Housing and Community Development on September 29, 2026

AND AND THE WORK I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT REALLY CONTINUED THROUGH UM, 2022 AND ADOPTED.

UNANIMOUS DECISION BY THE.

BY THE UNANIMOUS PASSING OF THE ZONING AMENDMENT.

TO TO ADOPTING THE A F H BY EXECUTIVE ORDER SHOULD SHE.

THE ADOPTION OF THE BOSTON ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING IN 2022, AS LINCOLN MENTIONED, IS AN IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR THE CITY IN MASSACHUSETTS.

DECISIONS SINCE.

AS WE KNOW, THE ADOPTION OF AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING INTO BOSTON'S ZONING CODE WAS YET ANOTHER MAJOR VICTORY AND MOVED THE CITY CLOSER TO A.

SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS STRATEGY WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND ENDORSED BY MAIL WASH.

THIS EO ESTABLISH A MODERATING COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH MEETING QUARTERLY WITH CITY AGENCIES TO REVIEW PROGRESS OR LACK OF PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 14 GOALS OUTLINED IN THE ADOPTED FH.

IN JUNE 2025 THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ONE MEMBER ABSENT A RESOLUTION ENDORSING AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING.

HIGH INTEREST RATES, CONSTRUCTION COST, THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING, HIGH HOUSING COST AND THE INSECURE ECONOMIC SITUATION FACING THOUSANDS OF BOSTON FAMILIES EXACERBATE BOSTON'S DEEP HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.

AS WE PURSUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIES TO RESPOND TO THE CITY'S HOUSING CRISIS, WE CANNOT FORGET THAT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO WOULD BE LEFT OUT OF DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE CITY OF BOSTON'S FAIR HOUSING COMMISSION WAS EXPLICITLY REQUIRED TO ENFORCE FAIR HOUSING LAWS, MAINTAIN A ROBUST COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION SYSTEM AND CONDUCT A MINORITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO HOUSING

WE'RE CONCERNED THAT THE OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING IS NOT GETTING THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THAT IT NEEDS TO LEAD THE CITY'S FAIR HOUSING EFFORTS.

UM AND SO RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT CONCERNS ARE RAISED BY THE BOSTON INTER AGENCY FAIR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND WHAT'S CHANGED AND WHETHER THOSE COMMITMENTS WERE KEPT.

I THINK THEY BEEN MENTIONED AS LIKE HAVING LIKE UH A POSITION THAT HELPS COORDINATE ALL THE EFFORTS ACROSS THE CITY OPPOSED TO EVERYONE DOING IT WITHIN THEIR OWN SILOED DEPARTMENT.

WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE REGULAR CHECK INS WITH OUR YOU KNOW, COUNCILORS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TO SHARE HOW WE FEEL AND MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE BACKING US UP ON THAT.

MY MY QUESTION I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ANSWER UM IF YOU PLEASE IS ON YOUR GOAL NUMBER ONE INCREASE HOUSING ASSET ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OLDER ADULTS OF I REPRESENT THE MOST RESIDENTS LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING OF