THE NOON I CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. YOU CAN WATCH A COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE AT BOSTON.COM FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TV. AT THIS TIME I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELLPHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42 I REMIND ALL IN THIS CHAMBER THAT NO DEMONSTRATION OR PROOF OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE
PERMITTED. THANK YOU. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU'RE COUNCIL COLORED AS A PARTY. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCIL FINANCIAL SANDERSON
COUNCIL FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCIL CAPTAIN.
COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR WEBER AND COUNCILOR WORRELL OF QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT NOW.
OC AND COUNCILOR DURKAN IS PRESENT. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS WEEK'S CLERGY PASTOR BRUCE WALL INVITED BY COUNCILOR FLYNN.
AFTER THE INVOCATION WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COUNCILOR FLYNN YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M HONORED TO INTRODUCE
SOMEONE THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR 40 YEARS AND THIS CITY AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOSTON. AND THAT IS PASTOR BRUCE WALL.
AND I WANTED TO INVITE PASTOR BRUCE WALL TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO GIVE THIS PRAYER NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE RESPECT I HAVE FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE.
PASTOR CAMERON PASTOR HOBBS IS WITH US HERE AS WELL AND MR PRISCILLA, BUT MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW BUT DURING THE
DIFFICULT TIMES IN THE CITY IN THE 1980S, PASTOR BRUCE ORGANIZED CRIME WATCH GROUPS DROP A DIME WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY SUPPORTING THE ELDERLY, LITERALLY WALKING LITTLE KIDS TO SCHOOL DURING VIOLENT TIMES IN THE CITY. AT ONE TIME I REMEMBER THERE
WAS A OPEN THERE WAS AN APARTMENT ON LYNDHURST STREET WHICH IS OFF OF WASHINGTON STREET TOWARDS CODMAN SQUARE AND THIS APARTMENT WAS SELLING
SELLING DRUGS THERE. BUT PASTOR BRUCE LITERALLY LIVED NEXT DOOR TO IT, GOT HIMSELF AN APARTMENT THERE SO HE COULD ESCORT KIDS TO SCHOOL
SO HE COULD HELP THE ELDERLY GO TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. AND FAST FORWARD. PASTOR BRUCE CONTINUES TO DO THAT WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.
HE HAS A WONDERFUL RADIO PROGRAM AS WE ALL KNOW ONE OR 2.9 WHICH IS PRAISE RADIO AND THAT PROGRAM PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT TO PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES OUR SENIORS. THEY ALSO DO OUTREACH TO OUR RETURNING CITIZENS. PASTOR HOBBS YOU DO A LOT OF WORK IN THAT FIELD. THEY DO A LOT OF WORK AND
WORKING WITH POLICE OFFICERS OF COLOR AS WELL. BUT PASTOR BRUCE AND PASTOR KAREN AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK.
THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS CITY WHAT IT WHAT IT IS AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEM. AND DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES WHEN WE SEE A LOT OF CUTS TO FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
,WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR BOSTON AND THE RESIDENTS AND IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY BUT ALSO DOING TREMENDOUS OUTREACH TO PEOPLE
IN NEED. AND THAT'S WHAT PASTOR BRUCE WALL IS ALL ABOUT AND THAT'S WHAT HIS HIS CHURCH IS ALL ABOUT GLOBAL MINISTRIES CHRISTIAN CHURCH. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK PASTOR BRUCE WALL WHO'S ALSO THE MANAGER OF THIS ONE OR 2.9 THE ONLY BLACK ON RADIO STATION REALLY IN GREATER BOSTON. I'D LIKE TO ASK HIM TO OPEN UP
THIS CITY COUNCIL WITH A PRAYER. PASTOR WALL WELL, THANK YOU, GLENN. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PRAY SO THIS
PRAY GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS DAY WITH HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY. THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS
OF COMMUNITY, FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ONE ANOTHER AND FOR THE SACRED TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN US TO STEWARD THE WELL BEING OF OUR CITY.
WE LIFT UP BEFORE YOU THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL THE LEADERS GATHERED HERE TODAY AND ALL WHO LABORED TIRELESSLY FOR THE GOOD
OF THE CITY GRANT THEM WISDOM BEYOND MEASURE, FLAHERTY OF MIND AND COURAGE OF HAD MADE THEIR DECISIONS REFLECT JUSTICE
,COMPASSION AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE DIGNITY OF EVERY RESIDENT IN THIS CHAMBER WHERE VOICES ARE RAISED
AND CHOICES ARE MADE LETS TRUTH PREVAIL AND DIVISION BE BRIDGED TO GUIDE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TO SEE NOT ONLY THE CHALLENGES BUT
ALSO THE OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY THE DIFFERENCES BUT ALSO THE SHARED HOPES THAT BIND US AS ONE PEOPLE AS WE ENTRUST THIS
MEETING AND ITS PROCEEDINGS TO YOUR CARE. WE ASK FOR YOUR PRESENCE TO DO WELL IN THIS PLACE. MAY YOUR GUIDANCE AND GRACE
SHINE THROUGH EACH DECISION MADE AND EACH ACTION TAKEN FORWARD IN YOUR NAME THAT WE PRAY AND WE ALL SAY AMEN.
GOD BLESS YOU. WHEN I RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE AND TO THE RELIGION
STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL CATCH CATCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILOR FENN. AND THANK YOU TO PASTOR WHILE FOR BEING HERE WITH US AND FOR
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN DORCHESTER AND THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. AND THANK YOU TO PASTOR FRANKLIN HOBBS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO HEALING OUR LAND WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS BEHIND THE WALL.
WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND MINISTER PRISCILLA FLYNN, THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CIVIC. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION FOR TODAY FROM COUNSELOR MEJIA RECOGNIZING PERFECT TEN UNISEX SALON SECONDS FOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND 5 MINUTES. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
YOU SEE THE MUSIC? YEAH, WELL, I KNOW I'M EXCITED TO PARTY WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY HERE AND I KNOW COUNCIL WEBER IS I KNOW THIS IS HIS DISTRICT
AND SO WE CAN HAVE THAT'S RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER COME UP HERE. THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. THAT'S WHAT I DO. I SHARE SPACE. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR DISTRICT SIX COUNCILOR WEBER, WEST ROXBURY IS IN THE BUILDING.
COME ON. LOOK AT I'M EXCITED. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY COUNCIL. I WAS LIKE WHO IS THIS CLOWN? IT'S ME.
OKAY, SO SO TODAY I RISE WITH JOY AND PRIDE TO CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PERFECT TEN UNISEX SALON LOCATED IN THE
HEART OF WEST ROXBURY AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. THIS IS A BLACK OWNED SALON THRIVING IN WEST ROXBURY.
Y'ALL, THIS ISN'T JUST A SALON. IT IS A SANCTUARY, A SAFE HAVEN, A PLACE WHERE BEAUTY AND COMMUNITY INTERSECTS WHERE PEOPLE WALK IN FOR A HAIRCUT
AND LEAVE FEELING SEEN, CELEBRATED AND EMPOWERED. AND IF Y'ALL NOT FOLLOWING THIS SALON I'M TALKING INSTAGRAM. YOU'RE MISSING OUT Y'ALL. PERFECT TIME WAS FOUNDED BY THE
FIERCE AND FABULOUS VANESSA ALEXANDER AN OPERA AND AN ENTREPRENEUR WITH A VISION FAR BIGGER THAN BUSINESS FROM DAY ONE, CANCER SET OUT TO DO MORE
THAN JUST STYLE HAIR. SHE BUILT A SPACE THAT HONORS NATURAL TEXTURED BEAUTY, UPLIFTS HER CLIENTS WITH CONFIDENCE AND POURS LOVE INTO EVERY SINGLE INSTAGRAM ACTION.
AND I'M NOT JUST A FAN I AM A CLIENT. I HAVE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT AND I HAVE SEEN THE TRANSFORMATION OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE POURED INTO. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SHE MADE PERFECT TEN A PLACE WHERE CULTURE IDENTITY AND EXCELLENCE ARE EMBRACED WITH PRIDE FOR A DECADE THIS SALON HAS BEEN A HOME FOR MENTORSHIP SMALL BUSINESS EMPOWERMENT AND
MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND CONNECTS LEADERSHIP. PERFECT TEN BECAME A CERTIFIED AS A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, A WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND A SMALL LOCAL
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SHOWING US THAT WITH VISION AND PERSEVERANCE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE TO THRIVE WHILE UPLIFTING OTHERS AND BUILDING MORE INCLUSIVE ECONOMY AND JUST
SO YOU ALL KNOW ALSO YEARS YEAR AFTER YEAR THE BEST OF BOSTON LIKE WRITTEN UP IN THE BOSTON GLOBE LIKE YOU ARE LEGENDARY. SO TODAY WE SAY THANK YOU TO
YOU THANK YOU TO CONNECTOR TO HER ENTIRE TEAM AND TO EVERYONE WHO'S EVER WALKED THROUGH THOSE DOORS AND HAVE FELT THEIR MAGIC AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE DECLARING Y'ALL ROOM TOMORROW
BUT THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT ONLY CELEBRATING YOUR WORK, THIS IS CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PERFECT TEN AND RECOGNIZING APRIL THE FOURTH, 2025 AS PERFECT TEN DAY HERE IN
THE CITY OF BOSTON. YES, RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU GOT TO COME. YOU BET. YOU BETTER COME DOWN HERE. THAT'S RIGHT, VANESSA.
THREE MUSIC. WELL, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK WHILE SHE COMES DOWN? YEAH, CLEARLY I NEED SOME HELP FROM PERFECT TEN. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S WONDERFUL TO
HAVE PERFECT TEN IN WEST ROXBURY. JUST OVER THE WEEKEND MY OFFICE HONORED DONNA A RAPPER FOR BEING A YEAR IN BUSINESS. YOU KNOW, IN IT'S A WOMAN OWNED
BUSINESS OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES LIKE PERFECT TEN AND I KNOW YOU KNOW I CERTAINLY DO AND EVERYONE IN WEST ROXBURY IS HAPPY THAT IT'S THRIVED FOR A DECADE AND HERE'S
TO MANY MORE YEARS. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. YES. OH, COME ON. YOU GOT THE FLOOR. OKAY, THAT'S YOUR FIRST.
I LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF BOSTON AND EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS PERFECT TEN. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ENTREPRENEURS IN THE ROOM THEN YOU KNOW THIS IS A JOURNEY AND
ONCE IT BEGINS IT WILL RIGHT NOW ASSUME IT NEVER REALLY ENDS . YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS THOSE SMALL FIRES THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT OUT ALL THE TIME AND IT'S REALLY WORK OF ART FROM THE
HEART THAT'S DONE. I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM. THIS IS MY TEAM IN THE SALON TEAM OUTSIDE THE SALON MY PARENTS, MY OWN CHILDREN, MY
PARTNER IN CRIME AND THEN THE STYLIST THAT SHOW UP EVERY DAY TO POUR INTO SUPPORT TO THE CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE AND IT IS REALLY MORE THAN JUST PHYSICAL
TRANSFORMATIONS THAT HAPPEN IN PERFECT TEN WE CRY WITH CLIENTS, YOU KNOW, JUST SOLACE A LOT OF TIMES ARE YOUR UNOFFICIAL THERAPIST BUT WE SEE
THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE CITY AND IN BOSTON AND WE EXPERIENCED THOSE HIGHS AND LOWS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE NEW CENTER FOR REAL. YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSS THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE
CITY AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SERVE AND WE TRULY DO SERVE THE COMMUNITY NOT JUST WITH OUR HAIR TRANSFORMED BUT JUST OVERALL THE TRANSFORMATIONS THAT HAPPEN
AND WE DO IT TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. SO I THINK MY COMMUNITY BEHIND ME THAT CONSTANTLY LIFTS ME UP WHEN THIS WORK GETS VERY HEAVY BUT IT'S WORK THAT I KNOW I'M HERE TO DO AND I DO IT PROUDLY
AND WILL DO IT UNTIL I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE. YEAH. SO YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES. COLLINS COME ON PHOTO OP. LET'S GO.
LET'S TAKE A QUICK PHOTO HERE BUT WE'RE GOING TO PRINT IT OUT .
OKAY.
I HAD A GOOD A GOOD RADIO. EVERYONE IS WINDOW THING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, GOODNESS.
NOT FOR THE PARTY. YES, I CONGRATULATIONS.
YEAH. NO, NO, THAT WAS YEAH.
THANK YOU. SURE. OKAY.
IT WASN'T AN OPINION WAS IT ON BROADWAY? IT WAS AN OFF-BROADWAY. IT WAS ON DORCHESTER. OH YES, YES, YES.
THANK YOU EVERYONE. I THINK YOU CAN SAY THANK YOU TO COUNSELOR MEJIA FOR HONORING VANESSA AND PERFECT TEN WILL BE THERE ON FRIDAY. MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE COUNSELOR
WEBER A BLOWOUT ON FRIDAY. I THINK THAT WOULD LOOK GOOD ON HIM. SOME EXTENSIONS ARE SO CRASS. MANY OPTIONS. OKAY. HE SAID HE NEEDED HELP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. TAKE AN ENTIRE FAMILY AND CREW AND STAFFERS FOR BEING HERE AND ALL YOU DO IN OUR CITY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COUNSELORS CLAUDIA ZAPATA,
FERNANDO ANDERSON, PIPPIN SANTANA AND WORLD ARE NOW PRESIDENT WITH US. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON TO THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF MARCH 19TH, 2025 ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY THE AYES HAVE IT THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 5TH
MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE'RE IN. I WANT THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR MY HONOR. THE MAYOR. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 0719 AND 0720 STALKING NUMBER 0719
MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AN EXPAND AMOUNT OF $20 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE RAISE ROXBURY RESILIENT GRANT
AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PASS THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND A PROJECT TO RECONSIDER AND UPGRADE THREE CORRIDORS IN THE ROXBURY NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON DARK IN NUMBERS 0720 MESSAGE IN ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $9 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND SAFETY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IN INTERSECTIONS TO EMPLOY LOW
COST HIGH IMPACT STRATEGIES THROUGH A SAFETY AND EQUITY LENS FOR COMPLETE STREETS. THE PRINCIPLES SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED SPEEDING PEDESTRIAN
CRASHES AS WELL AS VISIBILITY ISSUES. THANK YOU DOC IS NUMBER 07190720 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET NUMBER 20721 SO I CAN NAME A0721 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO THAT WILL AUTHORIZE THE REASSIGNMENT OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING FOR
THE CHARLES TOWN PEACE PARK TO THE BOSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ALSO KNOWN AS PDR. THANK YOU DOCTOR. NUMBER 0721 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE COMMUNITY
PRESERVATION ACT. MR KARP, WOULD YOU PLEASE REDACTED NUMBER 0722I CAN NUMBER 0722 MESSAGE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT
OF $12,881 IN FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE JOBS OF VETERAN STATE GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PASS TO THE
MAX HIRE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS BY
ADVERTISING, DISABLED VETERANS AND THOSE FACING SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THEIR JOB SEARCH OUTCOMES AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 07230 THE CHAIR
RECOGNIZES COUNTRY GLENN WHAT IS YOUR POINT OF ORDER? MY POINT OF ORDER, MADAM CHAIR IS ON THAT DOCKET. I'D LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK IT BE PLACED IN MY COMMITTEE
VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. IT HAS SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS TO VETERANS DISABLED VETERANS. I UNDERSTAND THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ANYONE IN THE CITY,
ESPECIALLY THE ISSUES IMPACTING DISABLED VETERANS. I'D LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK RECONSIDERATION SO IT WOULD BE PLACED IN MY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU COUNSELOR FLYNN YOUR
POINT OF ORDER IS TAKEN BEFORE I RULE ON THE POINT OF ORDER. COUNSELOR FERNANDO ANDERSON IS YOUR LIGHT ON ON THIS ISSUE? NO. OKAY. MOST OF THESE GRANTS AND
COUNSELOR WEBER HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING OF HOLDING HEARINGS FOR MOST OF THESE GRANTS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PUT IN THE LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE .
BUT I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE AND THESE GRANTS SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE ALTHOUGH THESE ARE GOING THROUGH LABOR AND ECONOMIC THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
THESE GRANTS USUALLY ARE ALL PLACED IN COUNSELOR WEBBER'S COMMITTEE WHICH IS LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I WILL PLACE THEM IN YOUR COMMITTEE SO MS..
MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE PLACE DOCKET NUMBER 0722 WHICH IS USUALLY IN TRADITIONALLY PLACE IN LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IF YOU COULD PLACE IT IN MILITARY AND
LET ME GET THIS IN VETERANS MILITARY FAMILIES AND MILITARY AFFAIRS. YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ANDERSON . IS THAT IS THAT A POINT
OF ORDER POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR FERNANDEZ? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST ASKING IF I'D LIKE TO PUT A MOTION TO RECONSIDER TO GO
BACK TO DOCKET 07190720 ASKING THE CLASSIFICATION IS WOULD YOU PREFER THAT I DO THAT LATER OR NOW IT'S A CLARIFICATION ASKING YOU FOR CLARIFICATION WHAT
WOULD YOU PREFER IN TERMS OF ME DOING THAT NOW OR COMING BACK TO REVISIT LATER? THEY WERE PLACED IN COMMITTEE BUT YOU CAN YOU CAN SPEAK ON IT . THANK YOU.
A MOTION TO REVISIT OR RECONSIDER DOCKET 07190720 TO HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MADAM TO THROUGH THROUGH YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CHAIR IF SHE WOULD LIKE IF SHE WOULD CONSIDER ASKING TO SUSPEND AND
PASS TODAY FOR BOTH OF THESE DOCKETS. I KNOW THIS PROJECT THOROUGHLY AND HAVE BEEN WORKING OVER ABOUT A YEAR WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT PROPER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ASSESSING AND TREAT AND AS WELL AS PROGRAMMATIC ARE
CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR BUYERS FOR THIS PROJECT I'M HAPPY TO DESCRIBE HERE TO MY COLLEAGUES ALL ABOUT THE PROJECT AND I WAS JUST THROUGH YOU AGAIN IF THE CHAIR WOULD CONSIDER ASKING FOR
A SUSPENSION PASS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND I WILL ALLOW COMES WITH DURKAN TO SPEAK ON WHETHER SHE'S GOING TO SEEK THAT AND IF NOT WE'LL MOVE ON AND IF BUT IF SHE DOES SEEK TO SPEAK THEN YOU CAN SPEAK AGAIN.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH ON DOCKET 0719 WE HAVE HAD A HEARING REGARDING SIMILAR DOCKET IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE LAST YEAR I WOULD BE OPEN TO MOVING FOR A SUSPENDED PASS KNOWING THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BROUGHT UP ON THE FLOOR TODAY I NEED UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
SO IF I HAVE UNANIMOUS CONSENT FROM MY COLLEAGUES TO PASS 0719 I'M HAPPY TO PUSH FOR A SUSPENSION PASSED TODAY. THANK YOU ON BOTH DOCKETS 0719 AND OH SEVEN ON BOTH DOCKETS I
ACTUALLY HAVE HOSTED A HEARING ON OH 7 TO 0 A SIMILAR GRANT IN THE PAST AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU I MR CLERK, IF YOU COULD JUST JUST COULD YOU PLEASE READ THOSE TWO DOCKETS TO THE RECORD AGAIN AND THEN
I'LL COME ON YOU CAN FINISH ANDERSON DOCK NUMBER 0719 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $20 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT
FOR THE RES ROXBURY RESILIENCE GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PASSED THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND A PROJECT TO RECONSTRUCT AND UPGRADE THREE CORRIDORS IN THE ROXBURY NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON AND TALK
IN NUMBERS 0720 MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $9 MILLION IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND SAFETY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND
INTERSECTIONS TO EMPLOY LOW COST, HIGH IMPACT STRATEGIES THROUGH A SAFETY INEQUITY LENS FOR COMPLETE STREETS. THE PRINCIPLES SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED ARE SPEEDING
PEDESTRIAN CRASHES AS WELL AS VISIBILITY ISSUES. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON SO JUST TO CLARIFY THIS DOCKET WAS PLACED IN COMMITTEE.
THERE WAS A MOTION FOR IT TO BE TO RECONSIDER PLACEMENT COMMITTEE. IT WAS SECONDED THE CHAIR HAS STATED THAT SHE WILL MOVE FOR SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE HERE. YES, YES.
THE CHAIR MOVING FOR SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
INDULGING ME IN SPEAKING ON THIS SPECIFICALLY FIRST ZERO DOCKET 0719 OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
MY OFFICE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT THEY HAVE EITHER CONTRACTED OR BEEN WORKING WITH IN TERMS OF CREATING A ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. THIS GRANT SPECIFICALLY IS TO RENOVATE AND BEAUTIFY THE MALCOLM X BOULEVARD DUDLEY STREET AS WELL AS WARREN AND
THIS WOULD NOT ONLY PROVIDE MORE TRAFFIC SAFETY ROADWAYS BUT AS WELL AS BEAUTIFICATION. SO THIS INCLUDES TREES AND OTHER TYPES OF ART
INSTALLATIONS POSSIBLY CONNECTING WITH THE ARC CORRIDOR IN ROXBURY. SO HAVING A BEAUTIFUL STREET ALREADY REPAVED ROADWAYS AND
SIDEWALKS WOULD OF COURSE AMPLIFY THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE ARC CORRIDOR. SO I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT DOCKET
0719 AND THE REASON WHY DR. ZERO 7 TO 0 WOULD BE CONTINGENT IS BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE SAFETY OR AT LEAST TRAFFIC
SAFETY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FULL PROJECT. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HAPPY
TO RESPOND TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ADRIAN IS IN THE CHAIR AND AS IS COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL FOR NINA
SANDERSON FOR YOUR BRIEF EXPLANATION I AM REQUESTING IF WE COULD TAKE A RECESS. $29 MILLION IS A LOT AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRINT OUT BOTH DOCKETS. I'VE ONLY READ THE SUMMARY THAT HAS BEEN READ INTO RECORD
BECAUSE I DID BELIEVE IT WOULD BE PLACED INTO COMMITTEE SO IF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD INDULGE A FEW MINUTE RECESS SO THAT WE COULD READ THROUGH BECAUSE I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BUT I DON'T
KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK YET SO COULD WE GET THAT 10 MINUTES? TEN IS FINE. OKAY WE ARE IT'S 1232. WE ARE ON A TEN MINUTE RECESS UNTIL 1243 SHOULD SHOULD WE REQUEST THAT CENTRAL STAFF
PRINT THEM OUT? DO OUR COLLEAGUES ALSO WANT TO SEE THEM OR SHOULD I JUST GO TO MY OFFICE? I THINK WHATEVER PEOPLE NEED TO DO YOU SHOULD DO FOR YOU. YEAH. SO YOU WILL NOT BE GETTING COPIES FOR ALL OF US WHERE I
MEAN IF CENTRAL STAFF WANTS TO THEY KNOW I'LL DO IT HERE. I'M JUST MAKING SURE MY COLLEAGUES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED
ALSO.
THANKS
. OKAY. WE ARE WE JUST ENDED WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN CASMIR DURKIN,
YOU ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT BOTH OF THESE GRANTS. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOOD IN THE CITY AND I KNOW THAT I THINK WE ALL KNOW
THAT GETTING RESOURCES FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY NOT HAPPEN IN FUTURE YEARS. SO I'M SO EXCITED I THINK 0719I
BELIEVE I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A PUSH VERSUS AN IMPASSE TODAY. I KNOW I PREVIOUSLY SAID I'D LIKE TO PUSH FOR A SUSPENSION PASS ON OH 7 TO 0. I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW THAT. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
AND I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT ON BOTH OF THESE DOCKETS I ASKED FOR I LAST FOR INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE MEETING AND DID NOT GET THAT AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO DO A RECESS. SO I DO APPRECIATE I THINK THIS
IS JUST A NOTE TO THE ADMINISTRATION WHEN ANY COMMITTEE CHAIR ASKS FOR INFORMATION AND THEY SHOULD GET IT PRIOR TO THE MEETING WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SUSPENDED OR PASSED OR NOT,
I THINK LIKE I THINK COUNCILOR MURPHY ASKING MORE INFORMATION IS COMPLETELY WARRANTED. WE ALL HAVE A JOB TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT MONEY ON OUR STREETS IS SPENT THE WAY THAT WE THINK IT SHOULD BE SPENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN
FOR HIS OFTEN ADVOCACY ON THAT RESPECT AS WELL. I THINK AS THE COMMITTEE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE I CARE ABOUT ALL COUNCILORS. I ALSO CARE ABOUT DISTRICT COUNCILORS GETTING THE ANSWERS THEY NEED.
SO THAT IS WHY ON OH 7 TO 0 WE WILL DO A HEARING ON 0719. I JUST WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION SO THE RAISE GRANT FOR ROXBURY THIS FUNDAMENTALLY GIVES US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY IN ROXBURY TO SEE THEIR VISION FOR AROUND THREE CORRIDORS MELANIA CASQUE BOULEVARD STREET AND MALCOLM X BOULEVARD. THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT CORRIDORS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND I THINK COUNCILOR ANDERSON WOULD TELL US THAT'S THE HEART OF BOSTON. WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS OF WHERE THE HEART OF OUR DISTRICTS ARE BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT ROXBURY IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO THE CITY AND THAT THESE THREE CORRIDORS COULD RUN MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ,COUNCILOR ANDERSON FOR PUSHING FOR THIS AND I WILL BE PUSHING FOR A SUSPENDED PASS
TODAY ON 0719. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR DURKIN SO 0719 IS STILL BEFORE THE BODY DOCKET NUMBER 0720 WILL BE REFERRED AS IT INITIALLY WAS TO THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BUT THEN COMES WITH A PENNY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE FOR US I WOULD LIKE REQUEST A RECONSIDERATION CAN WE CAN CAN WE HOLD ON?
I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ARE YOU SPEAKING ON TALKING NUMBERS 0719 OR 720. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR IS AS COMFORTABLE AND COMFORTABLE ANY OTHER FLOOR?
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I'M NOT GOING TO OBJECT TO THE SUSPENSION AND PASS OF THESE DOCKETS. I THINK PEOPLE KNOW WHAT MY POSITION IS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE
A PUBLIC HEARING TO LEARN ABOUT A PARTICULAR GRANT, HOW IT IMPACTS THE CITY, HOW IT IMPACTS NEIGHBORHOODS ESPECIALLY DISTRICT CITY COUNCILS REALLY WANT TO KNOW THOSE TYPES OF DETAILS
COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS ESPECIALLY IN THE IMPACTED AREA. AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO OBJECT TO IT BUT I THINK GOING FORWARD
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WE DO HAVE HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS SO OUR CONSTITUENTS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IMPACT THESE THESE FUNDS WILL HAVE.
BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO OBJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO CLARIFY AGAIN, ONLY ONE DOCKET IS BEFORE THE BODY AND THAT'S DOCKET NUMBER 0719 THE CHECK AND IT IS COMMON FOR
AN INDIANA SYNAGOGUE THE FLOOR . THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, JUST A BRIEF ON THE BACKGROUND FOR OUR CITY'S WEBSITE THE ROXBURY
ZONING CORRIDORS PROJECT ESSENTIALLY BEING ASSISTED BY THIS FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE WITH 49 C F.R PART 26 PARTICIPATION BY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND IS IN
THE BACKGROUND HERE IS THAT ROXBURY BEING THE VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THESE THRIVING RESILIENT RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND BUSY SMALL BUSINESSES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
HAS A RICH HISTORY OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM REMAINING CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. SO AN RFP WAS ACTUALLY PUT OUT BACK IN 2024 TO BE SPECIFIC
FEBRUARY 19, 2024 THEN RIVERA CONSULTING INC WAS CONTRACTED TO EXECUTE. ESSENTIALLY THERE'S A BREAKDOWN
OF ON THE WEBSITE OF EVERYONE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS CONSULTING COMPANY. THEY ALSO CONTRACTED ANOTHER COMPANY WHICH THE NAME ESCAPES ME RIGHT NOW WHICH SPECIFICALLY
PRIORITIZES BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS OR DISENFRANCHIZED NEIGHBORHOODS TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY VOICE AND COMMUNITY VISION. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. THEY CAME TO MY OFFICE.
WE WORK TOGETHER ON UNDERSTANDING THE BACKGROUND OF THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY TAKING PLACE THE WORK THAT MY OFFICE HAS IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITIES DOING ALL THE DATA SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS AND THE GAPS IN THE
DISTRICT SO THAT THEY CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE VISION AND THEN THEY WILL BE STARTING A COMMUNITY PROCESS AND THIS WILL BE LED BY RIVERA CONSULTING INC OF COURSE. SO HERE YOU HAVE MORE
INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO TO IT AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT EVERYONE HERE IS IN SUPPORTIVE OF ROXBURY, THE HEART OF BOSTON ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROXBURY AND
WE KNOW THAT PHYSICALLY IT'S THE HEART BUT NO PETTINESS HERE WE ARE GOING TO HOPEFULLY VOTE TO SUPPORT IT AGAIN.
I DID MISS MELANIE AT CASS SO IMAGINE MELANIE AND CASS BEING MORE OF A PARTS OF IT BE MORE WALKABLE IN PARTS OF IT, THE TRANSPORTATION BEING MORE SAFER WITH THE BOSTON WATER SEWERS PARCEL BEING REDEVELOPED INTO
HOUSING SENIOR HOMES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE THEY'LL BE COMMERCIAL GROUND LEVELS, STOREFRONTS THAT WILL GO INTO THAT AREA AS WELL.
SO MORE WALKABLE, MORE GREEN, PRESERVING THE TREES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE AND THEN CONNECTING TO DUDLEY STREET COMING INTO DUDLEY AND OF COURSE MALCOLM X BOULEVARD AND WARREN ARE ALL SORT OF THIS
ARTERY THAT WE AS YOU KNOW I'VE I CREATED AND YOU HELPED YOU PASSED HERE ON THE FLOOR TO BEAUTIFY AND ENHANCE OUR BUSINESS CORRIDORS ADDING MORE
FOOT TRAFFIC MORE SAFETY AND HOPEFULLY BOOSTING THE ECONOMY IN ROXBURY SO IN ADVANCE I APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE TODAY TO SUPPORTING ROXBURY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON DOCKET NUMBER 0719? OKAY. COUNCILOR DURKIN, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE SPENT IN A PASSENGER DOCKET
NUMBER 0719. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE A ROLL
CALL VOTE ON NUMBERS 0719 COUNCILOR BRIEF YES COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY COUNCILOR COLOR AS A PARTY YES . COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES.
COUNCILOR FERNANDES SANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDES HANSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES.
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PER PIN. YES. COUNCIL OF OPINION YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER YES. COUNCIL MEMBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WU YES I CAN HAVE A0719 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0719 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PIPPIN COUNCILOR OPENING YOU THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I LIKE TO FOR US TO REVISIT AND
RECONSIDER TALKING NUMBER 0721. IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED INTO MY COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR IT TO BE CONSIDERED. OKAY. MOTION TO YOU.
YOU'RE PUTTING A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ON THE FLOOR. IS IT SECONDED? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I WILL SAY NAY. OKAY. THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET IS RECONSIDERED AS IN COMMITTEE
DOCKET NUMBER 0721 YOU AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT. COUNCILOR, THEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY TIME TO THE DISTRICT ONE CITY COUNCILOR RID CLUTTER. OKAY.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIRWOMAN IS COUNCILOR GABRIELLA COLLETTE AS A PAPER HERE ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR AS WELL FOR RECONSIDERING IT. THIS THIS PEACE PARK IS IN CHARLESTOWN.
IT HOSTS OUR RACIAL EQUITY DIALOGS EVERY MONTH WITH THE TURN IT AROUND COALITION. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PARK MEANT FOR REFLECTION.
THERE ARE MANY THERE THERE STONES ACTUALLY THAT FOLKS HAD CREATED AND WROTE NAMES OF FOLKS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND SO IT HAS A SPECIAL MEANING IN THE CHARLESTOWN COMMUNITY
AND ESPECIALLY SO IN IN IN THAT AREA OF CHARLESTOWN. ORIGINALLY THIS PARK WAS OWNED BY MASSDOT IT'S A LONG HISTORY. THEY GOT CPA FUNDING IN THE AT
THE $500,000 LEVEL THE CHARLESTOWN PRESERVATION SOCIETY WAS ABLE TO FUND A DESIGN PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
HOWEVER, DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTINUE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. WE FOUND OURSELVES AT A GAP LARGELY BECAUSE THIS OF THIS PARCEL REQUIRES IRRIGATION AND
A FOUNTAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WATERING ALL THE PLANTS AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT WE INTEND TO PUT THERE AND IN A MOMENT OF INNOVATION AT FOLKS OR FROM FOLKS IN THE PDA AND FOLKS IN
THE TREASURY OFFICE THERE WAS A SWITCH TO ENSURE THAT THIS PARCEL WOULD GO FROM MASSDOT TO BPA SO THAT THE CONSTRUCTION CAN COMMENCE AND WE JUST PROUDLY ALLOCATED OVER $400,000
FROM THE CHARLESTOWN IMPACT FUND WHICH IS PAID FOR BY CASINO MITIGATION FUNDS TO HELP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. SO PASSING THIS EXPEDITIOUSLY EXPEDITIOUSLY WOULD HELP GET
THAT UP AND RUNNING. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU VOTE YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE
TO SPEAK ON THIS DOCKET? SO BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN IF I'M CORRECT IN MOVING FOR SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0721 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALSO SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT.
THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. WE ARE NOW ON TO DOCKET 072234 AT WHAT CAN YOU STATE PLEASE
STATE YOUR POINT OF ORDER. I'M JUST JUST THE WORDING IS IT STILL BEING PASSED ON TO THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OR IS IT GOING TO BE PASSED ON TO THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT? OKAY.
THAT IS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION IF COUNCIL YEAH IF COME TO COURT AS PART OF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME FLAHERTY ON THAT YOU MAY YES IT'S GOING TO BE READ SO THAT THEY CAN
ADMINISTER THE FUNDS AND TAKE ON THE FACILITATION OF CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. OKAY MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
READ DOCKET NUMBER 0723 DUNCAN AMBER 07238 MESSAGING ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION OF 1200
SNACK BAGS VALUED AT $3,000 DONATED BY VISIT DOT ORG THE PURPOSE OF THIS DONATION IS TO PROVIDE SHELF STABLE SNACK PACKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS
BOSTON CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES SITES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMING AND OR TO START THE SUMMER. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
I AM RISING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUSPEND IN PASS ANY TIME KIDS 1200 SNACKS FOR KIDS ARE ALWAYS IMPORTANT SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THIS TO OUR BUSY WIFE
CENTER SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. OKAY, COUNSELOR MURPHY'S SPENDING A PASSAGE BACK IN NUMBER 0723. FIRST, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS DOCKET? NO. OKAY.
COUNSELOR MURPHY'S EXPANSION AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0723. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I WILL SAY NAY. THAT IS HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. I ALSO LIKE TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE IN CHAMBERS WITH US FORMER REPRESENTATIVE
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAN CULLINANE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US HERE TODAY. MR CORBETT, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 07247230 AND
DOCKET NUMBER 0 TO 5 AS WELL DOKKEN NUMBER 0724 MESSAGE MESSAGING YOUR HONOR FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTOR TREASURER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT UNDER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF MASS
GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 44 SECTION 53 OF BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND CITIZENS FOR THE PROVISION OF BANKING SERVICES AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED FORM OF COMPENSATING
BALANCE AGREEMENT DOCKET NUMBER 0725 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR APPROVAL AND OR AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTIVE TREASURER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF MASS GENERAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 44 SECTION 53 OF BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK IN A FOR THE PROVISION OF BANKING SERVICES.
THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 0724 AND 0725 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. MR CLERK WHEN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 072630732
DUCHENE 0726 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THOMAS HAY AS A PRAYING MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT
COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST 2028 DUGAN NUMBER 0727 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF LISA THARP AS A PRIMARY MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY
ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST 2028 SO I CAN NUMBER 072A MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ALAN MOORE AS
AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE MISSION HILL TRIANGLE ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM
EXPIRING JUNE 30TH 2026 DUGAN NUMBER 0729 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KATIE GENOVESE AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSION HILL TRIANGLE ARCHITECTURAL
CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH 2026 LUCKY NUMBERS 0730 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF GARY WALLING AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSION HILL TRIANGLE ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2025 TOKEN
NUMBER 0731 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PATRICIA TOM ROUSE AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE MISSION HILL TRIANGLE
ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH 2025 AND DOCKET NUMBER 0732 MESSAGE ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION
OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PIERSON FARRUKH FAROOQUI AS A MEMBER OF THE BUILDING EMISSIONS REDUCTION AND DISCLOSURE ORDINANCE REVIEW BOARD FOR A
TERM EXPIRING MARCH 19, 2026. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN CONSIDER CAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I'D LIKE TO PUSH FOR THE SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF OH 7 TO 6 AND OH 7 TO 7.
THE REASON BEING THAT THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURE ALL DISTRICT COMMISSION IS SET UP THROUGH ENABLING LEGISLATION WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN THE BACK BAY IS ABLE TO PICK THEIR REPRESENTATIVES THAT THEY
CHOOSE TO SIT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ASSIST SIT AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OF THE BACK BAY ON THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION. THESE TWO MEMBERS ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED.
0726 THOMAS HY IS A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION AND 0727 LISA THARP IS REPLACING A MEMBER WHO PASSED AWAY. THEY OFTEN HAVE ISSUES WITH
QUORUM AND IT'S A VERY LIVELY AND IMPORTANT DISTRICT COMMISSION IN OUR CITY. ACTUALLY BEACON HILL AND BACK BAY WERE TWO DISTRICTS THAT WERE SET UP THROUGH ENABLING
LEGISLATION BEFORE THE CITY HAD A PROCESS TO SET UP CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONS. SO I WOULD SAY THAT THESE ARE TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LANDMARK DESIGNATION DISTRICTS IN THE ENTIRE CITY.
SO WE'D LIKE TO PUSH FOR THOSE TWO TO BE SUSPENDED AND PASSED TODAY WITH YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO CONSIDER AGAIN JUST FOR FLAHERTY YOU'RE SEEKING SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0726 AND
020727 BUT NOT OF THE REMAINING TWO. THE REMAINING WILL BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE. SO MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE DOCKETS NUMBER 0728207320 WELL
IT'S A0728 AND 0732 HE COULD REFER THOSE TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT OR TRANSPORTATION AND THE DOCKETS BEFORE THE BODY RIGHT NOW OR 0726 AND 0727 THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CENTRAL PLANNING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
MADAM CHAIR ON 0727 MAY I ASK THE COUNCIL A THE CHAIR A QUESTION TO THE CHAIR YOU MAY. ON 0727 AND THE REASON I'M INTERESTED IN THIS IS I ALSO
REPRESENT A SMALL PART OF THE BACK BAY AND I LOVE THE BACKPACK AS WELL. HAVE WE HAD A HEARING ON LISA TAPIA? THE CHAIR COMES WITH DURKIN.
YOU MAY RESPOND. SO THE MY REASON FOR PUSHING THESE TWO IS THAT TODAY IS THAT NO, WE DIDN'T HAVE A HEARING. LISA THARP IS AN INTERIOR DESIGNER LOCATED ON NEWBURY
STREET. SHE'S INCREDIBLY QUALIFIED AND I DID HEAR FROM A LONG TIME NOW A MEMBER, SUE PRINDLE, A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE THAT THEY ARE PUSHING THEY ARE INTERESTED IN
THESE PASSING TODAY AND SO I RECEIVED THAT CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN THE BACK BAY VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. SO IN ORDER TO REPRESENT I KNOW THE THE CIVIC GROUP THAT WE
BOTH OFTEN ATTEND I WANTED TO DO MY BEST TO GET THESE PAST TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CONSTABLE GLIDDEN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THE CHAIR YOU MAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS I MENTIONED, I DO REPRESENT THE BACK BAY.
I'M WITH COUNCILOR DURKAN HAVE REPRESENTED THE BACK BAY FOR GOING ON EIGHT YEARS NOW. MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T WANT TO OBJECT TO THIS BUT I WOULD AT
LEAST I WANT TO DO SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON MY PART AS THE DISTRICT CITY COUNCILOR FOR THE BACK BAY. I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO EVERYBODY HERE BUT I FEEL LIKE
I HAVE TO PROVIDE MY DUE DILIGENCE FOR MY CONSTITUENTS. I DON'T WANT TO BE DISRESPECTFUL TO ANYBODY BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A RECESS SO I COULD AT LEAST LOOK AT HER
RESUME AND BE COMFORTABLE AND VOTING IN FAVOR OF IT WHICH I'M SURE I WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT. BUT I THINK I NEED TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE AND AT LEAST READ THE
RESUME OF SOMEONE THAT IS GOING TO BE ON AN IMPORTANT COMMISSION. AND I REPRESENT I REPRESENT THAT DISTRICT. I THINK DISTRICT COUNCIL IS WOULD UNDERSTAND MY POSITION.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DURKAN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THE CHAIR YOU MAY. I DO THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT IT'S ACTUALLY I THINK 99% IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
SO YEAH THE BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT IS IN DISTRICT EIGHT AND AS THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE I DO THINK MY RECOMMENDATION DOES STAND FOR SOMETHING BUT GIVEN THAT WE'VE
ALREADY HAD ONE RECESS OH 7 TO 7 I WILL NOT BE PUSHING FOR A SUSPENDED PASS. I HAVE JUST ON TIME IS HIGH ON 0726 AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY NO MORE DRAMA TODAY. THANK YOU.
OKAY. SO MR. CLERK, COUNCILOR DURKAN IS WITHDRAWING HER REQUEST AS CHAIR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DOCKET NUMBER 0727 SO CURRENTLY BEFORE THE BODY IS DOCKET
NUMBER 0726 ONLY THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AGAIN, I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEING WITHDRAWN BUT I, I PROBABLY
REPRESENT THE BACK BAY AND I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT AND I LOVE THE COMMUNITY. I NEED TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE IN THE BACK BAY AND I TAKE THESE ISSUES VERY SERIOUSLY.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT 99% THAT YOU REPRESENT COUNCILOR DURKAN THAT I REPRESENT A GOOD PORTION OF THE BACK BAY AS WELL. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. I'M SORRY.
NO OC COUNCILOR DURKAN AS EXPANSION AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0726 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL SAY THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED
MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER AND I KNOW THIS IS A MARATHON SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, MR CLERK DOCKETS NUMBER 073320764 TALKING
OF 0733 NOTICE SEE FROM THE MIRROR THE APPOINTMENT OF BERNARD FITZGERALD AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 1ST, 2027 TALKING
MEMBERS 0734 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ORIGINAL SMALLS AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 2ND, 2026
OF A0735 NOTICE WERE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ARMORY PEREZ AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING
JANUARY 2ND, 2026. A0736 DOCKET NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DU FORT FLORA FLORISSANT ALSO KNOWN AS PASTOR KIKI AS A MEMBER OF THE
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 1ST, 2028 TALKING MEMBER 0737 NOTICE WHO IS SEE FROM THE MAYOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TANISHA DE LEON
AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY SIX, 2028 SO I CAN MEMBER 0738 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA DANKOF AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD HER TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 1ST, 2027 TALKING MEMBERS 0739 NOTICE WAS HE FROM
THE MAYOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PETER ALVAREZ AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY SIX, 2028 DUGAN NUMBER 0740
NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF NATALIE CARRUTHERS UTLEY AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY
2ND, 2026 TUCKER NUMBER 0741 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SAMUEL HAROLD AS A MEMBER OF THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 1ST, 2027 TUCKER NEVER 0742 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SAMUEL HOWARD AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 1ST, 2027 DIANE EVERS 0743 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MIRROR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMAICA HOBBS AS
A MEMBER OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT PANEL FOR A TERM EXPIRING MARCH 14, 2020 60744 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE
MAYOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY FOGARTY AS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT PANEL FOR A TERM EXPIRING IN MARCH 14, 2026 DURKIN 0745 NOTICE RECEIVED
FROM THE MAYOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL PARKER AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025.
DIANE NUMBER 0746 NOTICE TO RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR THE APPOINTMENT OF STEPHEN ESTES SMOAK GSC AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION
FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER FIRST 2028 DOCKET NUMBER 0747 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF AND HERBST AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION
FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025 TALKING NUMBERS 0748 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL WILSON AS A MEMBER OF THE
BOSTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025 TALKING OF A0749 NOTICE TO RECEIVED FROM THE
MAYOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KEN AND SERVANT GUARDIAN AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 1ST 2025 DOCKET NUMBER 0750 NOTICE
RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR THE REAPPOINT OF RIMAC TOURAN AS A MEMBER OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY SIX, 2028
DOCKING OF A0751 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ERIC BERKMAN AS A MEMBER OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY
SIX, 2028 ANIMALS 0752 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RUSSELL PRESTON AS A MEMBER OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION
FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY SIX, 2028 TALKING MEMBERS 0753 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE OF DANIEL J.
RYAN AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON COMMEMORATION COMMISSION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY DUCKIE NUMBER 0754 NOTICE TO RECEIVE FROM NICK PITMAN REGARDING HIS
RESIGNATION FROM THE BOSTON GROUNDWATER TRUST TOKEN NUMBER 0755 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM NICHOLAS MARINELLO, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF LIAM BIRLEY AS AN ASSISTANT TREASURER TALKING MEMBERS 0756 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OVER ABSENCE FROM THE CITY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025
AT 12 P.M. RETURNING AT 10:33 P.M. TOKEN NUMBER 0757 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR COUNCILORS AARON MURPHY AND ED FLYNN REGARDING A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO THE
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION DATED MARCH 26, 2025 TOKEN MEMBER 0758 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILORS AARON FLYNN AND
AARON MURPHY AT FLYNN REGARDING A LETTER SENT TO SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM F GALVIN DATED MARCH 24TH, 2025 TALKING
MEMBERS 0759 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR MURPHY REGARDING A STATEMENT ON THE YOUTH JOBS AND RESOURCE FAIR INCIDENT AND CALL FOR
RESCHEDULING DOCKET NUMBER 0760 COMMUNICATIONS WAS FROM COUNCILOR OF FLYNN REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
OF INSPECTION OR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY TALKING NUMBERS 0761 COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCILOR OF FLYNN REGARDING ARCHITECT TOOL ACCESS
BOARD'S DECISION ON THE RUTH BARCLAY APARTMENTS TOKEN NUMBER 0762 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE OF CHAPTER SIX OF THE
ORDINANCES OF 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR AND PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF DECEMBER 11TH 2020 FOR
TALKING NUMBER 0763 NOTICE FOR RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY THE MUNICH PAPER AS ACTED UPON BY
THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF MARCH FIFTH 2025 AND DOCKET NUMBER 0764 NOTICES 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 OF MARCH 19, 2025. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
MR CLERK, FOR ALL OF THAT READING DOCKET NUMBERS 073330764 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE WE'RE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0407 DUNCAN MEMBER 0407 THE COMMITTEE IN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON FEBRUARY 5TH,
2025 DOCKET NUMBER 0407 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDINANCE FOR ROAD SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DELIVERY PROVIDERS SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE DOCKET
OUGHT TO PASS IN A NEW DRAFT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR GABRIELLA CHARLOTTE AS A PART OF THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE
AND ROBUST PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCESS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. I HAD TO GET MYSELF READY. I GOT SOME WATER. I GOT MY NOSE. I'M COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING SO I IF I HAVE TO STOP AND
COUGH I APOLOGIZE. SO THIS THIS DOCKET 0407 IS AN ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHES REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OVERSIGHT OF THIRD PARTY DELIVERY SERVICES WITHIN THE
CITY OF BOSTON. THE ORDINANCE PROPOSES THREE PRIMARY REGULATIONS MANDATORY REGISTRATION WITH THE CITY FOR LARGE DELIVERY PLATFORMS REQUIREMENT OF INSURANCE COVERAGE TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WITH
DELIVERY DRIVERS AND OBLIGATORY DATA SHARING WITH THE CITY TO FACILITATE PROACTIVE SAFETY AND CONGESTION MANAGEMENT. NOW BEFORE I BEGIN, MADAM PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO SUBSTITUTE THE COMMITTEE REPORT
IN THE ORDINANCE TO REFLECT A ONE WORD DIFFERENCE. DO I HAVE TO MAKE A FORMAL MOTION FOR THAT? TO A ONE WORD DIFFERENCE. WE HAVE A NEW COPY BEFORE US. YES. SO AS A SUBSTITUTE A COMMITTEE REPORT AND A MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE.
YES. SO THAT SOME IS THAT SECONDED. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I FORGOT TO DO THAT AND IT REALLY IS JUST A11 WORD BUT IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE IN THE DEFINITION OF THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PROVIDER.
IT SHOULD SAY A MILLION ORDERS PER YEAR NOT WEEK. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO THAT'S THE SUBSTITUTION AND THAT'S LITERALLY ALL THAT THAT THE DIFFERENCES GOING BACK TO MY COMMITTEE REPORT.
AMONG OTHER DEFINITIONS, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE DEFINES FIVE KEY TERMS RELATED TO THE SCOPE INCLUDING THIRD PARTY DELIVERY OPERATORS OR OPERATOR THIRD PARTY DELIVERY ORDER OR ORDER,
THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PROVIDER PROVIDER THIRD PARTY DELIVERY SERVICES OR SERVICES AND THIRD PARTY DELIVERY VEHICLES OR VEHICLES AS FILED THE ORDINANCE WOULD APPLY TO EVERY THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PROVIDER
OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON EXCLUDING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH A NUMBER OF DELIVERY DRIVERS OR OTHER TYPES OF DELIVERIES SUCH AS THOSE MADE BY FEDEX, UPS OR
AMAZON AND REQUIRE THEY PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERING LIABILITY, PERSONAL INJURY AND COLLISION FOR EVERY THIRD PARTY OPERATOR ON ANY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD
REQUIRE ALL PROVIDERS TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE THEIR PLATFORM IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND TO OBTAIN THIS PERMIT THE PROVIDERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF THAT THEY HAVE OBTAINED INSURANCE COVERAGE PROOF THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED
UP PROVIDED OPERATORS WITH INSURANCE RELATED TO DISCLOSURES AND CERTIFICATION THAT THEY THE PROVIDER WILL COMPLY WITH SPECIFIC DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE
PERMITS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE ISSUED BY THE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND MAY BE REVOKED, SUSPENDED OR SUBJECT TO NON-RENEWAL. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ALSO
REQUIRES PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE BTD WITH PARTICULAR DATA RELATED TO THIRD PARTY DELIVERY SERVICES OR ORDERS IT OPERATORS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT IF A PROVIDER FAILS TO OBTAIN OR
MAINTAIN A VALID PERMIT ISSUED BY BTD AND ACCEPTS A FEE FOR FACILITATING SERVICES WHILE SUCH PROVIDER DOES NOT HAVE A VALID PERMIT, THE PROVIDER
SHALL BE FINED $300 PER DAY PER RESTAURANT FROM WHICH SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AND OR $300 PER ORDER. THE BTD COMMISSIONER MAY ALSO
SEEK AN INJUNCTION FROM A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION PROHIBITING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY ANY UNPERMITTED PROVIDER. THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES TO EVERY THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PROVIDER OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY
OF BOSTON AND THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IN MY COMMITTEE REPORT THAT I FILED WITH THIS BODY FOR CONSIDERATION. THERE IS A DETAILED SUMMARY OF THE HEARING THAT TOOK PLACE ON FEBRUARY 24TH AS WELL AS A
WORKING SESSION ON MARCH 11TH. OUR FOCUS IN ON MARCH 20TH SEEING THAT THAT THAT WAS THE LATEST CONVERSATION SHOWN ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET ON MARCH 20TH DURING THE WORKING SESSION
THE COMMITTEE ENGAGED IN DETAILED DISCUSSIONS TO CLARIFY AND REFINE THE ORDINANCE DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PERMITS, INSURANCE DATA REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT FOR THIRD PARTY DELIVERY SERVICES OPERATING WITHIN
BOSTON REGARDING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE ORDINANCE ,THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED REFINING DEFINITIONS TO CLARIFY WHICH PROVIDERS THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE APPLIED TO AS WELL AS WHEN AND HOW INSURANCE COVERAGE
WOULD BE REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDERS, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE THRESHOLD OF ORDERS THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE ORDINANCE APPLICABILITY DURING THE DISCUSSION THE ADMINISTRATION MAINTAINED THEIR
PROPOSAL FOR 1 MILLION ORDER THRESHOLD ANNUALLY REASONING THAT IT CAPTURES THE PRIMARY MARKET PLAYERS UBER EATS DOORDASH AND GRUBHUB AND PROVIDES AN EQUITABLE STARTING POINT FOR NEW ENTRANTS
REGARDING THE ORDINANCE REGARDING WHEN THE ORDINANCE WOULD REQUIRE INSURANCE COVERAGE AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE CONCEPT OF ACTIVE OPERATOR STATUS AND POTENTIAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO
BICYCLE AND E-BIKE DELIVERY COVERAGE. THE FOUND GENERAL CONSENSUS ON THE IDEA THAT THE ORDINANCE SHOULD APPLY WHEN OPERATORS ARE OPERATING IN ACTIVE STATUS WHICH WOULD BE THE OF TIME FROM
WHEN AN OPERATOR ACCEPTS AN ORDER UNTIL ITS COMPLETION OR CANCELLATION REGARDING COVERED VEHICLES THE COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SUCH INSURANCE PRODUCTS CURRENTLY DO NOT WHY THEY EXIST IN
HIGHLIGHTED THE NECESSITY THE NECESSITY OF INDUSTRY COOPERATION IN DEVELOPING FEASIBLE COVERAGE OPTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IN JUST A SECOND. DATA REPORTING AND PRIVACY WERE ALSO EXTENSIVELY DISCUSSED
DURING A WORKING SESSION. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED REVISING THE DATA SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS TO QUARTERLY RATHER THAN MONTHLY BUT WE ENDED UP ON QUARTERLY AND ALLOWING FOR SUBMISSIONS TO OCCUR AFTER THE VARIOUS
PLATFORMS EARNING REPORTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SENSITIVE THE SENSITIVITY AROUND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION. MY LAST THING BEFORE I GO INTO A DETAILED SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS DURING THIS WORKING
SESSION THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED A PROPOSED AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING A DELIVERY FEE OF $0.15 PER ORDER THE PURPOSE OF WHICH WAS TO COVER ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT RELATED TO
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. COUNCILORS VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT ENSURING ENSURING THAT THE FEE DOES NOT PASS ON TO CONSUMERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES OR DELIVERY OPERATORS SO I NEED TO
CONTINUE I APOLOGIZE AGAIN BUT FOR MORE OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND MEMORY AMENDMENT SUMMARY FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW THROUGH IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. AS FAR AS DEFINITIONS THERE WAS A DESIRE FROM BOTH MY
COLLEAGUES AND IN THE INDUSTRY TO INCLUDE AN OPERATOR ACTIVE STATUS. THIS SETS A TIMELINE WHEN AN OPERATOR ACCEPTS A THIRD PARTY DELIVERY ORDER UNTIL IT IS COMPLETED OR CANCELED IT SPECIFIES THE TIME SPENT
TRAVELING TO THE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT TO PICK UP THE ORDER WAITING AT THE FOOD SERVICE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND TRANSPORTING ORDER TO THE DELIVERY DESTINATION. THERE WERE MINOR CHANGES TO
DEFINITIONS OF THIRD PARTY ORDER DEFINITION FACILITATE IS A BETTER TERM TO DESCRIBE A PLATFORM'S ROLE IN DELIVERY SERVICE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE TERM USED IN THE DEFINITION
OF SERVICES. THERE WAS A TYPO THAT NAMED ELECTRIC BIKES TO BE ECLECTIC WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A NEW BRAND OF BIKES. TURNS OUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE SO WE CHANGED IT FROM ECLECTIC TO ELECTRIC. WE ALSO CHANGED TO THE
DEFINITION OF THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS THAT WAS MORE STYLISTIC THAN SUBSTANTIVE. IT SAYS TOWARDS THE END EXCLUDING A GROCERY OR CONVENIENCE STORES PROVIDED THAT THE TERM PROVIDER DOES NOT
INCLUDE A ANY SUCH OPERATOR THAT FACILITATES OFFERS OR ARRANGES FEWER THAN A MILLION ORDERS EACH YEAR AND A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT THAT FACILITATES OFFERS OR ARRANGES
FOR THE DELIVERY OF ONLY ITS OWN FOOD OR BEVERAGES DURING DISCUSSION AFTER A BACK AND FORTH OF ATTEMPTING TO DEFINE AN ADEQUATE THRESHOLD, WE STUCK WITH THE PROPOSAL FOR A MILLION ORDERS THRESHOLD INITIALLY
REASONING THAT IT CAPTURES THOSE MARKET PLAYERS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, COUNCILOR MURPHY HAD A QUESTION ABOUT INSTACART IN AN UBER EATS THIS ORDINANCE EXPLICITLY
EXCLUDES GROCERY STORE AND CONVENIENCE STORE DELIVERIES AND SO AS A RESULT INSTACART ORDERS WHICH FOCUS ON GROCERY DELIVERY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE ORDINANCE. UBER EATS IS A SERVICE THAT FULFILLS RESTAURANT AND
PREPARED FOOD DELIVERY ORDERS. AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF KEY CLARIFICATION AS I FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS, INSTACART DOES NOT HANDLE RESTAURANT DELIVERY AND SAID ANY RESTAURANT DELIVERIES INITIATED ON INSTACART ARE
ACTUALLY FULFILLED BY UBER EATS INSTACART'S RELATIONSHIP WITH UBER EATS IS WHAT WE DEEM AS A MARKETING PARTNERSHIP NOT A DIRECT FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE. INSTACART DIRECTS CUSTOMERS TO
UBER UBER EATS WHEN RESTAURANT DELIVERY IS REQUESTED IF A CUSTOMER ORDERS GROCERY AN UBER EATS THOSE ORDERS ARE FULFILLED BY INSTACART AND ITS WORKERS
NOT UBER EATS DRIVERS AND SO IT WAS THE OPINION OF BOTH OUR LEGAL COUNCILOR AND THE CITIES THAT THE CITY DOES NOT CURRENTLY BELIEVE THAT INSTACART WILL BE SUBJECTED TO THIS ORDINANCE. UBER EATS AND INSTACART DO HAVE
A PARTNERSHIP SINCE 2024 WHICH ALLOWS INSTACART TO OFFER ITS CUSTOMERS RESTAURANT DELIVERY. HOWEVER, THESE DELIVERIES ARE CARRIED OUT BY UBER EATS AND ITS COURIERS TO THE UBER EATS BACK END PLATFORM. IN GENERAL THOUGH, THE INTENT
OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO REGULATE THIRD PARTY RESTAURANT DELIVERY PROVIDERS SPECIFICALLY THOSE CONTRIBUTING TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION, CONGESTION AND PARKING VIOLATIONS. GROCERY DELIVERY STORE GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICES LIKE
INSTACART OPERATE DIFFERENTLY. THEY PICK UP THEIR ORDERS IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOTS. THEY DO NOT CREATE THE SAME SORT OF STREET CONGESTION AS RUSH STREET RESTAURANT DELIVERY DRIVERS AND I CAN I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THAT. I'M GOING DOWN TO THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PROVIDER PERMIT PROCESS. THERE WAS A CHALLENGE TO THE FOR THE BPD TO UNILATERALLY DECIDE WHETHER OPERATIONS ARE
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST EVEN THOUGH A PLATFORM IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE THAT WAS PUT FORTH BY THE INDUSTRY WHICH WE AGREED IN TERMS
OF INSURANCE AND NOW STATES COVERAGE FOR LIABILITY IN THE EVENT THAT ANY UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED OPERATOR IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE PROVIDER MUST ENSURE THAT THE OPERATOR, THE PROVIDER OR ANY
COMBINATION OF THE TWO MAINTAINS LIABILITY INSURANCE THAT ENSURES AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE FOR LIABILITY TO THIRD PARTIES WITH COVERAGE AMOUNTS OF NOT LESS $50,000 FOR DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF BODILY INJURY SUSTAINED BY ANY ONE PERSON IN AN ACCIDENT NOT LESS THAN $100,000 FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF BODILY INJURY SUSTAINED BY ALL PERSONS INJURED IN AN
ACCIDENT AND $30,000 FOR ALL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS AMENDMENT ALIGNS WITH THE INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS WITH STATE MINIMUMS AND
PROVIDES PLATFORMS WITH GREATER REGULATORY CERTAINTY REGARDING COVERED VEHICLES. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH INSURANCE PRODUCTS FOR E-BIKES AND MOPEDS DO NOT WIDELY EXIST IN HIGHLIGHTED THE NECESSITY
OF INDUSTRY COOPERATION IN DEVELOPING FEASIBLE COVERAGE OPTIONS. THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMITMENT BY AN INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE TO WORK WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO BUILD A PRODUCT
THAT COVERS E-BIKES AND MOPEDS. IT IS WORTH TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT UBER HAS COVERAGE IN CANADA ALREADY AND SO THEY'RE NOT A STRANGER TO THIS ISSUE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET THEY HAVE ACCIDENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BICYCLES, E-BIKES,
SCOOTERS AND ON FOOT DELIVERY PEOPLE. IF YOU'RE USING ANY OF THESE UBER MAINTAINS INSURANCE ON BEHALF OF DELIVERY PEOPLE AND YOU ARE COVERED FOR PERSONAL INJURIES THAT OCCUR FROM A RISK PERSPECTIVE EITHER QUANTIFYING
THE SPEED OR WEIGHT FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST CARS, MOTORCYCLES, MOPEDS AND E-BIKES AN E-BIKE PRODUCT AN E-BIKE
PRODUCT BEING CREATED I THINK IS IS A GOOD THING IF IT HAPPENS THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I SUPPORT. THAT'S WHY IT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS FINAL DRAFT GOING THROUGH DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN
SECTION A WE CHANGED FROM MONTHLY TO QUARTERLY WHILE MANDATING DATA ANONYMIZATION TO PROTECT CONSUMER PRIVACY. THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE ACLU.
THE THE INDUSTRY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT DATA PRIVACY AND COMMERCIAL SENSITIVITY. THESE CHANGES PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL COMPROMISE AND ADDRESS CONCERNS. THIS ALLOWS FOR LESS FREQUENT
AND DELAYED DATA REPORTING TO MITIGATE RISKS. WE ALSO REMOVED THE DATA REQUIREMENT OF THE POWER SOURCE OF THE VEHICLE USED WHETHER IT WAS PROPELLED BY INTERNAL COMBUSTION OR BATTERY SOURCE
ELECTRICITY. THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATIONS AROUND A 15 DIGIT OR 12 DIGIT FIPS CODE WITHIN A CENSUS TRACK OR BLOCK RESPECTIVELY. WE DECIDED TO REDUCE TO A 12
DIGIT FITS CODE FOR GREATER AND COMMUNITY OF CONSUMERS SO THAT THEIR DATA IS NOT TRACKED. WE ALSO REQUIRED BTD TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE PURPOSE OF DATA COLLECTION, ENSURE IT SERVES A
LEGITIMATE NEED WHILE ENSURING REASONABLE SECURITY PROCEDURES AND SO IT SAYS THE FOLLOWING IN SECTION B EACH PROVIDER SHALL SUBMIT TO BTD UPON BTD REQUEST ADDITIONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONGESTION
MANAGEMENT AND OTHER LEGITIMATE REGULATORY NEEDS WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATIONS THAT UTILIZE THE PROVIDER'S DIGITAL NETWORK WITHIN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND TIME PERIODS AND BROKEN OUT BY MODE
OF TRANSPORTATION AS DETERMINED BY BTD BTD SHALL SEE BTD SHALL IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN REASONABLE SECURITY PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES INCLUDING OPERATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE TRIP DATA FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DESTRUCTION, USE MODIFICATION OR DISCLOSURE AND BTD SHALL NOT USE THE DATA FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN REGULATING TRAFFIC SAFETY,
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT OR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS VERSION ENSURES ROBUST DATA PROTECTIONS WHILE STILL ALLOWING BTD TO COLLECT NECESSARY REGULATORY DATA TO
INFORM THEIR POLICY. SO LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST AND I'M SORRY TWO THINGS WE CHANGE IT FROM IMPLEMENTATION THE TIMELINE FROM 6 TO 9 MONTHS TO PROVIDE THAT RAMP UP TIME
FOR THE INDUSTRY TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH INSURANCE PROVIDERS TO CREATE THAT PRODUCT FOR E-BIKES AND MOPEDS. AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT PUT FORTH BY MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT EIGHT
AND I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER WORK THAT WOULD HAVE INSTITUTED A FEE OF 15 PER ORDER. I HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT THE FEE AND WANTED SPECIFIC ASSURANCES THAT THE FEE DOES
NOT PASS ON TO CONSUMERS LOCAL BUSINESSES OR DELIVERY OPERATORS. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES AS CHAIR WHERE IT WAS IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PUT FORTH A
DOCKET THAT I THINK IS REFLECTIVE OF ALL OF OUR VARYING OPINIONS. IT'S NOT EASY BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY AND SO ULTIMATELY BASED ON WHAT FOLKS WERE TELLING ME AND THEIR CONCERNS
AND GIVEN THAT WE COULD NOT LEGALLY PUT IN HERE AND CODIFY ASSURANCES THAT THIS FEE COULD NOT BE PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, I DID NOT INCLUDE IT IN THE FINAL VERSION .
ULTIMATELY THIS DRAFT THAT I'M RECOMMENDING REFLECTS THIS PROCESS AND REFLECTS MY DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY AS CHAIR TO PRODUCE SOMETHING AGAIN THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF EVERYBODY AND
THAT I THINK WILL ULTIMATELY BE SUCCESSFUL. AND SO WITH THAT SORRY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS I RECOMMEND MOVING THE LISTED DOCKET FROM THE
COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTION AND AT THIS TIME MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL WILL BE THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS IN A NEW DRAFT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. THAT IS APPARENT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS DOCKET. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN CONSIDER CAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS FOR ALL OF HER WORK ON THIS. IF I HAD TO ENCAPSULATE ALL OF MY THOUGHTS I WOULD SAY I'M
EXCITED, I'M HOPEFUL AND I'M DISAPPOINTED FOR FAR TOO LONG. I'LL START WITH THE HOPEFUL PART. FOR FAR TOO LONG THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PLATFORMS HAVE OPERATED IN BOSTON AS IF THE RULES DON'T APPLY TO THEM.
THEIR BUSINESS MODELS PRIORITIZE SPEED AND PROFITS OVER SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY LEAVING RESIDENTS, PEDESTRIANS AND EVEN THEIR OWN DRIVERS TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF RECKLESS AND LAWLESS BEHAVIOR ON OUR STREETS.
AS THE CHAIR OF PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION, I CHAIRED A HEARING LAST YEAR WHERE I HAD MADE ASK TO THE PLATFORMS USED DETAILED DELIVERY DATA THAT WE KNOW THEY COLLECT TO MITIGATE THEIR IMPACTS ON OUR STREETS.
UNSURPRISINGLY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRANSPARENCY AND REQUESTS FOR THEM TO SELF-REGULATE WAS NEGLECTED. THE ADMINISTRATION'S ORDINANCE TODAY BUILDS ON THE IDEA THAT BY REQUIRING APPROPRIATE DATA
REPORTING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THESE COMPANIES TO CONTINUE TO HIDE BEHIND GLIB GLIB INDIFFERENCE AND VAGUE EXCUSES. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY.
THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION'S DELIVERY OF THIRD PARTY DELIVERY ORDINANCE MAKES SURE THAT COMPANIES LIKE DOORDASH, UBER EATS AND GRUBHUB OBTAIN PERMITS TO OPERATE IN THE CITY
OF BOSTON AND THIS ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES A FRAMEWORK FOR ACCOUNTABILITY BY ENSURING THAT THESE COMPANIES DO THEIR PART TO KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE BY REQUIRING COMPANIES TO PROVIDE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR ALL THEIR DRIVERS FOR THEIR OWN
CAR, MOTORCYCLE, MOPED OR E-BIKES. WE'RE NOT FOR PROJECTING JUST PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS BUT ALSO THE WORKERS WHO RELY ON THESE PLATFORMS. THIS ORDINANCE IS A RESPONSE TO AN ALARMING INCREASE IN
UNLAWFUL AND DANGEROUS OPERATION. JUST YESTERDAY I WAS IN THE FENWAY AND THAT WAS THE TOP CONCERN AT THE RED SOX NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. YOU WOULD THINK THE TOP CONCERN AT THE RED SOX NEIGHBORHOOD
MEETING WAS THE FACT THAT WE WERE OPENING DAY IS STARTING FRIDAY AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE COMING TO THE FENWAY FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE THE TOP ISSUE BUT YOU KNOW I
CAME UP AS THE TOP ISSUE SCOOTERS BEING RUN OVER AND JUST FEELING UNSAFE ON THE STREET. SO WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE HERE. BUT I GUESS I'LL GO TO THE PART
THAT I'M DISAPPOINTED ABOUT. I MUST ADMIT THAT NOT EVERYTHING I THINK THAT WE NEEDED TO GET DONE IN THIS ORDINANCE HAPPENED. DOORDASH, GRUBHUB, UBER. I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A SUGGESTION. PAY YOUR LOBBYISTS A LITTLE
MORE. THEY'VE TO WIN ON THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TODAY BECAUSE TODAY THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL IS DECIDING THAT WE DON'T HAVE SEVEN VOTES FOR A
MODEST 15 CENT FEE TO AMELIORATE THE ISSUES THAT THEY CAUSE ON OUR STREETS. THEY HAVE A COMBINED MARKET SHARE OF $235 BILLION BUT $0.15
PER ORDER. THAT'S TOO MUCH. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SORRY. I NEED TO REGROUP HERE. SO I FIRST WANT TO START BY THANKING THE FOOD DELIVERY DRIVERS.
I KNOW MANY WHO USE THIS AS A JOB EITHER AS A FULL TIME JOB OR WAYS TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN THIS EXPENSIVE CITY TO LIVE IN. I HAVE TO ADMIT THE FIRST TIME
I USED AMAZON WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD NOT EVER HAD ANYTHING DELIVERED TO MY HOUSE. MY KIDS CONVINCED ME. AND NOW I USE LOTS OF APPS ON MY PHONE. INSTACART OTHERS I KNOW
OF REFERENCE DURING THESE HEARINGS IN THESE WORKING SESSIONS ABOUT MY USE AND I OFTEN SEE PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS ALMOST ALWAYS AND I ALWAYS MAKE
SURE I GO BACK IN WHEN THEY ASK FOR INPUT AND I GIVE THEM THE FOUR OR FIVE STARS OR WHATEVER THE MOST AND I GIVE REASONS WHY. SO I DO WANT TO THANK ALL
OF OUR FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS AMAZON ALL OF THEM IF THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THIS ORDINANCE OR NOT. I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
ALSO TO THE RESIDENTS AND WORKERS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT MY COLLEAGUES BUT I HAVE BEEN GETTING MANY EMAILS AND CALLS DIRECTLY FROM THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE AS AN AT
LARGE CITY COUNCILOR COMMITTED TO THE SAFETY WELL-BEING OF BOSTON'S RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. I MUST EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ROAD SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DELIVERY
PROVIDERS ORDINANCE WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEFORE US TODAY. I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR COLETTA ZAPATA FOR I THINK IT WAS AN IN-DEPTH AND MANY HEARINGS AND WORKING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT WHILE ENHANCING SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES IS CRUCIAL. THIS ORDINANCE RAISES SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS REGARDING ITS APPROACH AND POTENTIAL
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. BOSTON ALREADY HAS COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC LAWS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD DELIVERY DRIVERS.
EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE EXISTING REGULATIONS SHOULD BE OUR PRIMARY STRATEGY RATHER THAN INTRODUCE INTRODUCING ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION THAT MAY BE REDUNDANT AND BURDENSOME.
THE ORDINANCE APPEARS TO DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGET SPECIFIC THIRD PARTY DELIVERY PLATFORMS SUCH AS UBER EATS GRUBHUB DOORDASH WHILE EXEMPTING OTHER DELIVERY
SERVICES LIKE INSTACART THAT ALSO OFFER RESTAURANT DELIVERY OPTIONS. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA FOR SHARING OUT THE RESEARCH BUT I KNOW THAT THERE
IS A FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM TOO THAT INSTACART DOES MAKE MONEY OFF STILL SENDING THEM OFF TO THAT OTHER SERVICE THIS SELECTIVE APPLICATION RAISES QUESTIONS
ABOUT FAIRNESS AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND FOCUSING ON CERTAIN COMPANIES OVER OTHERS THAT CONTRIBUTE SIMILARLY TO URBAN TRAFFIC A CENTRAL COMPONENT OF THE ORDINANCE IS
THE MANDATE FOR DELIVERY COMPANIES TO PROVIDE UMBRELLA INSURANCE POLICIES COVERING ALL DRIVERS ACROSS VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. HOWEVER, THE PRACTICALITY OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS
QUESTIONABLE AS SUCH COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE PROJECT PRODUCTS DO NOT EXIST IN THE MARKET YET AND ADDITIONALLY MANY DELIVERY COMPANIES ALREADY OFFER INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
THEIR DRIVERS. MAKING THIS NEW MANDATE UNNECESSARY AND INDICATIVE OF A RUSH TO LEGISLATION PROCESS WHICH I BELIEVE IS LACKING THOROUGH INDUSTRY CONSULTATION.
THE GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT THE ORDINANCE GOES BEYOND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND COULD CREATE BURDENSOME REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE TARGETED COMPANIES. THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES DELIVERY COMPANIES TO SHARE EXTENSIVE DATA WITH THE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT INCLUDING VEHICLE TYPES DELIVERY FREQUENCIES IN ROUTE
SPECIFICS WHILE INTENDED TO AID IN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AT THIS LEVEL OF DATA COLLECTION RAISES SIGNIFICANT PRIVACY CONCERNS INSTEAD OF REQUIRING PRECISE AND SENSITIVE DATA POINTS, THE
CITY SHOULD WORK WITH PLATFORM PROVIDERS TO PRODUCE AGGREGATED HEAT MAPS DEVOID OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. THIS ORDINANCE THANK YOU COUNCILOR COLLETTE, AS A PART OF YOU DID MENTION THAT YOU
REMOVE TO THE THE REQUEST TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL COST BUT I DID BELIEVE THAT THIS ORDINANCE IF THEY HAD HAD IT INCLUDED THAT WOULD INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR DELIVERY COMPANIES
SUCH AS A PROPOSED DELIVERY CHARGE PER ORDER. THESE INCREASED EXPENSES WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY TO BE PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS RESULTING IN HIGHER PRICES FOR FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES.
THIS OUTCOME COULD BE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT RESIDENTS WHO RELY ON THESE SERVICES. FOR ME IT'S CONVENIENCE BUT FOR MANY PEOPLE THEY USE THESE DELIVERY SERVICES BECAUSE THEY
MAY HAVE MOBILITY ISSUES OR DISABILITIES SO IT'S IMPORTANT OR THEY MAY NOT HAVE A CAR OR WORK TWO JOBS AND DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO GET TO THE STORES WHEN THEY'RE OPEN.
SO MAKING FOOD DELIVERY LESS AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE IS SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO DO. SO I'LL END BY SAYING IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME DELIVERY PLATFORMS HAVE ALREADY INITIATED MEASURES TO
ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY. I WOULD SAY MANY OF THEM HAVE. FOR INSTANCE, IN JULY 2024 DOORDASH ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF ACTIONS AIMED AT PROMOTING SAFER CITY STREETS INCLUDING
ESTABLISHING DEDICATED ESCALATION CHANNEL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTING ENHANCED DRIVER IDENTITY VERIFICATION PROCESSES TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCOUNT
SHARING. WHILE THE GOAL OF ENHANCING ROAD SAFETY IS COMMENDABLE, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPEARS TO BE A HASTILY CONSTRUCTED MEASURE THAT MAY NOT EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE
UNDERLYING ISSUES. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO RECONSIDER THIS APPROACH. ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DIALOG WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND FOCUS ON ENFORCING EXISTING TRAFFIC
LAWS TO AGREE TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC WITHOUT IMPOSING UNNECESSARY BURDENS ON OUR CONSUMERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR ORGANIZERS.
IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? THE CHEROKEE NATION IS CONTRAFLOW NEAR THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
I ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE AS LONG AS THE TAX IS NOT ADDED. RESIDENTS OF THE CITY KNOW THAT
THIS TAX WILL NOT BE PAID BY A LARGE MULTIBILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION. TAXES GET PASSED ON TO SMALL BUSINESSES RESTAURANTS, RESIDENTS.
OUR NEIGHBORS DID NOT CAUSE THIS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROBLEM SO THEY DON'T SEE WHY THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FAR. IN MY OPINION IT'S NOT THE TIME FOR ANOTHER TAX IN BOSTON.
LET'S BE CLEAR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES WE FACE IN THE CITY FOR YEARS. BUT IN THE LAST 18 TO 24 MONTHS WE CAN ALL AGREE IT HAS BECOME
INCREASINGLY WORSE WITH THE PRESENCE OF MANY OF THESE DRIVERS ON MOPEDS OR OTHER DEVICES IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY. I HAVE CALLED FOR A HEARING AND HAD HEARINGS WITH
COUNCILOR O'MALLEY COUNCIL FLOWERY ABOUT HOW THESE MOM AND POP SHOPS ALL OVER THE CITY WERE STRUGGLING RESTAURANTS BECAUSE OF LARGE CORPORATIONS THAT WERE CHARGING
PERCENTAGE TO ADVERTISE ON THEIR SITE OR USE THEIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. BUT NOW OUR PEDESTRIAN ROAD SAFETY PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE WITH MANY DRIVERS FOR
THESE LARGE CORPORATIONS NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THE ROAD. I THINK WE ALL AGREE ON THAT ALMOST EVERY DAY. SOMEONE TELLS ME ABOUT SOMEONE GOING FOR A RED LIGHT, A STOP
SIGN OR THE WRONG WAY ON A ONE WAY STREET ON THE SIDEWALK. LAST FEBRUARY I RAISED THE ISSUE IN A HEARING ORDER TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY PROCESS RELATING TO BOSTON
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. AT THAT TIME I SAID INSTEAD OF THE CITY REFUSING TO ENGAGE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS ON STREET, WE REDESIGNS WITH THE TOP DOWN APPROACH WE SHOULD
INSTEAD FOCUS ON LISTENING, LISTENING TO NEIGHBORS AND ADDRESS PEDESTRIAN DUE TO THE INCREASE OF MOPEDS. FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE ADVOCATED FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS
BOSTON WHO SHARE THESE SERIOUS CONCERNS WHETHER IT WAS THE ADMINISTRATION THE PRESS OR THE MEDIA. I HAVE SAID I HAVE REPEATEDLY ADVOCATED FOR IF YOU GO MORE
THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR YOU SHOULD HAVE THE LICENSE, YOU SHOULD BE REGISTERED AND HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NO EXCEPTIONS.
IN MY OPINION THIS ORDINANCE IS A GOOD START AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL. THIS IS WHY I CALLED FOR A HEARING ON HAVING ALL ROAD USERS AGAIN TO BE LICENSED,
REGISTERED AND INSURED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS PLAYING BY THE SAME RULES. BOSTON CAN NO LONGER BE THE WILD WEST. WE MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON BOYLSTON STREET WHICH I
REPRESENT IN THE BACK BAY SOME IMPROVEMENTS BUT NEEDS TO GO FURTHER THAN THAT WHETHER IT'S CARS, MOPEDS, DIRT BIKES, ELECTRIC BIKES OR BIKES
EVERYONE HAS TO BE OBEYING THE SAME RULES OF THE ROAD. WE CAN'T HAVE RULES FOR ONE SET OF ROAD USERS AND ANOTHER SET FOR OTHERS. I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES THAT IT CAN NO LONGER BE THE WILD WEST
HERE. ANYTHING GOES. IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS WE HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES HERE. IT'S CLEARLY CREATED AN UNSAFE AND BIO ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
ROAD USERS AND PEDESTRIANS AND I OFTEN SEE PEOPLE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALKS ELDERLY PEOPLE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN IT
IN A MOPED, A BICYCLE. SOMEONE WILL BE DRIVING TOWARDS THEM. I'M ON THE SIDEWALK. THANK YOU. METRO. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MCGILL.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR AND I THINK IT'S WE'RE IN A VERY INTERESTING TIME IN THE
WORLD OF POLITICS AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS. I KNOW COUNCILOR DURKIN MADE SOME REFERENCE TO LOBBYING FOLKS THAT THEY WON BUT NO ONE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT'S A KNOCK
ON MY DOOR ASKING ME TO DO ANYTHING. I'M NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO ANYBODY BUT THE PEOPLE THAT I SERVE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD THAT IF ANYONE DID LOBBY ME I DIDN'T GET THE
MEMO SO AND IF THEY DID I DON'T RESPOND TO SUCH A THING. SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THEY WERE NOT KNOCKING ON MY DOOR AND SO EVERY DECISION I MAKE IS BASED ON THE PEOPLE THAT I SERVE.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHENEVER I RISE TO SPEAK THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M UTILIZING MY MICROPHONE FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT FOR LOBBYISTS. SO I WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP REAL QUICK JUST SO NOBODY IS
CONFUSED ABOUT THE VOTES THAT I TAKE OR WHY. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE AROUND THIS
PARTICULAR CONVERSATION IS THAT OUR OFFICE ALONGSIDE COUNCIL FOR BEING AND COUNCILOR FLYNN WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A TASK FORCE TO REALLY LOOK AT PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT COULD BE LEGISLATED AND THEN THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REALLY START LOOKING AT HOW WE WORK WITH COMMUNITY TO REALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND I FEEL LIKE NOT
EVERYTHING WE CAN'T LEGISLATE HUMAN BEHAVIOR. WE CAN'T YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE HOW WE WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY AROUND SOME OF THESE ISSUES AROUND SAFETY, PARTICULARLY PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. SO THE TASK FORCE THAT OUR OFFICE'S WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP COUNCILOR FLYNN AND BEING ON AND INVITING OUR COLLEAGUES TO
REALLY LEAN INTO IT. SO LOOKING MORE FOR THAT TYPE OF COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP AND IN REGARDS TO HOW I AM GOING TO VOTE YOU'LL JUST HAVE
TO WAIT UNTIL THE TIME FOR ROLL CALL AND I'LL SURPRISE EVERYBODY BUT ANYONE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. MR. CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL
CALL VOTE AND TALKING NUMBERS 0407 COUNCILOR BREEN YES. COUNCILOR BREEN YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES
COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDES HANSON YES . COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES.
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. SEE COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY NO. COUNCILOR BEDPAN COUNCILOR FLIPPIN YES.
COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. TALKING NUMBERS 0407 HAS
RECEIVED 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND TWO VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE. THANK YOU. JACKET NUMBER ZERO SEVEN FOR SORRY DOCKET NUMBER OC 0407 IS
PASSED ONE TWO AGAIN THANK YOU COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PART OF ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS NO LEGISLATION IS PERFECT BUT I THINK THIS MOVES US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET NUMBER 0458 SO I CAN HAVE A ZERO FOR FIVE EIGHT THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2020 50458 MESSAGE IN ORDER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF INTEREST TO THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CORE PROGRAM FOR MADISON PARK TECHNICAL
VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PURSUANT TO MASS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 70 B SECTION FIVE THE STATEMENT OF INTEREST DESCRIBES AND EXPLAINS THE DEFICIENCIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL FACILITY THAT
PREVENTS BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM DELIVERING THEIR DESIRED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL OUR OUTCOMES EARLIER THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HELD A HEARING ON MONDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2025 TO DISCUSS DOCKET NUMBER 045820459.
FROM THE. WE HAVE BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DELAVAN STANISLAUS, CHIEF OF CAPITAL PLANNING FOR BEEPS.
CARLTON JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES PARTMENT. AND BRIAN FORD, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR BHP'S. ALL TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION. FROM THE COUNCIL WE HAD
COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR MURPHY, COUNCILOR BREADON AND COUNCILOR MEJIA PRESENT FOR THE HEARING. WE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE. THE PEACE TEAM PROVIDED A BRIEF
OVERVIEW STATEMENT. IT IS A STATE AGENCY THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO LOCAL DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCT NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
THEY STATED THAT THERE ARE TWO MAIN PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE MEMBER. THE CORE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS COVERING EXTENSIVE REPAIRS, RENOVATIONS, ADDITIONS AND NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
THE ACCELERATED PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF ROOFS, WINDOWS, DOORS AND BOILERS AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND FACILITIES. COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOCUSED ON
TIMELINES AND VARIOUS UPGRADES AT THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITH A STRONG FOCUS A MADISON PARK HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT TIMELINE. THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE PASSED A STATEMENT OF INTEREST ON MARCH
28 SO IT IS NOW BEFORE US. I KNOW MADISON PARK NEEDS INVESTMENTS AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY WANTED THIS 15 YEARS AGO. PEOPLE WANT SHOVELS IN THE GROUND TOMORROW AND I SHARE THE FRUSTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY
THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT AND DELIVER THE MADISON PARK THAT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE. BUT I DO BELIEVE WE SHOULD MAKE MADISON PARK THE CROWN JEWEL. IT SHOULD BE AND TO DO THAT WE NEED STATE ASSISTANCE TO THE
MEMBER. I'VE ALSO FILED A RESOLUTION ASKING FOR CHANGES TO THE MSP A PROCESS AND JOINING ON TO AN EFFORT AT THE STATE HOUSE TO CREATE A COMMISSION TO LOOK AT INCREASED REIMBURSEMENTS FOR
TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AS WELL AS A SPEEDIER TIMELINE. AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCIL AS WELL AS ANYONE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. COUNCIL AROUND 6% OF DOCKET NUMBER 0458 MR CLERK, PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL
CALL VOTE ON THE DOCKET NUMBER 0458 COUNCIL OF READ YES. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PART COUNCIL A PART OF YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES.
COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.
COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR 15 ANSWER PIN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WHIP A YES AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES.
COUNCILOR WE'RE ALL YES. TOKEN NUMBERS 0458 AS WE SEE 1112 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0458 HAS PASSED. WE ARE NOW ON TO MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR POSSIBLE
ACTION. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 01690169 ORDER FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING
OF COASTAL RESILIENCE STRATEGIES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLIMATE BANK . THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE ALL MY COLLEAGUES PARTICIPATION IN THAT HEARING. THE COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING FOCUSED ON EXPLORING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL TO ASSIST IN MOBILIZING
RESOURCES AND FUNDING PROJECTS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. IT IS ESTIMATED TO COST THE CITY OF BOSTON APPROXIMATELY 4 TO $10 BILLION TO FORTIFY BOSTON'S WATERFRONT.
BOSTON CURRENTLY RELIES ON VARIOUS PARTS OF FUNDING TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND NEEDS TO START SEEKING ALTERNATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCES FOR RESILIENCE PROJECTS. DURING THE HEARING WE WERE
JOINED BY ADMINISTRATION MEMBERS INCLUDING BRIAN SWEAT, CHIEF CLIMATE OFFICER CHRIS OSGOOD, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND NATALIE RODRIGUEZ WHO IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THAT OFFICE .
THE ADMINISTRATION LAID OUT THE 2030 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WHICH WILL INCLUDE WHICH INCLUDES CONCISE ACTION STEPS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS AND PARTNERS QUANTITATIVE METRICS TO MEASURE PROJECT OVER TIME MEANINGFULLY
AND CLIMATE JUSTICE TOOLS TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION BROKE DOWN THE CURRENT FUNDING LANDSCAPE FOR BOSTON'S CLIMATE RESILIENCE NETWORK AND INVITED PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE WATERFRONT IN EAST BOSTON AND
WATER STREET TO JOIN THEIR EFFORTS AS A PILOT PROGRAM. BOSTON RELIES ON CITY FUNDING, STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AN EXISTING ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PARTNERSHIP AND THIRD PARTY INVESTMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, COUNCILORS HEARD FROM ADVOCATES PANEL THAT STRESS HOW THE CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL CLIMATE BANK COULD SUPPORT EXPANDING THE SCALE OF INVESTMENTS THAT CAN REACH A VARIETY OF RESIDENTS ATTRACTING PRIVATE CAPITAL TO AMPLIFY THE
IMPACT OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND ENHANCING THE CAPACITY TO DESIGN, BUILD AND MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RESILIENCE PROJECTS. WE WE LOOKED THROUGH EXAMPLES OF THIS OF SUCCESSFUL CLIMATE
BANKS INCLUDING THE D.C. GREEN BANK WHICH HAS LEVERAGED PUBLIC FUNDS TO ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN CLEAN ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE. WE ALSO HEARD FROM PUBLIC TESTIMONY FROM MANY COMMUNITY
ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRESSED THE NEED TO CREATE A CLIMATE BANK TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR LOCAL PROJECTS. I INTEND TO KEEP THIS IN COMMITTEE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION WE NOW HAVE THE DIFFICULT WORK OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE SCALE AND SCOPE IN WHICH WE COULD POTENTIALLY FUND THESE PROJECTS. DO WE START SMALL WITH
INDIVIDUAL HOMES IN THEIR FLOOD PREVENTION OR DO WE GO BIG TO TRY TO TACKLE SOME OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS? AND SO THAT IS THE NEXT STEP AS WELL AS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF IT IN A BUNCH OF LEGAL PARAMETERS . SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION AND THANK EVERYBODY AGAIN FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PART DOC
NUMBER 0169 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DR. NUMBER 03110311 ORDER FOR A HEARING TO ADDRESS THE DISPLACEMENT OF BOSTONIANS AS A
RESULT OF NEW AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES IS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
COUNCILOR DURKIN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DOCKET 0311 AS STATED BY THE CLERK IS AN ORDER TO A HEARING TO ADDRESS THE DISPLACEMENT OF BOSTONIANS.
WE HELD A VERY PRODUCTIVE HEARING. THE HEARING WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS FOR PAN MEDIA AND WE'RE ALL. IT WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION ON JANUARY 29, 2025.
ON MONDAY, MARCH 31ST THE COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE DOCKET. WE WERE JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL COUNCILORS PREPARED MURPHY FLYNN, FITZGERALD, CLODAGH ZAPATA,
RAUL WEBER AND MEJIA COUNCILORS BREADON LOUIJEUNE AND SANTANA PROVIDED ABSENTEE LETTERS. WE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM AN ADMINISTRATION PANEL REPRESENTED BY SHEILA DILLON, CHIEF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
OF HOUSING. SHARON IDOWU, CHIEF OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INCLUSION. JEVON QUIRK DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE BOSTON PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND CATHERINE LUSK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING
ADVISORY COUNCIL. THIS PANEL REPRESENTED THE ADMINISTRATION'S NEW REPORT A PLACE TO THRIVE AN ANTI DISPLACEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR BOSTON. WE LEARNED THAT THROUGH A CROSS DEPARTMENTAL TEAM SPANNING SIX
CABINET AND 20 DEPARTMENTS. THE CITY IS WORKING TOWARDS PROTECTING, PRESERVING, PRODUCING AND FOSTERING PROSPERITY THROUGH HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL STABILITY IN ORDER TO MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT.
WE KNOW AND LEARNED IN GREATER DETAIL THAT DISPLACEMENT IS NOT A SINGLE ISSUE PROBLEM. IT IS A SIMPLISTIC SOLUTION. HOWEVER, IT WILL IT WILL NOT HAVE A SIMPLISTIC SOLUTION. HOWEVER, THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PLANNING INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT,
REJECTING SELF-IMPOSED SCARCITY, EMBRACING ABUNDANCE AND A WILLINGNESS TO INNOVATE WE CAN ENSURE THAT BOSTON REMAINS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL INCOMES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN LIVE, WORK AND THRIVE.
AND I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN THANK COUNCILOR PIPPEN AND THE CO-SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS HEARING FORWARD. BEFORE I ASK THAT THIS DOCKET REMAIN IN COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CONVERSATION, I'D LIKE TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
COUNCILOR PIPPEN LEAD SPONSOR TO DISCUSS THE HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AGONIZES COUNCIL PREVENTING OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR HOSTING
THIS IMPORTANT HEARING. THIS IS A TOPIC THAT ONLY IMPACTS MY DISTRICT WITH THE ENTIRE CITY OF BOSTON. I WAS VERY THRILLED TO HEAR OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ANTICIPATORY STRATEGY TOOLKIT THAT WAS RELEASED AT THE STATE
OF THE CITY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY DISTRICT HAS BEEN ASKING FOR FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF SQUARE OF THE SQUARES AND STREETS REZONING PROPOSALS AND OTHER JUST THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND
TENANTS AS WELL. I DO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR PASSIONATE ADVOCACY FROM AND ALSO FROM THE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE THIS IS A TOPIC AS THE CHAIRMAN AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED THAT THIS
IMPACTS ALL OF US. SO I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESS OWNERS IN OUR CITY FEEL SUPPORT AND THAT WE ARE LEADING THE WAY IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO CALL BOSTON HOME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 0169 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ZO OH, SORRY. 0311.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0422 DOCKET 0422 ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT OF AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY SYRINGE REDEMPTION
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAD A GREAT HEARING. YES, A VERY EDUCATIONAL ONE. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FELLOW
SPONSORS COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR MURPHY AS WELL AS YOURSELF, MADAM PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL PIPPIN FOR ATTENDING THE NEEDLES. FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE BEING LEFT
TO THE GROUND IS CERTAINLY A FOCUS IN DISTRICT THREE BUT AS IT IS THINNED OUT AROUND THE MASS AND CASS AREA AND BEGAN TO SPREAD TO OTHER AREAS WE'RE NOW FOCUS ON HOW DO WE DO THE NEEDLE PICK UP IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A ALL HANDS ON DECK AND MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK. HOW DO YOU GET OTHER HELP IN THERE? AND SO WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF WHAT WE CAN DO AND GETTING HELP
THERE BUT ALSO WHAT THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION IS DOING WITH THE GREAT WORK OF DR. BISSELL OJUKWU TOO THERE AND AND A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR STREET WORKERS FROM THE
STREET OUTREACH WORKERS THAT WE HAVE THAT DO THESE JOBS DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND AND ALSO TO SUE SULLIVAN AND HER TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO A NEW MARKET AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE
ESPECIALLY AS THE ONE MOTHER PICKS UP ON HOW TO BEST INCREASE OUR PRESENCE AND INCREASE THE SYRINGE PICKUP SO THAT WE HAVE A SAFE CITY TO PLAY IT BUT IT WILL MEAN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR. WE DID HAVE AN INFORMATIVE HEARING YESTERDAY. I KNOW WE PUT FORTH A RESOLUTION THAT WE ALL SIGNED
ONTO AND THEN THE HEARING YESTERDAY WAS WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY ASK SOME GOOD QUESTIONS . PART OF THIS HEARING ORDER WHEN I FILED IT WAS NOT JUST ABOUT THE REINSTATEMENT. IT'S THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE
TO HAVE ABOUT IS IT HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND IT AND IS IT SUSTAINABLE? WE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY SYRINGE REDEMPTION PROGRAM HAS COLLECTED OVER 5 MILLION
SYRINGES ACROSS OUR CITY SINCE ITS INCEPTION. SO THEY'VE BEEN DOING, YOU KNOW, AMAZING NECESSARY WORK. I KNOW MY OFFICE WE GET LOTS OF CALLS AND LIKE COUNCILOR FITZGERALD SAID, NOW
THAT THE TENT ENCAMPMENT IS DOWN, WE STILL HAVE A LARGE CONGREGATION THERE. IT'S NOT GONE BUT IT HAS SPREAD. THE NEEDLES WERE BEING FOUND NOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY.
SO YES, SUE SULLIVAN DOES AN AMAZING JOB IN THAT AREA WITH THE WORK AND HER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WHERE SHE HAS STAFF THAT SHE PAYS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE DOWNTOWN
BID IS ALSO GOING TO TRY TO MODEL AFTER THAT. BUT TO PIECE TOGETHER THESE OTHER PROGRAMS AND KNOWING THAT THE THIS SYRINGE REDEMPTION PROGRAM WAS PICKING UP A
MAJORITY OF OUR SYRINGES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER GOING INTO THE BUDGET SEASON WHAT WE ADVOCATE FOR IT TO BE PLACED BACK INTO THE BUDGET AND I DO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP
AT MANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHEN THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM IS THERE THEY DO TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW APPROACH THAT THE MAYOR THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOW IMPLEMENTING THAT THERE IS NO
LONGER OF ANY PUBLIC DRUG USE OR DRUG SALE AND THAT THOSE WHO ARE FOUND EITHER USING DRUGS OR SELLING DRUGS IN PUBLIC WILL BE ARRESTED. I KNOW MANY OF US HAD QUESTIONS
BECAUSE WE STILL SEE A LARGE AMOUNT OF THAT HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY BUT OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC DRUG USE AND DISCARDING SYRINGES IN PUBLIC PLACES GO DIRECTLY HAND IN HAND.
SO WORKING WITH THE STREET OUTREACH TEAM ON MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO THE DA'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTINUES.
I HEAR FROM COMMUNITIES IF IT'S DUDLEY OR IF IT'S ANDREW SQUARE OR HYDE PARK THAT NEIGHBORS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THERE'S PUBLIC DRUG USE THE POLICE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE
LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS TO MAKE THAT LESS OF A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO OUR COMMUNITIES. SO I DO KNOW THAT THEY DID SAY DR. OJUKWU STATED THAT THE MAYOR HAS NOT PUT IT BACK INTO
THE BUDGET COMING UP AND SO WE HAVE LOTS OF TOUGH CONVERSATIONS COMING UP. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BUDGET BEING RELEASED SOON AND THE WORK WE'LL BE DOING WITH THE COUNCIL OVERALL BUT I STILL
WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I'M ADVOCATING THAT THIS PROGRAM IS REINSTATED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES FLANAGAN FOR THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND COUNCILOR MURPHY AS WELL FOR BRINGING THIS FOR THIS FORWARD. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THIS NEEDLE PICK PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON WAS
WORKING. IT WAS AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM. MONEY THAT SUPPORTED THIS PROGRAM WAS THE FEDERAL MONEY. NOW THAT THE FEDERAL MONEY HAS
DRIED UP, THE PROGRAM WILL NOT BE FUNDED BUT THERE SHOULD BE ROOM IN THE BUDGET FOR AN EFFECTIVE CITY PROGRAM THAT WORKS IN MY DISTRICT ESPECIALLY
AT ANDREWS SQUARE, PARTS OF THE SOUTH AND DOWNTOWN BOSTON ESPECIALLY AND IN OTHER AREAS
COPLEY, COPLEY AS WELL. WE DO SEE A LOT OF DRUG USE. WE SEE A LOT OF DISCARDED NEEDLES AND THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, THIS CITY PROGRAM
WAS EFFECTIVE PICKING THEM UP, PROVIDING A SAFER A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR FOR OUR FOR OUR FAMILIES, FOR OUR CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL, FOR OUR SENIORS.
I'M ALSO RESPECTFULLY ADVOCATING THAT MONEY GO BACK INTO THE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THIS EFFECTIVE PROGRAM. IT WORKS NOW SOME CASH THE TENTS ARE DOWN BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SPREAD THROUGHOUT
THROUGHOUT THE CITY BUT ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT AND I WANT TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE TO ADVOCATE FOR PICK UP OF NEEDLES. THE OTHER ISSUE I DID WANT TO I
DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT I KNOW COUNCILOR MURPHY MENTIONED THAT THE RECENT CHANGE IN POLICY TO NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO USE TO USE DRUGS PUBLICLY IS SOMETHING
I'VE ADVOCATED AS AS WE ALL KNOW HERE FOR MANY YEARS. YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT'S USING DRUGS IN PUBLIC THEY NEED A
DETOX BED. THEY NEED RECOVERY SERVICES. THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED. THEY THEY CAN'T BE ON THE STREETS USING DRUGS IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO RECOVERY IF THEY'RE NOT AND
GOING TO GET INTO DETOX. UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE TO BE ARRESTED. I DID THAT AS A PROBATION OFFICER. I GOT MORE PEOPLE INTO DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAN PROBABLY ANYONE AROUND HERE.
THE SECOND POINT THE OTHER POINT I WANTED TO MAKE THE OTHER POINT I WANTED TO MAKE WAS THERE WAS A RECENT STUDY
AND IT MENTIONED IN IT HIGHLIGHTED THE OVERDOSE DEATH RATES IN BOSTON AND I DISCUSSED THIS AT THIS MEETING THAT WE HAD THE HIGHEST GROUP
OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IS ADULT SENIOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS CRISIS. I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS BUT THAT'S SOMETHING IF IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH, THIS
SHOULD BE IN THE BUDGET THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH THE SIGNIFICANT OVERDOSE DEATHS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE
SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SOME OF SOME OF THE REASON WHY IS DURING THE PANDEMIC WE ALSO SAW MANY OF THE DRUGS THAT WERE
USED BEING FENTANYL WAS WAS APPLIED TO THOSE DRUGS. SO I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0422 WILL REMAIN
IN COMMITTEE. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT THE NUMBER 06410641 MESSAGE YOU KNOW IF YOUR APPROVAL AND APPROPRIATION ARE
IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $38,148,052 FROM FISCAL YEAR 2025 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND REVENUES FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION PROJECTS AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY
OF BOSTON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR I CAN HAVE THIS COUNCIL PENSION OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMUNITY PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
YESTERDAY WE HAD THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE HEARINGS LEARN ABOUT THIS FISCAL YEARS PROJECT. THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUNDING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT. I WAS JOINED BY COUNCILORS
MURPHY FLYNN BREADON WEBER, PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE WITH ABSENCE LETTERS FROM COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND COUNCILOR COLETTA SUPPORTER THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMUNITY HAS CONSIDERED 52
PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY 44 BEING FULLY FUNDED TOTALING $38,148,052. THESE PROJECTS FOLLOW THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL USES. I THINK OUR PANELIST 18 BROWN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PRESERVATION OFFICE CHRISTINE O'KEEFE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE
OF HOUSING NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DIVISION LIZA MEIER INTERIM COMMISSIONER AND CHIEF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND KATHY BAKER ECLIPSE, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PLAN IN
PARKS AND RECREATION. I RECOMMEND MOVING THIS LIST LISTED DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTION AT THIS TIME. I RECOMMEND OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL WOULD BE
THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BUT ANYONE ELSE I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. THE CHAIR CAN I JUST CONSIDER CAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILOR CRIPPEN. MANY OF YOU KNOW MY PREDECESSOR, COUNCILOR BOK WAS THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE AND WAS ACTIVE IN PUSHING FOR CPI TO EXIST IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE 18 BROWN AND THE DIRECTOR FOR ALL OF HER LEADERSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO MISS THE HEARING BECAUSE I HAD MY ANNUAL PCP APPOINTMENT AND AS YOU GUYS KNOW THERE'S A PCP SHORTAGE IN
THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO I JUST WANTED TO I KNOW A LOT OF US DISTRICT COUNCILORS IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT WE SEND A SUPPORT LETTER FOR THE THINGS IN OUR DISTRICT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M EXCITED TO SEE 112 QUEENSBURY CHURCH OF THE COVENANT WHICH I HAVE SENT TO SUPPORT LETTERS FOR AND NOW IT'S FINALLY FUNDED ARLINGTON STREET CHURCH. 127 MOUNT VERNON STREET WHICH
IS HILL HOUSE THE BEACON HILL FRIEND'S HOUSE, THE WEST UNDER THE WESTERN MUSEUM RUGGLES BAPTIST CHURCH PHASE TWO MISSION GRAMMAR AND OLD WEST CHURCH ACCESSIBILITY.
THOSE PROJECTS ARE THINGS THAT EITHER THROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS OR THIS YEAR I HAVE ACTIVELY FOUGHT FOR AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED THAT THEY'RE GETTING FUNDED THIS YEAR. I ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK THAT
THE PRESERVATION COMMITTEES APPROACH OF NOT FUNDING THE SAME PROJECTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT IT'S NOT JUST DISTRICT EIGHT AND COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION STATUS THAT WE REALLY EXPAND WHAT PRESERVATION LOOKS LIKE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED AND I
THINK THAT MISSION HILL AND THE WEST END BEING AND THE FENWAY BEING A PART OF THIS IS PART OF THAT DILIGENCE IS MAKING SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS THAT HAVE GOTTEN FUNDED EVERY YEAR
DON'T GET FUNDED EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND WE SHARE THE WEALTH AND I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO SEE THIS ALL COME TOGETHER AND AGAIN THANKS DIRECTOR BROWN FOR ALL THAT SHE DOES. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AND I JUST WANTED TO
LET YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO RISE TO THANK FABIAN BROWN. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH HER FOR MANY YEARS. HER AND HER TEAM OUTSTANDING
JOB THEY DO VERY PROFESSIONAL UNDERSTANDING. THEY LISTEN TO RESIDENTS. AND WHAT I ESPECIALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT BRINGS RESIDENTS TOGETHER, IT BRINGS
NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER. SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T WIN ON A PARTICULAR PROJECT YOU MIGHT BE DISAPPOINTED. BUT THE WAY THAT DEAN AND HER
TEAM TREAT PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T WON. THEY GO OVER THE APPLICATION WITH THEM AND THEY OFFER ADVICE. THEY OFFER SUGGESTIONS.
THEY DO IT IN A PROFESSIONAL AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AND IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY. IT GIVES THEM ENCOURAGEMENT TO APPLY TO REAPPLY AT THE NEXT SESSION. SO JUST THE PROFESSIONALISM
THAT THEY DO CONDUCTS HER WORK IS EXCEPTIONAL. SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT HER. HER TEAM ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO OF MY FORMER COLLEAGUES AS WELL COUNCILOR MICHAEL FLAHERTY AND
COUNCILOR ANDREA CAMPBELL, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THEIR WORK ON CPA. AS WELL THEY DID TREMENDOUS WORK IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IN ADVOCATING AND SUPPORTING THIS
PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MICHAEL AND TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON COMES HERE WAITING. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND
OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR ATTENDING BROWNS LEADERSHIP AND WORK IN CPE AT THE CPA AND ARE A GREAT TEAM. I'D JUST LIKE TO SHADOW THE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE GOT IN
DISTRICT NINE WHERE THE PRESENTATION SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER GOT A HISTORIC. IT'S A HISTORIC BUILDING SO THEY GOT MONEY FOR REPAIRS. THE SEATTLE ST AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECT GOT SOME MONEY AND MCKINNEY PARK WHICH WE ARE GRADUALLY TRYING TO SCRAMBLE TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO GET THAT PROJECT OUT, GET THAT PROJECT MOVING. HOPEFULLY WE'LL MAKE IT THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED AND ALSO SAY TO EVERYONE IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THE NEXT CYCLE IS ABOUT TO START SO PUT YOUR PROJECT, PUT YOUR PROJECTS FORWARD AND SEND
IN A LETTER OF INTEREST AND AS COUNCILOR FLYNN JUST SAID, THE TEAM WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS. THERE'S NO HARM IN EXTENDING A LETTER OF INTEREST AND FINDING OUT IT'LL BE EVALUATED AND
BEFORE YOU WOULD MAKE A FULL APPLICATION. SO IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. I REMEMBER VOLUNTEERING WAY BACK WHEN WHEN WE TRIED TO GET THIS PASSED AND IT'S REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BREADON. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR PIPPEN FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING AND THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE BEST HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE ON THIS BODY BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT
SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY. THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROJECTS, 50% OF WHICH ARE GOING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE AND THE REST TOWARDS ARE FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOOLS AND BEST TOOLS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY AND SO I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED AS AN AT LARGE CITY COUNCILOR FOR ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND FOR THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ALONGSIDE
COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM WHEN OFTENTIMES THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GET HELP. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SUPPORT THESE REMOTE SUPPORT LETTERS FOR FOR A NUMBER OF THESE PROJECTS AND I'M JUST REALLY
EXCITED THAT THESE FOLKS ARE DOING GREAT WORK AND COMMUNITY HAVE SOMEWHERE TO TURN AND THAT'S ONE WAY TO TURN IS US IN THE AND THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD
THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK OH RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. APOLOGIES. THE KIDS, THE CHAIR, THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND
PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0641. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I WILL OPPOSE ANY TAKING THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOC NUMBER 0641 HAS PASSED. WE ARE NOW ON TWO MOTIONS
ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS ARE A REMINDER THAT THE LEAD SPONSOR HAS 3 MINUTES AND OUR OTHER KINDS OF 2 MINUTES TO SPEAK ON A DOCKET. MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0765 INTO THE
RECORD TALKING NUMBER 0765 COUNCIL HAS BEEN IN LOUISIANA FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SCOFFLAW PROPERTY OWNER LIST. THANK YOU THE CHAIR AND AS THIS KIND OF OPERATING HAS A ANY
OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME AS A LEAD CO-SPONSOR ON THIS DOCKET. AND I ALSO I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND THAT COMES FROM
HERE AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR, OUR COUNCILOR BREADON WHO'S BEEN THE RULES THAT COMES WITH ME AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTION COMES TO ME IS SO ADDED CAUSE WE'RE WAITING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THIS IS A REFILE OF AN
ORDINANCE INITIALLY PROPOSED IN 2023. FOR CONTEXT THE PROPOSAL BUILDS OFF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE INITIATED THROUGH HEARINGS I SPONSORED WITH THEN COUNCILORS
BOK AND EDWARDS IN NOVEMBER OF 2021 TO REVIEW THE ORDINANCE ON RENTAL UNIT CONDITIONS, STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS. WE DISCUSS PROCESSES FOR ATTENDANCE TO REPORT LIVING CONDITIONS THAT WERE OUT
OF COMPLIANCE AND SYSTEMS TO TRACK OWNERS WHO CHOSE TO PAY FINES FOR CODE VIOLATIONS WITHOUT ACTUALLY IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OUT OF CODE. WE INVITED PANELISTS FROM THE CITIES OF CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND
TORONTO TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE RENTAL INSPECTION PROGRAMS AND WORST LANDLORDS WATCH LISTS. THIS REFILED ORDINANCE IS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS WHEN
IT WAS FILED TWO YEARS AGO IN MARCH OF 2023. IT WILL PUBLISH AN ANNUAL SCOFFLAW PROPERTY OWNER LIST FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS IN COURT HAVE
RACKED UP SIX OR MORE CODE VIOLATIONS IN THE YEAR AND HAVE THEIR PROPERTIES DESIGNATED AS PROPERTY PROBLEM PROPERTIES. IT WILL SEEK TO PREVENT PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE LIST FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH THE
CITY SUCH AS ARE BEING AWARDED CONTRACTS RECEIVING GRANTS OR BEING ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN PERMITS OR ZONING RELIEF. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO REVIEWING THIS AND WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND ESD
ON IDENTIFYING WHICH COMPONENTS FEES BE FEASIBLE TO ENFORCE AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK INTO THIS AGAIN TO SEE IF WE CAN INCENTIVIZE LANDLORDS LARGE LANDLORDS
ESPECIALLY TO IMPROVE THEIR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDE HABITABLE AND QUALITY RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THE CITY OF BOSTON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR BREADON AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND YOU KNOW, LAST AT THE END OF LAST YEAR GETTING THE HOME
RULE PETITION THROUGH THE STATE HOUSE THAT YOU KNOW, WE KNOW IS VERY IMPORTANT TO INCREASE THE FINES. IT'S SOMETHING THAT MY OFFICE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT AND
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN IT COMES TO NEGLECT THAT HAPPENS WITH DUMPSTERS WITH SO MANY ISSUES ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE A HOME THAT IS SAFE, SANITARY AND DIGNIFIED.
THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEM PROPERTIES AND THEY DESERVE TO FACE RESTRICTIONS AND DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. THIS SYSTEM CURRENTLY HAS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM WHEN IT COMES
TO ADDRESSING THESE CHRONIC ISSUES AND THESE ARE BAD ACTORS WHO REPEATEDLY VIOLATE THE STATE SANITARY BUILDING OR FIRE CODES AND WE GO OUT THERE AND ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE ARE SO
MANY GREAT PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH IN THE CITY ON CODE ENFORCEMENT WHO GO OUT AND DO CITATIONS ALL OF THE TIME BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO INCENTIVIZE THEM BAD ACTORS TO
DO RIGHT BY THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON. AND SO HERE WE ARE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ORDINANCE GETS PASSED SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO RESPOND IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE THAT ISSUES OF DUMPSTERS, OF RODENTS AND
ALL OF THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED AND WE NEED STICKS SOMETIMES AND THIS ORDINANCE WOULD BE A REALLY BIG STICK. SO THANK YOU CALLS ARE GREAT AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM HERE BECAUSE WE HEAR YOU ON FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR BRAYTON FOR HER LEADERSHIP PARTICULARLY IN THIS SPACE. AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO JOIN YOU ALL ON THIS EFFORT AS A NECESSARY STEP TOWARDS
ENSURING THAT EVERYBODY IN RESIDENT HAS ACCESS TO SAFE, DECENT AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING. FOR FAR TOO LONG BOSTON HAS HAD TENANTS LIVING WITH MOLD BROKEN .
HE WROTE IN INFESTATIONS FIRE HAZARDS WHILE SOME PROPERTY OWNERS DODGE ACCOUNTABILITY, IGNORE CITY INSPECTORS AND CONTINUE TO COLLECT RENT AS NOTHING IS WRONG.
SLUMLORDS IS THE OTHER KEY WORD FOR THEM. THIS ORDINANCE IS ABOUT RAISING THE BAR FOR WHAT WE ALLOW IN OUR CITY AND MAKING SURE THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT HAPPENS BY CREATING A SCUFFLE PROPERTY
OWNERS LIST. WE ARE SHINING A LIGHT ON THE WORST REPEAT OFFENDERS THOSE WHO WILLFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY NEGLECT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES EVEN AFTER WARNINGS VIOLATIONS
AND COURT PROCEEDINGS. THIS ISN'T ABOUT JUST PENALIZING SMALL LANDLORDS WHO ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS. THIS ORDINANCE TARGETS CHRONIC DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE HEALTH
AND THE SAFETY OF VIOLATIONS GO UNADDRESSED UNADDRESSED SOMETIMES FOR YEARS PUTTING TENANTS AT RISK AND UNDERMINING THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. THIS ORDINANCE GIVES US THE
TEETH IT RESTRICTS OF SCOFFLAW OWNERS FROM DOING THEIR BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. NO ZONING RELIEF, NO CITY LAND ,NO PUBLIC CONTRACTS UNLESS THEY CLEAN UP THEIR ACT. LITERALLY IT GIVES TENANTS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACCESS TO TRANSPARENT DATA AND IT REINFORCES THE IDEA THAT HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT NOT A HUSTLE. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO ADD
THAT THIS IS THE SORT OF STUFF THAT I THINK FOLKS CAN CONTINUE TO IGNORE AND I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT ALL OF THESE FOLKS, MANY OF WHICH ARE SOME
OF THEM ARE LARGE LLC WHO ARE LITERALLY BUYING UP THE BLOCKS AND HAVE NO REAL ACCOUNTABILITY PARTICULARLY IN SPACES IN PLACES LIKE ALLSTON AND BRIGHTON WHERE THERE'S LOTS
OF ALSO COLLEGE STUDENTS. AND I THINK THAT THESE ARE THE SORT OF THINGS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO NOT ONLY SHINE A LIGHT BUT HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE FOR US TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HEARING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNSELORS
DURKIN FERNANDA ANDERSON FLYNN MURPHY PEP BAND SANTANA WEBER WORK THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 0765 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT TO NUMBER 07660766 COUNCILOR BREADON FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE EXTENDING AND ENHANCING PROTECTIONS FOR TENANTS FACING DISPLACED AND
DUE TO CONDOMINIUM OR CO-OPERATIVE CONVERSION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU THE CHAIR AND I JUST CONCENTRATING CONCENTRATING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I, I WILL I, I WISH TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND I DO AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND SO ADDED WITH THAT SUSPENSION. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE EXISTING ORDINANCE OF 2021 PROVIDING PROTECTIONS FOR
TENANTS FACING DISPLACEMENT BY CONDOMINIUM OR COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION VERSION WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2021. THE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT LOCAL PROTECTIONS FOR CONDO
CONVERSIONS IS PROVIDED BY THE STATE LAW BY STATE LAW THAT WAS ENACTED IN 1983 WHICH ESTABLISHED BASELINE PROTECTIONS WHICH ALLOWED MUNICIPALITIES TO ENACT ENACT STRONGER PROTECTIONS BY
ORDINANCE. BOSTON'S ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED IN 1999 AND WAS THEN AMENDED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS EACH TIME PROVIDING A SUNSET PROVISION PROVIDING THAT THE PROTECTIONS WOULD EXPIRE AFTER
FIVE YEARS. THE PROTECTIONS FOR TENANTS INCLUDING EXTENDED NOTICE PERIODS, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR AN OPTION TO PURCHASE A UNIT.
THE CURRENT FORM OF PROTECTIONS WERE ADOPTED IN 2021 THROUGH THE INITIATIVE OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE SENATOR EDWARDS AND OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S CURRENT CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION APPROVAL
PROCESS. LAST NOVEMBER THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE ENACTED THE AFFORDABLE HOMES ACT WHICH INCLUDED AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1983 STATE LAW TO EXPAND
CONTRACT CONDO CONVERSION PROTECTIONS TO PROPERTIES WITH FEWER THAN FOUR UNITS THAT WERE NOT OWNER OCCUPIED. THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE SEEKS TO BRING BOSTON'S ORDINANCE UP
TO UP TO PAR WITH THE STATE. IT WOULD EXTEND PROTECTIONS FOR LARGER BUILDINGS THREE AND FOUR FOR THREE, TWO AND THREE FAMILY BUILDINGS. IT WOULD EXTEND THE NOTICE
PERIOD FOR TENANTS FROM 1 TO 2 YEARS AND WOULD STRENGTHEN THE ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASE DURING THE NOTICE PERIOD. IT WOULD EXTEND THE PERIOD FOR THE TENANT TO EXERCISE THEIR OPTION TO PURCHASE AND IT WOULD
EXTEND THE ORDINANCES FOR THE VALIDITY PERIOD THROUGH 2020. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THE PROPOSAL THE PROPOSAL IN COMMITTEE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND WELL AS WELL
AS WITH HOUSING AND TENANT ADVOCATES. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU COUNCILOR BRAYTON AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT DISPLACEMENT.
SO I THANK YOU FOR FILING THIS ANATOMY AS A CO-SPONSOR SO NO ONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR QUITE PLEASED COUNCILORS CUT
OPPOSED TO DURKIN FERNANDES ANDERSON FITZGERALD HERE. MURPHY BEN SANTANA WEBER FOR THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 0766 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. MCGUIRE COULD YOU PLEASE BE
DOCKING NUMBER 07670767 COUNCIL IS SIGNING MURPHY OFF FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING WITHIN THE ARTICLE 80 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTRACT LINEN OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO INVOKE RULE 12 AND ADD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AS AN
ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR POST-CASTRO FLYNN TO SUSPEND THE RULES THAT COMES WITH DRAFT OF THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS HE ADDED COME TO FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE ALL KNOW THAT ARTICLE 80
OF THE BOSTON ZONING CODE DICTATES REVIEW OF LARGE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS. NEIGHBORS CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. THESE INCLUDE DEVELOPER REQUIREMENTS FOR BLUE BIKES ON
SITE. THE CITY HOLDING DEVELOPERS TO INTERNAL PARKING GUIDELINES INSTEAD OF CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS. INSTANCES OF BIKE LANES TO NOWHERE.
THEN LACK CONNECTION TO AN EXISTING NETWORK. RESIDENTS ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPRESS CONCERN ON WHETHER THE CITY MAINTAINS THE ABILITY TO PRECLUDE FUTURE RESIDENTS OF AN
ARTICLE 80 RENTAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FROM OBTAINING A RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON IN A PUBLIC PROCESS ON BOTH BIKES.
DESPITE THE FACT THE CITY ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST 2020 FOR THE ADDITION OF 100 NEW BLUE BIKE STATIONS. WE CONTINUE TO REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO CONTRIBUTE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN
MITIGATION FUNDING FOR ALL BIKES. AT THE SAME TIME NEIGHBORS AND ABUTTERS CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THIS ONE TIME FUNDING COULD ALSO BE USED ON LONG TIME
PUBLIC REALM OR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROJECTS NEARBY SUCH AS REPAVED SIDEWALKS OR RAISED CROSSWALKS ON PARKING IN SOUTH BOSTON.
ARTICLE 68 OF THE ZONING CODE STATES THAT OFF STREET PARKING FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IS 1.5 SPACES PER UNIT. HOWEVER, THE CITY RECOMMENDS
DEVELOPERS TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES OF POINT FIVE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES PER UNIT ON ARTICLE 80 PROJECTS. WE ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CRISIS. THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE. SO IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN THERE'S A POSITIVE PUBLIC PROCESS AND A DEVELOPER COMES TO AN AGREEMENT ON A PARKING RATIO AND HAS THE
SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENTS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE CIVIC GROUPS, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT AFTER THE FACT BTD MAY HOLD UP THE PROJECT TO TRY TO
REDUCE PARKING CLOSER TO THE GUIDELINES OF POINT FIVE PARKING SPACES. AT THE SAME TIME RESIDENTS THERE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE PARKING PERMITS FAR
OUTPACES THE NUMBER OF PARKING PUBLIC PARKING SPACES IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MINE IN SOUTH BOSTON. IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE. IN ADDITION, AFTER THE PROCESS TO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
COMMISSION, MANY, MANY TIMES HAS RESULTED IN VARIOUS STAGES OF CITY APPROVAL FOR BIKE LANES TO BE BUILT IN FRONT OF THESE PROJECTS. ONE IS THIS ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WEST BROADWAY AND SOUTH
BOSTON. THIS IS DESPITE THE SOUTH BOSTON TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN PROCESS INDICATING NO BIKE LANES WILL BE ON BROADWAY. ANOTHER ON DORCHESTER AVENUE LACKS ANY CONNECTION TO A
COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK AS WELL. IT WILL END ABRUPTLY NEAR DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS. NEIGHBORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO CONTINUE TO CALL FOR A SEPARATE PUBLIC PROCESS AS IT
RELATES TO BIKE LANE INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT THEY ARE TALKING WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ALTERNATIVE ROUTES. NONE OF THIS SHOULD BE DONE AD HOC IN THE ARTICLE 80 DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WITHOUT ANY
MASTER PLAN. MOREOVER, DEVELOPMENT TEAMS HAVE TOLD NEIGHBORS FOR YEARS THEIR INTENTION FOR A RENTAL PROJECT TO BE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FROM PARKING STICKERS WITH THE ADDRESS TO BE
PLACED ON A NO PARKING LIST MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PARKING CLERK TO PRESENT TO PREVENT EXASPERATING THE EXISTING PARKING ISSUES AND OR CRISIS.
RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO SEEK ASSURANCES IN FLAHERTY ON THIS CITY'S ABILITY TO BOTH MAINTAIN AND ENFORCE POTENTIAL RESTRICTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS IN ARTICLE 80
PROJECTS AND THE FINAL ANALYSIS . RESIDENTS OF A NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVE A SAY IN WHAT TAKES PLACE THERE. GENUINE COMMUNITY PROCESS MEANS WE HAVE TO LEGITIMATELY ENGAGE WITH THE TAXPAYERS.
RESIDENTS SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR CITY INCLUDING WHEN IT COMES TO PARKING IMPACTS WHAT INCLUDING WHEN IT COMES TO PARKING WHICH IMPACTS THE NEW DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND TRANSPORTATION.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR ORGANIZERS COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR PUTTING
THIS FORWARD AND LETTING ME JOIN ON THIS. I HEAR A LOT FROM RESIDENTS AND THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT PROJECTS WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SAID
WE WANT YOU TO SUPPORT IT BUT NOT IF THE CITY THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO PULL BACK ON THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. SO AND I ALSO WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD HOW I DO BELIEVE
THAT BEING ABLE TO COMMUTE FREELY WITHOUT A CAR FOR MANY IS A LUXURY AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL THE INDUSTRY ANDERSON YOU HAVE SAID THAT OFTEN ABOUT THE NEED FOR A CAR AND THE COST
FOR A CAR. FOR MANY OF US IT'S JUST A NECESSITY THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE IT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, YOU KNOW, GET OUR KIDS TO WORK AT OUR PARENTS, YOU KNOW, TO DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS.
SO WE DO HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR AND ANOTHER WAY THAT WE ARE PUSHING FAMILIES OUT OF OUR CITY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT DOING THAT IN INADVERTENTLY. BUT I DO BELIEVE AS CITY
OFFICIALS WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESSES PARTICULARLY THOSE INVOLVING TRANSPORTATION URBAN PLANNING UNDER ARTICLE 80 ARE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE.
IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND WE HAVE TO WORK TOWARD SOLUTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND OFTENTIMES THE RESIDENTS ARE SAYING THEY'RE NOT BEING HEARD. OUR RESIDENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY
VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT HOW TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IS HANDLED WITHIN THIS PROCESS AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND THAT WE REFLECT THEIR CONCERNS.
BUT ALSO WHAT YOU KNOW THAT ALL VOICES ARE BEING HEARD. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AS KIND OF A JURY ON THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST ON MORRISEY BOULEVARD ALONE WE HAVE 10,000 UNITS AND 7 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING AND SO TRANSPORTATION AS A AS AN IMPACT OF ALL THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT GIVEN THAT THERE IS SOME ISSUES WITH THE WAY THE CURRENT STREETS ARE SET UP AND THERE ARE MANY PARTIES IN THIS FROM STATE CITY ALL ALONG WITH THAT ON THESE DIFFERENT PARCELS AND
SO COORDINATION AMONGST ALL IS IMPORTANT AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM THE CITY SIDE OF THINGS WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AND CAN PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR FILING AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS IS GOING TO END UP BUT I JUST WANTED TO
JUST KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT WE DO HAVE A HEARING ORDER AND I KNOW IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT KIND OF LIKE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AS IT
RELATES TO ARTICLE 80 TO ALLOW WE HAVE A LOT SO IN JUST BECAUSE I KNOW COUNCILOR THE THE PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE HAS ASKED US TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE. SO I JUST WANT TO RISE TO SAY IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED MORE THAN HAPPY TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU ALL TO HEAR YOU'RE HEARING
WHEN I SCHEDULE OUR ARTICLE 80 AND THEN WE COULD HAVE TWO DOCKETS AND ONE IF IT GOES INTO MY COMMITTEE AND IF IT DOESN'T FOR WHATEVER REASON THEN YOU ALL ARE ON YOUR OWN.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES ANY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I RESPOND TO COUNCILMAN HILL COUNCILOR FLYNN?
YOU MAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR MEJIA AND I WOULD I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT RECOMMENDATION AND ENCOURAGE COURAGE.
THE CHAIR IF IF YOU WOULD BE INCLINED TO PLACE THAT INTO COUNCIL HIS COMMITTEE THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THIS THIS DOCKET WILL BE GOING TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. THAT'S WHERE I BELIEVE THIS
DOCKET BELONGS. IT'S WHERE WE PLACED IT. BUT I DO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN. IT COULD BE A JOINT HEARING. IT COULD BE BY NOT FILING AND
MAKING SURE THAT THAT THE DOCKET THAT EXISTS THAT HAS THE MATTER IN FRONT OF IT THAT WE JUST WORK OFF OF THAT DOCKET. SO JOINT HEARING IF IF THE PARTIES ARE AMENABLE TO THAT WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK
ON THIS MATTER AND ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK TO THAT COUNCIL'S BRAYDEN CLARA ZAPATA FERNANDA ANDERSON MARIA PEPEN, SANTANA
WEBER WERE ALL PLEASE AT THE CHAIR THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 0767 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT INTERPRETATION. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE BE
TALKING NUMBER 0768 DUCKY NUMBER 0768 COUNCIL OF FLYNN FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN CHINATOWN IN THE OTHER DISTRICT
I THINK OF THE GENERIC AND EXISTENTIAL FLYNN KINDS OF FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA IS AN ORIGINAL
CO-SPONSOR ACADEMY SO ADDED GENERAL FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MANAGER. I'M FILING THIS HEARING ORDER TODAY. THERE WAS A RECENT WATER MAIN BREAK IN CHINATOWN CAUSING
EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE OVER MANY YEARS THREE THREE POP THREE PROPERTIES WERE IMPACTED AND SIX UNITS WERE
DISPLACED. THE BURST PIPE WAS A SIX INCH FIRE SPREAD CLIP WATER PIPE AND IT WAS UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED THAT BREAK. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER WATER MAIN BREAKS CHINATOWN
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AS I MENTIONED INCLUDING A 12 INCH WATER MAIN BREAK IN AUGUST 2023 AT THE INTERSECTION OF HARRISON AVENUE WOULD BE STRAIGHT A 12
INCH WATER MAIN BREAK IN SEPTEMBER 2022 AT THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON AND KNEELAND STREETS. IN ALL OF THESE INSTANCES TRAFFIC SERVICES, RESTAURANTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN AND
AROUND CHINATOWN WERE IMPACTED . RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE ALSO BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS SUBJECT AS WELL. LAST YEAR THEIR TAP WATER
TEMPERATURES WERE REACHING 100 DEGREES AND THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON HIGH GROUNDWATER LEVELS ON CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE
MAINTENANCE OF WATER AND SOIL INFRASTRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT FOR GROUND WATER LEVEL ALSO I MET WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE WATER DISTRICT AND WITH BOSTON WATER
AND SAW ON A ON A VIRTUAL MEETING RECENTLY. I KNOW THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION ACTIVELY MONITORS THE HEALTH AND FUNCTIONS OF ITS SYSTEMS VIA PIPE RELINING, PIPE REPLACEMENT
AND PREVENTION MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE A BOARD INCLUDING WATER MAINS FLUSHING PIPE CLEANING, CATCH SPACE AND CLEANING AMONG OTHERS. THIS HEARING WILL DISCUSS
CAUSES OF THESE WATER MAIN BREAKS PREVENTIVE, MAINTENANCE AND ACTIVE PROJECTS IN AND AROUND CHINATOWN AND THE OTHER AND HOW WE CAN MITIGATE SOME OF THESE IMPACTS THESE WATER
MAIN BREAKS OR MAINTENANCE WORK HAVE HAD ON OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. RESIDENTS IN TRAFFIC, WATER AND SEWER PIPES, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE HEALTH
AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF A CITY. IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS THERE IS A NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SLOW PROCESS DUE TO DESIGN WORK AND A NEED TO ENSURE TRAFFIC IN SMALL BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MINIMALLY IMPACTED BY ANY
CONSTRUCTION. AND ALSO I WANT TO I WANTED TO ASK COUNCILOR MEJIA TO SINCE CHINATOWN IN THE LETTER DISTRICT BOTH HAVE NATIVE
NEIGHBORS THAT SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES AND I KNOW COUNCILOR MEJIA HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE IN THAT TOO. BUT PART OF THIS PROCESS WILL BE COMMUNICATION IN LANGUAGE
ACCESS AS WELL. SO I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR MEJIA. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION TEAM. I BELIEVE THEY DO A GOOD JOB
WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS SUCH AS RELINING AND REPLACING PIPES. THEY HAVE A LED REPLACEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM WHICH I PUBLICIZE RECENTLY TO ENSURE
RESIDENTS KNOW ABOUT IT. IF ANYONE IS WATCHING THEY CAN LET ME KNOW AND I CAN GET YOU MORE INFORMATION. YOU KNOW WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THEM ON THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. THANK YOU MADAM DATA SHARING
AND I JUST COME FROM HERE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU LYNN FOR ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. I WOULD RECOMMEND TWO THINGS ONE IS THAT WE IF POSSIBLE WE
COULD DO THIS HEARING ON SITE IN CHINATOWN. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD HELP REDUCE SOME OF THE BARRIERS OF ENGAGEMENT AND THEN I ALSO WOULD THINK THAT WE COULD WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF AROUND LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETATION AND MAKE SURE
THAT THAT WERE WELL EQUIPPED WITH THAT. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD PRACTICE AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO COLLABORATIVELY AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS SPACE AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO HAVING THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK BECAUSE THAT COUNTS
AS BRAYDEN COLETTE ZAPATA FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD MURPHY COBURN WEBER ORAL PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 0768 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
CITY SERVICES CITY SERVICES AND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0769 SO I CAN NAME A0769 COUNCIL OFFLINE OFF OF THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A
HEARING TO DISCUSS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENTS REPORT ON BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST CONTROL FLYNN? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M CALLING FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S REPORT ON THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY THIS FEBRUARY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT HUD, THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL RELEASED A REPORT ON THE AND FOUND VHA DID NOT CONSISTENTLY MAINTAIN ITS
PROGRAM UNITS AND BUILDINGS, PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM UNITS AND DECENT SAFE AND SANITARY CONDITIONS IN A GOOD REPAIR. IT ALSO FOUND THAT THE VHA DID
NOT CONSISTENTLY PERFORM ITS ANNUAL SELF INSPECTIONS IN CORRECT IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE AUDIT REPORTED THAT BOTH
PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS AND BUILDINGS HAD DEFICIENCIES AND OF THE 31 OUT OF 36 HOUSING UNITS INSPECTED HAD DEFICIENCIES AND OVER A THIRD
HAD LIFE THREATENING DEFICIENCIES THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. SOME OF THESE TYPES OF LIFE THREATENING DEFICIENCIES
INCLUDE MISSING AND INOPERABLE SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS, SECURITY HAZARDS, BLOCKED EGRESS, ELECTRICAL
HOUSES INOPERABLE OPERABLE FIRE EXITS WERE FOUND IN UNITS IN BUILDINGS MORE CONCERNINGLY, OVER HALF OF THESE DEFICIENCIES HAD EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE
AT THE AUTHORITY'S LAST INSPECTION LAST NOVEMBER I HELD A HEARING TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATING TO FREQUENT ELEVATOR BREAKDOWN ISSUES AT THE RUTH BARCLAY VHA APARTMENTS AND THIS
IS ABOUT ONE OF THE LARGE MORE CONCERNING SCALE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE VHA. I REPRESENT THE MOST PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
OUR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS ARE SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY. WE CANNOT ALLOW OUR SENIORS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANT
NEIGHBORS, LOW INCOME RESIDENTS TO HAVE THEIR HOUSING FALL INTO DISREPAIR. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS LEADERS OF THE CITY.
WE HAVE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT ALL UNITS MEET HUD'S AND VHA REQUIREMENT AND THAT OUR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS LIVE IN A SAFE,
DECENT SANITARY ENVIRONMENT WITH THEIR UNITS AND BUILDINGS IN A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE DISCUSS THE SERIOUS ISSUES AT THE VHA
TO SEE HOW WE CAN GO BACK, GET THEM BACK ON TRACK AND ADDRESSING THESE DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED IN THIS HUD REPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. CUSTOMER FURTHER LIGHT ON FIRST AND THEN YOU AND YOUR CUSTOMER REMEMBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. SHE WILL THANK YOU.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DO JUST WANT TO LIFT I STAND TO SAY I DO BELIEVE FOR MYSELF THAT UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS UM TAKE SHOULD TAKE
UP MOST OF MY ATTENTION BECAUSE THEIR VOICES DON'T OFTEN GET HEARD AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN I LISTEN TO COUNCILOR FLYNN TALK ABOUT THIS HEARING ORDER THAT HE PUT
FORWARD. IT REMINDED ME OF THE FIRST MOTION THAT IT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY HAS WORKED ON A LOT ABOUT THE SCOFFLAW PROPERTY OWNER LIST EVEN THOUGH THIS IS
A CITY DEPARTMENT. IT IS YOU KNOW WE ARE LANDLORDS AND WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND I HEAR OFTEN AND HAVE BEEN TO SOME
OF THESE HOUSING UNITS WHERE THERE IS MOLD AND THERE IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE LIVING CONDITIONS THAT WE CAN'T IGNORE AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT AS A
BODY I DO BELIEVE LIKE YOU SAID COUNCIL FLYNN IT'S OUR MORAL OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LET POLITICS GET IN THE WAY THAT WE WORK FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO VOICES ARE OFTEN NOT
LIFTED. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND DOING WHATEVER I CAN TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DID YOU RECOGNIZE COUNCILOR MEGAN'S LAW?
SORRY, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THAT COUNCILOR FLYNN HAD ADDED ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS ALSO BACKED DOWN SO HE CAN DO IT AND THEN YOU COULD CALL HIM AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CHAPLIN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME AGAIN. I I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA I FAILED TO DO THAT ORIGINALLY. THANK YOU MADAM. SHE ALSO ADDED CONCILOR MEJIA HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR FILING THIS HEARING ORDER AND I RISE TODAY AS A CO-SPONSOR BECAUSE WHAT'S LAID OUT IN THE HUD INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT IS ALARMING
AND SADLY IT CONFIRMS WHAT MANY US HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS FOR DECADES. IN FACT, MY OFFICE CONDUCTED OUR OWN DYING TO LIVE TOUR ACROSS BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
PROPERTIES LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE WITNESSED WAS FIRSTHAND AND WE WERE IN COMPLETE DISREGARD
OF LIFE WHAT WE SAW WATER DAMAGE, PEST INFESTATION, EXPOSED WIRES AND MISSING SMOKE DETECTORS THE THE SAME VERY
LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE REPORT COUNCILORS COUNCILOR MEJIA WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN I SO IF YOU CAN I GOT THIS AGAIN I WANT
TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER THERE. OKAY. COUNCILOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I GOT THIS. THANK YOU. THE VERY SAME LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE REPORT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN
SPEAKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES FOR FAR TOO LONG AND THEY'VE BEEN MET WITH DELAY, NEGLECT AND SILENCE. IF ANY OF US WERE LIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS AND WE WOULDN'T STAND FOR IT. SO WHY ARE WE TOLERATING IT
FROM OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY ELDERS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES WHO RELY ON PUBLIC HOUSING AS THEIR ONLY OPTION? WE KNOW THAT BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY IS UNDER PRESSURE.
WE KNOW FUNDING IS A CHALLENGE BUT RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER REPORT, ANOTHER HEARING, ANOTHER EMERGENCY TO GET WHAT THEY DESERVE DIGNITY AND SAFE AND
BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS TO LIVE IN A DECENT HOME. WE NEED CLEAR TIMELINES FOR REPAIRS, TRANSPARENT DATA AND A SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR RESIDENTS THEMSELVES. I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING
IN THIS HEARING AND JUST WANT TO UPLIFT THAT. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILOR WEBER WHO PARTICIPATED IN A DYING TO LIVE TOUR LAST YEAR ONE OF THE FIRST
THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER ON AND THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN THAT SPACE. I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PARTNERSHIP ALONGSIDE US
IN TRYING TO RESOLVE SOME OF THIS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ADMINISTRATOR BOURQUE ALSO GOT A SPOTLIGHT THANKS TO OUR OFFICE AND CHANNEL SEVEN I BELIEVE IT WAS
BECAUSE THEY GAVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON OR NOT GOING ON AS A RESULT OF THE NOISE THAT WE WERE RAISING SO I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT
OUR WORK DID NOT JUST DIE LAST YEAR AND THAT NOW WE HAVE MORE TOOLS IN OUR TOOLKIT TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT WHAT WE'VE LEARNED.
THANK YOU. BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER WITH ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK BECAUSE THAT CONCERNS BRAYDEN DURKIN, NANCY ANDERSON FITZGERALD MURPHY THE BEN
SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER 0769 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ
DOCKET NUMBER 0770.0770 OF COUNCILOR LOUISIANA FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING REGARDING SUPPORT FOR BOSTON'S MAIN STREETS ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR WEBER AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR WEBER SO ADDED AS
ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES ADD COUNCILOR PIPPEN IS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADD COUNCILOR PEPEN AS ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR IN THE HEARING
OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR PREPAREDNESS SO ADDED COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND I AM GLAD FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THIS SPACE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION
HOW WE SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I SEE THIS HEARING ORDER AS A CONTINUATION OF THE WORK THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS ALREADY BEEN DOING AND PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS
AND PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW IN MATTAPAN FOR EXAMPLE AND MYSELF YOURSELF COUNCIL HAVE BEEN
DOING A LOT OF ADVOCACY FOR MATTAPAN SQUARE MAIN STREET AND I RECENTLY HAD MY COCOA HOURS AND HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF MAIN STREET IN OUR CITY ABOUT HOW WE
CAN HELP AND IMPROVE THE MAIN STREET STRUCTURE. I WANT TO ALSO SHOUT OUT TO ALICIA PRESENTED HERE IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND OF COURSE THE CHIEF AS WELL
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW DO WE PROVIDE BETTER SUPPORT AND PROVIDE BETTER STRUCTURE FOR OUR MAIN STREETS. A LOT OF MY ADVOCACY INITIALLY WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THIS
COUNCIL ABOUT MAIN STREET IS THEY SHOULD THAT THEY HAD ACCESS TO LEGAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE SO MANY OF OUR BUSINESS OWNERS ARE CITING LEADS ESPECIALLY WHEN TALK ABOUT IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE WHO OFTEN GET THEIR
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE LEASES CONTAIN AND THEY GET THEMSELVES INTO THESE SITUATIONS AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT START AND THAT ARE CLOSING AND OUR MENTEES WANT TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM MORE. AND SO THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE TO BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR MAIN STREETS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE AND THERE ARE SO MANY, MANY TREES THAT ARE DOING GREAT WORK THAT BOSTON MAIN STREET ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE TRUSTED
LOCAL PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND WE'VE HAD A STRONG AND PROUD HISTORY OF THE MAIN STREET MOTTO BEGINNING IN 1983 WITH THEN CITY COUNCILOR THOMAS MENINO BROUGHT ABOUT THE FIRST MAIN
STREET INITIATIVES TO ROSLINDALE THAT LOCAL INNOVATION GREW INTO A CITYWIDE MOVEMENT AND IN 1995, FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS, TEN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS WERE OFFICIALLY OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS BOSTON
MAIN STREETS PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO BECOME A MAIN STREET. YOU HAVE TO GET OFFICIAL ACCREDITATION FROM MAIN STREETS U.S. OVER THE NEXT DECADE TEN
MORE DISTRICTS WERE ADDED AND IN 2016 THE LAST ISSUE WAS DESIGNATED. WE'RE THE FIRST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO ADOPT THIS MODEL AND WE'VE LED BY EXAMPLE. BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INNOVATING WITH THE MAIN STREETS MODELS THAT WE CAN HAVE
THE MOST IN FACT AFFECTED MAIN STREETS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF OUR CITY WHEN IT COMES TO LIQUOR LICENSES. THAT'S TRUE BUT WE HAVE WE WILL
HAVE A BETTER STRUCTURE AND WE WILL HAVE BETTER SUPPORT FOR OUR BUSINESSES IF WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR MAIN STREETS. THEY DO A LOT WITH VERY LITTLE. THEY HELP SMALL BUSINESSES MANY
OF THEM AS I SAID IMMIGRANT OWNED FAMILY RUN LED BY BLACK AND BROWN ENTREPRENEURS BUT THEY ARE OFTEN STRETCHED THIN AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT I KNOW THAT THEY RECENTLY HAD A RETREAT WITH THE WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
AND INCLUSION WHERE THEY BRAINSTORM HOW TO IMPROVE AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING IN PRIVATE THAT I JUST PUT IT OUT THERE SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO WORK MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE FOR FOR HAVING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. YOUR OFFICE HAS HAD A LOT
OF MEETINGS WITH MAIN STREETS IN DISTRICT SIX AND THEY PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS IN THE DISTRICT FROM ONE CARLO'S IN EGGLESTON
SQUARE TO WARREN IN JACKSON SQUARE TO GINGER ON CENTER STREET AND LINDSAY IN WEST ROXBURY BUT TOO OFTEN WE HEAR ABOUT DIFFICULTY ACCESSING
REIMBURSEMENT FOR YOU KNOW, FOR THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE OR FUNDING THEY PROVIDE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. SO YOU KNOW, I JUST APPLAUD THE FILING OF THIS AND HOPE WE CAN
FURTHER EMPOWER OUR MAIN STREETS ORGANIZATIONS TO YOU KNOW, TO MAKE TO TO HELP THEM BE AN INTEGRAL PART AND IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANKS. THANK YOU.
COUNCILOR THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEP IN COUNCIL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR VICE PRESIDENT TO MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR TO THIS.
I REALLY TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUS MY DISTRICT THEY HAVE THREE AMAZING MAIN STREETS OBVIOUSLY ROSLINDALE HIGH PARK AND MATTAPAN SQUARE MAIN STREETS THEY'RE GREAT BUT I ALSO SEE
THAT EVEN IN MY THREE NEIGHBORHOODS IT'S GREAT DISPARITY, JUST GREAT DIFFERENCES IN THE MAIN STREETS AS WELL. YOU KNOW ROSELAND WAS THE FIRST ONE RIGHT? MADAM PRESIDENT MENTIONED ESTABLISHED BY FORMER MAYOR
MENINO WHEN HE WAS A FORMER DISTRICT FIVE SUMMIT CITY COUNCILOR BUT THE WAY THAT THE RUSSELL SQUARE MAIN STREET IS RUN IS A LOT MORE ADVANCED THAN MANY OF THE OTHER ONES AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AN EQUITABLE PROCESS AS WELL WITH DIFFERENT MAIN STREETS ACROSS ACROSS THE CITY AND I ALSO WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESS DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE FIND A NEW
DIRECTOR FOR THE MATTAPAN SQUARE MAIN STREETS SO THAT'S WHY I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE PUT THIS ON THE FLOOR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. MANY OF US IF NOT ALL OF US WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR MAIN STREETS IF WE HAVE ONE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SINCE COVID AND THE WORK FROM HOME POLICY THE FOOT TRAFFIC HERE IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON HAS PLUMMETED. BUT AS WE KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS AND
SHOPS ARE GETTING NEW CUSTOMERS. THEY HAVE OVER THE YEARS WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING FROM HOME ARE NOW GOING TO LUNCH IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHOPPING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I DO KNOW THAT WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THAT ALSO THAT WE NEED TO PUT RESOURCES AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN IF NEEDED IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. ALSO WE'RE NOT AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN. I SHOULD REWORD THAT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
ALSO SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE GOTTEN AN INCREASE IN FOOT TRAFFIC SINCE COVID AND I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION.
I KNOW THIS BODY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO DID PUT SOME MONEY I THINK I BELIEVE IT WAS A THROUGH OPERA FUNDS WHERE WE MADE SURE THAT WE WERE PAYING OUR MAIN STREET DIRECTORS MORE AS YOU WOULD KNOW A FORMER MAIN STREET DIRECTOR THAT THEY DO
WONDERFUL WORK. THEY DO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS THAT'S IMPORTANT AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND SUPPORTING THEM. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR MEJIA COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND I THANK THE OTHER NO, I GOT IGNORED THE LAST TIME THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCIL OF FINANCE AND IT'S IN COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I DO HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT MAIN STREET AND
I'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS AND CHIEF ISSUE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDING HOW TO SUPPORT THEM TO BE MORE MOST EFFICIENT.
I'M OF THE OPINION THAT OR AT LEAST I THINK ONE IDEA WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY BRING THE DIRECTORS TO CITY HALL TO ORDER NOT NECESSARILY HERE PHYSICALLY BUT
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CHIEF. AND I THINK THAT OR UNDER A DEPARTMENT OF SOME SORT WHERE THEY COULD HAVE YOU KNOW, OVER . DIRECTOR OF THAT DEPARTMENT IN
THAT DEPARTMENT ARE DIRECTORS AND THEN WE YOU WOULD HAVE PEOPLE UNDER THESE DIRECTORS WHO WOULD BE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT COORDINATORS OR
MANAGERS THAT WOULD BE IN THE DISTRICT AT LEAST 2 TO 3 AND YOU COULD YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE SORT OF A CALL CENTER THAT WOULD BE VIRTUAL AND HAVE BY
WAY OF THE VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE YOU WOULD HAVE THE DIGITAL MARKETPLACE, YOU WOULD HAVE FOLKS MERCHANTS CALL IN SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW,
MERCHANDIZING TRAINING OR BRANDING TRAINING OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO DO A WEBSITE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITHIN YOUR LANGUAGE WITH LANGUAGE CAPACITY AND YOU WOULD HELP
THEM TO ACTUALLY NOT JUST BRAND THEIR BUSINESS BUT YOU KNOW, ITEMIZATION, WHATEVER THAT THEY NEEDED UNDERSTANDING POST SYSTEMS BUT IT WOULD BE EITHER VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON WHATEVER THEIR CHOICES THIS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, THIS LEVEL OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WOULD GO HAND IN HAND WITH THE DIGITAL MARKETPLACE. I'M HOPING THAT ADMINISTRATION HOPEFULLY WILL TAKE UP THIS IDEA AND IT'S OKAY THEY CAN
ANNOUNCE THAT IT'S AREA AS LONG AS THE IDEA HELPS TO MAKE IT A BETTER MAIN STREET TO US TO EVENTUALLY HAVE THIS DIGITAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BACKED
BACKDROP OF THE DIGITAL MARKETPLACE BRING ALL OF THESE STOREFRONTS, YOU KNOW, TO DIGITIZE THEM IN A MARKET IN A FREE MARKETPLACE IN BOSTON WHERE ALL BOSTON SMALL BUSINESSES ARE SUPPORTED IN
THIS DIGITAL MARKETPLACE WITH THE BACK OFFICE OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPERVISED FROM THESE MAIN STREET DIRECTORS THE WAY IT'S FUNCTIONING RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE
NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPLEMENT FOR ALL OF THESE TECH ASSISTANCE AND ALL OF THESE RESOURCES THAT THESE DIRECTORS NEED. NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE TO PAY THEMSELVES BUT THERE'S THIS
OVERHEAD COST. THEY HAVE TO FIND AN OFFICE. THEY HAVE TO HAVE OVERHEAD. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY HIRE ASSISTANTS. SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THE REASON WHY AND YOU KNOW, TO MY COUNCILOR COLLEAGUES POINT THE REASON WHY ROSLINDALE WORKS WELL IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE ADVANCED OR AHEAD, IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACTUAL
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SIT ON BOARDS WHO ACTUALLY FUNCTION AS THE BOARD IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THIS NONPROFIT. THEIR MAIN STREETS IN ROSLINDALE SQUARE THEY RAISE FUNDS AND SO BEING THAT THEY'RE
SO THEY'RE RESOURCEFUL AND THEY'RE CONNECTED AND THEY HAVE THESE FUNDRAISERS AND THEREFORE HAVING MORE RESOURCES COMMUNITIES OF COLOR OR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MORE DISENFRANCHIZED DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO SUCH RESOURCES THEREFORE THE BOARDS DON'T FUNCTION AS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO. THE DIRECTORS NOT SUPPORTED THE TECH ASSISTANCE AS MUCH AS WE CAN PROVIDE FUNDING IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH.
SO I HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON FOR AND SAY YOU KNOW I APPLAUD THE FILING AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND
I BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING BIGGER THAN JUST THE CITY SUPPORTING OR SUPPLEMENTING FOR THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. THANK THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCIL, YOU
HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR AND I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE MISSION HALL
MAIN STREET DIRECTOR COURTNEY WRIGHT SHE DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB. THERE'S SO MUCH THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF TREMONT AND HUNTINGTON AND ALL THE BUSINESSES THEY REALLY FEEL
SUPPORTED BY HER LEADERSHIP AND I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE PERFECT MARRIAGE OF THE MAIN STREETS ORGANIZATION IS IS IT'S THEY REALLY REPRESENT THE BUSINESSES AND THEY REPRESENT THE BUSINESSES CONCERNS AND AND
THAT IS REALLY A GREAT WAY FOR THOSE TO FILTER UP TO THE CITY AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE HER LEADERSHIP AND WANTED TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT ON THE COUNCIL FLOOR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER COUNCIL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, VICE PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK THE BAKER COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF BUT I DO JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT IS FOR SOME TRUTH WHICH IS A REALLY
ROBUST ME AND TREATS PROGRAM THAT ANY CITY AND JUST SAY THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION IT'S NECESSARY IS POSSUM TREATS IS CHRONICALLY AND WOEFULLY UNDERFUNDED WE CAN
BARELY KEEP IT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECAUSE WE JUST SIMPLY DO NOT PAY THEM ENOUGH AND SO THEY YOU KNOW, THEY DO A GREAT JOB TYPICALLY OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOES A GREAT JOB IN
OUTREACH AND TRYING TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WHERE THEY CAN WITH THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE . BUT THEY ARE LARGELY FUNDRAISING FOR THEIR NEXT EVENT TO MAINTAIN THEIR OWN SALARY AND ALSO MAINTAIN
OPERATIONS THAT LARGELY HAVE TO DO WITH JUST THEM. I HAD REACHED OUT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR EAST POSSUM INSTITUTE TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND IF THEY HAVE ANY SORT OF DETAIL AUDIT OF WHERE SOME OF OUR EMPTY COMMERCIAL
SPACES ARE, WHAT THEIR LEASES LOOK LIKE. THIS WAS ALL DURING THE TAX CLASSIFICATION CONVERSATION WHAT THEIR LEASES LOOK LIKE, WHAT TYPE OF LEASES THEY HAVE, WHAT THEIR MONTHLY RENT IS. AND HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND
SAID I DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT AND I NEED HELP WITH THAT. SO WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO MIT, TO SUFFOLK, TO VARIOUS OTHER UNIVERSITIES TO TRY TO HELP WITH THAT DATA ANALYSIS AND THAT DATA CAPTURE. BUT I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
THIS CONVERSATION ESPECIALLY AS I THINK CDBG GRANTS HELP FUND THIS THIS PROGRAM THAT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN THAT IS TAKEN AWAY?
SO JUST LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND THANK THE MIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MEJIA COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR VICE PRESIDENT. AND I LIKE TO THANK THE MAKERS
FOR FILING THIS HEARING. I JUST WANT TO KNOW A FEW THINGS. ONE IS THAT NOT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A MAIN STREET SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHILE WE'RE HAVING THESE
CONVERSATIONS THIS ALSO UTILIZE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WHAT'S MISSING AND WHERE THE EMERGING AREAS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY SUPPORT AND OR ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ADDING.
AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE THAT I'D LIKE TO OFFER AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IS THAT IN TERMS OF FUNDING I KNOW THAT THE CITY WHENEVER THERE IS LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GRANTS OR
THERE'S AN ISSUE HAPPENING I KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE FUNDS GET FUNNELED THROUGH THE MAIN STREETS AND I THINK THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO LOOK AT THAT PROCESS IN THIS HEARING. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING
SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS AND I AM I WANTED TO JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT THERE NOT SPECIFICALLY MAIN STREET IN PARTICULAR BUT THERE ARE SOME WOMEN WHO ARE PART OF MY LITTLE NETWORK THAT HAVE
JOINED THE BOARDS OF MAIN STREETS, PRIMARILY SPANISH SPEAKERS AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE MAIN STREETS IN JP HIGH PARK GROVE
HALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE RECENTLY ADDED SOME WOMEN WHO ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE AND THEY ARE LOOKING THEY ARE FINDING WAYS TO INCLUDE SOME
FOLKS IN THAT PARTICIPATION. SO JUST WANTED TO RISE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE THREE IN PARTICULAR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE CASSELL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND BRIEFLY TO COUNCILOR FOR NANJIANI'S AND HE RAISED SOME EXCELLENT POINTS THAT DEFINITELY PART OF THIS CONVERSATION IS ABOUT STRUCTURE. I CERTAINLY SAID STRUCTURE BUT IT'S THAT'S LIKE THE HEART.
THOSE ARE THE HARD QUESTIONS BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY PART OF THIS CONVERSATION. IT'S SORT OF THE HAS TO BE WHAT IS WHAT IS THE BEST STRUCTURE THAT WORKS. SO THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING THOSE ISSUES. I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'LL DEFINITELY BE PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION. I THINK. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AND THE CO-SPONSORS FOR FINAL MINUTES JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ERIC AND STEVENS,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OF THE MAIN STREET AND ALSO JUST WANT TO JUST THANK ALL THE MAIN STREET DIRECTORS OUT THERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON BUT SHOUT OUT THE ONES IN MY DISTRICT OUT
FROM GREAT ASHMONT MAIN STREET HARRIS FROM BOAT AND GENEVA MARCO'S FOUR CORNERS AD AND GROVE HALL AND THEN YOU KNOW TO COUNCILMAN HE HAS A POINT THERE
ARE AREAS IN WITHIN MY DISTRICT THAT HAVE BUSINESS DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE MAIN STREETS AND COMMON SQUARE AND DC METFORMIN AND NADEAU HAVE SHOWED THAT RHODE ISLAND COMMON
SQUARE AND THEN ALL THAT ON TOP OF DIVE IN NORFOLK STREET MARTY AND THE BOSTON PROJECT MINISTRY HAD FILLED THAT ROAD ON BEING THAT MAIN STREET THAT LIAISON BETWEEN THE BUSINESSES IN THE
CITY OF BOSTON. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERY BUSINESS DISTRICT SHOULD BE THRIVING AND BEING ABLE TO ATTRACT OUT OF TOWN OUT-OF-TOWNERS AND CREATE A
NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE A DESTINATION. AND I THINK THE VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE IS MAIN STREET IN ORDER TO DO SO. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AND HOW WE STRENGTHEN OUR MAIN STREETS AND OUR BUSINESS DISTRICTS BUT ALSO
HOW WE LOOK AT EQUITY AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESOURCES AND MAKING SURE THAT THE INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT BUSINESS DISTRICTS ARE ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THRIVING AND
VIBRANT WHAT ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR COULD YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCIL BREADON CASA COLETTI ZAPATA COUNCILOR DURKIN COUNTY FINANCE ANDERSON CASA
FITZGERALD CASA FLYNN CASIMIR CASA MURPHY COUNCIL SANTANA AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR DUNCAN NUMBER 0770 WE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE. MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DARK IN NUMBERS 0771 TALK NUMBERS 0771 COUNCIL OF MURPHY OFFER THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A
HEARING REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF BOSTON PRE-K SEATS IN THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CITY FUNDED STREET SEATS ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU MR. CLERK. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR PRESIDENT I FIRST WANT TO START BY THANKING I TOURED I VISITED THE ELLIS
EARLY LEARNING CENTER LAST WEEK AND I'VE SPOKEN AT LENGTH WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN BRIGHTON WHO ARE HOPEFUL AND WANT TO SEE EXPANDED SEATS AT
THEIR SCHOOLS. SO ONE OF THE REASONS I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TALKING IN COMMUNITY WITH THOSE PEOPLE AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BUT AS A FORMER EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR
FOR DECADES I DO APPLAUD THE CITY OF BOSTON'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION, RECOGNIZING ITS CRITICAL ROLE IN A CHILD'S
DEVELOPMENT AND LONG TERM SUCCESS. BOSTON PRE-K WHICH MANY MAY NOT KNOW IT WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS UNIVERSAL PRE-K OR UP BUT THEY DID REBRAND THEMSELVES IS A
HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM WHICH IS FUNDED AND ADMINISTERED BY VEEPS WHICH MEANS IT IS FREE TO THOSE WHO GET A C IN ITS OFFERS
A DIVERSE OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN AGE THREE AND FOUR ACROSS VARIOUS SETTINGS IF THEY'RE NOT GETTING AK0 OR K ONE SEAT AT THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL THEY'RE FAMILIES ARE HOPING THAT THEY
CAN GET A SEAT AT ONE OF THESE BOSTON PRE-K SEATS. MANY TIMES OUR SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY AT CAPACITY ESPECIALLY OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SO THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ADD SEATS. THEY ARE SO OUR COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN STEPPING UP TO OFFER SPACE. THE PROGRAM WHICH I SAID WAS REBRANDED LAST YEAR REFLECTS THE CITY'S ONGOING COMMITMENT
TO PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO ALL OF OUR ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. A 2023 REPORT BY THE BOSTON OPPORTUNITY AGENDA HIGHLIGHTED
PERSISTENT GAPS IN ACCESS TO QUALITY AFFORDABLE EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE IN BOSTON, NOTING SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN SEAT AVAILABILITY ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS PARTICULARLY FOR
INFANTS AND TODDLERS. IN 2019 THE CITY ANNOUNCED A 15 MILLION INVESTMENT TO ESTABLISH QUALITY PRE-K FUND AIMING TO GUARANTEE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FREE HIGH QUALITY
PRE-KINDERGARTEN FOR ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS WITHIN EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTRIBUTING IT ACROSS THE CITY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ACROSS VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE EXPRESSED A
DESIRE TO EXPAND CITY FUNDED SEATS BUT REQUIRE FLAHERTY ON THE SELECTION PROCESS AND ASSURANCE OF EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION. I BELIEVE IT'S IMPERATIVE TO ASSESS AND ENSURE THE
ALLOCATION OF OUR PRE-K SEATS IS CONDUCTED WITH TRANSPARENT AND EQUITABLE WAYS AND I DO HOPE WHEN WE HOLD THIS HEARING AND I BELIEVE WE WILL BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN THEY'VE COME BEFORE
US BEFORE CHRISTINE AND HER TEAM THEY'VE BEEN A VERY FORTHCOMING. I'M HOPING TO ANSWER THE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS THAT I'M HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY BUT I ALSO HAVE MYSELF UNDERSTANDING THE CRITERIA IN
METHODOLOGY USED TO ALLOCATE BOSTON PRE-K SEATS ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE EXPANDING THEM EVALUATING THE EQUITY OF THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION TO ENSURE ALL COMMUNITIES HAVE FAIR
ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. I WANT TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS FACED BY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS IN EXPANDING CITY FUNDED SEATS AND EXPLORING SOLUTIONS TO
SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS. WANT TO GATHER INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS OPTIONS THAT CAN INFORM US MOVING FORWARD IN ESTABLISHING
STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY, EQUITY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE EXPANSION OF OUR PRE-K SEATS CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AGONIZES COUNCILOR COLETTE IS A PART
OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO THANK THE BAKER COUNCIL MURPHY FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I AM NOT A PARENT BUT I DO DEPEND ON THE PARENT PERSPECTIVES IN MY DISTRICT AND
MY SISTER QUITE FRANKLY AS A THREE YEAR OLD AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS AS RELATES TO A LACK OF PRE-K SEATS AND ALSO HOW MUCH MONEY THEY SPEND. I THINK THE AVERAGE IS UPWARDS
OF $11,000. SOMETIMES $20,000 IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO GO TO PLACES. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M NOT GOING TO NAME THEM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE. BUT SOME OF THE THE COMMERCIAL SPOTS THAT ARE EVERYWHERE IN
BOSTON ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. IF PARENTS CANNOT GET THEIR KIDS INTO THESE PROGRAMS IN MY DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR HAS SEEN A BABY BOOM ESPECIALLY IN CHARLESTOWN AND WHILE WE DO
HAVE INCREDIBLE HOME CARE PROVIDERS, THE EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM IN THIS CAPSULE MENTIONED IS IS NECESSARY AND SO I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO PUSH FOR THAT
INCREASED FUNDING AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT MAYOR WOLF FOR FOR EXPANDING THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE SHE UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THAT GOOD START AS YOU ARE BEGINNING ON AS THE
CHILD IS BEGINNING ON THEIR LEARNING JOURNEY. I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT THERE WERE DIFFICULTIES AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SPACE RIGHT
NOW IN CHARLESTOWN IN PARTICULAR THERE IS REALLY NO NO PLACE TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM IF YOU WANTED TO. SO I THINK THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT HAS TO BE A PART OF IT AND TRY TO FIGURING OUT
SOLUTIONS FOR THAT SPACE ISSUE. SO JUST CALLING THAT OUT BUT REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR CONVERSATION. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING FORWARD THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, MR MURPHY FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I AGREE WITH YOU. I HAVE HEARD FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE VERY THEY THEY HAVE REACHED CAPACITY IN THE IN THE TWO FACILITIES THAT THEY RUN IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE OTHER FACILITIES HAS A WAITLIST AS WELL. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SPRING EASTER EGG HUNT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE KIDS ALL COME FROM. THERE'S SO MANY LITTLE KIDS AND I DO KNOW THAT MANY FAMILIES STRUGGLE WITH THE COST OF CHILDCARE.
IT CAN COST AS MUCH AS COLLEGE TUITION TO SEND A KID TO DAY CARE WHEN THEY'RE LITTLE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TO EXPAND THIS REALLY VALUABLE PROGRAM IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU THANK YOU CAN CELEBRATE IN THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTER MEJIA THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING THIS AS AS A MOM WHO
HAD TO NAVIGATE TRYING TO FIND A PLACE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GO TO AT A VERY LIMITED BUDGET. I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR PARENTS AND OFTENTIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO STAY, KEEP A
JOB OR STAY AT HOME AND OFTENTIMES YOU HAVE TO REDUCE YOUR AMOUNT OF HOURS SO THAT YOU CAN QUALIFY FOR VOUCHERS AND IT'S JUST REALLY DIFFICULT
FOR FOLKS PARTICULARLY FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES. SO I DO AGREE THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INCREASE FUNDING AND I WANT TO GO BACK
TO SOMETHING COUNCILOR CLARISSA BARBER MENTIONED IN REGARDS TO INFRASTRUCTURE. I KNOW THAT DURING THE UPPER FUNDING OUR OFFICE SECURED OVER $1,000,000 TO HELP SUPPORT AND INCREASE MORE EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATORS MORE FOR NONTRADITIONAL HOURS AND I DO THINK THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THEY SAY IF THEY BUILD IT THEY WILL COME RIGHT.
I THINK THAT THERE ARE ALREADY A LOT OF HOME CENTER BASED PROGRAMING AVAILABLE AND I THINK THAT IF WE CAN START THINKING ABOUT HOW WE SUPPORT
THOSE FOLKS AND ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A FEW MORE SEATS, I THINK THAT THAT CAN HELP WITH THE THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE OF IT. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
THE HEARING AND I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHILE I'M UP HERE THAT WHILE OUR DAYCARE DOWNSTAIRS IS NOT PART OF THE CONVERSATION IT ALSO IS
EXPENSIVE FROM WHAT I HEAR SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN WORK TO DO IN THE CITY COUNCIL AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WHO WORK IN THIS BUILDING CAN ALSO AFFORD TO
SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO THE DAYCARE THAT WE HAVE DOWNSTAIRS . THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. YEAH, IT'S A VERY ACTIVE ISSUE FOR SO MANY OF US HERE.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ARE OUT THERE. I HAVE ONE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNSELOR MURPHY FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY IN THIS SPACE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
AND I AM A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF EXPANDING DAYCARES AND EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND I THINK YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE COULD BE LOOKING TO OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
YOU KNOW, TO COUNCILOR ME HAS A POINT WE DO HAVE ONE IN CITY HALL WHEN WE'RE BUILDING NEW COMMUNITY CENTERS. I THINK THAT IS A SPACE THAT WE CAN START TAKING A LOOK AT OUR
OWN PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO SEE HOW WE CAN USE THAT TO EXPAND SOME OF THESE DAYCARES OR EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OUT AND TALK ABOUT CRADLE TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND WE KNOW THAT
IT STARTS VERY EARLY ON AND AS EARLY AS WE INVEST IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR COLLEGE AND OUR INFANTS, WE KNOW THE OUTCOMES. WE KNOW THE OUTCOMES INCREASE
IN SOME KIND OF ROLE FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS. SO ENCOURAGED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AND SEEING WHAT MORE CAN WE DO HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR QUOTE BECAUSE THAT COUNTS AS BRAYDEN ZAPATA JURGEN FERNANDO ANDERSON FLYNN FITZGERALD HERE PEP BAND
SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE AT THE CHECK THIS JACKET DOCKET NUMBER 0771 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION MR QUOTE COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 80772 DOCKET
NUMBER 0772 COUNCILOR IS MURPHY AND FLYNN OFF WITH THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO ASSESS AND ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY OF BUS
AND SIDEWALKS FOR ALL RESIDENTS . THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MURPHY TO THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND RULE 12 AND
ADD COUNSELOR PEPEN AT COUNSELOR MURPHY'S USES WHEN THE PROS AND CONS ARE PREPARED AS A THIRD REGIONAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNSELOR BRENNAN SO ADDED CONSUMER FREE ON THE FLOOR THANK YOU AND AS I THINK
ALWAYS WHEN I'M FILING HEARING ORDERS IT COMES FROM BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THIS WAS ALREADY FILED BUT THIS MORNING I DID JOIN THE WALK THE BEAT GROUP WITH OUR CHARLESTOWN
SENIORS RESIDENTS AND AS WE WALKED THIS MORNING NOTICING SO MANY OF OUR SIDEWALK SPOTS THAT ARE JUST DANGEROUS AND INTERFERE WITH THE SAFETY
OF YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING A NICE WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OUR SENIORS AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS IS SO IMPORTANT AND THE CITY OF BOSTON IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL PUBLIC PATHWAYS ARE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE
AND NAVIGABLE. NAVIGATE TABLE FOR EVERY RESIDENT INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS AND FAMILIES WITH STROLLERS. AND I DO WANT TO REITERATE
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT OFTEN COMES UP THAT IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE'RE COMMITTED WHEN IT COMES TO RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WE'RE A FEDERALLY REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE UNDER THE ADA LAWS AND OTHERS.
SO WORKING ALONGSIDE CHRISTINE MCCOSH AND HER THE AMAZING WORK SHE DOES ON THE DISABILITY COMMISSION WILL BE IMPORTANT TO THIS CONGRESS SESSION IN 2021 BOSTON ENTERED INTO A CONSENT
DECREE TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE AN AVERAGE OF 1630 CURB RAMPS PER YEAR UNTIL ALL MEET ADA STANDARDS DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS
INITIATED A SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM. I KNOW I SEE IT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I LIVE AND OTHERS ACROSS THE CITY TO ADDRESS DAMAGES CAUSED BY VARIOUS FACTORS MANY THAT I SEE
ARE TREE ROOTS. SO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH PLANTING TREES WHICH IS IMPORTANT BUT AT THE SAME TIME DEALING WITH AFTER THERE THEY ARE FOR MANY YEARS THAT THE ROOTS ARE PUSHING UP THE SIDEWALK SOMETIMES A FEW FEET
UP OFF OF THE CURB WITH THE GOAL OF MAINTAINING OUR SMOOTH AND SAFE SIDEWALKS ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED. DESPITE THESE INITIATIVES AS
CHALLENGES SUCH AS SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS, INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AND DAMAGES FROM TREE ROOTS CONTINUE TO IMPEDE SAFE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT, WE HAVE TO ENSURE EQUITABLE SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE ACROSS ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS IS ESSENTIAL. SO I'M CALLING FOR THIS HEARING AND HOPING TO GET ANSWERS THAT WILL ANSWER THE EVALUATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SIDEWALK ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY THROUGHOUT ALL OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. I WANT TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS AND PROGRESS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE CURB RAMP INSTALLATION AND SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM, IDENTIFY ONGOING CHALLENGES AND
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING FULLY ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE SIDEWALKS FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND AS ALWAYS GATHER INPUT FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS AND EXPERTS ON
PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CONVERSATION IS LEADING US TO MAKING SURE OUR POLICIES AND AS WE ENTER INTO THE BUDGET SEASON WE KNOW ALL OF THESE
INITIATIVES ARE GOING TO COST MONEY BUT THIS ONE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FOR ANY OF THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR ALSO PARTNERING WITH COUNCILOR PEPEN AS WELL. I KNOW FOR YEARS THE CITY WAS
UNDER COURT ORDER IT IS UNDER COURT ORDER TO PUT MUCH OF ITS FOCUS ON THE HANDICAPPED RAMPS TO GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECES OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION EVER ENACTED IN MY OPINION WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY TO IGNORE THAT.
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT MY DISTRICT INCLUDING CHINATOWN, OTHER DISTRICT SOUTH BOSTON BAY
VILLAGE SOUTH IN BACK BAY, OTHER AREAS AS WELL WHETHER IT'S ON BROADWAY IN SOUTH BOSTON, ELM STREET, WEST FOURTH STREET, THE LEATHER DISTRICT,
STATE STREET SUMMER STREET CONGRESS STREET STEEPEST STREET IN THE FORT POINT NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE SOUTH END THROUGHOUT THE VALE OF VICTORIA AS WELL TRAUMA
ON STREETS SO MANY OTHER STREETS LET ME FOCUS ON CHINATOWN IT'S A DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC NEEDS A LOT OF WORK WITH SIDEWALK REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT.
WE HAVE SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CANES AND WALKERS WHO TRY TO GET THEIR EXERCISE EVERY DAY AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE UNEVEN
SURFACES OF SOME OF OUR SIDEWALKS MANY OF OUR SIDEWALKS IN CHINATOWN. I KNOW THERE WAS MONEY IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT BUT A BUDGET ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR SOME OF THESE REPAIRS IN CHINATOWN
CONGRESS STREET ASLEEP THE STREET I'M HOPEFULLY GET AN UPDATE AT THIS HEARING ON THE STATUS AS WELL. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR SIDEWALKS ARE REGULARLY MAINTAINED IN A STATE OF GOOD
REPAIR TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. WE SEE FAMILIES WITH STROLLERS TAKING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY NEIGHBOR IN SOUTH BOSTON, JOHN PROVENZANO, THAT HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THIS FIELD AS WELL. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. WELL, THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK? OH, CO-CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR IN COUNCIL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR VICE PRESIDENT.
TO COUNCILOR MURPHY AND COUNCILOR FLYNN. THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AS A RESIDENT CO-SPONSOR EVERY WEEK MY OFFICE RECEIVES A CALL ABOUT A STREET TREE THAT HAS BROKEN, ELEVATED OR OTHERWISE
ALTERED A SIDEWALK. IT WAS A RECENT CASE IN ROSSENDALE JUST OFF OF WASHINGTON STREET WHERE AN ELDERLY WOMAN FELL AND HURT HER JAW BECAUSE A SIDEWALK WAS MADE
UNSAFE BY STREET TREES ROOF THAT ERUPTED THROUGH THE GROUND . IT ISN'T SUSTAINABLE TO COVER A BROKEN SIDEWALK WITH ASPHALT THAT BREAKS A YEAR LATER ANYWAY, I WILL SAY MY DISTRICT
HAS THE BENEFIT OF A LARGE TREE CANOPY WHICH PROVIDES NEEDED SHADE AND EMISSIONS MITIGATIONS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THE CITY ADOPT NOT ONLY A FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM OF FIXING UPROOTED SIDEWALKS BUT ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE ONE. LAST YEAR I SUBMITTED A HEARING ORDER ABOUT IMPLEMENTING PERMEABLE SIDEWALK MATERIAL TO BE INSTALLED WHERE THERE ARE TREE PITS.
SO I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A WAY FOR US TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ABOUT THIS WITHOUT HAVING TO GET RID OF THE TREE. I ALSO LEARNED THAT MANY YEARS AGO CERTAIN TYPES OF TREES WERE BEING USED THAT WERE NOT THEY
WERE NOT GOOD FOR SIDEWALKS. SO I THINK THAT WE ALSO JUST HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT TREES WE'RE USING GOING FORWARD. BUT I DO ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JULIA CAMPBELL FROM THE STREETS CABINET BECAUSE SHE AND HER TEAM DID GO
OUT TO ROSLINDALE TO FIX THAT SIDEWALK AND ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS TREMENDOUSLY. HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T DEFEAT THE PURPOSE THAT WE HAVE SIDEWALKS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT LITERALLY THEY GO FLAT AND THEN
OUT OF NOWHERE THEY LOOK LIKE THIS AND AS COUNCILMAN FLYNN MENTIONED, YOU HAVE STROLLERS, PEOPLE ON WHEELCHAIRS THAT CAN NO LONGER USE THAT SIDEWALK. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO FIND A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO
THIS WHILE BEING FRIENDLY TO OUR RESIDENTS BUT ALSO FRIENDLY TO OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. DID ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR MURPHY,
COUNCILOR FLYNN AND COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS SPACE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCILOR BRADING AS A COLETTE
AS A PARTNER? CASTLE FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FINANCE ANDERSON. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR MEJIA. CASTLE SANTANA. COUNCILOR WEBER. AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR
DOCKING NUMBER 077 TO WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY. MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DUCKIE NUMBER 207 CEMETERY TOKEN NUMBER 0773
COUNCILOR BREADON FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS LEGALIZING MID-RISE SINGLES STAIR HOUSING IN THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BUILDING
CODE. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD
COUNCILOR DURKAN IS THE SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR DURKAN IS SO ADDED AS THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND ALSO LIKE TO ADD YOU MR CHAIR AS THE THIRD ORIGINAL
CO-SPONSOR THE COUNCIL BRADING SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO ADD COUNCIL ZERO AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEE AND HEAR NO OBJECTIONS COUNCIL WHERE ELSE SO ADDED IN OCTOBER A REPORT FOCUSING ON
LEGALIZING MID-RISE SINGLE STAIR HOUSING WAS PUBLISHED BY BOSTON INDICATORS WHICH IS THE RESEARCH CENTER AT THE BOSTON FOUNDATION IN COLLABORATION WITH HARVARD'S JOINT CENTER FOR
HOUSING AND U2, A BOSTON BASED DESIGN FIRM. THE BUILDING CODE MANDATES TWO SEPARATE STAIRCASES MID-RISE BUILDINGS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DUAL EGRESS.
BUT OVER TIME THIS HAS BECOME AN INEFFICIENT USE OF SPACE LIMITING FLOORPLANS AND REDUCING HOUSING PRODUCTION WHICH WHILE INCREASING CONSTRUCTION COSTS MODERN AND ADVANCEMENTS IN RESILIENT
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND FIRE PREVENTION HAVE RENDERED THE TWO STAIR MANDATE OUTDATED POINT ACCESS BLOCKS ALLOW FOR A SINGLE CENTRAL STAIRCASE
OFFERING EFFICIENT AND FLEXIBLE LAYOUTS WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LARGER DENSER UNIT SIZES. THIS IS AN APPROACH THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED IN COUNTRIES LIKE
SWITZERLAND, JAPAN AND ACROSS EUROPE AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED OR AUTHORIZED ACROSS THE THE COUNTRY IN NEW YORK AND IN SUCH AS IN NEW YORK
AND SEATTLE. THE REPORT ESTIMATE ESTIMATED THAT LEGALIZING SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS UP TO SIX STOREYS COULD NET UPWARDS OF 130,000
NEW UNITS ON UNDEVELOPED SMALL TO MIDSIZE PARCELS WITHIN THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE OF TRANSIT AND THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BUILDING CODE IS ADOPTED AND
AMENDED BY THE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO INVITING THE REPORT'S AUTHORS TO WAYS THE CITY CAN ADVOCATE FOR AND ADVANCE THE PROPOSAL
OF LEGALIZING MID-RISE SINGLE STAIR HOUSING IN MASSACHUSETTS. THANK YOU. THEN YOU'D HAVE TO WAIT IN THE
CHAIR. THE JARGON IS CONSIDERED TO BE ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR. I'M PROUD TO BE THE WITH COUNCILOR BREADON ON CO-SPONSORING THIS IMPORTANT HEARING.
IT'S JUST SO FUNNY. I SAW HER FILING AND I HAD I HAD ALREADY WRITTEN SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR. SO IT'S VERY NICE TO KNOW THAT ME AND COUNCILOR BREADON ARE IN ALIGNMENT. THE CURRENT BUILDING CODE WHICH
MANDATES TWO SEPARATE STAIRWAYS FOR BUILDINGS ABOVE THREE FOR STOREYS SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITS HOUSING PRODUCTION PARTICULARLY ON SMALLER PARCELS IN BOSTON'S DENSE TRANSIT RICH NEIGHBORHOODS.
I HAVE ONE EXAMPLE. 129 PORTLAND STREET WHERE A DEVELOPER GREG MCCARTHY IS ACTUALLY. COUNCILOR CLOUD, HIS CONSTITUENT SHARED THAT HE HAD TO BUILD A SECOND STAIR IN
ORDER TO CONVERT AN EXISTING BUILDING FROM OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL IN THE BOSTON TRIANGLE. THAT IS REALLY WHAT STARTED ME ON THIS PATH OF THINKING
THROUGH HOW WE MIGHT MAYBE SHOULD AMEND AMEND THE BUILDING CODE. WE KNOW THAT THE MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING CODE IS SOMETHING THAT GETS VOTED AT THE STATE HOUSE. SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
TO LEAD ON NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT NEED TO ENDORSE. IT'S ALSO SOMETHING WHERE WE NEED TO BRING ESD, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMIN TO THE TABLE TO SEE HOW BOSTON CAN LEAD ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ROBUST DISCUSSIONS AND INSIGHTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS AND URBAN PLANNING EXPERTS. BUT IT'S TIME THAT WE MODERNIZE OUR BUILDING CODES TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS AND BUILD
MORE HOUSING. THANK YOU BABY. THE CHAIR RECORD THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL. AH, I HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR BREADON
AND COUNCILOR DURKAN FOR BEING CO-SPONSORS ON THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE HOUSING PRODUCTION MORE AFFORDABLE AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. UPDATING OUR BUILDING CODE TO
ALLOW FOR SINGLE STAIR MID-RISE HOUSING IS A MODERN STEP FORWARD. I STUMBLED UPON THIS ISSUE WHEN I WAS TALKING TO A DEVELOPER AND WE WERE TRYING TO GET MORE THREE BEDROOMS INSIDE OF A UNIT
AND ONE OF THE BARRIERS TO GETTING THAT THREE BEDROOM WAS THE DOUBLE STAIRS. I KNOW MY DISTRICT NEEDS THIS. WE HAVE SMALL LOTS GROWING FAMILIES AND A CLEAR DEMAND FOR
NOT ONLY FAMILY STYLE HOUSING BUT JUST HOUSING IN GENERAL. I OFTEN HEAR FROM DEVELOPERS HOW DESIGN CONSTRAINTS AND OUTDATED CODES CAN MAKE OR BREAK A PROJECT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD AFFORDABLY. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
CONVERSATION AND TO UPDATING OUR BUILDING CODE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTY ON THE FLOOR. VERY QUICKLY I. THIS IS REALLY FASCINATING AND
I LOVE THIS STUFF AND I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU ALL PUT THIS FORWARD. I'M NOT GOING TO ADD MY NAME TO IT QUITE YET ONLY BECAUSE I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE ZONING IMPLICATIONS AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR WHAT WE JUST CREATED AND PLAN EAST BOSTON I
DO THINK THAT SINGLE STAIR HOUSING DOES ENCOURAGE HIGH DENSITY BUILDING AND IT COULD BE A WAY TO COMBAT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU WANT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE TOO
BECAUSE I KNOW IN DENVER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID HAVE SOME ISSUES AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH SAFETY INVOLVED BUT THAT CAN BE EASILY SOLVED WITH SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND ALL OF THAT. BUT I'M NOT GONNA PUT MY NAME ON IT QUITE YET BECAUSE I WANT
TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ZONING IMPLICATIONS ARE IN TERMS OF THE AIR REQUIREMENTS THAT WE CREATED IN PLACE BOSTON BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BRING THIS FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK
ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK, PLEASE. AND COUNCILORS FERNANDA ANDERSON MEJIA BEN WEBER PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER IS 0773 WILL BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR GRECH WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT TO NUMBER 0774 LUCKY NUMBER 0774 OF COUNCIL AND MURPHY ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING
ORDER REQUESTING CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 OF REGARDING DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTS DISBURSED SINCE 2021. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I AM REQUESTING THIS INFORMATION. I HAVE REQUESTED IT DURING SEVERAL HEARINGS THROUGH RFI. I DON'T HAVE NOT GOT THE ANSWERS ESPECIALLY NOT IN THE
WAY I'M ASKING FOR IT NOW. SO JUST PUTTING IT THROUGH AS A 17 NOW I DO WANT TO SEE ESPECIALLY HOW IT HAS BEEN EQUITABLY GIVEN OUT ACROSS THE CITIES IMPORTANT TO ME TO FIND
OUT. SO THE INFORMATION I'M ASKING FOR IS THE RECIPIENT INFORMATION WITH THEIR FULL NAMES THE AMOUNT THE ADDRESS THAT THEY PURCHASED WITH THE ASSISTANCE, HOW MUCH THEY WERE
AWARDED, WHAT THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE GRANT RECIPIENTS WERE, TOTAL AMOUNT FUNDS AND ANY CHANGES IN PROGRAM STRUCTURE OVER THE SPECIFIED PERIOD AND ALSO THE
NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT RESULTED IN SUCCESSFUL HOME PURCHASES. AND I KNOW THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING IN A LOT OF THE HEARINGS WE HAVE YOU KNOW, THIS BODY OFTEN HAS
HEARINGS AND APPROVES FUNDING FOR OUR HOUSING CRISIS ACROSS THE CITY FINDING OUT WHAT SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED, IF ANY GOING FORWARD AND HOW SUCCESSFUL HAVE THESE NEW
HOMEOWNERS BEEN ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOUSE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE OFTEN HEAR WHEN PEOPLE WIN THE LOTTERY OR GIVEN A GIFT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO KEEP FOR THAT PURCHASE THAT
NEW ASSET IN A WAY THAT THEY CAN THEN TURN IT INTO INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH WHICH I DO BELIEVE IS THE MAIN REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THESE GIFTS. THEY USED TO BE LOW INTEREST NO
INTEREST LOANS. THERE ARE NOW GRANTS GIFTS MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN $50,000 PER PERSON OR GIVEN MONEY TO PUT DOWN IN A DOWN PAYMENT. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
INFORMATION TO HELP ADVOCATE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU KAZIMIR PHYSICS WENT TO THE ROSEN ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 0774 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR
SAY I I ALWAYS SAY NEVER DIES HAVE AT THIS TALK IN HIS PAST MR COURT CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0775.0775 COUNCILOR AND MURPHY ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTING
CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 OF REGARDING YOUTH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITIES. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM REFEREE OF THE FLOOR .
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER I DID FILE THIS AS A HEARING ORDER AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT SCHEDULED YET IN KNOWING THAT YOU JOB EMPLOYMENT IS OPEN
IN OUR STUDENTS ALL OF OUR HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED A JOB THROUGH IN THE CITY OF BOSTON FOR THIS SUMMER SO THIS ORDER THESE QUESTIONS WILL HELP MAKE SURE
THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SO GUARANTEE YOU SUMMER JOBS THE NUMBER OF GUARANTEED JOBS SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE PAST FOUR SUMMERS A
BREAKDOWN OF THESE POSITIONS BY DEPARTMENT AND JOB CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER OR NOT ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENT AT POSTING YOUTH SUMMER WORKERS ARE MANDATED TO ACCEPT STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES AND ALSO ANY GUIDELINES FOR OUR NONPROFIT PARTICIPATION. ALSO ANY POLICIES THAT DEPARTMENTS MUST FOLLOW TO ENSURE INCLUSIVITY IN THEIR
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ANY OVERSIGHT IF NEEDED ON THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OVERSEEING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN PROMOTING AND ENSURING THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES INFORMATION ON TRAINING
RESOURCES OR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO DEPARTMENTS TO THE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT ALSO THAT IF WE'RE EXPECTING ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS WHICH I HOPE WE ALREADY ARE THAT WE'RE ALSO
GIVING THEM RESOURCES IF NEEDED AND EMPLOYMENT DATA THE CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HIRED THROUGH CITY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS OVER THE PAST FOUR SUMMERS AND
LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR SUPPORT TO OUR NONPROFITS MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR YOUTH ACROSS THE CITY ARE APPLYING TO NOT CITY DEPARTMENTS BUT NONPROFITS THAT PARTNER WITH US. SO THE DETAILED INFORMATION ON
THEIR OBLIGATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE IN ANY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE CITY TO THESE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SO LOOKING FORWARD, THERE'S SOME OTHER QUESTIONS I'M LOOKING FOR
HOPING THAT WE CAN GET THESE QUESTIONS IN THE MEAN IN SEVEN DAYS AS EXPECTED SO THAT I CAN HELP ADVOCATE TO LIKE I MENTIONED WHEN I FILED THE HEARING ORDER TALKING WITH
TEACHERS PARENTS WHO ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THESE STUDENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN HAVE ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU.
CAVS FROM OVERSEAS BENCH WITH ROSEN PASSIVE DOCKET NUMBER 0775 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I AM OPPOSING GUYS OUT OF THIS TACKLE THIS PAST QUOTE COULD YOU PLEASE BE TALKING NUMBER
0776.0776 COUNCILOR OVERALL FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THANK THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ALIYAH THE
FLOOR FOR THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND SUSPEND I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE IS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND SO
ADDED YEAH I WAS GOING TO AD SPEND THE RULES AND AD CALIBRATING BUT I BELIEVE I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SHE COMES BACK. YES, RIGHT.
SO BOSTON I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN TO THESE STATS TIME AND AGAIN BUT THEY'RE WORTH REPEATING BECAUSE THEY STILL REFLECT THE TRUTH. WE'RE UP AGAINST BOSTON AS THE 11TH MOST SEGREGATED METRO AREA
IN THE COUNTRY. ONLY 30% OF BLACK FAMILIES AND 17% OF LATINO FAMILIES OWN OWN HOMES HERE COMPARED TO 44% OF WHITE HOUSEHOLDS IN 2020.
BLACK MORTGAGE APPLICANTS WERE DENIED AT MORE THAN TWICE THE RATE OF WHITE APPLICANTS. TO ADD THAT BLACK OWNED HOME OWNERSHIP RATES IN BOSTON HAVE BEEN DECLINING.
AND WHILE WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS MORE THAN A QUARTER OF RENTERS IN BOSTON ARE SPENDING OVER HALF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING. OUR HOME PRICES ARE MORE THAN SIX TIMES THE CITY'S MEDIAN
MEDIAN INCOME. THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IS HERE AND IT'S SQUEEZING OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY SINGLE DAY. AS SOMEONE WHO'S WORKED IN REAL ESTATE, I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ACROSS MY DISTRICT EVERY DAY
I'VE SEEN HOW THIS PLAYS OUT FAMILIES PRICED OUT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THEY GREW UP IN. YOUNG PEOPLE GIVE UP ON HOMEOWNERSHIP AND LONGTIME RESIDENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY THERE HOUSING IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS WE HAVE TO SHIFT THAT REALITY. IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM DISCRIMINATION BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, STABILITY AND
WEALTH BUILDING. THAT'S WHY WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR THINGS LIKE HOMEOWNERSHIP VOUCHERS, EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY. AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY MEANS BUILDING MORE FAMILY STYLE
HOUSING, CREATING MORE INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING BASED ON NEIGHBORHOOD AFFORDABILITY, STABILIZING FAMILIES THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP AND NOT NOT LIFTING RESTRICTED NEEDS.
OUR FAIR HOUSING LAWS ARE NOT JUST WORDS BUT RIGHTS THAT ARE ENFORCED AND PROTECTED. I ALSO WANT TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE LATE BOB TYRRELL WHOSE LEADERSHIP LAID THE FOUNDATION
FOR SO MUCH OF THIS WORK FROM FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT TO PIONEERS THE REFORMS THAT CENTERED EQUITY AND I LIKE TO SHOUT OUT THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO CONTINUE TO CARRY THAT GROUPS
LIKE ACTION FOR EQUITY RECLAIM ROXBURY THE SNI, THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION HOUSING FORWARD, THE HUD TENANT ALLIANCE, MPAC AND SO MANY
OTHERS WHO HAVE NEVER STOPPED FIGHTING FOR A CITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS A FAIR SHOT AT HOUSING STABILITY AND DIGNITY. THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES, ENACT THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO COUNCILOR, FOR FILING THIS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MATTERS SO MUCH FOR THE REASONS YOU
STATED TO THE ENTIRE CITY AND IT'S THE REASON WHY MY OFFICE HAS FILED THIS RESOLUTION IN YEARS PAST BUT ALSO TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF BOB TERRELL WHO
RECENTLY PASSED AWAY WHO CHAMPIONED SO MUCH THAT WE STILL HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED HERE AT THE CITY WHICH IS THE GOLD STANDARD OF FAIR HOUSING PEER TESTING IN PERSON PROTESTING TO
REALLY ROOT OUT ROOT OUT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU HAVE A WHITE APPLICANT GO IN AND A BLACK APPLICANT COME IN. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THE IN PERSON GOLD STANDARD IS FOR
PEER TESTING TO TEST FOR IT HAPPENING. HE ADVOCATED FOR US TO BE DOING MORE EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AROUND THE ILLEGALITY OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND SO I JUST
WANTED TO LIKE YOU DID COUNCIL A REAL ELEVATE AND REMEMBER BOB'S HERO FOR WHO IS LISTENING TO US IN THE WHIRLWIND WHO ADVOCATED SO MUCH FOR US TO TAKE ISSUES OF FAIR
HOUSING SO SERIOUSLY AND I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO MY OFFICE HELD A HEARING ON DISCRIMINATION IN APPRAISALS WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING HOMES THAT WHEN YOU DO DO THAT BLIND
TESTING WHEN IT COMES TO HOMEOWNERSHIP YOU DO SEE DISTRACTIVE AND PERNICIOUS DISCRIMINATION AND IN THE HOMEBUYING MARKET. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF DR. KING AND ALL OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR A BILL TO HAVE THESE LAWS THAT WE ARE THAT WE GET TO ENFORCE BUT WE CAN ONLY
ENFORCE IT IF WE'RE PUTTING MONEY AND RESOURCES BEHIND ROOTING OUT THIS VERY REAL AND VERY PERNICIOUS FORM OF DISCRIMINATION. SO THANK YOU COUNSELOR RALPH FOR FILING AND THANK YOU TO ALL
OF MY COLLEAGUES AND COUNSELOR SANTANA. THIS IS A HE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT ISSUES OF FAIR HOUSING AS WELL. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE COLLECTIVE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FOR FAIR HOUSING AND TO CONTINUE THE
LEGACY OF BOB TYRRELL. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK TO THAT COUNCILOR SCOTT IS A PARTNER
FOR ANDERSON FITZGERALD FLYNN HERE MURPHY BUT THEN SANTANA WEBER COUNSELORS WORRELL AND LOUIJEUNE AN EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER AND ADOPTION DOCKET
NUMBER 0776 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY RISE HAVE IT THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED MR QUOTE COULD YOU PLEASE BE DOCKET NUMBER 0777.0777
COUNCILOR WERE ALL FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BILL SENATE FOR ALL THREE AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE ADEQUACY AND EQUITY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING
PROGRAM. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR I HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I LIKE A MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE THE RESOLUTION JUST A FEW MINOR
CHANGES. IS THAT MOTION SECONDED? SECOND ALL OF THEM SAY I. I OPPOSE ANY SUBSTITUTE. I THINK IT'S ON EVERYONE'S DESK.
I THINK YOU DESERVE TO HAVE THE SUBSTITUTION. IS IT STABLE? YEAH, IT'S A STAPLE. IT SAYS RESOLUTION SUPPORT A BILL. AS FOR THREE AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL
COMMISSION. RON PASS IT OUT. DOES EVERYONE HAVE A COPY? OKAY. COUNCILOR, ARE YOU ON THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. I LIKE TO ADD KASSEM HERE AS AN
ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR CASM HERE SO ADDED AND I LIKE TO BEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR WHERE ELSE IS THIS ROUND THE RULES ADD COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE IS
A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING HEARING NO OBJECTIONS I'M SO ADDED COUNCIL I HAVE THE FLOOR THANK YOU BOSTON HAS MADE IMPORTANT PROGRESS IN REPAIRING AND REBUILDING OUR SCHOOLS. I'M NEW JOSIAH QUINCY UPPER
SCHOOL TO SOON TO OPEN CHARTER SCHOOL BUT THE TRUTH IS THE COVENANT MUST BE A PROCESS DOESN'T MEET THE SCALE OF THE NEED WE'RE FACING TODAY IT CAN TAKE EIGHT YEARS TO OPEN ONE SCHOOL BUT PROJECTS LIKE
MADISON PART TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THIS WAY THE CITY HAS ALREADY INVESTED YEARS OF PLANNING THE MILLIONS AND DESIGN BEING FORCED TO RESTART THE PROCESS IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR IT'S INEFFICIENT.
THE COST OF BUILDING A HIGH QUALITY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN BOSTON IS EXPECTED TO HIT $750 MILLION AND THAT'S NOT A BURDEN A SINGLE DISTRICT SHOULD CARRY
ALONE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OR STRESS FAR BEYOND CITY LINES. THIS RESOLUTION SUPPORTS BILL AS ALL THREE TO CREATE A COMMISSION THAT WILL VIEW THE
EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY OF MSP AND PUSH FOR SOLUTIONS LIKE ALLOWING PROJECTS TO ENTER MIDSTREAM OFFERING DIRECT STATE AID OR PROVIDING FLEXIBLE FINANCING OPTIONS FOR DISTRICTS
LIKE BOSTON WITH HIGHER TITLE ONE NEEDS. THERE ARE OTHER BILLS UP AT THE STATE HOUSE THAT ARE ALSO ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THE MSP
FUNDING AND PROCESS INCLUDING SX .318.352 OR 8.7 39I READ READ THEM AND THEY'RE ALL GREAT BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE COMMISSION COULD ADDRESS MANY OF THE MSP
ISSUES OUR STUDENTS DESERVE SAFE MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND OUR CITY DESERVES A FINANCIAL STRUCTURE THAT MEETS THE MOMENT. AND WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES,
ENACT THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES JUST COME MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR RALPH FOR ADDING ME.
I DO APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME THE MIC HERE AND THIS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS SPACE AND FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD. I STRONGLY SUPPORT BILL.
AS FOR ALL THREE TO CREATE A COMMISSION TO EXAMINE AND IMPROVE MSP EIGHT AND IN SUPPORT OF BILL AS 318 THAT WOULD INCREASE FUNDING REIMBURSEMENTS BECAUSE THE
CURRENT MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY PROCESS IS NOT MEETING THE URGENCY OF BOSTON. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE EIGHT YEARS TO BUILD A SCHOOL.
THAT TIMELINE IS OUT OF STEP WITH THE REALITIES OUR STUDENTS FACE AND IT IS EXACTLY WHY I HAVE BEEN SO CONCERNED ABOUT AND CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF MADISON PARK HIGH
SCHOOL. WE'VE ALREADY SPENT YEARS AND MILLIONS PLANNING TO REBUILD MADISON BUT UNDER THE CURRENT MSP EH RULES WE ARE TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO START ALL OVER.
MEANWHILE THE STUDENTS WHO NEED THESE INVESTMENTS ARE THE MOST THE MOST ARE BEING TOLD TO JUST KEEP WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING SOMETHING
THAT WE ALL HAVE THE SYNDROME OF OH ALREADY DOING MUCH OF THAT HERE. BUT WHILE WE'RE WAITING ENTIRE GENERATIONS ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND WITHOUT THE FACILITIES
AND THE EQUIPMENT OR OPPORTUNITIES THEY DESERVE WE CAN'T KEEP ASKING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE PATIENT WHEN THE SYSTEM IS CLEARLY NOT WORKING FOR THEM. THIS BILL IS ABOUT RETHINKING HOW WE FUND AND BUILD SCHOOLS
ESPECIALLY IN CITIES LIKE BOSTON WHERE THE NEED IS URGENT AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH. A COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE ADEQUACY AND EQUITY THE SBA IS
A STEP FORWARD TOWARDS A SYSTEM THAT COULD BE MORE RESPONSIVE AND FLEXIBLE. AND THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. WE'RE ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES APPROVING YESTERDAY
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I AGREE WITH THE SPIRIT AND THE INTENT AND THE LETTER OF THIS LEGISLATION. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT SBA FUNDS BE
REVIEWED FOR EQUITY AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAXIMIZING WHAT WE CAN GET OUT OF IT AS THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO THEY MUST BE IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO STUDY IT.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY PLANE YOU'RE THE FLIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I WILL BE SIGNING ON TO THIS. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE MSK VA FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE WORK IN HELPING GET SO MANY
PROJECTS OFF THE GROUND HERE AND HERE IN BOSTON. I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MSP MSP STAFF BUT ALSO IT'S OVERSEEN
ULTIMATELY BY STATE TREASURER DEB GOLBERG SO I WANT TO KNOW ACKNOWLEDGE TREASURER GOLDBERG IN HER PROFESSIONAL TEAM AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE
LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME IS A QUIRK THAT COUNCILORS BREADON AND COLLETTE AS A PARTNER FOR NANJIANI'S AND FITZGERALD. MURPHY PUT BEN SANTANA WEBER COUNCILORS WERE OUT MCGEER AND
LOUIJEUNE SO EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF GOT THE NUMBERS 0777 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY FIVE HAVE IT THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED WE'RE NOW ON TO PERSONAL ORDERS
BUT BEFORE WE MOVE TO PERSONNEL ORDERS WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO A DOCKET OR WHILE THEY WERE OUT OF CHAMBERS THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS OUTED 20777I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
OKAY. MR. CLERK PROCEEDED TO GET HIM. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO OH LORD, I'D LIKE TO MY VOTE AS A YES. SO I NEED SOMEBODY TO. SO YOU WANT A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE? THAT'S RIGHT. I WAS I SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR
SAY I I I'LL SAY NAY GUYS HAVE IT. OKAY. 0458I LIKE TO BE REGISTERED AS A YES VOTE PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY.
MR. CLERK, DO YOU HAVE THAT VOTE? THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE ARE NOW ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
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OKAY. PERSONNEL ORDERS DOCKET NUMBER 0778 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR. HOWEVER I CAN NUMBER 0779
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNSELOR WORLD AND I CAN NUMBER 0780 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR WORLD. THANK YOU. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARTIES OF DARKNESS NUMBER 077830780
ALL THOSE OF YOU SAY I I ALL OF US IN. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE PERSONAL ORDERS HAVE PASSED . THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR
WORRELL IS IS TO ADD YOUR NAME TO A DOCKET TO TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND SEE IF I CAN ADD COUNSELOR BREADON THE DOCKET AS A CO-SPONSOR AND RIGHT, RIGHT.
OKAY, SO WE ARE RETURNING TO DOCKET NUMBER 0776 RIGHT. OKAY. RETURNING TO DOCKET 0776 TO ADD COUNSELOR BREADON AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNSELOR
WAREHOUSE AND BEND THE RULES ADD COUNSELOR BREADON AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS BREADON AND SO AT IT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM OKAY, WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO
GREEN SHEETS. IS ANYONE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM GREEN SHEETS? NO, NO. OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO LATE FILES.
I'M INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT THERE ARE FIVE LATE FIVE LATE FILED MATTERS FOR PERSONNEL ORDERS AND ONE HEARING ORDER. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE FOUR ADDING THE FOUR LATE FILED
PERSONNEL MATTERS ONTO THE RECORD ALL IN FAVOR OF ADDING THE FOUR PERSONNEL FILE MADAM TO RECORD SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY THE AYES HAVE IT THOSE MATTERS ARE ADDED MR CLERK
COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FILE PERSONNEL ORDERS INTO THE RECORD FIRST LEAK FILE PERSONNEL ORDER BY COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR OFFICE STAFF SECOND COUNSEL'S SECOND
PERSONNEL ORDER FOR COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AGAIN FOR OFFICE STAFF THIRD LATE FILED PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNSELOR KALINA AND FOR FILE PERSONNEL MATTER
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNSELOR MEJIA THANK YOU. THESE ARE OKAY. I'LL SORRY I JUST LOST MY TRAIN
OF THOUGHT. OKAY, SO THESE WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE TO ADD THESE TO IN SUPPORT OF THESE FILE MATTER AND IT'S ONE OF THESE EIGHT
FILE PERSONNEL ORDERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL OPPOSE ANY THE AYES HAVE IT. THESE LIKE FIVE PERSONNEL MATTERS HAVE PASSED. CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE FIFTH LATE FINAL MATTER HEARING ORDER
INTO THE RECORD OFFERED BY COUNCILOR AARON MURPHY ORDER FOR AN EMERGENCY HEARING TO ADDRESS INCIDENTS THAT'S A FUTURE BOS YOUTH JOBS AND
RESOURCE FAIR AND TO RESCHEDULE THE EVENT PROPER PAY PROMPTLY. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE TO ADD THIS FILE MATTER INTO THE RECORD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE ALL
OPPOSING AA I HAVE IT THIS MATTER HAS BEEN ADDED INTO THE RECORD. MR CLERK, IF YOU COULD JUST READ A BIT MORE I THINK THE FIRST IN THE LAST TWO CLAUSES WHEREAS THE CITY OF BOSTON IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND
PRODUCTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE WAS A MARCH 28TH 2025 THE CITY HOSTED THE FUTURE OF US
YOUTH JOBS AND RESOURCE FAIR AT THE REGGIE LEWIS CENTER AIMING TO CONNECT YOUNG RESIDENTS WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS NOW THEREFORE BE ORDERED THAT THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS A HEARING AN EXPEDITED HEARING REGARDING THE FAIR AND THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK. THANK YOU. THE ORGANIZERS COUNCILOR MURPHY HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO MY COLLEAGUES. I FILED UPLOADED A LOT OF HEARING ORDERS AND TALKED THAT THIS AGENDA AND THIS JUST ACCIDENTALLY DID NOT GET
UPLOADED AND I REALIZED IT AFTER 10 A.M. SO THIS IS WHY IT'S COMING THROUGH AS A LATE FILE SO I DID SWITCH THE WORDING. THANK YOU ALEX FOR MAKING SURE I SWITCH SOME OF THE WORDING TO
MAKE SURE IT WOULD BE PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY I WAS I ATTENDED THE YOUTH JOB FAIR ON SATURDAY WHICH WAS EXCITING WHEN I PULLED UP TO SEE A LOT
OF PEOPLE THERE. I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT I SAW THE D SEVEN YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL TABLE. THEY ARE THEY WERE ENGAGING WITH A LOT OF GREAT KIDS AND FAMILIES WHO WERE INTERESTED IN
THAT YOUTH SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR STAFF WAS THERE SO THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE . ON MARCH 28TH THE CITY HOSTED THE FUTURE BOTH USE AND JOB
FAIR WHICH I BELIEVE IT'S THE SECOND YEAR WE'VE HAD IT THERE I WENT LAST YEAR ALSO WHERE IT AIMS TO CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. MIKE FOR YEARS NOW I HAVE FILED
A HEARING ORDER ON EARLY ON IN THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING AND BREAKING DOWN ANY BARRIERS KNOWING ESPECIALLY AS THIS ADMINISTRATION IS EXPANDING
THEIR COMMITMENT THAT EVERY STUDENT AND KIDS ACROSS THE CITY ARE GUARANTEED TO USE SUMMER JOB AND WE'RE ALSO EXPANDING THE FUNDING WE PUT INTO MAKING SURE OUR NONPROFITS
ARE ALSO ABLE TO EMPLOY OUR CITY KIDS. SO KNOWING THAT THIS FAIR IS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT KIDS WHERE THEY'RE NOT JUST LOOKING ON A
WEBSITE BUT CAN TALK TO THESE POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY. SO I DO ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE EMPLOYERS WHO SHOWED UP ,SET UP THEIR TABLES AND WHERE THEY'RE ENGAGED READY TO TALK
TO OUR KIDS AND FORTUNATELY WHEN I WALKED IN THOUGH THERE WAS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT FEELING THE EVENT EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT OVERCROWDING AND INSUFFICIENT SECURITY MEASURES
INCLUDING WHAT I NOTICED AN ABSENCE OF ANY POLICE DETAILS. EVEN WHEN I PULLED UP I HAD TO PARK NEAR THE POST OFFICE PAST THE O'BRIENS UP THE STREET BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM AND ALSO
A LOT OF CARS WERE, YOU KNOW, DOUBLE PARKED AND KIDS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PARENTS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF. SO EVEN JUST FOR THE TRAFFIC FLOW, I DO BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE
EXPECTED TO SEE MORE POLICE DETAILS AT THE EVENT OUTSIDE THE EVENT ALSO. BUT THIS LED TO THE VENUE SECURITY PERSONNEL BEING OVERWHELMED AND REACHING OUT TO SOME OF THE MEMBERS THAT WERE
THERE ASKING FOR HELP. THE INCIDENTS RESULTS IN SAFETY RISK FOR ATTENDEES WHICH AS WE KNOW PROMPTED EMPLOYEES TO DEPART MIDWAY THROUGH THE FAIR TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SAFE.
I BELIEVE IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE LOOK AT ANY LAPSES OR MAKING SURE THAT PERMITS WERE PULLED TO MAKE SURE THAT CAPTAIN HUSSEIN AND THE OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE AWARE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD HAVE
GLADLY BEEN PRESENT AT THIS EVENT AND THEY ALWAYS ADVOCATE ACROSS ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS ADVOCATE FOR OUR YOUTH TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, EMPLOYMENT OVER THE SUMMER.
SO I BELIEVE IT'S ALSO YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SHORT TIMELINE OF APPLYING FOR SUMMER JOBS. THEY ALWAYS SAY THE GOOD ONES GO FIRST. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HOLD THIS HEARING. HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A TIME
MAYBE OUTSIDE OF OUR REGULAR TEN AND 2:00 SLOTS WHICH I KNOW ARE ALREADY FILLED UP FOR MANY MONTHS TO TALK TO THE YOUTH JOB AND RESOURCE FAIR. I DO WANT TO THANK THE OFFICE
OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THEY DID SEND OUT AN EMAIL AND THEY DID HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE STEPS THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE TO TRY TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE CONNECTING TO ANY KIDS WHO DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY THE OTHER DAY MANY FAMILIES AND WHO'VE REACHED OUT AND I SAW WHEN I WAS LEAVING THERE WAS STILL A LINE OUTSIDE THE DOOR THAT HADN'T EVEN MADE IT IN YET
TO SEE ANY OF THE POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING HOPING THAT WHATEVER COMMITTEE IT GOES INTO, IF IT'S CLOSED ON IT, IF IT'S EDUCATION
THAT WE DO FREE UP THE TIME OR MAKE AVAILABLE A SLOT IN A TIME THAT ISN'T USUALLY WHEN WE MEET TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT OUR
YOUTH GET JOBS AND HOPEFULLY BY THEN I ALSO WILL HAVE THE ANSWERS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE MANY IF ANY AT ALL AT THE FAIR. SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO
DOING ALL WE CAN TO MAKE SURE OUR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS KNOW WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE OUT THERE FOR THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CATASTROPHIC. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AND I WAS NOT AT THIS EVENT I WAS AT A AN EVENT IN A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD ON COLUMBIA ROAD SPONSORED BY MEMORIAL IN
RECOGNITION OF MOSTLY WOMAN OF COLOR POLICE OFFICERS. I ALSO KNOW THAT MANY OF THE COMMAND STAFF WERE ALSO AT THIS EVENT AT MEMORIAL AND I KNOW THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT THE
RAGING ALWAYS CENTER AS WELL. I DO THINK THEY PROVIDE EXCEPTION FOR LEADERSHIP AND THE ACTORS ROLE MODELS AS WELL BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE
IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THEM INTO THIS JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, SUMMER JOB PROGRAM AT REGGIE LEWIS CENTER AND THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF CREDIBILITY IN THE CITY.
I ALSO KNOW THAT REGGIE GALVIS CENTER IS NOT A CITY AGENCY BUT BUT I DO THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT ESPECIALLY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
FOR RESIDENTS GOING TO THIS IMPORTANT YOUTH JOB FAIR. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT THE
BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL DOES IN SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MAYBE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON TO PARTNER MORE CLOSELY WITH THE BOSTON TECH
PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL ON ADMINISTRATING AND MANAGING SOME OF THIS SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. I THINK BOSTON SHOULD RELY ON
THE PIC FOR MANAGING ADMINISTRATING THESE PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO DO THAT JUST TO SUGGESTION. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU CHAIR RECOGNIZES THAT COMES FROM HERE. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WAS DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING BUT WHEN AM I NOT THE ONE TO SPEAK
UP AND SAY WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING? SO I'LL JUST SAY IT IS THAT HAVING WORKED IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR AND WORKING WITH A LOT OF PARENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, WE HAVE TO THINK THAT, YOU
KNOW, THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND SOMETIMES WE CAN'T REGULATE WHAT HAPPENS IN SPACES AND I THINK THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE A LOT
OF NONPROFIT PARTNERS THAT WE CAN BE COLLABORATING WITH AND PARTNERING WITH TO HELP SUPPORT. AND I THINK THAT IT'S JUST BIGGER ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY WAS PREPARED OR WHAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS AND WHETHER
OR NOT THE POLICE YOU KNOW, CAPACITY SITUATION. I THINK THAT THIS JUST I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AT OUTSIDE OF OUR OWN
JURISDICTION, OUTSIDE OF OUR OWN ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INCLUDE FAMILIES AND PARENTS IN OUR PROCESSES AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CALL PEOPLE IN NOT JUST OUT IN REGARDS TO THESE SORT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN. AND I KNOW THAT OUR OFFICE HAS WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DO IT CENTER AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST FAIRS AND I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR RURAL AS WELL AS COUNCILOR ANDERSON I'VE SEEN US ALL DO THAT AND I THINK
THAT THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO REALLY HELP SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STUDENTS MEET THE MOMENT.
AND SO I AM GOING TO ASK US TO DO MORE OF THAT AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ALSO HELP SUPPORT GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT, CREATING SMALLER LITTLE FAIRS TO MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND I ALSO KNOW THAT SOME YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T FEEL SAFE GOING INTO CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS SO I
THINK THAT HAVING MORE REGIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES MAYBE IN HIGH PARK AND MATTAPAN AND JAMAICA PLAIN AND MAYBE WE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TARGETED IN OUR OUTREACH SO
THOSE ARE THE SORT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT I REALLY WANT US TO START THINKING ABOUT AND HAVING AS WE CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE
IDENTIFYING IN OUR WORK HERE IS LIKE LET'S THINK ABOUT SOLUTIONS, LET'S THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN MEET THE MOMENT IN WAYS THAT HELP SUPPORT AND GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
SO I'M HOPING THAT AS PART OF THE HEALING ORDER WE'LL HAVE SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND WE'LL START THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX FOR THIS WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'VE TALKED TO THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT WHAT
TRANSPIRED AT THE JOB FAIR AND IT'S GREAT THAT THERE'S SUCH A BURGEONING INTEREST AMONG SO MANY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SUMMER JOBS. I REMEMBER ATTENDING FAIRS LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS GETTING MY
FIRST JOB AND THOSE TARGETED THOSE TARGETED JOB FAIRS ARE HAPPENING AND THEY'RE HAPPENING AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPEN MORE AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPY SCHOOL BASED BECAUSE PART OF THE ISSUE IS PEOPLE FROM
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS MINGLING AND MAYBE NOT MINGLING IN THE BEST WAY. SO DOING IT SCHOOL BY SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS APPROACH TO SORT OF GET AT THE FACT THAT MORE STUDENTS
WANT TO COME WORKING WITH THE PICK OFFICERS AT THE SCHOOLS TO CREATE SCHOOL BASED FAIRS AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL BASED FAIRS I THINK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR FERNANDA ANDERSON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO PASS ANY RIDICULE OR JUDGMENT AS TO WHAT
TOOK PLACE BECAUSE I WASN'T A PART OF THE PROCESS OF A PLANNING PROCESS. SO BUT I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THE BUS BOSTON THE YOUTH OF BOSTON
THAT YOU KNOW ON BEHALF OF THOSE IN CHARGE AND THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE COUNCIL OUR APOLOGIES FOR FAILING YOU. I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE
WANTED TO SEE THIS HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE GOES INTO PLANNING SOMETHING FOR USE WITH INTENTIONS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE NEGLIGENT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT
THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF NEGLIGENCE THAT TOOK PLACE TO THE DEGREE THAT THERE WAS NO CAPACITY FOR CONTROLLING THESE POPULATIONS COMING FROM AS A
YOUTH FROM THE NINETIES TO COUNCILMAN HUGHES POINTS THERE ARE DIFFERENT TERRITORIAL ISSUES AND ISSUES WHERE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY ASSESS
WHERE KIDS AND HOW WE'RE MIXING KIDS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS BUT NOT JUST THAT OUR YOUTH ARE OLD ENOUGH THAT WE CAN SPEAK TO THEM BUT THERE ARE SO MANY
ISSUES AND SUPPORTS AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY PROVIDING FOR OUR YOUTH AND THEN THINGS
LIKE THIS HAPPEN AND TO THE YOUNG LADY WHO WAS HURT SERIOUSLY HURT I AM TRULY
SORRY AS YOU KNOW SOMEONE AS A COUNCIL HERE IN CITY BOSTON. I APOLOGIZE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND I THINK THANK YOU TO CASTLE MURPHY FOR FILING.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO BUT AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IT WAS INTENTIONAL OR A NEGLIGENCE BUT NONETHELESS NEGLIGENCE. AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
HEARING AND CONVERSING FURTHER ABOUT IDEAS TO HOPEFULLY MITIGATING THESE POTENTIAL HARMS WITH EVENTS LIKE THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK
ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME IS A QUOTE PRESENT CASAS BREADON AND CLAUDIA ZAPATA FLYNN FORNEY JENISON HERE BUT THEN WEBER HIS OTHER CHAIR THIS WILL BE REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MR. CLERK WE ARE NOW MOVING ON
TO THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THE COURT THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE QUESTION NOW COMES ON APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSENT
AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I THINK THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CANCELED PARTIES THAT I KNOW OF AND IF SO TURN YOUR LIGHT ON AND CORRECT ME. BUT WE DO HAVE A BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK OF OUR VERY OWN
COUNCIL ORAL UPCOMING ON APRIL 12TH AND I WANTED HIM TO BE HERE FOR ME TO SAY THIS BUT HE'S NOT HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO WISH A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY CHIEF
OF STAFF EMILY PAULSEN'S DAD LARRY POLSTON, WHO IS OFTEN A JOY IN OUR CAR RIDES. AND SO I WANT TO WISH LARRY A VERY, VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND
MR CLARK'S BIRTHDAY IS APRIL 10TH. SO A VERY, VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR OWN CLARK HERE. WE WISH YOU MANY, MANY MORE YEARS OF LIFE AND HEALTH AND
HAPPINESS. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES OH AND I THINK OKAY ON APRIL 4TH AT 9:30 A.M. WHICH IS THIS FRIDAY. LOVE YOUR BLOCK IS HAPPENING THE 10TH ANNUAL EDITION
OF DOWNTOWN'S VOLUNTEER CLEANUP EVENT. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT FOLKS CAN SHOW UP FOR THE DOWNTOWN LOVE YOUR BLOCK EVENT THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH AT 9:30 A.M. THE
CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO THIS SATURDAY WE ARE HOSTING THE 2025 STATE OF DISTRICT
SEVEN COMMUNITY FORUM ESSENTIALLY TOWN HALL FOR THE DISTRICT. TYPICALLY WE HAVE THE STATE OF EACH NEIGHBORHOOD IN
DISTRICT SEVEN SO CITY OF ROXBURY WE HELD THE STATE OF FENWAY IN SOUTH BEND TOGETHER AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO DO ONE FOR GROVE HALL AND RAN SOME DIFFICULTIES OF SEPARATING THE DATA FROM THE DORCHESTER THAT WE DO SHARE.
THE TORCH ESTIMATED THAT WE DON'T, HOWEVER YOU CAN FIND YOU CAN JOIN US THIS SATURDAY AT 2 P.M. AT 2377 WASHINGTON STREET
IN ROXBURY. YOU'LL BE JOINING US FOR PLEAD THE YES THANK YOU SO THAT COUNCILOR FERNANDO JAMIESON FROM CURRENT STATE OF DISTRICT
SEVEN IT'S GAP'S PRIORITIES AND MILESTONES BASICALLY THE COMMUNITY WILL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE OF THINGS AND DISTRICT SEVEN AND ITS MILESTONES WHEN IT'S
COUNCILOR BUT AS WELL AS MEET AND I KNOW THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED BUT AS WELL AS MEET ALL POTENTIAL DISTRICT SEVEN CANDIDATE RACE BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE AN OPEN COMMUNICATION
ZONE AND IT SHOULD BE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT AND IT SHOULD BE ONE THAT THE CURRENT DISTRICT SEVEN COUNCILOR SHOULD DELIVER THE INFORMATION OF THE STATE OF THINGS BECAUSE I HAVE THE MOST INFORMATION AND I AM BEST
QUALIFIED OBVIOUSLY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE WORK IN THE MILESTONES IN DISTRICT SEVEN. SO FOLKS SHOULD HAVE A VERY CORDIAL CONVERSATION.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE JOIN US AND I'VE INVITED ALL AT LARGE CITY COUNCILORS ALREADY AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE THERE AS WELL FOR A GREAT CONVERSATION ON HOW TO IMPROVE
AND MAKE A BETTER DISTRICT SEVEN FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
A BIT OF A SAD ANNOUNCEMENT. YOU KNOW ALLENDALE FARM THEY HAVE TWO SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS STEERS. IT'S WILLARD AND CURTIS WILLARD HAS DIED.
SO AT ALLENDALE FARM THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING AN EVENT CELEBRATING WILBUR'S LIFE AT 1 P.M.. HOPE YOU CAN JOIN ME. I KNOW MY KIDS OVER AT WILLARD
HAVE SPENT 17 YEARS AT ALLENDALE AND OVER THE YEARS MY KIDS HAVE GROWN UP. EVERY TIME WE GO TO THE FARM VISIT WITH HIS VISIT WITH WILLARD AND CURTIS AND YOU KNOW
I KNOW HE'LL BE MISSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER. WHAT? ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO
MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT THE NAME OF ANYONE WHO HAS PASSED? I JUST LIKE TO UPLIFT THE NAME OF MARIO. JOSEPH WAS A RENOWNED HUMAN
RIGHTS LAWYER WHO I MET IN HAITI RIGHT AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE WHO'S JUST BEEN DOING AN INCREDIBLE WORK AROUND ACCOUNTABILITY AND HE TRAGICALLY HAS PASSED AWAY AND
SO MANY IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ARE MOURNING HIS HIS HIS LOSS. SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT MARIO AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MARIA KAISER I'M HERE. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING
OF MIRA ORTEGA CAMINO. SHE WAS A BEETLE, A GRADUATE, A A MOTHER OF TWO AND A FIERCE
FIGHTER. SHE WAS ALSO ONE OF MY PEER LEADERS WHEN I FIRST WHEN MY FIRST JOB WORKING WITH YOUNG
PEOPLE CITYWIDE SHE WAS ONE OF MY PEER LEADERS AND AN EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS ALSO FULL OF HOPE AND STRENGTH
AND LOST HER BATTLE TO CANCER AND IS IS GOING TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT HERE IN BOSTON WITH HER PEER GROUP FROM
BARCELONA ACADEMY, HER PEER LEADERSHIP FAMILY AND HER FAMILY AND HER HUSBAND AND HER TWO SONS. AND I JUST WANTED TO ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SHE IS ALSO THE SISTER OF ONE OF OUR BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS KENNY ORTEGA. SO JUST WANTED TO SEND OUR
CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY ON THE LOSS OF OUR BELOVED MYRA WHO FOUGHT REALLY HARD AND BROUGHT
EVERYBODY ON HER JOURNEY. AND SO JUST WANTED TO NAME YOU AND HONOR YOU AND CONTINUE TO UPLIFT YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE JURY AND AS IS
COUNCILOR MURPHY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I WANT TO UPLIFT TO THOMAS DOHERTY FROM JAMAICA PLAIN, THE HUSBAND OF NANCY DOHERTY. THEY WERE MARRIED FOR OVER 50 YEARS. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
WITH NANCY AT THE BEETHOVEN SCHOOL IN WEST ROXBURY AND WE HAVE STAYED VERY CLOSE SINCE MANY OF YOU KNOW THOMAS'S. ALL OF US KNOW THOMAS'S
DAUGHTER JULIANNE DOHERTY, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE LGBT Q A S TO AS DIRECTOR OF HERE AT THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO JUST WANT TO SEND LOVE TO
THEIR FAMILY, LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THEM. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER SANTIAGO. HE WILL BE GOING TOMORROW NIGHT TO THE WAKE TO GIVE REMARKS FOR
HIS MILITARY HONOR CEREMONY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT HE WILL BE THERE FOR THAT. I JUST WANT TO LET JULIANNE AND NANCY AND THEIR FAMILY KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING OF THEM. THANK YOU. BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF YOU
SAID THIS BUT HE WAS ALSO SERVED FOR OVER A DECADE AT THE CITY OF BOSTON'S RETIREMENT DEPARTMENT AS AN I.T. SPECIALIST. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALSO JUST REMEMBER HIM
FOR THE SERVICE THAT HE GAVE TO THIS CITY AND PRAY FOR JULIAN DOUGHERTY LEE AND HER ENTIRE FAMILY DURING THIS MOMENT OF MOURNING. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF ANYONE TODAY WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING
IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR JOHN FITZGERALD. EVE GOLDBERG ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR MEJIA. MYRA ORTEGA CAMINO.
ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MARIO JOSEPH ON BEHALF OF CANCER MURPHY MYSELF AND THE ENTIRE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. THOMAS DOHERTY, FATHER
OF JULIAN DOHERTY LEE. A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURN TODAY IT DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE CHAMBER NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 9TH AT NOON. 12 NOON. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES CENTRAL STAFF, THE CLERK IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER ALL IN
FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT, PLEASE. I. I. THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYONE. OK