I CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. THE US CAN WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE AT BOSTON DOT GOV FOR JULY CITY COUNCIL DASH TV.
AT THIS TIME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42 I REMIND ALL IN THIS CHAMBER THAT THERE IS NO DEMONSTRATION
OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE WILL BE PERMITTED. THANK YOU. MR. CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREEN YOU'RE
COUNCILOR COLORED AS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCIL FINANCE SANDERSON COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN YEAH. COUNCILOR IN HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.
COUNCILOR MURPHY YEAH. COUNCILOR FLIPPIN COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR WEBER AND COUNCILOR WE'RE ALL HERE. A QUORUM AS I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
ALSO IF YOU WANT TO SWITCH YOUR NAMETAGS THERE IT SAYS COUNCILOR SANTANA. THAT'S A I WAS TURNED OFF TO GIVE THESE. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT I'D ALSO
LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE ARE WE ALSO HAVE WITH THIS HEARING CHAMBERS TODAY THE IRISH NEW COUNCIL GENERAL OF NEW ENGLAND SHEILA FITZGERALD. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE ST PATRICK'S DAY. NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
INTRODUCE THIS WEEK'S CLERGY SISTER PAT ANDREWS INVITED BY COUNCILOR BRAYDON COUNCILOR BRAEDEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND AFTER THE INVOCATION WE WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SISTER PAT ANDREWS.
I'VE JUST SAID SHE'S A FREQUENT FLIER IN THE CHAMBER HERE. SHE'S OFFERED AN INVOCATION ON MANY OCCASIONS IN THE PAST. SISTER PAT IS A NEIGHBOR OF MINE AND BRIGHTON.
SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF BOSTON AND HAS JUST CELEBRATED 60 YEARS OF MISSION AND SERVICE AS A TEACHER IN THE BOSTON AREA.
WE WON'T HOLD IT AGAINST HER BUT SHE WAS BORN IN BROCKTON. SO WITH A SISTER PAT ANDREWS AS A TEACHER. AND THEN WHEN SHE RETIRED FROM
TEACHING IN SCHOOL SHE TOOK ON THE JOB OF WORKING AT THE LITERACY CONNECTION AND ADMISSION OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH THAT DOES AN ADULT EDUCATION PREPARING AN
IMMIGRANT WHO WHO WANT TO BECOME CITIZENS TO DO THEIR CITIZENS EXAM AND ALSO ESL CLASSES. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASS FOR IMMIGRANT POPULATION. I THINK IT'S A THEME THIS WEEK
THAT WE REALLY UNDERSTAND THE INCREDIBLE VALUE OF IMMIGRANTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN OUR CITY. AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THEM TO SETTLE HERE AND
TO BECOME FULL CITIZENS. AND SISTER PAT HAS MANY, MANY YEARS OF SERVICE IN THAT AREA AND WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. SHE'S ALSO LIKE AN EMISSARY FOR
THE SISTERS. SHE'S OPEN ABOUT A LOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TURNS UP TO EVERYTHING. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER OFFERING A BLESSING AND AN
INVITATION THIS MORNING. SISTER PAT, THANK YOU AND AS
YOU CAN SEE, I'LL PUT MY CANES AND EVERYTHING AWAY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE WHO CAN RESCUE
ME AND THEY HAVE WONDERFUL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELCOME AND TO COUNCILOR. ALL RIGHT.
SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THIS HONOR TO JOIN YOU IN PRAYER. THE NEW YEAR OF 2025 HAS
RAPIDLY TRANSFORMED LIFE AS WE KNOW IT FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY AROUND US.
AND SO TO OUR GOD OF MANY NAMES BUT ALWAYS A GOD OF INCLUSIVE LOVE WE PRAY LOVING GOD WE HOLD
IN TENDERNESS AND PRAYER THE COLLECTIVE SUFFERING OF OUR WORLD AT THIS TIME AND WE GRIEVE PRECIOUS LIVES LOST AND
VULNERABLE LIVES THREATENED. WE ARE A COUNTRY PLEDGED TO PURSUE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
ALL BUT WE ARE OFTEN TOO DIVIDED ACROSS LINES OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND INEQUALITY. WE ARE A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS
STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF MANY NEW IMMIGRANTS IN OUR MIDST. WE ARE AN AFFLUENT SOCIETY WHERE TOO MANY LIVE IN POVERTY
AND MANY HAVE LACK OF HEALTH CARE AND THE NECESSITY IS OF LIFE. WE ARE A PART OF A LARGER
GLOBAL COMMUNITY FACING URGENT THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT MUST SUSTAIN US ALL. THESE CHALLENGES ARE AT THE
HEART OF PUBLIC LIFE AND AT THE CENTER OF THE PURSUIT OF THE COMMON GOOD GOD OF ENDURING LOVE.
MAY OUR PERSONAL FAITH GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO WITNESS WITH COURAGE TO THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US. MAY WE BE UNITED BOTH AS
ELECTED CIVIC LEADERS AND RESPONSIBLE INVOLVED CITIZENS AND NEIGHBORS IN BUILDING OUR
COMMONWEALTH WHERE EVERYONE CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND HOPE GOD OF SUSTAINED LOVE BLESS OUR
EFFORTS AS WE WORK TOGETHER SO THAT ALL MAY BE ONE FOR A FUTURE. YET TO COME.
I DID SPEAK WITH COUNCILOR LIZ AND I ASKED HER IF I MAY OF BRING WITH ME TODAY ONE OF OUR HYMNS THAT AS SISTERS
OF SAINT JOSEPH WE DO SING WHEN WE ARE ON OUR WAY INTO DIFFERENT MINISTRIES ARE INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS .
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE BRING AND WE BLESS ALL OF US AT THIS POINT. SO FOR COUNCILOR IS AND ALSO
FOR COUNSELOR M.S.. THESE ARE PEOPLE I KNOW COUNSELOR ED SO I WANTED TO BRING ALL OF US TOGETHER IN A
SENSE AND NOT JUST MAYBE ONE OR TWO. SO PLEASE WITH NO MUSIC YOU CAN JUST PUT YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EARS. THAT'S FINE. BUT THIS IS PRECIOUS TO US
BECAUSE WE ARE BLESSING EACH OTHER AND WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
MAY THE GREATEST LOVE THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN SEES YOU IN SPIRE SET YOUR HEART ON FIRE
AND DARE YOU TO BE BOLD WITH WISDOM TO BE TOLD MAY THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF OUR SACRED
UNIVERSE BE CARE READ AND FOR ASSURED EMBRACE STAND SO I LOVE YOU THAT WHOLE ALL MAY BE ONE
FOR A FUTURE YET TO COME. THIS WE ARE ASK THIS WE PRAY THAT AS WE BLESS YOU THIS DAY.
THANK YOU DEAR FRIENDS WE WILL NOW RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND TO THE MEMBER FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. SAY TO YOU THE KING.
THANK YOU, SISTER PAT. THERE WAS NO NEED TO PLUG OUR EARS. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS NOT JUST IN AUSTIN
BRYAN BUT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND ALL OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. MAY YOU CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SHOWING UP FOR EVERYONE? THANK YOU SISTER PACK AND THANK YOU COME CELEBRATING. THANK YOU.
OKAY WE WILL HAVE TWO PRESENTATION TODAY. THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS FROM COUNSELOR. BEFORE WE DO THAT, MR. CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE UPDATE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COUNSELORS
BECAUSE THAT IS APATA IS WITH US COUNSELOR HERE AND COUNSELOR FERNANDA ANDERSON ARE NOW PRESENT IN WITH US. OKAY. THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS FROM COUNSELOR MURPHY, THE PEGGY
WOODS DANCE GROUP COUNSELOR. MURPHY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR IN 5 MINUTES IN HONOR OF IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND ST PATRICK'S DAY.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, JULIA. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY MONTH
LIKE WE LIKE TO REFER TO IT WE THIS MORNING. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US. WE HAD OUR FLAG RAISING OUTSIDE ON CITY HALL PLAZA AND WE HAD A NICE RECEPTION AFTER CATED BY SCHOOLBOYS WHICH WAS WONDERFUL
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE COUNCILOR GENERALS SAY A FEW WORDS FOR US AND WE WILL HAVE SOME ENTERTAINMENT BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING. SO THE WOOD SCHOOL OF DANCING
FROM SOUTH BOSTON WE HAVE SEVERAL DANCERS WHO ARE HERE WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ENTERTAINING US A LITTLE BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING STARTS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PASS IT OFF TO MY TWO OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO
SPONSORED THIS WITH US. SO COUNCILOR FLYNN, THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY AND TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD WE HAD A
WONDERFUL FLAG RAISING CEREMONY THIS MORNING ON CITY HALL PLAZA WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE THE YOUNG STUDENTS FROM THE ELLIOTT SCHOOL WITH US AS WE WERE
SINGING SINGING IRISH SONGS AND THEN WE HAD A NICE RECEPTION AS WELL ON THE PIEDMONT MIGHTY ROOM. BUT WHAT WE DID IS WE CELEBRATED THE ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES
OF THE IRISH AND IRISH-AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO OUR CITY AND TO OUR COUNTRY. HONORED TO BE HERE AND ALSO HONORED TO BE WITH MY NEIGHBORS IN SOUTH BOSTON.
MANY OF THEM ARE WILL BE DANCING FOR US AS PART OF THE PEGGY WOODS SCHOOL OF IRISH STEP DANCE AND I KNOW PEGGY AND ROSA AND VERY WELL AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING MY NEIGHBORS PERFORM TRADITIONAL IRISH DANCE AND THANK YOU THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL FLYNN IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO HAVE THE
CONSUL GENERAL FITZGERALD HERE, MY NAMESAKE WITH US TODAY AND ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE IRISH STEP. I KNOW MY MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS IN HER FIRST YEAR OF IRISH STEPS SO I LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT SHE THIS IN ACTION IN THE FUTURE IN MY OWN FAMILY AND JUST ONE TOO. IT'S A GREAT IT'S THIS IS A GREAT MONTH TO CELEBRATE ALL THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE IRISH
IMMIGRANTS THAT WHEN THEY CAME OVER AND SEEING WHAT IRELAND AND THE IRISH HAVE DONE FOR THIS CITY LET US NOT FORGET THAT WHEN WE THINK OF THOSE GOING THROUGH THEIR IMMIGRATION TODAY TRYING TO COME TO THIS
COUNTRY AND SO I THINK IT REALLY IS A GREAT PERSPECTIVE. I'M BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER. AND WITH THAT I'D LOVE TO INTRODUCE SHEILA FITZGERALD, THE IRISH CONSUL GENERAL
GAUGAMELA MARCUS IS MYISHA SHEILA NICHOLS OR COUNCILOR OF THE HEROD THE BOSTON AND I WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY AND AS WE SAY IN IRISH BANNOCK NINA TO FEEL A
POSITIVE GLARE. I'M DELIGHTED AND VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AND I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AND THE ELECTED MEMBERS FOR INVITING MEJIA TODAY.
OVER 33 MILLION PEOPLE CLAIM IRISH HERITAGE ARE AMERICANS CLAIM IRISH HERITAGE AND ARE SO PROUD OF THEIR HERITAGE AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IRELAND AND THE US IS A VERY STRONG ONE
. I WOULD SAY THE IRISH PEACE PROCESS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE UNITED STATES AND MEMBERS OF PEOPLE FROM BOSTON
LIKE TIP O'NEILL WHO WERE VERY INVOLVED IN THE PEACE PROCESS AND ON MANY OTHERS. SO THIS IS A MONTH IN WHICH WE CELEBRATE ALL OUR CONNECTIONS, OUR PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CONNECTIONS WHICH ARE SO STRONG
AND SO IMPORTANT AND HERE IN THE MOST IRISH CITY IN ALL OF AMERICA I'M VERY PROUD TO BE THE CONSUL GENERAL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INVITATION HERE TODAY.
AND PATRICK TINA FEY, LEPORE CLIFF GALLAGHER, AMELIA MARCUS ,I SUPPORT YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONSUL GENERAL, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE AT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND IN OUR CITY HALL YOU ARE ALWAYS SO WELCOMING AND INVITING TO ALL
OF US AND THERE'S SO MUCH RICHNESS IN THE IRISH FREEDOM STORY AND IRISH HISTORY IN THE IRISH AMERICAN STORY HERE AND SO IT'S ALWAYS A JOY TO HAVE YOU. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES COUNCILORS MURPHY, FLYNN AND
FITZGERALD FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HONOR IRISH HERITAGE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND I KNOW MY OTHER COLLEAGUES COUNCILORS BRAEDON DURKIN AND EVEN COUNCILOR ZAPATA I BELIEVE AND
THEIR IRISH ROOTS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HONOR THEM AND UPLIFT THEM. I SEE A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES WEARING GREEN BECAUSE WE KNOW ON ST PATRICK'S DAY AND DURING ST PATRICK'S MONTH WE ARE ALL IRISH SO LOTS OF REALLY GREAT GREEN HERE AND THAT COMES FROM
MURPHY IS BRINGING THE DANCERS IN. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR MURPHY BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL FLAG RAISING THIS MORNING WITH STUDENTS FROM THE ELLIOTT WHO PERFORMED SOME
SONGS AND WE HAD A LOT OF PASS AND PRESENT ELECTED OFFICIALS WITH US CLARKE POWERS WHO I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S STILL HERE CLARKE HANNIGAN, FORMER CITY COUNCILOR HANNIGAN, FORMER CITY
COUNCILOR MCDERMOTT AND FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BARRATT SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR BEING HERE WITH US AND THAT IRISH STEP DANCERS SHOULD BE COMING IN SOON HERE.
COUNCILOR MURPHY GETTING THEM
READY WE ANTICIPATION
FOR
STAFF TO STAY HERE THAT WAS ENCOURAGING. YOU TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU IS THAT OKAY? THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. SO GOOD THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL OF YOU. SO IF MY COLLEAGUE THE COUNCIL GENERAL SISTER PAT
PICKETT I'LL COME AND TAKE A
PHOTO LIKE THIS ONE
. NO, THANK YOU VERY AWESOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO THE PENGUINS DANCE GROUP. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. AND I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO CLAP BUT I WAS SO GOOD. OKAY, THAT NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM
CONCILOR MEJIA HERE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YOU HAD THE FLOOR IN 5 MINUTES. OH YES, YES, THERE WAS A SCHEDULING ERROR BUT YES, YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO AND YOU
HAVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. HONORING A CONCILOR MEJIA HE WILL BE HONORING OUR MEMBERS OF OUR TRANS COMMUNITY AND SHE'LL ALSO BE HONORING SOCIAL WORKERS. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE HERE UNTIL TOMORROW. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE
WITH YOU ALL TODAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF MY THERE'S A MEMBER OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY WHO WORKS IN OUR OFFICE.
WE WERE PLANNING A TRIP TO DC AND SHE WAS AFRAID TO GO TO DC BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE NATIONAL
LANDSCAPE AND IT WAS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAD TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO IN THIS MOMENT AND SO WE DON'T WANT OUR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN FEAR.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE AND AFFIRM. AND SO AS SOON AS WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION, SCARLETT WHO'S MAKING HER WAY DOWN HERE CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO MEET WITH A GROUP
OF TRANS LATINA WOMEN WHO ARE ALSO LIVING IN FEAR. AND IN THAT CONVERSATION THEY UPLIFTED ONE NAME AND THAT WAS CHASTITY AND IF YOU KNOW WHO
THAT IS, YOU KNOW WHY SHE'S HERE TODAY BECAUSE UNDER HER LEADERSHIP WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON LOOKING TO SEE NOT ONLY HOW
WE DO A RESOLUTION BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION, IT HAS NO TEETH TO IT. BUT WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO DO IS WORK ALONGSIDE THIS COALITION DIRECTED BY CHASTITY TO DO
SOMETHING MORE AND TO AFFIRM AND TO WORK ON AN ORDINANCE THAT WE CAN BRING HERE TO THE CITY COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN DO THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS AND IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD AND SO I
JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ORGANIZING AND CREATING SPACE FOR US TO RECOGNIZE WHO IT IS THAT WE'RE HERE TO FIGHT FOR BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTED US TO BE QUIET ABOUT THIS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SAYING NOT NOW BECAUSE LOOK, WE'RE UNDER ATTACK. THE FOLKS BACK HERE WERE SAYING NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO STAND UP AND AFFIRM OUR DIGNITY AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE IN FEAR
. AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. AND SO WE INVITE FOLKS TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND TO WORK ALONGSIDE THIS COALITION TO ENSURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT. SO I'M LOOKING TO MY COLLEAGUES
WHEN WE DECIDE TO PASS AND OBVIOUSLY I'M GOING TO PASS THE MIC OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE WHO THANK YOU COUNCILOR MEJIA AND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME IN THIS RESOLUTION AND TO PARTNER ASKING ME TO PARTNER IN THE
WORK AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR EVERYONE ON MANY, MANY COUNTS BUT IT'S PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR OUR TRANS
COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE INCREDIBLY NEGATIVE AND DISPARAGING RHETORIC THAT WE'VE WE'VE HEARD IN THE LAST YEAR AND IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ACTION
AND AND HOW THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD IS NOT VERY ENCOURAGE DOING EITHER. I THINK THIS IS A MOMENT TO STEP UP AND SAY WE ALL DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND DELIVER LIVES
WITHOUT FEAR. AND I THIS COUNTRY HAS SAID THIS RESOLUTION IS A FIRST STEP TO TRY AND JUST MAKE A STATEMENT OF OUR VALUES THAT WE
WE VALUE AND RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF ALL PEOPLE AND THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE IN PEACE AND SAFETY AND ESPECIALLY OUR BLACK AND TRANS
WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO I AM GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME HERE BECAUSE I HAVE CHASTITY IS ALSO
GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT THAT GISELLE, A BIRD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE THEATER OFFENSE COULDN'T BE HERE AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY ONE THING THAT SHE ASKED IS TO
UPLIFT IS THAT WE MUST CREATE OUR OWN SACRED SPACES SANCTUARIES THAT ARE PORTALS OF SAFETY, HEALING AND CULTURAL ABUNDANCE. BOSTON IS THE THEATER OF OFFENSIVE BIRTH PLACE AND WE HAVE BEEN FOSTERED HERE WITH
LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR 36 YEARS. BUT NOW WE MUST CODIFY THIS SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY FINDS BELONGING. WE CANNOT BE LEFT TO FIGHT ALONE. WE MUST STAND UNITED AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN
REVOLUTION. LET THE REVOLUTION CONTINUE AS WE PROTECT ALL OF BOSTON AND ITS INHABITANTS WHO DESERVE THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE OF ALL AN EMBEDDED IN THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE AND I AM GOING TO PASS THE MIC TO THE CHAIR OF THIS COALITION CHASTITY YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHASTITY BOLEK. I USE HER PRONOUNS AND I AM A BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMAN AND A BOSTON RESIDENT. NOT ONLY AM I AN ACTIVIST, I AM I HEALTH AND HOUSING ADVOCATES
NOT ONLY FOR TRANS COMMUNITIES BUT ALL MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. I AM LEADING THIS COALITION TO NOT ONLY PASS THIS RESOLUTION WHICH IS SYMBOLIC BUT ALSO THE
FIRST STEP INTO CREATING LEGISLATION THAT WILL FURTHER PROTECT TRANS AND LGBT LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITIES IN BOSTON WITH TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BEING ATTACKED ON A
NATIONAL LEVEL, BOSTON HAS TO STEP UP AND BE THE STAPLE OF THE MOVEMENT FOR SAVING OUR LIVES ESPECIALLY BLACK AND BROWN TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD BOSTON SINCE OUR NEW ADMINISTRATION HAVE AN ATTACK ON OUR LIVES. WE HAVE NOT HEARD BOSTON SUPPORT US SAY THEY STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH US HAS BEEN
SILENCE AND SO AS TAXPAYERS, AS PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING IS HIGH RENT IN BOSTON WHO ARE GOING OVER THESE POTHOLES IN BOSTON WE HAVE A RIGHT AND WE HAVE A SAY SO AND WE WANT OUR SANCTUARY CITY NOT THAT WE WANT
IT BUT WE NEED IT. WE ARE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO BE TRANSGENDER TO LIVE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS BUT WE ARE BETTER THAN THEM.
WE ARE MASSACHUSETTS. WE ARE BOSTON. SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A STABLE POINT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HELPING US SAVE OUR LIVES.
THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD MORNING.
HONORABLE CONSUL OR I MAY PRESENT ON TUESDAY THIS COME MIEMBRO THAT A COMPANY THAT TRANS LATINA IN BOSTON BUT ACTUALLY THAT SWAP FOR U E LA
APPROBATION THE RESOLUTION GIVING CLARA AN WITH TRUSTEE OF THAT COMMON SANTUARIO PARA PERSON IS TRANS EITHER ACCOMPANY THAT ELIGIBILITY AP SURVEY LET'S PUT IT LEGALIZING
MASSACHUSETTS AND MR A COMPANY THAT'S SEEKING INFANT BAND DESAFIOS SIGNIFICATIVO BOUGHT A HAM PLANT AND WELL NATIONAL MASTER CINQUANTA POLICY UNTIL
THE LAST PERSON ASTRONAUT AND SEE THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENCIA SEX SWELL DISCRIMINATION AND ENTRY OF A DISPROPORTIONATE
PROPORTION FINANCIERA SAYS PAUL OKWARA SAY DON'T ASK THAT SANTUARIO GUARANTEES NOISE STRESS BE THE SOUNDTRACK SPECTATORS THINK ALMOST AXIS OF SERVICE SERVICES SEEN TOMORROW WHICH IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING TO LIVE WITHOUT FEAR. YOU'LL BE THE CAPE VOTING AFFABLE THEN I THOUGHT THIS THOUGHT I SAW LUCILLE BARAKA
SAY VALERIE LIKE KEY THAT ALLOWS THESE GUYS THAT ARE FLIRTING WITH REZKO MONEY THAT IS MUCH EASIER US IS NOT GOING TO GET YOU I BETTER GET GOOGLE TRANSLATE I WILL NOT BE TRANSLATING.
OKAY E.J., MY NAME IS E.J. EISEN AND I AM A TRANSGENDER MAN. I'M A HUSBAND AND A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND I'M ONE OF THE 40% OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS
HAVING A DISABILITY SANCTUARY CITIES ARE NOT JUST CONCEPTUAL SYMBOLS. THEY'RE DEMONSTRATIVE THAT WE ARE A COLLECTIVE OF PEOPLE WITH ETHICS AS STRANGE AS A TRANSGENDER PERSON I'VE
EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE THAT I'VE BEEN ASKED TOO MANY TIMES TO REHASH AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR PROTECTION INSTEAD OF BEING VALUED INHERENTLY.
THE RECENT ATTACKS ON MY COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR AND TRANS YOUTH ARE ABHORRENT AND TERRIFYING. THIS RESOLUTION DEMONSTRATES THAT BOSTON'S AGREEMENT TO START FROM A PLACE OF SHARED
HUMANITY. IT IS THE INTENTION TO PROTECT ONE ANOTHER FROM UNJUST BOMBARDMENTS THAT ARE INTENDED TO MAKE US FEEL ALIENATED AT ABSOLUTE BEST AND ELIMINATED AT WORST.
I WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO JUST CONTINUE WORK WITHIN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND TO KNOW THAT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ARE VALUED FOR THEIR TALENTS AND SKILLS AND NOT JUST FOR THEIR.
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE DESERVE TO THRIVE WHEREVER WE LIVE. TODAY'S SANCTUARY RESOLUTION IS JUST THE START IN BOSTON'S COMMITMENT TO TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS THRIVING HERE AT
HOME. THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO AND AS WE MAKE OUR WAY
HERE I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD IS THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING WORCESTER AND CAMBRIDGE AND THIS IS SUCH A A BIGGER MOVEMENT HERE AND I JUST WANT TO I SEE JACK HERE AND I
WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN THIS SPACE. SORRY. COME ON, JACK. COME ON UP, PLEASE.
YES. THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY UP IN HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WORKING ACROSS OUR DIFFERENCES. AND WE HEAR YOU. WE SEE YOU, WE AFFIRM YOU, WE
LOVE YOU AND WE'RE HERE FOR ALL OF IT. SO COME ON UP AND LET US BE ABOUT IT AND GIVE IT UP. EVERYBODY CLAP.
I KNOW. SORRY. I KNOW THERE'S NO I KNOW MY THE PRESIDENT JUST GAVE ME THE I SORRY EVERYBODY. I JUST IT PICKS IT UP.
COME ON US MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A WINDOW YOU SEE EVERYONE
GOT TO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S RIGHT.
I MIGHT AS WELL STAY UP HERE. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, SO LET ME AS A SOCIAL WORKER Y'ALL ONLY GET 2 MINUTES BECAUSE I TOOK SOME OF YOUR TIME. OKAY? JUST SO YOU KNOW AND YOU ALREADY SAW ME YESTERDAY, RIGHT? SO YEAH, YOU ALREADY GOT A
FOOTING. YOU ALREADY GOT THE LOVE FROM ME YESTERDAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SO WE TODAY I AM SO EXCITED AND I WANT THE SOCIAL WORKERS TO MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT YOU. I WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE WHICH ALSO JAMAR WILL JUST COME DOWN WHILE WE DO THIS.
BUT SO TODAY I'M HAPPY TO WORK ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES COUNSELOR ANDERSON WHO IS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE TODAY OUR
OFFICE IS GOING TO BE FILING A A RESOLUTION AND WE ARE DECLARING MARCH THE 12TH 2025 AS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
APPRECIATION DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. OUR OH YOU ARE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE. STOP IT IBP SOCIAL WORKERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND
EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. THEY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS INCLUDING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, HEALING AND RESILIENCY SERVICES. THEY ARE OFTEN THE BRIDGE BETWEEN STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. YESTERDAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THEIR MONTHLY SOCIAL WORKER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION WHERE I SAW FIRSTHAND THE DEEP COMMITMENT OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS TO SUPPORTING
STUDENTS BEYOND ACADEMICS THEIR EDUCATION, THEIR DEDICATION SHINES EVERY DAY AND I AM GRATEFUL TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM AT A TIME WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE NAVIGATING INCREASING CHALLENGES, SCHOOL SOCIAL
WORKERS ARE SHOWING UP WITH CARE, COMPASSION AND EXPERTISE. THEY ADVOCATE FOR RESOURCES ENSURE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL SEEN AND HEARD AND PROVIDE KIND
OF SUPPORT THAT CHALLENGES LIVES AND THAT CHANGES LIVES AND CHALLENGES US TO WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THEIR WORK, UPLIFTING THEIR VOICES AND ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED.
AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT GIVING Y'ALL A WHOLE DAY OFF RIGHT. I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. BUT WHILE WE'RE HERE TODAY OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER APPRECIATION DAY, THIS APPRECIATION HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THEIR IMPACT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE WALLS OF OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR GRATITUDE SHOULD MATCH THEIR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS. I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE AND THEN COUNSELOR ANDERSON FOR A FEW
WORDS THEN THANK YOU COUNSELOR MEJIA. THANK YOU TO OUR SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE DOING YEOMAN'S WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS. IT IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE FIGHT EVERY DAY ON THE CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR YOU ALL WHO ARE STANDING IN THE GAP OF SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE COMING TO SCHOOL WHO ARE HOUSELESS. WE NEED SUPPORT. YOU ALL ARE REALLY DOING THAT
WORK AND SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND ALL OF YOU WANT TO COMMEND MY NEIGHBOR RIGHT HERE WHO'S HERE BUT THANK YOU. YOU YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN BPC THERE WEREN'T THERE WEREN'T THESE EXPANSIVE SOCIAL WORKERS
AND SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL FORMER COUNSELOR ANITA ESSAIBI GEORGE REALLY WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GETTING MORE FAMILY SUPPORTS IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. I WANT TO SEE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS. I WANT TO SEE MORE OF ALL
OF YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW YOUR CASE LOADS ARE TOO ARE TOO HEAVY BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE WALKING INTO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WITH SO MANY ISSUES. SO THANK YOU FOR STANDING IN THE GAP AND STANDING UP FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO COUNSELOR FERNANDA ANDERSON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR ADDING ME TO THIS WORK AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU ON YOUR WORK BUT I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THOSE OF YOU AT HOME. SOCIAL WORKERS ARE NOT JUST,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO WORK SOCIALLY OR WITH SOCIAL ISSUES. THEY ARE ARCHITECTS. THEY ARE ATTORNEYS. THERE ARE TEACHERS. THEY ARE BABYSITTERS. THEY'RE EVERYTHING. THEY BECOME THE MOM, THE DAD,
THE GRANDPA AND THE PROFESSIONAL ON EVERY LEVEL. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOCIAL WORK IN TERMS OF HOW THEY BEGIN FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT PLANNING TO ADDRESSING, YOU
KNOW, MEASURABLE GOALS OR OBJECTIVES, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE TRULY ENGINEERS AND THINKING ABOUT THOUGHTFULLY AND THOROUGHLY ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HOW TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. AND IT TAKES A LOT OF HEART.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND ENDURANCE AND CREATIVITY TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH IT. THEY WORK TIRELESS HOURS. THEY WORK OVERTIME WITHOUT PAY. THEY AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
LOUIJEUNE MENTIONED THEY ARE OVERLOADED WITH CASES AND OFTENTIMES HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO DO A LOT OF THIS WORK ON THEIR OWN AND I AM WELL AWARE AND APPRECIATE YOU.
IT TAKES A SOCIAL WORKER TO CONNECT BUT TO BRIDGE THAT HOMESCHOOL CONNECTION TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE GAPS THAT EXIST IN OUR SOCIETY, IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND I THANK YOU FOR IT. APPRECIATE YOU NOW THAT THE BOSS LADY HERE JENNA I WON'T TAKE LONG. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILOR. MY NAME IS JENNA PERRY FENWICK. I HAVE THE GREAT HONOR
OF LEADING THIS DEPARTMENT AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ONE HAVING A COUNSELOR MEJIA HAVE US SHE JOINED US YESTERDAY AND WAS SO INSPIRING. WE HAVE A TEAM OF OVER 200 SOCIAL WORKERS THAT'S THANKS TO
THE INVESTMENT OF THE CITY OVER FIVE YEARS AGO. WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL WORKER IN EVERY SCHOOL. WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT OUR STUDENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS OUR DISTRICT TEAM. WE HAVE A TEAM OF OVER 70%
OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS ARE IDENTIFIED AS BIPOC AND OVER 60% SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE OR ARE MULTILINGUAL. WE ARE SO PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF BOSTON.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU BOTH AND TO THE WOMEN OF THE COUNCIL. HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. AND HONORING THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER BEEN HONORED.
AND SO FOR OUR SOCIAL WORKERS IT IS REALLY SPECIAL. IT'S SOCIAL WORK MONTH. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM AND HAPPY SOCIAL WORK MONTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.
REAL QUICKLY, A QUICK PHOTO BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE IF WE DIDN'T TAKE A PHOTO, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. LET'S GO. LET'S GO. THANK YOU. EVERYONE HAS A WINDOW. THANK YOU.
COME ON, LET'S GO. EVERYBODY IN THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, AMY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RACHEL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS GUY. THIS GUY THIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK THANK YOU.
SEE YOU. IT IS.
THERE IT WAS. I DON'T THANK YOU BIG YOU CATCH
MEJIA. THANK YOU TO OUR SOCIAL WORKERS. THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR MURPHY AND THE MARY WOODS. YEAH, THE PEGGY WOODS DANCE GROUP.
THOSE WERE ALL GREAT PRESENTATIONS WE ARE NOW ON TO OH, I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE ATTENDANCE RECORD, MR. CLERK AND REFLECT THAT COUNCILOR WEBER IS NOW PRESENT IN WITH US.
THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW ON TO THEIR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEET OF OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF MARCH 2025. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALEPPO SEINE THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 5TH MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM HERE ON HONOR THE MAYOR MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE BE DOCKING NUMBER 0641 DUNCAN NUMBER 0641 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND
APPROPRIATION IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $38,148,052 FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND REVENUES FOR COMMUNITY
PRESERVATION PROJECTS AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY BOSTON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE THANK YOU DUNCAN NUMBER ZERO SIX FOR A ONE WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT.
MR COURT WHEN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 0642 AND 06430642 MESSAGE YOU KNOW AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT
OF $382,163.59 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CARRION WAGNER PRIZE A PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRED DEPARTMENT OF CAREER
SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE INDIVIDUAL REEMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANTS AS WELL AS PREVENT
AND DETECT IMPROPER BENEFIT PAYMENTS AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS. DUNCAN NUMBER 0643 MESSAGE AN
ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $140,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE ON CORNET GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH PURSUE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION OF BOSTON TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND COACHING,
MENTORSHIP AND OTHER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT RISK VIOLENCE INVOLVED YOUTH AND REENTERING CITIZENS. THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 20642
AND 0643 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MR COURT WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKETS 064430647.0644 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND OMIT TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE LENDING LIBRARY
ALMOND PILOT PLAYGROUND IN MATTAPAN AWARDED BY THE MAN'S DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATION AND REPLENISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY RECREATION LENDING LIBRARY IN THE ALMOND PLAYGROUND IN THE MATTAPAN SECTION OF THE CITY
OF BOSTON DARK CANNON 0645. MESSAGE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE LENDING LIBRARY FOR THE MOAKLEY PARK
SOUTH BOSTON AWARDED BY THE MAX DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OPERATION AND
REPLENISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY RECREATION LENDING LIBRARY IN THE MALL PARK IN THE SOUTH BOSTON SECTION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON SO IT CAN NUMBER 0646
MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 AND FORM A GRANT FOR THE LENDING LIBRARY FOR RINGER PARK HALSTON AWARDED BY THE
MASS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OPERATION AND REPLENISHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY
RECREATION LENDING LIBRARY IN RINGER PARK AND AUSTIN SECTION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON ECONOMY 0647 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON
TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 IN A FORM OR GRANT FOR THE LENDING LIBRARY FOR THE EAST BOSTON GREENWAY EAST BOSTON AWARDED BY THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS MASS
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OPERATION AND REPLENISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY RECREATION LENDING LIBRARY AT
THE EAST BOSTON GREENWAY IN THE EAST BOSTON SECTION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR READING ALL THOSE WORK. I'M JUST RISING.
I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO SUSPEND AND PASS THESE FOUR SEPARATE GRANT. THESE ARE WONDERFUL ADDITIONS TO OUR PARKS AND KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FUND THE MAINTENANCE
OF PROGRAMS LIKE THIS IS IMPORTANT. SO I'M ASKING THAT WE SUSPEND AND PASS OFF WORK TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN MURPHY SEEKS SUSPENSION
AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0644. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSE ANY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. CANCEL MURPHY'S SUSPENSION OF THE ROLLING PATTERN OF DOCKET NUMBER 0645.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSING NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED COUNSELOR MURPHY'S SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSION DOCKET NUMBER 0646. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
I ALL OPPOSE NAY, I HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. I CAN'T REMEMBER SINCE MENTION OF THE RULES ON PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBERS ARE 647. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0648 STRIKING NUMBER 0648 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON STREETS CABINET TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR A
PERIOD OF UP TO TEN YEARS FOR THE SERVICES OF AN OPERATOR FOR THE CITY'S PUBLIC BIKESHARE PROGRAM BLUE BIKES THE CONTRACT TERM WOULD BEGIN IN 2026.
THE CITY COUNCIL'S PERMISSION IS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OF THIS TYPE FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN THREE YEARS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 12 OF CHAPTER 30 B OF THE GENERAL LAWS. THANK YOU.
DOCKET NUMBER 0648 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. MR COURT WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0649 KANIMOZHI OR 649 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF STANLEY MCLAREN AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION'S BOARD OF HEALTH FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 15, 2028. THANK YOU DOCTOR NUMBER ZERO
SIX FOR NINE WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY. MR QUOTE WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DR. NUMBER 06500650 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KRISTEN
HOFFMAN A MEMBER OF THE MONUMENT SQUARE LANDMARK DISTRICT STUDY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0650 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NUMBER 0651.0651 MESSAGE TRANSMITTING CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 OF REGARDING VEHICLES OWNED,
LEASED OR OTHERWISE UTILIZED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON FILED ON DOCKET NUMBER 0490 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 12, 2025 THANK YOU DOCKET
NUMBER 0651 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS. MR CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET NUMBER 065220654 LUCKY NUMBER 0652 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM CLAIRE KELLY, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS REGARDING A WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR REFERENCE OF THE
MAYOR'S TESTIMONY AT THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE HEARING IN WASHINGTON DC SO I CAN NAME A0653 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 RELATIVE TO ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR AND PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING
OF FEBRUARY 26, 2025 AND NUMBER 0654 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR SANTANA REGARDING SECOND CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO SUSTAIN THE
CPS PARENT MENTOR PROGRAM OPERATED BY SAINT JOSEPH'S YOUTH PROGRAMS. THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 065220654 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 01370137 THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON JANUARY 8TH 2025
DOCKET NUMBER 0137 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING EMPLOYEE SAFETY WITHIN BOSTON'S OIL TERMINALS SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS IN A NEW
DRAFT THE TALKING NUMBER 0137 WILL BE REMANDED BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. THANK YOU MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0393
TALKING NUMBER 0393 MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $2,563,236.28 IN
THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 STATE LDA LUNCH PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION
THAT GRANT WILL FUND NUTRITION SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AT A RATE
OF $7.39 PER MEAL FOR UP TO 358,679 MEALS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES HELD A HEARING ON FEBRUARY 5TH. IN ATTENDANCE WAS MY COUNCILOR BREADON AND WE HAD ABSENT LETTERS FROM COUNCIL. WE'RE ALL IN COUNCILOR FLYNN.
THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY MICHELLE WU AND WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 5TH. IT IS A STATE GRANT FOR THE ELDER LUNCH PROGRAM IS AWARDED THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS.
THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE ALLOCATION OF THE STATE GRANT TO BE ADMITTED BY THE STRONG AND STRONG COMMISSION. WE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM PANELISTS WHICH INCLUDED EMILY SHEA, COMMISSIONER OF THE EIGHT
STRONG COMMISSION AND MELISSA CARLSON WHO IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING FOR THE ELDER NUTRITION PROGRAM.
THE PANEL DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS GRANT BEING ONE COMPONENT COMPONENT OF THREE FUNDING SOURCES FOR EIGHT STRONG MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM. THE OTHER TWO SOURCES INCLUDE
TITLE THREE OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND THE NUTRITION SERVICE INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND $300,000 IN CITY FUNDING. SO THE CITY HAS KICKED IN MONEY
IN THE PAST TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE. THE PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH TWO ORGANIZATIONS ETHOS IN GREATER BOSTON CHINESE GOLDEN AGE CENTER THE GREATER BOSTON
CHINESE GOLDEN AGE CENTER OFFICE TRADITIONAL CANTONESE MEALS AND OPERATES ITS OWN MEAL DELIVERY SERVICES AT THREE LOCATIONS INCLUDING ONE IN BRIGHTON AND ANOTHER ONE IN
CHINATOWN. ETHOS WORKS WITH THE PARTNERS SUCH AS SPINELLIS CITY, FRESH FOODS AND EMILY'S FOOD SERVICE TO COOK AND DELIVER MEALS. TOGETHER THESE FUNDING SOURCES
COVER ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE PROGRAM'S TOTAL COST. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING HOME DELIVERED MEALS, CONGREGATE MEALS AT 44 LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT. NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE 11 MEAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO MEET THE DIETARY AND CULTURAL NEEDS
OF OUR OLDER ADULTS ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE PANELISTS ALSO DISCUSSED A REDUCTION IN FUNDING LAST YEAR IN THE FY 24 WITH THE
EXPECTATION OF POSSIBLY FURTHER CUTS TO THE FEDERAL FUNDING THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR'S FEDERAL FUNDING FUNDING DECREASE AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY $880,000 WITH
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THIS YEAR'S FIGURES. FEDERAL FUNDING IS ALLOCATED TO STATES BASED ON A FORMULA IN THE 2020 CENSUS DATA LIKELY AFFECTED THE FUNDING
DISTRIBUTION BECAUSE CONCERNS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THESE POTENTIAL CUTS IN STRATEGIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO MITIGATE THEM. THE STATE IS LOOKING INTO WAYS TO STREAMLINE THE PROGRAM SUCH
AS ADJUSTING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND REDUCING WASTE. STATE AND CITY FUNDING REMAINS CRUCIAL. THIS PROGRAM'S CONTINUED SUCCESS AND I KNOW WE TALKED
COUNCIL AND I ABOUT JUST KEEPING THIS COMMUNICATION OPEN WITH EMILY AND THE STRONG COMMISSION AS WE GO INTO THE BUDGET SEASON MAKING SURE THAT IF WE DO NEED TO ALLOCATE EITHER THROUGH AN AMENDMENT OR
THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION DOES ADDING IT ON THEIR OWN TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SENIORS NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NOT CUT IN ANY WAY. AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE IS STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES, I RECOMMEND MOVING THE LISTED DOCKET THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTION AND AT THIS TIME MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL WILL BE THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. IF YOU WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? COUNCILOR MURPHY SEEKS COUNCILOR MURPHY TO CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES COMMUNITIES.
SHE SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0393. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALSO SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. THIS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0393
HAS PASSED. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ TOGETHER DOCKET NUMBER 041490128 DOCKING NUMBER 0414 ORDER FOR A HEARING TO AUDIT
THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 2014 BOSTON TRUST AND DOCKET NUMBER 0128 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM POLICE COMMISSIONER
MICHAEL COX IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION THREE OF THE BOSTON TRUST ACT REGARDING CIVIL IMMIGRATION AND DETAINER RESULTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA, THE CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE HELD A
HEARING ON MARCH TEN, 2025. THE I WAS JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES COUNSELOR AND OFFLINE COUNSELOR EVERY CAMP COUNSELOR JOHN FITZGERALD,
COUNSELOR ERIN MURPHY COUNSELOR JULIE HERE COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROSEMARY JANE AND COUNSELOR BENJAMIN WEBER COUNSELOR SHARON DURKIN AND COUNSELORS. IT IS GREAT AND AT LEAST ONE
SOURCE FOR THIS WAS COUNSELOR HERE. COUNSELOR BEN AND COUNSELOR EUGENE. WE HEARD TESTIMONY. WE DID HAVE ALL WE HELD. WE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE FROM
THE PUBLIC ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY. BUT WE ALSO HAD AN AMAZING PANEL FILLED WITH SO MANY EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES IN THIS
FIELD. WE ALSO WERE JOINED BY REVEREND MARIANO WHITE HAMMOND WHO JOINED US FOR A GROUNDING AND THEN WE WERE JOINED BY AMY GRANT, DIRECTOR OF STATE AND
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WITH AMERICORPS ALICIA AND ANGELA PALMA, WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANIZER WITH CENTRAL PERCENT PRESS AND THE SUZANNE LEIGH, EDUCATOR
MICHELLE, A TEEN ASSISTANT PASTOR CHURCH. DR. NINA ESTRELLA LULA FOUNDER OF AUSTRALIA LUNA CONSULTING
AND NAVIA PENA WHO'S A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. WE'LL LEAVE IT TO SEE IF THE LEAD SPONSORS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. BUT WE HAD A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE SO MANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES BE PRESENT AND IN ORDER FOR US TO BE EDUCATED . THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. CONSTANTINO THE CHAIR AND AS COUNSELOR MURPHY AT THE FLOOR HERE.
WHAT DID I SAY? OH, MURPHY. APOLOGIES WITH MEJIA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I KNOW IT'S ST PATRICK'S DAY. IT'S THE GREEN AT THE GREEN IS THE GREEN AT THE ALL OF THAT SO MORPHING INTO EACH OF YOUR CARS
FROM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I KNOW YOU TRY TO BE LIKE ME. OKAY. SO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR FOR HOSTING THIS AND ALSO FOR ORGANIZING IT AS QUICKLY AS YOU DID.
I THINK IT REALLY MEANT A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO SHOW UP THE WAY THAT THEY DID. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR OFFICE FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO NAME THAT YOU KNOW, IN THE SPIRIT IN
WHICH WE ALWAYS LEAD. IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE COMMUNITY HERE HELPING TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE WE KNOW THAT THE MAYOR DID AN AMAZING JOB FIGHTING ON BEHALF
OF THE TRUST ACT IN DC, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO AFFIRM THAT THE TRUST ACT IS WORKING IN THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD AND ALSO GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE RIGHT NOW AFRAID TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL,
AFRAID TO GO TO CHURCH, AFRAID TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AFRAID TO GO TO WORK ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE HAVING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. ARE UNDOCUMENTED LOVED ONES AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO CREATE SPACE FOR THOSE FOLKS
WHO ARE DOING THE WORK AND OR LIVING THE REALITIES TO INFORM OUR THINKING. SO THAT WHATEVER WE DO DECIDE TO DO IN TERMS OF STRENGTHENING THE ACT THAT WE ARE LEADING WITH THOSE WHO ARE LIVING THE REALITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SERIES OF HEARINGS WE WANTED TO START OFF AND GROUNDING WITH COMMUNITY.
OUR HOPE IS TO THEN BRING THE ADMINISTRATION BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION, BIPS AND OTHERS INTO THE FOLD AND HAVE A SERIES OF HEARINGS SO THAT WE
ALLOW EACH OF THOSE VOICES TO KIND OF HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET IT RIGHT AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR PATIENCE.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALL EXPECTING EVERYONE TO SHOW UP AND THEN WE WERE LIKE SURPRISE, WE'RE SWITCHING THINGS UPSIDE. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE AROUND THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILOR ON MEJIA THIS DOCKET THESE DOCKETS DOCKET NUMBER 0414 AND 0128 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MR COURT WOULD YOU PLEASE BE
DOCKET NUMBER 04070407 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDINANCE FOR ROAD SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DELIVERY PROVIDERS. THANK THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THAT
AS A PARTY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HELD A WORKING SESSION YESTERDAY ON MARCH 11TH ON THE DOCKET 0407I WAS JOINED
BY COUNSELORS MURPHY FLYNN, FITZGERALD FERNANDEZ ANDERSON DURKIN, LOUIJEUNE WEBER, MEJIA AND SANTANA AND I SAY EVERYONE FLYNN, FLYNN I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID WHEN WE WERE JOINED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION CHIEF FRANKLYN HODGE WHO'S THE CHIEF OF STS AND DANIEL LANDER WHO WAS THE POLICY ADVISER WITHIN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I AM KEEPING THIS DOCUMENT COMMITTEE. I WON'T BURY THE LEAD. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY FOR THE
RECORD IS THAT THE COMMITTEE WENT LINE BY LINE THROUGH ABOUT HALF OF THE DOCKET AND REVIEWED REVISIONS PRODUCED ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND COLLEAGUES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVOCATES AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES.
DURING THE WORKING SESSION WE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED IMPLICATIONS OF EXCLUDING GROCERY AND CONVENIENCE STORES WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ADEQUATE THRESHOLD OF ORDERS PER WEEK TO CAPTURE LARGER THIRD PARTY
DELIVERY COMPANIES WHO HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON OUR STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED VARIOUS INSURANCE MINIMUMS CURRENTLY MANDATED BY THE STATE FOR VEHICLE LIABILITY, BODILY
INDUSTRY INJURY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND HOW WE ARE GOING BEYOND THE REQUIRED THRESHOLD FROM THE STATE. THERE WERE QUESTIONS POSED BY BY MY COLLEAGUES TO BETTER
CLARIFY ACTIVE STATUS FOR THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL AS LIABILITY COVERAGE AS WELL AS LIABILITY COVERAGE. COUNCILOR WEBER BASED ON HIS
LITIGATION EXPERIENCE, RECOMMENDED THAT WE EMBED PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS SO THEY'RE NOT ON THE HOOK NOR ARE THERE WAGES FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE COMPENSATION. WE STARTED TO DISCUSS DATA
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND THE VERY REAL NEED TO ENSURE AN ANONYMITY TO PROTECT CONSUMER PRIVACY. THERE WAS ALSO A CONVERSATION ABOUT MOVING THE FREQUENCY OF DATA PRODUCED BY THESE
COMPANIES TO BTD FOR A MONTHLY TO QUARTERLY AND ENSURING COMMERCIAL SENSITIVITY AND PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION FROM THESE COMPANIES. THERE IS WAY MORE WORK TO DO. I HOPE TO HAVE A WORKING
SESSION FORTHCOMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THIS IS A 60 DAY ORDER SO WE DO HAVE TO PASS THIS BY THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AND SO AGAIN I DO LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING ONE OR MORE WORKING SESSIONS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR CUT AS A PART OF THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 040 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. OKAY, MR CLERK, YOU'VE GOT SOME
READING TO DO. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS
NUMBER 03970398040104030404044904500455 DOCKING NUMBER 0397 MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT IT EXCEPT
AN EXPANDING AMOUNT OF 720 $244.22 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE RDA PROGRAM FOR FIELD C Y 24 GRANT AWARDED BY THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASSED TO THE MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF COURIER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND INDIVIDUAL REEMPLOYMENT NEEDS
OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANTS AS WELL AS PREVENT AND DETECT IMPROPER BENEFIT PAYMENTS AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESOURCES AND
PROGRAMS. TALKING NUMBER 0398. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT
OF $626,466.57 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE KERRY AND WIOD DISLOCATED WORKERS PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR THROUGH THE MAYOR'S HIRED
DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND A PROGRAM TO HELP DISLOCATED WORKERS GET BACK TO WORK AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. TALKING IN NUMBERS 0401 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE
AMOUNT OF $254,921 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE W IOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES. EDMOND GRANT, AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASSED THROUGH THE
MAYOR'S HIRE DEPARTMENT A CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND A PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH BETWEEN
AGES 14 TO 24 WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT THAT CAN HAVE A0403 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND
THE AMOUNT OF $109,271.70 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE WIOD DISLOCATED WORKER EDMOND GRANT, AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PASSED THROUGH THE MASS HIRED DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES AND TRAINING SERVICES FOR
DISLOCATED WORKERS TO REJOIN THE WORKFORCE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. DUCK AND THE 0404 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZE THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $94,089 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE WAGNER PIZER EDMOND GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR TO THE MASAI DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND INDIVIDUAL REEMPLOY ON THE NEEDS
OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANTS AS WELL AS PREVENT ANY IMPROPER BENEFIT PAYMENTS AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS.
DOCKET NUMBER 0449 MESSAGE IS NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $2,294,289 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE WIO
YOUTH PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AS TO THE MASS HIRED DEVELOPED DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM TO SERVE ELIGIBLE YOUTH AGES 14 TO 24 WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION TRAINING AND
EMPLOYMENT. I CAN HAVE A0450 MESSAGE IN HOUR AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND
THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,761 AND $212.70 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE WIO ADULT ACTIVITIES AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASS
THROUGH THE MASAYA DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GREEN WILL FUND SERVICES TO HELP JOB SEEKERS ACCESS EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, SKILLS
TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIPS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. SO I CAN HAVE A0451 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT
OF $1,076,177 IN THE A FORMER GRANT FOR THE WAGNER A PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASSED THROUGH THE MASAYA DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE INDIVIDUAL REEMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANTS AS WELL AS PREVENT AND DETECT IMPROPER BENEFIT
PAYMENTS AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS. TUCKER NUMBER 0452. MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $983,445.30 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE WIO EIGHT DISLOCATED WORKERS GRANT
AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASSED TO THE MASAYA DEPARTMENT OF KOREA SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND A PROGRAM
TO HELP DISLOCATED WORKERS GET BACK TO WORK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. TALKING NUMBERS 0455. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE KOREAN REGIONAL PLANNING GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASS THROUGH THE MASS
AID DEPARTMENT OF KOREA SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CREATION OF REGIONAL PIPELINE
PROGRAM FOR HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS IN ALIGNMENT WITH REGIONAL PLANNING PRIORITIES. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. IF I COULD CLAP FOR YOU I
WOULD. THAT WAS A LOT TO READ. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW I KNOW EVERYONE KNOWS THIS ALREADY BUT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL THESE GRANTS IS
$7 MILLION TO $7,247,060.79. SO BUT THANK GOD KNOW YESTERDAY THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HELD A HEARING ON
THESE TEN FEDERAL LABOR GRANTS THAT ARE BEFORE US. THESE GRANTS WERE AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY OUR OFFICE OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. THE DOCTORS WERE SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY. I'D LIKE TO THANK JOSEPH LEE KATY GALL FROM THE OFFICE
OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND NEIL SULLIVAN AND ANGELA MCCABE FROM THE BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL ALL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN YESTERDAY'S HEARING.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES WHO ATTENDED THE HEARING COUNCILOR ED FLYNN, MADAM PRESIDENT RUTHY LOUIJEUNE AND COUNCILOR GABRIELA COLETTA ZAPATA.
WE WERE ALSO HELPED BY OUR INVALUABLE CENTRAL STAFF MEGAN CORONADO AND ETHAN VARA AND WE ALSO RECEIVED LETTERS
OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCILORS BRIAN EARLE AND ENRIQUE PEPEN AND 2014 THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW. IT IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE OUR NATION'S PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM TO HELP PEOPLE INCLUDING YOUTH AND THOSE FACING
SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS HIGH QUALITY JOBS AND CAREERS. THE COOL KIDS CALL IT WE OWE TO
THE WE OWE HELPS JOB SEEKERS ACCESS EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND MATCHES JOB SEEKERS WITH
EMPLOYERS SEEKING SKILLED SKILLED WORKFORCE. DURING THE HEARING WE HEARD THAT THESE GRANTS WHICH INCLUDE WE OWE GRANTS ESSENTIALLY
SUPPORT MASS HIRE BOSTON CAREER CENTERS ONE IS DOWNTOWN AND OTHER ONE IS A NUBIAN SQUARE PROVIDES SERVICES TO PEOPLE SEEKING WORK.
THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND OTHER DISLOCATED WORKERS AND IT HELPS THEM WITH CAREER COUNSELING WORKSHOPS, CAREER FAIRS AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES. JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND. YOU KNOW, WE HEARD IN A HEARING IN JANUARY THAT THE STATE TAKES IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT 16 WORKFORCE BOARDS HERE IN
BOSTON. WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE BOARDS. THEY'RE BOTH HOUSED IN THE BOSTON PICK AND PICK SELECTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL THAT ARE CHARTERED AS BOSTON CAREER CENTERS HERE.
WE'VE GOT ONE THAT'S MANAGED BY THE JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICES IN DOWNTOWN AND ANOTHER THAT'S BEING MANAGED BY ABCD IN NUBIAN SQUARE.
WE HEARD THAT THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FOR SPECIFIC TRAINING PATHWAYS. SOME WERE MENTIONED IN THE HEARING. THEY INCLUDE ESL PATHWAYS
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING AND BRIDGING PROGRAMS FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SKILLS INCLUDING DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS, COMPUTER NETWORKING TRAINING AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION.
AND A PORTION OF THESE GRANTS WILL FUND TRAINING VOUCHERS FOR ADULTS AS WELL AS ONE GRANT BEFORE US WHICH IS FOR REGIONAL WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR
IN-DEMAND JOBS. ONCE SPECIFICALLY OUT OF THAT 7.2 MILLION 2.2 MILLION WILL BE USED FOR YOUTH JOB TRAINING.
WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON PEOPLE SEEKING JOBS WHO ARE 18 TO 24. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE HEARD IN THIS COUNCIL A LOT ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH IN TERMS OF JOB TRAINING AND ACCESS TO QUALITY JOBS.
THIS WILL HELP WITH THAT. WE ARE TOLD THAT THIS FUNDING HELPS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SEEKING JOBS. JUST LAST YEAR THERE WERE THESE
WORKER CENTERS TOOK IN 15,000 JOB SEEKERS AND HELPED OVER 13,600 FIND QUALITY JOBS AND OUT OF THOSE MANY OF WHOM MANY OF THOSE JOB SEEKERS WERE
VETERANS WHO AS WE ALL KNOW NEED MORE SUPPORT THAN EVER WITH OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SEEMINGLY WITHDRAWING ALL THEIR SUPPORT. THESE GRANTS WILL ALSO SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR
THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS REQUIRED TO OVERSEE THE GRANT AGREEMENTS THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND THE CAREER CENTERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE KEEPING
WITH ALL DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND STATE REGULATIONS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THESE GRANTS NEED TO BE SPENT NEED TO BE SPENT WITHIN A TWO YEAR TIME
FRAME AND IN JANUARY WE HELD A HEARING ON A ONE STOP CAREER CENTER GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $860,000 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS BODY AND WHICH ALSO
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR OUR MASS OUR MASS HIRE BOSTON CAREER CENTERS TO PUT TO SUPPLY SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. GIVEN THE INFORMATION WE LEARNED IN JANUARY AS WELL AS
YESTERDAY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I THANK YOU FOR SITTING THROUGH THIS LONG SPEECH AND VERY LONG
DOCKET READING BUT I RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF THESE DOCKETS BEFORE YOU TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNSELOR WEBER AND THANK YOU FOR FOR GOING THROUGH
THAT. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY. THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND
PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0397. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0397 IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AMBASSADOR DOCKET NUMBER 0398 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALL OPPOSE SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN THE IN DOCKET
NUMBER 0398 IS PASSED THAT THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT IMPASSES OF DOCKET NUMBER 041. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I I POLICY
NAY THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET NUMBER 0401 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE
REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0403 ALL IN FAVOR SAY I . I ALSO SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0403 AS BASS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0404 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL OPPOSE SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0404
AS PASSED THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0449 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSED NAY. THANK YOU.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0449 IS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET
NUMBER 0450 ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I I ALTHOUGH THE POLLS SAY NAY THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0450 WAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND
PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0451 ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0451 IS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND
CAPTAINS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0452 ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I WILL SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THAT COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0452 IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SINCE INCEPTION OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0455 ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL SAY NAY. AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0455
HAS PASSED. WE ARE NOW ON TO MOTIONS ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICE OUR TIMER IS NOT HERE. IT IS BROKEN BUT I TRUST ALL MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT THE TIME
LIMIT. SO MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ INTO THE RECORD DOCKET NUMBER 0655 DOCKING NUMBER 0655 COUNCIL IS MEJIA AND NOW FOR
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION DECLARING BOSTON A SANCTUARY CITY FOR TRANSGENDER PERSONS AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE L GB T Q A2 US PLUS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR COMES FROM MEJIA IT COMES TO ME. HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR STANDING WITH US EARLIER TODAY
AND I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS HERE IS REALLY GRATEFUL FOR FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TONIGHT. AND WE JUST WANT TO JUST THANK
YOU ALL FOR STANDING IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT. AND BEFORE I GO INTO MY WRITTEN REMARKS, I JUST I WANT TO JUST LEVEL SIT HERE REAL QUICK.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ALL HAVE A CALLING AND WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE IN LIFE. AND I THINK THAT MY WORK HERE
IN THE CITY OF BOSTON STARTED OFF IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPACE WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BAGLEY, BOSTON GLASS GREAT HEALTH AIDS ACTION COMMITTEE MAC I, I HAVE BEEN HERE I HAVE
DONE THAT AND YOU KNOW WHEN I MOVED TO NEW YORK I WORKED WITH THE HETRICK MARTIN INSTITUTE, THE HOME OF THE HARVEY MILK SCHOOL WHO WAS THE FIRST OUT LGBTQ PLUS PERSON TO REPRESENT
US IN CONGRESS. AND SO FOR ME THIS WORK CONTRARY TO WHAT OTHERS MAY BELIEVE IS NOT ABOUT A POLITICAL POSTURE OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEIZE A MOMENT.
THIS WORK FOR ME IS ROOTED IN MY HISTORICAL WORK THAT I'VE DONE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND WORKING ALONGSIDE THE TRANS COMMUNITY AND WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR LGBTQ PLUS LOVED ONES.
AND SO LIKE I WANT TO STAND HERE WITH THAT AFFIRMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE WHAT THIS MOMENT IS ALL ABOUT IS BEING A VOICE AND A MICROPHONE FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE TOO AFRAID TO SPEAK UP FOR
THEMSELVES. SO IN THAT SPIRIT AND AND THAT'S RIGHT. WE KNOW WE'RE HERE TO FIGHT FOR IN THAT SPIRIT AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER TODAY, ONE OF MY TEAMMATES IS IS FROM THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND WAS AFRAID TO TRAVEL WITH US TO
D.C. IN JANUARY. SHE WAS AFRAID BECAUSE OF THE HOSTILITY AND THE FEAR OF OF SOMETHING HAPPENING TO HER IN HER TIME IN D.C. THIS WAS IN
JANUARY SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE MET WITH A GROUP OF OTHER TRANS LATINA WOMEN WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FEAR. IN THAT TIME TOGETHER WE ALL CAME TO REALIZE THAT WE NEEDED
TO SEIZE THIS MOMENT TO GIVE FOLKS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR VOICE AND TO FIGHT BACK. AND SO THAT'S HOW WE ENDED UP ORGANIZING WHAT WE'RE DOING
HERE TODAY AND LET ME JUST BE CLEAR THIS PARTICULAR SANCTUARY THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION WAS GOING TO BE FILED BACK ON FEBRUARY THE 12TH BUT DUE TO
FEEDBACK FROM MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE HEAT THAT BOSTON WAS ALREADY TAKING REGARDING THE TRUST THAT IN CONSULTATION WITH COMMUNITY WE DECIDED TO WAIT. BUT AFTER A FEW INITIAL
MEETINGS ON THE TRANS LATINAS AND OTHER ADVOCATES FROM THE COMMUNITY FOLKS THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO WAIT ANY LONGER AND SO WE HAD WORCESTER AND CAMBRIDGE THAT HAVE
RECENTLY FILED RESOLUTIONS AND WHILE THIS MIGHT BE SYMBOLIC, I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO VALIDATE THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY THOSE WHO SENT EMAILS URGING US NOT TO PURSUE THIS RESOLUTION.
I UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THAT IN MANY CASES ELECTED OFFICIALS PASSED SYMBOLIC RESOLUTIONS AND LEAVE IT AT THAT. I TOO BELIEVE THAT THIS MOMENT IS THE LANDING MUCH MORE FROM US.
THIS RESOLUTION AS WE HEARD EARLIER, IS THE FIRST STEP. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER IN AGREEMENT AS A BODY THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WORK MUST BE DONE COLLECTIVELY AND THAT THIS
MOMENT IS MORE THAN JUST A SYMBOLIC RESOLUTION. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN WE CAN'T JUST RELY ON GOVERNMENT TO FIX EVERYTHING. THAT IS WHY IN ADDITION TO MAXIMIZING THE POWER THAT WE DO
HAVE AS A BODY IN THIS CHAMBER AND WORK TOWARDS AN ORDINANCE, I ALSO PLAN TO CONTINUE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD INNOVATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND MUTUAL AID THAT HELPS KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE.
THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE BEING HAD AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN LED BY FOLKS THAT HAVE SPOKEN HERE EARLIER TODAY. WE DIDN'T FILE THIS TO CHECK OFF A BOX AND HANG ON OUR WORKING BOOTS.
WE FILED THIS BECAUSE IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE HARDER, MORE CONCRETE WORK THAT IS TO COME. FRANKLY, WE DON'T HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT I TRANS LGBTQ. I A TO ESPN+ COMMUNITY VERY
OFTEN HERE ON THE COUNCIL ESPECIALLY ONES THAT CENTER OUR TRANS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BECAUSE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE OFTENTIMES CONTROVERSIAL THOUGH CONTROVERSIAL THEY ARE
NECESSARY ESPECIALLY WITH THIS NEW PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS TAKEN OFFICE. SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO START THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN MEANINGFUL WAYS WITHOUT AFFIRMING EVERYONE HERE IN THIS
BODY THAT BELIEVES THAT A TRANSGENDER AND LGBTQ IA2 PLUS PEOPLE ARE VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND B THAT THEY DESERVE A SAFE AND AND
RESPECT IN ALL SPACES AND PLACES IN THE CITY. LET'S AFFIRM THAT TODAY BY PASSING THIS THAT WE CAN ALL GET INTO AGREEMENT ABOUT THE VERY BASIC PRINCIPLES AND THEN
REALLY DIG INTO THE HEELS ABOUT THE REAL WORK THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK COUNCILOR BREELAND FOR NOT ONLY JOINING US IN THIS
COUNCIL BUT MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE OUT. AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BEING OUT AND BEING PROUD, YOU BRING YOUR FULL SELF INTO THIS CHAMBER AND YOU LET SO MANY OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE SITTING AT
HOME OFTENTIMES UNSEEN AND UNHEARD THAT YOU SEE THEM AND THAT YOU AFFIRM THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BRAYDON FOR STANDING UP AND AND DEMONSTRATING YOUR COURAGE IN THIS MOMENT.
AND I KNOW IT MIGHT BE SCARY FOR SOME, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOT FOR A SYMBOL BUT FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BEGIN THE WORK. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR SANTANA WHO ALSO HAS BEEN A STRONG VOICE IN THIS
SPACE. AND WHILE YOU MAY HAVE NOT JOINED IN THIS PARTICULAR CO-SPONSOR, I KNOW THAT YOUR HEART IN THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN THIS SPACE IS RECOGNIZED AND VALUED AND I AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU AS WE WORK WITH THE COALITION TO DRAFT UP THE ORDINANCE SO THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO LEAD THAT CONVERSATION. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PARTNERSHIP.
AND WITH THAT I AM GOING TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. E BOOK IS SORRY LATINA WORLD AND I WILL BE A I TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER SORRY I WAS GIVING
IMPORTANT WILL GET A LITTLE BIT ON A COMPANY THAT TRANS AQUI PARTICULAR THAT I WILL STILL AND WHICH I PUT ON BANNER CONTAINING LITTLE IMPORTANCE
LOOK AT THAT THEN I WILL ASK AGAIN LEE ALEJANDRO CALL ME AND WE'LL GET THE CLARA ELCANO SOTO DEVELOPMENT IS TAMAKI PARASAIL AND BRAVO SCARLETT.
GET BACK TO PEOPLE MILK IF WE'RE LUCKY THE WHOLE THING DID A MIRACLE ACTUALLY THAT ANY ARE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT MOSTLY THAT
I HAD NO PAST BUT I SAID WHAT I LOOK AT ALL THE LITTLE SAID LOOKING BRAZIL. THANK YOU COUNSELOR MEJIA. THANK YOU SAW MEJIA. I'M GOING TO CALL ON MY REST ON MY ON MY COLLEAGUES THAT I SAW
THE LIGHTS COME ON BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN JOINED IN THIS CHAMBER BY FORMER CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND FORMER CITY COUNCILOR FROM THE GREAT DISTRICT OF DISTRICT SIX MATT O'MALLEY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US HERE TODAY AND I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE MATT O'MALLEY'S HERE, MATT O'MALLEY IS HERE. SO YES, I SAW HIM WALK IN AND SO YOU ARE HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH
US. OKAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRADING COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU CONSTABLE HERE FOR INCLUDING ME ON THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.
I DO UNDERSTAND THE DEBATE THAT WENT BACK AND FORWARD BUT WHETHER THIS WAS THE RIGHT TIME OR NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO BRING THIS FORWARD WE ARE LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.
IT'S A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TIME, VERY UNCERTAIN. THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY AT THIS MOMENT. MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE FEELING MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS
ARE FEELING UNSAFE, AN INSECURE FOR VARIOUS REASONS MAYBE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, MAYBE THEIR GENDER IDENTITY THEY MIGHT BE VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN FIRED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND
FEDERAL WORKERS. IT MAY BE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE AFRAID IN THIS MOMENT. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS RESOLUTION ADDRESSES A
PARTICULAR CONCERN THAT WE NEED TO ELEVATE AND RAISE UP DURING THE ELECTION AND SINCE THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ESCALATION IN ANTI-TRANS RHETORIC AND VIOLENCE THAT HAS
CAUSED IN CREDIBLE STRESS AND ANXIETY TO LGBTQ I PLUS COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR TRANS BROTHERS AND SISTERS I THINK WE HAVE HAD A LOT
OF EMAILS OF SUPPORT AND ALSO EMAILS OF CONCERN ABOUT THIS ISSUE 58 EMAILS ALTOGETHER THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME BUT YOU
KNOW AS AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE THE BE ABLE TO LIVE IN DIGNITY AND SAFETY WITHOUT FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES, WITHOUT FEAR FOR THEIR
CHILDREN'S LIVES, WITHOUT FEAR FOR WHETHER THEY'RE YOUNG TRANS CHILD IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL BE BULLIED OR ARE THREATENED WHETHER YOU WILL LOSE YOUR HOUSING BECAUSE YOU IDENTIFY AS
TRANS WHETHER YOU ARE LOSE YOUR JOB. IN MASSACHUSETTS WE HAVE LAWS ON THE BOOKS TO PROTECT BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT FOLKS AREN'T AFRAID AND THEN ALSO IN THE
OTHER CONTEXTS THIS IS INTERSECTIONALITY TRANS AND BLACK TRANS AND AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT. THERE'S SO MANY CONCERNS IN THIS MOMENT THAT THEY'RE
CAUSING A HUGE AMOUNT OF STRESS AND I REALLY APPLAUD COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS AS SHE MENTIONED, THIS IS A SYMBOLIC MOVE RIGHT NOW RESOLUTION IS A
NON-BINDING RESOLUTION BUT WE HOPE THAT WE CAN STRENGTHEN AND AFFIRM OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR LGBTQ AS A COMMUNITY ACROSS THE
CITY AND REALLY DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR SUPPORT BY SOME TANGIBLE PRACTICAL MEASURES THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE THEIR SAFETY AND HELP THEM FEEL MORE SECURE HERE IN BOSTON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BRAYDEN THE CHAIR AND I JUST HAVE TO CUT AS A PARTNER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT AND I RISE SEEING THAT JUST YESTERDAY
REPRESENTATIVE SARAH MCBRIDE WHO WAS THE FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER MEMBER OF COMMERCE OUR CONGRESS DULY ELECTED MEMBER OF CONGRESS REPRESENTING DELAWARE WAS MISGENDERED BY A
RANKING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE FROM TEXAS AND OUR COLLEAGUE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATION BILL KEATING. THE RANKING MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE I THINK SUMMED IT UP PERFECTLY OF OUR COLLECTIVE
DISMAY AND HORROR WHEN HE ASKED HAVE YOU NO DECENCY? AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THIS COUNTRY IS REGRESSING WE ARE LOSING
ACTIVELY OUR MORALITY TO NOT RESPECT THE DIGNITY AND HUMANITY OF OTHERS. IT TAKES NOTHING FOR US TO TREAT OTHERS HOW THEY WANT TO BE TREATED AND SHOULD JUST TO
LET THEM EXIST THE WAY THEY WANT TO EXIST IN THE WORLD. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE INTENTIONS OF THIS OF THIS RESOLUTION. I AM GOING TO VOTE IN FAVOR
OF IT AND I SAY ALL OF THIS JUST TO PROVIDE CONTEXT THAT WE ARE UP AGAINST WHAT SEEMS LIKE GOLIATH IN THIS FIGHT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWN IN D.C. AND I
HAVE HAD TO REMIND MYSELF TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM HERE. WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM AND WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. I SUPPORT THE INTENTIONALITY
OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY AND I APOLOGIZE I IF I MISSED A FEW I'M JUST READING DOWN WHAT I WROTE. THEY ARE THEY ARE CALLING ON US
AND THEY DESERVE TO KNOW THAT THEIR ELECTED LEADERSHIP STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THEM AND SUPPORTS THEM AND THEIR RIGHT TO EXIST HOW THEY WANT TO EXIST, WHAT THIS COMMUNITY
BASED ON THE EMAILS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN AND I DID GET OVER 500 EMAILS WHAT THIS COMMUNITY IS ALSO CALLING FOR AND DESERVES IS MORE THAN JUST WORDS THEY ARE DEMANDING ACTION THEY ARE
HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE TO DO OUR JOBS AND LEGISLATE REAL MEANINGFUL PROTECTIONS AND THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER AS A CITY WE HAVE DONE HARD THINGS BEFORE
LIKE THE TRUST ACT AND WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. THEY ARE CALLING ON US TO UTILIZE OUR BUDGETARY AUTHORITY AND PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND INVEST IN PROTECTIONS AND INVEST IN PROGRAMING FOR OUR TRANS YOUTH
AND PEEPS. FOR EXAMPLE, I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT AGAIN WE ARE ALL ALIGNED AND WE AGREE THAT BOSTON SHOULD BE A SANCTUARY
FOR TRANS INDIVIDUALS AND EVERYBODY WANTS TRANS FOLKS TO FEEL SAFE AND TO LIVE THEIR LIVES. WE MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AS TO WHAT THE
INITIAL STEPS OF A HOLISTIC STRATEGY LOOK LIKE BUT I AM COMMITTED TO DOING THE WORK AND I AM HAPPY TO HEAR PLEASED TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE EFFORTS TO
MOVE BEYOND JUST A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION. WHAT I WOULD WANT TO SEE MOVING FORWARD IS JUST ENSURING THAT FOLKS THAT ARE IN STATES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
BY SOME OF THESE HORRIFIC POLICIES IN TENNESSEE AND TEXAS THAT THEY DON'T SEE THAT IS NOW A SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND THEY THINK THAT THESE PROTECTIONS ARE THERE FOR
THEM. SO IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY ON LEGISLATION TO GET THAT DONE AND AS THE CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS I COMMIT TO DOING THAT WITH YOU IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES. AGAIN, WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THAT WE CAN DO THIS THE TRUST ACT AND THIS BODY VOTED ON JAX LAW. I'M SO PROUD OF JACLYN BERGAMOT
,MY FORMER STAFF MEMBER WHO WHO HELD ME ACCOUNTABLE TO DO SOMETHING IN THE FACE OF REQUIRING THEIR LEGAL NAME TO BE UTILIZED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON RATHER THAN THEIR
PREFERRED NAME. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAD PUT FORTH AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAD SIGNED INTO LAW AND SO THIS MOMENT DOES REQUIRE
YES, VISIBILITY AND PUBLIC AFFIRMATIONS BUT IT ALSO REQUIRES US TO UTILIZE THE POWER THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AGAIN, I'M COMMITTED TO DOING JUST THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
COME TO THAT AS A PARTNER THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CARLOS OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO RISE AT FIRST THANK THE LEADER SPONSORS COUNCILOR MEJIA AND COUNCILOR BRAYTON FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I DO WANT TO THANKING ACKNOWLEDGED THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY AND FOR YOUR REMARKS EARLIER.
YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS WAS INTRODUCED EARLIER THIS WEEK, I'VE I KNOW MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE RECEIVED SO MANY EMAILS FROM COMMUNITY AND I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF MY THINKING OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. YOU KNOW, I WAS I HAD A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMAN RIGHT HERE YESTERDAY AND EVERYBODY APPRECIATED
PROACTIVE NOTION THAT YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY MUCH DEBATING IF I SHOULD BLOCK THIS RESOLUTION NOW BECAUSE I DON'T SUPPORT IT BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY DO AND I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES HERE KNOW
THAT I'VE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT LGBTQ CAN COMMUNITY IS CENTERED AROUND THE WORK THAT MY OFFICE DOES AND WHERE COMMUNICATIONS
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IF NOT ON A WEEKLY ON A DAILY BASIS ABOUT POLICIES THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE CHAMPION. THE CONCERNS THAT I HEARD IS
YOU KNOW, SIMILAR TO MY MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR LED US ABOUT THAT IS THAT YOU KNOW I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT BOSTON SHOULD BE A SANCTUARY CITY NOT FOR JUST ALL RESIDENTS BUT,
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR MOST MARGINALIZED RESIDENTS AND THAT INCLUDES OUR TRANS COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY SINCE BEING ATTACKED BY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I DID WHAT I WAS FEARFUL OF IS
THE NOT ACTUALLY HAVING PROTECTIONS ON THE GROUND TO MEET THAT MOMENT. RIGHT. AND I WAS FEARFUL OF OF SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT
HAVING THOSE TRUE PROTECTIONS. SO YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY ADVOCATING FOR THIS TO BE SENT TO COMMITTEE. I WANTED US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MY COLLEAGUES, WITH COMMUNITY AND TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH
LANGUAGE LEGAL LANGUAGE OF PROTECTIONS THAT ACTUALLY PUT PROTECTIONS ON THE GROUND FOR OUR MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES AGAIN, OUR TRANS RESIDENTS.
AFTER HAVING SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS INCLUDING WITH MY COLLEAGUES. WILL NOT BE BLOCKING THIS VOTE TODAY I WILL YOU KNOW I WANT IT I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT BEHIND IT.
AGAIN, I DON'T AGREE NECESSARILY WITH THE PROCESS HERE OF I REALLY THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD PUT PROTECTIONS IN PLACE AND USE THIS RESOLUTION AS A CELEBRATION FOR THAT AND
BUT AFTER TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S AN ORDINANCE AND MORE WORK TO BE DONE. I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT WORK. I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT WORK WITH ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES, ALONGSIDE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND ULTIMATELY WHAT I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT BOSTON IS A SAFE CITY FOR EVERYONE A SAFE CITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN WAKE UP, LIVE THEIR LIVES, BE ABLE TO WORK, BE ABLE
TO, YOU KNOW, DO FUN ACTIVITIES AND GO OUT AND NOT IN FEAR. AND YOU KNOW, I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR DOING THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION WITHOUT HAVING THOSE PROTECTIONS IN
PLACE. BUT YOU KNOW, I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT WORK HOLDING I'M HOLDING US HERE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT AND I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR
COUNCIL TO REALLY COME TOGETHER . JUST A FEW LAST FEW WEEKS WE'VE WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. WE HAD TO COME INVITED TOGETHER BY OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS BEING
ATTACKED AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT BOSTON IS A SAFE CITY FOR ALL OF THEM. AND I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERY SINGLE CITY COUNCILOR AT LARGE DISTRICT YOU KNOW, WE CAN REALLY COME TOGETHER, COME UP
WITH LANGUAGE, COME UP WITH PROTECTIONS AND LAWS TO TAKE CARE OF MOST OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE. SO WITH THAT I WILL BE ALSO SUPPORTING THE RESOLUTION TODAY I WILL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT
OF IT BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY CONCERNS BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT CAN'T SPEAK RIGHT WHO ARE LIVING IN FEAR AND YOU KNOW WHO FEEL LIKE THEY
DON'T HAVE A VOICE AND I KNOW THAT THEY YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AS TO YOU AS THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME AND YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY
OF BOSTON IS SAFE FOR EVERYONE . BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CONCERNS WERE WHERE WERE HEARD SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS ARE PROTECTED. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK AGAIN COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY AND I GOT YOUR PROACTIVE LESSON BEING ABLE TO
REACH OUT TO ME AND THIS PARTNERSHIP. SO THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THE WORK. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SANTANA, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR GREEN AND ANDERSON, YOU THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I SO I GOT A BUNCH OF EMAILS IN UNDER 100 NOT UP TO 500 BUT
UNDER 100 FROM I COUNTED THEM ACTUALLY FROM CERTAIN COMMUNITIES AND THEN I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LOOKED UP NEXT TIME YOU GUYS DON'T LEAVE
ME OUT IF YOU'RE SENDING 500 CARS WITH A LOT OF 7500 I MEAN TO HIRE 550 I DO THAT YOU KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING HERE. ONE I WANT TO THINK I MEAN I'M
SORRY IF I DON'T HAVE THE PROPER NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. I WANT TO THANK THE GROUP THAT SENT ME THE EMAILS. I THINK THAT IN YOUR GOOD
INTENTION OF YOU KNOW, IN YOUR FIGHT IN YOUR BRAVERY FOR ADVOCATING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU HAD GOOD INTENTIONS IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK
AND TIRED. WE WANT ACTION NOW AND IN FACT YOUR INTENTION SHOULD BE PURE AND IF THEY ARE DON'T BE PRETENTIOUS, DON'T POSTURE YOU
KNOW DON'T DO THE POLITICAL POSTURING AND I SAW ALL OF THAT YOU KNOW, LANGUAGE I DON'T THINK THEY WERE NECESSARILY INFLATED RATHER IN YOUR MOMENT
OF PASSION IN YOUR GOOD INTENTION I THINK YOU MEANT TO SAY THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. WE SHOULD NOT BE FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS TO JUST HAVE HUMAN
RIGHTS. WE SHOULD NOT BE FIGHTING WE SHOULD NOT BE JUST SAYING HERE'S A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION AND JUST SO THAT WE CAN VOICE OUR POSITION ON THINGS.
SO SHOUT OUT TO THE GROUP THAT SENT ME I'VE NEVER HEARD OF YOU. I DID RESEARCH AND I SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THIS GROUP ARE ALSO COUNCILORS,
STAFF AND SO I DID APPRECIATE THAT THERE WAS CAMARADERIE HERE IN CITY HALL WITHIN THE LGBTQ. I AM A TWO PLUS COMMUNITY AND
THEN IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW COUNCIL ME HERE PURSUING THIS FURTHER YOU KNOW SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMAN I'M HERE FOR YOUR
BRAVERY FOR SAYING IN A MOMENT WHERE I HAVE TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS IT IS WHAT IT IS I'M GOING TO CALL OUT THE CONTROVERSY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO
RESPECT BOTH SIDES AND BE ABLE TO SAY I'M WITH YOU. THIS IS NOT PRETENTIOUS, THIS IS REAL AND I'M GOING TO FIGHT BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN IT BUT I'M GOING TO STAND STRONG AND NOT
BE NOT WAVER. MY IN THIS. AND THEN THERE'S THE PART WITH YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SAY THAT I REALLY ADMIRED YOUR DIPLOMACY TODAY IN TERMS OF HOW YOU
FRAMED WHY YOU WERE DOING WHAT YOU WERE DOING. AND IT DOES TAKE US AS COUNCILORS TO BE CONSOLIDATORS OF COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROPER LANGUAGE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN A DIPLOMATIC
WAY. IT MEANS THAT WE SAY I FEEL YOU AND I FEEL YOU RIGHT NOW THOUGH THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH FILING A RESOLUTION
BECAUSE WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME SOMETIMES WE SAY THIS NEEDS ATTENTION, IT'S A RESOLUTION AND THEN LATER WE SAY WE NEED MORE TIME TO CRAFT SOMETHING
THAT BECOMES LAW. SO ALLOW US THE TIME TO DO THAT. BUT BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY BEHIND THIS ISSUE I'M GOING TO STAND UP AND SUPPORT AND I HEARD THAT LOUD AND CLEAR COMES
A LETTER. AND SO IN LEVERAGING BACK AND FORTH WITH COUNCILORS IT IS DIFFICULT AND I WANT FOLKS AT HOME TO UNDERSTAND YOU GET DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES SAME
THING SOMETIMES IN A PRIVILEGED ATTITUDE OF THIS SORT OF DIVISIVE WE CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WITHIN THAT CATEGORY YOU TEND
TO LIKE DIVIDE CATEGORIES WHETHER IT BE THE BLACK TRANS COMMUNITY VERSUS THE WHITE TRANS COMMUNITY AND THEN THERE'S ALL OF THIS DIVISIVENESS. AND SO IN THIS TIME I THINK I HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR
ARTICULATE IN TERMS OF HOW WE MUST STAND TOGETHER AS HUMAN BEINGS BUT WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND OTHER IN THE
LGBTQ, I A PLUS TWO COMMUNITY THAT WE AT THIS MORE IN THIS MOMENT PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE INTENTION AND BE PATIENT. WE ARE WITH YOU AND WE SUPPORT YOU.
AND SO THEN THERE'S THE OTHER PART WHERE DON'T SEND YOU KNOW, EMAILS TO FOLKS IN TERMS OF SOMETIMES PEOPLE WITHIN OUR FAMILY ARE STRUGGLING WITH
THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND ARE AFRAID OF COMING OUT AND THEY'RE CLOSETED. AND THEN THERE IS THIS THING ABOUT IF I TAKE THIS POSITION WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THIS
PERSON THAT IS NOT READY TO DEAL WITH SUCH THINGS SO BE SENSITIVE IN YOUR APPROACH. UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TOGETHER AND COUNCILOR ME I THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR YOUR SINCERITY. IT MAY NOT BE AS POLISHED NOT YOURS BUT ALL OF OURS IT MAY
NOT BE AS POLISHED AS A COMMUNITY NEEDS IT TO BE OR AS FORCEFUL. BUT I HOPE THIS IS A GOOD START. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ALLYSHIP. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR FIGHT AND
FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE. CHASTITY WE GO WAY BACK AND I LOVE YOU. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A FRIEND IN ME, AN ALLY IN ME.
HOPEFULLY FIGHTER IN ME AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO STAND FOR YOU . THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTROL SO I'M KIND OF LINEAR. THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR. I'M HERE TO COUNCILOR SANTANA AND TO COUNCILOR OF BRAYDEN AS WELL FOR THEIR LONGTIME SUPPORT
OF AND ADVOCACY OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. PROBABLY THE THREE STRONGEST CITY COUNCILS IN SUPPORT OF CIVIL RIGHTS. SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
THREE COLLEAGUES AND EVERYONE ELSE AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AS A
VETERAN I HAVE SUPPORTED LGBTQ VETERANS WITH BOSTON CITY WITH BOSTON VETERANS COMMISSION OF SAN DIEGO. WE ADVOCATED FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
AN OTHER THAN HONORABLE DISCHARGE STATUS WHICH MAKES THEM INELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN FACT I THINK
MYSELF AND ROB WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE MAYBE IN THE COUNTRY THAT ADVOCATED FOR THIS IN 2021. MANY OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HERE AT THE TIME BUT
COUNCILOR BRAYDEN AND I ALSO PASSED A RESOLUTION ON THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT ALWAYS ASK PROUD AND PROUD TO TELL DAY TO MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL WHEN FAR RIGHT GROUP MADE BOMB THREATS AND OTHER THREATS DIRECTED AT THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. I MET WITH THE HOSPITAL TEAM,
STOOD WITH THEM, TALKED WITH THE STAFF PATIENTS, YOUTH AND PARENTS WHO WERE UNDER ATTACK. I ALSO HAVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE IMPORTANT WORK
OF THE FENWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITIES INCLUDING IN MY DISTRICT AND IN DISTRICT TWO.
FENWAY HEALTH IS THE LARGEST HIV CARE PROVIDER IN NEW ENGLAND PROVIDING AIDS CARE FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND IN
OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY AS DOES THE SOUTH END COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AS WELL. I REPRESENT A LARGE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTH END AND
IN SOUTH BOSTON AND I CONTINUE TO BE A FRIEND AND ADVOCATE FOR NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NEED MY SUPPORT. I HAVE A STRONG RECORD
OF SUPPORT FOR MY NEIGHBORS BUT I BUT I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THIS RESOLUTION
DOES AS IT RELATES TO SANCTUARY CITIES THE TRUST ACT, WHAT IMPACT IT HAS ON CITY SERVICES, WHAT ROLE THE CITY CITY
DEPARTMENTS WILL PLAY AND I WANT TO BE DISAGREEABLE. I DON'T WANT TO BE DISRESPECTFUL TO ANYBODY BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BEFORE I VOTE ON.
I'M NOT GOING TO BLOCK THIS BUT I DO THINK I AM ALWAYS SPEAKING OF SPEAKING OF ME I NEED TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE THAT'S NOT
QUESTIONING ANYONE ELSE'S DUE DILIGENCE. IT'S JUST MY DUE DILIGENCE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE AND I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EMAILS I
RECEIVED FROM THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AS WELL AND AND FROM CITY COUNCIL STAFFERS THAT ASKED ME ABOUT THIS ABOUT THE
PROCESS AND WHAT WOULD THIS BE PART SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN. COUNCILOR DURKIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CHAIR AND THANK YOU SO MUCH CONCILOR MEJIA HERE I JUST KEPT THINKING ABOUT THIS MORNING IT IS FITTING THAT THERE ARE TWO THINGS ON THE DOCKET TODAY FROM
THE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE THE CONVERSATION AROUND TRANS RIGHTS AND WHAT OUR ROLE IS IN FOR THE TRANS COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
BUT I KEPT THINKING ABOUT THE QUESTION OF WHAT DOES SANCTUARY MEAN? I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE ARE A SANCTUARY CITY FOR TRANS AND
LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS WHEN OUR RENT IS HIGH. WHEN YOU CAN'T AFFORD YOUR GROCERIES, WHEN YOU CAN'T GET A PCP, WHEN YOUR HEALTH CARE
RESEARCH FUNDING IS BEING STRIPPED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHEN RESEARCH IS BEING DEFUNDED BASED ON PRIORITIES. LAST YEAR WE FOUGHT WE WE PUT
FORWARD A COUNCILOR SANTANA AND BRAYDON AND I A RESOLUTION AROUND TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CITY COUNCIL HISTORY BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL HAD ALWAYS DONE
TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WE HAD ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE WE HAD ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE IN THEIR MEMORY AND NEVER TALKED ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE
WHO ARE OUT AND PROUD AND LIVING AND HAPPY AND ACCOMPLISHING THINGS. SO NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE DOING THAT AND I THINK THE FACT THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THIS WE'RE
PRIORITIZING THAT CONVERSATION OF HAVING PEOPLE OUT AND HAPPY AND PROUD AND VISIBLE IS INCREDIBLE. BUT WE MUST BUILD HOUSING.
WE MUST GET THE COST OF GROCERIES DOWN LIKE WE HAVE TO WORK ON THE ISSUES THAT WE CAN IMPACT IN THE CITY COUNCIL TO ACTUALLY IMPACT PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE WE AREN'T A SANCTUARY.
IF YOU CAN'T GET A PCP, WE AREN'T A SANCTUARY IF YOU CAN'T ACCESS THERAPY, WE AREN'T A SANCTUARY IF YOU CAN'T GET ACCESS TO ALL THE RESOURCES YOU NEED. AND SO WITH THIS PIECE OF PAPER
COMES THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND I THINK WE ALL ARE TAKING THAT AND WEARING THAT AND APPRECIATING THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR WHEN SHE WAS A CITY
COUNCILOR WHEN SHE SAT IN THESE SEATS, THE FIRST THING THAT SHE PUT ON THE AGENDA WHEN SHE WAS A CITY COUNCILOR WAS MAKING SURE THAT CITY WORKERS HAD THE RIGHT TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE THAT'S BEEN ENSHRINED.
THAT WAS OUR MAYOR'S FIRST PRIORITY WHEN SHE WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL SO I APPRECIATE WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE'VE DONE, THE HISTORY OF WHAT THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE BUT WE'VE GOT
TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER. AND QUALITY OF LIFE MEANS ACCESS TO BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND SERVICES AND IT ALSO MEANS
WE'RE FIXING THE BRICKS ON YOUR STREETS. YOU'RE NOT FALLING DOWN WHEN YOU'RE GETTING OUT AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT WORK HAPPENING ON BEACON HILL RIGHT NOW IN THAT RESPECT. BUT OUR OUR WORLD IS SO MICRO
BUT IT'S ALSO SO MACRO AND I THINK WE HAVE TO APPRECIATE WHAT OUR ROLE IS IN ALL OF THESE THINGS. SO I WANT TO SEE EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS BODY SUPPORTING HOUSING IN THEIR DISTRICTS. WE NEED HOUSING.
WE NEED TO EXPAND WHO IS PAYING TAX MONEY. WE NEED TO GROW OUR CITY POPULATION LIKE THAT IS OUR ROLE.
SO IT'S WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT THE DOTS AND THAT'S WHAT I'M FEELING HERE. HOW DO WE CREATE A SANCTUARY WITHOUT APPRECIATING ALL THE DOTS THAT NEED TO BE CONNECTED
TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE FOR EVERYONE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR ORGANIZES COUNCIL OUR OUTCOMES ARE REAL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND SO I THANK COUNCILOR MEJIA BREADON ALSO COUNCILOR SANTANA AND ALSO COUNCILOR COLETTE, A PARTNER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS MATTER.
WE SHOULD NOT PRETEND THAT THIS ATTACK IS NEW OR TRANS PEOPLE WERE NOT FEELING UNDER ATTACK PRIOR TO THIS YEAR BUT IT IS UNDENIABLE THAT IT IS MORE
URGENT NOW YOU MUST MEET HATE WITH LOVE. WE ALSO MUST MEET HATE WITH ACTION. THIS RESOLUTION IS THE LOVE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND THE ADVOCATES
ON THE ACTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY BRIEFLY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE THE PASSION AND REALLY
LISTENING TO COMMUNITY. I SEE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AS IN THEIR ADVOCACY OF HAVING LISTENED TO A COMMUNITY AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I'VE TALKED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIKE EVERY COMMUNITY, RIGHT? LIKE IT'S A FAMILY THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT COUSIN WHO MAYBE YOU DON'T GET ALONG WITH BUT YOU'VE
GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU LOVE EACH OTHER AND WORK TOGETHER. SO MY HOPE IS THAT THE FAMILY RIGHT THAT THE TRANS FAMILY THAT THE LGBTQ BOTH FAMILY WORKS TOGETHER ON SHOWING US THE WAY ON BUILDING WHAT TRUE
SAFETY LOOKS LIKE FOR THESE COMMUNITIES I'M THINKING ABOUT EVERY TIME WHEN I'M IN ALSO BRIGHTON THINKING ABOUT YOU KNOW AND I MY MY MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT EIGHT HER POINT
ABOUT REMEMBRANCE BUT I'M ALWAYS REMEMBERING RITA HESTER . I'M ALWAYS REMEMBERING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LOOK AWAY AND I LOVE THAT THAT THAT THAT MURAL ON THE SIDE OF JACKSON MAN IT'S SO
BEAUTIFUL SO COLORFUL AND AT THE SAME TIME SO TRAGIC THAT WE CAN'T LOOK AWAY. SO I THINK THE CALL RIGHT NOW IS REALLY TO NOT LOOK AWAY AND TO REALLY LEAN IN TO THE ISSUES THAT PRESENT THEMSELVES. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN FUNCTION
AS A BODY, AS A FAMILY WITH ALL OUR COUSINS WHO HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND DIFFERENT IDEAS AND DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE. WE'RE DOING OUR PART EVERY
SINGLE WAY. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES. WE WERE ABLE AND CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND PUBLIC FACILITIES WE NOW HAVE ON OUR STAFF SIDE GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS.
SURE EVERYONE THAT'S WORK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IN MY OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME RIGHT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CREATING SAFETY FOR WHAT SAFETY LOOKS LIKE FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, WHETHER THAT'S OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, WHETHER
THAT'S OUR TRANS COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW AND EVERYONE BELONGS HERE. YOU BELONG HERE AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS SYMBOLIC AND THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO AND WE ARE
LOOKING TO THE COMMUNITY, THE FAMILY TO SHOW US THE WAY AND THE WORK THAT WE GOT TO DO. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF NO ONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, WOULD
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS CLETA ZAPATA DURKIN, FERNANDO ANDERSON FITZGERALD. MURPHY PIPPEN.
SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0655 OH
COUNCILORS MEJIA AND BRADEN'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 0655 MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0655 COUNCILOR BERRY YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES.
COUNCILOR COLETTE IS A PARTY COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCIL FINANCE THE COUNCILOR FERNANDA SENSE AND YES.
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCIL A FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN NO. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE SEE COUNCILOR MURPHY
COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN YES COUNCILOR FOR A PIN YES COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES.
COUNCILOR OVERALL YES DUCK NUMBER 0655 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE NO THANK YOU DOCTOR NUMBER 0655 HAS PASSED. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE BE
DOCTOR NUMBER 0656 LUCKY NUMBER 0656 CONCILOR MEJIA HERE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION DECLARING MARCH 12, 2025 AS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER APPRECIATION DAY IN THE CITY
OF BOSTON. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOMMENDS COMES FROM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
ALLOWING COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THIS. I REALLY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO SHOW UP FOR FOLKS AND YOU ALL JUST
DID THAT SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT ESPECIALLY YOU. KUTCHER SANTANA I KNOW YOU GRAPPLED WITH IT AND WE SEE YOU
SO THANK YOU. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PRESIDENT FOR ALLOWING OUR OFFICE TO DO TWO PRESENTATIONS
TODAY AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ADD BOTH COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND COUNCILOR ANDERSON AS ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS I THINK COUNCILOR FERNANDES ANDERSON IS
SO ADDED CALM. I AM A COUNCILOR AND HE IS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND MYSELF AS THE THIRD REGIONAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE ALSO ADDED COMES TO ME HEAR YOU ON THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR STANDING ALONGSIDE OUR OFFICE IN RECOGNIZING SCHOOL SO WORKER APPRECIATION DAY AND FOR UPLIFTING THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF SOCIAL WORKERS. THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR
STUDENTS IS EVIDENT AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SHOW UP FOR THEM JUST AS THEY SHOW UP FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE EVERY DAY. IN OUR OFFICE WE'VE TAKEN STEPS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
IN 2023 AND 2022 WE LAUNCHED A PILOT MENTAL HEALTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM AT THE BURKE AND NOW IT'S EXPANDED TO THE MADISON PARK WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO BE
INITIATING THEIR FIRST DAY OF SELF-CARE AT MADISON PARK. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES IN THE FIELD AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO CONSIDER SOCIAL WORK AS A FUTURE CAREER.
RIGHT NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED TO COMMIT TO SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH AS THEY NAVIGATE AND AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX WORLD AND INVESTING IN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS MEANS INVESTING IN THE
WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS WORK ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHILE THIS IS A DAY DECLARING MARCH 12, 2025 AS
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER APPRECIATION DAY, I BELIEVE THAT THE WORK THAT SOCIAL WORKERS DO DAY IN AND OUT IS THE FRONT. THEY ARE THE FRONTLINE WORKERS OF OUR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO CARRY THE TRAUMA THAT SO MANY OF OUR KIDS BRING IN THEIR BACKPACKS THEY ARE THE ONES WHO OFTENTIMES GO HOME AND STILL CARRY THAT WORK WITH THEM.
AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOT ONLY CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEM TODAY AND EVERY DAY I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IN THIS CLIMATE THAT WE'RE IN THEY ARE CARRYING SO MUCH AND IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO UPLIFT THEM AND TO COUNCILOR LEADERS POINT EARLIER TODAY IN REGARDS TO THE SANCTUARY RESOLUTION THAT WE JUST PASSED, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT DURING BUDGET
SEASON WE REALLY UTILIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ADVOCATE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS AND SO THAT OUR BUDGET REFLECT OUR VALUES AND OUR
RESOLUTION. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. COUNT FROM MEJIA. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I WANT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL THAT WE HAD SOCIAL WORKERS HERE
DURING SOCIAL WORK SO SOCIAL WORKER MOMS I WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR SOCIAL WORKERS. I WAS A LOVELY PRESENTATION.
I WANT TO JUST STATE THAT YES IT IS USUALLY DUE PRESENTATIONS . I HAD A SNAFU IN MY OFFICE BUT IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. ALL THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE HAD TODAY FROM OUR IRISH STEP DANCERS TO THE TRANS COMMUNITY TO OUR SOCIAL WORKERS.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO INCLUDE EVERYONE AND HAVE EVERYONE FEEL CELEBRATED. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASE. THAT COUNCILOR IS BREADON CLOSE
ZAPATA DURKAN FITZGERALD FLYNN MURPHY PEPEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD COUNCILORS ME FERNANDA ANDERSON AND LOUIJEUNE SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PARTS OF DOCKET NUMBER 04656
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL OPPOSE THEY NAY THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME OR PUT FORWARD A MOTION TO
CHANGE A VOTE ON ANYTHING WHILE THEY WERE OUT OF CHAMBERS? NO. OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PERSONNEL ORDER?
DUNCAN NUMBER 0657 COUNCIL LOUISIANA FOR COUNCILOR DIRK AND THE CHAIRMAN WAS A PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0657. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, I ALL OPPOSE ANY THANK YOU. THE PERSONNEL ORDER HAS PASSED.
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO GREEN SHEETS. IS ANYONE PULLING ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR CUTLER. ZAPATA CALLED ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M HOPING TO PULL DOCKET 0589
FROM THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON PAGE SEVEN. MR. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE IT? MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ IT INTO THE RECORD FROM THE COMMITTEE AND GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS DOCKET NUMBER 0589 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL OUR REVISED HOME RULE PETITION TO THE GENERAL COURT AND TITLE PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW AND ACT RELATIVE TO
CREATION OF A BRANCH OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY WITHIN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE DORCHESTER SECTION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
ABSENT OBJECTION, THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR IS GRANTED AND THE DOCKET IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY CARACALLA ZAPATA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY TO
MY COLLEAGUES THERE WAS A SMALL TYPO TYPO ON THE DOCKET WITHIN THE TITLE WHICH ACCIDENTALLY STATED THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD BUT THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAS CORRECTED THAT ERROR. THANK YOU. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE 33
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP AND HAS BEEN AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THIS HOMEOWNER PETITION HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL AND WAS SENT UP TO THE
STATE HOUSE LAST YEAR. THE THE LEGISLATION PASSED THE HOUSE BUT NOT THE SENATE. THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS FOR A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD HOUSING AND LIBRARIES TOGETHER THE UPCOMING CORNER
LIBRARY PROJECT IS CONTINUING TO MOVE ALONG BUT THIS HOMEOWNER PETITION IS NEEDED QUICKLY TO KEEP THE PROJECT ON TRACK AGAIN, THIS DOCKET WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED IN THE
COUNCIL ON JUNE 23RD, 2023 AND WAS PASSED BY THIS BODY ON NOVEMBER 13TH 2023. THE HOUSE PASSED THIS LEGISLATION ON DECEMBER 23RD AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY BY DECEMBER 31ST THE SENATE TOOK
NO FURTHER ACTION. SO I AM ASKING FOR MY COUNCILOR, THE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES SUPPORT IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILMAN GERARDI ON THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I CAN ACTUALLY RECALL BACK WHEN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS FIRST CREATED THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS CHIEF JOHN BARROWS TOOK UNDER TO TRY AND
ACCOMPLISH WITH THE IDEA OF PARTNERING CIVIC USE WITH HOUSING. AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AREA OF UPTON'S CORNER THAT COULD USE SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THERE
AND OPEN LOTS COULD USE SOME OF THIS REDEVELOPMENT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOUSING AS WELL AS EDUCATION AND IT A SAFE SPACE FOR LEARNING THIS IS KIND OF A NO BRAINER. SO I'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH COUNCIL WE'RE ON THIS AS
WELL SENATOR COLLINS AND OTHERS AND WE ARE IN DEEP SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AND SO I HOPE IT PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. CAN I GET THE DOCKET NUMBER
0580589. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY. COUNSELOR CLARA ZAPATA SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0589. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL
OPPOSE SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE STOCK IT IS PASSED AS ANYONE. I WAS LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS. OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO LATE FILES. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE COURT
THAT THERE ARE FOUR LATE FILE MATTERS THREE PERSONNEL AND ONE COMMUNICATION. WE WILL TAKE A VOTE AT THESE LATE FILE MATTERS ON INTO THE RECORD ALL IN FAVOR OF ADDING
EASILY FILE MATTERS OF RECORD SAY I I I WILL SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THESE MATTERS ARE BEEN ADDED TO THE RECORD. MR QUICK CAN YOU PLEASE READ THEM INTO THE RECORD?
PERSONNEL ORDERS FROM COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE REGARDING CENTRAL STAFF AND COUNCIL STAFF . SECOND PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR OFFICE
STAFF AND THE THIRD PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR OFFICE STAFF THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE A VOTE AT THESE ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF ADDING THESE WE ARE TAKING A VOTE ON
THESE LATE FILE PERSONNEL MATTERS ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL OPPOSE SAY NO. THE AYES HAVE IT. THESE DOCKETS HAVE PASSED MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FILE COMMUNICATION INTO THE RECORD COMMUNICATION FROM
COUNCILOR OF SHARON DURKIN REGARDING THE APPROVAL BY THE ZONING COMMISSION OF A TEXT AMENDMENT REGARDING WOLF SEARCH TRIANGLE. THANK YOU. THIS MATTER WILL BE PLACED ON
FILE. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT THERE IS NO THERE THERE. OKAY. OKAY.
THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE QUESTION NOW COMES ON APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN
ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JULIE RYAN AND CARLY JOHNSON.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND. WE KNOW THAT THE ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IS ON SUNDAY. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS AND HAS A GOOD TIME AND REMAIN SAFE.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM PRESIDENT. TOMORROW MARCH 13TH FROM 630
8:30 P.M. AT THE HAVEN IN JAMAICA PLAIN THE THEY'RE HAVING AN IGNITE THE FUTURE EVENT WITH SPARK. I HOPE PEOPLE WILL CHECK THAT OUT AND FOR ANYONE INTERESTED
IN SIGNING UP FOR THE SHAMROCK SHOOTOUT IN WEST ROXBURY WHICH IS TAKING PLACE MARCH 29TH, THERE'S A SIGN UP TOMORROW FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. AT THE CORE OF A PUB IN WEST ROXBURY.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR I CAN HAVE THIS COUNCILOR SANTANA ON THE FLOOR . THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW COUNCILOR DURKIN MENTIONED THAT EARLIER BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY TOGETHER MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCILOR DURKIN WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY RECEPTION. I'M RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL FROM 11 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. AND I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES CAN
JOIN IN HOPEFULLY I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE, SOME GREET SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SANTANA. OKAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER AND THEN COMES WITH THAT AND THEN IT GOES LAURA THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WILL BE BRIEF AND YOU MENTIONED FOR FOLKS TO STAY SAFE THIS HOLIDAY THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS JUST PUT OUT A STAY SAFE ON SPRING BREAK
. BEWARE OF SPIKED DRINKS AND REPORTED INCIDENTS. THEY ARE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO BE VIGILANT AND PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM DRINK SPIKING, COLORLESS, ODORLESS AND
TASTELESS DRUGS LIKE RAW PHENOL OR ROOFIES, GHB AND KETAMINE CAN BE SECRETLY PLACED IN BEVERAGES LEADING TO DISORIENTATION, CONFUSION AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. THERE'S A SERIES OF STEPS THAT YOU CAN TAKE.
I'LL JUST LIST THREE ALWAYS HAVE YOUR DRINK SERVED DIRECTLY FROM A BARTENDER OR SERVER. KEEP YOUR DRINK INSIDE AT ALL TIMES. NEVER LEAVE IT UNATTENDED AND IF YOU LEAVE IT AT YOUR TABLE
OR IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOUR TABLE TAKE YOUR DRINK WITH YOU EVEN TO THE RESTROOM AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN THE VICTIM OF A DRINK SPIKING OR ANY OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO 911. THANK YOU EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. TIME TO CALL THAT AS OPPOSED TO THE JARGON AS IT COMES WITH MANY OF THE FLOOR. THIS SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE THE ROSLYN WOMEN'S BUSINESS GROUP SHOWCASE AT THE
SUBSTATION ON SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 12 P.M.. THIS IS AN THIS IS AN HONOR TO SHOWCASE ALL OF OUR WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES ALL ACROSS ROSLYN. SO I INVITE AT-LARGE COUNCILORS
TO COME BY AND AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AND AS THIS COUNCIL OUR OUTCOMES ARE YOU ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THIS IS JUST A ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING A
PUBLIC TESTIMONY SESSION ON MARCH 24TH AT 6 P.M.. IT'S GOING TO BE AT PILOT SCHOOL ON COLUMBIA ROAD. SO I'M JUST ASKING COUNSELORS TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD SO THAT
COMMUNITY VOICE CAN BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION. PART OF THE BUDGET CONVERSATION . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT'S COOL AGAIN, JUST MARCH 24TH AT 6 P.M. AT THE FREDERICK PILOT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THE SAME PLACE WE HAD IT LAST YEAR. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT A NAME? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN
MEMORY OF SOMEONE WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. HAZEL NOW DUKES WAS A LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND A STALWART LEADER IN THE ACP. SHE SERVED AS PRESIDENT
OF CBP'S NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE FROM 1977 UNTIL HER PASSING IN 2025. SHE WAS SHE DEDICATED HER LIFE TO ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR BLACK AMERICANS THROUGH ELECTED TO HER THIRD TERM AS A
NATIONAL ACP BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE 1982 CONVENTION IN BOSTON AND SHE MADE HISTORY AS THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT FROM 1990 TO 1992. SHE WAS A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE
FOR SO MANY ISSUES FOR EVERY CHILD ARGUING AND FIGHTING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF RACE. AND SHE HAS JUST DEEP CONNECTION TO SO MANY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, IN NEW YORK
AND THE ENTIRE NEW ENGLAND REGION. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMEMBER HER HAZEL NELL DUKES AND HER FEARLESS SPIRIT AND LEADERSHIP. AND I KNOW THAT TODAY IS ACTUALLY HERS ARE HER SERVICES
AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING WHO TRAVEL TODAY FROM BOSTON IN OBSERVANCE OF HER SERVICES OR JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MEMORIALIZE HER HERE ON THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WHERE IT COUNTS WHEREVER YOU ARE ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DEAN CONWAY PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM IN JAMAICA
PLAIN. HE ASSERTED HE SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF COACHING FOR MATTHEW SOCCER STARTING IN 1992 AND THEN BECAME THE FIRST FULL TIME DIRECTOR OF COACHING IN 1997.
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE JP SOCCER AND A THRIVING YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM WOULDN'T EXIST WITHOUT HIM. AND HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE MASS YOUTH SOCCER HALL OF FAME IN 2003.
AND YOU KNOW, JUST SAD TO HEAR ABOUT HIS PASSING AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG LOSS FOR ALL THE JAMAICA PLAIN AND THE SOCCER COMMUNITY AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
COUNCILOR WEBER, I'D ALSO LIKE TO END TODAY'S MEETING HONORING THE MEMORY OF OUR STENOGRAPHERS COUSIN HILLARY FLEA FLAHERTY WHO PASSED AWAY THURSDAY IN HER
SLEEP SO MA'AM, MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. SO TODAY WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR ED FLYNN, MARK
FEENEY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE ENTIRE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. HAZEL NOW DUKES ON BEHALF OF MYSELF ASTRID JOSEPH SHANE SLEEMAN AND ON BEHALF
OF COUNCILOR WEBER DEAN COMMON A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE CASTLE ADJOURN TODAY IT DOES SO IN THE MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS.
THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 2025 AT 12 NOON. YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED THE EMAIL BUT WE'RE HAVING OUR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH RECEPTION HERE ITSELF AND COUNCILOR MURPHY
HOSTING IT ON MONDAY MARCH 24TH AT NOON. SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE AT 1 P.M.. APOLOGIES. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES, THE CENTRAL STAFF, THE CLERK AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER ALL IN FAVOR OF A GERMAN.
PLEASE SAY I. THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED