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The Public Facilities Commission (PFC) convened on September 30, 2026, with Commissioners Larry Mamoli and Donald Wright present, along with legal advisor TT Lee and staff from the Public Facilities Department (PFD) and the Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH). The meeting approved routine minutes and then considered seven items: one from PFD for a contract award and six from MOH including ground leases, extensions, and conveyances. All votes were approved unanimously.
PFD Vote #1 – Contract Award for Ruth Batson Academy Feasibility Study: Senior Project Manager Guy Diacevedo presented a request to award a contract to CHA Consulting Inc. for Owner's Project Manager (OPM) services for the Ruth Batson Academy project at 315 Mount Fernist Street, Dorchester. The not-to-exceed contract price is $661,176, including $596,276 for base fees and $64,900 for additional services, through October 1, 2028. The project involves a feasibility study and schematic design for the existing school built in 1967, which has 55 classrooms, 50 out of compliance with MSBA standards, and a building condition score of 9 (below district average of 28). The MSBA approved CHA Consulting on September 14, 2026. The Commission approved the award unanimously.
MOH Vote #1 – Ground Lease to United States Postal Service: Jamie Smith presented a request for a five-year ground lease (with two five-year renewal options) to USPS for a 39,645 sq ft parcel at Railroad Street, West Roxbury, at $60,000 annual rent initially (below estimated market value of $181,000). The lease ensures continued postal services and minimizes traffic impacts. Approved unanimously.
MOH Vote #2 – Extension for Easy Street LLC, Hyde Park: Request to extend tentative developer designation by six months (from 18 to 24 months total) for a three-family dwelling on Fort Adams Street. The developer needs to secure final permits from BWSC and ISD. Approved unanimously.
MOH Vote #3 – Extension for Community Land Trust Inc., Hyde Park: Teresa Stratula requested a 12-month extension (total 24 months) for CLT to finalize site designs and Conservation Commission approvals for an open space project adjacent to the Neponset River. Approved unanimously.
MOH Vote #4 – Conveyance to Boston Food Forest Coalition, Dorchester: Request for conveyance of two parcels (total ~11,741 sq ft) at Norfolk Street for $400 to BFFC to develop a food forest with performance stage, seating, and edible plantings. The project is complementary to a nearby BPDA parcel. Approved unanimously.
MOH Vote #5 – Extension for New Urban Collaborative and Lower Roxbury Community Corp, Roxbury: Tiara Satchel requested a 12-month extension (from 36 to 48 months total) for a mixed-use, mixed-income development at 40-50 Warren Street, including 35 affordable homeownership units and co-working space. The team awaits the next Commonwealth Builder funding round. Approved unanimously.
MOH Vote #6 – Amendments for Cruise Development Corporation, Roxbury: Joe Backer requested amendments to the ground lease for parcels at 135 Dudley Street and Washington Street. Changes include a single 99-year lease term (replacing 59+40), revised land area to ~67,664 sq ft, and an option to purchase the reversionary interest at lease end to protect affordable homeownership units. Commissioner Wright filed a disclosure notice and participated. Approved unanimously.
Good morning. Good morning. Welcome to the Public Facilities Commission. The floor is this morning is the Public Facilities Department. T T. Thank you, Commissioner Mamoli. Good morning. This meeting is being recorded broadcast live. Before we get started, I will ask Colleen Daly PFC Secretary to take a roll call of our meeting participants. Colleen, if you would please conduct the roll call. Thank you. TT, please unmute your device and confirm your presence when I call you name beginning roll call with the commission. Larry Mamoli, Commissioner. Present. Donald Wright Commissioner. Present. T T Lee, legal advisor. President. Villetta Panayatova Paralegal. Present. And with PFD, Calvin Jones, Director. Present. Guy Diacevedo, Senior Project Manager. Present. I'll read for the remainder of read for the record the remainder of the individuals and attendance. Attendees do not need to unmute your device when I call you name. Brian McLaughlin, senior program manager. And this concludes roll call. Thank you. Thank you, Colleen. The first order of business before you this morning concerns draft meeting minutes for August 26, 2026 for the Mayor's Office of Housing. Is there a motion to take a vote via roll call for the meeting minutes? Motion to approve via roll call. Commissioners when I call your name, please cast your vote. Commissioner Wright. Yes. Commissioner Mamoli. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. The meeting minutes for August 26, 2026, for MOHR hereby approved. For the public facilities department, we have Director Carlton Jones. PFT has one vote request on the agenda for today. I will read the votes on the agenda, followed by a presentation by the named individual respectively.