[2:33] Morning.

[2:35] Good morning.

[2:37] Welcome to this meeting of the

[2:38] Public Facilities Commission.

[2:40] Before us today is the Mayor's

[2:43] Office of Housing today.

[2:45] Thank you Commissioner Molly.

[2:46] Good morning everyone.

[2:48] This meeting is being recorded

[2:49] and broadcast live.

[2:51] I will ask Colleen Daly, the

[2:52] puc secretary, to take a roll

[2:53] call of the meeting

[2:54] participants.

[2:54] Colleen.

[2:55] Thank you.

[2:57] Participants, please unmute

[2:58] your device and confirm your

[2:59] presence when I call your name.

[3:00] Beginning roll call with the

[3:01] commission.

[3:03] Larry Memoli Commissioner

[3:03] present.

[3:05] Donald Ryan, Commissioner

[3:06] present.

[3:07] Lee.

[3:08] Legal advisor present.

[3:10] Catherine Pendleton.

[3:10] Oracle.

[3:11] Clerk.

[3:12] Present.

[3:15] Bill at a Penny to a paralegal

[3:15] present.

[3:17] Next with the Mayor's Office

[3:18] of Housing.

[3:19] Paolo Pelletier of Zara.

[3:21] Director of operations.

[3:26] So minion project manager real

[3:27] estate Management and sales

[3:29] division PRESIDENT.

[3:31] Tiara Satchwell housing

[3:33] development officer and hd

[3:34] present.

[3:35] I'll read for the record the

[3:36] remainder of the individuals

[3:38] who are in attendance but will

[3:40] not be presenting at today's

[3:40] meeting.

[3:42] Attendees you don't need to

[3:43] unmute your device.

[3:45] Lord Forbes, Assistant Counsel

[3:48] Law Department Lily bullet,

[3:50] assistant counsel, Law

[3:51] Department Juliana, Michigan

[3:55] paralegal Emily to legal Ben

[3:56] Daly, administration and

[3:58] finance operations manager.

[4:00] Rosemarie Chung, Dell director

[4:00] .

[4:04] And this concludes the roll

[4:04] call.

[4:04] Thank you.

[4:08] Thank you.

[4:08] Colleen.

[4:10] The first order of business

[4:11] before you this morning

[4:13] concerns track meeting minutes

[4:14] of JULY 29th, 2026 for the

[4:15] Public Facilities Department

[4:17] and Mayor's Office of Housing.

[4:19] Is there a motion to take a

[4:21] vote b roll call for the Phd in

[4:21] 20 minutes.

[4:22] Motion to approve.

[4:29] I'm sorry, Donald, we can't

[4:29] hear a second.

[4:30] Oh, second.

[4:31] Thank you.

[4:33] Thank you.

[4:37] The meeting minutes for and for

[4:38] JULY 29th, 2026 are hereby

[4:41] approved for the Mayor's Office

[4:42] of Housing.

[4:42] We have color.

[4:43] Uh, Asuna.

[4:44] Um.

[4:44] Excuse me.

[4:45] Sorry.

[4:46] I'll start over again for the

[4:47] Mayor's Office of Housing.

[4:48] We have Paula Pelletier is in,

[4:50] uh, director of operations and

[4:52] which has three votes on the

[4:53] agenda for today but only two

[4:54] will be heard as a as the

[4:56] investor vote one regarding the

[4:58] ground lease, uh, to the United

[5:00] States Postal uh service uh,

[5:01] for an unnumbered railroad

[5:03] street in West Roxbury to be

[5:04] tabled until further notice.

[5:07] Uh, therefore I will read uh

[5:09] the remaining uh two votes on

[5:11] the agenda books two and three

[5:13] um and which will be followed

[5:14] by a presentation by the name

[5:15] individual and at the

[5:17] conclusion of which the

[5:18] Commission MAY make a motion to

[5:19] take a vote b roll call.

[5:21] Uh, if such motion is approved,

[5:22] calling will conduct a roll

[5:23] call for each commissioners

[5:23] voting record.

[5:26] So therefore we will start with

[5:27] vote number two.

[5:29] This is being presented by Min

[5:30] Wynn project manager with Real

[5:31] Estate Management and Sales

[5:33] mission of Emma which wrote to

[5:36] his request for conveyance to

[5:37] 87 to 89 Mount ev llc.

[5:39] This is for a vacant land

[5:41] located 94 Wall Street in

[5:41] Dorchester.

[5:44] The purchase price is $55,100.

[5:45] Min.

[5:46] If you please present vote

[5:47] number two.

[5:49] Thank you to.

[5:50] Hello.

[5:52] My name is Amanda and I'm a

[5:53] project manager in the real

[5:55] estate and sales management and

[5:57] sales divisions of the Mayor's

[5:58] Office of Housing.

[6:00] I'm here requesting psc

[6:04] approval for conveyance to 8789

[6:06] Mountain av llc for the parts

[6:07] identified in the vote package

[6:09] and the Dorchester neighborhood

[6:10] of Boston.

[6:12] Millage conducted a public

[6:14] process that resulted in the

[6:15] developer designation and this

[6:18] conveyance full request a

[6:19] community notification was

[6:22] mailed in DECEMBER of 2025 to

[6:24] inform of Major's intent to

[6:27] issue an rfp for the parcel and

[6:29] also met with Woodrow Allen

[6:31] Neighborhood Association on

[6:33] NOVEMBER 20th, 2025 to discuss

[6:34] guidelines for an rfp.

[6:36] A request for proposal was

[6:40] issued on JANUARY 23rd, 2026

[6:42] and advertised in the State

[6:43] Central Register on FEBRUARY

[6:46] 21st, 2026, the Boston Herald

[6:50] on FEBRUARY 19th, 2026 and

[6:51] MARCH 2nd 2026 and the city

[6:53] Record on FEBRUARY 13th, 2026

[6:56] and MARCH 2nd 2026.

[6:58] One proposal was received in

[7:01] response to the rfp by the

[7:02] MARCH 30th 2026 deadline and

[7:05] met the eligibility criteria to

[7:09] offer prices for 55,100 which

[7:10] exceeds the appraised value

[7:10] of $47,000.

[7:14] Psc voted to approve the tenant

[7:17] from the developer designation

[7:19] of 8789 Mountain Avenue llc on

[7:21] MAY 20th, 2026.

[7:24] The designation was advertised

[7:26] in the City Record on JULY 20th

[7:28] and 27th of 2026.

[7:31] The whole package includes a

[7:33] comprehensive memo about the

[7:34] project and the psc vote

[7:36] requests since tentative

[7:39] designation 8789 Mount have all

[7:40] see has executed purchase and

[7:42] sales agreement with the city

[7:43] and submit to all required

[7:44] deposits.

[7:47] I have also handed out related

[7:49] to the request which are

[7:50] displayed on the screen and

[7:54] assessor's map, an aerial view

[7:55] and a street view.

[8:00] 8789 mount at all see will

[8:02] utilize and approve the parcel

[8:04] as identified as additional

[8:05] yard space character and

[8:07] maintain landscaping on the lot

[8:09] and the deed will be subject to

[8:12] an open space restriction and

[8:14] summary of approval requests

[8:15] arose on the following public

[8:18] benefits retain a vacant

[8:20] property and an inventory for

[8:22] 48 years back to productive use

[8:24] and back on the tax from the

[8:28] sale also generated 55,100 and

[8:31] initial revenues as well as and

[8:32] which will avoid future costs

[8:34] and liabilities associated with

[8:34] maintaining the castle.

[8:36] I'm here to answer any

[8:37] questions you MAY have.

[8:37] Thank you.

[8:40] Uh no questions.

[8:40] Great.

[8:42] Getting rid of the rolls after

[8:45] 48 years I think are no

[8:46] questions.

[8:46] Good job.

[8:47] Thank you.

[8:50] Motion to approve the roll

[8:50] call.

[8:53] Thank you.

[8:55] As soon as I call your name,

[8:56] please cast your vote.

[8:57] Commissioner Memoli.

[8:58] Yes.

[8:59] Commissioner Wright.

[9:00] Yes.

[9:01] Thank you.

[9:03] Thank you.

[9:05] Number two is hereby approved.

[9:06] But number three is being

[9:08] presented by Terrace Archibald,

[9:09] development officer with the

[9:10] Neighborhood Housing

[9:10] Development Division

[9:11] of millage.

[9:12] This is a request for an

[9:13] amendment to the attentive

[9:14] developer designation

[9:16] of Wednesday, AUGUST 27th, 2025

[9:17] to extend the tentative

[9:19] designation and to sell period

[9:21] from 72 to 78 months to the

[9:23] People's Academy Inc. This is

[9:25] vacant land located at 436

[9:27] 13729 Quincy Street, 2222

[9:29] LeBron Street in Roxbury.

[9:30] Terry, if you please present

[9:31] board number three.

[9:32] Uh thank you.

[9:34] Uh good morning commissioners.

[9:36] I am here requesting psc

[9:38] approval for a six month

[9:39] extension of the tentative

[9:40] developer designation of the

[9:42] People's Academy for the three

[9:45] parcels located at 4436 Warren

[9:47] Street, 79 Quincy Street and

[9:49] 2222 Glenburn Street in the

[9:51] neighborhood of Roxbury and as

[9:53] outlined in the vote package as

[9:54] background Emily has conducted

[9:56] a public process regarding the

[9:58] disposition of these parcels,

[10:00] including a community meeting

[10:03] um which was held um in APRIL

[10:04] 2019 to discuss the development

[10:05] of parcels.

[10:06] A request for proposals was

[10:08] issued on FEBRUARY 10th, 2020

[10:09] and advertised pursuant to

[10:12] chapter 30 b requirements uh

[10:15] and the rfp was voted on MAY

[10:16] 22nd 2020.

[10:18] There were four proposals and

[10:19] one Brayton request submitted

[10:21] after an initial review to

[10:23] applicants, the People's

[10:24] Academy can make sure

[10:25] properties were invited to

[10:26] present their plans

[10:28] of development to neighborhood

[10:29] residents in a virtual

[10:30] community meeting which was

[10:31] held on JUNE 21st, 2020.

[10:34] Based on community feedback and

[10:36] review of all eligible

[10:37] applications against the rfp

[10:39] evaluation criteria and which

[10:40] recommended the ten year

[10:40] developer designation of the

[10:41] People's Academy.

[10:44] As of SEPTEMBER 16th, 2020, pfc

[10:47] meeting plc approved attended

[10:49] developer designation of the

[10:50] People's Academy on SEPTEMBER

[10:52] 16th, 2020 for a 24 month

[10:54] period uh and approved an

[10:57] extension for 12 months on

[10:59] SEPTEMBER 14th 2022 uh another

[11:02] extension for 12 months on

[11:03] SEPTEMBER 20th 2023.

[11:04] An additional 12 month

[11:07] extension on AUGUST 28th, 2024

[11:08] and another extension of 12

[11:11] months on AUGUST 27th 2025.

[11:13] The package includes a

[11:14] comprehensive memo about the

[11:16] project uh in the pfc vote

[11:18] request uh in which is

[11:20] requesting a six month

[11:21] extension of the to the

[11:23] developer designation to allow

[11:24] the People's Academy to achieve

[11:26] the following task continue

[11:28] design development and work

[11:29] towards finalizing design plans

[11:30] that align with the people's

[11:32] continuous visions and goals

[11:33] for the project.

[11:35] Advanced design plans for uh

[11:36] Instructional Services

[11:38] Department and other regulatory

[11:39] approvals.

[11:41] Identify and apply for funding

[11:42] from local, regional and

[11:43] national sources to support the

[11:44] project.

[11:45] Continue to implement a

[11:47] fundraising initiative to raise

[11:48] sufficient funds to support the

[11:50] development of the project and

[11:53] finalize commitments financing

[11:55] commitments I have provided

[11:56] some slides related to this

[11:58] vote requests which are

[11:59] displayed on the screen.

[12:04] Uh the first provides a locus

[12:05] map of the three parcels.

[12:07] The second slide displays

[12:09] existing conditions from the

[12:11] Warren Street uh side of the

[12:13] project and the third slide

[12:15] displays existing conditions

[12:16] from Quincy Street.

[12:18] And the fourth slide is a

[12:18] rendering of the proposed

[12:20] development building types.

[12:21] And the final slide is an

[12:23] aerial view of the proposed

[12:25] building enclosing it.

[12:26] Pfc approves the request.

[12:28] The project will create the

[12:29] following public benefits.

[12:31] It would developed a mixed use

[12:33] building consisting of a little

[12:35] over 40,000ft2 of institutional

[12:36] space which includes a

[12:38] workshop, a machine shop,

[12:39] classroom, break room and

[12:40] office uh for the People's

[12:42] Academy pre apprenticeship pre

[12:43] apprentice construction

[12:45] training program uh residential

[12:47] units for students of the

[12:49] program an approximate 2000ft2

[12:50] of leasable commercial space.

[12:52] Thank you and I'm here to

[12:53] answer any questions you MAY

[12:53] have.

[12:57] Um no questions.

[12:59] Are we all agreed for the six

[13:00] month extension?

[13:01] But I just want to note it's

[13:05] been six years, so um, on this

[13:06] project.

[13:09] So hopefully uh, six months

[13:10] from now we won't be talking

[13:13] about this uh, or when we

[13:13] continue on.

[13:15] But other than that, uh, no

[13:17] questions there.

[13:17] Great.

[13:19] Just wanted to make sure that

[13:20] there's prior progress.

[13:21] Excuse me.

[13:23] Um, between these extensions,

[13:26] um, you know so again, want to

[13:28] see this, uh, project to say

[13:31] uh, to substantial parcel um,

[13:32] and the Roxbury neighborhood

[13:35] and I understand, um, that, you

[13:36] know, we just want to be

[13:37] mindful of the constituency in

[13:38] this case as well.

[13:41] So, um, not leaving a bigger

[13:42] parcel they can't be any much

[13:43] longer.

[13:45] So I've never seen a new

[13:47] progress open that uh, they can

[13:48] do that with this extension.

[13:49] So I do agree as well,

[13:49] Commissioner.

[13:53] Uh, we wholeheartedly uh,

[13:57] motion to approve the roll call

[13:58] and is what I call your name.

[14:00] Please cast your vote,

[14:00] Commissioner Memoli.

[14:03] Uh, yes, Commissioner Wright.

[14:04] Yes.

[14:07] Thank you, thank you.

[14:09] Roll number three is hereby

[14:09] approved.

[14:10] This concludes the agenda for m

[14:12] which, uh and for pfc today.

[14:14] Is there a motion to adjourn

[14:15] this meeting?

[14:16] Motion to adjourn schedule.

[14:20] Meeting is adjourned.

[14:20] Thank you.

[14:21] Thank you everyone.

[14:22] Thanks.

[14:23] Thank you.

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