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Community Preservation Act on October 20, 2026

City Council Committee · Boston · 2026-10-20

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16:37tension

SO THE COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE'S A HOUSING CRISIS AND A NEED WITHIN THE CITY OF BOSTON.

clip 16:34–16:47

27:59decision

THEY DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ON EVERY ROUND.

clip 27:57–28:08

29:34decision

OKAY, IF, UM IF THERE WERE TO BE A CONSIDERATION FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SURCHARGE, IT WOULD NEED TO BE ANOTHER BALLOT INITIATIVE, UM, THAT THE RESIDENTS OF BOSTON WOULD NEED TO TO.

clip 29:19–29:36

36:29decision

UM, AND I FEEL STRONGLY THAT UM ,THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN PART OF THE UH THE 74% OF VOTERS IN BOSTON THAT SUPPORTED THIS UM THAT THE REASON WHY THIS WAS SO POPULAR IS BECAUSE OF THAT TRIO OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT

clip 36:20–36:52

1:01:26decision

BY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS BY A LITTLE LIKE WHERE DO WE STAND IN JUXTAPOSITION TO HOW OTHER AND HOW MANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ADOPTED CPI ?

clip 1:01:19–1:01:32

1:15:40decision

UM AND THEN QUESTION SIX HOPEFULLY IT PASSES.

clip 1:15:37–1:15:45

1:19:13tension

BUT UP UNTIL THIS POINT FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN ANY ISSUES AT ALL IN TERMS OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT PERCENTAGES.

clip 1:19:04–1:19:23

1:20:57tension

I THINK THAT IS A CONCERN THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY HAVE UM THAT UM THE OTHER YOU KNOW, ADVOCATES IN THE OTHER TWO CATEGORY MAY HAVE CONCERNS AROUND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

clip 1:20:47–1:21:09

1:21:09decision

UM, JUST BECAUSE THE COALITION OF ADVOCATES FOR ALL THREE CATEGORIES UM WAS A BIG PART OF UH CPA BEING PASSED WITH 74% OF RESIDENTS VOTING YES.

clip 1:21:00–1:21:19

1:27:01tension

UM, TODAY I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT IS CONSIDERING CHANGING THE ALLOCATION OF CPA FUNDS TO BOSTON ORGANIZATIONS.

clip 1:26:58–1:27:15

1:31:27decision

POINT NUMBER ONE CPR HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS HAVE BEEN A GAME CHANGER FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

clip 1:31:20–1:31:32

1:35:24decision

UM, STATUTORILY WE CAN UH, ADOPT A SURCHARGE OF UP TO 3% WHICH WOULD TREBLE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY UH, MADE POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE THREE ACTIVITIES.

clip 1:35:20–1:35:39

1:38:08tension

HOWEVER, I OPPOSE CHANGING THE CURRENT COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING ALLOCATION TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE DEDICATED TO HOUSING AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY.

clip 1:38:07–1:38:22

1:44:34tension

YOU KNOW, THIS WORK STARTED WITH LOCAL LEADERS REALLY TRYING TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN BOSTON .

clip 1:44:25–1:44:42

1:54:07decision

SO A SUBSIDY AWARD SIZE TWO YEARS AGO NO LONGER CLOSE THE GAP TODAY.

clip 1:54:00–1:54:12

1:55:02decision

UM, BOSTON PERMITS HAD UH WE'RE SEEING ROUGHLY 430 UNITS UH APPROVED IN Q1 OF 2026.

ALREADY GOT.

FOR EXAMPLE, RESIDENTS RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT PARTICULATE MATTER IN THE AIR, ABOUT DEBRIS, ABOUT AIR QUALITY PARTICULARLY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FOUR CHILDCARE CENTERS AND A ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BURDENED BY NE

clip 3:11:41–3:12:08

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draft headlines

SO THE COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE'S A HOUSING CRISIS AND A NEED
Community Preservation Act on October 20, 2026

draft description

Community Preservation Act on October 20, 2026

RECEIVE FUNDING EVEN THOUGH STARTED OUR FIRST FUNDING ROUND COSTS OF LIVING, EVEN FULL TIME BOSTON AREA THAT MEANS COSTS FUNDING NEEDS CLEAR GUARDRAILS.

Moments:
16:34 — SO THE COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE'S A HOUSING CRISIS AND…
27:57 — THEY DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ON EVERY ROUND.
29:19 — OKAY, IF, UM IF THERE WERE TO BE A CONSIDERATION FOR AN…
36:20 — UM, AND I FEEL STRONGLY THAT UM ,THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN…
1:01:19 — BY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS BY A LITTLE LIKE WHERE DO WE STAND IN…
1:15:37 — UM AND THEN QUESTION SIX HOPEFULLY IT PASSES.
1:19:04 — BUT UP UNTIL THIS POINT FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS THERE REALLY…
1:20:47 — I THINK THAT IS A CONCERN THAT THE COMMITTEE MAY HAVE UM THAT…
1:21:00 — UM, JUST BECAUSE THE COALITION OF ADVOCATES FOR ALL THREE…
1:26:58 — UM, TODAY I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL…
1:31:20 — POINT NUMBER ONE CPR HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS HAVE BEEN A…
1:35:20 — UM, STATUTORILY WE CAN UH, ADOPT A SURCHARGE OF UP TO 3% WHICH…
1:38:07 — HOWEVER, I OPPOSE CHANGING THE CURRENT COMMUNITY PRESERVATION…
1:44:25 — YOU KNOW, THIS WORK STARTED WITH LOCAL LEADERS REALLY TRYING TO…
1:54:00 — SO A SUBSIDY AWARD SIZE TWO YEARS AGO NO LONGER CLOSE THE GAP…
1:54:52 — UM, BOSTON PERMITS HAD UH WE'RE SEEING ROUGHLY 430 UNITS UH…
2:43:42 — ALREADY GOT.
3:11:41 — FOR EXAMPLE, RESIDENTS RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT…

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