##VIDEO ID:hEpopel3j9Q##  GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE AT BOSTON DOT GOV FOR EACH LAST CITY DASH COUNCIL DASH TV AT THIS TIME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THANK YOU MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROAD TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCIL FERNANDES SANDERSON COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FLYNN HERE COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE HERE.  COUNCIL ME HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCIL HAVE BEEN COUNCILOR SANTANA HERE COUNCILOR WEBER AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YEAH A QUORUM . THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.  JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS A REMINDER FROM CENTRAL STAFF THAT WHERE CITY COUNCIL IS SEATED IT SHOULD ONLY BE FOR CENTRAL STAFF ONCE THE MEETING HAS STARTED AND THIS IS DURING A MEETING AND THIS IS DURING A HEARING THAT THIS AREA IS JUST FOR IS JUST FOR CENTRAL STAFF AND FOR COUNCILORS. IF THERE ARE ANY STAFFERS THAT NEED TO HEAR ANYTHING TO YOUR COUNCILORS YOU CAN HAND IT TO THE CENTRAL STAFF AND THEY'LL GIVE IT TO YOUR COUNCILOR . THANK YOU AND WE WILL. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS TO THIS WEEK'S CLERGY NO STRANGER TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS RABBI CORFE INVITED BY COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND AFTER AFTER THE INVOCATION WE WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. YOU CAN JOIN US WHEREBY WE ALL KNOW RABBI CORFE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.  IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TODAY TO INTRODUCE YOU TO GRAN. RABBI WHO WILL BE DELIVERING THE PRAYER BEFORE OUR MEETING STARTS TODAY.  I'LL SAY A FEW THINGS I KNOW EVERY TIME WE INTRODUCE US YOU'D SAY KEEP IT SHORT BUT THERE'S SO MUCH JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW I WILL START FROM I GUESS I WOULD SAY THE BEGINNING.  HIS GRANDFATHER WAS THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE CITY MANY YEARS AGO OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AND THEN HIS UNCLE WAS AND KEVIN WHITE APPOINTED GRAND RABBI CORFE AS THE CITY CHAPLAIN. SO HE IS OUR CITY CHAPLAIN FOR 50 YEARS NOW. HE ALSO IS THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. IT IS WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. GRAND RABBI WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BOSTON IN A FAMILY THAT WAS HIGHLY INVOLVED IN PUBLIC SERVICE FROM A YOUNG AGE.  RABBI CORFE WAS ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW IN HIS GRANDFATHER'S FOOTSTEPS AND HE DID BECOME THE GRAND RABBI AND CHAPLAIN OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.  HE IS A GRADUATE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HARVARD UNIVERSITY,  HEBREW COLLEGE, BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL AND BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW. SOME OF HIS DEGREES THERE IS TOO MANY SO I'LL LIST A FEW M.A. IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN MAY L.D. AN INTERNATIONAL LAW IN DIPLOMACY AND A PH.D. IN INTERNATIONAL LAW. WHEN I REACH OUT I ALWAYS SAY HE'S A PHONE CALL AWAY BUT ANYONE WHO KNOWS HIM HE'S ACTUALLY AN EMAIL AWAY.  HE DOES NOT USE A PHONE BUT HE DOES RESPOND TO YOUR EMAILS QUICKLY.  OFTENTIMES HE IS NOT HERE IN THE CITY BECAUSE HE IS NEEDED ALL AROUND THE WORLD. BUT WE WERE LUCKY THAT HE IS HERE TODAY TO OPEN US IN PRAYER. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU BEING HERE RABBI AND THANK YOU FOR OPENING US TODAY AND I DO USE THE PHONE BOSTON POLICE OPERATIONS CAN ATTEST TO THAT WHEN NEEDED RIGHT WHEN NEEDED LET US PRAY.  DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS PRECIOUS OPPORTUNITY WHENEVER IT EACH TIME FOR ALL OF US HERE TO COME TOGETHER UNITED IN A CAUSE WITH ONE GOAL ONE MISSION WHICH IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON WHOM WE REPRESENT IN SERVICE TO YOU ALL LORD BLESS THOSE GATHERED HERE ELECTED APPOINTED AND GUESTS AND THOSE AT HOME WHOM THEY REPRESENT GIVE POWER TO THEIR VOICES MEANING TO THEIR ACTIONS, STRENGTH TO THEIR BEING AND JOY AND FULFILLMENT TO THEIR SERVICE SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR HOLY WORK AND COMFORT THEM IN TIMES OF TRIAL AND TRIBULATION.  GIVE THEM THE VISION AND THE WISDOM TO HAVE SUCCESS IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS AND TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IS MOTIVATED, DEDICATED, COMMITTED LEADERS WHO REPRESENT THE NOBLEST OF VALUES AND WHO SIMPLY GET THE JOB DONE. ABOVE ALL DEAR LORD BE WITH THEM. STAND BY THEM, GUIDE THEM HERE AND WHEREVER THEIR SERVICE TAKES THEM. ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF OUR PEOPLE AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR CITY AND WORKING WHAT IS RIGHT IN CITY HALL OR THE STATE HOUSE OR THE HALLS OF CONGRESS HELP OUR LEADERS TO BE TRUE. SUPPORT THEM TO BE STRONG,  BLESS THEM TO BE THERE FOR EACH OF US AND FOR ALL OF US AND ABOVE ALL THE LORD. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVING CARE FOR US AND FOR OUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES UNITED IN SERVICE WE PRAY AND IN ONE VOICE WE SAY AMEN, AMEN.  YOU NOW RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE THAT AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC THE WITNESS STAND ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL IS THANK YOU AGAIN RABBI CORFE AND COUNSELOR MURPHY. THANK YOU, RABBI, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.  WE APPRECIATE YOU.  THANK YOU.  OKAY.  MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE REFLECT THAT COUNCILORS BRAYTON DURKIN AND PEPEN AND WEBER ARE NOW WITH US?  OKAY. WE'RE NOW ON TO PRESENTATIONS TODAY WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS ONE FROM COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON CELEBRATING THE BRAZILIAN FLAG RAISING AND ONE FROM CASTRO CELEBRATING DR. ALBERT DE COUNCILOR FERNANDO, LISTEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR IN 5 MINUTES.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE SOME MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND BOSTON AREA WHO DO AMAZING WORK ON BEHALF OF THE BRAZILIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO ASK ALL OF MY GUESTS TO JOIN MEJIA. BUT AT THIS MOMENT THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MEMBERS FROM THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY FOR WORKING TO GUIDE EVERY SINGLE THING. FIRST THING WE'RE GOING ASK YOU SO THE GODS STOOD FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW I AM OR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING TONYA FOR NANCY ANDERSON CAPE VERDE AN AMERICAN OR IMMIGRANT FROM KEYPORT ISLANDS WEST AFRICA AND IN CAPE VERDE WE SPEAK PORTUGUESE FROM PORTUGAL.  SO TODAY IF YOU HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF MY PORTUGUESE TRYING TO MIX UP AND CAPTURING THE ACCENT OF THE BRAZILIAN THE SPIRIT OF CELEBRATING BRAZILIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY ON THE SIXTH DON'T FORGET ON SEPTEMBER SIX COME DOWN AND CELEBRATE WITH US A LITTLE FOOD AND SOME JUST TO COMMEMORATE THE CULTURE TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY SO BONGA AMALGAMATED FOR LUNCH ANDERSON SO IMMIGRANTS AND CAPE VERDE E KOREA WHICH IS CELEBRATORY COMUNIDAD COVERED THE KNOW NOW COVERED THE ANIMALS BRAZIL EAT THEM FOR LUNCH A OF WHAT ENTIRE ALARCON OR SUIT BACK G BRAZIL NOW TO PUT THE OUT THAT AS YOU ALL KNOW WE PASSED A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING BRAZIL INDEPENDENCE DAY EARLIER THIS MONTH IN ADVANCE OF BRAZIL'S SEPTEMBER 7TH INDEPENDENCE DAY. OUR OFFICE WILL ALSO BE HOSTING AN EVENT WHERE WE RAISE THE FLAG OF BRAZIL OVER CITY HALL PLAZA ON SEPTEMBER SIX AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.  HOWEVER, IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE COULDN'T LET THIS EVENT GO WITHOUT TAKING THE MOMENT TO THANK SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HELPED THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY IN BOSTON. I AM PLEASED TO BE JOINED HERE TODAY BY ELOISA MARIA GALVAO FROM THE BRAZILIAN WOMEN'S GROUP LILIANA COSTA FROM THE BRAZILIAN AMERICAN CENTER AND CONSUL GENERAL AMBASSADOR SANTIAGO MORALES MORALE AND I WANT TO EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY SORRY FOR COUNCILOR JULIA MEJIA TO JOIN ME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU WANTED TO CO-SPONSOR THIS AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT LATE BUT IF YOU CAN HELP ME PRESENT CITATIONS I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THE BRAZILIAN CROSSED BOSTON TO FEEL CONNECTED AND CARE FOR.  I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK FIRST FOLLOWED BY ELOISA AND LILIANA COME TO MEJIA.  DO YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS? SORRY . GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.  I KNOW WE ONLY HAVE 5 MINUTES ON THE STAGE. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL AND PASS THE MIC BACK TO MY COLLEAGUE. THANK YOU.  I'D LIKE TO INVITE AMBASSADOR THE AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.  SCHOOL TO SCHOOL.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  THANK YOU. MEMBER TANIA FERNANDEZ UNDERSTOOD FOR THIS INITIATIVE HORRIBLE OF MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL MY COLLEAGUES LUISA GALVAN COURSE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL AND THE GENERAL CONSULATE OF BRAZIL IN BOSTON AND WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR PROFOUND GRATITUDE FOR YOU. THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER SEVEN AS BRAZIL'S INDEPENDENCE DAY.  THIS RECOGNITION NOT ONLY HONORS A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN BRAZILIAN HISTORY BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ENDURING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO NATIONS. THE UNITED STATES WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO RECOGNIZE BRAZIL'S INDEPENDENCE JUST TWO YEARS AFTER IT WAS DECLARED BY PERU PEDRO RIBEIRO ON THE SHORES OF THE IPIRANGA RIVER AS WE COMMEMORATE 200 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS THIS YEAR 2024 WE ARE REMINDED OF THE STRONG TIES THAT BIND OUR TWO NATIONS TIES ROOTED IN SHARED PRINCIPLES SUCH AS THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUSTAINING WORLD DEVELOPMENT. THESE PRINCIPLES HAVE GUIDED OUR RELATIONSHIP THROUGH TWO CENTURIES OF COLLABORATION,  MUTUAL RESPECT, SHARED GOALS USHERED MASSACHUSETTS PROUDLY HOST ONE OF THE LARGEST BRAZILIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE HARDWORKING AND ORDERLY COMMUNITY HAS NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE ECONOMY PROSPERITY OF THIS REGION BUT HAS ALSO ENRICH ITS CULTURAL FABRIC AND ACADEMIC LANDSCAPE WITH PORTUGUESE ARE THE THIRD MOST SPOKE IN LANGUAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE EU PLAYERS OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY IS DEEPLY WOVEN INTO THE VERY FABRIC OF THE STATE'S IDENTITY WHETHER IS THROUGH THE VIBRANT RHYTHM OF BRAZILIAN MUSIC CELEBRATED AT LOCAL FESTIVALS OR THE FOR CONTRIBUTION OF BRAZIL CUISINE TO THE CULINARY SCENE OUR COMMUNITY CULTURAL FOODS PARADE IS VAST AND CHERISH. MOREOVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BRAZILIAN SCIENTISTS, SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONALS IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE REMARKABLE. MANY HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH IN BIOTECH, ENOLOGY OF MENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND OTHER CRITICAL FIELDS ADVANCING GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE WHILE REACHING THE ACADEMIC LANDSCAPE OF THESE STATE. THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS STAND AS A TESTAMENT TO THE INTELLECTUAL VITALITY OF BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY AND ITS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. THIS AS A BRAZILIAN POET ONE SAYS WE SHOULD MEMORIZE ELOQUENTLY PUT IT LIFE IS THE ART OF ENCOUNTERS ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY DISAGREEMENTS IN LIFE, OUR SHARED HISTORY VALUES AND THE VIBRANT BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS EMBODY THIS ART OF ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN OUR TWO NATIONS. TOGETHER WE CONTINUE TO BUILD BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING COOPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP THAT BENEFIT BOTH OF OUR COUNTRIES.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HONOURARY HONORING THIS DEEP AND ENDURING CONNECTION AND FOR RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY TO THE VITALITY AND DIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS.  YOUR RESOLUTION IS A SYMBOL OF THE RESPECT I CHERISH BE RELATIONS THAT UNITE ALL OF US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  THANK YOU AND SO ON BEHALF OF OFFERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR LUNCH ANDERSON ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE ON BEHALF OF AT LARGE COUNCILOR WHO CAME HERE AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL TO THE COUNCILOR GENERAL OF BRAZIL IN BOSTON IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS OF TO POWER EMPOWER BRAZILIAN RESIDENTS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA THROUGH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE, TRADE ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY COUNCILOR ASSISTANCE AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION PROGRAMING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  LET ME TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU. YES, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE RIGHT . OKAY. AND SO I'LL JUST SEND MY COLLEAGUES OFF. OKAY.  AND OFFERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL ON BEHALF OF ALL THE COUNCIL FOR TO THE BRAZILIAN WOMEN'S GROUP IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS IN EMPOWERING BRAZILIAN WOMEN, PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND TO HELP ENSURE BRAZILIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN ARE REPRESENTED IN ALL SPACES AND BECAUSE WE ALWAYS MAKE SPACE FOR WOMEN AT LEAST LILIANA AND ONE OR ONE OF THE WOMEN WILL SPEAK TODAY PLEASE IF YOU HAVE JUST A MINUTE OF SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  WOULD HAVE TO HOLD EVERYONE. I URGE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANKS EVERYBODY AND SEE OUR GRATITUDE TO RECEIVE THAT CITY ISSUE IS THE FIRST TIME I'M HERE AT THIS CITY HALL BEING BOSTON FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS AGO THIS WAS A SMALL PRESS ORGANIZATION SHOW BUT THIS WAS CREATED TO HELP THE IMMIGRATION COMMUNITY IN METRO WHICH AREA TODAY WE ARE IS SERVING MORE THAN 27,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMS AND THESE SPOTS ALL BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN SHE HAD NO ROLE THAT TWO OF THE PEOPLE IN FRAMINGHAM AND METRO WHICH HAD YOU SHOULD SAY WE ARE HERE COLONIZE AS ONE OF THE LARGEST IMMIGRATION SUPPORTER ORGANIZED ORGANIZATION IN MASSACHUSETTS BUT IT CONTINUES TO GROW, EVOLVE AND ADAPT FOR THESE SPOT BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND ALL THE CHANGES AND DOES THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.  WE HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS JOB FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.  THANK YOU EVERYBODY.  THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK I KNOW WE'RE SHORT ON TIME SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP GOING BUT I DID. I WAS I'M SORRY . I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE COUNCILOR BRAYTON WHO ACTUALLY CO-SPONSORED THE RESOLUTION AND ACTUALLY BRINGS A LOT OF THE ISSUES OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY IN COLLABORATION WITH MY OFFICE AND THE LARGE COUNCILORS WHO WORK ON IT. COUNCILOR SANTANA AS WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON BEHALF OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY COUNCIL . GREAT AND AND AT THIS TIME IF I CAN ASK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO TAKE A PICTURE PLEASE. THANK YOU.  YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. WE JUST THAT IS GOOD. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PHOTO . GREAT GIFT FOR THIS YEAR. YES. IF YOU COULD COME HERE.  OH OH, HERE OR THERE WE USUALLY DO IT. YEAH, YEAH.  NO FRIENDS CLAP CLAP ON THE FATHER. THANK PEOPLE.  IT'S OKAY EVERY GOT THIS IS THIS IS MY COUSIN SAYS OH THIS IS WHAT I SAY I GOT TOGETHER FOR TWO WEEKS JUST YES YES WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ALL THE PICTURES OKAY TOTALLY GET  THANK YOU. WE GATHER TO CATCH FERNANDO ANDERSON FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE ARE NOW ON TO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION ONE FROM CATCH ORAL CELEBRATING DR. ALBERT HOLIDAY CASSEROLE. YOU HAD THE FLOOR IN 5 MINUTES . GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.  FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT SKIPPER CHAIR ROBINSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT DE PINA SENIOR ADVISOR GRAEME GRANGER ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BP'S STAFF PAST AND PRESENT FOR SHOWING UP TODAY. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO MARK THAT DR. ALBERT HOLLAND HAS LEFT ON OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. I CAN'T THINK OF A MORE PROPER TIME TO USE THE TERM LIVING LEGEND THAN INSCRIBING DR. HARLEY.  BORN AND RAISED IN ROXBURY, DR. HOLLAND ATTENDED THE TIMOTHY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JP HIGH SCHOOL IN 1975 WHEN THE CITY WAS DESEGREGATED AND SOUTHIE HIGH SCHOOL. DR. HOLLAND STEPPED UP AND HELP COOL RACIAL TENSIONS IN 1982. DR. HOLLAND TOOK OVER AS HEAD OF SCHOOL AT THE BURKE WHICH HAD BEEN STRUGGLING AND DURING HIS MORE THAN A DECADE IN CHARGE. HE TURNED THAT SCHOOL INTO THE CROWN JEWEL FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON IN 2014. WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY RETIRED THE CALL CAME TO GUIDE MADISON PARK AND DR. HOLLAND ANSWERED AND DELIVERED IN 2016 AGAIN. THE CALL CAME TO HELP BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL TO IMPROVE THE RACIAL CLIMATE AND AGAIN DR. HOLLAND STEPPED UP.  THAT IS NEARLY A HALF A CENTURY A STEPPING UP AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO HAPPY TODAY TO STAND UP ALONG WITH THE NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE WHO SIGNED ON TO PETITION TO RENAME THE BURKE HIGH SCHOOL AFTER HIM AND HONORED DR. DR. HOLLAND. I LIVING LEGEND YET DEDICATION GUIDANCE MENTORS AND CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS IMPACT IN GENERATIONS AND HELP SHAPED A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND YOUR SUCCESS AND YOUR DECADES LONG ABILITY TO STEER THE SHIP OUT OF CHOPPY WATERS IS EXTRAORDINARY AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SUCH A PROUD MOMENT THAT OUR STUDENTS AT THE BURKE WILL SOON BE WALKING INTO THE DR. ALBERT DE HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL A TECHNOLOGY GOOD AFTERNOON.  I AM DEEPLY HONORED AND HUMBLED FOR THIS RECOGNITION.  I'M SO THANKFUL FOR GOD'S BLESSING AND TAKE ME IN THAT WONDERFUL CAREER WITH THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SO THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY, MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN FOREVER THANKFUL FOR MY EXTENDED FAMILY. WHEN I NEED SOMEONE I CAN ALWAYS CALL SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. ALFRED HARVEY SAYS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME . I'M SO THANKFUL I CAME UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF REVEREND MICHAEL DOHERTY, MYCHAL REVEREND HAYNES AND JIM JONES WHO WERE MEN WHO LIVED IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION AND PRIDE.  I'M SO THANKFUL FOR MY STUDENTS, MY FORMER STUDENTS WHO BELIEVED IN ME AS I BELIEVED IN THEM.  I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN WONDERFUL AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE IN A BOSTON PRODUCT OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE GREAT STUDENTS IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NURTURE THEM AND PROVIDE THEM THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN GROW AND DEVELOP.  AND I'M SO HONORED TO HAVE MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES WHO ARE LEGENDS UNTO THEMSELVES. CHUCK MCAFEE, MIKE RUBIN, GREG . GREG LANG HOST. THANK YOU AND COUNCILOR . THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND I'M SO HONORED. THANK YOU AGAIN MY COLLEAGUES CAN JOIN US FOR A PICTURE.  YES AND MISS HOLLAND, YOU COULD JOIN US AS WELL FOR THE PICTURE AS WELL .  ALL RIGHT .  THANK YOU AGAIN, CANCER . DR. HOLLAND, I CAN THINK OF NO GREATER HONOR FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.  SO THANK YOU AGAIN, DR. HOLLAND . WHAT A GREAT NAME FOR A SCHOOL AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY OF FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TO HONOR YOU. I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS HERE EARLIER BECAUSE YOU HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO OUR SCHOOLS AND TO OUR KIDS. SO WE ARE NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS OUR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF AUGUST SEVEN, 2024.  ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I THE POLICY . THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING ARE PRETTY MUCH WE'RE IN. I WANT A COMMUNICATION FROM HERE ON THE MAYOR. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 127121274. SO I CAN NUMBER 1271 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR 25 APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY $45,682 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS. IBEW FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON AUGUST 26, 2020 FOR DOCKET NUMBER 127 TO MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 IN THE AMOUNT OF $45,682 TO COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 25 COST ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHER OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS IBEW.  THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT SET JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026 AND JULY 1ST 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH 2027. THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE INCREASE OF 2% TO BE GIVEN IN OCTOBER OF EACH FISCAL YEAR OF THE CONTRACT TERM AND FLAT AMOUNTS OF $500 $250, $900 AND $800 TO BE ADDED TO ANNUAL SALARIES IN JANUARY OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. NUMBER 1273 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE FISCAL YEAR 25 APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY $23,032 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF TOURISM FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES IATSE LOCAL 11 FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK AND AUGUST 26, 2020 FOR TALKING NUMBER 1 TO 7 FOR MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF TOURISM FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,032 TO COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 25 COST ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES A T C LOCAL 11. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT THAT JULY FIRST 2024 THROUGH JUNE 2/30 2027 THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT INCLUDE BASE WAGE INCREASES OF 2% TO BE GIVEN IN JULY OF 2026 AND 2027 AND FLAT AMOUNTS OF $250 $900 AND $800 P ADDED TO ANNUAL SALARIES IN JANUARY 2025, 2026 AND 2027 AFTER ANY PERCENTAGE INCREASES.  THANK YOU MR. CLERK.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RAUL CASTRO.  YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE BEEN JOINED TODAY BY DARLENE LAMBERT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER BOSTON LABOR COUNCIL AND ALSO COLLEEN GLYNN, THE BUSINESS MANAGER FOR LOCAL 11 INTERNATIONAL VP I TO . THESE ARE SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNTS. WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE BENEFITS AND INCREASE WAGES TO SPECIAL EVENT WORKERS. AND I'M AN ELECTRICIAN SO I'M BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS CONTRACT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE ONE BY ONE CANTOR AROUND THE CHAIR WAYS AND MEANS EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1271. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I.  MR QUICK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE AND DOCKET NUMBER 1271 COUNCILOR BRIEF HERE COUNCIL YES COUNCIL BREADON YES COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS THE POWER COUNCIL . COLLETTE AS A PARTY YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDA SENSE AND YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR WHO'S IN? YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY.  COUNCILOR MURPHY YES COUNCILOR THE PIN COUNTS WEAPON YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR OH YES. LUCKY NUMBER 1271 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 ONE HAS PASSED. I SEE. CAPTURE FLYNN YOU EVER LIGHT ON? WOULD YOU LIKE TO?  YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION,  IF I MAY, TO TO THE CHAIR WAYS AND MEANS YES TO THE CHAIR. YOU MAY ASK A QUESTION. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  THE INCREASE WAS 2%. WAS THAT WAS THAT ACCURATE?  YES. COULD I ASK WHY IT WAS ENTIRE OR WHAT THE REASON WAS FOR A 2% KNOWING THAT THE COST OF LIVING IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THAT?  I'M GOING TO VOTE I'M VOTING FOR EITHER WAY BUT I'M JUST ASKING WHY 2% THROUGH THE CHAIR IF YOU'D LIKE TO ANSWER. COUNCILOR ALL YOU MAY CAUSE ALRIGHT YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES THAT IS THE AGREEMENT THAT THE UNION AND THE CITY AGREED WITH. I WASN'T AT THE AS YOU ARE AWARE. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR DOES IT HAVE NEGOTIATING TABLE BUT THAT'S THE AGREEMENT THAT THE UNION IN THE CITY HAS COME UP WITH THE 2%. THANK YOU MR. CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE? COUNCILOR ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD YOU HAVE THE FLOOR RIGHT? I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT PART OF THE UNION BACK AND FORTH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHY IT WAS SETTLED ON 2% WAS THAT THE WAS THAT THE MOST THE CITY COULD DO WAS 2%? WERE THEY ADVOCATING FOR MORE WHAT WAS THE REASON WHY THEY SETTLED ON TWO PERCENTAGES BASIC INFORMATION I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND CASWELL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR I'VE HAD I'LL ADD THIS IS THAT ALSO THERE ARE FLAT AMOUNTS TO BE GIVEN ANNUALLY OF A 500 $250, $900 AND $800 TO BE ADDED TO SALARIES ON TOP OF THE PAGE WAGE INCREASE OF 2%. SO ON TOP OF THE 2% THERE ARE FLAT AMOUNT INCREASES INSIDE OF THE CONTRACT AS WELL. THANK YOU COUNCILOR . AND I WANT TO THANK THE UNION AND I WANT TO THANK DARLENE AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR COMING TOGETHER THIS AGREEMENT I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS MORE PROGRESS THAT WE CAN MAKE. WE CAN ALWAYS AND WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE TRYING TO PAY OUR EMPLOYEES AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND THE CITY THAT IS AN EXPENSIVE BOSTON. BUT WE DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE TABLE AND FOR AGREEING AND FOR WORKING SO HARD ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 TO ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 TO COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER? YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDES ANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDES SANDERSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCIL OFFICE 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 YES. COUNCILOR FOR PIN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA.  COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER. YES.  AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. YEAH. COUNCILOR WU YES. A 1272 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.  THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED. MR WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1273 ROLL CALL VOTE AND I CAN HAVE A 1 TO 7 THREE COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER ,YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDES ANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANTOS AND 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 PIPPIN COUNCILOR 15 YES.  COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR EVER YES. COUNCILOR WORKER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YEAH. COUNCILOR WU YES TALKING OVER 1273 HAS RECEIVED THE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 THREE HAS PASSED. MR QUICK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL? VOTE FOR DOCKET NUMBER 1274 ROLL CALL VOTE AND NUMBER 127 FOR COUNCILOR BREEN. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON?  YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER? YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER, YES.  COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDES SANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL FLYNN YES.  COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR ALLUSION YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.  CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN YES. COUNCILOR 15 YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. TALKING NUMBER 1 TO 7 FORD HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 FOUR HAS PASSED. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1275 DOG NUMBER 1275 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND AN EIGHT GRANT FROM THE BOSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,382,932.66 COSTS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS TO FINANCIAL CENTER THE VICTOR SIMPSON PARCEL 1501 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE 1397 DASH 1305 BLUE HILL AVENUE THE DMC NEW INPATIENT BUILDING 1350 BOYLSTON STREET 76 STONEY ROAD SEAPORT SQUARE NORTHERN AVENUE BRIDGE 745 ATLANTIC AVENUE 370 DASH 380 HARRISON HAVE PASSED TO THE UNIVERSITY CENTER DENTAL SCHOOL BOSTON LANDING 780 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD TO 89 WALK HILL STREET BOSTON YARD BUILDING A 61 DASH 83 BRAINTREE STREET AND BELVEDERE STREET STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT THANK YOU DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 FIVE WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION . MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1276 DUCK NUMBER 1276 MESSAGE YOU KNOW LETTERING IS AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $2,232,152 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 25 TOTAL THREE DAYS SEE NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE AGED CRIME COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND NUTRITION SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.  THANK YOU DOCTOR. NUMBER 1276 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 SEVEN SO I CAN HAVE A127 SERVE A MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $1,800,000 AND A FORMER GRANT FOR THE RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF RECONNECTING THE CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS BISECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 90. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 7 SEVEN WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION.  MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1278127821281 DOCKET NUMBER 1278 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,736,520 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FROM THE STATE FISCAL YEAR 25 COUNCIL ON AGING FORMULA L ALLOCATION AWARDED BY THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG 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 THE 2020 CENSUS DATA FOR UMASS BOSTON DONAHUE INSTITUTE DOCTOR NUMBER 1279 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $1,038,243 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 TITLE THREE DISH SUPPORT OF SERVICES AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND HOME BASED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TALKING NUMBER 1280 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $530,999 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 25 TOTAL. THREE SHE FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND CAREGIVERS SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND DOCTOR NUMBER 1281 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $461,143 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 25 TITLE THREE DASH ADMINISTRATION GRANT AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.  PASS THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE ASIAN COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND COSTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE THREE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 127821281 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN AND STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MR CLAIRE WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1279?  MR. CLERK WAS THAT INCLUDED IN WHAT YOU. YES. OKAY. MR COOPER WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 8 TO DUNCAN AMBER 1 TO 8 TO MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF 456,000 OR $56,500 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 MVP ACTION GRANT AWARDED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE PERMITS SUBMITTALS OF THE PROJECT IN FISCAL YEAR 26 WITH THE GOAL OF COMPLETING THE NEPA PERMITTING PROCESS AND SUBMITTING PERMITS TO OTHER APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PERMITTING AGENCIES. THANK YOU.  DOCKET NUMBER 1282 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, RESILIENCY AND PARKS. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 128321284 DOG NUMBER 123 MESSAGE ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $177,271 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 25 TITLE THREE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EASTERN COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND CONSUMER PROTECTION TO IMPROVE LONG TERM SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND DUNCAN NUMBER 1284 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $84,058 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 25 TITLE THREE D DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED THROUGH THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND SERVICES THAT ASSIST OLDER ADULTS IN BOSTON'S OR PREVENT ILLNESS AND MANAGE CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. DOCKETS NUMBER 1283 AND 1284 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.  MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1285 DUCK NUMBER ONE TO WAIT FOR A MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $20,020 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE EL CENTRO FELLOWSHIP GRANT AWARDED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY.  THE GRANT WILL FUND THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR EL CENTRO A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM GRADUATES. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1285 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1286 DUCKY NUMBER 1286 MR GENARO AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $11,200 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23 SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL YOUTH INITIATIVE AWARDED BY THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND TO SUPPORT ENROLLMENT IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INTENSIVE TRAINING AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING FOR THE S.S. Y BOSTON CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM. THANK YOU DOCTOR. NUMBER 1286 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT THE DOCKET NUMBER 1287 DUCK IN AMBER 1287 MESSAGES ON IT FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO DECLARE A SURPLUS CITY OWNED EASEMENT CURRENTLY UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND TRANSFER THE CARE CUSTODY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF SAID PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMISSION.  THE LAND EASEMENT IS LOCATED AT FOUR 8744 847 849 AND 851 ALBANY STREET IN ROXBURY.  WARD EIGHT PARCELS 0802014000080201600080201700 AND 080218000. THIS WILL TRANSFER INTEREST BACK TO THE BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH RESOLVING AN ONGOING LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF BOSTON.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1287 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ NUMBER 128821293. DOCKING THEM A120 ACTUALLY MR QUICK COULD YOU PLEASE RE DOCKET.  JUST RE DOCKET NUMBER 1288 DOCK NUMBER 1288 COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING REGARDING THE SHORT TERM RENTALS 2024 REPORT TO THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL . THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1288 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 1 TO 8 921293 DUCK NUMBER 1289 ALSO RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE OF HER ABSENCE FROM THE CITY ON SUNDAY AUGUST 18, 2024 RETURNING THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2024. NUMBER 1290 AND NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF HER ABSENCE FROM THE CITY ON SUNDAY AUGUST 18 TO 2024 AT 6:52 P.M. RETURNING ON FRIDAY AUGUST 23RD, 2024 1:10 P.M. PARKING NUMBER 1291. NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF HER ABSENCE FROM THE CITY ON MONDAY AUGUST 26, 2024 AT 9 A.M. RETURNING ON SATURDAY AUGUST 31ST 2024 AT 9 A.M. DUCK NUMBER 1 TO 9 TO NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTOPHER J. CONNELLY AS A MEMBER OF THE SURVEY ALLIANCE OVERSIGHT ADVISORY BOARD EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND DOCKET NUMBER 1293 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCILOR AND MEJIA REGARDING DOCKET NUMBER 1213. THANK YOU. THESE DOCKETS WILL BE PLACED ON FILE THE CHAIR AND AS IS CUSTOMARY HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.  THIS JOURNEY REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET HAS BEEN BOTH EYE OPENING AND INFORMATIVE. WORKING CLOSELY ALONGSIDE COUNCILOR ANDERSON AND COUNCILOR WEBER AND OUR TEAMS WE'VE REALLY INTO THE DETAILS OF CBC EIGHT DASH TEN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ITS ORIGINS AND LEGITIMACY.  AFTER WE SCHEDULED THE HEARING WE RECEIVED A DOCUMENT FROM IDR THAT INCLUDED A VIDEO FROM THERE FROM THEN MAYOR FLYNN BACK IN 1990 IN WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH EXISTING LAWS.  AND WHILE WE RECOGNIZE THAT PORTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE ARE COMPLIANT WITH CURRENT LAW, WE WILL STILL CONTINUE TO RESEARCH HOW THIS ORDINANCE MADE ITS WAY INTO THE CITY CODE AND TO DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION MOVING FORWARD WHICH MAY BE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE,  HOSTING WORKING SESSIONS OR PROPOSING A NEW ORDINANCE ALTOGETHER.  OUR ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH THE ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INVALUABLE AND THEIR SUPPORT DESERVES RECOGNITION. TOGETHER BEEN UNCOVERING AS MANY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS ORDINANCE AS POSSIBLE. OUR GOAL IS TO CONDUCT FURTHER RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY THE MOST EFFECTIVE NEXT STEPS IN SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. WE AIM TO ENSURE THAT ANY PROPOSED LEGISLATION EMPHASIZES CLEAR COMMUNICATION, PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND IS FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW WHILE ALSO DELIVERING TIMELY RELIEF TO OUR BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION PARTICULARLY ONGOING ROADWORK TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THEY FACE.  SO WHILE THIS IS STILL WE HAD TO WITHDRAW THE HEARING, WE'RE STILL VERY MUCH COMMITTED TO FIGURING OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 0110011101120154063606400641 AND 1179. OKAY EASY PEASY DUNCAN EMBER 0110 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TWO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2023 DOCKET NUMBER 0110 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF NANCY NANCY RUSSELL AS A MEMBER OF THE SAINT BUT OF ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER TEN, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER AUTHOR PASS LIKE CAN NUMBER 0111. THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTS ATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2023 TALKING NUMBERS 0111 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF JIM MCCUTCHEN AS A MEMBER OF THE SAINT PAUL ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER TEN, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER ARE TO PASS DOCUMENT WITH 011 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2020 TO DUNCAN NUMBER 0112 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION THE APPOINTMENT OF DOUGLAS MILLER AS A MEMBER OF THE SAME PART OF ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING IN NOVEMBER 10TH 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER TO PASS CAN HAVE A0154 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON JANUARY 24, 2024. DUNCAN NUMBER 0154 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF JEFFREY PAYNE AS A MEMBER OF THE FOURTH POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING ON JANUARY 20TH 2027 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMEND THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO BE PLACED ON FILE DOCKET MEMBER 0636 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 3RD, 2024 NUMBER 0636 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF PAUL WEBER AND FINAU THE SECOND AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE FOUR POINT CHANNEL LAND DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING IN MARCH 19TH 2027 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER WRITE TO PASS DOCKET NUMBERS 0640 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 3RD, 2024 DOCKET NUMBER 0640 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT OF ANGELO WARD HIATT AS A MEMBER OF THE HIGHLAND PARK ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR A EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2025 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER TO PASS DR. NUMBER 0641 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL THREE, 2024.  NUMBER 0641 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF SOMALIA ATTORNEY AS A MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 1ST, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER TO PASS IN A NEW DRAFT DOCUMENT WITH 0698 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL 10TH 2024 DOCKET NUMBER 0698 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN REEDY AS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHEND LANDMARK COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30TH, 2025 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS DOCKET NUMBER 086 FOR THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON MAY 2ND, 2024.  DOCKET NUMBER 0864 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF RICARDO AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR TERM EXPIRING MAY 1ST, 2027 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER BE PLACED ON FIRE. I CAN HAVE A0865 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON MAY 2ND 2020 FOR DOCUMENT 0865 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KERRI WALSH LOWE AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER BE PLACED ON 50867 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED MAY 22ND, 2024 DOCKET NUMBER 0867. MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SHERI DORN AS A MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 1ST, 2026 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS AND DOCK NUMBER 1179 THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO WHICH WAS REFERRED AUGUST SEVEN, 2020 FOR DOCKET NUMBER 1179 NO MESSAGE IN ORDER THE CONFIRMATION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF JANEY MCNEIL AS A MEMBER OF THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY FIRST, 2025 SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THE ORDER. ARTHUR PIERCE. THANK YOU MR CLERK AND THANK YOU FOR THAT READING.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON AUGUST 12TH THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHICH I CHAIR HELD A HEARING TO REVIEW THE SELECTED APPOINTMENTS AND RE APPOINTMENTS FOR VARIOUS BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATES AND I'M SORRY FOR BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK AND CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONS AS WELL AS ZBA AND ZONING COMMISSION.  I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES COUNCILOR CLETA ZAPATA,  COUNCILOR FLYNN AND COUNCILOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT REECE LOUIJEUNE FOR ATTENDING THE HEARING TO HELP ASSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFER MENTIONED APPOINTEES. I APPRECIATE THE APPOINTEES WHO TOOK THEIR TIME TO APPEAR BEFORE OUR COMMITTEE OR HAVE SENT IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT. TO THAT END MY RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING DOCKETS AS CHAIR OF THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR DOCKETS 0110011101120636064006980867 AND 1179 TO PASS DOCKET OH 641 ALL TO PASS IN THE NEW DRAFT THERE IS A MISSPELLING IN THE PERSON'S NAME AND THEN DOCKET OH 15408640865 OUGHT TO BE PLACED ON FILE.  THESE ARE THESE FOLKS THAT WERE PUT FORWARD FOR APPOINTMENT ARE KNOW ARE NO ABLE TO SERVE SO THEY SO THOSE OUGHT TO BE PLACED ON FILE.  DOCKET 0107 AND 0866 WILL BE KEPT IN COMMITTEE FOR A FUTURE HEARING DATE THEY DID NOT APPEAR. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS THE CHAIR OF PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THAT THE APPOINTEES THAT WE MOVE FORWARD ARE THOSE THAT APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. SO FOR THOSE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO APPEAR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FOUR APPOINTEES THAT ARE NOT APPROVED IN THE TIME THAT THEY NEED TO BE APPROVED THERE IS A PRACTICE OF THEM STAYING ON THE ZBA SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE QUORUM SO AT LEAST FOR ONE OF THESE DOCKETS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL THEY ARE RE-APPROVED AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IS GENERALLY GENERALLY HAPPENS AT ZBA. SO AGAIN I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR PARTICIPATING. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PLAYS AND I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOLLOWING MY RECOMMENDATIONS AND I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR SHOWING UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH.  Q CONSIDER CAN CAN YOU REPEAT WHICH ONES THAT YOU WANT TO REMAIN COMMITTEE.  YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. SO A DOCKET 0641 OUGHT TO PASS IT A NEW DRAFT? YES.  DOCKET 015408640865 OUGHT TO BE PLACED ON FILE AND DOCKET OH 107 AND 0866 NEED TO BE KEPT IN COMMITTEE 0107 AND 0866. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR CLARA ZAPATA. ZEPEDA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR FOR HER DILIGENCE IN ALLOWING ADDITIONAL DOCKETS TO STAY IN COMMITTEE WHILE WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DO DUE DILIGENCE AND ASK IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SITTING IN FRONT OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS GIVEN THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF POWER IN DEFINING WHAT THE PUBLIC REALM LOOKS LIKE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AS IT SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THE NEW APPOINTMENT BUT PRESENT ON THE REAPPOINTMENT DOCKET WHICH IS 0867 DURING THE HEARING AND REVIEWING APPLICANTS I OUTLINED A SHARED FRUSTRATION WITH THE EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY ABOUT THE LACK OF ADHERENCE TO NEWLY FORMED ZONING UNDER PLAN EAST BOSTON DATA OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS SHOWS THAT EAST HAS HAD THE MOST GRANTED FOR PROJECTS UNDER THE ARTICLE 80 THRESHOLD ALMOST 1000 CASES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO BE TO BE BUILT OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF CONFORMITY ESSENTIALLY RENDERING ARIZONA INSIGNIFICANT AND CREATING A NEW AD, A NEW ZONING CODE ON AN AD HOC BASIS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD WIDE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS AND SUBSEQUENT ZONING APPROVED BY THE ZONING COMMISSION IN EARLY SPRING SOUGHT TO RECTIFY THIS AND PROVIDE STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY TO BOTH RESIDENTS AND BUILDERS ALIKE. THE GOAL TO ALLOW FOR RESPONSIBLE BUT INFORMED GROWTH WHILE SETTING A CEILING FOR FUTURE PROPOSALS. THIS PROJECT PROCESS COMMENCED IN 2019 AND IT TOOK FIVE YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS OF DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY TO HELP DEFINE WHAT RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL OPEN SPACE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ON A WATERFRONT WILL LOOK LIKE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN MY COMMENT LETTER AND REMARKS IN FRONT OF THE BPA BOARD, I URGE CHIEF JEMISON TO SEND PUBLIC LETTER INSTRUCTING ESD AND THE NEW ZBA MEMBERS TO PROVIDE BRIEFINGS, TRAININGS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO THE BOARD TO ADHERE TO THE NEW RULES THAT WE WROTE TOGETHER. THERE WAS A DIRECT ASK IN THIS CHAMBER DURING THE BUDGET HEARING TO THE CITY COMMISSIONER OF ESD WHO OVERSEES ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL FUNCTIONS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO ZBA MEMBERS ON THE NEW ZONING SO THEY COULD FULLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR DECISIONS. THIS IS WHY UPON LEARNING THAT THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS WAS ESSENTIALLY GRANTING EXCEPTIONS EXCEPTIONS TO THESE NEW MODERNIZED AND REFORMED ZONING WE WROTE TOGETHER YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY BOTH THE NEIGHBORING HOT NEIGHBORHOOD AND I AND IT IS MY LANGUAGE FOR THIS WE'RE JUST SIMPLY I WAS I ALSO LEARNED IN THIS HEARING THAT THOSE IN-DEPTH TRAININGS OR DISCUSSIONS WERE NOT PROVIDED TO SITTING BOARD MEMBERS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN SWIFT ACTION TO RECTIFY THIS OVERSIGHT FOLLOWING MY ADVOCACY WHICH I AM GRATEFUL FOR. AS RECENTLY AS TUESDAY THERE WERE THERE WAS GREATER ADHERENCE TO PLAN EAST BOSTON AT THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS WHICH GIVES ME CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM. AND SO THAT'S WHY INSTEAD OF VOTING NO ON VOTING PRESENT ON THE EXISTING MEMBER BECAUSE OF THAT DEMONSTRATED SHIFT IN GOVERNANCE AND AGAIN I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE FOR ME DURING THAT HEARING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE ZBA AND I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW RULES THAT WE WROTE TOGETHER ARE BEING ADHERED TO AND THERE'S COMPLIANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CASUAL CLOSE I DON'T THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS AND FOR BRINGING UP THOSE MATTERS THAT REALLY WORRY THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILOR COLETTA DURING THE MEETING FOR ASKING IMPORTANT QUESTIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE ASKED AND HER PROFESSIONALISM AND IN DOING SO I ALSO WANT TO ASK THE CHAIR WHETHER SHE MENTIONED THE REAPPOINTMENT OR APPOINTMENTS OF SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT GOING FORWARD. DO WE HAVE A REASON WHY THOSE ARE NOT GOING FORWARD AND WERE THEY PART OF THE DISCUSSION WE HAD JUST RECENTLY IF THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT GOING FORWARD.  THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR. IF YOU'D LIKE TO ANSWER IT, CONSIDER CAN YOU MAKE IT?  THANK YOU.  SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE OF THESE DOCKETS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. I DID OUTLINE THEM IN THE HEARING BUT 015408640865 ARE THE ONES THAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD AND I CAN READ OUT THOSE DOCKETS IF THAT'S HELPFUL . SO THAT'S CORY WALSH LOGUE WHO'S AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL. THAT'S 8650864 IS I'LL CALL AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEAL AND 0154 IS GEOFFREY HEIN WHICH I'VE TALKED ABOUT IN A PREVIOUS HEARING. HE WAS PUT FORWARD AS A MEMBER OF THE FOUR POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION AND HE'S NOT NO LONGER ABLE TO SERVE. I THINK THEY HAVE VARIOUS REASONS WHY THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO SERVE BUT BUT BUT NEVERTHELESS ALL OF THOSE THREE WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DURKIN.  ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, THANK YOU. BASED ON THE CHAIR'S COMMENT, CAN DOCKETS NUMBER 01540864 AND 0865 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE SO AT LEAST THOSE THREE DOCKETS WILL BE PLACED ON FILE AND THERE ARE TWO DOCKETS THAT WILL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE.  THOSE DOCKETS ARE DOCKETS NUMBER 0107 AND 0866. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE THAT CORRECT.  OKAY. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE INDIVIDUAL VOTES ON WHICH SHE SEEKS PASSAGE.  SO THE CHAIR THE CHAIR, THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION SHE SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0110 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALSO SAY THANK YOU.  THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 0110 HAS PASSED THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0111 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I WAS OPPOSING A I THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET IS PASSED AND THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DOUBT THE VOTE PLEASE DO SO AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0112 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSING. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 0112 HAS PASSED. THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0636. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THE POLLS SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 0636 HAS PASSED. THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORTATION TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0640 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE ANY THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 0640 HAS PASSED THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED . THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORTATION SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0641 IN A NEW DRAFT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THOSE OPPOSING.  THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 0641 HAS PASSED AND A NEW DRAFT APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TWO CONCEPTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0698.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I OTHERS OPPOSING ANY BAKER THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 0698 HAS PASSED THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION TO SENTENCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0867 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON 0867 ROLL CALL VOTE AND I CAN AND WILL ALL.  0867 COUNCILOR BREADON HEFFERNAN COUNCIL CO-LEADERS COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR CULLEN AS OPPOSED TO PRESENT COUNCIL CO-LEADERS OF THE PRESENT COUNCIL DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCIL FRIENDLY OF THE SANDERSON COUNCIL FINANCE SANDERSON YES. COUNCIL FITZGERALD YES. COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE CONCILOR MEJIA HERE PRESENT COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN COUNCIL 15 YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCIL'S INTENT OF YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCIL WORKER YES.  IN COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. NUMBERS 0867 HAS RECEIVED 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND TWO PRESENT VOTES THANK YOU.  THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SIX ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1179 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I'LL OPPOSE ANY THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 1179 PASSED THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED . WE HAVE COMPLETED THOSE DOCKETS . MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER ZERO. DOCKET NUMBER 0682 DUNCANNON 068 TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESILIENT SEA AND PARKS TO WHICH WAS REFERRED ON APRIL TEN, 2024.  TALKING NUMBERS 0682 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE GRANT FROM EVERSOURCE VALUED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10 MILLION GRANT INCLUDES THE VALUE OF REBATES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENT EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY SAVINGS TO VARIOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SUBMITS A REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ORDER OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESILIENCY AND PARKS COUNCIL CREDIT THE MATTER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  THE COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH TO DISCUSS THE DOCKET 0682 PAULSON JONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEPARTMENT,  TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION. MR JONES INTRODUCED THE GRANT AND SHARED THE ADMINISTRATION'S EXCITEMENT TO APPLY SUCH GRANTS TO THE CITY'S CAPITAL PROJECT AND ADVANCE ITS GREEN INITIATIVES. MR JONES EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY APPLIES FOR GRANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THIS GRANT, LIKE OTHERS ARE MEANT TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES SPECIFICALLY DEPARTMENTAL ASSETS. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE TIMING OF WHEN THE GRANT IS APPROVED AND APPROPRIATED WILL DETERMINE WHICH PROJECTS IT WILL FUND. BASED ON HOW THAT TIMING MATCHES WITH ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE, HE EXPLAINED THAT THE GRANT WILL FUND ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AIR HANDLING UNITS, HEAT PUMPS, ENERGY RECOVERY UNITS AND GEOTHERMAL EQUIPMENT FOR CITY BUILDINGS. WE HAD A REALLY ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOPICS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXAMPLES OF ENERGY EFFICIENT IMPROVEMENTS IN OTHER CITY CITY FACILITIES AND COORDINATION WITH BOSTON WATER AND SEWER ON CAPITAL PROJECTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRANT AND WE'RE TOLD THAT THIS WILL HELP SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT AND ITS FOCUS ON MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND REDUCING GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GASES TO BRING US FURTHER TO CARBON NEUTRALITY IN OUR GOALS FOR FOR 2050. THE ENERGY SAVING OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDING RENEW BOSTON TRUST PROGRAM, A PROJECT THAT IDENTIFIES AND IMPLEMENTS ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES IN CITY BUILDINGS MEANING LIGHTING AND LIGHTING CONTROLS, INSTALLING UPDATING BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM UPGRADES AND THE LIKE. AND I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT DURING THE HEARING I HAD MENTIONED THAT I WANT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO COME JOIN US AT EAST FARM AND WITNESS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH GEOTHERMAL ENERGY. IT'S ACTUALLY CARBON NEUTRAL BECAUSE IT SEQUESTERS CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND IT'S JUST A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE GOOD THAT CAN HAPPEN FROM FUNDS LIKE THIS. SO GIVEN THAT AS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE I RECOMMEND MOVING THIS LISTED DOCKET TO THE FULL COUNCIL AND MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IT OUGHT TO PASS FEATURE.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR ZAPATA, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESILIENCY AND PARKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0682 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I WILL OPPOSE ANY TAKING THE COMMITTEE REPORT ON DOCKET NUMBER 0682 HAS PASSED. WE ARE NOW ON TO MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS. IF FOR ANY REASON DURING THIS TIME YOU ARE NOT IN CHAMBERS AND YOU WANT TO ADD YOUR NAME. LET'S JUST WAIT TO DO IT AT THE VERY END AND WE'LL GET EVERYONE . IT'S LESS CONFUSING FOR THE CLERK SO IF YOU WANT TO ADD YOUR NAME TO A DOCKET LET'S JUST WAIT UNTIL WE'RE DONE WITH THE SECTION OF MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS AND AT THE END I'LL ASK IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ADD THEIR NAME TO A DOCKET THAT WHEN THEY WERE NOT IN CHAMBERS WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE TAKING A DOCKET OUT OF ORDER.  WE ARE TAKING OUT OF ORDER DOCKET NUMBER 1304. SO MR QUICK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1304 LUCKY NUMBER 1304 COUNCILOR IF YOU NEED TO SENSE AND OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW MEDIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THANK YOU MR CLERK COUNCILOR FERNANDO ANDERSON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IN IN THE CULTURE OR PRACTICE IN MY PERSONAL PRACTICE I'D LIKE TO INVOKE WHAT WE SAY.  I WOULD BE LIKE HIM AND HIS REGIME THIS LETTER FROM HIM AND I SAID I'M WELCOME WITH LOW REGARD TO ALL THE MY MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY AND I LIKE TO THINK. AMANPOUR AND OF COURSE HIS LOVELY WIFE SISTER SOPHIA, WHO'S SOMEWHERE YEAH, SO AM I. I THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY FROM MUST THE MOSQUE FOR THE PRAISING OF ALLAH MUSHIR HAMDULLAH ON SHAWMUT AVE IS HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO AT LEAST ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN PRESENT PRESENTING THE DOCKET WE DON'T ALWAYS GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT SOME OF THE EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT HERE ON THE COUNCIL FLOOR TO SPEAK ON A PROJECT IN OUR DISTRICT DISTRICT SEVEN WHICH DESERVES SPECIAL ATTENTION FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THE MOSQUE FOR PRAISING THE LAW FOUNDED BY THE SOCIETY OF ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD OPERATES OUT OF THE TINY SPACE ON CHALMETTE AVENUE IN ROXBURY. THERE THEY PROVIDE IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES INCLUDING A FOOD PANTRY.  DESPITE DOING THEIR BEST TO OVERCOME THE SPATIAL LIMITATION OF THEIR FACILITY, IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY NEED THE SPACE TO GROW AND PROVIDE SERVICES IN A SPACE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, THE SOCIETY OF ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD SUBMITTED PLANS TO THE EPA TO DEVELOP THE SITE THIS PLANT CALLED NEW MEDINA WILL BUILD NEW HOUSING UNITS,  CREATE NEW COMMUNITY SPACE AND EXPAND THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES WITH AN EYE TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE AS WELL FOR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THIS IS WHERE THE STORY TAKES A FAMILIAR TURN. DESPITE POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ELECTED NOT TO ALLOW THE PROJECT APPLICATION TO PROCEED TO THE BOARD CITING THAT THEY NEED TO BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL TO GIVE SUPPORT FOR THE TO REMOVE THE TWO TREES IN ORDER TO TWO TREES IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE BUILDING'S MASSING.  HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER CITY PROVED ARBORIST HIRED BY THE PROJECT TEAM TO ANALYZE THE HEALTH OF THE TREES, THE STREET TREES DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE IN ROUGH SHAPE AND MAY EVEN BE WITHIN A DECADE. THE PROJECT IS STILL LOCKED IN A STALEMATE WHEN YOU WALK IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY THE TREE HAS SORT OF UPROOTED THE SIDEWALK. THE CITY THEN WENT OUT AND FIXED IT BUT IT'S STILL SORT OF AN INCLINE SORT OF A LITTLE STEEP HILL ON THE SIDEWALK. SO AND THERE'S ONLY 31 INCHES FROM THE TREE TO THE PROPERTY ITSELF NOT ALLOWING IT TO BE ADA COMPLIANT. SO WHEELCHAIRS AND DOUBLE STROLLERS CANNOT QUITE THROUGH. I'VE PERSONALLY THIS IS A MOSQUE THAT I ATTEND. I PERSONALLY HAVE FALLEN AND MANY MANY MANY OF MY SISTERS WITH CHILDREN ELDER HAVE FALLEN EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ELDER I'M SURE THE IMAM HAS TRIPPED SOME TIMES SO IT'S JUST NOT COMPLIANT AND IT'S ENCROACHING ON THE PROPERTY.  THESE ARE TWO TREES IN WHICH WILL BE REPLACED BY 12 TREES ONCE THIS NEW PROPERTY WITH HOUSING AND A CAFE BEAUTIFUL CAFE AND BOOKSTORE WILL BE BUILT ON THE COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FLOOR ON A FLOOR LEVEL. SO I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT THIS NEW MEDINA PROJECT REPRESENTS AN EXCITING AND IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY HOLISTICALLY.  WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS AND WE ARE ALSO IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. WE SO WHEN OUR OFFICE TALKS ABOUT FIGHTING HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL AND CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT THIS IS THE KIND OF PROJECT THAT WE HAD IN MIND . IN THAT SPIRIT I HOPE THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS PROPOSAL IN THE HOPES THAT WE CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD AND ALLOW THIS PROJECT TO COME TO FRUITION AND MOVE FORWARD THAT WE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THIS RESOLUTION AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THANK YOU COUNCILOR FERNANDA ELLISON FOR YOUR FOR YOUR WORK AND ADVOCACY . IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BREADON NICOLETTA ZAPATA DURKAN FITZGERALD FLYNN MAHI MURPHY PIPPIN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR COUNCILOR FERNAND ANDERSON SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1304 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ALL THOSE OPPOSED NAY THEY ALL. MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE AND DUCK NUMBER 1304 COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON YES THAT'S CORRECT, YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. NO. SO FLYNN YES.  COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.  CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES.  COUNCIL 15 COUNCILOR 15 YES COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCIL WEBER YES. NOT SO HAPPY.  YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL COUNCILOR WORRELL YES TALKING NUMBER 1304 HAS RECEIVED THE UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. WE NERVOUS THERE FOR A SECOND. IT HAS BEEN INITIATED. DOCKET NUMBER 1304 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. THANK YOU.  MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 12942129681. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR . YEP YEP THANK YOU WE WE WE WE ACCEPT WE ACCEPT THAT. THANK YOU. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 9 4212 IN ESSEX TALKING ABOUT THANK YOU DOCTOR NUMBER 1294 OF COUNCIL WORLD FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR THANK YOU DOCTOR.  YEAH LET'S LET'S GIVE IT A MINUTE WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR COMING IN FRESH FOR SHOWING UP HERE MR COOK I THINK I THINK IT'S OKAY DOG NUMBER 129 FOR COUNCILOR WORRELL ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW WROTE AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS. BUT CAN YOU GET ALL DOCTOR NUMBER 1295 COUNCIL ? WE'RE ALL OFF OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW IN THE ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM MAJOR CLINICAL CARE FOR POLICE OFFICERS FOR ADAM ONE AND DUCK NUMBER 1296 COUNCIL FOR OUR LAW FOR THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW AND DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS. BUT JEAN ROSSINI THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR AROUND BECAUSE WHERE ARE YOU ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE THESE ARE THREE DRIVERS THREE AGE WAIVERS, TWO BPD ALL THREE WILL BRING VALUABLE INSIGHT AS THEY BUILD BPD RANKS. AS WE ALL KNOW BPD IS UNDERSTAFFED AND INSIDE OF THE PETITION YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AIM FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. SO I'M ASKING AND REQUESTING MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO SUSPEND AND PASS THESE AGE WAIVERS SO THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS CAN MAKE IT TO THE NEXT ACADEMY. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. COUNT TOMORROW WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL ON EACH ONE.  MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET?  WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER AND WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAMES IF FOR ANY REASON ARE YOU ADDING YOUR NAME TO ALL THREE DOCKETS? I ASSUME EVERYONE IS MR. CLERK. IS THAT A SUFFICIENT WILL ADD EVERYONE TONIGHT WILL ADD COME CELEBRATE INCOME DECLARED IS ABOUT TO COMES ARE DURKIN FITZGERALD FLYNN HERE MURPHY PREPARED SANTANA WEBER PLEASE AT THE CHAIR TO ALL THREE DOCKETS AND WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON EACH ONE SO MR. CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1294 DOCKET NUMBER 129 FOR COUNCILOR BRIEF COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS THE FINAL COUNCILOR . COLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR DURKIN COUNCILOR DURKIN YES.  COUNCILOR FOR AN END TO SENATOR COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR ME HERE.  I'M HERE YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR FOR PENDING COUNCILOR 15 YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. INCOME COUNCILOR A WEBER YES. COUNCILOR YES.  COUNCILOR WORLD COUNCILOR WELL YES.  OKAY. NUMBER 1294 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU. WILL YOU PLEASE DOCKET NUMBER 1294 HAS PASSED. WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1295 DUCK ROLL CALL ON DOCKET NUMBER 1295 COUNCILOR BRIEF THAT'S ON BRAYDEN YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS THE PUBLIC COUNCILOR . COLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR DURKIN COUNCILOR DURKIN YES.  COUNCILOR FOR THE AS COUNCILOR FITZGERALD ASKED FOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR OFFLINE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES.  COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR ME HERE. COUNCILOR ME HERE. YES. COUNSELOR MURPHY COUNSELOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR HAVE BEEN COUNCIL DEFENSE COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR HAS ATTENDED YES. COUNCILOR WEBER HAS. COUNCILOR WEBER YES.  COUNCILOR WORLD YES. COUNCILOR WORLD YES. DUCK NUMBER ONE TO MR. CLERK BEFORE CAMERON AND JENNISON WOULD LIKE TO VOTE COUNCILOR FERNANDES ANSWER YES. YES.  COUNCILOR OPINION SINCE THEN YES. DUCK NUMBER 1295 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU, MS. DOCKET NUMBER 1295 HAS PASSED MR QUICK WHERE YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1296 ROLL CALL VOTE AND DUCK NUMBER 1296 COUNCILOR FOR A COUNSELOR FOR AID AND YES COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A COUNSELOR. COLLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNSELOR DURKIN COUNSELOR DURKIN YES. COUNSELOR FOR ANY OF THE OF COUNCILOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND YES COUNSELOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNSELOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. NOT SO HE WAS IN YES. COUNCILOR ME HERE. COUNSELOR MEJIA YES. COUNSELOR MURPHY COUNSELOR MURPHY YES. COUNSELOR PREPARE YEAH. COUNCILOR OPEN. YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNSELOR SANTANA YES. COUNSELOR WEBER COUNSELOR WEBER YES.  COUNSELOR WORLD YES. COUNSELOR WELL YES. TALKING NUMBER 1 TO 9 SIX HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU, MR CLERK. DOCKET NUMBER 1296 HAS PASSED COVENANT ANDERSON WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON DOCKET NUMBER 1294. YES. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE THREE DOCKETS? THANK YOU. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1297 DUNCAN NUMBER 1297 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POWER CHARGED AREAS OF MATTAPAN. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THIS IS AN AGE WAIVER FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.  WE'RE HERE IN OUR VETERAN SERVICES HIMSELF A VETERAN I WORKED IN THE NAVY, INTERNED AT THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WOULD BE AN ADDED BENEFIT AND A BOON FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO SEEKING TO GET THIS BEFORE THE STATE HOUSE FOR AN AID WAIVER FOR FOR A WORTHY CANDIDATE. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. AND SEEKING SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE THANK YOU.  IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME CLICK PLEASE ADD COUNCILOR BREADON AND COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA COUNCILOR FINISHES ANDERSON COUNCILOR FITZGERALD CASTS OF FLYNN COUNCILOR MEJIA COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR TO PAN COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR WEBER PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR COUNCILOR PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE IS SEEKING SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1297 MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE AND DUCK NUMBER 1297 COUNCILOR OBTAIN COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNSELOR CARLOS ZAPATA. COUNCILOR CLOSE THE PARTY YES.  COUNCILOR DURKIN COUNCILOR FINISHED HIS HANDS THEN COUNCILOR FOR ANANDA SANDERSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES.  COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR HERE.  COUNCILOR ME HERE YES COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR ON MURPHY YES.  COUNCILOR PIPPIN YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES.  COUNCILOR SIR TEN IS COUNCILOR WHETHER YES COUNCILOR WILL BE YES AND COUNCILOR WORLD YES. COUNCILOR WELL YES. NUMBER 1297 HAS RECEIVED 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE THANK YOU.  DOCKET NUMBER 1297 HAS PASSED.  THANK YOU. MR QUICK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1298 DOCKET NUMBER 1298 COUNCILOR OF FLYNN FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM IN THE BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENTS THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUCH FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  AND BEFORE I BEGIN, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT PROBABLY THE MOST RESIDENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING I'VE ONLY JUST FOR COUNCILOR THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM IN MANY VHA DEVELOPMENTS ARE AGING IN FREQUENT REPORTS OF BREAKDOWNS THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND RAISE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN FOR MANY RESIDENTS INCLUDING SENIORS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, TENANTS IN VHA DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THE BARCLAY APARTMENTS IN THE SOUTH END WHICH IS WHICH IS THE OLD CATHEDRAL STORAGE UNIT THEY ADDED VILLA VICTORIA NEXT TO VILLA VICTORIA ON WEST DEDHAM STREET AND SAINT B12 IN THE BACK BAY AREA IN MY DISTRICT ALSO HAVE COMPLAINED OF RECURRING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS, PROLONGED PERIODS OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. WE WERE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING FOR SAINT A-12 ELEVATORS AND THEY ARE FIXED.  TENANTS HAVE COMPLAINED OF GETTING STUCK IN ELEVATORS ELEVATORS SKIPPING FLOORS IN ELEVATOR REPAIRS TAKING A LONG TIME TO ARRIVE, ELEVATOR REPAIR PARTS SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY IMPACTED AND IF EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION AT NOT BEING ABLE TO LEAVE THEIR APARTMENTS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME RESULTING IN MISSED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP GROCERIES, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING SAFETY RELIABILITY OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM ACROSS VHA DEVELOPMENTS IN DISCUSS A FINANCIAL AND MAINTENANCE PLAN SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY AND QUALITY LIFE ISSUE WHEN ELEVATORS ARE CONSTANTLY IN DISREPAIR IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR TENANTS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE ON HIGH FLOORS AND FOR OUR SENIORS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO GET OUT OF THE BUILDING.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT VHA CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND INSPECTION ON THE STATUS OF EVERY ELEVATOR IN VHA DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING THE REPAIR HISTORY OF EACH ELEVATOR THE FREQUENCY IT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN AND HOW OFTEN FIRST RESPONDERS HAD TO VISIT. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL FREQUENTLY BE AT VHA DEVELOPMENTS AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM IS IS BROKEN AT THIS HEARING A LOT OF REALLY IS NOT BLAMING ANYONE IN PARTICULAR IT'S THE SYSTEM AND IT'S NOT FOCUSED FOR FOCUSED OUT THE VHA ADMINISTRATOR IT'S IT'S FOCUSED ON THE OVERALL SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN IN NEGLECT FOR FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. BUT I THINK OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE TO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT WORKS IN ESPECIALLY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OUR SENIORS.  COULD YOU IMAGINE ALL OF MY DISTRICT COUNCILS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THE AT-LARGE COUNCILORS TOO. BUT COULD YOU IMAGINE A MAJOR FIRE TAKING PLACE AT ONE OF OUR VHA DEVELOPMENTS AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND SENIORS OUT OR ANY TYPE OF OTHER EMERGENCY OTHER THAN FIRE.  IT'S EXPENSIVE. A LOT OF THESE ELEVATORS HOLD THE REPAIR AND THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE TAKES SOMETIMES IT TAKES MONTHS TO GET A SMALL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF THE OBSOLETE AND OLD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE USE AND NEVERTHELESS THESE RESIDENTS DESERVE TO LIVE IN DIGNITY AND IT'S UP TO US AS DISTRICT COUNCILS.  IT'S UP TO US AT LARGE COUNCILS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IS RESPECTED AND THAT WHEN THERE'S AN EMERGENCY THAT THERE'S A WAY FOR THEM TO GET OUT AND WE NEED TO WE NEED TO BE ON TOP OF THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING NEGATIVELY HAPPENS IN OUR ELEVATOR SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO GET OLD WORN OUT AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE ASKING US I WAS AT SO MANY OF THESE VHA UNITY DAYS WITH MANY OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS COUNCIL COUNCILOR MURPHY WAS WAS THERE AND COUNCILOR SANTANA I SAW THAT A BUNCH OF THEM AS WELL BUT LET'S WORK TOGETHER LET'S NOT PLACE BLAME BUT LET'S MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO FIX THIS THIS ELEVATOR SYSTEM. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL FOR AN ENGINEER SITTING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL BE BRIEF AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR FLYNN.  THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FILING THIS IN MY DISTRICT WE WE'RE DEALING WITH ISSUES LIKE THIS NOT JUST IN PUBLIC HOUSING BUT ALSO JUST SOME AFFORDABLE UNITS IN OTHER PROPERTY OWNED BY PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AS WELL.  AND IT WAS IT CAME TO A POINT WHERE FOLKS AS YOU SAID COULDN'T GET THEIR GROCERIES, COULDN'T COME DOWNSTAIRS IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY.  A LOT OF APPOINTMENTS HAPPEN. I WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU TO LOOK AT MORE FURTHER INTO THIS ISSUE AND AS WE KNOW SOMETIMES SERVICES OR LACK THEREOF IS NOT ALWAYS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LEADERSHIP. WE KNOW THAT OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE KENZIE BOK IS A STEWARD OF PUBLIC HOUSING AND DEEPLY CARES ABOUT ISSUES LIKE THIS AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THEM IN AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND GET A RESOLUTION AS SOON AS IT'S POSSIBLE I APPRECIATE THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK TO THAT COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD MARIA MURPHY DOCKET NUMBER 1 TO 9 EIGHT WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.  MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE REDACT NUMBER 1299 TALKING NUMBER 1299 COUNCIL WE'RE ALL OFF THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS SAYS PLAN PLANS TO PROTECT STUDENTS DURING HEAT AND HEAT EMERGENCIES. MR COURT WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT THAT NUMBER 1300212991 CASTRO DUNCAN NUMBER 1300 COUNCIL SETTING FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS BOSTON'S WALKING CITY AND IRVING AN URBAN HIKING ROUTE CONNECTING 27 MILES OF BOSTON PARKS GARDENS URBAN FOREST AND STREETS THROUGH 17 BOSTON NAPLES THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA COSENTINO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR , THAT I SUPPORT AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND ASKED TO SUSPEND RULE 12 AND ADD COUNCILOR WEBER AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS A PART OF THAT AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR S.A. HIS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AGAINST WEBER AS A THIRD RATE LOW SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR WEBER SO ADDED COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE BOSTON'S WALKING CITY TRAIL IS A REMARKABLE 27 MILE URBAN HIKING ROUTE THAT CONNECTS 17 OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE DEFICIT RIVER RESERVATION TO BUNKER HILL MONUMENT.  THIS TRAIL REPRESENTS MORE THAN JUST A PATH THROUGH OUR PARKS GARDENS AND URBAN WILES EMBODIES A SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION THAT MAKES BOSTON SO SPECIAL SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2022, HUNDREDS OF BOSTONIANS HAVE CONTRIBUTED COUNTLESS HOURS TO SAVE THIS TRAIL AND THEIR DEDICATION HAS RESULTED IN A TRULY UNIQUE URBAN HIKING EXPERIENCE. THE TRAIL NOT ONLY CONNECTS OUR GREENSPACES BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE POTENTIAL OF GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO CREATE MEANINGFUL RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT THE NEED FOR HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE WALKING CITY TRAIL HAS GARNERED SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND IT'S CLEAR THAT IT HAS STRUCK A CHORD WITH BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. THE MOMENTUM WE'VE SEEN SINCE ITS INITIAL PUBLIC HEARING IN MARCH 2023 WELL HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE WITH VOLUNTEER ORGANIZERS LEADING THE WAY IN CREATING AND INSTALLING TRAIL SIGNAGE AND EXPANDING THE TRAILS REACH THIS HEARING WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HOW THE CITY OF BOSTON CAN BUILD ON THIS SUCCESS AND FURTHER SUPPORT THE TRAIL'S DEVELOPMENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO EXPLORING WAYS WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND THE PUBLIC TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THIS VITAL RESOURCE FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER GIVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR FOR ADDING ME AS A AS A SPONSOR TO THIS. YOU KNOW I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MYLES HOWARD WHO'S A DISTRICT SIX RESIDENT WHO FOUNDED THE WALKING CITY TRAIL I BELIEVE IN 2022 AND CONTACTED MY MY OFFICE ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE WALKABLE CITY. ONE OF MY THERE'S A GREAT SONG BY JONATHAN RICHMAN CALLED TWILIGHT IN BOSTON WHERE HE JUST DESCRIBES A WALK FROM BOSTON COMMON TO JAMAICA PLAIN. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES OUR CITY SPECIAL IS THAT SOMEBODY COULD, YOU KNOW, MAKE MUSIC ABOUT JUST WALKING AND AMBLING THROUGH OUR CITY. SO YOU KNOW, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR FOR BRINGING THIS THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO ALSO SHOUT OUT TO MYLES HOWARD THE I'M A FAN OF THIS WALKING TRAIL AND IT ACTUALLY RUNS RIGHT BY MY HOUSE SO I SAW HIM DOING THE RUNS OF THE OF THE TRAIL AND I WALKED OUT AND HE WAS LIKE WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND AND THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED THAT MY HOUSE MY STREET IS RIGHT ON THE TRAIL. SO A BIG FAN OF THIS TRAIL COUNCILOR BREADON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I AM A GREAT FAN OF THE THE BOSTON WORK OF WALKING CITY TRAIL. I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING ALLSTON BRIGHTON TO THAT WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL PARKLAND ALONG THE RIVER THE CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION IS PART OF OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE CHANDLER POND RE OF THE CHESTNUT HEAVY RESERVOIR. WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF WONDERFUL WALKING SPACES BUT WE'D LOVE TO BE CONNECTED INTO THE CITY WALKING TRAIL. YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE CHALLENGES OF HAVING PRETTY INTENSE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WAY WE HAVE THE MASS PIKE CUTTING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE RAILROAD ETC. BUT AS WE EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY THE I-90 PROJECT AND MAYBE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEACON PARK YARDS GOING FORWARD, I THINK WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT CREATING NEW GREENSPACE BUT ALSO TRYING TO LINK ALL THE INCREDIBLE GREEN SPACES WE HAVE IN AWESOME BRIGHTON INTO THE REST OF THIS CITY TRAIL AS WELL SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BRENNAN IS ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK, PLEASE. I'D COUNCILORS RIGHT IN FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD FLYNN PEPEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE OF THE CHAIR PLEASE THAT COUNCILOR MURPHY DOCKET NUMBER DOCKET NUMBER 1300 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,  RESILIENCY AND PARKS. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE RE DOCKET NUMBER 1301 TO GO BACK TO LUNCH? OH YES.  LET'S GO BACK TO 1299 DUCK NUMBER 1299 COUNCIL WILL ROLL OFF OF THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS HIS PLANS TO PROTECT STUDENTS DURING HEAT EMERGENCY AS THE CHAIR RECORDED HIS COUNCILOR EARLIER HAVE FLOOR THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT I LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR WEBER AS THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR HAS WEBER SO ADDED I LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR PEPEN AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR BECAUSE WE ARE ALL CITIZENS AND SUSPEND THE RULES ADD COUNCILOR PEP AND AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCILOR PREVENTERS ARE ADDED.  COUNCIL COUNCILOR YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SUBMITTING THIS HEARING ORDER IN AN EFFORT TO AMPLIFY THE CONCERNS OF MY CONSTITUENTS BIG SHOUT OUT TO MIKE RADER AND DUSTIN GARDINER FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.  THERE ARE 119 SCHOOLS THAT BEEPS WITH TEN THAT LACK PROPER AGE FACT SYSTEMS PARTICULARLY AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PROPER ELECTRICAL LOAD TO SUPPORT THE OVERHAUL THAT'S NEEDED ISN'T TO SAY WE HAVEN'T MADE PROGRESS. JUST THREE YEARS AGO THERE WERE DOZENS OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING WITH A $15 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, THE DISTRICT WENT TO WORK. THIS HAS BROUGHT US TO THE FINAL MILE BUT WE'RE STILL LEFT DEALING WITH THESE TEN SCHOOLS WITHOUT AC.  THE TEN SCHOOLS ARE THE BASIC ELEMENTARY OLDEST ELEMENTARY MATHER'S ELEMENTARY AND KENNY ELEMENTARY LEE ACADEMY, CHARLES H. TAYLOR, MELVIN H. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL, MELVIN H. KING HIGH COMMUNITY ACADEMY AND A MOZART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  YES, IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THAT THERE ARE 109 SCHOOLS WITH A CONDITION AND IT'S A SIGNIFICANT THAT OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR PERMANENT SOLUTIONS BUT WE NEED TO THINK CREATIVE CREATIVE CREATIVELY AND HAVE CONCRETE PLANS ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AT THOSE REMAINING TEN SCHOOLS. NOW PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING THAT MOST OF THOSE REMAINING SCHOOLS ARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVING OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO EXTREME HEAT. OUR CITY IS CRAWLING OUT FROM NEARLY A CENTURY OF DISINVESTMENT IN BP'S FACILITIES AND WE ARE STARTING TO SEE PROGRESS. UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T RELY SOLELY ON LEARNED LONG TERM PLANS PARTICULARLY WHEN THOSE PLANS MAY NOT BE INITIATED UNTIL AFTER OUR CURRENT STUDENTS HAVE MOVED ON TO OTHER SCHOOLS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH BP'S AND MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS AND REMEDIES ARE IN PLACE AS WELL AS TO IDENTIFY PROTOCOLS AND PRACTICES. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU COUNSELOR AND THANK YOU. WANT TO ALSO UPLIFT THE ADVOCACY OF JUSTIN GARDINER. IT'S AS YOU SAID BP'S IS MOVING BUT NOT AT THE PACE THAT WE WANT THEM TO TO BE MOVING SO THAT OUR KIDS ARE DEALING WITH HEAT. SO THE IS KIND OF WHERE WE HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR RO FOR ADDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR AND BRINGING THIS TO THE COUNCIL . I THINK YOU KNOW AS COUNSELOR PIPPEN'S OFFICE AND MY OFFICE HAVE WORKED ON HEAT EMERGENCIES AND PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU KNOW, I'VE COME TO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREPARE FOR A FUTURE WHERE WE'RE DEALING WITH EXTREME HEAT. IT'S COMING. WE KNOW IT'S COMING AND WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, DELAY TOO MUCH LONGER AND WAIT FOR A TRAGEDY AND THEN TRY TO REACT AFTER THAT. WE HAVE TO PROTECT IN PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR SENIORS. THIS IS YOU KNOW, AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE KIND OF PLANNING AND YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.  AND I JUST WANT TO THANK AGAIN COUNSELOR ALFORD FOR DOING THIS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR PIPPIN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST ALSO WANT TO GIVE THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR . WELL, RALPH ROTIMI IS ONE OF THE CO-SPONSORS TO THIS THOSE TEN SCHOOLS OUT OF THOSE TEN SCHOOLS TWO OF THEM ARE IN MY DISTRICT AND I ACTUALLY REMEMBER VISITING ONE OF THEM AND IT WAS IN THE SUMMERTIME RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL ENDED AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND IT WAS THE BATES SCHOOL AND I JUST COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO SIT DOWN FOR 8 HOURS OR EVEN LONGER EVERY DAY TAKING CLASS AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THAT AND AS COUNCILOR WEBER MENTIONED IT BY 2030 IN BOSTON IT'S A PROXIMITY TO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 40 OR MORE DAYS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WARMER THAN 80 DEGREES WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'VE WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED BEFORE AND WE JUST HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DPS IS OLD. I THINK ALL OF US KNOW THAT. SO WE HAVE TO REALLY TAKE LEADERSHIP IN MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING THE QUALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY DESERVE TO RECEIVE HIGH AN INDICATION AND THAT STARTS WITH PROPER TRACK SYSTEMS AND NOW AIR CONDITIONING HEAT AND WHEN IT'S COLD I, I THINK THAT THAT'S THE LEAST THAT WE CAN ASK FOR AND THEY DESERVE IT SO THANK YOU COUNCILOR WE'RE ALL PROUD OF AS A CO-SPONSOR THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS COUNCIL RATING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANKS AGAIN TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE HAD AN INTERESTING YEAR JUNETEENTH THIS YEAR WAS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. OUR SCHOOLS WAS CLOSED AND OUR FAMILIES WERE SCRAMBLING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO TAKE THEIR KIDS. IT WAS IN A HEAT EMERGENCY AND OUR FAMILIES WERE SCRAMBLING TO FIND PLACES TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO BE COOL. I KNOW TO BE HERE TODAY WE'RE TRYING TO GET SPRAY TENTS FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP EVERYBODY COOL.  AS WE SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A THIS IS GOING TO BE A OUR NEW NORMAL. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN 90 DEGREE DAYS IN MAY AND JUNE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT IN 90 DEGREE DAYS AND IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER EXTENDING THE TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE CHALLENGES. I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT THAT YOU KNOW, OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO FUNCTION AS COOLING CENTERS WHEN WHEN NEEDED BY THE BROADER POPULATION NOT JUST OUR STUDENTS AND STUDENTS.  IT'S CHILDREN BUT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO NEED A COOL PLACE TO COOL OFF IN A HEAT EMERGENCY.  I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE TREE CANOPY AROUND IN AND AROUND SCHOOLYARDS AND IN OUTDOOR SPACES SO THAT THERE'S SOME NATURAL COOLING AND MOVE AWAY FROM ASPHALT TO GREEN SPACES AROUND THE SCHOOLS SO THAT THIS NATURAL COOLING AVAILABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND ALSO YOU KNOW IN TERMS OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND HAVE COMMUNITY COOLING PLACES AND MORE SPRAY DECKS AVAILABLE IN OUR PARKS SO THAT THIS IS SORT OF A NO. A FULL COURT PRESS ON THIS ISSUE TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. IT TAKES YEARS TO PLAN THESE FACILITIES AN INVESTMENT, A VERY MINDFUL AND INTENTIONAL INVESTMENT AND I THINK IT'S IT'S A CHALLENGE THAT WE NEED TO STEP UP AND ADDRESS SO THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AGAIN IS THIS CONFERENCE ANY OTHER FLOOR? THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. PLEASE ADD MY NAME. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH COUNCILOR FLORIDA ON FOR MANY YEARS. THERE'S REALLY NO EXCUSE ANY LONGER THAT OUR SCHOOLS OR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE.  THE PROPER HVAC SYSTEMS KIDS CAN'T LEARN TEACHERS CAN'T TEACH WITHOUT AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S HEALTHY AND HAVING NO AC OR HAVING THE PROPER HEATING SYSTEM IS A DISSERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON BUT ALSO ESPECIALLY TO OUR OUR STUDENTS. WE CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT THIS. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE MAKER COUNCIL . WE'RE ALL FOR THIS HEARING ORDER. MR. CLERK, PLEASE ADD MY NAME AS WE DISCUSS THE TEN FACILITIES WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IT'S CRUCIAL TO RECOGNIZE THE BROADER IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR MANY STUDENTS PARTICULARLY THOSE EXPERIENCING EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND FOOD INSECURITY, OUR SCHOOLS ARE MORE THAN JUST PLACES OF LEARNING THEY ARE SAFE HAVENS AND SHARING THESE SPACES ARE COMFORTABLE AND SAFE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE IT'S ONE OF EQUITY AND WELL-BEING. WE MUST ALSO CONSIDER THE CHALLENGES FACED BY WORKING PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO RELY ON THE PREDICTABILITY OF THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE ADJUSTING START OR END TIMES TO MANAGE HEAT EMERGENCY ISN'T A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION.  WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE IN FINDING WAYS TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT YEAR ROUND AS THIS DISCUSSION LIKELY MOVES TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, I LOOK FORWARD TO EXPLORING HOW WE CAN BEST SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK TO THEIR HOUSES BREDA ZAPATA FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD.  FLYNN. MURPHY. SANTANA PLEASE GET THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER 1299 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.  MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT THE NUMBER 1301 TAKA NUMBER 1301 COUNCIL BREATHE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS CYF SERVICES IN THE ALLSTON BRIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOMMENDS COUNCILOR BREADON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  THIS IS A HEARING ORDER FOR A, B C A HEARING ORDER FOR B C Y. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT B C WAY F SERVICES IN AUSTIN BRIGHTON THIS IS TAKING OFFICE IN 2020. I HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF THE JACKSON MAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE JACKSON MEN CAMPUS INCLUDING THE B C Y OF COMMUNITY CENTER IN OVER 20 CITY COUNCIL HEARINGS WE REVIEWED THE TRANSCRIPTS AND I THINK WE HAVE 15 TO 20 PAGES OF TRANSCRIPTS FROM THOSE HEARINGS WHERE I RAISED THIS ISSUE IN PUBLIC SETTINGS SINCE THE AS EARLY AS APRIL 2020 I HAVE RAISED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES THE NECESSITY OF A COMPREHENSIVE OF COMMUNITY PROCESS AND PUBLIC INPUT INTO THE WORK PLANNED FOR THE SCHOOLS, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE USE OF THE SITE.  THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND AN END TO AN INTERIM PERIOD WHERE B C Y F SERVICES RELOCATE TO TEMPORARY SWING SPACE WHILE A REPLACEMENT PERMANENT FACILITY IS IDENTIFIED AND CONSTRUCTED. THE INTERSECTIONALITY AND STRATEGIC FUNCTION OF MAINTAINING B CYF AND BPP'S PROGRAMING ON SITE AND DEEPENING ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH THE HUB SCHOOL MODEL AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS A VITAL PIECE OF THAT. THE JACKSON MAN FACILITY COMPLEX WHICH HOUSED THREE ENTITIES IT HOUSED THE JACKSON MAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  IT HOUSED THE HORACE MANN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING WHICH IS ACTUALLY A REGIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF SO IT SERVES 20 TO 22 OR 24 DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO IT'S JUST BOSTON STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE BUILDING AND THE COMPLEX IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN AUSTIN IN THE AWESOME BRIGHTON NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN SHORT ORDER. THIS CONVERSATION STARTED LONG BEFORE I BECAME A CITY COUNCILOR . WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE THE DETERIORATING PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AT THE JACKSON MILL COMPLEX AS FAR BACK AS 2016 THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS REALLY A CRITICAL PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE KEPT ON THE FRONT BURNER BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY BCI FACILITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT SERVES AS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD EMERGENCY SHELTER, A COOLING CENTER AND EXTREME HEAT AND WARMING CENTER DURING WINTER EMERGENCIES AND A LOCATION APPALLING LOCATION FOR FIVE PRECINCTS FIVE PRECINCTS IN THE NICK AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.  THEY'RE HOLDING THE BUILDING OPEN FOR THIS PRESIDENTIAL CYCLE AND RE EXPECTING TO SEE PEOPLE ONCE AGAIN QUEUED ON THE STREET TO GO AND VOTE AT THE JACKSON MAN DURING PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL BUDGET HEARINGS I HAVE ASKED ABOUT METRICS LIKE HOW MANY B WAVE CENTERS DO WE HAVE PER CAPITA PER NEIGHBORHOOD?  HOW FAR DOES EVERY RESIDENT ACROSS THE CITY LIVE FROM THEIR NEAREST CYF CENTER? AND THIS IS ABOUT A CITY WIDE EQUITY FRAMEWORK THE CYF JACKSON MAN COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTS A TEEN PROGRAM ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TRAINING AS WELL HIGH SAT PREVIOUS AND HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A PRESCHOOL AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.  FORTUNATELY I'VE SEEN I HAVEN'T SEEN SENSE OF URGENCY ABOUT ACCOMMODATING THE SERVICES AND I AM HEARING DIRECTLY FROM RESIDENTS THAT THE UNCERTAINTY IS THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CLOSURE OF JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE AND THE CO-LOCATED B CYF CENTER HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA OR BEEN ON THE RADAR FOR A VERY LONG TIME . THE BCA OF JACKSON MAN SAID CONTINUES TO OPERATE OUT OF THE FACILITY LONG DEEMED DEEMED INADEQUATE.  IT IS CRUCIAL FOR THERE TO BE CONCRETE AND CLEARLY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNICATED PLANS AND URGENT COORDINATION FOR FUTURE CURRENT AND FUTURE CYF SERVICES IN ALLSTON BRIGHTON I ASKED MIKE ALTHOUGH THIS IS VERY DEFINITELY A CITY AS A DISTRICT COUNCILOR FOR BRIGHTON THIS IS VERY VERY MUCH A PRIORITY FOR ME BUT I ALSO CALL ON MY OTHER DISTRICT COUNCILORS TO JOIN ME IN ADVOCATING FOR THIS URGENT ADDRESSING OF THIS ISSUE AND MY AT LARGE COUNCILORS THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IN BRIGHTON AND IT IS REALLY A TRAVESTY THAT WE HAVE ONLY ONE BUSY WAY A CENTER THAT IS IN SUCH DISREPAIR THAT WE ARE IN THIS POSITION. SO THANK YOU.  I WILL BE ASKING THAT WE HAVE A HEARING ON SITE AT THE JACKSON MEN SO THAT FOLKS CAN SEE THE FACILITY AND THAT WE CAN GET AS MANY PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION.  AND I ALSO ANTICIPATE THE SUPPORT AND ASK FOR THE SUPPORT OF CITY COUNCIL STAFF TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BRAEDEN THE CHAIR AGAIN IS COUNCILOR SANTANA.  SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR BREEDEN FOR FOLLOWING THIS HEARING ORDER. MR. CLERK, PLEASE ADD MY NAME. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY BCI ARE VITAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE ALSO BRIGHTON WHERE ACCESSIBLE QUALITY YOUTH PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY SPACES ARE ESSENTIAL. THESE FACILITIES OFFER MORE THAN JUST RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THEY PROVIDE A SAFE SAFE SPACES FOR OUR YOUTH TO LEARN, GROW AND CONNECT WITH THEIR PEERS AND MENTORS AS WE DISCUSS AS WE DISCUSS THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATE OF CYF SERVICES AND ALSO IN BRIGHTON IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON HOW WE CAN ENHANCE THESE RESOURCES TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING THAT OUR FACILITIES ARE WELL MAINTAINED, ADEQUATELY STAFFED AND EQUIPPED TO SERVE A DIVERSE POPULATION THAT RELIES ON THEM. EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY DESERVES ACCESS TO THE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT THAT CYF PROVIDES.  I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCILOR BRITTON AND OUR COLLEAGUES TO EXPLORE HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AN EXPANDED B CYF SERVICES PARTICULARLY IN WALTHAM BRIGHTON WHICH AS COUNCILOR BREEN HIGHLIGHTED HAS FAR TOO FEW SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SAID. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? IT'S A COLLECTIVE THAT COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER FOR CHANGE ANDERSON FITZGERALD FLYNN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE AT THE CHAIR THANK YOU, DOCTOR NUMBER 1301 WILL WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY.  MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE REDACT NUMBER 1302 DOC NUMBER 1302 COUNCIL OPERATING OFF OF THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS TOLLING PRACTICES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON WERE THEY PARTICULAR FOCUS ON PUBLIC AUTHORITY ORDERED TOLLING? THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRADING HAS SUBMITTED YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE ARE PICKING UP THE BALL ON AN IMPORTANT ISSUE OF TOWING PRACTICES THAT OUR OFFICE INITIALLY INITIATED WORK ON SEVERAL YEARS AGO.  AT THAT TIME I PROPOSED AN ORDINANCE FOR A TOWING BILL OF RIGHTS WITHIN COUNCILOR LYDIA EDWARDS. AT THE TIME OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS AMBITIOUS AND SOUGHT TO ADD FURTHER RESPONSIBILITIES TO CITY DEPARTMENTS TO REGULATE TOWING PRACTICES. AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE ON TOWING WE REALIZED HOW COMPLEX OF AN ISSUE IT IS AND NEEDED TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE PARAMETERS OF STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION ON THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE MUCH MORE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON TOWING PRACTICES INCLUDING WHAT IS AND IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. UNFORTUNATELY NOT ALL TOWING PRACTICES THAT WE MAY CONSIDER AS PREDATORY ARE UNREGULATED.  OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN IN FREQUENT FREQUENT CONTACT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT DIVISION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE DPU WHICH REGULATES RATES AND PRACTICES OF TWO COMPANIES THAT PERFORM INVOLUNTARY TOLLS INVOLUNTARY TOWING INCLUDES POLICE ORDERED TOWING PUBLIC AUTHORITY ORDERED TOWING AND TRESPASS TOWING FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY.  VOLUNTARY TOWS ARE LARGELY UNREGULATED.  MANY COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS HAVE CONTRACTS WITH TOWING COMPANIES AND THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE DIFFICULT TO REGULATE EVEN IF THEY AUTHORIZE WHAT MAY MANY MAY VIEW AS PREDATORY PRACTICES . HOWEVER, AS AS A CITY WE CAN BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT WE PROCURE WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS SEPARATELY PROCURE MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR TOWING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,  POLICE, FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS. I SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH THE DIRECTOR THE AT THE DPU WE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT TOWING PRACTICES AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTIES BOTH FOR OUR FACULTY AND STAFF DURING THE DAY AND FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AFTER HOURS INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTED TOURS ARE NOT AS ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY POSTED ON SCHOOL PARKING LOTS AND THE DIRECTOR WAS ADVISED BY BPC TO CONTRACT CONTACT EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL FOR DETAILS ABOUT THEIR TOWING AGREEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. THIS HEARING WILL DISCUSS THE ABILITY OF THE CITY TO DEFINE THE TOWING PRACTICES.  WE MAY REQUIRE TOWING OPERATORS TO COMMIT TO AND TO REFER OR TO REFRAIN FROM AS BIDDERS ON OUR CITY CONTRACTS FOR TOWING ONCE AGAIN I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CONVERSATION. WE'VE PICKED THIS UP. WE EXPLORED THIS PRETTY IN-DEPTH A FEW YEARS AGO BUT IT'S NOW SEEMS AS WE COME OUT OF COVID AND THESE CONTRACTS ARE UP FOR RENEWAL THAT IT'S A TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE LANDSCAPE OF TOWING IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BRIGHTON, IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR CORPUZ AT CASA CLARA ZAPATA COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD FLYNN MARIA MURPHY BEN WEBER WHIRL PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER 130 TO WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON CITY SERVICES AND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 303. NUMBER 1303 COUNCILOR WE'RE ALL UP FOR THE PHONE ORDER FOR A HEARING TO INCREASE VETERAN'S PERSONAL VETERANS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR OUR OUTCOME FOR ALL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR FIN FLYNN AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUCH QUINTO ADDED I LIKE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AS THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR KEJRIWAL'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES AT COUNCIL PRESIDENT RICHARD LOUIJEUNE AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS I'M SO ADDED KAZARIAN FOR THANK YOU I STAND HERE WITH WELCOME NEWS THE HERO ACT THAT GOVERNOR HEALEY SIGNED INTO LAW EARLIER THIS MONTH NOW GIVES BOSTON AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH STRONGER PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS. THIS ACT WILL ALLOW US TO OUR CURRENT DISCOUNT RATE AND ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION IT'S A ONE TIME VOTE TO ENACT FOR ALL FUTURE FISCAL YEARS AND WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN FY 26. RIGHT NOW THE STANDARD VETERANS EXEMPTIONS FOR THE STATE FOR DISABLED VETERANS IS $400 BY DOUBLE IN IT AND ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION WILL LIKELY BE AROUND $840 FOR FY 26. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING AN UPDATED NUMBERS TO EXPLORE HOW MANY OF OUR 13,000 VETERANS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS EXEMPTION. BUT FROM PRIOR RESEARCH WE SPEND AROUND $1 MILLION TO FUND THE CURRENT PROGRAM. THIS IS THE LEAST WE CAN DO FOR OUR VETERANS. OUR VETERANS OFFICE HAS STRUGGLED TO DISPERSE ALL OF THE GRANTS AND STATE AID THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR VETERANS. I'M IN FAVOR OF ANY WAY THAT WE CAN GET THEM THE ACTUAL MONEY. IS IT EASY OPT IN THAT MANY CITIES AND TOWNS ARE GOING TO BE DOING OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND I THINK IT WILL SEND A STRONG MESSAGE AND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR VETERANS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT BOSTON IS HERE FOR THEM AND SUPPORTS THEM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CASTRO THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTRY FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR . WE'RE ALL FOR INCLUDING ME AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AS COUNCILOR . WE'RE ALSO HEARING OUR STATED AND AS COUNCILOR WORLD MENTIONED BOSTON IS HOME TO MORE THAN 13,000 VETERANS WITH THE LARGEST AGE GROUP BEING THOSE WHO ARE AGE 75 AND OLDER. MANY OF THESE VETERANS WORLD WAR TWO KOREA VIETNAM VET VETERANS LIVING ACTUALLY EVERY DISTRICT, EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OFTEN MANY OF THESE VETERANS LOW INCOME VETERANS RELY ON THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON VETERANS SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM CERTAINLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL IN JANUARY SPONSORED A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF GOVERNOR HALEY'S HERO ACT WHICH WE PASSED HERE IN THE CITY COUNCIL WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES SPENDING IN PAUL'S INITIATIVES, TAX EXEMPTIONS AND CREDITS, CHANGES AIMED AT IMPROVING VETERANS WELFARE, EXPANDING BENEFITS, VETERANS BENEFITS, ENSURING A COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY, GREATER REPRESENTATION REALLY.  EARLY THIS MONTH GOVERNOR HALEY SIGNED THIS HISTORIC AND IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.  WE ARE NOW ABLE TO EXPAND ACCESS AND BENEFITS FOR OUR VETERANS THAT I'VE LONG ADVOCATED FOR INCLUDING AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF VETERANS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.  OUR AGING VETERANS DESERVE CARE AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS, THEIR SERVICES CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COUNTRY ARE INDISPENSABLE. WE HAVE A DUTY TO CARE FOR THEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCILOR . WE'RE ALL IN THE ADMINISTRATION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.  JUST YESTERDAY I WAS OUT THE CINDY ANTHONY SHRINE IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON AND WAS A MONTHLY LUNCH FOR VETERANS FROM THE NEW ENGLAND CENTER WHICH IS ON COURT STREET AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO A LOT OF VETERANS NOT REALLY ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES PER SE BUT ABOUT SERVICES FOR STRUGGLING VETERANS FOR HOMELESS AND THEY'RE ASKING NOT FOR A HANDOUT BUT FOR A HAND UP. THEY WANT AND ARE ADVOCATING FOR HOUSING.  THEY'RE ADVOCATING FOR A PATHWAY TO A JOB AND JOB TRAINING. MOST OF THEM ARE ENGAGED IN RECOVERY SERVICES.  THEY SERVED OUR COUNTRY.  HE SERVED OUR NATION. THEY WERE ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF SUPPORT FROM CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.  SO HERE IN BOSTON OUR PRIORITY IN ASSISTING VETERANS AT THE CITY LEVEL IT'S REALLY ASSISTING VETERANS IN NEED FOR LOW INCOME VETERANS WHICH WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE ALL SUPPORT. THE STATE HAS MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND SO DOESN'T THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT . BUT WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MY OPINION TO ASSIST ALL VETERANS BUT ESPECIALLY VETERANS THAT ARE STRUGGLING INCLUDING OUR HOMELESS VETERANS.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THINK THAT SPONSOR FOR ADDING ME I THINK WHAT YOU SAID REALLY RESONATES IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO USE WHAT'S AT OUR DISPOSAL ESPECIALLY WHEN SOMETIMES THE VETERANS WHEN WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT THAT ISN'T ALWAYS ABLE TO MAP OUT ALL OF THE GRANTS AND AID THAT IT HAS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR PURSE STRINGS. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE HEARING ON THIS FOR US TO DELVE INTO THIS A BIT MORE. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD OH, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THAT. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SORRY I LEFT IT ON.  WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THE NAME THE CHAIR MR. CLERK,  WHOSE ACCOUNT WAS BREADON ZAPATA COMPANY ADVANCES IN FITZGERALD MCGWIRE. MURPHY PIPPEN, SANTANA WEBER.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 1303 BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.  MR QUOTE WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1305 DUNCAN NUMBER 1305 COUNCIL FINANCE AND SEND OFF OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF EMMETT TILL AND TO RECOGNIZE AUGUST 28 AS EMMETT TILL DAY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUSINS RETURNING FROM INJURY IN HIS ENCOUNTER OF AN INJURY LISTEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, AUGUST 28TH MARKS THE 69TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL.  HOWEVER, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT OUR RESOLUTION CALLS TO COMMEMORATE EMMETT'S LIFE. WE DID THIS INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THIS MURDER ARE THE REASON WE ALL KNOW EMMETT TILL EMMETT'S IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND TO HONOR EMMETT'S LIFE. EMMETT TILL WAS BORN ON JULY 25TH, 1941 IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS . HE WOULD HAVE TURNED 83 LAST MONTH DESPITE DEALING WITH A BOUT OF POLIO WHEN.  HE WAS SIX YEARS OLD WHICH LEFT HIM WITH A PRONOUNCED STUTTER. EMMETT FREQUENTLY FOUND HIMSELF THE CENTER OF ATTENTION AMONGST HIS CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. WITH A REPUTATION FOR BEING A SMART DRESSER AND A FUN LOVING PRANKSTER WHO LOVED TO TELL JOKES.  WHEN I HEAR STORIES FROM EMMETT'S FRIENDS ABOUT WHAT HE WAS LIKE, I AM REMINDED OF THE FACT THAT EMMETT DIDN'T LIVE HIS LIFE WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT HE WOULD SOMEDAY BECOME AN ALLEGORY FOR AMERICA'S RECKONING WITH BRUTAL SYSTEMIC RACISM. HE LIVED EACH DAY LIKE WE ALL DO. DOING HIS HOMEWORK, PLAYING WITH HIS FRIENDS, EATING MEALS WITH HIS FAMILY. NOBODY CHOOSES TO BE A MARTYR. AND IN OUR EFFORTS TO USE EMMETT STORY AS A SYMBOL OF THE WORK THAT LIES AHEAD OF US TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY SAFER.  PARDON?  FOR BLACK MEN AND BOYS.  WE MUST ALSO REMEMBER THE HUMANITY OF THOSE INVOLVED AND IMPACTED BY THIS LEGACY.  WITH THAT IN MIND TODAY I HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF EMMETT TILL AND YOU CAN IMAGINE AS A MOTHER OF BLACK SONS OR WIFE TO A BLACK MAN OR DAUGHTER AND THESE TWO BLACK MEN.  I VISITED THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IN D.C. NOT TOO LONG AGO.  AND WHEN YOU THINK SO MUCH WHEN YOU ENTER THE ROOM WHERE THEY DISPLAY THE HISTORY, THE CASKET AND YOU AND SEE OTHER STUFF,  YOU REALLY HAVE TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS TO WALK THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND.  SO IN HOPES THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL TO ADVOCATE FOR BLACK BOYS IN BOSTON AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO GROW OLD ALONGSIDE FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY THAT LOVES AND SUPPORTS THEM.  I MOVE THAT WE SUSPEND RULES AND PASS THIS RESOLUTION.  I'M SO SORRY . I DIDN'T EVEN EXPECT TO GET THIS EMOTIONAL.  I HAVE AN 18 YEAR OLD BOY SON.  IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED THIS MUSEUM YOU SHOULD ONE DAY AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH CHILDREN OR NEPHEWS TO LOOK AT YOUR CHILD'S FACE AND TO JUST IMAGINE A MOTHER GOING THROUGH WHAT THIS WOMAN EMMETT'S MOTHER WENT THROUGH JUST FOR THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN.  EVERY DAY BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA LOOK AT THEIR BABIES AND WE ARE TORMENTED BEFORE WE LEAVE HOME AND WE PRAY AND WE WE ASK GOD EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY THAT OUR SONS ARE SAFE WITHOUT US, THAT THEY CAN DRIVE WITHOUT BEING CRIMINALIZED, THAT THEY CAN GO TO THEIR UNIVERSITIES, THAT THEY CAN GO TO THEIR CAMPUSES, THAT THEY CAN TAKE A JOG, THAT THEY CAN JUST BREATHE.  SO I DON'T ASK YOU TO SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER. I ASK YOU TO SHOW BLACK LOVE AND TO LIVE IT AND TO MEAN IT. I APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNSELOR FERNANDA ANDERSON. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE EMOTION.  I HAVE BEEN TO THE NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM NOW PROBABLY MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND EVERY TIME I WALK INTO THAT EXHIBIT THERE ARE TEARS.  THERE'S NO WAY TO NOT WALK INTO THAT EXHIBIT AND FEEL THE HORROR AND THE POWER OF WHAT HAPPENED TO EMMETT TILL AT THE AGE OF 14 ESSENTIALLY LYNCHED DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI VISITING FAMILY AND THE DECISION OF HIS MOTHER MAMIE TILL MOBLEY TO HAVE AN OPEN CASKET FUNERAL SO THAT PEOPLE COULD EXPERIENCE THE HORRORS OF RACISM, OF LYNCHINGS IN THIS COUNTRY AND THE HISTORY OF LYNCHINGS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR UPLIFTING EMMETT TILL.  YOU KNOW, RECENTLY I THINK IT WAS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, THE LAST CRUCIAL WITNESS IN THE CASE AGAINST THOSE THAT MURDERED EMMETT TILL AND HAD SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN EMMETT TILL WHISTLING AT THE WOMAN IN THE STORE RECANTED AND SAID THAT WAS FALSE. THE HORRORS TO WHICH BLACK FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO LIVE THROUGH AND LAST WEEK I WAS IN CHICAGO AND VISITED WENT TO THE SOUTH SIDE AND VISITED THE HOME OF MAMIE TILL MOBLEY AND EMMETT TILL THAT THEY ARE NOW TRANSFORMING INTO A MUSEUM AND A GARDEN SO THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE NAME OF EMMETT TILL AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO THIS COUNTRY AND WHAT THE POWER OF THAT MOTHER TO SHOW THE DEATH OF HER SON TO THE WORLD. AND MAY WE CONTINUE TO TO TO DO THE WORK OF MAMIE TILL MOBLEY AND REMEMBER EMMETT TILL AND WHAT HE REPRESENTS AS WE FIGHT STRUCTURAL RACISM AND THE BARRIERS THAT HOLD BACK OUR BLACK BOYS. SO THANK YOU COUNCILOR FOR NAN JAMISON FOR UPLIFTING HIM AND HIS MEMORY ON THIS DAY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR CASWELL WHERE YOU HAVE A FLOOR. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR FERNANDEZ ANDERSON FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I TOO HAVE VISITED THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM COUNTLESS TIMES AND THAT EXHIBIT IS DEFINITELY POWERFUL . IN A BETTER WORLD WE WOULD NOT NEED TO ESTABLISH A DAY CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF A 14 YEAR OLD CHILD IN A BETTER WORLD.  EMMETT TILL WOULD BE AN 83 YEAR OLD MAN TODAY REFLECTING ON THE FULL LIFE LIVED EMMETT TILL'S TRAGIC LYNCHING WOULD INSTEAD HELP TO RAISE CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG AMERICANS OF THE TERRORISM BLACK AMERICANS FACE FROM UNWRITTEN CODES OF CONDUCT TO A BROKEN JUSTICE SYSTEM ENFORCED BY VIGILANTES. THE INSTITUTIONAL FAILURES THAT CONTRIBUTE CONTRIBUTED TO TILL'S DEATHS WERE PLACED IN THE SPOTLIGHT DRIVING CHANGE FROM MISSISSIPPI TO RIGHT HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS.  IT SHOULD NEVER TAKE A DEATH FOR US TO LOOK AT FAILURES.  WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOSE A CHILD TO TAKE ACTION.  THE WORLD HAS GOTTEN BETTER SINCE EMMETT TILL'S MURDER. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE FINISHED THE WORK. I'M PROUD TO WORK WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD NOT IN JUST HIS MEMORY BUT FOR THE COUNTLESS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED SIMILAR SIMILAR FATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  UM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR COUNCILORS BREADON CORTEZ ABOUT DURKIN FITZGERALD. FLYNN. MURPHY PIPPEN. SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE OF THE CHAIR BECAUSE OF VONAGE ANDERSON'S SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 1305 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I WAS OPPOSING A THANK YOU DOCKET NUMBER 1305 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR COURT WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1306. NUMBER 1306 COUNCILORS FITZGERALD AND MURPHY ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO SPEND THE RULES AND I'D COUNCILOR FLYNN AS AN ORIGINAL THIRD CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR FISHER, SUSPENSION OF THE RULES EXPLAIN AS A THIRD ORIGIN CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS CONTEMPLATED. SO ADDED COUNCILOR FOR JODY ON THE FLOOR SINCE 1989, SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH AND BY DOING SO WE HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE TO GET MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SOBER. THE HARD WORK ONGOING SUCH AS THE EFFORT DOWN AT MASS IN CASS AND THE FUTURE WORK TO BE DONE TO HELP THE MANY MORE THAT THAT OTHER INDIVIDUAL DEMONS EACH DAY. SINCE 2019 WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF DEATH SPECIFICALLY TO DRUG ABUSE WITH BOSTON'S BLACK POPULATION SUFFERING THE HIGHEST SUBSTANCE ABUSE MORTALITY RATE CONCENTRATED IN DORCHESTER, ROXBURY AND SOUTH END. IN MAY I PLUCK HERE MOST OF WHOM WOULD BE TAKEN TO THE COUNTY IN THE EVENT OF A SUBSTANCE ABUSE INSTANCE. TODAY WE ASK THAT SEPTEMBER BE RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH TO CELEBRATE THE STEPS MADE BY THOSE IN RECOVERY AND HELP SPREAD INFORMATION ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PREVENTION AND RECOVERY . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU,  COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.  I THINK EVERY MONTH SHOULD BE RECOVERY MONTH. IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE KNOW. I THINK ALL OF US HAVE INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL REALLY WORKS ON THESE ISSUES THAT OUR SOCIETY IS STRUGGLING WITH WHEN IT COMES TO RECOVERY AND MENTAL HEALTH. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW PERSONALLY IS THAT WHEN YOU STRUGGLE IN ISOLATION IT MAKES IT EVEN HARDER. SO SPEAKING IT AND BRINGING IT TO THIS COUNCIL FLOOR AND RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND WHAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT. SO THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALWAYS BRINGING FORWARD THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE STRUGGLING. WE KNOW WE HAVE THEM COUNCIL FITZGERALD YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE THOSE YOU KNOW IN THE OPEN EN MASSE AND CAPS BUT THERE'S ALSO MANY STRUGGLING, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR YOU KNOW, OUT OF OUR SIGHT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE THIS WORK AND WORK ALONGSIDE, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS AND EVERYONE WHO IS OUT THERE. I OFTEN SAY THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE DOING GOD'S WORK.  THERE'S JUST SO MUCH THAT'S NEEDED THAT IT OFTEN SEEMS LIKE WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE BUT I KNOW WE ARE. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT TOGETHER WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK ON THE COUNCIL . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR CONTINUES. COUNCILOR FLYNN, CATHERINE FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ADDING ME . I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE AS MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY ARE DOING AS WELL IN SUPPORTING SO MANY PEOPLE IN RECOVERY OR HELPING THEM GET INTO RECOVERY AS WELL. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF RECOVERY SERVICES FOR DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE INTO INTO A PATH TOWARDS RECOVERY . BUT ALSO THERE'S SO MANY OTHER NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT ARE DOING TREMENDOUS WORK. FOR A WHILE OUR CITY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN THIS CITY AS IT RELATES TO THIS THIS ISSUE AND EVEN AS OVERDOSE HAS DECLINED IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEY WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY HERE IN BOSTON. SO LET'S RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO ENSURING ANYONE THAT IS DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES HAS A DETOX BED AND A CLEAR PATH TO RECOVERY . THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BEN CONSORT DEPENDING ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I LIKE TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND THANK THANKS, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE TABLE TODAY.  I JUST WANT TOO A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME . I GOT A FEW FAMILY MEMBERS THAT STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION AND LUCKILY ONE OF THEM HAS RECOVERED FULLY FROM IT.  SO BUT I DID WANT TO READ SOMETHING THAT I SAW THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. IT'S UM IT'S A QUOTE BY A PHYSICIAN.  GABOR MATTA IT'S TO INSPIRE US A LITTLE BIT.  ADDICTION IS NOT A CHOICE ANYBODY MAKES. IT'S NOT A MORPHINE HERE.  IT'S NOT AN ETHICAL LAPSE. IT'S NOT WEAKNESS OF CHARACTER . IT'S NOT FAILURE OF WILL WHICH IS HOW SOCIETY DEPICTS ADDICTION NOR IS IT INHERITED BRAIN DISEASE WHICH IS HOW OUR MEDICAL TENDENCIES TEND TO SEE IT WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS IS A RESPONSE TO HUMAN SUFFERING. SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER BOSTON TO RELIEVE THAT SUFFERING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  I WANT TO UPLIFT THEM THE SPONSORS FOR UPLIFTING THOSE WHO ARE REALLY STRUGGLING AND LIVING WITH THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION. I THINK IT WAS CUSTOMARY FOR SAID IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT ALONE AND SO MAYBE ALL BOTH IN OUR PROFESSIONAL CAPACITIES AND IN OUR PERSONAL CAPACITIES BE THERE FOR THOSE WHO ARE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS DISEASE OF ADDICTION. AND I KNOW THAT AFTER RECOVERY , SIR, I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY BUT PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION POINT OUT THAT THEY'LL GO THERE'LL BE A OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY TOMORROW THAT THEY'LL BE PLANTING SOME FLAGS ACROSS THE STATE HOUSE TOMORROW MORNING AT THE COMMONS. SO FOR THOSE FOR THOSE WHO CAN MAKE IT WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK, PLEASE? THAT COUNCILOR WAS GREAT IN CLOSE UP AT THE DURKAN FINISH ANDERSON MARIA PIPPEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD WHO'S OUT THE CHAIR COUNCILORS FITZGERALDS, MURPHY AND FLYNN SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASTOR DOC AT NUMBER 1306 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I THANK YOU DOCTOR NUMBER 1306 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. THERE'S A QUOTE WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT NUMBER 1307 LUCKY NUMBER 1307 COUNCIL FLEEING FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF EDDIE CRISPIN AS BPD COMMAND STAFF.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES PLENTY OF THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I FILED THIS RESOLUTION TO CALL FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT EDDIE CHRISTMAN TO THE BOSTON POLICE COMMAND STAFF.  CRISPIN IS A WELL-RESPECTED SEASONED LEADER IN THE BOSTON COMMUNITY WHO SERVED BOSTON FOR 25 YEARS. MANY OF US HERE IN THIS CHAMBER KNOW HIM VERY WELL AND WE CAN SPEAK TO HIS CHARACTER, HIS DEDICATION, COMMITMENT TO HIS WORK WHEN HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMAND STAFF IN JULY, THIS NEWS CAME AS A SURPRISE ALSO BECAUSE MANY ON THE BOSTON POLICE INCLUDING THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BOSTON POLICE STATED THAT IT WAS A CONFLICT FOR HIM TO BE ON THE COMMAND STAFF AND TO BE WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION.  BOSTON POLICE SAID THE DECISION FOR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT REMOVAL FROM THE COMMAND STAFF WAS DUE TO THIS CONFLICT WAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  DID THIS COMMISSION THE POST COMMISSION WAS CREATED IN 2020 AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD TO SERVE AS A POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD.  HOWEVER, WE ALSO HEARD DIRECTLY FROM THE POST COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR AND THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDRE CAMPBELL WHO ACTUALLY APPOINTED CHRIS BENOIT TO THIS POST AND BOTH OF THEM PUBLICLY BOTH OF THEM QUESTIONED THE REMOVAL AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN HAVING HIM SERVING BOTH ROLES.  I ALONG WITH MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES SPOKE WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND LEADERS AT THE MEMORIAL MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ALSO RAISED SIMILAR CONCERNS AS A PROBATION OFFICER I WORKED WITH DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CRISPIN FOR MANY YEARS. I CAN TESTIFY TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, HIS EXPERIENCE, HIS INTEGRITY,  HIS REMOVAL FROM THE POLICE COMMAND STAFF AND THE EXPLANATION PROVIDED CONTINUES TO BE PUZZLING TO MANY.  HIS REMOVAL IS A HUGE LOSS TO THE IMPORTANT WORK OF THE BOSTON POLICE COMMAND STAFF IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. EARLIER THIS MONTH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MANY OF US WERE ASKED TO SIGN ON TO A LETTER TO THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING MYSELF SHARING THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE REMOVAL OF DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CHRISMAN AND ADVOCATING FOR HIS REINSTATEMENT. SEVERAL CITY COUNCILORS MENTIONED TO ME AFTER THAT THEY WANTED TO BE PART OF THAT SIGNATURE.  BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE PART OF THIS RESOLUTION. SO I'M CALLING THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REINSTATE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CHRISTMAN AND THE BOSTON POLICE COMMAND STAFF.  AND RESPECTFULLY RESPECTFULLY FOR US AS A BODY TO GO TO BAT FOR HIM BECAUSE HE'S BEEN GOING TO BAT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON FOR SO MANY YEARS. HE NEEDS SUPPORT. HE NEEDS A FRIEND. HE NEEDS A FRIEND WHEN THINGS ARE TOUGH HE DOESN'T NEED FRIENDS WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND WHEN THINGS AREN'T GOING WELL FOR YOU, THAT'S WHEN YOU REALLY COUNT ON YOUR FRIENDS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR FLYNN. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT. WE SENT A LETTER EXPRESSING NOT THAT BOSTON CITY COUNCIL WANT TO CORRECT THAT. IT WASN'T A LETTER FROM THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL . IT WAS A LETTER AFTER SOME FOLKS SPOKE TO EDDIE AND I WAS SENDING A LETTER AND FOLKS WANTED TO SIGN ON TO THAT LETTER. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT EVERYONE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEIR NAME ONTO THE LETTER IF THEY SO WANTED TO. AFTER AFTER IF THEY IF THEY WANTED TO ADD THEIR NAMES TO THE TO THE LETTER. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.  AND I CONTINUE TO STAND WITH EDDIE AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE A LOT OF ADVOCACY ON THAT FRONT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FERNANDO ANDERSON.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  I JUST WANTED TO RISE OUT OF RESPECT FOR MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR FLYNN. I ALSO STAND WITH OFFICER CHRIS BEAN AND WANTED TO JUST I GUESS MY POSITION HERE JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS YOU KNOW, IT'S FOR ME IT FEELS KIND OF ODD TO VOTE YES IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY I'VE SPOKEN WITH EDDIE IN TERMS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AND I STAND WITH HIM. I SUPPORT HIM. WE'VE ADVOCATED FOR THIS ALREADY. BUT THIS RESOLUTION CAME SORT OF AS A NOT THAT YOU CAN'T FILE AS A SURPRISE, RIGHT. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE FILE BUT RATHER THAT I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY ASK IF REINSTATEMENT IS THE THING. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT EDDIE WANTS RATHER IS IT WHAT TOOK PLACE IN ADVOCATING SO THAT WE CAN RECTIFY HIS HONOR HIS NAME.  SO I I'M ALMOST INCLINED TO VOTE PRESENT ON THE RESOLUTION OUT OF RESPECT COUNCILOR FLYNN JUST BECAUSE AGAIN FOR THE RECORD FOR THOSE OF YOU LISTENING AT HOME I SUPPORT EDDIE. I THINK THAT WE HAVE ADVOCATED AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT REGION LED IN THE ADVOCACY IN THE LETTER THAT WE SIGNED TO SUPPORT HIM IN TERMS OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AND SAYING THAT THAT WAS UNJUST BUT RETURNING TO OR BEING REINSTATED TO THAT POSITION I'M NOT SURE ABOUT. SO I WOULD FEEL THAT IT'S MOST SINCERE FOR ME TO BE PRESENT UNTIL I ACTUALLY HAVE THAT EXCHANGE WITH EDDIE TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER THAT'S WHAT HE ACTUALLY WANTS. SO I'LL LEAVE IT TO MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF I'M NOT SURE FOLKS WANT HIM TO GO TO COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CONVERSATION BUT I'LL LEAVE IT TO MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THAT. I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME ANYTHING BUT IF IT DOES GO TO A VOTE I WILL BE VOTING PRESENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COMES FITZGERALD.  THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY SAID IT YET ABOUT THE PASSAGE BUT I WILL BE OBJECTING TO THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THE REASON BEING IS THAT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MAKING COUNCIL OF FLYNN WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THERE IS CONFUSION AROUND THIS TOPIC ABOUT IS IT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR IS IT NOT? I DON'T FEEL THAT I HAVE ADEQUATE INFORMATION. I'VE BEEN KIND OF BUSY WITH THE KIND OF STUFF THIS SUMMER AND SO I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN AS INVOLVED IN WHAT THE DETAILS ARE HERE AND I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT IN MAKING A YAY OR NAY DECISION ON THIS TOPIC. I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE US AS A BODY AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC IF THIS WERE TO GO TO COMMITTEE AND HAVE A HEARING ON IT TO HAVE FOLKS COME UP HERE AND DISCUSS WHY THEY THINK IT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR WHY THEY THINK IT IS NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SO WE ARE BETTER INFORMED BEFORE WE VOTE. SO WHEN YOU CALL FOR PASSAGE I WILL BE OBJECTING BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EDDIE'S CHARACTER OR HIS ABILITY I BELIEVE MY UNCLE HIRED EDDIE SOME 30 YEARS AGO SO THEY SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF HIM. SO I KNOW EDDIE IS A GOOD MAN BUT THIS IS JUST THIS IS SPECIFICALLY JUST MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ARGUMENTS ARE ON EACH SIDE HAVING THAT UNDERSTANDING AND I THINK THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  THANK YOU. I WILL CALL FOR PASSAGE THE MINUTE THAT SOMEONE OBJECTS. THERE'S NO SET COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT TO ME BECAUSE I'M HERE ON THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO IF IT DOES GO INTO COMMITTEE, I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT THAT. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BP, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE HIRING FIRING AND PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE OF COLOR. AND DURING THOSE HEARINGS WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT RETALIATION, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN STANCES AND THEN END UP AND LITERALLY IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO WHERE THIS COMMITTEE WILL YOU KNOW WHERE THIS WILL LAND CONSIDERING THAT OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY ACTIVE IN THIS SPACE. I LIKE TO ADVOCATE THAT YOU CONSIDER SENDING IT OVER TO OUR COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING AROUND HIRING, FIRING AND PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES. IT SEEMS IN LINE WITH THE WORK THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING IN THIS SPACE. OKAY.  THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ME HERE. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY. THIS DOCKET YOU MAY ALTHOUGH USUALLY I BELIEVE I WILL ALLOW THIS ONE.  I USUALLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN SOMEONE OBJECTS IT ACTUALLY ENDS DISCUSSION AND IT SENDS IT TO COMMITTEE. BUT FOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS I WILL ALLOW YOU YOU DON'T WANT OKAY YOU WOULD NOT LIKE TO SPEAK AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING MEJIA FOR YOUR ADVOCACY ON WHERE TO SEND THIS. THIS FITS SQUARELY INTO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SO THAT'S WHERE THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 1307 WILL BE REFERRED. I YES, THEY WILL BE REFERRED TO THAT COMMITTEE. OKAY. SO WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO ANY OF THE ANY DOCKETS?  NO. OKAY. OKAY.  HOW TO SEND IT ANY DOCKETS THAT WERE MENTIONED PRIOR?  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO DOCKET NUMBER 130221 PRACTICE THAT WAS FILED BY COUNCILOR BRITTON.  THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN COUNCILOR , ARE MEJIA? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO A POINT OF ORDER? OKAY. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.  GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.  SO AND MAYBE CLARK, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE HELPFUL IN THIS SITUATION. I DON'T HAVE THE ROBERT'S RULES OF DECORUM HERE, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE WAS ALREADY A MATTER THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY HEARD.  IT SEEMS LIKE THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING IN REGARDS TO HIRING, FIRING AND PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES IN WHICH THE FOLKS THAT YOU KNOW HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT IN TERMS OF WHERE THINGS WENT. CLARK.  SO IF YOU NEED A TRANSLATOR LET ME JUST SAY IT AGAIN. I ALREADY HAVE A HEARING THAT WAS FILED AND HEARD THAT RELATE TO HIRING FIRING AND PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES WITHIN THE COUNCIL . AND BECAUSE THIS MATTER SEEMS TO BE IN LINE WITH SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PART OF A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE HEARD HERE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THAT I UNDERSTAND FULLY THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR TO NOT PLACE IT IN THE COMMITTEE IN WHICH THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN SOME DISCUSSION AROUND THAT. SO THAT'S A CHALLENGE TO THE PRESIDENT. BUT JUST SO THAT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING AND FROM MY LEARNING AND FOR MY APPLICATION IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT.  THANK YOU.  OKAY. WELL, IN TERMS OF YOUR DOCKET COUNSELOR, THAT WAS A DOCKET IN GENERAL FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE. THIS DOCKET REFERS TO A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALLOWS HER TO ASSIGN DOCKETS TO A COMMITTEE THAT SHE BELIEVES THEY BELONG IN.  BECAUSE YOURS WAS MORE AN OVERVIEW OF THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT BUT THIS ONE IS FOCUSING ON ONE OFFICER INDIVIDUALLY.  THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. MR CASA FLYNN IS THERE ADDING YOURSELF TO A DOCKET. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK GO BACK TO DOCKET 13 ZERO ONE. MR. CLERK I KNOW IT'S BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE CITY SERVICES. IS THAT ACCURATE? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO RECONSIDER.  SHOULD IT BE ACTUALLY WHAT THE STRONG WOMEN AND FAMILIES SINCE CYF IS CLEARLY LOOKING.  1301 13 ZERO ONE THAT JURISDICTION? YES.  SO TO CITY SERVICES AND YEAH I MEAN IT CAN I BELIEVE IT COULD GO IN EITHER COMMITTEE CITY'S CITY SERVICES A COMMITTEE THAT CAN HANDLE IT COULD. IT COULD GO TO EITHER COMMITTEE SO IF I MEAN YOU KNOW WITH OH OKAY WE OKAY IT CLEARLY UNDER THE UNDER THE RULES DC YOU GUYS FALL UNDER STRONG WOMEN AND FAMILIES YEAH WE DID TALK ABOUT IT BEING ABLE TO GO TO EITHER COMMITTEE WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND SO I'M FINE SENDING IT TO STRONG WOMEN AND FAMILIES. THANK YOU, COACH RIVLIN THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO. 1302 AND THANK COUNCILOR BREADON FOR FILING IT. OKAY, THANK YOU. YOUR NAME IS SO ADDED TO DOCKET NUMBER 13 OR TO ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME TO ANYTHING. OKAY WE ARE NOW MOVING ONTO PERSONNEL ORDERS. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PERSONNEL ORDERS?  DOCKET NUMBER 1308 COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL ON MEJIA. PERSONNEL ORDER NUMBER 1309 COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR BREADON PERSONNEL ORDER DUNCAN NUMBER 1310 COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR PER PEN PERSONNEL ORDER DUNCAN NUMBER 1311 COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR MURPHY PERSONNEL ORDER AND NUMBER 1312 COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL PER PEN PERSONNEL ORDER. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIRMANSHIP PASSAGE OF DOCKETS NUMBER 130821312. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSE ANY OF THE PERSONNEL ORDERS HAVE PASSED. SPEAKING OF PERSONNEL THAT YOU WANT TO WELCOME BACK OUR 14 CITY COUNCILOR MICHAEL IS HERE WITH US. THANK YOU.  SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HOPE THAT YOU ARE WELL AND WE ARE HAPPY THAT TO HAVE YOU BACK WE'VE MISSED YOU.  AND SO WELCOME BACK TO CHAMBERS. AWESOME. WE ARE NOW MOVING ONTO TO GREEN SHEETS. IS ANYONE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS ? NO. WELL DONE, EVERYONE. OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO LEAD FILES.  I'M INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT THERE ARE NO LEAD FILE MATTERS. GOOD JOB. WELL, REALLY IMPRESSIVE. OKAY, SO WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONS THREE 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 THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED.  WE ARE NOW ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS.  JORDAN FOR YOU IS SEPTEMBER 2ND. OUR VERY OWN RON RON COBB ON THE FOURTH AND COUNCILOR OUR VERY OWN COUNCILOR CARLOTTA ZAPATA ON SEPTEMBER 4TH AS WELL. SO WE'VE GOT SOME BIRTHDAY TWINS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BOTH OF YOU AND TO EVERYONE AND WHO'S. ALL RIGHT. HOW COULD I FORGET? BEYONCE'S BIRTHDAY IS ON SEPTEMBER 4TH MY BEST FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY, JUSTINE HER BIRTHDAY IS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JUSTINE AND I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE WE WILL. OKAY, SO I'LL HOLD OFF AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME ONES AT THE END OF AUGUST THAT WE MISSED AND SO IF THEY'RE ALL READY I WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SOME OF THE AUGUST VIRGOS IN THE HOUSE. WE ARE CELEBRATING YOU AS WELL . I MENTIONED THAT TOMORROW MORNING WE'LL BE PLANTING THE FLAGS FROM THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION IN HONOR OF OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY AND I TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY HAVE. THE CHAIR AND AS CONSEQUENCE ANDREW ANDERSON THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND WHO TENDS AREAS ANDERSON YESTERDAY WAS HIS BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND UPCOMING EVENTS. YES, I LOVE I LOVE OUR GIRLS VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH. AND SO TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO THE FENWAY PARK, THE CAPE VERDEAN CULTURAL NIGHT AT THE FENWAY PARK WITH THE RED SOX. SO JOIN US THERE IF YOU DON'T HAVE TICKETS PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE IF THERE ARE ANY MORE FOR US TO GIVE AWAY AS WELL AS VINE STREET SORRY , MOUNT PLEASANT AND VINE STREET NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BLOCK PARTY FROM 2 TO 6 SORRY THAT'S 1 TO 4 P.M.. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO SIX 1 TO 4 P.M. AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE MOUNT PLEASANT AND VINE STREET AREA OR YOU CAN GO TO THE VINE COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS TREE OF LIFE PLAZA LOOKED LIKE FAITH CHURCH ON SATURDAY. THEY ARE HAVING A SPEAK OUT FOR LIFE COMMUNITY RALLY AND THAT IS GOING TO BE AT 205 TO 211 HERALD STREET DORCHESTER AND DISTRICT SEVEN AND THEN BEAT THE ODDS AT THE SALVATION ARMY AT THE KROC CENTER 650 DUDLEY STREET THEY ARE HAVING A FIVE YEAR CELEBRATION ON BEAT THE ODDS SHOWCASING AND THEN ON SUNDAY DICO JIBRIL IS DOING A BIG SOMALI COMMUNITY COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATING HONORING CONSUL GENERAL FROM SOMALIA THERE AT THE BOWLING BUILDING TO 2300 WASHINGTON STREET FROM 5 TO 8 P.M.. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COCONUT AS A PARTNER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT. I REALIZE THAT I WON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS BUT I'LL DO THIS NOW I DO WANT TO WISH HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND SEBASTIAN ZAPATA WHO ALSO SHARES A BIRTHDAY WITH ME WHICH IS WHICH IS VERY ODD BUT WE WE I GET TO SHARE MY BIRTHDAY FOR LIFE NOW. YEAH, BUT. AND BEYONCE AND BEYONCé I LOVE THEM VERY MUCH AND I THANK HIM FOR HIS PATIENCE IN THIS LIFE. HE'S A VERY HE'S A VERY HE GIVES ME A LOT OF GRACE IN THIS POSITION WITH LATE NIGHTS OUT AND ON WEEKENDS. SO I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE CHARITY AND IT JUST COMES WITH YOU CAN CONSIDER CAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT ELECTION DAY IS ON TUESDAY BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE POLL WORKERS.  I HOPE THAT ME AND MY TEAM WILL BE IN MY DISTRICT HANDING OUT GOODIES TO POLL WORKERS AND OBVIOUSLY THEY DO THIS AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO BEING A POLL WORKER, A LOT OF TRAINING SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY THANKS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE WORKING THE POLLS ON TUESDAY AND I HOPE IN OUR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS WE HAVE WAYS TO APPRECIATE ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WHO VOLUNTEER A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKING SURE OUR DEMOCRACY RUNS . SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YEAH, SHOUT OUT TO OUR POLL WORKERS THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PENNY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I STAND HERE TO RECOGNIZE SOME BUSINESS OWNERS IN MY DISTRICT AND ROSLYN AND LAURA AND MIKE OWNERS OF DESTRUCTION BREWERY IN ROSCOE SQUARE AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY THEIR LAST DAY OF DESTRUCTION BREWERY IS ON AUGUST 31ST AND THEY'RE HAVING A CELEBRATION FOR THEIR LAST DAY ON FRIDAY AT 6 P.M. AT DESTRUCTION BREWERY THEY DECIDED TO JUST STEP AWAY TO PURSUE SOMETHING ELSE IN LIFE SO THEY JUST WANTED TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU ALSO ANYONE WANTS TO STOP BY AND ROSLINDALE AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION.  YOU'RE ALL INVITED AT 6 P.M. ON FRIDAY. THANK YOU. I WISH THEM WELL. DESTRUCTION BREWERY HAS BEEN A BIG HUB FOR THE ROSLINDALE COMMUNITY SO THE CHURCH ORGANIZES COUNTLESS SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO RISE AND WISH A HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY TO MY FATHER AUGUSTIN SANTANA WHO TURNED 60 TODAY AND HE HAS JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ROCK TO ME AND MY AND MY SIBLINGS.  I WAS VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO MARCH THE DOMINICAN PARADE TWO WEEKS AGO WITH HIM ALONGSIDE ME AND FOR HIM TO CONTINUE THIS JOURNEY THAT I'M ON WITH HIM. SO I'M JUST VERY THANKFUL FOR HIM AND I WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.  I WILL BE WE WILL BE CELEBRATING TONIGHT IN DISTRICT ONE IN EAST BOSTON. WE TRIED TO GO AROUND THE WHOLE CITY NOW THAT I'M AT OUR CITY COUNCIL SO WE WILL BE IN EAST BOSTON TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR FATHER AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER KAISER WEBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK MY SUMMER INTERNS TREVOR AND MY I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT WITHOUT A DOUBT THEY'VE BEEN THE BEST INTERNS MY OFFICE HAS EVER HAD AS BEING OUR ONLY SUMMER SO FAR. BUT THEY I HOPEFULLY THEY LEARNED A COUPLE OF THINGS AND JUST YOU KNOW MY DID FIND A LOST ORDINANCE UH HER FIRST DAY ON THE JOB AND YOU KNOW IT HELPED US FIGHT FOR BUSINESSES EXPERIENCING YOU KNOW, THE IMPACTS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION BUT YOU KNOW I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM BOTH FOR WORKING IN OUR OFFICE AND MAKING IT A LITTLE BRIGHTER AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL TAKE SOME OF THE LESSONS THEY TO SCHOOL BELLS THIS FALL. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IF I DIDN'T SAY IT LAST TIME MY STAFFER CINDY JUST HER BIRTHDAY WAS ON I JUST TRADED SOMEONE TO DO A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HER.  WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ANYONE WHO HAS PASSED I WOULD LIKE TO JUST UPLIFT THE MEMORY OF JEN DIN WHO WAS A COMMUNITY MEMBER HAIRSTYLIST HERE IN IN BOSTON.  AND YOU KNOW, SO MANY OF US KNOW THAT WHEN YOU GO AND YOU GET YOUR HAIR DONE YOUR HAIRSTYLIST ENDS UP BEING SOMEONE THAT YOU TALK TO AND IT ENDS UP BEING AN IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE AND THIS SHE CAME TO THE COUNCIL A NUMBER OF TIMES AND WAS IN MY OFFICE AND HER SAID IN PASSING WAS REALLY TRAGIC FOR ME FOR FOR MY BEST FRIEND THAT'S HER REGULAR STYLIST AND FOR FOR SO MANY WHO GO TO JEN WHO HAD HER SALON AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN ROSLINDALE AND MISSION HILL AND IN ROXBURY AND SO ON THE COMMUNITY FEELS HER LOSS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMEMBER HER FOR JUST BEING THE POWERFUL DYNAMIC PERSON THAT SHE WAS AND HOW MUCH SHE MEANT TO HER DIVERSE CLIENTS AROUND THE CITY OF BOSTON. SO JEN MAY WE REMEMBER YOU AND MAY YOU KNOW THAT SO MANY PEOPLE LOVED YOU DEARLY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON? THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSIDER CAN CONSIDER CAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU TO COUNCILOR CLARA FOR HONORING LEO BREEN WHO PASSED AWAY. HE WAS INVOLVED IN SO MANY CHARLESTOWN ORGANIZATIONS AND HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE KNIGHTS AND COLUMBUS AND A LOT OF OTHER GROUPS. HE WAS A GREAT GUY WHO LOVED HIS FAMILY AND HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY ALL. I ALSO WANTED TO HONOR BRIAN SULLIVAN. HE WAS A DISTRICT EIGHT RESIDENT THAT WAS A COMMUNITY BUILDER AND HIS MISSION IN LIFE WAS TO GIVE HOPE. HE BUILT BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, RAN HEALTH CARE FOCUSED PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, RAISED FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH AT MASS GENERAL AND DANA-FARBER. BUT I KNOW HIM AS THE PERSON WHO WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN MATTRESSES COUCHES WEREN'T REMOVED FROM THE STREET. HE WAS AN ACTIVE MASSACHUSETTS NATIVE AND YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM.  PEOPLE USED TO CALL HIM THE MAYOR OF PRIMUS.  HIS BEACON HILL NEIGHBORS ENJOYED ORGANIZING OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHTS AND BARBECUES AND HE WAS MOST FAMOUS FOR TRANSFORMING PRIMUS AVE INTO A HARRY POTTER THEME THEMED DIAGON ALLEY FOR HALLOWEEN, WHICH I ATTENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND TWO YEARS IN A ROW HE WAS ON THE TEAM OF GARDENING ENTHUSIAST GARDENING ENTHUSIASTS AT PRIMUS WHICH WON A GOLDEN TROWEL THIS YEAR FROM MAYOR WU.  IN THE WORDS OF HIS NEIGHBORS, BRIAN EMULATED JOY, KINDNESS AND HE HAD AN INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT THAT IS RARE AND SPECIAL. I WAS WITH HIS NEIGHBORS AND I ACTUALLY FOUND OUT THAT HE PASSED AWAY AT OFFICE HOURS. HE JUST NATURALLY CAME UP BECAUSE HE WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO YOU JUST KNEW HIM BECAUSE HE WAS EVERYWHERE. I REMEMBER I HAD A GREAT INTERACTION WITH HIM ONCE WHEN MY SISTER AND I WERE WALKING HOME FROM DUPLEX AND WE TALKED SO MUCH THAT I LOOKED DOWN AT MY ICE CREAM AND IT WAS 100% MELTED. HE WAS SOMEONE WHO REALLY BUILT COMMUNITY AND WAS SUCH A GREAT GUY AND IT WAS REALLY HARD TO KEEP IN THE EMOTIONS WHEN I HEARD THAT HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 45. SO SO BEACON HILL WILL MOURN HIS MEMORY AND I'M GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ADJOURNING THE COUNCIL MEETING IN HIS HONOR.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DURKIN IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'S LOOKING TO SPEAK OR MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT OR TO HONOR ANYONE? SO WE ARE TODAY WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ON BEHALF OF COSMOPOLITAN ZAPATA JOHN P JACK BROSNAHAN HELEN GALLO O'BRIEN. ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL DURKAN, BRIAN SULLIVAN.  HENRY LEE ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR FLYNN RUTH RUTHE ON BEHALF OF MY STAFF COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE HARRIS VEGA FATHER OF JOAN PAGEL JENNIFER QUINLAN LYDEN NI UN JOHN FELIX ARI LANDO FATHER OF KIKI LANDO ROBERT ROBERT FREDERICK REED, HUSBAND OF CLAUDIA SMITH OF ROXBURY AND ON BEHALF OF COUNCILORS DURKIN AND CARLOTTA ZAPATA. LEO BREEN.  MOMENT OF SILENCE THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURN TODAY IT DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. THE COUNCIL SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE IRON CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 AT NOON. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES AND YOUR STAFF THE CLERK AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL STENOGRAPHERS ALL IN FAVOR OF GERMAN SAY I. THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED. THANKS EVERYONE FOR