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L PASTORAL EDUCATION AT JEFFERSON UM EINSTEIN HOSPITAL IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND AT HAVEN WOOD HERITAGE HEIGHTS IN CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. IN THEIR ROLE AS MULTI-FAITH CHAPLAIN, SARAH SUPPORTS THE

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SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS, THEIR LOVED ONES AND STAFF AT DANA-FARBER. SARAH'S WORK IS ROOTED IN APPROACHES IN HUMANIST PHILOSOPHY, RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND PEOPLE CENTERED CARE.

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THEY ARE ENDORSED AS A CHAPLAIN BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT THEY ARE HERE WITH US. THANK YOU.

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY SHARING A READING WRITTEN BY HOWARD THURMAN FROM MEDITATIONS OF THE HEART CALLED TWO AREAS OF NEED.

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THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO AREAS OF NEED IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED. ONE IS THE INSISTENCE UPON FINDING SOMETHING TO WORSHIP. EVERYBODY HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO WORSHIP.

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IT IS NOT OPTIONAL. IT IS NOT MERELY THE RESULT OF SOME PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL BIAS IN PERSONALITY EITHER. THERE IS SOMETHING NATIVE TO

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THE HUMAN SPIRIT THAT INSISTS UPON THE OFFERING OF ONE'S PRECIOUS GIFTS PRECIOUS POSSESSIONS. OFFERING THEM TO SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF ONESELF SOMETHING

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THAT IS REGARDED AS SUPREMELY WORTHWHILE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET A VERY WONDERFUL PIECE OF GOOD NEWS? WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU WANT TO TELL SOMEBODY

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SOMEBODY WHO MEANS ENOUGH TO YOU TO ACCEPT YOUR TIDINGS AS A SYMBOL OF NEARNESS AND DEVOTION ? WHAT DO YOU WORSHIP? WHAT DO YOU BRING THE MOST

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PRECIOUS INCREMENTS OF YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR MIND AND YOUR POSSESSIONS. THE NEED IS EVER PRESENT. WHATEVER IT IS THAT HOLDS SO CENTRAL A PLACE IN YOUR

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REACTION TO LIVING THAT IS YOUR ALL. THERE IS ALSO THE NEED OF BEING A PART OF THE FAMILY, THE HUMAN FAMILY, THE HUMAN RACE.

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I'M AWARE THAT ALL THE RACE IN SOME MEANINGFUL SENSE BREATHES THROUGH ME THAT I AM A PART OF THE VERY PULSATING RHYTHM OF EXISTENCE. I AM NOT A THING APART.

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I AM NOT A SEPARATE UNIT. I AM DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF ALIVENESS AND OF HUMAN ALIVENESS. IF I AM CUT OFF SO THAT ONLY MY

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LITTLE LIFE BREATHES THROUGH ME, ONLY MY LITTLE HOPES COURSED THROUGH MY MIND AND SPIRIT. ONLY MY LITTLE THOUGHTS PENETRATE MY BRAIN AND LIFE FOR

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ME IS NOT WORTH LIVING. I MUST HAVE A SENSE OF DEEP CORPORATE VITALITY. NOTHING LESS THAN THIS WILL SATISFY. THEREFORE I MUST MANAGE SOMEHOW

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TO KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN BETWEEN ME AND THE HUMAN FAMILY. HOW WONDERFUL IT IS IF I CAN DO THIS BY LOVE, BY WARMTH, BY KINDLING FLAME OF ABIDING

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FELLOWSHIP. OFTEN IF IT CANNOT BE DONE THAT WAY THERE IS RESORT TO HEAT TO ANTAGONISM TWO AGENCY. THE SHOUTING OF DEFIANCE IS THE

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CALL OF MY HEART FOR KINSHIP. IF ONE CANNOT BECOME THE CENTER OF AN INCREASING AFFECTION IN THEIR DESPERATION THEY BECOME THE CORE OF A GREAT REJECTION. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.

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THERE IS BUT ONE FAMILY UNDER ALL. AND I AM A MEMBER OF IT. IN MY WORK AS THE CHAPLAIN AT DANA-FARBER, UM, I FREQUENTLY

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WONDER ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO PROVIDE CARE. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF CARE? IN HER ESSAY TITLED WHO CARES? POLITICAL SCIENTIST AND AUTHOR JOAN TORONTO STATES.

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NEEDS NEVER END UNTIL WE DIE. CARE IS ALWAYS PRESENT, RARELY VISIBLE, ALWAYS REQUIRING SOMETHING FROM US.

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CARE? I IMAGINE IN TODAY'S MEETING THIS COUNCIL WILL INDEED TAKE CARE IN REVIEWING THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND

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CONTEMPLATING HOW BEST TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON . THEN LET US PREPARE FOR THE TASK AHEAD WITH A MOMENT

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OF QUIETUDE AND A BLESSING. MAY A SPIRIT OF WISDOM, DISCERNMENT AND COMPASSION

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GUIDE THE CONTEMPLATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THIS COUNCIL TODAY. MAY A SPIRIT OF SIBLING HOOD AND FRIENDSHIP BE IN THE HEARTS OF ALL PERSONS IN THE CITY

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OF BOSTON AND MAY WE COLLECTIVELY STRIVE TO CREATE A MORE CARING WORLD TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO.

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MUCH. >> ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. OF THE UNITED STATES. >> OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND

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JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU SARAH. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN. UM. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW INVITE UM, THE UM A BIG UH UH.

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THE MA BIG GROUP CONTRACT GROUP TO COME FORWARD. UM, FOR A PHOTO WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR WITH AND SUPPORT OF THEY MAY BE AND THEY'RE, UH

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,SEEKING A FAIR CONTRACT. UM, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, WE HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH WITH OUR COLLEAGUES. COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD COME UP. WE'LL HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH WITH THEM. THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY

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IMPAIRED COMMUNITY SERVICES MAB WAS FOUNDED IN 1903 AND HAS LONG CREATED OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPOWERED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY.

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UH, TODAY'S RESOLUTION IS THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR THE MAB COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKERS REPRESENTED BY SEIU FOR 509 AND CALLS UPON THE MAB

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COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PROMPTLY AND MEANINGFULLY, MEANINGFULLY RESPOND TO ALL MY MEMBERS CONTRACT PROPOSALS AND SPEEDILY REACH A FAIR CONTRACT WITHOUT DELAY. SO WELCOME.

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THIS. UM. >> SO THIS ISN'T A FORMAL PRESENTATION. WE WANT TO HAVE A RESOLUTION SO WE'LL JUST HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF OUR, UH, COLLEAGUES.

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SO, UH, ARE YOU IN, UM, I WAS. THINKING COME FORWARD. COME, COME. COME FORWARD UP TO THE FRONT. SO THANK YOU. I WORKED AT PERKINS SCHOOL FOR

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THE BLIND FOR 16 YEARS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF CARE WORKERS LIKE THE FOLKS WHO THERE MAY BE WHO HELP SUPPORT OUR, UH, FOLKS WITH, UH, VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AS

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THEY, UH, LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY AND UH AND ALSO AS THEY AGE AND PLACE LATER ON IN THEIR LIVES. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WISH YOU, UH, ALL THE BEST IN YOUR CONTRACT

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NEGOTIATIONS AND A SPEEDY RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WE'LL. >> HOLD THIS OFF. GOOD. THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU. ANYONE? THANK YOU.

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SO WHEN NEXT WE WILL HAVE, UM, TWO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. UH UH, COLLEAGUES, COUNCILOR WEBER IS RECOGNIZING BHP'S GIRLS SPORTS COACHES.

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AND COUNCILOR SANTANA IS RECOGNIZING BHP'S SYDNEY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS. LOTS OF ATHLETES IN THE ROOM AND CULTURAL WELL, ARE YOU YOU CONSIDER SANTANA AND COUNTRY

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WELL EXCELLENT. SO WE'LL START IT OFF. COUNCILOR WEBER, UM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR FIVE MINUTES. DO YOU WANT TO INVITE YOUR. FOCUSED ON. >> YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, IF I GET, UH, JOHN CONNELLY

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AND CLAUDIA PRUDENTIAL. UH, CLARITA. SORRY. PRUDENTIAL DOWN HERE. OKAY, SO SO YEAH.

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YOU KNOW, JUST IN THE SAME BEHIND ME. OKAY. UH, TODAY I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING, UH, TWO RESOLUTIONS TO TWO INCREDIBLE

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INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS GIRLS INVOLVED IN YOUTH SPORTS HERE IN BOSTON. UH, WITH ME TODAY ARE, UH, PARKWAY GIRLS SOCCER COACH, UH

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,AND, UH, FORMER AT-LARGE CITY COUNCILOR JOHN CONNOLLY AND UH CLARIDA PRUDENTIAL WHO IS THE HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH AT EAST BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL. UM I'M GOING TO START WITH UH

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COACH PRUDENTIAL UH, WHO HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK AS THE HEAD OF THE GIRLS UH HEAD COACH OF THE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM AT EAST BOSTON HIGH. UM I AM PRESENTING THIS RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT ONE CITY

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COUNCILOR GABRIELLE COLLETTA ZAPATOS UH, CURRENTLY OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE. UM, WE ASKED UH, FOR TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY WHO'S MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR,

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UH, GIRL ATHLETES HERE IN BOSTON AND, UH, AND WE WERE TOLD COACH PRUDENTIAL WAS THE PERSON TO RECOGNIZE, UH, AN EAST BOSTON HIGH ALUM AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE CITY

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LEAGUE, UH, VOLLEYBALL AND SOFTBALL ALL STAR TEAMS. UH COACH CLARIDA BECAME A MEMBER OF THE EAST BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL STAFF IN 2021 AND HAD A TERRIFIC FIRST SEASON AS HEAD

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OF THE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM WITH TEN WINS AND THREE LOSSES WITH HER FORMER TEAMMATE UH JESSICA SARAVIA UH SERVING AS UM HER ASSISTANT COACH UH UNDER HER

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LEADERSHIP THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM BECAME AN MIA TOURNAMENT QUALIFIER IN 2022 AND 2024. AS A LEADER UH COACH NCO CAN BE DESCRIBED AS AN ORGANIZED AND DISCIPLINED COACH WHO'S WELL

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CONNECTED TO THE NEEDS OF HER TEAM IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND UH AND IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE EAST BOSTON HIGH COMMUNITY. UH COACH PRUDENTIAL IS

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CURRENTLY TEACHES PHYSICS AT EAST BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL AND UM UH HAS UH HAS REALLY SHOWN EXCELLENCE UH IN COACHING THAT THAT TEAM I KNOW I'VE BEEN TO

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SOME VOLLEYBALL GAMES MY DAUGHTER GOES TO BELLA WAS ON THE JV TEAM AND SO UH WE SAW HOW WELL DRILLED THE EAST BOSTON TEAM WAS. ALTHOUGH I'M NOT SURE WHO WON THIS YEAR I COULD HAVE BEEN

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PLAY BUT UM UH WE WE WE DON'T HAVE ANY FAVORITES HERE. UM EXCEPT RIGHT NOW WE'RE OUR FAVORITE IS EAST BOSTON HIGH. UM, SO I HAVE A RESOLUTION HERE FOR, UH, COACH CLARIDA I IF YOU

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WOULD LIKE TO. COME UP UM, AND, UH, HERE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE. TO SAY ANYTHING, I RECOGNIZE YOU. WHOEVER'S WITH YOU. OKAY.

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JUST, UM. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AND BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ATHLETICS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR AS A PROUD EAST BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL

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GRADUATE AND FORMER STUDENT ATHLETE, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO COME BACK. AND COACH. >> AT THE SCHOOL THAT. >> HELPED SHAPE WHO I AM. THIS RECOGNITION. BELONGS TO MY PLAYERS, MY ASSISTANT COACHES, FAMILIES AND THE ENTIRE EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME AND

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MAKING OUR PROGRAM WHAT IT IS TODAY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENT ATHLETES . THANK YOU.

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OKAY. >> UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, WE'RE ALSO JOINED TODAY, UH, BY A TEAM MEMBER OF THIS BODY, UH, JOHN CONNOLLY.

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UM, UH, HE SERVED FOR THREE TERMS AS AN AT LARGE CITY COUNCILOR. UH, I WAS HERE NOW FOR HIS WORK ON EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS GOING ON TO BECOME THE FOUNDER AND LEADER, UH, AN ADVISOR IN THE NONPROFIT SCHOOL

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FOR BOSTON AND ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF 1647 FAMILIES OVER THERE. OKAY. UM, AND GIVEN HIS INTEREST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE YOUTH IN OUR CITY, IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT COUNCILOR CONNOLLY IS NOW

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NOSE COACH CONNELLY. UM, AS PRESIDENT OF PARKWAY TRAVEL SOCCER, HE'S HELPED GROW THE WEST ROXBURY BASED PROGRAM, UH, TO NEARLY 600 GIRLS PARTICIPATING THIS SEASON ALONE .

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HIS LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO YOU SOCCER UM, YOU KNOW, IN WEST ROXBURY AND, UH, I KNOW FAMILIES COME FROM UH, HYDE PARK AND ROSLINDALE AND JAMAICA

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PLAIN ALSO, UH, HAS MADE HIM A CITY PARTNER, UH, TO THE BOSTON SOCCER LEAGUE SINCE ITS INAUGURAL UH PILOT SEASONS SUPPORTING GIRLS PARTICIPATION ACCESS TO SPORT ACROSS THE CITY.

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I KNOW, UH, WHEN I PLAYED SOCCER AS A KID, NONE OF THE PARENTS KNEW HOW THE SPORT WORKED AND THERE WAS ONE PERSON IN MY HOMETOWN WHO WAS FROM A LONG GONE COUNTRY CALLED

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YUGOSLAVIA BECAUSE HE WAS NOT FROM THE UNITED STATES. HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT SOCCER. SO HE WAS THE SOCCER COACH IN THE TOWN AND TOWNS LIKE THAT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY RELIED ON PEOPLE JUST TO ORGANIZE

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SOMETHING AROUND SOCCER. AND SO YOU KNOW AND THAT THAT BACK THEN IT WAS A FEW KIDS HERE AND THERE WHO WOULD BE PLAYING NOW IT'S PEOPLE LIKE JOHN CONNOLLY, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE REALLY GATHERING

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COMMUNITIES AND SETTING UP THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN HANDLE UH, PROVIDING COACHING JERSEYS ,YOU KNOW, UH SHIN GUARDS, UH AND TEAMS FOR 600 UH GIRLS IN

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PARK SOCCER ALONE AND IT'S THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ORGANIZING AROUND SOCCER THAT IS REALLY YOU KNOW, IT REALLY BENEFITS ALL OF OUR UH ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

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AND YOU KNOW, I'M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO STAND UP HERE, UH, WITH COACH CONNELLY AND AND RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS WORK, UH, WITH PARKWAY SOCCER.

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UM. >> THANK UH. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER FOR THE KIND WORDS AND, UM, THANK YOU, UH, PRESIDENT BRITTON FOR ALL YOUR GOOD WORK AND THANK YOU. UH, COUNCILORS.

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IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY FAMILIAR FACES AND TO SEE SOME NEW ONES AND, UH, I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YOUR

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HARD WORK. UH, IN THE PARKWAY WE STARTED PARKWAY GIRLS SOCCER THIS PAST YEAR, UH, FOR 5 TO 8 YEAR OLDS TO, UH, HAVE AN ENTRY POINT FOR

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AN ALL GIRLS UH, SOCCER LEAGUE. WE HAD, UH, OVER 100 GIRLS SIGN UP LIKE THAT UM, WHICH REALLY SHOWED, UH, THE DEMAND FOR IT UH, PRIMARILY GIRLS FROM WEST ROXBURY, ROSLINDALE, JAMAICA

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PLAIN, HYDE PARK BUT ALSO GIRLS FROM MATTAPAN, DORCHESTER AND BRIGHTON UM, WHO PLAY IN IT UH AS WELL. IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES AS THEY'RE LEARNING THE GAME UM,

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FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT ALSO TO KNOW, UH, THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS UM, AT THE SAME TIME AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT PARKWAY

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GIRLS SOCCER WAS FOUNDED BY, UM, SEVEN PARENTS, FIVE OF WHOM ARE MOMS. UM, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS IS A, UH, MOM AND A NURSE WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE HAD TO WORK.

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UM, AND SO I'M I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THEM. AND I WOULD ALSO SAY, UM, THE LION'S SHARE OF OUR COACHES ARE MOMS. UM, AND SO THIS IS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE THING.

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WE LOVE HAVING THE DADS TOO. I IT'S MY FAVORITE PART OF THE WEEK. BUT TO KNOW THAT THESE LITTLE GIRLS SEE MOMS IN COACHING LEADERSHIP ROLES, UH, AND THE IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE ON NOT HOPEFULLY JUST CREATING UH

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GIRLS WHO ARE GOING TO LOVE SOCCER LOVE PLAYING IT BUT WHO WILL THEN GO ON TO COACH IT AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. AND SO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK UH, FOR

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EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY I BELIEVE I MEAN I UNDERSTAND HOW HARD YOU WORK. UM AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WEBER. AND LIKE OUR COLLEAGUES TO. >> COME UP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.

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THANK. THANK THE EXCITEMENT AROUND SOCCER. UH, I THINK THERE'S A WHOLE NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE GOING TO BE WANTING TO PLAY SOCCER AFTER THE WORLD CUP THIS

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YEAR, SO. LET'S JUST.

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>> JUST JUST EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. >> SO.

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JUST. SO. I KNOW I GET TOGETHER YEAH WE GET TO GET.

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I WAS COMING A. SO THANK YOU COUNCILOR WEBER UH NEXT TO CONSIDER SANTANA UM CONTRA SANTANA AND CONTROL WORRELL I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE

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CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. UH, TODAY STEAM AS STUDENT SPORT. UH, BUT BEFORE I DIVE INTO MY REMARKS. I WANT TO.

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RECOGNIZE, UH, PRISCILLA FLYNN. AND THE MARCUS ANTHONY HALL EDUCATIONAL, UH, INSTITUTE FOR BEING HERE IN THE CHAMBERS WITH US. YES. WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

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BUT LET'S GIVE IT UP, UH. FOR OUR. UH, ELEMENTARY. >> AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. CITY CHAMPIONS WHO CAN MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN. I KNOW FOR MANY COUNSELORS.

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>> THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS. HAS BEEN AN AREA OF FOCUS AND IT'S BEEN. SOMETHING THAT BP'S HAS BEEN FOCUS ON SO THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, SUPPORTS

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ACROSS THE CITY. UH, THE RESULTS OF THAT IS COMPETITIONS LIKE OUR CITY CHAMPIONSHIP. WHICH NOW UH, HAD. ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

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I WANT TO THANK UH, AVERY UH, FROM BP'S ATHLETIC AND ALSO CHIEF MCCARTHY. AND HIS WHOLE STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM. >> AT BP'S. AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE. THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS. WE HAVE THE CONDON SCHOOL LED

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BY BRITTANY ELLIS AND. NICK WILLIAMS WHICH WON THE K THROUGH. EIGHT BOYS CITY CHAMPIONSHIP. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

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THE ENGLISH HIGH TEAM LED BY ANTHONY SEYMOUR. >> YES. WHICH WON UH THE 7 TO 12 BOYS SCHOOLS CITY CHAMPIONSHIP. YES GO ENGLISH AND THEY WERE AND THEY. >> AND.

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THEY AND THEN WE. HAVE UH THE MILDRED AT SCHOOL LED BY TINA ANDERSON. WHICH WON THE GIRLS. MIDDLE SCHOOL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP. >> OH. INVESTMENTS AND STUDENT ATHLETES SHOWCASE EXCELLENCE ON

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THE COURT. AND IN OUR CLASSROOMS. SO, UH, LET'S GIVE UH, THESE COACHES AND STUDENT ATHLETES A ROUND. >> OF APPLAUSE. AND LET'S BRING UP COUNSELOR SANTANA.

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THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ARROYO. TODAY WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE. OUR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE MENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS. WE CELEBRATE THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, TEAMWORK. AND PERSEVERANCE THOSE STUDENT

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ATHLETES HAVE SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. UM I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE COACHES. THE FAMILIES. UM THE BROTHERS. I KNOW THERE'S A BROTHER IN HERE SUPPORTING HIS LITTLE BROTHER HERE.

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UM, THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES WHO SUPPORT UH MADE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS POSSIBLE. IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO ALSO INTRODUCE UM ALL BEFORE WE DO HAVE A RESOLUTION. SO I WILL INTRODUCE COACH RANDY

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FIRST AND THEN WE HAVE UM RESOLUTIONS FOR ALL OF OUR OUR COACHES HERE. UM, BUT IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE COACH RANDY SEYMOUR AND DEDICATED UM, EDUCATOR AND LEADER WHOSE COMMITMENT TO

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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ATHLETICS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS CONTINUES TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON STUDENTS ACROSS BOSTON CLOSE TO THEM. SO MORE IS DRIVEN BY DEEP PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND

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SPORTS AND BELIEVES THAT AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS. TEAMWORK. >> TRUST AND COLLABORATION ARE ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOPING LIFELONG LEARNERS. THROUGH HIS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND FOSTERING STRONG COMMUNITY

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PARTNERSHIPS, HE HAS CREATED MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING COACH RANDY SOME MORE.

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. AFTERNOON I WOULD. >> LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING BOSTON. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. UH, CITY COUNCILOR SANTANA AND CITY. COUNCIL MOREAU FOR ORGANIZING TODAY'S CELEBRATION HERE AT.

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CITY HALL. WE ARE PROUD. >> TO HONOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL CITY CHAMPIONS THE. CONDON BOYS. >> BASKETBALL TEAM. UH, THE MILDRED. GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM.

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FOR WINNING. THE K THROUGH EIGHT BRACKET IN THE ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL. >> TEAM FOR WINNING. THE 7 TO 12 BRACKET.

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IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL TODAY. I AM RANDI SEYMOUR AND INCLUSION MATH TEACHER AND COACH COACH ALONGSIDE JOSH GRESHAM. SO POP IT UP FOR COACH JACKSON FOR. >> THE ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. AS EDUCATORS AND COACHES, WE STRIVE TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD BY FOSTERING TEAMWORK, TRUST AND TENACITY. OUR STUDENT ATHLETES PROVE THAT

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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. ECHOING KEVIN GARNETT AFTER THE CELTICS 2008 CHAMPIONSHIP. I WAS GOING TO SAY ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE BY SHOWING INCREDIBLE SPORTSMANSHIP, TEAMWORK AND

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CONSISTENCY ON THAT PATH TO WINNING THE 2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT TO ALL THE STUDENT ATHLETES WITH US THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUE TO TAKE PRIDE AND SHARE AND JOY IN

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DEDICATING YOURSELVES TO. IMPORTANT LEARNING. OPPORTUNITIES BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT. THIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT BUILDS CRITICAL THINKING, LIVE SKILLS, PROMOTES POSITIVITY AND

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CONSISTENTLY ENHANCES YOUR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH. TO MY FELLOW COACHES AND ADMINISTRATORS, LET'S KEEP INVESTING IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENT ATHLETES RIGHT HERE IN

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BOSTON TO OUR FAMILIES AND COLLEAGUES WE ALL SHARE A PROFOUND GRATITUDE FOR YOU FOR YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, PATIENCE AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT

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THAT YOU SHOWED TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AS WE MANAGED AND ADAPTED GAMES COACHES ALL SEASON LONG. . ULTIMATELY. >> RAISING A CHILD REQUIRES A COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY EFFORT AND EVERY ONE OF US.

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PLAY A VITAL ROLE. IN THAT COMMUNITY. SO WE WANT TO GIVE A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FAMILIES ,OUR COACHES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.

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YOU ARE ALL TRUE CHAMPIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR. THANK YOU COACH. UM AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AGAIN. UM AND UH AS COACH MENTIONED I THINK. IT TAKES. >> A VILLAGE.

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UM SO THANK YOU TO OUR COACHES, OUR TEACHERS. UM OUR FAMILIES OF. >> THE MOTHERS UH MOTHERS, FATHERS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS IT TAKES ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO.

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SAY OH. I THINK WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST. DRESSED HERE. I WAS VOLUNTEERED AS. >> JIMMY FOR THIS. I DID NOT WANT TO DO. THIS BUT, UM. WE WORKED REALLY HARD

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THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON OUR ACADEMICS TO STAY ON THE TEAM AS WELL AS TRYING TO GET POINTS TO LIKE WIN IT ALL AND WE WORK REALLY HARD TO BECOME CHAMPIONS .

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SO YEAH. IT IT THANK YOU THANK GOOD. UH SO SO. >> I THINK IT'S JUST THIS ONE. YEAH WE GOT A 30 SOMETHING FOR YOU.

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THE MVP LET'S GO AHEAD. >> AND BE. AND BE MVP. UM. THANK YOU.

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GOOD JOB EVERYONE YAY. FOR THERE. >> AND DO WE JUST WANT TO. RECOGNIZE UM. AGAIN THE CAMDEN. ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS.

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WE WERE RIGHT HERE. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE MILDRED AVE SCHOOL KATE THE WAY GIRLS CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPION.

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WE GOT THE CAMDEN K THROUGH EIGHT BOYS CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS. AND FINALLY BUT NOT LEAST THE ENGLISH SCHOOL 7 TO 12 BOYS

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CITY BASKETBALL. ALL RIGHT. >> CAN WE JUST INVITE MY COLLEAGUES? I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES. >> WHO CAME FOR THE RECEPTION UM, EARLIER AND AND SPOKE. TO OUR. >> STUDENT ATHLETES AS WELL. >> IF WE CAN INVITE OUR. COLLEAGUES FOR OUR GROUP PICTURE. FIRST.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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OH YEAH.

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HOW ARE YOU AND THIS THIS. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OUR YOUNG ATHLETES AND THEIR

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COACHES. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE RECORD, UH, AMEND THE RECORD TO REFLECT THE COUNTRY C LOUIJEUNE HAS JOINED US. YES, YES.

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NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JUNE 24TH, 2026 . ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

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THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 24TH MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR THE MAYOR.

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MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET US 1311 AND 1312 TOGETHER. DOCKET 1311. MESSAGE IN ORDER. AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON

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TO APPROPRIATE THE AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF FEASIBILITY STUDY AND SOMATIC DESIGN ASSOCIATED WITH A PROJECT FOR THE MADISON PARK

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TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED AT 75 MALCOLM X BOULEVARD, ROXBURY, MASS. 02120 THIS INCLUDE THE PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL AND

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RELATED TO AND FOR WHICH THE CITY OF BOSTON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY SET AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED UNDER THE DIRECTION

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OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DOCKET 101312 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON

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TO APPROPRIATE THE AMOUNT OF $850,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY AND SOMATIC DESIGN WORK ASSOCIATED WITH WINDOW, DOOR

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AND ROOF PROJECTS AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL BOSTON ADULT ACADEMY JOSEPH J. HOLY SCHOOL ALICE MENDEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JOYCE KILMER

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CANINE. K-8 SCHOOL AND ALLIED AN UPPER NINE DASH 12 SCHOOL. THIS INCLUDES THE PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL AND RELATED THERETO AND FOR WHICH

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THE CITY OF BOSTON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS CODE BUILDING AUTHORITY SET AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE

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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. DOCKET IS 1311 AND 1312 BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

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READ DOCKET 1313. DOCKET 131 TRUE MESSAGE AND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND IT.

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GIFT OF PURCHASING A GLIDING HORSE VALUED AT $8,500 FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE BOSTON PARK WINGS MOUNTED UNIT. THIS GIFT IS AWARDED TO THE CITY OF BOSTON THROUGH THE

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PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE USE OF MOUNTED UNIT OF THE BOSTON PARK RANGERS. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR UH CULTURE AROUND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK. >> YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS A SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT.

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GRANT I'M SORRY. ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO SUSPEND AND PASS. UH, SO WE GET THESE RESOURCES OVER TO THE. PARK RANGERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILOR DURKAN, I SEE YOUR LIGHT ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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UM. >> I I AM A HUGE FRIEND OF THE FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN PARK RANGERS AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEIR GIFT OF A HORSE. UM, THE FRIEND THE FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN PARK RANGERS WORKS TO SUPPORT THE MOUNTED

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PARK RANGER UNIT AND ITS ROLE IN PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS BOSTON'S PARKS AND HAS HELPED GROW THE UNIT INTO A HIGHLY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.

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ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS HAVE PROVIDED CRITICAL CARE TO THE MOUNTED UNITS NEEDS AND OPERATIONS INCLUDING VETERINARY AND FARRIER CARE FOR ITS EQUINE MEMBERS STABLE NEEDS AND TRANSPORTATION.

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I'M GRATEFUL AND I COMMEND THE FRIEND'S ORGANIZATION. UM AND I RECENTLY ATTENDED THEIR ANNUAL RECEPTION, UH, WHERE I SAW JUST HOW MUCH ENTHUSIASM THERE IS, UH, FOR SUPPORTING OUR PARKS.

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UM, AND THE EMERALD NECKLACE, UH, WHO UM, THE BOSTON PARK RANGER MOUNTED UNIT PATROLS ALL NINE PARKS OF THE EMERALD NECKLACE AND SO GRATEFUL, UH, THAT THEY ARE DONATING THIS HORSE.

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I DID OFFER TO GO TO CANADA TO PICK UP THE HORSE AND THEY DECLINED, BUT, UM. >> BUT I'M A HUGE. FAN OF ALL THEIR EFFORTS AND, UH, THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR FOR PUSHING FORWARD FOR A VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN.

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UH UH, CONSTABLE L SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1313. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. UM, MADAM.

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CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1313 THE. ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1313. . >> COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCIL. BREADON. >> YES. COUNCILOR. COLITIS. OPERA COUNCIL. CULPEPER. YES.

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>> COUNCILOR. >> CULPEPER. YES. CONSIDERATION. YES. COUNCILOR. DALTON. YES. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCIL. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR.

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MEJIA. COUNCIL. MURPHY. COUNCIL. MURPHY. COUNCIL. PREPARED COUNCIL. FINANCE. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. SANTANA COUNCIL. WEBER COUNCIL.

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WEBER AS COUNCIL. WIRRAL COUNCIL APPROVED. YES 123456789. TEN AND AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 1313 HAS PASSED. MADAM CHAIR, CAN YOU PLEASE

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READ DOCKETS? UH 131431316. DOCKET 1314. MESSAGE AN ORDER CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF JESSICA COLLINS

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AS A MEMBER OF THE HIGHLAND PARK ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH OF 2028. DOCKET 1315 MESSAGE AN ORDER

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FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SET MCCOY AS A MEMBER OF THE HIGHLAND PARK ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR YOUR

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TERM EXPIRE IN JUNE 30TH, 2028 AND DOCKET 1316 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF FELICIA DRAKES AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

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AGENCY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 15TH, 2029. THANK YOU DOCKETS 131431316 REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND

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TRANSPORTATION. MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1317. DOCKET 1317 MESSAGE TRANSMIT AND CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER

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SECTION 17 OF REGARDING TO CITY OF BOSTON EFFORT TO ADDRESS DRINK SPIKING AND DRUG FACILITATED SEX ASSAULT AND NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENT INCLUDING SAFETY TRAINING

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PROGRAMS, PREVENTION INITIATIVES, COMMUNICATIONS WITH LICENSED VENUES AND THE STATUS OF RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY REGARDING THE EFFORT

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ON DOCKET 0595 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL ON 318, 2026 AND DOCKET 0874 PASSED BY THE COUNCIL ON 429 2026. THANK YOU. >> DOCKET 1317 WILL BE PLACED

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ON FILE. WE ARE NOW ON TO UH REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS. UM THE POWER RULE 39 THERE'LL BE NO REMARKS ON UH COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCILORS

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. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1318 THROUGH 1326. DON'T GET 1318. NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE

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MAYOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RAYMOND BOWLING AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IMMEDIATELY FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 7TH, 2030.

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DOCKET 1319 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF COLIN CALEDON AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOR THE TERM EXPIRING JANUARY

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7TH, 2030. DOCKET 1320 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF HELEN WONG AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW

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,EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOR A TERM EXPIRE ON JANUARY 7TH, 2030. NINE. >> UP TO WHAT TIME VERIZON.

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TALKTALK 1321 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF HELEN WONG AS INTERIM COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST

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2026. OKAY OH OKAY. TARGET 1322 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE BOSTON PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER REGARDING A VOTE TO APPROVE

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DIANE FERNANDEZ B AS SERVE AS THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOSTON PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION DOCKET 1323 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM

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THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979. WE GOT AN ACTION BY THE MAYOR ON PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE

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CITY COUNCIL AT HIS MEETINGS ON JUNE 3RD 2026, DOCKET 132 FORM NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979.

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WE GOT AN ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR ON PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON JUNE 10TH, 2026, 1325 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY

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CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR ON PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS

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MEETING ON JUNE 24TH, 2026 AND DOCKET 1326 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT BREEDEN REGARDING CITY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS FOR THE

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TRANSGENDER, GENDER DIVERSE INTERSEX AND LGBTQ BI LGBTQ I A TO AS PLUS OVERSIGHTS COMMISSION.

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THANK YOU MADAM CLERK DOCKETS 131831326 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1327. DOCKET 1327 COMMUNICATION WAS

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RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT LIZ BREEDEN TO ADDRESS AN OPEN MEETING LAW COMPLAINT AND RESPOND ACCORDING TO THE ARE ACCORDINGLY ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

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>> DOCKET 1327 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1328 THROUGH 1331?

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DOCKET 1328 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FRENCH FLYNN CALLING FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY SUMMIT DOCKET 1329 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM

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COUNCILOR FLYNN CALLING FOR THE BOSTON POLICE ENFORCEMENT ON MAIN STREET AND COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS FOR MOPEDS AND E-BIKES AND DOCKET 1330

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COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN REGARDING THE LACK OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATION FOR 3 A.M. LAST CALL.

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THANK YOU. UH, DOG. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. SORRY. GO AHEAD. DOCKET 1331 COMMUNICATION WAS

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RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN REQUESTING A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE RECENTLY LAID OFF BOSTON PUBLIC. SCHOOLS AS EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

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DOCKETS 132831331 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS UH OF COMMITTEES. MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE

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READ DOCKET 0970. DOCKET 097 THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON MAY 13TH, 2026

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DOCKET 0970 MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT

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OF $1,073,239.34 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT TO 526 SENATOR CHARLES E SHANNON JUNIOR COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE AWARDED BY THE MASS EXECUTIVE

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OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE GROUND WHICH FUND REGIONAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO

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COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE THROUGH COORDINATED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSTITUTION AND RETAIL PREVENTION PROGRAM SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDED THAT THE

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ORDER OR TO PASS. THANK YOU. UH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE THE CONFERENCE AND TOWN OF THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANT AT NO WRONG WRONG ONE WAS THE

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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, ON THURSDAY LAST WEEK WE HAD A. HEARING ON THE. FY 26. SENATOR CHARLES E. SHANNON JUNIOR.

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COMMUNITY SAFETY. INITIATIVE GRANT OR. COMMONLY KNOWN. >> AS. THE SHANNON GRANT. I WAS JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES. UM COUNCILOR AT FLYNN, COUNCILOR AARON MURPHY, COUNCILOR BEN WEBER AND COUNCILOR COLE PEPPER.

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WE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER OF ABSENCE. >> FROM COUNSELOR LOUIJEUNE. DURING THIS HEARING. WE HEARD FROM THEM IN BOTH BILLS. >> THE PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR. >> THE SHANNON GRANT UM SAFETY INITIATIVE GRANT AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM NONPROFITS . AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT THE.

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IMPACT THIS. FUNDING HAS HAD ON THEIR WORK. THE SHANNON BRAND IS AN INVESTMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE CITY OF BOSTON'S COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY. THROUGH REGIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION

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AMONG THE. STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAITH-BASED UM PHILANTHROPIC, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THIS YEAR THE GRANT IS PROVIDING FUNDING TO 17

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NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHANNON GRANT SUPPORTS COORDINATED. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION. LAW ENFORCEMENT. PROSECUTION AND. REINTEGRATION EFFORTS. AIMED AT REDUCING GUN. GANG AND YOUTH.

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VIOLENCE ACROSS THE CITY. THESE INITIATIVES. >> FUND PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT. PROMOTE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOSTON'S YOUNG PEOPLE.

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AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, I RECOMMEND THAT DOCKET NUMBER 0970 ALL TO PASS. I ALSO JUST WANT TO READ UM, VERY QUICKLY THE 17 UM

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ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID RECEIVE FUNDING AND SO JUST UM SO THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE AWARE UM AND THE YEARS PASSED. UM, THIS GRANT WAS ABOUT $3 MILLION. WE'RE NOW DOWN TO $1 MILLION,

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UM, FOR THIS GRANT AND UM, IT'S PROJECTED THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE DECREASE UM, IN THIS FUNDING. SO UM, I THINK WE IN THE PAST HAVE FUNDED OVER 35 ORGANIZATIONS. UM, WE'RE DOWN TO 17 RIGHT NOW

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. UM, AND SO YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THAT IMPACT THE BCF UM BMC UM VIP UM THE BOSTON PUBLIC

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HEALTH COMMISSION, THE LUIS LUIS DE BROWN INSTITUTE PROJECT. RIGHT. YOUTH CONNECT UM, THE DA'S OFFICE. UM, YOU BOSTON THE RECORD COMPANY VERONICA ROBERTS

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CULTURAL CENTER BEANTOWN SLAM TEEN EMPOWERMENT MAVERICK LAND AND CULTURAL CENTER SPORTSMEN'S TENNIS AND ENRICHMENT CENTER ZOOM. UM WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER AND MOTHERS FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY

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ARE THE 17 ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED UM GRANT FUNDING THIS YEAR. UM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR CULPEPER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I DO WANT TO

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BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE STATE WOULD REDUCE THE BOSTON SHANNON'S GRANT BY $600,000 COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

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AT A TIME WHEN COMMUNITIES ACROSS BOSTON CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH GUN VIOLENCE GANG ACTIVITY. I'M GOING TO TARGET. TO TRAGIC EVENTS WE WITNESSED

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THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS IS PRECISELY WHEN WE SHOULD BE EXPANDING INVESTMENTS IN PROVEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES, NOT SCALING THEM BACK.

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KNOWING THAT THIS REDUCTION WAS COMING, I ALSO BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THIS GAP DURING THE FISCAL 27 BUDGET PROCESS. VIOLENT PRESENTING

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ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO REDUCE SERVICES BECAUSE OF DECISIONS MADE AT THE STATE LEVEL. WHEN THE CITY HAS THE ABILITY TO PRIORITIZE THESE INVESTMENTS LOCALLY.

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HAD WE PLANNED FOR THIS REDUCTION, WE COULD HAVE SUPPLEMENTED A PORTION OF THAT LOSS TO THE CITY BUDGET TO HELP ENSURE CONTINUITY OF SERVICES FOR ORGANIZATIONS DOING THIS

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LIFESAVING WORK. THAT SAID, IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME FOR BOSTON TO ACCEPT THE SHANNON GRANT FUNDING, THAT TIME IS NOW. WELL THIS AWARD IS SMALLER THAN

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IN PRIOR YEARS. IT STILL REPRESENTS MORE THAN $1 MILLION THAT WILL SUPPORT COORDINATED PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT,

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PROSECUTION AND REINTEGRATION EFFORTS AIMED AT REDUCING GANG AND YOUTH VIOLENCE. TURNING ASIDE THESE RESOURCES WOULD ONLY MAKE IT HARDER TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

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SHANNON GRANT IS FAR MORE THAN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT. FOR 20 YEARS IT HAS SUPPORTED A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY AND HAS FUNDED

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APPROXIMATELY 250 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS BOSTON. ALTHOUGH FUNDING MAJORITY'S HAVE MEANT THAT ONLY 17 NONPROFIT AND CITY ORGANIZATIONS.

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AS STATED BY COUNCILOR SANTANA WILL RECEIVE AWARDS THIS YEAR, DOWN FROM 28 LAST YEAR. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS REMAIN THE BACKBONE OF THIS WORK.

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WELL, I HOPE TO STAY WITH STORES AND EXPAND SHANNON FUNDING IN FUTURE YEARS. TODAY OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS CLEAR. WE SHOULD ACCEPT THESE FUNDS SO THAT BOSTON CAN CONTINUE

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SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS, OUTREACH WORKERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE DOING THE DIFFICULT WORK OF PREVENTING VIOLENCE BEFORE IT OCCURS. AND I MIGHT SAY, MADAM

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PRESIDENT. WHEN I DID THE. YOUTH GANG WORK AND WE WERE IN THE STREETS WITH THE YOUNG FOLKS FIGHTING WORKING TO HELP

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THEM FIND JOBS AND TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BEING PART OF THE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS A SHANNON GRANT THAT

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MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE YEARS AGO TO SHOW THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS WERE DOING THE WORK NOT ONLY HAD THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO EXPEND TO DO THE WORK, BUT ALSO

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THE SHANNON GRANT WAS SPREAD ACROSS SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORKED WITH THE TOUGHEST AND THE ROUGHEST OF THESE YOUNG FOLKS. SO NOW WE SEE WE WON'T HAVE THE

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MONEY TO BE SPREAD AROUND AS MUCH, BUT THE WORK WILL CONTINUE AND I WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF RECEIVING THIS GRANT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER . COUNCILOR FLYNN.

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UH, YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR AN INFORMATIVE MEETING AND HAD AN

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OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO THE AWARD RECIPIENTS, UM, ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT, UM, THEY THEY RUN AND HOW HOW EFFECTIVE THEY

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ARE IN IMPACTING AND SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE, UM, IMPORTANCE OF THESE GRANTS . I ALSO WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR

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OF THIS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WITH THE INCREASE IN VIOLENCE. IT'S ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. IT'S ABOUT UH, SUPPORTING OUR

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POLICE BUT IT'S ALSO EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT SUPPORTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, LEARN ABOUT VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND

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LEARNING ABOUT JOBS AND EDUCATION, SUPPORTING THEM IN DIFFERENT AFTERSCHOOL TYPE OF PROGRAMS. I LEARNED THIS AS A PROBATION OFFICER FOR EIGHT YEARS AT SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT.

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IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE LAW AND ORDER ASPECT OF IT. IT'S ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE HOPE. GIVING PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THEY EVEN GET INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

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BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THEY COME OUT, UM TO PROVIDE THEM WITH EDUCATION, TRAINING, SUPPORT,

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SOCIAL SERVICES. 99% OF PEOPLE COMING OUT OF JAIL IN PRISON ARE COMING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND YES THEY HAVE MADE MISTAKES BUT THEY DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO

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GET BACK INTO SOCIETY. REINTEGRATION IS A CRITICAL PART OF IT AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. IT'S ABOUT HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BUT IT'S ALSO GIVING THEM A LITTLE BIT OF ENCOURAGEMENT, A

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LITTLE BIT OF SUPPORT. UM, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL

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JUSTICE SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0970. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. UM, MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL?

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VOTE ON DOCKET 0970. ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 0970. COUNCILOR BRIGHTON. YES. COUNCILOR. BRIGHTON AS COUNCIL. COLLETTA. ZAPATA. COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. YES.

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AND SO I'VE CANCER HIM ONCE A JOKE. YES. COUNCIL FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL. >> FITZGERALD. >> YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES I SOLUTION. YES.

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COUNCIL MAYHEM I WANT TO MAKE A YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY ON SOME OF THE YES CONCEPT OPEN CONCEPT PLAN. YES. COUNCIL SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR.

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WEBER. COUNCILOR WHEREBY? YES. COUNCIL AROUND. YES. COUNCIL. WE'RE ROW YES 12 AND AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKETS 0970 HAS

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PASSED. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 0968. DOCKET 0968 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ON

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TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED TO ON MARCH 13TH, 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON ACTING THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND

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PAYMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $30 MILLION GIVEN TO THE CITY INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FUND TO CITY OF BOSTON INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENT POLICY

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FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER IN FEBRUARY 2000 TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND PREVENTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEW MARKET RATE

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HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. THE IDP REQUIRES ALL DEVELOPERS OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHICH TEN OR MORE UNITS TO INCLUDE AFFORDABLE

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UNITS IN THEIR PROJECT AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING RELIEF FROM THE BOSTON ZONING CODE FOR EITHER THE EXCLUSIVE OR THE EXCLUSIVE ORDER PROVIDES THE

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OPTION FOR DEVELOPERS TO MAKE CONTRIBUTION TO THE IDP FUND IN LIEU OF PROVIDING ON SITE AFFORDABLE UNITS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF BOSTON PLANNING AND

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DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.

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I THINK YOU JUST GAVE ME A PROMOTION. NOW I'M THE HEAD OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. BUT DON'T TELL KYRA. UM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH, THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

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CONVENED A HEARING ON DOCKET 0968, AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND 30 MILLION FROM THE INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FUND. I WAS JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR FLYNN, AND THE

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COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING OFFICIALS. RICK WILSON, THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE CHRISTINE O'KEEFE, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND ANDY FELDMAN, HOUSING POLICY MANAGER.

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INCLUSIONARY ZONING WAS ESTABLISHED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER IN FEBRUARY OF 2000 TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEW MARKET RATE HOUSING IN BOSTON. THE OFFICIALS DESCRIBE THE

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EVOLUTION OF IDP POLICY AND OVERSIGHT, NOTING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS TRANSFERRED IT FROM THE BPD IN 2013. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED THE 2023 POLICY UPDATES WHICH INCREASE

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IDP PERCENTAGES. THESE FUNDS ARE IDP REVENUE GENERATED FROM PAYMENTS MADE IN LIEU OF ON SITE OR OFF SITE UNITS, AS WELL AS OTHER ONE TIME PARTIAL UNIT PAYMENTS

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OVERSEEN BY THE BPA. THE PANELISTS SHARED MORE THAN 200 MILLION OF IDP REVENUE HAS BEEN COLLECTED SINCE THE POLICIES INCEPTION AND PROJECTED THAT THE PROGRAM WILL COLLECT 26 MILLION IN FISCAL

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YEAR 27 AND 28 CONSISTENT WITH THE TYPICAL ANNUAL RANGE THE 30 MILLION AUTHORIZED IN THIS ORDER, TOGETHER WITH THE 6 MILLION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO TEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING

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PROJECTS INCLUDING BOTH RENTAL AND HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS ROXBURY, MATTAPAN, EAST BOSTON, DORCHESTER AND CHINATOWN. MANY OF THESE PROJECTS ARE CLOSE TO COMPLETION, AND THE PASSAGE OF THIS TODAY WILL

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PROVIDE THE FUNDING NEEDED TO HELP TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. HUNDREDS OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS. WE KNOW HOW URGENTLY BOSTON NEEDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN OUR

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ABILITY TO CONTINUE DELIVERING QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS WITH THESE FUNDS. FOR THAT REASON, AS THE CHAIR OF PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION, MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL IS THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 0968.

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ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. UH, MADAM. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 0968. ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 0968.

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COUNCILOR BRENNAN. YES. CONCENTRATE ON YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS A CONCEPT CALLED PAPA. YES. CONCEPT CALLED PURPOSE CONCEPT JOKING I A TOKEN YES. COUNCIL FITZGERALD.

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COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN. COUNCIL. FLEMING. YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL MEMBER HERE ONCE I'M HERE. YES. COUNCIL. MURPHY. COUNCIL MURPHY HAS GONE TO PUT

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PEN. YES. COUNCIL SANTANA. COUNCIL SAME TIME I GUESS COUNCIL WEBER. COUNCIL WEBSITE. YES. CONTROLLER UH COUNCIL WERE REALLY ASKING.

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FOR SOME. 811 AND AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. UH, THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND DOCKET 0968 HAS PASSED.

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WE'RE NOW ON TO MOTIONS ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS A REMINDER THAT UNDER RULE 39 REMARKS ON NEW MATTERS NOT UP FOR A VOTE TODAY SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR THE LEAD SPONSOR AND TWO MINUTES FOR

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CO-SPONSORS. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1332. DOCKET 133 TO COUNCILOR CULPEPER OR FOR THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT

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RELATIVE TO INCREASING CIVIL PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION, USE AND SALE OF FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

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MADAM PRESIDENT. EVERY YEAR NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS BOSTON EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCES OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. RESIDENTS LOSE SLEEP.

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VETERANS AND OTHERS LIVING WITH PTSD ARE AFFECTED BY REPEATED EXPLOSIONS. PETS BECOME DISTRESSED FAMILIES WORRIED ABOUT THE RISKS OF FIRES, INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE REGULARLY REGULARLY CALLED UPON TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS AND EMERGENCY STEMMING FROM ILLEGAL

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FIREWORKS, PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS ESPECIALLY DURING JULY 4TH. THIS HOME PETITION INCREASES THE CIVIL FINE FOR THE ILLEGAL

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POSSESSION OR USE OF FIREWORKS TO BETWEEN 100 AND $1000 AND INCREASES THE CIVIL FINE FOR THE ILLEGAL SALE OR OFFERING FOR SALE OF FIREWORKS TO

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BETWEEN 500 AND $5000. ALL EXISTING ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS INCLUDING SEIZURE FOR FORFEITURE, ARREST AUTHORITY AND ALL APPLICABLE

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CRIMINAL PENALTIES REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE GOAL OF THIS PETITION IS SIMPLE TO PROVIDE A STRONGER DETERRENT AGAINST CONDUCT THAT CONTINUES TO THREATEN PUBLIC

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SAFETY AND DISRUPT NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS OUR CITY. ILLEGAL FIREWORKS ARE NOT A HARMLESS NUISANCE THEY CREATE REAL RISKS FOR RESIDENTS,

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FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND PROPERTY OWNERS BY UPDATING FINES THAT HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH THE SERIOUSNESS OF THESE VIOLATIONS. WE'RE STRENGTHENING A TOOL TO

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DISCOURAGE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS WHILE PRESERVING THE BROAD ENFORCEMENT FRAMEWORK ALREADY ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE LAW. AND I MIGHT ADD, ONE OF THE

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REASONS THAT REALLY MOVED ME TO FILE THIS IS SITTING UP AT NIGHT GETTING CALLS FROM FOLKS ABOUT FIREWORKS AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT A HOME OR HOME

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WOULD BE SET ON FIRE. IT'S AMAZING THAT WE HAVE TO EVERY YEAR DURING JULY 4TH GO THROUGH THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND JUST SIT THERE AND NOT OUR HEADS.

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BUT I THINK BEFORE SOMETHING BECOMES SERIOUSLY LIKE A HOME CATCHING FIRE THAT THIS COUNCIL NEED TO ACT.

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AND I PUT THIS FORWARD WITH ALL SERIOUSNESS BECAUSE A 4TH OF JULY NIGHT FIREWORKS ARE GOING CRAZY. UH, I WENT OUT AND TALKED TO

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SOME YOUTH ABOUT 20 OF THEM AND ONE OF THE UH PERSONS THERE STOOD UP AND SAID I'M THE ADULT HERE AND I'M THE MOTHER OF MANY OF THESE KIDS. I SAID YOU ARE THE ONE

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RESPONSIBLE. AND SHE SAID, I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I WENT HOUSE GOT A BIG GREEN BAG THE NEXT MORNING THEY CLEANED UP ALL OF THE FIREWORKS ,UH, RESIDUE THAT WAS LEFT ON

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THEIR EGGS. AND SO I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO WORK TO, UH ,AS A DETERRENT TO THESE ILLEGAL FIREWORKS AND THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

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THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILMAN DIVISION COUNCILOR HERE. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEPEN, COUNCILOR. SANTANA, COUNCILOR.

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WEBER. CONSTABLE. ROWLAND, PLEASE OUT THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET 1332 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. MADAM CLERK.

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COUNCILORS. UH, YES. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1333.. GOOD 1333 COMING. SO FLYNN, OFFER THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS

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THE IMPACTS OF RECENT BOSTON PUBLIC. SCHOOLS UM PERSONNEL CUTS ON STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

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MAY I ADD COUNCIL MEJIA AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR MEJIA SO ADDED. MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR MURPHY. ? >> SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COMES FROM MURPHY'S ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. WITH THE RECENT VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE BPA BUDGET, HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND OTHER

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FRONTLINE WORKERS EDUCATORS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LOSE THEIR JOBS. THESE DEDICATED AND COMPASSIONATE WORKERS PROVIDE CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICES TO

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MANY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN BOSTON. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. AS WE REFLECT ON THIS TERRIBLE INJUSTICE AND THE IMPACT THIS

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WILL HAVE ON DPS EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL, WE ALSO MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE POTENTIAL EFFECT AND CONSEQUENCES IT WILL

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HAVE DIRECTLY ON STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO BY LAW. BY FEDERAL LAW, INDIVIDUALS WOULD AND STUDENTS AND

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INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES UM PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTRY. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

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ACT GOVERNS HOW STATES PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDING INFANTS, TODDLERS AND CHILDREN

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IN GRADE SCHOOL AND MASSACHUSETTS. ALL STUDENTS ARE ENTITLED TO A FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT,

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MEANING THAT ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE PERMITTED TO SERVICES LIKE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY,

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BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDING DEADLINE EXTENSIONS.

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THESE PERSONNEL CUTS MAY RESULT IN DEVASTATING IMPACTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND LET ME REPHRASE THAT THEY WILL RESULT IN DEVASTATING IMPACT

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FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE ABSENCE OF PARAPROFESSIONALS, ALL STUDENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES MAY FACE DIFFICULTIES WITH CLASSROOM

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SUPPORT, ACCESSING RESOURCES, ACCOMMODATIONS AND ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A DECLINE IN ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS WITH THE PROJECTED LOSS OF SEVERAL

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HUNDRED EMPLOYEES, IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDS THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS FOR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS.

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IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT WAS LIKELY 400 UM PERSONNEL AT WOULD BE IMPACTED. I THINK IT'S MUCH LARGER THAN THAT. I THINK IT MIGHT BE 500.

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THOSE ARE 500 FAMILIES, BUT THERE ARE ALSO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THAT WON'T GET THE NEEDED CRITICAL SERVICES THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO BY LAW.

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LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN BY FEDERAL LAW, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE A RIGHT TO THE SAME EDUCATION AS EVERYBODY ELSE. THAT'S BY FEDERAL LAW. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

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THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MEJIA. COUNSELOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR ADDING ME TO THIS HEARING ORDER. YOU KNOW. I VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET

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BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THE SIGNIFICANT STAFF CUTS TO STUDENTS FACING POSITIONS WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT ALL STUDENTS ,MOST ESPECIALLY OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL. >> NEEDS.

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OUR MULTI AND OUR. MULTI LINGUAL LEARNERS THE BTU TEACHERS PARAS AND OTHER SCHOOL STAFF, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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SOUNDED THE ALARM FOR MONTHS YET THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SOME OF OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES . APPROVED THE BUDGET ANYWAYS. HISTORICALLY BOSTON HAS BEEN A LEADER IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

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BUT ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN WARNING THAT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN WEAKENING WITH PERSONNEL CUTS. UM AND IN THE LAST BUDGET OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WHO ARE NOW SUPPORTING THEM WITH FEWER

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COLLEAGUES AND RESOURCES THAN EVER BEFORE. >> WILL SUFFER. WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF THESE PERSONNEL CUTS UH, WILL HAVE ON STUDENTS WITH

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DISABILITIES AND DEVELOP A LONG TERM PLAN TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND HAVING THE CONVERSATION. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO NOTE

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THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE THESE CONVERSATIONS, NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO START REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE BUDGET PROCESS NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING ALL THE RIGHT

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STAKEHOLDERS UM IN THE CONVERSATION. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING JUST THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MURPHY. COUNSELOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

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THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR. INCLUDING ME. COUNCILOR ME HERE IN THIS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AND THANK YOU FOR THE WAY YOU WORDED IT TO DISCUSS THE IMPACTS. I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD MANY

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CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE JOB LOSS OF HUNDREDS. THE LAST ARTICLE HAD IT AT 560 JOBS LOST FOR SEPTEMBER. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.

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AND I KNOW THERE WAS A HEARING AT THE LAST MEETING THAT I DIDN'T THINK SHOULD GO IN WAYS AND MEANS. I'M HOPING THIS GOES INTO EDUCATION WHERE WE CAN REALLY TALK ABOUT THE DIRECT NEGATIVE

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IMPACT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON OUR STUDENTS WHO NEED THESE SUPPORTS THE MOST AND ALWAYS CARING AND TALKING ABOUT THE LOSS OF JOBS THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO BE LOSING.

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BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AND HEARING DIRECTLY AND HOPEFULLY THIS HEARING COUNCILOR FLYNN UM IS HAPPENS BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR. STARTS OR BEFORE OUR STUDENTS

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COME BACK TO OUR CLASSROOMS THAT WE ON THIS COUNCIL ARE ABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO ADVOCATE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEACHERS, OUR PRINCIPALS, OUR PARENTS

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ESPECIALLY OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN GET THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNSELOR. CULPEPER. COUNSELOR. DURKAN. COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. COUNSELOR.

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LOUIJEUNE. COUNSELOR. PEPEN. CONSCIOUS. FONTANA. COUNSELOR. WEBER AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR DOCKET UH DOCKET NUMBER 1333

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WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1334. DOCKET 1334. COUNSELOR PEPPER AND ALL FOR

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THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF HVAC UPDATES IN THE IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPPER AND COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

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I LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD YOURSELF COUNCILOR BREADON AS A CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNSELOR FITZGERALD AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. SO CANTABRIANS ADDED AS A

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SECOND AND HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS COUNSELOR WORRELL NO. OH, FITZGERALD. FITZGERALD I BEG YOUR PARDON, COUNSELOR FITZGERALD AS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU. BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS MADE.

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SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN UPGRADING HVAC SYSTEMS ACROSS SCHOOL BUILDINGS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. BUT WE DID. HOW WE WILL HELP SO MUCH SO WHY

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DON'T WE HURRY? YEAH YEAH. COME BACK TO YOU. RANDY IS HERE.

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WITH US. >> WE?

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WE ARE NOW BACK IN SESSION. UH, WE WILL GO BACK TO, UH, COUNCILOR PEPEN. UH, DOCKET NUMBER 1334. UH, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I'LL JUST GIVE.

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IF YOU'D LIKE TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS AGAIN. THAT MIGHT BE GOOD. YEAH. >> UM. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. UM. >> SORRY. >> UM, WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOU AS A SECOND CO-SPONSOR.

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I'M AT IT. THANK YOU. AND THEN YOU ASK TO, UH, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD THERE'S A THIRD. SO THERE WAS NO I DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR ANY OBJECTION TO COUNCIL FITZGERALD IS ADDED AS A THIRD. YEAH. >> YOU HAVE UM.

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ALSO WISHING THAT OUR COLLEAGUE IS OKAY. THANK YOU. >> UM. >> BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT. PROGRESS IN UPGRADING HVAC SYSTEMS ACROSS SCHOOL BUILDINGS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. HOWEVER, EIGHT BUILDINGS REMAIN

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WITHOUT FULL BUILDING AIR CONDITIONING AND TEMPERATURES REACHED OVER 90 DEGREES IN SOME CLASSROOMS DURING THE LAST MONTH OF SCHOOL. TWO OF THOSE SCHOOLS OUT OF THE

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EIGHT ARE IN MY DISTRICT THE MOZART AND THE BATES. UM. A GOOD AMOUNT OF PARENTS REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE WITH CONCERNS OF THE TEMPERATURES THAT THE CLASSROOMS REACHED DURING SOME OF THE WARMER DAYS

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AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. UM, MY INTENTION WITH THIS HEARING IS TO OFFER THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICIALS THE OPPORTUNITY. TO EXPLAIN. THE TIMELINE FOR HVAC UPGRADES ACROSS THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS

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TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS LEADING UP BEFORE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILOR. UH, CULPEPER, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING THE CHAIR FOR US TWO MINUTES FOR THIS I I'M A SECOND

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SPONSOR ON THIS. I THINK THEY ALLOW ME TO SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES.

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IT'S THIS ONE HERE. COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. MR CHAIR. GOT IT.

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THANK YOU. UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE FORWARD AND FOR ADDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. MANY FACILITIES ARE VERY OLD AND AS THE CLIMATE CONTINUES TO

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GROW HOTTER AND MORE UNPREDICTABLE, WE NEED TO. >> HAVE. A PLAN. >> FOR. THE STATUS OF HVAC SYSTEMS REMAINS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR OUR FACILITIES. THE JACKSON MANN SCHOOL BUILDING IN ALLSTON WAS

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DECLARED ON IT ON UM AND ON ON AN INAPPROPRIATE FOR ITS INTENDED USE IN LARGE PART DUE TO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OF THE HVAC SYSTEM. HVAC IMPROVEMENTS APPEARED IN

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THE CAPITAL BUDGET DECADES AGO, BUT ACTION WAS NEVER TAKEN AND THE SCHOOL WAS FORCED TO CLOSE AS A RESULT. ADDRESSING HVAC CHALLENGES WILL REQUIRE COORDINATION AMONG MANY DEPARTMENTS.

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HVAC UPGRADES MUST BE INTEGRATED INTO A BROADER CAPITAL PLANNING ELECTRICAL MODEL AND MODERNIZATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY, EXTREME HEAT

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AFFECTS STUDENTS ABILITY TO FOCUS, RETAIN INFORMATION AND PERFORM ACADEMICALLY. EVERY STUDENT DESERVES A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO LEARN. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT

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FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHERE AS MANY OF THEM HAVE TEMPER TANTRUM TEMPERATURE REGULATION ISSUES. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING HOW A BUILDING HOW TO BUILD AND

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MAINTAIN A SPACE WHERE EVERY STUDENT AN EDUCATOR HAS. ACCESS TO A SAFE AND TEMPERATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR KILPATRICK

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. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CULPEPER AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR PENN FOR HAVING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. THIS ONE'S PERSONAL FOR ME AS MY KIDS GO TO A SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING

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AND OBVIOUSLY JUST MISSED UH, WITH THE LATE SCHOOL YEAR THEY JUST MISSED IT BY A WEEK OF HAVING 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE. UH, AND WHAT THAT COULD HAVE DONE, UH, TO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR MY CHILDREN AND

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EVERYONE'S CHILDREN INSIDE. UM, SO I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR PEPEN BRINGING UP THE FACT OF JUST ASKING THE ADMINISTRATION AND FOLKS AT THE ,UH, WHAT THE TIMELINE IS AND WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE MEANTIME TO MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE DIDN'T. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAMES? COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. OH, COUNCIL. SANTANA.

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THAT'S A WEBER. SO WE'RE WELL. AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1334 WILL BE

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REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

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THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UM, MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 13351335? COUNCILOR FLYNN OFFERED THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING

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TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE BLACKSTONE POOL AND INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING STUDY ON REPAIRS. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY. FLYNN COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

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MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD HAS ADDED AS A SECOND. IN MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR CULPEPER PLEASE. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS.

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CONFLICT PRESENTED AS THE THIRD . AND JUST I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE BLACKSTONE POOL IS IS IN THE SOUTH AND IT'S BY MYSELF.

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COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND UM COUNCILOR CULPEPER WANT TO THANK WANT TO THANK BOTH OF THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH AND THE BLACKSTONE COMMUNITY CENTER IN BOSTON. PUBLIC SCHOOL.

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HAS HISTORICALLY. SERVED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THE SOUTH END IN ROXBURY, INCLUDING ACROSS THE STREET IS

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VILLA VICTORIA AND UH, ACROSS FROM THAT IS THE BERKELEY APARTMENTS. IT HAS BEEN CLOSED INDEFINITELY. DUE TO. STRUCTURAL ISSUES.

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DRAIN LINE FAILURE, GROUNDWATER INTRUSION. OF THE 18 POOLS OPERATED BY. BC. >> BCF AND OR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NINE WILL CLOSE TO THE SUMMER OF 2025 SIGNIFICANTLY

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LIMITING ACCESS TO SWIM LESSONS, SWIM LESSONS AND RECREATIONAL WATER ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE VITAL FOR UM HEALTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, EXERCISE AND

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THE SUMMER OF 20 20 2026. 16 OF THE. >> 18 POOLS HAVE SINCE REOPENED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BLACKSTONE SWIMMING POOL AND THE MIRABELLA SWIMMING POOL. THE CITY OF BOSTON FY 27

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THROUGH 31 CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDES $500,000 TO THE BLACKSTONE SCHOOL STUDY, WHICH WILL DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF MAJOR RENOVATIONS AT THE

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SCHOOL AND POOL. A COMPLETE RENOVATION WILL TAKE YEARS. HOWEVER, THIS POOL CLOSURE CONTINUES TO WORSEN DISPARITIES

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AND EXPOSURE TO HOTTER SUMMERS AND DENIES ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. >> FOR. COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS. WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT 100

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DEGREE DAYS IN DPS AND JUNE 2026, THE CITY COUNCIL HELD THE HEARING ON THE OVERALL CONDITION OF BCF POOLS WHERE BP'S INFORMED THE BODY THAT

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REOPENING THE BLACKSTONE WOULD REQUIRE A FULL EXCAVATION TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL SCOPE OF DAMAGE AND MAY BE IN MAJOR RENOVATIONS TO BC WAY

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OF BLACKSTONE. IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE BLACKSTONE POOL UNDERGO AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING STUDY ON HOW TO FIX THE POOL. IN MY OPINION, FAILURE TO

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INVEST THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES IN THE BLACKSTONE SCHOOL IS AN ISSUE OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE. I WANT TO ENSURE THAT MY

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CONSTITUENTS CONSTITUENTS IN THE SOUTH AND ROXBURY HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AS OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. I WANT TO SEE HOW WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE THE KIDS FROM THE SOUTH

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END IN ROXBURY THE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A SWIMMING POOL AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND AND TAKE SWIMMING LESSONS. I THINK THIS IS AN.

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ISSUE ABOUT EQUAL JUSTICE AND ENSURING THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES AS OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZING NOISES.

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COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR ADDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR HERE KNOWING AGAIN WITH COUNCILOR CULPEPER, MYSELF AND COUNCILOR FLYNN REPRESENTING A LARGE SWATH

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OF THE SOUTH END, UM, THAT THESE ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO USE THIS POOL AND HAVE EVERY RIGHT UH AND ABILITY THAT SHOULD HAVE THAT ABILITY UH TO HAVE THAT AMENITY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. UH AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO

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HAVING THE BLACKSTONE POOL REOPENED, UH, AND HOPEFULLY GET THESE REPAIRS UNDERWAY. UH. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I LIKE TO

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ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE REMARKS FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. WE RECENTLY HAD THAT HEARING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SWIMMING POOLS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.

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IT SAID THAT BLACKSTONE WILL NOT BE PART OF THE GOOD TIMES, THE TRAINING, THE SWIMMING MEETS THAT THEY'LL HAVE AT THE DIFFERENT POOLS. I THINK THEY DESERVE IT AND I THINK THE SOONER THEY CAN GET

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IT DONE THE BETTER IT WOULD BE FOR THE STUDENTS OF BLACKSTONE . HOPEFULLY IT CAN BE DONE SOON. AGAIN COUNCILOR FINN. THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING THAT RESOLUTION. AND UH. >> TO MY.

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COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. UM. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR. UH LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEPEN. HUNTER.

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SANTANA. CONSTABLE. WEBER. CRUNCHER WORRELL AND PLEASE, UH, THE CHAIR DOCKET UH 1335 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

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READ DOCKET? COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1336? ADOPTED 1336 COUNCILOR FLYNN AND FOR THE FOLLOWING.

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ORDER FOR HEARING TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON CITY REVENUES IN THE EVENT THAT BOSTON RECEIVE AN UNFAVORABLE, FAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE COURT JUDGMENT ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

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ASSESSMENTS. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE CITY OF BOSTON IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT WITH A GROUP OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

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OWNERS OVER ALLEGED INFLATION OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VALUES. WHILE THE LAWSUIT IS ONGOING IN COURT, THERE COULD BE MAJOR IMPACTS TO BOSTON'S ASSESSING

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PRACTICES AND GENERATED REVENUES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON . IF BOSTON DOES NOT WIN THE CASE IN THE EVENT THAT BOSTON DOES NOT WIN THE CASE, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION

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WHAT IMPACT IT HAS ON THE CITY OF BOSTON IN OUR FINANCES. IN DECEMBER 2025, A GROUP OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS ENTERED INTO A LAWSUIT WITH THE

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CITY OF BOSTON ALLEGING THAT THE CITY HAD IMPLEMENTED A POLICY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE FILED FOR AN ABATEMENT AND APPEAL TO THE ATB. THEY DESCRIBED IT AS

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RETALIATORY. IN MAY 2026, SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT DENIED THE CITY OF BOSTON'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE LAWSUIT. WHILE THE LITIGATION IS ONGOING

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,THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ON THE CITY OF BOSTON SHOULD BE DISCUSSED. WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE

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IMPLICATIONS WOULD BE IF ANY. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON BOSTON'S REVENUE. IT'S CRITICAL THAT BOSTON IN

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PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED WITH TRANSPARENCY AND THERE SHOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL IS TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROCESS.

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I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE MORE. ENGAGED IN. THIS PRACTICE AND LEARNING, ESPECIALLY LEARNING ABOUT ASSESSING DEPARTMENT, THE

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CRITICAL WORK THEY PLAY, THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON TAXES IN THE CITY. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO LEARN THAT IF THERE IS A NEGATIVE, UH, RULING BY THE

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COURT THAT WE CAN HAVE A RESPECTFUL CONVERSATION ON WHAT IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE CITY FINANCES, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

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THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. UH, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR. UH. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD LOUIJEUNE MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEPEN. CONTRA SANTANA. CONSTABLE.

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WEBER. CONSTABLE. EARL AND PLEASE OF THE CHAIR. DOCKET NUMBER 1336 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

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READ DOCKET 1337? DOCKET 1337 COUNCILOR PEPPER AND WHETHER OR FOR AN OFFER THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR HEARING TO DISCUSS THE FULFILLMENT

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OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS FUNDED BY THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES. AND ADD. >> COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AS A. THIRD UH AS A THIRD.

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SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCILOR UH LOUIJEUNE ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU. >> APPLICANTS FOR. CERTAIN BUILDING PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY AND CREATE BENEFITS FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY

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AS PART AS THEIR REVIEW PROCESS . THESE INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO OPEN SPACES IN THE PUBLIC REALM, JOBS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HOWEVER, THE PRODUCTION OF THESE COMMUNITY BENEFITS CAN

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FACE UNCLEAR TIMELINES OR NOT BE COMPLETED AT ALL. THIS HEARING WILL DISCUSS THE STATUS OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE PROCESS FOR COMPLETING THEM ON SCHEDULE AND SEEING WHAT CAN

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BE DONE TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITIES GET WHAT. >> THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, YEAH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH. THE, UM, COUNCILOR PREPARED FOR

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FOR ADDING ME ON TO THIS. UH, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN DISTRICT SIX. UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S SEVERAL PROJECTS, UH, TRYING TO GET THE DEVELOPERS TO COMPLY WITH THE

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PROMISED COMMUNITY BENEFITS. UM, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I'M JUST. KEEPING IT. >> THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. >> AND I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL WRITTEN FOR, UM FOR

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ADDING ME. UM, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN DOING WORK ON THIS ISSUE. UM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S ISSUES WITH DATABASES TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND SO I'M JUST GLAD TO BE ON IT AND LOOK

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FORWARD TO WORKING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE . WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. SANTANA.

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COUNSELOR. MORALE. AND PLEASE HAVE THE CHAIR. UH, DOCKET NUMBER 1337 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.

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UM, I'M GOING TO CALL ON MY COLLEAGUE AGAIN.

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MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE DOCKET? DOCKET 1338. COUNCILOR BREDON OR FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS REESTABLISHING A POST OFFICE LOCATION IN AUSTIN

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. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON. COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS HEARING ORDER TO DISCUSS THE URGENT NEED TO REESTABLISH, UH,

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A U.S. POSTAL SERVICE LOCATION IN AUSTIN. AUSTIN'S POSTAL BRANCH POST OFFICE BRANCH WAS CLOSED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. UH, WHEN THE BUILDING WAS LOCATED IN A BUILDING THAT WAS

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DEEMED STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND. UH, FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, THE NEARLY 331 SO NEARLY 32,000 RESIDENTS OF AUSTIN HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A NEIGHBORHOOD POST

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OFFICE FORCING FAMILIES, SENIORS, STUDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO RELY ON A SINGLE LOCATION IN BRIGHTON CENTER. IN JUNE 2025, USPS SENT A LETTER TO MAIL CONFIRMING THE

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FINAL DECISION TO REESTABLISH A POST OFFICE BRANCH IN ALLSTON AFTER A FULLY NEGOTIATED LEASE WITH A NEW DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE PREVIOUS POST OFFICE SITE.

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IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR MY OFFICE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM USPS STATING THAT THEY HAD DECIDED TO TEMPORARILY PAUSE LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE FACILITY WHILE IT FURTHER REVIEWS THE

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OPERATIONAL NEEDS IN ALLSTON. THIS ABRUPT REVERSAL IS AN UNCONSCIONABLE, UNACCEPTABLE BROKEN PROMISE AND TO THE ALLSTON BRIGHTON COMMUNITY. I'M CALLING FOR A HEARING TODAY

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TO ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM USPS THE DEVELOPER THAT IS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY SECURED A COMMITMENT FROM USPS CITY OFFICIALS REGARDING THE DELAY AND TO IDENTIFY NEXT STEPS.

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RESTORING A POST OFFICE IN AUSTIN IS ABOUT EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND ENSURING EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ACCESS TO THIS ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE. I HOPE THIS HEARING BRING UH

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HELPS BRING ALL PARTIES BACK TO THE TABLE TO SEE IF WE CAN FINALLY DELIVER ON THE COMMITMENT THAT WAS MADE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALLSTON. I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS HEARING AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.

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WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COSTELLO. NOISE IN COUNCIL. MURPHY. COUNCILOR PEPPING COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. WEBER.

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COUNCILOR. WILL WILL PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1338 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PILOT AGREEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL

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AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. COULD. >> THANK YOU,

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COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UM, MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 13390. DID I JUMP AHEAD TOO FAR?

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NO DOCKET 1339 COUNCILOR CULPEPER OR FOR THE FALLEN ORDER FOR A HEARING REGARDING HOUSING VOUCHER DISCRIMINATION AND FAIR HOUSING AND CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN BOSTON.

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CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR WU AROUND. IT'S A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. CONCERNED WELL SO ADDED.

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THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT BOSTON CONTINUES TO FACE A HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS BUT AFFORDABILITY ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH IF RESIDENTS WHO

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LAWFULLY QUALIFY FOR HOUSING ARE STILL DENIED EQUAL ACCESS BECAUSE OF WHO THEY ARE OR HOW THEY PAY THEIR RENT. FAIR HOUSING IS A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE AND EVERY RESIDENT SHOULD

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HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS SAFE, STABLE HOUSING REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE OR WHETHER THEY RELY ON A HOUSING VOUCHER. RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE

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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION TESTING PROGRAM AND THE BOSTON FOUNDATION FOUND TROUBLING EVIDENCE THAT DISCRIMINATION REMAINS WIDESPREAD IN THE

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GREATER BOSTON RENTAL MARKET. THE REPORT FOUND EVIDENCE OF VOUCHER BASED DISCRIMINATION IN 86% OF TESTS AND RACE BASED

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DISCRIMINATION IN 71% OF TESTS, WITH WINNERS RECEIVING DIFFERENT TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THE HOUSING SEARCH PROCESS FROM INITIAL INQUIRIES AND APARTMENT SHOWINGS TO APPLICATIONS AND

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FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATION. THIS HEARING IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN BOSTON, EVALUATE WHETHER OUR CURRENT ENFORCEMENT TOOLS ARE

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SUFFICIENT AND IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL STEPS THE CITY CAN TAKE TO STRENGTHEN FAIR HOUSING ,EDUCATION, TESTING, ENFORCEMENT AND COORDINATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS.

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WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EXPANDING ACCESS TO HOUSING AND COMBATING SEGREGATION AND COMBATING SEGREGATION. THEN WE MUST ALSO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS WHO HAVE HOUSING

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VOUCHERS OR OTHER LAWFUL SOURCES OF INCOME ARE NOT UNLAWFULLY DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CHOOSING. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

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THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WARD COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UH, FRENCH ANDERSON IS HERE IN ORDER AND ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

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UH, WE KNOW RESIDENTS ARE STILL FACING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN OUR CITY AND IT'S OUR OBLIGATION AS A CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE COMBATING THAT DISCRIMINATION A PRIORITY IN OUR ACTIONS, NOT JUST IN OUR

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VALUE STATEMENTS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE FILED A HEARING ORDER EARLIER THIS YEAR TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES AND HOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS FAIR IN

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ACHIEVING THE GOALS LAID OUT IN THE ORIGINAL AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING ASSESSMENT. THAT ASSESSMENT WAS PUT TOGETHER IN 2016 BY A DEDICATED TEAM OF HOUSING EXPERTS AND

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ADVOCATES CALLED THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO OUTLINE HOW THE CITY MUST AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OUR RESIDENTS. THAT ASSESSMENT SHEDS LIGHT ON DISCRIMINATION IN OUR CITY WITH

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STEPS OUTLINED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. IN 2020, BOSTON BECAME THE FIRST MAJOR CITY IN THE NATION TO INCLUDE FAIR HOUSING REQUIREMENTS IN THE ZONING CODE THAT MANDATE DEVELOPERS TO

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TAKE SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT AND ENSURE EQUITABLE HOUSING ACCESS. AS A COUNCIL LAST YEAR WE VOTED 11 NO IN FAVOR OF STRENGTHENING AND PROTECTING OUR FAMILY

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FURTHER IN FAIR HOUSING IDEALS. SO LET'S FOLLOW THROUGH AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCILOR WORRELL WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR.

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PEPEN. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. CONSTABLE. WEBER. AND PLEASE, UH THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. DOCKET 1339 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT

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ADVANCEMENT. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1340? DOCKET 1340 COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A

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HEARING TO EXAMINE THE CIVIL RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF RAPID TRANSIT INEQUITIES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM CHAIR.

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MAY DAKAR 1341 BE READ ALONG SIDE 1340. UM CERTAINLY YOU CAN READ THEM TOGETHER BUT WHEN IT COMES TO UH ADDING CO-SPONSORS OR WHATEVER WE'LL WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AS WE GO. SO THANK YOU.

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MADAM PRESIDENT. GOOD. 1341 COUNCILOR CULPEPER OFFERED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EVALUATING EVALUATING THE ORANGE LINE EXTENSION ALONG BLUE HILL

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AVENUE. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR AS WELL AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. ON DOCKET.

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1340 1340. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND 1341 OKAY. UH, COUNCILOR WORRELL IS SO

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ADDED TO DOCKET 1340 AND 1341. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ACCESS TO RELIABLE, HIGH SPEED ,HIGH CAPACITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS FUNDAMENTALLY

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A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE BECAUSE IT DETERMINES WHETHER RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, CHILD CARE AND ECONOMIC

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OPPORTUNITY WHEN SOME NEIGHBORS RECEIVE SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IN RAPID TRANSIT WHILE OTHERS WAIT DECADES FOR PROMISE IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ASK WHETHER

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THOSE DECISIONS HAVE PRODUCED DISPARATE IMPACTS OR WHETHER EVERY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AFFORDED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO WHEN THE

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ORANGE LINE WAS RELOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR, RESIDENTS LAUNCHED RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE ALONG WASHINGTON STREET WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT COMPARABLE RAIL SERVICE WOULD REPLACE IT.

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THAT PROMISE, MADAM PRESIDENT AND MY COLLEAGUES, HAS NEVER BEEN FULLY REALIZED AND TODAY THE CORRIDOR REMAINS ONE OF THE BUSIEST BUS CORRIDORS IN THE COMMONWEALTH WHILE CONTINUING

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TO LACK THE PERMANENT RAPID TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE FOUND ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINUED INVESTING IN MAJOR RAIL

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PROJECTS ELSEWHERE, INCLUDING THE COMPLETION OF THE RED LINE EXTENSION TO ALEWIFE IN 1985. THE RELOCATION OF THE ORANGE LINE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR STATIONS IN

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1987, THE OPENING OF THE SILVER LINE WATERFRONT IN 2004, THE OPENING OF ASSEMBLY STATION ON THE ORANGE LINE IN 2014 WHEN THE COMPLETION OF THE GREEN

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LINE EXTENSION TO SOMERVILLE AND MEDFORD BEGINNING IN 2022 WELL EACH OF THESE PROJECTS SERVED IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THEY ALSO ILLUSTRATE THAT TRANSFORMATIONAL RAIL

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INVESTMENTS HAVE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD IN OTHER PARTS OF GREATER BOSTON, WHILE COMMUNITIES ALONG BLUE HILL AVENUE HAVE CONTINUED WAITING FOR THE RAPID TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS THEY WERE PROMISED.

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THIS HEARING IS NOT ABOUT THE MISSION DIMINISHING INVESTMENTS MADE ELSEWHERE. IT IS ABOUT ASKING WHETHER THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAPID TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES HAS BEEN EQUITABLE

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. IT IS ABOUT ASKING WHETHER THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAPID TRANSFER AND FOR STRUCTURE OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES HAS BEEN EQUITABLE .

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IT IS ABOUT ASKING WHETHER THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAPID TRANSIT SED INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES HAS BEEN EQUITABLE. WHETHER HISTORIC PLANNING DECISIONS HAVE HAD A DISPARATE

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IMPACT ON PROTECTED COMMUNITIES AND WHAT STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS ADVANCE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY RATHER THAN REINFORCE

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LONGSTANDING DISPARITIES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WORRELL. I'M ASSUMING YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO BOTH THESE DONKEYS THAT YOU'RE A CO-SPONSOR? YES. >> UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

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UM, AND I JUST URGE EVERYONE, UM, ESPECIALLY MY COLLEAGUES TO LOOK UP THE MBTA MAP OVERLAID ON TOP OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. WHAT YOU SEE IS A GAP THAT

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COVERS A LARGE PORTION OF ROXBURY, DORCHESTER AND MATTAPAN CANNOT HELP US SEE THIS GAP IN TRANSIT AND CONNECT IT TO THE GAPS IN WAGES, THE

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GAPS IN EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, IN THE GAPS IN HEALTH OUTCOMES. SOME FOLKS THINK DOUBLING DOWN ON DIESEL BUSSES IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL SOLVE ALL

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THIS, BUT OUR COMMUNITY IS ASKING WHAT SO MANY OTHER BOSTON COMMUNITIES HAVE A ONE SEAT RIDE DOWNTOWN ON RAIL NOT A CENTER RUNNING BUSTLING TO NOWHERE.

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WE'RE BEING ASKED TO GIVE UP PARKING AND ANY NEW HOUSING. WE'RE BEING ASKED TO GIVE UP PARKING AND SOME OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICTS. AND THEN WE'RE TOLD THAT OUR ONLY OPTION IS A BUS RATHER

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THAN A TRAIN. THIS GAP IS A PAINFUL REMINDER OF DECADES OF RACIAL INJUSTICE IN BOSTON. WE NEED TO THINK BIG AND GRAND TO SOLVE IT, AND WE CAN'T PUT A

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CEILING ON THE PRICE FOR COLLECTIVE INVESTMENTS. THE LACK OF CAPITAL PLANNING AND FUNDING IS HOLDING BACK GENERATION AFTER GENERATION. SO I THANK COUNCIL CULPEPER

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AGAIN WITH PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. IT'S IMPERATIVE WE PROVIDE TRANSIT EQUITY AND FIX THIS TRANSIT GAP FOR THE FUTURE OF BLACK BOSTONIANS. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL.

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UH, I SEE COUNCILOR PEPEN AND COUNCILOR UH, FLYNN'S LIGHT ON UM, IF IF A DOCKET IS THE HEARING ORDER IS IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO DOCKET NUMBER 1341.

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UM. IT'S KIND OF. INFORMATION OVERLOAD ON EITHER OF THESE TODAY. I'M ASKING FOR BOTH OF THEM TO BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS. OKAY. >> THANK YOU.

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>> NO VOTING. UH, WE'LL HAVE NO FURTHER NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FLYNN. BUT COULD I COULD I STILL SPEAK

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ON 1341 SINCE IT ORIGINALLY CAME IN AS A AS A RESOLUTION? UM, I THINK UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE'VE ALL HAD A CHALLENGING AFTERNOON. I WILL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES.

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COUNCILOR FLYNN AND I WILL ALSO GIVE THE SAME PRIVILEGE TO A COUNSELOR. THANK YOU. >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU. JUST BECAUSE IT WAS, UM, ON ON 1341 HAS A RESOLUTION. WE DO HAVE THE UNDER THE LAW WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK ON

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IT. UM, IF THE IF A VOTE DOES TAKE. PLACE WITH THE WITH THE RESOLUTION BUT. MY POINT MY POINT IS I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL CULPEPER COUNCIL WE'RE

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ALL FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT FORWARD. I THINK AS A DISTRICT COUNCILOR COUNCIL CULPEPER AND AS A DISTRICT COUNCIL COUNCILOR

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WE'RE ALL THEY KNOW THEIR COMMUNITIES BEST. THEY LISTEN TO THEIR RESIDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY UNDERSTAND THE TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES IN

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THEIR PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK WHEN A DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL SPEAKS ON A PARTICULAR ISSUE, I THINK IT HAS INCREDIBLE WEIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE THE CLOSEST PEOPLE TO

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THE PUBLIC. THAT THE CLOSEST PEOPLE TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS. SO I DO SUPPORT THEM ON THIS RESOLUTION ON THIS HEARING ORDER AND SUPPORT WHAT THEY'RE

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WHAT THEY'RE ASKING. AND I THINK WHAT THEY'RE ASKING IS UM, RESPECT AND DIGNITY FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO A

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CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR. UM, COUNCILOR PEPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ALSO WANTED TO RISE JUST TO

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THANK COUNCILOR CULPEPER AND COUNCIL MORRELL FOR, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE BLUE OFF. CONVERSATION HAS. >> NOT BEEN EASY. UM, I REPRESENT ABOUT 1.4 MILES OF IT FROM MATTAPAN SQUARE TO

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MORTON STREET AND I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING FROM PEOPLE AGAINST THE PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF IT. UM, HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT BUSINESSES, HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HURT OTHERS. UM, WHAT I WANTED TO PROVIDE AS

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PART OF THE CONVERSATION IS THAT WHAT'S VERY FUNNY ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS THAT WE USED TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL STREETCARS RUNNING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE WAY TO ALGONQUIN

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SQUARE FROM THE 1890S TO 1955, AND IT JUST SHOWS THAT DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE OVER 70 YEARS AGO ARE NOW NEGATIVELY IMPACTING US BECAUSE THEY DECIDED TO GET RID OF THE

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STREETCARS, ADD MORE LANES FOR CARS AND WE NOW SEE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO HAVE STREETCARS OR MORE LIKE THE GREEN LINE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE PEOPLE REALLY LOVE THAT.

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AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THERE WAS A HUGE DISINVESTMENT IN TO THIS PART OF THE CITY. AND I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE COURAGEOUS WHEN I'M NOT JUST SPEAKING HERE ABOUT BLUE HILL, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT.

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN GENERAL. WE HAVE TO BE COURAGEOUS ABOUT THE INVESTMENT OF IT. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR IT MORE. UM, I HEAR RESIDENTS IN HYDE PARK ASKING FOR ORANGE LINE EXTENSION DOWN HYDE PARK AVENUE.

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I HEAR PEOPLE IN ROSELAND WANTING IT TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WEST ROXBURY. UM, FOLKS IN LYNN WANT. THE BLUE LINE. I THERE'S THERE'S SO MUCH POTENTIAL THAT WE CAN DO AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN USE THIS

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SPECIFIC CONVERSATION TO REALIZE WHAT A BENEFIT IT IS TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, UM, SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT FACING THE CONSEQUENCES AS WAS MADE 70 YEARS AGO. SO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

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THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO DOCKET 1340? THE HEARING ORDER FOR, UM THE HEARING ORDER FOR UH TO EXAMINE

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CIVIL RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF RAPID TRANSIT INEQUITIES. COUNCILOR DURKAN, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR MURPHY OF PEPPER AND COUNTRY SANTANA PENSIONER.

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WEBER. AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR THIS DOCKET NUMBER 1340 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS RACIAL EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT.

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WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THERE SINCE DOCKET 1341 IS GOING TO GO DIRECTLY TO COMMITTEE? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.

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COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. KALLSTROM. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEPEN. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. WEBER. UH AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR. UM.

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SINCE THE WORDING UM, JUST THIS WAS GOING TO BE A WRITTEN. I THINK. THIS, UH, DOCKET WILL GO TO PLANNING TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT DOCKET 1341.

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THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. COUNCILOR OF CULPEPER. I RESPECTFULLY APPEAL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR TO ASSIGN

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DOCKET 1341 TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT JUST ABOUT MOVING PEOPLE. IT IS ABOUT A VEHICLE FOR OPPORTUNITY.

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HISTORICALLY, AS THIS HEARING WATER NOTES AND EQUITABLE INVESTMENTS HAVE CREATED A TRAIN DESERT IN THE HEART OF BOSTON BLACK AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THE CONTINUED FAILURE TO

514
02:17:12.557 --> 02:17:24.002
PROVIDE THIS SERVICE IS A CLEAR CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERN THAT IS PRODUCING DISPARATE IMPACTS THAT LIMIT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND HOUSING. WE MUST EXAMINE THESE DESIGN

515
02:17:24.002 --> 02:17:36.147
AND FUNDING DECISIONS THROUGH A CIVIL RIGHTS LENS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE REFLECTS THE PRINCIPLES OF RACIAL EQUITY AND EQUAL

516
02:17:36.147 --> 02:17:47.993
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. SOMETHING THAT'S NOT HAPPENING NOW AND. >> HAS. NOT HAPPENED FOR 40 YEARS. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR UM CULPEPER COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

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02:17:47.993 --> 02:17:59.838
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST RISE IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL CALLED PEPPERS REQUEST TO RECONSIDER. HE ALSO WANTED THEM READ TOGETHER BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE HE WANTS TO WORK ON THEM TOGETHER WITH HIM AND

518
02:17:59.838 --> 02:18:11.049
COUNCILOR WORRELL BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCILOR WORRELL SAID AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO EITHER YOU SHARING WITH ME OR I'LL FIND IT AFTER THIS MEETING WHEN YOU SAID WHEN YOU OVERLAY A MAP OF THE TRANSIT AND THE

519
02:18:11.049 --> 02:18:22.694
NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT'S REALLY SHOWING THE DESERT YOU SPEAK OF AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE MOST NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. SO I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE TWO ARE HEARD AND I THINK IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE FOR US AS A BODY TO HEAR THESE

520
02:18:22.694 --> 02:18:35.073
TOGETHER. SO I HOPE WE KEEP THEM IN THE SAME COMMITTEE AND AGREED THAT IT SHOULD BE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. UM.

521
02:18:35.073 --> 02:18:46.718
UM COUNCILOR LET ME SEE. COUNCILOR UH, COUNCILOR WORRELL ,YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I KNOW, UH, OUR INTENT, UM ,WAS TO HAVE THE HEARING AND

522
02:18:46.718 --> 02:18:57.729
THEN AFTERWARDS AFTER THE HEARING, UH, BRING THIS UP, UH ,FOR A A VOTE AFTER THE HEARING. UM, AND I THINK THAT IS, UM WHY WE AS, UM, SPONSORS ON THIS

523
02:18:57.729 --> 02:19:10.175
WANTED TO KEEP THEM TOGETHER, UM, AND NOT TAKE A VOTE NOW BUT HAVE THE HEARING FIRST AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH A VOTE AFTER THE HEARING. YEAH, I. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

524
02:19:10.175 --> 02:19:21.353
THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, THERE IS ART AS THE CHAIR OF PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION THERE IS ALREADY A BLUE LAB DOCKET UM, IN THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE UH, WHICH COULD BE HEARD ALONGSIDE

525
02:19:21.353 --> 02:19:33.298
THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL AS THE UH THE OTHER DOCKET. SO, UM, I DO THINK AS IT'S WRITTEN IT'S WRITTEN AS THE TRANSPORTATION DOCKET AND I UM I APPEAL TO MY COLLEAGUES UM,

526
02:19:33.298 --> 02:19:44.576
WE DO HAVE ANOTHER DOCKET FOR BLUE HAVE IN THE COMMITTEE AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET THAT SCHEDULED. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO POTENTIALLY, UH, WORKING TOGETHER UM, ON THAT.

527
02:19:44.576 --> 02:19:57.222
UH, AGAIN IT'S I HAVE NO SKIN IN THE GAME OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THERE ARE OTHER PENDING DOCKETS AND I THINK IT MAKES SENSE FOR ALL THE DOCKETS THAT ARE HEARD TO BE HEARD TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

528
02:19:57.222 --> 02:20:08.400
YOU IF YOU REMEMBER THE EXTENDED CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD OVER THE PREVIOUS DOCKET THAT COUNCILOR DURKAN IS REFERRING TO, IT WAS NOT WRITTEN IN A CIVIL RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE WITH US CIVIL RIGHT

529
02:20:08.400 --> 02:20:21.379
. UH, DISPARATE IMPACT ADDED TO IT. SO I WOULD SAY, MADAM PRESIDENT ,THAT THIS. DOCKET 1341 WAS WRITTEN AS

530
02:20:21.379 --> 02:20:33.024
COUNCIL WILL RAIL SAID TO GO ALONG WITH 1340 AND TO HAVE THE VOTE AFTER WE HAD THE HEARING ON 134I. APPRECIATE IT AND I THINK WHAT'S WHAT'S CONFUSING IS THAT

531
02:20:33.024 --> 02:20:44.869
THE TWO DOCKETS UM WERE PUT TOGETHER AND THE RESOLUTION HAS A SLIGHTLY. DIFFERENT DYNAMICS AND THEN A HEARING ORDER. SO UH, GIVEN YOUR UM.

532
02:20:44.869 --> 02:20:56.815
GIVEN YOUR ADVOCACY COUNCILOR CULPEPER I WILL SEND UH, BOTH DOCKETS TO. UM UM. THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS RACIAL EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT

533
02:20:56.815 --> 02:21:09.294
ADVANCEMENT. THANK YOU. UM, I ALSO APPRECIATE, CONSIDER AND, UM, INTENTION TO HOLD A

534
02:21:09.294 --> 02:21:22.307
HEARING ON THIS, UH, ISSUE IN THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND, UM. WE'RE WE'RE. WORKING ON IT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED FAIRLY SOON.

535
02:21:22.307 --> 02:21:34.719
UM. SO BOTH THESE DOCKETS UH, 1340 UH, WILL GO TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL EQUITY AND

536
02:21:34.719 --> 02:21:46.798
IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT AND DOCKET 1341 WILL ALSO GO TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS RACIAL EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT. THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

537
02:21:46.798 --> 02:21:59.077
READ DOCKET 1342. DOCKET 1342 COUNCILOR HAS PREPARED OR OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION CALLING CALLING ON BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FULLY PARTNER WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS

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02:21:59.077 --> 02:22:10.788
STATE FOOD. SCHOOL PROGRAM. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN CONTRA PEPEN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MAY I ADD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AS OUR SECOND CO-SPONSOR?

539
02:22:10.788 --> 02:22:22.100
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD ALSO ADDED . THANK YOU. UM, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AROUND SCHOOLS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY SINCE GETTING INTO THE CITY

540
02:22:22.100 --> 02:22:32.977
COUNCIL. UM, THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC WAS PART OF MY UH, MAIDEN SPEECH MY VERY FIRST SPEECH ON THE CITY COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN STRONGLY ADVOCATING FOR THIS FOREVER.

541
02:22:32.977 --> 02:22:42.720
I HAVE A LOT OF ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT WHERE PARENTS CONTINUOUSLY FEEL UNSAFE ABOUT JUST DRIVERS SPEEDING DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, THEIR KIDS CROSSING

542
02:22:42.720 --> 02:22:53.932
THE CROSSWALKS UM, SAFELY. WE HONOR OUR CROSSING GUARDS MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING THE RESOURCES THAT THEY DESERVE. COUNCILOR FLYNN AND I WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A LUNCHEON WITH THEM WITH THE CROSSING GUARDS UM,

543
02:22:53.932 --> 02:23:05.276
NOT TOO LONG AGO AND THANK THEM PERSONALLY FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE. THIS PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE IS A IT'S A FREE PROGRAM FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROTECTING CHILDREN

544
02:23:05.276 --> 02:23:17.622
ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM THE CLASSROOMS. JOINING THE PROGRAM COST NOTHING TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT . YET TODAY FEWER THAN 60 OUT OF THE 103 ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ARE

545
02:23:17.622 --> 02:23:27.966
ENROLLED. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE SCHOOL LEADERS HAVE TO REACH OUT INDIVIDUALLY TO THE STATE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY SIGN UP AND RECEIVE THE RESOURCES AND THE RESOURCES,

546
02:23:27.966 --> 02:23:40.078
THE TRAININGS AND ALL THE AVAILABLE TOOLS THAT THE STATE PROVIDES IN ORDER TO TEACH THEIR KIDS ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY. EVERY FAMILY IN OUR IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS BOSTON DESERVES TO KNOW THAT THEIR

547
02:23:40.078 --> 02:23:51.489
CHILDREN HAVE A SAFE WAY TO GET TO SCHOOL. SO FULL. ENROLLMENT INTO THE SAFE ALSO SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORTS THAT GOAL AND I'VE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT. UM, SHE'S VERY OPEN TO THIS.

548
02:23:51.489 --> 02:24:02.834
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS WHERE UM IT WOULD BENEFIT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT TO GET THESE RESOURCES. SO IT'S TIME THAT EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS IS RECEIVING THIS THIS

549
02:24:02.834 --> 02:24:13.211
RESOURCES. AND THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT THIS AND GET THIS RESOLUTION PASSED TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.

550
02:24:13.211 --> 02:24:24.222
THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS BILL. UH, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME NOT ONLY AS A. PARENT WHO WALKS. MY KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING . UH, BUT ALSO I BELIEVE THAT, UH, THE BUS BUDGET THAT WE HAVE

551
02:24:24.222 --> 02:24:36.100
,UH, IS EXORBITANTLY HIGH. UH, AND IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY, I THINK WE CAN CUT FROM THE BUS BUDGET GOING BACK TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. IF WE GO BACK TO LOCAL SCHOOLS THEN WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A SAFE ROUTE FOR PEOPLE TO WALK TO THOSE

552
02:24:36.100 --> 02:24:48.246
SCHOOLS. AND SO I THINK GETTING OUT AND PUTTING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE AHEAD OF TIME FOR ALL SCHOOLS WILL HELP US BE BETTER PREPARED FOR THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILOR PEPEN, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND THOUGHTS ON THAT

553
02:24:48.246 --> 02:24:59.891
ONE. UH, NO, I JUST I MEANT IT I WANT TO ADD SUSPEND THE RULES IN THAT COUNCIL. WELL, AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTION. COUNCIL IS ADDED AS A THIRD. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO

554
02:24:59.891 --> 02:25:10.768
SPEAK TO THIS AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE COUNCIL OFFLINE. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO UH COUNCILOR PEPEN AND ALSO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, UH, FOR INCLUDING ME ON THIS RESOLUTION. UH, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK

555
02:25:10.768 --> 02:25:21.045
WITH MATT MASSDOT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, UH, TO ADDRESS UNSAFE BUS ROUTES IN MY DISTRICT. AND THEY ARE A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM OVER THE PAST YEAR AND THE PROGRAM SERVED, UM, OVER

556
02:25:21.045 --> 02:25:32.123
600,000 STUDENTS AND 1300 SCHOOLS ACROSS CITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH. AND IN THEIR MOST RECENT REPORT THEY CITED NUMEROUS POSITIVE OUTCOMES ON STUDENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES NOT JUST IN REDUCE

557
02:25:32.123 --> 02:25:42.967
CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC FATALITIES BUT ALSO IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND STRENGTHENED INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AMONG STUDENTS AT THE

558
02:25:42.967 --> 02:25:53.911
CITY LEVEL. THE BOSTON CITIES PROJECT HAS FOCUSED ON PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY UM EDUCATION AS WELL. THE CITY PROGRAM IS MOSTLY FOCUS ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS,

559
02:25:53.911 --> 02:26:04.655
BUT WE KNOW THE STATE RUN PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT FOR ALL OUR SCHOOLS. MY OFFICE HAS WORKED WITH THEM AROUND SOME OF THE SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT INCLUDING THE KING TECH BOSTON AND THE CONSERVATORY LAB CHARTER SCHOOL.

560
02:26:04.655 --> 02:26:15.566
I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO TINA FOR REALLY WORKING WITH OUR SCHOOL LEADERS IN OFFERING REALISTIC AND RESPONSIVE SUPPORT AROUND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY'S NEEDS RATHER THAN A TECHNOCRATIC APPROACH TO

561
02:26:15.566 --> 02:26:27.044
PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY. I KNOW MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE PARTNERING WITH THE BOSTON SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL CHAPTER, BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY THAT ARE NOT. THIS MEANS MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT GETTING ACCESS TO FREE

562
02:26:27.044 --> 02:26:36.387
RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT COULD HAVE SUBSTANTIAL TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC SAFETY AND HEALTH BENEFITS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO CREATE A SAFE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

563
02:26:36.387 --> 02:26:48.366
CITYWIDE, I'M URGING FULL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MASSDOT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TO ALLOW EVERY STUDENT TO BENEFIT FROM SAFER AND GREATER ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL.

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02:26:48.366 --> 02:27:00.178
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. UM, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM, THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT WAS.

565
02:27:00.178 --> 02:27:11.722
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO JOIN COUNCILOR PEPEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AS HE MENTIONED IN ROXBURY WHERE THERE WAS A LUNCH TO RECOGNIZE THE CROSSING GUARDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BOSTON. I THINK THE CROSSING GUARDS

566
02:27:11.722 --> 02:27:24.135
PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR CITY. UM, I THINK THEY'RE REALLY UNSUNG HEROES AS. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. AND REALLY DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB THERE. THEY DON'T RECEIVE THE

567
02:27:24.135 --> 02:27:37.582
RECOGNITION OR THE PAY OR THE UH THE SUPPORT THAT I BELIEVE THEY. THEY THEY EARNED. UM BUT I WOULD. >> I. WOULD LIKE FOR US TO UH, MOVING FORWARD. TO DO AS. MUCH AS WE CAN FOR THE CROSSING GUARDS.

568
02:27:37.582 --> 02:27:50.194
BECAUSE OF THE CRITICAL. ROLE THEY PLAY IN PUBLIC SAFETY LITERALLY PUTTING THEIR BODY IN FRONT OF A CAR. TO ENSURE THE SAFETY. OF A STUDENT WHICH WAS HEARD

569
02:27:50.194 --> 02:28:02.306
ABOUT THAT. WE KNOW THAT. THAT'S THE CASE. THE OTHER POINT I WANTED TO MAKE, MADAM. CHAIR, IS. I DO BELIEVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IS A CRITICAL ASPECT. THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE BY

570
02:28:02.306 --> 02:28:12.650
THE. BOSTON POLICE. ESPECIALLY UM, ESPECIALLY CAUSE THAT A SPEEDING RECKLESS DRIVING IN AND AROUND. SCHOOLS WE KNOW THAT THE SPEED

571
02:28:12.650 --> 02:28:25.897
LIMIT IS 25 MILES. >> AN HOUR. AT SCHOOLS IS 20 MILES AN HOUR. I DO THINK THAT IS EXCESSIVE 20 MILES AN. HOUR AT. A SCHOOL. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REDUCED TO. 15 MILES AN HOUR.

572
02:28:25.897 --> 02:28:37.174
UM AND. MAKING SURE THAT WE DO MORE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. I'VE ASKED UH REQUESTED FROM THE POLICE. COMMISSIONER THAT WE DO MORE. TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN OR AROUND SCHOOLS FOR CARS THAT

573
02:28:37.174 --> 02:28:48.586
ARE SPEEDING. AND I KNOW COUNCILOR PEPEN WORKED ON THIS WHEN WE SEE THE UM, SCHOOL BUS THAT HAS THE STOP SIGN COMING OUT OF IT, WE OFTEN SEE CARS DRIVING. RIGHT BY IT.

574
02:28:48.586 --> 02:29:00.064
THAT'S A MAJOR. VIOLATION AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. UM, BUT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT BY BOSTON POLICE HAS TO BE A CRITICAL PART OF THIS CONVERSATION ALONG WITH

575
02:29:00.064 --> 02:29:10.775
HOPEFULLY REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR HIS ADVOCACY.

576
02:29:10.775 --> 02:29:22.920
UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ISSUES IN DISTRICT EIGHT. UM, OUTSIDE OF THE TOBIN AND FENWAY HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT KIDS CAN GET TO SCHOOL SAFELY IS OF UTMOST PRIORITY. AND I PLAN ON SUPPORTING THIS

577
02:29:22.920 --> 02:29:33.831
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR DURKAN, COUNCILOR FLYNN CRANSTON LOUIJEUNE MURPHY CONTRA SANTANA

578
02:29:33.831 --> 02:29:46.077
COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR. AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR COUNCILORS PEPEN FITZGERALD AND WORRELL SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1342 ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

579
02:29:46.077 --> 02:29:56.821
AYE. OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1342 ROLL CALL. VOTE ON DOCKET 1342.

580
02:29:56.821 --> 02:30:08.132
COUNCILOR BRIGHTON. YES. COUNCIL BRIGHTON HAS. COUNCIL CLARESSA BOROUGH COUNCIL CULPEPER YES ONCE I'VE GOT THAT BY YES COUNCILOR DURKAN. I'M SORRY DUSTIN. YES, SIR. FITZGERALD.

581
02:30:08.132 --> 02:30:21.045
YES. COUNCIL FITZGERALD. YES COUNCILOR FLYNN. IT'S OFFLINE. YES. CONVOLUTION. SUBMISSION. YES. COUNCILMAN MEJIA. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR PIPPEN. CONCEPT WEAPON. YES.

582
02:30:21.045 --> 02:30:30.554
COUNCILOR SANTANA ON TO SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL WEBER UNSURE WHETHER HE HAS CONTROL AROUND ENSEMBLE RELEVANCE 11 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE .

583
02:30:30.554 --> 02:30:43.968
THANK YOU MADAM. MADAM CLERK UH, DOCKET UH 1342 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UM, COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAD A QUESTION.

584
02:30:43.968 --> 02:30:55.046
YES. UM. >> BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, DOCKET 1341 THE RESOLUTION. OF CENTRAL. STAFF HAD HANDED OUT A SUBSTITUTION FOR SOME WORDING AND I DON'T REMEMBER IF THAT

585
02:30:55.046 --> 02:31:07.291
WAS SUBSTITUTED BEFORE WE VOTED ON IT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT DOCKET I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST PUTTING IT TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT TO LET

586
02:31:07.291 --> 02:31:19.470
HER KNOW. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GOT A COPY, BUT I'M JUST NOTICING THAT THAT WASN'T MENTIONED WHEN WE READ THE DOCKETS TOGETHER. OKAY.

587
02:31:19.470 --> 02:31:31.749
>> I KNOW IT WENT TO COMMITTEE BUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT DOCKET THAT WAS FORMALLY BROUGHT TO COMMITTEE. . >> OKAY. STILL NAMED A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION.

588
02:31:31.749 --> 02:31:34.585
WILL JUST HOLD ON A SECOND BRIEF RECESS.

589
02:31:34.585 --> 02:34:54.151
THANK YOU.

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02:34:54.151 --> 02:35:05.929
WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY, FOR THAT INQUIRY. UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION FROM COUNCILOR MURPHY? YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS.

591
02:35:05.929 --> 02:35:20.811
WE CAN CHANGE THE LANGUAGE WHEN WE VOTE ON IN COMMITTEE. CERTAINLY. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. SO ARE WE.

592
02:35:20.811 --> 02:35:31.722
UM. NEXT UP, MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1343? DON'T GOOD 1343 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE ON FOR THE

593
02:35:31.722 --> 02:35:42.800
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION DENOUNCING THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISION ALONE ALLOWING THE TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIAN AND SYRIAN NATIONALS AND

594
02:35:42.800 --> 02:35:55.112
AFFIRMING BOSTON SUPPORT FOR TPS HOLDERS. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY LOUIJEUNE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BREADON. UM I WOULD LIKE TO ADD UM COUNCILOR PEPEN AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

595
02:35:55.112 --> 02:36:07.758
COUNCILOR PEPPER AND SO ADDED. UM THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT TO TERMINATE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS HAS A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OUR CITY,

596
02:36:07.758 --> 02:36:21.038
A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS. UM, THIS RECKLESS DECISION THAT FORGOES ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO. >> DO JUDICIAL REVIEW. OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AND

597
02:36:21.038 --> 02:36:32.516
WHERE IT IGNORES THE VERY CLEAR RACIAL ANIMUS AND ANTI-BLACKNESS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION UM, IN THEIR IMMIGRATION POLICY AND A NUMBER OF OTHER POLICIES, UM IS A

598
02:36:32.516 --> 02:36:44.328
SMACK IN THE FACE OF SO MANY HERE IN OUR CITY AND IN OUR COUNTRY. MY PHONES IN OUR OFFICE HAVE BEEN RINGING OFF THE HOOK SINCE THE DECISION WITH PEOPLE

599
02:36:44.328 --> 02:36:55.305
WORRIED, SCARED AND LOOKING FOR HELP. UM AND IT IS AT A POINT OF CRISIS FOR SO MANY UM, EMPLOYERS WHO ARE TRYING TO

600
02:36:55.305 --> 02:37:05.949
FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. UM AND SO. THE EFFECT AND THE IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY ON FAMILIES TEARING

601
02:37:05.949 --> 02:37:15.993
FAMILIES APART WE ARE ALREADY SEEING DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THESE RECKLESS DECISIONS THAT SCARE FAMILIES

602
02:37:15.993 --> 02:37:28.272
AND TEAR THEM APART HERE IN OUR CITY, UM, HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST HAITIAN COMMUNITIES AND A LARGE SYRIAN COMMUNITY, THIS OPINION IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE

603
02:37:28.272 --> 02:37:40.417
AN EFFECT ON THE 15 OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE HAD THE TPS DESIGNATION. WE WERE JUST HERE WITH OUR VENEZUELAN COMMUNITY, UH LIFTING THE FLAG YESTERDAY AND THAT UH IS A AND THEY JUST

604
02:37:40.417 --> 02:37:51.195
EXPERIENCED AN EARTHQUAKE. ALL OF THESE DECISIONS ARE VERY REAL TO OUR RESIDENTS. UM, AND SO I WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK THAT SO MANY HAVE DONE FROM THE LAWYERS WHO ARGUE THE

605
02:37:51.195 --> 02:38:03.407
CASE TO THE IMMIGRANT FAMILY SERVICES INSTITUTE HERE TO UM ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN WOMEN FOR BOSTON THERE. UH, I WANT TO THANK GOVERNOR HEALEY, UM, WHO VERY QUICKLY

606
02:38:03.407 --> 02:38:14.051
ORGANIZED UH A PRESS CONFERENCE CONDEMNING THIS DECISION BECAUSE SHE UNDERSTANDS VITALLY WHAT THIS IS GOING TO MEAN FOR OUR ECONOMY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO

607
02:38:14.051 --> 02:38:26.630
HAVE A LAWFUL IMMIGRANT STATUS AND WHO HAVE HAD ONE FOR YEARS ,WHO HAVE ADULT U.S. CITIZEN CHILDREN WHO PAY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAXES TO OUR CITY . SO I'M JUST MY ENTIRE OFFICE.

608
02:38:26.630 --> 02:38:38.108
WE ARE DEVASTATED BY THIS DECISION. SO MANY OF OUR AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND NATIONAL TPS COALITION DEVASTATED BY THIS DECISION. WE'RE WORKING ON LEGAL CLINICS . WE'RE WORKING ON FAMILY PREPAREDNESS CLINICS.

609
02:38:38.108 --> 02:38:49.686
WE ARE WORKING ON UPLIFTING THE SENATE BILL FOR 814. AND I WANT TO CONTINUE THANKING CONGRESSWOMAN PRESSLEY FOR THE WORK THAT SHE DID IN CONGRESS FOR TPS THREE YEAR EXTENSION. WE KNOW THAT WE WOULD NEED IT

610
02:38:49.686 --> 02:39:01.231
TO PASS THE SENATE AS WELL. AND WE ARE ORGANIZING PEOPLE AROUND SENATE BILL 4814. I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS BECAUSE THIS DECISION IS AGAIN RECKLESS, HARMFUL AND IGNORING THE VERY REAL RACIAL

611
02:39:01.231 --> 02:39:13.544
ANIMUS OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN COUNTRY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

612
02:39:13.544 --> 02:39:24.121
I ASKED COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE. TO BE A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE OF HOW DEVASTATING THIS IS TO THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY AND TO TO THE SYRIAN COMMUNITY. UM, I WAS ABLE TO TO JOIN

613
02:39:24.121 --> 02:39:34.064
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND OTHERS AT THE STEPS AT THE STATE HOUSE AND TO FEEL THE THE PAIN AND THE FRUSTRATION THAT THESE THIS COMMUNITY IS FACING BECAUSE

614
02:39:34.064 --> 02:39:46.043
OF SUCH JUST INHUMANE DECISIONS TAKEN BY OUR SUPREME COURT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY. UM YES. THIS IS ABOUT FEDERAL ISSUES AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION. HOWEVER THIS. GENUINELY IMPACTS THE PEOPLE

615
02:39:46.043 --> 02:39:57.588
RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I CAN HEAR DOCTOR GUILBAULT REPEATING THE NUMBERS 4814 UM DURING HER SPEECH AND ASKING THE SENATE TO PLEASE SUPPORT IT. UM BUT I ALSO HEAR THE OUTCRY

616
02:39:57.588 --> 02:40:08.465
FROM THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, I OBVIOUSLY REPRESENT A BEAUTIFUL HAITIAN COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT FIVE AND JUST SEEING WHAT A THRIVING, HARDWORKING, LOVING COMMUNITY THEY ARE I JUST DON'T

617
02:40:08.465 --> 02:40:18.408
UNDERSTAND HOW THESE DECISIONS CAN'T BE MADE. I WANTED TO STAND HERE IN SOLIDARITY TO MAKE SURE THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE THAT

618
02:40:18.408 --> 02:40:30.354
THIS WAS WAS PASSED AT THE CONGRESS AT THE CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL, UM WHICH THIS WAS SUCCESSFULLY WITH WITH CONGRESSWOMAN PRESSLEY SUPPORT. BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO

619
02:40:30.354 --> 02:40:43.600
DO AND I JUST WANTED TO STAND HERE IN SUPPORT AND THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE DOES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR PEPEN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR

620
02:40:43.600 --> 02:40:56.246
OFFERING. THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. UM. >> THE SUPREME COURT DECISION IS A MORAL FAILURE. WE CANNOT ALLOW RESIDENTS AND. FAMILIES TO BE AT RISK OF. DEPORTATION BACK TO SITES OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND

621
02:40:56.246 --> 02:41:06.890
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. TPS HOLDERS HAVE BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF BOSTON THROUGH ITS BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PARTS OF FORCES PARTICIPATION AND WE WOULD NOT BE THE CITY WE

622
02:41:06.890 --> 02:41:17.401
ARE TODAY WITHOUT THEM, THE LOSS OF THIS STATUS WOULD DAMAGE COMMUNITIES AND INFLICT HARDSHIPS ON FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS OF BOSTON. THE LOSS OF PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIAN AND SYRIAN

623
02:41:17.401 --> 02:41:29.680
NATIONALS IS SOMETHING THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL MUST CONDEMN. I STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN.

624
02:41:29.680 --> 02:41:41.324
CARTER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION FORWARD. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION

625
02:41:41.324 --> 02:41:53.704
ENDING TPS STATUS FOR HAITI IS UNCONSCIONABLE. TPS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO RETURN TO A COUNTRY LIKE HAITI THAT IS RIDDLED WITH WAR OR.

626
02:41:53.704 --> 02:42:08.885
NATURAL DISASTERS. WHEN I WAS STATIONED IN THE NAVY IN 2009 2010, IN GUANTANAMO. ,THE. >> DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE WREAKED HAVOC ON THE PEOPLE

627
02:42:08.885 --> 02:42:21.498
OF HAITI. WHICH WAS. >> JUST MAYBE 90 MILES FROM WHERE I WAS AT THAT TIME. I SAW THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF SO MANY HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS THAT VOLUNTEERED TO SUPPORT

628
02:42:21.498 --> 02:42:32.075
THIS DEVASTATED COUNTRY. UM, BUT WE WE KNOW THAT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT WAS. IMPORTANT FOR PORT FOR THE UNITED STATES TO.

629
02:42:32.075 --> 02:42:43.954
WELCOME HAITIAN PEOPLE AND THEY'VE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THIS CITY FOR SO MANY YEARS. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO SHOW COMPASSION FOR VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND THOSE

630
02:42:43.954 --> 02:42:55.432
IN NEED BY EXTENDING TPS FOR THE PEOPLE IMPACTED. I PREVIOUSLY STOOD WITH. >> THE. HAITIAN COMMUNITY IN 2020 18 AND 2023 CALLING FOR THE

631
02:42:55.432 --> 02:43:07.611
EXTENSION OF TPS TO ADVOCATED FOR MORE ASSISTANCE FOR OUR HAITIAN. NEIGHBORS AS WELL. WE MUST CONTINUE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY AND WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE CITY, STATE

632
02:43:07.611 --> 02:43:19.489
AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UM WE ARE A CITY AND NATION OF IMMIGRANTS AND MUST ALWAYS WELCOME THOSE. IN SEARCH OF. A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO

633
02:43:19.489 --> 02:43:31.101
HAVE ENDURED TERRIBLE NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FRENCH. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WADDELL. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU,

634
02:43:31.101 --> 02:43:41.912
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR FILING ,UH, THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AROUND, UH, FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, ENDING

635
02:43:41.912 --> 02:43:53.690
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS DOING WILL MEAN THOUSANDS, THOUSANDS OF HAITIAN AND SYRIAN FAMILIES WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS, THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ANY AND

636
02:43:53.690 --> 02:44:05.535
ALL SENSES OF SECURITY FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN DEEP SEATED HATRED FROM OUR FEDERAL OFFICIALS. FOR 250 YEARS, ELECTED OFFICIALS IN OUR NATION HAVE

637
02:44:05.535 --> 02:44:17.147
TOUTED OURSELVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THE WEARY TO FIND REFUGE, OPPORTUNITY AND TO BE ACCEPTED AND EMBRACED FOR WHO THEY ARE. AND IN SOMETHING AS CRUCIAL AS

638
02:44:17.147 --> 02:44:31.361
TPS IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THAT 250 YEAR OLD PROMISE. SO I STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THIS FILING. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL ORAL CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD

639
02:44:31.361 --> 02:44:42.606
COUNTRY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND KNOW THAT SHE HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF ALL OF US ON THE COUNCIL AND JUST WANT TO UPLIFT HER ADVOCACY AS THEY KNOW HOW

640
02:44:42.606 --> 02:44:53.216
PERSONAL THEY ARE AND HOW HARD SHE'S BEEN WORKING. UM AND WE WILL BE HERE TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR CULPEPER. COUNSELOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

641
02:44:53.216 --> 02:45:04.961
I WANT TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE REMARKS OF COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND FOR COMMENDING HER FOR FILING THIS RESOLUTION.

642
02:45:04.961 --> 02:45:16.206
I JUST WANTED TO READ, UH, SMALL PARAGRAPH FROM THE DISSENTING OPINION BY JUSTICE UH JACKSON WHEN SHE SAID THAT,

643
02:45:16.206 --> 02:45:28.685
UH, THIS COURT HAS VOWED VASTLY UNDERVALUE THE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT TO UPEND THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHILE THE LEGAL

644
02:45:28.685 --> 02:45:38.662
CHALLENGES ARE STILL GOING ON. SHE ALSO RAISED CONCERNS DURING ORAL ARGUMENTS REGARDING WHETHER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EFFORT TO TERMINATE THE TPS

645
02:45:38.662 --> 02:45:49.606
PROGRAMS WERE MOTIVATED BY BY RACIAL ANIMUS AGAINST MINORITY POPULATIONS, WHICH WE KNOW THEY WERE. AND I THINK, MADAM PRESIDENT,

646
02:45:49.606 --> 02:46:02.252
WHEN THE SUPREME COURT ISSUED THE DECISION ALONG WITH THAT VOTING RIGHTS DECISION REVOKING SECTION TWO THAT I THINK IT WAS A SAD DAY AND THE UNITED STATES

647
02:46:02.252 --> 02:46:14.464
OF AMERICA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A HAITIAN MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE

648
02:46:14.464 --> 02:46:24.040
FIRST HAITIAN TO EVER BE ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL SERVING ALONGSIDE US THE FIRST HAITIAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT. UM, I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN UM, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

649
02:46:24.040 --> 02:46:36.920
GOT ELECTED AND HOW MUCH PRIDE UM WAS BEAMING FROM HER COMMUNITY. AND NOW TO HAVE HER ADVOCACY ON THE CITY COUNCIL IS EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS AND UM, BUT I

650
02:46:36.920 --> 02:46:47.530
KNOW THAT THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY FEELS WELL REPRESENTED IN COUNCIL REGION AND I'M JUST REALLY PROUD TO SERVE ALONGSIDE HER AS SHE ADVOCATES FOR HER COMMUNITY AND OUR BOSTON NEIGHBORS WHO DESERVE BETTER.

651
02:46:47.530 --> 02:46:59.676
UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR RIGHT NOW I I CAN'T IMAGINE FEELING THAT TYPE OF FEAR. UM, AND UH, I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE A COLLEAGUE WHO SERVES ALONGSIDE US WHO, UH,

652
02:46:59.676 --> 02:47:12.022
REPRESENTS THAT COMMUNITY WITH SUCH HONOR AND GRACE AND UM AND WE STAND WITH THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN. UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK

653
02:47:12.022 --> 02:47:21.664
COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP AND I KNOW SHE'S WORKING HER AND HER STAFF. SHE AND HER STAFF ARE WORKING INCREDIBLY HARD TO TRY AND ADDRESS THIS REALLY CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT SITUATION THE

654
02:47:21.664 --> 02:47:35.445
INJUSTICE AND UH, REVOKING THE TPS IS UH IS HORRIFIC AND SHOWS AN INCREDIBLE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND LACK OF, UM, VALUING UH COMMUNITIES THE

655
02:47:35.445 --> 02:47:47.457
SYRIAN COMMUNITY, THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY AND ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS IN OUR COUNTRY . UM I HAVE HAITIAN FAMILY MEMBERS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS HEADING

656
02:47:47.457 --> 02:47:58.001
HOME TO THEM REALLY STRONGLY AS WELL. UH, BECAUSE THEY HAVE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE IN TPS. SO I THANK YOU, COUNCILOR INDONESIAN AND UH I

657
02:47:58.001 --> 02:48:12.282
THINK WE ALL STAND UNITED BEHIND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR. CULPEPER. COUNCILOR.

658
02:48:12.282 --> 02:48:23.793
DURKAN. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. CARLSTROM. UH, FLYNN. HUNTER. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. PEPEN, COUNCILOR. YOU'RE ON ALREADY. COUNCILOR SANTANA. CONSTABLE. WEBER. CONSTABLE WILL AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR.

659
02:48:23.793 --> 02:48:36.172
COUNCILORS LOUIJEUNE AND COUNCILOR UM PEPEN SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES. ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1343. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE

660
02:48:36.172 --> 02:48:47.851
TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON 1343. ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1343. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. CONCENTRATE ON YES. COUNCILOR ZAPATA COUNCIL.

661
02:48:47.851 --> 02:48:59.829
CULPEPER COUNCIL. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN THAT'S IT. DO IT THEN. YES, COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES. QUANTIFIED COUNSELOR. FRIEND. YES, IT'S A FRIEND. YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE THIS IS

662
02:48:59.829 --> 02:49:12.442
LOUISIANA ARTS COUNCIL MAYOR AND COUNCIL MURPHY WANTS TO MONTH. YES. YES. COUNCIL SANTANA CONCERT SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES.

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02:49:12.442 --> 02:49:25.088
CONTROVERSIAL COUNCIL WATER. YES 11 VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE . THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. DOCKET 1343 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCILOR UH CULPEPER TO TAKE THE CHAIR FOR THE NEXT TWO

664
02:49:25.088 --> 02:49:50.146
DOCKETS. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE

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02:49:50.146 --> 02:50:00.023
READ THE DOCKET? DOCKET 134 FOR COUNCILOR BRIGHTON OR FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTE RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 3112

666
02:50:00.023 --> 02:50:11.901
AND ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO UP INTO A TEMPORARY PILOT TO EXTEND THE HOURS OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND UNTIL ALLOW THE PUBLIC CONSUMPTION IN DESIGNATED

667
02:50:11.901 --> 02:50:24.113
DISTRICT IN SUMMER 2026. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON AND COUNCIL GRAYDON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD

668
02:50:24.113 --> 02:50:35.592
COUNCILOR WORRELL AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. COUNCILOR WU HAS BEEN TO HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT SENATE BILL 3112 WHICH WOULD

669
02:50:35.592 --> 02:50:48.605
EXTEND THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO TO OPT IN TO EXTENDING LAST CALL AND ESTABLISHING SOCIAL DISTRICTS THROUGH THE REST OF THE SUMMER. MAYOR WU ADOPTED BOSTON UP TO

670
02:50:48.605 --> 02:50:59.582
BOSTON INTO THE INITIAL PILOT EARLY ON. MORE THAN 200 ESTABLISHMENTS NOW PARTICIPATE AND TWO SOCIAL DISTRICTS OPERATE ON TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN THERE HAS BEEN

671
02:50:59.582 --> 02:51:11.427
A POSITIVE RECEPTION. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE EMBRACED THE EXTENDED HOURS AND SOCIAL DISTRICTS. WE'VE HOSTED THE TARTAN ARMY AND OTHER WORLD CUP VISITORS WITH GREAT SUCCESS.

672
02:51:11.427 --> 02:51:22.438
THE SUMMER IS JUST GETTING STARTED BUT THE PILOT PROGRAM IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. I'M THANKFUL TO SENATOR SIR AND FEINGOLD FOR FILING THIS

673
02:51:22.438 --> 02:51:33.716
LEGISLATION ON BEACON HILL TO KEEP THE FUND GOING AND ALLOW CITIES AND TOWNS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM THROUGH AUGUST. AUGUST IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST MONTHS FOR TOURISM IN BOSTON AND GIVEN THE STRUGGLES OF THE

674
02:51:33.716 --> 02:51:44.827
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY THAT FACE FACED POST-COVID WITH INFLATION AND LABOR SHORTAGES ALLOWING BOSTON TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PILOT PROGRAM AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL

675
02:51:44.827 --> 02:51:55.872
BUSINESSES, IT'S A NO BRAINER. THIS RESOLUTION CALLS ON THE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS ITS SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL AND TO ENCOURAGE BOSTON TO CONTINUE OPTING IN TO THIS PILOT PROGRAM SHOULD THE

676
02:51:55.872 --> 02:52:06.849
BILL ULTIMATELY PASS. I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AND UH AND THANK YOU. UH, IT ALSO IS AN OPPORTUNITY SINCE IT'S A PILOT PROGRAM TO

677
02:52:06.849 --> 02:52:19.629
CAPTURE SOME VITAL DATA TO INFORM FUTURE POLICYMAKING REGARDING BOSTON'S HOSPITALITY AND TOURIST ECONOMY. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES TO RECOGNIZE

678
02:52:19.629 --> 02:52:37.180
COUNCIL FOR. THANK YOU. OH, YES. NO CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WILL READ COUNCILOR WE'RE READY TO THE FLOOR.

679
02:52:37.180 --> 02:52:48.224
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. AND UH, THANK YOU TO, UH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT BREADON FOR UH, INTRODUCING THIS AND INCLUDING ME ON THIS AND JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALSO SENATOR FEINGOLD, UH, FOR

680
02:52:48.224 --> 02:53:00.870
PUTTING THIS BILL FORWARD. I ALSO JUST WANT TO JUST, UH, ALSO SHOUT OUT THE LICENSES DEPARTMENT, UH, WHO HAS BEEN UH ,WORKING AND BEING VERY FLEXIBLE ON UH, GETTING THIS UM

681
02:53:00.870 --> 02:53:11.881
LICENSE IMPLEMENTED. UM, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND FOR US TO GET MORE DATA ON IF WE WANT TO CONSIDER UH, CONSIDER UH,

682
02:53:11.881 --> 02:53:21.657
MAKING THIS A PERMANENT PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO THE MORE INFORMATION WE GET, UH, THE MORE PEOPLE WE ARE BRINGING INTO THE TABLE TO UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT ARE THE,

683
02:53:21.657 --> 02:53:34.404
UH, PROS AND CONS ON ESTABLISHING ESTABLISHING SOMETHING LIKE THIS PERMANENTLY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON? I BELIEVE, UH, IS BENEFICIAL NOT ONLY TO OUR CITY BUT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.

684
02:53:34.404 --> 02:53:44.080
SO THE MORE INFORMATION WE GET, UH, THE BETTER UH, UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE OF THE PROGRAM SO WE CAN SEE, UH, WHAT THE PROGRAM SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. AND AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T MEAN

685
02:53:44.080 --> 02:53:56.526
THAT THE PROGRAM NEEDS TO HAVE EVERY BAR OR EVERY RESTAURANT OPEN THREE UH, UNTIL THREE AT 3 A.M. UH, TO EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. UH, BUT WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE UM,

686
02:53:56.526 --> 02:54:07.603
IN THE PROGRAM SO THE MORE INFORMATION THE BETTER. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REAP THE BENEFITS ON THE TOURISM THAT HAS COME BACK TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU.

687
02:54:07.603 --> 02:54:19.682
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. AND THANK. >> YOU, MR CHAIR. MR CHAIR, UM, I'M NOT GOING TO OBJECT TO A VOTE ON THIS.

688
02:54:19.682 --> 02:54:30.526
I DO BELIEVE A RESOLUTION SHOULD HAVE A VOTE EITHER UP OR DOWN. UM, BUT I AM GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS, UH, FOR FOR SEVERAL REASONS.

689
02:54:30.526 --> 02:54:43.105
AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN TERMS OF KEEPING THESE, UM, BARS OF RESTAURANTS OPEN TILL 3

690
02:54:43.105 --> 02:54:52.682
A.M.. SOME OF THE AREA IMPACTED WITH RECENT DECISION AND AS IT RELATES TO DOWNTOWN BOSTON, UM RESIDENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN

691
02:54:52.682 --> 02:55:04.126
BOSTON AREA EXPRESSED TO ME SOME RESIDENTS THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY HAD ANY OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN WITH THE LICENSING BOARD, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE MAYOR'S

692
02:55:04.126 --> 02:55:15.471
OFFICE. IT WAS JUST KIND OF RUBBER STAMPED AND APPROVED. UM, I DO BELIEVE IN A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. I DO THINK RESIDENTS IN A

693
02:55:15.471 --> 02:55:26.482
PARTICULAR NEIGHBOR IN A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINION. IF YOU ARE KEEPING A RESTAURANT OR BAR OPEN IN A PARTICULAR

694
02:55:26.482 --> 02:55:39.061
NEIGHBORHOOD SAY ON BROADWAY IN SOUTH BOSTON WHERE I LIVE TO, WHY WOULD I WANT MY NEIGHBORS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM ,VOTE FOR IT OR AGAINST IT?

695
02:55:39.061 --> 02:55:50.106
I THINK I WOULD I THINK RESIDENTS MOST IMPACTED BY THIS TYPE OF DECISION SHOULD BE HEARD. THEY SHOULD BE RESPECTED. THE DECISION SHOULD IN MY OPINION SHOULD NOT COME FROM CITY HALL.

696
02:55:50.106 --> 02:56:01.784
RESIDENT RESIDENTS DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD TO BE RESPECTED. I ALSO THINK THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO FACTOR IN IN TERMS OF KEEPING BARS

697
02:56:01.784 --> 02:56:13.062
RESTAURANTS OPEN AT 3:00. WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE ON OTHER CITY SERVICES THAT MAY NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY

698
02:56:13.062 --> 02:56:24.273
OR UM INSPECTIONS AS WELL. SO I'M GOING TO VOTE I'M GOING TO VOTE NO. UM ALTHOUGH I DO THINK IT SHOULD GO TO A COMMITTEE FOR A HEARING BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO

699
02:56:24.273 --> 02:56:37.753
THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> CHAIR.

700
02:56:37.753 --> 02:56:49.365
UM, TO THE MAKER. TO THE CHAIR IF IT'S FINE. IF YOU HAVE ANSWERS JUST TO A COUPLE QUESTIONS. WHERE ARE THE CURRENT DESIGNATED CONSUMPTION AREAS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON?

701
02:56:49.365 --> 02:57:00.643
I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE WANT TO OPT IN TO THIS TEMPORARY PILOT. AND HOW MANY ESTABLISHMENTS HOW DO WE CHOOSE WHICH ONES AND WE'LL ALL OF THEM IF THIS BECAME PERMANENT BE GIVEN A 3

702
02:57:00.643 --> 02:57:14.724
A.M. LIQUOR LICENSE? COUNCILOR BRITTON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I THINK REALLY THAT IT'S A PILOT TO EXTEND IT THROUGH

703
02:57:14.724 --> 02:57:26.235
AUGUST SO I THINK I DON'T HAVE THE DATE ON THE PRECISE UM ESTABLISHMENTS UH CURRENT CURRENTLY. YEAH. BUT I DO KNOW IT'S IT'S REALLY A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF THE

704
02:57:26.235 --> 02:57:37.480
UM THE SENATE BILL THAT IS PENDING AT THE MOMENT. AND IS IT SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY WITH THIS RESOLUTION IS SAYING THAT WE ARE IN SUPPORT

705
02:57:37.480 --> 02:57:51.394
OF ALL OF OUR LIQUOR LICENSES WITHOUT NEIGHBORHOOD INPUT OR BUSINESS INPUT OR POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY INPUT HAVING A SAY IS THAT TIED TO DO. >> YOU KNOW. TRYING TO PUT WORDS IN MOUTH

706
02:57:51.394 --> 02:58:02.905
BUT WONDERING IF THAT IS I. THINK THE THE PARAMETERS OF THE SUMMER PROGRAM ARE ESTABLISHED SO I THINK IT WOULD BE CONTINUING WHATEVER AND IT'S NOT A IT'S ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY SO YOU KNOW IT DOESN'T FORCE

707
02:58:02.905 --> 02:58:13.949
BUSINESSES TO STAY OPEN TO THREE BUT IF IF THERE'S EVEN NOT EVEN EVERY DAY LIKE MIGHT BE JUST ONE ONE NIGHT A WEEK OR WHATEVER BUT YEAH. THANK YOU SO I ALSO WOULD WILL

708
02:58:13.949 --> 02:58:26.929
NOT BE BLOCKING THIS AS A VOTE I THINK A VOTE IS A GOOD IDEA TODAY BUT I WILL BE FILING JUST IT AS A HEARING ORDER ALSO JUST TO GET ANSWERS ESPECIALLY THIS PILOT THEN BECOMES A PERMANENT THING.

709
02:58:26.929 --> 02:58:37.640
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN. DO DOWN THE ROAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. BEFORE WE PROCEED, MAY I YES UM I AMENDED TO I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND THAT

710
02:58:37.640 --> 02:58:53.389
COMES FROM LOUISIANA'S UH, THIRD CO-SPONSOR. . >> COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE IS ACTIVE AT IT AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. UH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. COUNCILOR DURKAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

711
02:58:53.389 --> 02:59:04.700
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR CULPEPER. UM, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I, UH WAS ABLE TO GO TO TEMPLE PLACE, WHICH IS WHERE ONE OF THE UH, PUBLIC CONSUMPTION SITES IS ON UM, DOWNTOWN THAT

712
02:59:04.700 --> 02:59:16.445
THE DOWNTOWN BOSTON ALLIANCE IS RUNNING. UM, AND I JUST SAW THE VITALITY THAT IT'S BRINGING TO BOTH THE COMMON AND THE WHOLE AREA AND I WAS REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL, UH ,FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND MIKE

713
02:59:16.445 --> 02:59:26.021
NICHOLS LEADERSHIP. HE WAS MY CONSTITUENT UNTIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF HIM AND THE WORK THAT THE DOWNTOWN BOSTON ALLIANCE IS DOING TO REVITALIZE THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

714
02:59:26.021 --> 02:59:36.665
UM, GENERALLY I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON HAVING MORE POWER WHEN IT COMES TO LICENSING AND THEN GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN IN OUR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS.

715
02:59:36.665 --> 02:59:48.544
UM, SO I AM EXCITED UM, TO SUPPORT THIS. UM, AGAIN, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT I DO NOT THINK A 3 A.M. WOULD WORK IN DISTRICT EIGHT. UM, BUT HAVING THE ABILITY FOR

716
02:59:48.544 --> 03:00:00.456
THE CITY OF BOSTON TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AT THE LICENSING UM SIDE OF THINGS WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I'M BOTH IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND THE OTHER BILL AT THE STATE HOUSE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT

717
03:00:00.456 --> 03:00:11.200
GIVEN THE STATE OF GIVING THE CITY OF BOSTON MORE OPTIONALITY WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WORKS FOR OUR BUSINESSES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IS HELPFUL. AND SO UM, SO GRATEFUL. COUNCILOR BREADON, I KNOW YOU

718
03:00:11.200 --> 03:00:22.478
HAVE UH, THE YOUNGEST DISTRICT AROUND. UM AND SO I KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE BENEFITING THIS, UH, FROM THIS AS WELL AS MINE. UM, BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THE VITALITY

719
03:00:22.478 --> 03:00:33.422
THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT FROM THE WORLD CUP AND, UH, I REALLY WOULD SAY BOSTON COMING. UM, IT'S EXCITING TO SEE WHAT, UH, WHAT THE CITY OF BOSTON CAN DO TO CONTINUE THAT FOR LOCAL

720
03:00:33.422 --> 03:00:45.000
BUSINESSES. UH, FOR ME, SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES IS THE CORNERSTONE OF WHAT I TRY TO DO AS A CITY COUNCILOR BECAUSE WE WE HAVE VERY FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO SAY UM, TO TO REALLY TO REALLY HELP

721
03:00:45.000 --> 03:00:56.612
OUR BUSINESSES. AND SO WHILE A LOT OF PEOPLE CHOSE NOT TO GO FOR THE 3 A.M. UM, I'LL JUST BE VERY CLEAR THAT UM, THIS IS A ONE HOUR UM, EXTENSION OF YOUR LICENSE. SO IF YOU ARE 12 YOU CAN GO TO

722
03:00:56.612 --> 03:01:07.790
ONE. IF YOU'RE A ONE YOU CAN GO TO TWO AND IF YOU'RE A TWO YOU CAN GO TO THREE. UM SO I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL TO CLARIFY THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. I JUST HAVEN'T TURNED THE LIGHT

723
03:01:07.790 --> 03:01:22.538
OFF FROM EARLIER. >> YOU NEVER TURN THE LIGHT OFF. NO THANK YOU. >> ALWAYS READY. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR PEPEN.

724
03:01:22.538 --> 03:01:34.183
COUNCILOR SANTANA, COUNCILOR WEBER, COUNCILOR DURKAN AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BREEDEN SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND

725
03:01:34.183 --> 03:01:49.765
ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1344. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE COUNT THE VOTE. ROLL CALL VOTE ON 1344 COUNCILOR BRIGHTON. YES. >> CONCENTRATE ON YES.

726
03:01:49.765 --> 03:02:02.344
COUNCILOR. CLEANSER POWDER COUNCIL CULPEPER. PRESENT CONCEPT PROPER. PRESENT. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. COUNCILOR. DOCTRINE. YES. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES.

727
03:02:02.344 --> 03:02:14.089
COUNCILOR. FLYNN. UH I JUST I DON'T KNOW HOW SOLUTION COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL. MY HAIR. COUNCILOR MURPHY. IT'S A MURPHY NO. CONCEPT. >> PAPA.

728
03:02:14.089 --> 03:02:28.270
I. SUPPORT PEN. YES, COUNCIL. SANTANA COUNCIL. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES. COUNCIL WEBSITE. YES. COUNCIL. ARROYO. >> YEAH I'M SO AROUND.

729
03:02:28.270 --> 03:02:37.546
YES 12345678. VOTE YES ONE PRESENT AND TWO NO. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE

730
03:02:37.546 --> 03:02:51.627
READ DOCKET NUMBER 1345? DOCKET 1345. COUNCIL BRIGHTON OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF FAIR CONTRACT FOR MAPP

731
03:02:51.627 --> 03:03:05.574
COMMUNITY SERVICES GROUP CALL DIRECT SUPPORT STAFF. THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR BREADON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UM I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT

732
03:03:05.574 --> 03:03:16.018
OF THIS RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A FAIR CONTRACT FOR THE DIRECT PROFESSIONAL UH AND ASSISTANT RESIDENTIAL COORDINATORS AT MAB AND MAB COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR

733
03:03:16.018 --> 03:03:27.563
MORE THAN 100 YEARS, MAB UH COMMUNITY SERVICES EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION THROUGHOUT BOSTON AND THE

734
03:03:27.563 --> 03:03:37.473
COMMONWEALTH. THE STAFF AT MAB PERFORM ESSENTIAL WORK EVERY DAY AND HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THESE ARE DEMANDING RESPONSIBILITIES THAT REQUIRE

735
03:03:37.473 --> 03:03:47.983
PATIENCE, COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION . YET MANY OF THESE WORKERS REMAIN UNDERPAID WITH FEW BENEFITS. AFTER CHOOSING TO UNIONIZE WITH

736
03:03:47.983 --> 03:04:00.596
SEIU 509 THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS A FIRST CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES FAIR WAGES, REASONABLE BENEFITS AND WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS AND RESPECT ON THE JOB.

737
03:04:00.596 --> 03:04:10.639
SUPPORTING WORKERS TO PROVIDE WHO PROVIDE THIS LEVEL OF CARE IS SUPPORTING THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO RELY ON THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. A FAIR CONTRACT WILL HELP

738
03:04:10.639 --> 03:04:21.583
IMPROVE EMPLOYEE RETENTION, STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE AND ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR SOME OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM IS LARGELY

739
03:04:21.583 --> 03:04:32.561
PUBLICLY FUNDED, NEGOTIATIONS MUST CONTINUE IN GOOD FAITH AND MOVE TOWARD A FAIR AGREEMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF THESE ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THIS RESOLUTION CALLS FOR THAT.

740
03:04:32.561 --> 03:04:45.607
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT, SUPPORT ME AND AND AND JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR DURKAN.

741
03:04:45.607 --> 03:04:55.517
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR. MURPHY. COUNCILOR. HAPPEN. COUNCIL. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. WEBER COUNCILOR MURPHY AND

742
03:04:55.517 --> 03:05:09.498
PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. COUNCIL WILL WHERE I CAN'T FORGET TO COUNCILOR BREADON SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1345

743
03:05:09.498 --> 03:05:19.174
. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED NAY NAY. MADAM CLERK PLEASE COME TO VOTE.

744
03:05:19.174 --> 03:05:35.124
ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1345. COUNCILOR BREDON. COUNCIL. BREDON. YES. COUNCIL. COLITIS ABOUT COUNCIL. CULPEPER. YES. >> OF COURSE. >> YES. COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCIL. >> FITZGERALD. YES, I'M A FITZGERALD.

745
03:05:35.124 --> 03:05:47.503
YES. COUNCIL. FLYNN AND JOSLYN. YES. COUNCIL. LOUIJEUNE. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCILOR. MEJIA. COUNCILOR MURPHY. WHAT YOU MUST. YES. BAN.

746
03:05:47.503 --> 03:05:58.547
YES. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCIL. WEBER. YES, YES I'M SO WE'RE AROUND. YES. 11 IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.

747
03:05:58.547 --> 03:06:21.937
DOCKET 1345 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

748
03:06:21.937 --> 03:06:33.415
UH, MR MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 13461346. COUNCILORS MURPHY AND FLYNN ALL FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE BRIEF AND

749
03:06:33.415 --> 03:06:46.495
ON BUS TO SUMMER SAFETY PLAN AND A COLLABORATIVE PREVIEW TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILMEMBER FOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT

750
03:06:46.495 --> 03:06:57.606
PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF BOSTON RESIDENTS, THE VISITORS BUSINESSES ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS IS THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.

751
03:06:57.606 --> 03:07:10.152
AS WE ALL KNOW, BOSTON HAS EXPERIENCED REPEATED INCIDENTS OF VIOLENT CRIME THROUGHOUT THIS CURRENT YEAR INCLUDING SHOOTINGS, ASSAULTS ON BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHER

752
03:07:10.152 --> 03:07:20.629
SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY INCIDENCES THAT HAVE HEIGHTENED CONCERN AMONG RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY NOT JUST RESIDENTS BUT ALL OF US. I BELIEVE OVER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MULTIPLE

753
03:07:20.629 --> 03:07:31.306
SHOOTINGS OCCURRED ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON RESULTING IN 13 INDIVIDUALS BEING SHOT AND TWO PEOPLE BEING KILLED WHILE OFFICERS ALSO FACED DANGEROUS

754
03:07:31.306 --> 03:07:43.352
CONDITIONS INCLUDING FIREWORKS BEING THROWN AND SHOT AT THEM DURING PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSES. THESE INCIDENTS ARE NOT ISOLATED BUT PART OF A LARGER AND DEEPLY CONCERNING PATTERN

755
03:07:43.352 --> 03:07:54.763
THAT DEMANDS A CLEAR, COORDINATED AND ACCOUNTABLE RESPONSE FROM CITY LEADERSHIP. EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY REQUIRES. PREVENTION, INTERVENTION ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY

756
03:07:54.763 --> 03:08:04.306
PARTNERSHIP, ADEQUATE STAFFING OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR BOSTON FIRE, BOSTON EMS AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS.

757
03:08:04.306 --> 03:08:16.418
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIES ARE TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, RESPONSIVE TO

758
03:08:16.418 --> 03:08:28.130
CHANGING CONDITIONS AND REFLECTIVE OF THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE, AND THEY WANT TO SEE US THAT WE'RE

759
03:08:28.130 --> 03:08:39.541
COMMITTED TO TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS TO PREVENTING VIOLENCE BEFORE TRAGEDY STRIKES THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL SO THIS RESOLUTION I'M FILING I THINK

760
03:08:39.541 --> 03:08:51.520
UM, IT'S HARD ESPECIALLY IN OUR LEADERSHIP ROLES WHEN. WE'RE HEARING. INFORMATION ON THE NEWS OR WE'RE SEEING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO US OFTENTIMES AND

761
03:08:51.520 --> 03:09:02.164
IT MEANS WE'RE NOT GETTING THE ACCURATE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS WE HAVE TO ADVOCATE FOR. SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS RESOLUTION SENDS A MESSAGE THAT WE ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER.

762
03:09:02.164 --> 03:09:13.075
WE I WANT TO SEE AND COUNCILOR FLYNN, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN WE WERE GETTING CALLS AND SEEING THE VIOLENCE HAPPENING OVER THE LAST WEEKEND THAT WE GET A BRIEFING, WE GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED AND

763
03:09:13.075 --> 03:09:24.786
WITH THAT INFORMATION WHICH THAT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS TO NOT BE REACTIVE BUT TO HAVE THE TOOLS WE NEED TO HELP MAKE THE DECISIONS NEEDED GOING FORWARD.

764
03:09:24.786 --> 03:09:35.697
SO I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECONVENE AND REALLY SEE IF THE SUMMER SAFETY PLAN THAT I GUESS IS IN PLACE. I KNOW I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A FORMAL COPY OF IT THAT WE SEE

765
03:09:35.697 --> 03:09:49.945
WHAT IT IS AND WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE SO WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE CHANGES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR MURPHY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES FROM FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR

766
03:09:49.945 --> 03:10:01.456
ADDING ME. IT'S CLEAR WE NEED A NEW COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN. STAFFING LEVELS ARE DANGEROUSLY LOW.

767
03:10:01.456 --> 03:10:15.237
SHIFTS ARE NOT FILLED IMPACTING PUBLIC SAFETY IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE ALSO WITNESSED FREQUENT ASSAULTS AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS.

768
03:10:15.237 --> 03:10:26.915
WE HAVE HELD HEARINGS FOR YEARS ON MANY OF THESE ISSUES BUT ESPECIALLY THE LOW NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS WE HAVE. WE KNOW POLICE OFFICERS ARE

769
03:10:26.915 --> 03:10:39.327
FREQUENTLY WORKING 16 HOURS A DAY MANDATORY OVERTIME. WE ALSO KNOW MORALE IS LOW ON THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

770
03:10:39.327 --> 03:10:50.005
POLICE OFFICERS KNOW THEY'RE NOT SUPPORTED OR APPRECIATED HERE AT CITY HALL. WHEN YOU ARE WORKING A 15 HOUR

771
03:10:50.005 --> 03:11:04.553
DAY SHIFT AND SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS, WE'LL CITY HALL SUPPORT THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WAS FORCED TO WORK 15 STRAIGHT HOURS.

772
03:11:04.553 --> 03:11:16.298
YOU'RE NOT ON TOP OF YOUR GAME AFTER WORKING 1516 STRAIGHT HOURS AND THEN BEING INTENSE SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT MANY NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY.

773
03:11:16.298 --> 03:11:30.045
I THINK HAVING A PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING DISCUSSION BRIEFING SUMMIT I DO THINK CITY COUNCILORS WANT TO BE PART OF THE STRATEGY AND BE ENGAGED

774
03:11:30.045 --> 03:11:42.190
AND OFFER THEIR OPINION, BUT I ALSO THINK THE PUBLIC WANTS TO BE HEARD AS WELL. WE HAVE TO RESPECT OUR POLICE OFFICERS. WE HAVE TO RESPECT THE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT WE'RE

775
03:11:42.190 --> 03:11:54.569
NOT PROVIDING THE LEVEL OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE NEEDED ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON. PUBLIC SAFETY IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FLYNN CHAIR

776
03:11:54.569 --> 03:12:05.614
RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNTRY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, UM, TO SOME OF COUNCILOR FLYNN'S REMARKS. I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

777
03:12:05.614 --> 03:12:17.292
MY SISTER, UM, SERVED AND HER LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. UH, MY GRANDMOTHER WAS A POLICE OFFICER. UM, I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS GO OUT FOR WORK AND NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING

778
03:12:17.292 --> 03:12:28.537
TO HAPPEN TO THEM. SO I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF MY OFFICE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WHAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS ARE GOING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE DAY. UM, AND I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR FLYNN ALSO CALLS

779
03:12:28.537 --> 03:12:38.880
ALONG THE CITY COUNCIL TO DO A RIDE ALONG. I'VE DONE TWO SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE AND EXCITED TO JOIN FOR ANOTHER UM I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT UM, TODAY THAT

780
03:12:38.880 --> 03:12:50.158
UH I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT UH, BRIEFING ON BOSTON SUMMER SAFETY PLAN. I DID NOTICE THAT THERE IS A LATE FILE MATTER FROM COUNCILOR CULPEPER WHICH I HAVE DECIDED I AM NOT GOING TO

781
03:12:50.158 --> 03:13:00.635
OBJECT TO GIVEN THAT IT'S REGARDING A IT'S REALLY REGARDING A DOCKET UH, THAT IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AND IT'S REGARDING THE SAME SUBJECT. SO I THINK HIS HEARING ORDER

782
03:13:00.635 --> 03:13:12.247
GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS SAFETY SUMMIT AND HEARING ORDER TO HAPPEN. AND SO I WILL NOT BE OBJECTING TO THE SLATE FILE. AND I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND THE WORK THAT THEY GO THROUGH.

783
03:13:12.247 --> 03:13:24.726
AND I KNOW THERE IS A UH, DOCKET LATER IN THIS, UH, TO SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND OUR BOSTON POLICE. UM, IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE CITY

784
03:13:24.726 --> 03:13:35.770
COUNCIL DOES STAND WITH THEM AND KNOWS THAT UM AND KNOWS THE WORK THAT THEY GO THROUGH DAY IN AND DAY OUT UH, TO SUPPORT UH TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC. UM, AND I, I WANT TO ALSO SHOUT

785
03:13:35.770 --> 03:13:46.681
OUT OPERATION BRAIN FREEZE AND THE BOSTON COMMON AND OUR A1 CAPTAIN CAPTAIN DRISCOLL UH, WHO IS MAKING SURE THAT COMMUNITY POLICING UM IS AT THE IS AT THE YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE AT THE TOP OF OUR GAME AND

786
03:13:46.681 --> 03:13:59.861
COMMUNITY POLICING SO UH THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO THE FILERS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR DURKAN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

787
03:13:59.861 --> 03:14:10.605
THE RECENT ACTS OF VIOLENCE ACROSS OUR CITY, MOST OF WHICH OCCURRED IN MY DISTRICT ARE HEARTBREAKING AND EVERY RESIDENT DESERVES TO FEEL SAFE

788
03:14:10.605 --> 03:14:23.551
IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT NORMALIZE WHAT HAS HAPPENED, WHAT HAS HAPPENED. I KNOW THIS FIRSTHAND. I'VE WORKED DIRECTLY IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS GANG RELATED

789
03:14:23.551 --> 03:14:33.895
VIOLENCE, SO IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO SEE VIOLENCE RESURFACE IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE FOUGHT HARD TO MOVE FORWARD. THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S

790
03:14:33.895 --> 03:14:45.540
2025 GUN TRAFFICKING REPORT MADE THIS CLEAR THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF GUN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS REMAIN CLUSTERED IN DISTRICTS B2 AND B3, PREDOMINANTLY

791
03:14:45.540 --> 03:14:55.250
ROXBURY AND PARTS OF DORCHESTER. I SUPPORT DEVELOPING A SUMMER SAFETY PLAN BUT AS WE DEVELOP THIS PLAN WE MUST RECOGNIZE THE

792
03:14:55.250 --> 03:15:05.994
WORK ALREADY BEING DONE DESPITE LIMITED RESOURCES FOR DECADES ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE GREATEST MINDS, TORCHLIGHT 11 ALONG WITH

793
03:15:05.994 --> 03:15:17.439
LEADERS LIKE RANDY MUHAMMAD, BISHOP DICKERSON, REVEREND WALL ,CHIP GREENWICH HAVE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS, TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS, MEDIATED

794
03:15:17.439 --> 03:15:29.250
CONFLICTS, MENTORED YOUNG PEOPLE AND INVESTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS CARRYING A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF GUN VIOLENCE. THEIR WORK HAS SAVED LIVES, YET IT TOO OFTEN GOES UNRECOGNIZED

795
03:15:29.250 --> 03:15:41.296
AND UNDERFUNDED. ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY THAT PROTECTS EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT WE DON'T NEED TO REINVENT

796
03:15:41.296 --> 03:15:52.340
THE WHEEL TO GET THERE. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT YEARS EARNING RESIDENTS TRUST AND PRESENTING PREVENTING VIOLENCE ON THE GROUND MUST HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

797
03:15:52.340 --> 03:16:03.251
THEIR ROLE SHOULDN'T BE LIMITED TO RECOMMENDATIONS AFTER A PLAN IS WRITTEN IT SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE PLAN ITSELF. NOW IS THE TIME TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE CITY.

798
03:16:03.251 --> 03:16:14.963
INCORPORATE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS EXPERTISE INTO THE CITY'S SUMMER SAFETY STRATEGY AND ENSURE THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROTECTING, SUPPORTING AND ENGAGING OUR

799
03:16:14.963 --> 03:16:25.940
COMMUNITIES ALONE. I SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, THE ADMINISTRATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO

800
03:16:25.940 --> 03:16:38.887
BUILD A SUMMER SAFETY PLAN THAT REFLECTS BOTH THE EXPERIENCE OF THOSE ON THE GROUND AND THE URGENCY OF THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR CULPEPPER CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

801
03:16:38.887 --> 03:16:50.064
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND UM, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR UM THEIR WORK AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS SORT OF THE DEEP SADNESS AS A RESULT OF WHAT

802
03:16:50.064 --> 03:17:03.411
HAPPENED, UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND IN OUR CITY AND THE DEEP SENSE OF UNSAFE DO YOU SENSE OF, UH, LOSS, UH, AND COMMUNITY GRIEVING? UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR

803
03:17:03.411 --> 03:17:14.856
US TO ALWAYS BRING PEOPLE AND STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN BE DOING BETTER, HOW WE IMPROVE, UM, TO GET TO NO VIOLENCE, NO NO GUN VIOLENCE, NO UH, NO DOMESTIC

804
03:17:14.856 --> 03:17:26.234
VIOLENCE, NO FORMS OF VIOLENCE AT ALL IN OUR CITY. AND SO UM I WELCOME THESE CONVERSATIONS. UM, I DO KNOW THAT THESE ARE FOCUSING ON UM, SUMMER BUT I DO

805
03:17:26.234 --> 03:17:38.913
WANT TO STATE THAT, UM. THAT I YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR SUMMER AND SOME OF THOSE CAN BE FOR ALSO LEND TO YEAR ROUND SOLUTIONS.

806
03:17:38.913 --> 03:17:48.823
SO I, I DO HAVE A HEARING ORDER THAT I FILED EARLIER THIS YEAR UM FOR UM A COLLABORATIVE CITYWIDE STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION

807
03:17:48.823 --> 03:18:01.536
AND THIS WAS REALLY FILED UM UPON THE DISMANTLING OF PSAS AND OUR STREET WORKER PROGRAM THAT REALLY ALLOWED FOR DIRECT UM, INTERVENTION. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S WORTH EXPLORING SORT OF THE THE THE

808
03:18:01.536 --> 03:18:12.146
WHAT WORKED WHAT DIDN'T WORK AND HOW THAT CAN BE RETOOLED. SO, UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THE SUMMER PLAN AND COMMUNITY STRATEGIES. BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE LARGER CONVERSATION

809
03:18:12.146 --> 03:18:21.456
ABOUT WHAT ARE THE INTERVENTIONS AT WORK, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST THAT UH, WE SHOULD LOOK AT AGAIN OR THAT WE AND WE SHOULD TWEAK AND ALSO HEAR SUGGESTIONS FROM COMMUNITY

810
03:18:21.456 --> 03:18:36.304
SO HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE A A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS AT ONCE TO ADDRESS IT DURING THE SUMMER AND YEAR ROUND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

811
03:18:36.304 --> 03:18:47.882
UH WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCILOR DURKAN, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD UM COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR. PEPEN. COUNTRIES.

812
03:18:47.882 --> 03:18:59.160
SANTANA COUNCILOR. WEBER COUNCILOR. WHALEN PLEASE UH THE CHAIR COUNCILOR MURPHY AND FRANCISCO SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1346. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED.

813
03:18:59.160 --> 03:19:10.738
SAY NAY. MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1346. ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1346. COUNCILOR BRENNAN. YES. ONCE A BURDEN IS

814
03:19:10.738 --> 03:19:23.818
COUNCILOR CLARISSE COUNCIL CULPEPER. YES. CULPEPER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. ANSWER. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL. FLAME. YES. OFFLINE. YES. COUNCIL.

815
03:19:23.818 --> 03:19:35.697
LOUIJEUNE. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE. YES. I'M SOMEBODY HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY SOME MURPHY. YES. CONCEPT I'M COUNCILOR SANTANA. SANTANA. YES.

816
03:19:35.697 --> 03:19:47.775
COUNCIL WEBER. UNSOLVABLE. YES. CONTROVERSIAL. YES. I'M TO WORRY ABOUT THE YES 11 VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. DOCKET 1346 HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

817
03:19:47.775 --> 03:20:01.656
UH, I UNDERSTAND THE DOCKET 1347 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER. UM. >> AND MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU

818
03:20:01.656 --> 03:20:15.103
PLEASE READ DOCKET 13481348? COUNCILOR FLYNN OR FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION TO USE A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMPLOYEES. CHAIR RECOGNIZES

819
03:20:15.103 --> 03:20:26.180
COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MAY I ADD COUNCILOR MURPHY AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR? COUNCILOR MURPHY HAS ADDED AS A SECOND THANK YOU. I WAS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO ADD UM

820
03:20:26.180 --> 03:20:36.357
COUNCILOR HERE. UM BUT BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMAN HE IS UM LONGTIME ADVOCACY FOR FAMILIES

821
03:20:36.357 --> 03:20:48.603
. UM SO MY THIS RESOLUTION MADAM CHAIR, IS A IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE

822
03:20:48.603 --> 03:20:58.780
CITY COUNCIL GOT IT WRONG BECAUSE THIS LIKELY GOING TO BE 500 POTENTIAL JOB LOSS.

823
03:20:58.780 --> 03:21:10.291
UM, THIS YEAR OF TEACHERS, OF PARAPROFESSIONALS, OF BUS MONITORS THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY OF BOSTON TO

824
03:21:10.291 --> 03:21:24.672
DO A SUPPLEMENTAL TO LET THOSE DEDICATED WORKERS MOST OF THEM MOST OF THEM A WOMAN OF COLOR. BUT LETTING. THEM KNOW. >> THAT THEY'RE. >> IMPORTANT THEY'RE A PART OF THE CITY. THEY DO EXCEPTIONAL WORK

825
03:21:24.672 --> 03:21:35.716
HELPING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. IS IT RIGHT FOR US TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM DURING THIS DURING THIS PERIOD? I THINK IT IS.

826
03:21:35.716 --> 03:21:47.361
I THINK IT'S WORTH IT. WE VISIT SCHOOLS ALL THE TIME. WE SEE PARAPROFESSIONALS, WE SEE BUS MONITORS, WE SEE TEACHERS, WE SEE

827
03:21:47.361 --> 03:21:57.772
PARAPROFESSIONALS TAKING SPECIAL EDUCATION KIDS TO THE BATHROOM, THE CLEANING THEM AFTER THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM WASHING THEIR HANDS, BRINGING

828
03:21:57.772 --> 03:22:10.118
THEM BACK TO THE CLASSROOM, MANAGING AND HELPING THE TEACHER WITH WITH WITH AURA AND WITH SOME WITH EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

829
03:22:10.118 --> 03:22:22.730
THROUGH A CRITICAL PART OF OUR CITY THE CRITICAL PART OF OUR EDUCATION THERE ARE UNSUNG HEROES AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED ALONG WITH THE CROSSING GUARDS

830
03:22:22.730 --> 03:22:35.343
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. BUT IS THERE ROOM IN THIS CITY FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS THAT DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB? NO ONE'S EVEN QUESTIONING THEIR PROFESSIONALISM OR THEIR

831
03:22:35.343 --> 03:22:47.421
DEDICATION. THEN WHY ARE WE GIVING THEM A PINK SLIP? DO THEY DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO DO THE JOB THAT THEY LOVED THAT THEY

832
03:22:47.421 --> 03:22:57.765
WERE TRAINED TO DO? THEY'RE NOT MAKING A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY, BUT THEIR SERVICE IS INVALUABLE. THEY'RE HELPING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THEY'RE SUPPORTING THEIR

833
03:22:57.765 --> 03:23:09.277
FAMILIES, THEY'RE PAYING TAXES. THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING GOVERNMENT ASKED THEM TO DO AND MORE. AND WHAT DO WE SAY TO THEM

834
03:23:09.277 --> 03:23:21.789
WE'RE SORRY THERE'S NO MORE MONEY FOR YOU BUT THERE IS MONEY. IF WE VOTE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET WE CAN ENCOURAGE A CITY

835
03:23:21.789 --> 03:23:33.201
CITY GOVERNMENT, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO RECOGNIZE THESE MOSTLY WOMEN OF COLOR, GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK TO THE CLASSROOM SO THAT THEY CAN PAY THEIR BILLS, EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.

836
03:23:33.201 --> 03:23:44.278
THEY DESERVE DIGNITY. THEY DESERVE RESPECT. THEY'RE NOT GETTING IT RIGHT NOW IN THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL VOTING FOR THE BUDGET,

837
03:23:44.278 --> 03:23:56.557
WE BASICALLY CUT THEIR JOB. IT WAS 400 JOBS NOW IT COULD BE 500 JOBS OF THE LEARNING IS THAT RACIAL JUSTICE IS THAT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IS

838
03:23:56.557 --> 03:24:07.868
THAT HELPING OUR TEACHERS? IS THAT IT HELPING OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES? IS THAT A PROGRESSIVE VOTE? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW

839
03:24:07.868 --> 03:24:17.878
WAGE WORKERS IN THIS CITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THE JOB THAT THEY LOVE TO HELP STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES? I THINK THERE IS I THINK THAT

840
03:24:17.878 --> 03:24:31.492
WORTH FIGHTING FOR AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON THEM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR FLYNN CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR

841
03:24:31.492 --> 03:24:42.403
ADDING ME AND CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE WITH MYSELF. AND YOU MENTIONED CONCILOR MEJIA HERE AND COLLEAGUES HERE. IF THERE WAS EVER A RAINY DAY I DO BELIEVE THIS IS IT.

842
03:24:42.403 --> 03:24:53.814
UM, AND I THINK IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD DAY TO FIGHT AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR CITY WORKERS. I KNOW I'VE STOOD UP EVERY TIME OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS

843
03:24:53.814 --> 03:25:04.458
WHEN WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET AND WHEN THIS BODY PASSED THE BUDGET WHICH WE KNEW WAS GOING TO CUT JOBS THAT OUR TEACHERS, OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS

844
03:25:04.458 --> 03:25:16.170
,THEY OUR CITY WORKERS EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SEPARATE BUDGET THEY ARE WORTH ADVOCATING JUST LIKE WE CHANGED OUR AMENDMENT. PAUL, WE WE REALLY ADVOCATED AND MADE CHANGES TO MAKE SURE

845
03:25:16.170 --> 03:25:27.815
THAT THE TRANSPORTATION DIDN'T HAVE ANY CUT AT ALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDERSPENT FOR YEARS AND NOT ONE JOB WOULD HAVE BEEN TOUCHED. WE REALLY INTENTIONALLY WORKED

846
03:25:27.815 --> 03:25:38.125
TO MAKE THAT PULL COME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE SO THERE WAS NO EVEN APPEARANCE OF TAKING AWAY ANYONE'S JOB HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. BUT FOR SOME REASON AND I WILL

847
03:25:38.125 --> 03:25:50.037
NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS WHICH MANY OF THESE OVER 500 POSITIONS ARE GOING TO BE IN CLASSROOM TEACHERS, WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME ADVOCACY

848
03:25:50.037 --> 03:26:01.349
,BUT I VOTED AGAINST THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET AGAIN THIS YEAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT SUPPORT A PLAN THAT CUTS HUNDREDS OF JOBS FROM OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE NOW LEARNING THAT MORE THAN.

849
03:26:01.349 --> 03:26:13.994
560 POSITIONS WILL BE ELIMINATED EVEN MORE THAN ORIGINALLY PROJECTED. THESE AREN'T JUST JOBS THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS. THEY ARE THE TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, COUNSELORS IN SCHOOL STAFF WHO MAKE A

850
03:26:13.994 --> 03:26:25.906
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF BOSTON CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY. BOSTON HAS MORE THAN 500 MILLION IN AVAILABLE RESERVES. IF THERE WAS EVER A RAINY DAY THIS WOULD BE IT.

851
03:26:25.906 --> 03:26:37.284
I BELIEVE PROTECTING THE PEOPLE WHO EDUCATE, MENTOR AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IS EXACTLY WHAT THOSE FUNDS SHOULD BE USED FOR . I SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT WE THE

852
03:26:37.284 --> 03:26:48.596
COUNCIL AS A BODY IS SAYING TO THE ADMINISTRATION SAYING TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE SAYING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY SAYING TO THE EDUCATORS WHOSE LAST DAY WAS

853
03:26:48.596 --> 03:26:59.774
OVER A WEEK AGO WHO WERE OUT OF A JOB THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP AND HOPEFULLY COME SEPTEMBER THEY'RE BACK IN CLASSROOMS AND ALSO WE'RE FIGHTING FOR OUR

854
03:26:59.774 --> 03:27:11.719
STUDENTS BECAUSE EVERY TIME A STAFF MEMBER IS ELIMINATED FROM A SCHOOL IT'S A CHILD, IT'S A FAMILY, IT'S A CLASSROOM THAT'S NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CULTURAL

855
03:27:11.719 --> 03:27:25.466
CULPEPER COUNCILOR CULTURE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> JUST LIKE. YOU HAVE. >> THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

856
03:27:25.466 --> 03:27:39.013
JUST LIKE COUNCILOR FLYNN AND COUNCILOR MURPHY HAVE STOOD OVER AND OVER TO VOICE THEIR.

857
03:27:39.013 --> 03:27:48.989
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET. I TWO STAND.

858
03:27:48.989 --> 03:28:05.673
AND IT'S IT'S AMAZING HOW WITH A $1.73 BILLION BUDGET WE FOUND IT POSSIBLE TO FROM WHAT WE'VE

859
03:28:05.673 --> 03:28:17.985
LEARNED THIS WEEK TO FIRE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE ACTUALLY FIRING OVER 500 EMPLOYEES FROM THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

860
03:28:17.985 --> 03:28:30.731
AND HERE'S WHAT'S SAD ABOUT IT NONE OF US WILL FEEL THE PAIN THAT THOSE FAMILIES WILL FEEL. NONE OF US WILL GO WITHOUT FOOD

861
03:28:30.731 --> 03:28:42.142
IN THEIR REFRIGERATOR. NONE OF US WILL STRUGGLE TO FIND WAYS TO PAY THEIR RENT. NONE OF US WILL STRUGGLE WHEN SEPTEMBER COMES TO MAKE SURE

862
03:28:42.142 --> 03:28:52.887
THAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE SHOES ON THEIR FEET. BUT YET WE WERE ABLE TO APPROVE THAT BUDGET KNOWING THAT THERE

863
03:28:52.887 --> 03:29:05.032
WERE THOSE THAT WOULD BE FIRED. I DO HOPE THAT THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE CAN FIND AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS

864
03:29:05.032 --> 03:29:16.577
CONTINUING TO HIRE EMPLOYEES, UH, RECEIVE THAT LETTER. BUT I DO HOPE THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE CAN FIND SOME MECHANISM

865
03:29:16.577 --> 03:29:28.022
WHETHER IT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET OR WHETHER IT'S FROM THEIR STATE FAIR SHARE FUND SOME WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FAMILIES HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE AND THAT THEIR RENT IS PAID.

866
03:29:28.022 --> 03:29:43.170
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. >> UM, WOULD ANYONE COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

867
03:29:43.170 --> 03:29:54.915
UH, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT. USING SUPPLEMENTALS. >> TO DO. >> THINGS IN THE BUDGET FOR, UM. YOU KNOW, ONE TIME, UH, EXPENSES I THINK AS THE FILERS

868
03:29:54.915 --> 03:30:09.964
HAVE MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS, UH ,HEARINGS THAT. WE'RE NOT. >> SURE ABOUT WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE UNTIL SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER? >> UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A BETTER. TIME TO ADVOCATE. FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL. UH, I MEAN, I YOU KNOW, I'M I'M

869
03:30:09.964 --> 03:30:21.742
FINE WITH LETTING. THIS GO FORWARD AND. AND SUPPORTING. >> OUR TEACHERS. UH. >> BUT UNTIL WE ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, THE THE. THE SHARP DROP IN ENROLLMENT IN. OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND HOW WE'RE GOING.

870
03:30:21.742 --> 03:30:33.354
TO DEAL WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION FOR A LONG TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER A COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE THE TIMING OF THIS IS

871
03:30:33.354 --> 03:30:44.264
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S. IT'S IT'S JULY AND FAMILIES NEED TO THESE WORKERS NEED TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT

872
03:30:44.264 --> 03:30:55.376
THEY'RE NOT GOING BACK TO A JOB IN SEPTEMBER. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO A BACK TO A JOB THAT THEY LOVE HELPING

873
03:30:55.376 --> 03:31:10.257
KIDS, EDUCATING KIDS, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. DON'T DO WE HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THOSE PROGRAMS?

874
03:31:10.257 --> 03:31:23.937
405 HUNDRED JOBS UNION JOBS, UNION JOBS I HEAR A LOT OF CITY COUNCIL IS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY SUPPORT WORKING MEN AND

875
03:31:23.937 --> 03:31:34.648
WOMEN IN SUPPORT ORGANIZED LABOR. THERE IS NO MORE IMPORTANT ISSUE THAN SUPPORTING THIS. LOW LOW WAGE WORKERS THE

876
03:31:34.648 --> 03:31:47.928
UNIONIZED THE WOMAN OF COLOR. UH WE GOING TO TURN OUR BACK ON THEM NOW IS THE TIME. NOW IS THE TIME TO SAY YES WE SUPPORT THEM.

877
03:31:47.928 --> 03:32:01.408
THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR US. COUNCILOR COLE PEPPER MENTIONED IT. WHO ELSE IS GOING TO DO THAT WORK? THESE DEDICATED WORKERS ARE DOING THE WORK. THEY'RE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL

878
03:32:01.408 --> 03:32:14.722
JOB. THEY'RE WORKING HARD. THEY'RE COMPASSIONATE. THEY TREAT THEIR STUDENTS WITH RESPECT. THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM.

879
03:32:14.722 --> 03:32:25.999
I TALKED TO THE PARENTS. THE PARENTS ARE THANKFUL FOR OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS AFTER THE DAY IS OVER BECAUSE. THE PARAPROFESSIONAL AND THE TEACHER HELP THE STUDENT THAT

880
03:32:25.999 --> 03:32:38.679
MAKES THE PARENTS JOB EASIER. WE HAVE TO BE A COMPASSIONATE CITY. THERE'S MONEY IN THE BUDGET. THERE'S MONEY IN THE COFFERS FOR WORKERS THAT DO THIS TYPE OF WORK.

881
03:32:38.679 --> 03:32:49.857
WE CAN'T TURN OUR BACKS ON THEM DURING THIS TIME OF NEED. NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO STAND WITH THEM. WHY THEY'VE ALWAYS STOOD WITH THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON.

882
03:32:49.857 --> 03:33:02.002
THEY'VE ALWAYS STOOD WITH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THEY NEVER GAVE UP ON THEM. THEY NEVER TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THEM. THEY MIGHT BE MAKING $35,000 A YEAR.

883
03:33:02.002 --> 03:33:13.213
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM IN THE CITY OF BOSTON? THAT'S THE QUESTION WE HAVE TO ASK AND IF WE SAY YES THEN VOTE FOR AND IF WE SAY NO THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THEM THEN YOU VOTE NO

884
03:33:13.213 --> 03:33:23.357
I GUESS THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. MR. UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING THE PODIUM FOR

885
03:33:23.357 --> 03:33:48.415
A FEW MINUTES? THANK YOU FOR THE ADVOCACY,

886
03:33:48.415 --> 03:34:00.928
MR CHAIR. THE THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT ISSUE AS WE DISCUSS IT BACK AND FORWARD

887
03:34:00.928 --> 03:34:12.940
. I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR, FRIEND AND CUSTOMER MURPHY'S INCREDIBLE ADVOCACY FOR AND ALL OF US REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, THE INCREDIBLE VALUE IN THE WORK OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS.

888
03:34:12.940 --> 03:34:23.217
I I'VE TALKED TO THE CHAIR OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE, I'VE TALKED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, I'VE TALKED TO FAMILIES AND UM UH, RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT I DON'T FEEL THAT WE'RE DEALING

889
03:34:23.217 --> 03:34:34.161
WITH ACCURATE NUMBERS, ACCURATE INFORMATION. WE KNOW THAT OUR SCHOOL POPULATION IS DROPPING BY 3000 STUDENTS. UM, ENROLLMENT IS DROPPING AND

890
03:34:34.161 --> 03:34:46.473
WE ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS. UM AND IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN ALSO THE INCREDIBLE PRESSURE AND THE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FAMILIES BEING DISPLACED AND CENTRO DE. DEPORTED BASICALLY.

891
03:34:46.473 --> 03:34:58.585
UH, WE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH ,A YOUNG KID FROM UH ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HER HER MOTHER, UM, VOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO UH, HONDURAS UM AND

892
03:34:58.585 --> 03:35:10.731
TOOK HER SCHOOL AGE, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGE US CITIZEN WITH HER BACK TO HONDURAS. UH, IT'S A VERY VOLATILE AND UNSTABLE SITUATION WITH REGARD

893
03:35:10.731 --> 03:35:22.242
TO HER ENROLLMENT IN THE SCHOOLS AT THE MOMENT, UH, I HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT FOLKS THAT ARE PERMANENT UH, PARAPROFESSIONALS ARE BEING REHIRED AND REASSIGNED TO THE SCHOOLS AND PLACES THAT THEY'RE

894
03:35:22.242 --> 03:35:33.253
NEEDED. AND I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT, YOU KNOW, AS TEACHERS THAT ARE, UH ,THEIR SCHOOLS CLOSED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED. SO I THINK IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.

895
03:35:33.253 --> 03:35:44.798
AND RIGHT NOW I DON'T FEEL THAT I CAN IN ALL HONESTY VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL THAT I'M WORKING WITH A FULL DATA SET. I APPRECIATE THE ADVOCACY.

896
03:35:44.798 --> 03:35:56.610
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE STRESS AND THE TRAUMA OF UH, PARAPROFESSIONALS GETTING A PINK SLIP SAYING THAT THEY'RE NOT NOT NOT GOING TO BE REHIRED. BUT I THINK THE IS IN THE PROCESS OF REHIRING AS MANY

897
03:35:56.610 --> 03:36:08.655
PEOPLE AS THEY CAN AT THIS MOMENT. SO UM, THIS IS A DIFFICULT ONE FOR ME BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO PROBABLY VOTE PRESENT ON THIS BECAUSE I FEEL WE NEED MORE INFORMATION BEFORE. >> WE. CAN MAKE. >> THIS VOTE ON. >> THIS RESOLUTION.

898
03:36:08.655 --> 03:36:22.169
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

899
03:36:22.169 --> 03:36:37.718
THANK YOU I WANTED OKAY, OKAY. CANCER COUNCIL MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP AND I OFTEN FEEL LIKE I'M A BROKEN RECORD. BUT MANY OF THESE ISSUES I

900
03:36:37.718 --> 03:36:49.463
STAND UP AND REITERATE THAT THESE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE RIGHT, COUNCILOR BREADON. WE NEED THESE ANSWERS. BUT THEY'RE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BEING ASKED TIME AND TIME AGAIN NOT JUST WEEKS AGO MONTHS

901
03:36:49.463 --> 03:37:01.375
AGO AND WE STILL WENT FORWARD AND VOTING VOTED ON A BUDGET WITH THESE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ON THE RECORD EITHER IN 17 FORM OR RFIS THAT REMAINED UNANSWERED THAT THE DATA IS

902
03:37:01.375 --> 03:37:13.320
THERE AND IT IS TRUE IF YOU'RE A PERMANENT TEACHER AND IF YOUR POSITION IS CUT YOU STILL DO HAVE A JOB, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE A JOB. THIS DISTRICT DOES HAVE TO FIND SOMEPLACE FOR YOU. >> IT'S NOT. WHERE YOU WERE AND THAT'S HARD

903
03:37:13.320 --> 03:37:24.398
BUT YOU WILL HAVE A JOB. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER 500 POSITIONS OF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GUARANTEED JOBS IN JUST A FEW MONTHS. A FEW WEEKS AGO WE HAD COLLEEN

904
03:37:24.398 --> 03:37:34.975
WHO WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNION OF OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS COME IN AND ENCOURAGED US TO VOTE DOWN THIS BUDGET KNOWING THAT MANY OF THOSE PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT

905
03:37:34.975 --> 03:37:46.420
SHE SUPPORTS EVERY DAY WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOBS. SO THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF BOSTON WE DESERVE THESE ANSWERS JUST LIKE WE DESERVE ANSWERS ABOUT PUBLIC

906
03:37:46.420 --> 03:37:58.065
SAFETY IN SUMMER SAFETY PLAN. WE DO DESERVE THESE ANSWERS. BUT THIS RESOLUTION I MEAN OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE CAN VOTE ANY WAY THEY WANT BUT THE REASON WHY I PUT IT FORWARD AND THE REASON WHY I'M VOTING IN FAVOR

907
03:37:58.065 --> 03:38:09.609
OF IT IS BECAUSE WHEN WE ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF THE OTHER CITY JOBS WHICH I DO AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR MANY OF US THIS MORNING AT 530 THIS MORNING I WAS IN FRONT OF BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

908
03:38:09.609 --> 03:38:20.187
ADVOCATING FOR THE NURSES WHO HAVE JUST BEEN LOCKED OUT FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT OUR LOWEST PAID AND IN MANY CASES I KNOW

909
03:38:20.187 --> 03:38:32.165
COUNCILOR FLYNN AND COUNCIL CULPEPPER ELOQUENTLY STAND UP AND SAY IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WORKING WITH OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS AND IN A DISTRICT WHERE WE'RE FORCING IN MANY WAYS NOT

910
03:38:32.165 --> 03:38:42.776
EFFECTIVELY INCLUSION ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND WE'RE TAKING AWAY THE SUPPORTS NEEDED THAT IT'S JUST UNFAIR. SO I HOPE THAT MANY. >> OF OUR. COLLEAGUES WILL VOTE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

911
03:38:42.776 --> 03:38:57.657
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. COUNCILOR UH, FITZGERALD.

912
03:38:57.657 --> 03:39:10.871
UM COUNCILOR PEPEN. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCIL WORRELL THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FLYNN AND MURPHY SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1348. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

913
03:39:10.871 --> 03:39:20.881
ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. AND MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON 134. IT DOES. ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1348

914
03:39:20.881 --> 03:39:31.925
COUNCIL BE BRITTANY. PRESENT ON SEPARATE AND PRESENT COMES A LOT OF SEPARATE COUNCIL CULPEPER. YES I'M SCOTT BECKER YES

915
03:39:31.925 --> 03:39:44.871
COUNCILOR DURKAN CONCEPT OKAY NO COUNCIL FITZGERALD YES IT'S A FITZGERALD YES COUNCILOR FLYNN YES I'M JUST LEARNING AS COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE ONCE A LOUIJEUNE PRESENT COUNCIL. MAYOR. COUNCIL.

916
03:39:44.871 --> 03:39:57.417
MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES. COUNCIL. UH PAT BROWN. UM. I'M SO PREPARED. NO ANSWER. SO DONNA. UM AND COUNCIL SANTANA NO

917
03:39:57.417 --> 03:40:07.160
COUNCIL WEBER. YES WHATSOEVER. YES. COUNCIL RULE YES. COUNCIL ALLOWED YES TO FIVE SIX

918
03:40:07.160 --> 03:40:19.639
YES ONE PRESENT AND THREE NO TWO PRESENT. SO LET ME GO OVER IT AGAIN

919
03:40:19.639 --> 03:40:33.119
6123456 YES TWO PRESENT AND THREE NO DON'T. THANK YOU DOCKET 1348 IT'S BEEN ADOPTED. I DON'T. NEED SEVEN. WANTS TO BECOME.

920
03:40:33.119 --> 03:40:43.530
MAJORITY OF THEM OKAY THANK YOU . DOCKET DOCKET 1348 HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

921
03:40:43.530 --> 03:40:56.576
READ 13.1350. DOCKET 1350 COUNCIL FLYNN OFFERED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT MAINTAINING AND HEARING THE PROPOSITION TWO AND A HALF IN

922
03:40:56.576 --> 03:41:09.623
THE CITY OF BOSTON. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

923
03:41:09.623 --> 03:41:22.168
PROPOSITION TWO AND A HALF IS A LAW PASSED BY VOTERS IN 1980 THAT LIMITS HOW MUCH CITIES AND TOWNS CAN RAISE PROPERTY TAXES. THE LAW HAS TWO LIMITS WITHIN

924
03:41:22.168 --> 03:41:33.413
IT THE LEVY CEILING AND THE LEVY LIMIT. THE LEVY LIMIT DETERMINES HOW MUCH A CITY MUNICIPALITY CAN INCREASE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION FOR ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT. IT'S DETERMINED BY TAXES

925
03:41:33.413 --> 03:41:46.459
GENERATED FROM NEW GROWTH SUCH AS NEW RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING PROPERTIES THAT INCREASE ASSESSED VALUE. THE LEVY CEILING IS THE

926
03:41:46.459 --> 03:41:56.636
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES THAT CAN BE COLLECTED BY A CITY MUNICIPALITY, A CITY A TOWN CAN'T COLLECT MORE THAN 22. 5%

927
03:41:56.636 --> 03:42:08.081
OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN ITS BORDERS. BECAUSE MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPALITIES RELY HEAVILY ON PROPERTY TAXES TO FUND LOCAL

928
03:42:08.081 --> 03:42:18.625
GOVERNMENT, PROPOSITION TWO AND A HALF HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC WORKS, LIBRARIES, PARKS, RECREATION,

929
03:42:18.625 --> 03:42:30.970
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES SALARIES BENEFITS THAT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN ONGOING DISCUSSION. HERE AT. >> THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT MANY CITIES AND TOWNS AND AT THE

930
03:42:30.970 --> 03:42:44.884
STATE HOUSE ABOUT POTENTIALLY LIFTING PROPOSITION TWO AND A HALF. IN OCTOBER 2025 WHEN THEY WERE CALLS TO THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE TO REPEAL

931
03:42:44.884 --> 03:42:57.364
PROPOSITION TWO AND A HALF. UM, MANY CITY OFFICIALS SAID IT SHOULD BE REPEALED. LIMITING PROPERTY TAX REVENUE GROWTH MEANS THAT THE LOCAL

932
03:42:57.364 --> 03:43:07.907
GOVERNMENT MUST EXERCISE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY ,TRANSPARENCY THIS PROPOSITION MAKES TAXES MORE PREDICTABLE

933
03:43:07.907 --> 03:43:18.752
FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ENDURED CHALLENGING ECONOMIC TIMES IN BOSTON DUE TO SEVERAL YEARS OF STEEP INCREASES IN THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR MANY RESIDENTS OVER THE LAST OVER

934
03:43:18.752 --> 03:43:31.331
THE LAST TWO YEARS THEY'VE SEEN A DOUBLE DIGIT PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. THIS RESOLUTION, I BELIEVE IS

935
03:43:31.331 --> 03:43:45.278
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES BOSTON. IT PROVIDES CITIES AND TOWNS WITH STRUCTURE OF HOW MUCH THEY CAN RAISE TAXES BUT ALSO.

936
03:43:45.278 --> 03:43:57.390
LIVE WITHIN THEIR MEANS TO BE FISCALLY DISCIPLINE, FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO THESE

937
03:43:57.390 --> 03:44:09.369
PRINCIPLES AND ENSURE THAT WE PRACTICE FISCAL DISCIPLINE AND RESPONSIBILITY AS MUCH AS WE CAN, KNOWING THAT RESIDENTS ARE

938
03:44:09.369 --> 03:44:23.116
SEEING STEEP PROPERTY TAXES CONSISTENTLY, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A IMPORTANT DISCUSSION DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT PROPOSITION TWO AND

939
03:44:23.116 --> 03:44:35.395
A HALF IN TAXES GENERALLY? I THINK THAT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER AS WE CUT SERVICES UM, LIKE JOBS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL

940
03:44:35.395 --> 03:44:48.541
TEACHERS. UM, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS DISCUSSION AS WELL . THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR FLINTSHIRE RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE WEBER COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH.

941
03:44:48.541 --> 03:45:01.321
I AGREE WITH THE FILER THAT THIS, UH, DOES SET THE TABLE FOR AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. WE JUST. >> SPENT TWO MONTHS OR THREE MONTHS, UH UH, FIGHTING TO RESTORE VITAL PROGRAMS. UH, WE ALSO TALKED A LOT ABOUT

942
03:45:01.321 --> 03:45:11.631
THE FACT THAT REVENUES, UH, ARE NOT INCREASING ENOUGH TO KEEP PACE WITH INCREASED EXPENSES. THE MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION HAS ISSUED A REPORT CALLED THE PERFECT STORM. .

943
03:45:11.631 --> 03:45:22.909
THAT HOW, UH, THIS IS CAUSING HAVOC WITH CITY BUDGETS ALL ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH? UH, THE REPORT POINTS OUT, NUMBER ONE, THAT SINCE 2005 STATE AID HAS GONE DOWN FROM

944
03:45:22.909 --> 03:45:35.688
23% OF CITY BUDGETS TO NOW IT'S CLOSER TO 11%. IT'S ALSO POINTED OUT THAT PROP. >> TWO AND A. HALF UM DOES NOT KEEP PACE WITH INCREASED COSTS FOR HEALTH CARE, ENERGY INFLATION. CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

945
03:45:35.688 --> 03:45:45.732
AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY INVESTMENTS. THE MAYOR RECOMMENDED THAT, UH, WE WE REWORK PROP TWO AND A HALF TO ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE CAP AND FLEXIBILITY IN

946
03:45:45.732 --> 03:45:56.643
HOW WE ALLOCATE, UH, TAXES BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. UH, WE, UH, JUST SPENT WEEKS LOOKING THROUGH THE MINUTIA OF OUR CITY BUDGET.

947
03:45:56.643 --> 03:46:07.320
UH, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING, UH, THINGS LIKE REVENUE GENERATING ASPECTS LIKE THE PARKING METER FUND AT A TIME WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPENDING INCREASES, ADDING 300 TO 600

948
03:46:07.320 --> 03:46:19.065
MORE POLICE OFFICERS, UH, CREATING FUNDS TO TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE HIRE 400 MORE EMPLOYEES . UM, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE AN INFORMED DISCUSSION

949
03:46:19.065 --> 03:46:30.243
ABOUT, UH, THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF THIS CITY'S REVENUE TO DO THAT. WE SHOULD HAVE A HEARING. UH, I AM GOING TO OBJECT TO THIS. ASK THE TO BE SENT FOR A HEARING. I HOPE THAT IT GOES TO THE WAYS

950
03:46:30.243 --> 03:46:41.087
AND MEANS COMMITTEE WHERE I WILL I WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE A HEARING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE CAN HAVE INFORMED DISCUSSION, UH, ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHICH I AGREE IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WEBER.

951
03:46:41.087 --> 03:46:52.832
UM, I THINK, UH, THERE'S BEEN AN OBJECTION TO THIS UM THIS DOCKET UH, 1350 WILL BE, UH, SENT TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. THANK YOU.

952
03:46:52.832 --> 03:47:04.611
I THINK THAT MERITS A MORE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1351? OH, BEG YOUR PARDON? SORRY, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU HOLD A SECOND?

953
03:47:04.611 --> 03:47:16.656
UM, I SEE COUNCILOR PIPPINS. UH, LIGHT IS ON. DID YOU HAVE. I KNOW UH, WHEN IT WAS IT'S GONE TO COMMITTEE SO YEAH. NO THANK YOU. THIS IS ACTUALLY IN REGARDS TO

954
03:47:16.656 --> 03:47:29.469
A PREVIOUS MATTER. UM. >> THANK YOU. UH. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UM, WHEN IS IT APPROPRIATE TO MOTION TO RECONSIDER A VOTE? UH, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AT THE END BEFORE WE WHEN WE GET

955
03:47:29.469 --> 03:47:42.582
DOWN TO PAST GREEN SHEETS WE'RE GOING TO BEFORE WE DO. YES. I'LL DO THAT FOR EVERYONE LATER. THANK YOU. I'LL DO THAT LATER. THANK YOU. I'LL COME BACK TO YOU. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 13511351?

956
03:47:42.582 --> 03:47:53.793
COUNCILOR FLYNN OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION OF UNEQUIVOCAL DENOUNCEMENT AGAINST ANY VIOLENT ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT TOWARDS BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS, OUR DEDICATED

957
03:47:53.793 --> 03:48:05.938
FIRST RESPONDERS AND. CITY OFFICIALS. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN CASTRO. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR?

958
03:48:05.938 --> 03:48:16.115
COUNCILOR FITZGERALD SO ADDED. MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES THAT COUNCILOR MURPHY. UH, SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR MURPHY'S ADDED AS A THIRD A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU.

959
03:48:16.115 --> 03:48:27.660
AND AS THE RESOLUTION NOTED, IT'S ALSO ABOUT RESPECTING OTHER CITY WORKERS THAT PROVIDE FIRST RESPONDER TYPE SERVICES

960
03:48:27.660 --> 03:48:36.369
OR UM, SOME TYPE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT OR INTERACTING WITH THE WITH RESIDENTS AS WELL SUCH AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE

961
03:48:36.369 --> 03:48:49.082
IN THE CITY OF BOSTON BOSTON TRANSPORTATION UM TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UM AS WELL I SEE THEM FREQUENTLY. THEY DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB BUT

962
03:48:49.082 --> 03:49:01.427
THEY'RE OFTEN SOMETIMES THEY'RE HARASSED AND EVEN PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY THE PUBLIC. UM WE KNOW AND I MENTIONED BOSTON POLICE HAS LONG STANDING ISSUES OF UNDERSTAFFING,

963
03:49:01.427 --> 03:49:12.805
OVERSTRETCHED RESOURCES, FORCED OVERTIME, LOOMING RETIREMENTS, BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS WORK 16 HOURS A DAY. BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN ASSOCIATION RECENTLY NOTED THAT

964
03:49:12.805 --> 03:49:25.218
THE DEPARTMENT IS DOWN ROUGHLY 600 OFFICERS OPERATING ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF THE WORKFORCE. THIS AND SIMILAR INCIDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO LOW MORALE

965
03:49:25.218 --> 03:49:38.798
RETENTION RECRUITMENT. THE LACK OF SUPPORT OR INDIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING THE POLICE, THE FIRE EMS HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT, YOU

966
03:49:38.798 --> 03:49:50.276
KNOW AND ULTIMATELY OUR CITY IS LESS SAFE BECAUSE OF THAT. PUBLIC SAFETY BEGINS WITH SUPPORTING THE FAMILIES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY EVERY DAY TO SERVE AND PROTECT OUR

967
03:49:50.276 --> 03:50:01.487
COMMUNITIES. IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE UH, ESPECIALLY THE CITY COUNCIL DENOUNCE ANY VIOLENCE, ASSAULTS, HARASSMENT AGAINST THE POLICE CODE ENFORCEMENT

968
03:50:01.487 --> 03:50:13.933
OFFICERS, OFFICIALS AND TRANSPORTATION OUR DEDICATED FIRST RESPONDERS AND WE SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. WE ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THOSE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON

969
03:50:13.933 --> 03:50:27.146
THE LINE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE OUR SUPPORT. WE RESOURCES TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON. TO PARAPHRASE MY GOOD FRIEND

970
03:50:27.146 --> 03:50:37.190
COUNCILOR MICHAEL FLAHERTY, HE USED TO SAY THAT YES WE HAVE THE BEST HOSPITALS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT HERE IN BOSTON. WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE THE CROWN

971
03:50:37.190 --> 03:50:48.968
JEWELS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME HERE AND EXPERIENCE THEM BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO BE HERE AND THAT IS DUE TO THE WORK OF OUR DEDICATED FIRST

972
03:50:48.968 --> 03:51:01.614
RESPONDERS. THEY DON'T GET THE APPRECIATION OR RESPECT IN MY OPINION FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT THEY CERTAINLY HAVE EARNED IT.

973
03:51:01.614 --> 03:51:12.625
I THINK THIS IS A SMALL STEP TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DANGEROUS POSITION THAT THEY'RE OFTEN PLACED IN AND TO

974
03:51:12.625 --> 03:51:26.072
LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THEIR BACK. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU COUNCILOR UH, FLYNN THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

975
03:51:26.072 --> 03:51:38.117
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UH, AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL FLYNN FOR ADDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. UM. YOU KNOW, WE SAW SOME OF WHAT. OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS HAVE GONE THROUGH OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND IN A VERY DIFFICULT

976
03:51:38.117 --> 03:51:50.129
TIME AND WE KNOW SOME OF THAT WAS DUE TO UNDERSTAFFING. UM, AND SO, UH, WE JUST REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT THEM IN THIS TIME OF NEED. THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES SAFELY AS WELL.

977
03:51:50.129 --> 03:52:01.607
AND UH, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE UH THAT THE FOLKS OUT THERE KNOW UM, THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST UH THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO, UH, AND WE SUPPORT THEM AND WE WANT THEM TO GET BACK TO THEIR FAMILY.

978
03:52:01.607 --> 03:52:13.552
UH, AND WE PLEASE ASK EVERYONE TO JUST MAINTAIN COMMON COURTESY OUT THERE WHILE HAVING FUN. BE RESPECTFUL AND UNDERSTAND THAT FOLKS ARE JUST TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB AND PLEASE DON'T TREAT THEM AS AN OBJECT UH AS THERE ARE PEOPLE TOO AND WE ASK

979
03:52:13.552 --> 03:52:24.497
THAT WE ALWAYS AS WE ALWAYS ASK OUR POLICE TO DO THE SAME UH, FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT THAT ARE OUT THERE, UM, CAUSING THE TROUBLE AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN DO AND I THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR

980
03:52:24.497 --> 03:52:37.310
ADDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR HERE. UH, AND WE AS ALWAYS WE STAND UP WITH THAT BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS AND ALL PUBLIC SAFETY THAT HAVE TO TAKE THE HEAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR, UM, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

981
03:52:37.310 --> 03:52:49.455
THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT. THE RECENT ATTACKS ON BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS MUST BE. CONDEMNED CLEARLY AND. WITHOUT HESITATION. BY EVERY. ELECTED OFFICIAL IN OUR CITY.

982
03:52:49.455 --> 03:53:01.667
OUR OFFICERS PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S. WAY EVERY DAY TO PROTECT. NOT JUST. OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BUT ALL OF. >> OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. THEY DESERVE RESPECT, SUPPORT AND THE CONFIDENCE THAT CITY

983
03:53:01.667 --> 03:53:13.846
LEADERS WILL. STAND WITH THEM WHEN THEY ARE ATTACKED. MANY OF. OUR OFFICERS WHO WERE WORKING. >> OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN EXTREME HEAT THERE. >> WAS A. HEAT WAVE GOING ON, HAD FIRE

984
03:53:13.846 --> 03:53:26.892
WORKERS FIRECRACKERS. FIREWORKS SHOT AT THEM WHILE THEY WERE OUT JUST. TRYING TO KEEP OUR. CITY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE. THAT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE . BOSTON NEEDS MORE POLICE OFFICERS.

985
03:53:26.892 --> 03:53:38.337
THE DEPARTMENT. >> HAS BEEN UNDERSTAFFED. FOR TOO LONG, LEAVING. OFFICES STRETCHED. THIN, WORKING FORCED OVERTIME IN RESPONDING TO. DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WITHOUT ENOUGH SUPPORT.

986
03:53:38.337 --> 03:53:53.986
WE NEED TO CONDEMN ATTACKS. >> ON POLICE OFFICERS. EVERY TIME THEY HAPPEN AND LIKE COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD SAID. >> IN FLYNN, UNFORTUNATELY. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THERE HAVE BEEN ATTACKS. >> THAT ARE JUST UNACCEPTABLE AND. >> I KNOW THAT OUR. OFFICERS FEEL IT OFTEN.

987
03:53:53.986 --> 03:54:04.997
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE. STAND WITH THEM KNOWING THAT WE. SUPPORT THEIR THE WORK THEY DO AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT WE KNOW WHEN. >> AN OFFICER WHEN ANY. FIRST RESPONDER SERVES THEIR FAMILY SERVES ALONGSIDE THEM.

988
03:54:04.997 --> 03:54:17.843
THANK YOU THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR CULPEPPER COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR. UH, COUNCILOR PET COUNCIL WHAT

989
03:54:17.843 --> 03:54:28.454
? PEPPA. PEPPA AND COUNCILOR WEBER UM, OKAY. UM, PLEASE OUT THE CHAIR. COUNCILOR FRANCIS AND COUNCILOR MURPHY AND FITZGERALD

990
03:54:28.454 --> 03:54:39.398
SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1351. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MISS MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL?

991
03:54:39.398 --> 03:54:51.544
VOTE ON DOCKET 1351 WILL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 135 ON COUNCIL READING YES ON. SEPARATE ON THIS COUNCIL CALENDAR. ZAPATA ON SO CALLED PEPPER ON SO CALLED THAT BY YES COUNCILOR DURKAN.

992
03:54:51.544 --> 03:55:04.156
WANTS TO DO A THING IS COUNCIL FEATURING. >> YES. WANT TO FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL FLYNN INTO FLYNN YES COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE. YES ON SOLUTION. YES. COUNCILMAN MEJIA. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY.

993
03:55:04.156 --> 03:55:17.770
YES. BRIAN. COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR. WEBER. YES. IT'S A WEB. YES. CONSOLE. YES I SAW I MEAN 123456 TEN AND

994
03:55:17.770 --> 03:55:29.448
AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. UH, DOCKET 1351 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1352. DOCKET 1352 COUNCILOR CULPEPER

995
03:55:29.448 --> 03:55:40.559
OFFERED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DECLARING JULY 11TH AS MAD MOMS DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON . CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

996
03:55:40.559 --> 03:55:50.169
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS DOCKET BEHIND EVERY STATISTIC

997
03:55:50.169 --> 03:56:03.215
ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE USE OVERDOSE OR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE IS A FAMILY WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY CHANGED.

998
03:56:03.215 --> 03:56:15.261
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MAD MOMS REMIND US THAT RECOVERY AND HEALING ARE NOT ONLY INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYS BUT THEY ARE COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH

999
03:56:15.261 --> 03:56:26.238
ADVOCACY, PEER SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND CREATING SPACES WHERE FAMILIES CAN GRIEVE, HEAL AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. MAD MOMS HAS BECOME AN

1000
03:56:26.238 --> 03:56:37.016
IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATING SOME OF LIFE'S MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES. THIS RESOLUTION ALSO RECOGNIZES

1001
03:56:37.016 --> 03:56:47.426
THE EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP OF JANICE V JOHNSON, WHOSE DECADES OF SERVICE TO BOSTON HAVE TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES RATHER THAN ALLOWING PERSONAL

1002
03:56:47.426 --> 03:56:59.538
TRAGEDY TO DEFINE HER, SHE TRANSFORMED IT INTO A MISSION OF COMPASSION, ENSURING THAT OTHER FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT EVERY PERSON

1003
03:56:59.538 --> 03:57:09.882
DESERVES. THE OPENING OF THE FIVE STAR STUDIO CAFE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THAT COMMITMENT, CREATING A SPACE WHERE HEALING, CREATIVITY

1004
03:57:09.882 --> 03:57:21.460
AND RECOVERY CAN COME TOGETHER. I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JULY 11TH AS MADD MOMS DAY AND THANKING JANICE JOHNSON AND

1005
03:57:21.460 --> 03:57:34.273
EVERYONE AT MADD MOMS FOR THE WORK THEY CONTINUE TO DO TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO BRING HOPE TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER

1006
03:57:34.273 --> 03:57:44.516
. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL WORRELL COUNTRY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR CULPEPER. I JUST WANT TO. STAND UP AND. JUST, UM, EXPRESS MY DEEP

1007
03:57:44.516 --> 03:57:55.060
GRATITUDE FOR JANICE JOHNSON AND HER TEAM, UH, FOR SUCH SELFLESSNESS AND AN UNDENIABLE IMPACT ON THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALL THAT THEY WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN

1008
03:57:55.060 --> 03:58:07.673
TURNING PAIN INTO POWER. SO, UH, SHOUT OUT TO JANICE, UH, THE WHOLE TEAM OVER THERE. UM, AND JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR BROWN. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1009
03:58:07.673 --> 03:58:19.852
NAME? COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR UM FITZGERALD COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR UH, WEBER CONSTABLE BROWN UM,

1010
03:58:19.852 --> 03:58:33.499
PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. COUNCILORS. UH CULPEPER SEEKS SUSPENSION THROUGH HIS ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1352. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. UH, MADAM.

1011
03:58:33.499 --> 03:58:45.611
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ? UH, NO. COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1352 ROLL CALL VOTE. >> ON DOCKET 1352. COUNCILOR BREATHING. YES. WHICH I BRITTANY I SPONSOR

1012
03:58:45.611 --> 03:58:58.624
COLLETTE IS A BOROUGH COUNCIL CULPEPER. YES. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR. FLYNN. YES. COUNCIL FOR ANY SOLUTION THAT'S

1013
03:58:58.624 --> 03:59:09.034
ILLUSION. YES. COMES FROM MY HERE, COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY HAS GONE UP ON. YES. IT'S A PEPPERONI AS COUNCIL SANTANA WHOMSOEVER.

1014
03:59:09.034 --> 03:59:22.247
YES WHATSOEVER. COUNCIL RA. YES. COUNCIL MONTH. EIGHT NINE AND AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. DOCKET 1352 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW ON TO PERSONNEL

1015
03:59:22.247 --> 03:59:33.726
ORDERS. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PERSONNEL ORDERS? UH, DOCKETS 135331357. PERSONNEL ORDER DOCKET 1353

1016
03:59:33.726 --> 03:59:43.569
COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCIL MEJIA DOCKET 135 FOR COUNCIL. BREDON FOR COUNCILOR MURPHY. DOCKET 1355 COUNCIL BREDON FOR

1017
03:59:43.569 --> 03:59:58.751
COUNCIL SANTANA DOCKET 1356 COUNCILOR BREADON FOR COUNCIL. WEBER. DOCKET 1357 COUNCIL BREADON FOR COUNCIL DOCKET. THE CHAIR MOVES FOR PASSAGE

1018
03:59:58.751 --> 04:00:08.761
OF THE PERSONNEL ORDERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE PERSONNEL ORDERS HAVE PASSED BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO GREEN SHEETS. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO A DOCKET

1019
04:00:08.761 --> 04:00:19.371
THAT THEY MAY HAVE MISSED? I THINK, UH, COUNCILOR WORRELL AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR PEPPER AND OVER THERE COUNCILOR WORRELL. I'D LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO

1020
04:00:19.371 --> 04:00:37.322
DOCKET NUMBER 1351. THAT IT. >> THAT'S ALL. OKAY. >> UM, COUNCILOR PEPEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU ALL SET?

1021
04:00:37.322 --> 04:00:50.035
UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO 1339. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO AMEND THE RECORD OF THEIR VOTES? THANK YOU.

1022
04:00:50.035 --> 04:01:01.346
UM, WE'RE NOW ON TO GREEN SHEETS. IS ANYONE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS ? UH, COUNCILOR AT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

1023
04:01:01.346 --> 04:01:15.327
COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD. >> LIKE TO PULL UP DOCKET NUMBER 1035 FOR FURTHER ACTION. UM, MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU, UH, 11035 AND WHAT.

1024
04:01:15.327 --> 04:01:30.843
WAS IT? >> THERE'S TWO. OKAY. >> UM. THEY'RE PROBABLY SEPARATE, RIGHT? YEAH. >> I WANT YOUR SECOND ONE. WE'LL DO THAT 131035. OKAY. OKAY. >> GO AHEAD. >> MADAM CLERK I COULD 1035

1025
04:01:30.843 --> 04:01:41.820
MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND AMOUNT OF $24,095 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FY 24 POINT

1026
04:01:41.820 --> 04:01:52.865
COMBAT FOR SEPTIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PASSED THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE CRIME LABORATORY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

1027
04:01:52.865 --> 04:02:06.578
THE GRANT WOULD FUND TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR FACILITY EXAMINERS, CRIMINALIST AND LABORATORY PERSONNEL. UM, SO DID YOU HAVE A SECOND

1028
04:02:06.578 --> 04:02:17.689
DOCKET? SECOND. >> JUST JUST. JUST ONE. I LIKE A DOCKET, BUT THERE'S A OKAY. STEP 111035 OKAY. ABSENT OBJECTION.

1029
04:02:17.689 --> 04:02:28.967
THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR CHAIR IS ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1035 IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY COUNCIL AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM, THE PAUL VALLEY FORENSIC

1030
04:02:28.967 --> 04:02:40.412
SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS FUNDING STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HOMELESSNESS UH, FORENSIC SCIENCE AND MEDICAL EXAMINER SERVICES PROVIDED THE BOSTON

1031
04:02:40.412 --> 04:02:52.357
POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDS REQUESTED THROUGH THE FY 24 COVER DOE TO OFFSET TRAINING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES FOR NEWLY HIRED AND EXISTING STAFF

1032
04:02:52.357 --> 04:03:03.368
MEMBERS. TRAINING COSTS WILL ALSO BE OFFERED FOR THOSE UNDERGOING CHANGES IN JOB FUNCTIONALITY DUE TO CHANGES IN WORK REQUIREMENTS OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL UM EXPERTISE.

1033
04:03:03.368 --> 04:03:14.413
MEMBERS OF THE FORENSICS GROUPS UM FIREARMS ANALYSIS UNIT, IMPRINT UNIT AND CRIME SCENE RESPONSE UNIT WILL ATTEND VARIOUS TRAININGS THROUGHOUT

1034
04:03:14.413 --> 04:03:26.491
THE YEAR TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCES AS A PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN UM AND KEEP PERSONNEL UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORENSIC LABORATORY TYPE

1035
04:03:26.491 --> 04:03:37.603
TECHNIQUES UM AND RESEARCH. IT IS CRITICAL DUE TO THE EVOLVING SCIENCE AND NEW TECHNOLOGY USED TO TO PROCESS EVIDENCE AND CONTRIBUTE TO INVESTIGATIONS OF CRIMES. AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE

1036
04:03:37.603 --> 04:03:49.348
ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, I RECOMMEND THAT THERE'S TALK IT OUT WITH US. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SANTANA, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC

1037
04:03:49.348 --> 04:04:01.627
SAFETY MOVES TO PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1035. SINCE WE HAVE YOU KNOW. AM I ABLE TO SPEAK ON IT? UM, CERTAINLY. COUNCIL FLYNN, YOU HAVE DONE TWO MINUTES.

1038
04:04:01.627 --> 04:04:11.970
THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT'S AN IMPORTANT GRANT THIS GIVES US GIVES THE BOSTON

1039
04:04:11.970 --> 04:04:23.582
POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THEY NEED AND WORK WITH COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ON FORENSIC RELATED

1040
04:04:23.582 --> 04:04:34.126
ISSUES. THIS IS AN ISSUE I'VE WORKED ON FOR EIGHT YEARS AS IT RELATES ESPECIALLY TO THE BOSTON POLICE CRIME LAB. IT IS MY GOAL TO HAVE THE BEST

1041
04:04:34.126 --> 04:04:45.070
CRIME LAB IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE NOT THERE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH THE BOSTON POLICE CRIME LAB AS IT RELATES TO HOW WE

1042
04:04:45.070 --> 04:04:55.781
TEST SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS. WE NEED TO BE USING THE MOST ADVANCED EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS WHY SCREENING BUT ALSO

1043
04:04:55.781 --> 04:05:08.126
THE PEOPLE THAT WORK AT THESE LABS TECHNICIANS, CRIME LAB SPECIALISTS. THEY ALSO NEED THE TRAINING. AS COUNCILOR SANTANA HIGHLIGHTED THE TRAINING TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM THEIR

1044
04:05:08.126 --> 04:05:19.304
COLLEAGUES ACROSS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CONTINUE TO STUDY UM AND LEARN ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW

1045
04:05:19.304 --> 04:05:33.185
WAYS TO TEST FIREARMS, NEW WAY TO TEST SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS AND THAT'S WHY SCREENING WE NEED TO HAVE THE BEST FIRE WE NEED TO AND WE NEED TO HAVE THE BEST

1046
04:05:33.185 --> 04:05:45.464
CRIME LAB IN THE COUNTRY. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL CRIME LAB. BOSTON NEEDS TO BE ON PACE WITH THE NEW YORK WE'RE WE'RE A FIRST CLASS CITY.

1047
04:05:45.464 --> 04:05:57.109
WE NEED A FIRST CLASS CRIME LAB . I'VE I'VE VISITED THERE MANY TIMES. IT'S SMALL. IT'S IT'S NOT DOING THE WORK THAT IT SHOULD BE DOING.

1048
04:05:57.109 --> 04:06:09.855
WE NEED TO WE NEED TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP, THE RIGHT PERSONNEL, THE RIGHT TRAINING, THE RIGHT EXPERIENCE. AND RIGHT NOW THE CRIME LAB IS STRUGGLING. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE AS LONG AS I'M A

1049
04:06:09.855 --> 04:06:20.699
CITY COUNCILOR. SURVIVORS OF JUSTICE DEMANDED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR THE CRIME LAB. COUNCILOR SANTANA MOVES FOR

1050
04:06:20.699 --> 04:06:32.210
PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1035. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. UM, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1035.

1051
04:06:32.210 --> 04:06:45.724
ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 135. DOC COUNCIL. BREADON. YES, IT'S A BREADON. YES. LET US THE POWDER COUNCIL. CULPEPER. YES. >> COUNCIL. >> CULPEPER. YES. COUNCIL. DURKAN ONCE A SPONSOR FITZGERALD.

1052
04:06:45.724 --> 04:06:57.302
YES. ONCE A FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES I JUST READ YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNCIL. MAYOR. COUNCIL MURPHY. AND MURPHY. YES.

1053
04:06:57.302 --> 04:07:09.581
CONCERT PREP N YES YES. CONCERT. SANTANA. YES. CONSCIOUS ACT ON COUNCIL. WEBER. COUNCIL MEMBER ASSISTANCE OVERALL. YES. COUNCILOR. OH YES 11 INTERFEROMETER.

1054
04:07:09.581 --> 04:07:22.027
THANK YOU. UH, DOCKET 1035 HAS PASSED. UM, MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET ONE UH 1122

1055
04:07:22.027 --> 04:07:35.941
. YES. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COUNCIL I'M GETTING EVERYTHING BACK. WE CAN DO. >> IT FOR ME. COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UM. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL DOCKET 1 TO 2 FIVE FOR FURTHER ACTION.

1056
04:07:35.941 --> 04:07:47.953
MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ A DOCKET 1225 INTO THE RECORD DOCKET. 1225 MESSAGE ON ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND $100,000

1057
04:07:47.953 --> 04:07:58.897
UM OF CREDITS FROM THE UNTIED TROPIC TO THE STRENGTHENING OF THE CITY'S CYBER DEFENSE. THESE CREDITS ARE GRANTED TO AND THROUGH THE STATE, LOCAL TRIBAL AND TERRIBLE CYBER

1058
04:07:58.897 --> 04:08:08.573
DEFENSE PROGRAM. THE CREDITS WERE UTILIZED TO AUTOMATE THIS THE CAMERAMAN AND TRIGGERING THE PATCHING OF OUR CITY TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

1059
04:08:08.573 --> 04:08:20.385
USING CLAUDE O PLUS 4.8 THE LATEST MODEL OF ACTOR TROPIC GENERATIVE AI TOOL. THE INITIATIVE WOULD HELP TO SIGNIFICANTLY IF I EVER

1060
04:08:20.385 --> 04:08:31.529
EVALUATE OUR CYBER SECURITY POSTURE AGAINST INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED AI DRIVEN THREATS THREATS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ABSENT OBJECTION THE MOTION

1061
04:08:31.529 --> 04:08:42.841
OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR IS ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1225 IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY COUNSELOR. SO IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE EVOLVING THREAT LANDSCAPE AND ADVERSARIAL AI THE CYBER

1062
04:08:42.841 --> 04:08:53.919
THREAT LANDSCAPE FACING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAS FUNDAMENTALLY SHIFTED. MUNICIPALITIES ARE NO LONGER JUST DEALING WITH COORDINATED HUMAN HACKERS. WE ARE NOW DEFENDING AGAINST ADVERSARIAL ARTIFICIAL

1063
04:08:53.919 --> 04:09:04.729
INTELLIGENCE. THREAT ACTORS ARE ACTIVELY LEVERAGING AI TO EXPLOIT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN SEVERAL UNPRECEDENTED WAYS.

1064
04:09:04.729 --> 04:09:16.908
UM AUTOMATED VULNERABLE VULNERABILITY PROBING UM CYBERCRIMINALS USE AUTOMATED AI BOARDS TO SCAM MUNICIPAL NETWORKS 24 SEVEN IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING SOFTWARE

1065
04:09:16.908 --> 04:09:26.551
VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITIES WITHIN MINUTES OF THEM BEING DISCOVERED UM THE AI ENHANCED UM SOPHISTICATED MALWARE UH

1066
04:09:26.551 --> 04:09:37.896
MUTED UM BY THE AI CAN BYPASS TRADITIONAL FIREWALLS DEFENSES BY ADOPTING ITS CODE IN REAL TIME TO AVOID DETECTION AND THEN FINALLY THE UM HYPER REALISTIC.

1067
04:09:37.896 --> 04:09:49.341
PHISHING THREATS ACTORS USE GENERATIVE AI TO DRAFT HIGHLY CONVINCING LOCALIZED UM PHISHING EMAILS TARGETING CITY EMPLOYEES, MAKING HUMAN DETECTION INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT

1068
04:09:49.341 --> 04:10:01.720
TO DEFEND CITY IN THIS NEW LANDSCAPE, HUMAN INTERVENTION ALONE IS NO LONGER FAST ENOUGH . WE MUST FIGHT AI WITH AI UM AND

1069
04:10:01.720 --> 04:10:12.630
UH SORRY UM THE CREDITS WILL UTILIZE TO AUTOMATE THE UM SCANNING UM AND PATCHING OF OUR CITY'S TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE USING CLAUDE

1070
04:10:12.630 --> 04:10:25.076
OPUS 4.8 THE LATEST MODEL OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC GENERATIVE AI TOOL, THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP TO SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATE THE CITY'S CYBERSECURITY POSTURE AGAINST INCREASED, INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED AI

1071
04:10:25.076 --> 04:10:37.889
DRIVEN RESULTS. UM THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR. UH, SOMETIME OFTEN YOU HAVE THE SHORT. MADAM CHAIR. UM, FOR THE CHAIR. MAY I ASK A QUESTION TO, UM, COUNCIL SANTANA? CERTAINLY.

1072
04:10:37.889 --> 04:10:50.502
YEAH. >> UM, DID WE HAVE A HEARING ON THIS COUNCIL? SANTANA WE DID HAVE A HEARING THAT WAS COVERED WITH MULTIPLE OF THESE UM, GRANTS. UM. >> AND THIS GRANT WAS ONE

1073
04:10:50.502 --> 04:11:05.250
OF THEM THAT, UM. THAT WAS COVERED. I DON'T KNOW IF WE ANYTHING I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF THE. >> COUNCILORS GOING. INTO DETAIL. SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS ONE. UM. >> BUT I DID RECEIVE UM, COMMUNICATION. UM. >> FROM THE. POLICE DEPARTMENT. ABOUT, YOU. >> KNOW. >> BEING ABLE TO PASS THIS

1074
04:11:05.250 --> 04:11:16.494
BECAUSE. >> OF. THE. >> UM THE THREAT THAT WE'RE DEALING. >> WITH. RIGHT NOW. OKAY. >> UM, MADAM CHAIR, MAY I JUST ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? UM, COULD I JUST I'M GOING TO VOTE YES ON THIS.

1075
04:11:16.494 --> 04:11:29.107
WHAT COULD THE CHAIR TELL ME ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BOSTON POLICE AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS IN IN DO WHAT IS DO WHAT PART OF THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL?

1076
04:11:29.107 --> 04:11:40.185
YEP. >> DO IT AS ALWAYS PART OF ALL OF THESE CONVERSATIONS. UM I. HAVEN'T HAD DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WOULD DO IT MYSELF. UM BUT THEY ARE THEY ARE. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE OVERSEERS.

1077
04:11:40.185 --> 04:11:53.164
OF ALL OF THIS. UM THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL SANTANA FOR ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA. UM, COUNCILOR SANTANA MOVES FOR

1078
04:11:53.164 --> 04:12:06.978
PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1225. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAY NAY. MADAM CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL? VOTE ON DOCKET 1225 ROLL. >> CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1225

1079
04:12:06.978 --> 04:12:19.290
COUNCILOR BRITAIN YES CONTEMPLATING ASK CIRCLE ADDIS ABABA COUNCIL CULPEPER. YES. CONCEPT CALLED PROPER. YES. CONCEPT. JOKING. CONSENT VOTING YES. COUNCIL FITZGERALD. FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCIL.

1080
04:12:19.290 --> 04:12:31.803
FLYNN I'M JUST SAYING YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE WANTS INCLUSION. COUNCIL. MAYOR. COUNCIL MURPHY. YES. SOME OF THE YES TOWNSHIP OPEN CONCEPT UP AND COUNCILOR SANTANA WANTS A

1081
04:12:31.803 --> 04:12:44.315
SANTANA WEBER COUNCIL WHEREBY CONTROVERSIAL YES THAT'S RIGHT YES 11 AND AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU DOCKET 1225 HAS PASSED.

1082
04:12:44.315 --> 04:12:58.363
WE ARE NOW UH MOVING ON TO LIT FILES. UM. MADAM CLERK TO HAVE ANY. WE'VE I'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED

1083
04:12:58.363 --> 04:13:10.074
WE HAVE ONE ONE LEAD FILE WHICH IS A HEARING ORDER. UM, AND THEN ABSENT OBJECTION THESE LEAD FILE MATTERS WILL BE ADDED. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

1084
04:13:10.074 --> 04:13:21.719
READ THE LEAD FILE MATTER INTO THE RECORD. OFFERED BY COUNCIL? UM, CALLED PEPPER ORDER FOR A HEARING REGARDING A COMMUNITY BASED SUMMER PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON.

1085
04:13:21.719 --> 04:13:33.164
THANK YOU, CHAIR BRACKEN. UH. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO REQUEST SUSPENSION

1086
04:13:33.164 --> 04:13:43.908
OF THE RULES INTRODUCED THE LATE FALL AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCIL. WELL, AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO ADD

1087
04:13:43.908 --> 04:13:55.320
COUNCILOR SANTANA AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. AND IF I COULD, I WOULD REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE RULE THAT I THE LOUIJEUNE AS A FOURTH. >> CO-SPONSOR.

1088
04:13:55.320 --> 04:14:11.369
BUT SINCE I CAN'T. UH SO. >> COUNCILOR I NEED TO BACK UP A LITTLE COUNCILOR. AS WELL AS THE SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND REQUEST

1089
04:14:11.369 --> 04:14:22.880
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO COUNCILOR SANTANA AS THE THIRD ORIGINAL COSPONSORED. COUNCILOR ELLIS ADDED A SECOND AND COUNCILOR SANTANA IS SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS.

1090
04:14:22.880 --> 04:14:35.159
COUNCILOR SANTANA'S ADDED AS A THIRD UM THE CHAIR MOVES AT PASSAGE OF THESE UH FOR PASSAGE OF THESE LATE FILE MATTERS. ALL IN FAVOR THIS IS TO GET THEM INTO THE TO HAVE THEM BEFORE THE BODIES.

1091
04:14:35.159 --> 04:14:49.941
I BEG YOUR PARDON? I'M SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER. >> HERE YOU ARE. UM. >> THE CHAIR MOVES THE PASSAGE OF ALL IS THERE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NAY. YEAH, I HAVE IT. UM. WELL, THAT'S A.

1092
04:14:49.941 --> 04:15:01.219
PERSONNEL COUNCILOR. PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR VIEW TIME. MADAM PRESIDENT, THE RECENT, UH ,ACTS OF VIOLENCE ACROSS OUR CITY OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND HAVE BEEN HEARTBREAKING

1093
04:15:01.219 --> 04:15:12.130
AND DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS MONDAY, IT WAS CLEAR THEIR VOICES MUST BE AT THE TABLE NOW. WHICH IS WHY I'M PUTTING FORWARD THIS LATE FILE.

1094
04:15:12.130 --> 04:15:22.840
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE COUNCIL AS WE DISCUSS WHAT A COMMUNITY BASED SUMMER SAFETY PLAN SHOULD LOOK

1095
04:15:22.840 --> 04:15:34.686
LIKE, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH. ORGANIZATION LIKE THE GREATEST MINDS TOWARDS LIFE MUST 11 HAVE MENTORED YOUNG PEOPLE AND

1096
04:15:34.686 --> 04:15:45.163
INVESTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS TODAY TOO OFTEN CARRIED A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE SHARE OF THE BURDEN OF GUN VIOLENCE. THEIR WORK HAS SAVED LIVES AND

1097
04:15:45.163 --> 04:15:56.808
ANY COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY SHOULD BUILD UPON. I DUPLICATE OR OVERLOOK THE WORK THE THEY'VE ALREADY DONE AND ARE STILL DOING WHEN THE CITY CUTS FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY

1098
04:15:56.808 --> 04:16:09.020
FACING PROGRAMING, THE COMMUNITY WORK CONTINUES WHEN THE CITY DOES NOT ADEQUATELY PLAN FOR SUMMER SAFETY ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THE COMMUNITY STEPS IN. THIS IS THE WORK THAT THE

1099
04:16:09.020 --> 04:16:20.865
SERVICES THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE LEADING AND RESOURCING ALL ALONG. THE COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ONE ANOTHER BUT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE. THIS IS WHY I'M READY TO FORM

1100
04:16:20.865 --> 04:16:32.443
ANOTHER COALITION COALITION FOR PEACE OF BOSTON. THE ORGANIZATION AND RESIDENTS HAVE SPENT YEARS DOING THIS WORK ON THE GROUND AND THEY SHOULD NOT SIMPLY BE CONSULTED AFTER THE PLAN IS DRAFTED.

1101
04:16:32.443 --> 04:16:43.921
THEY SHOULD BE ACTIVE PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING IT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. THIS IS HOW WE BUILD A STRATEGY THAT IS BOTH EFFECTIVE AND ROOTED IN COMMUNITIES IT IS

1102
04:16:43.921 --> 04:16:56.834
MEANT TO SERVE. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RAIL COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR THE. UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR CULPEPER

1103
04:16:56.834 --> 04:17:07.812
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND MY PRAYERS AND MY THOUGHTS TO ALL THE FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE RECENT GUN VIOLENCE. UM, OVER THE WEEKEND I ALSO

1104
04:17:07.812 --> 04:17:20.858
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORTS THAT SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE STEPPED UP WANTING TO ASSIST THE CITY AND ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS ON CREATING A

1105
04:17:20.858 --> 04:17:33.371
SUMMER OF PEACE AND A MORE, UH, WAY TO COLLABORATE ON ESTABLISHING NEW INITIATIVES OR REESTABLISHING OLD INITIATIVES HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN, UH, TO BE

1106
04:17:33.371 --> 04:17:42.346
EFFECTIVE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION, WORKING WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED AND SEEING IF WE CAN BRING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CITY

1107
04:17:42.346 --> 04:17:52.957
DEPARTMENTS, UH, STATE AGENCIES TO THE TABLE TO REINSTATE OR RESTART UH, SOME PAST PROGRAMS BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A VOICE AND MAKING

1108
04:17:52.957 --> 04:18:04.802
SURE THAT WE HAVE UH, A SUMMER AND WHEN WE CONTINUE TO DECREASE THE VIOLENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1109
04:18:04.802 --> 04:18:16.047
AND ONE THING COUNCILOR CULPEPER UM, AND COUNCIL ARE WELL FOR YOUR, UH, LEADERSHIP ON THIS. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS PAST WEEKEND THE EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE HIT DEVASTATINGLY CLOSE TO HOME

1110
04:18:16.047 --> 04:18:28.893
RIGHT ON OUR OWN DOORSTEPS, UM, WHERE 13 PEOPLE SHOT AND TWO LIVES TRAGICALLY CUT SHORT. UM, YOU KNOW, MY HEART GOES TO THE FAMILIES, UM, OF THOSE WHO

1111
04:18:28.893 --> 04:18:40.805
ARE, UM, AFFECTED. UM, ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WHO WHO DID TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY UM, OR SOMEONE THAT I USED TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH UM, IN LITTLE LEAGUE UM, AND YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO READ HIS NAME INTO

1112
04:18:40.805 --> 04:18:53.784
THE BACKGROUND OF IT ALL CHRIS CONWAY UM, SOMEONE WHO, UM, WAS VERY LOVED AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UM. I'M CARRYING A HEAVY HEART A

1113
04:18:53.784 --> 04:19:04.195
GRIEF THAT I KNOW IS SHARED BY FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS ALL ACROSS BOSTON AND I REFUSE AS WE AS A CITY MUST REFUSE TO EVEN NORMALIZE A REALITY WHERE

1114
04:19:04.195 --> 04:19:16.140
OUR STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS CELEBRATIONS TURNED INTO SCENES OF CHAOS AND HEARTBREAK. VIOLENCE WAS NEVER ACCEPTABLE OR WE CAN LOOK ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY AND SEE SIMILAR STRUGGLES.

1115
04:19:16.140 --> 04:19:27.151
MY FOCUS TODAY IS ENTIRELY ON OUR HOME. TO TRULY PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY WE HAVE TO CONFRONT A DIFFICULT TRUTH WE CANNOT SIMPLY POLICE OR REACT OUR WAY OUT OF THIS CYCLE.

1116
04:19:27.151 --> 04:19:38.029
I BELIEVE IT IS A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP IF WE ONLY THROW RESOURCES INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER A TRAGEDY HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, WE NEED TO BRACE OURSELVES FOR THE MARATHON OF THE WORK AHEAD.

1117
04:19:38.029 --> 04:19:49.707
THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS HERE. I AM URGING AN IMMEDIATE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF CITY RESOURCES, SHIFTING OUR STRATEGY ENTIRELY FROM REACTIVE DAMAGE CONTROL TO ROOT CAUSES

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SOLUTIONS. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, WE MUST ENSURE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN BOSTON HAS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ROBUST MENTORSHIP AND LOCALIZED

1119
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SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THIS MEANS CREATING YEAR ROUND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PIPELINES, SECURING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND BUILDING LOCALIZED NETWORKS

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WHERE YOUTH AND ADULTS ALIKE CAN EASILY FIND CAREER GUIDANCE OR MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT RIGHT IN THEIR BLOCK THROUGH SAFETY IS BUILT WHEN WE EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITIES FROM WITHIN

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GIVEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRUCTURAL SUPPORT UM AND RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO UPLIFT THEMSELVES, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE NOTHING LESS THAN OUR TOTAL COMMITMENT. I AM READY TO BEGIN THAT

1122
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STRUCTURAL WORK WITH YOU TODAY . ENSURING SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY BELONGS TO EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT. I REALLY WANT TO AGAIN THANK COUNCILOR CULPEPER UM FOR FOR THIS FILING.

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UM AND WE MUST GET TO WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCIL DIVISION COUNCILOR. MURPHY CONTRA PEPEN

1124
04:20:57.575 --> 04:21:11.455
COUNCILOR UH WEBER. AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. UH, THIS DOCKET WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

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WE ARE NOW ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CHURCH THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA . THE QUESTION QUESTION NOW COMES TO AN APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS CONTAINED WITHIN THE

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CONSENT AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS.

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DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? IF YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR LIGHT ON I'LL CALL ON YOU. UH WE WANT TO BE WE ARE WISHING A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DIANA

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BRANCH. UH, COUNSELOR AND COUNSELOR PEPEHANDS OFFICE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANA. UM, ANYONE ELSE? AND YOUR BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP. UH, WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO

1129
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MEMORIALS. OH, YOU CANCEL LOUIJEUNE WITHDRAW. THANK YOU. HE WOULD. ABSOLUTELY HATE TO KNOW THAT I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE HE DOES NOT LIKE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS BIRTHDAY. BUT I JUST LOVE MY DAD SO MUCH

1130
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AND HIS BIRTHDAY IS NEXT WEEK, SO I'M I'M JUST SO LUCKY TO, UM ,HAVE HIM IN MY LIFE AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS BIRTHDAY AND SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD. RIGHTLY SO.

1131
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YOUR DAD IS A REMARKABLE MAN AND HE'S A GREAT DAD TO BECAUSE UH, COUNSELOR COUNCIL FRIEND YOU HAVE THE FOR. . >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM, I WANTED TO MAKE AN

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ANNOUNCEMENT, UM, ABOUT THE NURSES STRIKE THAT IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW AT BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL. I WAS OVER THERE THIS MORNING. UM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S

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STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, UM, OTHERS TO JOIN THAT MAY WANT TO GO. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILOR DURKAN AND MYSELF SPONSORED A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE NURSES.

1134
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UM, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. UM, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR SUPPORT NURSES AT BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL LIKE WE

1135
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HAVE AT MANY OTHER HOSPITALS ACROSS BOSTON AND GREATER BOSTON. THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, BUT THEY PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE AND DESERVE DIGNITY AND

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RESPECT. BUT I I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR LONG TIME SUPPORT OF UM NURSES THROUGHOUT GREATER BOSTON, THROUGHOUT

1137
04:23:33.364 --> 04:23:45.342
MASSACHUSETTS BUT ALSO TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL TIME IF THEY DO WANT TO GET OVER TO, UH, THE STRIKE THIS AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1138
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THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THAT ISSUE. I WILL BE HEADED THERE SHORTLY. UM, BUT JUST COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE REMINDED ME MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY IS JULY 19TH. I NEED EVERY READ.

1139
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SHE IS COMING TO TOWN TO CELEBRATE WITH US AND I KNOW SHE'S READY FOR TALL SHIPS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN BOSTON RIGHT NOW. SO, UH, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING, SO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND

1140
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR DAD. THANK YOU. UH, WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO LIFT UP A NAME? COUNCILOR CULPEPER, YOU HAVE

1141
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THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO LIFT UP THE NAME OF RICHARD WESTON OF THE SOUTH IN 40 YEAR

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PARTNER OF BOB BARNEY. WE ASKED THE KEEP. ABOUT BARNEY AND HIS FAMILY AND THE FAMILY OF RICHARD WESTON IN PRAYER. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1143
04:24:45.102 --> 04:24:56.146
THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO GO AND RUN THE ROOM. SO, UH, COUNCILOR DURKAN, UH, YOU'RE NEXT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M WANTED TO READ INTO THE RECORD MANUEL DE SOUSA CASTILLO

1144
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FLORES UM, WHO PASSED AWAY? UM, HE WAS A GREEN LINE WORKER ,UH, TRAIN DRIVER AND WAS KNOWN FOR HIS DEDICATION AND KINDNESS. UM, I KNOW THE UNION IS REALLY THE CARBON'S UNION IS REALLY,

1145
04:25:06.991 --> 04:25:19.036
UM, REALLY SAD, UM, ABOUT HIS PASSING. UM, I KNOW THAT HIS BODY WILL TRAVEL TO EL SALVADOR WHERE HIS MOTHER WAITS FOR HIM, UH, TO LAY HIM TO REST. UM, AND THIS JOURNEY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HIS FAMILY.

1146
04:25:19.036 --> 04:25:31.315
UH, BUT JUST WANTED TO WRAP MY ARMS AROUND THE CARMEN'S UNION AND EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR THE TI UM, AS I KNOW THEY LOST HIM EARLY, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1147
04:25:31.315 --> 04:25:40.724
AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND, UM, REVEREND COLE PEPPER MENTIONED, UM, BOB BARNEY'S PARTNER, UH, MR WEST. AND SO I ALSO WANT TO OFFER MY

1148
04:25:40.724 --> 04:25:53.003
CONDOLENCES AS WELL AND TO LET THEM LET BOB AND THE FAMILY KNOW THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THEM DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.

1149
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CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM THE REGION. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I SIMPLY WANTED TO UPLIFT THE PASSING OF, UH. CHRIS CONWAY. UM, AS COUNCILOR SANTANA MENTIONED, UM, AND JUST HIS

1150
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ENTIRE FAMILY IS JUST MOURNING . SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THE MEMORY OF CHRIS CONWAY. UM, ALSO WANTED TO UPLIFT THE MEMORY OF, UM AT MORNINGSTAR

1151
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BAPTIST CHURCH THERE IS A BUNCH OF NURSE NURSES AND, UH, ROSEMARY NICHOLAS AS SOMEONE WHO PASSED AWAY AND WHO WAS A BELOVED MEMBER OF THE MORNINGSTAR COMMUNITY SO JUST WANTED TO LIFT HER UP AND LAST

1152
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BUT NOT LEAST SOMEONE WHO HAD AN OUTSIZED IMPACT, UM, IN ROXBURY AND IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF BOSTON, PASTOR CHRIS ABNER JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, RECOGNIZE HIM AND ALL

1153
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HE HAS MEANT TO SO MANY WHETHER IT BE IN THE JUBILEE COMMUNITY OR IN THE CITY OF BOSTON ALL THAT HE HAS DONE UM, JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AS WELL. THANK YOU.

1154
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UM, CONSOLE LOUIJEUNE WOULD YOU REMAIN MIND REPEATING YOUR YOUR FIRST ONE I WAS CHRIS CONNELLY BUT YOU HAD ANOTHER CONWAY. YES. UM. >> I'M SORRY. I WANT. >> TO THANK YOU, PASTOR UH, CHRIS.

1155
04:27:01.438 --> 04:27:15.019
SUMNER YEAH. UM, AND THEN, UH, ROSEMARY. ROSEMARY. >> ROSEMARY NICOLE NICHOLS. NICHOLAS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

1156
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UM, NEXT, UM, COUNCILOR MURPHY ,YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO UPLIFT. ALONG WITH. COUNCILOR FLYNN. PAULA RYAN FROM. SOUTH BOSTON. THE WEST NINTH FRIENDS ARE

1157
04:27:28.832 --> 04:27:41.678
MOURNING HER. WE WERE AT ONE OF THE UNITY DAYS. JUST THINK IT WAS. >> JUST YESTERDAY AND IT WAS. IT WAS SAD TO NOT SEE HER THERE. SHE ALWAYS HAD SUCH A BIG PRESENCE AND WAS AT ALL. THE EVENTS AROUND THE

1158
04:27:41.678 --> 04:27:52.556
NEIGHBORHOOD AND. ALSO ENJOYED ALWAYS. GOING TO THE SPECIAL KIDS SOUTH BOSTON SPECIAL KIDS EVENTS SO YOU WOULD. SEE HER SMILING FACE AND THE. NEIGHBORHOOD IS MISSING HER SO

1159
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I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT HER NAME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR PEPEN. UM THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO UPLIFT THE MEMORY OF JOHN RAYMOND. HE IS WAS A RESIDENT OF HYDE

1160
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PARK SPECIFICALLY THE PRIDE ONE OF THE FIRST RESIDENTS TO MOVE INTO THE PRIDE. UM. >> JUST WITH HIM A COUPLE MONTHS AGO FOR COFFEE HOUR AND ,UM, HE WAS ALSO ONCE THE HEAD OF THE HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, VERY PROMINENT

1161
04:28:17.247 --> 04:28:30.627
LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THE SPIRITS AND SEND MY MY LOVE AND PRAYERS TO ALSO THE RESIDENTS OF THE PRIDE THAT I KNOW TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY. IS JOHN RAYMOND. THANK YOU.

1162
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UM CONSCIOUS COUNTRY SANTANA. UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO AGAIN JUST UH UM, UPLIFT THE NAME OF CHRIS CONWAY, UM, WHO WE JUST LOST OVER THE WEEKEND AND UPLIFT UM,

1163
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AND UH, THE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO, UM, HIS ENTIRE FAMILY. UH, I KNOW UM, SO MANY RESIDENTS. UM, OUR MOURNING IS MOURNING HIS LOSS. AND FOR ANYONE WHO KNEW CHRIS, UM, HE WAS JUST A BEACON

1164
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OF LIGHT. SOMEONE WHO, UM, WAS WAS VERY POSITIVE. UM, SUCH A GREAT, UM, YOUNG MAN, UM, AND SOMEONE THAT WE'D ACTUALLY LOST, UM, TOO QUICKLY . SO I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO UPLIFT HIS NAME.

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THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. UH, YEAH. I'D LIKE TO, UM, UH, SPEAK IN HONOR OF, UH, JIM GALVIN. UH, WHO, UH, RESIDENT

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OF ROSLINDALE WAS A. STAPLE OF PARKWAY LITTLE LEAGUE. HE COACHED UH, LITTLE LEAGUE FOR 33 YEARS. UM, AND UH, YOU KNOW, THE DRIVING TEAMS TO MAKE THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.

1167
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HE COMPILED. TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND MULTIPLE DISTRICT AND SECTIONAL TITLES. UM, HIS, UH, FUNERAL'S UH TOMORROW TOMORROW MORNING AT 9

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A.M. AT THE UH GORMLEY FUNERAL HOME IN WEST ROXBURY WITH A MASS SAINT THERESA AT UH, 10 A.M.. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO RECOGNIZE CONSTABLE. WELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

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04:29:50.040 --> 04:30:00.817
UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, REMEMBER THE NAME OF CHRIS CONWAY. UM, ALSO PASTOR SUMMER AND THEN, UH, CHURCH FAMILY LOST, UM, OUR LEAD DEACON OUR HEAD DEACON, UM, MICHAEL YOUNG.

1170
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SO, UH, PLEASE KEEP ALL THESE FAMILIES IN THESE NAMES. UM, IN YOUR PRAYERS. MICHAEL YOUNG. >> MICHAEL YOUNG. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF COUNSELORS.

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WELL, UM, AND, UH LOUIJEUNE PASTOR CHRIS SUMNER ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL DURKAN MANUEL MANNY ,THE OFFICERS CASTELO FLORES

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ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR WEBER JIM GALVIN AND BEHALF OF COUNSELOR COLLETTE AS A PART OF JEAN. A TOUGH. TOUGH AND.

1173
04:30:42.392 --> 04:30:54.504
UH ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE ROSEMARY NICHOLAS ON BEHALF OF COUNTRY LOUIJEUNE CONSCIOUS INTERNAL AND CULTURAL REL CHRIS CONWAY ON BEHALF

1174
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OF COUNCILORS CULPEPER AND FLYNN RICHARD WESTON ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMAN MURPHY PAUL RYAN BEHALF OF COUNCILOR PEPPER JOHN

1175
04:31:04.448 --> 04:31:23.000
RAYMOND AND ON BEHALF OF CANTRELL MICHAEL YOUNG A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE.

1176
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THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS TODAY WE DO SO IN MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE IRON CHAMBER

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ON JULY 22ND TWO, 2026 AT 12 P.M. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES, CENTRAL STAFF, THE CHURCH, THE CHURCH OFFICE AND UH THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER AS ALWAYS, ELLEN, THANK YOU.

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ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT, PLEASE SAY I THIS CONFERENCE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.