Morning. Good morning. Welcome to the Public Service Commission because today is the public facilities Department and then you can see the morning those meetings being recorded and broadcast live before we get started. Well, as Colin Daley, the secretary to the roll call of the meeting participants calling if you could please contact the roll call.  Thank you, Judy. Please remove your device and confirm your presence when I call you name beginning roll call with the commission. Larry Momoa, commissioner Donald Ray Commissioner President Lee legal adviser as a Catherine Pendleton article. Clark, I'm sorry could I hear you? All right. Thank you with Paddy Keri Griffin, director present at Carleton Jones deputy director present Guedes Severo Senior Project Manager Brossette I'll read for the record the remainder of the individuals in attendance attendees do not need to remove your device when your name is called Elizabeth Felton, a paralegal for the PFC Stephen Sirocco assistant director for construction and that concludes Roll Call. Thank thank you for calling the first order of business for you this morning concerns drak meeting minutes for Public Service Department Mayor's Office of Housing on April 17 to 24 is their motion to approve this meeting minutes so all of them are thank you. The meeting minutes of April 17th. Twenty twenty four p.m. and I'm a waiter hereby approved for the public service department. We have Kathy Griffin, director PFG has two roles but we on the agenda for today.  Before we get started I will turn this over to Harry so she can share a few words with the commissioner.  Thank you. Good morning, Commissioners. I want to let you know that this I will be leaving the city and my friend and colleague Deputy Director Carlton Jones will be taking over as director . So and I just want to thank you for your service to the mission . Thank you to thank you here again just about all here. But we really just want to wish you well.  Thank you for your service to the public service spotted in the city of Boston and everything you've done and so forth.  We wish you well in the future endeavors and you know where to find this once a month. So great work really. Thank you very much, Mr. President. So wish you well in the near future. Thank you, commissioners.  Thank you. We will continue with this agenda for today. Well, it's number one and two are being presented by Greedy Acevedo's senior project manager for Getty.  I'd like to call your attention commissioners both one and two are both requests momentums contracts for the construction of a new William E. Carter School located three nine six Northampton Street in the South End managed by Patty. As a result there's a request to the commission to allow the project manager to present both one and two jointly at the conclusion project managers presentation and will note a separate roll call for each vote thereafter. Would this be agreeable to the commission this?  Thank you but no one has a request for the amendment to the vote of August 18 twenty twenty one regarding contract with Hill International Inc PAVUK to provide only project manager services for the construction and Completion Services Associate with William E School Project this request for an assignment of contract from International Inc to Liberal Program and construction management p p c time extension of the contract expiration date through June 12th twenty twenty six an increase of seven hundred fourteen thousand four hundred and fifty one dollars to the contractor now what number two request for amendment to the vote of the July nineteen twenty twenty three vote regarding contract with Perkinson Will Architects Inc provide design services associate with the really Decatur School project as well . This request is for an increase of five hundred fifty two thousand four hundred seventy six dollars to the contractor that we please present your vote request this morning commissions to request in Amendment and Professional Zoning Construction Administration Administration Services Contract with Americans will as well as the owners Project Managers Service Contract Will to international and the ruling CA school project. As mentioned the public facilities is managing to design the construction of the project which is located 396 Northhampton Street in southern a bit of background the Kurdish schools of Boston Public School located on the border of Boston's Lower Roxbury.  The neighborhoods the current student population ages range between 12 and twenty two and the students present will severe in terms of disabilities and complex company.  The school commensal transdisciplinary model to support the students needs teachers, interpreters work together on learning objectives to provide individualized intensive special education programing in the new eighty thousand square foot state of the art Kardos is being built on the existing site replacing a building that was not designed to support the needs of the students with disabilities.  Couple of features of the school it will increase from five to twelve classrooms expanding the student population from roughly 25 currently to potentially 60 students will establish a cadre school early childhood pre-K to 12 Urthboy and this will expand the age range showtunes to the age of three potentially include appropriate understanding the spaces for all educational services therapies to support current students IEPs these spaces literacy comments to enforce the school's mission of developing communication literacy skills therapy therapeutic area that will be accessible to all students in support of occupational and physical therapies in an outdoor classroom since Rigoni under-report and if we can direct your attention to the PowerPoint slides but some visuals for reference.  So as I mentioned no one is for the project manager for International teams for design services contract for Brickendon will as you can see on the first slide here on the left for orientation building site we have the footprint of the previous building in black which has been replaced with the current school building in site the meeting and Amtrak lines run just playing north of the building location top right corner of that track shows the Masab train station Revenants directly in front of the school is the southwest corner and on the east side is North Hampton Street on the west side Camden Street Reference next slide please.  You'll see a representation of rendering of the final design the front of the building, the entryway viewed from ground level the main use of the first floor are larger spaces for therapy and spaces such as the therapy for music in our classrooms and to the right behind the fence is the outdoor area expanding cafeteria.  The second floor of the building is from more traditional classroom spaces for the students in the third floor will you see some greenery just above the top of the building? There are outdoor sensory atmosphere, the outdoor spaces and their these students next slides will see you will the progress on several currently we're finalizing scheme work and we commence with the lab on deck placements on the second and third floors and how during the next three or four concrete slab on grade which being prepared now also on the second floor spray fireproofing convinced is in progress.  Next slide please.  And for reference which we mentioned in the coming up and then we requested unforseen conditions on sintering early progress the project to the same work Phase three takes are located as well as the previous foundation materials and the top right we will see a boiler with Hasnain materials that needed to be removed from the site and these are visual representations of elements under unforseen conditions that will be led to the terms of the meeting. Of course today.  So starting with no one in the open for Hill International was retained to provide the project services for the project which included Mosko Services required for managing the feasibility phase construction documents in construction situation and close up Faison's dreamspace OBM contracts initial BFC Commission approval of three hundred eighty seven thousand two hundred ninety five dollars for the feasibility study of the Phase of the project took place on February 12th. Twenty twenty and thus awarded the project manager services contractor Hilton for the project through October 30th, 2021 upon MSBA Improvement Schematic design and appropriation of funds to the City Council. The project contract was amended but when they buy an apartment PFC on August 18, 2021 at standard contract was increased by two million one hundred eighty thousand two hundred seventy six dollars and extended through December nineteen twenty twenty five.  He was the second request of APRC to amend the executed Project Management Services contract with an international . This includes the contract increase in the amount totaling seven hundred fourteen thousand four hundred fifty one of which three hundred eighty four thousand nine hundred twenty six dollars for basic services and three hundred twenty nine thousand five to twenty five dollars in additional services which includes the not to exceed amount of three million two hundred eighty two thousand thirty dollars.  This request also includes a contract expiration date extension from December nineteen twenty twenty five June 12th twenty twenty six for the continuation of OPM services.  These are due to the significant unforeseen side conditions irresolution and meteo contract remaining requirements in addition to the OPM contract changes requires a name change from international corporate to local programing construction management Paepcke ,which will result in the new assignment of contract as a result of the company merger with the included in the international agreement. The proposal to Sonsoles since that require additional monies for an inspection work. These include couple enterprise and third party scheduling bringing some consultant to the project related to the need to schedule reviews and tracking to verify construction schedule as the project progresses also brings engineering testing third party testing agency on the project related to the need for additional monitoring compliance after coming unforeseen hazardous materials and service and waiting to vote to to the design for what was retained by design Construction Administration services for the new Congress project initial BFC Commission of one million two hundred twelve thousand for the feasibility study phase of the project took place on February twenty twenty.  This order the Design and Construction Administration Services contractor well for the project through October 30th, 2021 the MSBA approval schematic design appropriation forms to the City Council project contract was increased by six million eight hundred fifty six thousand sixty eight dollars extending through December nineteen twenty twenty five after Discovery of significant changes in conditions which we saw on slide three after the contract the second time for increased design services required by way of an amendment request by the PFC on July 1922 only three this time the contract is increased by total of three hundred fifteen thousand two hundred sixty dollars.  So concerning today is the third anniversary of seeking to amend the executed design services contract broken in according to the project publicly advertised RFQ guidelines for design fee calculation and broken negotiated an increase in contract in the amount of five hundred fifty two thousand four hundred seventy six dollars of which three hundred thirty four thousand two hundred seventy six for base services and two hundred eighteen two hundred thousand dollars in additional services which includes not to exceed the amount of eight million nine hundred thirty six thousand eight hundred four dollars.  But the completion of the work to be done by payment made before December 19, 2012 Pacer's increases the architectural project is related to the need for continued instruction administration services to significant increase in conditions which delayed the previous project included in the Perkin's mobility proposal. There are a number of consultants that require additional money of work. These include mentioned in the civil engineering some consulting on a project related to the need for additional engineering services for storm drain system redesign and increasing conditions and associates the geotechnical engineering some consulting on the project submitted to the additional testing and Monitoring Compliance Masti after encountering unforeseen hazardous materials in the soils and finally processing structural engineering Somethin's project related to the need for additional structural services beyond the base contract scope as well as additional services and an to expedite the skills stilson the review process. This provides an overview of the member plus today in conclusion I'm seeking the approval to amend the Professional Design and Construction Administration Services contract break ins will end on this Project Manager Services Contracting International for the reasons resulting.  These are also known in the project background memorandum submitted with this request and welcome the opportunity answering questions in the house. Thank you for your time and consideration by the project. I have no questions no question the motion to approve No one seven I have a motion to vote no to settled on in favor of remember one environmental hereby approved this includes this agenda for today's meeting. Is there a motion to adjourn this portion of the meeting motion to adjourn so meeting is adjourned until I again congratulations and best of all thank McGuinness.  Thank you.  >> Which ---------  morning. >> Good morning. Welcome to the Public Facilities Commission meeting prior to before us today is the mayor's Office of Housing.  Thank you Mr Murray. Good morning again. This meeting is a recording broadcast live in if you please contact the local thank you to participants please me your device. Thank you for your presence when I call your name beginning roll call with the commissioner with the commissioner Larry Minoli Commissioner Donald Ray Commissioner wasn t t li legal advisor present Cathar Pendleton Article Clerc thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Next the Mayor's Office of Housing Sheila Dillon, chief and director present turistas for Chilla program manager in Boston. Thank you Christine Rip-roaring Assistant Director Boston Home Center President.  Eleri, for the record the remainder of the individuals who in attendance but will not be presenting in today's meeting attendees do not need to review the advice when I call your name Elizabeth Felton a paralegal for the PFC Shani Fletcher assistant director Gro Boston, Lauren Forbes assistant director assistant for counsel Law Department. Sylvia Adoro Senior Project Senior Program Manager, Boston Center and this concludes Roll Call. Thank you.  Thank you for calling. Beginning this morning we have Sheila Dillon, chief director for the Mayor's Office of Housing which has four votes on the agenda today.  However, only votes one through three will be presented today to the lack of former President Ford as duly disclosed by commissioner my concern a conflict of interest therefore more concerning request for an amendment to that tentative development designation brought to Madison Park Development Corporation for vacant land located seventy five to eighty one deadly street Roxbury will be tabled for future policy meeting returning to vote one.  This has been presented by trapezes straight to my program manager with the Boston Division of Employees. This is a request tested designation it had to sell to Urban Edge Housing Corporation for we're looking at seven Walton Street and Roxbury. The purchase prices were permitted at one hundred dollars thirty six percent of thank you. Good morning Commissioners'.  I'm here requesting PSC approval for the tenant developer designation of Urban Edge Housing Corporation director referred to as Urban Edge. But the parcel identified in the vote package in the Roxbury section of Boston employees conducted a process that resulted in this request. Emily Community Meetings in July twenty twenty three to discuss with community members the preservation of this proposal as open space for community support by community and neighbors with strong requests for proposals was issued on December 18th. Twenty twenty three and advertised in the State Central Register. The Boston and the City Record one development team applied to the RFP and was determined to meet the eligibility criteria based on community feedback and eminent review of the application against the RFP evaluation criteria. We recommend the designation of Urban Edge Urban Edge on several affordable housing developments adjacent to the castle and in the immediate neighborhood.  Urban Edge has a strong track record of completing complex development projects.  Acquisition of this castle will enable urban edge to complete site improvements to beautify and improve the accessibility of the castle.  The whole package includes a comprehensive memo about the project and possible request I've also included for handouts related to this request which are displayed on the screen.  The first is an aerial map of the castle.  The second is a satellite view of the castle is a street view of the castle by road and the fourth is the preliminary design of the open space which includes a shade pavilion,  shade trees and landscape permit and additional seating at inside PEOC approves the budget request that will result in the following at development will permanently preserve this open space for community garden. Additionally, the city will avoid accidentally one hundred and forty four dollars in annual maintenance costs and much of the property to productive sought after over thirty two years in our answer any questions you make no questions. Good good grove to property to the include both all in favor.  Thank you.  No one is hereby approved but number two is also being presented by tree Sister Sheila. This is a request for a conveyance to garrison our Neighborhood Association INC We're vacant. We're located eight towns in St. Roxbury. The purchase price is one hundred dollars to receive number two to requesting PFC approval the conveyance to Garrison to our neighborhood association and hereafter referred to as Geat and the Castle and the package in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston . The title was Last Before You in March of twenty twenty three voted to approve the tentative developer designation the the assets that led to that vote in the subsequent amounts for the community meeting in September twenty.  We want to discuss with the community members the development this possible into an open space for community gathering and education Department unity and the antivirus was strong and I'm going to move forward on the RFP was issued on August nine twenty two and the state register and the Boston run proposal was received response to the R E and is determined to meet the eligibility criteria PMC the designation of Garrison our Neighborhood Association Inc on March 16th twenty twenty three and the designation was advertised in the city back on May 15 and 20 second twenty twenty designee gray as violent as the site design and development budget completed for the project including a one hundred twenty five thousand dollar award and Mastodon's to engage the community. The development of the site design and identified a contractor. The site development followed.  The package includes a complex project and possible.  I've also provided slides related to this budget request displayed on the screen. The first is an area map of the castle.  The second is a satellite view of the castle. The third is a street view from Townsend Street and the fourth is a rendering. The proposed design for the site seen from an interior vonna and looking towards Townsing Street it includes a central gathering seating area, raised garden beds, a staged event and an accessible pathway into the site not shown in this rendering the numerous proposed planting plantings and landscaping improvements which include shade trees and native plant Project has the support of local residents, neighbors, allied organizations and also on your commando's efforts in summer it you see groups that it will respond to following up with that result approximately thirty eight square feet of land as protected open space for over thirty six years and one which is incredibly great a community gathering space with raise funds for fatchett and increase the freakier the addition of New here to answer questions Eventer 2012 thirty six years for this to communitarians know the parts you are very excited and the neighborhood association really worked diligently to acquire this for a number of years so congratulations to you and the team on this motion to approve back in our favor to us here by number three is being presented by Christine McCrory, assistant director with the Boston Home Center Division of MSH. This is a request for vote to a certain extent a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division things to implement foreclosure prevention counseling services.  The grant amount is two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars and the duration of services will be through December thirty four point twenty four.  Christine, if you please present your request.  Good morning Micheaux's my name Christine McCrann, assistant director of the Boston Home Center.  I'm here for an acceptance speech and vote for a grant received from the division of banks for two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars as a foreclosure counseling center. Regional Foreclosure Counseling Center.  This is the 17th year we received this award.  This year the Division of Banks has put out more than three point thirty five million to twenty four different organizations.  We will use these funds through the calendar year as stated for to support our technical assistance for a nonprofit partner agencies our agencies are chosen to an RFP process. They are currently urban OpenEdge Mattapan Family Services etc. The funds will also be used for marketing of the program and staff foreclosure or foreclosure training and for technical assistance first of all condominium association program we have to help affordable restricted Condon's who are facing foreclosure on average or existing about six to seven such associations with these funds these are additional funds will allow the Mayor's Office of Housing to increase our home price services which are becoming more important with the rising interest rates as vilifications are not as as easily to obtain because the interest rates that their buyers homeowners are now being proposed to are higher than what they had this year. To date we have assisted seventy seven homeowners with the service.  We've completed one hundred and fifty four intakes and helped a hundred and fifty nine homeowners avoid foreclosure. Fifty percent of those received loan modifications and forty eight percent of them received our own preservation services. The Home for Prevention and Intervention Services are key to providing homeowners with the assistance needed to address issues early in the process so their homes are not petitioned for foreclosed upon. But the rising inflation cost.  Many homeowners are still struggling with economic conditions that are impacting our ability to pay their mortgages and rising living expenses due to inflation.  Our case services our services remain key to providing homeowners with the assistance needed. Our services are free and confidential and we've been very successful in helping homeowners through this process . We are still seeing that there has been slight increases in the number of foreclosures last year it's been up about six percent as well as the number of action petitions has gone up by four percent of these. I'm here to answer any questions you might have about these services.  We hope these funds will provide allow this one hundred fifteen invites with the Foreclosure Prevention and Counseling Services.  Thank you.  Congratulations on the great success.  Well thank you. My blessings you've got the work you've done. Thank you Melissa Rivers all in favor.  Thank you. Number three is hereby approved. This concludes the agenda for Emily for today's meeting is a motion to adjourn this meeting until the second motion. All of them are meeting is adjourned. Thank you, commissioners.  Thanks everyone. I'm.