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Description
Ways & Means Hearing- Dockets #0763-0768 FY24 Budget: Capital Review
A
A
For
the
record,
my
name
is
Tanya
Financial
Anderson,
the
district
7
City
councilor
I
am
the
chair
of
the
Boston
city
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
broadcasted
on
Xfinity
channel
8,
RCN,
channel
82
and
FiOS
channel
964..
The
council's
budget
review
process
will
Encompass
a
series
of
public
hearings
beginning
in
April
and
running
through
June.
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
to
incur
to
engage
in
this
process
by
giving
testimony
for
the
record.
A
You
can
do
this
in
several
ways
attend
one
of
our
hearings
and
give
public
testimony.
We
will
take
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
each
departmental
hearing
and
also
at
three
hearings
dedicated
to
public
testimony.
The
full
hearing
schedule
is
on
our
website.
Boston.Gov
forward,
slash
Council
Dash
budget.
Our
scheduled
hearings,
dedicated
to
public
testimony,
are
Tuesday
May,
2nd
at
2
pm,
Tuesday
May,
9th
at
6
pm
and
Thursday
May
18th
at
2
pm.
A
You
can
give
testimony
in
person
here
at
the
12th
Baptist
church
today
for
in-person
Testimony,
please
sign
up
at
the
sheet
near
the
entrance
when
you
are
called
to
testify.
Please
state
your
name
affiliation,
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
just
a
couple
of
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
Email
or
you
can
email
a
written
testimony
to
the
committee
at
ccc.wm
at
boston.gov,
submit
a
two-minute
video
or
of
of
your
testimony
through
the
Forum
on
the
website
for
more
information
on
the
City
Council
budget
process
and
how
to
testify.
A
A
Docket07630765-20766
orders
for
Capital
fund
transfer,
Appropriations
docket,
zero,
seven,
six,
four,
zero,
seven,
six,
seven,
two:
zero:
seven,
six,
eight
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements.
Our
Focus
area
for
this
hearing
will
be
an
overview
of
the
fiscal
year
24
capital
budget.
A
panelist
today
includes.
A
B
A
Susan
Rice
assistant
director
of
operations,
also
public
facility,
Kathy,
Baker
Eclipse,
director
of
Capital
plan,
Parks
and
Recreation
for
the
sake
of
I,
have
everybody
who's
sitting
on
the
panel
correct
okay,
so
who
is
speaking
on
behalf
of
BPS
just
yourself?
Okay,
thank
you
and
who's.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
parks,
today,
just
chief
you'll
be
speaking
today.
A
A
First
I
just
wanted
to
sorry
acknowledge
my
Council
colleagues
here
so
far:
counselor
City
District
counselor
Braden
council,
president
Flynn
at
large
counselor,
Murphy,
District,
counselor,
Brian,
Worrell
and
District
counselor
Kenzie
Bach.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
in
terms
of
our
format.
This
evening
we
will
first
take
go
for
rounds
of
introductions
for
my
Council
colleagues
just
30
seconds.
Each
for
opening
statements
then
we'll
go
straight
to
the
administration.
A
I
will
ask
that
you,
each
department
presents
in
less
than
not
each
apartment,
but
obms
are
rather
Ashley
and
Jim.
If
you
can
present
within
10
to
15
minutes.
If
you
are
adding
anyone
from
the
different
departments,
you
may
have
five
minutes
to
add
anything
to
the
presentation
and
then
immediately.
We
will
take
public
testimony
first
and
then
we'll
go
to
counselor
colleagues
for
first
round
of
question
and
then
second
round
third
round
and
so
forth.
If
time
permits.
A
D
Thank
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
administration
team.
That's
here
with
us,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
public
for
coming
out
and
to
city
council,
Central
staff
and
my
city
council
colleagues
as
well,
and
also
a
special
thank
you
to
the
historic
12th
Baptist
Church,
the
incredible
role
that
they
play
in
our
neighborhoods,
but
also
for
hosting
us
here
today
and
to
acknowledge
Reverend
Broderick
who's
who's
with
us
tonight.
D
A
Thank
you
so
much
council
president
Flynn.
Are
you
going
to
be
stealing
my
thunder
too
long
right,
counselor
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
acknowledge
Pastor,
Reverend,
Willie
Broderick
and
allow
you
a
couple
of
minutes
for
introduction.
Thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
us
a
space,
and
you
have
the
floor.
E
Church
I
want
to
welcome
you
to
our
space.
This
is
such
an
important
meeting
and
such
a
important
Gathering
I
want
to
thank
my
District
counselor
I
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
for
this
city
and,
most
importantly,
thank
this
community
for
showing
up
in
every
way
and
every
facet
we're
excited
for
all
the
great
things
that
that
will
come
from
this
great
work
that
we
do
together.
E
But,
most
importantly,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
centering
our
community
center
and
our
families
and
making
sure
that
we
create
access
opportunity
and
inclusion
for
each
and
every
person
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
teaching.
Everyone
of
you
welcome
to
our
space
and
we
look
forward
to
all
the
comments
that
will
come
out
this
evening.
Thank.
A
G
The
floor,
thank
you,
chair,
thank
you,
Pastor
Reverend
Broderick,
and
to
the
community
we're
here
outside
of
City
Hall,
so
that
we
can
hear
directly.
I
know,
you're
always
welcome
in
City
Hall
and
in
the
ionella
chamber,
but
thank
you
chair
for
hosting
this
in
the
community
and
as
an
at-large
City
councilor
I
do
enjoy
that,
no
matter
what
district
I
go
to.
It
is
also
my
district,
so
I'm
proud
to
represent
this
church,
and
this
neighborhood
also,
and
thank
you
always
to
the
administration.
G
I
know
we
had
a
hearing
earlier
and
many
of
the
familiar
faces
and
I
said
it
earlier.
And
it's
true,
though,
that
our
budget
is
a
value
statement
of
what
we
believe
in
and
where
we
want
to
invest
for
our
future,
for
our
seniors,
for
our
veterans
for
our
children,
for
this
city,
staying
healthy
moving
forward
and
looking
forward
to
this
conversation
and
hearing
from
the
community.
So
thank
you,
chair.
H
Thank
you
chair.
Thank
you
to
our
host
historic
12th,
Baptist
and
Pastor
Willie
Broderick.
Thank
you
to
the
public.
Thank
you
for
showing
up
and
taking
time
out
of
your
day
for
this
important
conversation.
I
also
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
the
admin
for
all
the
hard
work
and
time
that
you
put
into
the
city
of
Boston
and
also
thank
you
to
council
Anderson
for
having
insight
to
bring
in
the
budget
to
the
people.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that.
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I'll
just
add
everyone's
add
to
everyone's
thanks
to
the
12th
Baptist
for
hosting
us
and
to
you
for
holding
this
and
our
Administration
partners
for
being
here.
I
would
just
say
that
to
me
at
you
know
the
capital
budget,
the
Investments
that
the
city
makes
in
our
public
goods
are
one
of
the
most
enduring
things
we
do
with
our
money
each
year
and
in
many
ways
they're
the
way
in
which
we
leave
a
really
long-term
Legacy
and
create
a
city
for
all.
I
J
Everyone
happy
to
be
here
and
I.
Don't
know
how
Chief
Hammond
beat
me
here,
because
we
left
at
the
same
time,
but
nonetheless
I'm
here,
but
I
just
wanted
to
thank
12
Baptists
for
hosting
and
more
importantly,
for
everybody
that
has
shown
up
right,
because
we
have
to
show
up
for
the
things
that
matter
and
having
people
here
in
the
space
really
speaks
volumes
to.
J
What
this
moment
is
all
about,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
councilor
Anderson,
for
bringing
literally
the
people's
budget
to
the
streets
right
here,
where
it
belongs,
where
we
can
listen
and
learn
from
each
other
and
really
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
what
that
work
is.
So
it's
really
symbolic
for
us
to
have
a
budget
conversation
in
Roxbury
and
I.
Just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
bringing
us
here
and
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
councilman
here,
I'd
like
to
just
preface
our
conversation
today
by
saying
that
the
the
role
that
we
have
in
the
city
is
one
of
such
importance,
because
we
are
closer
to
our
constituents.
We
are
in
our
districts,
we
are
organizing,
we
are
planning
and
we
are
listening
to
our
constituents
and
then
there
is
a
sort
of
informal
conversation
that
takes
place
with
the
mayor
where
she
schedules
time
to
talk
with
us
about
our
priorities,
our
recommendations.
A
A
A
It
will
be
that
things
I've
been
in
planning
for
years,
and
this
is
I've
heard
this
from
the
administration
that,
because
things
have
been
in
planning
for
years,
that
they
have
already
in
design
process,
so
they've
already
been
in
a
study
for
it
that
it's
ready
to
go
to
the
next
phase
and
then
sometimes
you'll
see
that
a
community.
For
example.
A
One
example
I'll
give
is
Charlestown
who
yelled
about
a
swimming
pool
just
last
year.
But
then
they
end
up
getting
a
30
million
dollar
swimming
pool.
And
so
what
we
want
to
do
is
transparently
have
this
conversation
respectfully
and
with
Integrity.
I.
I
hope
that
we
that
this
is
not
a
personal
with
Administration
and
the
people
here
before
you
that
these
are
hard-working
people
and
people
in
leadership
that
are
trying
to
execute
and
Implement
such
plans.
And
so
the
conversation
is
just
to
create.
A
And
so
we
are
tasked
with
this
responsibility
of
consolidating
community
of
representing
people,
it's
a
very
heavy
weight,
and
so
we
have
to
do
that,
hopefully
again
with
integrity
and
honesty
and
transparency.
We
owe
it
to
our
constituents
and
not
because
they're
here
in
front
of
me,
you
guys
know
that
that's
this
is
how
I
sound
even
in
City
Hall,
but
I
know
that
my
colleagues
here
we
have
very
robust
Council
this
year
that
have
been
working
hard
in
advocating.
A
So
we
hope
to
have
a
wonderful
conversation
with
you
and
we
hope
to
do
that
again
respectfully
and
hopefully
we'll
get
to
some
sort
of
closure.
In
terms
of
this
conversation
and
if
not
I
am
open
to
continuing
the
hearing
to
hold
another
Capital
hearing,
I
do
have
space
times
reserved,
whereas
I
can
schedule
another
meeting.
So
it's
not
the
end-all
be-all.
K
K
In
the
conversation
you
know,
we
have
a
very
quick
timeline
to
take
a
look
at
not
only
the
operating
budget
and
the
capital
and
the
capital
budgets
and
sometimes
I
feel
like
the.
The
two
should
actually
maybe
be
divorced
if
we
are
to
fully
be
doing
the
work
of
the
people
and
making
sure
that
we
are
understanding
what's
happening
and
that
we're
able
to
do
the
work
of
advocacy
but
I
know
that
with
this
Administration,
a
lot
that
is
in
the
capital
plan
is
going
to
reflect.
K
What
we
want
to
see
in
the
future
that
we
want
to
see
in
the
city
of
Boston
I
know
that
there's
more
work
to
do
I
am
particularly
keen
and
interested
in
how
we're
using
our
fiscal
strength
as
a
city
to
do
the
work
of
the
people.
We
have
a
AAA
Bond
rating
as
a
city
and
a
lot
of
our
residents
and
our
black
and
brown
neighborhoods,
don't
feel
that
fiscal
strength
and
so
I
think
it's
time
for
us
to
really
lean
into
that.
K
L
Thank
you
good
evening.
Everyone.
My
name
is
Ashley
groffmerger
and
I'm.
The
Chief
Financial
Officer
for
the
city
of
Boston
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
with
you
all
this
evening
to
present
the
fiscal
2024
through
2028
five-year
Capital
plan,
I'm
joined
by
several
of
my
cabinet
and
Department
colleagues.
In.
A
L
This
plan
sign
okay,
so
the
fiscal
2024
through
2028
five-year
Capital
plan
totals
4.2
billion
dollars,
which
is
an
increase
of
about
I,
think
600
million
dollars
over
the
prior
Five-Year
Plan.
The
capital
plan
supports
a
vast
number
of
City
assets
and
inventory,
including
our
roads,
our
bridges,
Parks
libraries
and
community
centers,
as
well
as
City
facilities
such
as
City
Hall.
The
plan
is
funded
through
a
variety
of
sources,
including
various
state
and
federal
Grant
programs
and
sources,
but
is
predominantly
financed
through
the
city's
use
of
General
obligation
or
Geo
bonds.
L
The
Five-Year
Plan
is
organized
into
two
categories.
First,
is
projects
you'll
hear
us
refer
to
projects
which
are
specific
investments
in
Capital
Improvements
at
a
particular
site
or
location
such
as
a
particular
neighborhood
library
or
a
fire
station,
and
we
also.
The
plan
also
includes
a
number
of
programs
which
are
recurring
annual
Capital
expenditures
for
broader
needs
across
the
city
like
Road,
resurfacing,
Fire,
Equipment
replacement
and
tree
planting.
L
And,
lastly,
I
think
it's
important
to
mention
that,
while
this
is
a
five-year
plan,
it
is
Revisited
every
year
and
we
can
reevaluate
the
choices
and
assumptions
included
in
here,
and
we
do
this
five-year
planning,
because
the
life
cycle
of
these
projects
exceed
that
of
a
typical
fiscal
year,
and
there
are
many
factors
that
go
into
making
decisions
around
these
projects,
and
so
it's
better
to
look
at
them
over
a
longer
life
cycle,
as
opposed
to
just
one
year
at
a
time.
So
with
that
I'm
happy
to
turn
it
over
to
Jim
Williamson.
M
Thank
you
Ashley,
so
just
my
name
is
Jim
Williamson
I'm,
the
budget
director
at
the
city
of
Boston
and
what
the
budget
office
does
is
annually
help
put
together
the
annual
operating
budget,
which
is
the
the
pieces
that
make
delivery
services
you're,
probably
very
familiar
with.
It,
also
helps
construct
or
re-up
the
the
capital
plan.
Basically
look
at
it.
M
Take
out
projects
that
are
completed,
add
new
projects
that
fit
within
the
fiscal
constraints
of
the
the
plan.
So
we're
going
to
talk
about
just
different
ways
of
looking
at
the
capital
plan.
So,
but
we
we
want
to
start
with
like
how
the
capital
plan
priorities
are
set.
So
this
is
sort
of
a
process
wheel
and
it's
it's
it's
stem.
It
starts
around
what
the
mayoral
and
Community
Values
are
and
it
it
begins.
With
a
framework
of
these
values.
M
Centered
on
Equity,
we
have
a
chief
Mario,
Anjali
solo
Severa,
who
we're
in
deep
partnership
who
sort
of
looks,
helps
us
support
us
in
that
capacity,
access,
health
and
safety.
You
know
one
of
the
the
key
components
of
a
project
that
makes
it
included
is.
Is
there
health,
health
and
safety
issue
at
stake
that
that
gets
priority
on
and
then
then
we
move
into
Department
project
priority
requests,
so
we
look
to
the
department
experts.
You
know.
The
panel
before
us
are
are
those
types
of
experts
they
they
know
their
assets.
M
They
they
operate
those
assets,
they
set
the
relative
priorities
and
and
ultimately
operationalize
the
execution
of
those
projects,
and
then,
where
OBM
comes
in
the
budget
office
comes
in,
is
we
evaluate
the
the
financing
the
the
fiscal
needs?
The
cost
estimates?
We
look
at
it
within
the
context
of
existing
commitments.
You
need
to
make
sure
you're
you're,
taking
care
of
your
your
prior
commitments
before
you
can
layer
on
new
commitments
and
looking
at
scope,
location
and
impact.
M
M
Lot
of
these
feedback
sources
are
they're,
complementary,
they're,
they're,
often
similar.
So
a
thing
that
you,
you
would
hear
from
a
city
councilor
might
be
expressed
by
by
the
mayor's
team
might
be
expressed
by
the
office
of
Neighborhood.
Services
might
be,
you
know,
might
be
as
City
residents
in
the
city
we've
observed
ourselves.
M
We
we
work
through
the
projects
and
we
review
it
with
city
council
who
is
needs
to
authorize
the
projects
so
we'll
go
into
here
is
how
this
4.2
billion
dollar
Capital
plan
is
organized.
So
it's
mostly
like
functionally.
You
know
the
streets
and
infrastructure
Yasha
Franklin
Hodges
here
to
represent
that
schools
is
a
big
component
of
it,
so
we
have
Sam
depina
from
the
deputy
superintendent
of
operations,
who's
familiar
with
schools
in
their
needs.
M
You
know
just
to
Circle
back
to
how,
when
Ashley
was
talking
about
how
the
plan
is
organized
their
major
improvements,
Renovations
so
beyond,
just
the
the
brand
new
building
that
occasionally
will
will
pop
up.
There
are
lots
of
major
Renovations
going
on
the
the
second
one
is
the
new
construction,
the
probably
the
last
major
building
that
was
was
a
school
building
in
Fenway
that
was
opened
a
state
of
a
good
repair.
M
M
So
this
is
this
is
the
revenue
that
supports
the
the
capital
plan,
the
4.2,
so
it's
it's
primarily
funded
through
City
bonds,
so
City
bonds
do
have
a
requirement.
We
just
got
through
a
bond
sale
just
recently,
there's
a
lot
of
process
associated
with
that
I
respect,
other
members
of
the
finance
cabinet
and
all
the
due
diligence
that
we
go
through
because
you're,
basically
committing
to
on
the
full
faith
and
credit
of
the
city
paying
those
bonds
back
and
this
credit
rating.
M
M
M
It's
really
that's
just
a
tool
to
deliver
city
services,
it's
a
location
to
provide
little
city
services
and
that
operational
agency
that
occupies
that
building
is
the
expert
on
delivering
those
services
and
they
have
certain
requirements
of
their
facilities.
So
they
work
collaboratively
with
Chief
Irish
and
director
Carrie
Griffin
to
to
make
sure
that
when
they're,
having
Renovations
or
building
a
new
facility
that
it
meets
those
operational
leads
because
at
the
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
really
about
those
those
assets
are
a
tool
to
deliver
Services
and
in
the
streets
cabinet.
M
M
That,
but
so
you
know
getting
around
the
city,
you
know
everybody
has
that
feeling
of
being
able
to
get.
We
need
to
be
the
conditions
of
the
road.
Those
are
very
important
things
in
parks
in
open
space.
You
know
I
think
we
all
enjoy
being
near
Green
Space,
it's.
We
know
it's
part
of
our
health
to
do
that.
We
also
are
stepping
up
to
council
lujan's
point
about
using
some
of
our
bonding
Authority,
particularly
in
housing,
so
we're
really
stepped
up
our
our
use
of
bond
funds.
M
It's
a
relative
new
phenomenon
to
infuse
into
the
Housing
Authority,
so
that
that
is
a
step
that
we're
expanding
into
that
area.
And
then
the
capital
planning
process
is
it's.
Unlike
the
annual
operating
budget,
where
it
sort
of
needs
to
be
accomplished
or
needs
to
up,
you
know
be
operationalized
in
a
12-month
period.
It
takes
it
takes
time.
So
there's
the
the
project.
Inclusion
phase
is
when
it's
sort
of
conceived.
Initial
studies
are
often
take
to
sort
of
get
the
scope
look
at.
M
If
this
programmatic
and
these
all
have
haven't
have
different
time
varying
different
timelines,
but
sometimes
it
it
and
then
it
moves
into
like
design,
and
it's
often
that's
where
the
community
process
is.
Is
there
there's?
You
know
our
designer
is
hired
meetings
are
held
in
the
community
and
sometimes
it
feels
from
someone
who's
a
little
bit
removed
from
the
process
that
you
know
what's
happening
during
this
process
and
we
need
to
be
do
a
better
job
of
letting
people
know
the
status
of
where
things
are
moving
through
the
process.
M
But
there
there's
a
lot
of
hard
work
happening
in
those
States.
Those
three
stages
before
you
start
seeing
sort
of
shovels
in
the
ground
and
construction
and
that
so
we
have
little
timelines
associated
with
these
different
components.
But
this
often
many
many
projects
make
it
through
in
that
five-year
window,
but
some
some
of
them
fall.
You
know
extend
beyond
that,
depending
on
the
complexity
of
the
project
and
before
I
turn
it
over
to
sort
of
our
esteemed
panel.
M
Here
on
on
some
of
the
subject,
we
wanted
to
highlight
some
of
the
the
capital
projects
that
are
in
this
Capital
plan.
We're
going
to
race
around
some
of
the
the
values
that
have
been
articulated
so
supporting
a
green
and
growing
city
is
50
million
dollars
in
this
plan
to
help
support
decarbonization
efforts
at
Boston,
public
housing,
Authority
locations
to
to
move
them
off
of
fossil
fuels
to
make
it
a
clean,
a
cleaner
environment.
M
Then
there's
a
the
category
of
ensuring
public
health
and
safety,
30
million
dollars
for
new
funding
for
redesign
of
our
streets,
with
a
focus
on
on
safety
safety.
I
think
we
heard
a
lot
of
that
at
the
earlier
hearing
today.
We
know
it's:
it's
a
preeminent
concern
of
most
a
lot
of
residents.
You
know
many
of
the
councils
is
pedestrian
safety,
making
families
fresh.
We
we
strive
to
be.
M
You
know
a
family-friendly
City,
that's
first
in
the
nation
for
for
families,
so
they're
in
that
effort,
where
you
know:
building
new
libraries
and
Codman
Square
and
Fields
Corner
and
English
square
and
there's
178
million
dollars
a
new
capital
funding
for
construction
and
renovating
bcyf
community
centers,
including
pools,
and
then
you
know
getting
back
to
like
what
the
city
is.
What
what
is
the
role?
How
does
city
government
make
people's
improve
people's
lives
or
support
people's
lives?
M
We're
we're
focusing
on
delivering
exceptional
city
services,
so
this
is
an
upgrade
to
the
city's
301
platform
and
it
provide
a
higher
level
of
service
to
every
since
trying
to
integrate
a
lot
of
the
touch
points
that
residents
have
with
City
governments,
whether
it's
you
know
through
inspectional
services
or
permitting,
and
then
there's
always
there's
147
million
dollars
to
keep
our
bridges
on
stairs
and
walking
past
the
state
good
repair.
So
that's
you
know
safety.
N
B
Thank
you
good
evening.
Everyone
I
hope
everyone
can
hear
me
just
want
to
just
probably
thank
all
my
colleagues
here
today
to
help
get
us
to
this
point
and
the
work
we
do
day
to
day
to
spend
some
of
this
money
on
some
of
the
services
and
programs
designed
here
today.
I'm
also
joined
this
evening
by
my
executive
director
of
facilities
manager,
Brian
Ford
I,
said
in
the
audience,
as
well
as
Dell,
Stanislaus
and
KC,
who
was
sitting
in
the
back.
B
We
just
recently
joined
us
as
well
with
regard
to
the
capital
Investments
for
Boston
Public
Schools,
we're
just
very
thankful
for
the
mayor's
investment
in
the
green
New
Deal
for
Boston
public
schools.
That
includes
a
two
million
dollar
investment
over
2
million
dollar
investment
in
and
do
and
renovated
school
buildings.
This
includes
Madison,
Park,
Technical,
vocational
high
school
and
Mel
King,
just
for
examples
and
others
listed
on
the
slide.
B
And
lastly,
we
also
invest
in
health
and
safety
issues
that
are
ongoing.
Our
schools,
such
as
investing
in
16
bathroom
upgrades
that
were
in
the
process
of
doing
next
slide.
Please
and
finally,
this
proposal
includes
resources
dedicated
to
maintaining
and
repairing
our
current
systems
in
our
school
buildings
and
within
our
school
buildings.
It
includes
the
categories
listed
here.
B
They
include
swimming
pools.
They
include
ceiling,
floor
and
paint
painting
projects,
elevator
restoration,
upgrades
school
yard,
improvements,
HVAC
upgrades
and
masonry
and
building
envelopes
and
security
measures,
as
you
can
see
on
the
slide.
So
I
don't
go
to
too
many
details
now,
but
we're
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
have
going
forward.
So
foreign.
O
O
First,
as
several
other
people
have
mentioned,
the
importance
of
maintaining
a
state
of
good
repair
on
the
many
assets,
the
city
has
the
streets,
the
sidewalks,
the
bridges,
the
foot
paths,
the
stairs,
the
all
of
the
different
things
that
we
provide
on
the
city
streets
need
maintenance
in
some
cases,
if
we're
speaking
of
our
bridges,
often
extensive
and
expensive
maintenance.
So,
first
and
foremost,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
those
public
assets
continue
to
serve
the
public
well,
and
that
means
engaging
in
a
regular
plan
of
repair
and
maintenance
to
keep
them
in
good
condition.
O
Second,
safety.
As
many
others
have
mentioned,
and
I'm
sure
we'll
talk
more
about
tonight,
there
is
nothing
that
I
hear
about
more
consistently
in
when
I
go
around
the
city
in
every
single
neighborhood
then
concerns
about
safety.
It
does
not
matter
where
you
are.
People
are
worried,
they're,
they
fear
for
their
kids
for
their
grandparents.
They
fear
for
themselves
as
they
move
about.
O
There
is
excessive
speeding,
there's
unsafe
driving
behavior
that,
ultimately,
we
know
that
we
can
do
more
with
our
infrastructure
to
keep
people
safe
as
they
go
about
their
daily
business,
whether
they
are
driving
walking
biking,
taking
Transit,
there's
Investments
that
we
need
to
make
to
transform
some
of
our
infrastructure
to
make
it
a
save
this
a
safer
City.
Third
Boston
is
a
growing
city,
and
this
is
a
good
thing.
O
So
with
that,
some
of
the
specific
things
that
we
are
investing
in
in
this
Capital
plan,
we
have
two
major
redesign
projects:
Street
redesigned
projects
that
are
supported
by
federal,
raise
grants,
one
on
Blue,
Hill
Ave,
going
from
Grove
Hall
to
Mattapan
Square
and
the
Roxbury
resilient
quarters
project,
which
we'll
look
right
here
on
Warren
Street,
Malcolm,
X
and
melnia
Cass,
and
how
we
can
improve
these
corridors
as
multimodal
corridors
for
the
people
who
use
them
that
are
safe,
well
designed
and
serve
people's
needs.
We
are
investing
in
a
series
of
new
safety
programs.
O
We
are
consolidating
some
of
the
previous
programs
that
we've
had
around
neighborhood
slow
streets
into
a
pro.
A
set
of
programs
and
Investments
That
We
Believe
will
allow
us
to
do
more
faster
when
it
comes
to
things
like
installing
speed,
humps
on
neighborhood
streets,
redesigning
dangerous
intersections,
making
changes
to
our
traffic
signals
that
allow
them
to
move
people
effectively
through
intersections,
but
to
do
it
with
more
safety
than
we
have
today.
When
it
comes
to
this
idea
of
mode
shift
and
sustainability,
how
do
we
make
more
of
our
trips
by
transit,
walking
and
biking?
O
We
have
13
million
dollars
in
dedicated
bus
lane
Investments.
We
have
more
than
25
miles
of
dedicated
bus
land
that
are
currently
in
planning.
We
inaugurated
our
newest
section
in
Roslindale
just
last
week
and
we
have
many
more
to
come
this
year
and
over
the
course
of
the
capital
plan,
we're
making
17
million
dollars
in
our
strategic
byte
Network.
This
is
supplemented
with
arpa
funding.
Last
year,
the
mayor
announced
expansion
of
the
bike
Network
by
about
nine
and
a
half
miles
that
we're
going
to
build
this
year
and
we're
making
good
progress
on
that.
O
The
first
of
those
Lanes
should
be
going
onto
the
ground
this
week
or
next
week,
and
we
have
a
number
of
others
lined
up
behind
it,
and
green
infrastructure
is
something
that
we
are
trying
to
weave
into
all
of
our
streets
projects
recognizing
that
streets
aren't
just
about
moving
people,
but
they're
also
places
and
they're
places
that
can
provide
experiences
in
an
environment
that
is
comfortable
or
not.
That
helps
manage
our
storm
water
or
not.
O
So
we
are
investing
in
the
kinds
of
things:
Street,
trees
planted
areas,
storm
water
collection
that
allows
us
to
use
our
streets
for
more
than
just
moving
people,
but
to
help
create
a
Greener,
healthier
neighborhoods.
And
lastly,
we
have
investments
in
this
Capital
plan
for
electric
vehicle
charging
as
we
work
to
accelerate
the
switch
from
fossil
fuel
vehicles
and,
as
Jim
mentioned,
the
blue
bike
System,
including
electric
bikes.
O
We
are
also
investing
almost
60
million
dollars
in
a
multi-year
project
to
upgrade
every
single
pedestrian
ramp
in
the
city
to
meet
current
Ada
accessibility
guidelines,
something
that
is
critically
important
not
only
for
our
residents
with
disabilities,
but
for
everyone
having
good
ramps
that
are
safe
and
clean
and
work
makes
it
easier
for
everyone
to
get
around
the
city
and
that's
an
important
investment
for
us.
So
I
will
stop
there
and
to
Chief
Wayne
hemp
good.
P
Evening
so
I
will
focus
specifically
on
the
open
space
piece.
We
can
certainly
talk
about
environment
and
other
things
that
are
in
my
cabinet,
but
that's
where
the
the
majority
of
the
resources
that
are
coming
to
our
cabinet
are
focused,
and
so
we
have
84
million
dollars
coming
to
parks
to
support
80
different
projects,
love
to
talk
more.
We
probably
can't
go
into
every
single
one
of
them,
but
want
to
at
least
talk
about
how
we
make
decisions.
So
for
the
majority
of
the
time
that
that
Parks
has
existed.
P
Obviously,
the
situation
is
significantly
different.
Now
and
so
planned
repairs
is
still
part
of
our
conversation,
but
we
are
at
a
place
where
we
don't
have
to
just
look
at
what's
falling
apart
and
if
we
don't
get
to
it
today,
it
will,
you
know,
sort
of
not
function.
So
the
second
piece
that
we
really
look
at
is
community
priorities,
projects
that
have
been
identified
by
Park,
Advocates
and
just
being
like
really
open
and
thinking.
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
places
where
City
councilors
tend
to
do
the
strongest
level
of
advocacy.
P
Many
of
them
want
a
specific
Park
in
some
part
of
their
neighborhood,
and
so
we
I
think
we
are
one
of
the
groups
that
there's
a
lot
of
push
and
pull
in
the
in
the
capital
plan
around
this
conversation
of
which
Parks
people
want
to
really
shift.
Sometimes
you
built
a
park
for
what
people
needed
20
years
ago,
but
the
neighborhood
has
significantly
changed.
The
number
of
people
using
the
park
is
significantly
change.
We
do
see
things
like
you
know.
P
20
years
ago
everybody
wanted
baseball,
I'm,
not
saying
that
they
don't
still,
but
we've
got
a
whole
bunch
of
other
things.
Many
more
communities
want
soccer
than
what
was
previously
programmed
in
the
past.
We
deal
with
the
loving
and
challenging
relationship
between
tennis
players
and
pickleball
players.
It's
probably
if
you
go
to
any
parks
conference,
the
hottest
topic
of
the
drama
between
tennis
players
and
typical
ball
players.
So
we
also
have
to
look
at
what
is
the
resident
of
what
are
the
residents
of
today
wanting
that
might
have
been
different?
P
What
than
what
people
wanted
20
years
ago,
when
the
park
is
first
designed
so
really
looking
at
those
Community
priorities,
both
in
terms
of
which
Parks
people
want
to
prioritize
and
what
they
want
to
see
shifted
in
those
Parks
from
what
it
might
have
been
in
the
past.
The
third
piece
is
really
around
climate
resilience
you
might
know
and
and
have
seen
and
lived,
I
think
we're
all
experiencing.
That
Boston
is
the
fourth
most
vulnerable
City
to
climate
change
in
America,
the
biggest
reason
we
often
end
up.
P
There
is
because
we
have
47
miles
of
Coastline
and
in
some
instances
we
have
parks
that
are
right
on
that
Coastline,
and
so,
if
we
are
able
to
do
some
serious
redesign
of
those
Parks,
we
also
can
protect
people.
So
the
biggest
chunk
that
we
have
in
in
this
particular
budget
is
money
for
a
redesign
of
mokley
Park,
which
is
not
going
to
be
inexpensive.
P
But
we
have
a
significant
amount
of
money
to
get
that
started
and
we're
thinking
about
that
specifically
because
it
will
protect
two
BHA
housing
developments
that
are
right
behind
it
and
it
might
come
prevent
my
house,
which
I
live
off
of
Dorchester
Ave
to
be
from
being
waterfront
property,
as
my
husband
likes
to
say,
where
I'm
on
the
way
to,
and
so
it's
not
just.
We
are
thinking
not
just
about
sea
level
rise
and
flooding.
P
We
are
also
I'm
thinking
deeply
about
heat,
and
so
we've
also
been
looking
and
you
might
have
already
sort
of
noticed,
but
it
will
be
happening
even
more
that
you
see
a
lot
of
more
water
features
being
added
into
parks.
That
is
both
because
people
like
them,
but
we
also
have
a
policy
that
says
if
a
park
is
in
a
heat
island.
P
We
need
to
consider
water
features
as
a
priority
because
it
may
be
the
place
that
people
can
go
to
in
the
local
area
to
get
cool,
and
so
climate
resilience
is
also
thinking
about
how
many
trees
we're
adding
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
things
that
we're
thinking
about.
It's
not
just
our
Coastal
Parks,
but
obviously
our
Coastal
parks
are
one
of
the
major
Investments
and
then
finally
executing
the
master
plans.
As
many
of
you
know,
we
did
a
few
pretty
big
Master
plans
this
year.
P
Those
are
huge
and
they
will
take
a
lot
of
investment
to
operationalize
over
time
and
so
yeah,
so
I'll
just
pause
there
and
and
sort
of
that
sort
of
lays
out
where
we
are-
and
we
can
certainly,
commissioner
Woods
is
here
and
multiple
members
of
our
team
that
can
go
into
the
sort
of
nitty-gritty
but
I
hope
that
gives
a
clear
picture
sort
of
how
we
think
about
the
the
the
big
picture.
Priorities.
Q
A
A
A
You
can
see
here
by
department
for
fy24
Boston,
public
schools,
with
324
million
nine
hundred
and
twelve
thousand
seven
hundred
and
five
dollars
and
I
won't
read
all
of
the
numbers
here,
but
I'll
just
read
the
title
of
the
Departments
Boston
centers
for
Youth
and
Families
Boston
Public,
Library,
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
property
management,
then
environment,
Department,
then
mayor's
office
of
housing,
and
you
can
see
here
that
the
highest
vendors
make
up
about
83.9
percent
of
the
entire
FY
24
budget,
cabinets
and
departments.
Again
here
with
the
highest
Spenders.
A
Sorry,
Public,
Health,
commission,
City
funds
by
Department,
as
you
can
see
here
in
terms
of
City
funds
or
authorizations
for
FY,
the
blue,
representing
fy24
in
millions
in
terms
of
authorization,
total
authorization
of
millions
in
red
or
orange
and
the
yellow
the
total
project.
You
can
see
here
by
I,
I've,
separated
it
by
I.
A
For
City
funds
by
Department
here
as
as
I'm
breaking
it
down
whether
it's
coming
from
Grants,
the
blue,
representing
grants
and
external
funds
and
the
yellow
being
total
funds.
So
basically,
where
are
the
monies
coming
from
and
the
difference?
Of
course,
if,
if
it's
coming
from
City
dollars,
then
it's
liquid,
it's
more
accessible
and
if
it's
coming
from
Grants
or
bonds,
it
takes
longer
to
access
the
fund.
So
that's
also
important
to
look
at
and
then
by
neighborhoods.
A
And
then
again,
I'm
sorry
I
think
this
slide,
first
being
the
highest
right,
Karishma
and
so
the
highest
Spenders.
Sorry,
if
we
go
backwards,
downtown
Government
Center
here
you
can
see
313
million
and
on
Dorchester,
then
Roxbury
Chinatown,
South
Boston,
then
Charlestown
city-wide
funding.
Then
there
there
are
different
projects
that
are
considered
Citywide
and
the
total
there.
As
you
can
see
here,
921
million
points
more
and
then
multiple
neighborhoods
together.
This
would
be
projects
that
impact
again
across
neighborhoods.
A
A
All
right,
then,
you
have
funding
by
district
and
the
numbers
at
the
bottom
are
the
districts
district,
one
two
three
four
five,
six
seven
eight
nine
District
One
is
for
sorry.
Counselor
Coletta
represents
the
chic
one
councilor
Flynn
representative
district
2
counselor
Baker
District,
three
councilor
warrell
District
Four,
Council,
Lara,
District,
Five,
Oh,
a
royal
sorry
District
Five
Council,
Lara,
District,
Six,
counselor,
Anderson,
District,
Seven,
counselor,
Bach,
District,
8,
councilor,
Braden,
District
nines.
A
A
A
A
This
as
brief
as
possible,
Miss
Xander,
you
have
I'm
going
to
ask
that
you've
been
so
patient.
I
asked
you
for
the
public
to
remain
quiet
because
there's
it's
a
small
room
with
great
Acoustics
in
here.
When
you
come
to
the
podium.
Please
identify
yourself,
your
name,
your
affiliation
residence
where
you
live,
and
please
take
up
to
two
minutes
and
I
will
time
you
and
if
you
need
a
little
bit
more,
we'll
try
to
be
flexible.
Okay,.
R
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Melissa
I'm
not
affiliated
with
anyone.
I'm
like
I
was
conceived
in
Roxbury
I'll.
Tell
that
story
sometime
I'm
registered
in
District,
Seven
and
I'd
like
to
thank
councilor
Fernandez
Anderson
for
holding
this
public
Hearing
in
a
place
that
is
both
a
landmark
in
Roxbury
and
MBTA
accessible
several
line
items
in
docket,
zero
number,
zero,
docket,
number,
zero.
R
Seven
six
seven
seem
to
ostensibly
address
a
number
of
things:
I've
advocated
for
via
public
testimony,
specifically
line
item
number
six,
the
clattery
pool
line
items
39
and
40
Fire
Equipment
line
items,
47
Long,
Island
facility
preservation.
This
is
me
giving
this
Council
Credit
line
items
18-19,
Madison,
Park,
Vocational,
High,
School
and
the
soon
to
be
renamed.
Mel
King
Academy,
formerly
known
as
the
McKinley
Southland
Academy,
my
alma
moderate,
and
also
on
docket
number
zero.
R
Seven,
six,
eight
I
believe
the
last
the
Madison
Park
and
milking
Academy
were
included
in
there
so
we'll
come.
It
might
come
as
a
surprise
that
after
closely
reading
and
rereading
the
dockets
pertaining
to
this
meeting,
I'm
advocating
for
direct
cash
payments
for
low-income
households
in
Boston,
if
this
idea
seems
familiar,
it
would
be
helpful
to
recall
that
in
the
2021
mayoral
Boston
mayoral
election,
there
was
only
one
candidate
who
was
on
record
in
their
support
of
a
universal
income,
basic
Universal,
basic
and
compiler
program.
R
In
Boston
it
wasn't
candidate
or
former
acting
mayor,
Kim
Janey.
It
wasn't
them
candidate
and
current
mayor
Michelle
Wu.
It
was
not
candidate,
Nissa
Sabi
George.
It
was
not
candidate,
John
barrows,
it
was
not
candidate.
John
Santiago,
the
only
candidate
who
was
perhaps
the
most
generally
and
substantially
impacted
by
poverty
and
other
social
determinants
of
health
or
lack
thereof.
Andrea
Campbell
is
currently
the
Attorney
General
of
Massachusetts,
but
all
politics
is
local
as
the
same
goes.
R
R
I
took
all
the
really
mean
stuff
out
of
my
testimony,
but
basically
I
wanted
to
just
emphasize
that
investment
Capital
investments
in
Universal
basic
income
would
leave
us
with
discretionary
income.
That
might
let
us
I,
don't
know,
purchase
municipal
bonds.
I
can
provide
the
Madam
chair
with
the
the
start,
the
link
to
the
study
in
a
news
article,
but
basically
we
have
to
look
at
how
we're
going
to
support
this
economy.
I
feel
like
Boston's
broke.
R
I
know,
I
am
and
I
think,
just
even
looking
at
some
of
the
line
items
and
seeing
or
seeing
that
so
little
spent
on
housing.
We
need
a
universal
basic
under
income
pilot
program.
Here,
I
feel
a
little
bit
like
asking
Daddy
for
an
allowance,
but
I
hope
the
counselors.
Keep
that
in
mind
that
you
got
to
spend
money
to
make
money
and
it
would
yeah
I
would
do
a
lot.
So
thank
you.
S
S
Not
one
program
or
one
entity
is
geared
towards
the
street
violence,
black
and
brown
kids
going
in
and
out
of
jail,
coming
up
with
no
opportunities.
I'm
a
product
of
the
union
and
the
union
is
the
most
racist
entity
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Let's
be
real,
the
only
jobs
that
push
towards
black
and
brown
kids
on
the
construction
site
is
wearing
a
hot
hat,
with
a
safety
vest,
pushing
a
broom
the
real
paying
jobs
is.
S
It
is
in
a
skilled
trade,
the
trade
that
we
teach
at
the
people's
Academy,
it's
the
most
needed
trait
globally,
which
is
a
construction.
It
comes
under
sheet,
metal
and
I'm,
watching
everything
is
being
funded,
except
for
the
people's
Academy
that
is
designed
and
created
to
get
black
and
brown
kids
off
the
streets,
teaching
them
a
trade.
S
S
I've
been
paying
property
taxes
for
over
25
years.
How
many
people
in
this
room
right
now
has
been
paying
property
taxes
in
Boston
over
25
years?
I
have
a
handful,
and
my
tax
dollars
is
not
being
reciprocated
back
to
my
program,
that's
again
and
designed
to
hire
black
and
brown
kids
to
get
them
off
the
street
so
that
they
can
make
a
sustainable
wage
thoughts
and
prayers
is
out.
The
window
tell
the
mayor.
Do
like
every
other
mayor
before
her
sitting
talk
with
the
people
meeting.
The
administration
is
useless.
S
She
got.
She
got
into
office,
diversity,
inclusiveness,
the
linkage
money.
T
Michael
himself
was
part
of
the
Millennium
Project,
the
city
gained
over
a
hundred
million
dollars.
28
million
is
going
into
Franklin
Park,
but
yet
still
the
program
that
he
created
The
People's
Academy
hasn't
done
one
time.
How
do
you
explain
that
the
mayor
has
the
full
discretion
on
the
linkage
money
could
do
whatever
she
wants?
Think
about
the
big
day
and
from
then
and
now
look
around
the
city.
Look
at
all
the
cranes,
all
that
linkage
money.
Where
is
that
money.
S
T
Promise
you
I'm
going
to
be
in
the
time
frame.
My
name
is
Diane
Wilkerson,
a
resident
of
Roxbury,
District,
7
and
I
really
have
just
I,
said
two
messages
and
really
it's
a
process
question
one
of
the
things
that
is
clear
is
that
since
covid,
we
have
had
a
very
difficult
time,
kind
of
getting
back
to
normalcy
and
normalcy,
for
this
community
is
being
able
to
sit
in
meetings
with
a
government.
Most
of
the
cabinets
are
still
on
Virtual
meetings,
so
we
don't
get
to
see
and
talk
to
them
in
person
and
I.
Think.
T
As
a
result,
we
clearly
have
lost
something
part
of
the
process.
Is
that
that
the
budget
itself
gets
put
together
by
talking
to
people
and
working
with
people,
but
we
really
haven't
been
in
the
same
space
to
have
those
conversations
and,
as
a
result,
I'm
going
to
just
give
you
two
examples.
We
talked
about
the
on
The
Pedestrian
ramps,
the
brown,
the
orange.
We
call
them
the
orange
corners
I
have
so
many
pictures,
I
take
pictures
all
the
time
up
and
down
Blue
Hill
Avenue
on
any
given
day.
T
T
Meetings
on
Blue,
Hill,
Avenue
I
have
yet
to
find
a
resident
in
this
strip
who
supports
putting
a
train,
a
rail
down
the
middle,
a
bus
lane
down
the
middle
of
Blue,
Hill
Avenue,
but
somehow
I
have
a
sneaking
suspicion
that
we
just
keep
counting
heads
and
the
number
of
people
who
show
up
on
the
zoom
will
be
reflected
as
support.
No
one
supports
it.
You
don't
take
a
bus
to
pick
up
pizza.
You
don't
take
a
bus
to
pick
up
your
children.
Our
main
streets
are
where
people
live.
T
It's
not
like
downtown
where
you
would
be
going
destination,
and
so
my
question
counselor
and
two
cabinet
is
how
do
we?
How
do
we
measure
that
real
voice,
I
I'm,
optimistic
I,
think
about
what's
going
to
happen
in
energy
transition
and
an
opportunity
that
we
have
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
achieve
what
we
never
did
in
The
Big
Dig?
T
We
could
literally
redesign
the
lives
of
the
majority
of
people
in
this
community
by
targeting
intentionally
opportunities
for
people
in
this
process,
and
that's
really
all
I
ask
that
we
figure
out
a
way
to
do
that
because
it
it
can
work,
but
it
has
to
be
intentional.
Thank
you,
my
my
counselor,
by
the
way,
I
didn't
say:
I
live
in
Roxbury,
District
Seven,
thanks
to
my
counselor,
for
this
opportunity.
We
got
to
do
this
different
and
we
got
to
do
this
better.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
N
U
U
The
issue
that
I
have
with
the
policy
is
that
there
isn't
enough
being
done
to
keep
folks
from
being
displaced
from
Rock
Spring
I
haven't
heard
anything
about
anti-displacement
folks,
folks,
from
Roxbury
being
displaced
all
over
the
place,
we
have
a
very
unique
system
or
circumstance
circumstances
in
in
Roxbury
the
housing
that
you're
building
in
Roxbury
the
home
ownership
options
that
you're
building
in
Roxbury
aren't
accessible
to
the
folks
that
live
in
Roxbury.
That's
the
easiest
way
to
say
it.
It
can
be
documented.
We
can
have
conversations
about
it.
U
U
This
Nubian
square
has
been
the
same
since
since
the
train
lines
have
come
down
at
one
point
in
time
when
I
took
a
break
from
being
a
first
time
home
buying
trainer,
I
drove
a
cab
I've
been
to
every
part
of
the
city.
At
one
point
in
time,
the
only
restaurant
in
the
seaport
in
the
seaport
District
was
Anthony
PS4.
U
It's
not
like
that
anymore.
You
go
down
to
the
Fenway,
it's
like
it's
like
heaven
down
in
Fenway.
There
needs
to
be
more
investment
into
Roxbury
new
things
to
be
more
investment
into
Nubian
Square,
and
it
needs
to
be
less
affordable
rental
housing
in
Roxbury.
It
needs
to
be
more
homeownership
options
in
Roxbury
and
again
I'm
going
to
have
any
conversation.
Give
you
any
data.
The
BPP,
the
bpda
puts
out
information.
So
we
know
that
you
know
the
information,
so
I
would
argue
that
we're
not
being
displaced
I
would
argue
that
we're
being
replaced.
U
V
Housing
I'd
like
to
see
some
ideas
of
what
it
would
take
to
potentially
add
housing
to
the
library
and
Nubian
Square,
which
we're
hoping
to
rename
to
Nubian
Library
I'd,
also
like
to
see
us,
hopefully
invest
in
two
dormitories
at
Roxbury
Community
College.
Currently
there
is
parcel
3,
which
originally
was
going
to
be
given
to
the
NCAA
Museum
and
now
is
is
Up
For
Debate.
V
We
also
have
several
Parcels
in
and
around
Roxbury
that
usually
go
to
cdc's
and
instead
of
giving
everything
away
to
cdcs
we'd
like
to
ideally
have
these
dormitories,
because
the
idea
is
if
we
could
put
5
000
units
of
Transit
housing
at
Roxbury,
Community
College.
It's
right
next
to
the
Roxbury
Crossing
train
station,
we
have
elderly
housing
that
they
just
recently
built
there.
V
We
have
federal
dollars
coming
in
then
we
are
very
optimistic
that
we
would
be
able
to
solve
not
only
some
of
the
displacement
problem,
but
we
could
also
bring
economic
benefit
to
Nubian
Square
by
making
sure
that
people
who
were
engaged
in
education
and
employment
frequented
the
the
area.
Thank
you
very
much.
W
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Bridget.
Wallace
I
am
a
long
time,
Boston
resident
sorry
I'm
congested
I
don't
have
covered,
though
I
I'm,
an
urban
planner
social
entrepreneur,
been
an
advocate
in
Roxbury
for
over
20
plus
years,
part
of
the
Roxbury
strategic
master
plan
when
it
was
just
in
its
Inception.
So
I've
seen
the
neighborhood
change.
W
I
am
concerned
that
we
don't
have
race,
explicit
language
in
the
budget
that
really
targets
the
issues
that
many
black
and
brown
communities
across
the
city
have
faced.
I
mean
they've
been
able
to
build
a
new
neighborhood
in
the
seaport
and
it's
been
intentional
right
and
it
it
is
a
live
work
play
Community
there
and
we
have
been
asking
for
that
for
years
and
have
not
been
able
to
get
that
people
have
advocated
in
this
neighborhood
for
years
and
have
not
been
able
to
get
that.
W
So
that's
one
thing
and
then
in
the
budget,
all
of
these
things
will
dwell
dwindle
down
to
a
contract
and
procurement
who's
going
to
get
that
money
who's
going
to
get
those
dollars.
When
those
contracts
go
out,
it's
not
going
to
be
us
because
we
don't
see
it
as
the
senator
noted
that
she
saw
one
person
of
color
in
counting
22
blocks.
So
that
is
problematic
to
me
that
we
continue
to
have
the
same
conversations
and
we're
not
changing
second
and
thirdly,
around
the
transportation
piece
again.
W
That
is
an
issue
that's
happening
in
Blue
on
Blue
Hill
Ave.
No
one
wants
a
middle
bustling.
Nobody
who
are
you
listening
to
you
talk
about
a
public
health
issue,
because
now,
if
you're
looking
to
put
two
lanes
into
one,
then
you're
talking
about
congestion,
you're
talking
about
asthma
rates,
going
up,
you're
talking
about
cars
being
backed
up,
not
to
mention
just
people
just
get
upset,
because
these
crazy
lanes
you've
created
where
two
go
into
one.
W
It
goes
back
out
to
two
people
are
cursing
and
carrying
on
at
each
other,
and
your
blood
pressure
is
going
up
because
they've
created
these
crazy
traffic
links.
So
those
things
are
to
be
considered.
I
I
shop
on
Blue,
Hill,
Avenue
I
go
to
Cafe
juice
juice,
up
I
talk
to
the
owner
of
Cafe
Tucson,
which
is
a
very
popular
establishment.
She
says
nobody's
come
to
talk
to
me
and
I:
don't
want
them
to
change
the
configuration
of
the
street
here
because
it
will
impact
my
business.
W
So
these
are
the
things
that
are
concerning
regarding
the
budget
regarding
who's
being
listened
to
and
regarding
the
value
statement,
that's
attached
to
the
budget.
Why
aren't
you
listening
to
the
people
who
live
here?
Who've
worked
here,
who've
sacrificed
for
years
here,
and
we
cannot
be
a
part
of
the
Renaissance
of
our
neighborhoods
it's
problematic,
and
that
is
the
message
that
should
be
carried
back
to
the
administration.
Thank
you.
X
Here
hi,
thank
you
for
showing
up.
Sometimes
we
don't
expect
that
in
this
community,
I'm
pretty
simple
person,
I
have
two
standards
in
my
life
that
I
pretty
much
when
I
decide
what
happens
with
money
is
one.
Oh
sorry,
there's
two
standards,
I
have
with
money.
It's
one
and
need,
and
I
was
surprised
that
60
million
went
to
a
swimming
pool,
which
I
think
of
as
being
perhaps
maybe
not
as
much
of
a
need
as
I
would
see
in
our
community,
which
is
lacking
in
a
lot
of
areas.
X
X
The
Burke
also
has
a
kitchen
which,
in
an
area
that
has
issues
with
food
management
and
food
accessibility,
teaching
our
kids,
how
to
cook
in
a
kitchen
would
be
very
valuable,
but
no
one
has
even
spent
the
time
or
the
money
to
fix.
What
already
is
existing,
and
so
for
my
from
my
perspective
when
I
hear
you
talking
about
something,
that's
I
would
consider
a
luxury
I
think
that
we
should
really
re-examine
our
priorities.
There
are
things
that
our
schools
do
not
have.
That
are
fundamental,
that
no
one's
even
cared
to
provide
to
our
kids.
X
And
what
message
are
they
seeing?
Oh,
a
swimming
pool
or
I'm,
not
sure
if
it's
a
pool,
only
60
million
dollars,
but
can't
fix
an
HVAC,
so
our
kids
can
go
into
their
own
school
and
play
basketball
before
you
start
making
these
budget
decisions,
perhaps
looking
at
categorizing
as
I
want
and
a
need,
and
maybe
the
squeaky
wheel,
does
get
the
oil
and
get
the
money.
But
honestly
in
this
community
we've
given
up
that
the
city
of
Boston
is
listening.
X
So
I'm
glad
that
we
were
able
to
come
in
here
in
12th
Baptists
is
that
you
know
the
community's
trying
to
show
up
and
trying
to
speak,
but
the
result
of
what
you're
hearing
and
what
happens
after
we've
spoken
is
going
to
tell
us
if
you're,
sincerely
interested
in
hearing
and
addressing
our
needs
and
when
we
get
to
wants
that's
another
story,
because
you
know
I,
don't
see
that
happening
as
of
now
and
not
in
my
generation
or
my
kids
generation.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
Thank.
N
Y
My
name
is
Louis
Lisa
I
live
at
68,
Seaver
Street
in
Roxbury
I'm,
a
member
and
representative
Garrison
trout
and
navy
Association,
also
part
of
D7
I'm,
also
part
of
Masons
and
Deacon.
The
people's
about
I
just
stay
involved,
friends
of
Madison
and
I'm
here
to
say.
First
thank
you
to
my
counselor
as
chair
of
the
committee
and
to
the
other
Council
for
showing
up
for
president
Flynn
and
the
others
into
the
cabinet.
Members
have
come
out
because
it's
important
that
you
hear
and
see
that
the
community
is
concerned
and
committed
to
understanding.
Y
What's
going
on
in
our
community.
Well
I
appreciated
the
data
disaggregated
broken
down
in
terms
of
the
budget.
It
basically
said
what
we're
trying
to
do
now,
but
what
it
didn't
show
is
what
we've
done
in
the
past,
a
diagram
that
breaks
down
how
the
money
for
the
city
has
been
spent
over
the
past
10
years.
We
show
a
very
Stark
difference
now,
because
we
have
a
person
who's
on
the
budget
committee
and
we
had
no
one
on
the
budget
committee.
Y
The
difference
would
be
the
disparity
between
what
has
been
spent
in
Roxbury
and
D7
and
what
has
been
spent
for
the
balance
of
the
city.
I'm
hopeful
that
this
process
that
we're
engaged
now
we're
not
in
that
will
continue
to
grow
and
that
you
will
look
carefully
at
how
money
is
being
distributed
throughout
the
city
wants
and
needs
is
a
very
good
category.
High
schools
and
other
areas
in
the
community
are
very
good
category.
The
question
that's
been
raised
is
how
and
where
the
money
gets
spent
for
our
parks
and
Roxbury
we've
been
very
challenged.
Y
The
contracts
that
come
in
do
not
go
to
black
and
brown
contractors.
The
work
that's
being
done
in
our
schools
do
not
go
to
Black
and
heart
practice
without
that
opportunity
and
support.
If
we
have
a
budget,
if
we
put
money
in
the
community
and
it
doesn't
get
spent
for
people
who
live
in
the
community,
we
do
not
get
the
upward
Mobility
we're
trying
to
seek
we're
asking
for
access
to
opportunity.
We're
asking
that
the
money
that
comes
in
on
this
budget
looks
at
the
Historical
past.
Y
I
ask
that
you
constantly
look
at
how
we
spend
our
money,
who
we
spend
our
money
with
and
what
we
say:
I
won't
get
into
the
budget
issue
or
the
equity
issue
in
terms
of
contractors
specifically,
but
I
urge
you,
as
managers
to
take
that
into
consideration.
We
have
for
the
first
time
in
a
long
time,
a
representative
who
raises
the
question,
but
up
to
now
nobody's
ever
said
what
is
the
equity
in
the
spending
in
the
Roxbury
and
D7
for
the
rest
of
the
city?
Now
that
we
have
that
lens?
Y
A
Thank
you,
Mr
Lisa
I.
Thank
you
for
your
patience,
I.
Just
for
the
sake
of
time,
we're
gonna
I'm,
going
to
just
ask
some
questions
about
not
my
own,
but
from
what
came
from
the
public
testimony
if
you
haven't
testified,
we'll
do
a
second
round,
please
sign
up
with
the
Shane
up
front
in
terms
of
meetings.
A
What
I
heard
is
that
the
community
is
saying
that
the
administration
or
the
mayor
is
not
accessible,
who
and,
and
so
who
has
the
info
influence
or
who
can
influence
in
terms
of
community
meetings
or
to
influence
decisions
in
community
meetings?
How
can
we
actually
measure
who
has
influence
in
these
meetings?.
P
P
There
is
some
tension
between
quantity
and
quality
because,
for
instance,
if
we
have
a
meeting
and
people
have
kids
at
home,
they
can
still
have
their
kids
there
and
they
don't
they
don't
we
don't
have
to
have.
You
know
a
situation
where
they
have
to
bring
the
kids
to
the
meeting,
and
then
we
have
to
find
this.
P
That
works
as
I
would
want
so
I
I
mean
I'm,
throwing
that
back
out,
but
I
just
wanted
to
have
it
keep
it
real
because
our
team
last
year
in
the
fall
had
a
pretty
intense
conversation
across
a
number
of
the
cabinets,
Parks,
but
also
historic
preservation
about.
If
we
went
back
into
pers
in
person,
would
we
see
the
same
number
of
people?
People
come
to
our
meetings,
who
never
used
to
come
to
them
before?
Would
we
lose
all
those
people?
Would
they
come
to
be
in
person?
P
What
should
we
do,
and
so
I
do
want
to
note?
I
actually
agree
with
what
Senator
Wilkinson
was
saying
it
is.
There
is
a
trade-off,
so
I
don't
know
if
people
have
suggestions
about
how
we,
how
we
do
that
I
think
we've
now
aired
on
the
side
of
staying
virtual,
to
kind
of
try
to
keep
people
engaged,
but
I
do
agree.
You
know
as
much
of
the
dynamic
interaction
that
you
sometimes
can
get
in
person.
A
Thank
you,
Chief
the
comment
about
construction
sites
and
the
access
to
contracts
or
jobs
that
will
be
handled
in
procurement.
Hearing
happy
to
get
back
to
you
and
publish
that
and
send
you
an
email
as
well,
and
then
the
questions
about
anti-displacement
or
replacement
as
the
brother
Watts
mentioned,
and
no
accessibility
to
homeownership
in
Roxbury,
also
through
housing.
Hearing
the
question
and
I
think
Chief
Dylan
apologized
for
her
absence
and
she
was
not
able
to
attend.
Z
A
O
So
the
the
Roxbury
Roxbury
resilient
corridors
will
be
roughly
20
million
dollars
of
federal
funding
that
will
allow
us
to
rebuild
and
redesign
parts
of
Malcolm
X,
Warren
and
melnia
Cass.
That
will
also
likely
be
supplemented
with
additional
matching
City
funds.
There
are
a
couple
of
other
projects
from
the
streets
perspective
that
are
underway
in
the
Nubian
square
area.
We
just
completed
there's
a
few
minor
cleanup
details
to
do,
but
a
reconstruction
of
ruggle
Street
running
from
Tremont
all
the
way
to
Washington
in
Nubian
square.
O
That
creates
a
much
safer,
more
comfortable
Corridor,
connecting
Corridor
to
the
Ruggles
train
station
from
Nubian,
and
we
are
have
recently
completed
one
phase
of
construction
work
in
Nubian,
Square
proper
there's.
Some
work
done
in
the
area
around
the
library
that
we
constructed
sidewalks
out
at
a
bike
lane
added
some
safety
improvements
and
some
signal
improvements.
There
there's
a
second
phase
of
that
that
is
currently
in
planning.
Thank.
Z
I
think
also
an
embedded
that
particular
question
was,
with
the
reference
to
comparison
to
see
the
Fenway
Park
Fenway
area.
There's
also
that
the
development
in
that
neighborhood
has
largely
been
private
development
that
has
been
leveraged
and
incentivized
by
by
city
planning
for
the
bpda
I
think
there
are
also
similar
efforts
being
undertaken
in
Nubian
square
and
just
from
a
city
standpoint,
we're
also
making
additional
Investments
not
directly
in
Nubian
square,
but
nearby.
Madison
Park,
for
example,
is
a
significant
investment.
Z
That's
going
to
grow
in
the
coming
years
in
that
in
that
facility,
and
also
the
Timothy
there's
more
to
come
from
the
city
standpoint,
but
also
we
we're
here
loud
and
clear,
around
leveraging
to
make
sure
private
investment,
as
well
as
our
investments
in
streets
and
parks
in
Nubian
square.
Is
there.
A
A
The
feeling
from
that
is
that
that
people
will
fix
black
neighborhoods
in
order
to
create
the
way
for
affluent
communities
to
get
to
their
jobs
so
on
the
black
and
on
the
backs
of
black
people,
they
will
get
to
their
jobs
and
make
their
money.
Now
black
communities
will
get
fixed.
Now
black
communities
will
get
roads.
Now
black
communities
will
get
bike
lanes
because
now
this
affluent
Community
is
coming
in
gentrifying
and
needing
to
get
to
their
job
because
they
need
to
get
to
their
job
and
make
their
money.
A
Then
black
communities
will
get
roads,
but
black
communities
will
not
get
fixed.
Black
communities
will
not
get
economic
Mobility.
Black
communities
will
not
get
home
ownership,
excessive
access,
and
that
I
think,
is
what
I
keep
hearing
from
district
7
over
and
over
and
over
and
to
have
a
list
from
the
community
and
from
myself
to
go
through
this
list
and
pass
it
on
and
I
will
read
it
on
record
today.
A
Everything
that
I've
asked
Administration
to
give
to
Roxbury
everything
that
I've
asked
this
Administration
the
mayor
directly
to
give
to
district
7
and
everything
that
is
will
happen
and
everything
that
will
not
happen.
It's
still
a
negotiation
I'm
quite
sure
that
this
is
a
process
with
the
amendment
with
looking
at
the
capital.
It's
just
a
proposal.
A
Maybe
you
guys
will
be
open
to
looking
at
doing
Less
in
Charlestown
Less
in
Chinatown
Less
in
downtown
and
saying
look
some
of
these
Opera
monies
most
of
the
arpa
money
was
supposed
to
go
for
those
who
were
who
are
impacted,
most
impacted.
That
means
that
if
70
percent
of
black
people
were
impacted,
70
percent
of
that
Opera
money
was
supposed
to
go
to
black
people.
But
in
this
case
downtown
is
getting
revitalized
with
arpa
money
and
so
and
we
have
to
reevaluate.
What
are
we
looking
at?
When
are
we
talking
about
Equity?
A
If
we're
going
to
define
equity,
let's
be
very
clear
that
it
is
for
racial
Equity,
because
the
most,
if
some
franchise
are
the
poor
of
socioeconomic
class,
black
and
brown
people
I
will
stop
there.
But
there
are
other
questions
in
terms
of
investments
in
colleges.
I
think
that
is
a
question
for
again
for
another
hearing
and
then
the
despair
so
in
terms
of
there
was
a
question
about
want
and
need.
Miss
Forbes
mentioned
that
there
is
a
in
order
for
us
to
understand
and
I.
A
While
we
delve
into
this
and
really
look
into
this
honestly,
we
don't
get
to
want
anything,
but
when
we
need,
we
ask
for
it
and
we
need
more.
In
Roxbury,
Roxbury
has
no
theater,
no
Jazz
anything
no
arts
and
entertainment.
So
far
and
I
know
it's
coming
to
Nubian
in
a
few
years.
It
has.
We
have
no
anything
for
disability
children
with
disability.
We
have
no
recreational
like
actual
holistic,
Recreation
or
anything
for
seniors.
A
We
have
no
playground
like
actual
game
parks
for
adult
youth,
I'm,
not
talking
about
Playgrounds
and
then
when
we
look
at
parks
and
we
compare
across
the
city,
Back
Bay
gets
18
million
dollar
Parks.
We
get
two
million
dollar
parks
and
we
have
to
ask
for
the
difference.
Why
is
it
that
when
I'm
proposing
a
park
like
one
in
Back
Bay,
we
can't
get
that
so
that
is
the
sentiment
here
and
I
guess
we're.
My
question
to
you
is
and
I'll
stop
after
this
question,
because
I'm
taking
up
a
lot
of
time.
A
What
is
the
needs
assessment?
How
do
you
figure
out
who
needs
a
18
million
dollar
Park
and
who
needs
a
1.2
Dudley
Town
common
would
I
leave
town
common
investment
is
1.2
million.
There's
a
park
in
Back
Bay,
that's
18
million
dollars
who
makes
the
determination
of
who
needs
more
and
who
needs
less.
And
how
do
you
come
to
that
decision?.
P
P
So
it's
it's
not
actually
really
that
there's
a
lot
of
great
features
going
on
in
there
per
se,
I'm
not
knocking
it
I'm.
Just
saying
the
bulk
of
the
money
is
in
the
cost
of
the
paving.
We
don't
we
don't.
We
can't
pave
it
with
asphalt.
We
have
to
use
very
specific,
this
very
specific
historical
designations,
about
what
kind
of
materials
can
be
used
and
not
used.
A
Historic
preservation
is
important.
It
preserves
history,
it
preserves
identity,
preserves
culture,
that's
important.
We
want
that
for
that
Community.
We
want
the
same
for
Roxbury,
for
example,
if
you're
going
to
sack
this
city,
this
town
Roxbury
and
take
up
all
the
buildings
and
there's
a
harm
been
done,
you
and
I
on
the
same
page,
Chief
I
know
you
know
that
there's
atonement
needs
to
be
done
in
Roxbury.
They
took
away
the
buildings,
they
robbed
the
land,
they
cleaned
it
out
before
our
time
they
cleaned
it
out
now,
there's
land
all
over
Roxbury.
P
Yeah
I
mean
I
think
we
should
have
a
conversation.
I
mean
I,
think
what
what
I
will
raise
is
that
we
finally
designated
last
year,
our
first
historic
district
in
Roxbury,
it's
Fort,
Hill
and
Highland
Park,
which
honestly
was
proposed
by
people
in
the
1970s
and
finally
got
done
last
year.
There's
a
lot
of
complexity
to
that,
but
I
do
think
it's
worthwhile
I
think
there
are
other
parts
of
Roxbury.
P
That
I
think
would
have
a
strong
case
for
being
a
historic
district
and
I'd
be
more
than
willing
to
sit
down
with
folks
and
talk
to
them
about
what
does
it
take
to
set
up
a
historic
district
or
I
do
oversee
the
office
of
historic
preservation.
We
already
actually
have
a
slideshow
that
we
can
bring
up
and
sort
of
walks
you
through
the
process
but
yeah
that
that
is
why
Copley
is
so
expensive
and
I'm
not
knocking
it
I.
P
P
But
if
folks
are
interested
in
another
historic
district
in
Roxbury,
let's
talk
I
do
I
want
to
make
a
shout
out
for
Dorchester.
That
also
has
some
of
the
most
historic
it
has
the
most
historic
homes
of
any
place
in
the
city
and
not
a
single
historic
district,
so
I
I
was
grew
up
in
Roxbury
and
I
live
in
Dorchester
now,
so,
let's,
let's
talk
about
how
both
of
those
are
places
where
we
should
be
really
looking
at
how
we
protect
those
assets.
Thank
you.
Council.
N
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
has
given
testimony.
The
capital
budget
is
always
a
little
challenging
from
the
point
of
view
of
how
just
how
it's
presented
like
a
new
project
to
be
scheduled
in
design,
study
underway
in
construction
project
complete,
and
you
know,
I'm
looking
at
I
got
the
list.
I
got
the
spreadsheet
with
all
the
the
projects,
and
you
know
these
projects
in
the
also
under
the
Austin
Brighton
District
9
heading
that
have
been
in
the
works
for
seven
years.
C
Some
of
them
this
one
project
at
Hobart
Park,
was
a
play
lot
in
design
and
seven
nine
Financial
year,
19
and
20,
and
then
it
disappears
and
what
happened?
You
know
it's.
It's
very
hard,
I
think
it's
very
hard
for
the
members
of
the
public
to
follow.
We
get
very
excited
about
a
new
bicycle
influence,
infrastructure
on
Cambridge,
Street
and
then
just
because
it's
in
the
in
the
list,
as
a
capital
project
doesn't
mean
it's
going
to
happen
anytime
soon.
C
C
A
capital
Improvement
program,
transparency
like
San
Diego,
has
a
program.
Is
it
a
way
that
we
can
actually
improve
that
have
more
transparency
on
a
web
page
so
that
our
neighbors,
you
see
a
project?
That's
in
your
neighborhood.
You
can
follow
it
like
how's
it
going
one
thing
in
this
list
of
projects
for
also
brightness.
You
know
the
locker
rooms
in
Brighton,
High,
School,
well,
I
heard
last
week
they
were
completed.
C
So
why
are
they
still
in
the
list
or
why
are
we
not
checked
off
done
and
then
there's
a
project
for
the
Family
Justice
Center,
and
it's
wonderful
that
it's
in
District
nine,
but
that
should
be
classified
as
a
district,
a
city-wide
asset,
because
everyone
from
across
the
city
uses
it.
Why
would
it
be
tagged
on
to
this
as
put
in
District
9's
bucket
as
a
facility
as
an
amenity
in
District
9.?
C
So
then
also
you
know
just
looking
at
the
list
of
of
Investments
and
I
really
do
appreciate
that
we,
you
know
it
sort
of
seems
maybe
inappropriate
for
me
to
say,
but
District
9
is
consistently
at
the
bottom
of
the
Heap
and
I
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
assets
out
there,
but
when
it
comes
to
things
like
our
bcyf
community
center
is
going
to
close
next
year,
we've
got
one.
We
don't.
We
don't
have
a
where's.
The
plan.
C
Where
was
the
forethought
in
anticipating
that
this
building
has
been
condemned
like
the
Jackson
Man
Community
Center
has
been
on
the
list
for
being
knocked
down.
For
you
know,
post
on
a
decade.
Why
was
there
not
a
plan
to
to
have
a
new
community
center?
I
know
we're
working
on
it
right
now,
but
the
horses
out
of
The
Barn
at
this
point
and
and
I
also
want
to
amplify.
You
know
communities
of
color.
The
needs
in
in
those
communities
are
incredible,
but
the
neighborhood
that
I
represent.
C
P
You
I'm
going
to
defer
to
Budget
on
the
big
picture,
but
I
will
take
responsibility
because
I
think
that
I
need
to
be
real.
That
Parks
has
a
lot
of
things
that
have
not
moved
so,
as
I
mentioned
that
there
was
a
time
when
we
used
to
get
about
eight
million
dollars
and
we
would
move
that
between
all
of
our
different
project
managers
we
have
about.
We
have
the
same
number
of
project
managers.
P
Now,
as
we
did
when
we
got
eight
million
dollars,
and
so
what's
happened,
is
people
have
gone
from
having
eight
to
ten
projects
where
it's
like
we're
doing
just
the
top
lot
in
this
park
or
we're
doing
just
the
field
in
this
pop
and
this
part
to
having
12
to
15
projects,
including
things
where
we're
redesigning
this
entire
park,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
is
in
the
operating
budget.
I
know
we're
not
really
talking
about
that.
P
But
we
said
we
can't
get
dumb
the
projects
that
we
tell
people
we're
going
to
do
if
we
don't
have
more
people
to
do
them,
and
so
we
have
asked-
and
in
the
current
proposal,
I
know
that
it's
all
moving
and
so
things
will
change.
But
in
the
current
proposal
we
have
asked
for
three
new
what
we
calling
senior
project
managers
and
those
will
be
people
who
will
both
oversee
because
Kathy
Baker
Clips,
who
is
here
currently
technically,
supervises
everybody
in
her
Department.
P
You
cannot
be
a
great
supervisor
to
12
people,
and
so
we
need
to
get
down
it's
one
of
our
goals
to
have
no
supervisor
oversee
more
than
four
people
directly,
so
they
can
be
deeply
invested
in
their
growth
and
development.
But
those
senior
project
managers
would
oversee
our
sort
of
not
we're
not
calling
them
Junior
project
managers.
P
We
just
have
project
managers
and
senior
project
managers,
but
those
senior
project
managers
would
both
take
on
the
big
projects
like
moakley,
like
Malcolm
X,
like
bigger
projects
where
we're
doing
lots
of
different
pieces,
and
then
they
would
oversee
some
of
the
folks
who
are
doing
some
of
our
smaller
projects.
So
I
I
do
believe
that
bringing
on
more
Folk
books
will
mean
that
when
we
commit
to
a
project
it
doesn't
mean
sometime
in
the
near
future,
but
really
sticks
to
more
of
that
one
to
two
years
before
it
can
get
into
the
pipeline.
C
Do
want
to
appreciate
the
incredible
work
that
you
folks
have
done.
The
products
department
has
been
very
engaged
like
we
have
Smithfield
over
by
Harvard,
which
is
you
know,
an
incredible
Park.
Unfortunately,
it's
not
that
accessible
for
a
lot
of
the
folks
who
live
in
our
public
housing
and
whatever
so
you
know,
I
think
it
is
a
regional
park.
I
went
to
talk
to
my
constituents
over
there
and
it
was
people
from
Waltham
and
Newton
and
God
knows
where
I
didn't
find
anybody
from
the
neighborhood
in
Smith,
Park
and
I.
C
C
It's
pretty
good
out
in
in
parts
of
Brighton,
but
if
you're
down
in
Austin
Village
and
around
Austin,
there's
no
trees
to
be
seen
anywhere.
So
it
has
an
incredible
heat
island
problem.
So
you
know
even
having
having
GIS
systems
to
support
all
of
your
decision
making
and
all
your
departments
would
be
really
really
helpful
and
it
really
would
be
a
21st
century
tool.
C
I
know
it's
been
around
for
a
while,
but
it's
something
that
we
should
be
really
using
to
to
a
maximum
potential
so
that
we
can
make
very,
very
intentional
and
targeted
planning
and
implementation
of
improvements
across
the
city
where
Andrew
really
hit
and
I
think
that
will
help
a
lot
with
the
equity
question,
because
we
really
know
where
the
problems
are.
Thank
you,
madam.
A
C
Also
also
I'd
love
that
answer
Olsen
Brighton,
we
there's
an
undercount
in
the
census,
so
I
think
our
population
is
close
to
78
000.
We
have
the
SEC.
We
have
the
second
largest
District
after
neighborhood
after
Dorchester
and
and
we're
at
the
bottom
of
you
know
in
terms
of
in
capital
investment
where
we're
at
the
bottom
and
it's
it's
it's
just
something
that
I
get
asked
about.
A
lot
in
my
community
is
why
are
we
getting
forgotten
about
so
I'm
just
advocating
for
my
neighborhood,
my
my
district?
M
I
think
one
of
the
one
of
the
items
that
maybe
we
should
collaborate
on
is
is
that
sort
of
10-year
look
back,
because
I
think
that
that
is
because
so
look
looking
at
Investments.
Sometimes
things
come
in
and
out
of
the
plan.
So,
even
even
while
we
were
talking
about
investments
in
Nubian
Square,
we
we
forget
a
major
investment
of
the
bowling
building
that
was
specifically
targeted
to
to
Spur
economic
development
in
in
Roxbury.
M
The
new
brand
new
police
School
headquarters
could
have
been
cited
in
different
places,
but
it
was
strategically
targeted
to
be
there
and
there's
been
additional
Investments,
but
they
might
finish
not
in
the
plan
right
now.
The
Dearborn
STEM
Academy,
the
new
police
station
in
Roxbury,
so
I
think
it's
an
excellent
point.
I
forget
who
made
it
during
the
during
the
public
testimony
but
to
have
sort
of
that
Arc.
You
know,
and
it
may
maybe
Austin
Brighton
is
in
that
part
of
that
phenomenon.
That
maybe
you
know
well
with
invest.
M
You
know
some
of
the
investments
in
and
I
know.
Your
predecessor
was
very
focused
on
the
Faneuil
Library.
We
had
come
off
the
Honan
Austin,
which
was
a
new
Branch
Library,
so
to
set
the
tone
for
some
new
new
libraries
going
forward
sort
of
set
the
model
of
not
just
renovating
something
in
place,
but
like
building
it
from
the
ground
up
so
wow
I
think
that's
a
good
idea
to
sort
of
look
about
look
at
how
things
have
been
invested
over
time.
Yeah.
M
We
are,
and
we
want
to
be
sensitive
to
schedule,
concern
everybody
has
even
if
the
budget
office
we
have
that
same.
This
is
we
interact
with
like
when
is
this
happening,
because
we,
you
know,
have
the
same
but
it,
but
we
know
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
goes
on
that
you
don't
see
in
the
ground,
there's
a
lot
and
some
of
it
it
needs
to
happen.
M
C
C
The
Jackson
Man
Community
Center
is
going
to
close,
but
the
Jackson
Man,
Elementary
School
is
already
closed
and
we're
looking
at
replacing
it
with
a
new
21st
century
Elementary
School,
we
I
think
the
the
youngest
School
in
in
Brighton
and
Austin
the
minute
some
some
was
built
in
the
1930s,
so
you
know
a
transparent
process
and
be
more
engaged
with
the
community,
so
that
you
know
we.
We
have
some
idea
what's
happening,
it's
not
really
helpful
for
us
to
be
called
to
a
meeting
and
we
present
it
here
we
go.
C
A
A
Z
That's
not
I
think
there
was
a
conflict
for
this
particular
date
that
was
available,
but
while
I
have
the
mic
can
I.
Also
I
also
want
to
add
that
the
capital
plan
is
a
five-year
plan,
as
we
all
know
right.
So
you
know
there
are
different
phases
to
projects
and
that
affects
how
much
money
you
see
in
the
plan
for
in
a
given
year
for
a
project
when
a
project
first
enters
it's
a
study
is
going
to
be
a
lot
less
in
the
budget
for
it
when
it
gets
to
construction.
Z
In
my
opinion,
we'll
have
the
numbers
in
the
next
year
or
so
when
we
get
to
like
construction
with
Madison
Park,
it's
going
to
be
a
significant
project
and
it
shouldn't
be
looked
at
as
we're
investing
more
here
than
somewhere
else.
So
because
it's
going
to
happen
all
across
the
city,
so
I
think
that
should
be
noted.
That
another
thing
I
also
want
to
address
is
that
you
know
we
can
do
better.
Z
You
know
state
of
repairs
and
preventive
maintenance,
because
sometimes
we
get
projects
like
the
clarity
pool
that
was
brought
up
earlier
when
we
had
a
desire
to
make
sure
the
Merit
actually
insisted
that
every
pool
be
available
to
the
kids
of
the
city
and
we
work
very
hard.
But
we
had
pools
like
the
clarity
that
had
about
a
decade
of
deferred
maintenance.
We
could
have.
You
know,
maintained
that
pool
and
kept
it
going
at
a
much
lower
cost.
Z
So
now
we've
shifted
to
say
how
do
we
also
on
the
operational
size,
as
well
as
the
capital
side,
make
sure
that
we're
investing
more
in
preventative
maintenance
to
keep
our
Assets
in
good
work
in
order,
so
we
can
plan
and
we
can
be
more
Equitable.
You
know
and
stay
on
our
Capital
plan,
as
well
as
operationally
make
sure
that
these
buildings,
which,
as
was
said
earlier,
are
tools
to
provide
services,
can
provide
those
Services.
Thank.
A
D
D
D
We
have
old
school
buildings
here
in
Boston,
we're
also
building
several
new
schools
as
well.
Are
we
guaranteeing
for
the
start
of
September
I've,
asked
this
question?
I
I,
never
get
us
I,
never
get
an
accurate
answer.
At
times
are
we
guaranteeing
that
all
HVAC
systems
will
be
operational
for
this
coming
September
every
school
building
throughout
throughout
the
BPS
system?
No
excuses
is
that
going
to
get
done.
We
have
the
money.
We
have
the
resources.
We've
got
a
lot
of
federal
money.
D
B
I'll
answer
your
question
briefly
and
had
and
Brian
Ford
might
take
a
projector
facilities.
Management
will
elaborate
on
it,
but
we
do
have
HVAC
systems
that
are
working
operable.
Our
goal
is
always
to
make
sure
that
they
are
working,
but
at
times
you
know
things
break
down
and
we
have
to
repair
them.
So
our
goal
is
always
to
have
HVAC
Sims
working
and
we
have
been
making
a
lot
of
investments
in
other
window
units
and
other
ways
that
we
have
our
buildings
ventilation
system
properly.
Working.
So
with
that,
no.
D
B
AA
So
good
evening,
everybody,
my
name-
is
Brian
Ford
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
facilities
department
for
Boston,
public
schools
and
councilor
Flynn.
To
address
your
question
on
the
HVAC
systems
that
we
currently
have
in
the
schools.
All
of
those
will
be
functioning.
We
continue
to
repair
them
as
they
are
operable.
AA
The
problem
we
have
right
now
is
not
all
of
our
schools
have
HVAC,
and
that
is
an
issue
that
we
are
working
to
fix.
We
have
10
million
dollars
in
this
Capital
project
in
this
Capital
lab
budget
to
work
on
that
as
well,
and
our
team
has
already
started
assessing
buildings
to
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
provide
the
thermal
comfort
and
ventilation
rates
that
we
need
across
the
district.
We
are
working
to
apply
window
ACS,
where
applicable,
for
steam
heating
systems.
AA
D
Thank
you
here,
so
here's
my
here's,
my
point,
I
guess.
Let
me
be
more
clear
on
my
point:
is
this
September
there
should
be
no
excuse
at
all
that
every
child
should
be
learning
and
every
teacher
should
be
teaching
in
a
healthy
environment
with
the
HVAC
system.
That
is
effectively
working,
100
percent
and
if
that
doesn't
happen
in
September,
I
would
consider
that
a
failure.
D
Well,
this
is
this
is
an
issue
that
that
has
been
plaguing
BPS.
It's
it's
not
it's
not
you,
sir!
It's
not
it's
not
Sam.
It's
been
plaguing
the
system
for
a
long
period
of
time
and
I.
Think
residents
and
BPS
families
want
Assurance.
Is
that
since
we
have
this
Federal
money
that
it's
not
going
to
happen
again,.
B
B
Thank
you
custom
for
raising
that,
and
we
do
agree
with
those
sentiments
and
we
do
Endeavor
to
work
and
make
sure
that
all
of
our
kids
and
staff
are
all
safe
in
the
buildings
with
our
environmental
and
HVAC
systems
in
air
quality
in
general.
What
covet
has
taught
us
as
a
district?
Is
we
really
look
really
carefully?
As
for
Best
Practices,
around
air
ventilation
and
air
quality,
and
we've
gone
above
and
beyond?
We've
been
naturally
recognized
for
the
work
that
we're
doing
with
our
air
quality
monitoring
and
censoring
and
HVAC
systems
HVAC
system.
B
T
D
AB
D
Thank
you,
Brian,
that's
good
information!
That's
an
issue!
I've
been
working
on
for
a
long
period
of
time,
Rohan
Kreit
for
anyone
that
knows
know
him
he's
deceased,
but
his
his
wife
is
still
alive,
a
wonderful
artist,
famous
artists
across
right
here
in
Roxbury
in
the
south
end,
but
across
the
country
really
and
those
wonderful
paintings,
but
working
with
the
residents
in
the
South
End
myself
and
Council
attorney
Fernandez
Anderson.
D
There
was
a
area
a
little
area
on
Columbus
Avenue
near
Charlie's
that
they're
going
to
have
a
park
there,
so
it'd
be
welcoming
to
everybody
and
looking
forward
to
getting
the
resources
work
looking
forward
to
someday
opening
that
Park
soon
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
commissioner
Woods
in
the
public
works
team
that
really
worked
hard
on
it.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you.
Ryan
Madam,
chair,
I,
have
no
further
questions.
O
I
just
wanted
to
piggyback
on
the
comments
regarding
Craig
Park,
so
we
it
is
moving
forward
into
that
first
phase
of
of
development.
There
I
just
want
to
be
a
little
bit
cautious
about
the
timing.
We
are
hoping
to
advertise
and
get
it
into
construction
this
year.
There
are
some
issues
that
we
are
working
through
with
the
parks
department
about
tree
protection,
because
some
of
the
features
proposed
in
the
design
of
that
Park
may
impact
the
root
zones
of
some
of
the
existing
trees.
O
O
G
You
chair
and
thank
you
to
the
Community
First
for
coming
out
and
your
questions
and
your
comments
were
well
heard
and
well
taken.
Thank
you.
A
couple
points
and
a
couple
questions
I
first
just
want
to
thank
council
president
Flynn
for
advocating
for
BPS.
We
were
in
the
operational
budget
hearing
earlier
and
most
people
know,
if
not
all
in
the
over
40
percent
of
our
budget.
Operational
budget
is
to
our
Boston
Public
Schools.
G
We
have
1.7
billion
dollars
if
you're,
including
the
Esser
funding
that
has
to
be
spent
soon
and
when
you
look
at
this
chart
here,
25
percent
of
our
capital
budget
over
one
billion
dollars.
So
we
absolutely
have
the
money.
It's
the
value
statement
we
I
talked
about
earlier.
Are
we
making
sure
that
we're
putting
you
know
all
of
the
people?
And
you
know
what
we
need
to
do
to
make
sure
this
happens,
for
our
students,
for
our
teachers
is
important.
So
thank
you
for
that.
G
Council
president
Flynn
I
also
appreciate
it
came
up
a
few
times
by
different
panelists,
but
also
the
you
know.
It
is
hard
to
pinpoint
at
any
one
time
how
much
is
being
invested
in
any
one.
Neighborhood
I
live
in
Dorchester,
but
as
an
at-large,
City,
councilor
and
I'm
around
the
neighborhood.
So
I
do
appreciate
that
District
Council
is
Advocate
and
you
know
stand
up
for
their
neighborhood
so
strongly.
So
thank
you
for
that,
but
you
do
have
to
look
back.
So
thank
you,
Jim
for
that
that
you
know
10
years
like
where
were
we?
G
G
So
there's
lots
of
projects
too
that
unfortunately
and
I
think
that's
where
the
community
and
we
need
to
be
more
transparent
with
the
neighborhoods
that
just
because
you
see
it
and
it
starts
out
as
a
study,
you
still
need
to
see
it
through
and
Advocate
and
so
making
sure
your
District
councilors
or
us
your
at-large
counselor
is
helping
make
sure
like.
Where
is
it?
This
year,
where
is
it
going?
G
The
clarity
pool
was
one
of
those
instances
where
we
should
have
fixed
it
before
one
question
from
that:
not
sure
who
could
answer
it,
but
of
the
178
million
in
that
section
about
bcyf,
community
centers
and
pools,
it
seems
as
though
35
million
is
for
the
clarity
pool,
but
is
it
60
million
that
we
have
allocated
in
the
capital
budget
for
pools
overall,
because
we're
going
to
take
a
a
look
at
others?
Making
sure
where
improving
not
just
the
clarity
pool
is
that
true.
M
Z
N
P
I've
have
worked
with
Chief
myself
a
little
bit
about
it.
You
definitely
should
ask
more
on
BCI,
but
I
know
that
the
goal
right
now
is
actually
to
do
a
full
assessment
of
every
pool
for
those
of
you
who
know
Chief
maso.
You
know
that
he
was
the
Lifeguard
at
the
Blackstone
Community
Center
for
many
years,
and
so
I
know
he
is
deeply
invested
in
getting
that
pool
also
restored.
G
G
Yes,
last
year,
I
sponsored
the
hearing
with
the
bcyf
pools
in
the
so
I'm
glad
to
see
that
they're,
investing
and
looking
at
all
of
them,
and
also
recently
I,
had
sponsored
the
community
center
pool
so
I'm,
assuming
that's
where
because
there's
summer
closures
and
that
ties
into
the
HVAC
system,
I
hope
for
many
of
the
schools.
I
know
that
the
Murphy
School
and
the
Leahy
Hollow
Inn
and
others
are
going
to
be
closed
this
summer
for
repairs.
So
hopefully
that
all
gets
done
in
time.
Just.
G
B
Yes,
our
commitment
is
to
ensure
that
it
remains
a
7-12
high
school.
We
committed
that
high
school
when
we
first
closed
the
West
Roxbury
complex
and
we're
committed
to
doing
that
right
now.
We're
still
waiting
for
more
information
on
our
facility
condition
Assessments
in
our
DLR
study,
to
help
us
design
and
shape
what
we
do
with
that
with
that
project
and
property.
But
we
are
committed
to
having
a
high
school
there.
G
And
one
last
question:
on
page
11:
it
talks
about
the
Capital
Improvements
infrastructure,
the
entryway
main
office,
security
cameras
and
door
alarms.
Did
this
come
out
of
the
Council
of
Great
Schools
report
that
Destiny
required
bps2
that
showed
that
we
had
a
lot
of
security
breaches,
not
just
the
front
doors,
but
we
had
a
lot
of
windows
and
doors
that
aren't
secure.
N
AA
N
AA
Where
we
improve
relationships
where
we
can
improve
different
parts
of
our
buildings,
A
lot
of
that
had
to
do
with
where
the
main
office
might
be
located,
where
the
entryway
might
be
changed.
How
we
provide
security
for
the
barriers
are
that
are
those
exterior
doors
and
working
with
our
partners
there.
So
that
would
be
a
main
budget
point
for
us
there,
making
those
improvements.
G
AA
Would
say
no
there's
not
a
timeline
on
that.
Just
to
be
frank,
it's
ongoing
and
we
have
to
look
at
them
holistically
as
a
district,
make
sure
we're
applying
our
racial
equity
and
planning
tool
and
that
we
put
a
good
scope
of
work
together,
as
we
do
some
of
that.
But
the
work
is
already
in
progress.
Security,
cameras
and
door
alarms
are
already
moving
across
the
district
with
what
looks
like
a
three-year
timeline.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
again
to
the
public
for
showing
up
and
letting
your
voice
through
this
conversation
as
a
lifelong
Dorchester
resident
I've
always
felt
that
my
community
was
under
invested
and
one
of
the
first
things
that
I
did
when
I
got
into
office.
Was
you
know
to
your
point?
Chief
Irish
was
take
a
take.
H
A
look
at
the
capital
budget
over
an
extended
period
of
time
and
I
did
that
over
a
five-year
period
and
I
made
mention
to
this
last
year
was
that
District
Four
was
the
lowest
amount
of
a
five-year
period.
That
was
the
only
District
that
did
not
surpass
200
million
dollars
in
the
capital
budget
plan.
H
Was
the
only
District
that
did
not
surpass
200
million
dollars
we're
at
that
same
time
frame?
There
were
districts
that
surpassed
one
billion
dollars
and
I
would
love
Jim
if
you
can
send
over
a
10-year
breakdown,
so
I
would
love
to
kind
of
do
the
numbers
to
see
what
those
disparities
are.
But
with
that
said
this,
this
in
this
Capital
blood
budget
and
I
want
to
I.
H
Do
want
to
thank
the
administration
for
making
a
lot
of
Investments
inside
the
district,
because
this
year
we
were,
the
district
was
allocated
I
believe
over
200
million
dollars.
So
I
do
want
to
say.
Thank
you
for
that.
However,
in
order
to
make
sure
that
we're
pushing
for
corrective
action
and
continue
the
investments
in
our
district,
there
are
a
few
questions.
I
have
in
terms
of
like
update
on
some
projects.
H
One
of
the
parks
you
know,
Walsh
Park,
would
love
to
get
an
update
and
see
if
we
could
push
that
study
forward
and
then
also
excuse
me.
Let's
take
a
look
at
my
note,
follow
up
on
mother's
rest
and
then
there's
Arie
and
Ellenton,
where
we're
trying
to
get
more
lighting
and
more
safety
measures
and
then
Robert
playground.
There
were
conversations
on
improving
the
parking
over
there.
AB
H
Robert,
thank
you
and
then
we
have
a
few
pools
in
the
district
that
are
currently
not
up
and
running.
One
in
this
pools
is
the
Lee
School
pool
and
I
keep
on
hearing
back
and
forth.
If
it's
a
bcyf,
it's
a
BPS
who
who's
responsible
for
the
maintenance
and
fixing
and
Improvement
of
the
pool.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
get
that
on
record
today.
B
Sure
so
I
can
start
and
then
I'll
just
feel
free
to
jump
in
so
nrmou
with
bcyf.
They
are
operated
as
our
pool
operators
and
we
work
in
conjunction
the
collaboration
on
all
pools
across
the
district
with
them
as
that
as
that
entity.
So
we
do
have
monies
allocated
in
the
budget
for
fi
24
for
school,
specific
pools
that
we
work
collaboratively
with
with
bcof
because
they
have
the
contracts.
They
know
all
the
people
to
help
set
those
up.
B
So
what
we
don't
have
right
now
internally
in
BPS,
is
a
staff
dedicated
towards
working
on
pools.
We
just
never
had
that
infrastructure
and
capability.
That's
why
bcyf
has
historically
been
our
pool
operator,
so
we're
in
the
process
of
continuing
those
conversations
with
bcyf,
making
sure
that
we're
clear
on
how
to
go
about
fixing
the
pools,
whether
they're
in
schools
or
external
pools,
and
if
we
have
to
officers
to
offset
dollars
in
different
places,
we'll
we're
happy
to
do
that.
So
I
guess!
That's
your
answer.
All.
H
All
right
and
then
Chief
Ira,
she
was
making
mention
to
Staffing
levels
for
prevented
measures
are.
Are
we
at
those
Staffing
levels
now
and
if
we're
not
like
how
many
more
full-time
part-time,
how
many
more
employees
do
we
need
to
get
to
those
preventive
measures
that
we're
not
waiting
until
something's
broken
to
fix
it.
Z
Yeah
I
mean
to
to
get
to
where
we
need
to
be
we're
not
going
to
get
there
in.
Just
one
budget
cycle
will
take
time
to
build
capacity,
but
this
particular
operational
budget
represents
a
significant
investment
in
the
property
management
and
they'll
also
be
providing
more
support
to
bcyf.
For
example,
bcyf
has
35
facilities.
They
only
had
like
three
people
who
are
whose
job
is
it
to
do
maintenance?
H
Everyone
wants
speed,
humps,
but
also
there's
a
few
intersections
inside
of
my
district
that
there's
a
lot
of
advocacy
around
I
know
the
Bowden
and
Geneva
intersection
that
has
been
you
know
advocated
for
for
many
years
in
the
new
advocacy
is
now
around
Talbot
and
Washington
Street.
That
also
goes
into
Norfolk
Street.
O
O
My
goal
is
that
we
will
have
speed
humps
on
every
residential
street
in
Boston,
that
is,
from
an
engineering
perspective
qualified
for
Speed
humps,
but
it's
going
to
take
a
while
to
get
there,
but
we're
putting
in
place
a
plan
where
we
can
make
Progressive
annual
Investments.
That
will
get
us
closer
to
that
goal
and
we'll
have
more
to
say
in
the
next
few
weeks
about
that.
H
I
Thank
you
so
much
Madam,
chair
and
I'll
say
I'm
very
excited
about
the
204
million
dollars.
That's
in
this
capital
budget
for
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
and
looking
forward
to
working
on
that
on
the
other
side
of
the
fence,
but
I'm
here
tonight,
because
I
do
still
for
the
rest
of
the
week
represent
District.
Eight
and
I
just
want
to
put
a
few
things
on
the
record
and
also
express
some
thanks
for
the
district.
I
Just
because
I
know
that
I'm
not
going
to
be
in
a
bunch
of
the
department
specific
budget
hearings,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
amplifying
the
voices
of
the
folks,
I
represent
and
I
I
know.
I
can
count
on
my
large
colleagues
and
others
to
continue
to
ask
questions
and
follow-up.
So
since
we're
a
little
constrained
for
time,
I'm,
probably
mostly
going
to
list
things
and
and
sort
of
put
them
on
Chief's
radar,
but
first
one
is
for
bcyf
a
big
thank.
You
really
excited
about.
I
Finally
getting
Jim
and
the
AC
and
the
Tobin
gym
the
Tobin
Community
Center.
You
know
it's
one
of
our
Premier
basketball
courts
in
the
city.
Our
young
people
love
it
and
the
fact
that,
while
the
rest
of
the
building's
been
air
conditioned,
the
gym
has
not
been
air.
Conditioned
has
been
a
big
constraint,
so
I
am
incredibly
excited
that
that
project,
which
has
been
long
waited,
is
actually
in
as
a
new
project
this
year.
So
thank
you
to
Carrie
and
everyone
on
on
streets.
I
So
I
just
really
wanted
a
flag
that,
if
we're
going
to
do
that
at
scale,
we
need
to
get
that
into
them
like
ASAP
on
all
the
streets
that
are
coming
up
in
the
hill
because
I
we
can't
cut
those
streets
twice.
I
mean
we're
already
five
to
ten
years
behind
on
Paving
I
think
that
I
wanna
but
I'm
excited
about
that
I'm
excited
about
some
great
Westland,
Ave,
Street
lighting
work.
I
That's
got
happening
so
I
want
to
really
appreciate
Mike
Donahue
for
that
I'm
sure
that
if
counselor
Coletta
were
here,
she
would
also
ask
about
the
North
Washington
Street
bridge
and
like
where
we
are
on
a
timeline
with
that.
So
just
want
to
put
that
question
on
the
record
this
one.
Maybe
if
we
have
a
second
to
get
to
it
great
but
I,
think
it
would
be
great
to
understand
the
grain
infrastructure
piece.
I
It's
such
a
city-wide
like
portfolio
need,
and
so
the
amount
of
money
that's
in
the
budget
here
is
like
obviously
like
an
initial
Toe
Hold
so
like.
How
are
we
thinking
about
like
what
are
we
going
to
look
at
and
how
do
we
spin?
That
out
would
be
great
for
me
and
counselor
Flynn
to
get
an
update
on
how
much
longer
the
Dalton
Street
Bridge
Project
is
going
to
take.
I
I
was
slightly
concerned
when
I
looked
at
the
number
of
fiscal
years
that
that
money
was
still
divided
up
in
in
the
capital
budget.
So
I
would
love
to
hear
that.
That's
a
mistake,
Blossom
Street,
the
two
million
dollars
for
the
Blossom
Street
redo,
has
been
in
the
budget.
Literally
since
the
manino
administration,
we
got
another
four
million
dollars
from
the
MGH
project
to
like.
Finally
do
it
up.
I
One
thing
is
I,
don't
know
why
that
four
is
not
reflected
in
the
budget
like
I
think
that
number
should
say
six,
but
also
I
I,
don't
think
we're
anywhere
on
design
or
even
maybe
someone
being
assigned
to
that
project
yet,
and
that's
really
a
problem
in
terms
of
coordinating
with
the
ongoing
like
project
at
MGH
or
I
I
think
I'm
concerned
about
it.
So
just
wanted
to
flag
that
also
in
the
West
End
throw
path.
Throw
path.
Is
this
weird
situation
where
it's
a
pedestrian
path?
That
is
the
park
for
the
West
End?
I
It
doesn't
have
another
Park
area,
and
so
it's
a
super
important
meeting
place
and
the
desire
there
is
to
not
just
repave
the
path
but
also
repave
the
path
and
regrade
it.
Because
right
now
we
have
a
lot
of
runoff.
That's
like
killing
the
true
the
mature
trees
around
it,
which
are
also
a
really
key
part
of
the
Gathering
space.
I
So
just
again,
I
think
it's
great
to
see
that
in
the
Pro
in
the
budget
here
it
got
lumped
with
the
Canal
Street
project,
but
they're
actually
two
separate
projects
and
they
were
funded
separately
out
of
the
bpda
process.
So
it'd
be
great
to
have
those
distinguished
and
I
think,
whereas
for
the
Canal
Street
project
seems
like
more
of
a
long-term
thinking
thing,
the
thorough
path
project
really
should
be
like
ASAP
and
it's
much
more
straightforward.
I
I
So
you
know:
could
it
be
housing
for
teachers
all
kinds,
I
think
the
Fenway
Community
is
very
eager
for
that
conversation,
but
it
has
really
wanted
to
be
respectful
of
those.
School
communities
needs
first,
but
it
would
be
great
for
us
to
not
just
always
be
saying.
Oh
we're
going
to
do
more
stuff
with
the
milking
schools
like
it's
three
sites
and
I
think
we
got
to
be
able
to
talk
geographically
psyched
about
the
3-1-1
investment.
We
really
need
it.
I
It
was
really
state
of
the
art
15
years
ago
the
so
it's
really
exciting
to
see
that
into
its
capital,
just
a
flag
that,
on
the
park
side
the
Kenmore
block
of
the
Comm
Ave
Mall,
there
isn't
like
we've,
we've
been
really
actively
involved
in
the
study
process.
For
that
I
know
you
know,
Ryan
and,
and
we've
been
you
know,
I
was
really
encouraged.
We
had
a
Parks
meeting
in
Kenmore
Abbey
with
the
low-income
seniors.
We
had
Chinese
and
Russian
speaker.
I
You
know
those
are
the
primary
users
of
that
Park
and
it's
nice
that
even
that
process
has
has
come
out
with
with
improving
the
crossing
that
they
make
to
the
park
and
making
it
safer
for
them.
So
I
feel
like
we're
in
a
really
great
process,
but
it
worries
me
a
little
bit
that
we're
stutter
stepping
in
the
sense
that
there's
no
next
allocation
for
that
this
year.
So
just
want
to
stress
the
importance
of
continuing
to
move
that
forward.
I
I'm
really
excited
about
Back,
Bay
fence
Pathways,
making
that
actually
accessible
as
we
get
the
Army
Corps
out
and
and
just
wanted
to
shout
out.
Lauren
Bryant,
who
my
office
feels
has
run
the
best
department,
Community
engagement
process
that
we've
seen
period
related
to
that.
So
just
really
want
to
thank
her
excited
about
the
tool
house
excited
about
accessibility,
but
now
that
we
put
all
this
money
into
the
shaw
Memorial.
The
idea
that
we're
going
to
make
it
actually
Ada
accessible
to
get
up
there
from
the
common
is
huge.
I
It'll
be
huge
for
so
many
of
our
constituents
and
I
think
also
we'll
just
be
used
for
huge
for
people.
Trying
to
Traverse
that
part
of
the
city
like
the
same
way
that
I
see
so
many
people
crossing
by
city
hall
now
because
of
the
accessible
path
so
really
excited
about
that
on
the
Clarendon
Street
playground
and
the
million
dollars
in
for
you
know
starting
the
kind
of
McKim
master
plan
implementation,
and
you
know
another
thing
that
I
know
is
a
timing.
I
Thing
is
like
we're
not
putting
a
bunch
more
in
this
year's
Capital
for
the
West
End
Library
because
of
the
sort
of
extensive
disposition
process.
We
have
to
go
through
with
doing
the
housing
above
public
assets.
So
I'm
like
fine
with
that,
with
the
caveat
that
when
we
actually
have
done
all
those
things,
we
need
to
move
aggressively
and
accept
on
that.
I
It's
a
really
exciting
opportunity
to
have
more
housing
and
a
new,
state-of-the-art
library
there
here
and
then
my
I
hear
my
timer,
so
just
my
last
note
would
be
because
I
feel
like
they
get
kind
of
left
out
in
a
lot
of
these
conversations,
and
this
is
probably
for
you.
Carrie
is
the
the
archives.
You
know
the
rivermore
project
has
been
theoretically
funded
for
a
long
time.
I
I
When
we
talk
about
historic
preservation
to
not
just
talk
about
these
exciting
historic
buildings,
I'm
thrilled
there's
our
piece
of
the
investment
for
the
accessibility
of
the
old
state
house
project
in
here,
but
also
thinking
about
how
we
treasure
our
historic
records
out
of
the
archives.
So,
thank
you,
sorry
for
no
questions,
but
just
wanted
to
get
all
those
things
on
the
record
and
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank.
J
Walsh
2014
to
2021
and
now
woo
2021
to
present
and
I
think
it
is
really
challenging.
As
someone
who
grew
up
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
sit
here
and
really
think
about
how
we
meet
this
moment.
When
we
hear
people
who
have
come
to
testify
and
talked
about
feeling
like
their
issues
and
the
things
that
they
need
have
not
been
prioritized
in
the
current
budget.
J
It
is
not
lost
on
me
that
as
a
council,
we
have
a
responsibility
to
work
in
collaboration
with
our
constituents,
and
this
is
the
point
that
I
made
earlier
this
morning
that
the
voices
of
the
people
I
feel
as
though
have
either
been
lost,
muted
or
lost
along
the
way,
because
there
seems
to
be
a
disconnect
with
what
we're
hearing
out
in
these
streets
and
what
we
are
being
presented
with
in
this
budget.
But
I
think
that
that's
where
the
opportunity
lies.
J
If
there
has
been
decade
after
decade
of
disinvestments
in
communities
of
color,
what
possibilities
do
we
have
today
when
we
have
a
cabinet
that
is
more
reflective
of
the
diversity
of
the
city
that
we
have
a
council?
That
is
reflective
of
the
diversity
of
the
city
like
what
opportunities,
if
any,
is
there
for
us
to
pause
and
say:
let's
look
at
the
harm
of
disinvestments
decade
after
decade
and
pause
and
say
before
we
move
any
dollars
forward,
let's
pause
and
prioritize
and
be
thoughtful
and
I.
J
Just
don't
know
if
we
have
done
that
and
I'm
curious
Ashley,
because
you're
the
you're,
the
chief
here
I'm
curious.
If
you
could
just
help
us
understand
the
process
and
the
logic
and
the
decision-making
process,
because
you
talked
about
Community
input
but
I
have
not
heard
Community
feeling
heard
in
the
process.
So
could
you
just
tell
me
what
community
did
you
all
talk
with
and
connect
with
to
inform
your
priorities.
L
Sure,
thanks
for
the
question,
so
you
know
I,
don't
I
I!
Think
I
should
start
by
saying.
I
really
appreciate
all
of
the
comments
that
we've
heard
tonight
and
I
think
the
mayor,
in
particular,
is
really
eager
to
partner
with
you
and
community
on
these
issues.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
thank
everyone
for,
for
that
you
know
the
I
I,
don't
think.
We
think
that
we
have
the
perfect
process
or
that
we've
engaged
everyone
perfectly
and
and
I
and
I
hope
we're
not.
L
You
know
representing
that,
there's
always
opportunities
to
improve
and
I
think
through
our
process.
We're
really
trying
to
engage
as
many
people
as
we
can
through
as
many
different
Avenues
as
possible.
We
meet
with
the
counselors
and,
and
you
and
your
colleagues
to
hear
your
priorities
for
the
the
capital
plan.
We
rely
on
our
department,
heads
and
our
cabinet
Chiefs,
who
are
on
the
ground,
doing
the
work
to
tell
us
where
the
needs
are.
L
We
frankly
hear
from
the
mayor
and
her
team,
so
there's
a
really
robust
set
of
Engagement
and
and
voices
that
that
we're
hearing
from
but
I
think
you
know,
I.
Don't
think
it's
perfect
and
I,
don't
think
we
hear
from
everyone
there's
always
room
to
improve
and
opportunities
to
improve
our
process,
but
we
really,
you
know,
rely
on
people
on
the
ground
yourself,
our
cabinet
colleagues,
to
to
help
us
understand
where
the
priorities
are
and
help
us
with
that
decision
making.
L
In
addition
to
all
of
the
other
factors
that
we're
considering
and
weighing,
you
know
whether
it's
availability
of
project
managers
and
Dion's
team-
or
you
know
how
much
we
can
borrow
this
year
because
we've
hit
our
debt
limit.
There
are
a
lot
of
factors
that
go
into
it.
In
addition
to
understanding
what
the
priorities
are
within
the
community.
J
J
J
J
You
know
hearing
the
comment
that
juice
up
does
not
want
this
and
I
specifically
had
asked
about
her
being
engaged
in
the
process,
and
then
we
gave
you
500
different
things
that
y'all
could
do
for
Community
engagement
and
we
and
it's
I'm
just
starting
to
hear
that
those
things
are
not
happening.
So
is
it
a
matter
of
funding?
Is
it
a
matter
of
political
will?
J
B
Saying
I'm
kidding
with
you,
casa,
I
apologize,
but
I
shouldn't
take
that
too
lightly,
but
in
the
last
few
years
that
we've
done
business
together
and
work
together,
I
think
we've
learned
as
a
district
of
more
so
how
we
engage
with
the
counselors
in
your
office
and
try
to
be
more
willing
and
collaborative
and
partnering
with
everyone
I
think
on
our
end.
Anyway,
we've
done
a
better
job
this
year,
at
meeting
folks
individually
meeting
folks
with
at
schools
and
having
conversations
out
in
the
field
in
the
community
about
things
that
are
concerning.
B
J
So
I'm
an
at-large
counselor,
and
you
know,
and
I'm
really
happy
to
hear
that
my
colleagues
are
getting
a
lot
of
things
and
they're
really
excited
about
a
lot
of
the
Investments
that
are
happening
in
District
9.
But
it's
really
disheartening
to
sit
here
and
listen
to
all
of
that.
When
I
know
District
Four,
District
Seven,
that's
not
the
case
for
everybody
and
I
think
that
this
is
where
the
opportunity
lies
is
how
we're
going
to
move
differently.
J
J
I
just
took
eight
I'm,
sorry,
okay,
all
right,
yeah,
sorry,
I
meant
to
say
District
eight,
which
is
counselor
box.
District
I
went
right
after
her,
so
I
was
still
feeling
traumatically
like
overwhelmed
with
all
of
the
amazing
things
that
District
8
just
got
while
we're
still
trying
to
get
something.
I
Now
that
we've
got
our
great
budget
analyst
on
board
and
your
office
Madam
chair
is
doing
so
much
of
this
work
to
really
think
about
how
we
tag
types
of
facilities
in
the
city
because,
for
instance
like
in
my
district,
the
Tobin
gym
kids
are
coming
from
all
over
the
city
to
use
I
think
about
the
Boston
Arts
Academy,
which
is
what
inflated
The
District
8
Capital
numbers
for
a
few
years.
Kids
are
coming
from.
I
And
so
I,
just
you
know,
I
think
that,
like
we
have
to
be
thinking
about
how
we
distinguish
between
the
types
of
facilities
that
are
really
like
city-wide
facilities,
but
sit
in
a
place
versus
the
types
of
facilities
that
give
our
neighborhoods.
That
differential
sense
like
I,
think
the
parks
are
a
good
example
right
of
something
where,
if
you
don't
have
a
high
quality
Park
that
you
can
walk
to,
that
really
makes
a
difference
for
people,
but.
K
K
I
I
think
I
said
a
lot
of
this
earlier.
I'm
encouraged
by
the
budget
I
do
want
to
highlight
something
that
Lewis
Elisa
said,
especially
because
in
our
earlier
operating
budget
someone
made
a
comment
about
the
work
of
equity
being
about
making
sure
that
everyone
gets
the
same,
and
that's
absolutely
not
what
the
work
of
equity
is
about.
It's
about
that
historical
lens
that
Louis
Alisa
so
eloquently
spoke
to
looking
at
the
Investments
today.
K
K
What
Blue,
Hill
Avenue
looks
like,
and
so
I
want
to
actually
ask
about
Cummins
Highway,
because
that
redesign
brings
up
matapan
numbers
significantly
and
I've
been
hearing.
I
live
off
of
Cummins
highway,
I'm
right
on
the
High
Park
Mattapan
line
and
I'd
like
to
be
more
intelligible
when
I'm
talking
to
my
neighbors
about
what's
going
on,
especially
when
they
see
things
happening
that
don't
necessarily
align
with
what
we're
saying
is
in
is
in
design.
So
that's
to
you,
Chief,
Franklin,
Hodge
and
I.
K
Don't
mean
that
to
sound
critical,
because
there's
a
gas
problem
on
my
street
that
chief
Franklin
Hodges
taking
care
of
expeditiously
I
did
not
text
him
last
night,
respecting
Sunday
night
limits,
but
he's
been
working
on
it.
So
I
appreciate
the
work
of
your
office,
but
there's
been
a
lot
of
back
and
forth
on
kind
of
tie.
Right,
I
want
to
get
it
clear
for
the
record.
Yeah.
O
O
But
what
we
have
in
this
capital
budget
is
roughly
26
million
dollar
investment
in
reconstructing
Cummins
highway
from
I
believe
Harvard
to
or
what
have
the
depending
which
side
you're
on
down
close
to
Mattapan
Square,
and
this
is
in
some
ways,
will
be
one
of
the
most
intense.
This
is
the
most
intensive
type
of
project
we
do
within
the
public
works
department
in
the
sense
that
we'll
be
replacing
more
or
less
every
aspect
of
the
street.
O
This
is
a
street
with
a
history
of
safe
50
problems
of
excessive
speeds
of
deadly
crashes.
It's
a
street
that
has
bus
routes
running
along
it
that
does
not
serve
bus
riders.
Well,
it
lacks
shelter.
It
lacks
places
to
sit
it's
a
street
that
is
missing,
Greenery
and
trees,
or
has
ample
opportunity
for
more
of
those
things
and
so
we're
doing
a
kind
of
top
to
bottom.
O
O
It
will
take
a
few
years
to
build
because
of
the
complexity
of
this,
but
I
think
when
it
is
done,
it
will
be
a
street
that
I
will
be
proud
to
send
people
to
from
anywhere
in
the
city
and
say:
go
look
at
Cummins
highway,
see
what
we
can
do
and
we
actually
take
the
time
and
make
the
investment
I
will
be
happy
to
share
all
the
details,
though,
that
you
need
and
the
briefing
on
what's
been
designed
and
any
information
about
the
process
along
the
way.
Thank.
K
You
Chief,
Frank,
Hodge
and
I
know
that
when
this
is
done
I've
this
is
something
I
I've
talked
about
before.
But
when
we're
doing
really
getting
that
feedback
from
folks
about
what
they
want
it
to
look
like
and
the
redesign.
And
it
is
really
important
that
we
are
also
interviewing
and
finding
ways
to
elevate
and
uplift
bus,
riders
and
folks,
who
are
that?
K
Don't
capture
that
are
not
really
present
at
these
meetings
that
are
working
their
three
jobs
that
are
not
able
to
because
of
language
access
issues
that
we
Center
them
and
the
redesign
of
what.
But
it
looks
like
because
when
there
are
within
the
discussion
of
equity,
there
are
layers
and
there
are
ways
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
prioritizing.
K
Those
who
necessarily
aren't
able
to
make
meetings
and
to
give
input
eye
for
for
Ad
nauseam
have
been
asking
that
we
do
video
interviews
that
we
incorporate
video
interviews
into
Community
meetings,
so
that
folks,
who
cannot
make
the
meetings
that
their
voices
are
heard
so
that
we
are
hearing
from
a
variety
in
the
diversity
of
voices
and
I.
Just
hope
that
there
are
ways
that
we
can
do
that
that
really
Center
people
who
aren't
don't
have
the
free
time.
O
All
of
these
are
the
kinds
of
techniques
that
we're
trying
to
bring
into
our
planning
processes
so
that
we
can
hear
from
the
widest
Possible
voice
and
we're
we
did
a
version
of
this
in
Cummins
Highway
we're
doing
this
in
Blue,
Hill
Ave
and
we'll
continue
to
incorporate
this
kind
of
deep
Outreach
into
the
projects
that
we
plan
in
the
future.
Thank.
K
You
Chief
Franklin
Hodge
I
have
a
few
questions
about
bonds.
Our
bond
ocean
is
going
to
increase
about
by
27,
which
is
something
that
excites
me,
because
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
doing
a
lot
of
more
in
terms
of
what
we
Bond
counselor
Bach
and
then
now
mayor
Wu.
But
then
former
counselor
Michelle
will
held
a
hearing
on
green
Bonds
in
affordable
housing,
bonds
and
I.
K
Think
that
we
should
be
doing
more
of
that,
especially
as
we
realize
the
affordability
and
the
building
crisis
that
we
have
here
wondering
if
the
20
increase
in
issuance
is
directly
correlated
to
the
green
New
Deal.
For
our
schools,
like
is
that
what,
where
is?
Is
that
the
core
increase
of
the
bondage
ones.
K
K
K
L
So
in
this
upcoming
budget
we
are
probably
going
to
be
around
five
percent,
but
over
the
course
of
The
Five-Year
Plan.
We
expect
that
we
will
get
closer
to
that.
Seven
percent
limit
I
think
the
the
plan,
the
plan
that
we're
talking
about
assumes
that
we
will
reach
a
level
of
debt
service
that
is
at
that
seven
percent
and
your
first
question
sorry,
your
first.
L
You
know
just
kind
of
thinking
off
the
cuff
here
that
would
extend
the
amount
of
time
we
have
to
pay
off
our
debt,
and
so
it
could
have
the
impact
of
reducing
the
annual
Debt
Service
amount.
However,
there
could
be
impacts
to
our
rating
by
doing
that,
we
just
haven't
done
that
sort
of
Exploration
with
the
rating
agencies
to
understand
what
the
impact
of
that
could
be
on
our
cost
of
borrowing.
K
That's
my
only
interest
in
bonds
and
in
our
ability
to
do
them.
We
cannot.
We
have
a
limited
purpose
for
doing
them,
but
the
the
purposes
can
serve
our
communities
when
we're
talking
about
investments
in
our
schools
and
investments
in
public
infrastructure
investments
in
a
green
economy,
I
mean
I
just
want
to
see
us
do
more
of
that.
Yeah.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
Council
illusion,
so
I'll
we'll
just
go
for
final
comments
and
I'll
I'll
just
wrap
mine
up
first,
because
I
just
wanted
to
make
some
points
here.
I
just
wanted
to.
If
I
didn't.
Thank
you
previously.
I
wanted
to
thank
you.
Sam.
Whenever
I
reach
out
to
BPS
I
know
that
I'm
I
get
a
call
back
I'm
able
to
get
results.
A
If
there's
an
issue
with
my
district,
a
commissioner
woods
every
time
I've
contacted
your
office,
I
really
appreciate
the
parks,
although
I
feel
like
we
need
more
expensive
and
water
fountains
in
every
Park.
But
I
I
really
appreciate
that
you
have
been
able
to
turn
that
around
and
respond
right
away.
Chief,
Franklin,
Hodge
streets
and
Roxbury
are
clean
for
the
most
part
and
when
there's
a
weekend
or
a
holiday
and
it
gets
messy,
I
call
and
there's
a
response
right
away.
A
I
know
that
I've
seen
Roxbury
be
more
or
cleaner
with
you
there
in
my
time
here
as
counselor,
then
I've
experienced
in
the
past.
I
really
appreciate
you
for
that
definitely
appreciate
the
speed
humps.
The
constituents
appreciates
you.
Age
block
has
them
in
every
Street
around
at
least
a
mile
radius
around
my
home,
but
there
are
a
list
of
streets
that
I
would
love
to
add
to
that
list.
A
Siva
Street,
Humboldt,
Walnut,
Washington
I,
know,
is
on
your
list
already,
but
there
are
a
few
streets
that
I
would
love
to
talk
to
about
to
repair
in
Roxbury,
but
I
do
appreciate
the
fasting
around
I.
Do
appreciate
that
you
are
always
very
respectful
and
willing
to
work
with
me
and
my
constituents
Ashley
and
Jim
I
really
appreciate
this
conversation
today.
I
think
that
you
guys
are
open.
Ultimately,
the
decision
is
not
yours.
You
are
doing
the
finance
part
of
it
you're
not
making
driving
the
decisions
you
may
advise.
A
Extremely
important
and
you've
prioritized
things
in
a
very
practical
and
reasonable
manner.
I
appreciate
your
work.
Chief
Irish
same
every
time,
there's
been
an
issue
and
I
come
into
a
meeting
and
I'm
like
stop
it.
Now
you
actually
pay
attention
to
my
barking
and
then
now
I
don't
have
to
bark
anymore.
I
can
just
call
you
so
I
know
that
you
I
know
that
this
team
here
is
is
doing
amazing.
A
Work,
I
think
that
there's
something
wrong
with
the
process
and
the
process
that
we
talked
to
the
mayor
and
we
give
her
a
list
of
you
know
our
Capital
priorities
for
our
district
and
then
we
get
a
we
get
no
straight
across
the
list
or
some
of
us
do
and
I
think
some
of
our
lists
may
change,
hopefully
with.
As
you
said,
Chief
grafenberger.
The
mayor
is
eager
to
work
with
the
community
and
open
to
listening,
but
that
would
take
excuse
me
a
process
that
people
are
actually
responding
from
the
administration.
A
It's
a
tough
job
for
the
mayor
to
sit
in
her
office.
She's
not
answering
calls
she's,
not
emailing
anybody,
she's,
not
scheduling,
herself
I,
don't
schedule
myself,
I,
don't
even
know
where
I'm
going
tomorrow.
If
I,
don't
you
know
what
I
mean
unless
I
look
at
it,
so
it
is
our
oval,
it's
an
overwhelming
thing,
because
someone
else
is
handling.
All
of
that.
She
has
a
great
team,
but
there
needs
a
lot
of
improvement.
We
need
to
create
a
more
transparent
process,
a
more
expedited
or
clear,
intentional
process
to
actually
getting
back
to
constituents.
A
Constituents
in
district
7
feel
unheard,
especially
the
black
community,
and
they
feel
that
we've
scheduled
meetings
time
and
time
and
time
again,
we've
organized
we've
used
creative
Resources
with
universities.
We've
worked
on
planning
and
designing
four
Parcels
to
build
to
close
the
wealth
Gap
to
build
racial
Equity,
to
do
a
disparity
study,
to
bring
something
like
the
seaport
or
Fenway
type
of
environment
into
Roxbury,
and
we
have
not
gotten
a
response.
A
In
fact,
we've
gotten
our
meetings,
canceled
and
we've
been
waiting
for
over
eight
months,
and
so
when
you
have
that
process
that
we
have
to
sit
with
the
mayor
and
if
it's
a
no
and
the
Chiefs
have
sit
with
the
mayor
and
the
Chiefs
can't
make
the
mayor.
Ultimately
it's
the
mayor's
decision.
Then
the
mayor
has
the
hard
task
to
prioritize
downtown,
because
if
downtown
doesn't
get
done,
guess
who
takes
it
over
the
state?
A
Do
we
want
that
I
wouldn't
want
that,
so
just
to
be
totally
transparent,
I
want
us
to
take
to
take
control
over
revitalizing,
downtown
I
agree
with
that
idea.
With
that
concept,
the
issue
is
that
there's
only
so
much
money
to
go
around
and
to
council
Louisiana's
point:
can
we
be
less
conservative
and
look
at
our
bonds
in
ways
that
we
can
actually
use
more
money
to
address
some
of
the
racial
Equity
issues?
Someone
mentioned
gun,
violence
or
violence
prevention?
A
That
means
investing
in
Social
determinants
of
health
and
in
people
as
whole
people
we
don't
build
holistic
housing
in
district
7
or
in
a
lot
of
black
communities.
We
don't
actually
create
home
ownership
Pathways.
We
don't
have
metrics
to
actually
measure
whether
or
not
we're
making
progress.
Nor
do
we
have
metrics
to
understand
or
evaluations
to
monitor
or
to
assess
the
need.
So
how
do
we
know
we're
being
equitable?
A
We
can't
continue
to
use
the
language
just
to
say
that
we've
reacted
to
a
problem
that
our
Fair
policies
are
actually
being
replaced
by
good
policies.
How
do
we
know?
We
know
that,
because
we're
doing
a
lot
of
good
things,
we
know
because
we
have
people
that
are
not
inherently
biased
or
racist
working
for
the
city.
We
know
that
50
years
ago
this
conversation
would
have
looked
different.
A
It's
it
is
what
it
is.
We
know,
because
the
people
sitting
here,
white
black
brown
actually
want
racial
equity
for
everybody.
That's
how
we
know
the
problem
is
that
the
process
sucks
the
policies
suck.
How
do
we
and
they're
stupid?
It's
not
like,
oh
because
we
have
to
do
it.
This
way.
Is
it
practice?
Is
it
necessary?
Is
it
policy?
Is
it
law,
then?
Let's
change
it.
Let's
change
the
way
we
do
it
and
then
let's
create
a
more
accessible
way
of
reaching
of
what
the
community
wants.
A
So
in
terms
of
the
next
processes,
I'd
like
to
actually
replace
May,
2nd
with
a
capital
hearing
part
two,
and
if
it's
virtual,
that's
fine
and
I'd
like
to
invite
the
community
to
be
able
to
Advocate.
Please
write
mayor
Wu,
send
me
a
copy
as
a
chair
of
ways
of
means
as
to
the
Investments
that
you
want
to
see
in
your
community
spread.
The
word
I'll
give
the
community
time
to
organize.
I
will
help
you
organize.
Let's
talk
to
the
mayor,
let's
get
to
her
and
say
this
is
a
great.
A
This
is
a
nice
budget,
but
can
black
people
have
more
that's
what
that's
what
it
comes
down
to?
It
really
comes
down
to
it's,
not
a
bad
budget,
but
can
the
poor
and
lower
socioeconomic
class
get
more
and
so
email
meru
Lobby
her
call
her
do
whatever
you
got
to
do.
Ask
for
a
meeting
and
send
me
the
copy.
That's
the
point
here:
it's
not
that
these
people
are
going
to
change
the
capital
of
Investments
or
the
proposal.
A
It's
meru's
decision
she
can
make
that
decision
by
herself
and
as
far
as
the
obviously
operating
budget
that
you
can
actually
email
us
about
Amendment
suggestions.
This
is
what
it
looks
like
to
do
transparent
government
that
we
are
honest
about
what
the
process
is
and
that
we
admit
to
what's
flawed,
so
that
we
can
change
it.
I
hope
you
guys
can
appreciate
that.
A
I
certainly
appreciate
your
work
and
I
sincerely
feel
that
everyone
here
wants
good
for
everybody,
and
the
other
thing
I
would
say,
is
I
have
a
list
of
what
my
constituents
told
me
that
they
want
in
District,
Seven
I
know
that
we
want
housing
affordable,
but
we
want
Place.
Making
I
know
that
we
want
have
a
lot
of
repairments
to
do.
I
know
that
we
wanted
to
study
for
senior
center.
A
We
wanted
to
study
for
a
sensory,
sorry,
safe
space
for
kids
on
the
Spectrum
I
know
that
we
wanted
a
theater
like
theater
in
District
Seven.
We
we
I
surveyed
the
community
over
thousands
of
people,
answered
I,
have
the
results
and
it
hasn't
gone
anywhere.
So
I
will
publish
that
and
I
will
create
a
survey
where
people
can
sign
a
petition
to
get
to
meru
so
that
you
can
tell
her.
We
support
councilor,
Anderson's
or
what
the
community
has
asked
for.
A
N
A
We
have
a,
we
have
something
that
I've
already
invited
you,
but
it
was
at
two
I
already
invited
you
to
a
public
hearing
testimony
just
with
testimony,
but
if
we
do
part
two
of
this
and
we
there's
a
lot
of
questions,
I
know
my
colleagues
are
upset
because
we
we
didn't
even
get
to
half
of
the
conversation.
The
questions
and
I
just
want
to
just
be
intentional
about
it.
To
do
a
part
two.
A
A
O
H
A
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
everyone
for
still
hanging
in
with
us
this
evening
and
thank
you
to
all
the
panelists
and
the
Edmund
from
the
administration.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
your
leadership
and
and
leading
this
great
conversation
this
afternoon
this
evening.
There's
one
there's
one
issue:
that's
I'm!
C
Looking
at
the
fire
department,
there's
a
Hazmat
there's
a
Hazmat
facility
on
Holton,
Street
and
all
in
Alston,
and
it's
been
we've
talked
about
this
for
years
and
I-
don't
see
it
anywhere
in
the
list,
so
I'm
flagging
that
as
another
issue
that
we
need
to
look
at
this.
The
fire
department,
Hazmat
training
facility,
they're,
going
to
be
displaced
and
they're
needing
a
new
home,
and
it
doesn't
seem
to
be
on
the
list
of
of
priorities.
So
just
flagging
that.
C
Thank
you
all
I,
look
forward
to
the
next
phase
of
this
discussion,
about
about
Capital,
Capital
planning
and
and
thank
you
and
that
also
also
Echo
councilor
Warehouse
request,
for
you
know
a
look
back
over
the
last
10
years
of
capital
projects,
because
I
know
we've
had
changed
administrations
and
changed
priorities
and
things
get
shifted
around
it'd,
be
nice
to
just
see,
see
what
the
landscape
looks
like.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
again,
wanted
to
say
thank
you
to
Madam
chair
and
to
the
administration
team.
I
highlighted
some
of
my
top
priorities,
including
the
HVAC
systems
in
in
several
others
as
well.
I,
don't
need
a
specifically
an
answer
now
or
tonight
on
an
issue
I'm
going
to
address,
but
can
you
check
on
the
status
of
the
proposal
for
a
new
library
in
South
Boston?
For
me,.
D
H
A
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I,
I
just
wanted
to
quickly
Echo
counselor
Louie
gen
on
my
excitement
about
the
fact
that
the
number
on
this
Capital
plan
is
4.2
where
it
was
3.6
last
year.
That's
the
biggest
jump
we've
seen
in
any
year,
I
can
think
of,
and
it
absolutely
gets
to
the
point
that
we
were
raising
last
session.
I
We
have
a
very
we
have
a
very
responsible,
seven
percent
limit
and-
and
we
never
hit
it
in
part,
because
we
we
have
historically
budgeted
as
though
we
were
going
to
get
everything
done
in
the
year
and
as
has
been
discussed,
we
know
with
property,
with
project
manager
constraints
and
just
like
real
time
constraints.
We
don't
get
everything
done
in
the
year
and
so
to
Me.
Knocking
us
up
further
I
mean
that's
the
way
that
we
grow
the
pie
right.
I
It's
the
same
thing:
we
talk
about
in
housing
when
we
want
to
get
more
affordable
housing
and
both
home
ownership
and
Rental
built
and
think
about
all
different
levels.
We
can't
just
be
fighting
over
scraps.
We
have
to
grow
the
pie
and
it's
the
same
thing
here,
like
almost
everything
in
this
Capital
plan
is
a
good
public
good
and
we
just
have
to
be
able
to
do
more
and
the
way
that
we
do
more
is
we
grow
the
plan.
I
So
the
fact
that
the
plan
is
going
up
by
600
million
dollars
this
year
is
huge
and
I
think
the
idea
that,
as
you
said,
chief,
that
we're
on
a
trajectory
to
continue
to
grow
it
more
is
super
exciting.
And
it's
also,
by
the
way,
the
only
way
that
we're
going
to
do
a
green
New
Deal
for
BPS
and
also
again
in
the
business
of
housing
on
public
land
and
also
like
invest
in
our
bcyfs
and
our
libraries
and
our
pools
and
everything
that
we've
been
talking
in
our
Parks.
Right.
I
And
Beyond
so
I
just
I
think
sometimes
when
we
talk
about
numbers,
we
can
lose
a
sense
of
scale
and
so
I,
just
I
really
wanted
to
Echo
counselor
Lou
John
in
saying
that
600
million
as
an
increase
in
one
year
in
the
capital
budget
is
an
enormous
thing
and
something
that
I'm
very
excited
about.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
J
You
councilor
councilman
here.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
again
for
bringing
us
here
and
hosting,
and
thank
you
everyone
for
showing
up,
because
this
is
part
of
the
process
and
I.
Think
I
just
want
to
uplift
a
few
things,
one
to
Senator
wilkerson's
comment
in
terms
of
the
importance
of
showing
up
and
being
in
community
with
each
other.
The
vibe
is
different.
You
could
feel
People's
Energy.
You
could
see
their
non-verbal
communication.
J
You
can
actually
be
in
community,
so
I
think
there
is
definitely
a
benefit
and
a
shift
to
this
process
and
I.
Think
more
of
this
is
is
definitely
needed
and
I
think
that
that
also
gives
us
a
level
of
accountability
in
terms
of
who's
in
the
zoom
and
whether
or
not
they
are
definitely
here
for
us.
So
I
just
think
that
that's
something
that
I
just
want
to
underscore
and
I
wanted
to
just
uplift
two
more
things.
J
One
is
the
dashboard
I
agree
with
counselor
Breeden
I
think
that
I've
been
saying
that
I'm,
the
dashboard
Queen
I
Want
a
dashboard
for
everything
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
because
accountability
and
transparency
we
have
to
be
able
to
go
on
a
website
and
see
dollar
for
dollar.
What's
our
return
on
investment,
where
projects
are
where
do
they
stand?
J
How
many
dollars
are
going
into
procurement,
like
all
of
that
level
of
accountability
and
transparency
is
key
and
then
the
the
last
thing
that
I
want
to
uplift
that
I,
really
and
I
didn't
say
this
earlier,
but
I'm
all
for
the
universal
basic
income
for
Boston
residents,
I
was
apart.
I
was
part
of
fii
12
or
something
years
ago,
when
now
it's
up
together
and
I
was
one
of
those
families.
I
was
living
check
to
check.
J
You
know
on
every
single
type
of
resource
that
you
could
possibly
imagine,
and
it
was
because
they
believed
that,
even
though
I
was
poor,
that
I
knew
I
would
know
how
to
get
myself
out
of
poverty,
and
it
was
through
that,
where
they
just
literally
invested
in
families
with
no
literally
no
strings
attached,
I
was
able
to
rebuild
my
life.
So
I
just
think
that
I'm
really
encouraged
by
the
city
and
I
know
that
there's
been
some
conversation
around
that.
J
So
I
definitely
want
to
uplift
that
and
think
it's
something
definitely
for
us
to
look
into,
and
the
last
thing
that
I
will
say
is
that
you
know
in
my
third
year
now
in
this
budget
every
year,
I
learned
something
new.
The
first
year,
I
didn't
ask
Marty
Walsh
for
anything,
because
I
didn't
know
that
that's
what
you
were
supposed
to
do.
The
second
year
I
learned
that
what
you
need
to
do
is
negotiate
with
that
person
and
ask
for
the
things
that
you
want,
and
it's
like
I,
don't
really
like
to
play
politics.
J
But
the
fact
that
we
have
to
do
all
of
that
behind
the
scenes
negotiating
and
sometimes
we
negotiate
against
our
own
better
in
judgment.
I,
just
think
that
this
process
and
this
year
we
definitely
need
to
seize
the
moment
to
do
business
differently
and
that,
if
we're
not
leading
with
Community
voice,
if
we're
not
really
looking
at
what
these
impacts
are
going
to
have
on
the
long
game,
then
we're
just
setting
ourselves
up
for
another
round
of
we're
going
to
come
back.
We're
going
to
ask
you.
J
K
You,
madam
chair
and
I,
just
want
to
thank
you
again
for
bringing
this
conversation
to
community
I
want
to
Echo
what
councilor
Bach
was
saying,
I,
think
we
you
you,
you
work
really
hard
to
get
a
good
credit
score
and
you
you
got
to
do
something
with
it
and
you
got
to
do
something
with
it.
That
really
is
going
to
be
transformative
for
our
communities
when
we're
facing
so
many
crises.
K
All
these
terms
that
we
don't
understand,
but
really
it's
about
how
we're
using
our
dollars
to
serve
you
and
to
show
up
in
community
and
so
I
hope
that
you
all
also
understand
that
as
part
of
our
Collective
role,
not
just
us
as
elected
officials,
but
we
sit
in
these
offices
and
I.
Sometimes
we
we
lose
sight,
but
the
whole
purpose
is
to
really
show
up
and
serve
and
explain
to
Residents
what
we're
doing,
because
crunching
numbers
and
working
really
hard
to
get
to
chase
a
rating
without
doing
the
work
without
understanding.
K
A
A
Thank
you
all
for
making
this
happen
again.
Thank
you
to
Reverend,
Willie
Broderick
and
everyone
who
made
this
happen.
There
are.
There
is
a
schedule
and
I
publish
it
weekly
online
and
then
I
send
you
emails
if
you
like
to
add
to
be
added
to
a
subscription
and
you're
not
getting
them.
Please
email
me.
A
I'll
wait
for
you,
I'll
wait,
I'll,
wait!
Please
email
me
and
I
will
send
you
the
full
schedule
for
the
entire
budget
season.
I'll.
Also
send
you
a
copy
of
the
RFI
questions.
I
can
send
you
a
copy
of
everything
that
I've
asked
to
for
district
7
if
any
other
counselors
are
willing
to
make
that
transparent
as
well
I'm
happy
to
send
it
out
as
well.
I
will
be
posting
it.
Online
I
will
be
creating
a
petition,
so
people
can
sign
up
again,
don't
forget
to
email,
mayor,
Wu
or
and
also
CC
myself.
A
As
a
chair
asking
for
these
things
in
the
budget,
I've
seen
crane
ledge
and
all
these
other
parks
and
environmental
issues
and
transportation
be
prioritized
based
on
the
mobilizing
and
the
lobbying,
but
based
on
I
guess,
whatever
the
priority
is,
but
hopefully
we
make
people
bodies
priority
as
well.
Even
though
environment
is
full
of
the
body.
A
Sorry
Chief,
Mariam
I
know
you're,
probably
looking
over
here,
but
if
we
take
care
of
people
in
their
social
determinants
of
Health
be
all
including
climate
Justice,
then
I
think
that
this
conversation
may
feel
a
little
bit
more
Equitable.
So
shout
out
to
the
admin
to
Administration
all
the
Chiefs.
Thank
you
so
much
for
hanging
in
there
with
us
look
forward
to
part
two
I
hope
that
you
will
show
up
to
public
testimonies
just
to
listen,
I
know
that
you
guys
can
see
it
remotely.
A
If
it's
especially
if
you're
recorded
you
can
go
review
it,
but
if
we
are
doing
public
testimony,
we
look
forward
to
seeing
you
because
often
it
feels
like
the
community
comes
and
talks
give
their
public
testimony
and
there's
nobody.
Nobody
shows
up
to
actually
listen
to
the
public.
Testimony
and
I
know
that
we're
all
busy,
but
you
know,
take
it
from
the
chairways
and
means
who's
holding
all
these
hearings.
Council
Bach
knows
what
I'm
talking
about.
A
If
it.
If
we
can
sit
through
these
hearings,
then
we
expect
that
you
can
try
to
show
up
to
the
public
testimony
so
that
people
are
just
not
talking
to
the
wall.
They
feel
like
someone
is
actually
listening,
so
we'd
appreciate
that
or
that
mayor
Wu
sends
someone
in
her
stead
to
take
notes
and
actively
listen
and
respond
to
the
public.
Thank
you
all.
If
there
aren't
any
final
comments
to
the
administration
panel
and
counselors
all
right,
thank
you.
This
meeting
is
adjourned.