GOOD AFTERNOON. I CALLED TO TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. VIEWERS CAN WATCH A COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE AT BOSTON.COM FORD'S CITY COUNCIL DASH TV. AT THIS TIME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELLPHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. ALSO PURSUANT TO RULE 42 I REMIND ALL IN THIS CHAMBER THAT NO DEMONSTRATION APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE PERMITTED. THANK YOU. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR COLETTE AS PER COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL OF PIPPIN COUNCILOR S.A. COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNCILOR WORRELL QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS WEEK'S CLERGY. REVEREND THOMAS KENNEDY, FORMERLY OF TRINITY OF BOSTON WHO WILL BE PROVIDING OUR INVOCATION INVITED BY COUNCILOR DURKIN. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INVOCATION WE WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COUNCILOR DURKIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM HONORED WELCOME REVEREND TOM KENNEDY TO PROVIDE OUR INVOCATION TODAY. A FEW WEEKS AGO I ATTENDED THE IRISH HONORS LUNCHEON WHERE HE OFFERED A PRAYER THAT REALLY MOVED ME AND I'M SO GLAD HE AGREED TO JOIN US TODAY. TOM HAS DEVOTED HIS LIFE AND HIS MINISTRY TO THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON. HE SERVED FOR 15 YEARS AS ASSOCIATE RECTOR AT TRINITY CHURCH IN COPLEY SQUARE FOLLOWED BY HIS LEADERSHIP AT CANON PASTOR AND LATER DEAN OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH ON SAINT PAUL AND TREMONT STREET. HIS COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY HAS EXTENDED BEYOND PARISH WALLS. HE SPENT NEARLY TWO DECADES IN THE BANKING SECTOR AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT BAY BANK BANK, BOSTON AND SOVEREIGN BANK WHERE HE OVERSAW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT WORK THAT SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, REVEREND KENNEDY HAS DEEPLY BEEN INVOLVED IN BOSTON'S NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICE LANDSCAPE SERVING ON THE BOARDS OF ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE ADVENT DAY SCHOOL FREEDOM HOUSE ,MASS HALFWAY HOUSES, LOW COST HOUSING CORPORATION, THE BOSTON COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND THE EPISCOPAL CITY. IN RETIREMENT, THOUGH ONE TRULY NEVER RETIRES FROM MINISTRY IS DICTATED BY HIM BEING HERE TODAY. THOMAS SAID HE CONTINUES TO SERVE BOSTON WITH EQUAL DEDICATION. HE IS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT CHERYL HOUSE IN JAMAICA PLAIN AND 182 BED SKILLED NURSING AND RIVER REHABILITATION FACILITY AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE BOSTON EPISCOPAL CHARITIES SOCIETY, THE SECOND OLDEST CHARITABLE SOCIETY IN OUR CITY WHICH JUST CELEBRATED ITS 300TH ANNIVERSARY. TOM IS A LIFELONG SERVANT AND LEADER, A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER OF THREE AND A GRANDFATHER OF EIGHT AND SOMEONE WHOSE MINISTRY HAS INTERTWINED WITH THE LIFE OF THE CITY FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, HIS SON IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOSTON RED SOX SO HE HAS A GREAT LEGACY AHEAD. AND I JUST WANTED TO HIM IN WELCOMING AND PRAYING FOR OVER US TODAY. THANK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CITY COUNCILOR DARK AND I APPRECIATE THAT WARM WELCOME AND MADAM PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCILORS. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY. I WILL NOTE THAT THIS DAY THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEDICATION OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY IN 1863 AND THE FAMOUS BOSTONIAN EDWARD EVERETT GAVE A TWO HOUR ORATION AT THAT GATHERING AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO WAS NOT EXPECTED TO ATTEND DID AND GAVE A THREE MINUTE SPEECH WHICH MANY OF US HAVE READ AND REMEMBER. HE SAID THAT THOSE WHO FOUGHT THE BATTLE AND THOSE WHO DIED IN VAIN DID NOT DIE IN VAIN AND THAT HE CONCLUDED THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH. YOU ALL KNOW WE LIVE IN PERILOUS TIMES WHERE FEAR AND ANXIETY ARE ALL TOO FAMILIAR AND CONSTANT HALLMARKS OF OUR PERSONAL LIVES. WE SEE THE ACTIONS OF AN OUT OF CONTROL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTING TO IMPOSE ITS WILL ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR BUSINESSES IN WAYS THAT ARE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FAMILIES, NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS . WE KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER IF WE LIVE INTO THE VISION OF A MORE PERFECT UNION WHICH OUR GOD HAS CALLED US REGARDLESS OF OUR STATION IN LIFE. WE ARE TO BE A KIND AND LOVING PEOPLE. THESE VALUES MUST BE THE HALLMARKS OF OUR ACTIONS AS CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY AND COMMONWEALTH. SO TO YOU AS CITY COUNCILORS MUST ACT IN ALL YOUR GOVERNING . I OFFER A PRAYER NOW FOR THE DELIBERATIONS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL BASED UPON THE WORDS OF THE GREAT HEBREW PROPHET MICAH FOUND IN CHAPTER SIX VERSE EIGHT DUE JUSTICE, PEACE, LOVE, MERCY AND WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD. LET US PRAY. OH GOD. WE ASK YOUR GUIDANCE UPON THOSE WHO LABOR AS CITY COUNCILORS ELECTED AND THUS CALLED TO DO THEIR WORK AND THIS DELIBERATIVE BODY TO BRING JUSTICE AND PEACE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. YOUNG, OLD, WHITE, BLACK BROWN MARRIED PARTNERED. SINGLE HOUSED UNHOUSED. MAY THE COUNCILORS COME TO SEE THEIR WORK AND GOVERNMENT AS A VOCATION AND MINISTRY IN ALL THEIR DISCUSSION AND DEBATE. MAY THOSE DELIBERATIONS REFLECT THE GOOD PURPOSE TO WHICH THEY WERE ELECTED. WE PRAY OH GOD THAT YOU WILL GIVE THEM NOT TASKS EQUAL TO THEIR POWERS BUT POWERS EQUAL TO THEIR TASKS FOR STRENGTH, COURAGE AND FAITH TO LIFT UP OTHERS LESS FORTUNATE THAN THEMSELVES. MAY THOSE WHO HOLD THIS HIGH RESPONSIBILITY TO GOVERN FIND THAT SELFLESS SERVICE GUIDES THE COUNCILORS IN WAYS THAT PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE WITHIN THIS GREAT RESPONSIBILITY THEY ARE CALLED TO SERVE AS WITNESSES TO HOPE THAT THEIR DELIBERATIONS MAY REFLECT JUSTICE AND MERCY ON THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY AND THAT THEIR DECISIONS BECOME BEACONS OF OPTIMISM FOR ALL WHO LIVE HERE. AS WE APPROACH THE CELEBRATION OF OUR NATIONAL HOLIDAY OF THANKSGIVING, MAY OUR HEARTS BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS BESTOWED UPON US. MAY OUR THANKS BE GROUNDED UPON THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE WHO HAVE ASSURED US OF THE FREEDOM OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. MAY THIS COUNCIL AND ALL OTHERS ACCORDED THE RESPONSE STABILITY FOR THESE GIFTS REMAIN VIGILANT PURSUING THESE PURPOSES IN GOD'S HOLY NAME WE PRAY AND SAY AMEN AND WILL NOW RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES FROM AMERICA AND FOR THE REPUBLIC WHICH IS FRANCE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKIN. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, REVEREND KENNEDY FOR THAT REMINDER TO THINK ABOUT OUR WORK AS A MINISTRY. THANK YOU. OKAY. TODAY WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS ONE FROM COUNCILOR HERE FOR TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ONE FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER. I DON'T SEE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE AT THE MOMENT. SO LET'S START WITH YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND 5 MINUTES TO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A WONDERFUL GROUP THAT IS WITH US . I HOSTED A COFFEE RECEPTION THIS MORNING FOR THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS. IT'S AN EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIZATION NOT PROFIT THAT PROVIDES TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FOR MANY YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING IN LIFE WITH ACCESS TO HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES AND TREATING THEM WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AS WELL. I HAVE A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS WITH US AS WELL ELIZABETH JACKSON, THE CEO AND MANY FROM THE TEAM FROM BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS. AND THIS IS ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TO THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS. YOUR TIRELESS WORK IN SUPPORTING OUR HOMELESS RUNAWAY IN AT RISK YOUTH AS WELL AS YOUR MISSION TO TO PROVIDE INVALUABLE RESOURCES AND EDUCATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT COUNSELING, TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND MUCH MORE FOR OUR COMMUNITY . THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO RAISING AWARENESS FOR NATIONAL HOMELESS AWARENESS MONTH. YOUR LEADERSHIP IN ADVOCACY INCLUDING IN SUPPORTING OF PERSONS FROM THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT BOSTON AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND RESPECT FOR THE DIFFERENCE. YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE IN OUR CITY. AND I KNOW ELIZABETH IS NOT HERE. SHE WAS HERE BUT SHE'S NOT ABLE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. BUT I WOULD ASK A MEMBER OF THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS TEAM IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK. I KNOW PETER, YOU ARE TAKING THE PHOTO SO WHOEVER LIKE BRIAN'S TAKING THE PHOTO I'M I'M PETER DUCHARME. I'M THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT BRIDGE AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN FLYNN AND AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNIZING YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS MONTH IN NOVEMBER. BRIDGE WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD WE WORK WITH YOUNG ADULTS 14 TO 24. WE PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF HOUSING SUPPORTS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND CAREER SERVICES. I GET TO SPEAK A LOT ABOUT BRIDGE AND THE ONE TAKEAWAY I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW IS THAT YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IS MUCH MORE COMMON THAN PEOPLE THINK. SO HAVING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL IS RECOGNIZING THE GREAT WORK THAT WE DO AND THE CAUSE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME COULD I ASK MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US FOR A PHOTO AS WE PRESENT PETER AND THE TEAM WITH A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION? COME ON UP AND DO IT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO KNOW THIS. WE WANT YOU HOLD THE GAVEL. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BLOCK ANYBODY. EVERYONE HAVE A WINDOW. AWESOME. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. COME BACK AND GET YOURSELF ONE . THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN. AND THANK YOU TO BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE OVER SO MANY YEARS FOR OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS FROM COUNCILOR MICKEY AND COUNCILOR BRAEDEN RECOGNIZING TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. COUNCILORS YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND 5 MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I'M MY I WILL BE JOINED BY COUNTRYMEN HERE. I'D LIKE TO INVITE GERALD BIRD AND CHASTITY BERWICK TO JOIN US UP HERE AND THEY COME. AND COUNCILOR SANTANA NOT GO. OKAY, WE'RE ALL HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M VERY HONORED TO BE UP HERE TODAY. START STARTING OUR COUNCIL MEETING WITH REFLECTION AND REMEMBRANCE OF OUR TRANSGENDER SIBLINGS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, TRANS GENDERED DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IS A HISTORY DEEPLY ROOTED IN BOSTON AND IN ALLSTON BRIGHTON. IT HONORS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RITA HESTER AND ALSO THE LIFE OF CHANTELLE PICKET, PICKET AND WHO IT WAS IN WATERTOWN. BOTH OF THESE TRANSGENDER WOMEN HESTER, RITA HESTER LIVED IN ALLSTON BRIGHTON AND WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN NOVEMBER OF 1998 AND SHONTELL CHANEL PICKET WAS ALSO KILLED IN IN WATERTOWN IN 19 1998. THE REMEMBERING OUR DEAD PROJECT ESTABLISHED BY FRIENDS OF RITA'S AND TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS IN THE WAKE OF HER DEATH LED TO THE SCENES FOR THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. WE COMMEMORATE ON NOVEMBER 20TH AS THE FIRST OUT LESBIAN ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I LOVE THE LGBT Q PLUS COMMUNITY AND THE CELEBRATIONS OF PRIDE THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR. I LOVE ALL THE PRIDE PARADES AND THE FESTIVALS BUT TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE FUN EVENTS WE CELEBRATE IN JUNE. TO ME IT'S MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT SERVES AS A STARK REMINDER OF HOW MUCH FIGHTING THERE IS STILL TO DO. WE KNOW THAT VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IS RISING. SPECIFICALLY VIOLENCE TARGETED AT TRANSGENDER WOMEN OF COLOR. AND WE KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON IS OPENLY HOSTILE TO THE MERE EXISTENCE OF TRANSGENDER AMERICANS. NOW MORE THAN EVER IT'S IMPORTANT TO HALLOW THE MEMORY OF RITA HESTER AND ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED FAR TOO YOUNG AND TOO ANTI TRANSGENDER VIOLENCE. I AM HONORED TODAY TO BE JOINED BY TWO INCREDIBLE WOMEN TWO INCREDIBLE TRANSGENDER ACTIVISTS JEAN JAISAL BERGE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF THEATER OFFENSIVE AND CHASTITY BERWICK, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARSHA P JOHNSTON INSTITUTE. AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE CULTURE JULIA MEJIA AND TAKE IT FROM THERE. SO I'M GOING TO ASK COUNSELOR SANTANA REAL QUICK TO COME THROUGH. AND BEFORE WE KICK IT OVER TO THE TWO ACTIVISTS WHO REALLY LED US IN THIS EFFORT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOME REMARKS BECAUSE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS SPACE DESERVES THE MIC. SO A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU COUNSELOR MEJIA AND COUNSELOR BRAEDEN AND I'M SO HONORED TO BE UP HERE. YOU KNOW, I TODAY YOU KNOW, COUNCILOR BREADON JUST MENTIONED SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT GOES BEHIND TODAY AND I KNOW HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL ALONGSIDE WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR FOR OUR TRANS COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE DECLARED AS BEING A A SANCTUARY CITY FOR EVERYONE AND THAT WON'T BE THE CASE UNTIL YOU KNOW OUR TRANS RESIDENTS HERE FEEL SAFE AND ARE SAFE HERE IN PARTICULAR OUR BLACK TRANS. SO YOU KNOW, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND LEAD ALONGSIDE WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND YOU KNOW, THIS COALITION THAT COUNCILMEMBER HERE HAS BEEN ABLE TO BUILD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IS ONE THAT IS MIGHTY, ONE THAT HOLDS US ACCOUNTABLE AND ONE THAT WE ALL NEED TO CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES AS COUNCILOR BREADON MENTIONED. WITH ALL THE STUFF GOING ON AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT HERE LOCALLY WE NEED TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THAT INCLUDES OUR TRANS COMMUNITY. SO I'M JUST REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK AHEAD THAT NEEDS TO COME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I KNOW HOW TO DO BEST IS STEP TO THE SIDE AND LET THE REAL LEADERS LEAD. SO THOUGH YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I DON'T HEAR YOU ALL. GOOD AFTERNOON. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILOR BRAID AND COUNCILOR SANTANA AND OUR DEAR SISTER CONCILOR MEJIA HERE FOR GIVING US THIS TIME TODAY. I'M A BIT RAW AND FRAGILE AT THE MOMENT SO I WILL JUST BE VERY TRANSPARENT AND JUST LET ME PREFACE MY WORDS TO THIS COUNCIL ARE NOT ADVICE. THEY ARE INSTRUCTIONS AND FOLLOW THEM CAREFULLY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE HONOR AND THE DEEP PRIVILEGE TO WORK ALONGSIDE MY COMMUNITY ON THIS HISTORIC ORDINANCE WHICH WILL ALLOW WE THE PEOPLE TO HAVE THE JUST AND RIGHT INPUT AND HOW WE INVOKE CHANGE. NOW I'LL BE CLEAR THIS DID NOT COME EASILY. CHANGE TO SOME IS A THREAT TO COMPLACENCY. IT IS A THREAT TO THEIR COMFORT. IT IS A THREAT TO THEIR ABILITY TO COMPROMISE HUMANITY. AND LET ME BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR . OUR HUMANITY IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE. IT IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE. COUNCILOR MEKERE JADE MOORE CHASTITY BERWICK, THE ORIGINAL CO-CHAIR OF THIS ORDINANCE BEFORE MICKEY JONES AND I ASSUMED THE ROLE AS SHE WENT ON TO BECOME PART OF THE HIS TEAM ALONG WITH OUR EXTRAORDINARY COMMITTEE MADE OF OUR SIBLINGS AND SIBLINGS WHO CALL THIS PLACE HOME FOUGHT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE WAS LEFT BEHIND. FOR MONTHS WE WENT BACK AND FORTH FOR PROGRESS THAT WE WERE HEARD AND I WILL ADMIT THAT THERE WERE MOMENTS THAT I THOUGHT OUR DEMANDS WOULD GO UNMET SOLELY BASED ON EGO. BUT THIS AFTERNOON WE STAND AS A FORCE. LOOK AROUND THIS CHAMBER. WE ARE A FORCE TO ENSURE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED WITHOUT HESITATION AND QUICKLY AND SWIFTLY. AND HERE IS WHY WHEN AND TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK. SO I'LL REPEAT THAT WHEN AND TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK. ONE MORE TIME WHEN AND TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK WHAT DO WE DO? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK. AND THAT WORK STARTS HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD AND IT STARTS NOW. AND IT MUST CONTINUE AND NOT CEASE UNTIL VICTORY IS WON. AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT PERFORMATIVE VICTORY THAT THE CITY LOVES TO PARADE THE PASSING OF THIS ORDINANCE IS JUST THE BEGINNING. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT CREATING AND CODIFYING LEGISLATION THAT GIVES US THE ACCESS WE SO RIGHTFULLY DESERVE. AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN DENIED. WE DEMAND ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT HOUSING FOOD EDUCATION HEALTH CARE ALL THE ESSENTIALS TO LIVE. AND ON THAT HEALTH CARE POINT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE OUR MAJOR INSTITUTIONS BACKING DOWN FROM TRANS YOUTH THE MOST FRAGILE. IN A TIME WHEN THEY ARE OF NEED. SO FENWAY HEALTH THAT WAS FOR YOU AND TO THIS COUNCIL THAT MAY SUPPORT THEIR DECISION. THINK AGAIN IF YOU CANNOT ACCESS YOUR CARE AS A YOUNG PERSON OR IF YOUR PARENTS COULD NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR AND GET YOU THE HELP THAT YOU NEEDED. BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE AND TRANS COMMUNITY AND THE MANY INTERSECTIONS THAT WE EMBRACE HAVE BEEN THE HEARTBEAT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY. LOSING CROWN JEWELS AND OUR FIGHT FOR LIBERATION ALONG THE WAY RITA HESTER IS GONE. CHANEL PICKETT IS GONE. MARSHA P JOHNSON IS GONE AND MISS MAJOR IS GONE. BUT THEIR SPIRIT IS STILL HERE AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE NO TOLERANCE FOR THIS EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AND HATRED THAT PLAGUES US AND HAS BEEN NORMALIZED NORMALIZED SO MUCH THAT NOW EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS WE HAVE TO GATHER AND READ NAME UPON NAME OF A TRANS NONBINARY OR GENDER EXPANSIVE PERSON LOST TO VIOLENCE. AND LET US NOT FORGET THAT THERE ARE ALLIES WHO WORKED TO DEFEND THEM WHO ALSO LOST THEIR LIVES. LET'S BE REAL. THERE IS A VIOLENCE AND HARMFUL RHETORIC THAT HAS BEEN PROPELLED EVEN BY LEGISLATORS IN THIS VERY COMMONWEALTH WHICH CLAIMS TO BE A SANCTUARY. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ALL OF THIS SANCTUARIES CANNOT BE GLASS HOUSES. THEY MUST HAVE A STRONG IMPENETRABLE FOUNDATION FOR IF THEY DO NOT THEY WILL FOREVER BE BROKEN. THE WAY THAT I FEEL NOW AS THERE ARE ESCALATED THREATS TO MY LIFE AS I WAS APPOINTED TO THE MASS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN NOTHING A ROPE AND A TREE CAN'T FIX WAS ONE OF THE COMMENTS IN RESPONSE AND IT REMAINS FIXATED IN MY MIND AND AS A COMMISSIONER I HAVE DEDICATED MANY VOLUNTEER HOURS TO ENSURE THAT ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS ACROSS THIS COMMONWEALTH HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LIVE ABUNDANT THRIVING LIVES THE SAME WAY THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO HELP ALL OF US IN THIS CITY LEAD THRIVING AND ABUNDANT LIVES AGAIN. OUR HUMANITY IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE HERE. THERE IS NO COMPROMISE ON WHO LIVES OR WHO DIES BECAUSE IN THIS MOMENT THIS ADMINISTRATION WANTS ALL OF US TO SUFFER A FORM OF HARM. LET US NOT BE DISTRACTED FROM HOW WE MUST RALLY BEHIND ONE ANOTHER, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE ENEMY CANNOT BE THE PERSON SITTING NEXT TO YOU. STOP IT. THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS PUT TOGETHER TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE HAS WORKED SO TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT WE HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THOSE WE'VE LOST. AND WHEN WE COME TO THIS ORDINANCE THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE STEPS SO THAT WAY ONE DAY WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO COMMEMORATE IT. WE CAN ACTUALLY CELEBRATE THAT WE HAVE LIVED. AND SO I JUST HAVE TO THANK ALL OF YOU BEHIND ME WHO REACHED OUT COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARIA COLLETTE ZAPATA, COUNCILOR DURKAN WHO REACHED OUT IN THIS MOMENT BUT I MUST SAY IT IS A PRIVILEGE SPACE TO BE IN BECAUSE THERE ARE BLACK TRANS WOMEN AROUND THIS WORLD WHO DID NOT GET PHONE CALLS WHEN SOMEONE THREATENED THEIR LIVES THEY SIMPLY WERE UNHEARD AND THEN THEY WERE GONE. SO STOP IT. ACT TO STOP IT. YOU HAVE EVERY ABILITY TO DO SO AND IF YOU CAN'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT I HOPE THAT WHEN THE HARM HEADS YOUR WAY YOU GET SOME SUPPORT. THIS IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. LIVES ARE ON EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW . THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'LL DO THAT AGAIN. GOOD AFTERNOON. WHAT I THINK IS NEEDED THOUGH BECAUSE YOU KNOW SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENED TO ME IS THEY HAVE A FEW YEARS TO GO AND GET NO SUPPORT. SO I GUESS SOMETHING IS CHANGING. THINGS ARE CHANGING. FOR OVER TEN YEARS I STILL ON THE FRONT LINES FIGHTING FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS IN THIS CITY. TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT JUST AS AN ACTIVIST BUT AS A BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMAN WHOSE VERY EXISTENCE IS UNDER FEDERAL TECH WHILE POLITICIANS IN WASHINGTON STRIP AWAY OUR PROTECTIONS AND WHILE CHILDREN FACE UNPRECEDENTED HOSTILITY, BOSTON HAS A CHOICE TO MAKE. WILL WE BE A CITY THAT STANDS UP WHEN IT MATTERS MOST? OR WILL WE BE THE CITY THAT THEY SILENT WHEN OUR NEIGHBORS NEEDED US? WHILE OTHER CITIES DEBATE AND DELAY WHILE SOME CHOOSE SILENCE IN THE FACE OF HATRED, BOSTON CAN CHOOSE SOMETHING DIFFERENT . TODAY WE CAN CHOOSE TO BE THE CITY THAT DOESN'T JUST TALK ABOUT INCLUSION. WE CAN BE THE CITY THAT CODIFIES IT, PROTECTS IT AND FIGHTS FOR IT WHEN TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS IN OTHER CITIES WONDER IF THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS THEIR BACK. BOSTON'S TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY WOULD KNOW WITHOUT QUESTION THAT THIS CITY STANDS WITH US THIS MORNING. IT MEANS THAT A TRANSGENDER TEENAGER CAN WALK TO SCHOOL KNOWING THAT THEIR CITY PROTECTS THEM. IT MEANS THAT A TRANSGENDER WORKER CAN REPORT DISCRIMINATION KNOWING THAT THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES. IT MEANS THAT TRANSGENDER FAMILIES CAN BUILD THEIR LIVES HERE IN BOSTON KNOWING THAT THE CITY WON'T ABANDON THEM. THAT'S NOT JUST GOOD POLICY. THAT'S WHAT MORAL LEADERSHIP IN ACTION LOOKS LIKE. SO WHEN YOU VOTE YES TODAY, YOU'RE NOT JUST PROTECTING BOSTON'S TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES. YOU'RE SENDING A MESSAGE THAT WILL ECHO ACROSS THE NATION. OTHER CITIES WILL LOOK TO BOSTON AND SAY IF THEY CAN DO IT, SO CAN WE. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE BOSTON NOT JUST A SANCTUARY BUT A MODEL, NOT JUST A SAFE HARBOR BUT A LIGHTHOUSE SHOWING OTHER CITIES THE WAY FORWARD. SO COUNSELORS, I'VE SEEN THE FEAR IN TEENAGERS EYES AND I'VE SEEN THE HOPE WHEN COMMUNITIES STAND UP TODAY. YOU HOLD THAT HOPE IN YOUR HANDS. VOTE YES ON THIS ORDINANCE. SHOW THE NATION THAT BOSTON DOESN'T JUST REMEMBER ITS REVOLUTIONARY PAST. WE'RE STILL WRITING IT. SHOW TRANSGENDER AMERICANS THAT IN BOSTON WE DON'T JUST SURVIVE. WE THRIVE. THE TIME FOR COURAGE IS NOW. BOSTON'S MOMENT TO LEAD IS NOW . AND SO WE TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. AND IMAGINE IF MYSELF OR GIZELLE WORE YOUR BLOOD. THANK YOU. I KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS PROBABLY REALLY MAD AT ME THAT I'M TAKING SO MUCH MORE TIME. I'M SO SORRY, Y'ALL. I WILL TRY TO BE QUICK. BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO JUST SIT IN THIS MOMENT AND WHILE WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY GATHERED IN MY REMEMBRANCE THAT I JUST THINK IT'S YOU CAN'T RUSH THINGS THAT ARE SO SECRET. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PATIENCE. AND SO GOOD AFTERNOON. I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US AS WE HONOR TRANS GENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND UPLIFT THE LIFE OF IDA HESTER WHOSE STORY BEGAN RIGHT HERE IN BOSTON AND SPARKED A GLOBAL MOVEMENT. RITA WAS BRILLIANT, LOVED AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY HERSELF. HER MURDER IN 1998 SHOOK THIS CITY AND EXPOSED THE DEEP VIOLENCE THAT TRANS PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BLACK AND BROWN TRANS WOMEN CONTINUE TO FACE TODAY. WE SAY HER NAME WITH LOVE AND PURPOSE. WE ARE JOINED BY RITA HAS HER SISTER KIM HESTER. COME ON DOWN TO ACCEPT THE CITATION ON HER BEHALF. REMEMBERING RITA MEANS MORE THAN REFLECTING ON HER LOSS. IT MEANS COMMITTING TO BUILDING THE WORLD SHE DESERVED. A WORLD WHERE EVERY TRANS PERSON IS SAFE SUPPORTED AND CELEBRATED. THAT REQUIRES ACTION FROM ALL OF US IN OUR POLICIES, IN OUR INSTITUTIONS AND IN OUR DAILY LIVES HERE IN BOSTON. THAT WORK CONTINUES AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SIGNING TODAY AND PASSING TODAY THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF LGBT. Q I A TO AS PLUS ADVANCEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND STEERING COMMITTEE HERE LATER TODAY. THIS STEP IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT THE COMMUNITY IS REPRESENTED, HEARD AND CENTERED IN THE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE THEIR LIVES. TO OUR TRANS SIBLINGS WE SEE YOU. WE HONOR YOU AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE A BOSTON IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN LIVE, THRIVE NOT FEAR BUT BE IN DIGNITY AND ENJOY. WE REMEMBER RITA AND ALL OF THOSE THAT WE HAVE LOST AND WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO BUILDING A SAFER AND MORE LOVING CITY IN THEIR HONOR. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE KIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL CITATION THAT THE COUNCIL IS PRESENTING TO RITA TO YOUR SISTER AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. HELLO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THIS RIGHT HERE FOR RITA SASSY CHASTITY. I'VE HAD A FEW SPEAK MUCH I THINK IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME. AS I JUST SEE SHE'S VERY SPECIAL TO YOU GUYS ALSO. SO I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT HAD TO FOR RITA LIKE EVERY YEAR. IT MEANS A LOT AND MY FAMILIES I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK SO. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO CALL OUR COLLEAGUES TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO AND I WANT TO JUST THANK EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP AND SHOWING OUT AS WE SHOULD AND ALL SPACES AND PLACES THAT WE OCCUPY. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO COME AND I'M GOING TO ASK JACK TO COME AND JOIN THIS PICTURE. AND JULIANNE, PLEASE DON'T BE SITTING IN THE SIDELINES. WE DON'T DO THAT WITH CONSIDER HERE EVERYBODY STANDS IN THEIR POWER HERE. AND JACKIE WAS SUCH AN INSTRUMENTAL PART OF THIS PROCESS AND I WANT YOU TO BE HERE AS WELL. MICKEY, WERE YOU AT CAMP AND AND EVERYBODY WHO WAS HERE? COME ON DOWN. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF YOU. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE PICTURE, WE INVITE YOU TO BE PART OF THIS FAMILY PORTRAIT. DON'T BE SHY IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE. WE WANT IT. WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US HERE. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. COME ON DOWN HERE. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU TWO COME ON DOWN. COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE IS ALLOWING ME TO TAKE UP MORE TIME SO SHE IS ENCOURAGING THIS BEHAVIOR JUST FOR THE RECORD. NOT ENCOURAGING. SHE SHE SHE WAS EVERYBODY TO BE INCLUDED. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME AND BE A PART OF THE PHOTO, YOU HAVE PERMISSION. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALI FROM KANSAS COUNCIL THAT I SUPPORT THOSE OFFICE WHO ALSO WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD AT MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET THIS ORDINANCE TO THE PLACE THAT IT WAS TODAY. SO ALI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL. A REAL AND J.D. FROM MY TEAM WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF YOU. THANK YOU, J.D. YOU GET IN THE PICTURE TOO. THAT DOES IT TO TAKE IT. THAT'S RIGHT, J.D. YOU BETTER OWN IT. THAT'S RIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND TOO. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU TO COUNSELORS HERE BREADON SANTANA FOR HONORING AND RECOGNIZING TRANS REMEMBRANCE DAY. THANK YOU TO KIM RITA HESTER'S SISTER. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE BEAUTIFUL MURAL THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RITA HESTER IN ALSTON ON THE SIDE OF JACKSON, IT'S BREATHTAKING. SO THANK YOU. YES I DID GO OVER BUT I. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO BE SEEN AND FEEL INCLUDED HERE IN THE CITY, SO. OKAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE UPDATE THE ATTENDANCE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT COUNCILORS COLETTA BREADON, COLETTE ZAPATA MIA AND PIPPIN ARE PRESENT AND WITH US THEY GET EVERYONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE ARE OKAY. WE ARE DONE WITH PRESENTATIONS. WE'RE NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THEIR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES IN THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 5TH, 2025. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I WILL SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 5TH ARE APPROVED. WE ARE IN. I WANT TWO COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR THE MAYOR. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE RE DOCKETS NUMBER 1967 THROUGH 1972 I CAN NUMBER 1967 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR 26 APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY $6,733,196 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON NOVEMBER 17 2025. SO I CAN HAVE A1968 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,733,196 TO COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 26 COST ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATE ATION THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026 THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE INCREASE OF 2% AND A 1% INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS DUTY DIFFERENTIAL. THE CONTRACT ALSO CONTAINS REFORMS RELATING TO POLICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND WILL REQUIRE OFFICERS TO WEAR NAMETAGS. NUMBER 1969 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR 26 APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY $506,452 TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION AND LOCAL 88 PROGRAM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT RATHER IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON NOVEMBER 17 2025. TALK NUMBER 1970 MESSAGE YOU KNOW FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 IN THE AMOUNT OF $506,452 TO COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 26 COST ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION AND SEIU LOCAL AID PROGRAMS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT. THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT COVERS OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT ACT INCLUDE BASE WAGE INCREASES OF 2% ALONG WITH DOLLAR WEEKLY INCREASES TOTALING TO AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF $500 $200, $550 AND THEN $500 BE GIVEN IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR OF THE CONTRACT. THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES AMENDMENTS TO THE LONGEVITY CAREER AWARDS AND RECLASSIFICATIONS ON LOWEST PAID EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 196721970 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS . MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE RECAP NUMBER 1971 DARK AND OVER 1971 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $1,852,288 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR 26 COUNCIL ON AGING FORMULA ALLOCATION AWARDED BY THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE H TRUNK COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR 115,768 OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AT $15 PER PERSON ACCORDING TO 2020 CENSUS DATA FROM THE UMASS BOSTON DONOGHUE INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ORDER NUMBER 1971 AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND $1,852,288 THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH'S FY 26 COUNCIL ON AGING FORMULA GRANT WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY OUR EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. AND I RESPECTFULLY MOVE TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS ORDER. THIS FUNDING IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND EFFICIENT INVESTMENTS WE CAN MAKE IN THE WELL-BEING OF BOSTON'S OLDER ADULTS. THE FORMULA IS BASED ON OUR 115,768 SENIORS LIVING IN THE CITY A NUMBER GROUNDED IN THE 2020 CENSUS AND THE UMASS BOSTON DONAHUE INSTITUTE DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. AT $15 PER OLDER ADULT THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW OUR STRONG COMMISSION TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THE ESSENTIAL SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES THAT HELP OUR SENIORS REMAIN HEALTHY, CONNECTED AND INDEPENDENT. AND FOR MANY FAMILIES ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS SUPPORT IS NOT OPTIONAL. IT IS THEIR LIFELINE. OUR OLDER RESIDENTS RELY ON THESE DOLLARS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND GROCERY STORES . HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMING INCLUDING SCREENING AND FITNESS CLASSES, NUTRITION SUPPORT AND MEAL PROGRAMS. CASE MANAGEMENT ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION. SOCIAL CONNECTION AND ENGAGEMENT THAT REDUCES ISOLATION AND ASSISTANCE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF ADULTS AGING WITH DISABILITIES CAREGIVERS AND THOSE LIVING ALONE. BOSTON IS A HOME TO A DIVERSE AND RAPIDLY GROWING SENIOR POPULATION AND WE KNOW THE COST OF HEALTH CARE, FOOD AND HOUSING CONTINUES TO RISE. THIS GRANT WILL HELP ENSURE THAT EVERY SENIOR FROM WEST ROXBURY TO EAST BOSTON FROM MATTAPAN TO CHARLESTOWN CAN ACCESS MEANINGFUL SUPPORT REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I WANT TO THANK THE MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS FOR THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE EMILY IN THE WHOLE STAFF AT OUR STRONG COMMISSION WHO DELIVERED THESE SERVICES WITH COMPASSION AND CARE EVERY DAY. THIS IS A RESPONSIBLE USE OF STATE DOLLARS. IT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS RESIDENTS BUILT OUR CITY AND IT STRENGTHENS OUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING BOSTON AN AGE FRIENDLY, INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE CITY. FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS GRANT AND SUSPEND AND PASS TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? COUNCILOR MURPHY'S SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1971 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED, MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1971. COUNCILOR BERRY YES. COUNCIL OF READING YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR THE PIN COUNCIL OF OPINIONS COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR OH YES. NUMBER 1971 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1971 HAS PASSED. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKING NUMBER 1972 SIX OH. ARE WE READING NO. 1972 IS NOT FOR 11972 DOCKET NUMBER 197 TO MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $400,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE BOSTON MVP ACTION GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON BOSTON NATURE CENTER, A 67 ACRE URBAN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN THE LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1972 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, RESILIENCY AND PARKS. MR QUOTE CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 97321975 DUCK NUMBER 1973 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $375,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CLAIMANT SERVICE CORE GRANT AWARDED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS. PASS THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND WORK BASED LEARNING SKILLS TRAINING SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER GUIDANCE AND OCCUPATIONS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN CLEAN HEATING AND COOLING FOR PEOPLE AGES 18 TO 24. DARK NUMBER 1974. MESSAGE YOU ARE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE BOSTON TAX HELP COALITION S.A. A BANK GRANT AWARDED BY SANTANDER BANK IN A TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND BOSTON TAX HEALTH COALITION TO PROVIDE PATHWAYS FROM POVERTY TO FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT BY MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF TAX CREDITS THROUGH FREE TAX PREPARATION FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC STABILITY OPPORTUNITIES. IN DARK NUMBER 1975. MESSAGE YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $43,312.50 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE 4YB MLK SCHOLARS PROGRAM GRANT AWARDED BY THE BOSTON FOUNDATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND SUMMER JOBS FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOSTON YOUTH . THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WHERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HAVE THESE DOCKET NUMBERS BEEN ASSIGNED TO MY COMMITTEE? NO, THEY HAVE NOT. OKAY. WELL, IF THEY ARE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. AH, YOU ARE YOU'RE LOOKING TO SUSPEND AND PASS THEM? YES, YOU MAY SPEAK YOU MAY SPEAK ON THE DOCKET. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE. YES. AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I AM JUST I'D LIKE TO SUSPEND AND PASS THESE THREE DOCKETS. THERE YOU KNOW, TWO OF THEM ARE RELATIVELY LOW DOLLAR FIGURES ON YOU KNOW, FOR TAX HEALTH TAX HELP COALITION AND FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT. UM AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD HEARINGS ON THAT AND WE'VE YOU KNOW WE'VE WE'VE HAD SEVERAL HEARINGS NOW ON THESE GRANTS GOING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SO I THINK ALL THREE OF THEM SHOULD BE. I WOULD HOPE WE COULD PASS THEM AND ACCEPT THEM TODAY. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THESE DOCKETS? COUNCILOR WHY WERE THEY CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1973 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALTHOUGH THE POLLS SAY THE AYES HAVE IT, THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED CARTER WEBER CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR ECONOMIC LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1974 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I. ALL THOSE OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. COUNCILOR WEBER, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIX SUSPENSION LIBERALS AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 1975 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALTHOUGH THE POLLS SAY NO, THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1976I NUMBER 1976 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON ACTING BAY AND THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND $32,251 IN SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS AWARDED UNDER THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN HOME HARBOR ACT OF 2021 FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE HOMER FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE HOUSING, SHELTER AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE HOMELESS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING. THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1976 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1977? DUCK NUMBER 1977. MESSAGE YOU KNOW AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND AN IN-KIND DONATION OF 1000 FROZEN TURKEYS VALUED AT $24,150 DONATED BY STOP AND SHOP. THE PURPOSE OF THOSE DONATIONS TO PROVIDE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING TO FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. LOOKING TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS DOCKET SO THAT FAMILIES IN NEED CAN GET TURKEYS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SUSPENSION AND PATH TO SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY THAT'S HABIT THIS DUCK HAS PASSED. MR CROW COULD YOU PLEASE BE DUCK A NUMBER 1978 DUCK NUMBER 1978. MESSAGE YOU KNOW AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $8,090 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL 24 PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PASSED THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE CRIME LABORATORY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO FORENSIC SCIENCE AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS CORONERS SERVICES HELP INCLUDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES OPERATED BY STATE AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1978 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY A THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CARLOS SANTANA, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO START AND PASS THIS LAW NUMBER A GRAND AND LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? CASTRO SANTANA SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1978. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I WAS TO ANY THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED MR CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 197991980 TOGETHER TOKEN NUMBER 1979 MESSAGE YOU ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND AN IN-KIND DONATION OF 100 FROZEN TURKEYS VALUED AT $4,830 DONATED BY ROACH BROTHERS MARKET THE PURPOSE OF THIS DONATIONS TO PROVIDE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING TO FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND NUMBER 1980. MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND AND IN-KIND DONATION OF 100 FROZEN TURKEYS VALUED AT $2,415 DONATED BY TD GARDEN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DONATIONS TO PROVIDE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING TO FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. THESE ARE ALSO IN-KIND DONATIONS. THANK YOU TO ROACH BROTHERS TD GARDEN AND ALSO THE STOP IN SHOP FOR THESE TURKEYS SO THAT OUR FAMILIES CAN HAVE THEM FAMILIES AND YOU CAN HAVE THEM FOR THANKSGIVING. SEEK SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET 1979 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I WAS OPPOSED TO THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET IS PASSED I I SEEK SUSPENSION OF PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1980 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALTHOUGH THE POLICY GUYS HAVE IT THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. WE'RE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 198 1 TO 8 219821990 TWO I CAN HAVE A1981 NOTICE YOU SEE FROM THE ME OF HER ABSENCE FROM THE CITY FROM SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9TH 2025 AT 6:40 P.M. RETURNING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH 2025 AT 6 P.M. TALKING NUMBER 192 NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE OF CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAN AND PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. TOKEN NUMBER 1983 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE TO ADDRESS THE OPEN MEETING LAW COMPLAINT AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. BEHALF OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TUCKER NUMBER 1984 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A CITY INVESTIGATION INTO THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION TOKEN NUMBER 1985 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK OF THE FILING BY THE BOSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGARDING PROPOSED MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE SOUTH END URBAN RENEWAL PLAN PROJECT NUMBER MASS R DASH 56 WITH RESPECT TO PARCEL ONE EIGHT TALK NUMBER 1986 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK OF THE FILING BY THE BOSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGARDING PROPOSED MINOR MODIFICATION TO THE WASHINGTON PARK URBAN RENEWAL PLAN PROJECT NUMBER MASS R DASH 24 WITH RESPECT TO SO CALLED PARCEL R DASH 46 TOKEN NUMBER 197 COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FLYNN REGARDING A CITY PAYROLL TECHNICAL ISSUE FOR OVERTIME AND DETAILED PAY RECORDS DOCKET NUMBER 1988 COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR FOR HIM REGARDING A RECENT OPEN MEETING LAW COMPLAINT AGAINST THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT 1989 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK REGARDING THE 2025 2026 UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTABILITY STATISTICAL REPORT AND DOCKET NUMBER 1990 COMMUNICATE WAS CHIEF AND THE CITY CLERK TRANSMITTING A COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A CITY COUNCIL ACTION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE PETITION NUMBER 152. 89 FERDINAND'S BOOSTER ON BRUCE C BOLING BUILDING 2262 2270 WASHINGTON STREET ROXBURY, MASS. AS A LANDMARK IN EFFECT AFTER DECEMBER 17TH, 2025 IF NOT ACTED UPON. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. MR CLERK, COULD WE PLEASE PLACE ON FILE DOCKET NUMBER 198121982 AND CAN WE PLACE ON FILE DOCKETS 198421989 AND DOCKET NUMBER 1990 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION FOR DOCKET NUMBER 1983. THIS IS A MATTER REFERRED TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON OPEN MEETING LAW FROM ALLEGATION ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025 THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED A COMPLAINT AGAIN ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REGULATIONS, THE CITY COUNCIL WAS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE OPEN MEETING LAW COMPLAINT IN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT IT WITHIN 14 BUSINESS DAYS PURSUANT TO MASS GENERAL CHAPTER 38, SECTION 23 B AND 99 FOR ZERO SEEMA 29.05 SUBSECTION FIVE TO COMPLY WITH THE OPEN MEETING LAW AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REGULATIONS THIS DOCKET REQUESTS THAT THE LAW DEPARTMENT ADDRESS THE OPEN MEETING LAW COMPLAINT AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL. MR CLERK, THIS MATTER WILL BE REFERRED TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT DOCKET NUMBER 1983. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0969 DOCKET NUMBER 0969 THE COMMITTEE IN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 30TH 2025 DOCKET NUMBER 0969. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TRANSGENDER GENDER DIVERSE INTERSEX AND L GBTC. QA2 YEAR PLUS OVERSIGHT COMMISSION SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS IN A NEW DRAFT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. COUNCILOR ZAPATA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE HELD ORIGINALLY A HEARING ON EXCUSE ME BEFORE I BEGAN. I DO JUST WANT TO CALL OUT THE FACT THAT THIS MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS JULIAN MEJIA, COUNCILORS LUIS BURTON AND HENRY SANTANA AND WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON APRIL 30TH, 2025. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU REALLY AND TRULY FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR COLLABORATION ON THIS. THE COMMITTEE ORIGINALLY HELD A HEARING ON THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025 IN A WORKING SESSION ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025 TO DISCUSS THIS DOCKET. THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING MARY ANGELES SHIRLEY SILVEIRA, CHIEF OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION. JULIANNE LEE, DIRECTOR OF MAYOR'S OFFICE OF LGBTQ U.S. PLUS ADVANCEMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MOLA. KIMBERLY RODEN, WHO IS ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT MOLA MAYA GETER SENIOR POLICY ADVISER ADVISOR OF THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION CABINET AS WELL AS MIKKI JONES, MAHLON CASMIR CHASTITY BULWARK AND CHANTELLE ALEX FERNANDEZ AS WELL AS JUDGES OVER AT THIS JUNE 26 HEARING. THE ADMINISTRATION'S TESTIMONY EMPHASIZED THAT THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND COLLABORATION WHILE EXPRESSING CONCERN THAT ESTABLISHING A NEW OVERSIGHT COMMISSION AS PROPOSED COULD OVERLAP WITH EXISTING WORK OR STRAIN LIMITED RESOURCES. THE ADMINISTRATION EXPLAINED THAT THE OFFICE WORKING WITHIN THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION CABINET HAD SHIFTED FROM PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON PROGRAM BASED MODEL ON A PROGRAM BASED MODEL TOWARD ONE CENTERED ON DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES INFORMED BY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK GATHERED THROUGH RECENT CITYWIDE SURVEYS AND NOTING THAT MORE THAN 40% OF MOST BUDGET NOW FUNDS HOUSING ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY RELIEF AND LEGAL SUPPORT AND THAT NEW RESOURCES SUCH AS AN ONLINE DIRECTORY AND DISCRIMINATION RESPONSE GUIDE HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED HELP RESIDENTS NAVIGATE BARRIERS TO SAFETY AND INCLUSION. COMMUNITY ADVOCATES TESTIFIED THAT THE PROPOSED COMMISSION WOULD STRENGTHEN REPRESENTATION TRANSPARENT AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND LGBTQIA TRUST PLUS RESIDENTS COUNSELORS ACKNOWLEDGE THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESOURCE CONCERNS BUT EMPHASIZED THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS COMMUNITY DRIVEN AND INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT RATHER THAN COMPETE WITH THE CITY'S EXISTING WORK DURING THE NOVEMBER 13TH WORKING SESSION. THE COMMITTEE REVISITED OUTSTANDING AREAS OF BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOCUSING IN PARTICULAR ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPOINTMENT TIMELINES, YEARLY REVIEW STRUCTURE AND THE INCLUSION OF A QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED HOW THE COMMISSION'S ANNUAL REPORTING OBLIGATIONS WOULD FUNCTION IN PRACTICE WITH COUNCILORS EMPHASIZING THAT A YEARLY HEARING IS ESSENTIAL FOR ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY, INFORMING BUDGET DECISIONS AND PROVIDING CONSISTENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED THE NOMINATION AND ONBOARDING TIMELINE ULTIMATELY FINDING CONSENSUS THAT A SIX MONTH IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE SAFETY PRIVACY IN CAPACITY APPROPRIATE REVIEW OF APPLICANTS. THE ADMINISTRATION EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT INCORPORATING A ONE TIME STUDY INTO A LONG TIME INCORPORATING A ONE TIME STUDY INTO A LONG TIME ADVISORY FRAMEWORK. HOWEVER, COUNCILORS EMPHASIZED THE COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATION THAT THE STUDY SERVE AS A BASELINE FOR THE COMMISSION'S WORK AND I'M PROUD THAT THAT STUDY ENDED UP MAKING THE FINAL DRAFT. IN REVIEWING THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR AN INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION, WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT CONFLICTS WITH SECTION 35 THROUGH 40 OF THE CITY CHARTER WHICH BEST EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY BUDGET EXECUTION AND DEPARTMENTAL SUPERVISION EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MAYOR AND DEPARTMENT HEADS HANDS. THESE LEGAL ISSUES ARE FULLY AVOIDED THOUGH THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MODEL WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE WITHIN IT WHICH PRESERVES EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY, MAINTAINS FLEXIBILITY BUT SHOULD ENSURE BUT STILL ENSURES ROBUST COMMUNITY INPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO COLLEAGUES, YOU DO HAVE YOUR COMMITTEE OF AMENDMENTS BUT I'LL GO THROUGH BRIEFLY AND BEFORE US. IT REFLECTS A SIGNIFICANT RESTRUCTURING HOWEVER KEEPS THE ORIGINAL SPIRIT AND INTENT OF KEEPING OUR SIBLINGS IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY SAFE. IN SHORT, WE SIT WE SHIFT FROM CREATING A CITYWIDE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION TO ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL HOUSED WITHIN THE LGBTQIA TO US PLUS ADVANCEMENT OFFICE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MOLA. THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL IS THE CODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING 136 PARTNER ORGANIZATION NETWORKS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATION THAT IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT BROAD PERSPECTIVES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. SO FIRST THE NEW DRAFT REPLACES THE FORMERLY PROPOSED OVERSIGHT COMMISSION WITH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. BETTER WORD IS REFORMS AND AN 11 MEMBER STEERING COMMITTEE. THESE BODIES ARE DESIGNED TO ELEVATE COMMUNITY VOICES, SUPPORT SMOLLETT'S WORK AND STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT. SECOND, THE REVISED PURPOSE AND FUNCTION SECTION REMOVES BROAD INVESTIGATORY AND CROSS THE MENTAL DEPARTMENTAL OVERSIGHT DUTIES DUE TO THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY LIMITATIONS PRESENTED BY THE CITY CHARTER. INSTEAD, THE COUNCIL'S STEERING COMMITTEE WILL MEET MONTHLY TO OFFER COMMUNITY INFORMED FEEDBACK, IDENTIFY SERVICE GAPS AND SUPPORT COLLABORATION ACROSS THE CITY'S LGBTQ AGE PLUS ECOSYSTEM. THIRD, THE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE IS UPDATED INSTEAD OF A FIXED 15 MEMBER COMMISSION. THE COUNCIL IS NOW OPEN TO ANY BOSTON RESIDENT OR SERVICE PROVIDER SUPPORTING THE LGBTQIA TO US PLUS COMMUNITY. THE STEERING COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR WITH CITY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS WILL GUIDE PRIORITIES, COORDINATE WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS ISSUE AND REPORTS AND HELP SHAPE A CITYWIDE QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY. MEMBERS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SPECIAL MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES UNDER STATE ETHICS LAW. FOURTH, WE HAVE OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE CLEARLY ASSIGNED MORE LEVEL CONVENE MEETINGS, SUPPORT LOGISTICS, MANAGE A WEB PAGE AND ENSURE THAT MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY COUNCIL GATHERINGS AND STEERING COMMITTEE GATHERINGS ARE CONVENED. FIFTH IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES ARE ADDED. NOMINATIONS MUST OPEN WITHIN 60 DAYS OF ENACTMENT AND THE FIRST COHORT MUST CONVENE WITHIN 90 DAYS AND FINALLY THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS REVISED SO THAT THE ORDINANCE TAKES EFFECT SIX MONTHS AFTER PASSAGE. GIVEN THE CITY SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREPARE FOR A SMOOTH LAUNCH . AND SO TOGETHER THESE AMENDMENTS ENSURE A STRONG COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE IN CLEAR STRUCTURE AND A COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK THAT SUPPORTS MUELLER'S MISSION AND ADVANCES THE WELL-BEING OF BOSTON'S LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO WAS A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. OF COURSE I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR HER LEADERSHIP HER STAFF J.D. D'ORSAY BELLATRIX I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED ANYBODY. I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF BOTH OF THE MEGAN'S MY CHIEF OF STAFF, ELLIE SANCHEZ FOR YOUR WORK. I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING EVERYONE KEPT ON FOCUS FOR THE BIGGER PICTURE, THE SAFETY AGAIN THE WELL-BEING AND THE THRIVING OF OUR BELOVED LGBTQ COMMUNITY. EVERYONE HAD THE SAME INTENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT AND REPRESENTATION AT A TIME WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVELY TARGETING AND TRYING TO DISMANTLE RESOURCES AND PROTECTIONS AND IT MADE THIS WORK EVEN MORE URGENT. AND SO AS CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, I'M PROUD TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS IN A NEW DRAFT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES ME. HERE IT COMES FROM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK MADAM CHAIR COUNCILOR SADAF FOR HER PARTNERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP AS WE DID THE DANCE, THE TUG AND PULL OF GETTING IT TO A PLACE OF CONSENSUS BUILDING BUT NEVER LOSING SIGHT OF WHAT THE MISSION WAS. AND THE ASSIGNMENT WAS TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR LEGISLATIVE POWER TO GIVE PEOPLE THE POWER. AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN OUR OFFICE DECLARED BOSTON A SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS IT WAS BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY ASKED FOR MORE THAN JUST STATEMENTS. THEY ASKED FOR SAFETY, VISIBILITY AND A REAL SEAT AT THE TABLE. TODAY'S ORDINANCE BUILDS ON THAT COMMITMENT AND RESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE CALL FOR A STRONG POLICY AND DEEPER INCLUSION. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WAY OUR OFFICE LEADS IS A CALL GOVERNANCE MODEL WHICH REALLY STANDS ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE REALLY CREATE SPACE FOR THOSE WHO ARE LIVING THE REALITIES AND OR DOING THE WORK TO LEAD. IT REQUIRES US TO AFFIRM AND AND TAKE OUR MARCHING ORDERS FROM THOSE WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE 40 PLUS MEMBERS OF THE COALITION THAT'S THERE THAT STOOD UP AND SAID WE WANT MORE AND HELD OUR FEET TO THE FIRE TO MAKE SURE WE DELIVER. AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSISTENCY AND THE WAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AND HOLDING US ALL ACCOUNTABLE TO THAT WORK. AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSORS. I'M PROUD OF THIS ORDINANCE THAT IT WOULD CREATE A STRUCTURE WITH THE LGBTQ EYE A TO AS PLUS RESIDENTS CAN HELP GUIDE THE CITY'S WORK THROUGH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND ANY STEERING COMMITTEE. THIS IS HOW WE MOVE AND BUILD LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPRESENTATION. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE EQUITY AND INCLUSION CABINET AT ATMEL THE CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPS FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH US. AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR VERY OWN CHASTITY BERWICK WHO WAS THE HEAD OF OUR COALITION BUT THEN WENT FROM THE OUTSIDE IN TO GET IT TO THE FINISH LINE AND JOINED OUR TEAM DURING THIS PROCESS AND BROUGHT HER LIVED EXPERIENCE, FLAHERTY AND GROUNDING IN SUPPORTING JEDI FOR CONSISTENTLY FOSTERING AND CENTERING COMMUNITY IN LEADING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND I ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT GISELLE BIRD AND MICKEY WHO WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PERSISTENCE AND THE COUNTLESS RESIDENTS AND ADVOCATES WHO PUSHED ALONGSIDE THEM WHO TESTIFIED AND HELD US ACCOUNTABLE. AS THIS ORDINANCE EVOLVES, THE EBBS AND FLOWS OF POLICYMAKING . YOU STILL PREVAILED. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS. EVEN AS THE DRAFTS SHIFTED AND SECTIONS WERE AMENDED, THE CORE PURPOSE REMAINED THE SAME. BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE LGBTQ EYE A TWO PLUS COMMUNITY. THIS ORDINANCE STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND DEMONSTRATES THAT WHEN COMMUNITY ASKS FOR MORE WE WILL RESPOND. IT HONORS THE SANCTUARY DECLARATION WE MADE AND REINFORCED VOICES THE BELIEF THAT OUR LGBTQ I A TWO AS PLUS RESIDENTS DESERVE NOT JUST SAFETY BUT REAL POWER REAL POWER NOT PERFORMATIVE POWER IN SHAPING THE POLICIES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES. I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD AND TO SIGNING THIS ORDINANCE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE BUILDING A BOSTON WELL WHERE WE'RE ALL IN ALL MEANS ALL PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED, PROTECTED AND FULLY INCLUDED IN THE WORK IN THIS CITY AND I COULD NOT BE MORE IN AWE THAT WE GET TO PASS THIS TODAY DURING TEA DOOR AND RITA HESTER AND UPLIFTING AND INVOKING THE NAMES OF EVERYONE WHO HAS LOST THEIR LIFE TO HATE. SO TO THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION IF YOU ARE LISTENING WE ARE STANDING PROUD. WE'RE STANDING LOUD AND WE'RE STANDING UNAPOLOGETICALLY TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW RIGHT THAT TRANS RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS AND WE'RE HERE TO FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES BREADON AND CONSECRATE AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ON ON THIS THIS INCREDIBLE DAY THAT WE'VE ARRIVED AT. BUT JUST DO WANT TO STAND UP AND THANK JULIAN HERE FOR HER LEADERSHIP AS A FIERCE AND PERSISTENT ALLY FOR THE LGBTQ. Q I HATE TO ASK PLUS I CAN EVER GET MY HEAD AROUND THE WHOLE ALPHABET MY DYSLEXIA YES, YOUR FIERCE ADVOCACY, YOUR FIERCE ALLYSHIP FOR ALL OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY IN BOSTON AND BEYOND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT FIERCENESS IN THIS MOMENT WHEN FOLKS FEEL SO THREATENED IN TERMS OF HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO HOUSING WHEN THE VERY HEIGHT OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR HOURS OUR COUNTRY IS SPEWING TRANS HIT AND HOMOPHOBIC MISOGYNY AND HATRED. THIS IS A MOMENT TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH WITH THIS COMMUNITY AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN GUIDING THIS THROUGH AND ALL OF THE ADVOCATES WHO'VE WORKED ALL SUMMER KNEW WE HAD A HEARING AND THEN WE HAD A WORKING SESSION WORKING SESSIONS. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ALL SUMMER AND YOU'VE GOT IT ACROSS THE FINISHING LINE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ALSO I THINK WE HAVE WE'RE PRODUCING AN ORDINANCE THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF. SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BREADON THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. NO, DEFINITELY I SPOKE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER BUT I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR COUNCILOR CLARISSA POTTER FOR SPEARHEADING US THROUGH THIS. DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK HOUSE COMING HERE. YOU KNOW, BACK WHEN I THINK IT WAS IN APRIL I FORGOT THE DATE. BUT YOU KNOW, WE PUT FORWARD THAT RESOLUTION TO DECLARE THIS A SANCTUARY CITY. I WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT, YOU KNOW, HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU AND FOR LACK A BETTER TERM PUSH BACK ON, YOU KNOW, DECLARING BOSTON A SANCTUARY CITY BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN THERE NEEDS TO BE POLICIES IN PLACE THAT MAKE SURE AND ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS SAFE AND YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU KNOW, YOU WERE COMMITTED AND THAT WE WOULD PASS THIS ORDINANCE AND SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I KNOW THERE WAS WEEKLY MEETINGS AND YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD SUCH AN AMAZING COALITION THAT WAS JUST STAY TRUE TO THE MISSION AND THAT DEFINITELY WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THE COALITION THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD AND TO GET US TO THIS PLACE. I THINK IT'S REALLY AMAZING. I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SAID THIS EARLIER TODAY IT'S JUST A START OF THE WORK. SO PLEASE COUNT ON ME AND MY OFFICE TO CONTINUE BEING SUPPORTERS AND PUSHING AND FIGHTING TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY OUR LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS NOT JUST ARE SAFE BUT FEEL SAFE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. AND I KNOW THAT ME AND MY OFFICE WON'T WE WON'T STOP UNTIL I'M TOLD THAT'S THE CASE. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING US TODAY AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO THANK THE ADVOCATES AND I'M PROUD TO VOTE YESTERDAY. I KNOW UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE HEARINGS THAT TOOK PLACE I HAD SCHEDULING CONFLICTS SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT MY ABSENCE WAS DEFINITELY NOT A LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THIS WORK AND I'M PROUD TO VOTE YES. I KNOW THAT CHANGE IS NEVER EASY AND THAT OFTEN TAKES TIME AND WORK AND ELBOW GREASE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO PUT IN THAT WORK AND I AM PROUD TO VOTE YES TODAY. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR WORKING COLLABORATIVE. WE WANT TO THANK THE THE SPONSORS FOR SHEPHERDING THIS WORK AND FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO GET EVERYONE TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN MOVE THIS FORWARD AND OF COURSE WANT TO THANK ALL THE ADVOCACY AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING TO LEAD THE WAY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR PUSHING US AND FOR ROLLING WITH US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0969 IN A NEW DRAFT. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON NUMBER 0969 COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS OPPOSED. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR 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 YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WU YES. TALKING ABOUT 0969 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 12 NINE DOCKET NUMBER 0969 HAS PASSED HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND HAS PASSED IN A NEW DRAFT. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1926 DOC NUMBER 1926 THAT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WHICH WAS REFERRED ON OCTOBER 29, 2025 TALKING NUMBER 1926. MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT OF $11,100,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS FOR THE WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS THE GARDINER PILOT ACADEMY SCHOOL THE LINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS INCLUDES THE PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL OR RELATED THERETO AND FOR WHICH THE CITY OF BOSTON MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY. SET AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO BE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A SIGN FOR FURTHER ACTION. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RAO, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. WHERE ARE YOU ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS WAYS AND MEANS HELD A HEARING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER SIX, 2025 TO DISCUSS DOCKET NUMBER 1926 AND THE ADMINISTRATION WE WERE JOINED BY SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT CARLTON JONES. IN THE CITY COUNCIL WE HAD COUNCILOR FLYNN IN ATTENDANCE AND RECEIVED A LETTER OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE IN RECENT YEARS THE CITY HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH MSB COMPLETING SIX CORE PROJECTS AND 50 ACCELERATED REPAIR PROJECTS TO DATE. THE TWO SCHOOLS IN THIS DOCKET GARNERED FIVE ACADEMY LYNDA K TAE SCHOOL WERE PART OF THE CITY'S 2024 EXCEL ACCELERATED REPAIR SUBMISSION. THE COUNCIL VOTED TO SUPPORT THE SUBMISSIONS ON FEBRUARY 14, 2024 AND LATER VOTED ON NOVEMBER 20TH 2024 TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR DESIGN WORK. THIS DOCKET THIS DOCKET AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO APPROPRIATE $11.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AT THE GARDINER GARDINER AND LINDEN. THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW DESIGN WORK TO CONTINUE THROUGH WINTER IN THE SPRING OF 2026 WITH CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING IN SUMMER 2027. THE REMAINING ARP SCHOOLS FROM THE 2024 SUBMISSION ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN SUMMER 2027 WITH THEIR RELATED APPROPRIATION ORDERS ANTICIPATED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2026. MR MCLAUGHLIN CONCLUDED WITH AN UPDATE ON THIS ON THE OTHER SIX PROJECTS IN THE IRP WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION PRICING FOR THE PROJECTS SUCH AS SUCH AS THESE IS ALMOST QUADRUPLE SINCE SINCE BEFORE COVID BUT THE CITY'S TENANTS TENDED TO BE HOPEFUL THAT THIS INCREASE IS NOW PLATEAUING. A CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS I RECOMMEND THAT THIS DOCKET BE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A SIGN FOR FURTHER ACTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1926 FOR THE FIRST FOR THE FIRST READING. COUNCILOR BREEN OH, I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS DOCKET? I DIDN'T SEE YOUR LIGHT. OKAY. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIR WORRELL FOR AN INFORMATIVE HEARING AND I ALSO ESPECIALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN AND COLIN JONES, TWO OUTSTANDING CITY EMPLOYEES THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS NOW VERY PROFESSIONAL AND UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS VERY WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE DEDICATED CITY EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE HELPED US DURING THIS PROCESS FOR FOR SO MANY YEARS. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE UNDER THE OUR SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF THAT TEAM THAT'S ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE OVERSEEN BY THE STATE TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR STATE PARTNERS AS WELL FOR THE IMPORTANT WORKING RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MICHELLE. THANK YOU. OKAY. APOLOGIES ABOUT THAT. OKAY. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE AND I'VE GOT NUMBER 1926 FOR THE FIRST READING COUNCIL. AGREED? YES. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER CAN'T SPECULATE AS A PARTY. YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN? YES. 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. COUNCILOR PIN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YEAH. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR ALL YES. TALKING NUMBER 1926 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, DUNCAN NUMBER ONE 926 HAS BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IS ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION. WE'RE NOW ON TO MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1669 DIAC NUMBER 1669. ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR WHILE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HOW A HEARING ON DOCKET NUMBER 1669M ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 17TH AT 10 A.M. TO CONTINUE OUR PRACTICE OF ENGAGING EARLY WITH BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AHEAD OF FY 27 BUDGET CYCLE. FROM THE ADMINISTRATION WE HEARD FROM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BLUM AND SENIOR ADVISOR FOR STRATEGY AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS DR. ROSE FROM THE COUNCIL ON THE COUNCIL WE HAD COUNSELORS FLYNN, CREIGHTON PEPEN MURPHY SANTANA WEBER MEDIA FITZGERALD NICOLETTA ZAPATA AND IN ATTENDANCE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THESE EARLY HEARINGS HAVE SHOWN US WHY IT MATTERS TO START TALKING TO BPC BEFORE THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FINALIZE ITS BUDGET IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE BPC BEGINS BUDGET IN OCTOBER AND PRESENTS ITS PLAN TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE BY THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF FEBRUARY. THIS IS THE WINDOW WHERE WE CAN ELEVATE CONCERNS AND INFLUENCE PRIORITIES THE ADMINISTRATION WATCHES THROUGH THE FISCAL LANDSCAPE FOR FY 2017 INCLUDING PRESSURES TIED TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND UNCERTAINTY IN FEDERAL FUNDING STREAMS. COUNSELORS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT LITERACY OUTCOMES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS, BILINGUAL PATHWAYS HOMELESSNESS TRANSPORTATION EXPENSE AND SIGNIFICANT FACILITIES ISSUES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE ALSO DISCUSS THE COSTS OF OUT OF DISTRICT PLACEMENTS THE NEED TO BUILD MORE IN DISTRICT CAPACITY AND THE GROWING TRANSPORTATION BURDENS TIED TO IEP REQUIREMENTS AND RISING STUDENT HOMELESSNESS. THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH DATA ON HOMELESS HOMELESS STUDENT TRANSPORTATION ADULT EDUCATION PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATION CENTRAL OFFICE REVIEWS AND IMMEDIATE CAPITAL NEEDS AND BUILD BUILDINGS LIKE MADISON PARK, MADISON AND JOSIAH QUINCY LOWER SCHOOL. THEY ALSO COMMITTED TO SUBMITTING THE FULL BUDGET. BUT THIS YEAR WE CONTINUE CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR THE LONG TERM FACILITIES PLAN WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR HOW TO EVALUATE OUR PRIORITIES, ALIGN WITH WHAT FAMILIES ARE FACING. THIS IS A REMINDER THAT OUR ADVOCACY JUST CAN'T BE YEAR TO YEAR THE NEEDS AROUND BILINGUAL EDUCATION INCLUSION IN SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE MULTI-YEAR ISSUES AND THE OPERATING BUDGET SHOULD REFLECT THAT LONGER TERM PLANNING. AND AS WE LOOK AT BILINGUAL PROGRAMS WE NEED CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT ACTUAL DEMAND SEAT AVAILABILITY AND WHERE THE GAPS ARE SO WE CAN GROW THESE PATHWAYS RESPONSIBLY. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXCELLENCE FOR ALL INITIATIVE WHICH STARTED ABOUT A DECADE AGO AS AN ELEMENTARY MODEL AND HAS SINCE EXPANDED ACROSS THE DISTRICT. DR. ROSE NOTED THAT OUR HUB SCHOOLS MODEL MAY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ON THAT WORK BY CONNECTING CLASS WORK AND ENRICHMENTS TO STUDENTS OWN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE ADMINISTRATION SHARED THAT THEY ARE EXPLORING HOW TO STRETCH AND STRENGTHEN THAT APPROACH DURING PUBLIC TESTIMONY WE HEARD STRONG SUPPORT FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND THE PARENT MENTOR PROGRAM AND DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT THE WHITE STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON CAPITAL EQUITY. PARENTS AND EDUCATORS SHARE HOW BILINGUAL SUPPORT AND PARENT MENTOR MENTOR GROUPS HELP ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS FEEL SAFE AND CONNECTED. WELL ADVOCATES URGE THE CITY TO PRIORITIZE SCHOOL FACILITY INVESTMENTS OVER SUBSIDIZING PRIVATE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THIS HEARING HELPS SET THE TONE FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD GIVING US A CHANCE TO RAISE ISSUES EARLY AND CONCERNS DIRECTLY FOR FAMILIES BEFORE THE NY 27 BUDGET IS FINALIZED BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. MY HOPE IS THAT CONTINUED EARLY OVERSIGHT CLEAR COMMISSION COMMUNICATION AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT X SCHOOL COMMITTEE HEARINGS WILL ENSURE THAT THE NEEDS OF THE BOSTON FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS ARE REFLECTED IN THE SCHOOL BUDGET BEFORE IT REACHES THIS COUNCIL. WE ARE SO POWER IS APPROPRIATE FUNDS AS CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS I RECOMMEND THAT THIS DOCKET REMAIN A COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS DOCKET WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE MR QUOTE COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1446 DOCKET NUMBER 1446 ORDER FOR A HEARING TO REVIEW PAST EXPENDITURES THROUGH QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 OPERATING BUDGET, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MEJIA THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON POST AUDIT GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. COUNCILOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I REMEMBER THE 19TH THE COMMITTEE ON POST AUDIT GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY HELD A VIRTUAL HEARING TO REVIEW FIRST QUARTER OF FY 26 OPERATING EXPENDITURES. WE WERE JOINED BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ASHLEY GRAFTON BERGER AND BUDGET DIRECTOR JIM WILLIAMSON AND CITY AUDITOR SCOTT FINN AS WELL AS DISTRICT THREE COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND DISTRICT FOUR COUNCILOR WERE OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR WOMEN. WE LISTENED REPORTED THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER THE 30TH OF Y 26 OPERATING EXPENDITURES STOOD AT ABOUT EIGHT 28% OF THE CITY'S 4.84 BILLION ANNUAL BUDGET. HE NOTED THAT SEVERAL LARGE EARLY YEAR OBLIGATIONS MOST NOTABLY IN APPROXIMATELY 468 MILLION PAYMENT TO THE BOSTON RETIREMENT SYSTEM FRONT LOAD SPENDING INCOME AND COMPLICATED A SIMPLE 25% QUARTERLY BENCHMARK THIS CONTEXT EXPLAINS WHY SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS APPEARED UNDERSPENT WITH AREAS SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS, FAIR HOUSING, ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE SUPPLIER DIVERSITY SHOWING LOWER SPENDING LARGELY DUE TO VACANCIES AND THE TIMING OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED HIGHER THAN EXPECTED SPENDING IN PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE OVERTIME AND REACHED APPROXIMATELY 44% IN FIRE DEPARTMENT SPENDING OVER 50% ACCORDING TO WOMEN'S WILLIAMSON SAID THESE PRESSURES STEM FROM EVENTS PROTEST ELECTIONS, TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, INJURIES AND STAFFING INTERRUPTIONS. HE STATED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS PURSUING STAFFING AND OCCUPATION SAFETY MEASURES AIMED AT REDUCING OVERTIME AND BACKFILL COST. WE ALSO EXAMINED ROUGHLY 12 MILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTER SPENDING UNDER THE EXECUTION OF COURTS ACCOUNT. THE COMMITTEE NOTED THAT THIS LINE WAS NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE MATERIALS PROVIDED. WILLIAMSON EXPLAINED THAT A MAJORITY OF SETTLEMENT DROVE THIS EARLY SPENDING AND DEFERRED FURTHER LEGAL DETAIL TO THE LAW. DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS EMPHASIZED THAT THE HEARING MATERIALS FOCUS ON OPERATING BUDGETS AND DID NOT INCLUDE DETAIL CAPITAL PROJECTS SPENDING INCLUDING WHITE STADIUM CFO GRAF AND BERGER COMMITTED TO RETURNING WITH A CAPITAL SPENDING DEEP DIVE. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE FIRST QUARTER REVENUES REMAIN ON TARGET THOUGH YET NOT PREDICTIVE OF AND AGREE TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY REVENUE REPORTS. MOVING FORWARD REGARDING DEBIT MANAGEMENT, SHE NOTED SHE NOTED THAT THE CITY DID NOT PURSUE A SPRING REFUNDING DUE TO UNFAVORABLE MARKET CONDITIONS BUT DID PROCEED WITH A STANDARD OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SALE AND RETAINS THE CAPACITY TO ACT WHEN CONDITIONS APPROVE, IMPROVE. THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE HOLDING QUARTERLY HEARINGS TO REVIEW AND AUDIT THE FY 26 EXPENDITURES AND THIS MATTER WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1446 WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 16321632 TOKEN NUMBER 163 TO OR FOR A HEARING REGARDING LEGALIZING TRIPLE DECKERS AND OTHER 2 TO 4 UNIT HOUSING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY WE'RE MISSING IT FROM HERE BUT CAN YOU ALSO READ DOCKET NUMBER 1718? DO YOU HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU, MR. CLERK? YEP. OKAY. TALK NUMBER 1718 ORDER FOR A HEARING REGARDING LEGALIZE AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORTATION AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION HELD A HEARING ON DOCKETS 1632 AND 1718 YESTERDAY NOVEMBER 18 TO DISCUSS LEGALIZING TRIPLE DECKERS AND OTHER 2 TO 4 UNIT BUILDINGS AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THESE MATTERS WERE SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS HENRY SANTANA MYSELF AND ENRIQUE PEPEN. WE WERE ALSO JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCILORS BREADON CLARA ZAPATA, FITZGERALDS, FLYNN MEJIA AND WE'RE ALL. THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION PANEL COMPOSED OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. DEVIN QUIRK, KATHLEEN OWNER AND WILL COHEN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THESE REFORMS TO MODERNIZE ZONING REGULATIONS TO BETTER REFLECT WHAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LIKE TODAY. THE PANEL PROVIDED A PRESENTATION THAT WENT THROUGH THE HISTORY OF TRIPLE DECKERS AND HOW TO USE AND RELATE TO THE HISTORY OF ZONING THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ZONING CODE AND THEY SHARE THAT 99% OF BOSTON HOMES COULD NOT BE BUILT WITHOUT A VARIANCE IN THE ZONING CODE. THE PANEL ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE MANY INTRICACIES OF BUILDING TO USE IN BOSTON AND THEIR ASSOCIATED COSTS AND CHALLENGES . WE ALSO HEARD FROM A PANEL OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS ON LAND USE REAL ESTATE, HOUSING POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION AND HAD A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW ZONING RESTRICTIONS SERVE AS BARRIERS TO NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND HOW A TRIPLE DECKERS IN ADA USE ARE PROVEN AND COMPELLING DESIGNS TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE FLEXIBLE HOUSING OPTIONS TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS. HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS DIVERSE HOUSING NEEDS OF RESIDENTS. WE ALSO RECEIVED AMPLE TESTIMONY FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR SUPPORT FOR ZONING REFORM THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN BOSTON. AND SOME TESTIMONY URGING RECONSIDERATION. WE ALL KNOW THE URGENCY OF THE HOUSING CRISIS AND THE PRESSING NEED TO TAKE ACTION. THE INFORMATION WE HEARD AT YESTERDAY'S HEARING WAS CLEAR. ZONING REFORM NEEDS TO BE ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES MOVING INTO THE NEXT YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE COLLABORATION WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND ADMINISTRATION ON THIS ISSUE. I DO WANT TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LEAD SPONSOR OF BOTH OF THESE DOCKETS TO SPEAK COUNCILOR HENRY SANTANA THANK YOU. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL SANTONI ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR DURKIN FOR CHAIRING ON AND BEING CO-SPONSORS OF THESE TWO IMPORTANT DOCKETS. AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, I THINK ZONING REFORM ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE PART OF OF OF OUR PRIORITIES AS A COUNCIL OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF A HOUSING CRISIS. CURRENTLY BOSTON HAS OVER 15,000 TRIPLE DECKER HOMES WHICH HOUSES TENS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES. THESE HOMES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF OUR CITY'S FABRIC BUT UNFORTUNATELY OUR CURRENT ZONING CODES ARE PUSHING THEM TOWARDS BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST. YESTERDAY'S HEARING WAS A VIBRANT DISCUSSION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DECKERS TO BOSTON CITY'S FABRIC. BUT DESPITE THE POPULARITY THE CURRENT PRODUCTION OF TRIPLE DR. AS FAR AS ONE FIFTH OF THE PRODUCTION RATE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 1/10 THAT ARE OF LARGER HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ,THAT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF INTEREST. IT'S DUE TO THE BARRIERS AND RESTRICTIONS WITHIN OUR ZONING CODE. BOSTON NEEDS TRIPLE DECKERS AND OTHER FORMS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING MORE THAN EVER TO EXCUSE ME THOMAS COMMUNITIES RELY ON THESE HOMES TO ACHIEVE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP. IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES AND WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES TO NAME A FEW SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF MULTIFAMILY HOMES IN SUPPORT OF THE LONG TERM ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND MANY MORE. I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO COUNCILOR DURKIN AND YOUR TEAM FOR FOR CONVENING US AND TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY PANELS WITH INSIGHTS AT YESTERDAY'S HEARING. WE'RE DEEPLY VALUE. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARDS EXPANDING ACCESS TO PARTICULAR MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR LOW INCOME AND MINORITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THESE DOCKETS DOCKETS NUMBER ONCE A OH BECAUSE OF DURBIN OH SORRY AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION I RECOMMEND THAT 1632 AND 1718 REMAIN IN COMMITTEE SO I KNOW YOU COULD HAVE SAID THAT BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SET IT UP. I THINK THE CHAIRS USUALLY SAY IT'S OKAY DOG BECAUSE NUMBER 1632 AND 1718 SHALL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE REPORT THE NUMBER 1346I CAN HAVE A1346 MESSAGE YOU KNOW AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $262,809.86 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26 TMH CFTC GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 40 HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING FOR OFFICERS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF CBD STREET OUTREACH UNIT. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOMMEND THAT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY AND THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND RECOVERY WAS OFFERED THE FOLLOWING DOCKET FOR CONSIDERATION DOCKET 1346 MESSAGE ON IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $262,809.86 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FY 2016 GRANT AWARDED BY THE MAX DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A 40 HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM. JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN WE HAD THE HEARING IT SAID FOR OUR INTERVENTION THAT'S EITHER A REALLY NICE LUNCH OR A VERY SHORT TRAINING BUT IT IS NOW CORRECTED TO REFLECT A 40 HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING FOR OFFICERS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE BP STREET OUTREACH UNIT. MATT A RESPONSE BY MATT MICHELLE DOCKET 13462 GRANT AWARDED BY THE MAX DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR FY 26 TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FUND COSTS RELEVANT TO THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM. SPECIFICALLY THE GRANT WILL FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 40 HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING FOR OFFICERS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE PPD STREETBALL UNIT. THE COMMITTEE HELD A JOINT HEARING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025 ON DOCKETS 1346 AND 166121662I WAS JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES COUNCILOR SANTANA, COLLETTI, ZAPATA WEBER, PEPEN AND FLYNN. THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT JENNA SAVAGE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND LIEUTENANT PETER MASSINE OF THE OUTREACH UNIT TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THE ADMINISTRATION TESTIFIED THAT TARGET 1346 WILL SUPPORT THE CITY CITY PROGRAM BY FUNDING CORE COMPONENTS NECESSARY TO DELIVER THE 40 HOUR TRAINING CURRICULUM USED TO PREPARE OFFICERS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH RELATED ENCOUNTERS. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT SPECIFICALLY THE GRANT WILL COVER THE FULL TIME CIVILIAN TRAINING COORDINATOR SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND LOGISTICAL NEEDS TO RUN EACH TRAINING SESSION. THE ADMINISTRATION DESCRIBED HOW 40 HOUR TRAINING INCORPORATES DE-ESCALATION SKILLS, MENTAL HEALTH RECOGNITION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS SPECIALIZED MODULES SUCH AS VETERANS AND OLDER ADULTS AND SCENARIO BASED EXERCISES FACILITATED BY PROFESSIONAL. COUNSELORS EXPECTED TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN HOW MANY OFFICERS HAVE COMPLETED THE TRAINING WHAT PORTION OF THE DEPARTMENT REMAINS UNTRAINED AND HOW DISPATCH IDENTIFIES OFFICERS WITH CITY CERTIFICATION. THE ADMINISTRATION RESPONDED THAT NEARLY 300 OFFICERS HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND THAT HAVE A VOLUNTARY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND DISPATCH ALLOWS CITY TRAINED OFFICERS TO BE ASSIGNED TO MENTAL HEALTH RELATED CALLS. COUNSELORS ALSO ASKED HOW THE DEPARTMENT MEASURES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRAINING. THE ADMINISTRATION STATED THAT WHILE THE IMPACT OF THE TRAINING IS NOT MEASURED THROUGH DATA, OFFICER FEEDBACK CONSISTENTLY REFLECTS IMPROVED FIELD INTERACTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SKILLS LEARNED. AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY, I RECOMMEND MOVING THE LISTED DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTION AT THIS TIME MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL WILL BE THAT THIS MATTER OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR CAN I JUST CATCH YOU PLENTY ON THE FLOOR? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR AN INFORMATIVE HEARING. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE IT. SO LISTEN TO LIEUTENANT MESSINA AND THE OTHER ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS THAT WERE HERE. THEY PROVIDED EXCELLENT BACKGROUND. JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE ISSUE WAS I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR RESPONSE TO VETERANS THAT ARE IN CRISIS AND OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. MOST OF THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF OF CALLS THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES IS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SOUTH BOSTON. WE DO HAVE A LARGE COMMUNITY OF VETERANS IN SOUTH BOSTON BUT THIS TYPE OF TRAINING SUPPORTS THE POLICE OFFICERS IN TERMS OF DE-ESCALATION, IN TERMS OF TALKING A VETERAN AND LEARNING ABOUT THE VETERAN IN THEIR SITUATION. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS AND SUPPORT NOT JUST THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO I THINK ARE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT VETERANS IN CRISIS ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF CRISIS. ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I AM CHAIRING A CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON FRIDAY THIS COMING FRIDAY AT 10:00 IN THE CHAMBER ON ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VETERANS VETERANS IN CRISIS AS WE KNOW THERE'S THERE'S 22 OR 23 VETERANS A DAY THAT ARE LOSING THEIR LIFE THROUGH SUICIDE OR PTSD AND WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO GET THEM THE SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT THEY'VE EARNED. THANK MADAM CHAIR. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JOHN FITZGERALD. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT HEARING ON FRIDAY. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, COUNSELOR FITZGERALD SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1346 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALTHOUGH THE POLLS SAY NAY, THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. MR CLARE, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1661 AND 166 TO DARKEN NUMBER 1661 MESSAGE IN ORDER TO RISE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $80,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE DAMAGE FISCAL YEAR 26 CALL RESPONSE GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND ONE FULL TIME RECOVERY COACH THROUGH BEST AND DOC NUMBER 166 TO MESSAGE YOU NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2060 IMAGE TRAINING GRANT AWARDED BY THE MASS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND OVERTIME COST TO BACKFILL THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR OFFICERS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR I CAN ASSIST COUNSELOR SANTANA CASA SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR THAT WILL SIT IN THE CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY CRIMINAL JUSTICE. YOU HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY HELD A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON DOCKETS NUMBER 1661 AND 1662 WITH THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025 TO REVIEW PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. I WILL FUND MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND RESPONSE THESE GRANTS ARE A PETITION TO BE ADMINISTERED TO THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE MATTER WAS SPONSORED BY MAYOR MITCHELL WU. WE WERE JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES HOUSER CLARISSA BARBER COUNSELOR WEBER COUNSELOR PREPARED COUNSELOR FLYNN AND THE CHAIR THE CO-CHAIR COUNSELOR FITZGERALD. THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION FROM JANET SAVAGE WHO IS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. AND WE ALSO THE COMMITTEE ALSO HOSTED A COMMITTEE PANEL INCLUDING PETER MESSINA WHO IS THE LIEUTENANT WITH THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT STREET OUTREACH TEAM. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE I THINK HELPS WITH FITZGERALD. YOU KNOW, I EXPLAINED IT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER REALLY OF MATTERS IN MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND WE'VE HEARD I'M GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE OFFICERS THEMSELVES. I WANT TO THANK THE PANELISTS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN YESTERDAY'S HEARING FOR THEY WANT TO THANK THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT CONTINUED PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR OFFICERS. LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR HIS LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE HEARING AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY. I RECOMMEND MOVING BOTH OF THESE TARGETS FROM THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND FOR MORE ACTION. AT THAT TIME I RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL WILL BE THAT BOTH TARGETS NUMBER 1661 AND DOCKET NUMBER 1662 ALL TO PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FOR ANY OF THE FLOOR . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR HIS IMPORTANT WORK AS WELL. ONE ISSUE I HIGHLIGHTED DURING THIS DISCUSSION WAS AN ISSUE THAT I FOCUSED ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BUT IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS TODAY IT'S THE BOSTON POLICE OFFICER'S THAT ARE STILL CONSISTENTLY WORKING 16 HOURS A DAY AND I BELIEVE THAT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IT HAS AN IMPACT ON THEIR FAMILY SITUATION AS WELL. IT HAS AN IMPACT ON THEIR SPOUSE AND CHILDREN. IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT PROVIDING THE BEST SUPPORT SYSTEM TO POLICE OFFICERS IN THEIR FAMILIES WHICH I WATCH, I SUPPORT, WE ALSO HAVE TO ADDRESS THE LONG TIME STAFFING ISSUES AT THE BOSTON POLICE. THAT IS ALSO PART OF OUR OVERALL STRATEGY TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS, THEIR FAMILIES BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS AN ISSUE I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1661 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL OPPOSE ANY THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1662 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I WAS OPPOSING A THE AYES HAVE IT. DOCKET NUMBER 1662 HAS PASSED. WE ARE NOW ON TO MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS REMINDER THAT PURSUANT TO RULE 39 REMARKS BY COUNCILOR AT THE TIME A PETITION OR A RESOLUTION HAS BEEN ADMITTED AND ASSIGNED TO A COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW SHALL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES FOR THE SPONSOR AND 2 MINUTES FOR ANY OTHER COUNCILOR AS ARE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR QUESTIONING AND DEBATE IS THAT PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WORKING SESSIONS? MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1991 DOG NUMBER 1991 COUNCILOR OF FITZGERALD OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT RELATIVE TO TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS FROM MATTHEW CUMMINGS THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMAN GERARDI ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MATTHEW CUMMINGS IS 40 YEARS OLD AS A RESIDENT OF DORCHESTER ,MR CUMMINGS HAS PASSED THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM AND IS LOOKING TO GAIN ACCEPTANCE IN THE NEXT BOSTON POLICE ACADEMY CLASS. MATTHEW CUMMINGS HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE BUILDING TRADES AND THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY WITH HIS DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION TO HIS COMMUNITY AND AN ABILITY TO QUICKLY LEARN A VARIETY OF SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY, MR CUMMINGS HAS SHOWN LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH HIS CURRENT ROLE AS AN ACTING FOREMAN UNION PAINTER FOR OUR DISTRICT COUNCIL 35 I AM SEEKING THE SUSPENDED PASSAGE HOME OR PETITION SO MR CUMMINGS CAN CONTINUE THE PROCESS TO BECOME A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR CLERK PLEASE? THAT WAS BREADON COLLETTE ZAPATA DURKIN FLYNN MCGWIRE. MURPHY PIPPEN. SANTANA WEBER WORLD WAR. YEAH. AND PLEASE OUT OF THE CHAIR CASUALLY ADDRESSING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1991 MR QUICK WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE OR CALL VOTE AND I CAN NUMBER 1991 COUNCIL ALBURY YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER. COUNCILOR AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNTY COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL'S AND YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY AS COUNCILOR PIPPIN COUNCILOR PIPPIN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCIL WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL YES TALKING NUMBER 1991 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1991991 HAS PASSED. GREAT. OKAY, MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1992 DOG NUMBER 1992 COUNCILOR DURKAN OFF OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW ENACTED RELATIVE TO ONE JOSLYN PLACE THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES TODAY I'M ASKING YOU FOR SUPPORT ON A HOME RULE PETITION THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING SAFETY IN THE LONGWOOD MEDICAL AREA EXPANDING AND ENHANCING ONE OF THE ONLY PUBLIC PARKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENABLING THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ENGLAND'S FIRST DEDICATED INPATIENT HOSPITAL. I'VE BEEN CLOSELY ENGAGED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS SINCE DANA-FARBER AND BETH ISRAEL FIRST APPROACHED THE CITY IN 2023 LAST YEAR I ALSO INVITED THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF DANA-FARBER, DR. LORI GLIMCHER AND HER TEAM TO MEET WITH THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL OVER LUNCH TO DISCUSS THIS PROJECT AND DANA FARBER, HIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK. THAT CONVERSATION ALLOWED US TO EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF CANCER CARE IN BOSTON. THE PROPOSED 14 STORY CANCER HOSPITAL WILL ENABLE DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE TO EXPAND ITS LIFESAVING CARE AND PIONEERING RESEARCH. HOWEVER, THE PROJECT CANNOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL WE ADVANCE THIS VOTE TO THE STATE HOUSE. JOSLIN PARK IS JUST OVER 13,000 SQUARE FEET. IT IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY NARROW MISALIGNED STREETS THAT SERVE SOME OF THE BUSIEST AMBULANCE AND PEDESTRIAN ROUTES IN THE CITY. FOR DECADES THIS PARK HAS FUNCTIONED LESS LIKE A PUBLIC SPACE IT WAS INTENDED TO BE AND MORE LIKE A TRAFFIC MEDIAN. THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS WILL TRANSFORM THE AREA. THE RECONFIGURATION WILL EXPAND PARK TO APPROXIMATELY 14,600 SQUARE FEET AND REDESIGN IT TO AN ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SPACE. THE SURROUNDING ROADWAYS WILL BE REALIGN TO ELIMINATE UNSAFE AND CONFUSING INTERSECTIONS RESULTING AND NECESSARY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND HOSPITAL STAFF AND VISITORS. TOGETHER THESE CHANGES WILL CREATE A MORE FUNCTIONAL WELCOMING PARK AND MAKE THIS SAFER FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE JOSLIN PARK IS PROTECTED BY ARTICLE 97 A STATE LAW REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR ANY CHANGES TO PARK LAND. THIS PETITION IS NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE BOTH THE RECONFIGURATION AND TEMPORARY USE OF A PORTION OF THE PARK FOR CONSTRUCTION STAGING. THIS HOME RULE PETITION ENABLES THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO REVIEW A CHANGE ALREADY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PARKS COMMISSION WHILE ENSURING NO NET LOSS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OPEN SPACE. IN FACT THE CONFIGURATION RESULTS IN A NET INCREASE IN PARKLAND SINCE THE PARKS COMMISSION HAS ALREADY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. THE COUNCIL CANNOT CHANGE THE PROPOSAL. THE HRP IS ONLY A PROCEDURE. IT'S THE ONLY PROCEDURE WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. THE CITY SEES THIS AS A RARE AND UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE UNDERUTILIZED CONDITION OF THE PARK AND THE PUBLIC AROUND FOR A WHILE, ENABLING A PROJECT THAT FILLS A CRITICAL NEED AND LONGWOOD MEDICAL AREA AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THIS VOTE WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 300 BED DEDICATED CANCER HOSPITAL PROVIDING LIFE SAVING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR CITY AND REGION. THE STATE HAS DOCUMENTED THE NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 384 ADDITIONAL CANCER BEDS AND THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY HELP US MEET THAT NEED. LONGWOOD IS HEART TO OUR MEDICAL ECOSYSTEM. THIS PETITION IMPROVES SAFETY, EXPANDS OPEN SPACE WHILE PRESERVING PUBLIC CONTROL AND DELIVERING WORLD CLASS CANCER CARE FOR RESIDENTS. IT HAS BEEN VETTED BY THE BPA THE PARKS COMMISSION BCCDC TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. IT IS LOGICAL BALANCE AND URGENTLY NEEDED. TODAY MIGHT BE THE FIRST DAY SO I'M ON THIS COUNCIL THOUGHT ABOUT THE RECONFIGURATION OF A TINY PARK IN MY DISTRICT. BUT LAWYERS FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF OR MY OFFICE EXECUTIVES FROM BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER DANA-FARBER THE TASK FORCE AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT BCCDC URBAN PLANNERS AND UNION LEADERS KNOW THAT THE PASSAGE OF THIS TODAY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TODAY SO THAT THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION LET'S GET THIS GETS DONE. AND THE REASON THAT I'M PUSHING SO HARD IS BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF UNION JOBS ON THE LINE. THERE ARE. THERE'S A THE FUTURE OF CANCER IS ON THE LINE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I KNOW THAT THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THIS PARK IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT. AND THROUGH THIS TASK FORCE AND CONVERSATION AROUND THIS ARTICLE 80 PROJECT, THIS IS WHAT CONSTITUENTS AND FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE ASKING FOR. SO I HAVE A LETTER AND I KNOW I'M OVER BUT I JUST WANT TO READ ONE SMALL PART OF IT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND WHY AND HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. THE PROPOSED ROADWAY RECONFIGURATION IS AN ON TOP IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REIMAGINING OF THIS SECTION OF THE LMA INCLUDING A REDESIGN OF THE PARK. THE REDESIGN OF THE PARK SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES THESE CONDITIONS AND DELIVERS WHAT BCD HAS CHARACTERIZED AS MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ONLY PUBLICLY OWNED SPACE IN LONGWOOD MEDICAL AREA WHICH FUNCTIONS TODAY AS AN EXPANDED MEDIAN RATHER THAN A TRUE TRULY MEANINGFUL PUBLIC SPACE. COLLEAGUES TODAY I AM ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO BOTH MY DISTRICT THE FUTURE OF CANCER CARE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING WHAT IS BOTH APPROVED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVED BY CDC AND THE PARKS COMMISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE JARGON AS IS TRAVELING TO THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR DURKAN THE IMPORTANT WORK AND THE LEADERSHIP SHE HAS PROVIDED ON THIS AND IN SUPPORT OF HER CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT ESPECIALLY IN THE IMPORTANT LONGWOOD AREA WITH SO MANY MEDICAL FACILITIES THERE THAT PLAY AN INCREDIBLE ROLE IN BOSTON BUT ACROSS THE WORLD. I HAVE A POSITIVE CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILOR DURKAN TODAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAD A FEW CALLS FROM DANA FARBER BUT ALSO FROM JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER THAT I'VE WORKED WITH FOR MANY YEARS AND I RISE TO SUPPORT THIS AND. JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILOR DURKAN AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS NOT JUST TO HER DISTRICT AND TO THE CITY BUT REALLY REALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE IS IS AN INCREDIBLE MEDICAL FACILITY HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE FIGHTING FIGHTING CANCER AND IT'S IT'S AN IMPORTANT NAME THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO GIVES RISE TO GO ON THE RECORD OF SUPPORTING THIS. I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALSO DURKIN FOR YOUR IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP ON THIS MATTER. YOU KNOW, I'VE COME OUT ABOUT YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER BEING ABLE TO BATTLE BATTLING CANCER OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THIS IS WHERE SHE RECEIVES HER AMAZING CARE. AND YOU KNOW, I'VE GROWN TO BE PASSIONATE MORE ABOUT JUST TAKING CARE OF TAKING CARE OF OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH HARDSHIPS AND YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH FIGHTING CANCER AS CASTLEDERG COULD MENTIONED, THIS IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING MORE BEDS AND AS COUNCILOR FLYNN JUST MENTIONED, THAT IS NOT JUST IMPORTANT FOR YOU KNOW, FOR THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT, FOR OUR CITY, FOR FOR THE NATION ITSELF AS WE HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, OUR LEADERS IN HERE. SO I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, GO ON THE RECORD OF ABSOLUTELY SUPPORTING THIS AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES CAN JOIN IT IN DOING SO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SANTANA, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION TO TO THE CHAIR. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HRP STATES THAT THE MAYOR IS ALLOWED TO UNILATERALLY UNILATERALLY MAKE CHANGES TO THE HRP IF THE IF THE LEGISLATURE SO CHOOSES IS THAT LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE PUT IN OUR PIECE BEFORE AND IF NOT, WHY ARE WE INCLUDING IT IN THIS ONE? WHICH IS WHY I GENERALLY YOU KNOW IT'S A QUESTION THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD IF WE HAD A HEARING ON THIS BUT YOU WANTED TO ASK THAT TOO. YOU SO THAT IS AN EXAMPLE THAT IS AN EXAMPLE LANGUAGE FROM THE LAST ARTICLE 97 THAT THIS COUNCIL PASSED WHEN MAYOR WAS MAYOR. OKAY. SO I KNOW THAT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT MULTIPLE LAWYERS FROM BOTH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND FROM PDS HAVE REVIEWED OUR ARTICLE 97 AND ALSO THAT THE EXACT LANGUAGE OF WHAT THE PARTS PARKS COMMISSION PASSED IS REALLY THE ONLY LANGUAGE THAT WE CAN THAT ESSENTIALLY THAT THE THERE IS SO MUCH THAT IS ON EDITABLE ABOUT THIS GIVEN THAT IT'S ALREADY PASSED THE PARKS COMMISSION AND THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN ARTICLE 97 SURROUNDING HOW THIS NEEDS TO GO THROUGH. YEAH I'M NOT TAKING ISSUE WITH THAT WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE PARKS COMMISSION IS ABLE TO DO. I'M JUST I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT LANGUAGE BEFORE SO IT MAKES SENSE. I WAS WHEN MAYBE I WAS NOT ON THE COUNCIL JUST WONDERING WHY THAT LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED IN THE FOR ARTICLE 97 LIKE WHAT IS IT WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT ARTICLE 97 THAT WE INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS THE MAYOR TO ADD IT? YEAH, IT I THINK THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH IT WAS AMENDABLE FROM OBVIOUSLY THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THAT IS BOTH GOVERNED BY WHAT'S PARK IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOVERNED BY THE EPA BOARD MEMO THAT'S ALREADY PASSED FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE AND SPECIFICALLY WE WANTED TO MAKE IT AMENDABLE FOR THE THE LEGISLATE AS WELL IF THERE WERE ANY EDITS THAT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE AND WE PASSED HRP THERE'S A NATURE PRESERVE THAT ALLOWS THE LEGISLATURE TO EDIT THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE WAS JUST I HAVEN'T SEEN THE LANGUAGE AND WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING IT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS THE MAYOR TO UNILATERALLY MAKE THE EDIT BUT IN OBVIOUSLY THIS PARK IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST PARKS IN BOSTON SO IF THERE DO NEED TO BE MADE IF THERE DO NEED TO BE EDITS MADE TO LIKE THE CONSTRUCTIONS STAGING ZONE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I AM SUPPORTIVE OF GIVEN GIVEN THAT BUT WHAT I'M PROUD OF AS WELL IS THAT WE HAVE MADE PLANS WITHIN THIS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT A PORTION OF THE PARK WILL STAY OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME DURING CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? OKAY COUNCILOR DURKAN OR ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? COUNCILOR DURKAN SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER. OH OKAY. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO THIS DOCKET MR. CLERK TUESDAY COUNCILORS BRAYDEN COLLETTE ZAPATA FITZGERALD FLYNN MACKIE MURPHY BEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE OUT OF THE CHAIR COUNCILOR DURKIN'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 1992 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DIAC NUMBER 1992 COUNCILOR BERRY YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER COUNCILOR COLOR AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL ILLUSION YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE COUNCIL ME HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN COUNCILOR 15 YES COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR WEBER YES. IN COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL YES DUCK NUMBER 1992 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1992 HAS PASSED. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1993 LUCKY NUMBER 1993 COUNCILOR FITZGERALD OFF OFFER FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS MAINTAINING PHARMACY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON THINK OF THE TRACK AND AS CONTRIBUTION YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO ADD COUNCIL PIPPEN AS THE SECOND CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR PENNER SO ADDED COUNCILOR FOR CHARITY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. IT'S JUST BEEN THE RULES AND AD COUNCIL ME HERE IS A THIRD PLEASE. THANK YOU COUNCILOR FOR CHELSEA JUST BEND THE RULES AND OUT COMES TO ME AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COMES FROM HE IS SO IT COMES WITH JODY ON THE FLOOR THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. LAST WEEK CVS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE CLOSING THE PHARMACY IN ADAMS CORNER ON DECEMBER 18TH 2025. THIS CLOSURE IS PART OF A SERIES OF LARGE CORPORATE PHARMACY CLOSES THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO JEOPARDIZE MEDICAL ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS OUR CITY AS MANY OF US HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT IN THE PAST IN THE PAST FEW YEARS WALGREENS HAS CLOSED LOCATIONS IN ROXBURY, CODMAN, MATTAPAN, THE PONDS IT WAS ROXBURY. CVS HAS CLOSE LOCATIONS IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON, THE SOUTH END AND WE'VE ALSO LOST THE PHARMACY AT THE COUNTY HOSPITAL WITH THE CLOSURE OF THAT ONE. THESE CLOSURES WILL MAKE ESSENTIAL MEDICATION LESS ACCESSIBLE FOR MANY AS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT OLDER PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY TO STOP THEIR MEDICATIONS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF A PHARMACY'S CLOSURE. THE CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED DISPROPORTIONATELY WITHIN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, THREATENING FURTHER EXACERBATE EXISTING DISPARITIES TO ACCESSING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE. AND AS DISCUSSED IN CVS'S OWN STUDY FROM 2024 WHERE THEY CHAMPION THE COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY, THESE CLOSURES ARE GOING TO DISPROPORTIONATELY HARM OUR CITIES COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. AS NOTED IN THAT STUDY, BLACK AND LATINO AMERICANS VISIT PHARMACIES MORE FREQUENTLY FOR BASIC HEALTH SERVICES THAN WHITE AMERICANS. THESE PAY THESE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES THAT WILL BE LOST INCLUDE IMMUNIZATIONS, TESTING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ALL ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITY'S RESIDENTS TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH. THE CITY OF THE HEALTH OF OUR CITY'S RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT SUFFER BECAUSE OF THE SELFISH GREED AND UNSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES OF LARGE MEDICAL COMPANIES AND IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR CITY'S POPULATION'S LONG TERM MEDICAL HEALTH WE MUST INVEST IN SUSTAINABLE AND LOCAL PHARMACY OPTIONS THAT INVEST IN THE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY. WHAT I SEE HERE HAPPENING IS I'D LOVE TO GET CVS AND WALGREENS IN A HEARING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR PATH GOING FORWARD OF IF THEY ARE CLOSING, WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT THEY ONCE HAD TO REMAIN EQUITABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES RATHER THAN JUST TAKE UP LEAVE AND LEAVE US HOLDING THE BAG? AND SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY PRESIDENT THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPPERONI ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. CAN ANSWER FITZGERALD FOR OUT OF ME AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS DOCKET I HAVE SEEN A FEW CLOSURES OF PHARMACIES OVER THE YEARS IN HYDE PARK AND MATTAPAN AND IT WOULD NOT BE AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT RESIDENTS LIVE WITH A LOOMING ANXIETY THAT ANOTHER PHARMACY WILL LEAVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD CITING CHANGES IN CONSUMER BEHAVIOR. CORPORATIONS LIKE WALGREENS AND CVS ARE TOO COMFORTABLE PULLING THE RUG ON THEIR AT RISK COMMUNITIES AND WEAKENING ACCESS TO CRITICAL MEDICATION. COMMUNITIES LIKE HYDE PARK IN MATTAPAN STRUGGLE WITH UNIQUE AND ACUTE MEDICAL CONCERNS JUST A FEW TO MENTION HERE THE AREA IN MUCH OF HYDE PARK IN MATTAPAN IS POLLUTED BY MILES OF TRAFFIC OIL, DIESEL TRAINS AND A LACK OF TREE CANOPY LEADING TO HIGHER THAN AVERAGE RATES OF ASTHMA. OUR COMMUNITIES FACE HIGHER RATES OF HEART DISEASES DRIVEN IN PART TO THE REDUCED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD. MATTAPAN JUST LOST HIS DAILY TABLE LOCATION OUR COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO FAR FROM MEDICAL SPECIALISTS WITH THE NEAREST HOSPITAL BEING FAULKNER HOSPITAL AND MILTON HOSPITAL WHICH ARE LONG DISTANCES FOR THOSE WITHOUT CARS WHO MAY BE RELIANT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONS WHO FED US JUNK AND POLLUTED OUR AIR WITH GAS HAVE DONE INCREDIBLE DAMAGE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND SO CORPORATIONS LIKE WALGREENS AND CVS OUGHT TO USE THEIR RESOURCES A WAY THAT BEST SERVES THE COMMUNITIES THEY WISH TO DO BUSINESS AND BOSTONIANS CANNOT AFFORD MORE PHARMACY CLOSURES IN THE EXPANSION OF OUR PHARMACY DESERTS DESERTS WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE CLOSURE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH OF THE ROAR OF THE WALGREENS ON AMERICAN IN ROSLINDALE. AND THEN WE ALSO SAW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE CLOSURE OF RITE AID ON HYDE PARK AVENUE IN HYDE PARK. WHAT'S SO SAD IS THAT FOR SOMEONE THAT IS TRYING TO GET THEIR MEDICINE IS BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO PICK UP THEIR PRESCRIPTION AND THAT IS AN ATTACK THEIR WELL-BEING. SO I THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BRING IN CORPORATION LIKE CVS AND WALGREENS INTO THIS CHAMBER AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WILL HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FISHER FOR ADAM AS A CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR. CAN I JUST COME TO MEJIA BECAUSE WE HEAR YOU ON FLOOR. I THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK THE THE COLE SPONSORS AND PARTICULARLY STARTING OFF WITH COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A LOUD VOICE IN THIS SPACE. WAS IN ALL OF YOUR ADVOCACY DURING THE CARNEGIE HOSPITAL DEBACLE, IF YOU WILL. AND SO JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE YOU CONTINUE TO STEP INTO YOUR POWER IN THIS WAY IN UTILIZING YOUR MICROPHONE TO DO JUST THAT IS ADVOCATE FOR THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO WHEN I GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT THE SAME WITH COUNCILOR TIPPING YOU HOSTED A HEARING IN HYDE PARK REGARDING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AND SO THIS IS AT THE CENTER OF BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE COMPOSITION OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK. SO I RISE TODAY AS A CO-SPONSOR OF THIS HEARING ORDER AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS STOOD WITHIN COMMUNITY THROUGH MULTIPLE FIGHTS TO PROTECT ACCESS TO CARE AND WHEN THEN THE WALGREENS CLOSED IN ROXBURY THE FIRST TIME WE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS WE STOOD UP AND FOUGHT BACK ON THE SAME WOULD CODMAN SQUARE MATTAPAN AND UPON SIT IN WEST ROXBURY. SO NO ONE IS BEING SPARED AS IT RELATES TO ACCESS TO THIS VITAL RESOURCE AND WE SIT TOGETHER WHEN COUNTY HOSPITAL SHUT DOWN AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOST ITS PHARMACY AND NOW WITH THE CVS ANNOUNCING ITS CLOSURE OF ITS UPPER CORNER PHARMACY ON DECEMBER THE 18TH, RESIDENTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE LEFT BEHIND . THESE CLOSURES ARE NOT RANDOM. THEY FOLLOW A PATTERN OF LARGE CORPORATE PHARMACIES WITHDRAWING FROM LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT OLDER ADULTS OFTEN STOP TAKING THEIR MEDICATIONS AFTER A PHARMACY CLOSES AND CVS IS ONLY 2020 FOR HEALTH EQUITY STUDY CONFIRM THAT BLACK AND LATINO RESIDENTS RELY HEAVILY ON PHARMACIES FOR BASIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES IMMUNIZATIONS, TESTING AND PREVENTATIVE CARE. WHEN THESE STORES DISAPPEAR, THOSE SERVICES DISAPPEAR ALONG WITH THEM. THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE IT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK. BOSTON CANNOT ALLOW CORPORATE PROFIT MARGINS TO DICTATE WHETHER OR NOT RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS ESSENTIAL MEDICATION AND CARE. WE NEED TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THESE CLOSURES AND EXPLORE SUSTAINABLE PHARMACY OPTIONS THAT ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE. I WANT TO THANK AGAIN MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE HEARING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ADVOCATES, RESIDENTS AND THOSE WHO ARE IN POSITIONS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS WE WORK TOWARDS THE SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT ACCESS TO CARE IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR CAN I JUST COME TO OUR FLOOR? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THEY OUTLINED THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT THESE CLOSURES HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. BUT I ALSO WANT TO JUST TAKE A TIME TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS WHO ARE FILLING THE GAP AND HAVE PHARMACY SERVICES AND PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES TO SUPPORT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AND MY BROTHER STATE REPRESENTATIVE WORRELL WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHING THE STATE ON THIS ISSUE TO INCREASE THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS ON NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACY CLOSURES. ALSO JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HEARING TO GET A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE PHARMACY LANDSCAPE WHERE THE GAPS ARE, WHERE THE ACCESS IS SHRINKING AND WHAT TOOLS WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES. SO AGAIN THANK YOU COUNCILOR FITZGERALD AND WHEN YOU HAVE IN THIS AREA AND I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO INVITE AND HELP BOWDEN AND HARVARD NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER. THANK YOU. THINK THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION FORWARD. WE'VE JUST LOST A WALGREENS IN AUSTIN IN RECENT MONTHS AND WE HAVE I THINK I JUST DID A LITTLE REDIRECT RECKONER HERE. WE HAD FOUR WE HAVE FOUR CVS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FRANKLY WE DO HAVE ISSUES WITH SERVICE AND AND LACK OF SORT OF LINGUISTIC SKILLS TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. BUT WE ALSO DO HAVE A GEM A COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED THE MELVILLE, OUR PHARMACY. IT'S ON COMMONWEALTH AVE NEAR NEAR WASHINGTON STREET. IT IS ONE OF OUR 2025 LEGACY BUSINESSES AND THEY NOT ONLY PROVIDE EXPERIENCED PHARMACIST PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION VACCINES, FREE DELIVERY TO CERTAIN LOCATIONS, CERTIFIED DIABETES CARE AND EDUCATION AND THEY SPEAK A RANGE OF LANGUAGES ENGLISH RUSSIAN CHINESE SPANISH ALBANIAN PORTUGUESE VIETNAMESE AND FRENCH. THAT IS WHAT I CALL GOOD SERVICE AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS MOMENT TO FOCUS ON THOSE COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, THOSE SMALL LONG ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES. MELVILLE HAS BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 50 YEARS. MANY OF OUR FAMILY OWNED AND RUN PHARMACIES AND SMALL LOCAL CHAINS HAVE DISAPPEARED BECAUSE OF FIERCE COMPETITION FROM THE BIG BEHEMOTHS LIKE CVS AND THEN THE CLEAR IT'S A BIT LIKE THE FIGHT THAT WE HAD WITH COMMUNITY BOOKSTORES ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. THEY CAME IN AND THEY TRIED TO PUT OUR COMMUNITY BOOKSTORES OUT OF BUSINESS BUT OUR COMMUNITY BOOKSTORES ARE STILL HERE BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE THAT EXTRA SERVICE AND THAT'S THE MODEL THAT WE NEED TO SEE ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE AND INVEST IN OUR LOCAL LOCALLY OWNED PHARMACIES AND NOT BE RELIANT ON THE WHIMS OF BIG CORPORATIONS. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ON WESTERN LOVE. THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY PHARMACY THERE AS WELL SO OUR HEALTH CENTERS AND OUR SMALL COMMUNITY FAMILY OWNED PHARMACIES ARE A LIFELINE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AT A TIME WHEN THE BIG CORPORATIONS ARE PULLING AWAY FROM AND CHERRY PICKING THE MOST LUCRATIVE LOCATIONS FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? UM. I WANT TO TAKE THE PILLARS FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. I BELIEVE LAST YEAR CULTURE FERNANDA ANDERSON HELD A HEARING WHERE SHE BROUGHT IN CVS BROUGHT IN WALGREENS CORPORATE OFFICE TO REALLY TALK AND DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. WE WERE IN ROXBURY IN FRONT OF THE WALGREENS ON WARREN STREET TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I WANT TO THANK THE ROXBURY COALITION THAT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MY OFFICE ON THE PETITION THAT WE HAVE BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY A HEARING THAT WE WILL HAVE ON DECEMBER EIGHT HERE AND THIS BODY AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO PASS THAT ON DECEMBER TEN SO THAT WE CAN PUT THAT WE CAN PUT THAT PETITION BEFORE THE PHARMACY BOARD BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THE BIGGEST THING IS LIKE WE BARELY KNEW ABOUT IT. SO INCREASING THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT WAYS OF MAKING SURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING SO THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO PUT THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS IN AT A DIFFERENT PHARMACY. AND I THINK THAT THE PHARMACIES KNOW WELL IN ADVANCE ALTHOUGH THEY WILL TRY TO SKIRT AND NOT TELL YOU WHEN THEIR PLANS ABOUT CLOSURE IT'S JUST ABOUT WHEN THEY TELL IT TO THE PUBLIC. IS IT DIFFERENT FROM DIFFERENT FROM THEIR OWN FINANCIAL MODELS THEY KNOW WELL IN ADVANCE WHAT THEIR WHAT WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO IN OUR CITIES AND JUST DON'T WANT TO FORK OVER THE DATA AND THE INFORMATION TO US. SO I, I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING TO SEE WHAT MORE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GLEAN FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO OFTEN PUTTING PROFIT BEFORE THE NEEDS OF OUR INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MY COLLEAGUES HOPEFULLY BEING AT THAT HEARING SO THAT WE CAN PASS THIS ORDER TO SEND IT TO THE STATE ON DECEMBER 10TH. BUT YEAH, RESIDENTS ARE REALLY SUFFERING BY THE CLOSURE OF THESE PHARMACIES I THINK APPROPRIATE AND TALK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES FEW OF WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE IN ROXBURY AS THESE ISSUES CONTINUE TO PERSIST. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COALITION PROVIDING JUSTICE ALL OF THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR OFFICE TO REALLY HELP WORK AND SPEARHEAD THIS THIS EFFORT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR CLERK DOUCETTE COUNCILORS BREADON COLETTA ZAPATA DURKIN FLYNN AREN'T YOU? YEAH. SANTANA WEBER WE'RE ALL PLEASED THAT THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER 1993 WILL BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE RE DOCKET NUMBER 1994 STRIKE NUMBER 199 FOR COUNCIL PLANNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON'S APPLICATION TO CERTIFY WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. COMMUNITY RANKING SYSTEM. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR FLYNN CASA FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AS YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED A RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO CERTIFY WITH FEMA FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM A PROGRAM THAT CAN SAVE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FLOOD INSURANCE COSTS. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY AND GET A DISCOUNT ON FLOOD INSURANCE, CITIES MUST RECEIVE A CERTIFICATION KNOWN AS COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM FROM FEMA. THE CITY OF BOSTON HAS NOT APPLIED TO RECEIVE THIS CERTIFICATION YET, LEAVING RESIDENTS TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR WHEN A CITY HAS BEEN CERTIFIED TO JOIN COMMUNITY RATINGS SYSTEM, THE COMMUNITY IS ASSIGNED A CLASS NUMBER BETWEEN ONE AND NINE. EACH CLASS MERITS A 5% DISCOUNT FOR ALL RESIDENTS WHO OBTAIN FLOOD INSURANCE THROUGH NFIP. SOME RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN MASSACHUSETTS POLICIES THROUGH NFIP HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED DISCOUNTS UP TO 20%. HOWEVER, SINCE BOSTON MISSED ITS ORIGINAL GOAL TO CERTIFY IN 2021, POLICYHOLDERS HAVE PAID APPROXIMATELY $15 MILLION IN PREMIUMS PREMIUMS AND HAD BOSTON BEAT ASIDE EVEN THE LOWEST RATING OF CLASS NINE IN 2021 AT A 5% DISCOUNT. NEIGHBORS COULD HAVE SAVED ROUGHLY $785,000. SEA LEVEL RISE IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN MANY NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT BOSTON, INCLUDING IN MY DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT. I SHOULD SAY I TALKED WITH CONSTITUENTS IN SOUTH BOSTON FORT POINT, THE WHARF DISTRICT SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT, THE SEAPORT AND LIKE OTHER COASTAL COMMUNITIES THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO PURSUE THIS. IT WAS CRITICAL THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY SPOKE IN ONE VOICE TO SAY THAT BOSTON NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A TOP PRIORITY AND POTENTIALLY SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR POLICYHOLDERS. A DIFFICULT APPLICATION PROCESS SHOULD NOT BE A REASON THAT WE DON'T PARTICIPATE. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY OF BOSTON IS GOING TO STEP THROUGH THE STEPS NOW 2:00. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC OBTAIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE CITY'S CLIMATE RESILIENCE TEAM ON THE STATUS OF THIS APPLICATION. THE CERTIFICATION FOR CREWS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON MAKE THIS A TOP PRIORITY TO POTENTIALLY SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF RESIDENTS AND POLICYHOLDERS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF BOSTON'S APPLICATION. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK, 2 SECONDS IS BRAYDEN ZAPATA DURKIN FITZGERALD SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE OUT OF THE CHAIR. AT THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1994 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, RESILIENCY AND PARKS. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE REPORT THE NUMBER 1995 DARK NUMBER 1995 COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPORTS FOOTAGE PLATFORM ACCESS. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILORS GERARDI ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS BP HAS HAD A CONTRACT WITH A PLATFORM CALLED HUDDLE HQ DL THAT PROVIDES ATHLETIC TEAMS AND STUDENTS ACCESS TO THE ONLINE SPORTS FOOTAGE AND THAT THEY CAN SHARE. THIS PRODUCT RECORDS THE GAME FOOTAGE FOR COACHES, FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AS WELL AS FOR FAMILY AND FOLKS WHO CANNOT ATTEND THE GAME. I HAVE LEARNED THAT JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND THAT THIS THIS WAS PROVIDED OVER THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT AT $80,000 A YEAR AND IT WAS SUBSIDIZED THROUGH ESSER FUNDS. OBVIOUSLY THAT HAS RUN OUT AND SO THE CONTRACT IS NOT BEING RENEWED. IT WAS JUST IT JUST ENDED THIS PAST WEEKEND. WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT FROM ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AND BP'S FROM STUDENT ATHLETES AS WELL IS THAT THIS WAS A COVETED TOOL BY BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE FACULTY AND STAFF AND BP'S COACHES WOULD USE IT TO TEACH THEIR KIDS REVIEW GAMES AND TRY AND GO OVER HIGHLIGHTS. STUDENTS WOULD LOVE TO LOOK AT IT. THEY PUT TOGETHER PACKAGES FOR RECRUITING TRIPS AND TO SEND OUT FOR THOSE STUDENT ATHLETES THAT MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY AT A HIGHER LEVEL AND GAIN THEM SOME SORT OF EVEN SCHOLARSHIPS EVEN TO OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION. AND SO WITH THIS BEING GONE, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS $80,000 A YEAR AND OUR $4.6 BILLION BUDGET DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT . I UNDERSTAND THAT. UPCOMING WE DO NEED TO BE CONSIDERING THE BELLS AND WHISTLES THAT WE HAVE AS AS THE BUDGET SORT OF COMES UP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. HOWEVER, IF WE ARE TRULY THINKING ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS THIS HUDDLE IS USED BY 378 OF THE 382 HIGH SCHOOLS UNDER THE MIAMI IN MASSACHUSETTS. SO THERE ARE ONLY FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE HUDL. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO SAY ALL OF BP'S WILL NO LONGER HAVE THIS. THAT'S A DISADVANTAGE TO OUR STUDENTS. SOME SCHOOLS ARE EVEN NOW TAKING IT AS A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I JUST WANT IN TECH BOSTON IS PAYING AN EXTRA $900 TO CONTINUE BECAUSE THE FOOTBALL SEASON IS NOT OVER AND THEY'RE USING THIS TO SORT OF CONTINUE TO AGAIN HELP OUR STUDENT ATHLETES PUT TOGETHER RECRUITING VIDEOS TO HELP THE COACHES AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REVIEWING PLAYERS AND REVIEWING GAME TAPE WITH PLAYERS AND TO ALSO ALLOW AGAIN, IF WE THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS WATCHING SPORTS WHETHER YOU HAVE YOU KNOW A GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER THAT ARE PHYSICALLY DISABLED THAT CAN MAKE IT OR THEY LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE THEY'RE STILL ABLE TO WATCH THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN PLAY IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GAME LIVE. SO WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO IS HAVE A HEARING ON THIS TO FIGURE OUT IF WE CAN REENGAGE IT BECAUSE IT IS JUST ENDED. THERE IS ALSO A WAY THAT ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THREE YEARS AGO IS NOW GOING TO BE TAKEN DOWN. THERE'S ADDED COST TO RE TO PUTTING THAT BACK IN. WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TRY AND SAVE THE CITY SOME MONEY, ALLOW THAT TECHNOLOGY TO REMAIN AND SOMEHOW WORK OUT A DEAL WITH HUDDLE AND WITH BP'S TO FIND A WAY TO FUND THIS BECAUSE IF WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND IF YOU TALK TO THEM THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS TOOL IS A COVETED TOOL BY THEM BY BOTH YOU KNOW, OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, OUR FAMILIES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR. CAN I JUST COUNCILOR FOR ANY OF THE FLOOR? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CONSUL FITZGERALD FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ASK CONSUL FITZGERALD THE QUESTION TO THE CHAIR? THANK YOU, MR. SO TO COUNCILOR FITZGERALD BECAUSE THIS TECHNOLOGY IS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE UNAVAILABLE VERY SOON. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH BP'S OR THE THE THE THE BUDGET TEAM WHEN WE HAVE THIS MEETING TO GET EVERYBODY HERE AT THE SAME TIME SO WE CAN MAYBE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AT THE RIGHT TIME BUT MAYBE TAKE ACTION RIGHT AFTER THAT MEETING. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. DO THE CHAIR CONCERNS GERARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND, YOU MAY. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR THAT QUESTION. THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING FORWARD THIS HEARING THIS HEARING ORDER IS BECAUSE TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE THE CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED OF JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND AND SO FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS EVERYTHING COULD BE TAKEN DOWN PRETTY QUICK. I WOULD THE REASON FOR THIS WAS TO SIGNAL TO HUDDLE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON A WAY TO KEEP THIS GOING. SO BEFORE YOU GO IN DISMANTLE THE TECHNOLOGY. AND IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW LET'S MAKE SURE WE FIND THIS MONEY AND AGAIN AT $80,000 A YEAR I KNOW THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND IT IS, YOU KNOW, A PARTICULAR BELL AND WHISTLE. BUT IN TODAY'S AGE IN THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IT PROVIDES FOR THE GAMES AND FOR THE FAMILIES AND FOR OUR FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS, I THINK THIS ISN'T A BELL AND WHISTLE ANYMORE. THIS IS A NECESSITY. I WOULD LOVE TO GET TOGETHER WITH BP'S BUDGET AND FIND A WAY TO AT LEAST MAKE SURE WE CAN TRY AND RENEW THIS FOR ANOTHER YEAR WHILE WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE DO A BETTER LONG TERM CONTRACT YEARS FROM NOW. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK BECAUSE IT COMES AS GREAT IN COURT AS A PART OF FLYNN HERE PIPPIN WEBER WHILE PLEASE HAVE A CHAIR TODAY MR AMONG THEM IS ANYONE MR CLARE. OKAY. THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1995 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE BE TALKING NUMBER 1996? TOKEN NUMBER 1996 COUNCILORS WEBER AND COLETTE AS A FATHER OFFER THE FOLLOWING QUARTER FOR A HEARING ON CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION THROUGH A LABOR JUSTICE LENS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT, I LIKE TO SEEK TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD YOURSELF AS THE THIRD CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR WEBER SAYING SUSPEND THE RULES. ADD MYSELF AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS UNTIL ADDED COUNCIL MEMBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO IN THE PARIS AGREEMENT THE WORLD CAME TOGETHER TO SET A GOAL OF LIMITING GLOBAL WARMING TO 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS OVER WHAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BECAUSE ANYTHING OVER THAT WOULD HAVE SEVERE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PLANET. TEN YEARS LATER WE'RE AT 1.3 DEGREES CELSIUS OF WARMING AND THE PROJECTION IS THAT WE WILL EXCEED 2.5 DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE YEARS TO COME. YOU KNOW WE SHOULD BE TAKING STEPS TO REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS BECAUSE EVEN IF WE GO OVER 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS WE CAN GET BACK TO THAT AS LONG AS WE REDUCE EMISSIONS AND THE PROJECTION IS WE REDUCE EMISSIONS BY 50% BY 2035. THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO HAVE HELPING US GET TO 1.5 DEGREES. BUT IF WE PUT ALL THE POLICIES IN THE AROUND THE WORLD GLOBAL CHANGE POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES TOGETHER WE'RE ONLY CUTTING EMISSIONS BY 12%. YOU KNOW, WE TOO OFTEN PUT SHORT TIME SHORT TERM PROFIT OVER THE FUTURE AND YOU KNOW AND AND SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW IS IN OUR GAS BILLS. YOU KNOW, WE WE RIGHT NOW OUR GAS BILLS ARE GOING UP EVEN THOUGH WE WE USE LESS GAS A LOT OF THOSE COSTS GO TO MORE THAN 70% OF OUR GAS BILLS GO TO REPAIRING INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILDING NEW GAS INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT GETTING OFF OF GAS AND GETTING RID OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IN FAVOR OF OF OF CLEAN ENERGY AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS HEARING ORDER IS SO WE CAN DISCUSS HOW THIS CITY CAN SET AN EXAMPLE BY CREATING THE THE WORKFORCE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE GOOD ON THE PROMISES OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND WE CAN BUILD THE KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ISN'T GOING TO DESTROY THE WORLD. IT'S GOING TO HELP, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT SAFE FOR EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH MOTHERS OUT FRONT CHAPTERS IN JP, WEST ROXBURY AND EAST BOSTON NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN AND THAT THIS IS WE'VE WE'VE GOTTEN SUPPORT FROM NASCAR, THE GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL AND OTHER LABOR ADVOCATES. THE HEARING WILL BRING TOGETHER THE ADMINISTRATION LABOR ENVIRONMENT ADVOCATES, UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLAN PROACTIVE EARLY FOR A TRANSITION THAT REDUCES EMISSIONS, PROTECTS RATEPAYERS AND SUPPORTS A STRONG SKILLED WORKFORCE. I KNOW THIS HEARING ORDER COULD GO INTO EITHER MY COMMITTEE LABOR OR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE . I WOULD I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BUT I THINK THIS CAN GO IN LABOR. I'D ASK IT TO BE ASSIGNED TO MY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE CHAIR ORGANIZERS CATCH A CLOUD AS A PARTY HIT THE FLOOR IN MY PRESENCE. I'M PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS ORDER FOR A HEARING ALONGSIDE COUNCILOR WEBER AND ALL OF THE GROUPS THAT WE'VE MET WITH SO FAR IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR. MOTHERS OUT FRONT. MS.. COSH I WANT TO THANK DARREN LAMBOS OF THE GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL FOR ALWAYS CENTERING WORKER JUSTICE IN THESE CONVERSATIONS AND REALLY TO MOTHERS OUT FRONT FOR PUSHING US TO PLEASE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND BEING OPEN TO DOING SO WITH ALWAYS ENSURING THAT THERE IS A JUST TRANSITION AND AN EQUITABLE TRANSITION OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS. SO AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD WITH OUR CLIMATE GOALS AND THAT MEANS REACHING NET ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS, THIS IS A CRITICAL MOMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE PATH WE TAKE IS BOTH ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND AND FIRMLY ROOTED IN WORKER JUSTICE. WE KNOW THAT BOSTON'S BUILDINGS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY 70% OF OUR EMISSIONS AND THAT THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE DONE IN A WAY THAT IS EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE FOR REPAIRS AND ALIGNED WITH THE LIVED REALITIES OF WORKERS WHO KEEP OUR SYSTEMS RUNNING. THE RECENT ADOPTION OF THE STATE'S CLIMATE BILL AND NEW DIRECTION FROM DPU OPENED THE DOOR FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY SHIFTING AWAY FROM COSTLY AND INEFFECTIVE PIPE REPLACEMENT TO TOWARDS REPAIR RETIREMENT AND NON PIPE ALTERNATIVES. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A WELL-TRAINED, WELL-SUPPORTED WORKFORCE REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL NEIGHBORHOODS IN BOSTON READY FOR THIS TRANSITION. THAT MEANS PRIORITIZING RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, PROTECTING SENIORITY AND PREVAILING WAGES AND ENSURING THAT WORKERS WHO HAVE BUILT AND MAINTAINED OUR ENERGY SYSTEMS CAN BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLEAN HEAT INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS TRANSITION MUST UPLIFT EXISTING WORKERS AND ENVISION THEM AS PART OF THE FUTURE OF BOSTON'S BOTH BLUE AND GREEN ECONOMY WORKFORCE. AND THERE'S ALREADY AN INCREDIBLE DEMONSTRATION OF THIS WORK HAPPENING OR THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED IN EAST BOSTON. EAST FARM NOW HAS A MODERNIZED STATE OF THE ART GREENHOUSE THAT IS CARBON NEUTRAL. ACTUALLY NO IT'S NOT NEGATIVE BECAUSE IT SEQUESTERS CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND THAT WAS BUILT BY THE GAS AND PIPEFITTERS BY A LOCAL UNION HERE IN BOSTON. SO A JUST TRANSITION IS IS POSSIBLE HERE AND I CAN EXTEND GRATITUDE TO ALL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LABOR ADVOCATES WHO ARE A PARTNER CLOSELY WITH OUR OFFICE TO HELP SHAPE THIS CONVERSATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE HEARING AND THE DISCUSSION AHEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT I THINK FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BEYOND TIME THAT WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION ONE OFFS WITH A NUMBER OF UNIONS AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY DO. SENATOR LABOR IN THESE CONVERSATIONS AS WE TRANSITION TO A MORE JUST IN A MORE CLEAN AND A MORE GREEN FUTURE HITTING THE GROUND WORK HAS BEEN LAID FOR IT. I THINK I WAS JUST LISTENING TO PUBLIC RADIO YESTERDAY ABOUT THE CHANGES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO INVESTMENTS AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL FOR REALLY DIVERSIFYING THE WORKFORCE WITH THESE NEW GREEN JOBS. HOW MUCH OF THAT IS AT RISK AND HANGS IN THE BALANCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT'S DISINVESTING IN CLEAN ENERGY AND IN THAT DOESN'T WANT TO RECOGNIZE A CLIMATE CRISIS THAT IS EVER PRESENT. AND SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY THIS IS AN OVERDUE CONVERSATION FOR US TO HAVE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING IT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BREADON FITZGERALD FLYNN, MARIA SANTANA WORL THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1996 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE REDACT NUMBER ONE NINE AND CAN YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCILMEMBER PEN'S NAME TO THAT DOCKET? MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1997? NUMBER 1997 COUNCIL I'M HERE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CUSTOM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I ALSO WANT TO ADD COUNCILOR BREADON AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND COUNCILOR SANTANA AS A THIRD ORIGINAL SUSPENDING AND TO ADD COUNCILOR HENRY SANTANA AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU COUNT CELEBRATING AND SO ADDED COUNCILWOMAN HERE SEEKS TO SUSPEND THE RULES ADD COUNCILOR SANTANA AS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR SANTANA SO ADDED COMES FROM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. SO TODAY WE PAUSE TO HONOR THE LIVES OF TRANSGENDER, GENDER DIVERSE AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE WHOSE LIGHT WAS TAKEN, WHOSE LIGHT AND LIFE WAS TAKEN TOO SOON. TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IS A SOLEMN REMINDER OF THE VIOLENCE THIS COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FACE. ANY CALL FOR ALL OF US TO DO MORE THAN REMEMBER THIS MORNING WE ORGANIZED A MIX AND MINGLE GATHERING AND TO HONOR AND AND PRESENTING AWARDS TO GISELLE BYRD, GABRIEL RIVAS AND MICKEY JONES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY. BOSTON DECLARED ITSELF A SANCTUARY CITY FOR OUR LGBTQ PLUS FAMILY AND THIS RESOLUTION BUILDS ON THAT COMMITMENT. WE HONOR THE RESILIENCE, BRILLIANCE AND HUMANITY OF OUR TRANS COMMUNITY AND WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO POLICIES THAT PROTECT, UPLIFT AND AFFIRM THEM. TO EVERYONE WHO'S DOING THIS WORK EVERY DAY ADVOCATES FAMILIES COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES FOR SAFETY AND DIGNITY. WE SEE YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE WILL ALWAYS UPLIFT YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR COUNCILOR MEJIA WITH THE CO-SPONSORS SHOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THE CHAIR AND COUNCILOR BREADON VERY BRIEFLY . I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. TRANSGENDER REMEMBRANCE IS PARTICULARLY REMEMBERED IN ALLSTON WHERE RITA HESTER LIVED AND WE DEDICATED A PARK TO IN HER MEMORY RECENTLY AND IT'S JUST AN ONGOING WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN THIS MOMENT AND JUST TO REALLY LET OUR TRANS COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE SEE THEM THAT WE ARE THERE FOR THEM AND THAT WE WANT A COMMUNITY, A CITY AND A WORLD WHICH TRANSGENDER ESPECIALLY A BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN ARE NOT AFRAID TO BE OUT IN THE WORLD THAT THEY CAN LIVE IN SAFETY WITHOUT FEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? I WANT TO THANK YOU CONSTANTLY HERE FOR HOSTING AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALWAYS UPLIFTING. THIS BODY IS A BODY THAT I'M PROUD OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE TRY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN THE CITY FEELS INCLUDED AND FEEL SEEN. AND I BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED TODAY. SO THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR CLAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS CARLOTTA ZAPATA DURKIN FITZGERALD FLYNN BABIN WEBER WORRELL PLEASE OTHER CHAIR COUNCILORS HERE BREADON AND SANTANA SIX REGIONAL RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 1997. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I WAS OPPOSED TO ANY THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR QUOTE COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1998I CAN NUMBER 1998 COUNCIL WERE ALL OFF FROM THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 30TH AS BARBADOS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL WHILE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR I THINK IT MADAM PRESIDENT THIS RESOLUTION IS IN CELEBRATION OF BARBADOS 59TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE ON NOVEMBER 30TH 1996 9066 BARBADOS MOVED FROM COLONIAL RULE TO SELF-GOVERNANCE AND IN 2021 IT BECAME A REPUBLIC CLOSING THE FORMAL COLONIAL CHAPTER. THOSE 59 YEARS HAVE BEEN MARKED BY RESILIENT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SOCIAL PROGRESS. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A TIME TO JUST APPLAUD THE LEADERSHIP OF BARBADOS PRIME MINISTER MIA MOTTLEY WHO'S BEEN A VOICE FOR THE REASONS FOR THE REGION. FOR ME THE HISTORY IS PERSONAL. MY DAD IS A PROUD BARBADIAN BUT THE SLANG WORD IS BEIJING. SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND HAD TO GROW UP INSIDE THE CULTURE WHERE THERE WAS SOCA MUSIC, CALYPSO, THE GREAT FOOD OF THE CULTURE FLYING FISH, KUKU ALL AT HOME. AND I ALSO GOT THE OTHER SIDE FROM THE JAMAICA SIDE SO I ATE PRETTY WELL. BUT HERE IN BOSTON OUR BARBADIAN AND BROADER CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CONTINUES THAT LEGACY EVERY DAY. AND I WANT TO ESPECIALLY SHOUT OUT THE BARBADIAN ORGANIZATION HERE IN BOSTON WHO CONTINUE TO UPLIFT AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE PLANNED EVENTS AROUND INDEPENDENCE DAY, INCLUDING BARBADOS TOURISM, BARBADOS IN MOTION AND UNITED BARBADIAN IN MASSACHUSETTS. YOU KEEP THE CULTURE ALIVE. YOU MENTOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOU MAKE OUR CITY STRONGER. ALL JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT ICONS THAT GENERATE GENERAL TIM DOWNES AND ALSO A CONSUL GENERAL FROM NEW YORK WHO I'VE BEEN PLAYING A VERY INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER THE FLAG RAISING FOR BARBADOS INDEPENDENCE THIS FRIDAY AT 11 A.M. RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL PLAZA. AND THERE'S ALSO A SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING ON NOVEMBER 23RD AT THE CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH AND THEN THE ANNUAL BARBADOS GALA ON NOVEMBER 29TH. SO ANYONE WHO LIKES SOCA MUSIC AND WANTS TO GO AND WAKE UP THAT'S EDWIN YEARWOOD, A LEGENDARY SOCA ARTIST AND I WILL BE HERE IN BOSTON. SO HAPPY HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY BARBADOS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO THE ASIANS. HOPE THAT IT IS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION AND FLAG RAISING WHICH IS ON. DID YOU MENTION THAT THE FRIDAY THE FRIDAY THE FLAG RAISING. OKAY. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK TUESDAY COUNCILORS BREADON NICOLETTA ZAPATA FITZGERALD FLYNN, MARIA DURKAN, BEN SANTANA WEBER PLEASE HAVE THE CHAIR. COUNCILOR ORAL SUSPENSION ON THE RULES AND ADOPTED ADOPTED NUMBER 1998 OTHER THAN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSING NAY I HAVE IT THIS TIME IT PASSED. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NUMBER 1999 DUGONG NUMBER 1999 COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE 1247 AN ACT CRIMINALIZING SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A PASSENGER BY A RIDESHARE OPERATOR THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. TRANSPORT TATION NETWORK COMPANIES TNC SUCH AS UBER AND LYFT PROVIDE RIDESHARING SERVICES THAT ARE CONVENIENT AND USED BY MANY IN BOSTON IN MASSACHUSETTS. WE RECOGNIZE TNC HAVE BECOME A PART OF OUR OVERALL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BUT WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS EVOLVING INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO PRESENT SERIOUS CONCERNS ON PUBLIC SAFETY. IN FEBRUARY A WOMAN WAS WAS ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY HER RIDESHARE DRIVER WHEN TRAVELING FROM AN ESTABLISHMENT IN SOUTH BOSTON TO HER HOME. IN 2018 A DRIVER WAS CHARGED WITH EXPOSING HIMSELF TO TWO WOMEN NEAR DOWNTOWN CROSSING. IN 2015 ANOTHER DRIVER WAS CONVICTED AND CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED RAPE, KIDNAPING, ASSAULT AND BATTERY. ACCORDING TO REPORTS BY WCB, A WOMAN WAS ALLEGEDLY RAPED BY HER UBER DRIVER AFTER SHE LEFT A BAR ALONE. THE NEXT DAY HER FRIENDS ENCOURAGED HER TO CONTACT THE BOSTON AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER WHO GUIDED HER THROUGH HER NEXT STEPS AFTER OBTAINING A SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT. SHE WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MOVE THE CASE TO TRIAL. PROSECUTORS AT THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE UNIT INDICATED THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TRIAL THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THAT THE RIDESHARE DRIVER KNEW THAT THE VICTIM WAS TOO INTOXICATED TO GIVE TO GIVE CONSENT. AT THE STATE HOUSE S 1247 AN ACT CRIMINALIZING SEXUAL ASSAULT A PASSENGER BY A RIDESHARE OPERATOR. THIS BILL WOULD EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE CONSENT AS A DEFENSE FOR A RIDESHARE DRIVER AND MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR A DRIVER TO HAVE RELATIONS WITH A PASSENGER. THE BILL TREATS RIDESHARE DRIVERS AS IN A POSITION OF TRUST SIMILAR TO A POLICE OFFICER WITH A PERSON IN CUSTODY. INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RIDESHARE IS A DEEPLY DISTURBING INSIGHT UNSETTLING TO ALL OF US ENSURING THE SAFETY OF ALL RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY WOMEN WHO USE RIDESHARE AS IS CRITICAL. THIS BILL WOULD EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR RESIDENTS THAT USE RIDESHARES ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE IN VULNERABLE POSITIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO PASSING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY AND LETTING THE STATE SENATE KNOW THAT WE SUPPORT IT. I BELIEVE THIS BILL IS AUTHORED BY SENATOR ROUSH. IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES FOR US TO COME TOGETHER WHEN IT COMES TO THIS CRITICAL ISSUE. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. WE ALL HAVE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND CONSTITUENTS THAT WE CARE ABOUT. WE DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AS THE SURVIVORS AND THEN HAVING TO PROVE THAT THEY DID NOT GIVE CONSENT. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BIG TECH OR ANTI INNOVATION. THIS IS ABOUT DOING ALL WE CAN TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SUPPORTING WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. PROVIDING A SAFE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET FROM A RESTAURANT TO OUR BAR HOME SAFELY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING TO PROVIDE RESPECT AND DIGNITY FOR PASSENGERS. THANK YOU, MICHEL. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION. I KNOW I HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED ANY REPORTS, ESPECIALLY UBER HAS DONE A LOT OF REPORTING ON THEIR OWN NUMBERS AND THEN I'VE ALSO READ AFTER REPORTS HAVE COME OUT THAT NEW YORK TIMES AND OTHERS HAVE DONE DUE DILIGENCE ON THOSE REPORTS AND SHOWN THAT THE NUMBERS PROVIDED BY THESE COMPANIES DO NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL OCCURRENCES OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING. SO WHEN THE NEW YORK TIMES DID AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, THEY SHOWED THAT THERE WAS SOME INCIDENT HAPPENING EVERY 8 MINUTES IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH IS FAR HIGHER THAN THEY PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. ALSO THEY'VE TOTALLY TAKEN OUT, YOU KNOW, LESS SERIOUS THINGS LIKE FLIRTING, YOU KNOW, ASKING FOR YOUR NUMBER, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT LIKE WOULD MAKE A WOMAN FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. I JUST WANT TO SAY AS SOMEONE WHO USES RIDESHARE TO GET ACROSS MY DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS, IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET AROUND. I'VE DEFINITELY HAD THINGS HAPPEN TO ME THAT I FELT LIKE WERE REALLY INAPPROPRIATE FROM DRIVERS. LUCKILY NEVER ESCALATING TO THE POINT OF ASSAULT. BUT I STAND WITH THE WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD THESE EXPERIENCES AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE THIS IS AT THE STATE HOUSE BUT I THINK A VOTE TODAY WOULD ENSURE THAT AT LEAST WE'RE STANDING UP FOR SOMETHING THAT MATTERS TO SO MANY WOMEN. AND THAT WOULD WOULD GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PAUSE TO SOMEONE ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY IN A POSITION OF POWER. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DURKAN WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK TO THE BRAYDEN COLETTE ZAPATA DURKAN FITZGERALD MCGUIRE. BUT THEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE OTHER CHAIR COUNCILOR FINN'S FLYNN SIX SUSPENSION OF THE ROLLS AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 1999 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I WAS OPPOSE IN THE EYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 2000 I LOVE HOW THESE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN FOR THE NUMBER OF BABIES ALL OUR YEARS. TALKING ABOUT 2000 COUNCILORS WEBER AND LOUIJEUNE OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 27, 2025 AS NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE TRACK HAS COUNCIL WHEREBY COUNCIL WILL BE ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR SANTANA AS A THIRD CO-SPONSOR. COUNCIL OBVIOUSLY SUSPEND THE RULES, SAID COUNCILOR SANTANA, THE THIRD ORIGINAL SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR SANTANA SO ADDED COUNCIL WHERE WE HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. THANK YOU I'M HONORED TO BRING THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL THE NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WE ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION UNANIMOUSLY LAST YEAR FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS NATIVE PEOPLES LIVED, WORKED AND CARED FOR AND STEWARDED THE LAND THAT WE KNOW AS BOSTON. AS THANKSGIVING APPROACHES, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORY THAT FORMS THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR CELEBRATIONS. THE STORY WE TELL OF THAT FIRST THANKSGIVING BETWEEN THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE AND PILGRIM COLONISTS COVERS UP INCONVENIENT TRUTHS REVEALED BY A HISTORY WHERE THE FIRST COLONISTS WERE WERE HELPED TO SURVIVE IN THE EARLY YEARS BUT NATIVE AMERICANS WERE REPAID BY GRADUALLY BEING PUSHED OUT OF THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMES TO THE NATIVE POPULATION OR A COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DOESN'T REPRESENT A CELEBRATION. IT IS A YEARLY HAUNTING REMINDER OF THE DEVASTATION THAT WAS BROUGHT UPON THEM TOO OFTEN ATTEMPTS TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFICULT CHAPTERS IN OUR JOINT HISTORY ARE SILENCED. THE NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING WAS FOUNDED IN 1870 BY ONE SUITOR FRANK JAMES OF THE QUEEN OF WAMPANOAG. AND IT CHALLENGES US TO CONFRONT THE REAL HISTORY BEHIND THANKSGIVING AND TO HONOR THE RESILIENCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO CONTINUE TO LEAD OR ORGANIZE AND BUILD COMMUNITY HERE IN BOSTON I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF COLLABORATING WITH THE NEW ENGLAND INDIAN CENTER OF BOSTON OR NYCB WHICH IS IN JAMAICA PLAIN ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS INCLUDING ON THIS RESOLUTION LAST YEAR AND FILING THIS RESOLUTION AGAIN I'M HONORED TO WORK WITH THEM TO BRING THIS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND PURSUING IN OUR JOINT PURSUIT OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR OUR NATIVE COMMUNITIES AS I HOPE MY FELLOW COUNCILORS WILL JOIN ME AGAIN IN RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO I SEEK SUSPENSION AND ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILOR WEBER AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FILING THIS. THIS IS ABOUT TRUTH TELLING AND TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE ORIGINS OF MANY CELEBRATE AND WE'LL CELEBRATE JOYOUSLY NEXT WEEK THANKSGIVING DAY THAT I LOVE OBSERVING WITH MY FAMILY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DIVORCE IT FROM THE MYTHS THAT WE OFTEN SEE THAT WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HARMONY AND COMING TOGETHER THE DEVASTATION THAT WAS WREAKED UPON OUR NATIVE COMMUNITIES MAINLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS TRADITION THE WAMPANOAG BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WORTH UPLIFTING ESPECIALLY HERE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHOSE LANDS WE ARE ON. I WAS ON A PANEL YESTERDAY ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICAN. YOU KNOW, AGAIN REITERATED HOW NO ONE HAS A MORE SUPERIOR CLAIM TO THIS LAND THAN OUR INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS OF WHOM ARE NOT THAT MANY LEFT BECAUSE OF THE DECIMATION OF OUR INDIGENOUS POPULATION. AND THERE ARE MANY STORIES TO TELL HERE WHEN IT COMES TO LONG ISLAND, WHEN IT COMES TO SO MANY PARTS OF OUR OUR CITY WHEN WE FORCED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OUT. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY TODAY. I KNOW REGGIE IS HERE FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER OF OF BOSTON. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO UPLIFT AND TEACH US AND TO HOLD ON TO THE ASPECTS OF THE CALL OF INDIGENOUS CULTURE THAT HAS BEEN ERASED OVER THE YEARS. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THE TRUTHS OF THIS HOLIDAY AND HOLD SPACE FOR OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY WHO WILL NOT BE CELEBRATING IN THE WAY THAT MANY FAMILIES WILL BE NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR WEBER, INTERCULTURAL PRESIDENT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE ME AS AN ABORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AS WE RECOGNIZE NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING I'M PROUD TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THIS DAY IS A REMINDER OF THE PROFOUND INJUSTICES INFLICTED UPON INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF INDIGENOUS LIVES, CULTURES AND LANDS, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES. TODAY ARE BEACONS OF RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH. WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND RESISTANCE TO CALL IT COLONIZATION AND SYSTEMATIC OPPRESSION. TODAY IS A RENEWAL OF OUR COMMITMENT TO JOIN AND SUPPORT THEIR FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS, DIGNITY AND JUSTICE AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE ANOTHER SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO VIJAY FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. AND IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER FOR ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR CLARE SUZETTE COUNCILORS BREADON AND COLETTE AS A PARTNER DURKIN FITZGERALD FLYNN MCKILLOP HAVE BEEN WORLD COUNCILORS WEBER LOUIJEUNE AND AND AS EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 2000. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I OTHERS OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET IS PASSED BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME OR OFFER A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ON A VOTE WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF CHAMBERS? NO. OKAY. WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE PERSONNEL ORDERS? PERSONNEL ORDERS STUCK IN NUMBER 2001 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR ON MEJIA. SO I CAN NUMBER 2002 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR WEBER AND I CAN NUMBER 2003 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A THANK YOU THE CHAIR MOVES YOUR PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 2001 TO 2003 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALL OPPOSE ANY THINKING THE PERSONNEL ORDERS HAVE PASSED. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO GREEN SHEETS BUT ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS ? JUST A REMINDER TO MY THAT WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS LEFT IN THE CALENDAR YEAR IN DECEMBER AND SO AS FOLKS NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE MOVING BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR SANTANA COSTANTINI ON THE FLOOR . THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, MR CLEGG HAS GONE TOO FAR AHEAD OF TODAY'S HEARING. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT DOCKET NUMBER ZERO 974 FOR THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE THAT IS ON PAGE 21 ON THE OTHER. MR CLERK, DO YOU HAVE THAT DOCKET BEFORE YOU? COULD YOU PLEASE READ IT INTO THE RECORD FROM? THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TALK IN NUMBERS 0978 OR TO ADOPT CHAPTER TWO SUMMARY OF THE ACTS OF 2024 REGARDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE TOWN OF DURHAM. THANK YOU. ABSENT OBJECTION THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS ACCEPTED AND THE MATTER IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY. COUNCILOR SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HOW THEIR PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDER TO ADOPT CHAPTER 20 OF THE ACTS OF 2024 REGARDING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE TOWN OF DURHAM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER SIX, 2025 WE WERE JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES COUNCILOR MURPHY, COUNCILOR BEVAN, COUNCILOR FLYNN AND COUNCILOR WEBER. WE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER OF ABSENCE FROM COUNCIL WHERE OUR THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM A PANEL INCLUDING ROBERT BARBER C CALDWELL, SUPERINTENDENT IN CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FIELD SERVICES FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE DURHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT. MICHAEL AND DRUMMOND. AND THEN WE ALSO HEARD FROM A STATE REPRESENTATIVE HIMSELF ROB CONSTABLE WHO SPONSORED ADVANCE A BILL THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE. AS WE HEARD IN THE HEARING BOUNDARY COMPLICATIONS CAN DELAY RESPONSE TIMES AND COMPROMISE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CROSS JURISDICTIONAL COLLABORATION IS OFTEN NECESSARY TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY. THESE BOUNDARIES MAKE DETERMINING JURISDICTION DIFFICULT AND REAL TIME BECAUSE THEY CAN SPLIT BACKYARDS, STREETS AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THIS IS A COMMON SENSE MEASURE TO ADDRESS A LONG STANDING PROBLEM OUR OFFICERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDE MORE SEAMLESS COORDINATION FROM FIRST RESPONDERS. AS A CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, IT IS MY PRIORITY THAT BOSTON'S LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES EFFECTIVELY FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. THIS KIND OF INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION KEEPS OUR RESIDENTS SAFE AND SUPPORTED AS MADE CLEAR BY THE INSIGHTS SHARED DURING THE HEARING. HAVING HELD A PRODUCTIVE HEARING ON THIS ORDER AS CHAIR OF THE OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. I RECOMMEND MOVING THIS DOCKET FROM THE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND IF POSSIBLE ACTION AT A TIME A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL WILL BE I TALK A NUMBER OF 0978 ALL TO PASS AND I'M SURE THAT I'M THE LEAD SPONSOR OR A COUNCILOR FOR PAN AM ALSO LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES A PENNY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING. I'M THANKFUL ALSO TO MY STATE COLLEAGUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROB CONSALVO WHO FLAGGED THIS FOR US BECAUSE THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE OVER 40 YEARS AGO. THERE'S BEEN COLLABORATION WITH THE TOWNS OF MILTON AND TOWNS OF BROOKLYN. THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY IMPACTS MY DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE'S ACTUALLY A CERTAIN THERE'S CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS ONE STANDS OUT WHICH IS RIVER STREET AND MILTON STREET IN THE GREENVILLE AREA WHERE IT BECOMES BECOMES DEDHAM. IF A RESIDENT WERE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT THERE GOD FORBID THEY WOULDN'T RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS NOR THE BOSTON POLICE NOR THE DEDHAM POLICE CAN REPORT TO IT. SO THIS WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO MUNICIPALITIES FOR THERE TO BE PROPER RESPONSE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR TO HAPPEN IN THESE OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE LINES BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF DEDHAM IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. ALSO I KNOW THERE WERE THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRUST ACT FROM SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES. SO IN THESE SITUATIONS UNDER THE BILL A DULY SWORN OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF DEDHAM WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE POLICE POWERS WITHIN THE TOWN MAY EXERCISE ALL SUCH POLICE POWERS WITHIN 500 YARDS INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AS IF SUCH OFFICER WERE A DULY SWORN OFFICER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADHERE ALSO TO THE BOSTON TRUST ACT. BUT THAT'S REALLY THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION TO MY DISTRICT OF THE BORDER OF REDEVELOPING DOWN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH OF THE CHAIR AND FOR ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR ATTENDING. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZES COUNCIL OF PLENTY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR SANTANA AND COUNCIL PEPEN AND REPRESENTATIVE CONSALVO AS WELL. IT WAS AN INFORMATIVE HEARING. I LEARNED A LOT AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP BOSTON POLICE HAS WITH DEDHAM AND WITH OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS. IT'S CRITICAL TO HAVE THAT POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP. I KNOW THAT AREA VERY WELL. I SPEND TIME OVER AT THE VA IN WEST ROXBURY TALKING TO VETERANS BUT I DO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP A POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOSTON AND CITIES AND TOWNS IMPACTING OR ON THE BORDER I SHOULD SAY OF OF THE CITY LIMITS. SO AGAIN, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR SANTANA AND COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR THEIR REPORT WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WHERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. I WANT TO THANK THE FIGHTERS AND THIS IS ALSO AN ISSUE FOR DISTRICT SIX. ANYONE LOOK UP CROSS TOWN STREET FORMS THE RIGHT ANGLE AND THE SORT OF ELBOW IS IN DEDHAM AND THE REST OF IT IS IN IT IS IN WEST ROXBURY. SO YOU KNOW, JUST AND I WILL SAY WE DID ASK ABOUT THE TRUST ACT AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T CROSS-CHECKED ANSWERS WITH ADVOCATES AND I THINK WE'RE GOOD ON THAT ON THAT FRONT HERE WHICH IS WHY I SUPPORT THE THE FILING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? CASUAL SANTANA SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER IS 81979097 OC 0978 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I OTHERS OPPOSE ANY THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET AS FAST AS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEET NO OKAY WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO LEAD FILES. I'M BEEN INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT THERE ARE FOUR LEAD FILE MATTERS ALL PERSONNEL ORDERS, ALL PERSONNEL ORDERS. I WILL TAKE A VOTE TO ADD THESE THEY PERSONNEL ORDERS ONTO THE RECORD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THE OPPOSING THINGS HAVE IT THESE MATTERS I'VE BEEN OUT ON TO THE RECORD. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THEM INTO THE RECORD? FIRSTLY, FILE PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE SECONDLY FIVE PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR IT WAS THIRD LEAVE FIVE PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR REASON FOR COUNCILOR TO DURKIN AND FOURTH LATE FILE PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR ADJOURNMENT WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THESE LATE FILED PERSONNEL ORDERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY THE AYES HAVE IT. THESE MATTERS HAVE PASSED. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE QUESTION NOW COMES ON APPROVAL OF THE VARIOUS MATTERS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I THANK YOU. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THESE ARE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS. WE HAVE SOME BIRTHDAYS COMING UP I'M HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MATTHEW MARTINELLI TO REGGIE STEWART, TO MILLIE RIVERA AND TO CHERIE BECAUSE USED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THESE LATE NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS WE ALSO HAVE THE SHATTUCK AWARDS. STEVE POP IS HERE FROM THE BOSTON MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR MORE THAN DESERVING CITY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE GOING TO BE HONORED. I HAVE A MESSAGE FROM OUR 14TH COUNCILOR MICHAEL WHO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR ORAL AND MEJIA FOR THE INVITATION TO THE TURKEY GIVEAWAYS AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ON THIS BODY WHO HAS BEEN SHOWING UP TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES HAVE FOOD AND WHAT THEY NEED DURING THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND ALL THE TIME BUT ESPECIALLY NOW THERE ARE LOTS OF TURKEY GIVEAWAYS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND SO IF ANYONE IS LISTENING IN THE CITY WHO NEEDS FOOD OR HE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROVIDE A MEAL FOR THEIR FAMILY, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE AND I'M SURE ANY OTHER OFFICE HERE ON THE COUNCIL AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP STEP IN AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON ARE FED AND HAVE FOOD. AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR FRIENDS GIVING A BIG SHOUT OUT TO EMILY POSTED IN MY OFFICE FOR ORGANIZING FOR JESSIE FOR THROWING DOWN ON A TURKEY. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN HE HAD TIME TO MAKE THAT BECAUSE I WAS BUGGING HIM ALL NIGHT AND TO MATT IN LIZ'S OFFICE WHO MADE I MEAN EVERYBODY MADE REALLY GOOD THINGS BUT WHO MADE SOME CAKE OUT WORTHY MAC AND CHEESE SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY GOOD MAC AND CHEESE AND I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO HAITI THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD CUP THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 50 YEARS. LAST NIGHT AS I WAS FALLING ASLEEP ON MY COUCH GETTING EXUBERANT TEXT MESSAGES FROM EVERYONE INCLUDING JAYDA HERE FROM THE MAYOR'S TEAM. AND I KNOW REGGIE'S ALSO VERY EXCITED MY FELLOW NATIVE AND ALSO VERY EXCITED FOR WHAT THIS MEANS IS THE WORLD CUP IS NEXT YEAR AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY WHO ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED. IT WAS ALSO VERY MEANINGFUL THAT IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHICH WAS ALSO A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN HAITI CELEBRATING THE 222ND YEAR OF THE BATTLE OF ETA WHICH IS THE BATTLE THAT OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 18TH 2020 1803 THAT ALLOWED JUST A MONTH AND A HALF LATER FOR HAITI TO DECLARE ITS INDEPENDENCE IT WAS THE LAST BATTLE THAT OFFICIALLY ABOLISHED SLAVERY. AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT CAPE VERDE IS ALSO IN THE WORLD CUP AND A LOT OF OTHER COUNTRIES I'M SURE THAT FOLKS ARE FROM ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORLD CUP NEXT YEAR. SO REALLY EXCITED AND JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THAT. SO I'M TURNING IT OVER TO CULTURE MEDIA BECAUSE WE HEAR YOU ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO OFFER JUST SOME SPACES AND PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TURKEYS THIS WEEKEND. OUR OFFICE PARTNERED UP WITH CHARLIE'S PANTRY. THEY'LL BE DOING TURKEY GIVEAWAYS THERE AS WELL AS THE GREATER FOR CORNERS I THINK IT'S ACTION COALITION. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTING TURKEYS AND WE ALSO PARTNERED UP WITH HILDA HOOD. THEY'LL BE OFFERING TURKEYS TO FOLKS. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR TURKEYS IN JAMAICA PLAIN, GO TO HEAR THE HOOD MATTAPAN SHIRLEY'S PANTRY AND IN DORCHESTER YOU CAN GO TO THE GREATER MATTAPAN. OH SCUSE ME THE FOUR CORNERS ACTION COALITION FOLKS AND WE ALSO PARTNERED UP WITH THE URBAN HEAT. THEY'LL BE DISTRIBUTING TURKEYS AS WELL AS WELL AS THE FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTER. SO THOSE ARE ALL THE SPACES AND PLACES GET IT ON THE RECORD IF YOU WANT A TURKEY ROLL UP TO ANY OF THOSE LOCATIONS ON SATURDAY AND WHILE I STILL HAVE THE MIKE I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY LITTLE GIRL WHO IS WORKING REALLY HARD AND GETTING HER MATH GRADE UP SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANY TUTORING I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE CAN GET HER BACK ON TRACK. SO THIS IS ME PUBLICLY PUTTING HER ON NOTICE THAT I AM LOOKING FOR SOME HELP IN THE MATH DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WHAT GRADE IS SHE? SHE'S IN THE SEVENTH GRADE ALGEBRA. YEAH, IT'S HARD. IT'S VERY HARD. THANK YOU. AND JUST SINCE YOU PUT THEM OUT THERE, ROXBURY HAS NO BOOKS, NO BALL. THEY HAVE A TURKEY. THEY'RE HAVING A TURKEY GIVEAWAY ON SATURDAY THE YMCA AT THE NEW COLLABORATIVE FOOD HUB THERE'S THEIR GIVE GIVEAWAYS HAPPENING THERE AS WELL. ON SATURDAY THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL WEBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKSGIVING 830 IN THE MORNING AS THIS DISTRICT SEVEN BUT FRANKLIN PARK TURKEY TROT URGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND ALSO I DON'T DO A LOT OF BIRTHDAYS BUT ON TUESDAY AT THE CHERYL HOUSE BEATRICE BUSBY IS TURNING 110 SO I THIS THIS WOULD BE MY THIRD BIRTHDAY THERE AND WITH HER AND HER FAMILY SO ANYONE WHO'S IN JP ON TUESDAY LET ME KNOW AND COME BACK TO THE CHERYL HOUSE THANKS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL OF PLENTY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I WANT TO LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW ONCE AGAIN BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC AND INVITE THEM TO THE HEARING ON FRIDAY ABOUT VETERANS ACROSS BOSTON. THE HEARING IS GOING TO BE HERE 10:00 ON MONDAY. I MEAN ON FRIDAY THIS COMING FRIDAY. LOOK, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO BE HERE AND THE PUBLIC CERTAINLY CAN COME IN AND TESTIFY, CAN TESTIFY, CAN TESTIFY BY VIDEO. BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HEARINGS WE HAVE ALL YEAR. SO I WANT TO AGAIN WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO BE HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE JUDGE HAS COME WORKING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW I SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERYONE BUT JUST BROADLY I WANTED TO INVITE EVERYONE TO MY THIRD ANNUAL TURKEY DINNER AT FENWAY PARK. IT'S GOING TO BE MONDAY NOVEMBER FOURTH AT 6 P.M. AND IT'S BECOMING QUITE A TRADITION THAT IT'S THE MONDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING BUT I'M EXCITED. BOSTON MUSIC PROJECT BE PROVIDING THE MUSIC AND I KNOW I JUST THE MAYOR'S ATTENDANCE CONFIRMED SO I'D LOVE FOR MY OTHER COLLEAGUES IN GOVERNMENT TO JOIN US IT'S A REALLY GREAT CELEBRATION OF DISTRICT EIGHT AND FOR ANY MY COLLEAGUES THAT COME I'D LOVE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKIN. ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY, WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO JOIN TODAY'S MEETING ON BEHALF OF ANYONE WHO'S PASSED? I'D LIKE TO UPLIFT THE PASSING OF ALICE WONG A DISABILITY ADVOCATES WHO DID A LOT OF WORK IN THE PROGRESSIVE SPACE AND WITH A LOT OF CANDIDATES TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICIES WERE INCLUSIVE OF THOSE WHO WERE LIVING WITH ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES AND THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED. JUST WANT TO LIFT UP ALICE WONG AND HER FAMILY AND DENIS JACKSON WHO IS THE FATHER OF MY BELOVED FRIEND NATE JACKSON AND HIS AND HIS BROTHER JEREMY JACKSON. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HER. I JUST WANTED TO. MY CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR SAMANTHA COURAGE'S GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY CAROL OF SOUTH BOSTON. COUNCILOR FLYNN'S CONSTITUENT JUST WANTED TO SAY HER NAME ON THE RECORD AND SEND MY LOVE TO HER FAMILY. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADJOURN ON BEHALF OF ANYONE WHO'S PASSED? I ALSO WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY ONE NAME BOSTON POLICE DETECTIVE BRUCE HIGGINS WHO PASSED AWAY A FEW WEEKS AGO. RESIDENT OF WEST ROXBURY WHO'S BELOVED BY SO MANY IN COMMUNITY CODE ABOVE COACH TO A NUMBER OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND I KNOW HIS PASSING HIT A LOT OF PEOPLE VERY HARD AND SO JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT HIS FAMILY DURING THEIR TIME OF MOURNING. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BUT THEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I ALSO JUST WANT TO UPLIFT ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO THINKS SHE POSTED YESTERDAY OR TWO DAYS AGO THAT SHE ALSO LOST A LOVED ONE TO HER FAMILY. SO MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH COUNCILOR MURPHY'S OFFICE . THANK YOU. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH COUNCILOR MURPHY DURING HER TIME OF LOSS AS WELL. ANYONE ELSE? TODAY WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR CARLOTTA ZAPATA. KATHLEEN KATHLEEN. KITTY WHALEN ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR DURKIN. CAROL COURAGE. ON BEHALF OF MYSELF ALICE WONG . DENNIS JACKSON. JORGE LUIS HENAO OF THE OLIVEROS FAMILY BOSTON POLICE DETECTIVE BRUCE HIGGINS NUMBER OF THE ENTIRE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL COUNCILOR MURPHY'S STEP MOM. A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURN TODAY IT DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE IRON CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, 2025 AT 12 NOON. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES, CENTRAL STAFF, THE CLERK AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHER ALL IN FAVOR OF A GERMAN. PLEASE SAY I I. THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED