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Boston Public Facilities Commission Meeting - May 20, 2026: Housing Votes

City Council — Wednesday, May 20, 2026

BodyBoston, Massachusetts

SessionCity Council

DateWednesday, May 20, 2026

StatusFILED

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1:30

Good morning.

1:31

Welcome to the Public Facilities Commission.

1:33

Before us today is the mayor's office of housing.

1:36

Uh Sebastian, please take your vote.

1:39

Good morning.

1:40

This meeting is being recorded and broadcast live.

1:43

I will now ask Colleen Daly, the PFC secretary, to please conduct the roll call of the meeting participants.

1:49

Thank you, Sebastian.

1:50

Participants, please unmute your device and confirm your presence.

1:53

Want to call your name?

1:54

Beginning roll call with the commission.

1:55

Larry Mamoli, Commissioner.

1:58

Present.

1:58

Donald Wright, Commissioner.

2:00

Present.

2:01

Sebastian Darian, Assistant Corp Counsel.

2:04

Present.

2:05

Catherine Pendleton, Audacle Clerk.

2:07

Present.

2:11

Present.

2:12

Next with the mayor's Office of Housing.

2:14

Paola Pelletier Uzana, Director of Operations.

2:20

President Minnuen, Project Manager, Real Estate Management and Sales Division.

2:26

Present.

2:27

Teresa Strich Strachilla, Development Officer, Grow Boston Division.

2:33

Present.

2:34

Sylvia Odono, Senior Project Manager, Boston Home Center Division.

2:39

Present.

2:40

I'll read for the record the remainder of the individuals who are in attendance but will not be presenting in today's meeting.

2:46

Attendees, you don't have to unmute your device.

2:48

Lauren Forbes, Assistant Corps of Council, Law Department, Lily Bullet, Assistant Corps Council, Law Department.

2:57

Rosemary Chang Dell, Director, Real Estate Management and Sales, Shawnee Fletcher, Director of Grow Boston.

3:04

Christine McCreary, Assistant Director of Boston Home Center, Ben Daly Administration and Finance Operations Manager.

3:11

And this concludes roll call.

3:13

Thank you.

3:15

Thank you, Colleen.

3:16

The first order of business before the Commission this morning concerns draft meeting minutes for April 29th, 2026 for the public facilities department.

3:24

Is there a motion to take a vote via roll call for the PFD meeting minutes?

3:31

Commissioners want to call your name, please cast your vote, Commissioner Mamoli.

3:36

Yes.

3:36

Commissioner Wright.

3:38

Yes.

3:39

Thank you.

3:40

The meeting minutes for April 29th, 2026 for PFD are hereby approved.

3:46

And today for the Mayor's Office of Housing, we have Paola Pelletier Ozuna, Director of Operations for MOH.

3:53

MOH has three votes on the agenda for today.

4:01

At the conclusion of each vote presentation, the commission may make a motion to take a vote via roll call.

4:06

If such motion is approved, Colleen will conduct a roll call for each commissioner's vote for the record.

4:33

The purchase price is recommended at $55,000.

4:37

Min, if you would please present vote number one.

4:40

Hello, my name is Minnu Yen.

4:40

I am a project manager in the real estate and management sales division of the Mayor's Office housing.

4:49

I am here requesting PFC approval for the tentative developer designation to 8789 Mountain LLC for the parcel identified in the vote package, Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

5:03

Mayor's Office of Housing conducted a public process that resulted in the developer designation and this tensitive designation vote request.

5:12

Community notification letters were mailed in January 23, 2026 to inform of Mayor's Office of Housing's intent to issue an RRFP for the parcel.

5:24

MOH has also attended the November 20th, 2025 Woodrow Avenue Neighborhood Association meeting to discuss the RFP guidelines for the parcel.

5:35

A request for proposal was issued on February 23rd, 2026 and advertised in the state central register on February 13, 2026.

5:56

And March 2nd, 2026.

6:01

Proposal was received by March 2026 and was determined to meet the eligibility criteria.

6:09

The offer was appraised and value.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Housing█████████████████████████████████████████████61%

Parks and Recreation██████████████████24%

Procedural███████████15%

Summary of Proceedings

Boston Public Facilities Commission Meeting - May 20, 2026

The Public Facilities Commission (PFC) met on May 20, 2026, to consider three matters presented by the Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH). The meeting included the approval of prior meeting minutes and three unanimous votes: a tentative developer designation for a Dorchester parcel, a conveyance for a Roxbury open space project, and acceptance of a state grant for foreclosure prevention counseling. All votes were approved unanimously by Commissioners Larry Mamoli and Donald Wright.

Consent Calendar

Approval of Draft Meeting Minutes (April 29, 2026): The commission approved the minutes for the prior Public Facilities Department meeting via roll call vote (2-0).

Discussion Items

Vote 1: Tentative Developer Designation for 87-89 Mountain Avenue, Dorchester – Presented by Minnu Yen (Project Manager, Real Estate Management and Sales, MOH). The parcel, vacant for 34 years, will be sold to 8789 Mountain LLC for $55,000 and preserved as open space. A public process included a neighborhood association meeting in November 2025 and an RFP issued in February 2026. The vote package included a site map and current site images. Unanimous approval.
Vote 2: Conveyance to Urban Edge Housing Corporation for 7 Waldron Road, Roxbury – Presented by Teresa Stracella (Development Officer, Grow Boston Division, MOH). The parcel, approximately 4,095 square feet, will be conveyed for $100 to Urban Edge for development as protected open space. Phase one includes removal of hazardous fence posts, a new shade structure with wheelchair-accessible picnic tables, and resurfaced pathways. Phase two includes additional shade trees, decorative permeable pavers, benches, and landscaping. The project has community support and a deed restriction will ensure permanent open space. Unanimous approval.
Vote 3: Acceptance of State Grant for Foreclosure Prevention Counseling – Presented by Sylvia Adorno (Senior Program Manager, Boston Home Center, MOH). MOH accepted a $127,442 grant from the Massachusetts Division of Banks, a reduction from $3.5 million statewide last year to $2.1 million this year. The grant will fund foreclosure prevention and intervention services for Boston homeowners through calendar year 2026. Services include technical assistance to nonprofit partners (Urban Edge, ABCD Mattapan Family Center, ESAC), enhanced marketing (over 35 bus shelter ads), and home preservation support. To date in fiscal year 2026, MOH assisted 48 homeowners (most elderly), completed 94 new client intakes, and helped 98 homeowners avoid foreclosure (44% via loan modifications, 4% via home preservation services). Of new clients, 44% were delinquent on mortgages, 40% were at risk, and 16% had already been petitioned. Unanimous approval.

Key Outcomes

All three votes (votes 1, 2, and 3) were approved unanimously by Commissioners Mamoli and Wright.
The meeting adjourned following the final vote.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. Welcome to the Public Facilities Commission. Before us today is the mayor's office of housing. Uh Sebastian, please take your vote. Good morning. This meeting is being recorded and broadcast live. I will now ask Colleen Daly, the PFC secretary, to please conduct the roll call of the meeting participants. Thank you, Sebastian. Participants, please unmute your device and confirm your presence. Want to call your name? Beginning roll call with the commission. Larry Mamoli, Commissioner. Present. Donald Wright, Commissioner. Present. Sebastian Darian, Assistant Corp Counsel. Present. Catherine Pendleton, Audacle Clerk. Present. Present. Next with the mayor's Office of Housing. Paola Pelletier Uzana, Director of Operations. President Minnuen, Project Manager, Real Estate Management and Sales Division. Present. Teresa Strich Strachilla, Development Officer, Grow Boston Division. Present. Sylvia Odono, Senior Project Manager, Boston Home Center Division. Present. I'll read for the record the remainder of the individuals who are in attendance but will not be presenting in today's meeting. Attendees, you don't have to unmute your device. Lauren Forbes, Assistant Corps of Council, Law Department, Lily Bullet, Assistant Corps Council, Law Department. Rosemary Chang Dell, Director, Real Estate Management and Sales, Shawnee Fletcher, Director of Grow Boston. Christine McCreary, Assistant Director of Boston Home Center, Ben Daly Administration and Finance Operations Manager. And this concludes roll call. Thank you. Thank you, Colleen. The first order of business before the Commission this morning concerns draft meeting minutes for April 29th, 2026 for the public facilities department. Is there a motion to take a vote via roll call for the PFD meeting minutes? Commissioners want to call your name, please cast your vote, Commissioner Mamoli. Yes. Commissioner Wright. Yes. Thank you. The meeting minutes for April 29th, 2026 for PFD are hereby approved. And today for the Mayor's Office of Housing, we have Paola Pelletier Ozuna, Director of Operations for MOH. MOH has three votes on the agenda for today. At the conclusion of each vote presentation, the commission may make a motion to take a vote via roll call. If such motion is approved, Colleen will conduct a roll call for each commissioner's vote for the record. The purchase price is recommended at $55,000. Min, if you would please present vote number one.

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