Caption files, March 15 Public Meeting Boston City Council

Caption files, March 15 Public Meeting Boston City Council

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILLOR BAKER.
>> HERE --
>> COUNCIL GEORGE.
>> COUNCILLOR FLAHERTY.
>> COUNCIL JACKSON.
>> COUNCIL LAMATTINA.
>> COUNCILLOR LINEHAN.
>> COUNCILLOR McCARTHY.
>> COUNCILLOR OWE MALLY.
>> COUNCILLOR BRADLEY.
>> COUNCILLOR WU.
>> COUNCILLOR ZAKUM.
>> THANK YOU, WE WILL PROCEED.
>> OUR CLERK WILL DELIVER A INVOCATION AND THEN WE WILL BE LEAD THROUGH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
COUNCILLORS AND GUESTS, PLEASE STAND.
>> -- ADMITS OUR DIVERSITY OF RACE, TRADITION AND GRACE. UNITE US IN A COMMON LOVE OF FREEDOM. REVIVE US IN THE SPIRIT OF DEVOTION TO THE COMMON GOOD.
SO WE MAY OPEN NEW DOORS FOR THE
NEGLECTED AND OPPRESSED. LEANS THE HEART OF OUR NATION. ENDOW OUR LEADERS WITH WISDOM THAT THEY MAY STAND AMONG NATIONS AS EXAMPLE OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE CALL FOR JUSTICE.
HELP US TO MAKE THIS LAND A COMMON WORK OF ALL IT'S PEOPLE.
WHERE ALL MAY FIND THEIR PLACE AND WORK, KEEN TO DO THEIR BEST.
HEAR THESE WORDS OF THE A SEEN ATHENIANS.
-- DAY BY DAY FIX YOUR EYES UPON THE GREATNESS OF YOUR COUNTRY UNTIL YOU ARE FILLED WITH LOVE FOR HER WHEN YOU ARE -- OF HER GLORY.
REFLECT IT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY MEN AND WOMEN WHO KNEW THEIR DUTY AND HAD THE HEART TO DO IT.
IN THESE WORDS OF HEBREW -- LET THE PEOPLE GIVE PRAISE OH GOD OF ALL THE NATIONS.
AMEN.
>> PLEDGE ALLEGED EBBS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TO THE REPUBLIC WHAT IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE LIFE, LIBERTY --
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK,
COUNCILLOR McCARTHY.
CAN YOU MARK COUNCILLOR JACKSON
IS PRESENT.
A LITTLE TOO MUCH SUGAR FLOATING
AROUND.
HAPPY EARLY ST. PAT RICKS DAY.
HAPPY EARLY EVACU ATION, HAPPY
BELATED PIE DAY.
WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES WITH THE
TREATS IN THE CHAMBER.
START WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING.
ANY OBJECTIONS, EDITS, EDITS?
HEARING NONE THE MINUTES STAND
APPROVED.
WE WILL START WITH
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR,
THE MAYOR.
MADAM CLERK.
>> DOCKET 0414 MESSAGE TO ACCEPT
AND EXTEND A GRANT OF $400,000
FROM VARIOUS DONORS.
THE GRANT WILL FUND SEVERAL
INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE
IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION AND
EMPOWERMENT AND ENGLISH FOR NEW
BOSTONIANS AND PUBLIC EVENTS
INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP DAY.
>> DOCKET 0414 WILL BE ASSIGNED
TO THE COMMITTEE OF HEALTHY
WOMEN --
>> DOCKET 0415 ACCEPT AND EXTEND
A GRANT OF $50,000 FOR THE --
BIKE SHARE SYSTEM EXPANSION.
AWARDED BY THE BOSTON PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
THE GRANT WILL FUND THE CITY'S
OVER ALL EFFORTS TO CLOSE HUB
WAY GAPS IN TRANSIT, DEPENDENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, BY ADDING ONE
STATION IN TO BE MATCHED WITH
THE SECOND HUB WAY STATION TO BE
FUNDED BY OTHER SOURCES.
>> DOCKET 0415 I WILL P GO TO
OUR CHAIR ON THE PARKS,
RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION,
THIS IS GOING TO COMMITTEE OR
SUSPENDED AND PASSED.
>> MADAM CHAIRPERSON WOULD I
RATHER HAVE THIS GO TO
COMMITTEDY.
TO UPDATE WHERE THEY ARE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILLOR LAMATTINA DOCKET 0415
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE
COMMITTEE OF PARKS, RECREATION
AND TRANSPORTATION.
>> DOCKET 0416 MESSAGE IN ORDER
TO DECLARE SURPLUS CITY OWNED
PUBLIC WORKS PAR SELLS.
LOCATED THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER
OF RITCHEY STREET AND COLUMBUS.
>> DOCKET 0416 --
>> DOCKET 0417 MESSAGE TO
DECLARE SURPLUS CITY OWNED
FORMER PUBLIC WORK -- LOCATED AT
WILLOW COURT DORCHESTER
DISTRICT.
041-0000 TO TRANSFER CARE
CUSTODIY MANAGEMENT OF SAID
PROPERTIES TO THE PUBLIC
COMMUNITY DIVISION.
>> DOCKET 0417 ASSIGNED TO THE
COMMITTEE OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT.
>> REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
AND OTHERS.
>> DOCKET 0418 COMMUNICATION
RECEIVED FROM BRIAN P. GOLDEN,
DIRECTOR OF BOSTON PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROPOSED
MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE --
PLAN PROJECT.
MASS R-55 WITH RESPECT TO PARCEL
R97.
>> DOCKET 0418 WILL BE PLACED ON
FILE.
ONTO MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR
POSSIBLE ACTION.
>> MADAM CLERK READ BOTH DOCKETS
TOGETHER UNDER THIS NEXT
SECTION.
>> THANK YOU.
DOCKET 0339 MESSAGE -- CITY OF
BOSTON TO SUBMIT MASSACHUSETS
SCHOOL AUTHORITY BUILDING FOR
REPAIR PROGRAMS FOR THE
FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:
 ELEMENTARY.
EAST BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
K-8, K-8, MARSHAL ACADEMY.
O'DONNELL SCHOOL K-5.
OLIVER PERRY K-8.
RUSSEL SCHOOL K-5.
SUM NEER K-5.
-- K-8.
THE STATEMENTS OF INTEREST AND
EXPLAINED DEFICIENCIES IN KALT
GORE HE'S WHERE THE CITY OF
BOSTON MAYBE ABLE TO APPLY TO
MASSACHUSETS SCHOOL BUILDING
AUTHORITY IN THE FUTURE.
DOCKET 038 WILL MESSAGE IN ORDER
APPROVING APPROACH RATIONS OF,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLAYING WITH
THE ROOF AND BOILER REPLACEMENT
PROJECT AT THE FOLLOWING
SCHOOLS.
BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL, PARTIAL
BOILER REPLACEMENT.
JAMES F.KONDIN, JOHN W.
McCORMICK SCHOOL ROOF
REPLACEMENT -- MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROOF REPLACEMENT.
CHANDLER -- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOILER REPLACEMENT.
THIS FOR COSTS RELATED TO WHERE
THE CITY OF BOSTON MAYBE
ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT FROM THE
MASSACHUSETS BUILDING AUTHORITY,
SAID AMOUNT TO BE -- ON BE HALF
OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
>> DOCKET 0339 AND 0338 THE
CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILLOR
CIOMO.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HELD A HEARING ON MONDAY.
 TESTED FOR BOTH HEARINGS THIS.
IS PART OF THE ACCELERATED
REPAIR PROGRAM.
THE 00339 PHA +*ER MERELY THE
STATEMENT OF INTEREST VETTED AND
WILL BE SUBMITTED.
THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE NINE
MILLION IS ANOTHER ACCELERATED
REPAIR PROGRAM THAT WAS --
SUPPORT BID THE MASS SCHOOL
BUILDING AUTHORITY.
OUR APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE
ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF
APPROXIMATELY 65.47 PERCENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR CIOMMO.
WE HAVE TWO COMMITTEE REPORTS ON
EACH DOCKET.
WE WILL TAKE EACH AT A TIME.
THE FIRST IS --
>> THE APPROPRIATION WILL
REQUIRE TWO VOTES.
>> SO THE FIRST DOCKET 0339 WILL
BE A MOTION TO VOTE AND PASS THE
STATEMENT, ORDER AUTHORIZING
SUBMITTING THE STATEMENT OF
INTEREST.
THE SECOND WILL BE THE FIRST OF
TWO READINGS FOR ROLL CALL VOTE
OF THE APPROPRIATION.
COUNCILLOR CIOMMO MOVES FOR
ACCEPTANCE AND PASSAGE.
ALL IN FAVOR, I.
DOCKET HAS IT, HAS BEEN PASSED.
FOR 0338 MADAM CLERK CALL FOR
THE FIRST READING.
>> COUNCILLOR BAKER.
>> COUNCILLOR CAMPBELL.
COUNCILLOR CAMPBELL YES.
COUNCILLOR CIOMMO.
COUNCILLOR CIOMMO YES.
>> COUNCILLOR GEORGE.
COUNCIL GEORGE YES.
COUNCIL FLAHERTY.
COUNCILLOR FLAHERTY YES.
COUNCILLOR JACKSON.
COUNCILLOR JACKSON YES.
>> COUNCILLOR LAMATTINA,
COUNCILLOR LAMATTINA YES.
COUNCIL LINEHAN, YES.
>> COUNCILLOR -- O'MALLEY.
COUNCILLOYES COUNCILLOR PRESSLEY.
YES.
COUNCILLOR WU.
[INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
DOCKET 0338 HAS RECEIVED A
UNANIMOUS FIRST READING AND IS
ASSIGNED FOR FURTHER ACTION.
MOTION ORDERERS AND RESOLUTIONS.
DOCKET 0419 COUNCILLOR GEORGE
AND PRESSLEY OFFER THE FOLLOWING
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
SENATE BIG 257/1D3564.
AN ACT PROVIDING MEDIATE CHILD
CARA SIS STANCE TO HOMELESS
FAMILIES.
>> COUNCILLOR GEORGE, YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUSPEND RULE 12
TO ADD COUNCILLOR CAMPBELL AND
COUNCILLOR WU AS ORIGINAL
SPONSORS OBT RESOLUTION SINCE WE
ARE WORKING TOGETHER.
>> ANY OBJECTION?
NO.
PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK
HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
AND ALL OF THE ADVOCATES FOR THE
WORK ON THE RESOLUTION AND STATE
HOUSE RESOLUTION.
FIRST RESOLUTION IS SENATE BILL
257 FILED BY -- HOUSE DOCKET
3564 FILED BY HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVE MARJORY DECKER.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT TO
PROVIDE MEDIATE CHILD CARE TO
HOMELESS FAMILIES.
MORE THAN 3000 FAMILIES 0-5 LIVE
IN SHELTERS IN MASSACHUSETS.
MORE THAN A THIRD ARE IN
SHELTERS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
THE AVERAGE AGE FOR CHILDREN
LIVING IN SHELTERS IS JUST 19
MONTHS OLD.
WHEN A FAMILY ENTERS THE STATE
SHELTER SYSTEM THEY ARE COMING
FROM CRISIS.
HOUSING SECURITY, EMOTIONAL AND
OTHER FACTORS MAKE IT EASY TO
UNDERSTAND WHY ADULTS CONDITION
MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE
TRANSITION.
IN A SHELTER THE PRIMARY FOCUS
IS REGAINING STABILITY.
HOUSING PLAN, AND BEGIN STEP BY
STEP TO REBUILD.
ACCESS TO CHILD CARE IS A MAJOR
FACTOR TO THOSE IN HOMELESS
LOOKING FOR STABILITY.
OFTEN THE SHELTERS HIGHLIGHT IT
AS A MAJOR OBSTACLE TO FIND
EMPLOYMENT.
UNDER THE EXISTING SYSTEM A
FAMILY HAS ACCESS TO A CHILD
CARE SUBSIDY IF THEY DEMONSTRATE
THEY HAVE A JOB OR IN SCHOOL.
IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
THIS NEW LEGISLATION WOULD MAKE
SURE EVERY FAMILY ENTERING THE
START SHELTER SYSTEM IS
IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO RECEIVE
CHILD CARE.
I WANT TO THANK MARJORY DECKER
AND SENATOR -- FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP.
I URGE YOU ALL TO SIGN ONTO THE
LEGISLATURE TODAY AND CALL THE
STATE HOUSE TO ASK THEM TO SIGN
ON AS WELL TO HELP USHER THIS
THROUGH THE SENATE AND TO BE
MOVED TO SIGN INTO LAW.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILLOR
ESSAIBI-GEORGE.
COUNCILLOR PRESSLEY, YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I THINK THE LEAD SPONSOR FOR HER
THOUGHTFUL AND TENACIOUS
ADVOCACY OF SUPPORTING OUR
HOMELESS FAMILIES.
I AM GLAD WE'RE ALL CO
SPONSORING ON THIS.
TH +* CAME FROM OUR FIRST POLICY
BRIEFING.
FOLKING ON HOMELESS FAMILIES.
WHAT HAS COME OUT OF IT IS WHAT
WE HAD HOPED.
INSTRUCTION -- PROVIDERS AND THE
IMPACT OF FAMILIES THIS.
IS A REGULAR MENDATION OUT OF
THIS.
I AM PROUD TO CO SPONSOR THIS
RESOLUTION THANK YOU FOR THE
LEADERSHIP THIS.
IS A COMMON SENSE BILL THAT
ALLOWS FAMILIES AND HOMELESS
SHELTERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR
CHILD CARE.
THIS IS A PRIOR MARRY BARRIER TO
GAINING EMPLOYMENT.
WE KNOW EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
IS CRITICAL FOR DEVELOPING BRAIN
AND IT PROVIDES CONSISTENCY FOR
CHILDREN IN UNPREDICTABLE LIVING
SITUATIONS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL
THINGS, TO SUPPORT FAMILIES
TRYING TO BUILD HOUSING AND
FINANCIAL SECURITY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR
PRESSLEY.
COUNCILLOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COMMENT ON THIS.
>> QUICKLY.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILLOR ESABBI-GEORGE,
PRESSLEY AND PRESIDENT WU FOR
THE PARTNERSHIP.
I DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYMORE.
WHAT IS INCREDIBLE.
WE HAD OUR FIRST HEARING AND WE
ARE TAKING ACTION TO SUPPORT
FAMILIES AND THE STATE HOUSE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR
CAMPBELL.
MADAM CLERK, ADD COUNCILLOR
BAKERS NAME.
ADD COUNCILLOR CIOMMO, COUNCIL
FLAHERTY, LAMATTINA, JACKSON,
LINEHAN, O'MALLEY, ZAKUM.
AT THIS TIME COUNCILLOR
ESABBI-GEORGE MOVES FOR
SUSPENSION OF THE MOVES.
Is HAVE IT DOCKET 0149 HAS
BEEN ADOPTED.
I AM INFORMED BY THE CLERK NO
LATE FILED MATTERS FOR THE
AGENDA OR CONSENT AGENDA. WE
WILL MOVE ONTO GREEN SHEETS.
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DEFER A
MATTER ON THE GREEN SHEET.
HEARING NONE WE WILL PAUSE
BRIEFLY FOR ANY STATEMENTS OR
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
OKAY.
ONCE AGAIN -- OH.
COUNCILLOR OWE MALLY, YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THIS PAST AUTHOR SEPTEMBER I HAD
THE HONOR OF ATTEND CAN A SPEECH
QUICK VICE PRESIDENT, FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
I THINK YOU MAY OF BEEN THERE ON
THE CANCER MOON SHOT.
WHILE THERE I WAS WITH A WOMAN
WHO WAS THE COUNCIL GENERAL
LIVING IN SOUTH BOSTON, WORKS IN
BOSTON.
WE HIT IT OFF.
WE WERE TALKING  ABOUT THE FACT
WHILE WE DO MANY WONDERFUL FLAG
RAISINGS IN THE CITY, SPONSORED
BY US.
IN MY OPINION AND MEMBERS MAY
CORRECT ME.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE DONE A
IRISH FLAG RAISING.
THAT WILL CHANGE THIS FRIDAY.
WE WILL BEGIN AT 11 ARM.
THE COUNCILLOR GENERAL AND HER
COLLEAGUES ARE COMING.
A MINISTER FROM IRELAND IS
COMING TO JOIN US WELL.
WILL HAVE DELICIOUS FOOD, IRISH
STEP DANCING, MUSIC AND MAYBE
COUNCILLOR LINEHAN CAN ADD HIS
PIPES TO SOME SONGS.
DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER WE WILL
BE OUT IN THAT THIRD -- THE
THIRD FLOOR PLAZA UNDER THE
OVERHANG.
THAT IS WHERE THE FLAG RAISING
WILL BE.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
TO CELEBRATE A DAY WHERE WE'RE
ALL IRISH.
IT'S A GREAT RAISING OF THE
FLAG.
HOPE YOU CAN ALL JOIN US.
PROGRAM BEGINS AT 11:00.
DO SPEAKING 11:30.
THEN 12:00 THE FLAG RAISING IT
SELF THIS FRIDAY MARCH 17th.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR
O'MALLEY.
ANYONE ELSE?
OKAY.
THIS TIME COUNCILLORS AND
DEFENDANTS PLEASE RISE.
WE WILL ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING
IN MEMBER REAR OF THE FOLLOWING
INDIVIDUALS.
COINER LAMATTINA, ANTHONY S.
CONEY.
COUNCILLOR McCARTHY, JOHN
M.TEXERIA AND RICHARD BURGER.
COUNCILLOR PRESSLEY, JANE
ELIZABETH GODFREY.
FOR COUNCIL FLAHERTY AND
LAMATTINA, ALFRED CARRIER II.
FOR ALL COUNCILLORS KATHERINE
MORGAN O 'FLAHERTY.
GENE O' FLAHERTY'S MOTHER.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
CHAIR MOVES WHEN WE ADJOURN
TODAY WE DO SO IN MEMORY OF THE
AFOR MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS.
SCHEDULED TO MEET.
THE Is HAVE IT COUNCIL IS
ADJOURNED.