NOON I CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. VIEWERS CAN WATCH A COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE AT BOSTON.COM PORCH LIFE CITY COUNCIL DASH TV. AT THIS TIME I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42 I REMIND ALL IN THIS CHAMBER THAT NO DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE PERMITTED.
THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR BREADON HERE. COUNCILOR CLARESSA POWDER
COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR GET IN HERE. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD HERE. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN HERE. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE HERE.
COUNCIL ILLUSION HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR MAY HERE. KEY. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY HERE. COUNCILOR PREPARED COUNCILOR PEPPER IN HERE.
COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA HERE. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR 0129 OF QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, FOR FILLING IN TODAY AND THINKING THE TREASURER ALSO UP FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR BEING DOWN AND WITH US TODAY. NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS WORKS THIS THIS WEEK'S CLERGY FATHER MC INVITED
BY COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YOU HAD THE FLOOR AND AFTER THE INVOCATION WE WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE SO WE. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WELCOME. WE HAVE VISITORS TODAY IN THE CHAMBER SO I'M PROUD TO
INTRODUCE FATHER MC FATHER MICHAEL IS A TRUE PILLAR OF OUR COMMUNITY WHOSE ROOTS RUN DEEP HERE IN THE NORTH END. BORN AND RAISED IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, FATHER MICHAEL IS
A FAMILIAR FACE. I'VE TOLD HIM EARLIER HOW MANY TIMES WE WERE WALKING AROUND THE NORTH DOWN YOU CAN BUMP INTO FATHER MIKE TALKING TO NEIGHBORS IN IN THE DIFFERENT STORES, THE RESTAURANTS
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU OVER IN THE NORTH. THEN HE ALSO IF YOU DON'T ALREADY FOLLOW ST LEONARD'S CHURCH AND HIM ON SOCIAL MEDIA HE HAS A WONDERFUL SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ALWAYS KEEPS US UP TO DATE ON THE GREAT THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING IN HIS COMMUNITY AND HOW HE'S CONNECTING HIS CHURCH AND HIS HIS MISSION INTO THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON. FATHER MICHAEL ATTENDED BOSTON
LATIN SCHOOL AND HOLDS DEGREES IN PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY. HE EARNED HIS MASTER'S OF DIVINITY FROM THE WESTERN JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND WAS ORDAINED A PRIEST IN 1999
AS A FRANCISCAN FRIAR OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PROVINCE. HIS DEDICATION TO SERVICE HAS TAKEN HIM FAR FROM HOME INCLUDING 11 YEARS WHEN HE DID
LEAVE US HERE AND FROM BOSTON AND WENT TO GUATEMALA WHERE HE DIRECTED THE VALLEY OF THE ANGELS ORPHANAGE. HE ALSO SPENT TIME IN CANADA IN ROME WHERE HE EARNED A DOCTORATE IN FRANCISCAN
SPIRITUALITY. I'M GRATEFUL WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR FATHER MICHAEL'S COMMITMENT TO FAITH LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ALL ROOTED IN HIS LOVE TO THE NORTH AND TO THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ALL THE RESIDENTS HERE.
SO I'M JUST HAPPY TO WELCOME HIM HERE AND OPEN US IN PRAYER . THANK YOU SO MUCH, BEN VINNY DOES IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO CALL US AND INVITE US IN TO
PRAYER TOGETHER. MAY I BEGIN IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN. LOVING AND KIND GOD. WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON WITH HUMBLE HEARTS
SEEKING YOUR HOLY PRESENCE AND GUIDANCE AS WE GATHER TOGETHER TO SERVE AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF OTHERS. LORD GOD, YOU HAVE TAUGHT US
THAT CHARITY IS NOT JUST AN ABSTRACT IDEA BUT RATHER A CONCRETE ACTION ROOTED IN HOW WE PERSON REALLY TREAT EACH OTHER INCLUDING OUR ENEMIES
HELP US TO EMBODY THIS ACTIVE LOVE IN OUR DECISIONS TODAY SEEING EACH PERSON AS OUR BROTHER OR SISTER AND YOUR BELOVED CHILD WE ASK FOR THE
GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO FILL US WITH WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT, INSPIRE US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT REFLECT YOUR LOVE, COMPASSION AND JUSTICE
ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THOSE OUTSIDE OUR CIRCLES. MAY OUR ACTIONS BE A TRUE REFLECTION OF YOUR LOVE OPENING OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO SERVE
OTHERS SELFLESSLY. WE ASK THIS NAME OF THE FATHER ,SON AND THE MOST HOLY SPIRIT AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU.
WE WILL NOW RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY AMERICA AND ITS HANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU BOTH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR MURPHY AND THANK YOU, FATHER MIKE FOR BLESSING US AND FOR THAT INVOCATION. YOU ARE NO STRANGER TO THIS CHAMBERS AND SO WE WELCOME YOU
BACK HERE. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO TWO PRESENTATIONS NOW WE HAVE ONE PRESENT. EACH OF THEM HAVE SOMEBODY HERE RECOGNIZING AND A CORONA PAGEANT CANDIDATE AND ONE FROM
COUNCILOR DURKIN RECOGNIZING MIGUEL ROSALES COUNCILOR MEJIA
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR IN 5 MINUTES . OH, I GOT MY THREE MY TWO DOMINICAN AMIGOS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND A GREAT JOY TO WELCOME THE DISTINGUISHED PARTICIPANTS OF THE REYNALDO ALARCON AT 2025 TO THE HEART OF OUR CITY'S MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
TODAY'S GATHERING IS NOT MERELY SYMBOLIC IT IS MEANINGFUL AND TANGIBLE RECOGNITION OF THE DEDICATION, HISTORY AND RESILIENCE SPIRIT THAT EACH OF YOU REPRESENT.
REYNALDO ANCONA IS MORE THAN A SHOWCASE OF GRACE AND TALENT. IT IS A LIVING CELEBRATION OF OUR ROOTS AND OUR TAINO HERITAGE AND OUR IMMEASURABLE
VALUE OF THE DOMINICAN IDENTITY IN THE DIASPORA. THROUGH EACH OF YOU WE SEE THE DREAMS OF PAST GENERATIONS COME TO LIFE AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE GENERATIONS LEADING US INTO THE FUTURE.
IN THIS CHAMBER WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE THAT SHAPE THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITIES, WE TAKE THIS MOMENT TO HONOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR DETERMINATION AND YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT
. YOU ARE YOUNG WOMEN WHO HAVE BECOME PROUD AMBASSADORS OF OUR CULTURE CARRYING FORWARD A LEGACY THAT IS RICH, COMPLEX AND DEEPLY MEANINGFUL.
RECEIVING A CITATION IN THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TODAY IS NOT JUST A CEREMONIAL ACT IT IS A PUBLIC AFFIRMATION OF YOUR IMPACT.
IT IS OUR WAY OF SAYING WE SEE YOU, WE VALUE YOU, WE BELIEVE IN YOU AND IN THE POWER THAT YOU REPRESENT THROUGH YOUR PARTICIPATION AND THEN ANOTHER AN ICON THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN NOT
JUST BEAUTY BUT LEADERSHIP AND A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. YOU HAVE PROVEN THAT A CROWN IS NOT ONLY WORN BY ONE'S HEAD BUT CARRIED IN OUR HEARTS THROUGH PURPOSE, AWARENESS AND LOVE FOR
OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING US. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US THAT OUR VOICES MATTER, THAT OUR ROOTS ARE A SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND THAT WHEN AND WHEN WE'RE
YOUNG AND WHEN YOUNG WOMEN ARE EMPOWERED AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY RISES WITH HER. PLEASE ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION AS A COLLECTIVE EXPRESSION OF PRIDE AND AS THE BEGINNING
OF A JOURNEY FILLED WITH OPPORTUNITY. I ALSO GET OKLAHOMA AND PACIFIC COMING BUT OUR RALLYING ESPANOL FOR GAY REPRESENTATION IS A LAMENT A RECOGNITION THAT
GUTIERREZ, DOMINICANA, TAMAKI AND THE CONSELHO CONDO MINI CANO YOU NOT ONLY GARNER SUR LA BRANDO LA PARTICIPACION DE LA REINA YOU GET A DEMONSTRABLE
POTENCY THAT THEY ARE CULTIVATING AND TAKING THE PHOTOS IN A SYSTEMIC A GROUP OF ANGER AND L.A. AND MUNDO E
WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT ARE GOING AWAY WHEN A STYLIST. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN HERE FOR FOR PUTTING US HERE TOGETHER I
WON'T REPEAT MANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID BUT YOU KNOW I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO AN EVENT A PAGEANT JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO TO SEE THESE YOUNG LADIES JUST DOING AMAZING,
AMAZING WORK AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN AND IT WAS GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC AND GREAT SMILES AND IT WAS JUST A JOY TO BE HERE. I ALSO JUST WANT TO YOU KNOW, I
THINK THANK ALL THE OTHER PARTNERS WHO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. RIGHT? THERE ARE BEAUTY SALONS I SEE GLORIA HERE WHO HAVE PARTNERED WITH THESE YOUNG WOMEN TO TO
SPONSOR THEM AND TO INVEST IN THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE. WE WANT TO SEE SMALL BUSINESSES CONNECTED WITH OUR YOUTH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE WHO'S BEING LEADING
AND ALL THESE WOMEN TO TO BE THE BEST ALSO. SO IT IS A JOY TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS AS A DOMINICAN MYSELF. JUST LOVE TO SEE THE PRIDE THAT COMES WITH ALL OF THIS.
I'M A PROUD DOMINICAN. I AM PROUD FROM MONEY AND JUST REALLY LOVE BEING ABLE TO INVEST IN OUR YOUTH AND THESE ARE JUST AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF WOMEN. SO I'M ALSO GOING TO HAVE
COUNCILOR MAKE UP ABOUT AND I'LL SAY A FEW WORDS AND MAYBE JUST READ ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THEM. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. YOU KNOW TO HAVE THIS AMAZING
GROUP THAT I KNOW THAT WHEN I GO AND I HERE IN THE BOSTON CITY HALL IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING BECAUSE THEY REALLY SHOW THE BEAUTY OF OUR CULTURE AS A DOMINICAN AND JUST KNOWING HOW MUCH OF PRIDE WE
HAVE FOR NOT ONLY OUR BEAUTY BUT OUR CULTURE, WHAT WE STAND FOR. AND IF YOU REALIZE THAT EACH OF THEM HAVE A DIFFERENT TOWN AND CITY ACROSS THEIR BODY AND THAT IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE
BEAUTY THAT WE HAVE ACROSS THE ISLAND AND WHAT EACH OF OUR PEOPLE REPRESENT AND OUR CULTURE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE GET TO LEARN AT THE FEET OF THE ONE I CALL ON TO CELEBRATIONS.
SO DOMINICAN LIKE RASHA GLORIA I WEAR OUT A LITTLE ORGANIZED WHAT IS THE COMMITTEE FOR I SUGGESTED WENT TO FOR CASINO STAY THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO MARKET WITH I SAID IT'S A TOTAL
LOSS ON THIS BUT OKADA AND WOULD TRABAHO YOU KNOW IN ORDER TO REPRESENT ECONOMIC STATUS. SO NOW I WANT TO READ A AN OFFICIAL RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THEM. SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE
BODY AND RECKON RICO ME INTO POWER. I WAIT TO SEE THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATES LARRY NADAL ANACONDA THE M.A.C I YOU WITH
AN AMAZING SARAH FELICITAS EUNICE SAID ONLY THAT PIRATE REPRESENTATION OR NOR SIGNIFICATIVO CAPABLE I'M WE TOOK THE KINNERET YEAH DEMONSTRATORS SAID WHEN A
HOLDING LEADER THEY ENTER THE LIKE THE WORST TIME IT WAS ALEXI REPRESENTANTE RESULTA EL GORDO LA FORTALEZA EL COMPROMISO CAN GIVE US COMO THEY CANNOT REPRESENT DE LA CONTEUDO MANY CAN IF THE MOMENT THOUGH IS ROUGHLY TO IMPACT TO
SWITCH IT TO A NORMAL POTENTIAL NOT ANTI-MUSLIM CAN IMPLEMENT OR WE ALSO THAT THE FALLACY THAT THIS PROTEST THE IF THOSE
IS THE PARTY CONCEAL CONCILIAR AND ALSO PROPECIA PROFESSIONAL MENTAL SOLIDARITY SANTANA JULIA MCGWIRE ENJOY I THINK OF A
FALLACY THAT IS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING AND HAVE YOU NOT HAVING.
HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS ATO MATTERS AND THE GENERAL CO-ORDINATOR OF THE RENATO A
CORONA 2025 TODAY I WILL BE I WILL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THIS BEAUTY EVENT WHICH IS A DOMINICAN BEAUTY CONTEST HELD IN THE CITY OF BOSTON FOR 40
YEARS IN THIS EVENT. QUEENS ARE CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THE DOMINICAN COMMUNITY IN ALL THE CULTURAL ACTIVITY OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THE LA CASA DE LA CULTURAL IN CANADA,
BOSTON. THIS PURGING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT KEEPS THE CULTURE OF THE DOMINICAN LATINOS ALIVE AND EMPOWER THE YOUNG WOMAN TO
THE VEIL OF SOCIAL LEADERSHIP IN THIS CURRENT DAY SOCIAL EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO CALL OUR
COLLEAGUES UP FOR THE CEREMONIAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE PHOTO. SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY UP.
HI, ALAN. IT'S GOOD TO SEE I HAVE FRIENDS
AND YOU JUST SEE THAT BEHIND I WAS STRUCK BY YOUR AND NOW
THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO GO LAST MINUTE BUT IT MAKES YOU HAPPY WHEN YOU SEE HOW THE CAMERAS AND EVERYONE
HAS EVERYONE HAS A WINDOW. ALL RIGHT, GOOD QUESTION.
AND ALSO AS YOU ASKED AND YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE ON. CONGRATULATION AGAIN EVERYONE PLEASE SEE THAT IS. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILWOMAN
SANTANA AND THE BAND FOR BRINGING THEM TO CHAMBERS. WE ARE OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS FROM CASTRO DURKIN HONORING MIGUEL ROSALES AT CONSTITUTION. HE HAD THE FLOOR AND FITZGERALD
BUMPER STICKERS AND THE BOSTON MARKET GARAGE. YEAH. GOOD MORNING OR I GUESS GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
TODAY I'M SO PROUD TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT ONLY SHAPED THE WAY WE MOVE THROUGH BOSTON BUT ALSO THE WAY WE FEEL IN IT. WE GATHER TO HONOR MIGUEL RIZAL
IS WHOSE VISION AND DEDICATION HAVE LAST LEFT A LASTING LEGACY ON THE HEART OF OUR CITY. EVERY DAY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WALK, BIKE OR DRIVE ACROSS BRIDGES THAT CONNECT BOSTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY OF THEM BROUGHT TO LIFE
THROUGH MIGUEL'S BRILLIANCE AND HARD WORK. HIS DESIGNS DON'T JUST GET US FROM POINT A TO POINT B THEY CREATE MOMENTS. THEY INVITE US TO PAUSE TO TAKE IN THE SKYLINE TO FEEL PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER.
NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO MIGUEL CAME TO MASSACHUSETTS FROM GUATEMALA TO STUDY URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AT MIT. HE BROUGHT WITH HIM A PASSION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND A BELIEF THAT BRIDGES COULD BE BOTH
FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL. THAT BELIEF HAS TRANSFORMED THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY. MIGUEL HAS LED SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC BRIDGE PROJECTS IN BOSTON AND BEYOND INCLUDING THE
FRANCIS APPLETON PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ALSO KNOWN AS THE FERRY APPLETON BRIDGE WHICH I WALK ACROSS DAILY. THE RESTORED LONGFELLOW BRIDGE, THE NEWLY DEDICATED BELL RUSSELL BRIDGE AND OF COURSE
THE LEONARD BUNKER HILL MEMORIAL BRIDGE. THEY COME AS MORE THAN A MARVEL OF ENGINEERING. IT'S A SYMBOL OF WHO WE ARE AND WE HAVE MIGUEL TO THANK FOR THAT. MIGUEL'S WORK IS GROUNDED IN
CONNECTION. HIS BRIDGES AREN'T JUST ABOUT STEEL AND STONE. THEY'RE ABOUT PEOPLE. THEY CENTER PEDESTRIANS, THEY UPLIFT NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEY INSPIRE OUR CIVIC PRIDE.
THEY REFLECT MIGUEL'S DEEP BELIEF THAT CITIES AT THEIR BEST ARE THERE AT THE BEST WHEN THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL. WHILE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION, I
WANT TO LIFT UP SOMETHING JUST AS MEANINGFUL. MIGUEL IS ALSO A DEDICATED LEADER AND CIVIC LEADER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE BOTH LIVE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD OF BEACON HILL.
AS A LONGTIME BEACON HILL RESIDENT, HE CERTAINLY SERVED FIVE YEARS ON THE BEACON HILL ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION SERVING AS CHAIR, ALWAYS BRINGING CARE, THOUGHTFULNESS AND INTEGRITY TO THE WORK OF PRESERVATION AND HIS CIVIC
WORK. HIS LOVE FOR BOSTON RUNS DEEP AND WE'RE AT A MOMENT WHERE IMMIGRANTS ARE UNDER ATTACK AND HONESTLY TO THINK ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TODAY TO MAKE IT. MIGUEL ROSE ALL HIS DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON SOMEONE WHO HAS DESIGNED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES WHOSE IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE JUST SO LUCKY AND I'M LUCKY TO KNOW MIGUEL AND HIS HUSBAND JOHN DAVID COREY WHO IS HERE WITH US TODAY. THEY'RE NOT JUST CONSTITUENTS BUT I ADMIRE THEM AND THEIR
FRIENDS, THEIR WARMTH, GENEROSITY AND COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY ARE FELT BY ALL WHO KNOW THEM. SO TODAY WE HONOR MORE THAN JUST THE BRIDGES THAT MIGUEL HAS HELPED BUILD. WE HONOR THE LIFE HE'S BUILT
HERE IN BOSTON. WE CELEBRATE HIS LEGACY OF DESIGN. HIS COURAGE AS A TRAILBLAZING GAY IMMIGRANT ARCHITECT AND HIS UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE CAN AND SHOULD
BE BEAUTIFUL. IT'S MY GREAT JOY THAT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BOSTON WE DECLARE JULY NINE, 2025 AS MIGUEL RIZAL DAY IN THE CITY
OF BOSTON. AND SO THIS IS AN OFFICIAL RESOLUTION WHEREAS THE CITY OF BOSTON IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE
AND CELEBRATE MIGUEL RIZAL FOR OUR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS. HIS ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY AND HIS LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CIVIC LIFE OF OUR CITY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL HONORS
TODAY AS MIGUEL RIZAL HIS DAY FOR HIS LEGACY AND DEDICATION TO OUR CITY. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO ACCEPT THIS HONOR.
THANK YOU, AARON. WELL, IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE AT CITY COUNCIL AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN I MOVED HERE FROM GUATEMALA ALMOST 40 YEARS AGO, ALL OF THESE BRIDGES
WERE NOT VERY GOOD CONDITION. WE HAD A DOUBLE DECK UGLY HIGHWAY COMING INTO BOSTON AND THE SAME THING WAS IN THERE. WE HAD THE LONGFELLOW BRIDGE WAS IN DISREPAIR AND IT HAD A
LOT OF INVESTMENT. WE ALSO HAD A NON ACCESSIBLE BEACH TO THE EASTERN ESPEON THAT THAT I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE AND THE RUSSELL BEACH, YOU KNOW, USED TO BE CALLED THE NORTHWEST STREET BRIDGE. THAT WAS ALSO NOT IN VERY GOOD
CONDITION AND IT WAS THOUGHT THAT MAYBE WE COULD RESTORE IT BUT FINALLY WE DECIDED TO CHANGE IT AND DO A NEW BRIDGE. HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THOSE FOUR BRIDGES IN THE CITY LIKE BOSTON IS A GREAT
HONOR AND IT HAS BEEN VERY REWARDING FOR ME TO BE HERE BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN HOW PEOPLE HAVE EMBRACED THE BRIDGES AND BECOME PART OF THE CULTURE. EVERY TIME I GO TO ONE OF THESE BRIDGES AND I SEE PEOPLE USING THEM.
THIS IS A VERY EXCITING OCCASION FOR ME TO SEE HOW THE STRUCTURES HAVE BECOME PART OF THE CULTURE OF THIS CITY AND THEY BECOME QUITE FAMOUS. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THE
BRIDGES HERE IN BOSTON ARE THE ENVY OF MANY CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY GOOD QUALITY DESIGN AND ALSO PRESENT THAT HAVE BEEN DONE FOR THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO WORK HERE IN BOSTON IS TO SEE THAT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO IT. IT WAS THAT KIND OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT WHEN I CAME AND I
NEVER LEFT. SO I HAVE STAYED IN BOSTON, YOU KNOW, SINCE I WAS A STUDENT AND I THINK EVERY TIME THAT I CROSSED ONE OF THESE BRIDGES BRINGING ME JOY TO MY LIFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE MY COLLEAGUES FOR A PHOTO AS WELL AS ALL OF THE GUEST. IF YOU CAN STAND ON THE DAIS WITH US, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE A PICTURE OF ALL OF YOU HERE
TODAY. YOU KNOW, I THINK OH, THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
JOHN MCCARTHY EXCELLENT. SEE YOU A COUPLE MORE.
THAT'S VERY WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT. CONGRATULATIONS.
OH, SUCH A PLEASURE AND NICE TO SEE YOU.
OH YEAH. YEAH. I'M GOING TO BE HERE CHEERING DID HE MAKE AN APPEARANCE ON CHRONICLE?
OKAY. THANK YOU. TWO COUNCILORS MEJIA AND COUNCILORS DURKIN AND WE ARE NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JUNE. BEFORE WE DO THAT WE NEED TO
UPDATE THE ATTENDANCE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COUNCILORS COLETTE ZAPATA AND WEBER AND WUERL ARE NOW PRESENTED WITH US. MADAM CLERK AND THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR GUESTS FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. NOW ON TO OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 25TH, 2025.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALSO SAY NAY SIGHS HAVE HAVING THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 25TH MEETING ARE APPROVED? WE'RE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATION FROM OUR HONOR THE MAYOR. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
BE DOCKET NUMBER 1345 DUCTED 1345 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AN EXPENDED AMOUNT
OF $644,458 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE U.S. INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AWARDED BY THE USDA FOREST SERVICE URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WOULD FUND TO GROW ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT URBAN FORESTS. THANK YOU DOC. A NUMBER ONE THREE, FOUR OR
FIVE WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESILIENCY IN PARTS. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1346 STOCKARD NUMBER 1346 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF $262,890.86 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE F Y 26
DM H C I.T T AC GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASTER DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF 4 HOURS CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM CITY TRAINING FOR OFFICERS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE BP D STREET OUTREACH UNIT. THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1346
WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE BE DOCKING NUMBER 1347? DOCKET NUMBER 1347. MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE MVP PLANNING 2.0
GRANT AWARDED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT APPEARS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THE GRANTS WILL FUND THE WORK
CLIMATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE TO DATE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITH NEW METHODS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THANK YOU GAVIN NUMBER 1347
WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESILIENCY IN PART MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1348 DOCKET NUMBER 1348 MESSAGE ON ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $32,251 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE PURPOSE OF THE HOME AARP
FUND IS TO PROVIDE HOUSING, SHELTER AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLD WHO ARE HOMELESS, ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATION IN THE
CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON IN CONTRIBUTING NEAR THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS TALK AT 1348 THE
IT'S SORT OF SELF EXPLANATORY THE PURPOSES FOR FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING, SHELTER AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS TO HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE HOMELESS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER
VULNERABLE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THIS IS A FEDERAL GRANT AND AS WE KNOW MANY OF OUR GRANTS ARE BEING PULLED BACK AT THIS POINT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD AND HAVE IT DIRECT IT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING IN A TIMELY WAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, COUNCILOR BREADON SO EXPANSION AND PASSAGE
OF DOCKET NUMBER 1348 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I WILL SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE WE DOCKET NUMBER 1349 DOCKET
NUMBER 1349 MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $30,513.76 AND TO FORM OF A
GRANT FOR THE ACLU AS GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASS HIGHER DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
LOCAL LEADERS EDUCATION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP CAREER PATHWAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOUBTFUL LEARNERS. THANK YOU. THERE'S DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1349 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS 135031352. GOOD 1350 MESSAGE AN ORDER FOR THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT OF NAPOLEON JONES HENDERSON AS A COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER OF THE BOSTON COMMISSION FOR THE TERM EXPIRING JUNE 1ST, 2029 DOCKET 1351 MESSAGE ON
ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF IAN OUR ROWAN AS A COMMISSIONER OF THE BOSTON ARTS COMMISSION FOR IT TO EXPIRE IN JANUARY FIRST 2029
DOCKET 1352 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF CAITLIN FROM THE WIRE AS A COMMISSIONER OF THE BOSTON ART COMMISSION FOR TERM
EXPIRING AUGUST 1ST, 2029 THANK YOU CHOCOLATES NUMBER 135031352 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ARTS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS. MADAM CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ DOCKETS NUMBER 1341353 AND 1354 DOCKET NUMBER 1353 MESSAGE AN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINT M.A. NORM'S STREAM BRIDGE AS A MEMBER
OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS LATE TERM EXPIRES IN MAY 1ST 2028 DOCKET NUMBER 1354 MESSAGE ON ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF RONALD
WHO I STONEBRIDGE AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE CONVENTION OF RACIAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR TERM EXPIRE IN JUNE 20TH
2026 THANK YOU THESE DOCUMENTS WE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 135521357
DOCKET NUMBER 1355 MESSAGE ON ORDER FOR THE FOR YOUR REVIEW THE CITY OF BOSTON 2024 ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE REPORT PURSUANT TO THE ORDINANCE OF SURVEILLANCE
OVERNIGHT AN INFORMATION SHARING BOSTON CITY CODE SECTION 16 63.3 B THREE THE ORDINANCE DOCKET 1356
MESSAGE ON ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE OF THE SURVEILLANCE OVERNIGHT AND INFORMATION SHARING BOSTON CITY CODE SECTION 1663 THE ORDINANCE I HEREBY TRANSMIT FOR YOUR
REVIEW TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEILLANCE USE POLICY FOR THE WORLD IN MORE MODERATE MORE MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM SUBMITTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY BEIJING. DOCKET 1357 MESSAGE ON ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCES OF THE SURVEILLANCE OVERNIGHT AND INFORMATION SHARING BOSTON
CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 16 DASH 63V3I HEREBY TRANSMIT FOR YOUR REVIEW OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT THREE SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYST TOOLS JUST
SURVEILLANCE USE POLICY QUESTION AND IRRELEVANT DEPARTMENT POLICY THAT GOVERNS THE USE OF THESE TOOLS. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 13550 THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA
CONSISTENT INTERNAL. OKAY OKAY THESE DOCKETS DOCKET NUMBER 135521357 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA COVERS ANY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M SORRY I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO BE DONE WITH THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK 21346 AS
POSSIBLE WHENEVER THE TIME IS. OKAY, WE FINISHED WITH THAT DOCKET 1346. YES. 134, SIX. YEP. I WOULD LIKE TO WAS THAT PLACED
IN MY AND IT WASN'T IT WAS AND I AND I, I WAS THINKING THAT IT SHOULD THAT IT SHOULD BE PLACED IN YOUR COMMITTEE BUT IT WAS IT WAS PLACED IN PUBLIC HEALTH. OKAY THAT'S RIGHT ON THE DOCKET.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. OKAY. OKAY. UM, WERE YOU SEEKING SUSPENSION
AND YOU WERE GOING TO EXHIBIT. OKAY. WE DID. OKAY.
UM, I YOU KNOW, IT'S IT CAME FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE AS AND THAT DOCKET AND I DIDN'T MOVE IT SO BUT IT'S ONE THAT COULD HAVE GONE TO YOUR COMMITTEE. OKAY. THE OKAY, WE ARE NOW ON THE
DOCKET NUMBER 131358. IS THAT CORRECT, MADAM CLERK? OKAY, DOCKETS NUMBER 135821361. MADAM COURT, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ THOSE? I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET ALL OF THEM. DOCKET 1358 NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK. I'M SORRY, MADAM QUIRK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 135831366.
OKAY. DOCKET 1358 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979. ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR ON
PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF JUNE FOUR, 2025 DOCKET 1359 NO THIS WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR ON PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON JUNE 11, 2025 DOCKET
1361 NO THIS WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR ON PAPERS ACT UPON BY THE CITY
COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON JUNE 25TH, 2025 DOCKET 1361. NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF JONATHAN GARLAND AS A MEMBER
OF THE BOSTON CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING
OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND DOCKET DOCKET 136294 THIS WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID NAZARIO AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON CIVIL
DESIGN COMMISSION AFTER A TERM EXPIRE IN OCTOBER 31ST, 2025. DOCKET NUMBER 1363. NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHNNY HERNANDEZ AS
TEMPORARY SECOND ASSISTANT COLLECTOR TREASURER FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS EFFECTIVE JUNE 24, 2025. DOCKET 1364 THE COUNCIL BONDS
OF CHANEL'S WILD JOHN CONNORS, JOHN COLLAZO, SHEILA DARBY MCKENNA, ALESIA IRIS FERRARO.
CASSANDRA GOLDEN JASON GRAND. REGINA HENDERSON ERNIE VANESSA AL ROCKY TONY MARSHALL SCHUMER JEFF GERMANTOWN MCKINNEY
MUHAMMAD MUHAMMAD PAUL GNARLY TAYLOR OLIVIA PURCELL APPEAL ADIOS PINA SHANE REED JANET TAYLOR HAVEN'T BEEN DULY
APPROVED BY THE COLLECTOR TREASURER WILL RECEIVE AND APPROVE UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS DOCKET 1365 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM CONSERVATIVE REGARDING THE AIR
FLIGHT 26 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION AND DOCKET 1366 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FRIEND REGARDING TASK UNIVERSITY BOSTON URBAN RAT STUDY THANK YOU DOCKET NUMBER
1364 AS APPROVED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE OTHER DOCKETS BETWEEN THE 1358 AND 1366 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE SO MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. THESE ARE COMMUNICATIONS WILL
BE LIMITED TO 2 MINUTES IN SPEAKING THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR EARLIER ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION AS THE FISCAL YEAR BEGAN ON JULY 1ST.
WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THIS LETTER IS A LOT OF IDEAS AND ADVOCACY WE DISCUSSED DURING OUR MANY WORK SESSIONS ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR COUNCIL AMENDMENTS. OUR FIRST THERE'S A
RECOMMENDATION FOR A CLEAR TIMELINE OF RFP TO BE ISSUED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 26 AND AWARDED BY THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER. SECONDLY, I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO WORK WITH THE
APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE YOUR MEMBERS ARE MOVING FORWARD AS YOU INTENDED AND THEN I CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD COLLABORATION WITH KEY
DEPARTMENTS AROUND YOUR AMENDMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF OF THE AMENDMENT IS MADE IN THE WAY THAT YOU INTENDED AS WELL.
MAXIM FOR ALSO AN UPDATE ON OUR AMENDMENTS AND ALL OF OUR AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PASSED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR BY THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER WHICH IS DECEMBER 31ST AND THIRD IS
ECHOING A LOT OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY COUNCILOR BRAEDEN ABOUT AND BEST PRACTICES ON THE CAPITAL PLAN AND LAW ORDERS. AND FOR THAT I'M HOPING THAT WE
HAVE A WORKING SESSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO FIND A WAY FORWARD. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE AMENDMENTS AND TO WORK WITH THE
APPROPRIATE CITY DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RFP IS GETTING OUT THE DOOR AND THEN THOSE RFPS ARE BEING THEN AWARDED AND THEN AFTER THEY'RE BEING AWARDED THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE
OF THOSE FUNDS ARE DONE IN THE WAY THAT YOU INTENDED. SO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THESE AMENDMENTS IN PRACTICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR. AND IT IS CONCEIVABLE ANY OTHER
FLOOR IN 2 MINUTES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS IS COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE SPREAD OF A DISEASE AMONG BOSTON RAT POPULACE AND THIS IS
AN ISSUE I'VE WORKED ON FOR PROBABLY EIGHT YEARS NOW. IN APRIL, TUFTS UNIVERSITY RELEASED A MAJOR STUDY STATING THAT RATS IN BOSTON ARE SPREADING DISEASES A
POTENTIALLY NEW DEADLY DISEASE TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CLIMATES. THE SIX YEAR STUDY BY TUFTS UNIVERSITY FOUND THAT MOST RATS
THAT LIVE IN THE CITY CARRY THIS SPECIFIC BACTERIA IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS CARRY DIFFERENT THAT CAN ALSO MOVE BETWEEN COLONIES.
SO SCIENTISTS AND PEST CONTROL SPECIALISTS ARE WARNING THAT IT CAN INFECT HUMANS AND ANIMALS CAUSING SYMPTOMS THAT RANGE FROM MILD FLU LIKE ILLNESS AND
IN RARE CASES MORE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE AND DEATH. I HAVE A HEARING ORDER ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND I WILL DISCUSS
THIS IN GREATER DETAIL. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ A OF 1 TO 7 FOR DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 FOUR. THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT
OPERATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON JUNE 25TH 2025 DOCKET 1274 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM ANITA TAVARES, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION REGARDING THE
CITIZEN PETITION TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL INSPECTOR GENERAL. SUBMITTED REPORTS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO US. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THAT AS A
PARTNER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO SUBSTITUTE THE COMMITTEE REPORT WITH THEM WITH AN AMENDED VERSION. THERE WAS A SMALL ERROR REFERENCING THE DOCKET NUMBER AND THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FLAHERTY PROVIDED BY
MYSELF AS CHAIR UNDER THE COMMITTEE CHAIR RECOMMENDATION . THE SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ALLOW THE MOTION SUBMITTED TO SAY I ALL OPPOSING. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION IS ALLOWED.
DOES ANYONE HAVE THE UPDATED COMMITTEE REPORT FRONT OF THEM? THEY SHOULD. THEY SHOULD. OKAY. IF YOU DON'T LET US KNOW. BUT IF NOT SO THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLETTE AS
PART OF YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE TODAY TO INTRODUCE AN AMENDED COMMITTEE REPORT FOR DOCKET ONE, 247A CITIZEN PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF BOSTON PLACE A NON-BINDING QUESTION ON THE
NOVEMBER 2025 BALLOT ASKING IN THE INTEREST OF ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, ACCESSIBILITY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD THE CITY OF BOSTON ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL INSPECTOR GENERAL TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENTAL
OVERSIGHT? THE WAS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO MASS GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 53 SECTION 18 A WHICH GRANTS RESIDENTS THE RIGHT TO PETITION THEIR GOVERNMENT TO PLACE A
NON-BINDING QUESTION ON THE MUNICIPAL BALLOT SO LONG AS AT LEAST TEN REGISTERED VOTERS SIGNED ON. THAT THRESHOLD WAS MET WITH 21 VALID SIGNATURES SUBMITTED AND THIS PARTICULAR MATTER WAS
FORMALLY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 25TH. THE COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING ON JUNE 30TH WHERE WE HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. DURING THAT DISCUSSION COUNCILORS RAISED THOUGHTFUL
CONCERNS ABOUT DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS, LEGAL FLAHERTY AND HOW THIS PETITION INTERACTS WITH ONGOING OVERSIGHT REFORM ALREADY UNDERWAY. SPECIFICALLY OUR WORK TO EXPAND
AND MODERNIZE THE BOSTON FINANCE COMMISSION. WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY IS IMPORTANT AND PROVIDES FLAHERTY ON THE DUAL ROLE I'M NAVIGATING
TODAY AS BOTH CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE AND AS AN INDIVIDUAL COUNCILOR AS CHAIR BECAUSE THIS IS A RIGHT THAT HAS BEEN GRANTED TO THE CITIZENS TO PURSUE. I BELIEVE IN THE FULL
REALIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THIS PETITION MET THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION AND I TAKE SERIOUSLY OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HONOR THAT RIGHT THAT'S BEEN GRANTED TO
RESIDENTS. THAT IS WHY I'VE BROUGHT THIS MATTER FORWARD FOR A VOTE BY THE FULL COUNCIL. I PROMISED THAT I WOULD AND WE ARE HERE TODAY. HOWEVER, I ALSO WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT BOTH WITH MY
COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT MY PERSONAL STANCE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I HAVE ENGAGED WITH ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO HAS WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ADVOCATES
AND TRIED MY BEST TO REVIEW THE LOGIC BEHIND BOTH THE PROS AND CONS AND I AM HUMAN. I'M LOGIC TO A FAULT AND I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT
THE NECESSITY OF THIS GOING TO THE BALLOT AND IN A DECISION THAT I DID I DIDN'T MAKE LIGHTLY. I HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY CONVINCED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS THAT PLACING THIS QUESTION ON THE
BALLOT IS NECESSARY AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN WHY. NUMBER ONE, WE ALREADY HAVE AN OVERSIGHT BODY IN THE BOSTON FINANCE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED IN 1907. IT IS TASKED WITH INVESTIGATING
AND AUDITING ALL CITY MATTERS. IN MANY WAYS IT ALREADY FUNCTIONS AS THE CITY'S INSPECTOR GENERAL RATHER THAN CREATING SOMETHING NEW. THE CITY COUNCIL IS CURRENTLY PURSUING A SERIOUS AND
SUBSTANTIVE EFFORT THROUGH A HOME RULE PETITION TO MODERNIZE AND EXPAND THE FINANCIAL FINANCE COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1948. THAT LEGISLATIVE PROCESS HAS
BEEN UNDERWAY FOR FOUR YEAR NOW AND WE ARE DEEPLY ENGAGED IN STRENGTHENING IT. AND ONE OF THESE NEW FOUND AUTHORITIES INCLUDES HAVING THE FIVE MEMBER BODY APPOINT A DIRECTOR WITH THE TITLE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. SECOND, THIS PETITION AS DRAFTED IN MY OPINION PERSONAL OPINION IS DUPLICATIVE WHILE IT IS TECHNICALLY NON-BINDING PLACING ANY QUESTION ON THE
BALLOT ESPECIALLY ONE THAT CONCERNS THE VERY STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN WHICH WE SERVE AND CARRIES WEIGHT. WE OWE VOTERS FLAHERTY. WE SHOULD NOT ASK THEM TO WEIGH IN ON SOMETHING THAT NUMBER ONE ALREADY EXISTS IN A DIFFERENT
FORM AND TWO COULD INADVERTENTLY CAUSE CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHER THE COUNCIL IS PURSUING CONFLICTING APPROACHES TO OVERSIGHT TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
DOING THROUGH THE HOME RULE PETITION PROCESS. IF WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO VOTE THE ISSUE MUST REFLECT A CLEAR GAP IN OUR LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK OR AN UNMET PUBLIC
NEED. THAT THRESHOLD HAS NOT BEEN MET HERE. ADDITIONALLY, THE STATED RATIONALE BEHIND THIS PETITION I SHARED DURING THE HEARING IS
TO APPLY PRESSURE ON THE STATE HOUSE TO ACT ON OUR EXISTING HOME RULE PETITION. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT STRATEGY I BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADVANCE OUR LEGISLATION IS
THROUGH A STRONG FOCUSED POLICY ON STRONG FOCUSED POLICYMAKING NOT THROUGH GESTURES THAT COULD MUDDY THE WATERS. THAT SAID, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PETITION WAS NOT FILED BY ANY OF THE
COUNCIL BUT BY RESIDENTS EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT UNDER THE CITY CHARTER OR MY STATE LAW. ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM AND I DEEPLY RESPECT THAT ADVOCACY. THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION AND
SO I AM TAKING A UNIQUE. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT ONE THAT DRAWS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN MY PERSONAL DISAGREEMENT AND MY DUTY TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS. TO THAT END, WHAT IS PRODUCED HERE IN THIS COMMITTEE REPORT
IS A NEW VERSION OF THE BALLOT QUESTION THAT BETTER REFLECTS OUR CURRENT WORK. THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE ASKED WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD CREATE A NEW A BRAND NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE.
THE REVISED VERSION ASKED WHETHER RESIDENTS SUPPORT THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL INSPECTOR GENERAL LANGUAGE THAT ALIGNS WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE HOME RULE PETITION AND AVOIDS
SUGGESTING THE CREATION OF A REDUNDANT OR PARALLEL AGENCY. THIS REVISED LANGUAGE EMERGES FROM A DELIBERATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL COMMITTEE PROCESS. IT INCORPORATES FEEDBACK FROM COLLEAGUES AND, THE PUBLIC AND
REFLECTS OUR ATTEMPT TO GROUND THIS QUESTION IN THE REALITY OF WHAT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS VERSION BEST REFLECTS THE COUNCIL'S WORK AND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. AND SO TO CONCLUDE MY
RESPONSIBILITY AS CHAIR IS TO ENSURE THIS PETITION RECEIVES DO CONSIDERATION BY THIS BODY AND THAT INCLUDES FACILITATING A FULL COUNCIL VOTE. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT THIS BALLOT QUESTION IS UNNECESSARY, POTENTIALLY
CONFUSING AND NOT THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL TO ADVANCE OVERSIGHT REFORM. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD REMAIN FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THE FINANCE COMMISSION TO REFORM THE PETITION PROCESS AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE
ENGAGING IN THAT PROCESS. THIS PARTICULAR APPROACH THAT I AM TAKING IS NOT UNPRECEDENTED. IN 2023 THEN CHAIR ARROYO TOOK A SIMILAR STANCE WITH THE ENCAMPMENT ORDINANCE WHERE HE INTRODUCED A COMMITTEE WHILE
PERSONALLY VOTING NO. ACCORDINGLY I AM INTRODUCING THIS COMMITTEE REPORT RECOMMENDING DOCKET 1274 BE MOVED FROM COMMITTEE AND THAT THIS VERSION OF THE QUESTION OUGHT TO PASS SHOULD
COUNCIL CHOOSE TO SUPPORT IT. WHILE I WOULD BE VOTING NO. MY RECOMMENDATION AS CHAIR REFLECTS RESPECT FOR THE PETITION PROCESS AND A COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE COUNCIL'S WORK REMAINS COHERENT
,STRATEGIC AND INADVERTENT IN SERVICE OF A MORE TRANSPARENT AND MODERN CITY GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR BECAUSE I WAS A PART OF THE CHAIR AND I JUST CAN'T EVEN HEAR YOU ON THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, TODAY I RISE AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY ON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL TO ADVANCE THE CITIZEN'S PETITION TO PLACE A NON-BINDING QUESTION ON THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT ASKING WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY OF BOSTON SHOULD ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPAL INSPECTOR GENERAL. THIS PETITION REFLECTS MONTHS OF ORGANIZING AND A CLEAR
DESIRE FROM RESIDENTS TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION ON HOW WE STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT HERE IN CITY GOVERNMENT. RESIDENTS WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS NOT ONCE BUT TWICE UNDER THE ILLUSION THAT THEY IF
THEY DID IT, IF THEY REDID IT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO MAKE IT ONTO THE BALLOT. BUT DESPITE THAT THAT FALSE HOPE.
HERE WE ARE. WE DID EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK AND NOW WITH ALL THE SIGNATURES VERIFIED TWICE AND THE LEGAL PROCESS THAT HAS FOLLOWED THIS COUNCIL HAS A DECISION TO MAKE.
OVER THE PAST YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL HAS WORKED ON ESTABLISHING AN INSPECTOR GENERAL IN BOSTON. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ADVANCING A PETITION THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN THE FINANCE COMMISSION ONCE WE GET ITS PASSAGE IF IT EVER
LEAVES THIS CHAMBER. WE NEED THAT MOMENTUM TO GET IT PASSED THROUGH THE STATE HOUSE . THE HOPE IS TO SEND IT TO THE STATE HOUSE WITH A STRONG MANDATE AND WE CAN NAME A NUMBER OF GOOD IDEAS THAT HAVE
GONE TO THE STATE HOUSE AND NEVER CAME BACK. IN FACT WE'VE SENT THINGS THERE TODAY LITERALLY. AND IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING THE PETITION THROUGH BEACON HILL, THEN WE SHOULD WELCOME EVERY BIT OF PUBLIC
SUPPORT WE CAN GET. THIS BALLOT QUESTION BUILDS MOMENTUM. IT TELLS LAWMAKERS THAT OVERSIGHT ISN'T JUST A COUNCIL PRIORITY. IT IS A PUBLIC DEMAND.
AND YET INSTEAD OF RALLYING BEHIND THAT WE SEE HESITATION. WE SEE PUSHBACK. WE SEE GATEKEEPING. WE KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT WANT THIS QUESTION ON THE BALLOT LET ALONE WE KNEW FROM THE
BEGINNING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT EVEN WANT AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. AND WE HAVE LOTS OF DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE JUST THAT. AND NOW WE'RE WATCHING THE SLOW
MOTION EFFORT TO BLOCK IT FROM WITHIN. WE'RE WATCHING THE STATUS QUO REASSERT ITSELF QUIETLY AND STRATEGICALLY BECAUSE THIS IS THE THIRD THE SECOND TIME THAT
I GET NOTICE THE DAY OF WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE A VOTE ABOUT MOVING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. AND SO I JUST REALLY THINK THAT IT'S ALL PART OF A LARGER CONCERTED EFFORT TO JUST KILL
THE BILL. LET'S ALSO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON SOME OF THE CONCERNS WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE IN THIS CHAMBER. MANY HAVE EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH WHAT THEY PERCEIVE IS A
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY BACK ROOM CONVERSATIONS AND A LACK OF OPEN DEBATE AND ULTIMATELY SYMBOLIC GESTURES THAT REALLY FEEL DISCONNECTED WHEN RESIDENTS ORGANIZE FOR
OVERSIGHT AND THEN THE RESPONSE FROM THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS IS TO MAKE IT HARDER NOT EASIER FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD. THAT'S NOT DEMOCRACY. WE OFTEN SPEAK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY
AND PUBLIC TRUST. THIS IS THE MOMENT TO ACT ON THOSE VALUES NOT BY DECIDING THE OUTCOME OURSELVES BUT BY MAKING SPACE FOR VOTERS TO BE HEARD. WE KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC TRUST IN GOVERNMENT DOESN'T JUST REST
ON WHAT WE LEGISLATE THEY REST ON HOW OPEN WE ARE TO PUBLIC INPUT. BY ADVANCING THIS QUESTION TODAY WE'RE NOT MAKING A FINAL DECISION ON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. CONTRARY TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN
BEING LED TO BELIEVE, THIS IS REALLY ABOUT ALLOWING PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO WEIGH IN ON WHAT THAT SHOULD LOOK LIKE. THE NON-BINDING QUESTION IS CLEAR THE PROCESS WILL FOLLOW
THE INTENT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT IS A COMPLEMENT TO THE HOME RULE POTENTIAL IF THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT. ADVANCING IT TODAY IS ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC AND BUILDING
MOMENTUM. BOSTON VOTERS WANT MORE ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING AND WEIGHING IN ON OVERSIGHT TO SUGGEST OTHERWISE IS BOTH DISMISSIVE
AND MISLEADING. TO REITERATE TODAY WE'RE NOT ASKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE QUESTION BUT WHETHER YOU WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY AND
ALLOW THIS QUESTION TO COME BEFORE THE VOTERS. REMEMBER THAT A NO VOTE TODAY MEANS THAT WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS TO COLLECT THOUSANDS OF SIGNATURES LITERALLY 10%
OF REGISTERED BOSTON VOTERS. AND SO CONSIDER CAREFULLY WHAT THIS MESSAGE IS SENDING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I ALSO ASK EACH OF YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT THIS MOMENT IS CALLING FOR RIGHT NOW.
COMPLACENCY. HOLDING THE LINE FOR OUR POLITICAL ALLIES LOW. IT'S CALLING US TO BE STRONG, TO BE BOLD AND TO BE COURAGEOUS . AND WHEN IT COMES ESPECIALLY TO GOVERNANCE, IT CALLS FOR
LETTING THE PEOPLE TAKE THE REINS OF THEIR CITY AND PROVIDING THEM THE PLATFORM TO DO SO. WE ARE DISCUSSING PLACING A NON-BINDING QUESTION ON THE
BALLOT A QUESTION THAT PROVIDES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK THE TEMPERATURE OF WHERE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON STAND ON THE IDEA OF INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.
I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO NOT LEAD WITH FEAR OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY BUT INSTEAD TO EMBRACE IT. LET US PASS THIS NONBINDING BALLOT QUESTION AND DEDICATE
OURSELVES TO TRULY LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON AND WHERE THEY STAND ON THIS ISSUE. THIS QUESTION IS ABOUT SHOWING RESPECT FOR PUBLIC INPUT AND LETTING OUR RESIDENTS GUIDE THE CONVERSATION ON ACCOUNTABILITY
AND OVERSIGHT AND NOT SUPPRESSING PEOPLE EVEN FURTHER. SO I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TO SPEAK IN THIS CHAMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMES FROM HERE.
THE CHAIR CAN I JUST CONCENTRATE AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS AND I REALLY FEEL THAT THE FINANCE THE BOSTON FINANCE COMMISSION COMMONLY KNOWN AS FIN COMM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1907 AS AN
INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG AGENCY TO MONITOR ANY AND ALL BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. AND THE PURPOSE OF INCOME IS TO ENSURE THAT TAXPAYERS RESIDENTS ,BUSINESS OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES
OF THE CITY OF BOSTON HAVE AN ADVOCATE FOR HONEST AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS IN THE CITY. AS YOU MAY KNOW AS YOU KNOW
OVER THE PAST TWO BUDGET CYCLES HAVE ADVOCATED FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR INCOME AND SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO HIRE MORE STAFF TO DELIVER ON THAT MISSION.
AND WE WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY OFFERED TO BUDGET AND IT TOOK THESE PAST TWO CYCLES TO INCREASE THAT BUDGET FOR FIN COMM.
I WORRY THAT THE WORDING OF THE PETITION CREATES THE IMPRESSION FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE DON'T HAVE OVERSIGHT, THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN ENTITY WITHIN THE CITY ALREADY THAT HAS THE OVERSIGHT
ROLE THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WOULD HAVE. AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT THIS WHOLE PETITION WHICH SERVES TO
STRENGTHEN THE FUND THE FINANCE COMMISSION WHICH FUNCTIONS INSIDE OTHER INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL ROLE. I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR BOSTON DELEGATION THAT WE WILL
BE SUCCESSFUL IN MODERNIZING THE BOSTON FINANCE COMMISSION TO INCREASE ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASE ITS BUDGET SO THAT IT CAN BE THE THE THE ACTUAL
THAT IT WILL SERVE WELL THE FUNCTION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO I AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION I WILL BE VOTING NO TO THE THE
THE BALLOT QUESTION AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE HOME RULE PETITION THAT WE ARE WORKING ON GOES FORWARD AND
I WILL BE DILIGENT IN MY EFFORTS TO WORK WITH THOSE AT THE STATE HOUSE TO ENSURE THAT THAT HOME HOME RULE PETITION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BREADON, IS ANYONE
ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SEEKS A
VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1274. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1274 ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 127 FOR COUNCILOR OPERATOR YES, I'M
WAITING. YES. OH, SORRY. WHAT'S WITH COUNCILOR BREADON? NO, COUNCILOR BREADON? NO. COUNCILOR COLLETTE HAS THE
POWER COUNCILOR COLORS APPARENT? NO. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN NO. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN NO.
COUNCILOR NO. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE NO. COUNCILOR MY HERE THE ON ME A VOTE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES
CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY ON SOME OF THE YEARS. COUNCILOR PIPPEN I WAS UP UP ON COUNCILOR SANTANA UNTIL I SAT
DOWN AND NO. COUNCILOR WEBER NO. COUNCILOR WEBER NO. COUNCILOR AH YES. COUNCILOR VOTE YES ON TWO OR THREE.
ONLY THREE AND AFFIRMATIVE. SO JUST DOCKER DID NOT PASS. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX. HOW MANY IN THE AFFIRMATIVE? THREE, THREE AND NINE AND AND JUST SO THAT I HAVE IT CORRECTLY SET THE VOTE.
WHO ARE THEY? YES THEY YES WERE COUNCILOR THESE WERE COUNCILOR MEJIA. COUNCILOR MURPHY AND COUNCIL WERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET HAS NOT PASSED.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 1188 THROUGH 1201 AS WELL AS DOCKETS
1264 AND 1265 SIX FOR DISPENSING DOCKET 1188 THE
COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 1ST, 2025. DOCKET NUMBER ONE 180 MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,271,380.88 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE W
II OR A YOUTH PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENT OF LABOR PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM TO SERVE A LEGIBLE YOUTH AGED 14 TO 24 WHO FACE BARRIERS OF EDUCATION, TRAINING
AND EMPLOYMENT. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMEND THIS OR THIS ORDER OR TO PASS DOCKET 1189. THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1189. MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT
AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $423,132 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.
PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WOULD FUND AND SUPPORT JOBSEEKERS BY PROVIDING
STAFFING AT THE MASS HIRE CAREER CENTER TO HAVE THEM ENROLLED IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE AARP. A UPSKILLING SUBMITTED REPORT RECOMMENDED THAT THE ORDER
OUGHT TO PASS. DOCKET 1190. THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TWO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025.
DOCKET 1190 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT
OF $350,151.85 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CARY IN OUR ESEA A PROGRAM FOR FIELDS C Y 24 GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRED APARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO GRANT FUND INDIVIDUAL REEMPLOYMENT NEEDS TO
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANT AS WELL AS PREVENT AND DETECT IMPROPER BENEFITS PAYMENT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESOURCES.
AND PROGRAM. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER OUT OR TO PASS DOCKET 119 TO THE COMMITTEE OF LABOR IN THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR
WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 119 TO MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON
TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE BOSTON CLIMATE ALLIANCE GRANT AWARDED BY CITIZEN BANK FOUNDATION. COMMUNITY RELATION TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WOULD FUND CRITICAL OUTREACH AND JOB COACHING FOR WORKERS IN TRAINING AND TO ENSURE PLACEMENT INTO JOBS AND
HAVE ENHANCED CLIMATE RESISTANCE RESILIENCE AS PART OF THE BOSTON CLIMATE JOBS ALLIANCE AND SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDED THE ORDER OF THE
TASK DOCKET 1193 TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1193.
MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $125,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE LIBERTY MUTUAL
CLIMATE RESILIENCY GRANT AWARDED BY THE LIBERTY MUTUAL FOUNDATION BY THE LIBERTY MUTUAL FOUNDATION INC TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
THE GRANT WOULD FUND MILLER MY CREATIVE AND ADAPTIVE APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGES BY SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE SOLUTION
SCALE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES AND PROMOTING NATURE BASED INITIATIVE, DISCIPLINE AND POWER GRASSROOT EFFORTS TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
SUBMIT A REPORT AND RECOMMENDED ORDER OR CAPACITY. THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025.
DOCKET 1194 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT
OF $77,122.35 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CARRY AND W I OR A DISLOCATED WORKERS ADMINISTRATION GRANT AWARDED BY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS GRANT WOULD FUND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH PROVIDING PROGRAMING TO HELP DISLOCATED WORKERS GET BACK TO WORK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.
SUBMIT A REPORT. RECOMMEND THE ORDER OF THE PASS
DOCKET 1195. THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1195. MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $70,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FROM THE FRIENDS OF YOUTH OPPORTUNITY BOSTON AWARDED BY STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISOR.
TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO GRANT WOULD FUND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 14 TO 24 AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND LEARN ALONG WITH INTENSIVE START
STAFF SUPPORT. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDED THE ORDER OR TO PASS DOCKET 1196. THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TWO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1196. MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT
AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 $573 AND 35% IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CARRYING AND OR A ADULT ADMINISTRATIVE GRANT AWARDED BY
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. PASS TO MASS HIRE. DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BOSTON MASS HIRE CAREER CENTERS WHICH HELP RESIDENTS A DOG. JOB SEEKERS AS ASSESSED EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION JOB
TRAINING, APPRENTICESHIP AND SUPPORT SERVICES SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMEND THAT THE ORDER OF THE HOUSE DOCKET 1197. THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR
WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1197. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $50,027.55 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSMISSION NO WPP GRANT
AWARDED BY THE MASS HIRED DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO GRANT WORK FUND EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING ASSISTANT CAREER COUNSELING AND JOB SEARCH AND ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVID UAL WHO NEED WHO RECEIVE CASH ASSISTANCE FOOD ASSISTANT
HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO HELP TRANSITION FROM TEMPORARY TO SERVICE SUFFICIENCY. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OR TO PASS
DOCKET 1198. THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 119.
MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $34,349.36 IN THE FORM OF A
GRANT FOR THE CARRY IN REGIONAL PLANNING GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRED DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WOULD FUND REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CREATION OF REGIONAL PIPELINE PROGRAMING FOR HIGH DEMAND IN
INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONAL AND ALIGNMENT AND WITH REGIONAL PLANNING PRIORITIES. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER TO PASS THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH DOCKET 11993. COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1199 MESSAGE ON ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $80,000 $80,943 AND 77 CENT IN THE FORM OF A GRANT AWARDED
BY THE MAYOR'S HIGHER DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GROUND WOULD FUND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ASSISTANCE, CAREER COUNSELING AND JOB SEARCH AND ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CLIENTS OF BOSTON, MASS HIRE CAREER CENTERS. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDING
THAT THE ORDER ON TASK DOCKET 12002 COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1200 MESSAGE AN ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $3,074 AND 90% IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE SCC P GRANT
AWARDED BY MASS HIGHER DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WOULD FUND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE CARRIER
CAREER COUNSELING AND JOB SEARCH AND ASSISTANCE FOR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE CLIENTS OF BOSTON MASS HIRE CAREER CENTERS.
SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDED TO ORDER OR TO PASS DOCKET 1201 THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 11, 2025. DOCKET 1201 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON
TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,861.80 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO GROUND WOOD FUND REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO
WORKERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS OR EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN HOURS AND WAGES DUE TO INCREASED IMPORTS ON SHIFT IN PRODUCTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
SUBMIT A REPORT THE RECOMMENDED OTHER ORDER ON THE DOCKET 126 FORM THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND INCOME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 25TH
2025. DOCKET 1264 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT
OF $34,349.60 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CARRY IN REGIONAL PLANNING GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GROUND WOULD FUND REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS TO CREATION OF REGIONAL PIPELINE PROGRAMING FOR HIGH DEMAND
INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONAL ALIGNMENT WITH REGIONAL PLANNING PRIORITIES. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER PASS DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 6 BY THE COMMITTEE
ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON JUNE 25, 2025. DOCKET 1265 MESSAGE ON ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $12,869 AND 80 $0.01 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE W II OR
A YOUTH ADMINISTRATION GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. PASS THROUGH THE MASS HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
THE GRANT WOULD FUND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM THAT SUIT ELIGIBLE YOUTH AGED 14 TO
24 WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT. SUBMIT A REPORT RECOMMEND THE ORDER ON THE PASS. THANK YOU DARCY FOR ALL THAT READING PLEASE HAVE LOTS
OF WATER. I THINK COUNCIL WEBER IS PROBABLY IN COMPETITION WITH THE COMMITTEE WITH THE LONGEST COMMITTEE REPORT COMMITTEE NOTES. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES WEBER THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE CLERK FOR THE HEROIC EFFORT. ON JULY 4TH THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT HELD A HEARING ON THESE 15 DOCKETS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2.6 MILLION. 13 OF THESE GRANTS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 11TH AND TWO WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE.
AT OUR LAST MEETING ON JUNE 25TH ON TUESDAY AT THE HEARING WE WERE JOINED BY VICE CHAIRMAN HERE COUNCILOR DURKIN AND COUNCILOR FLYNN. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR ATTENDING INCLUDING KATIE
GALL, THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS FOR WORKER EMPOWERMENT DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS CHIEF OF STAFF JOSEPH LAY AND DEPUTY I'M SORRY TO DIRECTOR
WORKFORCE. SORRY DIRECTOR CHIEF OF STAFF JOSEPH LEE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE TRAINING AND PROGRAMS. DOREEN TRACY AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF WORKER EMPOWERMENT JUDY
SUGARMAN BRABAZON AS WELL AS DEVIN WEDGE FOR BEING ON HAND TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD BUT ALSO TO THANK SHANE PACK AND ETHAN VARA FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH RUNNING THE
HEARING. DURING THE HEARING WE WERE TOLD THAT TEN OF THESE GRANTS WOULD BENEFIT OUR TWO CAREER CENTER SITES THE JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICES DOWNTOWN AND ABCD AND MALCOLM X BOULEVARD IN ROXBURY
WHICH OPENED JUST LAST MONTH. THE MAJORITY OF THESE GRANTS COME FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ARE PASSED THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN DISPERSED TO CAREER
CENTERS TO PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING WORKSHOPS, CAREER FAIRS AND CONNECTIONS FOR FUNDING AND TRAINING TO JOB SEEKERS AS WELL AS RECRUITMENT ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYERS POPULATIONS, ASSISTED BY OUR
CAREER CENTERS INCLUDE DISLOCATED WORKERS, SNAP AND TANF BENEFICIARIES YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 TO 24 INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES AND OLDER ADULTS. WE ARE WE ALSO LEARNED IN THE HEARING THAT FIVE OF THESE GRANTS WOULD SUPPORT REEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE BEEN LAID OFF, PROVIDE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES, STIPENDS AND WORK EXPERIENCE FOR AT RISK YOUTH JOB COACHING TO EMPLOY PEOPLE TO WORK IN POSITIONS THAT WOULD HELP US IN ADDRESSING OUR CLIMATE RESILIENCY NEEDS.
THESE INCLUDE FUNDING FOR POWER CORPS PARTICIPANTS WHICH INCLUDE TRAINING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AS WELL AS A $550 PER WEEK STIPEND. DEPUTY CHIEF SUGARMAN, BROSNAN
AND JOSEPH LAY CONVEYED CONCERNS OVER THE FEDERAL LANDSCAPE AND UNCERTAINTY AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT FUTURE FUNDING AS WELL AS PLANS TO WORK WITH PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS IN OTHER STATES AND
ENTITIES TO BUILD COALITIONS SHOULD THEY EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS IN FEDERAL FUNDING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. WE HEARD ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE I THINK
OVER $800,000 IN FUNDING TO PLANT TREES AND DIVERSITY. HUD'S DIVERSITY IS IS SORT OF A YOU KNOW, A BAD WORD ACCORDING TO OUR FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
AND THEY STRIPPED THE FUNDING AFTER JUST A FEW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WENT INTO THAT PROGRAM. SO YOU KNOW, WITH THAT IN MIND, WE I'M GLAD WE COULD HAVE THE HEARING.
I AM NOW BRINGING THESE MATTERS TO BE APPROVED BY US TODAY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF THE
COMMUNITY COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKETS NUMBERS 1188 TO 1190 1182 TO 1201 AND DOCKETS 1264 AND 1265. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNSELOR WEBER. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE EACH DOCKET ONE BY ONE. SO THE CHAIR, THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TWO SEATS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE. OH, BEFORE WE DO THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE WANTED TO SPEAK. I DIDN'T SEE ANY LIGHTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEATS IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1188. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN
ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1181188 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SEE THE SECTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE
OF DOCKET NUMBER 1189. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE NAY THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1189 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1190. ALTHOUGH THE PREVIOUS DAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN
ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1190 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1191. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I.
I ALSO SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1191 IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 119
TO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I WAS OPPOSED NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1192 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS EXEMPTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1193. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSING A THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1193
HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1194. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I WAS POSING A THANK YOU.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN THE NUMBER OF 1194 IS PASSED THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE CAPTAINS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE DOCKET NUMBER 1195 ALL THOSE INVESTORS
I I I I WAS POSING A THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1195 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET
NUMBER 1196 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE ANY THANK YOU. THE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET NUMBER 1196 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE SUBSTANCE
OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND POSITIVE DOCKET NUMBER 1197 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSED NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1197
HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1198 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. ALL THOSE OPPOSING NAY. THANK YOU.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1199 IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1200
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SAY I OTHERS OPPOSING A THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DR. NUMBER 1200 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE
REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 1201 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I WAS OPPOSED NAY THINKING THE COMMITTEE BOARD HAS BEEN ACCEPTED NUMBER 1201 IS PASS THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1264 ALL OF THE PREVIOUSLY I I I WAS OPPOSING NAY THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE FOR HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCK NUMBER 1264 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND COST OF DOCKET NUMBER 1265 ALTHOUGH IT SAY I I SUPPOSE THEY NAY THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1265 IS PASSED MADAM
CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT THE NUMBER 1258 FIVE EIGHT ONE
JUNE 25TH 2025 DOCKET 1258 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AN EXPEN IT GRANT NOT TO EXCEED
$1,170,000 FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, FEMA BUILDING RESERVES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES BREAK PROGRAM. THE GRANT IS AWARDED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON TO THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR RENOVATION OF THE PARK LOCATED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH BOSTON SUBMITTED A REPORT RECOMMENDED THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS. THINK OF THE DRAGON COUNCIL CLUB AS A PARTY OF THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. INSTEAD OF READING FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, I'M GOING TO READ FROM A MEMO THAT WAS SENT TO MY COLLEAGUES DIRECTLY FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FROM STEVE BICKERTON WHO IS OUR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.
THE BOSTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES BRICK BUT SEPARATE FROM THE WORK THAT WE KNOW WITHIN THE
BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS IS A GRANT PROGRAM WHICH AIMS TO SHIFT THE FEDERAL FOCUS AWAY FROM REACTIVE DISASTERS FUNDING AND TOWARDS RESEARCH SUPPORTED PROACTIVE INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
THE PROGRAM IS A REIMBURSABLE GRANT PROGRAM WITH THE REQUIRED COST SHARE. THE COST SHARE FOR THIS PROGRAM IS 70% FEDERAL COST AND 30%
NONFEDERAL COST SHARE FUNDING LOCALLY PARK WAS SELECTED AS A RECIPIENT OF A 1.17 MILLION GRANT FOR PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT.
THE 1.17 MILLION GRANT INCLUDES $119,000 WORTH OF FEDERAL SHARE AND A $351,000 CITY SHARE. THIS GRANT WILL GO TOWARDS DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING SERVICES FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT MOAKLEY PARK. THE CITY EXPECTS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS ALSO BEING FUNDED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CAPITAL BUDGET, THE DESIGN
ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING SERVICES INCLUDED FOR THE BUDGET UNDER THIS GRANT CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBER ONE FOR DESIGN ENGINEERING DEVELOPING THE RESILIENT BERM IN COASTAL
LANDSCAPE FROM 75% TO 100% OF THE DESIGN DEVELOPING THE EXTENSION OF THE RESILIENT BERM BETWEEN PHASE A AND THE EXISTING HIGH GROUND AT SAUNDERS STADIUM FROM 30%
DESIGN TO 100% DESIGN IN TERMS OF PERMITTING LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PERMITTING FOR THE RESILIENT BERM AND COASTAL LANDSCAPE AS WELL AS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOBERLY CONNECTORS PROJECT AND
STAKEHOLDERS TO SUBMIT COORDINATE STATE PERMITTING SUBMISSIONS AS NEEDED. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CAPITAL BUDGET WILL FUND THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF THE REST OF THE PARKS LANDSCAPE REFERRED TO AS
PHASE B TO ENSURE THE RESILIENT BERM ALIGNS WITH PARK PROGRAMING, DEVELOPED PHRASING AND UPDATED COST ESTIMATES AS WELL AS CONTINUED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THERE IS A FIGURE
INCLUDED IN THE MEMO THAT HAS A BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF THE PHASES THE FY 2021 BRIDGE GRANT REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT AND EXPAND ORDER TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH 2025.
MEMA HAS REQUESTED AN EXTENSION FOR THIS WORK WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN JULY 2025 AND BE COMPLETED WITHIN AN 18 MONTH PERIOD. WITH THAT AND ALL OF THE
DETAILS PROVIDED IT IS WITHIN MY DISCRETION AS CHAIR TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS TIME AND MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL IS THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CLOSE THE PART OF THE CHAIR RICK AND I DISCUSSED THE PLANNING OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT WE'RE IN AND CONCERNS ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN ON MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR
WHETHER IT'S CUTS TO VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES, NIH RESEARCH AND OTHERS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN THE LONG STANDING PRECEDENT OF THIS
INSTITUTION HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MATTERS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT IN PRICE. LET ME JUST REMIND MY COLLEAGUES I REPRESENT MOAKLEY
PARK. THIS IS SQUARELY IN DISTRICT TWO. I PLAYED SPORTS THERE MY ENTIRE LIFE MY SON STEVEN PLAYS BASEBALL THERE RIGHT NOW
ACTUALLY A PITCHER, A NO HITTER AGAINST DORCHESTER RECENTLY. MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THAT MOAKLEY PARK IS A BORDER
BORDER. THE BORDER OF MOBLEY PARK IS MARY ELLEN MCCORMACK WHICH WE JUST HAD A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. ALSO THE M LYNCH HOMES ALSO
WEST NINTH STREET, ALL RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING. THEY ASKED ME RECENTLY THEY ASKED ME, ED, WHAT IS THIS FUNDING FOR AND IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US PEOPLE
OF COLOR? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SPEAK ABOUT IT AND AT LEAST LEARN ABOUT IT? I SAID YES, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT'S MY JOB IS TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE PUBLIC AND THE DULY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES ARE AWARE OF EXACTLY HOW TAXPAYER MONEY WILL BE SPENT ESPECIALLY IN THEIR DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY
DISTRICT COUNCILS. WOULD YOU WANT THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HEARING IF SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING IN
YOUR DISTRICT? I RELEASED A JOINT STATEMENT WITH COUNCILOR COLETTA AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD DENOUNCING FEDERAL CUTS RELATED TO
PROTECTING OUR COAST FROM SEA LEVEL RISE. WE ALSO SHARE THE SAME WHARF DISTRICT AREA SOUTH BOSTON ELECTED OFFICIALS IN I HAVE COMMUNICATED TO THE CITY ON
MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ON OUR FEEDBACK ON THE PARK AND DESIGNED TO BALANCE PROTECTING OURSELVES FROM A POTENTIAL ONCE IN A CENTURY STORM PROVIDE ATHLETIC FIELDS AND OUTDOOR
RECREATION FOR RESIDENTS. WE ALSO HAVE THAT HASN'T BEEN MENTIONED WE HAVE A LEAD PROBLEM THAT HAS SHUT DOWN AN ENTIRE SECTION OF THE PARK IMPACTING CHILDREN AND DOGS AS
WELL. AS I MENTIONED THE PARK IS SURROUNDED BY PUBLIC HOUSING MARY ELLEN MCCORMICK AND LYNCH AT OLD COLONY WEST NINTH
STREET. WEST BROADWAY DEVELOPMENT IS ONLY BLOCKS AWAY AND ACTUALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS HARBOR POINT WHICH IS
REPRESENTED BY COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. AGAIN MY CONSTITUENTS THAT I PROUDLY REPRESENT ASKED ME TO HAVE A HEARING SO THAT THEY CAN
LEARN ABOUT WHAT IMPACT THESE FUNDS WILL HAVE ON THE PARK. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE AN OPINION AND TO WEIGH IN SO THE CITY KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT THEIR POSITION IS TO MY DISTRICT CITY, TO MY AT-LARGE CITY COUNCILORS I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL .
I'M RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOUTH BOSTON NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT THIS AND THE IMPACT IT WILL
HAVE. I'M GOING TO VOTE WHEN THIS COMES UP FOR A VOTE. I'M GOING TO VOTE YES ON IT. THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION IS DOES DOES MY
CONSTITUENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD? DO RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING SHOULD THEY BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN ON ON VIDEO OR ON CONSOLE OR COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL RATHER AND OFFER THEIR TESTIMONY, GIVE THEIR OPINION, LISTEN TO THEIR
CONCERNS? AGAIN, MOST OF PEOPLE OF COLOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND I WAS WITH THEM JUST THE OTHER
DAY AT AT MARY ELLEN MCCORMICK AND THEY WERE HAPPY THEY WERE HAPPY ABOUT THESE FUNDS. THEY WERE HAPPY THAT THE MONTHLY PARK IS THEIR FRONT DOOR BUT THEY WANT TO BE PART
OF THE PROCESS AND THAT'S NOT A LOT TO ASK FOR IS FOR CONSTITUENTS TO BE PART OF A PROCESS THAT'S HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT, A POSITIVE IMPACT.
I MIGHT ADD ON ON THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD GIVES MY CONSTITUENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. DON'T PUSH THIS PUSH THIS THROUGH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND MADAM CHAIR, I'M ALSO
ASKING IF YOU WOULD ASK IN SUPPORT HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL AS AS AT AT-LARGE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN MURPHY ON THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR VOICING YOUR CONCERNS. I WASN'T AWARE THAT WE WERE GOING TO PUSH FOR A VOTE TODAY
BUT I JUST TO BE CLEAR AND IF PUBLIC IS LISTENING THE COUNCIL HEARING SCHEDULE IS WIDE OPEN. WE COULD EASILY SCHEDULE A HEARING AND IF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
THE NEXT THREE WEEKS OFF FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS WHEN WE WOULD BRING IT BACK TO VOTE WE CAN HOLD AN EMERGENCY HEARING. WE DID IT JUST RECENTLY WHEN WE WANTED TO COME TOGETHER AND
VOTE ON THE HEARING ORDER ON THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT SEVEN THE ORDINANCE. SO I DO URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT COUNCILOR AND THE CONSTITUENTS WHO I ALSO REPRESENT AND IF
THEY WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS WE CAN EASILY HOLD A HEARING BY THE END OF THIS WEEK AND SCHEDULE A MEETING IF WE FEEL IT NECESSARY THAT WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO ACTUALLY VOTE ON IT AGAIN SO IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILOR FLYNN'S REQUEST THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS CONSECRATE ANY OF THE FLOOR? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I.
I FULLY RESPECT COUNCILOR FLYNN'S ADVOCACY ON THE BEHALF OF HIS COMMUNITY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT PASSING THIS
GRANT FOR $1,170,000 IS IS IS THAT SIGNIFICANT? IT'S A SMALL PORTION OF THE COST OF THIS PROJECT AND I DO FEEL THAT COUNCILOR FRIEND IS
CERTAINLY WITHIN HIS PURVIEW TO ASK FOR A HEARING BUT MAYBE IT'S WORTH HAVING A BIGGER CONVERSATION RATHER THAN HAVING AN EMERGENCY MEETING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER TO ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, MEET WITH
PARKS AND HAVE A HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROGRESS ON INCREASING COASTAL RESILIENCY IN SOUTH BOSTON AND ALONG THE COASTLINE. I KNOW IN OUR DISTRICT THIS WEEK WE HAD A THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CLAWING BACK EVERY PENNY THAT WAS COMMITTED TO OUR OUR CITY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS LIKE WE HAVE JUST
LOST ALSTON FOR DISTRICT NINE AND THE A GRANT FOR 335 MILLION HAS BEEN CLAWED BACK AND THAT THAT WAS EARMARKED FOR REBUILDING THE CAMBRIDGE STREET
BRIDGE WHICH IS GOING TO FALL DOWN ON THAT MASS PIKE ONE OF THESE DAYS. SO YOU KNOW I THINK MAYBE NOT THAT BAD BUT IT CERTAINLY NEEDS REPLACING. SO YOU KNOW, I THINK IN THE IN
THE MOMENT WE'RE IN A NON PRECEDENTED SITUATION WITH MONEY THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN CLAWED BACK BY THIS ADMINISTRATION. SO OUR DEPARTMENTS AT THE STATE
LEVEL HERE IN THE CITY ARE HAVING TO GO BACK AND REVIEW THEIR PLANS AND SAY OH SORRY WE CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE IF THERE'S 1,170,000 ON THE TABLE
RIGHT NOW NOW IS THE MOMENT TO JUST ACCEPT AND PASS THAT AND HAVE THAT HEARING ABOUT WHAT ARE OUR PLANS FOR COASTAL RESILIENCY IN SOUTH BOSTON AND EAST BOSTON.
BUT I THINK IT'S AN IT'S AN IT'S NOT AN EITHER OR. I THINK IT'S BOTH THOSE THINGS WE CAN DO BOTH THOSE THINGS AND I THINK IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU KNOW, IF THOSE IF THOSE
FUNDS ARE THERE WE NEED TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THEM AND MOVE FORWARD WHILE CONSTANTLY ADVOCATING FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IT'S NOT AN EITHER OR SITUATION. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I FULLY RESPECT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT TWO IN HIS STANCE AS A DISTRICT
CITY COUNCILOR UPON RECEIVING COMMUNICATION THAT YOU WANTED MORE INFORMATION WE REACHED OUT TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS MEMO WHEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM
YOU YESTERDAY ASKING FOR A HEARING I SENT AN EMAIL CLARIFYING YOUR REQUEST. THIS DOCKET AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND A GRANT
AWARDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND SO MY QUESTION TO YOU WAS ARE YOU PROPOSING A HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE ACCEPT THESE FUNDS BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THESE FUNDS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR THE RESIDENTS TO HAVE THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD IN DISTRICT CLOSER TO WHERE THEY LIVE. AND SO I THINK WITHOUT ACCEPTING THESE FUNDS WE ARE
LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN CONDUCT THAT PROCESS AND THEN POTENTIALLY AS IT'S BEEN ALREADY ALLUDED TO POTENTIALLY LOSING MONEY AND ADVANCING THE PROJECT ALTOGETHER.
I WOULD LOVE A FLAHERTY FOR DESIRED OUTCOMES OF A HEARING AND IF THERE IS SPECIFIC INFORMATION YOU'RE HOPING TO SOLICIT THAT HASN'T ALREADY
BEEN PROVIDED, I DO THINK THAT PROCESS WITHOUT PURPOSE ULTIMATELY STALLS PROGRESS SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT ON IT AND I DO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU COUNCILOR FLYNN SINCE YOU MENTIONED DIRECTLY YOU MAY RESPOND YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I'M ASKING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING SO MY COLLEAGUES CAN ATTEND A
PUBLIC HEARING NOT AN EMERGENCY HEARING. A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE CAN HAVE IN SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT MEETING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. WE HAVE A VERY LIGHT SCHEDULE
HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL. JULY IS VERY LIGHT. IT'S BEEN A LIGHT A LIGHT OPPORTUNITY A LIGHT LIGHT ASSIGNMENTS HERE THERE'S NOT MUCH GOING ON.
I'M ASKING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING SO MY CONSTITUENTS CAN BE HEARD. IS THAT IS THAT A LOT TO ASK FOR? IS IT A LOT TO ASK FOR FOR FROM
MY CONSTITUENTS THAT LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD OR OR IS IT ABOUT CITY HALL MAKING THE DECISION OR IS IT ABOUT THE CITY
COUNCIL IS MAKING THE DECISION OR IS IT ABOUT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION MAKING THE DECISION DECISION? DO WE KNOW BEST DO WE KNOW BEST
FOR MY CONSTITUENTS? DO WE KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING? I'VE SAID IT BEFORE I REPRESENT THE MOST RESIDENTS LIVING IN
PUBLIC HOUSING OF ANY DISTRICT COUNCILOR IN FACT I AT ONE TIME DIDN'T DIDN'T HAVE MARY ELLEN MCCORMICK AND I WENT TO FEDERAL COURT SO I COULD GET MARY ELLEN
MCCORMICK IN DISTRICT. THEY'RE MY CONSTITUENTS. THEY'RE MY NEIGHBORS. I RESPECT THEM. THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A VOICE IN
CITY GOVERNMENT. THAT'S MY JOB. MY JOB IS TO REPRESENT THEM. I'M ALSO ON THE BALLOT AND THERE'S TWO OTHER OPPONENTS THAT ARE RUNNING AGAINST ME.
IF PEOPLE FEEL DIFFERENTLY IN MY DISTRICT, VOTE AGAINST ME I'M FINE WITH THAT. BUT I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN FOR MY CONSTITUENTS SO THAT THEY CAN
HAVE VOICE IN CITY GOVERNMENT. THIS CAN'T BE TOP DOWN. THIS ISN'T ABOUT CHAIRS AND PARKS AND THE MAYOR'S
ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS ABOUT RESIDENTS HAVING A VOICE IN CITY GOVERNMENT. IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR BEING ABLE TO SPEAK UP AT A
PUBLIC MEETING AND OFFER THEIR OPINION. DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN OPINION AND SPEAK ABOUT WHAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN THEIR FRONT YARD?
THAT'S THE QUESTION WE SHOULD BE ASKING TODAY AGAIN, I'M VOTING FOR THIS BUT I NEED TO ENSURE THAT MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD
AND I'M I'M FEELING RIGHT NOW THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING HEARD IN THIS CITY COUNCIL IS BLOCKING THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL IS BLOCKING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MY
CONSTITUENTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING TO BE HEARD AND I SEE CITY COUNCIL SOMETIMES THEY COME OVER INTO THESE INTO MY DISTRICT FOR RIBBON CUTTING
CEREMONIES. THAT'S NOT LEADERSHIP. LEADERSHIP IS ADVOCATING FOR THEM WHEN YOU NEED THEM WILL YOU SPEAK OUT AND ADVOCATE FOR
MY CONSTITUENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING RIGHT NOW OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO THROW YOUR HANDS UP AND SAY I DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
MY MY CONSTITUENTS DESERVE TO BE HEARD. THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT. RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING I WAS OVER IT. RUTH BARCLAY THIS MORNING
TALKING TO RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTH END ABOUT THE ELEVATOR SITUATION THE OTHER DAY I WAS
AT WEST ADAMS STREET ACROSS FROM VILLA VICTORIA ALSO ABOUT THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND ALSO THEM NOT HAVING THE NECESSARY
WATER ON SITE IN CASE THERE WAS A FIRE THERE'S A FIRE TRUCK OUT IN FRONT OF THE LOCATION IN CASE THERE WAS A FIRE THE FIRE TRUCK WOULD BE THERE.
MY POINT IS I TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY AS A DISTRICT COUNCIL THAT REPRESENTS PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE AND CITY GOVERNMENT. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE HEARD AND MY COLLEAGUES HERE ARE TELLING ME RIGHT NOW THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE A VOICE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME BY YOUR SILENCE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A VOICE IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTIZAN WHO ASKED A QUESTION IF YOU GOT A RESPONSE YOU MAY NOW RESPOND COUNCIL QUOTES ABOUT THE ONSLAUGHT. I JUST I WILL RESPECT COUNCILOR FLYNN. I WON'T PUSH BUT I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY THAT THESE FUNDS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY CREATION PROCESS WHERE VOICES WILL BE HEARD AND FOLKS SUGGESTIONS, THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE DESIGN. I THINK IF THERE WAS A DIFFERENT FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION I WOULD TOTALLY SAY HEY, LET'S LET'S TRY TO GET AN EMERGENCY HEARING ON BOARD. WE HAVE ALREADY LOST FEDERAL FUNDING ON BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. IT IS HURRICANE SEASON COMING
UP. THERE IS URGENCY HERE SO AM TRYING MY BEST TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WHILE ALSO TRYING TO RESPECT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE. WE JUST DISAGREE ON THIS POINT BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE VERY CLEAR THAT RESIDENTS VOICES
WILL BE HEARD THIS FUNDING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THANK YOU AND I ALSO WOULD JUST LIKE TO STATE THAT YOU KNOW IF THE LIKE YOU STATED THIS GRANT IS ABOUT FUNDING AND ABOUT
GETTING THAT FUNDING IF ANYBODY WANTED TO FILE A HEARING ORDER TODAY THEY FILE FOR A HEARING ON THIS MATTER THAT IS NOT ABOUT THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE AND YOU COULD HAVE A HEARING ANY TIME IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS
ABOUT THIS MATTER WITHOUT HOLDING UP THIS VERY IMPORTANT FUNDING. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES KOSMAS GERARDI ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR FLYNN HERE
AND ONLY BECAUSE A LOT OF MY DISTRICT COMES RIGHT UP TO MOBERLY FEEL BOTH BEHIND IT AND IN FRONT AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON MORRISEY BOULEVARD REDESIGN AND OTHER SUCH ISSUES THAT WILL
IMPACT WHAT LIKE IF MOBERLY FIELD WERE TO CHANGE AND WE'RE DOING THOSE PROCESSES NOW SO WHILE I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH COUNCIL LETTERS ABOUT IT AND THAT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS MONEY AND THAT IF IT'S COMING
FROM THE FEDS WE SHOULD TAKE IT AS IS MY QUESTION I THINK YOU MAY HAVE JUST ANSWERED IT BUT MY QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE CAN WE HAVE A HEARING BASED ON THIS DOCKET IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHILE ACCEPTING YES. WELL, WHILE VOTING YES TO
ACCEPT IT AND IF SO, I THINK THE HEARING WOULD BENEFIT THE CONSTITUENTS A LOT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES IN AND AROUND MOBERLY THAT WILL AFFECT BOTH MY CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS COUNCIL FRIENDS AND ALL
OF THOSE AT LARGE. SO I GUESS THAT WAS MY QUESTION MAYBE TO YOU OR TO COUNCILOR FLIP THROUGH THE CHAIR IF THAT IS ACTUALLY AN ALLOWED THING AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER AND I'VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES THAT DURING A
COUNCIL MEETING SOMEONE WILL DRAFT A VERY QUICK HEARING ORDER. IT CAN GET ADDED TO THE AGENDA AND IN THE NEXT WELL HOWEVER WHENEVER IT WANTS TO BE HELD WE CAN HAVE A HEARING ON THAT MATTER.
IT DOESN'T NEED TO HOLD UP THE GRANT PROCESS. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU'RE WELCOME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY TO THE FLOOR KNOW SHE HAD HER LIGHT ON MY FEET ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.
I'LL BE QUICK. ALL RIGHT AND CATCH MEJIA. DO YOU WANT TO GO? YOU GO. I'M GOING. I'M SPEAKING. OKAY. OKAY. SO, UM. THANK YOU FOR THIS IS DEMOCRACY WANT TO JUST RISE AGAIN TO JUST
SAY THAT HE'S NOT ASKING COUNCILOR OF FLYNN AND NOT THROUGH THE CHAIR TO COUNCILOR FLYNN TO CLARIFY YOU'RE NOT ASKING FOR AN EMERGENCY HEARING. IS THAT CORRECT?
THAT THAT'S CORRECT. YOU'RE JUST ASKING THAT WE DON'T SUSPEND A PASS WHEN WE HOLD HOLD A HEARING GOING FORWARD AND YES, THIS GRANT IS GOING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUT IT'S NOT IN THE
FORM OF A COUNCIL HEARING WHICH WE KNOW IS VERY DIFFERENT. WE CONTROL COUNCIL HEARINGS. WE CAN ASK EVEN THOUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OFTEN DOESN'T SEND PEOPLE WE WANT OR ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE BUT THEN WE CAN
CONTROL THE HEARING WHEN IT HAPPENS WHO WE INVITE THIS GRANT IS JUST GOING TO SUPPORT MAYBE SOME SORT OF ENGAGEMENT WHICH I'VE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN OVER THESE LAST FOUR YEARS THAT MANY OF THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY
OF BOSTON DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND EVEN THOUGH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS CHECK BOXES OFF SAYING THAT THEY HELD COMMUNITY HEARINGS, THEY HAD PUBLIC HEARINGS THEY
THEY DID A ZOOM THEY SENT OUT A FLIER OFTENTIMES MANY STILL FEEL AS THOUGH THEY'RE NOT HEARD. SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THAT. WE HOLD OFF ON A VOTE. WE SUPPORT THE DISTRICT COUNCILOR. WE HOLD A HEARING OR PEOPLE WANT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE
GRANT. I HAVE ALREADY SUGGESTED AND I THINK HIS OFFICE WAS ALREADY DOING IT TO DO EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID IS FINALLY FILED TODAY BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR COLLEAGUES WOULD ACTUALLY ENGAGE AND THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION WOULD THEN WANT TO LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS. AND IT'S ALSO ONE LAST THING IT IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT TO THE BIG PICTURE BUT FOR MANY TIMES MYSELF INCLUDED NOT JUST THE
RESIDENTS THAT ARE AFFECTED DIRECTLY BY THIS GRANT ANY OPPORTUNITY IF IT'S A $50 GRANT, IF IT'S A $50 MILLION GRANT, ANY AND EVERY TIME SOMETHING COMES ON TO OUR COUNCIL AGENDA THAT IS OUR
ABILITY TO THEN USE OUR POWER AND TO HOLD HEARINGS AND WORK TOGETHER AND WHEN WE CONTINUE TO JUST PUSH THINGS THROUGH WE'RE NOT BEING AS EFFECTIVE AS I THINK WE COULD IN OUR EFFECTIVENESS IS A DIRECT
CORRELATION TO WHETHER OR NOT THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON GET WHAT THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AND I JUST KIND OF I'M HERE AGAIN. FLOOR THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES
FOR THE THE LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DYNAMICS IN THIS CHAMBER IS THAT WE SAY WE WANT TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE. WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A VOICE. WE WANT TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT.
BUT YET EVERY SINGLE TIME WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO WE FALL IN LINE AND JUST DO WHAT WE ARE TOLD. AND I THINK THAT BEHAVIOR WE CAN'T SAY WE ARE FOR ONE THING
AND THEN ACT ANOTHER, RIGHT? SO IF IF IF WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSISTENT THEN THIS IS WHAT CONSISTENCY LOOKS LIKE. WE PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT
HEARINGS WE HAVE, WHO GETS TO SPEAK, WHO'S GOING TO BE ON BOARD. AND A LOT OF THIS IS REALLY THE DYNAMICS OF THIS PARTICULAR BODY AND THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WE ARE NAVIGATING IN AND
BECAUSE I CAN SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR BECAUSE I FEAR NO ONE BUT GOD I CAN GET UP AND SAY THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS UP IN HERE BECAUSE.
THIS DYNAMIC, THIS PICKING AND CHOOSING I THINK THAT AS A BODY IF WE'RE IF SOMEBODY GETS A COMMITTEE PLACE A HEARING PLACE IN THEIR COMMITTEE AND THERE SHOULD BE A STANDARD, A
PROCESS, A PROTOCOL OR A PROCEDURE AND SOME SORT OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THESE THINGS NAVIGATE THROUGH THE PROCESS. OTHERWISE THIS BODY IS JUST HERE LIKE LAME DUCKS, RIGHT?
WE DON'T REALLY DO MUCH. WE WE PICK AND CHOOSE THE BATTLES THAT WE WANT TO FIGHT FOR. WE TAKE THESE SYMBOLIC VOTES AND I THINK THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS ELECTION SEASON AND
EVERYBODY'S ALL EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO YOU KNOW, SECURE THEIR SEATS AND WHATEVER THE CASES. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE HAVE A JOB TO DO AND IF OUR JOB IS TO GIVE PEOPLE A VOICE AND
THEN TO BRING THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE INTO THIS CHAMBER, THEN WE SHOULD HONOR IT AT ALL TIMES THAT WILL JUST AS POLITICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO DO LIKE WE HAD A CITIZENS PETITION THAT
WE HAD TO GO OVER IT TWICE. CITIZENS WORKED ON IT TWICE AND YET THEIR VOICES WERE NOT HEARD. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE KEEP SAYING WE'RE GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE A VOICE AND THEN WHEN WE ALLEGEDLY DO WE DON'T HEAR THEM
. WHAT VOICE ARE WE GIVING THEM FOR REAL Y'ALL LIKE THIS THIS WE NEED TO GET IT TOGETHER BECAUSE OTHERWISE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KEEP LAUGHING AT US
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE NOT DEMONSTRATING POSITIVE AND BOLD LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU COMES FROM HERE. I WILL JUST LIKE TO STATE THAT THE LAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A NUMBER
OF CHAIRS PASS MILLIONS DOLLARS WORTH OF FUNDING SUSPENDED PASS ESPECIALLY FOR FEDERAL GRANTS. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SENATOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I WILL BE FILING A HEARING ORDER ON THIS. MY STAFF IS HELPING ME WRITE THAT NOW BUT I DO HAVE TO OFFER THAT I AM EXTREMELY
DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BODY AS A WHOLE FOR NOT HAVING THE COURAGE TO HOLD A HEARING TO ENSURE MIKE CONSTITUENTS ARE HEARD AND THAT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO ME TO KNOW
THAT I DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF COLLEAGUES. THEY DON'T BELIEVE MY CONSTITUENTS SHOULD BE HEARD ABOUT A PARTICULAR MATTER IN MY DISTRICT AND THIS IS ALL THIS
IS ALL ABOUT POLITICS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS BODY FOR MOVING FORWARD ON VERY IMPORTANT FEDERAL DOLLARS AND OUR ABILITY TO HOLD HEARINGS IN CHAIRS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY.
SO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR PUSHING FORWARD ON GRANTS ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S A MATTER OF URGENCY. WE'VE PASSED GRANTS THAT MATTER FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE RECENTLY FOR $3 MILLION AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT
SHOULD NOT BE CAUGHT UP IN POLITICS WHICH IS WHAT IS HAPPENING. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CANTOR DURKIN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST THINK THE COMMITTEE CHAIR IS DOING A GREAT JOB. I HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END OF THIS TYPE
BARRAGE MENT AND I ALSO THINK THAT THERE IS A REASON WHY THE COMMITTEES ARE STRUCTURED THE WAY THAT THEY ARE BECAUSE AND IT DOES SOUND LIKE BASED ON HER
RECOLLECTION THAT SHE DID EVERYTHING SHE COULD TO LET THE DISTRICT COUNCILOR KNOW ABOUT WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO DO TODAY. AND I JUST THINK THE FACT THAT
ELECTIONS ARE BRINGING BROUGHT UP IN ON THE FLOOR IT JUST SHOWS ME THAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY MAKING THIS ABOUT SOMETHING
IT'S NOT IF YOU WANT TO GET UP AND GIVE A REALLY BIG SPEECH, I THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO CONGRESS . THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL AND I THINK THE CHAIR IS DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR PART OF MY LIGHT STILL ON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND IN NO WAY FOR ME PERSONALLY IS THIS AN ATTACK ON ANY INDIVIDUAL CHAIR.
BUT I DO JUST WANT TO SAY BECAUSE IT WAS SAID BY YOU THAT WE HAVE PASSED MANY GRANTS AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BUT NEVER ONCE AS A DISTRICT COUNCILOR STOOD UP AND ASKED ME TO RECONSIDER AND PUT IT TO
A HEARING AND IF THEY HAD I THINK EVERY TIME THEY OR I'D HAVE TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD REASON WHY WOULDN'T I WOULD HAVE SAID YES LET'S SO THE FACT THAT A DISTRICT COUNCILOR IS STANDING UP AND ASKING FORWARD
IS WHAT'S MAKING THIS DAY THIS PARTICULAR HEARING ORDER IS DIFFERENT. SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC AND ANYONE ELSE WHO IS LISTENING IS TO BE CLEAR IT'S BECAUSE THE DISTRICT COUNCILOR DID STAND UP
AND ASKED FOR OUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AND I JUST KIND OF CLOSED THE PARTY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I, I HAVE ASKED TWICE NOW WHAT THE GOALS ARE OF HAVING A
HEARING BESIDES HAVING ONE. THERE IS GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY PROCESS. YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRODUCE A HEARING TO TALK ABOUT THE BROADER PLAN FOR MOSELEY PARK.
THERE IS URGENCY HERE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALTHOUGH I AM SAYING AS CHAIR NOW READING READING THE ROOM AND I'M GETTING LOOKS THAT I WILL IGNORE IT BUT I AM I READING
THE ROOM AND I'M GETTING THAT FOLKS WANT ME TO PULL BACK THAT WE WILL PULL BACK AND THAT WE WILL HAVE A HEARING AND IN THIS MOMENT OF COLLABORATION AND CAMARADERIE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DO MOVING FORWARD
TOGETHER I WILL PULL BACK. WE WILL HAVE A HEARING ALTHOUGH I WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING TO BE ASKED AT THE HEARING MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET FOLKS FROM FROM SOUTH BOSTON THERE AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE CAN GET FOLKS MARY ELLEN MCCORMICK THERE I HAVEN'T HEARD WHAT SORT OF PRODUCTIVITY IT WILL PROVIDE IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED IN BOTH
THE MEMO FORM AND IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. SO I PULL BACK MY RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUSPEND IN PASS. WE'LL HAVE A HEARING ON IT AND I THINK WE COULD JUST GO FROM THERE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COUNT RECORD AS A PARTNER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING THE URGENCY OF THE MATTER AND FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I THINK YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY
WHEN HE SAID A PROCESS WITHOUT PURPOSE IS POINTLESS. I DON'T KNOW IT HAS TO BE THAT YOU USED BUT AND SO LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED STEWARDSHIP, YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON THIS COUNCIL AS A CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL FULLY AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR. BUT MY MY MAIN POINT I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU MISSED IT MADAM CHAIR IS RESIDENTS IN MY DISTRICT DESERVE TO HAVE A VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO MATTERS OF ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. I FELT LIKE MY NEIGHBORS
WEREN'T BEING HEARD AND WE WERE GOING TO VOTE ON A PARTICULAR DOCKET FOR OVER $1,000,000 WITHOUT HAVING THE VOICES OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS BE HEARD DURING THIS PROCESS.
SO IT'S THE THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN MY ONLY CONCERN I WAS PLANNING TO VOTE FOR THIS BUT MY CONCERN WAS RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING GIVING THEM
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN THIS CITY COUNCIL BODY TO AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE. MADAM CHAIR ABOUT MOAKLEY PARK THIS IS IN THEIR FRONT YARD AND
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HEARD, THEY ARE RESPECTED AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME TRANSLATION AND COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE WE MAY HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE HEARD AS WELL MANY OF THEM
ARE SPANISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HEARD DURING THIS PROCESS NOT SIT IN THAT CHAIR.
THANK YOU. YOU RECOGNIZE THIS KIND OF THAT AS A PARTNER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN WE ARE MOVING ON. THEY DO THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT I'LL SAY RESIDENTS VOICES ARE GOING TO BE HEARD. THIS MONEY HELPS FUND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FROM MOAKLEY PARK. THANK YOU.
THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 5 EIGHT WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, RESILIENCY AND PARKS. WE ARE NOW ON TO MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 1 TO 5 SIX
AND 1 TO 5 SEVEN ADOPTED 1256 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE F Y 25 APPROPRIATION AND FOR THE RESOLVE OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING BY 707 $47,842 PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DEPARTMENT FOR THE FBI 25 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND DAPHNE LOCAL 1526. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
HELD A HEARING ON MONDAY, JULY SEVEN, 2025 TO DISCUSS DOCKETS 125621 25 SEVEN TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION WHERE BUDGET DIRECTOR JAMES ROGERS WILLIAMSON LABOR
RELATIONS DIRECTOR RENEE BOUSHEY AND BPO CHIEF OF STAFF SARA ZAFAR SAT FOR US ON THE CITY COUNCIL. WE HAD COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE, THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
COUNCILOR PEPEN AND COUNCILOR FLYNN IN ATTENDANCE. DIRECTOR WILLIAMSON EXPLAINED THAT THE DOCKETS INVOLVED TWO APPROPRIATION ORDERS A REDUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY
$748,000 FROM 25% OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND AN EQUIVALENT INCREASE OF THE BPL PERSONNEL BUDGET. ACCORDING TO DIRECTOR BOUSHEY, 18 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS WERE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL FOR FY FIVE TOTALING $48.3 MILLION. DIRECTOR WILLIAMSON OUTLINED WAYS CHANGES INCLUDING 2% WAGES
2% RAISES EACH OCTOBER AND FLAT INCREASES OF $500 250 TO $50 AND $80 AND $175 EACH JANUARY DIRECT OUTPUT.
BUSHEY ALSO NOTED THE CONTRACT MEASURES RECENT AGREEMENTS IN ECONOMIC TERMS AND ALSO INCLUDES AN UPDATE TO HIRING DISCIPLINED PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND THE COMPENSATION GRADE APPEAL
PROCESS. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS INCLUDE SIX SICK TIME DURING PROBATION. PREPAID LEGAL SERVICES SUNDAY OVERTIME FOR NON FACILITIES EMPLOYEES AND A HIGHER STARTING
SALARY FOR NEW HIRES. ASK ME THE UNION INVOLVED REPRESENTS BPO EMPLOYEES AS DOES THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF ASSOCIATION WHICH COVERS THE LIBRARIANS. THE THREE PLUS ONE YEAR
CONTRACTS RUN RETROACTIVELY FROM OCTOBER 1ST 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH 2027. REPRESENTATIVES EXPLAINED THAT CHANGES TO THE AGENCY FEE LANGUAGE ARE A HOUSEKEEPING
ITEM TO ALIGN WITH A SUPREME COURT JANUS DECISION. QUARTERLY MANAGEMENT MANAGER MEETINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOON TO HELP FILL VACANCIES. MORE EFFICIENTLY PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONDUCTED BY SUPERVISORS IN A
DIFFERENT DIFFERENT BARGAINING UNIT TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITHOUT CHANGE IN ANY JUST CAUSE BUT TO PROTECT PROTECTIONS. AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS I RECOMMEND THAT
THESE DOCKETS OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS OVERALL AND THANK YOU, MR CHAIR FOR HOLDING A HEARING ON THESE. I KNOW THAT THESE ARE IMPORTANT CONTRACTS FOR US TO GET THROUGH AND WANT TO THANK OUR LIBRARY STAFF WHO DO SUCH INCREDIBLE
WORK. SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THESE FORWARD. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THESE MATTERS? OKAY. COUNCILOR ORAL ARE THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE
OF DOCKET NUMBER 1256 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I MADAM CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER? IS THERE SOMETHING WANTED? YEAH, I'M DOING OKAY. JUST ONE, TWO, FIVE, SIX.
OKAY. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 12564. DOCKET NUMBER 1256. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES.
COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COLETTE HAS THE POWER OF COUNCIL OF COLETTE AS A BARRY AS COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCIL DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN ALSO FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. ABSOLUTELY. YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONTACT MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY.
COUNCILOR MURPHY AS COUNCILOR PEPEN ON STEP UP AND YES COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTOS YES. COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR WEBER
YES AND COUNCIL AROUND SEVERAL YES. 123456, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11, 12, 12 ENOUGH THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
NUMBER 1256 HAS PASSED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1257 INTO THE RECORD DUCTED 1257 MESSAGE ON ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DEPARTMENT FOR F Y 25 IN THE AMOUNT OF $747,842 TO COVER THE
F Y 25 COST ITEM CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON ANTHONY LOCAL 1526 THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE OCTOBER 1ST
2023 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 AND OCTOBER 1ST 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2027. THE MAJOR PROVISION OF THE CONTRACT INCLUDES BASE WAGE
INCREASES OF 2% TO BE GIVEN IN OCTOBER OF EACH PHYSICAL YEAR OF THE CONTRACT TERMS AND FLAT AMOUNT OF 500 TO 5800 AND $175
TO BE ADDED AT THE ANNUAL SALARY IN JANUARY OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF PREPAID LEGAL BENEFITS AS WELL AS CHANGES TO
SUNDAY OVERTIME FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. THANK YOU AND COUNCILOR ALSO ALREADY SPOKE TO THIS SO MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1257 DUMP ROLL CALL ON
DOCKET 1257 COUNCILOR BREADON YES COUNCILOR BREADON DANIELS COUNCIL CALERA BOROUGH COUNCIL AS A BOROUGH COUNCIL DURKAN COUNCILOR DUNCAN YES COUNCIL FITZGERALD YES.
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL ALLUSION YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE COUNCIL ME HERE YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL MURPHY
AS COUNCILOR PREPARED COUNCIL PREPARED YES COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. SO WHEREBY AS COUNCIL WE'RE ALL YES.
HOW SEVERE IS THIS? 12 UNDER FORMATIVE THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 5 SEVEN HAS PASSED. WE'RE NOW ON TWO MOTIONS ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS WOULD LIKE TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT IF
YOU ARE A LEAD SPONSOR YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER IF YOU ARE A CO-SPONSOR OR ANOTHER CLUB OR A COUNCILOR WANTING TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER, YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES. THE CHAIR MADAM CLERK CAN YOU
PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1367 DOCKET 1371367 COUNCIL FOR THE FOLLOWING A PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICER FOR ANGELA C DE PINA THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ARE YOU ON THE FLOOR? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THIS IS A HOME RULE PETITION THAT SEEKS A WAIVER FOR ANGELA PENA, A 45 YEAR OLD BOSTON RESIDENT WHO HAS LIVED IN DORCHESTER FOR OVER 23 YEARS.
ANGELA HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. SHE'S KNOWN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR HER HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHETHER SHE'S AT THE MALL, A GAME OR A NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLE.
ANGELA BRINGS STRONG VALUES AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE SHE WANTS TO SERVE NOT JUST BY WEARING THE BAD BUT BY BUILDING TRUST AND CONNECTION WITH THOSE AROUND HER. SHE RECENTLY PASSED THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM AND IS READY TO
SERVE ON THE BOSTON BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. FOR THOSE REASONS I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT COUNCIL SUSPEND AND PASS THIS ON THE PETITION TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MADAM COURT PLEASED COUNCILORS BRAEDEN CLAUDIA ZAPATA DURKAN FITZGERALD FLYNN. MARIA MURPHY.
SANTANA WEBER PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. VIDEO OH AND HERE COUNCIL ORAL SUSPENSION AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 1367.
MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1367 COUNCIL GREATER YES. I'M SABRINA AND YES COUNCILOR OF KALEIDOSCOPE PILOT
AND FLIGHT ASPARAGUS COUNCIL DOCKET SPONSOR DURKIN YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN ON SOME FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES.
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR I'M HERE. I'M FROM ME YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PEPEN COUNCILOR SANTANA YES, I SAW
SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR AROUND YES I WAS AWARE ABOUT YES. 123456, SEVEN 1011 AND AFFIRMATIVE AND IF
COUNCILOR BRETT PAN WOULD LIKE TO VOTE YES ON THE MATTER COUNCIL PREFERENCE SO 12 ENOUGH LIMITER 12 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE DOCKET NUMBER 1367 HAS BEEN HAS
PASSED. MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1368 DOCKET 1368 COUNCILOR FITZGERALD OFFER
THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR YOU HERE AND REGARDING THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH FUND TO ADDRESS MASS AND TASK
CRISIS, THINK OF THE CHAIR I JUST COME TO MS.. GERALD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAD COUNCILOR FLYNN HERE SO ADDED COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FOR TOO LONG THE CITY HAS SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF THE REGION AND TO A GREATER DEGREE
THE STATES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. WE HAVE A CONCENTRATION OF SERVICES THE MAJORITY IN THE SINGULAR CITY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS GET TO DUMP THEIR ISSUES ON AND AT NO
COST TO THEM TO THE MAJORITY OF FOLKS AT MASS IN CASH. NOT EVEN BOSTON RESIDENTS AS WE KNOW. HOWEVER, WE HAVE ALSO SEEN NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES JOIN FORCES TO ADDRESS REGIONAL
ISSUES IN MANY OTHER SECTORS. MUNICIPALITIES MAY COMBINE IN FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS 4 TO 2 NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. WASTE MANAGEMENT WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND CARRY THEIR
WASTE WILL GET TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE SECOND THOUGHT LATER ON IN THE CITY IN THIS MEETING. BUT SO TODAY I'M CALLING FOR THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH FUND.
I'VE ALREADY BEEN ASKED WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? WHO IS INVOLVED THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? BUT FOR THIS SPECIFIC AVENUE IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION. I HOPE TO COLLABORATE WITH ALL
THE NEIGHBORING CITIES AND TOWNS AND ALL THE RELEVANT CITY AND STATE AGENCIES TO COORDINATE ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS STAND UP THE APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FIGURE OUT
WHAT THESE SOLUTIONS WILL COST . YOU KNOW, AS I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I THINK ABOUT BOSTON AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES, I THINK OF THAT AS THE MOTHER IN A HOUSEHOLD
LIKE A MOM BOSTON IS RESILIENT, BEAUTIFUL AND CARRIES THAT MENTAL AND OFTEN FINANCIAL LOAD FOR THE FAMILY AROUND HER. AND IN DOING SO SHE HAS WATCHED
THOSE AROUND HER THAT EXIST BECAUSE OF HER GROW UP HAPPY AND HEALTHY. BUT AT SOME POINT THE BURDEN BECOMES TOO HEAVY AND IT COMES TIME TO PUT YOUR OWN DISHES AWAY AFTER DINNER, FOLD YOUR
OWN CLOTHES, PAY YOUR OWN CELL PHONE BILL AND WE DO SO NOT WITH A SIGH OR BECAUSE WE'RE FORCED TO BUT BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S TIME TO STEP UP. IT'S TIME TO GIVE BACK BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN MOM DECIDES TO STOP CARING THE BURDEN FOR OTHERS. THAT HOUSEHOLD GOES SOUTH FAST AND THAT'S NOT BENEFICIAL FOR ANYONE INVOLVED POLITICALLY THIS MAY BE DIFFICULT BUT
MORALLY WE CAN ALL AGREE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I URGE ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS TO THINK OF THAT AND POLITELY ASK THEM TO STEP UP LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
AND JUST LIKE AT HOME, THE MORE HANDS THE LIGHTER THE LOAD, THE LESSER THE COST AND THE LESSER THE IMPACT FOR ALL. IT'S TIME FOR A REGIONAL SOLUTION TO A REGIONAL CRISIS. THANK YOU, VAN PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO CONSUL FITZGERALD FOR FILING THIS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR YOUR IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP ON THIS
CRISIS THAT WE'RE FACING AS A CITY AS AS A AS A STATE, AS A COUNTRY. JUST RECENTLY WE ALSO WE ALL
HEARD FROM A WELL-RESPECTED CITY OFFICIAL THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW AT MASSACRES HAS BEEN A FAILURE. I THINK WE ALL AGREE ON THAT. BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS WE MOVE
FORWARD TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WE'VE ALLOWED AND ENABLED THESE CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND TO WORSEN. WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES, PUBLIC HEALTH
CHALLENGES, SIGNIFICANT QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY FROM MELANIE ACROSS TO THE SOUTH END AND TO SQUARE IN SOUTH BOSTON LOGAN
SQUARE THE BOSTON COMMON, DOWNTOWN BOSTON AND OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL. DORCHESTER WE ALL HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN
GRIPPED BY ADDICTION. WE ALL KNOW HOW CRITICAL IT IS FOR THEM TO RECEIVE THE HELP AND SUPPORT WHETHER IT'S DETOX OR RECOVERY SERVICES. AS A FORMER MASSACHUSETTS
PROBATION OFFICER WHO FOCUSED STRICTLY ON REENTRY SERVICES, I KNOW THAT THE RECOVERY THE SERVICE FACILITIES HAVE LONG ISLAND WERE INVALUABLE.
BUT WHILE WE HAVE SOLELY FOCUSED ON THE $100 MILLION BUDGET ON THE LONG ISLAND BRIDGE, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THIS PEOPLE THAT ARE
SUFFERING ON THESE STREETS BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
WE NEED THE SAME FOCUS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AT MASS AND CASS AND GETTING TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT MASS AND CASS.
BUT MOST OF ALL WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AS A CITY STATE AND A COUNTRY AS COUNCILOR FITZGERALD HIGHLIGHTED AND SUPPORT AND
COME TOGETHER AND SUPPORT A PROGRAM A PLAN THAT WORKS. AS A PROBATION OFFICER I WOULD LITERALLY GET PEOPLE COMING ON PROBATION FROM ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND THEY WOULD GET A
ONE WAY BUS TICKET FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS INTO BOSTON AND TOLD TO STAY AT THE PINE STREET END AND BY THE WAY, CHECK IN AT SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT FOR YOUR PROBATION.
THAT'S NOT SOLVING A PROBLEM. THAT'S PUTTING A PROBLEM AT SOMEONE ELSE'S DOORSTEPS. SO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD IS CORRECT. THIS IS A REGIONAL APPROACH AND
IT'S GOING TO TAKE CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND STATE OFFICIALS TO COME TOGETHER TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED SUPPORT AND WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AND I JUST KINDS
OF MURPHY HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M. WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WORKING. WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT OVER THE LAST DECADE BUT ESPECIALLY
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AS THINGS AS THEY ALWAYS DO WHEN THE SUMMER MONTHS HIT COME TO A BOIL. AND DESPITE BOSTON'S HEAVY INVESTMENT IN SHELTER, HARM REDUCTION, SANITATION AND
POLICING THE SITUATION AT MASS AND CASTE AND AS WE KNOW IT'S NOT JUST MASS AND CASTE ANYMORE. IT HAS CONTINUED TO GO OUT FURTHER INTO ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY. IT CONTINUES TO WORSEN MY
NEIGHBORS, MY CONSTITUENTS AND LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS SAY SO AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT IT'S THE WORST THEY'VE EVER SEEN. THIS CRISIS IS REGIONAL DATA FROM BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH AND
BMC SHOW THAT MOST INDIVIDUALS ASSESSING SERVICES ARE NOT FROM BOSTON ALONE. YET WE BOSTON CARRY THE BURDEN FINANCIALLY AND OPERATIONALLY
ALONE. IT'S TIME FOR EVERY CITY IN TOWN AND GREATER BOSTON TO STEP UP. WE NEED COORDINATED FUNDS BACKED BY EQUITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES WHOSE RESIDENTS RELY ON OUR SERVICES.
THINK REGIONAL HOUSING TREATMENT WRAPAROUND CARE NOT JUST STOPGAP APPROACHES. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE LIKE IN 2021 WHEN I CALLED FOR URGENT
STATE LEVEL ACCOUNTABILITY. THE STATUS QUO IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS HEARING THIS CRITICAL FIRST STEP TOWARDS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND REAL SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.
THOSE THANK YOU COUNCILOR OF FITZGERALD FOR SPONSORING THIS HEARING. AND I BELIEVE WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD FROM CRISIS RESPONSE TO CRISIS RESOLUTION. IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER AND
THE RESIDENTS DESERVE OUR LEADERSHIP HERE. THE CHAIR AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR LEADING ON THIS ISSUE.
THE ONE BIG REGIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND HEALTH HEALTH FUND TO ADDRESS I THINK REGIONAL IS THE KEY WORD THERE. THE OTHER BIG QUESTION WE HAVE
WE JUST HEARD RECENTLY OF THE THE THIS THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT WITH TWO RUNNING TO BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. MY BIG QUESTION IS HOW IS THAT HOW ARE THOSE SETTLEMENTS FOR
THE OPIOID CRISIS BEING SPENT, HOW THE MONEY'S BEEN SPENT? IT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND I REALLY FEEL THAT WITH REALLY MIND FOR CONSIDERATION OF DEALING WITH THIS AS A MAJOR
REGIONAL PROBLEM THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS SOME OF THOSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
IT WAS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING FOR THE CHAIR AND AS IT COMES UP ANY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO STAND IN AND GIVE THANKS TO COUNCILOR FISHER FOR COMING UP WITH THIS IDEA BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YES, IT IS
SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS HIS DISTRICT AND COUNCILOR QUINN'S DISTRICT AND BUT IT REALLY IMPACTS THE ENTIRE CITY AND IT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE CITY. THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING EVERY SINGLE DAY
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOVED ONE THAT HAS FALLING JUST INTO SOME SORT OF ADDICTION. AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO OUR JOBS AS A CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, OUR TOWNS
ACROSS THE STATE AND YOU KNOW, TO TACKLE THIS AS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT. AND I THINK THAT WHEN WE DO THAT WE FIND SUCCESS. SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? AND IT JUST CONCERNS GERALD. I'D LIKE TO SPEND 12 AND COUNCILMAN MURPHY. OKAY. OKAY. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD SAID
SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD COUNCILOR MURPHY AS A THIRD ORIGIN CO-SPONSOR. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCILOR MURPHY SO ADDED AS ONE OF THE THANK YOU ACCOUNTS FOR THE JOB OF FILING THIS. IT'S A REGIONAL ISSUE. IT'S A STATEWIDE ISSUE AND IT
IS ONE THAT REQUIRES PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE, A PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE TO A DIRE, DIRE CRISIS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING AND OF RESIDENTS WHO
ARE REALLY SUFFERING QUALITY OF LIFE. I WANT TO THANK LILY FROM THE COOPER COMMUNITY CENTER YESTERDAY MY OFFICE WAS DOWN IN ROXBURY WITH LILY WHO WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH MORAN
WITH OFFICER BEAUCHEMIN THE CSO REALLY LOOKING AT THE EFFECTS OF THE OPIOID CRISIS NOT JUST IN THE DIRECT MASS AND CASS
AREA BUT IN ROXBURY AND IN RAMSEY PARK AND SEEING A PARK WHERE OUR YOUNG KIDS CAN NO LONGER ARE NO LONGER USING THE PARK BECAUSE OF OTHER PEOPLE
WHO ARE USING THE PARK AND IT IT WAS A REAL IT WAS A REAL DISAPPOINTMENT AND SO I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF LILY AND THE COOPER COMMUNITY CENTER AND ALL OF THE FOLKS IN THE SOUTH END AND IN ROXBURY WHO ARE WORKING TO HELP ADDRESS
SOME OF THE ISSUES. I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE HEARD FOR A LONG TIME THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AND THE REASON WHY IT'S REALLY HARD IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST IT'S NOT JUST A CITY ISSUE.
IT'S A REGIONAL ISSUE AND IT'S A STATEWIDE ISSUE AND THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION IS AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT ONE THAT IS INCREASINGLY IMPACTING AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE
OF OUR RESIDENTS DOWN IN THE SOUTH END DORCHESTER, ROXBURY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE WORK THAT THE COOPER COMMUNITY CENTER IS DOING IN
ROXBURY AND KNOW THAT THAT AS WE TRY TO APPROACH THIS ISSUE REGIONALLY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ALL HANDS ON DECK. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN.
COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T SPEAK, YOU KNOW, INTO THE PARTICULARS OF THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. IT'S NOT MY DISTRICT BUT I DO WANT TO POINT TO A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF FEDERAL
LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY SENATOR MARKEY THE MODERNIZING METHADONE ACT WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS METHADONE AT THEIR LOCAL PHARMACY. I THINK THIS IS KEY TO THE
SOLUTION AT MASS AND CASS AND I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF BOSTON SHOULD BE LOBBYING FOR. IT'S SPONSORED IN A BIPARTISAN WAY AND I THINK UNFORTUNATE ONLY YOU KNOW, KENMORE SQUARE USED TO HAVE A METHADONE CLINIC
THAT CREATED A LOT OF ISSUES ONCE THE METHADONE CLINIC WAS GONE, SO WERE THE ISSUES. IT'S NOT TO DEMONIZE ANY TYPE OF CARE OR MEDICATION THAT
PEOPLE NEED BUT WE DO NEED TO BE THINKING BIG. WE NEED TO BE THINKING STRATEGIC AND WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT ROOT CAUSES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DURKIN, IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD
THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK, YOU SAID COUNCIL WAS BROUGHT IN CLOSER TO DURKIN HERE BUT THEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD. PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1368 AND
WE REFER IT TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1369 DOCKET NUMBER 1369 COUNCIL OFFLINE OR FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR
HERE AND TO DISCUSS PEST CONTROL AND DISCOVERY OF THAT PURPOSE SS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
SINCE THE OUTSET OF THIS PANDEMIC WHEN RATS HAD THEIR FOOD SOURCE CUT OFF FROM RESTAURANTS WE SAW A DRAMATIC RISE IN RODENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I FILED MANY HEARING ORDERS ON PEST CONTROL WITH MANY, MANY COLLEAGUES AS WELL. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I MET WITH THE NEW YORK CITY RATS AND ADVOCATED FOR A DEDICATED POINT
PERSON AND DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON PEST CONTROL THROUGHOUT BOSTON. LAST YEAR IN FACT I FILED AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF PEST CONTROL.
BRINGS ME TO THIS POINT A TUFTS UNIVERSITY STUDY FROM APRIL ON THE BOSTON URBAN RAT POPULATION FOUND THAT RATS IN BOSTON ARE CARRYING AND SPREADING DIFFERENT DISEASES.
NOW IT'S A BACTERIAL DISEASE THAT IMPACTS BOTH HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS. THIS DISEASE THRIVES IN ONE AT TEMPERATURES AND LESS MANAGED PROPERLY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHICH COULD IMPACT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUCH AS OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY, OUR
STREET CLEANERS, SANITARY WORKERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND THOSE WHO COME IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH ANIMALS AS WELL. CURRENTLY PEST CONTROL IS
CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL EFFORT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON WITH ESTEEMED PUBLIC WORKS BOSTON WATER AND SEWER BEING THE MAIN POINTS OF CONTACT. I'VE BEEN ON MANY WALKS WITH
THE PEST CONTROL OFFICE RECENTLY AND WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR IMPORTANT WORK FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF THE CITY'S BOSTON RODENT ACTION PLAN LAST YEAR AS WELL
AS THE NEW TOUGH SEE UNIVERSITY REPORT. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REVIEW THIS REPORT AND DETERMINE THE IMPACT IT COULD HAVE ON BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS
BUT ALSO TO LISTEN TO TESTIMONY FROM EXPERTS IN THE PEST CONTROL FIELD ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES
AND THE FINAL ANALYSIS. BOSTON IS RANKED 12TH IN THE UNITED STATES FOR PEST CONTROL ISSUES. BOTH MYSELF AND RENOWNED RODENT EXPERT DR. CORRIGAN ALSO
RECOMMENDED IN THE CITY'S OWN REPORT FROM THE ROAD AN ACTION PLAN WE BOTH ADVOCATED FOR A DEDICATED POINT PERSON OF RATS
TO PROVIDE ALL THEIR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AND THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION INDICATES IN THE REPORT THAT RATS CURRENTLY DO NOT POSSESS A
HIGH PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT TO BOSTONIANS. I DISAGREE. I DISAGREE THAT I DISAGREE WITH NOW. I HEARD ABOUT A RAT IN A BABY'S
BEDROOM RECENTLY. I HEARD ABOUT A RAT CRIP. THAT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
I'M NOT TRYING TO CAUSE ALARM BUT I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE BEST PEST CONTROL SERVICES WE POSSIBLY CAN TO EVERY RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
WE ALSO NEED TO WORK ON TRASH CONTAINERIZATION. WE NEED TO DO SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH ON HOW TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF TRASH AND PROVIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS AS WELL. DISTRICT COUNCILS ESPECIALLY
KNOW IT IS GETTING WORSE FROM THE PHONE CALLS WE RECEIVE WE RECEIVE THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE GO ON WALKTHROUGHS AND DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS WE NEED TO SHOW WITH SERIOUS CONCERN.
JUST WRAP IT UP WITH 30 SECONDS OVER. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. SO THIS MORNING I WAS IN
ALLSTON BRIGHTON SPEAKING WITH RESIDENTS WHO ARE FED UP WITH THE GROWING RAT PROBLEM IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS AN AT LARGE CITY COUNCILOR I HEAR THIS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS ALL
ACROSS THE CITY AND I KNOW ALL OF US ALSO DO. THIS ISN'T JUST A NUISANCE IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. AND AS COUNCILOR FLYNN WAS SAYING, A NEW TUFTS UNIVERSITY
STUDY CONFIRMED THAT BOSTON RATS ARE CARRYING LEPTOSPIROSIS ,A DISEASE THAT SPREADS THROUGH URINE AND THRIVES IN WARMER WEATHER. THAT'S A SERIOUS RISK FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET.
OUR SANITATION WORKERS IN FAMILIES ACROSS OUR CITY WE NEED TO KNOW IF BOSTON RODENT ACTION PLAN IS WORKING. WE SHOULD REVISIT THE IDEA OF A DEDICATED RATS ARE SOMEONE
FOCUSED SOLELY ON COORDINATING THIS EFFORT? THE CITY ALSO NEEDS TO IMPROVE INSPECTIONS, OUTREACH AND LANGUAGE ACCESS SO ALL RESIDENTS CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES AND TAKE ACTION.
THIS HEARING WILL BRING TOGETHER KEY DEPARTMENTS TO ASSESS WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT MORE WE ARE GOING TO ADVOCATE FOR. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL OF FLYNN FOR BRINGING THIS FILING FORWARD.
AND IF HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF IT WILL BE A WELL-ATTENDED MEETING BECAUSE ALL OF OUR HEARINGS BECAUSE IT DOES AFFECT EVERY DISTRICT ACROSS THE CITY AND WE OFTEN GET VERY GOOD
ATTENDANCE AT THESE HEARING ORDERS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE TRAFFIC AND THERE'S CERTAIN ISSUES THAT EVERY OFFICE GETS A LOT OF CALLS RIGHTFULLY SO. SO I DO THINK WE NEED TO STEP IT UP AND REALLY LOOK AT IT.
RATS ARE AND WHAT MORE WE CAN DO. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HEARING. THANK YOU. I REMEMBER MY FIRST YEAR ON MY BIRTHDAY I ATTENDED A CONVERSATION ABOUT PEST CONTROL SO IT IS REALLY WELL. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THIS BODY BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO GET IN THE BUDGET MORE MONEY FOR PEST MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
SO WANT TO THINK THIS BODY I WANT TO THANK JOHN ALBRECHT FOR THE WORK THAT HE DOES FOR THE CITY TO REALLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF OF PEST CONTROL. ALSO YESTERDAY WHEN WE WERE AT THE COOPER COMMUNITY CENTER IN
ROXBURY ADDRESSING THE ISSUES, ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THAT THEY HAD A THEY HAD PUT RAT BURROWS ON THE SIDE OF RAMSEY PARK BUT THEY DIDN'T COVER THE RAT BURROWS ON THE SIDE OF THE COOPER COMMUNITY CENTERS OR RAT BURROWS OR JUST GOING FROM ONE
SIDE TO THE OTHER. THEY COULDN'T GO IN THROUGH RAMSEY PARK BUT THEY COULD GO IN TO THE COOPER COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE THE KIDS ARE. AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK THAT EMILY AND MY OFFICE AND THAT
WE'VE DONE BOTH IN ROXBURY, IN JAMAICA PLAIN ON ISSUES OF PEST CONTROL. BUT YEAH, I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRAEDEN BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AND I WELCOME COUNCILOR FLYNN'S CALL FOR A HEARING ON THIS ISSUE. WHERE I COME FROM THE LEPTOSPIROSIS IS KNOWN AS VENOUS DISEASE AND IT'S VERY.
I'VE ONLY HEARD OF A FEW CASES IN MY LIFETIME BACK HOME BUT I THINK I HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS INTO WATER SPORTS. HE WAS A COMPETITIVE KAYAKER AND HE CONTRACTED THIS DISEASE
LEPTOSPIROSIS IN HIS EXPOSURE TO INFECTED WATERS WHEN HE WAS PURSUING HIS SPORTS. SO IN THIS CASE IN THIS CONTEXT OF HAVING THIS HEARING I HOPE WE WOULD HEAR FROM SOME
EPIDEMIA EPIDEMIOLOGY FOLKS AND AND BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION TO GET THEIR ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT LEVELS
OF LEPTOSPIROSIS IN THE IN THE IN THE CITY AND ALSO HEAR FROM THE TUFTS THE TUFTS RESEARCHERS AS WELL JUST AS WE MONITOR OUR WATER FOR COVID.
I'M JUST I'M CURIOUS TO SEE IF WE'RE MONITORING IT FOR SUCH A FOR THE INCIDENCE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS AS WELL. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE I WAS LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?
MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS GRADE INCLUDE ZAPATA DURKAN FITZGERALD, MCKEE, MURPHY, PIPPIN SANTANA, WEBER. WALSH PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR TO
THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1369 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1370.4 THE
NUMBER 1370 COUNCIL OFFLINE OR FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE OFFICE OF TOURISM, SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY OF PLENTY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AS CHAIR OF THE ARTS CULTURE AND TOURISM COMMITTEE I AM CALLING FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE GOALS
AND PRIORITIES OF THIS DEPARTMENT. BOSTON IS A CITY THAT IS RICH WITH ART HISTORY CULTURE WITH WORLD CLASS MUSEUMS, ORCHESTRAS
,PRODUCTION COMPANIES. WE ARE WE ARE ALSO A MAJOR SPORTS HUB AND HOME TO FAMOUS PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS. OUR CITY DRAWS TOURISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WHAT TURNED
BECOMING IMPORTANT DRIVER OF OUR LOCAL STATE ECONOMY. I KNOW COUNCIL OVERALL HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THIS FIELD AND IN WORKING WITH VARIOUS LEAGUES
TO BRING ALL STAR GAMES TO BOSTON. SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILOR CASTLE. WE'RE ALSO IMPORTANT WORK ESPECIALLY ON EVENTS, NATIONAL
EVENTS THAT COULD POSSIBLY COME TO BOSTON AND THAT DID COME TO BOSTON AS WE SEE CUTS TO FEDERAL FUNDING ACROSS
DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ENSURE THAT THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE OFFICE OF TOURISM SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT HAVE THE RESOURCES THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CONTINUE
TO PERFORM THEIR WORK IN SUPPORTING BOSTON'S VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURE TOURISM INDUSTRY. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE RESPECTIVE OFFICES AND
HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH BOSTON RESIDENTS THINKING ABOUT IS ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MADAM CLERK TO THAT COUNCILORS READING CLARA ZAPATA
FITZGERALD MARIA DURKIN MURPHY PEPEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR THIS DOCKET NUMBER 1370 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
ARTS, CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS. MADAM CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE REPORT THE NUMBER 1371 DOCTOR NUMBER 1371 COUNCIL AS MURPHY AND FLYNN OFFER THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR AN EXPEDITED HEARING
ON THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY PAYROLL DELAY AND IT IMPACTS ON AFFECTED EMPLOYEES. THE CHAIR AND I WAS CONCERNED MURPHY ON THE FLOOR BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND RULE 12 AND ADD
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR MURPHY WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ATKINSON'S DRAFT OF THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS CUSTOMERS JOE DO SO ADDED COUNCILOR MURPHY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILOR PEPEN DID REACH OUT ON MONDAY. HE ALSO HAD WRITTEN A HEARING ORDER AND WE DID TALK SO I WAS APOLOGIZED BUT I KNOW YOU'LL BE
A STRONG FOURTH AND AS WE KNOW THAT ALL OF US SIGN ON AND CAN SUPPORT ALL OF OUR HEARING ORDERS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FOR YOUR FROM YOUR ADVOCACY ALSO SO AFTER HEARING FROM
IMPACTED CITY WORKERS I WAS ONE OF THEM WHO DID NOT GET MY PAY UNTIL MONDAY JULY SEVEN. I FILED AN EXPEDITED HEARING ORDER CO-SPONSORED WITH COUNCILOR OF FLYNN AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD TO DEMAND
ANSWERS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE JULY 4TH PAYROLL DELAY. OUR CITY EMPLOYEES DESERVE TRANSPARENCY, NOT EXCUSES AND I EXPECT A SWIFT HEARING DATE SO WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF WHAT HAPPENED AND ENSURE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. IN WHAT I SAID LAST WEEK IS STILL TRUE TODAY THAT TODAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PAY DAY FOR THOUSANDS OF CITY OF BOSTON EMPLOYEES.
INSTEAD MANY WOKE UP TO EMPTY BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE NEWS THAT THEIR DIRECT DEPOSIT WON'T LAND UNTIL MONDAY DAYS AFTER RENT IS DUE, BILLS ARE PROCESSED AND FAMILIES HAD PLANNED FOR THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I UNDERSTAND THE LOGISTICS OF THIS KIND OF CALENDAR CONFLICT WHEN JULY 4TH WHICH WE KNOW IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY LANDS ON NOT JUST A FRIDAY BUT A PAY
DAY FRIDAY ONLY HAPPENS ONCE EVERY 11 YEARS BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO KNOW IS COMING BUT THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLAGGED MONTHS AGO AND SOLVED BEFORE PEOPLE WERE LEFT WITHOUT ACCESS TO THEIR PAY.
THE REALITY IS THAT MANY OF OUR CITY WORKERS LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. IT'S SOMETHING WE ADVOCATE AND TALK ABOUT ALMOST EVERY WEEK ON THIS COUNCIL. THEIR BILLS ARE ON AUTO PAY IN
MANY PEOPLE I HEARD DIRECTLY FROM AND IT'S IT'S NOT THAT THEY LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK BUT THEY MAY SPLIT THEIR PAYCHECK AND A SMALL PORTION GOES INTO ONE ACCOUNT AND THAT
ACCOUNT HAD AUTO PAY ON AND SOME WERE RECEIVING THREE FOR YOU KNOW OVER $100 AND INSUFFICIENT FUND FEES WHEN IT WAS A SMALL AMOUNT. BUT THERE WAS NO WAY THEY COULD TRANSFER MONEY BECAUSE AS WE
KNOW, 4TH OF JULY WHEN IT'S ON A WEEKEND THE BANKS ARE SHUT SO MANY SPENT THE DAY ON THURSDAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SCRAMBLING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITHOUT THE
MONEY THEY EARNED. I DID SPEAK DIRECTLY THAT DAY WITH THE TREASURER AND KNOW SHE AND HER TEAM WERE DOING EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO HELP WORKERS THAT DAY. BUT THIS MISTAKE WAS NOT THEIRS ALONE TO CARRY.
IT'S THE RESULT OF A FAILURE ACROSS CITY LEADERSHIP TO PLAN AHEAD AND PROTECT OUR WORKFORCE FROM THIS COMPLETELY FORESEEABLE PROBLEM. SO NOW THE QUESTION IS WHERE
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT? HOW IS THE CITY GOING TO SUPPORT IMPACTED WORKERS AND WILL WE COVER LATE FEES? WHAT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO MAKE OUR CITY WORKFORCE WHOLE?
WILL WE ENSURE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN? I'M CALLING ON THE MAYOR AND HER ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE SWIFT, TRANSPARENT ACTION TO FIX THIS NOT JUST TO EXPLAIN IT
AWAY OR TO BLAME BANKS OUR CITY WORKERS KEEP BOSTON RUNNING. THEY SHOULDN'T BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG FOR A PAYROLL FAILURE THAT THEY HAD NO WAY TO PREVENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR HAS A TOUCH OF ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MANY DEDICATED CITY WORKERS INCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS AND JANITORS AND OTHERS WORKING ON THE JULY FOURTH LONG WEEKEND
DID NOT RECEIVE THEIR PAY AS COUNCIL MURPHY MENTIONED THIS ERROR REFLECTS POORLY ON OUR PAYROLL FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. IT'S ALSO A REFLECTION ON US
HERE AS WELL WHO WAS AN EMBARRASSMENT? IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M ALSO CALLING FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON TO COVER LATE FEES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILMAN GERALD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ALWAYS HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR LOWEST PAID WORKERS WHO LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. BUT HONESTLY IT'S FOR ALL WORKERS AS EVEN THOSE WHO MAKE
A DECENT MIDDLE OF THE ROAD PAYCHECK STILL FACE CONSTANT FINANCIAL PRESSURE AND LIVING IN ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. MISTAKES HAPPEN BUT THIS WAS AVOIDABLE AND I THINK ALL OF US IN CITY GOVERNMENT NEED TO PUT
A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFORT IN AND STAY ON TOP OF OUR ASSIGNMENT. THERE'S ENOUGH FOR FOLKS TO WORRY ABOUT TODAY. GETTING PAID ON TIME SHOULDN'T BE ONE OF THEM. AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE BANKING INSTITUTIONS THAT DID
THE RELEASE THE FUNDS TO FOLKS EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO . THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR LIFTING THIS ISSUE UP. I ALSO GOT SOME FOLKS REACHING OUT TO OUR OFFICE IN REGARDS TO
THE SITUATION AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO WERE ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF CITY WORKERS. I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY INTERESTING I'M HAVING A MOMENT OF REFLECTION BECAUSE WHEN I
FIRST CAME INTO THIS CHAMBER THEN IT WAS THERE WALSH AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT THEN JANEY AND I REMEMBER MARTY COULD NOT EVEN BLINK WITHOUT ALL OF US
BARKING AT HIM FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT HE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. AND I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING MOMENT IN OUR POLITICAL CLIMATE AND NORMALLY
THE JOB OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS TO HOLD MAYOR WALSH ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYTHING AND WE DID A GOOD JOB AT DOING JUST THAT IN THIS SITUATION RIGHT NOW THAT
WE'RE BRINGING INTO THE CHAMBER IS HAS REMINDED ME OF THAT ENERGY THAT WE ONCE UPON A TIME HAD HERE IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR UPLIFTING THIS AND RECOGNIZING THAT, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY OUR CITY WORKERS LOOK TO US TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM AND MANY OF THEM ARE
AFRAID TO EVEN SPEAK UP BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID OF RETALIATION. THEY'RE AFRAID OF OF OF PUSHING ON A SYSTEM THAT IF THEY DO THEY MIGHT BE KINDLY AND GENTLY LET GO OF.
RIGHT. SO THERE IS A LOT HERE THAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE CITY HALL AND WHEN WE SPEAK UP ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY WORKERS, IT'S
BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE FEELING AFRAID OF SPEAKING UP FOR THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A JOB AND A FAMILY TO PROTECT. SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE WORKING UNDER AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES WHEN THEY'RE AFRAID TO. BEING THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR PIPPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE MAKERS OF THIS OF THIS HEARING WHERE AS COUNCILOR MURPHY MENTIONED, I WOULD ALSO PLAN TO INTRODUCE A HEARING ORDER BY NOT FINDING
OUT THAT A SIMILAR LANGUAGE WAS SUBMITTED. SO TO JUST SUPPORT THIS ONE BECAUSE OUR CITY WORKERS DESERVE PAY DESERVE TIMELY PAY. JULY 3RD THE CITY OF BOSTON EMPLOYEES WERE TOLD THAT THEIR PAYCHECKS MIGHT BE DELAYED DUE TO THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY.
THAT'S HONESTLY JUST UNACCEPTABLE. I WAS ONE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT GOT PAID ON THIS MONDAY AND IF I FIND MYSELF STRUGGLING TO PAY SOME BILLS I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW SOME OTHER FEEL AS WELL.
I GOT A CALL FROM A RESIDENT WHERE THE HUSBAND IS A FIREFIGHTER. THE WIFE IS A TEACHER AND THE SON OF THE CITY SUMMER EMPLOYEE AND THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE SAME BANK AND THAT BANK WAS NOT
ONE OF THE BANKS THAT GOT PAID ON FRIDAY OR THURSDAY OR WEDNESDAY. SO LUCKILY I KNOW THAT SOME MOVEMENTS WERE MADE TO GET THE FIREFIGHTERS PAID AND THE IT'S COUNCILOR FISHER MENTIONED THERE WERE SOME THINGS DONE
THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET PAID BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE OUR CITY
WORKERS WORK VERY HARD IN A VERY EXPENSIVE CITY. SO WE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET PAID ON TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ARE PAID ON TIME.
SO MANY PEOPLE LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND HAVE DIRECT DEPOSITS TAKEN OUT AND SO THIS WAS AN HOUR AND IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY WORKERS WHO DO SO MUCH FOR THE CITY IN A VERY EXPENSIVE CITY DON'T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS AGAIN.
SO I WANT TO YOU KNOW, TO THE WORKERS WHO EXPERIENCED DELAYED PAYMENT, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN WREAK HAVOC ON YOUR EVERYDAY LIVES
AND ON YOUR SCHEDULE. AND SO I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO THE THE THE BANKS THAT WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, FIX THIS QUICKLY AND I KNOW THAT THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO DID THEIR
PART WHEN THEY REALIZED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?
MADAM CLERK BECAUSE IT COMES WAS BROUGHT IN ZAPATA DURKAN MEJIA PEPEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD. PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1371 WILL
BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY. MADAME CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1372 DOCKET NUMBER 137 TO COUNCILOR ON
MURPHY AND FITZGERALD FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER RIGHT HERE. AND REGARDING THE MODERNIZATION OF THE BOSTON EMS DISPATCH PHONE SYSTEM, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND RULE 12 AND ADD COUNCILOR FLYNN, PLEASE. COUNCILOR MURPHY SUSPEND THE RULES. I COUNCILOR FLYNN AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTION AS CASUAL FITNESS.
SO ADDED COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I VISITED OUR DISPATCH CENTER WHICH TAKES IN OUR 9111 AND EMS CALLS THE
OPERATIONS CENTER AND WITNESS FIRSTHAND ALONG WITH MY INTERN . THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF EMT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CERTIFIED EMT TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING INSTRUCTION OVER THE PHONE
EVERY DAY. MANY NOT BE AWARE BUT THE 911 CALL TAKERS WHO WORKED UNDER SEIU 88 AND THANK YOU TO THEIR UNION WHO ADVOCATED AND WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET THEM BETTER
PAY AND A BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT SO THEY DO NOT FALL UNDER THE SAME PAY OR PHONE SYSTEMS THAT THE EMT TAKE FROM NEXT RIGHT NEXT DOOR ON THE
WALL BETWEEN THEM. ARE TECHNOLOGY HASN'T KEPT PACE UNLIKE POLICE AND FIRE DISPATCH ,EMS IS STILL OPERATING ON OUTDATED SYSTEMS SO WHEN
RESPONSES IN RISKING PATIENT CARE MOREOVER DESPITE CLINICAL DUTIES. EMS CALL TAKERS ARE PAID LESS THAN OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT BE
DIRECTLY PART OF THIS HEARING ORDER BUT SOMETHING THAT I DO WANT TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO FIX OUR EMT TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS DESERVE THE SAME RESPECT IN AS MANY IN THIS ROOM NO, BUT
IF YOU DON'T KNOW OUT THERE THAT THE CALL TAKERS WHO TAKE IN THE CALLS THE HEALTH CALLS ARE NOT JUST CALL THEY ARE ACTUAL EMT. SO SOME SHIFTS THEY MIGHT BE
OUT IN THE AMBULANCES AND SOME TAKE SHIFTS THAT ARE INSIDE HEADQUARTERS TAKING THE CALLS. THEY DESERVE THE SAME RESPECT, PAY AND TOOLS AS THEIR PEERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT'S WHY I AM FILING THIS HEARING ORDER ON MODERNIZING THE EMS DISPATCH PHONE SYSTEM, EXAMINING ITS RELIABILITY, STAFFING AND COMPENSATION TO ENSURE IT MATCHES THE CRITICAL
ROLE THESE PROFESSIONALS PLAY. I WAS TOLD AND SO SAW FIRSTHAND THAT SOME CALLS COME IN AND THEY NEED TO BE CALLING DIRECTLY INTO HOSPITALS, CHECKING WHICH EMERGENCY ROOMS
IN WHICH HOSPITALS HAVE BEDS THAT ARE NEEDED WHEN THE SYSTEM IS SO OUTDATED THAT THEY OFTEN HAVE TO HANG UP AND CALL BACK OR USE A DIFFERENT PHONE TO FIND OUT. SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY SYSTEMS
OUT THERE THAT WORK MUCH BETTER AND I BELIEVE THAT NOT JUST THE CALL TAKERS BUT THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON DESERVE THIS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS HEARING AND GETTING THIS
DONE FOR OUR CALL TAKERS THAT TAKE IN OUR IMPORTANT HEALTH ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES KINDS OF JODI ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST SEVERAL WEEKS AGO WE SAT
UP HERE AND HONORED OUR EMS EMPLOYEES FOR THE EXEMPLARY WORK THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE ROUTINE PRESSURE THAT THEY FACE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE EXISTING HEALTH CARE DESERTS IN OUR CITY. THE CLOSURE OF THE COUNTY CAUSING A BIG ONE AND EMS
RESPONSE TIMES HAVE RISEN DUE TO LONGER RIDES. THE LAST THING WE NEED NOW IS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE DESERT AS WELL DUE TO POOR AND OUTDATED COMMUNICATION. TO EXACERBATE THIS PROBLEM THIS
UPDATE IS NEEDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITY'S CITIZENS AND ALSO PROTECTS OUR EMS WORKERS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN OUR WORKERS THEMSELVES NEED TO CALL FOR BACKUP. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS IN PLACE FOR
EMS TO DO THEIR JOB AND CONTINUE SAVING LIVES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK THE JURY AND I JUST CAN'T REPLENISH THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR ADDING
ME FOR THE WORK SHE HAS DONE. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE FORMER COUNCILORS MICHAEL FLAHERTY AND ANDREA CAMPBELL FOR THE WORK THEY DID ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AS.
WELL. I THINK THAT OUR EMS STAFF ARE REALLY UNSUNG HEROES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM AND ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE
TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO DO THEIR JOB EFFECTIVELY. THIS LIVES WE NEED TO BE THERE FOR THEM TO SUPPORT THEM. WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND I
THINK THE STATS HAVE PROVEN THIS IS THAT THE RESPONSE TIME AS WELL HAS GONE UP AND THAT'S A MAJOR CONCERN I HAVE. KNOWING THAT EVERY SECOND BEING
AN AMBER VIOLENCE COULD BE LIFE OR DEATH. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON COMES HERE.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR MURPHY AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR OFFERING THIS HEARING ORDER. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AND AGAIN, I
REALLY YOU KNOW, EMS IS UNDER THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION AND THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION IS TECHNICALLY NOT A CITY AGENCY. IT IS A QUASI PUBLIC AGENCY AND
I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET MY HEAD AROUND JUST GET SOME MORE FLAHERTY ABOUT THE ABILITY OF BP AT SEA TO HAVE CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUCH THINGS
AS A MODERNIZED DISPATCH PHONE SYSTEM BUT ALSO FOR NEW EMS FACILITIES FOR AMBULANCES IN
OUR DISTRICTS AND IN RECENT YEARS WE'VE BEEN SHAKING THE TREES AND TRYING TO FIND LOCATIONS AND FUNDING FOR EMS
STATIONS AS PART OF A COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROCESS. WITH ESPECIALLY WITH THE CENTER FORMER CENTER ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO BAYS THERE WHEN THEY'RE BUILT AS PART OF A COMMUNITY
BENEFIT WHEN THEY BUILT A NEW GARAGE FOR THEIR FOR THEIR PATIENTS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS CAN BE.
YOU KNOW HOW MONEY CAPITAL CAN MONEY CAN BE APPROPRIATE AT THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION TO INVEST IN THESE SORT OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS THAT MAKE THE BOSTON EMS AS
EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE HEARING AND HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS TO ASK. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS IT IS ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK
ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BREADON CLAUDIA ZAPATA DURKIN HERE TO BEN
SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. THIS DOCKET WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1373 DOCKET NUMBER 1373. COUNCILOR DURKAN OFFERED THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO EXPLORES THE INCLUSION
OF PARLIAMENT CORRIDORS AS PART OF A SUBSTANTIVE SUBSTANTIVE DEVELOPMENT. THINK OF THE CHEROKEE NAMES AS COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THAT. I'D LIKE TO ADD
COUNCILOR PIPPEN AND THEN I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER COMES WITH A PEN AND SO ADDED COUNCILOR DURKAN SAYS SUSPEND THE RULES ADD COUNCILOR CARLOTTA ZAPATA AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTIONS. COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA SO ADDED COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS THE CHAIR OF PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION AND AS A STEADFAST ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC GREENSPACE.
I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS HEARING ORDER TO EXPLORE HOW THE CITY CAN INTEGRATE POLLINATOR CORRIDORS INTO OUR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. POLLINATOR CORRIDORS ARE GREEN PATHWAYS PLANTED WITH NATIVE
SPECIES THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL FOOD AND HABITAT FOR BEES, BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER POLLINATORS. THESE SPECIFIC THESE SPECIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM AND FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. YET DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND
HABITAT LOSS, THEIR POPULATIONS ARE DECLINING AT AN ALARMING RATE. TODAY OVER 40% OF THE BUTTERFLY SPECIES ARE AT RISK OF EXTINCTION. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT EVEN A SMALL FRAGMENTED GREEN SPACE
CAN HELP. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CREATING POLLINATOR FRIENDLY HABITATS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPORT BIODIVERSITY AND BUILD RESILIENT URBAN ECOSYSTEMS. IN BOSTON WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE POSITIVE OF POLLINATOR
CORRIDORS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE CREATED VIBRANT GREEN SPACES INCLUDING FITZGERALD PARK AND THE NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ARBORETUM IN MY DISTRICT.
THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY PARK WITH WILDFLOWER MEADOWS BEEHIVES AND SEASONAL GARDENS ACTUALLY RIGHT IN BETWEEN COUNCILOR CLARA'S DISTRICT AND MINE DEMONSTRATES THE POTENTIAL
OF THESE SPECIES TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD ON THIS PROGRESS. CITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCE, BIODIVERSITY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH AND I THINK DEVELOPMENT IS A GREAT WAY TO ENSURE THROUGH THE ARTICLE 80 PROCESS THAT WE ARE DELIVERING ON POLLINATOR CORRIDORS. SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROJECTS
THAT I AM PUSHING FOR THERE TO BE INVESTMENTS IN POLLINATOR CORRIDORS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A HEARING TO DISCUSS THIS REALLY IMPORTANT MATTER. I FORGOT TO BRING I JUST BOUGHT
SOME SEEDS THAT ARE LOCAL AND I'VE JUST MISSED THE PLANTING SEASON SO I THINK I'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT THANK YOU COUNCILOR CRIPPEN AND COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA FOR JOINING ME ON THIS. LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT
DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHEROKEE NOISES COUNCILOR PEPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKIN FOR OUT OF ME AS YOUR SECOND CO-SPONSOR ON THIS.
THIS IS A TOPIC THAT IS A BIG INTEREST FOR MY DISTRICT. WE HAVE KEEP HYDE PARK BEAUTIFUL AND NOW WE HAVE KEEP ROSLYN BEAUTIFUL AS WELL. WE HAVE THE MATTAPAN FOOD AND FITNESS COALITION.
WE ALSO HAVE THE BIGGEST URBAN WILD IN THE ENTIRE CITY WHICH IS CRANE LUNCH. WE ALSO HAVE IN BETWEEN MY DISTRICT IN DISTRICT SIX WE HAVE THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM. IT'S A IT'S A GREAT THOSE ARE
GREAT EXAMPLES OF LOCATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING WORK TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE JUST KEEPING OUR NATURAL HABITATS IN PLACE, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THAT TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CITY WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO WORK
WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AGAIN, I JUST CAN'T RECALL THAT AS A PARTY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR PEPPER
AND POLLINATOR CORRIDORS AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. GREEN CORRIDORS IS A PASSION PROJECT OF MINE AFTER BEING ABLE TO VISIT MANAGING COLUMBIA AND I KNOW THAT BOGOTA ALSO HAS GREEN CORRIDORS THAT ARE
CONNECTED STRAIGHT STRETCHES OF NATURAL HABITATS THAT ALLOW FOR ANIMALS TO WALK THROUGH AND IT HELPS TO CREATE A HEALTHY CITY, A VIBRANT CITY AND ALSO
HELPS REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS. AND SO I WELCOME THIS YOU KNOW, THE POLLINATOR CORRIDORS IN BOSTON ARE ALWAYS TOP OF MIND FOR OUR PLANNERS AND WHEN WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THE ARTICLE
81 WE'RE REVIEWING PROJECTS THROUGH ARTICLE 80 WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE PUBLIC REALM AND THE IMPROVEMENTS WE COULD PROVIDE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT AND I WANT TO SHOUT THEM OUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF GREAT WORK AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT POLLINATOR ROOFTOPS AS PART OF THE ARTICLE 80 PROJECT PROJECT REVIEW AND I
THINK THAT JUST GENERALLY TRYING TO EMBED THAT INTO STREET AND SIDEWALK WORK, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE INFORMING FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ON IT THAT THIS IS A POSSIBILITY AND IT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY
WOULD LOVE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD SEE THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT DOING TO TRY TO BEAUTIFY THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO I AM FULLY ON BOARD WITH LOVE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS
IN WHICH WE CAN GET THIS UP AND RUNNING QUICKLY AND ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE ARTICLE 80 PROCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU THE DRAGON AS EARLIER ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSORS AND COUNCILOR DURKAN
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I JUST WANT TO JUST TAKE THIS TIME TO JUST SHOUT OUT A FEW GROUPS IN MY DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WORKING ON POLLINATOR GARDENS FROM THE ST MARK'S
CIVIC TO COMMON SQUARE CLIMATE ALLIANCE TO THE KIDS AT THE MASON SCHOOL POLLINATOR GARDEN'S POLLINATOR CORNER'S CORRIDORS WILL BE A KEY IN OUR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE MOVING FORWARD.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'D LOVE TO KIND OF ADVOCATE AS WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THINGS THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO HELP SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. I LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE THE HEARING WHICH
I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE IT SOON IS THAT WE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE NOT INTO THIS SORT OF STUFF TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT MAYBE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.
ALSO LOOKING AT MAYBE FOOD INSECURITY. I'M SURE THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON LOTS OF WAYS THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT SO MANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. SO WOULD LOVE TO JUST ADVOCATE
FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE POLLINATION IMMIGRATION, MIGRATION SITUATION. IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE HELPING OUR CONSTITUENTS UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPROVE AND SUPPORT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR DURKAN FOR FILING THIS.
I REALLY LOVE THIS TOPIC. MY LAST YEAR WORKED ON THE ORDINANCE TO LEGALIZE BEEKEEPING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND BEES ARE IMPORTANT POLLINATORS AND
THERE'S INCREDIBLE BEEKEEPING WORK HAPPENING IN HYDE PARK IN MATTAPAN AT THE AUDUBON NATURE CENTER AND JUST INDIVIDUAL BEEKEEPERS. I WAS ACTUALLY WITH A BEEKEEPER
THIS PAST WEEKEND AND YESTERDAY MY TEAM HAD A WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE MTA THAT'S ACTUALLY TRYING TO INCREASE POLLINATION THROUGHOUT POLLINATOR GARDENS ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT ENERGY AROUND THE CITY ON THIS TOPIC AND THERE'S GREAT WORK BEING DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL AROUND
POLLINATOR GARDENS AND IT ALSO TIES IN WELL WITH OUR DESIRE TO HAVE MORE URBAN GARDENS AND MORE URBAN SPACES FOR FOOD JUSTICE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AS WE THINK ABOUT
HOW WE PROTECT OUR ECOSYSTEM AND STRENGTHEN OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO HOW WE CAN EMBEDDED INTO OUR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WHICH I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT ANGLE HERE FOR FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
SO THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS FITZGERALD FLYNN
MURPHY SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADDED CHAIR THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER ONE OH AND MEJIA THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1373 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1374 DOCKET NUMBER 137 FOR COUNCILOR DURKIN OR FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING ACHIEVEMENTS ON ME GO REGARDLESS OF NAME AND JULY 9TH 2025 ME THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN. COUNCILOR DURKIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.
I ALREADY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO MY GOALS IMPACT AND PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS A CONSTITUENT AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE TODAY JULY NINE, 2025 AS HIS DAY IN THE
CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BREADON FITZGERALD
FLYNN MARIA MURPHY PIPPIN SANTANA WEBER WHIRL PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR COUNCILOR DURKIN SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER
1374 MADAM CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1374 COUNCILOR BREADON YES
COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR CARLILE AS A PARA COUNCILOR DURKIN COUNCILOR DURKIN YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES.
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR ME HERE COUNCILOR MCKEE I SEE COUNCILOR MURPHY ON SOME OF THE AS COUNCIL PREPARED ENTREPRENEUR'S COUNCILOR SAT
DOWN COUNCIL SAT DOWN AS COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR WHEREBY AS COUNCIL WE'RE OUT YES COUNCILOR RODEO SOMEONE 2345 SO NINE, TEN, 11 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.
THIS DOCKET HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1375 DOCKET NUMBER 1375 COUNCILOR BREADON
AND SANTANA OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE 2368 AND HOUSE 366 TO ON ACTING
PLEASE OPPORTUNITY BY END BASS DRIVE AND RESTRICTIONS THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL BREADON COUNCILOR BREADON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND I'D
CONSIDER WEBER AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR BREADON SEEKS TO SUSPEND THE RULES AT COUNCIL WEBER AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. COUNCILOR WEBER SO ADDED COUNCILOR BREADON AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS A SUPPORT FOR STATE LEGISLATION TO END DEBT BASED DRIVING RESTRICTIONS . THE ROAD TO OPPORTUNITY ACT
FAILED AS A SENATE BILL NUMBER 2368 AND HOUSE BILL NUMBER 3662 BY REPRESENTATIVE BRANDI FLUKER REID OF MATTAPAN AND SENATOR JILLIAN SIR OF THE CAPE ON THE
ISLANDS. THIS LEGISLATION WILL ELIMINATE TRIGGERS UNRELATED TO ROAD SAFETY FOR SUSPENDING DRIVER'S LICENSES, ALLOWING FOR FEE
WAIVERS OR IF DRIVERS ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THEM IT WOULD REQUIRE THE REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO SEND ELECTRONIC REMINDERS TO IMPROVE FEE AND
FINE FINE AND FEE COLLECTION. THERE WAS A SUCCESSFUL HEARING YESTERDAY IN THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE ROAD TO
OPPORTUNE ERTY ACT COALITION TODAY IN THE IN THE CHAMBER THIS AFTERNOON I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THOSE ADVOCATES KRISTEN BAUGH ZIEL, A
STAFFER ATTORNEY OF THE GREATER BOSTON LEGAL FOR GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES THE OPPORTUNITY ROAD TO OPPORTUNITY ACT COALITION INCLUDES THE ACLU
OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNCILOR SERVICES, THE FINES AND FEES JUSTICE CENTER, GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES, THE JEWISH ALLIANCE FOR LAW AND SOCIAL ACTION
LIVABLE STREETS ALLIANCE AND THE NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER BLOCKING LICENSE RENEWALS FOR UNPAID TOLLS AND
OTHER DEBTS UNRELATED TO ROAD SAFETY IS A HARMFUL AND ONEROUS BURDEN WITHOUT PAYMENT PLANS AND HARDSHIP WAIVERS ARE REAL OPTIONS FOR RELIEF.
PEOPLE ARE FORCED OFF THE ROAD SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PAY IN FULL. THIS IS A COMMON SENSE REFORM THAT ACCOMMODATES FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ENSURES THAT ALONE
NOT DETERMINES ONE'S ABILITY TO DRIVE WORK OR CARE FOR THEIR FAMILY. AFTER MY COLLEAGUES SPEAK I WILL MOVE FORWARD FOR SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR SANTANA CARLOS SANTANA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK THE LEAVES
HERE COUNSELOR BREADON FOR FOR LEADING ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. I WRITE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF STRONG SUPPORT OF THE VOTE OPPORTUNITY ACT WHICH WOULD
FINALLY END THE HARMFUL PRACTICE OF SUSPENDING DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR OVER FOR OVER UNPAID FINES AND FEES THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ROAD SAFETY . AS SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS
WORKING CLASS BOSTONIANS PEOPLE JUGGLING MULTIPLE JOBS, RAISING FAMILIES AND TRYING TO JUST STAY AFLOAT. I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW THESE DEBT BASED SUSPENSIONS CAN PUSH
FAMILIES FURTHER INTO CRISIS. LET'S BE CLEAR NO ONE SHOULD LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO DRIVE WORK OR CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD A PARKING TICKET OR LATE TO. THIS IS ABOUT FAIRNESS.
IT'S ABOUT DIGNITY AND BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. I'M PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THIS RESOLUTION URGE THE LEGISLATURE TO PASS THE ROAD AT OPPORTUNITY ACT.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE THOSE HOW TO KRISTEN FROM GIBBY ALL SEE FOR BEING HERE. I ALSO KNOW THAT CAROLYN COHN FROM THE NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER IS WATCHING ONLINE SO I
JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE ADVOCATES AND ALL EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO WORK FOR OUR WORKING FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS HERE ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE THE FILERS FOR HAVING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. YOU KNOW, THIS BILL WOULD REFORM A PUNITIVE SYSTEM.
IT WOULD HELP THOSE WHO ARE PENALIZED BY IT FOR THINGS THAT ARE UNRELATED TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. APPARENTLY OVER HALF HALF OF STATES HAVE MADE SIMILAR
REFORMS AND PASSAGE OF THIS WOULD WOULD ADDRESS THE HARM THE DEATH BASED LICENSE SUSPENSION HAS ON FOLKS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I JUST THANK YOU TO THE FILERS AND THE ADVOCATES WHO HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THIS FOR OUR OFFICE AND I'M HAPPY TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO THANK BOTH THE FILERS AT THE CITY COUNCIL BUT ALSO SENATORS HERE AND SAN FRANNIE
FLUKER OAKLEY. I AM SO SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT BEFORE THIS WAS FILED AND GOT A CHANCE TO READ UP ON IT LAST NIGHT AND I THINK IT'S
JUST SO ESSENTIAL THAT WE MAKE SURE PEOPLE BE IN COMPLIANCE AND AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET
THEMSELVES OUT OF THIS HOLE. AND I THINK THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE DOING THIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ARE ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I ALSO WANT TO THANK GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES. I THINK THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT SO MANY OF THE FEES AND FINES THAT WE HAVE CAN BE REALLY REGRESSIVE ON THE
POOR ON WORKING POOR. AND SO I WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE STATE HOUSE SENATOR CYR REP FLUKER READ ON THEIR ADVOCACY AND WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK OFTEN NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AND THE FEES CAN
BE VERY DETRIMENTAL. AND SO I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I THINK THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT LEGISLATION FOR US TO SUPPORT TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH POOR FOLKS, WITH WORKING
POOR FOLKS WHO OFTENTIMES JUST PERSONALLY OF COURSE BLACK AND BROWN BUT FOR WHOM THESE FEES AND FINES OFTEN SERVE AS A REALLY BIG BARRIER. SO IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD
THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE ADD COUNSELORS CLETA ZAPATA DURKAN FITZGERALD, MARIA MURPHY PEPEN
AND WORL AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR COUNSELORS BREADON SANTANA AND WEBER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADOPTION OF DOCKET
NUMBER 1375 MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1375 COURT COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES.
COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY AS COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCIL OFFICERS JARROW COUNCIL AS WELL AS COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES.
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. SOLUTION YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON SOME OF THE COUNCIL PREPARED COUNCILOR PREPAREDNESS
COUNCILOR SANTANA CONSTANCE AND FINALLY AS COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR WEBER AS COUNCILOR YES COUNCILOR YES 12 VOTES AND AFFIRMATIVE THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1375 HAS BEEN
ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1376 DOCKET NUMBER 1376. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND MURPHY
OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE LABOR DISPUTE BETWEEN TEAMSTER AND REPUBLIC SERVICES. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.
DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. REPUBLIC SERVICES IS A PUBLICLY TRADED FORTUNE 500 COMPANY THE SECOND LARGEST DISPOSAL SERVICE IN THE COUNTRY THAT EMPLOYS
OVER 400 LOCAL 25 TEAMSTERS. WE HAVE CONTRACTS WITH TWO OTHER WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANIES CAPITAL WASTE AND STAR WASTE SLASH BOSTON CARDING AND BOTH PAY A HIGHER WAGE AND OFFER BETTER HEALTH INSURANCE AND
REPUBLIC I LIKE MANY OF US HERE VISITED THOSE ON STRIKE AND HEARD FROM THOSE ON THE GROUND. IT WAS QUITE SIMPLE FAIR PAY AND FAIR BENEFITS IS ALL THEY WERE LOOKING FOR NOT A PENNY MORE PROFITS FOR REPUBLIC ARE
EGREGIOUS AND THEY HAVE A FREE CASH FLOW TO BE PROJECTED AT 2.3 BILLION IN 2025 AS WE SPEAK REPUBLIC SINCE LAST THURSDAY'S MEETING WITH THE TEAMSTERS HAS NOT REACHED OUT TO LOCAL 25 OR
EVEN THE FEDERAL MEDIATOR IN THE PROCESS TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS. I'LL ALSO ADD THAT THEIR STORAGE FACILITY ALONG THE BORDER OF MY DISTRICT ENGAGES IN BEHAVIOR THAT VIOLATES THEIR
AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE. THEY QUEUE UP THEIR TRUCKS WITH CAMBRIDGE'S WASTE ALONG GERARD STREET IN VIOLATION OF BOSTON'S CLEAN AIR AND ANTIETAM POLICY. THEY DON'T CLOSE THEIR BAY
THEIR BAY DOORS BETWEEN TRIPS ALLOWING THE SMELL TO PERMEATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEIR COMPLAINT LINE IS DISCONNECTED AND THEY BLOW TRASH INTO OFF OF THEIR PROPERTY AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH BLOWERS.
THEY DON'T CLEAN GRAFFITI OFF THEIR PROPERTY SO NEEDLESS TO SAY IT SHOULDN'T COME AS A SURPRISE THAT THIS IS THE TACTICS THEY'RE TAKING IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS. BUT I'M PROUD TO STAND WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND LOCAL
25 AS THEY FIGHT FOR FAIR PAY AND FAIR WAGES FOR, A NECESSARY SERVICE THEY PROVIDE OUR CITY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY AND THE FLOOR . THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I'M HAPPY TO BE A LEAD SPONSOR ON THIS. I FIRST JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU OR SEND MY SUPPORT TO THE
STRIKERS. I'VE BEEN OUT THREE TIMES NOW SINCE THEY'VE BEEN ON STRIKE LAST WEEK AND IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S NOT IT'S HARD AND THEY'RE NOT WORKING AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS WORK. SO I DO WANT TO START BY SAYING
THAT AND I STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE LABOR DISPUTE BETWEEN TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1225 AND REPUBLIC SERVICES REPUBLIC
SERVICES IS A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY THAT REPORTED MASSIVE PROFITS RETURNING OVER $1.1 BILLION TO SHAREHOLDERS IN 2024 AND THE CEO WAS PAID 159 TIMES
MORE THAN A FRONT LINE TRASH HAULER YET THEY REFUSE TO NEGOTIATE FAIR WAGES INDUSTRY LEVEL HEALTH BENEFITS OR PAID TIME OFF FOR OVER 400 HARDWORKING TEAMSTERS HERE IN
GREATER BOSTON. THESE ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN AND SAFE ARE STRIKING FOR BASIC FAIRNESS . THEIR WORK DIRECTLY IMPACTS PUBLIC HEALTH AND QUALITY
OF THIS ISN'T JUST A LABOR ISSUE IT'S A COMMUNITY ISSUE. AND EVERY TIME I WAS OUT THERE WITH THEM AND WE SAW THE TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN HOLDING TONS AND TONS OF TRASH IT TIED DIRECTLY
INTO THE RAT ISSUE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON BY PASSING THIS RESOLUTION WE WILL SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE WE
STAND WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25. WE DEMAND REPUBLIC SERVICES TO RETURN TO THE TABLE AGREED TO A FAIR CONTRACT AND RESUME RELIABLE WASTE COLLECTION FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD MENTIONED IT BUT TEAMSTERS 25 CAME OUT WITH A STATEMENT EARLIER MAKING IT CLEAR THAT THEY'VE BEEN ON STRIKE FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND REPUBLIC REFUSES TO TAKE THEIR CALL AND THEY'RE NOT TALKING TO
THE MEDIATOR EITHER. SO WHAT SEEM TO MAYBE BE A DAY OR TWO AND THEY WERE OUT THERE WHEN MANY OF US MAY HAVE BEEN ON VACATION WAY DOWN THE CAPE OR OTHER PLACES THEY WERE
STANDING THERE IN THE HEAT AND YOU KNOW, IN A PICKET LINE AND I WAS OUT THERE MONDAY MORNING WITH THEM AND TRUCKS WERE COMING IN AND THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO STOP STOP THE TRUCKS FROM PULLING IN.
SO I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES I AM SURE WE WILL RESPECT THE FAIR PAY, STRONG BENEFITS AND DIGNITY THAT ALL OF OUR TEAMSTERS AND ALL OF OUR UNION WORKERS ACROSS THE CITY DESERVE .
THANK YOU. OKAY. LOTS OF LIGHTS ON. I'M GOING TO GO IN THIS ORDER AND THEN BLUE BACK. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND TO COUNCILOR MURPHY. I THINK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD HAD ME AFTER. BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AND SUPPORTING TEAMSTERS 25 LIKE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE, I'VE BEEN AT
THE PICKET LINE MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST OVER THE LAST WEEK PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE TIMES I SPENT A GOOD SPENT JULY 4TH THERE AS WELL IN ROXBURY.
NO, NO BETTER PLACE I'D RATHER BE THAN SUPPORTING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LOCAL 25. THEY PROVIDED AN INCREDIBLE SERVICE HERE IN BOSTON TO MANY COMPANIES PRIVATE PRIVATE
GROUPS THAT NEED DUMPSTER SERVICES BUT REALLY THE TRASH PICKUP FOR GREATER BOSTON THESE DEDICATED AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERS AT LOCAL 25 ARE
PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION IN ALL SERVICE TO CITIES AND TOWNS AND TO RESIDENTS ACROSS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS AND THEY'RE ALSO OUR NEIGHBORS.
THEY'RE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS. THEY'RE OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS. THEY'RE OUR YOUTH YOUTH SPORTS COACHES THAT PEOPLE WE RESPECT IN THAT COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THESE
FRONTLINE WORKERS DURING THE COVID DURING COVID THEY WERE OUT WORKING AND THEY WERE PICKING UP TRASH. THEY WERE SUPPORTING RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO
PUBLIC SAFETY, TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO AND INTO SUPPORTING STRONG STRONG AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S OUR JOB AS CITY IS TO STAND WITH RESIDENTS WHEN
THEY'RE WHEN THEY'RE ON STRIKE OR WHEN THEY HAVE ISSUES AND THAT'S WHAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL HIS COUNCIL IS ALL ABOUT MY OPINION IT'S ABOUT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD THANK YOU. THE CHAIR STANDS WITH JODY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE DISCIPLINARY RULES IN THAT COUNCIL. OKAY. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD SAID SUSPEND THE RULES IN A COUNCIL. FLYNN AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING
NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCILOR FLYNN ALSO ADDED WE'RE GOING TO GO THIS WAY AND THEN I'LL LOOP BACK THIS WAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE DO THE
RIGHT THING BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH, DO THE RIGHT THING, BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH, DO THE RIGHT THING. BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH. AND I THINK TODAY A LOT OF OUR COLLEAGUES ARE SPEAKING UP BUT
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FURTHER THE PICKET LINE YET. I'LL BE THERE SOON AND I STAND WITH THESE WORKERS AND THEIR RIGHT TO DIGNITY A FAIR WAGE AND ONE JOB.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR THAT AS A PARTNER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I'M PROUD TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 26 WHOSE UNION HALL IS LOCATED IN MY DISTRICT IN 02129 REPUBLIC SERVICES REFUSES TO PAY INDUSTRY STANDARDS WHILE THEY'RE CEO. I THINK IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID IT MAKES 150 TIMES WHAT HIS
MASSACHUSETTS EMPLOYEES EARN IN SOME CASES REPUBLIC HEALTH CARE OR HEALTH INSURANCE IS KEEPING WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM RECEIVING HEALTH CARE FROM THEIR LONG TERM TRUSTED CARE
PROVIDERS AND IN SOME CASES A DENIAL OF PERINATAL CARE WHICH IS SIMPLY SHAMEFUL. BILLIONAIRE COMPANIES MAKE MONEY ON THE BACKS OF WORKING PEOPLE. IT'S BEEN A WEEK REPUBLIC.
IT'S TIME TO ANSWER THE MEDIATOR'S CALL AND SUPPORT YOUR WORKERS AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR ZAPATA. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRITTON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 TRASH PICKUP WORKERS ARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS AS COUNCILOR FLYNN
MENTIONED THROUGH COVID THEY KEPT US SAFE AND HELPED US, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP OUR STREETS CLEAN AND KEEP US SAFE DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
THEY'RE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW ESSENTIAL THEY ARE UNTIL THEY HAVE A STOPPAGE OR THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THEIR
JOB. AND I REALLY FEEL THAT IT IS REALLY UNTENABLE THAT REPUBLIC ARE NOT REALLY NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH TO SETTLE THIS
DISPUTE AND PROVIDE GOOD PAY AND GOOD BENEFITS FOR THESE WORK THESE TEAMSTERS AND I WILL HOPEFULLY GET DOWN TO THE PICKET LINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE MADE THERE YET BUT IT'S
ON MY AGENDA TO GO DOWN THERE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. YOU HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I THINK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR MURPHY AND COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. YOU KNOW, I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO LAST WEEK TO THE PICKET LINE AND GOT TO SEE COUNCILOR MURPHY. I THINK I JUST MISSED COUNCILOR FLYNN OUT THERE.
BUT YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO STAND WITH WITH OUR WORKERS, WITH OUR UNION PARTNERS HERE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 THEY ARE THEY DO SO MUCH FOR OUR CITY TO KEEP OUR
CITY RUNNING. I KNOW A LOT OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN SAYING, YOU KNOW, PICKING UP OUR TRASH IT'S IT'S WE'RE IN A MESS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOLIDAYS WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS AND A FEW WEEKS. RIGHT. AND THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT
THERE. THEY LOVE THEIR JOBS. I GOT TO TALK TO MANY OF THE WORKERS. THEY LOVE WHAT THEY DO. THEY LOVE SERVING THE CITY. THEY LOVE OF OUR FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS.
THEY WANT TO BE COMPENSATED FAIRLY AND THAT'S NOT THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR A LOT. SO I REALLY URGE PUBLIC SERVICES TO COME BACK TO THE BARGAINING TABLE TO CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT AGAIN, OUR CITY WORKERS HERE, OUR UNION WORKERS ARE ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT TO THE DIGNITY THAT IT DESERVE. I'LL CONTINUE TO COME BACK IF I NEED TO COME TO THE PICKET LINE AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE
THEM AND ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR S.A. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMEMBER AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO STAND IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE HARDWORKING MEMBERS OF THE
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 WHO ARE ADVOCATING FOR BETTER WAGES FOR MORE PUBLIC SERVICES. THESE WORKERS PERFORM WHAT I CONSIDER ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL JOBS IN OUR CITY KEEPING OUR STREETS, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR BUSINESSES CLEAN AND SAFE.
THEIR WORK IS ESSENTIAL AND IT DESERVES TO BE RESPECTED AND FAIRLY COMPENSATED. WE RELY ON THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY AND IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT THEY RECEIVE THE WAGES AND THEY REFLECT THE IMPORTANCE AND DIGNITY OF THEIR LABOR.
I URGE YOUR PUBLIC SERVICES TO COME TO THE TABLE IN GOOD FAITH AND DELIVER A FAIR CONTRACT FOR THESE WORKERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE DRAGON AS IT COMES TO MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR FILING THIS RESOLUTION. I JUST WANT TO STAND IN SUPPORT AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN REGARDS TO KIND OF THE WORK THAT WE CAN DO HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND
ALSO THE ADMINISTRATION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT ALL THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE CAUSING HARM TO ANY OF OUR WORKERS AND IF WE REALLY WANT TO PUT AN END TO THIS, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD WHATEVER CONTRACTS WE HAPPEN TO HAVE
WOULD WE PUBLIC IF ANY WE SHOULD CEASE TO HAVE THEM RIGHT. I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT REAL ACCOUNTABILITY LOOKS LIKE. I THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO STAND IN
SUPPORT BUT ALSO LOOKING AT WHO ARE THE BAD ACTORS AND WHO ARE NOT DOING RIGHT BY OUR BY OUR WORKERS AND GIVING THEM THE MEMO THAT WE WILL CEASE TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM IF THEY
DON'T ACT ACCORDINGLY. I THINK THAT THAT IS THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE ON THE COUNCIL AND TO SEND A MESSAGE TO NOT JUST RESOLVE THE
CONTRACT BUT TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND YOU SHOULD CONDUCT YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, YOU KNOW, AS AN ATTORNEY I'VE REPRESENTED TRASH HAULERS. I'VE REPRESENTED DELIVERY
DRIVERS AND WE NEED TO STAND UP AND SUPPORT ANY TIME WORKERS ARE TRYING TO BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY'RE GOING TO SECURE, YOU KNOW, A LIVABLE WAGE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I STAND IN SUPPORT OF OUR OUR TRASH HAULERS HERE IN THE CITY AND WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY EARN A LIVABLE WAGE.
WE ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN D.C. WHICH IS STRIPPING THE ABILITY OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD TO EVEN HANDLE DISPUTES AND SO I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER THAT WE STAND UP AND WE PUSH YOU KNOW, EMPLOYERS LIKE REPUBLIC TO THE BARGAINING TABLE AND I HOPE THAT THEY CAN GET SOMETHING RESOLVED SOON. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNSELOR WEBER THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNSELOR MURPHY AND COUNSELOR FLYNN FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A BATTLE
THAT OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE FORCED TO FIGHT FOR FAIR PAY AND CRITICAL BENEFITS. SO I JUST WANT TO JUST THANK ALL THE UNION WORKERS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC SERVICE TO GET BACK TO
THE BARGAINING TABLE BUT THEN ALSO JUST AGAIN TO THANK THE UNION WORKERS HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE FOR TAKING ON A CHARGE ON A FIGHT THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO AND TO THE LEADERS AT THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 25 THANK
YOU FOR STANDING BY. ALL WORKERS IN THE FIGHT FOR FAIR PAY AND GOOD BENEFITS. LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING IT DOWN THERE TO SUPPORT OUR UNION WORKERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MURPHY, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR YOU ON THE FLOOR JUST WANTED TO RISE AND ADD THAT TWO OF THE DAYS THAT I WAS THERE THAT OTHER UNION STEPPED UP. SO THANK YOU TO THE GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL.
BUT WHEN I WAS THERE 2 TO 3 THE CARPENTERS AND THE PATROLMEN BRINGING WATER BRINGING FOOD SO IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW UP AND WE AS CITY LEADERS SUPPORT THEM.
BUT THE OTHER UNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT KEEP SHOWING UP FOR THEM IS HEARTWARMING. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR UNION MEMBERS WHO SHOWED UP FOR EACH OTHER. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?
I DON'T. I WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO STATE THAT THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I ALSO WENT DOWN TO THE STRIKE LINE ON ONE OF THE HOTTEST DAYS WHERE PEOPLE WERE OUR WORKERS
WERE ADVOCATING RELENTLESSLY FOR THEM TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND FOR THEM TO RECEIVE FAIR WAGES AND SO IT IS ALWAYS
FRUSTRATING WHEN BIG BOSSES PUT PROFIT BEFORE PEOPLE AND THERE WOULD NOT BE REPUBLIC SERVICES IF THERE WEREN'T WORKERS WHO ARE WORKING SO HARD EVERY DAY
TO CREATE THE PROFIT TO CREATE THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PROFIT THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO LIVE LAVISHLY OFF OF. AND SO THIS AND I REMEMBER
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS WERE LIKE WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE WORKED HERE FOR YEARS AND CHOSEN NOT TO GO TO OTHER COMPANIES BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT WORK AND THERE'S ALWAYS A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT WHEN IT'S WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH WORKERS
CARE ABOUT THEIR JOBS AND HOW MUCH THEY'RE COMPENSATED. AND SO IT JUST FEELS UNCONSCIONABLE WHEN PEOPLE ARE POCKETING SO MUCH PROFIT TO NOT SHARE THAT WEALTH WITH WORKERS
WHO OTHER REASONS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE THAT PROFIT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR WHEN IT COMPARES TO THE MONEY THAT PEOPLE ARE POCKETING.
AND SO THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MATTERS. I KNOW TO ALL OF US HERE ON THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR WORKERS YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK TEAMSTERS AND LOCAL 25 FOR THE WAY THAT THEY SHOWED UP SHOW UP FOR
WORKERS ALL THE TIME WHO ARE BEING ABUSED BY PROFIT MAKERS WHICH INCLUDES MY SISTER WHOSE WORKPLACE WAS SUFFERING FROM UNFAIR WAGES UNTIL MY SISTER
STARTED ORGANIZING WITH LOCAL 25 TO STAND IN THE GAP AND SAY THAT WE DESERVE SOME OF THIS PROFIT AS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING YOU ALL THIS MONEY. SO MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE OTHER WORKERS WHO WERE THERE ON
STRIKE ON A REALLY HOT DAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST THERE AND MAY BE A BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH. AND SO I HOPE FOR PUBLIC SERVICES IS LISTENING SO THAT THEY CAN KNOW HOW MUCH THE
BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AND HOW MUCH THE BOSTON CITY GOVERNMENT CARES ABOUT OUR WORKERS. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK PLEASE IT COMES WAS GREAT IN COLOR TO ZAPATA DURKAN
MARIA PEPEN, SANTANA WEBER WERE ALL PLEASE ADDED CHAIR COUNCILORS FITZGERALD MURPHY AND FLYNN SEEK TO SUSPEND THE
RULES AND ADOPT A DOCKET NUMBER 1371376 MADAM CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE AND DOCKET 1376
COUNCIL BRUTON COUNCIL EVERY TEN YEARS COUNCIL OF COLOR AS A BOROUGH COUNCIL CALL LETTERS OF PROUDLY AS COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN AS COUNCIL A FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD
AS COUNCIL FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES COUNCIL DIVISION AND YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE COUNCIL ME HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY
COUNCILOR MURPHY AS COUNCIL YES COUNCIL FOR PLANNING AS COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCIL SANTANA IS COUNCIL MEMBER YES. COUNCIL MEMBER AS CONTROVERSIAL
COUNCIL OVERALL YES. 12 IN THE FORMATIVE THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1376 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1377 DOCKET
NUMBER 1377 COUNCIL OF FUN OR FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS CELEBRATING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DECEMBER ACT AND TO ADD A DAY ON JULY 22, 2025 IN THE
CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS YEAR MARKS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
THE ADA PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENSURES THAT ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENTITLED TO THE SAME RIGHTS OPPORTUN
PARTIES AND SERVICES AS EVERY OTHER AMERICAN. IT PROMOTES A SOCIETY WHERE PEOPLE WITH WITH DISABILITIES CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE AND THRIVE AND HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT FACING
UNJUST BARRIERS OR PREJUDICE. ACCORDING TO A 2021 CENSUS REPORT, 8% OF BOSTON RESIDENTS UNDER 65 LIVE WITH DISABILITIES.
THIS INCLUDES DIFFICULTIES IN SELF-CARE, HEARING VISION, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND WALKING. HERE IN BOSTON WE ARE WE WILL BE CELEBRATING ADA DAY ON JULY
23RD, 2025. THERE'LL BE A FLAG RAISING CEREMONY AS WELL IN A MARCH IN ROLL ALONG TREMONT STREET TO THE BOSTON.COM.
IN A RALLY AT THE EMBRACE STATUE I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT THE DISABILITIES COMMISSION HAS DONE TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTICIPATION FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES. I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMISSIONER BECAUSE SHE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB VERY PROFESSIONAL OVER THE MANY YEARS THE DISABILITY COMMISSION
HAS APPROVED CITY HALLS ADA COMPLIANCE INCLUDING CITY HALL PLAZA BY ADDING ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES CITYWIDE THEY INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED HEARING
THROUGH EXPANDING CLOSED CAPTIONING ON PUBLIC SCREENS. I ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE OF THEN CITY COUNCILOR MICHELLE VO AND
MAKING THIS CHAMBER HERE THE OTHER CHAMBER ADA COMPLIANT. EVERY DAY THEIR OFFICE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND DELIVER SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES TO ENSURE FACILITIES IN PUBLIC WAYS ARE ADA COMPLIANT. THERE ARE ALSO MANY ORGANIZATIONS IN BOSTON THAT ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND WE ALL KNOW THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL IN OUR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTH BOSTON I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE SOUTH BOSTON SPECIAL KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO WHO DO
GREAT WORK AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LOCAL 25 TEAMSTERS UNION. I ALSO KNOW THE WORK THEY DO ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. THEY HAVE A CHALLENGER, A
BASEBALL LEAGUE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND MY FATHER WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE COACHES OF OF OF HIS OF THIS TEAM. I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL SIGN
ON TO THIS RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THIS IMPORTANT ADA MILESTONE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON AND YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR OFFERING THIS RESOLUTION AS A AS A PROFESSIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPIST OVER 35 YEARS IN
HEALTH CARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. I REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS. THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT IS TO ENSURING THAT OUR OUR
DISABLED BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE ACCESS TO CARE AND ADAPTIVE HOUSING AND ALL OF THAT WHAT WHAT THEY NEED TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN LIFE.
ONE VERY BIG CONCERN I HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THE PRESENT CLIMATE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THAT MANY CIVIL RIGHTS THAT THE THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT FOUGHT HARD TO GET.
MANY OF THOSE ADVANCES ARE BEING ROLLED BACK AND MANY OF THE ADVANCES SUCH AS THE ADA IDEA FOR THE PROVIDED FOR EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IS UNDER THREAT
DUE TO FEDERAL CUTS ACROSS THE BOARD CUTS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO I THINK WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR CONSTITU
WANTS AND RESIDENTS HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS BUT ALSO ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS MANY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS THAT WE TOOK FOR GRANTED THAT HAVE BEEN LONG, HARD AND HARD FOUGHT FOR ARE BEING ROLLED BACK SO THAT
THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO COMMIT TO IN THIS MOMENT. SO THANK YOU COUNSELOR FLYNN FOR OFFERING THIS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT ON JULY 23RD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CAN CELEBRATE IN THE JARGON OF THIS COUNTRY. MURPHY HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR OF FLYNN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
CELEBRATING THE 35TH. I'VE GONE OUT ON TO CITY HALL PLAZA EVERY YEAR AND I KNOW WE ALSO IN THE FALL TO A CIVIC DAY FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS WHO COME FROM OUR SCHOOLS.
MANY OF YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT WAS WHEN A STUDENT ADVOCATED THAT THE RAMP AT ENGLISH HIGH WOULD BE ADA COMPLIANT BECAUSE TEACHERS WERE LIFTING THE HEAVY STUDENTS IN WHEELCHAIRS AND THE
STUDENT WHO USES A WHEELCHAIR AND NEEDS AN IPAD FOR TO SPEAK WITH THE SPEAKING ASSISTANTS CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND SO KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A LOT
OF WORK TO DO ACROSS THE CITY, I DO WANT TO UPLIFT I KNOW COUNCILOR FLYNN DID BUT COMMISSIONER MCCOSH AND HER DEPARTMENT BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY AS A MOTHER OF A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY AND AS A SPECIAL
ED PARENT I KNOW PERSONALLY HOW MUCH THAT THE ADA AND ALL OF THE LAWS THAT CAME ALONG WITH THAT THIS ACT REALLY WAS LIFE CHANGING TO SO MANY FAMILIES. SO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO
WHAT WE CAN AND DO MORE THAN THAT IF NEEDED. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING AND CONTINUING EVERY DAY TO UPLIFT OUR RESIDENTS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.
THE JARGON IS THIS CONTRAPTION YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZE ME AGAIN. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. MAY I HAD COUNCILOR MURPHY AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.
OH, I THOUGHT SHE WAS ALREADY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CASTRO FLYNN TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND COUNCILOR MURPHY IS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR MURPHY SO ADDED RIGHT. THE THIRD OR THE SECOND O SECOND. SORRY. SO COUNCILOR MURPHY SO ADDED
GENERAL FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. AND THE ONLY THE FINAL POINT I WANTED TO MAKE IS I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LONG TIME
CAREER OF HELPING PEOPLE WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF OF COUNCIL BRAID AND WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER WORK IN THAT FIELD FOR 3040 YEARS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
THE ADA IS SUCH IMPORTANT LEGISLATION TO GET EQUALITY AND THE WORK OF EQUITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING WHO ARE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY OR WHO ARE DIFFERENTLY ABLED AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A TIME WHERE SO
MUCH OF OUR CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION HANGS IN THE BALANCE OR IS BEING CLAWED BACK BY THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO BE CHAMPIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
OF FEDERAL FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND INCLUSIVITY FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT OUR
DISABILITIES OFFICE HERE DIRECTOR MCCOSH AND I WANT TO JUST SHOUT OUT EVERYONE WHO IS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW WE MAKE OUR STREETS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE WELCOMING TO RESIDENTS AND HOW WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
INCLUDING PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES IN EVERY FACET OF OF OUR LIVES. I THINK EARLIER SEVERAL PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT WHEN THEY VISITED A PROGRAM WHOSE NAME ESCAPES
ME WHAT MORE THE INSTITUTE WHERE WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR GRADS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENTLY ABLED AND DISABLED HAVE OPPORTUNITIES OF EMPLOYMENT AND HAVE AN
ABILITY HAVE ABILITY TO WORK. SO JUST WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK THAT FOLKS ARE DOING AROUND THE CITY AND OUR PRIDE IN OUR PARTNERS IN UNIVERSITIES TO MAKE THAT SURE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. JUST WANTED TO ADD A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE I KNOW WE WERE UPLIFTING THE TEAMSTERS TODAY THAT THEY DO THEIR ANNUAL GALA WHICH IS A HUGE AUTISM GALA. SO MANY TIMES WE DO SEE IT IT'S
OUR WORKERS OUT THERE ARE UNION WORKERS WHO SUPPORT THEMSELVES, SUPPORT EACH OTHER BUT ALWAYS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. SO I WANTED TO THANK THE TEAMSTERS FOR THAT. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD
THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BREADON COLETTE ZAPATA DURKIN FITZGERALD. MARIA PIPPEN. SANTANA WEBER WORRELL PLEASE
ADD THE CHAIR COUNCILORS FLYNN AND MURPHY THE EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1377 MADAM CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET
1377 COUNCILOR BREADON YES. ANSWER BRAYDON YES. COUNCILOR CLARA ZAPATA COUNCIL OF COLETTE IS A PARTY IS COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN AS COUNCIL FITZGERALD YES.
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AS COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL FOR MANY AS COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE COMES FROM HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY AS
COUNCILOR PREPARED ON SEPARATE BENCHES COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA AS COUNCIL WHOEVER COMES TO WHEREBY A SPONSOR WIRRAL COUNCILOR WORRELL YES 12 AND
AFFIRMATIVE THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1378 DOCKET
NUMBER 1378 COUNCIL WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BRINGING A W AND B A FRANCHISE TO BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR ALCANTARA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR DURKAN AS THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR DURKAN AND SO ADDED COUNCIL WHILE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND A SEAT TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCIL PRESIDENT
LOUIJEUNE AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCIL ARE ASKING SUSPEND THE RULES ADD MYSELF AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS I AM SO ADDED COUNCIL RL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. AS A LIFELONG BASKETBALL FAN
I'M EXCITED THAT THE WNBA IS COMING BACK TO BOSTON NEXT WEEK AND ONCE AGAIN THE WNBA HAS SOLD OUT THE BOSTON GARDEN AND THAT KIND OF EXCITEMENT SPEAKS TO THE MOMENTUM BEHIND WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL THE TALENT, THE STAR POWER IT'S ALL WORLD CLASS. SINCE THE LEAGUE'S FOUNDING, BOSTON HAS NEVER HAD A WNBA TEAM THE CONNECTICUT SUNS MEDIA MARKET OVER THE LAST PARTS
OF GREATER BOSTON MAKING THE SPRINT EXPANSION TRICKY. BUT NOW THE SUN MAY BE FOR SALE AND IF REAL RELOCATION IS ON THE TABLE THERE'S NO BETTER HOME THAN THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS .
BOSTON IS READY TO BE HOME TO A WNBA TEAM AND THE CITY DOESN'T NEED TO BUILD ANYTHING NEW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THE TD GARDEN IS READY. THE FANS ARE READY. THE CITY IS READY.
THIS IS AN EASY LAYUP. THE NEW OWNERS WILL HAVE TO FIND A PRACTICE FACILITY BUT AS WE KNOW THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE BUILT RIGHT HERE IN BOSTON AND THE CITY GOING TO CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TOWARDS THE CELTICS
AND BRUINS FACILITIES IN BOSTON LAND LANDING MASSACHUSETTS HAS PRODUCED LEGENDS LIKE REBECCA LOBO, ALIYAH BOSTON AND GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY AND WE HAVE SEEN WHAT ATHLETES LIKE
JAYLEN BROWN AND JRUE HOLIDAY CAN DO OFF THE COURT. A WNBA TEAM CAN BE JUST AS IMPACTFUL. SO HERE'S A CALL TO THE COMING OWNERS, THE LEAGUE AND ANY
INTEREST IN INVESTORS. LET'S BRING THE WNBA TO BOSTON . THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE LEGACY ABOUT FREE TO HARASS THE SPIRIT AND ADINA DIXON AND THE
FUEL FOR FUTURE PLAYERS LIKE TINA MILLER. I'LL BE LOOKING TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS RESOLUTION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING A WNBA TEAM TO BOSTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DIRK CAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND YOU KNOW OUR CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS HE'S NEVER SHORT ON BIG IDEAS AND I AM A FORMER
MEDIOCRE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYER. I WAS ALSO RECENTLY INDUCTED INTO MY HIGH SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. SO I THINK SOME OF YOU SAW THOSE PICTURES I USED TO BE
QUITE THE ATHLETE OF NOT IN BASKETBALL LET ME BE CLEAR A VIBRANT SPORTS CULTURE IS DEEPLY INTEGRATED INTO OUR THE FABRIC OF OUR CITY. YOU ALL HAVE OFTEN HEARD
ME CALL DISTRICT THE CAPITAL OF FUN. WHAT COULD BE MORE FUN THAN A WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IN BOSTON? WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE FINALLY RECEIVING THE ATTENTION THEY HAVE LONG DESERVED WITH RISING
POPULARITY, MEDIA COVERAGE AND RECORD BREAKING VIEWERSHIP. FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS THE WNBA HAS BEEN A NATIONAL LEADER FOR PROMOTING EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND REPRESENTATION. BUT WE ALL REMEMBER THAT
PICTURE OF WHAT THE MEN'S LOCKER ROOM LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM LOOKED LIKE DURING A WNBA FINALS. THAT WON'T HAPPEN IN BOSTON. WE VALUE WOMEN'S SPORTS AND AS
SOMEONE WHO GOT TO DRAW UP THE WOMEN'S BEING THE FIRST WOMAN'S BEEN PART PART WITH THE MAYOR AT TD GARDEN I KNOW AND I'M ACTUALLY ON A WOMEN OF NASCENT COMMERCIAL. IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN IT I
CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WOMEN'S SPORTS GETTING THE TREATMENT THAT THEY DESERVE. AND I THINK THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. LET'S SHOW THAT OUR LEADERSHIP
THE CITY OF BOSTON LEADERSHIP SUPPORT THIS FRANCHISE COMING TO BOSTON AND LET'S THINK BIG BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WOMEN'S SPORTS ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT AND IT WOULD BE A GREAT AD IT
WOULD BE ADDITIVE NOT SUBTRACTING FROM OUR SPORTS HISTORY, OUR CULTURE AND EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT TO PROMOTE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKIN. I TOO WAS A MEDIOCRE SPORTS
PLAYER PLAYING BASKETBALL ACTUALLY UNDER THE LIKES OF SO MANY FOLKS WHO ARE LEADERS HERE IN OUR CITY TODAY. AND I JUST REMEMBER GROWING UP WATCHING THE WNBA.
WATCHING LISA LESLIE WATCHING REBECCA LOBO WATCHING WATCHING TERESA WEATHERSPOON AND REALLY HOPING ONE DAY THAT I COULD BE THAT MOMENT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN BUT IT WAS STILL GREAT THAT EITHER YOUNG BLACK GIRL HAD
OTHER ROLE MODELS IN SPORTS TO LOOK UP TO. AND I REMEMBER WHEN TERESA WEATHERSPOON CAME TO MY CHURCH AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER HOW AND THIS WAS IN MY LIKE ADULTHOOD FANGIRL OVER
WHAT SHE MEANT TO SO MANY OF US WHO PLAY BASKETBALL WHETHER WE PLAYED AT LATIN OR WHETHER WE PLAYED AT THE MUNI IN HIGH PARK HAVING FEMALE BALLERS TO LOOK UP TO REALLY MEANT A LOT.
AS MUCH AS WE LOVE THE NBA THAT OPTION YOU KNOW I THINK IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HAVE ANYBODY WATCH LOVE OF BASKETBALL AND SAW HOW SONALI THEN WHEN SHE JOINED THE WNBA THAT WAS A IT
WAS AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT AND SO I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE TALENT AND THE EXCITEMENT ESPECIALLY AMONG OUR YOUNG FEMALE BALLERS TO REALLY HELP
TO SUSTAIN A TEAM HERE AND LIKE CASIMIRO SAID AND COUNCIL DURKAN THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE THAN IN BOSTON THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS TO DOUBLE
DOWN ON WHO WE ARE BY HAVING A WNBA TEAM HERE. SO THANK YOU TO THE COUNCILOR FOR PROPOSING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY SPENDING AND PASSING THIS TODAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR BRADING HAS A GREAT AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA I WAS NOT A BASKETBALL PLAYER. I WAS A FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER BUT
THANK YOU CONSTABLE WELL FOR PROPOSING THIS RESOLUTION. I AM DISTRICT NINE CITY COUNCILOR. I JUST YOU MID-AIR YOU CONNECTED ALL THE DOTS THERE FOR ME CONSTABLE RAIL WE HAVE THE CELTICS AND BRUINS PRACTICE
FACILITIES ON GAS STREET AND THE READY AND READY TO GO SO JUST BRING IT ON WHERE WE ARE READY TO HOST THE WNBA AND IN
BRIGHTON FOR THEIR FRACKING PRACTICE AS I'M SURE I'M MAYBE SPEAKING OUT OF TURN FOR THE CITY BUT I THINK IF IF WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING WNBA TO BOSTON THOSE PRACTICE
FACILITIES WOULD BE OPEN AND READY FOR THEM. SO JUST BRING IT ON DOWN AND THIS IS A FABULOUS IDEA. I ALSO THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THAT WOMEN IN SPORTS ARE
INCREDIBLE ROLE MODELS FOR OUR YOUNG WOMEN IN SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT ESPECIALLY HERE IN BOSTON. SO I THINK IT'S A WIN WIN ALL ROUND. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNT AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES TO MEJIA BECAUSE I'M HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE CHAMBER.
MY DAUGHTER IS A BASEBALL I MEAN EXCUSE ME SHE IS A SOFTBALL PLAYER AND A BASKETBALL PLAYER. SO I'M SURE THAT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN SHE WOULD BE SUPER
EXCITED TO SEE IT AND WELL, THIS IS JUST A RESOLUTION. I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT SOMEBODY IS PAYING ATTENTION AND LISTENING AND MIGHT BE SO INCLINED TO COME CHECK OUT BOSTON AS A PLACE FOR THIS TO
HAPPEN AND I HOPE THAT WHEN THEY DO THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'LL BE SOME EXPECTATIONS THAT WILL BE PUT ON THEM AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS WHO ARE FROM BPC ARE ABLE TO CREATE THE PIPELINE TO
MAKE SURE THAT CITY KIDS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO PLAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE MAKERS FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE AND I HOPE TO SEE IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU.
IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BRAYDEN COLETTE ZAPATA FITZGERALD FLYNN MARIA
MURPHY PAT PEPEN. SANTANA WEBER AND OKAY I'M SORRY IF I MISSED SO MADAM POPE, YOU HAVE THOSE NAMES? I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T.
DID I MISS YOUR LIGHT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? I'M SORRY BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO STAND IN SUPPORT
OF THIS PROPOSAL BY COUNCILOR WORRELL. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK AT OUR OUR SPORTS TEAMS IN BOSTON, WE ALWAYS SAY THAT WE'RE A CITY OF CHAMPIONS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A WOMEN'S
NBA TEAM HERE AS A AS A AS A FATHER OF A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL THAT HAS GROWN UP IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I THINK IT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE A TEAM THAT SHE CAN LOOK UP TO AND THAT WE ARE WE ARE BROADENING OUR HORIZON IN TERMS
OF WHAT KIND OF SPORTS WE ARE WE ARE PROVIDING HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH COUNCIL TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO COME TO BOSTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE DID I MISS ANYONE ELSE?
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, WE'VE ALREADY ADDED NAMES. OKAY. SO COUNCIL ORAL DURKIN AND LOUIJEUNE C SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1378.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I C I I MADAM COURT COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1378 COUNCIL BRENNAN YES ON SOME
READING YES COUNCIL LETTERS ABOUT A COUNCIL'S LETTERS ABOUT A AS COUNCILOR DURKIN CONCEPT OPENNESS COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES ANSWER FITZGERALD AS COUNCILOR FLYNN YES.
COUNCIL PLANNING AS COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL DIVISION YES. COMES FROM HERE ON MEJIA? YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY YEAH. COUNCIL MURPHY AS COUNCIL PIPPIN CONCEPT
PEPPERONI AS COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCIL SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCIL WHEREBY YES. COUNCIL AROUND CROSSOVER 12 AND AFFIRMATIVE THANK YOU THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1378 HAS
BEEN ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1379 DOCKET NUMBER 1379. COUNCILOR WEBER AND PEPEN OFFER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION FOR JULY FOUR, 2025 IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY AND CALLING FOR A RETURN TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES THAT ARE THE FOUNDATION OF THIS REPUBLIC.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCIL APPROVAL AS A THIRD
CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR WEBER SEEK SUSPEND THE RULES. ADD COUNCIL L AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SO YOU CAN HEAR THEM SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. COUNCILOR ALSO ADDED COUNCIL WHERE YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS JULY 4TH WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON WHY WE FOUGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE REFERS TO LIBERTY BUT AS WE
KNOW LIBERTY WOULD NOT BE FOR EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INSTEAD DEPENDED ON THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN. AT ITS CORE, HOWEVER, THIS WAS A FIGHT AGAINST MONARCHY AND AFTER BOSTON LED THE NATION IN
REBELLION. WE ARE FREE FROM THE RULE OF KINGS. IN ITS PLACE WE CONSTRUCTED A GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE A KING AND WOULD SEEK TO PREVENT POWER FROM BEING
ACCUMULATED IN ONE PERSON. MONTESQUIEU IS CREDITED WITH OUTLINING A GOVERNMENT WITH THREE POWERS THAT OF ENACTING LAWS THAT OF EXECUTING THE PUBLIC RESOLUTIONS AND OF TRYING THE CAUSES
OF INDIVIDUALS. THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION SOUGHT TO CREATE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT SEPARATED THESE POWERS AMONG CONGRESS, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THE COURTS
CREATED A SYSTEM CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT WOULD PREVENT ONE BRANCH FROM ACCUMULATING ALL OF THE POWER. AS JAMES MADISON WROTE IN FEDERALS PAPER NUMBER 47 THE ACCUMULATION OF ALL POWERS
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIARY IN THE SAME HANDS. MAYBE JUST JUSTLY PRONOUNCED THE VERY DEFINITION OF TYRANNY THE SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.
HOWEVER, IS NOT WORKING TODAY. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND THE SECOND IS THAT NOW PRESIDENT TRUMP IS UNRESTRAINED. IT'S HARD.
IT'S TO BELIEVE THAT DURING HIS FIRST ADMINISTRATION WHEN THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT TRUMP SOUGHT TO SEND U.S. MILITARY AFTER PEOPLE U.S. CITIZENS WHO
WERE PROTESTING THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. HIS OWN DEFENSE SECRETARY OPPOSED HIM SAYING THE OPTION TO USE ACTIVE DUTY FORCES IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT ROLE SHOULD ONLY USED AS A MATTER OF LAST
RESORT AND ONLY IN THE MOST URGENT AND DIRE SITUATIONS. WE ARE NOT IN ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS. NOW HOWEVER, THE GUARDRAILS ARE OFF AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OTHER THINGS HAS
USED THE INSURRECTION ACT TO SEND AMERICAN TROOPS INTO OUR OWN CITIES. NO PRESIDENT HAS INVOKED THE INSURRECTION ACT AGAINST A STATE'S WISHES SINCE LYNDON JOHNSON DID SO TO PROVIDE
PROTECTION FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN ALABAMA WHO WERE BEATEN BY POLICE OFFICERS WHILE TRYING TO MARCH FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY IN 1865. DESPITE A LOWER COURT'S RULING,
TRUMP'S USE THE INSURRECTION ACT THAT TRUMP'S USE TO THE INSURRECTION ACT WAS ILLEGAL. THE NINTH CIRCUIT OVERTURNED THAT RULING AND HAS ALLOWED TROOPS TO REMAIN UNDER DONALD TRUMP'S CONTROL.
ON MONDAY, A LARGE GROUP OF SOLDIERS MARCHED ON HORSEBACK THROUGH MACARTHUR PARK IN LOS ANGELES WHERE CHILDREN WERE PLAYING. WAS THAT 3 MINUTES? I APOLOGIZE. OKAY. WELL, I WILL FAST FORWARD TO
THE END. WE HAVE SEEN THE USE THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT BASED ON TRUMP'S PROCLAMATION THAT WE'RE UNDER AN INVASION. JUST LAST WEEK THE NINTH
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAID THAT THEY DID NOT SEE A SUPREME COURT CASE THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO EVEN CHALLENGE IT EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO FACTUAL BASIS FOR TO SHOW AN INVASION HERE IN
THIS COUNTRY. WE'VE SEEN CONGRESS WRAP IT UP CONTROL OF CONGRESS TO REJECT A WAR POWERS RESOLUTION THAT WOULD REQUIRE AUTHORIZATION BEFORE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT BOMBS IRAN. WE'VE SEEN ACQUIESCENCE
OF THEIR AUTHORITY OVER THE POWER OF THE PURSE AND THAT WE'VE SEEN A BUDGET PASS THAT WOULD DEFUND TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM MEDICAID AND VITAL
PROGRAMS TO FUND ICE WHICH HAS BEEN USED AS THE PRESIDENT'S OWN PERSONAL ARMY. YOU KNOW, I HERE IN THIS COUNTRY WE HAVE FOUGHT FOR TO HAVE NO KINGS AND NO
DEMAGOGUES. INSTEAD THAT'S WHAT WE THAT THE ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT HAVE ALLOWED TO EXIST IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. THIS RESOLUTION WOULD JUST
WOULD CALL WOULD FOLLOW UP ON THEIR PROCLAMATIONS THAT BOSTON AND OTHER CITIES HAD AGAINST KING GEORGE THE THIRD BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THANK YOU COUNSELOR WEBER I APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR BUT THEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. BOSTON AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WERE THE CREATOR THAT GREW THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION REVOLUTION AGAINST THE INCREASINGLY PERVASIVE BRITISH CONTROL AND COLONIAL
SOCIETY. KING GEORGE STRIPPED THE COLONIES OF THEIR VOICE BY PREVENTING PUBLIC MEETINGS. THEY CLOSED COMMERCIAL COURTS AND LEVITE TAXES TO FINANCE AND CONTROL COLONISTS. AND THEY SHOW THAT THE KING'S
COLLEGE FOR JUSTICE BY MOVING TRIALS TO FRIENDLY COURTS IN ENGLAND. THESE EVERYDAY INTERFERENCES WERE DESIGNED TO COMPEL THE COLONIES TO BE OBEDIENT TO THE CROWN DESPITE THE INJUSTICES THEY FACED. SOME OF BOSTON'S EARLY CITIZENS
STRONG AND FOUGHT HARD TO RESIST THE OVERREACH OF THE CROWN AND THEIR ENERGIES SPARKED THE FLAME OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THIS HISTORY OF RESISTANCE INDEPENDENCE AND PASSION IS OUR REASON WHY I'M SO PROUD TO BE A BOSTONIAN.
THESE DAYS IT SEEMS THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS USING ITS POWER TO DO MUCH OF THE SAME WHETHER IT'S USING THE THREAT OF PROSECUTION TO CONTROL WITHHOLDING FUNDING AND ADMISSIONS FROM UNIVERSITIES TO
CONTROL ACADEMIA OR MAKING HIS AGENTS ERASE PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY. WE ARE STRAYING FROM OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND ARE LIVING IN A NATION THAT INCREASINGLY LOOKS MORE LIKE A
RULE UNDER KING GEORGE THAN UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. WHILE OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO STRAY AWAY FROM THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF OUR COUNTRY, WE HERE IN BOSTON ARE NOT GOING TO SO WHEN WE STRAY FROM THOSE PRINCIPLES.
I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT MY CONSTITUENTS IN ROSLINDALE WILL BE HOLDING A GOOD TROUBLE RALLY AT ADAMS PARK IN ROSLYN SQUARE ON THURSDAY, JULY 17TH AT 5:30 P.M. TO PROTEST A FRIGHTENING
AND DAILY INJUSTICE COMMITTED BY THIS FEDERAL MINISTRATION. THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON AND OUR COUNTRY ARE SCARED WE MUST STAND OUR GROUND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION
SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE RALLY I KNOW THAT NEXT WEEK ALSO ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LEWIS'S BIRTHDAY THE GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL AND SO MANY OF OUR UNIONS ARE COMING TOGETHER IN A VERY MUCH A NO KING'S FASHION TO PUSH BACK AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT'S
HAPPENING. SO AGAIN, COUNCIL WEBRE, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD AND TO ALA AND TO THE CO-SPONSORS BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE MASS ENERGY IS WHAT'S NEEDED AT THE MOMENT.
COUNCILOR ERROL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR SPEARHEADING HEADING THIS CHARGE AND FOR BRINGING ME ON ON THAT AS A CO-SPONSOR. AND THANK YOU TO ALSO
COUNCILOR PEPEN. THIS RESOLUTION CAN NOT COME AT A MORE FITTING TIME. I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE 4TH OF JULY JUST OCCURRED OR WE ARE NOW ON THE
EVE OF OUR COUNTRY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. AS MY COLLEAGUE STATED SO WELL, OUR STATE'S CONSTITUTION WAS THE ORIGINAL BLUEPRINT FOR THE US CONSTITUTION BUT ME THAT SAYS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT
LEADERSHIP IS INHERENT TO OUR CITY AS THE WATER OF THE CHARLES. IF WE WANT TO KEEP LEADING IN MEDICINE AND BIOTECH AND EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY ITSELF WE HAVE TO BE JUST AS COMMITTED
TO PROTECTING OUR VALUES AS WE ARE TO OUR PROGRESS. THAT MEANS BEING CLEAR ON WHAT OUR US CONSTITUTION ACTUALLY STANDS FOR. IT MEANS PUSHING BACK ON MISINFORMATION THAT TRIES TO
DIVIDE AND DISTRACT US AND IT MEANS MAKING SURE OUR KIDS, OUR NEIGHBORS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THINGS LIKE CHECKS AND BALANCES, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF CHOICE.
BOSTON ALWAYS BE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEIR RIGHTS WILL BE RESPECTED, THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE. THAT'S THE STANDARD WE SET AND THAT'S THE BAR WE HAVE TO KEEP MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR. NOW THIS COMES I MEAN HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE TUNING IN AND JUST GIVE YOU THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF WHAT THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT
FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE STUDYING THE CONSTITUTION. SO BASICALLY ONE OF THE THERE'S SEVEN I BELIEVE BUT ONE OF THEM IS POPULAR SOVEREIGN ITY THE
GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO THE THE GOVERNMENT RIGHT TO RULE COMES FROM THE PEOPLE. THE GOVERNMENT'S RIGHT TO RULE COMES FROM THE PEOPLE THE PEOPLE THAT PUT US HERE.
YET EARLIER TODAY WE NEGLECTED TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. LIMITED GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT HAS ONLY THE POWERS THAT THE CONSTITUTION GIVES IT. OKAY. CHECKS AND BALANCES.
AM I GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU THE ONES I USUALLY PLAY OUT HERE IN THIS CHAMBER. CHECKS AND BALANCES EACH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT HAS THE POWER TO CHECK OR LIMIT THE ACTIONS
OF THE OTHER WHICH SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO START LEARNING HOW TO DO EVEN HERE. FEDERALISM. DIVISION OF POWER BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATES. YEAH.
REPUBLICANISM. CITIZENS ELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO CARRY OUT THEIR WILL. IMAGINE THAT THEY ELECT US TO CARRY OUT THEIR WILL BUT YET
WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO WE NEGLECT TO RISE TO THE OCCASION AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR TIME TOGETHER.
AND I AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS AS AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE THE POLITICAL CLIMATE THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE WAY THAT WE
SHOW UP IN THIS SPACE, IN THE WAY WE UTILIZE OUR MICROPHONE ZONES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE IS PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. PEOPLE PUT US IN THESE SEATS SO THAT WE CAN CHAMPION THEIR
VOICES AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO START DEMONSTRATING THAT LEADERSHIP HERE LOCALLY SO THAT WE CAN START YOU CONTINUE TO SOUND THE ALARM NATIONALLY.
SO AS AN ADVOCATE FOR US AS WE TO FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL FOR US TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE'RE SHOWING UP HERE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL IF WE SEE FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE THEN
WE SHOULD REALLY BE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR WILL WHEN THEY ASK US TO FIGHT ON THEIR BEHALF. AND UNTIL WE START DOING THAT I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
THESE SORT OF THINGS MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY WE'RE MOVING HERE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, THERE'S A LOT WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ABOUT AT THIS TIME ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION.
I'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND I'D LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK IF WE HAVE A COMMITTEE HEARING ON IT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I CAN ASK THE MAKER IF YOU WOULD LIKE COUNCILOR WEBER,
YOUR QUESTION HAS BEEN PUT FORWARD ON YOUR RESOLUTION ABOUT WHETHER YOU'D LIKE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? COUNCILOR WEBER? YES. I DON'T THINK WE NEED A RESOLUTION. WE'VE SEEN U.S. MILITARY PATROLLING OUR STREETS.
WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE PICKED UP WITHOUT ANY DUE PROCESS SENT TO DETENTION CENTERS IN EL SALVADOR. WE SENT WE'VE SEEN ALL CUTTING OF ALL KINDS OF YOU KNOW, FOOD STAMPS AND OTHER BENEFITS HERE.
I THINK WE'VE SEEN ENOUGH AND IT'S TIME FOR US. YOU KNOW, I THINK ALSO I TRIED TO FILE THIS BEFORE JULY 4TH. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO AGREE ON THIS RESOLUTION.
NOT SURE A HEARING IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILOR FLYNN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? YEAH. I'M GOING TO REQUEST A BLOCK. I'M NOT GOING TO. ARE YOU OBJECTING?
OBJECTING, OBJECTING. OC COUNCILOR FLYNN IS OBJECTING TO THIS RESOLUTION AND THEREFORE THIS RESOLUTION. COUNCILOR WEBER WE PLACE IN THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS,
IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT AND RACIAL EQUITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S IT. WHAT IS YOUR POINT OF ORDER? COUNCIL WANTED TO MAKE A FLAHERTY THAT WHEN PEOPLE BLOCK
AND IT'S HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES RESOLUTION IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE BLOCKING THE RESOLUTION AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR COUNCIL. OH, THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT A POINT OF ORDER. NO, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A POINT OF ORDER. IT'S THAT'S NOT A POINT
OF ORDER. THAT'S NOT A REAL ISSUE YOU'RE EXPLAINING. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF ANYBODY LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO A DOCKET OR TO ADD
CHANGE A VOTE WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF CHAMBERS SO THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR ONCE YOU WANT.
OH, SORRY. I DON'T HAVE YOUR MY COUNTY CLUB IS ABOUT THE OTHER FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO 1340 SORRY 1374 MIGUEL GONZALEZ TEN
1374 YES. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, COULD WE ADD COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA'S NAME TO DOCKET NUMBER 1374. OKAY, I'M JUST I WAS A VOTE,
YOUR HONOR. GO TO OUR WONDERFUL DOWN HERE TOO. YES, I'D LIKE TO VOTE YES. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT FORWARD A MOTION FIRST? YOU LIKE TO VOTE ON THIS DOCKET? I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE FOR A DOCKET NUMBER 1374.
DON'T HAVE A YES. YES, I'M GETTING THERE. COUNCILOR COLETTE IS UP. SHE WAS ONLY ADDING HER NAME AND NOW SHE TRYING TO VOTE ON THE MATTER WHICH IS WHAT I'M SAYING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA A
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1374? YES, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THAT. SECONDED. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT CASUAL CLOSE UP.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1374? YES, THANK YOU, MADAM QUIRK. DO YOU HAVE THAT? YES. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME OR CHANGE THEIR VOTE TO A DOCKET WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF CHAMBERS?
OKAY. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO GREEN GREEN CHEESE. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS
? OH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA CANVASING ANY OTHER FLOOR.
THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO OR JUST GIVEN ONCE AGAIN TO FOR YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO SORRY THIS IS NOT WORKING. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY THIS COUNCILOR? WELL, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME.
COUNCILOR SANTANA. UM, SO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SORRY. YOU'RE WELCOME.
THIS IS FOR THE I WAS LOOKING FOR THE NUMBER ITSELF, BUT THIS IS FOR THE SHED GROUND. WE PASSED IT LAST WEEK OR LAST COUNCIL MEETING BUT THERE WAS TWO PARTS TO THE GROUND AND I
FELT WHEN I PASSED IT WHEN THIS BODY PASSED LAST WEEK I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A TWO PART GRANT AND I WOULD LIKE TO PASS THE SECOND PART OF THE GRANT TO FUND THE AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT THAT WE THAT
WE DISCUSSED THAT DO A LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WORK. THE NUMBER ITSELF OH MY GOODNESS. ZORAN, QUICKLY TRYING TO HELP
YOURSELF. IT'S OKAY. I HAVE STOPPED WORKING SO THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD PRINT EVERYTHING OUT.
UM, AS REQUESTED. SO YEAH, I WOULD LITERALLY HAVE THIS. OKAY. TWO MINUTE RECESS. WELL, IT'S 353 SO LET'S JUST SAY 5 MINUTES.
358 THANK YOU.
WE ARE WE ARE IN RECESS
. WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. SO ACAMPROSATE DO YOU NOW HAVE THE DOCKET NUMBER? YES, YES. COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US THE
DOCKET NUMBER NUMBER 259 DOCKET NUMBER 1259 MADAM CLERK, DO YOU HAVE THAT DOCKET IN FRONT OF YOU? YES. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT DOCKET INTO THE RECORD DOCKET 1259 MESSAGE AN
ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACT TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $450,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FROM THE CUMMINS FOUNDATION TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES TO GRANT OR TO SUPPORT VIOLENCE PREVENTION INCLUDING AT EVENTS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AND
EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S SUMMER SAFETY PLAN AND PLAN TO END VIOLENCE. THANK YOU. AND JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR THAT'S NOT THE NUMBER 1249 RIGHT 145151259. HATE TALKING NUMBER 1259.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. ABSENT OBJECTION IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO OBJECT ABSENT OBJECTION THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR IS ACCEPTED AND THE DOCKET IS PROPERLY BEFORE
THE BODY COUNSELOR SESSION. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN A LITTLE BIT BEFORE BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK SOME MORE NOW YOU MAY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE YOU AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR BEING PATIENT WITH ME.
I'M TRYING TO FIND THAT I WOULD JUST SAY VERY QUICKLY YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL AND I THINK QUITE FRANKLY MAKES ME NERVOUS WHEN SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES DECIDE TO
SAY DIFFERENT THINGS WHILE I'M TRYING TO SPEAK AND WHILE OTHERS ARE TRYING TO SPEAK. AND I REALLY DON'T APPRECIATE CHASM HERE. IF YOU WALK OUT WE WILL HAVE A QUORUM ISSUE. SO I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE GET YES, I UNDERSTAND WE ARE WE VOTE WE DO OKAY WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. OKAY SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AND I APOLOGIZE FOR YOU COMING IN TO KNOW THAT THAT'S
HAPPENING AND I WILL PAY BETTER ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO NO INDICATION ON YOU. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST I TEND TO STAY QUIET DURING THINGS AND THAT REALLY
STRUCK ME AND IT IS SHOCK ME AND I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I WANT TO GET DONE AND I DON'T KNOW I GOT TO GET TO THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OUT THERE JUST
BECAUSE I THINK IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT ME. I THINK IT ALSO AFFECTS SOMETHING MY COLLEAGUES THAT I HEAR BUT THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING TO THIS POINT AND
AGREE ON THIS GRANT FUNDS VIOLENCE PREVENTION, PUBLIC SAFETY, VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. WE HAD A HEARING COUNSELOR PLAYING COUNSELOR MURPHY COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE FOR THE COUNCIL FITZGERALD WAS ALSO THERE.
WE GOT TO ASK MANY QUESTIONS. THESE ARE AMAZING PROGRAMS THAT DO AMAZING WORK THAT REDUCES PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY AND AGAIN WE PASSED THIS ON THE LAST LAST
MEETING. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A TWO PART GRANT AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PASS IT TODAY. SO I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN PASSING THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU GOVERNOR ST AND AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT HEARING AND THESE ARE IMPORTANT GRANTS AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE IN MAKING SURE THAT THIS GETS PASSED AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AS A CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNSELOR SANTANA COUNSELOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNSELOR SANTANA HAVING THESE HEARINGS WE LEARNED A LOT FROM VARIOUS GROUPS LISTENING THEM, LISTENING TO WHAT THEY PROPOSE
BUT ALSO LISTENING TO PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AS WELL. AND THAT WAS A CRITICAL PART OF THE HEARING AND MY OPINION WAS LISTENING AND LEARNING AND
IN ASKING QUESTIONS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I LIKE THESE HEARINGS IS IS BECAUSE WHEN I COME TO THESE HEARINGS I'M ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING AND
THAT'S WHAT MY THAT'S WHAT OUR CALL THAT'S WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS EXPECT FROM US TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE. SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNSELOR SANTANA FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU, KANSAS CITY AND I THANK YOU FOR AGAIN PUTTING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU ALSO FOR TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLEGIALITY AND OF US WORKING TOGETHER AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL RESPECTING
WHEN THERE WAS ONE PERSON SPEAKING, WHISPERING OR TALKING UNDERNEATH YOUR BREATH IS VERY DISRUPTIVE TO OUR COLLEAGUES IS DISRUPTIVE TO ME UP HERE AND IT'S VERY DISRUPTIVE TO OUR COLLEAGUES.
SO PEOPLE FEEL IT. IT'S NOT WHAT RESIDENTS WANT THEY WANT US TO BE FOCUSING ON THE ISSUES HERE AND FOR US TO BE WORKING TOGETHER. AND SO COUNCILOR SANTANA, THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR TAKING THE SPACE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN IT'S NOT A GOOD ATMOSPHERE FOR US TO BE DOING THIS WORK. I APPRECIATE THAT AND I WILL BE DOING MORE OF THAT WORK TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO WORK HERE COLLABORATIVELY AND TOGETHER TO DO THINGS LIKE MAKING SURE WE'RE PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND GETTING THESE GRANTS OUT THE DOOR. COUNCILMAN SANTANA SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1259
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALDERS OPPOSING A THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON. OH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY MORE POLLS FROM THE GREEN SHEETS?
OKAY, WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO LATE FILES. I'M INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE FIVE FOUR PERSONNEL ON ONE AND NOT ON THAT AND NOT THE LANDMARK.
NO. OKAY. I AM INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE FIVE LATE TO FILE MATTERS FOR PATCH PERSONNEL ORDERS AND ONE RESOLUTION. MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FOR LATE FILE
PERSONNEL ORDERS INTO THE RECORD PERSONAL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR ARE MEJIA PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE PERSONNEL ORDER
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR WERE THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE TO ADD THESE LATE FILE MATTERS ONTO THE RECORD ALL IN FAVOR
OF ADDING THESE FOUR PERSONNEL ORDER LATE FILE MADAM TO THE RECORD SAY I I THESE MATTERS HAVE BEEN ADDED ON TO THE RECORD. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE TO READ THEM INTO THE RECORD.
WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE TO PASS THESE LATE FINAL PERSONNEL ORDERS ALL IN FAVOR OF ADDING THESE LATE FILE PERSONNEL ORDERS SAY I OF OF OF PASSAGE OF THESE PERSONAL THEY I I ALL
OPPOSE IN THE AYES HAVE IT THESE PERSONAL ORDERS HAVE PASSED OC WE ARE WE HAVE ONE RESOLUTION MATTER I SEE LIGHTS
ON ARE THEY WITH RESPECT TO OC I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE LATE FILE YOU MEAN IF IT IS IS THERE A POINT OF ORDER, A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, A POINT OF INQUIRY ARE ARE YOU I MEAN
BECAUSE WE HAVE WE'RE IN LATE FILE SO YOU HAVE A LATE FILE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON. I ONLY WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE IN LATE FILES AND SO IF YOU HAVE A LATE FLIGHT IF YOU
HAVE AN ISSUE ON A LATE FILE THAT YOU ON THE RESOLUTION THAT'S ABOUT TO COME BEFORE THE BODY CEREMONY, DO YOU HAVE A LATE FILE MATTER THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON?
YES, MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION I WANT TO FILE LATE FILE MATTER. I WANTED TO SPEAK BEFORE I WAS I WAS RECOGNIZED. THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK BEFORE. YOU WILL YOU RECOGNIZE PEOPLE?
MY ASSISTANT IS WRITING A LATE FILE MATTER FOR ME RIGHT NOW. COULD WE COULD I GIVE HER A COUPLE OF MINUTES SO SHE'S ABLE TO FINISH THE SO LET'S GET
THROUGH THE RESOLUTION THAT WE STILL HAVE THAT THAT'S FINE. I JUST I JUST WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO THE PRESS TO HAVE ONE MORE LATE FILE MATTER RESOLUTION AND IF WE NEED TO CONSENT TO CONTINUE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE WILL DO THAT
AND THEN WE WILL SEE WHAT YOUR TEAM IS REGARDING THE LATE FILE MATTER AND IF WE NEED TO TAKE A RECESS, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT SO THAT YOUR LATE FILE MATTER CAN BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA. COUNCILMAN ME HERE DO YOU ALSO HAVE WITH RESPECT TO ALL THEY
FILE MATTER? OH YES. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION BUT SINCE IS IT IS IT WITH RESPECT TO A LATE FILE MATTER?
WELL, IT WASN'T BUT SO WE ARE ON LATE FILES RIGHT NOW. HOLD ON A SECOND. GIVE ME A MINUTE PLEASE LET ME JUST GATHER MY THOUGHTS. IS THAT OKAY? WE ARE IN LATE FILES.
OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT. OKAY. BUT I THINK THAT YOU KNOW YOUR DESIRE TO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL COLLABORATIVE AND WE'RE ALL TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER. IT'S PART ABOUT IT'S ALSO
HAVING THE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK. YEP. AND I WILL DO THAT IF IT'S NOT ABOUT LATE FILE. YOU KEEP INTERRUPTING ME. YEAH. SO I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE PROCESS. SO AFTER WE TALK ABOUT LATE
FILES, IF WE GET THROUGH LATE FILES THEN WE CAN SPEAK. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE ONLY FILES. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT'S BEEN OFFERED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ THE LATE FILE RESOLUTION MATTER INTO THE RECORD OFFERED BY COUNCILOR SHARON DUNCAN AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION TO
PROTECT ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING GAAP ONE MEDICATION AND ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE ON EXPERT. THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE A VOTE TO ADD THIS FILE MATTER ONTO THE RECORD.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ALL THOSE OPPOSED THEY MAY AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS THIS MATTER HAS BEEN ADDED ON TO THE RECORD. COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH MADAM PRESIDENT.
TODAY I RISE TO SPEAK NOT JUST AS A CITY COUNCILOR BUT AS SOMEONE PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY WHAT'S AT STAKE. I'M ON WEGOVY I STARTED IN MARCH AND I'VE LOST AROUND £40. I FEEL BETTER, HEALTHIER AND
STRONGER. TRUTHFULLY I FEEL MORE OF MYSELF THAN I HAVE IN A LONG TIME. AS A WOMAN IN POLITICS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, I'VE BEEN SUBJECT TO MORE SCRUTINY THAN EVER BEFORE.
BUT NOT JUST ABOUT MY WORK MY PARENTS. I'VE STRUGGLED WITH MY HEALTH IN MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE AND I'VE NEVER HAD SO MANY PEOPLE COMMENTING ON MY THAT I HAVE THE LAST TWO YEARS.
SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE. I DECIDED TO INVEST IN MY HEALTH AND THIS MEDICATION HAS BEEN TRANSFER RATIONAL FOR ME. I SHARE THIS PERSONAL STORY NOT TO MAKE THIS ABOUT ME BUT BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH STIGMA
AROUND THESE CONVERSATIONS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS SURROUNDING THESE MEDICATIONS. I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. WHEN I WENT TO MY PCP I WAS MET WITH COMPASSION, NOT STIGMA.
DR. MESMER DID HER JOB TO SUPPORT ME AS HER PATIENT. SHE HELPED ME WITH MY HEALTH AND SHE UNDERSTOOD HER HER HER
ABILITY TO DO NO HARM. GLP ONE MEDICATIONS LIKE WE'LL GO VS FOUND AND THOSE EPIC ARE NOT COSMETIC OR VANITY DRUGS THEY ARE REAL TREATMENTS FOR REAL DISEASES. THEY ARE HELPING PEOPLE ACROSS
THE CITY AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH MANAGE OBESITY, REVERSE DIABETES PROGRESSION LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE AND PREVENT LONG TERM COMPLICATIONS THAT DEVASTATE FAMILIES AND BANKRUPT OUR HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM. AND YET INSTEAD OF EXPANDING ACCESS WE ARE WATCHING ACCESS TO THESE MEDICATIONS BE STRIPPED AWAY. LAST WEEK THE GOVERNOR DIRECTED THE GROUP INSURANCE COMMISSION TO ELIMINATE COVERAGE OF JOB
ONE'S FOR WEIGHT LOSS. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HAS ANNOUNCED THEY DO THE SAME AND I'VE HEARD FROM CITY WORKERS ALREADY THAT THEY HAVE LOST ACCESS TO THAT FOUND. STARTING JULY ONE THIS MEANS
THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC WORKERS INCLUDING CITY EMPLOYEES RIGHT HERE IN BOSTON WILL NOT HAVE THEIR DOCTOR GET TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A DRUG THAT WE
KNOW WORKS. THEY WILL LOSE ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. SERVING ON THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL, I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOW HEALTH DISPARITIES IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LESS ACCESS TO
QUALITY CARE AND WHERE ACCESS TO QUALITY OF CARE IS ALREADY LIMITED AT A TIME WHEN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ARE FACING FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS.
IT'S MOST IMPORTANT THAT US AS A PUBLIC BODY UNDERSTAND OUR ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR RESIDENTS AND THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT BEING MADE IN THE NAME
OF PUBLIC HEALTH OR ARE BEING NAME MADE IN THE NAME OF COST CUTTING. DENYING COVERAGE ONLY DEEPENS EXISTING HEALTH INEQUITIES AND DRIVES UP LONG TERM COSTS FOR EMERGENCY CARE AND A CO-MORBIDITIES ASSOCIATED WITH
OBESITY. SO TODAY I'M ASKING FOR THREE THINGS AND I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME. FIRST, I'M CALLING ON THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE TO REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S DIRECTIVE TO THE GROUP INSURANCE COMMISSION.
WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD WITH A POLICY THAT WILL HARM SO MANY PEOPLE WITHOUT TAKING THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND ITS FULL IMPACT. SECOND, I'M URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE GLP ONE TASK FORCE A GROUP
OF MEDICAL EXPERTS INDIVIDUALS BENEFITING FROM GOP ON MEDICATIONS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES AND HEALTH CARE ECONOMISTS WHO CAN EVALUATE THE CLINICAL, ECONOMIC AND HUMAN
STAKE OF THE ISSUE AND GIVE THE COMMONWEALTH EVIDENCE BASED RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THIRD, I'M CALLING ON ALL OF US FROM BEACON HILL TO CITY HALL TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CARE.
MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD BE LEADING THE NATION AND EQUITABLE HEALTH CARE NOT PULLING IT BACK. YOU ALL STOOD WITH ME WHEN NIH CUTS WERE BROKEN TO GET WRAP IT UP. THAT'S WHERE YOU ALL STOOD WITH
ME WHEN I AGE. CUTS WERE DOWN THE LINE. THESE THIS WAS CREATED THIS DRUG AND THESE DRUGS WERE CREATED WITH THIS LIFESAVING
RESEARCH AND NOW WHEN BUDGETS ARE ON THE LINE THERE IS A CHOICE BETWEEN MAKING SURE THAT RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THINGS THAT WILL SAVE US MONEY DOWN THE LINE. FOR ME THIS IS PERSONAL.
IT'S FIRST OF ALL VITAL FOR THOUSANDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. IT'S PERSONAL TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THAT I'VE HEARD FROM. IT'S PERSONAL TO CITY WORKERS AND IT SHOULD MATTER TO ALL OF US TO BELIEVE WHO BELIEVE IN
THE POWER OF AND PROMISE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKIN. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, COUNCILWOMAN, HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. SO I THINK COUNCILOR DURKIN FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE FLOOR. I AM SURE I'VE SAID THIS PUBLICLY. I ONCE UPON A TIME WAS ON
INSULIN. I HAD GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND I LOST MY BATTLE TO WEIGHT LOSS AND I HAD TO MAKE A DRASTIC DECISION BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO BE A LIFELONG DIABETIC AND SO I HAD TO HAVE A DECISION TO HAVE A GASTRIC BYPASS SLEEVE AND THAT WAS A VERY DRAMATIC
DECISION THAT I HAD TO MAKE FOR MY OWN WELL-BEING. BUT I WAS ABLE TO REVERSE MY DIABETES, MY BLOOD PRESSURE AND NOW I'M ABLE TO LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFE.
SO I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE FROM A QUALITY OF LIFE PERSPECTIVE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. I KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO. SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A JOURNEY AND I DO
APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT SO PUBLICLY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOW MY QUESTION IS TO THE MADAM PRESIDENT, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ARTICULATE EARLIER BUT I DIDN'T FIND THE RIGHT
WORDS TO BE APPROPRIATE IN MY QUESTION. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT NORMALLY WHEN YOU HAVE LATE FILES YOU HAD A REQUEST THAT IT BE IN AN EMERGENCY AND THAT
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU WERE GOING TO ACCEPT ONE. SO THE QUESTION THAT I WAS TRYING TO ASK THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO ARTICULATE IN A TIMELY FASHION TO MEET THE EXPECTATION
OF HOW I SHOULD SHOW UP HERE WAS JUST THAT IS THAT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING A LATE FILE IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE ACCEPTED HAS TO BE AN EMERGENCY AND IF THAT
HAS CHANGED AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND IF IT'S NOT IF IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC THAT I'M OKAY WITH IT BUT IS JUST FROM MY OWN EDIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDING SO THAT WE CAN BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR RULES HERE.
YEP. YEP. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SO THAT IS TRUE UNDER RULE 46 THAT IT HAS TO CONTAIN A DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY HERE IT'S CALLED AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE HEALTH MINISTER'S
ADMINISTRATION TO PROTECT BASED ON A RECENT DECISION THAT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE WHICH IS THAT IT SO THAT FOR
THE SAKE OF THE EXERCISE HERE BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE OFTENTIMES IS THAT PEOPLE CHALLENGE THINGS AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US OR AT LEAST FOR ME TO GET IT ON THE RECORD
IN TERMS OF IF IT IS AN EMERGENCY, IS THERE A DEADLINE? IS IT THERE ARE A VOTE HAPPENING NEXT WEEK SO THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. SO IN CASE WHEN I WANT TO PULL
SOMETHING AND IT MAY YOU KNOW, A CASE FOR IT BEING AN EMERGENCY BUT I GET THE SAME UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SO THAT I KNOW WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY.
SO YOU AND WHAT IS NOT AN EMERGENCY. SO THAT WAY I AM CLEAR AND I DON'T HAVE ANY UNMET EXPECTATIONS. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DURKAN IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THE JEREMY THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO THE QUESTION.
CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S VETO THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE DONE BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT AND TIMELY
MATTER AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN FORMER CHIEF OF POLICY JOYCE LINEHAN OP ED IN THE BOSTON GLOBE. SHE ACTUALLY WROTE THAT OP ED PRIOR TO THIS DECISION BEING MADE. SO IT ONLY ONLY DOUBLING DOWN
ON THE FACT OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS AND I'LL JUST GIVE SOME MORE CONTEXT THAT THE GOVERNOR ACTUALLY URGED AND THE
GOVERNOR'S ADMINISTRATION URGED FOLKS THAT WERE STATE EMPLOYEES TO GET ON OTHER DRUGS THAT WOULD BE COVERED AND THEN A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE MADE THOSE SWITCHES AND THEN SHE VETOED
HER OWN CONVERSATION THAT SHE WAS HAVING WITH CITY WITH STATE WORKERS. SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS VETO WAS A DEPARTURE FROM THE INITIAL SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT I THINK THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL MAKE A STATEMENT TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND ALSO I IF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS NOT AN EMERGENCY THEY CAN ALWAYS OBJECT. COME TO ME. I'VE SEEN YOU OBJECT BEFORE TO
A LATE FILE IF THEY'RE I BELIEVE RIGHT IN MY ESTIMATION THAT THIS MEETS THE STANDARDS OF RULE 46 AND THAT THERE ARE THERE'S EMERGENCY LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN HERE IF ANYONE FEELS DIFFERENTLY THEY CAN DO
WHAT EVERYONE ON THIS BODY KNOWS HOW TO DO WHICH IS OBJECT . OKAY. COUNCILOR FLYNN IS YOUR LATE NIGHT. OKAY, SO DID WE DID WE TAKE A VOTE ON THAT DOCKET? OKAY. SO WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO
SPEAK ON COUNCILOR DURKIN'S DOCKET? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE THE COUNCILORS BRAYDEN ZAPATA FITZGERALD, MARIA PEPEN, MURPHY
FLYNN, SANTANA WEBER, PLEASE OUT OF THE CHAIR. COUNCILOR DURKIN'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF THIS FILE MATTER. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE LATE FILE COUNCILOR BREADON YES. ON SOMETHING IN THIS COUNCIL. COLETTE IS THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
COLETTE IS ABOUT A CONCERN. DURKAN YES. MR DURKAN AS COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILMAN HE WANTED MEJIA.
YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY AS COUNCILOR PREPARED COMES UP AND AS COUNCILOR SANTANA ALSO SAT DOWN AS COUNCILOR WEBER WANTS
EVERYBODY AS COMFORTABLE AROUND ONE TWO BETWEEN FOUR FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE AND 11 INDEFINITELY. THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED HAS OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FLYNN, DO YOU HAVE
YOUR LATE FILE MATTER? YEP. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE NO NO ADDITIONS
TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE QUESTION NOW COMES ON APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
COUNCILOR FLYNN. DOES YOUR TEAM NEED MORE TIME TO FILE THE LATE FILE MATTER? I'M NOT GOING TO FILE IN OC COUNCILOR FLYNN IS NOT FILING THE LEGAL MATTER. WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE
FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS. WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS OR SOME RUPTURES THAT HAVE HAPPENED. DIANNE LOUISE RAINCHECK DIANNE DIANA SORRY. TIMOTHY GUIMOND.
VANESSA WU. STEPHEN CLARKE. ANGELA YARD CASEY BARRETT VIVIAN SAID SO GABRIELLE CRUZ KALIMA RAHN ANDREW GALVIN
MATTHEW KOSTAS MYSELF COMING UP SCARLETT URU MARTINEZ LILY SCHWIETERMAN SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL THE BIRTHDAYS THAT ARE COMING UP. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT
COMMUNITY EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND INCLUDING THERE ARE A FEW I KNOW THAT THERE'S THE LITTLE SAIGON NIGHT MARKET ON
THIS SATURDAY AND IT IS A GRAND OPENING OF THE MATTAPAN SQUARE FARMERS MARKET AND THERE'S OPEN STREETS IN ROXBURY AND THAT'S IN ON ON SUNDAY THERE'S A ZOO
MIX WALK FOR A WALK FOR MUSIC. IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS NOW'S THE TIME TO DO SO. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WILL BE VERY BRIEF.
I WANT TO INVITE MY COLLEAGUES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS HEARING FOR A FOR A LUNCH AND THE GUEST SPEAKER THAT I INVITED WAS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM THE WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE ON ON NEWBURY STREET RIGHT IN THE COPLEY AREA, AN EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING WOMEN IN TRANSITION SUPPORTING THEM
WITH HOUSING REFERRAL WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. MY WIFE CHRISTINE AND I ARE VERY ACTIVE AND INVOLVED IN THIS WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION BUT THEY ALSO DO EXCEPTIONAL WORK ACROSS THE CITY ESPECIALLY
INCLUDING I SHOULD SAY INCLUDING IN MY DISTRICT. THEY'RE VERY WELCOMING TO ASIAN WOMEN AND WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AND INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US RIGHT AFTER THIS.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO SHOUT OUT AN EVENT THAT WE'RE SPONSORING NEXT WEEK JULY 19TH IN THE NORTH END FROM
12 TO 3 ON THE ON THE PRADO IT'S CALLED THE SAGARA DALE SUGO IT'S A PASTA SAUCE OR GRAVY DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU CALL IT. IT'S A SHOWDOWN SO IT'S GOING
TO BE A REALLY FUN EVENT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD OF THE BEST SAUCE OR GRAVY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ARTS AND CRAFTS FACE PAINTING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PASTA NECKLACES BEING MADE. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. SO AGAIN IT'S ON THE PRADO THE ALL TICKETS BENEFIT THE NORTH END YOUTH ORGANIZATION. IT'S JULY 19TH 12 TO 3 WITH
LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. OH THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CUSTOMERS. GERALD COMES JODY YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. YEAH. IT JUST SHATTERED LITTLE SAIGON NIGHT MARKET IS COMING UP THIS SATURDAY FOR THE NINE. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. THEY CLOSED DOWN THE STREET, GOT OUT IN FIELDS CORNER AND IT'S VERY WELL ATTENDED AND IT'S REALLY AN AWESOME THINGS.
I INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME AND CHECK IT OUT. AWESOME. OKAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT A NAME?
I KNOW I MENTIONED HER LAST WEEK BUT HER FUNERAL IS TOMORROW AND I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT AGAIN CLAUDIA SMITH READ ROXBURY ADVOCATE FIGHTER
RESIDENT AMAZING HUMAN BEING SO JUST CONTINUE CONTINUING TO MOURN HER LOSS. YOU ALSO WANTED TO UPLIFT THE VICTIMS OF THE FLOODING IN TEXAS. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR
SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MEAN UPLIFT THIS PAST WEEK MY FAMILY AND I RECEIVE YOU KNOW, SOME PRETTY SAD NEWS ABOUT MY GRANDMOTHER BACK IN THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC KIND OF SUDDENLY PASSING AWAY AND I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO UPLIFT HER AND MY FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. MY FAMILY GOT TO TRAVEL LAST
NIGHT TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T ALLOWED TO BE THERE BUT I KNEW THAT, YOU KNOW, BEING HERE AND DOING THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT BUT I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO MY
FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY DAD WHO'S JUST LOST HIS MOTHER. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. HENRY I LOST MY GRANDMOTHER
RECENTLY AND IT'S THERE'S IT'S REALLY HARD WORK AND I JUST KIND OF PAN OPENING UP THE FLOOR. I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY MY PRAYERS TO THE SANTANA FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY TO HIM TO COME
TO HENRY FOR LOSING HIS GRANDMOTHER. I ALSO LOST MY GRANDMOTHER IN JANUARY SO I JUST I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO THROUGH THAT. SO I'M JUST PRAYING FOR YOUR FAMILY.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THE CHAIRMAN. AS AS COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU FOR AS MY CONDOLENCES TO I CALL THE COUNCIL SANTANA AS WELL FOR THE LOSS OF HIS GRANDMOTHER BUT ALSO WANTED TO
LIFT UP MEREDITH JOYCE THE MOTHER OF KATHLEEN JOYCE OF THE LICENSING COMMITTEE. SHE'S JUST RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. SO OUR CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO KATHLEEN AND HER FAMILY.
THANK YOU. AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE PAN. I ALSO JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THE LIFE OF MARIE O'FARRELL'S DAD MR. FARRELL WHEN MY FATHER
WORKS FOR THE LICENSING DEPARTMENT AS WELL AND I WAS WE WERE JUST AT THE FUNERAL NOT LONG AGO I JUST I MET HIM LAST WEEK AT PACCAR. I WAS IN HYDE PARK. HE WAS ENJOYING HIS DINNER AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER HE PASSED.
SO I JUST I'M JUST PRAYING FOR THAT FOR MARIE FARROW'S FAMILY. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO JUST HE WAS IN CHAMBERS ACTUALLY EARLIER BOB BINNIE YESTERDAY HE BURIED HIS
SISTER NANCY KELLEHER. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I UPLIFT HIS FAMILY AT THIS TIME. SO ON BEHALF OF CASUALTIES BREADON AND MARGARET PEGGY
MURRAY ON BEHALF OF CANCER CLAUDIA ZAPATA, ROBERT BOBBY, ELMO SPAGNUOLO JR ON BEHALF OF CANCER FITZGERALD ISAIAH
TAVARES TEIXEIRA AND KATHLEEN JOYCE'S MOM ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND COUNCILOR DURKIN, NANCY
KELLEHER, SISTER OF BOB BINNIE ON BEHALF OF THIS ENTIRE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL COUNCILOR SANTANA'S GRANDMOTHER A MOMENT
OF SILENCE PLEASE. THANK YOU. AND ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT WAS COUNCILOR PIPPINS. MARIA MARIE IS MARIA'S FATHER.
SO THE CHAIRMAN WAS THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURNED TODAY SO IN THE MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE FINAL CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST SIX, 2025 AT 12 NOON. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES ESSENTIAL STAFF TO THE CLERK
AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT. PLEASE SAY WHY THE COUNCIL IS
ADJOURNED FOR