UH MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL VIEWERS CAN WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE AT BOSTON.COM FOR EACH LAST CITY DASH COUNCIL DASH TV. AT THIS TIME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42 I REMIND ALL IN THIS CHAMBER THAT NO DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE PERMITTED. THANK YOU. MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? OH, COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR COLETTE AS PER COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR PIPPIN. COUNCILOR S.A.. COUNCILOR WEBER AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. A QUORUM HAS PASSED. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT AND I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME BACK TO CHAMBERS OUR 14TH COUNCILOR MICHAEL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US TO APPRECIATE HAVING YOU HELP. NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS WEEK'S CLERGY PASTOR MATTHEW KEITH THOMPSON, JUNIOR OF JUBILEE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN MATTAPAN WHO WILL BE PROVIDING OUR INVOCATION INVITED BY COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND AFTER THE INVOCATION WE WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. WITH ME TODAY I HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS UNFAMILIAR WITH OUR BODY. I WAS ABLE TO BRING HIM AND INVITE HIM OVER LAST YEAR. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW MY MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ON THE ON THE COUNCIL WAS OUR YOUTH AND JUST LOVE BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE GREAT LEADERS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH OUR YOUTH. SO WITH US TODAY WE HAVE PASSED PASTOR MATTHEW KEITH THOMPSON JUNIOR WHO IS A PASTOR OF THE JUBILEE CHURCH YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRIES CALLED CITY WIDE AND INFLUENCE. HE IS A 25 YEAR OLD BASKETBALL PLAYER, A SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE AND A HUSBAND TO HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE OF TWO YEARS BREANNA THOMPSON. HIS YOUTH MINISTRY HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AS HE DOES HIS BEST TO NOT ONLY PRESENT THE GOSPEL TO YOUNG PEOPLE BUT ALSO GIVE THEM A SAFE SPACE TO HEAL. HAVE FUN AND BE THEMSELVES AND TO DEVELOP AS LEADERS OF THE WORLD. SO WITH MY GREAT HONOR AND TO INTRODUCE MATTHEW KIM, KEITH THOMPSON JUNIOR. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LAST PERSON THAT HENRY BROUGHT IN SPOKE FOR 17 MINUTES. I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT. I'LL BE BEFORE YOU PROBABLY FOR MAYBE LIKE 3 MINUTES. 3 MINUTES. OKAY. IS THAT COOL? LIKE WE ARE. SO I'M THE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS PASTOR AT JUBILEE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND LAST WEEK WE ACTUALLY CELEBRATED 43 YEARS OF MINISTRY. WE ARE A CHURCH THAT BELIEVES IN LEGACY AND THAT BELIEVES IN THE NEXT GENERATION. SO MY GRANDFATHER STARTED THE CHURCH. MY DAD IS THE SENIOR PASTOR OF THE CHURCH AND FOR 43 YEARS WE DON'T JUST BELIEVE IN PRESENTING THE GOSPEL BUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOMEOWNERSHIP JUST HELPING THE COMMUNITY LITERALLY IN WHATEVER WAY WE CAN. ON A YEARLY BASIS WE DO THIS THING CALLED JUBILEE IN THE CITY WHERE WE JUST GO UP AND DOWN THE STREETS OF EVERY LOCATION BOSTON STOUGHTON, WORCESTER PAYING FOR PEOPLE'S GAS, PAYING FOR PEOPLE'S GROCERIES, CLEANING UP THE STREETS, DOING WHATEVER WE CAN. AND EVERY FRIDAY WE HAVE 2 TO 300 YOUTH THAT ARE IN THE ROOM THAT ARE NOT JUST RECEIVING THE GOSPEL BUT ALSO TRAINING TO BE LEADERS IN SPACES JUST LIKE THIS. AND SO I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT MY CHURCH BELIEVES IN LEGACY AND ACTUALLY A YEAR AGO MY FATHER AND I SAT DOWN WITH SOMEONE THAT WAS IN OFFICE AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND YOU KNOW, MY FATHER WAS GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS JUST WITH SOME STUFF THAT HE WAS TRYING TO DO AND HE SAID I'M TRYING TO SET SOMETHING UP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. WE BELIEVE IN LEGACY AND THAT PERSON'S RESPONSE WAS WELL, WE DON'T BELIEVE IN LEGACY. WE'RE JUST BELIEVING FOR THE NEXT ELECTION. AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT HENRY WHAT I LOVE ABOUT ROOTS IS SEE WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU GUYS IN THIS ROOM IS THAT YOU GUYS BELIEVE NOT JUST IN THE NEXT ELECTION BUT IN LEGACY IN WHAT IS COMING NEXT. THERE'S A QUOTE FROM A VERY FAMOUS SPEAKER SIMON SINEK, THAT SAYS THAT GREAT LEADERS THEY DON'T THINK IN TERMS OF SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM. THEY DON'T THINK IN TERMS OF THE NEXT ELECTION OR THE NEXT TERM BUT THEY THINK IN TERMS OF LEGACY WHAT GENERATION IS COMING NEXT SO THAT WE CAN BLESS EVERYONE THAT IS COMING UP. AND SO WITH THAT I JUST WANT TO PRAY. DEAR FATHER, WE THANK YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE ONCE AGAIN. AND LORD WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE BIBLE WHEN WE SEE THAT YOU WERE THE GOD OF ABRAHAM. YOU DON'T JUST LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE BUT YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB. YOU'RE A GOD OF THE GENERATIONS. AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EMULATE YOUR CARE NOT JUST FOR ONE GENERATION BUT FOR ALL THE GENERATIONS THAT ARE PRESENT. YOU'RE NOT A GOD THAT ONLY CARES ABOUT ONE SPAN OF TIME. YOU CARE ABOUT ALL TIME. AND SO LORD TODAY AS WE'RE HERE IN THIS MEETING, AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY AS WE BRING AWARENESS TO CANCER, AS WE ARE BELIEVING FOR FOR HEALING FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN BROKEN OR SICK SPACES. WE'RE JUST SAYING WILL YOU BE PRESENT IN HERE TODAY? EVERY WORD THAT IS SPOKEN. EVERY THOUGHT THAT IS THOUGHT WILL YOU BLESSED. AND LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU'VE SAID IN YOUR WORD THAT ONCE A BLESSING HAS BEEN SPOKEN IT CANNOT BE DENIED. AND SO LORD, WE'RE JUST SAYING WILL YOU SPEAK A BLESSING INTO THIS ROOM SO THAT NOTHING CAN STAND UP AGAINST IT? WE THANK YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU NOT JUST FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING BUT FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE GETTING READY TO DO IN US AND THROUGH US IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PASTOR, FOR THAT WONDERFUL INVOCATION AND THOSE WORDS. MY SISTERS AND I GREW UP HANGING OUT AT THE YOUTH NIGHTS AT BEFORE IT WAS JUBILEE AT NEW COVENANT AND WE WANT TO THANK YOUR GRANDFATHER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND HIS VISION AND HIS LEGACY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON WHICH WE KNOW HAS EXPANDED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON TO STOUGHTON TO EVERYWHERE AROUND OUR COMMONWEALTH AND WE ARE GRATEFUL AND INDEBTED TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. SO THANK YOU MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COUNCILORS THAT COUNCIL DURKAN IS NOW PRESIDENT WITH US COUNCIL AND COUNCIL WORRELL IS NOW PRESIDENT WITH US. THANK YOU. WE ARE ON TWO PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION TODAY OFFERED BY MY OFFICE UPLIFTING AWARENESS FOR CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND CELEBRATING THE ELIE FUND. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO LOOK LOVELY IN YOUR PINK PRETTY IN PINK. BUT IT IS ALSO ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS FOR CANCER MONTH. SO I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM MEREDITH MENDELSON. NAKIA CLARKE, JENNY MARCELINE, OUR VERY OWN MICHELLE GOLDBERG . IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. BEHIND ME ARE CANCER FIGHTERS. CANCER WARRIORS, CANCER ADVOCATES AND CANCER SURVIVORS. AS WE RECOGNIZE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE ARE HONORED TO WELCOME MEREDITH MENDELSON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALLEY FUND, A MASSACHUSETTS BASED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ESSENTIALS SUPPORT TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS THE FUND HAS HELPED EASE THE DAILY BURDENS THAT COME WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS OFFERING TRANSPORTATION TO TREATMENT, GROCERY AND MEAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLD NEEDS ALLOWING PATIENTS TO FOCUS ON HEALING AND RECOVERY. THEIR WORK EMBODIES THE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND COMMUNITY THAT THIS MONTH REPRESENTS AND REMINDS US THAT THAT AWARENESS IS NOT ONLY ABOUT EARLY DETECTION BUT ALSO ABOUT STANDING BESIDE THOSE IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. I AM ALSO SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE MY DEAR FRIEND JENNY MARCELLIN WITH US HERE TODAY. WITHIN THE PAST MONTH JENNY HAS BEEN ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE GENEROSITY OF THE ELEPHANT AS SHE IS IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. IT'S JUST THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS. I THINK WE HAD JUST THE WEEK PRIOR TALK TO MEREDITH ABOUT THE ELEPHANT AND ABOUT, ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE COULD DO TOGETHER. AND THEN I GOT A CALL FROM JENNY AND WE MADE THE CONNECTION AND I THIS JOB ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN THIS JOB IS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND OUR VERY OWN MICHELLE GOLDBERG WHO HAS HER OWN STORY WITH HER CANCER AND WHO HAS BEEN VALIANTLY LEADING US. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COURAGE AND FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND FOR STANDING WITH US HERE TODAY AND TO MY OWN GRANDMOTHER WHO I NEVER MET BUT DIED OF CANCER, IMMACULATE CARE YOUR LEGACY WITH ME EVERY DAY. I HAVE THE CITATION HERE RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF THE ELEPHANT AND THE WHO IS HERE WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE ALI FUND. SO IF YOU COULD BOTH COME FORWARD THIS IS AN OFFICIAL RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TO BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ALI FUND IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CANCER PATIENTS TO EASE THE STRESSES OF EVERYDAY LIFE ALLOWING THE FOCUS TO BE ON FAMILY RECOVERY AND HEALING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEREDITH. I KNOW YOU HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND JUST OKAY. SO AS YOU HEARD I AM THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH BUT I STARTED OFF AS A CAREGIVER, THEN A PATIENT AND FRUITION INTO BECOMING AN ELEPHANT STAFF AFTER VOLUNTEERING. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF CANCER, TO BE AWARE OF SELF-ADVOCACY AND FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THE ELEPHANT SO PEOPLE CAN REFER YOUR CONSTITUENTS SO EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND IT'S NO QUESTIONS ASKED WE IN 2022 WE BECAME THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE BOSTON CANCER EQUITY COALITION AND WHERE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GET INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO AS MY JOB I GO INTO EACH AND EVERY COMMUNITIES IN THE BOSTON AREA AND TALK ABOUT THE DESIGN AND THE WORK THAT WE DO. SO WE NEED ALL OF YOU ALL TO HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE ELEPHANT. AND THANKS TO COUNCIL ILLUSION WE WERE ABLE TO HELP. JENNY AND I'LL LET JENNY COME IN SAY SOME WORDS BEFORE JENNY COMES. SHE HAS A MIC AND I ALSO LIKE TO CALL UP I MEANT TO CALL UP COUNCILOR SANTANA AS WE KNOW FROM SO MANY THIS BATTLE IS PERSONAL FOR SO MANY OF US HERE IN THIS CHAMBER AND I'D LIKE TO AFTER JENNY OFFERS SOME REMARKS, COUNCILOR SAID AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO YOU GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM FORTUNATE TO BE HERE AND I MEAN I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH LUCY FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND I CALLED HER AND SAID HEY, I GOT TO LAY LOW BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. WE WOULD TALK AND THEN NEXT THING I KNOW HER CHIEF OF STAFF GOT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND THEN SHE SAID I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO CONNECT YOU WITH THIS ORGANIZATION. THEY'RE GOING TO CALL YOU AND THEN IF YOU WANT NOT NO PRESSURE. AND THEN WHEN I GOT THE CALL OH MY GOD, IT WAS THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T. THE ONLY QUALIFICATION THAT I HAD TO HAVE WAS TO BE TO HAVE CANCER. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T ASK ME FOR MY INCOME. THEY DIDN'T ASK ME FOR MY CITIZENSHIP. NOTHING. AND THEN THEY'VE BEEN WITH ME FOR THE PAST MONTH AND I NEVER DREAMED OF WELCOMING CANCER OR CANCER ITSELF IN MY LIFE AND THEN NOW HAVING IT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT I NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT I'M SOMEONE I BATTLED IN THE PAST WITH DEPRESSION ANXIETY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AND IT'S BEEN A QUITE A LIFE FOR ME AND THEN TO HAVE THIS BATTLE RIGHT NOW AND HAVING THESE PEOPLE WITH ME SO HELP ME I THINK THAT'S ALL PEOPLE IN MY SHOES RIGHT NOW. THAT'S ALL WE WANT. WE WANT TO BE PART OF A FAMILY THAT IS NONJUDGMENTAL, THAT IS UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH. IT'S LIKE RIGHT NOW TELLING YOU I'M IN PAIN. YOU'RE LIKE OH YOU LOOK VERY NICE. YOU LOOK GOOD. HOW COULD YOU BE IN PAIN? WELL THAT'S WEDNESDAY AT THIS TIME I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL WAITING TO HAVE MY SECOND SURGERY SO I AM IN PAIN BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. BUT THEY DO KNOW WHETHER WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME, YOU KNOW? SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL THANKFUL TO COUNSELOR WHICH I'M AND THEN I HOPE ALL OF YOU COUNSELORS THAT YOU WILL LET YOUR CONSTITUENT KNOW ABOUT ALI FUND SO JUST LIKE I HAVE THAT PIECE OF MIND. THEY TOO CAN HAVE PEACE OF MIND . THANK YOU. I'M MEREDITH MENDELSON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE L.A. FUND. I'VE MET MANY OF YOU COUNSELORS BEFORE AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE ALI FUND FAMILY IS LIKE AND TO SHOW YOU THAT WE ARE AVAILABLE AND READY FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WE ARE PREPARED TO SERVE 2000 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THIS YEAR. WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON IMPROVING OUTCOMES BETWEEN BLACK AND BROWN WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE GOING THROUGH CANCER. THEY ARE 40% MORE LIKELY TO DIE THAN THEIR WHITE PEERS. NIKKI AND I AS CO-CHAIRS OF THE BOSTON CANCER EQUITY COALITION WITH KAREN BURNS WHITE FROM DANA-FARBER. OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE THOSE DISPARITIES AND WE'RE HERE TODAY OFFERING GENUINE OFFERS OF HOPE, FAMILY RESOURCES SO THAT OUR PATIENTS ARE NOT GETTING EXTRAS. THEY'RE BEING TREATED WHOLE AS THEY DESERVE TO BE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROSIE LOUIJEUNE FOR BRINGING US AND CONVENING US HERE TODAY. YOU KNOW, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN BATTLING CANCER FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND MY MOTHER MARIA SANTANA. AND ALTHOUGH I WASN'T YOU KNOW, SHE WASN'T ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER. WE'VE CAUGHT IT ON SUCH A LATE STAGE THAT IT SPREAD THROUGHOUT HER ENTIRE BODY AND SHE WAS GIVING A TIMELINE TO LIVE. RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE ALI FUND I GUESS SO CRUCIAL TO TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE TO ALL OF OUR FAMILIES. BECAUSE I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE CAN DO YOU KNOW, I THINK I ALWAYS SAY CANCER DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE. IT TOUCHES ALL OF US. IT TOUCHES YOU KNOW AND IF YOU'RE NOT PERSONALLY GOING THROUGH IT, YOU MAY KNOW A NEIGHBOR OR RESIDENT OR ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER THAT'S GOING THROUGH IT. AND I THINK THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO AS A BODY AND AS A CITY IS TO INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE ALI FUND AND PROVIDE EARLY SCREENING FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND I THINK I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE ALI FUND FOR BEING HERE JENNY FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. UNFORTUNATELY YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WILL SHARE THAT SAME STORY AND WE OFTEN STAY QUIET AND WE ALL YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF THESE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS GO THROUGH THIS ALONE. AND I THINK I WANT TO BE ABLE TO UPLIFT AND EDUCATE AND PROVIDE AS MANY RESOURCES GOT TO TO SAVE LIVES. SO THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR FOR LEADING ON THIS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, ALI, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IF I COULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO COME FORWARD FOR A PICTURE IF WE COULD HOLD IT UP AND LOOK AT THE CAMERAS AND THAT SAME CHANCE. OKAY. SHE NICE TO SEE YOU. YOU IN A MINUTE BUT GOOD FAMILIAR FACE. THANK YOU SO . THANK YOU. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN TO MEREDITH, TO NAKIA, TO JENNY FOR SHARING SO MUCH OF YOURSELF AND YOUR STORY TO OUR VERY OWN MICHELLE GOLDBERG TO SAM, TO HENRY AND TO YOUR MOTHER AND IN THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER'S MOTHER IMMACULATE AND TO MY CHIEF OF STAFF EMILY POSTEN, WHO'S BEEN WORKING SO CLOSELY ALONGSIDE THE ALI FUND TO MAKE TODAY POSSIBLE. OKAY. MR. CLERK, DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE MINUTES? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF OCTOBER FIRST, 2025. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALL OPPOSE SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER FIRST MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR THE MAYOR. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 177721782. DOCKET NUMBER 1777. MESSAGE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $2,316,369 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 TOTAL THREE SEA NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER APPEARS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STRONG COMMISSION THAT GRANT WILL FUND NUTRITION SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. TALKING NUMBER 1778. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO EXPAND, ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,067,829 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 TITLE THREE BE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND HOME BASED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON SO I CAN HAVE A1779 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $540,791 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FULL FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 TITLE THREE FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED TO THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE AGE TRAINING COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND CARE GIVER SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. NUMBER 1780 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $470,366 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 TITLE THREE AREA PLAN ADMINISTRATION GRANT AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE H ON COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND COSTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF TITLE THREE PROGRAMS. THE GRANT WILL FUND CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE LONG TERM SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. DARK NUMBER 1781. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $177,619 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 TITLE THREE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED TO THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE LONG TERM SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND CAN NUMBER 178 TO MESSAGE AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $84,002 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 26 TITLE THREE D DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED TO THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND SERVICES THAT ASSIST OLDER ADULTS IN BOSTON TO PREVENT ILLNESS AND MANAGE CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, CLARK, FOR READING ALL OF THOSE. I'M ASKING I KNOW THIS IS A LARGE AMOUNT THESE SIX GRANTS TOTAL $4,656,979. I DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT THAT WE JUST SUSPEND AND PASS THE GRANTS THAT COME THROUGH THIS BODY. BUT THESE ARE ALL GRANTS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH IN THE PAST. I HELD HEARINGS LAST YEAR A STRONG EMILY CAME IN AND HER TEAM AND SPOKE TO THE GREAT WORK THAT THESE GRANTS AND THIS MONEY DOES TO SUPPORT OUR SENIORS. THEY ARE GOING TO PROMOTE HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, CONSUMER PROTECTION ,CAREGIVER SUPPORT, NUTRITION SERVICES IN HOME BASED SERVICES . SO I AM ASKING THAT THIS BODY SUPPORTS ME IN JUST SUSPENDING AND PASSING THESE GRANTS SO WE CAN GET THE MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. AND I AM GOING TO BE ASKING DENISE AND EMILY FROM AGE STRONG TO WRITE UP A ONE PAGER THAT I'LL SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU IF YOU DO WANT TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON EACH ONE IT WILL BE AFTER THE VOTE. BUT I'M HOPING THAT YOU'LL SUPPORT ME IN SUSPENDING AND PASSING THESE GRANTS TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN. COUNCILOR DURKIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M IN TOTAL SUPPORT OF THIS. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY, FOR PUSHING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? COUNCILOR MURPHY SEEKS SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF THESE . I BELIEVE TOTAL THREE SIX GRANTS. MR. CLERK IS BEST WE TAKE IT WE'LL VOTE ONE BY ONE. OKAY. COUNCILOR MURPHY SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1777. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THE POLLS SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS GRANT IS PASSED BEFORE WE MOVE ON, MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COMES WITH A PEN IS NOW PRESENT AND WITH US. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILOR MURPHY'S SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1778. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. COUNCILOR MURPHY'S SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF DOCKET NUMBER 1779. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED CANCER MURPHY'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1780. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE I ALL THOSE OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. COUNCILOR MURPHY SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE ROAD AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 1781. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSED NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED CASA MURPHY'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND PASSION DOCKET NUMBER 1782 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSED THEY NAY THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED AND AS A QUICK WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAD 1781I DID THAT OKAY. THANK YOU MR COURT COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1783.1783 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AN EXPENSE IN-KIND DONATION OF EIGHT HAND DRYERS IN THE LABOR AND MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION OF THOSE DRYERS VALUED AT $11,070 DONATED BY EXCEL DRYER IN COORDINATION WITH CO-DESIGN COLLABORATIVE THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WILL UTILIZE THESE HANDRAILS IN CITY HALL FANEUIL HALL IN THE THOMAS JOHNSON COMMUNITY CENTER SO THAT BOTH CITY OF BOSTON STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY BENEFIT FROM THEIR USE. THANK YOU. THE JARGON AS IS CUSTOMARY PREMATURE THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WHICH IS SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULE AND VOTING PATTERN OF THIS DOCKET IT IS A SIMPLE SMALL DONATION THAT WILL BRING CLEANLINESS AND COMFORT TO OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND RESTROOMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO ANYONE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER CANCER PREVENTING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF TALKING NUMBER 1783 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE REPORT THIS NUMBER 178421786 DOCKING NUMBER 1784 NOTICE WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 RELATIVE TO ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR ON PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025 DOCKET NUMBER 1785 COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILOR OF FLYNN REGARDING A VIOLENT HATE CRIME AGAINST LGBTQ PLUS NEIGHBORS AND NUMBER 1786 COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN REGARDING THE LATE NIGHT RAID IN THE SOUTH PHONE THANK YOU. THESE CHARGES WILL BE PLACED ON FILE COUNCILOR FLYNN AS YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON TO SPEAK ON A COMMUNICATION YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF 2 MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THE DOCKET YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON DOCKET 1768. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION REGARDING LATE NIGHT RIOT AND THE SOUTH END ON AROUND 2:00 IN THE MORNING ON SUNDAY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOOK OVER THE INTERSECTION OF BASSETT, MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE AND DRUMMOND STREET AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN THROWING FIREWORKS CONES AND POLES AT BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS. SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. IT IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE TO ASSAULT A POLICE OFFICER OR FIRST RESPONDER THIS WEEK UNDER ASSAULT IN BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS MUST BE PROSECUTED AND IF CONVICTED A STATE SENTENCE IS WARRANTED. THOSE ARRESTED SHOULD BE HELD ON HIGHER HIGH CASH BAIL. WE CANNOT ACCEPT LAWLESSNESS IN BOSTON AND IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE SWAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE BACK BAY LAST APRIL IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON JUST LAST NIGHT AS A RESULT I WROTE TO COMMISSIONER COX TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST PRIORITIZING ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES TO MAIN STREET STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, ESPECIALLY ON WEEKENDS AND LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF THE MAJORITY OF THE LATE NIGHT TRAFFIC IS TAKING PLACE AND WITH VISITORS TO OUR CITY OFTEN OUR AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE CONSISTENTLY ADVOCATED FOR HIRING OF POLICE OFFICERS EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT DECADE REALLY TO ADDRESS LONGSTANDING ISSUES OF STAFFING OVERSTRETCHED RESOURCES, MANDATORY OVERTIME, LOOMING RETIREMENTS. I WILL SPEAK MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE LATER IN THIS COUNCIL HEARING. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE AGAINST ANY ATTACK AND VIOLENCE AGAINST THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT UNACCEPTABLE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS CITY. THE VIOLENT ATTACKS IN THE BOSTON POLICE ARE UNACCEPTABLE. WE NEED TO STAND UP AND SUPPORT THEM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT NUMBER 1690 DUCK NUMBER 1690 THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025 NUMBER 1690 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO APPROPRIATE THE AMOUNT OF $2,500,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR THE COST OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN ASSOCIATED WITH A PROJECT FOR THE ROOFS PERHAPS AN ACADEMY FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JOHN W MCCORMICK SCHOOL LOCATED AT 315 MOUNT VERNON STREET DORCHESTER, MASS . HOLD 2125 THIS INCLUDES THE PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL AND RELATED THERETO AND FOR WHICH THE CITY OF BOSTON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY SET AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A SIGN FOR FURTHER ACTION. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FROM THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HELD A HEARING ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND, 2025 TO DISCUSS TALKING NUMBER 1690 TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION WAS CHIEF DENIS LOSS OF CAPITAL PLANNING FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JONES OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND PROJECT MANAGER MAGOFFIN AT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL. IN ATTENDANCE WERE A COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR FITZGERALD WE RECEIVED LETTERS OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCIL FLYNN PEPEN AND SANTANA AT THE HEARING MR MAGOFFIN PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY ALSO KNOWN AS MSP, A STATE AGENCY THAT FUNDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ONE PENNY OF THE STATE SALES TAX. THE CITY HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MSB IN RECENT YEARS COMPLETING THE DEARBORN'S STEM ACADEMY ARTS BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY. JOSIAH QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL AND CARTER SCHOOL AS WELL AS 35 ACCELERATED REPAIR PROJECTS TOTALING A $656 MILLION CONSTRUCTION AND $241 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENTS. THE BRUCE BASIN ACADEMY MUST BE A CORE PROCESS BEGAN IN APRIL 2024 WITH THE CITY STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND WAS FORMALLY INVITED TO THE PROGRAM IN DECEMBER 2020 FOR THE 270 DAY ELIGIBILITY PERIOD BEGIN ON JULY 1ST 2025 ALLOW THE MDBA TO ASSESS DISTRICT READINESS THROUGH PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS FORMING A SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE, COMPLETING AN ENROLLMENT QUESTIONNAIRE AND DEVELOPING A MAINTENANCE PLAN AND EDUCATIONAL PROFILE. ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH THIS TARGET FULFILLED BY REQUESTING $2.5 MILLION TO HIRE AN OWNERS PROJECT MANAGER AND ARCHITECT CHIEF DAN STANISLAUS EMPHASIZED THAT THE MERGER AND FORMING THE BRUCE BASIN ACADEMY WAS SHAPED BY ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE THE NEW SCHOOL REFLECTED THE VALUES AND ASPIRATIONS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THE UNIFIED YOUTH IN THE ACADEMY BLENDS THE STRENGTH OF BCL AND MCCORMICK OFFERING ENHANCED ACADEMICS WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS AND EXPANDED EARLY COLLEGE PATHWAY. UMASS BOSTON REPRESENTATIVES STATED THAT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL TAKE 18 TO 24 MONTHS AND CONCLUDE WITH THE PROJECT'S SCOPE AND BUDGET OUTLINING NEXT STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION UPON CAMPUS BOARD APPROVAL. THE DISTRICT RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE FALL OF 2027. THE STUDY WILL EXAMINE THE ENTIRE RIVER BASIN CAMPUS INCLUDING THE SOON TO BE CLOSED. DEBRA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH PROJECTED ENROLLMENT INCREASING FROM 644 TO ABOUT 1000 STUDENTS. THE STUDY WILL ALSO EVALUATE CLIMATE RESILIENCE GIVEN THE SITE'S PROXIMITY TO THE WATERFRONT AND EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR OUTDOOR FIELD SPACE. AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS I, I RECOMMEND THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO BE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS SCIENTIFIC ACTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I'M VERY EXCITED THIS IS MOVING FORWARD AS ATTENDEE IS SOMEONE WHO WENT TO THE MCCORMICK. I KNOW THAT THE STUDENTS ARE EAGER TO GET A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING THAT BLENDS IN WHAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DESERVE SO VERY EXCITED AND WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE IMPORTANT WORK OF GETTING AN SBA FUNDING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN . THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO RISE TO SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF STATE TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY AND THE EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT THEY'VE PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SO MANY YEARS. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO STATE TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG. THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR, THE COMMITTEE ON THE WAY ON WAYS AND MEANS RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND A VOTE ON THE FIRST READING OF DOCKET NUMBER 1690. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET 1690 OF ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1690 ACCOUNT CELEBRATING YES COUNCIL OF BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS OPPOSED TO COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER ? YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCIL A FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PER PEN COUNCILOR PEN YES COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCIL WHETHER COUNCILOR WEBER YES AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. TALKING NUMBER 1690 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1690 HAS BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION. WE ARE NOW ONTO THE MATTER. RECENTLY HEARD MR. CLERK WHEN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKER NUMBER 1276 DUCK NUMBER 1 TO 7 SIX ORDINANCE TWO PRIORITY DAYS SURPLUS MUNICIPAL PROPERTY IS AFFORDABLE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COUNCILOR CLLR ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VICE CHAIR DOCKET 1276 IS AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF BOSTON CODE TO CREATE PRIORITIES FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY DEEMED SPECIFICALLY THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THE CITY PRIORITIZE THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON SURPLUS SITES BY VESTING ME WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVALUATING SURPLUS SITES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE AUTHORITY TO UPON THE CHIEF OF HOUSING DETERMINATION CAN EXEMPT CERTAIN SURPLUS PROPERTIES FROM BEING DEVELOPED INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS LOUIJEUNE PIPPEN AND MORRELL AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 25TH, 2025. WE HELD A HEARING ON AUGUST 15TH, 2025 IN A WORKING SESSION A ROBUST WORKING SESSION JUST RECENTLY ON OCTOBER SIX TO DISCUSS THIS DOCKET, THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION FROM JANEY SMITH, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE MANAGER, MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING DANIEL LESSER, CHIEF OF STAFF FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING AND REBECCA THOMAS, CIVIC DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AT THE HEARING ON OCTOBER 15, THE COMMITTEE EXAMINED HOW THE CITY IDENTIFIES TRANSFERS AND REUSES MUNICIPAL PROPERTY THAT ARE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. THE ADMINISTRATION DESCRIBED THE EXISTING SURPLUS PROPERTY AS A MULTISTEP COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS THAT INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND MULTIPLE APPROVALS BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR. ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THESE STEPS OFTEN MAKE THE PROCESS COMPLEX AND THE TIMELINE LENGTHY COUNCILORS DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR EARLIER COORDINATION AMONG DEPARTMENTS CLEAR COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHEN PROPERTIES BECOME SURPLUS AND STRONGER ALIGNMENT BETWEEN HOUSING PRIORITIES AND REDEVELOPMENT DECISIONS. COMMUNITY ADVOCATES EXPRESSED STRONG SUPPORT FOR CODIFYING THE PROCESS THROUGH ORDINANCE, EMPHASIZING THAT A CLEAR CONSISTENT, CLEAR AND CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK AND PROCESS WOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO TURN PUBLIC LAND INTO LASTING COMMUNITY BENEFITS. AT THE WORKING SESSION THIS MONDAY, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE ORDINANCE LINE BY LINE TO REFINE DEFINITIONS AND ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH EXISTING CITY PROCEDURES. THERE WAS GENERAL CONSENSUS TO STRENGTHEN THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EXTEND AND CLARIFY TIMELINES FOR EXCEPTION DETERMINATIONS AND CONFIRM THAT THE ORDINANCE APPLIES ONLY TO CITY OWNED PROPERTIES UNDER MUNICIPAL CONTROL. THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED AMENDMENT SUGGESTIONS AIMED AT IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COORDINATION ACROSS DEPARTMENTS REQUIRING ANNUAL REPORTS ON ALL SURPLUS PROPERTY ACTIVITY EVEN IN YEARS WHEN NO DESIGNATIONS OCCUR AND MANDATING THAT WRITTEN EXCEPTION DETERMINATIONS BE INCLUDED IN ALL RFP FOR PUBLIC VISIBILITY. COUNCILORS AGREED THAT THESE CHANGES WOULD CREATE A CLEARER, MORE EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING SURPLUS MUNICIPAL PROPERTY ENSURING THAT PUBLIC ASSETS ARE MORE EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGED TO ADVANCE BOSTON'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS SO QUICKLY. AND YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THIS WITH YOU AS WELL. THE SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED REVISES SECTION ONE WITH THE PURPOSE TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF THE ORDINANCE AND TO STRENGTHEN ITS EXTANT INTENT BY STRIKING THE WORDS AND SUBSIDIES AND WHILE ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY WHEN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES NEED CLEARLY APPLY AND REPLACING THE LETTER WITH ONCE THE CITY HAS DETERMINED THE PROPERTY IS NOT NEEDED FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. THE ORDINANCE ALSO AMENDS EXCUSE ME REVISE THE SECTION TWO DEFINITION TO ALIGN THE DEFINITIONS WITH CITY PROCESSES AND TO CLARIFY THE SCOPE OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE DUTIES OF CITY DEPARTMENTS IN IMPLEMENTATION UNDER THE DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE FOLLOWING WORDS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WERE STRUCK WITH HOUSING COSTS NOT EXCEEDING 30% OF GROSS ANNUAL INCOME AS DEFINED BY MASS GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 44 B AND CHAPTER EIGHT DASH 12 OF THE BOSTON CITY CODE AND THE FOLLOWING WORDS WERE REGARDING ELIGIBLE DEVELOPMENTS WERE INSERTED INCLUDING AT LEAST 40% OF THE UNITS ARE CONSIDERED AFFORDABLE AND THE OVERALL PROJECT UNDER THE DEFINITION OF EXCEPTION DETERMINATION. THE WORD 90 DAYS WERE STRUCK AND REPLACED WITH 180 DAYS AND THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE WAS INSERTED TO EXPLICITLY INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND TO ALLOW FOR THE EXTENSION TO THE 180 DAY DEADLINE FOR AN EXCEPTION DETERMINATION. IF ADDITIONAL TIME IS REQUIRED THE CHIEF OF HOUSING SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN NOTICE THAT ADDITIONAL TIME IS NEEDED IN WHICH TIME AN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF 180 DAYS SHALL BE GRANTED THE WRITTEN NOTICE AND THE PROPERTY PLUS THE DESIGNATION MUST BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE UNDER THE DEFINITION OF SURPLUS MUNICIPAL PROPERTY. LANGUAGE WAS REWORDED IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS WERE STRUCK AND HAS BEEN FORMALLY DESIGNATED AS SURPLUS BY THE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMISSION. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO FORMER BOROUGH DPD PROPERTY POLICE, FIRE, EMS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS UNDER THE CARE COSTING CONTROL OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE ORDINANCE ALSO BEFORE I GO TO THAT AS AMENDED THE DEFINITION FOR FEASIBILITY EVALUATION WAS ALSO STRUCK IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE AUDIENCE ALSO AMEND SECTION THREE PROCEDURE TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT LANGUAGE, ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND FLAHERTY AND CLARIFY THE PROCESS THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS IN THEIR DUTIES AS AMENDED. THIS SECTION INSERTS THE WORDS COMMUNITY INPUT STRIKES AND REPLACE THE WORDS MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING WITH THE CITY AND STRIKES AND REPLACES THE WORDS PUBLIC FACILITY COMMISSION WITH PERTINENT CITY DEPARTMENT LANGUAGE WAS ALSO REVISED UNDER THE SECTION CLARIFY THAT EXCEPTION DETERMINATIONS SHALL BE FILED FOR FUTURE RFP ISSUED FOR THE PROPERTY. THE ORDINANCE ALSO MEANS AND REVISES SECTION FOUR REPORTING TO ENSURE CONSISTENT PROCEDURES AND STRENGTHENED TRANSPARENCY REPORTING BY INSERTING WORDS AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ALLOWING H TO SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECTION JOINTLY AND INSERTING FOLLOWING LANGUAGE TO ENSURE THAT A REPORT IS SUBMITTED EVEN IF NO NEW SURPLUS DESIGNATIONS HAVE OCCURRED AND TO REQUIRE THE REPORT TO INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF HOUSING UNITS CREATED THROUGH SURPLUS DESIGNATIONS. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR THAT SUGGESTION. SINCE PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE OR WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS WHICHEVER IS SHORTER. AND THEN LASTLY SECTION FIVE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE EVERYBODY UNDER AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND CONSISTENCY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS BY INSERTING THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. AND SO FOR ME THIS JUST PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE TO AN UNSTRUCTURED PROCESS RIGHT NOW PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY TO WHAT IS CURRENTLY AN OPAQUE PROCESS WITH THE PSC AND PUTS IT ON MY PAGE TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO MAKE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROLIFERATE AFFORDABILITY ACROSS THE CITY. AND IT ALSO PROVIDES US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY EVEN AS A PFC PROCESS IS HAPPENING. SO I THINK OVERALL JUST REALLY GREAT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR HER LEADERSHIP, HER STAFF JESSIE PURVIS I WANT TO THANK ALEX SANCHEZ, MY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS AS WELL. AND SO AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, I RECOMMEND MOVING THIS LISTED DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION OF FORMAL ACTION. AND AT THIS TIME MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL IS THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS IN A NEW DRAFT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR YOUR DILIGENCE IN MOVING THIS FORWARD AND FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR STAFFER. PLEASE WORK ON THIS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT, THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE HEARING AND THAT THE WORKING SESSIONS AND THOUGHTFUL COLLABORATION WHICH MADE THIS LEGISLATION THAT WE WROTE FROM THE GROUND UP AND MADE IT A LOT STRONGER. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ADMINISTRATION PARTNERS CHIEF SHEILA DILLON DANIEL LESSER, DEVIN QUIRK, JAMES SMITH, REBECCA TOMASSO VIC AND AND ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR FEEDBACK. AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ADVOCATES WHO REALLY HELPED TO STRENGTHEN THIS ORDINANCE AND UNDERLINE WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. CHARLIE ADAMS, A DEVELOPER AT PENROSE WHO DEVELOPED THE PRIDE WHO HAS EXPERTISE IN ADAPTIVE REUSE. RICHARD GIORDANO AT FENWAY CDC HAS BEEN A LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON MUNICIPAL LAND INTO AMBROSI IN SCIO ESPARZA AT THE MADISON PARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WHO HAS DEEP EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY CENTERED HOUSING. AND GRETCHEN VAN NESS OF, THE LGBTQ PLUS SENIOR HOUSING IN HYDE PARK AT THE PRIDE AND A CHAMPION FOR INCLUSIVE AND SENIOR FOCUSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHO IS ALSO TESSA WHO IS ALSO ABLE TO TESTIFY TO THE PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED BY HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR THE PRIDE TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP INTO WHAT IT IS. AND SO THE CORE MESSAGE OF THIS IS THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS ABOUT PREDICTABILITY, ENSURING THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN PUBLIC BUILDINGS COME OFF LINE AND ARE LONG NO LONGER BEING USED FOR A MUNICIPAL PURPOSE THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE CITY'S PRIORITY. LIKE THE COUNCIL THAT IS A PART OF SAID WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME HOW DO I DESCRIBE THIS? I CONSIDER THIS AS GIVING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL SO THAT WE CAN DO THE WORK OF BUILDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOR TOO LONG SURPLUS MUNICIPAL PROPERTY SCHOOLS, POLICE STATIONS, LIBRARIES HAVE SAT VACANT FOR TOO LONG OR HAVE BEEN OR BEEN REDEVELOPED WITHOUT A CLEAR PURPOSE. THIS CHANGES THAT THIS ORDINANCE CREATES A TRANSPARENT ,ACCOUNTABLE PROCESS TO EVALUATE SURPLUS BUILDING FOR HOUSING POTENTIAL BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. BUT IT DOESN'T LOCK ANYONE INTO THE CITY AND IT'S NOT RIGID. IT ALLOWS FOR AN EXCEPTION DETERMINATION SHOULD THERE BE AN ALTERNATIVE OR BEST USE THROUGH CLEARLY DOCUMENTED REASONING AS TO WHY AFFORDABLE HOUSING BE PRIORITIZED IN THIS INSTANCE? AGAIN, IT ESTABLISHES AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS A FIRST AND PREFERRED USE FOR SURPLUS CITY PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FEASIBILITY AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS. IT REQUIRES CLEAR DOCUMENTATION OF PUBLIC REPORTING WHEN PROPERTIES ARE NOT USED FOR ANNUAL REPORTING TO TRACK ONCE WHICH SITE TO MOVE FORWARD. HOW THEY'RE USED AND HOW MANY AFFORDABLE UNITS RESULT. AGAIN THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR THAT RECOMMENDATION. IT GIVES THE CITY A STRONGER DATA CITY DATA DRIVEN FRAMEWORK JUST CASE BY CASE DECISIONS. WE OFTEN GET QUESTIONS FROM CONSTITUENTS WHY WASN'T THIS BUILDING USED FOR THIS OR WHY DID WE DECIDE TO USE IT FOR THIS INSTEAD SAYING THIS IS A CLEAR VALUE STATEMENT THAT WHEN MUNICIPAL BUILDING IS NO LONGER BEING USED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSE THAT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UNLESS THERE'S AN EXCEPTION DETERMINATION. IT'S A TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOXES ORDINANCE IS NOT A SILVER BULLET. THERE'S NO SILVER BULLET THAT'S GOING TO HELP US SOLVE OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT STRUCTURAL REFORM THAT SHOULD BE ENSURED TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. HOUSING PRICES ARE STILL AT HISTORIC HIGHS. THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT EVERY POSSIBLE PUBLIC ASSET CONTRIBUTES TO ADDRESSING BOSTON'S HOUSING CRISIS AND THE ORDINANCE IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT ALLOWS FOR MIXED USE. IT ALLOWS FOR MIXED HOUSING AND I THINK IT GETS AT THE GOAL OF HELPING MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING AND WITH A FOCUS ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE MAKE CONCESSIONS ON THE TIMELINE TO ENSURE THAT WE GIVE THE CITY ENOUGH TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE. BUT OUR PRIORITY HAS NEVER WAVERED IN MOVING SURPLUS PROPERTY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING EFFICIENTLY AND PREDICTABLY AND IS WHAT THE LEGISLATION REFLECTS WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION AND ADVOCATES WORK TOGETHER IN GOOD FAITH. I WANT TO THANK FORMER CITY COUNCILOR TITO JACKSON WHO FIRST ELEVATED THIS AS AN ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE. AND I WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR WHO'S BEEN HELPFUL IN THINKING THROUGH WHAT WORKS AND WHAT WORKS AND WHAT IS SENSIBLE AND PREDICTABLE. IT'S ALSO ABOUT TURNING PUBLIC ASSETS INTO PUBLIC GOODS HOMES FOR FAMILIES, FOR SENIORS AND RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO STAY IN THE CITY THAT THEY LOVE. JUST YESTERDAY I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH SOMEONE FROM SOUTH BOSTON WHO WAS SAYING HOW WE YOU KNOW, HIS PARENTS WILL LIVE THERE BUT HE WAS PRICED OUT TO QUINCY BECAUSE OF HOW EXPENSIVE HOUSING IS AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE WORK OF THIS ORDINANCE AND HOW WE CAN HELP FURTHER THOSE GOALS. SO THIS IS HOW WE CREATE PREDICTABILITY IN HOUSING FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS IS HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING A CITY WHERE GENERATIONS OF BOSTONIANS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE. AND IT'S ONE IMPORTANT PART OF THE TOOLBOX. SO I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AGAIN AND WANT TO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF FOR JUST WHO HELPED WORK ON THIS AND ALL OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES WHO HELPED US BRING THIS ORDINANCE TO WHERE IT IS TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPEN COUNCIL GIVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO THE MADAM PRESIDENT FOR INCLUDING ME ON THIS DOCKET BUT ALSO FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. THANKS TO CHAIR COLETTE, IT'S A BATTLE FOR HOLDING A VERY GREAT HEARING AND WORK IN SESSION ON THIS TRANSFORMING OLDER OUT OF YOUTH BUILDINGS INTO MUCH NEEDED HOUSING IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR AS A CITY THAT CONTINUES TO REINVENT OLD SOLUTIONS TO FIX CURRENT PROBLEMS IN A SIMILAR FASHION. THIS MORNING I WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING OF THESE HEY ROBERT SCHOOL IN ROSLINDALE A HISTORIC MOMENT WHERE THE OLD WASHINGTON IRVING SCHOOL BUILDING WAS REPURPOSED TO FIT A MERGER OF TWO SMALLER SCHOOLS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW SMALL BUILDINGS THAT COULD POSSIBLY FIT WHO KNOWS WHAT IN THE FUTURE ARE AVAILABLE AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT MENTIONED ALREADY THE PRIDE THAT IS A VERY CLEAR EXAMPLE AND RIGHT IN MY OR MY DISTRICT OF A SCHOOL BUILDING THAT'S TRANSFORMED INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL MAGNIFICENT SENIOR AFFORDABLE LGBTQ PLUS FRIENDLY INSTITUTION THAT NOW IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF HIGH PARK. SO THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN DO WITH SURPLUS BUILDINGS AND LAND IN GENERAL IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I'VE ALSO HEARD CREATIVE IDEAS OF USING EXISTING LIBRARY SPACES IN POTENTIALLY BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON TOP OF THE LIBRARIES ETC. SO THERE'S JUST THERE'S A LOT THAT WE CAN DO HERE AND I THINK THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO TACKLE THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW OF PEOPLE WANTING TO MOVE INTO THE CITY OF BOSTON BUT NOT ENOUGH SUPPLY WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE HERE AND BE PROACTIVE AS WE CAN WHICH IS WHY I'M SO EXCITED TO BE PART THIS CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO JUST ALSO THANK THE CHAIR ALSO THANKED COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AND ALSO THANK THE COALITION THAT CAME TOGETHER TO PUT TOGETHER THIS ORDINANCE. AND I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPERS AND ADVOCATES AT THE TABLE, YOU MAKE A STRONG ORDINANCE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. WE HEAR IT TOO OFTEN THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE CITY. BUT THIS ORDINANCE STARTS TO MAKE IT MAKES IT CLEAR TO THE RESIDENTS THAT THE CITY OF BOSTON IS MAKING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY A PRIORITY. AND WE KNOW ONE OF THE DRIVERS OF HIGH HOUSING COSTS IS THE LAND AND THE CITY BEING ABLE TO USE SURPLUS LAND HOPEFULLY WILL START TO DECREASE THE COSTS FOR DEVELOPERS TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE'S NOT ONE SILVER BULLET BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE NOW IN OUR TOOLBOX TO FIGHT THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. AND AGAIN, IT JUST MAKES IT CLEAR TO THE REST OF THE CITY AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS A PRIORITY FOR US AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD KELSEY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. QUESTION IF I COULD TO THE COUNCIL FROM EAST BOSTON. OKAY. QUESTION TO THE CHAIR IF YOU DO SEE TO YEP. GREAT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IN THIS PROCESS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CHANGES THE PROCESS FOR WHICH THE LAND IS ACTUALLY ATTRIBUTED TO ANY DEVELOPER IT DOES NOT CHANGE. IT'S STILL THE RFP PROCESS THAT WILL GO OUT THAT IS RUN THAT'S THE SAME AS TODAY. THIS IS JUST PRIORITIZING THE USE OF THAT LAND FIRST. CORRECT. SO IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T FAVOR ANY ONE PERSON TO BUILD ON THAT LAND OR NOT GET EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE FLOOR YEAH THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT AND I FEEL LIKE IT MAY BE HELPFUL FOR FOLKS TO WALK THROUGH AND MAYBE THE NOT THE ENTIRE PROCESS BUT GENERALLY SO THERE'S THERE'S FOUR COMPONENTS OF IT. SO FIRST OF ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENT SO LET'S TAKE THAT AS POSSIBLY STATION FOR EXAMPLE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD SAID THAT THEY DON'T NEED IT ANY LONGER AND SO THAT COMMENCES A SURPLUS PROCESS. IT GOES TO PFC. PFC HAS THE AUTHORITY UPON APPROVAL FROM THE MAYOR TO ACQUIRE LEASE, RENT OR SELL CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED IN SURPLUS AND THEN SO UNDER 30 B WHICH IS PROCUREMENT, THE COMMISSION HAS TO FIRST DECLARE THAT THE PARCEL IS AVAILABLE AND SPELL OUT ANY SORT OF USE RESTRICTIONS. AND SO THIS IS WHERE WE KIND OF BIFURCATE STEP THREE OUT OF FOUR WHERE AMMO WHICH IS NOW INTEGRATED INTO THE PROCESS WHERE BEFORE THE RFP IS GIVEN THEY WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE USE WILL. SO IS IT AFFORDABLE HOUSING? WILL IT BE USED FOR SOMETHING LIKE A FOOD HUB? ALL OF THAT BUT THE 30 B IS PRETTY MUCH PROTECTED BY STATE LAW. SO IT'LL IT'LL BASICALLY BE THE SAME PROCESS BUT WE'RE SPLITTING THAT PROCESS UP AND INTEGRATING AMMO AGENT INTO THAT STUFF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN, COUNCILOR TO THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. MR VICE PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE TWO QUICK POINTS. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY FORMER COLLEAGUE CITY COUNCILOR TIM MCCARTHY THAT DID A LOT OF WORK ON PRIDE IN HYDE PARK AND THANK YOU TO TIM'S LEADERSHIP FOR FOR ORIGINALLY WORKING ON THIS. THE SECOND POINT I DO WANT TO MAKE IS AGAIN I'M SUPPORTING THIS BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE AS A CITY COUNCIL AND AS A CITY HAVE TO BE VERY OBSERVANT THAT WE ARE NOT GIVING A LAND AWAY TO POLITICALLY CONNECTED DEVELOPERS. I THINK WE OWE IT TO THE TAXPAYERS TO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROCESS IS ON THE UP AND UP AND THAT NO POLITICAL POLITICALLY CORRECT, POLITICALLY CONNECTED DEVELOPERS HAVE AN INSIDE TO TO GETTING THE LAND AND DEVELOPING ON THIS. THAT'S A CONCERN I DO HAVE AND AGAIN WE ARE ALL SUBJECT TO THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA AND COUNCIL THE HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR VICE PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AS WELL AS COUNCILORS PEPPERDINE WE'RE ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS MATTER. CITY OWNED LAND AND PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS ARE SOME OF THE BOSTON'S MOST VALUABLE AND UNDERUTILIZED TOOLS TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING CRISIS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY BUILDINGS ARE NO LONGER SERVING THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE HAVE BEEN LEFT VACANT DUE TO UNCLEAR POLICY SURROUNDING THE REPURPOSING. TODAY WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE SINCE RETIRED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BOSTON IS FACING A SEVERE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND TOO MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE BEING PUSHED OUT THE CITY THEY LOVE EVERY DAY WHERE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE CITY SPECIAL. BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. INITIATIVES LIKE THIS ONE ARE AMONG THE MANY SOLUTIONS IN THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT WILL KEEP OUR CITY ALIVE, VIBRANT AND AFFORDABLE. BY PRIORITIZING THE USE OF VACANT MUNICIPAL PROPERTY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE ENSURE ITS REDEVELOPMENT CENTERS THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS TO PUBLIC RATHER THAN PRIVATE INTERESTS. AND IN DOING SO WE EMPOWER OUR COST BURDEN RESIDENTS AND ALLOW THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE CALLING BOSTON THEIR HOME. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE MY ROLE IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE . THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON CASSIDY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO THE LEAD SPONSORS AND EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS CONVERSATION AND CHAIR CLARA ZAPATA FOR HER WORK ON THIS AS WELL. I THINK IT WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION WAS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE THAT WE CONSIDER FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY IN THE CITY IS DEFINITELY HOUSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WOULD MAKE IT ADD TO OUR HOUSING STOCK THAT'S AFFORDABLE FOR FOLKS IN THE CITY. BUT IT ALSO LEAVES A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF US COUNCILORS HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT AS ALREADY MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE OTHER OTHER PUBLIC GOODS THAT COULD BE SERVED IN THIS SITUATION WITH SURPLUS PROPERTY SUCH AS A FOOD HUB OR THE OTHER GROUP OF OF THE OTHER GROUP THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED OUT OF THE CITY AND FINDING OF INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STAY ARE A NONPROFIT GROUP SMALL NONPROFITS COMMUNITY NONPROFITS THAT ARE DOING ESSENTIAL WORK DAY CARE FACILITIES AND THINGS. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO. IF HOUSING IS ONE NEED BUT ALSO TO LOOK AT OTHER NEEDS THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING TO SEE IF IF SURPLUS PROPERTY IF THERE'S ANOTHER THAT WOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD AS WELL. SO I'M DELIGHTED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THESE AMENDMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON IT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SORRY I LEFT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART WHICH WAS THE FOURTH STEP WHICH IS THAT IT HAS TO NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS THIS HAS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT TWICE WITH TWO THIRDS MAJORITY. SO THAT'S THE HOOK THAT WE HAVE AS A COUNCIL. SO NO MATTER WHAT WE STILL HAVE THAT LAYER OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND HAVE A SAY. BUT WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IT'S AN EXTRA STEP OF OF TRANSPARENCY. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE EVERYBODY HANGING ON WHAT THE FOURTH STEP WAS. OKAY. THANKS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASS IT TO DUNCAN NUMBER 1 TO 76 AND THE NEW DRAFT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I OTHERS OPPOSING THEY THINK THAT OH, MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DUNCAN NUMBER 1 TO 7 SIX COUNCILOR BREADON YES, COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS A PARTY COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS PER THE YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR RISEN YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PEN YES COUNCILOR AND YES COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES COUNCILOR WU YES I HAVE A 1 TO 7 SIX HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 76 HAS PASSED IN A NEW DRAFT. MR KIRKBY PLEASE REDACT NUMBER 1450 DUCK NUMBER 14502 FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE NORTHERN STRETCH OF HYDE PARK AVENUE FROM OLD WALK HILL STREET TO THE ARBOR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION HELD A PUBLIC ON DOCKET ONE FOUR OR FIVE ZERO ON MONDAY, OCTOBER SIX TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS TO IMPROVE STREET SAFETY ON THE NORTHERN STRETCH OF HYDE PARK AND FROM WARFIELD TO THE ARBOR WAY THE MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS WEBER AND RICK PAPPIN AND BRIAN ROE. WE'RE ALSO JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR MURPHY AND COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCILOR SANTANA. THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM YESHA FRANKLYN HODGE, CHIEF OF STS MATT MORAN, TRANSIT TEAM DIRECTOR AND TYLER LOO, A PROJECT MANAGER IN THE STREETS DEPARTMENT. THE HEARING WAS HELD OFFSITE AT B2 SCHOOL ON ROCK HILL STREET. APPROXIMATELY 40 COMMUNITY MEMBERS GAVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND THERE WERE NEARLY 100 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE URGENT NEED FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE STRETCH OF HYDE PARK OF CITY OFFICIALS PROVIDED BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT AND THE REASONS FOR A DELAY. WHILE MY COLLEAGUES ASKED THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON FINDING SOLUTIONS, IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING DEMAND FOR TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS AND MORE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE FRIENDLY CORRIDOR. WE HOPE THE ADMINISTRATION WILL MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY ON THIS. WHILE RESIDENTS EXPRESSED HOW THEY HAVE MADE THE CASE OVER AND OVER IT SEEMS LIKE RIGHT THE ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN IS TO DO A REPAVE AND RESIDENTS WANT MORE. IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE INFORMATIONAL HEARING. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES WHO ATTENDED. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A CHANCE FOR THE LEAD SPONSOR COUNCILOR WEBER TO SPEAK ON THIS DOCKET. HONESTLY, IF I'M JUST GOING TO BE FRANK I WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT HAVING AN OFFSITE HEARING. IT WAS VERY WORTH IT. I WE SAW THE FRUSTRATION OF RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR MORE. I WOULD LIKE TO AS THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE BACK UP THESE RESIDENTS AND THEIR CONCERNS. THERE WERE IT WAS ACTUALLY HARD TO SPEAK AT TIMES BECAUSE OF HOW MANY KIDS WERE IN THE CROWD UNTIL 9 P.M. AND I JUST THINK IT'S KIND OF CRAZY THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR PEP FAN AND COUNCILOR ALL FOR THEIR ADVOCACY HERE. I THINK AS A CITY COUNCIL WE COULD ALL COME TOGETHER TO ASK FOR MORE IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS STRETCH SO. COUNCILOR WEBER THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO START I REALLY WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR DURKAN FOR AGREEING TO CHAIR A HEARING. YOU KNOW IN JAMAICA PLAIN AND GAVE RESIDENTS AND MY CONSTITUENTS A CHANCE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THEM AND TO MY COMMUNITY THAT I REPRESENT. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILOR PEPEN AND EARL FOR CO-SPONSORING AND ALSO YOU KNOW, I HONESTLY DO. MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCILOR FLYNN AND COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR MAKING IT TO THE HEARING HOW A HYDE PARK AVENUE IN FRONT OF FOREST HILLS STATION HAS NEVER WORKED . YOU KNOW IT COMBINES, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, UNSAFE DRIVING AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS WERE A YEAR REMOVED FROM THE DEATH OF GLEN INGRAM WAS KILLED ON A CONCURRENT GREEN LIGHT YOU KNOW WHILE CROSSING THE STREET BY AN EMPTY BUS, YOU KNOW AND I THINK THE HEARING HIGHLIGHTED HOW WE NEED TO PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY AND BUS TRAVEL THROUGH THAT CORRIDOR. YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE PUSH AT THE STATE HOUSE TO ALLOW RED LIGHT CAMERAS. YOU KNOW, MY SIERRA SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN PUSHING THAT. I REALLY HOPE ALL OF US PUSH THEIR STATE REPS TO SUPPORT THAT SO WE CAN AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, HAVE DETERRENTS ON SPEEDING AND PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH RED LIGHTS THROUGH OUR CITY AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORHOOD MADE THE CASE FOR THAT STRETCH OF ROAD NEEDS A SOLUTION. YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST I WANT TO JUST ADD YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU KNOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF GP WE HAD A 77 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED IN A HIT AND RUN ON SOUTH HUNTINGTON ALONG WITH HER 39 YEAR OLD CAREGIVER WAS CRITICALLY INJURED IN THAT HIT AND RUN. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT JUST HIGHLIGHTS HOW YOU KNOW, ALL THE FLASHING LIGHTS POLICE OFFICERS RAISE CROSSWALKS, YOU KNOW, SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, SPEED BUMPS, BIKE LANES, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOT GOING TO STOP THAT. IT'S NOT IT'S GOING TO HELP PEOPLE BUT IT WON'T ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY THAT PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED BY CARS. WE HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC, SO MUCH AGGRESSIVE DRIVING IN THIS CITY. YOU KNOW, I JUST 1897 THIS WAS THE CITY THE FIRST CITY IN NORTH AMERICA WITH THE SUBWAY AND THIS IS APOCRYPHAL MAYBE BUT YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THEY PUT THAT SUBWAY IN WAS BECAUSE SO MANY HORSES WERE PACKED ON TREMONT STREET THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY FOR PEOPLE WE PUT IN THE SUBWAY THERE ARE NO MORE HORSES, YOU KNOW, ON FREMONT STREET. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE I REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS CITY BAND TOGETHER AND SHOW THE SAME KIND OF INNOVATION. YOU KNOW, WE WE WE SHOWED IN 1897 WE NEED A BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE HERE IN THE CITY. AND UNTIL WE DO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT PEDESTRIAN DEATHS AND UNSAFE DRIVING UNTIL WE GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO COUNCILOR DURKIN FOR FOR ALLOWING US TO HIGHLIGHT THIS IN DISTRICT SIX. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DEPENDING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR WEBER FOR HAVING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT IMPACTS MY DISTRICT AS WELL. HYPER CAB IS THAT QUARTER THAT CONNECTS THE SOUTHWEST PART OF BOSTON INTO THE DOWNTOWN BOSTON AREA AS OPPOSED TO THE FOREST HILLS AREA. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR DURKIN FOR HOSTING THAT HEARING IN PERSON AS WELL IN THE DISTRICT THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY HEAR FROM A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON HYDE PARK HOUR NEAR THE AREA THAT USE IT FREQUENTLY AND FOR THE FOR THE THIRD TIME IT WAS CLEAR WHAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE NORTH MORE THAN PART OF HYPERCARD WANT AND NEED OUT OF THE STREET DESIGN. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL LISTEN TO THE CONSTITUENTS AND PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS PARTICULARLY THE EXCEPTIONAL DANGEROUS INTERSECTION OF UKRAINE WAY IN HIGH PARK AVENUE. I COMPEL THE ADMINISTRATION TO DO SO PROMPTLY SO NO MORE FATALITIES OCCUR. I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ENTIRE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS OF THE OF THE ENTIRETY OF HIGH PARK AVENUE. IT'S NOT JUST ONE STRETCH THAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. IT'S THE ENTIRE STRETCH OF IT THAT GOES ALL THE WAY FROM WOLCOTT SQUARE AND REDEVELOPED TO FOREST HILLS AND WE JUST NEED TO ACT NOW. AND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT EVEN THOSE THAT ARE NOT IMPACTED BY WHAT'S HAPPENING ON HIGH PARK HAVE YOU MAY USE IT HERE AND THERE AND WE ALL NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WEBER FOR FOR LEADING THE CHARGE ON THIS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR HAVE RYAN FLOOR. THANK YOU COUNCILOR PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR COUNCILOR DURKIN FOR HOSTING THIS HEARING AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE LEAD SPONSOR COUNCILOR WEBER AND MY CLOSE AND OUR CO-SPONSORS COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP TO BRINGING ATTENTION TO HYDE PARK DIVE AND ALSO JUST THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS THAT CONTINUE TO RAISE THEIR VOICES AROUND THIS STRETCH FOR MANY YEARS AND WE HEARD THAT ON FULL DISPLAY AT THE HEARING. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT REFORM MOVING THROUGH THE STATE HOUSE THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW CITIES AND TOWNS TO INSTALL ROAD SAFETY CAMERAS INCLUDING FOR RED LIGHT RUNNING AND INTERSECTION BLOCKING AND ALSO SPEEDING AND LIKE COUNCILOR WEBER SAID, I ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND RESIDENTS WHO ADVOCATE AT THE STATE HOUSE TO GET THAT, YOU KNOW, ACCEPTED AND PASSED. I ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THE ADMINISTRATION TO PUSH FOR THE ROLLOUT OF TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY SYSTEMS ENSURING BUSSES AREN'T DELAYED AS SIGNALS WHICH WILL HELP CREATE SAFER TRAFFIC FLOW. I THINK THESE TOOLS AND CAMERAS AND SMART SIGNAL TIMING ARE KEY TO CHANGING DRIVER BEHAVIORS ESPECIALLY IN PLACE AND WHEN ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES ARE THIN. AND I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE BPD AND BTD TO DO MORE COORDINATION AROUND THESE AREAS FOR MORE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S CURRENTLY NO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR DEPARTMENT INSIDE OF BPD BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IN AREAS WHERE WE ARE HEARING THESE COMPLAINTS OR HIGH CRASH AREAS THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME LEVEL OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND OUR STATE HOUSE COLLEAGUES FOR TEMPORARY FIXES AND ALSO MORE PERMANENT SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF FUNNY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR DURKAN FOR HOLDING THIS IMPORTANT MEETING AND COUNCILOR PEPEN COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL WE'RE ALL FOR BEING THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS OF THE MEETING AS WELL. I ATTENDED AND WAS WAS THERE AND HEARD MOST OF THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM FROM THE RESIDENTS OF JAMAICA PLAIN. I DIDN'T NECESSARILY ADVOCATE FOR ANY PARTICULAR DESIGN BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WHAT THE AREA BUT WHAT I HIGHLIGHTED IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCILOR WE'RE ALL MENTIONED IS THE CRITICAL NEED FOR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN BOSTON ENSURING THAT THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT DO MORE ON TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CITING PEOPLE ARRESTING PEOPLE. ONE PERSON COUNCIL OF PEPEN WILL TELL YOU WAS DRIVING UP HYDE PARK AVENUE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR, 70 MILES AN HOUR ON A ON A NARROW, NARROW STREET AND THEY COULD NOT STOP HE IF HE HAD TO CROSSING A CROSSWALK. IMAGINE IMAGINE AS A LITTLE KID AND IT'S BEEN IN THE CHILD'S MOTHER OR FATHER WOULD TAKING HIM OR AN ELDERLY PERSON OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. WE NEED TO DO MORE ON TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT THAT'S A THAT'S A CRITICAL ISSUE ACROSS ACROSS THE CITY. IS THIS ACROSS THE CITY? ONE OF THE FINAL POINT I MADE WAS AND I THINK COUNCILOR COUNCILOR WEBER MENTIONED IT CONCURRENT SIGNALING AND THAT IS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN ALMOST HAS THE SAME RIGHT OF WAY TO CROSS THE STREET AS A VEHICLE TAKING SAY TAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THEN THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSES AT THE SAME TIME THIS BODY THE CITY COUNCIL BODY VOTED 13 TO NOTHING TO ASK THE CITY NOT TO HAVE THAT POLICY ANYMORE AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. I BROUGHT THIS UP THE OTHER NIGHT AND I RECEIVED PUSHBACK FROM THE CHIEF OF STREETS ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND WE WE DEBATED IT AND I STILL BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THIS SIGNIFICANT CHANGE ACROSS THE CITY. WE NEED TO SEE IT HAPPEN TODAY . AGAIN, I'M CALLING ON THE CHIEF OF STREETS TO IMPLEMENT A THAT A CHANGE IN THE LIGHTING WHERE THE PEDESTRIAN AND THE CAR DON'T HAVE THE SAME RIGHT OF WAY AT THE SAME TIME IN MY OPINION THE PEDESTRIAN HAS THE RIGHT AWAY AND THEN AT A CERTAIN POINT THEN THE VEHICLE HAS THE RIGHT AWAY BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE CAN BOTH OF THEM HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. BEING THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES TIMES ARE GREAT AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU. I KNOW THIS HEARING PERTAINS TO HYDE PARK AVENUE AND WALK STRAIGHT OVER IT NEAR THE OVER IN CONSTABLE HAPPENS COUNCILOR WEBBER'S DISTRICT WE JUST LAST WEEK GOT SEVEN SPEED BUMPS AS PART OF THE SAFETY SURGE ON FABULOUS STREET IN BRIGHTON. IT'S CLOSE TO A PUBLIC HOUSING FACILITY AND A PARK THAT'S WELL USED BY NEIGHBORS. WE'VE HAD A INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT HAVING THESE FIRST SEVEN SAFETY SURGES AND 50 SURGE SPEED BUMPS AND I SAID THE FIRST AND ONLY WE HAVE SEVEN SPEED BUMPS IN ALLSTON BRIGHTON THAT ARE PART OF THE SAFETY SURGE ONLY SEVEN WITH THE SIZE OF SOMERVILLE YET WITHIN THAT WAS LAST WEEK ON THE WEEKEND WE HAD A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM FROM FANEUIL STREET ON MARKET STREET WE HAD A CAR TRAVELING AT SPEED THAT HIT A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE, KNOCKED THE CONCRETE LIGHT POLE DOWN AND HIT HIT A HOUSE AND THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOBODY SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE FOLKS WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE THE SITE THE SCENE. BUT I THINK BACK TO THE POINT ABOUT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. WE'VE TALKED TO THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT 24 SEVEN IS NOT REALLY A FEASIBLE OPTION GIVEN STAFFING LEVELS, ETC. BUT I THINK THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS AND AND THEY THINK WE NEED TO REVISIT CONCURRENT SIGNALING AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE USED AS CUT THROUGH FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY'RE ALWAYS IN A HURRY AND IT'S MAKING OUR ROADWAYS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING. I KNOW IT WASN'T IN MY DISTRICT BUT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE ELEVATING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE SO THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY FAMILIES, ELDERS AND FOLKS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES AND ALL OF OUR ROAD USERS ARE SAFE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS COUNCIL MURPHY HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO RISE TO THANK CHAIR DURKIN AND THE OTHER COUNCILORS WHO SPONSORED AND THANK CENTRAL STAFF. I'VE BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR HAVING MORE OFFSITE HEARINGS BUT I DO UNDERSTAND IT'S A LOT OF WORK BUT ANY TIME I'VE CHEERED ONE OR ATTENDED THEM THEY'RE SO WELL ATTENDED BY THE RESIDENTS AND THERE WAS JUST GREAT FEEDBACK AND TESTIMONY WHEN WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE RESIDENTS ALONGSIDE THE ADMINISTRATION WHO CAN ALSO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM AND TRAFFIC CONCERNS PROBABLY NEXT TO WRAPS ARE SOMETHING ALL OF US GET A LOT OF CALLS FROM IN OUR OFFICE AND I DO JUST WANT TO ALSO UPLIFT SOMETHING I THINK YOU SAID COUNCIL ARE PREPARED THAT THIS IS A CITYWIDE ISSUE. WE ADDRESS TO THIS SMALL SECTION AND THERE WAS SOME REAL CONCERNS AND NEED AND A WANT TO NOT PAUSE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR TO MAKE THAT STRETCH SAFER. BUT THE DAY AFTER THE HEARING I WAS IN THE NORTH END AND SO AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS ON THE NORTH END WHO SAID OH, I SAW YOU LAST NIGHT I WAS A RESIDENT IN AT THAT MEETING AND I RIDE MY BIKE FROM JAMAICA PLAIN INTO THE NORTH END EVERY DAY SO THEY WERE THANKING US FOR HOLDING THAT MEETING. SO THIS DOES AFFECT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR OFFSITE HEARINGS AT AND AT THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE WE'RE SUPPORTING AND THANK YOU TO ETHAN, MEGHAN AND CANDICE WHO WORKED LATE INTO THE NIGHT AND I DID ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DURKIN, WEBER AND PEPEN STAFF. I SAW THEM ALL THERE AND THEY WERE HELPFUL TO NOT JUST US AS COUNCILORS BUT ALSO THE RESIDENTS, THE NEIGHBORS WHO SHOWED UP. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR DURKIN FOR CHAIRING. IT WAS A VERY PACKED ROOM AND RESIDENTS WERE RIGHTLY FRUSTRATED AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE WORK OF THE ADMINISTRATION. I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MATTERS A LOT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE JUST NEED TO WORK FASTER AND GETTING IT RIGHT. I THINK CENTRAL STAFF AND THE SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS TOPIC TO THE COMMUNITY AND WANT TO THINK AGAIN CENTRAL STAFF ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO THIS DOCKET WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. WE ARE NOW ON TO MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS. A REMINDER TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT IF YOU ARE A LEAD SPONSOR YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES ON A DOCKET. IF YOU ARE A COUNSELOR WORKING WISHING TO SPEAK ON A DOCKET OR A CO-SPONSOR YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES TO SPEAK ON A DOCKET. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ A NUMBER 1787 DOCK NUMBER 1787 IT COUNCILOR FITZGERALD OFF OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS FOR ELIJAH OSBORNE, THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILORS. GERALD, DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ELIJAH OSBORNE IS 43 YEARS OLD AND A RESIDENT OF DORCHESTER. HIS HE HAS A CURRENT ROLE AS AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AT THE MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY. HE HAS PASSED CIVIL SERVICE EXAM AND ATTENDED THE FIRST ORIENTATION THAT WAS JUST HELD ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH. I'M LOOKING TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS WHOLE ROOM SO ELIJAH CAN CONTINUE THE PROCESS AND ENTER THE POLICE ACADEMY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY CLUB AS A PARTY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'M RISING TO SUPPORT AND SUPPORT THE OTHERS THAT ARE COMING IN. I THINK THERE'S A DEADLINE APPROACHING SO WE'RE SEEING THESE COME IN MORE OFTEN. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE THAT I WAS PLEASED TO GO IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE TO PROVE OR ASK FOR A FAVORABLE FAVORABLE REPORT OUT OF THAT COMMITTEE FOR THE FORMAL PETITION THAT WE SET UP SENT UP THERE. IT'S GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS . IT'S A LONG PROCESS BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE FOLKS THAT UPDATE AS THESE KEEP COMING THROUGH. I'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP PUSHING THE STATE HOUSE TO PASS THAT. THANK YOU. AND I SUPPORT ALL THE DOCKETS INCLUDING COUNCIL FITZGERALD'S THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK, PLEASE. THAT COUNTS AS BREADON BECAUSE I WAS A POTTER DURKIN FLYNN HERE PIPPIN SANTANA, WEBER WORLD PLEASE OUT ADD THE CHAIR. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1787 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE ALL THOSE OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 17881 DUNCAN NUMBER 1788 COUNCIL OF FITZGERALD OFFER THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS FOR DOMINGOS ROSA, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DOMINGOS ROSA IS 44 YEARS OLD AND AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BOSTON WHO HAS BEEN LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS IN DORCHESTER FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, HE'S PASSED THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM AND ATTENDED THE FIRST ORIENTATION ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH. HE'S ALSO HAS AN EXTENSIVE RESUME OF SERVICE AS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SIX YEARS OF SERVICE AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WITH SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND 11 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HIS CURRENT WORK AS A COMPLIANCE OFFICER IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION'S TOBACCO DEPARTMENT. HE'S ALSO FLUENT IN CAPE VERDEAN CREOLE AND CAN UNDERSTAND SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE WHICH WILL HELP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BETTER SERVE ALL OUR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. I WELCOME THE SUSPENDED PASTOR SEAN ALSO DOMINGOS CAN CONTINUE THE PROCESS TO ENTER THE POLICE ACADEMY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FELLINI ON THE FLOOR . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. DOMINGOS IS A UNITED STATES MARINE. WE NEED TO GIVE EVERY AND ALL CONSIDERATION TO A VETERAN WHO HAVE SERVED WHO HAS SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND I THINK THIS IS A IS HIS RIGHT TO DO THIS. GIVE A VETERAN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THAT SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY PROVIDED THE COUNTRY DOING IT HERE AGAIN RIGHT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JOHN FITZGERALD DICKEY MEMBERSHIP. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASED COUNCILORS BRAYDEN ZAPATA FLYNN HERE BUT BEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE OF THE CHAIR COUNCILORS GERALD SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1788 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. MR CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1789 DOC NUMBER 1789 COUNCIL OF S.A. FOR THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS. THE TEYANA TAYLOR CLOSING THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT TAYLOR TAYLOR ROSSINI IS A 40 YEAR OLD BOSTON RESIDENT WHO HAS WANTED TO BE A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER OFFICER SINCE CHILDHOOD THOUGH SHE WAS HIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 2019 SHE WITHDREW DUE TO CHILDBIRTH AND HAS SINCE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY TO ANSWER THE CALL FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ONCE AGAIN SINCE 2019 MS. TAYLOR HAS TAKEN AND PASSED THE MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION EACH YEAR, DEMONSTRATING HER SINCERE COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, HER PREPAREDNESS AND HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO SERVING HER COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE THAT MS. TAYLOR ROSE THE LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SAFETY WOULD MAKE HER AN ASSET TO THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. I AM COMMITTED TO THIS HOME A PETITION TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS. I AM THINKING OF MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT AND MOVING THIS TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THIS PETITION TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCIL'S BRAYDEN ZAPATA FLYNN MARIA MURPHY BUT THEN WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR CARLOS SANTANA SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PARTIAL DOCKET NUMBER 1789 MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON NUMBER 1789 COUNCIL BRIEF YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS OF THE COUNCIL COLOR AS A PARTY YES. CONSIDER COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR ALLUSION YES. SUSAN YES. COUNCILOR ME HERE COUNCIL ME HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN COUNCILOR GRIFFIN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR WEBER YES AND COUNCILOR WORLD YES. COUNCILOR WELL YES TALKING OVER 1789 AS WE SEE 11 VOTES INFORMATION THANK YOU THIS THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED NOW SO LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO WELCOME TO CHAMBERS HAITIAN COMMUNITY LEADER GARY ZIZI. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US HERE TODAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTY COUNCILORS GERALD YOU SO AT JUST THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS NOT A ROLL CALL AND MY TWO PASSAGES, IS THERE A DIFFERENCE OF WHY THAT WAS DONE TONIGHT AND IF WE COULD I JUST WANT TO BE CONSISTENT. YEAH, MY APOLOGIES. I USUALLY DO ROLL CALLS ON ALL FORMAL PETITIONS AND SO THEY LIKE THAT SOMETHING THAT AN ELDER A COUNCILOR TAUGHT SUGGESTED THAT WE DO ROLL CALLS ON ALL HUMAN PETITIONS. IF I DIDN'T I APOLOGIZE IT WAS IT JUST I I FOR THAT I'M HAPPY TO DO A ROLL CALLS ON THOSE YEAH YEAH YEP YEP HAPPY TO DO SO SO CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE MR CLERK UNDOCKING NUMBER 1787 IF ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1787 COUNCIL OPERATED YES COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR AS A PARTY YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNTS OF HIS SHOW. YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL ME HERE COUNCILOR YOU MEJIA YES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES COUNCIL HAVE A PAN COUNCIL HAVE A PAN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL MEMBER YES. IN COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL YES SO I CAN NUMBER 1787 HAS RECEIVED 11 VOTES OF THE PERMANENT THANK YOU AND CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON NUMBER 1788 ROLL CALL VOTE AND I CAN NUMBER 1788 COUNCILOR BRAID YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR AS A PARTNER, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD IS COUNCILOR VICE-CHAIR YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES LOUIJEUNE YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY AS COUNCILOR PIPPIN COUNCIL OPINIONS YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. IN COUNCILOR WORRELL YES COUNCILOR WORRELL YES TALKING NUMBER 1788 HAS RECEIVED 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THIS ONE HAS PASSED. DID WE AND WE DID A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1789 WE DID. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE ARE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1790. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1790 DOCKET NUMBER 1790. COUNCILOR WEBER OFFER THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS FOR EDNEY. JOSEPH THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AGAIN AS A COUNCIL MEMBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I LIKE IT TOO. MOVEMENT FOR AGE WAIVER SAY I'M GLAD TO JOIN IN IN MOVING FORWARD REQUESTS FOR AN AGE WAIVER FOR ANY JOSEPH HE LIVES IN WEST ROXBURY BORN IN HAITI BUT MOVED HERE AS A KID AND GRADUATED FROM WEST ROXBURY HIGH SCHOOL. HE HAS A FAMILY WAS DEDICATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. HIS BROTHER IS A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER. HE HAS SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. FIRST HE WORKED AS A COURT OFFICER IN IN THE DISTRICT COURTS AND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS WORKED AS A POLICE OFFICER AT NORTHEASTERN BECAUSE HE'S 44 AND GIVEN HIS TIES TO THE CITY AND HAVING WORKED AS A COURT OFFICER IN NORTHEASTERN POLICE OFFICER, I BELIEVE HE'D BE A GREAT FIT FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, IT'S WHY I'M SEEKING A SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF THIS ORDER TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WEBER, I ACTUALLY I HAVE A I HAVE A QUESTION IF I MAY MYSELF TO ASK THE QUESTION THROUGH THE CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS OR ANYONE WHO KNOWS IS THERE AN UPCOMING DEADLINE THAT FOLKS ARE BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE THAT WE WERE WORKING ON IN MY OFFICE BUT WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S AN UPCOMING DEADLINE THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT ANYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF. THE CHAIR CAN I JUST KIND OF RECORD AS A PARTY OF THE FLOOR? I HAD HEARD ANECDOTALLY THAT THERE'S AN UPCOMING DEADLINE HAVING TO DO WITH THE ACADEMY OR THE TEST BUT I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FOR NOW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK, PLEASE. COUNCILORS BREADON AND COLLETTE AS A PARTNER FITZGERALD FLYNN, MICKEY MURPHY BAND SANTANA WORLD PLEASE ARE THE CHAIR COUNCILOR WEBER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCK NUMBER 1790. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCK NUMBER 1790 WITH COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY COUNCILOR AS A PARTY, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN COUNCIL HAVE BEEN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCIL WHATEVER. YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL? YES. COUNCILOR WU YES I CAN HAVE A1790 HAS RECEIVED TEN VOTES IN THE PERMANENT I MEAN 11 VOTES AND IN FOUR. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1790 HAS PASSED. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1791 DUCK NUMBER 1791 COUNCIL BREADON AND LOUIJEUNE OFFER THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE ROLE OF PUBLICLY OWNED GROCERY STORES IN ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY. THINK OF THE CHALLENGES COUNCILOR BRADING HAS OPERATED. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND SUSPEND THE RULES NOT CONSIDER COLETTE AS A PARTNER AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR BREADON SEEKS TO BEND THE RULES HAD COUNCIL CUT AS ABOUT AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER SO ADDED COUNCILOR AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS A HEARING ORDER AND I EMPHASIZE IT'S A HEARING ORDER TO DISCUSS THE ROLE OF PUBLICLY OWNED GROCERY STORES IN ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS HEARING ORDER HAS GENERATED A LOT OF INTEREST AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE IN THE NEWS IS RIGHT IN THIS MOMENT AS WE SEE SNAP CUTS AS SNAP BENEFITS BEING CUT AND THE INCREASE OF INCREASE OF FOOD DUE TO INFLATION DUE TO TARIFFS THE COST OF FOOD SORRY AND IT'S IN THIS MOMENT THE BOSTON GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK DID IS IS FLAGGING UP THE FACT THAT AN INCREASING NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON ARE FOOD INSECURE TO THIS HEARING IS ASKING US TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF WHETHER OR NOT ESTABLISHING PUBLICLY FUNDED GROCERY STORES WOULD BE ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE COULD USE TO STRENGTHEN OUR FOOD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE MODES OF FOOD ACCESS IS VITAL AT THIS POINT. MANY OF US LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS RUNDLE SQUARE AND BRIGHTON CENTER IS A FOOD DESERT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE HAVE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON WHO LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM WONDERFUL GROCERY STORES BUT THEY MAY BE ON LIMITED INCOME. THEY MAY BE RETIREES OR FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES. THEY MAY BE SINGLE PARENTS TRYING TO RAISE A FAMILY. AND VERY OFTEN THE THE FACT THAT THERE'S A FOOD FOOD STORE ACROSS THE STREET BUT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS IT. OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE, FORMER CITY COUNCILOR AYANNA PRESSLEY CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY USES THE TERM FOOD APARTHEID BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A GROCERY STORE ACROSS THE STREET DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BUY FOOD THERE. SO I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO SET THIS FORWARD. I KNOW THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE HAD A VERY SIMILAR HEARING ORDER TO DISCUSS ACCESS TO FOOD, DIFFERENT MODES OF ALLOWING ACCESS TO FOOD IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE THAT I'M ACTUALLY MELDING THESE THESE TWO DOCKETS AND HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. YOU KNOW, FOOD IT'S A SAD REFLECTION OF THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND THERE ARE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND ELDERS GOING TO BED HUNGRY AT NIGHT WHEN THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD. WE ARE LITERALLY PLOWING THOUSANDS OF TONS OF FOOD INTO FOOD INTO LANDFILL GOING PERFECTLY EDIBLE. SO IT'S BEEN DISPOSED OF IN LANDFILL WHEN WE HAVE FOLKS HUNGRY IN THE IN THE IN THE CITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT HEARING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU. ACCOUNTS ARE GREAT AND I REALLY LIKE THE FRAMING OF ABUNDANCE BECAUSE WE DO LIVE IN A CITY OF ABUNDANCE AND JUST DON'T KNOW YOU'RE DOING THE BEST OF ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD QUALITY FOOD. I WAS REALLY 15 ON THIS BECAUSE WE WERE THINKING VERY SIMILARLY AND YOU FILED THIS ONE. I FILED IT VERY SIMILAR HERE IN ORDER TO LOOK AT HOW WE SUPPORT OUR NONPROFIT GROCERS AND LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE MODELS LIKE CITY OWNED SUPERMARKETS SO THAT I DO HOPE IN OUR HEARING WE'RE ABLE TO ALSO HAVE A BROADER DISCUSSION TO SUPPORT OUR NONPROFIT GROCERS. MANY OF YOU KNOW THE CLOSURE OF THE DAILY TABLE IN MATTAPAN, ROXBURY AND DORCHESTER REALLY AFFECTED THE RESIDENTS. I WAS IN ROXBURY A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH THE MADISON PARK CORPORATION RESIDENTS OVER ON DO IT DRIVE AND WHO ARE REALLY LAMENTING THE CLOSURE OF THE DAILY TABLE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHERS THE CLOSURE OF FARMS, THE CLOSURE OF BOSTON ORGANICS AND WE HAVE DORCHESTER FOOD CO-OP WHICH IS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND IN NEED OF HELP THAT I'VE BEEN HAPPY TO SUPPORT. SO I WANT THIS HEARING TO BE ABOUT HOW WE SUPPORT OUR NONPROFIT GROCERS, HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING MORE URBAN FARMING AND LOOKING AT WHAT'S BEEN WORKING IN PLACES LIKE ATLANTA IS OPENING A CITY SUPPORTED GROCERY STORE AFTER LARGE GROCERS HAVE ABANDONED BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS OR MADISON, WISCONSIN OR VENICE, ILLINOIS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT CITY SPONSORED MARKETS. THESE ARE EXAMPLES THAT THAT EXIST THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON AND A HEARING CAN GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER AS A CITY. SEE ELIZA WASSERMAN FROM THE OFFICE OF FOOD JUSTICE OF COURSE WANT TO THANK HER FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT SHE DOES AND A NUMBER OF WHAT REALLY REALLY MADE ME WANT TO PUT THE PROPOSAL THIS FORWARD WAS LAST WEEK A NUMBER OF US WERE ON A CALL WITH THE BOSTON FOOD ACCESS COUNCIL AND THEY WERE UPLIFTING THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS HAD WITH SECURING FOOD. I MEAN SO I THINK NOW'S THE TIME REALLY FOR US TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATIONS WE'VE SHOUTED OUT COUNCILOR WEBER BROUGHT THE STUDENTS HERE KIDS HERE FROM HYDE SQUARE TASK FORCE. WE DIDN'T AMAZING WORK OF POINTING OUT FOOD DISCRIMINATION OR SUPER AT STOPPING SHOP OVER CHARGING FOLKS AT ROXBURY AND COMPARED TO WHAT FOLKS IN THE SUBURBS ARE GETTING. SO I JUST THINK THIS IS A TIMELY CONVERSATION TO EXPLORE FRAGILE FOOD NETWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FOOD JUSTICE ADVOCATES TO SEE HOW WE CAN MOVE THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR COULD I JUST COUNSELOR GABRIELA COLETTE ZAPATA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK BRAYDEN AND YOURSELF FOR ADDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS IMPORTANT HEARING ORDER IN EAST BOSTON. I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS OFTEN. I HELD A HEARING THANKS TO A COUNCIL PREPARED UNDER THE CITY SERVICES COMMITTEE. I HELD A HEARING IN BOSTON ON THE TOPIC OF A FOOD HUB AND A FOOD HUB IS LOOSELY DEFINED AS A LOW COST OR FREE GROCERY STORE FOR FOLKS THAT NEED IT MOST WHILE ALSO HELPING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE EXISTING FOOD SYSTEMS AND FOOD NONPROFITS WITH REFRIGERATED STORAGE SPACE. SO IT'S A IT'S IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA CONCEPT AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE FOOD HUB REFRIGERATED STORAGE SPACE THAT THIS COUNCIL ALL VOTED TO FUND WITH ARPA FUNDS THAT'S OPEN AT NEWMARKET THAT NOW SERVICES DOZENS OF FOOD ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS IN BOSTON AND IS HELPING TO FEED HUNDREDS PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN AND IN BOSTON NOW ESPECIALLY WITH THE SNAP CUTS THIS IS JUST SO IMPORTANT IN EAST BOSTON FAR TOO MANY RESIDENTS LIVE IN WHAT'S CONSIDERED A FOOD DESERT. FAMILIES, SENIORS AND IMMIGRANTS STRUGGLE TO FIND AFFORDABLE AND HEALTHY GROCERY STORES TO HOME BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE GROCERY STORE THAT IS MONOPOLIZING EVERYTHING IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S NOT EVEN TRANSIT ADJACENT. MY OFFICE HAS DONE OUTREACH TO GROCERY OPERATORS. WE MET WITH THE PORTLAND FOOD CO-OP. WE WENT TO DORCHESTER FOOD CO-OP AS WELL. WE'RE TALKING TO EVERYBODY ALL THE WAY TO MINNESOTA, TO FLORIDA AND WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS AND I AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT THIS IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE NOW BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT HELPING TO ASSIST PEOPLE AND HAVING A REAL IMPACT IN PEOPLE'S LIVES AND HELPING TO PROVIDE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND DIGNITY. WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING AS A HUMAN RIGHT ACCESS TO DIGNIFIED STABLE HOUSING AND THE CITY AND THE STATE GETS INVOLVED IN THAT . FOOD IS ALSO A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT ACCESS TO HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND BUT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE CITY OR THE STATE COMING TO PLAY IN THAT OF COURSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT SUBSIDIES BUT TO KEEP IT SHORT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. ANY IDEAS THAT FOLKS HAVE? OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE'S WELCOME TO THE TABLE AND WE WELCOME ALL STAKEHOLDERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FOR ANY OF THE FLOOR . THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE OUR CO-OPS PLAY ACROSS THE CITY AS WELL AND COMMUNITY GARDENS I HAVE SEVERAL IN MY DISTRICT INCLUDING THE BERKELEY COMMUNITY GARDEN AND THE SALT END AREA ACROSS FROM CASTLE SQUARE. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT ROLE NONPROFITS PLAY IN SUPPORTING RESIDENTS IN CRITICAL NEED OF FOOD. MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE IN NEED OF FOOD CLOTHING RESIDENTS IN CHINATOWN IN THE SOUTH IN SOUTH BOSTON WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE WOMAN'S LUNCH PLACE PLAYS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON LOCATED NEAR THE LOCATION ON NEWBURY STREET NEAR COPLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY. BUT A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS ESPECIALLY CHINESE ELDERLY PEOPLE DO GO THERE AND THEY DO HAVE FOOD FOR THEM THAT IS CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THEM. SO I WANT TO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE NONPROFIT ARTS THAT PLAY IN CO-OPS BUT SAY THANK YOU TO THE NONPROFITS THAT PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUES. OUR CITY THANK ABOUT CHINA THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL AREAS LAW THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO RISE IS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR IT . COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND ALSO COUNCILOR LED AS A PARTNER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. FOOD INSECURITY IS AN ISSUE THAT I HEAR ACROSS MY DISTRICT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SENIORS AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING TO STRENGTHEN OUR FOOD ECOSYSTEM. I DO ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE SUPPORT FOR DORCHESTER FOOD CO-OP IF YOU LIVE IN DORCHESTER WE ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP THIS OPEN. THE CO-OP ISN'T BACKED BY A CORPORATION IS POWERED BY RESIDENTS WHO BUILT IT FROM THE GROUND UP TO MAKE SURE FRESH FOOD IS AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALREADY LOST DAILY TABLE AND WE CAN'T LOSE DORCHESTER FOOD CO-OP. THEY NEED OUR NOW AND I WOULD JUST SAY IF YOU LIVE NEARBY GO SHOP THERE THIS WEEK. THEY'RE STRUGGLING BUT THE STRUGGLE WILL BE EVEN DEEPER FOR OUR COMMUNITY IF THEY CLOSE THEIR DOORS AND ALL I NEED AND I NEED ALL OF DORCHESTER AND ALL OF BOSTON TO FIGHT TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON THE CO-OP. ALSO JUST WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK THAT OUR COMMON SQUARE FARMER'S MARKET DOES AND ALSO BEEF BACK AND ALSO THE FRESH TRUCK. THEY HAVE BEEN FRED TRUCK HAS BEEN FILLING IN THE GAPS FOR DAILY TABLE WITH A LOT OF OUR SENIOR SITES IN OUR PUBLIC HOUSING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AREA AND I DO SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN IN OUR FOOD ACCESS SYSTEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS HERE PEPEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1791 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY. MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 179 TO TALK NUMBER 179 TO COUNCIL A READING OF THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE MINIMUM WAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRADING HAS A GREAT AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I RISE TO OFFER A HEARING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE MINIMUM RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS IS JUST A WAY TO SORT OF OPEN THE CONVERSATION, ELEVATE THIS AS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE COUNTRY AND AS WE KNOW AS WE ALL KNOW IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID WITH RISING INFLATION, TARIFFS ON FOOD IMPORTS, THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF OF THIS IS REALLY RELEVANT TO THE PREVIOUS THE PREVIOUS HEARING ORDER ON THE PUBLIC GROCERY STORES. BUT THE DETENTION OF FARM WORKERS ETC. THE COST OF FOOD, THE COST OF HOUSING WE ARE ANTICIPATING A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE COST OF HEALTH CARE IN IT WHICH IS WHY WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS STOP IT THIS THIS STOPPAGE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL THE MINIMUM WAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGE LAW AND IT WAS SINCE 2013 THE RAISE UP MASSACHUSETTS COALITION WHICH COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 150 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FAITH BASED GROUPS, LABOR UNIONS AND WAS LED HAD LED A LEGISLATIVE AND BALLOT CAMPAIGN ADVOCATING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE. I KNOW MANY OF YOU PROBABLY PARTICIPATED IN THE RAISE OF MASSACHUSETTS CAMPAIGN BACK THEN TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE UP TO $15 SO IT WAS PASSED, THE BALLOT MEASURE WAS PASSED AND THE GROUND UP WHEN IT WAS WENT TO THE STATE HOUSE THE GRAND BARGAIN WAS STRUCK WHICH INCREASED THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $12 IN 2019 $12.75 IN 2020 $13.50 AND 21 AND $14.25 IN 2022. AND RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT RATE IS $15 WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1ST, 2023. THE GRAND BARGAIN ALSO MADE INCREASES FOR TIPPED WORKERS RAISING THE SERVICE RATE TO $4 AND 20 $0.35 IN 2019 AND THAT WAS INCREASED INCREMENTALLY. SO IN 2023 IT REACHED $6.75 WITH EMPLOYING EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT TIPS PLUS WAGES EQUAL AT LEAST THE STANDARD MINIMUM WAGE. IT SEEMS A YOU KNOW IT'S A IT'S IT'S AN REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BRING TO THE SPRING TO BRING UP RIGHT NOW THIS IS AN ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUE AND IT'S REALLY A JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO START THE CONVERSATION AS THE CITY OF BOSTON WE'RE NOT REALLY DON'T REALLY HAVE THE POWER TO LEGISLATE AND INSIST ON RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY OPEN THE CONVERSATION AND HIGHLIGHT THE PLIGHT OF OUR MANY, MANY WORKERS WHO ARE MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS WHO ARE FINDING IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SURVIVE AND STAY IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BREADON THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER, COUNCIL MEMBER YOU ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR BRAYTON FOR FILING THIS. YOU KNOW THERE IS A FEDERAL MINIMUM WHICH IS THE FLOOR AND STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES CAN SET A WAGE IS HIGHER THAN THAT FLOOR. I'M THANKFUL THAT THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE IS STUCK AT AROUND 725 AN HOUR THINK THAT WE HAVE HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT OUR WORKERS. I'D ASK THAT AT THE HEARING MAYBE WE TALK ABOUT ALSO THE BOSTON LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE WHICH SETS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE I THINK IT'S ABOUT $18.78 FOR CITY VENDORS WHO ARE PAYING CITY WORKERS. UH, LOOK AT THAT FORMULA AND MAKE SURE WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR CITY WORKERS TOO. I THINK YOU KNOW, WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF FOLKS OR NOT WE BUT YOU KNOW AROUND THE COUNTRY WHEN THEY SET A MINIMUM WAGE OF $0.25 AN HOUR IN 1938 THAT THIS IS GOING TO DESTROY THE ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES AND WOULDN'T BE SUPPORTABLE. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN THAT'S NOT CORRECT. AND BY SUPPORTING OUR WORKERS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONLY HELPING NOT JUST THE WORKERS BUT OUR ECONOMY TOO. AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING COUNCILOR BRAYTON ON THIS, YOU KNOW, IN THE IN THE HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIRMAN IS CONCENTRATING ON THE FLOOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WAS REMISS I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD YOU AS A SECOND CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. TIMES ARE GREAT AND I'M SO AT IT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING ME AND FILING THIS. IT DOES RELATE TO THE PRIOR HEARING ORDER ON FOOD JUSTICE AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUES HERE IN OUR CITY. THE WORK THAT MY OFFICE HAS BEEN DOING IN TALKING ABOUT A MINIMUM HAVING A FLOOR, A MINIMUM WAGE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES IF THERE'S WORK THAT WE CAN OUTSIDE OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS THAT'S WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ON IT. WE'VE GOTTEN SOME DATA FROM CHIEF FLORENCE'S SHOP ON THAT BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING AS A BASIC RIGHT FOR EVERYONE BUT OUR RESIDENTS AREN'T HAVING ENOUGH FUNDS TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO REALLY HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AND REALIZE THAT THESE ECONOMIC ISSUES, THESE POCKETBOOK ISSUES ARE THE ISSUES THAT RESIDENTS CARE ABOUT A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE WE HAVE LESS FOOD JUSTICE ISSUES AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION AND TO HEARING FROM THE CITY THE OFFICE OF WORK EMPOWERMENT AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ON HOW WE CAN WE HOW WE CAN AS A CITY TACKLE SOME OF THESE ECONOMIC ISSUES. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR CLERK TO THE COUNCIL'S CLAUDIA ZAPATA FITZGERALD FLYNN MURPHY PEPEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1792 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1793 DOCKET NUMBER 1793 COUNCILORS FLYNN AND LOUIJEUNE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS FUNCTIONS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MAY I SUSPEND THE RULES AND COUNCILOR MURPHY, PLEASE. COUNSELOR MURPHY COUNSELOR FLYNN SINCE IT'S BEEN THE RULE AND RULES AND OUTCOMES COUNSELOR MURPHY IS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. COUNSELOR MURPHY SO EDDIE CASTRO FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SECRETARY TO COUNSELOR MURPHY AND COUNCILOR PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE FOR ME. OCTOBER 1ST MARKED THE BEGINNING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH THE ISSUE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT REMAIN PREVALENT IN OUR SOCIETY INCLUDING IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IN 2023. A REPORT BY JANE DOE DOCUMENTED THAT WERE THAT THERE WERE 19 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN MASSACHUSETTS IN 2024 BOSTON POLICE CRIME STATS REPORT THERE WERE 903 INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UP BY 43 INCIDENTS COMPARED TO 2023 IN MASSACHUSETTS NEARLY ONE IN TWO WOMAN AND ONE IN FOUR MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE WITH NEARLY ONE IN THREE WOMEN AND ONE IN FIVE MEN EXPERIENCED RAPE, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND OR STALKING ACCORDING TO THE DOMESTIC NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE, THE PRESENCE OF A GUN IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATIONS INCREASES THE RISK HOMICIDE FOR WOMAN BY 900% IN NEARLY EIGHT YEARS AT THE COUNCIL I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT HOLDING A NUMBER OF CITY COUNCIL HEARINGS ON THIS ISSUE GOING BACK TO 2018, 2019 2021. WHAT THEN CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND NOW ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREA CAMPBELL AS WELL AS WITH COUNCIL FLAHERTY I WORKED CLOSELY WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE ASIAN TASK FORCE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, KASSAM LERNER AS WELL. I ALSO WANTED CONTINUE THE WORK OF MY MOTHER CATHY FLYNN, WHO SOUGHT TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHEN SHE WAS THE FIRST LADY OF BOSTON AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST OCTOBER. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION THAT 33 34% OF WOMEN AND 31% OF MEN EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND STALKING. THESE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY MUCH HIGHER IN THE MILITARY AS WELL. I FOLLOW THESE NUMBERS NUMBERS CLOSELY IN THE MILITARY AND THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS MILITARY MEMBER ON MILITARY MEMBER IS STAGGERING SINCE BEING ELECTED TO THE BODY OF ADVOCATED FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND I THINK IT'S A CRITICAL ISSUE AND WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT. THIS ISSUE RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS ARE OFTEN UNDERREPORTED BY IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS. MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY . I REPRESENT A LARGE COMMUNITY HERE IN DISTRICT TWO AND I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE INCIDENTS VIOLENCE DOES NOT GET REPORTED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BREAK THE STIGMA AND REMIND SURVIVORS THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ADDING ME. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. IT'S ONE THAT I FILED EVERY OCTOBER SINCE MY SINCE I GOT HERE LAST TERM AND AGAIN 15 TWICE TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THIS IS A MATTER THAT IS PERSONALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY LOVED ONES AND SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SO MANY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. WE LAST YEAR EARLIER THIS YEAR I SPONSORED A HEARING HERE AND CHAMBERS AND WE HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE FROM SHAKIRA ROBINSON FROM THE ASIAN TASK FORCE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FROM CASIMIR AND OUR FROM OUR VERY OWN CITY STAFFER AT THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION WHO IS RIGHT NOW ENTRENCHED IN DATA TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE SHOW UP BETTER FOR FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE . AND I WANT TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT KIMBERLY MENDOZA EVERETT WHO IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN ERADICATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IF YOU LOOK AT ANY MAJOR ISSUE OF MASS VIOLENCE OR GUN VIOLENCE AT ROOT THERE IS OFTEN A STORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SO ROUTING OUT AND REALLY ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPS US TO ERADICATE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE. INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST TO ADDRESS OFTEN BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL BURDENS THAT PEOPLE FEELS STUCK IN SITUATIONS. AND SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO GIVE PEOPLE RESOURCES AND TO HELP PEOPLE GAIN. IF ANY COUNCILOR HERE HAS WORKED ON AN ISSUE THAT INVOLVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU KNOW THAT GETTING OUR RESIDENTS HELP ON THESE ISSUES CAN BE REALLY DIFFICULT. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHO ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE ON THESE ISSUES AND THAT HELP IS AVAILABLE EVEN IN SITUATIONS THAT FEEL IMPOSSIBLE. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE OUT INFORMATION. INFORMATION IS POWERFUL AND IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THESE SITUATIONS CAN HAVE. SO THEIR SAFE LINK WHICH IS VIA CASIMIR OR WHICH IS 24 SEVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE HOTLINE THAT NUMBER IS 18777852020. THERE'S ALSO THE ASIAN TASK FORCE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE A TASK THEY HAVE A 24 SEVEN MULTILINGUAL HELPLINE AT 6173382355 AND THEY'RE AMONG OTHERS IS BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RECOVERY THAT HAS COMMUNITY BASED ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND VIOLENCE SUPPORT ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. SO ONE AGAIN SHUT OUT ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO SHUT OUT SHAKIRA ROBINSON AND SHAKIRA A STORY WE WANT TO SHUT OUT JANE DOE WANT TO SHUT OUT ALSO THE WORK OF COLLEEN DESMARAIS ASSOCIATION OF HAITIAN WOMEN IN BOSTON FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO CENTER THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN AND MEN AND ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNSELOR FLYNN FOR ADDING ME AND ALWAYS BEING A STRONG ADVOCATE AND REMINDING US OF THE WORK THAT YOUR WONDERFUL MOTHER DID FOR SO MANY YEARS. THIS IS A HEAVY TOPIC BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO NEED TO ALWAYS UPLIFT AND ANY TIME WE CAN REACH OUT AND MAKE SURE THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS ARE AWARE THAT THERE ARE RESOURCES OUT THERE THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT. MANY TIMES THEY STRUGGLE AND STAY SILENT BECAUSE OF SHAME. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY DEDICATED CITY WORKERS AND NONPROFITS AND JUST STATE LEVEL ALSO. SO I DO JUST WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR BOSTON POLICE, OUR FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, THE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO WORK ALONGSIDE SO MANY OF THEM THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION BUT ALSO THE DA'S OFFICE. SO IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OR IF YOU NEED HELP, KNOW THAT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ANY OF US HERE ON THE COUNCIL OR ANY CITY AGENCY IN THAT WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR CLARE, COULD YOU PLEASE THAT COUNCIL'S IN COLLETTE ZAPATA COUNTRY GERALD MARIA SANTANA WEBER WORLD AND PLEASE OH OKAY. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND MURPHY SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1793 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I OH AND COUNCILOR PREPARED MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE DON'T GET LEFT THE ROLL CALL VOTE ON NUMBER 1793. COUNCILOR BREEN COUNCILOR AND YES COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PANEL. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. HELPLINE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN. COUNCILOR YEARS COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL MEMBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WU YES TALKING OVER 1793 AS RECEIVED 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRM THANK YOU THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED AND AGAIN IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO IS LISTENING AT HOME OR IN CHAMBERS WHO DIDN'T GET ALL THOSE RESOURCES, MY OFFICE AS WE DO EVERY YEAR WILL PUT OUT A NUMBER OF RESOURCES IF ANYONE IS IN NEED, IF ANYONE IS EXPERIENCING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR THEM TO REACH OUT TO THE RESOURCES THAT EXIST HERE IN THE CITY. THE CHAIR RECORD. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1794 NUMBER 1794 COUNCIL IS COLETTE AS A PART OF AN LOUIJEUNE OFF OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AN EAST BOSTON CULTURAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR THAT AS A PARTNER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR MEJIA AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILMAN, HERE COMES A CLOSER PARTNERSHIP. SUSPEND THE RULES THAT CAUSED ME. HE HAS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COMES FROM HERE. SO AT IT COMES RECORD AS A PARTY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I RISE PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AND COUNCILOR MEJIA TO OFFER THIS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AN EAST BOSTON CULTURAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION. THIS IS A REQUEST THAT CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY. THIS BOSTON HAS ALWAYS BEEN A NEIGHBORHOOD DEFINED BY ITS CREATIVITY RESILIENCE AND DIVERSITY. OUR ARTISTS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION ARE THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY TELLING OUR STORIES, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND DRIVING LOCAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. DESIGNATION AS A CULTURAL DISTRICT WOULD HELP STRENGTHEN AND PROTECT THIS ECOSYSTEM. IT WOULD PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESERVE HISTORIC LANDMARKS, SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS AND ATTRACT INVESTMENT FROM COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMING, PUBLIC ART AND OPEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS. IT WOULD ALSO HELP US BETTER PROTECT RESIDENTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM DISPLACEMENT ENSURING THAT EAST BOSTON'S CREATIVE IDENTITY REMAINS ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL WHO CALL IT HOME. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW BUT BOSTON WAS HOME TO A LOT OF ARTISTS IN THE 1980S. IN THE EARLY 2000S BECAUSE IT WAS VERY AFFORDABLE FOR THEM AND THEY HAVE ALSO WITH WITH THE DISPLACEMENT GENTRIFICATION CRISIS HAVE HAD TO MOVE. BUT THERE THERE'S A RESURGENCE AND RENAISSANCE OF OF CULTURAL IDENTITY IN EAST BOSTON CENTERED AROUND VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND ETHNICITIES BUT ALSO REALLY SPEAKING TO EAST BOSTON'S IDENTITY OVER THE LAST CENTURY REALLY ACROSS THE CITY WE'VE SEEN HOW CULTURAL DISTRICTS AND PLACES LIKE FENWAY, ROXBURY, THE LATIN QUARTER AND BOSTON'S LITTLE SAIGON HAVE BROUGHT NEW ENERGY, COLLABORATION AND VISIBILITY TO LOCAL. IT'S TIME FOR EAST BOSTON TO JOIN THAT NETWORK AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE INCREDIBLE CULTURAL ASSET AND ARTISTIC ASSETS THAT WE HAVE. I'M GRATEFUL AND GRATEFUL TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS YVONNE WHO IS ALSO AN EAST RESIDENT EAST NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCATES CIVICALLY LEADERS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THIS EFFORT. AND I'M PROUD TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO HONOR AND UPLIFT EAST BOSTON'S CREATIVE SPIRIT. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CLETA ZAPATA I WANT TO THANK THE BOSTON ADVOCATES WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE. YOU LISTED SOME OF THEM INCLUDING YVONNE ESPINOSA MADRIGAL WHO'S BEEN MEETING MONTH AFTER MONTH TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. I WANT TO THANK JESSIE PURVIS ON MY TEAM WHO'S ATTENDED MANY OF THOSE MEETINGS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE CELEBRATE THE RICHNESS OF OUR DIVERSE CULTURES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON BUT WE ALSO ENSURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST A DESIGNATION THAT THERE'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ALONG WITH THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SHOUT OUT MICHAEL BOBBITT FOR THE MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL WHO HAS HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH ME ABOUT CULTURAL DISTRICTS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING HIM IN HERE TO TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT THESE CULTURAL SQUARED THESE CULTURAL DESIGNATIONS BECAUSE I THINK THEY CAN IF DONE RIGHT AND THOUGHTFULLY CAN REALLY BE AN ECONOMIC BOON TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SO DESIGNATED. SO I THINK YOU CAN TAKE THAT AS A POSITIVE OR BRING THIS FORWARD. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE EAST BOSTON ADVOCATES FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR OVER A YEAR TO MAKE THE TO BRING THIS BEFORE US THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FROM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR CLARISSA PATA FOR INVITING ME TO PARTICIPATE AS A CO-SPONSOR. YOU KNOW THE HEART OF EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS ITS PEOPLES, ITS STORIES AND ITS CREATIVITY . EAST BOSTON REPRESENTS ALL OF THAT AND MORE. WHEN WE INVEST IN CULTURE WE ARE INVESTING IN BELONGING. A CULTURAL DISTRICT IS ABOUT PRESERVING IDENTITY. IT IS ABOUT CELEBRATING COMMUNITY. IT IS ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT REFLECT THE VIBRANCY OF THE PEOPLE WHO CALL EAST BOSTON HOME. THIS EFFORT IS A REMINDER THAT ART IS NOT SEPARATE FROM OUR DAILY LIVES. IT IS WOVEN INTO HOW WE CONNECT AND HOW WE BUILD STRONGER OF NEIGHBORHOODS. I AM PROUD TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT CENTERS COMMUNITY VOICE AND I HOPE THAT AS A CITY WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SPACES THAT NOT ONLY SHOWCASE CULTURE BUT SUSTAIN IT . AND AS A DONNA MCCAY GRADUATE AND SOMEONE WHO ALSO ATTENDED THE HUMANA BACK IN THE DAY IT'S POSSIBLE FOR ALL WILL FOREVER BE IN MY HEART SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS WORK AND HAVING PARTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT HAVE EXISTED PRIOR TO THIS RESOLUTION BEING FILED, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK SAID COUNCIL IS BRAEDON FLYNN, SANTANA WEBER WORL FITZGERALD MURPHY COUNCILORS CLARKE ZAPATA LOUIJEUNE AND MCGUIRE SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DR. NUMBER 1794 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL ANY THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NUMBER 1795. NUMBER 1795 COUNCIL AS MURPHY AND FLYNN OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLU TIONS SUPPORTING BOSTON'S POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN CONDEMNING VIOLENCE AGAINST THOSE WHO SERVE. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD FITZGERALD COUNCILOR MURPHY HAS BEEN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MANAGER OF THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, HE ADDED COUNCILOR MURPHY TO THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION IS SUPPORTING BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS AND ALL FIRST RESPONDERS IN CONDEMNING VIOLENCE AGAINST THOSE WHO SERVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF OCTOBER FIFTH A VIOLENT INCIDENT IN THE SOUTH AND ROXBURY NEIGHBORHOOD RESULTED IN A BOSTON POLICE CRUISER BEING TORCHED AND OFFICERS ASSAULTED WHILE RESPONDING TO AN UNLAWFUL STREET TAKEOVER. THIS WAS THE THIRD IN A LONG NIGHT OF VIOLENCE ACROSS BOSTON. THE FIRST ONE STARTED IN THE HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT IN WEST ROXBURY. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN HIGH PARK AND THEN ENDED IN THE SOUTH END. THIS INCIDENT UNDERSCORES THE REAL DANGERS FACED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WEAR THE UNIFORM POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND ALSO MANY OF OUR CITY WORKERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS PERFORM DIFFICULT AND OFTEN DANGEROUS WORK WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION TO SERVING THE FULL SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE FAMILIES OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ALSO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THIS SACRIFICE HOPING EACH DAY THEIR LOVED ONE RETURN HOME SAFELY. OUR CITY STRENGTH AND PUBLIC TRUST DEPEND ON STANDING FIRMLY WITH THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE WHILE ENSURING THAT VIOLENCE AND LAWLESSNESS WILL NEVER BE TOLERATED. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT LAST NIGHT SINCE WE FILED THIS RESOLUTION THERE WAS A RALLY GOING ON IN ARREST AND AT SAME TIME A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY AN ARREST WAS BEING MADE FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND THOSE OFFICERS NEEDED BACKUP. SOMEONE THEY CALLED A ONE FOR A BACKUP AND THE CRUISERS CAME TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS WHO WERE DOING THEIR JOB. MANY OF THOSE WHO WERE A PART OF THE RALLY THEN BLOCKED THE POLICE CARS AND THEN BROKEN BONES AND BEER SPRAYED WAS TARGETED TO MANY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND POLICE OFFICERS HERE WHO WERE INJURED. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A COUNCIL REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT BOSTON'S FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE THE RESOURCES, RESPECT AND PROTECTION THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB SAFELY AND THAT THEIR FAMILY KNOW THAT THIS CITY STANDS WITH THEM TODAY AND ALWAYS. THANK YOU. DID YOU RECOGNIZE THE TIMES OF PLENTY ON THE FLOOR? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MURPHY, FOR ADDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WE HAVE SEEN ONGOING VIOLENT ASSAULTS AGAINST THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS INCLUDES A POLICE OFFICER SHOT AND ROXBURY POLICE OFFICERS, AN ASSAULT AND THE SOUTH END WHERE THEIR CAR WAS SET ABLAZE. THIS IS AWESOME. THIS IS ATTEMPTED MURDER LAST NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS WERE ASSAULTED BY A VIOLENT PROTEST MOB. IT WAS A RIOT. POLICE OFFICERS WERE OUTNUMBERED AND UNPREPARED FOR THIS RIOT. ALTHOUGH WE ARE A CITY THAT WELCOMES PUBLIC PROTEST, WHAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST NIGHT WAS A RIOT. IT IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE TO ASSAULT POLICE OFFICER OR FOUR FIRST RESPONDER. LAST NIGHT IN THIS WEEKEND'S ASSAULT ON BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS MUST BE PROSECUTED AND IF CONVICTED A STATE'S SENTENCE IS WARRANTED. THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE HIGHER BAIL FOR THOSE WHO ARE ARRESTED. WE CANNOT ACCEPT LAWLESSNESS ON THE STREETS OF BOSTON. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE SUPPORT OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I WROTE TO COMMISSIONER COX ON MONDAY MORNING ASKING FOR MORE ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY . FOR YEARS I'VE ADVOCATED FOR HIRING HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT DECADE TO ADDRESS LONG STANDING ISSUES OF POLICE STAFFING LEVELS, MANDATORY OVERTIME OVERSTRETCH RESOURCES, LOOMING RETIREMENTS. WHAT DO WE THINK THE ENVIRONMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS FOR POLICE OFFICERS OR INCIDENTS LIKE THIS DO FOR RECRUITMENT? WHAT DOES IT DO FOR RETAINING POLICE OFFICERS? MANY HAVE GONE ON TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I HOLD MONTHLY MEETINGS YEAR ROUND TO PREPARE FOR THIS. FOR THE ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE THEY TOLD ME WE LOST WE LOST 130 POLICE OFFICERS LAST YEAR. IT IS LONG PAST TIME FOR THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AND ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO STAND UP AND SUPPORT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS, EMS PERSONNEL AND CONDEMN ALL ACTS OF ACTS OF VIOLENCE INTIMIDATION AGAINST OUR DEDICATED CITY EMPLOYEES. I'M ASKING MY CITY, MY COLLEAGUES NOT TO WORRY ABOUT ACTIVIST AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THIS CITY. THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY TRAINED IN THE COUNTRY. THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION. I'M CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FACTS. WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT? WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTH END. THANK YOU. I'M NOT KIDDING. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M NOT I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT RESOURCES. MADAM CHAIR, LAST NIGHT AT THE AT THE RIOT WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS PRESENT. I DON'T THINK THE POLICE OFFICERS HAD THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT AS WELL. THAT'S A CONCERN TO ME. I CAN'T SIT HERE AND REMAIN REMAIN SILENT WHILE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OR THE TOOLS TO DO THEIR JOB. WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE AND GET OFF THE SIDELINES. THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO CARE AND PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT WHETHER IT'S ABOUT DEMOCRACY BEING DISMANTLED BEFORE OUR EYES OR STANDING UP FOR ANY OF THE NUMEROUS ATROCITIES AROUND THE WORLD, PEOPLE SHOULD STAND UP. THAT GIVES ME HOPE. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE WE'RE AT A TIPPING POINT BEYOND ACTUALLY WITH HOW FOLKS ARE STANDING UP. SINCE WHEN DOES BREAKING A POLICE OFFICERS A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER'S NOSE A MEMBER OF THE FINEST POLICE FORCE IN THE COUNTRY HELP ADVOCATE FOR YOUR CAUSE NO MATTER THE CAUSE BETWEEN SATURDAY'S TAKEOVER IN THE SOUTH END AND LAST NIGHT'S PROTESTS BY BOSTON COMMON, AT LEAST SIX BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN INJURED AND MULTIPLE VEHICLES VANDALIZED. I THINK ABOUT THE HEARING WE HAD AROUND THE BPD CLERK THAT WAS ASSAULTED AND THE DISGUST AND OUTRAGE WE ALL FELT WHEN THE CITY WORKER WAS ASSAULTED IN PAST THREE DAYS WE'VE HAD SIX ASSAULTED. DISCIPLINE IS NOT FUN BUT IT IS NECESSARY. I'M LEARNING THAT AS A PARENT OF THREE KIDS WE MUST APPLY PROPER DISCIPLINE FOR THE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THEIR ACTIONS WHETHER IT BE FOR POLITICAL OR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. AND FINALLY I CHALLENGE THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN ANY TYPE OF PROTEST ANYWHERE FOR ANY CAUSE. FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE LEAD BY EXAMPLE. THAT'S THE HARD THING TO DO TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. I THINK OF MY OWN CHILDREN LOOKING UP TO ME AND HOW I WOULD ACT AND MIGHT ACT. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS NEXT GENERATION HAS GOOD ROLE MODELS AND GOOD PEOPLE TO FOLLOW. ANYONE CAN START A FIGHT. ANYONE CAN CAUSE TROUBLE. THAT TO ME IS THE EASIEST AND LOWEST FORM OF ACTION ANYONE CAN TAKE TO TRULY ENACT CHANGE. YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD. AND IF WE DO EMBRACE THE WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR THAT ONLY LOVE CAN DRIVE OUT HATE. THEN LET'S START ACTING LIKE THAT. OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE A DIFFICULT JOB AS IT IS AND WE SHOULD SUPPORT THEM EVERY DAY NOT JUST WHEN VIOLENCE OCCURS. AND MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH THOSE INJURED THIS PAST WEEK. THANK YOU, MADAM COUNSELOR OR ANY OTHER FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL OF MURPHY CALLS MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE FITZGERALD FOR THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION AS OUR COMMUNITIES ARE FACING AN EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE. IT'S NECESSARY THAT WE CALL OUT THESE ATTACKS WHEN WE SEE THEM IN JUST THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I'VE CALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES THE SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY. THIS VIOLENCE IS AFFECTING OUR YOUTH. AND THIS WEEKEND'S INCIDENTS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW NATIONWIDE VIOLENCE IS SEEPING INTO OUR COMMUNITIES. I PUT FORWARD SOME POLICY APPROACHES TO ADDRESS THIS EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AND I AM COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LONG ENFORCEMENT AND MY COLLEAGUES AND PURSUING CONCRETE ACTIONS. WE TAKE AT THE CITY LEVEL HERE IN BOSTON TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL CRISIS. OUR POLICE OFFICERS DESERVE TO DO THEIR JOBS WITH THE ASSURANCE OF SAFETY THAT THEY DESERVE THEIR FAMILIES WHO CARRY THE WORRY THAT THEIR LOVED ONES WILL NOT RETURN HOME SAFELY. DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, I AM COMMITTED TO ENSURING OUR POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE PROTECTED, SAFE AND SUPPORTED. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CALL FOR THE FULL ACCOUNTABILITY OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS INCIDENT. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE LEAGUE SPONSORS FOR PUTTING THIS AND FOR ALWAYS STANDING WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE FOR THESE CHANGES AND FOR THESE APPROACHES TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE SAFE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OKAY. IS ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME, MR. CLERK BECAUSE IT CONCERNS GRAYDON CARTER, ZAPATA MEJIA, SANTANA WEBER WORLD PEACE OTHER CHAIR COUNCILORS FLYNN MURPHY AND FITZGERALD SO EXPECT ON THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1795 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I AM OPPOSING. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. MR QUOTE COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL COVER ROLL CALL VOTE ON DUCK NUMBER 1795. COUNCILOR BREADON YEAH. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE A ZAPATA COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA YES. COUNCIL FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL YES. COUNCIL REGION YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PER PAN COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCIL MEMBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR OH YES DUCK CAN HAVE US 1795 HAS RECEIVED TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THIS TARGET HAS PASSED MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE BE TALKING NUMBER 1796 DUCK NUMBER 1796 COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER IS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU MS. COURT COULD I PLEASE ADD COUNCILOR SANTANA AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND SINCE WE HAD THE PRESENTATION THIS MORNING I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. I JUST WANT TO THANK AGAIN THE ALI FUND JENNY MARCELLIN AND MICHELLE GOLDBERG ALL FOR STANDING UP HERE. IT WAS MORE EMOTIONAL THAN I REALIZED BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HELP OUR RESIDENTS WITH SCREENINGS THAT WE REDUCE THE DISPARITIES BETWEEN WHEN WHEN BLACK WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR THEIR PROGNOSIS AND THAT WE SUPPORT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT EXIST WITH THE FUND. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTONI ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR ADDED ME TO THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. I ALSO I WROTE LONG REMARKS BUT I THINK I WILL GET TOO EMOTIONAL SO I WON'T READ IT. BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN DOING REALLY ONE THING THE EARLY FUN FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING, LOOKING FORWARD TO CONNECTING THEM WITH MY FAMILY AND MY MOTHER TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY SERVICES THAT THAT MY MOTHER CAN BENEFIT FROM BUT ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE OUT A FEW SHOUT OUTS YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU KNOW THIS YEAR I'VE BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON TRYING TO DO MORE WORK IN THIS AREA AND ONE OF THE CONNECTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IN MY OFFICE AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IS I'M CONNECTING WITH THE FLORES LOVE DOCTOR FLORES IT'S MY MOTHER'S DOCTOR AND SHE'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE AND WE'RE SO LUCKY TO HAVE HER. BUT YOU KNOW, SHE'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT EARLY SCREENING AND SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE RESOURCES AND TESTS TO GET ALREADY SCREENINGS TO OUR RESIDENTS AND TO OUR FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY AT OUR LATINO BLACK AND ASIAN POPULATIONS. I JUST WANT TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING. I ALSO JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MILAGRO MILAGROS MALTESE WHO HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER AND COLLABORATOR WITH MY OFFICE TO TRY TO GET RESOURCES AND INFORMATION OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK I JUST WANT AGAIN I MENTIONED IN MY REMARKS EARLIER WE'RE OFTEN SO QUIET AND THIS AND I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE ARE FACING THIS BATTLE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SO PERSONAL, SO EMOTIONAL AND I JUST WANT TO USE MY PLATFORM TO TO UPLIFT, YOU KNOW, THIS ISSUE AND TO JUST AMPLIFY THE RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESOURCES EARLY TESTING OR SCREENING GETS TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR LEADING IN THIS AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR OFFICE ARE DOING. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR OFFICES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SANTANA, IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNSELORS . COLETTA OH, APOLOGIES THE JARGON I JUST COME FROM HERE COMES MEJIA ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR FILING THE RESOLUTION AND ALSO YOUR ADVOCACY IN THE SPACE. EARLIER THIS YEAR AS I MENTIONED IN THE CHAMBER I LOST ONE OF MY PEER LEADERS FROM BACK IN THE DAY TO HER BATTLE TO CANCER AND SO THAT'S BEEN A JOURNEY FOR HER AND HER PEERS WHO ARE STILL VERY ACTIVE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO UPLIFT AND THE BOSTON RHYTHM WRITERS ANGIE DICKERSON IN PARTICULAR WHO HAS BEEN LEADING A LOT OF THE WORK IN THIS SPACE AND FOR ADVOCACY AND HER ORGANIZING AND REALLY BRINGING AWARENESS TO PARTICULARLY PEOPLE OF COLOR IN REGARDS TO HOW WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT CANCER SURVIVORS AND ALSO THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO CANCER. SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT ANGIE AND THE BOSTON RHYTHM WRITERS FOR ALL THEIR ADVOCACY IN THIS SPACE AND THE DOUBLE DUTCH CREW AS WELL. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK TO THAT COUNCIL IS BREADON ZAPATA FITZGERALD MCGUIRE MURPHY WARREN FLYNN THIS COUNCILORS LOUIJEUNE AND SANTANA 6.0 AND WEBER ANYBODY ANY AT THE HANDS OF COUNCILORS LOUIJEUNE AND SANTANA AS EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1796 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I HELD THE VOTE. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1796 COUNCILOR BREADON IS COUNCIL BREADON YES. COUNCILOR CARLA ZAPATA COUNCIL OF THE PARTY YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR VASCO YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCIL ME HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES COUNCIL OPEN COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR S.A. YES. COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL MEMBER YES AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WU YES I CAN NUMBER 1796 HAS RECEIVED TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NUMBER 1797 STUCK IN NUMBER 1797 COUNCIL'S LOUIJEUNE AND MEJIA FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCIL WHEREAS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE SEE SUSPENSION OF THE RULES HERE AND SEEING NO OBJECTION. COUNCILOR WEBER SO ADDED COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE THE FLOOR IS YOURS AND BEFORE I CONTINUE I'D LIKE TO HAND IT OVER TO COUNCILOR BREADON WHO A FEW YEARS AGO WROTE A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRADING COUNCIL. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT . SEVERAL YEARS AGO IT'S CUSTOMARY IT SHOULD BE CUSTOMARY EVERY EVERY DAY AT THIS TIME WHEN WE'RE IN A MOMENT OF TRYING TO ERASE HISTORY WE MAY OFTEN OVERLOOK THAT THIS LAND WAS INHABITED BY NATIVE AMERICANS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FOR HUNDREDS OF GENERATIONS BEFORE EUROPEANS ARRIVED ON THESE SHORES. THIS IS REFLECTED IN SOME PLACE NAMES WE USE TODAY WE STILL USE TODAY SUCH AS MASSACHUSETTS, MASSACHUSETTS MATTAPAN MERRIMACK, WALTON SPONSORED SHAWMUT IN ALLSTON BRIGHTON SQUARE WE HAVE THE ANTHEM AND WASHBURN AS WE PREPARE TO RECOGNIZE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. MAYBE BE INTENTIONAL IN MAKING A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO RECOGNIZE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS A TRADITIONAL STEWARDS OF THIS LAND. WE ALSO HONOR THE ENDURING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THEIR TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES DESPITE PAINFUL HISTORIES OF GENOCIDE AND FORCED REMOVAL, THIS LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS BASED ON THE MODIFIED FORM OF THE UPSTANDER PROJECT, A BOSTON BASED ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO CHALLENGING INDIFFERENCE TO INJUSTICE BY RAISING AWARENESS AND SHARING RESOURCES TO ENCOURAGE UPSTANDER AS THOSE WHO STAND UP SPEAK OUT AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST INJUSTICE SO THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRED LAND WHERE WE WORK, LIVE, LEARN AND BUILD COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LIVED FOR OVER 13,000 YEARS. THIS LAND IS THE TERRITORY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS PAWTUCKET AND THEIR NEIGHBORS THE WAMPANOAG AND THE NIPMUC PEOPLES WHO HAVE STOOD THIS STEWARDED THIS LAND FOR HUNDREDS OF GENERATIONS. WE RECOGNIZE THE REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY, TERRITORY AND WATER PERPETRATED BY INVADERS WHO HAVE IMPACTED THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THESE LANDS FOR 400 YEARS. WE EXTEND OUR RESPECT TO THE CITIZENS OF THESE NATIONS WHO LIVE HERE TODAY AND THEIR ANCESTORS WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR OVER 500 GENERATIONS AND TO ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. WE ALSO AFFIRM THAT THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS INSUFFICIENT . IT DOES NOT UNDO THE HARM THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND CONTINUES TO BE PERPETRATED AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, THEIR LAND AND WATER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR BREADON FOR FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR THAT LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS RESOLUTION AND RECOGNIZING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AS WE DID LAST YEAR. THIS RESOLUTION HONORS THE RICH HISTORY CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PARTICULARLY THE MASSACHUSETTS PEOPLE ON WHOSE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY THE CITY OF BOSTON IS SITUATED INCLUDING THE PONCA BOAG TRIBE WHO LIVED AROUND THE BLUE HILLS AREA AND CALIBRATED MENTIONED MATTAPAN WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED WHICH MEANS A GOOD PLACE TO SIT WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE DIFFICULT LEGACY OF COLONIZATION AND THE DISPOSSESSION OF THESE LANDS AND DISPLACING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS. WE ATTEMPTED TO ERASE THEIR CULTURES, LANGUAGES AND WAYS OF LIFE. THIS LEGACY IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH BROKEN TREATIES, FORCED REMOVALS, ACTS OF VIOLENCE ALL OF WHICH HAVE LASTED HAVE HAD LASTING EFFECTS ON INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS INCLUDING THE MASSACHUSETTS AND THE PONCA POET PEOPLES. BY ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PAINFUL HISTORY WE ARE COMMITTING TO A MORE HONEST UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PAST AND TO ADVANCING JUSTICE AND HEALING FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE IN ADDITION THE CONNECTION TO OTHER INDIGENOUS NATIONS INCLUDING THE WAMPANOAG, THE NIPMUC, THE PENICUIK, THE AND PAWTUCKET TRIBES WHO HAVE SHAPED THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THIS REGION REGION THIS RESOLUTION ENCOURAGES ALL BOSTONIANS REFLECT ON THESE HISTORIES, HONOR THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT CONTINUE TO ENRICH OUR CITY AND TO CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY WITH RESPECT AND A RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE. I'M SURE A COUNCIL WEBSITE WILL ALSO MENTION NIQAB THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER OF BOSTON AND I WAS AT THE PLEASURE AT JP OPEN STUDIOS A FEW WEEKS AGO TO VISIT AND TO TALK TO THE ARTISTS AND TO JUST SEE HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS THROUGH ART FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR HISTORIES AND THEIR STORIES ALIVE. AND SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AT NIQAB TO TO RECOUNT YOUR LOOK AT REGGIE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CENTERING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WHETHER WHEN OR WHETHER IT'S WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LONG ISLAND AND RECOGNIZING THAT WHEN THE COLONIAL COLONIALIZATION AND SETTLEMENT THAT MANY OF THE INDIGENOUS OF THIS LAND WERE PUSHED OFF TO OUR TO OUR SMALL ISLANDS AND HAVE LEGACIES AND HISTORIES AND STORIES THERE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HONOR AND MAKE SPACE FOR. SO THANK YOU TO OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY HERE FOR TEACHING US AND FOR LEADING THE WAY AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES AND I'M LOOKING FOR SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE AND HOPING THAT WE CAN PASS THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ME HERE COUNCILOR THE OTHER FLOOR. THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR BREEDEN FOR READING THAT LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY IS A REMINDER NOT JUST OF THE INJUSTICES THAT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES HAVE FACED BUT THEIR CONTINUED STRENGTH AND STEWARDSHIP OF THIS LAND. OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES DESERVE TO BE CENTERED AS THEY ARE COUNTLESS GENERATIONS WHO CARED FOR THIS LAND LONG BEFORE OUR CITY TOOK SHAPE. TODAY IS ABOUT HONORING THAT TRUTH AS WE ALL KNOW RECOGNITION IS IMPORTANT BUT IT IS MUST BE PAIRED WITH ACTION THAT MEANS AMPLIFYING INDIGENOUS VOICES IN OUR CIVIC LIFE INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIPS ROOTED IN RESPECT AND ENSURING THAT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES HAVE THE SPACE AND RESOURCES TO THRIVE. SO AS WE AS WE RECOGNIZE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY LET'S MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY CONTINUES TO BE A PLACE WHERE ALL COMMUNITIES SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED, VALUED AND HEARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AND CONCILOR MEJIA HERE FOR FOR ADDING IS A THIRD SPONSOR TO THIS RESOLUTION. I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER OF BOSTON AND I GREW UP IN MY DISTRICT WHICH HAS BEEN A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO ME AND IS AN IMPORTANT ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLES YOU KNOW WHO'S WHO CONTINUE TO SUFFER DUE TO THE IMPACTS OF DISPOSSESSION AND WHO RELY ON GROUPS LIKE NIQAAB TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING MY COLLEAGUES ON MONDAY AND AND AND I SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S ONE ALSO THANK. MADAM PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL ME HERE IN COUNCIL WEBER AND ALSO THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR BRAYDON FOR IT FOR THAT LETTER. AND AS WE CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS LAND WAS HOME TO NATIVE AMERICANS LONG BEFORE US. TO CONTINUE TO HONOR THEM NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY YEAR. AND THIS RESOLUTION IS ONE MEANINGFUL WAY TO DO THAT. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE CITIES EQUITY AND INCLUSION CABINET HAS DEDICATED PROGRAM MANAGER FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES A RESOURCE FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO LEARN MORE AND SUPPORT INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHEN ANYONE ELSE LIKE THE OTHER NAME IS A CLICK KEEP THAT COUNTER BRAIN ENCAPSULATE AS A PARTY COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR SANTANA PLEASE AS ADD THE CHAIR COUNCIL COUNCILOR PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE MEJIA IN WEBER C SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASS OF THE DOCKET NUMBER 17997 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ARE THOSE OPPOSING NEED AS HAVE IT. THANK YOU DOCTOR NUMBER 179697 HAS PASSED. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME OR SEEK A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ON A VOTE WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF CHAMBERS? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DID ADD MY NAME WHEN WE WENT BACK AND DID A ROLL CALL VOTE BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY NAME WAS ADDED TO TALK AT 1787 AND 1788. I VOTED IN FAVOR BUT I WASN'T. I DID NOT ADD TO THE NAME ORIGINALLY SO THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE THAT, MR. CLERK? OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE ARE NOW ON TO GREEN SHEETS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS ? OKAY. WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO LATE FILES. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE NO LATE FILE MATTERS. GOOD JOB, EVERYONE. OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE QUESTION NOW COMES ON APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I THINK THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE'RE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENT. PLEASE REMEMBER THESE ARE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS. WE HAVE SOME BIRTHDAYS COMING UP. DEBORAH GLENNON ON OCTOBER 11. SEAN JACOBSON OCTOBER 17TH AND RHC ON OCTOBER 21ST. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS. THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT WEEKEND WE HAVE OPEN STREETS MATTAPAN ON OCTOBER 18TH AND WE ALSO HAVE THE DIETRICH Y'S BLOCK PARTY AT A PAINTING CENTER BLOCK PARTY NEXT SATURDAY. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD LONG WEEKEND AND IN CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AND ALSO NEXT WEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE OUR HISPANIC AND LATINO HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION. I HOPE YOU HAVE ALL LET US KNOW WHO YOUR HONOREES ARE. WE ARE LOOKING AGAIN TO MOVE A LOT QUICKER. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PERFORMANCE HERE IN THE B AT THE TOP OF THE EVENT AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE COLLEAGUES COME ON THE MIC VERY BRIEFLY, 30 SECONDS INTRODUCE YOUR HONOREE AND HAVE YOUR HONOREE SPEAK. YES YES. COVER IT IT AND HAVE YOUR COUNSELOR AND HAVE YOUR HONOREES SPEAK FOR 2 TO 3 MINUTES SO THAT WE CAN MOVE OVER INTO THE MONTE ROOM FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT, MORE FELLOWSHIP AND MORE FOOD. SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. IT'S THAT PEOPLE ARE OFTEN QUITE HUNGRY AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE ARE ALL. IT'D BE GREAT IF FOR THE DURATION OF EVERYONE'S HONOREES IF ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES CAN BE STANDING UP HERE AND WE GET THROUGH THAT IN 3040 MINUTES AND THEN WE'RE OVER TO THE MONTE ROOM SO TRY TO SWITCH IT UP THIS YEAR THAT THANK YOU TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF COUNCIL SANTANA GUZMAN HERE AND GUZMAN PEN IN THE PLANNING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A GREAT EVENT AND ONE IN WHICH WE SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER FELLOWSHIP BEING IN THE MONTE ROOM OKAY IF ANYONE HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT NOW IS THE TIME THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THIS. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO RISE TO GIVE MY ANNUAL BIRTHDAY WISHES TO MY THREE BOYS. SO I WANT TO WISH MY SON BRIAN COLLIN AND MICHAEL WHO SHARES YOUR BIRTHDAY COUNSELOR SANTANA. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SEND LOVE AND PRAYERS TO MY DAUGHTER IN LAW AND MY SON WHO I THINK ANY HOUR NOW ANY DAY NOW WILL BE ADDING A GRANDSON TO MY FAMILY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO A FOURTH OCTOBER BIRTHDAY AND MY FAMILY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS COUNCILOR MURPHY, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT FROM 4 TO 6 AT EVERGREEN CAFE IN JAMAICA PLAIN THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF MARIE TURLEY. HOPE YOU KNOW EVERYONE CAN JOIN ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BEN. THANK YOU FOR UPLIFTING HER CHARLIE HERE AND HER LEGACY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTROL FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE TOMORROW WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON THE IMPACT THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS HAVING ON VETERANS. IT'S TOMORROW AT 10:00 BUT PRIOR TO THAT AT 930 I'M HOSTING A RECEPTION KIND OF INFORMAL RECEPTION FOR ANY VETERAN THAT WANTS TO COME TESTIFY BUT HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE AT 930 SO RIGHT IN THE CURLY ROOM. SO I WANT TO INVITE MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO THE RECEPTION OBVIOUSLY TO THE HEARING. BUT FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING ON TELEVISION I DO WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL HEARING TOMORROW AGAIN TOMORROW AT 10:00 IT'S A HEARING ON THE IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND THE IMPACT IT HAS HAD ON OR WILL HAVE ON VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. I INVITE YOU TO THE RECEPTION PRIOR TO THAT AS WELL AND I I'M GOING TO BE GOING DOWN TO D.C. PROBABLY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WITH SOME VETERANS TO ADVOCATE IN SUPPORT OF OUR VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. BUT THIS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON VETERANS MILITARY FAMILIES ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME VETERANS, LOW INCOME FAMILIES THAT NEED THE CRITICAL SERVICES THAT THEY EARNED AND SOME OF THOSE SERVICES ARE A LITTLE BIT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT THEY RECEIVE MONTHLY FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR SERVICES. NOT A LOT OF MONEY BUT IT'S MONEY THAT HELPS PAY THEIR FOR THEIR GROCERIES OR FOR THEIR ELECTRIC BILL. SO JUST ONE ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO BE HERE TOMORROW AT 10:00 OR 930. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY, I'LL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND RON WOULD LIKE US ALL TO TAKE A PHOTO IN OUR PINK. SO RIGHT AFTER THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS OUR STAFF AND AND COLLEAGUES WE'RE HERE. JUST SIT TIGHT FOR US TO TAKE A PHOTO RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR CLERK AND STENOGRAPHER. OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO UPLIFT A NAME? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR CLARA ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FIRST I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS RESPECTS BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO COMMEMORATE CHARLIE WHO WAS A MENTOR. MY CAMPAIGN FAIRY GODMOTHER. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AND I'M GOING TO BE THERE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR FOR UPLIFTING THAT. BUT I'M ALSO HERE RISING TO MEMORIALIZE ROCCO. CHARLIE'S DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF ROCCO WHO WE THINK IS EAST BOSTON'S LAST WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN ROCCO WAS 100 YEARS OLD. HE WAS SURVIVED BY MANY COUSINS FRIENDS AND A PARTNER OF OVER 40 YEARS CLARA CLARE O'DEA ROCCO SERVED HONORABLY IN THE US ARMY WITH THE 85TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN ITALY EARNING A BRONZE STAR AND A PURPLE HEART FOR HIS BRAVERY ON THE GOTHIC LINE WHICH WAS A GERMAN IN ITALIAN DEFENSIVE LINE. THE MORE I LEARN ABOUT ROCCO THE MORE I REALIZE HE WAS A REAL LIFE FORREST GUMP HIS LIFE WAS REMARKABLE IN THE MOST PECULIAR WAYS. YESTERDAY AT HIS MEMORIAL I SAW PHOTOS OF HIM WITH BOB DOLE. PRESIDENT CLINTON CELEBRITIES. HIS LIFE WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR A NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING BOOK THE RIFLE WRITTEN BY EAST BOSTON RESIDENT PETTY OFFICER AND VETERAN ANDY BAGGIO. ROCCO WON AN EMMY FOR HIS APPEARANCE IN A YOUTUBE DOCUMENTARY WORLD WAR TWO VETS RETURN TO ITALY AND FOR HIS ROLE IN ERECTING MONUMENTS TO THE FALLEN. THIS COUNCIL VOTED TO DEDICATE HIS OWN SQUARE IN EAST BOSTON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. YOU GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THAT BEFORE HE PASSED. MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND MAY WE CARRY FORWARD HIS LEGACY WITH GRATITUDE. AND I'M THINKING OF HIS LOVED ONES DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SO GLAD AS BOB THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY AT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I WANT TO UPLIFT GREG TUMULTY WHO PASSED SUDDENLY WHO LEAVES BEHIND YOUNG CHILDREN A FAMILY WHO LOVED HIM AND WILL MISS HIM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GREG IS THE NAME GREG TUMULTY. OKAY. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ASPECT UPLIFT ANYONE WHO WAS PASSED? OKAY. TODAY WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS. I'M BOB OF COUNTRY CLUB ZAPATA ROCK. OH, THAT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION GREG TUMULTY. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR MURPHY FOR MENTIONING HIM. HE WAS HE WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A WONDERFUL WOMAN THAT PASSED AWAY. I WENT TO HER WAKE LAST NIGHT IN SOUTH BOSTON AND NANCY LEE MRS. LEE WAS A WONDERFUL WOMAN MOTHER GRANDMOTHER. SHE HAD SEVEN CHILDREN, FIVE BOYS, TWO TWO GIRLS. SHE WAS ACTIVE IN THE SOUTH BOSTON COMMUNITY. SHE WAS ACTIVE IN THE GO TO HEAVEN AND SAINT BRIDGET PARISH. BUT ALSO ACTIVE IN THE SOUTH BOSTON SPORTS PROGRAMS AND AND IN SO MANY OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH BOSTON INCLUDING SUPPORTING VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. MANY OF HER CHILDREN WENT ON TO SERVE ON THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO IN OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES AND IN THE US MILITARY. HER HUSBAND, MR MR. LEE IS A RETIRED SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AS WELL. BUT THE FAMILY IS WELL RESPECTED IN THE SOUTH BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD. AND JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING OF OF MRS. LEE AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS. SHE'S MARRIED TO OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADJOURN TODAY ON BEHALF OF LOUIS AVILES CORTEZ, THE HUSBAND OF HIGH PARK COMMUNITY LEADER EILEEN MCCLELLAN. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG LOSS FOR HER SO I JUST WANT HER TO KNOW THAT WE ARE KEEPING HER AND HER FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS ON THE PASSING OF HER HUSBAND TODAY AND OUR MEETING IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON BEHALF OF CASTRO CARLOTTA ZAPATA. ROCCO TALESE AND JOSEPH GERALD. DYNAMO DUMAS TO YOU. ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR FITZGERALD MARIE MAGUIRE. I'M ABLE TO COME TO FLYNN, PETER JOSEPH MEADE AND IN NANCY LEE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, LOUIS AND COUNSELOR PEPEN LOUIS A VALISE CORTEZ HUSBAND OF EILEEN MCCLELLAN DEVILS ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR MORALE ANDRE TAYLOR ON BEHALF OF COUNCILORS MURPHY AND FLYNN GREG TUMULTY A MOMENT OF SILENCE THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURN TODAY DO SO IN MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. REMINDER TO MY COLLEAGUES TO STICK AROUND FOR US TO TAKE THE PHOTO IN PINK ROUND REQUEST AND FOR ANY STAFFERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE OFFICE IF YOU COULD COME TO CHAMBERS AND WE COULD TAKE THE PHOTO HERE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THE COUNCIL WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN DIANELLA CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER WHAT'S THAT DATE? I DON'T HAVE A DATE IN HERE. OCTOBER 22ND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND AT 12 NOON. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES CENTRAL STAFF. THE CLERK IN THE CLIPS OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FILLING IN FOR ALAN TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL IN FAVOR OF A GERMAN POLICE SAY I I THE CAPSULE IS ADJOURNED SO