE HOW DO WE PRESERVE ENSURE WALKABILITY 130 00:31:54.479 --> 00:32:06.524 AND SHARED MODE SHIFT ENSURE THAT LIKE WE ARE BUILDING A CITY FOR THE FUTURE WHILE WE PRESERVE WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT OUR PAST? AND SO UM, CAN YOU SHARE A 131 00:32:06.524 --> 00:32:19.070 LITTLE BIT VINNY LIKE YOU KNOW WHY YOU STILL WHY YOU'RE LIKE YOU KNOW, STILL UH, HANGING ON AND STILL WANTING TO DO A LOT WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON. I THOUGHT YOU WERE RETIRING BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE RETIRING IS GOING TO BE. 132 00:32:19.070 --> 00:32:29.280 YEAH. YOU NEVER GET TO RETIRE. SO, UM. UH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR UH, FOR THE KIND WORDS. UH, I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT, 133 00:32:29.280 --> 00:32:41.326 UH, I'VE HAD, UH, PRIVILEGE TO LEARN A LOT FROM DAVID DIXON WHO'S ALSO, UH, OVER DECADES AND I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH HIM AGAIN. 134 00:32:41.326 --> 00:32:53.338 SO, UH, YOU KNOW, BOSTON IS IN MY HEART AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I RETIRED FROM FROM MY PREVIOUS ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, UH, FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR SO MANY 135 00:32:53.338 --> 00:33:04.382 YEARS, UH, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY OF BOSTON AND AS RESIDENTS AND DIFFERENT ROLES AND THIS OPPORTUNITY AND YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR GIVING 136 00:33:04.382 --> 00:33:15.660 ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO LEARN AS WELL AS TO CONTRIBUTE TO BOSTON'S EVOLVING HISTORY. I SHOULD MENTION THAT I'M ACTUALLY TRAINED AS AN 137 00:33:15.660 --> 00:33:26.137 ARCHITECT AND URBAN DESIGNER AND YOU KNOW, I BOUGHT INTO TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, THROUGH VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND I'M HOPING TO BRING MY EXPERIENCE AS AN ARCHITECT AND 138 00:33:26.137 --> 00:33:40.718 CITY PLANNER, UH, IN THIS REALLY UH, WHILE IT UH, YOU KNOW, WHILE AS DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR TRANSPORTATION. UH. >> I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INITIATE NEW PUBLIC SPACES 139 00:33:40.718 --> 00:33:50.661 THROUGHOUT BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS . . AND IN DOING THAT I HAVE LEARNED TO APPRECIATE THE CITY'S CULTURE EVOLVING 140 00:33:50.661 --> 00:34:00.705 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE PUBLIC SPACES AND THEIR SYMBOLISM TO THE CITY. UH, I'VE ALSO HAD THE 141 00:34:00.705 --> 00:34:14.786 OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW PRACTICALLY EVERY NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE CITY OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS. IN REVIEWING THIS PROJECT, MY 142 00:34:14.786 --> 00:34:26.731 FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON CONTEXT HOW DOES THAT BUILDING FIT INTO THE STREET AND SIDEWALK NETWORK? THE RESPECTFUL TO THE ARCHITECTURE THAT SURROUNDS IT? 143 00:34:26.731 --> 00:34:37.275 WILL IT BE USED IN A WAY THAT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE CAN APPRECIATE AT PRESENT? SO THIS EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE 144 00:34:37.275 --> 00:34:49.687 WILL HELP ME CONTRIBUTE AND IT HAS MADE ME GIVEN ME A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF BOSTON'S RICH ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND ALSO 145 00:34:49.687 --> 00:35:01.165 ALLOWED ME TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS EVER EVOLVING CHANGE IN THE URBAN FABRIC. I'M REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO BE GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I'M HOPING TO LEARN A LOT AND CONTRIBUTE AS WELL. 146 00:35:01.165 --> 00:35:13.277 THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH NIGHT AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING IT. UM I KNOW IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE FOR YOU AND WE'RE JUST REALLY 147 00:35:13.277 --> 00:35:24.722 HONORED THAT UM, YOU'RE STILL STEPPING UP TO SERVE AND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING ALL OF YOUR EXPERTISE TO THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. UM, I YOU KNOW, AND I YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE FUNNY IT'S WHO'S YOU 148 00:35:24.722 --> 00:35:36.567 KNOW, IT'S LIKE LIKE SAYING LIKE OH, DAVID IS THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON WHO'S EVER STEPPED FORWARD TO DO THIS WORK. IT'S IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE TIME WE HAVE DONE ONE 149 00:35:36.567 --> 00:35:46.978 OF THESE HEARINGS I'VE BEEN LIKE SO FLOORED AT LIKE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON WE ARE NOT WE DON'T LACK PEOPLE WITH EXPERTISE WHO WANT TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND DO THIS WORK. 150 00:35:46.978 --> 00:35:58.656 AND I THINK THAT IS WE'RE JUST SO LUCKY THAT UH THAT EVERYONE STACKS UP AND AND UM BECAUSE IT EVERY SINGLE UM YEAH EVERY SINGLE MEETING I'M LIKE ALWAYS 151 00:35:58.656 --> 00:36:11.068 FLOORED BY LIKE THE THE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY AND PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO SHARE IT WITH OUR UM WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AND WITH OUR COMMISSION. SO UM SO THANK YOU, VINNIE. THANK YOU. 152 00:36:11.068 --> 00:36:22.613 >> UM, SO WE UH THERE ARE TWO FOLKS THAT ARE ABSENT SUSAN GOH GHANAIANS UKRAINIAN AND KATHLEEN CONNOR UM ZUKO DAMIAN 153 00:36:22.613 --> 00:36:35.459 IS NOT SOMEONE WHO UM EVERYONE KNOWS ZUKO. DAMIAN SHE IS UH SHE IS SOMEONE WHO UM SO I AM PLANNING TO MOVE FORWARD HER NOMINATION. SHE HAS BEEN ON THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION BEFORE. 154 00:36:35.459 --> 00:36:46.370 UM, I WILL, UH, SHARE HER RESUME WITH MY COLLEAGUES JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD HER NOMINATION. BUT SHE, UH. YOU KNOW, IS VERY, VERY WELL 155 00:36:46.370 --> 00:36:58.049 POSITIONED AND IS VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE CITY. SO I PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD HER, UH, APPOINTMENT TO THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND TO THE FOUR POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION. 156 00:36:58.049 --> 00:37:09.694 UM AND THEN KATHLEEN O'CONNOR IT'S A REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION. UM, JOE, WOULD YOU MIND SHARING WHO NOMINATED KATHLEEN CONNOR FOR THE UM BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT 157 00:37:09.694 --> 00:37:20.504 COMMISSION? UH, YEAH. UH, KATHLEEN CONNOR SHE IS NOMINATED BY THE BACK BAY ASSOCIATION AND SHE IS A REAPPOINTMENT SHE SERVED FOR WELL OVER TEN YEARS AND FOR 158 00:37:20.504 --> 00:37:33.551 WELL OVER TEN YEARS IN THE CAPACITY AS THE CHAIR OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION. WONDERFUL. >> SO YEAH, I, I PLAN TO MOVE THOSE UH, BOTH OF THOSE DOCKETS FORWARD AS WELL AND UM, GRATEFUL THAT THEY'RE WILLING 159 00:37:33.551 --> 00:37:44.262 TO STEP UP AND SERVE. I BELIEVE THEY'RE BOTH TRAVELING RIGHT NOW AND YOU KNOW, THEY WOULDN'T THEY WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED THIS OR JUST ANYTHING. SO I WILL I WILL PLAN TO MOVE THEM FORWARD AS WELL. 160 00:37:44.262 --> 00:37:57.341 UM AND UM I THINK I NEED TO READ THE DOCKETS AGAIN. UM OKAY. AND UH I'M PLANNING TO ADJOURN THE HEARING UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY FROM THE ANY OF THE APPOINTEES. 161 00:37:57.341 --> 00:38:06.517 OKAY. SEEING NONE UH, THIS HEARING ON DOCKET. OH, SORRY. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY? UH, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY, PERFECT. 162 00:38:06.517 --> 00:38:19.864 OKAY, SO THIS HEARING ON DOCKET 090796 THROUGH 0800, UM AND DOCKET 1037 THROUGH 1040 IS ADJOURNED. 163 00:38:19.864 --> 00:38:39.383 THANK YOU SO MUCH.