[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.