2026-10-21 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes (motions, vote counts and who voted how) and the captioned recording (debate and timing). Where they differ, the minutes are followed and the difference is noted. Captions are uploaded human-made English captions; names, docket numbers and some roll-call tallies are still garbled in places and are hedged below. Students and private individuals are not named.

Time on topic (from transcript timestamps; approximate, includes side talk):

Topic	Minutes	Share
Election Day Holiday for Council Staff	31	12%
MBTA General Manager Summons	30	12%
Ride for Your Life Traffic Safety Resolution	18	7%
Zoning Board of Appeal appointments	17	7%
Federal Public Housing Funding Cuts	16	6%
Fields Corner Post Office Closure	14	6%
Blue Bikes E-Bike Expansion Grant	9	4%
Bullying, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in Boston Public Schools	8	3%
Displacement Impact Mitigation Trust Fund	7	3%
Neighborhood Based Affordability Standards	6	2%
Public Safety Hiring Age Waivers	6	2%
Proposed ban on data centers	5	2%
Retiree Cost of Living Adjustment	5	2%
Boston Water & Sewer Commission Discrimination Verdict	5	2%
Central Booking Agreement with Suffolk County Sheriff	5	2%
Success Link Youth Employment Program	5	2%
Worst Landlords List Ordinance	4	2%
Community Preservation Act Affordable Housing Allocation	4	2%
Community Mitigation Grant	1	<1%
Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan	1	<1%
Other business	55	22%

Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
Regular meeting of the Boston City Council, presided over by Council President Breadon, with Vice President Coletta Zapata in the chair for long stretches; about 4 hours 14 minutes of video (the captions begin at 1:34), adjourned at the end.
The Council confirmed ten Zoning Board of Appeal nominees without opposition, accepted a Blue Bikes grant on a 10-2 vote, summoned the MBTA general manager on an 8-2-3 vote after a sharp exchange, and adopted a resolution for an Election Day holiday for Council staff on a 10-3 vote.
The next regular meeting is Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at noon.
Official minutes: called to order at 12:12 PM in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber with all thirteen councilors present (the minutes list twelve present plus the president in the chair); the minutes of October 7 were adopted; adjourned at 4:25 PM in memory of several residents.
The minutes settle several tallies the captions left unclear: the MBTA summons passed 8 yes, 2 no (Coletta Zapata, Durkan) and 3 present (FitzGerald, Pepén, Weber); all ten Zoning Board of Appeal confirmations were 13-0; the $500,000 Global Cities Fund grant passed 13-0; and Murphy's Section 17F order passed 13-0.
Also in the minutes: a renewal constable was confirmed, the ordinary run of resolutions was adopted (veterans' dental care, naming a Dorchester courthouse for a judge, Lung Cancer Awareness Month), two late-filed personnel orders passed, and a consent agenda of recognition resolutions was adopted.

Ride for Your Life Traffic Safety Resolution

7:03-13:55, 2:37:08-2:48:20

Early in the meeting Councilor Pepén welcomed two guests from the Ride for Your Life memorial ride and walk (Sunday, October 25: the ride leaves Boston Common at 11 a.m., a rally follows at noon). They said 255 people have died in traffic crashes in Massachusetts this year (as stated) and described losing a friend and a spouse to crashes; Pepén gave one a Council citation.
Docket No. 1971, Pepén's resolution recognizing Ride for Your Life and remembering lives lost to traffic violence, was adopted by voice vote after suspension of the rules, with Santana and Durkan added as co-sponsors.
Santana spoke of losing his brother in a car crash ten years ago. Durkan noted a hearing the next day at 2 p.m. on blocked bike lanes and crosswalks. Flynn called for stricter enforcement of traffic laws and a 20 mph limit citywide, and Mejia urged colleagues to find common ground between bike-lane and driver camps. Council President Breadon said five people have been killed in crosswalks in Allston-Brighton during her time in office.
Minutes: Docket No. 1971 adopted on suspension of the rules, no roll call recorded; Rule 12 added Santana and Durkan as original co-sponsors.

Community Mitigation Grant

14:22-15:16

Docket No. 1953, the mayor's message to accept and spend a $668,500 Community Mitigation Grant from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (to offset costs tied to a gaming establishment), was referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
Minutes: Docket No. 1953 authorizes accepting and spending $668,500 from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, administered by the Office of Budget Management, to offset costs of building and operating a gaming establishment; referred to Ways and Means.

Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan

16:35-17:24

Docket No. 1957, a communication from councilors about civil rights concerns with the plan, was placed on file with two other communications (Nos. 1955 and 1956, from Flynn).
Minutes: Docket No. 1957 is a communication from Culpepper and Worrell on civil rights concerns with the plan; placed on file.

Zoning Board of Appeal appointments

17:24-34:29

Committee reports recommended confirming ten mayoral nominations: reappointments of members Giovanny Valencia (Docket No. 1515), the nominee read as "Katie" (No. 1516), the nominee read as "Alan" (No. 1517) and the nominee read as "Sherry" (No. 1518); the appointment of Shamaiah Turner (No. 1519); and alternates (Nos. 1520-1524) including David Collins, Carla M. Monteiro, Patrick Walsh and William Masterson. Surnames the captions garble are not repeated here.
Planning, Development and Transportation chair Durkan said nominees were heard on October 16, that Turner sent a letter because of a family emergency, and that the group brings diverse professional and community backgrounds. Murphy valued meeting them in person. Flynn called the nominees exceptionally qualified and urged colleagues to attend future nomination hearings, saying they are the Council's limited oversight of the board.
Each docket was taken separately by roll call. Nos. 1515 to 1520, 1523 and 1524 were announced as unanimous; Nos. 1521 and 1522 were announced as 12 votes in the affirmative (the captions garble one member's vote). All ten were confirmed. Weber later asked to be recorded as yes on several earlier roll calls (dockets not clearly captioned).
Minutes: Dockets No. 1515 to 1524 each carried 13 yeas. Names and terms per the minutes: members Giovanny Valencia, Katie Whewell, Alan E. Langham, Sherry Dong and Shamaiah Turner; alternates Jeanne Pinado, David Collins, Carla M. Monteiro, Patrick Walsh and William Masterson (see the Issue page for each docket). The captions had heard 12 yeas on Nos. 1521 and 1522.

Blue Bikes E-Bike Expansion Grant

34:29-43:32

Docket No. 1883 would accept a $3,250,220 grant (a regional transportation surplus, Community Connections program, through the regional planning agency) for the Transportation Department to buy 887 e-bikes and 434 spare batteries for the Blue Bikes system.
Durkan, reporting for the committee, said e-bikes would rise from about 12% of the fleet to up to 33%, that e-bikes make up more than 50% of trips in Mattapan and southern Dorchester against about 25% systemwide, and that the contract with 13 participating municipalities runs to December 31, 2027 with quarterly reports to the state transportation department.
Flynn said he has worked for years to regulate e-bikes and asked whether adding hundreds more is the answer to the city's safety problems, adding that battery safety deserves scrutiny. Another councilor (not clearly identified in the captions) noted that Blue Bikes are the slowest, pedal-assist class and urged state action to classify faster devices.
Passed 10-2 on a roll call; Flynn and Murphy voted no.
Minutes: the $3,250,220 grant (Boston MPO Surplus FY26 Community Connections Grant Program, Metropolitan Area Planning Council) passed 10-2: nays Flynn and Murphy; Worrell not present.

Proposed ban on data centers

46:52-51:47

Docket No. 1718 (Zoning Code amendment to prohibit data centers in all districts) stays in committee. Durkan summarized the October 19 hearing: Jeff Thomas of the Planning Department and the city's chief information officer said there is no imminent risk of hyperscale data centers, the administration does not support the current text, and it will work on clearer definitions; unions raised job concerns, and a panel discussed hospitals, research and environmental rules.
Culpepper, a lead sponsor, said the best approach is to work with Planning on an updated definition and keep assessing what prohibitions, if any, are needed.
Minutes: Docket No. 1718 remains in the Planning, Development and Transportation Committee.

Community Preservation Act Affordable Housing Allocation

51:47-55:41

Docket No. 1601 stays in committee. Pepén, who chaired the October 20 hearing, said the hearing should not become a tug of war between housing, open space and preservation advocates.
Worrell, a sponsor, said residents of his district cannot afford Boston, that the last round funded no new affordable homeownership construction directly, that the planning agency board recently approved roughly $31 million in future tax relief for largely market-rate housing, and asked why the flexible 10% should not also go to housing.
Minutes: Docket No. 1601 remains in the Community Preservation Act Committee.

Bullying, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in Boston Public Schools

55:41-1:04:00

Docket No. 0407 stays in committee. Education chair Mejia reported on the October 20 hearing, saying more than 2,000 cases went underreported, that families described inconsistent responses, delayed investigations and fear of retaliation, and that staffing cuts worry witnesses.
Mejia proposed an independent oversight and accountability framework (not hand-selected by the district), clearer investigation timelines, a de-identified public dashboard, expanded prevention and mental health supports, and a staffing review; she said working sessions would continue.
Minutes: Docket No. 0407 remains in the Education Committee.

Worst Landlords List Ordinance

1:04:30-1:08:44

Docket No. 1958, filed by Council President Breadon with Worrell as second sponsor, would publish a "worst landlords" list twice a year based on points for serious violations; listed owners would lose eligibility for city grants, zoning relief and Article 80 consideration and face more inspections and maximum fines, and could leave the list by fixing problems and paying fines.
Worrell said the city leaves a tax-bill line for unpaid fines blank each quarter and that millions of dollars are being left on the table. Referred to the Government Operations Committee.
Minutes: the ordinance is titled "Bad Landlords List" in the minutes and carries twelve sponsors (all but Coletta Zapata, who was in the chair); referred to Government Operations.

Displacement Impact Mitigation Trust Fund

1:08:44-1:15:52

Docket No. 1959, filed by Mejia and Worrell (with Louijeune added as a third original sponsor), would create a displacement impact mitigation initiative and a trust fund (assessments, mitigation plans and annual reports, backed by a fund that could draw on a new linkage fee on developers, as described with the companion docket); the sponsors hope to return in 2027 with a stronger text after a community-driven process.
Worrell cited the city's displacement heat map (citywide average 3.1; parts of his district up to 6.8 out of 7). Louijeune said keeping someone housed costs less than building a new unit. Referred to Government Operations.
Minutes: Rule 12 added Louijeune as an original co-sponsor; Breadon in the chair; referred to Government Operations.

Neighborhood Based Affordability Standards

1:15:52-1:21:41

Docket No. 1960, filed by Mejia and Worrell (Culpepper added as a third sponsor), pairs with the displacement ordinance. It would use neighborhood-level area median income, rather than the regional figure, wherever the city sets affordability standards, without changing state or federal law.
Worrell and Culpepper said housing marked affordable is often out of reach in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan. Referred to Government Operations.
Minutes: Rule 12 added Culpepper as an original co-sponsor; referred to Government Operations.

Public Safety Hiring Age Waivers

1:21:41-1:27:34

Docket No. 1961 (Pepén) is a home-rule petition to waive the maximum age for a candidate who passed the entrance exams for the Fire Department, and Docket No. 1962 (Santana) is a similar petition for a candidate for the Police Department. Neither applicant is named here.
Both passed on suspension of the rules: No. 1961 on a roll call with 11 votes in the affirmative, and No. 1962 by voice vote. Murphy said the Council is also working on broader age-limit changes at the State House.
Minutes: Docket No. 1961 passed 11 yeas with Durkan and Mejia not present; No. 1962 passed with no roll call recorded.

Retiree Cost of Living Adjustment

1:27:34-1:32:07

Docket No. 1963, Flynn's order for a hearing on the 3% cost-of-living adjustment and raising the base for Boston Retirement System retirees (Mejia and Murphy added), was referred to Ways and Means. Flynn noted the Council adopted a supporting resolution on May 20, 2026 (Docket No. 1066), that the base has not risen since 2021, and that retirees receive an increase of only about $450 a year (as heard).
Murphy said she has gone to the Retirement Board each year to argue for an increase and it does not pass. Mejia thanked the teachers union for its advocacy.
Minutes: Rule 12 added Mejia and Murphy as original co-sponsors; referred to Ways and Means.

Boston Water & Sewer Commission Discrimination Verdict

1:32:07-1:37:10

Docket No. 1964, Flynn's order for a hearing on a Suffolk County jury verdict for a former Boston Water and Sewer Commission employee in a racial discrimination and retaliation case (about $1 million, plus roughly $400,000 in punitive damages, as heard), with Worrell and Mejia as co-sponsors. The commission would be invited to testify.
Worrell said quasi-city agency status cannot excuse retaliation. Mejia recalled the 2022 Fair Chance Act work with commission employees and said it may be time to strengthen it. Referred to the City Services Committee.
Minutes: Rule 12 added Worrell and Mejia as original co-sponsors; referred to City Services.

Central Booking Agreement with Suffolk County Sheriff

1:37:10-1:42:14

Docket No. 1965, Culpepper's order for a hearing on the October 2023 agreement under which people arrested by Boston police can be held in Suffolk County facilities before their first court appearance. Flynn, Santana, Mejia and Worrell joined as sponsors.
Concerns: families and attorneys struggling to locate detainees, medical screening and mental health care, civil rights protections, and a death in custody in December 2025 later ruled a homicide. Santana also questioned the agreement's fiscal viability. Referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice.
Minutes: Rule 12 added Flynn and Santana as original co-sponsors; referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice.

Success Link Youth Employment Program

1:42:14-1:47:36

Docket No. 1966, Santana's order for a hearing on the program's future, with Mejia and Worrell as co-sponsors. Santana said Success Link was replaced by a Boston City Youth Corps without notice or public process, offering about 400 jobs against the roughly 2,000 young people expected (about 20%), and that community partners learned of it after an October 2 information session.
Mejia said advocates warned during the budget process, and wants to understand the financial effect on nonprofit partners and how private-sector placements will support young people. Referred to the Labor and Economic Development Committee.
Minutes: Rule 12 added Mejia and Worrell as original co-sponsors; referred to Labor and Economic Development.

MBTA General Manager Summons

1:50:31-2:20:39

Docket No. 1968, Culpepper's order to summon the MBTA general manager (who is also interim state transportation secretary; the captions render his surname as "Ng" or "Ang") to appear before the Civil Rights, Racial Equity and Immigrant Advancement Committee. Culpepper said he did not attend or send a statement for the October 14 field hearing on rapid transit equity and the Blue Hill Avenue plan, whereas the city administration sent a written statement. The summons also asks for official crash data for Blue Hill Avenue and comparable corridors such as Columbus Avenue, where Culpepper said crashes and fatalities rose after the center-running bus lanes opened.
Opposed: Pepén said the general manager had met with him and residents on three occasions and that the MBTA team is responsive. Durkan said she would vote no, called the summons an inappropriate use of a powerful tool, said she doubts he would appear, and used the word "mockery"; Culpepper, Mejia and others objected, and Durkan said her view reflected different approaches to transportation rather than the committee involved.
Supported: Mejia stressed the difference between an informal community meeting and an official hearing on the record; Culpepper cited Chapter 233 of the General Laws on summoning state bodies; Murphy said the administration also often fails to show for her hearings; Flynn said he voted against a summons for a postal inspector but would back Culpepper; Worrell supported it; the chair said she would vote yes out of respect for the committee chair. FitzGerald said he would abstain out of caution.
Result: 8 yes, 2 no and 3 present (FitzGerald, Pepén and Weber were recorded as present; Durkan voted no and the second no is not clear in the captions). Passed on suspension of the rules.
Minutes: the order names Phillip Eng. Passed on suspension of the rules: yeas 8 (Breadon, Culpepper, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Santana, Worrell), nays 2 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan), present 3 (FitzGerald, Pepén, Weber). This resolves the captions' unclear second no vote.

Fields Corner Post Office Closure

2:23:07-2:36:52

Docket No. 1970, FitzGerald's resolution urging the U.S. Postal Service to secure a new location for the Fields Corner post office, which was due to close temporarily on October 26. FitzGerald said the landlord offered an extension and that the Postal Service was building out Clayton Street boxes into a public sidewalk without permits (as he described it).
Breadon said the Allston post office has been closed since December 2019 despite a "temporary" closure. Flynn raised veterans' prescriptions by mail, Murphy the neighborhood's mail use, Durkan the saved Mission Hill post office, and Culpepper the Friday protests at the Roxbury post office. FitzGerald said the Elections Department is working on a ballot drop box in the area.
Adopted by voice vote on suspension of the rules, with the other councilors added as co-sponsors.
Minutes: Docket No. 1970 adopted on suspension of the rules, no roll call recorded; Rule 12 added Breadon and Worrell; Coletta Zapata in the chair. See also Allston Post Office Closure.

Federal Public Housing Funding Cuts

2:52:47-3:08:26

Docket No. 1973, Pepén's resolution urging Congress to reverse cuts to public housing operating budgets and vouchers (Santana and Breadon as co-sponsors). Pepén said the Boston Housing Authority's federal operating budget was cut by close to $18 million this year after earlier underfunding, that no new federal vouchers have been issued since February 2024 (a speaker's different year is garbled in the captions), and that HUD proposed ending prorated aid for mixed-status families.
The resolution asks Congress to restore operating funding to at least 100%, raise the voucher budget, reverse a rollback of a rebuilding program, and keep supporting mixed-status families (some terms garbled). Speakers criticized the federal administration and described growing up in public housing or on vouchers; Flynn added elevator outages in public housing as a civil rights concern.
Adopted by voice vote.
Minutes: Docket No. 1973 adopted on suspension of the rules, no roll call recorded; Rule 12 added Santana and Breadon.

Election Day Holiday for Council Staff

3:16:20-3:47:45

Docket No. 1975, Council President Breadon's resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling on the city and state to do the same (Louijeune and Santana as co-sponsors, others added). Breadon said she will close the Council on November 3, 2026, with no meetings or hearings that day, citing census data that over 26% of nonvoters in the 2022 midterms gave conflicting work or school schedules.
In favor: Louijeune, Mejia (who said she first won by one vote), Durkan (while acknowledging optics), Pepén and Santana. Coletta Zapata voted yes but wants a more neutral, finely tuned version in an election year, and noted her staff will still be in the office.
Opposed: Flynn said it hands incumbents a staffing advantage over challengers and sets a bad precedent; Murphy said staff already have flexible schedules, early voting runs through October 30, and she would support a citywide holiday; FitzGerald preferred getting employers to give time off to vote. Murphy asked whether central staff were covered; Breadon said only the 13 councilor offices. Mejia noted it is a resolution and a statement of values.
Adopted 10-3 on a roll call; FitzGerald, Flynn and Murphy voted no.
Minutes: Docket No. 1975 adopted on suspension of the rules, 10 yeas (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy). Rule 12 added Louijeune and Santana as original co-sponsors; Coletta Zapata in the chair.

Global Cities Fund Grant

Minutes: Docket No. 1774, a $500,000 grant from the Mayors Migration Council (through Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors) for the Department of Immigrant Advancement, passed 13-0 on the Civil Rights committee's report. The captions heard 12 votes.

Section 17F Information Requests

Minutes: Docket No. 1969 (Murphy) on outstanding responses to earlier Section 17F orders passed on suspension of the rules, 13-0.

Other business

1:34-7:03, 13:55-14:22, 15:16-16:35, 43:32-46:52, 1:04:00-1:04:30, 1:47:36-1:50:31, 2:20:39-2:23:07, 2:48:20-2:52:47, 3:08:26-3:16:20, 3:47:45-4:14:08

Opening: roll call (quorum present; Flynn's presence was recorded shortly afterward), invocation, pledge, and a photograph with visiting students from a Boston school. Minutes of October 7 approved.
Docket No. 1954, reappointment of a constable (Santana, as chair of Public Safety and Criminal Justice, recommended passage): confirmed by voice vote on suspension of the rules.
Docket No. 1774, a $500,000 Global Cities Fund grant from the Mayors Migration Council through Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to the Department of Immigrant Advancement for what Culpepper described as Boston's first immigrant-led home care cooperative (about 60 immigrant worker-members serving more than 100 people): passed on a roll call (12 heard in the captions, 13 yeas in the official minutes after Murphy asked to be recorded as yes); see Global Cities Fund Grant.
Docket No. 1967 (Flynn): hearing on the state Office of the Veteran Advocate's annual report, referred to the veterans committee. Docket No. 1972 (Flynn and Murphy): resolution supporting the Dental Care for Veterans Act, adopted by voice vote; Flynn said about 80% of veterans enrolled in the VA health system are ineligible for dental benefits.
Docket No. 1969 (Murphy): a new Section 17F information request about unanswered earlier 17F orders (the administration has seven days to respond and she had no reply after three weeks): passed on a roll call (the minutes record 13 yeas, including Flynn's late addition); see Section 17F Information Requests.
Docket No. 1974: resolution supporting naming the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court the Judge Leslie E. Harris Courthouse, adopted; Worrell, Culpepper and Louijeune paid tribute and cited a State House bill (House No. 5116).
Docket No. 1976 (Flynn): resolution recognizing November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month, adopted.
Councilors asked to be added to dockets or recorded on roll calls; two personnel orders were taken as late files and passed; the consent agenda was approved; announcements included Mejia's School Vibes family resource event on October 22, a pest control hearing on Friday at 10 a.m. chaired by Flynn, and awards that evening for a city employee; memorials were offered for several residents. The Council adjourned in their memory.

Agenda

Mayor's message on $668,500 Community Mitigation Grant (No. 1953); committee reports recommending confirmation of Zoning Board of Appeal reappointments (No. 1515-); communication on Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan civil rights concerns (No. 1957).

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01:34GOOD.

01:35>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

01:38GOOD AFTERNOON.

01:39I CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S MEETING

01:42OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL.

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01:52AT THIS TIME I ASK MY

01:54COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE

01:55AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE

01:56THEIR CELLPHONES AND ELECTRONIC

01:58DEVICES.

01:59ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42 I

02:02REMIND ALL IN THIS CHAMBER THAT

02:04NO DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR

02:05DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE

02:07PUBLIC WILL BE PERMITTED.

02:08THANK YOU.

02:09MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

02:11TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE TO

02:12ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A

02:13QUORUM AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU

02:16THE MIC.

02:16YEAH.

02:16THERE YOU GO.

02:18COUNCILOR BREEN.

02:18HERE.

02:19>> COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A

02:21COUNCILOR.

02:21CULPEPER.

02:23COUNCILOR DURKAN.

02:24COUNCILOR.

02:25FITZGERALD.

02:25COUNCIL.

02:26FLYNN.

02:27COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

02:28HERE.

02:29COUNCILOR.

02:29MEJIA.

02:31COUNCILOR MURPHY.

02:31COUNCIL PUT PEN.

02:33COUNCILOR.

02:34SANTANA.

02:35COUNCILOR.

02:36WEBER.

02:36I THINK COUNCILOR, WE'RE ALL

02:38HERE.

02:39A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

02:40THANK YOU, MR BURKE.

02:41UM.

02:41I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK

02:43THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

02:44UM, MR. CLERK, IF YOU WOULD

02:46PLEASE DO US THE HONOR

02:47OF OFFERING SOME BRIEF REMARKS

02:49AS AN INVOCATION TODAY WE DO

02:51NOT HAVE CLERGY.

02:55GOOD MORNING.

02:58PLEASE STAND.

02:59UH.

03:00LET'S PRAY.

03:02WE SPEAK TO THE GOD, THE

03:03GOODNESS, THE SPIRIT OF LIFE,

03:05THE ETERNAL.

03:06WE SPEAK TO THE MYSTERIOUS

03:07THREAD THAT CONNECTS US ONE TO

03:10THE OTHER AND TO THE UNIVERSE.

03:11WE SPEAK TO THE DEEP WISDOM AT

03:14THE CENTER OF OUR BEINGS.

03:16WE EMBODY THE YEARNING OF ALL

03:17PEOPLE TO TOUCH EACH OTHER MORE

03:20DEEPLY, TO HEAR EACH OTHER MORE

03:22KEENLY, TO SEE EACH OTHER'S

03:23JOYS AND SORROWS AS OUR OWN AND

03:26KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE

03:27UNLESS WE CREATE SOLITUDE FOR

03:30OURSELVES.

03:30AND EVEN THEN COMMUNITY AWAITS

03:33US.

03:33OUT OF OUR YEARNING WE HAVE

03:35COME.

03:36MAY WE HELP EACH OTHER TO

03:38PROCLAIM THE POSSIBILITIES WE

03:40SEEK TO CREATE THE COMMUNITY WE

03:42DESIRE TO WORSHIP WHAT IS

03:44WORTHY IN OUR LIVES, TO TEACH

03:46THE TRUTH AS WE KNOW IT AND TO

03:48SERVE WITH JUSTICE IN ALL THE

03:50WAYS THAT WE CAN IN OUR LIVES

03:52FULFILLED IN ONE ANOTHER.

03:54LET US GO NOW INTO THE SILENCE

03:56OF OUR FAITH THAT IS UNIQUE TO

03:58EACH OF US AND STILL THE SAME.

04:00LET US BE SILENT TOGETHER FOR A

04:02MOMENT.

04:07MAY PEACE BE YOURS.

04:10AMEN.

04:11I RECITED THE TRADITION.

04:14I PLEDGE.

04:14ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE

04:16UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO

04:18THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT

04:20STANDS ONE NATION.

04:21UNDER GOD.

04:23INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND

04:25JUSTICE.

04:26>> FOR ALL.

04:28THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.

04:30THANK YOU EVERYONE.

04:32BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PRESENT TO

04:34THE PRESENTATION, UH, I'D LIKE

04:37TO INVITE THE A BOSTON

04:39INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMERS ACADEMY

04:40STUDENTS.

04:41UH, I THINK THESE STUDENTS

04:42VISITED OUR OFFICES THIS

04:43MORNING.

04:43THEY HAD MANY GOOD QUESTIONS

04:45FOR US.

04:45UH, AND JUST INVITE OUR

04:47STUDENTS AND AND OUR COLLEAGUES

04:49TO COME UP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH.

05:01AND THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME

05:02ROOM UP ON THE DAIS HERE.

05:04SO WHEN THEY COME ON UP, COME

05:05ON UP.

05:06DON'T BE SHY LONG AFTER.

05:16YOU.

05:21SEARCH ON BOTH SIDES.

05:21SO.

05:24I SAY COME ON UP AND COMING UP

05:31IS THERE.

05:35A IT MAY SEEM LIKE.

05:38A GOOD.

05:39STAND UP HERE.

05:40YOU'VE ONLY GOT WHAT IT LOOKS

05:42LIKE.

05:42YOU REALLY MEAN BUSINESS.

05:46WITH WHICH CAN HOLD IN YOUR

05:49RIGHT HAND AND THEN PAPER.

05:51ARE WE BLOCKING ANYONE ALL THE

05:54TIME?

05:55OKAY HOW ABOUT THIS?

05:58BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS.

06:01FULL.

06:02I HAVE TO.

06:04YEAH.

06:06COME DOWN HERE.

06:07SHOULD WE SHOULD WE GO DOWN?

06:10THE SHORTER ONES THE SHORTER.

06:11YEAH.

06:11THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY IN THE

06:14PICTURE SHOWS.

06:17USUALLY YOU'LL BE SHORT.

06:19COME ON THROUGH HERE.

06:21COME HERE.

06:22YEAH.

06:23YEAH.

06:24THIS IS BETTER.

06:25ALL RIGHT.

06:26ARE YOU.

06:26IS ANYONE STILL BETTER?

06:28OKAY.

06:28YOU GUYS GOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE

06:30THESE PHONES, RIGHT?

06:32HERE IN ONE.

06:36THREE.

06:36TWO.

06:37ONE.

06:38ON YOUR PHONE.

06:39THANK YOU.

06:40SO THANK YOU, BIG GUY.

06:45I HAD A GOOD TIME.

06:47WHAT DID YOU WANT TO THE.

07:03THANK YOU.

07:04UM, THANK YOU TO BANGOR FOR

07:08COMING TO SEE US THIS MORNING.

07:17NO, WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION

07:19TODAY.

07:20COUNCILOR PEPEN IS RECOGNIZING

07:22THE BOSTON RED FOR LIFE.

07:24COUNCILOR PEPEN, IF YOU'D LIKE

07:25TO COME FORWARD AND BRING YOUR

07:27GUESTS WITH YOU.

07:28HERE THEY COME.

07:30ONE OF OUR GUESTS IS ALL THE

07:32WAY FROM ALASKA.

07:33SO WELCOME TO BOSTON.

07:36COME ON UP.

07:36YES.

07:42>> GRANDMA.

07:42YEAH.

07:44GOOD.

07:47WELCOME.

07:50GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

07:53UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT

07:55FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND GOOD

07:56AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE GATHERED

07:57HERE TODAY.

07:58TODAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE

08:00OF PRESENTING TO THE

08:02COUNCIL ALEXA GREENBERG AND

08:03SHERRY ARRINGTON ON BEHALF

08:05OF RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE.

08:06RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE IS A

08:08NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT

08:10ADVOCATES FOR SAFER STREETS AND

08:12AN END TO TRAFFIC FATALITIES,

08:14PARTICULARLY THOSE INVOLVING

08:16VULNERABLE ROAD USERS LIKE

08:18PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.

08:20THE ANNUAL RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE

08:22AND COMPANION EVENTS ACROSS THE

08:23COUNTRY IS BOTH A SOMBER

08:25MEMORIAL TO THE LIVES LOST TO

08:27TRAFFIC VIOLENCE BUT ALSO A

08:28RALLY TO DEMAND ACTION AT ALL

08:30LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

08:32BOSTON'S ANNUAL RIDE AND WALK

08:34WILL BE TAKING PLACE THIS

08:36SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.

08:38YESTERDAY I HAD A VERY GOOD

08:42CONVERSATION WITH THE FAMILY

08:43OF LUIS AGAG, A SERVANT OF THE

08:46CITY WHO LOST HER LIFE RIDING

08:48ON OUR STREETS.

08:49THE FAMILY POINTED TO CITIES

08:52AROUND THE COUNTRY EVEN TO SOME

08:54IN OUR OWN BACKYARD CITIES THAT

08:57ARE DOING THE WORK AND TAKING

08:58AMBITIOUS STEPS TO SAVE LIVES.

09:00THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

09:02SAVING LIVES.

09:04WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO DO

09:05THE SAME HERE IN BOSTON, BUT AT

09:07THIS TIME I WANT TO PROVIDE THE

09:10MICROPHONE OVER TO ALEXA AND

09:11SHERRY TO PROVIDE AN

09:12OPPORTUNITY TO FOR THEM TO SAY

09:14A FEW WORDS AND TALK ABOUT THE

09:16WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

09:19THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALL OF YOU

09:20FOR HAVING US TODAY AND

09:22ESPECIALLY TO COUNCILOR PEPEN

09:23AND HIS TEAM FOR HAVING US.

09:25UH, MY NAME IS ALEXA.

09:27ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO MY LIFELONG

09:29FRIEND WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A

09:31TRUCK WHILE BIKING IN CAMBRIDGE

09:32.

09:33TWO YEARS LATER, IT DOESN'T GET

09:36EASIER.

09:37UM, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU

09:39THAT IT DOES.

09:40ESPECIALLY FOR ALL OF YOU WHO

09:41KNEW AND LOVED LOUISA.

09:43MY FRIEND MONTY WAS KILLED IN A

09:45VERY SIMILAR CRASH TO LUCERNE

09:47THIS SUNDAY.

09:48WE ARE GOING TO HONOR BOTH

09:49OF THEM AND THE 255 PEOPLE

09:51OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST

09:53THEIR LIVES TO TRAFFIC VIOLENCE

09:54THIS YEAR IN MASSACHUSETTS.

09:55I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE SHERRY

09:57SPEAK.

10:00I'M SHERRY ARRINGTON AND I'M

10:02THE ONE FROM ALASKA.

10:03UH, I'M THE SURVIVOR OF A FATAL

10:06CRASH.

10:07UH, OCTOBER 1ST, 2021.

10:09MY HUSBAND AND I HAD JUST

10:10ARRIVED IN BOSTON FOR THE

10:12BEGINNING OF A THREE WEEK

10:14VACATION.

10:15WE GOT ALMOST TO DANVERS BEFORE

10:17WE WERE INVOLVED IN A, UH,

10:19CRASH FOR SOMETHING CAME OUT

10:20OF A VEHICLE, STRUCK OUR CAR,

10:22CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD,

10:23IMPALED MY HUSBAND AND KILLED

10:24HIM.

10:26UM, SO THROUGH THAT TRAGIC

10:30EXPERIENCE, I HAVE THE JOURNEY

10:32THAT HAS BROUGHT MEJIA TODAY.

10:34I WORK WITH FAMILIES FOR SAFE

10:35STREETS AND THE TRUCK SAFETY

10:37COALITION.

10:38UM, ACROSS THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

10:41I DON'T JUST DO THIS TO HONOR

10:43MY HUSBAND.

10:43I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A

10:45RESPONSIBILITY I HAVE TO HELP

10:46MAKE EVERY COMMUNITY TO TALK TO

10:49PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.

10:49HOW DO WE MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES

10:51SAFER FOR EVERYONE NO MATTER

10:52HOW THEY MOVE?

10:54WHETHER YOU'RE DRIVING A CAR OR

10:55WALKING.

10:56SO I'M HERE.

10:57I'LL BE LEADING THE WALK FOR

10:59SUNDAY.

11:00AND SO COME OUT AND JOIN US.

11:02UM, BECAUSE IT REALLY IS

11:03IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE HEAR AND

11:05SEE US AND KNOW THAT WE NEED TO

11:07CHANGE OUR COMMUNITIES.

11:10I'LL JUST ADD THE WALK.

11:13WE'LL GO FROM BOSTON COMMON

11:14AROUND CITY HALL, WHICH I THINK

11:16YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND

11:17THEN AND BACK AT THE COMMON FOR

11:19A RALLY AND THE RIDE TAKING

11:20PLACE AT THE SAME TIME WE'LL

11:21LEAVE FROM BOSTON COMMON, GO TO

11:23THE CRASH SITE WHERE LOUISA WAS

11:25KILLED AND THEN BACK TO THE

11:27COMMON AND THERE WILL BE MEDIA

11:28THERE AT THE RIDE WILL LEAVE AT

11:3011 AND THE RALLY WILL BE AT

11:31NOON.

11:32THANK YOU.

11:34THANK YOU.

11:35>> UM I'M GRATEFUL TO THE BOTH

11:36OF THEM AND LATER ON IN THE

11:38COUNCIL MEETING I HAVE, UM,

11:40FILED THE RESOLUTION THAT I

11:41HOPE TO GET THE SUPPORT FROM MY

11:42COLLEAGUES JUST IN HONOR

11:44OF RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE.

11:45BUT I WANTED TO, UM, PROVIDE

11:48THEM BOTH WITH A COPY OF THAT

11:50RESOLUTION SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE

11:51THAT HOME.

11:52THANK YOU.

11:53AND THEN ALSO, UM, PRESENT

11:55ALEXA GOLDBERG WITH A SPECIAL

11:58CITY COUNCIL UM, CITATION FOR

12:00YOUR DEVOTION TO THE CAUSE

12:01OF PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST

12:02SAFETY.

12:02THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND

12:04FOR ORGANIZING THE BOSTON

12:05CHAPTER OF RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE.

12:07SO THIS IS FOR YOU, ALEXA.

12:09THANK YOU.

12:09AND TO MY COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU

12:11FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND

12:12PARTNERSHIP IN MAKING OUR

12:13STREETS SAFER.

12:14PLEASE.

12:15>> YES.

12:21>> THANK YOU.

12:31THE TWO DIFFERENT SPEEDS.

12:35OH, I GUESS WE ARE.

12:41OKAY.

12:47THREE.

12:47TWO ONE.

12:57ALL RIGHT.

13:00THANK YOU.

13:02THANK YOU.

13:18HAVE.

13:48COUNCILMAN.

13:50THANK YOU.

13:55THANK YOU EVERYONE.

13:57UH, MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

13:58AMEND THE ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT

14:01COUNCILOR FLYNN AS AND IS

14:03PRESENT.

14:06WE'RE NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER

14:09OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE

14:09APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM

14:10THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 7TH,

14:132026.

14:13ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

14:15ALL OPPOSED.

14:15SAY NAY.

14:17THE AYES HAVE IT.

14:18THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 7TH

14:20MEETING ARE APPROVED.

14:22WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS

14:24FROM OUR HONOR THE MAYOR.

14:26MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ DOCKET

14:281953.

14:37GOOD WORK.

14:40THE LIGHTS ON HERE.

14:43AND NUMBER 1953 MESSAGE NOT

14:46AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON

14:47TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT

14:52OF $668,500 IN THE FORM OF A

14:53GRANT THE COMMUNITY MITIGATION

14:55GRANT AWARDED BY THE

14:56MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION

14:57TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE

14:59OFFICE OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT.

15:00THE GRANT WILL FUND TO OFFSET

15:02COSTS RELATED TO THE

15:03CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

15:06OF GAMING OF A GAMING

15:07ESTABLISHMENT.

15:10THANK YOU.

15:11THIS DOCKET 1953 WILL BE

15:13REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON

15:14WAYS AND MEANS.

15:16MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ

15:17DOCKET.

15:201954.195 FOR A MESSAGE IN ORDER

15:21FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE

15:23APPOINTMENT OF BERTIE MAKOWSKI

15:25AS A RENEWAL CONSTABLE

15:27AUTHORIZED TO SERVE CIVIL

15:28PROCESS UPON THE FILING OF HIS

15:30BOND FOR A PERIOD COMMENCING

15:32MAY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING APRIL

15:3530TH 2022 2029.

15:37THANK YOU.

15:38>> MR CHAIR RECOGNIZES

15:40COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNTRY YOU

15:40HAVE THE FLOOR.

15:42THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

15:43BRIAN MCCLOSKEY HAS BEEN A

15:45COUNCILOR FOR MANY YEARS AND IS

15:47SEEKING A CONFIRMATION OF THIS

15:48POSITION FOR ANOTHER TERM.

15:50ALSO MY COFFEE HAS SERVED OVER

15:52A DECADE AND THIS COUNCIL HAS

15:54APPROVED HIS REAPPOINTMENT

15:55WITHOUT ANY UH WITHOUT ISSUES

15:57MANY TIMES AS CHAIR OF THE

15:58PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL

15:59JUSTICE COMMITTEE.

16:00I RECOMMEND THAT DOCKET 1954

16:02OUGHT TO PASS.

16:03THANK YOU.

16:04>> THANK YOU.

16:05COUNCILOR SANTANA, THE CHAIR

16:06OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC

16:07SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

16:08SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES

16:09AND CONFIRMATION OF DOCKET 1954

16:11.

16:12ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED.

16:15SAY NAY.

16:16THE AYES HAVE IT.

16:18DOCKET 1954 HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

16:22WELL NOW I WANT TO REPORT TO

16:24PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS UH

16:27PARATROOPER REGARDING UH RULE

16:2939.

16:30NO NO REMARKS ON COMMUNICATIONS

16:32FROM THERE ARE NO REMARKS FROM

16:33COMMUNICATIONS FROM FROM

16:35COUNCILORS.

16:36WE ARE NOT UM MR. CLERK, COULD

16:38YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS

16:42195531957.

16:43TALKING NUMBER 1955

16:45COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM

16:47COUNCIL FLYNN TRANSMITTING THE

16:48FISCAL YEAR 2026 ANNUAL REPORT

16:51BY THE OFFICE OF THE VETERAN

16:53ADVOCATE TALKING NUMBER 1956

16:56COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM

16:57COUNCILOR FLYNN REGARDING

16:58BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS

17:00ASSAULTED IN BLACKSTONE PARK.

17:02DUCKY NUMBER 1957 COMMUNICATION

17:06WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL IS

17:07CALLED FOR FROM WORLD REGARDING

17:09CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERNING

17:11CONCERNS WITH THE BILL UH BLUE

17:13HILL AVENUE TRANSPORTATION

17:16ACTION PLAN.

17:18THANK YOU.

17:19>> DOCKETS 195521957 WILL BE

17:22PLACED ON FILE.

17:24WE NOW ON TO REPORTS

17:26OF COMMITTEES.

17:27MR CLERK UH, COULD YOU PLEASE

17:28READ A DOCKETS 151531524.

17:33DUCKY NUMBER 1515 THE COMMITTEE

17:36ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

17:37TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS

17:38REFERRED TO ON AUGUST 5TH 2026

17:41DOC NUMBER 1515 MESSAGE IN

17:43ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION

17:45OF THE REAPPOINTMENT

17:46OF GIOVANNI VALENCIA AS A

17:48MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD

17:50OF APPEAL FOR A TERM EXPIRING

17:52ON MAY 1ST, 2027.

17:54SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING

17:55THE ORDER TO BE CONFIRMED.

17:57DUCKY NUMBER 1516 THE COMMITTEE

18:00ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT

18:01TRANSPORTATION WHICH WAS

18:03REFERRED ON AUGUST 5TH 2026

18:06MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE

18:07CONFIRMATION OF THE

18:08REAPPOINTMENT OF KATE KATIE

18:10WEAR WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE

18:12ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR.

18:14A TERM EXPIRING MAY 1ST, 2027

18:17SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING

18:18THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE

18:19CONFIRMED.

18:20TALKING ABOUT 1517 THE

18:23COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,

18:24DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

18:25TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON AUGUST

18:275TH, 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR

18:29THE CONFIRMATION OF THE

18:31REAPPOINTMENT OF ALAN E BLANK

18:34AS A MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD

18:35OF APPEALS FOR A TERM EXPIRING

18:37MAY 1ST, 2028 SUBMITS A REPORT

18:40RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER

18:41OUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED TALKING

18:43NUMBER 1518 THE COMMITTEE ON

18:45PLANNING DEVELOPMENT

18:46TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS

18:48REFERRED ON AUGUST 5TH 2026

18:51MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE

18:52CONFIRMATION OF THE

18:53REAPPOINTMENT OF SHERRY AS A

18:56MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD

18:57OF APPEALS FOR A TERM EXPIRING

18:59MAY 1ST, 2029 SUBMITS A REPORT

19:03RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO

19:05BE CONFIRMED.

19:06TALKING OF A1519 THE COMMITTEE

19:09AND PLANNING DEVELOPMENT

19:10TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS

19:12REFERRED ON AUGUST 5TH 2026

19:14MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE

19:16CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT

19:18OF SHAMIR TURNER AS A MEMBER

19:20OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL

19:21FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 1ST,

19:232029 SUBMITS A REPORT

19:26RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER

19:27OUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED.

19:28DOCKET NUMBER 1520 THE

19:31COMMITTEE AND PLANNING

19:32DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION TO

19:34WHICH WAS REFERRED ON AUGUST

19:355TH, 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR

19:38THE CONFIRMATION OF THE

19:39REAPPOINTMENT OF JEAN PINERO AS

19:42AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE

19:43ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FOR A

19:45TERM EXPIRING MAY 1ST, 2027

19:48SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING

19:50THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE

19:51CONFIRMED DUKKHA NUMBER 1521

19:54THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING

19:55DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION TO

19:57WHICH WAS REFERRED ON AUGUST

19:595TH 2026.

20:00THIS IS IN ORDER FOR THE

20:01CONFIRMATION OF THE

20:02REAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID COLLINS

20:04AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE

20:06ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR A

20:08TERM EXPIRING ON MAY 1ST, 2028

20:11SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING

20:12THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE

20:14CONFIRMED.

20:14DOCTOR NUMBER 1522 THE

20:17COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,

20:18DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

20:20TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON AUGUST

20:225TH 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR

20:24THE CONFIRMATION OF THE

20:26APPOINTMENT OF CARLO MONTEIRO

20:27AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE

20:29ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR A

20:31TERM EXPIRING MAY 1ST, 2028

20:33SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING

20:35THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE

20:37CONFIRMED.

20:37DUKKHA NUMBER 1523.

20:39THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,

20:41DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

20:42TO WHICH IS REFERRED ON AUGUST

20:455TH 2026 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR

20:47THE CONFIRMATION OF THE THE

20:49APPOINTMENT OF PATRICK WALSH AS

20:51AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE

20:52ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR A

20:54TERM EXPIRING REMEMBER FIRST

20:572028 SUBMITS A REPORT THAT THE

21:00RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER

21:01OUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED IN DOC

21:03NUMBER 152 FOR THE COMMITTEE ON

21:05PLANNING DEVELOPMENT

21:07TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS

21:08REFERRED AUGUST 5TH 2026

21:11MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE

21:12CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT

21:13OF WILLIAM MASTERSON AS AN

21:15ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ZONING

21:16BOARD OF APPEAL FOR A TERM

21:18EXPIRING ON MAY 1ST, 2029

21:21SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING

21:23THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE

21:24CONFIRMED.

21:25THANK YOU.

21:26>> MR.

21:26CHAIR RECOGNIZES

21:27COUNCILOR DURKAN, THE CHAIR

21:28OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,

21:29DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.

21:30YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

21:31THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR

21:32BRATTON.

21:33UH, WE WERE JOINED BY

21:35COLLEAGUES, COUNCILORS AND

21:36FLYNN AND WE HEARD TESTIMONY

21:37FROM EACH APPOINTEE.

21:38UM, AND WOULD YOU JUST READ

21:40THEIR NAMES?

21:41WE DID HAVE TO RECEIVE A LETTER

21:42FROM SHAMAYA TURNER WHO WAS

21:43UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE IT UM DUE

21:46TO UH, FAMILY EMERGENCY.

21:48UH WAS WISHING HER FAMILY THE

21:49BEST.

21:50THE LETTER HIGHLIGHTED HER

21:51EXPERIENCE AS A MEMBER OF THE

21:52ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR THE

21:53PAST TWO YEARS, UM APPOINTEES

21:56SHARED THEIR BACKGROUNDS,

21:57EXPERIENCES AND APPROACHES TO

21:58ZONING DECISIONS.

21:59THEY REPRESENT DIVERSE

22:00PROFESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE AND

22:02COMMUNITY BACKGROUNDS AND THE

22:04REAPPOINTMENTS SPOKE TO THEIR

22:05EXPERIENCE ON THE ZBA SO FAR IT

22:07WAS A PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK WITH

22:08THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR

22:09DEDICATION TO SERVING OUR CITY

22:11IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BOSTON

22:12RESIDENTS IS VERY ADMIRABLE.

22:14I AM CONFIDENT THAT THEIR

22:15EXPERTISE AND THOUGHTFULNESS

22:17WILL ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO

22:18DO THAT.

22:19UM, WE ALSO HEARD FROM SOME NEW

22:22APPOINTEES UM AND THEY ALSO ARE

22:24VERY QUALIFIED.

22:25SO AS THE CHAIR OF THE

22:26COMMITTEE ON PLANNING

22:28DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

22:29,I RECOMMEND MOVING THE LISTED

22:30DOCKETS AT THIS TIME TO THE

22:32FULL COUNCIL FOR FORMAL ACTION

22:34AT THIS TIME MY MY

22:35RECOMMENDATION TO THE UM TO THE

22:37FULL COUNCIL AS THAT THESE

22:38MATTERS OUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED.

22:39THANK YOU.

22:40THANK YOU COUNCILOR DURKAN

22:42CHAIR RECOGNIZES

22:42COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNTRY YOU

22:43HAVE THE FLOOR.

22:44THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

22:46I WAS HAPPY TO BE AT THIS

22:48HEARING AND MEET ALL OF THEM IN

22:51PERSON.

22:51YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE ON THOSE

22:52TUESDAY MEETINGS WE ONLY SEE

22:53THEM IN THEIR ZOOM BOXES.

22:55BUT IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR

22:57DIRECTLY FROM THEM NOT JUST

22:59THEIR RESUMES WHICH I HAD SAID

23:01SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

23:03THEY BRING A LOT OF EXPERTISE

23:04AND DEFINITELY DESERVE TO BE

23:07REAPPOINTED TO THE ZONING

23:08BOARD.

23:08AND WE HAVE THREE NEW UM

23:10ALTERNATES THAT WE WERE

23:11CONSIDERING ALSO.

23:12BUT IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR THEIR

23:13PERSONAL SIDE AND WHAT THEY

23:15BRING TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS,

23:16THEIR COMMUNITY AND JUST

23:17LOOKING FORWARD TO APPROVING

23:18AND VOTING IN FAVOR TODAY.

23:20THANK YOU.

23:21THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY

23:22CHAIR RECOGNIZES

23:23COUNCILOR FLYNN CONTRARY YOU

23:24HAVE THE FLOOR.

23:25THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

23:27I RISE UM, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE

23:31PROFESSIONAL JOB

23:32COUNCILOR DURKAN DID AS CHAIR

23:34OF THIS COMMITTEE.

23:36THE NOMINEES ARE EXCEPTIONALLY

23:40QUALIFIED.

23:41UM, THERE WAS SOME

23:43REAPPOINTMENTS THERE WAS SOME

23:45NEW NEW APPOINTMENTS AS WELL.

23:47IT WAS IT WAS INFORMATIVE

23:49TALKING TO THEM ACTUALLY BEFORE

23:52BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED

23:54AFTER THE MEETING STARTED BUT

23:56ESPECIALLY DURING DURING THE

23:58MEETING ITSELF I JUST WANT TO

24:00HIGHLIGHT ONE ISSUE FOR MY FOR

24:04MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.

24:05WE HAVE SOME LIMITED OVERSIGHT

24:09OF THE ZBA AND THAT LIMITED

24:12OVERSIGHT OF THE ZBA IS THE

24:15INTERACTION IN ENGAGE AND

24:16ENGAGEMENT WE HAVE WITH

24:18NOMINEES BEFORE THE CITY

24:20COUNCIL BEFORE THE VOTE AND ON

24:22I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY CITY

24:24COUNCIL IS GOING FORWARD IF

24:26THEY WOULD ATTEND THESE

24:28MEETINGS BECAUSE YOU DO LEARN A

24:29LOT ABOUT ZONING AND YOU DO

24:32LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE

24:34APPLICANTS.

24:35IT DOES GIVE CITY COUNCIL IS

24:37ESPECIALLY DISTRICT.

24:38CITY COUNCIL AS AN OPPORTUNITY

24:41TO ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AS

24:43SOMEBODY MAY RELATE TO THEIR

24:44PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD OR

24:46DISTRICT.

24:47SO UM I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

24:49SUPPORTING ALL OF THESE

24:50NOMINEES.

24:51THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

24:52>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

24:53CONSIDER IN YOUR LIGHT STILL ON

24:54THE FURTHER COMMENTS.

24:55FOR THE NEXT ONE.

24:57>> NEXT ONE.

24:58OKAY.

24:58UM.

25:03SO.

25:04>> UH, THE CHAIR OF THE

25:05COMMITTEE WILL TAKE EACH

25:06OF THESE EACH OF THESE DOCKETS

25:08SEPARATELY.

25:09SO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE

25:10ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

25:12TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

25:13OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

25:14PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1515.

25:16ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I WILL

25:19OPPOSE SENIOR MR. CLERK, COULD

25:22YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL

25:23VOTE ON DOCKET 1515.

25:27COUNCILOR BREADON.

25:27YES, COUNCILOR BREADON.

25:28YES.

25:29COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A

25:30PARTNER?

25:30YES.

25:31COUNCIL FIRST BUT YES.

25:32COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.

25:33YES.

25:34COUNCIL CULPEPER.

25:34YES.

25:35COUNCILOR DURKAN.

25:35YES.

25:36COUNCILOR DURKAN.

25:37YES.

25:37COUNCILOR.

25:37FITZGERALD.

25:38YES.

25:38COUNCIL.

25:39FITZGERALD.

25:39YES.

25:39COUNCILOR.

25:40FLYNN.

25:40COUNCILOR.

25:41FLYNN.

25:41YES.

25:42COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

25:42COUNCIL.

25:43LOUIJEUNE.

25:43YES.

25:44COUNCIL.

25:44MEJIA.

25:45COUNCIL ME HERE.

25:46YES.

25:46COUNCILOR.

25:46MURPHY.

25:47COUNCILOR MURPHY AS COUNCIL.

25:49PUT PEN.

25:49COUNCILOR.

25:50PEN.

25:50YES.

25:51SANTANA.

25:52COUNCILOR.

25:52SANTANA.

25:53YES.

25:53COUNCIL.

25:54WEBER.

25:54YES.

25:54COUNCIL MEMBER.

25:55YES AND COUNCIL.

25:56EARL.

25:57COUNCIL.

25:57ORAL.

25:58YES.

25:58DUCKY.

25:58NUMBER 1515 HAS RECEIVED A

26:01UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE

26:02AFFIRMATIVE.

26:03THANK YOU.

26:04CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

26:05PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

26:06TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

26:07OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

26:08PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1516.

26:10ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

26:12ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

26:14THANK YOU.

26:16UM, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A

26:17ROLL CALL?

26:18VOTE ON DOCKET 1516.

26:19COUNCILOR BERRY.

26:21YES PER YEAR, COUNCILOR COLOR

26:22AS OPPOSED COUNCIL OPPOSE THE

26:24PARTY.

26:25YES, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

26:26YOU COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

26:27YES, COUNCILOR DURKAN.

26:29COUNCILOR DURKAN.

26:29YES.

26:30COUNCILOR.

26:30FITZGERALD.

26:31YES.

26:32COUNCIL SHOW.

26:32YES.

26:32COUNCILOR.

26:33FLYNN.

26:33COUNCILOR.

26:34FLYNN.

26:34YES.

26:35COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL.

26:36LOUIJEUNE.

26:36YES, COUNCILOR.

26:37MEJIA.

26:38COUNCIL ME HERE.

26:39YES.

26:39COUNCILOR.

26:40MURPHY.

26:40COUNCILOR.

26:41MURPHY.

26:41YES.

26:41COUNCIL.

26:42PIPPIN.

26:43COUNCILOR.

26:43PAN.

26:43YES.

26:44COUNCIL.

26:44SANTANA.

26:45COUNCILOR.

26:45SANTANA.

26:46YES.

26:46COUNCILOR.

26:46WEBER.

26:47YES.

26:47COUNCIL.

26:48WEBER.

26:48YES AND COUNCIL.

26:49REALM COUNCILOR.

26:50OH YES I CAN NUMBER 1516 AS WE

26:53SEE THE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE

26:55AFFIRMATIVE.

26:55THANK YOU.

26:56THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

26:57PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

26:59TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

27:00OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

27:01PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1517.

27:03ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED

27:05.

27:06SAY NAY.

27:08MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE

27:09TAKE A ROLL CALL?

27:10VOTE ON 1517.

27:12COUNCILOR BERRY.

27:12YES.

27:13COUNCILWOMAN.

27:13YES.

27:14COUNCIL COLORS UPON YES.

27:15COUNCIL COLORS.

27:16YES.

27:17COUNCILOR DURKAN UM EXCUSE ME,

27:20COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

27:20THANK YOU.

27:22>> COUNCILOR.

27:22>> COME UP.

27:23YES, COUNCILOR DURKAN.

27:25COUNCILOR DURKAN.

27:26YES, COUNCILOR.

27:27FITZGERALD.

27:27COUNCILOR.

27:28JOE.

27:28YES.

27:29COUNCILOR.

27:29FLYNN.

27:29YES.

27:30COUNCILOR.

27:30FLYNN.

27:30YES.

27:31COUNCILOR.

27:31LOUIJEUNE.

27:32YES.

27:32COUNCIL.

27:32LOUIJEUNE.

27:33YES.

27:33COUNCIL.

27:33MEJIA.

27:34CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.

27:35YES.

27:35COUNCILOR.

27:36MURPHY.

27:36COUNCILOR.

27:37MURPHY.

27:37YES.

27:38COUNCIL.

27:38PIPPIN.

27:38YES, COUNCILOR.

27:39PEN.

27:40YES.

27:40COUNCIL.

27:41SANTANA.

27:42COUNCILOR.

27:42SANTANA.

27:42YES.

27:43COUNCILOR.

27:43WEBER.

27:44UH.

27:44SO ABSENT COUNCILOR WORRELL.

27:46YEAH.

27:47COUNCILOR.

27:47WORLD.

27:47YES.

27:48TALKING NUMBER 1517 HAS

27:51RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN

27:52THE AFFIRMATIVE.

27:54THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

27:55PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

27:56TRANSPORTATION SIX SUSPENSION

27:58OF THE RULES UH SIX SUSPENSION

28:00C6 ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE

28:01REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET

28:031518.

28:04ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

28:06ALL OPPOSED?

28:07SAY NAY.

28:09MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE

28:10TAKE A ROLL CALL?

28:10VOTE AND DOCKET 1518.

28:12,COUNCILOR BREADON.

28:13YES AND YES.

28:15COUNCIL COLOR AS OPPOSED.

28:16YES.

28:16COUNCIL PUZZLE PARTY.

28:17YES.

28:18COUNCILOR.

28:18CULPEPER.

28:19COUNCILOR.

28:20CULPEPER.

28:20YES.

28:21COUNCILOR.

28:21DURKAN.

28:21YES.

28:22COUNCILOR.

28:22DURKAN.

28:23YES.

28:23COUNCILOR.

28:24FITZGERALD.

28:24COUNCILORS.

28:25CHO.

28:25YES.

28:26COUNCILOR.

28:26FLYNN.

28:26YES.

28:27COUNCIL.

28:27FLYNN.

28:28YES.

28:28COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

28:29COUNCIL.

28:29LOUIJEUNE.

28:30YES, COUNCILOR.

28:30MEJIA.

28:31COUNCILOR.

28:31MEJIA.

28:32YES.

28:32COUNCILOR.

28:33MURPHY.

28:34COUNCILOR.

28:34MURPHY.

28:34YES.

28:35COUNCIL.

28:35PIPPIN.

28:36YES.

28:36COUNCIL.

28:37OPINIONS.

28:38COUNCILOR.

28:38SANTANA.

28:38YES.

28:39COUNCILOR.

28:39SANTANA.

28:40YES.

28:41COUNCILOR.

28:41WEBER.

28:41YES.

28:42COUNCIL MEMBER.

28:42YES.

28:43AND COUNCILOR EARLE.

28:43YES.

28:44COUNCIL ORAL.

28:44YES.

28:45TALKING OF A1518 AS RECEIVE A

28:48UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE

28:49AFFIRMATIVE.

28:50THANK YOU.

28:51>> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS

28:52BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1518

28:54HAS BEEN PASSED.

28:55THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN

28:56CONFIRMED.

28:57THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

28:59PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND

28:59TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

29:00OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

29:02PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1519.

29:04MISTER CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE

29:05TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET

29:071519.

29:08COUNCILOR BREADON.

29:09YES.

29:09COUNCILOR BREEN.

29:10YES.

29:10COUNCIL CALL IT AS A PARTNER.

29:11YES.

29:12COUNCIL FIRST.

29:12YES.

29:13COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.

29:14YEAH.

29:15COUNCILOR.

29:15CULPEPER.

29:16YES.

29:16COUNCILOR.

29:16DURKAN.

29:17COUNCILOR.

29:17DURKAN.

29:18YES.

29:18COUNCILOR.

29:19FITZGERALD.

29:19YES.

29:20COUNCILOR.

29:20PHYSIO.

29:21YES.

29:21COUNCILOR.

29:22FLYNN.

29:22YES.

29:22COUNCIL THIN.

29:23YES.

29:24COUNCIL.

29:24LOUIJEUNE.

29:24YES.

29:25COUNCILOR.

29:25LOUIJEUNE.

29:25YES.

29:26COUNCILOR.

29:26MEJIA.

29:27COUNCIL MEMBER HERE.

29:28YES.

29:28COUNCILOR.

29:29MURPHY.

29:29COUNCILOR.

29:30MURPHY.

29:30YES.

29:31COUNCIL.

29:31PIPPIN.

29:32COUNCIL.

29:32PEN.

29:33YES.

29:33COUNCILOR.

29:34SANTANA.

29:34COUNCILOR.

29:35SANTANA.

29:35YES.

29:36COUNCILOR.

29:36WEBER.

29:37COUNCIL MEMBER.

29:38YES AND COUNSELOR.

29:39WORLD.

29:39YES.

29:40COUNCILOR.

29:40WELL, YES.

29:41I CAN HAVE A1519 AS RECEIVING

29:44UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE

29:44AFFIRMATIVE.

29:45THANK YOU.

29:46>> DOCKET 1519 HAS BEEN HAS

29:48BEEN PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT

29:49HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

29:52UM, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE

29:54ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

29:55TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

29:56OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

29:57PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1520.

29:59ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

30:01ALL OPPOSED?

30:02SAY NAY.

30:04MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE

30:06A ROLL CALL?

30:06VOTE ON DOCKET 1520.

30:08COUNCILOR BREADON.

30:09YES.

30:10>> COUNCILOR BREADON.

30:10YES.

30:11COUNCIL IS UPON US.

30:12COUNCILOR GOES BY.

30:13YES, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.

30:14YES, COUNCILOR.

30:15COMBAT.

30:15YES.

30:16COUNCILOR.

30:16DURKAN.

30:17YES.

30:18COUNCILOR.

30:18DURKAN.

30:18YES.

30:19COUNCILOR.

30:19FITZGERALD.

30:20COUNCILOR.

30:20OFFICIAL.

30:21YES.

30:21COUNCILOR.

30:22FLYNN IS COUNCILOR FLYNN.

30:23YES.

30:24COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE.

30:25COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

30:25YES.

30:26COUNCILOR.

30:26MEJIA.

30:27YES.

30:27COUNCIL.

30:27MEJIA.

30:28YES.

30:29COUNCILOR MURPHY.

30:29YES.

30:29COUNCILOR.

30:30MURPHY.

30:30YES.

30:30COUNCILOR.

30:31PEN.

30:31YES.

30:32COUNCIL PEN.

30:33YES.

30:33COUNCIL.

30:34SANTANA.

30:34COUNCILOR.

30:35SANTANA.

30:35YES.

30:36COUNCIL.

30:36WEBER.

30:37YES.

30:37COUNCILOR.

30:37BASSAN.

30:38COUNCILOR.

30:39WORLD.

30:39YES.

30:40COUNCILWOMAN ROWE.

30:40YES.

30:41I CAN HAVE A1520 RECEIVED

30:43RECEIVE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE

30:45AFFIRMATIVE.

30:46THANK YOU.

30:46>> DOCKET 1520 HAS BEEN PASSED

30:48AND THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN

30:49CONFIRMED.

30:51UH, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE

30:52ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

30:53TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

30:55OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

30:56PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1521.

30:59UH, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

31:00TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE AND

31:01DOCKET 1521.

31:03COUNCILOR BRIEF.

31:04YES.

31:04COUNCILOR BREADON.

31:05YES.

31:05COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED.

31:07COUNCILOR.

31:07CLOSE.

31:07BUT YES.

31:08COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

31:09YES.

31:10COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.

31:10YES.

31:11COUNCILOR.

31:11DURKAN.

31:12COUNCILOR.

31:12JOKING.

31:13YES.

31:13COUNCILOR.

31:13FITZGERALD.

31:14COUNCILOR.

31:15YES.

31:15COUNCILOR.

31:16FLYNN.

31:16COUNCILOR.

31:17FLYNN.

31:17YES.

31:18COUNCILOR.

31:18LOUIJEUNE.

31:19COUNCILOR.

31:19LOUIJEUNE.

31:20YES.

31:20IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

31:22COUNCILOR MURPHY.

31:23YES.

31:25COUNCILOR MURPHY.

31:25YES, COUNCILOR.

31:26OPEN COUNCIL.

31:27WE'VE BEEN.

31:27YES.

31:28COUNCILOR SANTANA.

31:28YES, COUNCILOR SANTANA.

31:30YES.

31:30COUNCIL.

31:30WEBER.

31:31YES, COUNCILOR WEBB'S AND

31:32COUNCILOR.

31:33WORLD COUNCILOR ORAL.

31:35YES.

31:35SO I CAN HAVE 1521 HAS RECEIVED

31:3812 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

31:39THANK YOU.

31:40>> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS

31:41BEEN ACCEPTED AND THE DOCKET

31:441521 HAS PASSED AND THE

31:45APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

31:48THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

31:49PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND

31:50TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

31:51OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

31:53PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1522.

31:55UM, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

31:57TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET

31:591522.

32:00COUNCILOR BREADON.

32:01YES.

32:01>> COUNCILOR BREADON.

32:02YES.

32:02COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OPPOSED

32:05TO COUNCILOR GOES FURTHER.

32:05YES.

32:06COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

32:06YES.

32:07COUNCILOR COPE.

32:07YES.

32:08COUNCILOR DURKAN.

32:10COUNCILOR DURKAN.

32:10YES.

32:11COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.

32:12COUNCIL OF HIS CHAIR.

32:13YES.

32:13COUNCILOR.

32:14FLYNN.

32:14YES.

32:14COUNCIL.

32:15FLYNN.

32:15YES.

32:16COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND

32:17SUZANNE.

32:17YES.

32:18COUNCIL.

32:18MEJIA.

32:19COUNCILOR MURPHY.

32:20COUNCILMAN MURPHY.

32:21YES.

32:21COUNCILOR.

32:22YEAH.

32:22COUNCILOR.

32:23OPINIONS?

32:23COUNCIL.

32:24SANTANA.

32:24YES.

32:25COUNCILOR SANTANA.

32:25YES.

32:26COUNCILOR WEBER.

32:28COUNCILOR WEBB'S AND COUNCILOR.

32:29WORLD.

32:29AND COUNCILOR.

32:30OH, YES.

32:31TALKING OF A ONE 5 TO 2 HAS

32:34RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE

32:35AFFIRMATIVE.

32:36THANK YOU.

32:37THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN

32:38ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1522 HAS

32:40PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT HAS

32:41BEEN CONFIRMED.

32:42THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

32:43PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND

32:44TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

32:45OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

32:46PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1523.

32:49MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

32:50TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET

32:521523.

32:53COUNCILOR BREAK.

32:54YES.

32:54COUNCILOR IN YES.

32:55COUNCIL COLOR AS A OPPONENT.

32:57COUNCILPERSON.

32:58YES.

32:58COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.

33:00COUNCILOR PHILPOTT BUT YES.

33:01COUNCILOR.

33:01DURKAN.

33:02COUNCILOR DURKAN.

33:03YES.

33:03COUNCILOR.

33:04FITZGERALD.

33:05COUNCILOR.

33:06SO YES.

33:06COUNCILOR.

33:06FLYNN.

33:07YES.

33:07COUNCIL.

33:08FLYNN.

33:08YES.

33:08COUNCIL.

33:09LOUIJEUNE.

33:10COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

33:10YES.

33:11COUNCIL.

33:11MEJIA.

33:12COUNCILMEMBER HERE.

33:12YES.

33:13COUNCILOR.

33:13MURPHY.

33:15COUNCILOR.

33:15MURPHY.

33:15YES.

33:16COUNCILOR.

33:16PEN.

33:16COUNCILOR.

33:17PEN.

33:17YES.

33:18SANTANA.

33:19COUNCILOR.

33:19SANTANA.

33:20YES.

33:21COUNCIL MEMBER.

33:21COUNCILOR WITH ME.

33:22YES.

33:22AND COUNCILOR WORRELL.

33:23YES.

33:24COUNCILOR.

33:24ARROYO.

33:25YES.

33:25DUCKY.

33:26NUMBER 1523 HAS RECEIVED A

33:29UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE

33:30AFFIRMATIVE.

33:31THANK YOU.

33:31THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN

33:32ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1523 HAS

33:34PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT HAS

33:35BEEN CONFIRMED.

33:36THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

33:38PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND

33:39TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

33:40OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

33:41PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1524.

33:44MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

33:45TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET

33:461524.

33:47COUNCILOR BREADON.

33:48YES.

33:49COUNCILOR BREEDING.

33:50YES.

33:50COUNCIL COLLETTE AS A PART

33:51OF GOT SICK AS A PARTY.

33:53YES.

33:53COUNCILOR.

33:53CULPEPER.

33:54COUNCILOR.

33:55CULPEPER.

33:55YES.

33:56COUNCILOR.

33:56DURKAN.

33:57COUNCILOR.

33:58DURKAN.

33:58YES.

33:59COUNCILOR.

33:59FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR.

34:00HIS SHOW.

34:01YES.

34:01COUNCILOR.

34:01FLYNN.

34:02COUNCILOR.

34:02FLYNN.

34:03YES.

34:03COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

34:04COUNCILOR.

34:05LOUIJEUNE.

34:05YES, COUNCILOR.

34:06MEJIA.

34:07COUNCIL ME HERE.

34:08YES.

34:08COUNCILOR.

34:08MURPHY.

34:09COUNCILOR.

34:10MURPHY.

34:10YES.

34:11COUNCIL THERE.

34:11PEN.

34:12COUNCILOR.

34:12PEN.

34:12YES.

34:13COUNCIL.

34:13SANTANA.

34:14COUNCILOR.

34:14SANTANA.

34:15YES.

34:15COUNCILOR.

34:16WEBER.

34:16YES.

34:17COUNCIL.

34:17WEBER.

34:17YES AND COUNCIL.

34:18WORLD COUNCILOR.

34:20YES.

34:20DOCKET NUMBER 1524 HAS RECEIVED

34:23A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE

34:24AFFIRMATIVE.

34:26THANK YOU.

34:26>> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS

34:27BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1524

34:29HAS BEEN PASSED AND THE

34:30APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.

34:33MR TRAYER, COULD YOU PLEASE

34:34READ DOCKET 1883.

34:37DOC NUMBER 1883 THE COMMITTEE

34:39ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND

34:41TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS

34:42DEFERRED ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2026.

34:45MESSAGE NO.

34:46AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON

34:48TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT

34:53OF $3,250,220 IN THE FORM OF A

34:54GRANT BOSTON MPO SURPLUS FISCAL

34:57YEAR 26 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

35:00GRANT PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE

35:03METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING

35:04COUNCIL TO BE ADMINISTERED BY

35:06THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

35:08THE GRANT WILL FUND SUPPORT FOR

35:09NEW E-BIKES AND SPARE BATTERIES

35:11FOR THE BIKE SHARE SYSTEM

35:14SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING

35:15THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS.

35:17THANK YOU.

35:18CHAIR RECOGNIZES

35:19COUNCILOR DURKAN, THE CHAIR

35:20OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,

35:23DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

35:24.

35:24YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

35:24THANK YOU.

35:25>> SO MUCH.

35:25UM, WE'VE HAD MANY HEARINGS UM,

35:27THAT I'VE CHAIRED UM THAT HAVE

35:29BEEN REGARDING THE BLUE BIKES

35:31PROGRAM.

35:31THIS DOCKET 183 AUTHORIZES THE

35:34CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND

35:35EXPAND THE BOSTON MPO SURPLUS

35:38FISCAL YEAR 26 COMMUNITY

35:40CONNECTIONS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT

35:42OF 3,250,000 AND $220.

35:45THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED BY THE

35:47MASSACHUSETTS METROPOLITAN AREA

35:48PLANNING COUNCIL TO BE

35:49ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON

35:50TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

35:51THIS GRANT WOULD FUND THE

35:52SUPPORT FOR NEW FOR NEW E-BIKES

35:55AND SPARE BATTERIES FOR THE

35:56BLUE BIKE BIKESHARE SYSTEM.

35:58UH THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED

36:00INFORMATION FROM THE

36:01ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THIS

36:02DOCKET A GRANT AUTHORIZING THE

36:03CITY TO ACCEPT OR EXPAND THIS

36:04AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BUY 887

36:08E-BIKES AND 434 SPARE

36:10BATTERIES.

36:11THIS PURCHASE WILL CONTRIBUTE A

36:13SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE

36:14NUMBER OF E-BIKES IN THE

36:15SYSTEM, ALLOWING PARTICIPATING

36:17MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE

36:18GREATER ACCESS TO E-BIKES AND

36:20REALIZE A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN

36:21TRIPS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

36:23E-BIKES CURRENTLY MAKE UP

36:25AROUND 12% OF BOSTON'S FLEET.

36:26THIS GRANT WOULD ALLOW BOSTON

36:28TO INCREASE ITS SHARE UP TO 33%

36:31AND AS ANYONE WHO'S ACTUALLY

36:33RIDDEN AN E-BIKE KNOWS THAT

36:35THEY COME IN HIGH DEMAND AND

36:36YOU CAN RARELY FIND THEM.

36:38SO THIS IS UH, GREAT FOR UM,

36:40OUR COMMUNITIES.

36:41THIS PERCENTAGE WAS DECIDED ON

36:43BY THE 13 PARTICIPATING

36:45MUNICIPALITIES AND ALL OF THEM

36:46WILL BE RECEIVING A GRANT TO

36:48UPGRADE THEIR FLEET IN THIS

36:50AMOUNT.

36:51IT WAS NOTED THAT TRIPS UM IT

36:53WAS NOTED THAT IN NEIGHBORHOODS

36:54FURTHER FROM DOWNTOWN BOSTON

36:56LIKE MATTAPAN AND SOUTHERN

36:58DORCHESTER, E-BIKE TRIPS MAKE

36:59UP MORE THAN 50% OF THE TRIPS

37:01COMPARED TO 25% OF SYSTEM WIDE.

37:04UM I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I'VE

37:05TAKEN A E-BIKE FROM FENWAY UH,

37:10TO ACTUALLY AT THE DORCHESTER

37:11SOUTHIE LINE.

37:12UM, SO I AND I KNOW THAT FOR

37:16ME THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOVE MY

37:18CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE.

37:19SO THE LONGER YOU GO, THE MORE

37:21YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT

37:22YOU'RE GETTING ONE OF THOSE

37:23SILVER BIKES.

37:24UM, AND I KNOW THAT IN MY

37:26DISTRICT, UM, WHERE WE HAVE

37:28SOME OF THE BIGGEST, UM, UH,

37:32BIGGEST DEMAND FOR BLUE BIKES

37:34THAT THE E-BIKES ARE READILY

37:35AVAILABLE INCLUDING IN PLACES

37:37LIKE MISSION HILL WHERE YOU

37:39YOU'D RATHER YOU'D RATHER HAVE

37:41AN E-BIKE HELPING YOU UP THAT

37:42HILL.

37:43UH, BOSTON WILL HOLD ON TO ITS

37:45CLASSIC E-BIKES THAT ARE

37:46REPLACED WITH E-BIKES AND SELL

37:48THEM TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO

37:49RECOUP THE COST OR WILL PUT

37:51THEM AT A NEW BLUE BIKE STATION

37:53IN BOSTON.

37:53THE INCREASED WORK TO ELECTRIFY

37:55BLUE BIKE STATIONS WILL REDUCE

37:57OPERATING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH

37:59SWAPPING OUT BATTERIES.

38:00THE OPERATOR IS READY TO BEGIN

38:02DEPLOYING THESE AS SOON AS THE

38:04GRANT RECEIVES APPROVAL.

38:05AND JUST FOR MY

38:06COUNCIL COLLEAGUES I KNOW WE'VE

38:08GONE OVER THIS BEFORE BUT THE

38:10CITY SIGNED A CONTRACT WHICH IS

38:11THERE IS THEN THE CONTRACT AS A

38:13RESULT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS

38:14COMING FROM THE RESULT OF THAT

38:16UM THAT MULTI MUNICIPALITY

38:18CONTRACT AND THAT'S WHY THIS

38:20GRANT IS FROM THE METROPOLITAN

38:22AREA PLANNING COUNCIL.

38:23UH THE CITY OF BOSTON WILL

38:25PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS TO

38:26MASSDOT AND THESE REPORTS WILL

38:28INCLUDE A GENERAL NARRATIVE

38:29UPDATE ON WHAT WORK TOOK PLACE

38:31AS PART OF THE PROJECT DURING

38:32THE LAST QUARTER AND WHETHER

38:33THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED

38:34BY THE END CONTRACT DATE, WHICH

38:38IS DECEMBER 31ST 2027.

38:38THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE

38:40A PIVOTAL INVESTMENT IN OUR

38:41BLUE BIKESHARE SYSTEM,

38:43INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND

38:44EXPANDING ACCESS TO MULTIMODAL

38:46MODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.

38:48IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE

38:49CONTINUE TO DO THIS IN TANDEM

38:51WITH UH WITH OUR WORK FOR SAFER

38:53STREET, WHICH THE CITY IS

38:54CONTINUING TO DO THROUGH VISION

38:56ZERO AND ONGOING EVALUATION

38:57OF STREET DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

38:59TO SUPPORT THE SHARED USE

39:00OF OUR STREETS BY DRIVERS,

39:01CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

39:03AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

39:04PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND

39:05TRANSPORTATION.

39:06I RECOMMEND THAT THE LISTED

39:07DOCKET UM THAT WE GO TO THE

39:09FULL COMMITTEE UM FOR

39:11COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND

39:12FORMAL ACTION.

39:13AT THIS TIME MY RECOMMENDATION

39:14TO THE FULL COUNCIL IS THAT

39:15THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS.

39:17THANK YOU SO MUCH.

39:18THANK YOU.

39:18COUNCILOR TO CONSIDER

39:19RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN.

39:20COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

39:22THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

39:24MADAM CHAIR.

39:25>> I SPENT A CONSIDERABLE

39:26AMOUNT OF TIME OVER THE LAST

39:28SEVERAL YEARS WORKING TO

39:31REGULATE E-BIKES TO MAKE IT

39:32SAFER FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY

39:37AND PEDESTRIANS AS WELL.

39:41IT'S STILL A IT'S STILL AN

39:43ISSUE I CONTINUE TO WORK ON.

39:44I KNOW GOVERNOR HEALEY, UM, IS

39:48DOING EXCEPTIONAL WORK ON THIS

39:50ISSUE AS WELL.

39:51TRYING TO IMPROVE OUR CITIES

39:53AND TOWNS UM, AND PEDESTRIAN

39:57SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO UM,

39:59E-BIKES.

40:00BUT I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT

40:02HOW CHALLENGING IT IS FOR

40:05PEDESTRIANS THAT ARE NOT ON

40:07E-BIKES AND SOME OF THE PUBLIC

40:09SAFETY ISSUES RELATING TO UM

40:13E-BIKES AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT

40:17WE ARE HAVING ACROSS THE CITY

40:20IS PLACING SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE

40:22E-BIKES.

40:22THE ANSWER TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY

40:24CRISIS WE HAVE IN BOSTON.

40:27WE ALSO SHOULD KNOW THAT THE

40:29BATTERIES FOR E-BIKES, UM

40:33DESERVE FURTHER SCRUTINY AND WE

40:36MUST DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO

40:38ENSURE THAT WE INVESTIGATE, UM,

40:41THE SAFETY OF THESE BATTERIES

40:43AND TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE

40:46SUPPORTING A PROJECT FOR

40:47SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS THAT IS

40:49SAFE FOR BOSTON RESIDENTS.

40:51THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

40:53THANK YOU.

40:53COUNCILOR FLYNN RECOGNIZES

40:56COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

40:57THANK YOU SO MUCH.

40:58UM, I JUST WANT TO BE VERY

41:00CLEAR.

41:01UM, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT

41:03TO SORT OF SEGREGATE SOME

41:04OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE

41:06AROUND, YOU KNOW, MOTOR BIKES

41:07AND SCOOTERS, UH, WITH THESE

41:09E-BIKES BECAUSE THE E-BIKES

41:11THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON UM, THE

41:14BLUE BIKE SYSTEM ARE THE THE

41:18SLOWEST CLASS OF E-BIKES AND

41:19ALSO THEIR PEDAL ASSIST.

41:21SO THERE'S DEFINITELY IF YOU'VE

41:22EVER RIDDEN ONE UM WHAT IT DOES

41:25IS IT HELPS YOU PROPEL YOURSELF

41:27FORWARD THROUGH THE THE UM

41:29THROUGH BASICALLY THE STEPS

41:32THAT YOU'RE TAKING ON THE BIKE

41:33WHICH IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN

41:35AN E-BIKE WHERE YOU CAN GO SORT

41:37OF LIKE VROOM VROOM.

41:38SO UM I I'VE RIDDEN BOTH I

41:40THINK BOTH ARE UM YOU KNOW,

41:42BOTH ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN BE

41:45DRIVEN ON OUR STREETS RIGHT

41:46NOW.

41:46UM I DO WANT TO CHARGE US I

41:49THINK WHEN WE HAVE THIS UH,

41:50CONVERSATION ABOUT UH, BIKES

41:52AND SCOOTERS.

41:53UM, WE DEFINITELY NEED THE

41:55STATE HOUSE TO TAKE ACTION, UM

41:56,TO FURTHER CLASSIFY SO THAT

41:58WE CAN DO MORE WORK.

41:59UM, WHICH WHICH IS WHAT

42:01COUNCILOR FLYNN WAS REFERRING

42:02TO.

42:02UM, SO GRATEFUL FOR HIS

42:04LEADERSHIP, GRATEFUL FOR ALL

42:05OF US FOR WORKING ON THESE VERY

42:07NUANCED ISSUES.

42:07I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL, UM, TO

42:10TAKE TO GET A BLUE BIKES

42:12MEMBERSHIP WHERE THEY'RE

42:13AVAILABLE TO CITY OF BOSTON UH,

42:15WORKERS, I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO

42:17GET A BLUE BIKES MEMBERSHIP AND

42:18RIDE ON THE E-BIKE.

42:19IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN THAN

42:21THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER E-BIKES

42:22THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

42:23THANK YOU.

42:24THANK YOU.

42:28>> THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE

42:29ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND

42:31TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

42:32OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

42:33PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1883.

42:37UM.

42:38>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL

42:40OPPOSED.

42:41SAY NAY.

42:42MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE

42:44A ROLL CALL?

42:44VOTE ON DOCKET ONE EIGHT A3.

42:47COUNCILOR BREADON.

42:48YES.

42:48COUNCILOR BRAYTON.

42:49YES.

42:49COUNCILOR COLORED AS OPPOSED

42:51COUNCILOR AS PER YES.

42:52COUNCILOR.

42:53CULPEPER.

42:54COUNCILOR.

42:54CULPEPPER.

42:54YES.

42:55COUNCILOR.

42:55DURKAN.

42:56COUNCILOR.

42:57DURKAN.

42:57YES.

42:57COUNCILOR.

42:58FITZGERALD.

42:59COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA HAS

43:00COUNCILOR FLYNN NO.

43:01COUNCIL.

43:01FLYNN.

43:03NO COUNCIL.

43:03LOUIJEUNE.

43:04YES.

43:04COUNCILOR.

43:05LOUIJEUNE.

43:05YES, COUNCILOR.

43:06MEJIA.

43:07COUNCILOR MEJA.

43:07YES.

43:08COUNCILOR.

43:08MURPHY.

43:09COUNCILOR.

43:10MURPHY.

43:10NO.

43:10COUNCIL.

43:11BURR.

43:11PEN.

43:11YES, COUNCILOR.

43:12PEN.

43:13YES.

43:13SANTANA.

43:14YES, COUNCILOR.

43:15SANTANA.

43:16YES.

43:16COUNCIL.

43:16WEBER.

43:17YES.

43:17COUNCIL.

43:18WEBER.

43:18YES.

43:18AND COUNCILOR WORRELL DUKKHA

43:22NUMBER 1883 AS WE SEE.

43:27TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE

43:29AND TWO IN THE NEGATIVE.

43:30THANK YOU, MR TRACK.

43:31THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN

43:32ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1883 HAS

43:34PASSED.

43:36MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

43:37READ DOCKET 1774?

43:39TALKING OF THE 1774 THE

43:41COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS

43:43RACIAL EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT

43:45ADVANCEMENT TO WHICH WAS

43:46REFERRED TO IN THE 23RD 2026

43:49MESSAGE NOT AUTHORIZING THE

43:50CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND

43:53EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $500,000

43:55IN THE FORM OF A GRANT AND OH I

43:58MAYORS MITIGATION

44:00COUNCIL AWARDED BY ROCKEFELLER

44:01PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS TO BE

44:03ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT

44:05OF IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT.

44:07THE GRANT WILL FUND SUPPORT FOR

44:10CITY LED PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE

44:12RELIEF, INCLUSION AND

44:13OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERSERVED

44:15COMMUNITIES IN BOSTON THROUGH

44:16THE GLOBAL CITIES FUND SUBMITS

44:19A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE

44:20ORDER OUGHT TO PASS.

44:22THANK YOU.

44:22>> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

44:24COUNCILOR CULPEPER COUNCIL.

44:24YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

44:25THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

44:27THIS DOCKET WILL AUTHORIZE THE

44:28CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND

44:31EXPEND 5000 $500,000 GRANT FROM

44:34THE MAYOR'S MIGRATION

44:36COUNCIL GLOBAL CITIES FUND

44:38ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S

44:39OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT

44:41ADVANCEMENT.

44:42OUR COMMITTEE REQUESTED

44:44ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE

44:46ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE

44:47PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING AND WE

44:49RECEIVED A MEMORANDUM OUTLINING

44:51HOW THESE FUNDS WOULD BE USED.

44:54SPECIFICALLY, THE GRANT WOULD

44:55SUPPORT THE CREATION

44:56OF BOSTON'S FIRST IMMIGRANT LED

44:59WORK ON HOME CARE COOPERATIVE

45:02ADDRESSING TWO IMPORTANT

45:03CHALLENGES THE GROWING NEED FOR

45:05HOME CARE SERVICES FOR OLDER

45:07ADULTS AND THE ECONOMIC

45:09INSECURITY FACED BY MANY

45:11IMMIGRANT CAREGIVERS.

45:13ACCORDING TO THE ADMINISTRATION

45:14,THIS INITIATIVE IS EXPECTED

45:17TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR

45:19APPROXIMATELY 60 IMMIGRANT

45:21WORKERS TO BECOME COOPERATIVE

45:23MEMBERS WHILE PROVIDING HOME

45:25CARE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 100

45:28INDIVIDUALS.

45:29THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH

45:31THAT WOULD HELP STRENGTHEN OUR

45:32HOME CARE WORKFORCE WHILE

45:35CREATING PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC

45:36STABILITY AND BUSINESS

45:38OWNERSHIP FOR IMMIGRANT WORKERS

45:40.

45:40FOR THESE REASONS, MADAM

45:41PRESIDENT, I RECOMMEND THAT

45:43DOCKET 1774 PASS.

45:46THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER

45:47.

45:50THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

45:51CIVIL RIGHTS RACIAL EQUALITY

45:54EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT

45:56ADVANCEMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE

45:57OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND

45:59PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1774.

46:01MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

46:02TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET

46:041774.

46:06COUNCILOR BREADON.

46:07YES.

46:08COUNCILOR BRAEDEN.

46:08YES.

46:09COUNCILOR COLOR AS OPPOSED

46:11COUNCIL CASA POTTER.

46:12YES.

46:12COUNCILOR.

46:12CULPEPPER.

46:13YES.

46:14COUNCILOR.

46:14CULPEPPER.

46:14YES.

46:15COUNCILOR DURKAN.

46:16YES.

46:16COUNCILOR.

46:16DURKAN.

46:17YES.

46:17COUNCILOR.

46:18FITZGERALD.

46:18YES.

46:19COUNCIL THIS SHOW.

46:19YES.

46:20COUNCILOR.

46:20FLYNN.

46:21YES, COUNCILOR.

46:22PHONE.

46:22YES.

46:23COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL.

46:24LOUIJEUNE.

46:25YES, COUNCILOR MEJIA COUNCIL.

46:27MEJIA.

46:27YES.

46:27COUNCIL.

46:28MURPHY COUNCIL THE PEN COUNCIL.

46:30PEN.

46:31YES.

46:31COUNCIL.

46:32SANTANA COUNCIL.

46:33SANTANA.

46:33YES.

46:34COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL.

46:36COUNCILOR.

46:36WORLD COUNCIL.

46:38YES.

46:39DOCKET NUMBER 1774 AS WE SEE 12

46:43VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

46:45THANK YOU.

46:45>> THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS

46:46BEEN ACCEPTED AND DOCKET 1774

46:48HAS PASSED.

46:50WE KNOW ON TO MATTERS RECENTLY

46:52HEARD.

46:54MR KERR COULD YOU PLEASE READ

46:55DOCKET 1718.

46:57DOC NUMBER 1718 ORDER REGARDING

47:00A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE BOSTON

47:01ZONING CODE TO PROHIBIT DATA

47:04CENTERS IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS

47:05.

47:06THANK YOU.

47:07THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR

47:08OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING

47:09DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.

47:10COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE

47:11FLOOR.

47:14THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON

47:16MONDAY FOR ALL THE HEARING AND

47:17THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING,

47:18DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON

47:19DOCKET 1718 AND ORDERED

47:22SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS

47:23CULPEPER AND RALL REGARDING A

47:24TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE BOSTON

47:25ZONING CODE TO PREVENT DATA

47:26CENTERS IN ALL ZONING

47:27DISTRICTS, WE WERE JOINED BY

47:28COUNCILORS FLYNN, LOUIJEUNE AND

47:30WEBER IN ADDITION TO THE LEAD

47:31SPONSORS.

47:32WE FIRST HEARD FROM JEFF THOMAS

47:33OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND

47:35CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER SEAN

47:37PACEY OF THE DEPARTMENT

47:39OF INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY.

47:40THEY CLARIFIED THERE IS NO

47:42EMINENT RISK OF HYPERSCALE DATA

47:43CENTERS COMING TO BOSTON UNDER

47:44THE CURRENT ZONING CODE.

47:46DATA CENTERS ARE CONDITIONAL

47:47USE AND WOULD FACE SIGNIFICANT

47:49SCRUTINY THROUGH THE ARTICLE 80

47:50PROCESS AND REVIEW BY THE FDA

47:52AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL,

47:54INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL

47:56REGULATIONS.

47:56THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE

47:58POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL RISK

47:59AND COMMUNITY IMPACTS OF DATA

48:01CENTERS, AND THE ADMINISTRATION

48:03EMPHASIZED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A

48:04CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO APPROVING

48:06NEW FACILITIES WITH COMMUNITY

48:08INPUT AS PART OF THE PROCESS.

48:09BOSTON IS AN INTERNATIONAL AS

48:12PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL PACT

48:13THE C40 PACT THAT REFLECTS

48:15THESE PRIORITIES.

48:17COMPUTING POWER IS ESSENTIAL TO

48:18SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUR WORLD

48:19CLASS UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS,

48:21RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND

48:22BROADER INNOVATION ECONOMY.

48:24HYPERSCALE LARGE DATA CENTERS

48:25ARE UNLIKELY TO COME TO BOSTON

48:27GIVEN THE HIGH COST OF LAND AND

48:28ELECTRICITY, AND BOSTON HAS

48:30ALREADY HAD SEVERAL DATA

48:31CENTERS.

48:32SOME DATING BACK TO THE 1990S

48:34THAT PROVIDE COMPUTING SERVICES

48:36TO LOCAL COMPANIES.

48:37THE ADMINISTRATION SHARED THAT

48:39IT IS WORKING TO DEVELOP CLEAR

48:41ZONING DEFINITIONS FOR DATA

48:42CENTERS AND IS OPEN TO

48:43COLLABORATING ON THE BROADER

48:45REGULATORY FRAMEWORK WITH THE

48:47SPONSORS.

48:47THE GOAL IS THAT THE GOAL IS TO

48:50ALLOW BOSTON TO BENEFIT FROM

48:51THE JOBS, INNOVATION AND

48:53DISCOVERY ENABLED BY COMPUTING

48:55TECHNOLOGIES WHILE PROTECTING

48:56OUR COMMUNITIES.

48:57THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT

48:59SUPPORT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL,

49:00EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR

49:01CLEARER DEFINITIONS AND MORE

49:03TARGETED APPROACH.

49:04WE ALSO HEARD FROM A PANEL

49:06OF ACTIVIST ADVOCATES AND

49:08EXPERTS REPRESENTING THE BOSTON

49:09CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK, THE

49:10CONFERENCE OF TEACHING

49:11HOSPITALS ALTERNATIVES FOR

49:13COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT,

49:15BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND ON A

49:18FUTURE FOR LOCAL.

49:19OUR DISCUSSION EXPLORED THE

49:22ROLE DATA CENTERS PLAY IN

49:23SUPPORTING HOSPITALS RESEARCH

49:24AND THE BROADER INNOVATION

49:25ECONOMY.

49:26THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

49:28REGULATIONS THEY ALREADY FACE

49:29AND HOW BOSTON CAN ESTABLISH

49:30THOUGHTFUL REGULATIONS AND

49:32CLEAR DEFINITIONS THAT PROTECT

49:33OUR COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS

49:35QUALITY OF LIFE WITHOUT

49:36UNDERMINING INNOVATION AND

49:37RESEARCH.

49:39FINALLY, WE HEARD TESTIMONY

49:40FROM THE ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND

49:41BUILDING TRADES UNIONS WHO

49:43RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE

49:44POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF A CITYWIDE

49:45BAN ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

49:47THE HEARING ALSO HIGHLIGHTED

49:48THE NEED FOR A MORE TARGETED

49:49APPROACH TO REGULATING DATA

49:51CENTERS THROUGH ZONING.

49:52AS WE CONSIDER HOW BEST TO

49:53PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES WHILE

49:55SUPPORTING RESEARCH, INNOVATION

49:56AND JOBS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO

49:57BOSTON, IT IS CLEAR THAT WE

49:59NEED A MORE NUANCED FRAMEWORK.

50:01I THINK THE HEARING WAS VERY

50:03SUCCESSFUL AND I WANT TO THANK

50:04THE LEAD SPONSORS FOR BRINGING

50:06IT FORWARD BECAUSE I DON'T

50:07THINK WITHOUT THIS PROPOSAL WE

50:08WOULDN'T HAVE HAD SUCH A

50:10NUANCED CONVERSATION.

50:11AND SO I WANT TO LET THE LEAD

50:13SPONSOR COUNCILOR CULPEPER

50:15SPEAK TO HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THE

50:16HEARING AND AT THIS TIME I.

50:18AFTER THAT I'LL RECOMMEND THAT

50:20IT REMAIN IN COMMITTEE AT THIS

50:21TIME.

50:21THANK YOU.

50:22COUNCILOR DARKEN THE CHAIR

50:23RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

50:25YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

50:25THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

50:27AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN

50:29FOR HOLDING AN INFORMATIVE AND

50:31PRODUCTIVE HEARING ON DOCKET

50:32NUMBER 1718.

50:34I FOLLOWED THIS AMENDMENT

50:36BECAUSE THE DATA CENTERS

50:38CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS

50:40MASSACHUSETTS AND THE COUNTRY.

50:42I BELIEVE BOSTON NEEDS TO TAKE

50:44A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO

50:45DETERMINING WHETHER DATA

50:46CENTERS ARE AN APPROPRIATE LAND

50:48USE FOR OUR CITIES RATHER THAN

50:51WAITING UNTIL A MAJOR

50:52DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL IS ALREADY

50:54BEFORE US.

50:55AFTER HEARING FROM THE

50:56ADMINISTRATION PARTICULARLY THE

50:59PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS

51:01COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND SUBJECT

51:03MATTER EXPERTS ON THE SECOND

51:05PANEL, I BELIEVE THE MOST

51:06EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO

51:08REGULATING DATA CENTERS IN

51:10BOSTON IS TO WORK WITH THE

51:11PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO UPDATE

51:13THE DEFINITION OF DATA CENTERS

51:15IN THE BOSTON CODE AND CONTINUE

51:18TO ASSESS WHAT KIND

51:19OF PROHIBITIONS, IF ANY, ARE

51:21NEEDED.

51:22THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS

51:23EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO WORK

51:25WITH THE COUNCIL ON THIS ISSUE,

51:27AND I LOOK FORWARD TO

51:28CONTINUING THAT COLLABORATION

51:30WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, THE

51:32ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY

51:34STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE BOSTON

51:36HAS APPROPRIATE ZONING

51:37REGULATIONS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS

51:39THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF DATA

51:41CENTER DEVELOPMENT.

51:42THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

51:44THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.

51:46DOCKET 171.

51:47IT WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE.

51:50THE CLERK MR. CLERK, COULD YOU

51:51PLEASE READ DOCKET 1601.

51:54TALKING NUMBERS 160.

51:56IN ORDER FOR A HEARING TO

51:57EXPLORE RAISING THE PERCENTAGE

52:00OF COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT

52:02FUNDS DEDICATED TO AFFORDABLE

52:03HOUSING.

52:05THANK YOU.

52:06>> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

52:07CONSTABLE PEPEN.

52:08YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

52:09YESTERDAY THE COMMITTEE ON

52:11COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AND HELD

52:12ADHERING TO EXPLORE RAISING THE

52:14PERCENTAGE OF COMMUNITY

52:15PRESERVATION ACT FUNDS

52:17DEDICATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING

52:18.

52:18THE DOCKET WAS SPONSORED BY

52:20COUNCILORS WILL ROWE AND

52:22COUNCILORS CULPEPER AND WE WERE

52:23JOINED BY COUNCILORS MURPHY,

52:26FLYNN, DURKAN, FITZGERALD,

52:27BREADON LOUIJEUNE AND MARIA.

52:30WE HEARD FROM DIRECTOR BROWN

52:32OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION

52:33OFFICE WHO SPOKE ON THE

52:35IMPORTANT PROJECTS THE CPA

52:36FUNDS SUPPORT.

52:38DIRECTOR BROWN ACKNOWLEDGED THE

52:40CRITICAL NEED FOR AFFORDABLE

52:41HOUSING WE HAVE IN BOSTON, BUT

52:42ALSO MAINTAIN THE IMPORTANCE

52:43OF OPEN SPACE AND PRESERVATION

52:45PROJECTS.

52:46A PANEL OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATES

52:48TESTIFIED THAT THE NEED FOR

52:49AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS NEVER

52:50BEEN GREATER AND THAT FINANCING

52:52AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY

52:52AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP, HAS

52:54BEEN A GREAT HARDSHIP.

52:56WE NEED TO EXPLORE OPTIONS TO

52:57IMPROVE THE FINANCING

52:58OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT

52:59HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD

53:00NOT TUG OF WAR BETWEEN

53:02AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OPEN SPACE

53:03AND PRESERVATION ADVOCATES.

53:05I WANT TO THANK THE MAKERS FOR

53:07BRINGING THIS DOCKET TO THE

53:08COMMITTEE, AND I LOOK FORWARD

53:09TO THE CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS.

53:10AT THIS TIME I DO WANT TO GIVE

53:12AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE MAIN

53:13SPONSOR FOR REMARKS.

53:15I'M SURE ALL AROUND YOU HAVE

53:16THE FLOOR.

53:17THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

53:19THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR PEPEN

53:20FOR CHAIRING THIS HEARING.

53:22I ALSO WANT TO THANK UH

53:24EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BROWN, UH,

53:25THE CPA STAFF, THE BOARD AND

53:28OUR PANELISTS AND THE RESIDENTS

53:29WHO PROVIDED PUBLIC REMARKS.

53:32I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS IN

53:33DISTRICT FOUR ALL THE TIME WHO

53:34TELL ME THEY SIMPLY CAN'T

53:35AFFORD BOSTON ANYMORE.

53:37SOME OF OUR FORMER RESIDENTS

53:38WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN PRICED

53:39OUT.

53:39THE CITY OWNS MAP SHOWS PART

53:41OF MY DISTRICT HAS SOME OF THE

53:42HIGHEST RISKS OF DISPLACEMENT.

53:44IN THE HEARING WE HEARD THAT

53:45CONSTRUCTION COSTS KEEP RISING

53:47WHILE FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE

53:48HOUSING.

53:50UM SPECIFICALLY UM AFFORDABLE

53:52HOMEOWNERSHIP.

53:52UM, HOMEOWNERSHIP ISN'T KEEPING

53:54PACE.

53:55AND IN OUR LAST CPA ROUND WE

53:57DIDN'T DIRECTLY FUND

53:58CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW

54:00AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS

54:01.

54:02WE KNOW THAT AFFORDABLE

54:03HOMEOWNERSHIP IS NOT JUST IT'S

54:06NOT JUST OUR ONLY BEST TOOL TO

54:07FIGHT DISPLACEMENT BUT ALSO AN

54:08IMPORTANT OPTION THAT WE NEED

54:10TO HAVE FOR OUR RESIDENTS IN

54:11ORDER TO COMPLY WITH FAIR

54:13HOUSING STANDARDS.

54:15WE HEARD FROM.

54:16ADLER OF NORTH FORK

54:17CONSTRUCTION THAT HE STARTED

54:18HIS BUSINESS FOCUSED ON

54:20AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP

54:21PROJECTS BUT IS NOW PIVOTING

54:23TOWARD AFFORDABLE RENTAL

54:24HOUSING.

54:24AND THAT'S A MAJOR RED FLAG FOR

54:26THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.

54:28BUT LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR

54:29PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

54:30THE BPD BOARD RECENTLY APPROVED

54:33ROUGHLY $31 MILLION IN FUTURE

54:35PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR LARGE,

54:37LARGELY MARKET RATE HOUSING

54:39PROJECTS.

54:40AND I UNDERSTAND WHY SOMETIMES

54:42PUBLIC SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO

54:43MAKE THE NUMBERS WORK.

54:44BUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING

54:46DEVELOPERS FACE THE SAME COSTS

54:48AND THEY CAN'T CHARGE MARKET

54:49RATE PRICES TO COVER THEM.

54:51SO HOW ARE WE HELPING MAKE

54:52AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS

54:54NUMBERS WORK?

54:55RIGHT NOW CPA TARGETS 50%

54:57TOWARD HOUSING AND 20% TOWARDS

55:00PARKS, UM, 20% TOWARDS HISTORIC

55:03PRESERVATION AND ANOTHER 10%

55:05THAT'S FLEXIBLE.

55:06I SUPPORT THOSE INVESTMENTS BUT

55:08WHY WOULDN'T WE CONSIDER

55:10PUTTING THAT ADDITIONAL 10%

55:12TOWARD HOUSING?

55:13YOU CAN'T KEEP WAITING FOR

55:14WASHINGTON.

55:14YOU CAN'T KEEP WAITING FOR THE

55:16STATE HOUSE AND WE CAN'T KEEP

55:17WAITING FOR ANOTHER BALLOT

55:18QUESTION.

55:19PEOPLE ARE BEING PRICED OUT

55:20OF BOSTON TODAY.

55:21WE HAVE TO PRESERVE OUR PARKS

55:23AND OUR STORIED BUILDINGS.

55:24WE ALSO HAVE TO PRESERVE THE

55:26PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR

55:26NEIGHBORHOODS WHAT THEY ARE.

55:28THANK YOU.

55:29THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL.

55:32UM, DOCKET 1601 WILL REMAIN IN

55:37COMMITTEE.

55:41MISTER CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE

55:42READ DOCKET 0407?

55:44DUCK A NUMBER 0407 ORDER FOR A

55:46HEARING TO REVIEW PREVENTION

55:48AND RESPONSE TO BULLYING,

55:50SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL

55:52ASSAULT AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

55:54IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

55:56THANK YOU.

55:57>> MISTER CHAIR RECOGNIZES.

55:58CONSIDER MEJIA THE CHAIR OF THE

55:59COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

56:01YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

56:02UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT

56:04.

56:04UM, SO MY COMMITTEE HOSTED A

56:09HEARING YESTERDAY, OCTOBER THE

56:1020TH.

56:11UM, I WAS ALSO THE LEAD SPONSOR

56:14OF THE HEARING.

56:15UM, AND AS THE CLERK READ INTO

56:18THE RECORD, IT WAS ALL FOCUSED

56:20AROUND THE INCIDENTS

56:21OF BULLYING, SEXUAL HARASSMENT

56:22AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL

56:24MISCONDUCT.

56:25AND I BOUGHT SOME PUBLIC

56:26SCHOOLS AND LET IT BE KNOWN

56:27THAT THERE ARE OVER 2000 CASES

56:29THAT HAVE GONE UNDERREPORTED

56:31AND THAT'S CAUSE FOR CONCERN.

56:33I WANT TO THANK MY

56:34COUNCIL COLLEAGUES

56:35COUNCILOR MURPHY, FLYNN

56:36FITZGERALD AND CULPEPER WHO

56:38PARTICIPATED AND I READ A

56:39LETTER OF ABSENCE INTO THE

56:41RECORD BY MY COLLEAGUE

56:43COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

56:43THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY

56:45FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS,

56:46ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY

56:48ORGANIZATIONS AND I WANT TO

56:49THANK MASS COLLEGE.

56:50UM, CITIZENS FOR JUSTICE,

56:52JUVENILE JUSTICE, UM BASIA UM

56:54AND T LAW UH FOR THEIR UH

56:57FIERCE ADVOCACY.

56:59UM AND SHOWING UP UH IN

57:00PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OFFICE

57:01OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS UH,

57:03WORKING AROUND THIS PARTICULAR

57:04ISSUE.

57:05WE WERE ALSO JOINED BY

57:08ADMINISTRATORS WITH KEY

57:09FINDINGS AND CONCERNS.

57:11TESTIMONY REVEALED SIGNIFICANT

57:12CONCERNS REGARDING THE

57:13DISCONNECT BETWEEN EXISTING

57:15POLICIES AND THE LIVED

57:18EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AND

57:20FAMILIES.

57:20WE ALSO REALIZED THE LACK

57:22OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND

57:23TRANSPARENCY.

57:24FAMILIES DESCRIBED INCONSISTENT

57:27RESPONSES TO REPORTED

57:29INCIDENTS, DELAYED

57:30INVESTIGATIONS, INADEQUATE

57:32COMMUNICATION AND LIMITED

57:33ACCOUNTABILITY.

57:34WITNESSES RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT

57:36THE LACK OF CLEAR REPORTING

57:38PROCEDURES, INSUFFICIENT FOLLOW

57:40THROUGH AND FEAR OF RETALIATION

57:42WHEN ADVOCATING FOR THEIR

57:43CHILDREN.

57:44TWO STUDENTS UM SAFETY AND

57:46MENTAL HEALTH WAS ALSO

57:47UPLIFTED.

57:48STUDENTS AND PARENTS SHARED

57:49DEEPLY TROUBLING EXPERIENCES

57:52INVOLVING BULLYING, HARASSMENT

57:53AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT INCLUDING

57:55LONG TERM EMOTIONAL TRAUMA,

57:57INTERRUPTED EDUCATION AND

57:59DECLINING MENTAL HEALTH.

58:00TESTIMONY HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED

58:01FOR IMMEDIATE SAFETY PLANS,

58:03TRAUMA INFORMED INTERVENTIONS,

58:05EXPANDED COUNSELING SERVICES

58:07AND STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR

58:09STUDENTS.

58:10THREE INADEQUATE PREVENTION AND

58:12INTERVENTION WITNESSES

58:14EMPHASIZED UM EMPHASIZED THAT

58:16WE MUST MOVE BEYOND RESPONDING

58:19TO INCIDENTS AFTER HARM OCCURS

58:20AND INVEST IN PROACTIVE

58:23PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION

58:25,RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICE

58:26AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE

58:28EDUCATION FOR REPORTING AND

58:31INVEST AND INVESTIGATION

58:33PROCEDURES.

58:34CONCERNS WERE RAISED REGARDING

58:35INCONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION

58:36OF BULLYING PREVENTION

58:38REQUIREMENTS UNDER

58:39MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW

58:40CHAPTER 71 SECTION 370 TITLE

58:43TEN PROCEDURES MANDATORY

58:46REPORTING OBLIGATIONS AND THE

58:48HANDLING OF 51 A REPORTS

58:51FAMILIES CALLS FOR CLEARER

58:52INVESTIGATION TIMELINES,

58:54ACCESSIBLE REPORTING SYSTEMS

58:56PROTECTION AGAINST RETALIATION

58:58AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION.

59:00FIVE STAFFING AND RESOURCE

59:02CHALLENGES PARTICIPANTS

59:05IDENTIFIED SHORTAGES IN MENTAL

59:07HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,

59:08INSUFFICIENT STAFF TRAINING,

59:10CONCERNS REGARDING SCHOOL

59:11TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISION AND

59:13THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF BUDGET

59:15REDUCTIONS ON STUDENTS SAFETY

59:16AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

59:18SIX STUDENTS AND FAMILY

59:20ENGAGEMENT STUDENTS NOTED THE

59:23IMPORTANCE OF BEING HEARD

59:24HAVING ACCESS TO TRUSTED ADULTS

59:26AND PARTICIPATING DIRECTLY IN

59:28THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS.

59:30FAMILIES CALL FOR MEANINGFUL

59:31INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION MAKING

59:33AND STRONGER PARTNERSHIP

59:35BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND PARENTS AND

59:38ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE.

59:39REPRESENTATIVES OUTLINED

59:41EXISTING INITIATIVES INCLUDING

59:42RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMING,

59:44BULLYING UM PREVENTION

59:46TRAINING, SAFETY PLANNING,

59:47FAMILY OUTREACH AND EFFORTS TO.

59:49IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE.

59:50THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO

59:52DISCUSSED STRENGTHENING

59:54PREVENTION STRATEGIES,

59:55DEVELOPING FOLLOW UP PLANS FOR

59:57AFFECTED FAMILIES, ELEVATING

59:59STUDENT VOICES AND IMPROVING

1:00:01ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.

1:00:02HOWEVER, THE TESTIMONY

1:00:05UNDERSCORED THE NEED FOR

1:00:05GREATER CONSISTENCY, MEASURABLE

1:00:08OUTCOMES AND STRONGER

1:00:10IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS ALL

1:00:11SCHOOLS.

1:00:12RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS

1:00:13WHAT WE'RE THINKING OF IS BASED

1:00:14ON THE TESTIMONY THAT WE

1:00:16RECEIVED AND THE WORK THAT

1:00:17WE'VE BEEN DOING IN PARTNERSHIP

1:00:18WITH OUR COALITION IS TO

1:00:20CREATE, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR

1:00:22US TO UH, CONTINUE NOT JUST

1:00:24HAVING A HEARING FOR THE SAKE

1:00:25OF HAVING A ANOTHER HEARING BUT

1:00:27TO START ESTABLISHING POSSIBLE

1:00:30UM, SOLUTIONS.

1:00:32UH, SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE WE

1:00:34DISCUSSED ESTABLISHING AN

1:00:35OVERSIGHT AND AN ACCOUNTABILITY

1:00:36FRAMEWORK INVOLVING STUDENTS,

1:00:38COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND UH,

1:00:41REPRESENTATIVES TO MONITOR

1:00:42POLICY IMPLEMENTATION,

1:00:44REPORTING PRACTICES AND

1:00:45OUTCOMES.

1:00:45AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT IS

1:00:47BECAUSE ALREADY HAS UH YELLOW

1:00:50UM EXCUSE ME AT MANY DIFFERENT

1:00:53TASK FORCE BUT THE PROBLEM IS

1:00:55THAT THESE.

1:00:55TASK FORCE ARE HAND SELECTED

1:00:57AND WHAT WE NEED IS AN

1:00:58INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT SOMETHING

1:01:00THAT UH, WE CAN HELP

1:01:03FACILITATE, UM AND THAT WE CAN

1:01:05HELP REBUILD TRUST.

1:01:06SO WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE

1:01:07INCLUDE, WE WILL BE DOING IT IN

1:01:09PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY AND

1:01:11HOPEFULLY WILL COME WILLING TO

1:01:12THE TABLE IF NOT WILL KEEP

1:01:15POUNDING THEM UNTIL THEY SHOW

1:01:17UP STRENGTHENING REPORTING AND

1:01:19INVESTIGATION PROTOCOLS BY

1:01:20ESTABLISHING CLEAR TIMELINES,

1:01:22CONSISTENT FAMILY

1:01:23COMMUNICATION, IMMEDIATE SAFETY

1:01:25MEASURES AND SAFE GUARDS

1:01:27AGAINST RETALIATION.

1:01:28THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY

1:01:30FAMILIES SHOULD FEEL, UM,

1:01:33NERVOUS OR SCARED OF REPORTING

1:01:35SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY'RE

1:01:36AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE

1:01:37RETALIATED AGAINST.

1:01:38AND THAT'S WHAT WE HEARD TIME

1:01:39AND TIME AGAIN AND THAT IS THE

1:01:41CULTURE THAT WE HAVE UM, WITHIN

1:01:44AND THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED

1:01:45NOT JUST WITH THIS SITUATION

1:01:46BUT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT

1:01:48HAPPENS.

1:01:49IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND DATA

1:01:51REPORTING THROUGH PUBLICLY

1:01:53ACCESSIBLE, APPROPRIATELY

1:01:55ANALYZED INFORMATION ON

1:01:57REPORTED INCIDENCES,

1:01:59INVESTIGATIONS, THE RESOLUTIONS

1:02:00AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.

1:02:02WE NEED A DASHBOARD UM THAT

1:02:05PROTECTS THE STUDENTS IDENTITY

1:02:08BUT THAT WE KNOW WHEN IT'S WHEN

1:02:10THINGS ARE HAPPENING, WHERE

1:02:11THEY'RE HAPPENING THE PATTERNS

1:02:13AND SEEING WHAT HAPPENS AS A

1:02:15RESULT OF THESE THINGS.

1:02:17NO MORE LIP SERVICE.

1:02:18WE NEED TOOLS SO THAT WE CAN

1:02:20ACTUALLY GET A HOLD OF THIS

1:02:22SITUATION.

1:02:23EXPAND AND PREVENTION AND

1:02:24STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

1:02:25INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH

1:02:27RESOURCES, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

1:02:29PRACTICES, CULTURALLY

1:02:30RESPONSIVE TRAINING AND

1:02:31STRONGER SCHOOL BASED

1:02:33INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR

1:02:35STRENGTHENING STUDENT AND

1:02:36FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN THE

1:02:37DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND

1:02:40EVALUATION OF DISTRICT WIDE

1:02:41SAFETY POLICIES.

1:02:44LOOK, WE HAD A LONG HEARING.

1:02:45DON'T BE LOOKING AT ME LIKE

1:02:46THAT.

1:02:47I STILL GOT THREE MORE THINGS

1:02:48TO SAY.

1:02:48OKAY, I'M ALMOST DONE SIX

1:02:51REVIEW STAFFING AND RESOURCE

1:02:53ALLOCATION.

1:02:53>> TO.

1:02:54DETERMINE WHETHER SCHOOLS HAVE

1:02:55SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL AND

1:02:57FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE

1:02:59PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION

1:03:00AND RESPONSE PROTOCOLS.

1:03:02WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IS RETAIN

1:03:04OUT TO KEEP THIS DOCKET 0407 IN

1:03:07COMMITTEE TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL

1:03:09OVERSIGHT AND CONTINUE

1:03:10TESTIMONY AND SOLUTION ORIENTED

1:03:12WORKING SESSIONS WITH STUDENTS

1:03:14,FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

1:03:16UM IT IS IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING

1:03:19THAT THE HEARING MADE CLEAR

1:03:20THAT WHILE BOSTON PUBLIC

1:03:21SCHOOLS HAS.

1:03:22POLICIES INTENDED TO PROTECT

1:03:24STUDENTS, TOO MANY FAMILIES

1:03:25CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE A SYSTEM

1:03:27THAT FALLS SHORT WHEN THEY NEED

1:03:30IT MOST.

1:03:30EVERY STUDENT DESERVES TO BE TO

1:03:32FEEL SAFE, SUPPORTED AND

1:03:34PROTECTED IN THEIR SCHOOL AND

1:03:35EVERY FAMILY DESERVES TO BE

1:03:37HEARD, TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND

1:03:38TREATED WITH DIGNITY.

1:03:39AND SO THIS, UM DOCKET WILL

1:03:42REMAIN IN COMMITTEE AND I LOOK

1:03:43FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY

1:03:44COLLEAGUES ON NOT ONLY HOLDING

1:03:47BP ACCOUNTABLE BUT ACTUALLY

1:03:49CREATING POLICIES, PROTOCOLS

1:03:51AND PROCEDURES TO DO SOMETHING

1:03:54ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE KEEP

1:03:56AMPLIFYING.

1:03:57THANK YOU.

1:03:58>> THANK YOU COUNCILOR HERE.

1:04:00DOCKET 10407 WILL REMAIN IN

1:04:03COMMITTEE.

1:04:04I'M NOW GOING TO ASK MY

1:04:05COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS

1:04:07A PATTERN TO TAKE THE CHAIR.

1:04:22MR. CLERK.

1:04:25UM EXCUSE ME, MR. CLERK, CAN

1:04:28YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET.

1:04:301958 TALKING UP 1958

1:04:34COUNCILOR BREADON OF THE

1:04:35FOLLOWING ORDINANCE

1:04:36ESTABLISHING A BAD LANDLORDS

1:04:37LIST AND EXTENDING RENTAL

1:04:39PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT

1:04:41AGAINST CHRONIC OFFENDERS AND

1:04:42SPOT FOLKS.

1:04:45CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:04:46COUNCILOR BURTON

1:04:47COUNCILOR WRITING UP THE FLOOR.

1:04:48THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:04:49I'D LIKE TO ADD

1:04:51COUNCILOR WORRELL IS A SECOND

1:04:52ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SO ADDED

1:04:55THE BOSTON IS A CITY OF RENTERS

1:04:57ROUGHLY 65% OF ALL RESIDENTIAL

1:04:59RENTERS AND IN ALSTON THAT

1:05:01NUMBER IS AS HIGH AS 87%.

1:05:04BUT MOST LANDLORDS DO THINGS BY

1:05:06THE BOOK AND MAKE GOOD EFFORTS

1:05:08TO CORRECT ISSUES WHEN THEY MAY

1:05:10ARISE.

1:05:11WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY REPEAT

1:05:14OFFENDERS.

1:05:16CURRENT ENFORCEMENT TOOLS OFTEN

1:05:17REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT TIME AND

1:05:20COORDINATION ACROSS MULTIPLE

1:05:21CITY DEPARTMENTS, ALLOWING

1:05:23THESE CHRONIC VIOLATORS AND BAD

1:05:25LANDLORDS TO PROFIT FROM THEIR

1:05:27PROPERTIES WHILE TENANTS SUFFER

1:05:28IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS.

1:05:31EVEN WORSE, THESE SAME

1:05:32IRRESPONSIBLE PROPERTY OWNERS

1:05:34CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PERMITS,

1:05:36FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND

1:05:37CONTRACTS FROM THE CITY.

1:05:39THIS ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED

1:05:42ESTABLISHES A WORST LANDLORDS

1:05:43LIST TO NAME AND SHAME THOSE

1:05:45REPEAT OFFENDERS.

1:05:47LANDLORDS ACCUMULATE POINTS FOR

1:05:48SERIOUS INFRACTIONS AND ONCE A

1:05:50THRESHOLD IS CROSSED, LANDLORDS

1:05:52WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE WORST

1:05:53LANDLORDS LIST PUBLISHED BY THE

1:05:56CITY TWICE A YEAR.

1:05:57THIS GIVES PROSPECTIVE TENANTS

1:05:59AN EASY WAY TO TO ACCESS

1:06:02INSPECTIONAL SERVICES AND

1:06:03CODE ENFORCEMENT DATA THE CITY

1:06:05IS ALREADY COLLECTING, ENABLING

1:06:07THEM TO BE INFORMED AS INFORMED

1:06:09AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY SIGN

1:06:11LEASES BY NAMING AND BUT NAMING

1:06:13AND SHAMING ISN'T ENOUGH.

1:06:15THE ORDINANCE OUTLINES STRICT

1:06:17PENALTIES FOR CHRONIC OFFENDERS

1:06:18.

1:06:19ANYONE ON THE LIST WILL BE

1:06:21EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING CITY

1:06:22GRANTS.

1:06:23ZONING RELIEF AND CONSIDERATION

1:06:26OR CONSIDERATION FOR ARTICLE 80

1:06:28PROJECTS.

1:06:28THEY ALSO THEY'LL ALSO BE

1:06:31SUBJECT TO INCREASED

1:06:32INSPECTIONS AND MAXIMUM FINE

1:06:34AMOUNTS IF TO GET THEM TO CLEAN

1:06:37UP THEIR ACT.

1:06:39NO LANDLORDS CAN GET OFF THE

1:06:40LIST BY CORRECTING THE ISSUES

1:06:42AND PAYING OUTSTANDING FINES.

1:06:44ALL TENANTS DESERVE A RIGHT TO

1:06:46A SAFE, SANITARY AND HEALTHY

1:06:47PLACE TO LIVE.

1:06:49I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH

1:06:50MY COLLEAGUES IN A WORKING

1:06:52SESSION TO CONTINUE TO REFINE

1:06:53THIS ORDINANCE AND ENSURE WE'RE

1:06:55DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO

1:06:57PROTECT THE TENANTS WHO CALL

1:06:59BOSTON HOME.

1:07:00THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:07:02THANK YOU.

1:07:03THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES.

1:07:04COUNCILOR RURAL COUNCIL.

1:07:05WELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:07:06THANK YOU CHAIR.

1:07:07AND THANK YOU,

1:07:08COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR YOUR

1:07:08LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.

1:07:10I BELIEVE YOU'VE BEEN LEADING

1:07:11ON THIS ISSUE EVER SINCE I'VE

1:07:12BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL.

1:07:13UH, THROUGH THE CREATION OF A

1:07:15BAD ACTORS LIST, IT CREATES THE

1:07:17TYPE OF FOCUS WE NEED ON

1:07:19LANDLORDS WHO CONSISTENTLY FAIL

1:07:20TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTIES,

1:07:22PROVIDE QUALITY HOUSING OR

1:07:23ADDRESS ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE

1:07:25QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR

1:07:26NEIGHBORHOODS.

1:07:27EVERY YEAR I FILE, UH, ORDER A

1:07:29HEARING ORDER ON PROBLEM

1:07:30PROPERTY AND WORK CLOSELY WITH

1:07:32KEITH WILLIAMS AND THE TASK

1:07:33FORCE TO PROACTIVELY DEAL WITH

1:07:35SOME OF THE PROBLEM PROPERTIES

1:07:37IN MY DISTRICT.

1:07:38UH, WE HELD A HEARING WITH HIM

1:07:40IN 2024 AND I'M HOPEFUL WE WILL

1:07:41HAVE TIME TO SCHEDULE A WORKING

1:07:42SESSION WITH HIM ON THE PROBLEM

1:07:43PROPERTIES LIST BY THE END

1:07:45OF THIS YEAR.

1:07:46UH, WE ALSO NEED TO BE USING

1:07:47THE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS WE

1:07:48ALREADY HAVE.

1:07:49I HAVE ONE RESIDENT WHO REMINDS

1:07:51ME THAT THE CITY HAS A LINE ON

1:07:53THE TAX BILL FOR UNPAID FINES

1:07:55AND VIOLATIONS, BUT IT'S LESS

1:07:56IT'S LEFT BLANK EVERY QUARTER.

1:08:00HE CALCULATES THAT THERE ARE

1:08:01MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEING LEFT

1:08:02ON THE TABLE EACH YEAR.

1:08:04THAT WILL BE ENOUGH TO FUND

1:08:05MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR

1:08:06RESTORE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS

1:08:07THAT WERE CUT IN LAST YEAR'S

1:08:09BUDGET.

1:08:09I WANT AGAIN THANK

1:08:11COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR THIS AND

1:08:12I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING

1:08:13WITH YOU ON THIS AND MAYBE

1:08:14BOOSTING UP A LOT OF THESE

1:08:15SCOFFLAW FINES AS WELL.

1:08:16THANK YOU.

1:08:18THANK YOU SO MUCH.

1:08:20UH WOULD ANYONE.

1:08:21>> ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?

1:08:24MR CLERK PLEASE.

1:08:25UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

1:08:27>> COUNCIL DIRECTOR.

1:08:27>> AND COUNCIL.

1:08:28FITZGERALD.

1:08:28COUNCILOR.

1:08:29>> FLYNN.

1:08:29COUNCILWOMAN JEN.

1:08:30COUNCILOR.

1:08:30MEJIA.

1:08:30COUNCILOR.

1:08:31>> MURPHY.

1:08:31COUNCILOR.

1:08:32PIPPEN.

1:08:32COUNCILOR.

1:08:33SANTANA.

1:08:33COUNCILOR.

1:08:34>> WEBER.

1:08:36THANK YOU.

1:08:37DOCKET 1958 WILL.

1:08:39>> BE.

1:08:39REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON

1:08:40GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

1:08:43MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ

1:08:44DOCKET 1959.

1:08:47DOCKET NUMBER 1959

1:08:49COUNCIL MCKEON WORRELL FOR THE

1:08:51FOLLOWING ORDINANCE

1:08:52ESTABLISHING THE DISPLACEMENT

1:08:54IMPACT MITIGATION INITIATIVE

1:08:57AND TRUST FUND.

1:09:01THANK YOU.

1:09:02THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSUMER

1:09:04HERE COUNCIL.

1:09:04YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:09:07UM THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:09:11AND I WANT TO, UM, SUSPEND RULE

1:09:1612 AND ADD COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

1:09:19AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

1:09:22COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE SO AT IT

1:09:23COUNCILOR WORRELL IS YOUR

1:09:25SECOND AND COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

1:09:26YOUR THIRD?

1:09:27YES.

1:09:27>> AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO MAKE

1:09:29NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT

1:09:31COUNCILOR UH, CULPEPER WANTED

1:09:32TO JOIN US BUT UM, I GOT YOU IN

1:09:36THE NEXT ONE.

1:09:37OKAY.

1:09:39UM, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH

1:09:43TO JUST UH TODAY WE'RE

1:09:45INTRODUCING TWO INTERCONNECTED

1:09:47ORDINANCES THE DISPLACEMENT

1:09:48IMPACT MITIGATION INITIATIVE

1:09:49AND TRUST FUND AND THE

1:09:51NEIGHBORHOOD BASED

1:09:52AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS.

1:09:53TOGETHER THEY REPRESENT A

1:09:54BROADER VISION FOR HOW BOSTON

1:09:56CAN CAN, UM, FORM ITS HOUSING,

1:10:00UM, CONFRONT ITS HOUSING CRISIS

1:10:02BECAUSE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

1:10:03IS NOT SIMPLY ABOUT BUILDING

1:10:05MORE HOUSING.

1:10:06IT IS ABOUT ENSURING THE PEOPLE

1:10:07WHO BUILT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CAN

1:10:09AFFORD TO REMAIN IN THEM.

1:10:11FOR TOO LONG WE HAVE WATCHED

1:10:12FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND

1:10:14LONGTIME RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO

1:10:16HOLD ON TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS

1:10:17AND WATCH THEM BECOME

1:10:18INCREASINGLY UNAFFORDABLE.

1:10:20THESE ORDINANCES ARE DESIGNED

1:10:22TO MOVE US FROM REACTING TO

1:10:24DISPLACEMENT TOWARD PREVENTING

1:10:26IT WHILE HOLDING OURSELVES

1:10:28ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE IMPACT

1:10:30OF DEVELOPMENT.

1:10:31WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE

1:10:32PROPOSALS MUST BE UM MUST UM

1:10:36COMPLEMENT EXISTING EFFORTS

1:10:38INCLUDING CONSIDER OUR SPECIAL

1:10:40PROTECTION ZONES AND

1:10:41NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT COMMISSION

1:10:41.

1:10:42WE ARE FILING THESE ORDINANCE

1:10:43NOW TO BEGIN A TRANSPARENT AND

1:10:46COMMUNITY DRIVEN LEGISLATIVE

1:10:48PROCESS OVER THE COMING MONTHS.

1:10:50WE WILL WORK WITH RESIDENTS,

1:10:52HOUSING ADVOCATES AND OUR

1:10:54COLLEAGUES TO STRENGTHEN THE

1:10:56PROPOSALS, IDENTIFY GAPS IN

1:10:58EXISTING PROGRAMS, PREVENT

1:11:00DUPLICATION.

1:11:01AND A AND ESTABLISH CLEAR

1:11:03ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT AND

1:11:05MEASURABLE OUTCOMES.

1:11:06OUR GOAL IS TO RETURN IN 2027

1:11:08WITH A STRONGER PIECE

1:11:10OF LEGISLATION INFORMED BY THE

1:11:12PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED.

1:11:14BOSTON'S FUTURE SHOULD NOT COME

1:11:16AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PEOPLE

1:11:17WHO MADE THE CITY WHAT IT IS.

1:11:21GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT MUST

1:11:22CREATE OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT

1:11:24CREATING DISPLACEMENT.

1:11:25THAT IS THE VISION BEHIND THIS

1:11:27LEGISLATION AND WE LOOK FORWARD

1:11:30TO BUILDING THAT TOGETHER.

1:11:31THANK YOU.

1:11:34THANK YOU.

1:11:35>> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:11:35CANTRELL COUNCILOR.

1:11:36YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:11:38THANK YOU.

1:11:38>> UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK

1:11:39YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR

1:11:40INTRODUCING THIS ORDINANCE

1:11:42ANATOMY AS A CO-SPONSOR.

1:11:44I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE WE

1:11:46NEED TO BE DOING MORE TO

1:11:47PREVENT DISPLACEMENT BECAUSE

1:11:49WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING HAS NOT

1:11:50BEEN ENOUGH.

1:11:51I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS IN MY

1:11:53DISTRICT ALL THE TIME WHO ARE

1:11:54STRUGGLING TO AFFORD TO LIVE,

1:11:55BUY OR RENT IN BOSTON.

1:11:57AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE CITY'S

1:11:58OFFICE OF HOUSING RESIDENTIAL

1:12:01DISPLACEMENT HEAT MAP THE CITY

1:12:04AVERAGE THE CITYWIDE AVERAGE IS

1:12:063.1.

1:12:07BUT IN MY DISTRICT WE ARE

1:12:08SEEING AREAS WITH SCORES AS

1:12:09HIGH AS 6.8 OUT OF SEVEN.

1:12:13A THIS A DISPLACEMENT IMPACT

1:12:15MITIGATION INITIATIVE AS PART

1:12:17AS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL MEDIA

1:12:18WILL BE CENTERED ON PREVENTING

1:12:20DISPLACEMENT BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

1:12:22IT MAY HELP IDENTIFY

1:12:23DISPLACEMENT RISK EARLY AND

1:12:24CREATE SOLUTIONS.

1:12:25THE MITIGATION THAT FIT

1:12:27INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PARAMETERS

1:12:28RATHER THAN ASSUME A CITYWIDE

1:12:30STANDARD BUT THAT MAY NOT

1:12:31ACCURATELY ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL

1:12:33PROJECT AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS

1:12:34IN A IN A DISPLACEMENT IMPACT

1:12:36TRUST FUND COULD CREATE A POOL

1:12:38OF INVESTMENTS THAT WE COULD

1:12:40THEN REDIRECT INTO HELPING

1:12:41BOSTON RESIDENTS AND

1:12:43NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES THRIVE

1:12:44.

1:12:45AS CONCILOR MEJIA HERE

1:12:46MENTIONED, THIS COULD

1:12:47POTENTIALLY COMPLEMENT UH, MY

1:12:49INITIATIVE ALONGSIDE ACTION FOR

1:12:51EQUITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL

1:12:53PROTECTION ZONES AND A

1:12:54NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT COMMISSION

1:12:55TO PROTECT THOSE AREAS.

1:12:57WE ARE CONSISTENTLY SEEING

1:12:58HIGHER RATES OF DISPLACEMENT

1:12:59FROM DEVELOPMENT.

1:13:00SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

1:13:01CONTINUING THIS WORK AROUND

1:13:03COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND MY

1:13:04COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.

1:13:05THANK YOU.

1:13:06THANK YOU COUNCILOR WU CHAIR

1:13:07RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

1:13:08YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:13:10UM THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND

1:13:11THANK YOU TO CONCILOR MEJIA

1:13:12HERE FOR ADDING ME ON TO THIS.

1:13:14IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT

1:13:15WE CONTINUE TO, UM, DO THE WORK

1:13:17OF ENDING DISPLACEMENT IN THE

1:13:19CITY WHERE IT IS WAY TOO

1:13:21EXPENSIVE TO RENT.

1:13:22UH, WHERE IT IS REALLY HARD FOR

1:13:24FOLKS TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS.

1:13:25AND SO EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING

1:13:27THAT WE CAN DO TO PREVENT

1:13:29DISPLACEMENT IS INCREDIBLY

1:13:31IMPORTANT AND I THINK IT TAKES

1:13:32MANY FORMS.

1:13:34WE KNOW FROM THE DATA AND FROM

1:13:35THE RESEARCH THAT IT IS EASIER

1:13:37TO KEEP SOMEONE IN THEIR HOME

1:13:39AND IT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE

1:13:40TO KEEP SOMEONE IN THEIR HOME

1:13:41THAN IT IS TO ACTUALLY CREATE A

1:13:43NEW UNIT OF HOUSING FOR THAT

1:13:46PERSON.

1:13:46UM AND SO THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE

1:13:50A NUMBER OF THINGS ADDRESSING

1:13:51IT A DISPLACEMENT WHETHER IT BE

1:13:53WITH THE ARPA FUNDS AND PUTTING

1:13:54MORE MONEY INTO THE ACQUISITION

1:13:56OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM WHICH HELPS

1:13:57NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS BUY THE

1:13:59SPECULATIVE MARKET AND BUY

1:14:01BUILDINGS WITH TENANTS AND

1:14:02RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THEM TO

1:14:04MAKE SURE FOLKS HAVE ATTORNEYS

1:14:06WHEN THEY'RE FACING EVICTION AS

1:14:08STUDENTS.

1:14:09UH, BECAUSE THAT ALSO HELPS

1:14:10PREVENT EVICTION IN BOSTON

1:14:11HOUSING COURT.

1:14:13SO I WANT TO THANK

1:14:13COUNCILOR MEJIA BECAUSE WE NEED

1:14:14TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING

1:14:15EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT

1:14:16DISPLACEMENT.

1:14:17I KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS UM,

1:14:19ANTI DISPLACEMENT UM, UH, PLANS

1:14:22THAT WE NEED TO REALLY UH UH

1:14:25REVIEW AND DETERMINE UH SORT

1:14:28OF AGAIN, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER HE

1:14:29HAS STATED THAT THE WORK ISN'T

1:14:31DUPLICATIVE AND THAT WE ARE

1:14:32WORKING TOGETHER TO

1:14:34COLLABORATIVE COLLABORATIVELY

1:14:35TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT, UM,

1:14:37HERE IN OUR CITY AND TO SEE

1:14:38WHAT FUNDS EXIST TO DO THAT

1:14:40WORK OF ANTI DISPLACEMENT.

1:14:42SO THE.

1:14:43ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

1:14:44AGAIN WHICH I'VE BEEN A HUGE

1:14:46CHAMPION OF BECAUSE HOW IT

1:14:48TRIES TO PUT PEOPLE BEFORE

1:14:50PROFIT IN A SPECULATIVE AND

1:14:52EXTRACTIVE MARKET.

1:14:54UM WE NEED TO DO MORE OF THAT.

1:14:56AND WHAT I LOVED ABOUT WHAT THE

1:14:58PROJECT THAT WE DID IN MATTAPAN

1:15:00PROTECTING PREDOMINANTLY BLACK

1:15:01AND BROWN RESIDENTS WHO FOUGHT

1:15:03FOR UH, THE COMMUTER RAIL STOP

1:15:05WERE SUBJECT TO DISPLACEMENT

1:15:07WAS THAT IT WAS A LOT OF OTHER

1:15:09CORPORATIONS AND HOSPITALS

1:15:10ESPECIALLY THAT REALIZED THAT

1:15:11DISPLACEMENT WAS ALSO A HEALTH

1:15:13RISK.

1:15:13UM, AND AS A SOCIAL

1:15:15DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

1:15:16SO WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB

1:15:18OF BEING THIS ENTIRE CITY

1:15:20CORPORATIONS, HOSPITALS, ALL

1:15:21OF THESE TOGETHER TO HELP US DO

1:15:22THE WORK AND THE DISPLACEMENT

1:15:24AND HELP US FUND THE WORK

1:15:25OF DISPLACEMENT.

1:15:26THANK YOU.

1:15:26THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

1:15:28.

1:15:28WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:15:29NAME?

1:15:30COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER

1:15:32COUNCILOR.

1:15:32CULPEPER COUNCILOR.

1:15:33FITZGERALD.

1:15:33COUNCILOR.

1:15:34FLYNN.

1:15:35COUNCILOR.

1:15:35MURPHY.

1:15:35COUNCILOR.

1:15:36PEPEN CONTRA SANTANA.

1:15:38COUNCILOR WEBER AND PLEASE, UH,

1:15:39THE CHAIR.

1:15:41DOCKET 1959 WILL BE REFERRED TO

1:15:44THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT

1:15:46OPERATIONS.

1:15:47MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

1:15:48READ DOCKET 1960?

1:15:50DUCKY NUMBER 1960 COUNCILORS

1:15:52MEJIA AND WELL, FOR THE

1:15:54FOLLOWING ORDINANCE

1:15:56ESTABLISHING NEIGHBORHOOD BASED

1:15:57AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS.

1:15:59CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY HERE

1:16:01COUNTRY.

1:16:01YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:16:03UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:16:05UM, AND I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE

1:16:07RULES AND ADD

1:16:08COUNCILOR CULPEPER AS AN

1:16:09ORIGINAL THIRD CO-SPONSOR.

1:16:11>> SEEING AND HEARING NO

1:16:12OBJECTION.

1:16:13COUNCILOR PEPPERS ADDED AS A

1:16:14THIRD.

1:16:15AS I STATED BEFORE, THIS

1:16:16ORDINANCE IS PART OF A PACKAGE

1:16:18DEAL WITH THE DISPLACEMENT

1:16:19IMPACT MITIGATION ORDINANCE UM

1:16:22AND IS DESIGNED TO WORK IN

1:16:23CONNECTION WITH OTHER PROPOSED

1:16:25LEGISLATION.

1:16:26THE DISPLACEMENT IMPACT

1:16:27MITIGATION ORDINANCE HAS TWO

1:16:29COMPONENTS AN INITIATIVE AND A

1:16:31TRUST FUND.

1:16:31THE INITIATIVE WILL CONDUCT

1:16:33DISPLACEMENT UM ASSESSMENTS,

1:16:34BILL MITIGATION PLANS AND

1:16:36ENSURE THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AND

1:16:38PRODUCE ANNUAL REPORTS.

1:16:39THE TRUST FUND WILL FINANCIALLY

1:16:41SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS

1:16:43OF MITIGATION PLAN

1:16:45IMPLEMENTATION AND PROVIDING

1:16:46SUPPORT FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS

1:16:48,BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS

1:16:49.

1:16:49WE'RE EXPLORING FUNDING

1:16:51RESOURCES UM FOR THIS.

1:16:53>> TRUST.

1:16:53FUND SUCH AS A NEW LINKAGE FEE

1:16:54FOR.

1:16:55DEVELOPERS.

1:16:56>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD BASED

1:16:57AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS

1:16:58ORDINANCE SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE

1:17:00LONG STANDING ISSUE OF HUD'S A

1:17:03REGIONAL AMI DEFINES

1:17:05AFFORDABILITY THAT IS OFTEN

1:17:07BEYOND THE MEANS OF OUR

1:17:08HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN THE BOSTON

1:17:10NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEREFORE NOT

1:17:12ACTUALLY TRULY AFFORDABLE.

1:17:14AS SOMEONE WHO COULD ONLY

1:17:16AFFORD TO, UM, BUY A HOME UM,

1:17:20YOU KNOW, GROWING UP HERE IN

1:17:22THE CITY OF BOSTON, YOU KNOW,

1:17:23WE BOUNCED FROM PLACE TO PLACE.

1:17:25UM AND I KNOW HOW HIGH THE COST

1:17:28OF HOMEOWNERSHIP IS AND IN

1:17:29RENTING IN BOSTON AND THERE ARE

1:17:30SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES UM,

1:17:33BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS.

1:17:34UM AND THIS ORDINANCE SEEKS TO

1:17:36ESTABLISH NEIGHBORHOOD AMI IN

1:17:38ALL PROGRAMS, POLICIES, UH

1:17:40INITIATIVES AND MORE WHERE THE

1:17:42CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO

1:17:43ESTABLISH AFFORDABILITY

1:17:45STANDARDS.

1:17:46THIS DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH UH

1:17:49WITH OR CHANGE THE EXISTING

1:17:50STATE OR FEDERAL LAW BUT RATHER

1:17:53HOLDS OURSELVES AND THE CITY UM

1:17:56TO A HIGHER STANDARD IN

1:17:58UNDERSTANDING TRULY AND DEEPLY

1:18:00AFFORDABILITY AND IMPLEMENTING

1:18:02IT WHEREVER WE CAN.

1:18:03AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT

1:18:05IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT

1:18:07FOLKS MAKE IN MATTAPAN IS VERY

1:18:09DIFFERENT THAN WHAT FOLKS MAKE

1:18:10IN BACK BAY IS VERY DIFFERENT

1:18:12THAN WHAT YOU MAKE IN GROVE

1:18:13HALL AND FANEUIL HALL, LIKE

1:18:14EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ITS OWN

1:18:16DYNAMIC WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT

1:18:18THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME IS.

1:18:20AND WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THAT

1:18:21THAT IS SET ON THE FEDERAL

1:18:23LEVEL, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE

1:18:25AN OPPORTUNITY HERE LOCALLY TO

1:18:28REALLY START REFLECTING THE

1:18:30ACTUAL UM, MEDIAN INCOME OF OUR

1:18:32FAMILIES AND THAT I BELIEVE

1:18:33THAT COULD BE A REALLY GREAT

1:18:35PATHWAY TOWARDS UM, PREVENTING

1:18:37DISPLACEMENT.

1:18:38AND SO FOR ME, UM, AS SOMEONE

1:18:40WHO BOUNCED FROM PLACE TO PLACE

1:18:43GROWING UP HERE IN THE CITY

1:18:44OF BOSTON, I THINK WE'RE WELL

1:18:46POSITIONED UH, TO ACTUALLY

1:18:47START DOING THINGS UM, AND

1:18:49THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND

1:18:50UNDERSTANDING THE TOOLS AND THE

1:18:52RESOURCES AND THE POWER THAT WE

1:18:53HAVE ON THE COUNCIL TO HOLD

1:18:55OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE, UM, TO

1:18:57CHANGING JUST THAT.

1:18:59SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING

1:19:00ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES AND I

1:19:01WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE

1:19:03MEG'S UM UH BOTH MEGAN UM, WHO

1:19:07WORKED ALONGSIDE MY TEAM UM AND

1:19:11PARTICULARLY BEATRIX TO PUT

1:19:12THIS IDEA TOGETHER, UM, AND GET

1:19:15IT TO A PLACE WHERE WE WERE

1:19:17ABLE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL

1:19:18TODAY.

1:19:18THANK YOU.

1:19:19THANK YOU.

1:19:19>> CATCH MEJIA.

1:19:20THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE

1:19:21AROUND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:19:23UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:19:24THANK YOU FOR UM THANK YOU

1:19:26COUNCIL ME HERE FOR LEADING ON

1:19:27THIS ANATOMY AS AN ORIGINAL

1:19:29CO-SPONSOR.

1:19:30AND WE ALWAYS HEAR, UH, WHEN

1:19:31HOUSING IS BEING CREATED OR

1:19:33ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

1:19:34UM, THE QUESTION WE ALWAYS HEAR

1:19:36IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS

1:19:37AMONGST RESIDENTS IS AFFORDABLE

1:19:39TO WHO AND THIS ORDINANCE UH,

1:19:40STARTS THAT CONVERSATION JUST

1:19:42PULLING ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS

1:19:43TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

1:19:45ARE LOOKING AT ALL THE

1:19:46POSSIBILITIES, LOOKING ALL AT

1:19:47ALL THE LEVERS, UH, TO MAKE

1:19:49SURE THAT WE ARE REFLECTING,

1:19:51UH, THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME TO

1:19:53THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

1:19:53SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE

1:19:55CONVERSATION.

1:19:56UM, I KNOW IT'S A UH, ONE THAT

1:19:59IS UM BEEN GOING ON FOR A

1:20:01WHILE, BUT I THINK WE OWE IT TO

1:20:02OUR RESIDENTS AND OURSELVES TO

1:20:04UNDERSTAND WHAT'S POSSIBLE.

1:20:05THANK YOU.

1:20:06THANK YOU.

1:20:07>> THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:20:09COUNCILOR CULPEPPER.

1:20:09COUNCILOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:20:10THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:20:11THANK YOU TO THE ORIGINAL

1:20:13CO-SPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER HERE

1:20:15.

1:20:15AND WE'RE WELL FOR BRINGING

1:20:17THIS IMPORTANT ORDINANCE

1:20:18FORWARD AND FOR ADDING ME AS AN

1:20:20ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

1:20:22ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE

1:20:23CONTINUE TO FACE IN BOSTON IS

1:20:25THAT HOUSING DESIGNATED AS

1:20:27AFFORDABLE IS OFTEN STILL

1:20:30UNAFFORDABLE TO THE RESIDENTS

1:20:31WHO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

1:20:33THE REGIONAL AREA MEDIAN INCOME

1:20:36USED TO DETERMINE AFFORDABILITY

1:20:38DOES NOT ALWAYS REFLECT THE

1:20:40ECONOMIC REALITIES OF FAMILIES

1:20:42LIVING IN ROXBURY, DORCHESTER,

1:20:44MATTAPAN AND OTHER COMMUNITIES

1:20:46ACROSS OUR CITY.

1:20:47THIS ORDINANCE WOULD ESTABLISH

1:20:50NEIGHBORHOOD BASED

1:20:51AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS TO

1:20:52BETTER REFLECT WHAT RESIDENTS

1:20:54CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD WHILE

1:20:56MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH THE

1:20:58EXISTING STATE AND FEDERAL

1:21:00HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.

1:21:01I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT

1:21:03STEP TOWARD ENSURING THAT

1:21:05AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENTS

1:21:07ARE TRULY SERVING THE RESIDENTS

1:21:08WHO NEED THEM THE MOST,

1:21:10PARTICULARLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS

1:21:12FACING SIGNIFICANT DISPLACEMENT

1:21:15PRESSURES.

1:21:15THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:21:17THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

1:21:19WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:21:20NAME?

1:21:24COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:21:26COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.

1:21:27COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR.

1:21:28MURPHY.

1:21:29COUNCILOR.

1:21:29PEPEN.

1:21:30SANTANA.

1:21:31COUNCILOR.

1:21:31WEBER.

1:21:32THANK YOU.

1:21:33DOCKET ONE UM.

1:21:35DOCKET 1960 WILL BE REFERRED TO

1:21:37THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT

1:21:38OPERATIONS.

1:21:40MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

1:21:41READ DOCKET 1961?

1:21:43DUCKY NUMBER 1961 COUNCIL THE

1:21:46PEN OFF OF THE FOLLOWING

1:21:48PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW ACT

1:21:50DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON

1:21:51FIRE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE

1:21:53MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR

1:21:55FIREFIGHTERS FOR STEPHEN

1:21:56MAGUIRE.

1:21:57THANK YOU.

1:21:58>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONCHA

1:21:59PEPEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:22:01THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:22:03YOU I'M HONORED TO FOLLOW THIS

1:22:05HOMER PETITION FOR A DEDICATED

1:22:06PUBLIC SERVANT STEVE MCGUIRE.

1:22:09STEVE HAS WORKED FOR THE CITY

1:22:10OF BOSTON IN DIFFERENT

1:22:11DEPARTMENTS SINCE HE WAS 15.

1:22:13HE'S CURRENTLY A SENIOR GRANT

1:22:15MANAGER WITH THE OFFICE

1:22:16OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND GOT

1:22:18THE CALL TO BECOME A FIRST

1:22:19RESPONDER WITH BOSTON FIRE

1:22:21DEPARTMENT HYBRID PROGRAM.

1:22:23STEVE JUST MISSED THE MAX AGE

1:22:24LIMIT OF 36.

1:22:26THIS SUMMER BILL HAS

1:22:27SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND

1:22:28PASSED HIS ENTRANCE EXAMS.

1:22:30I ASK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WHO

1:22:31SUPPORTS THESE SELFLESS GOALS

1:22:33TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS

1:22:34PETITION SO WE CAN MOVE HIS

1:22:35APPLICATION ALONG.

1:22:36UM THANK YOU.

1:22:37THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN.

1:22:40UM, COUNCILOR UM, WOULD ANYONE

1:22:43LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?

1:22:45OH, GOD.

1:22:45COUNCILMAN MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE

1:22:47FLOOR.

1:22:48UM THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:22:49THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN.

1:22:51I KNOW WE ARE WORKING UP AT THE

1:22:53STATE HOUSE TO GET THESE

1:22:55THROUGH.

1:22:55>> AT THE.

1:22:56BROADER LEVEL.

1:22:57FOR THESE AGE REQUIREMENTS, BUT

1:22:58I APPRECIATE WHEN RESIDENTS

1:23:00REACH OUT, ESPECIALLY TO THE

1:23:01DISTRICT COUNCIL IS TO ADVOCATE

1:23:03IN ANY WAY WE CAN MAKE THIS

1:23:04POSSIBLE.

1:23:05SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS

1:23:06NAME FORWARD.

1:23:07LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING IN

1:23:08FAVOR OF IT.

1:23:09THANK YOU.

1:23:10COUNCILOR UH CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:23:12COUNCILOR UM COLLINS AS THE

1:23:13PADDLE.

1:23:13YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:23:14THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

1:23:15UM, I.

1:23:15JUST REALLY.

1:23:16>> BRIEFLY I.

1:23:17>> REALLY APPRECIATE.

1:23:18COUNCILOR PAPIN BRINGING THIS

1:23:19FORWARD.

1:23:19WE KNOW AND LOVE STEVE.

1:23:20HE WAS.

1:23:20>> A STAFFER HERE IN THE CITY

1:23:21COUNCIL FOR THEN

1:23:22COUNCILOR MCCARTHY.

1:23:23AND SO JUST SHOUT OUT TO STEVE,

1:23:24UM, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT HE

1:23:25DOES AND I'M SAD TO SEE THAT I

1:23:27JUST MISSED THE THE AGE

1:23:28REQUIREMENT HERE.

1:23:29UM, THE ONE THAT WE PUSHED

1:23:30FORWARD TO THE STATE HOUSE WAS

1:23:32FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ONLY

1:23:33MAYBE WE CONSIDER DOING

1:23:34SOMETHING WITH THE FIRE

1:23:35DEPARTMENT BUT JUST UM, AS THE

1:23:36CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE, I

1:23:37REALLY SUPPORT YOU BRING THIS

1:23:38FORWARD AND HOPE THAT MY

1:23:39COLLEAGUES WILL, UM, VOTE IN

1:23:40FAVOR OF IT.

1:23:41THANK YOU.

1:23:42THANK YOU.

1:23:43>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:23:44COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:23:44YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:23:46THANK YOU.

1:23:47>> MADAM CHAIR.

1:23:47>> AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE

1:23:49COUNCILOR PÉPIN FOR BRINGING

1:23:51THIS FORWARD.

1:23:52STEVE DESERVES AN OPPORTUNITY

1:23:54TO, UH, CONTINUE THE PROCESS

1:23:58OF HOPEFULLY, UM, MAKING IT ON

1:24:00TO THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT.

1:24:01I KNOW IT'D BE A TREMENDOUS,

1:24:03TREMENDOUS ASSET.

1:24:04SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU

1:24:07TO COUNCIL PEPEN FOR, UM,

1:24:08WORKING UM, IN PROVIDING

1:24:11PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION AS

1:24:12WE GO FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY GET

1:24:14IT PASSED AND THEN UP TO THE

1:24:15STATE HOUSE.

1:24:15THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:24:16THANK YOU.

1:24:17>> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD

1:24:18THEIR NAME?

1:24:20COUNCIL COLOR IS ABOUT A

1:24:21COUNTRY CULPEPER

1:24:22COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.

1:24:23COUNTRY.

1:24:23FLYNN COUNTRY LOUIJEUNE

1:24:25COUNCILOR MURPHY

1:24:26COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCIL WEBER

1:24:27AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR

1:24:30COUNCILOR PEPEN SIX SUSPENSION

1:24:31OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE

1:24:33OF DOCKET 1961.

1:24:36ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED

1:24:39.

1:24:39SAY NAY.

1:24:40THE AYES HAVE A DOCKET 1961 HAS

1:24:43PASSED.

1:24:44OH, MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

1:24:47TAKE A ROLL CALL?

1:24:47VOTE ON DOCKET 1961.

1:24:49COUNCILOR BRIE.

1:24:50YES, COUNCILOR BREADON.

1:24:51YES, COUNCILOR COLOR AS

1:24:52OPPONENT COUNCIL FIRST.

1:24:54YES.

1:24:54COUNCILOR.

1:24:55CARPET COUNCILOR.

1:24:56CULPEPER.

1:24:56YES.

1:24:57COUNCILOR.

1:24:57DURKAN.

1:24:58COUNCILOR.

1:24:58FITZGERALD.

1:24:59YES.

1:24:59COUNCIL FOR SHOW.

1:25:00YES.

1:25:01COUNCILOR.

1:25:01FLYNN.

1:25:02COUNCIL.

1:25:02YES.

1:25:03COUNCIL.

1:25:04ILLUSION.

1:25:05COUNCILOR.

1:25:05LOUIJEUNE.

1:25:06YES.

1:25:06COUNCIL.

1:25:07MEJIA.

1:25:07COUNCILOR.

1:25:08MURPHY.

1:25:09COUNCILOR.

1:25:09MURPHY.

1:25:10YES.

1:25:10COUNCIL.

1:25:10PIPPIN.

1:25:11COUNSELOR.

1:25:11PEN.

1:25:12YES.

1:25:12SANTANA.

1:25:13COUNCILOR.

1:25:14SANTANA.

1:25:14YES.

1:25:15COUNCIL.

1:25:15WEBER.

1:25:16YES.

1:25:16COUNCIL MEMBER.

1:25:16YES AND COUNCILOR.

1:25:17WORLD.

1:25:18YES.

1:25:18COUNCILOR.

1:25:19YES.

1:25:19TALKING 1961 AS RECEIVED 11

1:25:23VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

1:25:24THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.

1:25:25DOCKET 1961 HAS PASSED.

1:25:29MR TURCOTTE, PLEASE READ DOCKET

1:25:301962.

1:25:31DUCKY NUMBER 1962

1:25:34COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR THE

1:25:35FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A

1:25:36SPECIAL LAW AN ACT DIRECTING

1:25:38THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE

1:25:39DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM

1:25:41AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE

1:25:43OFFICERS FOR HAJI MOHAMMED

1:25:45BAIL.

1:25:46CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:25:47COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNTER, YOU

1:25:48HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:25:49THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:25:51MANY BOSTON RESIDENTS OVER THE

1:25:53AGE OF 39 HAVE TO SKILL

1:25:55PHYSICAL FITNESS AND DEDICATION

1:25:56TO SERVE AS POLICE OFFICERS YET

1:25:58THEY ARE HELD BACK BY AN

1:25:59ARBITRARY AGE RESTRICTION.

1:26:01TODAY I'M PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS

1:26:03AGE WAIVER ON BEHALF OF HAJI

1:26:04MOHAMMED BAER, A RESIDENT

1:26:06OF MISSION HILL FOR 23 YEARS AS

1:26:08HE BRINGS A BACKGROUND AS BOTH

1:26:10A TRANSLATOR AND A HEALTH CARE

1:26:11PROFESSIONAL UM EXPERIENCE THAT

1:26:13WILL MAKE HIM AN EXCEPTIONAL

1:26:14ASSET TO THE BOSTON POLICE

1:26:15DEPARTMENT AND THE

1:26:16NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE.

1:26:17HIS DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY

1:26:19IS DEEPLY PERSONAL.

1:26:20I THEN WITNESS HOW THE ABSENCE

1:26:22OF LAW AND ORDER FUELED A

1:26:24DEVASTATING CIVIL WAR IN HIS

1:26:25NATIVE LIBERIA.

1:26:27UM HE UNDERSTANDS THE TRUE

1:26:29VALUE OF COMMUNITY PROTECTION.

1:26:30JOINING THE BOSTON POLICE

1:26:32DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN A LIFELONG

1:26:34DREAM OF HAJI INSPIRED BY THE

1:26:36BY THE MEMORY OF HIS FATHER WHO

1:26:38SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER IN

1:26:40LIBERIA.

1:26:41ON OCTOBER 2ND HAJI TOOK THE

1:26:42CIVIL SERVICE EXAM

1:26:44DEMONSTRATING A SINCERE

1:26:44COMMITMENT TO PUTTING ON THE

1:26:46UNIFORM FOR OUR CITY.

1:26:47HAJI HAS THE SKILLS, THE

1:26:49CHARACTER AND THE HEART TO

1:26:50SERVE BOSTON.

1:26:51I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN

1:26:53ME IN SUPPORTING THIS WAIVER.

1:26:53THANK YOU.

1:26:55THANK YOU COUNCILOR SANTANA.

1:26:56WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:26:58NAME?

1:26:59COUNCILOR CANADA'S A POWDER

1:27:00COUNCILOR.

1:27:01CULPEPER COUNCILOR FITZGERALD

1:27:02COUNCILOR FLYNN CONTRA

1:27:04LOUIJEUNE COME TO MEJIA.

1:27:05UH, COUNCILOR MURPHY.

1:27:08COUNCILOR PEPEN PINCH OF WEBER

1:27:09CULTURAL, PLEASE.

1:27:11UH THE CHAIR.

1:27:15COUNCILOR SANTANA SEEKS

1:27:16SUSPENSION OF RULES AND PASSAGE

1:27:17OF DOCKET 1962.

1:27:19ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I.

1:27:22ALL OPPOSED.

1:27:23SAY NAY.

1:27:24THE AYES HAVE IT.

1:27:25DOCKET 1962 HAS PASSED.

1:27:28MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ DOCKET

1:27:311963.

1:27:32DUNCAN NUMBER 1963

1:27:34COUNCILOR FLYNN OFF OF THE

1:27:35FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING

1:27:37TO DISCUSS THE 3% COST

1:27:38OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT COLA AND

1:27:41INCREASING THE COLA BASE FOR

1:27:43RETIREES IN THE BOSTON

1:27:44RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

1:27:45THANK YOU.

1:27:46>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:27:47COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:27:48YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:27:49THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:27:49MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD

1:27:51CONCILOR MEJIA HERE AS AN

1:27:52ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

1:27:54CONCILOR MEJIA IS SO IT.

1:27:56MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND AT

1:27:57COUNCILOR MURPHY AS WELL.

1:27:58AND SEEING AND HEARING NO

1:28:00OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR MURPHY'S

1:28:01ADDED AS A THIRD.

1:28:02THANK YOU.

1:28:04RETIREES IN THE BOSTON

1:28:06RETIREMENT SYSTEM DEDICATED

1:28:08THEIR CAREERS TO SERVING THE

1:28:10RESIDENTS OF BOSTON, IMPROVING

1:28:12THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR

1:28:13CITIES.

1:28:17ON MAY 20TH 2026, THE CITY

1:28:19COUNCIL ADOPTED DOCKET NUMBER

1:28:211066, IN SUPPORT OF A 3% COST

1:28:25OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT COLA AND

1:28:27INCREASING THE COLA.

1:28:29BASE FOR RETIREES IN THE

1:28:31SYSTEM.

1:28:32YET THE BOSTON RETIREMENT BOARD

1:28:33CONTINUES TO DENY RATES IN THE

1:28:36CODE BASE.

1:28:37OUR RETIREES DESERVE A

1:28:39RETIREMENT PACKAGE THAT

1:28:41PROVIDES A FAIR AND DIGNIFIED

1:28:42STANDARD OF LIVING AFTER SO

1:28:44MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICES

1:28:46SERVICE RETIREES HAVE NOT

1:28:49RECEIVED AN INCREASE TO THEIR

1:28:50COLA BASE SINCE 2021 CURRENTLY

1:28:54RECEIVE AN ANNUAL COLA INCREASE

1:28:56OF ONLY 450 BUCKS, WHICH HAS

1:28:59FAILED TO KEEP PACE WITH RISING

1:29:00LIVING EXPENSES.

1:29:02BOSTON HAS A HIGH COST

1:29:03OF LIVING.

1:29:06IT IS THEREFORE CRITICAL TO

1:29:08DISCUSS RAISING THE COLA BASE

1:29:09FOR OUR RETIREES SO THAT THEY

1:29:11CAN CONTINUE TO AFFORD TO LIVE

1:29:13IN THE CITY THAT THEY THEY

1:29:15SERVED AND HELP BUILD CITY

1:29:18RETIREES DESERVE AN INCREASE IN

1:29:20THEIR COLA BASE IN RECOGNITION

1:29:22OF THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO

1:29:24THE CITY IN THE SIGNIFICANT

1:29:26RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING

1:29:28ACROSS THE CITY AND

1:29:30COMMONWEALTH.

1:29:31I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S

1:29:32IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY

1:29:34COUNCIL HOLD.

1:29:34>> A.

1:29:35HEARING TO LISTEN TO THE

1:29:36EXPERIENCE OF.

1:29:37>> OUR.

1:29:37CITY RETIREES IN THE

1:29:41PERSPECTIVE OF THE BOSTON

1:29:42RETIREMENT BOARD AHEAD OF THE

1:29:44FY.

1:29:4628 DECISION AND BEYOND.

1:29:47THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:29:49THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:29:50THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES FROM MEDIA

1:29:51CONTROL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:29:55THANK YOU.

1:29:56THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILOR FLYNN

1:29:58FOR ADDING ME, UM, TO THIS.

1:30:01UH, I JUST WANT TO I JUST WANT

1:30:03TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ALL KNOW

1:30:04THAT THE COST OF LIVING.

1:30:05CONTINUES TO RISE.

1:30:07UM, AND THE COLA IS NOT KEEPING

1:30:10UP WITH THAT PACE.

1:30:10OUR RETIREES.

1:30:11DESERVE DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

1:30:13THEY HAVE DEDICATED THEIR.

1:30:14ENTIRE CAREERS, UM, TO SERVING

1:30:17US IN THE CITY HERE.

1:30:19UM, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY

1:30:21FOR US TO PAY THEM BACK

1:30:24LITERALLY.

1:30:24THIS IS PRO-WORKER PRO SENIORS

1:30:26AND STRONG COMMUNITIES.

1:30:28AND JUST AS WORKERS DESERVE A

1:30:30LIVING WAGE, RETIREES DESERVE

1:30:32TO AGE IN PLACE WITH A LIVING

1:30:34UM UH WITH A LIVING UM PENSION

1:30:36THAT IS THAT REFLECTS THEIR UH

1:30:39THEIR NEEDS OF THE MOMENT.

1:30:41AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK UM

1:30:43THE BTU AND THEIR FIERCE

1:30:45ADVOCACY AROUND THIS PARTICULAR

1:30:47ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS

1:30:49SOMETHING THAT COUNCILOR FLYNN

1:30:51HAS BEEN, UH, SOUNDING THE

1:30:53ALARM SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS

1:30:54COUNCIL AND I JUST WANT TO

1:30:55THANK HIM FOR HIS LEADERSHIP

1:30:56AND I LOOK.

1:30:57>> FORWARD.

1:30:57TO WORKING.

1:30:58ALONGSIDE HIM.

1:30:58UH, TO DELIVER.

1:31:00THANK YOU.

1:31:01THANK YOU COMES FROM HERE.

1:31:02THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:31:03COUNCILOR MURPHY.

1:31:04CARTER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:31:05UM, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:31:06AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN

1:31:08FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD TODAY.

1:31:10I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT

1:31:11TO UPLIFT AND LET OUR RETIREES

1:31:13KNOW THAT WE'RE ADVOCATING EVEN

1:31:15THOUGH EVERY YEAR I'VE GONE UP

1:31:17TO THE RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING

1:31:19AND WE GAVE OUR REASONS WHY WE

1:31:20THINK WE SHOULD BE INCREASING

1:31:22ALL GOOD REASONS.

1:31:23IT DOESN'T PASS.

1:31:24BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE

1:31:25SHOULDN'T KEEP ADVOCATING.

1:31:27AND I DO WANT TO THANK JEANIE

1:31:28AND EVERYONE AT THE BOARD TO

1:31:30YOU AND OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES

1:31:32WHO KEEP REMINDING US HOW

1:31:34IMPORTANT THIS IS AND ONE DAY

1:31:36SOONER THAN LATER UM, I WILL BE

1:31:38IN THAT GROUP.

1:31:39SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

1:31:40WHEN I RETIRE THAT WE'RE

1:31:42ADVOCATING CONTINUING TO

1:31:43ADVOCATE FOR OUR CITY

1:31:45EMPLOYEES.

1:31:45THANK YOU.

1:31:46THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY.

1:31:47WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:31:48NAME?

1:31:50COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS ABOUT A

1:31:51COUNSELOR CULPEPER

1:31:53COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNSELOR.

1:31:54COUNSELOR DOCKETS.

1:31:55OH, BEG YOUR PARDON.

1:31:57SKIP TURF COUNTRY CLUB IS ABOUT

1:31:59A COUNSELOR.

1:32:00CULPEPER.

1:32:00COUNSELOR.

1:32:01FITZGERALD CULTURAL LOUIJEUNE

1:32:04COUNSELOR.

1:32:04UH PEPEN CONSCIOUS AND TOWN

1:32:05OF CULTURAL WEBER CONSUMER

1:32:07REALM PLEASE UH THE CHAIR

1:32:10DOCKET 161963 WE REFER TO THE

1:32:14COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.

1:32:16MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

1:32:18READ DOCKET 1964.

1:32:20TALKING ABOUT 1964

1:32:22COUNCILOR FLYNN OFF OF THE

1:32:23FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING

1:32:25TO DISCUSS THE RECENT VERDICT

1:32:26IN THE CIVIL LAWSUIT AGAINST

1:32:28THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER

1:32:30COMMISSION.

1:32:30CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:32:32COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNTRY.

1:32:32YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:32:33THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:32:35MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD COUNCIL?

1:32:36WELL, AS AN ORIGINAL.

1:32:38CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR WU IS SO

1:32:40ADDED.

1:32:42A SUFFOLK COUNTY JURY RECENTLY

1:32:44AWARDED $1 MILLION TO A FORMER

1:32:47BOSTON WATER AND SEWER

1:32:47COMMISSION EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING A

1:32:50CIVIL LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACIAL

1:32:53DISCRIMINATION RETALIATION.

1:32:55THIS CASE RAISED SERIOUS

1:32:57CONCERN ON RACIAL

1:32:58DISCRIMINATION IN COMPENSATION

1:33:02PROMOTION.

1:33:03THE JURY ALSO AWARDED ABOUT

1:33:08$400,000 IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES AS

1:33:10A RESULT OF EXTREME AND

1:33:12OUTRAGEOUS RETALIATION.

1:33:14I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR

1:33:15THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXAMINE

1:33:17WHAT TOOK PLACE AND PROVIDE

1:33:21ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY TO

1:33:24ENSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR

1:33:26ALL AGENCIES IN THE CITY

1:33:27OF BOSTON.

1:33:29BOSTON WATER AND SEWER

1:33:30COMMISSION SHALL BE INVITED TO

1:33:32TESTIFY BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO

1:33:34ENSURE THAT CASES

1:33:35OF DISCRIMINATION IN

1:33:38RETALIATION NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

1:33:40I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS

1:33:42ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

1:33:43THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING FOR A

1:33:44HEARING.

1:33:44THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:33:45THANK YOU.

1:33:46>> COUNCILOR FLYNN CHAIR

1:33:47RECOGNIZES COUNCIL.

1:33:47WIRRAL COUNCIL.

1:33:48YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:33:49UH THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:33:50THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FLYNN

1:33:51FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

1:33:53UH, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO

1:33:54PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM

1:33:56RETALIATION WHEN THEY FILE A

1:33:58WORKFORCE COMPLAINT, PEOPLE

1:33:59SHOULD BE ABLE TO RAISE

1:34:01CONCERNS WITHOUT WORRYING THAT

1:34:02IT WILL COST THEM THEIR JOB OR

1:34:03MAKING THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS

1:34:05WORSE.

1:34:06I KNOW BOSTON WATER AND SEWER

1:34:08IS A QUASI CITY AGENCY, BUT

1:34:10THAT CAN'T BE AN EXCUSE FOR

1:34:11ALLOWING THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR

1:34:12.

1:34:12THE RECENT RETALIATION VERDICT

1:34:15AGAINST BOSTON WATER SEWER

1:34:18SHOULD MAKE US ASK WHETHER

1:34:19THOSE PROTECTIONS ARE ACTUALLY

1:34:20WORKING.

1:34:21I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE

1:34:22WORK THAT COUNCILMAN HE HAS

1:34:23DONE UH, FOR UH FOR HER WORK TO

1:34:26CREATE WORKFORCE PROTECTION.

1:34:27SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES.

1:34:29HAVING A COMPLAINT PROCESS

1:34:31MEANS VERY LITTLE IF EMPLOYEES

1:34:33ARE AFRAID TO USE IT.

1:34:35WE ASK OUR EMPLOYEES TO SHOW UP

1:34:36EVERY DAY AND SERVE THIS CITY.

1:34:38WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS

1:34:39CITY SHOWS UP FOR THEM TO.

1:34:41NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE

1:34:42BETWEEN KEEPING THEIR JOB AND

1:34:43STANDING UP FOR THEMSELVES.

1:34:45THANK YOU.

1:34:46.

1:34:47>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WARREN.

1:34:48UH, COUNCIL OF FLYNN, YOUR

1:34:49LIGHTS BACK ON?

1:34:50YEP.

1:34:51THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:34:53I FORGOT TO ADD OR ASK

1:34:55PERMISSION TO ADD, UH,

1:34:56COUNCIL MEDIA, PLEASE.

1:34:58UH, SEEING AND HEARING NO

1:34:59OBJECTIONS.

1:35:00COUNTRYMAN.

1:35:00HE'S ADDED AS A THIRD FROM HERE

1:35:02YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:35:03THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:35:04AND I WANT TO THANK

1:35:06COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR ADDING

1:35:08ME UH, AND HIS SUPPORT UH, IN

1:35:112022 I BELIEVE IT WAS WE WORK

1:35:12ON THE FAIR CHANCE ACT AND

1:35:14WORKED ALONGSIDE PUBLIC WORKS

1:35:17TALENTS WHO HAPPENS TO BE HERE

1:35:19IN THE BUILDING MEMBERS OF THE

1:35:20BOSTON WATER AND SEWER

1:35:21COMMISSION, UM, WOMEN AND

1:35:25PEOPLE OF COLOR FROM ALL

1:35:26DIFFERENT UH, SPACES AND PLACES

1:35:28THAT WORK IN CITY GOVERNMENT

1:35:30AND QUASI AGENCIES.

1:35:32AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST

1:35:33COMPLAINTS THAT WE HEARD IS

1:35:35THAT WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR

1:35:37PRIMARILY WERE HAVING A HARD

1:35:39TIME NAVIGATING, UM,

1:35:41PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

1:35:43AND THERE WAS THE FAIR CHANCE

1:35:44ACT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A

1:35:45RESULT OF THE FIERCE ADVOCACY

1:35:47OF THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT THESE

1:35:49ISSUES AND CONCERNS TO US UM

1:35:51PRIMARILY LED UNDER TERRANCE

1:35:53AND JEROME FROM THE BOSTON

1:35:55WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION AND

1:35:56THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, YEARS

1:35:57LATER YOU'RE STILL WE'RE STILL

1:35:59AT THIS.

1:35:59I'M LOOKING FORWARD.

1:36:01TO REALLY UNPACKING WHAT WE

1:36:03NEED TO DO.

1:36:04DIFFERENTLY AS WE CONTINUE.

1:36:05TO.

1:36:06>> UM, NAVIGATE THIS

1:36:06CONVERSATION.

1:36:07AND SO MAYBE IT'S AN

1:36:09OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REVISIT

1:36:10THE FAIR CHANCE ACT AND

1:36:11STRENGTHEN IT SOME MORE.

1:36:12UM, I THINK THAT THERE ARE

1:36:14DEFINITELY OPPORTUNITIES TO

1:36:16TALK ABOUT RETALIATION, UM, AND

1:36:18THE CULTURE OF RETALIATION THAT

1:36:20I SEE HERE IN THE CITY.

1:36:22LET ANYBODY HERE GET OUT GET

1:36:24OUT OF LINE.

1:36:25YOU WILL END UP.

1:36:28UM.

1:36:28>> ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE

1:36:29SITUATION.

1:36:30SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT

1:36:32OF WORK TO BE DONE AS IT

1:36:33RELATES TO RETALIATION AND I

1:36:35LOOK FORWARD.

1:36:36TO STANDING ON THE FRONT LINES

1:36:37FROM THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN

1:36:40VICTIMIZED BY IT.

1:36:42THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERE.

1:36:43WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:36:45NAME?

1:36:47COUNCILOR COLOR DISSIPATED

1:36:47CONSIDER CULPEPER CONTRACTOR

1:36:49AND COUNCILOR FITZGERALD

1:36:52COUNCIL DIVISION

1:36:53COUNCILOR MURPHY

1:36:54COUNCILOR PEPEN CONTRA SANTANA

1:36:56CONSTABLE WEBER COMES WHERE I

1:36:58ELSE ON MAY AND PLEASE HAVE THE

1:36:59CHAIR DOCKET 1964 REFERRED TO

1:37:03THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES.

1:37:09MR TRUMP, COULD YOU PLEASE READ

1:37:10DOCKET 1965.

1:37:12TALKING NUMBER 1965

1:37:14COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE

1:37:15FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING

1:37:17TO EXAMINE THE CENTRAL BOOKING

1:37:19AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOSTON

1:37:21POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE

1:37:22SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S.

1:37:23>> DEPARTMENT.

1:37:24CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:37:26COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

1:37:27YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:37:27THANK YOU.

1:37:28>> MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:37:30I WOULD LIKE TO ADD

1:37:31COUNCILOR FLYNN AS A SECOND

1:37:33ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

1:37:36OF COURSE SUSPENSION OF THE

1:37:37RULES.

1:37:38UH, COUNCILOR SANTANA AS A

1:37:39THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

1:37:41OF IS ADDED AS A SECOND AND

1:37:43SEEING AND HEARING NO

1:37:44OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR SANTANA IS

1:37:45ADDED AS A THIRD.

1:37:46THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:37:48I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL

1:37:49THE ADVOCACY THAT BOTH

1:37:51COUNCILORS MAHI AND WORRELL

1:37:53HAVE FOUGHT FOR ON THIS ISSUE

1:37:55AND IF I COULD ADD THEM AS A

1:37:57FOURTH AND FIFTH THE ORIGINAL

1:37:58CO-SPONSORS, I WOULD CERTAINLY

1:38:00DO SO.

1:38:02MADAM PRESIDENT AND MY

1:38:04COLLEAGUES, WE NEED TO EXAMINE

1:38:06THE CENTRAL BOOKING AGREEMENT

1:38:07BETWEEN THE BOSTON POLICE

1:38:09DEPARTMENT AND THE SUFFOLK

1:38:10COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO

1:38:13ENSURE TRANSPARENCY,

1:38:15ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE PROPER

1:38:17TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN

1:38:19CUSTODY.

1:38:21IN OCTOBER 2023, THE BOSTON

1:38:22POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE

1:38:25SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ENTERED

1:38:26INTO AN AGREEMENT ALLOWING

1:38:28INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED BY BOSTON

1:38:31POLICE CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO

1:38:32SUFFOLK COUNTY FACILITIES

1:38:34INCLUDING THE NASSAU STREET

1:38:36JAIL AND THE HOUSE

1:38:37OF CORRECTION IN SOUTH BAY

1:38:39BEFORE THEIR FIRST COURT

1:38:41APPEARANCE.

1:38:42SINCE THEN, CONCERNS HAVE BEEN

1:38:44RAISED ABOUT THE BOOKING AND

1:38:46TRANSFER PROCESS INCLUDING

1:38:48DIFFICULTIES FAMILIES AND

1:38:49ATTORNEYS HAVE EXPERIENCED

1:38:52DETERMINING WHERE INDIVIDUALS

1:38:53ARE BEING DETAINED AS WELL AS

1:38:56QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEDICAL

1:38:57SCREENING, MENTAL HEALTH CARE

1:38:59AND THE PROTECTION OF DETAINEES

1:39:02CIVIL RIGHTS.

1:39:02THESE CONCERNS ARE ESPECIALLY

1:39:04URGENT GIVEN THE DEATHS THAT

1:39:06HAVE OCCURRED IN SUFFOLK COUNTY

1:39:08IN RECENT YEARS, INCLUDING THE

1:39:10DEATH OF SEAN COVID KENNY IN

1:39:13DECEMBER 2025 WHOSE MANNER

1:39:14OF DEATH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RULED

1:39:18A HOMICIDE.

1:39:19WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO

1:39:21ENSURE THAT ANY AGREEMENT

1:39:23INVOLVING THE DETENTION

1:39:25OF INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED IN

1:39:26BOSTON UPHOLDS THE HIGHEST

1:39:27STANDARDS OF TRANSPARENCY,

1:39:30SAFETY AND CIVIL RIGHTS

1:39:33PROTECTIONS.

1:39:33THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:39:36THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

1:39:37THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:39:38COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:39:39YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:39:41THANK YOU.

1:39:42THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND

1:39:43THANK YOU TO COUNCIL CULPEPER

1:39:44FOR HAVING ME.

1:39:47UM, AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR,

1:39:49THE 2023 AGREEMENT ALLOWS THE

1:39:51SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S

1:39:52DEPARTMENT TO DETAIN

1:39:55INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED BY BOSTON

1:39:56POLICE PENDING THEIR FIRST

1:39:58COURT APPEARANCE.

1:40:00CONCERNS REMAIN ABOUT LIMITED

1:40:01PUBLIC NOTICE, INCONSISTENT

1:40:04BOOKING LOCATIONS, DIFFICULTY

1:40:07LOCATING DETAINEES,

1:40:09COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AGENCIES

1:40:11.

1:40:13I WAS A FORMER PROBATION

1:40:15OFFICER AND SPENT CONSIDERABLE

1:40:16TIME AT THE JAIL AND AT THE

1:40:20HOUSE OF CORRECTION AS WELL.

1:40:22WHETHER IT'S DOING PRETRIAL

1:40:24INVESTIGATIONS OR SOMETIMES I

1:40:26HAD PROBATIONERS THAT WERE

1:40:29REARRESTED AND HAD TO HAVE HAD

1:40:31TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.

1:40:33THE AGREEMENT OUTLINES

1:40:35RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MEDICAL

1:40:36SCREENING, DOCUMENTATION,

1:40:38CUSTODY TRANSFERS, DETAINEE

1:40:40CARE.

1:40:41I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING

1:40:42TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENTS

1:40:43CURRENT STATUS BOOKING TRANSFER

1:40:46PROCEDURES, UM DEMOGRAPHICS AND

1:40:49TREATMENT ACCESS TO CUSTODY

1:40:52INFORMATION UM TO ENSURE

1:40:55TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1:40:58.

1:40:58THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:40:59THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:41:00THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:41:01COUNCILOR SANTANA.

1:41:02YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:41:04THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:41:05AND THANK YOU TO

1:41:06COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR HAVING

1:41:07ME AS A, UH AS AN ORIGINAL

1:41:08CO-SPONSOR.

1:41:09UM, AS THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC

1:41:10SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, I

1:41:12FOUND IT IMPORTANT TO RISE

1:41:13TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS CALL

1:41:14FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY

1:41:16REGARDING INCARCERATED

1:41:17INDIVIDUALS AND THE SUFFOLK

1:41:18COUNTY FACILITIES.

1:41:20I ECHO.

1:41:21>> COUNCILOR COPEPODS CONCERNS

1:41:22ABOUT THE FISCAL UM, VIABILITY

1:41:25OF THIS MOU AS WELL AS CONCERN

1:41:27ABOUT THE RECENT DEATHS IN THE

1:41:29SUFFOLK COUNTY AND CUSTODY.

1:41:31INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED BY THE

1:41:32BOSTON POLICE DESERVE FAIR

1:41:34TREATMENT AND THE SAME CIVIL

1:41:35RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AS YOU OR I.

1:41:37AND AS A COUNCIL WE HAVE THE

1:41:38RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE

1:41:39OVERSIGHT ON THEIR BEHALF.

1:41:41THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:41:42THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA.

1:41:44WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:41:45NAME?

1:41:47COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER

1:41:49COUNCILOR?

1:41:49UH, FITZGERALD UM

1:41:53COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE

1:41:55COUNCILOR PEPEN CONTINUE.

1:41:56UM HE UH CONSTABLE WEBER.

1:41:59CONSTABLE ROWLAND, PLEASE.

1:42:00UH THE CHAIR DOCKET 1965 WILL

1:42:05BE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON

1:42:06PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL

1:42:07JUSTICE.

1:42:09MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE READ

1:42:10DOCKET 1966.

1:42:12TALKING OF A1966

1:42:14COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR THE

1:42:15FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING

1:42:17TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE

1:42:19SUCCESS LINKED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

1:42:21PROGRAM.

1:42:22THANK YOU.

1:42:23>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:42:24COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE

1:42:25FLOOR.

1:42:25THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:42:27UM.

1:42:28I WOULD.

1:42:28>> LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA

1:42:30AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

1:42:32UM.

1:42:35>> COUNCILMEMBER HERE, IS THAT

1:42:36YOU?

1:42:36YOUR FIRST OR SECOND?

1:42:38SECOND SECOND.

1:42:39OKAY.

1:42:41THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HE IS

1:42:43SO AD.

1:42:43THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:42:45I FOLLOWED THIS HEARING ORDER

1:42:46TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE AN

1:42:47OBLIGATION TO DELIVER ON A

1:42:49COMMITMENT ON OUR ON OUR

1:42:51COMMITMENTS TO BOSTON'S YOUTH

1:42:52IN THE FACE OF TOUGH BUDGET

1:42:54CYCLE, FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO

1:42:55FUND YOUTH PROGRAMS WAS

1:42:57IMPORTANT BUT REPLACES AS US

1:42:59LINK WITH THE BOSTON CITY YOUTH

1:43:01CORP. WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE OR

1:43:02PUBLIC PROCESS HAS CAUGHT OUR

1:43:03COMMUNITY COMPLETELY OFF GUARD.

1:43:05MORE IMPORTANTLY, OFFERING ONLY

1:43:07400 SQUARE JOB FALLS SHORT

1:43:10OF THE 2000 ARE YOUTH WERE

1:43:12COUNTING ON THIS IS ULTIMATELY

1:43:13JUST 20% OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY

1:43:15WAS PROMISED.

1:43:16OUR YOUNG PEOPLE RELY ON THESE

1:43:18PAYCHECKS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR

1:43:19FAMILIES, SAVE FOR COLLEGE AND

1:43:21BUILD THEIR INDEPENDENCE.

1:43:23AND JUST AS A CRITICAL AND JUST

1:43:25AS CRITICAL ARE THE

1:43:26RELATIONSHIPS BEHIND THESE

1:43:27JOBS, MANY OF OUR LONGTIME

1:43:29COMMUNITY PARTNERS WEREN'T TOLD

1:43:30ABOUT THIS UNTIL AFTER AN

1:43:32INFORMATIONAL SESSION ON

1:43:34OCTOBER 2ND.

1:43:35WHEN THOSE PARTNERSHIPS ARE

1:43:36CUT, OUR STUDENTS LOSE TRUSTED

1:43:38MENTORS AND OUR COMMUNITY

1:43:39ORGANIZATIONS ARE LEFT

1:43:40SCRAMBLING TO COVER STAFFING

1:43:42GAPS.

1:43:43BOSTON YOUTH NEED THESE JOBS

1:43:45AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE

1:43:46THE TRUST AND THE CAPACITY TO

1:43:48SUPPORT THEM.

1:43:49I CALL THIS HEARING TO BRING

1:43:51THE ADMINISTRATION, OUR

1:43:52PARTNERS AND OUR STUDENTS TO

1:43:54THE TABLE TOGETHER.

1:43:55WE NEED AN HONEST CONVERSATION

1:43:56TO ADDRESS THE GAPS IN THIS

1:43:58ROLL OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT NO

1:43:59YOUNG PERSON IS LEFT BEHIND.

1:44:01WITH COLLABORATION AND

1:44:02ACCOUNTABILITY WE CAN CONTINUE

1:44:03MOVING TOWARDS A BOSTON WHERE

1:44:05AN AFTER SCHOOL JOB IS

1:44:07AVAILABLE TO EVERY YOUNG PERSON

1:44:08WHO NEEDS ONE.

1:44:08THANK YOU.

1:44:09THANK YOU COUNCILOR SANTANA.

1:44:11THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE

1:44:12REALM.

1:44:12THANK YOU.

1:44:13YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:44:16OH, I HAVE TWO NAMES I CAN'T

1:44:19AROUND AND I'M CATCH ME.

1:44:20I BEG YOUR PARDON,

1:44:21COUNCILOR MEJIA YOU'RE YOUR

1:44:22NEXT COUNCILOR.

1:44:23YOU HAVE THE FLOOR

1:44:25COUNCILOR WASN'T EVEN ON

1:44:26ANYONE.

1:44:27BUT YOU WANT TO PUT THEM ON.

1:44:29>> YOU CAN.

1:44:29GO AHEAD.

1:44:30>> MEJIA.

1:44:31UM.

1:44:32>> IS HE ON?

1:44:35THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:44:36AND THANK YOU TO

1:44:39COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR HIS

1:44:40COLLABORATION SINCE OUR

1:44:41HEARING.

1:44:42UM, OUR OFFICE FILED A HEARING

1:44:44AND WE WILL RULE 15 BY THE

1:44:46CLERK, NOT MISS.

1:44:48I ALSO WANT TO THANK

1:44:49COUNCILOR RURAL AND

1:44:50COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR

1:44:51CO-SPONSORING THE HEARING THAT

1:44:52NEVER MADE IT TO THIS, UH,

1:44:54CHAMBER DURING THE HEARING.

1:44:56UH, DURING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET

1:44:58PROCESS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES

1:44:59AND SOME COUNCILORS TRIED TO

1:45:01SOUND THE ALARM AROUND THE

1:45:02PUBLIC FUNDING CUTS TO SCHOOL

1:45:04YEAR AND YOUTH JOBS AND THE

1:45:06IMPACTS ON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY

1:45:08ORGANIZATIONS AND ISSUES AROUND

1:45:10TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1:45:12FOR THE PRIVATE JOBS THOSE

1:45:14CONCERNS HAVE BECOME NOW

1:45:16REALITY.

1:45:17WE NEED.

1:45:17>> TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY

1:45:18AROUND THE CITY'S UH, DELIVERY

1:45:20.

1:45:21OF THE APPROXIMATELY 2000 JOBS.

1:45:23PROMISED IN THE SUMMER.

1:45:24WHEN PUBLIC FUNDING WAS CUT,

1:45:26THIS DEMONSTRATES WHY WE NEED

1:45:28TO LISTEN TO COMMUNITY AND

1:45:29IMPLEMENT THEIR FEEDBACK DURING

1:45:31THE COUNCIL'S UM CITY BUDGET

1:45:33AMENDMENT PROCESS.

1:45:35UM THEY TOLD US THROUGHOUT THE

1:45:37BUDGET PROCESS ABOUT THESE

1:45:38FUTURE PROBLEMS AROUND HAVING

1:45:40ENOUGH JOBS FOR YOUTH COMMUNITY

1:45:42ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING

1:45:43OPERATIONS SUFFERING AND THE

1:45:44LACK OF TRANSPARENCY UH, FOR

1:45:47THE PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS.

1:45:49AND HERE WE ARE WITH

1:45:51COMMUNITIES PREDICTIONS

1:45:52BECOMING A REALITY.

1:45:53THEY ADVOCATED FOR US TO

1:45:55RESTORE THE SUCCESS UH, LINK

1:45:57PUBLIC FUNDING IN OUR

1:45:58AMENDMENTS AND IF WE HAD

1:46:00LISTENED WE WOULD NOT FIND

1:46:02OURSELVES IN THIS SITUATION.

1:46:03AND SO MY HOPE IS IN BEING A

1:46:07CO-SPONSOR OF THIS.

1:46:08HEARING IS TO REALLY GET A

1:46:09BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE, UH

1:46:12,THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT WE

1:46:14HAVE CAUSED NOW, UH, OUR

1:46:16NONPROFIT PARTNERS WHO ARE ON

1:46:18THE FRONT LINES AS WELL AS

1:46:20REALLY HELPING US UNDERSTAND

1:46:22HOW WE CAN JUSTIFY SENDING OUR

1:46:24YOUNG PEOPLE INTO SPACES AND

1:46:26PLACES THAT ARE PRIVATIZED AND

1:46:28CORPORATE AND THEY'RE NOT

1:46:29REALLY READY TO PREPARE TO.

1:46:31RECEIVE STUDENTS WHO ARE

1:46:33DEALING WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL

1:46:34,UM AND OFTENTIMES MENTAL

1:46:36HEALTH NEEDS.

1:46:37I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT IS A

1:46:39RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND I'M

1:46:41LOOKING TO GET.

1:46:42BACK ON TRACK.

1:46:43THANK YOU.

1:46:44,THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

1:46:45CATCH MEJIA.

1:46:46THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:46:47COUNCILOR SANTANA.

1:46:47YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:46:48THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:46:49I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE

1:46:50RULES AND ADD, UM,

1:46:51COUNCIL MORALES AN ORIGINAL

1:46:52CO-SPONSOR.

1:46:53THANK YOU.

1:46:54UH, SEEING AND HEARING NO

1:46:55OBJECTIONS.

1:46:55WHAT?

1:46:56I WAS ADDED AS A THIRD

1:46:57COUNCILOR.

1:46:58WELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:46:59THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:47:01THANK YOU TO, UH,

1:47:03COUNCILOR SANTANA AND

1:47:04COUNCILOR MEJIA FROM BOTH OUT

1:47:05OF ME AS A CO-SPONSOR.

1:47:07BUT THEY PRETTY SUMMED IT UP.

1:47:09UM, JUST LOOKING FOR A STATUS

1:47:11ON THE, UH, YOUTH JOB.

1:47:13SO JUST LOOKING FOR THE

1:47:14HEARING, UM, AND TO GET AN

1:47:16UPDATE.

1:47:16THANK YOU.

1:47:17WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:47:19NAME CONTRACT LETTERS ABOUT A

1:47:21COUNSELOR CULPEPER.

1:47:23COUNCILOR.

1:47:23UH, FITZGERALD.

1:47:25COUNCILOR FLYNN LOUIJEUNE

1:47:27COUNCILOR MURPHY CONTRA PEPEN,

1:47:28CONSTABLE WEBER.

1:47:30AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR.

1:47:33UM DOCKET 1966 WILL REFER TO

1:47:36THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND

1:47:37ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

1:47:39MR CLERK, PLEASE READ DOCKET

1:47:431967.

1:47:43DUKKHA NUMBER 1967

1:47:45COUNCILOR FLYNN OFFERED THE

1:47:46FOLLOWING.

1:47:47ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS

1:47:48THE OFFICE OF THE VETERAN

1:47:51ADVOCATES FISCAL YEAR 2026

1:47:53ANNUAL REPORT.

1:47:55THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:47:57COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:47:57YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:47:59THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:48:00MADAM CHAIR, THE MASSACHUSETTS

1:48:04OFFICE OF VETERAN ADVOCATE IS

1:48:05AN INDEPENDENT MASSACHUSETTS

1:48:06STATE AGENCY THAT WAS

1:48:09ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT AND

1:48:11ADVANCE THE RIGHTS, BENEFITS

1:48:13AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR

1:48:14VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

1:48:15THEY WORK WITH STATE AND

1:48:17INDEPENDENT PARTNERS.

1:48:18THEY PROVIDE POLICY

1:48:20RECOMMENDATIONS AND INVESTIGATE

1:48:22OVERSIGHT AND ISSUES.

1:48:24THIS THIS OFFICE ALSO ASSIST

1:48:28VETERANS ACROSS THE STATE TO

1:48:30ACCESS LOCAL PROPERTY TAX

1:48:31EXTENSIONS CONNECT VETERANS TO

1:48:34VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES LIKE

1:48:35MASS HIRE EXECUTIVE OFFICE

1:48:38OF VETERANS SERVICES AND GUIDES

1:48:40VETERANS ON LAWS AND BENEFITS.

1:48:43IT ALSO PRODUCES AN ANNUAL

1:48:45REPORT EACH YEAR IN ACCORDANCE

1:48:47WITH THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER

1:48:48GENERAL LAW.

1:48:49THE REPORT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW

1:48:52OF THE VETERAN POPULATION AND

1:48:54DEMOGRAPHICS ACROSS THE STATE.

1:48:57IT ANALYZES INITIATIVES AND

1:48:59OPERATIONS.

1:49:00UM IT OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS TO

1:49:02ENHANCE STATE SERVICES AND

1:49:03BENEFITS FOR VETERANS AND IN

1:49:07OTHER FISCAL MATTERS.

1:49:09THE REASON I'M CALLING FOR THIS

1:49:11HEARING IS I WANT TO LEARN MORE

1:49:13ABOUT THE REPORT, UM, AND TO

1:49:16SEE WHAT IMPACT IT MAY HAVE ON

1:49:19VETERANS HERE IN BOSTON AND

1:49:21ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH AND

1:49:23WHAT WE CAN DO TO PARTNER WITH

1:49:25OUR STATE PARTNERS.

1:49:27UM, BUT I'M I'M REALLY CALLING

1:49:29FOR THE HEARING TO LEARN MORE

1:49:31ABOUT THE REPORT.

1:49:32IT'S A DETAILED REPORT.

1:49:33I DO LIKE TO READ READ IT AND

1:49:35ASK QUESTIONS AND HOPEFULLY

1:49:37WITH THIS INFORMATION, UM, WE

1:49:40CAN BETTER SERVE OUR VETERANS

1:49:42HERE IN BOSTON AND ACROSS THE

1:49:45ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE

1:49:46GREAT RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE

1:49:47THAT ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AT

1:49:48THE CITY OF BOSTON.

1:49:49I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE

1:49:51PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE WORK

1:49:53FOR THE COMMONWEALTH

1:49:55OF MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AT THE

1:49:56OFFICE OF VETERAN ADVOCATE AND

1:49:58AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE

1:50:01OF VETERANS SERVICES FOR THE

1:50:02COMMONWEALTH.

1:50:03THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

1:50:04THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

1:50:05WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

1:50:06NAME?

1:50:08THIS IS ABOUT A COUNCIL CALLED

1:50:09PEPPERED COUNCILOR DURKAN

1:50:11FITZGERALD'S

1:50:12COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COMES FROM

1:50:13MEJIA.

1:50:13IT'S FROM MURPHY CUTLER PEPEN

1:50:15COUNTRY SANTANA WEBER COUNTRY

1:50:18WORRELL AND PLEASE UM, THE

1:50:19CHAIR DOCKET 1967 WILL BE

1:50:22REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON

1:50:23VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES AND

1:50:25MILITARY AFFAIRS.

1:50:28MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

1:50:29READ DOCKET?

1:50:31UH, 1968.

1:50:33AND NUMBER 1968 COUNSELOR

1:50:35CULPEPER OF THE FOLLOWING FOR A

1:50:37FOR A SUMMONS FOR PHILIP NG,

1:50:41GENERAL MANAGER OF THE

1:50:42MASSACHUSETTS BAY

1:50:43TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND

1:50:44INTERIM SECRETARY

1:50:45OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE

1:50:47COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

1:50:49TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

1:50:50ON CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL EQUITY

1:50:52AND IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT.

1:50:54CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:50:55COUNCILOR CULPEPER YOU HAVE THE

1:50:56FLOOR.

1:50:57THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:50:59UH, ON OCTOBER 14TH THE

1:51:02COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS,

1:51:04RACIAL EQUITY AND IMMIGRANT

1:51:07ADVANCEMENT HELD AN OFFSIDE

1:51:09HEARING AT THE WILLIAM HE READ

1:51:11AUDITORIUM IN DORCHESTER TO

1:51:14EXAMINE LONGSTANDING RAPID

1:51:16TRANSIT INEQUITIES AFFECTING

1:51:19RESIDENTS OF ROXBURY,

1:51:20DORCHESTER AND MATTAPAN TO

1:51:23DISCUSS POTENTIAL RAIL

1:51:25ALTERNATIVES FOR THESE

1:51:27NEIGHBORHOODS.

1:51:29MBTA GENERAL MANAGER AND

1:51:30INTERIM MASSDOT SECRETARY

1:51:33FILLING WAS INVITED TO

1:51:35PARTICIPATE IN THAT HEARING BUT

1:51:37DID NOT APPEAR, LEAVING

1:51:39IMPORTANT QUESTIONS UNANSWERED

1:51:41ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH'S PLANS

1:51:42TO ADDRESS THESE LONGSTANDING

1:51:46TRANSPORTATION DISPARITIES.

1:51:47THE CITY ADMINISTRATION WAS

1:51:49ALSO INVITED WHILE THE

1:51:51REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STREET

1:51:53CABINET WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND

1:51:55THEN LEAST HAD THE COURTESY TO

1:51:57INFORM ME AHEAD OF TIME AND

1:52:00PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT ON

1:52:02THE DOCKETS BEING HEARD.

1:52:04THIS SUMMONS ALSO REQUESTS

1:52:06OFFICIAL CRASH DATA FOR BLUE

1:52:07HILL AVENUE AND COMPARABLE

1:52:10CORRIDORS INCLUDING COLUMBUS

1:52:11AVENUE TO HELP US EVALUATE THE

1:52:14SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THESE

1:52:17TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS.

1:52:18SINCE THE CENTER RUNNING

1:52:19BUSTLING WAS INSTALLED ON

1:52:21COLUMBUS AVENUE.

1:52:22WE HAVE UNFORTUNATELY SEEN AN

1:52:24UPTICK IN CRASHES AND

1:52:27FATALITIES.

1:52:27THE RESIDENTS OF ROXBURY,

1:52:29DORCHESTER, MATTAPAN DESERVE

1:52:32MEANINGFUL CONSIDERATION

1:52:34OF LONG TERM RAPID TRANSPORT

1:52:37TRANSIT ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING

1:52:41A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AN

1:52:43ORANGE LINE EXTENSION AND THEY

1:52:45DESERVE ANSWERS FROM THE STATE

1:52:47OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE

1:52:49DECISIONS.

1:52:50MY HOPE IS THAT MR NG WILL

1:52:52APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON

1:52:54CIVIL RIGHTS TO BE ABLE TO

1:52:56PROVIDE ANSWERS TO BOTH THE

1:52:59COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS WHO

1:53:01DESERVE TO HEAR THEM.

1:53:03MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE

1:53:04TO REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THE

1:53:05RULES TO VOTE ON THE PASSAGE

1:53:07OF THIS DOCKET.

1:53:08THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:53:11THANK YOU.

1:53:12THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTRA

1:53:13PEPEN.

1:53:14YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:53:16THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:53:18UM.

1:53:21>> I CANNOT SUPPORT THE

1:53:22SUMMONS.

1:53:23I WILL NOT BE VOTING IN FAVOR

1:53:24OF IT TODAY.

1:53:26BECAUSE I'VE.

1:53:27>> ACTUALLY BEEN WITH SECRETARY

1:53:28OF TRANSPORTATION FILLING THREE

1:53:30TIMES IN MY DISTRICT AND

1:53:32OUTSIDE OF MY DISTRICT ALONG

1:53:33THE CORRIDOR OF BLUE AVENUE.

1:53:36ONCE ON THE 28 BUS TO RIDE

1:53:39ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTED

1:53:40OFFICIALS THAT WERE INVITED IN

1:53:41THIS ROOM, WE ALSO STARTED IN

1:53:44MATTAPAN SQUARE AND WE WALKED

1:53:47ON THE CORNER OF BOULEVARD AND

1:53:49THAT COURT TO SEE HOW THE

1:53:51TRANSPORTATION PROJECT COULD

1:53:53IMPACT TALK TO RESIDENTS ETC.

1:53:54ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM.

1:53:57FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS LATER

1:53:59THE FIRST BIG BLUE JOB MEETING

1:54:02SECRETARY AND WAS THERE

1:54:05SEPTEMBER 30TH.

1:54:07HE WAS ALSO THERE.

1:54:09SO THAT'S THREE TIMES THAT I

1:54:11RECALL THAT THE SECRETARY HAS

1:54:12MADE HERSELF AVAILABLE TO TALK

1:54:14TO THE COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT

1:54:15THE PROJECTS.

1:54:18UM AND I WORKED VERY CLOSELY

1:54:19WITH THE MBTA TEAM NOT JUST ON

1:54:21THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY BUT

1:54:24ON MANY OTHER PROJECTS IN MY

1:54:25DISTRICT AND WHENEVER I REACH

1:54:27OUT TO THEM, UM, THEY PROVIDE A

1:54:30RESPONSE AND EITHER THE

1:54:32SECRETARIAT UM RESPONDS OR A

1:54:33MEMBER OF HIS TEAM.

1:54:35SO TODAY, UM, I'M NOT GOING TO

1:54:37VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE SUMMONS.

1:54:38UH, I KNOW THAT THEIR TEAM IS

1:54:40ACCESSIBLE AND I LOOK YEP.

1:54:42LOOK FORWARD TO THE

1:54:43CONVERSATION.

1:54:43THANK YOU.

1:54:44THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN.

1:54:45CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRYMAN.

1:54:47HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:54:48UH.

1:54:49THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

1:54:52SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST.

1:54:53NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT.

1:54:55>> WE'RE.

1:54:56TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY.

1:54:57SO IF I'M CLEAR THE SUMMONS IS

1:55:00TO HAVE, UH, PHIL SHOW UP TO A

1:55:04HEARING.

1:55:05SO THE SUMMONS IS NOT FOR HIM

1:55:06TO SHOW.

1:55:07>> UP.

1:55:07IN COMMUNITY, RIGHT?

1:55:08>> JUST THE HEARING.

1:55:10TO COME TO THE.

1:55:11CHAMBER AND PRESENT HIMSELF IN

1:55:13FRONT OF THE BODY.

1:55:15THAT'S FOR A HEARING, RIGHT?

1:55:16I MEAN TO OFFER TO SUMMONS HIM

1:55:18TO SHOW UP.

1:55:19RIGHT IN.

1:55:20A HEARING.

1:55:21RIGHT.

1:55:22>> AND SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE

1:55:23BETWEEN HAVING SOMEONE SHOW UP

1:55:25IN COMMUNITY AND HAVING SOMEONE

1:55:27SOMEONE.

1:55:28>> SHOW UP.

1:55:29>> TO AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC

1:55:30HEARING AT THE REQUEST OF THE

1:55:33COUNCIL.

1:55:34SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

1:55:35THAT I'M VOTING SPECIFICALLY ON

1:55:37WHAT IS BEING ASKED WHICH IS TO

1:55:40THE THE THE RIGHT THAT WE HAVE

1:55:42TO SUMMONS PEOPLE TO

1:55:43PARTICIPATE IN OUR PUBLIC

1:55:45HEARINGS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE

1:55:46MORE INFORMED DECISIONS NOT

1:55:48JUST TO SHOW UP TO A COMMUNITY

1:55:49MEETING WHERE THERE'S REALLY

1:55:51NOTHING THAT'S REALLY SAID ON

1:55:52THE RECORD THAT WE CAN WORK

1:55:54WITH AND REALLY LEGISLATE

1:55:56AROUND.

1:55:56SO.

1:55:57CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE COME FROM

1:55:59FOR ME WHAT THE REQUEST IS SO

1:56:02THAT I UNDERSTAND IF I'M GOING

1:56:03TO BE SUPPORTING OR OBJECTING

1:56:06TO.

1:56:07THIS KIND OF PERSON THAT.

1:56:10COMES WITH MEJIA?

1:56:11UM, WE'LL HAVE THE LEAD SPONSOR

1:56:13UH, SPEAK TO THAT QUESTION.

1:56:15AND COUNCILOR MEJIA THANK YOU

1:56:17FOR RAISING THAT ISSUE AND I

1:56:19THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR

1:56:21ALSO RAISING THAT ISSUE ABOUT

1:56:23THE UH, MBTA GENERAL MANAGER

1:56:26SHOWING UP AT UH MORNING STAR

1:56:29AND SHOWING UP AT THE HOLLAND

1:56:31SCHOOL A VERY INFORMAL

1:56:34UNOFFICIAL UH, MEETINGS THAT HE

1:56:36SHOWED UP TO.

1:56:37BUT WHEN THERE WAS AN OFFICIAL

1:56:39COUNCIL HEARING AND THIS WAS AN

1:56:41OFFICIAL COUNCIL HEARING THAT

1:56:43WE HAD AT THE WORD IN REED

1:56:44AUDITORIUM, HE FAILED TO SHOW

1:56:46UP.

1:56:47AND WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST

1:56:48NOT ONLY DID HE FAIL TO SHOW UP

1:56:50,HE FAILED TO EVEN RESPOND OR

1:56:53SUBMIT A WRITTEN STATEMENT.

1:56:55THAT'S WHY THE COUNCIL HAS THE

1:56:58AUTHORITY TO SUMMONS MEMBERS

1:57:00OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS BEFORE

1:57:02THE CITY COUNCIL SO WE CAN GET

1:57:05THE ANSWERS THAT WE NEED TO

1:57:06SOME OF THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS

1:57:09AND THIS IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS

1:57:10COMMITTEE.

1:57:10THIS IS NOT JUST A COMMITTEE.

1:57:13THIS IS THE CIVIL RIGHTS

1:57:14COMMITTEE SEEKING ANSWERS TO

1:57:16CIVIL RIGHTS QUESTIONS THAT WE

1:57:19HAVE REGARDING THE MBTA AND

1:57:21THAT THE ONLY MTA HAS.

1:57:24SUCH MONEY.

1:57:25>> I THINK I'M GOING TO SECOND

1:57:26HOLD ON.

1:57:28COUNCILOR CULPEPPER IS.

1:57:31COUNCILOR MEJIA.

1:57:32ONE AT A TIME, PLEASE.

1:57:34COMES FROM MEJIA.

1:57:36THANK YOU.

1:57:37>> MAKE SURE THAT YOU.

1:57:39ONE AT A TIME ONE IS ONE.

1:57:42>> I JUST WASN'T SURE THAT AT

1:57:43WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER

1:57:44HE SPOKE.

1:57:44I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I

1:57:45HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH

1:57:47MY THOUGHT.

1:57:47OKAY, GREAT.

1:57:48THANK YOU FOR THAT

1:57:50CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I DO

1:57:52REMEMBER WE WERE ADVOCATING FOR

1:57:53THIS PARTICULAR HEARING.

1:57:55WE FOUGHT FIERCELY FOR IT TO BE

1:57:57IN YOUR COMMITTEE REGARDING

1:57:58CIVIL RIGHTS.

1:58:00NOW I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE

1:58:01OF MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE

1:58:03SHOWING UP AND ADDRESSING, UM,

1:58:06US AND THE RESPECT THAT WE

1:58:08DESERVE AS A BODY SETS THE

1:58:11RESIDENTS HERE BECAUSE WHAT WE

1:58:13HAVE BECOME OFTENTIMES IS A

1:58:15JOKE BECAUSE NO ONE'S TAKING US

1:58:17SERIOUSLY FOR A LOT OF REASONS

1:58:18.

1:58:18AND SO I THINK THAT IF WE'RE

1:58:20GOING TO UTILIZE OUR POLITICAL

1:58:22POWER AND OUR POLITICAL CAPITAL

1:58:25AND WE'RE TRYING TO ADVOCATE

1:58:26FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS, THEN THE

1:58:28PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING THE

1:58:29DECISIONS THAT IMPACT US NEED

1:58:31TO COME BEFORE THIS BODY SO

1:58:32THAT WE CAN MAKE INFORMED

1:58:34DECISIONS.

1:58:34AND THEREFORE I THINK YOUR

1:58:38REQUEST TO UH, SUMMONS UM PHIL

1:58:42TO COME SHOW UP AND ADDRESS THE

1:58:45PUBLIC AND THE, UH THE

1:58:48COUNCIL SEEMS TO BE

1:58:48APPROPRIATE.

1:58:49SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR

1:58:51LEADERSHIP.

1:58:52THANK YOU.

1:58:53COUNCILOR MEJIA.

1:58:54UM, CHAIR RECOGNIZES

1:58:56COUNCILOR DURKAN.

1:58:57YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

1:58:57THANK YOU SO MUCH.

1:58:58UM, I WILL BE VOTING NO.

1:59:00UM, AS A DISTRICT

1:59:02COUNCILOR THAT HAS MANY, UH,

1:59:04ISSUES THAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS

1:59:06WITH THE MBTA.

1:59:07GIVEN THAT A LOT OF MY DISTRICT

1:59:09IS, UM.

1:59:10I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS FOR

1:59:13ME WHAT I WOULD PRIORITIZE

1:59:14USING MY OWN POLITICAL CAPITAL

1:59:16ON.

1:59:16I DO THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY

1:59:18IMPORTANT.

1:59:19UM, THERE HAS BEEN A VERY LONG

1:59:21PROCESS.

1:59:22I HAVE PRETTY MUCH STAYED

1:59:24SILENT ON THE VERY LONG PROCESS

1:59:26THAT IS TAKING PLACE ON THIS

1:59:27PARTICULAR ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S

1:59:28NOT IN MY DISTRICT.

1:59:29UM, BUT I DO THINK THAT IF

1:59:31WE'RE ASKING WHETHER THE CITY

1:59:33SHOULD ACCEPT MONEY FROM THE

1:59:35FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UH, TO MAKE

1:59:38IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR

1:59:38COMMUNITIES, THE ANSWER SHOULD

1:59:40ALMOST ALWAYS BE YES.

1:59:41AND SO I DON'T THINK THIS IS

1:59:44APPROPRIATE USE AND I WILL BE

1:59:45VOTING NO.

1:59:46I DO THINK THE SUMMONS POWER

1:59:48THAT WE HAVE IS INCREDIBLY

1:59:49IMPORTANT.

1:59:50SO WE SHOULD BE CHOOSY IN THE

1:59:51WAY THAT WE USE THAT POWER.

1:59:53UM, AND I DO THINK THAT UH, THE

1:59:55GENERAL MANAGER DID SHOW UP AT

1:59:58A COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WAS A

1:59:59CITY OFFICIAL MEETING.

2:00:02UM, I DO THINK IT'S REALLY

2:00:03IMPORTANT, UM, THAT, UH I HAVE

2:00:06A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'M

2:00:07CURRENTLY DISCUSSING WITH THE

2:00:09MTA ABOUT THINGS IN MY DISTRICT

2:00:11AND I JUST THINK THAT I DON'T

2:00:13WANT TO MAKE A MOCKERY OF THE

2:00:15SUMMONS PROCESS.

2:00:16SO I WILL BE VOTING NO.

2:00:17THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN.

2:00:19THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL ME

2:00:20HERE.

2:00:20UM, DO YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON?

2:00:25I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THERE'S

2:00:27A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CITY

2:00:29SPONSORED ACTIVITY AND AN

2:00:31OFFICIAL CITY COUNCIL HEARING.

2:00:34AND THE REASON WHY I'M STATING

2:00:35THIS IS BECAUSE FOR THOSE FOLKS

2:00:36WHO ARE WATCHING AND FOLLOWING

2:00:38US, I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE

2:00:40CONFUSED BY WHAT WE'RE TALKING

2:00:41ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

2:00:43AND I THINK IT'S REALLY

2:00:45IMPORTANT AND WE OWE IT TO

2:00:46OURSELVES TO BE REALLY CLEAR.

2:00:48THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS IS

2:00:49THAT WE AS A COUNCIL RIGHT HAVE

2:00:54THE POWER TO SUBPOENA PEOPLE

2:00:57WHO ARE GOING TO WHO ARE MAKING

2:00:59DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE

2:01:00QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR

2:01:01CONSTITUENTS.

2:01:02AND BOTH COUNCIL RURAL.

2:01:03DISTRICT FOUR AND

2:01:05COUNCILOR CULPEPER DISTRICT

2:01:06SEVEN REPRESENT DORCHESTER,

2:01:08ROXBURY, MATTAPAN AND THAT IS A

2:01:10CORRIDOR THAT IS GOING TO BE

2:01:12IMPACTED BY A CONVERSATION WITH

2:01:14A STATE OFFICIAL WHO REFUSES TO

2:01:17ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY AND

2:01:18THEREFORE IT IS NOT A MOCKERY.

2:01:20IT IS CALLED RESTORATIVE

2:01:21JUSTICE.

2:01:22THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER UM AND.

2:01:25MADAM PRESIDENT I AGREE.

2:01:29COUNCILOR CULPEPPER BUT.

2:01:29>> I.

2:01:30THINK WHEN YOU CALL SOMETHING

2:01:31DEALING WITH A CIVIL RIGHTS A

2:01:34MOCKERY I THINK WHEN YOU.

2:01:36REALLY AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT

2:01:39WHERE WE ARE AND THE 40 YEARS

2:01:42THAT UH THE BLACK COMMUNITY WAS

2:01:46PROMISED COMPARABLE RAIL

2:01:48TRANSPORTATION AFTER THEY TOOK

2:01:50DOWN THE TRAIN FROM DUDLEY

2:01:52STATION AFTER THEY TOOK DOWN

2:01:54THE TRAIN FROM EDISON, AFTER

2:01:56THEY TOOK DOWN THE TRAIN FROM

2:01:58NORTHAMPTON, AFTER THEY TOOK

2:02:00DOWN THE TRAIN FROM DOVER, A

2:02:01TRAIN THAT I RODE UH TO SCHOOL

2:02:05TO DOWNTOWN FIVE MINUTES TO

2:02:08DOWNTOWN.

2:02:09WE LOST THAT RIGHT TO RAIL

2:02:12TRANSPORTATION.

2:02:13THAT WAS REALLY THE HEART

2:02:14OF THE COMMUNITY.

2:02:15THAT WAS THE WAY WE GOT

2:02:17DOWNTOWN.

2:02:17WE LOST THAT.

2:02:18AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE CIVIL

2:02:20RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF RAIL

2:02:22AROUND THE CITY THE GREEN LINE,

2:02:25THE RED LINE, THE BLUE LINE BUT

2:02:29THE ORANGE LINE TO THE BLACK

2:02:30COMMUNITY HAS NONE.

2:02:31I CONSIDER IT NOT JUST A CIVIL

2:02:33RIGHTS ISSUE BUT A SERIOUS

2:02:35CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE.

2:02:36AND WHEN ONE OF MY

2:02:38COUNCIL MEMBERS CALLS IT A

2:02:40MOCKERY, IT MAKES ME REALIZE

2:02:42THAT WE HAVE REAL WORK TO DO ON

2:02:44THIS COUNCIL AND ONE OF THE

2:02:45WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO TODAY

2:02:48IS APPROVE THIS SUMMONS.

2:02:50THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER

2:02:52.

2:02:52UM UM AND, UM, I REALLY WANT TO

2:02:57GIVE COUNCILMAN MURPHY AN

2:02:58OPPORTUNITY.

2:02:58SHE HASN'T SPOKEN YET, SO I

2:03:01WILL CALL ON COUNCILOR MURPHY

2:03:02AND THEN I'LL COME BACK TO

2:03:03COUNCIL.

2:03:04TO RESPOND.

2:03:06COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE

2:03:08FLOOR.

2:03:08UM.

2:03:08THANK YOU.

2:03:09SHE HASN'T SPOKEN YET.

2:03:10I HAVEN'T YEAH.

2:03:11SO.

2:03:13I HAVE FILED AND HELD MANY

2:03:16HEARINGS IN THIS LAST FIVE.

2:03:18YEARS WHERE THE.

2:03:19ADMINISTRATION JUST DOESN'T

2:03:20SHOW UP.

2:03:21IT'S MORE THAN.

2:03:22JUST DISCOURAGING.

2:03:23UM.

2:03:24AND I.

2:03:25DID HAVE A CONVERSATION.

2:03:27WITH COUNCILOR CULPEPER THAT I

2:03:29WISHED WE HAD SUBPOENAED

2:03:30EVERYONE WHO DIDN'T SHOW UP AT

2:03:32THIS HEARING LAST WEEK.

2:03:34I WAS AT THIS HEARING IN THE

2:03:35COMMUNITY AND I WAS ALSO AT THE

2:03:37CITY SPONSORED HEARINGS.

2:03:39SO LIKE CONCILOR MEJIA, HE HAS

2:03:41COMMENTS VERY DIFFERENT.

2:03:45VERY DIFFERENT PLACES AND

2:03:47SPACES AND A VERY DIFFERENT

2:03:49OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY

2:03:52TO ACTUALLY SHARE THEIR

2:03:53CONCERNS BECAUSE AT THE CITY

2:03:54SPONSORED ONES YOU HAD TO WRITE

2:03:56YOUR QUESTIONS AND THEN THEY

2:03:58CHOSE WHICH ONES THEY WOULD

2:03:58READ.

2:03:59IT WAS VERY MONITORED AND WAS

2:04:01NOT A COUNCIL HEARING SETTING.

2:04:03I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE IF I

2:04:04AGREE OR NOT WITH THE ACTUAL 17

2:04:08F OR THE REASON WHY I DO WANT

2:04:10TO SUPPORT OUR COLLEAGUES

2:04:11BECAUSE TOO MANY TIMES WE GIVE

2:04:13UP OUR POWER ON THIS

2:04:15COUNCIL AND THEY SAY WE DON'T

2:04:16HAVE THE POWER OR THE SUBPOENA

2:04:18POWER BUT WHAT TEETH DOES IT

2:04:19HAVE IF WE STOOD TOGETHER AND

2:04:21SUPPORTED EACH OTHER AND WE

2:04:23WOULD BE RESPECTED MORE?

2:04:25SO I DO WANT TO THANK YOU,

2:04:28COUNCILOR CULPEPPER FOR

2:04:28BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

2:04:30IT IS FRUSTRATING AND

2:04:31DISCOURAGING THAT SOME PEOPLE

2:04:32THINK THAT THEY'RE ALL TREATED

2:04:34EQUALLY.

2:04:35IT'S JUST NOT TRUE.

2:04:36SO NOT EVERYONE GETS THE SAME.

2:04:38PHONE CALLS ANSWERED.

2:04:39>> NOT EVERYONE GETS THE SAME

2:04:41RESPONSE WHEN REACHING OUT SO

2:04:43IT JUST MAKES OTHERS WORK MUCH

2:04:44HARDER.

2:04:45BUT IT'S THE WORK WILL CONTINUE

2:04:46TO DO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT

2:04:48ELECTED US TO BE HERE.

2:04:49SO THANK YOU.

2:04:50THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY.

2:04:51UM, COUNCILOR DURKAN.

2:04:53THANK YOU SO MUCH.

2:04:54UM, AND I JUST WANT TO RESPOND

2:04:56TO MY COLLEAGUE'S, UM, CHARGE

2:04:58ABOUT MY USE OF THE WORD

2:05:00MOCKERY.

2:05:00UM, PARTLY I HAVE ACTUALLY DONE

2:05:03A CITY COUNCIL SUMMONS THE

2:05:04PERSON THAT I SUMMONS DID NOT

2:05:05SHOW UP.

2:05:06AND, UM, UPON LEARNING THAT

2:05:09WHEN ESSENTIALLY OUR SUMMONS

2:05:12POWER UM AS DEFINED BY

2:05:14MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW

2:05:15ALLOWS US TO SUMMONS, UH,

2:05:18WITNESSES MAYBE SUMMONS TO

2:05:19ATTEND OR TESTIFY AND TO

2:05:21PRODUCE BOOKS AND PAPERS AT A

2:05:23HEARING BEFORE THE CITY

2:05:23COUNCIL, A LICENSING BOARD OR

2:05:25LICENSING AUTHORITIES AS

2:05:27DEFINED IN SECTION ONE

2:05:28OF CHAPTER 100 OF THE GENERAL

2:05:29LAWS THE POLICE COMMISSIONER OR

2:05:30ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF BOSTON

2:05:32AS TO A MATTER WITHIN THEIR

2:05:34AUTHORITY AND SUCH WITNESSES

2:05:35SHALL BE SUMMONS IN THE SAME

2:05:36MANNER BE PAID THE SAME FEE IS

2:05:38SUBJECT TO AND ESSENTIALLY WE

2:05:42ARE ALLOWED TO SUMMONS PEOPLE

2:05:44WITHIN OUR OWN AUSPICES AND

2:05:45WITHOUT IN OUR OWN

2:05:46JURISDICTION.

2:05:47AND SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE

2:05:50GM WILL APPEAR IF WE SUMMONS

2:05:51HIM HERE TODAY, WHICH IS WHY I

2:05:54WILL BE VOTING NO.

2:05:55UM BUT I DO THINK IT'S REALLY

2:05:57IMPORTANT THAT I DO THINK THE

2:05:59CHARGE MADE FOR MY COLLEAGUE

2:06:00THAT UH, ME THAT MY IDEA

2:06:04OF USING THE WORD MOCKERY OR

2:06:05THINKING THAT THIS IS NOT

2:06:06APPROPRIATE HAS ANYTHING TO DO

2:06:07WITH THE COMMITTEE THAT IT WAS

2:06:09PUT IN IS INCORRECT.

2:06:10I THINK WE HAVE DIFFERING VIEWS

2:06:12ON TRANSPORTATION.

2:06:13IT MIGHT BE OUR AGE.

2:06:14IT MIGHT BE WHERE WE COME FROM.

2:06:16IT MIGHT BE THE FACT THAT ONE

2:06:18OF US OWNS A CAR AND ONE OF US

2:06:19DOES NOT.

2:06:19WE JUST HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS

2:06:20THAT UH, WE THINK ABOUT

2:06:22TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY AND

2:06:23HOW WE MOVE PEOPLE THROUGH.

2:06:24>> THE CITY.

2:06:25AND SO THAT IS REALLY AT THE

2:06:27CORE OF OF MY DIFFERENCE

2:06:29OF OPINION ON THIS PARTICULAR

2:06:30SUBJECT MATTER AND IT IS NOT AT

2:06:32ALL IN REGARDS TO WHAT

2:06:34COMMITTEE IT WAS PUT IN OR WHAT

2:06:36SUBJECT MATTER THAT YOU WOULD

2:06:37LIKE TO ASK THE GENERAL

2:06:38MANAGER.

2:06:38BUT I DO THINK IT'S REALLY

2:06:40IMPORTANT THAT AS WE TALK ABOUT

2:06:42WHO GETS PHONE CALLS ANSWERED

2:06:43AND WHO DOESN'T GET PHONE CALLS

2:06:45ANSWERED.

2:06:45UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT

2:06:47IT'S WHAT DO WE USE OUR

2:06:48POLITICAL CAPITAL ON?

2:06:49HOW DO WE TALK TO PEOPLE?

2:06:51HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE WITH

2:06:52PEOPLE?

2:06:53UM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE

2:06:54GENERAL MANAGER IS INVITED.

2:06:56I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG HE WAS

2:06:57OFFERED TO RESPOND.

2:06:59I DON'T KNOW HOW HE WAS

2:07:00COMMUNICATED WITH, BUT I KNOW

2:07:01THAT, UM I HAVE SUMMONS PEOPLE

2:07:04THAT HAVE NOT APPEARED BEFORE

2:07:06MY COMMITTEES BEFORE AND SO I

2:07:08THINK IT'S A IT'S IMPORTANT

2:07:09THAT THIS NOT BE MADE INTO

2:07:11SOMETHING THAT IT'S NOT.

2:07:12THIS IS TRULY ABOUT DIFFERING

2:07:14VIEWS OF HOW WE MOVE PEOPLE

2:07:15THROUGH THE CITY AND OUR MOST

2:07:17VULNERABLE ROAD USERS,

2:07:18INCLUDING BUS RIDERS DESERVE A

2:07:21QUICK WAY TO GET TO SCHOOL TO

2:07:23GET TO WORK.

2:07:24I JUST TRULY BELIEVE THAT ABOUT

2:07:26THE CITY.

2:07:26IT'S NOT FOR ME TO REALLY

2:07:27COMMENT ON GIVEN THAT IT'S NOT

2:07:29MY DISTRICT, BUT IF IT'S GOING

2:07:30TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY

2:07:32COUNCIL, I THINK I HAVE THE

2:07:33RIGHT TO SPEAK ON IT.

2:07:36AND IF I MAY.

2:07:38,CULPEPER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR

2:07:38I.

2:07:39>> WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TO

2:07:41COUNCILOR DURKAN THAT UM THE

2:07:43CHAPTER MASS GENERAL LAWS 233

2:07:46IT PROVIDES FOR THE COUNCIL TO

2:07:48SUBPOENA UH STATE ORGANIZATION

2:07:51HAS A MASS RACING COMMISSION

2:07:53THAT WE CAN SUBPOENA.

2:07:54IT HAS A STATE WATER COMMISSION

2:07:56THAT WE CAN SUBPOENA.

2:07:57SO THERE ARE LISTS UNDER 233

2:08:00THAT ALREADY SET OUT WHAT STATE

2:08:03ORGANIZATION WE COULD SUBPOENA

2:08:05.

2:08:05SO I THINK THIS IS APPROPRIATE

2:08:07UNDER 233 AND I THINK IT'S UH

2:08:10AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO

2:08:12VOTE FOR THIS SUMMONS.

2:08:13THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:08:15UH, COUNCIL COLOR DISSIPATED.

2:08:16YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:08:17THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:08:18I JUST HAVE A COUPLE

2:08:19OF QUESTIONS.

2:08:20UM.

2:08:20JUST BECAUSE I I.

2:08:21TAKE IT VERY.

2:08:22>> SERIOUSLY OUR.

2:08:23CITY COUNCIL POWERS EVERYBODY

2:08:24KNOWS I'M AN INSTITUTIONALIST

2:08:26AND, UM, DEFINITELY WANT TO

2:08:28MAXIMIZE OUR POWER WHILE WE

2:08:29CAN.

2:08:30YOU HAD.

2:08:30>> MENTIONED THAT, UM, YOU'RE

2:08:32DOING THIS TO GET ANSWERS AND I

2:08:34JUST DON'T KNOW.

2:08:35HAS HE NOT ANSWERED YOU AT ALL?

2:08:37HAVE YOU HAD MEETINGS WITH HIM?

2:08:38HAVE YOU HAD ONE ON ONES?

2:08:39HAVE YOU HAD ANY PHONE CALLS?

2:08:40ONLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A

2:08:42DIFFERENCE WHERE SOMEONE AND

2:08:43WE'RE BEING IGNORED.

2:08:44RIGHT.

2:08:45BUT IF THERE HAVE BEEN

2:08:47INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS IF YOU'VE

2:08:48GOTTEN ANSWERS THEN YOU CAN

2:08:50SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

2:08:52UM BUT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND

2:08:53LIKE WHAT WHAT THE

2:08:54COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN IF HE'S

2:08:56100% IGNORED YOU LIKE THAT'S

2:08:57NOT GOOD FORM AT ALL.

2:08:59BUT WE JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND

2:09:00A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY

2:09:01BEHIND THIS SUMMONS.

2:09:02THANK YOU.

2:09:03COUNCIL.

2:09:06>> COUNCILOR CULPEPER, YOU MAY

2:09:07RESPOND TO.

2:09:07THE CHAIR.

2:09:08THANK YOU.

2:09:09UH, HE HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE

2:09:12HEARING THAT WE HAD.

2:09:13SO I USE MY ONE A

2:09:16COUNCIL HEARING TO TAKE IT TO

2:09:17THE FIELD AT THE WORLD AND

2:09:19GREAT AUDITORIUM.

2:09:20UH, SIMILAR TO ANY OTHER

2:09:24HEARING THAT A COUNCIL WOULD

2:09:25TAKE TO THE FIELD, AN OFFICIAL

2:09:27HEARING IS SENT TO STAFF CAME

2:09:29TO SENT TO STAFF THAT UP?

2:09:31WE PLANNED HOW IT WOULD HAPPEN.

2:09:33UH, WE WROTE UH TO GENERAL

2:09:35MANAGER AND AND ASKED HIM TO

2:09:38APPEAR.

2:09:38UH, WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A PHONE

2:09:40CALL.

2:09:41WE DIDN'T RECEIVE, UH, ANY

2:09:43WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM WE'VE

2:09:45HEARD NOTHING.

2:09:46AND SO UNLIKE THE

2:09:49ADMINISTRATION UH, THE REASON

2:09:51WHY AND I THINK, UH,

2:09:54COUNCILOR MURPHY WANTS TO KNOW

2:09:55WHY DIDN'T I SUBPOENA THE

2:09:56ADMINISTRATION?

2:09:57BECAUSE THEY AT LEAST RESPONDED

2:09:59TO US AND THEY SUBMITTED A

2:10:00WRITTEN STATEMENT.

2:10:02UH, RESPONDING TO THE QUESTIONS

2:10:04THAT WE WERE ASKING AT THE

2:10:05HEARING.

2:10:06SO NO, THERE HAS BEEN NO

2:10:08COMMUNICATION FROM HIM.

2:10:08UH, THERE HAS BEEN NO WRITTEN

2:10:10STATEMENT.

2:10:10AND THAT'S WHY IN THIS CASE

2:10:12WHERE USING THE POWER OF THE

2:10:14SUBPOENA TO BRING HIM BEFORE

2:10:16THE.

2:10:17COUNCIL UH, KIND OF JUST A

2:10:19FOLLOW UP.

2:10:20UM, SO THERE HASN'T YOU HAVEN'T

2:10:21HAD ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH

2:10:22HIM.

2:10:23AT ALL?

2:10:25YES.

2:10:26>> I MEAN WE MET LAST YEAR.

2:10:28WE MET ABOUT.

2:10:30UH.

2:10:31>> THE OTHER ISSUES WITH REGARD

2:10:33TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES.

2:10:34WE HAVE NOT MET ABOUT THAT.

2:10:36I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO

2:10:38BRING HIM TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS

2:10:39HEARING THAT WE WERE HAVING

2:10:41REGARDING.

2:10:42THE 40 YEARS AND MORE UH, MORE

2:10:47INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN AREAS

2:10:49AND DISINVESTMENT IN OTHER

2:10:51AREAS.

2:10:52WE WANTED TO GET CRASH DATA,

2:10:53UH, TWO CRASHES AT THE COLUMBUS

2:10:56AVENUE.

2:10:57UH, AND SO THERE WERE SPECIFIC

2:10:59REASONS WHY WE'RE ASKING THEM

2:11:01TO COME TO THIS HEARING TO GET

2:11:03ON THE RECORD, UH, ANSWER TO

2:11:06QUESTIONS THAT THIS COMMITTEE

2:11:07HAD SO WE COULD MOVE FORWARD

2:11:09WITH HOW BEST TO APPROACH THIS

2:11:12ISSUE NOW.

2:11:15UM, CHAIR RECOGNIZES, UH,

2:11:18CONSTANT COMES FROM HERE.

2:11:20COUNCILOR FITZGERALD HASN'T

2:11:21SPOKEN AT ALL YET, SO I'LL GO

2:11:23IN FIRST AND THEN I'LL COME

2:11:24BACK TO YOU.

2:11:25COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE

2:11:26THE FLOOR.

2:11:27NO THANK YOU.

2:11:28UH, I HATE DOING.

2:11:29THIS, BUT, UM.

2:11:30I HAVE TO.

2:11:31I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE TO

2:11:32ABSTAIN FROM THIS VOTE, UH, TO

2:11:33TO PROVIDE ANY CLEAR INTEREST.

2:11:35SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO COME UP

2:11:36WITH A YES OR NO VOTE.

2:11:37BUT WHEN CERTAIN THINGS COME UP

2:11:38TO JUST BE OUT OF PURE, UH,

2:11:40ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

2:11:41UH, I JUST WANT TO SAY I

2:11:43APOLOGIZE, REV, UH, BUT I HAVE

2:11:44TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS VOTE.

2:11:45I'LL BE VOTING PRESIDENT.

2:11:46THANK YOU.

2:11:47UM, COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU

2:11:49HAVEN'T SPOKEN YET, SO YOU HAVE

2:11:51THE FLOOR.

2:11:54THANK YOU.

2:11:55MADAM CHAIR AND I ATTENDED THE

2:11:59MEETING THAT WAS SPONSORED BY

2:12:01COUNCILOR CULPEPER AND

2:12:02COUNCIL WERE ALL IN GROVE HALL

2:12:05AND I THINK IT WAS ABOUT THREE

2:12:06HOUR.

2:12:07MEETING AND WE DID.

2:12:11UM I KNOW COUNCILOR CULPEPER

2:12:12AND COUNCILOR WORRELL AND

2:12:14OTHERS UM, FOUGHT HARD TO

2:12:17ENSURE THAT THE MEETING UH THE

2:12:20DOCKET ITSELF WOULD BE ASSIGNED

2:12:22TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE

2:12:24AND AT THAT MEETING WE SPENT A

2:12:27LOT OF TIME REALLY LISTENING TO

2:12:30RESIDENTS IN THE IMPACTED

2:12:33NEIGHBORHOODS TALKING ABOUT

2:12:35THIS AS A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE.

2:12:40AND I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN

2:12:42FOCUS OF THE OF THE MEETING IS

2:12:45THE IMPACT THIS HAS ON CIVIL

2:12:47RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE IN THE

2:12:49IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOOD.

2:12:50I LEARNED A LOT FROM LISTENING

2:12:54LISTENING TO RESIDENTS MOSTLY

2:12:56PEOPLE, MOSTLY PEOPLE OF COLOR

2:12:58TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS.

2:13:02UM I VOTED AGAINST THE SUMMONS

2:13:05FOR WHEN WE SOMEONE WHEN WE

2:13:09SUMMONED THE POSTAL.

2:13:11POSTAL UM INSPECTOR TO THE CITY

2:13:15COUNCIL.

2:13:16UM, I VOTED AGAINST THAT ONE.

2:13:18UM UM I'M HERE IN MY MY

2:13:22DECISION IS TO SUPPORT MY

2:13:26COUNCIL COLLEAGUE

2:13:27COUNCILOR CULPEPER WHO I HAVE A

2:13:30LOT OF RESPECT FOR AND I AGREE

2:13:35WITH THEM.

2:13:36I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A CIVIL

2:13:37RIGHTS ISSUE, BUT MY MAIN FOCUS

2:13:39AND MY MAIN REASON THAT I'M

2:13:42VOTING FOR THIS IS TO SUPPORT

2:13:45COUNCIL CULPEPER.

2:13:45THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:13:46THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:13:48UH, CONSUMER HERE AT LAST WILL

2:13:49COME BACK TO YOU.

2:13:51YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:13:53THANK YOU.

2:13:54>> UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, UM, YOU

2:13:56KNOW, I THINK IT'S REALLY

2:13:57INTERESTING THERE'S A NUMBER

2:13:58OF ISSUES AT PLAY.

2:14:00LIKE BRINGING EVERYBODY BACK

2:14:03HERE.

2:14:04UH, WHETHER YOU SUPPORT PUBLIC

2:14:07TRANSPORTATION OR NOT.

2:14:09THAT'S NOT WHAT IS BEING

2:14:10DISCUSSED TODAY.

2:14:11WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED IS

2:14:12WHETHER OR NOT DORCHESTER,

2:14:14ROXBURY, MATTAPAN RESIDENTS

2:14:16PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE

2:14:17GOING TO BE MOST IMPACTED BY

2:14:18DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE

2:14:19OFTENTIMES WITHOUT THEM WHETHER

2:14:21OR NOT THEY HAVE THE SPACE.

2:14:24TO BE ABLE TO BE HEARD IN FRONT

2:14:26OF THOSE KEY DECISION MAKERS.

2:14:28THAT IS WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON

2:14:30WHETHER OR NOT WE BELIEVE THAT

2:14:32PEOPLE RESERVE THE RIGHT UM TO

2:14:36BE HEARD.

2:14:37AND SO I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T

2:14:38WANT ANYONE TO GET CONFUSED

2:14:40BECAUSE I THINK WHAT IS

2:14:41HAPPENING HERE AND I DON'T WANT

2:14:42THIS TO BE A67 SITUATION IN

2:14:45TERMS OF HOW WE LINE UP AGAIN

2:14:48IN TERMS OF WHO SUPPORTS IT AND

2:14:49WHO DOESN'T.

2:14:50I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON THE

2:14:52RIGHT SIDE OF THE THINGS

2:14:53BECAUSE IT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE

2:14:54PEOPLE THAT I.

2:14:54SERVE.

2:14:55,REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE ISSUE

2:14:56IS, THAT'S JUST WHO I AM.

2:14:59I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US

2:15:00TO ALSO KNOW THAT PUBLIC

2:15:02HEARINGS ALLOW US TO HAVE, UH,

2:15:06CONVERSATIONS THAT GET UH,

2:15:08ITEMS ON THE RECORD WHICH IS

2:15:10VERY DIFFERENT THAN A

2:15:11CONVERSATION BECAUSE WHAT YOU

2:15:12SAY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, YOU

2:15:14SAY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND IT

2:15:16STAYS THERE.

2:15:17AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING

2:15:20RIGHT.

2:15:21HAS A DIFFERENT TONE AND A

2:15:24DIFFERENT WEIGHT AND THEREFORE

2:15:26.

2:15:26IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT DYNAMIC

2:15:28.

2:15:28I DON'T CARE HOW MANY TIMES YOU

2:15:29TALK TO SOMEONE IF IT'S NOT

2:15:32OFFICIALLY ON THE RECORD.

2:15:33IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING

2:15:35ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING

2:15:36TO ADVOCATE.

2:15:37SO I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY

2:15:38IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALSO

2:15:40RECOGNIZE THAT AND I THINK AND

2:15:42THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT

2:15:43I'LL SAY IS THAT.

2:15:47WE NEED TO.

2:15:48ALL OF US INCLUDING MYSELF LIKE

2:15:50WE'RE GROWN ADULTS HERE.

2:15:53SO LET'S.

2:15:54START I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR

2:15:58MYSELF.

2:15:58I'M GOING TO WORK.

2:15:59HARDER AT LEADING WITH A

2:16:01DIFFERENT LEVEL OF COMPASSION

2:16:03FOR FOLKS, BUT WE'RE MAKING IT

2:16:06VERY DIFFICULT WHEN WE'RE BEING

2:16:09SO DIFFICULT ABOUT THE SIMPLEST

2:16:11THINGS.

2:16:12AND I THINK THE WAY TO RESTORE

2:16:15TRUST IN THIS BODY IS FOR US TO

2:16:17START LEARNING HOW TO TRUST

2:16:19EACH OTHER.

2:16:19AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S

2:16:21GOING TO TAKE TO GET TO THAT

2:16:22POINT BUT.

2:16:23>> IS EXHAUSTING.

2:16:25TO COME HERE AND HAVE TO PICK

2:16:28AND CHOOSE WHAT SIDE OF THE

2:16:30FENCE YOU'RE ON WHEN THE PEOPLE

2:16:32WHO ARE SUFFERING ARE THOSE

2:16:34THAT WE REPRESENT AND SO I'M

2:16:36NOT GOING TO POLICE HOW I SAY

2:16:39THINGS AND HOW I TALK TO PEOPLE

2:16:40AND IF THE IT'S SOMEBODY

2:16:42DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE MY CALLS I

2:16:44DON'T CARE EITHER.

2:16:45BECAUSE I DIDN'T COME HERE WITH

2:16:47A GROUP OF PEOPLE.

2:16:48I CAME HERE WITH THE FOLKS WHO

2:16:49PUT ME IN OFFICE AND THAT'S IT

2:16:51FROM HERE.

2:16:52SO LET'S.

2:16:52STOP IT.

2:16:53THANK YOU.

2:16:56>> BEFORE WE PROCEED TO A VOTE,

2:16:58UM.

2:17:00THANK YOU.

2:17:01PARDON, COUNSELOR.

2:17:02WELL, COUNSELOR, YOU HAVE THE

2:17:03FLOOR.

2:17:04UH, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT

2:17:05.

2:17:05AND I CLEARLY SUPPORT, UM, THIS

2:17:09SUMMONS.

2:17:09UH, THE COMMUNITY WANTS

2:17:11ANSWERS.

2:17:11UH, THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE

2:17:13PROCESS ON HOW, UH, THE MBTA,

2:17:16UH, DECIDES WHERE RAIL GOES.

2:17:18UH, THEY WANT TO DISCUSS THE

2:17:20TRANSIT GAPS.

2:17:20THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE

2:17:22HISTORICAL DISINVESTMENT, UH,

2:17:24IN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN IT COMES

2:17:26TO THE MBTA AND 11%

2:17:28OF RIDERSHIP OF THE NETWORK

2:17:30THAT EXISTS INSIDE OF, UM, THE

2:17:32BLUE LAB CORRIDOR.

2:17:34SO THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT THE

2:17:35COMMUNITY WANTS AND OFTEN TIMES

2:17:37AT THESE UM, UH, ONE-OFF

2:17:40MEETINGS OR UM INVITED ON THE

2:17:44UH UM UH CONVERSATIONS, UH THE

2:17:48COMMUNITY IS LEFT OUT OF THE

2:17:51CONVERSATION OR DON'T HAVE TIME

2:17:52UH, TO ASK THE QUESTIONS, UH,

2:17:55THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT UH, I

2:17:56THINK AT THE MATTAPAN AT THE

2:17:59MORNING STAR I BELIEVE IT WAS

2:18:00CLOSE TO 4040 INDIVIDUALS THAT

2:18:02DID NOT GET IT.

2:18:04UH, OPPORTUNITY TO ASK A

2:18:05QUESTION I THINK AT THE HARLEM

2:18:07ALSO KNOWN AS THE BURKE I THINK

2:18:08IT WAS LIKE 30.

2:18:09SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR

2:18:11RESIDENTS FOR THE COUNCIL TO

2:18:13ASK QUESTIONS, UH, FOR US TO

2:18:15CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO

2:18:17GIVE DIRECT ANSWERS FROM THE

2:18:20MBTA FROM FROM UH GENERAL

2:18:21MANAGER AND TO OUR COMMUNITY.

2:18:23SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT.

2:18:25UM, IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO PUT

2:18:27THIS UP.

2:18:28UM, AND THEY WEREN'T GETTING

2:18:29ANSWERS FROM ANY CITY

2:18:30DEPARTMENT OR STATE DEPARTMENT

2:18:32OR ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT I'LL BE

2:18:33IN FULL SUPPORT.

2:18:34OF THANK YOU.

2:18:36THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WORRELL

2:18:38BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE AS THE

2:18:40CHAIR OF THE CITY

2:18:41COUNCIL PRESENT TO CITY

2:18:42COUNCIL, I WILL BE VOTING YES

2:18:44OUT OF RESPECT FOR MY CALL OUR

2:18:45COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR CULPEPER AS

2:18:47THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON

2:18:49CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL EQUITY AND

2:18:51IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT THERE ARE

2:18:52OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AND IF HE

2:18:55FEELS IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE

2:18:56PHILIP ANG AS THE GENERAL

2:18:58MANAGER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS

2:18:58MASS BAY TRANSPORTATION

2:19:00AUTHORITY UH, TO COME BEFORE

2:19:03HIS COMMITTEE AND ANSWER

2:19:05QUESTIONS.

2:19:06I WILL SUPPORT HIM IN THAT

2:19:08EFFORT.

2:19:08UM, SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO A

2:19:12VOTE.

2:19:16COUNCILOR OH, DID UM BEG YOUR

2:19:17PARDON?

2:19:17DOES ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

2:19:19NAME?

2:19:21COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:19:22COUNCILOR MEJIA.

2:19:22COUNCILOR.

2:19:23MURPHY, COUNCILOR SANTANA,

2:19:25COUNCILOR WORRELL AND.

2:19:26PLEASE.

2:19:27>> UH THE CHAIR.

2:19:30THANK YOU.

2:19:32UM, COUNCILOR CULPEPER SEEK

2:19:34SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND

2:19:35PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1968.

2:19:38MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

2:19:39TAKE A ROLL CALL?

2:19:40VOTE ON DOCKET 1968.

2:19:43,COUNCILOR BREADON.

2:19:44YES, COUNCILOR BREADON.

2:19:46YES, COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS

2:19:46OPPOSED TO COUNCILOR CLOSED

2:19:49PLATTER.

2:19:49NO.

2:19:50COUNCILOR.

2:19:50CULPEPER.

2:19:51COUNCILOR.

2:19:51CULPEPER.

2:19:52YES.

2:19:52COUNCILOR.

2:19:53DURKAN.

2:19:54COUNCILOR.

2:19:54DURKAN.

2:19:54NO.

2:19:55COUNCILOR.

2:19:55FITZGERALD.

2:19:56COUNCILOR.

2:19:57FITZGERALD.

2:19:57PRESENT.

2:19:58COUNCILOR.

2:19:58FLYNN.

2:19:59YES.

2:20:00COUNCILOR.

2:20:00FLYNN.

2:20:00YES.

2:20:01COUNCILOR.

2:20:01LOUIJEUNE.

2:20:02YES.

2:20:02COUNCILOR.

2:20:03LOUIJEUNE.

2:20:03YES.

2:20:04COUNCIL.

2:20:04MEJIA.

2:20:04YES.

2:20:05COUNCILOR MEJIA.

2:20:06YES.

2:20:07COUNCILOR MURPHY.

2:20:08>> YES.

2:20:08COUNCILOR.

2:20:08>> MURPHY.

2:20:09YES, COUNCILOR.

2:20:09PUT PEN COUNCILOR TEN PRESENT.

2:20:13COUNCILOR.

2:20:13SANTANA.

2:20:14COUNCILOR.

2:20:14SANTANA.

2:20:15YES.

2:20:16COUNCILOR.

2:20:16WEBER.

2:20:17>> COUNCIL.

2:20:18>> WEBER.

2:20:18PRESENT.

2:20:19COUNCILOR.

2:20:19WORLD.

2:20:20YES, COUNCILOR.

2:20:22YES.

2:20:24EIGHT VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

2:20:27THREE PRESENT AND TWO IN THE

2:20:29NEGATIVE.

2:20:30THANK YOU.

2:20:31DOCKET 1968 HAS PASSED.

2:20:34THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR

2:20:36RESPECTFUL CONVERSATION AND

2:20:38DEBATE ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT

2:20:39MATTER.

2:20:40MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

2:20:41READ DOCKET 1969.

2:20:45DOCKET NUMBER 1969

2:20:47COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR THE

2:20:48FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTING

2:20:49CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER

2:20:52SUBSECTION 17 F REGARDING

2:20:54OUTSTANDING RESPONSES TO

2:20:56PREVIOUSLY FILED SECTION 17 F

2:20:59ORDERS AND ADMINISTRATION

2:21:00ACCOUNTABILITY.

2:21:02CHAIR RECOGNIZES

2:21:03COUNCILOR MURPHY YOU HAVE THE

2:21:04FLOOR.

2:21:05THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:21:07I HAD FILED 317 F THREE WEEKS

2:21:09AGO WHEN WE PASSED THEM.

2:21:13THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SEVEN

2:21:14DAYS TO ANSWER I HAVEN'T.

2:21:16NOT ONLY HAVE I NOT GOTTEN AN

2:21:18ANSWER IN THREE.

2:21:19WEEKS.

2:21:20>> I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY

2:21:22RESPONSE OR THE ADMINISTRATION

2:21:23HASN'T REACHED OUT WITH ANY

2:21:25COMMUNICATION ON WHERE THEY ARE

2:21:26WITH IT OR IF THEY'RE WORKING

2:21:28ON IT.

2:21:28SO I'M JUST FILING ANOTHER 17 F

2:21:31TO ADDRESS THAT.

2:21:32I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT

2:21:33ME ON THIS.

2:21:33THANK YOU.

2:21:35>> THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY I

2:21:38APPRECIATE YOUR FRUSTRATION

2:21:39WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO

2:21:40OUR 17 F SO THE SLOW RESPONSE

2:21:44COUNCILOR MURPHY SIX IS OH

2:21:45WOULD ANYONE KNOW OH IT'S JUST

2:21:48A COUNCILOR MURPHY SIX

2:21:49SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND

2:21:50PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1969.

2:21:52ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

2:21:54ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

2:21:56MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

2:21:57TAKE A ROLL CALL?

2:21:58VOTE AND DOCKET 1969.

2:22:01COUNCILOR BREADON.

2:22:03YES.

2:22:04>> COUNCILOR.

2:22:04GREATNESS.

2:22:05COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A POLICY

2:22:06COUNCILOR COVER COLETTE AS A

2:22:07PARTY.

2:22:07YES.

2:22:08COUNCILOR.

2:22:08CULPEPPER, COUNCILOR.

2:22:10CULPEPER.

2:22:11YES, COUNCILOR.

2:22:11DURKAN.

2:22:12COUNCILOR.

2:22:13DURKAN.

2:22:13YES.

2:22:13COUNCILOR.

2:22:14FITZGERALD.

2:22:15FISCAL.

2:22:15YES.

2:22:16COUNCILOR.

2:22:17FLYNN.

2:22:18COUNCILOR.

2:22:19LOUIJEUNE.

2:22:19COUNCILOR.

2:22:20LOUIJEUNE.

2:22:20YES, COUNCILOR.

2:22:21MEJIA.

2:22:21COUNCILOR.

2:22:22>> MEJIA.

2:22:23>> YES.

2:22:23COUNCILOR.

2:22:23MURPHY.

2:22:24COUNCILOR.

2:22:25MURPHY.

2:22:25YES, COUNCILOR.

2:22:26PIPPIN.

2:22:27COUNCILOR.

2:22:27PEN.

2:22:27YES.

2:22:28SANTANA.

2:22:29YES.

2:22:29COUNCIL.

2:22:30SANTANA.

2:22:30YES.

2:22:30COUNCILOR.

2:22:31WEBER.

2:22:31YES.

2:22:31COUNCILOR.

2:22:32LOPEZ AND COUNCILOR WORRELL.

2:22:33YES.

2:22:34COUNCIL.

2:22:34WE'RE ALL YES.

2:22:36TALKING ABOUT 1969 HAS RECEIVED

2:22:3812 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

2:22:40THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.

2:22:41DOCKET 1969 HAS PASSED.

2:22:43UM, I AS MY COLLEAGUE

2:22:46COUNCIL AND VICE VICE PRESIDENT

2:22:50UM, COLLETTE AS A PARTNER TO

2:22:51COME FORWARD.

2:22:52I JUST FIGURED I'D WATCH THIS.

2:22:55>> ONE HERE.

2:23:06MR. CLERK, COULD.

2:23:07>> YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET 1970.

2:23:10TALKING NUMBER 1970

2:23:12COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, UH, FOR

2:23:13THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION URGING

2:23:15THE UNITED STATES POSTAL

2:23:16SERVICE TO SECURE A NEW

2:23:18LOCATION FOR THE FEELS CORNER

2:23:20POST OFFICE.

2:23:22.

2:23:22COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE

2:23:23THE FLOOR.

2:23:24THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:23:25UH.

2:23:26>> COULD.

2:23:26I PLEASE.

2:23:27>> ADD.

2:23:27COUNCILOR BREADON.

2:23:28>> A SECOND CO-SPONSOR AND

2:23:29SUSPEND THE RULES AND AD

2:23:30COUNCIL URL?

2:23:31UH, AND IF I COULD I WOULD

2:23:32ALSO, UH, COUNCILOR SANTANA DID

2:23:34REACH OUT AND SO I REALLY DO

2:23:35APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY FOR

2:23:36FIELDS GOING TO THANK YOU.

2:23:37SEEING AND HEARING NO

2:23:38OBJECTIONS UH THERE SO ADDED.

2:23:39THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

2:23:41SO UH, IN FIVE DAYS.

2:23:42UH.

2:23:43>> ON THE ON THE 26TH.

2:23:44UH, THE FIELDS.

2:23:45>> CORNER.

2:23:46POST OFFICE UH, WILL.

2:23:47TEMPORARILY CLOSE AND I GO

2:23:49HEAVY ON THE AIR QUOTES AROUND

2:23:50TEMPORARILY UH BECAUSE WHAT

2:23:52WE'VE SEEN PLAY OUT UH OVER IN

2:23:54AUSTIN AND COUNCILOR BRADEN'S

2:23:55DISTRICT IS THAT THEY WILL TELL

2:23:57YOU THE THE USPS WILL TELL YOU

2:23:59THAT THEY'RE GOING TO

2:24:00TEMPORARILY CLOSE AND THEN

2:24:01REMAIN VACANT FOR MANY YEARS

2:24:03UNTIL THEY FINALLY GIVE YOU THE

2:24:04BAD NEWS OF WE ARE NO LONGER

2:24:06SEEKING TO BE THERE.

2:24:07UH, THE FIELDS CORNER OFFICE

2:24:08UH.

2:24:09FIELDS CORNER POST OFFICE, UH,

2:24:10PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE

2:24:12COMMUNITY.

2:24:13UH, IN DORCHESTER I THINK, UH,

2:24:15YOU KNOW, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE

2:24:17IN SOME INTERVIEWS AROUND THIS

2:24:18TOO WHERE PEOPLE SAY, JOHN, WE

2:24:19HAVE EMAIL NOW AND WE HAVE

2:24:20ELECTRONIC MAIL.

2:24:21WHAT WHY ARE WE UH YOU KNOW

2:24:23WHAT WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT

2:24:24POST OFFICE ANYMORE?

2:24:25THE POST OFFICE PEOPLE STILL

2:24:26GET THEIR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

2:24:27PEOPLE STILL GO FOR POSTAGE.

2:24:29PEOPLE STILL, UH, YOU KNOW, USE

2:24:31IT FOR THEIR SHIPMENTS.

2:24:33UH, AND IT DOES CREATE A

2:24:34COMMUNITY.

2:24:34UH, I'VE TALKED TO A LOT.

2:24:36>> OF THE ELDERLY.

2:24:36UH, IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY

2:24:38SAY THAT THEY MAKE THEIR SORT

2:24:39OF DAILY EITHER DAILY OR WEEKLY

2:24:41TRIP, UH, MEET UP WITH FOLKS

2:24:42AND GO GRAB A T NEXT DOOR.

2:24:45UM, AND UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK

2:24:46THE THE POST OFFICE IS BEING

2:24:48DISINGENUOUS WHEN THEY SAY UH

2:24:50THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO

2:24:52RELOCATE SOMEPLACE NEARBY.

2:24:53UH, THEY BUILT THE P.O. BOXES

2:24:55THAT PEOPLE GO TO UH, OVER ON

2:24:57CLAYTON STREET.

2:24:58UH, AND I WENT BY AND TOOK A

2:25:00PICTURE OF UH, WHAT THEY'RE

2:25:01BUILDING OUT AND THEY'RE

2:25:02ACTUALLY BUILDING INTO A PUBLIC

2:25:03SIDEWALK.

2:25:04WE CHECKED AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN

2:25:05HAVE PERMITS UH, TO GO AND

2:25:06THEY.

2:25:07>> IT'S BOLTED INTO THE PUBLIC.

2:25:08SIDEWALK ALREADY.

2:25:08SO IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU

2:25:10SORT OF THE DISRESPECT THAT

2:25:11THEY'RE, UH THEY'RE GIVING THE

2:25:12CITY AND THE PEOPLE

2:25:14OF DORCHESTER AND SO, UM,

2:25:16REALLY I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL

2:25:18OF YOU, UH, FOR COMING OUT TO

2:25:19SUPPORT AS WE DID WITH

2:25:20COUNCILOR BREADON AND ALLSTON,

2:25:22UH, IN HOPES THAT WE CAN KEEP

2:25:23THE POST OFFICE ENFIELD'S

2:25:25CORNER AND I DID TALK TO THE

2:25:27TENANT.

2:25:27IF YOU HEAR THOSE ABOUT THEY

2:25:28THEY'LL SAY IT'S THE TENANT

2:25:29WANTS THEM OUT.

2:25:30THE TENANT UH, WHEN I WHEN I

2:25:31SPOKE TO THE LANDLORD I'M

2:25:32SORRY THE LANDLORD WANTS HIM

2:25:34OUT.

2:25:34UH, THEY SAID JOHN WHY WOULD I

2:25:36WHY WOULD I WANT A LONG TERM

2:25:38GOVERNMENT.

2:25:38FUNDED TENANT.

2:25:39OUT OF MY BUILDING?

2:25:41IT'S ACTUALLY THE MOST MONEY

2:25:42THAT COMES.

2:25:43IN AND SO THAT IS A GREAT THING

2:25:44FOR US TO HAVE.

2:25:45AND UH, THEY'VE OFFERED AN

2:25:46EXTENSION AND UH, THE US POST

2:25:48OFFICE STILL SAYS WE GOT TO GO.

2:25:50SO UM I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR

2:25:51SUPPORT.

2:25:52I HOPE YOU CAN GET BEHIND ME ON

2:25:53THIS AND UM, UH, WE'LL SEE HOW

2:25:55IT AFFECTS, UH, THE FUTURE

2:25:56OF OF FIELDS CORNER AND

2:25:57SURROUNDING DORCHESTER

2:25:58NEIGHBORHOOD.

2:25:59UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT

2:26:01BACK TO STATE.

2:26:01THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

2:26:02>> THANK YOU.

2:26:03COUNCIL CULPEPER.

2:26:03UM, COUNCILOR BURTON, YOU HAVE

2:26:04THE FLOOR COUNCILOR FITZGERALD

2:26:07AND I JUST SAY CULPEPER.

2:26:08THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND

2:26:09THANK YOU TO

2:26:10COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR

2:26:11BRINGING FORWARD THIS REALLY

2:26:12IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.

2:26:14AS MANY OF YOU.

2:26:15>> KNOW.

2:26:15WHAT IS.

2:26:15HAPPENING AND FEELS CORNER IS

2:26:17NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

2:26:19WE FACING A SIMILAR SITUATION

2:26:21IN ALLSTON RIGHT NOW UH THE

2:26:23ALLSTON POST OFFICE CLOSED IN

2:26:24DECEMBER OF 2019 AND AS A

2:26:27TEMPORARY CLOSURE AND SEVEN

2:26:29SEVEN YEARS LATER IT'S STILL

2:26:31CLOSED.

2:26:32UH UM.

2:26:33AND UH, TRUMP'S USPS HAS A

2:26:36PLAYBOOK THEY'RE DEPLOYING

2:26:38ACROSS BOSTON AND MASSACHUSETTS

2:26:40TO SHUTTER POST OFFICE

2:26:41LOCATIONS, REDUCED SERVICE AND

2:26:44BREAK PROMISES MADE TO

2:26:45RESIDENTS.

2:26:46I WANT TO REITERATE TO

2:26:49COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND THE

2:26:49COMMUNITY THAT WHAT I SAID TO

2:26:51HIM AT THE SAVE THE ALLSTON

2:26:53POST OFFICE RALLY A FEW WEEKS

2:26:55AGO WE ARE IN THIS FIGHT

2:26:57TOGETHER NOT JUST JUST AS

2:26:59COUNCILOR FITZGERALD STOOD WITH

2:27:00OUR COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF THE

2:27:01ALLSTON POST OFFICE, I AM PROUD

2:27:03TO STAND WITH HIS COMMUNITY IN

2:27:05DEFENSE OF THE FINISHED CORNER

2:27:06POST OFFICE AND A FEW YEARS AGO

2:27:09I WENT AND STOOD WITH OUR

2:27:11COLLEAGUE CONSTABLE DURKAN IN

2:27:13DEFENSE OF THE UH.

2:27:14MISSION HILL POST OFFICE.

2:27:16UH THIS IS A PERVASIVE, UH.

2:27:19INSIDIOUS SORT OF CREEPING

2:27:20EFFECT THAT THE POST OFFICE IS

2:27:22SORT OF CLOSING POST OFFICES

2:27:24AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY

2:27:26THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE NO

2:27:28UH, NO PUSHBACK AND NO IMPACT.

2:27:30LET US BE CLEAR THAT THIS

2:27:33COUNCIL WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS

2:27:35,UH, AND THIS MOMENT WHERE

2:27:36WE'RE GETTING READY FOR A

2:27:38MIDTERM ELECTION WHERE A LOT

2:27:40OF THE MAJORITY OF OUR

2:27:42RESIDENTS ARE CHOOSING TO VOTE

2:27:43BY MAIL.

2:27:44UH, THEY'RE THEY'RE WAITING FOR

2:27:45THEIR MAIL IN BALLOTS AND TO

2:27:47HAVE A DEFICIENT POSTAL SERVICE

2:27:49IS JUST TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

2:27:50WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS

2:27:52LYING DOWN.

2:27:53BOSTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE

2:27:55ACCESSIBLE, RELIABLE POSTAL

2:27:57SERVICES AND THAT WE AND WE

2:27:59WILL CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR

2:28:00THE PRESERVATION OF THESE

2:28:02REALLY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY

2:28:05INSTITUTIONS.

2:28:06AND UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE COURSE

2:28:08OF IN THE AFTERMATH OF OUR OUR

2:28:11UM RALEIGH AND ALLSTON.

2:28:12,WE'VE BEEN GETTING.

2:28:13CALLS FROM AS FAR AWAY AS

2:28:14ALABAMA ABOUT THE SITUATION IN

2:28:16THE POST OFFICE.

2:28:17WE'RE NOT THERE.

2:28:18IT'S NOT JUST MASSACHUSETTS.

2:28:19IT'S ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND

2:28:20THE POSTAL SERVICE IS AN

2:28:22ESSENTIAL SERVICE THAT EVERYONE

2:28:24RELIES ON.

2:28:24SO WE HAVE TO FIGHT.

2:28:25THANK YOU.

2:28:26THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BREADON

2:28:27COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE.

2:28:28>> FLOOR.

2:28:30COUNCILOR UM THANK.

2:28:31YOU I APOLOGIZE UM COUNCIL WAS

2:28:33I WAS THE THIRD CO-SPONSOR SO

2:28:35I'M GOING TO GO TO HIM I

2:28:36APOLOGIZE COUNCIL FLYNN YOU'LL

2:28:37BE NEXT.

2:28:39UH THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK

2:28:40YOU TO THE, UH, SPONSORS AND

2:28:42ALSO THANK YOU TO FOR BOTH

2:28:44OF UM, MY COLLEAGUES FIGHTING

2:28:47UM ON THIS UM, HAVING

2:28:49PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED, UH, THE

2:28:51AREA I'M STILL CONNECTED TO

2:28:53THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND MANY

2:28:54OF THE RESIDENTS THEY MIGHT

2:28:55COME.

2:28:55DISTRICT STILL USE THAT POST

2:28:57OFFICE.

2:28:58MY OFFICE HAS HEARD LOUD AND

2:28:59CLEAR FROM RESIDENTS THAT

2:29:00LOSING A PERMANENT POST OFFICE

2:29:01WILL HAMPER ACCESSIBILITY.

2:29:04WE NEED ONLY TO LOOK TO AUSTIN

2:29:05STRUGGLES REOPEN A POST OFFICE

2:29:07AFTER ITS BRANCH WAS CLOSED TO

2:29:09SEE WHAT THE FUTURE WILL MOST

2:29:10LIKELY HOLD FOR PHIL'S CORNER

2:29:12AND DORCHESTER RESIDENTS.

2:29:13SO I HOPE AS COUNCIL,

2:29:14FITZGERALD HAS SAID SO WE CAN

2:29:15STICK TOGETHER, COME TOGETHER

2:29:17ON A UNIFIED VOICE AND FIGHT

2:29:19BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY

2:29:20STAY PERMANENT IN THIS LOCATION

2:29:22.

2:29:22THANK YOU.

2:29:22THANK YOU COUNCILOR WORRELL

2:29:23COUNCILOR FLYNN YOU HAVE THE

2:29:24FLOOR.

2:29:24THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK

2:29:27YOU TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S

2:29:28FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU ARE

2:29:31DOING IN FIELDS CORNER.

2:29:32AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE,

2:29:33UH, COUNCILOR BREADON FOR THE

2:29:35IMPORTANT WORK YOU ARE DOING IN

2:29:36ALLSTON AND BRIGHTON AS WELL.

2:29:39UM, I THINK

2:29:40COUNCILOR FITZGERALD MENTIONED

2:29:42THE IMPACT THE POST OFFICE HAS

2:29:45ON MAILING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS,

2:29:47ESPECIALLY MAILING PRESCRIPTION

2:29:49DRUGS FOR VETERANS.

2:29:53MOST OF THE DRUGS NOW SHIPPED

2:29:55BY THE VA HEALTH CENTER IN

2:29:57JAMAICA PLAIN OR WEST ROXBURY

2:29:59ARE A GOOD PERCENTAGE I SHOULD

2:30:01SAY IS IS SENT TO THE MAIL.

2:30:03MANY PEOPLE JUST CAN'T GET TO

2:30:06THE UM GET TO JAMAICA PLAIN OLD

2:30:08WEST ROXBURY THERE FOR THE

2:30:11POSTAL SERVICE PLAYS A CRITICAL

2:30:12ROLE IN THE THE HEALTH AND

2:30:15WELLNESS OF OF VETERANS ACROSS

2:30:18LITERALLY ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.

2:30:21UM BUT I DO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT

2:30:23THIS IS FOR VETERANS.

2:30:24I DON'T I DON'T PICK UP MY

2:30:26MEDICINE I PICK MY MEDICINE UP

2:30:29AT JAMAICA PLAIN.

2:30:30BUT I DO HEAR CONSTANTLY FROM

2:30:33VETERANS ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT

2:30:35THEIR POST OFFICE IS, UM, TO

2:30:39SEE THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

2:30:41SO NOT ONLY IS THIS A UM AN

2:30:45IMPORTANT QUALITY OF LIFE

2:30:46ISSUE, IT'S A CRITICAL ISSUE

2:30:48TOO FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY

2:30:50FAMILIES BECAUSE WHEN A POST

2:30:52OFFICE CLOSES IT DOES IMPACT

2:30:55THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT

2:30:58CHILDREN RECEIVE BECAUSE OF HOW

2:31:00IMPORTANT IT IS TO RECEIVE YOUR

2:31:02PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THROUGH THE

2:31:03MAIL SYSTEM.

2:31:04THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:31:05THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:31:07COUNCILOR MURPHY OF THE FLOOR.

2:31:08THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:31:09UM THANK YOU,

2:31:11COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR FILING

2:31:12THIS.

2:31:12UH, SORRY I WAS OUT THERE IN

2:31:14ALLSTON SUPPORTING THAT

2:31:15COMMUNITY.

2:31:17OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT MY ZIP

2:31:18CODE OH TWO 1 TO 2 WHERE I GREW

2:31:20UP.

2:31:20IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO

2:31:23ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NOT ONLY ARE

2:31:24THEY GOOD TENANTS IN THESE

2:31:27THESE BUILDINGS BUT THEY'RE

2:31:28ALSO ANCHORS.

2:31:29PEOPLE GO TO THE POST OFFICE,

2:31:31THEY STOP AT THE COFFEE SHOP, A

2:31:33SMALL BUSINESS IN THE AREA AND

2:31:35ALSO IN THIS COMMUNITY.

2:31:36THANK YOU COUNCIL FLYNN FOR

2:31:37MENTIONING THE VETERANS.

2:31:38USE OF OUR POST OFFICE.

2:31:40BUT LITTLE SAIGON MANY OF OUR

2:31:42VIETNAMESE.

2:31:43NEIGHBORS LIVE RIGHT.

2:31:44NEAR THIS POST OFFICE AND WE

2:31:46KNOW THEY'RE OFTEN THEY'RE

2:31:47MAILING UM OVERSEAS MAIL THERE

2:31:48.

2:31:49ANYTIME I GO INTO THAT POST

2:31:51OFFICE I SEE MANY OF MY

2:31:52NEIGHBORS.

2:31:53THEY ARE IN FIELDS CORNERS.

2:31:54SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE

2:31:57KEEP 02122 OPEN FOR ALL OF THE

2:31:59GOOD REASONS AND THE SAME

2:32:01REASONS WILL BE SUPPORTING FOR

2:32:02ANY OTHERS AROUND THE CITY.

2:32:03THANK YOU.

2:32:05>> THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY.

2:32:07COUNCILOR UM DURKAN WE HAD

2:32:09BEFORE.

2:32:10THANK YOU SO MUCH.

2:32:11UM, AS UH WE ARE SO AWARE

2:32:14OF THIS ISSUE JUST THE POSTAL

2:32:16SERVICE DEFUNDING AND

2:32:18DECONSTRUCTING UM, YOU KNOW,

2:32:20THESE POST OFFICES WHICH ARE SO

2:32:22IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

2:32:23SO WHETHER IT'S ALLSTON OR

2:32:24MISSION HILL OR FIELDS CORNER

2:32:27WE NEED TO STAND UP.

2:32:28I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD, UH,

2:32:30MULTIPLE HEARINGS IN THE PILOT

2:32:31COMMITTEE ABOUT JUST THE

2:32:33IMPORTANCE OF OF MAKING SURE

2:32:35THAT UH, OUR POST OFFICE IS UM

2:32:39,IS FUNCTIONING AND I KNOW IN

2:32:41MISSION HILL WE WERE ABLE TO

2:32:42SAVE THE POST OFFICE BECAUSE UM

2:32:44BUT AGAIN THE POST OFFICE WAS

2:32:46PULLING THE SAME OLD GAMES

2:32:48TRYING TO UH, POINT FINGERS AND

2:32:51YOU KNOW, SAY THE LAND IT'S ALL

2:32:52LANDLORDS FAULT AND THEN YOU

2:32:54TALK TO THE LANDLORD IT'S THE

2:32:55POST OFFICE FAULT.

2:32:56AND WORKING WITH SENATOR MARKEY

2:32:58WE WERE ABLE TO GET AHEAD

2:32:59OF THEIR LEASE ENDING.

2:33:00BUT THIS IS HAPPENING

2:33:02EVERYWHERE AND UM I'M JUST

2:33:04GRATEFUL UH, TO

2:33:05COUNCILOR FITZGERALD TO

2:33:06COUNCILOR BREEDEN.

2:33:07UM, AND FOR EVERYONE WHO'S

2:33:08FIGHTING UH FOR MORE POSTAL

2:33:10SERVICE IN OUR CITY, UM, WE

2:33:12KNOW THAT THE POST OFFICE HAS

2:33:14DONE EVERYTHING TO UH, CHANGE

2:33:16THE STANDARDS.

2:33:17YOU KNOW, UH, SCAN THINGS LATE.

2:33:22UM, THEY'VE THEY'VE DONE A LOT

2:33:23AND I KNOW, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN

2:33:25PRESSLEY HAS BEEN WORKING HARD

2:33:27TO GET ANSWERS AS WELL.

2:33:28SO, UM, GRATEFUL TO MY

2:33:30COLLEAGUES.

2:33:30BUT THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A

2:33:32FEDERAL ISSUE, IT MATTERS SO

2:33:33DEEPLY.

2:33:33>> AT THE LOCAL.

2:33:34LEVEL BECAUSE IT'S OUR

2:33:35RESIDENTS THAT ARE THAT WILL

2:33:36BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE COST IF

2:33:38WE UM IF WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS

2:33:40TO THESE RESOURCES.

2:33:41SO THANK YOU,

2:33:42COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.

2:33:44THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD

2:33:45.

2:33:45YOU WERE NEXT.

2:33:46BUT DO YOU WANT TO ASK LEAD

2:33:47SPONSOR GO TO COUNCIL.

2:33:48OKAY.

2:33:48UH, COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

2:33:49MADAM PRESIDENT AND I RISE TO

2:33:52SUPPORT UH,

2:33:54COUNCILOR FITZGERALD UH, IN

2:33:55THIS RESOLUTION I ALSO, UH, AM

2:33:59ENCOURAGED BY THE SOLIDARITY

2:34:01THAT I SEE AMONG THE COUNCILORS

2:34:03WITH REGARD TO POST OFFICES, UH

2:34:06,AND SUPPORTING I WENT TO

2:34:08ALLSTON AND STOOD WITH UH

2:34:10COUNCILOR BREADON UH, EVEN

2:34:13THOUGH MY BACK WAS IN PAIN AND

2:34:15JUST, UH AS LONG AS I COULD UH

2:34:18,EVERY FRIDAY THEY'RE HAVING

2:34:20PROTESTS IN ROXBURY AT 55.

2:34:24ROXBURY STREET AT THE UH, POST

2:34:26OFFICE IN ROXBURY.

2:34:28THERE WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER

2:34:29ONE THIS FRIDAY AND THE

2:34:30FOLLOWING FRIDAY.

2:34:32SO UM, ENCOURAGED BY THE

2:34:34SOLIDARITY I'VE SAID TO

2:34:36COUNCIL PRESIDENT UH, AT SOME

2:34:38POINT WE NEED TO TAKE THIS

2:34:40PROTEST TO WASHINGTON AND I

2:34:42THOUGHT I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE

2:34:43TO GET MY TICKET TO MAKE IT

2:34:45DOWN TO WASHINGTON TO PROTEST

2:34:46IN WASHINGTON TO BRING THIS

2:34:48SERIOUSNESS AND THIS.

2:34:50ISSUE.

2:34:51>> ESPECIALLY AROUND ELECTION

2:34:53TIME IS VERY, VERY SERIOUS AND

2:34:56WE CAN'T STOP THE FIGHT.

2:34:58SO I SUPPORT UH,

2:35:00COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND.

2:35:01HIS FIGHT TO KEEP THE POST

2:35:03OFFICE OPEN UNTIL TO CORNER.

2:35:05THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:35:06THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PRATT.

2:35:07THEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:35:09THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:35:11UM, I ACTUALLY WANT TO ECHO A

2:35:13LOT OF SENTIMENTS THAT

2:35:14COUNCILOR CULPEPER JUST SAID

2:35:15THAT IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING TO

2:35:17SEE, UM, A LOT OF OUR

2:35:18COLLEAGUES JUST COME TOGETHER,

2:35:19UM, BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IN

2:35:21THEIR DISTRICTS.

2:35:22I THINK THAT SOMETHING AS

2:35:24RESOURCEFUL AS A POSSIBLE

2:35:26OFFICE IT'S IT'S A SHAME THAT

2:35:27WE EVEN.

2:35:28>> HAVE.

2:35:28TO.

2:35:29DO THIS, BUT I'M JUST THANKFUL

2:35:30THAT WE HAVE COLLEAGUES, UM,

2:35:32THAT WANT TO PROTECT THEM AND

2:35:33WANT TO SAVE THEM AND I WANT TO

2:35:35SHOW MY SUPPORT TO

2:35:36COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND TO

2:35:37COUNCILOR BREADON AND TO ANYONE

2:35:38THAT'S BEEN IMPACTED, UM, THAT

2:35:40I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS

2:35:41RESOLUTION TODAY.

2:35:42THANK YOU.

2:35:43>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN.

2:35:44UH, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU

2:35:45HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:35:46THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR.

2:35:47I JUST DO WANT TO SAY THANK

2:35:49YOU.

2:35:49SENATOR MARKEY'S OFFICE HAS

2:35:50ALWAYS REACHED OUT BEEN HELPFUL

2:35:51.

2:35:52CONGRESSMAN LYNCH'S OFFICE HAS

2:35:53BEEN HELPFUL.

2:35:53AND ALSO TO KERRY JORDAN AT THE

2:35:55ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT WHO'S

2:35:55WORKING TO GET A BALLOT DROP.

2:35:57BOX PLACED IN THE AREA SO

2:35:59FOLKS, WHEN THEY MAY VOTE

2:36:00THEY'LL AT LEAST HAVE UH THEY

2:36:01COULD DO IT AT LEAST THREE UH A

2:36:03DROP OFF BALLOT BOX.

2:36:04AND SO HE'S BEEN VERY HE'S WAY

2:36:06OUT AHEAD OF THAT I CALLED HIM

2:36:06AND HE SAID WE'RE ALREADY ON

2:36:07IT.

2:36:08SO UM, JUST THAT THE BIG THANK

2:36:10YOU TO KERRY.

2:36:10WE ALSO JUST HAVE WE HAVE A

2:36:12PETITION GOING ONLINE UNDER

2:36:14CHANGE.ORG UH, UNDER THE FIELDS

2:36:15CORNER POST OFFICE CLOSURE.

2:36:16SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO

2:36:18ON TO CHANGE.ORG, UH, AND SIGN

2:36:20THE PETITION AS WELL.

2:36:21UH, BUT SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR

2:36:22TIME.

2:36:22THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

2:36:24WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD

2:36:26THEIR NAME?

2:36:28MR CLERK PLEASE ADD UH,

2:36:30COUNCILOR.

2:36:31UH, CULPEPPER.

2:36:32DURKAN.

2:36:33FLYNN.

2:36:34LOUIJEUNE MEJIA MURPHY.

2:36:34BUT THEN SANTANA WEBER AND

2:36:36PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR

2:36:39COUNCILOR FITZGERALD TO

2:36:39SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND

2:36:40ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1970.

2:36:42ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

2:36:44ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

2:36:46THE AYES HAVE IT.

2:36:47THANK YOU.

2:36:48>> DOCKET 1970 HAS BEEN

2:36:50ADOPTED.

2:36:51MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ

2:36:52DOCKET 1971.

2:36:54DUCKY NUMBER 1971

2:36:56COUNCILOR CULPEPER FOR THE

2:36:57FOLLOWING RESOLUTION

2:36:59RECOGNIZING RIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE

2:37:01AND REMEMBERING THE LIVES LOST

2:37:04FOR.

2:37:05THE TERRIFYING.

2:37:08SO EXCUSE ME.

2:37:10I MUST.

2:37:10HAVE CULPEPER ON MY MIND.

2:37:13DUCKY NUMBER 1971 COUNCILOR PUT

2:37:16PEN OFF OF THE FOLLOWING

2:37:17RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING RIGHT

2:37:19FOR YOUR LIFE AND REMEMBERING

2:37:20THE LIVES LOST IN TRAFFIC

2:37:22VIOLENCE.

2:37:23CHAIR RECOGNIZES

2:37:25COUNCILOR PEPEN YOU HAVE THE

2:37:26FLOOR.

2:37:27THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:37:28UM, MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND

2:37:30ADD BOTH COUNCILOR AND, UM,

2:37:32HENRY SANTANA AS A SECOND

2:37:33ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND SUSPEND

2:37:35THE RULES AND THAT

2:37:36COUNCILOR SHARON DURKAN I WAS A

2:37:38THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

2:37:39UM, I CONTRA SANTANA'S OUT

2:37:41ADDED A SECOND AND SEEING AND

2:37:43HEARING NO OBJECTIONS

2:37:44COUNCILOR DURKAN WAS ADDED AS A

2:37:45THIRD.

2:37:46THANK YOU.

2:37:47>> UM I SAID MY STATEMENTS

2:37:48EARLIER TODAY DURING THE

2:37:50PRESENTATION BUT I WANTED TO

2:37:52JUST REITERATE AGAINST THE

2:37:53IMPORTANCE OF PRIORITIZING

2:37:54SAFER STREETS ACROSS OUR CITY

2:37:56AND TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT

2:37:57YOU KNOW THE RIDE FOR YOUR LIFE

2:37:59IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING THIS

2:38:00SUNDAY.

2:38:01OCTOBER 25TH.

2:38:02I MEAN EVERYONE'S INVITED TO

2:38:03THAT BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE AN

2:38:05OPPORTUNITY TO MY COLLEAGUES IN

2:38:06PRIOR STATEMENTS.

2:38:07THANK YOU.

2:38:08CHAIR RECOGNIZES

2:38:09COUNCILOR SANTANA YOU HAVE THE

2:38:10FLOOR.

2:38:11THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:38:13I WANT TO THANK.

2:38:13COUNCILOR PREPARED.

2:38:14>> AND.

2:38:14FOR ADDING ME.

2:38:15>> AS A CO-SPONSOR.

2:38:16TO THIS RESOLUTION.

2:38:17AND FOR.

2:38:18>> YOUR ADVOCACY FOR OUR CITY'S

2:38:19CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS AND

2:38:20ALL USERS OF THE ROAD.

2:38:22UM.

2:38:23>> NO ONE IN BOSTON SHOULD STEP

2:38:24OFF A CURB.

2:38:24>> OR.

2:38:25PEDAL DOWN THE STREET WONDERING

2:38:26IF.

2:38:26>> THEY'LL MAKE IT HOME SAFELY.

2:38:28YEAH, HARDLY A WEEK GOES BY

2:38:29WITHOUT OUR OFFICE HEARING FROM

2:38:31OUR RESIDENTS SHAKEN BY A NEAR

2:38:33MISS UM, A PARENT TERRIFIED

2:38:35OF CARS ZIPPING THROUGH A

2:38:36SCHOOL CROSSING OR A NEIGHBOR

2:38:39POINTING TO ANOTHER GHOST BIKE

2:38:41WHERE A LOVED ONE WAS TAKEN

2:38:43BEHIND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CALLS

2:38:45IS AN EMPTY CHAIR AT A KITCHEN

2:38:47TABLE AND A LIFE LOST ON THE

2:38:49STREETS THAT SHOULD HAVE KEPT

2:38:50THEM SAFE.

2:38:51I AM PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THIS

2:38:53RESOLUTION.

2:38:53HONORING LIFE FOR YOUR LIFE AND

2:38:55REMEMBERING EVERY NEIGHBOR

2:38:56WHOSE LIFE WAS TAKEN BY TRAFFIC

2:38:58VIOLENCE.

2:38:59WE OWE AN IMMENSE DEBT.

2:39:00UM TO THE ADVOCATES, ORGANIZERS

2:39:03AND GRIEVING FAMILIES WHO

2:39:04REFUSE TO LOOK AWAY AND TAKING

2:39:06UM THE TIME TO PREVENT TO

2:39:08DEMAND THAT OUR CITY VALUE

2:39:10HUMAN LIFE OVER SPEED

2:39:12OF TRAFFIC.

2:39:13WE OWE IT TO EVERY NEIGHBOR

2:39:14TURNING THEIR GRIEF INTO ACTION

2:39:16TO MATCH THEIR COURAGE TO MAKE

2:39:17SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBOR

2:39:18GETS HOME SAFELY.

2:39:19AND YOU KNOW THIS IS EXTREMELY

2:39:21PERSONAL FOR ME.

2:39:22AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I LOST,

2:39:23UH, MY BROTHER NOW.

2:39:24UM.

2:39:25>> TEN YEARS AGO, UM, DUE TO A

2:39:27CAR ACCIDENT.

2:39:28UM, AND YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS

2:39:31REFER TO YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT

2:39:32HAS DONE FOR ME TO MY FAMILY,

2:39:33TO BOTH MY PARENTS.

2:39:34UM, AND I KNOW SO MANY

2:39:36RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND

2:39:37AGAIN, I HEAR FROM THEM, MY

2:39:38OFFICE HEARS FROM THEM.

2:39:40UM, AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT

2:39:41WE CAN PREVENT.

2:39:42UM, SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK

2:39:43HOUSE REPAIR PLAN FOR FOR YOUR

2:39:44STRONG LEADERSHIP ON THIS NOT

2:39:46JUST TODAY BUT SINCE YOU, UM,

2:39:48SINCE THE FIRST DAY YOU STEPPED

2:39:49IN OFFICE, UM, JUST TO HAVE

2:39:51SAFER STREETS.

2:39:52UM, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

2:39:53,UM, SUPPORTING.

2:39:55>> THIS RESOLUTION.

2:39:55THANK YOU.

2:39:56>> THANK YOU,

2:39:57COUNCILOR SANTANA.

2:39:57THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

2:39:58COUNCILOR DURKAN.

2:39:59YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:40:00THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR

2:40:01BRIGHTON.

2:40:01UM, THIS MATTERS DEEPLY TO ALL.

2:40:03OF US.

2:40:04UM, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE COST

2:40:07IS.

2:40:07WE ALL READ THE NEWS.

2:40:09WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE COST IS

2:40:10OF UNSAFE STREETS.

2:40:11UM, AND I KNOW TOMORROW WE HAVE

2:40:13A HEARING AT 2 P.M. ABOUT

2:40:15BLOCKED BIKE LANES AND

2:40:17CROSSWALKS.

2:40:18UM, AND I KNOW I EVEN GOT AN

2:40:20INSTAGRAM COMMENT YESTERDAY

2:40:21SAYING OH, IS THIS THE MOST

2:40:23IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT YOU COULD

2:40:25BE TALKING ABOUT?

2:40:26AND THE ANSWER IS YES.

2:40:28TRAFFIC VIOLENCE.

2:40:30UH, WE LOSE PEOPLE TO TRAFFIC

2:40:31VIOLENCE EVERY.

2:40:32WEEK IN MASSACHUSETTS AND EVERY

2:40:35UM DAY IN THE US AND UM I DON'T

2:40:37KNOW THE EXACT STATISTICS BUT

2:40:40UM WE HAVE FELT IT VERY LOCALLY

2:40:42.

2:40:42THIS YEAR.

2:40:43UM, AND WE ALL HAVE BEEN

2:40:45IMPACTED UM, BY THE LOSS

2:40:47OF SOMEONE WHO HAS EITHER DIED

2:40:49UM, I IN MY DISTRICT, UM,

2:40:50SOMEONE DIED IN A CROSSWALK UH,

2:40:53THIS YEAR.

2:40:54UM AND IT SHAKED IT SHOOK ALL

2:40:56OF US.

2:40:56UM, AND SO, UM THE RIDE FOR OUR

2:40:59LIVES IS ABOUT COMMEMORATING

2:41:01AND MOURNING THOSE THAT WE'VE

2:41:03LOST.

2:41:03BUT ALSO IT'S A CHARGE

2:41:05OF ADVOCACY FOR THE FUTURE AND

2:41:07I THINK THAT IS SO IMPORTANT,

2:41:09UM, THAT WE BOTH CONNECT, UM,

2:41:11THAT WE BOTH MOURN THE LIVES

2:41:13LOST TO TRAFFIC VIOLENCE BUT

2:41:14ALSO.

2:41:15CHARGE INTO THE FUTURE.

2:41:16UM, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE

2:41:18DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO WORK

2:41:19TOWARDS VISION ZERO.

2:41:21SO UH, TO THAT UH, FOLKS, YOU

2:41:23KNOW, TO THE FOLKS WHO SAY IS

2:41:25IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE WE

2:41:26COULD BE WORKING ON TO ME THE

2:41:27ANSWER IS YES AND AND IT SHOULD

2:41:30BE TO EVERYONE AND I WILL BE

2:41:31BIKING THIS WEEKEND.

2:41:32THANK YOU.

2:41:33COUNCILOR DURKAN CHAIR

2:41:34RECOGNIZES COUNCILMEMBER HERE.

2:41:35OH BEG YOUR PARDON

2:41:36COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL FLYNN

2:41:37YOU'RE FIRST AND THEN WE GO TO

2:41:39CONSUMER HERE WE HEAR A

2:41:41COUNCIL OFTEN SORRY.

2:41:42YOU HAVE THE FLOOR THANK YOU

2:41:44MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO

2:41:46THE SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS

2:41:47FORWARD.

2:41:47IMPORTANT IMPORTANT RESOLUTION

2:41:50TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE

2:41:52SAFEST ENVIRONMENT FOR

2:41:53EVERYBODY.

2:41:54THIS IS AN ISSUE OF WORKED ON

2:41:57FOR NINE YEARS IS PROBABLY THE

2:41:59ISSUE I'VE WORKED ON UM SPENT

2:42:01THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME ON AND

2:42:03I'VE ALSO HAD MANY PEOPLE IN MY

2:42:06DISTRICT THAT UM LOST THEIR

2:42:08LIVES THROUGH TRAFFIC VIOLENCE.

2:42:10INCLUDING INCLUDING YOUNG

2:42:12CHILDREN.

2:42:14UM I DO THINK PART OF THE

2:42:16SOLUTION HAS TO BE STRICT

2:42:18ENFORCEMENT OF OUR CURRENT

2:42:20TRAFFIC LAWS.

2:42:23MICHAEL, AS WE'VE.

2:42:24COME AS WE FOCUS ON THE

2:42:26UPCOMING CITY BUDGET IS TO

2:42:29ADVOCATE FOR BOSTON POLICE TO

2:42:32EXPAND THEIR OUTREACH TO PULL

2:42:34PULL ANYONE OVER THAT'S

2:42:36VIOLATING THE RULES OF THE ROAD

2:42:38.

2:42:38I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL

2:42:40ASPECT OF IT.

2:42:41THE OTHER ASPECT OF IT IS I I

2:42:43HONESTLY BELIEVE A VEHICLE

2:42:45TRAVELING 25 MILES AN HOUR IS

2:42:48TOO FAST.

2:42:50I ADVOCATED A REDUCTION IN THE

2:42:52SPEED LIMIT FROM 30 TO 25 AND

2:42:55THEN WAS ABLE TO GET IT DOWN TO

2:42:5820 IN SCHOOL ZONES.

2:43:00UM BUT I DO THINK 25 MILES AN

2:43:03HOUR IN BOSTON IS EXCESSIVE.

2:43:05I THINK IT SHOULD BE 20 MILES

2:43:07AN HOUR.

2:43:08BUT MY MAIN POINT IS FOLLOWING

2:43:11THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

2:43:13WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT BOSTON

2:43:15POLICE DO MORE ENFORCEMENT

2:43:17OF THE CURRENT LAWS.

2:43:19WE SEE A LOT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE,

2:43:21PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,

2:43:23OTHERS IN CROSSWALKS IN CARS

2:43:26WILL SPEED BY THEM OR UM OTHER

2:43:29VEHICLES WILL SPEED SPEED BY

2:43:31THEM.

2:43:32DISREGARDING THE HEALTH AND

2:43:33SAFETY OF THOSE IN THE

2:43:35CROSSWALK, WE HAVE TO NOT ONLY

2:43:38ENFORCE THE LAW BUT WE HAVE TO

2:43:39EDUCATE THE PUBLIC EVERYBODY TO

2:43:42TREAT PEDESTRIANS WITH RESPECT

2:43:45WHEN YOU SEE THEM ALONG ALONG

2:43:48OUR STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AND

2:43:50UH THAT'S AN ISSUE I'M GOING TO

2:43:51CONTINUE TO LEAD ON AND FOCUS

2:43:52ON.

2:43:53THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:43:54THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:43:55THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES MEJIA.

2:43:57COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:43:58UH THANK YOU.

2:43:59UM, MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO

2:44:01THANK COUNCILOR BUMPING AND

2:44:03COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:44:04UH, FOR A FEW YEARS AGO JOINING

2:44:07ME ON THE, UM.

2:44:10SAFETY THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

2:44:11TASK FORCE THAT WE CREATED UM,

2:44:14BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE, UH,

2:44:16ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING WITH

2:44:17THE, UH, MOPED AND THE SCOOTERS

2:44:20AND JUST KIND OF LAY THE

2:44:23DIFFICULT SPACE THAT FOLKS WERE

2:44:26CREATING.

2:44:27UM.

2:44:27>> IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS.

2:44:29SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND

2:44:30YOUR OFFICERS FOR YOUR, UH,

2:44:31YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP IN

2:44:34THAT WORK.

2:44:36AND, UM, I ALSO JUST WANT TO

2:44:38ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, YOU KNOW,

2:44:40WHAT HAPPENS HERE OR AT LEAST

2:44:42WHAT I SEE IS THAT OFTENTIMES

2:44:44WE GET PITTED AGAINST PEOPLE

2:44:45WHO WANT.

2:44:46BIKE LANES AND PEOPLE.

2:44:48WHO WANT THIS AND WE DON'T WANT

2:44:50THAT AND THAT.

2:44:51>> IT IT IT UH.

2:44:51AND I THINK WHEN IT COMES DOWN

2:44:53TO PEOPLE'S LIVES, WE HAVE TO

2:44:55START REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE

2:44:56CITY AS A WHOLE AND THINKING

2:44:59ABOUT HOW EVERYONE IS GETTING

2:45:01AROUND.

2:45:02AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE A

2:45:03RESPONSIBILITY NOT TO JUST SHOW

2:45:05UP FOR THIS, UH, THIS EVENT

2:45:07THAT'S HAPPENING ON SUNDAY AND

2:45:09TO UH, COUNCIL DURKIN'S.

2:45:10HEARING UH TOMORROW AROUND

2:45:12PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

2:45:13I THINK THAT.

2:45:14WE NEED.

2:45:15TO START UNDERSTANDING THAT

2:45:17WE'RE 13 CITY COUNCILORS

2:45:19WHETHER YOU LIVE IN A DISTRICT

2:45:20THAT IS IMPACTED OR NOT, THE

2:45:22VOTES THAT YOU TAKE, THE

2:45:23DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE, THE

2:45:24BUDGET THAT WE PASS ALL IMPACT

2:45:28THE 800,000 CONSTITUENTS THAT

2:45:30WE ALL SERVE.

2:45:31AND SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE

2:45:33TO START LEARNING HOW TO DO IS

2:45:34TRYING TO FIND SOME COMMON

2:45:35GROUND AND SOME WAYS TO WORK

2:45:37TOGETHER BECAUSE WE'RE NOT

2:45:38GOING.

2:45:39>> TO HAVE.

2:45:39PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IF WE CAN'T

2:45:40GET ON THE SAME PAGE AROUND THE

2:45:42THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SEE.

2:45:44SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S

2:45:46GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

2:45:46I'M WILLING TO.

2:45:47FACILITATE IT.

2:45:48>> I DO HAVE AN AWARD WINNING

2:45:49PERSONALITY THAT I CAN HELP YOU

2:45:51OUT WITH.

2:45:51UM, BECAUSE.

2:45:52WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START.

2:45:54DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

2:45:55>> IF WE WANT TO GET THESE

2:45:56THINGS PASSED THROUGH THIS BODY

2:45:58GETTING THE MONEY THAT WE NEED.

2:46:01TO TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN

2:46:02.

2:46:04SO I'M.

2:46:05VOLUNTEERING TO HELP YOU ALL

2:46:06OUT WITH THAT.

2:46:07THANK YOU.

2:46:08>> COUNCILOR MEJIA, UM, AS A

2:46:10CITY COUNCILOR FOR ALLSTON

2:46:11BRIGHTON DISTRICT NINE IN MY

2:46:13TIME AND AND OFFICE I.

2:46:15HAVE WE'VE.

2:46:16LOST THAT I KNOW OF AND OTHERS

2:46:18THAT I MAY NOT KNOW OF FIVE

2:46:20PEOPLE ON CROSSWALKS KILLED ON

2:46:22CROSSWALKS AND AN UNTOLD NUMBER

2:46:24OF OTHERS WHO WERE SERIOUSLY

2:46:26INJURED ONE MORE RECENTLY WE

2:46:27HAD SOMEONE WHO WAS CROSSING A

2:46:29CROSSWALK NEXT TO A SENIOR

2:46:31HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND SHE WAS

2:46:33STRUCK BY A TRUCK AND SHE BROKE

2:46:35HER LEG.

2:46:36THANKFULLY SHE SURVIVED BUT SHE

2:46:38WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO A HOME

2:46:40BECAUSE SHE WAS DEEMED VERY

2:46:43DISABLED AND WASN'T ABLE TO GET

2:46:44BACK TO HER HOME FOR MONTHS.

2:46:46UM.

2:46:47AND ALSO THOSE CLIPS FOLKS

2:46:49CROSSING A CROSSWALK AND THEY

2:46:51GET CLIPPED BY A WINGER OR THEY

2:46:54GET UH, KNOCKED OVER BY A CAR

2:46:56THAT'S JUST NOT GIVING THEM

2:46:57TIME TO GET ACROSS THE ROAD.

2:46:58SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY,

2:47:00REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE

2:47:01THAT WE NEED TO WE HAVE TO DEAL

2:47:03WITH IT EVERY DAY AND WE

2:47:05SHOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT

2:47:06STATISTICS LIKE HAVING FIVE

2:47:08PEOPLE KILLED AND ALSO RIDING

2:47:10ON CROSSWALKS.

2:47:11SO I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M SORT

2:47:13OF LIKE A TERRIER AND A BONE UH

2:47:16,KEEPING ADVOCATING FOR MORE

2:47:17UH, SPEED BUMPS AND UH, TO

2:47:20ACTUALLY EXPAND THE SAFETY

2:47:22SURGE SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY

2:47:24SLOW PEOPLE DOWN AND MAKE THEM

2:47:26DRIVE MORE CAREFULLY.

2:47:27UH, AND ALSO RESPONSIBLE USE

2:47:30OF THE ROADWAY BY PEDESTRIANS

2:47:32LIKE LIKE PAY ATTENTION.

2:47:33IT'S IT'S IT'S A DANGEROUS

2:47:35SPACE OUT THERE.

2:47:36UM, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO

2:47:38CONTINUING THIS WORK.

2:47:39WE'RE WE'RE STILL THE JOB'S NOT

2:47:41DONE YET, SO, UH.

2:47:43THANK YOU.

2:47:44THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR

2:47:46YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ONE.

2:47:47WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

2:47:49NAME?

2:47:50COLORED AS A OF COUNCILOR

2:47:52CULPEPER.

2:47:54COUNCILOR.

2:47:54UH DURKAN.

2:47:55COUNCILOR.

2:47:55FITZGERALD.

2:47:55COUNCILOR.

2:47:56FLYNN, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

2:47:57COUNTRYMAN COUNCILOR.

2:47:58MURPHY CONTRA SANTANA COUNCIL.

2:48:00WEBER CULTURAL.

2:48:02PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR.

2:48:07UM COUNCILOR PEPEN SIX

2:48:08SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND

2:48:09ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1971.

2:48:11ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

2:48:13ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

2:48:15THE AYES HAVE IT.

2:48:16DOCKET 1971 HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

2:48:19MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

2:48:20READ DOCKET 1972.

2:48:22TALKING NUMBER 1972

2:48:25COUNCILOR FLYNN OFF OF THE

2:48:26FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT

2:48:28OF UH 210 DENTAL CARE FOR

2:48:30VETERANS ACT.

2:48:32CHAIR RECOGNIZES

2:48:34COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:48:34YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:48:35THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:48:36MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD

2:48:38COUNCILOR MURPHY AS AN ORIGINAL

2:48:40CO-SPONSOR?

2:48:41COUNCILOR MURPHY SO ON.

2:48:42THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:48:44MADAM CHAIR, WE MUST RECOGNIZE

2:48:45THE WORK AND SACRIFICE THAT OUR

2:48:47VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS

2:48:49HAVE MADE TO OUR COUNTRY TO DO

2:48:51THAT.

2:48:52WE MUST ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE

2:48:54THE NECESSARY RESOURCES,

2:48:57SUPPORT AND CARE AT THE VA

2:48:59MEDICAL CENTER.

2:49:01ORAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL FOR

2:49:03DAILY FUNCTIONS AND IT HAS A

2:49:05PROFOUND IMPACT ON ONE'S

2:49:07PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND

2:49:10THEIR WELL-BEING.

2:49:11HARMFUL BACTERIA INFLAMMATION

2:49:14DUE TO POOR ORAL HEALTH CAN

2:49:17CONTRIBUTE TO SERIOUS HEALTH

2:49:19CONDITIONS LIKE HEART DISEASE,

2:49:21STROKES, DIABETES AND

2:49:24RESPIRATORY ISSUES.

2:49:26ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE IS

2:49:27LIMITED DUE TO RESTRICTIVE

2:49:30ELIGIBILITY RULES AND WORKFORCE

2:49:32SHORTAGES.

2:49:33ROUGHLY 80% OF VETERANS

2:49:35ENROLLED IN THE VA HEALTH

2:49:36CENTER ARE INELIGIBLE TO

2:49:40INELIGIBLE TO FOR DENTAL

2:49:42BENEFITS.

2:49:43COVERAGE IS LIMITED TO VETERANS

2:49:45WITH 100% SERVICE CONNECTED

2:49:48DISABILITY IN OTHER CATEGORIES

2:49:51AS WELL, INCLUDING PRISONERS

2:49:53OF WAR UM OR THOSE WITH SERVICE

2:49:56CONNECTED DENTAL INJURIES.

2:49:59MOREOVER, THE VA FACES A

2:50:02SHORTAGE OF DENTISTS, DENTAL

2:50:04HYGIENIST AND CLINIC SPACE AS

2:50:06WELL.

2:50:08THE DENTAL CARE FOR VETERANS

2:50:11ACT HR 210 INTRODUCED BY

2:50:14REPRESENTATIVE JULIAN BROMLEY,

2:50:16IT AIMS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO

2:50:19COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE TO

2:50:20ALL VETERANS ENROLLED IN THE VA

2:50:22HEALTH SYSTEM.

2:50:23THE BILL IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED

2:50:25BY VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS

2:50:26ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING

2:50:27THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

2:50:30.

2:50:30EXPANDING ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE

2:50:32WOULD HELP OUR VETERANS RECEIVE

2:50:34PREVENTIVE AND NECESSARY

2:50:35TREATMENT AND ADDRESS ORAL

2:50:37NEEDS BEFORE THEY BECOME MORE

2:50:40SERIOUS.

2:50:40OUR VETERANS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO

2:50:43SOLELY RELY ON EVENTS LIKE THE

2:50:48STAND DOWN FOR GREATER BOSTON

2:50:49VETERANS TO RECEIVE DENTAL

2:50:50CLEANINGS AND SCREENINGS.

2:50:53I TALKED TO MAYBE SEVEN PEOPLE

2:50:55THAT WERE UM, IN LINE WAITING

2:50:57TO GET DENTAL CARE AT THE AT

2:51:00THE RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF CITY

2:51:02HALL.

2:51:03UM AND THAT'S WHERE THEY WERE

2:51:04PROVIDING DENTAL CARE BECAUSE

2:51:06THEY WERE INELIGIBLE TO GET THE

2:51:09NECESSARY CARE AT THE VA HEALTH

2:51:11CENTER BECAUSE THEY THEY JUST

2:51:13DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR SUPPORTING

2:51:15THE DENTAL CARE FOR VETERANS

2:51:17ACT STRENGTHENS OUR COLLECTIVE

2:51:18COMMITMENT TO SERVE THOSE WHO

2:51:20HAVE SERVED US AND THEN ENSURE

2:51:23THAT THEY ARE TREATED WITH

2:51:24DIGNITY AND RESPECT THAT THEY

2:51:27HAVE EARNED.

2:51:29UM AND GOING DOWN TO DC

2:51:31SOMETIME IN DECEMBER.

2:51:32I AM MEETING WITH SOME

2:51:33CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER STAFFERS

2:51:36UH, TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE,

2:51:38BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO DOWN

2:51:39THERE LETTING THEM KNOW THAT

2:51:41THE CITY COUNCIL IS ON BOARD

2:51:43WITH THIS PARTICULAR PIECE

2:51:44OF LEGISLATION.

2:51:45THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:51:46THANK YOU.

2:51:47>> COUNCILOR FINCHER RECOGNIZES

2:51:48COMES FROM MURPHY.

2:51:49YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:51:49THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

2:51:51AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN

2:51:52FOR ADDING ME.

2:51:53DENTAL CARE IS HEALTH CARE AND

2:51:56WE KNOW THAT WITHOUT DENTAL

2:51:58CARE IT CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT

2:52:01NOT JUST YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH

2:52:02BUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.

2:52:04SO I WANT TO THANK THOSE IN

2:52:06WASHINGTON WHO ARE FIGHTING TO

2:52:07EXPAND WHAT LIMITED BENEFITS WE

2:52:09ARE GIVING OUR VETERANS.

2:52:11I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD

2:52:12GET FULL DENTAL BENEFITS AND

2:52:15GET THE CARE THEY NEED.

2:52:17SO SUPPORTING THIS AND HOPE OUR

2:52:18COLLEAGUES DO ALSO.

2:52:19THANK YOU.

2:52:20THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY.

2:52:22WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

2:52:23NAME?

2:52:25COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER

2:52:27COUNCILOR CULPEPER

2:52:27COUNCILOR DIRECTOR FITZGERALD

2:52:29CANCER LOUIJEUNE CONTRA MEJIA.

2:52:32COUNCILOR PEPEN

2:52:33COUNCILOR SANTANA AND PLEASE

2:52:34OF THE CHAIR.

2:52:37COUNCILORS UH FLYNN AND MURPHY

2:52:39SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES

2:52:40ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1972.

2:52:42ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

2:52:44ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY.

2:52:46THE AYES HAVE IT.

2:52:47DOCKET 1972 HAS PASSED.

2:52:51MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE

2:52:52READ DOCKET 1973?

2:52:54DUCKY NUMBER 1973

2:52:57COUNCILOR PEPEN OFFERED THE

2:52:58FOLLOWING RESOLUTION URGING

2:52:59CONGRESS TO REVERSE DEVASTATING

2:53:02CUTS TO THE FEDERAL PUBLIC

2:53:03HOUSING AND VOUCHER BUDGETS.

2:53:05CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONCHA PEPEN

2:53:07YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:53:08THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:53:10MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND

2:53:11THAT COUNCILOR SANTANA AS THE

2:53:13SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR?

2:53:15UH COUNCILOR SANTANA SO AT IT.

2:53:16AND MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND

2:53:18I YOURSELF COUNCIL BREADON HAS

2:53:20A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

2:53:21COUNCILOR PRINCE.

2:53:22UM, SEEING AND HEARING NO

2:53:23OBJECTIONS.

2:53:24CANTABRIANS ARE.

2:53:25I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE

2:53:27COUNCILOR CULPEPER WHO REACHED

2:53:28OUT AND EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR

2:53:29THIS.

2:53:30UM AND ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT

2:53:31HIS WORK WITH HUD THAT I KNOW

2:53:33WAS VERY MEANINGFUL TO THE TO

2:53:35THE EXPANSION OF MORE

2:53:36AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UM,

2:53:37THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

2:53:38SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

2:53:40ALL OF US ARE THEY ARE ALL

2:53:43OF US AS WELL AS EVERY

2:53:44BOSTONIAN KNOWS THAT WE ARE IN

2:53:46A HOUSING CRISIS.

2:53:47WE TALK AT LENGTH ABOUT THE

2:53:49RISING COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION,

2:53:50THE DEEP CONCERNS FOR

2:53:51DISPLACEMENTS AND THE MANY

2:53:52TOOLS OUR CITY IS USING TO

2:53:53EXPAND THE MARKET.

2:53:54ONE OF THE FEW THINGS WE DO

2:53:56NOT.

2:53:56DISCUSS NEARLY ENOUGH HAS BEEN

2:53:58THE CONTINUAL LACK OF SUPPORT

2:54:00FROM OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO

2:54:01KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES,

2:54:03ESPECIALLY OUR MOST VULNERABLE

2:54:04PUBLIC HOUSING.

2:54:06IN FACT, OUR GOVERNMENT HAS

2:54:08ARGUABLY DAMAGED PUBLIC HOUSING

2:54:10BY CUTTING CLOSE TO.

2:54:13$18 MILLION TO THE BOSTON

2:54:15PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY

2:54:16FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING

2:54:18OPERATING BUDGET THIS YEAR.

2:54:19I REPEAT $18 MILLION CUT BY

2:54:23THIS PRESIDENTIAL.

2:54:25ADMINISTRATION AT THE FEDERAL

2:54:27GOVERNMENT.

2:54:27THIS IS AFTER ONLY

2:54:29APPROPRIATING LESS THAN 87% IN

2:54:31JANUARY.

2:54:31BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS

2:54:33TRIED TO KEEP THESE CUTS FROM

2:54:34IMPACTING RESIDENTS LIVES AS

2:54:36MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS

2:54:38ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN

2:54:39STAFFING AND MAINTENANCE WILL

2:54:40BE AT RISK.

2:54:41THE FEDERAL HOUSING VOUCHER

2:54:43BUDGET HAS ALSO BEEN CUT BACK,

2:54:45CAUSING NO NEW FEDERAL VOUCHERS

2:54:46TO BE.

2:54:47ISSUED BY SINCE.

2:54:49FEBRUARY 2024.

2:54:51>> THAT WAS ONE MONTH LESS THAN

2:54:53MY ENTIRE TENURE ON THE

2:54:54COUNCIL.

2:54:56LASTLY, EARLIER THIS YEAR IN

2:54:57FEBRUARY, HUD PROPOSED ENDING

2:55:00PRORATED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR

2:55:01MIXED STATUS FAMILIES.

2:55:04AS A KID I GREW UP IN PUBLIC

2:55:05HOUSING.

2:55:06TO HEAR THAT FAMILIES LIKE MINE

2:55:09THAT ARE TRYING TO DO BETTER

2:55:10FOR THEMSELVES, TO CONTINUE TO

2:55:12ELEVATE THEIR STATUS, TO FIND

2:55:14STABLE HOUSING AND TO LIVE A

2:55:16BETTER LIFE THAT THEY MAY LOSE

2:55:18NECESSARY AID TO KEEP THEIR

2:55:19HOMES IS DISGRACEFUL.

2:55:22MASKING MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES

2:55:23WHO SUPPORT THIS MESSAGE URGING

2:55:24CONGRESS TO RESTORE THE FEDERAL

2:55:26PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING BUDGET

2:55:28TO AT LEAST 100%.

2:55:29RAISE THE FEDERAL VOUCHER

2:55:30PROGRAM BUDGET TO ISSUE

2:55:32VOUCHERS AGAIN INCLUDE LANGUAGE

2:55:34IN THE NEXT FEDERAL

2:55:35APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO REVERSE

2:55:36THE ROLLBACK OF THE RESTORE

2:55:38REBUILD PROGRAM TO BUILD MORE

2:55:39AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TO PAY BACK

2:55:41THE REAL REGIONAL ENERGY COSTS

2:55:42AND TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE

2:55:44EXISTING LEGALLY HOUSE OF MIXED

2:55:45STATUS FAMILIES.

2:55:46I WANT TO TAKE THE REMAINDER

2:55:48OF MY TIME TO ALSO JUST GIVE

2:55:49THANK YOU TO MY MEMBER

2:55:53OF CONGRESS TO CONGRESSWOMAN

2:55:54AYANNA PRESSLEY BECAUSE JUST I

2:55:57BELIEVE IT WAS LAST WEEK

2:55:59COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE MYSELF AND

2:56:01THE MAYOR REPRESENTATIVE

2:56:02CONSALVO, ADMINISTRATOR BOK

2:56:06SECRETARY HUNTSMAN TO HEAR FROM

2:56:07THE STATE AND CONGRESSWOMAN

2:56:09PRESSLEY WE WERE AT THE

2:56:10FAIRMONT PUBLIC HOUSING IN HYDE

2:56:11PARK TO ANNOUNCE INVESTMENTS

2:56:15THAT CONGRESSWOMAN PRESSLEY,

2:56:16THE STATE IN THE CITY WERE ABLE

2:56:18TO GET FOR THAT HOUSING

2:56:19FACILITY AND THE PEOPLE AND THE

2:56:21RESIDENTS THERE WERE ECSTATIC.

2:56:23BUT WE NEED MORE OF THAT.

2:56:25WE HAVE TO.

2:56:25CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC

2:56:27HOUSING RESIDENTS IF WE TRULY

2:56:30CARE ABOUT HOUSING IN GENERAL

2:56:31IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.

2:56:32THANK YOU.

2:56:33THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN.

2:56:35THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

2:56:37COUNCILOR SANTANA.

2:56:38YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:56:40THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

2:56:41AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN,

2:56:43UM, FOR INCLUDING ME AS A

2:56:44CO-SPONSOR.

2:56:45UM, GROWING UP IN PUBLIC

2:56:47HOUSING, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT

2:56:49A STABLE HOME IS A FOUNDATION

2:56:51FOR EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE.

2:56:52IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ALREADY

2:56:54TENUOUS HOUSING CRISIS, FORCING

2:56:56CANNOT AFFORD FEDERAL

2:56:58DISINVESTMENT THAT CHIPS AWAY

2:56:59AT THE STABILITY AND PUSHES OUR

2:57:01MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS

2:57:02TOWARDS DISPLACEMENT.

2:57:04THE REAL WORLD IMPACTS OF THE

2:57:05FEDERAL ACTIONS ARE ALREADY

2:57:07HITTING OUR CITY HARD.

2:57:08THE HOUSING HOUSING AUTHORITY

2:57:09OVERSEES 50 PUBLIC HOUSING

2:57:11DEVELOPMENTS, 37 OF WHICH RELY

2:57:13DIRECTLY ON THE FEDERAL

2:57:14OPERATING BUDGET ADMINISTERED

2:57:16BY HUD BECAUSE OF LIMITED

2:57:18LIMITED FEDERAL RENEWAL FUNDING

2:57:19AND BUDGET ROLLBACKS.

2:57:21THE VHA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO

2:57:23ISSUE A SINGLE NEW FEDERAL

2:57:24VOUCHER SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2020

2:57:27FOR FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS HAVE

2:57:29FROZEN VHA VOUCHERS.

2:57:31UM SINCE FEBRUARY 2024, HALTING

2:57:34CRITICAL CONTRACTS FOR SENIORS

2:57:35AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMBINED

2:57:37WITH THE ROLLBACKS TO

2:57:38REBUILDING AUTHORITY AND A TAX

2:57:40ON MIXED STATUS FAMILIES.

2:57:41THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION IS

2:57:43ACTIVELY DISMANTLING OUR

2:57:44ABILITY TO CREATE AND PRESERVE

2:57:46HOMES ACROSS BOSTON.

2:57:47THIS CRISIS THREATENS THE

2:57:50STABILITY OF BOSTON'S LOW

2:57:50INCOME FAMILIES, SENIORS AND

2:57:53RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

2:57:54WHILE SHUTTING OUT UM WORKING

2:57:57PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO ARE

2:57:58FIGHTING TO MAKE BOSTON THEIR

2:57:59LONG TERM HOME.

2:58:01WE MUST EXPLORE EVERY MEASURE

2:58:02AT OUR DISPOSAL TO PUSH BACK

2:58:03AGAINST THESE FEDERAL UM

2:58:06MEASURES AND DEMAND THAT

2:58:07CONGRESS FULLY INVEST IN PUBLIC

2:58:08HOUSING.

2:58:09I ALSO UM I WANT TO THANK

2:58:12COUNCILOR THAT I KNOW YOU ALSO

2:58:13GREW UP IN PUBLIC HOUSING WHERE

2:58:14THE TWO OF US IN PUBLIC HOUSING

2:58:15KIDS ON THE COUNCIL.

2:58:17UM, AND UH, YOU KNOW, WE NEED

2:58:19TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BOSTON

2:58:21HOUSING, UH, RESIDENTS.

2:58:22UM, AND I'M VERY GLAD TO BE

2:58:24ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS

2:58:25RESOLUTION.

2:58:25THANK YOU.

2:58:27THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA.

2:58:29AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR, I'LL

2:58:30JUST TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO

2:58:32THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEPEN, FOR

2:58:34,UM AND BRING FORWARD THIS

2:58:37RESOLUTION.

2:58:38I I THINK THIS IS A CRISIS.

2:58:41THIS IS A CRISIS.

2:58:43$18 MILLION IS A HUGE AMOUNT

2:58:45OF MONEY TO TAKE OUT OF, UM,

2:58:47UH, FUNDING STREAM AND I THINK

2:58:52IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO

2:58:53BE VERY, VERY HARD TO

2:58:54COMPENSATE FOR.

2:58:56SO, UM, I THANK YOU FOR

2:58:58BRINGING FORWARD THIS.

2:58:58I THINK WE NEED TO SEND A VERY

2:59:00CLEAR MESSAGE IF ANYBODY'S

2:59:01LISTENING TO, UH, THOSE, UH,

2:59:04DECISION MAKERS AT THE FEDERAL

2:59:05LEVEL THAT, UH, OUR FUNDING FOR

2:59:08FEDERAL FOR PUBLIC HOUSING IN

2:59:10THE CITY OF BOSTON IS A CRUCIAL

2:59:11PART, UH, OF OUR HOUSING

2:59:14INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE CITY

2:59:16AND THAT THIS RECKLESS CUTTING

2:59:19OF UM, UH, GRANT FUNDING TO THE

2:59:21TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY'RE

2:59:22DOING IT IS PUTTING LIVES IN

2:59:24DANGER.

2:59:25OUR MOST VULNERABLE VULNERABLE

2:59:26RESIDENTS RELY ON SUPPORT AND

2:59:29UH, SHELTER IN PUBLIC HOUSING

2:59:31AND UH, THIS IS A DEVASTATING

2:59:33MOVE THAT WE HOPE THAT THEY

2:59:35WILL REVERSE.

2:59:36THANK YOU.

2:59:38I WILL NOT MOVE TO, UH,

2:59:40COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PATTERN

2:59:41AND I'LL GO TO COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:59:42COUNTRY CAN EITHER SUPPORT.

2:59:43DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR?

2:59:44I'M SORRY.

2:59:44COUNCILOR FLYNN.

2:59:45>> I DON'T OH.

2:59:46SPEAK.

2:59:46APARTMENT COURTYARD.

2:59:47WATER COUNTRY.

2:59:48FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

2:59:50THANK YOU.

2:59:50>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I

2:59:52STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS

2:59:54RESOLUTION.

2:59:54I REPRESENT PROBABLY THE MOST

2:59:56RESIDENTS OF ANY DISTRICT

2:59:57COUNCIL, UM, THAT LIVE IN

3:00:00PUBLIC HOUSING AND HAVE ALWAYS

3:00:03BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR

3:00:05PUBLIC HOUSING.

3:00:06UM, WHAT I WHAT I ALSO WANT TO

3:00:09ADVOCATE FOR IS FOR US AS A

3:00:11CITY COUNCIL BODY TO SUPPORT

3:00:14CURRENT RESIDENTS AND VHA MANY

3:00:16OF THEM MANY DEVELOPMENTS HAVE

3:00:19MAJOR ELEVATOR INFRASTRUCTURE

3:00:21CHALLENGES.

3:00:22THEY BRING THAT TO

3:00:24ME FREQUENTLY AND THEY BRING IT

3:00:27TO OTHER DISTRICT CITY

3:00:28COUNCILORS AS WELL.

3:00:29I BELIEVE THAT'S A CIVIL RIGHTS

3:00:31ISSUE WHEN YOU WHEN YOU CAN'T

3:00:33GET OUT OF YOUR APARTMENT

3:00:35BECAUSE THE ELEVATOR IS DOWN

3:00:38IMPACTING SENIORS, IMPACTING

3:00:40PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

3:00:42UM I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE

3:00:43THE INCREDIBLE ROLE

3:00:45OF CONGRESSMAN STEPHEN LYNCH

3:00:47HAS PLAYED UM IN SUPPORTING

3:00:49TENANTS UM ACROSS REALLY ACROSS

3:00:52THE CITY BUT ACROSS THE

3:00:54COMMONWEALTH AS WELL.

3:00:55I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE

3:00:56CONGRESSMAN LYNCH AND HIS

3:00:58STRONG POSITIVE LEADERSHIP FOR

3:01:01UM FOR THE BOSTON HOUSING

3:01:02AUTHORITY AND RESIDENTS LIVING

3:01:03IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

3:01:04THANK YOU.

3:01:07CHAIR RECOGNIZES

3:01:08COUNCILOR CANNOT AS A PARTNER

3:01:09YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:01:11THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM,

3:01:12COUNCILOR PITTMAN FOR BRINGING

3:01:13THIS FORWARD.

3:01:14AND PLEASE.

3:01:14>> ADD MY NAME.

3:01:15I ALSO WANT TO THANK, UM,

3:01:16ADMINISTRATOR KENZIE BOK FOR

3:01:17HER LEADERSHIP DURING.

3:01:18>> THIS MOMENT WHERE WE ARE

3:01:19JUST IT'S SUCH AN ADVERSARIAL

3:01:21TIME, UM, TO BE OPERATING IN

3:01:22THIS SPACE AND WHERE WE'VE HAD

3:01:25A FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION THAT

3:01:26HAS LITERALLY DEMONSTRATED

3:01:27DISDAIN AND CONTEMPT FOR PEOPLE

3:01:28THAT LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

3:01:29IT'S DISGUSTING.

3:01:30UM, AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK

3:01:31YOU FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS

3:01:33RESOLUTION.

3:01:33THIS IS $18 MILLION OR ALMOST

3:01:36$18 MILLION.

3:01:36UM, THAT'S GOING TO BE CUT AND

3:01:38IT'S DEVASTATING BECAUSE IT'S

3:01:39GOING TO IMPACT THE UH,

3:01:41CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT

3:01:42ULTIMATELY HELP WITH QUALITY

3:01:43OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS THERE.

3:01:45AND SO I THINK THE FOLKS AT

3:01:46BUNKER HILL, UH, SONIA IN THE

3:01:48NORTH END, UM MAVERIK LANDING

3:01:51ORIENT HEIGHTS AND IT'S JUST

3:01:53IT'S JUST ANOTHER EGREGIOUS ACT

3:01:56BY THIS ADMINISTRATION.

3:01:57AND SO IN ADDITION TO TO WHAT

3:01:59YOU'VE LAID OUT, THIS IS KIND

3:02:00OF LIKE A CATCH ALL KITCHEN

3:02:01SINK RESOLUTION WHERE YOU TALK

3:02:02ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE

3:02:04COMING FOR MIXED STATUS

3:02:05HOUSEHOLDS.

3:02:06UM.

3:02:07UM, JUST.

3:02:08>> MAKING SURE I'M READING MY

3:02:08NOTES HERE.

3:02:09UH, THE VOUCHER FUNDING IS

3:02:11BEING CHOKED AND OPPORTUNITIES

3:02:12TO CREATE NEW AFFORDABLE

3:02:13HOUSING UM, ARE ALSO BEING

3:02:14RESTRICTED.

3:02:15AND SO I REALLY SEE THIS AS UM

3:02:19AS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS

3:02:20ADMINISTRATION USING HOUSING AS

3:02:23A POLITICAL BARGAINING CHIP

3:02:24WHEN REALLY IT SHOULD BE

3:02:25TREATED AS A AS A RIGHT.

3:02:27SO UM IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE

3:02:29AGAIN AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD

3:02:31REMINDER FOR ALL OF US AND

3:02:32COUNCIL HERE I HAD HAD TALKED

3:02:33ABOUT THIS BUT IT'S A GOOD

3:02:35REMINDER FOR ALL OF US TO UM TO

3:02:38BE UNITED AND FIGHT FOR BOSTON

3:02:40AND FIGHT FOR RESIDENTS WHILE

3:02:42WE HAVE THIS FEDERAL

3:02:43ADMINISTRATION WHO IS DOING ALL

3:02:44OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED

3:02:45AND MORE UM, AND REALLY COMING

3:02:47FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE SO

3:02:48HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION

3:02:49AND JUST UM HOPEFUL THAT MY

3:02:51COLLEAGUES CAN COME TOGETHER ON

3:02:52ISSUES LIKE THIS MORE OFTEN.

3:02:53THANK YOU.

3:02:54THANK YOU.

3:02:54COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PATIO

3:02:55CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE

3:02:57LOUIJEUNE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:02:58THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:02:59>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO

3:03:00THE MAKERS FOR FILING THIS

3:03:02RESOLUTION AS WE KNOW ON THIS

3:03:03BODY, EVEN FOR THOSE OF US WHO

3:03:05WERE HERE PRIOR.

3:03:06UM, TO THIS IN THIS FEDERAL

3:03:08ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HOUSING,

3:03:09THE SEVERELY UNDERFUNDED IT IS

3:03:12THE HOUSING THAT WE DEPEND ON

3:03:14TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOST

3:03:15VULNERABLE THAT THE OUR POOR

3:03:17RESIDENTS, UM, HAVE A PLACE TO

3:03:20CALL HOME BECAUSE HOUSING IS IS

3:03:22OUR RIGHT AND IS A BASIC RIGHT

3:03:23THAT HAS BEEN COMMODIFIED AND

3:03:25THAT HAS MADE IT REALLY, REALLY

3:03:26HARD.

3:03:27SO IF WE ARE NOT DOING THAT

3:03:28THERE NEEDS TO BE GOVERNMENT

3:03:29INTERVENTION IN THE MARKET

3:03:30BECAUSE IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE.

3:03:32THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO ACTUALLY

3:03:34PUT THE MONEY INTO THE HOUSING.

3:03:36AND SO WE'VE SEEN WHAT WE'RE

3:03:38SEEING RIGHT NOW IS A

3:03:39DEVASTATION TO FAMILIES WHO ARE

3:03:43DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT

3:03:45RECOGNIZING ITS ROLE AND MAKING

3:03:46SURE THAT ITS RESIDENTS HAVE A

3:03:48PLACE TO CALL HOME.

3:03:48AND SO I WANT TO BE IN FULL

3:03:50SUPPORT OF THIS UH,

3:03:51COUNCILOR PREPARED AND I WERE

3:03:53IN UH, HYDE PARK LAST WEEK, UM,

3:03:57TALKING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT

3:03:59IS TO INVEST IN PUBLIC HOUSING

3:04:01ALONGSIDE CONGRESSWOMAN

3:04:03PRESSLEY, THE MAYOR UH,

3:04:04ADMINISTRATOR BOK AND I WANT TO

3:04:05THANK HIM.

3:04:06FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.

3:04:07AND COUNCILOR.

3:04:08SANTANA FOR THEIR.

3:04:09LEADERSHIP BECAUSE AS FOLKS.

3:04:10WHO GREW UP AND WHO LIVE IN

3:04:12PUBLIC HOUSING, THEIR

3:04:13EXPERIENCE REALLY SHOULD INFORM

3:04:15HOW WE TALK ABOUT AND HOW WE

3:04:16DEAL AND HOW WE UPLIFT THE

3:04:17NEEDS OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN

3:04:19PUBLIC HOUSING AND HOW WE WORK

3:04:21IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FEDERAL

3:04:22AND OUR STATE GOVERNMENT TO GET

3:04:24MORE MONEY INTO HOUSING.

3:04:26AND SO THIS IS AN URGENT NEED.

3:04:28UH, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT

3:04:30FORMS OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND

3:04:32THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ONE

3:04:33FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE

3:04:34RESIDENTS.

3:04:34AND SO I HOPE WASHINGTON IS

3:04:36LISTENING BECAUSE WE ARE ASKING

3:04:38PEOPLE TO DO EVEN MORE ON A

3:04:40SHOESTRING BUDGET.

3:04:40IT WAS ALREADY UNDERFUNDED AND

3:04:42THE ATTEMPTS NOW FROM

3:04:43BUREAUCRATS NOT EVEN

3:04:45BUREAUCRATS FROM POLITICAL

3:04:47APPOINTEES WHO DON'T KNOW

3:04:48ANYTHING ABOUT HOUSING IS

3:04:50HARMING ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE

3:04:51AMONG US.

3:04:52THANK YOU.

3:04:52THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.

3:04:54THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

3:04:55COUNCILOR WEBER AND THEN WE'LL

3:04:56GO TO COUNCIL FROM HERE.

3:04:57YEAH.

3:04:58>> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE

3:04:59FILERS FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH,

3:05:01SHEDDING LIGHT ON ON UH ON A

3:05:03MOVE BY THE TRUMP

3:05:04ADMINISTRATION THAT'S JUST

3:05:05INTENDED, UH, TO SPREAD CRUELTY

3:05:07AND I JUST WANT TO ELEVATE THE,

3:05:09UH, RESIDENTS IN MY DISTRICT

3:05:11AND PUBLIC HOUSING AND, UH, IN

3:05:14MILDRED HAILEY AND SOUTH STREET

3:05:15AND HARTSDALE, UH, AND THE

3:05:18ORGANIZATIONS THAT, YOU KNOW,

3:05:19UH, WORK WITHIN THOSE UH, YOU

3:05:21KNOW, RECOGNIZING UH, THE SOUTH

3:05:25STREET UH TENANTS ASSOCIATION

3:05:26SOUTH STREET NEW CENTER, UH,

3:05:29AND ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS

3:05:29WORKING ON MILDRED HALEY.

3:05:31UH, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK

3:05:32THEM AND, UH, JOIN MY

3:05:33COLLEAGUES IN STRONGLY OPPOSING

3:05:35THIS ACTION BY THE FEDERAL

3:05:36GOVERNMENT.

3:05:37THANK YOU.

3:05:38COUNCILMEMBER.

3:05:38THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES MEJIA.

3:05:40COUNCIL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:05:41THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

3:05:42I WANT TO THANK, UH, MY

3:05:44COLLEAGUES, UH, THE FILERS FOR

3:05:46BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION, UH,

3:05:48TO THE COUNCIL AND I'M REALLY

3:05:49HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT.

3:05:51I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS

3:05:52.

3:05:52ONE IS, UM, MY MOM WAS ON, UH,

3:05:56VOUCHER.

3:05:57UH, YOU KNOW, WE BOUNCED FROM

3:05:58PLACE TO PLACE AND THAT

3:06:00PROVIDED US SOME HOUSING

3:06:01STABILITY BACK IN THE DAY.

3:06:03BUT THEN WHEN, UH, THE PERSON

3:06:06WHO OWNED THE TRIPLE DECKER

3:06:07THAT MY MOM RENTED FROM.

3:06:10SOLD THE.

3:06:10>> HOUSE THE THEY INCREASED THE

3:06:12RENT TO THE POINT THAT HER

3:06:13VOUCHER.

3:06:13>> WAS NO.

3:06:14LONGER GOING TO BE.

3:06:14ABLE TO SUPPORT.

3:06:16AND SO THERE'S THIS VISION

3:06:17ABOUT WHO THE FOLKS ARE AND I

3:06:20THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO

3:06:22RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT

3:06:23OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE,

3:06:25REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS,

3:06:27RELY ON HOUSING AS A WAY TO UM,

3:06:31STABILIZE THEIR HOMES.

3:06:32AND SO THIS IS AN ATTACK ON THE

3:06:34WORKING CLASS, AN ATTACK ON

3:06:36IMMIGRANTS, AN ATTACK ON UM

3:06:39COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AN ATTACK

3:06:40ON POOR PEOPLE FULL STOP.

3:06:42THIS IS NOT A REPUBLICAN OR A

3:06:44DEMOCRATIC ISSUE FULL STOP.

3:06:46I THINK WHAT THE PROBLEM IS

3:06:48THAT WE COME INTO THIS SPACE

3:06:49AND WE FORGET WHO IT IS THAT

3:06:50WE'RE FIGHTING FOR.

3:06:51AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'RE ALL

3:06:53UNDER ATTACK AND IF WE DON'T

3:06:54RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE ALL GOING

3:06:56TO END UP ON THE CHOPPING

3:06:57BLOCK.

3:06:57SO I'M REALLY ENCOURAGING MY

3:07:00COLLEAGUES TO.

3:07:01UM SUPPORT I THINK ABOUT THE

3:07:02BLACK RESIDENTS, UM, IN SOUTH

3:07:05BOSTON AND CHARLESTOWN MY

3:07:06OFFICE WORKED ALONGSIDE UM, A

3:07:10UH DARYL WITHERS SLIM FROM HERE

3:07:13THE HOOD A FEW YEARS AGO WE DID

3:07:14A TOUR CALLED DYING TO LIVE

3:07:16ALONGSIDE WE INVITED

3:07:17COUNCILOR WEBER TO TEAM UP WITH

3:07:19US AND WE WENT TO CHARLESTOWN

3:07:20AND WE WENT TO SOUTH BOSTON.

3:07:22WE WENT TO ALL THE SPACES AND

3:07:23PLACES WHERE VHA HOUSING

3:07:26RESIDENTS WERE UH, LIVING UNDER

3:07:27REALLY DIFFICULT CONDITIONS.

3:07:29AND I WANT TO THANK

3:07:30ADMINISTRATOR.

3:07:31BOK FOR NOT ONLY SHOWING UP,

3:07:33UM, AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING

3:07:34WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO NOT ONLY

3:07:36BE ACCOUNTABLE.

3:07:37BUT TO THEN.

3:07:37FIGHT FOR THE.

3:07:38DOLLARS THAT SHE NEEDS TO MAKE

3:07:39SURE THAT OUR.

3:07:40RESIDENTS ARE ALSO HAVE A.

3:07:41QUALITY OF LIFE.

3:07:42SO WHILE WE'RE FIGHTING FOR THE

3:07:43MONEY, WE NEED TO BE FIGHTING

3:07:45COLLECTIVELY ON OTHER THINGS

3:07:46THAT ARE.

3:07:47HAPPENING HERE.

3:07:48>> THANK YOU MUCH.

3:07:49THANK YOU.

3:07:50>> COUNCILOR MEJIA, WOULD

3:07:51ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?

3:07:54COLORED AS ABABA

3:07:56COUNCILOR CULPEPER

3:07:56COUNCILOR DURKAN FITZGERALD

3:07:57COUNCILOR.

3:07:58FLYNN COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

3:08:00COUNCILOR.

3:08:01MEJIA COUNCILOR.

3:08:02WEBER, COUNCILMAN.

3:08:04LAUREL AND PLEASE UH THE CHAIR

3:08:05I DON'T I WAS THERE IS A THIRD

3:08:08UM THANK YOU COUNCILORS PEPEN

3:08:10SANTANA AND BRITTANY SEEK

3:08:12SUSPENSION OF THE RESOLUTION

3:08:13ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1973.

3:08:15ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED.

3:08:18SAY NAY.

3:08:19THE AYES HAVE IT.

3:08:21DOCKET 1973 IS ADOPTED.

3:08:24MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ

3:08:26DOCKET 1974.

3:08:27DOCKET NUMBER 197 FOR

3:08:30COUNCILOR WORRELL OFF WITH THE

3:08:31FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT

3:08:33OF DESIGNATING THE DORCHESTER

3:08:35DIVISION OF THE BOSTON

3:08:36MUNICIPAL COURT AS THE JUDGE

3:08:38LESLIE E HARRIS COURTHOUSE.

3:08:41CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE REAL

3:08:43CULTURE.

3:08:43YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:08:44THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

3:08:45UM, I LIKE TO ADD

3:08:47COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

3:08:48AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

3:08:50COUNCILOR CULPEPER SO ADDED

3:08:51AND.

3:08:51>> I DO SUSPEND THE RULES AND

3:08:52ADD COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AS A

3:08:53THIRD.

3:08:54ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

3:08:55UM, SEEING AND HEARING NO

3:08:56OBJECTION IS ADDED AS A THIRD.

3:08:58UH THANK YOU.

3:09:01I'M PROUD TO BRING THIS FORWARD

3:09:02AS WE HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY

3:09:05OF JUDGE LESLIE HARRIS, A MAN

3:09:07WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO

3:09:08PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIL RIGHTS

3:09:09AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

3:09:11OTHERS.

3:09:12TODAY HARRIS SERVED ON THE

3:09:14SUFFOLK JUVENILE COURT, HELPED

3:09:16ESTABLISH BOSTON COLLEGE LAW

3:09:17SCHOOL'S BLACK ALUMNI NETWORK,

3:09:19TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS AND

3:09:20SERVED AS A DIRECTOR OF THE

3:09:21MELROSE MEDICAL PROGRAM.

3:09:22AND I THINK WHAT REALLY SPEAKS

3:09:24TO HIS LEGACY ISN'T JUST A

3:09:26POSITION HE HELD IS TO PEOPLE

3:09:28IMPACTED AND THE DOOR HE OPENED

3:09:30ALONG THE WAY.

3:09:31FOR MANY YOUNG BLACK ATTORNEYS,

3:09:33HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK

3:09:35JUDGES THEY HAD EVER MET AND

3:09:37UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE

3:09:38OF THAT REPRESENTATION.

3:09:39HE DIDN'T JUST SHOW THEM WHAT

3:09:41WAS POSSIBLE.

3:09:42HE VESTED HIS TIME IN HELPING

3:09:43THEM GET THERE.

3:09:45ARIANA WALDRON, PRESIDENT

3:09:46OF THE BC LAW BLACK ALUMNI

3:09:48NETWORK SAID SOMETHING I THINK

3:09:51CAPTURES THAT PERFECTLY HE

3:09:53DIDN'T JUST OPEN DOORS HE HAD

3:09:55THEM OPEN AND ANOTHER

3:09:56REFLECTION ON HIS LIFE

3:09:58DESCRIBED HIM AS A MENTOR, A

3:09:59TEACHER AND A FIERCE FORCE FOR

3:10:01JUSTICE AND SYSTEMS THAT TOO

3:10:03OFTEN OVERLOOK PEOPLE WHO LOOK

3:10:05LIKE US.

3:10:05THAT SPEAKS TO SOMETHING BIGGER

3:10:08BECAUSE JUDGE HARRIS UNDERSTOOD

3:10:09THAT REPRESENTATION MATTERS BUT

3:10:12REPRESENTATION ALONE ISN'T

3:10:12ENOUGH.

3:10:13WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY

3:10:15TO IMPROVE THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS

3:10:16ARE PART OF AND MAKE SURE

3:10:18THEY'RE WORKING FOR EVERYONE.

3:10:19AND THAT'S WHY I THINK NAMING

3:10:21THE DORCHESTER COURTHOUSE IN

3:10:22HIS HONOR IS SO MEANINGFUL.

3:10:24AND NOT JUST IT'S NOT JUST

3:10:26ABOUT PUTTING HIS NAME ON A

3:10:27BUILDING.

3:10:28IT'S ABOUT THAT NAME.

3:10:29IT'S ABOUT WHAT THAT NAME

3:10:31SHOULD REPRESENT TO EVERYONE

3:10:32WHO WALKS THROUGH THOSE DOORS.

3:10:34FOR THE YOUNG PERSON WHO MAY

3:10:351ST DAY BECOME A JUDGE OR AN

3:10:37ATTORNEY, HOPE HIS NAME SERVES

3:10:38AS A REMINDER OF WHAT'S

3:10:39POSSIBLE.

3:10:40AND FOR THOSE WORKING INSIDE

3:10:42THAT COURTHOUSE, I WAS REMINDED

3:10:43THE RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE TO

3:10:45TREAT PEOPLE FAIRLY, UPHOLD

3:10:47JUSTICE AND.

3:10:48CONTINUE IMPROVING A SYSTEM

3:10:49THAT WE KNOW STILL NEEDS

3:10:51REFORM.

3:10:52HONORING JUDGE HARRIS SHOULDN'T

3:10:54JUST BE ABOUT REMEMBERING THE

3:10:55WORK HE DID.

3:10:56IT SHOULD ALSO BE ABOUT

3:10:57CONTINUING THAT WORK.

3:10:58I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME

3:11:00TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO STATE

3:11:01REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOPHER

3:11:02WORRELL FOR INTRODUCING THIS

3:11:04LEGISLATION AT THE STATEHOUSE

3:11:05AND HELPING THIS MOVE FORWARD

3:11:07TO THE RECOGNITION THAT JUDGE

3:11:08HARRIS DESERVES THAT COURAGE.

3:11:10MY COLLEAGUES, TO JOIN US IN

3:11:12SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 5116,

3:11:15DESIGNATING THE DORCHESTER

3:11:16DIVISION OF THE BOSTON

3:11:17MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE JUDGE

3:11:19LESLIE E HARRIS COURTHOUSE.

3:11:21THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

3:11:22COUNCILOR WARREN CHAIR

3:11:23RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CULPEPER.

3:11:25YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:11:26THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

3:11:28THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FOR REAL.

3:11:30OR WORLD FOR.

3:11:30FILING THIS RESOLUTION AND FOR

3:11:33HAVING ME AS AN ORIGINAL

3:11:35CO-SPONSOR.

3:11:36JUDGE LESLIE.

3:11:37HARRIS.

3:11:38>> WHO PASSED AWAY.

3:11:38LAST YEAR AT THE AGE OF 84, WAS

3:11:42NOT ONLY A DISTINGUISHED JURORS

3:11:44AND DEDICATED PUBLIC PUBLIC

3:11:46SERVANT BUT HE WAS ALSO A GOOD

3:11:48FRIEND OF MINE FOR MANY YEARS

3:11:50HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING

3:11:52HIM PERSONALLY AND PRACTICING

3:11:55LAW UH SIDE HIM AND I CAN SPEAK

3:11:58TO THE INTEGRITY, THE FAIRNESS

3:12:00AND HUMANITY THAT DEFINED BOTH

3:12:02HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND HIS

3:12:05PERSONAL LIFE THROUGHOUT HIS

3:12:07DECADES OF SERVICE IN THE LEGAL

3:12:09PROFESSION, INCLUDING HIS TIME

3:12:11AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER AND AS A

3:12:13JUDGE ON THE SUFFOLK JUVENILE

3:12:15COURT, JUDGE HARRIS UNDERSTOOD

3:12:17.

3:12:18THAT THE LAW WAS NOT ABSTRACT

3:12:20BUT SOMETHING THAT DIRECTLY

3:12:21SHAPED THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS

3:12:24,FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

3:12:26HE APPROACHED HIS WORK WITH

3:12:27COMPASSION, DISCIPLINE AND A

3:12:30DEEP COMMITMENT TO ENSURING

3:12:31THAT EVERYONE WHO APPEARED

3:12:33BEFORE HIM WAS TREATED WITH

3:12:35DIGNITY AND RESPECT BEYOND THE

3:12:38COURTROOM, JUDGE HARRIS WAS A

3:12:40DEDICATED MENTOR, EDUCATOR AND

3:12:44ADVOCATE FOR EXPANDING

3:12:45OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK

3:12:46ATTORNEYS AND STUDENTS FROM

3:12:49UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS.

3:12:50HE HELPED OPEN DOORS FOR

3:12:52GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND

3:12:55WERE TIRED LESSLY TO MAKE OUR

3:12:57LEGAL INSTITUTIONS MORE

3:13:00ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE, I

3:13:02BELIEVE NAMING THE DORCHESTER

3:13:04DIVISION OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT

3:13:06IN HIS HONOR.

3:13:07WOULD BE A FITTING.

3:13:09AND LASTING TRIBUTE TO A MAN

3:13:10WHO DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO

3:13:12JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE AND

3:13:15STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES.

3:13:16I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS

3:13:18RESOLUTION AND I KNOW THAT

3:13:20JUDGE HARRIS'S LEGACY WILL

3:13:22CONTINUE TO INSPIRE FUTURE

3:13:24GENERATIONS OF LEGAL

3:13:26PROFESSIONALS AND PUBLIC

3:13:28SERVANTS.

3:13:28THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

3:13:29THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CULPEPPER

3:13:30.

3:13:31THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THIS COMES

3:13:32FROM LOUIJEUNE.

3:13:32YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:13:34THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:13:35AND I WANT TO THANK

3:13:36COUNCIL EARL FOR THIS FILING.

3:13:37THIS IS AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION

3:13:38TO HONOR SOMEONE WHO IS A GIANT

3:13:39IN THE BLACK LEGAL COMMUNITY.

3:13:41BUT REALLY IN OUR CITY, UM, HE

3:13:45WAS A MENTOR TO SO MANY.

3:13:48UM, HE WAS MY SISTER'S MENTOR.

3:13:51UM, HE ALWAYS HIM AND BEVERLY

3:13:53ALWAYS OPENED UP THEIR HOME.

3:13:55I YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T GO TO BC

3:13:56LAW BUT THEY WOULD ALWAYS ALLOW

3:13:57ME TO CRASH THE BC LAW EVENTS

3:14:00AT HIS HOME.

3:14:01UM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE

3:14:02SO MANY AREAS IN, UM, MY SISTER

3:14:04WHO WERE SO DEEPLY TOUCHED AND

3:14:07MOVED BY THE WARMTH OF LESLIE

3:14:08AND BEVERLY BEVERLY WHO PASSED

3:14:10AWAY RECENTLY.

3:14:11AND SO I CAN THINK OF NO BETTER

3:14:12TRIBUTE THAN NAMING A

3:14:14COURTHOUSE AFTER HIM THE WAY

3:14:15THAT HE CARED ABOUT OUR YOUNG

3:14:16PEOPLE, THE WAY THAT HE CARED

3:14:17ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT, UM, WE

3:14:20UNDERSTOOD THE DIFFERENCE

3:14:21BETWEEN UH, A LEGAL SYSTEM THAT

3:14:24SEES OUR CHILDREN AS UH,

3:14:28PROBLEMS UH, AND A LEGAL SYSTEM

3:14:30AND A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT CAN

3:14:33HELP, UH, STEER OUR YOUNG

3:14:35PEOPLE TOWARDS BETTER, BETTER

3:14:37CHOICES AND BETTER LIFESTYLES

3:14:38AND BETTER OUTCOMES.

3:14:39AND HE WAS DEFINITELY A JUDGE

3:14:40WHO UNDERSTOOD THAT, UM, SEEING

3:14:42HIM AND LESLIE SHOW UP, SEEING

3:14:45HIM AND BEVERLY SHOW UP IN

3:14:46COMMUNITY, I REMEMBER WE HAD

3:14:47OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT

3:14:48AT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, UH,

3:14:50MUSEUM AND I'M JUST SHARING

3:14:52STORIES OF.

3:14:54OF UH.

3:14:56OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE

3:14:57MUSEUM AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP

3:14:58WITH THE CITY WITH FOLKS IN

3:14:59ATTENDANCE WAS REALLY A

3:15:01BEAUTIFUL SIGHT TO SEE.

3:15:02SO THIS IS AN ENORMOUS TRIBUTE

3:15:04FOR AN ENORMOUS PERSON IN OUR

3:15:06CITY.

3:15:07UM, THIS YEAR IT WAS A LITTLE

3:15:08BITTERSWEET AS WE WERE GOING BY

3:15:10DURING CARNIVAL DOWN WARREN

3:15:11STREET, BEVERLY AND LESLIE

3:15:13USUALLY SIT RIGHT AT THE CORNER

3:15:14OF THEIR STREET TO WATCH THE

3:15:15TRUCKS GO BY AND ME AND MY

3:15:18SISTER LOOKED DOWN THEIR STREET

3:15:19,LOOKED AT THE CORNER AND

3:15:20DIDN'T SEE THEM THIS YEAR AND

3:15:21IT WAS REALLY TRAGIC.

3:15:22BUT THEIR LEGACIES LIVE ON AND

3:15:23THEIR LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH

3:15:25EFFORTS LIKE THIS.

3:15:26SO UM MAY HE AND HIS WIFE BE

3:15:29RESTING IN PERFECT PEACE AND

3:15:30POWER?

3:15:30THANK YOU.

3:15:31>> THANK YOU

3:15:31COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE WOULD

3:15:32ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?

3:15:34COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS A PART

3:15:35OF COUNCILOR DURKAN.

3:15:37COUNCILOR FITZGERALD,

3:15:38COUNCILOR FLYNN THAT SHOULD

3:15:39HERE.

3:15:40COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR.

3:15:41PEPEN, COUNCILOR.

3:15:42SANTANA, COUNCILOR.

3:15:43WEBER, COUNCILOR.

3:15:45UH AND I PLEASE HAVE THE CHAIR.

3:15:49UM COUNCILORS MORRELL, CULPEPER

3:15:51AND LOUIJEUNE SEEK SUSPENSION

3:15:53OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION

3:15:54OF DOCKET NUMBER 1974.

3:15:57ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSED.

3:15:59SAY NAY.

3:16:00THE AYES HAVE IT.

3:16:03DOCKET 1974 HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

3:16:07MISS, UH, I'M NOT GOING TO ASK

3:16:09MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR UH,

3:16:12GLADYS ZAPPALA TO TAKE THE

3:16:13CHAIR AGAIN.

3:16:14>> THANK YOU.

3:16:17MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ

3:16:19DOCKET 1975.

3:16:20TALKING NUMBER 1975

3:16:23COUNCILOR BRAID NOW FOR THE

3:16:24FOLLOWING RESOLUTION DECLARING

3:16:25ELECTION DAY A HOLIDAY FOR CITY

3:16:29COUNCIL EMPLOYEES AND CALLING

3:16:30UPON THE CITY OF BOSTON, THE

3:16:31COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

3:16:33TO FALL.

3:16:33CHAIR RECOGNIZES

3:16:35COUNCILOR BRAYTON.

3:16:35COUNCILOR BURTON, YOU HAVE THE

3:16:36FLOOR.

3:16:36THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:16:37UH, MAY I ADD

3:16:39COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AS A SECOND

3:16:40ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR?

3:16:41>> SHE SO ADDED.

3:16:42THANK YOU.

3:16:44UH, AND MAY I ALSO SUSPEND THE

3:16:45RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR SANTANA

3:16:47AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.

3:16:49HEARING AND SEEING NO

3:16:50OBJECTIONS HERE SO ADDED THANK

3:16:52YOU.

3:16:53UM, I ALSO WANTED TO THANK

3:16:55COUNCILMEMBER HERE FOR HER

3:16:56EARLY LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND ON

3:16:58THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTION DAY

3:16:59AS A HOLIDAY.

3:17:00I WOULD HAVE ADDED HER, UH, YOU

3:17:02AS A FOURTH IF I COULD.

3:17:04UM.

3:17:05>> EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS REMAIN

3:17:07ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO

3:17:08VOTER PARTICIPATION.

3:17:10ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS

3:17:12BUREAU, OVER 26% OF NONVOTERS

3:17:15IN THE 2022 MIDTERMS CITED

3:17:18CONFLICTING WORK OR SCHOOL

3:17:19SCHEDULES AS THEIR PRIMARY

3:17:21REASON FOR NOT CASTING A BALLOT

3:17:22.

3:17:23WHEN THE HEALTH OF OUR

3:17:24DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA IS

3:17:26OBVIOUSLY IN, UH, AN

3:17:28EXISTENTIAL CRISIS AT THE

3:17:29MOMENT I BELIEVE WE AS THE

3:17:32COUNCIL CAN LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND

3:17:34TAKE SMALL BUT MEANINGFUL

3:17:36STEPS.

3:17:36THIS IS WHY I AS A CITY

3:17:39COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL BE

3:17:40CLOSING THIS COUNCIL ON

3:17:42ELECTION DAY THIS YEAR.

3:17:44ANY COUNCIL EMPLOYEE, ANY CITY

3:17:47COUNCIL EMPLOYEE WHO CHOOSES TO

3:17:48WORK MAY GO MAY DO SO BUT THEY

3:17:51WILL NOT BE UH THERE WILL NOT

3:17:53BE ANY COUNCIL MEETINGS OR

3:17:55HEARINGS I HOPE MY HOPE IS THIS

3:17:58PROVIDES MY COLLEAGUES IN ALL

3:17:59KINDS OF STUFF THE FLEXIBILITY

3:18:01TO VOTE TO VOLUNTEER AS POLL

3:18:03WORKERS OR TO SERVE IN OUR

3:18:05COMMUNITIES ON THIS VERY

3:18:06IMPORTANT CIVIC HOLIDAY.

3:18:08I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN

3:18:10ME AS THE BOSTON CITY

3:18:11COUNCIL AND URGE THE CITY

3:18:13OF BOSTON AND THE COMMONWEALTH

3:18:14OF MASSACHUSETTS RESPECTIVELY,

3:18:17TO ESTABLISH AN ELECTION

3:18:18ELECTION DAY AS AN OFFICIAL

3:18:19HOLIDAY.

3:18:20DOING SO FOR AFFIRMS OUR

3:18:22COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING VOTERS

3:18:23ACCESS AND ENSURING EVERY

3:18:25CITIZEN'S VOICE IS HEARD IN OUR

3:18:27DEMOCRACY.

3:18:28SO ELECTION DAY SHOULD BE

3:18:30DEMOCRACY DAY AND I UH I ASK MY

3:18:33COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT ME IN

3:18:34THIS, UH, RESOLUTION.

3:18:35THANK YOU.

3:18:36THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BURTON.

3:18:37UM, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES

3:18:39COUNCILOR UH LOUIJEUNE AS A

3:18:40SECOND CO-SPONSOR.

3:18:42>> THANK YOU, UH, MADAM CHAIR

3:18:43AND THANK YOU.

3:18:44THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT BREADON

3:18:46FOR THIS FILING.

3:18:47UM, WE HAD A HEARING TWO WEEKS

3:18:49AGO WHERE WE ACTUALLY TALKED

3:18:51ABOUT THIS AND WE HAD A NUMBER

3:18:52OF UH IT WAS A REALLY GREAT

3:18:54CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IT

3:18:55WOULD MEAN, UM, IF WE HAD

3:18:57ELECTION DAY AS, UH.

3:19:00>> A PUBLIC.

3:19:00HOLIDAY WHERE PEOPLE COULD

3:19:02EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND

3:19:04WE WOULD SEE SO MUCH, UH, MORE

3:19:06VOTER TURNOUT I THINK WHEN THEY

3:19:08DO A SURVEY OF ALL COUNTRIES

3:19:09AND WHERE WE STAND IN TERMS

3:19:10OF VOTER TURNOUT, UM, THIS

3:19:13COUNTRY IS SOMEWHERE IN THE

3:19:16MIDDLE OF THE PACK.

3:19:17THIS WOULD BE AN ATTEMPT, UH,

3:19:20TO BRING US A LOT HIGHER AND

3:19:22AND ENCOURAGE VOTER

3:19:23PARTICIPATION ESPECIALLY FOR

3:19:25WORKING FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY

3:19:26FOR WORKING PEOPLE.

3:19:27THIS WOULD ALSO WORK GREAT IN

3:19:29TANDEM WITH QUESTION FOUR,

3:19:30WHICH WE VOTED ON AS A

3:19:32RESOLUTION TO MAKE UH TO ALLOW

3:19:34FOR SAME DAY ELECTION DAY VOTER

3:19:36REGISTRATION.

3:19:36AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD JUST

3:19:38BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO

3:19:39STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY.

3:19:40UM, AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT

3:19:42WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO TO TEACH

3:19:44BETTER CIVICS TO MAKE OUR

3:19:46STUDENTS MORE ENGAGED.

3:19:46SHOUT OUT TO OUR STUDENTS WHO

3:19:47WERE HERE ASKING AMAZING

3:19:50QUESTIONS AND WHO ARE OUR

3:19:51LEADERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.

3:19:52UM, BUT WE CAN ALSO MODEL THAT

3:19:54BY MAKING SURE THAT THE POWERS

3:19:55THAT WE HAVE WHERE UM SHOWING

3:19:58HOW MUCH WE VALUE UH, ELECTION

3:20:00DAY A DEMOCRACY DAY HAS A NICE

3:20:02RING TO IT.

3:20:04UM, AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK

3:20:06COUNCIL PRESIDENT BREADON FOR

3:20:07THIS FILING.

3:20:08UM, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER

3:20:11STATES WHERE, UH WHERE WE

3:20:13WOULDN'T BE LEADING HERE.

3:20:14THERE ARE OTHER STATES WHERE UM

3:20:15,IT IS A HOLIDAY AND I THINK

3:20:17IT JUST GOES A LONG WAY IN.

3:20:20UH, WE GOT TO GET OURSELVES

3:20:22BACK ON TRACK IN THIS COUNTRY

3:20:23BOTH IN SORT OF, UH, YOU KNOW,

3:20:25WHEN IT COMES THERE'S SO MUCH

3:20:27MISINFORMATION.

3:20:28THERE'S SO MUCH.

3:20:29UH.

3:20:30>> THINGS PURPORTING TO BE

3:20:32NEWS THAT, UH THAT MISINFORMED

3:20:34OUR VOTERS.

3:20:35I THINK WE SHOW THAT WE ARE

3:20:38INTENTIONAL ABOUT PEOPLE BEING

3:20:40ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR

3:20:41DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

3:20:42WE ALL WIN.

3:20:43THANK YOU.

3:20:45COUNCILOR FLYNN.

3:20:45YOU HAVE THE FLOOR UP.

3:20:48COUNCILOR SANTANA WAS THE THIRD

3:20:49REGION FOR SPONSOR APOLOGIES

3:20:52AND I'LL GO TO COUNCILOR FLYNN.

3:20:53THANK YOU.

3:20:54UH, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK

3:20:57YOU TO COUNCILOR BREADON, UM,

3:20:58FOR CALLING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR

3:21:00ON THIS RESOLUTION.

3:21:01DEMOCRACY WORKS BEST WHEN, UM

3:21:03PARTICIPATION IS ACCESSIBLE AND

3:21:04THIS COUNCIL MUST LEAD BY

3:21:06EXAMPLE.

3:21:07SO I REACH OUT TO OUR, UM,

3:21:09COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR LEAVING

3:21:09AND MAKING THAT DECISION AND

3:21:11LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

3:21:12I AM PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR THIS

3:21:14RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ELECTION

3:21:15DAY AS A HOLIDAY FOR CITY

3:21:16COUNCIL STAFF AND URGING THE

3:21:18CITY OF BOSTON AND THE

3:21:19COMMONWEALTH TO FOLLOW SUIT,

3:21:21VOTING STAFF IN THE POLLS AND

3:21:22ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITY

3:21:24SHOULD BE AN ACT OF CIVIC

3:21:25PRIORITY, NOT AN AFTERTHOUGHT

3:21:27SQUEEZED AROUND THE WORKDAY,

3:21:29BOSTON MUST LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND

3:21:30ENSURE EVERY WORKER HAS THE

3:21:32TIME TO MAKE THEIR VOICES

3:21:33HEARD.

3:21:34UM SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT

3:21:35THIS.

3:21:36I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE

3:21:37LEADERSHIP THAT

3:21:37COUNCIL PRESIDENT IT'S UM

3:21:38DEMONSTRATED BY THIS AND WE'LL

3:21:40BE SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION.

3:21:41THANK YOU.

3:21:42>> THANK YOU.

3:21:43WITH APOLOGIES TO

3:21:43COUNCILOR FLYNN.

3:21:44YOU ARE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:21:45SORRY.

3:21:46THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I, I

3:21:50HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR THE

3:21:52COUNCIL PRESIDENT BUT I DO RISE

3:21:56AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION FOR A

3:21:58COUPLE OF REASONS.

3:22:02TO GIVE CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEES

3:22:05THE DAY OFF ON ELECTION DAY.

3:22:07I DON'T SUPPORT THAT.

3:22:11IF YOU IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,

3:22:13IF YOU ARE CHALLENGING A CITY

3:22:15COUNCIL UH, FOR FOR PUBLIC

3:22:17OFFICE FOR CITY COUNCIL.

3:22:19UM.

3:22:21YOU DON'T HAVE THE STAFF THAT

3:22:24CAN MANAGE THE POLE POLLING

3:22:26LOCATIONS FIRE A KNOCK ON DOORS

3:22:28ON ELECTION DAY BUT FOR

3:22:32INCUMBENTS YOU CAN HAVE YOU CAN

3:22:36AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THE DAY OFF

3:22:37AND YOU HAVE 4 OR 5 STAFF

3:22:40MEMBERS CAN AUTOMATICALLY GO TO

3:22:42THE POLLS FOR YOU AND SUPPORT

3:22:44YOU.

3:22:47THAT'S THAT'S A HUGE ADVANTAGE.

3:22:51THAT'S A HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR AN

3:22:53INCUMBENT.

3:22:55WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE THAT'S

3:22:57TRYING TO CHALLENGE THE

3:23:00INCUMBENT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE

3:23:02RESOURCES, THAT DOESN'T HAVE

3:23:03THE PERSONNEL, THAT DOESN'T

3:23:05HAVE THE MANPOWER?

3:23:08TO PUT FIVE PAID PEOPLE ON THE

3:23:10STREET TO CAMPAIGN FOR YOU.

3:23:13I DON'T WANT TO BE

3:23:13DISAGREEABLE.

3:23:15AS I MENTIONED, I HAVE RESPECT

3:23:17FOR THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

3:23:19I HAVE RESPECT FOR HER.

3:23:20IT'S NOT PERSONAL BUT I DO

3:23:22THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO GIVE CITY

3:23:28COUNCIL STAFF THE DAY OFF WHEN

3:23:31EVERYBODY ELSE IS WORKING.

3:23:33I DO THINK IT SETS A BAD

3:23:34EXAMPLE AND SETS A BAD

3:23:36PRECEDENT.

3:23:37MY OWN OPINION PEOPLE CAN

3:23:39DISAGREE WITH ME.

3:23:40THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE.

3:23:41THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

3:23:42THANK YOU COUNCILOR FLYNN I

3:23:43APOLOGIZE WHO WAS NOT

3:23:44COUNCILOR MEJIA

3:23:45COUNCILOR MURPHY?

3:23:47CHICKEN OKAY.

3:23:48ALL RIGHT COUNCILOR MEJIA WE

3:23:50HAVE.

3:23:50>> A SLIGHT THANK YOU, MADAM

3:23:51PRESIDENT.

3:23:53OKAY.

3:23:56>> UM, AS SOMEONE WHO ONE BY

3:23:57ONE VOTE.

3:23:58OH MY LORD, I UNDERSTAND HOW

3:24:00IMPORTANT.

3:24:01>> IT IS TO DO.

3:24:02WHATEVER WE CAN TO GET PEOPLE

3:24:03OUT TO THE POLLS.

3:24:05SO I AM ALL IN AND I ALSO KNOWN

3:24:10AS SOMEONE WHO HAD NO SUPPORT

3:24:12WHEN I FIRST RANG AND I STILL

3:24:14HAVE VERY LITTLE SUPPORT FROM

3:24:15THE INSIDE I HAD TO KNOCK AND I

3:24:19HAD TO DO IT ALL BY MYSELF AND

3:24:22I STILL GOT IN HERE.

3:24:25SO THE NARRATIVE ABOUT IT

3:24:27FAVORS INCUMBENTS.

3:24:29I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE CASE

3:24:31BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO I

3:24:32KNOCKED OFF BY JUST THAT ONE

3:24:33VOTE HAD THE ENTIRE

3:24:35ESTABLISHMENT AND I STILL GOT

3:24:37IN HERE.

3:24:39SO I THINK IF MORE OF MY PEOPLE

3:24:42HAD THE DAY OFF I PROBABLY

3:24:43WOULDN'T HAVE WON BY ONE BUT I

3:24:45PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WON BY A

3:24:46LOT.

3:24:46MORE BECAUSE ALL THE WORKING

3:24:47CLASS PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TAKEN

3:24:49THE DAY OFF TO GO VOTE FOR ME.

3:24:50SO I'M JUST SAYING WE DO HAVE

3:24:53AN OPPORTUNITY.

3:24:54TO GALVANIZE VOTERS AND GET OUT

3:24:57THERE.

3:24:57AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE

3:25:00ARE SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT HAVE

3:25:02AN ADVANTAGE, BUT I BELIEVE

3:25:03THAT THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION

3:25:05DAY AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG

3:25:08IS THIS ELECTION.

3:25:09IT MAY BE ALL FUTURE ONES.

3:25:10RIGHT?

3:25:11SO I UH ANY OF YOU ALL ON THE

3:25:13BALLOT?

3:25:14NOT THIS YEAR.

3:25:15SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE

3:25:17Y'ALL GOING TO HAVE OUTSIDE

3:25:18KNOCKING ON DOORS FOR WHO?

3:25:20SO I JUST WANT TO DISAGREE

3:25:23RESPECTFULLY THAT WE ARE NOT

3:25:25TALKING ABOUT UM.

3:25:29YOU KNOW, MAYBE I GOT 23 MORE

3:25:31SECONDS.

3:25:32THIS IS.

3:25:32>> WHAT.

3:25:33I THIS IS WHAT I'M BEGINNING TO

3:25:34SEE IS THAT ANYTHING THAT

3:25:37CREATES DEMOCRACY OR CREATES

3:25:39OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO

3:25:41HAVE A VOICE OR VOTE USUALLY

3:25:45GETS.

3:25:46UM.

3:25:47>> OPPOSED BY FOLKS WHO ARE

3:25:50AFRAID OF PEOPLE LIKE ME AND

3:25:54PEOPLE OF COLOR AND GRASSROOTS

3:25:57CANDIDATES HAVING AN ADVANTAGE.

3:26:00AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT GIVES

3:26:01PEOPLE MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND I

3:26:03BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE

3:26:04SUPPORTING THIS TODAY AND ANY

3:26:07OTHER YEAR THAT COMES ALONG.

3:26:10THANK YOU.

3:26:12>> COUNCILOR HERE

3:26:12COUNCILOR MURPHY OF THE FLOOR.

3:26:14THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:26:17UM OH, UH, SO I JUST WANT TO BE

3:26:20CLEAR.

3:26:20THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BRIGHTON

3:26:21FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD BUT

3:26:23AND I CAN GET BEHIND AND

3:26:25SUPPORT A HOLIDAY THAT WOULD BE

3:26:26CITY AND STATE WIDE.

3:26:29BUT TO JUST SAY THAT WE WANT

3:26:32THIS TO BE CITY COUNCIL STAFF.

3:26:35SO I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO

3:26:37KNOW THAT OUR STAFF ALREADY HAS

3:26:40COMPLETE FLEXIBILITY ON THE

3:26:42DAYS THEY WORK.

3:26:43IT'S NOT A MONDAY THROUGH

3:26:44FRIDAY 9 TO 5 SOME DAYS REMOTE

3:26:47LIKE WE'VE HAD THIS

3:26:49CONVERSATION FOR DIFFERENT

3:26:50REASONS ABOUT STAFFING THAT

3:26:52THEY ALREADY CAN TAKE A DAY

3:26:56KNOWING THAT WE WORK NIGHTS AND

3:26:57WEEKENDS SO I I DON'T THINK

3:27:00ANYONE IS EVER HERE ALREADY

3:27:02DURING ELECTION DAYS HERE ON

3:27:04THE FIFTH FLOOR IN CITY HALL

3:27:06FOR ALL THE GOOD AND RIGHT

3:27:07REASONS BECAUSE I SEEN SO MANY

3:27:09NOT JUST OUR STAFF BUT FAMILY

3:27:11MEMBERS OUT THERE AT 6 A.M. AT

3:27:13THE POLLS AND WE'RE BRINGING

3:27:16COFFEE AND PIZZA TO POLL

3:27:17WORKERS.

3:27:17WE'RE DRIVING OUR SENIORS TO

3:27:19GET TO THE POLLS AND AND OUR

3:27:22STAFF'S OUT THERE AND

3:27:23SUPPORTING IN MANY WAYS SO TO

3:27:26NEED IT TO BE A DAY OFF I DON'T

3:27:28THINK IS GOING TO EXPAND THE

3:27:31INVOLVEMENT.

3:27:31I ALSO WANT TO JUST UM,

3:27:36HIGHLIGHT AND I THINK THIS IS A

3:27:38WONDERFUL THING THAT WE HAVE

3:27:39TWO WEEKS EARLY VOTING FROM THE

3:27:4117TH THROUGH THE 30TH.

3:27:43ANYONE IN THIS BUILDING CAN

3:27:44WALK DOWNSTAIRS RIGHT NOW AND

3:27:46VOTE.

3:27:46SO THE DAYS OF ONLY VOTING ON

3:27:49NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION DAY ARE.

3:27:51GONE AND WE KNOW THAT GALVIN

3:27:53EXPECTED UP TO 60% OF THE VOTES

3:27:56ARE GOING TO BE CAST WELL

3:27:57BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

3:27:59SO DEMOCRACY DAY I GET IT I

3:28:01SUPPORT IT ON THAT DAY FOR THE

3:28:02REST BECAUSE WE NEED MORE

3:28:04PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

3:28:05BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY DAY.

3:28:06WE VOTE.

3:28:07SO I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO

3:28:11RECOGNIZE THAT DECLARING A DAY

3:28:12OFF THAT'S ONLY GOING TO LET

3:28:14OUR STAFF ON THE FIFTH FLOOR

3:28:16BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE

3:28:17DEPARTMENTS WHO DON'T HAVE THAT

3:28:19PRIVILEGE.

3:28:20MANY DEPARTMENTS LIKE

3:28:21TRANSPORTATION AND OTHERS DON'T

3:28:22GET THE WORK FROM HOME

3:28:24PRIVILEGE.

3:28:24SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE VOTING

3:28:26IN FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION.

3:28:28BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE

3:28:30ALREADY DO IT AND WE SHOULD

3:28:31ALWAYS CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND

3:28:32SUPPORT PEOPLE TO GET.

3:28:34>> OUT.

3:28:34AND VOTE.

3:28:35>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY

3:28:36.

3:28:36COUNCILOR BURTON, YOU WERE

3:28:37NEXT.

3:28:37WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OR WAIT

3:28:38TILL THE END.

3:28:39OF UM COUNCIL?

3:28:41OKAY.

3:28:42>> UM, THAT WAS COUNCILOR PEPEN

3:28:44,COUNCILOR DURKAN AND THEN

3:28:45COME TO ME.

3:28:45YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON.

3:28:46DO YOU WANT TO DO IT?

3:28:47OKAY, UM, WE'LL GO TO YOU AFTER

3:28:48COUNCIL.

3:28:48PUT THAT IN COUNCIL DIRECTOR.

3:28:49THAT'S ENOUGH.

3:28:50ANY OF THE FLOOR?

3:28:50THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:28:52UM, THANK YOU TO THE MAKERS

3:28:53OF THIS RESOLUTION.

3:28:54WHAT I THE WAY I ENVISION AND

3:28:56VIEW THIS RESOLUTION IS THAT

3:28:58THIS IS US AS A CITY

3:29:00COUNCIL SETTING A PRECEDENT

3:29:01MOVING FORWARD OF HOW WE SHOULD

3:29:03TREAT ELECTIONS IN GENERAL IN

3:29:05THE CITY OF BOSTON, IN THE

3:29:07STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

3:29:08LIKE IT SAYS, IT'S CALLING UPON

3:29:09THE CITY OF BOSTON, THE

3:29:10COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

3:29:11TO FOLLOW AND IT'S FOR US TO

3:29:15SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTION

3:29:18DAY.

3:29:18I DON'T VIEW IT AS SIMPLY US

3:29:20GIVING A DAY OFF TO OUR CITY

3:29:22EMPLOYEES, TO OUR CITY

3:29:23COUNCIL EMPLOYEES AND LIKE

3:29:25COUNCILOR MILLER SAID, WE'RE

3:29:25NOT EVEN ON THE BALLOT THIS

3:29:26YEAR.

3:29:27THIS IS FOR US TO TALK ABOUT

3:29:29HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO US TO

3:29:31PRIORITIZE ELECTIONS.

3:29:32I YOU KNOW, AS THE CONVERSATION

3:29:34WAS GOING I WAS CURIOUS AND I

3:29:35SAW THAT THERE ARE SOME MAJOR

3:29:37COUNTRIES THAT.

3:29:38HAVE MADE.

3:29:39ELECTION DAY OR HOLIDAY AND NOT

3:29:42TO MENTION COUNTRIES LIKE

3:29:43AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, GERMANY,

3:29:45FRANCE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE

3:29:46ELECTION DAYS.

3:29:47ON WEEKENDS.

3:29:48>> ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS

3:29:49THAT PEOPLE HAVE LESS OF A

3:29:50REASON TO SAY THEY CAN'T GO

3:29:52VOTE BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING

3:29:53AND IT'S THE REASON WHY I DO

3:29:55SUPPORT.

3:29:55SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION.

3:29:57IT'S THE SAME REASON WHY I DO

3:29:59SUPPORT UH MAIL VOTE BY MAIL OR

3:30:02EARLY VOTING AND EARLY POLLING

3:30:03LOCATION WHICH TODAY YOU CAN

3:30:05VOTE AT CITY HALL.

3:30:05BY THE WAY, UM, IF YOU DIDN'T

3:30:07KNOW THAT IT IS REALLY OUR

3:30:10PRIORITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

3:30:12ARE MAKING VOTING EASIER FOR A

3:30:14LOT OF PEOPLE AND I SIMPLY SEE

3:30:15THIS AS A STEP FORWARD IN

3:30:17MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF

3:30:19WE'RE SAYING IT'S A HOLIDAY,

3:30:21WHY NOT THE CITY AND WHY NOT.

3:30:22THE STATE CONSIDER IT AS WELL.

3:30:24SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS

3:30:25TODAY.

3:30:26>> THANK YOU.

3:30:26THANK YOU COUNCILOR PREPARED

3:30:27COUNCILOR DRAKE ANY OTHER FOR.

3:30:28THANK YOU SO MUCH.

3:30:30UM I'LL BE VOTING YES.

3:30:31UM, BUT I ACTUALLY REALLY

3:30:34APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR.

3:30:35COLLEAGUES, UM.

3:30:35TALKING POINTS AND WHAT THEY'RE

3:30:38TRYING TO GET ACROSS HERE

3:30:39BECAUSE I DO THINK THERE ARE

3:30:40OPTICAL CHALLENGES TO US

3:30:42DECIDING ON ELECTION DAY THAT

3:30:43OUR STAFF HAS THE DAY OFF.

3:30:45UM, AND SO I APPRECIATE

3:30:47COUNCILOR FLYNN'S COMMENTS.

3:30:49UM, I DO THINK UM THAT OUR I

3:30:51MEAN OBVIOUSLY WITH ALL THAT WE

3:30:53CARE ABOUT WE CARE ABOUT

3:30:54GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED UM, OUR

3:30:56OUR STAFFS ARE NOT

3:30:59DISENFRANCHIZED IN ANY WAY.

3:31:00THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO

3:31:01PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS AND

3:31:03GET INVOLVED BECAUSE OF WHAT WE

3:31:05DO HERE.

3:31:06UM, BUT I DO THINK IT'S

3:31:07INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT, UM,

3:31:09WE'RE I THINK IT'S A GREAT

3:31:11THING THAT WE'RE DOING THIS IN

3:31:12A YEAR WHERE WE ARE NOT ON THE

3:31:13BALLOT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S

3:31:14IMPORTANT, UH, FOR US TO SHOW

3:31:16THAT THIS ISN'T FOR OUR OWN

3:31:18BENEFIT.

3:31:18UM, IT REALLY IS.

3:31:20UM, UH, WE HAVE, UH, A

3:31:24CHALLENGE IN THE CITY AND MY

3:31:25DISTRICT HAS SOME OF THE LOWEST

3:31:26VOTER PARTICIPATION IN THE

3:31:27ENTIRE CITY.

3:31:29UM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT

3:31:30WE GET PEOPLE INVOLVED, UM, AND

3:31:32THAT WE, UH, MAKE IT EASY FOR

3:31:34PEOPLE TO VOTE.

3:31:35SO IF WE WERE TO I THINK THAT

3:31:36IT SHOULD BE A FEDERAL HOLIDAY.

3:31:38SO I'M VOTING YES ON THIS.

3:31:39BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE

3:31:40ARE CHALLENGES OPTICALLY UM, TO

3:31:43TALKING ABOUT ELECTIONS WHEN

3:31:44YOU YOURSELF HAVE TO GET

3:31:47ELECTED IN ORDER TO UM, YOU

3:31:49KNOW, IN ORDER TO UH, CONTINUE

3:31:51YOUR JOB.

3:31:52SO UM SO THANK YOU TO THE LEAD

3:31:55SPONSOR AND THANK YOU TO THOSE

3:31:56THAT ARE TRYING TO INCREASE

3:31:58PARTICIPATION.

3:31:58THAT IS THE POINT OF THIS AND

3:32:00THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

3:32:01IT.

3:32:01UM, AND I THINK THAT THE CITY

3:32:03COUNCIL IS WHAT'S WITHIN OUR

3:32:04POWER HERE.

3:32:05SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING

3:32:06ABOUT THAT.

3:32:07IT'S I DON'T THINK IT'S UM I

3:32:09DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY I THINK

3:32:11THIS IS A GOOD THING AND I

3:32:12THINK THAT AS WE, UM, TRY TO

3:32:15CRAFT, UH, POLICY AND UM, TRY

3:32:17TO CREATE SOME I HONESTLY

3:32:19CREATING NEWS AROUND THIS IS

3:32:20GREAT BECAUSE WE'RE ENCOURAGING

3:32:22OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THE SAME AND

3:32:24WE HOPE THAT EMPLOYERS IN

3:32:25BOSTON DO THE SAME THING.

3:32:26UM, BUT UM, I KNOW FOR FOR MY

3:32:29STAFF, UH, THEY LOVE COMING IN

3:32:31TO WORK.

3:32:31WE COME IN TO WORK EVERY DAY.

3:32:33UM, SO I THINK THAT'S, UH YOU

3:32:35KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S NOT

3:32:36REALLY ABOUT THE DAY OFF.

3:32:38IT'S ABOUT SHARING.

3:32:39THIS IS THE DOMAIN THAT WE CAN

3:32:41IMPACT.

3:32:41THANK YOU.

3:32:42THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKAN.

3:32:43COUNCILOR MEJIA YOU SAID YOU

3:32:44HAD A QUESTION.

3:32:45YES.

3:32:45>> UM, SO.

3:32:48IT'S IT'S A QUESTION AND JUST

3:32:51I.

3:32:51DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

3:32:52SORRY.

3:32:53>> UM.

3:32:55SO IT'S A RESOLUTION, RIGHT?

3:32:58FIRST OF ALL.

3:32:59AND IT'S A IT'S A VIBE CHECK

3:33:01AND IT'S A STATEMENT OF OUR

3:33:02VALUES OF WHAT WE BELIEVE.

3:33:04RIGHT.

3:33:04SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR WHAT

3:33:06WE'RE VOTING ON RIGHT NOW.

3:33:07I ALSO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT

3:33:09IN 2020 THEN COUNCILOR JANEY

3:33:13ANDREA CAMPBELL AND MYSELF UM,

3:33:17WENT AHEAD AND FOUGHT FOR

3:33:19JUNETEENTH TO BE RECOGNIZED AS

3:33:21A HOLIDAY HERE IN THE CITY

3:33:23OF BOSTON.

3:33:23AND WE STARTED OFF HERE THEN IT

3:33:25WENT TO THE STATE AND THEN IT

3:33:27WENT INTO THE FEDERAL

3:33:28GOVERNMENT.

3:33:29SO WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND

3:33:31WE CAN SET THE PRESIDENT'S HERE

3:33:33LOCALLY AND REALLY GET THAT

3:33:34GROUNDSWELL.

3:33:35SO I JUST WANT TO NAME THAT

3:33:37COUNCILOR UM PRESIDENT UH UM,

3:33:41READING THAT THIS IS A

3:33:43RESOLUTION AND MY ASSUMPTION IS

3:33:45AND I JUST WANT YOU TO NAME

3:33:47THAT FOR THE.

3:33:47RECORD HERE IS THAT YOU'RE

3:33:51YOU'RE.

3:33:51DOING IT FOR CITY COUNCIL STAFF

3:33:53BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE

3:33:54JURISDICTION OVER.

3:33:55RIGHT.

3:33:55LIKE THAT IS.

3:33:57A FULL STOP RIGHT?

3:33:58WE CAN'T TELL THE MAYOR AND HER

3:34:00TEAM.

3:34:01>> TO DO.

3:34:01WHAT NO.

3:34:02RIGHT.

3:34:02SO IT'S JUST US.

3:34:04SO THEREFORE BECAUSE WE HAVE

3:34:07CONTROL OR WE HAVE AGENCY

3:34:09OF OUR OWN STAFF THEN THIS IS

3:34:12AN AFFIRMATION THAT EACH OF US

3:34:13WHO ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE

3:34:15IN DEMOCRACY DAY THAT WE HAVE

3:34:17IT UPON OURSELVES TO BE ABLE TO

3:34:19SUPPORT DEMOCRACY DAY.

3:34:21IS THAT IT THEN I'M ON OUR

3:34:23BOARD.

3:34:24OKAY, GREAT.

3:34:24THANK YOU FOR THAT.

3:34:25THANK YOU COUNCIL ME HERE UM

3:34:27COUNCILOR BRITAIN AND THEN

3:34:28COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.

3:34:29THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:34:31AND UH I THINK TO YOUR POINT

3:34:33LIKE THIS IS WE ARE NOT ON THE

3:34:35BALLOT THIS YEAR.

3:34:37UM, WE, UH OUR OUR OFFICE IS UH

3:34:41OUR STAFF ARE GOING TO BE, UH,

3:34:44WORKING AT THE POLLS.

3:34:45UH, I ENCOURAGE OTHER FOLKS

3:34:47OFFICES.

3:34:48THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS

3:34:49STILL LOOKING FOR POLL WORKERS

3:34:50.

3:34:51THERE ARE NONPARTISAN

3:34:52NON-PROFITS WHO ARE GOING TO BE

3:34:53DOING POLL WATCHING AND

3:34:55ENSURING THAT OUR RESIDENTS IN

3:34:56THE CITY OF BOSTON AND ACROSS

3:34:58MASSACHUSETTS CAN SAFELY GO AND

3:35:00UH, EXERCISE THEIR THEIR LEGAL

3:35:03RIGHT TO VOTE SAFELY AND

3:35:05WITHOUT UH WITHOUT INTERFERENCE

3:35:08.

3:35:09UH AND I REALLY DO FEEL IT'S A

3:35:11MOMENT AND A MOMENT IN TIME IN

3:35:12WHICH OUR OUR DEMOCRACY IS

3:35:14UNDER ATTACK AND THIS IS OUR

3:35:17VERY SYMBOLIC WAY OF SAYING AS

3:35:21A COUNCIL THAT WE PRIORITIZE

3:35:23AND VALUE THE THE OPPORTUNITY

3:35:26AT HOME HOW SACRED ELECTION DAY

3:35:28IS AND THAT WE WANT TO

3:35:29ENCOURAGE AS MANY PEOPLE AS

3:35:31POSSIBLE TO GET OUT AND

3:35:32EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

3:35:33UM, AND SO REALLY UH I

3:35:35ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO IS IN

3:35:37SUPPORT OF OF THIS IDEA IF

3:35:38THEIR STAFFS WANT TO UH,

3:35:41EXPLORE UH, WORKING.

3:35:43>> AS A.

3:35:43POLL WORKER OR VOLUNTEERING

3:35:44WITH A NONPARTISAN NONPROFIT

3:35:46HOUSTON POLL MONITORING,

3:35:48THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES

3:35:49TO REALLY PUT PUT YOURSELF.

3:35:51FORWARD TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY ON

3:35:54UH, NOVEMBER 3RD.

3:35:55THANK YOU.

3:35:56THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BREADON

3:35:58COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.

3:35:59THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:36:00UM, I APPRECIATE THE IDEA.

3:36:02BEHIND THIS PROPOSAL AND THE

3:36:03GOAL OF MAKING IT EASIER FOR

3:36:05PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT

3:36:06TO VOTE.

3:36:07HOWEVER, I WORRY PEOPLE INSTEAD

3:36:09OF PRIORITIZING VOTING MIGHT

3:36:10PRIORITIZE VACATION.

3:36:11UH, AND SORT OF SAY HEY, I BANG

3:36:14IN ON MONDAY AND I GOT MYSELF A

3:36:15FOUR DAY WEEKEND.

3:36:16UH, AND MAYBE I DON'T MAKE IT

3:36:18BACK IN TIME WHEN THE WITH

3:36:19TRAFFIC OR THE PLANE CANCELED

3:36:20OR ANYTHING TO EVEN GET BACK TO

3:36:22VOTE NOW EXAGGERATE THERE A BIT

3:36:23BUT I DO THINK THAT PEOPLE

3:36:25MIGHT LOOK AT IS THAT I WOULD

3:36:26LIKE TO SUGGEST AN ALTERNATE

3:36:28SUGGESTED AND COUNCIL BREADON

3:36:29I'D LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ON

3:36:30THIS.

3:36:31I BELIEVE WE SHOULD WORK.

3:36:32WITH ALL EMPLOYERS BECAUSE IF

3:36:33WE ARE THINKING I WOULD SAY IF

3:36:34THIS WAS TO GENERATE FROM CITY

3:36:36HALL TO TO ALL OF CITY TO ALL

3:36:37OF THE STATE, WE WORK WITH ALL

3:36:40EMPLOYERS TO HAVE THEM SIGN ON

3:36:42TO A PETITION OR MAKE A YOU

3:36:44KNOW, UH, AN OATH THAT THEY

3:36:46ALLOW TIME FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES

3:36:48TO EITHER UH, VOTE EARLY, UH

3:36:50VOTE BY MAIL OR VOTE ON

3:36:52ELECTION DAY WHATEVER IS THE

3:36:53BEST FOR THAT SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE

3:36:54.

3:36:55UH, BUT THEY OFFER THAT, UH, TO

3:36:57THEIR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY DO

3:36:58HAVE TIME AND FOLKS CAN HAVE A

3:37:00PLAN TO VOTE, UH, AND THEREFORE

3:37:02INCREASE PARTICIPATION.

3:37:03I JUST DON'T KNOW.

3:37:04>> IF A HOLIDAY ON A SINGLE DAY

3:37:06ITSELF WOULD GENERATE THAT AND

3:37:07PEOPLE COULD, UH, POTENTIALLY

3:37:08TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT RATHER

3:37:10THAN HAVING UH, LARGE EMPLOYERS

3:37:13AND ALL EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE

3:37:14CITY AND STATE, UH, MAKE SURE

3:37:16THAT IT IS PART OF THEIR HR TO

3:37:19DESIGNATE THAT TIME TO GO VOTE

3:37:21.

3:37:21AND UH, SO I THINK WE SHOULD AS

3:37:23WELL BE REMOVING BARRIERS TO

3:37:24VOTING AND MAKING PARTICIPATION

3:37:26AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE.

3:37:27UH, I JUST DON'T BELIEVE

3:37:28CREATING A HOLIDAY SPECIFICALLY

3:37:30IS THE RIGHT APPROACH.

3:37:31UH, BUT WE'D LOVE TO FIND OTHER

3:37:32APPROACHES THAT WOULD MAYBE, UH

3:37:34,HAVE A BETTER IMPACT AND

3:37:35PRODUCE MORE, UH, VOTING.

3:37:36THANK YOU.

3:37:37THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD

3:37:38.

3:37:38COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU'RE ON THE

3:37:39FLOOR.

3:37:41THANK YOU.

3:37:42>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:37:42THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME ANOTHER

3:37:43OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

3:37:44I WILL I WILL BE BRIEF.

3:37:46I THINK ONE COUNCILOR MENTIONED

3:37:48IT ALREADY BUT DOWNSTAIRS THERE

3:37:50IS EARLY VOTING THAT'S ALREADY

3:37:52TAKING PLACE HERE AT THE CITY

3:37:55COUNCIL HERE AT THE CITY HALL.

3:37:59UM IT'S OPENED AND ALSO IT'S

3:38:03IT'S EASY TO DO IT TAKES FIVE

3:38:06MINUTES OF YOUR TIME.

3:38:08WE DON'T NEED A HOLIDAY FOR

3:38:11CITY COUNCIL STAFF PEOPLE TO

3:38:14HAVE THE DAY OFF TO VOTE I I

3:38:17JUST DON'T SUPPORT THAT.

3:38:18I THINK IT SETS THE WRONG

3:38:19EXAMPLE.

3:38:20IT SETS THE WRONG PRECEDENT.

3:38:22YES.

3:38:22IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR US THIS

3:38:24TIME BUT WILL IT BE FOR THE

3:38:25CITY COUNCIL NEXT YEAR WHEN

3:38:28WE'RE ALL ON THE BALLOT?

3:38:30WE ALREADY KNOW THAT ON

3:38:32ELECTION DAY NO ONE REALLY IS

3:38:34ON THE FIFTH FLOOR TO BEGIN

3:38:37WITH.

3:38:40UM I'M GOING TO HAVE MY CITY

3:38:42COUNCIL STAFF COME INTO OFFICE

3:38:45ON ELECTION DAY TO WORK.

3:38:46I WORK ON ELECTION DAY BUT I

3:38:50DON'T THINK PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE

3:38:52A CITY HOLIDAY AND WE NEED TO

3:38:54GET BACK TO WORK AND DEAL WITH

3:38:56NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES QUALITY

3:38:58OF LIFE ISSUES, PUBLIC SAFETY

3:39:01CHALLENGES.

3:39:01THANK YOU.

3:39:02THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

3:39:03UM, COUNCILOR MURPHY HAD HER

3:39:05LIGHT ON BEFORE YOU

3:39:05COUNCILOR HERE.

3:39:08UM, SO IF I CAN THROUGH THE

3:39:12CHAIR TO COUNCILOR BREADON I DO

3:39:14RESPECT YOUR AUTHORITY AS THE

3:39:16PRESIDENT.

3:39:16BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY I

3:39:18THINK YOU ALREADY STATED THAT

3:39:19IF THIS RESOLUTION PASSES

3:39:21TONIGHT, YOU'RE ALREADY SAYING

3:39:23THAT WE CAN'T SCHEDULE HEARINGS

3:39:24AND CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CLOSED

3:39:28ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD.

3:39:29IS THAT TRUE.

3:39:31COUNCILOR BRENNAN, IF YOU'D

3:39:32LIKE TO ANSWER.

3:39:33UH.

3:39:33>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION

3:39:35.

3:39:35UM, I THINK UH, HAVING LOOKING

3:39:38BACK OVER MANY ELECTION DAYS IN

3:39:41CITY HALL OVER THE TIME I'VE

3:39:43BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, UH, WE

3:39:45IT'S NOT OUR PRACTICE TO HAVE

3:39:47HEARINGS OR, UM, HEARINGS ON

3:39:50ELECTION DAY BECAUSE I THINK

3:39:52MANY OF US UH, DO UM, OUR STAFF

3:39:56TO GO AND WORK IN THE POLLS AND

3:39:58THEY DO UM, VOLUNTEER.

3:40:01SO THAT'S JUST BEEN CUSTOM IN

3:40:02PRACTICE.

3:40:03THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION.

3:40:04SORRY.

3:40:04I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN CLEAR.

3:40:05ARE YOU HAVE YOU ALREADY.

3:40:07SAID THAT CITY COUNCIL IS

3:40:10CLOSED ON ELECTION DAY?

3:40:11>> I HAVEN'T SAID IT YET BUT

3:40:12OH.

3:40:13>> NO, BUT I THOUGHT OKAY WHEN

3:40:13YOU WERE SPEAKING AND IS IT

3:40:15TRUE THAT IT WOULD BE CENTRAL

3:40:17STAFF ALSO SO IF RESIDENTS AND

3:40:20REACH OUT FOR WHAT THEY DO

3:40:21EVERY DAY FOR CONSTITUENT

3:40:23CONCERNS THERE WILL BE NO ONE

3:40:24HERE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OR IS

3:40:26IT JUST CITY COUNCIL STAFF?

3:40:28IT WOULD BE CITY

3:40:30COUNCIL OFFICES WOULD BE CLOSED

3:40:31ON ON ELECTION DAY.

3:40:32SO JUST THE 13 COUNCIL OFFICES.

3:40:34OR UM ON CENTRAL STAFF.

3:40:36>> AS WELL JUST ON THE THANK

3:40:37YOU.

3:40:37THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY.

3:40:39UM THANK YOU COUNCILOR HERE.

3:40:42OKAY.

3:40:42>> THIS IS THE LAST TIME I GET

3:40:44UP.

3:40:44OKAY.

3:40:46QUICK.

3:40:47UM.

3:40:48SO THAT I'M CLEAR.

3:40:50AND SO THAT EVERYBODY

3:40:51UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS HAPPENING

3:40:52HERE.

3:40:52IT'S DEMOCRACY DAY AND IT IT'S

3:40:56NOT JUST TO GO OUT AND VOTE.

3:40:58IT IS TO CREATE THE CULTURE AND

3:41:01THE.

3:41:03UM INSPIRATION FOR DEMOCRACY

3:41:07AND ACTIVISM.

3:41:08YEAH.

3:41:11SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT VOTING.

3:41:12I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT, YOU

3:41:15KNOW, OUR STAFF CAN GO AND

3:41:17DRIVE.

3:41:18ELDERS TO.

3:41:19THE POLLS.

3:41:21IT COULD BE WE.

3:41:21CAN DELIVER PIZZA.

3:41:23IT'S DEMOCRACY DAY.

3:41:25NO.

3:41:26SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING

3:41:27OUT TO VOTE.

3:41:29UM OKAY.

3:41:30SO THEN THAT MEANS IF WE DON'T

3:41:34PASS THIS WE CAN GO AHEAD AND

3:41:38DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO

3:41:39PERIOD.

3:41:39RIGHT?

3:41:40>> SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO ANYWAYS

3:41:43BUT WE CAN MAKE A BIG DEAL

3:41:44ABOUT IT AND WE COULD SAY THE

3:41:47COUNCIL AFFIRMS THAT DEMOCRACY

3:41:48DAY SHOULD BE IT SHOULD BE

3:41:50INFECTIOUS.

3:41:51EVERYBODY SHOULD WANT TO TAKE

3:41:53THE DAY OFF TO GO OUT AND DO

3:41:55OUR CIVIC DUTY.

3:41:56THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO

3:41:58IS MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO

3:41:59UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF THEIR

3:42:01VOTE AND THE POWER OF THEIR

3:42:03VOICE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SO

3:42:05BY DEMONSTRATING THIS HERE

3:42:07BECAUSE CHANGE HAS TO BEGIN

3:42:09FROM WITHIN.

3:42:10I IMAGINE THAT WE'RE BEGINNING

3:42:12FROM WITHIN AND INSPIRING

3:42:14EVERYBODY ELSE TO FOLLOW NOW.

3:42:17OKAY THEN LET'S JUST UM VOTING

3:42:19LET'S MOVE THIS TO A VOTE.

3:42:21I WANT TO CLOSE THE DISCUSSION.

3:42:23I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS.

3:42:24OF COURSE.

3:42:25YES.

3:42:25>>, ABSOLUTELY.

3:42:26THANK YOU.

3:42:27COUNCIL MY HANDS OUT.

3:42:27UM, COUNCILOR BREADON AND YOU

3:42:29HAD YOUR LIGHT ON AGAIN.

3:42:30MAY I SPEAK AND THEN YOU CAN

3:42:32HAVE THE LAST.

3:42:32WORD OPENED UP.

3:42:33UM, GREAT.

3:42:35UM.

3:42:35>> I REALLY RESERVED MY

3:42:37JUDGMENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR,

3:42:38UH, DOCKET UNTIL I HEARD

3:42:40EVERYBODY AND TRYING TO BE

3:42:41ADDITIVE RATHER THAN REDUNDANT.

3:42:42I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE

3:42:43OF THINGS THAT THAT HAVE BEEN

3:42:44SAID.

3:42:44UM, FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW THAT

3:42:46UM, STAFF IS HERE ON ELECTION

3:42:49DAY AND I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT

3:42:51BECAUSE I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT

3:42:53MY STAFF IS IN THE OFFICE TO

3:42:54ANSWER CALLS BECAUSE LETTING

3:42:56FOLKS KNOW WHERE THEIR POLLING

3:42:58LOCATION IS WITHOUT IT BEING

3:43:00POLITICAL IS A CONSTITUENT

3:43:01SERVICE AND THAT'S REALLY

3:43:02IMPORTANT.

3:43:03SO EACH COUNCIL OFFICE HAS

3:43:04THEIR OWN SOVEREIGNTY TO HAVE

3:43:06STAFF THERE.

3:43:07IT'S A DISTRICT ONE TRADITION

3:43:08TO HAVE STAFF WITHIN THE OFFICE

3:43:09WITHIN ELECTION DAY AND IT'LL

3:43:11CONTINUE AS SUCH REGARDLESS IF

3:43:12THIS PASSES OR NOT.

3:43:13AGAIN TO EACH THEIR OWN.

3:43:15UM I DO THINK THAT UH THE

3:43:17INTENT BEHIND THIS RESOLUTION

3:43:20IS IS GOOD.

3:43:21WE ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE

3:43:22DEMOCRACY AND ESPECIALLY AT A

3:43:23TIME WHERE AGAIN THE FEDERAL

3:43:24ADMINISTRATION.

3:43:25IS BRINGING DOJ WATCHERS TO.

3:43:27THE POLLS WHICH COULD.

3:43:29COULD POTENTIALLY TURN BAD.

3:43:31UM.

3:43:32>> I DO SEE A VALUE IN HAVING

3:43:34CITY STAFFERS THERE OR

3:43:36COUNCIL STAFFERS THERE JUST

3:43:37WATCHING THE WATCHERS TO MAKE

3:43:39SURE THAT NOTHING GOES HAYWIRE

3:43:40AND NO ONE'S GETTING THEIR UM

3:43:43THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE UH,

3:43:45OBSTRUCTED UM I DO THINK

3:43:47INHERENTLY WHEN WE ARE AT THE

3:43:48POLLS IT DOES TURN POLITICAL.

3:43:50SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE

3:43:51SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE

3:43:52FINE TUNED.

3:43:53MAYBE THAT'S SAYING THAT OUR

3:43:55CITY COUNCIL STAFFERS SHOULD

3:43:56ENGAGE IN NOTHING BUT UM,

3:43:59NONPARTISAN OR NEUTRAL SERVICES

3:44:02ON ELECTION DAY SO THAT THEY'RE

3:44:04NOT OUT AT THE POLLS ON DURING

3:44:06A DAY UM, 9 TO 5 THAT IS

3:44:08PASSING OUT UM FLIERS OR

3:44:11WHATEVER.

3:44:11BUT ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING

3:44:12TO PROVIDE THIS SORT OF DAY

3:44:14THAT UM THAT IS SO FORMAL AND

3:44:18AGAIN, TO COUNCILOR MURPHY'S

3:44:19POINT, UM, YOU KNOW, CITY

3:44:21COUNCILORS ARE AND THEIR STAFF

3:44:22MEMBERS DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO

3:44:24TAKE DAYS BECAUSE OUR DAYS ARE

3:44:25NOT ACTUALLY 9 TO 5 THEY'RE

3:44:27FROM 5 TO 9 OR ON WEEKENDS OR

3:44:29WHATEVER.

3:44:29SO I DO WANT TO LEAVE THAT

3:44:30FLEXIBILITY UP TO EACH

3:44:31INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCIL OFFICE

3:44:32.

3:44:33UM BUT I.

3:44:34YOU ARE MY CITY

3:44:36COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

3:44:36I SUPPORT YOU IN THIS BUT I

3:44:37WOULD LOVE TO SEE A FUTURE

3:44:39RESOLUTION AND ESPECIALLY IN A

3:44:41YEAR THAT WE ARE ON THE BALLOT

3:44:42HAVE IT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE

3:44:43FINE TUNED SO IT'S NOT SO UM

3:44:45POLITICAL AND IT IS A LITTLE

3:44:46BIT MORE NEUTRAL.

3:44:47SO I APPRECIATE THIS UM

3:44:50RESOLUTION.

3:44:50COUNCILOR BURTON, YOU HAVE THE

3:44:51FLOOR.

3:44:51THANK YOU.

3:44:52I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES, UH,

3:44:54WEIGHING IN ON THIS.

3:44:56I THINK THIS IS A A DISCUSSION

3:44:57WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE IN

3:44:59THE, UH, CENSUS ELECTIONS AND

3:45:02REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE LIKE,

3:45:03UH, TO COUNT FROM HIS POINT

3:45:06LIKE DEMOCRACY DAY IS A IT'S A

3:45:09DAY THAT YOU KNOW, I SAY TO

3:45:10PEOPLE WELL WHAT ARE YOU GOING

3:45:11TO DO?

3:45:11I SAID FIRST OF ALL GO VOTE.

3:45:12AND SECOND OF ALL, WHEN YOU GO

3:45:14VOTE TAKE FIVE PEOPLE WITH YOU

3:45:16AND AND AND TALK CHECK IN WITH

3:45:18PEOPLE.

3:45:18BUT SOMEBODY MENTIONED THE

3:45:20OTHER DAY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE

3:45:21THAT WE ASSUME GO TO VOTE ON

3:45:23ELECTION DAY THEY DON'T GO TO

3:45:24VOTE ON ELECTION DAY.

3:45:26SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUCH A

3:45:27LOW TURNOUT IN THE CITY

3:45:28OF BOSTON IS ALMOST A DISGRACE

3:45:29LIKE I'VE BEEN REALLY FRANK

3:45:32THERE'S A I COME FROM NORTHERN

3:45:33IRELAND WHICH IS LIKE ITS OWN

3:45:35THING BUT THE CONSTITUENCY I

3:45:38COME FROM EVERYBODY LOSES THEIR

3:45:39MIND OF THE IF THE TURNOUT

3:45:41DROPS TO.

3:45:4260% WE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY WITH

3:45:44THE TURNOUT OF 60%.

3:45:46SO I THINK OUR PARTICIPATION IS

3:45:48LIKE IT'S REALLY REALLY

3:45:50IMPORTANT TO HAVE PEOPLE PAY

3:45:51ATTENTION AND PARTICIPATE AND

3:45:54AND REALLY SORT OF ENGAGE WITH

3:45:55OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS UH, MORE

3:45:58.

3:45:59AS WE GO FORWARD.

3:46:00SO I APPRECIATE THIS IS A AN

3:46:02IDEA THAT WE HAD JUST THROW IT

3:46:03OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS

3:46:05.

3:46:05UH AND I THINK IN THIS MOMENT

3:46:07IN THIS ELECTION CYCLE IN A

3:46:09MIDTERM THAT'S REALLY GOING TO

3:46:10BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR

3:46:10THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING

3:46:11ABOUT ALL AFTERNOON LIKE ON

3:46:13FUNDING AND ALL OF THAT.

3:46:15UM, UH, THIS IS A THIS IS AN

3:46:18OPPORTUNITY MAYBE TO HAVE A

3:46:19LIKE A SOME IT SEEMS SYMBOLIC

3:46:20BUT I THINK IT'S POWERFUL AND I

3:46:23THINK IT'S TO REALLY PROMPT

3:46:24OTHER PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT

3:46:25OKAY, WHAT AM I DOING ON

3:46:27ELECTION DAY?

3:46:27AM I GOING TO GO AND MAKE A

3:46:28PLAN TO VOTE BECAUSE OUR

3:46:30TURNOUT IS STILL ABYSMALLY LOW

3:46:32AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO

3:46:33TO BRING PEOPLE OUT.

3:46:34SO THANK YOU.

3:46:35I ENCOURAGE MY MY COLLEAGUES TO

3:46:37SUPPORT IT BUT YOU KNOW PLEASE

3:46:38VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE WHATEVER

3:46:39YOU FEEL.

3:46:40THANK YOU.

3:46:41>> COUNCILOR BRANDON WILL NOW

3:46:42BE TAKING A VOTE ON THIS.

3:46:43UM OH.

3:46:44WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

3:46:45NAME?

3:46:46MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ADD

3:46:48COUNCILOR CULPEPPER,

3:46:48COUNCILOR DURKAN,

3:46:49COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE

3:46:50COUNCILOR MEJIA,

3:46:51COUNCILOR PEPPER AND

3:46:53COUNCILOR UH, WEBER

3:46:54COUNCIL WHERE I AM.

3:46:54PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR.

3:46:56COUNCILOR BRANDON C SUSPENSION

3:46:57OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION

3:46:58OF DOCKET 1975.

3:46:59ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, UM,

3:47:02MR CLERK, WOULD YOU.

3:47:03PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL

3:47:03VOTE.

3:47:04>> ON DOCKET 1975.

3:47:06COUNCILOR BREADON.

3:47:06YES, COUNCILOR.

3:47:07BREADON.

3:47:07YES, COUNCILOR.

3:47:08KILOS.

3:47:09YES, COUNCILOR.

3:47:10CLOSE BUDDY.

3:47:11YES.

3:47:11COUNCILOR.

3:47:11CULPEPER.

3:47:12YES.

3:47:12COUNCIL.

3:47:12CULPEPER.

3:47:13YES.

3:47:13COUNCILOR.

3:47:14DURKAN.

3:47:14COUNCILOR.

3:47:15DURKAN.

3:47:15YES.

3:47:15COUNCILOR.

3:47:16FITZGERALD.

3:47:17COUNCILOR.

3:47:17FITZGERALD.

3:47:18NO.

3:47:18COUNCILOR.

3:47:18FLYNN.

3:47:19NO.

3:47:19COUNCILOR.

3:47:20FLYNN.

3:47:20NO.

3:47:20COUNCILOR.

3:47:21LOUIJEUNE.

3:47:22YES.

3:47:22COUNCILOR.

3:47:22LOUIJEUNE.

3:47:23YES.

3:47:23COUNCILOR.

3:47:23MEJIA.

3:47:25CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.

3:47:26COUNCILOR MURPHY.

3:47:27NO.

3:47:27>> COUNCILOR.

3:47:28>> MURPHY.

3:47:28NO.

3:47:29COUNCIL.

3:47:29PEN.

3:47:29YES, COUNCILOR.

3:47:30PEN.

3:47:31YES.

3:47:31COUNCIL.

3:47:31SANTANA.

3:47:32YES.

3:47:32COUNCILOR.

3:47:33SANTANA.

3:47:33YES.

3:47:34COUNCIL.

3:47:34WEBER.

3:47:35YES.

3:47:35COUNCIL.

3:47:36WEBER.

3:47:36YES AND COUNCILOR WORRELL.

3:47:38YES.

3:47:38COUNCIL.

3:47:38WELL, YES.

3:47:41TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE

3:47:43AND THREE IN THE NEGATIVE.

3:47:45THANK YOU.

3:47:46DOCKET 1975 HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

3:47:48MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ

3:47:49DOCKET 1976?

3:47:51DUCKY NUMBER 1976

3:47:53COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR THE

3:47:54FOLLOWING RESOLUTION

3:47:56RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS LUNG

3:47:58CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE

3:47:59CITY OF BOSTON.

3:48:02CHAIR RECOGNIZES

3:48:04COUNCILOR FLYNN.

3:48:04>> YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:48:06THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:48:10MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD

3:48:12COUNCILOR PÉPIN AS AN ORIGINAL

3:48:13CO-SPONSOR?

3:48:14COUNCILOR PEPEN SO ADDED.

3:48:15MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND AD

3:48:17COUNCIL WERE ALL AS WELL.

3:48:18SEEING AND HEARING NO

3:48:20OBJECTIONS COMES FROM REAL IS

3:48:21ADDED AS A THIRD.

3:48:24THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:48:26UH, THIS IS A RESOLUTION

3:48:28RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS LUNG

3:48:30CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN

3:48:31BOSTON.

3:48:33AS WE KNOW, POPE LEO RECENTLY

3:48:35UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR LUNG

3:48:37CANCER AND HAS ALREADY RETURNED

3:48:40TO WORK IN HIS DUTIES.

3:48:41WE PRAY FOR HIM AND HIS

3:48:42CONTINUED RECOVERY.

3:48:44LUNG CANCER IS A DISEASE IN

3:48:46WHICH THE CELLS IN THE LUNG

3:48:48TISSUE CHANGE AND FORM TUMORS

3:48:51THAT DAMAGE THE LUNGS AND CAN

3:48:53POTENTIALLY SPREAD THROUGHOUT

3:48:54THE BODY.

3:48:56NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER,

3:48:58WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 80% OF ALL

3:49:01LUNG CANCER CASES UH WHILE

3:49:04SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER MAKES UP

3:49:06ABOUT 10 TO 15 CASES AND IT

3:49:09SPREADS SPREADS MORE RAPIDLY

3:49:11AND DEPENDING ON THE TYPE AND

3:49:13STAGE OF THE DISEASE, THERE ARE

3:49:15DIFFERENT TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR

3:49:17PATIENTS TO EXPLORE.

3:49:18SURGERY IS TYPICALLY PERFORMED

3:49:20FOR EARLY STAGE TUMORS IN WHICH

3:49:23A SMALL PIECE OF THE LONG IS

3:49:24REMOVED.

3:49:25IN RARE CASES THE WHOLE LUNG

3:49:27MAY BE REMOVED.

3:49:29RADIATION.

3:49:30CHEMOTHERAPY ARE COMMONLY USED

3:49:31TO KILL OR SHRINK CANCER CELLS.

3:49:34FOR MANY LUNG CANCER PATIENTS,

3:49:36CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION

3:49:38CAUSES SIGNIFICANT SIDE EFFECTS

3:49:41.

3:49:42THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE

3:49:44DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER ARE

3:49:4665 OR OLDER.

3:49:47THE AVERAGE AGE IS AROUND SEVEN

3:49:49YEARS.

3:49:50ACTIVE CIGARETTE SMOKING CAUSES

3:49:5480 TO 90% OF LUNG CANCER CASES

3:49:56AND ARE 15 TO 30 TIMES MORE

3:50:00LIKELY TO GET DIAGNOSED THAN

3:50:02NONSMOKERS.

3:50:04ADDITIONALLY, MEN ARE DIAGNOSED

3:50:06AND DIE AT HIGH RATES THAN

3:50:07WOMEN AND BLACK MEN ARE ABOUT

3:50:1012% MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP LUNG

3:50:12CANCER COMPARED TO WHITE MEN.

3:50:14LUNG CANCER IS THE LEADING

3:50:16CAUSE OF CANCER RELATED DEATHS

3:50:17AMONG US VETERANS, WITH BLACK

3:50:21VETERANS FACING HIGHER RISK DUE

3:50:23TO MILITARY RELATED EXPOSURES.

3:50:26BLACK VETERANS EXPERIENCE UM

3:50:30DISPARITIES IN DNA AND

3:50:33DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND

3:50:35SURVIVAL RATES COMPARED TO

3:50:37OTHER OTHER GROUPS.

3:50:40THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION

3:50:44UM CONSISTENTLY RANKS NUMBER

3:50:45ONE IN THE NATION FOR LUNG

3:50:47CANCER TREATMENT.

3:50:47THE RATE OF NEW LUNG

3:50:50CANCER CASES IS 56.3 PER

3:50:55100,000 RESIDENTS.

3:50:58LUNG CANCER PATIENTS IN BOSTON

3:51:00HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR

3:51:02COMPREHENSIVE CARE SCREENING

3:51:04RESOURCES TO A MAJOR MEDICAL

3:51:06CENTERS AND PATIENT SUPPORT

3:51:08NETWORKS.

3:51:09THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER THERE ARE

3:51:11SEVERAL WALKING AND CHARITY

3:51:13EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS.

3:51:15ON NOVEMBER 7TH AT 9 A.M. A

3:51:18FOUNDATION, THE LUNG FOUNDATION

3:51:20WILL BE HOSTING THE DEEP

3:51:22BOSTON WALK AT ASSEMBLY ROW IN

3:51:24SOMERVILLE AND INCLUDING THE

3:51:26LUNG HEALTH RESOURCE FAIR IN

3:51:28OTHER ACTIVITIES.

3:51:29THE 2026 SHRINE OF LIGHT WITH

3:51:32VA THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

3:51:34EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON

3:51:36THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH AT 8

3:51:37A.M. IN WEST ROXBURY TO RAISE

3:51:41LUNG CANCER AWARENESS.

3:51:42BUT IT'S A IT'S A SIGNIFICANT,

3:51:44UH, MEDICAL PROBLEM MEDICAL

3:51:47CHALLENGE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE

3:51:49ACROSS THIS CITY AND ACROSS THE

3:51:50COUNTRY.

3:51:51THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:51:53THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.

3:51:54THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTRA

3:51:55PEPPER AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:51:57THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

3:51:58AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN

3:52:01FOR ADDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR

3:52:03AND FOR FINDING THIS VERY

3:52:04IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.

3:52:06UM, TO ME, I WANT IT TO BE OUT

3:52:08OF BECAUSE IT'S IT'S A VERY

3:52:09PERSONAL THING AT THE MOMENT

3:52:10FOR THE PÉPIN FAMILY.

3:52:11UM, JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO MY MY

3:52:13GRANDMOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH

3:52:14LUNG CANCER AND IT IMPACTED OUR

3:52:18FAMILY HEAVILY AND WE DISCUSS

3:52:20AS A FAMILY OF HOW ARE WE GOING

3:52:22TO TAKE CARE OF THIS?

3:52:23AND LUCKILY JUST A FEW DAYS AGO

3:52:25SHE WAS ABLE TO RING THE BELL

3:52:27AT THE HOSPITAL AFTER

3:52:28COMPLETING ALL THE NECESSARY

3:52:29TREATMENTS UM TO MAKE SURE THAT

3:52:31SHE WAS OKAY.

3:52:32AND THIS IS I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT

3:52:35PUBLIC HEALTH AND TAKING CARE

3:52:36OF ONE ANOTHER, BUT IT'S ALWAYS

3:52:38SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO CHECK

3:52:40OURSELVES TO TO GO TO THAT

3:52:41APPOINTMENT TO GO TO YOUR PCP

3:52:44TO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING

3:52:45ON UNDERNEATH YOUR SKIN.

3:52:46YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON

3:52:47INSIDE.

3:52:48AND UM IT'S ALWAYS SO IMPORTANT

3:52:51JUST TO BRING THIS THIS TYPE

3:52:52OF AWARENESS TO THE FLOOR

3:52:54BECAUSE OF OF HOW IMPORTANT IT

3:52:55IS.

3:52:56WE DON'T KNOW WHO WHO'S

3:52:57IMPACTED BY IT.

3:52:58AND SO I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL

3:53:00ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE

3:53:02STAFF AT.

3:53:03THE THE HOSPITAL OUR NURSES,

3:53:04OUR DOCTORS.

3:53:05>> WHO DO A GREAT JOB FOR DOING

3:53:06THAT.

3:53:06I WAS JUST AT A GROUNDBREAKING

3:53:08,GROUNDBREAKING EVENT WITH

3:53:10COUNCILOR DEREK AND

3:53:11COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE MANY OTHERS

3:53:12.

3:53:13UM, FOR THE NEW DANA-FARBER

3:53:15CANCER HOSPITAL THAT IS GOING

3:53:17TO FOCUS.

3:53:17IT'S ALL ABOUT CANCER AND I

3:53:19THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE

3:53:21RESOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR

3:53:21THE COMMONWEALTH.

3:53:22I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM AND

3:53:25I JUST WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE

3:53:26TO MY GRANDMOTHER AND MAMA.

3:53:28SO THAT THEY ARE MORE.

3:53:30AND WHEN TRABAJO TO

3:53:32TRATAMIENTOS ESTAMOS AQUI PARA

3:53:33APOYAR AND.

3:53:33NOBODY WAS PROMPTING.

3:53:35THANK YOU.

3:53:37THANK YOU COUNCILOR PEPEN THE

3:53:39CHAIR RECOGNIZES CULTURAL YOU

3:53:40HAVE THE FLOOR.

3:53:42THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

3:53:43THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FLYNN.

3:53:45FOR ADDING ME AS ORIGINAL

3:53:47CO-SPONSOR AND UM, HAPPY TO

3:53:49SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.

3:53:51UH, THIS IS ALSO A REMINDER

3:53:52THAT COUNCILOR PEPEN SAYS YES

3:53:54PLEASE.

3:53:55I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO

3:53:56GO, UM, TO YOUR PRIMARY CARE

3:53:58PHYSICIAN AND GET CHECKED OUT.

3:53:59UH, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING

3:54:01ON.

3:54:01UM, AND IT'S BETTER THAT THEY

3:54:03CATCH IT EARLIER THAN LATER.

3:54:05UM, I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS, UH,

3:54:07WHO, UM, YOU KNOW, LOST THEIR

3:54:09BATTLE TO CANCER AND I HAVE

3:54:11SOME THAT HAVE SURVIVED AND, UM

3:54:14,THE ONES THAT HAVE SURVIVED

3:54:15ARE THE ONES WHO GOT IT CHECKED

3:54:17OUT EARLY.

3:54:17SO PLEASE I ENCOURAGE UM,

3:54:21EVERYONE GO GET CHECKED OUT AND

3:54:22DO IT ROUTINELY.

3:54:23UH, BECAUSE UM, IT IS A MATTER

3:54:26OF OF LIFE AND DEATH EARLY THAT

3:54:28THEY CATCH IT.

3:54:28UH, THE MORE LIKELY LIKELIHOOD

3:54:31THAT YOU HAVE A.

3:54:32SO THANK YOU AGAIN JUST LOOKING

3:54:33FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS AND

3:54:34CONTINUE RAISING AWARENESS

3:54:37AROUND CANCER.

3:54:37>> THANK YOU.

3:54:39THANK YOU COUNCILOR WORRELL.

3:54:42WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR

3:54:43NAME?

3:54:45COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A POWDER

3:54:47COUNCILOR CULPEPER CONTRA

3:54:48DURKAN CONTRA FITZGERALD

3:54:50CANCER LOUIJEUNE COUNTRY.

3:54:51MAHINA COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNTRY

3:54:53SANTANA COUNCILOR WEBER AND

3:54:54PLEASE UH THE CHAIR COUNCILORS

3:54:56FLYNN, PÉPIN AND MORRELL SIX

3:54:59SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND

3:55:00ADOPTION OF DOCKET 1976.

3:55:03ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

3:55:05ALL OPPOSED NAY.

3:55:07THE AYES HAVE A DOCKET 1976 HAS

3:55:10BEEN ADOPTED.

3:55:12UM AS ANYONE.

3:55:13BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE GREEN

3:55:16SHEETS, IS THERE ANYONE WHO

3:55:17WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO

3:55:19A DOC THAT THEY MAY HAVE

3:55:20MISSED?

3:55:20IF YOU PUT YOUR LIGHTS ON, WE

3:55:21CAN.

3:55:23COUNCILOR MURPHY?

3:55:24YES.

3:55:24>> COULD YOU, UM.

3:55:26COULD YOU PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO

3:55:291774 AND 1974 AND ALSO PUT MY

3:55:32VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE?

3:55:34PLEASE.

3:55:35>> WHICH 1177 4 IN 1 9721.

3:55:45SO OKAY.

3:55:46IT WAS BEFORE IT WAS A VOTE

3:55:49OF MATTERS WAS.

3:55:55SO 1770.

3:55:57THAT'S.

3:56:00>> IT'S ON PAGE FOUR OF NINE

3:56:02THE COMMITTEE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

3:56:04RACIAL.

3:56:05IMMIGRANTS A ROLL CALL VOTE.

3:56:07YEP AND I WANTED TO BE IN THE

3:56:10AFFIRMATIVE FOR THAT ROLL CALL

3:56:10VOTE PLEASE.

3:56:14THANK YOU.

3:56:16OKAY.

3:56:17>> I'VE GOT THAT.

3:56:17UM.

3:56:17AND THEN THERE'S ONE MORE.

3:56:20I HAVE TO GO THROUGH ON THE

3:56:21ROLL CALLS.

3:56:33FOR QUICK.

3:56:35I'D LIKE TO BE A YES, PLEASE.

3:56:37THANK YOU.

3:56:37AND THEN FOR 1974 IS

3:56:42COUNCIL RULES RESOLUTION IN

3:56:44SUPPORT OF THE JUDGE LESLIE

3:56:46HARRIS COURTHOUSE.

3:56:46I'D LIKE TO BE IN THE

3:56:48AFFIRMATIVE, PLEASE.

3:56:50THANK YOU.

3:56:50>> YEP.

3:56:51THANK YOU.

3:56:52OKAY.

3:56:52GOT THAT.

3:56:54UM, COUNCILOR.

3:56:55>> UH, FLYNN, YOU, UH, HAD SOME

3:56:57ADDITIONS?

3:56:58YES.

3:56:59>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

3:56:59UM, ON DOCKET NUMBER 1969,

3:57:03COULD I ADD MY NAME AND ALSO,

3:57:06UM, VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE?

3:57:18OKAY.

3:57:18>> ANYONE ELSE?

3:57:20OKAY, GOOD.

3:57:21>> UM.

3:57:24>> OH.

3:57:24COUNCILMEMBER HERE.

3:57:25THANK YOU.

3:57:26PARDON?

3:57:27YES.

3:57:27>> UM.

3:57:28>> I WOULD LIKE TO.

3:57:30JUST FOR THE ABUNDANCE

3:57:32OF CAUTION.

3:57:34ADD MY NAME AND I.

3:57:36GO ON THE RECORD FOR YES.

3:57:38ROLL CALL VOTES.

3:57:40FOR UM I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE

3:57:41IT WAS, SO I'M JUST GOING TO

3:57:42TELL.

3:57:42YOU FROM UM.

3:57:471519 TO, UH, 1833.

3:57:52I JUST WANT TO GO.

3:57:54ON THE RECORD.

3:57:57AS AFFIRMATIVE.

3:58:00TO.

3:58:061519 TO.

3:58:07>> 2021.

3:58:081833 JUST.

3:58:13SO 2122.

3:58:142324 IN 1888.

3:58:17>> JUST IN CASE.

3:58:21IN 1884, 83, 8381 SO.

3:58:33THANK YOU.

3:58:34OKAY.

3:58:34AND ONE SECOND.

3:58:40HERE.

3:58:41YES OKAY SO SO 20.

3:58:5222.

3:58:56OKAY WE'RE GOOD.

3:58:58THANK YOU, MR CLERK.

3:59:00UM WE'RE NOW ON THE GREEN

3:59:01SHEETS.

3:59:02IS ANYONE WISHING TO PULL FROM

3:59:03THE GREEN SHEETS TODAY?

3:59:05NO.

3:59:08>> UM, THEN WE MOVE ON.

3:59:10IS THERE UH, DO WE HAVE ANY

3:59:12MR CHAIR FOR ME?

3:59:13DO WE HAVE ANY FILES TO.

3:59:15WE TRULY ADD FUNDS.

3:59:16PERSONNEL TO PERSONNEL ORDERS.

3:59:20I'M IN FIRM, BUT I AM INFORMED

3:59:21BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE TWO

3:59:23LEAD FILE PERSONNEL ORDERS.

3:59:25WE WILL TAKE THESE LEAD FILE

3:59:26MATTERS ONE AT A TIME.

3:59:28ABSENT OBJECTION, THESE

3:59:29PERSONNEL ORDERS WILL BE ADDED.

3:59:32MR CLERK, WILL YOU READ?

3:59:33PLEASE READ THE FIRST LEAD FILE

3:59:35MATTER.

3:59:36UM A SLATE FILE MATTER

3:59:38PERSONNEL ORDER.

3:59:39COUNSELOR BRAIN FOR

3:59:40COUNCIL OF THE 10TH.

3:59:42THANK YOU.

3:59:43>> THE CHAIRMAN PASSAGE OF THIS

3:59:44LEAD FILE AND ALL IN FAVOR SAY

3:59:46AYE.

3:59:47OPPOSED?

3:59:48SAY NAY.

3:59:48THE AYES HAVE IT.

3:59:50ANY OTHER.

3:59:51SECONDLY FILE MATTER PERSONNEL

3:59:53ORDER AS WELL.

3:59:54COUNSELOR BRAIN FOR CENTRAL

3:59:57CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.

3:59:58THANK YOU.

3:59:59>> THE CHAIR PASSAGE OF THE

4:00:00SLATE FILE.

4:00:01ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

4:00:03UNOPPOSED.

4:00:04SAY NAY.

4:00:06THANK YOU.

4:00:06THESE LATE FILE MATTERS HAVE

4:00:08PASSED.

4:00:10UM, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE

4:00:12CONSENT AGENDA.

4:00:13I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE TRUCK

4:00:15THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO

4:00:16THE CONSENT AGENDA.

4:00:17THE QUESTION NOW COMES ON

4:00:19APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS

4:00:20CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSENT

4:00:22AGENDA.

4:00:22ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I.

4:00:25THANK YOU.

4:00:26THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN

4:00:27APPROVED.

4:00:28WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS

4:00:30.

4:00:30PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE

4:00:32FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS.

4:00:34UM.

4:00:34>> IF YOU PUT YOUR LIGHTS ON,

4:00:35WE'LL TAKE YOU.

4:00:36UM, WE'LL JUST GO AROUND THE

4:00:38ROOM.

4:00:38UH, ANYONE WHO DOES ANYONE HAVE

4:00:40AN ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING

4:00:42MEJIA?

4:00:43YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

4:00:46UM.

4:00:47>> I WANT TO WELCOME BACK,

4:00:48ELLEN.

4:00:48THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK.

4:00:50YOU YOU WERE MISSED HERE IN THE

4:00:52CHAMBER, SO WELCOME BACK.

4:00:53UM, TOMORROW OUR OFFICE IS

4:00:58HOSTING OUR FOURTH ANNUAL

4:01:00SCHOOL VIBES EVENT.

4:01:01I KNOW THAT IT'S IN YOUR

4:01:03DISTRICT COUNCIL CULPEPER.

4:01:04SO YOU'LL BE COMING THROUGH.

4:01:06AND I KNOW COUNCILOR WORRELL AS

4:01:07THE VICE CHAIR OF EDUCATION

4:01:09WILL BE, UH, MAKING THEIR WAY

4:01:10THERE.

4:01:11SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO

4:01:12WELCOMING YOU.

4:01:13UH, SCHOOL VIBES IS REALLY AN

4:01:15OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CHECK IN.

4:01:17OFTENTIMES IT'S AROUND THIS

4:01:18TIME THAT FAMILIES ARE

4:01:20EXPERIENCING THE DIFFICULTIES

4:01:22OF NAVIGATING THE BOSTON PUBLIC

4:01:23SCHOOLS WHETHER IT BE

4:01:25TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, IEPS,

4:01:28SUPPORT SERVICES, EVERYTHING

4:01:31AND ANYTHING.

4:01:31AND SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS

4:01:33CREATE A ONE STOP SHOP FOR

4:01:35FAMILIES WHO ARE LOOKING FOR

4:01:36RESOURCES WHO ARE LOOKING TO

4:01:37UM, GAIN MORE INFORMATION.

4:01:40WE HAVE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

4:01:42,UM WHO ARE GOING TO BE THERE.

4:01:45WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT.

4:01:47WE ALSO HAVE UM A COAT DRIVE SO

4:01:49IT'S GETTING COLDER.

4:01:51SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR

4:01:52LITTLE CLOTHING BOUTIQUE.

4:01:54UM AND ELLEN YOU'VE BEEN A BIG

4:01:55SUPPORTER IN YEARS PAST AND SO

4:01:57WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY

4:01:58FREE COATS TO FAMILIES.

4:02:00SO IT'S GOING TO BE TOMORROW AT

4:02:01THE BRUCE BOLAND BUILDING.

4:02:03UM IT STARTS AT FIVE FROM 5.

4:02:07>> TO 8.

4:02:08UM UM SO COME THROUGH FOR UH

4:02:11RESOURCES AND WHAT WE'RE HOPING

4:02:13TO DO IS CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE

4:02:14THINGS THAT THEY NEED SO THAT

4:02:15THEY CAN HAVE A GOOD SCHOOL

4:02:17YEAR.

4:02:17SO WE'LL SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW

4:02:19AT THE BRUCE BOLAND BUILDING I

4:02:21KNOW COUNCIL CULPEPER AND WE

4:02:22WILL BE THERE.

4:02:23AND IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES

4:02:24WANT TO SHOW UP LET ME KNOW AND

4:02:25I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE

4:02:26ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AS WELL.

4:02:27THANK YOU.

4:02:28>> THANK YOU.

4:02:28>> FROM HERE THE CHAIR

4:02:29RECOGNIZES COUNCIL.

4:02:30YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

4:02:31THANK YOU.

4:02:32UH, MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANTED

4:02:33TO.

4:02:34ARISE TO CONGRATULATE.

4:02:35>> OUR VERY OWN SHANE PACK FOR

4:02:36GETTING THE SHATTUCK AWARD

4:02:37TONIGHT.

4:02:38SO CONGRATULATIONS TO SHANE.

4:02:39THANK YOU.

4:02:40>> UH, CHAIR RECOGNIZES

4:02:42COUNCIL FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE

4:02:43FLOOR.

4:02:44THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

4:02:45UM, I HAVE A COUPLE

4:02:47OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.

4:02:48UH, THE FIRST ONE I DO WANT TO

4:02:50MAKE NOTE OF IS THIS SATURDAY,

4:02:52OCTOBER 24TH FROM 9 TO 11.

4:02:55I'LL BE HOSTING A COFFEE HOUR

4:02:58IN THE FORT POINT NEIGHBORHOOD

4:03:00AT CAFE NERO ON CONCOURSE

4:03:02STREET.

4:03:03SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO STOP BY

4:03:04AND SAY HELLO.

4:03:06UH, TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD

4:03:07ISSUES AND CONNECT WITH OUR

4:03:08NEIGHBORS.

4:03:09AGAIN, IT'S THIS SATURDAY,

4:03:11OCTOBER 24TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 11

4:03:13A.M. THE OTHER EVENT I DO WANT

4:03:15TO HIGHLIGHT IS UM I WANT I

4:03:18WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE FIVE

4:03:19GRADUATES FOR MY DISTRICT UM,

4:03:22WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PATH UP

4:03:25AND CAREER FAMILY OPPORTUNITY

4:03:28PROGRAM.

4:03:28THESE DETERMINED AND RESILIENT

4:03:30GRADUATES HAVE SPENT 3 TO 5

4:03:32YEARS.

4:03:33WORKING WITH MOBILITY MATTERS

4:03:34TO ACHIEVE THEIR ECONOMIC GOALS

4:03:37AND BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURES.

4:03:39THIS PROGRAM UM THEIR CEO IS

4:03:43MAYOR CHENEY.

4:03:43THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE

4:03:45INCREASED EARNINGS, GREATER

4:03:47SAVINGS, IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT

4:03:49AND COMPLETED EDUCATION AND

4:03:51TRAINING.

4:03:51WE CELEBRATE THEIR HARD WORK,

4:03:53PERSEVERANCE AND COMMITMENT TO

4:03:55CREATING LASTING CHANGE.

4:03:57THE CELEBRATION WILL TAKE PLACE

4:03:58THIS SATURDAY AT ROXBURY

4:04:00COMMUNITY COLLEGE 11 A.M. AND

4:04:02FINALLY UM PEST CONTROL

4:04:05HEARING.

4:04:05IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT HEARING

4:04:07THIS FRIDAY AT 10 A.M..

4:04:09UM HOPE EVERYONE CAN ATTEND.

4:04:12UH ESPECIALLY DISTRICT CITY

4:04:14COUNCIL AS I KNOW WE ALL HAVE

4:04:16BEEN RECEIVING SO MANY QUALITY

4:04:20OF LIFE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS

4:04:21IT'S PROBABLY THE ISSUE I

4:04:23RECEIVE THE MOST CALLS ON IS

4:04:25PEST CONTROL.

4:04:26WHAT ARE WE DOING ON MAKING

4:04:28SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE SAFEST

4:04:29AND HEALTHIEST ENVIRONMENT FOR

4:04:31OUR FAMILIES?

4:04:32UM BUT PEST CONTROL IS A

4:04:34CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND

4:04:36PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

4:04:37I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL

4:04:39OF MY CITY COUNCILORS TO BE

4:04:41THERE THIS FRIDAY AT 10 A.M..

4:04:45UM HOPE YOU CAN ALL ATTEND.

4:04:46UM, I'LL BE CHAIRING THE

4:04:48MEETING.

4:04:48I DON'T THINK I REALLY HAVE

4:04:49MISSED ANYONE'S MEETING UM IN

4:04:53OVER IN A YEAR.

4:04:54SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE

4:04:55TO PLEASE BE THERE TO SUPPORT

4:04:58NOT JUST SUPPORT ME BUT TO

4:04:59SUPPORT YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO

4:05:01NEED THAT, UM, ADVOCACY.

4:05:03THANK YOU.

4:05:04>> THANK YOU.

4:05:05COUNCILOR FLYNN.

4:05:05THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES TO

4:05:07HAPPEN.

4:05:07YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

4:05:09THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

4:05:11UM.

4:05:13I'M NOT GOING TO BE AT YOUR

4:05:15HEARING COUNSELOR ON FRIDAY,

4:05:16BUT IT'S BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING

4:05:17TO BE IN A WALK THROUGH WITH MY

4:05:18RESIDENTS.

4:05:20UM, AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WITH

4:05:22PRIDE ISSUES TO REACH OUT TO

4:05:23I-S-D FOR A WALKTHROUGH OF YOUR

4:05:25STREETS.

4:05:25THEY'RE VERY RESPONSIVE.

4:05:27UM, SHOUT OUT TO THEM.

4:05:29I WANT TO WISH MY SISTER A VERY

4:05:31HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

4:05:32SHE HER BIRTHDAY IS ON THE 25TH

4:05:34AND IT'S BEEN A BIG MONTH FOR

4:05:36HER.

4:05:36SHE ALSO JUST GOT MARRIED.

4:05:38OUR OWN CLERK WAS ABLE TO MARRY

4:05:39HER.

4:05:40UM, A FEW DAYS AGO ON THIS PAST

4:05:43FRIDAY.

4:05:43SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE

4:05:44HER AND HER AND HER NEW

4:05:46HUSBAND.

4:05:47UM, VERY VERY VERY PROUD BIG

4:05:49BROTHER OVER HERE.

4:05:50SO WANTED TO SAY

4:05:51CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY

4:05:52BIRTHDAY.

4:05:53SO THAT'S IT FOR ME.

4:05:54THANK YOU.

4:05:55COUNCILOR PIPPEN, THE CHAIR

4:05:56RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN

4:05:57COUNTRY.

4:05:58YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

4:05:59THANK YOU.

4:06:00CHAIR.

4:06:00UM, IT'S MY OLDER SISTER

4:06:02KAYLEE'S BIRTHDAY AND, UM, JUST

4:06:04WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I

4:06:05DIDN'T GET YOU KNOW, IF SHE

4:06:07FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE

4:06:08WERE BEING TOLD HAPPY BIRTHDAY

4:06:09ON HER BIRTHDAY, SHE'D BE MAD.

4:06:11SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAYLEE.

4:06:13VERY GOOD.

4:06:15WE WISH ALL OF THEM A HAPPY

4:06:16BIRTHDAY.

4:06:17UM, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS?

4:06:19OH, GOOD.

4:06:21>> UM.

4:06:22>> UM.

4:06:23>> COUNTER LOUIJEUNE THIS IS

4:06:24ALREADY MENTIONED.

4:06:25THE SHADOW UM SHADOW AWARDS ARE

4:06:27TONIGHT.

4:06:27EVERYONE IS INVITED.

4:06:29UH, AND OUR VERY OWN SHIN SHIN

4:06:31PARK IS RECEIVING AN AWARD AS

4:06:33AN OUTSTANDING CITY EMPLOYEE

4:06:34AND WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD

4:06:36OF HIM.

4:06:36UH, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL

4:06:38THERE.

4:06:39UM, THE SHIVA AWARDEES WILL BE

4:06:41IN AND CITY COUNCIL IN THE

4:06:43CURRENT ROOM IN TWO WEEKS TIME.

4:06:44UH, SO THAT WE CAN ALL GREET

4:06:46THEM AND CONGRATULATE THEM AND

4:06:47THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE IN

4:06:48TWO WEEKS TIME.

4:06:50UH, WE'RE NOW ON TO MEMORIALS.

4:06:53WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT A

4:06:55NAME, PLEASE?

4:06:57UH, WE'LL START OFF IF YOU PUT

4:06:58YOUR NAMES.

4:06:59UH, COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE

4:07:00YOUR LIGHT ON.

4:07:02THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

4:07:03UM.

4:07:05I THE THE FIRST PERSON I DO

4:07:07WANT TO MENTION IS GRACE

4:07:10CAMPBELL FROM CHARLESTOWN.

4:07:13I'M I'M FRIENDLY WITH HER

4:07:16DAUGHTER KIM MAHONEY, BUT SHE

4:07:18COMES FROM A LARGE CHARLESTOWN

4:07:19FAMILY.

4:07:20VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

4:07:21BUT ONE OF I WANT TO EXTEND OUR

4:07:24CONDOLENCES TO, UM, GRACE AND

4:07:26HER FAMILY.

4:07:28WONDERFUL PERSON.

4:07:30THE NEXT PERSON I DO WANT TO

4:07:32ACKNOWLEDGE IS JOAN CAMPBELL.

4:07:35UM, WHO CAME TO BOSTON AS A

4:07:38YOUNG WOMAN WHERE SHE BUILT A

4:07:39CAREER AS A MODEL BEFORE

4:07:42ESTABLISHING AND ESTABLISHING

4:07:44AND RUNNING HER OWN MODELING

4:07:46AGENCY.

4:07:47SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE BAY

4:07:48VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SHE

4:07:51LIVED ON CHURCH STREET FOR

4:07:53ABOUT SIX DECADES.

4:07:54UM, SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SO

4:07:57MANY NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES

4:07:59INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY AS IT

4:08:01RELATED TO THE ADULT

4:08:03ENTERTAINMENT IN IN ADDRESSING

4:08:05THOSE CHALLENGES, ADDRESSING

4:08:06THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES

4:08:08BECAUSE BAY VILLAGE WAS AN

4:08:10ENTIRELY DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD

4:08:12YEARS AGO WITH A LOT OF WITH A

4:08:14LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AS

4:08:16A AS A AS A RESULT.

4:08:17BUT JOAN CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO

4:08:19THE BAY VILLAGE.

4:08:21UM THROUGH HER UM KINDNESS HER

4:08:24ACTIONS.

4:08:26SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE BAY

4:08:27VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD

4:08:28ASSOCIATION AND SHE WAS A

4:08:30WONDERFUL PERSON.

4:08:31AND I.

4:08:33>> JUST HAVE TWO OTHERS THAT I

4:08:34WOULD LIKE TO MENTION OF OF

4:08:37DORCHESTER IN SOUTH BOSTON IS

4:08:39ALICE SNEAD.

4:08:40ALICE WAS A RETIRED WORKER AT

4:08:42JOHN HANCOCK.

4:08:44UM SHE WAS A BELOVED WIFE TO

4:08:45THE LATE JOHN NEE FOR 71 YEARS.

4:08:48DEVOTED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND

4:08:49GREAT GRANDMOTHER FOR A LARGE

4:08:51AND LOVING FAMILY.

4:08:53WHAT'S HER LASTING LEGACY?

4:08:55WILL MISS HER.

4:08:56AND FINALLY A CLOSE FRIEND IN

4:08:59SOUTH BOSTON RAYMOND CONNELLY.

4:09:01UM, A PROUD SON OF SOUTH BOSTON

4:09:04AND A FOUNDER OF THE IRISH

4:09:05VOLUNTEERS.

4:09:06MUSICAL GROUP.

4:09:09UM, A GIFTED STORYTELLER

4:09:11MUSICIAN UM CAME FROM A

4:09:13WONDERFUL FAMILY AND I KNOW

4:09:16HE'LL BE MISSED.

4:09:19IF YOU REMEMBER THE AN OLD

4:09:21PLACE AND RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD

4:09:22USED TO BE CALLED THE MIDNIGHT

4:09:24COURT.

4:09:24THAT'S WHERE HE USED TO PLAY

4:09:26IRISH MUSIC FOR, UH, FOR YEARS

4:09:29.

4:09:29SO HE PASSED AWAY RECENTLY UM,

4:09:32WITH HIS DAUGHTER CAROLYN BY

4:09:34HIS SIDE.

4:09:34HE'LL BE REMEMBERED WITH

4:09:35ENDURING LOVE AND LAUGHTER.

4:09:37THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

4:09:38THANK YOU.

4:09:39>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES

4:09:40COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A

4:09:41PARTNER.

4:09:41YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

4:09:42THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

4:09:43I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO UPLIFT THE

4:09:44NAME OF GRACE CAMPBELL.

4:09:45UM, MOTHER TO KIM MAHONEY WHO

4:09:47IS THE OWNER OF THE WARREN

4:09:48TAVERN BUT IS JUST SO INVOLVED

4:09:50IN SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS

4:09:51BUNKER HILL ASSOCIATES AND, UM

4:09:52AND A FRIEND.

4:09:53UM, SO MY MY HEART GOES OUT TO

4:09:55THE CAR.

4:09:56CAMPBELL AND MAHONEY FAMILY.

4:09:58UM, I ALSO HAVE TWO NAMES THAT

4:10:00I DON'T THINK I SENT TO YOU.

4:10:01UM.

4:10:01AND MADAM.

4:10:02PRESIDENT.

4:10:02>> BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO RECENT

4:10:03BUT, UM, A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND

4:10:05AND FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

4:10:06OF HOME-START LINDA WOOD BOYLE

4:10:08.

4:10:08UM, AND ALSO ANTHONY IPPOLITO

4:10:10WHO.

4:10:11IS.

4:10:11>> UH, THE BROTHER OF A CLOSE.

4:10:14UM CLOSE CONSTITUENT.

4:10:15AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT

4:10:17LEAST, UM, OCTOBER 26TH IS THE

4:10:19ANNIVERSARY OF MY HUSBAND'S, UH

4:10:20,MOTHER'S PASSING.

4:10:21UH, SHE PASSED VERY SUDDENLY IN

4:10:23HIGH SCHOOL.

4:10:23UM, WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL

4:10:25AND IT WAS JUST DEVASTATING FOR

4:10:26THE FAMILY.

4:10:26HER NAME WAS KATIE DAD RESTREPO

4:10:28AND I'D LIKE TO SAY HER NAME.

4:10:29IN THE CHAMBERS.

4:10:29THANK YOU.

4:10:30THANK YOU.

4:10:31>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM

4:10:33LOUIJEUNE.

4:10:33YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

4:10:34THANK YOU.

4:10:35I'D LIKE TO LIFT.

4:10:36>> UP, UH AND I RAMPAL WHO IS.

4:10:38UM, UH, THE GRANDMOTHER OF MY

4:10:42COUSIN AND SO, UM, WE GREW UP

4:10:45CALLING HER QUINCY NOW.

4:10:46SHE DIED EARLIER THIS WEEK AT

4:10:48THE AGE OF 102.

4:10:50UM.

4:10:51>> GROWING UP.

4:10:52I HONESTLY WHENEVER WE WENT TO

4:10:54NEW YORK I DIDN'T KNOW

4:10:55MANHATTAN WAS A THING.

4:10:56I JUST THOUGHT THAT NEW YORK

4:10:57WAS FLATBUSH IN QUEENS AND IT'S

4:10:59BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE WENT TO

4:11:00NEW YORK TO VISIT OUR FAMILY WE

4:11:02THE FIRST STOP WAS ALWAYS GOING

4:11:04TO NICE HOUSE.

4:11:05UM AND SO I KNOW MY COUSINS ARE

4:11:07REALLY REALLY.

4:11:07EVEN DYING AT 102.

4:11:10UM MY COUSINS ARE REALLY REALLY

4:11:13REALLY HEARTBROKEN.

4:11:14AND SO YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOST A

4:11:16LOT OF THE MATRIARCHS IN OUR

4:11:17FAMILY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS

4:11:19AND THIS IS A BIG BLOW UM, TO.

4:11:22UH.

4:11:23>> THE LOUIJEUNE THAT IMPACTED

4:11:24FAMILIES.

4:11:24AND SO I WANT TO GIVE MY

4:11:26CONDOLENCES TO MY COUSINS AND

4:11:28UM TO ALL THE FAMILIES

4:11:29MOURNING.

4:11:30THEY ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT THE

4:11:32NAME OF JOHN DANIEL, SAID MARK

4:11:33.

4:11:34HE IS THE FATHER OF THE

4:11:37FIREFIGHTER HERE, MATTHEW SAINT

4:11:38MARK UM, WHO DIED RECENTLY UH,

4:11:41LAST WEEK.

4:11:43UM AND MATT IS RIGHT NOW.

4:11:46UM, IN UH ARMY UH TRAINING UH

4:11:50AND AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY AND

4:11:52LOVED ONES AND I KNOW THAT'S

4:11:53REALLY INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT AS

4:11:55HE EXPERIENCES THE LOSS OF HIS

4:11:56FATHER AFTER JUST EXPERIENCING

4:11:58THE LOSS OF HIS NEPHEW WHO'S

4:12:00HIS NAMESAKE.

4:12:01SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY DEEP,

4:12:02DEEP CONDOLENCES TO THE ENTIRE

4:12:04SAINT MARK FAMILY.

4:12:05THEY ALSO JUST LOST A COUSIN,

4:12:07UH, TO A TRAGIC DEATH IN

4:12:09BROCKTON.

4:12:09AND SO THEY'RE REALLY, UH,

4:12:11HURTING RIGHT NOW WHEN IT RAINS

4:12:12IT POURS.

4:12:13AND SO JUST UPLIFTING TO SAY

4:12:14MARK FAMILY.

4:12:15THANK YOU.

4:12:17CHAIR RECOGNIZES

4:12:19COUNCILOR WORRELL COUNCILMEMBER

4:12:19O'CONNELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

4:12:21UH, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

4:12:23AND I LIKE TO REMEMBER, UM, THE

4:12:26COLEMAN FAMILY, UM, AND A

4:12:28COLEMAN, UH, ONE OF THE OLDEST,

4:12:30UH, RESIDENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE

4:12:32IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.

4:12:33UM, A RESIDENT OF MATTAPAN HAS

4:12:35PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 105

4:12:40YEARS OLD.

4:12:41UH, ONE OF THE OLDEST, UM, UH,

4:12:43RESIDENTS IN MATTAPAN JUST

4:12:45WANTED TO.

4:12:46UH.

4:12:47>> LIFT HER NAME UP AND

4:12:48REMEMBER THE FAMILY.

4:12:50UH, THE COLEMAN FAMILY.

4:12:51THANK YOU.

4:12:52>> THANK YOU.

4:13:00ON BEHALF OF CITY

4:13:02COUNCILOR FLYNN.

4:13:03UH, JOE JOE JOE CAMPBELL.

4:13:07ALICE UH.

4:13:08LEE MP CALMLY ON BEHALF

4:13:12OF COUNCILORS COLLETTA AND

4:13:13FLYNN GRACE ELIZABETH CAMPBELL

4:13:16ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMAN

4:13:17DIVISION.

4:13:19A SENIOR RENTAL AND ALL OF THE

4:13:22AFOREMENTIONED UH FOLKS HAVE

4:13:24PASSED RECENTLY.

4:13:27THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE

4:13:28CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNS TODAY IT

4:13:31DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE

4:13:33AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS.

4:13:34A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.

4:13:44THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO

4:13:46MEET AGAIN AND THE IRON CHAMBER

4:13:48ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH,

4:13:502026 AT 12 P.M..

4:13:52THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES,

4:13:54CENTRAL STAFF, THE CHAIR, THE

4:13:56TAX OFFICE AND ONCE AGAIN

4:13:58WELCOME BACK TO UH JUST

4:13:59CONSISTING OF A SONOGRAPHER

4:14:01ELLEN.

4:14:02UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING

4:14:04JOURNEYMAN PLEASE SAY AYE.

4:14:05UH.

4:14:06THANK YOU.

4:14:08THIS COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.