e Next agenda. I know zoning subcommittee is also talking about it Starting to work with you Chris and how you want to at least start our trial or whatever. Yeah so I understand that the CRC is proposing to bring their memo to the town council Sometimes soon and I want to say it's next week although. I'm not absolutely sure of that So I wondered if you wanted to Talk about the CRC memo that would be the next item I'm gonna back up from B because oh and go back to a which also involves C Thank you, which we have vote to support process Do we have to have a vote on that or can we just send them recommendations? I didn't know I think you can say American have a preference there So we have the CRC memo and we want to give some feedback Do we could just give recommendations or should we vote to support the memo? I'm not sure what CRC is Exactly looking forward to bring to town council I think mr. Zomick and miss hanky did Want the planning board to vote to support the process? Okay Along with recommendations along with because we could say we vote but with these Considerations because I think we already identified one clearly with the six months. We want to say we hear them that they want this Donna in an expedient manner, but We're already probably looking at eight months to a year, but they could If they think a year is too long then they need to come back to us and you miss best Drop and tell you so that you can rework and Determine what you would need for resources to make that happen if it does need to be that quick Does that make sense to? Janet The spirit of the memo without Agreeing to the details because I do understand Michael's concerns and I did find it very complicated at the end and I think that The problem that everybody's grappling with is you know, we have our master plan and we have the authority over and we'll approve it and Then the town council Wants to approve a master plan and it wants to have some control over it And then there might be possibly different opinions on the town council or as there'll be different opinions here and I just I fear getting into a long back and forth and then also what if there's just disagreement and so you know, we're going to update and adopt a master plan and they could Disagree with that and then adopt their own master plan You know, that's not a great end or but the charter has that confusion And so I appreciate the spirit of trying to do it quickly not going you know the deepest dive I appreciate trying to figure out how to collaborate and work together. So there isn't that point But I can't I'm not sure I can say this is how it's gonna go when we don't even know how we're gonna go So it seems a little premature to say we're committed to this process But I appreciate the spirit of it just to remind you they don't approve it We approve it right. They're just adopting it and in the memo. That's why they at the time there It's almost like it will be a public meeting and it's formal they get a final draft and that is when they are supposed to Give all their feedback and their recommendations and that's when they're you know And CRC wants to make that clear that they're involved they're getting updates all along then they get a final draft they review it and then they give their feedback and Then we do whatever we you know do with those and then we approve it and then it gets presented To the town council to be adopted. Yes, you're right. There could be issues that get brought up But that's not what's supposed to happen. I mean we're trying to go with the process that they gave their feedback earlier and It's not after we've approved It's kind of like well, we've already because like like you all said the Massachusetts by Massachusetts law when we approve the master plan It is the master plan and we have a charter that they can They adopt it, but we're trying to not have it that it gets Detailed and and they they ask for changes after we've already adopted. That's kind of like awkward. It's it's wrong We'd encourage the CRC and town council members to participate in this process as we go through it and give input Yeah, so I'm just but just probably as any member of the public would too just to you know, we hear from them We know what their concerns are we're listening. We may not agree Yes, I just wanted to suggest that the CRC memo outlines a process that we're going to try And if there are aspects of it that become clearly troublesome and just don't work We'll go back to the CRC and we'll say how can we change this to make it better? It's not like it's carved in stone and it's going to be like this forever if it doesn't work So this is just kind of a starting point It's to get us started on this path to make clear whose responsibility is whose and It's a first time first time We're on uncharted territory here. Yes, Michael Why do we need to Vote to support the process described in the CRC menu in the first place. Why not just simply go ahead? We've already said we're going to go ahead move ahead with the master plan update. Why don't we just do that? I'm not willing to support the process as described in the CRC menu. I the memo I think it's confusing and Excessively complicated. I think if we just go ahead and do what we said We were going to do a minute ago and go ahead with the master plan update without knowing exactly how that's going to happen But having a reasonable idea of how that's going to happen. Doesn't that solve the problem? I I just want to answer his question Because I'm the chair and I'm repeating what Mandy Joe and And Mr. Zomek said when they came here all I was going to say is Chris just said that they asked for us to vote on it I had asked earlier. Why do we have to vote on it? And she said because they asked now? That doesn't mean we have to so I that's all I wanted to just Repeat what was said earlier David I agree with Michael and I think Janet. I don't think that We need to I think that we've we've agreed to move forward and updating the master plan That this is calm complicated. I do have a lot of concerns about the bureaucracy creep, which is think is Is is is not productive that we I think again look forward narrow revisions for necessary and obvious That's been outlined or suggested here and that we You know proceed and that that's all that's efficient. That's the CRC and town council they can do with their internal You know debates, but this is our work then this is our work and there you go Okay, so we have a memo here that we received from CRC That they're gonna send to town council and I think we've been asked do we We don't have to vote on it, but do we? Agree with the process and if we don't what I'm asking you all is we have to tell them at what points in this We either need clarification or it needs to be changed. They're they're asking us for details on how to Because we we will go through our process. We will approve our Plan our master plan, but then it has to go to them to be adopted. So I think they're trying to It's setting expectations So if we have a problem with it, we need to be specific in where our problem is Yes, David I propose that the planning board move forward with Looking at changes to the master plan the currently approved master plan to update it to reflect Changes involving the form of government the transportation plan that can complete street policy Council climate action goals updated flood mapping and the open space and recreation plan since all of these necessary and obvious Changes originated outside. I believe of the planning board According to the charter according to the charter Section 9.8c Proposals to amend the master plan not originating in the planning board shall be submitted to the planning board for deliberation So I would ask that Chris breaststroke ask The people or the parties that have been responsible for these various work could who could Help amend and update the current master plan for those necessary and obvious changes enumerated by the CRC That they do so and submit them to us I don't understand Paragraph to the proposed process Paragraph to number last paragraph on page to CRC's definition of necessary and obvious includes So on and so forth what I bulleted changes in form of government transportation plan complete street policy There are other bodies that have done these this work that can submit to us I believe with greater authority Then we then any of us have here Because those other parties have worked on this material that they can submit to us What what those should what the updated master plan should look like reflecting that work? Well, I think we mean that the master plan would just refer to that document like I was the chair on the Transportation plan, but we dissolved five years ago So but so we don't like I think the up and this list of plans is not comprehensive there's a lot of other plans and so But it's not that they have to be written into the master plan They just have to be just mentioned like if you went to the transportation chapter It would say like in 2015 there's been a working plan great And so that's yeah, I can be done that that that whoever so for Steve that would be Chris The who whoever owns has or who wherever the transportation plan currently lives That that be Whoever where they're whoever you know in the town hall Has has greatest authority over that submits to Chris. Hey Master plan sections such-and-such such-and-such we covered it in our transportation plan of 2015 Let's let's add that note. Okay, so I think I see what's happening we're starting to slip into the actual details of how to get it done and Chris does have some ideas about this where like the transportation Chapter she would call on other staff members like the DPW or Stephanie and and Using these plans that are already accepted, you know sitting on a shelf But our our our processes and they would be in charge of writing it into the chapter, right? Several of these things have been incorporated by the planning board by reference already into the master plan the planning board actually voted to accept or to Bring the transportation plan into the master plan as part of the master plan because they recognize the fact that the Transportation section of the master plan itself was very weak. So that's why the effort was made We spent fifty thousand dollars on it in two years probably creating this transportation plan So incorporating it by reference seemed to be the right thing So I don't think we're going to be asking anybody to Update or rewrite or do anything to these various satellite plans if you will at this point We're just going to be kind of enveloping them and making sure that the text of the master plan actually Refers to them so people who read the master plan knows that those exist otherwise They would have to go back through planning board minutes to say oh the planning board Referred to this on such-and-such a date and incorporated it by reference. So it's really just a case of enveloping them and bringing them in at this point and then maybe in 2025 People will feel like oh transportation plan needs to be redone the open space and recreation plan has to be redone I think every five years. So these things all have a life of their own But I think you want to say yes, those are part of the master plan for now So yeah, that's my opinion. I can go hold on. I just want it Do you need any other information? So so I actually think that's not going to be a great process and Lead to a really weird result because the master plan is like a hundred plus pages And we have at least 600 pages of other plans and if we can't say oh our master plan is 750 pages go read it and follow it But I do think it would be fairly easy because you know having just read the transportation plan a bunch of stuff It's been done right and so we don't have to just say oh look at the transportation plan and the trans the transportation part The master plan is really weak But if we handed it to somebody who has been working on the transportation plan and said hey look at this section Look at your plan. Can you just pull in the key stuff and we'll have a new section? That's updated will refer to the longer plan, but we'll just be more current I don't think that's a huge lift for anybody who's really experienced if we refer to the housing production plan and the housing market plan plus the housing section and in the master plan you're going to be in this like labyrinth of conflicting and unclear things, but if having gone through those two plans You know a committee a group you could look at it and say and talk to the housing people Like what are the key things that we have to do and one of the problems and just you know pull it in not put in in 200 pages, but pull it in in concepts and updating so I actually don't think pulling Summarizing and pulling in the key stuff is going to be that hard I think we get on a slippery slope though If like you're right, maybe transportation or the housing one is pretty easy, but Chris has a lot of reports like you just said there's a lot I think we're just trying to do an update. We're not well That's actually why I don't think Chris and the planning department should be harnessed with this That's why I think we should have a committee that is Right it Do the work that's I do the right I could do writing from that You know I have some people who are worried about how much work it's be and now you're saying you're willing to write You know when I when I talked to when I talked to experts about it They say the first thing you should do is form a committee and look at your implementation See what you've done and then but that's for feedback and for comments and we're not for writing it Like town committees don't write like Okay, we're getting into the weeds again about how to do it and everybody has a different idea and a different amount of work they're willing to take on and Chris will come to us at the next meeting with more detail we can we'll be here all night if we try to figure out this plan I'm back on the CRC memo and I am looking for feedback specifics on where you need it you feel it's unclear confusing needs reworking Michael I think Along with what David said a moment ago a motion to I can't repeat your motion, but that motion in lieu of Voting to support the process described in the CRC memo is Is the is the better way to go? I have So many problems with the CRC menu memo that I it's hard to begin to enumerate them But I do want to point out one that is particularly difficult This is in the same microphone. Yes. This is in the same section that David was reading from a moment ago The CRC is understanding the town which paragraph last paragraph on page two Understanding that the town staff is compiling a list of potential revisions, etc including revisions to Reflect the changes in the form of government fine. I have no problem with that Changes in the town priorities since the approval of the master plan Now that may include those specific committee things that we've been talking about but is doesn't changes in the priorities of the town Isn't that a huge area of that requires Considerable discussion who is to determine what the changes in the town priorities have been is there a list of those changes? Is that the town council's view of what the changes are? Is it our view of what the changes are? What does that mean? So the result of the result of my question is that we can't deal with this particular memo as it's written That we have to just go ahead and do our business. I think is Miss Haneke said they were coming here not trying to tell us how to do our job But the first two things that popped in my mind are that the capital projects and the green initiatives that we have taken very strong votes on Those are priorities to me in recent time and they need to be reflected now She doesn't say that that's what comes in my mind But again, I think they were trying to be very clear that they weren't trying to tell us what you know, that's how That's what will be determined as we come through our process But I see capital projects and environmental sustainability as being two of them. Yeah Well the clock counts climate action goals I think have you know that that to my my sense the green initiatives and again That's the town council has done that and they can I would I would again ask They that they submit so that we can streamline the work and move forward What it is that they've done we have that that's great, right? And so then that can be incorporated. I would hold relatively With minimal effort simple. However, I agree, I think that and The the the capital projects are the most important thing in my mind. That's admitted here, which is but but I agree that this is It's or it no it seems to me that There is an element of having it both ways The CRC memo the town council the planning board's job. We don't want to prescribe for you what you're doing. However However, let's create lots of and then and let's create what this memo and its Convolutions and it's let's just start the work and and and present it then and and proceed with I don't think that we need to Vote on this as Rick We've got the idea and we moving forward and let's get to it Well, I think we've moved on about taking a vote what I'm looking for is specifics To give to CRC so they can rewrite this memo so we feel good about it. It is our work. It's our Master plan, but let's look at the big picture here. Our goal is to approve something that Can go to the town council and be adopted? I mean, you know, we have our basic Job under the mass law, but now that we have a charter we have like phase two So that's what this memo is about. It's like you go do your phase one and then you give us an approved plan and We want to be prepared and up to speed and Here's our two cents about what we hope Will come to us so we can adopt it It this is phase two so Maria So, I guess trying to be productive here for feedback I think steps four through eight are literally straight from the charter That's what's a confusing portion But we have to do those steps of like referring back and forth, but that's literally This someone mentioned like the chicken egg thing. Unfortunately the charter was written at a time and there's stuff in the zoning I'm sorry in the general bylaw that Predated so we have this weird back and forth from steps for at the rate So if you ignore that complete apart because we have to do those the stuff before it is literally it sounds to me like The CRC just wants to make sure town council isn't surprised by this final draft at the end And suddenly we're at a scramble. Yeah, I as far as the details of how we communicate that from the CRC town council We're gonna work through that where we've discussed us at zoning subcommittee. We're trying to figure out How do we even attack this? It's such a big yet. We're trying to get a small task So without getting into the weeds Like I think Christy said at best CRC is a conduit. They're just communicating where we are to the town council so that It's not suddenly at the end. It's a mad scramble because they don't approve it and we have to go back to base one So, I mean, I do agree that there is some sort of gray sort of language in that paragraph You mentioned Michael and and I think maybe it is because they didn't want to prescribe things to us But maybe that was too strong of a word. It's saying you know town priorities because that's assuming a lot You know, like when we've agreed on what those are So, I mean, we could comment back that we don't want strong wingers like that like something's been decided already But otherwise if we just look at this as a general outline that we're trying to make sure our town council has kept up to date So they're not just at the end Scrambling and then ignored the convoluted part from steps four through eight because it's literally almost Administrative we have to have public hearings in front of people. We have to refer back and forth So I yeah, I'm curious what other parts are really confusing and maybe we can pick those out and send them back to the sea Yeah, to the CRC as comments about what's wrong with this memo or what's confusing because I see it as a Just a rough outline if they want us to prove it or what are we doing vote to support that sounds kind of vague, too We're just supporting it. We're not like saying this is written in stone We're just saying we support the order eagerness to collaborate and to work together on this What it is. We don't know yet. We know we want to try to Keep both sides informed and Yeah, this was kind of dumped on our lap that we are suddenly updating the master plan But it sounds like it's a necessity. So it is what it is. I Saw Jack's hand. Well, I just wanted to say that I agree with Marie and I think Mike pointed out that Burbage in that particular paragraph is something that we can clearly comment on You know, that's that's a loaded one there and and perhaps they can just spell it out, you know, it includes You know the the things you talk about the green initiative and public projects and then and You know just make it specific I Think I saw Michael and I think since the by State law the master plan is the property of the planning board and by Charter with the plan the town council has to approve the master plan Hmm adopt. Sorry adopt That We can in good faith make the master plan We have been charged to update the master plan and I think simply deciding whereas we just have to go ahead and do that and communicating to the town council via the CRC that we Have a under our undertaking the challenge to update to read update the master plan And we will submit it to the town council when we're finished with it And that is it seems to me is according to the way that the state law has written that that is our responsibility to do that since the state law makes no reference to who should approve it or adopted or Whatever after the The The the planning board is done with it We I think can reasonably go ahead in good faith and do what the council wants us to do Without getting bogged down and all the bureaucracy that the CRC has suggested We get involved in and if the CRC feels or the town the council feels that they need to be Consistently and continually updated about what the planning board is doing Then they're perfectly willing to come to meetings and report to themselves to the council to each other to make comments As as much as they want to but to insert these other layers of bureaucracy Into the process seems totally counterproductive and wasteful of everybody's time and I don't think we should do it Can I just ask what you're actually saying is too intrusive what part Well the fact that we have to go back and forth and then there's there is no back and forth What are you talking about the later numbers? Yes Well, that's in the charter that came exactly from the charter. That's why it's like 45 days and then okay So that's their problem. That's not our problem. Well, it's still our problem because we have to follow the charter We have to follow the charter by producing a master plan Which we will do but we're also a part of the town council like they appoint our members That we're in that process right now Well looking for our seventh member and we're looking to them to Select our seventh member like we are a branch of them. No, we're not a branch of them at all We're there were a separate body the fact that they appoint us does not mean that we're a part of them That's the whole separation of powers thing You can't get into that our work that we approve and and all the bylaws that we send We send to them to approval. I mean they're like our up We were part of the process we do good work and then we send it up to town council Whether it be bylaw changes Roadway issues You know Chris could go on and on we most of our work We have to send to town council to for them to either actually approve it or in this case adopt it So of course we want to have an agreed process where they're gonna So we can update them so that they can feel ready to you know They've also with the six-month thing they're saying they want it done timely and I think what they're saying is in good faith and we're willing to do The work and stay updated as you work on it and not be cold and just have you deliver it to us And then you know, we're willing to get involved earlier to get it done quicker I think that's all they're trying to do and if you look at number three on page three in the middle It says the chairs meaning the planning board chair and the CRC chair may determine that CRC members Should be asked to attend meetings of the planning board or public hearings Or the charter required working sessions. I think it's this is vague speak It's just saying like as the process rolls out if it's determined that there needs to be more communication or less communication Then that will be determined But as you do your good work We just want to be kept up and then we want an opportunity to give you our feedback before you actually approve it. I Saw Maria's hand and then I'll go with you. Yep. Sorry. I wasn't looking down I was can you correct me if I'm wrong our steps for the rate literally just falling steps in the chart It's not like they made up this sort of back-and-forth where we have to have a public hearing and refer You know the port those are literally we have to follow I was in that meeting so I can clarify number four is if you want to say a little made up But five and down is totally process and why four got rewritten a couple times was because of this we have this like Terrible way the charter was written how they can give feedback like they can propose changes when they go to adopt it But we don't want that because we'll have already approved it and then you get in this huge awful cycle So that was the part that was sort of created to go. Okay. Hey, I think that's more what they're Trying to get town council to realize. Okay, the Charter says that and then we've inserted this number four This is where you get the opportunity to give your feedback and comment Right before planning board is going to approve it so that we don't get in a cycle So Actually four and five are made up so That whole thing so I think that my concerns with four and five is sort of an idea of endless process that We submit it to CRC we they have 45 days that might be extended by the town council Then we get some feedback and then the council gets reported from CRC on it recommendations And the council deliberates dissent and talks about and sending feedback like to me I just that looks like months it could be months and months and months because the town council does not speak with one voice And so those are my very specific turns It's that's not in the charter that looks like a process that they'd like to engage in but I was actually thinking like I Always like to fix problems. And so they want the CRC and the town council Want to be updated counselors want to give feedback One one way to solve this would be have a master plan update website And so as different sections are being considered we can just stick it on the website people can comment You know the public can comment town counselors can comment And so they're the update is always available and seen and so they can keep themselves in the loop And so maybe that's maybe that's the easy way to get around three and four I don't really feel at this point at 10 23 at night that I Four and five look really like convoluted and kind of bureaucratic and I can see this I'm going on forever because you know You know anyone on a committee can go on forever and discuss something and I you know Is the town council going to come back with do they have to decide amongst themselves what revisions they want and then Agree on that and that could take months You know just the website that's getting in the weeds of our process and I think because that's not just for town council But that could be totally as we finished chapters We put them up and have a comment board, but if you read number it it says 45 days like this is not like a Complicate it's very simple. It's No, no, but this that's why they're trying to ask us like it shall accomplish this review within 45 days of the referral and then And and the other critical thing and this is what I'm counting on CRC and the town council members to be is this is if it's a complicated issue then it's not going to be tackled in the Update we're going to be finding this already as we go through it. We're going to be like, okay This looks simple up. This is not simple put it in the basket like as soon as it gets into complicated and big rewrites But it's it's done counsels could look at Provisions that aren't being changed and disagree with them They could but that's for them to deal with and they have to get back within 45 days for us We're not getting involved in their chat. That's that's I think the timing question I think four and five are creating problems people But I think I think we all want to work together and collaborate the charter says send your revisions to us Which is what David keeps on saying is where's the content like you know, if you if the town council During this process has a very specific concern. Definitely send it to us. We can do it We can do it in real time not at the end of the process But that's not here eating for us to have our process. We're talking Yeah, but I'm just trying to say is that if you're this is my Christine's I'm just trying to give my I'm trying to give my specific feedback to the CRC that these two paragraphs Seem convoluted they can go on forever and I think they bother a lot of people and your suggestion was to do more Feedback along the road. Okay. We that's a comment we can do Yeah, and I see one on this side too, so I was gonna say Jack and then is it you okay? Yeah, go ahead I'm I'm I'm kind of baffled because when you look at necessary and obvious it seems like almost editorial and I just feel like we're sweating a lot of details here is making necessary and obvious Changes to to this update. I mean to me I could you could almost give this to an editor Technical editor somewhere and they would get 95% of it done just folding things in that probably, you know $10,000 I Don't understand. It's not a rewrite an update of necessary and obvious changes and I guess I You do mention as mentioned three and four could allow a lot of you know Endless loop sort of thing but again go back to necessary and obvious How are you gonna you're gonna, you know talk like that should be a semicolon versus a comma sort of thing You really shouldn't be that difficult. I mean it really shouldn't right necessary and obvious And then David I see Chris yeah, how about if we put off this Decision about whether you want to adopt this plan or not and the next time you meet I'll come back with my You know draft very preliminary list of things that I think need to be changed in the master plan That might give us a sense of what the scope of this is and maybe that would help to answer some of the questions about this And I'm also thinking maybe you don't have to send comments back to CRC and town council This is their document. They're offering it to you to see if you have any comments You don't have to comment. You don't have to comment. You don't have to agree with it. You don't have to vote on it so Why don't we just stop talking about it for tonight and I'll send you At some point my rough list of things that I think very preliminary need to be changed added whatever Not inclusive at all and that will help to Make the conversation a little bit more on target. Yes, okay? And it would be helpful. I have a few recommendations that I've noted to have specifics Because I do think we need to give them feedback Yeah Well, there's there's some question as to whether I mean on the on the on the board here There's some question as to whether we do need to get the feedback I'm as breast strip suggested a minute ago it was or maybe that wasn't the suggestion but an idea that We don't respond to this in any particular way at all that it's their document and they can do what they will with it and That seems to me to be the best way to proceed. So I don't think the question of whether we will in fact Want to respond to this document has been settled. So I don't want you to think that it is accomplished I Guess this chair. I had two people come to us the chair of the CRC and the assistant town manager and They said they wanted our feedback on this. So I'm just trying to Reply back to them on they brought us this memo They explained how it came about and their goals with it And they just want to move forward with it and go from CRC to town council and get town council to approve the process But the first thing the town council is going to say is well What is the planning board think of this and to have no comment just seems Strange Would we have to act as one? No, right? I have a few that I would be willing to send for yes We just send some comments to you, Chris Okay, okay, great whoever wants to great Okay, that's what we'll do and when should we send them to you by Miss Pam can tell you when the CRC is planning to deliver this to town council. I forget the date I want to say it's the 27th of January, but I'm not sure I'm sorry. I totally want you to speak but you do have to come up to the you know how it works The green light is on I Believe I mean I was at several meetings. I didn't write the memo But I was at several meetings where we talked about it the major purpose Was to say that the CRC is a committee of the town council Which has been delegated by the town council to deal with these items Recognizes the supreme authority of the planning board. That was the emphasis however, we do want to adopt it and The difference between proven adopted. So the question was how do you do that? With the acknowledge that the planning board. This is their document So it does get a little bit convoluted And one of the issues that I think she was dealing with was when do we have the public hearings or because there's things in the Charter and you know She knows that Charter so There's a thing that we can't and I don't know why can't have a public hearing until after you have finalized the document however this Memo says we could have some hearings because of the ideas You don't want to just pop it on the town council, but the town council doesn't want to pop it on the on the public So you want a smooth system? The idea was a Minor update of the necessary and obvious not a big redoing of the plan not something that should cause tremendous Difficulty take over all of your time and cost a lot of money And so it does get I do admit I read it for the third time in there And when I came to that word change priorities, I circled it because that is an interesting sentence I think that that I don't think it meant anything big, but it could mean something big So I think that that's something that you should comment on So it was how do you how does the town council adopt something without it going around around forever? She was trying to cut the bureaucracy In a bureaucratic state memo, but to say that once you have You you write it the planning board does it it goes to CRC who has been deputized by the council to look at these things they go over all of it Come up with some suggestions go back to you and then when you have the final document Your final document it goes to town council and they voted up or down They don't vote. Well, I guess we do vote we go to it feedback and recommendation like speaker at that point That's when the town council Says they have issues with things and it comes back to us before we take a final vote Okay, I'm not sure about that. I have to I think it did say at some point the town council just Accepts it or doesn't accept it. That's after we've approved it Yeah, after you've approved it. Yeah, they can't vote town council can't vote until after the planning board has have taken This is interesting feedback and it's made whatever changes they decide to make and where does the public meeting come in? for this there's this paragraph in there that says that we can't have a hearing until after you the planning board have Voted it, but it then said but we could have the town council could have some forums Isn't the point of a public hearing to possibly Make changes in the documents being considered. I would think but I will tell you this is clearly written in terms of what the charter says The Charter has bad writing in it, but they didn't realize this until they started to look into this So this isn't how they want it. No, this is the way it's written. That's it. Just David I'd like to propose in Consistent with my understanding what Chris rest or upside that we move on from this matter That we bet that there has been a lot of discussion here that we're including some feedback for the CRC memo And that there's other business that we have to address tonight And that we move on Let's move on and we'll get you comments by Friday. No, and thank you miss Pam Yeah, luckily hope there's not too much more we have to deal with here. So if we move to Zoning subcommittee item 7a I'm pleased to announce that we took elections at Zoning subcommittee and Maria has been voted as the chair and Janet is the vice chair So I am turning to Maria to give a report. This will be short and sweet We already discussed most of it because we spent most of the time discussing what we were just discussing Although one person did show up from backyard ad use Literally his website is backyard ad use calm and he has these great units that can go in backyards as accessory Detached dwellings and they're like $200 a square foot unless it's you should look into it And I'm gonna keep communicating with him and learn from him on lessons learned after you just built up built a few of them Between five and seven hundred square feet. So they're great infill sort of housing opportunities But otherwise, yeah, all we do is do what exactly what we're Sounds like fun So could I just add a little piece I So we just did we did do all that and I and then I Really want to the zoning subcommittee. We've been doing hard work in previous zoning cove committees and planning boards have didn't work on Zoning amendments that we think are important and I would love And I was very disturbed after that meeting that we're not going to continue working on it and the council is not going to look at Zoning it looks like it could be a year and so it'll be almost two or three years before we've had any zoning changes And I don't understand the reason for that And so I just want to highlight that as an issue and I'd like to talk about it more the zoning subcommittee But I really feel like there's things that we think are important and we could just move them up to the town council and they could sit there and We can continue the work that we do and work with mr. Mora and things like that, but I just didn't want To just have all that work sidelined and we all sit there stagnantly and that's why I'm suggesting so that that was a piece that I really Was just to put it in people's heads, but not to discuss, right? I do like Janet's idea about Not encumbering that the zoning subcommittee with with the master plan and having they you know like ad hoc groups Of us, you know attacking different chapters, but again, you know, this is You have been saying it Chris is going to do most of the heavy lifting so Then you know, we I guess we want to help we want to help and I guess, you know, would you just have to get some ed our initial comments to you? So that's you know the first step. I think we promised that to you anyway So now you've decided you want to move ahead with it So now I'm gonna start moving ahead with my work and I'll bring it to you as I have it ready And we can talk about this again on the January 29th. All right To things now if if if Chris is going to start bringing us things Is the us the zoning subcommittee or is the us the planning board or is the us a new committee that we're going to Create to deal with this kind with this particular issue as was suggested a minute ago but if Initially, I could bring it to you all of you and then when you feel Overburdened by it and you want to direct it to a subcommittee you can create the subcommittee at that time But you don't have to do it right now sounds good And you had a second thing Sorry, I also wanted to support Janet's suggestion that we go right ahead with certain zoning bylaw amendments that we find are important Whether the council takes them up or not is their problem and not ours if we think there's a zoning issue that needs to be addressed like affordable housing or parking or whatever whatever Issue we think we want to address That is addressed through a zoning change zoning bylaw change I think the zoning subcommittee should bring it forward to us And we should act on it and forward it to the council and they can do what they wish with it Okay So Chris item 7 old business is there any old business? I don't think so I Have an old business update Really quickly those yellow balliards in the parking lot of the Bank of America Disappeared and it was like completely sealed over it was very it was it was exciting as they should I just looked at I was like they're gone. So so our work has resulted in something Until it comes back again Yeah New business item 8 number a Chris that that's the chapter 61 a withdrawal request property of the I don't even know how you say that Salah so this topic is being discussed internally in town hall and We plan to bring it back to you on January 29th I Think that's always an option for the town to consider so That's a town council decision it's presented to the planning board. What's the reason for that? I mean it's presented to both the planning board and the conservation Commission and the planning board can make a Recommendation to town council as to whether you think the property is worth The town going after trying to purchase it or not and you base that on various criteria So I can send actually I should have sent this with the packet, which I didn't think about I will send you more information on chapter 61 and what the options are and why you might consider certain properties to be worthwhile to Acquire for the town and then we'll have a better discussion about this on the 29th Could we have information about the farmland in the quality of soils and all that kind of stuff? Is it Some some information about this if we're gonna make a recommendation. I'd like to know more about the farm itself. I Can ask for that. I can't have the What should I say I can't order to have the soils tested But if there's material available, I will obtain it for you Jack Confession here. I was involved for some of the solves a due diligence mostly in Hadley though but Yeah, so the property has been reviewed and cleaned up There was some salt. There's some solid waste issues there, but that was that was about it so That's just personal knowledge That's different from whether the soils are suitable for farming, so that's a different question, right? You guys good for now, and then I'll come back. Okay, and no other questions. Okay So we can move to item B timing of receipt of permit application materials. Do you want to do that tonight, Janet? No Okay, so we'll move that to No, I had proposed I'd like to propose that for consideration specifically that that the planning board Require materials That are scheduled for a meeting to be submitted prior to the publication of its agenda So that's prior to Friday The Friday before the Wednesday before meeting and that any materials submitted after that relating to that We can we can table or continue Meeting at our discretion. I'd like that concrete proposal for our consideration whenever we get to it But do they get sent to us and then we decide our well for example no for example today with the main street Have the modification to the site plan review that we approved in August We received the development application report, which is significant. We received that yesterday By email, I did not have time between yesterday and tonight to read that it's material And so they can present the applicant can present what they want to but we we should not be pressured We should You know to to render a decision When there has been material that has not been included in our packet and that I think that we should Responsibly set a deadline and notify the public notify potential applicants I think you know if this wants a hearing a schedule materials submitted after such-and-such a date prior to that hearing You know, they may or may not be considered And will continue the year. Are you talking about the development application report? That was that was the that's what came because that's an internal So we have to be clear whether we're just talking about submitted materials from the applicant or Stuff that's coming from in-house from asbestos. So I have to apologize that that came so late I've been very very busy lately, and I just didn't have time to do it But I understand your point and at any time I feel Which should I say? Obligated to send you materials as they become available. You can make a decision that we receive this document too late I haven't had time to read it. I can't vote on this tonight That's a perfectly legitimate thing to say at the public hearing and I I don't have any problem with that But I feel like if I've completed a report and it pertains to something that you're going to be Talking about that night. I have an obligation to send it to you and again You have perfect right to say no, I haven't had time to read it. So I guess That's my that's my response and so perhaps so the application report, you know, I'm thinking of That 60 page memo we received from bacon Wilson the day before or the day of One of the Amherst Hill hearings That happens almost every meaning whether they're who produces whether it's internal or external I don't honestly know all of that but but but I Think that with a standing rule that materials not submitted in the timely fashion Shouldn't should not pressure the planning board and I feel like that that that's the current state I I Don't want to be the gatekeeper I don't want to be the person who says this thing came in too late I am not going to give it to the planning board because it came in on Friday instead of Thursday Because I think that's your decision to make this thing came in too late. We can't consider it tonight Because there may be something that I don't know that you think is really important that you need to have for that meeting And I don't want to be the person making that decision It also puts you in a weird place like I think of emails that shoot in that last day Like we hate getting them, but you read them and you know and then she like then we don't know I don't know. I hate feeling Rushed but yet I still want to have the information and then make the choice whether or not I like There is the point always say I didn't have time to read this I mean we can even take time out or it just doesn't go like I knew this stuff that came in I knew this wasn't really going to move tonight like in a vote So I knew everybody would still have time to read it before we actually have to vote But you have a good point about like application stuff like this certain stuff clients Like when we ask like tonight we said we need stuff from them, right? Well, and we always say okay, and now we're pushing you to February 5th Well, it should be clear that actually that stuff shouldn't be coming to us on the 5th There should be a rule and it's very clear that we expected to be there by you know Friday at 5 o'clock or something So exact so I'm a little David I know you jumped in and we're doing it Janet had already come and told me that she had an actual motion she wanted to do So I'm gonna let her do her motion to and then maybe we won't take action on maybe we will but I think we need to Think about this and and Chris to maybe you can think of where the line can be drawn Go ahead. So David you make you talked about this a month ago I get this is the point and so I actually did a motion and I Because I was thinking about this problem in terms of the timing and I was my motion as I moved that the planning board Add a rule to its regulations that applicants for permits must submit all Materials nine days before the schedule hearing date if the materials are submitted later The applicants will be required or urged to agree to continue their hearing to the next available date So this is like the Monday And it's not it's not a week earlier. It's nine. It's the Monday So that would give the planning department two or three days to pull your packet together to write your report It doesn't say that you know the fire chiefs report can't come in at the last minute, but You know, it's there's so many reasons. You know people are coming to us for permits. They want them They should get their applications together They should get them in in time in a way that the planning department can get it in a regular way They can conduct their lives and other priorities I think you know lawyers are used to these kind of deadlines all the time And I think we need to push it back and I would you know If the app if we got our packets sent out on Wednesday, you know I could you know either delivered or we'd have like a week to look at stuff And we wouldn't have this barrage of emails coming in and information because I can't think about it And digest stuff and put it all together without time And I think that maybe we could try that for six months and see if we can get better practice in the community and for ourselves And less chaos. I also think we'll spend less time at hearings and have fewer hearings if we have more materials Earlier and more complete applications because we always ask for more stuff But we don't have to get it, you know weeks and weeks, you know at the last minute I'll second that motion Just you send me that right in writing Me what's the Conservation Commission? I know that they they have more Strict Smittle got it and do you anybody know what those are? No, but I can find out I Would think we'd want to parallel that I Agree and I just I think Janet said nine days I just wanted to ask Chris is how do you think that's too far out would that even work? So if we meet on Wednesdays, it's like a week and a half before I Think it is too far out, and I think it's very The whole process is very fluid and very flexible and Sometimes when someone really wants to get something done quickly like mr. Roblesky tonight He absolutely begged to be able to have his public hearing on January 15th. That was very important to him I don't know what his reasons for that were but we pushed to have the hearing on January 15th He didn't submit his material until December 20th So, you know that was only like three weeks that we had and it was Christmas time and New Year's in in between So we didn't have time to Examine the application talk to mr. Mora Think carefully about whether the special permit was needed or not There's a lot of communication that goes on, you know, ideally we have at least a month between the time of submission and the time of The planning board public hearing but even so we have a long list of other things that we're working on They have nothing to do with the planning board That we have to fit the planning board in with all these other things so we try to do things as much As quickly as we can and fit it into whatever else we're doing you're prioritizing many layers Yes, you could say there so having a strict rule of having everything submitted nine days in advance that No, but it sounds like they submit up most of their information even further back than nine days But the clogs sometimes happens in the actual planning department. Yes, that's correct Because they have to analyze it run it by other people and before it even gets to us They're already finding things that need to be done more information Fixing things on forms and then Chris starts writing reports for it to go to us So in this case if we had said You know planning department you have to have your report in nine days in advance that would be When last Monday so this public hearing could have occurred it's not first wouldn't have had your Analysis by the planning department in front of you when you Heard the material now in the end it turned out you're going to continue so you'll have plenty of time to read it, but It's just kind of the way we operate is not Maybe it should be rigidly according to a clock and a time schedule and we can try that But I'm thinking it's really going to be hard to make it work So it wasn't for the planning department nine days before it was the applicants to get all their materials in nine days before the hearing I'm trying to clear space for you guys too. Does that work? We could try that but sometimes we find that through our analysis. Oh, they didn't submit their management plan So we bring them up and say hey didn't submit your management plan get it in by the time We send the packets out or whatever and they do that and so you have the management plan when you have your public hearing So it helps to streamline things. So I'm willing to try this But I think it's going to be challenging to make it work Michael these are these are big deal developers mostly Our art shouldn't they be responsible for knowing what the rules are that they need to get their their plan in before a certain time I you know, I understand that Part of your job is to make it possible for these things to happen on the other hand The developer needs to take a certain amount of responsibility For following the timelines that are established the procedures that are established as long as they're clearly established And it seems to me that this is an opportunity to clearly establish a timeline Which any reasonable developer ought to be able to follow Here she is paying attention Let me ask this. Are you Proposing to put this in your rules and regs, or are you just proposing to vote for it tonight and try to make it work? I Was I was proposing it as a change the rules and regs, but I think that I don't think we're ready to vote on it tonight I think we want to think about it more. I'd love to think about it when I'm have more some sleep I'm glad you said that because I was gonna say I'm not comfortable with voting on this right now because my main concern is Yeah, our own comfortableness and getting the information in a timely and adequate manner But I don't want to put a burden on miss bestrip. She's got enough on her plate right now I think that's why we're here at 11 o'clock at night and What I'm hearing is they submit their information and then it's it's it's in there And you're grinding it out as fast as you can balancing many things and coming back to the developers and saying oh And we need this and we need this you need to change this. I just talked to Rob more You need this and it's just gonna be a burden on her because she's gonna be panicked my god I have to ask them for more stuff and I'm past the nine days and then She's just gonna be stressed that she's failing us So that's why you rescheduled the hearings to be to you to say hey We didn't get this till yesterday or we just got this at the public hearing. We can't deal with this now We haven't had a time to think about it So that's what I would prefer is that the planning board said clearly I Need this in more in advance so I can read it over the weekend or whatever it is you have And not have it not have us be the gatekeepers because there are times when things absolutely need to get to you immediately My conversation with Joel Bard this afternoon, you know, that was that was a new thing So there's always stuff coming in at the last minute So how about we think about it, but especially you Chris and your quiet moments, we're looking for things that help you I think that's where this is coming from with David and Janet like yeah We're trying to help ourselves, but we want to help you and if you can come up with something That would streamline this to make it better for you and and Pam and the rest of your department then would love to hear it Does that sound okay for tonight everybody? Okay Yeah, yeah, Jack I have to go back to the salsa. I did not I did not look at that property. It's on the wrong side one six things I just want to say I know nothing. Oh, so we can dirty No, all right. Thank you. Good clarification. It could be a Super fun sight Good, okay, clarify. Yep. Okay, great. Thank you. And we I think handled item 8 number C Chris, I think we're all set with the schedule for now. Okay, good Topics non-anticipators or any other new business? Okay, great Number nine form a and our subdivision applications. Yes, we do have a form. I don't think it's complicated And I think good sort of know all about it already and if I'm lucky Pam has created a nice little map here, so pass around or Pass around the map. I will explain it and Pam will take around the big map Janet So this is the property that you may have read about in the newspaper It's on the corner of University Drive and one and route nine. It's right opposite the Chinese restaurant and it is it had been formerly talked about for Walgreens anyway Barry Roberts is interested in creating a mixed use building on that corner and There are I think there are three properties of four properties there So he wants to combine for he wants to combine three of the properties to one property Currently, there's a brick ranch style house on that property And so it was used as a you know single-family house And now he has a proposal to do something else with the property But this and our plan that you're looking at tonight is the proposal to combine the three properties that are in the PRP zoning district This project is coming before the zoning Board of Appeals on January 23rd Mixed use building. I think there are 72 Dwelling units and an office for I understand it's going to be a doctor's office on the ground floor So you said three I see three and a chunk of the fourth Maybe a little piece of the fourth that's yes like this this triangle the end of the little Wedge yeah, so it's three lots and like I'm saying a piece of the fourth. That's a yeah so it impacts all four and The fourth piece shrinks Yeah, and it's the dead end. Oh, there must be an easement through it too. Is there an easement through the fourth lot? Just wondering That's why they're probably not using it Yeah Right I Was just wondering because if there was an easement that's one of the reasons why they may not be utilizing that lot because There's an easement You know like yeah, like it's a different Okay, so this becomes PRP then what happens with this little Well, that's that's the little triangle piece that's part of that so the line just cuts it's a lot in two zones Okay, great Anyone have any other questions? So yes, you do I think that this is another project that is looking for a waiver of the parking requirement And there's gonna get you know like tons of small apartments, you know fitting You know, so I just I think this issue is gonna keep coming up as the waivers are granted That pushes the need for those which will help us by law change give us examples of how these other buildings are working Like University Well, so far University. I've been checking it's working So but that will build our our information Okay, so do they have to vote or do you say that you're authorizing miss grey mullin to sign this a in our plan? Okay, great Zba applications is that you Pam? I don't think we have told you about There's a request for a special permit for the use of a recreational marijuana retailer It's going to be located at 328 college Street and The name of them is RC retail Amherst LLC So that's gonna go in front of the zoning board February 13th, it's Pretty far down. It's my spirit house. It's just across the driveway from spirit house in that long strip mall It's on the end I think isn't it of the strip mall Number 11 SPP SPR sub applications Okay, so section 12 is the committees. Does anyone have anything vital they need to report? Oh I'm sorry The CRC has started its deliberations for this this round the largest of which is a request for Minute and a half dollars from the library for historic for preservation of the historic records It contains archive. Do you mean cpa? Do you mean cpa? Yeah, you say I think you said see Yes, yes, yes speaking and vegetables see back. Yeah So that's that's one thing the other thing that's of interest to us on the plan on the planning board is the notion that the rather than Rather than the CPAC allocating monies specifically for individual housing for affordable housing projects that they become that becomes a An allocation directly to the housing trust so that therefore that organization can respond more quickly to Individual needs as they as they might come up in between rounds of CPAC Evaluations We haven't decided on that. I'm not sure whether that's a good idea or not And if anybody has any particular interest in that issue, I'd be glad to hear it so that I can Convey that information. There's it seems to me. There's reasonable arguments on both sides of that issue And I don't want to go through them now because it's 11 o'clock But if anybody wants to know more about that, let me know may I go back to the ZBA for a minute? Sure, we know we're we're reasonably sure that Valley CDC is going to submit their comprehensive permit proposal Actually back up they're going to submit a letter to the state for a letter of eligibility on the What do they call it enhanced SRO or supportive housing project on Northampton Road? We think that's going to happen before the end of January So that means they'll be coming to the zoning Board of Appeals sometime in the spring But I wanted to bring you up to date on that 1.5 Yeah, it's presumably an amount that would be bonded over that over a ten or maybe five or ten-year period It's 1.5 for what for for archival it go it goes to the basic building fund, but it's earmarked for specifically for creation of an archival room and reasonable Equipment for that room. It's based on a percentage of the total cost. They decided that I think it was 10.28% of the building new building proposal was devoted to the archives and that Money is 10.2% of the total cost of the of the town's contribution to the building. Does that make sense? Okay, that's great They need it badly if you've ever been up there. I'm up there a lot and it's Not good All right, so that's wonderful Any other okay, see none report of chair non report of staff None we've reported enough adjournment. Do I hear a motion and we are ending at 1107 is that really a record? I'm like, how is this possible? Thank you Amherst media if you're alive back there


Okay. Good morning. I'm Anne Williams-Eisem and I have the pleasure of being the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. And I was just thinking this morning that in the midst of all of the things that one has to deal with in New York City and the challenges, we still have to focus on health. And the health of New Yorkers is one of the most important things. We, the mayor and I were at a fentanyl summit this morning where we have people from all around the nation who are struggling with the issue of fentanyl coming together to give us ideas about how we get through this. Fifteen months ago, following the Dobb Supreme Court decision, we had a press conference right here outside on the steps of City Hall with hundreds of people, with the mayor and many others including myself who spoke personally and passionately about reproductive healthcare and access to abortion services for those in need. We are gathered here today to talk about additional action the city is taking to stand up for reproductive rights. Before I turn things over to the mayor, let me acknowledge the people who are standing with us today. Along with the mayor we have Dr. Mitch Katz, President of CO, NYC Health and Hospital, Dr. Marissa Nadash, Reproductive Health, Clinical Lead at H&H, and a number of other, I will call them the dream team and superstars from H&H, including Dr. Wendy Wilcox, Efren Kareem, Dr. Stasha O Callahan, Dr. Adrian Bingham, McKella Mallow, Alexa Gingerella, Princess Ward, and Dr. Stephanie Rand. And of course we also have with us, Wendy Stark, the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater New York here today. We have a few elected officials who are here with us as well, Assembly members Rosh Kumar and Assembly member Harvey Epstein. With that I would now like to turn it over to Mayor Adams. Thanks so much, Deputy Mayor. We were all over the city today. And really to the entire team that's here and it shows the coming together of advocacy, government, and our healthcare professionals as we deal with an issue that is dear to many of us and that is women's health rights and their gender. We say that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights. They go hand in hand. This announcement today is so important. Fifty years of settled law and personal freedom were, those rules were under attack when the courts overturned road versus way. We immediately stated from day one, we were not going to sit on our hands or sit back and just say, what was me? We said, why not me? Why can't we as a city find ways to shore up the rights that women deserve not only in this country, but throughout this entire city and state. Access to safe legal abortion care is the cornerstone of public health. In New York City it would always be. When I stand out of Dubai as these attacks continue and the far right seeks to strip our citizens of their basic rights. Because we know that restricting access to abortion is simply about controlling women's bodies, their choices, and their freedoms, we're going to stand up and have a united front to push back on that. After the decision, we immediately signed six bills into law that ensured that reproductive rights and freedoms are protected in New York City. We launched the abortion access hub to confidentially refer callers to abortion care and in a first in the country we rolled out no-course medication abortion care at the city's sexual health clinics becoming the first health department in the country to do so. Today I am proud to announce another first for our city government. Access to abortion care will now be available through telehealth visits provided by New York City Health and Hospitals. Beginning this week, people in New York City seeking abortion care will be able to speak to a New York state licensed health care professional by video or by phone from the comfort of their home. Tough decision is made in the comfort of your environment and your home. And if you are clinically eligible, that provider will be able to prescribe abortion medication that will be delivered to your New York City address within days. The service will be available from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Seven days a week through New York City Health and Hospitals virtual express care service. This is an important step forward of using technology to deal with the major demand on those who are looking for access. In New York City, we're never going to stop fighting for a woman's right to choose that care that she needs and the right for all families who are involved. Our telehealth services are offered in over 200 different languages and we serve patients regardless of their ability to pay. Abortion access should never be limited by language or one's ability or their income to pay. Our role is simple to hold and to help New Yorkers make the choices they need safely and without discrimination. Really proud of this moment, a significant moment again of matching technology with the demand and the needs of great job to all involved and particularly to our Deputy Mayor and an entire health and hospital team. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor. I was sitting here thinking that as the daughter of a midwife and as the mom of, I was going to say two daughters, but I should include my son in that too. I'm very proud to be raising them. They're grown here in New York City where we have access to things of this sort. And to add briefly to what the mayor said nationwide, according to the Gutmacker Institute, more than 50 percent of abortions are now occurring with the use of medication, showing the importance of what we're doing here in the largest city in the country to provide accessible reproductive care through a method through telehealth, which allows New Yorkers to connect with their providers quickly and to discuss their health care trajectory. The mayor also talked about access that will be available to patients and how we're tackling access barriers for many who struggle to get visits with their providers. A person, it could be due to challenges in transportation, mobility, or other disabilities, and or just in life circumstances. Ultimately, this action will once again meet people where they are by providing another method for them to seek the health care guidance they need in a timely manner. We all witnessed the power of telehealth services through the pandemic, and H&H's virtual express care is an enduring tool to connect with patients. Let me turn it over to Dr. Nadash to say a few words. Thank you, Mayor Adams and Deputy Mayor Williams Isom. Good morning. My name is Marisa Nadash. I'm an OBGYN physician with New York City Health and Hospitals. I oversee our family planning services, and I'm the Associate Medical Director for Virtual Express Care. I was supposed to have an older brother. My parents were expecting a baby boy, their first child, in the mid-1970s. Seven months into the pregnancy, my mom was diagnosed with a stillbirth. Devastated, she turned to her doctor for what to do. And still to this day, she talks about the care she received that day as kind and compassionate, as she ended the pregnancy very differently than the way she had planned. Today across the country, people are struggling to find that same compassionate care for both abortion and miscarriage alike. The fear connected to pregnancies that end before their time is pervasive, and doctors and patients often are unable to follow the safest and the kindest path. I myself have two daughters and a son, and they currently have fewer rights under our federal government than their grandmother did. It is the history of my family and it is the future of my family that leads me to provide full-spectrum reproductive health care, including abortion care. I am so proud to work for New York City Health and Hospitals, our city's public health care system, where we recognize that health care is a human right and where we serve everyone regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. And today, we're building on that with a new service, our telehealth abortion service. Abortion care is essential health care. This new service complements the incredible work that we are already doing across our system to provide comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion care. It is integrated into our obstetric and our gynecologic services at all of our hospitals, and we've had the opportunity to expand this care in many directions, thanks in part to the critical funding that was made available by Governor Huckle. Through this new service, patients in New York City can speak to a provider about their pregnancy, receive counseling on demand from the comfort of their home. If a patient chooses a medication abortion and is medically appropriate, then they can receive that medication by mail within a few days. They can access this new service on the Internet at expresscare.nyc, and they can also call our phone number at<PHONE_NUMBER>. The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that expanding health care delivery via telehealth can decrease inequities in access. It ensures that there are no delays in care, and it also overcomes some of the barriers such as the cost of travel and childcare. This is particularly relevant to our patient seeking abortion care, because most people seeking abortion care are already parents, and many are living on low incomes. As a physician, I want all of my patients to have access to care when they need it and wherever they need it. Over the past few months, I've worked with the providers who are on the other side of these calls. I can tell you that this is who I would direct my sister, my daughter, my cousin to. They are experienced, committed, and compassionate providers who are ready to support our patients on their reproductive health journey. Our team looks forward to serving you. Thank you. Thank you so much, Dr. Nadash. You make me proud to be a New Yorker, and we share, apparently, two daughters and a son, so we have to connect on that. Next, I'd like to bring up Wendy Stark from Planned Parenthood to say a few words. So glad to finally meet you in person. Thank you so much for all of your advocacy and all of your support. Good morning, and thank you for being here today. Today is truly an historic win for abortion access in New York City, and I applaud New York City Health and Hospitals for taking this really important stride until a health abortion services. Now New Yorkers can access critical abortion care from the comfort of their own homes, and without worrying about barriers to care, like transportation or significant time off of work, and that is, indeed, helpful on the path to equitable access and equitable health outcomes. When we make abortion care more accessible, we empower individuals to make the best decisions for themselves, their families, and their neighbors. Abortion is health care, as Dr. Narash said, and it should be available to all who need it without delay or difficulty. Thank you to Mayor Adams, to Deputy Mayor Williams Isam, Commissioner Vasan, Dr. Katz, and the teams at Health and Hospitals for making this possible and for being such incredible partners in the fight for abortion rights and access. I'm thrilled to share with you that alongside this historic announcement from Health and Hospitals, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York also launches our virtual health center this week. Health services from contraception, including emergency contraception, to gender-affirming hormone therapy, also under attack in our country so horrifically right now, will be accessible to New Yorkers across the state with a touch of a button. Our trusted providers are here as well to care for and support you where and when you need it. Today we are one step closer to building a New York of reproductive freedom for all, and I'm so proud and grateful to be in this work with all of you to celebrate this critical step forward for reproductive health access in New York City. Thank you. Can we take a few on topics on this? One thing I'm curious about, I mean this would be delivered to people's residents and I'm just kind of inferring like outside of the state people, you know, they're anti-abortion people who say, you know, what's to prevent people from outside of New York City coming in, going to their friends' apartment and ordering these services. Are there kind of legal ramifications you've gained out as far as people coming in from out of the state and taking advantage of what that means, if it means anything, I mean, I don't know if there are legal ramifications to that. Thank you for that question. So in New York City health and hospitals, we provide care for anyone that walks through our doors and that is both physically and virtually. This is a service that is designed for the people of New York City and as we know the people of New York City are the people of the world that have come to New York City. So we're here for anyone that's here in our city and looking for services. So we are a city hospital system that is designed for the people of New York City. If someone calls us from outside the city, we will assist them in navigating to care. We won't be able to prescribe them a telehealth medication abortion but we will help them to connect to the people of New York City who are still able to access the abortion that they need. In terms of the cost, this is something that is built on an already expansive system. We are already providing abortion care and we already have a very robust telehealth service. So we were able to expand the services that we provide with our existing staff and providers. I just want to follow up on that question. So if somebody calls in to the number, do they know if their address has to be connected to New York City address? Is that all getting verified? And then I wonder, it's coming back in the mail, somebody could potentially see that they're getting something from health in hospitals. Is there something for that if it's coming? Let's say somebody lives with other people in their home. How does that come back in the mail so that other people who are there are aware of it? So when people call, we do ask that they have access to the telehealth service. We also ask that they have access to the telehealth service. And when they provide an address for mailing the medication, we also verify that address with them and verify that it's within New York City. In terms of the receipt of the medication, I think it's important to remember that telehealth medication abortion is not the right choice for everyone. So the best we can do to protect a patient's privacy is to offer them the most private option because they don't need to use funds, travel to a clinic, take time off work. For other people, they don't want to have medication mailed to them and they would prefer to come into one of our facilities to complete their care. I can also say that the medication is mailed using discrete packaging, so there's nothing that labels it as medication abortion. So it's important to remember that if you have a state and kind of crash, if their friends have whatever, I mean to say crash, but you know, we're staying with their friend, right, like in how to send to that address, that's the address they're staying. People from out of state could access this service just by being located in the city and having it sent there. Is that right? That is correct. All over the country . I know that out of our concern of making sure that we really respond to the off-topic questions that we get, I believe Deputy Mayor Levy sent out a notice that we're going to be holding once a week just off topics so you could ask whatever questions you want. I think we're doing that tomorrow. On Tuesday, this would give you an opportunity to talk about the challenges we want to be as clear as possible. And the DM would be there. We'll have the DMs. And the DM would be there to go over this important summit. I want to thank her for doing it. She'll go over the outcome. It's taking place right now. Okay. I'm not sure what other mayors have done. There are things that they've done that I think are really important. But I think the real mix messages is that we're going to have an off-topic. We're going to bring in our Deputy Mayors that will sit down. No man in the history of this city has been more accessible, more approachable, more on the ground than I have. 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Good morning Thursday, and I promise today. I'm not gonna talk about how cold it is Instead we will talk about how frightfully chilly it is And it's not even that cold. My body is just climatizing and getting used to winter. It's only minus 16 Celsius right now It's supposed to go down to minus 18 before I get started work for some reason It's still getting colder before I get going but minus 18. That's not that cold yet But it just feels that way because I'm used to summer It was nice But that doesn't matter because we're gonna have fun today. We're going trucking. I believe I have a load to pick up in too long And I have to take the green roll tight flat To go pick up a load going to st. Joseph, Missouri That is the plan for today and all the while we're going to stay warm. We're gonna stay happy. It's gonna be a good day Gonna stay positive The brakes will not be frozen on the trailer or the truck Everything is gonna work perfect. Nothing is gonna go wrong Let's hope I'll see you at the truck. We just got here minus 22 Fancy two We're just getting warmed up. Ha see what I did there. It's gonna get a lot colder Wait till that thing reads minus 32. I'll make more manitoba sense Hello, old girl. We're gonna have a good day. Okay the Joe Rogan experience Everyone knows Joe Rogan, right? He's the biggest podcaster in the world right now or at least the biggest podcaster in the United States Very often we have to remember when people say it's the biggest in the world Usually that means it's the biggest in the US But I honestly think he does have the biggest one in the world. He's a very popular guy He used to host fear factor and before that he was on UFC Say a popular guy. Everyone knows Joe Rogan I've been listening to him in the mornings now because it relaxes me and his content so far Overall is non-political. I used to listen to podcasts every day on the way into work that Seem to be getting more and more political and I've noticed that with a lot of things Everything seems to be getting politicized Especially if it's coming from the US. That's not a criticism. That's just way things are right now But if it's coming from the US, it seems everything gets tied to politics one way or another and it's It's exhausting. I like that Joe Rogan just talks about interesting topics with interesting people So it relaxes me on my way into work. I Don't like getting all political. I don't like doing I don't like hearing what that first thing in the morning Sometimes I'm in the mood for it, but Joe Rogan really relaxes me first thing in the morning We can talk about, you know the origins of consciousness and the reports of UFOs and All kinds of other thought-provoking topics and I like that he doesn't directly right a ways run to the same thing Everyone else doesn't tie it to politics It gets annoying after a while when people keep doing that over and over so It's been relaxing me in the morning. That's sort of that's who I listen to on my way into work every day You know gets my brain turning I have something to ponder throughout my day while I'm working. Huh. They're talking about consciousness What is the origins of consciousness? You know, is it just me? I think about these things all the time. I hope you're ready to have some fun Our trailer brakes are frozen again Let's go get the banger thing It's in here. I use this a Hammer works too, but you can use this as a hammer if you want to this can be whatever you want it to be It's gonna be a brake release or 2,000 So it's gonna be right now. I hope this thing doesn't have dust covers on it Underneath here seems to be sitting here a while All right Get on our butt It's got dust covers on it makes it so much harder Okay, it's okay. We'll figure it out We'll figure out. That's what we do And you thought truck driving was just sitting behind a wheel holding on Watch we're all having a bad morning. You don't need to honk about it highway seven But if I take a highway eight up to the 67 I get to avoid all of the the rush of all the gravel trucks going into Stonewall There was a ton of gravel trucks going up that way a little nicer and quieter to take eight up Discovered this in the last few months and I like it So two hours I was out there banging on the brakes Trying to warm them up Trying to get them unseed because they were frozen right two hours at least The yard guys come out there and they try and help me out They can't get it. They're trying everything we know how to do to get these brakes to release, right? The shop guys pull up They go under there and do exactly what we've been doing over the past two hours for like 30 seconds And they don't right try it now I get back in the truck brakes release Sorcery was that did exactly the same thing that I was doing for two hours. They went under there Just I guess they just finished it off Breaks are obviously released now. I'm on the road, but at least we're not late I mean my appointment's at noon and I'm gonna be there at about 11 30, so Still gonna be early pieces. I'm picking up today are going to st. Joseph, Missouri We got it open. It wasn't too hard The shipper guy here helped me open The one side of it is just works a lot easier if you have one guy on each side And since today is today Everything doesn't seem to be working the way it should So I didn't slide as easy as it has before because all of the little rollers are frozen It's not even that cold. I keep saying how cold it is. It's not even that cold yet It's only what minus 20 today. That's nothing. We're just getting getting going It's not even winter yet winter starts on the winter solstice on December 21st So the days are still gonna get shorter for another month yet and everything's gonna get colder until I always say last two weeks of January First two weeks of February is when the deep freeze sets in and when that sets in that's when everything breaks Because nothing wants to break when it's nice and warm and convenient to fix it It all wants to break on the coldest possible date where you get frostbite from exposing your skin to the outside temperature in 30 in about 30 seconds wonderful goodness Going to st. Joseph Missouri Hope you guys are ready. We got some stuff for you Coming on down From Manitoba, Canada. I hope it's warmer there than it is here It's actually not that bad not that bad the sun's come up the day's gotten a lot better The only thing frustrating about this morning was trying to get the trailer brakes To release in the morning took a couple of hours, but once we got that done You know I got over here as long as you keep moving you can keep warm You just got to keep moving. It's a motivation to never stop working That's why as Canadians are such hard workers because if we stop working We freeze The harder you got to work. That's why we keep making stuff You got to keep everything moving. That's actually a good good piece of advice not just joking, but uh When it gets cold like it's gonna get a lot colder than this This is nothing yet. I'm just making a big deal out of a small little thing once it gets down to January February Anything that you need to move you that's why throughout the day. We don't shut the engine off We let it idle a lot in the morning. We bring it so we plug it in what that does is it heats up the oil The oil pan heats up the block So that it can turn over in the morning because if we didn't do that That engine's not moving and the cold weather will freeze it solid And you won't be able to turn over the engine in the morning. That's how cold it gets You got to keep things moving or they they just stop working and die. You're ever cold. They're working Okay, and if you're still cold work harder It's the Manitoba way feel free to complain about it. I do all the time. I do it's cold I just know how to warm up again because I really don't like being cold So I don't like being cold so much that I just work harder make sense Hey, I'm gonna head back now. It's really easy to tie down hard guys who helped me The brakes are released so can turn Just helps the brakes are frozen It's gonna cost you a lot more fuel and you're probably gonna have to buy new tires that nobody wants to do that So you got to turn right to go left. I hope this guy's not turning left See he looks like he's got his right signal on oh nope and turned it off now. I don't know what his plans are Oh, he's going south. Okay, so we got to wait for him first before we can go All right. All right. All right. This guy was super slow moving before We'll see how fast you can get across this intersection. We might be here a while if you're comfortable And that Sun is extra bright today At this time of year it never really goes very high Like that's about as high as it goes like I've said before so it's always in your face when you're going south It's always your face going north is nice because then the Sun's always behind you You're gonna give everybody you're gonna send it No, oh no good choice Good choice Take your time bud. No rush. I'm not pushing you Okay, now we got to wait for that to clear up over there Okay, after that car we're clear that way. Oh We might be clear to go I'm going for it Yep. Here we go. We've got the four ways on the please don't hit me lights Okay, I'm about to park in my parking spot over there. The day is just about over but I have to prepare for tomorrow We're jumping into a different truck in the morning. I want to get everything I need in there tonight everything that I can anyways It's gonna be a sleeper truck I don't think it's gonna be an overnight But it might turn into one and that's why I'm taking it You guys remember my old Volvo Had for like three years or two two years three years It's exactly like it This is the truck we're gonna be taking tomorrow This is unit 3056 Gonna be hauling an oversized load of lumber Down to Minnesota This truck was parked by our scale and it wasn't plugged in Even though a message went out through all of our satellite systems to every single truck saying that hey You guys need to plug your trucks in this truck wasn't plugged in Maybe it was parked there from before already and no one No one plugged it in but anyways, I got it going Had to get out the old booster and I plugged it in for a while to just to warm up the block a little bit And eventually I got it to turn over but just barely just barely I'm gonna take some of my straps out of there and my flags My oversized signs. I'm gonna put it in here So that in the morning I can come just start this thing up warm it up And then I got to go pick up a trailer in Winnipeg It's one of those roller trailers again. That was fun. Last time we took that right last time we took that up to Was a pegwis or near pegwis up north in Manitoba this one we're taking down to What's it called again Park River? Park something Minnesota. It's like five hours from here I don't really need a sleeper truck for it, but just in case if anything goes wrong and I get delayed I got a bed. I'm gonna spend the night. So this is going to bring back A lot of memories for me, maybe for you too. This is exactly identical to the truck I drove Someone left their coffee in here. Not very nice. Oops We'll just say that was a mistake. Yeah identical It's not as nice as the Volvo Which was unit 3070 that I took up to the pop that was a nice one at the wider sleeper is a mid roof It wasn't as high didn't have the sunroof like this, but Yeah, wow just the memories that come flooding back. This is exactly the same colors exact same truck Except my mattress was blue Good times good times. Oh Well, okay, we're gonna get it ready for tomorrow. I guess I could have done this all in the morning as well It's gonna be colder than and I Don't like moving a lot first thing in the morning I think what I thrive off of personally is just changing it up every now and then like I said I really like the position. I'll always say that that I'm in now the city position. It's perfect for me, right? But every once in a while I Let them know that every once in a while They'll send me out a little further either on an overnight or who knows maybe even further They sort of get the best of both worlds, but only if it's available My primary job is a city driver. So these straps are a little frozen They should warm up in this compartment tomorrow as I'm driving According to my pickup truck. I have 80 kilometers of fuel range According to my gauge. I am just above I don't know if you can see it there or not Oh Cut your clothes today on a cold night to minus 11, but I shouldn't be cutting it this close This isn't the smartest thing I've ever done You know me I like living life on the edge Usually I wouldn't let it go down nearly this low in winter time, but it is what it is. We're going to the gas station It's about 50 kilometers away All it says now is low fuel range It doesn't even know how much further we can go Just pulling into the gas station. We made it. I feel up here at the Superstore because I get the points and free groceries Because I'm in my 30s now and that's special to me Yep, that was not smart because it's cold outside but so the gas price right now is $1.369 so $1.37 per liter as in Canadian We're gonna fill it right up from empty. How much do you think it's gonna cost?  Okay Dollar and eight cents remember that so let's go to calculator Dollar and eight cents divided by three point seven eight that is not correct. I'm not correct. No times and dollar oh eight times 3.78 That's four dollars and eight cents us per us gallon So if you were in the US right now and you pulled up to a pump and you wanted to pay the same price as me You'd be paying four dollars and eight cents down. That's expensive to us That's probably really expensive for the US, but the US is such cheap fuel. It's always funny when you hear them saying oh gas It's so expensive. You guys have the cheapest gas anywhere Europeans they're paying like twice as much as we are here and Australians there they're not too far behind them. I think yeah, what do you think it's four dollars and eight cents a gallon too much for you? I don't have a choice There it goes. We're already at eighty five dollars Okay It's okay. Just breathe And just so you have some context Like six months ago this same Philip would have cost did me 85 to 90 dollars the whole thing Right now I just passed a hundred and fifteen dollars Six months ago, that's how fast it shot up And we passed a hundred and twenty, okay Oh, it just clicked off at a hundred and twenty four, so it'll be a hundred and twenty five dollars 91.3 liters hundred and twenty five dollars for you Americans 125 I'm just gonna do the math for you on Google here real quick hundred and twenty five CAD to USD remember I was paying four point eight no four point zero eight dollars Ninety eight dollars and seventy one cents to fill up my truck today us And because I fueled up at Superstore here I get Superstore points that I can use towards groceries today. I got three dollars and 19 cents a Free groceries from that it doesn't seem like a lot, but you add this up plus all the other gas I buy Every week in Brits vehicle and plus you can earn points in the store when you shop in there as well And we're getting like over $30 of free groceries a month. I think something like that maybe more 30 to $50 of free groceries. It's my new thing Superstore points. I Think they're called PC points PC here stands for president's choice. It's just the the brand name Like George's that Walmart, so you know that I'm not lying to you for whatever reason Fuel range is now at 612 kilometers and my fuel gauge says full so that hundred and twenty five dollars That was me driving to work six times. So that was 600 kilometers and About 360 miles I guess I think that's what that would be Boy this guy here is just really aggressive And then I go and reset my fuel economy gauge there. So it said nothing right now Every time I fuel up so every week I start fresh Actually, no, it wasn't six times It was only five times because I went into work on Saturday and it's only Thursday today. It's not Friday I still got to go in once tomorrow. Oh, so I was only five times a 500 kilometers or 300 miles 125 bucks Okay, that's not as good