Public Facilities Commission Meeting – June 17, 2026
Public Facilities Commission Meeting – June 17, 2026
The Public Facilities Commission (PFC) convened on June 17, 2026, for a meeting that included items from both the Public Facilities Department (PFD) and the Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH). After roll call, the commission unanimously approved the draft meeting minutes from the May 20, 2026 MOH meeting.
Discussion Items
- PFD Vote 1 – Pedestrian Easement at 44 Winter Street, Dorchester: Senior Project Manager Scott Dupree and Boston Fire Department Facilities Director Patrick Lee requested approval of a grant of easement to establish a pedestrian easement for the new Engine 17 / Ladder 7 fire station. The easement, approximately 334 square feet, was needed due to sidewalk widening as part of the building design. The Public Improvements Commission had approved the easement in November 2022, but the formal grant had not closed. Commissioners praised the completed fire station. A motion to approve passed unanimously.
- PFD Vote 2 – Amendment to OPM Contract for English High School: Project Manager Wayne McKenzie requested an amendment to the contract with NB5 Consultants Inc. for owner’s project manager (OPM) services for the window and door replacement project at English High School. The amendment extended the contract through December 31, 2026, and increased the contract amount by $337,500. The additional time and funds were needed because curtain wall windows could not be manufactured in time for the summer 2025 installation, so the work was split into two phases with the curtain wall installation scheduled for summer 2026. Commissioners expressed support with no questions. Motion to approve passed unanimously.
- MOH Vote 1 – Extension of Tentative Developer Designation for Cruise Development Corporation: Senior Development Officer Joe Backer requested a six-month extension (from 84 to 90 months total) of the tentative developer designation for parcels at 135 Dudley Street, 2430 and 2406 Washington Street in Roxbury. Cruise Development Corporation has made significant progress on funding, site plans, and design documents, and expects to begin construction once legal documents are finalized. The developer has kept the Roxbury Strategic Master Plan Oversight Committee updated. Commissioner Wright provided a sign disclosure notice to dispel any appearance of conflict and participated in the vote. In response to a commissioner’s question, Backer stated that an updated appraisal would be completed within weeks and included in the future conveyance vote request. Motion to approve passed unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- The commission approved the May 20, 2026 MOH meeting minutes by unanimous vote.
- PFD Vote 1 (pedestrian easement) was approved unanimously (Commissioners Mamoli and Wright voted yes).
- PFD Vote 2 (OPM contract amendment for English High School) was approved unanimously.
- MOH Vote 1 (extension for cruise development) was approved unanimously.
- The meeting adjourned following the conclusion of MOH business.
Meeting Transcript
Uh good afternoon. This is being reported broadcast live before I get started. I will ask Colleen Daly, the PFC secretary to take a roll call at the meeting participants. Colleen, if you would please contact the roll call. Thank you. TT, please unmute your device and confirm your presence when I call your name. Beginning roll call with the commission, Larry Mamoli, Commissioner. Present. Donald Wright, Commissioner. President. TT Lee Legal Advisor. Present. Violet of Panayotova, Paralegal. Present. And with PFD Calton Jones Director. Present. Scott Dapri, Senior Project Manager. President. Wayne McKenzie, project manager, too. Present. And with the Boston Fire Department, Patrick Lee Facilities Director, Fire Department. Good afternoon, President. Thank you. And this concludes roll call. Thank you. Thank you, Colleen. The first order of business before you this morning concerns draft meeting minutes from May 20th, 2026 for the Mayor's Office of Housing. Is there a motion to take a vote via roll call for the MOH meeting minutes? Motion to take a vote via roll call. Commissioners, when I call your name, please note you vote for the record. Commissioner Mamoli. Yes. Commissioner Wright. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. The meeting minutes for May 20th, 2026 for MOH are hereby approved. For the public facilities department, we have Director Carlton Jones. PFD has two votes on the agenda for today. I will read the vote on the agenda followed by a presentation by the named individual respectively. At the conclusion of the vote presentation, the commission may make a motion to take a vote via roll call. Is such a motion is approved. Colleen Daly, the PSC secretary will conduct a roll call for each commissioner's vote for the record. Vote number one is being being presented, uh co-presented by Scott Deprees, Senior Project Manager, and Patrick Lee for the facilities director of Boston Fire Department. This is a request for a grant of easement to establish a pedestrian easement made on behalf of the Boston Fire Department to the Public Improvements Commission located at 44 Winter Street in Dorchester. Uh Scott and Patrick, would you please uh present your vote request? Good afternoon, Commissioners. As mentioned, my name is Scott Dupree, and I am here today with Pat Lee from BFD to request the Commission's approval for a pedestrian easement located at 44 Winter Street Dorchester. Public Facilities Department managed the design and construction of the project, worked with the Boston Fire Department to timely deliver a new fire station for Engine 17 ladder 7 in District 7. As part of the design, the project needed a pedestrian easement for part of the land adjacent to the building, which was granted by the public improvement commission at a hearing held November 17th, 2022.
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