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From YouTube: Committee on Ways & Means on April 24, 2017
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Dockets #0536-0543: FY18Budget: Administration & Finance- Overview
A
Morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Mark
CL
mom,
the
chairman
of
ways
and
means,
and
the
district
nine
Austin
Brighton
district
city
councillor
today
is
Monday.
April
24th
I
want
to
first
start
by
saying
happy
birthday
to
my
son,
who
turns
25
today,
and
we
are
here
for
our
opening
round
of
discussions
around
the
FY
17
budget.
A
Dockets
05
36
through
0
5
4
30
5
36
through
0
5
38
orders
for
the
fiscal
year
18
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
depart
mental
operations,
annual
appropriation
for
the
school
department
and
appropriation
for
other
post-employment
benefits,
dockets
0,
5,
39,
+,
0,
5,
4,
3
capital
budget
appropriations,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
and
purchase
agreements.
I'd
like
to
introduce
my
colleagues
in
order
of
their
arrival.
A
A
I'd
like
to
remind
folks
that
this
is
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
broadcast
both
on
comcast
channel
8
and
rcn
channel
82.
We
ask
that
everyone
silence
their
electronic
devices
there.
If
anyone
would
like
to
testify
publicly,
we
have
a
sign-in
sheet
to
my
left
by
the
door.
We
ask
that
you
state
your
name
and
affiliation
and
residents.
A
B
You,
mr.
chairman
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
David
Sweeney
and
the
chief
of
administration,
finance
for
the
city
and
I'm
joined
by
our
budget
director
Katie
hammer
to
present
the
mayor's
FYE
teen
recommended
operating
budget
and
FY
18
through
FY
22
capital
plan,
we're
extremely
proud
to
be
here,
presenting
a
thoughtful
spending
plan
that
increases
operating
investment
in
high
priority
high
priority
areas
such
as
schools,
public
safety
and
transportation
and
for
other
purposes
that
improve
quality
of
life
in
the
city.
As
I've
said
before,
this
budget
reflects
reality.
B
City
revenue
growth
is
healthy
growing
by
over
five
percent,
but
state
aid
prospects
remain
dim.
We
should
have
a.
We
could
have
a
better
idea
later
today,
of
whether
any
state
assistance
may
be
on
its
way
with
the
house
budget
debate
kicking
off,
but
we
are
currently
projecting
a
net
state
aid
decline
of
over
four
and
a
half
percent
for
fiscal
year
18.
B
Additionally,
our
federal
funding
picture
has
not
been
as
uncertain
as
it
is
today
in
a
generation
overall
projected
revenue.
Growth
is
budgeted.
Four
point:
eight
percent
and
this
budget
proposes
to
spend
all
144
million
dollars
of
that
growth.
It's
important
to
emphasize
that
before
any
other,
new
spending
was
added.
81
million
of
this
144
million
dollars
in
growth
was
consumed
by
fixed
cost
growth
and
reserves
for
collective
bargaining.
B
The
city
continues
to
manage
its
fixed
cost
liabilities
responsibly,
but
this
requires
ever-increasing
annual
commitments
to
its
pension
schedule.
Due
to
past
employee
costs,
as
well
as
paying
annual
debt
service
on
bonds
sold
to
build
our
schools
create
our
parks
and
19
are
roads,
amongst
other
things.
B
With
such
lofty
aspirations
coming
out
of
the
city's
planning
efforts,
supplemental
findings,
financing
sources
will
also
be
essential
if
the
city
is
to
enact
its
plans
in
any
meaningful
way.
The
mayor's
proposal
spends
down
the
balance
in
the
parking
meter
fund.
That's
been
built
up
through
years
of
strong
budgetary
performance
by
the
city
to
make
transportation
and
public
works
improvements.
Citywide
projects
include
revitalizing
all
lane
markings
and
crosswalks
in
the
city
and
more
focus
improvements
in
areas
such
as
on
Dudley
Street
in
Roxbury,
said.
B
He
also
hopes
to
use
over
100
million
dollars
from
the
sale
of
a
closed
downtown
garage
for
which,
a
surprisingly
large
price
has
been
attained,
to
make
transformational
investments
in
needy
city
assets
in
traditionally
underserved
neighborhoods,
such
as
Franklin
Park.
The
administration
continues
to
support
policies
that
ad
revenue,
as
this
is
the
only
way
many
investments
desired
by
Boston
residents,
will
be
possible.
B
Creative
savings
and
revenue
efforts
in
Boston's,
uniquely
strong
development
climate
offset
rising
fixed
cost
pressure
in
state
aid
stagnation
to
allow
for
the
sustainable
investment
plan.
We
present
here
today
so
with
that
I
have
a
PowerPoint
that
Katie
and
I
are
going
to
walk
through
on
both
the
operating
and
capital
investments
to
kick
off
this
hearing
process.
B
B
We
continue
to
have
the
council
in
the
administration's
strong
fiscal
management
validated
by
external
observers,
such
as
the
rating
agencies,
Moody's
and
S&P.
The
slide
in
front
of
you
chose
a
sampling
of
comments
made
by
rating
agencies
during
our
meeting
last
month.
With
them,
they
view.
Boston's
management
environment
is
very
strong.
B
The
city's
tax
base
has
seen
unprecedented
gains
in
the
past
few
years
or
in
the
midst
of
the
biggest
expansion
in
history,
with
new
development,
contributing
to
very
strong
new
growth,
and
unemployment
in
Boston
remains
very
favorable,
as
has
been
the
story
for
the
last
several
years.
However,
they
cautioned
that
net
state
assessments
have
continued
to
decline,
and
this
is
placed
pressure
on
growth
of
local
source
revenues
to
just
to
maintain
budgetary
balance.
We
continue
to
face
budgetary
pressures
related
to
increases
in
pension
and
health
care
costs
and
increasing
charter
school
tuition
assessments.
B
B
Instability
of
the
state
and
federal
levels
require
increased
stability
and
strong
fiscal
manage
at
the
city
level
and
we
believe
our
responsible
approaches
as
important
now
as
it
has
ever
been
with
uncertainty
at
the
federal
level
and
very
stagnant
growth
at
the
state
level,
as
we've
heard
discussed
for
the
last
month,
or
so,
there
are
federal
proposals
to
eliminate
very
important
funding
sources
to
the
city,
particularly
CDBG
funds
and
other
neighborhood
development.
Related
funds.
B
I
think
there's
also
some
uncertainty
about
the
staffs
of
federal,
title
1
through
3
and
I
DEA
funding
in
the
long
term,
as
well
as
the
possibility
of
continued
divestment
from
public
housing
continuing
through
the
new
administration
and
as
we
will
probably
discuss
20
times
today,
we
continue
to
be
concerned
at
the
state
level
about
the
underfunding
of
the
city's
charter
school
tuition,
reimbursement
line,
which
has
been
proposed
to
be
level
funded
yet
again
at
81
million
dollars.
When
I.
B
B
B
As
you
can
see
here,
a
very
fortunate
to
have
had
high
growth
years,
the
last
few
years,
and
particularly
the
year,
we're
in
now
and
at
almost
111
million
dollars.
This
will
be
the
highest.
We
will
begin
a
year
budgeting
for
a
property
tax
increase
in
the
city's
history
in
terms
of
property
tax
revenue
that
is
at
about
111
million
dollars,
total
more
than
half
of
that
not
coming
from
the
prop
two-and-a-half
allowable
increase.
So,
over
over
three
quarters
of
the
revenue
growth
in
the
FY
18
budget
is
from
the
property
tax
alone.
B
B
Notably,
the
property
tax
levy,
regardless
of
growth
in
assessed
value,
is
constrained
by
prop
two-and-a-half.
This
chart
illustrates
that
some
degree,
so
a
prime
example
would
be
a
year
like
FY
16,
when
total
percentage,
growth
and
assessed
value
was
nearly
sixteen
percent,
but
growth
from
the
property
tax
due
to
a
limited
ability
to
levy
a
two
and
a
half
percent
increase
on
existing
properties
and
add
new
construction
was
limited
to
four
point:
seven
percent
in
that
year.
B
In
terms
of
where
our
revenue
comes
from
now
recurring
revenue
compared
to
where
it
came
from
over
several
other
points
in
time,
we
are
now
reliant
for
recurring
revenue,
a
full
seventy
percent
on
the
property
tax,
so
we're
moving.
What
was
once
half
of
our
revenue
has
surpassed
two
thirds
and
is
moving
toward
three-quarters
of
our
revenue
in
terms
of
reliance
on
property
tax,
and
this
has
pretty
much
been
a
one-for-one
replacement
of
of
state
aid
during
this
period.
B
Over
the
last
two
recessions
we
used
to
receive,
we
used
to
rely
on
state
aid
for
about
a
third
of
overall
recurring
revenue,
and
we
now
rely
on
state
aid
for
about
fourteen
percent.
Obviously,
this
structure
is
an
anomaly
compared
to
our
national
peers.
When
we
look
and
see
what
other
cities
are
doing
by
and
large,
they
are
not
dependent
on
a
single
source
of
revenue
for
over
two-thirds
of
their
total
revenue.
B
Net
state
aid
is
decreasing
as
I
talked
about
gross
state
aid
is
still
not
recovered
from
the
last
recession,
but
the
net
state
aid
situation
is
actually
further
compounds.
Our
state
aid
picture
problem
primarily
due
to
the
addition
of
the
ever-increasing
charter
assessment,
which
we
project
to
increased
by
another
17
and
a
half
million
dollars
and
fi
18.
The
average
net
state
aid
declined
since
2008
has
been
about
19
million
dollars.
B
This
189
million
dollars
is
a
combination
of
a
52
million
dollar
revenue
decline
and
a
137
million
dollar
increases
in
state
assessments,
120
million
of
witches
and
from
charter
schools
along
I
I.
Think
the
most
acute
area
of
concern
with
regard
to
our
state
aid
picture
is
our
state
education
aid.
You
could
see
on
this
chart
here.
Boston's
education
spending
from
2014
to
2018
is
projected
to
increase
by
about
two
hundred
six
million
dollars
on
an
annual
basis
18-14.
B
Yet
over
this
period,
our
chapter
70
appropriation
has
increased
by
eight
million.
In
our
charter,
reimbursement
has
declined
by
nine
million,
so
while
we've
increased
our
overall
investment
in
education
by
over
200
million
dollars,
state
aid
has
been
flat.
So
this
has
been
done
alone
by
the
city
without
the
assistance
of
the
state
by
and
large
in
fact,
we're
looking
at
possibly
matching
our
2010
chapter
70
appropriation
for
the
first
time
since
then
in
2018.
B
One
of
the
main
drivers
of
this
obviously
is
our
increasing
charter
assessment
and
the
flat
nature
of
the
reimbursement
that
we've
seen
through
2014.
The
state
had
typically
fully
reimbursed
according
to
a
statutory
formula
that
reimbursed
districts
for
a
percentage
of
transition
costs
over
a
period
of
time
beginning
in
2015.
This
began
to
be
underfunded
and
it
has
been
funded,
pretty
stable,
II
since,
but
the
overall
amount
owed
to
the
city
has
increased
year-over-year
to
the
point
that
we're
now
being
short-changed.
B
In
light
of
this,
the
city
has,
in
addition
to
absorbing
a
lot
of
the
additional
costs
in
our
education
system
alone.
Without
the
assistance
of
state
aid,
we
have
attempted
to
put
forth
some
proposals
at
the
state
level
that
would
change
our
state,
particularly
education
finance
picture
over
time.
Some
would
provide
short-term
relief.
Others
would
provide
long-term
relief.
The
mayor
has
filed
comprehensive
education
reform
legislation
that
is
multifaceted.
It
would
increase
annual
funding
to
Boston
by
35
million
dollars.
B
In
its
first
year
of
implementation
in
position
Boston
to
receive
up
to
150
million
dollars
in
additional
annual
aid
in
the
long
term,
if
the
state
identifies
a
new
revenue
source
for
education,
this
is
sometimes
talked
about
in
terms
of
the
rise
act
of
last
legislation
session
or
the
proposed
millionaire's
tax
at
the
state
level.
Our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
if,
in
fact,
something
like
that
occurs,
Boston
isn't
on
the
outside.
Looking
in
because
believe
it
or
not
many
of
the
education
aid
proposals
at
the
State
House.
B
While
they
would
be
extremely
expensive
for
the
state
and
be
funded
through
attack,
many
Boston
taxpayers
would
pay
it.
They
would
not
benefit
Boston,
necessarily
unless
the
formula
is
tweaked
exactly
correctly
to
benefit
Boston.
So
what
this
potentially
could
do
if
these
proposals
were
enacted,
is
provide
every
Boston
four
year
old,
with
a
high-quality
pre-k
seat,
fixed
the
broken
charter,
school
transition,
funding
formula
increase
our
circuit
breaker
reimbursements
and
again
make
transformational
education
fund
of
funding
available
for
Boston.
If
the
state
does
in
fact
identify
a
new
education
revenue
source.
B
B
In
of
spending
the
piece
of
the
pie
on
the
right
education
consumes
about
forty
percent
of
the
city's
overall
spending
between
Boston
Public
Schools
and
chart
its
charter
assessment
about.
Nineteen
percent
of
our
spending
is
on
public
safety.
Almost
six
hundred
million
dollars,
other
fixed
costs
consume
about
550
million
health
insurance
on
the
city.
Side
alone
is
nearly
200
million.
B
In
terms
of
how
this
has
changed
from
previous
years
of
the
144
million
dollars
in
projected
growth,
about
54
million
is
projected
to
go
to
city
services,
58
million
to
education
and
32
million
to
pensions,
debt
service
and
fixed
costs
overall,
including
health
insurance
and
other
appropriations,
was
about
four
percent
appropriation
growth,
but
about
eight
percent.
Fixed
cost
growth
that
really
crowds
out
the
opportunity
for
additional
investment.
But
yet
again,
the
largest
area
of
investment
and
the
largest
area
of
increased
investment
is
in
education.
B
Another
way
of
looking
at
the
same
same
issue
of
growth
by
category
is
to
see
that
fifty
right
off
the
top
of
the
144
million
dollars
in
projected
growth
about
50
million,
is
fixed
cost
growth
when
charter
assessment
is
included
in
another
31
million
in
growth
is
reserved
for
additional
collective
bargaining
so
that
the
portion
that's
available
for
spending,
which
would
need
to
still
include
health
insurance
costs,
growth
and
step
increases
for
employees
is
really
limited
to
the
white
parts
of
the
bar.
In
this
chart,.
C
Thanks
Dave
we're
really
proud
of
our
investment
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools.
This
budget
includes
a
projected
increase
of
forty
million
dollars.
The
total
appropriation
is
projected
to
be
a
billion
81
million
after
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
are
negotiated.
This
budget
includes
a
14
million
dollar
investment
to
extend
the
school
day
for
15,000
more
students,
BPS
is
also
maintaining
their
weighted
student
funding
formula
in
this
budget
over
the
past
year.
Bps
concludes
a
long-term
financial
plan
which
has
begun
to
pay
off
with
efficiencies
in
this
budget.
C
Spending
on
our
schools
is
projected
to
rise
by
almost
four
percent.
Even
before
collective
bargaining
reserves
are
used,
that's
a
25
million
dollar
increase.
This
budget
also
reflects
the
feedback
that
bps
heard
through
their
school
committee
process.
Bps
provides
lower,
performing
schools,
a
wide
range
of
differentiated
supports,
which
total
16
million
dollars.
This
budget
also
includes,
as
part
of
that
includes
a
1.25
million
dollar
reserve
focused
on
supporting
level.
Three
four
and
five
tools
that
are
losing
enrollment.
C
This
table
shows
a
breakdown
of
that
budget
that
was
approved
by
the
School
Committee.
Direct
funding
to
schools
is
rising
by
almost
four
percent.
That
is
that's
where
most
of
our
critical
investments
are
being
made,
which
includes
funding
for
ELT
the
extended
learning
time
for
school
for
students
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
for
folk
vocational
education
and
400
new
projected
k-1
students.
We
project
the
increase
to
go
up
further
after
collective
bargaining
agreements
are
negotiated,
school
services
budget
essentially
are
increasing
by
2.5%
and
central
will
be
declining
by
5.5
percent.
C
This
reflects
some
of
the
savings
initiative.
Cps
is
targeting
in
the
central
office
such
as
reductions
in
stipends,
food
and
travel,
and
tightening
controls
and
reserve.
In
total
bps
appropriation
will
rise,
29
million
dollars
before
collective
bargaining.
In
addition,
we've
set
aside
a
twenty
percent
collective
bargaining
reserved
for
BPS,
which
is
an
eleven
million
dollar
increase
over
FY
17.
C
This
adds
up
to
a
40
million
dollar
increase
over
FY
17.
As
Dave
mentioned,
our
charter
school
assessment
costs
as
a
fixed
cost
that
we
have
almost
no
control
over.
It
has
grown
on
average
fourteen
percent,
since
FY
11
in
FY
18.
The
charter
school
assessment
is
increasing
by
17.5
million
dollars.
That's
because
876
more
Boston
students
are
expected
to
attend
charter
schools
in
FY
18
than
in
FY
17.
C
This
budget
maintains
high
levels
of
support
for
education
as
I
just
discussed
and
keeping
our
city
safe
in
this
budget.
We're
seeing
public
safety
costs
rise
by
20.5
million
for
a
few
key
reasons.
The
city
had
received
a
multi-year
safer
grant
from
the
federal
government,
which
had
supported
the
cost
of
75
firefighters
over
the
past
several
years.
With
that
grant
ending
we're
now
seeing
those
firefighters
come
back
into
the
operating
budget,
we're
also
seeing
contractual
increases
for
some
settled
union
agreements
in
the
police
department
budget.
C
The
fuse
departments,
though,
we'll
continue
the
overtime
reforms
that
we
launched
last
year,
which
will
is
projected
to
avoid
13
million
dollars
in
FY
18
we're
also
making
targeted
investments
in
this
budget
we
are
haven't.
We
have
a
class
of
20
new
cadets,
which
will
provide
a
favorable
pipeline
of
diverse
candidates
for
the
Boston
for
future
blossom
police
officer
classes.
The
police
and
fire
department
have
recruit
classes
scheduled
as
well.
C
The
other
42
departments
are
growing
on
average
1.5%
23
of
these
departments
will
see
a
reduction
in
their
appropriation
and
fYI
18
in
a
year
like
this,
where
most
of
the
departments
and
all
of
these
departments
do
not
have
collective
bargaining
in
their
lines.
This
makes
sense
because
we
have
a
centralized
collective
bargaining
reserve
of
27
million
funded
outside
of
here.
C
We're
proud
of
the
work
that
we're
continuing
to
do
to
avoid
costs
in
this
budget
and
we're
now
up
to
60
million
dollars
of
costs
avoided.
Thanks
to
the
reforms
that
have
been
launched
during
the
walsh
administration
in
this
budget
were
eliminating
an
additional
twenty
three
million
20
million,
eliminating
an
additional
23
long-term
vacant
positions
in
FY
18
with
including
those
that
we
eliminated
last
year.
That
will
see
5.3
million
in
savings
thanks
to
inactivating
long-term
vacant
positions.
C
As
I
mentioned,
the
police
and
fire
department,
along
with
the
transportation,
Public
Works
and
parks
department's,
are
continuing
their
overtime
reforms
and
that
will
achieve
13.2
million
in
cost
Gordon.
Thanks
to
the
health
care
cost
containment
reforms
that
we
achieved
in
the
FY
in
the
2015
PUC
room
it
we
will
achieve
10
million
dollars
worth
of
savings
and
FY
18,
2.6
million
or
which
are
related
to
FY
18
specific
changes.
C
We
are
really
proud
because
we
performed
18,000,
551
street
light,
LED
retrofits,
and
thanks
to
that,
we're
now
seeing
5.8
million
dollars
savings
and
that's
in
this
budget.
Bps
has
proposed
central
office
and
transportation
savings
which
we're
seeing
in
this
budget
and
we're
also
seeing
savings
at
ems.
Thanks
to
some
of
the
investments
we
made
in
EMTs
last
year,
because
they're
reducing
their
overtime
and
increasing
their
third
party
billing,
we
are
continuing
to
see
our
health
insurance
costs
grow.
C
We
had
health
care,
cost
containment,
reforms
that
were
achieved
from
the
2015
peoc
agreement,
which
are
supposed
to
have
which
we
project
will
save
45
million
in
savings
over
five
years.
But,
despite
that
that
work
we're
still
seeing
the
cost
increases
from
the
broader
Massachusetts
market,
which
are
projected
to
increase
our
health
care
benefits
budgets
by
5%
in
FY
18.
C
Our
pension
schedule
goes
up
every
year,
according
to
a
fixed
schedule.
Our
fixed
costs
are
rising
much
faster
than
our
appropriations
in
this
budget.
Our
fixed
costs
are
growing
up
by
an
average
of
eight
percent,
where
our
appropriations
are
going
up
by
four
percent,
and
here
are
our
pension
costs
are
growing
by
19
million
dollars
in
this
year.
Due
to
our
pension
schedule,.
C
Two
weeks
ago
we
launched
the
imagine
Boston
capital
plan.
This
has
been
based
on
the
mayor's
leadership
in
which
we
have
done
planning
processes
for
the
city
for
the
city,
schools,
street
arts,
climate
and
resilience.
The
city
has
been
engaging
with
the
public
about
these
plans
and
over
14,000
voices
contributed
to
the
imagined
Boston
2030,
this
2
billion
80
million
dollar.
C
Imagine
Boston
capital
plan
is
guided
by
these
plans
and
invest
in
our
infrastructure
in
every
single
neighborhood
we're
investing
a
billion
dollars
in
build
bps
over
ten
years,
thanks
to
state
federal
and
city
funding
were
able
to
invest
709
million
in
our
transportation
systems.
For
this
capital
plan,
that's
our
go
Boston
2030
plan.
We
also
plan
to
carry
out
the
imagine.
C
Some
examples
are
Smith
playground
in
allston
central
square
in
East,
Boston,
Jamaica,
pond
pathways
and
JP
Carly
Community
Center
in
South,
Boston,
Dudley
branch
library
and
Roxbury
and
I
could
go
on
and
on
this
pie
chart
shows
a
breakdown
of
the
imagine
Boston
tour
capital
plan
within
the
imagine
Boston
2030
categories.
It
shows
this
is
all
sources
of
the
capital
plan
for
all
capital
projects
in
this
plan.
So
when
you
include
all
sources
are
capital
and
fluent
plan
invests
heavily
in
our
school
buildings
and
our
transportation
infrastructure.
C
That's
our
roads,
our
bridges,
our
sidewalks
and
our
public
realm
over
half
of
our
transportation.
Investment,
which
is
completed
by
our
transportation
and
public
works
departments,
is
based
on
our
ability
to
leverage
external
funds.
In
this
capital
plan.
Mayor
Walsh
has
begun
ramping
up
our
investment
in
their
Boston
Public
Schools
as
part
of
our
billion
dollar
commitment
to
build
bps
over
ten
years.
C
When
we
look
solely
at
our
borrowing,
you
can
see
that
our
largest
investment
is
in
our
schools
because
we
are
increasing
our
investment
in
our
Boston
Public
Schools.
We
are
leveraging
other
sources
to
help
pay
for
the
needs
of
our
transportation
infrastructure
and
our
open
space,
and
here
you
can
see
because
of
the
needs
that
have
been
outlined
in
these
plans.
We
are
increasing
the
use
of
all
of
our
sources
to
make
sure
we
can
meet
those
needs
to
achieve
this.
A
billion-dollar
investment
in
build
bps
we're
increasing
our
borrowing
within
our
debt
affordability
policy.
C
We
are
all
this
means
that
we're
increasing
our
borrowings
by
twenty
two
point:
five
percent
over
the
last
last
year's
plan
in
this
plan,
we're
also
doing
a
better
job
at
leveraging,
MSBA
resources
and
we're
drawing
on
one-time
funding
sources,
including
our
parking
meter
fund
surplus
balance
to
fund
many
of
our
Road
and
bridge
investments
that
are
critical
to
go.
Boston
2030,
we
are
extremely
proud
in
investments
were
making
in
this
budget.
Extended.
C
Learning
time
is
a
cornerstone
of
this
budget
this
year
and
we're
vet
investing
14
million
dollars
to
allow
15,000
additional
students
to
attend
and
39
schools
to
receive
120
more
hours
of
learning
time.
That's
the
equivalent
of
20
added
school
days
a
year,
we're
also
making
other
research
investments
in
excellence
for
all
and
we're
adding
we're
adding
1.2
million
in
targeted
investments
that
will
benefit
three
thousand
homeless
students
with
experiencing
homelessness.
C
We
will
also
be
seeing
more
than
100
pre
kindergarten
students
more
at
BPS
this
year
and
we're
launching
the
build
BPS
21st
century
fund
in
FY
18
to
provide
schools
with
21st
century
tools
as
part
of
the
capital
plan,
we're
investing
709
million
in
implementing
go
Boston
2030.
This
will
improve
safety
for
pedestrians,
bicyclists
and
other
vulnerable
Street
users.
It
will
also
unlock
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
of
outside
investments
to
transform
key
quarters
and
it's
maintaining
our
bridges,
roads
and
sidewalks
and
street
lighting
with
the
funds
in
our
capital
plan
and
our
operating
budget.
C
We're
going
to
make
major
investment
to
revitalize
all
of
our
crosswalks
lane
markings
and
bike
lanes.
This
will
improve
safety
and
access.
As
part
of
go,
Boston,
2030
implementation
and
we're
extremely
excited
to
add
6
hokies,
so
that
we
have
a
full-time
hookey
in
each
of
the
Boston's
and
Public
Works
district.
This
continues
our
focus
on
basic
city
services
as
part
of
Boston's
way,
home
and
Boston
home
for
the
brave
initiative.
Boston
is
housed,
842,
homeless,
veteran
since
July
2014
and
put
an
end
to
chronic
veteran
homelessness.
C
Our
budget
includes
25
million
dollars
in
both
City
and
external
resources
to
continue
the
city's
efforts
to
end
chronic
veteran
homelessness
and
provide
supporting
housing
services
to
those
who
are
formerly
homeless
individuals.
We
launched
the
office
of
housing
stability
last
year
and
in
this
budget,
we're
providing
them
with
seven
hundred.
Seventy-Five
thousand
dollars
offered
training
for
both
landlords
and
tenants,
develop
ten,
an
orientation
guide
and
funding
for
families
in
need
of
emergency
placements.
In
addition,
our
capital
plan
includes
infrastructure
investments
locked
outside
funding
for
affordable
housing
investments.
C
An
example
includes
the
whittier
street
development
and
the
roads
in
that
we
have
investments
that
I
mentioned
previously
in
our
police,
Klatt
in
our
police
cadet
class
of
20,
which
will
create
a
stable
pipeline
for
diverse
young
people
for
future
police
classes.
When
we
launched
our
collected
at
class
in
2016,
we
have
been
successful
in
recruiting
diverse
class,
including
seventy-four
percent
cadets
of
color
and
thirty-six
percent
female
cadets.
We
have
a
new
digital
equity
grant
program
which
will
explore
ways
to
address
digital
equity
gaps
in
the
city
of
Boston.
C
Our
data
analytics
team,
which
was
created
in
2015,
has
already
proven,
exists
their
success
as
we
look
to
the
future.
The
data
analytics
team
will
build
on
success,
such
as
looking
for
more
efficient
ways
to
process
311
requests,
we're
really
proud
of
the
investments
that
we're
making
in
our
parks
and
open
space.
This
capital
plan
includes
major
park
renovations
to
ensure
our
parks
are
among
the
most
accessible
and
equitable.
C
We
will
also
consider
to
continue
the
investments
that
we
launched
last
year
in
arts
and
culture,
including
a
residency
program
for
artists,
an
artist
resource
resource
manager
to
help
navigate
the
municipal
services
and
a
small
grant
program
to
help
artists
to
help
support
our
artists.
We're
also
really
excited
to
bring
library
services
back
to
Chinatown
and
we're
revitalizing
library
branches
throughout
our
neighborhoods,
including
deadly
fields,
corner
uphams,
corner
adam
street
roslindale
and
others.
C
Mayor
Walsh
has
dedicated
increased
resources
to
helping
those
in
need
of
substance,
use
an
addiction
support
since
the
beginning
of
his
administration.
He
has
added
we've
added
55,
clinicians
outreach
workers,
homeless,
caseworkers
and
coordinators
and
other
recovery
staff
at
the
Boston
Health
Commission.
Last
year
we
launched
311
for
recovery
services
which
connected
a
311
to
the
past
program.
Due
to
this
investment,
the
past's
have
seen
a
fifty
percent
increase
in
calls
and
seventy-four
percent
increase
in
walkins,
while
the
number
of
new
patients
accessing
services
has
doubled.
C
Building
on
that
success
and
FY
18
will
make
an
investment
in
allowing
past
they
open
on
evenings
and
weekends.
We're
also
really
pleased
with
a
data-driven
an
investment
that
we're
making
this
year,
data
analytics
team
worked
with
ems
to
review
their
data
and
find
opportunities
to
reduce
response
time.
Thanks
to
that,
they
are
launching
something
called
the
community
assistance
team
with
EMTs
will
be
deployed
on
rotating
schedules
in
particular
areas
of
Boston.
C
That
will
make
sure
that
we
are
able
to
reduce
response
time,
we're
also
piloting
industrial
level
cleaning
for
firehouses
to
reduce
cancer
risks
for
firefighters.
We
believe
this
type
of
data-driven
approach
to
investment
and
smart
spending
on
reforms
stands
in
contrast
to
the
type
of
budgeting
that's
being
proposed
at
the
federal
level.
We
are
preserving
and
expanding
on
our
offerings
to
their
most
vulnerable
residents.
We're
investing
deeply
in
education
and
public
safety,
and
our
investments
in
education
will
help
close
opportunity
and
achievement
gap.
C
We're
continuing
some
of
the
savings
in
that
we
have
launched
throughout
the
Walsh
administration,
including
position
and
elimination,
overtime
reduction
and
health
care,
cost
containment,
we're
addressing
our
long-term
obligations,
our
pension,
our
debt
service
in
our
ochem,
and
we're
also
launching
revenue
initiatives
to
maximize
local
receipt
revenue.
All
of
these
disciplines,
financial
practices
position
us
to
manage
through
the
federal
instability.
C
Finally,
we
launched
a
new
website
this
year.
Budget,
Boston,
gov
and
I.
Invite
you
all
to
take
to
take
a
look.
The
goal
of
the
website
is
to
unlock
our
budget
books
for
the
public.
The
website
allows
you
to
dig
in
to
our
department
budgets
and
is
context
about
the
different
changes
it
provides
an
interactive
map
so
that
residents
can
look
up
capital
projects
in
their
neighborhoods
and
provides
a
series
of
featured
analysis
cards
that
provide
deeper
dive
into
areas
of
the
budget
from
ranging
from
our
property
tax
to
our
extension
of
the
school
day.
C
A
You
let
me
recognize,
since
your
presentation
began,
we've
been
joined
by
the
spec
six
city,
councillor,
Matt
O'malley,
just
before
City
Council,
andreia
campbell
and
at
large
city
councillor
anis
are
sabe
george,
and
I
will
ask
my
colleagues
to
set
the
ground
rules
again.
That
is
many
of
us
that
will
be
attending
these
earrings
over
the
next
couple
of
months
and
that
in
the
first
round,
I'd
ask
you
to
stay
within
a
five-minute
question
and
answer
period
and
then
have
another
opportunity
when
we
get
back
around
so
with
that,
I
will
start
so
I.
A
B
I
think
in
a
number
of
things-
well,
1
I'll
note
it
still
the
second
highest
year
of
growth
and
the
in
the
city's
history
it's
higher
than
we
actually
recommended
in
the
butt
in
the
mayor's
recommended
budget
in
FY
17
in
the
tax
rate
budget.
That
number
went
up,
which
was
fortuitous
for
the
city,
as
we
now
have
more
flexibility
to
settle
collective
bargaining
agreements,
hopefully
not
free
cash
to
cover
our
oppa
Bob
legation
in
2017.
A
I
understand
it's
a
projection,
but
it
almost
indicates
like
maybe
we've
reached
that
development
max.
Maybe,
and
things
are
kind
of
leveling
off
I
mean
and
we've
had
discussions.
I
think
everybody
would
agree
that
there
will
be
a
slow
it's
not
if
there
will
be
a
slow
down
its
when
they'll
be
a
slow
down.
A
bee
I
think
that
the
most
important
thing
we
can
do
is
stewards
of
the
city
budget
is
pass
on.
I
started
this
hearing
by
wishing
my
son
of
happy
25th.
A
Today
and
as
the
next
generation
comes,
the
best
thing
we
can
do
with
Stuart's
of
this
budget
in
this
city
is
passed
along
sustainable
budgets
that
fund
our
priorities
adhere
to
our
values,
but,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
pass
on
a
fiscally
sound
city
to
our
young
people.
So
I
applaud
that
the
fact
that
you
know
out
of
the
gate,
all
of
the
priorities
of
you
know
paying
our
bills,
making
sure
that
the
credit
agencies
look
upon
us
favorably,
because
that
allows
us
to
do
more
with
less
and
especially
the
capital
investments.
A
How
can
you
give
us
an
update
and
I
want
to
applaud
you
guys
in
the
mayor
on
exploring
creative
ways
to
get
more
revenue
through
the
convention
center
money
or
account?
If
you
will,
can
you
explain
kind
of
weird
Cliff,
Notes
version
of
what
that
attempt
is
and
where
it's
at
at
this
particular
point
sure.
B
We
proposed
to
redirect
that
funding
to
the
city,
specifically
for
early
education,
with
the
goal
of
providing
universal
free,
high-quality
pre-k
to
every
four-year-old
in
the
city,
though
the
convention
center
funds
is
currently
running
healthy
surpluses
every
year
to
the
point
that
the
state
actually
swept
the
portion
of
the
balance
again
last
year
and
used
about
60
million
dollars
to
balance
its
books
at
the
end
of
the
year.
We
think
Boston
has
a
strong
claim
on
that
revenue,
given
that
is
it's
exclusively
produced
in
the
city
of
Boston.
B
These
charges
are
not
levied
in
any
other
community
and
over.
Ninety
percent
of
the
total
revenues
in
the
convention
that
are
fund
are
produced
in
Boston
as
well.
We
don't
see
a
direct
revenue
benefit
from
that,
so
it
is
still
in
very
early
in
the
legislative
process.
It's
not
clear
to
me
whether
it'll
be
a
point
of
discussion
through
the
FY
18
state
budget
process,
which
is
taking
another
step
forward
today
with
House
budget
debate,
but
we
will
be
actively
advocating
for
its
passage
through
the
legislative
process.
A
Would
like
to
offer
my
services,
we
write
a
lot
of
letters
theater.
You
know
for
many
different
things
and
I
just
want
to
offer
my
support
for
such
a
measure.
Since
we
do
generate
that
tax
and
is
shown
by
your
graphs.
The
increasing
reliance
on
property
tax
keeps
shifting
more
and
more
of
the
burden
took.
A
You
know,
homeowners
in
increasing
values
that
you
know
kind
of,
prevent
you
know
first-time
homebuyers
and
moderate-income,
first-time
home
buyers
from
investing
and
staying
in
our
city,
so
I'd
like
to
offer
that
as
well
I'm
going
to
pass
my
timeline
to
councillor
Michelle
loco
and
just
one
other
thing,
the
you
know
the
one-time
money
is
good
and
we
know
we
can't
rely
on
it.
It's
one
time,
but
you
know
when
Tripp
square,
for
example,
we
need
to
realize
that
that's
going
to
bring
in
17
million
per
year
in
property
tax
is
that
correct.
B
A
D
E
Thank
you
for
all
of
your
work
and
your
team's
work
some
great
great
stuff
in
here
and
we'll
get
into
it
and
a
lot
of
detail
over
the
next
few
weeks.
Similarly,
the
counselor
CMO
would
love
an
update
on
the
state
legislation,
but
with
roulette
with
regards
to
the
education
piece
that
you
talked
about,
was
it?
What
are
the
chances
looking
like
on
on
those
proposals.
B
I
think
with,
as
with
any
state
legislation,
it's
really
difficult
to
predict
the
likelihood
of
success.
We
have
made
a
very
concerted
engagement
effort.
I
know,
Katie
and
I
have
been
involved
in
probably
dozens
of
meetings
with
various
selected
officials,
both
representing
Boston
and
other
communities,
the
education
chairs,
ways
and
means
chairs,
speaker,
Senate
present,
all
those
folks
they
they're
still
early
in
their
process
with
regard
to
holding
hearings
and
passing
legislation.
B
The
first
major
thing
that
they're
doing
this
here
is
likely
kicking
off
today
with
the
house
budget
process
and
then
they'll,
probably
re
examine
what
their
agenda
is.
I
think
in
a
general
sense,
I've
been
somewhat
pleased
with
the
response,
though,
that
we
we've
received
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
advocate
and
I
think
to
accomplish
the
almost
point.
The
extent
to
which
we
can
receive
any
assistance
in
that
effort
would
be
greatly
appreciated.
B
E
B
Components
are
Boston,
specific
and
others.
Almost
every
community
would
benefit
for
so
some,
for
instance,
one
of
our
proposals.
It
would
provide
six
million
dollars
and
increase
circuit
breaker
revenue
to
Boston,
but
that
at
different
levels
would
apply
to
other
communities
as
well.
Likewise,
our
charter
school
proposals,
specifically
that
would
would
over
ten
million
dollars
a
year
in
benefit
to
Boston,
depending
on
which
aspects
of
it
were
adopted,
would
benefit
any
community
sending
asked
students
to
charter
schools.
Those
a
combination,
okay,.
F
D
B
E
B
The
the
way
we
the
way
state
finance
manifests
itself
in
our
budget
is
they
obviously
receive
a
plethora
of
tack,
different
revenue
sources,
including
business
tax
income,
tax
sales?
Fact
things
like
that
they
then
appropriate
through
the
legislative
process,
local
aid,
primarily
for
Boston.
We
rely
on
unrestricted
general
government
aid.
Chapter
70
and
Carter
reimbursement
is
increasingly
becoming
an
issue
for
us
that
overall
amount
declined
precipitously
during
the
recession
and
has
never
really
recovered.
B
It's
now
grow
we're
projecting
it
to
grow
at
just
two
point:
five
percent,
but
then,
on
the
back
end,
our
our
largely
our
charter
assessment
is
increasing
at
a
much
faster
rate
than
the
revenue
increase.
Is
that
we're
experiencing
so,
for
instance,
charter
charter
assessment
alone
is
projected
to
go
up
by
17
and
a
half
million
dollars
next
year
and
I.
Think
our
overall
eight
state
aid
increases.
Looking
like
something
like
eight
at
the
moment.
Okay.
E
C
So
this
was
a
program
that
came
out
as
a
Boston
create
planning
process
and
basically,
we
are
dedicating
one
percent
of
our
borrowing
each
year
to
the
public
art,
and
so
we
have
been
working
really
closely
with
the
Julie
boroughs,
our
chief
of
culture
and
as
well
as
PFD
and
other
departments
that
have
major
capital
projects
to
determine
the
best
way
to
begin
implementing
these
art
projects
throughout
the
city.
We
have
some
early
examples.
C
F
You
very
much
mr.
chair
welcome,
we'll
be
seeing
a
lot
of
each
other
like
a
couple
week
really
quickly.
Michelle
covered
a
couple
of
things
that
I
had
asked
for.
So
the
questions
of
getting
thinner,
the
eliminating
positions
you
have
five
million
dollars
in
eliminating
positions
is
that
any
department
in
particular
is
just
because
the
technology
is
helping
out
where
we're
going,
because
I
just
I
just
want
to
know.
You
know.
C
This
is
a
reduction
in
long-term
vacant
positions
and
that
savings
initiative
is
really
reflecting
both
these
positions
that
we
eliminated
last
year
that
savings
number,
as
well
as
the
positions
were
eliminating
this
year,
so
we're
eliminating
23
new
positions
this
year
that
have
been
filled,
I've
not
been
filled
in
over
a
year.
Those
come
from
about
seven
departments,
including
the
library,
the
fire
department
police
at
transportation,
that
sort
of
thing
so.
B
F
Is
clearly
a
different,
you
know
this
administration
has
clearly
different
focus
of
weird
of
putting
boots
on
the
ground,
so
I
think
the
basic
city
services
team
from
what
I
can
see
on
the
street
looks
a
lot
better
than
it
did,
and
that
would
be
very
honestly
and
I
was
on
that
criticizing
myself,
the
EMS
overtime
in
revenue
we
added
ten
trucks
is
that
we
added
a
couple
class.
We.
C
Had
yep
so
we
there
were.
We
made
an
investment
last
year
in
ten
replacement
vehicles,
as
well
as
a
new
class
of
forty
EMTs,
and
that
allowed
us
to
reduce
EMT
overtime,
but
more
I
think
the
larger
amount
of
that
savings
comes
from
Ian
peas,
AEM
essing,
seeing
an
increase
in
there
outside
reimbursement
revenue,
so
that's
their
like
health
insurance
claims.
Okay,.
C
So
I
think
one
thing
that
is
happening
in
this
budget
is
that
we
are
moving
the
construction
employees.
This
is
not.
This
is
kind
of
a
net
neutral
move
construction,
employees
from
the
school
department
to
PFD,
because
we
really
want
to.
We
think
that
PFD,
what
that's,
really
where
our
construction
should
be
managed.
A
C
D
C
The
largest
that
largest
percent
increase
is
actually
the
environment
department,
that's
largely
because
there
as
a
decently
small
department,
the
addition
of
a
few
positions
makes
a
very
large
you
know,
percent
change,
and
so
this
reflects
both
the
movement
of
position
from
one
department
to
another,
plus
some
targeted
investments,
two
in
the
renew
bust
and
trust
program,
as
well
as
hold
on
one
second
I'll,
remember
thee.
So,
instead.
C
E
G
C
D
G
C
A
wide
range
of
investments,
so
a
good
portion
of
our
transportation
investments
is
thanks
to
our
ability
to
leverage,
federal
and
state
funding.
We
sometimes
design
will
do
designs
of
projects
and
we're
able
to
get
a
lot
more
money
to
fund
those
projects
from
the
state
in
the
federal
government.
So
that's
where
a
portion
of
that
money
is
coming
from
in
terms
of
what
we're
able
to
do
for
it.
Yes,
I
think
that
in
go
boston,
2030,
a
lot
of
the
vision,
0
items
you.
C
And
we
are
funding
vision,
zero,
but
we're
also
adding
this
investment
over
the
next
three
years
to
improve
our
lane
markings
and
revitalize
those
bring
those
all
up
to
a
state
of
good
repair,
which
we
think
is
a
huge
for
public
safety
and
we're
also
investing
in
key
corridors
to
improve
safety
there
as
well.
Yeah.
G
C
G
G
C
So
when
the
data
analytics
team
worked
with
EMS,
they
found
that
there
were.
They
looked
at
a
look
at
a
mapping
of
different
call
sites
and
the
call
types
that
were
driving
us
kind
of
a
slower
response
rate
and
they
found
that
there
were
certain
call
types
that
did
not
require
a
transport
vehicle
and
that
a
lot
of
those
were
focused
in
the
Boston
Common
and
in
the
recovery
road
area.
And
so
the
goal
of
this
is
to
provide
which.
C
G
C
D
C
A
H
You
chairman
CEO,
mo
and
good
morning,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
great
to
be
with
you
both
thank
you
for
this
comprehensive
over
sight
of
what
our
next
two
and
a
half
months
are
going
to
look
like.
Can
we
go
back
to
slide
21
and
Katie
actually
asked
you
this
question
at
the
end
of
the
mayor's
presentation,
where
you've
got
the
bit,
maybe
get
it
on
this,
though
I
guess
who.
G
H
To
get
to
the
scree
but
shows
the
42
departments
growing
by
1.5%
a
little
more
than
half
you
see,
increases
little
less
than
half
you
see
decreases
the
last
one.
The
most
notable
is
about
probably
six
or
seven
percent
and
I
believe
that
is
because
one
page,
a
smaller
department,
one
position
was
moved
to
another
Department.
This.
C
Management
that
it
has
a
few
things
happening
that
I
one
is
that
we
are
changing
the
way
that
we
charge
for
some
of
their
that
we
charge
back
for
some
of
their
employees
that
are
paid
for
by
other
departments
and
we're
also
eliminating
one-time
investments
that
were
funded
in
the
FY
17
budget.
Okay,.
C
C
B
Yeah,
I
think
in
dps,
in
most
of
these
cases,
where
you're,
seeing
these
these
declines
and
percentage
budgets
by
between
one
and
five
percent,
or
so
it's
mostly
tightening
on
on
things
like
salary
savings
assumptions
and
vacancies,
and
things
like
that.
I
don't
think
there
are
any
sort
of
policy
decisions
to
merge
and
eliminate
okay
operations
or
exit.
H
D
H
B
We
previously
would
have
had
to
appropriate
money
for
those
positions,
regardless
of
whether
it
would
have
been
spent
right.
So
if
we
hadn't
taken
this
initiative
to
eliminate
them,
that
money
would
have
been
tied
up
in
positions
that
we
never
actually
spent
funds
on,
but
by
eliminating
them
were
able
to
free
that
up
and
allocate
the
money
somewhere
else
and.
H
Let's
say
there
used
to
be
a
very
famous
city
position
called
the
city
center
I
think
Dixon.
It
was
probably
the
Latin
city
center.
We
had.
Obviously
we
don't
find
that
anymore,
but
if
that
were
still
on
the
books,
there
would
be
money
allocated
for
that
position
that
we
just
sort
of
sit
untouched
in
an
account
and
then
go
to
the
surplus
at
the
end
of
the
year.
It.
B
Could
have
been,
we
also
make
certain
assumptions
about
a
number
of
positions
not
being
filled
for
an
amount
of
time
based
on
historical
information
that
all
salary
savings,
but
absented
position
being
considered
for
something
like
that.
Yes,
we
would.
We
would
in
some
way
fund
as
a
position
every
year
and
twisting.
C
H
Is
remarkable?
I
have
said
this
at
every
environmental
initiative
that
we
put
forward
that
good
green
investment
saves
taxpayer
money.
Every
fiscal
conservative
ought
to
be
an
environmentalist,
because
here's
another
example
of
how
we've
saved
six
million
dollars
are
all
the
streetlights.
Now
the
LED
and
energy-efficient
I.
H
C
H
Suggest
you
that's
great
now.
Another
thing
you
talked
about
inside
22
is
the
10
million
dollars
in
BPS
transportation
savings.
Yet
when
we
go
and
I
know,
bps
is
probably
the
bulk
of
my
questions
as
I
would
venture
guess
many
of
my
colleagues
when
we
sit
with
the
superintendent
and
his
team.
But
just
since
we
have
you
two,
if
you
go
back
to
its,
would
be
slide.
18
that
says
bps,
although
there's
not
a
number
on
it.
H
C
Has
seen
savings
over
to
their
targeting
that
10
million
dollars
with
those
savings
over
two
years?
Five
million
of
it
was
a
chief
in
FY,
17
and
they're,
projecting
that
second
5
million
so
it'd
be
achieved
next
year.
They
have
seen
other
costs
rise
as
well,
so
while
they
are
making
the
basically,
this
number
would
be
going
up
by
more,
if
not
for
that
additional
five
million
dollars-
they're,
anticipating
and
conceiving
and
FYI
a
sheen
yeah.
So
it
would.
B
I
Thank
You
councillor
co
mo
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership,
gonna
be
a
long
process.
So
thank
you
and
thank
you
central
staff
and
thank
you
Katie
and
day
for
being
here,
I
just
just
piggybacking
on
counselor
Malley's
questions.
I
also
had
a
question
about
the
bps
transportation
savings.
So
can
you
sort
of
walk
me
through
that
again,
so
I
was
a
little
confused.
I
thought
that
that
10
million
dollar
savings
was
going
to
be
realized
in
one
year,
not
two
years
and
again,
of
course,
because
transportation
costs
looks
like
they're
going
up.
C
So
I
think
they're
right
now
on
track
to
achieve
that
savings
over
that
two-year
period
they
achieve
the
first
half
in
FY
17
and
they
have
strategies
in
place
to
achieve
the
second
half
in
FY
18.
They
also
had
a
number
of
unexpected
external
issues
this
year,
which
are
putting
pressure
on
the
transportation
spending,
so
those
include
the
mckinney-vento
health
care
costs
and
vehicle
insurance.
Those
are
some
of
those
increasing
costs
that
they
have
seen
so.
D
I
C
I
think
this
budget,
so
basically
the
budget
would
be
for
transportation,
would
be
going
up
by
more,
if
not
for
the
five
million
dollar
in
savings.
Those
items
that
I
reference
show
what
talks
about.
Why
it's
why
it
is
going
up
in
FY
17
in
FY,
you
can,
despite
these
savings
but
they're,
speeding,
realizing.
I
So
if
the,
if
this
5
million
isn't
realized,
it
would
be
going
up
by
more
than
that.
Okay,
only
reason
I
asked
is
because
obviously,
given
the
stagnant
state
revenues
what's
happening
at
the
federal
level,
these
cost
savings
that
we've
talked
about
in
the
past
and
going
forward
or
that
much
more
important
and
so
in
being
creative.
You
know
the
convention
center.
C
We
think
that
the
and
I
think
in
working
with
the
Commissioner
of
the
police.
Commissioner,
the
number
of
hours
that
we've
targeted
for
them
to
achieve,
we
think
is-
is
reasonable,
given
their
staffing
levels
and
it
just
they
are.
They
believe
that
wires
them
to
continue
managing
this
really
effectively,
and
so
they
have
made
it
a
priority
to
make
sure
that
they're
managing
that
replacement
over
time
and
they
have
found
and
try
out.
I
E
C
I
I
I
D
C
C
Thank
you.
Health
insurance
is
200
million.
B
I
C
C
Yeah
I,
so
other
fixed
cost
would
dave,
was
combining
all
of
those
things
together
when
he
told
you
fixed
costs
or
that
at
550
ish
million
that
combines
other
fixed
costs.
Setting
that
combines
tension.
Okay,.
D
I
D
J
J
I
think
we
need
to
see
a
very
clear
reduction
in
how
much
we're
spending
year-over-year
so
less
than
108
million
dollars
for
fiscal
year,
18
or
106
whatever
it
is,
it
needs
to
be
less
it
shouldn't,
be
a
savings
in
the
growth
I
do
want
to
first
thank
counselor,
see
Elmo
in
the
administration
for
starting
this
process
today
and
as
chair
of
the
Committee
on
homelessness,
mental
health
and
recovery.
I
want
to
highlight
some
of
the
investments
that
I'm
most
excited
about.
J
Starting
a
positive
note,
look
at
the
bright
spots
and
then
we'll
move
on
to
some
of
my
questions.
Specifically,
I'm
thankful
for
the
1.2
million
dollars
in
school-based
supports
for
our
BPS
students
experiencing
homelessness.
This
is
a
critical
investment
for
sure
and
I'm
proud
to
be
playing
an
active
role
as
a
partner
with
the
Boston
Public
Schools
in
the
administration.
In
the
dispersment
of
these
funds
to
our
schools
are
directly
I'm,
also
thrilled
to
see
a
continued
investment
in
leading
the
way
home.
J
The
mayor's
plan
to
end
chronic
individual
and
veterans
homelessness
through
a
housing
first
approach
that
has
made
such
an
impact.
For
so
many
individuals
experiencing
homelessness,
and
we
should
all
be
proud
of
that.
Work
and
I
do
look
forward
to
continued
investments,
not
just
on
the
homeless
end,
but
for
centralizing
and
streamlining
lining
access
to
our
affordable
housing
for
both
those
that
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
all
of
the
residents
of
the
City
of
Boston,
as
the
city
continues
to
grow.
J
Making
sure
that
those
affordable
units
are
easily
accessible
to
the
residents
of
the
city
is
something
that
I'll
be
advocating
throughout
this
budget
process.
I'm
also
excited
to
see
the
innovative
steps
that
are
being
that
are
taken
to
support
our
first
responders,
who
are
on
the
front
lines
of
managing
the
crisis
on
mom,
mia
casa,
boulevard
and
mass
ave
and
through
the
budget
process.
I'll
also
advocate
for
additional
resources
for
the
best
program
and
their
work
with
Boston
Police
Department,
as
well
as
additional
funding
for
our
mobile
sharks
team.
J
As
you
know,
we
have
to
I'd
love
to
see
for
to
pick
up
and
dispose
of
the
20,000
incorrectly
disposed
sharks
that
we're
finding
across
the
city
and
when
I
look
at
the
budget
as
a
whole.
One
thing
that
stands
out
to
me
as
I
need
to
really
diversify
our
revenue
streams,
and
we've
talked
a
lot
about
that
this
morning
and
I'm,
hoping
to
hear
more
from
the
administration
about
our
plan
to
increase
pilot
contributions.
It's
disappointing
to
read
in
the
budget
summary
that
we
expect
those
payments
to
being
the
same.
E
J
What
they've
committed
to
contributing,
as
vice
chair
of
the
committee
on
education,
I'm
concerned
about
you,
know,
obviously,
concerned
about
the
Boston
Public
Schools
budget
and
want
to
make
sure
that
our
resources
are
getting
to
the
kids
in
our
classrooms
I'm
happy
to
see
the
reduction
in
sort
of
a
centralized
the
central
office,
but
also
want
to
have
an
understanding
through
the
process
and
I'm,
not
necessarily
here
today,
but
with
the
superintendent
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
that
three
percent
increase
that
you
referenced
in
centrally
funded
services.
So
what
does
that
mean
was?
J
It
looks
like-
and
you
know
if
it
means
better
direct
services
for
our
kids
in
our
classroom.
That's
great,
but
I
do
want
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
that.
I
also
still
have
some
major
concerns
regarding
the
implication
of
extended
learning
time,
both
as
a
cost
issue
for
the
district,
but
also
as
a
practicality
issue
for
our
schools,
especially
those
that
are
9,
30,
start
schools
or
extending
their
data
for
ten
that
is
affecting
enrollment
and
I'm,
also
curious
about
how
that's
affecting
the
decline
in
enrollment
at
certain
schools.
J
Until
the
second
round,
we
need
to
get
more
out
of
the
state.
I
think
we
all
recognize
that,
and
if
our
state
aid
is
fourteen
percent
of
our
revenue,
what
what
from
the
state's
perspective?
How
much
are
they
giving
us?
What's
that?
What
the
percentage
of
their
budget
that
they're,
giving
to
the
City
of
Boston.
J
In
any
I
think
if
those
numbers
are
startling-
not
surprising
but
still
startling,
because-
and
we
know
that
our
contributions
far
outweigh
what
we
sort
of
get
back
in
investment-
and
it
leads
me
back
to
my
work
around
homelessness,
mental
health
and
recovery
in
our
shelters.
Fifty
percent
of
individuals
that
are
showing
up
at
shelter
seeking
shelter
are
not
from
the
city
of
Boston,
so
we
need
to
really
not
just
advocate
at
the
state
level,
for
an
increase
to
investment
from
the
state
to
the
city
increase
that
fourteen
percent.
J
So
it's
more
than
fourteen
percent
of
our
budgets,
but
also
I,
see
my
yeah,
but
also
working
with
our
counterparts
at
the
state
to
put
pressure
on
our
surrounding
communities,
cities
and
towns
to
do
some
of
the
work
that
their
residents
are
relying
on
the
city
of
Boston
to
do.
They
think
that's
really
important
for
us
to
highlight
and
work
towards.
That's
it
around
10.
Do
it
awesome.
K
Aiming
for
holding
the
to
this
of
the
stepping
off
point,
it's
good
to
see
Dave
and
Kate
just
a
couple,
quick
questions.
My
focus
will
be,
as
it
always
has
been,
on
sort
of
wasteful
spending
and
just
trying
to
identify
areas.
I'm
not
saying
drain
the
swamp
just
say
and
eliminate
some
wasteful
spending,
and
particularly
like
we
talked
about
the
police
and
fire
classes
that
are
going
on,
and
we've
seen
this
sort
of
phenomenon
over
the
last
several
years,
whereby
you
have
someone
that
gets
through
the
police
academy.
K
Is
that
if
we
would
just
stop
the
academies
at
the
same
time,
we
wouldn't
have
the
jumping
you'd
have
to
make
a
decision
when
you
get
them
when
we
call
in
the
post
guys
when
you
get
the
postcard
in
the
mail
that
you've
been
accepted
or
you've
been
invited
to
participate.
You
know
for
the
recruit
investigation
to
the
Academy
if
you
get
them
both
at
the
same
time.
At
that
point
in
time
you
have
to
make
a
decision,
do
you
want
to
be
a
police
officer,
or
do
you
want
to
be
a
firefighter?
K
What
happens
is
the
police
officer
one
comes
in
and
they
accept
that
one
and
they
go
through
the
Academy
and
they
get
in
great
shape.
They
stop
the
job
and
some
instances
the
readers
still
in
the
probationary
period,
but
they
may
just
be
on
for
two
or
three
years
and
then
the
other
post
God
comes
my
suggestion
to
eliminate
some
wasteful
spending
and
there
is
a
significant
amount
of
cost
that
goes
into
recruit,
investigation,
a
background
checks,
the
neighborhood
assessments
and
the
the
p80,
the
physical
aptitude
test,
which
I
think
and
I've
said
all
along.
K
K
So
that's
sort
of
my
open
Augusta
for
the
wasteful
spending
piece
and
just
want
to
touch
on
to
that.
They've
been
mentioned
in
this
budget,
we've
seen
them
in
the
slide
shows
in
the
briefing
and
that's
the
bcec
funds
that
we
have
to
Home
Rule
petitions
to
home,
provements
intraluminal
petitions
that
have
come
through
council.
K
We
have
two
instances
of
someone,
maybe
between
14
and
16
million,
for
the
early
education
piece,
and
then
we
have
153,
which
is
going
to
go
a
long
way
on
for
our
part
for
our
housing.
Things
like
that.
So
are
we
forecasting
if
there's
a
hiccup,
but
if
you
will
so
those
are
my
questions.
If
you
can
address
them,
one
two.
K
You
understand
it's
happening
would
probably
maybe
eight
to
ten
individuals
are
jumping
mostly
going
from
police
to
fire.
Yes
and
I.
Just
think
that
we
start
both
academies
at
the
same
time
or
if
those
postcards
came
into
that
person's
I
was
sold
at
the
same
time
then,
and
there
they
have
to
make
a
decision,
but
it
want
to
be
a
police
officer.
Do
they
want
to
be
a
firefighter?
What
they
do
is
they
rope-a-dope
they
take.
K
The
police
won't
resist,
of
course,
when
it
comes
in
the
door
because
they
don't
know
or
expect
that
the
fire
was
going
to
come
in
the
door.
So
they
sat
down
that
road
and
there's
a
huge
expense
to
that,
and
then
their
card
comes
in
six
months
later,
a
year
later,
and
then
they
saw
yeah.
Definitely
this
is
what
I
want
to
do
in
from
from
across
savings.
It
makes
sense,
but
also
from
the
kid
in
the
neighborhood
that
actually
would
would
give
anything
to
become
a
police
officer.
K
D
K
B
You
so
I
I
think
that
if
there's
a
way
to
better
coordinate
that
that
makes
all
the
sense
in
the
world,
so
we
will
talk
and
thank
you
if
there's
something
we
done
there
on
in
terms
of
the
question
about
reliance
on
sort
of
passage
of
legislation
or
sort
of
in
order
to
make
financial
investments
going
forward.
I
think
we're
just
going
to
have
to
monitor
those
situations
as
they
come
in
terms
of
the
universal
pre-k
legislation.
I,
don't
think
we
anticipate
that
that
investment
will
be
made
in
fiscal
year
18.
B
So
it's
really
something
we'd
be
dealing
with
in
fiscal
19
and
beyond.
If
that
legislation
were
not
to
pass,
we
have
been
able
to
increase
access
to
pre-k
by
I
think
about
for
over
four
hundred
and
twenty
seats
during
the
mayor's
term,
but
obviously
that's
a
lot
slower
and
increase.
Then
we
would
anticipate
if
we
had
16
million
dollars
more
to
spend
on
this
purpose
per
year
on
on
the
winter
square
issue,
as
we
spoke
to
at
the
beginning,
we
r
FY
18
through
FY
22.
B
Imagine
boston
capital
plan
already
anticipates
maximizing
the
amount
we
borrow
maximizing.
The
amount
we
borrow
in
compliance
with
the
city's
debt
affordability
policy,
so
it's
difficult
to
see
a
scenario
in
which
the
153
million
dollars
in
investments
could
be
made
without
without
an
additional
supplemental
revenue
source
in
the
near
term.
B
G
C
D
C
G
D
C
G
B
D
G
G
J
You
I
just
want
to
get
into
a
little
bit
of
the
of
your
presentation
from
today
so
slide
22,
which
is
the
cost
coughs,
avoided
13
million
dollars
for
reducing
the
overtime.
Have
we
hit
that
goal?
I
know
that
we've
recognized
it
as
a
reasonable
goal,
but
if
we
hit
that
or
projected
to
hit
it
for
the
show
I
so.
C
B
B
Be
fine,
the
I
will
say
they
did
hit
the
biggest
piece
of
it,
which
was
the
sort
of
mid
year
FY
16,
ten
percent
reduction.
It
was
an
additional
five
percent,
essentially
ref
y
17,
so
that
the
the
first
phase
was
very
successful,
but
we
will
have
them.
Give
you
an
update
during
their
hearing
as
well.
That.
J
C
C
J
Thank
you
notes,
I
think
it's
a
substantial
number
if
we
can
continue
doing
that
and
then
on,
and
it
will
ask
this
of
the
superintendent
as
well,
but
perhaps
you
know
the
answer
to
it:
the
extension
of
excellence
for
all
through
our
schools.
You
know
I
support
the
excellence
for
all,
but
I
also
support
advanced
work
classrooms
and
there
has
been
a
tremendous
amount
of
conversation
around
the
possible
elimination
of
a
WC
classrooms
and
I'm
curious.
If
you
know
whether,
as
a
district,
we're
looking
to
eliminate
a
WC.
J
D
J
And
I
will
ask
thank
you
for
that
and
then
on
you
reference,
the
whittier
street
housing
development
with
a
30
billion
dollar
HUD
grant
think
that's
fabulous
with
sort
of
the
changes
in
the
federal
government.
Are
we
looking
to
lose
these
down
the
road?
What's
the
future
projections
when
it
comes
to
this
federal
funding
and
the
HUD
stuff,
so.
C
I
think
this
was
this
particular
one
is
committed
to
on
this
particular
environment.
I
think
we
are
concerned
about
the
future
funding
for
the
housing,
housing
authority
programs
and
it's
something
that
we're
watching
extremely
closely
to
see
how
that
will
be
funded
in
the
in
the
federal
budget
and
how
their
programs
with
people
ignored.
B
And
I
would
just
had
I
mean
with
very
difficult
to
answer,
questions
I,
think
about
the
future
of
federal
funding.
There's
just
so
much
uncertainty,
we're
monitoring
it
very
closely.
This
particular
area,
I
believe,
about
285
million
of
the
city's
515
federal
revenues
through
public
housing,
so
changes
to
policy
related
to
public
housing
could
have
an
extremely
large
impact
on
the
city.
So
it's
and
I
think
bha
would
tell
you
that
there
had
already
been
massive
divestment
from
public
housing
during
previous
administrations
and
they're
hopeful
just
to
sort
of
stop
the
bleeding
in
a
sense.
J
We
doing
any
parallel
sort
of
plan
and
budgeting
on
the
on
the
we're.
Continuing
with
you
know,
certainly
hopeful
hopeful
attitude
that
this
sort
of
funding
will
continue,
but
what
you
know
and
I'm
also
concerned
about
some
of
the
CD
CD
bheegi
bheegi
grants.
Thank
you
say
that
sometimes
fast
I
can't
and
it
you
know
its
impact
on
some
of
our
small
business,
small
businesses
and
our
main
streets,
and
all
that
are
we
doing
some
parallels.
Budgeting
or
planning
I
mean.
B
I
would
say
we
have
a
number
of
efforts
going
on
we've.
We've
done
a
lot
more
work,
we've
done
in
the
past,
the
catalog,
our
overall
federal
relationship
in
light
of
the
new
administration
in
Washington.
We
are
involved
in
a
number
of
advocacy
efforts
across
public
policy
areas
nationally
with
others,
other
cities
and
other
advocacy
groups.
I
think
we
know
where
our
exposures
are,
and
we
are.
B
We
are
always
looking
to
prepare
ourselves
for
a
situation
sort
of
like
what
we
went
through
at
the
last
recession,
where
the
city
could
be
called
upon
to
provide
more
than
it
had
in
the
past
relative
to
overall
revenue.
We
don't
have
you
know
like
a
plan
B
or
something
like
that,
because
it's
just
the
order
of
magnitude
even
is
in
certain
at
this
time,
but
we're
certainly
approaching
this
budget
with
the
possibility
that
change
in
approach
at
the
federal
level
is
possible
going
forward.
I.
J
Think
to
let
Isis
the
local
elected
you
know
capitalize
on
some
of
our
relationships.
You
know
to
continue.
You
know
supporting
that
work
in
that
advocacy.
My
last
question
is
regarding
I
think
it's
great
that
you've
got
the
budget
online
and
the
capital
projects
online.
One
of
the
questions
I
have
and
sort
of
what
I've
learned
from
my
first
budget
process
now
going
into.
J
My
second
is,
you
know
articulating
some
of
the
time
lines
around
the
capital
budgets,
because
it's
great
when
we
say
it's
part
of
our
capital
plan,
but
the
timeline
can
extend
out
and
that's
fine
I
think
that
you
know
it's
part
of
how
this
work
happens.
But
for
the
you
know
the
lay
person
of
the
average
constituent
they're
like
wow,
my
playground
or
my
library
is
part
of
the
plan
and
they
think
they're
going
to
go
to
a
ribbon-cutting
in
this
100
fiscal
year.
J
C
That's
a
great
suggestion.
We
one
thing
we
do
try
to
do
is
for
each
project.
We
try
to
say
what
stage
it's
in.
So,
if
it's
in
design
or
if
it's
in
construction,
we
try
to
list
that
with
each
project,
but
I
I
think
your
point
is
well-taken.
This
most
people
don't
know
how
long
our
construction
projects
taken
they
do
take
several
years.
So
what
we'll
look
in
that
I'm
still
trying
to
figure
it.
A
You
before
I
just
closed
out
I'd
like
to
recognize
our
chief
of
the
Boston
Fire
Department,
who
was
honored
by
receiving
the
National
Fire
Chief
award
recently
so
kudos
to
Chief,
Joe
Finn
and
just
to
piggyback
off
the
uncertainty
of
federal
funding.
I.
Think
chief
Sweeney,
you
mentioned
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
our
operating
budget,
comes
in
the
form
of
grants
and
such
maybe
from
federal
government
is
that?
Well
it
closed
it's
a
it's.