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Boston City Council Public Meeting Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Boston City Council President Michelle Wu michelle.wu at boston.gov
5/25/16 caption file ccrit at wgbh.org
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
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MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
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CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE
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PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
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[ ROLL CALL ]
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[ ROLL CALL ]
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[ OFF MIC ]
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>> THANK YOU.
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AT THIS TIME, IF ALL COUNCILORS
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AND GUESTS WOULD
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PLEASE RISE, I WOULD ASK THE
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CLERGY TO DELIVER THE
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INVOCATION, AND REMAIN STANDING
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AND COUNCILOR LAMATTINA WILL
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LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF
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ALLEGIANCE.
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>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
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THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
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I HAVE THE
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HONOR AND PLEASURE
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TO INTRODUCE ONE OF MY FAVORITE
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PRIESTS IN EAST BOSTON, FATHER
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JOHN MAZZARO, DIRECTOR OF THE
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LEGIONS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN
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EAST BOSTON.
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SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT I
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INVITED FATHER JOHN HERE A FEW
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YEARS AGO, BECAUSE HE'S ONE OF
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MY FAVORITES.
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HE IS A NATIVE EAST BOSTONIAN
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AND A GRADUATE OF ST. DOMINIC
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HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE'S A
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DIRECTOR OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS
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CLUB AND DOING EXCELLENT WORK
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THERE FOR OUR YOUTH.
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I'M PROUD OF THE TRADITION THAT
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THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS
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INSTILLED IN OUR CHILDREN FOR
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DECADES.
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I HAVE FOUND MEMORIES OF
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GROWING UP AND ATTENDING THE
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BOYS CLUB WHEN I WENT THERE.
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IT WAS A BOYS CLUB.
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AND THE GIRLS COULD NOT USE THE
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
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GINA, SHE WILL TELL YOU, THEY
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WOULD STAND ON THE STEPS IN
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THOSE COLD, COLD DAYS AND THEY
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COULDN'T USE THE BOYS AND GIRLS
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CLUB, AND THANK GOD THAT HAS
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CHANGED.
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UNDER FATHER JOHN'S LEADERSHIP,
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THE CLUB HAS GROWN AND BECOME A
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POPULAR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
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PROVIDING HOMEWORK HELP, ARTS,
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CRAFTS, RECREATION, ACTIVITIES
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INCLUDING SPORTS, EXERCISE, AND
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OTHER TYPES OF GAMES AND
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ACTIVITIES.
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AS A PRIEST, FATHER JOHN HAS
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DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO HELPING
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CHILDREN SHAPE THEIR FUTURE.
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HE HAS LEARNED DURING HIS YEARS
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AND BROUGHT THIS TO EAST BOSTON
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AND MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN
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PEOPLE'S LIVES.
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YOU CAN TELL HOW MUCH AN
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IMPRESSION HE HAS MADE BY THE
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POPULARITY OF HIS PROGRAM THAT
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HE RUNS, AND THE MEMBERSHIP IS
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INCLUSIVE.
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HE SERVES PROBABLY OVER 400
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KIDS.
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WHENEVER SOMEONE WANTS TO DO
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SOMETHING IN EAST BOSTON AND
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THEY WANT TO HELP THE
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COMMUNITY, I SAY YOU HAVE TO
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SEE FATHER JOHN AT THE BOYS AND
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GIRLS CLUB.
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HE REALLY SERVES ALL OF THE
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YOUNG KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
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AND HIS WHOLE STAFF DOES REALLY
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GREAT JOB.
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SO WITH THAT, I HAVE AN HONOR
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TO INTRODUCE FATHER JOHN.
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>> THANK YOU.
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BEFORE WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION,
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WE SHOULD REMEMBER ALLISON WAS
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THE YOUNG LADY WITH THE DUCK
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BOAT TRAGEDY, AND THAT WE
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REMEMBER HER AND THIS LITTLE
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STORY THAT I'LL TELL YOU WILL
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BE DEDICATED IN HER MEMORY.
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USUALLY YOU HAVE A LOT OF
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DIFFERENT PRAYERS, BUT I THINK
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IF I TELL A LITTLE STORY WITH A
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MORAL TO IT, I THINK WE'LL
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REMEMBER IT A LITTLE BETTER.
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SINCE I'M WITH KIDS ALL DAY,
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THEY LIKE STORIES.
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OLDER PEOPLE LIKE STORIES.
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AND ALL OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE, I
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THINK, LIKE STORIES, TOO.
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STORIES ABOUT AN INCIDENT
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THAT'S A TRUE STORY ABOUT A
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LADY THAT WAS AT AN AIRPORT.
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SHE WAS A BUSINESSWOMAN.
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SHE TRAVELLED A LOT.
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AND LIKE MOST OF US WHEN YOU
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TRAVEL.
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SINCE SHE WAS A FREQUENT FLYER,
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SHE WOULD GO INTO THE VIP
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LOUNGE.
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SO SHE FELT SPECIAL SO.
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SHE SAID, LET ME GET A BOOK.
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LET ME GET SOME COOKIES.
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AND I'LL JUST CATCH UP ON MY
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READING, PASS THE TIME, RELAX.
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SO SHE GOES INTO THE LOUNGE,
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GETS A NICE LITTLE CHAIR.
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AND OPENS UP HER BOOK, AND A
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MAN SITS NEXT TO HER WITH THE
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NEWSPAPER.
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HE'S CLEARING HIS THROAT, AND
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SHE SAID, ALL THESE CHAIRS,
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THIS GUY HAS TO SIT NEXT TO ME?
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ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE REACHES
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DOWN AND SHE TAKES A COOKIE OUT
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OF THE BAG.
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AND SHE EATS IT.
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ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE GUY
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READING THE NEWSPAPER -- WELL
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DRESSED AND EVERYTHING -- HE
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GOES AND GRABS A COOKIE, TOO.
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NOW, SHE GETS REALLY MAD AT
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THIS.
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SHE SAYS, THE NERVE OF THIS
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GUY!
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HE TOOK MY COOKIE!
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THE NERVE!
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THEY'RE MY COOKIES!
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ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE TOOK
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ANOTHER ONE, THEN HE TOOK
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ANOTHER ONE.
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AND THEY KEPT DOING THAT.
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SHE WAS GETTING MORE AND MORE
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INCENSED THAT HE WAS TAKING
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THOSE COOKIES.
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UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS
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ONE LEFT, AND SHE SAID, SURELY
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HE HAS ENOUGH MORALITY TO LEAVE
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ME THE LAST COOKIE.
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AND HE TAKES THE LAST COOKIE.
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AND HE BREAKS IT IN HALF.
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AND HE GIVES IT TO HER.
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SHE WAS SO MAD, SHE JUST LEFT
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THAT VIP LOUNGE AND WENT TO THE
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GATE AND WAITED THERE.
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SHE STARTED LOOKING AT SOME OF
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THE STUFF IN HER POCKETBOOK.
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SHE WAS LOOKING FOR HER
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BOARDING PASS.
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AND LO AND BEHOLD, SHE FOUND
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HER PACK OF COOKIES.
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SHE WAS TAKING HIS COOKIES.
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[ LAUGHTER ]
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SO IMMEDIATELY, THIS POOR OLD
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LADY IS SITTING THERE AND, YOU
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KNOW, THE TERMINAL, AND SHE
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SAYS, "HAVE A COOKIE."
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THE LADY SAYS, "I DON'T WANT A
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COOKIE."
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"HAVE A COOKIE!"
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AND SHE WENT LOOKING FOR THIS
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GUY AND COULDN'T FIND HIM,
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BECAUSE SHE FELT TERRIBLE.
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BECAUSE HERE IS THIS GUY
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SHARING HIS COOKIES WITH HER,
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INNOCENTLY, AND BREAKING THE
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LAST COOKIE.
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THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS VERY
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SIMPLE.
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WE HAVE TO ALWAYS THINK THAT
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THE GOOD IN PEOPLE AND NOT
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JUDGE ANYONE.
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AND IF WE DO THAT, WE'RE GOING
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TO HAVE A BETTER FUTURE WITH
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OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
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EACH MORNING WHEN I GET UP, I
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SAY THE SAME PRAYER I'VE BEEN
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SAYING FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.
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AND I SAY, GOD, PLEASE PROTECT
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THE KIDS, PROTECT THE YOUNG
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PEOPLE, AND HELP ME, ALONG WITH
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EVERYONE ELSE, TO SEE IN THE
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YOUNG PEOPLE A GREATER FUTURE,
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PROTECT THE KIDS THAT MIGHT
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HAVE RUN AWAY FROM HOME, THOSE
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WHO HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE
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ALLUREMENTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
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THAT WITH GOD'S MERCY, AND MORE
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IMPORTANTLY, HOPEFULLY, THAT
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MERCY WILL TOUCH THEIR HEARTS,
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A POSITIVE INFLUENCE WILL COME
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IN THEIR LIVES, THAT THEY WILL
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BE SAFE AND RETURN HOME.
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I'M PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE.
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I ALWAYS COME JUST TO SEE IF
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SAL REALLY WORKS.
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[ LAUGHTER ]
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HE SAYS HE DOES.
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HE GETS IN THE PAPER, AND HE
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LOOKS LIKE HE'S DOING
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SOMETHING, SO I WANTED
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VERIFICATION.
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SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK --
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[ OFF MIC ]
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-- YOU HAVE TO GET UP EARLY
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TOMORROW BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A
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BREAKFAST.
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HE'S ALL NERVOUS.
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SO I THINK WE NEED TO PRAY IN A
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SPECIAL WAY, ALWAYS FOR OUR
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YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THANK YOU FOR
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ALL YOU DO IN THE COUNCIL, BUT
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MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO REALIZE
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THE SUPPORT THAT EVERYONE WILL
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GIVE YOU BECAUSE OF THE
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GOODNESS IN YOUR HEARTS.
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GOD BLESS YOU.
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[ PLEDGE ]
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FATHER
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MAZZARO AND COUNCILOR
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LAMATTINA.
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FOR THIS MORNING'S
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PRESENTATION, I WANTED TO
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INVITE PARENTS OF ALLISON WHO
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ARE HERE WITH US.
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IRA AND MARSA.
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AND ALTHOUGH WE ARE HEARTBROKEN
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WITH THEM THAT ONE OF THE
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BEAUTIFUL YOUNG PEOPLE OF
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BOSTON WAS LOST IN A TRAGIC
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ACCIDENT ON OUR STREETS, WE ARE
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HONORED TO HAVE THEM WITH US,
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AS THEY REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL
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OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO REMEMBER
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THEIR DAUGHTER AND TALK ABOUT
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HOW THEY'RE CHANNELLING THEIR
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ENERGY AND EFFORTS INTO
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ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF HER AND
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ON BEHALF OF THE MANY, MANY
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BOSTONIANS AND THOSE BEYOND WHO
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WE NEED TO MAKE SURE HAVE THE
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SAFEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT IN
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OUR CITY.
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SO WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR
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JOINING US, IN TOWN FROM HAWAII
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FOR A FEW WEEKS.
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IVAN AND MARTHA WARMOUTH.
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>> THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME TIME TO
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EXPRESS MY FEELINGS ABOUT THE
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TRAGIC ACCIDENT WHEN A DUCK
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BOAT RAN OVER AND KILLED MY
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DAUGHTER.
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SHE WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD.
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THIS CREATES A HUGE HOLE IN OUR
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FAMILY.
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ALLISON WAS A MUCH BELOVED
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DAUGHTER AND SISTER TO TWO
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SIBLINGS.
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WE PREPARED A MEMORIAL CARD FOR
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HER FUNERAL, WHICH I SEE YOU
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HAVE A COPY OF.
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YOUR COMMENTS ON THE BACK WERE
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RECALLED FROM FACEBOOK POSTS,
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FROM FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
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FOLLOWING HER DEATH.
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YOU WILL SEE THAT SHE WAS TRULY
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A REMARKABLE WOMAN WHO TOUCHED
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MANY LIVES.
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ALI WORKED AS SENIOR
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UNDERWRITER AT LEXINGTON
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INSURANCE, A SUBSIDIARY OF AIG,
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AND SHE LED THE HEALTHCARE TEAM
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IN BOSTON.
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ALI WAS A MEMBER OF THE
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COMPANY'S HIGH-POTENTIAL
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM,
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AND A KEY LEADER IN THE
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COMPANY'S INNOVATION BOOTCAMP
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PROGRAM.
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AS A MEASURE OF HER OUTGOING
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PERSONALITY, ALI WAS VICE
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PRESIDENT OF THE LEXINGTON
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POSTMASTER'S CLUB.
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SHE WAS PREPARING TO RELOCATE
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TO CHICAGO TO PURSUE HER MBA
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AND ALSO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF
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HEALTHCARE MANAGER IN AIG'S
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CHICAGO OFFICE, A PROMOTION SHE
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EARNED THROUGH DEDICATION AND
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HARD WORK, AND ONE SHE WAS
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EXCITED ABOUT.
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ALI VOLUNTEERED ON SATURDAYS,
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SUPPORTING THE WOMAN'S LUNCH
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PLACE, AN ORGANIZATION THAT
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HELPS WOMEN EXPERIENCING
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HOMELESSNESS OR POVERTY.
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SHE WAS AN INTENTIONAL GIVER
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WITH A PLAN AND A BUDGET TO
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SHARE TIME AND MONEY WITH THE
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LESS FORTUNATE.
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ALI WAS VERY HAPPY THE DAY SHE
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DIED.
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HER CAREER AT AIG WAS IN FULL
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FLOWER.
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SHE WAS READY TO START HER MBA.
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SHE WAS EXCITED ABOUT CHICAGO.
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SHE WAS FIT AND STRONG, AND
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THEN DISASTER.
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MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THIS TYPE
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OF ACCIDENT IS PREVENTIBLE.
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I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO
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IMPROVE DUCK BOAT SAFETY, BUT
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AN EASY FIX THAT WOULD GO A
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LONG WAY PREVENTING THIS FROM
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EVER HAPPENING AGAIN IS SIMPLY
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TO ADD A SECOND PERSON TO THE
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DUCK BOAT CREW TO CONDUCT THE
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HISTORY TOUR.
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WE BELIEVE THAT IF THE DRIVER
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WAS 100% FOCUSED ON THE ROAD
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INSTEAD OF MULTITASKING AS
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DRIVER, HISTORY TOUR LECTURER
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AND ENTERTAINER, THE CHANCE FOR
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THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT WOULD BE
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GREATLY REDUCED.
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SUPER DUCK TOURS IN BOSTON
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ALREADY EMPLOY THIS BUSINESS
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MODEL.
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DUCK TOURS IN OTHER CITIES DO
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THE SAME.
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WE BELIEVE THE CITY OF BOSTON
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SHOULD REQUIRE BOSTON DUCK
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TOURS TO IMPLEMENT THIS CHANGE
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IMMEDIATELY.
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THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
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SPEAK.
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>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR SHARING
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YOUR STORY AND REMEMBERING
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ALLISON HERE WITH US TODAY.
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AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY
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ON BEHALF OF MANY OTHERS.
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>>> SO WE WILL TAKE A DEEP
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BREATH, AND AGAIN REMINDED THIS
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MORNING OF THE VERY VITAL
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NATURE OF THE WORK THAT HAPPENS
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IN THIS BUILDING AND ON -- AND
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THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, AND KEEP
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THAT IN MIND AS WE PROCEED.
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MADAM CLERK, WE SHALL PROCEED
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WITH FORMATAL BUSINESS OF
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TODAY'S MEETING.
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IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS TO
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LAST WEEK'S MINUTES, PLEASE
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MAKE THEM KNOWN.
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SEEING AND HEARING NONE, THE
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MINUTES OF LAST WEEK'S MEETING
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STAND APPROVED.
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR,
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THE MAYOR.
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MADAM CLERK?
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>> DOCKET NUMBER 0781, MESSAGE
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AND ORDER AMENDING GRANT ORDER
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AUTHORIZING THE PARKS AND
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RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT
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AND EXPEND AN ADDITIONAL
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$19,089.30, INCREASING A GRANT
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AWARD PASSED BY YOUR HONORABLE
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BODY ON DECEMBER 17th, 20 14,
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IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 TO
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$269,089.30, FROM THE UNITED
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STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
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INTERIOR'S NATIONAL PARK
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SERVICES, THROUGH THE LAND AND
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WATER CONSERVATION FUND
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PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY THE
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND
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ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, KNOWN AS
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EOEEA, DIVISION OF CONSERVATION
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SERVICES, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATIVE
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TO McLAUGHLIN PLAYGROUND
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LOCATED IN THE MISSION HILL
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NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON.
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>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR
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OF THE COMMITTEE ON PARKS,
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RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION,
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COUNCILOR LAMATTINA.
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>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
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I RISE AFTER WE SUSPEND AND
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PASS, THIS $19,000 IS IN
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ADDITION TO THE $250,000 THAT
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WE APPROVED LAST YEAR FOR
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McLAUGHLIN PLAYGROUND IN
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MISSION HILL.
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IT'S GOING TO ADD -- ALLOW A
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SECOND STAIRCASE AND A
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STONEWALL.
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IT'S A GREAT PROJECT.
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SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE
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SUSPEND AND PASS.
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THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
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LAMATTINA.
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AT THIS TIME, COUNCILOR
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LAMATTINA MOVES FOR SUSPENSION
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OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF
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DOCKET 0781.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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>> All: AYE.
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>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NAY.
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IT HAS PASSED.
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REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND
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OTHERS.
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>> DOCKET 0782, COMMUNICATION
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WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY
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CLERK TRANSMITTING A
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOSTON
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LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR CITY
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COUNCIL ACTION ON THE
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DESIGNATION OF THE
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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL
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BUILDING, 1154 BOYLSTON STREET,
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WUSS TON, MASSACHUSETTS, AS A
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LANDMARK, IN EFFECT AFTER JUNE
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16th, 2016, IF NOT ACTED UPON.
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>> DOCKET NUMBER 0782 WILL BE
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ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
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PLANNING AND ZONING.
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PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
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>> DOCKET 0783, NOTICE WAS
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RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF HIS
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ABSENCE FROM THE CITY FROM
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12:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MAY 22nd,
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2016, UNTIL 9:00 P.M. ON
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TUESDAY, MAY 234th, 2016.
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DOCKET NUMBER 0784,
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COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM
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COUNCILOR MAT O'MALLEY THAT HE
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WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE AT
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THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th, 2016.
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>> AS TO 0783 AND 0784 ON FILE,
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WE WISH COUNCILOR O'MALLEY A
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VERY HAPPY HONEYMOON.
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>> 0785, THE CONSTABLE'S BONDS
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OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN DULY
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APPROVED BY THE
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COLLECTOR-TREASURER WERE
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RECEIVED.
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DAVID BOUDREAU, DOMINIQUE
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CHESTER, INEZ CHESTER,
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CHESTERFIELD COPPIN, TAMIKA
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DASH, TODD JOYCE, ANTHONY
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LOPES, ROBERT MESSINA, MARVIN
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MINOR, AND SUZANNE MORRISON.
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>> AS IN RECENT WEEKS, THESE
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ARE THE BONDS FOR THE
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CONSTABLES WHO HAVE ALREADY
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BEEN APPROVED BY THIS BODY AND
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THE MAYOR, SO THE CHAIR AT THIS
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TIME MOVES FOR SUSPENSION OF
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THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET
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0785 UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND
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CONDITIONS.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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>> All: AYE.
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>> ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY.
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DOCKET 0785 HAS BEEN PASSED
_t 12:32:44:08
UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND
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CONDITIONS.
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MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR
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POSSIBLE ACTION.
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>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ
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FROM 0525 --
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>> YES.
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>> ORDERS FOR THE FY17
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OPERATING BUDGET INCLUDING
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ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND TAX
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ORDER, ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR
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THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, AND
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APPROPRIATION FOR OTHER
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POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, KNOWN
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AS OPEB.
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DOCKETS NUMBER 0534 THROUGH
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0543, ORDERS FOR THE FY17
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CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDING LOAN
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ORDERS, AND LEASE AND PURCHASE
_t 12:33:27:12
AGREEMENTS.
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AND DOCKET NUMBER 0548, MESSAGE
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AND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE
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BOSTON CENTER FOR YOUTH AND
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FAMILIES TO RE-ESTABLISH IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL LAW
_t 12:33:35:22
CHAPTER 44, SECTION 53 E 1/2, A
_t 12:33:39:09
REVOLVING FUND TO ACCEPT FROM
_t 12:33:40:07
THE FUND UP TO A MAXIMUM OF
_t 12:33:43:24
$750,000 TO FUND FISCAL YEAR
_t 12:33:46:04
2017 TO PAY SALARIES AND
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BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES AND TO
_t 12:33:49:23
PURCHASE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
_t 12:33:51:28
NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE CITY
_t 12:33:53:08
HALL CHILD CARE.
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>> DOCKETS NUMBER 0525 THROUGH
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0532, 05234 THROUGH 0543, AND
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0548 WILL REMAIN IN THE
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COMMITTEE FOR WAYS AND MEANS.
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MOTIONS, ORDERS, AND
_t 12:34:10:14
RESOLUTIONS.
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>> DOCKET NUMBER 0786,
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COUNCILOR CIOMMO OFFERED THE
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FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING
_t 12:34:16:25
REGARDING A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
_t 12:34:18:23
DISPENSARY AT 230 HARVARD
_t 12:34:20:18
AVENUE, IN BOSTON.
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>> COUNCILOR CIOMMO, YOU HAVE
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THE FLOOR.
_t 12:34:24:02
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
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SINCE THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION
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HAS TAKEN OVER THE STATE AND
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THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
_t 12:34:32:24
IN PARTICULAR, THE PROCESS TO
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SITE A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
_t 12:34:38:19
DISPENSARY IN THE
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MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE
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COMMONWEALTH HAS CHANGED.
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LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE AN
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ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF
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CITING MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.
_t 12:34:49:20
A LETTER OF NONOPPOSITION OR
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SUPPORT FROM THE YOU MAYOR OR
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LEGISLATIVE ARE REQUIRED FOR
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APPLICANTS SEEKING APPROVAL TO
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OPEN A DISPENSARY.
_t 12:35:02:11
IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
_t 12:35:03:19
LOOKING TO SET A DISPENARY AT
_t 12:35:06:13
230 HARVARD, BOSTON
_t 12:35:07:26
NEIGHBORHOOD, LITERALLY AT THE
_t 12:35:09:28
BORDER WITH BROOKLINE.
_t 12:35:11:08
THE ARROW IS PRESENTLY ZONED
_t 12:35:13:29
FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE
_t 12:35:15:03
REQUIRING A CONDITIONAL USE
_t 12:35:16:26
PERMIT.
_t 12:35:17:24
I PUT FORTH AN ORDER FOR THIS
_t 12:35:20:03
HEARING SO THE COUNCIL MAY
_t 12:35:21:16
ISSUE ITS POSITION ON THE
_t 12:35:22:03
MATTER.
_t 12:35:23:25
CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW
_t 12:35:25:16
REGULATION.
_t 12:35:25:21
THANK YOU.
_t 12:35:27:12
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CIOMMO.
_t 12:35:30:06
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK
_t 12:35:31:08
ON THIS DOCKET?
_t 12:35:33:02
DOCKET NUMBER 0786 WILL BE
_t 12:35:40:26
ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
_t 12:35:42:17
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
_t 12:35:44:16
>> DOCKET 07787, COUNCILOR
_t 12:35:48:05
ESSAIBI-GEORGE OFFERED THE
_t 12:35:50:13
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
_t 12:35:51:19
OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE SENATE
_t 12:35:54:03
BUDGET AMENDMENT 779 BY SENATOR
_t 12:35:56:17
LINDA DORCENA FORRY.
_t 12:35:57:28
>> THANK YOU, I OFFER BUDGET
_t 12:36:02:05
AMENDMENT 779 OFFERED BY MANY
_t 12:36:05:29
OF OUR STATE SENATOR FORRY.
_t 12:36:10:17
779 DOES A LOT OF GREAT THINGS,
_t 12:36:12:07
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WILL
_t 12:36:14:03
INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE
_t 12:36:16:14
VOUCHER PROGRAM TO $120 MILLION
_t 12:36:18:18
IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S BUDGET.
_t 12:36:20:09
THIS WILL MAKE AN INVALUABLE
_t 12:36:21:22
DIFFERENCE FOR SO MANY HOMELESS
_t 12:36:22:25
FAMILIES.
_t 12:36:25:11
$120 MILLION FOR MRVP WILL
_t 12:36:27:08
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
_t 12:36:28:19
AVAILABLE VOUCHERS AND MOVE OUR
_t 12:36:32:02
FAMILIES TO MOTELS AND SHELTERS
_t 12:36:34:06
INTO STABLE HOMES.
_t 12:36:35:15
THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALSO MAKE
_t 12:36:38:23
MIVP MORE USABLE IN THE CITY OF
_t 12:36:40:04
BOSTON BY INCREASING THE
_t 12:36:42:03
VOUCHER RENT CAP SO FAMILIES
_t 12:36:43:09
CAN RETURN TO THE CITY.
_t 12:36:45:06
THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,000
_t 12:36:47:02
HOMELESS FAMILIES IN
_t 12:36:48:19
MASSACHUSETTS TODAY, AND MORE
_t 12:36:49:27
FAMILIES IN THE STATE EMERGENCY
_t 12:36:52:11
SYSTEM, SHELTER SYSTEM, COME
_t 12:36:54:02
FROM BOSTON THAN ANY OTHER PART
_t 12:36:55:09
OF THE STATE.
_t 12:36:58:14
I COMMEND SENATOR FORRY FOR HER
_t 12:37:00:02
LEADERSHIP AND ASK THAT THE
_t 12:37:01:10
ENTIRE BOSTON DELEGATION IN
_t 12:37:03:06
THIS BODY FOLLOW HER LEAD AND
_t 12:37:04:21
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
_t 12:37:07:18
HOMELESS ADULTS AND CHILDREN,
_t 12:37:09:02
INCLUDING THOSE LIVING IN MOTEL
_t 12:37:10:17
ROOMS, SUFFER IN WAYS THAT MANY
_t 12:37:12:23
OF US WOULD FIND HARD TO
_t 12:37:13:19
IMAGINE.
_t 12:37:15:03
TODAY, LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT
_t 12:37:15:23
IT.
_t 12:37:17:14
I ASK FOR SUSPENSION OF THE
_t 12:37:19:10
RULES AND THE SUPPORT OF MY
_t 12:37:21:03
COLLEAGUES IN THIS UNANIMOUS
_t 12:37:22:23
PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION.
_t 12:37:23:07
THANK YOU.
_t 12:37:24:05
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:37:24:28
ESSAIBI-GEORGE.
_t 12:37:26:10
COUNCILOR PRESSLEY, YOU HAVE
_t 12:37:26:28
THE FLOOR.
_t 12:37:29:02
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:37:30:15
I RISE TO COMMEND THE MAKER AND
_t 12:37:32:02
ASK TO HAVE MY NAME ADDED.
_t 12:37:33:19
YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN THE
_t 12:37:36:08
TOPIC DU JOUR VERY APROPOS,
_t 12:37:38:15
VERY TIMELY ON THE HEELS OF
_t 12:37:40:15
LAST NIGHT'S GBIO MEETING, THE
_t 12:37:43:24
CPA, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR
_t 12:37:46:02
ESSAIBI-GEORGE FOR HER
_t 12:37:47:26
LASER-FOCUS, HER VIGILANCE AND
_t 12:37:49:17
HER ADVOCACY IN THIS SPACE.
_t 12:37:51:06
OF COURSE, I WANT TO COMMEND
_t 12:37:54:18
THE STATE SENATOR -- THE AUTHOR
_t 12:37:57:02
OF THIS AMENDMENT, SENATOR
_t 12:37:58:27
FORRY, FOR PUSHING FOR AN
_t 12:38:00:16
INCREASE IN STATE SUPPORT OF
_t 12:38:01:11
THE HOUSING VOUCHERS AND
_t 12:38:03:02
MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION
_t 12:38:04:10
BOSTON WHO HAVE SIGNED ON,
_t 12:38:09:23
CHANG DIAZ, AND WE HAVE TO
_t 12:38:11:16
THANK THE ADVOCATES LIKE HUD
_t 12:38:13:22
TENANTS AND OTHERS, FOR THE
_t 12:38:14:26
HARD WORK OF BOTH EDUCATING,
_t 12:38:17:07
ADVOCATING AND LOBBYING THE
_t 12:38:18:25
STATEHOUSE AND CITY HALL.
_t 12:38:21:09
AS UNDERSCORED IN LAST NIGHT'S
_t 12:38:24:08
GBIO MEETING ON CPA, EVERYBODY
_t 12:38:27:02
DESERVES A RIGHT TO THIS CITY,
_t 12:38:29:02
AND EVERYONE DESERVES RIGHT TO
_t 12:38:31:19
SHELTER, AND THAT'S WHAT I
_t 12:38:32:14
REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THE
_t 12:38:34:09
LANGUAGE IN THIS RESOLUTION,
_t 12:38:37:05
AND IN THIS AMENDMENT.
_t 12:38:38:16
WE ALL HEAR FROM OUR
_t 12:38:40:03
CONSTITUENTS ON A DAILY BASIS,
_t 12:38:42:10
WHO ARE ON GROWING WAIT LISTS
_t 12:38:44:13
FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS AND REALLY
_t 12:38:46:19
DO BELIEVE THIS WILL PROVE A
_t 12:38:48:24
CLINICAL GAME CHANGER, THE
_t 12:38:50:04
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE THAT
_t 12:38:50:29
ARE JUST ON THE PRECIPICE
_t 12:38:52:17
BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS OR THOSE
_t 12:38:54:09
WHO CAN, WITH THESE VOUCHERS,
_t 12:38:56:02
HAVE THE FOUNDATION THAT
_t 12:38:57:27
THEY'RE OWED AND THAT THEY
_t 12:38:59:06
DESERVE TO ENSURE THEY LEAD
_t 12:39:00:21
HEALTHY AND THRIVING LIVES.
_t 12:39:02:18
SO AGAIN, I COMMEND THE MAKER
_t 12:39:04:03
AND WISH TO HAVE MY NAME ADDED.
_t 12:39:05:21
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:39:07:10
PRESSLEY.
_t 12:39:07:28
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE ADD
_t 12:39:09:04
COUNCILOR PRESSLEY'S NAME.
_t 12:39:12:06
COUNCILOR ZAKIM, YOU HAVE THE
_t 12:39:13:05
FLOOR.
_t 12:39:13:09
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:39:14:21
I ALSO RISE TO COMMEND A GREAT
_t 12:39:16:17
COLLEAGUE ON THIS IMPORTANT
_t 12:39:17:13
RESOLUTION, AND I WILL BE
_t 12:39:19:02
ASKING THAT MY NAME WILL BE
_t 12:39:20:22
ADDED AS WELL AND WILL BE
_t 12:39:21:23
VOTING IN FAVOR.
_t 12:39:22:18
THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
_t 12:39:23:29
RIGHT NOW.
_t 12:39:24:21
AND AS YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
_t 12:39:26:12
AND I JOIN IN CALLING FOR A
_t 12:39:27:18
HEARING AND ASKING TO INCLUDE A
_t 12:39:28:24
HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM FUNDED
_t 12:39:29:25
BY THE CITY, AS WELL, IT IS
_t 12:39:31:13
CLEAR THAT WE ARE AT A CRISIS,
_t 12:39:33:11
AND WE HAVE MANY ACTIVISTS,
_t 12:39:34:25
SOME OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY,
_t 12:39:36:08
FROM MASS LINE, HUD TENANTS,
_t 12:39:40:02
CBIO, NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS
_t 12:39:40:28
THAT HAVE BEEN LASER-FOCUSED ON
_t 12:39:42:18
THIS ISSUE, THAT HAVE HELPED US
_t 12:39:45:07
FOCUS ON NEW WAYS TO TACKLE AN
_t 12:39:46:20
ISSUE THAT'S EXISTED FOR FAR
_t 12:39:49:04
TOO LONG IN THE CITY OF BOSTON,
_t 12:39:52:23
THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
_t 12:39:55:20
AT THE TIME WHEN WE SUPPORTED A
_t 12:39:57:06
CPA ON THE BALLOT, FINDING NEW
_t 12:39:58:25
WAYS WHEN THE WALSH
_t 12:40:00:18
ADMINISTRATION HAS DEDICATED
_t 12:40:02:24
$7.5 MILLION TO KEEP OUR
_t 12:40:03:29
NEIGHBORHOODS AFFORDABLE, IT'S
_t 12:40:06:09
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WE HAVE
_t 12:40:07:03
OTHER RESOURCES, AS WELL, THE
_t 12:40:10:03
STATE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND
_t 12:40:10:18
THE CITY CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
_t 12:40:13:15
IT'S IMPORTANT WE MAKE OUR
_t 12:40:14:25
VOICES HEARD ON BEACON HILL AND
_t 12:40:16:18
CAPITAL HILL.
_t 12:40:17:09
AGAIN, PLEASE ADD MY NAME.
_t 12:40:18:12
I LOOK FORWARD TO FAST PASS AND
_t 12:40:21:02
HOPEFULLY GETTING THE RESOURCES
_t 12:40:22:17
THAT WE NEED IN THE HANDS OF
_t 12:40:24:03
THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM MOST.
_t 12:40:26:06
THANK YOU.
_t 12:40:27:03
>> MADAM CLERK, ADD COUNCILOR
_t 12:40:31:03
ZAKIM'S NAME.
_t 12:40:32:12
COUNCILOR LAMATTINA.
_t 12:40:33:12
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:40:36:19
I RISE TO COMMEND THE MAKER,
_t 12:40:39:08
ESSAIBI-GEORGE, AND ASK THAT MY
_t 12:40:40:13
NAME BE ADDED.
_t 12:40:41:19
BEFORE I WORKED IN CITY
_t 12:40:43:22
GOVERNMENT, I WAS A HOMELESS
_t 12:40:45:13
ADVOCATE IN EAST BOSTON.
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AND ONCE A YEAR, WE GO THERE IN
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JUNE, AND A FUND-RAISER, AND I
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GET A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND
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SPEAK WITH THE FAMILIES.
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30 YEARS, AND IT'S THE SAME --
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THE SAME ISSUES THAT THEY'RE
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FACING.
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IT'S MUCH HARDER TODAY.
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BECAUSE 30 YEARS AGO, WHEN I
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WAS WORKING AT THE SHELTER, I
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WOULD HAVE THESE -- THEY WERE
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CALLED SECTION 707s.
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SO I WAS ABLE TO GO TO A
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LANDLORD AND GET A VOUCHER.
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I WAS ALSO ABLE TO SAY, IF YOU
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RENT TO ONE OF MY HOMELESS
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FAMILIES, I CAN GIVE YOU A
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MONTH'S RENT.
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IT WAS VERY HELPFUL.
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VERY HARD.
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AND TODAY, AS THE FEDERAL
_t 12:41:26:10
GOVERNMENT JUST GETS AWAY FROM
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THE SECTION 8 CERTIFICATE, IT'S
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VERY DIFFICULT FOR THESE
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FAMILIES.
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WE PAY MORE MONEY TO HOUSE
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FAMILIES AT THE FAMILY SHELTER
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AND IN THE SHELTERS AND MOTELS.
_t 12:41:38:23
WE SHOULD BE GIVING THESE
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FAMILIES VOUCHERS SO THEY CAN
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GET AN APARTMENT TO RAISE THEIR
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FAMILIES.
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IT'S NOT RIGHT THEY'RE LIVING
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IN A SHELTER.
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SIX, SEVEN PEOPLE LIVING IN ONE
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ROOM AT BOSTON FAMILY SHELTER.
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IT'S HORRIBLE.
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I WANT TO COMMEND THE MAKER AND
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THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO
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OUR ATTENTION.
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>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
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LAMATTINA.
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PLEASE ADD HIS NAME.
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COUNCILOR JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE
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FLOOR.
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
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PRESIDENT.
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I RISE TO COMMEND COUNCILOR
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ESSAIBI-GEORGE FOR THIS TIMELY
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RESOLUTION.
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RECENTLY, "THE BOSTON GLOBE"
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NOTED THAT 50% OF THE PEOPLE IN
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THE CITY OF BOSTON MAKE $35,000
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A YEAR OR LESS.
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AND AS COUNCILOR LAMATTINA JUST
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NOTED, IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR
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30 YEARS.
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THE SAME NUMBER FOR 30 YEARS.
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AND SO, WE KNOW THAT COSTS HAVE
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GONE UP OVER THE COURSE OF
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TIME.
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AND I THINK THE MOST ATTRACTIVE
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PART ABOUT SENATOR FORRY'S
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LEGISLATION IS THAT IT ACTUALLY
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IS RELEVANT TO THE BOSTON
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MARKET, AND THE VOUCHERS ARE
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ACTUALLY TRUE TO THE PRICES
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THAT WE NEED.
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LAST NIGHT, WE WERE WITH 900
_t 12:42:48:22
ADVOCATES AT TBIO, AND AN
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ALLIANCE FOR HUD TENANTS
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PUSHING US ON THIS LEVEL.
_t 12:42:55:08
I THINK THIS IS REALLY THE
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CHARACTER OF OUR CITY AND THE
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CHARACTER OF OUR STATE, AND WE
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ARE A COMMONWEALTH, WHICH IS
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REALLY ABOUT THE COMMON GOOD
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AND REALLY HAPPY WE'RE ABLE TO
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MOVE THIS FORWARD.
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AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS,
_t 12:43:05:11
PLEASE ADD MY NAME.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.
_t 12:43:06:21
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
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JACKSON.
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ADD COUNCILOR FLAHERTY,
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COUNCILOR BAKER, CAMPBELL,
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CIOMMO, COUNCILOR LINEHAN,
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COUNCILOR McCARTHY, AND PLEASE
_t 12:43:18:09
ADD THE CHAIR'S NAME.
_t 12:43:19:15
AT THIS TIME, COUNCILOR
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ESSAIBI-GEORGE MOVES FOR
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SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND
_t 12:43:23:22
ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0787.
_t 12:43:25:02
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
_t 12:43:27:17
>> All: AYE.
_t 12:43:28:02
>> MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU
_t 12:43:29:05
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
_t 12:43:31:16
[ ROLL CALL ]
_t 12:44:14:22
MADAM PRESIDENT, DOCKET --
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[ OFF MIC ]
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--
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>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
_t 12:44:21:02
DOCKET 07 87 HAS BEEN ADOPTED
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WITH A 12-0 VOTE.
_t 12:44:40:12
>> DOCKET 0788, COUNCILOR
_t 12:44:42:16
EASTBOUND EASTBOUND OFFERED THE
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FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING
_t 12:44:45:27
REGARDING GRADE CONFIGURATIONS
_t 12:44:47:02
IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
_t 12:44:48:21
>> COUNCILOR ESSAIBI-GEORGE,
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YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
_t 12:44:50:20
>> THANK YOU, ALL.
_t 12:44:54:10
LAST WEEK, WE CALLED FOR A
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HEARING ORDER ON THE START
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TIMES EVER HIGH SCHOOLS.
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AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE
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RECEIVED -- OUR OFFICE HAS
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RECEIVED LOTS OF THANKS AND
_t 12:45:03:09
APPRECIATION FOR THAT EFFORT,
_t 12:45:04:12
AND TO LOOK AT THE START TIME
_t 12:45:05:18
OF HIGH SCHOOLS.
_t 12:45:06:15
SO WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED A
_t 12:45:08:03
REQUEST FROM A NUMBER OF FOLKS
_t 12:45:09:22
TO ADD TO THAT CONVERSATION IN
_t 12:45:12:16
A SEPARATE HEARING ORDER THE
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GRADE CONFIGURATIONS OF ALL OF
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THE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF
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BOSTON, AND TO ALSO LOOK AT THE
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START TIMES OF ALL OF THE
_t 12:45:20:10
GRADES.
_t 12:45:20:15
THE CITY OF BOSTON AND ITS 125
_t 12:45:24:18
SCHOOLS HAS ANYWHERE FROM 19 TO
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33 DIFFERENT GRADE
_t 12:45:30:12
CONFIGURATIONS.
_t 12:45:30:18
SOME OF THEM MAKE SENSE.
_t 12:45:31:23
MANY OF THEM DON'T.
_t 12:45:33:12
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
_t 12:45:36:26
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION TO MAKE
_t 12:45:37:21
SURE THAT OUR GRADE
_t 12:45:39:27
CONFIGURATION MAKES SENSE, IT
_t 12:45:42:21
CARES FOR FAMILIES, FOR SCHOOL
_t 12:45:44:18
OPERATIONS, AND THAT WE'RE NOT
_t 12:45:47:02
CREATING OR ENCOURAGING OR
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CONTINUING BARRIERS FOR OUR
_t 12:45:49:25
STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES,
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BOTH IN ENROLLMENTS AND STUDENT
_t 12:45:54:03
AND FAMILY TRANSITIONS FROM
_t 12:45:55:09
GRADE TO GRADE AND BUILDING TO
_t 12:45:57:17
BUILDING.
_t 12:45:57:22
AND TO REALLY JUST HAVE A MORE
_t 12:46:01:09
COMPLETE CONVERSATION WHEN WE
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DISCUSS THE START TIMES IN OUR
_t 12:46:04:28
HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT WE'RE ALSO
_t 12:46:06:06
TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
_t 12:46:07:20
GRADE CONFIGURATIONS AND MAKING
_t 12:46:09:11
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AN EVEN
_t 12:46:11:11
MORE SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL SYSTEM.
_t 12:46:12:07
THANK YOU.
_t 12:46:13:17
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:46:14:10
ESSAIBI-GEORGE.
_t 12:46:17:05
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
_t 12:46:18:12
ADD COUNCILOR JACKSON'S NAME,
_t 12:46:22:09
LAMATTINA, COUNCILOR PRESSLEY,
_t 12:46:23:28
FLAHERTY, CIOMMO, COUNCILOR
_t 12:46:25:24
CAMPBELL.
_t 12:46:27:13
DOCKET NUMBER 0788 WILL BE
_t 12:46:29:05
ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
_t 12:46:29:29
EDUCATION.
_t 12:46:32:12
PERSONNEL ORDERS, MADAM CLERK.
_t 12:46:34:19
>> DOCKET NUMBER 0789,
_t 12:46:37:20
COUNCILOR WU FOR COUNCILOR
_t 12:46:38:28
O'MALLEY OFFERED THE FOLLOWING
_t 12:46:40:06
ORDER --
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>> CHAIR MOVES FOR SUSPENSION
_t 12:46:41:24
AND PASSAGE OF 0789.
_t 12:46:43:26
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
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OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:46:47:07
DOCKET 0789 HAS PASSED.
_t 12:46:48:23
>> DOCKET NUMBER 0790,
_t 12:46:51:22
COUNSELSER WU FOR --
_t 12:46:53:06
>> MOVE FOR SUSPENSION AND
_t 12:46:54:24
PASSAGE OF 0790.
_t 12:46:55:24
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
_t 12:46:56:05
OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:46:59:02
DOCKET NUMBER 0790 HAS PASSED.
_t 12:47:03:27
I AM INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT
_t 12:47:05:29
THERE ARE FOUR LATE-FILED
_t 12:47:07:15
MATTERS, WHICH IN THE ABSENCE
_t 12:47:08:19
OF OBJECTION, WILL BE ADDED TO
_t 12:47:10:05
TODAY'S AGENDA.
_t 12:47:11:27
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
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MATTERING ARE ADDED.
_t 12:47:14:17
MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WOULD
_t 12:47:15:24
PLEASE READ THE FIRST LATE
_t 12:47:19:07
FILE.
_t 12:47:19:15
DOES EVERYONE HAVE COPIES ON
_t 12:47:21:05
YOUR DESK ALREADY?
_t 12:47:22:03
OKAY.
_t 12:47:22:06
>> COUNCILOR MICHELLE WU FOR
_t 12:47:24:14
COUNCILOR LINEHAN, ORDERED
_t 12:47:25:20
THAT --
_t 12:47:26:02
>> COUNCILOR LINEHAN MOVES FOR
_t 12:47:27:29
SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF THE
_t 12:47:29:22
FIRST LATE FILE.
_t 12:47:30:23
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
_t 12:47:31:03
OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:47:34:04
THE FIRST LATE FILE MATTER HAS
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BEEN PASSED.
_t 12:47:36:21
>> DOCKET NUMBER -- SECOND LATE
_t 12:47:40:20
FILE OFFERED BY COUNCILOR WU
_t 12:47:43:03
FOR COUNCILOR LINEHAN --
_t 12:47:44:15
>> COUNCILOR LINEHAN MOVES FOR
_t 12:47:46:24
SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE.
_t 12:47:48:02
I SHOULD MENTION THESE ARE
_t 12:47:50:05
PERSONNEL ORDERS THAT COUNCILOR
_t 12:47:52:06
LINEHAN MOVES FOR SUSPENSION
_t 12:47:54:07
AND PASSAGE OF THE SECOND LATE
_t 12:47:55:28
FILED MATTER.
_t 12:47:56:13
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
_t 12:47:56:24
OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:47:58:14
SECOND LATE FILE HAS BEEN
_t 12:47:59:05
PASSED.
_t 12:48:04:07
>> THIRD LATE FILE.
_t 12:48:08:06
OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF MAYOR,
_t 12:48:10:03
MARTIN J. WALSH, MAY 25th,
_t 12:48:12:22
2016, TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
_t 12:48:14:21
DEAR COUNCILS, I TRANSMIT
_t 12:48:16:26
HEREWITH FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN
_t 12:48:18:02
ORDER TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE
_t 12:48:19:25
OF TAX-EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS IN
_t 12:48:21:21
THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL NOT TO
_t 12:48:24:28
EXCEED $25 MILLION.
_t 12:48:26:11
THE BOSTON INDUSTRIAL
_t 12:48:28:10
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY,
_t 12:48:31:06
KNOWN AS BIDFA, ACTING PURSUANT
_t 12:48:33:28
TO 40D OF THE MASSACHUSETTS
_t 12:48:35:14
GENERAL LAWS, ADOPTED A
_t 12:48:37:22
FAVORABLE RESOLUTION WITH
_t 12:48:39:02
RESPECT TO THE FINANCE OF
_t 12:48:40:27
BUDGET, INCLUDING FINANCING
_t 12:48:42:14
CERTAIN BONDS RESERVED TO MAYOR
_t 12:48:47:12
LEVERAGE LENDERS LLC AND
_t 12:48:52:24
NELLIA LLC, THE BORROWER, WHICH
_t 12:48:59:24
INCLUDES SUBSIDIARY
_t 12:49:01:04
SATISFACTORIES OR OTHER
_t 12:49:02:07
AFFILIATES THEREOF, TO PAY
_t 12:49:03:16
COSTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF
_t 12:49:06:07
APPROXIMATE 95,000-SQUARE-FOOT,
_t 12:49:09:16
135-ROOM, SIX-STORY MARRIOTT
_t 12:49:12:02
RESIDENCE INN-HOTEL KNOWN AS
_t 12:49:14:02
THE PROJECT, INCLUDING FOOD
_t 12:49:16:05
SERVICES AND MEETING SPACE
_t 12:49:18:16
WHICH PROJECTS WILL BE OWNED BY
_t 12:49:20:09
THE BORROWERS AND ITS
_t 12:49:22:20
AFFILIATES AND OPERATED BY
_t 12:49:25:07
BALDWIN MANAGEMENT, INC., WITH
_t 12:49:26:25
A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH
_t 12:49:28:23
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL.
_t 12:49:29:21
THE PROJECT WILL BE LOCATED
_t 12:49:33:03
APPROXIMATELY 0.76-ACRE SITE,
_t 12:49:38:23
201 WASHINGTON -- 2001
_t 12:49:40:09
WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON,
_t 12:49:42:05
MASSACHUSETTS, AT THE CORNER OF
_t 12:49:45:24
WASHINGTON STREET AND
_t 12:49:47:02
BOULEVARD, NEAR DUDLEY SQUARE.
_t 12:49:48:18
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE CITY
_t 12:49:50:17
APPROVES THE PROJECT LOCATED AT
_t 12:49:53:22
2001 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON,
_t 12:49:57:11
MASSACHUSETTS, CONSISTING
_t 12:49:58:06
GENERALLY OF THE CONSTRUCTION,
_t 12:50:01:15
FURNISHINGS, THE FITTING OF THE
_t 12:50:03:26
PROJECT AT 2001 WASHINGTON
_t 12:50:06:05
STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
_t 12:50:07:21
USED BY THE BORROWER AS A
_t 12:50:11:02
MARION INN RESIDENT HOTEL.
_t 12:50:13:09
I URGE YOUR BODY TO PASS THIS
_t 12:50:15:12
ORDER AS JUDICIOUSLY AS
_t 12:50:16:15
POSSIBLE AS THIS PROCESS AND
_t 12:50:19:05
PROJECT MAY PROCEED AS
_t 12:50:19:17
DESCRIBED.
_t 12:50:23:27
RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR OF BOSTON.
_t 12:50:25:02
>> THE THIRD LATE FILE MATTER
_t 12:50:26:09
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE
_t 12:50:27:12
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
_t 12:50:30:05
>> THE FOURTH LATE FILE MATTER
_t 12:50:31:23
FROM THE OFFICE OF MAYOR MARTIN
_t 12:50:34:03
J. WALSH, MAY 25th, 2016, TO
_t 12:50:36:11
THE CITY COUNCIL.
_t 12:50:37:17
DEAR COUNCILORS, I TRANSMIT
_t 12:50:39:18
HEREWITH FOR YOUR APPROVAL AN
_t 12:50:41:09
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BOSTON
_t 12:50:42:27
FIRE PREVENTION CODE ARTICLE 80
_t 12:50:45:15
ON THE REGULATION OF WELDING
_t 12:50:47:24
AND CUTTING.
_t 12:50:49:13
THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WILL
_t 12:50:51:29
UPDATE BOSTON FIRE PREVENTION
_t 12:50:53:22
CODE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
_t 12:50:55:19
STATE AND NATIONAL REGULATIONS
_t 12:50:57:27
AND DEFINITIONS BY REPLACING
_t 12:51:00:09
PROVISIONS OF THE WELDING AND
_t 12:51:03:05
CUTTING ARTICLE WITH MORE
_t 12:51:04:23
INCLUSIVE REGULATIONS ON
_t 12:51:07:06
HARDWARE.
_t 12:51:07:24
THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WILL
_t 12:51:09:23
PROVIDE A NEW NFPA HARD WORK
_t 12:51:15:16
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
_t 12:51:16:26
PROGRAM.
_t 12:51:17:02
I URGE YOUR HONORABLE BODY TO
_t 12:51:18:20
ACT FAVORABLY ON THE PROPOSED
_t 12:51:20:27
AMENDMENT.
_t 12:51:21:21
SINCERELY, MARTIN J. WALSH,
_t 12:51:23:02
MAYOR OF BOSTON.
_t 12:51:24:03
>> FORTHWITH FILED MATTER ON
_t 12:51:27:12
HOT WORKS REGULATIONS WILL BE
_t 12:51:28:28
ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
_t 12:51:29:26
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
_t 12:51:31:17
COUNCILOR LINEHAN, YOU HAVE THE
_t 12:51:33:08
FLOOR.
_t 12:51:33:15
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:51:36:14
I RISE TO ASK THAT THE THIRDLY
_t 12:51:39:27
FILED MATTER BE ASSIGNED TO THE
_t 12:51:41:29
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
_t 12:51:45:03
IT IS A SECTION OF EDIC.
_t 12:51:47:21
IT'S AN AUTHORIZATION THAT
_t 12:51:51:07
TRADITIONALLY HAS BEEN GIVEN
_t 12:51:52:15
OUT.
_t 12:51:52:23
THERE'S NO CITY FUNDS THAT ARE
_t 12:51:54:09
ATTACHED TO THIS.
_t 12:51:55:02
AND, THEREFORE, IT'S A PLANNING
_t 12:51:56:14
AND DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE VERSUS
_t 12:51:58:03
A WAYS AND MEANS EXERCISE, IF
_t 12:51:59:29
YOU WISH.
_t 12:52:02:03
AT YOUR DISCRETION.
_t 12:52:03:16
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:52:04:26
LINEHAN.
_t 12:52:04:29
DOES THE WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR
_t 12:52:06:13
HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT --
_t 12:52:07:16
OKAY.
_t 12:52:09:11
SO COUNCILOR LINEHAN HAS MOVED
_t 12:52:13:04
FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE
_t 12:52:15:02
THIRD LATE FILED MATTER.
_t 12:52:16:18
ANY OBJECTION?
_t 12:52:17:05
SO UPON RECONSIDERATION, THE
_t 12:52:19:03
THIRD LATE FILE MATTER WILL BE
_t 12:52:20:14
ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
_t 12:52:22:16
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
_t 12:52:27:24
THERE ARE NO LATE FILED MATTERS
_t 12:52:30:15
FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
_t 12:52:32:21
SO CHAIR MOVES ADOPTION OF THE
_t 12:52:34:11
CONSENT AGENDA.
_t 12:52:36:10
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
_t 12:52:39:06
OPPOSED SAY NAY.
_t 12:52:40:17
CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
_t 12:52:42:19
FINALLY, WOULD ANYONE WANT TO
_t 12:52:43:21
PULL AN ITEM FROM THE GREEN
_t 12:52:44:15
SHEETS?
_t 12:52:47:08
BEFORE WE RISE, I DO JUST WANT
_t 12:52:49:24
TO OBSERVE THAT MAYBE THERE'S
_t 12:52:50:21
SOMETHING IN THE WATER THAT
_t 12:52:52:29
LEADS ME TO OFFER OUR BIG
_t 12:52:56:02
CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCILOR
_t 12:52:57:02
CAMPBELL AND HER NEW HUSBAND,
_t 12:52:59:05
MATT SHIER, MARRIED THIS PAST
_t 12:53:01:02
WEEKEND.
_t 12:53:01:09
WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
_t 12:53:02:11
[ APPLAUSE ]
_t 12:53:17:14
CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILOR.
_t 12:53:21:02
OKAY, AT THIS POINT, IF
_t 12:53:23:10
COUNCILOR COULD PLEASE RISE AND
_t 12:53:24:10
ALL GUESTS COULD JOIN US IN
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RISING AS WE PREPARE TO ADJOURN
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IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING
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INDIVIDUALS -- COUNCILOR BAKER
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AND McCARTHY, DAVID O'LEARY.
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COUNCILOR CAMPBELL, BARBARA
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HARRINGTON.
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FOR COUNCILOR CIOMMO, WILLIAM
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FOWLER AND RALPH DeANGELIS.
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FOR COUNCILOR McCARTHY, MAUREEN
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MANNERMAN.
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AND FOR ALL COUNCILORS,
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ELIZABETH BUDDY BAKER, GOVERNOR
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CHARLIE BAKER'S MOTHER, AND
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ALLISON WARMOUTH.
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A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
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[ PAUSE ]
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THANK YOU.
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CHAIR MOVES THAT AS THE COUNCIL
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ADJOURNS WE DO SO TODAY IN THE
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MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
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INDIVIDUALS, AND WE'RE
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SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 2016,
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12:00 NOON.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
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OPPOSED, "NO."
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AYES HAVE IT.
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COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.
Boston City Council Public Meeting Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Boston City Council President Michelle Wu michelle.wu at boston.gov
5/25/16 caption file ccrit at wgbh.org
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
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MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
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CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE
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PRESENCE OF A QUORUM.
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[ ROLL CALL ]
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[ ROLL CALL ]
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[ OFF MIC ]
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>> THANK YOU.
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AT THIS TIME, IF ALL COUNCILORS
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AND GUESTS WOULD
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PLEASE RISE, I WOULD ASK THE
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CLERGY TO DELIVER THE
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INVOCATION, AND REMAIN STANDING
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AND COUNCILOR LAMATTINA WILL
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LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF
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ALLEGIANCE.
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>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
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THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
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I HAVE THE
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HONOR AND PLEASURE
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TO INTRODUCE ONE OF MY FAVORITE
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PRIESTS IN EAST BOSTON, FATHER
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JOHN MAZZARO, DIRECTOR OF THE
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LEGIONS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN
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EAST BOSTON.
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SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT I
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INVITED FATHER JOHN HERE A FEW
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YEARS AGO, BECAUSE HE'S ONE OF
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MY FAVORITES.
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HE IS A NATIVE EAST BOSTONIAN
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AND A GRADUATE OF ST. DOMINIC
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HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE'S A
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DIRECTOR OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS
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CLUB AND DOING EXCELLENT WORK
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THERE FOR OUR YOUTH.
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I'M PROUD OF THE TRADITION THAT
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THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HAS
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INSTILLED IN OUR CHILDREN FOR
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DECADES.
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I HAVE FOUND MEMORIES OF
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GROWING UP AND ATTENDING THE
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BOYS CLUB WHEN I WENT THERE.
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IT WAS A BOYS CLUB.
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AND THE GIRLS COULD NOT USE THE
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
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GINA, SHE WILL TELL YOU, THEY
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WOULD STAND ON THE STEPS IN
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THOSE COLD, COLD DAYS AND THEY
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COULDN'T USE THE BOYS AND GIRLS
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CLUB, AND THANK GOD THAT HAS
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CHANGED.
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UNDER FATHER JOHN'S LEADERSHIP,
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THE CLUB HAS GROWN AND BECOME A
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POPULAR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
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PROVIDING HOMEWORK HELP, ARTS,
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CRAFTS, RECREATION, ACTIVITIES
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INCLUDING SPORTS, EXERCISE, AND
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OTHER TYPES OF GAMES AND
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ACTIVITIES.
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AS A PRIEST, FATHER JOHN HAS
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DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO HELPING
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CHILDREN SHAPE THEIR FUTURE.
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HE HAS LEARNED DURING HIS YEARS
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AND BROUGHT THIS TO EAST BOSTON
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AND MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN
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PEOPLE'S LIVES.
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YOU CAN TELL HOW MUCH AN
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IMPRESSION HE HAS MADE BY THE
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POPULARITY OF HIS PROGRAM THAT
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HE RUNS, AND THE MEMBERSHIP IS
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INCLUSIVE.
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HE SERVES PROBABLY OVER 400
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KIDS.
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WHENEVER SOMEONE WANTS TO DO
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SOMETHING IN EAST BOSTON AND
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THEY WANT TO HELP THE
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COMMUNITY, I SAY YOU HAVE TO
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SEE FATHER JOHN AT THE BOYS AND
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GIRLS CLUB.
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HE REALLY SERVES ALL OF THE
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YOUNG KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
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AND HIS WHOLE STAFF DOES REALLY
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GREAT JOB.
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SO WITH THAT, I HAVE AN HONOR
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TO INTRODUCE FATHER JOHN.
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>> THANK YOU.
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BEFORE WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION,
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WE SHOULD REMEMBER ALLISON WAS
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THE YOUNG LADY WITH THE DUCK
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BOAT TRAGEDY, AND THAT WE
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REMEMBER HER AND THIS LITTLE
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STORY THAT I'LL TELL YOU WILL
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BE DEDICATED IN HER MEMORY.
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USUALLY YOU HAVE A LOT OF
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DIFFERENT PRAYERS, BUT I THINK
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IF I TELL A LITTLE STORY WITH A
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MORAL TO IT, I THINK WE'LL
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REMEMBER IT A LITTLE BETTER.
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SINCE I'M WITH KIDS ALL DAY,
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THEY LIKE STORIES.
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OLDER PEOPLE LIKE STORIES.
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AND ALL OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE, I
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THINK, LIKE STORIES, TOO.
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STORIES ABOUT AN INCIDENT
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THAT'S A TRUE STORY ABOUT A
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LADY THAT WAS AT AN AIRPORT.
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SHE WAS A BUSINESSWOMAN.
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SHE TRAVELLED A LOT.
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AND LIKE MOST OF US WHEN YOU
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TRAVEL.
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SINCE SHE WAS A FREQUENT FLYER,
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SHE WOULD GO INTO THE VIP
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LOUNGE.
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SO SHE FELT SPECIAL SO.
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SHE SAID, LET ME GET A BOOK.
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LET ME GET SOME COOKIES.
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AND I'LL JUST CATCH UP ON MY
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READING, PASS THE TIME, RELAX.
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SO SHE GOES INTO THE LOUNGE,
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GETS A NICE LITTLE CHAIR.
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AND OPENS UP HER BOOK, AND A
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MAN SITS NEXT TO HER WITH THE
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NEWSPAPER.
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HE'S CLEARING HIS THROAT, AND
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SHE SAID, ALL THESE CHAIRS,
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THIS GUY HAS TO SIT NEXT TO ME?
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ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE REACHES
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DOWN AND SHE TAKES A COOKIE OUT
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OF THE BAG.
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AND SHE EATS IT.
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ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE GUY
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READING THE NEWSPAPER -- WELL
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DRESSED AND EVERYTHING -- HE
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GOES AND GRABS A COOKIE, TOO.
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NOW, SHE GETS REALLY MAD AT
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THIS.
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SHE SAYS, THE NERVE OF THIS
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GUY!
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HE TOOK MY COOKIE!
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THE NERVE!
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THEY'RE MY COOKIES!
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ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE TOOK
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ANOTHER ONE, THEN HE TOOK
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ANOTHER ONE.
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AND THEY KEPT DOING THAT.
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SHE WAS GETTING MORE AND MORE
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INCENSED THAT HE WAS TAKING
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THOSE COOKIES.
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UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS
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ONE LEFT, AND SHE SAID, SURELY
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HE HAS ENOUGH MORALITY TO LEAVE
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ME THE LAST COOKIE.
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AND HE TAKES THE LAST COOKIE.
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AND HE BREAKS IT IN HALF.
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AND HE GIVES IT TO HER.
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SHE WAS SO MAD, SHE JUST LEFT
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THAT VIP LOUNGE AND WENT TO THE
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GATE AND WAITED THERE.
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SHE STARTED LOOKING AT SOME OF
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THE STUFF IN HER POCKETBOOK.
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SHE WAS LOOKING FOR HER
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BOARDING PASS.
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AND LO AND BEHOLD, SHE FOUND
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HER PACK OF COOKIES.
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SHE WAS TAKING HIS COOKIES.
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[ LAUGHTER ]
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SO IMMEDIATELY, THIS POOR OLD
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LADY IS SITTING THERE AND, YOU
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KNOW, THE TERMINAL, AND SHE
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SAYS, "HAVE A COOKIE."
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THE LADY SAYS, "I DON'T WANT A
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COOKIE."
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"HAVE A COOKIE!"
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AND SHE WENT LOOKING FOR THIS
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GUY AND COULDN'T FIND HIM,
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BECAUSE SHE FELT TERRIBLE.
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BECAUSE HERE IS THIS GUY
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SHARING HIS COOKIES WITH HER,
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INNOCENTLY, AND BREAKING THE
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LAST COOKIE.
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THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS VERY
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SIMPLE.
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WE HAVE TO ALWAYS THINK THAT
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THE GOOD IN PEOPLE AND NOT
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JUDGE ANYONE.
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AND IF WE DO THAT, WE'RE GOING
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TO HAVE A BETTER FUTURE WITH
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OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
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EACH MORNING WHEN I GET UP, I
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SAY THE SAME PRAYER I'VE BEEN
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SAYING FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS.
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AND I SAY, GOD, PLEASE PROTECT
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THE KIDS, PROTECT THE YOUNG
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PEOPLE, AND HELP ME, ALONG WITH
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EVERYONE ELSE, TO SEE IN THE
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YOUNG PEOPLE A GREATER FUTURE,
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PROTECT THE KIDS THAT MIGHT
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HAVE RUN AWAY FROM HOME, THOSE
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WHO HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE
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ALLUREMENTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
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THAT WITH GOD'S MERCY, AND MORE
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IMPORTANTLY, HOPEFULLY, THAT
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MERCY WILL TOUCH THEIR HEARTS,
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A POSITIVE INFLUENCE WILL COME
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IN THEIR LIVES, THAT THEY WILL
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BE SAFE AND RETURN HOME.
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I'M PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE.
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I ALWAYS COME JUST TO SEE IF
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SAL REALLY WORKS.
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[ LAUGHTER ]
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HE SAYS HE DOES.
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HE GETS IN THE PAPER, AND HE
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LOOKS LIKE HE'S DOING
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SOMETHING, SO I WANTED
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VERIFICATION.
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SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK --
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[ OFF MIC ]
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-- YOU HAVE TO GET UP EARLY
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TOMORROW BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A
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BREAKFAST.
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HE'S ALL NERVOUS.
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SO I THINK WE NEED TO PRAY IN A
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SPECIAL WAY, ALWAYS FOR OUR
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YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THANK YOU FOR
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ALL YOU DO IN THE COUNCIL, BUT
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MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO REALIZE
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THE SUPPORT THAT EVERYONE WILL
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GIVE YOU BECAUSE OF THE
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GOODNESS IN YOUR HEARTS.
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GOD BLESS YOU.
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[ PLEDGE ]
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FATHER
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MAZZARO AND COUNCILOR
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LAMATTINA.
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FOR THIS MORNING'S
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PRESENTATION, I WANTED TO
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INVITE PARENTS OF ALLISON WHO
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ARE HERE WITH US.
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IRA AND MARSA.
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AND ALTHOUGH WE ARE HEARTBROKEN
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WITH THEM THAT ONE OF THE
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BEAUTIFUL YOUNG PEOPLE OF
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BOSTON WAS LOST IN A TRAGIC
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ACCIDENT ON OUR STREETS, WE ARE
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HONORED TO HAVE THEM WITH US,
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AS THEY REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL
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OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO REMEMBER
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THEIR DAUGHTER AND TALK ABOUT
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HOW THEY'RE CHANNELLING THEIR
_t 12:24:20:07
ENERGY AND EFFORTS INTO
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ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF HER AND
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ON BEHALF OF THE MANY, MANY
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BOSTONIANS AND THOSE BEYOND WHO
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WE NEED TO MAKE SURE HAVE THE
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SAFEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT IN
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OUR CITY.
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SO WELCOME, AND THANK YOU FOR
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JOINING US, IN TOWN FROM HAWAII
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FOR A FEW WEEKS.
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IVAN AND MARTHA WARMOUTH.
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>> THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME TIME TO
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EXPRESS MY FEELINGS ABOUT THE
_t 12:24:53:29
TRAGIC ACCIDENT WHEN A DUCK
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BOAT RAN OVER AND KILLED MY
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DAUGHTER.
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SHE WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD.
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THIS CREATES A HUGE HOLE IN OUR
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FAMILY.
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ALLISON WAS A MUCH BELOVED
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DAUGHTER AND SISTER TO TWO
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SIBLINGS.
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WE PREPARED A MEMORIAL CARD FOR
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HER FUNERAL, WHICH I SEE YOU
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HAVE A COPY OF.
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YOUR COMMENTS ON THE BACK WERE
_t 12:25:18:07
RECALLED FROM FACEBOOK POSTS,
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FROM FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
_t 12:25:20:28
FOLLOWING HER DEATH.
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YOU WILL SEE THAT SHE WAS TRULY
_t 12:25:23:23
A REMARKABLE WOMAN WHO TOUCHED
_t 12:25:25:05
MANY LIVES.
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ALI WORKED AS SENIOR
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UNDERWRITER AT LEXINGTON
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INSURANCE, A SUBSIDIARY OF AIG,
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AND SHE LED THE HEALTHCARE TEAM
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IN BOSTON.
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ALI WAS A MEMBER OF THE
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COMPANY'S HIGH-POTENTIAL
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM,
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AND A KEY LEADER IN THE
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COMPANY'S INNOVATION BOOTCAMP
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PROGRAM.
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AS A MEASURE OF HER OUTGOING
_t 12:25:53:15
PERSONALITY, ALI WAS VICE
_t 12:25:54:13
PRESIDENT OF THE LEXINGTON
_t 12:25:56:09
POSTMASTER'S CLUB.
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SHE WAS PREPARING TO RELOCATE
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TO CHICAGO TO PURSUE HER MBA
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AND ALSO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF
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HEALTHCARE MANAGER IN AIG'S
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CHICAGO OFFICE, A PROMOTION SHE
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EARNED THROUGH DEDICATION AND
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HARD WORK, AND ONE SHE WAS
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EXCITED ABOUT.
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ALI VOLUNTEERED ON SATURDAYS,
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SUPPORTING THE WOMAN'S LUNCH
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PLACE, AN ORGANIZATION THAT
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HELPS WOMEN EXPERIENCING
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HOMELESSNESS OR POVERTY.
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SHE WAS AN INTENTIONAL GIVER
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WITH A PLAN AND A BUDGET TO
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SHARE TIME AND MONEY WITH THE
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LESS FORTUNATE.
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ALI WAS VERY HAPPY THE DAY SHE
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DIED.
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HER CAREER AT AIG WAS IN FULL
_t 12:26:42:23
FLOWER.
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SHE WAS READY TO START HER MBA.
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SHE WAS EXCITED ABOUT CHICAGO.
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SHE WAS FIT AND STRONG, AND
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THEN DISASTER.
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MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THIS TYPE
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OF ACCIDENT IS PREVENTIBLE.
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I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO
_t 12:27:01:26
IMPROVE DUCK BOAT SAFETY, BUT
_t 12:27:04:02
AN EASY FIX THAT WOULD GO A
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LONG WAY PREVENTING THIS FROM
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EVER HAPPENING AGAIN IS SIMPLY
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TO ADD A SECOND PERSON TO THE
_t 12:27:13:12
DUCK BOAT CREW TO CONDUCT THE
_t 12:27:15:02
HISTORY TOUR.
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WE BELIEVE THAT IF THE DRIVER
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WAS 100% FOCUSED ON THE ROAD
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INSTEAD OF MULTITASKING AS
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DRIVER, HISTORY TOUR LECTURER
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AND ENTERTAINER, THE CHANCE FOR
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THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT WOULD BE
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GREATLY REDUCED.
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SUPER DUCK TOURS IN BOSTON
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ALREADY EMPLOY THIS BUSINESS
_t 12:27:38:14
MODEL.
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DUCK TOURS IN OTHER CITIES DO
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THE SAME.
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WE BELIEVE THE CITY OF BOSTON
_t 12:27:44:15
SHOULD REQUIRE BOSTON DUCK
_t 12:27:46:18
TOURS TO IMPLEMENT THIS CHANGE
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IMMEDIATELY.
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THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
_t 12:27:52:09
SPEAK.
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>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR SHARING
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YOUR STORY AND REMEMBERING
_t 12:28:05:09
ALLISON HERE WITH US TODAY.
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AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY
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ON BEHALF OF MANY OTHERS.
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>>> SO WE WILL TAKE A DEEP
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BREATH, AND AGAIN REMINDED THIS
_t 12:28:20:06
MORNING OF THE VERY VITAL
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NATURE OF THE WORK THAT HAPPENS
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IN THIS BUILDING AND ON -- AND
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THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, AND KEEP
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THAT IN MIND AS WE PROCEED.
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MADAM CLERK, WE SHALL PROCEED
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WITH FORMATAL BUSINESS OF
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TODAY'S MEETING.
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IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS TO
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LAST WEEK'S MINUTES, PLEASE
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MAKE THEM KNOWN.
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SEEING AND HEARING NONE, THE
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MINUTES OF LAST WEEK'S MEETING
_t 12:28:53:16
STAND APPROVED.
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR,
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THE MAYOR.
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MADAM CLERK?
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>> DOCKET NUMBER 0781, MESSAGE
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AND ORDER AMENDING GRANT ORDER
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AUTHORIZING THE PARKS AND
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RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT
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AND EXPEND AN ADDITIONAL
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$19,089.30, INCREASING A GRANT
_t 12:29:13:18
AWARD PASSED BY YOUR HONORABLE
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BODY ON DECEMBER 17th, 20 14,
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IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 TO
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$269,089.30, FROM THE UNITED
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STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
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INTERIOR'S NATIONAL PARK
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SERVICES, THROUGH THE LAND AND
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WATER CONSERVATION FUND
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PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY THE
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND
_t 12:29:40:20
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, KNOWN AS
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EOEEA, DIVISION OF CONSERVATION
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SERVICES, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATIVE
_t 12:29:50:03
TO McLAUGHLIN PLAYGROUND
_t 12:29:52:18
LOCATED IN THE MISSION HILL
_t 12:29:54:02
NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON.
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>> CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE CHAIR
_t 12:29:58:10
OF THE COMMITTEE ON PARKS,
_t 12:30:00:15
RECREATION AND TRANSPORTATION,
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COUNCILOR LAMATTINA.
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>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
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I RISE AFTER WE SUSPEND AND
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PASS, THIS $19,000 IS IN
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ADDITION TO THE $250,000 THAT
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WE APPROVED LAST YEAR FOR
_t 12:30:16:11
McLAUGHLIN PLAYGROUND IN
_t 12:30:17:02
MISSION HILL.
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IT'S GOING TO ADD -- ALLOW A
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SECOND STAIRCASE AND A
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STONEWALL.
_t 12:30:23:05
IT'S A GREAT PROJECT.
_t 12:30:24:08
SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE
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SUSPEND AND PASS.
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THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
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LAMATTINA.
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AT THIS TIME, COUNCILOR
_t 12:30:33:20
LAMATTINA MOVES FOR SUSPENSION
_t 12:30:34:26
OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF
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DOCKET 0781.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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>> All: AYE.
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>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NAY.
_t 12:30:44:18
IT HAS PASSED.
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REPORTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND
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OTHERS.
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>> DOCKET 0782, COMMUNICATION
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WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CITY
_t 12:30:52:28
CLERK TRANSMITTING A
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOSTON
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LANDMARKS COMMISSION FOR CITY
_t 12:30:57:13
COUNCIL ACTION ON THE
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DESIGNATION OF THE
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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL
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BUILDING, 1154 BOYLSTON STREET,
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WUSS TON, MASSACHUSETTS, AS A
_t 12:31:06:12
LANDMARK, IN EFFECT AFTER JUNE
_t 12:31:07:27
16th, 2016, IF NOT ACTED UPON.
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>> DOCKET NUMBER 0782 WILL BE
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ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
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PLANNING AND ZONING.
_t 12:31:20:12
PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
_t 12:31:24:27
>> DOCKET 0783, NOTICE WAS
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RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR OF HIS
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ABSENCE FROM THE CITY FROM
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12:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY, MAY 22nd,
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2016, UNTIL 9:00 P.M. ON
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TUESDAY, MAY 234th, 2016.
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DOCKET NUMBER 0784,
_t 12:31:39:14
COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM
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COUNCILOR MAT O'MALLEY THAT HE
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WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE AT
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THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th, 2016.
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>> AS TO 0783 AND 0784 ON FILE,
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WE WISH COUNCILOR O'MALLEY A
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VERY HAPPY HONEYMOON.
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>> 0785, THE CONSTABLE'S BONDS
_t 12:32:04:24
OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN DULY
_t 12:32:06:28
APPROVED BY THE
_t 12:32:08:26
COLLECTOR-TREASURER WERE
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RECEIVED.
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DAVID BOUDREAU, DOMINIQUE
_t 12:32:13:04
CHESTER, INEZ CHESTER,
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CHESTERFIELD COPPIN, TAMIKA
_t 12:32:16:26
DASH, TODD JOYCE, ANTHONY
_t 12:32:19:15
LOPES, ROBERT MESSINA, MARVIN
_t 12:32:21:28
MINOR, AND SUZANNE MORRISON.
_t 12:32:23:14
>> AS IN RECENT WEEKS, THESE
_t 12:32:24:28
ARE THE BONDS FOR THE
_t 12:32:26:09
CONSTABLES WHO HAVE ALREADY
_t 12:32:26:29
BEEN APPROVED BY THIS BODY AND
_t 12:32:29:02
THE MAYOR, SO THE CHAIR AT THIS
_t 12:32:30:28
TIME MOVES FOR SUSPENSION OF
_t 12:32:32:04
THE RULES AND PASSAGE OF DOCKET
_t 12:32:34:27
0785 UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND
_t 12:32:35:25
CONDITIONS.
_t 12:32:37:06
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
_t 12:32:38:24
>> All: AYE.
_t 12:32:39:07
>> ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY.
_t 12:32:43:02
DOCKET 0785 HAS BEEN PASSED
_t 12:32:44:08
UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND
_t 12:32:44:28
CONDITIONS.
_t 12:32:49:12
MATTERS RECENTLY HEARD FOR
_t 12:32:51:02
POSSIBLE ACTION.
_t 12:32:51:16
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ
_t 12:32:54:17
FROM 0525 --
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>> YES.
_t 12:33:02:09
>> ORDERS FOR THE FY17
_t 12:33:04:10
OPERATING BUDGET INCLUDING
_t 12:33:05:24
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND TAX
_t 12:33:07:22
ORDER, ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR
_t 12:33:09:12
THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, AND
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APPROPRIATION FOR OTHER
_t 12:33:12:15
POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, KNOWN
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AS OPEB.
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DOCKETS NUMBER 0534 THROUGH
_t 12:33:21:09
0543, ORDERS FOR THE FY17
_t 12:33:23:18
CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDING LOAN
_t 12:33:25:19
ORDERS, AND LEASE AND PURCHASE
_t 12:33:27:12
AGREEMENTS.
_t 12:33:27:17
AND DOCKET NUMBER 0548, MESSAGE
_t 12:33:30:14
AND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE
_t 12:33:32:02
BOSTON CENTER FOR YOUTH AND
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FAMILIES TO RE-ESTABLISH IN
_t 12:33:34:29
ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL LAW
_t 12:33:35:22
CHAPTER 44, SECTION 53 E 1/2, A
_t 12:33:39:09
REVOLVING FUND TO ACCEPT FROM
_t 12:33:40:07
THE FUND UP TO A MAXIMUM OF
_t 12:33:43:24
$750,000 TO FUND FISCAL YEAR
_t 12:33:46:04
2017 TO PAY SALARIES AND
_t 12:33:47:27
BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES AND TO
_t 12:33:49:23
PURCHASE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
_t 12:33:51:28
NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE CITY
_t 12:33:53:08
HALL CHILD CARE.
_t 12:33:55:22
>> DOCKETS NUMBER 0525 THROUGH
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0532, 05234 THROUGH 0543, AND
_t 12:34:05:22
0548 WILL REMAIN IN THE
_t 12:34:06:25
COMMITTEE FOR WAYS AND MEANS.
_t 12:34:08:21
MOTIONS, ORDERS, AND
_t 12:34:10:14
RESOLUTIONS.
_t 12:34:10:24
>> DOCKET NUMBER 0786,
_t 12:34:13:11
COUNCILOR CIOMMO OFFERED THE
_t 12:34:15:20
FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING
_t 12:34:16:25
REGARDING A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
_t 12:34:18:23
DISPENSARY AT 230 HARVARD
_t 12:34:20:18
AVENUE, IN BOSTON.
_t 12:34:21:17
>> COUNCILOR CIOMMO, YOU HAVE
_t 12:34:23:18
THE FLOOR.
_t 12:34:24:02
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:34:25:12
SINCE THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION
_t 12:34:29:22
HAS TAKEN OVER THE STATE AND
_t 12:34:31:15
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
_t 12:34:32:24
IN PARTICULAR, THE PROCESS TO
_t 12:34:34:29
SITE A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
_t 12:34:38:19
DISPENSARY IN THE
_t 12:34:39:29
MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE
_t 12:34:40:27
COMMONWEALTH HAS CHANGED.
_t 12:34:42:04
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE AN
_t 12:34:44:02
ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF
_t 12:34:47:02
CITING MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.
_t 12:34:49:20
A LETTER OF NONOPPOSITION OR
_t 12:34:51:21
SUPPORT FROM THE YOU MAYOR OR
_t 12:34:55:20
LEGISLATIVE ARE REQUIRED FOR
_t 12:34:57:12
APPLICANTS SEEKING APPROVAL TO
_t 12:35:00:20
OPEN A DISPENSARY.
_t 12:35:02:11
IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
_t 12:35:03:19
LOOKING TO SET A DISPENARY AT
_t 12:35:06:13
230 HARVARD, BOSTON
_t 12:35:07:26
NEIGHBORHOOD, LITERALLY AT THE
_t 12:35:09:28
BORDER WITH BROOKLINE.
_t 12:35:11:08
THE ARROW IS PRESENTLY ZONED
_t 12:35:13:29
FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE
_t 12:35:15:03
REQUIRING A CONDITIONAL USE
_t 12:35:16:26
PERMIT.
_t 12:35:17:24
I PUT FORTH AN ORDER FOR THIS
_t 12:35:20:03
HEARING SO THE COUNCIL MAY
_t 12:35:21:16
ISSUE ITS POSITION ON THE
_t 12:35:22:03
MATTER.
_t 12:35:23:25
CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW
_t 12:35:25:16
REGULATION.
_t 12:35:25:21
THANK YOU.
_t 12:35:27:12
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CIOMMO.
_t 12:35:30:06
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK
_t 12:35:31:08
ON THIS DOCKET?
_t 12:35:33:02
DOCKET NUMBER 0786 WILL BE
_t 12:35:40:26
ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
_t 12:35:42:17
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
_t 12:35:44:16
>> DOCKET 07787, COUNCILOR
_t 12:35:48:05
ESSAIBI-GEORGE OFFERED THE
_t 12:35:50:13
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
_t 12:35:51:19
OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE SENATE
_t 12:35:54:03
BUDGET AMENDMENT 779 BY SENATOR
_t 12:35:56:17
LINDA DORCENA FORRY.
_t 12:35:57:28
>> THANK YOU, I OFFER BUDGET
_t 12:36:02:05
AMENDMENT 779 OFFERED BY MANY
_t 12:36:05:29
OF OUR STATE SENATOR FORRY.
_t 12:36:10:17
779 DOES A LOT OF GREAT THINGS,
_t 12:36:12:07
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WILL
_t 12:36:14:03
INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE
_t 12:36:16:14
VOUCHER PROGRAM TO $120 MILLION
_t 12:36:18:18
IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S BUDGET.
_t 12:36:20:09
THIS WILL MAKE AN INVALUABLE
_t 12:36:21:22
DIFFERENCE FOR SO MANY HOMELESS
_t 12:36:22:25
FAMILIES.
_t 12:36:25:11
$120 MILLION FOR MRVP WILL
_t 12:36:27:08
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
_t 12:36:28:19
AVAILABLE VOUCHERS AND MOVE OUR
_t 12:36:32:02
FAMILIES TO MOTELS AND SHELTERS
_t 12:36:34:06
INTO STABLE HOMES.
_t 12:36:35:15
THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALSO MAKE
_t 12:36:38:23
MIVP MORE USABLE IN THE CITY OF
_t 12:36:40:04
BOSTON BY INCREASING THE
_t 12:36:42:03
VOUCHER RENT CAP SO FAMILIES
_t 12:36:43:09
CAN RETURN TO THE CITY.
_t 12:36:45:06
THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,000
_t 12:36:47:02
HOMELESS FAMILIES IN
_t 12:36:48:19
MASSACHUSETTS TODAY, AND MORE
_t 12:36:49:27
FAMILIES IN THE STATE EMERGENCY
_t 12:36:52:11
SYSTEM, SHELTER SYSTEM, COME
_t 12:36:54:02
FROM BOSTON THAN ANY OTHER PART
_t 12:36:55:09
OF THE STATE.
_t 12:36:58:14
I COMMEND SENATOR FORRY FOR HER
_t 12:37:00:02
LEADERSHIP AND ASK THAT THE
_t 12:37:01:10
ENTIRE BOSTON DELEGATION IN
_t 12:37:03:06
THIS BODY FOLLOW HER LEAD AND
_t 12:37:04:21
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
_t 12:37:07:18
HOMELESS ADULTS AND CHILDREN,
_t 12:37:09:02
INCLUDING THOSE LIVING IN MOTEL
_t 12:37:10:17
ROOMS, SUFFER IN WAYS THAT MANY
_t 12:37:12:23
OF US WOULD FIND HARD TO
_t 12:37:13:19
IMAGINE.
_t 12:37:15:03
TODAY, LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT
_t 12:37:15:23
IT.
_t 12:37:17:14
I ASK FOR SUSPENSION OF THE
_t 12:37:19:10
RULES AND THE SUPPORT OF MY
_t 12:37:21:03
COLLEAGUES IN THIS UNANIMOUS
_t 12:37:22:23
PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION.
_t 12:37:23:07
THANK YOU.
_t 12:37:24:05
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:37:24:28
ESSAIBI-GEORGE.
_t 12:37:26:10
COUNCILOR PRESSLEY, YOU HAVE
_t 12:37:26:28
THE FLOOR.
_t 12:37:29:02
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:37:30:15
I RISE TO COMMEND THE MAKER AND
_t 12:37:32:02
ASK TO HAVE MY NAME ADDED.
_t 12:37:33:19
YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN THE
_t 12:37:36:08
TOPIC DU JOUR VERY APROPOS,
_t 12:37:38:15
VERY TIMELY ON THE HEELS OF
_t 12:37:40:15
LAST NIGHT'S GBIO MEETING, THE
_t 12:37:43:24
CPA, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR
_t 12:37:46:02
ESSAIBI-GEORGE FOR HER
_t 12:37:47:26
LASER-FOCUS, HER VIGILANCE AND
_t 12:37:49:17
HER ADVOCACY IN THIS SPACE.
_t 12:37:51:06
OF COURSE, I WANT TO COMMEND
_t 12:37:54:18
THE STATE SENATOR -- THE AUTHOR
_t 12:37:57:02
OF THIS AMENDMENT, SENATOR
_t 12:37:58:27
FORRY, FOR PUSHING FOR AN
_t 12:38:00:16
INCREASE IN STATE SUPPORT OF
_t 12:38:01:11
THE HOUSING VOUCHERS AND
_t 12:38:03:02
MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION
_t 12:38:04:10
BOSTON WHO HAVE SIGNED ON,
_t 12:38:09:23
CHANG DIAZ, AND WE HAVE TO
_t 12:38:11:16
THANK THE ADVOCATES LIKE HUD
_t 12:38:13:22
TENANTS AND OTHERS, FOR THE
_t 12:38:14:26
HARD WORK OF BOTH EDUCATING,
_t 12:38:17:07
ADVOCATING AND LOBBYING THE
_t 12:38:18:25
STATEHOUSE AND CITY HALL.
_t 12:38:21:09
AS UNDERSCORED IN LAST NIGHT'S
_t 12:38:24:08
GBIO MEETING ON CPA, EVERYBODY
_t 12:38:27:02
DESERVES A RIGHT TO THIS CITY,
_t 12:38:29:02
AND EVERYONE DESERVES RIGHT TO
_t 12:38:31:19
SHELTER, AND THAT'S WHAT I
_t 12:38:32:14
REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THE
_t 12:38:34:09
LANGUAGE IN THIS RESOLUTION,
_t 12:38:37:05
AND IN THIS AMENDMENT.
_t 12:38:38:16
WE ALL HEAR FROM OUR
_t 12:38:40:03
CONSTITUENTS ON A DAILY BASIS,
_t 12:38:42:10
WHO ARE ON GROWING WAIT LISTS
_t 12:38:44:13
FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS AND REALLY
_t 12:38:46:19
DO BELIEVE THIS WILL PROVE A
_t 12:38:48:24
CLINICAL GAME CHANGER, THE
_t 12:38:50:04
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE THAT
_t 12:38:50:29
ARE JUST ON THE PRECIPICE
_t 12:38:52:17
BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS OR THOSE
_t 12:38:54:09
WHO CAN, WITH THESE VOUCHERS,
_t 12:38:56:02
HAVE THE FOUNDATION THAT
_t 12:38:57:27
THEY'RE OWED AND THAT THEY
_t 12:38:59:06
DESERVE TO ENSURE THEY LEAD
_t 12:39:00:21
HEALTHY AND THRIVING LIVES.
_t 12:39:02:18
SO AGAIN, I COMMEND THE MAKER
_t 12:39:04:03
AND WISH TO HAVE MY NAME ADDED.
_t 12:39:05:21
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:39:07:10
PRESSLEY.
_t 12:39:07:28
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE ADD
_t 12:39:09:04
COUNCILOR PRESSLEY'S NAME.
_t 12:39:12:06
COUNCILOR ZAKIM, YOU HAVE THE
_t 12:39:13:05
FLOOR.
_t 12:39:13:09
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:39:14:21
I ALSO RISE TO COMMEND A GREAT
_t 12:39:16:17
COLLEAGUE ON THIS IMPORTANT
_t 12:39:17:13
RESOLUTION, AND I WILL BE
_t 12:39:19:02
ASKING THAT MY NAME WILL BE
_t 12:39:20:22
ADDED AS WELL AND WILL BE
_t 12:39:21:23
VOTING IN FAVOR.
_t 12:39:22:18
THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
_t 12:39:23:29
RIGHT NOW.
_t 12:39:24:21
AND AS YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
_t 12:39:26:12
AND I JOIN IN CALLING FOR A
_t 12:39:27:18
HEARING AND ASKING TO INCLUDE A
_t 12:39:28:24
HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM FUNDED
_t 12:39:29:25
BY THE CITY, AS WELL, IT IS
_t 12:39:31:13
CLEAR THAT WE ARE AT A CRISIS,
_t 12:39:33:11
AND WE HAVE MANY ACTIVISTS,
_t 12:39:34:25
SOME OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY,
_t 12:39:36:08
FROM MASS LINE, HUD TENANTS,
_t 12:39:40:02
CBIO, NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS
_t 12:39:40:28
THAT HAVE BEEN LASER-FOCUSED ON
_t 12:39:42:18
THIS ISSUE, THAT HAVE HELPED US
_t 12:39:45:07
FOCUS ON NEW WAYS TO TACKLE AN
_t 12:39:46:20
ISSUE THAT'S EXISTED FOR FAR
_t 12:39:49:04
TOO LONG IN THE CITY OF BOSTON,
_t 12:39:52:23
THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
_t 12:39:55:20
AT THE TIME WHEN WE SUPPORTED A
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CPA ON THE BALLOT, FINDING NEW
_t 12:39:58:25
WAYS WHEN THE WALSH
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ADMINISTRATION HAS DEDICATED
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$7.5 MILLION TO KEEP OUR
_t 12:40:03:29
NEIGHBORHOODS AFFORDABLE, IT'S
_t 12:40:06:09
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WE HAVE
_t 12:40:07:03
OTHER RESOURCES, AS WELL, THE
_t 12:40:10:03
STATE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND
_t 12:40:10:18
THE CITY CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
_t 12:40:13:15
IT'S IMPORTANT WE MAKE OUR
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VOICES HEARD ON BEACON HILL AND
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CAPITAL HILL.
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AGAIN, PLEASE ADD MY NAME.
_t 12:40:18:12
I LOOK FORWARD TO FAST PASS AND
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HOPEFULLY GETTING THE RESOURCES
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THAT WE NEED IN THE HANDS OF
_t 12:40:24:03
THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM MOST.
_t 12:40:26:06
THANK YOU.
_t 12:40:27:03
>> MADAM CLERK, ADD COUNCILOR
_t 12:40:31:03
ZAKIM'S NAME.
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COUNCILOR LAMATTINA.
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>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
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I RISE TO COMMEND THE MAKER,
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ESSAIBI-GEORGE, AND ASK THAT MY
_t 12:40:40:13
NAME BE ADDED.
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BEFORE I WORKED IN CITY
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GOVERNMENT, I WAS A HOMELESS
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ADVOCATE IN EAST BOSTON.
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AND ONCE A YEAR, WE GO THERE IN
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JUNE, AND A FUND-RAISER, AND I
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GET A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND
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SPEAK WITH THE FAMILIES.
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30 YEARS, AND IT'S THE SAME --
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THE SAME ISSUES THAT THEY'RE
_t 12:41:02:24
FACING.
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IT'S MUCH HARDER TODAY.
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BECAUSE 30 YEARS AGO, WHEN I
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WAS WORKING AT THE SHELTER, I
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WOULD HAVE THESE -- THEY WERE
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CALLED SECTION 707s.
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SO I WAS ABLE TO GO TO A
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LANDLORD AND GET A VOUCHER.
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I WAS ALSO ABLE TO SAY, IF YOU
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RENT TO ONE OF MY HOMELESS
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FAMILIES, I CAN GIVE YOU A
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MONTH'S RENT.
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IT WAS VERY HELPFUL.
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VERY HARD.
_t 12:41:25:04
AND TODAY, AS THE FEDERAL
_t 12:41:26:10
GOVERNMENT JUST GETS AWAY FROM
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THE SECTION 8 CERTIFICATE, IT'S
_t 12:41:29:06
VERY DIFFICULT FOR THESE
_t 12:41:29:29
FAMILIES.
_t 12:41:31:09
WE PAY MORE MONEY TO HOUSE
_t 12:41:35:04
FAMILIES AT THE FAMILY SHELTER
_t 12:41:36:05
AND IN THE SHELTERS AND MOTELS.
_t 12:41:38:23
WE SHOULD BE GIVING THESE
_t 12:41:40:04
FAMILIES VOUCHERS SO THEY CAN
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GET AN APARTMENT TO RAISE THEIR
_t 12:41:45:14
FAMILIES.
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IT'S NOT RIGHT THEY'RE LIVING
_t 12:41:46:23
IN A SHELTER.
_t 12:41:48:03
SIX, SEVEN PEOPLE LIVING IN ONE
_t 12:41:50:19
ROOM AT BOSTON FAMILY SHELTER.
_t 12:41:52:02
IT'S HORRIBLE.
_t 12:41:52:20
I WANT TO COMMEND THE MAKER AND
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THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO
_t 12:41:55:04
OUR ATTENTION.
_t 12:41:57:02
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
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LAMATTINA.
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PLEASE ADD HIS NAME.
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COUNCILOR JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE
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FLOOR.
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
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PRESIDENT.
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I RISE TO COMMEND COUNCILOR
_t 12:42:08:26
ESSAIBI-GEORGE FOR THIS TIMELY
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RESOLUTION.
_t 12:42:11:26
RECENTLY, "THE BOSTON GLOBE"
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NOTED THAT 50% OF THE PEOPLE IN
_t 12:42:17:09
THE CITY OF BOSTON MAKE $35,000
_t 12:42:19:19
A YEAR OR LESS.
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AND AS COUNCILOR LAMATTINA JUST
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NOTED, IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR
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30 YEARS.
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THE SAME NUMBER FOR 30 YEARS.
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AND SO, WE KNOW THAT COSTS HAVE
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GONE UP OVER THE COURSE OF
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TIME.
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AND I THINK THE MOST ATTRACTIVE
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PART ABOUT SENATOR FORRY'S
_t 12:42:37:11
LEGISLATION IS THAT IT ACTUALLY
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IS RELEVANT TO THE BOSTON
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MARKET, AND THE VOUCHERS ARE
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ACTUALLY TRUE TO THE PRICES
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THAT WE NEED.
_t 12:42:45:02
LAST NIGHT, WE WERE WITH 900
_t 12:42:48:22
ADVOCATES AT TBIO, AND AN
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ALLIANCE FOR HUD TENANTS
_t 12:42:53:29
PUSHING US ON THIS LEVEL.
_t 12:42:55:08
I THINK THIS IS REALLY THE
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CHARACTER OF OUR CITY AND THE
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CHARACTER OF OUR STATE, AND WE
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ARE A COMMONWEALTH, WHICH IS
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REALLY ABOUT THE COMMON GOOD
_t 12:43:01:24
AND REALLY HAPPY WE'RE ABLE TO
_t 12:43:03:05
MOVE THIS FORWARD.
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AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS,
_t 12:43:05:11
PLEASE ADD MY NAME.
_t 12:43:06:09
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
_t 12:43:06:21
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:43:10:06
JACKSON.
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ADD COUNCILOR FLAHERTY,
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COUNCILOR BAKER, CAMPBELL,
_t 12:43:14:12
CIOMMO, COUNCILOR LINEHAN,
_t 12:43:16:11
COUNCILOR McCARTHY, AND PLEASE
_t 12:43:18:09
ADD THE CHAIR'S NAME.
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AT THIS TIME, COUNCILOR
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ESSAIBI-GEORGE MOVES FOR
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SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND
_t 12:43:23:22
ADOPTION OF DOCKET 0787.
_t 12:43:25:02
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
_t 12:43:27:17
>> All: AYE.
_t 12:43:28:02
>> MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU
_t 12:43:29:05
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
_t 12:43:31:16
[ ROLL CALL ]
_t 12:44:14:22
MADAM PRESIDENT, DOCKET --
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[ OFF MIC ]
_t 12:44:19:24
--
_t 12:44:19:29
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
_t 12:44:21:02
DOCKET 07 87 HAS BEEN ADOPTED
_t 12:44:24:26
WITH A 12-0 VOTE.
_t 12:44:40:12
>> DOCKET 0788, COUNCILOR
_t 12:44:42:16
EASTBOUND EASTBOUND OFFERED THE
_t 12:44:44:02
FOLLOWING ORDER FOR A HEARING
_t 12:44:45:27
REGARDING GRADE CONFIGURATIONS
_t 12:44:47:02
IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
_t 12:44:48:21
>> COUNCILOR ESSAIBI-GEORGE,
_t 12:44:50:02
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
_t 12:44:50:20
>> THANK YOU, ALL.
_t 12:44:54:10
LAST WEEK, WE CALLED FOR A
_t 12:44:55:25
HEARING ORDER ON THE START
_t 12:44:57:05
TIMES EVER HIGH SCHOOLS.
_t 12:44:58:24
AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE
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RECEIVED -- OUR OFFICE HAS
_t 12:45:01:15
RECEIVED LOTS OF THANKS AND
_t 12:45:03:09
APPRECIATION FOR THAT EFFORT,
_t 12:45:04:12
AND TO LOOK AT THE START TIME
_t 12:45:05:18
OF HIGH SCHOOLS.
_t 12:45:06:15
SO WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED A
_t 12:45:08:03
REQUEST FROM A NUMBER OF FOLKS
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TO ADD TO THAT CONVERSATION IN
_t 12:45:12:16
A SEPARATE HEARING ORDER THE
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GRADE CONFIGURATIONS OF ALL OF
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THE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF
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BOSTON, AND TO ALSO LOOK AT THE
_t 12:45:18:21
START TIMES OF ALL OF THE
_t 12:45:20:10
GRADES.
_t 12:45:20:15
THE CITY OF BOSTON AND ITS 125
_t 12:45:24:18
SCHOOLS HAS ANYWHERE FROM 19 TO
_t 12:45:28:27
33 DIFFERENT GRADE
_t 12:45:30:12
CONFIGURATIONS.
_t 12:45:30:18
SOME OF THEM MAKE SENSE.
_t 12:45:31:23
MANY OF THEM DON'T.
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AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
_t 12:45:36:26
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION TO MAKE
_t 12:45:37:21
SURE THAT OUR GRADE
_t 12:45:39:27
CONFIGURATION MAKES SENSE, IT
_t 12:45:42:21
CARES FOR FAMILIES, FOR SCHOOL
_t 12:45:44:18
OPERATIONS, AND THAT WE'RE NOT
_t 12:45:47:02
CREATING OR ENCOURAGING OR
_t 12:45:48:15
CONTINUING BARRIERS FOR OUR
_t 12:45:49:25
STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES,
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BOTH IN ENROLLMENTS AND STUDENT
_t 12:45:54:03
AND FAMILY TRANSITIONS FROM
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GRADE TO GRADE AND BUILDING TO
_t 12:45:57:17
BUILDING.
_t 12:45:57:22
AND TO REALLY JUST HAVE A MORE
_t 12:46:01:09
COMPLETE CONVERSATION WHEN WE
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DISCUSS THE START TIMES IN OUR
_t 12:46:04:28
HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT WE'RE ALSO
_t 12:46:06:06
TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
_t 12:46:07:20
GRADE CONFIGURATIONS AND MAKING
_t 12:46:09:11
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AN EVEN
_t 12:46:11:11
MORE SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL SYSTEM.
_t 12:46:12:07
THANK YOU.
_t 12:46:13:17
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:46:14:10
ESSAIBI-GEORGE.
_t 12:46:17:05
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE
_t 12:46:18:12
ADD COUNCILOR JACKSON'S NAME,
_t 12:46:22:09
LAMATTINA, COUNCILOR PRESSLEY,
_t 12:46:23:28
FLAHERTY, CIOMMO, COUNCILOR
_t 12:46:25:24
CAMPBELL.
_t 12:46:27:13
DOCKET NUMBER 0788 WILL BE
_t 12:46:29:05
ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
_t 12:46:29:29
EDUCATION.
_t 12:46:32:12
PERSONNEL ORDERS, MADAM CLERK.
_t 12:46:34:19
>> DOCKET NUMBER 0789,
_t 12:46:37:20
COUNCILOR WU FOR COUNCILOR
_t 12:46:38:28
O'MALLEY OFFERED THE FOLLOWING
_t 12:46:40:06
ORDER --
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>> CHAIR MOVES FOR SUSPENSION
_t 12:46:41:24
AND PASSAGE OF 0789.
_t 12:46:43:26
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
_t 12:46:44:08
OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:46:47:07
DOCKET 0789 HAS PASSED.
_t 12:46:48:23
>> DOCKET NUMBER 0790,
_t 12:46:51:22
COUNSELSER WU FOR --
_t 12:46:53:06
>> MOVE FOR SUSPENSION AND
_t 12:46:54:24
PASSAGE OF 0790.
_t 12:46:55:24
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
_t 12:46:56:05
OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:46:59:02
DOCKET NUMBER 0790 HAS PASSED.
_t 12:47:03:27
I AM INFORMED BY THE CLERK THAT
_t 12:47:05:29
THERE ARE FOUR LATE-FILED
_t 12:47:07:15
MATTERS, WHICH IN THE ABSENCE
_t 12:47:08:19
OF OBJECTION, WILL BE ADDED TO
_t 12:47:10:05
TODAY'S AGENDA.
_t 12:47:11:27
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
_t 12:47:13:13
MATTERING ARE ADDED.
_t 12:47:14:17
MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WOULD
_t 12:47:15:24
PLEASE READ THE FIRST LATE
_t 12:47:19:07
FILE.
_t 12:47:19:15
DOES EVERYONE HAVE COPIES ON
_t 12:47:21:05
YOUR DESK ALREADY?
_t 12:47:22:03
OKAY.
_t 12:47:22:06
>> COUNCILOR MICHELLE WU FOR
_t 12:47:24:14
COUNCILOR LINEHAN, ORDERED
_t 12:47:25:20
THAT --
_t 12:47:26:02
>> COUNCILOR LINEHAN MOVES FOR
_t 12:47:27:29
SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE OF THE
_t 12:47:29:22
FIRST LATE FILE.
_t 12:47:30:23
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
_t 12:47:31:03
OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:47:34:04
THE FIRST LATE FILE MATTER HAS
_t 12:47:35:10
BEEN PASSED.
_t 12:47:36:21
>> DOCKET NUMBER -- SECOND LATE
_t 12:47:40:20
FILE OFFERED BY COUNCILOR WU
_t 12:47:43:03
FOR COUNCILOR LINEHAN --
_t 12:47:44:15
>> COUNCILOR LINEHAN MOVES FOR
_t 12:47:46:24
SUSPENSION AND PASSAGE.
_t 12:47:48:02
I SHOULD MENTION THESE ARE
_t 12:47:50:05
PERSONNEL ORDERS THAT COUNCILOR
_t 12:47:52:06
LINEHAN MOVES FOR SUSPENSION
_t 12:47:54:07
AND PASSAGE OF THE SECOND LATE
_t 12:47:55:28
FILED MATTER.
_t 12:47:56:13
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
_t 12:47:56:24
OPPOSED, "NO."
_t 12:47:58:14
SECOND LATE FILE HAS BEEN
_t 12:47:59:05
PASSED.
_t 12:48:04:07
>> THIRD LATE FILE.
_t 12:48:08:06
OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF MAYOR,
_t 12:48:10:03
MARTIN J. WALSH, MAY 25th,
_t 12:48:12:22
2016, TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
_t 12:48:14:21
DEAR COUNCILS, I TRANSMIT
_t 12:48:16:26
HEREWITH FOR YOUR APPROVAL IN
_t 12:48:18:02
ORDER TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE
_t 12:48:19:25
OF TAX-EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS IN
_t 12:48:21:21
THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL NOT TO
_t 12:48:24:28
EXCEED $25 MILLION.
_t 12:48:26:11
THE BOSTON INDUSTRIAL
_t 12:48:28:10
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY,
_t 12:48:31:06
KNOWN AS BIDFA, ACTING PURSUANT
_t 12:48:33:28
TO 40D OF THE MASSACHUSETTS
_t 12:48:35:14
GENERAL LAWS, ADOPTED A
_t 12:48:37:22
FAVORABLE RESOLUTION WITH
_t 12:48:39:02
RESPECT TO THE FINANCE OF
_t 12:48:40:27
BUDGET, INCLUDING FINANCING
_t 12:48:42:14
CERTAIN BONDS RESERVED TO MAYOR
_t 12:48:47:12
LEVERAGE LENDERS LLC AND
_t 12:48:52:24
NELLIA LLC, THE BORROWER, WHICH
_t 12:48:59:24
INCLUDES SUBSIDIARY
_t 12:49:01:04
SATISFACTORIES OR OTHER
_t 12:49:02:07
AFFILIATES THEREOF, TO PAY
_t 12:49:03:16
COSTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF
_t 12:49:06:07
APPROXIMATE 95,000-SQUARE-FOOT,
_t 12:49:09:16
135-ROOM, SIX-STORY MARRIOTT
_t 12:49:12:02
RESIDENCE INN-HOTEL KNOWN AS
_t 12:49:14:02
THE PROJECT, INCLUDING FOOD
_t 12:49:16:05
SERVICES AND MEETING SPACE
_t 12:49:18:16
WHICH PROJECTS WILL BE OWNED BY
_t 12:49:20:09
THE BORROWERS AND ITS
_t 12:49:22:20
AFFILIATES AND OPERATED BY
_t 12:49:25:07
BALDWIN MANAGEMENT, INC., WITH
_t 12:49:26:25
A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH
_t 12:49:28:23
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL.
_t 12:49:29:21
THE PROJECT WILL BE LOCATED
_t 12:49:33:03
APPROXIMATELY 0.76-ACRE SITE,
_t 12:49:38:23
201 WASHINGTON -- 2001
_t 12:49:40:09
WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON,
_t 12:49:42:05
MASSACHUSETTS, AT THE CORNER OF
_t 12:49:45:24
WASHINGTON STREET AND
_t 12:49:47:02
BOULEVARD, NEAR DUDLEY SQUARE.
_t 12:49:48:18
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE CITY
_t 12:49:50:17
APPROVES THE PROJECT LOCATED AT
_t 12:49:53:22
2001 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON,
_t 12:49:57:11
MASSACHUSETTS, CONSISTING
_t 12:49:58:06
GENERALLY OF THE CONSTRUCTION,
_t 12:50:01:15
FURNISHINGS, THE FITTING OF THE
_t 12:50:03:26
PROJECT AT 2001 WASHINGTON
_t 12:50:06:05
STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,
_t 12:50:07:21
USED BY THE BORROWER AS A
_t 12:50:11:02
MARION INN RESIDENT HOTEL.
_t 12:50:13:09
I URGE YOUR BODY TO PASS THIS
_t 12:50:15:12
ORDER AS JUDICIOUSLY AS
_t 12:50:16:15
POSSIBLE AS THIS PROCESS AND
_t 12:50:19:05
PROJECT MAY PROCEED AS
_t 12:50:19:17
DESCRIBED.
_t 12:50:23:27
RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR OF BOSTON.
_t 12:50:25:02
>> THE THIRD LATE FILE MATTER
_t 12:50:26:09
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE
_t 12:50:27:12
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
_t 12:50:30:05
>> THE FOURTH LATE FILE MATTER
_t 12:50:31:23
FROM THE OFFICE OF MAYOR MARTIN
_t 12:50:34:03
J. WALSH, MAY 25th, 2016, TO
_t 12:50:36:11
THE CITY COUNCIL.
_t 12:50:37:17
DEAR COUNCILORS, I TRANSMIT
_t 12:50:39:18
HEREWITH FOR YOUR APPROVAL AN
_t 12:50:41:09
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BOSTON
_t 12:50:42:27
FIRE PREVENTION CODE ARTICLE 80
_t 12:50:45:15
ON THE REGULATION OF WELDING
_t 12:50:47:24
AND CUTTING.
_t 12:50:49:13
THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WILL
_t 12:50:51:29
UPDATE BOSTON FIRE PREVENTION
_t 12:50:53:22
CODE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
_t 12:50:55:19
STATE AND NATIONAL REGULATIONS
_t 12:50:57:27
AND DEFINITIONS BY REPLACING
_t 12:51:00:09
PROVISIONS OF THE WELDING AND
_t 12:51:03:05
CUTTING ARTICLE WITH MORE
_t 12:51:04:23
INCLUSIVE REGULATIONS ON
_t 12:51:07:06
HARDWARE.
_t 12:51:07:24
THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WILL
_t 12:51:09:23
PROVIDE A NEW NFPA HARD WORK
_t 12:51:15:16
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
_t 12:51:16:26
PROGRAM.
_t 12:51:17:02
I URGE YOUR HONORABLE BODY TO
_t 12:51:18:20
ACT FAVORABLY ON THE PROPOSED
_t 12:51:20:27
AMENDMENT.
_t 12:51:21:21
SINCERELY, MARTIN J. WALSH,
_t 12:51:23:02
MAYOR OF BOSTON.
_t 12:51:24:03
>> FORTHWITH FILED MATTER ON
_t 12:51:27:12
HOT WORKS REGULATIONS WILL BE
_t 12:51:28:28
ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
_t 12:51:29:26
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
_t 12:51:31:17
COUNCILOR LINEHAN, YOU HAVE THE
_t 12:51:33:08
FLOOR.
_t 12:51:33:15
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
_t 12:51:36:14
I RISE TO ASK THAT THE THIRDLY
_t 12:51:39:27
FILED MATTER BE ASSIGNED TO THE
_t 12:51:41:29
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
_t 12:51:45:03
IT IS A SECTION OF EDIC.
_t 12:51:47:21
IT'S AN AUTHORIZATION THAT
_t 12:51:51:07
TRADITIONALLY HAS BEEN GIVEN
_t 12:51:52:15
OUT.
_t 12:51:52:23
THERE'S NO CITY FUNDS THAT ARE
_t 12:51:54:09
ATTACHED TO THIS.
_t 12:51:55:02
AND, THEREFORE, IT'S A PLANNING
_t 12:51:56:14
AND DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE VERSUS
_t 12:51:58:03
A WAYS AND MEANS EXERCISE, IF
_t 12:51:59:29
YOU WISH.
_t 12:52:02:03
AT YOUR DISCRETION.
_t 12:52:03:16
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR
_t 12:52:04:26
LINEHAN.
_t 12:52:04:29
DOES THE WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR
_t 12:52:06:13
HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT --
_t 12:52:07:16
OKAY.
_t 12:52:09:11
SO COUNCILOR LINEHAN HAS MOVED
_t 12:52:13:04
FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE
_t 12:52:15:02
THIRD LATE FILED MATTER.
_t 12:52:16:18
ANY OBJECTION?
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SO UPON RECONSIDERATION, THE
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THIRD LATE FILE MATTER WILL BE
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ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
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THERE ARE NO LATE FILED MATTERS
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FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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SO CHAIR MOVES ADOPTION OF THE
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CONSENT AGENDA.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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OPPOSED SAY NAY.
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CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
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FINALLY, WOULD ANYONE WANT TO
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PULL AN ITEM FROM THE GREEN
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SHEETS?
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BEFORE WE RISE, I DO JUST WANT
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TO OBSERVE THAT MAYBE THERE'S
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SOMETHING IN THE WATER THAT
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LEADS ME TO OFFER OUR BIG
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CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCILOR
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CAMPBELL AND HER NEW HUSBAND,
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MATT SHIER, MARRIED THIS PAST
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WEEKEND.
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WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
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[ APPLAUSE ]
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CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILOR.
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OKAY, AT THIS POINT, IF
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COUNCILOR COULD PLEASE RISE AND
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ALL GUESTS COULD JOIN US IN
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RISING AS WE PREPARE TO ADJOURN
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IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING
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INDIVIDUALS -- COUNCILOR BAKER
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AND McCARTHY, DAVID O'LEARY.
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COUNCILOR CAMPBELL, BARBARA
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HARRINGTON.
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FOR COUNCILOR CIOMMO, WILLIAM
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FOWLER AND RALPH DeANGELIS.
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FOR COUNCILOR McCARTHY, MAUREEN
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MANNERMAN.
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AND FOR ALL COUNCILORS,
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ELIZABETH BUDDY BAKER, GOVERNOR
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CHARLIE BAKER'S MOTHER, AND
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ALLISON WARMOUTH.
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A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE.
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[ PAUSE ]
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THANK YOU.
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CHAIR MOVES THAT AS THE COUNCIL
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ADJOURNS WE DO SO TODAY IN THE
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MEMORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
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INDIVIDUALS, AND WE'RE
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SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 2016,
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12:00 NOON.
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE "AYE,"
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OPPOSED, "NO."
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AYES HAVE IT.
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COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.
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