Maureen Feeney

Welcome back Tom -- EAU while listening to parents forum on AM six AD WRKO. Joined the RKO studio by Joan von hockey columnist for the Boston Globe everybody knows that Jones column runs on Thursday -- good interesting column in the yesterday talked about the cloak of arrogance.

And -- I didn't tell you brought in here in Italy actually I'm actually have a in the studio don't have anonymity abuse and I didn't speak I left and the speaker's office for my success.

And as she writes on Thursdays and Sundays have called -- the gods like Joan he assassin but not eight whereabouts are however not -- assassination -- about to welcome to WRKO bush is calling in -- City Council president. -- Fini who about 24 hours from now. Maybe a little bit more sort of rose from that will be convening a summit. -- citywide summit of neighborhoods and neighborhood leaders and the like into Marines he's gonna tell us a little bit about that may be to netstat opposite huge item on the -- but apparently it is now. Welcome City Council -- on the air with John but I can't Tom Finneran. Good morning on good morning John great to be an -- Thank you for joining us -- tell us a little bit about this summit idea rice -- in the paper a few weeks ago kind of made a mental note on it. And said I want a follow up on that as it comes closer and closer to for wish and hope we run the we're the eve of the summit tell us what the theory that -- is behind it but the thought what you hope to get from.

Well you know I I think when you look over and really the last yeah the last decade securities. You know we would really note it and meant -- an occasion I write about it weaponry to improve packs so I've read. You know activity at public schools with -- I'm raises for additional resources to schools and no 1 morning after rat and -- Phillips. Q Rudy and I and it reminds me breakfast and we were talking about that the framework convention -- in in the convention better known as you well now mr. speaker it would mitigation for -- our community and unity that is director to department two take those three it's an honest I don't know provides resource that it lacked. And at a luncheon that he responses every year we keep Greenspan -- community groups particularly in the evening I'm eight things things and we started talking. You know how we really need to incompetent -- the next generation volunteers -- an activist and that really was the end. The premise for a program we are certainly it never anticipated that it would take on the right with it you know it pretty exciting.

One when that news first came out about the summit you know the mayor wasn't all -- happy about it and the press interpreted a little bit as maybe you. You know. Sticking your toe in the water of you know may be seeking higher office like may be running for mayor yourself.

Millions early this isn't about from the -- it's not about me it's really really is about. The people who are doing extraordinary work in in Boston and I think it initially in the air with concern that this experience too exactly that's a crime what's wrong with Barak and an intact.

And we know how he doesn't. Those kinds of action to prefer is that what's right most accidents.

Well actually been in a lot of ways that at this -- is about and along with the experts that we have and sharing your expertise and I think. Areas we are I don't look at best practices we're going to have people from the that we -- initiative. McNamara friend. As are currently -- who is going to be that a gala that you and feed and it sort of have to pack. Don't justify Oprah Brasilia that I'm rapists or train replacements you know if you read the headlines in the paper you would think. That you know -- communities who want plan. It and it's in in reality is a lot of great vitality and energy and it is the end there now I I think it was suspect -- shore I think they were people who. Perspective that the cat food and other can that they can articulate now mean. I'm pretty direct and it is really when it.

It's only when you're ready to resonate just tell us. Evil evil cult -- there are probably going to be it'll be a different sort of formal summit -- imagine that you're going to try to share information neighborhood the neighborhood on best practices I suspect we have a lot of listeners in suburban dads who might be a little bit curious about that as well because suburbia is notorious for the disconnect you know among you know between its residents -- the city be given its. Density and you know people meet at the playground at at at arrives you know all the different places. Now sometimes it's out outside Church on temple on Saturday Sunday whenever might be. Will be also be review of best practice is all new developments coming from other cities and towns stuff for example that you might have become aware of any role as a City Council when he talked with colleagues from around the country or that the -- might -- when he comes back from. You know -- may is conference in the like.

You know to go it out and you know we -- this is the first. Ever it's although. You know it's thinking back and looking -- material I I really hacking their act to Latin the wonderful days of representative on that I'm. When he had in town meeting from. And you know people can are issues -- people cheered intimate and and you know I I think the -- here for at least you know its birth because we don't know. We're deep in its they'll want it is an affiliate -- he would we've really try to focus on although I was it was interesting to hear people outside of -- we were infected people it. You know we really curious about it and you know we feel that -- Good things going on that we. We think that we can do more is better -- so what we stand at this reached out to. Who can see to it like tactic on standard and executive director of the Arabs -- which is that the civic engagement in America at -- time can hold up in. No he can see on the nationalist and -- that the --

I say yeah yeah it's -- from the agenda that's yeah there's a very interesting agenda you know I can't help again and again get in a little -- Joan has a quick. The requested privacy or do you even imagine my town meetings you know was it that the big shot speaker I was at these town meetings. Joan and her pals over the Globo is right about this arrogant guy got that timing is not just -- Just made no entourage no game not just -- having conversations get yelled at getting something brought to my attention and then had to back to -- a that was the arrogant -- I don't writes about Haitians this -- me -- but without people don't -- or are dead serious no report would grant -- didn't the times the soap while big shot -- knows just what is it is -- the only it.

Arnold -- I don't -- question I think I think they ask me here at this tonight and asked the question konduz and joining us right now. Looking at the globe City Council violated open meeting law it appeals court -- in these guys. I think you would you know be desperate or an audience you know well -- close out the public.

Now that we need to be seen as -- whether -- act you know it went to petition the court quiet aren't of those issues and others we we've been revealed in that we are in the sitting at the meeting with corporation -- And Europe Europe very extenuating circumstances on. I think really dependent our first. Brush and accurate approach that it I don't think that it was that. Efficient involvement of the council and I think that left to -- very unfortunate that the yen.

Sing it wasn't your fault.

No not at all I -- I I think it. Indeed the direction that we we went forward based on the intimations of -- and we were reassured that this was the appropriate that take. I'd like about the -- attorney -- would not the president accountable and in. You know when when I in line at -- I was at the freshman class but I haven't it was the first. Then he can reconfiguration of nine district for an hour that the majority of account of the room we were. Trains and provided instructions from an extraordinary leader in Boston cat dander who what -- Who what city councilor who was president of the count and went on to be the Circuit City upon. He trained he he informed that indicated that -- open meeting he and we weren't even that. That is -- and criteria needed the union and from our perspective. That we were doing we get followed I'm very very of these very very -- we take very seriously and you know -- like the rule area.

This is the deal by a left -- listeners who might not understand all the arraignment there yet there was three work is allegedly infected at the at the do you -- eleven of the it's been a very contentious very contentious. Controversial issue and apparently that was one of the times when you went into some kind of closed session and the courts said can't do that anymore.

He's hard to imagine why anybody with -- that would be good idea given you know the seriousness of the issue.

Will -- that happened -- is. You had already gone up but -- what we're about to go public the same time they were going public with the information. They thought at people who represent. Most districts -- between succeed it would -- thousand people that it would be wise to informed the the city councilors it is true you know. We that they were on it to malaria outbreak and it is not that we both on -- was not enough what a public health -- action which was. We received the payment made in the practically. It was simply to give that the information that we would be prepared should we get asked him we acted in it a thousand people came and people didn't and it it it was that it it -- is the case the last emergency situations like act read it could be potential public health risk. It could be widespread fortunately western university in -- of utter lack of control over exactly and I don't it was an intimate that it doesn't -- we do not take it or.

Vote around a quote -- I don't but I I think Jones point this -- and I don't want to get you know kind of bogged down enough the appeals court ruling because apparently this is going to continue to be. The source of some. Litigation but it's seen -- seems to me at then I'm not just blowing smoke more rain that. You brought -- you when you predecessor Mike for Larry to be made an effort to make things a lot mode which --

In yeah -- we can work we no longer have to media reports he we don't allow it here too. You have any questions we have deputy -- Even in the hearing and can win the media report is is it is no longer permitted anymore now have the report of the tear. -- and on the floor in public. The vote -- to rhetoric pot. The members of that committee are willing to bring that -- before the body she activated and our consensus that we -- read. To allow the committee report to be presented to the body we were black voting on the actor. We weren't voting as a member of that committee to what I would be practice or we did not feel that was a violation of the open meeting law it right. It's the only way that the committee really function. I mean now I -- I write it went in because I was aircraft operations which you know handles most of which. You know quality place. And I went it and president clarity. And insisted -- along with our public hearings that we have public working actions it is you were moments when when you have. After hearing. Much will formally questions and answers it is not that much dialogue reputation don't I created Adam. With the support it the president and if they'd a worked as an entity called working at.

You know you kill my audience I don't because it went and want to find out about it. Hillenmeyer I think it's -- let's look to presidential politics I heroic or did you lecture on this night. Lead and I I did not want to carry it back to work into as a do you think it's easy student that's going to win Indy and it has closed the gap in North Carolina -- in its -- what.

What I saying is democracy. She could see everything -- the rules of the parity should never be. I went right and privilege to vote yes or ask for active go to Florida. In the year 2000 in the year 2004 and now again in the year 2008. In a lot of Republican Party to deny the one point seven million people came out to vote. Who stood for hours in line in the heat. Yes it. You know I mean Michigan without a totally different story we need to have. They do election and with people say oh we can't find money. How do you tonight I don't want the right and we -- the state of Michigan let's get black. We -- not going to account you're not going to be able to vote on the next president the leader.

Or already you sound very confident ultimately -- votes taken in Florida -- in Michigan they would be to the advantage of your candidate. Hillary Clinton and not so helpful to Barack Obama is a usage I know you haven't said it and I'm not trying to put.

not saying you can't you know he's meeting a group of women have been meeting we at with the governor with Senator Kerry and Kennedy Howard Dean he's currently have you don't know exactly John. I love and you're I thought this out.

Secret meeting with Howard CEO Larry what they come out of that -- do you think he's going to come down on your side or.

Well you know this is an you know and currently although there -- people who have reached -- you know who -- supported that. -- Iraq a marine and you know we have great respect -- extraordinary candidates but the fact of the matter is. We eat the parity of the people pack even inclusion in the patty cool. Sure I'd be bored and but it but especially in the state of Florida. To the value and the power of the vote in the state of Florida. It just boggles my time. -- still talking about since we have people now we have an election in in Michigan Barack Obama was not on the ballot.

I Chile's right but it -- that it. It was not proper in Iraq is Iraq plan and inside brand of politics when he tries to frustrate a new vote are a full vote in Michigan Ian dog. Florida I mean is that. I'd -- a guy who present themselves as an outsider is in the play in a real inside game.

I think the proverbial -- is worth millions item that anyone could ever imagine that.

What I what I -- do you think he's really heard after the reverend right controversy.

Now I think would it take to 21 years to get to I thought what have I done at. I I I think is -- regard creation of the reverend I I think it's. --

Much too late but well it certainly seems to have helped Hillary Clinton as -- you know Joan referenced the polls the newspaper today entered the globe Jones papers that mentioned three a full polls that show Hillary ahead in the Indian and narrowing the gap in North Carolina I just don't think -- win in North Carolina. And I think I still think Iraq is going to be the nominee and I think -- be formidable candidate but it has been. And interesting and difficult several weeks for Barack Obama she at a typical January February he said it to -- much in April. And how would the must be willing to Busby about the -- you'll probably. Yeah there EST just jumped up it probably job after the meeting with Mark green and all the other women screaming again that's exactly. Right hey Bob -- we've got a little late -- and yes so good to give us so much time on it we've got a short break Steve side from the Boston Globe is coming up next. Jones an occupant of the fifty most powerful people in Boston. It's not saying hey why it is absolutely free. And it living legend red hot read Boston magazine it's about John but I no wonder where -- I'd be easier and adoration on a notice a 41 -- blessed St. John -- be great to join -- good -- what the summit in -- activity posted okay great -- it are all right have a great City Council president -- Phoebe -- and -- can I will be back -- with Steve -- out. Here on AM 680 WRKO