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Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon, good to see so many folks in here I call to order today's meeting of the Boston City Council. Viewers can watch the council meeting live on YouTube at boston.gov backslash city dash council dash tv At this time, I ask my colleagues and those in the audience to please silence their cell phones and electronic devices. Also pursuant to Rule 42, I remind all in the Chamber that no demonstration of approval or disapproval from members of the public will be permitted. Thank you. Mr Clerk, will you please take a roll call vote to ascertain the presence of a quorum?

Councilor Breadon Here Councilor Coletta Zapata Councilor Culpepper Here Council Durkan Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell, O'Neill.

Thank you Mr Clerk. I've been informed by the clerk that a quorum is present. I'll now ask the clerk to offer some brief remarks as an invocation before we start our meeting. and then following that we'll have the Pledge of Allegiance.

Good afternoon everyone, please stand. Now may the spirit that leads us in our search for truth and justice, that spirit has impelled men and women to devote life and fortune to public service beyond hope of fame or pull of pride. May that spirit be alive and renewed in them today as they continue to do the good work of the people of Boston. Amen. The regents to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you Mr Clerk. We have one presentation this afternoon. Councilor Louijeune is recognizing Eddie Crispin's retirement. Councilors Louijeun, would you like to come forward and have your guest with you? Your honoree. Oh, there he is. Good man. Come on up.

Good morning, everyone. This is an incredibly bittersweet moment because for many of us who have known Eddie for years we know that he does Everything with fight and with heart. And he has been a public servant here in our city, and leading on our police force for decades. I know that I don't want to see him go. I know there are many people here in these chambers who do not want to hear him go, but Eddie must do what's best for Eddie. Welcome. Come on up. This is just one of the celebrations celebrating Eddie. We surprised him a few weeks ago with the retirement party, and Councilor Mejia was there, and councilor Worrell, and so many others to say thank you, Eddie, for always putting people and always putting community first. You've given your heart to this city

leading MAMLEO, Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers. Leading HALAC, the Haitian Association of Law Enfor-Law Enforcement Community here. There are so many people in this room and out of this room who owe a debt of gratitude to you for your mentorship, how much you make sure that we are thinking and always doing the work of community policing and really centering the needs of all of our residents. There are so many meetings where you have been such an integral role, whether we're talking about needs in the Haitian community, needs in our city at large. Whether as a deputy superintendent or as sergeant, your leadership has been palpable. I don't know if there's anybody who really is doing the work in the city of Boston who doesn't know you and who can't pay tribute to How much of your heart has been on the line in this work of policing? We know that this is not goodbye. We know you are still going to be centered in the work.

At the reception earlier, Sister Virginia was talking about your board membership of Gorlth Hall NDC and how You have really just always been about the people, not about all the optics or anything but just really truly about the work. As you raised two wonderful children But the people who wanted to show up for you are the people know your spirit, who know your character and who are like me sad to see you go. and you've made this job for me a lot easier. Whenever I had issues or questions, you were one of the first calls especially if it has to do and I'm sad that that won't be the same but we'll be talking about other things and making sure that the spirit of the work, Continues, you know it's not easy I know that it wasn't easy the path in the Boston Police Department and it still isn't easy but you have made it a lot easier for so many people. And that's what leadership is and that's

I just want to thank you on behalf of the City Council, on behalf with community, on that for the Haitian community. You know folks who are here from Mamlio what you've done for black officers in the city in terms of advancement what you have done to make sure that we were just I'm grateful for you. I have this resolution that says, Resolution Celebrating the Retirement of Eddie Crispin After more than three decades of extraordinary public service, leadership and advocacy Eddie Crispin is set to leave a lasting legacy in the city of Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. And since his arrival in the United States from Haiti as a child, he has been guided by a deep commitment to justice that have defined not only his professional accomplishments but the way he has shown up for family, colleagues, community and the city. Whether it's through Shaping the Future of Policing, through your service on the Boston Police Reform Task Force and your appointment by Attorney General Andrea Campbell to the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.

You've had a statewide impact on police accountability and on reform. Your retirement is not only a moment to look back with gratitude, but also a moment celebrate the beginning of a new chapter filled with family, joy, rest and Purpose. Now, therefore be it resolved that the Boston City Council extends its heartfelt congratulations to Eddie Crispin on his retirement honors his decades of service, leadership, mentorship, advocacy and integrity celebrates the enduring legacy he has built in Boston and beyond and offers its deepest gratitude and best wishes to him and his family as he begins this next chapter. So I'm gonna give you this. I wanted to give you some flowers. This framed photo, sorry. This is a framed photo of his first day on the force and his last day. Wanted to make sure that we gave you know how far he's come

And thanks to Farouk, we have a certificate of special recognition, congressional recognition presented to Sergeant Detective Eddie Crispin in recognition of a 27-year career dedicated to serving the people of Boston With integrity, compassion and commitment to the community. So thank you And along with my elected officials who are here, I'd also like to recognize Randolph Town Councilor Natasha Claget, who is here and with us.

Absolutely, I'll keep it short. I just want to thank everybody who's shown up. I want to think my parents who unfortunately are not here but for them I could not be here approximately three years ago both of them passed within two days of each other But for them I could not stand here. I want to thank this country. I came here as a seven-year old boy from Haiti. I say my father gave me life twice, gave me I want to thank the city of Boston for allowing me to serve, serving in a way that really spoke to who I am as a person. I think policing all too often, sometimes people come in and they think they have to fit into the role of being a police officer.

For me it was always about fitting, making sure that I remain true to who I was and I am in policing that way right? I think oftentimes Policing is a job. It's not who we are. I made sure that I never lost myself in policing, right? And I think if we are really invested in changing policing as it historically has been that we have to come in and be who we are, not allow policing to change us into these historical notions of what a police officer is. Over the course of my 30 years of public service as a social worker, probation officer not even counting the work I did when I was in college running a violence prevention program, tutoring mentoring program. I've been blessed to meet a lot of people all of whom have impacted me in some way Right, and I think for me one of the things I will continue to talk about. I talked about it briefly was the work that we do in policing is

It's policing. But the work that we need to do as a society really speaks to social engagement, pulling people in. One of things that we never say if somebody commits crime, we never said we don't have enough money to incarcerate them. Never. Right, but we oftentimes say we don't have enough money to invest in families. I know as a social worker, I would walk into people's homes and I could already somewhat predict where these young people were going to be. And unfortunately, I've seen too many of those young people Come in through the criminal justice system. I've seen them buried, I've see them incarcerated. So I beseech, I beg of you to continue to do the work investing in people While policing is important, but the work of investing in people is what really matters. If we do the work and investing in I don't want to stand here on a soapbox. I want to thank everybody who's here from the bottom of my heart.

I know there are people who wanted to be here, couldn't because of life circumstances and those people, I thank them too because we know people show up for us. They're people who have been incredibly impactful and helped me especially over the last two years when I went through a tough time This is not how I wanted it to finish, but this is the right way for me to finish. So I walk away without any regrets, without any consternation about who I am, how I behave as a police officer There are a lot of things that I learned along the way. Of course, hindsight is 20-20. There's some things I would have done differently. Absolutely. But the things that really speak to who I am, who my parents taught me to be, there's nothing I would change. So I want to thank Councilor Louijeune. for having this with me. I want to thank a lot of the other people, city councilors here. have deep, insightful conversations over the years. In my role as MAMLEO president I want to thank MAMLeo because they really raised me. Right? I came into policing with my own ideas about how I was going to be a change agent

But having interacted and talked to so many people, it's really changed who I am as an individual. And I hope that there are many other young people leaders who are going to take up that baton and take it a lot further than I ever could. And i hope to be able to support them. Thank you

If I could have everyone who is here for Eddie come and my colleagues join us for a photo. And then afterwards, whoever wants there's still cake back in the Pomonte room and goodies so feel free to have that but everyone who was here for Eddy please come and join us with this photo.

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Thank you, everyone. I want to wish Eddie Crispin continued success. I'm sure we're going to hear much more about his work in the future and wish him all the best in this next chapter.

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Thank you everyone. I'd just like to recognise Councillor Charles Yancey who's joined us this afternoon, welcome good to see you. And also, Mr. Clerk, could you please amend the attendance record to reflect that Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Mejia and Councillor Worrell have joined us? Now on to the first order of business, which is the approval of the amendments from the meeting of July 8th, 2026. All in favour say aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes have it. The minutes of the July 8th meeting are approved. We're now on to communications from her honour, the Mayor. Mr Clerk could you please read docket 1391?

Dock number 1391, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $12,855,000 in the form of a grant, Bloomberg Philanthropies Grant awarded by Bloomberg Philantropies. to be administered by the Office of Workforce Development. The grant will fund the Skilled Trades Initiative which aims to enhance Vocational training, expand pre-apprenticeship opportunities and support students participation in registered apprenticeship programs. The initiative focuses on student persistence and Completion Employer Engagement and Program Coordination to build pathways in the construction industry, water utility management, and other skilled trades. This will be administered in collaboration with Boston Public Schools.

Thank you Mr Clerk. Docket 1391 will be referred to the Committee on Labour and Economic Development. Mr Clerk, could you please read docket 1392 and 1393 together? Oh, Chair recognizes Councillor Durkan. Councillor you have the floor. Oh sorry I think the Clerk needs to read it first. O'Neill, Clark. The dockets were 1-3-9-2 and 1- 3- 9- 3.

of $810,000 from the Boston Planning and Development Agency for the Phillips Square project. And docket number 1393 message in order authorizing the city of Boston to accept and expand the amount of 251,000 $708 in the form of a grant, Save America's Treasures awarded by the National Park Service to be administered by the Office of Historic Preservation. The grant would fund an archeological assemblage that was excavated from the Parker Harris Pottery Site in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood for personal and maintenance costs on collections currently housed at the Archaeology Laboratory and a consultant's fee.

Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councillor Durkan. Councillor, you have the floor.

is movement of $810,000 from the Planning Development Agency for the Phillips Square project. As you all know, we had a hearing recently thanks to Councilor Flynn about this project that is in his district. There's been extensive public process and public meetings in the Chinatown neighborhood. And we had a hearing where residents came and talked about how important this project is So with the support of my colleagues, I would like to ask for a suspend and pass of this. I know that this project is incredibly important to the Chinatown community. And thanks to Councilor Flynn's advocacy There is an ask for this project to also be named after Tooney Lee. So I want to give a chance for the district councilor to speak to this project and I asked for a suspended pass today

Thank you Chair recognizes Councillor Flynn. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank You Madam chair and thank you to Councillor Durkan for her work on this for her Work on the hearing and for moving this forward This is a project initiated by the City of Boston Transportation Department with the tremendous advocacy and support of the Chinatown community, and the Leather District community as well. to redesign the barricaded area of Harrison Avenue, known as Phillips Square into a more welcoming and cooling opening space in a neighborhood impacted by the heat island effect. The project will include a plaza that intersects with Oxford Place, the childhood home of Tooney Lee. Tony Lee was a widely respected and well-loved community leader raised on Oxford Place in Boston's Chinatown.

Tony Lee had a long and influential career as an architect and urban planner, both as the chief of planning and design at the Boston Redevelopment Authority and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in their Department of Urban Studies. Tuni Lee worked closely with many residents of Chinatown and the Leather District, such as Suzanne Lee and Lydia Lowe and others to save working class neighborhoods in communities of color from destruction and demolition, as memorialized in the book People Before Highways. Tony Lee mentored multiple generations of urban planners and community activists across the globe. I look forward to voting yes on this grant to honour Tony Lee at Phillips Square. Thank you Madam Chair.

So there's two dockets. We take the first docket first, and then you speak to the second one. Durkan, the Chair of the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation seeks suspension of the rules in passage of Docket 1392. All in favour say aye. All opposed say nay. Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on docket 1392?

Councillor Breadon. Yes. Councillor Bradon, yes. Councillor Coletta Zapata. Councillor Culpepper. Councillor Durkan, yes. Councilor Fitzgerald? Yes. Council Fischerold? Yes Councilor Flynn? Yes Counselor Flynn, yes Counselor Louijeune? Yes, Counselor Mejia? Counselor Mehia, yes Councilor Murphy? Yes Pen, yes. Councilor Santana? Council Weber? Yes. Council Weber, yes and Council Worrell? Yes Councilor Worrell, yes Docket number 1392 has received 11 votes in the affirmative Thank you docket 1392 who has passed

Chair recognises Councillor Durkan, Chair of the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation.

Thank you so much, President Breadon. This is an important grant that is going to fund an archaeological assemblage that was excavated from the Parker Hill Parker Harris Pottery Site in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood. I have spoken to the district councilor and she is in support of this. This is for personal and maintenance costs on collections currently housed at the archeological laboratory, and a consultant fee. This grant will fund the Jack and Acton project, a three-year research project that will study 48,000 fragments of red earth Earthenware Ceramics recovered from 1917-1775 Parker Harris pottery site in Charlestown during the archeological excavations conducted ahead of The Big Dig in the 1980s. The Parker Workshop was a domestic manufacturer of ceramics in the Northeast in early-mid 18th century. They were the core producer of what was marked as Charlestown ware,

Every day, bowls, pots, mugs, chamber pots and other vessels used in the making of food or cleaning. Charlestown Ware was a massive import industry with vessels made at the Parker Workshop found As far north as Fortress-Louisburg in Nova Scotia and as far south as Eddington, North Carolina. Recent research by the City Archaeological Program team uncovered that the story of Jack and Acton, a black man and boy enslaved at a pottery site during the height of its manufacturing. Two vessels made by Jack and Acton from the site are currently on loan and featured at the MFA's recently renovated Art of the Americas project. and so this is a massive undertaking. And I believe that this is being matched, so these funds will primarily support a two-year full time benefited archeological positions.

Designated to processing cataloging and photographing and analyzing tens of thousands of ceramic shards the federal funds will be a hundred percent matched by the labor of three full-time staff of the Archaeological Archaeology Program Assisting the Project Archeologist and the overall project work. The remaining grant funds will hire project consultants, run test studies and create opportunities to share and decimate the stories and works of Jack and Acton. The two project consultants will provide expertise in New England enslavement history and pottery production. The Enslavement Historian will assist in contextualizing and interpreting Jack and Acton's role and agency as enslaved workers. The pottery expert will assist in the technical identification and analysis of the ceramics from an artistic and craft viewpoint.

ensuring accurate descriptions, analysis and interpretation of ceramic objects. So this test The test study will use the newly created identification guide to reanalyze the ceramics excavated at the Royal House and Slave Quarters in Medford site of a 2005 archeological study by BU. The analysis, there will be a lot of analysis I know this is a great project and I'm looking forward to following it. Essentially, it's being matched and would love for the federal government to match these dollars. So I would like to ask for a suspended pass today on this is a little over $250,000. And I want to thank BU for their role in this as well. Thank you

Thank you. Councillor Durkan, the Chair of the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation seeks suspension of the rules in passage of Docket 1393. All in favour say aye. Thank you. Docket 1393 has passed.

Durkan, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén. Councilor Penn, yes. Councilor Santana? Council Weber? Yes. Council Weber, yes and Council Worrell? Yes Councilor Worrell, yes Talking about 1393 as we see 10 votes in the affirmative

Thank you. Docket 1393 has passed. Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1394?

Docket number 1394, message in order. Authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $240,000 $806.50 in the form of a grant for the fiscal year DMH CIT TTAC grant awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to be administered by the police department The grant will fund the implementation of a 40-hour crisis intervention team training for officers under the umbrella of the Bureau of Professional Standards.

Thank you. Docket 1394 will be referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. Mr Clerk, could you please read dockets 1395 and 1396 together? Thank you, pardon. 1394...

I haven't gotten to this yet. These are numbered, it's numbered. Okay.

Mr. Clerk, could you please read dockets 1395, 1396 and 1397? Thank you. Docket number 1395. Message not authorized in the City of Boston.

to accept and expend the amount of $225,125.11 in the form of a grant. The MBI Digital Equity Partnership Program awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury, passed through the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to be administered by the Department of Innovation and Technology. The grant will fund services in support for residents of the Commonwealth who cannot afford broadband service and or internet-connected devices, or lack the digital literacy skills needed to utilize the Internet. Document number 1396 to accept and expend the amount of $150,000 in a form of a grant. Fiscal year 26 fair share supplemental funds awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be administered by the Public Works Department.

The grant will fund the replacement of public safety lighting in the Brighton neighborhood of the city of Boston and docket number 1397 Message and Order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend a gift of 43 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units of various types valued at $84,210 from FWC 2026 US Inc. This gift is awarded to the City of Boston through the Mayor's Office for use in public facilities of various departments across the city including police stations, schools and municipal offices.

Thank you Mr. Clerk The Chair recognizes Councillor Durkan. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you so much chair I thought that 1396 would be going to the Planning Development and Transportation Committee So I wanted to ask for a suspended pass it's a small I know that it's coming from the fair share supplemental funds, but because it was coming from The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and is going to the Public Works department. I would like to ask for a suspended pass on 1396 as the chair of planning development and transportation As we know, lighting and state resources It seems pretty boilerplate for us to suspend and pass that, to make sure your neighborhood gets what it deserves. Thank you.

Thank You. We'll start with Docket 1395. Docket 1395 will be referred to the Committee on City Services and Councillor Durkan, Chair of The Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation seeks suspension of the rules in passage of Docket 1396. All in favour say aye. Thank you. Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on docket 1396? Yes.

Fitzgerald, yes. Councilor Flynn? Yes. Counselor Flynn, yes Counselor Louijeune? Yes Counselor Mejia? Counselor Murphy? Yes Councilor Murphy, yes Councilor Pepén? Yes Councilor Weber? Yes. Councilor Webber, yes. And Councilor Worrell? Yes Councilor Werrell, yes Docking number 1396 has received 10 votes in the affirmative

Thank you. Docket 1396 has passed and then the docket 1397 will be referred to the Committee on City Services. Mr. Clerk, could you please read dockets 1398 through 1400?

Docket number 1398, message in order, authorizing the City of Boston to accept... accept and expend the amount of $50,978 in a form of a grant. The Federal Fiscal Year 26 Title III C Nutrition Services Program Grant awarded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, passed through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the H Strong Commission. The grant will fund nutrition services for older adults in the City of Boston. Docket number 1399, message and order. Authorizing the city of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $23,860 on a formal grant The Federal Fiscal Year 26 Title III-A Area Plan Administration Grant awarded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services passed through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs. to be administered by the H-Strong Commission.

The grant will fund costs for the administration of Title III programs and document number 1400, message or not authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend of $18,116 in the form of a grant. Federal Fiscal Year 26 Title III D Disease Prevention and Health Promotion awarded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Pass through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund services that assist older adults in Boston to prevent illness and manage chronic conditions.

Thank you Mr. Clerk, Chair recognizes Councillor Murphy the chair of human services you have the floor

Thank you, Chair. I rise these three grants combined are less than $100,000 so I think we all agree that this low dollar amount will help you decide to vote in support of all three. We do not need hearing, but I do just want to read a short summary of each so we're on the record of what these funds are going to go for. So I wanna thank Commissioner Shea for sharing this with me. So docket 1398, which is tied to nutrition for our seniors title 3C of the Older American Act provides funding for nutrition programs that help older adults maintain their health and independence. It includes two main components, C1, which are congregate males, which offers males in group settings like senior centers and other community centers. And C2, which have the home delivered males which provides mail to homebound older adults. In addition to mails, these programs offer nutrition education screening

counseling support and as many of us know we attend many of the congregate male settings but also if you go to deliver them many times for our older adults this may be the only time they're interacting with somebody in a long time, so it's important for their isolation which I know we all care about. The next docket, which is tied to area plan administration, is also from the Older Americans Act, which provides funding for the administration and planning activities necessary to support the implementation of aging programs Thank you very much. And it's evidence-based programs that promote healthy aging and help prevent illness and injury among our older adults. So please join me in passing all three of these.

Thank you clerk for reading each of them, thank you.

Thank You Councillor Murphy The Chair of Human Services seeks suspension of the rules and passage of Docket 1398. All in favour say aye. Mr Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on Docket

Council of Breadon. Yes. Council of Brayden, yes. Councilor Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper. Yes, Councilor Culpeper, yes, Council Durkan. Yes Councilor Durkan, yes Councilor Fitzgerald. Yes Counselor FitzGerald, yes Yes, Councilor Flynn. Yes, Counselor Louijeune. Yes. Counselor Lujan. Yes Counselor Mejia. Councilor Murphy. Yes Councilor Murphey. Yes councilor Pepén. Yeah Councilor Pepen yes. Council Santana. Council Weber. Yes and Council Worrell O'Reilly. Yes, docket number 1398 has received 10 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you. Docket 1398 is passed. Murphy, the Chair of Human Services seeks suspension of the rules and passage of Docket 1399. All in favour say aye. Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on Docket

Yes. Councilor Brayton, yes. Council Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper? Yes. Councillor Culpeper, yes, Councilor Durkan? Yes, Council Fitzgerald? Yes Council FitzGerald, yes Council Flynn?

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Lejeune, Councilor Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber. Webber, Councilor Orrell. Docket number 1399 has received 10 votes in the affirmative.

Murphy, the Chair of the Committee on Human Services seeks suspension of the rules and passage of Docket 1400. All in favour say aye. Aye. All opposed say nay. Mr Clerk, please take a roll call vote on Docket 1400.

Yes. Councilor Breadon, yes. Council Colletta Zapata? Council Culpepper? Councilor Culpeper, yes, Councilor Durkan? Council Durkan, yes Councilor Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, yes. Councilor Flynn? Yes. Council Flynn, yes, Council Louijeune? Yes Council Loujeune, yes Councilor Mejia, Councilor Murphy? Yes Counselor Murphy, yes Counselor Pepén? Yes Weber. Yes. Councilor Weber, yes. And Councilor Worrell? Yes. Councillor Worrell, yes? Docket number 1400 has received 10 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you. Docket 1400 has passed. Mr. Clerk, could you please read dockets 1401 through 1409?

Docket number 1409, message in order, approving the receipt. of a Conservation Restriction on Land at 0 Dale Street, Boston Mass. 02136. The grantor's title of the land is located in Suffolk County Registry of Deeds at book number 70459 Page 316. That description of the land includes all the land in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts containing the entirety of 44,137 square feet 1.013 plus or minus acre parcel of land, which premises is located at unnumbered Dale Street in High Park District of the City of Boston numbered in the records of the assessing department as parcel 180819800 and formerly, the property of the former Boston & Providence Railroad Company further bonded and described.

according to a plan of survey made by Harry R. Feldman, Inc., civil engineers and land surveyors. Joseph L. Calabro Jr., registered land surveyor number 15998 dated January 18, 1993 and recorded at Suffolk County Registry of Deeds book number 24453 page 302. Document 1402 Message in order. Approving the receipt of a conservation restriction on land at 190-198 West 8th Street, Boston, Mass. 02127. The grantest title of the land is located at Suffolk County Registry of Deeds at book number 71757, page 35. That description of land includes all the land in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts containing

The entirety of the parcels of land totaling 4,655 square feet of land more or less known as the Sister Mary Veronica Park shown as lot 5, lot 6, lot 7 Lot 8 and Lot 9 on a survey dated August 12, 2025 titled Plot Plan 190-198 West 8th Street, South Boston, Mass. and prepared by Joyce Consulting Group, Raintree, Massachusetts. Docket number 1403, message in order for the confirmation of reappointment of Samira Ahmadi as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for a term expiring May 23rd, 2029. Document number 1404 message in order for the confirmation of the appointment of Jessica Boatwright as a member Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2029.

document number 1405, message in honor for the confirmation of the reappointment of Stephen Ellis as a member of the Boston Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for a term expiring May 26th, 2029. Dock number 1406, message in order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Hassan Faruqi as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Review Board. for a term expiring March 19, 2029. Document number 1407. Message in honor of the confirmation and reappointment of Laurie Ferris as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for a term expiring July 13, 2029. Docket number 1408. Message in order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Gail Lattimore as a member of the Building and Missions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for a term expiring April 24, 2029.

In document number 1409, that's the general for the confirmation of the appointment Esquivia Zapata as a member of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Review Board for term expiring July 20th, 2029. Thank you Mr. Clerk

Dockets 1401 through 1409 will be referred to the Committee on Environmental Justice, Resiliency and Parks. Mr Clerk could you please read docket 1410?

Dr. Number 1410, a message transmitting certain information under section 17F regarding article 80 large project review and Small Project Review denials at the Zoning Board of Appeals due to parking relief. Document number 1003 passed by the Council on May 13, 2026.

Thank you. Docket 1410 will be placed on file. We are now on to reports of public officers and others. Mr Clerk, could you please read docket 1411?

Doctrine number 1411, notice received from Celina Barrios Milner, regarding her resignation as a member of the City's Board of Appeals effective April 6th, 2026.

Thank you. Docket 1411 will be placed on file. We're now onto reports of committees. Mr Clerk, could you please read docket 1311 and 1312 together?

Docket number 1311, the Committee on Ways and Means which was referred on July 8th, 2026. Docket Number 1311. Message in order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of $5 million for the purpose of paying the cost of a feasibility study in schematic design associated with a project Madison Park Technical Vocational High School located at 75 Malcolm X Boulevard, Roxbury, Mass. 0120 This includes a payment of all costs incidental related thereto and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston public schools. submits a report recommending that the docket ought to be read for the first time and assigned for further action.

Docket number 1312, The Committee on Ways and Means which was referred in July 8th, 2026 Doc. 1312, message not authorized in the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of $850,000 for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with window, door and roof projects at the following schools. Boston Adult Academy, Joseph J Hurley School Ellis Mendel Elementary School, Joyce Kilmes K-8 school in Lyon Upper 9 through 12 schools. This includes the payment of all costs incidental related thereto. for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston public schools

submits a report recommending that the docket ought to be read for the first time and assigned for further action.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. The chair recognizes Councillor Weber, the chair of Ways and Means. You have the floor.

Okay, thank you Van President. Token numbers 1311 and 1312 would fund the planning of design phase of major improvement projects for 6 Boston Public Schools, docket number 1311 specifically deals with Madison Park High School with the others at docket 1312. being the Boston Adult Academy, The Hurley School, The Mendel, Kilmer and Lyon Upper 9-12 school. These dockets total approximately $5,850,000 in appropriations with a goal To modernize our aging school facilities and to improve safety, accessibility and energy efficiency of our educational spaces. The committee held a hearing on these dockets on Wednesday, July 15th. We were joined by Councillors Flynn, Fitzgerald, Murphy, Louijeune, Culpepper and Worrell

I'd like to thank my colleagues for attending as well as Senior Project Manager from Public Facilities Brian McLaughlin, Carlton Jones the Director of Public Facilites Del Stanislaus, Chief of Capital Planning for Boston Public Schools and Brent Dickens, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools. and College Career and Life Readiness for Boston Public Schools. I thank them for participating in the hearing as well. I'd also like to thank those who provided public testimony. The MSBA, which funds affordable sustainable and energy efficient public school construction projects It's become an important partner in improving our Boston school facilities, particularly through the MSBA's core program and accelerated repair program. We heard from the administration that Boston currently has 57 projects at various stages of the MSPA process including seven core projects and 50 accelerated repair program projects. Of those 34 accelerated repair projects, have been completed.

One is under construction, seven are currently under design for 2027 construction and eight additional projects will begin design later this year. Collectively, these projects represent nearly $696 million in construction investments with an estimated $263 million expected to be reimbursed to the city through the MSBA. So specifically, docket number 1311 will allow the city to appropriate $5 million dollars to procure a project manager and architect Complete the required feasibility study and evaluate multiple options including renovation, replacement, potential site alternatives for the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. before identifying a preferred solution. We also heard this represents only the first phase in the MSBA process for Madison Park and that the Council will have another opportunity to vote once the feasibility is complete

and the MSBA has approved a preferred schematic design that includes a project budget, anticipated reimbursement and Construction Schedule. Additionally, the administration explained that while previous consultant work on Madison Park will provide valuable background information, the MSBA requires the project to proceed through its own procurement design and review process to remain eligible for state reimbursement. This ensures the project follows the Commonwealth's established process before any final construction decisions are made. Regarding docket number 1312, this would be an $850,000 appropriation To support five Boston public schools participating in the MSBA's accelerated repair program, including roof replacement projects at the Boston Adult Academy and the Hurley School, and window and exterior door placement projects at I'm sorry at the Mendel, at the Joyce Kilmer K-8 school in the line upper 9 through 12.

Administration explained that these projects are intended to replace aging building components and have reached the end of their useful life improving weather protection, energy efficiency, and the long-term condition of otherwise structurally sound school buildings. These funds will allow the MSBA to assign a project manager and architect so design work can begin later this year, with construction currently anticipated to begin in 2028. The administration further testified the accelerated repair program projects generally realize approximately 60% reimbursement from MSBA on eligible design costs. The administration also explained that these schools are part of a broader group of eight projects accepted into the accelerated repair program after the city submitted statements of interest and the MSBA completed its review process.

Following our hearing and careful review of the testimony, the committee believes that these appropriations represent an important first step toward improving Boston's educational facilities and maximizing available state reimbursement opportunities. Chair of the Ways and Means Committee. My recommendation is that this committee report be accepted, these dockets be read for the first time and assigned for further action. Thank you.

The Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means seats acceptance of the committee report, and first reading vote on docket 1311. Mr Clerk could you please take a roll call vote on Docket 13 11?

Brayden, Colletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune. Weber, yes and Councilor Worrell. Yes. Docket number 1311 has received 10 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you, docket 1311 it's been read for the first time and signed for further action The Chair of the Committee on West Main Street seeks acceptance of the committee report and a first reading vote on docket 1312. Mr Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on Docket 1322?

Brayden, Colletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune. Lujan, yes. Councilor Mejia? Yes. Council Murphy? Yes Councilor Murphy, yes Councilor Pepén? Yes Counselor Pepen, yes Counselor Santana? Council Weber? Yes and Council Worrell? Yes Docket number 1312 has received 10 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you. Docket 1312 is being read for the first time and is assigned for further action. We're now on to matters recently heard. Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1237?

Docket number 1237, order for a hearing regarding the future of the Boston Human Rights Commission.

Thank you. The chair recognizes Councilor Culpepper, the Chair of the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity and Immigrant Advancement.

Councilor, you have the floor. Thank you Madam President. Yesterday Tuesday July 21st at 2pm The Civil Rights, Racial Equity and Immigrant Advancement Committee held a hearing on docket number 1237 in order for a hearing regarding the future of the Boston Human Rights Commission. The docket co-sponsors, Councilor Flynn and Councilor Worrell were in attendance as well as Council President Breadon, Council Murphy, and Council Fitzgerald. Panelists included Equity Cabinet Deputy Chief of Operations Maya Gatter, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Executive Director Michael Mimolo, Cambridge Human Rights Commission Executive Director Carolina Almonte, Boston Human Rights Commissioner Leonard Lee and Margaret McKenna Disability Advocate Cassandra Xavier.

The committee received productive testimony and helpful feedback from the panelists and public testifiers on the history of the Boston Human Rights Commission, what led to it becoming inactive and how can and should be improved. I look forward to continuing this conversation With my colleagues, the administration, this state and stakeholders who are invested in the success of the Boston Human Rights Commission. This matter will remain in committee. Thank you Madam President.

Docket 1237 will remain in committee. We're now on to motions, orders and resolutions. I reckon Councillor Flynn you have your light on. You have the floor.

Thank you. Madam Chair, may I speak briefly on that?

Certainly, since yours— Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank to Councillor Culpepper for hosting yesterday's informative hearing. We must always strive to live in a city and country where civil rights and human rights are protected and respected. Since its beginning, this commission provided an important voice for those that were discriminated against or even a victim of hate crime, including many in the gay and lesbian community, the LGBTQ plus community, persons with disabilities. as well. I'm committed to working with city colleagues to ensure we remain a city that always treats people with respect and dignity. The Human Rights Commission was established in 1984 under Mayor Flynn, with the Sydney ordinance

The first director was a woman named Ann Saunders, a well-respected civil rights leader and a member of the LGBTQ community in Boston. She led the commission. The Commission works to ensure full and equal access to public services in accommodations. It receives and investigates complaints, resolves cases through mediation in hearings advocates in support of human rights issues, and partnership with state and federal agencies as well. The commission does important work for the people of Boston Especially protected classes. And there was a positive discussion yesterday about how we can work together to ensure that Discrimination doesn't take place, or racism doesn't takes place in the city of Boston.

But if it does there is an opportunity for people to come to City Hall to come to the Boston Human Rights Commission, people of color or persons with disabilities as well. But I look forward to strengthening the commission in passing an upcoming ordinance and I want to say thank you to Councillor Culpepper and Councillor Worrell for their important work on this issue. Thank you Madam Chair.

Now we'll move on to motions, orders and resolutions. A reminder that under Rule 39 remarks on new matters not up for a vote today should be limited to three minutes for the lead sponsor and two minutes for co-sponsors. Mr. Clerk, could you please read Docket 1412?

Docket number 1412, Councilor Worrell, off of the following. Ordinance amending Boston's regulations related to public trust, public interest and police transparency and accountability.

Thank you. The chair recognizes Councilor Worrell.

Councilor, you have the floor. Thank you Madam President. This ordinance builds on the years of work our police department has invested in community policing. Every day our officers, sergeants, captains, lieutenants and community service officers work to build relationships, and earn the trust of the neighborhoods they serve. To have the best police department in the country Country means we cannot be afraid to constantly review our policies, measure whether they are meeting their intended purposes and make changes when they are not. Accountability is public safety. Transparency is public These are the tools that build trust between officers and the communities they have sworn to protect. They help the public understand the difficult role our officers carry, and give residents confidence that the department is doing everything possible to ensure the integrity of the department. Transparency and accountability are the building blocks for public safety.

The changes this ordinance makes in OPAT strengthens those principles and puts them into practice. It establishes clear timelines for releasing body-worn camera and dashboard camera footage after incidents of public interest. It improves coordination with posts at the state level It also requires greater transparency around civil lawsuits and settlements so that we can identify patterns, correct policy failures, and understand how misconduct is costing taxpayers. This ordinance is about ensuring that public safety in Boston is truly the best in the nation, that the public has a clear understanding of protocols and when incidents of public interest arise that we are all receiving the facts. I want to thank all the experts and advocates who have took the time to meet with my office, and work with us on this ordinance. Attorney Howard Freedman, Jamal Crawford, Yvonne Esponoza,

Marigal, and Victoria Miranda from the Lawyer for Civil Rights. And body camera expert Chris Schneider. We also looked at best practices across including Chicago and the recently passed law in New York. This ordinance change aims to put us here in the city of Boston on par with policies in those other major cities. I know my colleague, Councilor Culpepper filed an ordinance to amend OPAT as well which we'll be hearing about very soon I think both of these filings and ordinances together will address a lot of our shared goals. And, I'm looking forward to working with everyone in all the stakeholders To advance the changes and to strengthen public accountability and transparency here in the City of Boston. Thank you.

Thank You, Councilor Worrell. Would anyone like to add their name? Culpepper, Durkan, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber. Thank you. Docket number 1412 will be referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Mr Clerk, can you please read docket 1413?

Docket Number 1413. Councillor Culpepper offered the following. Ordinance to amend the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency.

Chair recognizes Councilor Culpepper. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam President. First want to thank my colleague, Councilor Worrell for his partnership and leadership on police accountability. While our ordinances approaches issue from different perspectives, they are rooted in the same principle that public trust is earned through transparency, and accountability. Councilor Worrell's ordinance takes an important step toward increasing public transparency around critical incidents involving body-worn camera footage. My ordinance focuses on something equally important, strengthening the institution responsibility for oversight itself said differently My following focuses on operational accountability before, during and after every investigation. The question I asked was simple. If OPAT is a city independent accountability office

Do we have the systems in place to ensure it can do its job effectively? Too often accountability doesn't fail because people lack good intentions. It fails because investigations take too long, deadlines are unclear, information isn't shared, cases sit unresolved, residents lose confidence not only in the outcome But in the process itself, my ordinance seeks to address those structural challenges. It establishes clear timelines for investigations It requires greater public reporting so residents understand where cases stand. It limits unnecessary delays when criminal investigations are occurring, while still respecting due process. It strengthens cooperation requirements so OPAT has the information it needs to conduct independent investigation, and it creates greater transparency around body-worn camera evidence

Whether the city is complying with its own obligations. When residents file a complaint, they deserve to know it won't disappear into a black box. When officers are investigated, they reserve a timely and fair process And when the public asks whether our accountability system is functioning, we should be able to answer that question with data not assumptions. Ultimately, accountability is about trust It's why it shows up in OPAC's chartering name. Trust between residents and law enforcement, trust between communities and government, and trust that when we establish an independent office like OPAC We give it the tools, expectations and transparency necessary to fulfill the mission we asked it to carry out. I look forward to working with my colleagues to continue strengthening police accountability in Boston Thank you Madam President.

Thank you Councillor Culpepper. Would anyone like to add their name? Councillor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Pepén Weber, Worrell. Docket 1413 will be referred to the Committee on Government Operations Mr.

Clerk, could you please read docket 1414? Docket number 1414. Councilor Fitzgerald will offer the following. Ordinance amending chapter 16 of the City of Boston Code. Ordinances prohibiting the sale and use of synthetic mitragynine and 7-hydromitragynine, 7OH, and other dangerous chemical compounds.

Thank you. The Chair recognizes Councillor Fitzgerald. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam President. I would like to add Ed Flynn as a co-sponsor as well. Councillor Flynn? Sorry.

Thank You. Councillor Flint is so added.

Today is a follow-up to the hearing order and working session. I filed an ordinance amending Chapter 16 of the City of Boston Code prohibiting the sale and use of synthetic metragynine, I believe, Clerk. I'm not sure either. No, it's mitragynine. And 7-OH known as hydroxymitrogenine and other chemical compounds. In layman's terms, this would be to ultimately ban the sale and use of synthetic kratom in the City of Boston. Kratom is commonly marketed and sold in forms including dried leaf powders, capsules, teas, gummies, energy drinks Concentrated extracts, inhalants, etc. through retail outlets such as smoke shops, convenience stores, gas stations, specialty herbal shops and online vendors Across the City of Boston, we have heard concerns from residents about the widespread and unregulated use of kratom.

The sale and use of synthetic drugs poses an immediate threat to the public health and safety of the residents of Boston, and many residents stated their frustration with the current lack of regulations and wish that our city would take the lead on regulating these substances. I believe that Boston become a national leader in kratom regulations. I look specifically to the work that our council did to end the sale and manufacturing of synthetic cannabinoids through CBC 16-59 In guiding how these regulations would take place today. Synthetic kratom is an often overlooked and unregulated substance and widely accessible to our communities that can be harmful and often fatal My hope is to bring awareness, education and regulation to the residents throughout the city. I'm looking forward to the hearing on this and getting this passed. Thank you Madam President.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to say thank you to Councilor Fitzgerald for adding me on. We had an informative hearing about a month ago and learned a great deal about this issue. This as a former probation officer, not really as a city councillor. But I know that this issue that Councillor Fitzgerald just highlighted is a major concern throughout the city, really throughout the country as well. But what we need is regulation, oversight, leadership role from the City of Boston as well in ensuring that those people that are dealing with Substance use issues get the treatment and support they really need. And yes we need to regulate it, we need be more aggressive on abolishing this type of

Thank you very much. As a city councillor, it's something I've been active my whole life especially as a probation officer as well. I want to say thank you to Councillor Fitzgerald.

Thank You Madam Chair. Would anyone like to add their name? Culpepper, Durkan, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber, Worrell and please add the chair. Docket 1414 will be referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1415?

Docket number 1415. Councilors Pepén and Breadon offer the following. Ordinance mandating annual reporting of streets projects.

Thank you to Councillor, are you the lead sponsor or my lead sponsor? You are. Beg your pardon. Go ahead. He's the boss now.

Oh, Councilor Pepén. You have the floor.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would also like to suspend the rules and add Councilor Weber as a third original co-sponsor.

No objections. Council Weber has been added as their co-sponsor.

Thank you. Transportation safety has been the talk of my district for the past three years. From the redesign of whole corridors to speed humps, from sidewalk repairs to bike infrastructure, it seems like everyone in District 5 and across the city is looking for ways to make it easier to get around their neighborhoods. I've seen this appetite For safety across the city. And I know Councillor Breadon has seen it too, which is why for the last couple of months, the two of us and our teams have been working to figure out what steps we can take to ensure that Bostonians continue to receive the infrastructure projects that are proving to improve safety outcomes. This annual reporting ordinance will require the administration to provide clear reports on street projects Those projects concerning Boston streets and how people move about them. I look forward to the process to come, and want to thank Councilor Breadon and her team for their cooperation.

This year Councilor Weber sponsored a hearing order on the city's 30-day review of street projects, which we heard in the spring in combination with other related dockets where we demanded transparency with street projects going forward. A lot of the work that we've been doing, they overlap. But they have this same pattern which is that we all want to make our streets safer and we all wanna update and our residents are asking us for those updates. In response to our residents, and this is to make sure that we continue to make our streets safer for everyone. Thank you Mr. Chair.

Chair recognizes Councilor Breadon. Councilor Brayden do you have the floor?

Thank you Mr. Chair, and thank you to Councillor Pepen for adding me as a second. Earlier this year I sponsored a hearing to discuss the status of stalled and frozen transportation projects with a particular focus on projects that had received external funding. I remain incredibly frustrated by both the lack of transparency and accountability when it comes to the status of these projects This ordinance is intended to provide that transparency and accountability. What we are asking is that the city publish once a year a comprehensive accounting of every significant streets project that moves forward, what's been delayed and what projects have been cancelled and why. How much has been spent on each project and where the funding is coming from? This should not be controversial. Both this Council and residents we serve have a right to usable, digestible reporting to give them better understanding

of how the city is using its resources and where projects may face delays. Residents attend public meetings, provide feedback, see announcements and press releases, then all too often wait They wait in the dark with no timelines, no updates and no idea when these desperately needed transportation and street safety projects are going to move forward. In Alston Brighton, the Western Ave Transitway and Route 57 are both such examples. The last public meeting on Western Ave Transitway was in 2022, and there has not been a substantial project update since. The Route 57 project has been in design for over three years. Residents have not been able to get straight answers about something as simple as the status and viability of the project. These problems aren't exclusive, to larger transportation projects either.

Residents in Alston Brighton have been asking me for years when we're going to see speed bumps as part of the mayor's safety surge initiative. I don't have an answer for them, Over the past four months, I sent five separate emails to the streets cabinet asking for the re-installation of bike lane buffers in our neighbourhood. I have yet to receive a response. This status quo is unacceptable. This ordinance doesn't mandate that any new projects be built, it doesn't call for any one-sized approach to street safety, it simply creates a more consistent, transparent and accountable way I urge my colleagues to support this and look forward to the conversations to come.

Webber. Thank you. I just want to thank Councilor Pepén and Madam President for adding me to this You know, I think over the last couple years there's been a number of projects in District 6 that despite having the city already spent considerable time and energy working on have just You know, sort of been halted with no explanation. These include the Eggleston Square redesign, the McBride Street project, Center South Street and JP and then other projects where we had hoped to see some progress like Hyde Park Avenue have also gone nowhere. I just want to thank the filers. I think this ordinance is a good way for us to be able to continue to put pressure

You know, practical and safe redesign of our streets as well as be able to explain to our constituents what is happening with the status of the projects in their neighborhoods are. So thank you

Would anyone like to add their name? Councilor Durkan, Councilor Fitzgerald, Council Flynn, Council Louis Young, Council Murphy, Council Weber. and please add the chair. Worrell, how can I forget to councilor Worrell? Please add Councilor Worrel, thank you. Docket 1415 will be referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Thank you, Councillor Culpepper. Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1416?

Docket number 1416, Councillors Pepén and Santana offer the following. Porter for a hearing to improve recruitment of civilian crossing guards to serve Boston families.

Thank you. The chair recognizes Councillor Pepén. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank You Madam President I would like Request suspension of the rules and add Councilor Culpepper as a third original co-sponsor.

Seeing and hearing no objections, Councillor Culpeper is still added.

And I would also like to send a quick message to my co- sponsor who I know is watching on YouTube at the moment so Hope you get better soon. This discussion about crossing guard shortages is one that we've had in the past and one that I'm hoping to pick up again Vacancies persist. When we don't have enough crossing guards, that means our students, our children, families are less safe. Having plenty of crossing guards along with making buses safer and having safe school zones is all part of making getting to and from school safe, and protecting our city's children and their families. I'm looking forward to continuing this conversation in the chamber. As you all know, I'm a big fan of the crossing guards. We've invited them through the council chamber A few of us, we went to the luncheon for them earlier this year. They just deserve so much more support and just want to make sure there's more of them across the city so that all of our schools have support from them. So thank you so much Madam President.

Thank you, Councillor Pepén. Chair recognizes Councillor Culpepper. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam President and thank you Councillor Pepen for adding me as an original co-sponsor I'm happy to continue the conversation about how we address crossing guard shortages across the city of Boston. Back in February, I filed a hearing order specifically looking at strategies to improve the recruitment of volunteer crossing guards because we continue to hear concerns about vacancies and the difficulty of ensuring that every school crossing that needs coverage has it. Crossing guards provide an important public safety service for our students and our families. When positions go unfilled, it can also require police officers to cover crossings when they could otherwise be responding to calls and performing other public safety responsibilities.

This hearing gives us another opportunity to look at these issues including discussing which city department is best positioned to oversee and coordinate crossing guard placement, how we improve recruitment and retention whether compensation and scheduling are contributing to vacancies, how crossing locations are prioritized, and whether partnerships with schools, neighborhood organizations, seniors, retirees, and other community members could help build a more reliable pipeline of crossing guards. I look forward to continuing this conversation with my colleagues, the administration and our school communities to identify practical ways to recruit, retain and deploy crossing guards where they are most needed. Thank you Madam President. Thank You Councilor Culpepper

Would anyone like to add their name? Councillor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Louijeune, Weber, Worrell and please add the Chair. Docket 1416 will be referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1417?

Docket number 1417, Councilor Flynn for the following. Order for a hearing to discuss expanding access to skilled trade careers in the City of Boston.

Thank you. The chair recognizes Councillor Flynn. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair. Madam Chair may I add Councilor Worrell as an original co-sponsor? Councillor Worrell is still at it. May I suspend the rules and add Councillor Murphy as well?

Seeing and hearing no objections, Councilor Murphy is added as a third.

Thank you Madam Chair. Skilled trade jobs encompass a broad range of fields including mechanics, electrical construction, plumbing Those jobs are critical to ensure our infrastructure remains safe and accessible, including homes, buildings, roads, and parks. Trades also include healthcare, cosmetology, culinary, Hospitality, Agriculture, Law and Public Safety, Media and Transportation. Due to the rising costs of a four-year college degree, the growing uncertainty of the impact of AI on many professions and the competitive wages offered by skilled trades, many young people are exploring alternative career paths. However, many vocational schools face long wait lists

Limited seats, underscoring the need to expand access to high quality career and technical education across Boston Public Schools. A recent Boston Globe report found that male students attending Career and Technical Education schools in Connecticut were found to have better attendance, higher test scores, higher graduation rates, and earning more than their peers. Who missed the admission cutoff? and females who attended these schools did better as well. Neither Boston Public School offer pathways in 27 industry areas in 11 secondary schools across the district, including Madison Park as Councilor Culpepper was talking about. Boston's only exclusive trade school. However...

Other major US cities offer more programs in their schools. Chicago currently offers 34 pathways at more than 80 high schools to more than 14,000 schools. Boston is proud to be one of the most diverse school districts in the nation. A distinction reflected in its commitment to equitable and accessible programs and pathways, including BPS SRI program which provides transition service including vocational training and community engagement to students with disabilities. Expanding access to trades for communities of color will strengthen our workforce, ensure all students have opportunities to enter high demand careers in trades. The building trades Organized labor also has a critical role to play.

Increasing participation in skilled trades can help reduce long-standing barriers to economic mobility and address workforce shortages. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Councillor Flynn.

Chair recognizes Councillor Worrell. Councillor, you have the floor. Thank you Madam President and thank you to Councillor Flynn for adding me as an original co-sponsor and for your advocacy on this. I've been a long time advocate For pushing for certificate programs and vocational technical programs and opportunities in every school in our district. And I also like to see what we could do as a city to better program Madison Park for our students from across the district and any Boston resident that might be looking to get into the trades. So I'm looking forward to this hearing, seeing how we can Increase opportunities and get more young people involved in certificate programs and vote tech opportunities. Thank you.

Thank You, Councillor Worrell. The chair recognizes Councillor Murphy. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair and thank you to my fellow co-sponsors for working continuing to work on this important issue. Any opportunity we have to make sure we're setting our Kids were young adults up for success in giving them the skills they need. Unfortunately, we know many of our students are graduating from BPS without the work skills and life skills necessary to be successful. and that attributes to a lot of other social ills that we are trying to combat here on the council. So any opportunity to give them more training, and open up their eyes or maybe jobs that they may not have seen as something that they could see themselves in. Former colleague, Councilor Flaherty often would say how we are a city of eds and meds but we don't want to just make sure our students are the custodians. Not that these jobs are bad, but we wanna make sure we're training them

Be the CEOs and the doctors in these buildings and all of these cranes that we hope to see more go up in the city, but we have so many labor unions that want to give our kids opportunities. So we need to give them the skills to be successful. Thank you

Thank you. Would anyone like to add their name? Councillor Culpepper, Councillor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Pepén, Councillor Weber and please add the chair. Docket number 1417 will be referred to the Committee on Labour and Economic Development. Mr Clerk, could you please read docket 1418?

Doc number 1418, Councilors Weber and Pepeno for the following. Order for a hearing to review the status of Boston's citywide bike network plan.

Chair recognizes Councilor Weber. Councilor, you have the floor. Thank you. I'd like to suspend the rules and add Madam President Breadon as a third co-sponsor.

Seeing and hearing no objections, Councilor Breadon will be added as a

Okay, and like several other things filed today I did file this as a follow-up to the tragic death of Louisa Gag who fought so hard for safe bike infrastructure in our city. We have a long history of promoting bike lanes and a bike lane network here going back to 2010, Mayor Menino declared quote the car is no longer king in Boston unquote invested in the creation of 65 miles bike lanes known as the Boston Bike Network Plan. In 2016, then Mayor Walsh expanded on Menino's plan by committing to the city to Vision Zero which focus on eliminating all serious and fatal crashes in Boston by 2030. Louisa Gag played a role in that, and in 2022

Mayor Wu announced the expansion of Boston's bike network with the goal of allowing for more safe and connected bike lanes throughout. Boston, alongside the launch of Safer Streets, a citywide design process that prioritized creating safer streets Through better traffic management alongside more protected bike routes. Also in April 2022, Mayor Wu recommended creating a plan for bike infrastructure across the city Lastly, in the 30-day street projects review memo by Mike Broll issued on April 2nd 2025 It recommended a comprehensive plan for bike lane infrastructure, which discussed key corridors that would best connect bike infrastructure. And after such a plan the city could go on to design the best bike network in the country serving the city of Boston for generations. I think, you know...

We owe it to our constituents and to Louisa to take this up as an issue again. and see what the status is of these plans to make sure we have a bike infrastructure that connects all of our neighborhoods, so people can bike in safety from one end of the city to another. And so that's why I filed this hearing order, and I'm happy to be joined by my colleagues, Councilor Pepén and Madam President Breadon. Thank you.

Thank You. The Chair recognizes Councilor Papin. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank And thank you, Councillor Weber for including me as a co-sponsor. Investing in active transportation is a great way to give opportunities to our residents to build that physical activity into their day cycling specifically provides an opportunity for active transportation over longer distances. However, despite the benefits safety continues to be the primary source of hesitation for folks considering cycling. Data shows that protected, separated bike lanes make the roads safer. Not only for cyclists but also pedestrians and motorist creating a robust bike network means better connected communities in a safe, green and healthy way to get around our city. That is why I'm looking forward to partnering with Councilor Weber and Councilor Breadon and the rest of the council to have this very much needed conversation. Thank you.

I realize I have to step down again, Councillor Culpepper, if you'd mind. Thank you.

Chair recognises Councillor Breadon. Councillor Bradon, you have the floor.

Thank you Mr Chair I'd like to thank the sponsors for bringing this forward and for adding me as a third original co-sponsor Boston has been investing in bike infrastructure for many years with the goal of creating a safe and connected network that allows people to travel between neighbourhoods. The data from the Better Bike Lane initiative is clear Our existing bike lanes reduce crashes and make our streets safer for all road users. The 30-day review memo issued in the Mayor's Office last April recommended a comprehensive plan for bike lane infrastructure Since that time, neither the Council nor the public have been provided with any substantive update on the Spike Plan. Having a citywide plan will also help us better understand how projects can be prioritised and what resources are needed to plan, design and complete the network. This hearing will allow us to discuss the next steps of that plan and hear from the Streets Cabinet, Boston Transportation Department

Transportation experts, advocates and other communities about their work. I look forward to discussing how we can build a safe and connected bike network and better serve neighbourhoods throughout the City of Boston.

Thank you Would anyone like to add their name? Councilor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Murphy and Councillor Warren. Docket number 1418 will be referred to the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. Please add that chair's name. Mr. Clerk, can you please read docket number 1419?

Doc number 1419, Councillor Culpepper offered the following. Order for a hearing regarding the City of Boston's response to noise complaints and enforcement of noise control laws.

Thank you Mr Clerk. The Chair recognizes Councillor Culpepper.

Councillor, you have the floor Madam President I'd like to request that dockets 1419 and 142 be read together So go ahead

Doc number 1420. Councilor Culpepper offered the following resolution urging improved response to noise complaints and enforcement of Boston's noise control laws.

Council, you have the floor. For docket number 1419, I request suspension of the rules to vote on passage of this docket. I'd also like to add Councilor Breadon as an original co-sponsor to both dockets. Thank you. Thank you, Madam President. Today I'm following both a resolution and a hearing order regarding the city's response to noise complaints in enforcement of our existing noise control laws. If you spend any amount of time talking to residents in District 7, you'll hear the same concerns over and over. Loud parties, illegal dirt bikes, ATVs, cars blasting music at all hours of the night Repeat nuisance properties, and perhaps most frustrating of all, residents who feel like they've done exactly what they've been asked to do, calling 311, calling 911, contacting the party line only to fail.

This is not just a District 7 issue. I have spoken with colleagues from across Boston, and they are hearing many of the same complaints. This is a citywide quality-of-life issue. But I also want to be equally clear about something else. I'm not filing this because I believe we need another law on the books. Boston already has strong noise control ordinances. Our city code gives law enforcement the authority to respond to excessive noise, nuisance gatherings and repeat violation. The question before us is whether those laws are being enforced consistently, transparently and effectively. Residents deserve to know that when they take time to report a problem, someone responds. They deserve to know whether their complaint was documented, whether enforcement occurred and whether repeat offenders are actually being tracked

They deserve confidence that the systems we've created are working the way they were intended. That's what this hearing and resolution is all about. And I'd just like to read this Text that I got Saturday night into the record. I can't seem to find this text. Well, Madam President, I guess I can't find that text. Thank you.

We'll take that as a sign. Thank You. So you're speaking to dockets... 1419

and 1420 with Docket 1419 requesting suspension of the rule to vote on the passage of that docket. Thank you.

Councillor Murphy, I see your light's on. Councillor

Thank you Madam President. Thank you to the maker of both of these And I want to just reiterate what I know the chair, the sponsor had said that we don't need new rules. We just need to enforce the rules that are already on the books. This came up in conversations several years back when we were trying to add a new ordinance to stop people from protesting or using bullhorns at certain events. And what I continue to see is, we pick and choose When we're going to enforce the rules we already have on the books and I also know that certain streets, certain neighborhoods, certain parks are louder than others We need to give supports if it's code enforcement or if it is the street outreach team, or the Boston Police, whoever is in the positions Make sure that residents can have peaceful night's sleep.

I know in my neighborhood, I'm hearing lots more firecrackers and motorbikes go by these last few weeks When the dog starts barking and you don't get a good night's sleep, I know my neighbors are having the same concerns. So looking forward to the hearing which will speak directly on it but also going to support the resolution that he put forth. Thank you

Murphy. We always get a little confused when we have two dockets together like this, so Docket 1419, which is an order for a hearing regarding City of Boston's response to noise complaints. I'm going to have to ask who's the appropriate person to ask to take the chair for a moment? Since i'm a co-sponsor Worrell. I'm trying to be seen as being fair, so I'm going to stay where Thank you, I'd like to thank Councillor Culpepper for bringing this forward and adding me as original co-sponsor. In Alston Brighton we received persistent complaints about several fraternity and sorority houses near the campuses of colleges and universities in our district This is a topic my office has researched and we found that there's a patchwork of laws to address excessive noise and nuisance gatherings.

Excessive noise laws, public nuisance laws, disturbing the peace laws. Responding officers may often cite offenders for breaking any one of these laws. I'd like to learn more about the process and how we can standardise it to improve enforcement. We also need to understand how repeat complaints are handled, particularly when residents continue reporting problems at the same property or location, not only in the same year but over multiple years. This requires coordination between the Boston Police Department and other city departments responsible I look forward to discussing where there may be gaps in our current response and how we can create a more reliable and effective process for residents across the city of Boston.

This essentially is a quality-of-life issue for many of our residents, and I hope that we can improve the situation. Thank you. So we have two dockets. The first one is Docket 1419, an order for a hearing. Would anyone like to add their name? Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber and Worrell. Docket 1419 will be referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. The second docket is Docket 1420. Would anyone like to add their name? Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Louijeune, Weber and Councilor Worrell, Councillor Culpepper and Councillor Breadon seek suspension of the rules on adoption of Docket 1420. All in favour say aye.

All opposed say nay. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on docket 1420.

Fitzgerald, yes. Councilor Fitzgeral, yes, Councilor Flynn? Yes. Council Flynn, yes? Council Louijeune? Yes Council Loujeune, yes Councilor Mejia? Councilor Murphy? Yes Councillor Murphy, yes Pippen, yes. Councilor Santana? Yes. Council Weber? Yes and Council Worrell? Yes Talking number 1420 has received nine votes in the affirmative.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Docket 1420 has been adopted.

offer the following. Order for a hearing regarding the future of the John D. O'Brien School of Mathematics and Science.

Chair recognizes Councilor Culpepper.

Councilor, you have the floor. Thank you, Madam President. I would like to request that Dockets 1, 2 1421 and 1422 be read together.

The other two are 17Fs, so we'll read this one and then we'll do the 17F together if you don't mind.

I don't mine. The John D O'Brien is one of Boston's three examination schools and an important institution in Roxbury, serving students from neighborhoods across our city. For several years there have been significant discussion about the future of this school But today's students, families, educators, alumni and the surrounding community still do not have a clear long-term answer about what that future will look like. In 2023 The city proposed relocating O'Brien from Roxbury to the West Roxbury Education Complex, while expanding the school by approximately 400 seats. Following significant concerns from the school from the school community, that proposal was halted indefinitely in February 2024.

At that time, the administration indicated that it had evaluated alternatives and will share the findings of their O'Brien programming study. But more than two years later, we still need clarity on that work and how it is informing the city's plans for the O'Briens. The goal of these filings is not to restart the debate over a proposal that has already been halted. It is to make sure we do not lose the planning, community input and resources that have already gone into this process, most importantly to establish a transparent path forward. The O'Brien has been described as a priority by the administration And I believe students and families deserve to know what that means in concrete terms. We need a clear plan, a realistic timeline and meaningful community involvement

as we determine the long-term future of the John D. O'Brien. Thank you, Madam President.

Thank You, Councilor Culpepper Would anyone else like to add their name? Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Pepén, Councillor Weber, and please add the chair. Thank you. Docket 1421 will be referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Clerk, could you please read the two 17Fs together? 22 and 1423.

Dr Neville, 1422. Councillor Culpepper offered the following. Order requesting certain information under section 17F regarding the John D. O'Brien School of Mathematics and Science capital planning process. In document number 1423, Councilor Culpepper offered the following. Order requesting certain information under section 17F regarding the Massachusetts School Building Authority eligibility period for Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. The chair recognizes Councilor Culpepper. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank You Madam President This 17F request follows a hearing that we held last week regarding the future of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and its city's participation and the MSBA process during this eligibility period. During that hearing, we learned that Boston Public Schools has already submitted several required documents to the MSBAs as part of Madison Parks Thank you very much. and the level of public investment that will ultimately be required, I believe the council, the Madison Park community, and the public schools should be able to see the information the city is submitting as this process moves forward.

In this 17F, we're requesting documents that have been submitted to the MSBA. Other Massachusetts communities participating in the MSB process have made these types of documents publicly accessible through dedicated project websites and online document libraries. I believe Boston should provide that same level of transparency, particularly for a project as consequential as rebuilding and modernizing our city's only technical vocational high school. We all want to see Madison Park move forward successfully through the MSBA process, This request is about making sure that as it does there's transparency at every stage and that students, families, educators the council and the broader community have access to the information necessary

to understand the decisions being made about the future of the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. Thank you, Madam President

Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Culpepper. So there's two 17Fs. One is docket 1422. So, Councillor Seek suspension of the rules and passage of Docket 1422. All in favour say aye. All opposed say nay. Thank you, Docket1422 has passed. We'll go to Docket 1423. Councilor Culpepper seeks suspension of the rules and passage of Docket 1-4-2-3. All in favour say aye, all opposed say nay. The ayes have it. Docket 1423 has passed. Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1424?

Docket number 1424. Councilors Pepén and Braidon offer the following. Resolution Recommitting the City of Boston to Vision 023.

Chair recognizes Councillor Pepén. Councillor Pepine, you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam President. May I also suspend the rules and add Councillor Louijeune as a third original co-sponsor?

Seeing and hearing no objection, Councillor Louijeune is added as a third.

Thank you. In 2015 Boston committed to Vision Zero the ambitious goal to eliminate fatal and severe crashes traffic crashes in Boston by 2030 And it is an ambitious goal, but how can we not be ambitious with lives on the line? There's still work to be done and more lives to save with three-and-a-half years left until 2030. In my district alone There's been multiple occasions where I've gone to vigils and have stood with families that lost a loved one. One of them that stands out is actually a four-year old that passed away on Wood Avenue a few years ago, and now luckily because of some projects. Wood Avenue is getting redesigned and it's currently going through a Vision Zero project. Because of people, someone over at the Transportation Department, Daniel, who's working on this project closely with residents

What we didn't realize is that these accidents, they impact a lot of residents. And our commitment to Vision Zero isn't just a commitment to safer streets, it's a commitment which is why it's so important for us to continue to elevate these concerns, so important to talk about what's happening. We have to make sure that it remains a part of our focus every single day So I hope that we can come together as a Council to recommit ourselves to Vision Zero by 2030. One fatality is too many. Thank you.

Louijeune, I'll take you next and then I'll speak last. Thank you. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank You Madam Chair. I want to thank Councillor Penn for adding me. I wanna thank my colleagues for bringing forward a work and everything that has already been said about this and I also want to just, I know a lot of this has been prompted by the very unfortunate passing of Louisa Gag. And I wanna continue to hold her in my prayers, our family friends and colleagues whose lives and work, her life and work were dedicated to making our streets safer. And his tragic death has brought us back to this conversation with an unimaginable sense of loss. Just two weeks prior to her death Louisa Gag actually helped my office help Joey Bennett of Yard Time Entertainment and Life After Prison organize a bike ride, and was able to make sure that they had bikes, 24 bikes. And that would not have been possible without Louisa really leaning in. to continue to honor her memory here.

We know what safe streets look like, the city has been developing the data, the tools and strategies from safer intersections traffic calming to protected infrastructure in identifying our highest crash quarters We do need to move forward with urgency in order to deliver what the data shows us. Vision Zero can't simply be an aspiration, that we can recommit ourselves to after each tragedy. And so I look forward to working alongside my colleagues, to really digging into Vision Zero and making sure that we are able meet those commitments in a timely fashion. Thank you.

Oh, do you want me to go?

Yes. Thank you so much. I'd like to thank Councillor Pepén for his partnership in bringing this important resolution forward. Boston committed to Vision Zero in 2015 with the goal of eliminating fatal and serious traffic crashes by 2030. With less than four years remaining, we have significant work to do. In 2025, 11 people were killed in traffic crashes in Boston, most of whom were pedestrians and hundreds of others and others in crashes required medical attention. I would be remiss if I did not mention the tragic loss of Louisa Gag, an Alston Brighton resident A city employee whose work touched all of us, and a beloved member of our community whose death underscored just how urgent this work is. A better city is possible. Vision Zero is not an unattainable goal.

Helsinki, a city comparable in size to Boston has gone over a year without a single fatality. In 2019 that city saw zero pedestrian deaths as well That wasn't achieved by magic. It was achieved by commitment to proven safety measures and building safer streets. We should take note here in Boston, we need to continue moving forward with infrastructure projects that make our streets safer and help prevent these crashes from happening in the first place. These improvements are especially important for pedestrians Cyclists, transit riders, children, older adults and people with disabilities who can be most vulnerable on our streets. Reaching Vision Zero will require us to accelerate this work and continuing to make street safety a priority as we approach 2030. I look forward to continuing our work together to achieve Vision Zero and making sure that everyone can travel safely throughout our city.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Councillor Durkan. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you so much chair and thank you to the sponsors. On April 22nd I chaired a hearing in our committee that was talking about the status of transportation projects, talking about Vision Zero and talking about this city's vision for our city. It's really hard to talk in the wake of tragedy because we all knew Louisa. She was an incredible person, We all knew her work. We all worked closely with her. Just talking to my chief of staff and talking to our office, we all had individual interactions with her that were meaningful and she truly represented and to have her pass away in my district is just incredibly heartbreaking I think part of the hearing that we had in April and December, and all the hearings that we've had regarding transportation projects has been about making sure

Approaching Vision Zero, and until yesterday all of the data for the fatalities and injuries were not even updated on the website. I'm really happy, like we've advocated and I know a lot of advocates that were advocating. The data has now been updated where we can take a look but There's no way to approach Division Zero if we don't actually have the data and we're not working towards a plan. So I'm excited to have this hearing, but it's... It's tragic what's happening on our streets. And it's also tragic because there are a lot of people who have died on our street and have been hit on our Less than 100 feet away from where Louisa passed away, there is a crosswalk that we're waiting to get done at the Roxbury Crossing T which is right in at the border of District 7 and District 8.

We have areas and projects that we need to execute on. And as District 8 City Councillor, I want to make sure that every street sidewalk and Crosswalk in my district is safe, but that means slowing down cars. And it's not an easy conversation to have with community, but it's one we need to approach We have to slow down cars in order to approach Vision Zero. In a lot of our districts, sometimes we lack the political courage to actually do that. And so thank you Chair and thank you to the sponsors.

Thank You Councillor Durkan. Would anyone else like to add their name? Councillor Culpepper, Councillor Durkin Fitzgerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Weber. Pepén, Breadon and Louijeune seek suspension of the rules and adoption of Docket 1424. All in favour say aye. Aye. All opposed say nay. Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on docket 1424?

Docket number, excuse me, roll call, Councilor Breadon. Yes. Councilor Brayden, yes. Council Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper. Culpepper, Durkan, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy Murphy, yes. Councilor Pepén? Yes. Council of Pepén, yes, Council Louisienne? Sorry. Council Santana? Council Weber? Yes and Council Worrell? O'Reilly. Yes. Docket number 1424 has received 11 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Doctet 1424 Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1425?

Docket number 1425. Councilor Flynn offered the following resolution celebrating the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Day on July 15, 2026 in the City of Boston.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Councilor Flynn. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank You Madam Chair. Madam Chair may I add Council Murphy? Murphy, is that so added? May I suspend the rules and add Councilor Mejia.

Seeing and hearing no objections, Councillor Mejias added as a third.

Thank you Madam Chair. This year marks the 36th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Signed into law on July 26, 1990, the Americans With Disability Act is a federal act that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and ensures that all people with disabilities are entitled to the same rights, opportunities, and services as other Americans. The ADA is a powerful instrument in promoting a society where people with disabilities can fully participate and thrive without facing unjust barriers or prejudice. Through its extensive network of regional centers, the ADA national network works to ensure awareness and compliance with ADA regulations in order to promote equality of opportunity, full participation

Self-Sufficient Living for Individuals with Disabilities. On July 15, 2026 the City of Boston celebrated Americans with Disability Act at Copley Square Park. According to a recent report, almost 9% of Boston residents under 65 live with disabilities. This also includes difficulties in self-care or hearing or vision, independent living and walking. The City of Boston Disabilities Commission Their mission is to increase opportunities for people with disabilities so that they can fully and equally participate in all aspects of life. In 2022, the Disabilities Commission approved City Hall Plaza ADA compliance by adding accessibility features.

I also want to acknowledge my friend, Krista McCosh who's the commissioner for her outstanding work I also want to acknowledge Commissioner Santiago at the Veterans Department for his outstanding work on disability rights, and I also wanna acknowledge Mayor Wu as well. Ionella Chamber is fully accessible. Thank you to City Councilor Wu at the time and others in 2016 The Boston City Council and Mayor Walsh created the Language and Communication Access Program to provide translation and interpretation services for non-English speaking residents. and those with communication related challenges in all city departments.

The City of Boston has greatly improved and continues to work on improving access for people with disabilities by requiring facilities and public ways to be ADA compliant. We still have a lot more work to do, but I do want to recognize the work that has been done. I also wanna recognize just in my neighborhood The South Boston Special Kids and Young Adults. And the Challenger Baseball League for Children with Special Needs, which is sponsored by Sean O'Brien Local 25 of the Teamsters Union and my father was actually a baseball coach for the Challenger League, assistant coach rather I should say at the Challanger League in Braintree. Thank you Madam Chair.

Murphy, you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you Councilor Flynn for putting this forward every year we are now year 36 probably one of the most important acts passed to gives all of our Residents here in the City of Boston but across the country, the respect and the independence. But we do know that there's always more work to do. I do want to give a shout out to Commissioner Shelton. I know that the property management department, I know Councilor Flynn mentioned a few here in City Hall but always open to Meads and we're investing in our capital budget to make sure that all of our city buildings are accessible to all residents so that we're not keeping anybody out, not just in the buildings but across our schools and across our cities. just stand in support of this act Christa McCosh and the work she's doing, and just know that this community needs our support always.

And I know a lot of the hearings that are filed this week are tied to street safety and transportation also which is Thank you for joining us today. Thank you, Councillor Flynn. I'm looking forward to passing this resolution today.

Would anyone like to add their name? Councillor Culpepper, Councillor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Pepén, Councillor Weber, Councillor Worrell. And please add the chair. Councillors Flynn Murphy and Mejia seek suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1425. All in favour say aye, all opposed say nay. Mr Clerk could you please take a roll call vote on docket

Brayden. Yes. Councilor Braydon, yes. Council Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper?

Yes.

Councillor Culpeper, yes, councillor Durkan? Yes Councillor Durkan, yes Councillor Fitzgerald? Fischel, yes. Councilor Flynn? Yes. Council Flynn, yes, Council Louijeune? Yes Council Loujeune, yes Council Mejia? Council Meijia, yes councilor Murphy? Councilor Murphy, yes Councillor Pepén? Yes Councillor Pepín, yes councillor Santana? Weber. Councilor Weber, yes. And Councilor Worrell. Yes. Council Orrell, yes, document number 1425 has received 11 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you. Docket 1425 has been adopted. Mr. Clerk, could you please read docket 1426?

Docket number 1426, Councilor Worrell, I offer the following resolution in support of bills Senate 2344 and House 3754, an act relative to traffic regulation using road safety cameras.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Councilor Worrell.

Councilor, you have the floor. Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to add Councilor Weber as a original co-sponsor. Councilor Webber is still added. And I would like to suspend the rules and add Council Peppin as a third original co sponsor.

Seeing and hearing no objection, Councilor Pepén is added as a 3rd.

Thank you, Madam President. Traffic safety has been a priority of my office and a concern for many residents for too long. There are many steps we must take to make our roads safer for pedestrians, the cyclists and for all our road users. These bills provides one of those solutions, and it does so in a way that will free up our police officers to focus resources on other public emergencies while making traffic safety enforcement more efficient. will give cities the option to use road safety cameras to address speeding, red light violations and other dangerous driving behaviors. Multiple of the cities have a long history of using automated enforcement tools such as Chicago, Washington DC, as well as New York which have reported a significant decrease in speeding violations where cameras are located since their program's inception.

So I'm asking my council colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation and urging our colleagues at the Statehouse to pass Bill S-2344 and House Bill 3754, an act relative to traffic regulation using road safety cameras to give municipalities the option to implement transparent, equitable and data-driven road safety camera programs. I would like to suspend and pass this resolution. Thank you.

CHRISTIE WOODARD- Thank you, Councillor Worrell. The chair recognizes Councillor Weber.

Councillor, you have the floor. Okay, thank you very much. I think Councilor Worrell summed it up very well. This is again a very practical approach to making our streets safer. I think in New York, where they put these red light cameras in at something like 1% of all the intersections They saw a citywide decrease in people speeding through red lights and getting into dangerous T-bone accidents. And so, you know, it's something that we should definitely have the ability to to implement here in Boston. For me, I think the only possible Objection to this would be on civil liberties grounds, but the ACLU have fought for revisions to these bills and I believe it has been satisfied that there won't be civil liberties issues. Thank you, Madam President. Thank you Councilor Worrell for having me as a co-sponsor

This is something that I've also spoken about previously. It's a topic that a lot of residents have reached out about, a lot people see work in other places. I'm also just glad to know that the state has been working with Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition and has their support Behind these two bills and also as Councilor Weber just mentioned, there has been concern from the ACLU but I think that they have reached finally a place where everyone feels comfortable with the language that's in place with both of the bills, both at the Senate and at the House. So I encourage our colleagues at the Statehouse to really look at this and move it forward to make sure that we are making our roads safer. Thank you.

Chair recognizes Councillor Durkan. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you so much chair and thank you to the sponsors this is incredibly important and I know We have been working and advocating to have this technology on MBTA buses for bus lanes, I understand why we can't also have it for other traffic violations. I was on the phone with a constituent from the Back Bay yesterday. It's a common sense solution that even our constituents are coming and many more. I think it's important for us to be able to do this without even any knowledge of the bill saying why don't we have the ability to do like they do in other states? As someone who is from a In the wake of police violence and other things going on, having less interactions with police and residents is ideal given what we're I think this is clear, it's simple. I'm in support and I know a lot of our colleagues

I have advocated for this at the State House for a long time, but it feels like there's momentum this time and I urge our state colleagues as much as they love our urging. I urge my state colleagues to vote in support of this Would anyone like to add their name?

and please add the chair. Councillors Weber, no Councillor Worrell, Weber and Pepén seek suspension of the rules adoption of docket 1426 all in favour say aye All opposed say nay. Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on docket 1426?

Councilor Breadon. Yes. Councilor Brayden, yes. Council Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper, yes Councilor Culpeper, yes Councillor Durkan Durkan, yes. Councilor Fitzgerald? Yes. Council Fischel, yes, Councilor Flynn? Yes, Council Lujan, yes Councilor Mejia? Yes Councilor Murphy? Yes Fenn, yes. Councilor Santana? Council Weber? Yes. Council Weber, yes and Council Worrell? Yes Councilor Worrell, yes Token number 1426 has received 11 votes in the affirmative

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Docket 1426 has been adopted.

Dr. Number 1427, Councilor Flynn offered the following resolution in support of House 4358 and Senate 2662 on consumer protections for wheelchair users

Chair recognizes Councillor Flynn. Councillor, you have the floor.

Madame Chair, may I make a motion to substitute the language please?

Could we have a second? Second. Thank you. Does everyone have the substituted language in front of them? Very good. Councillor, you may continue.

Persons with disabilities who depend on wheelchairs can be left without any mobility for weeks or even months when repairs are delayed to their wheelchair. In response, the Massachusetts legislature has two bills under review. H4358 and S2662 that would establish clear timelines for wheelchair dealers, improve parts availability and reduce insurance barriers for consumers. In January 2025, Representative Jim O'Day filed H-1278, an act relative to wheelchair repair requirements and consumer protection. The bill would also prohibit MassHealth and other private health insurance from requiring private authorizations for repairs to complex rehabilitation technology wheelchairs.

unless the original prescription is more than five years old. The bill would require authorized wheelchair dealers to complete repairs as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days after the consumer requests the repair. Currently, H-4358, which has been reported favorably by the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection Professional Licensure and referred to the House Committee in Ways and Means for further consideration. In November 2025 S-2662, an act expanding wheelchair warranty protections for consumers with disabilities was reported by the Joint Committee on consumer protection and professional licensures. The bill is very similar to H-4358 while also expanding current warranty protections

The original sponsor of the Senate legislation was John Cronin, who filed the original Senate petition in the beginning of the 2025-2026 session. Under the Massachusetts Wheelchair Lemon Law, the customized wheelchair arbitration program provides dispute resolution between wheelchair manufacturers and consumers without going to court. The program is for consumers with a with a purchased or leased new custom wheelchair who paid for all or partial cost out of pocket. If the consumer qualifies, an independent arbitrator can replace the wheelchair or offer refunds. On July 14, 2026 the Boston Center for Independent Living and the Disability Policy Consortium hosted a rally for repeaters advocating for these bills. Attendees expressed feelings that their independence has been lost.

Overall health suffered, quality of life deteriorated. I was proud to stand with people from the disability community and advocating for these bills. I do want to recognize my friend Tara, who's an outstanding advocate for persons with disabilities, a civil rights leader in the city of Boston, someone I have great respect and admiration for. These bills take the necessary steps to protect wheelchair users and prevent immobility for weeks or even months, as I mentioned at the beginning. This is a civil rights issue and a public safety issue. Disability rights are civil rights. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank You Councillor Flynn and as a retired physical therapist at this point I do appreciate the challenges of having our folks with disabilities have their wheelchairs and many of our wheelchairs are very sophisticated pieces Thank you, Madam Chair. Would anyone else like to add their name? Councillor Culpepper, Councillor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Mejia, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Weber,

Flynn seeks suspension of the rules and adoption of docket number 1427. All in favour say aye, all opposed say nay. Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on this docket 1-427?

Councilor Breadon.

Yes.

Councilor Brayden, yes. Councilors Colletta Zapata, Councilor Culpepper, yes Councilor Durkan, councilor Durkin, yes Councillor Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, yes. Councilor Flynn? Yes. Council Flynn, yes, Council Louijeune? Yes Council Loujeune, yes Council Mejia? Yes Councillor Mejía, yes Councillor Murphy? Yes, Councillor Murphy, yes Santana, Councilor Weber. Yes. Councilor Webber yes and Councilor Worrell. Docket number 1427 has received nine votes in the affirmative.

Thank you. 427 has been adopted. Mr Clerk, could you please read docket 1428?

Docket number 1428. Councillor Flynn offered the following resolution in support of nurses at Boston Medical Centre

Chair recognizes Councillor Flynn. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair. Madam Chair may I add Councillor Fitzgerald as an original co-sponsor? Councillor FitzGerald is so added. May I suspend the rules Madam Chair and add Councilor Culpepper?

Seeing and hearing no objections, Councillor Culpeper is added as a third.

Thank you Madam Chair The Nurses of Boston Medical Center comprise a workforce of more than 1,500 dedicated professionals who provide high quality life-saving care to patients in Boston and across New England. These health care providers are the backbone of one of the nation's leading healthcare institutions, ensuring safe patient care, advancing the public health of the region, supporting the well-being of families and communities. in Boston. Members of 1199 SEIU at Boston Medical Center have been engaged in contract negotiations advocating for fair wages, affordable healthcare, safe working conditions. This morning, I was proud to join Boston Medical Center nurses on the picket line to advocate for a fair contract through collective bargaining.

Collective bargaining is a critical part of this I also want to acknowledge that Council Fitzgerald was with me this morning along with Council Murphy. I know other councils are going later today. I believe Councilor Culpepper is going later today as well, but State Representative John Moran from the South End. State Senator Nick Collins was there and there was another woman, another state representative that was there as well from outside of Boston. The Boston Medical Center is located in the south end, on the border of the South End and Roxbury. And the Southend, as many people know, This particular area is represented by City Councilor John Fitzgerald.

Just across the way is Councilor Culpepper's district, and just down the block is District 2 which I represent. So I want to say thank you to John and to Reverend for their advocacy and commitment to social and economic justice. Fair compensation and accessible health care benefits are essential to retaining experienced nurses, maintaining safe staffing levels, ensuring the continued delivery of high quality patient care. The nurses effort to secure a fair contract reflect their commitment, to not only the profession but to the patients and communities One nurse said to me, Ed what we're asking for is parity. We are the lowest paid union nurses in Boston.

and they probably are in the most difficult hospital because they're in a trauma hospital, and they see a lot of challenging circumstances. What they're asking for? is fairness, they're asking for respect and dignity. They're not asking for a huge increase but they were asking to pay their bills, support their families, and contribute to that community Like they have, but it's up to the BMC to treat them with respect and dignity through the collective bargaining process. Thank you Madam Chair.

Thank you Madam President, thank you Councilor Flynn for having me as a co-sponsor as well with Councilor Culpepper all of us collectively representing the South End. Yeah we were down there seven o'clock this morning standing with SEIU and our nurses at the Boston Medical Center Again, I've said before in here, my mom was a part-time nurse at BMC over 30 years ago. And I said down there this morning that it's 2026 and one job should be enough. And so they take care of our most in need We need to treat them with respect. If not, we will see them leave the hospitals and we can't have BMC with a shortage of nurses given who they help and the trauma that they address through their job and so I was proud to be down there with the nurses. And like Councilor Flynn said, all they're looking for is a little parity. They are by far the lowest paid compared to the other hospitals at the moment and so they're just looking to be respected, especially for the work that they do.

And I do have faith that BMC will come around and treat them with fairness as well and it will reflect in the next contract. And i'm there to support the nurses and helping them negotiate that. Thank you Madam President

Thank you, Councillor Fitzgerald. The Chair recognizes Councillor Culpepper. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair. I along with Councillor FitzGerald and Councillor Flynn support the nurses 100% in their quest to receive a parity with regard to that pay. When Boston University, at the time university hospital merged at the time Boston City Hospital, It was HUD that issued the insured mortgage. I was the lawyer that did the closing for the merger of University Hospital and Boston City Hospital, so I stand with them 100%. I want to say for the record, my mother was a nurse for 30 years that worked at University Hospital. So when I think about nurses, I think 11-7 because I remember my mother every night

Hitting that door at 11 to go to work and coming back the next morning at 7 to get us ready to go school. So I support nurse parity 100%. Thank you, Madam President

Thank you, Councillor Culpepper. I have been attending to the button so Councillor Murphy and then Councillor Pepén

Okay, thank you madam chair. Thank you to the sponsors for this I saw some of my colleagues out there early this morning I was out there with them at 6 a.m., and just talking to them, and hearing what they were chanting which many of us already know but they're really not asking for much. They are the lowest paid nurses in the city. They have one of the toughest jobs in this city They also have in many cases unsafe work environment which they're very concerned about. So I do believe that we should be out there with them on the picket line but also listening closely and working closely SCIU 1199 and the nurses directly to find out exactly how we can support and be that bridge with public health and BMC to make sure they have the work environment that they deserve. Just want all the nurses and their families I know is mentioned. I know Council Fitzgerald's mom also, and Council Culpepper's mom.

So many nurses they give up their sleep to make sure they can make I wanted to just make sure they knew that we were 100% behind them. Thank you.

Thank you, Councillor Murphy. Councillor Pepén? I do notice we have a very chivalrous colleague offering his coat to a colleague there. Go ahead, Councillor Pepon.

Yeah, just standing in support of this resolution, thanking the sponsors for bringing it forward. I am a huge fan of Boston Medical Center. It is where all three of my kids were born. I was actually there the past two days for two separate appointments for them Before the strikes happen, it's just always so impressive to see the work that the nurses do. They're the ones that continuously check up on you when you're staying there. The way that they treated my wife was just impeccable. and I just know that through the stories that we hear, through the residents that are nurses from BMC in my district, you just continue to really realize how important their work is. And as Councilor Murphy mentioned they're not asking for much. They're just asking for a lot of respect For dignity, so that they can provide for their families and make sure that one job is enough. And for me, I have my full commitment to be there to support Plan B and they're later tonight to support them in their march and their strike.

So thank you so much to the councillors that brought this forward. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam President. And thank you to the counselors and the co-sponsors who brought this forward and all my colleagues who got up and spoke. I was able to join on their picket line today and just support our nurses and the backbone of our healthcare system. The ones down at BMC, they work tirelessly to make sure that they're providing quality health care. I've talked to so many people down there on the picket line The service and the compassion that they have for patients who are coming through those doors, it's only right that we stand up to them right now. as they continue to care for so many of us through some of our darkest times. So thank you to all the unions and the partners who are organizing, and just want to let the nurses know down at BMC we stand with you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Councilor Louijeune. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair and I want to thank my colleagues for following this. Just want to echo the comments of my colleagues our nurses Do so much, our nurses at Boston Medical Center do so much. They care for our most vulnerable. They've cared for a number of my family members and so I just wanted to get up and stand in solidarity. I will be joining them later on the picket line, was with our nurses last week over at or two weeks ago over at The Brigham and so we just need to make sure that we are doing everything we can to protect our workers here and our nurses do so much, especially our nurses at BMC. And so I just wanted to make sure that I stood in solidarity with my colleagues, thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Councilor Mejia. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam President and I just want to rise in solidarity on supporting of our nurses both at Brigham's and Boston Medical Center. I have been watching on the sidelines, and I also just want to thank just the impact that they've made in my own journey. and my family. So I just want to say thank you, we stand in solidarity. And I think the most important thing that we can do aside from showing up at the picket lines and filing resolutions is really putting the pressure on those big fat cats Getting lots of money while our nurses who are doing the frontline work are getting the spare change. And so I think it's important for us to recognize what that value is and how much we have to fight for them. Thank you. Thank you.

Chair recognizes Councilor Weber. Councilor Webber, you have the floor. Thank you. I just also want to stand in solidarity with our nurses as somebody who represented thousands of nurses seeking fair wages across the country. I think it's a shame that such vital workers have to go on strike so they could I look forward to earn a living wage to provide the services that all of us need. So thank you very much and support this resolution.

Thank you. I'm sure you remember my mom was a nurse, her sisters were nurses and so I grew up in Household with Nurses. Boston University Hospital was merging with City Hospital when I got my first job here in Boston, which became Boston Medical Center. Now BMC. So I know how hard they work, I know challenging the work is and I know the incredible reputation that BMC Boston has in the South End For his trauma centre and for the incredible work they do. So our nurses do deserve wage parity with other nurses in the city. This is an incredible flagship hospital that we have incredible pride in We have to be respectful of our nurses and have the dignity. They should have dignity and be able to live and be compensated for the incredible work that they do.

Flynn, Fitzgerald and Culpepper. Oh beg your pardon would anyone like to add their name? Councillor Durkan, Councillor Louijeune, Councillor Mejia, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Pepén Weber, Councilor Worrell and please add the chair. Oh and Councillor Culpepper you were a third co-sponsor so you're already on the list. Got it. Councillors Flynn, Fitzgerald and Culpepper seek suspension of the rules on adoption of Docket 1428. All in favour say aye. All opposed say nay. Clare, could you please take a roll call vote on docket 1-428?

Councilor Braydon. Yes. Councilor Breadon. Yes, Councilor Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper. Yes Councilor Culpeper yes Councilor Durkan. Yes councilor Durkin yes council Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, yes. Councilor Flynn? Yes. Counselor Flynn, yes, Counselor Louijeune? Yes Counselor Louisianne, yes Counselor Mejia? Yes Councilor Meijia, yes Councilor Murphy? Yes councilor Murphy, yes councilor Pepén? Yes Councillor Pepén, yes Councillor Santana Weber. Yes. Councilor Weber, yes. And Councillor Worrell? Yes. Councillor Worrell, yes . Docket number 1428 has received 11 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you Mr Clerk. Docket 1428 it's been adopted Mr. Clerk, could you please read Docket 1429?

Docket number 1429. Councilor Louijeune offered the following resolution celebrating the retirement of Eddie Crispin.

The Chair recognizes Councilor Louijeune. Councilor, you have the floor. Thank you Madam Chair and thank you. I'm seeking suspension in passage of this resolution was honored to present Eddie with this resolution earlier and thank my colleagues for joining me to celebrate his 27-year career at the Boston Police Department in this bittersweet moment of his departure. Thank you.

Thank you. Would anyone like to add their name? Councillor Culpepper, Councillor Durkan, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Mejia, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Pepén, Councillor Weber, Councillor Worrell and please add the chair. Louijeune seeks suspension of the rules and adoption of Docket 1429. All in favour say aye, all opposed say nay. Mr Clerk could you please take a roll call vote on Docket

Council of Breadon. Yes. Council of Radon, yes. Councilor Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper. Yes Councilor Culpeper, yes Councilor Durkan. Council Durkan, yes, Council Fitzgerald. Yes councilor Fitzgeral, yes councilor Flynn, yes councillor Flynn yes council Louijeune. Lujan, Councilor Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell. Worrell. Yes, docket number 1429 has received 11 votes in the affirmative.

Thank you. Thank You Mr. Clerk. Docket number one four two nine is being adopted. Mr. clerk could you please read docket 1 4 3 0

Doctrine number 1430, Councilor Culpepper offer the following. Resolution recognizing the Roxbury Neighborhood Council.

Chair recognizes Councillor Culpeper. Councillor Culipeper you have the floor.

Thank you Madam President. I'd like to add Councilor Mejia as a second original co-sponsor. I'd also like to request the suspension of the rules to vote on the passage this docket. When we talk about community engagement and community led planning in Roxbury, we also need to respect the structures that were established to give residents a meaningful and continuing voice and the decisions affecting their neighborhood. The Roxbury Neighborhood Council has an important role in that process. Article 50 of the Boston Zoning Code recognizes the RNC as Roxbury's formal planning entity and the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan establish a broader framework for community participation in development, in land use.

and Planning Decisions, including a role for the RNC in the nomination process of members of the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee. This is particularly important now because the current members of the oversight committee have exceeded the three-year term established by the master plan. And as the city moves forward with appointments, we should make sure that the process follows a framework that was established and that Roxbury residents, community organizations and elected officials continue to have the role envisioned for them under the master plan. We cannot selectively rely on the Roxbury strategic map Thank you very much. for the Roxbury Neighborhood Council and the community itself.

Community participation will not simply mean informing residents about decisions after they have been made, it has to be providing residents with a meaningful role and shaping those decisions from the beginning. As Roxbury continues to experience significant development and change, we need to make sure that the people who call the neighborhood home continue to have a real voice in determining Roxbury's future. Thank you, Madam President.

Thank You, Councilor Culpepper. Chair recognizes Councilor Mejia. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam President. And with your permission, I'm just going to remain seating. Is that OK? Go ahead. Thank you, Madam President. And thank you to Councilor Culpepper for adding me. This resolution recognizes the important role the Roxbury Neighborhood Council also known as the RNC plays in Article 50 of the Boston Stoning Code to ensure that the Roxbury community has input in planning and development in their neighborhood. Additionally, The Roxbury Strategic Master Plan establishes a nomination process for its oversight committee, which specifies that the RNC leads the process of identifying individuals for the nomination pool from which the mayor appoints oversight committee members. Community members have reached out to us concerned about the potential lack of respect for the independent role that the RNC has had in this process.

The former chair and councilor who revived as the former chair, and councilors who revive the government accountability and transparency and accessibility Committee, I remain committed to ensuring that meaningful community involvement is a priority for the City of Boston and that we uphold the legislation that provides a clear process. And as I always say, the protocols, policies and procedures are just as important as the outcome. And I look forward to standing with community and helping them through this process. Thank you.

Thank you, Councillor Mejia. Chair recognizes Councillor Flynn. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair and thank you to Councillor Culpepper for bringing this forward at an opportunity This morning, prior to the start of the council meeting to join Councilor Culpepper and others in listening to Roxbury residents that came to City Hall this morning I think they came here to advocate for respect, for a little bit of justice to be heard. And I think that's what Councilor Culpepper's resolution is all about today is the voice of Roxbury must be heard It must be respected, it must be included and I'm here to stand with the residents of Roxbury and my colleague Councillor Culpepper. Thank you Madam Chair.

Thank you Madam President and thank you to the Roxbury District Council, Councillor Culpepper for bringing this forward. Thank you to Reggie for reaching out to my office and working with Andrew. And I spoke earlier to the group but Just agree wholeheartedly that we need to make sure that the Roxbury residents do not ever feel like we are not listening to them or that they're working really hard and Doing great work, but then they don't see the results. And that's what we see time and time again that despite Engagement, despite rolling up our sleeves and despite pushing back and giving really good thoughtful reasons for why they know what is better for their neighborhood, for their small businesses that they're continued to not be heard. So thank you for never giving up on that fight and know that myself, and I believe all of my colleagues, I can speak on behalf of this body but I will continue to show up Be Your Voice, however you need me.

Thank you.

Fitzgerald, Councilor Pepén and please add the chair. Councillors Culpepper and Mejia seek suspension of the rules adoption of docket 1430 all in favour say aye All opposed say nay. Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on docket 1430?

Council of Breadon. Yes. Council of Breadon, yes. Councilor Coletta Zapata. Council Culpepper. Yes Councilor Culpeper, yes Councilor Durkan Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén. Penn, yes. Councilor Santana? Councilor Weber? Yes. Council Weber, yes and Council Worrell? Yes Councilor Worrell, yes Docking Envoy 1430 has received 10 votes in the affirmative

Thank you. Docket 1430 has been adopted. Mr Clerk, could you please read docket 1431?

Doctor number 1431, Councilor Mejia offer the following. Resolution recognized in the month of July as Disability Pride Month.

Chair recognizes Councilor Mahia. Councilor you have the floor.

Thank you Madam President and I would like to add Councillor Flynn as an original co-sponsor. Councillor Flynn is so added. This resolution is recognizing Disability Pride Month which is recognized globally each year during the month of July Highlighting the accomplishments, struggles and contributions of individuals with disabilities. We observe Disability Pride Month in July to commemorate the signing of the American Disabilities Act on July 26th 1990 Disability Pride has strong roots in our city as Boston held the first Disability Pride Day in 1990, as well. Our disability community in Boston and all individuals with disabilities continue to make significant contributions to various fields including but not limited to art, literature science sports business and advocacy enriching our society with their unique perspectives

With Disability Pride Month, we celebrate the disability community but also take the opportunity to promote inclusivity, raising awareness and educating others about disability rights combating stigma and discrimination. fostering a culture of respect and equity, an advocacy for true accessibility and equity. The commitment to this work is not limited to the month of July but rather year round. Thank you.

I think Councillor Mejia has summed it up best in her comments. I want to acknowledge Councillor Meja's long-time commitment Flynn. Would anyone like to add their name?

Culpepper, Fitzgerald, Pepén, Murphy, Louijeune, Worrell and please add the chair. Mejia and Flynn seek suspension of the rules and adoption of Docket 1431. All in favour say aye, all opposed say nay. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote on 1431?

Councilor Brayden. Yes. Pichot, yes. Councilor Flynn? Yes. Council Flynn, yes, Council Louijeune? Yes Council Loujeune, yes Council Mejia? Council Meijia, yes Councillor Murphy? Yes Councillor Murphy, yes Pippen, yes. Councilor Santana? Yes. Council Weber? Yes and Council Worrell? Yes, Councilor Worrell yes. Doctrine number 1431 has received 10 votes in affirmation

Thank you. Docket 1431 has been adopted. Mr Clerk, could you please read docket 1432?

Number 1432, Councilors Mejia and Culpepper offer the following. Resolution declaring July 1st, 2026 as Jalen Brown Day in the City of Boston.

Chair recognizes Councilor Mejía. Councilor you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam President. I would like to suspend the rules and add Councilor Worrell as an original co-sponsor. Seeing and hearing no objection, Councilor Warrell is added as a third. I'm following this resolution to recognize Jalen Brown's contributions on and off the court. In his 10 seasons with the Celtics, he not only grew as a professional basketball player but also as a Bostonian. He is an NBA champion, a five-time NBA All-Star, 2024 Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player, 2024 NBA Finals most valuable player and much more. and he also has been a key player who has led the Celtics to their historic 18th banner. But Jalen Brown's impact does not stop there, the Southern Jews

The Juice Foundation and Boston Exchange, both of his philanthropic organizations have uplifted underrepresented marginalized communities especially our youth and entrepreneurs. Through his social justice advocacy, Jalen Brown has used his platform to advocate for economic empowerment, resource accessibility, equity and civic engagement. And even though Jalen brown is moving on from the Celtics He will be greatly missed. His dedication to the Boston community continues. In a joint statement, The Jews Foundation and the Boston Exchange have reaffirmed their commitment to the boston community and will continue to support our people. And I would just like to say that on July 1st, when we heard the news, we wanted to make sure that even though the Boston Celtics did not recognize his efforts and the contributions that he has made to the city.

As the Boston City Council, we want to affirm and uplift the gratitude that we have for Jaylen and his entire team, and all the work that they've done here in the city of Boston. So thank you forever. July 1st will be Jalen Brown's day so the Celtics are still gonna be hearing about him even when he's long gone. Thank you.

Chair recognizes Councilor Culpepper. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam President. Thank You Councillor Mejia for adding me as an original co-sponsor on this resolution Jayden Brown's legacy, as you said, extends well beyond what he accomplished on the basketball court. While Boston will always remember his role in bringing Banner 18 to the city, he also consistently demonstrated that professional athletes can use their platform to invest in communities, expand opportunities and advocate for issues larger than themselves. Throughout his time in Boston Jalen Brown champion initiatives focused on educational opportunity, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and equity. Through organizations as Councilman Hill said like the Juice Foundation and the Boston Exchange. He invested directly in young people and entrepreneurs, helping to create pathways for success...

For success beyond the game of basketball, these contributions will have a lasting impact long after his playing career in Boston has come to an end. Although we are saddened to see him move on from Boston His contributions to this city will continue to be felt on and off the court. I am proud to support recognizing July 1st as Jalen Brown Day, in the City of Boston. Thank you, Madam President.

Thank You, Councilor Culpepper. The Chair recognizes Councilor Worrell. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam President and thank you to my co-sponsors on this. And we've heard it, we've seen it in Jaylen Brown's off court I remember last year, we went around visiting schools and one of the students came up to me and said this is the best day of my life. And that's the type of impact Jalen Brown has brought to Boston, and I heard he is committed to still making sure that he's showing up and investing in our young people Here in the city. I don't know too much Thank you. Would anyone like to add their name?

Fitzgerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Weber. Please add the chair. Councilors Mejia, Culpepper and Worrell seek suspension of the rules on adoption of docket 1432. All in favour say aye. All opposed say nay. Thank you. Docket 1432 has been adopted. Mr.

Clerk, could you please read docket 1433? Docket number 1433. Councilor Mejia for the following. Resolution declaring July 26, 2026 as Barber Time Day in the City of Boston.

Chair recognizes Councilor Mejia. Councilor

So you know, I just think it's funny. Councilor Flynn is trying to kill me today. I have a little heart situation. My little heart monitor will probably explode today. Thank you, Counselor Flynn. All right, first it was your speech the last time that passed me out. So thank you Madam President I am filing this resolution recognizing July 26th 2026 as Barber Time Day in the city of Boston. Barber Time was born out of a black neighborhood barbershop in Boston during the late 90s, and we are grateful for their work that they have done across the decades in Boston and throughout Massachusetts. The Barber Time Network has innovated and created platforms for barbers and stylists capturing the energy

of the community-driven barbershop and salons to benefit the community, the local businesses or corporate agencies and the barbers and stylists themselves. Barber shops and salons play an important role in their community as spaces where people connect, and are comfortable having honest and candid conversations. Our office has worked with barber shops and salon to engage them as information hubs for community and community-centered spaces for programming and events. With this resolution, we uplift the continued advocacy of Barber Time and its founder Ian Davis for barbers and stylists to recognize their service, also as in-place agents that already serve as consultants, micro therapists, community organizers, educators, and trusted confidants. During COVID, my office created an initiative to help support barbershops and hair salon owners.

And we looked at the issues of mental health and we created an literally you were getting your hair done while you were Thank you for joining us today. We've been in constant collaboration, working alongside barbers and hair salon owners. They are the frontline workers in so many ways You trust them to dye your hair. You trust him to cut your hair, you know, you trust them do a lot of things and so aside from the trust that we have, we also have to recognize the amount of love and energy they pour into people. So many folks that come in there Feeling Broken, and leave there full of life. So I just want to thank Barber Time for their work and their advocacy. And I look forward to supporting and celebrating July 26 as Barber time day here in the city of Boston. Thank you.

Thank You Councilor Mejia Would anyone like to add their name? Councilor Culpepper, Councillor Fitzgerald, Councillor Flynn, Councillor Murphy, Councillor Weber, Councillor Worrell and please add the chair. here seeks suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1433. Oh, I beg your pardon. And please add Councillor Louie Sheehan. Mejia seeks suspension of the rules adoption of docket 1433. All in favour say aye, all opposed say nay. The ayes have it. Docket 143 has been adopted. We are now moving on to Personnel Orders. Mr Clerk, could you please read the personnel orders? Dockets 1434-1435

Personnel orders, Doctrine No. 1434, Councilor Breadon for Councilor Weber and Doctrin No.1435, Councilbrayden for Councilweber

Thank you. The chair moves for passage of the personnel orders all in favour say aye The ayes have it. Personnel orders have passed. Before we move on to green sheets, is there anyone who would like to add their name to a docket that they may have missed? If you have please put your light on and we'll amend the record. Councilor Worrell.

I'd like to add a vote to 1427, yes vote.

And Councillor Pepén?

I would also like to add a yes vote, 21427. Okay.

Anyone else? Very good. We are now on to green sheets. Is anyone looking to pull a docket from the green sheets? No? We're now moving on to late files. I have been informed by the Clerk that we have two late file matters, which are a personnel order and a letter of absence. Absent objection, these late-file matters will be added to the agenda. into the record.

Firstly, file a letter from Councilor Santana to Council of President Brady and throughout this summer I've been dealing with persistent and unresolved health issues last Thursday I went to have those issues evaluated by medical professionals, which ultimately led to an extended hospital stay. I will unfortunately be unable to attend today's Boston City Council meeting. Thank you for your prayers, support and understanding. I look forward to being back with you soon. Sincerely, Councilor Santana. And the second lay file matter is a personnel order. Councilor Breadon for Councilor Louijeune

The Chair moves for passage of these late file matters. All in favour say aye. All opposed say nay. The ayes have it. Thank you the personnel orders have passed. We're now moving on to the consent agenda I have been informed by the clerk that there are no No additions to the consent agenda. The question now comes on approval of the various matters contained within the consent Agenda. All those in favour say aye. Thank you, the Consent agenda has been adopted We are now moving on to announcements. Please remember that these are for upcoming dates and events. Does anyone have an announcement? First up, Councillor Pepén. You have the floor.

I would just like to wish my Director of Constituent Services, Gabriel Cruz a very happy birthday which is today. I call him the secret weapon of The Office. He alone has closed over 1,000 cases since joining my team in my very first year in The Office and he's He's killing it, and we are very happy to have him on the team. So happy birthday, Gabe.

Thank you.

Chair recognizes Councillor Louijeune. Councillor, you have the floor. Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to invite all my colleagues and everyone to a rally that is happening tomorrow here at City Hall Plaza at noon on Senate Bill 4814. That's the bill in the Senate to extend temporary protected status for Haiti. By three years, thanks to the work of Congressman Presley, the bill passed successfully on a bipartisan basis in the House and now we need it to pass the Senate. Friday is the day where temporary protected status will end for Haitians if there's not intervention happening. That means 250,000 people across the country without an ability to work and without what was a lawful status here So tomorrow we'll have a great gathering. There are 56 organizations, our co-sponsoring tomorrow at noon and it's really important for us to show solidarity. I believe pretty fairly soon Senator Markey is about take the bill up on the Senate floor.

So I'm just urging all of my colleagues and all of those in attendance, and those listening to come out tomorrow at noon and be in support as we rally to extend TPS. Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Councillor Mejia. Councillor Meijia, you have the floor? Yes.

Thank you Madam President. It's not so much an announcement I just want to say thank you to my colleagues for reaching out and for making lighthearted jokes while I was laid out. And Councilor Louijeune, I know that it was scary to witness and I just want to thank you for your support during that process. And I want to thank the clerk for your lovely card, Elaine, Ellen, excuse me, and my council colleagues who, the Boston City Council for sending me flowers, brought me flowers to my house and to my whole entire family and community. I just want to say thank you for showing up for me the way that you have. It is very difficult for me to ask for anything, And I just want to say thank you for everyone who made it easy so I wouldn't have to do that. And, you know, I think it's important now that our colleague is not here today.

You know, it was scary and I just want us to learn how to take better care of ourselves If you try to hug me and I push back a little bit, it's just because I have a little heart monitor. So that would put... Just, I know I joked about it earlier but don't get offended. This is everybody who's watching if you try the hug me, and I pushed back it's not because you smell, it was just because, I don't want this to go off or something or fall of something But anyways, I just want to say thank you for your support. We have to do a better job. We take so many things to heart literally and I think it's really important for us to recognize that at the end of the day this is Our jobs and we live to serve, but we can't die in that service. And so I'm just gonna ask everybody to be a little bit more mindful of how we show up for ourselves and for each other, and for our constituents. And just give yourself a little bit more grace, especially in these times when so much is happening all around us.

So thank you, and sorry that I broke protocol Instead of making an announcement, I did something else.

We're delighted to see you back. Thank you. Chair recognizes Councillor Murphy. Councillor Murphy, you have the floor.

Thank you, Madam President. And welcome back Councilman here and thank you for recognizing council Santana I know he is in all our prayers and your staff, your office always does an amazing job. And I know Councilor Flynn and I were joined in a parade and saw your staff out there so I think they're a thank you for all you did that day connecting her with their family but also knowing that even though you were laid up and it's so hard for you because you've worked so hard, you have since you were a little girl. But your staff as always was out there representing you in the city in a wonderful way. And I also was waiting to see if Councilor Flynn was going to turn on his light. I know he's modest, but I do think it's important that we wish his father, former mayor and ambassador—I call him Mr. Flynn—and any time So honoured to see him and his beautiful wife in South Boston around the city. They're so kind and wonderful to me, so I do want to wish Mr Flynn a happy birthday. Thank you.

So we have a list of happy birthday wishes in the next few weeks. We've Councilor Louijeune, Happy Birthday! Gabe Crews of Councilor Pepén's office, Mike Fishbein of Councilors Weber's office. Andrew Galvin of Councillor Murphy's office Lily Sweeterman of Councillor Durkan's office and Matt Costas of our office We wish you all a very happy birthday and great celebration. Hope you have a wonderful time, and the weather's nice for y'all. We're now moving on to memorials. Would anyone like to uplift an aim? If you put your lights on, I will just start here with Councillor Durkan and then go around the room. Kansler-Durkan, you have the floor.

Thank you so much. Phil Short was a longtime Beacon Hill resident who loved sitting on the stoop of his home on Pickney Street. He was known by neighbors as the mayor of Upper Pickney street. He passed away from a heart attack on July 13th Phil was deeply beloved throughout the neighborhood. He looked after so many of his neighbors' homes and he brightened his block with personality. The community is already searching for ways to honor his memory, and he will be deeply missed. I would also like to honor the memory of two other members of our community in Beacon Hill, Paul Madalino and Aaron Sawchuck. My thoughts are with their families, loved ones and everyone in the community who is mourning these losses.

I'd like to uplift Pete Doherty of Dorchester, passed away a couple weeks ago. Pete was known as the Duke of Dorcester and was a proud resident of District 3 He attended Hyde Park High School, proudly served his country in the United States Army and later earned an associate degree in business from Newberry College. Pierre lived a remarkable and accomplished life. Known to wrestling fans throughout New England as the Duke of Dorchester, he enjoyed a distinguished career as a professional wrestler in the WWF, as an actor, and as a television commentator. Beyond the spotlight, Peter was a skilled electrician who dedicated many years of service to General Dynamics. A proud inductee to New England's Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010, Peter left behind a legacy that extends far beyond the wrestling ring. Peter was the beloved husband of the late Joan Dougherty, devoted father of Lisa and her husband Dan and Linda and her Husband Mark. and he's a treasured uncle to many nieces and nephews.

I had the honor of bringing his family in this morning before the council meeting to honor his life and there's still great, proud Dorchester people that still give back to the community. And so it was great to learn about Pete, the Duke of Dorchester. And even Liam in my office, his dad remembers seeing him Russell to a draw out at a match in Methuen. He was a pretty serious guy, funny guy I guess to say the least according to his family so I'd like to lift up the Duke of Dorchester.

The Chair recognizes Councillor Flynn. Councillor, you have the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair I want to offer my prayers and condolence to the Gregorio family they lost their daughter Lisa Gregorius who was a Austin fire alarm operator for 25 or 30 years maybe. But I knew Lisa growing up, she was my age and newer throughout South Boston. She came from a wonderful family, a great group of friends and colleagues on the Boston Fire Department so I just want to offer my prayers and condolences to the Gregorio family, a well-respected family in South Boston. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Chair recognizes Councilor Louijeune. Councilor, you have the floor.

Thank you so much Madam Chair. I wanted to remember a few who have passed away today. I want to start obviously with Louisa Gagg, who many of us spoke about earlier. City of Boston resident, employee, avid cyclist, community advocate. Her parents, who are such incredible people. who graduated with my sister from high school. So this one hurts deep and I know it does for many of my colleagues, and I just wanna hold the Gag family in my thoughts and prayers and want to make sure that we continue the work in the memory of Louisa. I also wanted to uplift the name of Yaseleani Marte, also known as Liani, who died in a domestic violence incident this week. And it is unfortunate she was only 18.

Her family should be planning her future and planning her funeral She died in Mattapan, and I just want to make sure that we understand the severity of domestic violence and being at the root of so much violence. And if anyone's in need of assistance to reach out to the office for victim assistance at 617-586-1340. Domestic violence is often a silent killer and we need to not let it be so silent. And lastly, I'd like to end. There's often someone sitting here. His name is Bill Wright. He interviewed me when I was a high school student for college and he's just an important person in my life. He lost his son his son William Bill Henry Wright III who was raised in Dorchester, attended the Mather School, the Murphy, the O'Brien went to Worcester Polytechnical Institute

was a member of Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, had impressive intellect, loved holidays with his family. Was a Thanksgiving baby, was a great conversationalist and fortunately passed away at the age of 35. I know that his family is listening now, and I just wanted to make sure that we uplift the memory of Bill and the entire family. I know he's free as his cousin, and Something that is deeply, deeply personal for the family. He lived a life where he cared and centered about his family and those he loved and was incredibly smart and loved people. And so I just wanted to make sure Thank you, Madam President.

I wanted to just second and echo Jaswini's, Marta's name here in the chamber. I know that some of my daughter's friends were friends with her so You know, this is hitting close to so many of the young people who are in my network. And I know that there's a lot of work to do in the domestic violence space and I want to uplift and thank Shakira Robinson of Shakira Story She's leading a vigil, a silent prayer vigil on Thursday, July the 23rd at 25 Mallerton. Street in Mattapan, and encouraging people to show up in support of the family. And while I also am speaking on this one it's just uplift the fact that there are a lot

in that immediate area mainly who are elders, who are also traumatized by all of the action that is happening in and around the street. And so I just want to be super mindful of making sure also thinking about the residue of trauma when someone in our neighborhoods pass away and the impact that it has on the entire community, not just the immediate family. So my thoughts and prayers are with her family and those who live in the surrounding area as well. And then one other name is Rolando Molina, I got a call last week and even though I was supposed to be resting, I can't rest because that's just not my nature but Rolando Molina was struck by a vehicle on the intersection of Washington Street and Park Street in Dorchester, and he did not survive. And we've been working on trying to help support

His family during this time. And I just want to uplift his name, Rolando Molina and his family are sincere condolences

Would you mind repeating the name again?

Rolando Molina.

Yulando.

Rolado. Yep. Molina M-O

L-I-N-A. I haven't got my hearing aids in today, so thank you for your patience.

I'm sorry okay and I know that this is on behalf of a number of my colleagues but Alberto Vassallo of El Mundo lost his mother Flora Vassalo she was a matriarch of the family as she raised them with with tons of compassion, her and her entire family. So I just wanted to extend our condolences to Alberto Vassallo as he mourns the passing of his matriarch and his mother, Flor Vassalo. Thank you. It's Alberto Vassallo's mom, Flor. F-L-O-R. Flor Vassalo. Laura? Flor.

Del Salvo. Councillor Murphy.

Thank you, I wanted to uplift The name of Dudley McDonner, the husband and father, grandfather of many of our friends and neighbors in the neighborhood. And a strong member of Local 223. I know myself, Council Fitzgerald, and Council Flynn had gone to the wake and presented a resolution, but I just wanted to uplift it here today. And also Katie Nolan's grandmother, Freda Nolan, and just wanted bring her name forward. Thank you. Susan, is the last one Susan? Frida.

Frida Nolan. And McDonough, who was McDonagh?

Dudley.

Councilor Pepén, you have the floor.

Thank you. I would like to also uplift a few names that have been mentioned already. First, Louisa Gag who was a friend and co-worker Someone that was loved by many people. She's a daughter of Rosendale and her parents, Steve and Laura are just great friends and amazing people in the community so I just want to extend my condolences to them. I as well want to uplift the name of Joseliani Marte, who just left us way too early. And have a few close friends that are family with her. So just extending my condolences to the entire Arte family. And then also extending my condolences to Mr. Alberto Vasallo on the passing of his mother, Doña Flor Vasallo

His mother's wake is on Friday, July 24th in Revere at 5 p.m., and we all know about the Vasallo family and everything they've done for our state. I just wanted to send my condolences.

Thank you. Councillor Worrell, do you have the floor?

I'd like to remember the name Corey Murphy, a High Park resident. Corey was at High Park High on the basketball scene Good friend, well-known throughout the community. Also had a major impact on Boston's hip hop scene. Just wanted to take time off of my condolences and remember the name Corey Murphy. Also known as Prano.

Known as?

Prano, yeah.

Councilor Mejia.

Thank you Madam President. Because I think it's important in regards to Alberto Vasallo and his family, they own El Mundo. I would like to say something in Spanish just because I think its important for those who may not I've had the privilege of speaking English. Thank you.

On behalf of Councillor Flynn, Lisa Gregorio. On behalf Councillor Coletta Zapata, Liam D. Fitz. On Behalf of Councillor Durkan, Phil Short Paul Matalanio and Aaron Shawchuck. On behalf of Councillor Fitzgerald, Janet Jones, David Joseph Gilmartin and Pete Duke of Dorchester Doherty On behalf of Councillor Louijeune, William Henry Wright III, Joan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, Lorenzo Salgado Arroyo, and Yoselini Marti, Floor Delgado. On behalf of Councillor Liz Breadon

Carolyn Beach-Tolman, the wife of Warren Tolman and sister-in-law of our former senator in Alston Brighton Stephen Tolman On behalf of Councillor Santana, Tony Fonseca. And on behalf of Councilor Mejia, Yolanda Molina. Murphy, Dudley McDonagh and Susan Frieda. And on behalf of Councillor Worrell, Corey Murphy, also known as Prano. and on behalf of the entire Boston City Council, Louisa Gagg. The Chair moves that when the council adjourns today we do so in memory of the aforementioned individuals A moment of silence please.

The Council is scheduled to meet again in the Ionella Chamber on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 at 12pm. Thank you to my colleagues, central staff, the Clerk, the clerk's office and Ellen, our wonderful stenographer. All in favour of adjournment please say aye. The council is adjourned. Thank you everyone.