EVERYONE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE GOT SITUATED HERE IN CHAMBERS. HAPPY PRIDE TO ALL I CALL TO ORDER. TODAY'S MEETING OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL . VIEWERS CAN WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE AT BOSTON GLOBE FOR EACH LAST CITY COUNCIL DASH TV. AT THIS TIME I ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE SILENCE THEIR CELLPHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES.  THANK YOU. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON THERE COUNCIL AT COLETTE ZAPATA.  COUNCILOR DURKAN HERE. COUNCILOR FOR ANANDA SANDERSON. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.  COUNCILOR FLYNN HERE. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE HERE.  CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY.  COUNCILOR PIPPIN. COUNCILOR SANTANA.  COUNCILOR WEBER AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THIS WEEK'S CLERGY REVEREND DAVEY HERNANDEZ INVITED BY CONCILOR MEJIA HERE COMES WITH MEJIA YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR AFTER COUNCILOR MARIA AND OUR INVOCATION WE WILL THEN RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE . GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.  THANK YOU PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL TODAY. I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TODAY'S CLERGY REV DAVEY HERNANDEZ.  REV HERNANDEZ ALONGSIDE HIS WIFE OF 27 YEARS CARMEN NANETTE HERNANDEZ ARE THE SENIOR PASTORS OF RESTORATION CITY CHURCH. THIS IS REVEREND HERNANDEZ'S SECOND TIME OPENING UP THE CITY COUNCIL'S CAUSE. HE'S BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND AND I'M GOING TO SHARE A BIT OF HISTORY FOR OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. REV HERNANDEZ GREW UP IN A SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD.  HIS MOTHER MIGRATED FROM PUERTO RICO TO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK WHERE HE WAS BORN AND LATER MOVED TO BOSTON IN THE DORCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD.  HE BECAME AN ORDAINED MINISTER BY THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD AND TOOK 2008 AND IS A LICENSED MARRIAGE COUNSELOR.  HE ALSO HAS A PH.D. IN EDUCATION BEYOND THE PULPIT, REVEREND HERNANDEZ'S DEVOTION EXTENDS TO NUMEROUS BOARDS THAT SPAN BOSTON AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE INCLUDES THE BOSTON COLLABORATIVE BOSTON FLOURISH, THE DUDLEY STREET NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE AND THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE BOSTON CHAPTER AND THE CAMPAIGN OF THIS CONGREGATION. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM HERE. OUR OFFICE HAS WORKED IN DEEP PARTNERSHIP WITH RESTORATION CHURCH SUPPORTING THE CAPE VERDEAN COMMUNITY AND I SEE PASTOR HERNANDEZ AS AN ALLY, AS A FRIEND AND AS SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT IS TO CARRY A LITTLE BIT OF TRAUMA IN OUR BACKPACKS AND HELPING US UNPACK IT. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK OUR PASTOR FOR TODAY.  COME ON.  THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEJIA. GOOD MORNING.  MORNING CARMEN OR GOOD AFTERNOON. I APOLOGIZE.  WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WITH ME IF YOU ARE ABLE TO?  IT'S AN HONOR TO OPEN THIS UP IN PRAYER AND TO COME ALONGSIDE OF YOU.  AS YOU KNOW, AS A PREACHER I IT'S SCARY TO HANDS A PREACHER A MICROPHONE. SO I WROTE MY PRAYER DOWN. I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT OUT BY ALMIGHTY GOD AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER, WE HUMBLY COME BEFORE YOU RECOGNIZING YOUR SOVEREIGNTY OVER ALL THINGS WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE AMONG US GUIDING OUR THOUGHTS, OUR WORDS AND OUR ACTIONS GRANT WISDOM, DISCERNMENT AND UNDERSTANDING TO EACH MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL AS THEY DELIBERATE ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE WELFARE OF OUR BELOVED COMMUNITY.  MAY THEIR DECISIONS BE ROOTED IN JUSTICE, COMPASSION, SIN AND THE COMMON GOOD REFLECTING YOUR DIVINE WILL BLESS OUR CITY WITH HUMANITY, WITH HARMONY, BRIDGING DIFFERENCES AND FOSTERING COOPERATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE TO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY AND HUMILITY HONORING THE TRUST BESTOWED UPON US BY THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT. WE LIFT UP TO YOU OH LORD THOSE IN NEED WITHIN OUR CITY ESPECIALLY THE MARGINALIZED, THE VULNERABLE AND THE VOICELESS GRANT US THE COMPASSION AND THE DETERMINATION TO WORK TIRELESSLY FOR THEIR UPLIFTMENT AND EMPOWERMENT.  GUIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS TODAY WITH YOUR GRACE THAT THEY MAY BE FRUITFUL AND PRODUCTIVE LEADING TO OUTCOMES THAT HONOR YOUR NAME AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOURISHING OF OUR COMMUNITY.  AND I WILL RECITE THE FOLLOWING IN MY NATIVE TONGUE. SENATOR INDIGO IT COULDN'T GET A SIGNAL I GOT IT PLANNED.  THEY SAID SOVEREIGN STATE SO IT AUSTRO YOU THINK THAT THE MISERICORDIA GET SENORA ALL WOULD ALSO ALREADY BE BONGA IN THE SOUP US IN THE MATCHLESS NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS WE PRAY AMEN THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AMERICA AND TO WHICH SHE STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.  THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HERE AND THANK YOU, REVEREND HERNANDEZ FOR THE REPEAT VISIT AND FOR THE BEAUTIFUL INVOCATION WE'RE NOW ON TO PRESENTATIONS. WE WILL NOW HAVE COUNCILOR FOR LANDRY ANDERSON HOSTING A PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING THE DE SEVEN ADVISORY COUNCIL FOLLOWED BY MYSELF HOSTING THE PRESENTATION, RECOGNIZING THAT FRIENDS OF VITILIGO SUPPORT AN ADVOCACY ADVOCACY GROUP.  PLEASE NOTE TO MY COUNSELORS THAT WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK AND ONE AND THEN WE HAVE A JUNETEENTH BREAK AND THEN PRESENTATION FOR THE WEEK THEREAFTER.  SO WE HAVE ALL OF OUR PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE AND I KNOW THE CAUCUS TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE UPDATED THE RECORDS TO REFLECT THAT.  MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT THAT COUNCILORS FITZGERALD,  MURPHY AND WEBER HAVE NOW JOINED US?  THANK YOU. COSGROVE AND ANDREW ANDERSON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR IN 5 MINUTES. THANK YOU.  HELLO EVERYONE.  AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS TANYA FRENCH ANDERSON I AM THE DISTRICT SEVEN CITY COUNCILOR AND TODAY I STAND HERE PROUD BEFORE YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTRICT SEVEN ADVISORY COUNCIL . AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK BOB BARNEY NUMBER TWO LAWRENCE LORING. PAYNE WHEELER, DR. REGINALD JACKSON TO PLEASE COME DOWN AND JOIN ME JAY LUCKEY, LINDA FREEMAN LEWIS ELISA CLAUDIA SMITH REED SISTER OFFICE AND ANY OTHER ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS A SISTER MILA TO JOIN MEJIA PLEASE.  OH LOVE LOVETTE CONNIE AND PAULA BARROWS.  I NEED A PRESCRIPTION CHANGE SO IF I DON'T SEE YOU IN YOUR PART OF THE COUNCIL , PLEASE JOIN ME . YES, PLEASE WELCOME.  OH, I SEE YOU CAN FILL THE STAGE. PLEASE JOIN MEJIA. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.  EXCEPT EXCEPT THE HON. OH, YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BREAK. IT'S NOT BIG. IT'S GOT A REAL STAGE.  IT'S JUST HAVING FUN UP HERE.  OKAY. ALL RIGHT.  I AM ONCE AGAIN I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT SEVEN ADVISORY COUNCIL . OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL CONSISTS OF A DEDICATED GROUP OF COMMITTED DISTRICT SEVEN CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS LEADERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES OR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT SEVEN THE ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPRISES OF PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS EACH BRINGING A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND INSIGHT TO SHAPE THE POLICY AND PROJECTS OF THE DISTRICT. AS YOU ALL KNOW A GOOD COUNCIL OFFICE NEVER WORKS ALONE AND TO BRING THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE WE MUST ORGANIZE AND CONSOLIDATE OUR COMMUNITY. THE INSPIRATION BEHIND OUR POLICIES PROJECTS BUDGETARY PRIORITIES AND VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY COMES IN LARGE PART THANKS TO THE PEOPLE YOU SEE RIGHT BEFORE YOU HERE TODAY. THESE GRACIOUS PEOPLE TAKE TODAY TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR WEEKENDS NEARLY IT'S EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY UNLESS WE HAVE A DIFFERENT EVENT. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TO BRING TO MY ATTENTION IMPORTANT ISSUES IMPACTING DISTRICT SEVEN AND OF COURSE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD IN GUIDING OUR PRIORITIES. THIS ROBUST ACTIVE AND CARING GROUP OF ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT ONLY BRINGS PROBLEMS TO MY ATTENTION BUT SOLUTIONS TO THOSE ISSUES AS WELL. THEY DO THIS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS AND IN PURSUIT OF A DISTRICT SEVEN THAT FIGHTS DISPLACED MENT,  ADDRESSES CLIMATE CHANGE, SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES AND CREATES MORE SPACE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE. THIS NOT ONLY MAKES OUR JOB EASIER BUT IT CLOSES THE GAP BETWEEN RESIDENTS WHO NEED SERVICES AND THOSE IN THE CITY THAT WITH THE CAPACITY TO HELP. I KNOW WORK LIKE THIS OFTEN GETS DESCRIBED AS THANKLESS BUT I HOPE THAT IN PRESENTING THESE CITATIONS TODAY WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT OUR ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN ON.  SO TO CONCLUDE I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JUST ONE MEMBER TO GIVE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF WELL I GUESS SMALL SPEECH.  I'M ALMOST AFRAID CALLING IT SPEECH BECAUSE WE DO WE ARE WE DO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME. I LIKE TO THINK BOB, BARNEY, LOIS, ELISA SENATOR DIANNE WILKERSON, ANGELA WILLIAMS MITCHELL RODNEY SINGLETON. PRISCILLA FLYNN. RENE SMITH. KAI GRANT.  LINDA FREEMAN. VICTORIA WILLIAMS.  PABLO BARRAS AGAIN WILLIAM WATKINS SAEED ABDULKARIM OUR NIECE OUR NIECE SORRY BROWN BILL SINGLETON CAROL BLAIR PROFESSOR BELL SADIKI CAMBONE JAY LUCKIE, HENRY SASHI JAMES KELLY CALLAWAY KRISTIN HALBERT NEVER TOO LAWRENCE LORRAINE PAYNE WHEELER MILLER BUSH LOVETTE CONEY ALMA WRIGHT CONNIE FORBES IMAM ABDULLAH FAROOQ AND FORD CAVALIER AND DR. JACKSON.  FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART EVERYONE THERE I SAY LEWIS ALISA OF COURSE I DID. AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART EVERYONE HERE KNOWS AND I MENTIONED THE ADVISORY COUNCIL A THOUSAND TIMES MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES ARE TIRED OF IT BUT THEY ARE THEY ARE IMPRESSED AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN ALLIES TOO SUPPORTING ME WITH HOW WE MOVE OUR PROJECTS TOGETHER. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO SHOW UP AND WHEN YOU CAN TO YOUR SHOWING MEMBERS EVEN COLLEAGUES FROM OTHER DISTRICTS SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY SHOW UP TO OUR EVENTS IN DISTRICT SEVEN REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ALLYSHIP AND SUPPORTING ME IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING FOR DISTRICT SEVEN. MR LISA YOU NEED PREPARATION. YES, I DID GET. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS ,MADAM PRESIDENT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL . I'M NOT UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS CHAMBER. I'VE SPENT A LOT OF YEARS HERE WITH YOUR FORMER COLLEAGUE COUNCIL YANCEY AND COUNCILOR TURNER. BUT I'M VERY SPECIAL TO BE HERE TODAY WITH MY COUNCILOR CITY COUNCILOR ANDERSON BECAUSE SHE BRINGS A SPECIAL ENERGY AND A SPECIAL COMMITMENT THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A LONG TIME. EACH OF YOU BRINGS SOMETHING FOR YOUR COMMUNITIES AND FOR THE CITY BUT WE ALL ARE PROUD TO BE HERE BECAUSE IT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO A CITY THAT HAS GIVEN US SO MUCH AND TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE MEANT SO MUCH.  AND EACH OF US REPRESENT DIFFERENT PARTS AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES BUT WE ALL REPRESENT THE CITY OF BOSTON. AND SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT STOPPED WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITIES IN THE NAME OF THIS CITY REPRESENT THEIR FRIENDS WHETHER IT'S IN THE SCHOOLS OR ON THE STREETS IN THEIR CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES AND MOSQUES. WE TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND BECAUSE WE ARE THERE WE KNOW THAT A DIFFERENCE WILL BE MADE AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING GIVEN OUR COUNCIL . BUT MOST OF ALL WE THANK YOU FOR SERVING BECAUSE IT IS A THANKLESS TASK SOMETIMES TO BE REPRESENTING AND NOT KNOW THAT YOU'RE BEING WATCHED AND CARED FOR. SO WE THINK OUR COUNCILOR STANDING UP IN FRONT OF US WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU AND I APOLOGIZE. I'M SO EXCITED I FORGOT TO BRING THAT CITATION TO THE FLOOR BUT WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU GUYS FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND FOR BELIEVING IN ME . THANK YOU. TO GET GOING, LET'S GO.  MADAM PRESIDENT.  OH, MADAM PRESIDENT IS GIVING ME PERMISSION TO ASK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH US. THANK YOU VERY.  OH, SORRY . CAN I JUST READ THIS? I'M SO SORRY . OKAY, SO SO OFFICIAL RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MYSELF COUNCILOR TONY FERNANDES AND SOON TO BE RESOLVED THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DISTRICT SEVEN ADVISORY COUNCIL THERE FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THE DISTRICT SEVEN ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS AND VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY WITH DETERMINATION, URGENCY AND ENTHUSIASM AND FOR ENSURING THAT THE DISTRICT SEVEN OFFICE IS ABLE TO ADEQUATELY REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE GOAL CREATING A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE, AFFORDABLE, RESILIENT AND PROUD COMMUNITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.  WE COULD TAKE A PICTURE FROM HERE. OKAY, I'LL GET OVER HERE.  ALL RIGHT. OKAY. PICTURE TIME FOR ME TO THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  AND MAKE SURE NOBODY FORGETS THEIR BANNER. THANK YOU FOR COMING.  I THANK YOU FOR COMING.  SO THANK YOU, COUNSELOR, FOR AN INJURY ANDERSON AND ALSO WANT TO WISH A HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY TO LUIS ELISA WHO JUST CELEBRATED HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY. SO TOO BUSY. LOUIS, YOU DIDN'T EVEN HEAR THAT SHOUT OUT FOR YOUR 75TH BIRTHDAY. HE'S TOO POPULAR.  HE'S HERE NOW FOR THE 75TH BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YEAH.  I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE UP VALERIE MOLINO, PRESIDENT CEO OF FRIENDS TO JOIN ME AT THE DAIS JUNE IS VITILIGO AWARENESS MONTH AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW VITILIGO IS A LONG TERM SKIN CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY PATCHES OF THE SKIN LOSING THEIR PIGMENT AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 1% OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE, SEX OR RACE. AND VALERIE HAS BEEN A VALIANT COMMUNITY LEADER ACTIVIST IN THIS PROCESS. COME ON UP VALERIE AND FRIENDS. SO FRIENDS STANDS FOR BETTER LOGO AND FRIENDS A COMMUNITY OF FOLKS ADVOCATING AND DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY VITILIGO FOUNDED IN 2007, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS NATIONAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.  FIT FRIENDS HAS CONSISTENTLY RECEIVED AWARDS AND BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT VITILIGO AND REDUCE STIGMA INCLUDING VITILIGO AWARENESS MONTH IN JUNE WHICH I WILL INTRODUCE AS A RESOLUTION HERE LATER IN THIS MEETING AND WORLD VITILIGO DAY ON JUNE 25TH WHERE CITY HALL WILL BE LIT UP IN PURPLE.  I WANT TO THANK YOU, VALERIE, FOR YOUR TIRELESS ADVOCACY. SHE SAT ME DOWN IN THE HIGH PARK LIBRARY TO JUST TELL ME ABOUT ALL THE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE SKIN CONDITION AND ABOUT SURROUNDING PEOPLE WITH LOVE AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY'RE STILL AND ALWAYS WILL BE SEEN AND VALUED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR SOCIETY.  I ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT REPRESENTATIVE ROB CONSALVO BECAUSE I BELIEVE HE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME ALLY IN THIS FIGHT. FORMER CITY COUNCILOR IN OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.  SO I WANT TO THANK YOU VALERIE ROY JUDY MERCEDES, EVERYONE WHO IS HERE FOR ALL OF YOUR ADVOCACY AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE SEE YOU, WE LOVE YOU. THIS IS YOUR CITY AND WE WILL DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO RECOGNIZE YOU IN ADDITION TO THE RESOLUTION I HAVE THIS CITATION HERE BE RESOLVED THAT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO VET FRIENDS VITILIGO SUPPORT GROUP IN RECOGNITION OF THE SUPPORT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY VITILIGO AND BE FURTHER AS THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE DULY SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ATTESTED TO AND A COPY THEREOF TRANSMITTED BY THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.  I WANT TO YOU KNOW, VALERIE, YOU ARE A FORCE OF NATURE AND I'M SO GLAD THAT WE HAVE YOUR ADVOCACY HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND I WANT TO TURN THE PODIUM OVER TO YOU FOR A FEW WORDS IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND WITH EVERYONE IN CHAMBERS WITH THANK YOU SO MUCH.  MR PRESIDENT, ATTORNEY JUDY, IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE.  OH MY GOODNESS. MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED BECAUSE TEN YEARS AND A FEW MONTHS AGO WE GOT THIS VERY SAME INVITATION FROM THEN CITY COUNCILOR ROB CONSALVO. SO IT'S AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE BACK HERE TODAY AND I WON'T REPEAT WHAT WAS SAID BY THE PRESIDENT BUT ALL OF THAT IS CORRECT.  WE WANT VILLAR TO BE SEEN AND TO BE HEARD LIKE ANY OTHER CONDITION.  THE DENIAL OF MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE I TOLD MY UBER DRIVER THIS MORNING AND I TEND TO GET EMOTIONAL ON THIS WORLD VITILIGO MONTH OF JUNE THAT WHEN I WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED DEPRESSION SET IN AND I KNEW HOW TO PRAY, I PRAYED VERY WELL. I KNEW WHAT TO DO BUT I HAD TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING THAT DID NOT WAS NOT PART OF MY HEALTH INSURANCE. THEN OVER 18 YEARS AGO NOT TODAY 2024 SO WE ASKED YOU TO RALLY WITH US, SUPPORT US ALL THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. SOMEBODY REMINDED ME TODAY THAT IT WAS A SIMPLE CALL THAT I PUT OUT ON FACEBOOK. IF YOU HAVE VITILIGO WOULD YOU MEET ME AT THE DOOR, TEST THE BOWLING ALLEY AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEY CAME FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE. THEY CAME FROM NEW YORK AND THEY CAME FROM CONNECTICUT AND THAT WAS 2009 AND WE'RE STILL STANDING ALONE NO SUPPORT, NO FUNDING BUT WE'RE STILL STANDING. WE KNOW HOW TO TAKE BOTTLES AND CANS AND SO IT'S BEEN WORKING FOR US AND SO WAS PARTNERSHIP LIKE BACK THEN. ROB CONSALVO TO HELP TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND HERE WE ARE TODAY 2024 WAS AN AMAZING PRESIDENT WHO SEES FIT TO SIT WITH US AND TO TALK ABOUT THE KIDS THAT BEING BULLIED AND ADULTS THAT ARE BEING BULLIED.  I TELL THE STORY THE DAY THAT I WALKED OUT A STOCK MARKET WHEN TO TELL THE PERSON TOLD ME TO PUT MY MONEY DOWN ON THE BELT SO MY MONEY IS RUNNING DOWN ON THE BELT AND SO THE STORIES ARE VAST, THE STORIES ARE WIDE. WE'RE GRATEFUL TODAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO LIBRARIES HERE IN THE CITY. YMCA IS AND A FEW SCHOOLS TO TELL OUR STORY. BUT TODAY I HAVE CHOSEN A TWIST TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS TO HELP US LEAD THIS GROUP TO GREET YOU ON THIS WORLD VITILIGO MONTH.  MERCEDES SAY HELLO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND I'M GOING TO BE DOING THIS IN MY LANGUAGE AND THAT IS SPANISH. SO I'M GOING TO SAY IS A SO DOMINICAN OR EVEN ON ME TO THINK OH IT'S ILLEGAL.  I SAID THAT AND THEY SAY GOING USE E SO BEHIND YOU TONY SO TODAY DEALING WITH ILLEGAL MILITARY ECONOMIC REALITY THAT THEIR SENTENCES THE ESTATE GROUP MOREOVER YOU'RE SO BAHRAMI YOU PRODUCED MEALS FOR AND THIS IS IT'S ALMOST ALARM AUDIENCE OF OUR OKAY OUR MERCEDES AND MY I'M FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ORIGINALLY I HAVE AND I WAS IS 35 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN IN A GROUP SINCE 2013 I KNOW VALERIE FROM THAT TIME AND THERE'S BEEN AMAZING THE LOVE AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE AS A GROUP AS A FAMILY AND THEN I ASK EVERYBODY TO HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THIS. OKAY TO BE THE FRAME HAS TO BE DIFFERENT WITH CONDITION AND ACCEPT AND LOVE SUPPORT FOR EVERYBODY AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.  THANK YOU MERCEDES. THE OTHER PERSON IS OUR OTHER NEWEST MEMBER JUST NEW TO BIT LEGO JAMES HELLO EXCUSE ME . HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JAMES MACKLIN.  I'M FROM BROCKTON AND I'VE HAD A LITTLE FOR TWO YEARS I CALL IT LATER IN MY LIFE AND SO IT'S BEEN A SURPRISE BUT I'M DEALING WITH IT THANKS TO VALERIE IN THE REST OF THE GROUP I'M GOOD. YOU KNOW ME . I WANT TO MEET AND SEE PEOPLE THAT LOOK JUST LIKE ME . SO NOW IT'S HAPPENING IN FRONT OF EVERYTHING'S GOOD FOR MYSELF. OKAY?  YEAH. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, THAT'S JUST TO THAT I SELECTED. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW MY HUSBAND ROYCE I GOT VITILIGO IN 2002 AND 2005 MY HUSBAND SAID I THINK I HAVE A BLACK WHITE SPOT. I SAID DON'T DON'T, DON'T, DON'T DON'T GO THERE.  ONLY ONE OF US. SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY HUSBAND JAMES ROY MALONEY AGAIN FOR MY PARTNER BEHIND HIM IS ANDRE FROM MATTAPAN. GIVE HIM A WAVE.  HE'S ONE OF OUR BETTER DRIVERS SHIRLEY THE LONGEST RUNNING MEMBER DID I SAY I TYPED ON FACEBOOK?  REMEMBER WHAT I TYPED ON FACEBOOK? SHE SHOWED UP IN 2009 AND SHE'S STILL WITH US AND YOU'VE HEARD FROM MERCEDES AND OUT OF NEWTON I KEEP SAYING BROCKTON A DEAR SISTER JUDY IS OUT OF IS OUT OF NEWTON AND AGAIN THIS IS JUNE THE MARK THAT IS WE CELEBRATE VITILIGO GLOBALLY GLOBALLY THIS WAS FIRST KICKED OFF IN NIGERIA.  THE AMAZING GROUP THAT WE HAVE IN CHINA HAS 900 MEMBERS CUBA, AUSTRALIA I CAN GO ON AND ON. IT'S REAL, IT'S ALIVE. THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IS THAT CHILDREN WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE ALL OH I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY OH I APOLOGIZE.  WE ARE AIDS, WE ARE BEAUTIFUL. THE KIDS ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT. I GOT EMOTIONAL THIS MORNING BECAUSE I WALKED IN HERE. I JUST MOVED INTO A SECTION CALLED RETIREMENT BUT I WALKED INTO THIS BUILDING AND ENCOUNTERED A PARENT OF ONE OF MY CHILDREN AS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER.  IS SHE STILL IN THE ROOM? GIVE AWAY.  THANK YOU SO MUCH. SHE WARMED MY HEART THAT IN THE WESTERN PUBLIC SCHOOLS I WOULD WALK INTO THIS PLACE ALREADY HIGH AND EXCITED AND THEN TO ENCOUNTER THE PARENT OF ONE OF MY MOST AMAZING FIVE YEAR OLD TODAY HE'S IN THE ARMY RESERVE OR WHATEVER JUST SO MY LITTLE CONVERSATION LIFE IS AMAZING AND SO WE WANT TO KEEP BUT THEN I DIDN'T HAVE THE LANGUAGE SO I DON'T THINK HE WOULD EVEN RECOGNIZE ME TODAY.  BUT OUR GOAL IS TO EMPOWER CHILD YOUTH TO ENCOURAGE THEM BY TELLING THEM FROM STORIES THAT WE'RE READING TO THEM THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE. YOU'RE NOT ALONE.  AND SO WE'RE HERE TO STAND WITH THEM AND WE THANK YOU.  BOSTON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR AMAZING PRESIDENT FOR ACKNOWLEDGING US AND FOR SUPPORTING US.  MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU BRO WITH A LOT OF THE ROCKS AS SAID BY ONE OF OUR LITTLE KIDS OUT OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU WILL MY COLLEAGUES PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A PHOTO.  COME ON UP. I GOT TO SHOW YOU GOT ALL THESE TALL PEOPLE. I WANT TO MAKE IT EVERYBODY TOGETHER.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. WHAT HAPPENED? THANK YOU. OKAY.  IT'S WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER.  THINK OKAY.  AND TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES VAL, WE'VE VALERIE GAVE US THIS INFORMATION SHEET ABOUT VITILIGO AWARENESS MONTH THAT IS ON EVERYONE'S DESK. I WANT TO THANK YOU VALERIE AND FINN FRIENDS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND WE WILL THINK OF YOU AGAIN AS WE GO FORWARD, ESPECIALLY ON JUNE 25TH WHEN CITY HALL IS LIT UP PURPLE. SO THANK YOU.  WE'RE NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. I HAVE MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT THAT COUNCIL ORAL IS PRESENT AND NOW WITH US WE ARE NOW ON TO THEIR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THEIR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF MAY 22ND, 2024.  ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ALL THE POLLS SAY ME THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM HER HONOR THE MAYOR. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0903 DOCKING NUMBER 0903 MESSAGE IN HONOR AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CULTURE ACCESS FUND AWARDED BY THE BOSTON FOUNDATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THE GRANT WILL FUND THIS THE SUPPORT OF THE CULTURAL ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM BPC AND FROM THE BOSTON FOUNDATION. THANK YOU.  DOCKET NUMBER 0903 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.  MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0904 NUMBER 0904 MESSAGE IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $297,200 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 LOCAL CULTURAL COUNCIL PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THE GRANT WILL FUND INNOVATION ,INNOVATIVE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND INTERPRETIVE SCIENCES PROGRAM THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0904 IT WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON ARTS, CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT,  TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0905 AND 0906 DOCKING NUMBER 0905 MS. MESSAGE IN HONOR OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE CULTURAL ACCESS FUND AWARDED BY THE BAR FOUNDATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THE GRANT WILL FUND SUPPORT FOR THE CULTURAL ACCESS FUND PILOT PROGRAM HELPING TO SUPPORT THE SUNDAYS INITIATIVE ACROSS SEVERAL ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. NUMBER 0906 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT BP SUNDAYS PILOT PROGRAM SUPPORT AWARDED BY THE PILOT HOUSE PHILANTHROPY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE LEARNING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT OF THE BP SUNDAY PILOT PROGRAM. THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 0905 AND 0906 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.  MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0907 DOCKING NUMBER 0907 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT. CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SUSTAINABILITY AWARDED BY THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY DEVELOPMENT . THE GRANT WILL FUND AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROMOTE OR STIMULATE BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY OBESITY PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY. THANK YOU DOCTOR. NUMBER 0907 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 8090890909 TOGETHER LUCKY NUMBER 0908. MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE FISCAL YEAR 24 APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY $34,188 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BOSTON HEALTH COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 INCREASES CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES COUNCIL 93 LOCAL 78 SEVEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON JUNE 3RD, 2024 DOCKET NUMBER 0909 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENT OR APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,188 TO COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 24 COSTS ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES COUNCIL 93 LOCAL 77. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACTS ARE OCTOBER 1ST 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20TH 2024 AND OCTOBER 1ST 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH 2027. THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACTS INCLUDE BASE WAGE INCREASES OF 2% TO BE GIVEN IN JANUARY 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 AFTER THE PRESENT INCREASE.  THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR SANTANA CASAS SANTANA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S VERY QUICKLY I KNOW THAT ZERO I COULD NUMBER 09030905 AND 0906 WAS CAME TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS AS I SEE IT COMING FROM THE IS BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. YOU JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT. YES, IT'S BEING ADMINISTERED BY THAT OFFICE BUT IT'S ABOUT BPI SUNDAY SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE SENDING IT TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THOSE DOCKETS. DOCKET NUMBER 0904 WAS SENT TO ARTS.  OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. PERFECT. YOU'RE WELCOME.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR FLYNN.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR ON DOCKET NUMBER 0903. MAY I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT IT GO INTO THE PILOT COMMITTEE?  YOU CAN I HAVE PLACED IT IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ARE YOU ASKING FOR A RECONSIDERATION OF THAT DECISION THAT IT BE PLACED IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE? YES. OKAY. MR CLERK WILL, YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE.  OH. CAN SOMEONE SECOND THAT THERE'S A SECOND. A ROLL CALL VOTE THAT PURSUANT TO RULE FIVE. I BELIEVE IT IS.  I WANT EDUCATION. I EDUCATION TO GO TO PILOT THE PILOT?  IS THERE CONSIDERATION TO CLASSIFYING? JUST A QUESTION TO COUNCILOR FLYNN. WHY? PILOT JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND AND BEFORE I PLACE A VOTE WHY PILOT OF EDUCATION.  THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. I BELIEVE RECEIVING FUNDS FROM VARIOUS NONPROFITS OR FOUNDATIONS MANY OF THEM MANY OF THEM DON'T PAY TAXES TO THE CITY OF BOSTON. THEY DO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM.  BUT MANY OF THE MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM SUCH AS THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OR THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE ARE PART OF THE PILOT PROGRAM AND THIS IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THAT THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON WANT US TO TAKE A LOOK AT ON THE FUTURE OF PILOT GOING FORWARD AND WHETHER OR NOT PILOT WILL CONTINUE OR IF IF IF IT DOESN'T IF THERE'S A WAY FOR THESE WONDERFUL UNIVERSITIES,  COLLEGES, NONPROFITS TO ENGAGE IN THE PAYING TAXES TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.  BUT I THINK THIS HERE FALLS DIRECTLY UNDER PILOT.  IT DOES PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO CHILDREN AND I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO PUT IN A PILOT. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST STATE THAT THE BOSTON FOUNDATION. I'M 99% SURE THAT THE BOSTON FOUNDATION AND THE MASTER THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL , THE PILOT HOUSE PHILANTHROPY NONE OF THEM ARE COVERED BY THE PILOT AGREEMENT BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  I TO YOUR POINT I AS THE CHAIR OF THE PILOT AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE I AGREE THAT THESE THESE THESE SUMS OF MONEY ARE FROM PRIVATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND ARE NOT COMING FROM OUR INSTITUTIONS. WE ARE IN THE IN THE MIDST OF YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE INCREDIBLE CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP AND IN MANY OF OUR ADS AND MEN'S INSTITUTIONS WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF SORT OF LINING UP FOR THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR NONPROFITS IN THE CITY. SO I THINK THIS IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ISSUE AND I DON'T REALLY FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE PILOT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. WE WILL CONDUCT A VOTE PURSUANT TO RULE FIVE. IT SAYS SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND AS THE JUDGMENT OF THE COUNCIL ? THE VOTE SHALL BE BY A ROLL CALL VOTE AND IT SHALL BE DECLARED DECIDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE UNLESS A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO THE CONTRARY.  SO A VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE IS FOR THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR FOR ME SENDING IT TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOR THAT TO STAND. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0903. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON.  YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE IS ABOUT IT. YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER? YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN? YES.  COUNCILOR FERNANDES SANDERSON. COUNCILOR FERNANDES ENDS.  YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN.  COUNCILOR FLYNN. NOW. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE? YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY.  COUNCILOR MURPHY NO COUNCILOR OPEN ACCOUNTS OF OPINIONS.  COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA.  YES. COUNCIL WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL?  YES. COUNCILOR WU YES.  RECONSIDERATION TEAM THANK YOU . THOSE DOCKETS ARE PROPERLY IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.  COUNCILOR SANTANA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THEM TO THESE DOCKETS TO ARTS AND CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS WHICH EXPRESSLY OVERSEES OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.  I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST THROUGH YOU IF THE IF IF MR. CLERK CAN READ THE COMMITTEE DESCRIPTION ON THAT HE WANTS THEM THE ARTS THE ARTS COMMITTEE CORRECT.  MR. CLERK IT'S IT'S IT'S FINE THEY CAN GO TO THE WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BUT WE CAN PLACE THEM IN THE ARTS COMMITTEE WE CAN PLACE THOSE BACK INTO THE ARTS COMMITTEE. SO IF WE COULD PLACE DOCKETS NUMBER 090309030905 AND 0906 IN THE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT TOURISM PROMOTION I'LL JUST I'LL JUST PUT THOSE IN THE ARTS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU, COUNCILOR . OKAY.  BUT BEFORE LET ME HEAR FROM COUNCILOR MURPHY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO I WOULD LIKE THEN TO ASK THAT WE PUT DOCKET 0401 THAT I FILED WITH COUNCILOR FLYNN BACK ON FEBRUARY 28TH FOR THE SUNDAY'S FOR ALL HEARING THAT WAS PLACED IN THE EDUCATION HEARING AND THESE ARE THE GRANT MONEY THAT IS FUNDING THE PROGRAM.  SO IF THAT'S GOING TO GO TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE, I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT HEARING ORDER SHOULD GO THERE ALSO THOSE DOCKETS ARE ALREADY THAT DOCKET IS ALREADY AND IS ALREADY IN COMMITTEE. I THEN I'D ASK YOU TO NOT LET THE GRANT MONEY GO TO A DIFFERENT DIFFERENT COMMITTEE IF THE HEARING ORDER STILL HASN'T BEEN HELD IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE WHICH HASN'T BEEN SIGNED.  I KNOW IT'S NOT THE POSSIBILITIES.  I JUST WANT TO GET IT OVER.  I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO DO IT PROPERLY BUT I DO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET ON THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE A HEARING ORDER THAT I FILED WITH COUNCILOR FLYNN BACK IN FEBRUARY AND THE CHAIR OF EDUCATION HAS NOT HELD THAT HEARING YET AND NOW WE'RE MOVING THE FUNDS THAT WHAT WE WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOU PEOPLE NOT JUST STUDENTS BUT ALL CHILDREN ACROSS THE CITY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. SO I HEAR THAT THAT MOMENT IS NOT AT THE TIME IS NOT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE ARE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF THESE GRANTS.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WHEN WE GET TO THE GREEN TWEETS PORTION WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION THEN I AM PLACING THESE DOCKETS IN ARTS AND IN THE ARTS COMMITTEE. JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR WE HAD A VERY DISTINCT DECISION ABOUT PLACEMENT OF THESE DOCKETS AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE THAT IT IS IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR TO GO THERE AS WELL. BUT BECAUSE THIS IS A PROGRAM I BELIEVE THAT IT MADE SENSE FOR IT TO BE IN EDUCATION ALONG WITH WHERE THE DOCKET IS ALONG WHERE WITH WHERE BHP'S BEING THE CENTER OF THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT SUNDAYS AND ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE THOSE DOCKETS WHICH ARE BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE ARTS OFFICE BELONG IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. HOWEVER, FOR YOU BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT IT SHOULD NOT BE IN YOUR COMMITTEE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ABOUT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROGRAM. THERE IS AN ARGUMENT THAT EVEN THOUGH THE GRANT IS BEING THE GRANT IS BEING ADMINISTERED BY THAT OFFICE THE ARGUMENT TO ME GOES BOTH WAYS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS GRANT IN GRANT COULD BE ADMINISTERED BY A NUMBER OF OFFICERS. IT IS A BHP'S PROGRAM AND PROPERLY THAT I BELIEVE THAT DOCKET IS PROPERLY IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE WE CAN REACH THAT CONVERSATION AND I HOPE THAT WE DO KEEP THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE WHEN I SIT DOWN IS IT HAS IT ALREADY BEEN PLACED OUT OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN PLACED OUT OF EDUCATION THE GRANTS OR ARE WE STILL GOING TO TAKE A VOTE? THEY ARE THEY ARE IT'S NOT BY VOTE I JUST STATED SO RIGHT THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO WE'VE ALREADY PLACED THE GRANTS AND NO FOR AN ANDERSON COUNCILOR , AN ENGINEER, A COUNCILOR FOR AN INDIGENOUS AND COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. NO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT I WILL PULL THEM FROM THE GREEN SHEETS TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. WE OKAY.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR MURPHY OF COURSE. THANK YOU COUNCILOR HERE YOU HAVE A FLOOR. THANK YOU PRESIDENT SO I ALWAYS JUST THINK ABOUT IF THIS IS A THIRD WAY I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM HERE.  I ALSO HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT I'M MORE THAN WELCOME YOU KNOW, TO RECEIVE SUCH A HEARING ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT AUDITING IT AND HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND WHERE IT'S GOING, THEN I WOULD JUST PRESENT AS AN OPTION FOR YOU TO CONSIDER COUNCILOR PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE TO TRY TO BALANCE THINGS OFF THAT I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHAIR THAT HEARING IF IT SUITS JUST TO HELP SUPPORT THE SITUATION.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN CASPER FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR YOU ORIGINALLY PLACED THIS IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE? I DID. AND THEN WE VOTED ON MY REQUEST TO PUT IT IN PILOT IT WAS DENIED. NOW IT'S GOING INTO THE ARTS COMMISSION ARTS COMMITTEE.  ARE WE ABLE TO HAVE A VOTE ON THAT? I'M AS A CHAIR I HEARD FROM COUNCILOR SANTANA AND I OF MY OWN VOLITION BELIEVE THAT SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR A VOTE BECAUSE I AM MAKING THE DECISION THAT THEY WILL GO TO THAT COMMITTEE.  THERE IS NO DISCUSSION OR A VOTE FROM THE COLLEAGUES. THERE IS NO NEED FOR ONE BECAUSE I AM PLACING IT IN THE COMMITTEE.  THANK YOU. SO MR. CLERK FOR CLARITY'S PURPOSE WE I WANT TO JUST REVIEW THAT WE ARE PLACING DOCKETS NUMBER 0903 DOCKETS AND WELL ACTUALLY DOCKET 09032 DOCKET 0906 IN THE ARTS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE DOCKET NUMBER 0907 WAS PLACED WITH STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AND I BELIEVE YOU ARE ON DOCKETS NUMBER 090890909 HAVE YOU READ THOSE INCOMPLETION OKAY THANK YOU. THOSE DOCKETS WILL BE PLACED IN THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE I JUST GET IT IS ACTUALLY WORK.  OKAY MR CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE BE DOCKETS NUMBER 2091090911 TOGETHER DUGAN NUMBER 0910 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $16,825 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 THROUGH 2021 PORT SECURITY GRANT AWARDED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND AND SUPPORT INCREASED PORT RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROTECT CRITICAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM ACTS OF TERRORISM MAJOR DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES. DOCKET NUMBER 0911 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 EARMARKED FOR FAIRMOUNT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AWARDED BY THE MASTER EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE GRANT WILL FUND THE SUPPORT OF POLICE OVERTIME FOR VISIBLE PATROLS IN A FAIR AMOUNT DEVELOPMENT THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 091090911 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.  WE ARE NOW ON TO REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND OTHERS. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 091230914 STALKING NUMBER 0912 NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT FINN AS EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOSTON RETIREMENT BOARD EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. NUMBER 0913 MESSAGE WAS NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM GOVERNOR HEALEY OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MATT O'MALLEY AS A MEMBER OF THE BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EXPIRING SEPTEMBER NINE, 2025. DUCK NUMBERS 0914 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENTS SCOTT FINN AS A TRUSTEE OF THE GEORGE ROBERT WHITE FUND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.  THANK YOU. THIS NUMBER IS 091230914 IT WILL BE PLACED ON FILE. MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 091530917 DOCKET NUMBER 0915 COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK TRANSMITTING A COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A CITY COUNCIL ACTION ON THE DESIGNATION OF THE PIT OF PETITION NUMBER 277. 21 THE APOLLO FIELD HOUSE 30 UNION STREET CHARLESTON, MASS.  02129 IN EFFECT UP TO JULY SIX, 2024 IF NOT ACTED UPON DUNCAN NUMBER 0916 COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK TRANSMITTING A COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION ON THE DESIGNATION OF PETITION NUMBER 178. 94 THE SOUTH MARKET BUILDING STREET BOSTON, MASS. 02109 IN EFFECT AFTER JULY SIX, 2024 IF NOT ACTED UPON CLERK NUMBER 0917 BLESSING PLUS UNION COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK TRANSMITTING A COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOSTON LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR A CITY COUNCIL ACTION ON THE DESIGNATION OF PETITION NUMBER 179. 94 THE NORTH MARKET BUILDING 300 DASH 399 FANEUIL HALL MARKETPLACE BOSTON MA 2109 IN EFFECT AFTER JULY SIX, 2024 IF NOT ACTED UPON.  THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 091520917 WILL BE PLACED IN THE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0918909190918 NOTICES SEE FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 LETTER RELATIVE TO ACTION TAKEN THE MAYOR AND PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING OF MAY 15TH 2024. DUCK IN NUMBER 0919 NOTICES RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER SIX OF THE ORDINANCES OF 1979 RELATIVE TO ACTION TAKEN BY THE MAYOR UPON ON PAPERS ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON MAY 22ND, 2024. THANK YOU DOCKETS NUMBER 2091890919 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE.  MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0920 DUCK NUMBER 0920. THE CONSTABLE BONDS OF SAMUEL DE ROSIERS CLIVE MCDERMOTT.  DAVID JOHNSON, MARK VICKERS. STEPHEN JONES. JEAN LOVE FORTUNE PATRICK CROME AND CAITLIN LONG HAVEN'T BEEN DULY APPROVED BY THE COLLECTOR TREASURER. THANK YOU DOCTOR NUMBER 0920 IS APPROVED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. MR CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 092130924 DUCK NUMBER 0921 NOTICE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF JESSICA PIERRE AS AN ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 6TH 2028 DOCKET NUMBER 0922 NOTICE OF RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A.C. WASHINGTON AS AN ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY SIX, 2028 DUCKY NUMBER 0923 NOTICE TO SEE FROM THE MAYOR THE APPOINTMENT OF PETER SHORTLAND AS A TRUSTEE OF THE BOSTON GROUNDWATER TRUST FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 20, 2026 AND NUMBERS 0924 COMMUNIQUE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM BOSTON INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT PERTAINING TO THE 2023 ANNUAL RENTAL REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION REPORT PURSUANT TO CBC CHAPTER DISH 12.3 THANK YOU DOCKET NUMBER 092120924 WILL BE PLACED ON FILE.  MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE NUMBER 0642 DUCK NUMBER 064 TO MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL A HOME RULE PETITION TO THE GENERAL COURT ENTITLED PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW REGARDING AN ACT RELATIVE TO PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL 1ST, 2024.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COUNCILOR CARLITOS ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR THE THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND I ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUES INDULGENCE AND PATIENCE AS I READ THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE REPORT HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL REMARKS THEN OBVIOUSLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND REMARKS TO MY COLLEAGUES. SO AS THE SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION IS AT DOCKET 0642 IS A HOME RULE PETITION THAT SEEKS PERMISSION TO REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE IF AND WHEN NECESSARY TEMPORARILY DIVERT FROM THE GENERAL LAWS WHEN SETTING THE MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL FACTURE FACTOR FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE TAX BURDEN SHIFTED FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, THE PROPOSAL STATES THAT THE TEMPORARY DIVERSION WOULD ONLY BE NECESSARY IF THE STANDARD AND CURRENT MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL FACTOR WOULD RESULT IN RESIDENTIAL CLASS PROPERTIES BEARING A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY THAN THE YEAR PRIOR. THE TEMPORARY DIVERSION WOULD FOLLOW A FIVE YEAR SCHEDULE STARTING IN FY 25 AFTER Y 26 OR FY 27 AND ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE OF UP TO 200% IN THE FIRST YEAR FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL DECREASE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE CURRENTLY UTILIZED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM PROVIDED FOR IN THE GENERAL LAWS THE COMMITTEE HELD TWO HEARINGS AND ONE WORKING SESSION ON THIS DOCKET.  THE FIRST HEARING WAS HELD ON APRIL 16TH 2020 FOR THE SECOND HEARING WAS HELD BY MAY ON MAY 30TH 2024 AND A WORKING SESSION WAS HELD YESTERDAY JUNE 4TH, 2024. I WAS JOINED BY MANY MY COLLEAGUES AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND THEIR THOUGHTFUL SUGGESTIONS, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION.  WE'VE HEARD FROM ASHLEY GRAFTON BURGER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND NICHOLAS ARNELL,  COMMISSIONER OF ASSESSING WHO TESTIFIED ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANSWERED A LOT OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS YESTERDAY DURING OUR WORKING SESSION THE ADMINISTRATION TESTIFIED THAT THE PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO BE REVENUE NEUTRAL TIME LIMITED AND OPTIONAL. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PROPOSAL IS BASED ON A SIMILAR APPROACH SUCCESSFULLY USED IN 2004 TO STABILIZE RESIDENTIAL TAXES DURING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY.  IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO MODERATE THE IMPACT OF POTENTIALLY REDUCED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VALUATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL TAXPAYERS. THE ADMINISTRATION ASSURED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO EXPLAIN THE PROPOSAL TO VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND BUSINESS GROUPS.  COUNCILORS SOUGHT CLARIFICATION ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSAL INCLUDING ITS IMPACT ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE CITY'S BUDGET. COUNCILORS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR REVENUE DIVERSIFICATION AND INQUIRED ABOUT ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO TAX CLASSIFICATION CHANGES SUCH AS AN EXEMPTION FOR SMALL BUSINESS BUSINESSES IN MASS GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 59 SUBSECTION FIVE I REGARDING THE IMPACT ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAXES, THE ADMINISTRATION EXPLAINED THAT SHOULD CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE ALTHOUGH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD SEAT WOULD STILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THEIR TAXES ,THE PROPOSAL AIMS TO PROVIDE A SOFT LANDING FOR RESIDENTS FOR RESIDENTS WHILE STRESSING THE TEMPORARY AND OPTIONAL NATURE OF THE PROPOSAL. THE ADMINISTRATION EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THIS TOOL IN PLACE PROACTIVELY RATHER THAN REACTING DURING A CRISIS. IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF INCREASED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAXES ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE WORKFORCE, THE ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTED THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE VIBRANCY OF BOSTON'S COMMERCIAL SECTOR THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE OFFERING BUILDING CONVERSION INCENTIVES ,WORKING WITH THE DOWNTOWN BID ON DOWNTOWN ACTIVITIES,  ACTIVIST STUDENT ACQUISITION LEVERAGING ARPA FUNDS FOR SPACE GRANTS, IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION AND CHILD CARE AND REVITALIZING QUINCY MARKET AND DISCUSSING HOW THE PROPOSED TOOL WAS UTILIZED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PAST. COUNCILORS NOTED THE POTENTIAL LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON WORK PATTERNS AND THE OVERALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET AND QUESTIONED WHETHER A TEMPORARY TOOL COULD SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO MIRROR THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF PAST REAL ESTATE MARKET CHANGES. THE ADMINISTRATION STATED THAT THE PROPOSAL IS JUST ONE OF MANY DIFFERENT TOOLS THE CITY COULD USE ALONGSIDE EITHER STATED INITIATIVES AS PART OF A BROAD BROADER STRATEGY TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGING ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE AND ENSURE THAT BOSTON REMAINS A VIBRANT AND ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT. AS FOR THE IMPACT ON THE CITY'S BUDGET, THE ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTED THE STABLE SOURCE OF REVENUE GAINED FROM PROPERTY TAXES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A STABLE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS USING RESERVE FOR A TAX REBATE FUND WERE DISCUSSED BUT THE ADMINISTRATION CAUTIONED ABOUT POTENTIALLY DEPLETING THE CITY'S FINANCIAL SAFETY NET AND REITERATED THAT THE PROPOSAL IS NOT A RESPONSE TO REVENUE PROBLEM.  IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IS STATUTORILY CAPPED AND THAT CHANGES IN VALUATION ALONE DO NOT NECESSARILY IMPACT THE REVENUE THE CITY COLLECTS FROM PROPERTY TAXES BUT RATHER IT IMPACTS HOW THE TAX BURDEN IS DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TAXPAYERS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE CITY IS SEEKING INDICATORS OF REDUCED COMMERCIAL VALUATIONS AND BY FILING THE PROPOSAL IS TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE TO AVOID SUDDEN TAX RATE INCREASES FOR RESIDENTS WITH FURTHER REGARD TO DATA.  WHEN ASKED ABOUT POTENTIAL PREDICTIONS SHOULD THE PROPOSAL NOT PASS, IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE ASSESSING DEPARTMENT UPDATES VALUES EVERY YEAR AND THAT THE PROCESS IS BACKWARD LOOKING BASED ON MARKET ACTIVITY FROM THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. IT WAS STATED THAT THE CITY'S CURRENT IS CURRENTLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH EXPERTS AND LOOKING AT LEADING INDICATORS TO UNDERSTAND TRENDS TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VALUES AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION BY THE END OF THE YEAR AS THEY USUALLY DO WITH RESPECT TO ADOPTION OF THE LOCAL OPTION EXEMPTION DETAILED IN NATIONAL LAW. CHAPTER 59 SUBSECTION FIVE OF THE ADMINISTRATION ORDER THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT IN ENSURING THE EXEMPTION WOULD SUCCESSFULLY BE PASSED ON TO THE SMALL BUSINESS TENANT BY THEIR LANDLORD AND EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR MORE DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT SUCH AN EXEMPTION WOULD HAVE.  THIS IS IN DIRECT REFERENCE TO AN ORDINANCE WE WILL BE DISCUSSING FURTHER ON THE AGENDA. THE COMMITTEE HEARD TESTIMONY FROM BOSTON RESIDENTS MEMBERS OF UNITE HERE LOCAL 26 BOSTON TEACHERS UNIT UNION ACME COUNCIL 93 SEIU LOCAL 880 THE BOSTON MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU THE GREATER BOSTON REAL ESTATE BOARD RYAN LLC THE BACK BAY ASSOCIATE ASIAN EASTERN BANK BOSTON COMMUNITY'S URBAN EDGE AND MASSACHUSETTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE. THIS IS NOT SO. THIS DOES NOT ALSO INCLUDE A WRITTEN TESTIMONY THAT WE GOT FROM THE BOSTON CHAMBER AND NEITHER SUPPORTERS OF THE PROPOSAL HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO PROTECT HOMEOWNERS ESPECIALLY SENIORS WITH THOSE WITH FIXED INCOMES FROM SIGNIFICANT TAX INCREASES. WHILE OPPONENTS RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED VACANCIES IN ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS. FINALLY, THE TESTIMONY HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASES ON CITY WORKERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT OF FAMILIES AND WORKERS.  I HOPE THAT THIS COMMITTEE REPORT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CONVERSATION AND THE MANY PERSPECTIVES THAT WERE BROUGHT TO THE CONVERSATION. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE ROBUST DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD IN BOTH HEARINGS AND WORKING SESSION. AND SO AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, HEAVY SCRUTINY AND DELIBERATION AS CHAIR I'M BRINGING FORWARD AND VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THIS PROPOSAL. I'VE CONSISTENTLY STATED THAT I'M SUPPORTIVE OF PROVIDING A SOFT LANDING FOR RESIDENTS AND PROTECTING THEM FROM A POTENTIAL $900 INCREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL IN ONE QUARTER. I FORESEE THE MAIN BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN PROPERTY WHO ARE HOUSE RICH BUT CASH POOR. LIKE MANY OF OUR SENIORS AND TENANTS WITHIN SMALLER PROPERTIES IN BOSTON. NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IT UP TO THE STATE HOUSE TO POTENTIALLY PASS THIS THROUGH FORMAL SESSION.  IF WE DO NOT ACT WE RUN THE RISK OF RECEIVING VALUATIONS NUMBERS IN LATE OR IN LATE FALL EARLY WINTER THAT ARE WITHIN OR BEYOND THE MODELS THAT WE'VE SEEN AND THIS ALLOWS US THE FLEXIBILITY AND THE ABILITY GENERALLY AND THE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN SPECIFIC GUARDRAILS TO MOVE SWIFTLY SHOULD WE NEED TO TO PROTECT BOSTONIANS. OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK HERE HAVING THE SAME DISCUSSION BUT ON AN EVEN MORE EXPEDITED TIMELINE AND NEXT TIME WITH POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF CALLS FROM RESIDENTS WONDERING WHY THE COUNCIL DID NOT ACT TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILLS LOW AS FAR AS AS POSSIBLE. THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE LONGER THE DELAY, THE LESS TIME THE RISK FOR OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE STATE HOUSE TO TAKE THIS UP BEFORE THEIR FORMAL SESSIONS END ON JULY 34TH FIRST BECAUSE IT IS A HOME REPETITION. THEY MUST HOLD A HEARING AND DELIBERATE. THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE TAKEN UP THEIR BUDGETS AND NOW THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE HAS CONVENED.  SO GIVEN ALL OF THIS INFORMATION I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO AT LEAST GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A BODY TO VOTE. IF IT DOESN'T PASS, IT DOESN'T PASS. BUT IF IT DOES IT HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE AT THE STATE HOUSE.  SO AS CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS I HUMBLY SUBMIT THIS REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THIS DOCKET OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU CHAIR COLETTA ZAPATA FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND FOR FOR HOSTING HEARINGS AND WORKING SESSION. SO THANK YOU.  COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0642 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I AM OPPOSED TO ANY OH, YOU ARE. I'M SORRY . THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN.  CONSTABLE ANY OTHER FLOOR AND I DON'T KNOW IF. MADAM CHAIR, IF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES ALSO WANT TO SPEAK SURE THEY CAN PUT THEIR LIGHTS ON AND THOSE IN THIS TIME OF GREAT FISCAL UNCERTAINTY WITH HIGH INTEREST RATES,  INFLATION FALLING, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VALUES.  I AM OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSAL IN ANY MEASURE TO RAISE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAXES. MY CONCERN IS THAT DOING THIS CHALLENGING DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME ANY INCREASE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAXES WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE ALREADY STRUGGLING DOWNTOWN OFFICE MARKET BOSTON'S MAJOR ECONOMY AS WELL WHERE 20% OF OFFICES THAT BECOME VACANT WITH POST PANDEMIC CHALLENGES AND SHIFT TO REMOTE WORK AND WE SEE THAT THIS IS THE REALITY HAS ALREADY STARTED TO HIT WITH MANY BUILDINGS SELLING FOR A DISCOUNT A FRACTION FROM WHAT THEY WERE PURCHASED AT.  NOW THESE BUILDINGS WILL BE ASSESSED AT A LOWER VALUE AND PROVIDE THE CITY OF BOSTON LESS TAX REVENUE.  AFTER LISTENING AND SPEAKING A MEETING WITH BUSINESS LEADERS THROUGHOUT BOSTON AND CONCERNED RESIDENTS AND WORKERS, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION.  I'M ALARMED ABOUT EXASPERATING CURRENT ISSUES IN AN ALREADY STRUGGLING DEVELOPMENT IN REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO AN URBAN DOOM WORLD WHERE CUTS TO CITY SERVICES WOULD MAKE BOSTON LESS DESIRABLE AND EVEN FURTHER DRIVE DOWN PROPERTY VALUES.  I BELIEVE OUR CITY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD ALL SECTORS OF OUR ECONOMY TO WORK FROM HOME INDEFINITELY AND CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS FALLING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VALUES. THE CITY OF BOSTON OUR PRIVATE SECTOR NONPROFIT PARTNERS NEED TO WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO ENSURE IN-PERSON WORK AND BRINGING FOOT TRAFFIC BACK TO BOSTON CONTINUES SO THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE A VALUABLE AND DESIRABLE PLACE TO DO BUSINESS AND A KEY DRIVER FOR OUR CITY, STATE, REGIONAL ECONOMY. PEOPLE NEED TO COME BACK TO BOSTON AS DOWNTOWN ECONOMY CUTTING OUT WORK FOR US WORKFORCE BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO ENSURE THAT BOSTON ZONING BOARD LICENSE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AS WELL CONDUCT THEIR MEETINGS IN PERSON.  I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO INCREASE COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAXES. WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS ACROSS THE BOARD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEADERS FROM MANY DIFFERENT FIELDS WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCES.  THAT IS WHY I CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE BOTH FOR CITY OF BOSTON RELATED BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON. AS I MENTIONED AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION MADE UP OF BUSINESS LEADERS, LABOR LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RELEVANT EXPERTS TO EXAMINE THIS ISSUE OUR REVENUE SOURCES TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO AVOID THIS FISCAL CRISIS.  THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSED MY RESOLUTION ON THAT PROPOSAL.  IT'S TIME THAT WE SIT DOWN WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, LABOR LEADERS ,FISCAL WATCHDOG GROUPS, RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AND RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WILL DO THE LEAST HARM TO OUR ECONOMY AND PREVENT US FROM BECOMING A LESS ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO DO BUSINESS.  AND WE SHOULD NOT BE MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE CITY TO GET DOWNTOWN TO SPEND THEIR MONEY AT OUR RESTAURANTS AND SMALL BUSINESS SO THAT THEY CAN REMAIN HERE IN BOSTON, EMPLOY OUR RESIDENTS AND SUPPORT OUR TAXPAYERS.  I DO BELIEVE THAT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND IF WE WORK TOGETHER WE CAN SOLVE THIS CRITICAL CRISIS FACING OUR CITY. BUT IT TAKES ALL OF US TO WORK WORKING TOGETHER. BOSTON WORKS BEST WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR CHAIR COLETTE ZAPATA FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.  TODAY WE GET TO TALK ABOUT EVERYONE'S FAVORITE TOPIC TAXES ,FUN. BUT WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE CITY WE ALL LOVE AND REPRESENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX RECLASSIFICATION ISSUE WHICH WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE A VOTE ON. BUT I'M ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS ISSUE TAKES TIME AND STUDY IN FOCUS AND DATA CRUNCHING AND LISTENING TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW AND THAT'S OUR JOB.  AND THAT'S NOT JUST WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT MAKES SENSE AND WHAT WORKS BUT THAT IS WHAT WE MUST DO TO GET TO THE RIGHT ANSWER.  AND THE RIGHT ANSWER IS THE ANSWER THAT'S BEST FOR THE WHOLE CITY THAT WE ALL REPRESENT EVERYONE IN OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE.  IN TAKING THE LONG VIEW INSTEAD OF WHAT I CONSIDER A POLITICALLY EXPEDIENT OR CONVENIENT ONE AND I'M SORRY WHAT WHAT EXACTLY WERE WE EXPECTING TO HAPPEN? I UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS OF IT THAT IT PLAYS GREAT TO THE BASE TO SNUB AND INSULT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUT WE'RE ONE CITY IN THE EMPLOYERS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT BROADER COMMUNITY. ECONOMICS AND FINANCES ARE REAL CONSTRAINTS WE MUST FACE. NOTHING IS TRULY FREE. WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES AND WE MUST MAKE CHOICES TO USE ALL OF OUR RESOURCES TO IMPROVE AND BETTER THE LIVES OF EVERYONE IN OUR CITY. WHEN YOU REPEATEDLY FORCE PROJECTS AND POLICY CHANGES THAT PEOPLE DO NOT WANT IN REACT AND PUSH AGAINST WHETHER IT'S MOVING THE JOHN DE O'BRYANT OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT'S BEEN IN ANCHORED FOR DECADES OR TRYING TO GET THE FRANKLIN PARK COMMUNITY TO TAKE ON A FACILITY THAT IS FAR LARGER THAN WHAT WAS INITIALLY PROPOSED OR FORCING BIKE LANES INTO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE PLEADING WITH YOU NOT TO IMPLEMENT THEM. THAT IS A GOVERNANCE PROBLEM AND THIS IS MORE OF THE SAME. NOW WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT THIS HAS TO BE DONE AT THE LAST MINUTE OR THE CITY WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT THE RESIDENTIAL TAX PAYERS WITH THE HUGE INCREASE IN THEIR PROPERTY TAXES.  WHEN DID WE BECOME A CITY THAT SO EASILY GIVES UP ON NEW IDEAS ON INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS? AND WHEN DID WE BECOME A CITY THAT MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN BAD? WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? I'VE ASKED ON THE RECORD SEVERAL TIMES FOR A PLAN B.  WHEN DID WE BECOME A CITY WHERE IT'S A BUSINESS OR RESIDENTS?  AREN'T WE BETTER THAN THAT?  RAISING THE RATES ON COMMERCIAL TAXPAYERS ALSO HAVE REAL CONSEQUENCES.  THEY HAVE ALREADY STRUGGLED IMMENSELY FROM COVID WATCHING THEIR BUILDINGS EMPTY OUT OF WORKERS AND COMPANIES THEY'RE COLLECTING LESS RENT, LESS REVENUE BUT PAYING MORE IN TAXES.  WHAT RAISING TAXES ON BUSINESSES REALLY MEANS IS THAT IT COULD BE A REALLY EFFICIENT WAY TO GET COMPANIES TO LEAVE TOWN.  IT SENDS THE COMPLETELY WRONG MESSAGE TO BUSINESSES ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN WE WANT TO BE COMPETITIVE AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY SERVICES PROPERTY TAXES PROVIDE US.  IN FACT, IF I WERE IF WE WERE WISTER OR PROVIDENCE OR EVEN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, I'D BE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED WITH THIS PROPOSAL.  IT MAKES THEIR SALES PITCH SO MUCH EASIER. WE'RE WHITE RIGHTLY WORRIED ABOUT HOUSING COSTS HERE AND THERE'S AN ARGUMENT OUT THERE THAT A BUMP IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX RATES WILL EXACERBATE THAT.  BUT YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY MAKES IT HARD TO BUY OR TO RENT?  NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A JOB BECAUSE ALL OF THE BUSINESSES HAVE LEFT TOWN. NOT JUST THE BIG DOWNTOWN CORPORATIONS.  WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES, THE COFFEE SHOPS, AUTO BODY SHOPS, THE MOM AND POP STORES WHOSE MARGINS ARE ALREADY WAY TOO THIN.  SO UNLIKE OTHER CITIES LOOKING TO POACH OUR EMPLOYERS AND FURTHER ERODE OUR TAX BASE, I'M NOT THRILLED BECAUSE THIS IS A CITY THAT I'VE LIVED IN MY WHOLE LIFE AND WHERE I REPRESENT EVERYONE FULLY AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. WE AS A CITY HAVE A DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THIS CITY IS SUSTAINABLE UNDER ALL DEFINITIONS OF THAT TERM MOVING FORWARD THAT WE REDRESS THE HISTORICAL INEQUITIES OF THE PAST FIXING THOSE MISTAKES IS NOT GOING TO BE MADE EASIER WHEN OUR TAX BASE IS DIMINISHED BY A MASS EXODUS OF EMPLOYERS. IN FACT THE VERY SAME COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDULY BURDENED FOR SO LONG WILL PROBABLY ONCE AGAIN GET THE WORST OF IT.  WHO DO WE THINK GETS HIT HARDEST WHEN THE CITY SERVICES DECLINE?  NOT PEOPLE WITH THE MOST RESOURCES. THOSE FOLKS WILL JUST UP AND LEAVE WHEN IT GETS BAD ENOUGH. SOME OF US DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION AND INCLUDING MYSELF SOME OF US DON'T WANT TO LEAVE. THIS IS OUR CITY. THE BOSTON MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU HAD A VERY INTERESTING REPORT LAST MONTH WITH SOME RECORD RECOMMENDATIONS I AGREED WITH IN SOME THAT I DIDN'T. THERE'S THE OPTION OF DRAWING DOWN OUR BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE AS A WAY TO OFFSET SOME OF THE LOOMING CRUSH OF THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASES. THERE'S THE THERE IS THE OPTION THAT I AND OTHERS HAVE LONG ADVOCATED FOR OF USING SURPLUS AND VACANT LAND DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MIXED USE PROPERTIES TO ALLEVIATE WHAT WE ALL AGREE IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT POSES A WHOLE RANGE OF PROBLEMS IN AND OF ITSELF. THERE'S THE OPTION OF INCREASING THE RESIDENTIAL EXEMPTION WHICH I THINK WOULD BE ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE PARTICULARLY FOR OUR SENIORS TO SOLUTIONS THAT WERE NOT ADDRESSED IN THE RESEARCH BUREAU'S REPORT WOULD BE I THINK PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE. THE BUREAU SUGGESTED TAMING THE CITY BUDGET AND I DO THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO SO BY CUTTING BACK ON CITY SERVICES PARTICULARLY ON THE JOBS PERFORMED BY THE PEOPLE PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES. I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A VERY CLOSE LOOK AT THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE OUT-OF-CONTROL PROLIFERATION OF MIDDLE AND UPPER MIDDLE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. THESE ARE NON UNION POLITICAL APPOINTMENT JOBS AND IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME WHAT EXACTLY THE FUNCTIONS OF THESE POSITIONS ARE.  THESE ARE NOT THE FOLKS THAT ARE SWEEPING OUR STREETS OR CLEANING OUR SCHOOLS OR STAFFING THE LIBRARIES THEY HOLD MEETINGS COME UP WITH POLICY IDEAS AND JUDGING BY THE FACT THAT WE'RE SITTING HERE TODAY BEING TOLD WE NEED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN WHAT I CONSIDER TWO LOUSY OPTIONS THE RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN GREAT. MIDDLE MANAGEMENT BLOAT IS WHAT DRIVES ORGANIZATIONS INTO CORPORATE AMERICA INTO THE GROUND.  WE SHOULDN'T LET IT HAPPEN HERE AT CITY HALL. NOT WHEN WE WORK FOR THE TAXPAYERS. LET'S TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE SAVINGS WE CAN DRAW FROM SOME OF THESE POSITIONS. THE OTHER SOLUTIONS NOT ADDRESSED DIRECTLY IN THE RESEARCH BUREAU REPORT IS THAT IT IS TIME.  IT IS PAST TIME. IT IS LONG PAST TIME FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS CITY TO BEGIN PAYING SOMETHING EVEN CLOSE TO THEIR FAIR SHARE. HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAD AN ENDOWMENT OF 51 BILLION LAST FISCAL YEAR 51 BILLION MORE THAN TEN TIMES OUR CITY BUDGET AND THAT'S JUST THEIR ENDOWMENT. INSTEAD OF PAYING PROPERTY TAXES PILOT I'M SURE MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES. THAT OPTION ISN'T AVAILABLE TO THEM.  WE'RE RENOWNED AS THE GREATEST CITY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WORLD.  DO WE THINK ANY OF THESE WONDERFUL INSTITUTIONS ARE GOING TO PACK THEIR BAGS IF WE ASK THEM TO STEP UP AND PAY FOR THE CITY SERVICES THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STREETS. THE DELIVERY TRUCKS DRIVE ON THE COPS, THEIR STUDENTS CALL THE PARKS THEY USE. WHY IS IT OKAY FOR HARVARD NOT TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES ON THE HUGE AMOUNT OF LAND THEY OWN IN BOSTON WHEN OUR CONSTITUENTS IN ROXBURY AND IN CHARLESTOWN AND IN HYDE PARK HAVE TO. THIS IS THE ULTRA RICH GETTING RICHER ON THE BACKS OF WORKING FAMILIES AND IT HAS HAPPENED FOR FAR TOO LONG IN THIS CITY SINCE LONG BEFORE THIS ADMINISTRATION. BUT THIS IS ADMINISTRATION THIS COUNCIL IN OUR VOTERS SHOULD PUT A STOP TO IT AND THAT'S THE THING TO ABOUT GOVERNANCE. YOU NEED TO EXPLORE EACH AND EVERY OPTION WITH THE FINE TOOTH COMB. YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE DETAILS IN THE WEEDS AND YOU HAVE TO TURN OVER EVERY STONE TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION THE RIGHT ANSWER THAT WORKS AND MAKES SENSE. WHY WERE ALL THE OPTIONS SEEMINGLY NOT IN PLAY? WHY WAS SPENDING NOT CONSTRAINED OF SAID A LOT TODAY? BUT IT'S NOT AN EASY ISSUE.  IT'S NOT EASY EXCEPT FOR ONE THING ABOUT IT. WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CITY GOING FORWARD? NOT ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL BECAUSE PAUL IS GOING TO END UP OUT OF A JOB IF YOU ROB PETER. LET'S THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT THIS AND TAKE THE LONG VIEW. I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS FACED WITH TOUGH DECISIONS NOT ALL OF THEM OF ITS OWN MAKING. BUT LET'S BE FISCALLY PRUDENT AND MAKE THE RIGHT CALL HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN. CONSIDER DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THIS IS AN EMAIL I RECEIVED ON JANUARY 2ND. I JUST RECEIVED MY NEW PROPERTY TAX BILL.  MY TAXES HAVE INCREASED 13.1% OVER THE LAST TAX YEAR. I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN AFFORD TO LIVE HERE ANYMORE. THIS IS TRULY CRAZY.  I GOT THIS EMAIL PROBABLY TIMES 20 IN ONE DAY IN THE COURSE OF AN HOUR OF PEOPLE BEING UPDATED OF THEIR NEW TAX BILLS. SO I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR THE ANGER IN MY VOICE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T WILLING TO CONSIDER THIS AND PEOPLE AREN'T WILLING TO CONSIDER A SHIFT HERE.  WE WORK FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON AND YES, WE WORK FOR BUSINESSES.  I REPRESENT THE MOST THE BIGGEST COMMERCIAL LANDOWNERS IN THE CITY AND THIS IS A TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX TO PROTECT RESIDENTS, PRESERVING OPTIONALITY FOR OUR CITY AND PRESERVING OPTIONALITY FOR OUR BODY TO TAKE PART IN TAX CONVERSATIONS AND DECISIONS IS OUR JOB AND IF WE ARE TO SEND THIS HOME RULE PETITION TO THE STATE HOUSE, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS AN INCREASED ROLE IN THESE DECISIONS AND TO NOT WANT AN INCREASED ROLE IN HOW WE FIGURE OUT TAXES IN SITU IN IF WE DO COME UP ON A SITUATION WHERE RESIDENTS WILL BE OVERBURDENED IS TO IS TO ADOPT AND DIMINISH VIEW OF WHAT OUR ROLE AS A CITY COUNCILORS AS A CITY COUNCILOR WE ALL HEAR FROM RESIDENTS WHEN THEIR TAX BILL GOES UP AND I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION FOR BEING FORWARD THINKING AND TRYING TO PROTECT RESIDENTS.  THE CITY OF BOSTON HAS SUCCESSFULLY TEMPORARILY IMPLEMENTED THIS TYPE OF TAX CLASSIFICATION CHANGE NEARLY TWO DECADES AGO AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THIS AS A TOOL THAT WE NEED IN OUR TOOLBOX. AND I'M SORRY THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN POSSIBLY NOT CONSIDER OUR ROLE HERE IN SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE STATE HOUSE FOR THIS SESSION BECAUSE IF WE DON'T WE ARE GOING TO GET A LOT MORE EMAILS LIKE THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND I'M HOPING THAT WE NEVER HAVE TO USE THIS TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX WHEN YOU OPEN UP.  YOU KNOW I HAVE A TOOLBOX THAT JUST SITS ON MYSELF.  I NEVER USE IT BUT IF I NEED A WRENCH I HOPE THAT IT'S THERE.  THIS IS OUR WRENCH. THIS IS OUR WRENCH. LET'S USE IT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CANTOR FITZGERALD COMES DOWN.  WE HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WITH THIS ISSUE SPECIFICALLY, ONE THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE NARRATIVE.  I DON'T THINK ANYONE ON THIS BODY, HOWEVER THEY VOTE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE TAXES ON OUR RESIDENTIAL.  WE AS RESIDENTS OURSELVES I'M SURE DON'T WANT IT ON OURSELVES EITHER RIGHT.  BUT I FEEL IT SOMETIMES THAT'S THE WAY IT'S PUT IT. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR FOLKS THAT THE FLEXIBILITY ON THE COMMERCIAL IS IS A GOOD THING AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR ANY INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL. HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED MOSTLY WITH THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE ARE ALLOWING AND THE MESSAGE IT'S SENDING TO OUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TO DO BUSINESS HERE, TO INVEST HERE AND TO STAY HERE . YOU KNOW AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS TO KNOW IN THAT THIS ISN'T THIS ISN'T A SOLUTION FOR THEM. THIS IS THEY ARE GOING TO SOFTEN THE BLOW OVER FOUR YEARS OF WHAT YOU WOULD TAKE ON IN ONE YEAR, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT MAKE THE ISSUE GO AWAY YEAR OVER YEAR. FOR RESIDENTS THE INCREASE WILL STILL OCCUR AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT. SO I JUST REITERATE THAT FACT BUT I LOOK AT THESE TO THE COMMERCIAL AND THE RESIDENTIAL IS ALMOST LIKE YOU KNOW, I LOVE ALL MY CHILDREN AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND ONE NEEDS ONE MORE ATTENTION THAN THE OTHER OR WHETHER YOU'RE ADDRESSING THEIR NEEDS. AND FOR US THAT'S AS THE AS THE STEWARD OF THE CITY AS THIS BODY. I SEE THOSE BEING THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AS OUR CHILDREN IN ONE RIGHT NOW IN FACING IN SOME PHASE BOUGHT SOME OF IT IS FOR BOTH OF THEM BUT THE INCREASED INTEREST RATES THE INCREASED COSTS OF HEALTH CARE BOURDEAUX REQUIREMENTS, INCREASED CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COSTS, INCREASED COMPLIANCE AND LICENSING COSTS NOT TO MENTION OF COURSE THE FACT OF THE WORK FROM HOME AND THE COVID IMPACTS THAT HAVE CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PERHAPS IN PERPETUITY. THEY'RE HURTING RIGHT? AND SO I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO COUNCILOR AT DURKIN'S POINT RIGHT WHERE THERE IS A WAY WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS CAN STAY DO NOT FEEL THAT BURDEN. AND I THINK THROUGH THIS SORT OF THREE PRONGED APPROACH OF TIGHTENING THE BUDGET,  CREATING NEW STREAMS OF REVENUE, WHETHER THAT'S RAISING PERMIT FEES OR TAXING NON-ESSENTIAL GOODS AND THEN TAPPING CONSERVATIVELY INTO OUR RAINY DAY FUND, IF YOU WILL VERY CONSERVATIVELY INTO IT OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS I THINK WE SOFTEN THE BLOW AND WE WILL ACTUALLY SEE THE INCREASE IN BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL THAT IS ALMOST YEAR OVER YEAR IN LINE WITH WHAT WE WOULD SEE ANYWAY. MY FEAR IS NOW IS THAT RESIDENTS WILL SEE ANY INCREASE INTO THE INCOME TAX AND RAISE THEIR FISTS AND SAY WHAT DID YOU DO TO US WHEN THAT IS COMING REGARDLESS AND I WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE RESIDENTIAL TAXES THAT WITH WITH THE ADMINISTRATION HERE WITH IF YOU SEE AN INCREASE OF 9% NEXT YEAR IN RESIDENTIAL RATE WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE INCREASES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WHICH IS THE MAYOR'S GOAL, THE SHIFT ONLY NEEDS TO BE ABOUT TO 185% NOT THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO UP TO 200%. IF ONE CAN ASSUME AS THE CITY SAYS AS REASONABLE THAT COMMERCIAL VALUES GO DOWN 10% AND RESIDENTIAL VALUE GOES UP FIVE. SO I THINK THIS 200 NUMBER THAT'S OUT THERE IN TERMS OF THE FLEXIBILITY THE FLEXIBILITY IS GOOD BUT THAT 200 SENDS A MESSAGE TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT'S ALREADY RATTLED RIGHT NOW OF DO WE STAY HERE OR IF THEY'RE THINKING A COME HERE, DO WE WANT TO GO DO BUSINESS IN BOSTON, INVEST, GROW, BRING JOBS, BRING NEW TAX DOLLARS, ETC.? SO WITH THAT I MEAN I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THE TAX CLASSIFICATION BUT I HOPE THAT OUTWEIGHS SOME OF MY CONCERNS FOR THIS.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  COUNCILOR CORTEZ APATA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVES. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE WERE ELECTED TO HAVE THESE SORT OF CONVERSATIONS OUT IN THE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT SO THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AGAIN JUST REALLY AND TRULY. SO I DO WANT TO JUST ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED. SO THERE HAS BEEN MUCH DEBATE ABOUT ALLOWING A LEVY OF UP TO 200%. AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM DORCHESTER DESCRIBES AGAIN I THINK THIS THIS PROPOSAL ALLOWS THAT FLEXIBILITY THE MOVE TO CHANGE IT.  IN MY VIEW THE REASON WHY I DECIDED NOT TO CHANGE IT IS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE REDUNDANT SEEING THAT THIS LANGUAGE STATES SHALL NOT EXCEED UP TO X PERCENTAGE. WE ALSO HAVE OVERSIGHT POWERS TO DICTATE WHAT THE FINAL PERCENTAGE IS OF THE CLASSIFICATION THAT BUSINESSES WILL BE PAYING. MANY OF US LAST YEAR ALREADY VOTED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER TO 175% LAST YEAR AND SO JUST IN GENERAL THIS IS US HEDGING AGAINST THE FUTURE. IN MY VIEW IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE TO SET THE CEILING NOW SHOULD WE NEED IT, WE NEED IT. I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH THOSE THAT HAVE WEIGHED IN THAT SAID THAT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VALUATIONS COULD DECREASE AND SOME OF THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THE BOSTON MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU.  I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT THE REAL WORLD IMPACTS AND CONSIDERING HOW A CHANGE WOULD IMPACT OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN BOSTON. I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW EVEN IF IT JUST WENT FROM 200 TO 195% HOW THAT 5% IMPACT OR BURDEN ON HOMEOWNERS AND TENANTS THAT LIVE IN THEIR UNITS, HOW THAT PERCENTAGE MIGHT BE FELT THAT MUCH MORE THAN LARGE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EITHER THEM. AND THAT IS WHY I HATE SAYING EITHER THEM OR WHICH IS WHY I TRIED TO PRODUCE A YES AND PROPOSAL THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING IN THE SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPTION THAT ALLOWS 10% EXEMPTION UP TO PROPERTY VALUATIONS. BUT I'M THINKING THAT IT'S EITHER THEM OR SOME OF THESE LARGE COMMERCIAL TENANTS MULTINATIONAL MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR ECONOMIC BOTTOM LINE. I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ECONOMIC BOTTOM LINE OF EVERYDAY BOSTONIANS. EVERYDAY BOSTONIANS HAVE THE COLLECTIVE BUYING POWER AND DRIVE OUR ECONOMY AS MUCH AS THESE MAJOR CORPORATIONS DO AND SO I THINK I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD AND I WILL RESERVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPTION. BUT A LOT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT PROTECTING MOM AND POP PROPERTIES IN FULL TRANSPARENCY. I WAS GOING TO MOVE WITH FOR THE ORDINANCE TO VOTE ON IT BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN CAST A WIDER NET TO TRY TO SAVE SOME OF OUR SMALLEST COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT RESIDE IN THEM.  AND I AM LOOKING TO BE AS INNOVATIVE AS POSSIBLE AND TO PRODUCE THIS THIRD OPTION FOR US TO ENSURE THAT YES, WE ARE HELPING TO PROTECT RESIDENTS PROVIDING A SOFT LANDING FOR THEM WHILE ALSO TRYING TO PROTECT SMALL BUSINESSES. WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS FALSE DICHOTOMY THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO US AND SO PLEASE KNOW THAT AS CHAIR I HAVE TRIED TO BE AS INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE. I'M NOT TAKING ANY OFFENSE, ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID. I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE TO COME ON THE RECORD AND TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT IS UP TO THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON CONCENTRATE ON YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR COLLETTE ZAPATA FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT SHE'S BEEN DOING ON THIS FOR CHAIRING HEARINGS AND WORKING SESSIONS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS AS WE GRAPPLE WITH THIS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AND IMPORTANT ISSUE.  THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THE EFFICACY OF TAKING THIS APPROACH ON PROVIDING A SOFT LANDING FOR OUR RESIDENTIAL TAX PAYERS TO HELP THEM AVOID A SUDDEN AND PRECIPITOUS INCREASE IN THEIR TAXES. WE ARE IN INCREDIBLY UNCHARTED TERRITORY HERE DUE TO THE AFTERSHOCKS OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.  WE HAVE THIS TOOL WAS UTILIZED WAY BACK IN THE MENINO ADMINISTRATION WHEN WE HAD AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.  IT WORKED THEN BUT THERE'S STILL DEBATE AS TO WHETHER IT WILL WORK THIS TIME.  BUT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE ALL THE TOOLS AVAILABLE THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT CHOOSE TO USE TO TRY AND MANAGE THIS FISCAL SITUATION. BUT I ALSO HAVE TO SAY THAT OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND EVERY BUDGET HEARING THAT WE HAVE HAD THE FINAL YOU KNOW,  THE DISCUSSED THE FINANCES OF THE CITY WE HAVE RAISED AND MANY OTHERS HAVE RAISED THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE TO SUPPORT OUR BUDGET FOR THE CITY.  YOU KNOW, WAY BACK WHEN AND 15, 12, 15 YEARS AGO WE HAD HIT THE HEAD LIKE 55% OF THE CITY'S BUDGET WAS TAKEN FROM WAS SUPPORTED BY REAL ESTATE TAXES AND IT'S NOW 73% AND THAT'S A TOTALLY UNSUSTAINABLE SITUATION . SO APART FROM THIS DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH REGARD TO THIS THIS OPTION, WE REALLY NEED TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT FINDING OTHER SOURCES OF SOURCES OF REVENUE AND TO TO CONSIDER FITZGERALD'S POINT.  THERE ARE MANY, MANY THINGS THAT WE CAN FIND REVENUE THAT WE JUST HAVE TO REALLY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AS I WOULD HAVE SAID, SHARPEN IT PENCILS AND GET TO WORK HERE.  AS THE CHAIR OF THE PILOT COMMITTEE I ALSO APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT WE LOOK TO OUR NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS TO PAY MORE TO PAY A FAIR SHARE THEIR FAIR SHARE BUT ALSO TO BE REAL. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ALTHOUGH 55% OF A REAL ESTATE IS NONTAXABLE IN THE CITY, THE BIGGEST PROPORTION OF THAT NONTAXABLE REAL ESTATE IS FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY AND CITY PROPERTY.  SO IT'S A COMPLEX ISSUE. I'M GRAPPLING WITH IT. I'VE HEARD BOTH SIDES OF THIS CONVERSATION BACK AND FORWARD BUT YOU KNOW, I FEEL RIGHT NOW IT'S A PRUDENT APPROACH TO TRY AND GIVE US A TOOL THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT NEED TO USE. AND I'M HOPEFUL I HOPE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO USE IT AND WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING EVERYTHING UP TO THE 200% LEVEL. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY IN OUR APPROACH. SO THANK YOU.  THANK YOU, GOVERNOR BRIAN THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CALIFORNIA ENGINEERS AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. A MOTION TO MOVE TO A VOTE.  THANK YOU. THERE IS A MOTION TO MOVE TO A VOTE.  IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  BUT I'M SAYING WE DON'T EVEN WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I THIS MATTER FOR MANY OF THE REASONS THAT COUNCILOR BRAEDEN STATED. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CLUTTERS UP ANOTHER CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0642 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I WILL OPPOSE ANY HELP. MR. CLERK, CAN WE PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE? ROLL CALL VOTE ON CAN NUMBER 0642.  COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER? YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY, YES.  COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON.  COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON.  YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO.  COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO. COUNCILOR FLYNN NO. COUNCILOR FLYNN NO.  COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.  CONCILOR MEJIA HERE PRESENT. COUNCILOR MURPHY.  COUNCILOR MURPHY NO. COUNCILOR 15 COUNCILOR 15 YEARS. COUNCILOR SANTANA. YES.  COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES.  AND COUNCILOR WORRELL NO. COUNCILOR WORRELL NO.  SIX DUCK NUMBER ZERO SIX FOR TWO HAS RECEIVED EIGHT VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR VOTES IN A NEGATIVE AND ONE PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0642 HAS PASSED. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE OUT OF ORDER AND READ DOCKET NUMBER 0670 DOCKING NUMBER 0670 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND TAX ORDER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL EIGHT, 2024 THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WORRELL BUT COUNCILOR BREADON, DO YOU HAVE A POINT OF ORDER?  MADAM CHAIR, THE COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTING THE REPORT FROM ESTATE RENTAL REGULATION AND REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO FOR RECONSIDERATION TO HAVE THIS DOCKET REFERRED TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE IN ORDER FOR A HEARING TO BE HELD ON THIS ANNUAL REPORT THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. CAN YOU REMIND ME OF THE DOCKET NUMBER DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 0924 OC OC IN YOU LOOKING TO HAVE 0924 SENT TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE. YES I GOT IT AND I'LL SEND IT TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAD ALSO HAD BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT YOU ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IN COMMITTEE. WAS GOING TO SEE IF YOU'RE FILING A HEARING ORDER OR SETTING IT TO COMMITTEE BUT WE CAN SEND THIS TO COMMITTEE.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ARE UP.  THANK YOU COUNCILOR PRESIDENT ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR SHOWING UP TO ALL THE HEARINGS, ALL THE WORKING SESSIONS. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR PEPEN FOR YOUR DEDICATION, ALL YOUR HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN TO THIS PROCESS THANKS TO BUDGET DIRECTOR JIM WILLIAMSON. I SEE A CFO ROCK AND BURGER. THANKS TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT CHIEFS DIRECTORS AND EVERYONE WHO CAME HERE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THANKS TO THE PUBLIC FOR SHOWING UP TO ALL THESE HEARINGS AND PUBLIC TESTIMONIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS AND FOR CONSTANTLY ADVOCATING FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.  AND THANKS TO AG CLAIRE, DENISE NEAL.  THANKS ESSENTIAL STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK. SHANE CHARISMA. CANDICE MEGHAN, ETHAN AND MICHELLE. ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE LATE WORKING SESSIONS.  THE ONE THAT RAN UNTIL 10 P.M. OFFSITE AND THEN THANK YOU TO MY TEAM.  MATTHEW BRUCE ABDULLAH I. THE WHOLE TEAM KNEW SRI THE WHOLE TEAM.  THANK YOU. WITH THIS BUDGET THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DECLARED ITS SHARED VALUES AND COLLECTIVE STRENGTH . WE ARE A COUNCIL THAT BELIEVES IN HOUSING. WE ARE A COUNTY COUNCIL THAT BELIEVES IN YOUTH JOBS. WE ARE A COUNCIL THAT BELIEVES IN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. WE ARE A COUNCIL THAT BELIEVES IN COMMUNITY SAFETY. WE ARE A COUNCIL THAT BELIEVES IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.  AND WE ARE A COUNCIL THAT LISTENS TO THE VOICES, THE PEOPLE. WE CAN'T BE BEGAN THIS PROCESS WITH PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIRST BUDGET HEARINGS AND WE BOOKENDED WITH PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON THE NIGHT OF THE FINAL BUDGET HEAR TO THE PUBLIC I SAY WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. WE HEARD OF TROUBLES PAYING RENT. WE HEARD ABOUT YOUTH JOBS. WE HEARD ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS AND WE HEARD ABOUT ISSUES THAT RODENTS.  I BELIEVE THIS BUDGET CAN MAKE A DEEP DIFFERENCE IN ALL OF THESE AREAS.  THIS PROCESS STARTED MONTHS AGO AND AFTER MORE THAN 100 HOURS OF HEARINGS AND SIX WORKING SESSIONS, THE COUNCIL IS PREPARED TO BUILD UPON THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL AND MEET RESIDENTS NEEDS BY INCREASING INVESTMENT BY $15.3 MILLION IN CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS HOUSING, COLLEGE READINESS, JOBS, COMMUNITY SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.  WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALL THIS WHILE MAKING SURE ALL OF OUR TOP TEN CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE SEEING INCREASED FUNDING FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024 INCLUDING THE POLICE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BCA. IF THE COUNCIL HAS MAINTAINED MASSIVE INCREASES IN INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, VETERANS AND OUR SENIORS. THE CITY COUNCIL PACKAGE INCLUDES ADDITIONAL HOUSING INVESTMENT OF $4.9 MILLION WHICH INCLUDES 1.5 MILLION FOR CITY HOUSING VOUCHERS 1.5 MILLION FOR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, 750,000 FOR COMMUNITY LAND TRUST 500,000 FOR RIGHT TO COUNCILOR PROGRAM AND 250,000 FOR FAIR HOUSING TESTERS.  TOGETHER WE WORK TO PRIORITIZE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS BY INVESTING $4.39 MILLION IN PROGRAMS INCLUDING 2 MILLION FOR YOUTH JOBS.  750,000 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.  500,000 BECAUSE COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAMS AND 300,000 ESL SLOW PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON OUR PROGRESS AND ENSURING THAT THIS CITY IS SAFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS. WE AS A COUNCIL ARE SEEKING AN ADDITIONAL 2.99 MILLION TO SUPPORT 1 MILLION FOR BOSTON CRIME LAB 1 MILLION FOR SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF HOMICIDE VICTIMS VICTIMS 500,000 FOR FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER AND 200,000 FOR INFANT AND MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND THEN 200,000 FOR VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.  AND FINALLY, AS THIS COUNCIL WORKS TO BUILD A MORE BEAUTIFUL VIBRANT, EQUITABLE CITY, WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR 3 MILLION INCLUDED 500,000 FOR DIGITAL EQUITY, 500,000 AND ARTS, 500,000 FOR EQUITY STUDIES, 100,000 FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND AND 100,000 FOR TWO PILOT CONTRACT CONTAINERIZATION PROGRAM BUILDING OFF A MAN WHOSE BUDGET. EVERY CITY COUNCIL IN THIS ROOM IN THIS CHAMBER HAS AT LEAST ONE INVESTMENT IN THE PACKAGE THIS IN THIS PACKAGE IT ALIGNS WITH OUR VISION FOR A CITY THAT HOUSES ALL ITS RESIDENTS SUPPORTS ITS FAMILIES, PREPARED BOTH CHILDREN AND NEWCOMERS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS AND INVEST IN THE ARTS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY FOR OUR CITY OF BOSTON. THIS IS WHY I RECOMMEND THAT THESE THAT THIS DOCKET OUGHT TO PASS AND AN AMENDED DRAFT. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK BEING THE CHAIRS, THE CHAIR WAYS AND MEANS IS A DIFFICULT TASK, AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY AS YOU LEAD TO THE BUDGET PROCESS. BUT IT IS OURS THAT MANY OF US CAN'T EVEN COMPREHEND THE PREPARATION IN CONDUCTING THE HEARINGS AND DOING THE ANALYSIS AND TRYING TO GET EVERYONE ON BOARD AND TO WORK COLLECTIVELY . SO REALLY HATS OFF TO YOU. I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE THE CHAIR AND THAT YOU HAVE LED US SO GRACEFULLY THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE FORMER CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS COUNCIL , FERNANDO ANDERSON UNDER FORMER PRESIDENT FLYNN BECAUSE YOU REALLY FOUGHT FOR US TO GET THE RESOURCES VIA COMMISSIONER WHO HAS BEEN DOING OUTSTANDING WORK HERE ON CENTRAL STAFF IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHANE TO REALLY PREPARE US AND REALLY PROVIDE US WITH THE VISUALIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT THE PEOPLE THE MANDATE THAT THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON HAVE GIVEN US. SO THANK YOU TO THE CURRENT CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO THE FORMER CHAIR.  IS ANYONE LOOKING TO COUNCIL ? I SEE COUNCILOR BUT THEN YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.  I'M STANDING TWO ONE. THANK THE CHAIR.  THANK CHAIR RO FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DID BEING ABLE TO SERVE AS THE VICE CHAIR IN THE YOUTH MY FIRST TERM AND LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS WHAT THE BUDGET IS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I THINK THAT YOU DID A FINE JOB IN MANEUVERING US AND LEADING US THROUGH THE WAYS AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTLESS OF BUDGET HEARINGS AND THE WORKING SESSIONS THAT WENT ON FOR HOURS AND HOURS.  BUT I LEARNED TREMENDOUSLY AND I TRULY FEEL PROUD IN WHAT WE CAME UP WITH AND WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING ON THE FLOOR TODAY. I THINK THAT WE TRULY WORKED TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH THIS AND I I'M JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND I AGAIN THANKFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES BUT TO YOU. CHAIR WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMES WE FOUND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THAT AS APATA COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.  I WANT TO JUST GIVE MY FLOWERS TO THE CHAIR FOR YOUR HARD WORK. YOU SHEPHERD US THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND IT WAS NOT EASY.  SO I WANT TO THANK FORMER CHAIR COUNCIL FOR NEW STANDARDS AND YOU WALK SO THAT WE CAN RUN BECAUSE OF YOU. WE DID GET KARISHMA.  YOU HAD THE FORESIGHT TO INVEST AND SO MANY DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS TIME AROUND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU THANK WITH BROAD CONSENSUS THE COUNCIL HAS MAXIMIZED ITS NEW BUDGETARY AUTHORITY DILIGENTLY AND IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER BY UTILIZING UNSPENT FUNDING RESOURCES.  WE HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS MEETINGS ANALYZING EVERY DOLLAR OF TAXPAYER MONEY. THE RESULTING AMENDMENTS INVEST IN BASIC CITY SERVICES AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME COMMUNITIES SAFETY, SAFETY, HOUSING, YOUTH CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS AND MORE. THESE INVESTMENTS EXCUSE ME THESE AMENDMENTS INVEST IN IN TOP CITY DEPARTMENTS AND ENSURE THERE WILL BE NO PERSONNEL CUTS TO COMMUNITY SAFETY. THE COMMUNITY MAINTAIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESERVE HIKE WHILE ALSO CALLING ATTENTION TO THE NUMEROUS JOB VACANCIES ACROSS THE CITY.  THE BUDGET NOW GOES TO MAYOR ROOF. HER DECISIONS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED OUR LISTENING SESSIONS ALL THE WAY BACK IN JANUARY AND THEN ATTENDED OUR BUDGET TOWN HALLS TO PROVIDE THEIR THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEIR THOUGHTS, COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS. AND I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ALLOWED ME TO COME TO THEIR MEETINGS AND MARCH AND APRIL AND MAY TO TALK ABOUT THE CITY BUDGET AND JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR THEIR PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES I THINK IT WAS COUNCILOR FLYNN. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FOR ANY OTHER FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL ALL FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM AND I FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILOR COTTER AS WELL AS CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS FOR HER PROFESSIONALISM AS WELL.  I BELIEVE THAT PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND BASIC CITY SERVICES ARE THE MOST CRITICAL FUNCTIONS OF CITY GOVERNMENT AT THIS TIME OR ANY TIME. WE SHOULD NOT CUT THE BUDGETS OF DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES OR REALLOCATE FUNDS FROM A BUDGET THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON SUCH AS BOSTON POLICE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, PUBLIC WORKS SNOW MANAGEMENT FUND ESPECIALLY AS WE FACE UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC, ECONOMIC TIMES AND THE YEARS AHEAD.  FOR THE RECORD, IN OVER SIX AND A HALF YEARS THAT I HAVE SERVED ON THIS BODY AND LIKE MY COLLEAGUES UP UNTIL HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF MEETINGS THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SINGLE CIVIC GROUP IN DISTRICT TWO ACROSS THE CITY WHERE I WAS ASKED TO CUT THE BUDGETS OF THE CRITICAL CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT PLAY SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS.  I GET JUST THE OPPOSITE IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.  FLYNN WE NEED MORE POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE SWEEPING THE STREETS. WE NEED TO OPEN UP A FIRE STATION.  I CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS EVERY YEAR DUE TO LONGSTANDING ISSUES OF OVERSTRETCHED RESOURCES FORCED OVERTIME AND OTHER RETIREMENT RELATED ISSUES.  WHEN COMMISSIONER COX CAME ON BOARD HIS FIRST DAY OR A SECOND DAY I MET WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND A WEEK PRIOR TO THAT WE HAD POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE WORKING 24 HOURS STRAIGHT. THAT'S VERY UNHEALTHY FOR A CITY. IT'S UNHEALTHY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD . IT'S UNHEALTHY FOR A POLICE OFFICER AND HIS AND HER FAMILY . THE COMMISSIONER AGREED WITH ME . WE DON'T HAVE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE WORKING 60 HOURS A DAY WHICH IS ALSO VERY UNHEALTHY.  THESE CITY DEPARTMENTS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS TRANSPORTATION,  PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, THE CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF OUR CITY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, TO OUR SENIORS, KEEPING OUR CITY AND REGION SAFE.  I ALSO UNDERSTAND IN THIS EXERCISE THAT IF WE ADD FUNDING TO ONE DEPARTMENT WE MUST SUBTRACTED FROM ANOTHER THE AMENDMENTS THAT I PROPOSED MOVE FUNDS FROM AWAY FROM THE OFFICE OF PARTICIPATORY PARTICIPATORY BUDGET WHICH HAS ABOUT $2 MILLION IN SPECIAL APPROPRIATION AND HAS NOT SPENT THOSE FUNDS YET.  I DID SO TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE BOSTON CRIME LABORATORY WHICH IS NOT MEETING THE STATE MANDATED 30 DAY TURNAROUND FOR TESTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.  WE'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE GUIDELINES THAT STATE A SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT MUST BE TESTED EVERY 30 DAYS. BOSTON AVERAGES ABOUT 5758 DAYS TO TEST A KIT.  WE NEED TO PROVIDE THOSE SURVIVORS.  WE NEED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH JUSTICE. WE HAVE A CRIME LAB WHERE ONE PERSON JUST RESIGNED LAST WEEK . WE'RE DOWN MANY STAFF ANALYSTS IN THE CRIME LAB.  WE DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT LEADER. WE ARE NOT TESTING WITH THE MOST ADVANCED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS WHY SCREENING NEW YORK CITY TESTS WITH WHY SCREENING?  THE MASSACHUSETTS CRIME LAB TEST WITH WHY SCREENING MOST ADVANCED TESTING BUT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO USE THAT TESTING SO ONE, WE DON'T HAVE IT UNTIL WE DON'T HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO CONDUCT THESE TESTING. WE NEED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT MAJOR CHANGES IN THE CRIME LAB. I ALSO ADVOCATED FOR PEST CONTROL RESOURCES ON THE WEEKENDS FOR ESTEE.  WE DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT PEST CONTROL RESPONSE FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL MONDAY MORNING . THAT'S WHEN YOU REALLY NEED PEST CONTROL RESOURCES IN BOSTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS.  WHEN PEOPLE HAVE THESE PARTIES ON FRIDAY NIGHTS OR SATURDAYS WHERE RESTAURANTS ARE BUSY,  THAT'S WHEN WE NEED PEST CONTROL RESOURCES AND MANAGEMENT.  THAT'S WHAT I ADVOCATED FOR. I ALSO ADVOCATED FOR A PROPOSED STANDALONE CITY DEPARTMENT ON PEST CONTROL TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE LIVING IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND THAT'S SOMETHING I DO HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.  WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.  NEW YORK CITY RECENTLY PROPOSED AND ENACTED A STANDALONE DEPARTMENT ON PEST CONTROL.  THESE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.  NUTS AND BOLTS. THAT'S WHAT REALLY RESIDENTS WANT US TO FOCUS ON. HOW DO WE IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY?  AND WE DO THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER. BY TRAINING OUR DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL CITY EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT TO GIVING THEM THE TOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL SUPPORTING THEM. OUR CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON FOR A LOT OF YEARS DURING GOOD TIMES AND BAD TIMES AND TO CUT CRITICAL DEPARTMENTS THAT PROVIDE QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES AND SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IS SOMETHING I DON'T SUPPORT.  I WILL BE VOTING NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK BECAUSE I CAN. SURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. BEFORE I. I DO WANT TO START BY THANKING THE CHAIR COUNCIL OVERALL BUT ALSO SHOUT OUT TO MATTHEW ON YOUR STAFF. NOT ALL OF THE HEARINGS YOU HAD AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAD THE COMMUNITY IN QUESTIONS OR SHARING CONCERNS YOU AND MATTHEW WORKED DILIGENTLY AND MADE SURE TO CONNECT WITH THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME. SO I DID APPRECIATE THAT AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS BEFORE I START MY STATEMENTS, I DO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WHICH IS ABOUT TO END WE'VE OVERSPENT AND I KNOW THAT'S WHERE MANY OF OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE COMING FROM WHERE WE'VE UNDERSPENT I MEAN $193 MILLION WE COULD PUT 180 MILLION TOWARDS TAX RELIEF TO OUR RESIDENTIAL TAXPAYERS AND STILL HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO FUND ALL OF OUR AMENDMENTS WITHOUT GOING INTO LINE ITEMS BEEN HARMING ANY FUTURE FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENTS.  SO UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON A BUDGET THAT I BELIEVE WILL DO HARM TO CORE CITY SERVICES. MAKE NO MISTAKE ACROSS THE BOARD OUR CONSTITUENTS QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT THEY GET FROM THE TAXES THEY PAY WILL DECLINE AS A RESULT OF THIS FISCAL PLAN THAT IS ABOUT TO PASS THIS BODY EVEN AS THE BUDGET FIGURES BOTTOM LINE INCREASE BY 8% AND WE DEBATE WHETHER WE WANT TO HIT UP COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL FOR MORE PROPERTY TAXES.  NOT TOO LONG AGO THE CITY WAS TALKING ABOUT HOSTING THE OLYMPICS. LAST YEAR WE COULDN'T EVEN OPEN POOLS FOR OUR OWN KIDS MANY OF THEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT COULD HAVE USED THEM THE MOST.  WE UNDERSPENT BY 193 MILLION IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED, GOOD SOLID UNION JOBS AT PLACES LIKE B.C. WE'RE TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS, OUR LIBRARIES IN DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVE THE WORKING FAMILIES OF THIS CITY. AS I SAID EARLIER, PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR HAVE THE RESOURCES WON'T MUCH NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE.  FAMILIES IN HYDE PARK, DORCHESTER EAST THEY WILL THE LEADERS OF THESE DEPARTMENTS SAY THEY NEED PERSONNEL AND WE'RE NOT FILLING THOSE JOBS BUT WE'RE NOW PULLING THE FUNDING THAT ALLOWED THESE JOBS TO BE FILLED. INITIALLY WE WANTED TO DEFUND OR TAKE MONEY FROM THE POLICE BY 19 MILLION. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WRESTLE THAT DOWN TO 3 MILLION. WE'RE PULLING CLOSE TO A MILLION FROM BC. YEP.  AND THE 1.5 MILLION FROM BOSTON FIRE FOLKS THAT MONEY DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY GET RESTORED. THAT IS PERMANENT BUDGETARY DAMAGE BEING INFLICTED ON SOLID UNION JOBS MANY OF THEM ENTRY LEVEL CODE ENFORCEMENT, TRANSPORT TATION LIBRARIES ASSESSING PARKS AND REC. WE ARE PREEMPTIVELY HAMSTRINGING THIS CITY'S FUTURE ABILITY TO PROVIDE CORE SERVICES BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING RASH FISCAL DECISIONS TODAY. WE'RE ALSO PUTTING THE MAYOR IN A TOUGH POSITION WITH SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING HER TO MAKE CHOICES BETWEEN WORTHY PRIORITIES, MANY OF WHICH WILL HAVE LASTING REPERCUSSIONS THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT, THAT WE DON'T WANT AND THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ABSOLUTELY DO NOT WANT.  IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN THIS BUDGET CYCLE UNFORTUNATELY.  BUT WE AS A BODY NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT PUTTING THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET ON THE TABLE. IT ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF THE OVERALL CITY BUDGET IN THE PER STUDENT COST HAS SPIKED 46% IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THAT'S AMID DECLINING ENROLLMENT. CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND IN MANY CASES EMBARRASSING, UNDERPERFORMING SINCE WE ARE FAILING OUR KIDS AND IT'S TIME THAT THE PEOPLE'S ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN THIS CITY PUT A STOP TO IT. I'M VOTING NO FOR THE REASONS I'VE LISTED ABOVE AND BECAUSE I'M TRULY DISAPPOINTED IN THE COURSE THAT WE'RE CHARTING FOR THIS CITY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON AND THEN UP TO COUNCILOR BREADON CAMERON ANDERSON AND THEN TRIP ANYONE ELSE. I'LL TURN THEM ON. I WILL ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK AFTER COUNCILMAN IN UNISON. COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND I HAVE TO THANK COUNCILOR FOR HIS INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP IN GUIDING OUR BODY THROUGH A VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS OVER THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS. OUR BUDGET IS A STATEMENT OF OUR VALUES AS A BODY AND IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE DO IN THIS IN THIS OFFICE. I ALSO WANT TO OUT INCREDIBLE THANK YOU AND APPRECIATION FOR KARISHMA AND SHANE AND ALSO TO CONSTANT FERNANDES ANDERSON FOR SHARING HER EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING OF HAVING HELD THE POSITION OF CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS IN THE PREVIOUS SESSION.  I COMMEND CHAIR WORRELL FOR GUIDING THE PROCESS IN WHICH WE VERY DILIGENTLY WORKED ONLY TO REDIRECT FUNDS TO OUR AMENDMENTS FROM LINE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN UNDERSPENT SOMETIMES BY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND FOR MANY YEARS IN A ROW WE WEREN'T TAKING ANY EVEN VERY MINDFUL ABOUT NOT TAKING TOO MUCH OUT OF THOSE THOSE LINE ITEMS SO THAT THE PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF THAT LINE ITEM WOULD NOT BE DISRUPTED. THIS PROCESS HAS TAKEN DAYS FOR US TO ACHIEVE BUT WE ARRIVED AT THESE AMENDMENTS THROUGH A CAREFUL AND DELIBERATIVE PROCESS. AS CONSTABLE WORRELL MENTIONED WE ALL GOT SOMETHING.  THIS IS THESE THIS PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS REPRESENTS, THE CONSENSUS AND THE AND THE THE SPIRIT OUR BODY AS A GROUP GOING. I WILL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THE THIS OPERATIONS THIS THIS BUDGET.  BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO RAISE THE ISSUE ABOUT THE ADMINISTER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT LIKE WE NEED TO ACTUALLY START COORDINATING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON SPENT AND IN LINE ITEMS THAT HAVE GOT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE ON SPENT YEAR ON YEAR. I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT OUR ADMINISTRATION AND TRY AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO MAKE OURSELVES MORE EFFICIENT AS WE GO FORWARD AS A AS A AS A CITY . I ALSO YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYONE GOT SOMETHING THEY WANTED IN THIS PROCESS. I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT INSPECTION SERVICES GOT SOME MONEY TO INCREASE OVERTIME PEST CONTROL INSPECTIONS. I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT THE HEALTH COMMISSION GOT MONEY FOR THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER TO SUPPORT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME LAB IS GATHERING. WE'RE ASKING MONEY TO BE SENT OVER THERE TO AND TO FACILITATE THE BETTER MORE EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT TESTING KITS. I'M ALSO DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT WE PUT WE REDIRECTED MONTHS TO MONIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CRIME LAB TECHNOLOGY,  TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGISTS AND TO FILL THE DIRECTOR VACANCY. THERE'S SO MANY ISSUES THAT WE TALK TO OUR CITY RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENT CALLS EVERY WEEK ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND I REALLY DO FEEL THAT THIS THIS DOCUMENT IS A REFLECTION OF WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR RESIDENTS BUT ALSO A REALLY GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO TRY AND REDIRECT FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERSPENT TO BETTER USE FOR FOR THE BETTER FOR THE COMMON GOOD. SO THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND I WILL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS.  THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M GOING TO COUNCILOR FOR AN ANDREW ANDERSON AND THEN WE'LL HORSESHOE IT AND THEN AND THEN I'LL GO TO COUNCILOR DURKAN. I WILL JUST STATE THAT IF ANYBODY NEEDS ANY DOCUMENTS EITHER MY COLLEAGUES OR MEMBERS OF PUBLIC OR MEDIA YOU CAN ASK CENTRAL STAFF FOR IT BUT PLEASE DON'T GRAB ANY PAPER CENTRAL STAFF. IT WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FERNANDO ANDERSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO RISE TO CONGRATULATE COUNCILOR MORRELL ,OUR CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS IN MY FIRST TERM. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I WAS I WAS THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS ON WAYS AND MEANS AND BEING MY FIRST TERM AND TAKING ON THE EXPERIENCE AND HAVING TO CARRY US THROUGH THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE WERE OF COURSE A LOT OF CONTENTION. WE I LED AND CHAMPIONED A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS WHERE I HAD TO NOT JUST ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T MY RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE MY COLLEAGUES OR TO HELP MY COLLEAGUES LEARN ABOUT IT. BUT IT WAS A PROCESS THAT WE ALL TOGETHER HELPED EACH OTHER TO LEARN THROUGH IT AND GET THROUGH IT AND WE DID WE DID WONDERFULLY. WE PASSED A BUDGET UNANIMOUSLY THE FIRST TIME AND WITH SOME CONVERSATIONS EVENTUALLY LANDED IN A VERY GOOD PLACE WHERE WE PASSED A BUDGET WITH MANY AMENDMENTS THAT WE WERE HAPPY WITH. THEN ON TO THE SECOND YEAR MORE CONTENTION AND AT THAT TIME I REFUSED TO SPEAK ON WHO WERE CUTTING WHAT DEPARTMENTS AND IT WASN'T CUTS RIGHT. I TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN THERE WERE FUNDS IN EXCESS SO THERE WAS A PATTERN OF UNUSED SPENT.  OVER THE YEARS WE LOOKED AT ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR I THINK THAT CHAIR OVERALL YOU DID A BETTER JOB WITH ACTUAL PRESENTATION INS AND CANVA AND DIFFERENT VISUAL EXPLANATIONS OF HOW TO BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THESE PATTERNS OF USE OF UNUSED FUNDS. BUT THERE WERE ALSO PATTERNS OF THIS YEAR AFTER THAT DIFFERENT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTAL CABINET CHIEFS CAME IN. THERE WERE EXPLAINING WHEN WE DON'T USE THIS MONEY FOR EXAMPLE WE WERE TRYING TO EXPLAIN LAST YEAR THAT THERE WERE FUNDS OVER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SPECIFIC CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS AND THIS YEAR THE CHIEFS CAME IN AND SAID LOOK WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS 4.5 MILLION. IT WENT BACK TO THE OFFICE OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY TO WHAT HAPPENS TO ITS NEXT AND THE MAYOR WITHIN HER RIGHT CAN REALLOCATE AND DID REALLOCATE.  WE COMMUNICATED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THEY WERE TRANSPARENT AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO US IN EXPLAINING SOME OF THIS WAS REUSED AND SOME OF IT WASN'T AND WE WE UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL JOURNEY TO SEE YOU, MR CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS TO CARRY THIS THROUGH. YOU GET NUMBERS YOU UNDERSTAND AND THIS BUDGET IN AND OUT YOU HAD THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.  IN FACT YOU HAD MORE. YOU WERE STEALING SOME OF MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE BEFORE I EVEN OPENED MY MOUTH YOU WERE ASKING THEM YOU HAD THE FORESIGHT TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT DIRECTION WE HAD TO GO TO AND YOU CARRY THIS THROUGH NOT ONLY DEMOCRATICALLY, DIPLOMATICALLY AND RESPECTFULLY.  AND THEN WE FOUND OURSELVES IN WORKING SESSIONS WHERE WE SAW YOU EXERT PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION AND YOU REALLY UNDERSTOOD PEOPLE'S PERSONALITIES. YOU WAGERED ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT QUIRKS AND DIFFERENT WAYS OF MANAGED RELATIONSHIPS. YOU TOOK THIS AND REALLY MASTERFUL, REALLY DELIVERED. SO I THINK IT'S MORE THAN JUST UNDERSTANDING NUMBERS AND SITTING UP ALL NIGHT IN GOING TO BED FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS TEN TO MIDNIGHT AND SOMETIMES HEARING OUR CONVERSATIONS AND JUST LEARNING FROM YOU AS WELL. I NOW FEEL I KNOW THIS BUDGET IN AND OUT BUT I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT YOU A SECOND TERM AROUND TO REALLY BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT ANY ANY OTHER WAY. SO I WANT TO JUST AMPLIFY YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU'RE ABILITY TO STAND AMONGST US HERE TODAY. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE, WHO IS JUST AN EXEMPLARY PRESIDENT.  BUT I HAVE TO SAY ALSO THAT YOU AS A LEADER HERE TODAY YOU DESERVE MUCH MORE THAN FLOWERS. THE RESPECT THAT I HAVE FOR YOU AND THE LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THAT I HAVE FOR YOU WILL BE LIMITLESS AND FOREVERMORE. HOPEFULLY SO. AND I LIKE TO THANK ALL OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. I SAW YOU REALLY BEING PATIENT WITH EACH OTHER. I SAW US COMMUNICATING.  I SAW US UNDERSTANDING THESE NUMBERS. I SAW US LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT RATIONALE BEHIND THE UNSPENT FUNDS AND UNDERSTANDING OH, THE JOBS ARE NOT GETTING CUT. RATHER WE ARE REALLOCATE ING FUNDS AND THEN THERE ARE IT'S NOT A ZERO SUM GAME, RIGHT? SO THAT IF THERE IS A PATTERN OF UNUSED SPENT THAT WE TOOK A PORTION OF IT AND WE MOVED IT TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.  IT'S ALSO STILL A CONVERSATION TO SAY LOOK, IF IF WE TAKE MONEY FROM PERSONNEL FOR EXAMPLE IF THERE ARE ABOUT $2 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS RIGHT AFTER SOME SMALL SPENDING WHICH IS NOT A PERFECT MATH BUT LOOKING AT THE PATTERN IN THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OF UNSPENT FUNDS, IT MEANS THAT WE AS THE COUNCIL HAVE AS A BODY WE ARE THE OVERSIGHT BODY ON THE BUDGET.  IT MEANS THAT THE CABINET CHIEFS CAN COME BACK TO US HERE TO CREATE MORE TRANSPARENCY IF THEY CAN ONLY HIRE ABOUT $1,000,000 WORTH OF STAFF WITHIN NOT A WHOLE YEAR, NOT 12 MONTHS MIND YOU BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THE RESUMES COME IN BEFORE WE'RE INTERVIEWING, BEFORE WE GET PEOPLE AND BEFORE WE HIRE. SO MAYBE ABOUT TEN, 9 TO 10 MONTHS THAT THEY CAN COME IN TO US AND SAY YOU MOVE THIS MONEY TO CONTRACT OR YOU MOVE THIS MONEY HERE.  CAN WE DISCUSS HOW WE NEED MORE FUNDING THAT THE FUNDS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO GO TO DIRECTLY TO OPM BUT THAT NOW WE'VE CREATED MORE TRANSPARENCY HERE SO THERE IS WAY MORE THAN YOU HEAR HERE IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, JOBS ARE NOT GETTING CUT, FUNDS ARE BEING REALLOCATED BECAUSE THERE THERE'S THIS PATTERN.  WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS A BODY LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. NO ONE IS LOSING THEIR JOB. NO ONE IS GETTING LAID OFF. IN FACT, EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT HAS CUSHION TO HIRE AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, IN TERMS OF THEIR RIGHTS, IN TERMS OF INCREASING CAPACITY.  SO WE MADE SURE THAT WE LOOKED AT THOSE NUMBERS AND YOU MY DEAR FRIEND COUNCILOR WORRELL MR CHAIR, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE INDIVIDUALLY. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE SHARON DURKAN WHO IS IN BEREAVEMENT AND SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE TIME BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE HERE IN SUCH HARD TIMES AND MY PRAYERS CONTINUE TO BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR FOR AN ENGINE AS IN THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CANTOR FITZGERALD DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR?  THANK YOU COUNCILOR PRESENT. FIRST I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR. CONSTABLE RALPH WILL BE AS VERBOSE AS A TIGHT FIT AND INNOCENT IN YOUR PRAISE BUT HEY, GOOD JOB, MY FRIEND. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT BEING SAID. THANK YOU. CENTRAL STAFF CHRISTMAS CHAIN AS WELL OF COURSE THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN HELPING US UNDERSTAND WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO PULL INTAKE FROM AND LOOK AT HISTORICAL DATA.  BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE I WILL BE VOTING NO ON ON THIS ONLY BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS WHERE MONEY WILL BE COMING FROM THAT I JUST FEEL THAT NO MATTER. ON PRINCIPLE EVEN EVEN WITH AND I UNDERSTAND LOOKING AT THE HISTORICAL SPENDING AND UNDERSPENDING AND YEAR OVER YEAR OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND THAT THERE MAY BE ROOM FOR THERE THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS SUCH AS POLICE FIRE PARKS, BOSTON CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES THAT WHEN I FEEL THAT THAT MONEY COULD BE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE BUDGET RATHER THAN THESE SORT OF STAPLE DEPARTMENTS THAT I THINK PROVIDE SERIOUS SERVICES AND UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN INCREASE IN ALL OF THESE OVERALL AS THESE SORT OF TOP TEN DEPARTMENTS BUT STILL OF THE ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WE SAW TO DECREASE FROM ANY OF THAT FOR OUR OTHER AMENDMENTS AND WE ALL PUT FORTH GREAT AMENDMENTS AND I THINK WE ALL WANT TO SEE THEM CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH. KNOWING THAT THERE COULD BE FUNDING FOR THEM FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE OTHER THAN SOME OF THESE STAPLES THAT ON PRINCIPLE I JUST CAN'T STAND TO SEE CUT. I'LL BE VOTING NO BUT JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I EXPRESS THAT NOTION. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES ME . HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES PARTICULARLY CONSTABLE ROUSE FOR SHEPHERDING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT COUNCILOR ANDERSON BECAUSE SHE REALLY SET THE BAR AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN COLLEAGUES ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER ACROSS THEIR DIFFERENCES TO GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. AND I THINK YOU SET THE STAGE FOR THAT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HOUSE OVERALL FOR LIVING UP TO THAT BECAUSE WORKING ON A BODY OF 13 WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT COMPETING INTERESTS I SAW A VERY DIFFERENT APPETITE FOR US TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE ARE FLEXING WHATEVER LITTLE POWER WE HAVE HERE ON THE COUNCIL . SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES FOR DOING JUST THAT. I WILL JUST HAVE TO SAY REALLY QUICKLY IS THAT I REJECT ANY NOTION THAT WE ARE CUTTING OR CREATING THIS NARRATIVE IN WHICH WE ARE BEING IRRESPONSIBLE BECAUSE FOR THE RECORD THIS IS THIS YEAR. THESE ARE THE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH WITHIN THIS BUDGET. IT'S NOT A DEATH SENTENCE. IT IS NOT A LIFE SENTENCE. WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND LOOK AT THE EBBS AND FLOWS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THEN MAKE OTHER DECISIONS THEN. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW WHAT WE HAD TO WORK WITH WAS DATA AND THE NUMBERS DO NOT LIE. SO I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. THE DATA, THE NUMBERS DO NOT LIE AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE TUNING IN NEWS OUTLETS MAKE SURE THAT YOU CHECK THOSE NUMBERS AND CHECK THE DATA AND WHEN YOU WRITE A STORY MAKE SURE IT'S THE TRUTH.  BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE NOTICED HERE IS THAT WE GO IN SPACES AND PLACES AND CREATE NARRATIVES BUT I'M STANDING UP TO SAY NO ONE IS GOING TO USE US TO PIT EACH OTHER AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. AND I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. THIS IS OUR MOMENT TO DEMONSTRATE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ACROSS OUR DIFFERENCES AND SUPPORT OUR CONSTITUENTS REGARDLESS OF THE AISLE THAT THEY COME FROM. AND I WANT TO UNDERSCORE FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS BODY CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF IS NOT OUT HERE TRYING TO CUT CITY SERVICES AND CAUSE HARM TO OUR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES.  IN FACT, WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE OPPOSITE.  FOR THE RECORD, I HELD A HEARING ON THE PROTOCOLS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AROUND PROMOTIONAL PRACTICES HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.  WE HEARD OVERWHELMINGLY FROM OFFICERS OF COLOR THAT THEY WANTED US TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF RIGHT.  TO GIVE THEM A FAIR CHANCE OF MOVING UP THE RANKS. SOME OF THOSE BUDGET CUTS THAT WE YOU SEE IN THE PPE BUDGET ARE INDIRECT AS A RESULT OF OFFICERS OF COLOR ASKING US TO FIGHT FOR THEM.  IN ADDITION, OFFICERS OF COLOR NOTED THAT THERE WERE ALMOST 30 TO 40 POSITIONS VACANT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.  THOSE DOLLARS ARE BEING REALLOCATED RIGHT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR THE RECORD WE'RE NOT HERE TRYING TO DEFUND ANYTHING. WE ARE OUT HERE TRYING TO UPLIFT AND INVEST IN THE THINGS THAT OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE ASKED US INCLUDING HOUSING.  SO WE CANNOT SAY THAT WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT OUR CONSTITU.  AND THEN WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO HIGHJACK THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO STAND AS A BODY. AND SO REGARDLESS OF HOW I FEEL ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS AND ABOUT CERTAIN SITUATIONS. AT THE END OF THE DAY IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO FLEX THE LITTLE MUSCLE THAT WE HAVE AND SEND A STRONG MESSAGE THAT AS A BODY WE'RE ABLE TO ORGANIZE TOGETHER TO LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND DELIVER.  THAT IS THE MESSAGE THAT WE NEED TO SEND OVER TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE'RE GOING TO STICK TOGETHER AND WE'RE GOING TO PASS THIS BUDGET AND WE'RE GOING TO DELIVER FOR THE PEOPLE, PERIOD. AND THE STORY. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS PROCESS AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING MY COLLEAGUES BECAUSE WE ARE STRONGER WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER.  THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HERE AND YOU JUST SAID SOMETHING ABOUT HOW YOU ARE TRYING TO NOT HARM MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES BUT REALLY HELP AND I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THE WORK THAT YOU'VE ALSO DONE WITH TRYING TO MAKE EVEN THE IDEA OF WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE THERE. THAT POT OF MONEY THAT YOU'VE REALLY HELPED TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT FOR OUR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOUSING CRISES OR MAYBE ON THE BRINK OF EVICTION. SO JUST REALLY WANTED TO UPLIFT AND HIGHLIGHT THAT WORK THAT I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO ALONGSIDE COUNCIL WHETHER THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO RISE TO THANK OUR CHAIR BRIAN WORRELL JUST FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND REALLY SHEPHERDING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS A FIRST TIME CITY COUNCILOR IN MY FIRST TERM, YOU KNOW, I LEARNED A LOT AND I WAS VERY PROUD TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND I ALSO WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK OUR CENTRAL STAFF KARISHMA AND SHANE AND THE REST OF THE TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID AND ALSO WE WERE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THINK OUR FORMER CHAIR COUNCILOR FERNANDEZ ANDERSON WHO I THINK PROVIDED A LOT OF INSIGHT FOR ME PERSONALLY AS A FIRST TIME COUNCILOR NAVIGATING THIS PROCESS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU THERE. I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS OF THIS BUDGET. I THINK I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THE CRIME LAB IS GOING TO BE INVESTED IN THE HOUSE AND THAT IS GOING TO BE INVESTED IN THAT PUBLIC SAFETY.  YOU KNOW IT'S BEING INVESTED IN HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW MY TOP PRIORITY ON THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN OUR YOUTH. SO I WAS EXTREMELY PROUD TO SEE YOUTH JOBS YEAR ROUND JOBS BEING INVESTED IN AND BEING REFLECTED IN IN THIS BUDGET. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES.  I REALLY APPRECIATED THIS PROCESS AND LOOK FORWARD TO TO THE WEEKS AHEAD TO YEAH, TO THE WEEKS AHEAD. SO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU AND ALSO CONGRATS TO ALL THE NEW COUNCILORS FOR YOUR FIRST BUDGET AND IT'S NOT EASY FOR THE COUNCIL WHEREVER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO I'M SORRY , MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO CHAIR WORRELL FOR FOR RUNNING THIS PROCESS AND THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN EYE OPENING. I'VE GAINED A LOT OF RESPECT FOR FOR MY COLLEAGUES THROUGH THE MANY HOURS WE SPENT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS LOCKED IN SMALL ROOMS TALKING ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW AND I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS PACKAGE IS SOMETHING THAT REFLECTS OUR COLLECTIVE VALUES.  YOU KNOW, WE ARE LOOKING TO PROVIDE MORE HELP FOR FAMILIES THAT NEED IT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE HELP FOR OUR KIDS THROUGH YOUTH JOBS AND YOUTH PROGRAMING. YOU KNOW, IF THIS PASSES AND WE APPROVE THIS, THEY'LL THEY'LL BE HELP FOR WORKFORCE TRAINING, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR FOR RECENT ARRIVALS AND YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY A PILOT FOR TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION FOR FOR SCHOOL AGE FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL AGED KIDS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO EVICTION AND THE RIGHT TO COUNCILOR PROGRAM.  AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN APPLAUD. I KNOW I JUST WANT TO PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THE NARRATIVE THAT WE'RE YOU KNOW, CUTTING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FIRST IN THIS PROCESS I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE CUTS OR THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE'VE MADE WERE IDEOLOGICAL.  INSTEAD I REALLY AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF, OUR CENTRAL STAFF FOR DOING INCREDIBLE JOB. WE EXERCISE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE LOOKED IN THE BUDGET FOR AREAS OF HUGE UNDERSPENDING, HUGE NUMBERS OF VACANT POSITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE ARE SIMPLY LOWERING BY A VERY SMALL AMOUNT THE AMOUNT OF THE INCREASE. THOSE WOULD BE AN ENORMOUS INCREASE TO THE POLICE BUDGET THIS YEAR.  AND WHAT ALLOWED US TO DO THAT WAS YOU NO SMALL PART BECAUSE THERE'S ABOUT 547 VACANCIES AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS MONEY THAT WE'RE SENDING THEM THAT THEY'RE NOT USING FOR POSITIONS. SO WE'RE NOT CUTTING POSITIONS . I MEAN WHAT I THINK WE'RE REDUCING BY THE NUMBER OF TO THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES IS OPEN POSITIONS THAT THEY STILL GO OUT AND HIRE 545 PEOPLE IN THE NEXT YEAR.  SEVERAL OF THOSE CUTS ARE NOT EVEN FROM POSITIONS WE HEARD FROM COMMISSIONER THE POLICE COMMISSIONER THAT HE'S BUDGETED $1.8 MILLION FOR A POLICE EXAM WHICH CONCILOR MEJIA HERE JUST DISCUSSED AND THAT EXAM BY ISSUING THAT EXAM THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE 2020 PROMOTIONAL EXAM WOULD BE THE MOST DISCRIMINATORY HAVE THE WORST DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT OF ANY EXAM WE'VE GIVEN IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.  THE SIMPLE SOLUTION IS NOT TO GIVE THAT EXAM AND ALLOW PROMOTIONS TO CONTINUE FROM THE 2020 EXAM WHICH WOULD ALLOW POLICE OFFICERS SCORE 8988 ON THAT EXAM TO BE PROMOTED BOTH MAMMALIA LEO AND THE BOSTON POLICE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION ARE BOTH CALLING FOR THAT DELAY AND THESE ARE TWO GROUPS THAT DON'T OFTEN AGREE WITH EACH OTHER. THEY'RE CALLING FOR THAT DELAY WHICH WOULD SAVE MONEY.  SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OR WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT CUTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S IT'S NOT FROM POSITIONS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY THAT SHOULD IS NOT BEING USED SHOULD NOT BE USED AND I HOPE THAT WHEN PEOPLE DISCUSS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS BUDGET SEEKS TO PUT $1,000,000 BACK INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FOR THE CRIME LAB BECAUSE I THINK AS COUNCILOR FLYNN HAS HIGHLIGHTED, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS HAVE JUSTICE,  YOU KNOW, IN OUR CITY. SO YOU KNOW, I THINK I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S CORRECT TO FOCUS ON THAT AND TO CHARACTERIZE WHAT WE'VE SUGGESTED HERE AS A CUT TO THE SERVICES ARE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN PROVIDE INSTEAD I THINK WE'RE ACTUALLY INCREASING THE SERVICES BY ALLOWING THEM TO GO TO PROCESS, YOU KNOW, RAPE KITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.  SO YOU KNOW, I YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE I CAN LAND THIS PLANE BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK AS WE AS WE GO FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL HOPING THAT TEAMWORK CAN DEFEAT MAVERICKS IN THE COMING DAYS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I HOPE WE'VE SHOWN THAT WE CAN WORK AS A TEAM AND THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WE FINALIZE THE BUDGET AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT THIS PACKAGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR . WHATEVER THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES. COUNCILOR DURKAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT I PLAN TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS TODAY. TODAY I THINK THE THEME OF TODAY IS WE'RE LEVERAGING OUR POWER AS A BODY SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BEFORE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF CENTRAL STAFF AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CHAIR FOR ALL OF THEIR COUNTLESS HOURS OF WORK THAT HAVE GONE INTO THIS AND I'M GRATEFUL TO OUR COLLEAGUES BECAUSE NOT EVERY SINGLE DECISION ON ON THIS PIECE OF PAPER IS UNANIMOUS. BUT THERE WAS CONSENSUS WE HAVE 13 UNIQUE CREATIVE AND PASSIONATE LEADERS THAT WE LEAD WITH AND I THINK I MEAN IF I CAN CALL MYSELF THAT SUMMED BUT WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND TO CONSIDER FROM EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF OF THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSES TO EACH OF THESE AMENDMENTS. THE CHAIR AND I SPOKE UNTIL LATE LAST NIGHT AND SOME OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED. BUT WHAT I DID REALIZE YOU KNOW, BEING A FIRST YEAR COUNCILOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BUDGET PROCESS WAS THAT NOT ALL OF MY QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE ANSWERED.  THIS BUDGET IS A BEHEMOTH. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE GRACE THAT THEY'VE SHOWN ME OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS WHEN I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH A LOT AND I.  I KNOW THAT OUR CITY HAS HIRING AND RETENTION ISSUES AND UNUSED FUNDS AND WHAT WE DID HERE IS WE OPERATIONALIZED DATA TO TO MAKE SMART AND I WOULD YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT CUTS THEY'RE REALLOCATIONS OF MONEY TOWARDS THINGS THAT THAT COULD BE HELPFUL AS A CITY AND I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL TO CENTRAL STAFF AGAIN FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK AND GRATEFUL TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIR FOR LEADING THIS BODY DURING THIS TIME. I THINK IF I HAD TO END WITH ANYTHING IT WOULD BE YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO GO ON TOO LONG BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO SERVE ON THIS BODY ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU. AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET CAUGHT UP IN THE NITTY GRITTY. BUT THE REALITY IS WE'RE ALL HERE TO SERVE BOSTONIANS. AND AS I THINK ABOUT THE INTERPLAY AND BUDGET BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE COUNCIL , I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALL OF US FOR BOSTON. AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE PROPOSED HERE AND THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE SMART AND I THINK AS WE IN THE COMING WEEKS, YOU KNOW, ALL ARE STARTING TO GET FEEDBACK ON THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.  I REALLY APPRECIATE LOOKING INTO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT ARE THAT MADE IT IN WHICH IS ONE IS FOR A LANDMARK STUDY REPORT CURATOR AND THE OTHER IS FOR A DOWNTOWN PARKS ADMINISTRATOR BOTH OF WHICH I HAVE REALLY ADVOCATED FOR. SO THANK YOU AGAIN AND REALLY AGAIN IT'S A REALLY A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILOR DURKIN.  I SEE YOU, GENERAL. I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER SO THAT I AM ABLE TO SPEAK BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AGAIN I ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT CONDOLENCES TO THE COUNCIL . DURKAN AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO JOE ARROYO AGAIN IF WE COULD CLAP IN THIS BODY I WOULD CLAP FOR YOU. THERE'S NO CLAPPING BUT I WOULD I WOULD I WOULD INITIATE THAT IF I COULD JUST TO CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS. AND I WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU I THINK MR DURKIN SAID SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. YES, I SEE LOUIS YOU DO? YES. THAT THAT IS PERMISSIBLE. I YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN DECISIONS WEREN'T UNANIMOUS, THERE WAS CONSENSUS AND I DO THINK THAT'S SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND SHOW THAT THIS BODY CAN WORK TOGETHER.  NOW ONLY THREE OF US WERE HERE WHEN THIS POWER THIS POWER TO AMEND THE BUDGET AND INCLUDING THE MAYOR ONLY ONLY FOUR PEOPLE ARE STILL IN THIS BUILDING WHO ORIGINALLY VOTED ON IT. THE HARD PART OF THE WORK THE POWER THAT THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON GAVE US IS IN IMPLEMENTATION AND WE FELT THAT AND WE FEEL THAT IN BUDGET IT'S HARD. IT'S AN ARTFUL IT'S POLITICAL.  BUT I WANT TO AGAIN HIGHLIGHT AND THANK THE WORK OF CENTRAL STAFF.  YOU KNOW, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT THE BUDGET OF EVERY ONE OF THE CITY'S TOP TEN DEPARTMENTS IS INCREASING.  THERE'S AN INCREASE FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT INCLUDING POLICE, INCLUDING FIRE AND INCLUDING BCBS. AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY AS A BODY HAS A HAVE WE'VE LOOKED AT THE PAST DATA AND SAID WHAT HAVE WE SEEN FROM THE PAST FIVE YEARS? WHAT ARE THE TRENDS IN TERMS OF USING THESE FUNDS? IF WE HAVE A MANDATE, HOW ARE WE TO HOW ARE WE TO DELIVER ON THAT MANDATE IF WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT PAST DATA AND SEEING WHERE THERE IS A HISTORY OF UNDERSPENDING? AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR BECAUSE YOU WERE VERY SMART IN HOLDING A HEARING ABOUT VACANCIES IN OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS BEFORE THE BUDGET PROCESS EVEN BEGAN SO THAT WE COULD ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND AS MUCH AS WE WANT OUR POTHOLES FILLED AS MUCH AS WE WANT EVERYTHING DONE SO THAT OUR OUR STREETS ARE FULLY ACCESSIBLE SO THAT EVERYONE HAS ALL THE RESOURCES WE SIMPLY ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY DOING THAT NOW PERHAPS THE INITIATIVES OF COUNCILOR MAKIYA AND OTHERS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PERHAPS THAT WILL HELP. AND SO WHEN WE ARE BACK AT THE TABLE NEXT YEAR DISCUSSING BUDGET WE WILL HAVE DATA AGAIN . DID THEY DO BETTER? ARE THEY NOT ARE THERE NO LONGER ANY UNUSED FUNDS IN THIS LINE ITEM? DO WE THEN NOT TOUCH THAT LINE ITEM BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A PATTERN OF UNUSED FUNDS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU CASIMIRO BECAUSE YOU COMMITTED TO HAVING THAT HEARING ALONG WITH CHAIR WEBER TWICE A YEAR SO THAT WE CAN CHECK IN WITH DEPARTMENT TO SEE HOW IS IT GOING, HOW CAN WE HELP TO UPLIFT JOB FAIRS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE APPLYING TO MAKE THESE JOBS MORE PALATABLE? WHAT ARE WE DOING ON HOUSING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING WHERE WE CAN TO MAKE HOUSING LESS EXPENSIVE OVERALL? HOW WHAT IS OUR COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I WANT TO THINK TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE ALSO TO GET AT THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING, THE INVESTMENT THAT WE ARE COLLECTIVELY MAKING AS A BODY BECAUSE THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT WE HEAR AS DISTRICT IN AT-LARGE CITY COUNCILORS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND A CITY THAT HAS TREMENDOUS UNIVERSITIES, WE'RE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT PILOT BUT THAT DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF OUR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY SAFETY AS THE MAYOR CONTINUES TO CHAMPION THAT WE HAVE A VERY LOW CRIME RATE AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING TRULY IN COMMUNITY SAFETY. THE WORK OF ISAAC PABLO THE WORK OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY GETTING AT THAT AND THE ISSUES OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND I THINK IF WE ARE TO DO OUR JOBS IN BOTH HOLDING THE MAYOR ACCOUNTABLE AND USING THE POWERS THAT THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON HAVE GIVEN US TO CO-LEAD THE CITY TO DO THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR WHO'S MAKING STRIDES ON ISSUES OF CLIMATE JUSTICE, ON ISSUES OF OF OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE IMPROVING. WE DO THAT WITH THIS AUTHORITY THAT WE HAVE. SO I JUST ALSO WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES. IT'S VERY HARD. IT'S VERY POLITICAL.  THERE ARE VERY LATE NIGHTS BUT WE DID IT AND WE DID IT TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY. ARE WE GOING TO AGREE ALL THE TIME? NO, BUT I REALLY JUST DO COMMEND THE CHAIR FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND I COMMEND EACH AND EVERY COLLEAGUE WHO OFFERED VERY THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS THAT WE CAN COLLECTIVELY AS A BODY TAKE CREDIT FOR AND TELL THE CONSTITUENTS THAT WE ARE WORKING EVERY DAY TO DELIVER SO AGAIN, THANK YOU CHAIR YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. COUNCILOR BREADON DID I NOT LOOK OKAY I'M GOING TO CALL ON COUNCILOR WORRELL AND THEN I WILL CALL ON YOU. COUNCILOR I HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AND I THINK YOU'VE COVERED EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO COVER BUT I'LL DEFINITELY REITERATE THAT THIS WAS A DATA DRIVEN PROCESS WE LOOKED AT HISTORICAL DATA OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS FOR EACH LINE ITEM ACROSS ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THAT IS WHAT DROVE THIS WORK WAS THE DATA. IT WAS NOTHING ELSE BESIDES WHEN THE UNUSED MONEY WAS WHERE WE HAVE A PATTERN OF NOT USING THE MONEY IN THOSE LINE ITEMS TO REALLOCATE INTO THE INVESTMENTS. AND I JUST WANT TO JUST JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT PUBLIC WORKS YEAR OVER YEAR THAT DEPARTMENT IS GOING UP TRANSPORTATION YEAR OVER YEAR THAT DEPARTMENT'S GOING UP POLICE DEPARTMENT YEAR OVER YEAR. THAT DEPARTMENT'S ACTUALLY GOING UP $47 MILLION. BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT YEAR OVER YEAR THAT DEPARTMENT'S ACTUALLY GOING UP $27 MILLION. PARKS IS GOING UP BY UP IS STILL GOING UP. BUT WHAT WHAT'S HARD TO IGNORE IS WHEN WE HEAR BEEPS COME IN HERE SAY THEY HAVE 5000 STUDENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS AND THEN WE HAD THE ABILITY TO REALLOCATE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE STUDENTS WITH ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO GET THEM INTO HOUSING WAS HARD TO IGNORE IS WHEN WE HEAR YOU CONSTANTLY ASKING FOR JOBS AND THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ALLOCATE MONEY TO GET THOSE YOUTH TO JOBS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS POWER IS MAKING SURE WE'RE BEING RESPONSIVE IN SUPPORTING THE FAMILIES, STUDENTS, PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONSTABLE RATING YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ONE VERY BRIEF COMMENT BEFORE WE GO ON.  ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP CONSISTENTLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH REGARD TO THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS THE FACT THAT DEPARTMENTS DO NOT AND DO NOT PROVIDE US WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT AND IT'S ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT IN THE IN ON THE STAT IN THE IN OUR IN OUR ORDINANCES THAT WE REQUIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS AND THAT PRACTICE WAS DONE AWAY WITH LIKE IT SORT OF LAPSED PROBABLY IN THE 1980S AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN BACK TO THAT SO A LOT OF IT WHEN WHEN DEPARTMENTS COME IN TO PRESENT THEIR BUDGETS WE SHOULD HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO DIGGING FORWARD INTO THE SQUARE AND SENDING, YOU KNOW, ALL THE INFORMATION AND GETTING THE RFI IF IF WE HAD DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS WE WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION AND THAT'S REALLY WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT'S A IT'S AGAIN IS ANOTHER IT'S ANOTHER IT'S WE HAVE IT IN ORDINANCE BUT WE'RE NOT WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A FUNCTIONING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD PROVIDE BE A CENTRAL ENTITY THAT WOULD GUIDE AND AND GUIDE THE WHOLE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE AND COORDINATE ACROSS THE WHOLE ENTERPRISE BECAUSE WE'RE SORT OF GOING LIKE WE'RE ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL ALL OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE THERE'S THIS IMBALANCE. SO ANNUAL REPORTS AND THEN ALSO AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD REALLY HELP US FROM THIS PROCESS AND WOULD IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF CITY GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE BOARD.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BREADON THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILMAN JODY ON THE FLOOR.  YEAH, I HAVEN'T THOUGHT THIS COMPLETELY THROUGH BUT JUST WANT IT AS A FIRST TIME GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET IF IT WOULD HELP AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ALLOWED TO GET SO I'M JUST PERIOD BUT IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO HAVING ALL DEPARTMENTS COME IN AND THEN THAT WAY SORT OF ASKING DEPARTMENTS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES IF WE HAVE ANY YOU KNOW, DRAWERS OR TAKES OR VIDEO OF THE TWOS AND THE FRONTS I THINK IT WOULD MAKE US FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT THE PROCESS WE JUST WENT THROUGH, RIGHT KNOWING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH DEPARTMENTS AND UNDERSTAND FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW THE IMPACT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THROW THAT OUT THERE AS AN IDEA AS SOMEONE JUST GOING THROUGH THIS THE FIRST TIME AND TRYING TO SEE HOW IT COULD BE IMPROVED.  THANK YOU. COME TO RICHARD. I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS VERY DIFFICULT TASK AND I KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO I WILL JUST SAY THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING THIS CRUNCHED BY TIME AND I ALSO KNOW THAT WE WILL PROBABLY I'VE ALREADY HEARD YOU KNOW, SOME OF US HAVE CONSULTED WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE UNIONS, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT EVERYONE IS GOING TO DEFEND WHAT THEY GOT AND I AM NOT MAD AT ANYONE FOR DOING THAT. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. YOU DEFEND YOUR HOME, YOU DEFEND TURF. THAT'S WHY I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S A THE DATA DRIVEN PROCESS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND ALSO THAT'S WHY I COMMEND THE CHAIR AND HAVING THOSE TWICE A YEAR HEARING ON VACANCIES. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON THEN I'LL KICK IT TO COUNCIL ORAL THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO RISE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CASTRO DID PRESENT ALL OF THE VARIATIONS OF OF WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS.  SOME OF US YOU COULDN'T ATTEND THE ENTIRE HEARING OR THE ENTIRE WORK IN SESSIONS OR I OUR JOBS ARE VERY ARDUOUS.  WE HAVE VERY TIGHT SCHEDULES, VERY BUSY SCHEDULES SO AT SOME POINTS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED SOME OF THAT DETAIL BUT YOU ARE WITHIN YOUR RIGHT TO PREPARE TO BRING YOUR AMENDMENTS, TO BRING YOUR OWN OUR FILES TO BRING YOUR OWN QUESTIONING TO BRING YOUR OWN RESEARCH TO COMPILE TO AGGREGATE DATA TO DISAGGREGATED TO CREATE YOUR ANALYSIS, TO GO BACK AND FORTH, TO MEET WITH DEPARTMENTS INDIVIDUALLY OR TO MEET WITH WITH THEM TOGETHER TO FILE HEARINGS IN BETWEEN WITHIN THE WORLD WAYS AND MEANS YOU ARE WITHIN YOUR RIGHT AS COUNCILORS WE HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND THAT IS WHY WE WERE QUALIFIED OR VOTED FOR I'M ASSUMING SO HERE WE ARE. SORRY THAT YOU MISSED SOME OF US THAT YOU MISSED SOME OF THOSE DETAILS BUT IT WAS ALL IN THE SESSIONS. IT WAS ALL THERE. YOU HAD THOSE OPTIONS AND I'M SO SORRY YOU MISSED THAT. THANK YOU. I JUST IT SEEMS LIKE I'VE GIVEN A LOT OF PEOPLE OKAY. I WILL.  COLIN KAISER MURPHY HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE TO A VOTE TO THANK YOU COUSIN MURPHY AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW JUST QUICKLY I DO JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT IT JUST SEEMS A BIT IRONIC TO ME THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE WE KNOW IT'S TRUE FROM THE DATA THAT EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED AND THAT WE HAVE $193 MILLION OF UNSPENT FUNDS AT THE SAME DAY THIS COUNCIL IS TAKING A VOTE AS WE STRUGGLE WITH AN INCREASE IN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TAX INCREASES THAT ARE GOING TO HURT BOTH NOT JUST ONE OR THE OTHER. SO I WANT TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL OUR OUTCOMES ARE OUT.  YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES. AND I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BUT I WANT TO JUST SHOUT OUT CENTRAL STAFF AGAIN KARISHMA WE DID WE HAVE STAFF CLINICS AT THE VERY VERY BEGINNING OF THIS BUDGET PROCESS WHERE WE TRY TO INFORM KNOW STAFFERS COLLEAGUES ON WHAT THIS PROCESS WILL LOOK LIKE. WE SENT OUT SURVEYS AS WELL TO KIND OF HEAR FROM INDIVIDUALS ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THIS PROCESS OR WHAT DEPARTMENTS OR HOW WE CAN YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THIS PROCESS BETTER FOR OUR COLLEAGUES. BUT THOSE STAFF CLINICS I SAW IS HELPFUL FOR OUR COLLEAGUES AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON.  SO THAT IS A SPACE FOR COLLEAGUES TO GO PRESENT THEIR IDEAS BUT ALSO ONCE REPRESENTED IN THAT SPACE ANY QUESTION CAN BE ASKED IN THE IN THE CHAMBER WHEN WE HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION IN FRONT OF SO IT'S YOU KNOW IT'S INCUMBENT AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL IS TO PREPARE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE HEARINGS AND WE'RE HERE TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT ANY WHICH WAY THAT WE CAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I REMEMBER WHEN THE WORK IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAD LAST WEEK I WALKED IN AND I THINK YOU WERE ANNOUNCING THE POSSIBLE LIKE AREN'T WE DOING IT? THERE'S TO BE LIKE NO AND IT'S IN YOUR DISCUSSION WITH THE CHAIR BUT I DO WANT TO UPLIFT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAYBE I MISSED THE I MISSED HEARING RECOGNITION THAT I DIDN'T ATTEND THAT YOU WERE GOING TO APPROACH IT THAT WAY. SO AGAIN, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROACH IT AND I JUST WANT TO JUST CONTINUE TO COMMEND YOU ON THAT . SO COUNCILOR RAO THANK YOU. CASTRO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE IMPORTANT PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0670 IN AN AMENDED DRAFT.  MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0670? COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES.  COUNCILOR FERNANDES SANDERSON YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDES AND YES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO.  COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FLYNN NO. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES.  COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE SEE COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY NO COUNCILOR BUT THEN YES COUNCILOR AND YES COUNCILOR SANTANA YES.  COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WU YES TOKEN NUMBER 0670 HAS RECEIVED TEN VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THREE IN A NEGATIVE. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0670 HAS PASSED. MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 2068330694 AND DOCKETS 0690679 AND 0680.  YOU GOT A LOT OF READING AHEAD OF ME TALKING EMMA 0683 MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE LAW DEPARTMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES FOR REPAIRS TO CITY PROPERTY.  THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM RECOVERY FOR DAMAGES TO CITY PROPERTY CAUSED BY THIRD PARTIES. THE LAW DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND IN SUCH EXPENDITURE SHOULD BE KEPT IN $300,000. DUNCAN NUMBER 064 MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZED THE LIMIT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF TOURISM REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT EVENTS AND PROGRAMING ON AND AROUND CITY HALL PLAZA TO ADVANCE TOURISM AND PROMOTE PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS, CIVIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS.  THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM PAYMENTS FOR THE USE OF CITY HALL PLAZA PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF BOSTON CODE ORDINANCE CHAPTER 11 DAY 7.1 FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF TOURISM WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND IN SUCH EXPENDITURE SO BE CAPPED AT $150,000 DUCK IN NUMBERS 0685 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE WILL BE A REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE STRAND THEATER THE REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM RENTAL FEES FOR THE USE OF THE STRAND THEATER, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND IN SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $150,000. DUCK NUMBER 0686 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING LIMIT FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT PUBLIC ART TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC REALM THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BOSTON.  THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM EASEMENTS WITHIN THE PUBLIC WAY GRANTED BY THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION.  THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CODE SHALL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $800,000. TALKING UP A 0687 MESSAGE MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING LIMIT FOR THE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO FACILITATE THE PURCHASE OF OFFSETS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WHICH SHALL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTION OF THE ELECTRICITY CONSUMED BY THE CITY ANNUALLY AND TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN, MONITOR AND EXPAND THE CITY'S EXISTING SOLAR ARRAYS. IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMBINED HEAT AND POWER FACILITIES THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH ENDING ALL RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF RENEWABLE AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CERTIFICATES AND DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM REVENUES PRODUCED BY COMBINED HEAT AND POWER UNITS LOCATED AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES AND SOLAR RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES PRODUCED BY THE CITY'S PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS.  RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED 175,000 LUCKY NUMBER 0688 MESSAGE IN ORDER AUTHORIZING LIMIT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS INCLUDING ENGINEERS WETLANDS SCIENTISTS, WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST AND OTHER EXPERTS IN ORDER TO AID IN THE REVIEW OF PROPOSED PROJECTS TO THE COMMISSION THE CITY'S ORDINANCE PROTECTING LOCAL WETLAND AND PROMOTING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION ADAPTATION THE REVOLVING FUND BE FUNDED BY RECEIPTS FROM FEES IMPOSED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE ONLY DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $50,000 DUCHENE OF A0689 MESSAGE IN NOT AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO PAY SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES AND TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE CITY HALL CHILD CARE THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH ANY AND ALL RECEIPTS FROM TUITION PAID BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED AT THE CENTER WITH RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENSES FROM THIS FUND NOT EXCEED $900,000. DUCK EMMA 0690 MESSAGE YOUR NOT AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO REPAIR AND PURCHASE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING COMPUTERS ,MOBILE DEVICES, INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH ANY AND ALL RECEIPTS FROM EQUIPMENT SALES AND REPAIR FEES FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED $1,750,000. DOCKET NUMBER 0691 MESSAGE NOT AUTHORIZING AND LIMITS OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES INCLUDING CUSTODIAL AND UTILITY COSTS FOR EXTENDING BUILDING TIME FOR REFINISHING AND LANDSCAPING AND BUILDING REPAIRS. RECEIPTS FROM LEASE PERMIT FOR USE AND PARKING FEES FOR THESE FACILITIES WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE FUND. BEEPS WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL NOT EXCEED $2 MILLION BUT CANNOT BE 0692 MESSAGE IN AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION COSTS INCLUDING BUS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COSTS. THIS REVOLVING FUND SHALL BE CREDITED WITH REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE BUSSES SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION TO GROUPS AND ENTITIES FOR FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL RECEIPTS AND RESULT RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED $150,000 THOUGH I CAN HAVE A0693 MESSAGE TO NOTE AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO SUPPORT THE K-9 UNITS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OFFICERS AND POLICE DOGS FOR NON CITY OF BOSTON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE SPECIAL OPERATING DIVISION WILL CHARGE TUITION AND OTHER FEES TO OUTSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR THE K-9 UNIT, THE TUITION AND OTHER FEES PAID BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES SHALL BE USED TO PURCHASE TRAINING EQUIPMENT, CERTIFY INSTRUCTORS, UPDATE FACILITIES AND PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OTHER TRAINING NEEDS NOT OTHERWISE BUDGETED. THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION WILL BE THE ONLY UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EXPEND FROM THE FUND AND SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL BE CAPPED AT $125,000 DARK AND 0694 MESSAGE IN NOT AUTHORIZING A LIMIT FOR THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 FAILURE TO PAY SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES AND TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FITNESS CENTER.  REVENUE FROM THIS FUND IS DERIVED FROM MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP RECEIPTS AND RESULTING EXPENDITURES FROM THIS SHALL NOT EXCEED $125,000 LIKE CAN OF A0679 MESSAGE NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE APPROPRIATION OF $1,300,000 FROM THE INCOME OF THE GEORGE FRANCIS PARKMAN FUND. THE FUNDS ARE TO BE EXPENDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF BOSTON COMMON IN PARKS IN EXISTENCE SINCE JANUARY 12, 1887 TOKEN OF NUMBERS 0680 MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT APPROVING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4 MILLION $4,400,000 FROM THE 21ST CENTURY FUND ALSO KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC EDUCATION OR GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS AND CABLE RELATED FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION 53 OF THREE QUARTERS OF CHAPTER 44 OF THE GENERAL LAWS TO THE PEGI ACCESS AND CABLE RELATED GRANT FOR CABLE RELATED PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CABLE OPERATOR AND THE CITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ONE SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS TV SERVICES TO MONITORING COMPLIANCE OF CABLE OPERATOR WITH THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT OR THREE PREPARATION OF RENEWAL OF THE FRANCHISE LICENSE DUCKIE NUMBER 0673 MESSAGE NOT APPROVING AN APPROPRIATION OF $4 MILLION FOR THE CITY'S CAPITAL GRANT FUND TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SERVICES ON MUNICIPAL ROADS, BRIDGES AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANY OTHER PUBLIC PERSON PURPOSE SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SERVICES IN THE CITY. SUCH FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED AND CREDITED TO THE CAPITAL GRANT FUND FROM REVENUES RECEIVED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCING TRUST FUND FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL EIGHTH, 2024. TOKEN NUMBER 0674 MESSAGE IN NOT AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION OF $29,780,000 THAN THE CITY'S CAPITAL GRANT FUND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION STATION AND PUBLIC REALM IMPROVEMENTS. THE FUNDS WILL BE CREDITED TO THE GRANT FUND FROM THE PARKING METER FUND FILED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL 8TH, 2024 SO I CAN HAVE A0675 MESSAGE AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,850,000 FROM SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSITION FUND CREDITED TO THE CAPITAL FUND FOR PLANNING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR PROJECT FOUR LAFAYETTE GARAGE IN ORDER RESILIENCE PROJECTS FILED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL EIGHTH 2024.  THANK YOU MR. CLERK THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR EARLE THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS.  THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT DOUGLAS NUMBER 0679306780068320694 OF WHICH INVOLVE AUTHORIZED ATION FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ESPECIALLY DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC FUNDS AND REVOLVING FUND LIMITS FOR FY 25. I FIRST WANT TO TALK ABOUT 067930678 OF THESE DOCKETS INVOLVE TWO SIGNIFICANT FUNDS DEPARTMENT FUND ESTABLISHED IN 1908 THROUGH A BEQUEST FROM GEORGE FRANCIS DEPARTMENT. THIS TRUST FUND IS DESIGNATED FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF SEVERAL CITY PARKS INCLUDING THE BOSTON BOSTON COMMON AND THE PUBLIC GARDEN. THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FROM THIS FUND SUPPORTS OPERATIONS GENERAL CARE SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND NECESSARY REPAIRS.  THE 21ST CENTURY PEG ACCESS FUND ESTABLISHED IN 2016 THROUGH BOSTON'S ACCEPTANCE OF A LOCAL OPTION.  THIS FUND IS SUPPORTED BY CABLE FRANCHISE FEES PAID BY SUBSCRIBERS SUBSCRIBERS TO COMCAST, RCN AND VERIZON. IT IS USED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS TO CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK MEDIA WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAM AS WELL AS PECOS HOME INITIATIVE WHICH OFFERS TO THAT EDUCATION FOR DIGITAL EQUITY. ADDITIONALLY, THIS FUND SUPPORTS THE CITY CITY'S FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES.  NEXT WE HAVE DOCKET NUMBER 068320694 WHICH INVOLVED THE AUTHORIZING OF REVOLVING FUND LIMITS BY 25 ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION OF THE DOLLAR LIMIT FOR EACH OF THE FUNDS AS MANDATED BY MASS LAW REVOLVING FUNDS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY TO DEPARTMENTS ALLOWING TO MANAGE UNPREDICTABLE AND SELF-SUSTAINING ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVELY.  THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS HAS FORMALIZED THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THESE FUNDS RUNNING RUNNING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS AND DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET HEARINGS TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY DURING OUR HEARINGS RECEIVED VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THESE FUNDS.  THEY ARE CRITICAL TO OUR SOURCES OF EXTERNAL FUNDING AND WE REVIEWED EACH FUND'S SUMMARY PREVIOUS YEARS REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE AND AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS I RECOMMEND THAT THESE MATTERS OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU COUNSELOR.  THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS IS EFFECTIVE. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE. THANK YOU COUNSELOR. ALL THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0683. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALSO SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED. DOCKET NUMBER 0683 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0684. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALTHOUGH THE POLLS SAY NAY.  THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 080684 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SIX EXCEPTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0685 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ARE THOSE OPPOSED NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0685 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0686 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0686 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS IS EXCEPTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0687. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ARE THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT HAS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0687 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WHOSE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0688 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED NAY.  THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED AND THE NUMBER 0688 HAS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0689. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALTHOUGH THE POLICY NAY THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0689 IS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE DOCKET NUMBER 0690 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I OTHERS WILL SAY NAY.  THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0690 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0691 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALTHOUGH THE POLLS SAY NAY.  THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0691 IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS THE OF THE COMMITTEE AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0692 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.  THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED IN DOCKET NUMBER 0692 IT'S PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0693 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALTHOUGH THE THOSE OPPOSED NAY THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0693 IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0694 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THE POLICY NAY THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED AND DOCKET NUMBER 0694 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0679 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I WILL SAY NAY BEG YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0679 IS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0680 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I OTHERS WILL SAY NAY.  THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0680 HAS PASSED. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBER 067330675 EXCUSE ME OH SIX OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0673 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I I ALL THE POLLS SAY NAY. THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE PART OF THE ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0673 HAS PASSED THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0674 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL OPPOSING NAY THANK YOU. THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 674 IS PASSED. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0675 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I AND ALL OPPOSING A THANK YOU THE COMMITTEE REPORT IS ACCEPTED DOCKET NUMBER 0675 HAS PASSED MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 067630678 DUNCAN EMMA 0676 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOU APPROVAL AND APPROPRIATION ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $184,780,000 FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES FOR CITY DEPARTMENT INCLUDING THE PERSONS CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, BOSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT FIRE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOUSING OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, PARKS AND RECREATION POLICE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT'S DOCKET NUMBER 0677 MR GENARO AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION ORDER IN THE MILLION IN THE AMOUNT OF $240,240 MILLION DOLLARS $375,000 FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOCKET NUMBER 0678 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ENTER THE ONE OR MORE LEASE LEASE PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT SALES AGREEMENT AGREEMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40 MILLION. THESE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED BY VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS. THE LIST OF EQUIPMENT INCLUDES COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS AMBULANCES, FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT, OFFICE EQUIPMENT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, PHOTOCOPYING EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT, SCHOOL BUSSES, PARKING METERS, TREE LIGHTING, INSTALLATION TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AND FUNCTIONALLY RELATED TO AND COMPONENTS OF THE FOREGOING.  THANK YOU, MR. CLERK. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR AND MORRELL.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS CAPITAL BUDGET REFLECTS IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL HELP BUILD AND RENOVATE NEW SCHOOLS ,LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PARKS. OUR RESIDENTS LOOKING FOR THESE PUBLIC FACILITIES TO BE IMPROVED AND RENOVATED. SO I WANT TO JUST THANK THE OFFICE OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT FOR PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION AROUND CAPITAL PROJECTS.  THEY PROVIDED US WITH A TEN YEAR LOOK BACK AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM ON HOW TO BETTER GIVE INFORMATION AROUND CAPITAL PROJECTS HOPEFULLY GET A TIMELINE ON A WEBSITE WHERE RESIDENTS AND COUNSELORS CAN TRACK THEIR THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CAPITAL PLAN.  SO AS I SAID, THIS IS JUST FOR OUR PARKS, OUR SCHOOLS. THIS IS OUR FIRST VOTE AND WE'LL BE VOTING ON THIS A SECOND TIME IN THE NEXT MEETING. SO I'M RECOMMENDING THAT THIS REPORT PASS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.  MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A CUSTOMER HERE? BEG YOUR PARDON?  SORRY , I'M A HEAD DOWN HERE. PARDON ME , CONSTABLE. HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO I JUST SEEKING SOME FLAHERTY HERE. I DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE READY TO VOTE ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET. SO IS THAT THE VOTE IN THE YOU ARE PROPOSING THAT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE'S STILL SOME CAPITAL OUTSTANDING THINGS THAT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES I DON'T KNOW I DON'T THINK WE ARE.  I DON'T KNOW. I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET JUST FOR THE RECORD.  ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK COUNCIL WILL.  YOU KNOW I'M LOOKING TO MOVE A VOTE. OKAY.  MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE FINISH?  COUNCILOR FERNANDES SANDERSON,  YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR . JUST AGAIN THANKING THE CHAIR OF WAYS MEANS ON YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS CAPITAL OF THIS CAPITAL BUDGET IS A REALLY GOOD ONE. I HAVE FOLLOWED AND AGGREGATED ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING INTO 87 BY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN I MET WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT AND THEN GOT FURTHER INFORMATION TO PAST PROJECTS. SO UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAS BEEN ACTUALLY BEEN MAKING PROGRESS AND WHAT HAS NOT.  SO I HAVE THOSE CHARTS AND GRAPHS AND INFOGRAPHICS FOR YOU IF YOU LIKE IF I IF YOU ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO FOR ME TO SHARE BY NEIGHBORHOOD IN DISTRICT SEVEN AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO JUST FOLLOW PROJECTS AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE CASE FOR EVERY DISTRICT. SOMETIMES SOME DISTRICTS ARE TAKING PRIORITY AND ARE TAKING TOO LONG TO ACTUALLY ACCESS THE GRANT BUT SPECIFICALLY I CAN SPEAK FOR MY DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT SEVEN WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF INVESTMENT I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ON THE PROJECTS THEY'RE ACTUALLY BEING EXECUTED TIMELY. SO I DO WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR FOR THE INVESTMENTS IN PRIORITIZING A LOT OF EQUITY IN DISTRICT SEVEN IN TERMS OF THE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. THANK YOU.  AND BE VOTING IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ALCANTARA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO GO ON RECORD IN SAYING OVER THE PAST YEARS DISTRICT FOUR WAS IT RECEIVING ITS FAIR SHARE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THIS YEAR WE'RE RECEIVING AROUND 11%. SO ALL OF OUR PARKS FROM WALSH PARK THE AT THE GROVE HALL B.C. WIFE CENTER WE HAVE MOTHER'S REST SALEM PARK ALL OF OUR PARKS ARE BEING RENOVATED OR IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RENOVATED AND WE HAVE A LOT MORE INVESTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC FACILITIES AND AMENITIES COMING TO THE DISTRICT THROUGH THIS CAPITAL PLAN. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. I KNOW OTHER COUNCILORS DISTRICT COUNCILOR PEP IS HIS DISTRICT AS WELL STARTING TO RECEIVE MORE MONEY AS WELL THROUGH THIS CAPITAL PLAN.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRAYDEN CONSTABLE NEAR THE POINT AND CONCERT BENEFIT AND THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  I WILL NOT BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS CAPITAL BUDGET THIS TIME. I IT IS WITH GREAT CONCERN THAT I WHEN I SEE THE CAPITAL APPROPRIATION OR THE THE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR DISTRICT NINE MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR 12 OR TEN YEARS AND YOU KNOW AS A NEW COUNCILOR I USED TO GET VERY EXCITED WHEN AN EARMARK WAS PUT ON A PROJECT THAT MONEY WAS BEING APPROPRIATED SUPPOSEDLY TO SUPPORT A PROJECT AND YOU GO TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND SAY YEAH WE GOT $300,000 TO DO SOMETHING AND THEN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND THEN YEAR ON YEAR THEY GO WHAT'S HAPPENING? THE RINGER PARK HAS BEEN LEFT FOR I THINK IT'S BEEN UNDER STUDY FOR CLOSE TO SIX OR EIGHT YEARS. MCKINNEY PARK HAS BEEN UNDER STUDY FOR SIMILAR AROUND THAT TIME. IT'S JUST THAT AND CONSISTENTLY WE DISTRICT NINE IS CONSISTENTLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAP. WE ARE THE SECOND LARGEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY. WE HAVE ALMOST APPROACHING 80,000 PEOPLE AND WE'LL HIT 200,000 WHEN THE JACKSON MOUNTAIN SCHOOL WAS CLOSED IN 2022 IN 2021 THIS CONVERSATION WAS ONGOING. THERE WAS A PLAN TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL AND TO BUILD A NEW 21ST CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WOULD ALLOW US THEN TO CLOSE AND CONSOLIDATE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE SOME OF WHICH ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD . OUR CAPITAL PLANNING PROCESS IS IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE A SHAMBLES . IT'S IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SAY HONESTLY SAY I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR A CAPITAL APPROPRIATION WHEN WE HAVE SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHETHER PROJECTS WILL ACTUALLY EVER HAPPEN TO CASE IN POINT IS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WHICH WAS FIRST PROPOSED AS A NEW PROJECT IN FINANCIAL YEAR 14 WHICH IS IN 2013 AND THEN YOU KNOW THEY NEEDED AN EMERGENCY SERVICE OPERATIONS CENTER AND THERE WAS AN IDENTIFIED BUDGET OF $18.7 MILLION. SO IT'S BEEN AND IT'S BEEN UNDERSTUDY IN DESIGN AND THEN THEN IT WAS SORT OF PUT THAT WAS ALL PACKED AWAY AND IT WAS PUT AGAIN OUT AS A NEW PROJECT IN 20 FINANCIAL YEAR 15 TO TO RENOVATE THE EXISTING FACILITY AT RIVER STREET IN MATTAPAN AND USE AS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. IT WAS AN $18.7 BILLION MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT AND YOU KNOW OVER THE YEARS IT'S TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE SCHEDULED TO BE SCHEDULED RIGHT UP UNTIL THE FINANCIAL YEAR THIS YEAR 2025 TO BE SCHEDULED . THERE'S THERE'S ABSOLUTELY TOTAL MONEY SPENT ON THIS HAS BEEN 1.5 MILLION OVER TEN YEARS. SO YOU KNOW THIS THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF A CAPITAL PROJECT THAT HAS A CITY WIDE IMPACT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MOVED FORWARD OVER THIS LENGTH OF TIME. AND IF IT'S NOT THAT IMPORTANT, WHY IS IT ON THIS LIST AND WHAT WE'RE VOTING FOR IS ACTUALLY JUST THE APPROPRIATE IS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE VOTING FOR IS I'M JUST VERY SKEPTICAL WHEN I SEE A LIST OF CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT JUST NEVER HAPPENED. SO I THIS IS REALLY MORE OF A A CONCERN AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN REVISIT THIS AFTER THE BUDGET TO HAVE A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR CAPITAL PLANNING PROCESSES AND SEE IF WE CAN WE CAN COME UP WITH A MORE RATIONAL, RATIONAL AND PREDICTABLE PREDICTABLE APPROACH TO CAPITAL INVESTMENTS . I SPOKE TO SOME FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND MUNICIPALITIES AND BASICALLY THEY SAID YOU SHOULDN'T VOTE FOR ANYTHING. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MONEY IS GOING TO BE SPENT FOR AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW THIS A LIST OF PROJECTS HERE BUT WE DON'T KNOW IT'S EVER GOING TO BE SPENT ON THESE PROJECTS. SO I AM VOTING NO ON THIS THIS THIS CAPITAL BUDGET. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BRIGHT IN THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PEPPER AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS CAPITAL BUDGET SIMPLY BECAUSE I'VE VERY HARD FOR ME TO SEE THE KIND OF INVESTMENT THAT MATTAPAN HAS GONE BEFORE LIKE THIS CAPITAL PLAN, THIS CAPITAL BUDGET, MY OPPONENT'S LIBRARY THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS CUMMINS HIGHWAY THAT GOES FROM MATTAPAN WAS KNOWN AS GETTING A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AND THIS IS WHERE THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO COME FROM THAT IS A SPEEDING CONCERN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. IT'S ONE OF THE QUARTERS WITH THE HIGHEST RATE OF ACCIDENTS AND IT'S FINALLY GETTING ITS MONEY AND WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME SOME WORK BEING DONE ON THAT ALSO WOULD AVENUE WHERE THE FOUR YEAR OLD GOT KILLED LAST YEAR IN HYDE PARK THERE'S 2 MILLION SET ASIDE TO RECONSTRUCT WOOD AVENUE INTO IN TO ACTUALLY ADD SOME SAFETY MEASURES TO THIS STRIP IN MY DISTRICT AND THAT'S IN THIS BUDGET ALSO RENOVATIONS TO THE HYDE PARK MUNICIPAL BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN RENOVATED IN YEARS TO FINALIZE IN THIS BUDGET.  I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M ADVOCATING FOR MY DISTRICT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY RESIDENCE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR IT. MATTAPAN SPECIFICALLY HAS BEEN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A LOT OF THE MONEY THAT WE FINALLY SEE IN THIS YEAR'S CAPITAL BUDGET.  SO I'LL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS BECAUSE MY DISTRICT NEEDS IT AND MY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR IT FOR FOR A LONG TIME. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER.  COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? YEAH, JUST A WANTED TO NOTE MY SUPPORT FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND TO YOU KNOW, APPRAISE THE INVESTMENTS IN THE M.G. HAYLEY APARTMENTS IN THIS CAPITAL BUDGET $69 MILLION FOR NEEDED REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT AND THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROJECT YOU KNOW I THINK COUNCILOR MCGEE AND I VISITED MILDRED HAYLEY AND SAW THE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIVABLE SPACES. UM AND YOU KNOW THERE'S $60 MILLION IN THIS CAPITAL BUDGET THAT'S GOING TO HELP THAT I ALSO THERE IS MONEY IN THE BUDGET MAYBE I'LL BE QUOTING COUNCILOR BRAYTON IN A FEW YEARS BUT YOU KNOW WE NEED A THE HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST ROXBURY AND THERE THERE IS MONEY IN THIS BUDGET FOR THE DEMOLITION OF OF THE YOU KNOW UNINHABITABLE BUILDING IN NEAR MILLENNIUM PARK AND UM YOU KNOW I JUST I HOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE QUICKLY AND GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE THERE'S NO HIGH SCHOOL I THINK IN HIGH HYDE PARK OR OR WEST ROXBURY AND IT'S A HUGE SECTION OF THE CITY AND THERE'S A NEED FOR IT. SO I THINK YOU.  MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR AND HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR FOR THE RECORD I LIVE AND DIE FOR SO YOU KNOW I WANT MORE AND I HAVE LOTS OF LOVE FOR THESE SEVEN BECAUSE YOU KNOW I GO HARD FOR YOU ALL SO I WANT TO KNOW THOSE TWO THINGS. FOR THE RECORD, ADDITIONALLY I WANT TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE WATCHING IS THAT AND I AND JUST AS JUST FOR A POINT OF REFERENCE IS THAT WE CAN REJECT THE CAPITAL BUDGET TODAY, CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT WE WANT BECAUSE THIS IS JUST THE FIRST VOTE. SO LOOK, REJECTING THE VOTE TODAY, RIGHT. DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT'S A DONE DEAL. CAN YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG? SO ONE MOMENT THAT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES. COUNCILOR I'M HERE ADDRESSED A QUESTION TO THE CHAIR.  THAT'S RIGHT. TO CANCEL OUR OUT BECAUSE YOU MAY RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TAKE TWO VOTES ON IT. WE REJECT IT TODAY. OUR NEXT MEETING IS THE 12TH 12 BUT THEN OUR NEXT MEETING AFTER THAT IS THE 26TH UNTIL THE 26TH. THAT'S THREE WE COULD CREATE WE MIGHT CREATE CONSTRUCTION DELAYS IN TERMS OF GETTING MONEY AND KNOWING WHAT OUR BUDGET IS FOR THOSE PARKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO WE HAVE THE HARAMBEE PARK IS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SO THEY MIGHT HAVE TO STOP NOT KNOWING THAT THE MONEY'S THERE IN THE BUDGET SO SO THAT MIGHT CREATE DELAYS. SO WE ARE VOTING ON A CAPITAL BUDGET THAT IS SLATED TO BE EARMARKED FOR JULY 1ST 2024. RIGHT. SO SO THIS IS SO SO SO THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE YOU'RE COMMUNICATING TO ME RIGHT SO YEAH IT WILL CREATE DELAYS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THOSE PARTS BUT THE MONEY COMES AVAILABLE WINCER JULY 1ST RIGHT? AND SO WHEN WE'RE TAKING THE VOTE WHEN WE WILL BE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT TWICE RIGHT? SO THE 12TH SO IF WE IF WE REJECT 26 RIGHT RIGHT SO THEN TO BE CLEAR THE VOTE TODAY DOES NOT NEGATE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR DIFFERENT INCREASES. RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. NO, IT'S NOT THAT OKAY. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE WHAT WE GET INTO THE HABIT OF RIGHT IS SHARING INFORMATION IN THIS CHAMBER THAT CONFUSES PEOPLE AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE TUNING IN THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS THAT WE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT WE WANT OUR THIS DISTRICT COLLEAGUES WHO DON'T FEEL LIKE THE BUDGET IS REALLY REFLECTIVE OF THEIR NEEDS THAT EVEN IF WE REJECT NOW TODAY THAT THERE IS STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ADVOCATE AND THEN WE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE TWO MORE VOTES. YES OR NO? YES. OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW BEFORE I MADE IT AND I WANT TO CAN I RESPOND BACK TO THE I CAN I ACTUALLY INTERCEDE HERE?  YEAH. ONE PERSON IS SPEAKING SO COUNCIL ME HERE THINK IF IF IT COMES FROM MEJIA YOU SPEAKING?  YES I'M TRYING COUNCILOR OUT PLEASE BE SEATED. I'LL TAKE OFF THE MIC PROBABLY A LOT THAT FOR LONGER THAN I SHOULD HAVE BECAUSE FOR MEJIA YOU SPEAK ONCE YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING PLEASE HAVE A SEAT AND I WILL DO THE CHAIR IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I'LL ALLOW COUNCILOR TO ADDRESS THE THANK YOU PRESIDENT SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR RIGHT JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TUNING IN AND I DON'T WANT THE NARRATIVE TO BE SPUN AROUND THAT WE REJECTED THE CAPITAL BUDGET ESPECIALLY BECAUSE A LOT OF THE I'M A CITY WIDE SO I CARE ABOUT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT IS THE NARRATIVE TO BE THAT BECAUSE WE REJECT THE CAPITAL BUDGET TODAY WE'VE LOST ALL THAT MONEY 47 AND 84 WHICH IS THE POSITIONING IN WHICH YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO WARN US AGAINST AND SO THIS GIVES PARTICULARLY MY COLLEAGUE IN DISTRICT NINE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL THINGS. ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT WE WANT RIGHT AND GIVE US THE LEVERAGE AND THE ALLEGED POWER THAT WE HAVE OF THE BUDGET TO FIGHT FOR THE THINGS THAT WE WANT. BUT IF WE PASS THIS BUDGET TODAY WE STILL HAVE TO GET THE OPERATING BUDGET TO THE FINISH LINE.  WE STILL HAVE TO GET OTHER BUDGETS TO THE FINISH LINE BUT WE GIVE UP THIS TODAY AND WE GIVE UP OUR POWER. SO ALL I'M TELLING MY COLLEAGUES IS TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE DECISIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IF WE HAVE YET TO FINALIZE THE OPERATING BUDGET SO WE STILL HAVE SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO. SO FROM A STRATEGY PERSPECTIVE I'M JUST ENCOURAGING US TO BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE MANEUVER THIS PROCESS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY OUR GOODIES. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR . I'LL DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE? I WILL ALLOW YOU TO RESPOND TO WHAT COUNCILOR MADE A STATEMENT . OKAY. SO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST HEARD FROM COUNCILOR BREADON WAS ON PROCESS AND TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH DIRECTOR WILLIAMSON ON MAKING SURE THAT THE PROCESS THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE SHARING, THE TIMELINE ON THESE PROJECTS IS BEING COMMUNICATED NOT ONLY TO THE COUNCILORS BUT TO THE PUBLIC. I'M NOT SURE IF I GOT THAT CORRECT. COUNCILOR BRADING ON WHAT YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR IN THIS BUDGET IS MORE SORT OF LIKE A TIMELINE AND PROCESS. IT'S NOT AGAINST THE CAPITAL BUDGET PER SE BUT IT'S MORE SO ON HOW THEY ARE SHARING INFORMATION ON THE TIMELINE AND WHEN THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DONE AND I THINK THAT IS A FIGHT THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION CONVERSATIONS THAT WE CAN HAVE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION GOING FORWARD. BUT I JUST I STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND THAT I'M STILL PUSHING THIS FORWARD THAT IT OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR . I'LL DO YOU HAVE A DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION THROUGH THE CHAIR FOR COUNCILOR BREADON?  ASK COUNCILOR COUNCILOR BRAINARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND YOU MEAN YES, MADAM MADAM PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OUR I HAVE SOME VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS.  YOU KNOW A FIVE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN IS YOU KNOW YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT IN THE PROCESS. THE PROJECT PROJECTS A NEW PROJECT IT'S UNDER IT'S BEEN STUDIED IT'S UNDER DESIGN AND THEN IT GOES INTO CONSTRUCTION. BUT SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE HANGING OUT THERE FOR TEN OR 12 YEARS AND IT'S NOT A PLAN IF IT'S NOT EXECUTED. THE OTHER THE OTHER THING THAT TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET THE CAPITAL BUDGET WHAT WE WHAT WE ARE APPROVING AND WHAT WE ARE APPROVING TODAY IS AUTHORIZATION BORROWING. WE'RE AUTHORIZING DEBT SO WE'RE AUTHORIZING A LOAN ORDER OR A BOND AUTHORIZATION THAT WILL THAT THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN TODAY. IT CAN BE DONE ANY TIME OF THE YEAR AND IF AND THIS IS A QUESTION FOR FOR THE TURKEY IS IS IT POSSIBLE TO REJECT WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND THEN THE MAYOR CAN CAN REFILE HER CAPITAL PLAN CAPITAL FOR NEXT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.  WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE COUNCIL MEETINGS LEFT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A QUESTION DIRECTED THROUGH TO THE CHAIR THROUGH ME I SHARED COUNCILOR BREADON CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO REJECT WITHOUT PREJUDICE THIS CAPITAL THIS CAPITAL BUDGET AND HAVE THE MAYOR REFILE IT AND WE STILL HAVE TIME FOR TWO MORE VOTES DON'T YOU?  OKAY. THE CHAIR IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION, CHAIR I'LL ALLOW YOU TO ANSWER. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE TWO VOTES ON THE BUDGET ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET WE HAVE TWO AFTER THIS WE HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS LEFT IN JUNE AND SO BUT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL ARE CONSIDERING ON THE FLOOR. SO MY MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THIS CAPITAL PLAN OUGHT TO PASS. THAT'S MY AMERICAN RECOMMENDATION.  SO YOU ARE PUTTING THIS FORWARD FOR TODAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BRENNAN. I'LL ALLOW YOU ONE RETORT IF YOU WOULD LIKE AND THEN I'M MOVING ON TO MY OTHER CALL.  SO BASICALLY WHAT WHAT WE'RE AUTHORIZING IS ALLOWING THE CITY TO ENCUMBER DEBT SO WE'RE VOTING ON ALLOWING THEM TO BORROW MONEY SO THEY CAN DO ALL OF THESE THINGS. I DON'T THINK THAT IMPACTS WHAT'S ABLE TO START START OR NOT START ON JULY 1ST IN TERMS OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE.  SO YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE LIKE OUR CAPITAL PLANNING PROCESSES IS REALLY SCREWED UP AT THE MOMENT. SO I STILL HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, I WANT TO REGISTER MY MY CONCERN AND THAT WE NEED TO FIX THIS.  OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BRAYTON, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AGREE AND I'LL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET BUT THERE IS SOMETHING YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF AS WE ALL EXPERIENCE THIS BUDGET PROCESS THERE'S A LOT OF OPAQUENESS TO US AS COUNCILORS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO TAKE IT OFF OF A DIFFERENT TIMELINE OF IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET LIKE HOW DO WE GET MORE FLAHERTY ONE YEAR? YOU KNOW COUNCILOR FERNANDES ANDERSON IS CONTENT THIS YEAR UNDER SEVEN AND SEEING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS AND SO FOR DISTRICT COUNCILORS YEAR TO YEAR THAT FLUCTUATION CAN BE FRUSTRATING OR HOW THINGS FALL OFF WITH THE CAPITAL BUDGET. WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?  DID THIS STUDY EVER HAPPEN? SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU HAVE WHAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE IN TERMS OF PROCESSES AND HOW WE CAN PROBABLY NEXT YEAR WORK BETTER WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. CHAIR ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES KINDS OF FINANCIAL INTEREST AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORDS SAYING CONTENT BECAUSE IT IS THAT I'M NOT FULLY SATISFIED OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE EQUITY DOES NOT MEAN EQUAL IT IS NOT WAS GOING TO TAKE ROXBURY A VERY LONG TIME LOWER ROXBURY SOUTH GROW FOR A VERY LONG TIME TO CATCH UP TO OUR AFFLUENT COUNTERPARTS AND SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND SO BECAUSE I'VE REVIEWED THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, THE REVENUES WHERE THE MONEY'S COMING FROM, THE PLANNING, THE DESIGNS, THE TIME THAT IT'S TAKEN IN THE PROCESS, I FEEL THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION NOW IS IT HAVE WE REACHED FULL EQUITY? NO.  IS THE MAYOR DO I BELIEVE THAT OUR MAYOR IS WORKING TOWARD DOING THAT? YES. AND SO NOW THAT I NOW THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I FEEL THAT THERE'S NO REASON TO STALL THE PROCESS IF WE ARE APPROVING TODAY. YES.  TO BORROW DEBT. IT ALSO IT MEANS THAT FOLKS THAT ARE IN PLANNING ARE PROJECTING A CERTAIN NUMBER OR CERTAIN BUDGET THAT THEY WILL HAVE AS OF FISCAL 25 TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND OR TO BE ABLE TO PLAN SO IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE ESPECIALLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND TO BE ABLE TO PLAN AHEAD NOT KNOWING WHAT YOUR BUDGET IS GOING TO BE IN A FEW WEEKS. AND SO I THINK YOU KNOW, THE CHAIR HAS ALREADY ARTICULATED THIS AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE PAUSE A THING AND I THINK ALSO THAT OUR FOR SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN OUR WORKING SESSIONS EXPRESSING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SUPPORT IT, THAT YOU'RE FINE WITH IT OR NOT EXPRESSING IT AHEAD OF TIME DOES NOT PROVE TO BE BEST PRACTICE IN TERMS OF STRATEGY TO WORK TOGETHER IN IN MOVING THIS CAPITAL OR IN BARGAINING CAPITAL FOR YOUR DISTRICT. SO I WOULD SAY I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUE IN DISTRICT NINE TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED PROCESSES AS WELL AS INCREASED NUMBERS IN OR OUT OF INVESTMENTS IN HER DISTRICT . EVEN THOUGH I'M A DISTRICT COUNCILOR I FULLY SUPPORT I'VE SEEN THE NUMBERS LAST YEAR I WAS ADVOCATING FOR ALSTOM RIGHT AND I WAS SAYING THERE WAS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH MONEY THERE WHERE WE NEED TO LOOK INTO IT BUT IF WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE PLANNING IN THE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS OUR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD THEN YOU WON'T SEE THE NUMBERS THERE. THIS YEAR. AND SO I WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AND SAY I WANT TO SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUE IN MOVING FORWARD CONNECTING WITH DEPARTMENTS AND PRESSURING THE ADMINISTRATION TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT IN TERMS OF WHAT PROCESSES ARE BEING USED AND WHY ARE THERE ANY STALLS.  BUT ALSO REMEMBER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO YOU GUYS THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE REVENUE THAT IF MONEYS WERE COMING FROM DIRECT CITY DOLLARS IN COMPARISON TO GRANTS OR BONDS THAT THAT YOU DON'T ACCESS IT RIGHT AWAY.  I USE MURRAY RIVERS AS AN EXAMPLE. I WANTED MURRAY RIVERS TO GET DONE REALLY REALLY BAD BUT THEN WE ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS LIKE ABOUT 80% OF THAT COMING FROM CITY REVENUES FROM DIRECT CITY DOLLARS. SO IT MEANT THAT THE MONEY WAS ACCESSIBLE IMMEDIATELY. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY TO THAT AGAIN FOR MY COLLEAGUES OBVIOUSLY IT'S COMING OUT ON THE FLOOR BUT WE WERE WE WERE ON AN ACCORD AND WE WORKED TOGETHER. WE HAD A CONSENSUS THERE WAS THOROUGH REVIEW AND HERE WE ARE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE LAST MINUTE SORT OF YOU KNOW, NO VOTES IS THE RIGHT APPROACH. I DISAGREE WITH THAT BUT I TOTALLY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO COLLECTIVELY SUPPORT OUR COLLEAGUE IN ADVOCATING FOR THAT DISTRICT AS ARE OUR OTHER COLLEAGUE AT LARGE HAS EXPRESSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES A COUNCILOR WHERE HE HAS A WORKING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I DO JUST WANT TO SPEAK ON PROCESS AND ALSO THANK COUNCILOR BREADON FOR ADVOCATING FOR YOUR DISTRICT.  THERE IS MANY THINGS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA MANY PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT IF WE DON'T ACT ON IT IT GOES INTO EFFECT OR IT DOESN'T PASS AND WE OFTEN HAVE TIME RESTRAINTS AND WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE NOW IT'S A THIRD OR FOURTH YEAR WE WERE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH AND THE BUDGET FOR ONE. I DO THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT MAYBE BRINGING THIS MEETING HAPPENING AT THE LAST WEEK IN MAY NOT WAITING FOR JUNE BECAUSE IT SEEMS THE LAST TWO YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN SCRAMBLING ABOUT THAT ONE WEEK WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING. IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY ME MANY TIMES DURING REDISTRICTING AND OTHER HEARINGS THAT WE NEEDED A VOTE IN A TIMELINE WAS IMPORTANT. WE AS A BODY CAN HOLD A HEARING ANY TIME WE WANT AS LONG AS WE NOTICE IT 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. SO THERE ARE ONLY TWO MORE WEDNESDAY MEETING SCHEDULED AT NOON BUT WE COULD HAVE AS MANY MEETINGS AS WE WANTED AS LONG AS WE NOTICED IT 48 HOURS BEFORE SO KNOWING THAT IS TRUE I WOULD SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUE FROM ALLSTON BRIGHTON IN REJECTING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO GIVE HER MORE TIME TO GET THE INFORMATION THAT SHE WANTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON.  COUNCILOR BREADON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND I APOLOGIZE. I WON'T APOLOGIZE ACTUALLY THE APPROPRIATION ARE THE ITEMS THAT WERE ON OUR LIST FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN ALLSTON BRIGHTON THIS YEAR.  IN THIS BUDGET ONE OF THE OBJECTS IS THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER WHICH IS NOT IN DISTRICT NINE IT'S IN DISTRICT IT ONE PROJECT IS REPAIR OF THE NOTTINGHAM PATH THE STEPS THAT PROJECT WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR AND IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE IN THE LIST SO THAT KNOCKS IT DOWN TO SOMEWHERE IN THE ORDER OF $41 MILLION FOR A DISTRICT.  WE HAVE ONE BCA CENTER THAT'S CLOSING THIS MONTH.  THE CYF CENTER IS MOVING TO TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH LESS SPACE TOO TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE PROGRAMS AND THE BCA OF CENTER HAS BEEN PLACED HAS BEEN UNDER STUDY AND IT IS TO BE SCHEDULED AND AS WE KNOW DYSTROPHY EMERGENCY AND EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER YOU COULD BE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR TEN YEARS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I IT IS MY DUTY AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF ALLSTON BRIGHT TO STAND UP IN HERE AND SAY THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING TREATED THIS WAY.  WE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY UNDERFUNDED FOR CAPITAL FUNDING FOR YEARS ON END AND IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR DECADES AND WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NEWLY RENOVATED FANEUIL FANEUIL BRANCH LIBRARY BUT IT TOOK US 12 YEARS TO GET THAT DONE. SO I AM JUST PUTTING DOWN A MARKER HERE AND SAYING HOW DEEPLY DISPLEASED I AM WITH THIS SITUATION AND ADVOCATING STRONGLY FOR MY DISTRICT. I WOULD BE REMISS AND NEGLIGENT IN MY DUTIES IF I DIDN'T DO THAT. THANK YOU.  THEY COULD HAVE PROVIDED THE CHAIR FOR THIS CONFERENCE AND ONE KEEP MOTION A RECESS LIKE THAT.  I CAN DO THAT FOR 15 MINUTES.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. IT  WE ARE BACK BACK IN SESSION OTHER CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR MORRELL CONSTABLE BROWN WELL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU COUNCILOR PRESIDENT I'M MUST WITHDRAW MY COMMITTEE REPORT AND LEAVE THESE DOCKETS IN IN COMMITTEE OKAY AND JUST THE DOCKET NUMBER AGAIN WE ARE ON SOME 16706760677 AND 0678 SHALL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE WE'RE IN A BRIEF RECESS  RIGHT NOW.  WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. I AM GOING TO AGAIN TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR OF WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR BRIAN MORROW COUNCIL RULE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION BUT THIS IS A 60 DAY NOTICE AND IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION ON IT NOW WILL GO INTO EFFECT. SO I AM GOING TO PROCEED WITH MY INITIAL RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THIS DOCKET OUGHT TO PASS. THANK YOU.  OKAY.  OKAY. CAN YOU DO THEM OKAY. I DO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER MOTION OF 82. THAT MOTION IS SECONDED.  OKAY.  I'M GOING TO TURN IT TO COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  COULD YOU CONFIRM WHEN THE 60 DAYS IS IS IT MONDAY OR TUESDAY MORNING? I BELIEVE THE 60 DAYS IS FRIDAY . I THOUGHT IT WAS MONDAY BUT DO WE KNOW IS IT FRIDAY CENTRAL STAFF HAS CONFIRMED AND THE CHAIR HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT'S FRIDAY I'M SURE AS I JUST FROM IDEA I HEARD A DIFFERENT SO IF WE COULD JUST CONFIRM THAT IS IT WE WILL BE IN A BRIEF RECESS AS CENTRAL STAFF CONFIRMS YES WE ARE BACK IN SESSION CENTRAL STAFF HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE 60 DAY ORDER IS THIS FRIDAY.  COUNCILOR MURPHY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE?  NO. WELL, ONE MORE THING THEN IF WE COULD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE MEGAN KAVANAUGH COULD HELP US. IS IT FROM THE DATE OF FILE OR IS IT THE 60 DAYS? BECAUSE I KNOW THIS WOULD BE A TIME WHERE WE COULD LEAN ON OUR COUNCILOR TO GET AN ACTUAL ANSWER. IT IS FROM YEAH IT IS FROM OUR COUNCILOR BASED ON THE FILING IN THE GREEN SHEETS ON DURANT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR FLYNN. CAROLYN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, I'M JUST I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION.  I WASN'T PART OF ANY OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE TAKING PLACE DURING THE RECESS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD KNOW THAT MIGHT HELP US DURING THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT OUR VOTE IS THE MOST ACCURATE? I, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS TAKING PLACE. BUT IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION THAT I DON'T KNOW OR IF THERE'S ANY UPDATE, I WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK IF IF YOU COULD UPDATE US ON SOME OF THE SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU, CONSTABLE AND THE ONLY THING THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WAS OF INTEREST WAS THE 60 DAY NOTICE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WE WE HAD NOT EVEN THOUGHT OF THAT.  AND SO I DID ASK OUR COUNCIL DIRECTOR I DID ASK MICHELE ABOUT THE 60 DAY NOTICE AND SHE DID SAY FRIDAY AND THEN WE CAME IN AND OTHER FOLKS OTHER COUNCILORS INCLUDING COUNCILOR MURPHY HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 60 DAY NOTICE AND THAT WAS CONFIRMED BY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR COUNCIL AND THE CLERK I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL RULE HAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE BODY.  YEAH AND THAT WAS BASICALLY THE 60 DAY 60 DAY NOTICE WHEN WAS THAT AND YEAH BASICALLY WHAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE JUST REITERATED.  THANK YOU CHAIR THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MAY HERE COMES FROM HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION. I'D LIKE TO A MOTION TO AMEND THE RECOMMENDED COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE DOCKET TO BE REJECTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE PREJUDICE.  SO THAT IS SO NUMBER? YES. ANY WELL, SECOND. WELL, BUT BUT HOLD ON BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT IS REPEAT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.  I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO AMEND THE RECOMMENDED COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE DOCKET BE REJECTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE SO IT SO THE CHAIR HAS MOVED TO THE CHAIR HAS MOVED FOR A VOTE ON THIS MATTER ON THESE DOCKETS YOU ARE MOVED YOU LIKE A DIFFERENT VOTE YES THAT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE RULES.  SO ALL OF THIS MOTION HAPPENING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE SHOWING UP AND I'M GOING TO CONFIRM THAT WITH YOU . SO I BELIEVE IT'S IN RULE 18 WHEN A QUESTION IS UNDER DEBATE THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS SHALL BE ENTERTAINED AND I SHALL HAVE PRECEDENCE IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE ARRANGED TO ADJOURN TO LAY ON THE TABLE TO MOVE THE PREVIOUS QUESTION TO CLOSED DEBATE AT A SPECIFIED TIME TO POSTPONE TO A DATE CERTAIN TO COMMIT TO AMEND TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESIDENT. BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD HAVING BEEN THROUGH THIS THE LAST TIME WE DID THE BPA SITUATION I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR AND I'D LIKE YOU TO ASK THE CLERK TO RULE ON ITS MOTION TO THE REPORT.  THE CLERK WILL NOT RULE. I CAN'T RULE BUT CAN YOU CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME INPUT PLEASE?  CLERK IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? NO. WHATEVER THE COUNCILOR PRESIDENT JUST STATED IS CORRECT BASED ON OUR RULE 18 AND WE WERE ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF A DISCUSSION OF ANOTHER MOTION BY COUNCILOR WORLD FOR RECONSIDERATION FOR THE THREE DOCKETS. SO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW RULE 18 AND IF NONE OF THOSE MOTIONS WERE WERE MENTIONED BY YOU COUNCILOR OR JUST A MOTION TO TO AMEND THE COMMITTEE REPORT NO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLERK BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT OUR PROCESSES BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH THIS PRIOR IS WE THROW AROUND RULES AND YOU KNOW, DEFINITIONS OF THINGS OF THE SORT. SO I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR BEFORE WE JUST GO AHEAD AND AND PASS IT THROUGH. I JUST ONCE AGAIN I WANTED THE CHAIR TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU KNOW YOU KNOW IF HE'S IT OUGHT TO PASS HE CAN SAY I MAKE A MOTION THAT YOU KNOW, WE REJECT WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS WHAT I'M ADVOCATING AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR THAT THAT ADVOCACY HAS BEEN REJECTED BECAUSE THE CHAIR IS MOVING FOR A VOTE FOR ACCEPTANCE. BUT BUT BUT BUT CHAIR FOR THE RECORD.  RIGHT. AND I'M GLAD ALL OF THIS IS BEING RECORDED IS THAT HE HAS HE HAS PRESENTED A MOTION. I'M STANDING UP AND ASKING HIM TO RECONSIDER HIS MOTION TO REJECT WITHOUT PREJUDICE THEREFORE ALL OF THE BACK AND FORTH THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH COULD FEEL LIKE WE HAD HAD A DELIBERATION AND WE HAVE BEEN HEARD BECAUSE OTHERWISE RIGHT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS SILENCING YET AGAIN THE BODY. I AM NOT SILENT TO SUSTAIN THE PROCESS.  OKAY, THANK YOU. THE CHAIR HAS MOVED THE MOTION THAT CAN BE MADE ARE IN RULE 18 AND YOU ARE RIGHT THERE WAS A PROCESS LAST TIME.  I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT CORRECT THIS TIME. RULE 18 IF YOU ARE MAKING ONE OF THOSE MOTIONS YOU MAY. BUT IF ONE OF THOSE MOTIONS AND THE CHAIR HAS MOVED FOR A VOTE SO I AM NOW GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE YOU MAY AFTER YOU CAN PUT YOUR LIGHT ON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST YOU KNOW, FOR THE RECORD, THE LAST TIME WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, THESE RULES WE TALKED ABOUT BASICALLY WHEN I WAS I WAS I WAS IN FAVOR OF MY COLLEAGUE WHEN SHE WAS PROPOSING TO PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO CREATE THE COMMISSION. AND I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF YOU REMEMBER BUT YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE TAPES AND IT WAS IT WOULD GOT CONVOLUTED WITH SOMETHING ELSE WHERE SHE ASKED FOR US TO VOTE NO ON A THING WHICH WAS NOT PERMISSIBLE BECAUSE SOMETHING IS ALREADY ON THE FLOOR. SO THE RULE 18 SPECIFICALLY SAYS LIKE IT'S PLAIN TO YOU THAT BASICALLY A COUNCILOR HAS SAID VOTE YES. YOU'RE JUST SAYING VOTE NO. OKAY, THANK YOU. NOW LET'S VOTE THE ONE COUNCILOR SAYING VOTE YES. YOU'RE SAYING VOTE NO. OKAY. THINKS LET'S VOTE. THAT'S IT. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, COULD YOU OR AND THE CLERK REFERENCE WHAT RULE BECAUSE THE CHAIR DID FIRST ASK TO WITHDRAW IT AND THEN WE TOOK A RECESS AND BECAUSE OF THE 60 DAYS I MEAN THERE WAS A REASON WHY HE RECONSIDERED. BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO RECONSIDER THAT MOTION THAT WAS STILL ON THE FLOOR TO SWITCH IT TO A DIFFERENT MOTION AND WHY WOULDN'T WE THEN BE ABLE TO USE THE SAME THOUGHT PROCESS AND RULES TO NOW ALLOW COUNCILOR MAY HE IS SO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE WHO MADE AN ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THAT RECOMMENDATION.  IT WAS SECONDED AND THAT MOTION WAS ALLOWED.  HE IS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON THE VOTE AND SO HIS RECOMMENDATION MADE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER WAS SECONDED WE ARE AND WE ARE WE ARE RECONSIDERING THAT AND IT IS NOW BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON A VOTE THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  MADAM CHAIR, I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO THE QUESTION I PREVIOUSLY ASKED AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE REASONING IS THE THAT THE PERIOD OF THE 60 DAY PERIOD BUT I WAS ACTUALLY REFERRING TO THE PREVIOUS RECESS NOT THE MOST RECENT ONE THE ONE BEFORE THAT WHICH WAS MUCH LONGER.  I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM AWARE OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AND WHAT DISCUSSIONS WERE MADE AND SOME OF THE SOME OF US COUNCILORS WERE NOT PART OF THEM. I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED SO I CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. IT WASN'T OVER THE 60 DAY PERIOD THAT WAS THE NEXT RECESS SO I WANT TO BE SURE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FLYNN. I WAS NOT A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS EITHER. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY CONVERSATIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF COUSINS OR ANYONE HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD BUT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THAT SEEING NOTHING FROM COUNCILOR MORROW THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MAY HERE AND THEN I'LL GO TO COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON OKAY SO AFTER YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION I CAN COME UP AND ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION. SO I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR YOU TO DO WHAT YOU DO AND THEN I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I DO AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT. I THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FERNANDA ANDERSON OR I WENT OUT AND I WAS TALKING TO KARISHMA ABOUT MY OUTFIT AND THEN I GOT SOME COOKIES AND THEN I WAS TALKING TO THE CLERK. I THOUGHT HE HAD A NICE TIE AND THEN I WENT ON THE OTHER SIDE AND I SPOKE WITH MY STAFF. I SAID GREAT JOB TODAY IN THE COURT IN THE MEETING AND THEN I CAME BACK AND THEN THERE WAS NO MORE COOKIES THAT I LIKE SO I JUST SAT DOWN.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR MOVES FOR THE CHAIR ON DOCKET NUMBER 06760 CASTRO MEJIA? YES.  SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, OKAY? I'M NOT ASKING FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ANYTHING. RIGHT? I'M OFFERING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMMITTEE REPORT SO THAT IT IS REJECT WITHOUT PREJUDICE BUT THAT SO THAT IS THERE IS AN OPEN QUESTION ON THE FLOOR THAT IS NOT AN AMENDMENT.  THAT'S AN ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION TO WHAT THE CHAIR HAS OFFERED. SO THE CHAIR HAS LAID ON THE FLOOR HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT DOCKET NUMBER 0676067806770678A FIRST READING VOTE ON THESE DOCKET THANK YOU FOR THAT BUT I JUST FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND I CAN AMEND HIS RECOMMENDATION YES YOU CAN AMEND IT'S NOT YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY AMEND HIS RECOMMEND NO I CAN'T I CAN'T STAND UP HERE AND SAY LET'S AMEND THE COMMITTEE REPORT SO THAT IT SAYS REJECT WITHOUT OUTRIGHT NO. AND IS THAT A FACT HE IS ON WE HAVE AN OPEN QUESTION ON THE FLOOR PURSUANT TO RULE 18 THAT SAYS THE CHAIR AND THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED A FIRST READING THAT IS WHAT IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL . THERE ARE MOTIONS THAT YOU CAN MAKE TO IF YOU WANTED TO AMEND THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT BUT TO AMEND HIS RECOMMENDATION TO VOTE IS NOT A PROPER QUESTION BEFORE THIS BODY.  THANK YOU. SO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RECOMMENDS A FIRST READING VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0676 ASK MR CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE? IT'S A POINT OF ORDER WHEN YOU HAVE A POINT YOU WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT YOUR LIGHT ON AND SAY THAT YOU HAVE A POINT OF ORDER ? POINT OF ORDER AND I. I NEED TO CALL ON YOU IF YOU HAVE A POINT OF ORDER.  WHAT IS YOUR POINT? WHAT IS THE RULE? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ME SOME INSIGHT IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE?  WE'RE IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RECONSIDERATION AND TO VOTE ON THE THREE DOCKETS FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET. WELL, ACCORDING TO RULE 18 WHEN THERE'S AN OPEN QUESTION ALREADY BEFORE THE FLOOR YOU CANNOT HAVE ANOTHER MOTION OR QUESTION ASKED AT THE SAME TIME SO THAT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE ONLY MOTIONS THAT YOU CAN MAKE IS THE MOTION TO ADJOURN A MOTION A MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE, A MOTION TO MOVE THE PREVIOUS QUESTION TO CLOSED DEBATE AT A SPECIFIED TIME TO POSTPONE TO A DATE CERTAIN TO COMMIT TO AMEND AND TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY. OKAY SO I THINK COMMENTS COMMIT TO AMEND IS ONE OF THE MOTIONS RIGHT NUMBER SEVEN YEP. SO IF THAT IS THE CASE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HOW IS THAT NOT PART OF THE RULES?  THIS IS PART OF RULE EIGHT SO THAT I COULD DO THAT RIGHT? SO JUST NO I'M NOT NOT IT'S YOU ARE NOT THERE IS A QUESTION AND I'M GOING TO MOVE US ON.  THERE'S A QUESTION THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE HAS MOVED.  THERE IS AN OPEN QUESTION ON THE FLOOR. WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT.  DO YOU HAVE THESE OTHER MOTIONS THAT CAN BE MADE? THOSE ARE NOT THE MOTIONS THAT YOU WERE MAKING. YOU DISAGREE WITH HIS RECOMMENDATION.  YOU WOULD LIKE ANOTHER OUTCOME. YOU CAN VOTE TO THAT EXTENT AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUT YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENT REGULATION.  SO SO THEN THE CHAIR I HEAR YOU THANK YOU. BUT THE AND I UNDERSTAND WE'RE ALL VERY IMPATIENT RIGHT NOW. LET'S JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE, OKAY? SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE IS UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. OKAY.  THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE INFORMED YOU THAT THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR MADE BY THE CHAIR. SO I AM SORRY BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY WALKS INTO THIS CHAMBER UNDERSTANDING THE WAY THE RULES AND THE GAME IS PLAYED. I NEED YOU ALL TO BE PATIENT WITH ME AS I NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S CALLED TO BEING INCLUSIVE OF EVERYBODY'S LEARNING STYLE CAPABILITIES AND ABILITY TO BE FUNCTIONING IN THIS CHAMBER. SO FOR THE RECORD WHAT I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HERE RIGHT IS THE AMENDMENT THAT I AM TRYING TO INTRODUCE. RIGHT? IT'S NOT TO IT IS TO CONSIDER RIGHT THE RECOMMENDATION TO BE REJECT WITHOUT PREJUDICE WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST TIME THAT I WENT THROUGH THIS AND THEN I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T AND NOW I HEARD THE CLERK SAY THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I COULD PRESENT IS TO AMEND THE MOTION CORRECT?  CLERK OH NO. OKAY IT'S IN THE LIST SO I NEED SOMEBODY TO TELL ME OR TRANSLATE OR SAY IN SPANISH I CAN TRANSLATE SO I CAN UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT I'M NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT.  OKAY. I WILL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU AND I HAVE TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. I APOLOGIZE IF THAT HAS NOT BEEN MADE CLEAR YOU CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE DOCKET IF YOU CANNOT MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHAIR'S RECOMMENDATION.  ALL RIGHT. SO I NEED THEN I NEED US TO LOOK UP THE ROBERT'S RULES OF LAW ROBERT'S LAWS OR RULES OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED IN AMERICA NOW WE ARE WE ARE MOVING ON. I'M SORRY THE COUNSELOR MEJIA WE ARE MOVING ON. COUNSELOR, MEET COUNSELOR MURPHY IF YOU EVER HAVE A GOLD GOLDSTEIN COUNSELOR MURPHY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK JUST QUICKLY PLEASE. OKAY. YOU MAKE HER THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ASK THROUGH THE CHAIR IF COUNSELOR BREADON DID WANT TO SPEAK ON IT. THE REASON WHY WE WERE GOING TO PULL BECAUSE I DID HEAR DURING THE BREAK THAT YOU WERE GOING TO PULL IT AND IT WAS BECAUSE AND I KNOW I WAS SUPPORTING COUNSELOR BREADON AND NOW LIKE I THINK I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR HIM BUT LIKE COUNSELOR FLYNN I'M NOT SURE NOW WHAT THE COUNSELOR FROM DISTRICT NINE WOULD LIKE THIS BODY TO DO AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR COLLEAGUES IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THIS IS. WHAT SHE'S HOPING FOR.  THAT'S FINE. SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO. BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK HER THROUGH THE CHAIR PLEASE.  COUNSELOR BRAYDON HAS A LIGHT ON BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY. THANK YOU MADAM COUNSELOR RATING ON THE FLOOR AND THANK YOU TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT FOR MY POSITION IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.  I IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD ORDER AND TRYING TO ADVANCE THIS MEETING I APPRECIATE THE VERY VIGOROUS DEBATE BACK AND FORWARD AND THE SUPPORT FOR MY COLLEAGUES BUT I WILL I WILL JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE WE WE CALL A VOTE AND MOVE ON. I WILL I WILL CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND AND TO AND ALSO PROBABLY BE CALLING A HEARING ORDER ON CAPITAL PLANNING AND HOW HARD THIS PROCESS NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED SO I WILL RESPECTFULLY ASK WE JUST CALL A VOTE TO MOVE ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RECOMMENDS A FIRST READING VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0676 MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0676 COUNCILOR BREADON NO. COUNCILOR BREADON NO. COUNCILOR CARLA ZAPATA YES.  COUNCILOR HELLO? ZAPATA YES. COUNCILOR DURKIN.  COUNCILOR DURKIN YES. COUNCILOR FOR ANANDA SANDERSON YES. YES.  COUNCILOR COUNCILOR FERNANDEZ HANSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR ME HERE COUNCILOR ME HERE NOW COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR AT THE PEN YES. COUNCILOR 15 YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES.  COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR OVERALL YES.  COUNCILOR YES I CAN NUMBER ALL 676 HAS RECEIVED ITS FIRST READING AND 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0676 HAS BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IS ASSIGNED TO AND IS ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION.  THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RECOMMENDS A FIRST READING VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0677 MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0677 COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR COLLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER, YES.  COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FOR ANANDA SANDERSON COUNCILOR FOR ANANDA SENSE AND YES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES.  COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES CONCILOR MEJIA HERE COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PIPPIN YES. COUNCILOR 15 YEARS. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES.  COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCIL MEMBER YES.  AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR OH YES. COUNCILOR BREEN COUNCILOR BREADON YES. DUCK IN NUMBERS 0677 HAS RECEIVED THE FIRST READING AND RECEIVED 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0677 HAS BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IS A SIGN FOR FURTHER ACTION VOTES ON 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU DOCTOR NUMBER 0677 HAS BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IS ASSIGNED FURTHER ACTION.  THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS RECOMMENDS A FIRST READING VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0678.  MR. CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DR. NUMBER 0678 COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDISON COUNCILOR PRONOUNS SOUNDS AND YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES.  COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCIL FUN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PER PEN YES.  COUNCILOR BURTON YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILORS SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WE'RE ALL YES COUNCILOR WU YES I CAN HAVE A0673 HAS RECEIVED ITS FIRST READING AND 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU.  DOCKET NUMBER 0678 HAS BEEN READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IS ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 067 DUCK A0672 MESSAGE IN ORDER APPROVING AN APPROPRIATION OF $40 MILLION AND THE OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ALSO KNOWN AS OPEB LIABILITY TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 20 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 23 BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL 8TH, 2024. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THIS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS COUNCILOR EARLE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU.  SORRY YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR.  I'M SORRY TALKING ABOUT 0672 CONCERNS OPERATING BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE CITY'S LIABILITY FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.  UNLIKE PENSIONS, THE CITY IS NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO FUND RETIRED HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS ANNUALLY. THOSE THOUGH THESE BENEFITS OCCUR OVER EMPLOYEES YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2021 SAYS UNFUNDED OPEB LIABILITIES VALUED AT $2.21 BILLION SINCE FSI SINCE 2008.  I AWAIT IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEW AG'S GSP STANDARDS THE CITY HAS DISCLOSED THIS LIABILITY. ADDITIONALLY BOSTON HAS VOLUNTARY ALLOCATED FUNDS TO REDUCE IT RETAINING THERE IS AN IRREVOCABLE TRUST FUND. THE CITY HAS CONTRIBUTED $40 MILLION ANNUALLY TO THIS FUND SINCE FY13 AS CHAIR COMMITTEE HAS AND WAYS AND MEANS I RECOMMEND RECOMMENDED TO START OUT THE PAST.  THANK YOU CASTRO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SEEKS ACCEPTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 067 TO MR CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0672 . COUNCILOR BREEN. YES. COUNCILOR BREADON? YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE. AS A PARTNER? YES. COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTNER, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANTOS.  COUNCILOR FINANCE ANDERSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES.  COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.  YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES.  COUNCILOR MURPHY YEAH. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR FOR FLYNN COUNCIL DEFEND YES. COUNCIL CENTENNIAL COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WU YES.  DOCKING NUMBER 0672 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0672 HAS PASSED. MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 06710671 MESSAGE IN ORDER FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ON APRIL 8TH 2024. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ABOUT COUNCIL ORAL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME I RECOMMEND AT THIS DARKEST DAY IN COMMITTEE.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 067 DOCKET NUMBER 0671 SHALL REMAIN IN COMMITTEE OH, MR CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE WE ARE NOW ONTO MOTIONS ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0925 DOC ANIMAL 0925 COUNCIL COLETTE HAS APPLIED FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE TO ADOPT A SMALL COMMERCIAL TAX EXEMPTION AS A LOCAL OPTION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A BATTER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT.  THIS WAS THE DOCKET THAT I WAS REFERRING TO WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE TAX CLASSIFICATION.  IT SHOULDN'T COME AS A SURPRISE TO ANYBODY THAT I'M MOVING I'M NOT MOVING FOR ANYTHING. ACTUALLY, GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT JUST HAPPENED, I'M ACTUALLY I'M HERE TO JUST TALK ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE THAT IS QUITE SIMPLY AN OPT IN TO EXISTING MASS STATE LAW CHAPTER 59,  SUBSECTION FIVE II THAT PROVIDES AN EXEMPTION FOR SMALL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THEM THAT ARE VALUED UP TO $1,000,000 THAT HAVE LESS THAN TEN EMPLOYEES AND THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET 10% EXEMPTION ON THE VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY EXISTING ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW WHAT THE CITY OF BOSTON DOES ONLY ALLOWS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND WHEN I'M WHEN I SAY SMALL BUSINESSES I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NAIL SALONS, BARBER SHOPS, THE CONVENIENCE STORES, ALL OF THAT. WE ONLY ALLOW THEM AN EXEMPTION OF $10,000 AND SO THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BUT JUST BASED ON RUNNING THE NUMBERS, FIGURING OUT EXACTLY HOW MANY MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY VALUATIONS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CLASS THREE CLASSIFICATION THAT OUR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES THIS STANDS TO HELP ABOUT 6000 OR SO BUSINESSES AND HELP SAVE THEM COLLECTIVELY $5.8 MILLION. AND SO TO ME LIKE I SAID IN THE HEARING THAT COULD JUST BE A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR OUR CITY BUT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A LIFELINE FOR SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE REALLY STRUGGLING ESPECIALLY AFTER THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. AND THIS WAS A PROPOSAL THAT I WANTED TO PUT FORWARD AND ACTUALLY VOTE ON TODAY. BUT I'M GOING TO NOT ENTERTAIN THAT BECAUSE TO ME I THINK THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BENEFIT WILL ACTUALLY TRICKLE DOWN TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY EXCUSE ME THE SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IF THEY ONLY LEASE IT OUT OR RENT THEIR SPACE AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT HOW TO POTENTIALLY THROUGH A FORMAL PETITION CAST A WIDER NET. SO RIGHT NOW THIS IS LIMITED TO ONLY PROPERTIES THAT ARE THAT ARE VALUED AT $1,000,000 WITH LESS THAN TEN EMPLOYEES. SO WE'RE REALLY THIS IS THE SCALPEL RATHER THAN THE HAMMER THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IN ONE OF THE HEARINGS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT MEANS FOR $2,000,002 MILLION PROPERTY VALUATIONS OR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE ABOUT 20 EMPLOYEES LIKE THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD DO SO I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AGAIN, THIS IS THE YES AND OPTION WHERE WE WEREN'T PITTING RESIDENTS VERSUS BUSINESSES.  THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO CARVE OUT A PROTECTION AND EXEMPTION FOR SOME OF OUR SMALLEST BUSINESS BUSINESSES AND I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT TOOL THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TOOLS AND WRENCHES ALL DAY TODAY BUT THIS IS ALREADY EXISTING. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST OPT IN AND AGAIN I HOPE TO PRODUCE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT IF MY COLLEAGUES AGREE WITHIN THE HEARING WE CAN PRODUCE A PETITION THAT WILL CHANGE THE STIPULATIONS IN THE EXISTING LAW ALL OF WHICH I'M OPEN TO. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS. I'M GOING TO BE MOVING FOR ANYTHING BUT JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LOOK FORWARD TO THE HEARING ON THIS. THANKS EVERYBODY. THANK YOU COUNCILOR CLAUDIA ZAPATA AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING THIS. I DIDN'T SPEAK A LOT ON THE ONE ABOUT ABOUT THE TAX SHIFT BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, I VOTED IN FAVOR I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT MOVE AND YOU KNOW, THE MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU SAYS THAT IF WE DO NOTHING PEOPLE COULD FACE TAXES UP TO INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES UP TO 16.5%. AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT THE VERY SMALL BUSINESSES, THE ONES WHO ARE THE SUBJECTS, THE LEASES WHEN IT COMES THE LAST SEE WHEN IT COMES TO A TRIPLE NET LEASE THAT THEY ARE NOT AFFECTED. SO THIS IS A REALLY SMART ORDINANCE TO BE PUTTING FORWARD AND TO BE THINKING THROUGH AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH, RIGHT. THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BIG COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNER AND SOMEONE WHO'S RUNNING LIKE A HAIR SALON OR WHO'S RUNNING A SMALL MARKET. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS REALLY THAT THAT YES. AND APPROACH THAT WE REALLY NEED. SO THANK YOU COUNCILOR SUPPORT THE PRACTICALITY FOR PUTTING IT FORWARD. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA COMMENTED TINA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SAME WORDS THAT YOU JUST HAD. WANT TO THANK THE BAKER COUNCILOR COLETTA I THINK OR THINKING ABOUT THIS WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING AND CONSIDERING OUR MOST VULNERABLE BUSINESSES AND I THINK THIS HEARING ORDER DOES JUST THAT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HEARING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND I HOPE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES CAN JOIN US FOR THAT CONVERSATION. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN.  COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR CARTER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I SUPPORT THIS. I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN MY DISTRICT TEN DISTRICT TO BE A LARGE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND THE NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT THEY OWN ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANTS AND WOMEN OF WOMEN OF COLOR AS WELL DURING THIS PANDEMIC IT'S IT HIT THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY VERY HARD. PEOPLE STOPPED GOING INTO CHINATOWN FOR VARIOUS REASONS.  SOME OF IT WAS RELATED TO THE CONVERSATION THE COUNTRY WAS HAVING INCLUDING ANTI-ASIAN RACISM THAT WE SAW AND ALSO SOME OF IT WAS THE DESTRUCTIVE TONE IN RACISM FROM THE THE FORMER PRESIDENT IN MY OPINION THAT ESCALATED ANTI-ASIAN RACISM THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE. BUT I DO HOPE AND I DO WANT TO WORK WITH COUNCIL CARTER IN ENSURING THAT SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE OWNED BY WOMEN OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A LARGE COMMUNITY THAT IS ALMOST ALL IMMIGRANT OWNED, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.  I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILOR CLUTTER AND HER SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACROSS THE CITY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR AGAIN AS HIS COUNTERPART BEN COMES WITH A PEN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT FIVE HAS SO MANY STAPLES LOCAL BUSINESSES IN EACH OF THE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS ROSALIND SQUARE CLEARY SQUARE.  WALCOTT SQUARE. MATTAPAN SQUARE. EACH OF THEM HAVE SO MANY BUSINESSES THAT THAT BRING SO MUCH REVENUE. COMMUNITY THIRD SPACE AND JUST OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY OF BOSTON.  I KNOW THAT THERE RIGHT NOW ARE VERY WARY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE TAX CONVERSATIONS AROUND OUR CITY AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND A GOOD THIRD OPTION FOR US TO CONSIDER SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT IN INTO THIS. AND I THINK I TRUST CLARIS, A PARTNER INSTINCT AS THE CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS WHO HAS BEEN LEADING THE CONVERSATIONS AND I BELIEVE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNTERPART AS A PARTNER ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. IN MY OVERSIGHT I FORGOT TO ADD COUNCILOR ENRIQUE PEPEN A SECOND. THANK YOU.  THE COUNCIL PREPARED IS ADDED AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR . ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER BUT ANYONE? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME. MR PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BREADON DURKIN, FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD, SANTANA WEBER, LAUREL MURPHY AND PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR. DOCKET NUMBER 0925 WILL REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. MR. CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 09260926 COUNCILORS CARLOTA ZAPATA AND PEPEN OFFER THE FOLLOWING FORMAL PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW ENACTED RELATIVE TO RAISING THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR ENTRANCE TO THE BOSTON POLICE ACADEMY. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR CARLA ZAPATA. COUNSELOR NICOLETTA ZAPATA. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, MAY I ADD COUNCILOR HENRI SANTANA IS THE THIRD ORIGINAL THIRD CO-SPONSOR THE THE COUNCILOR COLETTA SEEKS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES. ADD COUNCILOR SANTANA AS AN ORIGINAL THIRD CO-SPONSOR. SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, COUNCILOR SANTANA SO ADDED COUNCILOR CALL THAT AS A PARTNER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WILL BE BRIEF. THIS IS AN EFFORT TO SIMPLY JUST GET MORE PEOPLE INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT VACANCIES. THIS IS A WAY TO TO INCENTIVIZE FOLKS TO TO JOIN THE FORCE AND WE HAVE MANY PETITIONS THAT COME BEFORE THIS BODY THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY YOU KNOW, I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LIKE WHY ARE WE HOLDING HEARINGS ABOUT THIS? SOMEONE'S COMING BEFORE US. THEY JUST WANT TO BE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. YES, I AGREE WITH THAT. I ALSO THINK THAT THERE'S THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL PETITIONING THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A SPECIAL LAW THAT THEN GOES UP TO THE STATE HOUSE ANYWAY, THIS IS TO TRY TO RECTIFY RECTIFY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO US THAT ARE OVER THE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT OF 40 YEARS THAT WANT TO JOIN THE POLICE FORCE IF THESE FOLKS ARE SO WILLING AND CAPABLE AND THEN HAVE TO ALSO PROVE THEMSELVES THROUGH THROUGH TESTS AND THE ACADEMY WE SHOULD AT LEAST BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AND THEY'RE FULLY THERE DOING THIS AND BEING FULLY COGNIZANT THAT THEY KNOW THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE SAME SORT OF PENSION BENEFITS THAT OTHER FOLKS WILL. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T GIVE THEM A CHANCE. AND I KNOW SINCE FOLKS ARE PROBABLY WONDERING I DID CALL THE BOSTON POLICE UNION AND TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THIS AND THEY HAVE NO OPINION ON THIS, YOU CAN CHECK MY WORK ON THAT. BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY THEY'RE GOING TO STAY NEUTRAL ON IT.  BUT I THINK FOR ME I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA TO TRY TO GET MORE FOLKS WHO JUST WANT A CHANCE AT IT TO BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR PIPPEN COMES WITH A PEN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  SO PUBLIC SAFETY IS A CHALLENGE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THERE IS ALWAYS CHANGING AND EVOLVING. THAT IS WHY OUR POLICY SHOULD CHANGE AND EVOLVE TO WHEN NECESSARY. BOSTON POLICE OFFICERS HAVE THE HAVE TO EXERCISE INTEGRITY,  MATURITY, JUDGMENT, DISCIPLINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS EVERY DAY IN THEIR ROLES. NO AGE GROUP HAS A MONOPOLY ON THESE TRAITS THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR THIS JOB. THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD PARTNER WITH OUR STATE LAWMAKERS TO UPDATE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AGE FOR CPD RECRUITS FROM 39 TO 45, WE WILL GIVE OURSELVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE MORE QUALIFIED OFFICERS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIKE MANY AROUND THE COUNTRY FACES CHALLENGES IN RECRUITMENT. GIVEN THIS WORKFORCE SHORTAGE THAT JUST MAKES SENSE IF INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 3945 ARE DRIVEN TO PUBLIC SERVICE AS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS, LET'S GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO APPLY FOR THE JOB. AND IT'S BEEN NO SURPRISE THAT IN MY FIRST SIX MONTHS I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED FOUR DIFFERENT PETITIONS TO HELP THESE VERY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST APPLY FOR THE JOB AND THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS NOT THIS BY BY VOTING ON THIS WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY ACCEPTED INTO THE POLICE ACADEMY.  THEY STILL HAVE TO GO TO THE DO THE TESTING. THEY STARTED TO DO THE TRAINING THIS IS JUST SIMPLY TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY I WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. I'M QUALIFIED. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ME . THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES IN THIS CHAMBER TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS HOMEOWNER PETITION.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU CONSTABLE AND THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR SANTANA COUNCILOR SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO CONSIDER COLETTE AS A PARTNER AND COUNCILOR BY BEING FOR INCLUDING ME AS A CO-SPONSOR AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP ON THIS MATTER.  WE ARE CONSTANTLY SHORT ON POLICE OFFICERS HERE IN BOSTON . IT'S A DEMANDING AND DIFFICULT JOB AND IT'S ONE THAT OFTEN GOES WITH TOO FEW THINGS FOR A JOB WELL DONE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS WE CONTEMPLATE THE CITY'S UPWARD 25 BUDGET AND HOW HOW BEST TO BE RESPONSIBLE WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE CITY'S SPENDING ON POLICE OVERTIME CONTINUES TO GO UP EVERY YEAR LARGELY BECAUSE WE'RE CONSISTENTLY HIRING TOO FEW POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON TO MEET OUR NEEDS. WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING MORE MONEY FOR LESS PUBLIC SAFETY. AND YET DESPITE OUR NEEDS FOR MORE POLICE OFFICERS, WE OFTEN HEAR CASES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE FOUGHT HARD TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO PURSUE THE DREAM OF SERVING IN BOSTON PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS POLICE OFFICERS ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY AN ARBITRARY AGE LIMIT FOR THE POLICE ACADEMY.  THE POLICE ACADEMY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS.  THERE'S NO REASON TO BLOCK APPLICANTS WHO CAN MEET THOSE CRITERIA JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE CELEBRATED SOME EXTRA BIRTHDAYS. THE WISDOM EARNED THROUGH LIVED EXPERIENCE FIRST CAREERS AND TIME INVESTED IN COMMUNITY AND FAMILY BEFORE ENTERING THE POLICE ACADEMY CAN ALL BENEFIT OUR POLICE FORCE TO MEET THE PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS OF OUR CITY . WE SHOULD EMBRACE AND CELEBRATE THESE APPLICANTS NOT SEND THEM . I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING ON CREATING A PATH FOR A LARGER NUMBER OF DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE OUR CITY AS POLICE OFFICERS.  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. CARLOS SANTANA THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND PLEASE ADD MY NAME. I THINK THIS IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO HIRE SOMEONE THAT BELIEVES IN THEMSELVES AND AND IN THE PROCESS TO COMPETE AND TO SUCCEED AS A POLICE OFFICER. THEY WANT TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING AND THEY WANT TO DO IT THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE.  SOMEONE MENTIONED AGE IS JUST A NUMBER AND I AGREE WITH THAT. AS SOMEONE THAT'S JUST A LITTLE OVER 40 WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF FIGHTING THIS BUT I, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY WITH COUNCIL COUNCILMAN MURPHY TO SEE SOME OF THESE YOUNG RECRUITS AT THE POLICE ACADEMY ON SUNDAY AND THEY WERE THEY WERE ALL YOUNG. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED AND THEY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY. THEY ALSO WANT TO WORK HARD, BE SUCCESSFUL, SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY AND NO BETTER WAY TO DO THAT THAN BEING A DEDICATED AND PROFESSIONAL CITY EMPLOYEE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR. I CAN I JUST COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO RISE TO THANK THE MAKER I KNOW THAT I AM THEN THE LEAD SPONSOR OR CO-SPONSOR ON MANY OF THESE HOME RULE PETITIONS AND WHEN THEY DO COME FORWARD ALL OF THEM ARE COMPELLING AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT JUST RAISING IT SO THAT AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT IF WE CAN COVER MOST OF THEM AND I DID JUST WANT TO WHAT COUNCILOR FLYNN SAID I DID SEE THE RECRUITS OVER THE WEEKEND AND OF THE 124 THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE PRETTY YOUNG BUT THE FEW THAT OBVIOUSLY STOOD OUT ON THE HIRE AGE AND FIT RIGHT IN AND ARE DEFINITELY FIT AND WILL BE WONDERFUL ADDITIONS TO THE BOSTON POLICE.  SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS AND ALSO I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO PASS THE AGE REQUIREMENT HOME RULE PETITIONS HERE ON THE COUNCIL I KNOW THAT I'M ALWAYS LIKE WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT MAKING SURE THAT I'VE CHECKED WITH THE STATE HOUSE FOR THE ONES BECAUSE THEY PASS HERE AND WE HAVE TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS THROUGH AT THE STATE HOUSE SO THAT THAT THIS WILL EASE SOME OF THAT STRESS MAKING SURE THAT WE DIDN'T JUST LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT DONE WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE ON THE COUNCIL . THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASED THAT COUNCILORS BREADON AND DIRK AND FERNANDO ANDERSON FITZGERALD MEDIA MURPHY WEBER WHIRL PLEASE HAVE THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER 0926 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.  MR. CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE RE DOCKET NUMBER 20927 DOCKET NUMBER 0927 COUNCILORS SANTANA AND FITZGERALD OFFER THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS BOSTON'S LGBTQ A-PLUS MENTAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION PROCESSES, EXISTING SERVICES AND FURTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR SANTANA CANTU SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO TO SUSPEND RULE 12 AND ADD COUNSELOR TO LET US ABOUT THE ORIGINAL AS A AS THE THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR OF SANTANA SEEK SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADD COUNTER ZAPATA HAS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNSELOR CLARA ZAPATA IS IS SO ADDED COUNSELOR SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. WE KNOW FROM DATA THAT BOSTON IS HOME TO THE LARGEST LGBTQ PLUS POPULATION IN MASSACHUSETTS AND AS A STATE WE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST ALGER EXCUSE ME ONE OF THE HIGHEST LGBTQ A-PLUS POPULATION CONCENTRATIONS IN THE COUNTRY STUDIES CONSISTENTLY SHOW THAT THE LGBTQ EYE PLUS PEOPLE IN BOTH BOSTON AND IN THE END THE U.S. AT LARGE SUFFER FROM HIGHER RATES OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL IDEATION AND ATTEMPTS AND OTHER HARMFUL MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS BY COMPARISON TO THEIR CISGENDER AND HETEROSEXUAL COUNTERPARTS. IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS ARE NOT THEY ARE NOT THE RESULT OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION NOR ARE THEY THE RESULT OF GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.  THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSGENDER NONBINARY, GENDER EXPANSIVE GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, INTERSEX, ASEXUAL OR ANY OTHER IDENTITY RATHER OR ILL MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS IN OUR LGBTQ EYE PLUS COMMUNITY ARE THE RESULT OF CONTINUING AND GROWING EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HOSTILITY DISCRIMINATION, BULLYING AND SEVERE LACK OF ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND ADDRESSING THEIR NEEDS. THESE EFFECTS ARE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED AMONGST PORTIONS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY WHO COULD WHO CONTEND WITH THE MOST EXTENSIVE SOCIETAL CHALLENGES AND LACK OF AND LACK OF ACCESS TO RESOURCES INCLUDING YOUTH,  TRANSGENDER, NONBINARY AND GENDER EXPANSIVE PEOPLE AS WE AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES INCLUDING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, BLACK PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS. A REPORT RELEASED LAST WEEK BY THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON LGBTQ YOUTH TOOK NOTE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF OVER 515 ANTI LGBTQ PLUS BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED BY POLICYMAKERS IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THAT'S JUST IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS OF 2024.  THESE BILLS ARE LEGISLATING DISCRIMINATION, DEHUMANIZATION, TERRORIZE NATION AND THE WRATH OF MILLIONS OF , TRANSGENDER AND GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH AS WELL AS THEIR CAREGIVERS, PROVIDERS AND EDUCATORS. AND EVEN WHEN NOT ADOPTED AND EVEN WHEN WE MIGHT IMAGINE WE'RE SAFE HERE IN BOSTON,  THESE BILLS HARM THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE COMMISSION NOTES AND I QUOTE AS A RESULT 50% OF  AND TRANS YOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS HAVE TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR.  MORE THAN 70% OF LGBTQ YOUTH EXPERIENCING ZADIE AND 58% REPORT DEPRESSION.  DESPITE THESE STATISTICS ONE AND TWO THAT'S HALF OF THE LGBTQ YOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS WERE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE THEY DESPERATELY WANTED. THE MOST RECENT TREVOR PROJECT SURVEY FOUND THAT 11% OF 13 TO 18 YEAR OLDS LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS HAD ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HAD ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. THESE ARE CHILDREN.  A BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT PUBLISHED LAST WEEK FOUND THIS NUMBER WAS EVEN HIGHER AMONGST BOSTON PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH 16.2% OF VP'S HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IDENTIFYING AS A AS LGBTQ PLUS HAVING ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN BOTH A NATIONAL U.S. CENSUS REPORT AND A LOCAL BPA REPORT HERE IN BOSTON FOUND THAT LGBTQ PLUS 18 TO 29 YEAR OLDS ARE NEARLY TWICE AS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A EXPERIENCED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AS THEIR NON LGBT Q PLUS COUNTERPARTS. THESE ARE CRISIS LEVELS.  THESE ARE CRISIS LEVELS. PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS MENTAL HEALTH YET DATA COLLECTION TO UNDERSTAND AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY INSPIRES AND BPC NOTED IN A REPORT RELEASED LAST WEEK ABOUT HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN BOSTON'S LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY AND I QUOTE TO DATE, HOWEVER, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CONSOLIDATED EFFORT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ADDRESS THE LGBTQ PLUS SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES AND DISPARITIES.  VCS CURRENT PROGRAMING IS INCLUSIVE OF SERVING LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS, HOWEVER NOT SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED TOWARD REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. WE MUST COLLECT MORE DATA AND WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY HAS THE SERVICES NEEDED TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. AND GIVEN INCREASING LEGISLATIVE ATTACKS ON OUR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, WE MUST BE ESPECIALLY MINDFUL OF HOW WE ENSURE THE PRIVACY AND SAFELY AND SAFETY OF OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY WHEN COLLECTING AND ANALYZING SENSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE DATA FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PURPOSES. IT'S VITAL THAT WE FULLY SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN BOSTON. SO I WANT TO SHARE MY COMMITMENT THAT I AM HERE NOT JUST FOR THIS DISCUSSION BUT ALSO FOR THE WORK THAT COMES AFTER IT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS HEARING AS A FIRST STEP. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE FITZGERALD KANSAS CHARITY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU TO JAMAICA FOR LOGGING TO BE A CO-SPONSOR WITH THIS BILL. KANSAS AETNA MENTAL HEALTH CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE AND WE KNOW THAT THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY CERTAINLY FACES A LOT OF DISCRIMINATION AND LIKE WE'VE DONE WITH OTHER SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION, SOMETIMES WE LOOK TO COLLECT DATA ON SPECIFIC GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN HELP THEM INVEST IN THEM AND BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE, WHERE WE CAN DO OUR JOB TO MAKE THEIR LIVES EASIER. AND SO THIS IS NO DIFFERENT AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE HEARING AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN BETTER HELP OUR LGBTQ BEAT COMMUNITY AND THE DATA THAT COMES WITH IT.  SO I THINK IT'S RIGHTFULLY DESERVED OF THEM AND THEY'VE BEEN PATIENT IN THIS TIME AND SO IT IS THEIR TIME NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES SANTA CLARA ZAPATERO. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK THE BAKER FOR INCLUDING ME AS A AS AN ORIGINAL THIRD CO-SPONSOR. HE SAID EVERYTHING THAT I THINK I WANTED TO SAY SO I'LL KEEP IT SHORT AND JUST SAY IT PROTECTS LGBTQ YOUTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DELIBERATE AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO CONSIDER SANTANA AND CONSIDER FITZGERALD FOR OFFERING THIS HEARING ORDER. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO JUST FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCES GROWING UP AS AND TOTALLY IN THE CLOSET UNTIL I WAS 2727 YEARS OLD AND EVEN THEN I WASN'T COMPLETELY COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CLOSET UNTIL I ARRIVED IN BOSTON BECAUSE IT JUST WASN'T SAFE AND I EXPERIENCE A LOT OF WHAT YOU CALL MICRO AGGRESSIONS AND IN THE SENSE THAT IT JUST MADE YOU SIGN INTO SILENCE TOO AND KEPT YOU IN THE CLOSET AND MADE YOU AFRAID TO BE FULLY OPEN PROUD IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR CHURCH AND EVEN IN YOUR HOME. SO YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY GROWING UP WHO ARE QUESTIONING LGBTQ A QUESTIONING THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY, THEIR GENDER IDENTITY, WHATEVER IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT AND I THINK HAVING A FORTHRIGHT AND HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CHALLENGES IS REALLY IMPORTANT . WE ARE IN A VERY I THINK WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS IN THIS COUNTRY AT THIS MOMENT MADE SOME INCREDIBLE GAINS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A HUGE BACKLASH THAT'S TRYING TO PUT SO MANY PEOPLE BACK IN THE CLOSET AND NOT BE ALLOWED TO LIVE FULLY OURSELVES, BE FULLY OURSELVES AND BE OUT AND PROUD AND AND BE SECURE AND IN WHO WE ARE BUT ALSO NOT AFRAID TO SEEK MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS WHEN WE NEED IT MOST. SO I REALLY APPLAUD THE THE SPONSORS OF THIS HEARING ORDER AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY END TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR BRAYDEN IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME?  MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNSELORS BRAEDON DURKIN, FERNANDA ANDERSON FLYNN, MARIA MURPHY FABIEN WEBER PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER 0927 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY . MR. CLERK WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 09280928 COUNCILOR FLYNN OFFERED THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF CORRY ON ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR FLYNN PATRICK FLYNN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD COUNCILOR PEPEN AND ALSO SUSPEND RULE 12 AND OUR COUNCILOR MEET HERE PLEASE. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. BUT PEN IS ADDED AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILOR FLYNN'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES THAT COMES MEJIA AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COMES FROM HERE SO ADDED COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS A HEARING TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH CAREERS. CRIMINAL RECORDS OFTEN HARM ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE PRIOR CONVICTIONS.  AND DESPITE PROGRESS MADE ON CORRY REFORM IN YEARS THERE'S STILL MORE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. GOVERNOR PATRICK DID A TREMENDOUS JOB IN THE LEGISLATURE AS WELL WITH CORI REFORM BUT I THINK THAT THAT HAS TO BE EXPANDED EVEN FURTHER. MOREOVER, THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED FOR OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO ARE NOT ONLY WHO WILL NOT ONLY FACE HIGHER CONVICTION RATES BUT ALSO TEND TO HAVE DIFFICULT TIMES WITH THEIR CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN THAT FIRSTHAND AS A PROBATION OFFICER AT SEVEN YEARS AT SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT I WITNESSED THE IMPACT THAT CAUSES CAN HAVE ON A PERSON'S ABILITY TO ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD THAT HAVE HELPED THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH.  I KNOW THAT THERE ARE RECENT COURT REFORMS ENACTED THE STATE INCLUDING BANNING THE BOOKS WHICH BARS EMPLOYERS FROM ASKING EARLY STAGE APPLICANTS QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR CRIMINAL HISTORY. AND I'M INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THESE REFORMS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO FURTHER EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH WITH A CONVICTION.  AND JUST AGAIN, AS A PROBATION OFFICER THERE WAS NOTHING WORSE THAN SEEING A YOUNG PERSON COMING OUT OF JAIL, A PRISON THAT WAS ABLE TO GET A JOB AND DOING WELL IN THE JOB FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN THE BOSS WOULD CALL THAT PERSON IN AND SAY WELL WE DID A BACKGROUND CHECK AND TOOK AN EXTRA 30 DAYS. WE DID A BACKGROUND CHECK ON YOU AND YOUR CAREER WAS FLAGGED . YOU CAN NO LONGER WORK HERE EVEN THAT PERSON WAS DOING THE JOB AND DOING IT WELL. THE PERSON WAS WAS SHOWING UP ON TIME AND WORKING HARD AND TRYING TO BE TRYING TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY.  BUT THAT DEVASTATING LOSS TO THAT YOUNG PERSON COMING OUT OF JAIL AND COMING OUT OF PRISON WOULD REALLY SET THAT PERSON BACK. SIGNIFICANTLY. SO CHECKING THE BOX THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS WE CAN BE HELPFUL. ONE CORE REFORM AND ALSO CHECKING TO SEE WHAT THE CITY OF BOSTON IS ACTUALLY DOING IN TERMS OF HIRING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH WITH CAREERS.  AND I HAVE MENTIONED THAT PUBLIC WORKS IS ONE PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT BUT THERE'S ALSO MANY OTHERS.  I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO SINGLE JUST ONE DEPARTMENT OUT BUT I THINK THERE'S SO MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHERE YOUNG WITH A CAREER CAN WORK AND WE SHOULD ALSO BE GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND TO GO ON A PATH OF OF ACCOUNTABLE RESPONSIBILITY. BUT THEY WANT TO WORK. NO ONE WANTS A HANDOUT.  PEOPLE WANT TO BE ENGAGED. THEY WANT TO BE IN TRAINING,  THEY WANT A JOB AND CORE REFORM IS PART OF THAT PROCESS.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONCERNED BY BANK AS WITH ANY OTHER FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU COUNSELOR FLYNN FOR OUT OF ME AS A REGIONAL CO-SPONSOR IN OUR STATE. ONE IN EVERY THREE PEOPLE WHO SERVE THEIR TIME IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM END UP GOING RIGHT BACK. THIS IS SOMETIMES THE RESULT OF A TRICKY TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS.  IT IS SOMETIMES A RESULT OF AN ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH OR ADDICTION CHALLENGES. YET SOMETIMES IT IS SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOT CAN THEY CANNOT FIND HOUSING OR A JOB WHICH DESTABILIZES THEM.  ABOUT SEVEN OUT OF TEN OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO SERVED THEIR TIME IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM WILL FACE BARRIERS TO STARTING NEW JOBS. SOMETIMES THESE RESTRICTIONS ARE REASONABLE BUT OFTENTIMES THEY SIMPLY KEEP PEOPLE FROM PUTTING THEIR LIFE BACK TOGETHER AND BECOMING A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF OUR SOCIETY. THESE NEIGHBORS ARE PUNISHED FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES EVEN THOUGH THEY ALREADY SERVE THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY FOR THEIR CRIMES.  SO HOW CAN WE FIX THIS? ONE MAJOR PATH TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY. A LOT OF RECORDS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEALED ARE STILL DISTRIBUTED AROUND BY BACKGROUND CHECK COMPANIES WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.  OUR CORE SYSTEM ALSO STILL RELIES ON PAPER RECORDS SITTING IN DISORGANIZED BOXES IN THE BASEMENT OF COURTHOUSES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THIS LACK OF DIGITAL RECORDS PRESENTS A MAJOR CHALLENGE TO SEALING OR PARDON IN CANNABIS RECORDS IN PRACTICE FOR EXAMPLE. SO I SUPPORT THIS HEARING AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD INVITE GROUPS LIKE CODE FOR BOSTON AND THE GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES WITH ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE THE ROLE TECHNOLOGY CAN PLAY INTO THIS. THERE'S NO REASON SOMEONE HAS SERVED THEIR TIME SHOULD BE DENIED A JOB OR HOUSING.  IT'S TIME TO GET THE JOB DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILWOMAN HERE BECAUSE OF ME. HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS HEARING AND FOR ADDING ME AS THIRD CO-SPONSOR. AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN A LOUD MOUTH IN ALL SPACES AND PLACES THAT DEAL WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AND I KNOW THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER FOR SO MANY OF OUR RETURNING CITIZENS THAT COME BACK AND CAN'T ACTUALLY GET A JOB. AND WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT A LOT OF FOLKS END UP, YOU KNOW, STARTING A NONPROFIT OR STARTING ANOTHER PROJECT JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY GET A JOB. AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING THIS HEARING AND ORGANIZING AND REALLY PUSHING THE ENVELOPE IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS MOMENT CALLS FOR. THANK YOU. THANK THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE MAKERS OF THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.  AND LIKE YOU SAID, COUNCILOR PEPEN, THEY'VE ALREADY PAID THEIR DEBT TO SOCIETY.  I DO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I KNOW THAT MANY BUSINESSES IN SOUTH BOSTON EMPLOY RESIDENTS OF THE GAVIN HOUSE WHO WERE THERE FOR SIX MONTHS AND PART OF THEIR REQUIREMENT IS THAT THEY WORK DURING THE DAY WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ON YOUR PATH TO RECOVERY AND MANY HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS THAT MAY NOT BE CLEAR BUT I DO JUST WANT TO UPLIFT THOSE BUSINESSES THAT WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE GAVIN FOUNDATION AND I KNOW JOHN MCGINN REACHES OUT TO MANY BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE TO HELP OUR THOSE COMING OUT OF JAIL BUT ALSO THOSE IN RECOVERY WHO NEED EMPLOYMENT WHERE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON THIS WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLYNN.  YOU HAVE THE FLOOR IT THANK MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME ONE BRIEF MINUTE. APOLOGIZE FOR SPEAKING AGAIN. I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE ON CORRIE REFORM BY CITY COUNCIL AT FORMER CITY COUNCIL MICHAEL FLAHERTY AND FRANK BAKER.  THEY DID A LOT OF GREAT WORK IN THIS FIELD AS DID ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE COUNCIL . BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL FLAHERTY AND COUNCILOR BAKER AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  AND I WANT TO THANK YOU CAROL FINE FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. IT'S DEEPLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET PEOPLE ACCESS TO GOOD QUALITY JOBS. IT'S ONE OF THE GOALS ABOUT MY BOSTON RESIDENCY JOBS POLICY AND THERE ARE SO MANY TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES AFTER RETURNING CITIZENS IS DOING REALLY GREAT WORK IN THIS AREA AND YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN REALLY GLAD TO WORK ALONGSIDE THEM. IT IS SO CRUCIAL THAT PEOPLE GET WORK WHEN THEY COME HOME FROM INCARCERATION, WHEN THEY'RE HOME FROM BEHIND THE WALL. SO THINK OF IT AS FAILING THE ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME AS A CLERK PLEASE? THAT COMES FIRST BREADON COLETTE ZAPATA FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD MURPHY WEBER PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER 0928 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S A QUOTE WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE DOCKET NUMBER 0929I CAN NUMBER 0929 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE AS CATEGORY AWARENESS MONTH THANK YOU. WE OBVIOUSLY HAD THE PRESENTATION TODAY FROM THE VIC FRIENDS AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AND WANT TO JUST AGAIN THANK VALERIE FOR PUTTING THIS BEFORE ME AND MAKING US ALL AWARE OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH INVOLVED WITH THOSE WHO HAVE IT A LIE GOING TO JUST CONTINUE TO UPLIFT THEIR WORK AND SEE HOW WE CAN BE PARTNERS. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME? MR. CLERK PLEASE? THAT CONCERNS BREADON COLLETTE ZAPATA DURKIN FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD FLYNN MEJIA MURPHY. BEN WEBER COUNSELOR LOUIJEUNE TO EXPANSION OF THE RULES YES EXPANSION OF THE RULES AND PASSIVE DOCKET NUMBER 0929 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL THOSE OPPOSING THE AYES HAVE IT. DOCKET NUMBER 0929 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0930 NUMBER 0930 COUNCILORS SANTANA AND BREADON FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2024 AS PRIDE MONTH. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR SANTANA. SANTANA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND RULE 12 AND ADD COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR CARLOS SANTANA SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADD COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS COUNCIL RESOLUTION IS SO ADDED COUNCILOR SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.  I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST THAT I'M TRULY PROUD THAT OUR ENTIRE COUNCIL BODY JOINED TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE PRIDE DURING THE CITY'S KICK OFF OF FLAG RAISING ON MONDAY. I WON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED TO HAVE COLLEAGUES WHO ALL CARE ENOUGH TO SHOW UP IN SUPPORT.  TRADITIONALLY WE SAY HAPPY PRIDE AND PRIDE SHOULD BE HAPPY. PRIDE SHOULD BE A CELEBRATION OF  JOY.  BUT PRIDE HAS ALSO ALWAYS BEEN ROOTED IN THE FIGHT OF LIVES FOR LIBERATION. THE FIRST PRIDE WAS A RIOT KNOWN AS THE STONEWALL RIOTS IN THE 1950S AND 1960S HOMOSEXUALITY WAS STILL ILLEGAL IN 49 STATES ONLY ILLINOIS REPEALED THEIR LAW IN 1961. IT WAS A COMMON PRACTICE IN MANY CITIES FOR POLICE TO RAID BARS AND RESTAURANTS WHERE GAY ,LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE WERE KNOWN TO HANG OUT IN NEW YORK CITY THE POLICE WOULD REGULARLY RAID A BAR CALLED THE STONEWALL INN AND CHARGE PATRONS WITH A SOLICITATION OF HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS OR WOULD CHARGE THEM WITH WEARING CLOTHING CLOTHING THE POLICE DEEMED TO NOT BE GENDER APPROPRIATE AROUND 120 IN THE MORNING ON JUNE 18, 1969 WHILE AROUND 200 PATRONS WERE IN THE BAR, NINE POLICE OFFICERS ENTERED THE STONEWALL INN INTENDING TO HARASS AND ARREST BARTENDERS AND PATRONS. YET AGAIN THE POLICE FORCEFULLY FORCED PEOPLE TO LINE UP AND THEM TO FOLLOW THE STANDARD PROCEDURE OF TAKING CUSTOMERS WEARING WHAT POLICE DEEMED TO BE CLOTHING TO THE BATHROOM TO VERIFY THEIR SEX AND ARREST ANYONE THAT THE POLICE DEEM TO BE A MAN DRESSED UP AS A WOMAN. BUT THIS TIME MANY RESISTED.  WOMAN BEGAN REFUSING TO GO WITH THE OFFICERS MAN BEGAN REFUSING TO PRODUCE THEIR IDENTIFICATION PATROLS AND REPORT THAT THE POLICE BEGAN ASSAULTING SOME OF THE LESBIANS WHILE FRISKING THEM CAUSING TENSION TO ESCALATE OUTSIDE THE BAR, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED AS THE POLICE CONTINUE TO TRY TO INSPECT AND ARREST PEOPLE INSIDE.  MORE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO JOIN THE CROWD FROM BARS NEARBY AS WELL AS SOME OF THE HOMELESS YOUTH WHO SLEPT IN THE NEARBY.  SOME YELLED GAY POWER, OTHERS SAYING WE SHALL OVERCOME AN OFFICER SHOVED A PERSON IN DRAG WHO REACTED BY HITTING HIM WITH HER PURSE. THE OFFICER RESPONDED BY CLUBBING HER OVER THE HEAD, RAISING TENSIONS IN THE CROWD. POLICE TRIED TO RESTRAIN PEOPLE KNOCKING SOME OF THE GROUND WHICH RILED BYSTANDERS EVEN MORE. THE POLICE ATTEMPTED TO ESCORT A WOMAN IN HANDCUFFS OUT OF A BAR TO A POLICE WAGON.  THAT WOMAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY WITNESSES AS WELL AS BY HERSELF AS STORMY DAIVARI A BLACK BIRACIAL BUTCH LESBIAN ONE OF SEVERAL OF A GROUP OF BUSH LESBIANS WHO FOUGHT BACK THAT NIGHT. STORMY WAS BLEEDING FROM A HEAD WOUND A WITNESS A WITNESS SAID SHE WAS HIT BY AN OFFICER ON THE HEAD WITH A BATON FOR COMPLAINING FOR COMPLAINING HER HANDCUFFS WERE TOO TIGHT.  STORMY RESISTED THE POLICE ESCAPING REPEATEDLY AND FIGHTING WITH THEM FOR OVER 10 MINUTES. A POLICE OFFICER FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF STORMY AND PICKED UP AND PICKED HER UP AND HEAVED HER INTO THE BACK OF THE POLICE WAGON.  AS HE DID THIS STORMY SHOUTED WHY DON'T YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING ? AT THAT MOMENT I MET A RISING ANGER FROM MANY INCIDENTS THAT NIGHT SOME OF THE CROWD TURNED VIOLENT THROWING COINS AND BREAK BOTTLES. POLICE OFFICERS AND PUSHING THROUGH BARRICADES. THE POLICE INTO THE BAR AND LOCKED THEMSELVES INSIDE. RIOTERS BROKE THROUGH THE PLYWOOD COVERED WINDOWS WHICH WERE BOARDED UP TO POLICE RAIDS. POLICE ON HOLSTERED THEIR GUNS AND POINTED THEM AT THE CROWD THREATENING TO SHOOT.  WITNESS REPORTS VARY ON WHO STARTED IT BUT THE BAR ENDED UP LIT ON FIRE. POLICE REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED AND THE ORIGINAL NIGHT OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE BURNING BAR AROUND 2 A.M. MARSHA P JOHNSON, A BLACK TRANS WOMAN AND SYLVIA RIVERA, A PUERTO TRANS WOMAN AND BOTH REGULARS AT THE STONEWALL INN ARRIVED OUTSIDE OF THE BAR AFTER THE BUILDING WAS ALREADY AFLAME.  LIKE MANY IN THE CROWD, THEY WERE ANGERED BY THE BY THE POLICE RAID AND ANGERED BY THE NONSTOP PROSECUTION THEY SUFFERED DAILY AND FELT THEY HAD NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE AFTER YEARS OF FACING HARASSMENT AND ABUSE. BY THIS POINT THE CROWD OUTSIDE HAD GROWN TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND MARCIA AND SYLVIA JOINED IN ON THE RESISTANCE. THE TURMOIL CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS WITH POLICE TRYING TO CONTROL THE CROWD AND ARREST PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED IN A WIDE RANGE OF WAYS INCLUDING PROTESTS, VIOLENCE AND EVEN AN IMPROMPTU CHORUS LINE SINGING MOCKING SHOW TUNES WHILE FACING OFF WITH A LINE OF HELMETED AND CLUB CARRYING POLICE OFFICERS.  BY FAR THE STREETS WERE MOSTLY CLEAR WITH MANY GATHERING IN THE NEARBY PARK TO COME OR TO COMPARE COMFORT EACH OTHER AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES.  THE RIOTS WERE FRONT PAGE NEWS AND ALL OF THE NEW YORK CITY PAPERS. THE NEXT NIGHT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED OUTSIDE OF STONEWALL AND TO PROTEST LED IN PART BY MARSHA P JOHNSON AND SYLVIA RIVERA. FOR SIX DAYS BOTH PROTEST AND VIOLENT CONFRONTATIONS WITH THE POLICE CONTINUED OUTSIDE THE BAR AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.  SOME PEOPLE CRITICIZED THE VIOLENCE OF SOME OF THE PROTESTERS EVEN IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENT TREATMENT AND RELENTLESS PERSECUTION.  BUT IT'S UNDENIABLE THAT THE DURATION AND THE AN INTENSITY OF PROTESTS AND RIOTING GREW GREW THE FRONT THROUGH THE FRONT PAGE NEWS COVERAGE FROM NEW YORK CITY TO WORLDWIDE. THE SONG THE STONEWALL RIOTS CREATED MAINSTREAM VISIBILITY FOR THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN A WAY THAT IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. THAT ENERGY SPARKED THE CREATION OF THE GAY LIBERATION FRONT. THE FIRST GROUP TO PUBLICLY ADVOCATE FOR EQUAL GAY RIGHTS AND ON ONE YEAR ON AND ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE STONEWALL RIOTS IN JUNE 1970. A COALITION OF GAY RIGHTS GROUPS ORGANIZED WHAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE FIRST GAY PRIDE PARADE WITH SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3005 THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS STRETCHING 51 BLOCKS FROM GREENWOOD VILLAGE TO CENTRAL PARK. ORGANIZATIONS IN CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO ALSO HELD MARCHES AND PARADES THAT FIRST YEAR. MARSHA P JOHNSON AND SYLVIA RIVERA WENT ON TO FOUND STREETS TRANS TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SHELTERING YOUNG TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE SHUNNED BY THEIR FAMILIES. THE MODERN GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS BORN.  MARSHA P JOHNSON BECAME A PROMINENT FIGURE OF THE MOVEMENT THROUGH THE 1970S. MANY WILL POINT TO THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE PAST 55 YEARS SINCE THE STONEWALL RIOTS. MASSACHUSETTS JUST CELEBRATED 20 YEARS OF GAY MARRIAGE AND IT'S BEEN NEARLY NINE YEARS SINCE THE SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT LED TO A NATIONWIDE MARRIAGE EQUALITY THIS DISCRIMINATORY DON'T ASK,  DON'T TELL POLICY WAS REPEALED 13 YEARS AGO AND ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO THE SUPREME COURT RULED THE EMPLOYMENT OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUALITY OR GENDER IDENTITY IS ILLEGAL HERE IN BOSTON. JUST LAST YEAR WE TOOK ACTION TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY BY REMOVING SEX AND GENDER FROM MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES. AND ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STONEWALL UPRISING, THE NYPD ISSUED A FORMAL APOLOGY WITH THE POLICE COMMISSIONER STATING THAT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE NYPD WERE WRONG, PLAIN AND SIMPLE AND SUCH AS WE SHOULD CELEBRATE. WE ALSO NEED TO AND AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD CELEBRATE WE ALSO NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE YOUR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HOSTILITY LEAVES THE LGBTQ A-PLUS COMMUNITY SUFFERING HIGHER MENTAL HEALTH RISK ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES PARTICULARLY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, BLACK PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND NEURODIVERSE PEOPLE THE LGBTQ EYE PLUS COMMUNITY ALSO FACES HIGHER RATES OF POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY AS WELL AS HOMELESSNESS, ILLNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY.  AND EVEN IN MASSACHUSETTS, 65% OF TRANS PEOPLE REPORTED EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC SPACES AND A SUFFOLK LOST 35 61% OF TRANS PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION. SO MY CALL TO ACTION IS THIS YES, LET'S CELEBRATE PRIDE BUT ALSO LET'S BE HERE FOR THE WORK OF  LIBERATION TO NOT JUST FOR ALL PRIDE MONTH BUT FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR BECAUSE IF WE CAN CREATE A WORLD WHERE EVEN BLACK AND BROWN TRANS WOMEN AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE LIKE THOSE WHO ROSE TO LEADERSHIP FROM THE STONEWALL CAN LIVE FREE AND HEALTHY LIVES IN OUR SOCIETY THEN ALL OF US REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION OR RACE WILL BE DOING OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON AND COUNCILOR BREADON AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OH, IT'S GAY PRIDE MONTH AGAIN. THIS IS WONDERFUL. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY MY EXPERIENCE. I CAME TO BOSTON IN 1995 FROM BELFAST. THAT'S THE SORT OF PLACE WHEN YOU WENT TO THE GAY PRIDE PARADE AND YOU HAD A BROWN PAPER BAG OVER YOUR HEAD WITH TWO HOLES SO YOU COULD SEE IT BUT NOBODY COULD SEE YOU. AND I REMEMBER WHEN BILLIE JEAN KING WAS OUTED AND IN MY WORKPLACE PEOPLE WERE GOING ON ABOUT HOW HORRIBLY DISGUSTING THE WHOLE THING WAS AND HOW HORRIBLY DISGUSTING BILLIE JEAN KING IS AND SHE'S STILL AN INCREDIBLE LEADER AND ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN WOMEN'S EQUALITY AND FOR GAY RIGHTS. AND SO SHE'S ONE OF MY HEROES. I JUST SAW THE OTHER NIGHT CELEBRATING THE WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAMS WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM. WOMEN ARE MAKING STRIDES AT THE MOMENT AND IN SPORT.  SO YOU KNOW, I CAME TO BOSTON. I ARRIVED IN JULY AND MY FIRST GAY PRIDE CELEBRATION WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS I WENT TO THE INTERFAITH SERVICE AT ALL SOUTH AND I WALKED INTO A CHURCH, A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND AS A PERSON OF FAITH WHO WAS NEVER ABLE TO BE OUT IN MY OWN CONGREGATION AT HOME I ACTUALLY WALKED OUT OF THE CHURCH AND DIDN'T GO BACK FOR 40 YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT.  I SAW I SLID INTO A PEW IN ALL SIZE AND WAS PART OF THE INTERFAITH SERVICE AND I STARTED TO CRY AND THERE WAS A REALLY NICE GUY FROM DORCHESTER THERE AND HE HAD LOADS OF HANKIES IN HIS POCKET LIKE TISSUES AND HE KEPT JUST HAND ME KLEENEX AND I KEPT CRYING AND HE KEPT HOLDING MY HAND AND SAID WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.  A NICE IRISH GUY FROM DORCHESTER WAS REALLY I STEPPED OUT INTO THE SUNSHINE ON ON BOYLSTON STREET AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME WAS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT BRAZILIAN DRAG QUEEN I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE . AND THEN AND THE MAYOR OF BOSTON WAS THERE AND THERE WAS A POLICE COLOR GUARD AND THERE WAS THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CELEBRATING GAY PRIDE AND IT WAS JUST THE MOST LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS HAPPENING LIKE I'M ON ANOTHER PLANET. SO I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE IN BOSTON TO BE IN A CITY THAT AFFIRMS AND CELEBRATES LGBTQ LIVES AND AND SEES US AND CELEBRATES US. I AM I AM THE FIRST OPENLY GAY OUT LESBIAN IN CITY BOSTON IN IN IN THE CITY COUNCIL . BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT I'M NOT THE FIRST LGBT PERSON TO SERVE ON THIS COUNCIL . I KNOW OF ONE AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE.  AND THE SAD THING IS THAT IN THE PAST FORMER COLLEAGUES, FORMER THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE PREDECESSORS IN THIS BODY WEREN'T ABLE TO BE OUT AND CELEBRATE THEIR LIVES THEIR LIFE FULLY AND OPENLY AS GAY MEN AND LESBIANS IN THE PAST. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO CELEBRATE PRIDE AS ALWAYS IT MAKES ME SMILE. THE ONE THING THAT MAKES ME CRY WHEN I GO TO PRIDE PARADES IS AND IT'S JUST A HAPPY HAPPY TEARS IS SEEING ALL THE GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE YOUNG HIGH SCHOOLERS AND AND YOUNGSTERS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND AND ARE JUST OUT THERE IN A WAY THAT WAS NEVER POSSIBLE FOR ME . SO IT'S INCREDIBLE AND I JUST HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO EXIST AND TO BE OUT AND PROUD.  THERE'S A LOT OF NEGATIVITY. THERE'S A LOT OF ANTI-GAY LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE'S BOOK BANNING. THERE'S ALL SORTS OF HORRIBLE STUFF HAPPENING.  BUT I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE I'M HOPEFUL WE JUST HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER AND KEEP FIGHTING AND THANK YOU TO ALL OUR ALLIES OUR STRAIGHT STRAIGHT ALLIES WHO WHO SUPPORT US EVERY DAY AND HELP US LIVE OUR LIVES FULLY AS LGBT PEOPLE. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILOR . AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY FOR BEING HERE AND BEING PRESENT BECAUSE THAT ALONE MEANS A LOT THAT WE HAVE A COUNCILOR WHO IS STANDING PROUD AND WHO SHE IS AND JUST WANT TO HONOR YOU AND THANK YOU AND THANK MARY AND THINK OF FOR JUST FOR TEACHING THE TEACHING THAT YOU DO OFTENTIMES WHEN YOU ARE THE ONE AND THE ONLY YOU DO A LOT OF TEACHING. AND SO I JUST THINK YOU THAT THANK YOU COUNCILOR SANTANA FOR OFFERING THIS YOU STATED YOU KNOW THE FIRST PRIDE WAS A RIOT AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT EVEN THE SATURDAY AS WE ARE JOYFULLY MARCHING IN THE PARADE ANYONE FEEL FREE TO JOIN THAT WE REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. I THINK ABOUT COUNCILOR BRADEN'S OWN DISTRICT AND THE MURAL TO RITA HESTER BLACK TRANS WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED AND WHOSE MURDER IS STILL UNSOLVED AND SO THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO AS COUNCILOR BREADON STATED AS WELL RISING ANTI LGBTQ HERE SENTIMENTS AND BILLS AND ACTIONS BY GROUPS THAT ARE OFTEN ROOTED AND WHITE SUPREMACY AND TRANSPHOBIA AND ANTI LGBTQ. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMEMBER THAT AND THAT WE ARE DOING IF OUR ROLE IS AS AN ALLY THAT WE STAND AS ALLIES ALSO WANT TO UPLIFT THE WORK OF THOSE IN MY OFFICE. AGAIN MY CHIEF OF STAFF EMILY POSTED ONE WHEN MY FAVORITE PEEPS WHO ALSO WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY FOR US HAD THE FIRST PRIDE CROSSWALK IN THE SOUTH AND THAT HOPEFULLY FOLKS WALKING IN THE PARADE THIS WEEKEND WILL SEE AT THE CORNER OF TREMONT AND CLAIR AND TREMONT AND CLARENDON STREET AND ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE CONSTITUENT BRIAN LANDRUM AND THE SOUTH END WHO FIRST UPLIFTED IT AND BROUGHT US TO OUR INTENTION. WHEN YOU FOUGHT SO LONG FOR THIS REPRESENTATION WE SO HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STREETS CABINET I OFTEN THINK ABOUT DO THESE SYMBOLS DO THEY MEAN ANYTHING? IT'S NOT THE SUBSTANCE OF THE WORK BUT THEY MEAN A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTENTIMES MARGINALIZED. SO JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT WE COULD HELP BRING THAT JOY IN AS WE DO THE WORK MAYBE ALSO REMEMBER THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING PEOPLE JOY. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FITZGERALD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.  I JUST MISSED THAT ONE PART. I WAS WONDERING IF THE COUNCIL SANTANA COULD REPEAT HIMSELF AND WHICH BUT FAIR POINT.  THERE WAS A GREAT HISTORY.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR FLOYD CASTRO OF LADY OF THE FLOOR.  SORRY . THANK YOU. THAT WAS A GOOD WEATHER. SORRY BOTH HAVE A RATHER LENGTHY THERE. COUNCILOR SANTANA.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I PLEASE HAVE MY NAME. MADAM CHAIR ALSO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS THE COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS SERVICES ROB SANTIAGO.  BOTH OF US SERVED SERVED OVER 20 YEARS IN THE IN THE NAVY AND WHEN I WHEN I WAS WHEN I WAS ENLISTED WHEN I WAS IN THE NAVY GAY AND LESBIANS COULD NOT SERVE PERIOD.  I CONTINUED SERVING AND THEN THERE WAS A PRESIDENTIAL ORDER THAT WAS REFERENCED HERE WHICH WAS DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL I BELIEVE UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON . AND THEN THAT WAS REVOKED AND GAY AND LESBIAN LGBTQ WHO COULD SERVE OPENLY I BELIEVE WAS UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA.  BUT I WAS IN THE MILITARY ALL OF THAT TIME AND SAW THE MILITARY CHANGE BUT ALSO SAW THE COUNTRY CHANGE. I BRING UP THAT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE A LOT OF MEN AND WOMEN WERE DISCHARGED FROM THE MILITARY DURING THAT PERIOD FOR FOR BEING GAY OR FOR BEING LESBIAN AND THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY PUT THAT ON YOUR DISCHARGE FORM. THEY WOULD PUT SOMETHING ELSE TO HIDE THE HIDE THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION SUCH AS INSUBORDINATION INSUBORDINATION OR EVEN PUT DOWN MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. BUT WHEN THEY WERE DISCHARGED FROM THE MILITARY THEY EVEN THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE PROPER DISCHARGE SUCH AS WHERE THEIR PAPER DISCHARGE WAS NOT AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AND THAT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE THAT MEANS YOU DO NOT QUALIFY FOR CERTAIN SERVICES PROGRAMS THAT THEY EARNED THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO.  SO THAT MIGHT INCLUDE THAT THEY MIGHT NOT RECEIVE THEIR GI BILL . BUT WHAT I GUESS I REFERENCE MY FRIEND COMMISSIONER SANTIAGO BOTH OF US HAVE WORKED ON THIS ISSUE AND TRYING TO LOBBY CONGRESS WHICH IS NOW THE CASE BUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE A DISCHARGE THAT IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN HONORABLE CAN GO BACK AND REVIEW AND SUBMIT THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO UPGRADE THEIR DISCHARGE FORM SO IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE THAT THEY CAN GET THE BENEFITS THAT THEY EARNED. NO ONE'S GIVING THESE BENEFITS TO TO THESE MEN AND WOMEN.  THEY'VE EARNED THEM.  SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IMPORTANT ROLE THAT COMMISSIONER SANTIAGO HAS PLAYED IN THIS CITY THAT TYPE OF WORK OFTENTIMES GOES UNNOTICED BUT HE'S BEEN ADVOCATING AND WORKING HARD IN WASHINGTON AND I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS IMPORTANT WORK AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY BUT ALSO HELP IN HELPING THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY ON THESE ON THESE CERTAIN ISSUES AND PLEASE THAT MY NAME THANK YOU MA'AM. TO THINK OF THAT AND AS AS COUNSELOR WEBER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAKERS OF THE RESOLUTION AND YOU KNOW, JUST TO POINT OUT HOW HOW FAR WE HAVE COME SINCE 1969, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL 20 YEARS LATER THERE WERE NO PEOPLE OUT OF THE CLOSET IN MY HIGH SCHOOL AND NOW, YOU KNOW, I'M PROUD TO LIVE IN A STATE THAT PAVED THE WAY FOR GAY MARRIAGE IN THIS COUNTRY AND TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY IN JAMAICA PLAIN IN DISTRICT SIX THAT IS WHERE LGBTQ THE PLUS LIFE IS IS A CENTRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY . AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAKERS AND SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF MY GAY FAMILY AND AND MY NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, IN DISTRICT SIX. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER WHAT ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK PLEASE HEAD CONSCIOUS CLARA ZAPATA COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCILOR FITZGERALD. COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR BEN WEBER I DO I GET YOU ALL COUNCILOR DURKIN,  COUNCILOR SANTANA, BREADON AND LOUIJEUNE SEAT SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 0930 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY ON ALL OPPOSING IN THE AYES HAVE IT THIS DOCKET DOCKET NUMBER 0930 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR POPE, WILL YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0931 LUCKY NUMBER 0931 COUNCIL OF FLYNN OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZED NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONGRESSWOMAN CEDRIC FLYNN. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, MAY I ADD COUNCILOR COLETTA AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND NOW I SUSPEND RULE 12 AND ADD COUNCILOR MURPHY AS WELL. COUNCILOR CARLOTTA ZAPATA IS ADDED AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCILOR FLYNN'S EXPANSION OF THE RULES ADD COUNCILOR MURPHY AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. COUNCILOR MURPHY SO ADDED COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE'VE RECENTLY MARKED NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK WHICH RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE WORK OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY RANK AND FILE WORKERS THAT DO THE WORK OF KEEPING THE CITY MOVING FORWARD. THE ORIGINS OF PUBLIC WORK WEEK TOOK PLACE UNDER PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT IN 1935. IN 1937, PUBLIC WORKS LEADERS FORMED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND FROM THIS DAY A LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT PUBLIC UTILITY INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY KEEPING OUR ROADS, BRIDGES, HIGHWAYS, SIDEWALKS SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES PLAY AN EXCEPTIONAL ROLE. THE CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR CITY AND COUNTRY EVERY DAY HERE IN BOSTON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE STREET SWEEPING SIDEWALK REPAIRS, FILLING POTHOLES, MAINTAINING STREETLIGHTS, TRASH PICKUP RECYCLING SNOW REMOVAL, STREET ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO NAME A FEW.  THE CITY OF BOSTON PUBLIC WORKS TEAM PLAYS IN A INDISPENSABLE ROLE TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORS NEIGHBORHOODS CLEAN AND SAFE SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF ARE EVERYDAY UNSUNG HEROES WHO KEEP OUR CITY RUNNING IN OPERATING WITHOUT THEIR WORK. OUR CITY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE AS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY ON NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK WE MUST NOT LET THAT WORK GO UNNOTICED AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS OUR CITY REALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL FOR THE WORK THEY DO IN KEEPING OUR CITY MOVING FORWARD, KEEPING OUR COUNTRY MOVING FORWARD. THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY RECOGNITION. I'LL WORK FOR CREDIT BUT THEY REALLY CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THIS COUNTRY, TO THIS CITY AND THEY WORK HARD. THEY'RE DETERMINED AND THEY DO AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON AND I'M PROUD TO KNOW MANY OF THEM. I'M ALSO PROUD OF THESE OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ALSO SUPPORT THE GREAT WORK THEY DO AS WELL. I LOVE ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME THERE'S NOTHING I LIKE MORE THAN BEING IN THE DISTRICT IN CHINATOWN SAY OR SOUTH BOSTON BUT SEEING SOMEONE PUSHING THE BROOM YOU KNOW IT'S 7:00 IN THE MORNING ON A SATURDAY IT MIGHT BE 100 DEGREES OUT AND HERE'S HERE'S ONE OF OUR WORKERS PUSHING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL AND THE DUSTPAN AND THEY'RE TRYING THEIR BEST TO MAKE THE CITY AND OUR STREETS SAFE, CLEAN AND HEALTHY FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLETTE AS APPETIZER. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT AND I THINK COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR ADDING ME AS A SECOND CO-SPONSOR. AH, I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH. PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES. I MAKE SURE THAT NO MATTER WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN I SEE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE IN THE CITY BOSTON AND MY DISTRICT AND ELSEWHERE I JUST WAVE AT THEM. I SAY I THANK YOU SO MUCH OF THE BEST THEY MUST THINK I'M SOME CRAZY LADY BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE APPRECIATED BECAUSE IT IS SUCH HUMBLE WORK BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL WORK FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON AND I TRY TO THINK ABOUT WHY I JUST NOW BEFORE TALKING AND PREPARING MY REMARKS I TRIED TO THINK ABOUT WHY I'M SO DEDICATED TO PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES IN PARTICULAR AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND I REALLY THINK IT STEMS FROM MY GRANDMA, MY GRANDFATHER WHO WAS A PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THEN SWITCHED TO GO WORK AT BOSTON WATER AND SEWER WHO LITERALLY DUG TRENCHES WITH HIS BARE HANDS AND SHOVELS THE OLD WAY THAT THEY USED TO HAVE TO TO DO IT AND YOU KNOW HE DIDN'T HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION. HE WAS WORKING HARD TO GET HIS CHILDREN MY MOTHER INTO COLLEGE AND SHE ENDED UP GRADUATING FROM SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY AND NOW HIS GRANDDAUGHTER IS A CITY COUNCILOR TALKING ABOUT HIM ON THE COUNCIL FLOOR.  AND I JUST THINK IT'S I MY LOVE AND ADMIRATION RESPECT COMES FROM THESE FOLKS WHO DON'T ASK FOR APPRECIATION AND I WILL ALWAYS DO WHAT I CAN TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR WORK AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM AND THEN ALSO SAY THANK HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LENNY WHO IS OUR DEDICATED HOCKEY IN EAST BOSTON.  IT IS HIS BIRTHDAY TOMORROW SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY LENNY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO . THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COLETTE IS UP AT THANK YOU AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LENNY AS WELL. THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE ALSO TO YOUR GRANDFATHER AND HE'S PROUD OF YOU.  COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILOR FLYNN FOR ADDING ME THIS YEAR 2024 THE THEME IS ADVANCING QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL AND IT'S HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS TO THEIR DAILY LIVES AND WE KNOW IT AFFECTS US AND OUR CONSTITUENTS WITH PLANNING,  BUILDING AND MANAGING WHICH IS AT THE HEART OF COMMUNITIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO IMPROVE THE EVERYDAY QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT WE'RE ALL ADVOCATING FOR. I GO OUT OF MY WAY HAPPILY TO SAY HELLO TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES IF I SEE THEM ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET WORKING OR IN THEIR TRUCK TO THANK THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT I AND MY TEAM VALUE THEM JUST IN THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY HAVE BEEN AT DORCHESTER DAY CLEANING UP BEFORE AND AS THE PARADE WENT DOWN THE 3.6 MILE ROUTE MAKING SURE IT WAS READY AND PERFECT FOR THE DAY JUST THIS MORNING THEY WERE CLEANING UP ALL MAN PARK MAKING SURE THAT THE COPS COFFEE HOUR THAT THE PARK LOOKED BEAUTIFUL. THERE'S SO MANY EXAMPLES AT THE OPENING DAY OF THE CHARLESTOWN LITTLE LEAGUE WHEN WE MARCHED IN TO RYAN PLAYGROUND THE TRUCKS WERE STILL THERE BUT IT LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL AND THANKING THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE AND THE HOPE YESTERDAY I SAW IN SUCH A STREET NOT JUST PUTTING CLEANING UP ALL THE TRASH BUT CLEANING OFF THE BARREL THAT THEY PUT THE TRASH INTO. THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND IT'S THESE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES THAT THEY ADDRESS FOR US EVERY DAY I THINK MAKES OUR LIFE EASIER. SO SUPPORTING THEM THIS WEEK,  THIS MONTH, EVERY DAY IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CATCH BUT THEN YOU GET THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.  I ALSO WANT TO STAND AND JUST SUPPORT AND THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES. I HAVE SOME AMAZING DISTRICT YARDS IN MY DISTRICT THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY GO OUT AND TAKE CARE OF OUR STREETS IN THAT ANY CONCERN THAT A RESIDENT HAS THEY'RE THERE FROM FILLING POTHOLES TO PICKING UP TRASH TO FIXING OUR SIDEWALKS TO ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE THEY'RE THERE. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIFIC SHOUT OUT TO AN EMPLOYEE OF PLAYWORKS WHO'S A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE, ERIC PRENTICE . ANY TIME I EMAIL HIM HE HAS AN ANSWER AND HE IS THE ONE THAT GUIDES ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO SHOUT OUT TO YOU ERIC FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE TO HELP ME AND MY RESIDENTS IN TIMES OF NEED. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER JUST WANT TO AGREE WITH THE ERIC IS THE BOMB DOT COM SO SHOUT OUT TO HIM SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES WHO REALLY MAKE OUR CITY WORK COUNCILORS FLYNN COLETTA ZAPATA AND MURPHY. OH IS ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO ADD THEIR NAME?  MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNCILORS BREADON DURKIN, FERNANDO ANDERSON FITZGERALD MEJIA, BABYFACE SANTANA, WEBER AND THE CHAIR COUNCILORS FLYNN, COLETTA ZAPATA AND MURPHY SEE SUSPENSION OF THE RULES ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 0931 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I WILL OPPOSE IN THE AYES HAVE IT DOCKET NUMBER 0931 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0932 TALK NUMBERS 0932 COUNCILOR COLETTA ZAPATA OFFERED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A HERO SQUARE FOR PRIVATE WILLIAM FIELD NEAR AND AT THE INTERSECTION OF NARAN ROW AND TREMONT STREET. THANK YOU.  DOCKET NUMBER 0932 THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR COLETTE ZAPATA.  THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION. SO I'VE BEEN ASKED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF VETERAN SERVICES TO WITHDRAW THIS FOR NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHY QUITE FRANKLY, BUT I RESPECT HIM.  I THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN ERROR SO I'LL WAIT AND WE FILE THIS NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU, DOG AND NUMBER 0932 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. MR CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE REDACT NUMBER 0933.0933 COUNCILOR I'M HERE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT INCREASING DIVERSITY AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES OF COLOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN . HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD COUNCILOR WEBER AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR.  CORBETT SO ADDED AS AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. COVER ME HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHO I AM? JUST FIRST OF ALL, WE HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING AND IN LIGHT OF THE HEARING THAT WE HOSTED LAST WEEK TO GIVE A SPACE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES PARTICULARLY EMPLOYEES OF COLOR ACROSS BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW,  AND A HOST OF OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SPEAK AROUND SOME OF THE DISCREPANCIES THAT THEY FACED AS THEY TRIED TO MOVE ON LITERALLY THE LADDER HERE AND AND SO WE WANTED TO FILE A RESOLUTION TODAY THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO SOUND THE ALARM NO PUN INTENDED AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO HAVE REAL OPPORTUNITIES IN 2022 UNDER MY LEADERSHIP OUR OFFICE PASSED THE FAIR CHANCE ACT TO ENSURE THAT MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES HAVE A FAIR OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT. SINCE THEN WE NOW HAVE A CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE PASSED THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION IT ONLY COVERED NON UNION EMPLOYEES WHICH MEANS THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES OF COLOR HAVE A FAIR CHANCE.  AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE FILING THIS RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE CITY DEPARTMENTS.  THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS LAWSUITS IN HIGH PROFILE CASES AS YOU ALL KNOW, INCLUDING A $2.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT. I MEAN LONG WITHSTANDING FEDERAL DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT ALLEGING THAT A HAIR TEST QUOTE UNQUOTE USED BY THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED OFFICERS OF COLOR AND BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS CURRENTLY FACING LAWSUITS OVER ALLEGATIONS OF ITS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AGAINST ADMINISTRATORS OF COLOR, PUTTING THEM ON LEAVE AND SUBJECTING THEM TO INVESTIGATE INVESTIGATORY MEETINGS AIMING TO EITHER TERMINATE THEM OR COMPEL THEM TO RESIGN OR I BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT OF REALLY PUSHING FOR DIVERSITY AND I THINK THAT TODAY REALLY WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME TO REALLY SEE WHAT DIVERSITY LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE WE COME INTO THIS CHAMBER OFTENTIMES WITH OUR OWN LIMITED ACCESS TO INFORM, YOU KNOW, LIKE SKILLS AND SOME OF US AS NOT ARE NOT AS POLISHED OR AS PEDIGREED OR DEGREED UP AND SO WE HAVE TO COME INTO SPACES AND PLACES AND FIGHT TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. AND WHEN IT COMES TO JUST THE PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE SYSTEMIC RACIAL DISCREPANCIES THAT CONTINUE TO PLAGUE US, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY RIGHT THE WRONGS.  AND SO TODAY MORE THAN EVER I AM RECOGNIZING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO REALLY PUSH THROUGH AND FIGHT TO BE ABLE TO BE AFFIRMED AND TO BE EMBRACED AND TO BE RESPECTED.  AND I THINK THAT AS A CITY WE STRUGGLE WITH THAT AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND A RESPONSIBILITY TO MOVE DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE IF WE DON'T WE'RE GOING TO JUST CONTINUE TO REPLICATE BAD BEHAVIOR AND SO THIS RESOLUTION IS IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF THE OFFICERS, ALL OF THE EDUCATORS AND ALL OF THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR ENTIRE LIFE TO SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED AND DENIED THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE UP.  AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT A LOT OF THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PARTICULARLY MADAM LEO YAGO AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN REALLY FIGHTING THIS INITIALLY WAS REALLY INSPIRED A FEW YEARS AGO THROUGH THE FAIR CHANCE ACT THAT LAST YEAR WE WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN AND THE FIGHT CONTINUES. AND SO I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES IN THE SPIRIT OF STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WEBER, COUNCILOR WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN HERE FOR FOR ADDING ME TO THIS. YOU KNOW, IN MY EXPERIENCE AS AN ATTORNEY I WORKED ON FOUR CASES DEALING WITH POLICE EXAMS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS IS IS TROUBLING TO ME . YOU KNOW, THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION HAS A GUIDELINE THAT IF THERE IS IN A PROMOTIONAL PRACTICE IF ONE GROUP IS BEING PROMOTED AT LESS THAN 80% OF ANOTHER GROUP, THEN THAT IS IT'S PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF A DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT RIGHT?  SO UNDER THE 2020 THE LAST PROMOTIONAL EXAM THAT BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT GAVE FOR SERGEANTS BLACK AND LATINO OFFICERS ARE BEING PROMOTED AT 40% AT A RATE OF 40% OF THEIR AS THEIR THAT THEIR WHITE COLLEAGUES ARE BEING PROMOTED AND SO HERE IT'S IT'S CLEAR WE HAVE A DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT ON A READILY IDENTIFIABLE GROUP.  NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE CITY WOULD BE LIABLE FOR DISCRIMINATION YOU CAN HAVE A TEST THAT HAS A DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT ON A GROUP FOR EXAMPLE LIKE FIRE FIREFIGHTER EXAM WHERE YOU'RE REQUIRED TO CARRY A ú100 HOSE UPSTAIRS THAT MIGHT HAVE A DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT ON OLD PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, YOU KNOW, WOMEN. BUT THAT TEST HAS A DIRECT CORRELATION. YOU NEED A FIREFIGHTER IN SOME CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THERE ARE SOME DISCRIMINATORY IMPACTS WHICH ARE PERMISSIBLE.  BUT WE'VE HAD A BUNCH OF CASES HERE TOO VERY RECENTLY THERE'S THE LIEUTENANT'S EXAM CASE IN FEDERAL COURT AND THE STATEWIDE HRT CASE HERE THAT JUST GOT SETTLED IN STATE COURT.  BOTH OF THOSE THE JUDGES IN BOTH CASES SAID A WRITTEN PROMOTIONAL EXAM IS NOT A VALID TEST FOR A POLICE SERGEANT OR A LIEUTENANT OR A CAPTAIN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEASURE MOST OF THE IMPORTANT SKILLS AND ABILITIES YOU NEED TO DO THAT JOB DOESN'T MEASURE LEADERSHIP SKILLS ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS DOESN'T MEASURE PAST PERFORMANCE. SO SOMEBODY COULD BE A WAR HERO AND THEY DON'T DON'T GET EXTRA POINTS ON THE EXAM. SO WE HAVE A SELECTION PROCEDURE HERE THAT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE INVALID AND ONE SIMPLE SOLUTION I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER WAS JUST TO LEAVE THIS LIST OPEN ONE MORE YEAR FROM THE 2020 EXAM YOU'LL REACH IT'LL STILL BE MAJORITY WHITE OFFICERS BUT THERE ALSO BE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BIPOC OFFICERS WHO WOULD BE PROMOTED OFF THAT LIST WHO ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED,  WHO'VE BEEN IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THREE, FIVE, SIX ,TEN YEARS. YOU KNOW WHO'S YOU HAVE MASTER'S DEGREES AND WHO SCORED VERY WELL ON THIS EXAM. SO THAT'S WAY TO ALLEVIATE THIS LEGAL LIABILITY ISSUE OR ACTUALLY UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION AS OUR CASES ARE FOUND.  BUT WHAT'S DISTURBING IS THAT WE HAD THE POLICE COMMISSIONER HERE SAY WHILE HE WANTS TO GIVE A NEW EXAM THIS YEAR AND THAT THE HOW HE'S GOING TO DEAL WITH ISSUES OF DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT THESE PRIOR EXAMS IS TO DEAL WITH A IMPROVE A CULTURE OF STUDY WHICH IS JUST YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ARGUED IN THE SMITH CASE, THE TENSE EXAM CASE THAT THIS IS THAT SCORE DIFFERENCES ARE BASED ON LACK OF STUDYING WHICH EVERY EXPERT INCLUDING THE CITY'S OWN EXPERTS HAVE THROWN OUT. IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF INTELLIGENCE.  THE RESULTS ON THESE TESTS THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF FACTORS THEY SAID MANY, MANY FACTORS TOO THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BY IN THE COURTS AND THAT THE EXPERTS AGREED ON ARE JUST PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS GOING INTO THE TESTS OR HOW THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW THE OF EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE TAKING STANDARDIZED TESTS THESE THINGS THAT CREATE TWO OR THREE POINT DIFFERENCE WHICH IN THE END HAS NO RELATION TO HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PERFORM AS A POLICE LIEUTENANT WHETHER YOU SCORE A 91 OR AN 89 ON THIS TEST. AND SO TO SORT OF CEMENT THE IMPACT OF THIS POLICE EXAM BY STOPPING PROMOTIONS THIS LIST AND GIVING A NEW ONE WHICH IS GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO WIND UP IN THE SAME SPOT RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT WAR. IT'S PROBABLY THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF BIPOC OFFICERS IN THE SUPERVISORY RANKS THAT WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME. IT'S ABOUT 11% OF THE POLICE SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS RIGHT NOW ARE BIPOC IT'S A IT'S JUST A TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS THAT WE NEED TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO CHANGE, YOU KNOW,  THEY CAN GIVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF TEST. THEY CAN USE THE WRITTEN TEST JUST AS A HURDLE AND SAY IF YOU GET OVER AN 80 ON THE WRITTEN TEST WE'LL USE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT WOULD REDUCE SORT OF THE DISPARATE IMPACT.  BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE COMMISSIONER IS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THOSE THINGS. SO I THINK COUNCIL AREA FOR BRINGING THIS I WILL SAY YOU KNOW I FOR A LONG TIME HAVE HEARD STORIES ABOUT BEEPS AND HOW THEY ARE UNFAIRLY TARGETED TEACHERS OF COLOR IN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PUTTING THEM ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT THE NUMBERS OF NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS IS A LOT IS IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK IT'S 42% OF TEACHERS ARE BLACK, LATINO OR ASIAN AND OVER 50% OF THE SCHOOL LEADERS ARE BLACK, LATINO AND ASIAN.  AND THIS HAS HAD A NUMBER OF FAIRS OF JOB FAIRS. I THINK THERE ARE 13 OR SO IN THE LAST I DON'T KNOW A YEAR OR SO THAT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO HIRE A DIVERSE GROUP OF TEACHERS. I THINK WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY I'M JOINING WITH COUNCILOR MEJIA ON THIS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES KINDS FOR AN ENGINEERING COMPANY, ANDREW AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU TO THE LEAD AND CO-SPONSOR OF ON THIS DOCKET I RISE IN SUPPORT BUT ALSO I WOULD ADD THAT THERE ARE SOME A LOT OF EFFORTS THAT THE CITY HAVE BEEN MAKING IN TERMS OF HIRING DIVERSE STAFF, IN TERMS OF BPD.  I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT MY COLLEAGUE COLLEAGUE STATE HAS STATED ABOUT IN TERMS OF PROMOTIONAL OR JUST DECISIONS IN HOW TO EXECUTE NEXT STEPS TO ADDRESS THIS INEQUITY OF NOT HIRING ENOUGH UPPER OR SERGEANTS OR PROMOTING OFFICERS OF COLOR AND VP'S SAME I'VE HEARD THESE COMPLAINTS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AND THEN WE KNOW THAT BOSTON PUBLIC I'M SORRY BPA IS OVER 80% NOT SO WHITE NOT PEOPLE OF COLOR.  THE VP'S OVER 60% WHITE NOT PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND THEN WHEN I DO THIS OF COURSE THE MEDIA TAKES IT AND SPINS IT AND THEN PUTS IT ON THAT WE'RE RACE BAITING. SO I'M SO GLAD THAT MY COLLEAGUE TODAY IS A WHITE MAN WHO GETS TO STAND UP AND SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE AS AN ALLY BECAUSE WHEN I DO IT AS A BLACK WOMAN THEN IT GETS TO BE AN ISSUE ABOUT RACE. BUT IT IS IT IS A HORRIBLE ISSUE THAT WE MUST ADDRESS AND I DO THINK THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HERE AND OUR MAYOR IS IN SUPPORT OF DIVERSIFYING AND HAVING INCREASED THE DIVERSE HIRING PEOPLE OF COLOR HIRING BY 57% IN COMPARISON TO HISTORIC NUMBERS.  SO WHEN WE SEE IMPROVEMENTS WHEN WE SEE A TREND, A PATTERN OF THINGS GETTING BETTER, THEN WE DO HAVE TO ALLOW TIME AND WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE GREAT STRIDES SO I, I AGAIN I RISE IN SUPPORT. I THINK THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CADET PROGRAM IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY'RE SELECTING AND THEY HAVE LIKE YOU KNOW, CERTAIN DISCRIMINATORY LIKE PRACTICES IN TERMS OF WHO CAN GET SELECTED BUT THEN THEY'LL SAY MINORITIES HAVE TO BE AND THEN WHITE WOMEN ARE ALSO CONSIDERED MINORITY SO THEN FURTHER DILUTING THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR GETTING IN TO THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS TO LOOK AT WHAT IS ACTUALLY EQUITABLE. THIS HAPPENS AS WELL WITH PPD. THIS HAPPENS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DEPARTMENTS SOME PEOPLE WILL GET UP AND SAY FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU TALKING TO BOB ABOUT PPD OR IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS OR IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS, PEOPLE ARE READY TO GET UP AND SAY WELL YOU KNOW WE I SUPPORT THAT.  I SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC WORK, I SUPPORT ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS AND SUPPORT PPD.  BUT WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY AND I AND I AND I IMPLORE MY COLLEAGUES IF YOU ARE IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE OF COLOR, YOU KNOW, I HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BLACK MEN AND WOMEN AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OF COLOR LATINOS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.  LIKE WHEN YOU START TALKING LIKE THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS ABOUT THAT.  YOU YOU KNOW, SUPERFICIALLY SAY IT LIKE OPTICALLY YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU REPRESENT A THING BUT THEN WHEN IT COMES TO ACTUALLY MOVING MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR ISSUES ALL RIGHT. THAT ACTUALLY ADDRESS THIS POPULATION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH OF BOSTON AND THE NUMBERS AND HOW BLACK PEOPLE IN ROXBURY DIED 22 YEARS SOONER THAN BLACK THAN WHITE PEOPLE IN IT COUNTERPARTS IN BACK BAY AND WE SHOW YOU SHOW YOU NUMBERS AND THEN BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER OUR COMMISSIONER DR. AJAOKUTA COMES IN AND SAYS YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO RACISM. THE REASON WHY BLACK PEOPLE ARE DYING IS BECAUSE OF RACISM.  THE REASON WHY BLACK PEOPLE GET LESS JOBS RACISM THE REASON WHY BLACK PEOPLE GET LESS HOUSING RACISM THE REASON WHY THEY ARE DYING AND LEADING TO GUN VIOLENCE BECAUSE IT'S DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO SYSTEMIC RACISM BECAUSE WE ARE DIVESTING IN THOSE POPULATIONS WE'VE HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED WE'VE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED, WE'RE HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED WITH A HISTORICALLY SUPPRESSED AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE REPRESENTATION COME TO THIS OFFICE IN A BUDGET OR OTHERWISE BECAUSE YOU HAVE BLACK PEOPLE STANDING UP AND SAYING THAT WE REPRESENT THIS POPULATION, THAT WE KNOW THE PAIN THAT WE'VE SEEN OUR PEOPLE DIE, THAT WE'VE SEEN THESE SUFFERINGS, THAT WE KNOW THE DIVESTMENT AND YOU WE SHOW YOU THE NUMBERS AND WE SHOW YOU THE MATH AND WE SHOW YOU THE SCIENCE WHAT DO YOU SAY? OH, THEIR RACE BAITING OH MY GOD.  NO, NO, NO. YOU CAN'T TAKE MONEY FROM THERE AND CAN WE REALLY TRUST YOU? DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A BUDGET? MM, I DON'T KNOW. CAN WE MOVE THIS MONEY? WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MYSELF? A BLACK WOMAN WHO SAYS WHO SPEAKS ON THESE ISSUES AND TALK ABOUT INVESTMENTS IN FINANCES AND MY WHITE COUNTERPART THAT GETS UP AND SPEAKS ABOUT IT? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? SO WHETHER IT MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE HE'S A LAWYER AND I'M NOT.  EITHER WAY, LET'S CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE CHECK. LET'S CHECK THE WAY THAT WE TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND LET'S CHECK WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE BACKING IT UP IN OTHER PROCESSES THAT ACTUALLY INVEST IN SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM, SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS HIRING PRACTICES, THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF THE MARGINALIZED. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THAT MIGRANTS ARE SUFFERING. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY CAPE VERDE AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THERE ARE SPECIFIC MUSLIM POPULATIONS THAT ARE DYING OR MARGINALIZED. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK THAT WAY AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY I GET THAT I HEAR YOU AND I UNDERSTAND MY PRIVILEGE IN THAT IN THERE WE CAN HAVE AN HONEST CONVERSATION THERE. WE CAN ACTUALLY BE HONEST AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND UNDERSTAND AND BUILD TRUST IN THAT YOU ARE AN ALLY IN THAT YOU ACTUALLY SUPPORT IT. SO DON'T OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SPEAK ABOUT IT UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE REAL CHANGES WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT MONEY. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT JOB ACCESS, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET AND WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT INVEST IN THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SAY THE BLACK BABIES. SO WHEN YOU SAY YOU WANT TO SAVE AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SAY THAT NEED IT, IT STARTS WITH THE PARENTS THAT ARE NOT GETTING THESE JOBS, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT GOING FROM LOWER CLASS TO MIDDLE CLASS THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE NOT AFFORDING TO OUR BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE. SO I'LL CONTINUE TO DO THIS. THEY'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE STORIES ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW, WHEN BLACK PEOPLE GET UP AND WE RACE BAIT AND ALL THAT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO SEND THREATS, THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT SCARE YOUR STAFF BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER FOR US TO REPRESENT AN ISSUE, WE WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT WE'RE HUMAN ENOUGH IN ORDER TO BE DESERVING OF IT. SO I HAVEN'T SAID MUCH TODAY AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTHY SPEECH THERE BUT THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE IN TERMS OF HOW WE ACTUALLY SAY HOW WE ACTUALLY BACK UP OR PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU GUYS. FERNANDO ANDERSON AND THANK YOU TO A CUSTOMER HERE HAS A WEBER FOR OFFERING THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION TO THEM WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK OF EQUITY AND MY COUNSELORS HAVE MADE SOME POINTS SO I WON'T BELABOR THE POINT BUT I'M GLAD TO SUPPORT THEM MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE INCHING OUR WAY THERE CAPTURES MEJIA AND OH WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD THEIR NAME WAS DECLARED PLEASE LET COUNSELORS GRADE IN COLOR AS APPETITE DARKEN FERNANDA ANDERSON FITZGERALD FLYNN MURPHY BUT THEN SANTANA WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR COUNSELORS HERE AND WEBER SIX SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 0933 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY HI MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0933 COUNCILOR WILL BE BREADON. YES.  COUNCILOR BREADON YES. COUNCILOR COLETTA ZAPATA YES.  COUNSELOR COLLETTE AS THE PARTY YES. COUNSELOR DURKIN COUNSELOR DURKIN YES. COUNCILOR FOR NANCY ANDERSON YES.  COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNSELOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNSELOR FLYNN COUNSELOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNSELOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNSELOR MEJIA.  COUNSELOR MEJIA YES. COUNSELOR MURPHY COUNSELOR MURPHY COUNSELOR ú15 PER PERSON YES. COUNSELOR SANTANA YES.  SANTANA YES. COUNSELOR WEBER YES. COUNSELOR BUT YES AND COUNSELOR WORLD YES. COUNSELOR OH YES. I CAN HAVE 0933 AS WE SEE A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0933 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR QUICK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0934. LUCKY NUMBER 0934 COUNSELOR SANTANA OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ACT TO ENSURE LEGAL PARENTAGE EQUALITY HOUSE 1713 SENATE 947 TO PROTECT LGBTQ FAMILIES AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR SANTANA CASA SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I CAN PROMISE HOW BRAVE I WILL BE. BUT MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO ADD COUNSELOR FERNANDEZ ANDERSON AS A SECOND ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR AND I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND PROTOCOL AND I HAD A COUNSELOR BRIEF AND THAT'S THE ORIGINAL THIRD CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. COUNSELOR FERNANDO ANDERSON IS OUT OF THE AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF COUNSELOR SANTANA. THE EXPANSION OF THE RULES TO ADD COUNSELOR BRITTON AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR SEEING AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS.  COUNSELOR BRITTON SO ADDED COUNSELOR SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK MY CO-SPONSORS FOR JOINING ME IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND I PARTICULARLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNSELOR BRITTON FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS MATTER INCLUDING OFFERING A RESOLUTION AND 2021 THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED IN SUPPORT OF A SIMILAR LEGISLATION AND UNDER CONSIDERATION BY OUR STATE LEGISLATOR AT THAT TIME.  UNFORTUNATELY, OUR PERCENTAGE LAWS IN MASSACHUSETTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED AND THE URGENCY HAS ONLY GROWN FOR EVERYONE WHO CHOOSES TO BE A PARENT THE DAY OF THE DAY A CHILD JOINS THEIR FAMILY AS ONE OF THE MOST JOYOUS DAYS OF THEIR LIVES YET FOR TOO MANY PARENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS IT'S ALSO THE BEGINNING OF A LONG STRESSFUL,  EXPENSIVE AND OFTEN HUMANLY HUMILIATING PROCESS OF GETTING MASSACHUSETTS TO LEGALLY RECOGNIZE YOU AS A PARENT OF YOUR OWN CHILD. THIS PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE LEGAL PARENTS OF A CHILD IS CALLED PERCENTAGE AND HEARING REGISTRY SETS OUR PERCENTAGE LAWS ARE WOEFULLY OUT OF DATE.  IN FACT, MASSACHUSETTS IS THE ONLY STATE IN NEW ENGLAND THAT HASN'T UPDATED ITS PERCENTAGE LAWS. THESE OUTDATED LAWS PARTICULARLY AFFECT MEMBERS OF OUR LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY WHO ARE OFTEN FORCED TO SPEND TENS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO ADOPT THEIR OWN CHILD. THEY ALSO FREQUENTLY AFFECT PARENTS WHO CONCEIVE THROUGH ASSISTED REPRODUCTION INCLUDING INCLUDING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND SURGERY SURGERY. SC SORRY MY ACCENT SOME OF THESE WORDS ALL OF THIS CREATES SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR FAMILIES SEPARATION AND HARDSHIPS INCLUDING DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENTS BY THE COMMONWEALTH DUE TO UNCLEAR RECOGNITION OF THEIR PARENTS BY STATE LAW OUR INCOMPLETE AND OUTDATED PERCENTAGE LAWS ALSO OFTEN LEAD TO A YEARS LONG LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE COURTS WHICH ARE VERY DISTRESSING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND FRANKLY AND FRANKLY WASTEFUL OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND OUR LIMITED COURT RESOURCES. THESE OUTDATED LAWS ALSO OVER 2020 CREATE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON BASIC FAMILY NEEDS INCLUDING CUSTODY, HEALTH DECISIONS, ACCESS TO INSURANCE ADDRESSING EMERGENCIES IN THE ABILITY TO TRAVEL ACROSS STATE LINES, THE NEED TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF OUR LGBTQ FAMILIES IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL IN AN ERA WHEN LEGISLATIVE ATTACKS ON OUR LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY ARE RAPIDLY ITERATING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 2023 OVER 510 ANTI LGBTQ PLUS BILLS WERE FILED IN STATE LEGISLATURES AND OVER 515 MORE ANTI LGBTQ PLUS BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE STATE LEGISLATORS AND JUST FIRST IN THE FIRST AND THE LAST FIVE MONTHS OF 2020 FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE ALSO UNDER ATTACKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO VITRO FERTILIZATION WHICH UNDER EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR MASSACHUSETTS TO HAVE COHERENT AND COMPREHENSIVE PERCENTAGE LAWS THAT PROTECT THE RANGE OF WAYS OF THE WAYS THAT THE CHILDREN ARE BORN AND FAMILIES ARE FORMED.  THE STATE LEGISLATOR JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE ITS IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING A BILL TO UPDATE OUR PERCENTAGE LAWS THIS BIPARTISAN BILL AND ACT TO ENSURE LEGAL PERCENTAGES QUALITY WAS FILED BY REPRESENTATIVE SARA KATE K PEAKE AND KANE AND SENATORS JULIAN CYR AND BRUCE TARR. THE ACT IS BASED ON A BEST PRACTICE FRAMEWORK FOR ENSURING BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED WITH CLEAR STANDARDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERCENTAGE THROUGH ALL PATHS INCLUDING BIRTH ADOPTION, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND APTITUDE ADJUDICATION AND GENETICS ASSISTED REPRODUCTION SUGGEST THE DE FACTO PERCENTAGE AND MARSHALL AND OTHER PRESUMPTIONS THIS BEST PRACTICE FRAMEWORK WAS GUIDED COMPREHENSIVE PERCENTAGE LAWS UPDATE ALREADY ADOPTED IN OTHER STATES INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MICHIGAN, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WASHINGTON. AN ADDITION TO THOSE STATES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW YORK HAVE ALSO ADOPTED UPDATED LAWS ADDRESSING SIMILAR CONCERNS, THE ACT WILL ENSURE CHILDREN BORN THROUGH ASSISTED REPRODUCTION SUCH AS IVF HAVE A CLEAR ROUTE TO ESTABLISH THE PERCENTAGE IT WILL PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR COURTS TO RESOLVE COMPETING CLAIMS OF IT WOULD ENSURE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSISTENCY IN OUR COURTS AND REDUCE UNNECESSARY LITIGATION AND IT WOULD HAVE CODIFY AND PROTECT PERCENTAGE PRESIDENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT WITH TEN OTHER STATES HAVING ALREADY UPDATED THEIR PERCENTAGE LAWS INCLUDING ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THE BIPARTISAN MOVEMENT TO UPDATE MASSACHUSETTS PERCENTAGE LAWS HAS SUPPORT FROM A BROAD COALITION OF WELL OVER 60 LOCAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IS IT IS ALSO HAS VOCAL SUPPORT FROM GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY, ATTORNEY ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDERGRADUATE JOY CAMPBELL AND MASSACHUSETTS LAWMAKERS WEEKLY. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE SOME SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO HOUSE SPEAKER RON MARIANO FOR HIS SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP SPEAKER MARIANO JUST MINUTES AGO BUT HOURS AGO AT THIS POINT WHILE WE WERE WHILE WE WERE IN THIS MEETING ACKNOWLEDGE AGAIN THE NEED TO UPDATE THESE THESE LAWS AND STATED THAT THE HOUSE WILL TAKE UP THE BILL WITHIN THE MONTH IN 2021 THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR MODERNIZING OUR STATE PERCENTAGE LAWS AND TODAY I'M ASKING MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO STAND AGAIN IN SUPPORT OF OUR MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY INCLUDING OUR LGBTQ PLUS FAMILIES AND FAMILIES CONCEIVING CHILDREN THROUGH ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.  I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY CO-SPONSORS AND COLLEAGUES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER AS WELL AND I WILL BE ASKING TODAY FOR MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT AND SUSPENDING THE RULES AND PASSING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES KINDS OF FERNANDA ANDERSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE CO-SPONSOR MY COLLEAGUE ALSO SANTANA. I AS A FOSTER MOM OF 17 CHILDREN AS YOU KNOW OVER A TEN YEAR SPAN I KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT THAT FAMILY LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE.  UNFORTUNATELY THE LAWS OF OUR BOOKS DON'T AGREE AND THEY STAND IN THE WAY OF MANY FAMILIES ABILITY TO CLAIM PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER THEIR CHILDREN. THE RESOLUTION HERE WILL SUPPORT A MUCH NEEDED BIPARTISAN BILL IN THE STATE HOUSE WHICH PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQ FAMILIES AND OTHERS.  AND IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING TO THINK THAT WE ARE STILL FAR BEHIND ON THIS ISSUE. MASSACHUSETTS SERIOUSLY LAGS BEHIND OTHER STATES WHEN IT COMES TO ESTABLISHING PARENTAL EQUALITY FOR FAMILIES OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.  THIS BODY PREVIOUSLY VOTED IN SUPPORT OF SIMILAR LEGISLATION GOING BACK AS FAR BACK AS 2021. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP DAWDLING ON THESE ISSUES.  MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY NOTICE AND THEY TELL ME HOW DIFFERENT BOSTON FEELS COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES IN THE REGION. I HEAR THIS CONVERSATION ALL THE TIME IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY AND WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT THROUGH LEGISLATION LIKE THIS TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON EVERYDAY LIVES OF OUR LGBTQ PLUS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.  IT'S SUPPORTING LEGISLATION LIKE THIS. IT DOES IT DOES SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST SIMPLY VOICE YOUR SUPPORT ON THE BILL. IT SENDS A MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THAT WE ARE READY TO ACT TO SUPPORT OUR LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY TODAY. I TRULY HOPE THAT WE UTILIZE OUR TIME WISELY DURING PRIDE MONTH AND BEYOND TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE WAYS IN WHICH THIS COUNCIL CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU AGAIN COUNSELOR SANTANA SO PROUD THAT YOU GET TO LEAD US IN IN ALL EVERYTHING LGBTQ PLUS INCLUDING OUR COUNSELOR BRAYDEN FROM DISTRICT NINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A CHAMPION AND A LEADER IN THIS AS WELL.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BREADON COMES FROM RIGHT IN THE UPPER FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TO THE CO-SPONSORS FOR ALLOWING ME TO JOIN THEM ON THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.  I THINK MY COLLEAGUE SANTANA HAS SAID IT ALL IN HIS THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE OF THE OF THE LEGISLATION AT HAND THE CURRENT OUTDATED LAWS FOR NON BY A NON BIOLOGICAL PARENTS TO SEEK A COURT ORDER TO LEGALLY ADOPT THEIR CHILD FOR FULL RECOGNITION OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND THIS IS A BURDEN ON TOP OF AN ALREADY ARDUOUS PROCESS OF BUILDING A FAMILY.  IT'S IT'S REALLY I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF OUR SHEROES IN THE PAST AS DR. SUSAN LEE IN HER PARTNER SUSAN LOVE AND HER PARTNER WERE A SAME SEX COUPLE WHO WERE THE PLAINTIFFS IN THE CASE TO ALLOW A GAY PARENTS TO ADOPT THEIR CHILD SO THIS IS SORT OF AN EXTENSION OF THIS WHOLE THIS WHOLE SCENARIO BUT IT'S ALSO YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE SENSE OF THE COMPLEXITY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN TERMS OF ASSISTED MEANS TO CONCEIVE AND BEAR A CHILD IN THIS DAY AND AGE THINGS HAVE MOVED A LONG WAY IN ALL THESE YEARS.  IT SEEMS THAT WE JUST HAVE THE LAW HASN'T KEPT UP.  SO I THINK THE MASSACHUSETTS PARENTAGE ACT COALITION AND GLAD THE GAY FOR THEIR ADVOCACY ON THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT AND THANK MY CO-SPONSORS FOR INCLUDING ME AND I HOPE WE CAN ALL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SUPPORT THIS VERY IMPORTANT RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR BREADON AND YES, COUNSELOR SANTANA. EVERYONE HAS REALLY COVERED IT BUT I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT THAT. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT MODERNIZING AND CLARIFYING LEGAL PARENTAGE IT PERTAINS TO OUR LGBTQ FAMILIES AND THOSE USING ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THE NPA ALSO ADDRESSES INTERSECTIONAL NEEDS BY SIMPLIFYING THE LEGAL RECOGNITION OF DIVERSE NON-NUCLEAR FAMILIES INCLUDING IMMIGRANT AND BLACK COMMUNITIES AS A PERSON IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES. SO OUR SUPPORTIVE OF THE NPA REINFORCES OUR ROLE AS A LEADER PROMOTING INCLUSIVE POLICIES THAT RECOGNIZE SUPPORT OUR FAMILY STRUCTURES. WHEN I SHOUT OUT THE INCREDIBLE COALITION OF PARENTS AND PEOPLE IN BOSTON WHO ARE BEHIND THIS WHO HAVE MET WITH MY OFFICE ON ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS AND JUST WANT TO SAY MY FULL SUPPORT FOR THIS DOCKET. SO IF IT IS ANYONE LOOKING TO ADD THEIR NAME MR. CLERK PLEASE ADD COUNSELORS BREADON OH SHE'S ALREADY ON THE DOCKET. PLEASE ADD COUNSELORS CLAUDIA ZAPATA FITZGERALD, FLYNN MAKIYA, PAT BARNES WEBER WORLD PLEASE ADD THE CHAIR DOCKET NUMBER ZERO NINE THROUGH CASTRO SANTANA, FERNANDES ANDERSON AND BREADON TO SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND ADOPTION OF DOCKET NUMBER 0934 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.  MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON DOCKET NUMBER 0934. COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR BREADON YES.  COUNCILOR AS ZAPATA YES. COUNCILOR SIR PETER COLLETTE AS A PARTY YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN.  COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDA SANDERSON COUNCILOR FERNANDA SENSE AND YES. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR FLYNN YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. COUNCILOR YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR HAVE BEEN COUNCILOR FOR TEN YEARS. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. SANTANA YES. COUNCIL WHATEVER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER YES. AND COUNCILOR WORRELL YES. COUNCILOR WU YES. LUCKY NUMBER 0934 HAS RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0934 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU COUNCIL IF COUNCILOR WERE OUT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT WEAPONS COMPANY.  MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKER NUMBER 0935 LUCKY NUMBER 0935 COUNCILORS LOUIJEUNE AND WEBER ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE 4356 AN ACT PROMOTING HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND MOBILITY THROUGH EVICTION SEALING. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE. COUNCILOR , YOU HAD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.  COUNCILOR AROUND CHAIR THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING ME . I WANT TO THANK THE LEAD SPONSORS THIS BILL SENATOR LYDIA EDWARDS WHO REALLY CHAMPIONED THIS HOMES ACT AS EVICTION SEALING WHEN SHE WAS A CITY COUNCILOR AND MAJORITY LEADER MICHAEL MORAN. THIS BILL IS DESIGNED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE BURDENS THAT AN EVICTION RECORD CAN IMPOSE ON TENANTS IMPACTING THEIR ABILITY TO SECURE FUTURE HOUSING. OVER 1 MILLION EVICTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED IN OUR COMMONWEALTH OVER THE PAST 24 YEARS AND ALL OF THIS DATA REALLY SERVES TO HARM OUR RESIDENTS.  WE GOT REALLY CLOSE DURING COVID TO PASSING EVICTION SEALING AND AT THE LAST MINUTE THE GOVERNOR PULLED IT OUT. FORMER GOVERNOR BAKER. THIS BILL ESTABLISHES A FRAMEWORK FOR THE CEILING OF EVICTION RECORDS UNDER SEVERAL SPECIFIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING WHEN CASES ARE DISMISSED, WHEN TENANTS PREVAIL IN THEIR DISPUTES OR WHEN EVICTIONS OCCUR WITHOUT ANY FAULT ON THE PART OF THE TENANT. THE IMPACT THAT MERE RECORDS EVICTION RECORDS CAN HAVE ON A TENANT'S CHANCE AT FINDING AND MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. WE CARE DEEPLY ON THIS COUNCIL ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS. WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT EVICTIONS AND WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO FIND NEW HOMES AND TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT. THIS BILL WOULD NOT INFRINGE UPON THE RIGHT OF LANDLORDS OR PROPERTY MANAGERS. RATHER IT PROPOSES A BALANCED APPROACH THAT PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF ALL INVOLVED PARTIES. IT SEEKS TO ELIMINATE THE UNDUE BURDEN PLACED ON TENANTS FROM PAST LEGAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY NO LONGER REPRESENT THEIR CURRENT SITUATION THUS ALLOWING THEM TO SEEK HOUSING WITHOUT THE STIGMA OF PREVIOUS EVICTIONS.  THE GOAL FOR ALL OF US SHOULD BE TO PROMOTE A FAIRER HOUSING SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY RESPECTS THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY OWNERS BUT ALSO PRIORITIZES THE MOBILITY AND HOUSING SECURITY OF TENANTS. THIS HOMES ACT WOULD BE A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS ENSURING THAT ALL RESIDENTS HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SECURE A SAFE AND STABLE HOUSE ACCOMMODATIONS. THERE'S A VERSION THAT CAME THROUGH THE BOND BILL.  THIS IS A STRONGER VERSION THAT'S WRITTEN BY THE MAJORITY LEADER AND SENATOR EDWARDS. WE THINK IT'S A STRONGER BILL. A LOT OF ADVOCATES ARE SUPPORTING IT AND ARE ACTUALLY SUPPORTING ONE STEP FURTHER. THEY COULD GET AN AUTOMATIC CEILING. WE KNOW THAT THE BUREAUCRACY IS REALLY MESSY AND COMPLICATED ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOW INCOME, WHO ARE TRANSIENT, WHO HAVE TROUBLE ACCESSING SYSTEMS. OUR JOB AS CITY COUNCILORS OFTEN IS TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS SYSTEMS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY MARGINALIZED AND SO AUTOMATICALLY LINK TO HOW WE WOULD HELP TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER NOT PUTTING THE ONUS ON THE TENANT TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A RECORD OUT THERE THAT COULD BE HARMING THEM AND THAT THEY HAVE TO DO THE WORK OF SELLING IT THAT THE CEILING WAS AUTOMATICALLY DONE AND IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD BE A LOT BETTER. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR JOINING ME AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SUSPEND AND PASS THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR WEBER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.  THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR INCLUDING ME IN THIS.  YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SO YOU WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING ELSE?  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE. I APOLOGIZE IT MEANT TO ASK TO SUSPEND. SORRY . I APOLOGIZE.  I MEANT TO ASK SUSPEND THE RULES TO ADD CULTURE BREEDEN AS A THIRD ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT LOUIJEUNE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADD COUNCILOR BREADON AS THE ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR. I SEE SO YOU NO OBJECTION COUNCIL BREADON SO ADDED COUNCIL . HOWEVER THE FLOOR IS YOURS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M JUST I.  I THINK THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION . I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK SENATOR EDWARDS FOR BEING SUCH A STRONG ADVOCATE IN THIS AREA. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD THE NUMBERS FROM DPS FAMILIES OVER 5000 KIDS AND BPF AND LAST YEAR EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. WE HAD IT'S OVER 300 FAMILIES SELF-REPORTED HAVING IN DPS 300 PLUS FAMILIES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS SELF-REPORTED BEING EVICTED FROM THEIR HOUSING AND WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS THERE'S A RECORD EVEN IF YOU WIN YOUR EVICTION CASE SOMEONE FILES A NOTICE TO QUIT AND YOU SOMEHOW WIN THE CASE. IT STILL IS ON YOUR RECORD.  I'D POINT ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT TO A LAW PROFESSOR THAT PAPO WROTE AN ILLUMINATING LAW REVIEW ARTICLE IT'S CALLED. IT REFERS TO THIS RECORD ON YOUR OF AN EVICTION EVEN IF YOU WIN AS THE SCARLET LETTER E AND IT ATTRACTS YOU IT TRAILS YOU WITHOUT THE CEILING AND IN HER STUDY SHE FOUND THAT TENANCY SCREENINGS HAVE BY FAR A MUCH LARGER IMPACT ON ON BLACK WOMEN THAN ON ANY OTHER GROUP IN THE COUNTRY. WE'VE SEEN THAT HERE. YOU KNOW SINGLE MOMS AND WOMEN OF COLOR ARE SUBJECT TO HIGHER RATES OF EVICTION AND YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO STOP THE IMPACTS OF IT AND THIS IS ONE GREAT TOOL AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME . THANK YOU. CALIBRATING FORECLOSURES.  THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO MY TO THE LEAD SPONSORS FOR ADDING ME COUNSELOR.  IT'S REALLY AND TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE LEGISLATURE SENATOR EDDIE EDWARDS AND REPRESENTATIVE MAJORITY LEADER MICHAEL MORAN FOR FILING THIS IMPORTANT BILL. IT REALLY DOES SEEM IT'S LONG PAST TIME THAT WE PASSED THIS AND IT'S SUCH AN INJUSTICE THAT THE MERE ARREST RECORD OF AN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS CAN SERVE AS A LONG TERM BARRIER TO A SENATE TENANT SEEKING FUTURE HOUSING REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OUTCOME. SO THEY MAY HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG.  THEY MAY HAVE WON THE CASE THAT MAY HAVE PAID OFF AND THEY DO RENT BUT THEY STILL FIND THEMSELVES IN THIS SORT OF TRAP IN WHICH THEY'RE LOCKED OUT AS AS AS WANTING IN SOME WAY AND NOT AND NOT WORTHY OF HAVING ANOTHER YOU KNOW, TO GET ACCESS TO HOUSING ON THE STRENGTH OF A RECORD THAT MAY NOT HOLD ANY MAY HAVE BEEN DISMISSED. SO.  SO WE NEED TO SEE THE COURTS AUTOMATICALLY SEE THE CASES THAT ARE DISMISSED AND IN CASES WHERE THE TENANT WINS A NO FAULT CASE, NO FAULT EVICTION CASES WITHOUT HAVING THE TENANT TO HAVE TO FILE A PETITION TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. SO I HOPE THIS I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT THIS AGAIN AND I HOPE IT PREVAILS AT THE STATE HOUSE AS IT DID IN THE LAST TIME. THANK YOU COUNCILOR . THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. COUNCILOR WEBER SAID A LOT OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY BUT JUST WANT TO RISE TO THANK MY BOSS FORMER FORMER BOSS AND PREDECESSOR LYDIA EDWARDS. LYDIA WITH A WIFE YOU KNOW YOU KNOW ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT POLICY AND POLITICAL MINDS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. SHE HAD THE FORESIGHT TO PUSH THIS FORWARD AND GOT REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL MORAN AND SENATOR JOSEPH MCCAUGHEY AT THE TIME TO CO-SPONSOR THE LEGISLATION. I THINK WHAT I WILL JUST ADD BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAS ALREADY BEEN BEEN SAID AND I'M JUST CHECKING MY NOTES TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS RIGHT. WHEN WE WERE DOING RESEARCH FOR THIS PARTICULAR BILL WE CAME TO FIND OUT THAT IF A CHILD'S FAMILY IS AFFECTED SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CHILD, A MINOR THE MINOR WILL NOT ONLY RECEIVE A RECORD BUT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EVICTION RECORD WHEN THEY ARE AN ADULT. SO THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST EGREGIOUS ASPECT OF ALL OF THIS . IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP SO I WANT TO THANK THE MAKERS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND PLEASE ADD MY NAME I WILL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR SANTANA.  THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO TRY TO THANK THE MAKERS FOR OFFERING THIS RESOLUTION AND EXPRESS MY FULL SUPPORT. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OUT OF MY NAME. THE SPONSORS HAVE ADDRESSED THE CRITICAL NEEDS FOR THIS LEGISLATION. SO I'LL JUST SAY YOU KNOW THE IDEA THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE A PERMANENT EVICTION CASE RECORD THAT'S THAT THEY'D BE JUDGED BY FOREVER PARTICULARLY IN CASES WHERE THEY WEREN'T ACTUALLY BEING EVICTED OR FOUND TO HAVE DONE ANYTHING WRONG COMPLETELY FLIES IN THE FACE OF THE OF THE VALUES OF OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. THIS IS COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION THAT WILL PROTECT TENANT FROM UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION WHILE STILL PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF LANDLORDS AND PROPERTY OWNERS. I WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATORS FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS PARTICULARLY AS MENTIONED REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL MORAN, LYDIA EDWARDS AND FORMER SENATOR JOE BIDEN AND EXPRESSED MY EXCITEMENT AS THIS LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS ADOPTION. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU.  THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKIN. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO RISE AND THANK THE SPONSORS FOR THIS.  YOU KNOW, WE'RE CHARGED HERE WITH PROTECTING PEOPLE, NOT PROFITS FOR LANDLORDS. AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THE REASON WHY THE CURRENT STATUS QUO IS AS IT IS IS BECAUSE THEY IT'S IT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR A LANDLORD TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION. BUT OUR JOB IS TO PROTECT PEOPLE. OUR JOB IS TO PUT PEOPLE IN HOMES AND OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE HOUSING.  AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO SENATOR LARRY EDWARDS FOR FOR DOING THIS AND IN WISHING THIS BILL WELL AT THE STATE HOUSE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN SUPPORT. PLEASE ADD MY NAME. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES ENTREPRENEUR JASON.  THANK YOU, MR VICE PRESIDENT. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A REASON WHY WE'RE HERE WITH OUR EXPERIENCE IS TO LEND A VOICE OR TO SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO TO REPRESENT THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS THREE TIMES AS A CHILD AND THEN IN MY EARLY TWENTIES AND THEN AGAIN FIVE YEARS LATER IN MY TWENTIES AND REASON BEING IS BECAUSE I WAS UNDOCUMENTED. I OFTEN SPEAK ABOUT HOW I WAS UNDOCUMENTED CLOSE TO TWO DECADES BUT THAT IS A VERY LONG TIME.  IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE OR IF YOU WHEN I WENT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 15 YEARS JUST TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SCHOOL. IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR ANYTHING NOT FOR HOUSING, NOT FOR FOOD STAMPS, NOT FOR CASH BENEFITS, NOT FOR ANY TYPE OF BENEFITS.  YOU'D HAVE TO WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS. YOU'RE TRYING TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. I HAD TWO JOBS AT A TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I WAS THE SOLE BREADWINNER FROM THAT AGE OF 13 ALL THE WAY TO 20. AND SO EVENTUALLY BY THE TIME WE WERE I WAS 19 WE WERE EVICTED BECAUSE MY TINY LITTLE INCOME WAS NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP US HOUSED. AND SO EVENTUALLY THREE YEARS LATER I WOULD FIND MYSELF IN A SHELTER AND THEN IN A CAR WITH MY SON. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES WHY A FAMILY MAY END UP IN IN HOMELESSNESS AS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO SOMETIMES YOU KNOW SOMETIMES DRUG ADDICTION, SOMETIMES TO A DIAGNOSIS AND WE NEED TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN THEIR LIVES IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL PASS HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN SUPPORTING A LOT OF THE FAMILIES THAT ARE WAITING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SECOND CHANCE ON THEIR RENTAL RECORD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER?  JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR STATE COLLEAGUES FOR FOLLOWING THIS INSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND AS A HOUSING ADVOCATE I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN AS LEGISLATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ELIMINATING THE BARRIERS TO BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS ABILITY. WHEN ANYONE LIKE TO ADD TO THEIR NAME COUNCILOR COLETTA ZAPATA, COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR FINANCE A.S. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD COUNCILOR MEJIA COUNCILOR MURPHY.  COUNCILOR PEPEN. COUNCILOR SANTANA PLEASE AS COUNCILOR AROUND CASA'S LOUIJEUNE WEBER AND BREADON AND SEATS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSES OF DOCKETS NUMBER 80935 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I AND MR. CLERK PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE ON NUMBER 0935. COUNCILOR BREEN.  COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR COLETTA ZAPATA YES.  COUNCILOR COLETTE AS A PARTY, YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN.  COUNCILOR DURKAN YES. COUNCILOR FERNANDEZ. SENATOR YES.  COUNCILOR FOR AN EFFORT TO END THIS AND YES COUNCILOR THIS GENERAL COUNCIL . FITZGERALD YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES.  COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE. YES.  COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY YES. COUNCILOR PEPEN.  YES COUNCILOR SANTANA. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES.  COUNCILOR WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. AND COUNCILOR ZERO YES. COUNCILOR WU YES. DUCK NUMBERS 0935 AS WE SEE 12 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.  THANK YOU, DUNCAN ZERO 935 HAS BEEN ADOPTED.  THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT.  MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKETS NUMBERS ARE 936 AND 0937 TOGETHER DUNCAN NUMBER 0936 COUNCIL I'M HERE FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A CERTAIN INFORMATION ORDER REQUESTING CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 OF RELATIVE TO VPD PROMOTIONAL EXAM AND DUCK NUMBER 0937 CONCILOR MEJIA HERE OF THE FALLING OR REQUESTING CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 F RELATIVE TO LEGAL SPENDING CONCILOR MEJIA HERE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.  YOU KNOW HOW THEY SAY WHEN YOU KNEW WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER YOU DO BETTER AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE MASTER'S TOOLS TO GET THINGS DONE AND SOME PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO USE THEM BETTER THAN OTHERS. BUT I'M LEARNING SO USING TWO TOOLS AT MY DISPOSAL I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF WHO ARE THE FOLKS WITHIN THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE UP AND READY AND QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE PROMOTION EXAM THAT IS SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER THE 24TH. I'D LIKE TO KNOW ALL NAMES AND GENDER AND RACE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS AT STAKE.  THE SECOND 17 F IS I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE SPENT IN LAWSUITS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION DURING SOME OF OUR HEARINGS AND I HAVE YET TO GET AN ANSWER SO I'M HOPING THAT THROUGH THIS MASTER'S TOOL WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME ANSWERS.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. HERE SEEKS SUSPENSION OC SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0936 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALMOST NEVER THANK YOU, DOCTOR. NUMBER ZERO 96 HAS BEEN ADOPTED BECAUSE OF HIS EXPANSION OF THE RULES OF PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER ZERO 97 ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALL OPPOSING THEY THINK YOU DOCKET NUMBER 0937 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 0938 AND 09390938 COUNCILOR MURPHY ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTING CERTAIN INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 17 F RELATIVE TO CHRONIC ABSENTEE ANTI ISM AND THEM ALL 939 COUNCIL AND MURPHY ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING ORDER REQUESTS AND CERTAINLY AFFIRMATION UNDER SECTION 17 OF RELATIVE TO SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND TRANSPORTATION DATA. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MURPHY. COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU COUNCILOR . PRESIDENT SO MY OFFICE HAS SPENT A LOT OF TIME SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN OFFICE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS DIGGING DEEP INTO BP'S DATA AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO THAT. I HAD REQUESTED THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ALSO BUT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IS DEFINED BY DC AS THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS MISSING 10% WHICH IS EQUAL TO 18 SCHOOL DAYS OR MORE OF THEIR DAYS AT SCHOOL REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH ABSENCES ARE EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED, I'M ASKING THAT WE HAVE DATA ON THE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM FOR SCHOOL YEARS 2022 23 AND THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR WHICH IS ABOUT TO END ANY DAY NOW AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM ACROSS THE SYSTEM DEFINED BY DSC AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM BROKEN DOWN BY THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS THAT THEY ATTEND ALSO WANT DATA ON CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS MISSED NOT JUST BEING FLAGGED AS HAVING 18 OR MORE BECAUSE SOME STUDENTS HAVE UNFORTUNATELY AS MANY AS 180 DAYS MISSED IN A YEAR. SO THE ACTUAL NUMBER ACROSS THE SYSTEM AND ALSO INDIVIDUAL BY STUDENTS I DO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT MY CLASSES FOR THIS BUT WHEN WE PUT IN THE DATA WE RECEIVED FOR THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR BOSTON DAY AND EVENING ACADEMY HAD A 94.9% ABSENTEE RATE.  THERE'S 314 STUDENTS ON ON ANY GIVEN DAY 298 OF THEM ARE ABSENT.  MCKINLEY SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH END HAD A 70.39 152 STUDENTS IN ON ANY GIVEN DAY 107 ARE ABSENT. THOSE ARE JUST TWO EXAMPLES OF MANY WHERE UNFORTUNATELY AND SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS THERE ARE MORE STAFF AND TEACHERS THAN THERE ARE STUDENTS.  SO I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS DATA TO MAKE SOME I WOULD HOPE CHANGES TO THIS WHAT I WOULD CALL JUST A HORRIBLE OUTCOME FOR OUR STUDENTS ON ANY GIVEN DAY LAST SCHOOL YEAR ALMOST 17,000 STUDENTS WERE ABSENT EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO IT'S SOMETHING I FEEL WE DO NEED TO ADDRESS ON THE COUNCIL HERE.  THE SECOND HEARING ORDER IS RELATED TO I'M SORRY 17 F IS RELATED TO HEARING ORDER 0705 BEEPS ATHLETIC TRANSPORTATION THAT COUNCILOR FLYNN AND I DID FILE ON IT BACK ON APRIL 10TH. I'VE TURNED IT INTO A 17 F REQUEST BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS HEARING SCHEDULED. SO I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT WHAT THIS INFORMATION IS FOR MOST OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES PRACTICE AND COMPETE ON ATHLETIC FIELDS AND IN GYMS THAT ARE NOT AT THEIR SCHOOL. THEREFORE THEY ARE RELIANT ON SCHOOL BUSSES TO TRANSPORT THEM TO THEIR GAMES AND PRACTICES.  UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE SCHOOL BUSSES ARE ASSIGNED TO PICK UP A TEAM AND THEY DO NOT SHOW UP LEAVING THEM STRANDED AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND TRYING TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO GET THEIR.  THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT A NEW ISSUE AS THE BOSTON GLOBE REPORTED IN 2022 ON OUR STUDENT ATHLETES OFTEN HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO FIND WAYS TO GET TO GAMES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BUSSES AVAILABLE. WE SPEND OVER $32,000 PER STUDENT MORE THAN ANY OTHER LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY. THERE SHOULD BE RELIABILITY AND TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND REQUESTING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THE ATHLETIC OFFICERS FOR TO THE PAST TWO SCHOOL YEARS THE NUMBER OF SPORTS OFFERED IN THE LIST OF SPECIFIC SPORTS OFFERED ACROSS THE FALL, WINTER AND SPRING SEASON FOR THE LAST TWO SCHOOL YEARS THE LIST OF SPORTS THAT ARE OFFERED TRANSPORTATION FOR PRACTICES AND GAMES FOR THOSE SAME TWO SCHOOL YEARS IN THE DATA ON THE RELIABILITY OF EACH PICK UP AND DROP OFF FOR THE TEAMS THAT ARE OFFERED BY GPS TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LAST TWO SCHOOL YEARS. SO I'M HOPING MY COLLEAGUES WILL PASS THESE BOTH THESE 17 OFF SO OUR OFFICE CAN GET THIS DATA. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MURPHY STEVENS, MANAGER OF THE ROAD AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0938 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I THE POLICY NAY THANK ALL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE ALL OPPOSING NAY.  OKAY. THANK YOU. DOCKING NUMBER 0938 HAS BEEN ADOPTED COUNCILOR MURPHY'S EXPANSION OF THE ROADS AND PASSENGER DOCKET NUMBER 0939 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE I I OTHERS OPPOSING NAY THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0939 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS.  MS. OH THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WARHOL WAR. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY NAMES TO DOCKET NUMBER 09270928 AND THEN SUPPORT YES ON THE RESOLUTION 0929 AND 0300930 AND I THINK I THINK I SAID GO OKAY SO YOU'RE GOING TOO FAST FOR THE CLERK. SO FIRST WHAT ARE YOU WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD YOUR NAMES 20927 AND 0928 CAN WE PLEASE ADD COUNCILOR AROUND MR. CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE LET COUNCILOR EARL'S NAME TO SEVEN AND TO WAKE UP AND THEN SUPPORT OUT 9 TO 9 AND 09300931 AND 0932 SO FIRST TO ADVOCATE BASICALLY ABSENT OBJECTION FOR US TO BASICALLY RECONSIDER THOSE VOTES ON THAT THREE TO WAS WITHDRAWN SO OH THOSE NUMBER OKAY SO THE OTHER ONES COUNCILOR I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A YES VOTE ON THOSE DOCKETS. THANK YOU ALSO THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILOR . WHERE WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO PERSONNEL ORDERS. MR CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE PERSONNEL ORDERS INTO THE RECORD?  DUNCAN NUMBER 0940 COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOOT COUNCILOR FOR ANANDA SANDERSON AND DOCKET NUMBER 0941 COUNCILOR ALLUSION APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. OPPOSING NAY.  THANK YOU. THE PERSONNEL ORDERS HAVE BEEN HAVE PASSED. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO GREEN SHEETS. IS ANYONE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS ? OKAY THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CONTRABAND. CONTRABAND? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL DOCKET NUMBER 0681I BELIEVE THAT'S PAGE NINE WAS LISTED. NUMBER 0681 862426681 MR CLERK FOR YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBERS ARE 681 FROM THE COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT TALKING EMBERS 0681 MESSAGE IN ORDER APPROVING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,560,348 FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND A FURTHER APPROPRIATION ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,773,783 FROM THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND ESTIMATED ANNUAL REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO BE APPROPRIATED AND RESERVED FOR FUTURE APPROPRIATION. ABSENT OBJECTION, THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS ACCEPTED AND THE DOCKET IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY COUNSELOR PREPARED YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. AS THE CLERK JUST MENTIONED, THIS IS FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR IN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 PROBABLY TO 2020 TO $40. THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION STAFF ARE HARDWORKING, DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS THAT PROVIDE SOME YEARLONG ASSISTANCE TO ASPIRING AND SELECTED GRANT APPLICATIONS. THEY ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE NINE MEMBER COMMITTEE IN THE SELECTION PROCESS. THIS DOCKET ALSO STARTS THE FIRST STEP AND APPROPRIATE OF THE GRANT MONEY FROM THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR PROJECTS THAT GREATLY BENEFIT OUR CITY. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO WATCH THE RECORDING OF OUR HEARING THAT WE HELD ON APRIL 11TH THAT PRESENTED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 SELECTED PROJECTS I WANT TO BRIEFLY REMIND EVERYONE AS OUR BUDGET HEARINGS AND SEARCHES HAVE TAKEN PRESIDENTS THAT THIS ALLOCATION IS FROM THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUND THAT COMES FROM THE 1% PROPERTY TAX SURCHARGE AND MATCH FOR THE STATES COMMUNITY PRESERVATION TRUST FUND PER THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD FOR A VOTE TO PASS THIS DOCKET . THANK YOU. THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT SEATS ARE SPENT SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0681 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I I ALL THE SAY NAY THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS DOCKET HAS PASSED COUNCILMEMBER AFI, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL DOCKETS 063406350696 AND 0815 ALL FROM PAGE 22 OF THE GREEN SHEETS PLEASE CAN YOU READ THOSE DOCKET NUMBERS ONE MORE TIME? SURE. 063506340696 AND 0815 WHICH ARE ALL FOUND ON PAGE 22 OF THE GREEN SHOOTS.  WE'LL GIVE THE CLERK A MOMENT TO FIND THOSE DOCKETS IN THE GREEN SHEETS.  ARE THEY FROM THE WAYS AND MEANS THEY'RE NO THEY ARE FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ALL FOUR AND THEY WERE PLACED INTO STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BECAUSE MY PAGE 22 IS NOT OKAY WE'LL GIVE I CAN GIVE YOU MY COPY AT ONE MOMENT. IT'S FINE IT'S FINE CUSTOMER FEE WE'LL GIVE THE CLERK A MOMENT TO FIND DOCKETS NUMBERS ARE 6350 STRONG WE'RE ONE FAMILY 0696 AND 0815 HE HAS THEM IT'S JUST PROBABLY IT'S A DIFFERENT PAGE NUMBER IT'S NOT THE SAME IS 60 635 SIX TWO I THINK A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE STATING WHAT NUMBER IT IS. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME EITHER. IT'S FIVE PAGES FROM THE BACK IF YOU GO FROM THE BACK FORWARD MR. CLERK IT LOOKS LIKE IS ON PAGE 18 BUT THIS MUST BE A DIFFERENT VERSION THAN THAT. I HAVE THEM HERE FROM THE COMMITTEE ON STRONG WOMEN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TALKING NUMBERS 0634 MESSAGE YOU KNOW AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $346,835 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE AMERICORPS ORDER TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM INCLUDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL AND MEALS PLUS STIPEND FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE COMPANION SHIP TO HOMEBOUND AND FRAIL SENIORS. TALKING OF A0635 MESSAGE YOU KNOW, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $140,253 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AWARDED BY THE CORPORATE MISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE H STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND ADMINISTRATION FOR SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEALS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES TALKING IN 0696 MESSAGING ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSTON EXCEPT AND EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF $184,320 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FUNDING FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT PROGRAMS STIPENDS AWARDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PASSED TO THE MASS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE EIGHT STRONG COMMISSION. THE GRANT WILL FUND RESPITE AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES STIPENDS FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS ENROLLED IN AN AGING SERVICE ACCESS POINTS FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM TALKING NUMBER 0815 MESSAGE YOU'RE NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT FOR CHINATOWN CHILD CARE SERVICES AWARDED BY THE BOSTON PLANNING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.  THE GRANT WILL FUND TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND SUSTAINABLE CITY OF FAMILY CHILD CARE INCENTIVE BASED PROGRAMS.  THANK YOU. ABSENT OBJECTION, THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR IS ACCEPTED AND THE DOCKETS ARE PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY. COUNSELOR MURPHY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.  THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR READING ALL OF THOSE. THE FIRST THREE I'LL SPEAK ON TOGETHER OR FROM A STRONG THE LAST ONE IS FROM THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT BUT I DO WANT TO THANK EMILY SHEA AND DENISE SANTOS, THE WORKED WITH ME TO COME UP WITH A SHORT NOT TOO LONG BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THESE ARE AND I HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT PASSING THESE TODAY THE FIRST ONE DOCKET 0635 AMERICORPS RSVP PROGRAM IS THE FUNDING FOR SENIORS RSVP PROGRAM AND IT COMES FROM IT APPEARS PEOPLE AGE 55 AND OLDER WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR IMPACT DRIVEN VOLUNTEER PLACEMENTS OVER 240 VOLUNTEERS ARE PLACED AT 38 LOCATIONS ACROSS BOSTON WHERE THEY IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY BY DEDICATING THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERTISE. VOLUNTEERS ARE PARTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR MAILS AND TRANSPORTATION AND RECEIVE INSURANCE COVERAGE. THIS YEAR'S AWARD IS $140,253 AND IT RUNS FROM APRIL 1ST 2024 TO MARCH 31ST, 2025. MADAM CHAIR, AS IF ON IF I READ ALL THREE AND SHE SEPARATELY DOES SHE MAKE SO DOC AT OLD THREE SIX FOR SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM IS FROM THE STRONG COMMISSION THEY RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING FROM AMERICORPS SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM ANNUALLY AND THIS SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM OFFERS PART TIME STIPEND SURFACE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AGED 55 AND OVER AND LOW INCOME VOLUNTEERS FOCUS ON PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND COMPANIONSHIP TO OLDER ADULTS WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH DAILY LIVING TASKS SUCH AS SHOPPING OR PAYING BILLS SO THAT THEY CONTINUE THEY CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEERS SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 20 HOURS PER WEEK AND RECEIVE A $4 AN HOUR STIPEND MEAL AND TRAVEL REIMBURSED IN ACCIDENT INSURANCE. THIS YEAR'S AWARD IS $346,835 AND WILL RUN FROM JULY 1ST, 2024 TILL JUNE 30TH 2025. THE THIRD AGE STRONG GRANT IS THE FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT $184,320 IS ADDITIONAL HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES ARPA FUNDING FOR THE FAMILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM ONE OF THE OLDER AMERICAN ACTS FUNDED PREVIOUSLY THROUGH TITLE THREE PROGRAMS. THIS MONEY COMES FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ELDER AFFAIRS TO AGE STRONG AND THEN GETS PASSED THROUGH TO BOSTON SENIOR HOME CARE WHO RUNS BOSTON FAMILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM THROUGH THE UPPER AGE CBS FAMILY GIVER CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM RESPITE STIPEND GRANT BOSTON SENIOR HOME CARE WILL ISSUE RESPITE STIPENDS OF UP TO $600 PER CALENDAR YEAR TO CAREGIVERS ENROLLED IN THE FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM. THESE STIPENDS ARE INTENDED TO ALLOW CAREGIVERS A BREAK FROM THEIR CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL AND OR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.  AND THE THIRD GRANT WHICH IS FROM THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COMMITTEE I DID NOT HAVE A BREAKDOWN FROM THAT COMMITTEE BUT I WILL JUST REITERATE WHAT THE CLERK READ FOR US THAT THIS IS $100,000 IN THE FORM OF A GRANT WHICH WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE CHINATOWN CHILD CARE SERVICES IN AWARDED THROUGH THE BOSTON PLANNING AND DEPARTMENT AGENCY AND IT'S ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEPARTMENT.  IT CREATES AND SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY OF FAMILY CHILD KITTY CENTER BASED IN CHINATOWN WHICH I THINK WE'LL ALL AGREE IS A NEED IN CHINATOWN AND IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY. SO I'M HOPING THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN PASSING THESE GRANTS TODAY.  THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KATHERINE MURPHY WE WILL TAKE THE DOCKETS.  WE SHOULD TAKE THEM ONE BY ONE FOR A VOTE. I COUNCILOR MURPHY SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0635. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL SAY NAY. THANK YOU. DOCKET NUMBER 0635 HAS PASSED. COUNCILOR MURPHY SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0634 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I THANK YOU,  DOCTOR. NUMBER ZERO 64 HAS PASSED CASA MURPHY SEEKS ADOPTION OF SIX PASSING OF DOCKET NUMBER 0696 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE ALL THOSE OPPOSING DOCKET NUMBER 0696 IS PASSED. CATHERINE MURPHY SEEKS ADOPT SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0815 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE ALL OPPOSED NAY DOCKET NUMBER 0815 IS PASSED. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR NICOLETTA ZAPATA. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THEN I'VE ALSO BEEN INFORMED BY COUNCILOR OF FLYNN TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW AT MY RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU BUY PIZZA FOR EVERYBODY AND HE DID. SO IT'S IN THE ROOM. I THINK THERE ZERO SO I'M PULLING DOCKET 06460758 AND 0839 ALL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE TODAY IF FOR ME IT'S PAGE SIX SIX MR QUICK DO YOU HAVE THOSE BEFORE YOU YES CAN YOU PLEASE READ THEM INTO THE RECORD FROM THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS DOCKET NUMBER 0646A PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW AN AGE AND AGE WAIVER FOR THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR MAX HENDERSON TO JOIN THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT DUNCAN AMBER 0758A PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW AN AGE WAIVER FOR THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR CHERYL MILLS IS TO JOIN THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IN DUNCAN NUMBERS 0839 PETITION FOR A SPECIAL LAW AN ACT DIRECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WAIVE THE MAXIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICERS FOR ELSIE BARBOSA THANK YOU. THE ABSENT OBJECTION THE MOTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS ACCEPTED AND THE DOCKET IS PROPERLY BEFORE THE BODY CAMERA . CLAUDIA ZAPATA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF THESE AND THERE'S CLEARLY A PROBLEM IT'S NOT WORKING. FIX IT, CHANGE IT AND ORIGINALLY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AS GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CHAIR AND I STILL KIND OF HOLD THIS THIS OPINION BUT HAVE BEEN PERSUADED PERSUADED BY MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THESE ARE HORMEL PETITIONS AND STAYING CONSISTENT WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH AS MANY HORMEL PETITIONS UP AT THE STATE HOUSE NOW BECAUSE THIS IS THE TIME TO GET THEM UP THERE AND GET THEM PASSED. AND SO YOU KNOW, ORIGINALLY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THERE WAS A LOT OF PUSH TO HAVE TO HOLD HEARINGS ON EVERY DOCKET AND PROVIDE SCRUTINY TO TO EVERY SINGLE THING. AND SO IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT I STARTED HAVING HEARINGS WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON THESE SPECIAL PETITIONS AND THERE HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATIONS WITH COLLEAGUES OFF AND ON, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE REALLY BE DOING THIS? WE NEED TO BRING PEOPLE IN AND AND ALL OF THAT. AND SO THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT THOSE FOLKS THAT HAD TO COME IN ARE LESS WORTHY. ARE THESE THESE FOLKS ARE MORE WORTHY OF AN EXPEDITED PROCESS. I THINK I'M JUST CORRECTING OF COURSE CORRECTING US HERE AND TRYING TO THROUGH THE HORMEL PETITION THAT WAS JUST FILED WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES TO ADMINISTRATIVELY NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS AND THEN ALSO I ACTUALLY I'LL KEEP IT AT THAT BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS MAY HAVE ON THIS. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU, COUNSELOR CLARA'S APPETITE COUNSELOR CARLOTTA ZAPATA SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET OH, COUNSELOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON. WELL, JUST TO PULL SOMETHING NOT TOO OKAY. I'M SORRY . ALL RIGHT. IS ANYONE LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, COUNSELOR CARLOTTA ZAPATA SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 0682. IS THAT THE DOCKET? OKAY.  068206460 FIVE EIGHT AND ZERO THREE. OKAY. THANK YOU.  COUNSELOR CLARA ZAPATA SEEKS PASSAGE OF DOCKET NUMBER 06460758 AND 0839.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE ANY.  THE AYES HAVE IT. THESE DOCKETS HAVE PASSED.  JUST HEARD THAT WAS OKAY. I NEED THOSE ALL TOGETHER. OKAY.  THANK YOU, COUNT MR. CLERK, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT ALL THAT YOU DID OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MURPHY CATHERINE MURPHY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR . PRESIDENT AS I BROUGHT THIS UP EARLIER WHEN DOCKET FOR WHEN THE GRANTS WERE PULLED AND PUT INTO A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE AND I'M REVISITING IT NOW BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT COUNCILOR COUNSELOR FLYNN HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE HIS SON IS GRADUATING AND HE IS A CO SPONSOR ON THE SUNDAYS FOR ALL RESOLUTION SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE PULLING DOCKET 0401 TODAY BUT I WILL PULL IT NEXT WEEK. BUT I DO STILL WANT TO RECONSIDER THE DECISION THAT WAS MADE EARLIER BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE THE FOUR GRANTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WE STILL HAVEN'T HAD A HEARING ON IN TWO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THAT IS NOT GOING TO HELP IN WORK AND IT'S NOT GOING TO IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT EASIER AND IF I CAN THROUGH THE CHAIR ASK THE CHAIR OF EDUCATION AND WHY HE DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP THOSE GRANTS AND HIS COMMITTEE KNOWING THAT THERE'S STILL AN OUTSTANDING HEARING ORDER DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THEM.  THANK YOU. BUT WHAT'S YOUR MOTION? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? MY MOTION IS FOR YOU TO RECONSIDER THE DECISION EARLIER ABOUT PULLING THE SIGN ABOUT WHEN YOU SAID REASSIGNED. YES. OKAY.  WE ARE HAPPY TO HAPPY TO DO A VOTE. WE CAN DO A VOTE AGAIN ABOUT I MEAN I ALLOWED IT THIS TIME THOUGH THE REQUEST I ASKED SO I HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THE CHAIR OF EDUCATION DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP THE FOUR GRANTS IN HIS COMMITTEE. SURE AND I'LL ALSO STATE THAT YOU KNOW IN WHEN WE MAKE THESE ASSIGNMENTS IT'S ACTUALLY A COLLECTIVE DECISION. THERE WAS ACTUALLY A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ABOUT WHETHER IT BELONGED IN ART AND WHETHER IT BELONGED IN EDUCATION WHICH IS WHY I WAS FINE TO VOLUNTARILY PLACE IT IN ARTS BECAUSE WE HAD ACTUALLY HAD THAT CONVERSATION PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS TAKEN OUT ACCEPTED AS SUCH. BUT NO, I WILL IF THE CHAIR BECAUSE THERE'S STILL AN OUTSTANDING I WOULD NOT BE STANDING AT ALL BUT WE STILL HAVE AN OUTSTANDING HEARING ORDER THAT WE HAVE NOT HELD A HEARING ON SO I THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING HE MAY COUNCILOR SANTANA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN MAYBE COUNCILOR THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OH SORRY . FROM KESSLER. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MURPHY FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I THINK JUST LIKE EARLIER I WAS JUST ASKING MADAM PRESIDENT OF WHY THEY WERE PLACED IN EDUCATION. I THOUGHT THEY BELONGED IN ARTS AND CULTURE JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING A MINISTER.  SO I WILL LEAVE IT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT AS TO WHERE SHE WANTS TO PLACE THESE GRANTS IF THEY COME TO EDUCATION I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM AND I YOU KNOW WHAT? ONE MOMENT, COUNSELOR MURPHY AND I ALSO AGREE AND I REMEMBER BACK IN FEBRUARY WHEN WE FILED THIS THERE WAS A DISCUSSION WHEN I AGREED THAT IT PROBABLY NEVER SHOULD HAVE GONE TO EDUCATION BECAUSE THE CONVERSATION ISN'T ABOUT VP'S DEFENDING OR NOT THE PROGRAM THE WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT THEIR STUDENTS ARE BEING OFFERED SO JUST NOT SURE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE AND THEN WE HAVE THE ADDED LEVEL OF A BIT OF CONFUSION WHERE COUNSELOR FLYNN LEFT SO I DON'T WANT TO PULL SOMETHING WE DID TOGETHER. IF HE WAS HERE THIS WOULD HAVE GONE FORWARD DIFFERENTLY BUT I DID STILL WANT TO STAND TO JUST SPEAK ON THE GRANT SEPARATING NOW FROM THE HEARING ORDER.  OKAY. YEAH. OKAY AWESOME. THANK YOU.  I WILL STATE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS CONFUSION HERE. DOCKETS NUMBER 0903 THROUGH 0906 ARE ALL PLACE IN THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.  THE DOCKET THAT YOU SPOKE OF THAT WAS FILED I BELIEVE AT A PREVIOUS MEETING IS IN A SEPARATE COMMITTEE BEFORE.  I NO, BUT YOU HAD SAID THAT THERE IT WAS IT CAUSED CONFUSION.  SO I IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WERE CONFUSED I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THESE DOCKETS WHICH AS I STATED WE HAD A PRETTY HAD A BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATION IN MY OFFICE ABOUT PLACEMENT AND ACTUALLY STATED THAT THEY COULD GO IN ARTS OR THEY CAN GO IN EDUCATION. WE OFTEN SEE THAT WITH DOCKETS THERE ARE MULTIPLE PLACES WHERE THEY CAN LAND.  THESE DOCKETS ENDED UP IN THE ARTS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND YOUR DOCKET IS IN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE AND YOUR DOCKET A BPA SUNDAYS IS IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THAT THIS HEARING ORDER WAS FILED OR THE RESOLUTION WAS FILED BACK IN FEBRUARY AND THE CHAIR OF EDUCATION DID TELL MYSELF AND COUNCILOR OF FLYNN THAT HE WOULD NOT HOLD THE HEARING UNTIL AFTER THE PROGRAM WAS DONE. IT'S WHY WE HAVEN'T HELD THE HEARING.  SO THERE'S EXTRA LAYERS OF JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS HEARING ORDER HAPPEN. IT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED AS A RESOLUTION. A COLLEAGUE HAD BLOCKED THE VOTE BECAUSE THEY WANTED MORE INFORMATION. BOTH OUR OFFICES TRIED TO GET ITS SCHEDULE.  THE CHAIR WHO ABSOLUTELY HAS THE POWER TO MAKE THAT DECISION ,DECIDED HE WOULD NOT HOLD A HEARING UNTIL AFTER THE PILOT PROGRAM IS OVER AND NOW WE'RE ASSIGNING THE GRANTS INTO A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE AND I JUST WANT TO BE ON THE RECORD WITH THAT INFORMATION.  THANK YOU, COUNSELOR MURPHY YOU ARE ON THE RECORD WITH THAT INFORMATION.  WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS SCHEDULE?  OH, RIGHT. THE MOTION. OKAY RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT ON THAT . OKAY. COUNSELOR MURPHY IS MAKING A MOTION ON THE PLACEMENT OF DOCKET NUMBER AND I WANT TO GET THE DOCKET NUMBER RIGHT.  DOCKET NUMBER 09030904 AND 0906 IN THE GET THOSE THREE DOCKET IN THE COMMITTEE ON ARTS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND AS A JUDGMENT OF THE COUNCIL A YES VOTE IS THAT THE DOCKETS REMAIN IN THOSE COMMITTEE IN THAT COMMITTEE ARTS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND A NO VOTE IS THAT THEY GET THEIR POINT PLACED IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MR CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL VOTE COUNCILOR BEFORE YOU DO THAT, COUNCILOR , DO YOU HAVE A POINT OF ORDER? I SHOULD THINK YES. GOD IS KEEPING IT IN ARTS AND CULTURE. YES, WHICH IS WHERE I PLACE THE DOCKETS. OKAY. AND AND A YES AND A NO IS YES IN THE JACKET? YEAH.  AND I BELIEVE JUST FOR CLARIFICATION I BELIEVE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND NEEDED TO BE SECONDED SO THAT I HAVE AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO GO ON THE RECORD I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH IT BEING AN ADJUNCT IN THE TOURISM ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. IT'S WHERE I WANTED IT ORIGINALLY SO A YES OR NO VOTE IS JUST THAT COMING OUT OF THIS KNOWING THAT NOW THIS HASN'T BEEN HEARD YET SOMETHING THAT BOTH OUR OFFICES HAVE AGGRESSIVELY BEEN TRYING TO GET A HEARING SO WE CAN GET SOME ANSWERS FOR CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY.  SO EITHER WAY, IF IT IF IT STAYS SEPARATE, IT STAYS SEPARATE BUT THEN I'LL HAVE TO I GUESS MAKE SURE BOTH DEPARTMENTS ARE HERE WHEN WE HOLD A HEARING. BUT IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HOLD A HEARING IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE SORRY I ASK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT YOU HELP US GET THAT SCHEDULED . THE PILOT PROGRAM IS OVER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNSELOR MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR MYSELF . OKAY, SO JUST A POINT OF ORDER BECAUSE ALL THESE MASTER'S TOOLS ARE BEING USED AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY THEY'RE COMING SO I JUST GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WORLD IS HAPPENING HERE. SO I'M SORRY I'M CLEAR. JUST BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO YOU KNOW, I PROCESS DIFFERENT. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING MY DISABILITY.  I'M JUST CURIOUS, RIGHT. IF I'M FOLLOWING AND TRACKING YOU, YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH OF THE THAT YOU'RE HEARING IS ABLE TO BE LIKE YOU DON'T REALLY CARE WHERE IT ENDS UP.  LIKE I WILL ACTUALLY COUNCILOR ME HERE IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OR SO I JUST I'M TRYING TO TRACK THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE REASON WHY MY COLLEAGUE IS POTENTIALLY HAVING THIS ISSUE IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HEARD THE HEARING ORDER AS OF YET AND NOW HER HEARING ORDER LIVES IN ONE COMMITTEE AND THE APPROPRIATION AND THE DOLLARS FOR SAID HEARING ORDER NOW LIVES IN A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS KEEP THEM TOGETHER SO THAT THEY CAN BE HEARD AND THAT WE CAN HAVE ONE CONVERSATION REGARDING YOUR HEARING ORDER INSTEAD OF HAVING IT LIVE LIKE IN TWO DIFFERENT HOMES. IS THAT WHAT IS OKAY THEN? SO THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON IF I'M GOING TO BE VOTING ON HAVING THEM IN ONE PLACE OR IF I'M GOING TO BE VOTING ON THEM TO KEEP IT WHERE IT IS. SO THAT'S WHAT I NEED FLAHERTY ON. THAT'S IT. I CAN EXPLAIN IT. THANK YOU. AND IN SPANISH. OKAY, WHAT DO I BLAH AND SPINELESS TO DO WHAT TO TO GET US YOUR PAROLE IT AS POSSIBLE. I SEE. AND DON'T MISS YOUR TEASING. OKAY ALL RIGHT? I WON'T USE MY SPANISH. SO THE DOCKET THAT THAT CULTURE MURPHY FILED ON SUNDAYS IS IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THE DOCKETS THAT WE CAME BEFORE US ARE FOR SOME FUNDING THAT WILL GO TOWARDS BPF SUNDAY'S THAT DOCKET COULD HAVE GONE IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.  IT COULD HAVE GONE IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. I HAD PLACED THEM IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT IT GOING TO SAY THAT IT SHOULD BE IN THE ARTS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE.  IT'S IT MIRRORED A CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD EARLIER. IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME AND IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST TIME WHERE A DOCKET COULD LIVE INTO IN TO WHERE IT COULD FALL INTO COMMITTEES AND.  THEREFORE I SAID FINE, WE WILL PUT IT IN ARTS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS. COUNCILOR MURPHY IS NOW MOVING FOR A VOTE TO PUT THEM IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.  I SHE'S JUST SHE'S JUST MOVING SO OH OF COURSE THE COUNCIL YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND THEN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AS A MAYOR YOU CAN PUT YOUR LIGHT ON AND THEN I WILL GO WELL YOU CAN SPEAK THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.  I TWO THINGS IS THE HEARING HASN'T HAPPENED AND SO NOW THE FUNDING IS COMING BEFORE US TO APPROVE IT AND IF WE APPROVE IT THERE MAY BE LESS WE CAN DO TO WORK DIFFERENTLY WITH IT. AND IT WAS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE WHERE THE HEARING ORDER WAS PLACED WHO ASKED EARLIER TO HAVE THE MOVED OUT OF HIS COMMITTEE INTO A DIFFERENT ONE. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING WHY WOULD THE CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE WHERE AND NOT THAT DAY IN FEBRUARY THE PRESIDENT AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM WHO WORK ON PLACING PROBABLY HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION. IT COULD HAVE GONE INTO PILOT, IT COULD HAVE GONE INTO MANY DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. IT WAS CHOSEN TO GO INTO EDUCATION BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHERE IT STILL LIVES BUT NOW THE CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE ASKED AND I WASN'T SURE WHY HE WOULD WANT TO MOVE OUT THE APPROPRIATIONS TO WE'RE HEARING THAT HE HASN'T HELD YET AND IT WOULD FOR ME FEEL MORE CONCISE AND I'D FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAT THE HEARING WOULD GO MORE SMOOTHLY AND THAT WE COULD STILL ADVOCATE AND NOT LOSE ANY ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PROGRAM TO BE IN AND IT WAS THIS BODY WHO DIDN'T WANT TO JUST PASS IT. IT WAS ORIGINALLY JUST PUT FORTH AS A RESOLUTION AND IT WOULD HAVE GONE TO BED THAT DAY BUT IT WAS BLOCKED FOR A VOTE AND THEN PLACED INTO A COMMITTEE.  SO WE'RE HERE STILL IN JUNE AND THE PILOT IS ALMOST OVER UNFORTUNATELY AND WE STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT. SO THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND.  I JUST WANT TO GET ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT IS ON THE RECORD BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD THAT THESE ARE NOT APPROPRIATIONS. THESE ARE GRANTS.  I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MAJORITY ON THE FLOOR APPROPRIATIONS AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST WONDERING WHAT IF IT DOESN'T MATTER TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHICH COMMITTEE IT RESTS IN BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE TO STAY CONSISTENT. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY IN ONE IS THAT I KNOW THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR ALREADY BUT I THINK JUST CONSISTENCY IS KEY HERE TOO TO HAVE THEM SAY WHAT IS THAT WHAT THIS VOTE IS RIGHT IF WE MOVE IT IF WE VOTE TO KEEP IT IN EDUCATION THEN IT WOULD ALL STAY TOGETHER. I MEAN YOU COULD LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. I THINK THERE MAY BE A DOCKET FOR FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WHERE IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO PUT IT IN THE ARTS CULTURE OR ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. SO I THINK IT ALL JUST DEPENDS IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY YOU MAY I HAD PUT IT IN EDUCATION YOU MAY LOOK AT IT THAT WAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS. I THINK THERE'S A MOTION FOR ALREADY BUT COULD YOU MOVE TO TAKE IT BUT THE ONE ART OF EDUCATION TO PUT IT INTO ARTS WHERE THE WHERE WITH THE DOCKET WE SAW TODAY YOU CANNOT OUTSIDE OF A DIFFERENT MEETING YOU CANNOT MOVE TO DO THAT GOTCHA OKAY THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION WHICH IS THERE JUST OKAY.  THANK YOU. AND THAT'S I WOULD HAVE ASKED TO MOVE THE WHOLE THING OVER BUT I KNEW WE COULDN'T AND THAT'S WHY I'M JUST ASKING TO PUT IT BACK. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. SO WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THESE DOCKETS AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR FOR THEM TO BE IN THE ARTS CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE. A YES VOTE IS AFFIRMING THAT AN A NO VOTE WOULD BE TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE. SO MR QUICK, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE COUNCILOR BREADON COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS A PARTNER . YES. COUNCILOR COLLETTE IS A PARTY. YES.  COUNCILOR DURKIN YES. COUNCILOR DURKAN YES.  COUNCILOR FERNANDES ANDERSON COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO. COUNCILOR FITZGERALD NO. COUNCILOR FLYNN COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE YES. CONCILOR MEJIA HERE.  CONCILOR MEJIA HERE NO COUNCILOR MURPHY COUNCILOR NO COUNCIL 15 COUNCILOR BUT THEN YES COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR SANTANA YES. COUNCILOR WEBER YES. COUNCILOR WHIPS AND COUNCILOR WORRELL OH SIX VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THREE VOTES IN THE NEGATIVE. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION HAS FAILED ANYONE ELSE LOOKING TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE GREEN SHEETS.  WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO LEAD FILES. I AM INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT THERE ARE 12 LATE FILE MATTERS ALL PERSONNEL ORDERS.  WE WILL TAKE A VOTE TO ADD THESE MATTERS TO WRITE ALL PERSONNEL ORDERS. YES WE WILL TAKE A VOTE TO ADD THESE MATTERS TO THE AGENDA. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADDING THE FILE MATTER SAY I ALEPPO SAY NAY THEY DO. THE LATE FILE MATTERS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA. MR CLERK PLEASE READ THE LATE ALL MATTERS INTO THE RECORD FIRSTLY FIVE MATTER PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR STAFF APPOINTMENTS SECOND PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE FOR STAFF APPOINTMENTS THIRD LEG FILE MADAM COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL ME HERE FOURTH LAKE FARM MATTER COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL MEDIA FIFTH LAKE FARM OUT OF COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR MURPHY SIX CAN'T LEAVE TOWN MATTER COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCILOR MURPHY SEVENTH LAKE FARM OUT OF COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL A MURPHY A LAKE FERMANAGH COUNCIL REASON FOR COUNCIL SANTANA NINTH LEAGUE FAIL RESOLUTION ON LAKE FAILED PERSONAL WATER COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL SANTANA 10TH LEAGUE FELL PERSONAL PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCIL IT WASN'T FOR COUNCIL FLYNN 11TH LEAGUE FAILED PERSONAL ORDER COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL FLYNN AND 12TH LEAGUE FAIL PERSONNEL ORDER COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE FOR COUNCIL PIPPIN THANK YOU THE CHAIR MOVES FOR PASSAGE OF THESE LATE FILE MATTERS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ALL OPPOSE ANY THE PERSONAL ORDERS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE ARE NO NO ADDITIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. GOOD JOB EVERYONE. 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 THESE ARE FOR THE UPCOMING THESE FOR UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS.  I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CAROLINE O'NEIL WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS ON WAS ON MAY 30TH AND FOR EVENTS UPCOMING WE HAVE THE MARCH THIS FRIDAY JUNE SEVEN FROM 630 TO 930 ON THE BOSTON COMMON WE HAVE THE PORTRAITS OF PRIDE GALA THE ALSO THIS FRIDAY TO SUPPORT THE FIRST LGBTQ MUSEUM IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. WE HAVE THE PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY JUNE EIGHT AT THE BOSTON COMMON TOMORROW'S GAME ONE OF THE CELTICS NBA CHAMPIONSHIP.  COUNCILOR WEBB I MADE A JOKE EARLIER THAT NO ONE REALLY GOT AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE UP TODAY SO THANK YOU THAT ALL WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND NOT AS A MAVERICK. HE WAS REFERENCING THE DALLAS MAVERICKS WHO WE HOPE TO BE SO COUNCILOR WEBER, THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY FUNNY, VERY WELL UNDERSTOOD JOKE.  DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS CATCH MEJIA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY DAUGHTERS SOFTBALL TEAM.  THEY WON THE CITY CHAMPIONS A CHIP SHIP WHATEVER YOU CALL IT. YOU KNOW LAST YEAR, LAST WEEK AND OUR OFFICE IS ALSO GOING TO BE HOSTING A TOWN HALL ON EDUCATION TOMORROW WITH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A DO IT CENTER A MAJOR IN OTHER EDUCATION ADVOCATES THE FIGHT STILL CONTINUES AND WE'RE HERE TO ALONG CAME HERE THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?  WE'RE NOW MOVING OUT OF THE CHAIR AND AS A CASUAL BUT THEN CATCH RED PEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO BEAT MY LATE HOUR. I THINK OUR LATEST RECORD IN HERE WAS 730 DURING MY FIRST TERM. I WILL NOT SPEAKING FOR THE NEXT 22 MINUTES. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO ORGANIZERS IN HYDE PARK FOR BRINGING BACK THE HYDE PARK ROAD RACE.  THE LAST TIME THEY DID IT WAS IN THE 1970S AND IT'S HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY.  I'LL BE DOING THE FIVE K AND I HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU THERE. I INVITE ALL OF YOU SHOUT OUT TO JOE OKAFOR FOR BEING ONE OF THE LEAD ORGANIZERS THERE BUT SUPER EXCITED THAT HYDE PARK IS GETTING ITS ROAD RACE. AWESOME. THANK YOU KASPER BEN AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THERE ARE SO MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE GRADUATING IN ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS. YESTERDAY MY NEPHEW GRADUATED FROM SAINT JOHN PAUL'S IN LOWER MIDDLE AND NORMAL SO I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO'S GRADUATING THIS SEASON AT WHATEVER LEVEL WHETHER IT BE KINDERGARTEN, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF OUR GRADUATES. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO MEMORIALS.  IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ANYONE I WANT TO UPLIFT GAIL BELCHER, THE MOTHER OF REGISTER A SUFFOLK COUNTY REGISTERED PROBATE STEPHANIE EVERETT AND ALSO THE MOTHER OF MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE ALSO NAMED GAIL MICHELLE AND THEIR SISTER ELEANOR WHO I WORKED WITH. I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT GAIL BELCHER AND DURING THIS MEETING A COUSIN OF MINE PASSED AWAY IN GUADELOUPE AND A FEW MONTHS AGO HER FATHER PASSED AWAY.  SHE WAS MY AGE SO IT'S REALLY ROCKING MY FAMILY. SO LIFTING UP THE VANESSA FOR ME . SO JUST YEAH, REALLY, REALLY SAD MOMENT FOR MY FAMILY SO JUST PUT EVERYONE IN PRAYER. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CASTRO COLETTE AS OPPOSED TO THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO JUST RISE TO HONOR DEBBIE WHITE WHO WAS A GIANT IN BOSTON. IT'S IT'S SO CRAZY WHEN YOU GROW UP LOOKING AT THESE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AND YOU TRY TO MIRROR YOUR LIFE BASED ON THEIR ACTIONS AND COMMUNITY AND WE'RE JUST LOSING SO MANY OF THEM.  AND SHE SO DEBBIE WAS A PART OF THE CUENTAS CLUB SO MY PARENTS WERE VERY ACTIVE IN THE KIWANIS AND BIKE SAFETY DAYS WORKING WITH THE POLICE AND ALL OF THAT AND SHE WAS ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN EAST BOSTON CAMPS AND SHE PASSED AWAY A COUPLE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND SO I JUST WANTED TO UPLIFT HER AND THANK HER FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY, THANK HER FAMILY FOR ALLOWING HER FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE HER HER WITH THEM AND JUST ASK THAT YOU HOLD THEIR FAMILY IN YOUR THOUGHTS. THANK YOU.  THANK YOU. COUNCILOR COLETTE IS UP TO THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR DURKAN COUNCILOR DURKAN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT TODAY I'M UPLIFTING MY GRANDFATHER AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS POW POW JOHN TORY BUNKER RUIZ WHO PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY MORNING AT THE AGE OF 95 YEARS OLD.  MY MOM WHEN HE DIED AND MY SISTER TORY HAD BEEN BY HIS SIDE EVERY MOMENT OF HIS FINAL DAYS AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL HE WAS COMFORTABLE. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MY CHILDHOOD AND IT REALLY GOT MY SPIRIT WHO HE REALLY WROTE MY CHARACTER AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE THAT HE LIVED.  HE WAS BORN IN SEVERE SPAIN ON DECEMBER 17, 1928 AND LIVED THERE IN THE HEIGHT OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR. HIS FATHER WAS TAKEN BY WAR WHEN HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. HE STEPPED UP, PROVIDED FOR HIS MOTHER AND FAMILY AND STARTED WORK AT THE AGE OF 12. THE THEME OF HARD WORK CONTINUED FOR ME FOR HIS WHOLE LIFE. HE WAS A MERCHANT MARINE. HE WAS A FOOTBALL COACH, A JANITOR, A TAILOR AND TO HIS FINAL JOB AT 90 WORKING AS A DEPARTMENT STORE GREETER. HE IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1950S AND BECAME A NATURALIZED CITIZEN IN 1967. AND YOU COULDN'T TAKE AWAY THE FACT THAT HE WAS AN AMERICAN. HE WORKED HIS WHOLE LIFE AGAIN TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY FOR SENDING MONEY HOME TO SPAIN,  WHICH HE NEVER TOLD ME . I FOUND OUT WHEN I WAS ON SPAIN ON A TRIP AND I GOT TO MEET HIS BROTHER PEPE AND.  ALL OF THESE STORIES ABOUT HOW MY GRANDFATHER BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS FAMILY IN SPAIN COULD EAT. THAT WAS MY GRANDFATHER.  HE NEVER SPOKE ABOUT ANY OF HIS GOOD DEEDS. HE SAVED AND BEING HIS GRANDDAUGHTER REALLY CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE.  YOU KNOW, HAVING A GRANDFATHER THAT SPOKE SEVEN LANGUAGES BUT COULDN'T READ ENGLISH, IT IT SHOWED ME THE PERSPECTIVE OF OF BEING SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE WORLD BUT CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH OURS. AND HE DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB JUST BEING THERE FOR ME BEING THERE FOR ME AND MY SISTERS DURING A REALLY, REALLY HARD TIMES. AND I REMEMBER NO MATTER FOR WHAT REASON AND YOU GUYS KNOW MY FAMILY HAS DEALT WITH A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES.  FOR WHATEVER REASON WE WERE BEING DROPPED OVER AT HIS HOUSE. THERE WAS ALWAYS FOOD. THERE WAS ALWAYS LOVE.  THERE WAS ALWAYS CLEAN SHEETS.  AND YET THIS PHRASE WHICH REALLY DESCRIBES HIM ARE YOU TIRED, HUNGRY, DISGUSTED,  BROKE. THAT WAS HIS FAVORITE PHRASE BECAUSE BASICALLY TO HIM, YOU KNOW, AS SOMEONE WHO SPOKE ENGLISH AS NOT A SECOND LANGUAGE AS THE FIFTH LANGUAGE TO HIM THAT MEANT YOU HAVE NO REASON TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE YOU HAVE FAMILY.  YOU HAVE LIKE THINK OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE AND WHEN WE HAVE REALLY HARD TIMES IN THIS COUNCIL I ALWAYS THINK OF THAT PHRASE LIKE ARE YOU TIRED? ARE YOU HUNGRY? ARE YOU DISGUSTED?  ARE YOU BROKE? BECAUSE IT WAS CLEARLY SOME PHRASE THAT HAD BEEN TRANSLATED GONE WRONG FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE BUT TO ME IT MEANT TO ME IT MEANT THERE'S NO REASON TO COMPLAIN AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO SERVE ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUES AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS ALL WITH YOU BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME . THANK YOU CONSIDERED AND WE REALLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. CAN YOU CAN YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR GRANDFATHER'S NAME AGAIN TODAY ? OH, IT WAS JUAN DORA BUNKER RUIZ JUAN TORA BLANCA RUIZ.  THANK YOU. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES KAZIM HERE CUSTOM HERE ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. ALSO TURKEY. I LIKE SINCERE CONDOLENCES.  SO TODAY IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THIS, MY DAD'S LAST LIVING SIBLING WE THERE WAS A FUNERAL BEING HELD FOR HIM AND MY UNCLE JULIO MEJIA HAS PASSED AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY HIS NAME AND KEEP MY COUSINS IN MY THOUGHTS BECAUSE I COULDN'T BE THERE WITH THEM TODAY.  AND I AM JUST SENDING MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO MY FAMILY AND MY UNCLE, MY LAST LIVING UNCLE ON MY FATHER'S SIDE.  MAY HE REST IN PEACE.  THANK YOU. COUNT ME AND WE'RE SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.  WE WILL ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS.  ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR COLETTA ZAPATA, LISA SAVARD AND DEBRA WHITE ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR SHARON DURKAN, MICHAEL RENATO AND JUAN TORA BLANCA RUIZ ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR MEJIA. JULIO MEJIA ON BEHALF OF COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE GAYLE BELCHER MOTHER OF STEPHANIE EVERETT BERNARD DOYLE ACTIVE DUTY BOSTON POLICE OFFICER MICHELLE MCCOURT BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT VIA EDUCATION UNIT AND VANESSA EUPHEMIA MY COUSIN . A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE.  THE CHAIR MOVES THAT WHEN THE COUNCIL ADJOURN TODAY IT DOES SO IN MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN AND I AND THE CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 12, 2024 AT 12 NOON. I WANT TO IT'S IT'S 715. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE. I WANT TO THINK CENTRAL STAFF FOR BEING HERE STILL. I WANT TO THANK THE CLERK, THE ASSISTANT CLERK. I WANT TO THANK OUR STENOGRAPHER FOR STILL BEING HERE.  ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES THIS WAS A MARATHON HEARING AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR STICKING THROUGH IT. MY CONDOLENCES AGAIN TO COUNCILOR DURKIN ON THE LOSS OF YOUR GRAND FATHER, COUNCILOR MCHUGH ON THE LOSS OF YOUR UNCLE ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT PLEASE. BY THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED