Bpda Board of Directors - Regular Meeting

4:23 – 5:23•PRPriscilla Rojas

Good afternoon. My name is Priscilla Rojas, and I am the chair of the BPDA board. Thank you for joining the October 15, 2026 Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston board meeting. At this time, the Boston Planning and Development Agency is hosting public meetings in a hybrid setting for the health, safety, and accessibility of Boston residents. Hybrid means that our board meetings are conducted in person at City Hall in our boardroom on the ninth floor and virtually via Zoom and Boston City TV. For more information and updates, visit bostonplans.org. The open public meeting l

5:30 – 5:49•PRPriscilla Rojas

So with that, we're going to start the meeting with the roll call. Ms. Jacques? Present. Ms. Bennett? Present. Mr. Shepard? And I am present. Item number one, request authorization for the approval of the minutes of the September 17, 2026 board meeting. A motion is in order.

5:50 – 6:16•PRPriscilla Rojas

Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Item number two. Request authorization to enter into a license agreement with Topologic Technologies Incorporated for storage cage 701A in suite 701 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park for a period of 10 months commencing on October 1, 2026 and ending on July 31, 2027 with one five-year option term.

7:58 – 8:32•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Do we have any questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Item number three, request authorization to enter into a license agreement with the Boston Balloon and Confetti Company for storage cage 701C in suite 701 at 12 Channel Street in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park for a period of 15 months commencing on October 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2027. with two single-year option terms. Maureen.

9:39•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great, thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Okay, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved.

9:48 – 10:10•PRPriscilla Rojas

The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Maureen. Thank you. Item number four, request authorization to extend the tentative designation status of the Cronin Group LLC. for the long-term lease and redevelopment of 24 Dry Dock Avenue within the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park and to continue lease negotiations for the long-term lease and redevelopment of the site for a period of six months until April 30, 2027. Stephanie.

12:53•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great, thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Okay, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved.

13:04•PRPriscilla Rojas

The ayes have it. Thanks, Stephanie. Item number five, personnel. Mike.

13:34•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved.

13:42 – 14:52•PRPriscilla Rojas

All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Mike. And I now need a motion to adjourn this meeting. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. EDIC meeting is adjourned. We'll start the next portion. Thank you for joining the October 15, 2026 Boston Redevelopment Authority board meeting. At this time, the Boston Planning and Development Agency is hosting a public meetings in a hybrid setting for the health, safety, and accessibility of Boston residents. Hybrid means that our board meetings are conducted in person at City Hall in our boar

14:55 – 15:11•PRPriscilla Rojas

Perfect, thank you, Matt. Okay, so, and we also ask that demonstrations of approval or disapproval from members of the public are not permitted during the meeting. So we're starting the meeting with a roll call. Ms. Jock? Present. Ms. Bennett? Present. Mr. Shepard?

15:13 – 16:22•PRPriscilla Rojas

And I am present. Item number one, request authorization for the approval of the minutes of September 17th, 2026 board meeting. A motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Okay, item number two, request authorization to schedule a public hearing pursuant to sections 80-1 or ADA-2 and ADC-5.4 of the zoning code to be held on November 12th, 2026 at 5.30 p.m. or at such a date and time deemed appropriate by the director to consider the first amendment to the plan development, first amendment to the development plan for plan developmen

18:16 – 18:41•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? All right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Samantha. Item number four, request authorization to enter into a license agreement with Boston Harbor Now Incorporated for the installation of temporary signs on BRA-owned property located on Long Wharf from October 19, 2026 through January 31, 2027. Samantha.

19:57 – 20:26•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay. Any questions or comments from the board? All right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Samantha. Item number five, request authorization to amend and extend the lease agreement with Echo Beauty Hair Salon Incorporated for the use of suite 101 at 2 Boylston Street, also known as China Trade Center for a period of five years commencing October 30th, 2026 and ending September 30th, 2031. Liz.

22:07 – 22:42•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, thank you. Questions or comments from the board? All right, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Liz. Item number six, request authorization to extend the tentative designation status of the Planning Office of Urban Affairs and the Roxbury Stonehouse to facilitate the redevelopment and sale of the BPDA-owned 7 through 9 Westminster Terrace property in the Washington Park Urban Renewal Area, project number MassR-24 in the Roxbury neighborhood for a period of six months until April 30, 20

24:29 – 24:56•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Extension? Okay. Hearing and saying none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Thanks, Ian. Thank you. Item number seven, request authorization to award final designation status to the Boston Food Forest Coalition Incorporated for the sale and redevelopment of 82 Mascot Street in Dorchester for the creation of public open space and community garden. Finn.

27:12 – 27:29•PRPriscilla Rojas

Yeah, thank you. Questions or comments from the board? I'm just curious to hear about how does the programming of this work? And just to get just a little bit more detail on how the public would benefit from something like this.

28:11•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, thank you so much. Any additional questions or comments from the board?

28:43 – 29:22•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great. Thank you. Great. Additional questions or comments? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks so much, Ben. Oh, wait. One more. Item number eight, request authorization to approve P10 Phase 3 LLC as the new redeveloper of a portion of Parcel 10 within the Southwest Corridor Development Plan known as Parcel Beach. and to extend the tentative designation of P10 Phase III LLC as the redeveloper of a portion of Parcel 10 in the Southwest Corridor Development Plan for a period of six months until

31:50 – 32:24•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? All right, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? You guys have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Ben. Thank you. Item number nine, a request authorization to execute a contract with Los Melos Cleaning Services Incorporated for snow clearance and salting and sanding services on BRA-owned properties in an amount not to exceed $175,000 per year and for a contract term of three years with two one-year extension options. Chris.

33:24•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, thank you. Any questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved.

33:32 – 34:13•PRPriscilla Rojas

Opposed? The ayes have it. Thanks, Chris. Thank you. Item number 10, request authorization to execute a construction contract with Unified Contracting Incorporated for the construction of the Little Mystic Channel Harborwalk Extension Project located on Terminal Street in an amount of $5,146,127.71 with 5% contingency in the amount of $257,306 for a total aggregate contract amount of $5,403,433.71. Tyler. Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the board. Always give me these complicated numbers to read out.

35:22 – 36:01•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Tyler. Item number 11, a request authorization to execute a contract with HDR Engineering Incorporated for construction management services for the Little Mystic Channel Harborwalk Extension Project located at Terminal Street in an amount of $380,784 with a 10% contingency in amount of $38,078. For a total aggregate contract amount not to exceed $418,862. Thank you, ken.

36:42 – 37:17•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Quick question. What is the estimated time to completion, just out of curiosity? Cool. That's exciting. That's it. Any other questions or comments? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Tyler. Another one. Okay. Item number 12, request authorization and invitation for bids for construction work of the Shipyard Park Waterfront Repairs Project in the Charlestown Navy Yard.

38:22 – 38:49•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Questions or comments from the Board? All right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Item number 13, request authorization to execute a construction contract with ACK Marine and General Contracting LLC for the construction of the Long Wharf North Boardwalk Replacement Project in the amount of $460,410 with a 20% contingency in the amount of $92,082 for a total aggregate contract amount of $552,492. Tyler. Thank you again.

39:53 – 40:31•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? All right. Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thank you, Tyler. Item number 14, request authorization to enter into a grant agreement with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute Corporation to provide a one-time grant of $250,000 in neighborhood development funds to support construction of its new center of healing, teaching, and learning, located at 30 Westville Street and the adjacent unnumbered Westville Street parcel in Dorchester, and to take all related actions. Michelle.

43:10 – 43:46•MOMatt O’Malley

No questions, Madam Chair, just a comment. I wanted to thank the team for this work and just how important this is and what an inspiration Tina Cherry is. Tina, as many of you know, is Louis T. Brown's mother. Many of us can remember vividly when he lost his life. It struck with me. We were the same age. I think he was a couple months older than I was. And Tina has channeled, I think, that unimaginable loss and just made it such, helped countless lives in his honor and her son's honor. So it's wonderful to see this work continue nearly 40 years after the fact.

43:47 – 44:14•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you for that. Additional questions or comments? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Michelle. Item number 15, request authorization to enter into a grant agreement with the American City Coalition for the purposes of commissioning a market analysis of Nubian Square using $67,000 of neighborhood development funds and to take all related actions. Michelle.

46:34 – 48:04•PRPriscilla Rojas

Hearing and saying none emotion is in order so moved second all those in favor aye opposed the ayes have it motion passes. Thank you Okay, so the next two items will be Presented jointly with separate votes to follow so I'm gonna read both agenda items right now and Then we'll go into the presentation. So item number 16 requests authorization to adopt the Cleary square Squares and Streets Small Area Plan, which will guide future development, direct capital investments to design safer streets, enhance the public realm, and advance policies and programmatic investments to increase small business

1:02:28•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Questions or comments from the board?

1:02:32 – 1:04:06•MOMatt O’Malley

Thank you, Madam Chair. often easy in government to do nothing. It's seldom the right policy or the right thing to do, but it's typically easy. So I really appreciate this administration and this team that has engaged in a process where we're talking about change, we're talking about development. And I believe this is our third Squares and Streets project that we're voting on. It seems like the process gets better and better with each iteration. There have been some dramatic changes from St. Patrick's Day when the first map came out, and that's a direct feedback of good, engaged citizens and r

1:04:07 – 1:04:18•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great. And before we continue with board questioning, we are just going to give the floor to Councillor Bippin. If you'd like to give some comments, we'll take you out of order.

1:07:15•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great. Thank you. Counselor. Do we have anyone else to take out of order? Okay. Okay.

1:08:47 – 1:10:10•PRPriscilla Rojas

Additional questions or comments? Okay, so I have a couple. I'll echo all of the kudos, definitely plus one for me on that, particularly the evolution of our public engagement process. Again, I've been on the board for almost 11 years, and it's come a long way, so I just want to thank you for that and encourage you to keep up with the communication needs and channels that are most used in each neighborhood. So something I definitely saw and have seen over the squares and streets, different ways that you are using by neighborhood to engage with residents. So just keep up the good work on that.

1:11:12 – 1:12:20•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, great. And definitely acknowledge that a lot of conversation with the community was had and a back and forth kind of If you could just go over some of the major points of maybe initial opposition or items that you really worked with the residents to kind of come to a consensus and that are particularly of interest for me was this fear of the commercial gentrification or the displacement of the existing small businesses that are there and many of them immigrant-owned. trying to get a sense of the height limits. I know there was a lot of discussion and changes on that. So just an overview

1:13:29 – 1:13:42•PRPriscilla Rojas

And how about the other one? Oh, the height limits. Or did you just answer that? And I don't really know what all the... Oh, yeah, sorry.

1:13:57•PRPriscilla Rojas

So with that, so it's four stories. Is that what's kind of...

1:14:09 – 1:14:20•PRPriscilla Rojas

So we're not really are we creating ability for additional density in other areas zoning there we're not expecting like development.

1:14:26 – 1:15:01•PRPriscilla Rojas

but from a density perspective. So here's, I see that there are so many transit-oriented, transit nodes, right? And obviously, you know, transit-based development is what we've been pushing. So I'm just trying to get a sense of, like, is this density the right density, right, for these type of uses, right? And from a transportation perspective, just given that there's just a lot of access here. But I'm not totally, yeah, anything you can say on that.

1:16:35 – 1:17:08•PRPriscilla Rojas

great progress, right? But just to kind of note from a board perspective, I'm trying to kind of compare, right, how we're selecting these squares and streets, why we selected these particular corridors as opportunity for density. So again, happy that, you know, that the process went and if, so if something were, if a developer wanted to increase, right, that density from what that is, what process would that go under for a specific project?

1:17:34 – 1:18:44•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great. And I'm just going to challenge us all as an agency and as a community and fellow residents to, you know, as we come to these consensus, be thinking about the entire housing need that we need, not just for this particular, you know, we need to make available for this particular neighborhood, but across the city and what that the the magnitude of what that is. So just keeping that in mind of the size of the challenge that we have as we are going through these processes. Again, I think it's been a great process and I love what we're coming up on, but it's just something that I'm kind of,

1:18:49•PRPriscilla Rojas

Oh, no. I have to read one, and then I have to read another one. So I'm going to read the first one first.

1:18:57 – 1:20:39•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay. Item number 16, request authorization to adopt Cleary Square Squares and Streets Small Area Plan, which will guide future development, direct capital investments to design safer streets, enhance the public realm, and advance policies and programmatic investments to increase small business longevity and and housing supply and affordability within the Cleary Squares and Streets study area, the recommendations for a land use and design framework, targeted programmatic and policy investments, and regulatory mechanisms. A motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed?

1:28:30 – 1:29:06•PRPriscilla Rojas

Excellent work. But a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thank you very much, Maya. Good job. Item number 19, request authorization to adopt a text amendment to Article 68 and a map amendment to zoning map 4F to allow for planned development areas to be permitted in the waterfront manufacturing sub-district and clarify the boundary between the First Street Local Industrial and the Waterfront Manufacturing Subdistricts. Michelle.

1:31:23 – 1:31:59•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, thank you. Questions or comments from the board? All right, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Thank you, Michelle. Item number 20, request authorization to grant permission to the director of planning and zoning to sign the municipal plan board notification form on behalf of the board signifying that the board has been notified of the intention of Clippershift Wharf Multifamily Holdings LLC to file a chapter 91 license amendment application with the Department of Environmental Protection.

1:33:24•PRPriscilla Rojas

OK. Questions or comments from the board? So what are we voting on? Sorry, a little bit. I was just like, can you, yeah.

1:33:41•PRPriscilla Rojas

Right, they're applying to amend. And so are there current, because they're changing the use of the canoe thing, the kayak thing?

1:34:17•PRPriscilla Rojas

All right, so we're... And I'm just here to notify you. Notify, okay. Understood.

1:34:25•MOMatt O’Malley

So, Madam Chair, if we were to vote no, then Chief Shen could not sign a letter, and what would happen to the restaurant?

1:34:59 – 1:35:16•MOMatt O’Malley

Well, I will be voting yes. But perhaps this could be when the department is doing such a great job cleaning up some of the antiquated language and codes. Maybe this is worthy of a discussion going forward because it seems needlessly onerous. But I will happily support yes so that Chief Shen can sign off.

1:35:21•PRPriscilla Rojas

You can't. Okay. Any additional questions or comments? Okay. A motion is in order.

1:35:31 – 1:36:18•PRPriscilla Rojas

All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thank you. Thanks for the notification. All right. Item number 21. Request authorization to issue a certificate of completion for the successful completion of the Phase 3 Landmark Center Redevelopment Project, located at 421 Park Drive in the Fenway neighborhood, in accordance with Section C.4 of the Cooperation Agreement by and between the Boston Redevelopment Authority, doing business with the Boston Planning and Development Agency, and ARE-MA, region number 112, owner LLC, dated December 20, 2022. This is certificate of comp

1:36:20 – 1:51:34•PRPriscilla Rojas

So now we're going to go through, OK, I'm going to announce the next four items are going to be presented jointly with separate board votes to follow. So I will read each one first, and then we'll do the presentation, and then we'll take the board after that, the vote after that. All right, item number 22, request authorization to adopt a demonstration project plan under Massachusetts general law chapter 121B, section 46F for the proposed project located at Alston Yards, building D in Alston. Should we take a break? Do you need to take a break? No, no, no, no, no, no. But maybe we could all ta

1:54:15•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you, Councillor. Do we have anyone else to take out of order? Nobody? Good. Okay, perfect. Ruben, the floor is yours.

2:06:25•PRPriscilla Rojas

Questions or comments from the board on this section so far?

2:07:00 – 2:07:18•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. On can you talk a little bit about the. The process and kind of in the population, right? That we're talking about. With regard to this, so the process on how we came to identify those parameters. Absolutely. And yeah.

2:08:47 – 2:09:03•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay. All right. Sounds good. And go ahead. Yeah. Go, go, go. Okay. Too polite to each other. Okay. So can you go back to the ROI and return on capital and treasury slide?

2:09:07•PRPriscilla Rojas

Yeah, if you can just go back to that one. Can you break that down a little bit more and maybe a little less non-financial jargon of like, what does that really mean?

2:10:17 – 2:10:50•PRPriscilla Rojas

As a former auditor of Real Estate Investment Trust, I think that was fine. Thank you for that. I just want to make sure that you're- You should have answered that question. Well, you know, I'm evaluating your answer. No. And then can you comment on, you know, you said we- did some internal analysis and some external analysis as a requirement. Can you talk a little bit about the analysis that we did? Yeah, so the independent and then kind of who was involved in the internal analysis.

2:11:55•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Thank you. And who did we use for our external financial independent?

2:12:12•PRPriscilla Rojas

All right any other questions up until so far?

2:13:05•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Great. Additional questions? Okay, let's move on.

2:14:54 – 2:15:07•PRPriscilla Rojas

Just real quick on this one. So for the project benefits, are those the project benefits that we've already, that were part of the original approval, or are those like additional things? That's the original approval. That's what we approved.

2:15:22•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, so this would unlock the. Availability or us to be able to start to realize those benefits if we got it.

2:19:02•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay. Questions or comments from the Board?

2:19:05 – 2:20:39•MOMatt O’Malley

Thank you, Madam Chair, and Ruben, thank you. This is, as Chief Shen is always interested to know, this series of votes are my favorite things to vote on today. I'm an enthusiastic yes. And it's for one very, very simple reason. And that is this. The Venn diagram of economic growth and public benefits is a circle. They go hand in hand. And right now, we are facing unimaginable challenges. Every city is. We feel it. You've talked about the rising construction costs, high interest rates, other financing challenges, tariffs, uncertainty at the federal level. You're seeing projects that have, one,

2:21:52 – 2:23:56•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great additional questions or comments. All right, I think, you know, definitely echo what my fellow board members are saying, you know, but I mean, as a, you know, as a member of this board, we have a fiduciary responsibility, you know, to thoroughly, you know, take this proposal seriously and look at the details of it. So I want to, you know, thank you for, you know, again, all the work that went into this, but for, I like the way... Mr. O'Malley presented this as a tax relief investment, an investment, right, that this vote is what it's doing, right? It's allowing this investment in this ti

2:24:18 – 2:25:09•PRPriscilla Rojas

Request authorization to adopt a demonstration project plan under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 121B, Section 46F, for the proposed project located at Alston Yards, Building D in Alston, and to adopt certain findings related to the demonstration project plan, including without limitation that the proposed project constitutes a demonstration project, and to authorize the director to enter into a contract for payment in lieu of taxes agreement pursuant to MGL Chapter 121B, Section 16, as amended between the City of Boston, the BRA, and the proponent in connection with the proposed project,

2:25:10 – 2:27:12•PRPriscilla Rojas

Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Item number 23. Request authorization to adopt a demonstration project plan under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 121B, Section 46F for the proposed project located at 83 Leo Birmingham Parkway in Brighton and to adopt certain findings related to the demonstration project plan and to authorize the director to enter into a contract for payment in lieu of taxes between the City of Boston, the BRA, and the proponent. Connection with the proposed project and to authorize the director to accept a quick claim deed for a certain temporary

2:27:12•PRPriscilla Rojas

Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thank you.

2:27:26 – 2:27:39•PRPriscilla Rojas

Yay. OK. Item number 26, request authorization to issue a scoping determination. We're just going to give everybody a second. That was a popular vote.

2:27:48 – 2:28:32•PRPriscilla Rojas

You guys are nice and quiet, so we can go ahead. Okay, item number 26, request authorization to issue a scoping determination waiving further review pursuant to Article 80B-5.3D, large project review of the zoning code for the proposed construction of 145 residential rental units, including 29 IZ units and 176 bicycle parking spaces located at 201 through 207, Brighton Avenue and to issue one or more certifications of compliance or parcel certifications of compliance pursuant to section 80 B-6 of the code upon successful completion of the article 80 B large project review process and to execut

2:39:25 – 2:39:56•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, great. Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? Hey, a motion. This is a great project. You answered a lot of the questions already. It was a really great presentation. So not a reflection of the quality of the project. But I think we're ready for a vote. So motion is in order. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Great project. Congratulations. Good luck.

2:40:00 – 2:40:39•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, great. Item number 27. Request authorization to issue a scoping determination waiving further review pursuant to Article 80B-5.4D of the Zoning Code for the creation of two new self-storage buildings, 17 car parking spaces, and 20 bicycle parking spaces located at 50B Park Street. and to issue a certificate of compliance or certification of compliance under Section 80B-6 of the zoning code upon successful completion of the Article 80B large project review process, and to execute a transportation access plan agreement and a cooperation agreement, and to take all related actions. Tyler.

2:50:11•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Questions or comments from the board?

2:50:15•MOMatt O’Malley

Thank you, Madam Chair. Did you say, it was unclear, did you say that you are looking at photovoltaics for the roof?

2:50:25 – 2:51:01•MOMatt O’Malley

So part of the design is you have to sort of see if it's ready. I would just argue, I mean, it's a project that because of the sort of lower energy intensity compared to other projects, comparable buildings of that square footage, there could be an opportunity. It looked like in the overhead shots that there was a neighboring building that had photovoltaics. You could actually be flirting with net carbon negative, which is a standard that is quite impressive. So I would urge you to do more than exploring. And if you can make that work, you'll generate revenue. I mean, it seems to me it's a goo

2:51:05 – 2:51:43•PRPriscilla Rojas

Additional questions or comments? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thank you very much. Good luck. Good project. All right. Item number 28, request authorization to issue a certification of approval. Excuse me. Suing to Article 80E, small project review of the zoning code. For the proposed construction of 23 residential rental units, including four IZ units, and 26 bicycle parking spaces located at 1428 Dorchester Avenue, and to enter into community benefits agreement in connection with the proposed project and to take all related actions. Dan.

2:55:57 – 2:57:05•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? All right, just one comment. I really love the two-bedroom The concentration of two bedrooms, I just really love seeing that. Getting 19 and then the extra three, I think that were three bedrooms, is something that we don't see often enough. So just really appreciative of that. With that, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thank you very much. Congratulations. Good luck. Item number 29. Request authorization to execute a first amendment to the cooperative agreemen

2:58:24•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay. Thank you. Questions or comments from the board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. All those in favor? Aye.

2:58:32 – 2:59:26•PRPriscilla Rojas

The ayes have it. Thanks, Dandy. Thank you. Item number 30, request authorization to issue a scoping determination waiving further review pursuant to section ADB-5.4D of the zoning code in connection with the project notification form filed by Horizon McClellan LLC and CB580 Chelsea LLC on July 9, 2026 for the proposed 160 McClellan Highway project with planned uses that include warehousing, receiving, and distribution, accessory office uses, 10 car parking spaces and loading dock areas, and to issue a certification of compliance or partial certification of compliance for the proposed project

3:09:52•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great. Questions or comments from the board?

3:09:55 – 3:11:09•MOMatt O’Malley

Thank you Madam Chair. I always knew that Pat Capogreco was an environmentalist, but I am particularly impressed with some of these milestones in the sustainability front. It's not always easy in the commercial and manufacturing industry to hit these things, so I think it's great. On-site solar, you know, I ask this question at most meetings and you beat me to the punch, so appreciate the work there. I also want to talk a little bit about the community process that you folks have clearly done. The incredibly talented BPDA staff provides all of us with these very exhaustive, you'll see us on ou

3:11:10•PRPriscilla Rojas

All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Great project. Very impressive. Thank you. Thank you.

3:11:21 – 3:11:56•PRPriscilla Rojas

Item number 31. Request authorization to issue a determination waiving further review pursuant to Article 80, Section 80A-6 of the Zoning Code. In connection with the notice of project change for the proposed 165 Park Drive project, and to issue a certification of compliance for the proposed project pursuant to section 80B-6 of the code upon successful completion of the Article 80 large project review process, and to execute a cooperation agreement and transportation access plan agreement to take all related actions.

3:13:42 – 3:14:16•PRPriscilla Rojas

Okay, thank you. Questions or comments from the board? All right, hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. Second. Oh, no, no. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Thanks, Glenn. Item number 32, request authorization to issue a certification of approval pursuant to Article 80E Small Project Review of the Zoning Code with proposed construction of 24 home ownership units, including three IDP units located at 201 Hampton Street, and to enter into a community benefits agreement and to take all related actions. Dillon.

3:19:17•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great Thank you questions or comments from the board.

3:19:53•PRPriscilla Rojas

Great. So, what does that mean? Like, module, like, what is it?

3:20:22 – 3:20:49•PRPriscilla Rojas

No, I mean, it sounds fabulous. And just a comment, really appreciate the home ownership units, 24 home ownership units. So good, so needed. So I love to see that small projects keeping going and creating this housing, this much needed housing. Yeah, that was my one comment. Any other comments or questions?

3:21:35 – 3:22:12•PRPriscilla Rojas

Very good. Great, great. So we're excited and watching, no pressure. But excitement, right? We love this type of innovation coming and be able to use this as an example. for other things that could possibly happen within our city, but also for cities all over the place. So with that, motion is in order. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Congratulations. Good luck. Thank you. Have a good night. Yeah, thanks. All right. Item number 33, personnel.

3:22:39 – 3:22:52•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. Any questions or comments from the Board? Hearing and seeing none, a motion is in order. So moved. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Mission passes. Thank you, Mike. Item number 34, I need a motion to pay our bills.

3:22:56•PRPriscilla Rojas

All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Please pay the bills. And finally, Director's Update. Director Shen, the floor is yours.

3:32:54 – 3:33:08•PRPriscilla Rojas

Thank you. All right. With that, I need a motion to adjourn this meeting. So moved. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Motion passes. Meeting adjourned. Thank you so much, and we'll see you next month. Thank you. Ms.