Morning.
Good morning.
Welcome to this meeting of the
Public Facilities Commission.
Before us today is the Mayor's
Office of Housing today.
Thank you Commissioner Molly.
Good morning everyone.
This meeting is being recorded
and broadcast live.
I will ask Colleen Daly, the
puc secretary, to take a roll
call of the meeting
participants.
Colleen.
Thank you.
Participants, please unmute
your device and confirm your
presence when I call your name.
Beginning roll call with the
commission.
Larry Memoli Commissioner
present.
Donald Ryan, Commissioner
present.
Lee.
Legal advisor present.
Catherine Pendleton.
Oracle.
Clerk.
Present.
Bill at a Penny to a paralegal
present.
Next with the Mayor's Office
of Housing.
Paolo Pelletier of Zara.
Director of operations.
So minion project manager real
estate Management and sales
division PRESIDENT.
Tiara Satchwell housing
development officer and hd
present.
I'll read for the record the
remainder of the individuals
who are in attendance but will
not be presenting at today's
meeting.
Attendees you don't need to
unmute your device.
Lord Forbes, Assistant Counsel
Law Department Lily bullet,
assistant counsel, Law
Department Juliana, Michigan
paralegal Emily to legal Ben
Daly, administration and
finance operations manager.
Rosemarie Chung, Dell director
.
And this concludes the roll
call.
Thank you.
Colleen.
The first order of business
before you this morning
concerns track meeting minutes
of JULY 29th, 2026 for the
Public Facilities Department
and Mayor's Office of Housing.
Is there a motion to take a
vote b roll call for the Phd in
20 minutes.
Motion to approve.
I'm sorry, Donald, we can't
hear a second.
Oh, second.
Thank you.
The meeting minutes for and for
JULY 29th, 2026 are hereby
approved for the Mayor's Office
of Housing.
We have color.
Uh, Asuna.
Um.
Excuse me.
Sorry.
I'll start over again for the
Mayor's Office of Housing.
We have Paula Pelletier is in,
uh, director of operations and
which has three votes on the
agenda for today but only two
will be heard as a as the
investor vote one regarding the
ground lease, uh, to the United
States Postal uh service uh,
for an unnumbered railroad
street in West Roxbury to be
tabled until further notice.
Uh, therefore I will read uh
the remaining uh two votes on
the agenda books two and three
um and which will be followed
by a presentation by the name
individual and at the
conclusion of which the
Commission MAY make a motion to
take a vote b roll call.
Uh, if such motion is approved,
calling will conduct a roll
call for each commissioners
voting record.
So therefore we will start with
vote number two.
This is being presented by Min
Wynn project manager with Real
Estate Management and Sales
mission of Emma which wrote to
his request for conveyance to
87 to 89 Mount ev llc.
This is for a vacant land
located 94 Wall Street in
Dorchester.
The purchase price is $55,100.
Min.
If you please present vote
number two.
Thank you to.
Hello.
My name is Amanda and I'm a
project manager in the real
estate and sales management and
sales divisions of the Mayor's
Office of Housing.
I'm here requesting psc
approval for conveyance to 8789
Mountain av llc for the parts
identified in the vote package
and the Dorchester neighborhood
of Boston.
Millage conducted a public
process that resulted in the
developer designation and this
conveyance full request a
community notification was
mailed in DECEMBER of 2025 to
inform of Major's intent to
issue an rfp for the parcel and
also met with Woodrow Allen
Neighborhood Association on
NOVEMBER 20th, 2025 to discuss
guidelines for an rfp.
A request for proposal was
issued on JANUARY 23rd, 2026
and advertised in the State
Central Register on FEBRUARY
21st, 2026, the Boston Herald
on FEBRUARY 19th, 2026 and
MARCH 2nd 2026 and the city
Record on FEBRUARY 13th, 2026
and MARCH 2nd 2026.
One proposal was received in
response to the rfp by the
MARCH 30th 2026 deadline and
met the eligibility criteria to
offer prices for 55,100 which
exceeds the appraised value
of $47,000.
Psc voted to approve the tenant
from the developer designation
of 8789 Mountain Avenue llc on
MAY 20th, 2026.
The designation was advertised
in the City Record on JULY 20th
and 27th of 2026.
The whole package includes a
comprehensive memo about the
project and the psc vote
requests since tentative
designation 8789 Mount have all
see has executed purchase and
sales agreement with the city
and submit to all required
deposits.
I have also handed out related
to the request which are
displayed on the screen and
assessor's map, an aerial view
and a street view.
8789 mount at all see will
utilize and approve the parcel
as identified as additional
yard space character and
maintain landscaping on the lot
and the deed will be subject to
an open space restriction and
summary of approval requests
arose on the following public
benefits retain a vacant
property and an inventory for
48 years back to productive use
and back on the tax from the
sale also generated 55,100 and
initial revenues as well as and
which will avoid future costs
and liabilities associated with
maintaining the castle.
I'm here to answer any
questions you MAY have.
Thank you.
Uh no questions.
Great.
Getting rid of the rolls after
48 years I think are no
questions.
Good job.
Thank you.
Motion to approve the roll
call.
Thank you.
As soon as I call your name,
please cast your vote.
Commissioner Memoli.
Yes.
Commissioner Wright.
Yes.
Thank you.
Number two is hereby approved.
But number three is being
presented by Terrace Archibald,
development officer with the
Neighborhood Housing
Development Division
of millage.
This is a request for an
amendment to the attentive
developer designation
of Wednesday, AUGUST 27th, 2025
to extend the tentative
designation and to sell period
from 72 to 78 months to the
People's Academy Inc. This is
vacant land located at 436
13729 Quincy Street, 2222
LeBron Street in Roxbury.
Terry, if you please present
board number three.
Uh thank you.
Uh good morning commissioners.
I am here requesting psc
approval for a six month
extension of the tentative
developer designation of the
People's Academy for the three
parcels located at 4436 Warren
Street, 79 Quincy Street and
2222 Glenburn Street in the
neighborhood of Roxbury and as
outlined in the vote package as
background Emily has conducted
a public process regarding the
disposition of these parcels,
including a community meeting
um which was held um in APRIL
2019 to discuss the development
of parcels.
A request for proposals was
issued on FEBRUARY 10th, 2020
and advertised pursuant to
chapter 30 b requirements uh
and the rfp was voted on MAY
22nd 2020.
There were four proposals and
one Brayton request submitted
after an initial review to
applicants, the People's
Academy can make sure
properties were invited to
present their plans
of development to neighborhood
residents in a virtual
community meeting which was
held on JUNE 21st, 2020.
Based on community feedback and
review of all eligible
applications against the rfp
evaluation criteria and which
recommended the ten year
developer designation of the
People's Academy.
As of SEPTEMBER 16th, 2020, pfc
meeting plc approved attended
developer designation of the
People's Academy on SEPTEMBER
16th, 2020 for a 24 month
period uh and approved an
extension for 12 months on
SEPTEMBER 14th 2022 uh another
extension for 12 months on
SEPTEMBER 20th 2023.
An additional 12 month
extension on AUGUST 28th, 2024
and another extension of 12
months on AUGUST 27th 2025.
The package includes a
comprehensive memo about the
project uh in the pfc vote
request uh in which is
requesting a six month
extension of the to the
developer designation to allow
the People's Academy to achieve
the following task continue
design development and work
towards finalizing design plans
that align with the people's
continuous visions and goals
for the project.
Advanced design plans for uh
Instructional Services
Department and other regulatory
approvals.
Identify and apply for funding
from local, regional and
national sources to support the
project.
Continue to implement a
fundraising initiative to raise
sufficient funds to support the
development of the project and
finalize commitments financing
commitments I have provided
some slides related to this
vote requests which are
displayed on the screen.
Uh the first provides a locus
map of the three parcels.
The second slide displays
existing conditions from the
Warren Street uh side of the
project and the third slide
displays existing conditions
from Quincy Street.
And the fourth slide is a
rendering of the proposed
development building types.
And the final slide is an
aerial view of the proposed
building enclosing it.
Pfc approves the request.
The project will create the
following public benefits.
It would developed a mixed use
building consisting of a little
over 40,000ft2 of institutional
space which includes a
workshop, a machine shop,
classroom, break room and
office uh for the People's
Academy pre apprenticeship pre
apprentice construction
training program uh residential
units for students of the
program an approximate 2000ft2
of leasable commercial space.
Thank you and I'm here to
answer any questions you MAY
have.
Um no questions.
Are we all agreed for the six
month extension?
But I just want to note it's
been six years, so um, on this
project.
So hopefully uh, six months
from now we won't be talking
about this uh, or when we
continue on.
But other than that, uh, no
questions there.
Great.
Just wanted to make sure that
there's prior progress.
Excuse me.
Um, between these extensions,
um, you know so again, want to
see this, uh, project to say
uh, to substantial parcel um,
and the Roxbury neighborhood
and I understand, um, that, you
know, we just want to be
mindful of the constituency in
this case as well.
So, um, not leaving a bigger
parcel they can't be any much
longer.
So I've never seen a new
progress open that uh, they can
do that with this extension.
So I do agree as well,
Commissioner.
Uh, we wholeheartedly uh,
motion to approve the roll call
and is what I call your name.
Please cast your vote,
Commissioner Memoli.
Uh, yes, Commissioner Wright.
Yes.
Thank you, thank you.
Roll number three is hereby
approved.
This concludes the agenda for m
which, uh and for pfc today.
Is there a motion to adjourn
this meeting?
Motion to adjourn schedule.
Meeting is adjourned.
Thank you.
Thank you everyone.
Thanks.
Thank you.