--------- GIVE ME ONE SECOND. WE SHOULD BE GOOD. OKAY. WE'RE LIVE. THANK YOU. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS BEN WEBER. I'M THE DISTRICT SIX CITY
COUNCILOR AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL ON WAYS AND MEANS. TODAY IS APRIL 1ST, 2026. THE EXACT TIME IS 10:01 A.M. AND ACCORDING TO CHAPTER TWO
OF THE ACTS OF 2025 MODIFYING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW AND RELIEVING PUBLIC BODIES OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT THAT PUBLIC BODIES CONDUCT MEETINGS IN A PUBLIC
PLACE THAT ARE OPEN AND PHYSICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS HEARING VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM. THE HEARING IS BEING RECORDED. IT IS BEING LIVE STREAMED AT
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THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE SIGNED UP TO ABOUT TWO MINUTES TO TESTIFY. NOW IF YOU WANT TO SIGN UP UM FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY PLEASE EMAIL OUR CENTRAL STAFF LIAISON
COMMISSIONER JOHN AT CHRISTIAN AT IT'S K R I S H M A DOT C H O U H AND@BOSTON.GOV. THE ZOOM LINK IN YOUR NAME WILL
BE ADDED TO THE LIST. TODAY'S HEARING IS ON UH HOLD ON A SECOND WHICH WILL BE SURE . UH OKAY. UH, TODAY'S HEARING IS ON DOCKET NUMBER 0619.
MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL, UM, IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE FY 26 APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING BY $1,046,178 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE FY 26 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE UNITED STEELWORKERS 2936 THE BUS MONITORS AND DOCKET NUMBER 0620 MESSAGE IN
ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT FOR FY 26, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,046,178 TO
COVER THE FY 26 COST ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE UNITED STEELWORKERS 2936 BUS ONE.
THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACTS ARE JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2028. THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACTS INCLUDE BASE WAGE INCREASES OF 2% TO BE GIVEN IN
JULY OF EACH FISCAL YEAR OF THE CONTRACT TERM, AS WELL AS A $1 PER HOUR FLAT INCREASE IN JANUARY 2026 AND A 70 CENT PER
HOUR FLAT INCREASE FOR ASSIGNED BUS MONITORS ONLY IN JANUARY 2028. THESE MATTERS WERE SPONSORED BY UH MAYOR MICHELLE WU AND WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
MARCH 25TH 2026. UH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TRYING TO HAVE A HEARING. UH, WE'RE HAVING A HEARING. I'M USUALLY ON A WEDNESDAY, UH ,BECAUSE THE BUS MONITORS ARE UH I THINK WE'LL HEAR ARE
TYPICALLY AMONG THE LOWEST PAID CITY WORKERS AND THIS IS A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THAT PROVIDE A REAL BENEFIT FOR THEM. AND WE RELY ON OUR BUS MONITORS, I THINK AS WE'VE HEARD IN SEVERAL HEARINGS, UH,
YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO KEEP OUR OUR KIDS SAFE AND ATTENDED ON THE BUS. AND SO, UM, WE ARE JOINED THE
UM THE PANEL UM, IS UH WE'RE WE'RE ALL HERE I BELIEVE JARED JEREMIAH HANSON DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS FROM DPS DAN ROSENGARD, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR DPS AND JIM WILLIAMSON, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT. UH, I'M ALSO JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL ,UH, COUNCILOR ED FLYNN,
COUNCILOR MURPHY, UH COUNCILOR SHANNON DURKAN AND COUNCILOR GABRIELLE AND AS WELL AS DEPARTMENT. SO BECAUSE WE YOU KNOW, WE'RE SORT OF UH WE HAVE MEETING AT 12 UM, I'M JUST GOING TO GO
RIGHT TO THE PANEL. DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR SOMETHING? I I JUST WANT TO ANSWER. THAT SO I COULD JUST SORT OF JUST DISCUSS UM. >> UH, THE ROLE IN THE BUDGET. SO, UH, THANK YOU. CHAIR WEBER. UH, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, UH, MY NAME IS JIM WILLIAMSON. I'M THE BUDGET DIRECTOR AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN. UH, MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FROM UH, DPS ARE HERE TO SPEAK TO UH, BOTH THE TWO DOCKETS
WERE UH, BUDGET APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS AND THE LABOR AGREEMENT THAT IS THE THE SUBSTANCE OF UH THE BACK BACKUP FOR THAT. UM, SO, UH, WE WE JUST FOR FOR
EVERYBODY'S UH, AWARENESS WE DID APPROPRIATE A UH, $102 MILLION UM, FOR THE BOTTOM RESERVE FOR AS CONTRACTS ARE SETTLED, UH, THEY ARE ALLOWED
TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE RESERVE INTO THE DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. AND THAT'S WHAT THESE TWO DOCKETS DO THEY TAKE ONE, UH, $1,046,178 FROM THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESERVE.
MOVE IT INTO THE UH BUDGET. UH, TO SUPPORT THE THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUS MONITORS UNION CONTRACT WITH THAT. UH, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DPS
IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY. THANK YOU JIM. >> OR IF YOU HAVE UH AND CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR. SQUEEZING IN. I KNOW LIKE I. SAID TEN. UNDER A LOT GOING ON. SO WE APPRECIATE GETTING UH, ON
THE CALENDAR AND COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. UH, JUST REALLY QUICK TO I WANT TO THANK ALSO THE, UH, BARGAINING TEAM WITH THE BUS MONITORS. UH, WE BEGAN NEGOTIATIONS
ALMOST A YEAR AGO AT THIS POINT, UH, AND WE WORK THROUGH A LOT OF ISSUES AT THE TABLE, UH, TO PUT FORTH AN AGREEMENT THAT BOTH SIDES, UH, ARE PLEASED WITH. UM, WE RECOMMEND AND REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT IN MOVING THIS FORWARD, UH, TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL, UM, CHANGES HERE. UH, I THINK JERRY WENT THROUGH THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS, THE 2%
INCREASES ACROSS THE THREE YEARS, UH, THAN THE UPFRONT UH ,DOLLAR IN FY 26 AND THE $0.70 IN FY 20, UH 28.
NOW THERE'S ALSO SOME CRITICAL OPERATIONAL UH, REFORMS THAT WE GOT. WE UH, ADDED INCREASED UM, TRAINING TIME FOR OUR BUS MONITORS, WHICH IS UH A BIG ISSUE. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS
STRIVING TO BE SAFER. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT THAT NOW IN THE CONTRACT UH, BUT IT ALSO COMES WITH PAID TIME. SO IT'S KIND OF A WIN WIN AND OUR OUR VIEW UM THERE WERE SOME
ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL REFORMS IN TERMS OF TRANSITIONING TO UH ELECTRONIC BID INFORMATION WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR OUR FOLKS TO PRESENT THE BIDDING INFORMATION UH, AND IS
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, WHICH WE IS A BENEFIT FOR UH, EVERYONE INVOLVED. AND THEN THERE WERE SOME THINGS ON THE MONITORS UH, IN TERMS OF BENEFITS WE INCREASED SOME FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE USE
OF PERSONAL TIME AND PAID VACATIONS. WE, UH, ALSO UPDATED SOME SENIORITY BASED BIDDING PROCESSES TO KIND OF PROTECT THOSE SENIORITY RIGHTS. SO ULTIMATELY WE THINK THIS IS
A STRONG FAIR CONTRACT. BOTH SIDES WORKED VERY HARD AT THE TABLE AGAIN AND I WANT TO REITERATE OUR APPRECIATION FOR UH FOR THEIR WORK AT THE TABLE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN GETTING THIS DEAL DONE.
UM, WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. UM BUT I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU. OKAY. >> UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, AND JJ IS A, UH DAN, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING?
YEAH, NO. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> UH, COUNCILOR WEBER AND CITY COUNCIL. THANKS FOR, UM. YOU KNOW. UH, GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. UM, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN HEAR ME. OKAY, THERE'S A LITTLE
CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND. THAT'S THE THAT'S NOT TRUE, BUT, UM, WANTED TO, UH, JUST FIRST AND FOREMOST SAY THANK YOU TO THE THE BUS MONITORS WHO DO THIS WORK EVERY DAY.
UH, YOU KNOW THEIR 700 PLUS PLUS MONITORS IN THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM WHO ARE DOING CRITICAL WORK SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS ON THE BUS.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT TEAM WORKS INCREDIBLY HARD AND REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM AND. UM. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
AND AS JEREMIAH AND JIM SAID, HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAD. YEAH. >> UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE I JUST GO TO QUESTIONS IT'S GOING TO UH QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE THE SUMMARY I THINK
WE COVERED IT UH 700 PLUS MONITORS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. UH, WE NEED EIGHT HOURS OF REQUIRED TRAINING UH, THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR BEING ADDED UH, 15 MINUTES
OF PAID TIME THAT ALLOW UH TO TO ENSURE SO THEY GET 15 MINUTES OF PAID TIME TO COMPLETE INCIDENT REPORTS UH TO HELP THEM GET QUICKLY IN A TIMELY MANNER.
UM, YOU KNOW, CODIFY THE SENIORITY BIDDING PROCESS FOR FOR FOR DAILY AUDITING, UH, INCREASING FLEXIBILITY FOR MONITORS TO USE ACCRUED PERSONAL TIME AND EXCUSED
ABSENCES UM AND COMMITMENTS BY THE PARTIES TO TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC BIDDING UM AND UH TO PROVIDE AND WEAR SAFETY VESTS AND EMPLOYEE IDS FOR THE. BUS MONITORS.
UM OKAY SO THAT THAT'S THAT BASICALLY COVERS IN ADDITION TO THE EXTRA PAY. UM SO UH, COUNCILOR FLYNN, UH DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, I'M JUST GOING TO BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.
UH, JUST SO WE CAN GET TO YOU IF YOU HAVE A SECOND HAND, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET TO THAT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU TO THE, UH, PUBLIC SCHOOL TEAM FOR BEING HERE. UH. ON ON BUS MONITORS.
THEMSELVES. >> UM. >> TODAY CARRY A. CELL PHONE OR. ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHERE IF THERE ARE ISSUES ON THE BUS THAT THEY IMMEDIATELY INFORM
BP'S TRANSPORTATION HEADQUARTERS. HOW DOES THAT SYSTEM WORK, DAN. YEAH, NO THANKS. PASTOR. UM, SO BUS MONITORS ARE NOT UH,
DO NOT CARRY WORK CELL PHONES. SO SO MANY OF THEM MAY HAVE PERSONAL CELL PHONES ON THEM, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT AN EXPECTATION THAT THEY'RE USING THAT FOR WORK. UH, THE BUS MONITORS ALONG WITH
THE DRIVER ON THE BUS, UH, HAVE EVERY BUS IS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO WAY RADIO SYSTEM TO IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE BACK TO THE DPS AND TRANSDEV DISPATCH AND SAFETY TEAMS. SO IN THE EVENT OF ANY INCIDENT
ON THE BUS THEY WOULD BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH UH OUR TEAM IN TRANSIT THROUGH THE RADIO ON THE BUS. IS DOES EVERY BUS THAT GO OUT HAVE A BUS MONITOR. ON IT? >> UH, EVERY BUS TRANSPORTING
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IS ASSIGNED AT LEAST ONE BUS MONITOR. SO THOSE ARE UM WHAT WE CALL OUR MISS OUR MINI OUR OUR HALF
SIZE AND OUR WBE OR OUR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BUSSES UH ,FULL SIZE BUSSES WHICH ARE TRANSPORTING UH GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND QUARTER STOP STUDENTS UH DO NOT HAVE BUS MONITORS.
THE BUS MONITORS ARE SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. HAVE THERE EVER BEEN BUSSES THAT LEFT THE YARD FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PICKING THEM
UP WITHOUT A BUS MONITORING IT? YEAH I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION. UM, SO YOU YOU MAY RECALL YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY IN THE YEARS COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC WE
WERE EXPERIENCING AND THIS WAS REALLY A CHALLENGE NATIONWIDE THERE WERE SOME UM, SIGNIFICANT STAFFING SHORTAGES WITH TRANSPORTATION STAFF BOTH ON THE DRIVERS AND MONITOR SIDE.
SO THERE WAS A TIME UM, IN 2122 SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE WERE SHORT ALMOST 200 BUS MONITORS FROM WHAT WE WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED FULLY STAFFED. YOU KNOW, WE THREW REALLY
SIGNIFICANT HIRING EFFORTS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. UM, WE HAVE GOTTEN BACK TO FULLY STAFFED. SO WE'VE BEEN FULLY STAFFED ALL OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SO UM, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT
THERE ARE THERE ARE DEFINITELY DAYS HERE AND THERE WHERE UM ATTENDANT YOU KNOW, UH, BASED ON ATTENDANCE AND AVAILABILITY SOME BUSSES MAY NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED BUS MONITOR THAT DAY.
UH, BUT COVERAGE IS HIGHER THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN BEFORE. AND WHEN THOSE RARE INSTANCES DO HAPPEN, WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO COMMUNICATE UH, IMMEDIATELY TO THE FAMILIES AND
WE'LL WORK WITH THEM TO SEND IT BACK UP AS NEEDED. HOW MUCH DO BUS MONITORS. >> MAKE FOR YOU? IT'S A REALLY WIDE SPECTRUM BECAUSE WE HAVE BUS MONITORS THAT WORK UH, ONE RUN A DAY WE
HAVE BUS MONITORS THE WORK UP TO SIX RUNS PER DAY. SO IT'S REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD. UM, BY THE END OF THIS CONTRACT IT WILL BRING THEM UP TO UM I
THINK DAN CORRECTING FOR LIKE JUST UNDER $23 UH, AN HOUR. UM BUT. THAT'S CORRECT. MY SO UH SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE 1977 AN HOUR BY THE END OF THIS
CONTRACT THAT WILL BE UP TO 2272 FOR ASSIGNED MONITORS AND AS JEREMIAH SAID, SOME BUS MONITORS DO JUST ONE RUN IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO SUPPORT A SPECIFIC STUDENT. OFTEN THAT'S MONITORS WHO ARE
ALSO WORK IN THE SCHOOL AS A UH PARAPROFESSIONAL OR AND OTHER SCHOOL STAFF UM, OTHER MONITORS TO, YOU KNOW, FULL RERUNS IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SO THAT THAT PAY WOULD BE DEPENDENT ON THEIR HOURS AND
THE NUMBER OF RUNS. UH AND MY FINAL QUESTION UM, BUS MONITORS CITY EMPLOYEES. OR ARE THEY. CONTRACTORS WITH. TRANSDEV NOW THEY ARE CITY EMPLOYEES.
A FULL TIME CITY EMPLOYEES. NOT NOT ALL FULL TIME UH, JUST KIND OF AS WE MENTIONED. BUT THEN WE HAVE A A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF UH DO NOT MEET THE FULL TIME REQUIREMENTS.
SO IF THEY'RE THEIR PART TIME THEY DO GET SOME TYPE OF UH, BENEFITS OR DON'T THEY. YEAH YEAH THEY GET SOME COMPENSATION AND SOME BENEFITS UNDER THE UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AS WELL. YEAH. >> THANK YOU.
UM, I'M VOTING IN. FAVOR OF THIS, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UH, COUNCILOR MURPHY. I'M JUST. MOVE COUNCIL FLYNN ON TO ASK THE QUESTIONS I HAD. HOW MANY.
OPENINGS OR UNFILLED BUS MONITOR POSITIONS DO WE HAVE NOW? UM, I THINK, UH, WE'RE ALWAYS SEEING SOME LEVEL OF ATTRITION . I THINK RIGHT NOW THERE ARE.
ABOUT 40 VACANT, UM, PC NUMBERS. SO WE HAVE 750 FTES AND I THINK JUST OVER 700 FILLED TO THE MOMENT. IS THERE ANY WORDING IN THE
CONTRACT OR HOW IS. BUS BUSSES EITHER STOPPED? THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PROCEED BECAUSE MANY IEPS ARE WRITTEN WHERE A BUS MONITOR IS REQUIRED
FOR AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT AND IF THAT PERSON DOESN'T SHOW UP HOW WILL WE PROCEED IN THIS? IS IT ADDRESSED IN THE CONTRACT? YEAH. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COUNCILOR. UM, SO, UH, WE HAVE A POOL
OF WHAT WE CALL STANDBY MONITORS UH, SIMILAR TO HOW IT WORKS FOR BUS DRIVERS THAT EACH YEAR. SO UH, THE STANDBY MONITORS, UH ,PARTICIPATE IN A SIMILAR DAILY BID PROCESS EACH DAY FOR
ANY, UH, ROUTES THAT REQUIRE A BUS MONITOR WHERE THAT NORMAL BUS MONITOR IS NOT THERE THAT DAY. AND THEN. YOU KNOW, IF BASED ON AVAILABILITY. >> ON ANY GIVEN DAY, YOU KNOW.
A BUS IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE IT'S REQUIRED A MONITOR WHICH IN SOME CASE SOME BUSSES MAY REQUIRE ONE MONITOR, SOME MAY REQUIRE MULTIPLE BECAUSE THERE'S ONE ONE STUDENTS ON THE BUS.
UM WE WOULD THEN COMMUNICATE THAT OUT TO THE FAMILIES AND. AGAIN WE'RE TO SEND A BACKUP BUS UM, AS YOU KNOW, BASED. >> ON NEED AND AVAILABILITY. AND ARE THE PARENTS NOTIFIED
THERE IS AN A MONITOR AND WE FOLLOW THE LAW OR ARE THEY GIVEN THE OPTION? UH, THE PARENTS ASK LIKE HEY THERE IS AN A MONITOR TODAY. DO YOU STILL WANT YOUR CHILD TO RIDE THE BUS? IS THAT EVER GIVEN THE OPTION
WHICH I HOPE ISN'T BUT IS IT? YEAH. >> UM YEAH. SO PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED THROUGH UH PARENT SQUARE NOTIFICATIONS UM. AND THEN. >> YOU THERE ARE CASES WHERE
THE MONITORS LIKE THERE MAY BE A GENERAL MONITOR ON THE BUS WHO IS ABLE TO ALSO SUPPORT THAT. STUDENT THAT DAY. UM, OR YOU KNOW IF. THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN WE WOULD. >> WORK TO SEND IT BACKUP US.
SO JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD SO IT IS PUT ON THE PARENT THAT IT'S AN OPTION THAT THEY STILL CAN PUT THEIR CHILD ON THE BUS. THEY'RE NOTIFIED THAT THEIR
MONITOR IS AN AVAILABLE OR NOT THERE FOR THAT DAY, BUT THEY ARE STILL GIVEN THE OPTION TO LET THEIR STUDENT RIDE THE BUS.
UH, I WOULD SAY IT'S A JOINT OPTION OF BOTH THE FAMILIES AND THE TRANSPORTATION STAFF ON THE BUS BASED ON. THAT IS ALL OF THAT INFORMATION RECORDED BECAUSE JUST LIKE WITH
THE IEP LIKE IS INVOLVED WITH SPEECH THERAPY READING SPECIALIST ABA SERVICES THAT DO WE HAVE UH A LIST OF ALL OF THE
TIMES THAT THE IEP IS VIOLATED BECAUSE THE BUS MONITOR HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE? I GET THAT. UH YEAH THAT'S. INFORMATION THAT WE TURN OKAY. AND ONE LAST QUESTION LIKE
YESTERDAY WE DO SEE THAT MANY TIMES THE SAME BUS ROUTE FOR WHATEVER REASON IT COULD BE AN OLD SCHOOL THAT IS EXPERIENCING. YOU KNOW. DELAYED BUSSES OR A BUS DRIVER
. IS THERE ALSO LOTS OF CASES WHERE IT'S KIND OF THE SAME STUDENT OR FAMILY OR SCHOOL THAT IS BEING. LEFT WITHOUT THE BUS MONITOR?
YEAH, I THINK THAT UM. FOR THE FOR THE MONITORS THIS THAT IS MUCH RARER. SO OUR TEAM WORKS REALLY HARD WHEN UM. ANY TIME A.
UH ROUTE THAT REQUIRES A MONITOR DOESN'T HAVE ONE WE. WILL ENGAGE IN WHAT WE CALL REPACKAGING OF THE ROUTES AND SO WE'LL WE'LL. TAKE THAT AND AND. PACKAGE IT IN WITH AN EXISTING
MONITOR PACKAGE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS BECAUSE THE MONITORS ARE NOT DO NOT HAVE TO BE TIED TO A SPECIFIC BUS LIKE THE DRIVER BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
OBVIOUSLY MONITORS CAN. SOMETIMES THEY CAN LIKE. DO ONE RUN ON ONE BUS. AND THEN WHEN THEY. ARRIVE TO THEIR FIRST. SCHOOL THEY CAN SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT BUS. UM THAT ALSO IS ARRIVING TO THAT. SCHOOL TO DO.
>> THAT. SECOND RUN. HOPEFULLY I'M EXPLAINING THAT WELL. BUT IT ALLOWS FOR A. >> LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY. SO WE ARE WE ARE CONSTANTLY REPACKAGING AS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING A COVERED TRIPS.
ONE LAST IMPORTANT QUESTION ARE ALL OF THE BUS MONITORS THAT ARE 1 TO 1, NOT JUST GENERAL SAFETY ON A SCHOOL BUS? ARE THEY GIVEN THE IEP AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE NEED OF THE
STUDENT THAT THEY ARE MONITORING IS SO THAT THEY'RE CLEAR? HOW IS THAT GIVEN ESPECIALLY IF ON THE DAY OF DAYS I'M ASSUMING IF THERE'S A POOL OF DRIVERS, YOU KNOW, ON FREEPORT'S STREET WAITING TO SEE LIKE ARE THEY
GIVEN THE NEED? YEAH. >> YEAH. >> SO YEAH SO WE UM. WE GET UH. INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE FROM ED. PLAN THE. IEP SYSTEM WHICH UH, COMES TO
OUR TEAM AND PROVIDES SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON. STUDENT NEEDS AND WHY. THEY REQUIRE A BUS MONITOR. UH, SO WE PULL THAT INFORMATION AND PROVIDE IT TO THE MONITORS
AND ALSO THE DRIVERS WITH, UH, WHAT WE CALL A COVER SHEET. SO WE'LL PUT THAT. INFORMATION ON THE CLIPBOARD FOR THE BUS, UM. >> TO GIVE. >> THAT. INFORMATION AND THEN ALSO FOR STUDENTS WITH UH, 1 TO 1
MONITORS WHO OFTEN HAVE AN EVEN HIGHER. >> LEVEL OF NEED. THE SCHOOL UM, THERE'S A WE HAVE A TEMPLATE OF WHAT WE CALL BUS RIDING GUIDELINES WHERE WE ASK SCHOOLS TO FILL THAT OUT. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AND THEN THE
SCHOOLS CAN DIRECTLY TRAIN THOSE 1 TO 1 MONITORS ON THOSE AT. AN AWESOME THANK YOU THANK YOU JOHN. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WERE JOINED BY THE JOINED BY COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE UH BUT UH
YOU KNOW NEXT UP COUNCILOR DURKAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILOR WEBER. UM AND I JUST WANT TO THANK UM JEREMIAH, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. UM, AND UH, DAN, OBVIOUSLY UH,
THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. UM, ON ON THE TRANSPORTATION. I'M JUST CURIOUS UM, THERE ARE SOME SOME. THINGS THAT I READ IN THE CONTRACT THAT WERE NEW.
UM, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC, UH, BIDDING INFORMATION? UM, AND AND SOME OF UH IT SOUNDS LIKE UM ALSO THEY'RE CHANGING SOME OF WHAT THEY'RE
WEARING. UM, THE THE BUS MONITORS. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, UM, WHAT THOSE UPDATES MEANT. YEAH. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COUNCILOR. SO, UH, EACH UM. IN AUGUST. >> EACH.
YEAR WE HAVE, UH, WHAT'S CALLED A BID. BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR WHERE MONITORS SELECT THEIR ROUTE FOR THE YEAR. AND THEN WE DO THE SAME. >> THING IN JUNE FOR SUMMER WORK. UM, THAT. AND DURING THAT PROCESS, UH,
THAT EVERY. PACKAGE THAT MONITORS CAN SELECT IS PRINTED OUT. >> AND IS AVAILABLE IN UM. USUALLY A GYMNASIUM. >> OR AN AUDITORIUM AT ONE OF OUR CENTRAL SCHOOLS IN THE. CITY THAT IS NOT. CHANGING THE MONITORS. THAT CAN COME IN EACH.
ONE HAS AN ASSIGNED TIME BASED ON THEIR SENIORITY. THEY CAN. LOOK THROUGH ALL THE WORK AND THEN SELECT WHAT THEY WANT. NOTHING WITH THAT IS CHANGING THAT IS STILL PHYSICAL PAPER. THAT PIECE THAT IS SWITCHING TO.
ELECTRONIC IS PREVIOUSLY WE. ALSO WOULD PRINT OUT AN ENTIRE SECOND. COPY OF ALL. THE PACKAGES. >> AND PROVIDE IT TO THE UNION IN. ADVANCE AND JUST THAT PROCESS IT WAS ABOUT 8000 PAGES OF ADDITIONAL PAPER AND.
>> IT. TOOK AN ENTIRE BUSINESS DAY TO PRINT. AND SO IT JUST. BY SWITCHING THAT. PIECE TO NOW. >> WE CAN SHARE THAT. SECOND COPY ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE. UNION INSTEAD. >> OF. THE PAPER. IT SOUNDS LIKE A.
SMALL THING, BUT IT ACTUALLY SAVES. US ABOUT EIGHT HOURS OF PRINTING UM, WHICH JUST GIVES MORE TIME FOR ACTUALLY FOCUSING ON. BUILDING PACKAGES. THAT REALLY WORK WELL FOR THE MONITORS.
UM, BECAUSE THE TIMING OF. >> THIS CAN. BE SOMEWHAT. TIGHT BECAUSE WE. >> TRY. TO UM, GET AS MUCH STUDENT. INFORMATION IN AS POSSIBLE BEFORE WE BUILD THE PRACTICE. SO THAT'S THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION PIECE. AND THEN THE OTHER. IS UM.
WE SHIFT UH A. COUPLE OF YEARS. BACK WHEN WE. SHIFTED TO THE ZOOM TABLETS. >> AND PRIOR TO THAT WE SHIFTED. TO UM, UH, A TAP CARD SYSTEM FOR. HOURLY PAYROLL. FOR THE MONITORS.
UM, SO THIS UM IS. THIS NEW LANGUAGE IS CODIFYING. UH, THE. UM. >> EMPLOYEE IDS THAT ARE. USED BY ALL THE MONITORS FOR TAPPING ON AND OFF THE BUS, UM ,AS WELL AS THE SAFETY VEST
THAT THEY WEAR ON THE BUS AND AT THE YARDS FOR SAFETY. SO IT'S CODIFYING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WEARING THOSE AND DISPLAYING THOSE WHILE YOU'RE ON THE JOB. THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE. IT'S JUST NOW IN THE CONTRACT.
THAT WAS ALREADY YES. >> THAT WAS. ALREADY IN PLACE. THIS IS UM CODIFYING THAT LANGUAGE IN REQUIREMENT. UM AND THEN CAN YOU TALK ABOUT UM THE SENIORITY BIDDING PROCESS FOR DAILY BIDDING?
YEAH. >> UM SO SO THERE'S UM AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE TO. HOPEFULLY HAVE THE FULL. EMOJI UM. BUT AGAIN. SIMILARLY SO THE MONITORS HAVE ALWAYS. ENGAGED IN.
THIS FALL BIDDING PROCESS. >> WHERE THEY GO IN SENIORITY ORDER AND SELECT THEIR ROUTES FOR THE YEAR AS WELL AS. ON A DAILY BASIS. STAND BY MONITORS ARE SELECTING THEIR. >> WORK FOR THE. DAY IN SENIORITY ORDER. NOTHING IS CHANGING WITH EITHER
OF THOSE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE WORK IS ASSIGNED. FOR INSTANCE, UM WE. >> RUN WEEKEND. WORK EVERY WEEK FOR COMPENSATORY SERVICES OR UH
STUDENTS WHO ARE IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS LIKE THAT UM OR SPECIAL OLYMPICS, THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. WE ALSO UM AFTER THE FALL. BID IS COMPLETED AND. BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR BECAUSE STUDENTS ARE STILL CHANGING ENROLLMENTS AND CHANGES ADDRESSES AND. WHATNOT AND. >> THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THE PACKAGES. THAT UM, SO IT CREATES SOME NEW
WORK THAT CAN OPEN UP. AFTER THE BID. BUT BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS. THAT WORK USED. TO BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS AND SO THE UNION HAS REQUESTED DURING NEGOTIATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT WORK WAS ALSO BEING SELECTED IN A SENIORITY BASED PROCESS. UM, SO WE'VE CODIFIED LANGUAGE . >> AROUND. THAT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT REQUEST. SO I THINK. >> THE UH THE. PRIMARY WAYS IN WHICH WORK IS ASSIGNED. >> AT THE ANNUAL BIDS AND DAILY
STANDBY. PROCESSES AREN'T CHANGING, BUT SOME OF THESE OTHER WAYS IN WHICH WORK GETS US SIGNED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE UNION AND UH. MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ALSO KIND
OF CODIFYING THE SENIORITY BASED PROCESS THAT WORKED FOR BOTH PARTIES. GREAT. >> AND I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF UM, I SAW THAT THERE'S A $1 INCREASE PER HOUR FLAT RATE AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU FELT
THAT KEPT UP WITH WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN OTHER CITIES AND THEN ALSO I MEAN OBVIOUSLY THIS IS I'M PLANNING TO SUPPORT THIS. I'M JUST CURIOUS IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU MOSTLY HAVE A FULL BUS MONITOR CREW THIS YEAR. SO YOU YOU FELLOWS ALL THE POSITIONS ARE THERE OR IS THERE ANY VACANCIES? YEAH. >> SO THOSE ARE TWO QUESTIONS. UH, JEREMY I DO WANT TO ME OVER
I CAN SAY. SO I CAN TAKE THE SECOND QUESTION MAYBE I COULD START THERE. UM, SO. >> RIGHT NOW WE WE HAVE. ABOUT UM I THINK A LITTLE OVER 40 VACANT. POSITIONS BUT WE ARE. YOU KNOW. >> THAT IS THAT IS KIND.
OF A NORMAL ATTRITION LEVEL WHERE WE'RE YOU KNOW, KIND OF POSSIBLY SEEING SOME LEVEL OF ATTRITION ACROSS A 750 PERSON WORKFORCE. SO WE. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN, YOU . KNOW. >> BASICALLY FULL STAFFING. >> THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWO
SCHOOL YEARS. AND JUST IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT INCREASE, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE DO LOOK AT OTHER DISTRICTS OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET. UM, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND.
THE FINANCIAL REALITIES OF THE DISTRICT IN THE CITY AT THIS POINT TOO. UM, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ENGAGE IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS AND THE PARTIES CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON
WHAT WAS UH, YOU KNOW, FAIR TO THE UNIONS. AND WE THINK AND WE HOPE THAT IT MAINTAINS A COMPETITIVE WAGE, UM, IN THE INDUSTRY. UM, BUT ALSO UH, YOU KNOW,
STRIVING FOR. FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, UM, AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE GROUND WHERE. IT'S SUSTAINABLE. I JUST HAD ONE LAST QUESTION
ABOUT UM, UPWARD MOBILITY WITH MVP'S LIKE OUR BUS MONITORS THOUGHT OF AS FOLKS THAT CAN MOVE ON TO OTHER POSITIONS AND LIKE HOW DOES THAT WORK IN TERMS OF UM, JUST MAKING SURE
THAT FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING FOR VEEPS HAVE ACCESS TO UPWARD MOBILITY? YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE. >> THAT QUESTION. UM, I DEFINITELY. THINK STRIVE TO TO MAKE THE BUS MONITOR. ROLE ONE. >> THAT CAN LEAD.
>> TO. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. UM, ONE. AVENUE JUST WITHIN. >> THE TRANSPORTATION. DEPARTMENT IS. THAT BUS MONITORS HAVE UM. PRIORITY UH, HIRING FOR UH BUS
DRIVER POSITIONS. UM AND SO THAT'S THE THAT'S. CODIFIED WITHIN THE DRIVER'S CONTRACT. ACTUALLY BUT IT UM. IT PROVIDES SO WHEN UM BUS MONITORS WHO HAVE. BEEN WITH DPS. >> FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND.
>> ARE. IN. GOOD STANDING HAVE PRIORITY STATUS UH, FOR BUS DRIVER HIRING. SO EVERY YEAR THERE'S THERE'S TYPICALLY SOME NUMBER OF BUS MONITORS WHO ARE ABLE TO MOVE UP INTO A BUS DRIVER ROLE.
AND THEN I THINK THERE'S. ALSO COMMON THAT WE'LL SEE. BUS MONITORS WHO. THEN BECOME. PARAPROFESSIONALS IN THE SCHOOL. AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL END UP DOING. >> BOTH ROLES AND THEN OVER TIME, YOU KNOW, UH, BUILDING
YOU KNOW, INTO MORE SCHOOL BASED ROLES. AWESOME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH JAN. AND THANK YOU, CHAIR FOR THE TIME OKAY. >> THANK YOU. WE WERE JOINED BY COUNCILOR WORRELL COUNCILOR UH
,YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES NOW. THANK YOU CHAIR. >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE PANEL FOR BEING HERE. UH, I DON'T HAVE THE CONTRACT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT ARE. WE THE CITY STILL DOING THE LIKE THE 200 AND $300.
UM. >> BONUSES A YEAH. IS THAT PART OF THIS CONTRACT? SO FOR THIS CONTRACT WE UM, NEGOTIATED IN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TERMS. UH, SO WE HAVE THE 2% GENERAL
WAGE INCREASE FOR 15 ACROSS A NUMBER OF UH THAT'S MAJORITY OF OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. UM, BUT HERE WE NEGOTIATED A $1 PER HOUR, UH, INCREASE IN THE
FIRST FISCAL YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF A DIFFERENT. UM. >> WAY TO INCREASE PAY THAN THE FLAT 250 OR 800 THAT WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER AGREEMENTS.
UM, AND THEN IN THIS CONTRACT UH, IN THE THIRD YEAR THEY UH AN INCREASE OF $0.70 PER HOUR. SO IT'S STRUCTURED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. UM AND THAT'S BUT IT ALSO IT
DOES GIVE THESE EMPLOYEES UH ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BEYOND JUST A GENERAL 2% WAGE INCREASE. BY THE END. UM, HAVE WE DO WE HAVE A
BREAKDOWN OF THE COST THROUGHOUT THE TERM THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT. FOR EACH YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. >> THE COST. AND OR PROJECTED COST.
AND WE DO I DON'T HAVE THOSE FIGURES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME ,JIM. MAYBE YOU HAVE UH UM, YEAR BY YEAR COST I KNOW. YES. YEP. >> YEAH. IT'S SORT OF UH A CUMULATIVE AMOUNT UH, THE NUMBER I'M
SEEING IT'S IN THE FIRST UM 26 IT'S UH MILLION 46 178. UM AND THEN UH THE THE COST IS
27 IS UH 2,051,000 UH AND 28 IT'S 2,000,843. SO THE TOTAL COST OVER THE UH IS UP $5.9 MILLION OVER THAT
THREE YEAR PERIOD. IT YEAH. UM NO NO FURTHER. NO. AND AS PART OF WE HAD THAT INFORMATION, JIM UH. I'M NOT SURE BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN GET IT TO YOU COUNCIL.
UH. >> THAT'D BE GREAT. UM. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. >> UH THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL. UM, I GUESS, UH, DUE JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR ME FOR DAN .
LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT ROLE DO THE BUS MONITORS PLAY IN IN MAKING THE BUSSES RUN ON TIME? YEAH. >> UM, SO I. THINK, YOU KNOW, BUS MONITORS PLAY A REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE ON
THE BUS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. UM, AND. FIRST AND FOREMOST THEY ARE THERE TO TO SUPPORT THAT. STUDENT NEED. UM AND.
MAKING SURE. THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SAFELY. RIDE THE. BUS IS. NOT JUST A BENEFIT TO STUDENTS SAFETY. I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT IS THE. BENEFIT BUT IT THAT DEFINITELY.
DOES HELP FOR THE BUSSES RUN ON TIME. THERE ARE CERTAINLY CASES. WHERE IF. >> A STUDENT IS. >> YOU. KNOW, FEELING. DYSREGULATED ON THE BUS THAT CAN LEAD TO A. BUS NEEDING TO TO PULL OVER WHILE WHILE THAT STUDENT RECEIVES, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT.
AND THAT CAN LEAD TO DELAYS FOR. >> THAT TRIP AND SUBSEQUENT TRIPS. SO IN THAT SENSE, UM, YOU KNOW, BUS MONITORS CERTAINLY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN NOT JUST SAFETY ON THE BUS BUT THE OVERALL OPERATIONS OF THE BUS. AND THEN I THINK THE.
OTHER AREAS. PARTICULARLY IN. PRIOR YEARS WHERE WE SAW SOME SIGNIFICANT STAFFING SHORTAGES. THAT LED. TO UH, WE WOULD NEED. >> TO CREATE UM. UH. >> MONITOR PACKAGES THAT.
WERE LESS OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT MEANING MONITORS MAYBE JUMPING BETWEEN BUSSES MORE FREQUENTLY. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE COVERING ALL OF THE MONITOR REQUIRED TRIPS UM. AND THAT.
WOULD LEAD TO SOME INEFFICIENCIES WHERE A BUS, YOU KNOW, WAS WAITING. >> FOR. ITS MONITOR TO ARRIVE OFF A DIFFERENT BUS BEFORE IT CAN LEAVE. AND SO AS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO. >> GET BACK TO FULL STAFFING, WHILE THAT. DOES STILL OCCUR SOMETIMES IT IT'S IT'S MUCH LESS FREQUENT.
IN THE PAST THAN. PREVIOUSLY AND KEEPING THE. MONITOR AND THE DRIVER TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE. ENTIRE DAY. UH IMPROVES I THINK OPERATIONS IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND THEN IT'S SORT OF WHAT IF A BUS MONITOR WORKS LIKE A FULL UH YOU KNOW. LIKE YOUR DAY? HOW MANY HOURS DOES THAT WORK. >> AT DURING.
YEAH. >> UM SO. AGAIN IT CAN DEPEND. QUITE A. >> BIT UM WHAT RUNS THEY SELECT . AND THE THE ACTUAL. LENGTH OF TIME ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE RUNS.
UM BUT GIVE ME ONE SECOND UM PULLING UP I THINK. I HAVE. THE AVERAGES HERE THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU. SO OUR. STAND BY. BUS MONITORS WHO ARE ACT AS THE
SUBSTITUTE BUS MONITORS FILLING IN. OR NEEDED. >> THEY AVERAGE UH, TEN. >> HOURS A DAY. OF WORK. AND THEN. OUR ASSIGNED BUS MONITORS WHO
ARE ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC TRIPS THEY AVERAGE 6.8 HOURS A DAY. BUT AGAIN THAT CAN. UM WITHIN THAT AVERAGE. THERE'S A WIDE RANGE PARTICULARLY WITH THE ASSIGNED MONITORS BECAUSE SOME ASSIGNED
MONITORS ARE DOING JUST ONE TRIP FOR A SINGLE 1 TO 1 STUDENT WHEREAS OTHER ASSIGNED MONITORS FOR DOING SIX TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. OKAY. >> UH AND THEN I GUESS FOR UH FOR JIM IN TERMS OF LIKE THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESERVE LIKE DO YOU WANT TO JUST MAYBE EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS AND WHAT THE STATUS OF THE RESERVE IS RIGHT NOW? OKAY. >> SO UM SO UH THUS FAR I THINK
THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED UM, UH, TEN CBA SO FAR UH, AND THAT THAT TOTAL. UM IS 85 POINT UH UH 3 MILLION
AND THIS ADDITIONAL UH UM SUPPLEMENTAL IS FOR A ROUGHLY $1 MILLION. AND SO THE REMAINING BALANCE IN THE RESERVE IS ABOUT $16.4 MILLION.
SO THAT'S A60 .1616. 16.64 BUT OKAY. UH AND THEN THAT WILL GET WHEN WE GET THIS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT WILL
BE IN THE BUDGET WILL WE'RE PUTTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS. >> IN WE WILL WILL CREATE A RESERVE UM FOR FY 27 FOR THE OPTION IN CONTRACTS THAT ARE NOT SETTLED. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T SPEND ALL THE MONEY IN THE RESERVE AND FISCAL YEAR?
>> I MEAN WE DO WE DO RESERVE IT BECAUSE WHEN UM WHEN THE RETROACTIVE EARNINGS ARE PAID OUT, YOU KNOW, IT'LL IT'LL HAVE IMPACTS ON FY 26.
SO UH, IF THAT'S A YEAR END UM THE 16.4 LIKE IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS SETTLED THROUGH NOW IN JUNE WE WILL PROBABLY RESERVE THAT WE WILL RESERVE THAT AMOUNT
BECAUSE WHEN THOSE UNION CONTRACTS DO GET SETTLED THOSE ARE EARNINGS RELATED TO THAT TIME PERIOD WILL BE WILL BE PUT AGAINST THAT RESERVE OKAY. UM OKAY WELL THANK YOU I SEE
WE'RE JOINED BY DARLENE SO I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN OTHER THAN COUNSELOR GRIFFIN. I THINK EVERYONE'S LOGGED OFF BUT UH, I GUESS, UH, DARLENE, DID YOU, UH, WANT TO GIVE SOME
TESTIMONY HERE ABOUT THIS CONTRACT BEFORE WE CLOSE THE HEARING? YES. >> THANK YOU. SORRY. UM, I'M ACTUALLY UNABLE TO GET MY CAMERA OFF OR SOMETHING. MY LAPTOP IS SCREWED UP RIGHT
NOW, BUT, UM. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNSELOR ,FOR FOR, UM, MOVING AND GETTING THIS HEARING ON THE DOCKET. I WAS, UM I WANTED TO JUST SAY HOW. IMPORTANT THIS.
PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS. UM, FOR BUS MONITORS. THEY HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING THIS CONTRACT FOR OVER EIGHT MONTHS AND THEY'VE FINALLY GOTTEN TO A RESOLUTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. AND WE CAN'T THANK THE COUNCILS
ENOUGH FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE DOCKET. AND UM, HE HEARING HOW. IMPORTANT THIS IS. THESE ARE. PRIMARILY UM, SOME OF THE THE LOW.
PAID WORKERS AT THE CITY THAT WILL BE GETTING THIS RAISE AN INCREASE SO IMPORTANT IN THIS TIME PERIOD WHERE OBVIOUSLY THE ECONOMY IS NOT SO GREAT FOR FOR
MANY OF US AND EVEN WORSE FOR MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. MANY OF THESE UM, BUS MONITORS ARE IMMIGRANT WORKERS. THEY HAVE FAMILIES THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SUPPORT UM AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO STABILIZE. AND SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO IMPORTANT WITH OUR UNIONS IS THAT WE PROVIDE THAT, UM, SOLID VOICE IN RIGHTS ON THE JOB AND THESE
KINDS OF ABILITY TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN WITH THE EMPLOYERS SUCH AS YOURSELVES. AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH FOR BEING SUCH SUPPORTIVE, UM, AS COUNCILORS
FOR SOME OF THESE NEGOTIATIONS AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT WITH OUR UNIONS. AND UM, AGAIN, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THOSE AID WORKERS AND I JUST GOT TO GO OUT WITH THEM
LAST UM LAST YEAR IN THE FREEZING COLD UM, TRYING TO GET THIS CONTRACT NEGOTIATED AND THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY KEEN ON GETTING THIS MOVE. SO AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
HAVING US BE HERE TO UH THANK YOU AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR GETTING THIS UH, CBA UM, UH, VOTED ON TODAY OKAY. >> THANK YOU. UH, STERLING WHILE THOSE FROM THE GREATER BOSTON LABOR
COUNCIL. UH. >> UM, SO I HAVE SHARON, UH, DURKAN COUNCILOR DEREK AND DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. UH, LET ME KNOW. UH, YOUR ANSWER BY LOGGING OFF
. UH, SO, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE UH I THINK THAT'S IT. COMMISSIONER, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY? OH. >> I THINK THAT WAS A NO I THERE'S A JACKHAMMER OUTSIDE MY
WINDOW, SO. I THINK SORRY. NO, NO, THERE'S NO. OTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY. OKAY, OKAY. UH, GREAT. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.
UH, YOU TESTIFIED UM, I MEAN, DOES ANY OF THE PANELISTS HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? I DON'T THINK SO. UH, OKAY, SO I'M PLANNING ON BRINGING THIS UP FOR A VOTE TODAY.
UH, I'M GLAD WE COULD GET THIS HEARING SCHEDULED. UH UH, YOU KNOW, ON AN EXPEDITED, UH, MANNER HERE ON WEDNESDAY. UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME AND, UH, DAN I GUESS BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE ARRANGE ANOTHER HEARING FOR YOU TOMORROW CAN DO THREE IN A ROW . UM, BUT, UH, OKAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, THIS HEARING ON DOCKET
NUMBER 619620 IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. >> JEFF, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNSELOR. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, YOU. Part: 2
JOHN SEMINARY. SHE'S DEVOTED MANY YEARS OF HER LIFE WORKING WITH BOSTON'S YOUTH AND I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT. UH, AND SHE WAS ALSO, UH, WORKED FOR MORE THAN A DECADE AS THE YOUTH ADVISOR TO MAYOR THOMAS MENINO.
UM, SHE'S ALSO WRITTEN A BOOK A HOLY AND SINFUL CHURCH THREE 20TH CENTURY MOMENTS AND A DEVELOPING THEOLOGY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SISTER UH, WHICH RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC PUBLISHERS FOR EXCELLENCE IN
THEOLOGICAL PUBLISHING AND HER WORK IS GUIDED BY A DEEP COMMITMENT TO HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT FAITH WITH EVERYDAY LIFE ENCOURAGING REFLECTION, CONVERSATION AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. NOW I JUST WANT TO SAY ON A
PERSONAL ACCORD UH, SISTER JANE HAS BEEN IN MY LIFE SINCE I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD. UH, GROWING UP IN JAMAICA PLAIN GOING TO SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH ON SANTA STREET, UH, WHERE THERE WAS NO CIO UH THERE
WAS NO COMMUNITY OF FAITH AROUND THAT CHURCH AT THE TIME. AND SISTER JEAN CAME IN AND COMPLETELY TURNED THE PLACE AROUND AND HAD THAT PLACE HUMMING WITH ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD STARTING
CYO BASKETBALL, STARTING OUR OWN CYO UM COUNCIL IF YOU WILL, WITH PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS AND ALL THE LIKE UM AND REALLY UH A BIG MOMENT FOR ME IS WHEN SHE WE HAD OUR
ADOPTED PARISH OF CRISTO REY IN JIMBO DE PERU, A FISHING VILLAGE ABOUT 200 MILES NORTH OF LIMA. UH AND SHE ORGANIZED A TRIP TO GO VISIT OUR ADOPTED PARISH AND UH, AT THE TIME I IMMEDIATELY
RAISED MY HAND BECAUSE THE GIRL I LIKED I SAW RAISED HER HAND AND SO I WAS LIKE, WELL, I'LL GO TO PERU AND UH BUT WHAT IT TURNED OUT BEING WAS ACTUALLY UH A PLACE WHERE WE HELD UH, A
LOT OF ORPHANS UH, WITH AIDS WE HAD HELP PAINT THE HOSPITAL. WE STAYED AT A MATERNITY HOSPITAL BECAUSE IT WAS A PLACE THAT REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY HOTELS. IT WAS NOT A PLACE TO VISIT. AND, UM, I CAME BACK AT 15
YEARS OLD FROM THAT AND IT REALLY CHANGED MY LIFE AND SAY WOW, HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR WHAT I HAVE. UH, AND IT REALLY SORT OF CHANGED MY WHOLE LENS TO THIS DAY. AND SO UM, SHE WAS ALSO THERE
WHEN MY FATHER PASSED AWAY. SHE WAS THE FIRST PERSON AT THE HOUSE TO HELP TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WITH A FUNERAL AND PICK OUT THE PSALMS AND THE WHOLE NINE AND IT'S JUST SUCH A HUGE RELIEF IN THAT MOMENT ESPECIALLY, UH, TO
HAVE SOMEONE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PORTION OF YOUR DAY WHERE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A TRYING TIME. SO UH, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME AND IT'S A GREAT HONOR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GOING TO SAY UH, AT ALL.
UH, BUT I AM I AM NERVOUS AND EXCITED TO PLEASE WELCOME SISTER JEAN MARIE GUERRERO. I SAID TO HIM YOU INVITED ME.
BE AFRAID. BE VERY AFRAID. UH, I'M ACTUALLY VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AMONG YOU. UM, I WAS BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE CITY MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO ME.
IT WAS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS MAYOR MENINO AS YOUTH ADVISOR. I PARTICULARLY LIKED IT BECAUSE I GOT A DOLLAR A YEAR, WHICH MEANT THAT I COULD GO INTO THAT
OFFICE WHENEVER I WANTED AND SAY WHAT I WANTED AND IT MATTERED GREATLY. THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL, WHICH IS STILL OPERATIVE TODAY AND IT
WAS ONE OF THE UM MAJOR UM IT WAS IT WAS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND WE ACTUALLY WENT DOWN TO THE CLINTON WHITE HOUSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND DID JUVENILE JUSTICE ROUNDTABLES BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT
WAS. AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S STILL OPERATIVE TODAY. SO LET US BEGIN. GOD OF ACCOMPANIMENT AS WE
PREPARE TO WALK WITH YOU OVER THESE NEXT FEW HOLY DAYS IN OUR CHRISTIAN TRADITION. MAY WE REMEMBER THAT YOU GOD
LOVED US AND CHERISHED US SO MUCH THAT YOU TOOK ON OUR FLESH ,BECAME HUMAN AND JESUS AND SHOWED US THAT HOW WE LIVE, HOW
WE USE OUR GIFTS AND TALENTS FOR OTHERS AS WE LIVE OUR LIVES MATTERS GREATLY. BECAUSE YOU BECAME HUMAN LORD
JESUS, NOTHING OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IS UNKNOWN TO YOU. YOU HAVE FELT DISREGARDED,
DISOWNED, LONELY, MARGINALIZED, REJECTED, MISUNDERSTOOD AND AFRAID. TODAY AND EVERY DAY THAT THE
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TRIED TO USE THEIR LIVES, THEIR GIFTS, THEIR TALENTS IN THIS PLACE HELP THEM
TO KNOW TO BE SO VITALLY AWARE THAT MAKING DECISIONS, EMBRACING POLICIES THAT PROVIDE
FOR THE LOWLY, MARGINALIZED, AFRAID, DISOWNED AND DISREGARDED IS AT THE CENTER OF THEIR WORK. AND I THINK EVERY FAITH AND
EVEN NON FAITH CAN CAN EMBRACE THAT SEND THESE MEN AND WOMEN YOUR SPIRIT SO THEY CAN DISCERN THE DEPTH OF THE IMPACT OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS ON THE
CITIZENS OF BOSTON AND ALWAYS KNOW THAT THEIR WORK MATTERS PRIMARILY IT MATTERS WHEN IT SERVES TO LIFT UP THOSE MOST IN
NEED IN OUR CITY. LOVING GOD, WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS AND BEG FOR THE OUTPOURING
OF YOUR SPIRIT IN THE MINDS, HEARTS AND WORDS OF THOSE WHO SERVE AS COUNSELORS FOR THIS GREAT CITY OF OURS.
AMEN. WE PRAY JESUS TO THE TIME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SISTER JEAN.
UM. WE'RE NOW, UH WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. COUNCILOR WORRELL IS RECOGNIZING HOLLAND TECH BASKETBALL CITY CHAMPIONS.
WELCOME AND THE COUNTRY SENIORS. AND COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE IS RECOGNIZING RUTH RAWLINGS OF UH. WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER SO.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL. I FIRST OF ALL INVITE OUR COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCILOR WORRELL TO COME FORWARD, UH, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT.
I LIKE TO INVITE, UH, THE, UH, HOLLAND TECH BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM. AND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN, UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY
LIKE FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, UH, THE CITY CHAMPIONS, UH, ARE DISTRICT FOUR HIGH SCHOOL. THE HOLLAND TECH BASKETBALL TEAM.
TO COME ON THE. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH UH, THE CITY TOURNAMENT TO SEE FIRSTHAND UH, THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE ACROSS OUR CITY. SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
TO EVERY TEAM, UH, EVERY COACH, UH EVERY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, UH ,THAT COMPETED AND ALSO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO BP ATHLETICS, UH, FOR PUTTING ON SUCH A GREAT TOURNAMENT.
I THINK WE HAD UH, DURING THAT WEEK WEEKEND OR DURING THAT WEEK ALMOST CLOSE TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS INSIDE OF MADISON PARK. SO BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE WHOLE ATHLETICS.
UH, I WAS ALSO THERE TO SEE FIRSTHAND UH, THE HOLLAND TECH DEFEATED UH, BOSTON LATIN ACADEMY AND WHAT WAS AN EXCITING GAME THAT WENT INTO OVERTIME. AND I'M GOING TO BE HONEST, UM,
THAT FIRST HALF WAS A LITTLE SHAKY. UH, BUT COACH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAID IN THAT LOCKER ROOM. UH, BUT THE TEAM LOCKED IN AND TURNED IT AROUND. UM, ALSO JUST WANT TO JUST KIND
OF HIGHLIGHT UH, THE PERFORMANCES IN THAT GAME AND DURING THAT TOURNAMENT WE HAD SENIOR FORWARD IAN PIPER. YEAH. YES. UH. >> WHO SCORED A GAME HIGH OF 18 POINTS.
UM, AND SENIOR CENTER DALE SAMUELS. I BELIEVE HE. WAS THE TOURNEY MVP. UH AND A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO JUNIOR GUARD KINGSTON MILLS WHO
HAD A COUPLE OF BIG SHOTS UM, TO END REGULATION IN OVERTIME AS WELL AS THE GAME SEEING THE ENFIELD FREE THROWS IN OVERTIME TO GIVE HOLLAND TECH THE TITLE ONCE AGAIN. UH, KINGSTON I HOPE WE'RE NOT
GOING TO LOSE YOU TO THE PORTAL I. >> WE. KNOW ALL RIGHT I ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE TEAM UH, JAHEIM JORDAN CAMILLO RAY
UH, THE UH ELIJAH, DAVION, CALEB RASHEED AND NOW ULA FOR THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP SPIRIT, HARD WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
AND OF COURSE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE COACHING TEAM UH, THE COACHING STAFF. UH, YES. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. FORMER CITY CHAMP AND STATE
CHAMPION COACH JOE CHATMAN UH, ASSISTANT COACHES JOYCE CHAPMAN, JOSH BONNIE AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR GREG HILL. UH, WHEN YOU GO TO HOLLAND TECH YOU SEE THAT THIS GROUP
OF ADULTS UH, THESE UH, COACHES ARE NOT JUST BASKETBALL COACHES BUT THEY ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO WRAP AROUND THAT WHOLE SCHOOL IN A REAL WAY. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT
TO THAT SCHOOL. SO WE'LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR YOU ON THE COUNCIL AND FOR THE BULLDOGS. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT CITY CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN BACK TO ALL INTACT.
YES. UH SO HERE IS A WHAT DO WE HAVE THE CITATION TEAM WITH THE CITATION AND I HAVE IT NO WE'LL GET THE CITATION TO YOU. BUT WITH THAT SAID LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE.
CITY CHAMPIONS AND COACH I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. Y'ALL COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS. HERE COACH. FIRST OFF YOU.
KNOW FIRST OFF THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US. UM THIS IS A. BIG THRILL FOR MYSELF, THE TEAM UH, MY SCHOOL COMMUNITY UH, HARLAN TECH COMMUNITY.
UM IT'S NOT IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU KNOW KIDS THE CITY GET TO COME HERE AND AND BE HONORED. AND SO WE ARE BLESSED. I REALLY MEAN THAT. SO THANK YOU. UM, FOR THOSE OF AGAIN FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN UH, IN TERMS
OF THESE YOUNG MEN JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THESE YOUNG MEN JUST AREN'T JUST STUDENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE PRIDE AT ALL IN TECH IS THESE YOUNG MEN REALLY, REALLY DO WELL IN THE CLASSROOM AND
THEY'RE GREAT, GREAT CHARACTER HIGH CHARACTER STUDENTS. RIGHT? SO A LOT OF IT IF YOU COME TO OUR GAMES YOU SEE A LOT OF FACULTY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS SUPPORT THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR YOU KNOW, THEIR KINDNESS, THEIR
AWARENESS, THEIR SOCIAL YOU KNOW THAT THAT HOW HOW WELL THEY CARRY HIMSELF SOCIALLY. SO I REALLY HOPE THAT THAT CAN CONTINUE. UM I WANT TO SEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DOCTOR STREET AND MISTER HILL. MISTER HILL'S HERE ON MY LEFT.
HE'S OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AS WELL AS AN ADMINISTRATOR AT OUR SCHOOL. UH, WITHOUT HIM WITHOUT DOCTOR STREET KNOWN AS A POSSIBLE. SO, UM, I JUST HOPE WE CAN KEEP THIS GOING. AND THEN LASTLY OUR KIDS TOO.
I KNOW YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE PORTAL AND YOU MADE A JOKE ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S A REAL IT'S A REAL THING BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR BETTER KIDS END UP LEAVING OUR CITY SCHOOLS FOR FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
SO HOPEFULLY WITH WITH MR HILL DOCTOR STREET HELP WE CAN GET SOME OF OUR BOYS TO STAY AND PROPEL THEM ON TO COLLEGES JUST LIKE THE SOME OF OUR PRIVATE SCHOOLS DOING WITH YOU GUYS
HELP I THINK WE CAN DO THAT SO THANK YOU. DO DO YOU ONE I THINK YOU. COULD ASK YOUR COLLEAGUES TO COME UP FOR A FULL DEFENSE.
ACADEMY AWARD ON. COME ON THEM HOSTING YOU. >> ALL RIGHT YOU. CAN GO AHEAD. UH, SO TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN
KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYONE, UH, IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO HAVE OUR TEAM COME DOWN HERE. AND I'M SO HONORED TO BE HONORED BY ALL. AND, UM, IT WAS A GREAT SEASON . UM, HAD SOME UPS AND DOWNS, BUT
I THINK WE FOUGHT THROUGH CAME OUT AND IT WAS A LOT OF BIG THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT WE DID THIS SEASON AND I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND I'M GLAD IT IS HAPPY ABOUT IT.
AND. >> UH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO. EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A COACH, SHARMAN SAID. YOU KNOW, I WANT KIDS TO SEE THAT YOU COULD STAY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE A
FUN TIME, YOU KNOW, GET TO COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, A HIGH LEVEL COLLEGE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO PREP SCHOOL. SO YEAH. INVITE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO COME UP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK THIS IS TESTAMENT TO HOW IMPORTANT SCHOOL SPORTS ARE AND WE REALLY APPLAUD THESE YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. STEP UP. TO THIS THIS JUST VERY NICE. >> DOGS.
ON EACH. THANK YOU AND. CONGRATS AND THAT COULD BE
HELPFUL GUYS IF THEY CAN GO DOWN OF COURSE. CONGRATULATIONS THEY ARE YOU KNOW THEY COME FROM NATURE AND
THEY WERE THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TO OUR. GRADUATE RELATIVE THEIR.
I'LL BE IN TOUCH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR WORRELL.
>> NOW I'M GOING TO INVITE UH COUNCIL COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE UM ,TO MAKE HER PRESENTATION CONTRIBUTION. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
UM, I'M SO GLAD THAT I COULD BE HERE THIS MORNING TO. HONOR THE ONE AND ONLY RUTH ROLLINS AND WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER IF, UH, THE ENTIRE TEAM CAN COME. COME ON UP.
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. THANK. >> UM, SO MANY OF US WHO WERE
HERE AT THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY A FEW I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK HEARD THE VERY EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY FROM RUTH AND FROM SO MANY PEOPLE WHO.
ARE UH. MEMBERS WHO ARE PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICES OF WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF. WORKING ALONGSIDE RUTH. UM, SINCE. >> I STARTED HERE, UM, AND HAVE JUST ALWAYS BEEN.
UM. >> FLOORED BY HER DEDICATION. THIS IS NOT ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN HEALING PEOPLE FOR HER AND USING HER OWN PAIN TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE'S A COMMUNITY LEADER AND
THE FOUNDER OF WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER WARREN DANIEL HARRINGTON PROJECT. AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF HER SON TO HOMICIDE AND THE INCARCERATION OF ANOTHER SON, MR ROLLINS TRANSFORMED HER, TRANSFORMED HER GRIEF INTO
ACTION, DEDICATING HER LIFE TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE, INCARCERATION AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP SHE CREATED WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER TO BRING TOGETHER MOTHERS AND FAMILIES ON BOTH SIDES
OF VIOLENCE WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WE ARE ONLY RECOGNIZING UM, THOSE WHO ARE DIRECT VICTIMS BUT FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WHO ARE INCARCERATED OR WHO
THEMSELVES UH, WERE UH, ENGAGED IN VIOLENCE ALSO NEED SUPPORT AND THAT'S OFTEN A VACUUM IN THIS WORK. AND SO UM, REALLY GLAD THAT WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER IS ABLE TO DO THAT WORK AND THEIR CAREGIVER PROGRAM THE ORGANIZER
PROVIDES TRAUMA INFORMED HEALING PROGRAMS, CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVES IN ROXBURY, DORCHESTER, MATTAPAN AND BEYOND. THROUGH HER WORK, MISS ROLLINS HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
AND FAMILIES FIND HEALING, BUILD COMMUNITY AND BECOME ADVOCATES. SHE IS A FORCE OF CHANGE AND DEMONSTRATES THAT HEALING AND PREVENTION MUST HAPPEN TOGETHER. RUTHIE WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY. WE HAVE A WHOLE RESOLUTION
TALKING ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU DO. I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO TALK TO MY COLLEAGUES AND UM, EVERYONE ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND WE ARE JUST SO HONORED TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND UNDERSTAND
THE IMPORTANCE THAT YOU HAVE HERE IN OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCILORS.
UM WELL THANK YOU. UM. >> I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE THAT WAS PRESENT. UM, AND THEY HEARD THE EMOTIONAL TESTIMONIES WHAT MYSELF AND I BELIEVE IT WAS TEN OF THE WOMEN THAT WERE DIRECTLY
,UM, IMPACTED. WELL, GOT THE SUPPORT THEY NEED IT FROM OUR PROGRAM THAT WAS CAREGIVER THIS UM IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL BUT PROUD MOMENT TO STAND TOGETHER IN UNITY WITH THE WOMAN THAT WE SERVE.
SO I WANT TO START OUT BY THANKING, UH, CITY COUNCILOR ROSIE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY WONDERFUL. STAFF BECAUSE. UM, EVERYONE NEEDS A VILLAGE
AND THIS IS MY VILLAGE, SO I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM WITH ME. UM, I AM ONE OF MANY WOMEN IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND MY BACKGROUND IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE . UM, I STARTED MY NONPROFIT.
I AM ONE OF MANY THAT TURNED MY PAIN INTO PURPOSE AFTER LOSING A CHILD TO AN UNSOLVED HOMICIDE AND THEN HAVING ANOTHER SON THAT WAS INCARCERATED. UM. >> I NEEDED TO CREATE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ME ON MY JOURNEY
AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN PLACE. SO I CREATED WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER WARREN D AND YOU HAVE SOME PROJECT WE DO LEAD IN ACCOUNTABILITY. IF SOMEONE. >> CAUSES HARM THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BUT WE NEED TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION BECAUSE
MOST OFTEN IN OUR COMMUNITY THE PERSON THAT IS THE VICTIM IS ALSO THE PERSON WHO. CAUSES HARM. SO WE NEED TO WORK ON IT IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH AS WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY TO INTERRUPT THE
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. I JUST HAVE A SMALL UM OVERVIEW. I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THIS MEANS A GREAT DEAL. I THINK FOR ME WHEN YOU HEAR
SILENT SURVIVORS UM I AM RECOGNIZED THE CITY FOR THE YEARS AND DECADES I'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. BUT I STARTED MY NONPROFIT OVER
SEVEN YEARS AGO AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE GIVE FUNDING TO THE CITY TO THE COMMONWEALTH BUT IT'S UNSEEN OR IT'S. UM. >> NOT AS RECOGNIZED AS IT SHOULD. I ALWAYS SAY THAT WE GET OUR
REFERRALS FROM NOT PEOPLE WHO WANT IT IS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE LEAST THAT YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN THE
COMMUNITY AND IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN SUPPORT ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE SERVING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, YOU HAVE A PLACE TO SEND THEM NOW I'M HERE TODAY NOT TO
SIMPLY REPRESENT OUR PROGRAM BUT AS A VOICE OF HUNDREDS OF CAREGIVERS WHO OFTEN CANNOT BE IN THE ROOM TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. EVERY DAY IN OUR CITY, CAREGIVERS ARE HOLDING UP THE
PEOPLE WE ALL DEPEND ON ADULT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY, NEIGHBORS RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CANNOT NAVIGATE LIFE ALONE. THESE CAREGIVERS ARE THE
INVISIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE OF BOSTON AND LIKE ANY INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT CRACKS THE WHOLE SYSTEM FAILS IT. OUR PROGRAM EXISTS BECAUSE CAREGIVERS THEY ARE ISOLATED.
THEY ARE FINALLY FINANCIALLY STRETCHED. THEY ARE EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED AND YET THEY KEEP SHOWING UP BECAUSE LOVE RESPONSIBILITY DOESN'T TAKE A DAY OFF. YOU KNOW. >> WHAT WE PROVIDE SUPPORT THAT
KEEPS FAMILIES INTACT, KEEP RESIDENTS SAFE IN THEIR HOMES, KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF CRISIS LEVEL SYSTEMS THAT COST THE CITY FAR MORE THAN PREVENTION EVER WILL . WHEN WE. >> LOOK AT THE WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THESE THREE PAGES THAT WE WILL GIVE TO YOU AT THE END OF MY SPEAKING I'VE SUBMITTED YOU'LL SEE THE STRUCTURE OF WHAT WE DO. BUT YOU DON'T SEE ON PAPER ARE THE STORIES BEHIND THE SERVICES
WHICH YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY IS SEEING THE OTHER DAY A DAUGHTER WHO CAN FINALLY SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT BECAUSE SHE HAS SUPPORT GROUPS THAT UNDERSTANDS HER, A. HUSBAND WHO. >> LEARNS HOW TO SAFELY CARE
FOR HIS WIFE AFTER A STROKE PREVENTING REPEAT E.R. VISITS A GRANDMOTHER RAISING HER GRANDCHILD WHO NOW HAS ACCESS TO RESOURCES SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTS.
THEY ARE NOT ABSTRACT EXAMPLES THEY ARE BOSTON RESIDENTS WHO LIVE AND HAVE STABILIZED BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM EXISTS BECAUSE CAREGIVERS ARE THE
FRONTLINE OF PREVENTING CRISES EMOTIONAL CRISES, HEALTH CRISES, FAMILY CRISES. WHENEVER CAREGIVERS HAVE SUPPORT, HOUSEHOLDS REMAIN STABLE WHEN THEY DON'T STRESS IT.
WHEN THAT STRESS DOESN'T ESCALATE, CONFLICT ESCALATE AND THE RIPPLE EFFECTS TOUCH SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, WORKPLACE AND NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CITATIONS WE'RE RECEIVING
TODAY IS VERY MEANINGFUL. IT TELLS CAREGIVERS THAT THE CITY SEES THEM, BUT ACKNOWLEDGMENT MUST BE PAIRED WITH ACTION BECAUSE THE NEED IS GROWING AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THIS WORK CANNOT CARRY
THAT ALONE. BOSTON IS A CITY THAT PRIDES ITSELF IN COMPASSIONATE INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS IS ALL THREE.
IT IS COMPASSIONATE BECAUSE IT HONORS THE EMOTIONAL LABOR THAT CARRIES. IT IS INNOVATION BECAUSE IT PREVENTS CRISES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN AND IT STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT KEEPS
PEOPLE CONNECTED, SUPPORTED AND ABLE TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES. SO TODAY AS YOU LEARN OUR PROGRAM. >> AND. THE ROLE IT PLAYS, I. ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT CAREGIVERS IN YOUR OWN LIFE
PAST OR PRESENT. THINK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE SOMEONE STEP INTO WHEN YOU NEED HELP. THINK ABOUT IT WOULD HAVE MET
IF THAT PERSON HAD SUPPORT BEHIND THEM. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE BUILDING. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE PROTECTING AND THAT'S WHY YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT MATTERS.
THANK YOU AGAIN ALL OF YOU FOR RECOGNIZING AND THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH THE CAREGIVERS WHO MAKE THIS CITY STRONGER EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND WE HAVE UM. ONE PAGE OF THAT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE IN OUR TRADITIONAL NOTEBOOK. I HOPE YOU GUYS ABLE TO USE IT. >> AS WELL. THANK YOU RUTHIE SHADOW DAY THE ENTIRE TEAM UM THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR THOSE
WHO ARE LIVING ON OUR MARGINS AND NEED OF SUPPORT AS MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU CAN PLEASE JOIN US. >> FOR. A PHOTO. THANK YOU. I WILL SEND IT TO COME ON.
TO. UM.
I.
KNOW. IT'S. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO JUST LIKE YOU GUYS DO THANK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ANYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR.
THANK YOU EVERYONE. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT A COUNSELOR? UH, CULPEPER HAS JOINED US. >> YES. NO.
>> ONTO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 25TH, 2026. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. OPPOSED. SAY NAY.
THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MARCH 25TH MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE'RE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM OUR HONOR THE MAYOR. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ DOCKET. 068 IT. DOCKING NUMBER 0688 ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT.
LOCAL FOOD POLICY GRANT AWARDED BY MASS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL. RESOURCES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE. THE GRANT WOULD FUND A FOOD
WORKING GROUP OF BOSTON BASED ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS WITH BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BUILD SHARED COMMITMENT TO VALUE. BASED FOOD PURCHASING FOOD RECOVERY, DEVELOP A BASELINE
OF PROCUREMENT DATA AND DEVELOP A PROCESS TO TRACK SHARED FOOD PURCHASING METRICS AND GOALS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR
OF UH HUMAN SERVICES. MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I KNOW WHEN WE SPEAK ON MATTERS MOST RECENTLY HEARD I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS UM COMMITTEE BUT AND THE OFFICE OF FOOD
JUSTICE. BUT I'M JUST ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO PASS THIS MEANINGFUL BUT SMALL GROUP NOW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MURPHY. UH, SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0688.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. UH, ALL ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. UH. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0688 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR CLERK, PLEASE READ DOCKET
0689. SO I CAN EMBER 068 NOW IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $13,735 IN THE FORM OF A
GRANT THE MASS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND GRANT AWARDED BY MASS HIRED DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR WORRELL, THE CHAIR OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS A SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT GRANT ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS FUNDING COMES THROUGH THE
MASSACHUSETTS. COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND SUPPORTS BOSTON'S MASS HIRE CAREER. CENTERS. >> INCLUDING THE DOWNTOWN CAREER CENTER AT 75 FEDERAL STREET AND THE ABCD CAREER CENTER IN ROXBURY. THESE CENTERS PROVIDE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS ACROSS OUR CITY. THESE FUNDS ARE SPECIFICALLY USED TO SUPPORT ONSITE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND INCLUDED INCLUDING ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY, ACCOMMODATIONS. AND WORKSPACE STAFF SERVING CLIENTS DIRECTLY WITHIN THE CAREER CENTERS. THIS IS A PART OF A BROADER BRAIDED FUNDING STRUCTURE THAT ENSURES OUR WORKFORCE SYSTEM IS
ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE FOR ALL BOSTON RESIDENTS AND AS CHAIR OF THE LABOR AND LABOR AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF THIS DOCKET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR WORRELL SIX
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET UM 0689 UH A PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0689. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THANK YOU. DOCKET ZERO.
DOCKET 0689 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UM, WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 069020691.
DUCK NUMBER 0690. COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM LAWRENCE TAKARA, CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REGARDING THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY AND NUMBER 0691
COMMUNICATION THE STREET FROM ASHLEY GRAFTON BERGER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND COLLECTOR TREASURER REGARDING BUDGET CHALLENGES THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 0690 THROUGH DOCKETS
0691 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. WE'RE NOW ON TO MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0268? I CAN NUMBER 0268 THE COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON FEBRUARY 4TH 2026 TALKING NUMBER 0268 PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW ENACT RELATIVE TO PENSION
BENEFITS FOR FIREFIGHTER LEO J . BRACKEN SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS IN A NEW DRAFT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CANCER THAT IS A PART OF THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. UH, CONCERNS ABOUT IT. DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT. >> I'D LIKE TO. SUBSTITUTE, UM, THE. UH, SUBMITTED COMMITTEE REPORT FOR AN AMENDED COMMITTEE REPORT THAT SHOULD BE IN FRONT
OF EVERYONE. UH, IT. >> HAS A SLIGHT. CHANGE BASED ON A. SMALL AUDIT THAT WE MADE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS MOVES TO SUBSTITUTE THE COMMITTEE REPORT
AND A NEW DRAFT FOR DOCKET 0286. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, UH. YEAH, I JUST HAVE IT. COULD WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THIS MOTION? UH, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.
OKAY, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. UH. >> THIS DOCKET IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY COUNCIL OF CANADA. DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK ON DOCKET
0268A HUMBLE PETITION RELATIVE. TO PENSION BENEFITS OF FIRE LIEUTENANT. LEO J. >> BRACKEN. LIEUTENANT BRACKEN SERVED THE CITY FOR OVER 35. YEARS YEARS. >> AND SUSTAINED A SEVERE PERMANENT INJURY IN THE LINE OF DUTY. UH, THERE THERE. >> IS NO. >> QUESTION ABOUT. >> THE. SERIOUSNESS OF HIS CONDITION OR
THE OBLIGATION WE HAVE TO. ENSURE HE. >> IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND FAIRNESS. OUR ROLE IS TO HONOR THAT INTENT AND TO ALSO ENSURE THAT WHAT WE. PASSED IS LEGALLY. SOUND. >> ADMINISTRATIVELY WORKABLE THROUGH. >> THE HEARING. PROCESS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH. >> THE BOSTON. RETIREMENT BOARD AND. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
WE IDENTIFIED A FEW THINGS. UH, THIS PENSION SEEKS TO PROVIDE 100% DISABILITY COMMISSION OR. DISABILITY PENSION WHILE. >> STILL OPERATING WITHIN SECTION SEVEN UM. ACCIDENTAL DISABILITY FRAMEWORK
WHICH. UNDER UH NATIONAL LAW CHAPTER 32 IS NOT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THAT LEVEL OF BENEFIT. ALTHOUGH WITH UH THROUGH THE. LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A WORKABLE SOLUTION THROUGH A DIFFERENT LEGAL STRUCTURE.
UM, WE ALSO HEARD UH CONCERNS AROUND INTERNAL CONSISTENCIES IN THE ORIGINAL DRAFT PARTICULARLY LANGUAGE. TIED TO MANDATORY RETIREMENT. AGE WHICH IS NOT. APPLICABLE IN. THIS CASE. AND QUESTIONS ABOUT TAXATION EARNING.
CAPS AND PRECEDENT. UM, IN. RESPONSE WE. >> WORKED TO BRING THE PETITION TO A MORE. UM LEGALLY COHERENT. STRUCTURE AND THE. AMENDED DRAFT DOES THREE KEY. THINGS AND SO IT STRIKES SECTION ONE D.
ENTIRELY REMOVING LANGUAGE THAT WAS BOTH UH FACTUALLY IN UH IN UM AND APPLICABLE. AND LEGALLY UNWORKABLE. IT CONSOLIDATES THE. BENEFIT STRUCTURE INTO. SECTION ONE B CLEARLY. DEFINED IN THE PENSION AS 100%
OF THE SALARY THE MEMBER WOULD HAVE. EARNED ELIMINATING AMBIGUITY AND. IT ENSURES THE BENEFIT IS TIED TO A CLEAR ENFORCEABLE. STANDARD FOR ADMINISTRATION. WE HEARD FROM COUNCILOR UP AT THE.
COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AT THE STATE HOUSE. >> UH, IN THEIR PERSPECTIVE THAT WHILE HOME RULE PETITIONS CAN OVERRIDE GENERAL LAW, THEY MUST STILL BE WORKABLE AND THAT RECENT LEGISLATION INCLUDING THE VIOLENT AND CATASTROPHIC
INJURY FRAMEWORK SUGGESTS THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS WILLING TO CONSIDER ENHANCED BENEFITS IN. NARROW AND WELL JUSTIFIED CASES . I'M RECOMMENDING THAT THIS PETITION OUGHT TO PASS A NEW DRAFT. UM ONE IS ONE. THAT IS.
>> PRECISE AND. >> GIVES THE LEGISLATURE THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE FOUNDATION TO EVALUATE EVALUATE WHAT IS. LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE. AND APPROPRIATE IN THIS CASE. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN A PROCESS THAT ULTIMATELY.
REQUIRES STATE APPROVAL. BUT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO STAND FOR SOMETHING THAT ALIGNS WITH INTENT WITH A VIABLE PATH TO IMPLEMENTATION. AND I'D LIKE TO, UM, PASS THE MIC OVER TO THE LEAD SPONSORS FOR. >> ANY. REMARKS THEY MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, FINE. OKAY. COUNCILOR FLYNN WAS THE LEAD SPONSOR BUT. I DON'T SEE HIS LIGHT ON MY VIEW. THE LEAD SPONSOR COMES FROM
COUNCILOR FLYNN. UH UH, COUNCIL FLYNN, YOU'RE THE LEAD SPONSOR, SO YOU'RE YOU UP FIRST? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL CORTEZ ABOUT, UH, THIS IS ABOUT RESPECT FOR LIEUTENANT
BRACKEN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCIL MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO REITERATE AND THANK YOU TO CHAIR COLETTA
ZAPATA AND YOUR STAFF FOR JUST BEING VERY MINDFUL AND STRENGTHENING THE LANGUAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS A BETTER CHANCE PASSING UP AT THE STATE HOUSE. AND ALSO JUST WANTED TO THANK LIEUTENANT BRACKEN WHO WAS AT
THE HEARING AND SHARING HIS PERSONAL STORY AND THIS IS VERY JUSTIFIED. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT ALL OF US HERE WILL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THIS AND THEN HELP SUPPORT IT UP AT THE STATE HOUSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0268 IN A NEW DRAFT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I.
MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0268. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. >> COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED TO COUNCIL US PUT A YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.
YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MURPHY.
COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. APPEND. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL LEVEL. YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YEAH. COUNCIL. YES.
DUCKY. NUMBER 0268 AS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 026 HERE IT IS PASSED AND A NEW DRAFT. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 0570 AND DOCKET 0571 TOGETHER? DUCKY NUMBER 0570 THE CANADIAN WAYS AND MEANS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON MARCH 18TH, 2026
DOCKET NUMBER 0570 MESSAGING ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO APPROPRIATE THE AMOUNT OF $20,200,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS FOR THE WINDOW
AND DOOR REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS INCLUDES THE PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL OR RELATED THERETO AND FOR WHICH THE CITY
OF BOSTON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY SET AMOUNT TO BE EXPEND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUBMITS A REPORT THAT THE ORDER TO BE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION. DOCKET NUMBER 0571 THE COMMITTEE WAYS AND MEANS TO US
,WHICH WAS REFERRED ON MARCH 18TH, 2026 DOCKET NUMBER 0571 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT
OF $1,100,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS FOR THE WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS MARGARITA MUNIZ ACADEMY MILDRED AVENUE K THROUGH EIGHT SCHOOL
ORCHARD GARDEN SCHOOL THIS INCLUDES THE PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL RELATED THERETO AND FOR WHICH THE CITY OF BOSTON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS
SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY SET AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING
THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND A FOR FURTHER ACTION IN A NEW DRAFT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER, THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH.
>> THANK YOU I DO. >> DO WE HAVE AN AMENDED VERSION OF DOCKET NUMBER 0571? >> THERE WERE SOME CLERICAL ERRORS AND I I. WANT TO RECOMMEND A VOTE ON THE AMENDED DOCKET.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED THAT OKAY. UM OKAY. WELL THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT . UH, THE COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING ON MARCH 26TH VIA ZOOM ON THESE TWO DOCKETS.
UH 570571 THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILORS CULPEPER LOUIJEUNE FLYNN, BREADON SANTANA AND MURPHY FOR THEIR ATTENDANCE. UH UH, CARLTON JONES, DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES
DEPARTMENT BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN, UH, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER IN THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND BRIAN FORD, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON THE UH ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINDOWS ROOF PROJECT, WHICH HAS A HIGHER PRICE TAG BECAUSE THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE MSB PROCESS
UM IN THE DESIGN PHASE THE CITY REALIZED THE COST OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE GREATER THAN 30% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE SCHOOL WHICH TRIGGERED THE MASSACHUSETTS ARCHITECTURAL
ACCESS BOARD'S ACCESSIBILITY CODE UPGRADES. THEREFORE, THIS UH $20 MILLION DOCKET WILL COVER REPLACEMENTS OF ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS IN THE ATTIC IN THE ADAMS ALONGSIDE
ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES WHICH INCLUDE A NEW ELEVATOR, ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES TO THE SCHOOL AND ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS IN EVERY FLOOR. THE CITY EXPECTS TO BE REIMBURSED ABOUT 10.4 MILLION
FOR THIS PROJECT FROM THE MSBA . THE COMMITTEE UM WAS BRIEFED ON THE 2025 UH AARP PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE THE MARGARITO MUNIZ
ACADEMY MILDRED AVENUE UH K THROUGH EIGHT SCHOOL IN ORCHARD GARDENS. UH DOCKET 0571 WILL COVER DESIGN COSTS AND AFTER DESIGN IS DONE THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE BEFORE
THE COUNCIL AGAIN TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT COST. UM, I GUESS YOU KNOW I'M ASKING THAT THESE MATTERS BE, UH, VOTED ON UH, TODAY AND I GUESS
THEY'LL BE BRINGING THEM UP FOR A SECOND VOTE. FOR FURTHER. YEAH. OKAY. YES. THE FOR. UH. >> FURTHER ACTION. THANK YOU PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS
AND MEANS RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND A VOTE ON THE FIRST READING OF DOCKETS 0570. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET
0570. COUNSELOR BREEN. YES, COUNSELOR. BREADON. YES, COUNSELOR. COLOR AS OPPOSED COUNCIL CALL AS A PARTY. YES. COUNSELOR. CULPEPER. COUNSELOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. YES.
COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNSELOR. FLYNN. COUNSELOR. FUNNIEST COUNSELOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNSELOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR ME HERE. COUNSELOR. MEJIA. YES, COUNSELOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL.
PIPPIN. COUNSELOR. PIPPIN. YES, COUNSELOR. SANTANA. COUNSELOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES AND COUNSELOR. WORLD COUNSELOR. WELL, YES.
DUCKING NUMBER 0571 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED ON DOCKET 0570, HAS BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION.
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND A VOTE ON THE FIRST READING OF DOCKET 0571 IN A NEW DRAFT. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ UH UH COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 0571. COUNCILOR BREEN. YES, COUNSELOR. BRAIN. YES, COUNSELOR. COLLETTE AS A PARTNER. COUNSELOR AS A PARTNER. YES, COUNSELOR. CULPEPPER. YEAH. COUNSELOR.
CULPEPER. YES, COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNSELOR. FLYNN. COUNSELOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNSELOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNSELOR. MEJIA NOT SET MEJIA.
YES, COUNSELOR. MURPHY. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. YES, COUNSELOR. PREVENT COUNCILOR IF YOU'VE BEEN. YES, COUNSELOR. SANTANA. COUNSELOR. SANTANA. YES, COUNSELOR. WEBER. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES AND COUNSELOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCIL.
ORAL. YES. TALKING OF A0571 AS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN THE DOCKET 0571 HAS
BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION AND A NEW DRAFT. MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0179. DOC NUMBER 0179 ORDER FOR A
HEARING TO DISCUSS FOOD INSECURITY AND MALNUTRITION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR OF UM HUMAN SERVICES. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ON MARCH 30TH I HAD A HEARING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES ON DOCKET 0179 TO DISCUSS FOOD
INSECURITY AND MALNUTRITION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I WAS JOINED BY COUNCILOR ED FLYNN, THE LEAD SPONSOR ALONG WITH MYSELF AND COUNCILOR WEBER CULPEPER AND COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE
WERE THERE TOGETHER. WE FOCUSED ON THE GROWING NEED TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS NOT JUST TO FOOD BUT TO HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD.
WE HEARD POWERFUL TESTIMONY FROM JENNIFER HANLON WIGAN, CEO OF THE WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE SABRINA DE FONSEKA FROM THE BOSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIVE AND MELISSA
HONEYWOOD FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE. WHAT WE HEARD WAS. CLEAR FOOD INSECURITY REMAINS A SERIOUS AND GROWING ISSUE IN BOSTON ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS,
FAMILIES, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE DORCHESTER, ROXBURY, MATTAPAN AND EAST BOSTON. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT HUNGER IT IS ABOUT NUTRITION, HEALTH, HOUSING AND DIGNITY.
WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP WHICH ARE CRITICAL BUT STILL LEAVE GAPS TO MANY RESIDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE OR NOT ENROLLED. AND FOR MANY THE BENEFITS ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH.
WITH RISING FOOD COSTS AND UNCERTAINTY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THIS CHALLENGE IS ONLY BECOMING MORE URGENT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE
AND JENNIFER HAMLIN WIGAN, WHO JOINED US AT THE HEARING. THEIR ORGANIZATION SERVES SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE WOMEN IN OUR CITY, PROVIDING OVER 165,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS EACH
YEAR. BUT WHAT MAKES THEIR WORK SO POWERFUL THAT IT DOES NOT STOP AT FOOD? THEY PROVIDE DIGNITY, SAFETY AND CONNECTION. THEY ALSO PROVIDE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT HOUSING.
AND AS WE HEARD DURING THE HEARING, A MALE IS OFTEN HOW TRUST BEGINS AND FROM THAT FIRST MEAL THE WOMEN THEY ARE CONNECTED TO HOUSING, HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO STABILIZE THEIR LIVES.
SO I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR MAKING SURE THEY WERE HERE AND PRESENT AT THIS HEARING AND ON THE PANEL TO SHARE THE WORK THEY DO. THAT MODEL MATTERS.
IT SHOWS US THAT FOOD IS NOT JUST A SERVICE IT IS A FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITY. WE ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE IMPORTANT WORK HAPPENING ACROSS OUR CITY INCLUDING FREE MEAL PROGRAMS IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, MEAL DELIVERY AND NUTRITIOUS SERVICES FOR OUR SENIORS AND EFFORTS AT THE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE TO SUCCEED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS . BUT WE KNOW THERE IS MORE TO
DO. AND AS WE MOVE INTO A DIFFICULT BUDGET SEASON, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT ACCESS TO FOOD IS A BASIC HUMAN NEED. IT MUST REMAIN A PRIORITY AND
WE NEED TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IN BOSTON GOES WITHOUT FOOD. THEY NEED TO LIVE A HEALTHY AND
FULL LIFE. SO THANK YOU AND HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THIS HEARING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ALONGSIDE THESE DEPARTMENTS. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY. DOCKET 0179 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE.
MR COOK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET DOCKET 0270 AND 0291. TALKING NUMBERS 0270. ORDER FOR A HEARING TO EXPLORE
SNOW REMOVAL RELIEF AND OPTIONS AND DOCKET NUMBER 0291. ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS CREATION OF A SNOW CORPSE CORE IN BOSTON. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR FLYNN, THE CHAIR OF CITY SERVICES. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ON MONDAY, MARCH 30TH AT 2 P.M., THE COMMITTEE ON CITY
SERVICES HELD A WORKING SESSION ON DOCKET 0291 WATER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE CREATION OF A SNOW CORE IN BOSTON AND 0270 ORDER FOR A HEARING TO
EXPLORE SNOW REMOVAL RELIEF IN OPERATIONS. THESE MATTERS WERE SPONSORED BY UM COUNCIL WILL ROLL MEJIA IN PEPEN.
WE ARE JOINED BY COUNCILORS MURPHY FITZGERALD, WELLS, WEBER, CULPEPER AND LOUIJEUNE. I WASN'T SURE IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE THAT WAS THAT WAS
HERE. UM FROM THE ADMINISTRATION WAS ANDREA PAYTON CHIEF OF STAFF AT THE COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ANDREA BURNS FROM THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION.
THIS WAS AN INFORMATIVE DISCUSSION ON THE LOGISTICS OF CREATING A SNOW CORE AND HOW IT WOULD ESPECIALLY HELP OUR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DURING SIGNIFICANT SNOW SNOWSTORMS.
IT WAS A POSITIVE MEETING AND I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND ENGAGEMENT FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF EIGHT STRONG AND THE COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
THEY WERE ENGAGED IN THE SUBJECT. THEY PROVIDED INVALUABLE FEEDBACK. THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL. THEY WANTED TO BE THERE. OF NOTE PUBLIC WORKS WAS NOT THERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING ANOTHER SNOW RELATED HEARING LATER IN THE YEAR AS WE PREPARE FOR NEXT WINTER. THESE ARE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR HIS
ADVOCACY COUNCILOR RALPH ADVOCATING FOR THE CREATION OF A SNOW CORE AS WELL. I WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR BOTH EXPLORING THE PURCHASE OF SNOW MELT AS FOR THE NEXT
WINTER AS WELL AS FOCUSING ON SNOW REMOVAL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. REMOVING SNOW LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW AT INTERSECTIONS, INTERSECTIONS AND A FOCUS ON
COVERED PHASE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SIGNALS DURING LARGE SNOWSTORMS IN NOR'EASTERS I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE SNOW IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION OR IN
THE MIDDLE OF A CROSSWALK. THAT'S IMPACTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIORS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. UM. DOCKET ZERO.
UM DOCKETS DOCKET 0270 AND DOCKETS 0291 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MISTER CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0374. TALKING NUMBER 037 FOR
EMERGENCY HEARING ORDER REGARDING CHRONIC SCHOOL BUS DELAYS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION FAILURES. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION FOR EDUCATION COMES FROM HERE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, THAT. THE COMMITTEE. ON EDUCATION HELD A HEARING ON. TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST AT 10.
>> A.M. ON DOCKET 037 FOR EMERGENCY HEARING ORDER REGARDING CHRONIC SCHOOL BUS DELAYS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION FAILURES. THIS UM MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR MURPHY.
FLYNN AND FITZGERALD. IN ATTENDANCE WERE COUNCILORS MURPHY, BREADON WEBER, FITZGERALD, CULPEPER. AND FLYNN. THERE WERE NO LETTERS OF ABSENCE. UH THE HEARING BEGAN WITH
PUBLIC TESTIMONY WHERE WE HEARD FROM WHAT WE HEARD FROM PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS THE CITY AND A TEACHER FAMILIES SHARED HOW FREQUENTLY THE BUSSES WERE DELAYED OR CANCELED AND
MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIED SHARE THAT THEIR CHILDREN'S BUSSES WERE DELAYED THAT MORNING RIGHT BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY. ALSO HIGHLIGHTED WAS THE IMPACTS ON STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES FROM BUS ISSUES LACK OF LANGUAGE ACCESS, LACK OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AND INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE ZOOM APP REIMBURSEMENT CREDIT FOR FAMILIES WHO PAY FOR
UBERS AND LIFTS CREDITS UM TO MAKE UP FOR IEP MANDATED INSTRUCTION HOURS AND TRACKERS BEING TURNED OFF AND NO BACKUP WAYS TO TRACK IF THERE ARE ANY TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.
AND THE ADMINISTRATION PANEL WE HEARD FROM DAN ROSENGARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND JACQUELINE HAYES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AT THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE PRESENTATION SHARED TWO METRICS THAT 2025 2026 ON-TIME PERFORMANCE WAS HIGH IN THE FALL AND WORSENED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY DUE TO STORMS AND
THAT UM AND HAD RETURNED TO HIGH IN MARCH AND TO THAT BETWEEN 2025 AND 2026. BUS COVERAGE UNCOVERED MEANS NO
DRIVER AND OR BUS HAD SHOWED A SHARP INCREASE IN UNCOVERED TRIPS SINCE DECEMBER. THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THIS METRIC SHOWS WHERE TRANSPORTATION IS ESPECIALLY FALLING SHORT.
THEY ALSO SHARED THAT REIMBURSEMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IN THEIR IEP AND UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES CAN ALSO
ACCESS THIS REIMBURSEMENT. THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO SHARED ATHLETICS BUS COVERAGE BUT NOT ON TIME PERFORMANCE. COUNCILORS QUESTIONED ON UM
METRICS AND METHODOLOGY CORRELATION TO ABSENTEEISM FAMILY UM UH OPT OUT FAMILY EXPERIENCE FINES FOR TRANS DEATH STOP UM FUNCTION DRIVER
ABSENTEEISM, SPECIFIC ROUTES AND SCHOOLS WORK COVERAGE PROCESSES CONTRACTS WITH TRANSIT AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS DELAYED NOTIFICATION DRIVER ASSIGNMENT TO ROUTES
ELECTRIC BUS CHARGING CONCERNS BROUGHT FORTH BY BUS DRIVERS. IMPACTS ON FAMILIES DELAYED UM RELATED TO SNOWSTORMS VERSUS SYSTEMIC ISSUES TRACKING
FUNCTIONING AND BACKUP INSURANCE COVERAGE IMPACTS ON STUDENTS IEPS, ATHLETIC TRANSPORTATION AUDITS, ACCIDENT PROTOCOLS AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS A ROBUST HEARING WITH LOTS OF INPUT UH, FROM FAMILIES. AND I THINK AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE THE BUDGET, I THINK IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT FOR.
>> US TO. RECOGNIZE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE ARE OFTEN POURING INTO A SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES TO STILL FALL SHORT. AND MY HOPE IS IS THAT UH AND
I'VE ASKED FOR A DASHBOARD SO THAT WE CAN TRACK UH, THESE INCONSISTENCIES WITH MORE TRANSPARENCY. AND EVEN BEFORE I CAME HERE ON TO THE COUNCIL, UM, THIS HAS
BEEN AN ISSUE AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE STATE UH, PUT WAS THREATENING TO PUT EPS ON THE RECEIVERSHIP AND BUS PERFORMANCE WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WAS ON THE LIST.
SO MY HOPE IS IS THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WE CAN ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO KEEPING THIS IN COMMITTEE AND HAVING A SECOND HEARING SO WE CAN SEE
WHERE WE STAND UM AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COMES FROM I HEAR DOCKET 0374 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0400.
NUMBER 0400 ORDER FOR A HEARING. REGARDING ALL CITY OF BOSTON GRANTS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONCERNS AND TOWN OF THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE HELD A HEARING. UM, IN ORDER FOR A HEARING GUARDING ALL CITY OF BOSTON
GRANTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FIVE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. UM I WILL WE WERE JOINED BY COUNCILOR FLYNN HOUSE, OUR MURPHY AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD . UM OUR PANELISTS INCLUDED, UM,
PAUL BURKE WHO IS THE FIRE CAPTAIN WHO IS THE FIRE COMMISSIONER RODNEY MARSHALL'S CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, UH, WITH SUPPORT SERVICES. PATRICK I WAS CHIEF OF OPERATIONS WITH THE FIELD SERVICES.
KEVIN COYNE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UM WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE AND JULIE DEVON WITH THE FINANCIAL GRANTS MANAGER, ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE UM UNIT UH WE WERE ALSO JOINED BY
THE PEOPLE UM BUT I'M GOING TO NAME BUT WE'RE NOT PART OF THE PANEL UM UM BUT DID PROVIDE TESTIMONY UH, FIRE MARSHAL AND DEPUTY CHIEF COLLEEN KELLY WITH THE FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION
DEPUTY CHIEF JODY SHEA WITH THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIVISION, DEPUTY CHIEF SCOTT MALONE WITH THE TRAINING DIVISION. DISTRICT CHIEF JOHN MCDONNELL WITH THE TRAINING DIVISION.
DISTRICT CHIEF KEITH KELLY WITH THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND UM AND SHAUNA LYNCH, UM PROGRAMMATIC GRANTS MANAGER WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF FINANCE GRANTS FOR UNIT UM
WE DISCUSSED SEVERAL GRANTS SEVERAL FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS. I BELIEVE THERE'S FIVE UM FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WE ARE WAITING ON AND 5 OR 8 FEDERAL GRANTS AND FIVE STATE GRANTS.
UM, THE GRANTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED UM WORK UM ON FIRE PREVENTION, CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AS WELL AS JUST
OVERALL TRAINING FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS. AND I THINK UH, MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HEARD, UM, WAS A CANCER SCREENING, UM, THAT OUR FIRE UM MEMBERS UM, GO THROUGH UM AND IT'S EXTREMELY,
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. UM, SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT HEARING. I'M GOING TO I SHOULD BE UM, SUSPENDING UM, PASSING LATER ON IN THE GREEN SHEETS, UM, FOR ONE UM, ONE OF THE GRANTS, UM,
THAT THEY UM THAT IS TIMELY. UM, BUT WE WILL BE, UM, USING THIS UM, HEARING ORDER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUSPENDED PASS UM, VERY IMPORTANT GRANTS FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I ALSO THIS, UM, DOCTOR WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 0400 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE, MR GRAY. MADAM, I THINK OH SORRY. COUNCIL OFFLINE AND YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANT, UH, WORK OF COUNCIL CHAIR SANTANA. IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE
HEARING. HE HAD ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE HEARING. THE RIGHT QUESTIONS WERE ASKED AND HE ANSWERED. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE PROFESSIONALISM OF HOW THE HEARING WENT AND UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THESE WHEN IT DOES COME UP FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILOR MURPHY, I SEE YOUR LIGHT ON UM, CAN YOU HAVE
JUST A BRIEF COMMENT AND THANK YOU. . >> THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR HOLDING THIS ONE TAKE AWAY. UM, ONE OF THE GRANTS THAT WE DID NOT GET WAS TIED TO SAFETY AND TRAINING.
AND I DO JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AFTER THEY RETIRE IS ONLY FIVE YEARS. SO WE DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE BUDGET WHEN IT COMES UP BUT ALSO IF WE
FALL SHORT ON ANY GRANTS. BUT I DO WANT TO UPLIFT JULIE AND KEVIN AND THEIR TEAM ON THE GRANT WRITING TEAM WHO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THEY PIECE IT TOGETHER AND WHEREVER WE FALL SHORT ON THE CITY SIDE
THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE SAFE, THEIR FAMILIES ARE SAFE AND THAT WE AS RESIDENTS GET THE BEST SERVICE. SO THANK YOU COUNCILOR SANTANA . THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY AND THANK YOU.
I THINK THIS IS DUE DILIGENCE ON FOLLOWING UP ON ALL THE GRANTS. IN THIS CLIMATE IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. DOCKET 0400 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 0619 AND 0620 TOGETHER. TALKING NUMBER 0619. MISS, DID YOU NOT HAVE FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR 26 APPROPRIATION.
FOR THE RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY $1,046,178 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE UNITED STEELWORKERS 2936 THUS MONITORS
DOCKET NUMBER 0620 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, IN THE AMOUNT
OF $1,046,178 TO COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 26 COST SAVINGS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE UNITED
STEELWORKERS 2936 PLUS MONITORS . THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACTS ARE JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2028. THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE
CONTRACTS INCLUDE BASE WAGE INCREASES OF 2% TO BE GIVEN IN JULY OF EACH FISCAL YEAR OF THE CONTRACT TERM, AS WELL AS $1
AND NOW A FLAT INCREASE IN JANUARY 2026 AND A 70 CENT HOUR FLAT INCREASE FOR ASSIGNED MONITORS ONLY IN JANUARY 2028. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR WEBER, THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH. THE COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING THIS MORNING ON ZOOM. UH. >> ON THESE TWO DOCKETS. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES.
UH, YOU KNOW WHO WHO SHOWED UP FOR THE HEARING? COUNCILORS FLYNN. MURPHY. DURKAN. COLLETTA. >> ZAPATA LOUIJEUNE AND MORRELL . UH, WE HEARD FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT JIM WILLIAMSON, THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS FOR JEREMIE HASSEN AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DAN ROSENGARD. UM, UH WE ALSO HEARD FROM
DARLENE LAMBOS OF THE GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL. THE COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON THE CHANGES COVERED IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND UNITED
STEELWORKERS LOCAL 2936 IN THE AMOUNT OF UH $1,046,000.40 $6,178 UM WHICH WOULD AMOUNT TO A 2% PAY INCREASE FOR BUS
MONITORS IN UM UH IN EACH YEAR. UH I THINK YOU HEARD IT'S 2%. UM UH FOR FY STARTING FOR FY 26
PLUS $1 PER HOUR STARTING IN JANUARY 2026 2% IN UH F Y 27 2% IN FY UH UH IN THE THIRD YEAR I'M SORRY HALFWAY YEAH AND 2%
IN FY 28 PLUS ANOTHER $0.70 PER HOUR FOR A SIGN MONGER STARTING IN JANUARY 2028. IT ALSO PAYS FOR 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE INCIDENT REPORTS AND
REFORMS THE WAY THEY DO, UH, BIDDING TO MAKE IT ELECTRIC ELECTRONIC BIDDING. UH, WE HEARD HOW, UH, THE CBA APPLIES TO APPROXIMATELY 700 BUS MONITORS. UH, AND UH ALSO REQUIRES
ADDITIONAL TRAINING. UM, UH, WE HEARD FROM UH, DARLENE LAMBOS THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE PRIMARILY UH, YOU KNOW, YEAH, THESE ARE AMONG THE
LOWEST PAID CITY WORKERS, UH, WHO ARE PRIMARILY IMMIGRANTS WHO RELY ON THESE JOBS TO TO MAKE ENDS MEET FOR THEIR FAMILIES. UM, I THINK IT WOULD RAISE THEIR PAY FROM AROUND $18 AN
HOUR TO $22 AN HOUR. UH, DURING THE COURSE OF THIS CONTRACT, UM, I YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR, UH ,ROSENGART FOR BEING ON HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, UH, FOR MY
COLLEAGUES DURING THE HEARING TODAY. UM, AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. MY RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME IS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF THESE TWO DOCKETS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS ON WEST MAIN SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT. UM COUNCILOR DIVISION I RECOGNIZE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I JUST. WANTED TO RISE AND, UM, THANK THE PARTIES FOR REACHING AN
AGREEMENT HERE. I KNOW. >> THIS WAS A VERY HARD FOUGHT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS. UM, A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS I SHOWED UP AT THE BUS YARD, UM, IN HYDE PARK TO TALK TO THE BUS MONITORS ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM
WORKING CONDITIONS TO TREATMENT ON THE BUSSES TO THEIR PAY, UH . DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER. OF THE BUS MONITORS ESPECIALLY ,UM, IN THE HYDE PARK YARD OUR UM OUR IMMIGRANTS UH AND OUR
OF ASIAN DESCENT. UM SO I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO, UH, THE TEAM. THEY'RE THE ONE IN ROXBURY. THEY DO IMPORTANT WORK AND THEY ARE, UM, OFTEN MET WITH ACTIONS
THAT ARE NOT DIGNIFIED. AND SO I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATION WITH DAN ROSENGART ABOUT THIS, UM, WITH THE UNION AND WITH LEADERSHIP AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CBA HERE BUT SOME OF THE UNDERLYING
ISSUES REMAIN RIGHT IN RESPECT, DIGNITY. UH, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONGESTION WHEN IT COMES TO VACATION AND TIME OFF, BUT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON BEHALF OF, UH, THE BUS MONITORS
WHO DO IMPORTANT WORK. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY A CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON THIS VICTORY. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT MANY OF THEM FEEL THAT THERE'S ONGOING WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAND WITH THEM IN THAT WORK. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR DIVISION, THE CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0619.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. UH, MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON THE DOCKET 0619. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCIL AGREED AND YES, COUNCILOR.
COLOR AS. OPPOSED COUNSELOR COLOR AS OPPOSED YES, COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR THIS SHOW ? YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCIL.
FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. WHO'S ILLUSION? YES, COUNCILOR. >> MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES, COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCIL. PEN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR.
SANTANA. YES AND COUNCILOR. WHOEVER. >> COUNCILOR WEBER. YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR. WORRELL. YES. TALKING NUMBER 0619 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THANK YOU. UH, DOCKET 0619 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR ON THE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET
0620. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0620. COUNCILOR BREADON.
YES. COUNCILOR. BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTY AS COUNCILOR. CULPEPER COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR.
FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL PUT PEN
COUNCIL OPINIONS. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. BASSAN. COUNCILOR. EARL. COUNCILOR. OH YES. DUCKY NUMBER 0620 AS RECEIVED A
UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 0620 HAS PASSED. WE'RE NOW ON TO MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS A REMINDER THAT UNDER RULE 39 REMARKS ON NEW
MATTERS NOT UP FOR A VOTE TODAY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FROM THE LEAD SPONSOR AND TWO MINUTES FOR THE CO-SPONSORS. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0692.
DUCKY NUMBER 0692 COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PHARMACY STABILIZATION AND ACCESS FUND. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IN DISTRICT SEVEN I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A NEIGHBORHOOD PHARMACY PACKS UP AND LEAVES FOR MANY OF OUR
RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY SENIORS, WORKING FAMILIES AND THOSE WITHOUT RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION . THAT LOSS IS DEVASTATING. A PHARMACY IS NOT JUST A PLACE
TO PICK UP PRESCRIPTIONS IT'S A LIFELINE FOR MEDICATIONS, VACCINATIONS AND TRUSTED HEALTH CARE GUIDES. WHEN THAT ACCESS DISAPPEARS, ENTIRE COMMUNITIES ARE LEFT
BEHIND. BUT JUST RECENTLY SHARED ON THIS FLOOR SOME OF THE HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT EXIST WITHIN DISTRICT SEVEN WHERE SIMPLE CHANGE IN ZIP CODE CAN RESULT
IN A CHANGE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY WHEN OUR LOCAL PHARMACIES ARE UNABLE TO SUSTAIN TO BE SUSTAINED IN OUR COMMUNITIES, THE LIVE CONSEQUENCES ARE ALL LIFE ALTERING.
THIS ORDINANCE IS ABOUT MEETING THAT CHALLENGE HEAD ON BY CREATING A DEDICATED FUND THROUGH THE BOARDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION, WE ARE INVESTING IN STABILITY AND EXPANSION OF PHARMACIES WHERE
THEY ARE NEEDED THE MOST. WE ARE SAYING THE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES NOT DEPEND ON YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUT SHOULD BE AFFORDED TO EVERYONE AND EVERY CORNER
OF THE CITY. THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT A HANDOUT FOR RETAIL PHARMACIES LIKE CVS AND WALGREENS. THE LANGUAGE IS CLEAR THE PHARMACIES OF A CERTAIN SIZE DO
NOT QUALIFY. THIS IS ABOUT EQUITY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAKING SURE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY DESERVE TO IN
ORDER TO THRIVE. IF YOU REMEMBER I LED THAT PROTEST AT WALGREENS PROTEST TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TO TRY AND FIGHT TO KEEP PHARMACIES IN OUR
COMMUNITY WHERE WE NOW HAVE WHAT WE CALL PHARMACY DESERTS. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AS A SECOND ORIGINAL COUNCILOR COUNCIL CO-SPONSOR
I'D LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND IT COMES TO MEJIA AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE WAS
ADDED AS A SECOND AND SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILMEMBER HE IS ORDERED THIS A THIRD THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR CULPEPER UH, FOR ADDING THIS TO THIS DOCKET. IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK.
UM, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO PROPHETIC RESISTANCE IN ROXBURY AND TO SO MANY WHO HAVE BEEN LEADING THE CHARGE ON MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, PUSHING BACK AGAINST PHARMACY CLOSURES. UM, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT JESSE IN.
MY OFFICE WHO'S. BEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, INCLUDING A PETITION. >> TO. THE PHARMACY BOARD THAT WE PASSED HERE IN THE MAYOR SIGNED LAST TERM THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK UP. UM, A FOLLOW UP ON WE HAVE TO GET CREATIVE WHEN WE HAVE
COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND WHEN WE NEED TO SAVE PHARMACIES LIKE CORNFIELDS LIKE INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES IN ROSLINDALE. I WAS AT A PHARMACY IN DEDHAM THE OTHER DAY THAT WAS LOOK LIKE A HEALTHY, WELL
FUNCTIONING UM UH, INDEPENDENT UH FAMILY PHARMACY AND WE NEED TO PROTECT OURS HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. WE NEED TO GET CREATIVE IN ALL AREAS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING AND LEANING ON THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THIS WORK
EITHER AS LARGE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HOSPITALS OR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES WHO ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. UM, WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO USE OUR CREATIVITY IN THE SPACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
ADDRESSING THE PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO AS COUNCILOR CULPEPPER SAID TOO OFTEN EXISTS IN PHARMACY DESERTS TOO OFTEN AFFECT BLACK AND BROWN RESIDENTS AND WE ALREADY WE'VE ALREADY BEEN VERY
CLEAR ON THE HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT EXIST IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WORSENED WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO UH, UH, DRUGS OR PHARMACIES ALSO DURING COVID PROVIDE SCREENINGS THEY GET YOUR FLU SHOTS ARE THE
FIRST ENTRY OF CARE FOR HEALTH CARE FOR SO MANY OF US. THIS IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT WORK AND I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER HERE COMES FROM MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL CULPEPER FOR ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL, UH, CO-SPONSOR. I'M PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE ACCESS TO PHARMACIES IS A BASIC PUBLIC
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE TACTIC. BOSTON HAS LOST OVER 41 PHARMACIES SINCE 2018, MANY OF THEM LARGE COMMERCIAL CHAINS . THAT TELLS US THAT THIS IS A UM
SYSTEMS ISSUE, NOT JUST AN ISOLATED CLOSURE ISSUE. WE NEED TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT WHAT MODELS WE'RE SUPPORTING AND WHERE GAPS ARE FORMING. THIS BUTTON GIVES US A CHANCE TO INVEST IN DIFFERENT MODELS
INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY BASED PHARMACIES THAT ARE MORE ROOTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND MORE RESPONSIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOSS OF CARNEY HOSPITAL, MANY RESIDENTS HAVE LOST ACCESS TO
THEIR LOCAL HOSPITAL PHARMACY AS WELL, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY BASED PHARMACIES UM CLOSE TO HOME. THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT NONE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OR RESIDENTS FEEL LEFT OUT
WITHOUT THE ESSENTIAL CARE THAT THEY NEED AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST SURFACED UP IN ROXBURY, OUR OFFICE UH, ORGANIZED AND WORKED ALONGSIDE
COMMUNITY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SAID THEN AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN NOW, UM, IS THAT WE HAD PHARMACY LOCKS AND OTHER SMALLER MOM AND POP BLACK OWNED
UM OR OR YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY OWNED UM SPACES IN PLACES AND THAT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THEN TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES TO UH STAND IN THAT GAP.
AND SO NOW IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CATCH UP TO THAT SENTIMENT. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?
UH, COUNCILOR? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR PEPPER AND COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCILOR WORRELL AND PLEASE UP
THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0692 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 0693. DUCKING NUMBER 0693 COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING REGARDING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, UM, COUNCILOR MEJIA AS AN ORIGINAL
CO-SPONSOR. UH, COUNCILOR MEJIA IS SO ADDED. GREAT. >> THANK YOU. UM THANK YOU, CONCILOR MEJIA HERE FOR JOINING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING OUR TRANSGENDER AND
GENDER NON-CONFORMING RESIDENTS. GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IS HEALTH CARE LIKE ALL OTHER FORMS OF HEALTH CARE, IF IT GETS A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE IT PREVENTS SUFFERING AND IS OFTEN
LIFE SAVING. RIGHT NOW, FEDERAL THREATS HAVE IMPACTED OUR RESIDENTS ACCESS TO GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE . DESPITE OUR CITY'S COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING THEIR DIGNITY AND EQUALITY.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE 19 YEARS OR YOUNGER, AND IT IMPACTS OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO MAKE UP THE LARGEST INDUSTRY SECTOR IN BOSTON, ESPECIALLY THE DOCTORS AND SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE
DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PREVENTING SUFFERING AND PROMOTING WELL-BEING. THIS HEARING IS MEANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE WAY THAT FEDERAL ACTIONS HAVE SHAPED THE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE UM CARE OUR
RESIDENTS ARE CURRENTLY. EXPERIENCING. RESTRICTING OR DENYING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IS AN ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND AN AUTONOMY WHEN A SINGLE MINORITY GROUP IS ROUTINELY SUBJECT TO THESE
ATTACKS. WE NEED TO TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY AND WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION. THE FIRST STEP OF THAT IS KNOWING WHAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE AT THIS HEARING AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN
THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL FROM HERE. COUNCILMEMBER HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR
AND HIS STEADFAST LEADERSHIP IN THIS SPACE. UM, YOU HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE LOUDEST VOICES HERE IN THE CHAMBER AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HOW YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW UP. OUR OFFICE WAS PROUD TO LEAD
THE EFFORT ALONGSIDE COUNCILOR SANTANA AND COUNCILOR BREADON LAST YEAR, UM WHERE WE CREATED UM AND AND NAMED A RESOLUTION FOR TRANS
LGBTQ I A TO S PLUS A SANCTUARY CITY ALONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PASS AND THEN WORK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PASS AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
MORE THANKS TO THE WORK OF OVER 4040 COALITION MEMBERS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK AND WHO ARE LIVING THE REALITY AND ENGAGED WITH OUR OFFICE IN THIS CODE GOVERNANCE MODEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN CULTIVATING.
WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO JOIN COUNCILOR SANTANA, UM AND COUNCILOR BREADON ON CLARIFYING MOLAR. THIS HEARING IS A CONTINUATION OF THIS WORK WITH THE ATTACKS WE SEE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL WE STEP UP, UM AND STAND IN THAT GAP TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO PROTECT GENDER AFFIRMING CARE HERE IN BOSTON, GENDER AFFIRMING SELF HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES AND EMPOWERS
INDIVIDUALS. EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO SEEK THE HEALTH CARE THAT THEY NEED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING BARRIERS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE CARE THAT THEY NEED WHENEVER THEY NEED
IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR, DRUG AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD
COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR. MURPHY COUNCILOR. PEPEN COUNCILOR. WEBER CANTRELL AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR DOCKET 0693 IT WILL
BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0694. TALKING OF A069 FOR COUNCIL AND MEJIA FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER
FOR A HEARING ON THE CONDITIONS, OPERATIONS AND ACCESS OF BOSTON CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES. WHOSE THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR PIPPEN AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UH, CONTRA PEPEN IS ADDED AS A SECOND.
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THAT COUNCILOR MURPHY HAS BEEN LEADING IN THIS SPACE AND, UM, ASKING HER TO JOIN AS AN ORIGINAL. THIRD CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. >> SEEING AND HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR MURPHY IS ADDED AS A THIRD. YEAH. >> I'M INTRODUCING AN ORDER FOR A HEARING ON THE CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONS AND ACCESS TO BCF POOLS. UM, THESE ARE THE BASIC CITY
SERVICES FAMILIES RELY ON THEM FOR SAFETY, HEALTH AND YOUTH PROGRAMING. RIGHT NOW RESIDENTS ARE DEALING WITH CLOSURES, DELAYS AND A LACK OF CLEAR COMMUNICATION. HENNIGAN HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR NEARLY FIVE YEARS WITH NO CLEAR
TIMELINE. BLACKSTONE RESIDENTS ARE STILL WAITING EVEN WITH FUNDING ALLOCATED AND FAMILIES AT THE FLOWERY POOL ARE CONCERNED THAT A LONG STANDING YOUTH SWIM
PROGRAM. SERVING OVER 100 STUDENTS IS BEING ELIMINATED WITHOUT MUCH OF A CLEAR PLAN AND OR TROOP PLACEMENT OR ALTERNATIVE.
OUR CENTERS ARE HEAVILY USED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SPACE IS LIMITED AND DEMAND IS HIGH BUT RESIDENTS DESERVE TIMELY ADVANCE NOTICE WHEN ISSUES OR
SCHEDULING CHANGES THAT SHOULD BE A STANDARD ACROSS THE BOARD. WE'RE ALSO SEEING CONSTANT STAFF TURNOVER. I UNDERSTAND THAT PERSONAL MATTERS ARE SENSITIVE BUT THERE IS A PATTERN HERE.
THE INSTABILITY IS FELT BY RESIDENTS AND RAISES REAL CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD. WHAT WE'VE SEEN HERE UM WORKS WHEN PEOPLE ORGANIZE WE UM
ORGANIZE WITH THE QUALITY POOL USERS UM AND WORKED ALONGSIDE UH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP AND ALONGSIDE COUNCILOR THEN UH TO SUPPORT THEM AND CHARLESTOWN
RESIDENTS AND UH WE HOSTED HEARINGS WE. UTILIZE OUR BULLY PULPIT AND UH ,THAT POOL RECENTLY REOPENED SO WE KNOW THAT PROGRESS IS
POSSIBLE WHEN THERE'S COORDINATION AND A SENSE OF URGENCY. THE CITY IS UM AND THIS IS SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES INTO THESE FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS LIKE SWIM SAFE NOW WE NEED
FLAHERTY ON WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING AND WHAT THE PLAN IS AND HOW DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE AT THIS POINT THE COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS NEED A CLEAR EXECUTABLE PLAN FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.
HENNIGAN AND BLACKSTONE RESIDENTS WANT THEIR POOLS OPEN AND THEY DESERVE TO KNOW WHERE THEY FALL IN THE PRIORITY LIST. THIS HEARING IS ABOUT GETTING STRAIGHT ANSWERS WHAT'S OPEN,
WHAT'S CLOSED. AND WHY AND WHEN IT'LL ALL BE FIXED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN. COUNCILOR PEPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU CONCILOR MEJIA HERE FOR HAVING ME AS A SECOND CO-SPONSOR. UM, I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION IN THE FUTURE. IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME IN DISTRICT FIVE AS THE
FLAHERTY POOL SWIM TEAM IN THE FAMILY TO HAVE CHANGES TO THE SWIM PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO UM, HOST MEETINGS WHERE SEVERAL OF YOUR OFFICES WERE THERE AND REPRESENTATION. SO I'M THANKFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE SUPPORT AS
WELL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH BC TO ENSURE THAT ACCESS TO POOLS NOT JUST AT THE FLAHERTY BUT UM I ALSO HAVE THE MATTERHORN IN THE MILLION THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME GOOD UPDATES ON JUST
RECENTLY FOR MY MATTAPAN RESIDENTS. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO A RESOURCE THAT IS SUCH A BLESSING FOR MANY RESIDENTS. I PERSONALLY LOVE GOING TO THE POOLS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
I KNOW THAT MANY FAMILIES DO AS WELL, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND WANT TO THANK COUNCIL HERE FOR OUT OF ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR PEPEN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR ADDING ME. THIS WOULD BE THE FIFTH YEAR I'VE BEEN FILING A HEARING ORDER EVERY YEAR SIMILAR TO THE HEARING ORDER ON SUMMER SAFETY AND YOUTH SUMMER JOBS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
GET AHEAD OF THINGS AND CHECK IN WITH THE DEPARTMENT. SO I DO. >> WANT TO UPLIFT. >> EDDIE MCGUIRE AT ECF AND BRIAN FORD AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL . AND ALSO I THINK IT HAS DID COME FROM OUR ADVOCACY AND
UPLIFTING AND CALLING OUT WHAT WE FOUND. COUNCILOR FLYNN AND I FOUND LIKE THE CONTENT POOL HAD A VERY MINOR FIX THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE BUT STAYED CLOSED FOR A COUPLE YEARS WHILE WE WAITED. SO I THINK WE REALLY HAVE TO
TAKE A DEEP DIVE AND LOOK AT EACH POOL AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO GET THEM OPEN AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN EQUITY ISSUE. ALSO A FEW SUMMERS BACK WE SAW
THAT THERE WAS NO POOL OPEN IN THE ROXBURY DORCHESTER AREA, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE SEE WHERE WE'RE PRIORITIZING. I WOULD HOPE ALL OF OUR BCA POOLS ARE OPEN THIS SUMMER AND
IF THEY CAN'T BE WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHY AND WHAT OTHER OPTIONS THERE ARE FOR A FAMILY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND WANT TO UPLIFT THE FLAHERTY POOL. ALSO, IF SOMEONE WHO LEARNED
HOW TO SWIM AT THE MURPHY POOL AND THEN LATER WAS ON THEIR SWIM TEAM AND SPENT LOTS OF TIME THERE WITH MY OWN KIDS, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR NOT JUST SWIM SAFETY AND
ATHLETICS IT'S A COMMUNITY BUILDING AND WHEN A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THAT FEELS AS THOUGH THEY'RE BEING IGNORED WE SHOULD ALWAYS STEP UP AND SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR MURPHY. UM WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD
THEIR NAME COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR, DRUG AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNTRYMAN, REGION COUNCILOR. SANTANA COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL. WILL ROWLAND, PLEASE UM THE
CHAIR DOCKET 0694 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0695. TALKING NUMBER 0695
COUNCIL OVERALL FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING ON THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON'S ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WORRELL COUNTRY.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR. CULPEPPER AS THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR CULPEPER IS SO AT IT. AND I JUST SUSPEND THE RULES. AND ADD COUNCILOR. I'M HERE AS A THIRD.
ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER HE ADDED US A THIRD. UH THANK YOU. UH, THIS HEARING IS REALLY ABOUT GETTING. FLAHERTY ON. IMPLEMENTATION, ON RESOURCES AND WHAT AN UPDATED PLAN SHOULD
LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE RESOURCES DETERMINE WHETHER THE WORK IN FAIR HOUSING ACTUALLY HAPPENS. THAT MEANS THE RFP FOR HAVING FAIR HOUSING TESTED TESTERS IS AWARDED. IT'S ENSURING THE OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING IS FULLY
STAFFED INCLUDING KEY ROLES LIKE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR INVESTIGATIONS AND THE EDUCATION OUTREACH COORDINATOR. OVER THE PAST YEARS THE CITY HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK IN FAIR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT TO RELEASE IN THE ASSESSMENT IN 2022 AND SETTING GOALS AROUND AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING. THE CITY WANTS TO MEET THE GOALS AND IN ITS ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING THAT WE NEED
MORE GOOD MORE THAN GOOD INTENTIONS. WE NEED TO USE OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AS A TOOL TO REACH THESE GOALS AND WE NEED FUNDING THAT HELPS DEVELOPERS PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO ACTUALLY GET
THOSE GOALS DONE. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE 2022. OUR HOUSING MARKET HAS SHIFTED DISPLACEMENT DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES HAVE INCREASED AND WE'RE SEEING THAT REFLECTED IN
THE DATA, ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGHER SHARE OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW THE PROGRESS MADE, THE GOALS MET
AND THE GAPS THAT REMAIN. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND THE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR ADDING
ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE BOSTON LIVES UP TO ITS COMMITMENT TO FAIR HOUSING NOT JUST IN WORDS. BUT IN ACTION. WHILE THE CITY HAS MADE
MEANINGFUL PROGRESS, WE KNOW THAT THE REALITIES ON THE GROUND HAVE CHANGED AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THOSE IN DISTRICT SEVEN THE PRESSURES
OF DISPLACEMENT, RISING COSTS AND HISTORIC INEQUITIES STILL BEING FELT EVERY DAY UPDATING OUR ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING
INCLUDING HIRING A FAIR HOUSING DIRECTOR I'LL JUST SAY THAT AGAIN INCLUDING HIRING A FAIR HOUSING DIRECTOR, STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE OFFICE
OF FAIR HOUSING AND ENSURING WE HAVE A CLEAR COORDINATED PLAN MOVING FORWARD. UH, ESSENTIAL STEPS IF WE ARE TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT EQUITY.
THIS HEARING IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE ARE FALLING SHORT AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT REGARDLESS
OF RACE, INCOME OR ZIP CODE HAS A FAIR SHOT AT STABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMEMBER HERE COMES FROM ME. HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR RURAL ,UH, FOR ADDING ME. UH, TO THIS HEARING ORDER. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE, UH, HIS TEAM IN CALL
IN COUNCIL CULPEPER UM, IN 2016, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY CREATED THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP UM AND AN ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING. UM AND AS PART OF THAT WORK THE
CITY ENGAGED IN 16 MONTHS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH INVOLVING PUBLIC TESTIMONY, COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND A CITYWIDE SURVEY AND THIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
UH INITIATIVE CALLED UM COMMITTED IN 2018 AND AND AND IN 20 2020 DESPITE THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION'S TERMINATION OF THE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING
FAIR HOUSING, BOSTON BECAME THE FIRST MAJOR CITY UM IN THE NATION TO INCLUDE FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENTS. BUT HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON WE TOOK IT ONE STEP FURTHER. UM, AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT
OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ACROSS ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS. AND I THINK GIVEN THE FACT THAT SO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE BEING DISPLACED AT SUCH A HIGH RATE, MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO GREW UP IN THE CITY OF BOSTON
NOW ARE MOVING TO BROCKTON STILL. AND UM, WE HERE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE MEETING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, BUT THAT WE ARE
AUDITING UM AND HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP OUR PEOPLE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME, COUNCILOR DURKAN? UH, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNTRY REGION PATRICK MURPHY, COUNCILOR PEPPER CONSCIOUS INTERNAL COUNCIL WEBER.
UH, AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR DOCKET 0695 AND BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ DOCKETS SIX DOCKET 0696. DUGGAN HIM A0696 COUNCILORS FLYNN AND MURPHY OFFERED THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING LEVELS.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE STANDING ISSUES
OF UNDERSTAFFING, OVERSTRETCHED RESOURCES, FORCED OVERTIME, LOOMING RETIREMENTS AT BOSTON POLICE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WHICH
ALSO DISREGARDS POLICE OFFICER'S. PERSONAL. >> PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AS WELL AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES. IN JULY 1980, THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PATROLMEN AT ANY
GIVEN TIME FOR THE BOSTON POLICE ROSE FROM 2300 2500 BY LAW AND THE CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE STAFFING AMOUNT
DETAILING PROJECTS AND OTHER POLICE DUTIES. THE INCREASE IN VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT IN RESIGNATION IS RESULTING IN MANDATORY OVERTIME
FOR POLICE OFFICERS. IN FACT, RESIGNATIONS ROSE FROM 1 IN 2018 TO 30 IN 2022 WHILE VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT ROSE FROM
17 IN 20 18 TO 127 AND 2022. CURRENT STAFF IS ORDERED TO FILL THOSE GAPS, RESULTING IN THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL BURNOUT OF OFFICERS POTENTIALLY DIMINISHED ABILITY TO SERVE THE
RESIDENTS. THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT MUST BE ONE THAT FOSTERS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THERE IS A TRUST BETWEEN OFFICERS IN THE
RESIDENTS OFFICES, IN THE SUPERIOR'S OFFICES WHO FEEL VALUED AND RESPECTED ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING PUBLIC
TRUST AND COOPERATION FOR COMMUNITY POLICING. BOSTON NEEDS A CONSISTENT INFLUX OF RECRUITS TO REPLACE THOSE THAT ARE RETIRING, RESIGNING TRANSFERRING TO OTHER
POLICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO HELP PREVENT SHORTAGES. THERE ARE SEVERAL RECRUITING PRACTICES THAT CAN BE PUT IN PLACE TO INCREASE STAFFING INCLUDING MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS,
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH. IT IS CRITICAL THE CITY OF BOSTON ACT PROMPTLY TO ENSURE THAT THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS COMFORTABLY IN
EXCESS OF 2500 OFFICERS TO PREVENT THE OVERSTRETCHED RESOURCES FORCED OVERTIME OVERWORKED OFFICERS THAT HAS RESULTED IN THIS ONGOING EMERGENCY CRISIS.
I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS A CITY AND SOCIETY UM WE NEED TO SHOW MORE RESPECT TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS WHEN WE WERE IN GRADE SCHOOL WHEN A
POLICE OFFICER WOULD VISIT OUR CLASS, WE WOULD TRY TO RESPECT THEM FOR KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE. NOW THEY ARE WORKING MANDATORY OVERTIME 17 HOURS A DAY, MISSING SIGNIFICANT TIME WITH
THEIR FAMILIES, NOT ALWAYS BEING TREATED WITH RESPECT. WE HAVE TO RESTORE THAT RESPECT FOR THE PROFESSION TO KEEP MORALE UP SO OFFICERS STAY ON THE JOB SO THAT THEY AREN'T
TRANSFERRED TO OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS OR POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET ACROSS THE STATE. UM WE ALSO NEED TO RECRUIT A NEW GENERATION OF POLICE OFFICERS. MADAM.
MADAM CHAIR, I'M NOT GIVING UP ON THE POLICE OFFICES OF THIS CITY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN
. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON THIS HEARING ORDER WITH YOU. FOR ME, THIS HEARING IS ABOUT ONE THING PUBLIC SAFETY AND OFFICER WELL-BEING ARE BEING STRETCHED TOO THIN.
THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FACING SERIOUS STAFFING CHALLENGES AND WE CANNOT IGNORE THE IMPACT THAT HAS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ARE SEEING INCREASED RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
AND THOSE GAPS ARE BEING FILLED WITH FORCED OVERTIME. THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. IT LEADS TO BURNOUT, STRESS AND EXHAUSTION FOR OFFICERS AND WHEN OFFICERS ARE OVERWORKED IT
IMPACTS NOT JUST THEM BUT THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. THIS IS NOT JUST A STAFFING ISSUE IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY AND A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. BOSTON ONCE SET A STANDARD
OF AT LEAST 2500 OFFICERS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE COVERAGE. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE STAND TODAY IF WE ARE BELOW THAT LEVEL OR EVEN CLOSE TO IT. WE NEED TO PLAN TO GET AHEAD
OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECOMES A CRISIS. WE ALSO NEED TO FOCUS ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. WHY ARE OFFICERS LEAVING AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO BRING NEW RECRUITS IN?
THAT INCLUDES LOOKING AT MENTORSHIP, INCENTIVES AND OUTREACH BUT ALSO MAKING SURE OFFICERS FEEL SUPPORTED AND VALUED. STRONG STAFFING LEVELS ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO COMMUNITY TRUST OFFICERS WHO ARE
SUPPORTED AND NOT OVERWORKED ARE BETTER ABLE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS HEARING IS ABOUT GETTING REAL ANSWERS WHERE ARE WE TODAY ? WHERE ARE WE HEADED IN? WHAT IS THE PLAN?
WE OWE IT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND TO OUR OFFICERS TO MAKE SURE THE DEPARTMENT IS PROPERLY STAFFED, SUPPORTED AND PREPARED ESPECIALLY GOING INTO WHAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT RECORD
SUMMER OF EVENTS AND A NEED FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ESPECIALLY OUR POLICE WORKING. >> A. LOT OF OVERTIME. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR
NAME? COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE CONSUMER HEAR COUNCILOR PEPEN CONTRA SANTANA, COUNCILOR. WEBER. OH! COUNCILOR WORRELL AND PLEASE OUT THE CHAIR.
UM. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0696 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 0697. DUCKY NUMBER 0697 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE OFFERED THE FOLLOWING ORDER TO ACCEPT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 59 SECTION FIVE, CLAUSE
41 D AUTHORIZING ANNUAL INCREASES TO SENIOR EXEMPTION INCOME AND ASSET LIMITS. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.
UM, MADAM CHAIR, UM, I AM VERY EXCITED TO OFFER THIS UM, UH, ORDER BEFORE THE BODY AND I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR WORRELL AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR
. UH, COUNCILOR WERE ALSO AT IT. AND I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR WEBER AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. >> HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCILOR WEBER IS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU.
UH, WE KNOW RIGHT NOW SO MANY OF OUR SENIORS ARE STRUGGLING UH, WITH THE COST OF LIVING SO MANY ARE STRUGGLING WITH UH, JUST THE COST 41 D IS UH,
PROVISION UNDER STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS US TO OPT IN TO UH, COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT YEARLY THAT WOULD AUTOMATE THAT WOULD INCREASE. >> THE. NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX EXEMPTION. UM, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR SENIORS IN THIS MOMENT, SO MANY OF WHOM ARE HOUSE RICH BUT CASH
POOR. UM, THESE RESIDENTS ARE OUR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE HELPED BUILD OUR CITY AND THEY DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE AND AGE IN PLACE WITH DIGNITY. UH, THIS A 41 D AND UH, THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF CITIES WHO HAVE ALREADY OPTED INTO THIS A. PROVISION LIKE CAMBRIDGE UH, I BELIEVE SHARON MILTON, UH, CITIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WHO ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING
THEY CAN TO SUPPORT THEIR SENIOR RESIDENTS. UH, WHAT THIS DOES IS THAT IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE THE LIMIT THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS UNDER 41 C THAT SETS INCOME
LIMITS AND ASSET LIMITS FOR OUR SENIORS WHO ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A $1,000 OFF OF THEIR TAX BILL IF THEY MEET THESE INCOME LIMITS, IF THEIR INCOME ISN'T ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND IF THE ASSETS ARE ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT.
UM. >> CURRENTLY I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S MORE THAN A THOUSAND RESIDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR THIS EXEMPTION WHEN WE WHEN IF WE WERE TO OPT IN TO 41 D IT WOULD
TIE THOSE LIMITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN 41 C TO UH THE COST. >> OF LIVING TO. >> THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX LAST YEAR THAT WAS 2.9%. AND SO WHAT THAT WOULD HAVE DONE IF IT WAS ENACTED LAST YEAR IS THAT IT WOULD FOR A
SINGLE. PERSON IT. >> WOULD HAVE INCREASED THE INCOME LIMITS BY $800 AND FOR A COUPLE IT WOULD HAVE INCREASED THE INCOME LIMITS BY OVER A THOUSAND. THESE SMALL DIFFERENCES AND TWEAKS COULD CAPTURE MORE
OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO COULD THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE UM TAX UH OF OF THIS TAX RELIEF IT DOESN'T CREATE A NEW PROGRAM AND IT DOESN'T RAISE THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT. WE ACTUALLY AS THIS BODY AS A
BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AND UH ALONGSIDE THE MAYOR HAVE UH NOW ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS PUT UH LEGISLATION BEFORE THE STATE HOUSE THAT WOULD DO THE WORK OF INCREASING THOSE LIMITS
OF THE INCOME AND THE ASSET LIMITS UNDER 41 C AND WE'RE STILL HOPING THAT WE CAN SEE MOVEMENT ON THAT LEGISLATION. AND AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT TO PUT FORWARD THIS UH 41 D TO TRY
TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO OUR RESIDENTS. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THESE CONVERSATIONS ALONGSIDE THE MASS AND YOUR ACTION COUNCIL. WE'VE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH ALONGSIDE COMMISSIONER ANELLO. WE'VE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS
WITH AND I WANT TO THANK JESSE IN MY OFFICE WHO HAS BEEN JUST THINKING AND WORKING SO HARD ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE THROWING EVERYTHING AT THIS AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SENIORS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL ORAL CANCER ORAL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR HAVING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. AND UH, BIG SHOUT OUT TO YOUR
TEAM FOR IDENTIFYING THIS AS AN OPTION, UH, THAT THE CITY CAN OPT INTO AND YOU KNOW, SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE HAS SAID, I AM ADVOCATING AND HOPING THAT 41 C CHANGES UH, WILL BE PASSED IN THE STATE
HOUSE THIS YEAR. UM, BUT COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE HAS KIND OF OUTLINED EVERYTHING NEW . THIS IS TIE IN INCOME AND ASSET LEVELS TO CPI AND OTHER INFLATIONARY INDEXES JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING
UP WITH THE TIMES UM AND WHICH I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, WE ARE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW, WE ARE DOING THESE CHANGES AND COMING UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS AND BECAUSE WE ARE OPERATING
WITH SUCH AN OUTDATED TAX CODE, UM, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MASSENA ACTION UH COUNCIL UH BIG SHOUT OUT TO THEM WHICH I KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE VERY INTERESTED AND HAPPY THAT THIS IS MOVING FORWARD.
UM, THEY'RE THEY'RE FIERCE ADVOCATES FOR, UH, SENIORS TO BE TREATED FAIRLY UH, WHETHER IT'S IN PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM OR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEPS ON THIS, UM, AND TO
CONTINUE THINKING ON WAYS THAT WE COULD BRING RELIEF, UH, TO OUR SENIORS AND OUR PROPERTY OWNERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. >> UH. THANK YOU.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, TO COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR FOR HAVING ME UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE ALL HEARD FROM, UH, SENIORS ON. FIXED INCOMES. ACROSS THE CITY, UH, WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO, UH, YOU KNOW,
PAY THEIR TAXES, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, AND AND MEET THEIR UH YOU UH, YOU KNOW, NEEDS ONE, YOU KNOW, ON UNLIMITED INCOME AND SO, YOU KNOW, UH AND I KNOW WE
POINT THEM TO THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS AND OFTEN THE RESPONSE IS. >> WELL. I'M JUST OUTSIDE THE ELIGIBILITY UH, YOU KNOW, MY INCOME MAKES ME INELIGIBLE FOR THIS KIND OF BENEFIT.
SO IF WE CAN TIE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, COST OF LIVING INCREASES TO THAT, UH, STANDARD AND AND ALLOW MORE OF OUR SENIORS TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS. YOU KNOW, I THINK, UH, WE NEED TO STEP UP FOR THEM.
ACROSS THE CITY. UH, I DON'T KNOW, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. I KNOW IF YOU WANT TO REJECT EVERYTHING I SAID OR UH. NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMAN LOUIJEUNE, UM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> SORRY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE POINT BECAUSE I SAW THIS IS, UH, A LOCAL ORDER. WE DON'T NEED TO STATE HOUSE APPROVAL, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS GREAT. WE AS A BODY CAN DO THIS. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE HEARING ON THIS. AND ALSO ANOTHER GREAT THING IS
THAT IT COMPOUNDS OVER TIME. SO EVERY YEAR YOU INCLUDE CPI YOUR UH YOUR YOU'RE HELPING PROTECT AGAINST INFLATION. YOU ARE INCREASING THE CEILING AMOUNT WITHOUT INCREASING UH
THE ACTUAL NUMBER AMOUNT WHICH IS WHAT WE WANT THE STATE HOUSE TO DO SO WE CAN DO THIS ON OUR OWN Y'ALL. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS VERY EXCITING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?
COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER COUNCILOR. CULPEPER COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN, PUNCH OVER HERE. COUNCIL MURPHY. COUNSELOR. PEPEN CONSCIOUS SANTANA. UH AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR.
THANK YOU. DOCKET 0697 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 069? IT TALKS NUMBER 0698.
COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A MATTER FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTING CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 OF RELATIVE TO BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETE. SCHOOL TRANSFER POLICIES.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CONEDISON. HOW DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. UM, I RISE TO INTRODUCE. THE 17 F ORDER. UM, BECAUSE. WHAT WE HEARD. IN THE. RECENT HEARING ON STUDENT
ATHLETE TRANSFERS. IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS INFORMATIVE. >> BUT IT WAS SLIGHTLY INCONSISTENT AND THERE WAS A LOT. OF. >> UM. >> FOLLOW UP THAT WAS NECESSARY. UH, SO RIGHT NOW THE PROCESS. PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE SPORTS ADMINISTRATIVE. REVIEW BOARD LACKS CLEAR
POLICIES, DEFINED. TIMELINES AND. >> BASIC DUE. >> PROCESS PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. SAAB IS THE LEADING ENTITY TO ADJUDICATE CASES OF UM ANY INSTANCES OF ALLEGED RECRUITMENT BETWEEN UM TWO
SCHOOLS AND WE HEARD CREDIBLE CONCERNS THAT STUDENTS UH CAN BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE BASED ON ALLEGATIONS WITHOUT A CONSISTENT INVESTIGATORY PROCESS, WITHOUT CLEAR EVIDENTIARY STANDARDS AND IN SOME CASES WITHOUT A MEANINGFUL
OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. UH, TO ME THAT IS NOT HOW A FAIR SYSTEM SHOULD OPERATE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE STAKES ARE THIS HIGH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE HOW DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE, WHO IS MAKING THEM, WHAT DATA
EXISTS AND WHETHER STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE BEING TREATED FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY IS A TOP PRIORITY AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING STUDENTS. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT
HEARING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO PRODUCE SOME SOLUTIONS AND WORKING WITH THE SA BOARD, UM, TO ENSURE UH PARTICULAR INSTANCES THAT HAVE REALLY DEVASTATED FAMILIES AND KIDS UM DON'T. HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS A PART OF SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0698. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT.
DOCKET 0698 HAS PASSED. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0699. 0699 COUNCILOR WORRELL FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTING STUDENT INFORMATION ON THE
SECTION 17 OF REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND RESILIENCY CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FRANKLIN PARK AND THE WHITE STADIUM PROJECT.
CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WORRELL CANCER. WELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, THIS IS JUST, UH, SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, OUTSTANDING REGARDING THE, UH,
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TRANSPORTATION PLANNING REGARDING, UH, WHITE STADIUM. SO JUST LOOKING FOR THESE ANSWERS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST HEARING. THANK YOU. >> SO I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
COUNCIL WILL SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0699. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0699 HAS PASSED. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 0700? DOCTOR NUMBER 0700 COUNCILOR WORRELL, UH, FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTING CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 F REGARDING AM.
WB PARTICIPATION, LOCAL BUSINESS INCLUSION, WORKFORCE IMPACT AND PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHITE STADIUM PROJECT. THANK YOU CHAIR.
PARDON ME. UH, COUNCILOR. WELL, COUNSELOR CULPEPER YOU OF YOUR LIFE. UM, ARE YOU SPEAKING TO THIS I YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL UH, WELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH. >> THANK YOU. >> YEP.
SORRY. CERTAINLY GOT IT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND DECENT, UH, CAN WE. ADD CO-SPONSORS 1017 AS. WE YOU SHOULD JUST KEEP IT JUST THE LEAD SPONSOR STANDS BY AND
THEN WE DO A STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN VOTE. ALL RIGHT. UM, BUT I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, THE WORK THAT COUNCILOR CULPEPER HAS DONE AROUND UH, EQUITY AND CONTRACTING AROUND WHITE
STADIUM AND THIS IS AGAIN SOME OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AROUND, YOU KNOW, LABOR HOURS, UH, CONTRACTS TITLE WISE DATA. UH, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WE HEARD LAST TIME AT THE HEARING
WAS THE UH THE DATA ON THE WEBSITE WAS INACCURATE. SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO GET MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION AROUND CONTRACTS LABOR HOURS AND PAY LABOR PAY UH, AROUND WHITE STADIUM.
THANK YOU. AND I'M LOOKING TO, UH, SUSPEND AND PASS. THANK YOU. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WU, FOR
ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. IF WE WERE INVESTING IN THIS PROJECT AND OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO IS GETTING THE CONTRACTS, HOW
THESE CONTRACTS ARE BEING AWARDED AND WHETHER MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES ARE TRULY BEING INCLUDED IN A MEANINGFUL WAY AS WE PROMISED BY BOTH THE CITY AND BOSTON
LEGACY OWNERSHIP. THAT MEANS CLEAR DATA ON MWB PARTICIPATION, LOCAL BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT AND WHETHER FIRMS ACTUALLY HAVE A PRESENCE HERE
IN OUR CITY NOT JUST ON PAPER. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT WORKFORCE. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHO IS DOING THE WORK AND WHO HAS BEEN BENEFITING FROM JOBS CREATED.
OUTREACH, COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY CANNOT BE AFTERTHOUGHTS. THEY MUST BE CENTRAL TO HOW THIS PROJECT IS EXECUTED. MY DISTRICT SEVEN WHITE CITY AND TASK FORCE HAS ALREADY
WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE OWNERSHIP IN THE CITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR PROGRESS AND AREAS WHERE WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO. IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO
ME THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE BROUGHT ALONG ON THAT JOURNEY AND HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO EVALUATE SUCH A SUBSTANTIAL PROJECT FOR CITY.
THIS ORDER SIMPLY ASKS FOR THE FACTS SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT THIS PROJECT REFLECTS OUR VALUES OF FAIRNESS, INCLUSION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCIL WILL SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0700. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THANK YOU. UH. ALL OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THANK YOU.
DOCKET ZERO. UH, THE EYES ARE AYES HAVE I HAVE IT? DOCKET 0700 HAS PASSED. UM, ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
UH, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0701. TALKING NUMBER 0701 COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF THE DHS USE OF FORCE TRANSPARENCY ACT. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCIL MEMBER HERE AS A
SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND UH COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UH COUNCILMEMBER HIT MEJIA IS
ADDED AS A SECOND AND SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTION TO COUNTER WHERE I WAS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU. >> I'D ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS DOCKET. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL
SAY IT AGAIN. I'M SO PROUD OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION LEADERS LIKE REPRESENTATIVE HOGAN AND PRESSLEY ON STEPPING UP TO
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH THE DHS USE OF FORCE TRANSPARENCY ACT. THIS LEGISLATION IS ABOUT SOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL ENSURING
THAT WHEN FEDERAL AGENCIES LIKE ICE USE FORCE ESPECIALLY IN CASES INVOLVING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, THE PUBLIC AND CONGRESS HAVE ACCESS TO THE
FULL UNREDACTED TRUTH. THAT MEANS BODY CAMERAS, FOOTAGE REPORTS AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS NOT PARTIAL OR DELAYED DISCLOSURES.
THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW DEMANDS ACTION WITH REPORTS OF DEATHS IN CUSTODY AND TROUBLING INCIDENTS IMPACTING OUR OWN COMMUNITIES HERE IN BOSTON LIKE
WHAT HAPPENED TO DORCHESTER RESIDENT THE LATE EMMANUEL DEMAS. WE CANNOT LOOK THE OTHER WAY. WE WILL NOT LOOK THE OTHER WAY. TRANSPARENCY, MADAM PRESIDENT AND MY COLLEAGUES IS NOT
OPTIONAL. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT AND CIVIL LIBERTIES, RESTORING PUBLIC TRUST AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY AT EVERY LEVEL
OF GOVERNMENT. THIS RESOLUTION MAKES CLEAR THAT BOSTON STANDS FIRMLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND OVERSIGHT, AND CALLED ON CONGRESS TO PASS THIS CRITICAL LEGISLATION WITHOUT
DELAY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER . THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMEMBER HERE COMES FROM MEJIA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
UM, AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR ADDING ME TO THIS RESOLUTION AND I WANT TO THANK CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY AND CONGRESSMAN DAN MIN FOR INTRODUCING THE DHS
USE OF FORCE TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2026 TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT REGARDING INJURIES AND DEATHS CAUSED BY U.S. IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS. ICE.
UM, WE ARE SEEING A RISING NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INJURED OR KILLED DURING ARRESTS OR WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF ICE AND THEIR FACILITIES. ICE IS VIOLATING OUR RIGHTS.
UM, CREATING HARM AND TRAUMA AND KIDNAPING OUR LOVED ONES OFF THE STREETS. LITERALLY THIS AGENCY AND DHS AS A WHOLE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS
AND THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS ACT NEEDS TO COME TO LIGHT . I URGE CONGRESS TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION AND I STAND ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL CALLING ON DHS TO
RELEASE ALL EVIDENCE RELATED TO THESE INCIDENTS. AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE, WHO HAS BEEN A STEADFAST UM ADVOCATE
AND LEADER IN THIS CONVERSATION AND UH, ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT SHE HAS PROVIDED. THE EMMANUEL DEMOSS FAMILY, INCLUDING THE BEAUTIFUL SERVICE THAT WAS HELD AT THE BTU. UM. >> JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT WORK ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES HERE LOCALLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WADDELL. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCIL CULPEPER FOR, UH, BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD AND ALSO THANK YOU TO COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE, UH, FOR HER WORK ON THIS MATTER AND ALSO CONCILOR MEJIA AS WELL. UM, I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION, UH, BECAUSE
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC TRUST. UH, THE DHS USE OF FORCE TRANSPARENCY ACT WOULD ENSURE THAT WHEN SERIOUS USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS OCCUR, CONGRESS HAS
ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT INCLUDING REPORTS, RECORDINGS AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS. THAT IS NOT A RADICAL IDEA. THAT IS WHAT A RESPONSIBLE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE. WE HAVE SEEN OUR NEIGHBORS DISAPPEAR AND THE NEXT TIME WE HEAR THEY'RE DEAD OR CRITICALLY INJURED AND IT'S ALL MET WITH SILENCE. THIS CANNOT STAND.
AND SO WE SO WE NEED LAWS TO ENSURE THAT IT DOESN'T. AT ITS CORE THIS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT DIGNITY, CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE PRINCIPLE THAT THOSE ENTRUSTED TO PROTECT AND SERVE MUST ALSO BE SUBJECT TO
OVERSIGHT WHEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE LEFT WITHOUT ANSWERS. TRUST ERODES WHEN TRANSPARENCY IS DELAYED OR DENIED, ACCOUNTABILITY SUFFERS AND BOSTON HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO
SPEAK CLEARLY ON MATTERS OF JUSTICE. SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AFFIRMS THAT OVERSIGHT MATTERS HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS AND NO COMMUNITY SHOULD BE LEFT IN THE DARK WHEN STAKES ARE THIS HIGH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEPEN. COUNCILOR.
SANTANA. COUNCILOR WEBER AND POLICE ARE THE CHAIR. COUNCILORS CULPEPER, MEJIA AND MORELLE SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0701. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. SAY NAME. UH, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0701. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES.
COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER. NO SUPPORT AS PER YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR THE SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN.
YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PEPEN. COUNCIL. PEN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR.
SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YEAH. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. TALKING NUMBER 0701 AS RECEIVED THE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.
>> DOCKET 0701 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0702. NUMBER 0702 COUNCILOR CULPEPER ,OH FOR THE FOLLOWING
RESOLUTION DEMANDING THAT THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT STAFF VACANT TSA POSITIONS AT BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND THAT COUNCILOR AS AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS DOCKET. UH, COUNCILMEMBER HERE IS ADDED
AS A SECOND. UM, SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. COUNCILOR WORRELL IS ADDED AS A THIRD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. LET ME BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS A
MESSAGE FROM THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TO ICE. DON'T YOU DARE COME TO AIRPORT . IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME HERE. BOSTON IS A CITY THAT HAS
ALWAYS OPEN ITS DOORS TO PEOPLE SEEKING OPPORTUNITY, SAFETY AND A BETTER LIFE. AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW THAT MESSAGE TO BE UNDERMINED BY PLACING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
AGENTS IN ROUTINE SECURITY ROLES AT BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT LOGAN AIRPORT IS MORE THAN A TRANSPORTATION HUB. IT IS A GATEWAY TO A CITY, OUR
COMMONWEALTH, OUR NATION AND TO THE WORLD. THE PRESENCE OF ICE AGENTS AT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS WILL CREATE FEAR, CONFUSION, DISTRUST ESPECIALLY AMONG
IMMIGRANTS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND WILL DETER PEOPLE FROM TRAVELING ALTOGETHER. THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE CANNOT
SUPPORT TSA WORKERS AND MAINTAIN SAFE, EFFICIENT OPERATIONS WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR VALUES AND EVEN WITH THE TSA EMPLOYEES COMING BACK TO
WORK THAT THEY ARE NOW BEING PAID. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION AND SEND A CLEAR, UNIFIED MESSAGE.
BOSTON STANDS WITH DIGNITY, INCLUSION AND THE FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF THAT EVERYONE BELONGS HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MEJIA COMES FROM
MEJIA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT . UM, AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR CULPEPPER FOR ADDING ME. UM, AND I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. LET'S BE CLEAR THAT
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WORKERS AT LOGAN HAVE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP AND PERFORM EVEN UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. I ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT A F G
E LOCAL 2617 FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY DURING THIS TIME. WE SHOULD BE EXPRESSING OUR SOLIDARITY WITH TSA, TSA WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN PUT IN AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT POSITION
SHOWING UP TO WORK KEEPING OPERATIONS RUNNING EVEN WHEN DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY AND FINANCIAL STRAINS. THE ISSUE HERE ISN'T PERFORMANCE. IT'S SUPPORT AND THE ANSWER
CANNOT BE TO BRING THE U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO FILL THOSE ROLES. THESE ARE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS AND MIXING THEM CREATES CONCERNS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IN THIS MOMENT WE SHOULD BE
SUPPORTING TSA WORKERS NOT REPLACING THEM. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO UPLIFT, YOU KNOW, AS AN IMMIGRANT WHO CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AND AS SOMEONE WHO WAS RAISED BY A MOM WHO WAS UNDOCUMENTED. THE HOSTILITY RIGHT NOW
IMPACTING IMMIGRANTS IS REAL AND THE SENSE OF FEAR THAT SO MANY PEOPLE FACE, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO. UH, SOUND THE ALARM AROUND AND
OUR TSA WORKERS IN PARTICULAR, UH, NEED US TO STEP UP BECAUSE MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT PAY. UM, AND YOU KNOW, SO MANY FOLKS EVEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
CREATING MUTUAL AID GROUPS, UM, TO SUPPORT OUR OUR WORKERS. AND SO I STAND IN SOLIDARITY, UM, IN SUPPORT OF CONSUL CULPEPER ON THIS MISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR WIRRAL COUNCIL AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL CO-PARENT COUNCIL ME HERE FOR HAVING ME AS ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UH, THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
HAS SHOWN ITS TRUE COLORS AND THEIR DISDAIN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ,ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE VALUES WE WORK TO UPHOLD IN THE CITY. WE KNOW THEY MAY TRY ANYTHING TO THREATEN BOSTONIANS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER AS A CITY TO SUPPORT OUR TSA STAFF DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME TO UPHOLD OUR TRUST ACT AND CREATE PATHWAYS TO ENFORCE ITS
PROVISIONS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN FREELY EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO TRAVEL ,THE RIGHT TO A SAFE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR RIGHT TO EXIST AS THEY ARE IN THEIR OWN SPACES. WE ALL HAVE THE IMPENDING
THREAT OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL FORCE OF OPPRESSION. I STAND IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. UM AND THANK YOU AGAIN UH, FOR COUNCILOR CO PEPPER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WORRELL THE CHAIR
RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY SAYING I OBVIOUSLY LIKE AND RESPECT UM,
REVEREND CULPEPER. UM, I BELIEVE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE DOING THE JOB OF TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT WE TYPICALLY SEE AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING RIGHT HERE, UM, AT LOGAN AIRPORT. BUT I STILL COME BACK TO THE
FACT IS ARE WE ARE WE DEMANDING THAT ONE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, UM, NOT PROVIDE WORK AT ANOTHER STATE
RUN AGENCY? IS THAT REALLY THE JURISDICTION OR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL? I'D RATHER US FOCUS ON CITY
ISSUES WORKING WITH THE BOSTON POLICE ON IMPROVING THE BOSTON POLICE. WE KNOW THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TSA, UM ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB AND NEARLY 100%
OF THEM, UM SHOW UP FOR THEIR JOB. 1,997% ATTENDANCE RATE AT LOGAN AIRPORT. I WAS TOLD I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COOPERATION
OF UM, YOU KNOW, TSA AGENTS AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY NOT JUST WORKING WITH THAT BOSTON POLICE IN AND AROUND THE AIRPORT, UH, BUT WITH OTHER FEDERAL PARTNERS AS WELL.
UH, TSA WORKERS LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY'RE OUR NEIGHBORS YOUTH SPORTS COACHES. THEY'RE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. UM, AND THEY DESERVE THEY DESERVE RESPECT.
THEY ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS TRYING TO KEEP US SAFE AND THEY DESERVE OUR THANKS AND GRATITUDE AND HELPING US GET THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING TIME IN OUR CITY AND COUNTRY.
BUT I STILL COME BACK TO UM MY FOCUS IS REALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN BOSTON AND ENSURING WE PROVIDE THE SAFEST CITY FOR EVERYBODY. I DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE US
DEMANDING ACTION ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. YOU GUYS ARE RELATED TO A PARTICULAR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. WHAT THEY CAN'T DO UM, IN HOW IT MAY OR MAY NOT IMPACT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THAT INFORMATION. UH, SO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.
CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CANADA'S A POWDER. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, I. SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AND I WILL BE VOTING YES ON I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR. CULPEPER FOR FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
UM, ASKING ICE TO FILL TSA. ROLES IS DUPLICATIVE. >> IT'S INAPPROPRIATE. . >> AND IT FURTHER. INSTILLS FEAR IN, UH, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES LIKE EAST BOSTON, ESPECIALLY EAST BOSTON BECAUSE WE ARE HOME TO, UM, THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
AND TO ME THAT IS A LOCAL ISSUE BECAUSE THAT HAS BROADER RAMIFICATIONS AND TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT INTO HOW FOLKS LIVE THEIR LIVES AND GO ABOUT THEIR THEIR DAILY UM THEIR DAILY LIVES WHETHER THEY BRING THEIR
KIDS TO SCHOOL, THEY GO TO CHURCH, THEY SHOP. AND SO TO ME THIS IS IMPORTANT. IT DOES SEND A MESSAGE TO. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WHILE THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT ICE AGENTS ARE CURRENTLY DEPLOYED AT LOGAN.
I THINK THIS RESOLUTION SPEAKS TO THE BROADER CONCERNS THAT WE ALL HAVE THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT CONFUSING. ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. OR THAT WE'RE NOT INSTILLING FEAR WHEN WHEN WE DON'T NEED TO .
UM, BUT THIS IS UH I THINK THE RIGHT MOVE AND UM, I AGAIN JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR CULPEPPER FOR HIS WORK ON THIS AND I WILL BE VOTING YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMEMBER HERE.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> I JUST WANT TO. REAFFIRM AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR COLLETTE US A PARTNER FOR GROUNDING US IN WHO WE ARE HERE IN THIS CHAMBER TO FIGHT
ON BEHALF OF AS OUR CONSTITUENTS. MANY OF THE TSA WORKERS ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THEREFORE WE ARE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THEIR
QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I UNDERSTAND THE CLIMATE RIGHT NOW REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT. BUT IF WE'RE REALLY GROUNDING OURSELVES IN SAYING THAT WE
STAND. UP FOR AND SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND THOSE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED, WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO THAT THAN STANDING IN THIS MOMENT IN SUPPORT.
OF ALL THOSE WORKERS? UM. >> AND AND YOU KNOW AND ALSO AND SEEING MORE TRAUMA UM AND OR DRAMA. UM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING. YES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR
NAME? CANCER IS A POWDER CANCER DURKAN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. UH COUNCILOR PEPEN CONSCIOUS AND TOWN OF CULTURAL WEATHER CULTURAL REALM.
PLEASE HAVE THE CHAIR CONSIDERS CULPEPER MEDIA AND WORRELL SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0702. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. HELLO. >> MR TURNER, COULD YOU PLEASE
TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0702. COUNCIL APPROVED. YES. >> READING. >> YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS OPPOSED TO COUNCIL COLETTE AS PER YES. COUNCILOR CULPA. YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN.
YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILORS SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCIL. FLYNN. NO. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. SEE COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY.
YES, COUNCILOR. HER PEN. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES, COUNCILOR. WELL, YES.
TALKING OF 0702 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE IN THE NEGATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0702 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR PLATT, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 0703. DOCKET NUMBER 0703 COUNCILOR MEJIA OH FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL 2ND, 2026 AS CARDI B DAY
IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL MEMBER HERE COMES FROM HERE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S RIGHT. LITTLE CARDI B'S IN THE HOUSE, Y'ALL.
UM AND ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LET ME START BEFORE YOU KICK ME OUT. SO I WANT TO ADD, UH, COUNCILOR MY MY DOMINICAN POSSE ,UH, COUNCILOR PRABANG AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND I WANT
TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR SANTANA AS AN ORIGINAL THIRD CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR PEPEN IS ADDED AS A SECOND AND HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCILOR SANTANA IS ADDED AS A THIRD.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED UH, TO UH ,FILE THIS RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL THE 2ND 2026 AS CARDI B DAY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND I'M TAKING A PAGE
FROM COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE PLAYBOOK BECAUSE SHE DID THIS FOR BURNA BOY UM, BACK IN THE DAY AND THEN UM, OUR HONORABLE MAYOR WHO DID IT FOR BAD BUNNY. SO I'M FOLLOWING THE TRADITION
OF OTHER FOLKS WHO HAVE COME WAY BEFORE. ME TO DO THIS BUT CARDI B. UM I KNOW Y'ALL ARE PROBABLY THINKING WHY CARDI B BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHY.
UM, THIS IS UH, PARTICULARLY SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE IN 2018 WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR OFFICE SOMEONE SAID THAT I WAS THE
CARDI B OF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND THEY SAID IT IN A WAY THAT WAS UH, DEFAMING ME BECAUSE OF MY PRESENTATION BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO SPICY, A
LITTLE BIT TOO GOOD. I WASN'T UM EDUCATED ENOUGH AND THEY SAID ALL OF THESE THINGS UM AND THEY DID NOT THINK THAT I HAD THE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES TO ACTUALLY RUN FOR OFFICE AND
THEY SAID THAT I WAS THE CARDI B OF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND THAT WEIGHED WEIGHED ME DOWN. BUT I USE THAT AS POWER BECAUSE
OFTENTIMES PEOPLE HAVE THIS PERCEIVED NOTION OF WHAT POWER IS AND WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE. AND CARDI B HAS BEEN HER FULL AUTHENTIC SELF AND EVERY SPACE
THAT SHE HAS BEEN IN. ALSO CARDI B WAS THE ONE WHO ENDORSED BERNIE SANDERS BACK IN THE DAY SO SHE WAS ALSO ENGAGING AND TRYING TO UTILIZE
HER PLATFORM TO TO UH GET YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN POLITICS. UM, MANY RESIDENTS IN THE BOSTON UM AREA UM ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE AND MEMBERS OF THE
AFRO UH LATINO COMMUNITY SEE THEIR EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES AND ASPIRATIONS AND REFLECTED UM IN CARDI B'S STORY. WE HAVE A VIBRANT DOMINICAN COMMUNITY WHOSE PRESENCE IS
ALSO REFLECTED HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THROUGH OUR. SMALL BUSINESSES, OUR CULTURAL TRADITIONS, LANGUAGE AND EVERYDAY LIFE. AND CARDI B REPRESENTS THE DOMINICAN COMMUNITY WITH PRIDE.
SHE USES HER PLATFORM TO SPEAK OPENLY ABOUT HER BACKGROUND, HER JOURNEY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING CONNECTED TO ONE'S CULTURE RESONATING WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS BOSTON WHO
VALUE AUTHENTICITY, RESILIENCE AND PRIDE IN YOUR IDENTITY. YOU KNOW AS A SINGLE MOM, CARDI B IS ALSO HOLDING IT DOWN ON HER OWN EVEN THOUGH SHE GOT MORE SUPPORT THAN I DO.
BUT YOU KNOW NONETHELESS SHE'S A SINGLE MOM AND SHE'S PROUD OF IT. UM, I JUST THINK THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT UH, CULTURE AND I THINK ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE YOURSELF
EVEN IN SPACES IN PLACES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN READY TO RECEIVE YOU. CARDI B UM IS THE ONE THAT I THINK OF IN THIS SPACE. AND SO THIS UH A FEW MONTHS AGO
I BOUGHT TICKETS SO I'M GOING TO BE GOING TO MY FIRST CONCERT WITH MY DAUGHTER. UM AND I'M GOING TO BRING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, UH, WITH ME UM, AND UH AND SOME OTHER
FOLKS TO SEE CARDI B UM, AT THE TD GARDEN UH, TOMORROW. SO YOU KNOW THOSE TICKETS WERE EXPENSIVE Y'ALL. BUT NONETHELESS I MADE IT HAPPEN AND HERE I AM HAPPY TO, UH, NAME CARDI B DAY HERE IN
THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO OVER. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HERE THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTRA PEPEN CONCERT PEPEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL ME FOR HAVING ME AS A SECOND TO THIS RESOLUTION. UH. CARDI B. AS HAS BEEN USING HER PLATFORM RECENTLY REALLY FOR SPEAKING UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR OUR WHEN
I SAY OUR COMMUNITY, I MEAN THE LATINO COMMUNITY, THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY SHE HAS REALLY ELEVATED THE MESSAGE TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE TO THE POINT WHERE UM, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EVEN CALLED HER OUT FOR HER ADVOCACY AND I
CONCILOR MEJIA HAD JUST HAD A PERFECTLY WHERE SHE REALLY DOES RESEMBLE JUST THE VOICES OF PEOPLE THAT SOMETIMES FEEL UNHEARD AND I AND I KNOW I HEAR THAT A LOT ESPECIALLY FOR UM,
THE DOMINICAN COMMUNITY UM, THAT SHE HAS A BIG FOLLOWING AND BECAUSE OF THAT BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS SO PRIDEFUL OF THAT SHE JUST SHE JUST MADE HISTORY FOR US THE UM ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO WHERE THEY
HEARD MARCELLO WHO WAS A DOMINICAN COMEDIAN, THEY WENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE TOGETHER AND THEY WERE JUST THERE PUTTING OUR CULTURE UP VERY HIGH AND VERY PRESENT FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE TO BE PROUD TO
SAY I AM LATINO. I DO SPEAK SPANISH AND I'M AND I'M PROUD OF THAT. SO THAT'S WHY I'M VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AND TO UM DECLARE TODAY CARDI B IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
BUT ALSO WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT CARDI IS THAT SHE HAS EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON WHERE SHE HAS SAID THAT HER FATHER AND HER UNCLES DESPITE BEING FROM NEW YORK DESPITE LIVING IN THE BRONX THEY ACTUALLY I'VE BEEN
BIG BOSTON RED SOX FANS BECAUSE OF THEIR CONNECTION TO BOSTON IN HER FAMILY SO JUST SHOUT OUT TO THEIR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING A VOICE FOR THE UNHEARD. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE PROUD TO BE A LATINO
AND TO SPEAK SPANISH AND TO BE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO THANK YOU COUNCILOR MEJIA I'M PROUD OF ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSCIOUS AND TANNER COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
UH, I'M NOT GOING TO ATTEMPT TO DO THE CARDI B LITTLE THING THAT I'M AHEAD OF I IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS GOOD. UM THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERE FOR ADDED MEJIA UM TO THIS RESOLUTION UM, AS BOTH MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED UM I THINK
YOU KNOW, CARDI B IS AN INSPIRATION TO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND I THINK A LOT OF OUR YOUTH ACROSS OUR CITY ESPECIALLY OUR DOMINICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY UM AND I THINK UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK SHE PROBABLY
REPRESENTS OUR CULTURE AND LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT HER MUSIC. UM, AND IT SHOWS OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ART CAN AND SHOULD REPRESENT OUR LIVED EXPERIENCES AND I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SHE DOES.
UM, I UM I'M I'M GOING TO I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. I HOPE THAT UM YOU'RE ABLE TO GO UP IT MAYBE PERCENTAGE RESOLUTION UH, WITH YOUR DAUGHTER AT THIS CONCERT TOMORROW. UM UM AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S,
UH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND I THINK, UM, THIS YOU KNOW, I THINK IN THE MIDST OF SO MUCH GOING ON I THINK, UM, POLICIES LIKE THIS IS ALSO NEEDED. UM, SO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MIA COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? CANCER COLITIS APARTHEID. CANCER. CULPEPER COUNCIL TURPIN. CANCER. FITZGERALD. UH CANCER TELEVISION. CANCER. MURPHY.
CANCER. UH WEBER COUNCIL OF AROUND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR OH AND COUNCILOR FLYNN UM. COUNCILORS HERE PÉPIN AND
SANTANA SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0703. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. MR TURNER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0703.
COUNCIL AGREED. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER . COUNCILOR? YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR.
VISTO. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CITY CONCILOR MEJIA HERE SEE COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES, COUNCILOR.
PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. TRIPPIN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA, COUNCILOR. SATANAS. COUNCIL. WEBER COUNCIL. WEBER. YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR. DULL. YES. DUCKY.
NUMBER 0703 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0703 HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND, UH, WE HOPE THAT COUNCILOR MAHI AND HER DAUGHTER
HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THE CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 070 FOR. DUCKY NUMBER 070 FOR COUNCILOR WORRELL OR FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH. UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT . UM, I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AS AN
ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UM, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE I ALSO ADDED AND. I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR PRESIDENT BREADON AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS. UH, COUNCILOR BREADON IS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU. UM, HOUSING IS STILL THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN BOSTON AND THE REALITY IS WE'RE STILL NOT
WHERE WE NEED TO BE. BOSTON IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSING MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY. AND JUST LAST WEEK A NEW REPORT SHOW THAT A SINGLE DOSE NOW NEEDS TO MAKE NEARLY $140,000
TO LIVE COMFORTABLY IN BOSTON UP FROM $133,000 JUST A YEAR AGO. SO THE QUESTION IS SHOULD WE BE ASKING THE QUESTION WE SHOULD BE ASKING HOW MANY BOSTON
RESIDENTS ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO LIVE COMFORTABLY IN OUR CITY TODAY? MORE THAN HALF OF OUR RENTERS OUR COST BURDEN PAYING OVER 30% OF THEIR INCOME JUST TO STAY HOUSE AND FOR TOO MANY FAMILIES
DISPLACEMENT ISN'T A FUTURE CONCERN IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA THE DISPARITIES ARE CLEAR. HOMEOWNERSHIP IN BOSTON SITS AROUND 73% FOR WHITE
HOUSEHOLDS, BUT THAT'S ONLY ABOUT 40% FOR BLACK HOUSEHOLDS AND 37% FOR LATINO HOUSEHOLDS. BLACK RESIDENTS ARE STILL BEING DENIED MORTGAGES AT A
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATE AND IN MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THE SAME COMMUNITIES FACING DISPLACEMENT ARE ALSO THE ONES WITH THE LEAST ACCESS TO GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY. GREATER BOSTON NOW HAS MORE
BLACK HOMEOWNERS THAN THE CITY OF BOSTON ITSELF. IN 1980, ABOUT 76% OF BOSTON'S BLACK POPULATION LIVED IN BOSTON. TODAY THAT NUMBER HAS JUST
DROPPED TO 36%. RENT ARE OVER $2,000. THE TYPICAL HOME COST MORE THAN $700,000 AND COSTS ARE RISING FASTER THAN INCOMES.
BUT TOO MANY FAMILIES STAYING IN BOSTON IS NO LONGER AN OPTION. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT FAIR HOUSING, I THINK THAT FAIR HOUSING IS ABOUT WHETHER FAMILIES CAN STAY IN BOSTON, WHETHER THEY'RE RATHER WHETHER
RESIDENTS CAN SEE A PATH TO OWNING A HOME IN THIS CITY AND WHETHER BOSTON'S GROWTH ACTUALLY INCLUDES US RESIDENTS . FAIR HOUSING IS NOT JUST GOOD POLICY IT'S OUR LEGAL AND MORAL
OBLIGATION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HOUSING AND TO ACTIVELY PREVENT DISPLACEMENT. AND THAT MEANS BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW WE BUILD WHO WE BUILD FOR AND HOW WE CREATE REAL PATHWAYS TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND STABILITY. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE LATE BOB TYRRELL, WHOSE LEADERSHIP AND HELP SHAPED BOSTON'S FAIR HOUSING WORK AND SET A FOUNDATION WE ARE STILL
BUILDING ON TODAY. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO UPLIFT THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO CONTINUE TO PUSH THE WORK OF FAIR HOUSING UH, FORWARD ACTION FOR EQUITY THE PAST, THE
BOSTON TENANT COALITION, RECLAIM ROXBURY DEADLY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE, CALL ME SQUARE AND DC AND ALL THE CDC AND IS OUT THERE THE AFFO COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
DORCHESTER NOT FOR SALE HOUSING FORWARD UH THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION AND MAPK, THE HUD UM ALLIANCE AND SO MANY OTHERS. THIS WORK HAS ALWAYS BEEN
DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE CONCLUSION
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UM THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND. THANK YOU. UM, THIS RESOLUTION IS. >> JUST AN. >> IMPORTANT REMINDER OF. HOW IMPORTANT THE WORK OF FAIR HOUSING IS. UH. >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO TESTING HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I'M PRETTY SURE SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY HAS SUSPENDED THEIR
THE GOLD STANDARD OF CARE TESTING. WE DON'T KNOW IF WE DON'T HAVE FAIR HOUSING. >> UH. TESTING HAPPENING IN THE. CITY OF BOSTON. I AM AFRAID THAT DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING IS RUNNING RAMPANT AND WE'RE. >> NOT DOING ANYTHING. >> TO.
MONITOR THAT TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DISCRIMINATION THAT HAPPENS IN APPRAISALS AND IN LENDING. UM. >> SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO. UH, IT'S A SOBERING MOMENT. UM, I YOU KNOW, I THINK BOB TERRELL WOULD BE UM, REALLY
SADDENED TO SEE ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR HOUSING RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY AND IN THE COUNTRY. UM AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO DO. UM, EVEN AS WE STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF SO MANY WHO PUSHED US FORWARD TO WHERE WE ARE. SO. UM.
>> YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IN THIS UH, BUDGET HOPEFULLY UM, WE CAN WE CAN DO THE. >> WORK THAT OUR FEDERAL. GOVERNMENT IS FAILING TO DO. >> THANK YOU. UH THANK YOU.
COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREDA. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR COLLETTA SUPPORTER. AND THANK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. I'M REALLY PROUD TO STAND AS A CO-SPONSOR RECOGNIZING APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH HERE IN BOSTON. UH, FAIR HOUSING IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF POLICY.
IT'S A MATTER OF JUSTICE. THE LEGACY OF REDLINING, DISCRIMINATORY DISCRIMINATORY LENDING, EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICE CONTINUES TO SHAPE WHO WE ARE, WHO HAS ACCESS TO STABLE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR CITY TODAY THERE ARE GAPS IN HOMEOWNERSHIP AS OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED, THERE'S A DISPROPORTIONATE RENT BURDEN ON WORKING FAMILIES AS WELL AS THE CONTINUED DISPLACEMENT
OF LONG TERM RESIDENTS AND ALLSTON BRIGHTON I CONTINUE CONSISTENTLY HEAR FROM RESIDENTS THAT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND STABILITY ARE AMONG THEIR TOP CONCERNS.
THESE CHALLENGES ARE A RESULT OF POLICY DECISIONS OVER TIME AND THEY REQUIRE EQUITY DRIVEN SOLUTIONS FROM US NOW HOUSING IS FOUNDATIONAL TO OPPORTUNITY
,HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. BOSTON HAS A STRONG HISTORY OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, TENANT ORGANIZING, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND ADVOCATES HAVE FOUGHT.
LONG UH, THOUGHT FOR A LONG TIME FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE RIGHT FOR RESIDENTS TO REMAIN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS RESOLUTION RIGHTLY HONORS THAT LEGACY, INCLUDING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ROBERT TYRRELL AND THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUING THE FIGHT FOR FAIR HOUSING. TODAY. AS WE RECOGNIZE FAIR HOUSING MONTH, WE MUST RECOMMIT TO ACTION BY STRENGTHENING
ENFORCEMENT OF FAIR HOUSING LAWS, EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ENSURING ACCESS TO STAFF. SAFE. >> STABLE HOUSING FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR BURTON. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD
THEIR NAME? CLARK WOULD YOU. PLEASE ADD COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCIL? DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FLYNN, COUNCILOR. MEJIA COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR THE. BAN COUNCIL. SANTANA COUNCILOR.
UH, WEBER AND WOULD YOU PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR? UM COUNCILORS WORRELL LOUIJEUNE AND BRENNAN SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0704. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL
THOSE PLEASE SAY NAY. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE, UH, DO A ROLL CALL VOTE? COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR BREADON? YES, COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED. YES. >> COUNCILOR CLARK AS A PARTNER. YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YEAH.
COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES.
COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PUT PEN. COUNCIL THE PEN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. COUNCILOR. BASSAN. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YEAH. COUNCILOR. WORLD.
YES. TALKING NUMBER 0704. YES. WE RECEIVE A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 0704 HAS BEEN
ADOPTED. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0705. TALKING NUMBER 070?
UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR TO SUSPEND THE GAS TAX. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I'D LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO VOTE ON THIS. THE PASSAGE OF THIS DOCKET. AS OF TODAY, BOSTON RESIDENTS
ARE PAYING NEARLY $4 A GALLON AT THE PUMP DEPENDING ON WHAT GAS STATION YOU GO TO AND AT SOME SAY SINCE IT'S EVEN MORE THAN $4.
DRIVEN BY GLOBAL INSTABILITY AND RISING CROSS COSTS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR MANY WORKING FAMILIES ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO RELY ON THE CARS EVERY DAY TO
GET TO WORK, BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL OR ACCESS ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THIS IS NOT A LUXURY EXPENSE IT'S A NECESSITY THE ADDED
BURDEN OF BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL GAS TAXES ONLY COMPOUNDS THE STRAIN AT A TIME WHEN FAMILIES ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE RISING COSTS OF JUST LIVING.
THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES THAT RELIEF IS BOTH URGENT AND ACHIEVABLE. OTHER STATES HAVE TAKEN TO EASE THIS BURDEN. MASSACHUSETTS HAS TO DO THE
SAME. CONNECTICUT HAS PASSED A SUSPENSION OF THE GAS TAX. GEORGIA HAS PASSED A SUSPENSION
OF THE GAS TAX. VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND WASHINGTON. OREGON. ALABAMA. SOUTH CAROLINA, CALIFORNIA, MARYLAND, UTAH ARE ALL
CONSIDERING A SUSPENSION OF THE GAS TAX. AND MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST MIGHT ADD IN MASSACHUSETTS AND BOSTON IS $0.24 PER GALLON.
AND SO IF YOU BUY TEN GALLONS OF GAS $0.24 $2.40 IS A LOAF OF BREAD FOR SOME FOLKS KEEPING BREAD ON THE TABLE. THAT'S WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS
ALL ABOUT. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE, A SUSPENSION OF THE GAS TAX WOULD PROVIDE IMMEDIATE TANGIBLE SUPPORT TO RESIDENTS
NOT JUST IN DISTRICT SEVEN BUT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON ACROSS THE BOARD. AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND IN PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
WHO FACE LONGER COMMUTES. FEWER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. THIS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT FAIRNESS. THIS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT ECONOMIC RELIEF AND THIS
RESOLUTION IS ABOUT MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE IN A MOMENT OF REAL NEED. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR DURKAN. THEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. THIS RESOLUTION HOLDS NO CONCRETE LEGISLATIVE POWER. UM, AS THE AUTHORITY REST STATELY UH, RESTS WITH THE
STATE LEGISLATURE. THE GAS TAX DRAWS OVER $600 MILLION IN REVENUE FROM GASOLINE AND JUST UNDER $100 MILLION FROM OTHER FUELS EACH YEAR TOTALING APPROXIMATELY
$700 MILLION ANNUALLY. AT A TIME WHEN BOTH THE CITY AND STATE BUDGETS ARE CONSTRAINED AND WITH ADDED RISK OF LOSING OR SEEING REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING, WE HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT FISCAL DECISIONS.
THE GAS TAX AND ITS ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION REVENUE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION AT THE STATE LEVEL AND REMAINS A COMPLEX AND UNRESOLVED ISSUE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE INTENT BEHIND
THIS RESOLUTION, ESPECIALLY IN SEEKING TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS IS AN EFFECTIVE OR FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PATH FORWARD. AS THE CITY OF BOSTON CONSIDERS ITS POSITION DURING SUCH A HIGH
PRESSURE MOMENT, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS RESOLUTION REPRESENTS A SMART APPROACH. I ALSO DO NOT BELIEVE IN UM IN LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS DRIVING
POLICY. I JUST THINK IT'S NOT SMART TO UM ESSENTIALLY PUT THIS A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE, UM, ON THE AGENDA UM, WITHOUT CONTEXT FOR
THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THIS BRINGS IN. UM, THE THE TAX ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 11% OF TOTAL TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL AND OPERATING REVENUES. SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF OVERALL FUNDING STRUCTURE
FOR THE GOVERNMENT. UM SO I'LL BE VOTING NO TODAY AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A OF YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RESIDENTS ARE FEELING SQUEEZED
DUE TO THE CHAOTIC AND IRRESPONSIBLE, UM, DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICIES OF THIS PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION. GAS PRICES ARE HIGH. I DON'T HAVE A CAR, BUT I KNOW . MANY PEOPLE. >> THAT HAVE CARS AND IT'S PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND I DO WANT
TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S A REAL AND IMMEDIATE BURDEN. I RESPECT COUNCILOR COLE PIPER'S INTENTIONS HERE. I ALREADY TOLD HIM I WILL BE RISING AND VOTING IN OPPOSITION SQUARELY ON ENVIRONMENTAL UM
AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY UH, REASONINGS. AND I THINK UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN SUMMARIZED THE FISCAL UH STANDPOINT IT FUNDS ROADS, BRIDGES AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS THAT OUR RESIDENTS RELY EVERY DAY.
I COUNCILOR FOR DISTRICT ONE I REPRESENT AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY THAT ALREADY BEARS THE DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF AIR POLLUTION. AND SO I WANT TO BE EXTREMELY MINDFUL THAT SHORT TERM RELIEF MEASURES DON'T COME.
>> AT. THE EXPENSE OF LONG TERM INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN AIR AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY. AND SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT I THINK THAT THIS MOVES US IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. IT DOUBLES DOWN ON OUR RELIANCE
OF OF CLIMATE UH EXCUSE ME OF FOSSIL FUELS. AND SO I THINK UM AT A TIME WHEN WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN CLEANER, MORE AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS LIKE PUBLIC TRANSIT ELECTRIFICATION AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE UM, I JUST THINK THAT THAT
SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE. >> AND SO. >> FOR THOSE REASONS, UM, I WILL BE VOTING. >> IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN CASTRO FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH,
REVEREND CULPEPER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I DO THINK IT IS A COMMON SENSE APPROACH, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES WHEN
PRICES ARE SO HIGH THEY'RE IMPACTING WORKING CLASS FAMILIES. THEY'RE WORKING THEY'RE IMPACTING ELDERLY, THEY'RE IMPACTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. MANY OF THEM NEED A VEHICLE TO
VISIT A SICK RELATIVE TO DRIVE TO THEIR CAR, TO DRIVE THEIR CAR TO WORK. MAYBE IT'S IN THE NORTH SHORE OR THE SOUTH SHORE. MAYBE THEY NEED THEIR AUTOMOBILE TO TAKE THEIR
CHILDREN TO AN AFTER SCHOOL UM EVENT SPORTS EVENT OR A DANCING DANCING PROGRAM. UM BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS THAT WE NEED CARS IN THIS CITY AND WE DO NEED TO
SUPPORT RESIDENTS THAT DO HAVE CARS. I THINK THIS COMMON SENSE APPROACH THAT REVEREND CULPEPER UM, RECOMMENDED OF OF REDUCING
THE THE GAS TAX UM EVEN EVEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHILE WE'RE ENGAGED IN THIS WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST UM MIGHT BE MIGHT BE REASONABLE.
I DO THINK WE HAVE TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING EVERY DAY TO PAY THEIR BILLS. I OFTEN SEE PEOPLE AT MY LOCAL VARIETY STORE ON F STREET IN
SOUTH BOSTON AND THERE THEY HAVE A POCKETFUL OF CHANGE AND THEY'RE COUNTING THEIR QUARTERS AND NICKELS AND DIMES TRYING TO BUY A LOAF OF BREAD.
I WAS SO I KNOW THE STRUGGLES WORKING FAMILIES GO THROUGH TRYING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. I WAS AT A SOUP KITCHEN YESTERDAY IN EAST BOSTON TALKING TO RESIDENTS ABOUT FOOD
ACCESS. FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING MAYBE THIS UM, TEMPORARY UM PROPOSAL MIGHT HELP WORKING FAMILIES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? TRANSCRIPT. >> PRACTICE AT ONE POINT. UM. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. RESPONSE TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE AND DEREK. AND LET ME JUST SAY THIS IN
TERMS OF DOLLARS THIS. YEAR UH. TO ADDRESS WE CHAIR THANK YOU. . FAIR SHARE THE FAIR SHARE TAX THAT WAS PLACED ON THE WEALTHY
BROUGHT IN $3 BILLION LAST YEAR . THIS GAS TAX IS NOT GOING TO HURT. THE STATE IN ANY WAY. THANK YOU. >> UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?
COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR MURPHY. UM. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR MURPHY. UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND
ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0705. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. MR COOK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0705, COUNCILOR BREADON. NO. >> COUNCILOR BREADON. NO.
COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A COUNSELOR CLOSER TO NO COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. NO. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. NO. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN.
YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. NO. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCIL. MEJIA. PRESENT. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. COUNCILOR WITH PEN. NO. COUNCILOR.
SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. NO. COUNCILOR. WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER. NO. AND COUNCILOR EARLE. EIGHT VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE ONE
PRESENT AND THREE VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. AS WELL THE CHAMBER. THAT BOTH. COUNCILOR CANTRELL UM WORRELL AS A COURTESY.
UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE ON DOCKET 0705. GAS TAX? UM, YES. OKAY. >> COUNCIL ORAL. YES.
SO AGAIN EIGHT VOTES IN A NEGATIVE FOUR VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE PRESENT. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 0705 HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET 0706. TALKING NUMBER 0706 COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE OFF OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL IN
THE RISING OF THE RAISING OF THE SENEGAL FLAG AT BOSTON CITY HALL. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER FILING THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. UM, I'M ASKING FOR SUSPENSION
AND PASSAGE. UH, THIS, UH, FRIDAY WE'LL BE CELEBRATING. OH, ACTUALLY THIS SATURDAY WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THE 66 YEARS OF, UM, THE INDEPENDENCE OF SENEGAL AND DURING MY TIME
ON THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, AT THAT YEAR WE HAVE A RAISE THE SENEGALESE FLAG. I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT WE ARE DOING IT NOW AND I WANT TO GIVE A BIG, BIG SHOUT OUT TO AKU FROM BOLD SKIN BABE. SHE WAS THE HOST UM OF OF
WEDNESDAY'S WOMEN'S UH FOR THE CITY'S WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT EVENT. UH, SHE IS PHENOMENAL. SHE IS UH, FROM SENEGAL AND WITH HER I GET TO, UH, DUST OFF MY LITTLE WHILE OFF TO, UH,
WHENEVER I GET TO TALK TO HER. UH, AND SHE REALLY WANTED US, UM, SHE YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HONOR, UM, OUR SENEGALESE COMMUNITY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
I STUDIED ABROAD AND LIVED IN SENEGAL FOR FIVE MONTHS WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE WITH A MIXED AFRICAN. FAMILY FROM SENEGAL. THEY WERE SENEGALESE, CAPE VERDEAN, TOGOLESE, UM AND UH I'M JUST EXCITED THAT I GET TO
ACKNOWLEDGE UH, A COUNTRY THAT HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MY LIFE. I WEAR THIS I'VE BEEN WEARING THIS NECKLACE AROUND MY NECK SINCE I WAS 20 YEARS OLD WHEN I WAS IN SENEGAL. UM HAS A LOT OF MEANING TO ME AS A CARRY SHELL THE
ORIGINAL FORM OF CURRENCY AND A LOT OF THIS OF A LOT OF THIS WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN WEST AFRICA. AND SO THIS UH, FRIDAY WE WILL BE UH, RAISING UH, THE SENEGALESE FLAG. UH, THANK YOU TO UH, SAFARI
RESTAURANTS AND OF THE SENEGALESE RESTAURANT THAT WILL BE PROVIDING FOOD UM, SENEGAL. IT MEANS, UH, THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF THE COUNTRY IS SOONER GOD WHICH IS A MISINTERPRETATION OF, UH WHEN
UH UH, THE COLONIZERS ARRIVED, UH, THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE ASKING WHERE THE LAND WAS AND UH, THEY MISINTERPRETED WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. THEY WERE POINTING TO THEIR BOAT. UH, SOME OF THESE WERE POINTING TO THEIR BOAT AND IT AND THEY
SAID SOONER WHICH MEANS OUR BOAT. UM AND FROM THAT THE UH, MISINTERPRETATION LED TO THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY BEING SENEGAL. BUT IT'S REALLY JUST A PHENOMENAL, BEAUTIFUL, VERY FRIENDLY PLACE.
IT'S KNOWN AS, UH, THE LAND OF TERANGA THE LAND OF HOSPITALITY AND UM, I JUST FEEL SO WARM AND WELCOME AND UM ,JUST LIKE AT HOME WHEN I'M
WITH THE SENEGALESE COMMUNITY AND SO I'M JUST VERY EXCITED TO HELP RAISE THE FLAG THIS FRIDAY AND ENCOURAGE ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO WILL BE HERE. I KNOW IT'S GOOD FRIDAY. UM, AND THERE'S THERE'S A LOT GOING ON BUT UM, IF ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES COULD BE HERE TO WELCOME OUR SENEGALESE COMMUNITY UM, BE HAPPY AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO TALL SHIPS DUSTY RHODES CONVENTION WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET, UH, SHIP FROM SENEGAL HERE, UH, FOR TALL
SHIPS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO REPRESENTATION FROM AFRICA IN THE TALL SHIPS PROGRAM AND WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT. SO SHOUT OUT TO HER, HER TEAM, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, UM, AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
JEFF. >> UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER COUNCILOR. CULPEPER COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FLYNN COUNCILOR. MEJIA COUNCILOR. MURPHY.
COUNCILOR. PEPEN CONCHA SANTANA COUNCIL ORAL AND PLEASE ARE THE CHAIR COUNCILOR DIVISION SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0706. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OH, HELLO. UH, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0706. COUNCILOR BREEN. YES. >> COUNCIL. >> BREADON. YES. COUNCIL COLOR ZAPATA COUNCIL GOES BY. YES.
COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR.
LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCIL ME HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL.
WEBER. YES. AND COUNCILOR EARL. YEAH. AND SO ORAL. YES. SO I CAN MOVE 0706 AS WE SEAT OF A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 0760706 HAS BEEN
ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0707? I CAN NUMBER 0707 COUNCILOR FLYNN, UH, FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF RENAMING THE WEST BROADWAY COMMUNITY GARDEN IN HONOR OF KIMBERLY PARKER. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. KIMBERLY PARKER HAS HAD A LONG
HISTORY IN SOUTH BOSTON, INCLUDING HER ATTENDANCE AT SOUTH BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVING SERVED AS THE PROPERTY MANAGER OF BOSTON OF WEST BROADWAY HOMES. HER DEDICATION TO SERVING THE
COMMUNITY REFLECTED HER STRONG ADVOCATE ADVOCACY FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS AND INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN NAPLES. KIMBERLY PARKER WAS A RESPECTED
LEADER, DEDICATED VOLUNTEER, PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE WITHIN THE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT PROFESSION. BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP IN SOUTH BOSTON IN ADVOCACY,
RESIDENTS BELIEVE THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO HONOR HER LEGACY THAN TO NAME THE GARDEN THAT SHE WAS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DEVELOPING AFTER HER. FOR FOUR DECADES, KIMBERLY
SERVED AS AN ESSENTIAL FIGURE AT THE SOUTH BOSTON BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY WEST BROADWAY HOMES. SHE REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST BROADWAY COMMUNITY GARDEN BY
SERVING AS A TRUSTED CONNECTION BETWEEN RESIDENTS TIRELESS TIRELESSLY ADVOCATING FOR INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATION, SUPPORTING LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING.
SHE WAS ALSO DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MAKING THE GARDEN ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL NEIGHBORS, FOR OUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND THROUGH CO DEVELOPING PROGRAMING IDEAS
TO ENSURE THE GARDEN WOULD SERVE ALL INCLUDING OUR SENIORS ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND YOUNG FAMILIES. ACCORDING TO HER NEIGHBORS, KIM REMAINED A CONSISTENT AND
ACTIVE PRESENCE AT ALL PLANNING MEETINGS ENSURING RESIDENTS VOICES WERE REPRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. SHE WAS A TRUSTED LIAISON BETWEEN NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
SHE ENCOURAGED VHA RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GARDEN BY ENCOURAGING SIGN UPS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM SEE THE SPACE AS THEIR OWN THROUGH HER
INFLUENTIAL CAREER, KIMBERLY PARKER REMAINED A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY WITH SOUTH BOSTON RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING.
THE SUCCESS OF THE GARDEN TODAY IS A TESTAMENT TO HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO BRINGING A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE GARDEN FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF SOUTH BOSTON. I ASK THAT MY COLLEAGUES
SUPPORT THE ADVOCACY OF MY NEIGHBORS AT WEST BROADWAY HOMES, INCLUDING MERCY ROBINSON AND MY FRIENDS AT SOUTH BOSTON AND AXIOM.
I ALSO ASK THAT YOU RESPECT MY CONSTITUENTS AND NEIGHBORS IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND VOTE YES ON THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?
LET US CONSIDER CULPEPER COUNCILOR DURKAN CANTOR FITZGERALD COUNCIL DIVISION COUNTRY VIRGINIA CULTURE MURPHY COUNCILOR PEPEN CONTRA SANTANA
OF WEBER CULTURAL PLEASE OF THE CHAIR COUNCILOR FLYNN SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0707. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL?
VOTE ON DOCKET 0707. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. YES COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED TO YES. COUNCIL CULPEPER COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN.
COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR.
MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. PAN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. COUNCIL. MEMBER. YES AND COUNCILOR. YES. COUNCIL. ORAL.
YES. TALKING NUMBER 0707 AS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0707 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE KNOW ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS
. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PERSONNEL ORDERS? PERSONNEL ORDERS DOCKING NUMBER 0708. COUNCILOR BREADON NOW FOR THE
FOLLOWING ORDER FOR APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE SAVITA MAHARAJ, DOCKING NUMBER 070 AND THEN COUNSELOR BRAIN FOR COUNSELOR CULPEPER TALKING
NUMBER 0710. COUNSELOR BRAIN FOR COUNSELOR DURKAN TALKING NUMBER 0711 COUNSELOR BRAIN FOR COUNSELOR MURPHY AND NUMBER 0712
COUNSELOR BRAIN FOR COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR MOVES PASSAGE OF DOCKET 070820712.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I THANK YOU. THE PERSONNEL ORDERS HAVE BEEN PASSED BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO GREEN SHEETS. AND IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO A
DOCKET THEY MAY HAVE MISSED? OKAY, WE'RE. NOW I WANT TO GREEN SHEETS. UH, IS ANYONE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS? I UNDERSTAND, COUNCILOR SANTANA .
UM, YOU HAVE SOME SHEETS TO PULL. UH, COULD THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, I HAVE ONE SHEET FOR. >> THAT MULTIPLE. BUT, UH, MR. CLERK HAS NOTIFIED
OF TODAY'S HEARING. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL DOCKET NUMBER 0321 FOR THE ON THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. MR. CLERK, UM, DID YOU READ
DOCKET 0302? IS THAT A GOOD WAY TO. >> DO THIS ONE? >> JUST MAYBE I'M MAYBE I'M THE ONE THAT DIDN'T GET MAYBE TWO. OKAY, WE'LL DO.
A03210321 AND 03220A. CORRECT 321. LET'S START WITH 321. >> YEAH THEN TAKE IT FROM THERE. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE. READ DOCKET 0321. FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TALKING NUMBER 0321 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF 140,000 TO $426
IN THE FORM OF A GRANT THE FISCAL YEAR 25 PORT SECURITY GRANT AWARDED BY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND STRENGTHEN
PORT WIDE RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF CRITICAL SERVICE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FROM ACTS OF TERRORISM, MAJOR DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES .
THANK YOU. ABSENT OBJECTION, THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR IS ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 0321 IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY. COUNCILOR SANTANA, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
JUST SO THE COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE HELD A HEARING ON ALL DEPARTMENTS TO BE ADMINISTERED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS INCLUDES DOCKET 0321 WHICH WAS STRENGTHEN PORT WIDE RISK
MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTED INFRASTRUCTURE FROM EMERGENCIES . GRANTS LIKE THESE ALLOW OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE THEIR ESSENTIAL WORK AND PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. HAVING HAD A PRODUCTIVE HEARING
ON THIS ORDER AND OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT GRANTS AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIVALENT JUSTICE, I RECOMMEND MOVING THIS DOCUMENT FROM THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND
FORMAL ACTION AT THAT TIME MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL WILL BE THAT DOCKET NUMBER 0321 ALL TO PASS. THANK YOU.
UM THE CHAIR UH CONSCIOUS AND TURN TO PASSAGE OF DOCKET 030321. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AND NO. PARDON ME. >> CONSTRUCTION.
UH, COUNSELOR FRIEND, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS GRANT IS CRITICAL FOR THE
BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT FOR REALLY FOR RESIDENTS OF BOSTON AND GREATER BOSTON IT PROVIDES CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT ,ESPECIALLY DURING THESE DANGEROUS AND CHALLENGING TIMES
. BUT THE PORT OF BOSTON AND I HAVE A LARGE PORT IN MY DISTRICT IN SOUTH BOSTON. SO THIS IS A LARGE PORT AND AND EAST BOSTON AS WELL.
BUT THE PORT OF BOSTON PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE. SO DURING CHALLENGING TIMES ECONOMIC TIMES AS WELL UM, WHETHER IT'S THE LNG TANKERS
THAT COME IN, WHETHER IT'S THE THE CRUISE INDUSTRY THAT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR ECONOMY AND TOURISM UM, WE RECENTLY HAD THE COMMISSIONING OF THE USS
MASSACHUSETTS IN BOSTON. BUT ANTI-TERRORISM HOMELAND SECURITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CRITICAL ROLE
OF THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT PLAYS IN THIS REGARD BUT ALSO SUPPORTING UM CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT GREATER BOSTON AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UM, ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? COUNCILOR SANTANA MOVES FOR PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0321.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. BUT MR. CLERK, COULD YOU TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0321, PLEASE. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCIL. BREADON. YES.
COUNCIL AS A FURTHER CLOSE TO YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. >> COUNCILOR. >> DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE.
YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCIL. AFRICAN. YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCIL TIN I
GUESS COUNCILOR WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. BASSAN. COUNCILOR. ROWE. COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. SO I CAN HAVE A0321 AS WE SEE. IN THAT UNANIMOUS VOTE. THANK YOU.
DOCKET 0321 HOUSE HAS PASSED. UH, COUNCILOR SANTANA, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER DOCKET OR CITED FOR THE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UM, WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO LATE FILES.
UM, I'M INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE TWO LATE FINES ABSENT OBJECTION. COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. I'D LIKE TO OBJECT THAT YOU LATE FILES? NO, I FEEL WE WE HAVE TO HEAR WHAT THE LATE SENATOR READ THEM IN. OR IF SHE OBJECTS TO THEM.
I DON'T HAVE TO READ THEM SO. COUNCILOR. >> UM, SHE CAN SPEAK. COUNCILOR DURKAN, UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK ON THE LATE FILES. UH, SINCE I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THEY ARE, I, UM WELCOME
YOUR COMMENTS, COUNCILOR DURKAN . I'VE OBJECTED. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. GO AHEAD. >> JUST SO THAT. OKAY, I HAVE A HOLD ON A
SECOND, PLEASE. SINCE, UH, THESE THESE TWO FILES WILL BE MOVED ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEY'LL BE, UH, TAKEN UP NEXT WEEK.
UH, A WHILE WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. >> AND THIS IS TO THE TO THE
CHAIR BUT ALSO TO THE CLERK. MR. CLERK. THESE DOCKETS SHOULD HAVE BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD. SO THE PUBLIC THAT'S WATCHING THESE, UM, KNOW EXACTLY WHY WHAT WHAT THE WHAT THE DOCUMENT
IS ALL ABOUT. I THINK COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR FLYNN UH, THEY WILL BE FILE FOR NEXT TO IT NEXT WEEK. >> I UNDERSTAND. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. BUT THIS IS THIS IS THE PRECEDENT NOW THAT YOU JUST OBJECT. UH, NO.
>> THEY JUST THEY'RE SUBJECT TO LATE FILES WITHOUT WITHOUT. THERE WAS NO. >> THERE WAS NO VOTE TO ACCEPT SPLIT FILE SO THERE WAS NO VOTE TO. I KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MR TRUMP, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ? THREE UM, I'M INFORMED BY THE THE, UH, PLAQUE THAT THERE ARE
THREE 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. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU. >> THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN
ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW ON TO, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS?
IF YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE PUT YOUR LIGHT ON AND WE'LL CALL UPON YOU. UH, COUNCILOR PEPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO WISH MY DAUGHTER A HAPPY FIFTH BIRTHDAY. UM. THE PEPEN SIBLINGS ARE A WEEK APART, SO, UM, LAST WEEK WAS MY SON. THIS WEEK IS MY DAUGHTER. SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU WITH HER A VERY, VERY SWEET HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. LOTS OF BIRTHDAYS IN THE PEPEN HOUSEHOLD. UM, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TONIGHT IS THE FIRST NIGHT OF PASSOVER. UH, OF JEWS ALL ACROSS THE CITY
WILL BE READING THE HAGGADAH AND AND TALKING ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, BEING FREE FROM SLAVERY AND OPPRESSION AND HOW WE CAN UH, YOU KNOW, UH, FIGHT
OPPRESSION TODAY AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO UH, YOUR JEWISH CONSTITUENTS AND WISH THEM A GOOD, UH, PAISA. THANKS. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU MAY.
>> NEXT WEEK WE WILL, UH, PRESENT MEERKAT, ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT WAS HERE THAT WE KIND OF MISSED LAST WEEK. THEY PROVIDED ALL THE FOOD THAT
FOLLOWS THE GOOD FOOD FROM LAST WEEK. SO WE'RE BRINGING THEM BACK TO, UH, PRESENT THEM THIS WEEK WITH HIGHER GROUND UH, NEXT WEEK. YEAH. >> WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE MEETING NEXT WEEK.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS? I'D LIKE TO ALSO ECHO WEBBER'S REMARKS AND AND RECOGNIZE THE
START OF PASSOVER THIS EVENING AND WISH YOU A HAPPY EASTER TO ALL CELEBRATE. WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT A NAME? UH, COUNCILOR COLLETTE, AS A
PASTOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE TWO NAMES. UM. UH, I RISE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF THERESA BASIL OF EAST BOSTON A DEVOTED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND MATRIARCH WHOSE STRENGTH AND SACRIFICE DEFINED HER
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. AFTER IMMIGRATING HERE FROM ITALY AND LOSING HER HUSBAND FAR TOO EARLY. SHE RAISED FOUR SONS ON HER OWN. UH INCLUDING UH FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE CARLO BASIL AND
UH CURRENT EAST BOSTON RESIDENT WORKING AS A SEAMSTRESS AND ANCHORING HER FAMILY AND FAITH ,LOVE AND RESILIENCE. HER LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH HER CHILDREN, HER GRANDCHILDREN AND THE GENERATIONS OF FOLKS THAT
SHE UPLIFTED THROUGH HER QUIET GENEROSITY AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION. AND I ALSO LIKE TO MEMORIALIZE MY GRANDFATHER ALESSANDRA GAITHER, WHO PASSED 29 YEARS AGO TODAY DURING THE APRIL FOOLS DAY SNOWSTORM WHILE HE
WAS SHOVELING. HE WAS A MAN OF HIGH INTEGRITY . HE LITERALLY DUG TRENCHES FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON PUTTING MY MOM THROUGH COLLEGE AND SHE WAS THE FIRST TO DO SO IN OUR FAMILY. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY HIS NAME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UM. >> COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO JOIN COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA IN MEMORY. >> UH, IN REMEMBERING THERESA FAZIO AND JUST EXTEND, UH, MY CONDOLENCES TO THE CARLO BASSO FAMILY AND AND HIS ENTIRE
FAMILY AND, UM, ALSO JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY EASTER. IT'S BEEN MY FAVORITE. HOLIDAY, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING AND THE LOSS OF THE BASIL FAMILY. UM, AT LEAST BOSTON. I KNOW REPRESENTATIVE CARL BASAL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND DURING EASTER. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE
WITH HIS FAMILY. UM, WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY AND HEALTHY EASTER. >> AS WELL. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR MOVES THAT, UH, WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS TODAY IT
DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER COUNCIL DIVISION AND COUNCILOR FLYNN THERESA BASIL ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR
FITZGERALD, BOSTON POLICE CHIEF PAUL B MCCARTHY, UH FORMER CITY COUNCILOR TIM MCCARTHY'S FATHER IN LAW ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE BURTON BERT F
CUSHING, LORI WILLIAMS HUBBARD AND BESSIE. BETTY COLLINS THAT. >> WE ALL. CARRY ON THIS. UH AND ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL
OF BRITAIN JUDY GARVIN WHO IS THE MOTHER OF BETH UH, GAVIN WHO WORKS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF. HOUSING. A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE IONAL CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2026 AT 12 P.M.. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES, CENTRAL STAFF, THE CLERK AND
THE TAX OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER. ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT PLEASE SAY I. I THANK YOU.
UH, THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.