. I CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. VIEWERS CAN WATCH THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE@BOSTON.GOV. BACKSLASH CITY COUNCIL DASH TV
. AT THIS TIME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42, I
REMIND ALL IN THE CHAMBER THAT UH THAT THERE IS NO THAT THERE'S NO DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE PERMITTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, UH, TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON HERE. COUNCILOR. COLLETTA. ZAPATA. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR.
FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. >> YEAH. COUNCILOR. >> LOUIJEUNE. YEAH. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEN. COUNCIL SANTANA HERE.
COUNCILOR WEBER AND COUNCIL AND COUNCILOR MAURO A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE'S A QUORUM IS PRESENT. NOW IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ASK,
UH, COUNCILOR UH PEPEN TO COME FORWARD AND INTRODUCE TODAY'S CLERGY AND, UM, TODAY'S CHURCH IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP. AND FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION
WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU. UM. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
TODAY'S CLERGY IS BISHOP. JULIA WHITWORTH WITH THE 17TH BISHOP DIOCESAN OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE, DIOCESE OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE FIRST
WOMAN IN THE ROLE. SHE WAS ELECTED IN MAY 2024 AND THEN ORDAINED AND CONSECRATED IN OCTOBER 2024 AT TRINITY CHURCH IN COPLEY SQUARE.
SHE LEADS OVER 40,000 EPISCOPALIANS ACROSS 170 WORSHIPING COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. BISHOP WHITWORTH WAS ORDAINED TO THE PRIESTHOOD IN SEPTEMBER 2010. SHE SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT
RECTOR AT SAINT JAMES CHURCH IN WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. THE CANON FOR LITURGY AND THE ARTS OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE DIVINE IN NEW YORK CITY AND WAS THE RECTOR
OF TRINITY CHURCH IN INDIANAPOLIS BEFORE HER ELECTION. BISHOP WHITWORTH IS A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WHILE A RECTOR IN INDIANAPOLIS SHE HELPED FOUND TRINITY HAVEN,
INDIANA'S FIRST AND ONLY HOUSING PROGRAM DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LGBTQ PLUS YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS . SHE RECENTLY LAUNCHED AN
IMMIGRANT LEGAL EMERGENCY FUND THAT HAS RAISED A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION. AND MOST RECENTLY I WAS ABLE TO TO MEET BISHOP WHITWORTH OUTSIDE DURING A PRESS
CONFERENCE THAT WE WERE THERE IN SUPPORT OF THE TPS UM HOLDERS THAT WERE AT RISK OF HOLDING THEIR TPS TEST STATUS. UM, OBVIOUSLY THANKS TO A LOT OF THE EFFORTS OF OUR COUNCIL AT LARGE, RUTHIE
LOUIJEUNE WE WERE ALL THERE STANDING IN SOLIDARITY AND AND THE WORDS OF BISHOP WHITWORTH REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE HER ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE US SOME WORDS OF INSPIRATION AND ENOUGH
PRAYER FOR TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. SO WITH THAT I'M THRILLED AND EXCITED TO HAVE THE RIGHT REVEREND JULIAN WHITWORTH TODAY BEFORE THE COUNCIL. FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU ALL FOR WELCOMING ME THIS DAY. I AM STILL VERY NEW TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. UM AND I HEAR IT TAKES
GENERATIONS BEFORE YOU'RE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED TRULY FROM HERE. BUT I AM GRATEFUL GRATEFUL TO BE SERVING WITH YOU THIS MAGNIFICENT CITY. WE HAVE CONGREGATIONS IN EVERY
ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS. SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE LOCAL CLERGY AND WOULD LIKE TO BE CONNECTED WITH THEM, PLEASE REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO SO. WE ARE COMMITTED AS A DIOCESE
AS ALL 170 CONGREGATIONS TO PROMOTING JUSTICE AND DIGNITY FOR EVERY HUMAN BEING AND WE MEET NOT SIMPLY EPISCOPALIANS, NOT SIMPLY CHRISTIANS, NOT SIMPLY AMERICANS BUT EVERY ONE
OF GOD'S BELOVED CHILDREN. AND I AM SO, SO GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN PROMOTING JUSTICE AND DIGNITY FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL. AND IT IS MY HONOR TO LEAD YOU
IN PRAYER. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS AND HOLY ONE SOURCE OF LIFE BREATH AND WISDOM DEEPER THAN OUR KNOWING GOD
OF MANY NAMES AND NO NAME AT ALL. BE WITH US THIS DAY. BLESS THIS COUNCIL ENTRUSTED WITH THE CARE OF THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON A CITY
OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND STORIES OF LONG MEMORY AND OF GREAT PROMISE OF DEEP ABUNDANCE AND REAL AND EQUITY. GRANT TO THESE LEADERS FLAHERTY
OF MIND AND COURAGE OF HEART WHERE DECISIONS ARE COMPLEX. GIVE THEM WISDOM WHERE THE PATH IS COSTLY. GIVE THEM RESOLVE WHERE VOICES COMPETE.
GIVE THEM DISCIPLINE TO LISTEN ESPECIALLY TO THOSE TOO OFTEN UNHEARD THE POOR, THE DISPLACED ,THE WEARY, THE YOUNG. STIR IN ALL OF US A DEEPER
COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD. GUARD US FROM CYNICISM MASKING AS REALISM FROM INDIFFERENCE THAT HARDENS INTO INJUSTICE. CALL US ALL BACK AGAIN AND
AGAIN TO THE DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE, TO THE WORK OF REPAIR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF TRANSFORMATION. MAY THIS CHAMBER BE A PLACE NOT ONLY OF POLICY BUT OF PURPOSE.
WHERE THE WORK IS MEASURED NOT ONLY IN BUDGETS AND VOTES BUT IN FLOURISHING OF COMMUNITIES AND WIDENING OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE DAILY QUIET RESTORATION OF HOPE.
THESE THINGS I PRAY IN THE NAME OF MY GOD AND THE GOD OF LOVE. AMEN. AMEN. >> BLESSINGS ON YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAVE SAY. HE HAS. >> TAKEN AMERICA. AND TO OUTLINE. HIS HAS. RELATION. UH. THIS IS ALL. ENERGY AND YES IT'S ALL.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU BISHOP WHITWORTH FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING WITH US. UH, AND SHARING YOUR WORDS OF WISDOM.
UM, WE ARE NOW ON TO WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION THIS MORNING. UH, THIS AFTERNOON, UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UH, AND YOUR GUESTS IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD.
THE GREENWICH FAMILY AND THEIR FRIENDS.
ARE. >> COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
RIGHT UP THE. THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM PRESIDENT.
NEXT MONDAY MARKS THE. 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF A LANDMARK MOMENT IN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY WHEN ON MAY 11TH, 1954, THE
MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION REACHED THEIR CONCILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE PULLMAN COMPANY TO END DISCRIMINATORY HIRING PRACTICES
IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. GEORGE GREENWICH WAS A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN, A TRAINED ARMY RADAR INSTRUCTOR AND A MAN WHO
RETURNED HOME READY TO BUILD A LIFE WITH DIGNITY. DESPITE HIS QUALIFICATIONS, HE WAS BLOCKED FROM ADVANCEMENT AND FORCED INTO LOWER PAYING
WORK WITHIN THE PULLMAN COMPANY A REFLECTION OF A DEEPLY ENTRENCHED RACIAL HIERARCHY THAT LIMITED BLACK VOTERS WHILE RESERVING POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY FOR WHITE EMPLOYEES.
HIS DECISION TO CHALLENGE. THAT SYSTEM. HELPED BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS. >> IN MASSACHUSETTS. AND CONTRIBUTED TO A BROADER MOVEMENT FOR. EQUITY AND JUSTICE. AT A PIVOTAL MOMENT.
IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY. HIS LEGACY IS ONE OF. COURAGE. >> PERSISTENCE AND A BELIEF THAT FAIRNESS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE. THAT LEGACY IS PART OF A LARGER STORY.
THE GREENWICH FAMILY HAS BEEN DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE CIVIC. CULTURE AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF BOSTON FOR GENERATIONS. A GENERATION BEFORE GEORGE HIS
UNCLE REVEREND JAMES GREENWICH FOUNDED SAINT JAMES AFRICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN ROXBURY IN 1910, HELPING TO SHAPE THE SPIRITUAL AND COMMUNITY LIFE
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ADVANCING THE PRINCIPLES OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND EMPOWERMENT. THAT COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE. CONTINUES TODAY THROUGH MEMBERS
OF THE GREENWICH FAMILY. INCLUDING KERRY GREENWICH, A HISTORIAN. CAITLIN GREENWICH AND NOVELIST AND ESSAYIST KIRSTEN GREENWICH, AN AWARD WINNING PLAYWRIGHT AND
GEORGE TRIP GREENWICH CHIP GREENWICH, AN ACTIVIST ACADEMIA COMMUNITY CONVENER NONPROFIT LEADER EACH OF WHOM IN THEIR OWN WAY CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE
TO BOSTON'S CIVIC AND CULTURAL LIFE. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE GREENWICH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY GEORGE CHIP GREENWICH, KERRY
GREENWICH, CAITLIN GREENWICH. NOW GOING. >> KEEP GOING. DIANE GIVE CHRIS. >> AMBER. DESIRE. >> MICHELLE. LOUDER. COME ON.
MICHELLE BECAUSE. MY RECOGNIZING MAY 11TH AS GEORGE GREENWICH DAY WE ENSURE. THAT THIS COURAGE. AND THE BROADER LEGACY.
OF THE GREENWICH FAMILY ARE REMEMBERED, UPLIFTED AND CARRIED FORWARD AS PART OF BOSTON'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE AND EQUALITY.
I NOW WANT TO TURN OVER THE MIC TO GEORGE CHIP GREENWICH, UH, THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR AND LEADER OF THE GREATEST MINDS. HEAR HIM. THANK YOU.
EVERYONE PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR, UH. CITY COUNCILOR. REVEREND PAUL PEPPER. I JUST WANT TO JUST THANK HIM FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND, UM, IT'S REALLY GOOD THING TO SAY,
UM, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY NAMESAKE. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY, WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT IT'S ALL IN THE SOUTH. BUT, UH, THE BOSTON AREA HAS BEEN AMAZING AND LOTS
OF STORIES AND LOST TO HISTORIES THAT OFTEN GO UNSUNG . AND SO WHAT I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE HERE AND YOUR OWN FAMILIES IS TO USE THIS AS EVIDENCE AS WE LOOK BEHIND AND SEE WHAT THE
HISTORIES OF ARE. I NEED YOU TO TALK TO YOUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS, YOUR GRANDPARENTS AND SO FORTH TO GET THESE STORIES OUT AND TO START DOCUMENTING THEM. UM I HAVE SO I AM EXCITED TO BE
HERE TODAY AND I'M GLAD TO LIVE ON THIS LEGACY AND GLAD TO HAVE ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS HERE AS WELL. AND ALSO HIS DAUGHTERS TWO DAUGHTERS ARE HERE GEORGE SI GREENWICH'S AND I WOULD LIKE DIANE JUST TO SAY ONE WORD BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO SAY IT
REAL QUICK. WE DIDN'T JUST COME ON SHIP. SOME OF US WERE HERE BEFORE THE SHIPS CARRY. WE'RE VERY PROUD. PEOPLE AND WE'RE VERY NICE.
PEOPLE AND. A LOT OF YOUR CULTURE. NO MATTER WHO. YOU ARE. COMES FROM OUR PEOPLE. BECAUSE WE. ARE THE OLDEST PEOPLE. YEAH. >> SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
HONORING MY FATHER BECAUSE. HE WAS LIKE A GREAT GOD. TELL HIM CAM HE WAS HE WAS JUST LIKE GLAD HE MADE ALL OF THIS. >> AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO DO
THAT FILM. SO THANK YOU. FOR CALMING US DOWN FOR ONE MINUTE. OH, AND MR SANTANA AND REMEMBER HIM BEING A STUDENT.
I'M SO PROUD. SO THANK YOU. CITY COUNCILORS, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> OH NO I'M NOT I'M NOT FINISHED YET. REVEREND UP HERE.
CITY OF BOSTON AND CITY COUNCIL OFFICIAL RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY COUNCILOR MINYARD CULPEPER PEPPER RESOLVED THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL OFFERS
ITS RECOGNITION TO THE GREENWICH FAMILY. RECOGNITION OF THE GREENWICH FAMILY LEGACY OF COURAGE. ADVOCACY AND CONTRIBUTIONS. >> TO CIVIL RIGHTS ROOTED IN THE ROXBURY COMMUNITY.
THE GREENWICH FAMILY'S HISTORY . REFLECTS A POWERFUL COMMITMENT . TO JUSTICE. EXEMPLIFIED BY GEORGE C GREENWICH OF ROXBURY. WHO PRIOR TO THE. PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
CHALLENGED RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN. 1954 BY TAKING ON THE PULLMAN. COMPANY AND WINNING, SETTING A PRECEDENT FOR. FAIRNESS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
. THE GREENWICH FAMILY HAS A. LONG AND DISTINGUISHED HISTORY. OF DOCUMENTING AND PARTICIPATING IN BLACK CIVIC LIFE IN GREATER BOSTON DATING
BACK TO THE EARLY 1900S. A GENERATION BEFORE GEORGE C. GREENWICH. >> HIS UNCLE REVEREND JAMES. GREENWICH FOUNDED THE SAINT JAMES. AFRICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN
ROXBURY, SERVING AS A. SPIRITUAL AND CIVIC LEADER. THIS LEGACY. CONTINUES TODAY. >> THROUGH DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE GREENWICH FAMILY ,INCLUDING HISTORIAN KERRY
GREENWICH, NOVELIST AND ESSAYIST CAITLIN. >> GREENWICH. AWARD WINNING PLAYWRIGHT KIRSTEN GREENWICH AND NONE OTHER THAN GEORGE.
CHIP GREENWICH, AN ACTIVIST EAGER TO DIMENSION NONPROFIT LEADER. IN BOSTON. OF THE GREATER MINDS ALL OF WHOM CARRY FORWARD A.
TRADITION OF LEADERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP AND. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. BE IT. FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL EXTEND HIS BEST WISHES. FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS AND
THAT. THIS RESOLUTION BE DULY SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AND ATTESTED TO A COPY THERE OF TRANSMITTED BY ONE AND ONLY
CLERK OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ELIZABETH BREADON OFFERED BY. MINYARD CULPEPER. CHIP I PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ON THIS MAY.
>> 6TH, 226TH DAY. MAY YOU CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, PEACE AND FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. GOD BLESS YOU. YOU THANK YOU. >> TAKE A PICTURE FOR
PRESIDENT. WE ASKED OUR COLLEAGUES UP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH. THANK YOU. I OPEN IT RIGHT. >> BUT YOU WOULD. LIKE THIS FROM RIGHT?
NOT JUST LOOKING. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. NO, NO. NO COME ON, COME ON. JUST GOT TO. >> GET YOU THERE. LOOK AT ME, OKAY?
THANK YOU. >> SO HE CAN COME ALL. HERE IT IS THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK. YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION PLEASE DO I DON'T HAVE TO PERSONALLY I HAVE TO. FOR ALL THE FIELD WORK THIS ONE. HI I LOVE IT.
HERE TODAY ALGEBRA DONE WELL OKAY STAY ON POINT ASHLEY OKAY OKAY. IT LOOK. >> LIKE. RIGHT INTO LIKE EVERYBODY AND
JARED IT WAS A NICE. THANK YOU YES YES APPRECIATE THAT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
NOW. YEAH HE'S DOING. FELT.
YOU HERE. SEE I STILL SEE THAT. WHETHER.
OKAY. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CULPEPER AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREENWICH FAMILY. NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. OKAY.
MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT COUNCILOR DURKAN WEBER AND WORRELL ARE PRESENT. OKAY. >> NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER
OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE. COUNCIL. MURPHY. PURSUANT TO RULE 46, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR LIMITED PURPOSE
OF ADDRESSING OVERDUE AND UNANSWERED SECTION 17 F OR IT IS CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THIS BODY UNDER RULE 17 THE COUNCIL OPERATES UNDER A DEFINED ORDER OF BUSINESS UNDER
RULE EIGHT QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PRIORITY OF BUSINESS HOUR PROPERLY BEFORE THE CHAIR . I BELIEVE THIS MATTER DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT ITS OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONDUCT INFORMED LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS. BEFORE WE PROCEED FURTHER WITH THE REGULAR ORDER, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL ADDRESS THE OUTSTANDING SECTION 17 F REQUESTS CURRENTLY
PENDING ON THE GREEN SHEETS AND ELSEWHERE BEFORE THIS BODY. THESE ARE NOT INFORMAL REQUESTS. THESE ARE ORDERS FORMALLY PASSED BY THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO ITS OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY.
WHEN THOSE ORDERS GO UNANSWERED ,IT LIMITS THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT, ASK INFORMED QUESTIONS, EVALUATE, EVALUATE POLICY DECISIONS AND PROPERLY
REPRESENT RESIDENTS. I ALSO BELIEVE WE NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN SECTION 17 F ORDERS ARE ROUTINELY DELAYED, IGNORED OR LEFT UNANSWERED
WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE, IT WEAKENS THE OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OF THIS BODY. ACCORDINGLY, I MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL SUSPEND THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS TO REQUIRE AN
UPDATE REGARDING ALL OUTSTANDING SECTION 17 F ORDERS INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF OVERDUE RESPONSES. THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBLE REASONS FOR DELAY IN DATE
CERTAIN FOR FULL COMPLIANCE AS OF NOW THERE ARE TEN UNANSWERED 17 ONE DID COME IN AFTER MONDAY AT TEN SO THERE ARE STILL 12 SHOWING ON THE GREEN SHEET.
SOME I HAVE FILED MORE THAN ONCE BECAUSE THEY'VE GONE IGNORED AND JUST TO GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES THEY ARE ON MATTERS RELATING TO DISABILITY
COMPLIANCE SCHOOL TRANSFER POLICY, STUDENTS GRANT PROGRAMS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WE NEED TO CONTINUE. SO I'M ASKING THAT WE SUSPEND THE MEETING AND GET THESE ANSWERS BEFORE. >> WE MOVE FORWARD. I'M GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF
RECESS.
I KNOW. WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. OKAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR THAT UH, INQUIRY. UM, WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH EGR AND THEIR THEY'VE TOLD US THAT
THEY'RE WORKING ON THESE OUTSTANDING 17 F'S AND AS OUR EXPECTATION AS A BODY THAT THOSE WILL BE RESPONDED TO IN A TIMELY WAY. MURPHY THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU FOR
TALKING WITH ME IN EGR. I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER. I THINK THE MOMENT WE FILE A 17 F IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THEM. MANY OF THESE ARE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ANSWERED WITHIN
SEVEN DAYS. SOME ARE OVER 4050 DAYS. I WILL NOT ADJOURN THE MEETING EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S WITHIN OUR PURVIEW. BUT I'M HOPING THAT THEY GET ALL OF THE TEN UNANSWERED 17
F'S BACK TO US BEFORE NEXT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING AND THEN WE CAN DO THIS AGAIN IF NEEDED. I'M HOPING WE DON'T NEED TO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING ON. UH.
>> CONSIDER IS THE. MOTION WITHDRAWN. AND THE MOTION IS WITHDRAWN? WE'RE NOT SUSPENDING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALSO. >> UM, SO, UH, WE'RE ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH
IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF APRIL 29TH, 2026. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES OF THE, UH, APRIL
25TH 29TH MEETING ARE APPROVED . UH, SO WE'RE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR THE MAYOR. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ DOCKET 090920912? DOCKET NUMBER 0909. MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR. UH 26 APPROPRIATION TO THE
RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR 1,951,800. AND $94 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON POLICE DETECTIVES
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY FILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON MAY 4TH 2026. TALKING NUMBERS 0910 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION OF FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,951,894 TO COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 26 COST
ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON POLICE DETECTIVES GOVERNANCE SOCIETY. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACTS ARE
JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2026. THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT INCLUDES A BASE WAGE INCREASE OF 2% AND JULY OF 2025 .
THE CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES ALSO CONTAINS AN UPDATE TO HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY IN AMENDED LANGUAGE AROUND SICK TIME. BUY BACK AND RETAIN TUCKER
NUMBER 0911 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR 26 APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY
$1,366,093 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON POLICE
DETECTIVE BAND OF THE SOCIETY SUPERIOR OFFICERS UNIT FILES IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON MAY 4TH 2026. TALKING NUMBER 0912 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,366,093 TO COVER THE
FISCAL YEAR 26 COST ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON POLICE DETECTIVES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY SUPERIOR OFFICERS UNIT.
THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT AT JULY 1ST 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2026. THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE INCREASE OF 2% IN JULY OF 2025
. THE CONTRACT ALSO CONTAINS AN UPDATE TO HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY AND AMENDED LANGUAGE AMOUNT, PAY DETAILS AND SUMMER VACATION SCHEDULES.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. DOCKET 0909302091 TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0913 THROUGH 0916.
DOCKET NUMBER 0913 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $16,834,742 IN
THE FORM OF A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING.
THE GRANT WILL FUND HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE AMOUNT THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. DOCKET NUMBER 0914 MESSAGE IN
ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $4,825,132.90 IN
THE FORM OF A GRANT. THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE PRODUCTION OF NEW AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND HOMEOWNERSHIP HOUSING AND ALSO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.
THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. DOCKET NUMBER 0915 MESSAGING AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON
TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $3,859,049 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS UPWARD GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WILL FUND SERVICES FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AIDS. THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS AND DUCKY NUMBER 0916 MESSAGE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON
TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,489,616 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE GRANT WILL FUND STREET OVER EACH EMERGENCY SHELTER, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, RAPID REHOUSING ASSISTANCE AND
SHELTER SERVICES. THE AWARD AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED FROM PRIOR YEARS. THANK YOU, MR COOK. DOCKET 091330916 BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0917 AND 0918 TOGETHER. LOOKING AT 0917 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $157,650 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
SAMMI QUINN CENTENNIAL GRANT THIS GRANT IS AWARDED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR GRAVESTONE CONSERVATION IN DORCHESTER NORTH BURYING GROUND LOCATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
OF DORCHESTER. TALKING NUMBER 0918 MESSAGING ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON AND ACCEPT AND EXPANDING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $104,000 FROM THE
MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY CULTURAL FACILITIES FUND GRANT PROGRAM. THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO THE CITY OF BOSTON THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
FOR GRAVESTONE CONSERVATION IN DORCHESTER NORTH BURYING GROUND LOCATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OF DORCHESTER. THANK YOU, MR CRACK. DOCKET 0909170.
UM, COUNCILOR WORRELL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, THESE. ARE BOTH SMALL. DOLLAR AMOUNT. >> GRANTS FOR. >> THE BOSTON PARKS. >> AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. HISTORIC BURYING GROUNDS INITIATIVE.
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DORCHESTER BURYING GROUND. THIS SITE, DATING BACK TO 1633 ,IS ONE OF BOSTON'S 16 HISTORIC BURYING GROUNDS AND PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
PRESERVING AND TELLING THE STORY OF OUR CITY'S OWN HISTORY. UM, THROUGH THESE GRANTS, UH, THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL FACILITIES FUND, THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT CRITICAL. RESTORATION WORK.
THIS INCLUDES CONSERVATION TREATMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 GRAVESTONES AS WELL AS RESETTING AROUND 120 GRAVESTONES THAT HAVE SHIFTED OR TILTED OVER TIME, HELPING TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY AND DIGNITY OF THIS HISTORIC SPACE
. AS CHAIR OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, RESILIENCY AND PARKS, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION ,SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF THESE DOCKET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL
COUNCILOR WORRELL, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESILIENCY AND PARKS UH, WE'LL WE'LL DO THESE TWO DOCKETS SEPARATELY SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE
OF DOCKET 0917. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 0917, PLEASE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT I
SAID OKAY THANK YOU. UM. >> 0917 HAS PASSED. UM. DELTA COUNCIL. I DID SAY. YOU DID SAY SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW I. DID YEAH THANK YOU. .
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. MR TURNER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0917. COUNCIL AGREED? YES. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCIL COLOR AS A OF COUNCILOR
CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. THIN. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. YES. COUNCIL.
MEDIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. AND COUNCILOR. WORLD.
YES. COUNCIL. WELL, YES. TALKING NUMBERS 0917 AS WE SEE 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0917 HAS IT HAS PASSED.
UM, WE UH THE COUNCIL WELCOME UH, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESILIENCY AND PARKS SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND APPROVAL OF DOCKET 091 IT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I.
>> UH, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE, UH, ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 0918. COUNCILOR BREEN. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCIL AS A COUNCILOR. CULPEPER COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES.
COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL. THIS CHAIR. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. WHO'S IN? YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES.
COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL BEAT PEN COUNCIL OPINIONS. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR WEBB'S AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES.
COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES. DOCKET NUMBER 0918 AS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0918 HAS BEEN PASSED.
UH, MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0919 AND DOCKET 0920 TOGETHER. TALKING NUMBER 0919 MESSAGE ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON
PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF BIODIESEL UL SD OCTANE AND NUMBER TWO HEATING OIL.
THE CONTRACT TERM WILL BEGIN IN 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OF THIS TYPE FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN THREE YEARS, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 12
OF CHAPTER 30 B OF THE GENERAL LAWS. A TERM LONGER THAN THREE YEARS WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS THE BEST PRICE ON
PURCHASES OF BIODIESEL. UL AS THE OCTANE AND NUMBER TWO HEATING. OIL UM EXCUSE ME. ALLOWING THE CITY TO LOCK IN LOWER COSTS FOR A LONGER
PERIOD. SO I CAN HAVE A0920 MESSAGE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR A PERIOD
OF UP TO FIVE YEARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF HARBOR FUEL. THE CONTRACT TERM WILL BEGIN IN 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL'S PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT OF THIS
TYPE FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN THREE YEARS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 12 OF CHAPTER 30 B OF THE GENERAL LAWS. THE TERM LONG A TERM LONG GOOD THAT THREE YEARS WILL ENABLE
THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS THE BEST PRICE ON PURCHASES OF HARBOR BOAT FUEL BY ALLOWING THE CITY TO LOCK IN LOWER COSTS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THANK YOU MR CHAIR DOCKETS YOU
AND I. DOCKETS 0920 TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES . WE NOW WANT TO REPORT TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS.
UH, MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0921 THROUGH 0927? AND IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT. >> WITH YOUR, UH. DOCKING NUMBERS 921 NOTICE TO SEE FROM THE MAYOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF GREGORY HOPSON AS A MEMBER OF THE RESIDENCY COMPLAINTS COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 7TH, 2030. NUMBER 0922. NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY
CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES IN 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR AND PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS
MEETING OF MARCH 25TH, 2026 DOCKET NUMBER 0923. NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN
BY THE MAYOR AND FAVORS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF APRIL 1ST, 2026 AND NUMBER 0924 NOTICES RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN
ACCORDANCE WITH 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 APRIL 8TH 2026 TALKING OF A0925 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 WE GET AN ACTION TAKEN BY THE
MAYOR AND PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF APRIL 15TH, 2026 NUMBER 0926 COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM
SCOTT FINN, CITY AUDITOR, REGARDING A LIST OF THE FISCAL 2026 REALLOCATION MADE BY THE MAYOR PRIOR TO APRIL 15TH, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING
OPERATIONS. DOCKET NUMBER 0927 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL MURPHY REGARDING LAKE FILES AND COUNCIL PROCESS AND DOCKET NUMBER 0928.
THANK YOU. YEAH THANK YOU MR TRUCK. DOCKETS ZERO 0921 THROUGH DOCKET 0927 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. MR FLETCHER, COULD YOU PLEASE
READ DOCKET 0928. TALKING NUMBER 0928 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK FROM THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION ON THE
DESIGNATION OF THE PETITION NUMBER 295. 25 MEMORIAL HALL IN EFFECT AFTER JUNE 3RD 2026 IF NOT ACTED UPON. CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, CHAIR BEFORE US THIS MORNING IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGNATE MEMORIAL HALL AT 14 GREEN STREET IN CHARLESTOWN AS A BOSTON LANDMARK. THIS BUILDING HAS GREAT
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND HAS CONTINUED TO BRING IMMENSE VALUE TO THE CHARLESTOWN COMMUNITY. CONSTRUCTED IN 1791, IT BEGAN AS A RESIDENCE FOR PROMINENT BOSTON FAMILIES INCLUDING
SAMUEL DEXTER WHO SOLD SERVED BOTH SECRETARY OF WAR AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY UNDER JOHN ADAMS. BY THE LATE 19TH CENTURY IT HAD BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE AND IT HAS REMAINED ONE EVER SINCE
. IN 1888, FOLLOWING THE MAJOR REHABILITATION, THE BUILDING WAS GIVEN TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN POST 11 OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, AN ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS. SINCE THEN MEMORIAL HALL HAS
STOOD AS A SYMBOL OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE AND HAS SERVED AS A GATHERING SPACE FOR VETERANS AND THE BROADER CHARLESTOWN COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS. THE BUILDING WAS RECENTLY
RESTORED IN 1988 APPEARANCE AND ITS APPEARANCE AND REOPENED ITS 1988 APPEARANCE AND REOPENED ITS DOORS LAST YEAR. THIS EFFORT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE CHARLESTOWN PRESERVATION SOCIETY AND FUNDS FROM BOSTON'S
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT. THE GEORGE B HENDERSON FOUNDATION AND BROWN FUNDS FOR RESTORATION OF MEMORIAL HALL. IT WAS ALSO MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THE PRESERVATION CARPENTRY PROGRAM AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.
THE PROPOSED DESIGNATION COVERS THE BUILDING EXTERIOR AND BELOW GROUND WORK ON THE PARCEL ENSURING THAT ITS HISTORIC HISTORICAL CHARACTER IS PROTECTED WHILE ALLOWING IT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT PRESERVATION SHOULD DO. SAFEGUARDING OUR HISTORY WHILE KEEPING THESE SPACES ACTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE. IT IS ESPECIALLY FITTING THAT WE TAKE THIS UP DURING PRESERVATION MONTH, WHICH I
WILL RECOGNIZE LATER IN THIS MEETING AND UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION. WHILE THIS DESIGNATION WILL TAKE EFFECT IF WE DO NOT ACT ON IT WITHIN 30 DAYS, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AFFIRM IT.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR CHARLESTON'S HISTORY. AND ALTHOUGH DISTRICT COUNCILOR COUNCILOR CLAUDE ZAPATA IS NOT HERE WITH US THIS MORNING, SHE IS IN SUPPORT OF PASSING THIS DESIGNATION. I'M GOING TO READ A STATEMENT
ON HER BEHALF. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE PROPOSED LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF MEMORIAL HALL AT 14 GREEN STREET IN CHARLESTOWN AND URGE THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO ADVANCE ITS PASSAGE BEFORE
THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AS DETAILED IN THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION STUDY REPORT. MEMORIAL HALL IS ONE OF CHARLESTON'S FEW REMAINING 18TH CENTURY HOUSES BUILT IN 1791 FOR SAMUEL DEXTER AND
LATER TRANSFORMED INTO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC HALL AND IT SERVED VETERANS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY FOR OVER 130 YEARS. ITS UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER, ALONG WITH ITS LONGSTANDING ROLE AS A SECOND
CIVIC GATHERING SPACE, MAKES IT A VITAL PIECE OF BOSTON'S CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FABRIC . DESIGNATIONS WILL ENSURE THAT THE PRESERVATION OF THIS IRREPLACEABLE RESOURCE WHILE ALLOWING IT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS DESIGNATION TODAY. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST RISE TO SUPPORT THIS.
I WAS UM I'VE BEEN THERE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE POST BUT LAST MAY JOINED IN THE CELEBRATION ALONG. >> WITH. CHARLESTOWN RESIDENTS AND THEIR STRONG. VETERAN COMMUNITY. AND THEY'VE DONE A. WONDERFUL JOB RESTORING IT AND THIS WOULD JUST GIVE IT THE
RECOGNITION THAT IT DESERVES. SO I'M HOPING MY COLLEAGUES ALSO JOIN US IN PASSING THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I ALSO RISE TO SUPPORT, UM, THE PROPOSAL OUTLINED BY COUNCILOR DURKAN. I HAVE BEEN AT THIS VETERANS POST MANY TIMES. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTION
CHARLESTOWN VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE MADE TO OUR CITY ,TO OUR NATION THROUGHOUT MANY WARS IN THIS IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY.
BUT CHARLESTOWN RESIDENTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FIGHTING FOR OUR NATION DURING GOOD TIMES AND BAD. SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PEOPLE OF CHARLESTOWN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN,
COUNCILOR GERKE AND THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0928. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL?
VOTE ON DOCKET 092 IS. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. >> COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLADAS OPPONENT COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD.
YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. YES.
COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCILOR MORRELL. YES. DUCKY NUMBER 0928 HAS RECEIVED
12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. DOCKETS 0928 HAS PASSED. WE KNOW ON TWO MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0733 THROUGH
0754. DOCKET 0733 THROUGH 0735 ORDERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 27 OPERATING BUDGET INCLUDING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DOCKET NUMBERS 073620737 FOR US FOR
CAPITAL FUND TRANSFER APPROPRIATIONS AND DUCK AND NUMBERS 073820740 ORDERS FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDING LOAN ORDERS AND LEASE PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS AND DOCKING NUMBER 0754 MESSAGE IN NOT APPROVING AN ORDER AUTHORIZING AND LIMIT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO SUPPORT THE
OPERATION OF THE BIKESHARE PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS SPONSORSHIP THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY SYSTEM GENERATED USER REVENUES, SPONSORSHIP REVENUES AND
ADVERTISING REVENUES. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT BE THE ONLY DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND, AND SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $1,400,000.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THE UH CHAIR RECOGNIZES MISTER MISTER CLARK. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. UM. UH, LAST WEEK, UH, THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS IT HELD TWO HEARINGS AND A WORKING SESSION TO DISCUSS PROPOSED FY
27, THE FY 27 BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. UH, ON THURSDAY THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INCLUSION, SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LICENSING, TOURISM, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AND UH AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK INTERIM CHIEF DONALD WRIGHT, UH, AND
DIRECTORS PERCENT OF BARROWS AND CARRUTH FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE MORNING SESSION AND DIRECTORS JOYCE YANDELL AND CHIEF JOSEPH UH HENRY FOR PARTICIPATING THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO TESTIFIED ON THURSDAY. UH, WE HEARD ABOUT TWO HOURS OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY FROM RESIDENTS ASKING FOR THE RESTORATION OF FUNDING, UH, FOR
THE ARTS IN BOSTON. UH, ON ON FRIDAY, COUNCILORS FLYNN MURPHY, DURKAN, BREADON WORRELL AND FITZGERALD ATTENDED UH A WORKING SESSION THAT WE
HELD TO BEGIN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCESS. UH, AND THANK YOU AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION. UM, ON MONDAY THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM THE OPERATIONS
CABINET, UH, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTIONAL SERVICES, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DIVISION. UH, WE HEARD ABOUT THEIR
PROPOSED UH, OPERATING BUDGETS ROUGHLY 27 IN THE FIRST HEARING, INTERIM CHIEF OF STREETS NICK GOVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND BUDGET UH, FINANCE AND BUDGET UM OUR UH
SHAFFER UH, PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS UH OPERATIONS DANIEL NEE AND UH BTD DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS JOHN ROMANO INTERIM DEPUTY CHIEF
OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND DESIGN AND RECORDING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS DESIGN DIRECTOR. UH, LYDIA I'M GONNA IT'S EITHER A HUSTLE OR HUSTLE. KEEP MESSING THAT ONE UP. UM, UH, SO WE'RE HERE FOR A
PANEL THE PROPOSED FY 27 STREETS BUDGET. UM YEAH. OPERATING BUDGET. UH UH IT IS UH I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A CUT OF AROUND 0.7%
FOR $1.6 MILLION. OH, SORRY. THAT'S AN INCREASE OVER THE LAST YEAR. UH, MOSTLY DUE TO INCREASES IN WASTE REMOVAL CONTRACTS AND THE CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION CONTRACT. GLOBAL ISSUES ARE DRIVING UP
RECYCLING COSTS AND UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER UH, IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. THE STREETS TEAM ALSO PRESENTED UH ITS $1.4 BILLION FISCAL YEAR
27 TO 31 UH CAPITAL BUDGET. THE STREETS TEAM GAVE A PREVIEW OF UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND SHARED THAT A RECORD 1723 ADA COMPLIANT RAMPS WERE RECONSTRUCTED IN 2025.
THEY ALSO DISCUSSED RESTRUCTURING THE CAPITAL PLAN TO MANAGE FISCAL CONSTRAINTS AND RISING COSTS, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF SEVERAL PROJECTS FROM THE PLAN UH INCLUDING THE
UH CENTER SOUTH STREET PLAN IN JAMAICA PLAIN UH AND A REFOCUS ON REPAIRS. THEY ALSO POINTED OUT THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL AND STATE UH GRANTS AND THE FACT THAT $22 MILLION OF FEDERAL GRANTS HAVE
BEEN RESCINDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. FINALLY, THE INTRODUCE US TO THE CITY'S NEW BIKE SHARE REVOLVING FUND AND OUR NEW FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH LYFT TO EXPAND PARK BIKESHARE
OPERATIONS IN THE CITY. UM, IN THE AFTERNOON WE HEARD FROM UH CHIEF IRISH DIRECTOR JONES UH FROM PUBLIC FACILITIES I-S-D COMMISSIONER DEL RIO AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER SHELDON THAT A 3.1% DECREASE FOR THE PUBLIC FACILITIES FY 27 BUDGET AND A $1 MILLION INCREASE TO ISD'S BUDGET AND A $160,000 INCREASE
TO THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BUDGET DIRECTOR JONES SHARED THE STATUS OF SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT OVERSEES INCLUDING SCHOOL PROJECTS, LIBRARY PROJECTS AND PCOS PROJECTS AS
WELL AS BPD AND FIRE FACILITIES. UH IN ADDITION TO HIRING A SENIOR MANAGER FOR TRADE AND SUPPLIER DIVERSITY, THE $10.9 MILLION BUDGET. SORRY. TOGETHER. UH, OKAY.
UM, WE'LL ALSO SUPPORT A SOFTWARE PRODUCT UH, CALLED TRIMBLE WHICH WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO KEEP ALL. PROJECT INFORMATION. CONTAINED THROUGH. ONE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
WOULD YOU LIKE FOR, RECESS, UH ,MADAM PRESIDENT OR. TALK YOU TO.
TAKE A BRIEF RECESS?
WE ARE NOW BACK IN SESSION. JUST A REMINDER THIS COUNCIL RULES THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE DISTURBANCES, UH, NOISE OR, UH, DISTURBANCES DURING
COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO TO PLEASE, UH, GET IN YOUR SEAT, GO BACK TO YOUR SEATS AND WE WILL UM START WITH UH, RESUME THE PRESENTATION FROM
COUNCILOR WEBER, THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS. OKAY. WHETHER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. >> UH, I'LL TRY NOT TO REPEAT ANYTHING. UM, UH, WE, UM.
YEAH, I'LL JUST, UH FAST FORWARD. UH, WE HEARD FROM, UH, ISC COMMISSIONER DEL RIO WHO SHARED STATISTICS ON WHAT THE INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE
IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025 INCLUDING ISSUING OVER 37,000 PERMITS, CONDUCTING MORE THAN 58,500 BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND ALMOST 15,000 RODENT CONTROL
INSPECTIONS. THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ESD IS 25.8 MILLION, A BUDGET THAT'S MEANT TO SUPPORT ENHANCED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE PERMITTING TIMES WHICH ARE NOW RECORDED AT 33 DAYS FOR
PLANNING AND ZONING APPLICATION REVIEWS, WHICH IS DOWN FOR 35 DAYS AND TO CONTINUE TO MOVE LEGACY IN-PERSON AND PHONE PROCESSES ONLINE. THIS BUDGET WILL ALSO
PRIORITIZE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 27 WILL ALSO PRIORITIZE CONTINUATION OF THE BOSTON ROAD IN ACTION PLAN. GETTING A THOUSAND MORE UNITS UH REGISTERED THROUGH THE RENTAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM,
IMPLEMENTING A PLAN REVIEW DIGITAL TOOL AND LAUNCHING MOBILE INSPECTIONS WHICH WILL LOWER THE AMOUNT OF TIME TAKES ISSUE PERMITS AND COMPLETE INSPECTIONS. COMMISSIONER SHELTON FROM
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT UH, SHARED THAT UH THEIR UH MISSION IS TO MANAGE, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR AND PROVIDE SECURITY FOR ALL THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS INCLUDING FANEUIL HALL AND CITY
HALL TO UH THE DEPARTMENT WILL UM YEAH ALSO WILL THEY'LL BE FOCUSED ON THAT. THEY'LL LOOK TO REDUCE OPERATING COSTS THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. UH, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HANDLES TASKS SUCH AS GRAFFITI REMOVAL
REQUESTS, SNOW REMOVAL REQUESTS ,OVERSEEING OVERSEEING PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL AS THE PLANNING AND HOSTING OF SPECIAL EVENTS. THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 27 UH
BUDGET OF 27.9 MILLION WILL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENTS OF ALL CITY BUILDINGS AND ACT APPROPRIATELY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUR BCF CENTERS AND
OTHER BUILDINGS SUCH AS CITY HALL WITH IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES TO UH REMAIN ACCESSIBLE ON TUESDAY. UH, THAT'S UH YESTERDAY THE COMMITTEE HEARD FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE WORKER
EMPOWERMENT CABINET AND THE HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN SERVICES CABINET WHICH CONSISTS OF THE OFFICE OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT AND THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BUDGET
WAS PRESENTED BY CHIEF UH CAIRO SHEN, DEPUTY CHIEF DEVIN CLARK AND BPD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UH THERESA PALAMAS. UM UH THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET IS
29.5 MILLION A 1.7% DECREASE WITH UH, THE LARGEST DECREASE COMING FROM CONTRACTUAL SERVICES LINE THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY UM HAS ABOUT 44 VACANCIES.
UH, THERE JUST AS A REMINDER, THEIR FUNDING COMES THROUGH FROM THE BPD UH, AND UM, THROUGH THE REVENUE THAT THE BPA GENERATES. UH, BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON
ARTICLE 80 MODERNIZATION UH, AND UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING, UH, POLICIES AND UH WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH THEM. LASTLY IN THE AFTERNOON WE HEARD WE HAD A HEARING ON THE
PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR THE OFFICE OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT, YOUTH OPTIONS UNLIMITED AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITY. WE WERE JOINED BY CHIEF UH CHIEF WYNN AND DIRECTORS CRUZ
UH VISIONARY AND DE LEONE UH AT UH TO LEARN ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS TO THE SCHOOL YEAR JOBS PROGRAM AND THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO SEEK EXTERNAL FUNDING TO FILL THE GAP IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, ALSO OUR CHIEF MARCEAU AND CHIEF OF STAFF JOSEPH UH, LAY UH WE HEARD ABOUT THE CITY'S INTENTION TO, UH, USE ITS UH, OPERATING BUDGET TO MAINTAIN
10,500 YOUTH SUMMER JOBS. HOWEVER, WITH THE 25.5% CUT TO THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $6 MILLION, THIS WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS
OF FUNDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1700 SCHOOL YEAR UH YOUTH JOBS . UM THE HEARING UH LASTED FROM UH THREE TO AFTER SEVEN WHILE WE HEARD FROM.
UH APPROXIMATELY 100 YOUTH ABOUT PRESERVATION OF THAT SCHOOL YEAR UH, JOBS UH PROGRAM. UH, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILORS LOUIJEUNE FITZGERALD, FLYNN, MURPHY, CULPEPER AND WORRELL
FOR ATTENDING UH BUT I ALSO SPECIAL THANKS TO UH, SORRY COUNCILOR PECAN UH, WAS ALSO THERE. COUNCILOR SANTANA STUCK WITH ME TO THE BITTER END. UH, I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR FOR BEING THERE.
UM, I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE, UH, EVERY ONE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP TO TESTIFY AND SPOKE PASSIONATELY ,UM, YOU KNOW, FROM SUCH GROUPS AS TEEN EMPOWERMENT YOUTH JUSTICE AND POWER UNION
AND THE BECOMING A MAN PROGRAM UM, UH, ABOUT THE NEED FOR US TO INVEST IN YEAR ROUND JOBS AND THE BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE TO COUNTLESS YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN BOSTON. THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVES ABSENT LETTERS FROM MADAM
PRESIDENT PRAISING COUNCILOR COLLETTA AS A PART OF UH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S TEAM FOR STAYING AT THE HEARING UNTIL THE END OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY OFTEN, UH, YOU KNOW,
WE DON'T SEE THAT. UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF PARTICULARLY, UH, MEGAN HEATH AND CANDACE AND KIRISHIMA FOR BEING HERE TILL AFTER 7:00, UH, AND KEEPING THE
HEARING GOING SMOOTHLY. UM, SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, UH, AS THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, I RECOMMEND AT THIS TIME THAT THESE DOCKETS REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR UM WEBER.
UM, THESE DOCKETS UH, DOCKET 0733 THROUGH 0754 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
MR CLERK. PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0930 . LIKE A NUMBER ZERO NINE. OH. SORRY, MR CLERK. SORRY. UH, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0929?
I CAN HAVE A0929 COUNCILOR BRAY NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A MEETING TO REVIEW THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL RULES. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS THERE HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING INTEREST IN GAINING GREATER FLAHERTY AND SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF THE RULES OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. THE PAST FEW YEARS WE'VE HAD
THIS ORDER TO REVIEW, UH, THE RULES BY A RULES COMMITTEE ORDER. THIS ORDER IS RESPONSIVE TO THAT INTEREST. IT CREATES A STRUCTURED OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REVIEW THE RULES THAT GOVERN OUR
MEETINGS AND PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES AND THE EXPECTATIONS FOR CONDUCT. I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT THE RULES FOR THE 20 2627 TERM WERE ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY BY THIS
BODY ON JANUARY 28TH 26 AFTER A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT INCLUDED MULTIPLE WORKING SESSIONS. THESE ARE THE RULES WE EVOLVED THAT WE HAVE VOTED ON TOGETHER AND THEY PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS
. A REGULAR AND DELIBERATIVE REVIEW OF THE RULES IS HEALTHY FOR THE INSTITUTION. IT ENSURES ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT PRACTICE AND GIVES COUNCILORS A CONSTRUCTIVE VENUE
FOR TO RAISE QUESTIONS. BUT IT MUST HAPPEN IN AN ORDERLY DELIBERATIVE SETTING. THIS MEETING WILL ALLOW US TO WORK THROUGH THE RULES COLLECTIVELY AND REAFFIRM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY OPERATE. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS FOR HOW
THE RULES APPLY, THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO DO THAT IS IN A COMMITTEE MEETING DEDICATED TO REVIEWING THE RULES NOT DURING DEBATE ON UNRELATED MATTERS AND NOT THROUGH IMPROVISED INTERPRETATIONS ON THE FLOOR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO A FOCUSED, PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION AND COMMITTEE AND I EXPECT THAT ALL COLLEAGUES WILL APPROACH THIS MEETING WITH THE SERIOUSNESS AND FLAHERTY THAT OUR GOVERNING RULES DESERVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR CLARE CAN YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR ME HERE COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR PEPPER AND
COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR WEBER UH AND PLEASE ADD UH THE CHAIR UM THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0929 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES, ETHICS AND
ADMINISTRATION. MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ DOCTOR NUMBER 0930. DOCKET NUMBER 0930 COUNCILORS FLYNN AND MURPHY OH FOR THE
FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS IMMEDIATELY REINSTATING THE $724,000 CUT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES FROM THE RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 27 OPERATING
BUDGET. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THE CITY OF BOSTON PROPOSED TO CUT 14% OF THE CITY OF BOSTON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS BUDGET.
THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $800,000. UH. >> IN A CUT IN A CUT TO A SMALL DEPARTMENT REGARDLESS OF ITS $0.25.
OR ITS $800,000. IN MY OPINION, WE SHOULD NEVER CUT A VETERANS BUDGET. VETERANS MAKE A SOLEMN OATH TO
OUR NATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LAY DOWN THEIR LIFE IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY IN RETURN. THE PROMISE WAS ALWAYS THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPECTED WHEN
THEY RETURNED TO CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS AMERICA. AND PART OF THAT OBLIGATION IS TO SUPPORT THEM IN PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE EARNED.
WE'RE NOT GIVING VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES ANYTHING. THESE ARE EARNED THAT BENEFITS . . >> I HAVE TESTIFIED. IN WASHINGTON IN SUPPORT OF THE
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS ADVOCATING AGAINST CUTS AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER. IN WEST ROXBURY. AND JAMAICA PLAIN. THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP.
HAS PROPOSED. BUT I HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT. I CAN'T. I CAN'T SIT BY. AND ALLOW A 25 CENT CUT OR.
AN $800,000 CUT TO VETERANS AT THIS DEPARTMENT AS WE KNOW THEY SUPPORT A LOT OF LOW INCOME VETERANS, AFRICAN AMERICAN VETERANS, VETERANS OF COLOR,
WOMEN VETERANS. MILITARY FAMILIES. THEY DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER MISSED ONE OF THEIR EVENTS MAYBE IN
EIGHT YEARS HAVE RESPECT FOR THE COMMISSIONER BUT AS A BODY WE MUST HAVE A DISCUSSION IN THE CITY COUNCIL ON WHAT THESE CUTS WOULD MEAN.
BUT WHAT THESE CUTS MEAN ALSO IS IT SETS A PRECEDENT THAT IF YOU CUT THE VETERANS BUDGET THIS YEAR. YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR
AND WE CAN'T ACCEPT THAT VETERANS SAW THE CITY COUNCIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO UM THE BUDGET WAS CUT BY THE CITY
COUNCIL VETERANS FOUGHT BACK AND WE HAD THE MONEY REINSTATED. UM, BUT THIS HEARING IS IMPORTANT. I THINK WE NEED TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AS ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT WHAT VET VETERAN BENEFITS
ARE, WHAT IMPACT THEY HAVE, WHY IT'S NEVER ACCEPTABLE TO CUT A VETERANS BUDGET. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN
FOR FILING THIS HEARING ORDER SO WE CAN DISCUSS MORE THESE DEVASTATING IMPACTS THAT IT WILL HAVE ON THIS DEPARTMENT. I WILL BE SPEAKING MORE ABOUT UM, YOU KNOW, MY FEELINGS ON
THIS BECAUSE I HAVE ALSO FILED A RESOLUTION COMING UP NEXT. BUT I AGREE THAT ANY CUT TO OUR VETERANS BUDGET, HOWEVER SMALL IT MAY BE IS SOMETHING THAT WE
SHOULD NEVER DO IN THIS BODY. SO AS A PROUD MOTHER OF AN ACTIVE DUTY SON WHO IS DEPLOYED NOW IN WAR AND JUST EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON DESERVES OUR
RESPECT FIGHTING FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS DEPARTMENT NEVER TAKES ANY CUTS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME CARDS OF UH CULPEPER
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR. UH LOUIJEUNE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE COUNCILOR PEPEN CONSCIOUS SANTANA WEBER COUNCILOR EARL AND UH, PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR.
THANK YOU. DOCKET 0929 WOULD BE FAIR TO THE COMMITTEE. NO, WE ARE WRONG NUMBER DOCKET 0930 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0931. DUCKING NUMBER 0931 COUNCILORS MURPHY AND FLYNN, UH, FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION URGING SUPPORT FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT
TO FULLY FUND THE OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILMEMBER VIEW OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT.
I RISE TO, UM, SPEAK ON THIS RESOLUTION AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR CULPEPER ,WHO HAS DONE A SIMILAR THING WHERE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO HIM HE USES ALL OF THE TOOLS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEGISLATION WE CAN FILE. SO I DON'T FEEL IS THIS IS DUPLICATIVE BUT IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO FILE IT THIS WAY.
SO DEAR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I. RISE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS RESOLUTION AND ON THE AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THE PROPOSED 724,000 CUT TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES.
AND BEFORE ANYONE SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT REALLY A CUT BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS NO DIRECT SERVICES WILL BE IMPACTED, I WANT TO. RESPECTFULLY BUT VERY CLEARLY
ADDRESS THAT POINT RIGHT AWAY A 14% REDUCTION IN ONE OF THE SMALLEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON MATTERS. IT ABSOLUTELY MATTERS WHEN A DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY OPERATING
WITH LIMITED STAFFING, LIMITED FLEXIBILITY AND LIMITED RESOURCES, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HARMLESS 14% CUT. YOU CANNOT REMOVE NEARLY THREE
QUARTERS OF $1 MILLION FROM A DEPARTMENT THIS SMALL AND PRETEND THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT. MAYBE IT MEANS FEWER OUTREACH EFFORTS. MAYBE IT MEANS FEWER PARTNERSHIPS. MAYBE IT MEANS LESS PROGRAMING.
MAYBE IT MEANS LESS ABILITY TO RESPOND WHEN VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES NEED HELP. OR MAYBE IT MEANS. FEWER RESOURCES FOR THE PEOPLE DOING THIS WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.
BUT LET'S BE HONEST CUTS HAVE CONSEQUENCES AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE. >> ARE. TRUTHFUL WITH THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY TRUTHFUL WITH OUR VETERANS ABOUT THAT REALITY AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
OH, AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE UPFRONT THAT USING A RESOLUTION TIED DIRECTLY TO A BUDGET AMENDMENT IS NOT TYPICALLY HOW THIS PROCESS HAS WORKED IN PRIOR YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I ALSO
BELIEVE THIS BUDGET CYCLE IS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST. FOUR YEARS WHEN. WE HAD THE AMENDMENT HOUSE FOR THE PAST. SEVERAL YEARS. MUCH OF THE COUNCIL'S BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCESS INVOLVED ADDING FUNDING DURING YEARS
WITH STRONGER REVENUE AND SURPLUS. THIS YEAR WE ARE DEALING WITH REAL CUTS, DIFFICULT CUTS AND WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CUTTING SERVICES FOR VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES AND SURVIVING
SPOUSES, I BELIEVE THIS COUNCIL HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE EVERY TOOL AVAILABLE TO PROTECT THOSE SERVICES. THE REALITY IS THAT MANY OF US HAVE ALSO RAISED CONCERNS. OVER THE YEARS ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT PROCESS ITSELF. AMENDMENTS MAY PASS, RECOMMENDATIONS MAY BE MADE BUT WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR FLAHERTY AND ANSWERS ON WHETHER EVERY APPROVED RECOMMENDATION IS ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENTED OR
FUNDED. THAT UNCERTAINTY MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO SPEAK CLEARLY AND PUBLICLY WHEN WE BELIEVE A PROPOSED CUT IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY
OF BOSTON, AND A. 14% REDUCTION MAY NOT SOUND LARGE IN THE. CONTEXT OF AN. OVERALL CITY BUDGET, BUT FOR A DEPARTMENT THIS SIZE IT IS DEVASTATING. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE
SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENT TO FULLY RESTORE THE FUNDING TO THE OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
AND WHEN THESE WHEN THESE CUTS WERE. PROPOSED. ,A LOT. OF VETERANS REACHED OUT TO ME. AND WERE. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT
VETERANS DEPARTMENT VETERANS BENEFITS WERE GOING TO BE CUT $800,000 40% TO A SMALL BUDGET . UNCONSCIONABLE. AS A DISABLED VETERAN I JUST
CAN'T ACCEPT THAT. I THINK EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT. BUT YOU ALSO AS CITY COUNCILORS GO TO A LOT OF VETERANS EVENTS IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL.
AND YOU TALKED TO VETERANS AND YOU TALKED TO MILITARY FAMILIES AND YOU LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND YOU SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN WHEN YOU SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE? IS IT JUST SYMBOLISM OR DO WE REALLY MEAN IT IF WE SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO CITY HALL. WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE
STATEHOUSE, GO BACK TO THE CONGRESS AND FIGHT SOME VETERAN BENEFITS. THAT'S WHAT THE SOLEMN OATH IS ALL ABOUT. WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY VETERANS RETURNING HOME AFTER VIETNAM
THAT WEREN'T TREATED WITH RESPECT. THEY DIDN'T GO TO THE VA SYSTEM THEY BELIEVE AND THEY RIGHTFULLY SO THAT GOVERNMENT FORGOT THEM.
AND HERE WE ARE CUTTING. VETERANS BENEFITS, CUTTING VETERANS PROGRAMS, CUTTING A VETERANS BUDGET. AFRICAN-AMERICAN VETERANS,
WOMEN VETERANS THIS DEPARTMENT DOES EXCEPTIONAL OUTREACH TO VETERANS OF COLOR. I'VE SEEN IT. I GO TO ALL THE EVENTS. UM, LET'S NOT BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF VETERANS
AND MILITARY FAMILIES. LET'S KEEP OUR PROMISE THAT WE'VE MADE AS A NATION TO VETERANS. LET'S TREAT THEM WITH THE RESPECT AND DIGNITY THAT THEY'VE EARNED.
STAND WITH ME. STAND WITH VETERANS, STAND WITH MILITARY FAMILIES AND MAKE A TOUGH VOTE TODAY BUT DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR FLYNN. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, LET ME JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, I STRONGLY SUPPORT OUR VETERANS AND I HOPE THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS WE WILL BE ABLE TO
RETURN, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS FUNDING IF NOT ALL OF IT TO, UH TO THIS LINE ITEM. I DO THINK THOUGH THIS RESOLUTION WE HAVE A BUDGET PROCESS UH, WHICH WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH AND VOTING ON A
BUDGET IN JUNE. THIS RESOLUTION PUTS THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. I REALLY HOPE ALL OF US CAN WORK TOGETHER ON A BUDGET, MAKE TOUGH CHOICES AND BE ABLE TO DELIVER FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS
INCLUDING VETERANS. I'M SURE EVERYONE HERE SUPPORTS THE LANGUAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. MY WORRY IS THAT IS THAT PEOPLE ON THIS BODY WILL TRY TO, UH,
DO THE BUDGET PROCESS THROUGH THESE RESOLUTIONS. UM, SO I'M JUST I WANT EVERYONE TO BE ON NOTICE THAT AS THE WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR I WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE BUDGET
PROCESS. AN AMENDMENT IS TWO PARTS THERE HAS TO BE MONEY ADDED AND WE HAVE TO FIND WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. I REALLY HOPE TO HAVE THE FILERS SUPPORT IF WE HAVE A
BUDGET THAT FUNDS THIS UH AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THE BUDGET JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM. GIVE THIS RESOLUTION JUST TO FUND THIS IF THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING. GREAT. LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
UH, AND I HOPE WE CAN VOTE ON A BUDGET THAT DOES RESTORE THIS. THIS THIS FUNDING I WILL JUST LET EVERYONE KNOW IS THE WAYS AND MEANS SHARE. I WILL BE OBJECTING TO ALL FUTURE RESOLUTIONS. MY WORRY IS THAT PEOPLE WILL BE
FILING MORE OF THESE. I DON'T CARE IF IT'S YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, PUT COUNSELOR WEBBER'S UH, KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE WITH THE CITY BUDGET. I WILL BE OBJECTING TO THOSE RESOLUTIONS I WILL BE I'M IN
FAVOR OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT'S NOT WHETHER I'M IN FAVOR OR NOT I WILL BE OBJECTING. UH, BUT SO HOPEFULLY THIS ISN'T LEADING TO THAT. UH, I'M OKAY WITH THIS GOING FORWARD AND I WILL BE.
VOTING IN SUPPORT. I SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE OF THE RESOLUTION, BUT I DON'T. >> THINK. THIS IS THE. >> WAY TO. CONDUCT THE BUDGET PROCESS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR WEBER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN CONSIDER CAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU TO THE FILER. UM, I THINK YOU KNOW, UM I HAVE UH MY FAMILY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SERVING IN THE MILITARY.
UM, AND SO, UM, SO I I DON'T THINK THIS IS APPROPRIATE USE OF RESOLUTIONS. UM, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE THAT HAVE SERVED AND THAT CONTINUE TO SERVE UM, I DON'T
THINK THAT I THINK THAT THIS IS GETTING AT WE HAVE A PROCESS WE HAVE NOT HAD VETERANS SERVICES EVEN COME BEFORE US YET. SO UM SO I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET.
UM, BECAUSE I JUST THINK THAT. IT'S IT'S ESSENTIALLY WE'RE ESSENTIALLY BEING PUT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON THE FLOOR ON SOMETHING THAT WE IN WORKING
SESSIONS ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON EVERY SINGLE DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES. UM, I GUESS I'LL BE WATCHING THIS TO SEE HOW MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES THIS IS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR THEM.
UM, I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, WHAT IS BEING CUT IS GRANT FUNDING WHICH IS BEING CUT FROM EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW. AND SO I THINK IT'S WE JUST HAD
THE ARTS AND CULTURE HEARING WHERE WE HEARD THAT BASICALLY ALL OF THE GRANT MONEY FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IS BEING CUT. THIS UM IN VETERAN SERVICES THERE'S NO DIRECT CUTS TO SERVICES OTHER THAN GRANT
MONEY. SO ESSENTIALLY GRANT MONEY HAS BEEN CUT FROM EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT AND SO VETERAN SERVICES WAS NO DIFFERENT UM, IN THIS BUDGET AND WHAT WAS
HANDED TO US AND I THINK WE HAVE DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE IN THIS PROCESS. BUT THAT IS A PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH. AND SO WHILE I APPRECIATE THE ADVOCACY FOR VETERANS AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE EVENTS AND I
APPRECIATE VETERANS SERVICES AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO SUBMIT A BUDGET. SO THIS IS NOT US COMING
AGAINST VETERAN SERVICES BY NOT SUPPORTING THIS THIS IS REALLY THIS IS REALLY US SAYING WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND I DEFINITELY THINK THIS IS COMING BEFORE THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR DURKAN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. SORRY I JUST I FORGOT TO ADD YOU KNOW, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT HOW I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN
EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADVOCATE WE DO HAVE A HEARING WITH VETERANS NEXT THURSDAY 10 A.M. TO DISCUSS UH I'M SURE I'M SURE I'M SURE COUNCILOR FLYNN MURPHY UH, WILL BE THERE AS WELL MOST OF US.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT CONVERSATION UH, AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE OF THESE UH, CUTS AND AND AGAIN, WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO UH TO AGREE ON A BUDGET THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, UH,
FIND MONEY FOR VETERANS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. TO SPEAK.
UM, I DO WANT TO. HIGHLIGHT. >> MADAM CHAIR THAT. VETERANS BENEFITS VETERANS SERVICES. ARE DIFFERENT FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER
PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY OR THE STATE OR. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATE. IN. THEY'RE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WHEN A VETERAN GOES INTO WHEN SIGNS UP TAKES AN OATH OATH OF.
ENLISTMENT. >> UM, THEY'RE WILLING TO PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR THEIR NATION. AND THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS PROMISE, A SOLEMN PROMISE THAT
THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE TO OUR RETURNING VETERANS THAT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU COME HOME YOU WILL BE TREATED WITH RESPECT. YOU'LL BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY .
THERE WILL BE SERVICES FOR YOU. THAT'S WHY THIS IS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF PROGRAM ANY TYPE OF CITY PROGRAM, FEDERAL PROGRAM OR STATE PROGRAM.
THESE ARE THESE ARE EARNED BENEFITS. THESE ARE EARNED SERVICES. ONCE WE GET IN THE HABIT OF MAKING CUTS TO THE VETERANS
BUDGET, IT WILL BECOME ROUTINE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IT WILL SET A PRECEDENT FOR NEXT YEAR TO CUT VETERANS
SERVICES VETERANS PROGRAMS. IF THIS WAS A 25 CENT CUT TO THE VETERANS DEPARTMENT, I WOULD FIGHT LIKE HECK AGAINST THAT 25 CENT CUT TO THE
VETERANS BUT BUDGET BECAUSE IT SETS A PRECEDENT THAT WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT VETERANS SERVICES UM WHEN WE MAKE CUTS.
BUT YOU CAN NEVER BALANCE YOUR CITY BUDGET, YOUR STATE BUDGET OR FEDERAL BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO STRESS TO
MY COLLEAGUES THESE ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN WE'LL THANK. YOU NEXT.
MADAM PRESIDENT, UM, I JUST RISE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CHAIR DID MAKE SOME POINTS THAT I DID MAKE SURE I CAREFULLY PUT INTO MY RESOLUTION.
I AM AWARE THAT THIS ISN'T HOW IT USUALLY HAS BEEN DONE OR SHOULD BE DONE, BUT I WAS AT THE WORKING SESSION FOR THE AMENDMENTS AND WHAT I WAS TOLD AND WHAT I LEFT THERE KNOWING
IS THAT THIS YEAR OUR. AMENDMENT PROCESS IS DIFFERENT. AND IN THE PAST WE'VE ALWAYS PRESENTED AN AMENDMENT AND WE OURSELVES HAVE MATCHED IT WITH WHICH DEPARTMENT WE WANT TO. TAKE IT FROM IN THIS YEAR.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT ONLY THE AMENDMENTS WE WANT TO PUT FORWARD FOR IT. THEN WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO THEN SAY WHERE WE WANT IT TO COME FROM. SO I'M REALLY HOPING WE'RE NOT
BEING SET UP IN A WAY. WHERE YES, WE'RE. >> GOING TO FULLY FUND. THE VETERANS. >> BUT. THAT'S ONLY IF BECAUSE I MADE IT CLEAR AT THAT MEETING THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS THAT I'M JUST NOT WILLING TO.
CUT FROM AND IT'S NOT THAT ONE DEPARTMENT'S MORE THAN OTHERS, BUT I THINK COUNCILOR FLYNN AS A VETERAN HIMSELF KNOWS AND SAID IT I THINK VERY ELOQUENTLY THAT THE. VETERANS DEPARTMENT IT'S JUST
DIFFERENT. AND WE SHOULD JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND HOPING THAT OUR COLLEAGUES VOTE. IF YOU VOTE NO THAT'S FINE. BUT I JUST HOPE THAT THIS CAN GO FORWARD. SO I AM ASKING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD FOR A VOTE.
THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILOR MEJIA, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO A VOTE BUT UM ,COUNCILOR MURPHY IS MOVED TO A VOTE. UM. MR.
HANG ON. HOLD ON A SECOND. UH, WOULD ANYONE THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO DO IT. WE HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THE YES
,I'M GOING TO LET HIM SPEAK AND THEN WE'LL ASK PEOPLE TO ADD THEIR NAMES IF THEY WISH TO. UH, CONSIDER HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM.
>> SO I REALLY. DO APPRECIATE. >> ALL THE ADVOCACY THAT. WE ARE, UM. DISPLAYING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, BUT. I WAS RISING TO JUST SAY LET'S
AND THIS DISCUSSION AND MOVE TO A VOTE BUT WHILE I HAVE THE. FLOOR. >> UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION, UM, TO
UNDERSTAND THAT AND I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR UH WEBER THAT UH ,RESOLUTIONS ARE NOT THE APPROPRIATE WAY FOR US TO. DELIBERATE. >> UM, ON THE BUDGET AND I ALSO THINK IT'S DANGEROUS.
>> FOR US TO START. PITTING PEOPLE AGAINST EACH OTHER IN GROUPS BECAUSE I CAN GET UP HERE AND FIGHT, UH, FIERCELY FOR YOUTH JOBS AS, UH, YOU ALL KNOW ME TO DO EVERY YEAR.
RIGHT? SO LET'S NOT GET INTO THAT TOXIC BEHAVIOR AND LET'S JUST FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER PROCESSES IN PLACE THAT WE HONOR AND I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND MYSELF ,UM, FILES A HEARING ORDER SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT HOW WE ARE DELIBERATING AND HOW WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS AS IT RELATES TO THIS BUDGET.
SO THE FACT THAT WE ARE CHANGING AND EVOLVING AND AND AND UM, CONTINUING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET TO A SPACE WHERE EVERYBODY FEELS HEARD AND AFFIRMED, I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT WE HAVE MET THAT MOMENT JUST YET. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCILOR FITZGERALD TO HOSTING THAT HEARING SO THAT WE. COULD HAVE. >> A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION SO THAT WE CAN LEARN HOW TO WORK MORE COLLABORATIVELY WITH EACH
OTHER AND SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND I MOVE FOR A VOTE PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> UH, BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE ON ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DOCKET, UH. COUNCILORS. FLYNN. COUNCILORS. MURPHY INFLUENCING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0931. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0931. COUNCILOR BREAK.
YES, COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. PRESENT COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD.
YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN IS COUNCILOR. SENIORS. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PUT PEN. YES. COUNCIL. THE PEN. YES.
COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER. YES AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. YES. COUNCIL. ORAL. YES. DOCKET NUMBER 0931 AS WE SEE
THE 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND ONE VOTE PRESENT. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 0931 HAS BEEN ADOPTED . MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0932? DUCKY NUMBER 0932
COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS DISCOUNTS FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD COUNCIL? >> WE'RE ALWAYS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UH, YES. COUNCIL WERE ALSO ADDED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE BOSTON. WATER AND SEWER.
COMMISSION ACTIVELY MONITORS THE HEALTH AND FUNCTION OF ITS SYSTEMS VIA PIPE RELINING PIPE REPLACEMENT. OTHER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS. INCLUDING WATER MAIN FLUSHING,
PIPE CLEANING, CATCH BASIN CLEANING AMONG OTHERS. THE COMMISSION WORKS WITH CUSTOMERS ON MANAGEABLE PAYMENT PLANS TO. ENSURE THERE'S NO INTERRUPTION. >> IN SERVICES.
HOMEOWNERS AGE 65 AND OLDER AS WELL AS WELL AS FULLY DISABLED HOMEOWNERS LIVING IN OWNER OCCUPIED ONE THROUGH FOUR FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A 30% DISCOUNT ON MONTHLY WATER SEWER STORM WATER CHARGES. ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES MUST BE OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL
DWELLINGS TO REQUEST A DISCOUNT ON WATER AND STORMWATER CHARGES. RESIDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE DISCOUNT FORM AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AS A PDF OR IN PERSON
AT THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION OFFICES IN ROXBURY. RESIDENTS WHO ARE CUSTOMERS OF THE. BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION. THAT REQUIRE. PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE COMMISSIONERS COLLECTION DEPARTMENT AT (617) 989-7070.
YOU RESIDENTS CAN ALSO EMAIL ME AND I CAN GET THE RELEVANT INFORMATION TO YOU AT ED.FLYNN@BOSTON.GOV
ED.FLYNN@BOSTON.GOV. BUT THIS HEARING WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MYSELF AND COUNCIL. WELL AND SOMEONE FROM THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION UM TO TALK ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM BUT REALLY TO USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM IN MY OPINION AND HOW MORE HOMEOWNERS
CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS, ESPECIALLY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OUR SENIORS AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE BROWN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR CLEAN
FATEMI AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UM, WE ALL KNOW THAT COSTS ARE RISING AND OUR SENIORS ARE FIXED INCOME, SO IT FEELS LIKE A DOUBLE, UM, A BURDEN FOR OUR SENIORS.
UM, AND AS COUNCILOR FLYNN HAS LAID OUT, THERE IS A PROGRAM CURRENTLY OVER AT THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER THAT OFFERS A 30% DISCOUNT. BUT I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SIMPLIFY,
UM, ACCESS AND OPT IN STRATEGY ,UH, TO THAT PROGRAM. UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION WHERE WE KNOW RESIDENTS ARE CURRENTLY QUALIFYING FOR.
SO I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IS THAT IF YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THAT SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION THEN YOU SHOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED INTO THIS SENIOR BORDER WATER AND SEWER DISCOUNT
PROGRAM. UH THIS IS JUST A WAY TO KIND OF MODERNIZE UH, OUR SYSTEMS UM ,INSTEAD OF HAVING A PRINTOUT UH PDF TO FILL OUT TO THEN SUBMIT THAT TO THE CITY
OF BOSTON, WE ALREADY KNOW WHO OUR SENIORS ARE, UM, WHO OWN HOMES. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO KNOW THROUGH THAT SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION, UH, THE INCOME LIMITS. SO JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
CONVERSATION TO HAVE UH, FIND WAYS ON HOW TO MORE MODERNIZE AND SIMPLIFIES, UH, THESE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL ORAL. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?
COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR. DURKAN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD UH COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNTRYMAN HERE. COUNCILMAN MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEPEN. COUNSELOR. SANTANA, COUNSELOR. WE'RE AT WEBER AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR.
THANK YOU. DOCKET 0932 REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES. MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ DOCKET 0933. DUCKING NUMBER 0933
COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO EXAMINE NOTICE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITY IN THE SIGHTING OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCIL.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR HERE AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES THAT
COUNCIL AWARE WELL, AT THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR HERE IS ADDED AS A SECOND AND SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR BALL IS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
BOSTON HAS MADE IMPORTANT COMMITMENTS TO ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING FROM MEDICINE CAST INTO STABLE HOUSING.
THESE EFFORTS ARE CRITICAL BUT HOW AND WHERE THESE PROGRAMS ARE ESTABLISHED MATTERS JUST AS MUCH AS THE SERVICES THEMSELVES. WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WHO FEEL THAT IN SPECIFIC CASES HOUSING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED WITHOUT SUFFICIENT NOTICE OR MEANINGFUL
ENGAGEMENT, LEAVING COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS FEELING UNPREPARED AND EXCLUDED FROM DECISIONS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THEM. THIS HEARING ORDER IS ABOUT
EXAMINING HOW WE CAN DO BETTER BY STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY, IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND ENSURING THAT ESTABLISHMENTS THE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING
MADE ARE MADE EQUITABLY. NO NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULD FEEL DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED OR LEFT OUT OF THIS PROCESS WHERE THESE TRANSITIONAL HOMES ARE ESTABLISHED.
BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING, THE BOSTON PUBLIC HOUSING COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, WE CAN WORK TOWARD CLEARER STANDARDS THAT
BUILD TRUST WHILE CONTINUING TO DELIVER THE HOUSING AND THE SUPPORT THAT OUR CITY NEEDS. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR CULPEPER, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR CULPEPPER FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS HEARING ORDER AND FOR ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. I THINK THIS CONVERSATION IS IMPORTANT, UM, BECAUSE IT IS
POSSIBLE TO BOTH UM, SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT NEIGHBORS WANT TO BE INFORMED, ENGAGED AND TREATED AS PARTNERS IN DECISIONS THAT IMPACT UM, THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO THE HEARING IS REALLY ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, COMMUNICATION AND EQUITY. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT NOT RECEIVING AN ADEQUATE NOTICE WHEN TRANSITIONAL OR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE CITED OR EXPANDED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW THE CITY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS WITH URGENCY, COMPASSION AND DIGNITY.
THESE TWO THINGS COULD EXIST AND WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO BRING THESE TENSIONS TOGETHER. SO THE GOAL HERE SHOULD BE UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES WITHOUT CREATING
BARRIERS TO HOUSING OR SERVICES FOR. VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. WE SHOULD ALSO EXAMINE WHETHER CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CARRYING THE DISPARATE UM, THE SHARE OF THESE PLACEMENTS AND
WHAT EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION AND COORDINATION SHOULD WE LOOK AT CITYWIDE? I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM RESIDENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, ADVOCATES THOSE WHO ARE LIVING THE REALITIES CITY DEPARTMENTS
ABOUT WHAT IS WORKING, WHERE THE GAPS EXIST AND HOW WE CAN. IMPROVE TRUST. AND COMMUNICATION AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS ONE SIZE FITS ALL AND US VERSUS THEM IS NO LONGER WORKING.
SO LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MEJIA. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WORRELL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UH, CONCILOR MEJIA HERE, UH,
FOR INTRODUCING THIS ANATOMY AS A CO-SPONSOR UH, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AS A KEY RESOURCE FOR MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE RELYING ON SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES. WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK DOESN'T HAPPEN IN ISOLATION.
IT REQUIRES REAL WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO MEET THOSE COMPLEX NEEDS. ACROSS BOSTON WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS DOING THIS WORK EVERY DAY. UH, FOR THE PAST PHC PASSING
HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS UH, IN THE HOMES TO LITTLE WANDERERS ALL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE. OUR CITY NEEDS SERVICES AND WE NEED TO MAKE SPACE FOR THEM AT THE SAME TIME AS WITH ANY PROJECT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS A PROCESS IN MY DISTRICT I'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR MORE FLAHERTY AROUND THE PROCESS. UH, SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THIS HEARING ORDER UH IS IMPORTANT STEP TO JUST ADD MORE FLAHERTY AROUND THAT PROCESS.
SO I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD UH,
COUNCILOR UH LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL. COUNCILOR MURPHY. UH COUNCILOR SANTANA. CONSTABLE WEBER AND UH, PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. THANK YOU.
DOCKET 030933 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 09346. NUMBER 0934 COUNCILOR CULPEPER
FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF PROPOSED FEDERAL IMMIGRATION RELATED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ON SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IN BOSTON. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UH, COUNCIL FROM HERE. SO AND. THANK YOU. >> BOSTON DEPENDS ON FEDERAL
HOUSING LIKE SECTION EIGHT TO SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS INCLUDING MANY IN IMMIGRANT AND MIXED STATUS FAMILIES WHO ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
THE PROPOSED HUD CHANGES RELATED TO IMMIGRATION BASED ELIGIBILITY ARE DEEPLY CONCERNING AND COULD PUT FAMILIES AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT, INSTABILITY
AND THE LOSS OF CRITICAL HOUSING SUPPORT. WE SHOULD BE CLEAR, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOSTON STANDS WITH OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS AND MIXED STATUS HOUSEHOLDS. WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WITHIN
OUR POWER TO PROTECT THEM. THIS HEARING ORDER IS ABOUT FULLY UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THESE FEDERAL POLICY CHANGES AND PREPARING A STRONG LOCAL RESPONSE.
WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY FAMILIES COULD BE AFFECTED WOULD RECEIVE FACE AND WHAT TOOLS THE CITY CAN USE TO SAFEGUARD HOUSING STABILITY. BY CONVENING THE BOSTON HOUSING
AUTHORITY, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, WE CAN ENSURE THAT BOSTON IS READY TO RESPOND AND COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE MOST
IMPACTED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMEMBER HERE. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE LEAD SPONSOR, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER FOR FILING THIS HEARING ORDER
AND FOR ADDING ME. YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN KNOWN AS A FRESHMAN COUNCILOR WHO ACTUALLY HAS BEEN DOING THE WORK. YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE NUMBER OF HEARING ORDERS AND THE ADVOCACY THAT YOU'VE DONE IN JUST THE SHORT TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE. UM, AS SOMEONE WHO IS A VERY ACTIVE I'M FEELING LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP TO ME AND I
DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT ALL THAT, BUT I SEE IT AND I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE GET HIRED TO DO THE WORK. UM, AND AND IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AND THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT INTO THIS CHAMBER UM, REALLY UH, MEAN A LOT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE. SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ALREADY KNOW THAT BOSTON HAS THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO
RELY ON FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING PROGRAMS TO REMAIN, UM, STABLY HOUSED. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE PROPOSED HUD CHANGES TIED TO IMMIGRATION RELATED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS COULD CREATE FEAR
,CONFUSION AND INSTABILITY FOR MIXED STATUS HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE CITY. THIS HEARING IS. IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE NEED FLAHERTY ON WHAT THESE PROPOSED FEDERAL CHANGES COULD MEAN LOCALLY, HOW MANY RESIDENTS
WILL BE IMPACTED AND WHAT STEPS THE CITY AND HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE PREPARED TO TAKE IN RESPONSE. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS IS A BROADER CONVERSATION ABOUT HOUSING STABILITY AND MAKING SURE VULNERABLE FAMILIES ARE
NOT PUSHED INTO FURTHER CRISIS BECAUSE OF FEDERAL POLICY DECISIONS AND TRUST THAT IT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMMIGRANTS TODAY. UM, I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD IS THAT EVERYONE IS
UNDER ATTACK. THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW THEY'LL START ATTACKING SINGLE MOMS. LIKE I'M TELLING YOU NO ONE IS SAFE HERE. RESIDENTS DESERVE ACCURATE INFORMATION, TRANSPARENCY AND
SUPPORT ESPECIALLY WHEN HOUSING SECURITY MAY BE AT RISK. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING ADVOCATES IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND
WHAT PROTECTIONS OR RESOURCES WE WOULD NEED, UH, MOVING FORWARD. AND SO I JUST WILL END UM, WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT EVERYONE IS UNDER ATTACK AND
THESE CONVERSATIONS NEED TO BE UM, HAD WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT. THANK YOU. MR PRESIDENT. UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AT COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE 30
WITH NO CO-SPONSOR. HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION . COUNCILOR WORRELL SO SO ADDED. THANK YOU, MADAM CULTURAL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK. COUNCILOR CULPEPER AND
CONCILOR MEJIA HERE HAVE HAD ME AS THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND I THINK THEY PRETTY MUCH SUMMED IT UP. >> SO I'M JUST LOOKING. >> FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR FITZGERALD CONCERT DURKAN.
COUNCILOR FLYNN CONTRIBUTION COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL UH SANTANA COUNCILOR WEBER. AND PLEASE THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0934 WE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR KERR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0935. STUCK A NUMBER 0935 COUNCILOR FLYNN OFFER THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS BOSTON'S
IMPLEMENTATION OF MASSACHUSETTS MARIJUANA REGULATIONS. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD COUNCILOR? WELL, AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR
PLEASE. CONSIDER WHERE L IS SO ADDED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ON APRIL 19TH GOVERNOR HEALEY SIGNED AN ACT MODERNIZING THE COMMONWEALTH'S CANNABIS LAWS
THAT WOULD REFORM THE STATE'S CANNABIS REGULATIONS AND THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION. UM, BASICALLY THE PREVIOUS CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION WAS
DISSOLVED UM AND IT WAS REDUCED FROM FIVE MEMBERS TO THREE. THESE NEW COMMISSIONERS MUST BE APPOINTED BY MAY 19TH, 2026. THE COMMISSION IS ALSO TASKED
WITH CREATING AN ANONYMOUS PORTAL TO ACCEPT REPORTS OF ILLEGAL CONDUCT. BUT THE LAW WILL ALSO ROLL OUT REGULATIONS THAT WOULD GOVERN SITES WHERE PEOPLE CAN CONSUME
MARIJUANA CANNABIS PRODUCTS IN SOCIAL SETTINGS. THIS INCLUDES THREE NEW SOCIAL CONSUMPTION ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES. SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSES WILL
ALLOW EXISTING MARIJUANA ALL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS TO INCORPORATE ON-SITE CONSUMPTION HOSPITALITY FOR NON CANNABIS BUSINESSES. EVENT ORGANIZERS TO HOST
TEMPORARY CONSUMPTION EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, ADULTS CAN NOW LEGALLY POSSESS UP TO TWO OUNCES OF MARIJUANA UP FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE OUNCE. BUSINESS OWNERS MAY NOW ALSO
OBTAIN UP TO SIX LICENSES. THESE REGULAR REGULATORY CHANGES WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, QUALITY OF LIFE, LOCAL ZONING ENFORCEMENT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN BOSTON THIS WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT COORDINATION, SIGNIFICANT COORDINATION AMONG CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WITH CONSUMPTION
IN SOCIAL SETTINGS. IT'S ALSO CRITICAL THAT BOSTON GET AHEAD OF THIS AND GET IT RIGHT. WE HAVE EXISTING QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, BUT THIS IS NOT
ABOUT WHETHER WE SUPPORT CANNABIS OR NOT. IT'S NOT ABOUT WHETHER WE SUPPORT IT AT ON SITE OR NOT. THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO BE
IMPLEMENTED UM BY STATE GUIDELINES TO THE CANNABIS CONTROL UM COMMISSION ESTABLISHED UM BY THE GOVERNOR. AND I THINK I DO THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR BOSTON TO HAVE A VOICE DURING THIS PROCESS BUT ALSO TO LISTEN TO RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE, UM ,WHAT THEY WANT US TO ADVOCATE FOR.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PROS AND CONS OF ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE OR HIGHLIGHT UM, WHY THEY SUPPORT UM CONSUMPTION SITE UH AT A
PARTICULAR ESTABLISHMENT BUT NOT AT OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS. MAYBE THERE'S A CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY REASON OR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
RESIDENTS TO FEEL HEARD AND RESPECTED. I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A AS A BODY AT THE CITY COUNCIL REALLY TO LISTEN TO RESIDENTS AND ALSO TO LISTEN
TO UH, STATE OFFICIALS THAT MIGHT TESTIFY AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WORRELL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN, UH, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THESE CHANGES AT THE STATE
LEVEL ARE SIGNIFICANT AND THEY'RE GOING TO REQUIRE COORDINATION AND FORWARD THINKING FROM THE CITY AS WE THINK ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION. BUT I ALSO WANT TO CONNECT THIS TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE GROUND IN MY DISTRICT.
WE'VE SEEN LOCAL BUSINESSES FACE REAL CHALLENGES AND THAT'S NOT ABOUT HOW COMPLICATED AND AT TIMES DIFFICULT THE SYSTEM CAN BE FOR SMALLER EQUITY FOCUSED OPERATORS TO NAVIGATE.
THAT'S MY OFFICE AND LOOKING. INTO THIS. >> WE FOUND THAT IN STATES LIKE ILLINOIS THEY'VE ACTUALLY PUT FORWARD TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DIRECT FORGIVABLE LOANS SPECIFICALLY FOR SOCIAL EQUITY CANNABIS BUSINESSES
INCLUDE IN A RECENT ROUND OF OVER $30 MILLION AND IN NEW JERSEY THEY CREATED BOTH THE CANNABIS EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM AND A LOW INTEREST LOAN FUND TO HELP SMALL OPERATORS ACCESS
CAPITAL AND STAY AFLOAT. SO AS WE TALK ABOUT EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS SPACE, WE ALSO HAVE TO ASK ARE WE BUILDING A SYSTEM THAT ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THE BUSINESSES WE SAID WE WANTED TO UPLIFT OR ARE WE
CREATING ADDITIONAL BARRIERS THAT MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO SURVIVE? AT THE SAME TIME, I DO THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE SOCIAL CONSUMPTION AND NEW LICENSING STRUCTURES HAVE DONE THOUGHTFULLY TO CREATE NEW
PATHWAYS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, NEW ECONOMIC AND AND NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND A MORE REGULATED APPROACH IS SOMETHING THAT IS ALREADY BEING BEING DONE INFORMALLY BUT THAT REQUIRES US TO GET IT RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
ADVOCATES. ESPECIALLY UH, COUNCILOR TITO JACKSON FOR ITS WORK IN THIS SPACE. I'M LOOKING. >> FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR DURKAN.
COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. WEBER. PLEASE OF THE CHAIR. THANK YOU.
DOCKET ZERO UM, DOCKET 0935 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MISTER CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0936. DUNCAN NUMBER 0936
COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE. FOLLOWING ORDER. >> FOR A HEARING TO EXAMINE BOSTON. >> PUBLIC SCHOOLS. POTENTIAL PARTICIPATION IN NATIONWIDE SOCIAL MEDIA LITIGATION. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST DOCKET 0936 AND 0937 TO BE READ AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, READ
DOCKET 0937 AS WELL? I CAN NUMBERS 0937 COUNCILOR CULPEPER AFTER THE PHONE RESOLUTION CALLING ON BOSTON. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO JOIN. THE NATIONWIDE SOCIAL. MEDIA LITIGATION.
SEEKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO ALSO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO VOTE ON THE PASSAGE
OF DOCKET 0937. AND I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR TO BOTH DOCTORS BOTH DOCKETS.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN HERE IS SO ADDED TO BOTH DOCKETS. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING OUR STUDENTS TODAY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN BOSTON WE ARE SEEING THE IMPACTS SHOW UP IN CLASSROOMS AND IN THE GROWING NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. BOSTON HAS VERY MEANINGFUL
INVESTMENT IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDING INITIATIVES LIKE HEADS UP BOSTON. BUT THE NEED CONTINUES TO GROW AND WE MUST EXPLORE EVERY AVAILABLE AVAILABLE OPTION TO
SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. I ENCOURAGE THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SERIOUSLY EVALUATE PARTICIPATION IN THIS NATIONWIDE LITIGATION THAT SEEKS TO HOLD SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE AND SECURE RESOURCES TO REINVEST IN STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS . TOGETHER THIS IS ABOUT ENSURING BOSTON IS USING EVERY AVAILABLE
TOOL TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-BEING, PROTECT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND RESPONSIBLY PURSUE RESOURCES THAT CAN STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO ALL OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE SECOND CO-SPONSOR UM, CULTURE.
UM AND HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU. UH, MADAM PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO THANK THE LEAD SPONSOR FOR FILING BOTH THIS RESOLUTION AND THE HEARING ORDER AND FOR ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL
CO-SPONSOR. YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST URGENT ISSUES IMPACTING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY. WE KNOW THAT SCHOOLS ARE CARRYING AN INCREASED
RESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, BULLYING, SOCIAL ISOLATION AND OTHER CHALLENGES. UM MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE STILL FACING TODAY ESPECIALLY MORE SO
NOW UM, POST COVID ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ALREADY BEGUN PURSUING LEGISLATION LITIGATION EXCUSE ME AGAINST MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
OVER THE IMPACTS THAT THESE PLATFORMS MAY BE HAVING ON YOUTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN CASES IN OTHER SECTORS INVOLVING PUBLIC HARMS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
SETTLEMENTS WHEN INSTITUTIONS. CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE, WHILE OTHERS THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE LOSE. OPPORTUNITIES TO RECOVER. RESOURCES ARE ALSO HAVE. OUR OFFICE HAS ALSO BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SOCIEDAD LATINA UNDER ALEX UM LEADERSHIP AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK IN THIS SPACE. SO I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT UM,
ALEX AND HER YOUTH UM, AND THE ENTIRE UH, EVEN GREATEST MINDS WE ACTUALLY HOLD UM, HOSTED A HEARING HERE LAST SUMMER TALKING ABOUT ISSUES OF SOCIAL
MEDIA AND PHONES IN OUR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. UM, SO I JUST WANT TO THINK THAT, UH, WE NEED TO LOOK AT LEGAL TEAMS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS
THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS NATION UM, NATIONWIDE LITIGATION ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS RAISED THAT PARTICIPATION IS TYPICALLY PURSUED ON A CONTINGENCY BASIS ,MEANING THAT THERE IS NO
UPFRONT COST FOR DISTRICTS TO EXPLORE WHETHER THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE FIT OR NOT, WHICH MEANS THAT OUR MONEY IS COMING OUT OF OUR POCKETS. FOR THOSE WHO WANT THAT TRANSLATION, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT
DIRECTING BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO AUTOMATICALLY JOIN LITIGATION. WHAT IT'S ASKING FOR IS SERIOUS EVALUATION AND PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS AROUND WHETHER PARTICIPATION MAKES SENSE FOR
BOSTON. OR ALTERNATIVELY WHY EPS MAY DECIDE IT DOES NOT. EITHER WAY, I THINK FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS DESERVE TRANSPARENCY AROUND THAT
DECISION MAKING PROCESS. THIS HEARING IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BROADER IMPACTS SOCIAL MEDIA MAY BE HAVING ON STUDENTS WELL-BEING AND WHAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS OR
RESOURCES SCHOOLS MAY I NEED MOVING FORWARD. AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT I'M READING BOTH FOR HEARING AND ANY RESOLUTION SO MY TIME TECHNICALLY IS NOT UP. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
DPS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ,ADVOCATES, STUDENTS, FAMILY AND LEGAL EXPERTS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITATIONS AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR MEJIA.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, THROUGH THE CHAIR I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE ACTIVE LITIGATION BECAUSE I DID GET AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS.
I KNOW, UH, COUNCILOR SANTANA, COUNCILOR PREVIN AND I HOSTED A HEARING ON THIS I THINK LAST YEAR UM, AND TWO YEARS AGO AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK SOCIEDAD LATINA HAS DONE WITH
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL UM, ON GUIDANCE UH, FOR UM FOR SCHOOLS UM AND SO JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE ACTIVE LITIGATION BECAUSE I, I SUPPORT UM WORK ON
THIS ISSUE. UM STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH IS A HUGE ISSUE AND I THINK UH, WE NEED TO BE WORKING ON THIS AND I SUPPORT THE WORK OF UM THAT THE AG HAS BEEN DOING WITH SOCIEDAD LATINA AND OTHERS.
UH, BUT JUST WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE LAWSUIT BECAUSE I, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ONLINE ABOUT IT. COUNSELOR. UM CULPEPER.
PRESIDENT AND TO COUNCILOR DURKAN THE. THROUGH THE CHAIR PLEASE. EXCUSE ME. >> THE LITIGATION IS PENDING AND ONGOING. THANK YOU. UM.
THANK YOU. WE'RE STILL ON DOCKET 0936. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR FLYNN, CULTURAL DIVISION COUNSELOR. MURPHY. COUNSELOR. PEPEN.
CULTURAL. WEBER. CULTURAL. PLEASE. UH THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET 0936 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
RIGHT NOW ON TO DOCKET 0937 WHICH IS THE UH THE UH RESOLUTION. UM.
SO WOULD ANYONE UM YOU COULD I'M JUST GETTING MY NUMBERS RIGHT HERE. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO THE RESOLUTION COUNSELOR, UH, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR FLYNN,
COUNCILOR DURKAN, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNSELOR. PEPEN, COUNCILOR. UH WORRELL. UM, PLEASE. UH THE CHAIR. COUNSELORS. CULPEPER AND MAYOR SIX
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0937. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I, MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0937.
COUNCILOR BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS OPPONENT COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. >> YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR.
FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCIL ME HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. PIPPIN. COUNCILOR. >> APENAS COUNCIL. SANTANA.
COUNCILOR. WEBER. COUNCILOR. >> WEBER. YES. AND COUNCILOR. EARL. COUNCILOR. OH YES. TALKING NUMBER. 00937 HAS RECEIVED. 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THANK YOU. DOCKET 0937 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0938. DUKKHA NUMBER 0938. COUNCILOR PENA FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING MAY AS ASTHMA AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD CONCILOR MEJIA HAS AN ORIGINAL
CO-SPONSOR AND I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND COUNCILOR ROOTS LOUIJEUNE AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILMEMBER HUGHES ADDED AS A SECOND A HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTION, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE IS ADDED AS A THIRD.
THANK YOU. >> AS A YOUNG MAN WITH ASTHMA I HAVE LIVED THROUGH A LOT OF SCARY MOMENTS IN MY LIFE REACHING FOR MY INHALER I HAVE HERE MY BEAUTIFUL SULFATE INHALER FLEE INTO THE AIR FOR
IMMEDIATE OXYGEN OR FEELING THE WORLD. STILL IT'S A DISEASE COMING AT ATTACKS YOU AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE CAN BE VERY SCARY BUT ONE THAT CAN BE MANAGED AND
CONTROLLED SOMETIMES BY OUR OWN LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND SOMETIMES BY LARGER INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE . I WANT TO SHARE THAT IN BOSTON CHILDHOOD ASTHMA IS NOT EVENLY
DISTRIBUTED IT IS HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN A HANDFUL OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT FACE THE GREATEST ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AREAS LIKE DORCHESTER, JAMAICA PLAIN,
MATTAPAN AND ROXBURY CONSISTENTLY SHOW SOME OF THE HIGHEST ASTHMA RATES. THESE SAME NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ALSO WHERE A LARGE SHARE OF ASTHMA RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG CHILDREN ORIGINATE, PARTICULARLY IN
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND LATINO AND EXPERIENCE HIGHER POVERTY LEVELS. WHAT'S DRIVING THIS ISSUE? JUST HEALTH CARE ACCESS. IS THE. >> CONDITIONS CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP OLDER HOUSING STOCK
WITH MOLD, PEST AND POOR VENTILATION COMBINED WITH HIGHER EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION FROM TRAFFIC AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES. ASTHMA RISK.
SOME OF THESE. THE ASTHMA RATES IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE HIGHER SOMETIMES BY 172% COMPARED TO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHO FOCUS A LOT ON PREVENTION ON CHILDHOOD ASTHMA AND THEY HAVE ACTUALLY I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO LEARN HOW WE CAN BRING SERVICES
TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO THIS MONTH IS ASTHMA AWARENESS MONTH AND AS A BODY WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR CLEANER AIR SAFE HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSIT AND A BETTER CLIMATE RESILIENCE SO THAT
BOSTON AS A CITY IT'S NOT A REASON FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE WORSENED ASTHMA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR PEPEN THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMEMBER HERE COMES TO MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR COUNCIL FOR BEING PROVIDING THIS RESOLUTION AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO JOIN THEM AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. AS SOMEONE WHO ALSO HAS ASTHMA, I HAVE THE LITTLE RED CANISTER ALBUTEROL.
OKAY. I KNOW HOW SERIOUS AND DISRUPTIVE THIS CONDITION CAN BE. ASTHMA IMPACTS DAILY LIVES AND IS OFTEN MADE WORSE BY POOR AIR QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS AND UNHEALTHY HOUSING
CONDITIONS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT ASTHMA DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS BLACK, LATINO, LOW INCOME AND PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITIES ACROSS BOSTON. THE DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW
SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES BETWEEN UM ESPECIALLY BETWEEN YOUNG UH AMONG CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS IS NOT JUST A HEALTH CARE ISSUE. IT IS ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND HOUSING ISSUE. THAT IS WHY PROGRAMS LIKE BREATHE EASILY AT HOME AND THE BOSTON ASTHMA HOME VISITING PROGRAM ARE SO IMPORTANT. RECOGNIZING ME AS ASTHMA
AWARENESS MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR CLEANER AIR, HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND HOUSING AND STRONGER PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENTS SO OUR RESIDENTS CAN BREATHE SAFELY
REGARDLESS OF THEIR ZIP CODE. AND I THINK WHILE I STILL HAVE 47 MINUTES LEFT, I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET SEASON. THIS IS WHERE I REALLY DO BELIEVE WHEN WE START LOOKING
AT OUR VALUES AND THE THINGS THAT WE FIGHT FOR AND THE UM BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT WE FILE, I KNOW THAT UM VHA HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES SPECIFICALLY AROUND RODENTS AND AND UM
ROACHES AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE SOME DEEPER INVESTMENTS. UM, AND AND I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THAT ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THAT COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR MEJIA, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE THE THIRD CO-SPONSOR CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR PAN FATEMI IS A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS
GROWING UP HERE, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FOLKS UH OBVIOUSLY MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE ASTHMA IT'S A DISPROPORTIONATE AFFECTS BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, THOSE WHO ARE POOR UM, AND IT'S A DIRECT OFTEN RESULT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT MORE RESOURCES TOWARDS ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES TO ENSURE AH, THAT FOLKS THAT OUR KIDS CAN GROW UP IN CLEAN, SAFE, UM, AND LIVABLE
ENVIRONMENTS. UH, I'M STANDING BECAUSE, UH, MY OFFICE AS CONNECTED A LOT OF RESIDENTS TO THE FREE ASTHMA UM, UH, HOME VISITS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BY
NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBOR HEALTH. SO IF ANYONE IN THIS UM, UH, IN THE CITY WHO'S LISTENING, UH, WANTS A FREE ASTHMA HOME VISIT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR THEIR FAMILIES, THEY SHOULD REACH OUT TO NEIGHBOR HEALTH AND TO, UH TO BOSTON CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
RESOLUTION BEFORE US. UM, I SUPPORT IT. I ALSO KNOW THAT IN MY DISTRICT AND DISTRICT TWO, CHINATOWN HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ASTHMA RATES
OF ANY OF ANY NEIGHBORHOOD IN NEW ENGLAND AS WELL. UH, FOR MANY REASONS UM, INCLUDING THAT IT'S RIGHT ON
THE MASS PIKE IT'S RIGHT ON THE EXPRESSWAY SYSTEM 93 UM, ALSO THE SOUTH STATION BUS TERMINAL, THE SOUTH STATION TRAIN STATION
WHERE A LOT OF THE BUS UH, FUMES RUN SOMETIMES NONSTOP. YEAH, BUT BUT IT'S IT'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES.
IN FACT, THE YOUTH UNITED SCIENTIST CONCERNED SCIENTIST OF AMERICA I BELIEVE THE ORGANIZATION THEY RAIDED CHINATOWN AS HAVING THE ONE OF THE HIGHEST ASTHMA RATES
OF ANY PLACE IN NEW ENGLAND. AND THAT'S AN ISSUE I HAVE FOCUSED ON FOR A LOT OF YEARS. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONED PEST CONTROL HAS A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON RESPIRATORY. RELATED ISSUES IN HIGH RATES OF ASTHMA AS WELL. UH, DISABLED VETERANS HAVE A HIGH RATE OF ASTHMA AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON.
BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS SUPPORTED RESOLUTION FORWARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR FLYNN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM MY FEET. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PÉPIN FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I THINK JUST UM HAVING MORE KNOWLEDGE AND SPEAKING ABOUT IT MORE WILL BRING THE MUCH NEEDED UM, RESOURCES TO THIS. I KNOW MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SAID.
MOST OF, UM THE IMPORTANT THINGS I DO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, THE MENTION ABOUT THE RODENT AND PEST CONTROL AND HOW IT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT TO OUR HEALTH. I KNOW WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER
BUT JUST A SHOUT OUT TO JOHN ALL WORK IN THE DIRECTOR OF IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT WITH ESD BECAUSE I KNOW THEY COME OUT AND RESIDENTS CALL US IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS THIS
CONCERN BUT FOR MANY FAMILIES THEY KNOW THAT WHEN MICE, RATS AND OTHER RODENTS ARE IN THEIR HOME THEY'RE YOUNG CHILDREN AND YOU KNOW THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE AT RISK AND THE SENIORS.
SO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR ADVOCATING UH FOR THIS.
UM I KNOW I'VE MET WITH MOTHERS OUT FRONT AND WE HAVE A MAYTAG POLLUTING PEAKER PLANT UM, IN MY DISTRICT WHICH IMPACTS A LOT OF, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WORK TO NOT ONLY DEAL WITH ASTHMA AT THE SOURCE AND BUT YOU KNOW, AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ASTHMA BUT ALSO GO STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE.
SO DEEP DECARBONIZATION IS A HUGE PART OF THAT. UM I YOU KNOW, I CAN'T ALSO THINK OF A POLICY THAT WOULD IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN ELIMINATING PARKING MINIMUMS FOR ANY RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT EITHER, UM, ENCOURAGING CARS IN OUR IN OUR SOCIETY AND ENCOURAGING MORE CARS TO MOVE INTO OUR CITY WITH NEW BUILDINGS UM IS IN DIRECT
DEFENSE TO UM TO WORKING TOWARDS UH, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WORKING TOWARDS UH A CITY WHERE EVERYONE CAN BREATHE. UM SO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.
UM, IT MEANS A LOT AND, UM, THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR FOR THE TIME. WELL THANK YOU. UM, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR.
UH, FLYNN. COUNCILOR MURPHY CONSCIOUS AND TOWN OF COUNCILOR WEBER CONTROL WERE AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR COUNCILORS PEPEN MEJIA AND LOUIJEUNE SEEK SUSPENSION
OF THE RULES ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0938. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I DON'T KNOW. MR COOK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 093 IT. . >> COUNCILOR. BREAK.
YES, COUNCILOR BREADON? YES, COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED TO COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN.
YES. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCIL. MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. YES, COUNCILOR. PEN. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA.
YES. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES AND COUNCILOR. WORLD. YES. COUNCIL. WELL YES. DOCKET NUMBER 0938 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.
>> DOCKET 0938 UH, DOCKET 0993 . IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED. THE CHAIR UH, MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0939. DUCKING NUMBER 0939
COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF RECOGNIZING MAY 11TH AS GEORGE GREENWICH DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR, I REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AT COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.
COUNTRYMAN GO COUNCILOR MEJA IS ADDED AS A SECOND COUNCILOR HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS LIBERAL IS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND UH I MADE MY REMARKS WHEN
WE GAVE THE PRESENTATION. SO UH, HERE FROM COUNCILOR MEJIA I MEAN LOOK YOU HEAR FROM COUNCIL I MEAN YOU GIVE COUNCILOR I. >> WILL. CERTAINLY GIVE YOUR CO-SPONSORS A MOMENT. YES.
THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I THINK. I KNOW WHY HE'S DOING THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU ADVOCATING TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE A VOICE HERE AT ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.
UM, AND THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, AND THE LEAD AS THE LEAD CALLS FOR UH, CO-SPONSOR. ACTUALLY, I'M THE CO-SPONSOR I WANT TO THANK I WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CO-LEAD IF YOU DIDN'T BEAT
ME TO IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I LOVE GEORGE, UM, FOR FILING THIS RESOLUTION AND FOR ADDING ,UH, GEORGE, UM, VILLAGE LEGACY IS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER THAT THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
AND RACIAL JUSTICE WAS NOT ONLY HAPPENING NATIONALLY BUT RIGHT HERE IN BOSTON, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITIES LIKE ROXBURY. I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE CHIP GREENWICH CONTINUES TO CARRY
THAT LEGACY FORWARD TODAY HE CONSISTENTLY SHOWS UP FOR COMMUNITY UM EVENTS ALL ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING MANY EVENTS HOSTED BY OUR OFFICE. UM, HE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO POUR
INTO YOUNG PEOPLE, UPLIFT YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ,HISTORY AND EMPOWERMENT WITH THE NEXT GENERATION. RECOGNIZING MAY 11TH AS GEORGE
GREENWICH DAY IS NOT ONLY ABOUT HONORING HISTORY BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THE CONTINUING IMPACT THAT THE GREENWICH FAMILY HAS HAD ON OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT, UM, TO GREATEST MINDS AND ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COME TO THIS CHAMBER TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT US TO FIGHT FOR. UM AND IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE CHIP AND HIS CREW OUT IN THESE STREETS. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE AROUND CONSTABLE. WELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, WANT TO. THANK UH COUNCIL CO PEPPER AND COUNCIL ME HERE THAT OF ME AS A ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. I JUST. WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE GREENWICH FAMILY FOR ALL THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS, UH, TO BOSTON AND ALSO TOWARDS A FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. UM, AND ALSO IT'S. JUST. >> UH, GREAT TO SEE THE LEGACY OF GEORGE GREENWICH LIVE ON UH WITH CHIP CONSTANTLY, UH, ENGAGING AND UM, YOU KNOW,
MOVING FORWARD. WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. >> AT THE CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SO JUST HAPPY TO STAND IN SUPPORT. UM, WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE HONORING THE FAMILIES AND PEOPLE AND INDIVIDUALS, UH, THAT CONTRIBUTE. >> SO MUCH HERE IN BOSTON. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIR. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. I DIDN'T GET TO I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO ASK FOR, UH, SUSPENSION OF RULES AND THE VOTE ON THE PASSAGE AT THIS
TIME. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA CONSISTENTLY . YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> I JUST WANT. >> TO THANK, UM THE FIREFIGHTERS UM, UH, ESPECIALLY COUNCILOR CULPEPER.
UM. UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK UM. UH REALLY SHOUT OUT TO THE GREENWICH FAMILY THERE'S BEEN. AMAZING UM, I THINK COUNCILMAN. >> HE. JUST SAID IT BEST FRIEND I THINK THE TRIP HAS JUST BEEN SOMEONE WHO, UH, CONTINUES TO
POUR INTO OUR YOUTH. UM, AND, UM, BRINGS OUR YOUTH OUT ACROSS THE CITY, UM, JUST CIVICALLY ENGAGED. UM, AND I KNOW I BENEFITED FROM THAT PERSONALLY, UM, TO OTHER
PEOPLE IN MY LIFE AND I'M GLAD THAT HE'S BEEN HE CAN DO THAT. UM, FOR SO MANY OF OUR YOUTH ESPECIALLY OUR BLACK AND BROWN UM, YOUTH HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. UM, I ACTUALLY ALSO, UM, HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON I GOT TO
INTRODUCE TO, UM, CHIP. UM, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, UM, I ATTENDED FIBER ACADEMY UP IN MAINE. UM, AND CHIP'S UNCLE, UM, DAVID GREENWICH, UM, WAS THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO ATTEND THAT SCHOOL.
UM, AND THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THAT SCHOOL . AND IN 2015 I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE PRESIDENT SECOND BLACK PRESIDENT. UM, AND BOTH DAVID AND I UM, UH
,DID A PRESENTATION TO OUR CLUB, UM TO OUR SCHOOL. UM, AND EVER SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN CONNECTED TO THE GREENWICH FAMILY. SO, UM, THEY'VE BEEN UM UH THEY'VE JUST BEEN BREAKING UH
UM UM SO MANY UM THEY'VE DONE JUST SO MUCH UM AND CONTINUE TO DO SO MUCH UM AND I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO MUCH FOR GENERATIONS TO COME AND I'M JUST SO THANKFUL, UM, TO KNOW THEM AND I'M REALLY
HONORED THAT, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO HONOR THEM WITH THIS DAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT OF MY COLLEAGUES AND, UM, SAY THIS IS A MOMENT, UH,
LONG AND, UH, A LONG TIME COMING FOR THE GREENWICH FAMILY FOR THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT BOTH FOR GEORGE SENIOR UM, AND UM, OBVIOUSLY THE THE THE, UH, LOVE
THAT HIS FAMILY HAS POURED INTO THIS CITY NOT ONLY THE CITY OF BOSTON BUT THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UM, HAVING ROOTS UM, IN CAMBRIDGE AND UH, CHIP WHO OF COURSE IS AN ACTIVIST WE
ALL KNOW UH, A FELLOW AT HARVARD, A PROFESSOR AT HARVARD. UH, THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN'T DO AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT HE DOES HERE IN THIS CITY. UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY REALLY NICELY, UH, LOOPS INTO
THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN PRESERVATION MONTH ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A PHYSICAL BUILDING, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HISTORY. AND YOU KNOW, MY FIRST JOB HERE WAS AS A WALKING TOUR GUIDE IN THE SOUTH END IN IN LOWER
ROXBURY SHARING THE HISTORY OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO WERE PART OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WHO HELPED CREATE CHANGE HERE IN OUR CITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT UM, WE ALWAYS UPLIFT
REGULAR PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF MAKING BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHAT IT IS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF ALL MY COLLEAGUES
THAT UM UH, GEORGE GREENWICH UH, THROUGH HIS ACTIVISM AND HIS WORK FOR SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE, UH, TO HAVE HIS FAMILY HERE TODAY AND MULTIPLE
GENERATIONS OF HIS FAMILY ARE CONTINUING THE WORK. SO IT'S A TREMENDOUS TESTAMENT TO HIS LEADERSHIP IN YEARS GONE BY. UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR DURKAN.
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR. MURPHY, COUNCILORS, UM DISCUSSION DIVISION COUNCILOR. PEPEN, COUNCILOR. SANTANA, COUNCILOR WEBER UH AND
PLEASE UH THE CHAIR COUNCILORS. CULPEPER MAYOR AND ZERO SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0939. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I. >> UH, ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY.
THANK YOU. THE AYES HAVE IT. UH, DOCKET 0939 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU COUNCIL UM . OH HOLD ON THAT COUNCILOR FLYNN
WILL READ THE DOCKET FIRST. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS 0940. DUNCAN MA0940 COUNCILOR FLYNN UH, FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO MAINTAIN AND ATTRACT YOUNG ADULTS TO BOSTON. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ASK, UM, UH,
COUNCILOR MURPHY, PLEASE? UH, COUNCILOR MURPHY SO ADDED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AFFORDABILITY IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WORKING FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING.
WE HAVE SERIOUS FISCAL ISSUES HERE IN BOSTON. WHAT WILL MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE IS IF YOUNG TALENT THAT WE ATTRACT HERE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO OUR COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES, IF THEY DECIDE BOSTON IS SIMPLY TOO EXPENSIVE . THE 2026 YOUNG RESIDENT SURVEY BY THE GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUND THAT A
STAGGERING 26% OF RESIDENTS IN THEIR 20S AND 3030 OF LIKELY TO LEAVE BOSTON WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. YOUNG ADULTS. PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON'S COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMY. HOWEVER, THE PANDEMIC ACCELERATED MIGRATION OUT OF CITIES NOT JUST BOSTON BUT OTHER CITIES AS WELL. THIS TREND HAS BEEN FURTHER REINFORCED BY THE RISING COST
OF LIVING, THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. TRANSPORTATION REPORTS INDICATE ACCESS TO ENTRY LEVEL JOBS HAS ALSO BEEN DIFFICULT.
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES REACHED 55. 6% AT THE END OF 2026, UP FROM 4.2
OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THE TIME. SURVEY BY BOSTON.COM INDICATED THAT OF THE 115 RESPONDENTS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA, 40% OF HAVE BEEN APPLYING TO JOBS
FOR OVER A YEAR. HOUSING PRODUCTION HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY IN BOSTON IN RECENT YEARS. THE BOSTON GLOBE REPORT ALSO INDICATED THAT BOSTON LAGS 16
CITIES IN PRODUCTION OF HOUSING IN 2024. LET'S COME TOGETHER, HAVE A COMMITTEE UM, TO JUST DISCUSS
THESE ISSUES THAT UM THAT ARE IMPACTING YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS BOSTON, ACROSS ACROSS GREATER BOSTON AS WELL STUDY HOW WE CAN MAINTAIN AND ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY
OF BOSTON REMAINS A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND DO BUSINESS. BOSTON WORKS BEST WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE SECOND CO-SPONSOR COMES FROM MURPHY.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR ADDING ME. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO THAT DAN CONLEY HAS JOINED US, THE FORMER.
D.A. AND CITY COUNCILOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, SO THIS IS PERSONAL AS A MOM OF YOUNG ADULTS IN THEIR 20S AND 30S, UM, I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THAT THIS ISN'T JUST A PROBLEM OR AN ISSUE TO, UM, THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. THIS IS DEVASTATING FOR SO MANY OF OUR YOUNG, UM, HARDWORKING RESIDENTS ACROSS, YOU KNOW,
THIS CITY AND THIS STATE THAT ARE JUST FINDING IT REALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AHEAD TO MOVE OUT AND LIVE THE LIFE THAT I KNOW I WAS ABLE TO WHEN MY GENERATION WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT I KNOW
THIS COMMISSION WILL, UM, ADDRESS AND HOPE THAT OUR COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN IN ON THIS. THANK YOU. AND CLARK, I KNOW YOUR FORMER BOSS IS HERE BUT I'LL GIVE A GOOD WORD HE. >> ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB. SO YEAH. >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YEAH. BEFORE I GET MY REMARKS, JUST A SHOUT OUT TO FORMER DISTRICT FIVE CITY COUNCILOR DAN CONNOLLY.
EDDIE CONNOLLY SAYS HI. UM, YOU KNOW THIS IS FUNNY. THIS RESOLUTION COMES AT A TIME I JUST POSTED. THIS OVER. >> THE WEEKEND SOMETHING, UH, I WROTE A LOVE LETTER ESSENTIALLY TO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND
YOUNG FAMILIES BECAUSE WHAT I'M HEARING FOR A LOT FROM FOLKS IN MY GENERATION AS A YOUNG AS A YOUNGER CITY COUNCILOR WITH YOUNG KIDS TRYING TO REALLY CEMENT MYSELF IN THE CITY, UM, WE'RE CONSISTENTLY ASKING
OURSELVES LIKE CAN WE MAKE IT IN OUR CITY? CAN WE AFFORD TO LIVE HERE? UM, ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US HERE? THAT IS THE REASON WHY I TRY TO BE SO COURAGEOUS.
I'M SO COURAGEOUS IN PUSHING FOR POLICY THAT OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, OUR YOUNG FAMILIES WANT AND THAT IS ADVOCATING FOR MORE HOUSING, ADVOCATING FOR BETTER PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, ADVOCATING FOR BETTER RESOURCES FOR JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR OUR KIDS. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WHEN WE FILE THIS IS A
GREAT IDEA WHEN WE FILE RESOLUTIONS LIKE THIS TO FORM A COMMITTEE. BUT THERE'S ALSO ALSO OPPORTUNITY SO THAT WHEN THERE'S POLICIES THAT WILL MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR THOSE SAME PEOPLE, THIS COMMUNITY IS GOING
TO SERVE THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE SAME COURAGE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THEM. UM AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE I'VE HEARD THEM ASK FOR. HUNDREDS AND. >> HUNDREDS COUNTLESS OF TIMES AND I'M OBVIOUSLY THIS IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME VERY PERSONAL TO
TO MY FRIENDS TO THE TO THE PEOPLE I SERVE. SO I I'M ALL FOR THIS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND YOUNG FAMILIES HERE IN THE CITY
OF BOSTON AND I COMMIT MYSELF TO THIS WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MOVE THIS, UM, OUR PRIORITY FORWARD FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN. UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR DURKAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE SPONSOR. UM, I AM THE EMBODIED EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO MOVED TO THE CITY. I THINK I'M THE ONLY CITY
COUNCILOR WHO MOVED TO THIS CITY, UM, FROM ANOTHER PLACE AND TOOK ROOT HERE AND KNOW HOW HARD IT IS. WELL, HE I SHOULD SAY YOUNG PERSON.
NO OFFENSE, COUNCILOR. UM. >> BUT, UM. >> BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ACTUALLY CENTER THE NEEDS OF YOUNG. I'M SO SORRY, COUNCILOR WEBER. UM, UH, THAT WE CENTER THE
NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE. I MEAN, I'M SOMEWHERE IN HERE MOVED HERE WITH $1,500 IN MY BANK ACCOUNT AND SLEPT ON PEOPLE'S COUCHES AND GARNERED
MONEY FOR, UH, FIRST, LAST AND A BROKERS FEE AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO BE HERE AND IT WAS REALLY IT'S STILL HARD TO BE HERE AS A YOUNG PERSON AND LIVING IN SOME OF THE ONLY
NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE NORTH OF BEACON HILL. I WANT TO PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEOPLE THAT ARE CHOOSING WHETHER THEY CAN STAY
IN THE CITY. AND SO UM AND YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE TO SAY THERE ARE THREE CITY COUNCILORS THAT ARE YOUNGER THAN ME. SO YOU HAVE THAT UM, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE ACTUALLY CENTER THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND AND SOMETIMES THAT MEANS MAKING HARD DECISIONS. WHEN I JUST WENT TO THE MOST RECENT BTD HEARING, I HEARD MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOW BAD
BLUE BIKES WERE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT CARE A LOT ABOUT. THAT IS SOMETHING MY UH MY THE LOCATIONS IN MY DISTRICT ARE THE TOP BLUE BIKES STATIONS IN
THE ENTIRE CITY AND THEY'RE GOING TO ALL OF YOUR DISTRICTS AS WELL. SO UM SO I JUST LIKE I I WANT TO I'M VOTING YES ON THIS I WANT TO SUPPORT THIS BUT LIKE I THINK OUR ACTIONS AND OUR POLICY POSITIONS NEED TO BACK
UP ACTUALLY SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND THAT MEANS SUPPORTING DIFFERENT MODALITIES OF GETTING AROUND. THAT MEANS PARKING ELIMINATING PARKING MINIMUMS SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO STAY IN THE CITY.
AND SO LET'S BE BOLD ON THAT, YOU KNOW, AND ONCE THIS COMMITTEE COMES TOGETHER I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL CHAIR RECOGNIZES FROM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
OKAY SPICY UM SO HAPPY TO, UH, RISE AND UH, JUST I WANT TO BE CLEAR AND, UM AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND I DO AGREE WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES IN
REGARDS TO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO REALLY AFFIRM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG FAMILIES. AND I THINK THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON HAVE BEEN ASKING US TO SUPPORT YOUTH JOBS. UH, THEY'VE BEEN ASKING US TO, UH, HAVE BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION. THERE ARE A.
LOT OF THINGS THAT THIS BODY CAN BE DOING TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO STAND UP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITHOUT HAVING A COMMITTEE, AND I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL
OF THAT MANIFEST AT SOME POINT AT LEAST WHILE I'M STILL HERE. UM AND I JUST HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND THROUGH THE CHAIR I IT SAYS I AM SUPPORTING A RESOLUTION IN
SUPPORT OF AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO MAINTAIN AND ATTRACT YOUNG ADULTS TO BOSTON. SO ARE. WE AFFIRMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A COMMITTEE LIKE
ADDING A COMMITTEE TO. OUR ALREADY EXISTING COMMITTEES AND WE'RE GOING TO NAME CHAIRS ? SO I NEED A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. BECAUSE IF WE'RE THE. >> ONLY ANSWER STILL GOT 45. >> SECONDS THAT'S FOR MEJIA.
I'M NOT DONE. . >> I WAS GOING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. STOP THE CLOCK. OKAY, I'LL STOP THERE. PLEASE STOP THE CLOCK. I'M JUST SAYING I. >> UH MR CHAIR. MR. CHECK TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. IT'S A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION I
THINK IT'S NOT IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. I THINK MANY OF THESE ISSUES GO BEYOND JUST ONE COMMITTEE. OKAY. UH, I THINK AS MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY STATED THIS IS A MULTI UH MULTIPLE
THERE'S MULTIPLE. UH SPHERES IN WHICH UH OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE OR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WHO LIVE AND THEN THE GREW UP IN THE CITY AND CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY
OR THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE TO WORK AND FIND IT INCREASINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE HERE. I THINK THIS IS UH UH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MULTI
DEPARTMENTAL UM UH CONVERSATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH UH UH YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOU TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND A WAY FORWARD. I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE THAT
IT NEEDS TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE COMMITTEE, BUT WE NEED TO CERTAINLY WORK ON IT. UM, AND IT FALLS. IT'S WORTHY WORTHY OF FURTHER CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HERE WE WILL START THE CLOCK AGAIN FOR YOU.
ON YOU GO. THANK YOU. >> OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I WAS JUST GOING TO OFFER UM THAT YOU KNOW, AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THESE CONVERSATIONS IS
THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE UH, SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT THERE ARE TO YOUR POINT, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER EXISTING STRUCTURES AND SPACES AND PLACES IN WHICH WE CAN DELIBERATE. AROUND THOSE ISSUES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO TO BE CLEAR AND AND WITH THE FACT THAT I'VE DEDICATED MY ENTIRE CAREER TO WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE UM, IN THE 90S AND I WENT ON TO WORK AT MTV AND EVERYTHING THAT
I HAVE DONE HAS BEEN TO BENEFIT AND MOVE YOUNG PEOPLE FORWARD. AND I THINK THAT NOW IN THIS CHAMBER IT REALLY IS ABOUT HOW WE UTILIZE OUR PLATFORM, OUR
POLICY UM, UH MAKING AND ALSO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION ARE OUR VOTES PARTICULARLY DURING THE BUDGET SEASON IS HOW
WE'RE UTILIZING OUR BUDGET VOTES TO UM SUPPORT UH THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE ALL HAVE SAID WE DEEPLY CARE ABOUT. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERE THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE WEBER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH I MEAN I IF THE FILERS WANT TO COME AND I DO THINK THE RESOLUTION TALKS ABOUT FORMING A COMMITTEE WITH UH YOUNG ADULT RESIDENTS, BUSINESS
PROFESSIONALS SEEMS. MORE LIKE. UH, OUTSIDE THIS BODY. UH, AGAIN, I SUPPORT THE THE THE SORT OF MISSION HERE AND JUST, UH, TO CLARIFY, YOU KNOW,
WHEN I MY WIFE AND I MOVED HERE 19 YEARS AGO, UH, YOU KNOW, I LOOK MY WIFE STILL LOOKS THAT AGE. I LOOKED A LOT YOUNGER UH, THAN I DO NOW. UH, CERTAINLY TWO AND A HALF
YEARS WITH THIS BODY HASN'T HELPED. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I WAS A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL WHEN I CAME TO BOSTON IN 1995 AS WELL. SO THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO AS WELL.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR. DURKAN COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD COUNCILOR. DIVISION COUNTRYMAN HERE COUNCILOR. PEPEN, COUNCILOR. SANTANA COUNCILOR.
WEBER, CONSTABLE. RAIL AND PLEASE UP THE CHAIR COUNCILOR FLYNN AND MURPHY SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0940. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. DON'T KNOW.
MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE AND DOCKET 0940. COUNCIL AGREED. YES. >> COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPONENT COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN.
COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. FRIEND. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. >> LOUIJEUNE. YES, COUNCILOR. >> MEJIA. COUNCIL ME HERE. YES. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. YES.
COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. YES, COUNCILOR. PEN. YES, COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. AND COUNCIL? WORLD COUNCILOR WORRELL, YES.
TALKING NUMBER 0940 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. DOCKETS 0940 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0941.
DUNCAN NUMBER 0941 COUNCILOR DURKAN OFF OF THE. FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZED ME AS NATIONAL PRESERVATION MONTH IN THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION'S 50TH YEAR. THANK YOU.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR TALKING. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND COUNCILOR PEPEN AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. UH, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE IS
ADDED AS A SECOND AND HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR PEPEN IS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU. I AM PROUD TODAY TO INTRODUCE THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY
AS NATIONAL PRESERVATION MONTH. THIS YEAR ALSO MARKS THE THIRD THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VITAL PRESERVATION WORK HAPPENING ACROSS OUR CITY. BOSTON IS ONE OF THE MOST
HISTORIC CITIES IN OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT CARRY STORIES OF REVOLUTION, ABOLITION AND GENERATIONS OF IMMIGRATION AS WE GROW WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THAT HISTORY. WE MUST PROTECT THE BUILDINGS
THAT KEEP THESE STORIES ALIVE AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER THAT MAKES BOSTON SPECIAL. THE BENEFITS ARE CLEAR FROM EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL VALUE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE CONTINUED DRAW FROM VISITORS AROUND THE WORLD LOOKING TO
LOOK AT OUR HISTORY. 1975 THE STATE LEGISLATURE ESTABLISHED THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF URBAN RENEWAL, RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND HISTORICAL CHARACTER.
FOR FIVE DECADES THE COMMISSION ,ALONGSIDE TEN HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSIONS HAS WORKED TO SAFEGUARD OUR HISTORIC PROPERTIES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND CULTURAL LANDMARKS. BOSTON WOULD NOT BE THE CITY IT IS TODAY WITHOUT THIS.
EXTRAORDINARY WORK. DIRECTOR US AND THE ENTIRE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THEM BEFORE THE
COUNCIL AT SOME POINT, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. UM, I WAS ALSO PROUD TO BE, UH ,AT A KICKOFF CELEBRATION OF THAT 50TH YEAR WITH
COUNCILOR COLE PEPPER WHO SHARED VERY, VERY INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT UM ABOUT SOME WINDOWS IN HIS CHURCH. AND SO UM, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION,
I'M HONORED TO HELP OVERSEE THE COMMISSION STEWARD LANDMARK DESIGNATIONS BEFORE THIS BODY AND CONFIRM APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENTS TO OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSIONS. I DON'T TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY LIGHTLY. AND OVER THE PAST YEAR WE'VE
SEEN FIRSTHAND THE POWERFUL IMPACT PRESERVATION HAS HAD ON OUR COMMUNITIES AND ON OUR CITY. JUST THIS PAST WEEK, UM, WE'VE UH WE'VE DONE THE COPLEY PLAZA HOTEL.
WE'VE LANDMARKED UM, NOW MEMORIAL HALL TODAY, UM WE ARE STANDING AT A HISTORIC LANDMARK UH, CITY HALL AND TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK TO
RAISE AWARENESS OF ITS IMPORTANCE. AND I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO FIND NEW WAYS AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE IN PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING HISTORY AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, AND THIS ISN'T AS SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS UM THREE HISTORIC DISTRICTS. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT BACK BAY, BEACON HILL AND MISSION HILL AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR CITY.
THIS IS ABOUT UH, THE PENDING CHARLESTOWN AS IT LANDMARK. THIS IS ABOUT PENDING LANDMARKS ACROSS THE CITY THAT UM THAT WE HAVE PRESERVATIONIST LOOKING INTO UM, AT ALL TIMES.
AND SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE WORK THAT GOES ON DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND GRATEFUL TO OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR JOINING ME IN CELEBRATING THAT THIS MONTH. THANK YOU.
>> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMAN LOUIJEUNE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU AND WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO. >> COUNCILOR DURKAN FOR. >> ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. UM, IT IS LIKE I SAID BEFORE, UM, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH
,PRESERVE AND LANDMARK OUR HISTORY BOTH THROUGH LATE FORM, UH, FORMAL LANDMARKING PROCESSES AND THROUGH OTHER ACTIONS THAT WE'RE DOING TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT ESPECIALLY IN THIS YEAR, THE 250TH THAT WE'RE COMMEMORATING
ARE IMPORTANT SITES. UM, EVERYONE 250 IS A PROJECT UH, COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN EMBRACE BOSTON MA 250 BOSTON 250 WHERE THEY ARE UH,
PUTTING MARKERS ON IMPORTANT LOCAL HISTORIC PLACES. ONE OF THEM WAS HISTORIC GROVE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. ANOTHER RECENTLY LAST WEEK WAS UH LEAGUE OF WOMEN UH FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THE SOUTH
END, WHICH WAS ONE OF MY TOUR STOPS WHEN I WAS A YOUTH TOUR GUIDE IN MY TOWN AND IT WAS ONE OF THE PLACES THAT CORETTA SCOTT KING, UH, LIVED UH, BEFORE SHE WAS KING SHE JUST CORETTA SCOTT WHEN SHE LIVED
THERE AS A STUDENT HERE AT THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY. UM, AND THE LEAGUE HAS AN IMPORTANT HISTORY OF BLACK WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN BUILDING ,UH, THE CITY OF BOSTON AND IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. SO I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT
CLAIRE SHAW, UM, AND ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED UM. UH. >> INVOLVED IN UH MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING RESOURCES TOWARDS PLACES LIKE THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BUT WE'RE ALSO THAT WE ARE PUTTING THESE MARKERS ON
HISTORICAL SITES AND THAT WE ARE PRESERVING THE VERY RICH, THE VERY PEOPLE CENTERED HISTORY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. UM, SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO COUNCILOR DURKAN, TO THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION, TO EVERYONE TO 50 FOR EVERYONE WHO'S DOING THE WORK UH, NOW
AND BEYOND AND MARKING THE IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN OUR HISTORY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN THIRD CO-SPONSOR. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN PROUD OF ME AS A THIRD
CO-SPONSOR, AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY ADMIRE AND APPRECIATE THE WORK OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN AND ACROSS THE CITY. UM, SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT, ACTUALLY THE CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO FUND OVER TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TOWARDS HISTORIC AND LANDMARK PRESERVATION IN THE CITY OF. BOSTON AND IN MY DISTRICT.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE HYDE PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY BECAUSE EVERY YEAR THEY DO SUCH A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF IMPORTANT UM BUILDINGS AND
LANDMARKS ACROSS NOT ONLY IN HYDE PARK BUT ACROSS THE CITY AS WELL. JUST THIS YEAR THEY WE WERE ABLE TO UM, GET THEM A GRANT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE RED VILLE READING ROOM OVER THERE
IN MY DISTRICT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR FOR MANY YEARS. AND JUST I THINK THAT BOSTON IS KNOWN BECAUSE OF ITS HISTORY BECAUSE OF ITS IMPORTANT, UM,
BUILDINGS. SO THE FACT THAT. THIS IS. >> THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF IT AND COINCIDENTALLY IS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION UM ACT AND I THINK IT GOES HAND IN HAND ALL THE
WORK THAT WE DO. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING THIS AND VOTING ON THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR PEPEN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM A HILL COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
UM, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, UH, FOR, UH, FOLLOWING THIS RESOLUTION AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR DURKAN . I THINK LAST YEAR YOU HOSTED A, UM, LUNCH AND LEARN WITH THE
HISTORICAL, UH, LANDMARK COMMISSION FOLKS. AND YOU KNOW, I LEARNED A LOT IN THAT LUNCH AND LEARNED, UM, AND I WAS REALLY, UH, GRATEFUL
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR IMPACT AND THE WORK THAT THAT THEY DO HERE IN THE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. AND I AM ALSO JUST RISING UP TO
TO SAY THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PARTICULAR UH, CONVERSATION AND I THINK I SAID THIS DURING THE LUNCH AND LEARN IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS LIFE OR
ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING ALL AROUND THEM. AND I THINK THAT THE CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO REALLY SEIZE THIS MOMENT TO PROVIDE MORE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN
LIKE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES FOR UM, DORCHESTER, ROXBURY, MATTAPAN, SOUTH BOSTON THERE'S CERTAIN POCKETS OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT PRESERVATION IS OR WHAT
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS ARE. AND I THINK THAT WE OWE IT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO BRING THEM IN SO THAT THEY CAN JUST BE AS EQUALLY AS EXCITED AS WE ARE
ABOUT OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT THE CITY OF BOSTON IS UH, CELEBRATING. SO LOOKING. FORWARD TO EDUCATING. THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM.
UM AND HOPEFULLY. COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU AND I CAN DO A LIVE SO THAT WE CAN GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT THIS SO THAT THEY CAN BE LIKE WU HOO JUST LIKE. EVERYBODY ELSE. SO YEAH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA.
UM, AS SOMEONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN PRESERVATION, UH, I JUST WANT TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION OVER MANY, MANY YEARS. I THINK WE HAVE HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE. MANY VERY OFTEN LANDMARKS HAVE STATE OR FEDERAL SIGNIFICANCE, BUT VERY OFTEN THERE'S GEMS THAT REFLECT THE HISTORY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE LOCAL
SIGNIFICANCE AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THOSE AS WELL AS BEST WE CAN. UM, BOSTON IS A HISTORIC DESTINATION CITY PEOPLE TRAVEL FROM ALL OVER TO COME HERE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO PRESERVE OUR, UH, BUT UH, HERITAGE AND ALSO THE STORIES OF OUR PIONEERS AND FOLKS WHO SHAPED HISTORY IN THIS IN THIS COUNTRY, UH, IN BOSTON BUT
ALSO, UH, BE IN THE PRESENT AND THEN LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE SO THAT THIS CONTINUES CONTINUES TO BE UH, AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE UH, CITY FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON.
UM, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR HERE . COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. WEBER, COUNSELOR. WHEREVER PLEASE.
UH THE CHAIR. UH, COUNCILORS. UH DIRK UH DIRK AND UH LOUIJEUNE AND PEPEN SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0941.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY I, UH, THANK YOU. UH, DOCKET 0941 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UH UH, WE ARE NOW ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS.
UH, MR. CLERK, UM, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TWO. TWO PERSONNEL. TWO PERSONNEL ORDERS. UM, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PERSONNEL ORDERS? PERSONNEL ORDERS? DUNCAN, NUMBER 0942
COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCILOR SANTANA AND PERSONNEL ORDER NUMBER 0943. COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCILOR PUT PEN. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR. UH, MOVED PASSAGE OF THE PERSONNEL ORDERS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. PERSONNEL ORDERS HAVE PASSED. UH, I'D ALSO JUST RECOGNIZE WE WERE JOINED AGAIN. UM, AS SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED, WE'RE
JOINED BY IN THE CHAMBER BY STATE REP BILL MACGREGOR, FORMER DISTRICT SIX COUNCILOR UH, JOHN TOBIN AND FORMER DISTRICT FIVE COUNCILOR UH DAN CONNOLLY. WELCOME.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO GREEN SHEETS, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO A DOCTOR THAT THEY MAY HAVE MISSED? WE WILL START WITH COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UH, CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE MY NAME TO DOCKET NUMBER 0931? OKAY. >> YEP. >> THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES
COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WOULD YOU ADD MY NAME TO 0933 PLEASE? THANK YOU.
UM, COUNCILOR PEPEN, YOU. THANK YOU. UM, CAN YOU ADD MY NAME TO 0934 AND 0935? THANK YOU. GOT THAT, MR. CLERK?
YES. UM. COUNCILOR DURKAN. UM 0929 AND 0930.
OKAY. >> ANYONE ELSE? GOOD. UM, WE'RE NOW ON TO GREEN SHEETS. DOES ANYONE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS TODAY? NOPE. >> NOPE. >> GOOD.
WE MOVE ON THEN TO LATE FILES. UH, MR. CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY LIVE FUNDS? NO, NO. OKAY. UH, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO, UM, ADDRESS AT
FUNDS. UM, AND RECENT CONFUSION AND REQUESTS FOR FLAHERTY REGARDING THE PROCESS OF FILES AT THE START OF MY PRESIDENCY AFTER MULTIPLE COLLABORATIVE WORKING SESSIONS.
THIS BODY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE COUNCIL RULES FOR MUNICIPAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2027 AND THE RULES REGARDING LEAD FILES WERE UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
RULE 12 STATES ANY MEASURE SUBMITTED WITH CONSIDERATION FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CLERK ELECTRONICALLY WITH ONE HARD COPY DELIVERED TO THE
CLERK'S OFFICE BY 10:00 AM AND TWO DAYS PRECEDING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WITH RESPECT TO LATE FILES, RULE 46 STATES THAT RULE 12TH
MAY BE SUSPENDED ONLY BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT RULE 12TH MAY BE SUSPENDED TO INTRODUCE A MATTER SUBMITTED BY A COUNCILOR CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE COUNCIL ON THE DAY
OF THE MEETING. ONLY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND THE FILING INCLUDES A DECLARATION EXPLAINING SUCH EMERGENCY WHICH PER OPEN MEETING LAW WOULD BE
UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE SUCH FILING WAS UNABLE TO BE ANTICIPATED PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE AND REQUIRES AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY THE COUNCIL. THESE ARE THE RULES THAT WE ALL
AGREED UPON. THESE ARE THE RULES THAT I AM OBLIGATED TO ENFORCE AS PRESIDENT. HOWEVER, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONSISTENCY AND CONFUSION FROM ON MY END WHICH I FESS UP TO
ABOUT THE DETAILS. I WANT TO OUTLINE HOW I WILL HANDLE IT FILES MOVING FORWARD WHEN WE REACH THE LATE FILE PORTION OF THE AGENDA. THE CLERK WILL INFORM ME OF THE
NUMBER AND TYPE OF EACH LED FILE. I WILL THEN ANNOUNCE THE NUMBER OF LIT FILES AND THE CATEGORY FOR EACH WHETHER IT IS A PERSONAL ORDER, A TEXT AMENDMENT OR ANOTHER TYPE
OF MATTER. COUNCILORS SUBMITTING LATE FILES WILL HAVE WILL HAVE GIVEN COPIES TO CENTRAL STAFF WHO WILL HAVE PLACED COPIES ON COUNCILORS DESKS FOR COUNCILORS TO REVIEW.
ABSENT OBJECTION WE WILL TAKE UP LATE FILES ONE AT A TIME AND I WILL ASK THE CLERK TO READ THE FILING AND WE WILL TAKE A VOTE. IF THE MATTER IS OBJECTED TO THE LATE FILE MATTER WILL NOT
BE TAKEN UP, WILL NOT BE READ INTO THE RECORD AND WILL NOT BECOME AND WILL NOT COME BEFORE THE BODY. THE COUNCIL OBJECTION OBJECTING ARE TO SPECIFY WHICH MATTER
THEY ARE OBJECTING TO AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRECEDENT FILED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE LAST FOUR CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTS. I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND COLLEAGUES THAT THE PROPER USE
OF PARLIAMENTARY TOOLS UNDER ROBERT'S RULES POINT OF ORDER IS USED TO CALL ATTENTION TO A PERCEIVED VIOLATION OF THE RULES. A POINT OF INFORMATION IS USED TO REQUEST FACTUAL CLARIFICATION.
NEITHER POINTS OF ORDER OR POINTS OF INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED TO EXPRESS OPINION ON COUNCIL RELATED BUSINESS. IF A POINT OF ORDER OR POINT OF INFORMATION IS MISUSED, I WILL RULE IT OUT OF ORDER AND
MOVE ON. THESE TOOLS ARE NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREVIEW, PREVIEW OR ARGUE THE MERITS OF A LATE FINE MATTER AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT OUR
BUSINESS WITH FLAHERTY, CONSISTENCY AND RESPECT FOR THE RULES THAT WE ADOPTED TOGETHER. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE NO LATE FILES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE NOW ON TO UH MOVING ON TO
THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT WE HAVE TWO 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 AYE. THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE
FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS. UM. COUNCILMAN MEJIA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OH. YOU'RE LEAVING? SORRY FOR SOMETHING I SAID.
I DID. NOT KNOW WHERE AND I WANT TO PLEASE MOVE ONTO. UH, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS? PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE AN AUDIENCE ,PLEASE PUT YOUR LIGHTS ON.
UM, COUNCILOR MEJIA, YOU HAD THE FLOOR. YES. >> I WAS HOPING TO JUST, UH, READ SOMETHING INTO THE RECORD AND I JUST, UH, WANTED TO IF YOU COULD JUST FOR THOSE.
>> THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT. NO, IT'S I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST THE LATE FILING THAT YOU JUST. >> I JUST I JUST RE I KNOW. >> I KNOW BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE RECORD IF YOU COULD JUST
PLEASE HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT CONSTITUTES AS AN EMERGENCY. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE EXERCISE. >> FOR PEOPLE TO. >> BE ON NOTICE ON WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EMERGENCY.
THAT'S A VERY VALID QUESTION. THANK YOU. YEAH THANK YOU. UM WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS ALL OF THESE ISSUES WHEN WE HAVE OUR RULES COMMITTEE MEETING. UM, WHO ELSE?
NEXT. UH, COUNCILOR, I MAY HAVE GOT YOU SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, MADAM. CHAIR, I RISE TODAY. UM.
JUST WITH. SO MUCH JOY IN MY HEART FOR SOMEONE WHO MATTERS SO MUCH TO MY OFFICE. UH, BECAUSE HE MATTERS SO MUCH TO MY CHIEF OF STAFF EMILY POSTON.
UM, HER FATHER IS CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF SOBRIETY, LARRY POSTON AND HE IS AN INCREDIBLE MAN. HE IS AN INCREDIBLE FATHER. UM, AND HE IS AN INCREDIBLE AMERICAN, AN INCREDIBLE
VETERAN. AND HE, UH, JUST UPLIFTS UH, SO MUCH OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IN OUR OFFICE EVEN WHEN WE HAVE UH ,VERY UH, FUN, UH, POLITICAL,
UH, CONVERSATIONS AND DISAGREEMENTS. UM, HE IS JUST SUCH AN ASSET AND HE RAISED SUCH AN AMAZING DAUGHTER. AND, UH, LAST WEEK HIS FAMILY GATHERED IN KANSAS BECAUSE EMILY'S FROM KANSAS.
YEAH. UM, TO CELEBRATE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE TEN YEARS SOBER. UM, AND EACH DAY IS ANOTHER DAY AND ANOTHER UM UH, ANOTHER DAY TO JUST CONTINUE ON THIS JOURNEY.
AND SO I JUST WANT LARRY POSTON TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE HIM. CONGRATULATIONS ON TEN YEARS PROBABLY TEN YEARS NOW AND AND SIX DAYS. BUT, UH, WE LOVE YOU, LARRY.
UM, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE YOUR 20TH YEAR OF SOBRIETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DIVISION. CERTAINLY WORTH CELEBRATING AND ACKNOWLEDGING. COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MY STATE SENATOR LYDIA EDWARDS. I AM GOING TO HER COMMISSIONING CEREMONY. SHE HAS RISEN TO THE RANK
OF CAPTAIN AS A JAG OFFICER IN THE MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL GUARD. UM, SHE'S AN INCREDIBLE INSPIRATION TO ME. I'VE BEEN SO PROUD TO SUPPORT HER AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN HER CAREER AND NOW I'M PROUD TO SERVE ALONGSIDE HER.
UM AND REALLY, REALLY, REALLY PROUD THAT SHE'S MY SENATOR AND, UM, SO IT'S INCREDIBLY MOVING TO ME THAT UH THAT THAT THERE IS A CEREMONY TOMORROW TO CELEBRATE HER. THANK YOU. >> UH, I THINK WE ALL SENATOR,
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE COUNCIL FORMER COUNCILOR UH, EDWARDS AND ON HER PROMOTION. UM, ANYONE ELSE GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT? COUNCILOR. UH, FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE THE
FLOOR. UH, MORE OF A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, REALLY. BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT, UH, THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND IS MOTHER'S DAY. UH, FOR ALL OF US WHO STILL, UH, THAT CAN, UH, CELEBRATE OUR MOMS.
SO, UH, ALL THE EXPECTANT MOTHERS AS WELL. THAT GOES FOR OUR COLLEAGUE HERE IN COUNCIL CLEDUS ABOUT. UH, SO HAPPY FIRST MOTHER'S DAY TO HER AND, UH, YEAH. JUST MORE. DON'T FORGET THE GIFT. THAT'S ALL.
VERY IMPORTANT. CERTAINLY DO NOT FORGET THAT ACCOUNT FOR MEJIA. UM, I YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? YES. >> UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND, UH, I WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS, UH,
THE MOTHER'S DAY WALK FOR PEACE. UM, TINA CHERRY I KNOW, UM, HER SON, UH, AND I WERE NEIGHBORS AND SO THIS ORGANIZATION, UM, HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO MAKING
SURE THAT MOTHERS ON MOTHER'S DAY WHETHER YOU HAVE, UM, YOUR CHILDREN OR NOT OR THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MOMS AND JUST THE WHOLE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER.
UM, AND SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TINA CHERRIE AND THE LUCY BROWN PEACE INSTITUTE. UM, THIS SUNDAY IS THEIR ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY, UH, WALK. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. >> I'D LIKE TO WISH YOU A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO WIN YEAR OF MY OFFICE. AIDEN. UH, WALSH OF COUNCILOR MURPHY'S OFFICE. ONE CONCEPCION OF COUNCILOR SANTANA'S OFFICE.
JESSE FRASIER AND TONY BAEZ OF CANCER DURKIN'S OFFICE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, MY CONE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFICE IS THE TIME FOR BIRTHDAYS. UH, SO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. UM, NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE'RE NOW ON TO MEMORIALS. UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT A NAME AND ALL OF THE BUTTONS HAVE GONE OUT WITH CANCER?
MURPHY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO START . THANK YOU. >> UM. I RISE. TO UPLIFT. AND GALVIN. I ALWAYS REFER TO AS MRS. GALVIN. I KNOW. >> HER HUSBAND CALLED HER WIFE .
AMY AND DANNY AND CRAIG. REFERRED TO HER HIS MOM, MANY OF HER FRIENDS AND. LOVED ONE AS. PEACHY ANDREW IN MY OFFICE ALONG WITH ALL OF HIS. COUSINS REFERRED. TOWARDS NANNY PEACH.
SO I DO JUST WANT TO SEND LOVE TO ANDREW AND HIS FAMILY AND AS THEY NAVIGATE THIS PAINFUL NEXT PHASE OF THEIR LIFE SHE WAS SO UM SUCH A FORCE IN THEIR FAMILY. SO JUST WANT TO UPLIFT MISSUS GALVIN.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO. UM. >> UPLIFTS ZACHARIAH BELL CADE WHO. >> IS THE. STATE TROOPER WHO WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED. OH, NO. I'M SORRY. I'M VERY SORRY. ZACHARIAH BELL CADE, WHO WAS THE STUDENT YESTERDAY WHO WAS
TRAGICALLY KILLED WITH A FALLING TREE IN THE PLAYGROUND. I THINK WE WOULD BE RESPECTFUL OBVIOUSLY IF WE ALL JUST GAVE HIM AND HIS FAMILY HIS SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THE ENTIRE, UM,
TOWN OF MELROSE THAT RESPECT. UM, ALSO THE MASS STATE TROOPER KEVIN TRAINOR WHO WAS KILLED EARLIER TODAY WHILE RESPONDING TO A WRONG WAY DRIVER ON THE
EXPRESSWAY. SO TO ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO I KNOW PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE DAY IN AND DAY OUT SO TO HIS FAMILY, HIS COLLEAGUES TO THE MASS STATE
TROOPER UNION, TO ALL OF UM THOSE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THAT LOSS TODAY. THANK YOU. JUST TO BE CLEAR AS KEVIN TRAINOR DO GET THE NAME AND ZACHARIAH VALDEZ. ZACHARIAH BELL CADE AND
KEVIN TRAINOR. YES. >> OKAY. >> UM, NEXT, UH, COUNCILOR DIVISION, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. UM, I'D LIKE TO REMEMBER ONE CARLOS MIRADA WHO WAS THE
MANAGER AT COSTELLO'S TAVERN IN JAMAICA PLAIN. UH, TAVERN UH UH, FREQUENTED BY A LOT OF CITY WORKERS HERE IN OUR CITY BY A LOT OF, UM, THOSE
WHO WORK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. HE TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY AT 39 AND HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS MOTHER AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS. SO I JUST WANTED TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE. UH. >> REMEMBER HIM.
UM, AND HIS CHILDREN. HE DIED VERY YOUNG AND SO I, UM MY HEART JUST GOES TO HIS FAMILY AND TO THE ENTIRE COSTELLO'S COMMUNITY THAT REMEMBERS HIM AND MOURNS HIM.
I ALSO WANT TO, UM, REMEMBER THE FATHER OF HANS MASON JAR, MARIE MERCER. UH, HANS IS A PUTS TOGETHER FOR US HAITIAN BUSINESS EXPO AND HIS FATHER DIED AND IT'S BEEN A
HEAVY BURDEN ON, UH, THE ENTIRE FAMILY. SO WE JUST WANT TO, UH, UM, REMEMBER HIM AND, UH, MEMORY EDITH TUMULTY, WHO IS THE SISTER OF MARIO IS TO, UM, HAS
THE HAITIAN-AMERICAN HAITIAN AMERICANS UNITED WITH HER HUSBAND. UM, AND ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE CLARK UM, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMEMBER THAT NANCY MARCHAND, UM, A VIBRANT, UH,
ROSLINDALE RESIDENT WHO I HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING AS WELL . SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UPLIFT THESE NAMES AND, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU WILL ALSO WITH THESE NAMES WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE I ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.
THANK YOU. UM, ONE CARLOS. . >> MALALA. MALALA MALALA. MALALA. >> THANK YOU. UM. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I WANT TO MENTION THE PASSING OF JAMES JIM COLVIN EIGHT UM, OF SOUTH BOSTON IN DORCHESTER. HE WAS A UNITED STATES NAVY
VETERAN, VIETNAM VETERAN BUT HE WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN THE ESPECIALLY IN THE DORCHESTER COMMUNITY MAKING POST UM AS THE AS THE FORMER COMMANDER. BUT HE HELPED A LOT OF VETERANS
. HE HELPED A LOT OF MILITARY FAMILIES NOT JUST IN SOUTH BOSTON AND NOT JUST IN DORCHESTER BUT REALLY ACROSS GREATER BOSTON AS WELL.
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL MAN, WONDERFUL ADVOCATE IN THE DORCHESTER COMMUNITY AND A STRONG VETERANS ADVOCATE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM JAMES JIM COAKLEY. COVENEY.
YES THANK YOU. BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU. UM NEXT UH COUNCILOR PEPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. TWO NIGHTS AGO. UM, BOTH COUNCILOR SANTANA AND
I LOST A CLOSE FRIEND. UM, HIS NAME IS RODNEY PARIS IS A 29 YEAR OLD WHO PASSED AWAY IN A TRAGIC, UM, VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND, UM.
HE HE MEANT A LOT FOR A LOT OF US. HE. >> UM, WORK IN THE HE WORKED IN THE PARK OFFICE FOR CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL. HE I I GO TO CHURCH WITH HIS PARENTS WITH HIS LITTLE BROTHER. UM. >> HE LEAVES BEHIND THE NINE
YEAR OLD SON. UH, HE LEAVES BEHIND A BEAUTIFUL WIFE, NAOMI. AND, UM, IT'S ALWAYS CATCHES YOU BY SURPRISE WHEN IT'S SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW.
SOMEONE THAT YOU GREW UP WITH THAT LIFE IS SO UNEXPECTED AND . MAKES YOU CHERISH LIFE. AND I WANT TO PRAY A LOT FOR,
UM, HIS PARENTS JOSEPHINE. FOR HIS BROTHER'S TRAGEDY AND MEMORIES FOR HIS WIFE NAOMI FOR HIS SON ONION FOR EVERYONE THAT
LOVED HIM. I MEAN HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED AND UM. JUST YEAH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PRAY FOR HIM AND IT'S ALSO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM. >> I ALSO WANT TO LIFT UP UM, RONNIE PEREZ IS, UM, RONNIE PEREZ.
UM, HE WAS MY MIDDLE SCHOOL BEST FRIEND. WE SAT AT HOME, UM, HOMEROOM TOGETHER AT THE TOBIN. UM, HE'S AN AMAZING, AMAZING YOUNG MAN.
UM, AN AMAZING FAMILY. SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP THE PEREZ FAMILY AND OUR PRAYERS. UM. UH. >> COUNCILOR PAPAD MENTIONED, UM, SOME OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS, UM, THAT HE LEFT BEHIND. UM.
>> AND WILMER QUINONEZ FROM MY OFFICE. UH, HE WAS A BROTHER TO HIM AS WELL. UM, SO I THINK IF ANYONE WAS CLOSE TO WHERE I'M AT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO HIM AS WELL.
UM, AS HE'S GOING THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. UM, I JUST WANT TO LIFT UP RODNEY. HE WAS, UH UM, SOMEONE WHO POURED INTO OUR YOUTH. SOMEONE WHO, UM, JUST SMILED EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UM AND UPLIFTED OTHERS. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER. UM. >> HE'S NO LONGER HERE AND, UM, NO PARENT ABSOLUTELY NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THROUGH THIS AND I REALLY FEEL FOR THE PRESS FAMILY. UM, AND I FEEL FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. UM, DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. SO, UM, MAY RODNEY PEREZ, UM,
REST IN PEACE? UM, WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. AND WE MISS YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ON BEHALF OF COUNSELORS FITZGERALD AND MURPHY. ANNA UM, GALVIN ON BEHALF OF COUNSELOR FITZGERALD, UH,
MARY SEXTON ON BEHALF OF COUNSELORS FITZGERALD MURPHY AND FLYNN JAMES COHEN EVIE, ON BEHALF OF UH, COUNSELOR MURPHY
AGAIN ON GALVIN NANA PEACH ON BEHALF OF COUNSELORS PEPEN AND SANTANA RODNEY PEREZ ON BEHALF OF CONTROL DIVISION MARY ELLIS
TIMOTHY TIMMY TEMOS UM DUBREUIL JEAN MARIE DORMER SOUND AND ANNIE NANCY MORAN ON BEHALF OF CRUNCHY MURPHY'S THE CARROT
VAL. UM STATE UH TROOPER KEVIN TRAINOR ON BEHALF OF CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION ONE
CARLOS MARIN. THANK YOU. UM. >> THANK YOU. THE CHAIR MOVES, BUT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS TODAY, IT DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO
MEET AGAIN AND THE I AND I I IN THE CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY MAY 13TH 2026 AT 12 P.M.. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES CENTRAL STAFF, THE CHAIR, THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND OUR UH GUEST
STENOGRAPHER MARY WHO STANDING IN FOR ELLEN THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL.